M.P. Hassel
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Laptops for Success Program
Need a laptop that fits your student budget? Thanks to a partnership between Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) and PCs for People (PCP), you can get a refurbished laptop for as little as $25—or $50 if you don’t qualify for certain financial aid.
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Black Screens and Cheap Chargers: Why Learning Lab Computers Are Failing Students
The computers in the Learning Lab on the Main Campus of Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) are essential tools for students. Yet, many of these machines are plagued by technical issues that interrupt productivity and leave students frustrated.
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Student Public Comments at the Jan. 9 Board of Trustees Meeting
Students delivered public comments to college administrators and trustees during the January 9 Board of Trustees meeting. In total, 15 students made public comments. The board then appointed Student Government Association President Frank Scales as a non-voting, ex-officio student trustee.
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Faculty Advisor Appoints Recording Secretary in Breach of Constitution
Disputes within the SGA at CCP have escalated into what can only be described as a crisis of legitimacy. Faculty Advisor, already embattled following a No-Confidence vote in November, breached constitutional procedures during winter break to unilaterally appoint Brayan Orozco as Recording Secretary.
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Editorial Opinions: Ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), first proposed in 1923 to guarantee equal rights under the law regardless of sex, has been a focal point of debates surrounding gender equality for nearly a century. The Biden Administration faces mounting pressure to ratify the ERA amidst concerns of losing momentum during the lame-duck session. This long-standing issue remains a touchstone for American…
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CCP Students and SGA Host the First Winter Formal
Despite constant dismissing, reluctance and zero support from most administration. The SGA and students successfully planned and organized the Winter Formal of 2024. The first ever winter formal at Community College of Philadelphia. This was important as Francis Scales and Jaritsa Hernandez-Orsini wanted to create something for students to come together and have fun!
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A Review of The Lighthouse
This film completed the task it assigned itself, or as most people say, “they understood the assignment.” Robert Pattinson delivered a truly frightened and isolated Thomas Howard. Although at times his accent shifted and changed, it has not tainted the film in any sort of negative way.
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SGA Holds No-Confidence Vote on Faculty Advisor Markovitz: Passed 7-1
In a decisive move, the Student Government Association (SGA) Executive Board voted 7-1 in favor of a no-confidence resolution against Faculty Advisor Dr. Jeffrey Markovitz on November 19, 2024. The resolution cited numerous violations of the SGA Constitution and Faculty Advisor contract, as well as a failure to foster a cohesive and functional student government.
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Ashton Arellano poetry
I would live on the moon, except I think I’d miss the moonlight, The way you pull my oceans into restless tides, How you soften my edges with your moonlit touch, I would miss the way the light bends across distance To reach me, span me, light me
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Hooked on our Smartphones
We are so consumed with technology that we fail to enjoy the little things in life, which make us happy, as well as physically, mentally, and socially healthy. How common is it for you to feel irritated when in the middle of a conversation with your companion, they bring out their phone and start scrolling on it?
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