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Voting begins for the 2009 Associated Student Body elections administered by the Women's League of Voters. Elections still plagued with low turnout, a problem that has persisted throughout the last few years. ASB readies for election, voting is sparse
Students stated their candidacy for positions in Rio Hondo's Associated Student Body at the Campus Inn on Tuesday May 12.
Running for ASB President were Pascale Romero, Sammy Castillo, and Brent Sanchez. For vice president, the candidates were Michael Tovar and Brenda Catarino while treasure candidates were Linda Gonzalez and Eduardo Hernandez.…
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Superintendent/President Dr. Ted Martinez assures crowd that progress is being made concerning Rio's warning Administration reports progress at Accreditation forum"Community initiative" is yielding results
Faculty, staff and students gathered on Wednesday, May 13, in the Wray Theatre to receive the latest update on accreditation and the steps currently being taken to respond to the Accrediting Team.
Dr. Martinez led the discussion and assured the audience that the Administration is working really hard to move forward in a positive way.…
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ASB President Ernesto Zumaya, background, along with the Honors Transfer Society addresses the board about the State of the Students. Deputies are present at board meeting
The last Board of Trustees meeting for the semester started of with a bang. Amongst the attendees were two deputies from the Sherriff's department.
The deputies were present due to the expected presence of former Rio Hondo track coach, Geoff Skarr.
Although it is still not clear as to why Skarr was let go from his position, what was clear that Wednesday was that he was not welcomed on campus.…
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Sabbatical leave process is in jeopardyFaculty to challenge board decision on sabbaticals
Rio Hondo's Faculty has recently begun discussions with school District officials over possible changes to a previous sabbatical policy that, unless resolved, may lead to an Unfair Labor Practices suit. Sabbaticals, for those unsure of its purpose, serve both the faculty and the students at Rio Hondo as a way of further developing a given professors educational practices.…
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FeaturedEnd of the year student art show
Ten things to do over the summer
EditorialIt's not easy, believe usBecause of a recent opinion piece in El Paisano that was critical of the Associated Student Body, tempers and letters started to fly. Every two weeks the Journalism students of Rio Hondo put out a newspaper, by the name of El Paisano, in order to inform the people of Rio Hondo as to what is happening.Martinez reaches State competition
Rio students impress at Microsoft's Imagine Cup 2009Students honored by faculty and administration as well as family members for accomplishmentsFinalists return from Microsoft's Imagine Cup 2009 and are welcomed by Family, Faculty, Staff and Administrators to celebrate their participation and accomplishments, in the Rio College Board Room on Tuesday, May 12. After months of preparation and long nights of testing Rio's finalists came back with the experience and knowledge beyond that of the classroom.Rio sports teams had fine yearRio Hondo culminated a successful year in athletics this past year winning conference championships, several individual athlete accolades, and many coaching accomplishments as well.
Thrifty vintage store shopping for the fashionista
Dan's DenDaniel's theory of ASB de-evolutionIt seems that my last column created quite a stir. I wrote about some issues that I didn't agree with and that has angered a few people in the ASB. I'm not here to justify what I said, nor to submit a rebuttal against the letter writing campaign, which has come from ASB and the Honor Transfer Society.Exodus transforms the House of Bruise
Shrinking world brings international business
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