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Administrative vacancies further jeopardizes building repairs

By Michael Toren The existing leadership vacuum in the Building and Grounds department, long criticized for its failure to respond to repair requests in a timely manner, grew worse recently with the departure of two high profile administrators. David Martin, acting vice chancellor of Finance and Administration, announced he is

City College students blossom under pressure

City College students blossom under pressure

By Michael Toren City College students captured first and sixth place in a student floral design competition in Carlsbad this month, competing among 15 students representing California community colleges and universities. Armando de Loera Mejia, who won first place at the CaliFlora 2017 competition, and Munkyung Jung, who took home

Students Mingle at Multicultural Day

Students Mingle at Multicultural Day

By Otto Pippenger Despite brooding stormclouds that forced a last minute relocation, the Multicultural Day hosted by Associated Students attracted some 70 students at Smith Hall on Nov. 10. There were some dozen displays from cultural groups that included everything from the Latino Services Network and the Gender Diversity Project,

City College hacking team goes to nationals

City College hacking team goes to nationals

By Bethaney Lee City College’s ethical hacking team placed second after mashing the keys of their provided laptops during a two-day cyber security competition located at Uber’s headquarters in San Francisco. The Collegiate Penetration Testing Championship (CPTC) has held national competitions for the last three years in New

Transgender community seeks a safe space on a ‘hostile’ campus

Transgender community seeks a safe space on a ‘hostile’ campus

By Quip Johnson SIDEBAR Nonbinary people have genders which exists outside of what is referred to as the gender binary, or the concept that only two genders exists: male and female. Many nonbinary people, like Thomas, use gender neutral pronouns, such as “they,” instead of the traditional “he” or “she.

Expired fire extinguishers on City College’s Ocean Campus

Expired fire extinguishers on City College’s Ocean Campus

By Sarah Berjan Expired fire extinguishers have been discovered among the 82 located on City College’s Ocean Campus. According to the San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) on Ocean Avenue, extinguishers are to be inspected and changed on an annual basis. However, inspections are not conducted under the SFFD. The

City College’s support of DACA is ‘unequivocal’

By Quip Johnson President Donald Trump announced the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program on Tuesday, Sept. 5. DACA previously protected children who were illegally brought into country from the threat of deportation. A program that also provided permission for legal employment. Following President Trump’s