City College began accepting private donations but has abandoned the idea of attaching the sponsor’s name to rescued classes, according to Chancellor Dr. Don Q. Griffin.
City College student Jorge Baires, 19, was found dead Aug. 26 in the Aquatic Park Lagoon, just four hours after he was scheduled to attend an 8 a.m. English class at Ocean campus.
Wanting to avenge a 27-17 loss to Sierra College last season, the Rams had their hands full as they hosted the Wolverines on Sept. 19.
05 November 2009
By Nick Palm STAFF WRITER The long-awaited arrival of the new City College Web site is due to be unveiled on Nov. 2. The introduction of the new Web site, which was originally slated for September of this year, was pushed back to allow the fall semester to run smoothly. “We didn’t want to disrupt the add/drop period or [...]
05 November 2009
By Hannah Weiner FEATURES EDITOR City College and San Francisco State University students and teachers gathered at City Hall on Oct. 15 to protest education budget cuts. Rally participants stood on the steps holding umbrellas which spelled out “Save Public Education” while other students and organization members handed out pamphlets to encourage public involvement. “I’ve been teaching for [...]
05 November 2009
By Tania Cervantes CONTRIBUTING WRITER In the midst of global warming and green awareness, “Blue Ice,” has taken over the walls at the City College Art Gallery in the Visual Arts Building. The exhibit is part one of a two-part project of a collaboration between artist and City College professor Elsa Marley and geologist William Glassley. With their [...]
05 November 2009
SHAKEOUT City College participated in a statewide earthquake drill on Oct. 15 at 10:15 a.m. The Great California ShakeOut was created educate people and help organizations protect themselves in the event of future earthquakes. The event was introduced in memory of the Oct. 17, 1989 earthquake which occurred near Loma Prieta peak in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The [...]
05 November 2009
By Matthew Gomez STAFF WRITER After two years of season-ending disappointments at the hands of Hartnell College, the City College men’s soccer team came into this game taking it personally. Sophomore forward Allen LaSpina made sure it was Hartnell who went home disappointed. The Rams destroyed league rival Hartnell 4-1 at Crocker Amazon Field on Oct. 16. “We try [...]
05 November 2009
By Alex Emslie OPINIONS AND EDITORIALS EDITOR President Barack Obama’s whirlwind San Francisco visit to raise money for the Democratic National Committee was met by droves of protesters outside the Westin St. Francis Hotel at Union Square on Oct. 15. Air Force One landed at San Francisco International Airport just before 5 p.m. The president’s motorcade then [...]
