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DREAM Act supporters rally outside Hastings' office
Among the group were students from Yakima high schools and Yakima Valley Community College. The DREAM Act, which may be voted on in the Senate in the next week.
Yakima Herald-Republic, November 30, 2010
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/11/30/dream-act-supporters-rally-outside-hastings-office
Peninsula College's financial aid applications double
Financial aid applications at Peninsula College nearly doubled from 2008 to 2010, causing the Financial Aid Office to exhaust most funding sources and tweak operations to adapt to the increase.
Sequim Gazette, November 30, 2010
Mid-Columbia struggling against snow...
For K-12 schools, that means checking neighborhood streets. But for Columbia Basin College the radius extends out farther. "I'm on the road by 3:30 (a.m.) and drive 30 to 60 miles," said Bill Saraceno, the college's senior vice president for administration. "I go onto I- 82 and I-240 and US-395 and try several main exits." After the test drives, the transportation managers contact the superintendents -- or in CBC's case, the president -- and share what they experienced. A decision on whether to open schools on time, or at all, is reached by 4:30 a.m. and relayed to students and parents through the media and each institution's website.
The News Tribune, December 1, 2010
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/12/01/1446667/mid-columbia-struggling-against.html
Lower Columbia College to shut down campus for 10 days to save money
The closure will limit the time students have to register for classes and to purchase or pick up textbooks from the campus bookstore. [Sue] Groth said students should plan to complete registration and other arrangements for winter classes by Wednesday, Dec. 22.
The Daily News, December 1, 2010
http://tdn.com/news/local/article_84ccb7b4-fcfa-11df-b69f-001cc4c002e0.html
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Opinion: Subprime opportunities at career colleges
Seattle Times, December 1, 2010
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2013559180_lynne01.html
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