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to other students who have been early 1900’s, according to Cuesta neath the old San Luis Obispo High School District reopened the junior returning to school for a few days. College alumni. School,” Hand said. college. “I just felt kind of empty and have SEE FIRE PAGE 2 Educators first got the idea for They wanted to give students “The classes were held together Cuesta College in 1916. Back then, the opportunity to continue educa- $


 


going to college was not nearly as tion after high school. the same room at the same time,” said common as it is today. Cuesta College was original- First year free tuition for “San Luis Obispo High School ly founded as a junior college, a SEE ORIGINS PAGE 5 California community college students According to multiple news BY GARRETT SMILEY sources, California could be upwards Editor-in-chief of 1 million college-educated workers 

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age of “college-educated workers” be- that is now in the hands of Gov. Jerry comes an issue by getting more people Brown. in California through college and into The bill could increase the size of the workforce. the student body at Cuesta College, as “Financial challenges should not its purpose is to drive people to join keep low-income Californians from the future workforce. pursuing better futures,” Assembly- “As a former President of the larg- member David Chiu said. “All stu- est community college district in the dents deserve an affordable college nation, and as someone who heav- education.” #


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