College Headlines

Nursing building showing signs of life

The Ranger, San Antonio College, TX

1 day ago by Jason B. Hogan

Nursing classes are expected to be taught in the new nursing and allied health complex in Flex 2 beginning Oct. 20, David Mrizek, vice president of college services, said.

The south side of campus at West Evergreen Street has been under development since fall 2006, but contractors have already begun finalizing their punch lists.

E911 feature to improve emergency response time

The Ranger, San Antonio College, TX

4 hours ago by Martin Herrera

Anyone who has ever called 9-1-1 from a district phone knows emergency responders can have a difficult time trying to locate the caller, especially if that person is not able to accurately relay their position.

The installation of the new phone system, however, will fix that problem, potentially saving lives.

Big six vie for funding

The Trinitonian, Trinity University, TX

1 day ago by Patrick Lynch

Tuesday, Sept. 30, the Student Finance Board (SFB) met to hear student organizations' budget pro-posals for the 2008-2009 school year. Over the course of the evening, the SFB reviewed the proposed budgets for many student groups, including the Trinity Intra-campus Guidance for Event Resources (TIGER) Council, Greek Council, the Trinity Volunteer Action Committee, the Trinity Multicultural Network, the Trinity Ambassadors, Campus Publications and the Recreational Sports program.

Aramark prices reflect economic troubles

The Trinitonian, Trinity University, TX

2 days ago by Adam Tutor

A topic of private, public and national interest, the recent financial crisis in the United States has left not only Wall Street crumbling, but has also affected many other sectors of the economy. Trinity University, although a private university, formed a relationship with Ara-mark Dining Services, a public corporation, and now issues are abounding within the University in response to the economic concerns of the nation.

RTVF chair expects agreement between KSAT, Time Warner

The Ranger, San Antonio College, TX

2 days ago by David Lazo

Unless a contract agreement is made, local channel KSAT-12 and the ABC network programming it carries will not be available to Time Warner Cable customers.

The contract, also known as a retransmission agreement, will expire Oct.15, and negotiations on a new contract have been unsuccessful between KSAT and Time Warner Cable.

Students organize national fraternity

The Trinitonian, Trinity University, TX

3 days ago by Emily Faber

Trinity has historically been one of the rare universities in the US with no nationally affiliated Greek organizations, but this Saturday a newly approved fraternity on campus will become an official colony of the national fraternity Pi Kappa Alpha, known as the Pikes for short.

Future football coaches get a price tag

Paisano, University of Texas San Antonio, TX

5 days ago by Justin Tucker

The UTSA Athletic Program is gearing up to hire a football coach in February 2009. Whoever is hired will not only be coaching UTSA's first ever football team, but will work on creating a program than can possibly catapult the university to the 1-A division.

Are you dealing with professor absences?

Paisano, University of Texas San Antonio, TX

5 days ago by Kate Smith

Coming up to the sixth week of school, classes from one professor, Dr. Ivo Slavnic, have not yet received their syllabi. The students have also had a difficult time keeping the professor in class. They have had 9 out of 14 scheduled classes so far this semester.