City College employee Debra Porter dies Deborah Kay Porter, a devoted City College management assistant and long-time Service Employees International Union member, died April 8 after an eight-month battle with lung cancer. She was 56 years old.
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
Protesters move from the streets to the chambers California activists demanding more funding for a broad range of public services, rallied in front of the state capitol on April 21.