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Campus Equity Week returns to City College

Phoenix Webb

November 9, 2015

Campus Equity Week came to San Diego City College for the second year on Oct. 26, although it was not posted in the online calendar for the campus.The event was created to bring awareness to students, faculty and administration about the salary disparity between full time faculty and part time faculty. The equity issue is a national issue.All last week, letters to Gov. Jerry ...

Counselors voice concerns over equality

Rebeca Reyes and Celia Jimenez

October 27, 2015

At a trustees meeting that took place Sept. 24, counselors Ray Wong and Steve Schommer voiced their call for equal treatment as the teaching faculty from the San Diego Community College District. “We’re required master’s degrees," Wong said. “The same set of requirements as the teaching faculty.” He also added that in the past, the counseling staff used to work...

San Diego City College President Anthony Beebe addresses a crowd of students, faculty and staff in Gorton Quad on Oct. 8 before a moment of silence for victims of the Umpqua Community College shooting in Oregon. Photo by Susan Lee, Contributor

City College stands with Umpqua

October 15, 2015

About 200 of San Diego City College’s faculty, staff and students gathered for a moment of silence for the victims of the Umpqua Community College sh...

Recent crimes cause campus safety concern

Justine Schulz

October 15, 2015

The lack of officers on campus has raised concerns from the Math Department faculty due to the recent crimes on campus. “I feel like they’re understaffed,” Carolyn Thomas of the Mathematics Department said. “I think there’s only so much the 34 officers can do. We have a huge district: Miramar, Mesa, here, Continuing Education. They’re on different sh...

Editorial: Prioritizing campus safety

Angelica Wallingford

October 14, 2015

On Oct. 1, Christopher Harper-Mercer fatally shot nine people and injured nine others in a rage-filled attack on Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon. With this event still very fresh in everyone’s mind, it begs the questions: What if this happens at San Diego City College? Are students, staff and faculty prepared? Is there a plan? Memories of evacuation and...

Data collected from City College's Office of Instruction and online class schedule. Learning communities were divided in this count since they are composed from two or more classes. Photo credit: Celia Jimenez

Class section cancellations stir frustration

September 29, 2015

San Diego City College faculty and students were dismayed as the fall semester started with the cancellation of 41 classes. The ensuing backlash persis...