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Students/faculty protest last minute closure

Students/faculty protest last minute closure

By Otto Pippenger The Guardsman The sudden temporary closure of the Civic Center Campus days before the start of the Spring semester sparked a protest by some 100 demonstrators on Jan. 16 who gathered in front of the Eddy Street campus before marching to City Hall. Civic Center Campus, which

Obituary: Regena Lemon 1953-2013

Obituary: Regena Lemon 1953-2013

By Evan Johnson: Regena Lemon, 60, was one of City College’s most dedicated and long-serving admissions officers. She died on Sept. 19 from colon cancer. She was known throughout the office as a kind-spirited woman who consistently strived to place other people’s interests before her own and was

Obituary: Officer Beatrice Ramirez, 1971-2013

By Minter McHugh The Guardsman Beatrice Ramirez, a dedicated former City College police officer for over 20 years, died April 17 at the age of 42 after a lengthy battle with lupus and complications after suffering a stroke. "It is with great sadness that I report to the campus

Obituary: Barbara Bell, 1936-2013, taught passionately for three decades

By Jackson Ly The Guardsman Instructor Barbara Bell remained devoted to City College and her students even after her retirement in 1997. She lectured with authority, inspired female students and participated in campus politics. Barbara died at her Berkeley home on Jan. 19. She taught one of the first women’

College board member dies just before new semester begins

By Sara Bloomberg The Guardsman Hundreds of mourners filled a bright, yellow memorial hall in San Francisco on August 12 and as the pews filled up, dozens of people resorted to standing along walls and sitting on the floor for a chance to honor the life of Milton Marks. Only

OBITUARY: The college loses an advocate, Milton Marks, 1959-2012

By Sara Bloomberg The Guardsman After nearly twelve years of service to City College of San Francisco, college board member Milton Marks III died yesterday after suffering from declining health for the past couple of years. He was 52 years old. A native San Franciscan, he followed in the footsteps

CCSF student among five murdered in nationally known homicide

By Joe Fitzgerald The Guardsman A City College student named Chia Huei Chiu was among five people found murdered the morning of March 23 at 16 Howth St., just a block from City College’s Ocean campus. The SFPD temporarily set up a command post in City College’s Wellness