Vol. 163, Issue 4 | March 8, - March 21 , 2017 | City College of San Francisco | Since 1935 | FREE
New Title IX regulations threaten transgender rights By Bethaney Lee
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Gender fluidity became widely discussed at City College after Interim Vice Chancellor for Student Development Samuel Santos issued an email on Feb. 23 pertaining to the Trump Administration announcing the repeal for protection of transgender students. Federal guidelines upheld by the Obama Administration recommended the equal treatment of transgender students was protected against sex discrimination under Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments. Aside from the precedent set by Obama, the Trump Administration issued new guidelines in late February of this year allowing states to individually decide whether or not to allow sex discrimination within their campuses. "Regarding Trump’s policy, I have personally had to step back from being so politically up-to-date in order to focus and be present for the work I do in the community,” non-gender conforming student Micaela Scofield said. Santos explained within a “Dear Colleague Letter” issued by the Obama Administration that public schools are directed to “allow students under Title IX interpretations to use the restroom that is consistent with their gender identity.” He added: “All Trump did was say, forget that letter, each state can decide how they want to enforce and implement Title IX.” States like California and cities like San Francisco may not see much change in their public school, but in states that tend to be predominantly Republican, the repeal of Title IX protections for trans students is paramount. “It is frightening,” Gender Diversity Project Coordinator Andrew Ciscel said. “And it is so consequential to students.”
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Ciscel advocates for trans students and said “City College is actually behind the curve in terms of the preferred name being part of the system,” bringing awareness to a problem that existed within our campus long before the changes to Title IX. He added: “There are community colleges in Southern California and in Oregon who already operate under a system using preferred name. Meaning when you are in your WEB4 or when the roll sheet is printed out from your instructor, you can have your preferred name versus your birth name read aloud,” effectively outing the student in front of their peers. Members from the Gender Diversity Project have made
finding a solution for this problem a top priority.
“I want to let trans students know that we do a number of things to make students feel welcomed into our college community.” Vice Chancellor for Student Development Samuel Santos
“It is a binary system in society,” Ciscel said. “In our world
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when there are not people who fall into this one, two binary societywe need to find ways to respectfully include them and clearly we have not.” The college tried to further embrace its trans students offering gender neutral restroom facilities, transphobia classes and transgender health classes. “As a queer person and person who at different times in my life has felt fluid in my gender, I learned so much about ways to support people, the culture and the language through taking the transgender health class on campus,” Ciscel said Though there is still progress to be made Santos said, “what new Title IX guidelines means for us
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hear at City College is minimal, but symbolically when these articles come out and these changes happen what that does to students and employees who identify as transgender is sends a message that they aren’t supported by the federal government.” Santos added: “I want to let trans students know that we do a number of things to make students feel welcomed into our college community.” Sex discrimination at the college is still prohibited by state and local law. “The goal is to eventually get to a place where I can have a healthy balance of both, but for now it is too triggering," Scofield said.
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Vol. 163, Issue 4 | March. 8 –March. 21, 2017
News Briefs CCSF opens new academic program
The Working Adult Degree Program (WADP) is a new educational program starting this fall 2017 at the Downtown Campus giving students the opportunity to obtain three degrees and apply GE required transfer units into any CSU within 21 months. The WADP degrees include two Associate Degrees in Liberal Arts (Social & Behavioral Sciences and/or Arts & Humanities) Plus, an Associate of Arts in Social Justice Studies: Ethnic Studies for Transfer (Pending). The program is part of an initiative to attract continued enrollment and retention at CCSF inviting working adults who may have full time jobs or limited time for college but desire a degree for employment advancement or CSU transfer. The program is comprised of 61 combined units of in class and online GE courses. A commitment two nights a week and one Saturday totaling 9-12 units a semester and summer enrollment is required. The program is focused and targets the working class but is available to any student. The WADP is centered around the cohort philosophy - meaning all students enrolled stick together as a team through the duration of the program prompting greater success through group support and accountability. The graduating class with graduate together. The program also guarantees course availability. Lillian Marrujo-Duck, Interim Dean, School of English and Foreign Languages designed the program modeling other successful cohort programs in California’s colleges. Student orientation for WADP is scheduled March dates pending.
Series.” Karim will be discussing “Women Without Men: A Novel of Modern Iran” a 2009 film adaptation by Sharnush Parsipur and Shirin Neshat’s and based on the novel with the same title. Karim is also a published poet and editor of three anthologies of Iranian diaspora literature. The event takes place on Wednesday, March 8, from 11:30-1p.m. in the Rosenberg Library room 305. The event is free to all City College students and is open to the public and is ADA accessible - Lynda Brommage
Southeast corner of campus sees repairs
Campus buildings are seeing improvement after suffering from heating problems since the beginning of the 2017 Spring semester. Associate Vice Chancellor of Facilities, Linda Da Silva, issue an email announcing the latest update on campus gas service repairs. “Equal Opportunity Program and Services (EOPS) is re-occupying their building today,” Silva said and added that “trenching and replacement gas service piping to the Student Union is underway.” The Creative Arts building and the Visual Arts building are still awaiting pump and coupler replacements before heat will be fully restored in either campus building. Coupler for the visual Arts building was said to be received on Feb. 27 according to the Safety and Ground website. Installation was said to be underway. -Bethaney Lee
CCSF Academic Senate seeks nominations
-By Lynda Brommage
Guest speaker Persis Karim scheduled
The IDST 31 Women in the Middle East class will present their third guest speaker Persis Karim, English and Comparative Literature professor and Director of Persian Studies at San Jose State for their “The Artist and Activist
Nominations for City College’s Executive Council for Academic Senate are now open. The Executive Council is comprised of City College faculty and responsible for a series of decisions relating to both academic and curriculum
Calendar Events Student Debt Reduction/ Forgiveness Workshop
tion and guidance for students in the process of loan repayment.
Thursday, March 9 @ 1- 2:30 p.m. Chinatown Campus, Annex Building, Kitchen Classroom, 2 Floor, 628 Washington Street
“Student debt isn’t just a personal issue but rather a shared national crisis,” said City College Faculty Union AFT 2121 who will be hosting a workshop. There are free programs that may help many student-loan borrowers lower their payments or have their debt forgiven. Unfortunately, they are not well known and can be confusing, coming to the March workshop ensures more informa-
Contact AFT 2121 at 415585-2121 or visit us online at aft2121.org.
80 Years of CCSF Through The Guardsman
Going on now until the end of spring semester John Adams Campus
Take a look back at the 80 wonderful years of rich history of City College’s own campus newspaper “The Guardsman.” Created by Maria Pinedo the miniature museum of this exhibition will be in the hallway of the John Adams Campus (JAD) near the library on the 2 floor.
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policies. Membership is open to all faculty, including non-instructional faculty members and those of either full or part time work. Additionally to run participants must be nominated by three other faculty members. According to “City Notes” sent out March 6 participants must “fill out the Petition for Nomination, have it signed by the three nominating faculty members, and return it to the Academic Senate Office, Conlan Hall room E-202 (Ocean campus mailbox E202).” A 200 word statement is also encouraged if applying. “Candidate statements must be submitted electronically as MS Word files and should be emailed to senelect@ccsf.edu.” Nominations are due on March 10, 2017. The Executive Council meets on Wednesday afternoons from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. -Bethaney Lee
Some house conservatives revolt Trump’s plan Four U.S. Republican Senators rebelled against President Donald Trump’s endorsement for repealing Obamacare on March 7, according to the Los Angeles Times. The LA Times reported Republican Sens. Rob Portman (Ohio), Shelley Moore Capito (West Virginia), Cory Gardner (Colorado), and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on march 7 voicing their concerns Though it goes against their conservative views, the four senators are concerned that repealing Obamacare does not provide stability and flexibility for Americans. The five-year-old health care act, assisted a number of people who lack health insurance. Former President Obama introduced the bill to Congress back in 2010. The U.S. House of Representatives, which is predominantly Republican are in hopes to pass their repeal of Obamacare, despite many Americans fearing they will lose their health insurance -Cassie Ordonio
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Vol. 163, Issue 4 | March 8 –March 21, 2017
UCLA PROFESSOR KENT WONG
Calls on college to protect undocumented students By Elena Stuart
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Calling on undocumented students to speak up against the aggressive immigration laws from the President’s administration, educator Kent Wong also called on City College students and officials to become allies. Kent Wong, director of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) labor center presented a publication “Immigrant Youth in the Silicon
Valley: Together We Rise,” hosted at City College’s Ocean campus on Feb. 28, which attracted some 30 people. The publication comprised of census data and interviews, reveals undocumented immigrants to be a substantial portion of the populace and labor force in Silicon Valley. Though President Donald Trump and Wong have different views on immigration policies, both agree the country’s immigration system is outdated and broken. “The last immigration reform
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Professor Kent Wong, director of UCLA Labor Center, at the City Cafe in City College on Feb. 28 speaks to students about the publication “Immigrant Youth in the Silicon Valley” and highlights the struggles of undocumented youths in the U.S
was 31years ago,” Wong said. And in his address to congress on March 1 Trump insisted: “The current, outdated system depresses wages for our poorest workers.” Silicon Valley’s undocumented youth are concentrated in lowwage jobs and have the lowest rate of education among residents. “This country of tremendous wealth punishes innocent people who had no choice in the matter,” Wong said. Comprising 14 percent of the youth in the region, the undocumented youth are a diverse hub in the community. The undocumented youth are proud and courageous and should not be ashamed, according to Wong. “The government should be ashamed for how they have treated young people whose home has always been the United States,” Wong said. The president spoke of Jamiel Shaw Jr.,17, who was “viciously murdered by an illegal immigrant gang member, who had just been released from prison.” Wong detailed experiences of several undocumented youths who were separated from their families by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Using City College alum Steve Li as an example, Li was held in an Arizona deportation center for 6o days after ICE raided his home and deported his parents. “These centers are private institutions, and like private prisons generate income by detaining individuals,” Wong said. Wong voiced his appreciation to Voices of Immigrants Demonstrating Achievement (VIDA) coordinator Alejandro Jimenez. “You are so lucky to have Alejandro here,” Wong said. “He was instrumental in putting together the program last summer to publish the report on immigrant youth in Silicon Valley.” Besides Wong, speakers Mario De Leon and Diego Sepulveda, who assisted the creation of the publication and Dream Summer alums, relayed their experiences as undocumented students in California. Sepulveda described the Dream Summer Program, an “Intersectional, cross-racial movement” welcoming immigrants from all over the world to develop comprehensive and strategic initiatives and empower immigrant youth.
"Education is not meant to climb up the social ladder, but to support the underprivileged," De Leon said in his speech. “People will start to listen when we start speaking up.” “As we speak, we are removing gang members, drug dealers and criminals that threaten our communities and prey on our citizens. Bad ones are going out as I speak tonight,” President Trump said. “We must support the victims of crime.” The president announced a new office to be created by the Department of Homeland Security called “VOICE, Victims Of Immigration Crime Engagement”on March 1. Jimenez, De Leon and Sepulveda were “up against immense odds, yet they succeeded, graduated, and became activists” which gives Wong hope. “We need hope,” Wong said. “These are challenging times.” Wong’s voice grew louder as he spoke about the way the government handles the undocumented youth. “We as a country are better than that,” Wong said.“Do the right thing. Stand up against racism and injustice.”
CCSF bookstores to remain open one day a week By Otto Pippenger
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City College’s bookstores were subject to a sharp reduction in operating hours as this semester began. The Follett Higher Education Group, a private company which has operated the college’s bookstores for the past four years made the decision to restrict most outlying bookstores’ operating hours to only one day a week in response to declining textbook sales. A contentious meeting of the San Francisco Community College District Bookstore Auxiliary on Feb. 13, saw teachers offer heated invective and petitions of
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complaint against what they felt was the sudden and unclear decision to reduce the hours, which will be in effect until the contract is renegotiated in 2019, barring unexpected changes at the May 1 Bookstore Auxiliary meeting. The meeting began with executive director Don Newton’s report explaining the cuts as a result of enrollment loss with the privatized bookstores seeing roughly “20 percent loss in profits as opposed to a projected 3 percent growth... with a loss of over $2 million over the last three years.” Labor was cited as the largest cost, leaving a reduction in hours as the most direct way to offset these losses, while charts shown from last October’s meeting indicated steep drop-offs in textbook purchases after the first three weeks of each semester, reportedly more severe than expected. Professor Carmen RomanMurray of the ESL department presented a petition of complaint with 203 signatures from Mission Center students and faculty, as well as similar petitions from John Adams, Civic Center, and Downtown Campus attached to a letter of complaint. Faculty members described disabled and elderly students waiting outside the bookstore every day of the week waiting to find it open, and classes delayed by the changes, and teacher Alan Fischer added, “of my thirty students, only perhaps ten have the textbook.” Faculty members voiced a
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Students walk by previously closed City College bookstore on 50 Phelan Avenue on Feb. 16, 2017.
number of strenuous objections centering on the suddenness of the changes. “It’s been three weeks and we don’t have books. This is a dereliction of duty, this is why you shouldn’t privatize a university service,” ESL professor Edward Murray said. Murray also criticized the administration, and stated interim vice chancellor of student development Samuel Santos “knew this was happening in January- Center Deans got an e-mail, teachers found out this (the previous) Monday.” “I think anyone could have seen, as far as the business model is concerned, with most sales in the first weeks, should have been a predictable problem,” ESL professor Mary Marsh said. While further changes may be #CCSFjournalism Facebook /theguardsman YouTube theguardsmanonline
made to the schedule at the board’s May 1 meeting, as of March 1, Santos expects the current arrangement to persist. “The final outcome is, each bookstore will be open one day a week,” Santos said. For anyone with complaints or hoping to be involved in determining future solutions to the textbook availability issue, Santos is reconvening the Textbook Affordability Taskforce which will explore options such as the Zero Textbook Model currently being considered at the state level, expanded textbook rental, the Associated Students Book Loan Program, and Student Equity Funds. Anyone wanting to get involved in the task force, which is still being selected is urged to get in touch through Associated Students, the
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Vol. 163, Issue 4 | March 8–March 21, 2017
ASIAN AMERICAN DONOR PROGRAM HOSTS LAUGH FOR LIVES FUNDRAISER
A laugh a day keeps cancer away By Laurie Maemura
lmaemura@theguardsman.com
The Asian American Donor Program (AADP) held a comedy show fundraiser “Laugh for Lives” at the Palace of Fine Arts Theater in San Francisco, Ca. featuring sponsor booths, refreshments, and celebrities like ice skater Kristie Yamaguchi. Presented by AADP’s founder Jonathan Leong and Asian American rapper MCJin, AADP is a 27-year-old community-based nonprofit dedicated to increasing the availability of potential stem cell donors for patients with life threatening diseases curable by a blood stem cell or bone marrow transplant. The event on Feb. 24 featured stand up comedy from several Asian American comedians namely Amir K, Irene Tu, KT Tatara and Atsuko Okatsuka. They interacted and entertained the audience with jokes on racial oppression, politics, dating, facial appearance and stereotypes. According to their website every year more than 12,000 patients are diagnosed with lifethreatening blood cancers, like leukemia and lymphoma or other diseases, for which a marrow or umbilical cord blood transplant from an unrelated donor may be their best or only hope of a cure. A bone marrow transplant involves collecting a donor’s healthy bloodforming cells. AADP serves multi-ethnic communities since the need for
donors is especially important for diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds. Their mission stems from a significantly personal story of Amanda Chiang and Judith Jang Berkoltz. In 1989 only 123 Asians were on the National Registry leaving Chiang and Berkoltz unable to find matching donors. As founder Jonathan Leong discussed the importance of registering as a donor his message was clear, AADP saves lives. He strives to “help structure minority outreach in the country to make it a priority.” Due to Leong’s efforts there are over 294,257 Asians and Pacific Islanders registered in the United States now. One hindering fact is people of mixed race who are the hardest to match because there are many distinct races. Leong has one of the toughest jobs trying to recruit all the Asian-Americans, “the true obvious differences are between the groups but Asians are the most diverse.” During a panel discussion, one recipient, a young adolescent with leukemia and one donor took stage with a personal success story. Five years after donor Dinesh Chandrasekhar registered he was notified that he was a potential match. However, Chandrasekhar’s own vitals were not doing well, but he was determined to get better. “Even though they said that they may be able to get another donor, the guilt of not being able to help someone in that stage was
brutal,” Chandrasekhar said. After working on his health Chandrasekhar was able to donate to the same patient. “I was tearing myself up to try to understand my purpose in life and if I had done anything meaningful in 40 years. Once this happened, I felt inner peace.” He encouraged the audience to learn more about the process because “you will never know when you will be asked to save someone’s life.” By donating Chandrasekhar said he had become a hero. With AADP reaching to diverse communities nationwide, the audience learned more about AADP’s mission and laughed for a great cause.
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Comedian, Actress and Filmmaker Atsuko Okatsuka performs at the Laugh for Laughs Comedy Show organized by the Asian American Donor Program Association at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, Calif. on Friday Feb. 24, 2017.
Photo by Gabriela Reni/ The Guardsman.
The audience enjoys the show from one comedian to another in the Laugh for Laughs Comedy Show organized by the Asian American Donor Program Association at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, Calif. on Friday Feb. 24, 2017.
THEATER REVIEW
Whimsical musical is a high jinx at sea By Elena Stuart
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"You'll leave smiling and you'll leave humming the music," Director Deborah Shaw said about the upcoming musical production of Cole Porter’s “Anything Goes” at City College. The play is set in 1934 on the fictitious U.S.S. American and has a whimsical elegance portraying the “glossy, glamorous” and “art deco” essence of the zeitgeist that Shaw aims to capture. "It’s that sort of Ginger Rogers Fred Astaire kind of feel." Clearly an experienced performer Shaw nearly acted out the entire script from behind her desk. Her office walls were filled with posters of past productions. "There are lots of mistaken identities. Everyone is trying to pretend to be what they're not," Shaw said with vivid gesturing and lively eyes. “It’s hilarious,” Shaw said describing the character Moonface Martin. "He's not public enemy number one he's public enemy number thirteen!" The lively director had no interest in making a political statement with the musical. "In this interesting political climate sometimes you just want
something fun,” she said while laughing, “ to take you away for a few hours and not have to deal with reality, if you will.” Cole Porter was a prominent lyricist and composer in the 1930s. “He’s a biggie,” Shaw said "it's beautifully written." She did admit that the script had to be mildly edited. "There are some offensive Asian stereotypes that I have taken out." Shaw is choreographing the dance numbers herself, including a tap dance piece, while the show’s music director is City College instructor Michael Shahani. Shahani and Shaw began working at City College around the same time and have created many shows together. “It's a lot of fun working together,” Shaw said. “We're like an old married couple.” A Bay Area native Shaw came to City College as a student teacher in 1987. “I got my masters and teaching credential at SF State,” she said. “ I had to do student teaching, for the credential, and I did it here.” Afterwards former Theater Arts Department Chair, Donald Cate, asked Shaw to stay. “I've kind of been here ever since," Shaw said with a shoulder shrug and a smile. Since then she has put on 30 plays in her 30 years at City College and
is planning to do many more. Aside from teaching and directing at City College she has been active within the acting community. “I’ve been a performer for many years,” said Shaw who just finished a show at the Phoenix Theatre on Mason Street. "It's good to get back to performance,” Shaw said “just to make sure we don't stagnate." Shaw was cast as the ingenue in “Anything Goes” her senior year of college. “Now I get to put my spin on it.” Shaw describes her cast of about 30 people as a “gambit of new and experienced actors” among them many City College students, as well as Equity actor Sean Grady. "It's a lot of fun but it's a lot of work. It’s blood, sweat and tears," Shaw said. She added: “We have a limited budget and a small theater but we manage to put together some really amazing productions. The staff is fabulous. The Music Department Chair Madeline Mueller… believes in us and really allows us to do great things." “Anything Goes” goes live on Apr. 14, 15 and 21 at 8 p.m., and Apr. 16 and 23 at 2 p.m. in the Diego Riviera Theatre. General admission is $15, students and seniors pay $10.
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Tribute to City College icon Julia Ellen Bergman By Diana Chuong
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Photo by Karen A Sanchez/ The Guardsman.
Madeline Mueller reads the lyrics to "Peculiar Julia" from the play "The Maid and the Mummy," a song that reminded her of her friend Julia.
A tribute for City College’s own Julia Bergman, who passed last month, was held in the Smith Hall cafeteria on Feb. 25 Bergman lived by the quote, “I would like to be thoroughly used up before I die.” Ask anyone who was in her life or even knew of her and they would tell you that she had endless amounts of dedication for everything she was a part of. In the event’s pamphlet it stated that Bergman left behind a long legacy of education, libraries (like the Rosenberg library), literacy, books, and adventure. The cafeteria was decorated with white table clothes, beautiful calla lily centerpieces and light teal ribbons- Bergman’s favorite color. The air was filled with warm, heartfelt emotion by everyone who
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Friends and family honor Julia Bergman during tribute held at the Smith Hall cafeteria on Feb. 25, 2017.
City College librarian leads the crowd to sing Julia Bergman's favorite song "Imagine" by John Lennon
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attended. Many attendees were happy to be gathered together to rejoice in the memories of a person who was truly selfless and passionate in not only everything she did but everyone she helped along the way. The amount of lives Bergman had made an impression on was shown on Saturday’s tribute when the cafeteria filled with City College faculty and staff from numerous departments. Music Department Chair Madeline Mueller called Bergman an international icon. “A very large part of her life was dedicated to the Central Asia Institute (CAI). The children in Afghanistan made drawings of her that were in their published books because of how much she had made an impact on them,” Mueller said “when their village needed a water system, Julia wiped out her savings in order to make that happen.” One of the many amazing contributions Bergman provided to City College was the Rosenberg Library. According to her brother Ernie Bergman the project was her “baby.” “Julia would say it was a team effort but ask any faculty and they would tell you that it was her leadership that built the library together,” Bergman’s brother said. Mathematics professor Guy De Primo recalled how he and Berman first met. “Julia and I were on the same committee during City College’s campaign to save the Balboa Reservoir. Afterwards, I saw more of her fiery passion when she persuaded me to contribute to CAI.” The president of City College’s Faculty Union, Tim Killikelly, recollected about how Berman talked excitedly about her experiences in CAI and the work she did
with the youth in Afghanistan, “she was a terrific person and that will always be how I’ll remember her.” “She always seemed so much larger than life to me,” Berman’s niece Sara Schultz said. She added: “Julia was like a fairy godmother because she did whatever she could to make our dreams come true. She lived by example and wanted to build a strong foundation for everyone. Even when our wings started to extend, she would still be there to cheer us on.” Valerie Berger long time companion to Bergman remembers how she frequently rented out the cabin in Grass Valley, CA which later on became her home, “during my stay there, Julia was the most gracious host. It was like heaven on Earth and because of her I was able to experience that type of refuge.” Shawny Barry-Brown, a friend of Bergman since elementary school said that she represents all of us as one person. Each speech was an accurate depiction of Bergman. The music department also gave their contributions. Keith Mueller played “Julia” by John Lennon on the ukulele which was followed by a sing-along of Bergman’s favorite song “Imagine” also by John Lennon. The night before the tribute Mueller was looking through her collection of sheet music when she came across a song called “Peculiar Julia” from the play “The Maid and the Mummy.” “I haven’t seen this in years and found it by complete coincidence! It’s almost like Julia led me to it. I thought it would be a great silly little song to play for the event. It was something she would like because we had the same quirky humor,” Mueller said.vvv
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Vol. 163, Issue 4 | March 8 –March 21, 2017
Trump’s war on the press continues
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By Kyle Roque kroque@theguardsman.com
In the brief time that Donald Trump has held the position of President of the United States he has waged a war on the free press unlike any American has seen. Trump’s attitude towards the press could be described as eccentric at best, though describing it as hostile and worrisome may be more fitting. Previous presidents have certainly had their issues with the press but no president has ever taken it to this magnitude. He is the first president to express such fervent disdain towards the entire press, frequently calling news sources “fake” or “disgusting” when he is given any negative criticism. He has gone so far as to call journalists the “enemy of the people.” Most recently, Trump barred several organizations from a recent off-camera White House briefing
including CNN, the New York Times, and the Los Angeles Times. Trump also announced that he is not attending the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in April. He nonchalantly announced this on his public Twitter account as if he were RSVPing to a friend’s dinner party. “I will not be attending the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner this year,” reads the tweet. “Please wish everyone well and have a great evening!” The last time a president missed this event was 1981, it was Ronald Reagan and he was recovering from a gunshot wound after an assassination attempt. However Reagan still phoned into the event and even cracked a few jokes. Trump’s treatment of the press has received severe backlash from several news outlets, politicians and even celebrities. During the Golden Globes in January Meryl Streep focused her acceptance speech on protecting and supporting
journalists while accepting the Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement award. “We need the principled press to hold power to account, to call him on the carpet for every outrage. That’s why our founders enshrined the press and its freedoms in the Constitution,” Streep said. She added: “So I only ask the famously well-heeled Hollywood Foreign Press and all of us in our
community to join me in supporting the Committee to Protect Journalists because we’re gonna need them going forward, and they’ll need us to safeguard the truth.” Streep is not the only celebrity showing support for journalists. Earlier this week, Tom Hanks gifted an espresso machine to the White House press corps. This is the third time Hanks has done this,
the first time being 13 years ago when he noticed the press area did not have a coffee machine. Hanks sent along a brief but nonetheless encouraging note with the espresso machine: “To the White House Press Corps Keep up the good fight for truth, justice and the American way. Especially for the truth part.”
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Vol. 163, Issue 4 | March 8 –March 21, 2017
Have your say: What is your American dream?
Instructor Johanna Scheffer Department of English
“My American dream is that the people of our country will recognize our shared destiny. Protecting the environment will improve our well-being and treating all people with dignity will keep us safer than building walls.”
Valentina Valley
undecided
"My American dream is to be a better person everyday, work for my dreams and fight for my rights in the LGBT community."
Celia Covarrubias
undecided
"Mi sueño Americano es que mis hijos tengas una profesion y yo poder obtener mi residencia." “My American dream is that my children have a career one day and for me to obtain my residency.”
Lizzy Mikhailouskaia Computer Science
“My American dream is to be happy. Yes it’s cheesy but I enjoy the opportunity to have freedom, make my own decisions, choose where I want to study and work. This is what I can have in America and not in Russia.”
Semmie Stuckey
Undecided
“My dream is to become the CEO of a web company one day.”
CCSF Tarot General Forecast By Adina Pernell
apernell@theguardsman.com
Adina Pernell is a reiki master, energy worker, crystal healer, massage therapist and student of the esoteric. Adina uses “The Druid Animal Oracle” tarot deck created by Philip and Stephanie Carr-Gomm, which features original illustrations by Bill Worthington. Working with animal energy is about tapping into the universal force of nature and all that Mother Earth creates in the animal kingdom. Chances are, you’ve used colloquialisms like “wise as an owl” or “sharp as a hawk”; using the archetypal energy of the animal world helps produce a clearer picture of possible life paths to take. Overall Mood of the Campus - March 8 - March 22 :The Fire Dragon (Reversed) Represents: Transmutation, Mastery, Energy The next two weeks are powered by the dualistic forces of energy that last month’s lunar and solar eclipses unleashed, setting of a fiery chain of events in all sectors of our life both personal and professional. You might have felt a bit like the pebble that’s been flung and unsure of where you were going to land. In spite of this you may have felt the need to suppress a lot of the emotional responses to these happenings in an effort to maintain your status quo and seem like you have it all “together” and now all that energy has left you mentally, emotionally, physically and/or spiritually drained. Do you feel stretched too thin, and like you’re lacking sleep? Does it feel as if you have to drag yourself to work and around the campus? Fire energy burns very hot and expending to much of it too fast without balancing it out can lead to burnout. So if you’re feeling a bit charred around the edges, allow yourself to rest. Carve out that space even if that means skipping a few commitments. Think about your life as a marathon and not a sprint and you will begin to recover.
Find Your Tribe: The Dog (Reversed) Represents: Guidance, Protection, Loyalty Dogs are known for their selfless dedication and loyalty. Drawn reversed the Dog may signal that you either need to cultivate more loyalty, or develop friendships with people that help you stand up for what you believe in, encourage your dreams and have your back. You might feel prompted to take a closer look at the people around you, especially close friends in your inner circle and examine their motives. Sometimes that means examining your own. Whatever you do stay true to your core beliefs! Look for the kind of people who build you up and make you feel proud of your accomplishments and who don’t put you down. You may be drawn to school activities that show your school or school team spirit.
Advice: The Ram Represents: Sacrifice, Breakthrough, Achievement Even if you are feeling fatigued right now try tapping into the energy of the Ram. Ram power is all about the long haul. Tapping into its strength can help you persevere in the face of even the most difficult obstacles and allow you to successfully navigate setbacks. Midterms this spring have the potential to be particularly challenging so take things one step at a time. Study and work toward your goals with a very methodical approach and you will win in the end, even if you feel as if you are backtracking at first. Keep in mind that any rewards you gain won’t come free. It’s going to take hard work and sacrifice to get there. Achievement in work and your studies may mean that you have to turn down parties, hanging out a lot socially or binge-watching your favorite TV show. In the end it will be worth it. Keep plugging away, but temper your drive with enough moments to recharge when you need to.
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Vol. 163, Issue 4 | March 8 –March 21, 2017
Rams advance to Sweet 16
By Patrick Cochran
pcochran@theguardsman.com
It certainly wasn’t the Ram’s best game of the season but they were still able to beat a feisty Cabrillo squad 65-61. Down 29-27 at halftime the Rams were able to put it together in the second half and ultimately come out with the victory. “You know we weren’t dialed in,” said Head Coach Justin Labagh after the game. “Our guys should of stepped up more. We played with more intensity in the second half but we kept making slip ups. We have to cut that out.” The game saw numerous lead changes and both teams struggled to play consistent throughout the entire game. The Rams would look on fire for a moment, hitting three pointers and forcing turnovers through their effective full court press then minutes later look like a completely different team- struggling to make easy shots and committing stupid turnovers themselves. The Rams got a major boost from star shooting guard Zach Copeland. Copeland led the game in scoring with 27 points and was instrumental in helping the Rams win. On top of his scoring Copeland also made some impressive assists, including an alley oop at the end of the game that helped seal the win. Copeland had the ball in the right corner and lobbed the ball to Michael Wright who had cut to the basket from the opposite side of the court. Wright leaped high in
Photo by Gabriela Reni/ The Guardsman.
City College Rams score vs Cabrillo Community College on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2017 in San Francisco, Calif.
the air, caught the ball and threw it down in a thunderous dunk that made the home crowd go crazy. “Me and Zach got that type of chemistry where we can do things like that,” said Wright. “It wasn’t planned he just knew where I was going to be and it worked.” Besides Copeland the Rams got an important boost from one of their backup guards Freshman Adrian Rico. Rico stepped up in some huge moments on defense and was able to force some crucial steals, which led to easy fast break points that ended up helping the Rams advance to the next round. “I was just trying to do whatever it takes to get the team the win,” said Rico. “Everything right now is just about team. If playing hard on defense is what I got to do to help this team win then that's what I am going to do. Offense
wins games but defense wins championships.” After the game Labagh stressed multiple times that his squad has to step up their intensity and focus if they want to win the state championship for the second year straight. “We had a lot of slip ups and mental errors,” said Wright. “We have to study more film and get back into the gym and just play hard.” “We have to expect that we are going to get everybody’s best game,” said Labagh. “They were playing like it’s their last game and we weren’t. It was a disappointment even though we won. This can’t happen again.”
Photo by Gabriela Reni/ The Guardsman.
During the break, Rams win by 61-to-57 score, referees chat and cheerleaders await for the game to resume. CCSF vs Cabrillo Community College on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2017 in San Francisco, Calif.
Right: Rams’ Armani Collins #3 jumps for the rebound while Cabrillo College gets hold on the ball to bring it down the court on Saturday, Feb. 24, Photo by Gabriela Reni/ The Guardsman. 2017 in San Francisco, Calif.
Sports Calendar
Women's Basketball
11 p.m. @ Chabot
Playoff Schedule to be released
March 14, 2017 Foothill v. San Francisco 2 p.m. @ City College
Men's Basketball
Playoff Schedule to be released
Baseball
March 9, 2017 De Anza v. San Francisco 1 p.m. @ City College March 11, 2017 Mission v. San Francisco 1 p.m.@ Mission March 14, 2017 Mission v. San Francisco 2:30 p.m. @ Mission March 16, 2017 Chabot v. San Francisco 1 p.m. @ City College March 18, 2017 Chabot v. San Francisco 1 p.m. @ Chabot March 21, 2017 West Valley v. San Francisco 2:30 p.m. @ West Valley
Women’s Tennis
March 17, 2017 Canada v. San Francisco 2 p.m. @ City College March 21, 2017 Cabrillo v. San Francisco 2 p.m. @ Cabrillo
Events
March 10, 2017 CUESTA/FINIS INVITATIONAL All-Day @ Cuesta March 10, 2017 DE ANZA INVITE @ De Anza March 17, 2017 SAN MATEO INVITATIONAL 10 a.m. @ College of San Mateo March 17-18, 2017 HORNET INVITE @ Sacramento State
March 10, 2017 Chabot v. San Francisco
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