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Phelan Ave. gains support for name change

Phelan Ave. gains support for name change

By Melody Yan On the heels of an ongoing national effort to dismantle statues of controversial historical figures, a name-change campaign to replace Phelan Avenue at Ocean Campus is gaining momentum. Faculty members Leslie Simon and Ann Wettrich are spearheading the effort to rename Phelan Avenue to Frida Kahlo Way.

TPS immigrants given an ultimatum

TPS immigrants given an ultimatum

By Janeth R. Sanchez On Jan. 8, the Department of Homeland Security ended the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Salvadorans. The same happened to Nicaraguan and Haitian beneficiaries at the end of last year, while Hondurans were left waiting for a final decision that will be announced in the next

CCSF Guardsman and Laney College Tower publish dual edition

By Mark Miller On December 6th, 2017, the last issue of CCSF’s The Guardsman reached peak innovation in collegiate journalism via its first ever journalistic collaboration and joint publication with Laney Tower, the Oakland Community College newspaper. While other college papers have united in the past for individual reports

Ground-breaking documentary about LA riots invites conversation

Ground-breaking documentary about LA riots invites conversation

By Adina J. Pernell A quarter of a century has passed since the events that transpired after a not guilty verdict was delivered for the officers who savagely beat Rodney King on March 3, 1991, turned LA’s city streets into a swarm of looters, rioters and raging fires. Long

City College Community Member Roger Scott Publishes Book

City College Community Member Roger Scott Publishes Book

By Otto Pippenger “Grover Lewis: The Uncommon Insight and Grace of an Ordinary Man” is the title of a biographical memoir of the late Grover Lewis who was a poet and writer for Rolling Stone magazine. The book is recollected over the course of a nearly 50 year friendship with

BEMA hosts seventh festival at Roxie Theatre

BEMA hosts seventh festival at Roxie Theatre

Lights, camera, action! By Barbara Muniz City College of San Francisco’s Cinema Department and the Broadcast Electronic Media Arts (BEMA) presents the 7th Festival of the Moving Image (FMI) on Nov. 30, in the Roxie Theater. The maximum length of each short film is five minutes - a stark

Indie pop sensations rock San Francisco

Indie pop sensations rock San Francisco

By Adina J. Pernell It’s been over two years since indie pop group Sheppard’s award-winning album “Bombs Away,” gained a spot on the American top 40 charts on the steam of their pulsing anthem-styled hit “Geronimo,” staying on the Billboard Hot 100 list for an impressive 21 weeks.