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Architectural details shine at Science Hall

By Alex Reyes The Guardsman Oh, Science Hall. City College’s first classroom building sits atop Ocean campus’ highest plateau, an archetypal image of human aspiration, a great and worthy fortress of academic study. Science Hall was the shared vision of City College founder Archibald Cloud, chief deputy superintendent of

Beanstalk falls flat

By Gina Scialabba The Guardsman There is something rotten in the state of Fairyland. It’s this film. Hollywood is at it again, attempting to take a classic childhood tale and make millions. The formula is simple. Start with a large budget. Here, reportedly $190 million. Next, we need a

Parklets delight on sunny Mission days

Alex Reyes The Guardsman Dane Ohri plays an original song on his thin, “backpacker” Martin guitar. A harmonica is strapped around his neck. Alice Leroy, Kari Koller and Gigi, Koller’s Maltese poodle, listen as the lean, young, pork-pie hat-sporting Ohri sings, “A smile goes a long way/

Steven Soderburgh’s new film is A Tough Pill to Swallow

Gina Scialabba The Guardsman A woman claims prescription drugs drives her to kill. That’s the plot of Steven Soderbergh’s latest and reportedly last film. It begins with a clear vision—a noir Hithcockesque “whodunit.” This movie has all the elements of a solid, clever picture. The heavyweight cast

Protestors bring attention to violence through spoken word, dance

By Lavinia Pisani The Guardsman Instead of passing out chocolates and roses on Valentine’s Day, hundreds used the holiday to bring attention to sexual violence against women. As part of the internationally organized global campaign One Billion Rising Day, Women’s Studies Department Chair Leslie Simon organized a reading

Kerouac's "On The Road" takes a detour

By Gina Scialabba The Guardsman Another example of a book that shouldn't be a film. “The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who

Sights and sounds: Parklet causes controversy in Cow Hollow

By Alex Reyes The Guardsman Since the program’s launch in 2010, 38 parklets have been installed throughout San Francisco but the one found at Filbert and Fillmore streets in the Cow Hollow neighborhood has captured the attention of a wide audience. According to the City and County of San