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Earth Day Emphasizes Humanity’s Footprints

Earth Day Emphasizes Humanity’s Footprints

By Patrick Fitzgerald City College’s Earth Day Fair held at Science Hall Plaza on April 20 featured a restorative theme, “Don’t Be a Bigfoot: Reduce Your Ecological Footprint,” to raise awareness of our individual responsibility for decreasing greenhouse gas emissions and resource depletion. The event was celebrated with

Hunger Strike Continues, Lee and Suhr Respond

Hunger Strike Continues, Lee and Suhr Respond

COMMUNITY ACTIVISM By Marco Siler-Gonzales Just outside the entrance of the Mission Police Station, community members are actively starving themselves. Since April 21, five activists have gone without food in a collective effort to shed light on the police violence against people of color and have said they will not

Student Workers Find Jobs Rewarding Despite Lower Wage

By Andy Bays Student workers at City College get valuable experience learning new skills in a flexible work environment that puts their education first. One work-related downside is the pay: at $10.74 per hour; it’s below the San Francisco minimum wage that has been $12.25 since 2015.

Students Assemble For Anti-Rape Demonstration

Students Assemble For Anti-Rape Demonstration

By Cassie Ordonio In the 11th Annual San Francisco Walk Against Rape (SFWAR), City College’s Project SURVIVE paraded through the Mission District to raise awareness of sexual violence and to encourage survivors to speak up. Project SURVIVE has participated in the event every year. Each year, SFWAR hosts a

Administration Condemns Strike and Closes College

Administration Condemns Strike and Closes College

By Andy Bays In response to American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Local 2121’s announcement of intention to strike, Interim Chancellor Susan Lamb closed all City College locations Wednesday, April 27 in an effort to chart “the safest and most prudent course of action.” She also sent an email to

Part Time ESL Instructors Fight for Equal Treatment

By Margaret Weir Kate Frei and Barbara Knox were among over 80 teachers and students chanting in both English and Chinese at City College’s Chinatown campus on Wednesday, April 27. Frei and Knox are English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers at Chinatown campus. Despite the pouring rain, spirits

April 29 --- May 10, 2016 Campus Briefs

UC Admissions Lenient for Non-Residents The University of California system has been admitting out-of-state students with lower test scores and eligibility than California residents, a state audit shows. SFGate reported that 16,000 non-residents, about 29 percent of the total admitted students,, have been accepted into the UC system with