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San Francisco, Calif.

'Free City' architect joins college's governing board

'Free City' architect joins college's governing board

By David Mamaril Horowitz dhorowitz@theguardsman.com City College administrators, faculty and students as well as city officials gathered in the courtyard of the Diego Rivera Theatre on July 20 to support the appointment of Ivy Lee to the college’s board of trustees. Lee, previously a legislative aide and

Faculty union presses unfair practice charge against district

By Veronica Steiner veronicasteiner13@gmail.com City College’s faculty union, the American Federation of Teachers Local 2121, filed an unfair labor practice charge against the San Francisco Community College District on June 26. The charge cited numerous examples of the district’s failure to respond to the union’s

Smoking ban in effect on all campuses

By Juan Lopez Special to The Guardsman This semester marks the beginning of a smoke-free campus, according to a newly enforced ban implemented by the City College board of trustees. The ban, passed in April, exempted medical marijuana users, according to a May 10 Guardsman dispatch. But that exemption

Working adults find community in thriving college program

Working adults find community in thriving college program

By David Mamaril Horowitz dhorowitz@theguardsman.com Faced with a 9-year gap in her formal education, working mother of two Helani Hodge wanted to resume college. Hodge’s last attempt did not bode well. She lacked guidance from her counselors and peers, and dropped out of Napa Valley Community

Cannabis Curriculum

Cannabis Curriculum

By Sarah Lapidus City College arranged a series of cannabis workshops this summer that will continue into the fall and may provide the groundwork for future courses about cannabis and its industry, according to City College officials. Titled “Curious About Cannabis,” these workshops were implemented at the right time. Since

Board votes to extend chancellor’s term

Board votes to extend chancellor’s term

By Abraham Davis abrahamdfrankfurter@gmail.com The City College board of trustees voted unanimously at their closed session on June 28 to extend Chancellor Mark Rocha’s contract until June 30, 2022. Rocha was originally hired by City College under a three-year contract that ran from 2017 to 2020.

Student’s college family lays him to rest

Student’s college family lays him to rest

By David Mamaril Horowitz dhorowitz@theguardsman.com Daine Faolan Grey, a transgender City College student, found his family at the college Queer Resource Center. And his family laid him to rest after he took his own life on July 2. For two weeks, Grey’s estranged family did not claim