The San Matean

Protesters march through San Francisco

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Thousands marched in San Francisco, Thursday, March 4, to protest budget cuts to educational institutes across the state.

$6.6 million cut for next year

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The Board of Trustees slashed $6.6 million in spending across all three campuses and the district office for fiscal year 2010 - 2011, at its Feb. 24 meeting.

"I'm not enjoying this night," said Trustee Helen Hausman, before casting her vote. "I feel like I have to vote and that I'm the executioner.

Speakers protest shrinking budget at CSM

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Middling audiences of students, faculty and staff gathered in CSM's Little Theatre March 4 to hear a series of speakers plead for an end to course and program budget cuts.

Punctuating the presentations were performances by the CSM Jazz Combo and vocalist Jeanine Robertson, an all-women dance class, and renditions of classic pop tunes by Helen Souranoff, who runs the theater.

Cañada students walk out

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The student group Cañada Strikes Back organized a 10 a.m. school wide walk-out, on March 4, protesting educational budget cuts .

With around 200 participants, student Katy Rose, one of the event organizers, said she was happy with the turn out.

"I'm a little older than you," Rose Honnes, another organizer, told the crowd.

Skyline unites to march against educational cuts

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The students of Skyline college took action to make their voices heard, along with many other college campuses state wide.

March 4 was organized as a day of statewide marches to oppose the budget cuts taking place amongst many colleges in California.

Members of the Skyline community participated in a walkout, approved by most faculty, to let their voice be heard.

Fun with math

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Budgets are being cut, the Trustees are proposing new taxes and others, outraged, are protesting and even walking out of classes, but no one is mentioning an obvious first step to take: register to vote.

It sounds so simple, and it is. It can also be revolutionary.

First amendment update: We need answers

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The San Matean is involved in an ongoing dispute with administration concerning the future of its newspaper and website. The publication has concerns coming out of a Feb. 18 meeting held with administration to discuss changes being made to journalism program.

KCSM-TV granted 30 day funding extentsion

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Marilyn Lawrence, General Manager of KCSM-TV, convinced the Board of Trustees to give her 30 more days to pursue new sources of funding for the station.

"The work Marilyn has done has been truly remarkable in trying to save KCSM," said College District Chancellor Ron Galatolo.

District salaries published in local paper

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The 2009 salaries of nearly 800 district employees were published in the Palo Alto Daily Post, Feb. 24 and 25, sparking confusion about "pay increases" amidst budget cuts.

The report included a front-page story on Feb. 24, and a list of the 784 top-earning district employees, published over two days.

Spoken word closes Black History Month

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The Diversity in Action Group hosted spoken word performances followed by a feast, celebrating Black History Month last Thursday, Feb. 25.

The ceremony began outside the Office of Student Life and Leadership Development, with an audience of about forty people.

Bulldogs pitch 3 consecutive shutouts

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The softball team put on a batting display against Foothill College, defeating the Lady Owls 15-0 in five innings, Wednesday, Feb. 24.

The Bulldogs scored 11 runs in the first inning, powered by the bats of Stephanie Bautista, Tai Vegas, and Callie Pacheco.

Maffei has big game, routs Mariners

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The Bulldogs baseball team finished up their last game before conference play by defeating College of Marin, 13-3.

The Bulldogs secured a comfortable lead over the Mariners early in the second inning when freshman second basemen Riley Goulding tripled and drove two Bulldogs home to score two runs.

Softball team splits doubleheader

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Lackluster offense caused the Bulldogs to lose the first game of an at-home doubleheader against Sierra College, Feb. 27, 6-0. Seven runs in the fifth inning of game two, against Butte College, helped the Bulldogs seal a come-from-behind win, 11-5.

The first game, the Bulldogs battled the Comets and the weather.

Curbed enthusiasm

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

"What woke people up?" asked Prof. Tim Maxwell referring to the student protests against Vietnam. Now the same question can be asked of College of San Mateo students in reference to current budget cuts. What will wake CSM students up to become active and motivated in the fight to save their education?

Cañada students have joined together and created Cañada Strikes Back in an effort to fight budget cuts.