Alex Tavlian is The Rampage’s Associated Student Government beat writer, social media manager and assistant web editor. He is a sophomore double majoring in political science and business administration.
Outside of The Rampage, Alex is a general assignment and breaking news reporter for The Fresno Bee and editor of The Daily Dues, a local news website.
Alex is a graduate of Clovis West High School and will be transferring in the Fall of 2012.
Alex Tavlian, Rampage Reporter
May 9, 2012
Filed under News
Fresno City College students on financial aid can expect several changes, starting this summer. Tuition for summer classes will be $46 per unit, up $10 from the spring semester. The minimum need for Board of Governors “C” class fee waiver is also increasing in 2012-2013, changing from... (more...)
Alex Tavlian, Rampage Writer
May 9, 2012
Filed under Budget, News
The era of pessimism has begun at Fresno City College. That was the message that Fresno City College’s newly appointed president Tony Cantu sent to faculty and staff during budget briefing sessions on Friday. Grim budget prospects that extend from the State Center Community College District’s... (more...)
Alex Tavlian, Rampage Reporter
May 9, 2012
Filed under News
Following two debates, a computer glitch and a delayed voting period, Nathan Alonzo was elected as the next Associated Student Government president on Friday. Alonzo, the current legislative vice president, defeated Daniel “DC” Clark by an estimated 354 – 325 margin. “We’re going... (more...)
Alex Tavlian, Rampage Reporter
May 4, 2012
Filed under News
After a delay due to a computer glitch and three days of voting, Nathan Alonzo was elected the President of Fresno City College’s Associated Student Government on Friday. Alonzo spent the 2011-2012 school year serving as a Senator and later as Legislative Vice President, following the... (more...)
Alex Tavlian, Rampage Reporter
April 18, 2012
Filed under Entertainment, Food
Amid a recession, there’s always a few success stories to be told. P*DE*Q, a new Tower eatery and food producer, is one of them. The name of the company says exactly what it produces: pao de queijo, a Brazilian cheese-filled bread bun. Started just before the inaugural Fresno Food Expo in... (more...)
Alex Tavlian, Rampage Reporter
April 18, 2012
Filed under News
PRESIDENT ROLE IN ASG: The president is head of ASG and chairman of the Senate. FCC’s top student government post is a battle between Nathan Alonzo, currently serving as ASG’s Legislative Vice President, and Daniel “DC” Clark. Alonzo was promoted to his current post during the mass... (more...)
Alex Tavlian, Rampage Reporter
April 17, 2012
Filed under Budget, News
The budget recommendations presented to the Chancellor’s Cabinet on Monday by the Budget Advisory task force detail various ways that the State Center Community College District can reduce its costs and bolster non-tax revenues during the 2012-2013 fiscal year. The advisory task force’s... (more...)
Alex Tavlian, Rampage Reporter
April 11, 2012
Filed under News
A new group of prospective student leaders met on Tuesday afternoon to discuss the upcoming campaign for positions in the Associated Student Government. The meeting solidified their status as certified candidates, and was the launching point for their campaigns. Who’s Running? PRESIDENT Nathan... (more...)
Alex Tavlian, Rampage Reporter
April 11, 2012
Filed under News
Two incidents that occurred within a week of each other have sparked a discussion over the safety of Fresno City College’s open campus. On March 5, an FCC student made a threat on Facebook. One week later, three burglars stole $180,000 worth of equipment. The proximity of the two events led... (more...)
Alex Tavlian, Rampage Reporter
April 11, 2012
Filed under Budget, News
**Correction: The print edition incorrectly attributed this story to Jack Bouchard. Following a “February Surprise,” the State Center Community College District convened a District Budget Task Force last week to address the roughly $3.5 million needed to be cut from the 2011-2012 budget. The... (more...)
Alex Tavlian, Rampage Reporter
April 3, 2012
Filed under News
Fresno City College interim president Tony Cantu will drop the “interim” in his title and become the next president of California’s first community college on Wednesday. The Board of Trustees appointed Cantu to the permanent position on Tuesday. Cantu has served as interim... (more...)
Alex Tavlian, Rampage Reporter
March 21, 2012
Filed under News
UPDATE (3/22): Vincent Hurley, a suspect in the Old Administration burglary, was booked into Fresno County Jail after 3 p.m. on suspicion of burglary. He was released six hours later. ORIGINAL (3/21): Campus police arrested a man Wednesday on suspicion of burglarizing the Old Administration... (more...)
Alex Tavlian, Rampage Reporter
March 21, 2012
Filed under College Governance, News
Fresno City College’s Vice President of Student Services Dr. Christopher Villa is a finalist to become the next president of Contra Costa College, the Accent Advocate reported. Villa is expected to participate in a presidential forum at the northern California community college tomorrow,... (more...)
Alex Tavlian, Rampage Reporter
March 14, 2012
Filed under Opinion
Dear Mr. Vice President, Thank you for continually ignoring the Central Valley, and Fresno City College by extension. During your recent tour of community colleges in the various swing states, from Tennessee to North Carolina to Ohio, you frequently touted the work that community colleges are... (more...)
Alex Tavlian, Rampage Reporter
March 14, 2012
Filed under News
Fresno City College students joined nearly 7,000 other California college students on the state Capitol to “March for Education” on March 5. The goal for many protesters was simple — stop the repeated cuts to funding of higher education in the state. FCC’s delegation, like every... (more...)
Alex Tavlian, Rampage Reporter
March 14, 2012
Filed under News
Fresno City College’s Associated Student Government passed an amendment to its financial code on March 6, allowing members of the student government to receive reimbursements for expenses incurred while advocating on behalf of students or performing their duties as student officers. The unanimous... (more...)
Alex Tavlian, Rampage Reporter
March 13, 2012
Filed under News
Approximately $180,000 in audio equipment was stolen from the Old Administration Building early Monday morning, Fresno City College officials said. The equipment, which included microphones and sound monitors usually used for the OAB Auditorium, was stolen around 4:30 a.m., Fresno City College... (more...)
Alex Tavlian, Rampage Reporter
March 7, 2012
Filed under News
California community colleges Chancellor Jack Scott, 78, announced his retirement as head of the state’s community college system on Tuesday. Scott’s retirement comes after 58 years of service in public and higher education, the state Chancellor’s office said in a release. “I... (more...)
Alex Tavlian, Rampage Reporter
March 5, 2012
Filed under News
SACRAMENTO, Calif – Fresno City College students joined thousands of community college, University of California and California State University students today to rally at the State Capitol to improve the budget outlook for higher education. The march, named March in March, is aimed at provoking... (more...)
Alex Tavlian, Rampage Reporter
February 29, 2012
Filed under News
The Associated Student Government approved a $500 payment to the Chicano Latino Studies program to cover the cost of a film screening and the travel expenses of two Arizona community college students. ASG voted to fund the proposal by Professor Matt Espnioza Watson during its meeting on... (more...)
Alex Tavlian, Rampage Reporter
February 29, 2012
Filed under News
A man was arrested near Fresno City College following a fist fight in a campus parking lot on Wednesday morning, State Center Community College District police said. SCCCD police chief Joe Callahan said that the man and another man were fighting in the B parking lot around 11 a.m. when police... (more...)
Alex Tavlian, Rampage Reporter
February 29, 2012
Filed under News
The District Strategic Planning Committee (known as the DSPC) of the State Center Community College District, charged recommending the district’s strategic plan to the Board of Trustees, met for the first time on Friday and set out its calendar for the rest of the 2011-2012 school year. Currently,... (more...)
Alex Tavlian, Rampage Reporter
February 29, 2012
Filed under Opinion
California’s progressives are at it again. They’re flooding our ballots with three tax increase initiatives, including one proposed by Gov. Jerry Brown, that are looking to regulate on the success of many voters. Perhaps the most well-known of the slate of initiatives on California’s... (more...)
Alex Tavlian, Rampage Reporter
February 29, 2012
Filed under News
A Fresno City College student is proposing to ban smoking on campus with an initiative on the Associated Student Government ballot. Leon Velasco, a counseling student and ex-smoker at Fresno City College, proposed the ban at ASG’s Feb. 14 meeting. He proposed the smoke-free campus proposal... (more...)
Alex Tavlian, Rampage Reporter
February 22, 2012
Filed under News
During its meeting Tuesday, Fresno City College’s Associated Student Government discussed providing expense reimbursements to officers. Student trustee Christopher Coronado introduced the measure, saying that while ASG offices are unpaid positions, many times officers used personal resources... (more...)
Alex Tavlian, Rampage Reporter
February 15, 2012
Filed under College Governance, News, Student Issues
*Corrected 2/16/2012 For the second time in Fresno City College’s 101-year history, the college along with Reedley College received a warning from the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges last Wednesday. The warning, the first and lowest of three sanctions assigned by... (more...)
Alex Tavlian, Rampage Reporter
February 15, 2012
Filed under News
For a few weeks, it seemed as if Alice Cooper was right: school was out for summer. It took a large outcry from students to reverse Chancellor Deborah Blue’s proposal to eliminate summer school and instate a six-week session for 2012. The Board of Trustees adopted an amended plan in a 6-1... (more...)
Alex Tavlian
February 8, 2012
Filed under News
The State Center Community College District Board of Trustees approved a modified version of Chancellor Deborah Blue’s mid-year reduction plan on Tuesday night, paving the way for a six-week summer schools session. Before the board took up the issue of the district’s mid-year reductions,... (more...)
Alex Tavlian, Rampage Reporter
February 8, 2012
Filed under News
The Associated Student Government held a rally in the Free Speech Area today to protest and collect signatures for a petition advocating against Chancellor Deborah Blue’s proposal to eliminate a majority of summer school. The rally emphasized the petitions, which the Associated Student Government... (more...)
Alex Tavlian, Rampage Reporter
February 1, 2012
Filed under News
With a new semester comes the perennial problem of parking on campus. Aside from the scramble to fill class schedules, students are facing a daunting challenge on a daily basis: finding parking on or near campus before classes start. School officials have made clear that the slim supply of... (more...)
Alex Tavlian, Rampage Reporter
February 1, 2012
Filed under News
Students in the State Center Community College District may be facing a drastic change to their annual schedule if the Board of Trustees has its way and eliminates an overwhelming majority of this year’s summer school course offerings during its Feb. 7 meeting. Canceling the summer classes... (more...)