The
Skyline View The Voice of Skyline College, San Bruno, California
Volume XXXV- Issue 8
December 3, 2015
California public universities out of reach for some residents
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Study shows California residents face challenges in admittance to CSU and UC schools. by Katelyn Payne TSV Multimedia Editor
California residents may soon be fighting for a spot at California State University and University of California schools. According to an article from Sacramento Bee, a new report from Campaign for College Opportunity found that the percentage of Californians being turned away from UC and California State University has doubled over the past two decades, due to rapid growth in the number of college eligible students and an availability of slots that hasn’t kept up with demand. The report shows that there is a disproportionate amount of 4.0 students and foreign exchange students being accepted into California public university as opposed to “normal” students (non- 4.0 and residents of the state). Although the number of first time freshmen from California high schools enrolled in CSUs for the fall of 2014 was 60,578, out of that number, 60,282 were California residents, according to calstate.edu. In 2015, it is going to get more difficult due to the rising standards of these schools. As for UC campuses, according to dates from admission.university.edu, the number of California applicants for the fall of 2014 were 384,022 students. The number of students admitted were
134,161. Overall, the number of students enrolled in the UC colleges were 33,824. For foreign students attending college, California actually has the number one ranking in the U.S. with a total of 135,130 foreign exchange students in the state itself, according to data from the Institute of International Education website. The majority of international students do attend UCs, with the top school being University of Southern California. Transfer students face a tough battle as well in getting an acceptance to a CSU or UC. It’s not guaranteed that everyone will get accepted to the schools in which they applied. According to calstate.edu, the number of transfer students from California community colleges to CSUs in the fall of 2014 were 47,418. Of that number, 46,188 were California residents. At Skyline, there’s also a possibility that students interested in transferring will have a small chance of being accepted to the universities of their choice. “If California goes on that route and only accepts who are only international and 4.0 students, then the basic question [is]: what happened to everybody else? What’s going
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to happen to us [regular students]?” said Pricsilla Sanchez, a bioengineering major. “We are not defined by our GPA.” Skyline College has a 12 percent transfer rate, as stated on fafsa. ed.gov. Regarding enrollment, we expect to see a consistent level of demand for courses in the near future and
will actively design our schedule of classes to meet that demand”, Director of Marketing, Communications, and Public Relations, Cherie Colin, said in an email on behalf of Skyline College. “I feel like that 4.0 gap would scare off a massive majority of the population,”
Robert Krupetsky, biology major said. “I think most, if not all community colleges would end up closing and that would make it harder for people to get that education and 4.0.”
by Laurel B. Lujan TSV News Editor
Joshua Salas, a Middle College student at Skyline was killed on Nov. 22, when hit by an SUV when he walking home from school. He was 17 years old. According to KRON 4, Salas was in the crosswalk when hit by the SUV on highway 35, Skyline Boulevard near Glencourt Way at 3:25 p.m. The driver of the vehicle was sober and did not see Salas crossing. Salas was pinned under the SUV and died at the scene and was not identified till the next day. Salas was known by his family as a dedicated person.
“He was a hard worker,” father of Joshua Salas, Gene Salas said. “He thought of his education, telling us his education came above everything else. He had his friends and was a very caring person.” According to a few of his many friends including the staff he was admired. “He was a quiet and intelligent young man with a sense of self, with a big heart who is well respected by his peers,” Raymond Jones, interim director of Middle College said. “He was such a loving person,” said student Andrea Flores, one of Joshua’s best friends. “There wasn’t a day
that goes by that where he wouldn’t hug me…he hugged everybody that was his thing.” Jasleen Kaur, another one of his friends from high school said, “If he saw someone alone he would sit right next to them and just talk to them so they won’t feel alone.” The family of Salas has a GoFundMe account to raise money for the funeral expenses for at least $6,000. With the leftover money the family is working to do something with the traffic light. The traffic light would make it safer to
cross to the bus stop. “Skyline middle college is increasing with students,” Salas’ father said. “Kids will use that bus stop more frequently where it is unsafe for the kids. Kids who cross that cross walk, that traffic light, got to yield to the left we want to make that area a lot safer.” The family also is hiring a lawyer to pursue at least a safer pedestrian crossing. The World Cup Bookstore and Café throughout November 30- December
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Middle College student killed on walk home