News
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‘Miz Prophet Tells All’ Reimagines the Myth of Cassandra
Student playwrights encourage the voice of the unheard in a student-conceived and -written original production that crackles with youthful insight.
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SGA Impeaches Scales, Enforces New SGA President Term Limits
In a move that appears to be a direct response to his person, the college has introduced and enforced a new term limit, preventing presidents from serving more than one academic year. A stipulation that says the Dean and Advisor of SGA can remove students from SGA if they cause “harm” has also been added to the SGA Constitution.
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Faculty and Staff Federatiom Strike Deadline Announced
11:50pm March 24, 2025 Good evening CCP students, We write tonight to let you know that we’ve really tried. We are working around the clock. (The longest cram session ever…. taking some of us back to our college days tbh.) Although we will keep trying to reach a deal with CCP’s administration, we were forced
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Big Strike Authorization Vote: What It Means for CCP Students
A strike at the Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) is no longer just a possibility—it is imminent. A member of the Faculty and Staff Federation of CCP (FSFCCP) confirmed that “More than a supermajority of Faculty and Staff working at the college this semester voted. Of the people who voted, all of whom must be members, 97% voted yes.”
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More SGA Drama, Advisors and 1stVP Lead Charge Against President
M.P. Hassel February 24, 2025 A battle for leadership and student representation has erupted within the Student Government Association (SGA) at the Community College of Philadelphia (CCP), as powers devoted to SGA President Frank Scales continue to dwindle. Scales had been a vocal advocate for student representation on the Board of Trustees. His efforts culminated
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SUPER BOWL LIX: Philadelphia Eagles v Kansas City Chiefs
The match-up is set! On Sunday afternoon, January 26th, the NFC and AFC Championship games played out. The NFC Championship Game was first up at 3:00pm EST, broadcasted on FOX. The Washington Commanders played at the Philadelphia Eagles, at Lincoln Financial Field in South Philadelphia. The atmosphere was electric. A home game for the Eagles almost always
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Black Screens and Cheap Chargers: Why Learning Lab Computers Are Failing Students
The computers in the Learning Lab on Main Campus of Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) are essential tools for students. Many of these machines are plagued by technical issues, forcing students to find another place to work outside the college’s main study hub.
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The Fragility of Pandering Ethics: SGA Pizza with President Thursdays
On Thursday, January 23 at 1:00pm, the Student Government Association (SGA) hosted a sort of pizza party for engagement in the lobby outside the Learning Lab. Upon arrival, you were encouraged to sign your name on one of their latest petitions, and in turn earned a slice of pizza.
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Student Representation: Updates from CCP’s Standing Committees
Standing committees at the Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) are an outcome of shared governance, where students, faculty, and administrators shape policies that impact every aspect of campus life, to provide recommendations to higher levels of the administration where students and faculty have not had representation.
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CCP Students Pay Technology Fee Without Equal Access to Support
Students at the Northeast Regional Campus (NERC) are questioning whether they are receiving the same tech benefits as Main Campus. All students at the Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) are charged a $30/credit technology fee to cover “institutional operating and equipment costs,” according to the college website. This fee is applied universally, regardless of a student’s campus.
The Independent 