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Campus groups launch Haiti relief effort

By Don Clyde The Guardsman Both the City College Associated Student Council and the City College French Club are launching fundraising and awareness campaigns to raise money for disaster relief in earthquake-ravaged Haiti. The magnitude 7.0 quake on Jan. 12 centered near Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince,

The Water Cooler

By Bontã Hill The Guardsman Ladies and gentleman, I’ve got three words for you — Happy New Year. I hope everybody out there who actually wastes a moment of their life reading this had a great one. Mine was okay, but the rumors circulating around the Ocean campus about whether

Bay Area Web show coaches bar pranksters

By Jessica LuthiThe Guardsman You can never go wrong with a free drink. A free drink is even sweeter when you pull it off with a touch of charisma, a dash of comedy and a little magic. Brian Brushwood, the host of Scam School, believes you’ll never pay for

Yelp thrives despite rumors of extortion

By Angela PennyThe Guardsman Almost a year ago, the East Bay Express reported that Yelp was extorting local businesses. After dozens of interviews over several months, six people told The Express that Yelp ad sales representatives promised to remove negative reviews if their business agreed to advertise. In another six

El Zocalo dishes up late night treat

By Nick PalmThe Guardsman In the heart of the lively Bernal Heights corridor of Mission Street lies an easy-to-miss gastronomic treasure. El Zocalo, located at 3230 Mission Street between 29th and Valencia streets, serves traditional Mexican and Salvadorian food and is known for their pupusas — corn flatbread filled

Ocean campus plagued by wave of thefts

By Liska KoenigThe Guardsman With more than 66 incidents of theft, the Community Health and Wellness Center and the Rosenberg Library on Ocean campus have been hit hard by the most recent crime wave at City College during the fall 2009 semester. While the crime logs of the San Francisco

Frances Connick

Frances Connick, former chair of the chemistry department, died on Dec. 29. At her request, no funeral services were held. Connick taught at City College for 25 years – from 1968 until her retirement in 1992. The current chair of the chemestry department, Ray Fong, Ph.D., was quoted in an