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Undergraduates struggle with stress

By Dannie Hawkins The Guardsman Class, homework, studying, getting to and from class, working to afford all of it and then trying to carve out a moment of peace is the new normal for City College students striving to succeed in a fast paced, unrelenting semester. According to a 2008

Students make City College fall for fashion

By Dannie Hawkins The Guardsman The Smith Hall cafeteria’s typical atmosphere of hunger-diminishing and homework-finishing was recently dynamically transformed into a venue of excitement and allure by a series of student-produced fashion shows. Student models in smokey, wing-tipped lined eyes and styling hair into angelic curls and edgy buns

The 80's City Girl Recreated From Thrift Stores

[showtime] By Dannie Hawkins The Guardsman City College’s fashion department kicked off their annual student produced fashion shows with striking silhouettes, exciting trends and fresh colors for fall. Students enrolled in Fashion 47: Fashion Coordination constructed the fashion show by gathering a theme, clothing, hair and makeup, music and

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

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

Q&As with the Board candidates: Berg

There are four seats open on the board in this November's election. Between now and then, The Guardsman will publish a series of Q&As with all ten candidates. Natalie Berg By Dannie Hawkins The Guardsman Why do you want to be a trustee right now, in