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Area high school students inaugurate Oscar Grant Memorial Hall at SF State

By Alex Emslie and Tania CervantesThe Guardsman Students from several San Francisco high schools unofficially renamed SF State’s Business Building the Oscar Grant Memorial Hall on March 4. Activists climbed to the third floor and draped a banner with a picture of Oscar Grant as the crowd below erupted

Raucous protesters fill SF Civic Center

By William Chamberlin, Alex Emslie and Greg ZemanThe Guardsman More than 5,000 students, labor representatives and citizens concerned with California public education arrived at San Francisco Civic Center Plaza at 5 p.m. on March 5. United Educators of San Francisco helped organize the San Francisco portion of a

Berkeley students unite against budget cuts

By Don Clyde and Robert Romano The Guardsman A coalition of students, activist groups, union members, faculty and curious onlookers peacefully protested tuition hikes and mandatory furloughs at UC Berkeley for the March 4 Strike and Day of Action, followed by a march to Oakland City Hall. At noon, various

SF State protesters advocate priority shift for California

By Hannah Weiner, Ramsey El-Qare and Alex Emslie The Guardsman Thousands of public education supporters amassed at San Francisco State University for the statewide March 4 Strike and Day of Action to send a stark message to California leaders: universities belong to students and the state should prioritize education for

City college demonstrators demand education funding

By Greg Zeman The Guardsman After months of organizing and preparation, the united students, faculty and staff of the City College General Assembly joined with thousands of Californians who took to the streets on March 4 to speak with one voice and demand free access to education. GA organizer and

March events celebrate Women’s History Month

By Estela FuentesThe Guardsman In honor of International Women’s History Month, City College will be hosting a series of events throughout March with the theme of “Women Resisting Hard Times.” “It’s great. I just think women’s month is every month,” City College student Olson Martinez said. “We

Coverage: March 4 day of action from around the bay area

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