CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS; City College wins their seventh consecutive Coast Conference title
As one chapter ends in City College men’s basketball 2011 season, a new one begins.
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Month: February 2011
Past administrators await trial
The preliminary hearing of former City College Chancellor Phillip Day Jr. and former Associate Vice Chancellors James Blomquist and Stephen Herman is set for March 9.
Read MoreCity College student stabbed and killed near Ocean campus; Police seek person of interest in the case
The San Francisco Police Department is investigating the case of City College student Victor Zheng, 16, who was killed Feb. 7 near Ocean campus at the intersection of Ocean and Capitol avenues.
Read MoreOakland holds hearing on police violence
The People’s Hearing on Racism and Police Violence, a two-day event for the families and friends of those killed by police officers to tell their stories to a panel of jurists, was held Feb. 19 and 20 at Edna Brewer Middle School in Oakland.
Read MoreRams Clinch Coast title and playoff spot
Even on the brink of a nine-game winning streak, the City College women’s basketball team was given a wake-up call in their second to last conference game against visiting Chabot College.
Read MoreInstructor immortalized at Mission district middle school
City College Journalism Department Chair Juan Gonzales is depicted in a mural on the exterior wall of Horace Mann Middle School. Gonzales can be found second from the left, top row. The yet-to-be completed mural, done in partnership with the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, honors community heroes.
Read MoreDictators target the power of the Internet
An ancient form of protest, self-immolation struck an even bigger impact in our technological age. The call for revolution spread across Twitter and Facebook at the speed of a runaway computer virus from North Africa to the Middle East and beyond.
Read MoreSemester of Justice at City; Speakers discuss LGBT equality and the future of Prop. 8
The first installment of a three-part speaker series called “Semester of Justice” was held for an audience of hundreds of students and faculty on Feb. 10 from 1 to 2 p.m. in the lower level of the City College Student Union.
Read MoreElectric cars join CarShare fleet
Students who want to reduce their impact on the environment but dread the bus will soon have a cleaner, greener option for getting to class.
Read MorePsych service hours shrinking High demand, fewer staff strain the department
The City College department of psychological services has been forced to decrease the hours of therapy it offers to students.
Read MoreBest case budget scenario looks bad; State could cut up to $900 million from community colleges
Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed budget for the 2011-12 fiscal year includes a $400 million reduction in funding for the state’s community colleges, which could grow as high as $900 million if four tax measures Brown proposed don’t make it onto the June ballot, or fail with voters.
Read MoreFree tax prep on campus
City College is offering free state and federal tax services by IRS trained and certified tax preparers for students and their families with incomes of less than $49,000 until April 18.
Read MoreBoard hopes for local tax funding; Parcel measure could aid budget
As California continues through a three-year recession, funds for City College are decreasing substantially, and as a result, administrators must decide how the school will cater to the ever-changing budget.
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