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Department chair's transgender studies textbook to be used in classrooms

Department chair's transgender studies textbook to be used in classrooms

By Susannah Spengler City College’s own Ardel Haefele-Thomas created a new approach to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) studies in their latest work, “Introduction to Transgender Studies,” a textbook that will be used by City College and several other schools this semester. Over the last three and a

Rams Free Food Market debuts at City College

Rams Free Food Market debuts at City College

By Jerusha Kamoji jkamoji@gmail.com In an effort to address food insecurity among college students, City College partnered with the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank and held its first Rams Food Market on January 29 - free to all students every Tuesday from 9 a.m. - 10:30 a.

PG&E outage leaves CCSF bungalows in the dark

By Jackelinne Gramajo Jagramajo26@gmail.com On the first day of classes, a power outage struck City College's Ocean Campus east bungalows, cutting electricity in a variety of classes and student services. The outage, which began 12:25 p.m., cut WiFi and power services for Ocean Campus&

Administration recommends 'press protocols' for Board of Trustees"

Administration recommends 'press protocols' for Board of Trustees"

By Peter J. Suter suterjpeter@gmail.com In preparation for two measures planned for the November ballots, City College administrators proposed media training and two sets of protocols concerning how the Board of Trustees communicates with the press. In addition to offering one-on-one print, radio and television media training to

Registration Extended amid software malfunctions

Registration Extended amid software malfunctions

By Sarah Berjan sberjan@mail.ccsf.edu Upon receiving 402 calls from students about registration issues between Jan. 7 and 15, City College extended its spring 2019 registration deadline by one week, until Feb. 4. The issues were created by City College’s administrative software Banner 9, which the college

Extension for Free City program added to November Ballot

Extension for Free City program added to November Ballot

by Lisa Martin lisamartin.562@gmail.com In a step toward making City College’s Free City program more permanent, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 7-1 on Dec 18, 2018, to put a new charter amendment on the November 2019 ballot that would secure new funding for the

CCSF’s governing board violates transparency policy

CCSF’s governing board violates transparency policy

This is a corrected version of the same article published in Issue 8 of The Guardsman. For more information, please read the “Correction” notice underneath. By David Mamaril Horowitz dhorowitz@theguardsman.com Twice in the past month, City College’s board of trustees has violated its own policy intended to