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Artists protest: Exhibit stands up for the future of art classes

By Dannie Hawkins The GuardsmanWhile some students aggressively protest City College’s accreditation crisis at board meetings, others in the college community are quietly asserting themselves through a menagerie of artwork.A plea for life-long learning, Accreditate This is a sprawling mixed media exhibit that opened on Oct. 22 in

Local gourmets discover Oaxaca

By Dannie HawkinsThe GuardsmanFragrant cinnamon, chilé and avocado aromas filled Pierre Coste Dining Room at Ocean campus as students in the culinary arts program served 45 guests on Oct. 5 to raise $1,700 for their semester abroad program. Tortilla chips, guacamole, molé negro—a popular Oaxacan sauce made with

Community "comes out," celebrates diversity

By Marilyn FernandoThe Guardsman Lady Gaga’s quintessential lyric, “Baby, I was born this way,” played in the plaza outside the creative arts extension building during National Coming Out Day, an annual celebration to raise awareness about the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, and transgender community through pride.Curious passers-by, openly gay

Music department sings for salvation

By: Dannie HawkinsThe GuardsmanIn the midst of the accreditation crisis, you may have heard a rendition of Gloria Gaynor’s classic song “We will survive” passionately played from a worn piano in the Creative ArtsBuilding while faculty member Helen Dilworth feverishly sang with an operatic coloratura soprano.If the Accrediting

Local artist "spits" law and rap

By Shane MenezThe Guardsman Kae Ranoa’s upbringing as a poor Filipina-American is self-described as “arrested, chewed up, and spitted out.” That personal history has led her to working in careers which allow her to bring voices to female rappers underrepresented in hip-hop as her stage persona Hopie Spitshard, and

Latino Heritage Month: Revolutionary painters celebrated

By Marilyn Fernando & Jandean Deocampo The Guardsman Across City College spaces, from art bars to the Southeast campus, appreciation for two dynamic Latino artists has culminated in lectures and exhibits that explore the abiding timelessness of their work. “Frida and Diego: The Past is Present,” reflects the lasting effects

Munch on this: Campus eatery packs design and taste

By Valerie Demicheva The Guardsman Chasing Lions Café seems to have teleported right out of the Mission District, with Four Barrel Coffee and re-purposed vintage finishings. The high walls are adorned with owner Keba Konte’s re-purposed ironing boards and headboards featuring fine stencil drawings of skaters that hang like