BUILDING UP CITY COLLEGE
BY NATASHA SIMPSON
A Joint-Use Facility being built with San Francisco State University, one of the new eco-friendly buildings in the reservoir, will be 101,000 square feet and will cost about $67 million dollars with construction starting in the fall.
COLLEGE TRYING TO FILL $8.3 MILLION GAP FOR UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR
BY ELLEN SILK
With a recent loss from property tax revenue and impending cuts to state funding, City College is trying to close an $8.3 million gap for the 2008-09 fiscal year with possible cuts to Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS), summer school classes and tutors, in addition to pulling $2 million from the reserve as well as leaving retired faculty vacancies unfilled.
EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN ADOPTED THIS MONTH
BY ANTHONY MYERS
Administrators and faculty practiced emergency preparedness drills in accordance with the new Emergency Response Plan, which City College will officially adopt in May.
$116 MILLION PERFORMING ARTS CENTER BUILT BY 2012
BY NATASHA SIMPSON
The $116 million performing arts center, which will be built on the reservoir, was postponed until January 2012.
AS ELECTION RESULTS IN
BY LISKA KOENIG
Industrial engineering major Diana Munoz-Villanueva was re-elected as City College student trustee for 2008 – 2009, while political science major Joshua Nielsen was elected the new Associated Students President during elections for AS government on April 29 and 30.
GLBT COMMUNITY WAITS ON SUPREME COURT
BY NATASHA SIMPSON
Wood Massi and others in the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community at City College hope the California Supreme Court will rule for equality and allow same-sex couples to marry.
CITY COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEE ELECTIONS COMING UP IN OCTOBER
BY MARTHA VALLEJO
San Francisco citizens will elect four candidates for the Community College Board of Trustees Nov. 4.
CITY CARSHARE DOIN' GOOD ON CAMPUS
BY SEPHORA WOLDU
For the average City College student, Muni suffices, but many are discovering the services of City CarShare.
