Mt. SAC News Current

March 5 – [Update] Students, faculty, and education protection activists rallied yesterday at the Free Speech Area in protest of budget cuts, furloughs, layoffs, and tuition hikes. Protesters marched through the Student Service Center to Bldg. 26, past the Mountie Grill, and then concluded the demonstration with an open forum at the Free Speech Area. Raul Chavez, a history professor [...]

Every year, March is celebrated as Women’s History Month and the Student Life Office in conjunction with Associated Students host an Inspiring Women award ceremony and banquet to honor women on campus who have made a difference in students lives. This year marks its 30th anniversary of Women’s History Month in the United States but the [...]

On March 23, the Mt. SAC Forensics team invites students to their annual Spring Evening at 7 p.m. in the Student Life Center. Communications department assistant Kaye Ponnusamy said that the free event will include an eclectic mix of performances. “They’re going to do seven or eight performances. They’re getting ready for the national tournament [...]

Student Life and Associated Students will be hosting Finals Frenzy Study Hall in Bldg. 9C from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m Monday through Wednesday. Students can study quietly in Student Life Center while enjoying snacks provided by the sponsors. For more information, contact Student Life at ext. 4525. Angela Tsai Opinion Editor

The Journalism students won an astounding 52 awards at the Journalism Association of Community Colleges (JACC) Southern California Convention at CSU Fullerton on October 23-24. This is the second consecutive year that the Mountaineer newspaper and Substance magazine won the General Excellence award, the top award given to publications at the Southern California convention. Top editor awards [...]

Student club NAISA, or Native American Inter-Tribal Student Alliance, started its Native American Heritage Days event in the grass areas between Bldg. 17, 18 and 10 today from 6 to 9 p.m. Native American Heritage Days is a series of various events that would and will be presented from Tuesday to Friday. More than 60 students and [...]

Extended Opportunity Programs and Services, or EOPS, celebrated 40 yrs of providing services to academically and financially disadvantaged students, on Wed., Oct. 28 at the Student Life Center. EOPS provides a number of services, including financial assistance, tutoring, and counseling. Irene Herrera, EOPS Care and Cal Works director said that students need an extra push to [...]

The newly improved creative writing club of Mt. SAC gives young authors the chance to share their work with the world. Writers of all genres are welcome, and the club has several events planned for the fall semester that are meant to inspire young literature loving literati everywhere. Both president of the creative writing club A.J. [...]

Thursday was college day at the LA. County Fair and all you needed was your ID with the coupon.  There was food, rides and live music for your enjoyment.     -Video by Randy Garcia, Sydney Lopez and Lianna Sapien

The Fall 2009 Join-A-Club will be held on September 22-24 from 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. at the student center (9C) patio. Join-A-Club is an event sponsored by the Inter Club Council (ICC) in which approximately 45 to 50 clubs provide students opportunities to learn and socialize, ICC adviser Eula Grey said. Gina Guerrero, 36, English major, said she [...]