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Enrollment drop threatens funding

Enrollment drop threatens funding

By Michael Burkett Staff writer City College must increase enrollment numbers to avoid expiring state funding. Of the $201 million in funding from local and state sources that City College receives, $16 million comes from San Francisco’s Proposition A Parcel Tax and $38 million is state stabilization funds. Full-Time

Campus Briefs

City College will not offer bachelor’s degrees City College was not among the colleges selected by the California Community Colleges Board of Governors to offer a bachelor’s degree program. There were 34 proposals submitted by districts across California, however, only 15 districts were allowed to participate in the

Technology upgrades coming to classrooms

Technology upgrades coming to classrooms

By Steven Ho Staff Writer City College has launched a project to enable existing classrooms with smart technology equipment. Decades of inadequate maintenance and deprioritization of technology have left classrooms across all City College campuses in a state of disrepair, according to Jay Field, the college’s chief technology officer.

City College faces upwards of $350M in capital needs

By Marco Gonzales News Editor City College’s formidable task of budgeting and prioritizing over $350 million in deferred capital needs overshadows many campus wide interests, namely the supporters of the Performing Arts Education Center (PAEC). Chancellor Arthur Tyler has recently formed a capital planning committee to integrate vested faculty

Nancy Pelosi pays a visit to City College

Nancy Pelosi pays a visit to City College

By Marco Gonzales News Editor Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi held a press conference at City College’s downtown campus on April 7 to celebrate the college’s first day of summer enrollment. Chancellor Arthur Tyler, Board of Trustees president Rafael Mandelman and Mayor Ed Lee also spoke on behalf of

Journalism students win 22 awards at state convention

Journalism students win 22 awards at state convention

By Alex Lamp Editor-n-Chief Journalism students representing 39 California community colleges participated in the 2015 Statewide Convention of the Journalism Association of Community Colleges. The convention took place from April 9-11 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Sacramento. The students participated in 40 journalism-training workshops, 17 On-The-Spot journalism contests and three

Mission demands justice for slain CCSF students

Mission demands justice for slain CCSF students

By Michael Burkett The Guardsman Some 50 protesters gathered Saturday at noon March 14 at Mission and 24th to protest against nationwide police brutality. The protesters participated in National Blow the Whistle Day demanding “Justicia para Amilcar Perez-Lopez” (Justice for Amilcar Perez-Lopez). Lopez was a 21-year-old Guatemalan immigrant and an