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Smoking ban in effect on all campuses

By Juan Lopez Special to The Guardsman This semester marks the beginning of a smoke-free campus, according to a newly enforced ban implemented by the City College board of trustees. The ban, passed in April, exempted medical marijuana users, according to a May 10 Guardsman dispatch. But that exemption was

College joins Online Education Initiative

By Laurie Maemura maemuralaurie@gmail.com Education Technology department chair Carol H. Reitan announced in an email that City College was chosen in California Community Colleges’ Online Education Initiative on May 2, 2018. “The Academic Senate voted to approve a resolution for our participation,” Reitan wrote in the email. City

Board passes smoking ban after carving out exception for medical marijuana

By Abraham Davis abrahamdfrankfurter@gmail.com The board of trustees passed the smoke-free campus ban at their April 26 meeting after making amendments to accommodate medical marijuana users. The policy bans smoking at all campuses and removes the designated smoking areas which will be implemented in August. Chancellor Mark Rocha

AFT 2121 and College reach tentative contract

By Abraham Davis abrahamdfrankfurter@gmail.com The American Federation of Teachers Local 2121 and City College reached a tentative labor agreement on May 3 for a new three-year contract. If approved, the contract would bring both full and part-time faculty salaries to the Bay 10 median by the third year.

Trustees approve sole source elevator repair contract for Rosenberg Library

Trustees approve sole source elevator repair contract for Rosenberg Library

NEWS BRIEF By Laurie Maemura lmaemura@theguardsman.com The board of trustees voted on March 22 to approve a $123,820 sole source contract to repair the Rosenberg Library elevators. The Rosenberg student elevator has been out of service since at least November of last year due to a roof

CCSF brings home 15 awards

CCSF brings home 15 awards

NEWS BRIEF By Andres Velasquez Special to The Guardsman The City College Journalism department won a combined 15 awards at the JACC 2018 Annual convention held in Burbank, CA in a competition between 34 colleges on Mar. 22-24. The annual three-day convention was held at the Burbank Marriott to bring

Excelsior neighborhood rejoices over new art center

Excelsior neighborhood rejoices over new art center

NEWS BRIEF By Michael J. Montalvo Special to The Guardsman City officials and the Excelsior neighborhood broke ground March 19 on the first of two phases to revamp the Geneva Car Barn and Powerhouse into a community Youth Performing Arts Center. The project calls for revamping two adjoining structures. The