Mayor candidates on City College issues: Dennis Herrera
The Guardsman will be interviewing a new candidate each issue in order to get to the heart of issues concerning you, our City College readers. Meet Dennis Herrera.
News
First transgender dean; College gets fee reduction
Milestone decisions occurred at the City College Board of Trustees meeting on Thursday, July 28, as well as important developments in the budget crisis. The following is a roundup of events from the meeting.
Distrust, Tragedy, Reform
When Kenneth Harding Jr. lay bleeding from a gunshot wound in the middle of the Bayview district on July 16, the last of the neighborhood’s trust in the SFPD bled out along with him.
New challenges for English dept; efforts to improve core education
City College’s English department is one of many victims affected by the loss of state funds.
Mayoral candidate Lee ramps for campaign
Mayor Ed Lee might be running in his mayoral campaign “Run Ed Run”, but the woman leading the marathon is Chinatown activist Rose Pak.
DREAM Act comes true for California students; but not for everyone
California Governor Jerry Brown signed the California Dream Act into law July 25 after it passed both houses of the state legislature, allowing undocumented students to receive funding from private scholarships.
Part-time teaching benefits City College and instructors
Hiring “Freeway Flyers,” part time, untenured teachers who teach at many campuses during a single semester, is becoming a widely used cost-saving measure at City College.