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City College Board of Trustees Faces Overwhelming Testimonies to Restore Classes and Laid-off Faculty By John R. Adkins jradproduction@gmail.com

ore than 100 City College students and faculty members converged on the Board of Trustees meeting on Thursday, Oct. 24, to demand a halt to class cuts and restore the college's enrollment. This was the last Board of Trustees meeting ahead of election day, and a key moment before class scheduling for the spring semester was finalized. The crowded room overflowed with impassioned community members and signs that read “Students Need More Classes!” and “Meet Student Demand!” Since 2019, City College has faced teacher layoffs and class cuts, leading to hundreds of students being turned away each semester due to limited class availability. According to a press release sent out by the teachers union AFT 2121, for this fall semester alone, 270 students were turned down from English 1A, 200 from Chemistry 32 and approximately 1,700 from English as a Second Language. AFT 2121, who was responsible for organizing the rally, stated that the Board has not yet reinstated laid-off faculty, despite unanimously passing a resolution to do so last year. Given the long list of speakers and the contentious issue of access to classes, Vice President Anita Martinez motioned to extend the time for public comment to 60 minutes. Board protest continued on page 2

Tracy Burt, a professor in the Childhood Development and Family Studies department, stresses the need for more fulltime faculty at City College to support students. "We have so many faculty showing out for students going above and beyond, but we’re not going to be able to do it forever. We’re all losing a lot from not having enough full time faculty, and the people suffering are our students." San Francisco, Calif. Oct. 24, 2024. Photo by Kyra Young/The Guardsman.

Members of City College’s The Guardsman Walk Away From NorCal Regional JACC Conference With an Abundance of Recognition and Valuable Insights By Kyra Young kyrajyoung@gmail.com

CCSF Journalism Department representatives hold up awards won at the JACC NorCal Regional Conference 2024 on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024 held at San Francisco State University Journalism Department. Photo taken by Darcy Medows of The Experience, Los Medanos College.

embers of The Guardsman and City College’s journalism program walked away with a heft of awards after the NorCal Regional Journalism Association of Community Colleges (JACC) Conference on Saturday, Oct. 26, at San Francisco State University (SFSU). Founded in 1955, the JACC is a nonprofit that brings together students, educators and publications, by providing networking and educational events to inspire members at every stage of their journalism career. This fall’s NorCal conference included a full day of on-the-spot contests, meetings and workshops taught by well-regarded professionals in the field for some 150 students hailing from 14 different community colleges in the region. Representatives from SFSU, San Jose State, Cal State Fullerton and a number of other fouryear transfer institutions were also present to answer questions about their journalism and mass communication programs for prospective students. Students were welcomed with an array of baked goods upon check-in as the day kicked off, followed by an outline of the day’s events by Associate Professor and SFSU Journalism Department Chair Jesse Garnier, who then JACC continued on page 3

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