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How To Find Out If You’re Eligible For a Covid-19 Vaccine

WEBFor more detailed information on the phases visit the official California State Government Covid-19 website. To register for a vaccine or to determine one’s current eligibility status, residents can download the Othena app or visit their website as well as the vaccine eligibility website. The app and websites will guide users through a series

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Online therapy helps students tackle mental health during pandemic

WEBDepression, lack of motivation and anxiety are all normal feelings for teenagers tackling their first semester of college. Reina didn’t expect to have a pandemic on top of it all.

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Vaccines Will Be Allocated to California’s Low-Income Communites

WEBGovernor Newsom confirmed earlier this month that going forward 40% of California’s vaccines will be allocated to low-income communities across the state based on zip code. This system of vaccination designation is in efforts to attend to the communities that have been hit hardest by the Covid-19 pandemic, this case being the low-income

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New Health Sciences building set to open in Spring 2024

WEBConstruction is coming to an end this September, and a brand new Health Science building will be opening in spring 2024. The facility will be located next to the library and science building. “The building is anticipated to open for students in the spring semester of 2024. Faculty will move in during the winter break to not interfere with

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Health and Wellness Center distributes free COVID-19 test kits

WEBSAC’s Health and Wellness Center is giving out free Covid-19 testing kits to students. The testing kits are first come first serve and are limited to one kit per student.

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Russell Hall to be demolished as a result of the two new science

WEBRussell Hall is expected to be demolished in May 2024, following the completion of the Health Science building. The Rancho Santiago Board of Trustees approved a bid of $2.4 million on Aug. 14, 2023, to demolish Russel Hall.. After the demolition is complete the space will then become a student drop-off spot.

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Frustrations and concern grow over new health and science …

WEBThe new Health Sciences building is scheduled to open in the spring of 2024. If the Johnson Student and Science Center are any indication, this means that within the first month of opening, the building will undoubtedly face an array of problems.

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Health Sciences students have a new home

WEBStudents studying to be medical professionals have moved to the $58.8 million three-story Health Sciences Building that opened on Jan. 10. P rograms formerly in Russell Hall now have spacious study centers, new computer labs and simulation labs designed to emulate real-life medical scenarios. Programs housed in the new building …

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Rancho retirees fight to retain healthcare

WEBThe retirees aren’t going down without a fight, however. They have spoken out against the proposed changes at multiple district board meetings, even as the board has progressively increased their time to wait to speak, from around 15 minutes to sometimes several hours. They have also filed a civil suit against the District for breach of contract.

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New building is a modern home for the sciences

WEBby el Don News. March 1, 2022. Construction of the new Health Sciences Center is reflected off of the Science Center. Photo by Sergio Gutierrez. Science students at SAC have a new modern playground for learning on campus. Starting spring semester, the 65,000-square-foot Science Center is home to classrooms for astronomy, earth science, …

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Microdosing for mental health

WEBMicrodosing for mental health. by S.E. Heredia. November 8, 2023. U.S. veterans are using psilocybin found in mushrooms as an alternative to medication. Illustration by Edgar Galvan and Geovanni Esparza. Moliòn Kamauali, a computer science major, served in Iraq and was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder in 2016.

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District retirees say bad leadership put their healthcare in peril

WEBWhen Pam Hernandez retired in 2019 after working for nearly forty years, she and her husband Mike planned to stay on the same healthcare plan they’d had through her job until they died. That changed when officials with the Rancho Santiago Community College District decided to push all retirees age 65 and older off their current private

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A letter to my parents, who don’t understand my anxiety

WEBA letter to my parents, who don’t understand my anxiety. by Marifer Gutierrez. June 1, 2022. Drawings made by the author during a recent anxiety attack. Dear Mom and Dad, As I continue to learn how to communicate about how I feel, I have been finding word by word to express to you both about the feelings that consume me every day.

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SAC Administrator Claims Health Center Fully Staffed

WEBA high-level administrator who oversees the health center says he needs proof that SAC reduced assigned nursing hours before he acts.

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Your Spring 2022 Survival Guide

WEBWelcome to the spring 2022 semester here at SAC from your el Don editorial board! From where to find food to what office to visit for your student ID, we’ve got you covered.

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In Photos: New Johnson Student Center

WEBFive years after the closure of its predecessor, the new Johnson Student Center reopened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on July 27. With construction costing roughly $60 million, the JSC is home to The Spot, bookstore, cafe, Disabled Student Services, financial aid, student business office, associated student government, student …

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Homeless Students Struggle On Campus

WEBel Don / Photo illustration by Bre Castaneda. At least one in 10 Santa Ana College students don’t have a permanent place to live. But not everyone is on the streets. A recent survey by the college’s Research Department indicates that the majority of homeless students spend nights in their vehicle, basement, friend’s house or in a motel.

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Nursing Professor Becky Ettinger defends comments made at anti …

WEBThe college and district continue to abide by Governor Newsom’s Executive Order N-33-20 issued March 19, 2020. When the order is rescinded and we reopen campus, the college will continue to follow guidelines provided by local, state and federal agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Orange …

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