A sigh of relief for the nation on Thursday after hearing that Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is awake and recovering following a cardiac arrest incident during Monday Night Football.
San Diego, CA. - On Thursday, August 31, 2023, the San Diego Mesa College Art Gallery will host a reception for The Resistance of the Echo & La Eco-Resistencia: a multimedia installation by artist Francisco Eme. This multimedia installation is an urban ecology study focusing on the biological dynamics of a canyon situated in a suburb of San Diego. This work will be displayed through September 14th, in the San Diego Mesa College Art Gallery.
At San Diego Mesa College, alumni stories are as extraordinary as the students themselves. Amongst these testimonies, Sandra Perez's journey stands out as evidence to resilience and commitment to creating a brighter future.
On Saturday, August 19, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., the San Diego Mesa College Softball team will host a Softball Clinic for local girls, ages 6-16, at all levels of experience. The Clinic will be run by coaches and players and will focus on both defensive and offensive skills. Additionally, the team will host and question and answer session, and focus on the importance of team building and comradery.
December 6, 2022
As of December 2022, and over the next several months, Mesa College will be installing dispensers that will provide free feminine hygiene products in all women's and gender-neutral restrooms throughout the campus.
Mesa College will be installing approximately 50 dispensers, in over two dozen locations across campus. The first set of dispensers was installed in the Learning Resources Center (LRC)/Library, with the remaining dispensers scheduled for installation during December and early January 2023. About 20 devices from the company Aunt Flow were donated towards this effort. Mesa College also provides menstrual products at the Student Health Center and at The Stand Resource Center.
“I am excited that our District is going above and beyond in honoring the fact that access to menstrual products is a necessity and not a luxury,” shared Dr. Ashanti T. Hands, President of Mesa College. “This act and our efforts is what equity looks like in action.”
This project is being led by the San Diego Community College District in response to the Menstrual Equity for All Act (AB 367). This effort started an international movement to rectify the discriminatory taxation of menstrual products, which costs Californians born with a uterus over $20 million annually. The Act requires public schools with students in grades 6 to 12, community colleges, and the California State University System, to provide menstrual products. The legislation also eliminates taxes on the sale of menstrual products. The number of dispensers installed by the SDCCD will exceed the 50% rule required by the legislation. The District has been working to meet or exceed the deadline mandated by the state.
“Feminine hygiene products have always been and will continue to be available for free to all students and District employees at the health centers on our campuses,” stated Angelo Pellegrini, the Director of Facilities Services for the District.
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