The Channels – The news site of Santa Barbara City College.
The Channels – The news site of Santa Barbara City College. SBCC seeks $198 million for facility improvements through Measure P. November election to decide the future of City College infrastructure upgrades and building renovations. October 15, 2024 Cebelli Pfeifer, Editor-in-Chief. Measure P, a $198 million bond that is meant to improve ...
Cross Currents: Should presidential age requirements be updated?
Feb 1, 2021 · There shouldn’t be an age requirement for eligibility to run for President of the United States. Right now, the age requirement to be president is 35. This is too high. An American president needs to be in tune with and understand the latest social issues and trends to be an effective leader. A younger president would naturally relate to and ...
Cross Currents: Should the voting age be higher than 18?
Oct 23, 2020 · The voting age should remain at 18, and raising it won’t help make things better. The 26th Amendment that made 18-year-olds eligible to vote is taken for granted in this era of performative online activism and separation. When I look online I either see people who are all-in with their cause and information, or those who are blissfully ...
Learning how to love my height was a new opportunity for growth
May 6, 2022 · It is for me. I love being tall. I love walking into places and seeing the tops of people’s heads. I love wearing heels and platform shoes to accentuate my height. I love how powerful and intimidating being tall makes me feel. Growing up tall made me very self-conscious. But I learned to view my height from a new perspective which has led me ...
‘The Blind Side’ hits home and inspires during times of trouble
Oct 26, 2020 · But none of them quite make the impact that the movie, “The Blind Side” makes. Available to rent or buy on Amazon Prime Video, “The Blind Side” is a biographical movie about football player Michael Oher as he battles homelessness and abandonment issues all while being a high school youth. He is taken in by the Tuohy family who enroll ...
Elementary students should be required to learn two languages
Sep 27, 2021 · One of the main benefits of learning a second language at an early age is that children learn languages faster and easier. They have more time to learn, fewer inhibitions and a brain designed for language learning. Recently, more and more schools have been adopting the idea of a dual-immersion program for the elementary schools around my area.
Yona Redz brings a traditional Mexican favorite to Santa Barbara’s ...
Feb 26, 2021 · Less than 10 months ago, Jonathan “Yona” Estrada was in his backyard, slow-simmering a fresh batch of his family’s secret-recipe birria and selling tacos grilled on a flat top he purchased for less than a hundred dollars. “That’s where it all started,” Estrada said. Estrada had always loved birria—a deep, savory goat or beef based...
Cross Currents: Should we get rid of standardized tests?
Apr 23, 2021 · Standardized tests are not a proper way to measure intelligence or comprehension, and should be removed or replaced in order for today’s public education system to make any sort of progression in the future. Standardized aptitude tests have been around for a long time—at least 150 years. They’re required for military service and many ...
BREAKING: Victim of fatal cliff fall has now been identified, UCSB …
Apr 22, 2024 · The man, who was a UCSB graduate from 2023, who fell 50 feet off of the bluffs in Isla Vista and died due to his injuries on Saturday, April 20 has now been identified. Jacob William Aladar Parker, 23, from San Diego was the identified decedent of the bluff fall, according to Raquel Zick, the...
Roger Durling brings the world of film to the shores of Santa Barbara
Mar 29, 2021 · Roger Durling, who has been the Executive Director of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival for 17 years, on March 18, 2021 inside the Santa Barbara International Film Festival office in Santa Barbara, Calif. Durling has interviewed directors, actors and other professionals from the film industry at the office since lockdowns last year ...