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Forensics team outperforms the competition

By Cara Stucker The Guardsman If public speaking makes you anxious, yet you think like lightening and are undoubtedly competitive, joining the forensics team might be an idea worth contemplating. Out of about 30 students on City College’s speech and debate team half are brand new members, while the

Grant funds BOT training program

Grant funds BOT training program

By Marco Siler-Gonzales The Guardsman Reinstating City College’s democratically elected Board of Trustees moved one-step closer to reality with the attainment of a $200,000 grant to fund board training. Chancellor Arthur Tyler made the announced at the Jan. 22 meeting of the board headed by Special Trustee Robert

Board of Governors ends ACCJC Monopoly

Board of Governors ends ACCJC Monopoly

By Otto Pippenger The Guardsman The California Community Colleges Board of Governors has effectively revoked the ACCJC's monopoly over community college Accreditation within California as soon as the current accreditation cycle ends. As of January 20, changed language in the Title 5 Regulations has opened the door for

Balboa Reservoir residents rebel against development

Balboa Reservoir residents rebel against development

By Otto Pippenger The Guardsman On Wednesday Jan. 21, Community members gathered to discuss the future development of the Balboa Reservoir. Representatives from San Francisco Planning, the SF Public Utilities Commission, and the Office of Economic and Workforce Development invited public input regarding the local implementation of Mayor Lee'

Faculty oppose the restructuring of departments

Faculty oppose the restructuring of departments

By Steven Ho The Guardsman Faculty members are opposing a new plan by the City College administration to reorganize departments in fall 2015. The reorganization plan was announced in 2013 by the City College administration to make departments more manageable, according to Alan D'Souza, Vice President of American

Reorganization endangers non-credit ESL

Reorganization endangers non-credit ESL

By Marco Siler-Gonzales The Guardsman A controversial move by City College administrators to re-organize the ESL department faces continued skepticism from faculty and students who say the move will undermine educational goals for thousands of students. At the special trustee board meeting on Jan. 22, Chancellor Arthur Tyler rationalized the

Court date set for campus coffee shop scandal

By Dina Boyer The Guardsman Former Bean Scene Operators and Owner’s Amy Nget, Vannary Seng and Ho Seng, are scheduled to appear in court April 6, 2015 for failure to pay rent on space they leased at the City College Downtown Center. But Deputy General Counsel Leilani Battiste submitted