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Eggs, toast, politics and spit
Which Sacramento mayoral candidate's order would you take?
Eagle Eye is “big brother” on crack or extreme terrorism – the audience doesn't know and neither does the main character...

He Said, She Said
Reviewing Eagle Eye
The intense and widely-publicized race for Sacramento's mayor is finally coming to a close.

Athlete to watch
"...She is such an impact player for us, but what makes her stand out is her personality on the court."

Pass the Popcorn
Reviewing Role Models
Stunted, working-stiff Danny and perpetual teenage-boy Wheeler have been bad. Real bad.

Photographs and Multimedia

Braille behind bars
Slideshow presentation of the Braille Behind Bars photo essay from the Spring 2008 semester.

World music festival
Multimedia slideshow of City College World Music Festival.

News

A New Dawn
Election night history
Democrat Barack Obama etched his name into the pages of American history Tuesday night becoming America’s first black president...

New ceramics instructor joins campus
"Every place you go affects what you’re thinking about and new people influence your life in different ways,” Boguski said.

Ceramics exhibit winds up
City College instructor’s work shown on campus
Displayed at the gallery were pieces from his latest collection that involved three different themes: vessels, organic shapes – such as internal organs, and different pieces of architecture.

Former City College dean, donor dies
City College employee, is remembered by colleagues
June Wilson, who worked 39 years at City College, in roles as diverse as the dean of College and Community Relations and Behavior and Social Science, and as a sociology instructor, died Oct. 16 of cancer.

Attempted robbery at light rail station
An attempted robbery took place Oct. 31 night at the City College light rail station, according to Los Rios Police.

Features

The proof is in the paella
City College professor introduces students to a little Spanish culture
A long time ago, a princess traveling through the countryside of Spain decided she was hungry and stopped at a peasant’s house for lunch.

Good as Gold
Storytime Theatre’s fall show is just right
As far as the meat of the story went – the part that we all know – there are a few modern twists, like when Goldilocks runs away...

Do you like good music?
City College Choir gets its sing on
Lots of joyful noise, as the hymn goes, was made by more than 40 voices when the Sacramento City College Chorus presented its fall concert, “Sing On,” Oct. 19.

How green is your campus?
The future: Green textbooks
City College bookstore manager Randy Clem points to separate disposal bins for trash and recyclables...

Champagne taste on a budget
Inexpensive Entertaining
I think the last time I had guests over was for a barbeque, which are always great in the summer because you don’t have to heat up the house.

Dead serious
City College students gather to celebrate Dia De Los Muertos
With iconographic fixations on death, skeletons and seemingly macabre imagery, it’s easy to imagine Dia De Los Muertos...

In the pink
Cancer survivor visits City College to raise student awareness about the disease
Cancer. It’s a word we hear often, but for young women in the throws of youth, it is a difficult reality to grasp.

Come on get healthy
Free services to stay well
Has an all-nighter ever put you in a comatose state of mental confusion, only to be followed by a bout with the common cold or flu?

Phoning it in
Are cell phones classroom distractions or classroom tools?
A cell phone can: A) monitor your stress level; B) dial down the room temperature and lighting in your house; C) carry pay-per-view movie services or D) all of the above?

Special

Welcome to the U.S. — what’s your dream?
The world has seen the rise and fall of the Roman empire, witnessed a republic blossom from oppression in South Africa

Opinion

Editor's Note
The horror, the horror
What was old will be new again, and we will look forward to covering the next fiasco our next president gets us into.

Editorial
To-do list
These are the ten issues that we think are the most important, but it has been a long and serious campaign – seriously! What we all really need is a good laugh.

Rally 'round the flag
Don’t judge a book by its cover
My name is Christine Carey. I am a 4.0 student, and I’m an alcoholic.

Must love METAL
My favorite record store. I walk in and head toward my favorite aisle, the death metal section.

The average City College life
It’s not all it’s cracked up to be, but it’s worth it
When the semester starts, we students strive to find a proper balance. Good grades are important, but what about our families, our jobs, our relationships, our lives?

Face on, face off
The face of plastic surgery may not be as sinister as it seems
Has Hollywood’s obsession with perfection become the new aesthetical standard for society?

Sports

Sideline sulking
Homecoming crap-aign
...for the seventh year as a City College student, I’m not in the running for homecoming queen.

Water polo loses last home game
The first quarter started off pretty slowly for the Panthers as the team tried to find its groove. The Beavers didn’t seem to have any trouble finding theirs...

We have spirit, yes we do
The City College cheer squad has athletic talent and is responsible for learning the latest dance cheers, doing it all while dealing with other obstacles.

Heartbreaking upset for soccer
City College soccer coach Jang-Ha Oh discusses strategy with Kaelin Uchida during the Panthers’ 7-0 soccer loss to Modesto Junior College Oct. 28 at Granite Park.

Call to readers
Are you trying to become the next Tony Hawk or Shaun White? Are you into a sport that isn’t exactly mainstream like fishing, dodge-ball, ultimate Frisbee or lacrosse? If any of this applies to you or someone you know, we’d like to run a story about it. Please contact the sports editor at venesit@imail.losrios.edu with your name, phone number and the sport you participate in.