SBCTC NEWS LINKS | Articles about – and of interest to – Washington state community and technical colleges
SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
Big Bend CC president addresses 'State of the College'
Columbia Basin Herald, April 1, 2010
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2010/04/01/news/doc4bb521742ac0c776075493.txt
Common-sense strategy separates [Lower Columbia College] debate ace
The Daily News, April 1, 2010
http://www.tdn.com/news/local/article_d456a02e-3e23-11df-9eb1-001cc4c002e0.html
Painting equals knowledge: Maywood Hills Elementary students dabble in art, history with mural project
… mural grew out of a Challenge Week event at Cascadia [Community College]’s Service Learning Center.
Bothell Reporter, April 1, 2010
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/north_king/bkn/news/89733942.html
Seattle Central floats idea for $40M health center
Seattle Central Community College wants to build a new $40 million regional health education center near its main campus in the Capitol Hill neighborhood.
Puget Sound Business Journal, April 2, 2010
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2010/04/05/story4.html
Opinion: Student loan ‘takeover’ should help college access.
… Those at community and technical colleges will see 7 percent bumps.
Spokesman Review, April 2, 2010
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/apr/02/student-loan-takeover-should-help-college-access/
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
Fooling with fonts
… the font that your employees, students and faculty use to print out their text documents can significantly affect the amount of printer ink/toner required.
Inside Higher Ed, April 2, 2010
http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/getting_to_green/fooling_with_fonts
What if NCAA brackets were based on best in class, not on court?
USA Today, March 15, 2010
http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2010-03-15-march-madness-academics_N.htm
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
Editorial | Time for Legislature to wrap up the special session
Seattle Times, April 1, 2010
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorials/2011503657_edit02legis.html
Combined Fund Drive move is reasonable
The Olympian, April 2, 2010
http://www.theolympian.com/2010/04/02/1192766/combined-fund-drive-move-is-reasonable.html
FRIDAY LITE NEWS
Student Newspapers Play the Fools, and Readers Play Along
Chronicle of Higher Education, April 1, 2010
http://chronicle.com/article/Student-Newspapers-Play-the/64941/?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
Rich Guy Feeling Left Out Of Recession
The Onion, April 1, 2010
http://www.theonion.com/articles/rich-guy-feeling-left-out-of-recession,17181/
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