While most of the college population took advantage of the six week winter break by sun bathing on a cruise or skiing the slopes at Tahoe, other students at schools around the country chose to fight against the impending budget cuts, faculty cutbacks and diminishing classes.
New degree offers courses on teaching English as a second or foreign language
This fall semester, a new concentration in the Master of Arts degree in education will be offered for students interested in the advanced study of teaching English as a second language or a foreign language. The name of this newly implemented program is called TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages.
To combat the estimated budget deficit of $427,000 for the current year, the Cotati City Council has proposed a half-cent sales tax, according to Chief Administrative Officer Jone Hayes. Dianne Thompson, city manager, said an increase in the city’s sales tax is a necessary step for Cotati.
