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This comic book movie is a marvel

By Gina Scialabba The Guardsman I’ll preface this review with a disclaimer: I am a HUGE comic book fan. From reruns of the 1960’s “Batman and Robin” series to the modern day “Man of Steel,” set for release this summer, I’m giddy with excitement at the idea

The Final Chapter

By Mckenna Toston The Guardsman San Francisco is like a ghost town. Dreary and desolate. I feel like I’m in a post-apocalyptic city where nobody knows each other. Why are the streets so empty? How can a bus filled with people be so silent? Why is prolonged eye contact

Obituary: Officer Beatrice Ramirez, 1971-2013

By Minter McHugh The Guardsman Beatrice Ramirez, a dedicated former City College police officer for over 20 years, died April 17 at the age of 42 after a lengthy battle with lupus and complications after suffering a stroke. "It is with great sadness that I report to the campus

Will our Chinatown North Beach center survive accreditation?

By Alex Reyes The Guardsman Could this be the last issue of The Guardsman ever published? Normally I don’t engage in catastrophic thinking, but this is the last issue of the semester, and the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges releases its verdict in July on the fate

Fighting for a dream

By Cecilia Ren The Guardsman It’s been almost three years since former City College student Shing Ma “Steve” Li was imprisoned and sent to the Central Arizona Detention Center. Li was oblivious to his undocumented immigration status until the day of his arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Southeast center stands tall Murals express community’s commitment for access to education

By Alex Reyes The Guardsman City College’s Southeast campus is living proof of a village of people joining together to take care of their own. Southeast is an academic campus, to be sure, but it is so much more than even that noble endeavor. The first signal that the

Plot falls flat in new Malick flick, “To the Wonder”

By Dalton Amador The Guardsman It’s impossible to talk about “To the Wonder” without bringing up Terrence Malick’s previous film, “The Tree of Life.” The ever-reclusive Malick has with each film he’s both written and directed, six in total over the last 40 years, further refined his