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Monday, April 18, 2016

Cash or credit card?

According to this article by Nelson D. Schwartz of the New York Times, pay with cash if you want to save money. "The sight of images associated with credit cards prompted diners to spend more and leave bigger tips." Credit Cards Encourage Splurging as the Cash Habit Fades was published in The New York Times on March 25, 2016.

What 18 year olds should know



What should an 18-year-old know how to do? Are we preparing our youth for life? Example: "An 18-year-old must be able to talk to strangers. . ."

The article post from Julie Lythcott-Haims, former Stanford dean, was forwarded by John Gradilla:

Sunday, April 10, 2016

Fall 2016 Schedule Available


Pic by Francisco Anzola


The SDCCD Fall schedule is online at http://schedule.sdccd.edu/. You can view your Fall registration date/time on Reg-e on July 1.

Rate My Professors

Pic by Charbooth

Want to look up professors to see how students rated their teaching? Here's the website: http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/

 

Sexual Consent


This video on consent was shown to the counselors at SDCCD by Lynn Neault about a year ago. It's an entertaining and important segment about the issue of sexual consent.  

Documentary

Picture by Oxfam East Africa

"Make It Home: A Story of Resettlement" tells the story of African refugees. It was made by Bob Sly at San Diego City College.