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City College’s ethical hacking team spent the day in a hot hotel room competing using six Macbook Pros. They placed second at the CPTC Western Regional Competition. From left to right are competitors, Tom Horvath, Elizabeth Biddlecombe, Stuart Morris, Alex Levinson who served as the event organizer, Tim Ip, Andrew Mei and Coach Sam Bowne. Photo courtesy of Sam Bowne

Hacking team secures regional win and is on to nationals By Bethaney Lee blee@theguardsman.com

City College’s ethical hacking team placed second after mashing the keys of their provided laptops during a two-day cyber security competition located at Uber’s headquarters in San Francisco. The Collegiate Penetration Testing Championship (CPTC) has held national competitions for the last three years in New York. Beginning with regional competitions hosted by colleges around the country, top teams from each region are selected to further compete in nationals during the fall. City College’s six team members competed in the Western Regionals, which consists of 13 other states, on Oct. 7-8, 2017 and was invited to compete in nationals in Rochester, NY this November, the only community college in the competition. The names of the teammates are Tomas Horvath, Elizabeth Biddlecome, Joseph Nguyen, Andrew Mei, Tim Ip and

Stuart Morris. Morris, a computer networking and information technology major, is the leader of the team and said most of the other schools in the competition have teams which practice year round for cybersecurity competitions. He included that most teams live in close proximity, and in some cases the same dorms, but City College has team members in San Francisco, East Bay, South Bay and as far as Sonoma. “The fact is, infosec (information security) is not just what we are studying; it’s our hobby. So we made the most of the little time we had to prepare relative to the other teams,” Morris said. Because of the team’s distance, they focused their practice on how they could communicate information, document their processes as to not duplicate work and strategize on sharing information throughout the competition. Sequestered to a hot conference room lacking an air conditioning unit and armed with nothing but

INVESTIGATIVE REPORT

Hard Luck

City college journalist solves family mystery By Bethaney Lee blee@thegardsman.com

Unable to write or read past a third grade level and labeled as a drifter with his bottom teeth missing and a wart on his left eyelid, Donald Ray Lee was almost lost to history and with him an entire family’s heritage. Falling through the cracks of society his whole life,

Lee’s death within the confines of New Mexico State Penitentiary (NMSP) on June 19, 1964, is a chilling reminder that people’s stories have weight beyond the grave. Absent in the lives of his five children, Lee’s remaining offspring depicted a man shrouded in mystery, convicted of multiple felonies and constantly weaving

a white board and six Macbook Pro’s, the team started hacking into a fictitious Gotham Election Network on Oct. 7, 2016. Morris said, “The network we were attacking was set up like an internal corporate network would have been, and we compromised machines, identified vulnerabilities and basically got as much access as we could to their internal services over the next hours.” CPTC’s website claims the competition “is unique in offering a simulated environment that mimics real world networks,” and students report on computer related security risks in the same way they would in a professional working environment. Part of the integrity of the competition relies on “injects” who are members of CPTC who carry out the role of the mock company by asking the teams a series of technical questions. The team was given ten minutes to verbally respond. “Our team was very strong here and came up with excellent solutions

in and out of the life of their mother, Mary Elizabeth Bates. Lee’s death at 36 ensured that his youngest son, Perry Wayne Lee, was only ever granted a single image of his father, about which Perry said he was grateful, even if it was only the “desperate screams of a man too far gone.” Only aware of their father’s death within the penitentiary, decades later the last remains of Lee were just as unbeknownst to the family as the man himself. And I was his granddaughter. Mystery continued on page 3

for these challenges. Different team members were required to answer each one, which played to our team’s strengths,” Morris said. At 6 p.m. a gong rang to symbolize the end of the first part of the competition, but the team’s night was far from over. Morris said the group was unhappy as they left, feeling they had not compromised enough servers. The team debriefed and drove home in heavy traffic before beginning work on their report. Once the team made it back to their individual homes, they worked through shared Google Docs until 50 pages of findings were reported. “We did not get much sleep that night, and despite a minicrisis that we worked through at the deadline, got our report in on time,” Morris said. The team never discussed what prospects they might have in the competition but Morris said, “I knew that everyone privately wanted to compete at nationals, because what we had done the previous day was so fun and

challenging, but we weren’t about to talk about that.” The award presentation took the group by surprise. “As Berkeley straightened their hair, we waited, holding our breath as they announced the second place winner,” Morris said. In disbelief, the team heard City College announced and went up to accept their award which secured their seats at nationals. “I kinda like that they called us City College,” Morris said. “It separates us from the rest of the teams who are four-year universities. It was satisfying knowing our hard work had paid off and that we had put CCSF on the map.” City College Professor Sam Bowne, who the team attributes a large part of their success to, put the team's plane tickets on his credit card the moment he heard they were headed to nationals. The college did not offer to pay for the trip. The team hopes to pay back Bowne not just in money, but a national win.

Somewhere between a photograph and an illustration sits an image of Lee in a tarnished oval frame. Youngest son, Perry Lee, has it hung in his home. The only image of his father Perry has on Oct. 21, 2017. Photo courtesy of Jacob Lee

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Hashtag to win a $2,000 scholarship contest Heads Up America (HUA) offered a $2,000 scholarship contest. Whoever attended school, is 16 years or older, a U.S. resident, high school senior, community college students and alumni were invited to apply. HUA, under the educational umbrella of the non partisan College Promise Programs organization aim to have free community colleges nationwide. The goal is to flag a broad and unquestionable crisis that many students face nowadays, as they struggle to juggle their financial budget with school costs. Often times, they can not afford to finish their community college studies due to pressure and extra bills, returning to full time work to get rid of their debts. Thinking about these less fortunate ones, James Schuelke, Sr. Director of Engagement & Advocacy with Heads Up America, said: “As a community college graduate, I’m proud of the education I received and the value my teachers and peers contributed to my life,” and emphasized, “‘for too many students the cost of a community college education puts it out of reach.” Vote for your favorite entry with the #FreeCommunityCollege hashtag by Oct, 22. Follow what is important to you, make a difference to your and others’ educational needs. Register at the Heads Up America website to watch some related videos and be connected, be informed! —By Barbara Muniz

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Experimental Photography Exhibit, Reception ◆ Wed, Oct. 25

6 p.m. – 8 p.m. | Gallery Obscura (Visual Arts 160), Ocean Campus Hiromichi Matsudaira’s experimental photography exhibit will be on display in the CCSF Photography Department.

Speak to Me -- Poetry for Survivors ◆ Thur, Oct. 26

11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Cloud Hall Reading Garden, Ocean Campus Join us for a free poetry reading addressing domestic and sexual violence. Refreshments will be provided The Reading Garden is located between Science and Cloud Hall at the Flagpole plaza. For more information call 415-239-3899.

Deadline for Scholarships for Asian American & Pacific Islander Students ◆ Thurs, Nov. 2 Several awards of $2,500 each will be given to CCSF students by the Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF). Twenty- one students were awarded in 2016! Apply by Nov 2, 2017 (2 p.m., PDT). Application & eligibility requirementsare available at: www.apiasf.org/aanapisischolarship.html. Please contact the APASS Center in Batmale Hall 208 (452-5620) or APIASF (aanapisischolarship@apiasf.org) with any questions.

The journalism department at City College went to DeAnza College for the 2017 Journalism Association of Community College’s (JACC) Nor Cal competitions on Oct. 21, 2017. Combining their on the spot competitions with mail in entries, the journalism department brought back 13 awards. The award for General Excellence was given to The Guardsman, one of three awards given to school publications. The following journalism students are listed with their awards: Quip Johnson- First place editorial cartoon First place enterprise news story David Horowitz- First place in copy editing James Fanucchi- Second place for news photo Cassie Ordonio- Fourth place in photo story essay Gabriela Reni- Fourth place for news photo James Fanucchi- Honorable mention for two informational graphics Nancy Chan- Honorable mention for two informational graphics Auryana Rodriguez- Fourth place for illustration Shannon Cole- Honorable mention for profile feature story Bethaney Lee- Fourth Place in feature photo Honorable mention for feature story --By Bethaney Lee

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10 a.m. – 3:15 p.m.| Chinatown Campus Room 401 CCSF Older Adults and Concert & Lecture Series present: Movements and One Pose with Sandy McAlister. Free and open to the public.

Water Rights, Environmental Protection & Peace in the Middle East Lecture & Discussion ◆ Thurs, Nov. 9 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Ocean Campus, MUB 140 This lecture is presented by CCSF Critical Middle East / SWANA Studies and the Concert & Lecture Series. Free and open to the public.

A Womb of Their Own screening ◆ Wed, Nov. 15 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. | Ocean Campus, Rosenberg Library room 305 Come see A Womb of Their Own followed by a Q&A session with the filmmaker. Presented by the CCSF Women’s Studies and Concert & Lecture Series. Free and open to the public.

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Mystery continued from page 1 Lee’s shadowy life in the 1960s is a time capsule which can be studied over 50 years later, bringing focus not to just the Lee family but to systemic problems within America’s judicial, healthcare, education and economic structures, some of the same problems we are still in suffrage of today. General Counsel Jim Brewster from the New Mexico Corrections Department was happy to help by issuing me several reports from the time Lee stayed at the prison. “We don't have many documents regarding your grandfather, but here is a copy of everything we have,” Brewster said. “It appears that everything is public, and no documents or portions of documents were removed or redacted.” These documents confirm Lee was convicted on two counts of forgery in Chaves County, New Mexico and incarcerated on March 23, 1962, after being in the area for only two weeks. He was likely visiting his father, Emery Perry Lee, who at the time lived in Roswell off Route 2. Both fraudulent checks were written for the amount of $42.50 and drawn from the First National Bank of Roswell, to total an amount of $85 dollars which Lee pled guilty to, resulting in a sentence of no less than three years and no more than four. Lee was held in medium custody, assigned as an Education

Building Porter whose sole responsibility was to carry luggage and died two years into his sentence, known as inmate #18698. And on the report, in the very middle, are the typed words “DISCHARGED” and handwritten next to it in cursive, “by death.” Obtaining vital records from New Mexico only took two weeks to obtain, a luxury given to me because I was family. The blue border of the Certificate of Death contained the last of what I needed to know regarding where the remains of my grandfather were placed. While no autopsy on Lee’s body was performed his certificate reveals the leading cause of death to be spontaneous pneumothorax or a collapsed lung, due to emphysema. It is hard to say why Lee was in the prison as opposed to the psychiatric ward when charted under the medical certifications of his death certificate are charts showing Lee suffered from anorexia and had not eaten for months. Even more telling is the note that he suffered from schizophrenia for years. Several of Lee’s children also suffer from schizophrenia and have long attributed it to their mother’s blood. Schizophrenia genetically bonds best with the Y chromosome found in men, so as genetics would have it, Lee likely suffered greatly from delusions like several of his children do today.

Donald Ray Lee’s death certificate lies underneath stacks of research granddaughter and reporter, Bethaney Lee, compiled during her investigation on Oct. 21, 2017. Photo by Bethaney Lee/Guardsman

With a psychosis and nearly illiterate, keeping a job would have proved difficult which is likely why Lee forged checks, something he relied on not only in New Mexico but in California as well. The family verifies Lee served time for the same charges at San Quentin State Prison but records have not yet been obtained. Lee was born in Wichita Falls, Texas on April 19, 1928, making

him the second of ten children for his mother Martha Taylor who was “tailor made and proud”— a sentiment recalled by Lee’s eldest son, Donald Ray Lee Jr., while reminiscing of the few times spent with his grandmother Taylor. The death certificate claims Lee now lies rotting in the ground of the Marysville Cemetery as a man whose knuckles were tattooed with the phrase “hard luck,” a

sentiment which couldn’t ring truer for a middle-aged, mentally ill convict ambling through life in the 50s and 60s. As Lee’s granddaughter today in 2017, I am a journalism major at City College who has been fortunate to maintain a job my whole adult life. I have all my teeth, even the bottom ones. But I still bear a wart on my left eyelid, just like Lee.

DACA fund favors short relief for immigrants By Barbara Muniz bmuniz1@mail.ccsf.edu

Immigrants under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program received a chance for renewal as a way to maintain their current protective status. The deadline for renewal was Oct. 5, a month after the announcement the DACA plan was subject to change. Initially approved by President Barack Obama in 2012, DACA, which ends for many participants in March 2018, reached a turning point when the Trump administration announced on Sept. 5 it would no longer honor the eligibility status for renewal. However, current participants still had an option to renew their protective plan. In order to do so, an application fee of $495 was needed. According to a memo on Sept. 26 from California Community College Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley’s office not all immigrants will need financial help in th form of a scholarship fee to pay for the renewal, but for those who cannot afford to pay, a DACA fund will come into place through the Mission Asset Fund (MAF). “Of the 154,000 Dreamers eligible to renew their DACA permits before the program ends on March 5, 2018, most are able to cover the application Staff Illustrators Brandon Whiting Elena Stuart Photographers Otto Pippenger Sarah Berjan

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costs themselves,” emphasized Oakley.“For Dreamers who are eligible for renewal but cannot afford the $495 application fee, MAF has stepped in with a solution now available nationwide: scholarships to help Dreamers renew their DACA status.” MAF collected funds in the amount of $1,000,000, but it tripled and it is now around $3,000,000, according to the chancellor’s memo. The nationwide fund is also considered “the largest of its kind in the nation,” and the amount is “enough to help 6,000 Dreamers renew their DACA permits for two more years.” Thinking about what the DACA means for the Dreamers, Oakley added, “There is a great deal of support for the young people who know this country as their only home….California Dreamers, many of whom are our students, want to live life outside of the shadows so that they can study, earn a degree or certificate, work and build a future for themselves and their families,” Oakley said. Even for those whose eligibility expired, Oakley urged them to search for options. “DACA recipients with expiring permits are encouraged to visit LC4DACA. org and apply immediately.”

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According to Oakley, as of Sept. 16, 2,000 scholarships were still available from the initial 4,000. Around 900 of the applicants were from community college students. The information regarding the DACA fund was sent to different departments so students and faculty staff could spread the message to as many people as possible.

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Vol. 164, Issue 5 | Oct. 25 – Nov. 8, 2017

Theater production explores real life issues of refugees By Laurie Maemura maemuralaurie@gmail.com

“Anon(ymous)” is not your ordinary play. Created by playwright Naomi Iizuka, the modern adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey captures the story of an immigrant mother and son who embark on separate journeys, meet an array of individuals, and face issues of racism, exploitation, immigration, and power in contemporary America. After their boat capsized during their escape from a civil war, the mother Nemasani played by Circle Dai, is forced into a refugee camp while her son Anon played by Marco Lemus tries to figure out who he is. Both mother and son encounter positive and negative influenced individuals, some with ulterior motives and others with kindhearted gestures who have good family upbringings. Separated by closeness of family and memories of home, the son is guided by Naja a character who is based on the goddess Athena played by Olivia Dickey. Naja encourages him to “start in the middle” to remember his story. His mother who works in a sweatshop, must confront the manager of the sewing factory Mr. Mackus played by Brad Winch who makes racist comments about asian names. “It’s hard to pronounce but we call her Penny,” Mr. Mackus said. He also threatens Nemasani to marry him or she will lose her job. While the son tries to figure out his name and who he is, he still

feels lost. “He’s anonymous. He doesn’t remember anything. He picks names out from the situation because he’s very quick thinking but he says whatever will get away from the awkward phase,” Miller said. In her vision of the play director Patricia Miller favored radical staging. She emphasized that this was because when the audience sat in the auditorium, it’s “hard to have a direct impact [on them]. It offsets the audience's expectations for a more intimate stage and closer interaction,”said Miller. When the audience sat on stage, the actors leapt into action to portray the refugees under the stress of their circumstances. Strewn on the floor lay traditional dress clothes from various cultural customs. There was a slideshow of people of different ethnic backgrounds faded in and out while cultural dance music and drum beats sounded above the audience. A large table with a ship toy stood next to a trash bin titled food scraps. The first scene was introduced as lyrics proclaimed, “I’m only human after all,” from the song by John “The Ragin Cajun” Jones, as incrementally groups of actors came from the sides of the stage. Each actor recited an unapologetic one line sentence introducing sundry phrases such as,, “where I come from... the color of green tea, poisonous frogs, waterfalls taller than skyscrapers…” that led the audience to become curious about who the characters were. To help the actors prepare for

the role, Miller asked students and alumni to “find anything that they could relate to from the play. What is home? Food, family, familiar places or a feeling and understanding of belongingness. Even if you’re not a refugee, I think young people can relate to that.” According to Miller, “the playwright Naomi Iizuka is an expressionist poet with surreal cinematic style.” Miller, who spoke of the complexity of such an endeavor said, “our production answers that challenge with a mix of live theatre, music and video.” In between the longer scenes Miller interwove short scenes of actors wearing vests with ICE, a mock up of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s logo, trying to catch undocumented immigrants who were running away. The audience members stunned expressions reflected their feeling on the subject. In one scene, the ghosts of refugees each recited a monologue about themselves. Miller recalled why this dialogue is her favorite. “I get chills. It’s every time the anonymous chorus of refugee ghosts tells their names and what they hoped for and how they died.” Because of Iizuka’s play, audiences are able to further explore the racism and immigration issues that many immigrants continue to face in the United States. The play is intentional because it relates to the real life events of refugees escaping from economic hardships. “We don’t know why they want to get here but we know they want

to escape an economic circumstance, but we never know their real names,” Miller said. Miller professed that “It’s hard

to see the simplicity, to survive death. That’s why I had to do this play.”

Goddess Naja (Olivia Dickey) flirts with a lost Anon (Marco Lemus) as he tries to understand who he is in Naomi Iizuka’s Anon(ymous) on Oct. 12, 2017. Photo courtesy of Cat Pimentel.

The unsuspecting butcher (Ted Speros) has other mischievous and unfortunate plans for Anon (Marco Lemus) in Naomi Iizuka’s Anon(ymous) on Oct. 12, 2017. Photo courtesy of Cat Pimentel.

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Miguel Govea and Johny Escobedo performing by the Mexican Bus near the home of Juan Fuentes on Sept, 23, 2017. Photo by Otto Pippenger/ The Guardsman.

Mural in City Arts and Tech high school by Matt Christianson and students on Sept. 23, 2017. Photo by Otto Pippenger/ The Guardsman.

Touring San Francisco with the Moving Art House By Otto Pippenger opippenger@theguardsman.com

On each floor of City College’s Rosenberg Library sit the diverse, striking art exhibitions of Reference Librarian and Library Exhibition Curator Kate Connell, each celebrating the ethnic history of San Francisco’s neighborhoods. For one day in September a lucky group were able to tour the neighborhoods that had inspired the art, with many of the artists who had created it, on what Connell titled

the “Moving Art House.” Until Nov. 2, “Bling Blang, You Bring the Hammer, I’ll Bring a Nail,” an exhibit gathering artworkers’ pieces from throughout Southeastern San Francisco will be featured along with “Cutting the Rug,” a selection of nightlife photos chosen in collaboration with the Journalism department; and “Digging In,” a celebration of our shared green spaces created with assistance from Youth Art Exchange, are on display. On Sept. 23, the public had the opportunity to join Connell in

exploring the third annual Moving Art House, a light-drenched tour of hidden and public treasures in Southeastern San Francisco and the result of 20 years of assembly by Connell and her collaborator Oscar Melara. A variety of community members and art lovers alike joined the tour and met three of the key artists with works currently displayed in the Rosenberg galleries. Outside the library, we piled into the crowded-comfort of Richard Talavera’s sun-dappled and art-festooned “Mexican Bus,”

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where freshly cut bell peppers framed the musical accompaniment of local Italian mandolinist Trio Pizzicato and Latin American band Familia Pena-Govea’s playing was punctuated by the chopping of radishes on a wooden cutting board and our convivial chatter as the bus rolled along. Our first stop was City Arts and Tech High School, where famed muralist Matt Christianson, who has led over 30 student collaborated mural projects, greeted us. We walked through the halls and classrooms of a school almost entirely covered with art. Christiansen has led his students to create pieces that are by turns, political, mystic, comedic, and all singularly excellent. A reproduction of his Excelsior neighborhood library wall mural currently hangs in Rosenberg Hall. “This is a place for young, newly-minted artists to get their training,” Connell said “Matt is a teacher and he’s also active in the neighborhood, painting murals. He’s very much rooted in the Excelsior.” As the bus passed through the Sunnydale Development housing project Neo Veavea, a storyteller, actor and visual artist spoke of growing up in the aging structures and the fear many have of leaving poverty in spite of the hardships of a lifetime there. “The tour is almost a visual statement of what’s happening in our community....My art is a form of release, self release. This is internal,” said Veavea, whose self portrait also hangs in the library. Later in the tour, Sarah A. Smith, an artist specializing in depictions of “literal and metaphorical nature,” took the group through six blocks of the Visitacion Valley Greenway. The Greenway was given to community gardens, parkland and neighborhood agriculture after 12

years of local rejuvenation effort. “It represents what the southeast is about. We don't get much help from the city, but people are willing to go to great lengths to make their vision happen,” Connell said. The tour stopped briefly at the house of Juan Fuentes and his wife, Michelle Muton. Fuentes was a linocut and poster artist of the Chicano Poster movement. Guests were offered watermelon and cake as Fuentes took small groups into his studio to view his work, including a piece for the Poster Syndicate, “Fight White Supremacy.” Fuentes shared his experience from August’s “Unite the Right Rally” where he drew an enormous Confederate battle flag on the ground “so that everyone had to step on it.” Lastly, the bus stopped at a building on Cambridge and Silver, the immigration and naturalization service building from 1940 to 1942. “We found records of Asian Americans, primarily Chinese, Polish, Italian, and German immigrants, who were briefly interned,” Connell said. “It was a surprising variety.” Singer and songwriter Johnny Escobedo was commissioned by Moving Art House to write an original song describing five Latin American immigrants’ stories. “He sang to the building in a way that was really moving,” Connell said. A closing party will be held Nov. 2 from 5-8 p.m. in the Rosenberg Library. Connell wishes to celebrate “how effective it’s been to put people in touch with each other in a region where we have so few cultural institutions,” and she considers City College a “vibrant and powerful” example. “In the end, collaboration is what it's all about,” Connell said.

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Vol. 164, Issue 5 | Oct. 25 – Nov. 8, 2017

Have your say: What are student’s biggest facility complaints on campus? By Sarah Berjan sberjan@mail.ccsf.edu

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Interest rate reductions urged By Diane Carter carter@theguardsman.com

Two members of the House of Representatives working together as a bipartisan team were thinking about you and I and about our student debt issues on Oct. 10. Rep. John Garamendi (D. CA.) and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R PA.) introduced a proposed bill to the House Education and Workforce Committee of the 115th Congress known as H.R. 4001. The bill is commonly referred to as the “Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculation Act.” It is widely known that of the $1.3 trillion student loan debt carried by American college students, $875 billion of that debt is financed by our government at interest rates that far exceed market rates for most government loans. Students are charged up to 6.84 percent on the principal they borrow, because the loans which the government makes are unsecured (i.e. without any collateral to guarantee repayment.) Secured government loans that are backed by some form of collateral such as property, bonds, stocks etc. carry interest rates that are lower. Under H.R. 4001 students would be allowed to refinance their current student loan rates. If approved, students can apply to have certain education

related loans such as Federal Direct Stafford Loans, Unsubsidized Stafford Loans, Federal District PLUS Loans, and Federal Direct Consolidation Loans issued at lower interest rates. The new rates of interest on the reissued loans will be determined by the 10 year treasury, at the final auction held prior to the first day of the month in which the application for reissuance under this section is received plus 1 percent. Moreover, reissued loan from the categories listed above shall have the new lower interest rate fixed for the period of the loan. Loans issued under the new conditions, shall have the same principal as the original loan, except as amended by conditions of H.R. 4001. H.R. 4001 will eliminate origination fees on all of the loans it covers and will delay the accrual of interest on the original principal as long as students are pursuing their education. Another benefit of this proposed legislation will be that students studying medicine and dentistry will be able to defer payments on their loans until they finish their residency programs. As the twenty-first century demands advanced educational training at the college level, the bill will help lower and middle income students to post graduation

success and will alleviate the stress placed on students studying for a profession, such as becoming an Orthodontist. It is projected that if the conditions stated in H.R. 4001 are signed into law, the graduates will be able to achieve personal goals like owning a home, starting a family and repaying the principal due, sooner rather than later. Advocates of H.R. 4001 believe that the bill will establish fair market driven loan terms that will allow graduates to clear heavy debt sooner than they would under the old interest rate. If H.R. 4001 passes it will alleviate some of the student debt, however, a better way of alleviating the debt would be to fund free education for persons wanting to pursue medical or dental careers. Both fields of endeavor cost too much for the middle income student to pursue. For example, according to the American Association of Orthodontist, the average graduate in in their discipline graduates with $365,000 in student debt. Seeing this is the case, Jean Rash, Chair of the Higher Education Loan Coalition urges all of us to support this new refinancing act. I concur with her opinion. We need to remove the unnecessary interest charged on educational loans backed by our government.

“Since I am on a [mobility scooter], it is hard for me to get around. There are a couple of areas on campus that are really messed up. It’s hard to get over and at times, I almost tipped over. Even just replacing the cracked pavements would help a lot. There is a couple of spots, especially in the Science Circle where the pavement is uneven and it is terrifying to climb over. I can’t imagine how it would be for someone in a wheelchair because those are pretty heavy duty.”

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“The entire system is antiquated in a way where things are exploding and breaking down all the time. Not only at Batmale Hall, but over by Cloud Hall and all over the Arts buildings. This issue has been going on for years. The other thing that I am mostly concerned about is parking for students. Many students have to balance jobs, classes and families and need that mobility. Public Transit is not good enough yet, so this needs to be fixed. We’re going to lose so much parking when they further develop the Balboa Reservoir. It is really the infrastructure that is a big concern."

Jennifer Heggie

“It took three years to fix the hallways at my previous school, so I am used to the infrastructure I see here. I received an email from the school about a water leakage. It affected my work and my peer’s work. The school should invest more money into the situation and find a better solution that can make attendance less hazardous to its students.”

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Vol. 164, Issue 5 | Oct. 25 – Nov. 8, 2017

Rams cruise to victory over Santa Rosa By Patrick Cochran pcochran.media@gmail.com

Another week, another dominating victory for the Rams. Facing off against the Santa Rosa Bear Cubs at home, the game was originally scheduled to be played at Santa Rosa but because of the fires was moved to City College. The Rams easily won the game 54-7. It was a total team effort for the Rams with the offense, defense and special teams all excelling. Quarterback Zach Masoli and running back Isaiah Floyd made sure the offense put up points while the defense shut down the Bear Cub’s offense. The Rams got their first touchdown of the game two minutes into the first quarter, on their first offensive play, when Floyd took a handoff and ran 35-yards to the end zone. The offense was set up with optimum field position after cornerback Terin Adams launched himself into a Bear Cat wide receiver and forced a fumble, which he then recovered himself to give the Rams the ball at the opponents 35-yard line. Less than five minutes later the Rams would have the ball back. This time it was Masolis’ chance to shine. Masoli led the offense 76-yards down the field for the score topping off the drive with a magnificent 40-yard touchdown pass to receiver Kevin Fox Jr. Floyd and Masoli would alternate back and forth on scoring the Rams next four touchdowns. Masoli went first, rushing for a nine yard quarterback sneak touchdown. Inside the red zone, Masoli dropped back to pass but found no one open so kept the ball and

ran forward. A Bear Cat defender smashed into Masoli, but he was able to stay up and keep moving. At the goal line another defender dropped his shoulder to lay a hit on Masoli, but Masoli braced for contact and then bounced off the defender to left and then dived ball first to cross the goal line for the score. Floyd was again the beneficiary of excellent field position courtesy of a turnover the defense forced. This time cornerback Bejour Wilson intercepted a pass thrown by Santa Rosa quarterback Jordan Brookshire giving the Rams the ball at the opponent’s 28-yard line. Floyd would go all 28-yards for the Rams, first rushing for 13 yards, then 11, and then finally finishing the drive off with a four yard touchdown run. The offensive line on the drive, and all game, controlled the defense pushing them back and creating ample space for Floyd to run through. “I have great chemistry with my offense line,” Floyd said. “We have great timing and I’ve been playing running back my whole life so it’s like second nature. With those guys up front it’s easy.” The defense was relentless all afternoon. The front seven provided non-stop pressure on the quarterback while the secondary made sure none of the Santa Rosa receivers were open. “We were just locked in their,” safety Joey Banks said. “We made sure to dominate the line and to force turnovers.” “Our defense is fast and big,” Head Coach Jimmy Collins

said. “Today they showed that. Before the first half ended Floyd and Masoli would get their other touchdowns. Masoli threw a magnificent 86-yard touchdown pass to receiver LeRoy Elliott Jr. while Floyd had a three yard rushing touchdown. The Rams continued their dominance into the second half with backup quarterback Sean Duffy completing a 11-yard touchdown pass to Tyreek Allen. Kevin Fox Jr. added a 39-yard rushing touchdown on top of his earlier receiving touchdown. Punter Louis Hedley came close to scoring his own touchdown, rushing for 56-yards on a fake punt that showcased his athleticism before being dragged down by the opponent. Santa Rosa finally scored in the fourth quarter, the beneficiaries of great field position because of a Ram’s turnover. Their quarterback, Brookshire, completed a four yard pass to receiver Seth Vernon to avoid an embarrassing shutout. Masoli finished the game with 217 passing yards, completing 10 of 15 passes with two touchdown passes while Floyd had 162 rushing yards on 13 attempt with three rushing touchdowns. Coach Collins was pleased with his team’s performance after the game. “We want to get better every week, and today showed that we are getting back every week,” Collins said. “If we keep doing that and only worry about ourselves, we will be ready come playoff time.”

Sophomore midfielder Romario Gamez (center) gains control of the ball during the make up game against Cabrillo College on October 17, 2017 at the Ocean Campus soccer field. Photo by Franchon Smith Special to The Guardsman.

Rams win seventh game in a row By Patrick Cochran pcochran.media@gmail.com

The City College men’s soccer team won their seventh game in a row defeating Cabrillo College 2-1 on Oct. 17, 2017. Mark Estevez scored the Ram’s first goal unassisted 28 minutes into the match. In the second half Cabrillo tied up the match when Walmer Martinez scored a goal, with Jose Magana assisting him. Five minutes later and 83 minutes into the game, the Rams retook the lead when Alejandro Perez found Alejandro Sorto open for the go ahead goal. Ram’s goalie Taylor Bailey made six saves and only let one goal through during the match.

Freshman defense player Austin Rameriz (L) fights for control of the ball during the make up game against Cabrillo College on October 17, 2017 at the Ocean Campus soccer field. Photos by Franchon Smith Special to The Guardsman Defensive end Tavai Tuitasi (#51) dives after a fumble on Oct. 21, 2017. Photo courtesy of Peter Wong.

Wide Receiver Tyrek Allen (#88) gallops down the field with the ball after catching a pass on Oct. 21, 2017. Photo courtesy of Peter Wong.

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Vol. 164, Issue 5 | Oct. 25 – Nov. 8, 2017

Rams on fire after 59-7 blowout of Diablo Valley By Patrick Cochran pcochran.media@gmail.com

In their most dominating win so far this season, the Rams beat Diablo Valley College Vikings 59-7 on October 14. The offense and defense played outstanding games and dominated from start to finish in the Ram’s fourth straight win. The Vikings received the kickoff but quickly floundered on offense and were forced to punt, from their own 24-yard line. The Viking’s punt was blocked by Tarik Moore who returned it all the way to the 1-yard line setting up an easy score for the Rams. It took only one attempt for star running back Isaiah Floyd to bang the ball into the endzone for the 1-yard rushing touchdown giving the Rams the 7-0 lead after kicker Greg Thomas nailed the extra point. Midway through the 1st quarter the Vikings would score their only touchdown of the game when quarterback Jared Hoyer

completed a 47-yard pass to wide receiver Devin McDaniels. The Vikings hit the extra point to tie the game at 7-7. After allowing that slip-up, the defense would play nearly perfectly not allowing the Vikings to sniff the end zone the rest of the game. The Rams would get their next touchdown a couple minutes later in the quarter. Quarterback Zach Masoli completed a beautiful 59-yard touchdown pass to receiver Tyrek Allen. Masoli dropped back in the pocket and winged the ball downfield to Allen, who had gotten in front of his defender, caught the ball over his shoulder. The defender dived at Allen’s feet but was unsuccessful as Allen did a high step to break free and then ran all the way for the score. Floyd would score the Ram’s next three touchdowns with scoring runs of 20, 65, and 2-yards. Floyd looked like a man playing against boys. On the crazy 65-yard touchdown run, Floyd first ran to the left, then cut back towards the

right, then back towards the left, then juked a defender before rushing down the center of the field all the way to the end zone. Floyd would score one last time at the beginning of the 3rd quarter giving him five rushing touchdowns for the game. Floyd finished the game with 241 rushing yards on 19 attempts with 5 touchdowns. “I just had to thank my offensive line,” Floyd said.

“They opened the holes for me and made it easy for me, where all I had to do was make the correct read.”

Running Back Isaiah Floyd

“Isaiah is blessed with some amazing gifts and athleticism and

has amazing instincts,” coach Collins said. “What separates him is his amazing work ethic, which you saw out there today. He is the best running back City College has had in awhile.” Masoli had his best game of the season so far, completing 10 of 18 passes for 226 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. Head coach Sean Collins and the offensive coaching staff trusted Masoli to make big throws and he rewarded their confidence in him. Masoli got his second touchdown pass at the end of the 2nd quarter when he completed another exquisite deep ball downfield to his wide receiver. Masoli dropped back and noticed that Shaa had the jump on his defender and threw a perfect deep ball, once again over the receiver’s shoulders, right into Shaa’s hands who proceeded into the end zone for an 83-yard score. “The gameplan this week was more of ‘Zach have fun out there’ and that is what coach Collins told me all week and even

today,” Masoli said. “So today was all about having fun and just playing catch with my receivers.” “Zach was money today,” coach Collins said. “He did a great job attacking the defense and is playing great.” The Rams continued to dominate the game even after they benched their starters. Backup quarterback Sean Duffy played admirably completing 5 of 7 passes for 139 and 1 touchdown. Kicker Greg Thomas would score the Rams last points when he hit a 31-yard field goal to give the Rams a 59-7 lead. “It was a great win to start conference play,” Collins said after the game. If the Rams can continue to play like this it won’t only be fun for Masoli and his teammates, but also for anyone who enjoys fastpaced, high-octane football.

Oct. 28............1:00PM ............................ vs. San Mateo Nov. 4 ............1:00PM ................................ @ De Anza Nov. 11 ...........1:00PM ........................vs. Contra Costa

Oct 27 ............4:00PM ............................ @West Valley Oct. 31............1:30PM ................................vs. Hartnell Nov. 2 .............3:00PM ............................... vs. De Anza Nov. 3 .............7:00PM ................... @Evergreen Valley Nov. 7 .............3:00PM .................................. @Skyline

Wide Receiver Frank Hall (#80) leaps to complete a pass while being chased by opposing team on October 14, 2017. Photo by Peter Wong/ Special to The Guardsman.

Oct. 27............2:00PM ................................ @ De Anza Oct. 31............4:00PM ..............vs. Monterey Peninsula Nov. 3 .............3:00PM ............................@ West Valley Nov. 7 ............3:00PM ................................vs. Hartnell

Nov. 3 ......................................NorCal Championships

Oct. 27............6:30PM .................................vs. Chabot Nov. 1 .............6:30PM ................................vs. Hartnell Nov. 7 .............6:30PM .............................@ San Mateo

Running back Isaiah Floyd (#22) rushes down the field while his teammates blocks for him on Oct. 14, 2017. Photo by Peter Wong/ Special to The Guardsman.

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