Mainline 2018

The Spring 2018 Mainline, edited by Maxfield Morris and designed by Josephine Newitt. https://issuu.com/saccityexpress/docs/mainline_spring2018_full 

Life As A City College Squirrel; The Nuanced World And History Of SCC’s Favorite Creature

An inquisitive, bushy-tailed squirrel frolicked on the lawn outside Lillard Hall. Carefree and utterly focused on its task of burying acorns, the creature ambled through the green blades of grass, exploring a miniature forest floor. Unfortunately for the intrepid, rodent adventurer, a red-shouldered hawk noticed him. Swooping in, the bird of prey killed the squirrel...

Students Helping Hungry Students; Giving Tuesday Feeds Hundreds

Tables overflowing with donated nonperishable food Nov. 28 ran the length of the Student Center. Volunteers and student employees were busy organizing food by type — pastas, soups, beans — as holiday music played in the background, setting the tone for Phi Theta Kappa’s Giving Tuesday food drive. The following day, Nov. 29, the food...

Homes Designed With Care; Exhibit Celebrates Late Architect, Brings Friends Together

The intimate space of the Kondos Gallery was filled Oct. 11 by a crowd that spilled out into the courtyard, all united by a common thread. They were there to celebrate the memory and work of a man who left a mark on the Sacramento landscape, and on the lives of people who knew him...

City College Has A New President; Texas Native Michael Gutierrez Takes The Reins

City College has finally found its next leader after 1 ½ years without a permanent president: Michael Gutierrez, who left Eastfield College, a community college near Dallas, Texas, to take the position here. Gutierrez officially took office at City College on July 24, 2017. Like many college administrators, Gutierrez has an extensive background in education....

State Classified Employee of the Year: Admissions and Records supervisor Kim Goff recognized

Kim Goff’s father was a dean at City College, and it seems that Goff is continuing a family tradition of striving to help students. Goff, supervisor of Admissions and Records at City College, was recognized as a State Classified Employee of the Year by the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office. Goff is one of the...

Meet your Senate president: Leader Melody Jimenez gives City College students a voice

  Maxfield Morris · Features Editor · maxfieldmorris.express@gmail.com Melody Jimenez is no-nonsense when it comes to her job as president of the Student Senate at City College. She’s also very humble about her role. When she walks around the campus, she doesn’t feel like a president. “I just feel like a normal person,” says Jimenez. “I just happen to have more responsibilities,...

2016 Election Breakdown

Informal, On-Campus Poll Shows Lack of Interest in Presidential Race May 5, 2016 Sen. Bernie Sanders was the most popular presidential candidate in a small poll of City College students, receiving support from 34 percent of those polled, while 28 percent said they were not planning on voting and 23 percent were undecided. The Express...

Deep In The Plaster

Ralph Stackpole’s Depression-era fresco is still a campus star “The Importance of Education in Sacramento,” located in the Performing Arts Center, was painted by Ralph Stackpole in 1937. Photo by Vanessa S. Nelson | vanessanelsonexpress@gmail.com APRIL 6, 2016 In 1937, the world was in the Great Depression’s eighth year, and Franklin D. Roosevelt began his...

Busy Spring Term Ahead For Student Senate

Dodgeball, Sac City Talks, Homelessness Forum Planned For City College   MARCH 21, 2016 The City College Student Associated Council has a number of events and activities planned for this semester, including a March 15 forum on homelessness, as well as Sac City Talks and SAC elections in April. Club and Events Board (CAEB) project...