Mack Lafaele, Sports Medicine major “Well, as for me, I have an athletic scholarship to a four-year school. But as far as my brothers and sisters are concerned out here, that would definitely have an impact since a lot of us probably can’t afford tuition to begin with.”

Phil Malik, Undeclared “I think it’s asinine for them to raise tuition in the middle of a recession when people will already have to scale back. As for me, who knows. We’ll see when the time comes.”

Rasul Grayson, Music major With the recession and all, times are already hard enough. For me, this probably won’t change the end result though, it’ll just make the path to getting there that much harder.”

Latisha Taylor, Radiology major “At this point, since I’m just starting here, it’s not something that I’ve really had to think about, but I’m sure I’ll have to deal with it eventually.”

Teandra Johnson, Undeclared “I’m not sure what I’ll be doing. But I’m still shocked and angry. Ten percent is still 10 percent.”

Ian Park, Broadcasting major “Well, I’m not going to a UC. But I still feel that these will be ongoing budget problems that affect all of us, even at state schools. You have to expect it. With the stimulus package being released though, there might be some hope.”

Ayaka Matsunaga, Engineering major “Since I’m an international student, tuition is already very expensive as it is, and in some cases for us, UC’s can cost up to $20,000 per semester. So, in my case I really have no choice but to attend a CSU.”

Muhammed Choudhery, 16 Undeclared “Why do they need to be armed? People don’t come here for violence. They can be armed outside, not inside. This is supposed to be a safe zone.”

David Weld, 44 Substance Abuse Counseling Major “No. I don’t know that they have the training and I don’t think that their jobs warrant that kind of security. It can also potentially cause more problems. We’re gonna start having students bringing guns to school.”

Janay Wallace, 28 Nursing Major “It depends whether or not they have experience defending themselves without guns. Also, what happened with the Oakland Bart Police was unnecessary.”

Victorianna Dunn, 34 Undeclared “I don’t think so. I’m not entirely sure about the training for the campus police.”

Almareli Salmeron, 19 Undeclared “No, I don’t think it’s ok. We don’t see any dangerous things happening here. Plus, the police department is very quick.”

Elcer Rivas, 20 Education Major “I don’t think so, as long as there is enforcement nearby. Bringing arms to this environment isn’t good for the students. Instead, maybe cameras or other means, or an increase of security.”

John Espejo, 21 Business Major “They definitely should because criminals got them, so if they don’t, then how are they gonna protect us? What’s the point of having them here then? Then they’re just like us”

Joye Cai, 23 Biology Major “I don’t have any resolutions. I celebrate Chinese New Year.”

Ken Mok, 22 Bio Chem Major “This year I want to transfer to San Francisco State University.”

Kevin Bunker, 28 Undecided “I don’t believe in new year resolutions. They never seem to work out.”

James Warder, 22 Undecided “I am trying to stay on top of material to complete my last semester.”

Danli Lin, 19 Undecided “I planned to be a vegetarian because I am against killing animals. So far I’ve been able to keep it up for the past two months.”

Tiffany Chan, 20 Undecided “My resolution this year is to lose weight. It only worked for a week.”

Philip House, 46 No Major “I owed someone $26,000 and made a resolution to pay it off and I was able to do it.”

Sam Loud, 37 Nursing Major “I think it sucks. It makes things more competitive for students who are already at CCSF. It deprives them from going to SFSU and makes it stressful. It is a big deal because everybody wants to move on.”

China Langford, 27 Undecided “I think that as long as CCSF can accommodate them, it is great, they are more than welcome. If you cannot go to school because you do not want to, it is your choice. But if you cannot go because of economic reasons, this is wrong.”

Rosa Machuca, 18 Interior Design Major “I think it is unfortunate because CCSF has great classes, but SFSU may have a higher level, and they cannot get that. It is just not cool because they are really trying and have the opportunity to go there, but the budget cuts does not allow them. So, I think it sucks.”

David Manzanares, 18 Undecided “It is unreasonable because if you are going to SFSU you should stay there. It is going to get really crowded here; the classes are going to get full faster. People who want to add won’t be able to.”

Don Brown, 45 Nursing Major “Everybody should get an education. Many people from out of state want to enroll at SFSU, so I think students that are local should have priority. As long as the classrooms are open for CCSF students and they are able to get into classes, I do not see the problem.”

Brennan Wolff, 21 Graphic Design Major “They pay a lot for their classes, so I think they should pay a lot more for ours. It seems like it is a lot more crowded this year. All my classes have 20 or so people who want to add. I really think students already attending CCSF should get priority.”

Hanan Alnaif, 20 Nursing Major “I think it is a bad idea letting students from other campuses coming here, just because the classes here are full. It does make a problem for people that are already here to make a plan when they want to transfer. They may not get into the classes they want. Some rule should be made to let this happen.”

Mollie Westgate, 18 Undecided
“It hasn’t realy effected me that much, I’m still being supported by my parents”

Izaac Swan, 19 Undecided
“There are budget cuts? I hadn’t heard about them. Actually, I was trying to take a Japanese 2B class on Mondays, Wednsdays and Fridays, but there wasn’t one that fit my schedule.”

Jamie Samonte, 29 Busniess Administration Major
“It doesn’t effect me at all. I’m a veteran, so the G.I. Bill is paying for my classes. I’ve also been taking classes here for a few semesters, so getting the classes I need was no problem.”

Amy Martinez, 19 Nursing Major
“It’s harder to pay for school. It might be because of the economy, with gas, food and rent all becoming more expensive. Financial aid does help, though.”

Kailtin McSweeney, 25 Art Major
“Not much of an effect at all, not that I’ve noticed. I only take art classes three days a week, so I haven’t noticed a difference in my classes.”

Jared Hicks, 29 Architecture Major
“I can’t say that I’ve felt any effect. My student loans are fine, I feel secure, and I was able to get into all of my classes.”

Qing Xu, 21 Arctitecture Major
“This is my first day at City College, so I’m not sure what effect the budget cuts could have. One of my classes did have a lot of people that wanted to add, so maybe the college can’t afford to open up another section of the course due to the budget cuts.”

Ewelima Salaga, 28International Business Major“I think City College should go smoke free because it is very hard for students who don’t smoke to be around students who do smoke. It’s just students don’t want to jeopardize their health and have the same rights.”

Darius Bright, 20African-American Studies Major“Very optional. A lot of people smoke and it is going to be hard to just stop. It is the right idea, but not at this time.”

Da’Ron Sims 21Undecided“I don’t like smoking. Smoking starts fights, people don’t like smoke in their face.”

Courtney Buster, 20Undecided“It should be by choice. It should be in certain areas. I don’t like walking behind people who blow smoke in my face.”

Ally Jones, 20Bio Chemistry Major“Yes. They should have smoking sections. Compact rooms where the smoke can’t get outside and the smoke is filtered. The 20 feet away from buildings is not enough. Smoke still comes inside. It should be more like 50 feet from the building.”