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Faculty Set Strike Date in Wake of Stifled Negotiations

By Marco Siler-Gonzales & Audrey Garces The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Local 2121 have declared a tentative one-day strike on April 27 in response to prolonged labor negotiations that have left faculty working without a contract for a year. AFT 2121 president Tim Killikelly said if the executive board

Fall 2016 Course Schedule

Fall 2016 Course Schedule

The Dismantling of an Accrediting Commission

NEWS ANALYSIS By Andy Bays The Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC), a maligned agency in charge of evaluating two-year colleges in California, was given the final nail in the coffin on March 21 by policy-makers in Sacramento, but they’re not going down without a fight. The

Health Center Offers Students Mental Health Services

By Margaret Weir A study done by the Wisconsin Harvesting Opportunities for Postsecondary Education (HOPE) Lab found that half of all community college students have reported mental health issues in the past year and less than half of those are receiving treatment, Inside Higher Ed reported in March. About 88

Boiler Failure Causes Wellness Center Class Cancellations

By David Horowitz A Wellness Center boiler failure created a leakage that required City College to cancel more than 270 classes in the facility from April 4 to 7, and caused a communication quagmire among the departments. The facility’s classes resumed April 8 although bathroom sinks, locker room showers

The Guardsman/Etc. Magazine Win JACC Awards

The Guardsman and Etc. Magazine won a combined 12 awards at the 2016 Journalism Association of Community Colleges state convention held March 17-20 in Burbank. The award winners from City College’s journalism department were as follow: Mail-In Contest Editorial CartoonSerina MercardoFirst Place Illustration Serina Mercado Honorable Mention Feature Story

City College Journalism is Host to 50 High School Journalism Students for One-Day Training

Some 50 high school journalism students participated in a journalism boot camp held on campus on March 12. City College’s journalism department and the San Francisco Peninsula Press Club co-hosted the event that kicked-off in the Diego Rivera Theater. The boot camp included workshops in the Creative Arts Building