Yuba College Plagued By Burglary, TheftParking Lot Dangerous For Unsecure Vehicles
Within the last few weeks, several break-ins have occurred in the Yuba College parking lots. The thieves have taken the radios from the center consoles; one incident resulted in the theft of the vehicle itself. Yuba College police officers have stepped up patrols in both the East and West parking in an effort to deter potential burglars, as well as handing out fliers with helpful information (see picture) that may help prevent burglary.…
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Steps to Receiving Financial Aid
The first and most important thing a student thinks about when getting ready to go off to college is, "How much does it cost?" According to CollegeBoard.com, a website oriented around preparing students for the steps needed to attend college, the average cost of tuition and fees has increased by just over six percent for both private and public universities.…
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McCain vs. Obama
The first Presidential debate between McCain and Obama almost didn't happen. Luckily for millions of viewers it did indeed take place September 26th after much hype and anticipation. The debate took a while to get the ball rolling. It wasn't until the candidates got to the question of the economy that they expressed strong emotions.…
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Basic Skills Initiative: Working for Change
In the Yuba-Sutter area, many currently enrolled college students are the first in their families to receive any sort of higher education. Yuba and Sutter counties have a large percentage of older students coming back to school, or even enrolling for their first time.…
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Yuba Goes Green
Pollution causes global warming, and in an effort to promote community awareness, Yuba College held an Informative Fair on Friday, October 3, hoping to educate students about things they can do to help. "Going green" is about reducing the pollution that humans cause by driving cars or burning off chemicals that are released into the air, the main causes of global warming.…
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Local Youth Pitches In To Save The Planet
Kaila Tubb is an eighteen-year-old with a passion. She desires to protect the environment, and she plans to do this with the creation of Generation G. Generation G is a Web site for the youth to share in her passion. Kaila has always been interested in the health of the environment.…
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Tapping Into "Hidden Web" Helps Students Make The Grade
With the help of general websites such as Google and Ask.com, students have become savvy online searchers. But are they finding the research that's going to help them make the grade? Elena Heilman, the librarian at Yuba College Library, says that even the most agile Internet searchers might be spending their time gathering research that their instructors find questionable (and often can't be verified) if they're using general search engines alone.…
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Peace Day: Fail
The United Nations declared September 23 an International Day of Peace. Our own Yuba College tried to organize a day to celebrate the day of peace and wrote a letter for all of the Peace Day participants to sign stating "...the Associated Students of Yuba College held festivities on our campus in honor of the International Day of Peace.…
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Election Burnout
I am sick of this election. There have been interesting points, and it even still boasts the kind of controversy associated with the end of the Clinton administration. It's just gone on too long, or rather it just started too early. Maybe we're just so eager to push the Bush debacle out of our lives that we're all too eager to turn our attention to another, more interesting show.…
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Safe Sex Increasing Among College Aged Youth
The New York State department of Health has recently reported that nearly 1 million women get pregnant each year before the age of 20. The numbers are increasing daily and according to research done by the department, 2,800 teens are getting pregnant each day.…
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Sunscream:The Hidden Dangers of Suncreen
Warm rays from our largest star may not be to blame for the increase in skin cancer, after all. Rather, "Slip, Slop, Slap" - the instructional mantra begun in the 1980s, on how to avoid potential death by sunshine. Since the birth of media advertising, generations have been assigned catch phrases like Kelloggs' "Snap, Crackle, Pop" or Mc Gruff the Dog's "Stop, Drop & Roll," but scientific research may now give people reason to question The American Cancer Society's advice and skip the slather.…
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