Standing as one: thousands rally for Egyptian people
A few thousand people gathered in Civic Center Feb. 5 to stand in support of the Egyptian people and demand an end to the regime of Hosni Mubarak, who has held power for nearly 30 years.
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ACLU: California ‘death penalty drug’ supply illegal
A shortage of the so-called “death penalty drug,” sodium thiopental, led the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to search overseas for a new supplier, leaving death penalty opponents fuming about the shipment California received Jan. 20 from what they claim is an unregulated Bri
Anti-recruiter sentiment still alive on campus
Even following the repeal of “Don’t ask, don’t tell,” campus military recruitment remains a controversial topic at City College, with many officials and students maintaining an anti-military recruiting sentiment.
Tough-to-swallow evaluation and budget dominate meeting
The City College Board of Trustees elected John Rizzo and Chris Jackson as the new president and vice president at its Jan. 27 meeting, which also included the results of the the board’s recent self-evaluation.
Protesters urge Pelosi to vote ‘no’ on KORUS FTA
Demonstrators gathered in front of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco residence Jan. 29 to protest her support of the Korean-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, which if passed would represent the United States’ most significant free trade agreement since NAFTA was implemented in 1994.
Student cleared of battery charges against San Francisco police
A jury acquitted City College student Matthew Hoyt, 23, of two counts of battery against two San Francisco police officers on Jan. 20, stemming from an altercation last summer with the two off-duty cops.
San Francisco bracing for sit/lie ordinance
John Chovan doesn’t always know who’s telling him to move because he lost his glasses. It could be a business owner, a pedestrian or a police officer. He complies to avoid any trouble, but sometimes he just needs a place to sit.