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Vaccine mandate suspended for students and staff

The Rancho Santiago Community College District Board of Trustees voted Oct. 11 to suspend the COVID-19 student vaccine mandate that was set to go into effect in spring 2023 and the employee

November 23, 2022

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Stop pandering and mandate vaccines already

The district is finally discussing mandating COVID-19 vaccines for students, making us the last college in the surrounding area to do so. But unlike every other school in the state, RSCCD is

December 8, 2021

Student Vax mandate in the works

The district is considering a vaccine mandate for students that would include a controversial personal exemption in addition to the standard religious and medical exemptions. The mandate would apply to all students

December 8, 2021

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On-campus vaccine clinic ends after one day

Starting in September, campus officials promoted a weekly on-campus clinic meant to bolster COVID-19 vaccination rates among students. It was called Vax Wednesdays, and was supposed to run weekly from 9 a.m.

November 3, 2021

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District to mandate vaccines for employees

With one COVID vaccine now receiving full approval from the FDA, Rancho Santiago Community College District employees will soon need to be fully vaccinated to access campus. Officials say they are also

September 3, 2021

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Here’s how to get your textbooks this semester

Getting a hold of your books can be a challenge depending on what your availability might be, but the Don Bookstore is offering textbooks by mail, through curbside pickup and through window

February 11, 2021

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We asked nursing students and professors what it’s like going to school during COVID

Being a student during a global pandemic is hard. Trying to get your clinical hours in a hospital so you can graduate from nursing school adds its own particular challenges. We spoke

November 15, 2020

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TRANSCRIPT: Live Chat with Chancellor Marvin Martinez 4-30-2020

Before we get started, do you have any announcements that you would like to share to everyone right now? Yeah, I think the first one is that on May 11 everyone should

May 5, 2020

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TRANSCRIPT: Live Chat with Chancellor Marvin Martinez 4/16/2020

On April 11, a food pantry hosted by the Power of One Foundation was at Santa Ana College. How did Santa Ana College come to participate in this, and are there any

April 22, 2020

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TRANSCRIPT: Live Chat With Chancellor Marvin Martinez 4/2/2020

The governor announced this week that students will not be returning to campuses for the rest of the academic year. Does that apply to the two schools in our district? Yes. What

April 5, 2020

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