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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

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