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Unusual Southern perspective delivers political, social zeal

By Jandean Deocampo, photos by Leslie CalderonThe GuardsmanIn City College theater instructor Susan Jackson’s newest production, a murdered waitress confronts her killer, a woman befriends a toy otter, and a marriage ceremony is attended by a basket of dolls, a Reverend in a rainbow robe and a bouquet of

Gay community, restaurateurs tussle over vacant bar space

By Marilyn Fernando The GuardsmanThe eerie and shuttered Eagle Tavern, once a hotbed of activity for some of San Francisco’s more alternative bar patrons, has established itself as an irreplaceable gay landmark and will soon reopen following months of protests and complaints. Gay owners Alex Montiel and Mike Leon

Filipino club offers insight to their culture

By Ivan Huang The GuardsmanClap! Stomp! Clap! were the sounds heard coming from the Student Union at Ocean campus as the members of P.E.A.C.E. warmed up with a traditional Filipino ritual called “Isang Bagsak.”The ritual involves clapping and stomping at the same pace.The student

Barry McGee: Street art becomes high art

[showtime] [gallery columns="7"] By Dannie Hawkins, Photos by Shane Menez The Guardsman “Sellout” reads oversized, bleeding spray paint in front of the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, where City College alumnus Barry McGee is exhibited.The exhibit is both an homage and a dissemination of

Wonderland conjures dystopia, fantasy, and artistic ambition

By Jandean Deocampo The Guardsman Analog: Illustration Alumni Show, City College’s latest art exhibit, showcases the work of both current students and alumni of Art 136. The show is a dreamscape that weaves together different themes into a narrative full of opposites, parallels and abstractions. A couple dozen people,

Photo Story: Chinatown Northbeach has a new home

Photostory by Sara Bloomberg. City College found a home in Chinatown/North Beach this July, opening for the summer session. An open house is scheduled for Sept. 21.

Munch On This: Mediterranean food makes waves on Ocean campus

By Valerie Demicheva. At Café Med you won’t find frumpy hair-net clad lunch meat ladies. Something really special is happening in this kitchen for costs as low as Burger King.