Month: February 2014
Chancellor acknowledges error with administration pay raises
Tyler acknowledged that City College hired three vice chancellors at a pay rate above the official published salary. The admission has left a bitter taste among the college faculty and an air of distrust between the two parties.
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Campos backs Board of Trustees resolution
District 9 Supervisor David Campos proposed a resolution to restore the school’s Board of Trustees following state Senate Bill 965 being introduced Feb. 10 to recover lost federal funding due to dwindling enrollment at City College.
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Senator pushes bill granting emergency funding to City College
California Senator Mark Leno and Mayor Ed Lee, along with the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office, announced that they will join together to push legislation that would allocate funds to City College, effective immediately.
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Drought is marking the beginning of the end
Gov. Jerry Brown announced in mid-January that the current drought had reached a state of emergency, but it took me until the rain began to admit how bad this could really be.
Read MoreBullies have new dangerous platform
The image of a bully is often depicted on a playground or in school hallways. The bully is big and strong, while the victim being picked on is nerdy, weird or simply different. Now bullying has evolved and the image has changed.
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Get your eye patches ready, San Francisco
Admission to see the Raiders play in the National Football League is far less than what is going to be charged by the Niners as they “go south” to their new tech-extravagance called Levi’s Stadium.
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Napa rallies in extra innings game
In the first of a two-game preseason series against the Napa Valley College Storm on Feb. 13, the Rams blew a one-run lead in the 9th inning, losing 3-2 at Fairmont Field in Pacifica, City College’s home field.
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Student’s journey overseas to discover a new world
I quit my job and tried to convince friends to go with me on my journey because I was being told traveling alone through Asia was dangerous and foolish.
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Men’s basketball take down Hawks
The City College men’s basketball team had an impressive 90-58 win over Las Positas College, in which the Rams clearly outmatched their opponent. Despite the dominating win, head coach Justin Labagh was not completely impressed with his teams win.
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Rams dump Hawks on Valentine’s Day
It might have been Valentine’s Day, but City College women’s basketball team didn’t show their opponent, Las Positas College, any love. The final score was a staggering 96-23 and the Rams dominated their opponent in every aspect of the game.
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Legos save the world in new 3-D film
A witty, side-splittingly hysterical movie with dialogue so sharp and funny that it rivals many current comedies—and it’s about Legos? Oh yes, it sure is. “The Lego Movie” is the most unexpected movie of the year. You certainly don’t have to be a young child or a lover of colorful bricks to appreciate it.
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