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Premature class cuts halt education plans

Premature class cuts halt education plans

By Casey Ticsay cticsay@mail.ccsf.edu Three days before the fall semester began, faculty and students marched in solidarity to Chancellor Mark Rocha’s office in protest of early class cuts. Together they sang, “All we are saying is give students a chance.” The college administration canceled over 230

Media relations director fills longtime communications vacancy

Media relations director fills longtime communications vacancy

By David Mamaril Horowitz dhorowitz@theguardsman.com With its renewed accreditation and the passage of the Free City initiative, City College needed an experienced media relations communicator to tell the stories of its community on behalf of the college. On July 9, the college hired Connie Chan, previously the Recreation

'Free City' architect joins college's governing board

'Free City' architect joins college's governing board

By David Mamaril Horowitz dhorowitz@theguardsman.com City College administrators, faculty and students as well as city officials gathered in the courtyard of the Diego Rivera Theatre on July 20 to support the appointment of Ivy Lee to the college’s board of trustees. Lee, previously a legislative aide and

Faculty union presses unfair practice charge against district

By Veronica Steiner veronicasteiner13@gmail.com City College’s faculty union, the American Federation of Teachers Local 2121, filed an unfair labor practice charge against the San Francisco Community College District on June 26. The charge cited numerous examples of the district’s failure to respond to the union’s

Smoking ban in effect on all campuses

By Juan Lopez Special to The Guardsman This semester marks the beginning of a smoke-free campus, according to a newly enforced ban implemented by the City College board of trustees. The ban, passed in April, exempted medical marijuana users, according to a May 10 Guardsman dispatch. But that exemption was

Working adults find community in thriving college program

Working adults find community in thriving college program

By David Mamaril Horowitz dhorowitz@theguardsman.com Faced with a 9-year gap in her formal education, working mother of two Helani Hodge wanted to resume college. Hodge’s last attempt did not bode well. She lacked guidance from her counselors and peers, and dropped out of Napa Valley Community College

Cannabis Curriculum

Cannabis Curriculum

By Sarah Lapidus City College arranged a series of cannabis workshops this summer that will continue into the fall and may provide the groundwork for future courses about cannabis and its industry, according to City College officials. Titled “Curious About Cannabis,” these workshops were implemented at the right time. Since