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At its February 2012 meeting, the Gavilan College Board of Trustees conferred tenure upon five faculty members. Tenure is the granting of continuous employment status to a faculty member. Employment will then be ongoing until terminated through retirement, resignation, or dismissal (persuant to the provisions of the faculty contract.)

Despite twice overcoming at least a two-run deficit, the Gavilan College baseball team needed one final comeback in a 8-6 loss in 10 innings to visiting Coast Conference opponent Cabrillo on Monday.

Note: If you are not in the mood for the “How did we get here?” portion of this subject, go directly to my 10-point recommended budget/economic outline below this column.

Luis Alejo (D-Watsonville) made a special appearance at Central High School Friday to speak to students. With about 100 or so students, Mayor Steve Tate, Morgan Hill Unified School District Superintendent Wes Smith and trustees Claudia Rossi and Ron Woolf, the assembly member spoke about his childhood and how he got to the state capitol. He said he was arrested at 16 while attending Watsonville High School and was put on juvenile probation. After another offense his senior year, the school told him with one more problem, he would be expelled. 

Twenty games into the year, the Gavilan College baseball team hasn't suffered two consecutive defeats this season – a streak at stake entering action Thursday afternoon.

There is something happening at Gavilan College. What it is, is pretty clear.

The first regular Board of Education meeting at Gavilan College since the death of Mike Davenport was weighted with emotion Tuesday night, when several trustees took a moment to remember their lost colleague before discussing how to fill his shoes.

Military veterans enrolled as students at Gavilan College are encouraged to attend a meeting where they can voice their ideas about how the college can better serve veterans and their families.