Meet the candidates: AS Elections 2010
Below you will see a list of candidates who are running for seats on the Associated Students Council and some brief information from them.
News
Coping with pay cuts
It has been more than four months since the procedure known as bumping relocated many City College clerical staff out of their jobs and into lower-paid positions. Some were even laid off.
Wellness Center theft suspect arrested again
A San Francisco man charged with recent thefts at the Ocean campus Wellness Center was arrested again for an unrelated April 2 robbery allegedly committed just nine days after he was granted supervised pre-trial release.
New law changes Pell Grants and private lending for college students
Students will see increases in maximum Pell Grants because of education reform legislation tied to the massive health care overhaul passed by Congress on March 22 and then signed into law by President Barack Obama.
New ‘green’ Muni bus shelters installed
San Francisco’s Municipal Transportation Agency, in cooperation with Clear Channel Outdoor, is installing new, solar-powered bus shelters throughout the City.
Public education proponents seek to change Prop 13
By Liska KoenigThe Guardsman
California education advocates are spearheading a campaign to repeal Proposition 13, a property tax law they argue is costing the state billions in potential tax revenue that could aid struggling public schools.
Recent budget cuts to education stemming from California’s $20 billion deficit have resulted
Student voice silenced at Academic Senate meeting
When City College Student Trustee Josh Nielsen tried to ask a question at a March 23 special meeting of the Academic Senate, he was told to “sit down” and “shut up” by members of the faculty.