Dignitaries from the State Senate, City Hall, Consulate of Ireland, and the entire City College football team all showed up to celebrate the opening of the $140 million Student Success Center on Thursday, but publicity-hungry Mayor Daniel Lurie was nowhere to be seen.
Trump’s 147 executive orders enacted within his first hundred days in office serve to strip this country of its democracy.
City College, despite its name, is a commuter school. People are driving or taking public transportation from all across the Bay to get to class. This is no cheap feat as gas prices continue to skyrocket. A round trip on BART can range anywhere from $4.80 to $19, depending on where your station of origin is. So why has City College not made an effort to implement a “Ram Pass?”
For many of these students, the trip to Lick Observatory was the very first time they could truly witness the Milky Way as a soft band of light extending across the sky from horizon to horizon. Away from the glare of San Francisco’s lights, the sky comes alive — and with it, so does something inside each student.
Since the Trump Administration returned for a second term, student journalists across the country have been fearful for their safety as their Constitutional freedoms of free speech and free press are being stripped away before their very eyes. Barely a month into his second term, Trump attempted to limit which publications could question him during news conferences. This administration’s intentions are clear: destroying the democracy this country has worked so hard to create for its citizens.
Thanks to a generous grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation City College students now have access to the powerful telescopes at Lick Observatory
Cantonese classes at the Chinatown campus are about more than just language instruction. They build bridges across cultures and generations while honoring the community that still lives in San Francisco’s Chinatown. That’s why our community leaders, alumni, and students continue to advocate for an additional Cantonese instructor at the Chinatown campus.
Services like Amazon Fresh and DoorDash contribute to an environment of near instantaneous demand satisfaction devoid of the pesky social interactions typically involved with a trip to the grocery store or local restaurant. By the time you open your front door to grab that bag of C & H Pure Cane Granulated White Sugar, you might just catch a glimpse of the individual who fulfilled your request hustling back to their car to complete another order. The convenience is unparalleled, but at what cost?
The skate community acts as a fraternity. I have nothing against the friendships and community created through shared interests among boys and young men. However, it’s mostly boys raising boys who grow up to be man children; thus creating a lack of accountability.
I am one of many in San Francisco who do not own a car. I take pride in riding MUNI every day; if not multiple times per day. Our vast public transportation system is one of the many beautiful things this city has to offer.
City College is more than just a community college. It is the bridge to the future for a thriving economic and cultural metropolis. A pathway for thousands of SF residents to evolve and improve their skills and capacity for the challenges ahead. Without them, we could not continue to revitalize neighborhoods and businesses with the extraordinary creative talent that San Francisco personifies.
