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THE 15TH ANNUAL CITY SHORTS STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL

By Natasha Dangond If you treasure independent filmmaking, then City College’s 15th annual City Shorts Student Film Festival is up your alley. The festival is scheduled for May 14 in the Diego Rivera Theater. It kicks off with a 6 p.m. reception featuring refreshments, a photo booth, and

Teacher's union enters contract negotiations with district

Teacher's union enters contract negotiations with district

Otto Pippenger Staff Writer On April 15, the City College Teacher's Union, American Federation of Teachers Local 2121 entered “pre negotiations” for a new contract with the School District. The college’s negotiators vowed to oppose what AFT 2121 President Tim Killikelly has called the “downsizing of City

Federal Civil Rights lawsuit filed in shooting of CCSF student

Federal Civil Rights lawsuit filed in shooting of CCSF student

Michael Burkett Staff Writer The parents of City College student Amilcar Perez-Lopez filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against San Francisco police alleging the officers used excessive force when Lopez was gunned down on Feb 26 in the Mission District. The parents of Lopez made an appearance at the conference

Voices of immigrants demonstrate achievement to hold third annual Dream Graduation

Voices of immigrants demonstrate achievement to hold third annual Dream Graduation

Otto Pippenger Staff writer For the third consecutive year the undocumented student advocacy club, Voices of Immigrants Demonstrating Achievement (V.I.D.A.) will be holding a dream graduation for undocumented students graduating from City College. From an office the size of a cubicle in the Student Union, the small

Student aims to inspire others

By Alex Lamp Editor-in-chief Syed Hassan, a determined City College honor student, is studying business and entrepreneurship with a specific goal in mind. “I want to open my door to success so I can help guide others to do the same,” he said. Hassan, 21, was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Drought prompts horticulture dept. to cut down on water usage

By Steven Ho STAFF WRITER The buildings and grounds department decreased its water usage last year after receiving a letter from the public utilities commission. “We have decreased our water usage in the landscape by 35 to 40 percent,” Landscape Supervisor Stephen Peterson said. Peterson said vegetation that was watered

Mayor Lee appoints well-known community leader to City College Board

Mayor Lee appoints well-known community leader to City College Board

By Marco Siler-Gonzales NEWS EDITOR Berg resigned after 18 years of service for personal reasons. Randolph believes his past as a community college student and wealth of public service experience will help him on the job, as he tackles disaccreditation and low enrollment problems. “Being on the board of directors