Freedom of expression silenced in China crackdown
As part of a crackdown on free expression, Chinese police detained the artist Ai Weiwei, and the arrest has finally galvanized global institutions to demand the release of political prisoners.
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Students join hands to fight for education
In the face of up to $900 million in budget cuts, students, faculty and alumni joined together April 17 at Hands Across California, to raise awareness of the community college system’s dyer financial situation.
Good times at the Mission Community Market on Bartlett St., San Francisco
A feature on the Mission Community Market of the MIssion District, San Francisco. The Guardsman Online checks out the food, the music, and the motivations behind the reopening of the market.
City College instructor’s $2.99 art installation breaks new ground for de Young App
City College Cinema Professor Lise Swenson is the artist behind the first de Young Museum iphone/ipad app that will enrich real-time visits and allow users to take a virtual journey with the artists into spaces of the iconoclastic museum.
Earth Day celebration to come to Civic Center Plaza April 23
Everyone who appreciates living on Earth, or those just in the neighborhood who wish to celebrate the planet are in luck because the Earth Day festival will take place April 23 at Civic Center Plaza.
200 Year Old Mission Dolores Mural Recreated
Mission District, San Francisco, April 14, 2011 -
A 200 year old mural discovered hidden behind a wall in Mission Dolores Church, the oldest building standing in San Francisco, is recreated in the Mission district by a team of artists led by Ben Wood and Eric Blind.
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Some progress made in local hiring efforts
City College’s efforts to hire more locals for the North Beach campus construction project have been mostly successful, although it was found that some contractors had violated of the project’s “good faith effort” hiring provisions.