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Evacuation drill scheduled for early May

By Ramsey El-QareThe Guardsman A district-wide emergency evacuation drill will take place on a random day and time during the week of May 3. Everyone on campus is expected to stay calm and evacuate the campus in a safe and orderly manner at the first sound of the alarm. Building

Summer school to resume in 2011

Number of classes greatly diminished from 2009 level By Don ClydeThe Guardsman A Board of Trustees resolution from the March 25 board meeting indicated that there will be a 2011 summer session, but only about 40 percent of the 2009 number of classes will be reinstated. “It’s not even

Senate fights growing tuition fees for UCs and CSUs

By William ChamberlinThe Guardsman Two Senate bills were heard on April 21 that directly combat future tuition fee increases in post-secondary schools. Limits would be put on growing tuition hikes imposed every year at some California higher education institutions. Neither of the new bills protect community colleges, as SB 1199

'City College Three' await preliminary hearing date

By Hannah WeinerThe Guardsman A status hearing concerning the misappropriation of funds case involving former City College Chancellor Phillip Day Jr. and former Associate Vice Chancellors Stephen Herman and James Blomquist revealed April 14 that the trial continues to be delayed. “Right now we’re still reviewing the documents and

Online textbooks promoted as low-cost alternative

By Tania CervantesThe Guardsman The City College Textbook Affordability Task Force has launched a campaign to promote the use of free open-source textbooks for professors and students at the college. Through a Creative Commons license, open textbooks are free of charge when downloaded from the Internet and are low cost

Court decision jeopardizes equal Internet access

By Angela PennyThe Guardsman A U.S. court of appeals overruled the Federal Communications Commission policy to protect “network neutrality” on April 6. The court’s decision allows Internet service companies to block or slow specific sites, while at the same time potentially charge other sites to deliver content faster

Gmail accounts aimed at strengthening collaboration between students and faculty

By Jessica Luthi The Guardsman City College will begin to use student Google mail accounts for all official correspondence between students and the college starting June 1. Currently, City College delivers mail to personal e-mail accounts, but not all messages can be delivered, said Doug Re, director of Information Technology