Merritt College News
Browse past news stories for Merritt College in Oakland, CA:
- COS men hold on to beat Merritt (Visalia Times-Delta / Tulare Advance-Register)
posted on November 20, 2009 at 12:20:11 pm
The College of the Sequoias men's basketball won't sniff a home game until Dec. 18. - Piedmonter/Montclarion calendar (The Montclarion)
posted on November 19, 2009 at 07:37:55 pm
Listings are printed on a space-available basis. For a complete listing, visit www.InsideBayArea.com/montclair . - Arts Calendar (The Berkeley Daily Planet)
posted on November 19, 2009 at 06:06:48 pm
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posted on November 14, 2009 at 02:46:48 am
LINCOLN, Calif. - Students from Lincoln High School are helping to study and protect the Auburn Ravine in a program that combines science with environmental stewardship - Yuba Roundup: Men's soccer team wins conference title (Appeal-Democrat)
posted on November 11, 2009 at 10:25:29 pm
Jonathan Garcia's lone goal was just enough for Yuba College men's soccer to clinch the Bay Valley Conference championship. Garcia, assisted by Miguel Vasquez, scored in the 22nd minute in the second half to knock off Merritt College 1-0 in Oakland... - Orienteering in the Bay Area (Contra Costa Times)
posted on November 11, 2009 at 01:12:17 am
Map-reading sport has many fans and this week's sprinting events brings hundreds to the region - Lincoln Students Learn How to Monitor and Restore Area Creeks (PitchEngine)
posted on November 6, 2009 at 06:00:25 pm
LINCOLN, Calif. November 6, 2009 Students from Lincoln High School are helping to study and protect the Auburn Ravine in a program that combines science with environmental stewardship. For 12 weeks, students have been learning how to monitor the creek in Auburn Ravine and how it can be restored to its natural state. The monitoring process is called SWAMP Surface Water Ambient Monitoring... - To the Passion Born: Such a Full Tilt Radical Boogie Brave (The Berkeley Daily Planet)
posted on November 5, 2009 at 05:19:46 pm
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posted on October 31, 2009 at 01:35:38 am
The new short film, “Operation Small Axe,” by Prisoners of Conscience Committee Minister of Information JR Valrey, debuted in October at the Eighth Oakland International Film Festival with screenings at Merritt College, Jack London Cinema and the Uptown. The short has been shown at other venues as close as the Rock Paper Scissors Gallery in Oakland to as far away as Cape Town, South Africa. - Encinal High Grad Awarded Scholarship (Alameda Sun)
posted on October 29, 2009 at 02:33:41 pm
Dina Sorth has been awarded Alameda Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association's first public safety two-year scholarship in the amount of $500. - 'Oh Happy Day' changed Edwin Hawkins' life (San Francisco Chronicle)
posted on October 23, 2009 at 07:33:04 am
Edwin Hawkins isn't quite sure what he'd be doing today if his Latin-soul arrangement of the 18th century Protestant hymn "Oh Happy Day" hadn't become a fluke international hit in 1969, selling 7 million copies and earning him the first of his two Grammy... - Merritt College, soccer club seek solution to use of fields (The Piedmonter)
posted on October 15, 2009 at 06:35:48 pm
After years of paying rent and playing on Merritt College fields, the Montclair Soccer Club was told abruptly last week that it was barred from using them. Faced with the loss of one of its prime facilities, the club moved games and practices in a mad scramble to adjust. - Merritt College, soccer club seek solution to use of fields (The Montclarion)
posted on October 15, 2009 at 06:33:49 pm
After years of paying rent and playing on Merritt College fields, the Montclair Soccer Club was told abruptly last week that it was barred from using them. Faced with the loss of one of its prime facilities, the club moved games and practices in a mad scramble to adjust. - Hills residents oppose sports complex plan (The Piedmonter)
posted on October 15, 2009 at 06:20:57 pm
A group of Oakland hills residents living on both sides of Moraga Avenue and surrounding areas say they will remain vocal in their opposition to the proposed Moraga Canyon Sports Fields Complex being considered for development in Piedmont. - Hills Letters to the Editor (The Piedmonter)
posted on October 15, 2009 at 05:36:10 pm
Something strange is going on at Merritt College. I have coached youth club soccer in Oakland for almost a dozen years. I've also played in an adult soccer club based at Merritt during most of that time. - Live From the Oakland International Film Festival: (San Francisco Bay View)
posted on October 15, 2009 at 01:41:52 am
We got wit’ Samm Styles to do this interview, because we wanted our readers to be educated and understand the importance of the Oakland International Film Festival to movie-goers, filmmakers and local business, specifically. - West Oakland citizens band together to fight freeway after Loma Prieta (Oakland Tribune)
posted on October 13, 2009 at 06:43:49 pm
West Oakland couldn't block the first Cypress Freeway but they had the strength and support to successfully fight a new one. - Newhouse: An American tragedy in Oakland (Oakland Tribune)
posted on October 13, 2009 at 06:41:17 pm
Chauncey Bailey was a muckraker. That's not all he was, but it was his public image, and it cost him his life.Muckraking is the equivalent of knighthood in journalism — the diligent, investigative, raking-the-muck probing that rights societal wrongs. Trailer: A Day late in Oakland - Community Calendar (The Berkeley Daily Planet)
posted on October 8, 2009 at 07:31:03 pm
Helios Community Open House A presentation on the new Biosciences Institute to be built in downtown Berkeley at 7 p.m. at Pat Brown’s Grill, in the Genetics and Plant Biology Building, UC campus. - The Oakland International Film Fest: an interview wit’ founder David Roach (San Francisco Bay View)
posted on October 7, 2009 at 05:26:53 pm
In this age, where a Black man in drag, Tyler Perry, is more popular than dignified Black actors and actresses like Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne, Denzel Washington and Senaa Lathan, the Oakland International Film Festival is a breath of fresh air because we get to see real cinema with complex characters and a well written script instead of the buffoonery-laden roles that are given to us by ... - Yuba women cruise (Appeal-Democrat)
posted on October 7, 2009 at 07:15:47 am
Former Sutter High standout Taylor Franco scored two goals and Liana Knight added her 11th of the season to give the Yuba College women's soccer team to a 3-0 Bay Valley Conference victory at Mendocino on Tuesday. Franco gave the 49ers the lead for... - Marin briefs: College of Marin men's soccer team gives up lead, ties Merritt (Marin Independent Journal)
posted on September 30, 2009 at 06:27:11 am
Marin Independent Journal OAKLAND - The College of Marin men's soccer team (1-5-3, 1-0-1 Bay Valley Conference) seemed to be on the road victory leading Merritt College 2-1 in the 70th minute of Tuesday's match. - Marin briefs: Nave's next bout scheduled for Nov. 20 (Marin Independent Journal)
posted on September 26, 2009 at 07:42:10 am
Former World Boxing Federation welterweight champion Paul Nave will return to the ring on Nov. - Despite impressive goal on bicycle kick, CSU Stanislaus loses (Modesto Bee)
posted on September 26, 2009 at 07:29:07 am
CARSON -- The California State University, Stanislaus men's soccer team played one excellent ha - Council OKs next step for Blair Park project (The Piedmonter)
posted on September 24, 2009 at 05:51:13 pm
Tthe City Council voted in the early hours Tuesday after a marathon session to move ahead with an environmental impact report for the controversial Moraga Canyon sports complex. - Palma polo wins tourney (The Campbell Reporter)
posted on September 19, 2009 at 02:18:45 pm
The Palma boys water polo team beat Gilroy 7-3 in the championship game to win the Monterey Bay Shootout at Watsonville High School. After trailing 1-0 in the final, Palma scored seven straight goals, including six by Aaron Lewis. Jackson Scott scored the other goal during that stretch. - Palma polo wins tourney (The Monterey County Herald)
posted on September 13, 2009 at 09:05:13 am
The Palma boys water polo team beat Gilroy 7-3 in the championship game to win the Monterey Bay Shootout at Watsonville High School. After trailing 1-0 in the final, Palma scored seven straight goals, including six by Aaron Lewis. Jackson Scott scored the other goal during that stretch. - Community colleges, students feel squeeze (The Fresno Bee)
posted on September 4, 2009 at 06:40:15 pm
Diaundra Pooler lives within three miles of Fresno City College, yet her commute to class is an hour-long journey into the Madera County foothills. Her story is a sign of the times for the state’s community colleges. - MOHAWK VALLEY PEOPLE ON THE MOVE 8/24/09 (Central New York Business Journal)
posted on August 24, 2009 at 06:44:37 pm
Nye Automotive Group has added Dennis Spinelli to its professional sales staff. He joins the company with more than 15 years experience in the automotive industry. Spinelli will work primarily for the Pontiac-GMC store, but will be involved at the Toyota and Ford stores as well. - Cultivating mushrooms no easy task (San Francisco Chronicle)
posted on August 23, 2009 at 07:57:46 am
Humans are still moving, raggedly, from hunter-gatherer to farmer. Some of the organisms we eat, exploit or befriend - grains, trees, cattle, dogs - tamed readily. Kingdoms other than plant or animal are less tractable. Fungi have come under our rule only...