Editorials
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Who Does This College Serve?
After months of organizing, the Faculty and Staff Federation of CCP (FSFCCP) announced it had reached a tentative agreement with the administration. According to the union’s statement, the agreement included higher wages, increased staffing, smaller class sizes, and an invitation to the table with SEPTA for free transpasses for students.
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Towards the Abolition of the Presidency
The office of the President of the Community College of Philadelphia is harmful and should be abolished. The latest president was a practical study in everything wrong with the office of the presidency…
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A call out to the Board of Trustees
That is the word that represents this college, students, faculty, professors and all its members. Without students a college is nothing. Without teachers there is nothing to be taught. Without faculty there is nothing to be helped. Without the building blocks that make CCP the amazing college that it is, we are nothing without community.
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Musings on Gnosis
To put out my thesis straightforwardly, religion has presented me with a newfound purpose in life. A lot of converts into common religions such as Christianity and Islam feel this way, but what many people do not understand (both theist and atheist) is that you can subscribe to a system of belief without believing its teachings literally.
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On Students and a Strike at CCP
Max P. Hassel March 4, 2025 The college’s refusal to meet faculty and classified staff bargaining demands has forced the Federation to prepare for a potential strike in March, which could threaten classes, student support services, and graduation to secure long-term improvements for the college. For too long, students at CCP have been treated as
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The Bond of Words
While walking from campus to the Subway after dark, I saw a fellow student frantically running back to school, screaming. Thinking something was seriously wrong, I followed. After catching up with him, he explained that he had promised to give a friend her charger back but had forgotten to. He was practically in tears.
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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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Op-Ed: Student Conduct Cases and Abuse of Judicial Hearings
CCP’s administration feels they must maintain absolute control over the judicial process so they can charge any student with a conduct infraction and have it work out in their favor. The administration enacts ambiguous rules and then levies these rules against students they deem a threat to their power. These ambiguous rules can be applied to almost any student at…
The Independent 