The Guardsman, Vol. 169, Issue 4, City College of San Francisco by The Guardsman

NEW CANDIDATE FOR BOARD OF TRUSTEES Page 2

BLACK STUDENT VISIBILITY Page 4

ANOTHER WIN FOR RAMS

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Commuters Advocate For Better Muni 29-Sunset Line

City College EMT Student Saves Man from Overdose By Rachel Berning rachelo.berning@gmail.com

City College student Nicholas Stallcup saved a man’s life on Monday, Feb. 3. Stallcup was waiting for a friend to catch a 11:30 p.m. train from Civic Center to MacArthur, his home station. As he walked down the station stairwell, he found a man lying on the floor, unresponsive and overdosing on opioids. Stallcup immediately jumped into action to perform CPR and restore the man’s breathing. Stallcup has been a student at City College for about two years. and believes that learning to be an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) is a wonderful career path Muni passengers attempt to cram into the already crowded 29 bus headed towards the Bayview at the for students who are looking into corner of Mission Street and Persia Avenue on Feb. 28, 2020. Photo by Claudia Drdul/The Guardsman health careers. “CCSF's EMT program stops, leaving passengers waiting row because there is no other alterBy Alexa Bautista is a great way to start an entry for the next bus to pick them up. As native. The actual ride itself is abauti34@mail.ccsf.edu a result, many commuters choose completely fine even in a congested level career in health care and it From the Sunset to Bayview, to take an Uber or Lyft to their bus we find a way to be okay with affords the opportunity to really the Muni 29-Sunset line is infa- destination. start helping people relatively things, it’s mostly scheduling.” mous for having many passengers City College students who take Other City College students soon compared to other health from different schools along its the 29 line experience these prob- such as Max Ejima have encoun- care professions,” he said. “I am route such as Lowell High School, lems often and consequently attend tered what the 29 bus was like really glad I chose this program San Francisco State, and City class late. Ocean Campus student during one of its busiest times, as opposed to other EMT schools College. The 29-Sunset is the Jack Placios said he thinks schedul- around 1 to 2 p.m. when many around the bay for sure.” longest daytime route at 17.4 miles, ing is the main problem with the students from City College are Stallcup added that the instrucand with an estimated 20,000 daily 29 bus. finishing their classes to attend tors at City College are outstanding riders the bus is often plagued by and have valuable life experiences “For the most part, the 29 is a work. delays and overcrowding. smooth ride,” Placios said. “The “It gets way too crowded as paramedics and firefighters.“The On several occasions, the 29 major issues are when you get two during one to two, and I have had class cuts have affected me by bus comes in quickly to pick up to three buses back to back and the experiences with the bus skipping increasing the difficulty of getting all the passengers waiting at a second bus is halfway full and the my stop once or twice. I would be the classes I need to transfer,” he stop, yet other times it is late, leav- third bus is just an empty wagon. late to school because of it. I would said. ing many passengers waiting for The other frustrating problem is wish for the bus to come every After the incident, Stallcup was almost an hour. In addition, due when you get an incredibly packed ten minutes rather than fifteen to featured by several news organizations and was formally recognized to overcrowding, it sometimes skips bus and it just skips six stops in a twenty minutes.” cont. on page 3 by the City College Board of

City College EMT student Nicholas Stallcup, 28. Photo by Nicholas Roark/Special to the Guardsman

Trustees at their February meeting. It was “surreal” for Stallcup to have all the media attention since he’s “fairly reserved.” He added that it didn’t seem right to receive recognition “for something that EMS professionals do multiple times a day and get no recognition for.” “Saving that guy’s life was the right thing to do. I don't consider myself a hero, just someone who was willing to do the right thing because he had the skills to do so,” he said. “I'm certain anyone of my classmates would've done the same had they been in that situation.” When asked about drug use in San Francisco, Stallcup said, “I won’t pretend to have the answers to these problems but all I can say is from my viewpoint the rift between those who have and those who have not is only increasing, which makes me wonder what the future of San Francisco will look like in the face of the economic disparity.” He was careful not to demonize people for using drugs, noting that “it’s important to regard them as human beings.” “A year or two ago the man I helped wasn't in the position of being homeless and on drugs,” he said. “It could happen to any of us if we lost our support systems or made a few really bad choices while in a vulnerable or fragile mind state."

Summer 2020 Schedule to be Significantly Smaller Than Last Year By Tyler Breisacher tbreisac@mail.ccsf.edu

The summer 2020 schedule will likely be about half the size of the summer 2019 schedule, according to a memo sent to department chairs Feb. 13. The budget detailed in the memo corresponds to approximately 280 classes, including both credit and noncredit classes, down from over 500 classes in summer 2019. Many of those 280 classes are for high school students, leaving roughly 150 college-level classes

offered during the summer. In addition to the overall reduction, the memo indicated that there would be no summer classes at all for several departments, including Administration of Justice (which had 15 classes in summer 2019, according to the web4 registration system), Computer Science (18 classes in summer 2019) and Photography (5 in 2019). Another department slated to run no classes this summer is the Music Department, which held 16 classes last summer. Department Chair Madeline Mueller was

skeptical of the need to reduce the summer session so drastically. She said classes taught in summer can give the college a “fiscal bump,” because instructor salaries are lower for summer sessions. According to the memo, the decisions about how to allocate the budget were made based on priorities set by the Enrollment Management Committee, which is composed primarily of administrators and faculty members. Classes run in conjunction with SFUSD were considered the highest priority, followed by those “for cohorted

programs that have summer offerings,” and finally general education classes that are transferable to CSU campuses. The memo uses the term “initial instructional budgets” and notes that department chairs can propose adjustments, so there may be some changes to the budgets before the summer schedule is finalized. A representative for City College's administration did not respond to a request for comment by press time.

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Vol. 169, Issue 4 | Feb. 19 – March 4 , 2020

Former Dean of Students and Union President Anita Martinez Running for Board of Trustees By Aminah Jalal nima96290@gmail.com

Former Dean of Students Anita Martinez has declared her candidacy for the City College Board of Trustees, with four seats being up for the taking in November. After 28 years of work at City College, Martinez retired in 2010. She held a number of positions including English as a second language (ESL) instructor, president of the faculty union AFT 2121, Academic Senate president, and interim vice chancellor of instruction. In her candidacy, Martinez said she is for keeping the community aspect by putting the “city back in City College,” through life-long learning, civic engagement, and cultural enrichment. As a trustee, Martinez says she will only focus on how to be of service to the college, as she has no intention or desire to be in any other political office following her time as a trustee. “My commitment is only to CCSF,” Martinez said. “I think I can bring wisdom, experience, and history to the board,” said Martinez. “This board in the past always had members who had a memory of what City College had been, what had worked, what didn’t work, and how it evolved. I don’t see as much

Former City College instructor and Dean of Student Affairs Anita Martinez, 72, sits in her home office on Feb. 26, 2020 holding a sticker she made that says "one student, many votes" to encourage students to vote in City College's upcoming board of trustees election. Photo by Joel Wagner/The Guardsman

of that on this current board.” During her time as the interim vice chancellor of instruction, the college underwent reorganization into a single integrated institution to provide programs and services promoting student achievement and lifelong learning to meet the needs of the diverse communities surrounding City College, Martinez said. Martinez previously held the position of Dean of Student Affairs at City College of San Francisco where she managed a number of areas including student honors and recognition programs, and student rights and responsibilities. During her time in this position, she found the non-credit courses to be a very important step for students who did not have enough money to transfer. Students shared “wonderful affirmations to the wonderful quality of city college,” Martinez said, recalling the times students came and told her how much the noncredit courses helped them. Martinez said she enjoys retirement, but decided to run because she is concerned about the direction City College is going. Martinez will be working to get the college to practice fiscal integrity, in which experts are consulted and more transparency is shown in the budgeting process to assure

careful class cuts, minimizing the negative effects on staff, students, and faculty. “City College is a gem,” Martinez said. “I’ve been to other colleges and I’ve studied city colleges. It truly is a gem and I hate to see it suffer in the way it is. It’s hurting the students, the teachers, and the community.” Along with better budgeting and transparency, Martinez also would look to have a “forensic analysis” of where the budgeting went wrong and how to fix it. “I was very disappointed to read the most recent audit’s conclusion that the budget has been out of whack for three years,” said Martinez. “Usually it shouldn’t be over three months that it’s bad. It should not have happened.” Among the list of improvements, she hopes to help City College build and work more “green.” Currently, Martinez is one of two candidates running for the four open seats that are up in November. Additional candidates may enter the race in the coming months, as the nomination period is not over until the summer. The other candidate running along with Martinez is City Hall Legislative Aide Alan Wong, who announced his candidacy in January.

Queer Resource Center is Bigger and Brighter By Francisco G Delgadillo franciscogd@ymail.com

Now located at Ocean Campus’s Cloud Hall, the Queer Resource Center (QRC) reopened in a bigger and brighter space on Feb. 10. Following a brief one-day closure and swift packing, the QRC gleefully reopened in its new location, “welcoming students who seek a safe space that won’t limit their experience based solely on how they present themselves,” said QRC coordinator Juan Fernandez .

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students who seek a safe space that won’t limit their experience based solely on how they present themselves” — Juan Fernandez

The new location, which gets plenty of natural light, offers ample space for both academic and social activities. Students can study, do round-table discussions, complete team homework assignments, access computers and print their work, get a snack and coffee, use the microwave or just be themselves during their unique journey at City College. On average, the center services up to 60 students each day. The center fosters academic success, personal connections, and community building. While the QRC offers specialized services for LGBTQIA+ students, it welcomes all City College students. This access-by-all policy is shared with all other resource and retention services across campus, like the Women’s Resource Center, the Latino Services Network, and the Veteran’s Resource Center among others. The QRC provides resources for students who need guidance to successfully navigate institutional processes like filling out the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form, “which can become a gatekeeper for students who lack the experience or support to properly file the

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form,” Fernandez said. Academic services are also provided, like English reading and writing tutoring by members of the LGBT studies department on Thursdays from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., and Luncheon Learns, a brown bag type of event that brings different resource centers from across

campus to present at the QRC on Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m. “I’m really excited for the future of the QRC. We’re going to do really good things here,” Fernandez said. “The changes are for the betterment of the student body and making sure LGBTQIA+ students are well represented at

City College.” The QRC is located in room 232 of Cloud Hall, and is open Monday through Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Friday 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

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Prop A Bond Measure Revitalizes Hopes for Oversight Committee With a new $845 million bond measure on the March 3 Ballot, The Citizen’s Bond Oversight Committee (CBOC) faces new scrutiny at City College. The committee is responsible for reviewing how the City College administration allocates the facilities bond funding, including the funding from the March 3 bond measure (if it passes) and two earlier bond measures, passed in 2001 and 2005. The committee publishes an annual report to inform the public of their findings. The two previous bond measures have successfully funded the construction of the Mission and Chinatown campuses (both with some additional donations) as well as the Multi Use Building and Wellness Center at Ocean Campus. The new bond promises sweeping improvements, including much-needed seismic retro-fitting and safety improvements. “When it passes, I think they'll be ready to go and just insist that we are going to be back into really good oversight," Music Department Chair Madeline Mueller said. "Mind you, in the law, there’s no real teeth in the oversight.” Mueller has been a vocal advocate for the as yet unconstructed Performing Arts Education Center, the funds for which were initially outlined in the 2001 and 2005 bond measures. Administrative Intrusion “There is still too much intrusion,” Mueller said of the administration’s role in the CBOC. “It’s supposed to be an independent body.” In the minutes from the Dec. 13, 2019 CBOC meeting, committee member Linda Fedeke Richardson said that contract selection for the facilities bonds

is left up to the discretion of the chancellor’s office and the Board of Trustees, not the CBOC. The administration’s powers also include the selection of the independent audit firm, Eide Bailly. The independent audit, conducted annually, serves as a lynchpin of accountability and examines whether funds are spent as directed by the bond measure. Board policies give the role of nominating committee members to the chancellor, according to Hanson. Furthermore, there are no consequences under the current legislation for allowing seats to remain empty. The most recent annual CBOC report available is from 2018, and addresses spending from July 2016 until June 2017. The reports are now two years behind, according to long-time CBOC member Christine Hanson. BergDavis Public Affairs, the administration’s public relations firm did not respond to the Guardsman’s request for comment by press time.

Cancelled Meetings Both Hanson and Mueller reported that the administration had cancelled CBOC meetings more than once. “They shouldn’t have that ability,” Mueller said. Another major reason meetings have been cancelled has been the inability to meet quorum. A quorum describes the minimum number of meeting attendees in order to call a vote. The empty seats on the committee have made this a frequent occurrence. “They are getting more members, members are good, because they can’t say there’s not a quorum,” Mueller said. “Well how can there be if there is not even the proper number of people?” “For a period after the counsel for the school changed the CBOC bylaws, we were not allowed to meet more than four times a year,” Hanson said. The legislative mandate does not allow the administration’s attorneys to make such changes. It took the committee multiple

meetings but they successfully petitioned the Board of Trustees to amend the bylaws so that the committee could meet more frequently according to Hanson. Hanson and other CBOC members have also successfully petitioned former City College Vice President of Finance David Martin to create an audit reconciliation to include in the committee’s annual report. The audit reconciliation examines only a portion of spending but it provides more details than previous reports. Hanson is hopeful that changes in the bylaws like these are possible, and that updates to the legislative mandate will allow more seats to be filled. “There were several seats that were supposed to be student seats that were supposed to be appointed. The mayor was supposed to appoint one, I think the trustees were supposed to appoint one,” student organizer Vick Chung said. The empty seats required by these bond measures also include

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a member of a bona fide taxpayer’s association and a member of the City College Foundation. “You needed all these seats to be filled in order for the committee to function. Or at least you need half plus one in order to take votes. They could meet but they wouldn’t be able to take any actions.” Obstacles “Online it wasn’t clear who we were supposed to contact in order to be appointed,” Chung said. “Usually, if you want to be appointed to any of the city committees, they have an application and you send it to a specific location but then it wasn’t clear if you're supposed to be appointed by a trustee or the chancellor.” Chung blames this lack of organization and clarity for the absence of student representation on the CBOC and other committees like it. “If they were a chair, all their legs were broken,” Chung said of students interested in joining the committee. “The mentorship and the leadership program that was supposed to be there for them, it's not there.” Serving on the CBOC is a volunteer position that requires members to attend quarterly meetings as well as stay current with campus facilities projects. Hanson also mentioned a need for better outreach in order to expand membership. “People who are in student government and people who are appointed to committees get priority registration,” Chung said. They hope that priority registration will incentivize more students to join committees like the CBOC. “I'm guardedly optimistic that they are getting a critical mass of good people,” Mueller said. The next CBOC meeting is scheduled for March 27.

Muni 29 cont. from page 1 Lowell Students By using the hashtag #fixour29, Lowell High School students are taking action and using their voices to share their experiences with Muni and the general public on their Instagram page, “students.change29.” Their posts include videos of students rushing towards the 29 despite it being overcrowded, pictures inside the 29, and anonymous DM’s of students’ struggle with their commute to and from school. For instance, many students complain that the 29 for skips their stops too frequently. One anonymous DM describes their alternative way to get to school. “I usually try to avoid taking the 29 to school in the morning because often times it’ll pass by my stop without warning. For this reason, I now try to walk or bike to school if I can’t get a ride. My parents helped me report to Muni one incident where three or four buses passed by on a Monday morning.” Faculty Advisor Juan Gonzales

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me report to Muni one incident where three or four buses passed by on a Monday morning.”

Student Campaign The students’ Instagram campaign is not the only attempt to influence Muni’s operations. Another is the South of Market Community Action Network’s (SOMCAN)

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campaign, called #freemuni4all, which has advocated for more improvements such as more busses, accessibility, and opposition to Muni’s high fares.

Lowell and City College students that ride the Muni and need protection. At the end of the day, those are the ones that are going to be affected.”

Community Action Since 2000, SOMCAN has reached out to low-income youth and families in San Francisco, and has addressed gentrification, displacement issues, and human rights. SOMCAN workforce counselor PJ Eugenio encouraged everyone to join their campaign in order for SFMTA to make changes according to everyone’s needs. “Muni won’t do anything unless we tell them what we want because they’re so used to making decisions within themselves. Now with our campaign making noise, they’re worried about it.” Eugenio said. “We need more people like low-income families, lower class families, high school students like

Muni Project With the continuous feedback from advocates, Muni has created the Muni 29 Sunset Line Project to continue their efforts to create a better experience for daily passengers. Since Fall 2019, Muni has been getting public feedback from several stakeholders including the San Francisco Youth Commission in order to implement improvements. The predicted date of completion for these improvements is Fall 2021.

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Vol. 169, Issue 4 | Feb. 19 – March 4 , 2020

Black Community Combats Institutional Racism By Jennifer Yin jyin4@mail.ccsf.edu

This year will mark the 50th anniversary of City College’s African American Studies Department (AFAM). The department's semi-centennial anniversary coincides with the resurrection of the college’s Black Student Union (BSU). BSU has laid in dormancy since the former head of the African American Studies Department Aliyah Dunn-Salahuddin left to pursue her graduate degree in the history at Stanford University. The role of BSU president was handed to political science student, Nikki Hatfield, 23, by Student Trustee Bryan Daley. “Nikki, from my experience, seems like the type of person that a lot of people know and can connect with very easily" Daley said. "She is from San Francisco, born and raised, and I believe she is second generation. So she has some pretty deep roots in the city. It is important to uplift the people that do have those authentic roots here and can connect to what people are going through more authentically with shared history.” Hatfield said how she felt socially responsible to make sure City College’s Black students had a sense of community and was making sure she was reaching out to her peers. More importantly, Hatfield is currently creating leadership roles within her presidential position. “I am giving them leadership roles and I am making sure they’re doing outreach as well. I love the work. You know, when you are really passionate about something it doesn’t feel like work. This is bigger than me,” Hatfield said. In addition Hatfield’s goal as president is to acquire a larger space for BSU, so members could feel more comfortable to be themselves and for the club to gain additional visibility. Currently, BSU meets at the African American Resource Center at Batmale Hall 325 or Daley’s office located in the Student Union building. However, due to their growth in numbers the members of BSU are unable to fit in both assigned spaces. “BSU has close to 20 members at this point since we’ve been doing meetings every Thursday. There is a lot of visibility and access issues and I feel like that is our biggest barrier. So lets be real if BSU came to AFAM

Former head of AFAM Aliyah Dunn-Salahuddin meets with BSU members at their regular Thursday meeting located at Student Trustee Bryan Daley's office, Student Union, on Feb. 27, 2020. Photo by Jennifer Yin/The Guardsman

we would be really crowded in there. The same goes to Trustee Daley’s office but at least with Trustee Daley’s office we’re visible so people can see us and I feel like that plays a huge factor,” Hatfield said. A lack of visibility has been one main issue regarding BSU, AFAM, and the African American Resource Center. Akelli Lord, AFAM student ambassador said the resource center was absent on the map. “There are several other resource centers and they are all on the map but we are not anywhere to be found. I went down there personally to talk to several people to get us on there and they said hopefully we will be in 2020’s. We didn’t even get on 2020’s,” Lord said. The African American Resource Center is described by former head of AFAM, Dr. Romona Coates, as a place for students to study, relax, socialize with one another, and pray. “But I was shocked when I was chair that the African American Resource Center wasn’t even listed on the college’s map. There is this bulletin that has all the resource

centers and locations for student support. We weren’t even listed in there,” Dr. Coates said. In addition to a lack of visibility, some larger issues still plague AFAM, BSU, and the resource center such as funding for a coordinator to manage BSU, funding for full-time faculty members for AFAM, and instituting a permanent head for the department. Coates had to relinquish her title as head of AFAM, due to her being unable to acquire a full-time teaching position at City College. “If I am not mistaken Romona Coates was tapped to be the head of the department but there was some kind of discrepancy where she couldn't teach her full time load and be the head. The school would not allow that and I believe it has something to do with the changes to our reassign guidelines,” Daley said. Coates has been teaching as a part-time faculty at City College for 13 years, and has been working effortlessly to secure a fulltime position for three years. “I have been applying for the full-time position and have not gotten it. I was elected by my peers to be chair for the next three years, but I had

to choose,” Coates said. The choice between teaching her statistics class at San Francisco State University, or staying as the current head of AFAM at City College was a difficult decision for Coates. In the end she chose to stay at S.F. State because she couldn’t leave her statistics class or students. The current interim head of AFAM was assigned to the Chair of the Latin American & Latino/a Studies Department, Dr. Edgar Torres. Torres’s newly appointed position came as a surprise to many. Without Coates as head of AFAM, Akelli said, "AFAM has no support at all. Even though we have amazing professors I feel like nobody really has our backbone and nobody really has our support. I am taking African American consciuosness right now and the main thing we're learning in class in how can another person tell us our lives perspective?"

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“Soul of a Nation” Highlights Struggles and Victories of Civil Rights Era By Jennifer Yin jyin4@mail.ccsf.edu

In celebration of Black History Month, City College students had the opportunity to attend a free showing of Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power 1963-1983, an internationally acclaimed exhibit, organized by Tate Modern. The exhibit is currently housed at the M.H. de Young Memorial Museum in Golden Gate Park and celebrates Black artists during two polar decades when issues of race and segregation plagued institutions in both public and private sectors. Many of the photography showcased in Soul of a Nation were members of the Kamoinge Workshop, a New York based group of Black photographers. The first Kamoinge director, Roy DeCarava wrote how the main goal of the group was to, “reflect a concern for truth about the world, about society, and about themselves.” Kamoinge continues to serve and support Black photographers to this day. Soul of a Nation consists of a nine room gallery with each room representing a different era of the Civil Rights Movement. The opening room titled “Spiral” named after a group of New York artists

from 1963. For their one and only group exhibition the artists from Spiral decided to showcase their artwork in only black and white. However, with their diverse opinions ranging as wide as their artistic styles the different hues of blacks, grays, and whites symbolized their larger ideas of race. One artist included in “Spiral” was Ming Smith, the first female member of Kamoinge. Smith’s core principle was, “the creation and dissemination of positive images of Black life.” In her 1976 photo titled, “America Seen Through Stars and Stripes,” displayed a reflection of society on a store front window with U.S. flags draped behind one solitary Black man. The man displayed in the image holds his composure and looks up towards the sky with the same reflection of society embedded into his sunglasses. In the sixth room titled, “Message to the People: AfriCobra in Chicago,” included artwork from AfriCOBRA which was previously known as the Coalition of Black Revolutionary Artists (COBRA).

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Patrons visit the M. H. de Young Memorial Museum's internationally acclaimed exhibit titled "Soul of a Nation: the Age of Black Power 1963-1983" on Feb. 22, 2020. Photo by Jennifer Yin/The Guardsman

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In 1968, AfriCOBRA members sought to bring art directly to the people and to create a community-focused philosophy and aesthetic of Black art to address social, political, and economic issues that supported the Black liberation movement. Contrasting from “Spiral’s” black and white theme “Message to the People: AfriCobra in Chicago” displayed colorful paintings of revolutionary leaders such as Malcom X and Angela Davis. Artist Wadsworth Jarrell created Black Prince in 1971, which paid homage to actor Ossie Davis’s eulogy for Malcom X, a black nationalist leader. David said, “our own black shining Prince!” Jarrell’s posthumous portrait of Malcom X repeats the letter B for “Black” “Beautiful” and “Bad.” The portrait also incorporates empowering words once said by Malcom X. “I believe in anything necessary to correct unjust conditions-political, economic, social, physical—anything necessary as long as it gets results,” Malcom X said. In addition to housing Soul of a Nation, the de Young Museum also offers tips on how to teach children about tolerance. Some advice the museum gives is to acknowledge the many ways people are different and to emphasize the positive aspects of our differences. The museum also encourages families to discuss their own differences amongst each other and how these differences may have either helped or hurt them. Soul of a Nation will continue to open its doors to the public until March 15, 2020.

"Revolutionary (Angela Davis)" a painting created by Wadsworth Jarrell in 1971 and is being showcased in the exhibition at the M. H. de Young Museum. Photo by Jennifer Yin/The Guardsman

"American People Series #18: The Flag Is Bleeding" was created by Faith Ringgold in 1974. The painting reflects pain of a country divided by racism. Photo by Jennifer Yin/The Guardsman

A vistor observes a painting titled "What's Going On" created by Barkley Hendricks in 1974. The nude figure is modeled after dancer Adrianne Hawkins. Photo by Jennifer Yin/The Guardsman

Students Celebrate Unity Day Despite Intense February Heat

By Jennifer Yin jyin4@mail.ccsf.edu

City College’s Inter Club Council (ICC) hosted its annual Unity Day on Feb. 26, at the amphitheatre in the midday heat. Unity Day is a designated day for clubs to intermingle with students, to promote more visibility for their club, and to attract new members. One of the clubs that was included in Unity Day was Students Making a Change (SMAC), which advocates for student equity. Trillia Hargorle, member of SMAC said, “Unity Day felt a little rushed but it was definitely a success for us.” Chris Butler, vice president of ICC, mentioned how Unity Day was slow to start but picked up over time. “I

was a bit discouraged at first because there were a lot of empty tables, but a lot more people showed up later on," Butler said. "I heard from other clubs how they had a lot of good success. I was talking to BSU (Black Student Union) and they said how they had three pages of people who are interested in joining.” City Cafe, one of City College’s restaurants located at the bottom of the Student Union also provided free food and drinks to any students, who completed a club survey. Provided refreshments consisted of popcorn chicken, teriyaki chicken, potato curry, and Taiwanese milk tea. Cost for food and drinks derived from ICC’s budget, which is funded through

the college’s student activity fee. “It (student activity fee) recently went up to seven dollars this most recent semester and promotes Associate Student funding. Most of the funding goes to the college’s resource centers, but a good cut goes to ICC’s budget which then goes to club allocations,” Butler said. Future works for ICC will be Frisco Day and was described by Butler as, “Frisco Day is when San Francisco Unified gets together and all the high school students come here. So they ask us to host a table for them and they also ask for all the clubs to go out there,” Butler said. ICC will be hosting Frisco Day on May 3, 2020.

Students visit the Inter Club Council's annual Unity Day event at Ocean Campus's amphitheatre on Feb. 26, 2020. Photo by Jennifer Yin/The Guardsman

6 | OPINION

HAVE YOUR SAY

“WHAT MAKES YOU PROUD TO BE A CITY COLLEGE STUDENT?”

“I like the fact that there are so many resources. People really help you especially with credentials and FAFSA. You can also have a mentor program and you don’t feel stuck and want to know who to talk to… Culture-wise, it’s very together.” — Irene Anaya Dentistry

"CCSF could be one of the only schools in the world that has this much diversity in age, ethnicity, and nationality. It subconsciously makes me more well-rounded. I pick up better study habits and have better academics.” — Michael Gee Environmental Engineering

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HOW TO PREVENT FROM CORONAVIRUS?

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Wash hand frequently

“Well, what makes me feel proud is knowing that I can actually pursue the career in many other areas if I am interested, and it’s not going to impact so much of my resources and I’m actually happy about that and be able to learn in different areas too.” — Luis Acuna Computer Science

“I like CCSF because it is a very old college and teachers here care about the students. The college is in San Francisco, which is a very diverse city. There are a lot of diverse students, and there is very professional work here.” — Orod Babaahmadi Healthcare

Maintain social distancing Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth

Practice respitory hygiene

If you have fever, cough and difficulty breathing, seek medical care early

Stay informed and follow advise given by your

Infographic by Nazli Ece Kandur/ The Guardsman Information retrived from World Health Organization

Promote Everyone to CEO By Claudia Drdul claudiadrdul@gmail.com

Conversations around economic equity typically follow a linear pattern of thinking that embraces the creation of new businesses over the the restructuring of existing businesses. Much of this linear thinking is rooted in the mythical American Dream where luck, family contributions, and privilege are not emphasized. Instead, Americans are led to believe hard work will make them rich. However, hierarchical workplace structures do little to achieve this dream. Pay inequality between CEOs and laborers is at an all time high in the United States. Last year, a study conducted by the Economic Policy Institute found “the CEO to (average) worker compensation ratio rose to 221 to 1 in 2018,” and “CEO compensation has grown 940% since 1978.” Socioeconomic mobility of workers has not increased since the take-off of the “startup boom” earlier this decade despite what many CEOs would like you to believe. For every single CEO of a startup moving up into the ruling class, there are hundreds of workers staying at or below the poverty line. Generally, Americans are led to believe the value of their labor corresponds with their pay rate. However, if this were true, assemblyline laborers would be the highest paid

employees of car companies since they are the driving force behind the functioning of an auto-plant. A factory can exist without a supervisor, it cannot exist without workers putting together the product which is being sold. However, many Americans degrade the necessity of assembly-line workers, and use the term “unskilled laborers” due to societal conditioning which undervalues the importance of human life. Labor is important. That’s undeniable. More and more companies are recognizing this fact and turning to cooperative workplace structures where workers hold equal shares in business profits, and make decisions through discussion, rather than executive decisions. The Network of Bay Area Worker Cooperatives (NoBAWC) “is a grassroots organization of democratic workplaces dedicated to building workplace democracy in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond,” according to their website. Rainbow Grocery, a San Francisco worker-owned cooperative, is a prime example of how businesses which are worker-owned are not only sustainable, but can become landmarks of community perseverance. Rainbow opened in 1975 and offers their employees who work 25 or more hours per week full medical, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off and profit sharing upon becoming a “member-owner” which typically happens within the first year of employment.

Technology companies could dramatically benefit from this change in priorities. Instead, their hierarchical structure forces workers to sign over the rights of their ideas to their employers without reaping the profits of them through the rampant use of non-disclosure agreements. Conglomerates like Apple, Google, and Twitter normally practice the monopolistic act of buying up individual endeavors anyway, leaving little room for small businesses to succeed. Crunchbase.com reports that Apple has bought out a total of 111 companies, Google has acquired 240 companies and Twitter has acquired 56 companies. Every new acquisition potentially contained multiple companies which were also bought-out by other companies. The impersonal nature of “acquihiring” is akin to philosopher Karl Marx’s theory of alienation. In Das Kapital, Marx explains that when workers feel separate from the goods or services they produce, whether it is because someone else owns the rights to said services or goods or because they have little control over their workplace conditions. Purpose and pride in one's work is necessary for a well-functioning workplace. Both of these problems can be solved through the unionization of workplaces and collective ownership of business profits. Infographic by Claudia Drdul/ The Guardsman

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Vol. 169, Issue 4 | Feb. 19 – March 4 , 2020

Mental Health SF is a Firm Step Towards Alleviating Homelessness By Carly Cheung ccheun71@mail.ccsf.edu

In December 2019, legislators approved Mayor London Breed and Supervisors Hilary Ronen and Matt Haney’s new behavioral health care system, Mental Health SF. Under the new system, there will be a 24-hour central access port for mental health and substance use treatment services for uninsured individuals and individuals on public health programs like Medi-Cal, prioritizing those experiencing homelessness. It includes a centralized drop-in center and drop-off destinations for first responders and jails and a drug sobering center. The Mayor and Supervisors are working to secure $100-150 million annually, likely by reforming the business tax laws and examining other revenue sources. They are also working to expand treatment capacity, reduce wait time, and add additional resources and centers, according to a Dec. 10 news release from the mayor’s office. Critics denounce the spending of additional tax dollars towards mental health services on top of the $400 million already going towards that service. The plan aims to mainly service San Francisco’s large homeless population, of around 4000 individuals, by providing timely and easy mental health care, which the previous services were not providing. High cost of living, evictions, and disproportionate incomes require the government to spend additional

money to assist those who encountered enormous distress and are surviving in a life-threatening environment. San Francisco’s homeless population has increased by 17% from 2017 to 2019, according to a report released by the social research firm Applied Survey Research (ASR). Among the 8,035 unhoused individuals, the chronically homeless are one of the most vulnerable populations on the street and make up 38% of the homeless population. The majority are adults without children and the minority are veterans and unaccompanied youth under 25 years old. Chronically homeless individuals do not have work or housing. “63% of survey respondents reported alcohol or substance use. Fifty-three percent (53%) reported living with a psychiatric or emotional condition, 52% with post-traumatic stress disorder, and 48% with a chronic health problem,” according to ASR. Most were San Francisco residents well before they were homeless. The high rates of job loss, divorce, eviction, settling high healthcare debts, abusive relationships, alcohol or drug abuse, convictions, loss of caretaker(s), and mental or physical disabilities in San Francisco are at the root of homelessness. “70% of respondents reported living in San Francisco at the time they most recently became homeless. Of those, over half (55%) reported living in San Francisco for 10 or more years,” the ASR report stated.

Only 6% reported living in San Francisco for less than one year. To return these longstanding members of our community to healthy conditions, it requires an increased contribution from companies, citizens, and the government. Philanthropic efforts such as those demonstrated by Citibank, Google, Bank of America, Merk, and Microsoft show that contributing through donations or providing development programs for underserved populations can create a huge difference, but they aren’t enough. The government should encourage both individual citizens and nonprofits for their work, but it must also increase the number of jobs and pay for social workers. Furthermore, government programs and plans are only effective if individuals are aware of the resources and are willing to receive help. Among the one-third of survey respondents who reported not receiving government support, “30% reported not wanting government assistance. Fifteen percent (15%) did not think they were eligible for services, 14% reported they had never applied,” according to ASR. Hopefully, the visibility of the Mental Health SF plan will help spread awareness. By working together and combining efforts to assist the homeless population and raise awareness of these new services, San Francisco can build a better community that promotes positive mental health and alleviate some of the burdens of homelessness.

Black Community cont. from page 4 Dr. Coates explained the the argument in saying, “You reason why Dr. Torres had taken can see black students are not the offer as head of AFAM was completing their educational so the department would not be goals. It’s on the student success consolidated. card on Community Colleges “If African American Studies of California’s website. They falls and becomes consolidated have a student score card for with other departments, then City College and you can see the eventually other ethnic studies lowest population for compledepartments are going to get hit tion of their education is Black next. We’re losing classes and Americans. So when you see we are not increasing classes that and then you see there’s and faculty to teach full-time,” been a disinvestment of AFAM, Dr. Coates said. “And the other you can’t help but think there is thing is students can’t finish. I a correlation.” went to a student equity forum The disinvestment of and I was shocked to learn that BSU, AFAM, and the African students, who were in the audi- American Resource Center ence have been at City College stems to what Hatfield for 10 to 20 years. City College described, “this is an instituis not designed to have students tional issue and there’s historical there for 10 to 20 years and not systemic oppression still lingerfinish,” Dr. Coates said. ing.” However, despite their Hatfield further added to hardships the Black community

at City College still manages to stay strong. In celebration of Black History Month, BSU collaborated with AFAM to host multiple events such as Black Wellness workshop, the Black Entrepreneur workshop, and Black Film Friday. For future works BSU and AFAM are planning on taking their student members to the Mod Museum for a group outing. Hatfield, Lord, Student Trustee Daley, and Dr. Coates are all working hand in hand to seek the betterment for AFAM, BSU, the African American resource center, and for the Black students fighting to keep their place at City College where Hatfield said, “People are thirsty for this type of community.”

8 | SPORTS

Vol. 169, Issue 4 | Feb. 19 – March 4 , 2020

Rams Use Fourth Quarter Comeback to Advance to Third Round of Regionals

Rams sophmore forward/guard Vivian Woo (12) leads the drive against Lassen Cougars during the second round of playoffs at Brad Duggan Court at City College on Feb. 28, 2020. Photo by Franchon Smith/The Guardsman

By Daniel Murphy damurphy121@gmail.com

City College women’s basketball advanced to the third round of the Northern California regional playoffs with a thrilling 51-49 fourth quarter comeback win over the tenth seeded Lassen Community College Cougars on Friday, Feb. 28. The Rams continued their winning momentum after closing the regular season with four straight victories. After a tightly played first half, they found themselves down 20-23. The Cougars came out of the break guns blazing and caught the Rams on their heels defensively in the third quarter. The Rams entered the fourth quarter down 6. After the deflating third quarter, the Rams opened the final frame with a 13-1 run through the first five minutes, and never looked back. A missed desperation half-court heave by the Cougars at the final buzzer sealed the Ram’s 51-49 playoff victory.

Rams guard Jayden Benitez, led the comeback effort, running a fastbreak early in the fourth quarter and hitting a crucial three-pointer down the stretch. Benitez was the top scorer, leading the Rams with 15 points and shooting 6-13 from the field. Coming off the bench, Becca Tasi had a huge night, coming down with 14 of the Rams 31 total rebounds and scoring 10 points to push her team to victory. Forward Vivian Woo continued her season of impressive three-point shooting, scoring all nine of her points from deep against the Cougars. Head Coach Derek Lau said his team went into the fourth quarter, “playing a lot more aggressively and with more intensity overall.” “Our defense has stayed the same all year— our goal was to keep them under fifty and we did.” Lau said, confident in his team's defensive performance. The next game will be on Saturday, March 7, away against the Diablo Valley College Vikings for the third round of the Northern California regional playoffs.

Rams Conquer Vikings 7-2 By Tyler Breisacher tbreisac@mail.ccsf.edu

The Rams continued their undefeated season in a Friday afternoon victory over the West Valley Vikings on Feb. 21, bringing their record to 6-0 overall and 3-0 in the Coast Conference. The matchup was a family affair, as Rams Head Coach Kelly Hickey faced off against her twin sister Lauren Hickey who coaches West Valley. They call it the “Hickey Cup”.. Before the match, Kelly Hickey joked that if anyone needed help they could just call out “Coach Hickey” and one of the two would be there. The Rams won two out of three doubles matches, including a hardfought 8-6 victory by Anna Volshko and Ananda Kong. “It was really intense but it was really satisfying,” Kong said. “We were all trying to figure out game strategies, and trying to improve ourselves, focusing on keeping the ball in play but then also not being too ambitious with our shots.” In singles, City College won every match except one, for an overall score of 7-2. Sophomore Kelly Ye said she thought her singles match against West Valley sophomore Abby Salazar was “the best one I’ve had so far this season.” She won in straight sets 6-2 then 6-1. “The team is doing fantastic,” she added. Coach Kelly Hickey said the matches were “gritty” and was pleased with the team’s overall direction. “It wasn’t the cleanest match we’ve played overall but it was definitely a team effort and the Rams continue to build momentum in conference,” she said. The “Hickey Cup” tradition will continue next month, when the Rams and Vikings will play again on St. Patrick’s Day. “Hopefully the luck of the Irish is on our side that day!” Hickey said.

City College Sophmore Anna Voloshko during her last set against West Valley College at City College on Feb. 21, 2020. Photo by Franchon Smith/The Guardsman

The Rams beat the Chabot College Gladiators in a 6-3 victory on Feb. 25 to remain undefeated. Their next match will be against Canada College on March 3.

Undefeated Rams Break Mustangs 113-82 a rare single digit victory in their regular season finale where they only beat Las Positas by seven points. Labagh admitted that lacking significant late-game adversity this season may put them at a disadvantage in the playoffs, but said he tries to account for that by simulating competitive end of game situations in practice.

By Meyer Gorelick msggorelick@gmail.com

The number one ranked Rams turned in another dominant performance on Saturday, Feb. 29, slaughtering the overmatched San Joaquin Delta College Mustangs 113-82 in their opening playoff game. The Mustangs managed to hang around through the opening seven minutes before the Rams began pulling away. Their suffocating press defense forced countless turnovers and led to lots of easy buckets. Head Coach Justin Labagh continued demanding excellence despite a lopsided scoreline, and was quick to substitute players he found underperforming. The Rams were up 57-33 at halftime. It was more of the same in the second half, as the Rams were able to speed the game up and coast to a 113-82 victory. Sophomore wing Quincy Urbina led all Rams in scoring, finishing with TK points, and jamming home an emphatic

Rams Sophmore guard (11) Dale Currie draws a foul from a Mustang defender while driving to the basket on Feb. 29, 2020 at Ocean Campus. Photo by Joel Wagner/ The Guardsman

transition dunk late in the second half, as well as an acrobatic windmill dunk that ended up not counting due to an inbounding infraction. “I thought we played really well,” Labagh said. “We cut down on some of our bad and tough shots that we were kind of getting comfortable taking unfortunately, just with having a

lead in a lot of these games. So we cut those out, and scored a lot of points because we were only taking good shots.” “I thought our defense was really good, we pressured and recovered and didn’t foul them,” he added. The team improved to 29-0 on the season and has yet to experience a real close call aside from

“We put the pressure on ourselves just going hard at practice every day, competing with each other, so that when we go in the games, it’s easier than practice,” — Emeka Udenyi.

He will be joined next season by City College teammates Darrion Trammell and Nate Robinson, who also signed to play at Seattle University. Labagh said it would be “pretty remarkable” to finish the season undefeated for the first time in school history, but is keeping his focus on the next game. “If we could do that, to run the table, go undefeated and win the state championship, we would have a gold banner,” Udenyi said.“If we could do that, that’d be pretty awesome.” The Rams play College of the Redwoods at home on Saturday March 7, in the third round of the Northern California regional playoffs.

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