Fresno City College administrators have found that Dr. Bradley Lopez, a health instructor, “engaged in conduct that could result in the creation of a hostile learning environment by unreasonably interfering with students’ learning by making insulting comments directed at homosexuals.
For the eighth year, Fresno City College held its annual Health Career Job Fair on March 4, primarily aimed at students majoring in nursing. It was one of several campus job fairs scheduled for this month. Students who attended the job fair, which was held in the Health Sciences building, had eight vendors and many other information booths to choose from.
Students looking for an alternative to the food fare on campus might consider walking down to the corner of Van Ness and Olive avenues to the To-wer District Farmer’s Market. Produce and merchandise varies at the market, which is essentially a central Fresno swap meet.
Volunteers raise nearly $8,000 for Children’s Hospital.
On March 9, two dozen Fresno City College student organizations collected $7,798.91 for the Children’s Hospital Central California by participating in Kids Day. Established in 1988, Kids Day is an annual event devoted to raising money for the hospital.
In its new budget plan, the California Legislative Analyst’s Office has proposed an increase in community college enrollment fees — a potential 54 percent hike, from $26 to $40 for 2010-11. The increase, meant to “leverage more federal aid and provide needed funds” to the state’s community colleges, may take effect in the fall 2010 semester, a proposal garnering various reactions from Fresno City College students and staff.
Former Fresno City College quarterback Emmanuel Lewis will appear again in court March 19 for a preliminary hearing on drug charges. A Fresno County Superior Court judge on Feb. 26 gave Lewis’ attorney a second time extension to prepare the former football star’s defense.
In honor of Women’s History Month, an all-women panel discussed what it means to be a woman in the 21st century at a forum in the Fresno City College Theater on Monday. The panel was composed of Dr. Cynthia Azari, FCC president, Dr. Edythe Steward, general surgeon, Margaret Mims, Fresno County Sheriff, FaithSidlow, television news anchor for KSEE 24, and Linda DeKruif, Department Chair of Women’s Studies at FCC.
On a campus as busy as Fresno City College, sometimes it can be a mission to find a good, quiet place to study besides the most common spots. All over campus, students frequent areas where benches and tables are located. But most of those are not necessarily good places to study quietly without any distractions.
The Rams track team finds itself homeless for the second consecutive season as the poor economy, apparently poor initial construction, and everyday wear and tear continue to erode Fresno City College’s track inside Ratcliffe Stadium. The all-weather track, built in 1986, now operates as a practice track for the team.
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