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The Mission District’s untold stories

The Mission District’s untold stories

By Patrick Cochran the guardsman In his directorial debut, Dante Betteo tells the story of the Mission neighborhood and the gentrification underway there, weaving together a tale that feels a lot like a film noir with all the twists and turns you’d expected from that classic genre. The story

Closure of the Civic Center Campus impacts attendence

By Otto Pippenger The Guardsman As of Feb. 11, 2015, all available evidence suggests that very few of the 2000 credit and noncredit students of the currently closed 750 Eddy Street, City College campus have resumed attendance at any of the school's other campuses. There is no official

Search for Special Trustee underway

Search for Special Trustee underway

By Marco Siler-Gonzales the guardsman The unexpected resignation of state appointed Special Trustee with Extraordinary Powers Robert Agrella has California community colleges Chancellor Brice Harris on the hunt for a replacement. Harris’ office has not yet released any names to be considered for the job. Just after City Colleges

U.S. policies give rise to thugs in the Middle East

U.S. policies give rise to thugs in the Middle East

By Khaled Sayed The Guardsman Isis, Isil, Islamic state, or whatever they call themselves, we should call them what they really are - thugs! These thugs are working hard to create their own story, and the Western media has been helping them reach their audience. They are filming and photographing their

City College Internet security fends off hacking attempts

City College Internet security fends off hacking attempts

By Michael Burkett The Guardsman Despite continued hacking attempts on City College’s online services, security at the college is better than most colleges and universities, according to the Internet Technology Department. Sam Bowne, who teaches ethical hacking, and Tim Ryan, the college’s chief technology officer, have led the

Black Student Union returns to City College

By Michael Burkett the guardsman The Black Student Union (BSU) is once again meeting Wednesdays at 4 p.m. on Ocean Campus at the Student Union upper floor. BSU was started at City College in the late 1960s or early 1970s by Glenn Nance, first African American Studies Department chair

Obama’s free community college education plan is not groundbreaking

By Galen Maloney the guardsman contributor Before you give kudos to the President’s recent proposal to make community colleges free, take a moment to consider that Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, Denmark, Greece, Norway, Scotland, Germany, Switzerland and Holland all offer their citizens free higher education. Not just free