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Testimonies Clash in Alex Nieto's Civil Rights Trial

By Marco Siler-Gonzales and KR Nava The parents of Alex Nieto finally had their day in federal court for their son, a City College student who was shot and killed by San Francisco Police officers in Bernal Heights Park nearly two years ago. On the opening day of the trial

Hundreds Protest Outside Courthouse

Hundreds Protest Outside Courthouse

By Cassie Ordonio Chants of “No justice, no peace” roared throughout Civic Center as demonstrators marched outside of San Francisco’s Federal Courts Building to City Hall during the first day of slain City College student Alex Nieto’s civil trial on March 1. Two years after the shooting of

Program Relocating to Bungalows Amid Construction Lawsuit

CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER By David Horowitz Fifty-five children who spend their weekdays at City College’s child development program will be temporarily relocated from the program’s four Orfalea Family Center buildings into a two-bungalow facility behind Rosenberg Library in August. Although the Orfalea Family Center’s interiors are exceptionally

Phony Fliers Attempt To Scam Students

By Patrick Fitzgerald Fraudulent flyers posted around City College’s Ocean Campus on designated billboards and in classrooms advertising online work for $12 per hour caught the attention of campus police after several students reported them as a bogus ploy for money and possibly phishing personal information. The flyers carried

New Smartphone Application Aims To Keep Students Safe

By Daniela Fiestas-Paredes City College Campus Police Department launched the 911 Shield Safety app at the beginning of this semester to improve campus-wide security. The application, which can be download on any smartphone, allows students to report crimes occurring on campus, seek help when needed and request safety services such

March 9 - March 22, 2016 Campus Briefs

Reports of Norovirus at UC Berkeley UC Berkeley health services identified a possible outbreak of norovirus with three confirmed cases following an outbreak among hundreds of college students in Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania, Inside Higher Ed reported on March 3. The virus, also called “winter diarrhea,” causes flu-like symptoms and

City College Teacher Co-Authors First Transgender Studies Book

By Mags Weir Ardel Haefele-Thomas, chair of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer studies department, will complete the “Introduction to Transgender Studies” next year, the first textbook on the subject in the United States. Haefele-Thomas aims to educate the masses about becoming better allies with trans folks and to clear