Star musician rings in Vietnamese new year
Award winning musician Van-Anh ‘Vanessa’ Vo came to the Downtown campus Feb. 16 to bring her native Vietnamese music and culture [...]
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Eco-friendly cafe 'Chasing Lions' opens in March on Phelan Ave.
Overflowing with character, Chasing Lions Café, a community-based coffee house, is scheduled to open on March 21 in the Multi-Use Building [...]
Supervisor Jane Kim spends night with homeless; she hopes to expand programs for shelters
Supervisor Jane Kim recently spent a night at a homeless shelter in the Tenderloin, finding what she described as warmth, generosity and “an incredible support network.” As District 6 supervisor Kim represents areas of the city with the highest concentration of shelters, like the Tenderloin and Sout
Op/Ed: Protesters to Obama: "Let me medicate!"
Medical marijuana advocates gathered outside the Nob Hill Masonic Center last Thursday as President Obama hosted a fundraising dinner. Protesters demanded that the feds recognize state laws and reclassify marijuana so that it will no longer be grouped with drugs like heroin and crack.
$17 million budget shortfall from state this year; next year could be worse for CCSF
In response to a $17 million funding shortfall from the state of California this year, City College has cut 67 classes from its Spring 2012 schedule. Half of those classes went in a “first wave” of cuts in December while the others were cut as recently as two weeks ago.
Escape From City College: Community Colleges vs. "Real" Colleges
Students come to City College for a variety of reasons... “I’m just here until I transfer,” we say to each other and our school counselors. We constantly reassure our parents, our grandparents, even our friends of that phrase: “just to transfer”. As if we’re ashamed.
Student workers paid less than SF minimum wage
San Francisco’s minimum wage recently went up to $10.24 an hour, an increase of 32 cents from 2011, while City College work-study students still receive a flat rate of $9 an hour. According to the U.S Department of Education website, “Hourly wages (for the Federal Work-Study program) must not be les