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Counseling through the crisis

Student volunteer helps peers overcome suicidal tendencies

by Kelsey Kraskian in Features

Dimitri Brown has yet to notice that his double chocolate chip frappuccino is leaking through a tiny crack on the side of the plastic cup onto his skinny black jeans. Perched confidently in the iron chair outside State St.'s Coffee Bean, he's too fixated on the homeless man playing the guitar with only three strings.… 1 Comment

Study Abroad plans trip to Rwanda

Students will be participating in volunteer work and documentary filmmaking

by Julie Drechsler in Features

The study abroad office is planning a new summer program that will allow students to experience everything from a different culture and interacting with locals to documentary filmmaking. The program is going to Rwanda, Africa from June 13 to July 10. "The students will be doing volunteer work at orphanages, which may entail teaching English, web and video techniques and even remodel buildings," said Curtis Bieber, film production professor at City College and director of the program.… Post the First Comment

Anthropology student wins $23,000 cash scholarship

Jonathan Weber is one out of a hundred students nationwide to receive the grant

by Sofia Gjerstad in Features

Anthropology student wins $23,000 cash scholarship

His dreams of being a researcher, author, and professor and to earn a doctorate in Cultural Anthropology now suddenly seem to be closer than ever. City College student Jonathan Weber is one of only a hundred students nationwide to be awarded the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ernest F.… 2 Comments

SoMA Radio offers free application to stream radio from the College's station

City College is among the first to use the technology only beaten by Pasadena City College

by Zac Estrada in Features

SoMA Radio offers free application to stream radio from the College's station

The commercials are everywhere. An iPhone and a set of thumbs appear and a voice tells viewers that there's an application for making FedEx labels or finding an apartment or buying textbooks. And now the voices of City College can be heard through an iPhone or iPod Touch.… 1 Comment

Local environmentalist to screen killer whale documentary

Documentary to be screened on campus Friday

by Jen Baron in Features

Local environmentalist to screen killer whale documentary

Harmful chemicals in marine ecosystems have subjected orca populations to flame-retardant chemicals as far as turning them into fireproof whales, an Ocean Futures Society member said. When Jean-Michel Cousteau and his team set out to film their latest documentary on killer whales, they were shocked to discover that the same toxic chemicals endangering these creatures are also an immediate threat to humans.… Post the First Comment

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