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The Guardsman

San Francisco, Calif.

Nov. 7 declared Burl Toler Sr. Day at City College

By Aaron Turner Staff Writer It was 61 years ago when Burl Toler Sr. led the City College Rams to their unbeaten 1948 national junior college championship. On Nov. 7, City College Chancellor Dr. Don Q. Griffin made sure the impact at his alma mater would never be forgotten. Toler

Volleyball sweeps Trojans in last home game of seasons

By Aaron TurnerStaff Writer After suffering a season-crushing loss to Skyline College on Oct. 21, the Rams volleyball team was eager to exact some revenge during the game against the Trojans on Nov. 11 at the City College Health and Wellness Center. Although the first meeting between the two squads

Opinion: Fox News shames journalism

By Alex EmslieOPINIONS AND EDITORIALS EDITOR Famed Watergate reporter Carl Bernstein summed up the constant battle journalists fight between fact checking and deadlines, "Done right, reporting -- good journalism -- is nothing more or less than the best obtainable version of the truth." Journalists will always make mistakes

Opinion: Incompetence of Caltrans more serious than money

By Matthew GomezStaff writer A truck driver named Tahir Sheikh Fakhar, 56, plunged to his death Nov. 9, falling 200 feet after traveling around the S-curve installed by the California Department of Transportation over Labor Day weekend. The crash occurred less than two weeks after three cars were struck by

Opinion: Faculty shoulder their share of funding cuts burden

Editor's note: This letter concerns a statement by Joseph Kelleher, management assistant at the John Adams campus. Kellerher's statement appeared in an Oct. 21 The Guardsman news article by Hannah Weiner titled "Highest paid at City College share pain of budget crisis," available online

Cut classes mourned during week-long events

By Nick Palm and Marcus Rodriguez Staff Writers Community College Week ran from Nov. 1 through Nov. 8 and brought together hundreds of people from all over California, including 85 representatives from the 110 community colleges statewide. During the week-long event, students, faculty, union members and local leaders gathered to

Summer classes cut to save full-time jobs

By Don Clyde Staff Writer The approval of the 2009–2010 City College annual budget at the Oct. 22 board of trustees meeting will eliminate almost all regular summer 2010 classes. Only summer classes in programs set by certain accrediting bodies, mostly in the health industry, which require timely completion,