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City College breaks promise to student lab aides
BRIEFS
Vice Chancellor of IT resigns By Peter J. Suter suterjpeter@gmail.com
Daman Grewal, vice chancellor of information technology, informed City College of his decision to leave as head of the IT department, effective Mar. 31. “I have learned much in the last few months and will always think fondly of my ITS family,” Grewal said. The former chancellor will be leaving after a tumultuous semester of online registration problems. Meanwhile the college still faces many IT problems. Vice Chancellor of Human Resource Diana Gonzales directed staff and faculty to see the new organizational chart for any IT related issues. Staff can also contact Tom Danford with CampusWorks. Faculty can continue emailing Bill Frownie for issues regarding Banner 9.
Student lab aide San Bhujel prepares materials and solutions needed for biology lab classes on Mar. 15, 2019. Photo by Casey Ticsay / The Guardsman
By Casey Ticsay cticsay@mail.ccsf.edu
Behind closed doors for authorized personnel and up a narrow staircase to a biology department storeroom, student lab aide San Bhujel prepares the tools and solutions needed for upcoming laboratory classes. “It’s sad in a way to not be working with friends that used to work here,” Bhujel said. “It adds on more stress to students and lab aides who are currently working here, which are not many.” City College’s biology department
operated with 14 student workers last fall but as of January, the computer science major is one of five remaining lab aides caught in the middle of a slashed budget. Student work hours were also cut from 10 to 4 hours each week. To make up for lost labor, Biology Laboratory Manager Nicola Burrows assists student workers in lab preparations and clean up. “I can only do so much,” she said. It takes six months to train new biology lab aides, many of whom professors recommend to Burrows as potential hires. “We have great students here, and they need to be made first. We do need to support
them, and supporting them is helping make sure they live,” Burrows said. “We can give them free classes, but if they can’t afford to live in San Francisco it’s a problem.” The responsibilities of each student worker vary by department and center. Students may qualify for Federal Work Study (FWS), a federally funded program that determines qualifications based on financial need. Grants and CalWORKs positions are funded at the state level and available to welfare recipients. The Office of Student Employment Lab Aide continued on page 2
All-gender restrooms added across campus, issues with vandalism go unreported By Lisa Martin lisamartin.562@gmail.com
In a move to increase inclusivity and address the needs of non-binary students, City College’s facilities department implemented all-gender restrooms throughout college campuses and centers, but while students and faculty in the LGBTQ community welcome this change, issues with reporting vandalism have yet to be resolved. As mentioned in an email sent to the college community on Mar. 1, all-gender restrooms benefit those who are gender non-conforming, accompanying children, or need assistance in the restroom. For transgendered people, however, using gender-specific restrooms in public can mean risking harassment. In a 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey, the National Center for Transgender Equality found 24 percent of respondents had their presence in a bathroom questioned or challenged in the past year. 59 percent had avoided using a public restroom out of fear for their safety.
A gradual roll-out go up permanently by the end of spring. All public single-occupancy restrooms Caitlin Cuffe, who works at the Queer in San Francisco must be designated for all Resource Center, was happily surprised genders and be equipped with proper signage to see the new all-gender restrooms. Non as required by a 2016 law. A similar law at binary student Hold Sall Vesselenyi shared the state level passed in 2017. the same feeling. According to Dr. Reuben Smith, Vice All-gender continued on page 3 Chancellor of Facilities, Planning and Construction, City College “fell far short of compliance.” Jennifer Dawgert-Carlin, Natalie Cox and Matt Pevey, members of the all-gender bathroom subcommittee, helped advise the school on transitioning its existing restrooms to be more accessible to all-genders. By October 2018, facilities had a final list of recommendations. Signage implementation began early January despite numerous delays during fall semester and winter All-gender restroom signage on the third floor of Batmale break. Several signs remain Hall remains intact on Mar. 15, 2019. Photo by Casey temporary but are slated to Ticsay / The Guardsman
Confusion over $32 million projected deficit explained By Peter J. Suter suterjpeter@gmail.com
The February board of trustees meeting left City College trustees, top administrators and the larger college community dismayed and confused about how the institution’s projected budget deficit swelled from $11 million to $32 million. Vice Chancellor of Human Resources Dianna Gonzales said the projected budget deficit of $11.5 million for the 2018-2019 fiscal year is currently supplemented by one-time funding adjustments. The budget deficit is projected to increase to $32 million since those funds will most likely be depleted next fiscal year, she said. The depleted funds include the college’s Parcel Tax funds, expected to run out this fiscal year; the Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan, an incentive package projected to save the college $7.7 million; and the college’s capital outlay funds, which are precariously low. City College must maintain 5 percent of its unrestricted fund (U-fund) reserves to avoid triggering a warning from the State Chancellor’s Office. Administration emphasizes the need for structural changes to the schedule to ensure long-term cost savings.
Cause of $20 million increase Vice Chancellor of Finance Luther Aaberge said that during this fiscal year, the college spent as if it met its projected enrollment numbers, which predicted to Budget continued on page 3
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Dean of Mission Campus announces retirement By Andy Damián–Correa acorrea@theguardsman.com
Dean of the Mission Campus Administration Office Jorge Bell, 64, announced his retirement from City College after 10 years of leadership and service. He will leave the dean position effective June 30, 2019. Bell joined City College in 1979 and has led the Mission Campus through transformation by offering a robust set of fully-accredited academic programs. In the trajectory of his career at City College Mission Campus, he was a student, classified employee, academic counselor, Vice Chancellor of Campuses and Student Services, and Associate Dean of Financial Aid. He championed for equity, diversity and inclusion, enhanced the recruitment of Latino faculty members, and advocated for the advancement of inclusive excellence campus-wide. “City College has to be more creative in how to make programs, we have to be careful with schedules. We have to meet the needs of our students [...] Attracting students will be a challenge,” Bell said. Dean Bell was instrumental in expanding the school’s experiential and co-curricular programs and has been a dedicated champion of student success. An advocate for more transitional studies and non-credit business classes for the Mission Campus community, Bell cited the growth of collaborations with the Puente Program and Working Adult Degree Program. Bell is known as an experienced and innovative leader in the local community. He is recognized by the Latino Services Network, Friends of the Mission Campus and Latino Educational Association. He was instrumental in bringing the Mayan Calendar to the facade of the Mission Campus, which is the largest version of the Aztec Calendar in the world. Under his leadership, the Mission Campus grew to become the second largest enrollment campus of City College. He has mentored and influenced more than 12,000 alumni, and hundreds of faculty, staff and administrators over his ten-year career. In retirement, Bell and his wife, Alla, plan to “embark on several adventures that we have postponed for a while in Guatemala and a possible book of his experiences in life.” It is uncertain whether administration will appoint an interim dean or if a successor is in place due to budgetary cuts at City College.
Dean Bell on Mar. 11, 2019. Photo by Andy Damián-Correa / The Guardsman
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Student lab aide San Bhujel works in a biology storeroom on Mar. 15, 2019. Photo by Casey Ticsay / The Guardsman
manages lab aide positions, ranging from library and office went through but it’s done. And it ended, for us, for the best,” assistants to peer mentors and tutors. Students must complete Armstrong said. “The bigger picture of what it says about how the Student Hiring Eligibility Process (SHEP) and meet all the college is running is not so encouraging.” qualifications listed on the job posting. Academic Senate First Vice President Simon Hanson serves Lab aide funding is not as concrete as one would expect in on City College’s budget committee. To his understanding, lab a budget report given that overall aggregate numbers are used. aide funds were built into last year’s budget and at no point over Each year, City College budgets pools of funding to designate the course of the year were there conversations to reduce it. monies for student workers, according to a 2017 board of trustees For Hanson, there’s saying and then there’s action. If students action item that increased student hourly wages from $10.74 an are indeed first then the college’s actions and where money is hour to $15 starting July 2018. spent would reveal that priority. Despite the board’s unanimous support for the new wage, “If everything is going to be in reaction to we didn’t give you students and faculty questioned whether the increase would limit a budget line item and now we’re trying to fill it in, you can’t student opportunities to work on campus. do that to students, you can’t do that to classes,” Hanson said. Chancellor Mark Rocha and college trustees guaranteed Moving forward, Hanson hopes to see a more transparent, the funding would not be affected and student hours would thoughtful and detailed budget that all levels of the institution not be lowered. That was no longer the case when the 2018-19 work towards to make happen. Meanwhile, Rizzo plans academic year began. to develop a board budget committee that will help prevent “I recall that promise and I made it so the question is in financial surprises in the future. keeping that promise, that money will have to come from some place. That some place, I don’t see it,” Rocha said at a Feb. 28 board meeting. The Guardsman did not receive a follow-up statement from the Chancellor’s Office by press time. Trustee John Rizzo, who believed the minimum wage increase for students was long overdue, emphasized the need for continued discussions regarding the issue. “If I’m going to break the promise, I want to be involved in breaking a promise that I made and not just have it happen,” Rizzo said. The problem presented by the budget deficit is twofold. Professors are paid 85 cents on the dollar for the laboratory portion of teaching, a frustration that faculty have lobbied against in the past. With fewer lab aides provided, instructors face larger workloads and have less time to address student needs during class. “I am so honored to serve my students, but at this point in my career I don’t feel that I have the support to actually do an adequate job,” biology professor Crima Pogge said. “I am so worn down by these years of disrespect that we have encountered.” Chemistry professor Jim Armstrong believes the 85-cent pay for labs and added responsibilities will hinder faculty recruitment. If the jobs of faculty at City College become more onerous than at other community colleges, the word will get out and make it more difficult to attract new teachers, he said. It wasn’t all bad news for the chemistry department, which was able to save seven lab aides from layoffs on Mar. 12. Yet, it remains unclear as to how the funds appeared and from where. “I think everyone was pretty much disappointed and a little frustrated because we thought we’d have to look for jobs in the middle of the semester,” cellular biology student Oceana Tavasieff said. The position provided Tavasieff with flexible hours and practical work experience. While the chemistry lab aides remain slightly understaffed, Tavasieff is happy that her opportunity to work on-campus was not cut short. Student lab aide San Bhujel works in a biology storeroom on “Small picture, it was an exasperating experience that we all Mar. 15, 2019. Photo by Casey Ticsay / The Guardsman
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All-gender continued from page 1
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“I’m so happy that I found a non-gender one-stall bathroom,” Vesselenyi said. “That was a really huge relief that I hadn’t acknowledged as much before, because it was just so standard to go into a space where I’m uncomfortable.” Despite optimism of the school’s push to add more genderinclusive restrooms, the roll-out has not been particularly smooth. A few students reported that all-gender bathrooms are sometimes locked during class hours. There have also been issues with signs allegedly being damaged or removed. LGBT Studies Chair Dr. Ardel Haefele-Thomas noticed the vandalism, and saw some confusion and upsets among coworkers. “I’m getting reports constantly from students of signs being taken down, or graffiti up in the stalls or the signs being graffitied over pretty angrily,” Haefele-Thomas said. It is difficult to determine the amount of targeted vandalism all-gender restrooms received since implementation because there is no clear protocol as to how to report such incidents.
Creative Arts Building: a case study On Mar. 5, a “W” for “women” was scribbled over an all-gender sign but was then altered to read “Whoever.” The interior all-gender bathroom sign had been removed and was eventually reverted back to the original women’s restroom signage. Multiple students at the Queer Resource Center said this type of defacement had been occurring for three to four weeks. “I think it’s been kinda beautiful seeing the back and forth of people, like the solidarity of people, one person tagging ‘whoever’ or making a picture out of the ‘W’,” first year student Em Alaimo said. By Mar. 11, the exterior all-gender sign on a nearby restroom had been replaced by men’s restroom signage. Students searching for all-gender bathrooms were directed to the second floor. One second-year student, who identifies as a transwoman and asked that her name be kept private, initially appreciated the change that the all-gender restrooms signified. However, she was disappointed in the college for allowing the all-gender restrooms in the Creative Arts building be moved to the second floor, after the gender-policing vandalism had increased. “If the college just left it as gender neutral, cleaned up the thing, and reprimanded the people [responsible], it would have been just fine. In fact, that’s what they should be doing,” she said. “Instead they’re legitimately just condoning transphobia.” When approached for more information on the situation, Smith referred to Director of Media Relations Connie Chan. “At this time, we do not have any formal complaint or reporting of vandalism, harassment or hate crime related to all-gender restrooms,” Chan said. Though Chan did not know why the all-gender restrooms had been moved to the second floor, she promised to look into the matter.
Dawgert-Carlin believes this is the sort of decision that warranted discussion because it isn’t “the wild west.”
Who reports to whom? Who and where to file future complaints remains obscure because the facilities email distributed in March did not provide information on how to report locked doors, vandalized signage or consequences for policing gender in restrooms. “We want anyone within our college community in any situation that they felt constituted as harassment to please report to the campus police immediately,” Chan said. Dawgert-Carlin is skeptical of whether campus police would treat this sort of case as a “hateful incident” or ordinary vandalism. Title IX, a federal civil rights law, bars sex discrimination in education programs or activities that receive Federal financial assistance. According to Dawgert-Carlin however, if consistent defacement creates a hostile educational environment, filing a report with Title IX might not fix the problem or signage immediately. Despite the discrepancies, she believes it will push City College to be better as an institution.
Women's restroom signage covers a former all-gender bathroom sign on Mar. 15, 2019 after continued vandalism in Creative Arts. Photo by Casey Ticsay / The Guardsman
Student activists organize “Know Your Rights” panel By Jacob Edelman Contributor
City College’s Political Science and Economics Club organized an open forum on Mar. 8 that brought students, faculty, and administrators together to speak about pressing, contemporary issues regarding the college. The purpose of the panel discussion was to involve people from all sides and provide a platform so they can give their input on college matters. The main goal was to also help students be more informed. Speakers included Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs Tom Boegel, Student Trustee Max Hershfield, social sciences professor Rick Baum and Student Assembly organizer Marcos Cruz. Tim Killikelly and Pablo Rodriguez, members of City College’s faculty union AFT 2121, also attended. Each speaker had two minutes to discuss topics presented to the panel, beginning with the 2012 “accreditation crisis” that put City College’s accreditation at risk. Topics then transitioned to the allocation of resources and transparency of board of trustee decisions, class cancellations and employee downsizing across campuses, student employment, faculty retirement packages referred to as the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, registration issues with Banner 9, and the Balboa Reservoir Project, which will impact student parking by City College’s Multi-Use Building.
Budget continued from page 1 increase from anticipated success of the Free City marketing campaign. The campaign cost roughly $1.5 million between March 2017 and December 2018. Enrollment, however, did not increase as expected. City College’s glitchy registration and record-keeping software Banner 9 exacerbated the enrollment shortfall, adding approximately $8 million to deficit spending. Expenses for part-time hires and benefits increased due to the anticipated higher enrollment and resulted in a $12 million increase to last year’s deficit. “This is the problem with ‘projected numbers,’ the budget is always malleable,” said Simon Hanson, First Vice President of the Academic Senate and member of City College’s budget committee. He has advocated for the committee to make a budget and stick to the budget.
Administration plans to reduce costs To reach a balanced budget, the administration is currently working on building a “student centered” budget and class schedule — both of which are closely linked. The goal of the administration is to grow enrollment, but transition towards the new state funding formula that focuses more on graduation rates and transfer degrees than primarily enrollment. The college has entered a three-year “hold-harmless” period, which was implemented to help transition the college towards the new state formula.
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Community members convene for public comment at the board of trustees meeting on Feb. 28, 2019. Photo by Jared Lue / The Guardsman
Going forward with budget reports In affect, even though January’s presentation had the same budget number as February's board meeting, this was the first time the board had seen the total numbers presented. “We just need to be more deliberate about saying here’s what it [budget] really looks like, but here’s how we can end the year the way we’re planning on,” Gonzales said. Speaking on the complexity of the budget matters,
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Trustee John Rizzo expressed the need for a board of trustee budget committee. “There’s still some explaining that would be useful to people, including myself, that they [administration] could do,” Rizzo said. “I like to see the numbers laid out. I think it’s the complexity of how to present this information in two hours that caused some confusion.”
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4 | CULTURE
Vol. 167, Issue 5 | March 20 – April 10, 2019
Professor Patricia Miller on Teaching Men of Color
From left to right, City College students Janine Bunag, Xianna Rodriguez, Brian Stegner, and professor Patricia Miller observe rehearsal at the Diego Rivera Theater on March 14, 2019. Photo by Da Lee / The Guardsman
By Da Lee
and Media Studies at Hull University in really stood out. “It endorsed what I was England and another in Theatre Directing at doing and gave me a framework to amplify dning@mail.ccsf.edu UC Davis in California. it [men of color], to really respect [them],” After taking the Teaching Men of Miller is well-known for her profes- she stated. Color course in 2017, City College Theatre sionalism in theater as an actor, director, Another was having an incredible Department professor Patricia Miller has and producer. At City College, the instruc- community of very diverse teachers, who been expanding opportunities and equity tor’s different take to teaching students differ in culture, gender and subjects. This to people of color by changing the class provides a fresh outlook on the academic helped to discuss the visibility, or visible syllabus in her Acting Fundamentals and culture on campus. minority group of certain populations. Improvisation courses. In 1992 Miller gave up theater for a The class did emphasise one section of Offered by the office of Student Equity, moment, enrolling in City College as a visibility, particularly for African American the Teaching Men of Color course provides film student. She later became a professor men where teachers didn’t want to mention City College faculty, staff, and adminis- in 2015 doing part time teaching, however sports and entertainment stars as the only trators with strategies and approaches to it wasn’t until August 2018 that she became successful type of black men. foster enhanced learning, development, and a full time instructor. “For the geologist and physicists, there success among male students of color. Since then, she continues to fall in love was great information... as a person who Miller’s upcoming contemporary perfor- with City College for its openness and oppor- teachers entertainment, that was challengmance project “Can You See Me?” will be tunities. “City College is the place to be. ing… I had to think harder, who are the a collage of several scenes that portray Here is where I want to work, and these are African American men that are as successthe life of people of color, women, and the people I want to work with,” Miller said. ful as directors, writers, and designers,” LGBT writers. Miller was the only part time professor Miller said. “Since 1985, I’ve been doing acting, who took the Teaching Men of Color course Many professors tend to hand out the directing, and teaching,” Miller said. two years ago. same material in classes, using the generic Having grown up in North London, “I am nosy as a director,” Miller said, “I model of brilliant white men to exemplify Miller attended an all girls school, up wanna know what the best teaching prac- the class syllabus. until she went to college. Miller received tices are,” she concluded. “They are great actors, but they are two master’s degrees, one in Theatre For Miller, two aspects of the course old white English guys. It’s much more
Veronica Iglesias facilitates an insightful 5 card reading of the Jade Oracle at the mission campus’ celebration of the Aztec New Year. Based on ancient Mexican tradition, her reading consists of a deck of cards, presenting re-Hispanic deities, which serves to provide historical context and cosmic wisdom.
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Mexika New Year Celebration organized by Mission Campus students By Claudia Drdul
Toltecayotl, a City College student organization, hosted its 12th annual Mexika New Year on Mission Campus to celebrate Aztec traditions with an indigenous dance to offer praise to the elements and the four direction on March 12. Photo courtesy of Chikome Mazatl.
interesting to watch Viola Davis, an African American woman who has an Oscar for her acting... It’s a breath of fresh air for everybody,” said Miller. When Miller brought in writers and producers who were people of color, it allowed for a cultural exchange and enriched each student’s learning experience. They began to perform material that people can relate to whilst observing material that people don’t often understand. “I’ve heard students saying ‘I love this piece because it sounds like me’, they can really relate to it,” Miller stated. Next month there will be Diversity on Stage Discussion which will be open to all students. There will be representatives from the Asian American, Latina, African American, and LGTBQ communities. There will also be women and successful people of color from the Bay Area that will speak on whatever topic the students would like.
Organizer Xochitl Morales emphasized that this event was more than just a celebration of cdrdul@mail.ccsf.edu cultures, but a place to conduct a metamorToltecayotl, a student organization phosis of transformational energy. focused around community activism, held its This collaborative space is home to several 12th annual Mexika New Years Celebration major components of traditional Aztec celeon March 12 at City College’s Mission bration: danza, live percussion, poetry, open campus, where members of various indig- mic, and a community market filled with enous communities met to give thanks for this handmade jewelry. year, and welcome the next. The ceremonial portion of this event Mexika New Year is celebrated by indig- was held in front of Mission Campus’ 27 enous peoples across the Americas who have foot replica of the ancient calendar, where followed the complex Mexica calendar system attendees participated in a day full of sage including Mayans, Aztecs and Mexicans alike. cleansing, and self-reflection.
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Bay Area joins in
YOUTH CLIMATE
STRIKE By Sarah Berjan sberjan@mail.ccsf.edu
Hundreds of high school and middle school students in the Bay Area joined others around the world in walking out of class Friday, March 14 to demand action against climate change. The walkout, which began at the San Francisco Federal Building and continued out in Union Square, is all an effort to pressure legislation to take action against the Man-Made effects on climate change, and advocate against environmental issues. Through their colorful signs that read ‘Youth vs Apocalypse”, and “Green New Deal”, these individuals hope to have their voices heard by lawmakers like Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Dianne Feinstein. In February, Feinstein was at the center of the Green New Deal debate when a group of Bay Area students confronted her on the ambitious Democratic-led plan to shift the U.S. economy from fossil fuels to renewable sources.
Illustration by Chiara Di Martino
Corey, Protestor from Francis Drake High School, holds a student made paper mâché globe while en route to Union Square to urge Lawmakers to vote yes on the Green New Deal. March 14, 2019. Photo by Sarah Berjan / The Guardsman.
6 | OPINION
HAVE YOUR SAY BY MICHAEL MONTALVO
“Yeah I think so, because you don’t really see anyone on Facebook anymore, well besides the older generation.” Ph
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MIT: MICHAEL’S INDIVIDUAL THOUGHTS
Famous fortune cookie shop’s rent spikes this year By Michael J. Montalvo
“DO YOU THINK FACEBOOK HAS RUN ITS COURSE ON THE WEB?”
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median rent at $3400, making it the highest rent in the country. The famous handmade Commercial properties are not fortune cookie factory on Ross protected with rent control and Alley, near Jackson Street, in San landlords are allow to raise the Francisco is having trouble stay- rent yearly. ing open with the recent price The cookie factory’s rent spike in rent. has raised up to $5760 a month, The Golden Gate Fortune which was recently only $1400. Cookie Factory which is the only There are some places the city handmade fortune cookie store in must protect when it comes to the United States, opened in the retaining its own history. The 60s in the middle of Chinatown. Fortune Cookie factory has been In the past year, rent rose up, granted its own day. In 2018, the yet again, this time, going up by city of San Francisco made June five percent. 8, “Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Rental websites like Zumper Company Day.” and Abode clock the current
Even before that, in 2016, the fortune cookie factory was named a “San Francisco Legendary Business.” It’s a very popular tourist attraction. When I first came to San Francisco, one of the first things I did was to go to the Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory. Owner Kevin Chan is worried about the future since he can't relocate due to the cost it would take to move all of the old equipment. As of right now, the factory will continue to stay open and continue to handcraft fortune cookies until further notice.
— Kari Perea, Early Child Education by
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Investigative Journalism Matters “No, because it’s very helpful to talk to my family in Southeast Asia. It connects me with my family.” — Khine Nyein, Architecture
“I think so, I mean I’m not into Facebook, I like other social medias. Facebook has a lot of fake news and data privacy drama.” — Fredy Pineda, Business
“No I don’t think so, its useful to connect with family and friends. It’s useful for its groups and the insight you can get. ”
By Annie Gaus
events organized around a specific topic that a reporter can use to build sources. But the stories Contributor that make the biggest impact -- and reverberate In order to understand why investigative journal- outside the sometimes insular world of financial ism matters in 2019, look no further than an app news -- are sourced from exclusive documents, data that many of us use constantly: Facebook. or human sources that aren't always obvious to the Just one year after The Guardian UK's explosive untrained eye. Cambridge Analytica report, which revealed that That's what led me to enroll in the Investigative vast amounts of user data was harvested for clan- Journalism course at Free City. To elevate my game destine political targeting, the Zuckerberg empire as a career journalist, I wanted to learn the sourcing is as vulnerable as it has ever been. techniques that drive so much of the work I admire, Week after week, reports of data misuse, inter- but that I haven’t yet had the time or opportunity to nal disarray and other sleazy practices have left the learn firsthand. I hope that by gaining a better grasp social network in the crosshairs of angry lawmakers, of what information lies where and how to acquire regulators, the public and even its own shareholders it, through avenues such as sunshine law requests as its share price suffered under the weight of its and other specialized data sources, will open up a many scandals. richer field of story ideas and help uncover more In my job, as a tech reporter for the financial stories that make a major impact. news site TheStreet, I wrote constantly about After all, the Cambridge Analytica report was Facebook's travails throughout 2018, and always much more than just a tech story. In time, those facts strove to explain the implications for consumers, exposed the fundamental lie of Facebook’s stated investors and the advertising-led business model mission of benevolently bringing the world closer, that made Facebook one of the most powerful added a new layer of complexity into the investigacorporations in the world. For me, the events of tions of Russian election interference, and brought 2018 also underscored the impact of investigative new scrutiny to the vast and unchecked power of journalism today. Silicon Valley across the world. More facts are a In my beat, news reporting is often sourced from net positive for society, and I hope to contribute press releases, public financial filings or industry meaningfully to that goal.
— Bradley Dean Anderson, Theater
“No, Facebook is used for the elder and it helps the older generalization to connect with their family.” — Veronica Fulbright, Sociology Illustration by Chiara Di Martino
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coyote safety tips What should I do if I see a coyote on campus? Coyotes are usually skittish around humans and typically try to avoid people whenever possible. If you encounter a coyote : • Never feed coyotes or leave food outside. Secure trash cans and keep bird feeders out of reach. • Never attempt to tame a coyote. • Do not turn your back on a coyote or run away from a coyote. • If approached, make loud noises and make yourself look big. If this fails, throw rocks or other objects. • Always keep yourself between the coyote and small children. • Don’t feed other animals that coyotes prey upon. This includes birds, cats, and squirrels. • Notify Campus Public Safety of the coyote sighting.
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8 | SPORTS
Vol. 167, Issue 5 | March 20 – April 10, 2019
RAMS FINISH RUNNER UP
AFTER SECOND CONSECUTIVE STATE TITLE By Matthew Paul Maes
came too little, too late. At the beginning of the second half the mathewpaulmaes@gmail.com Rams were looking like they were back in The City College Rams Men’s basket- the game making crucial points and playing ball team lost 85-79 to the Orange County smart, but they just couldn't get the ball into Fullerton College Hornets in the CCCAA the basket. Mens State Championship game held over The two top seed teams played a fairly the weekend in Ventura. physical game which the referees expected It was a disappointing finish to an already as they were blowing whistles for infractions difficult weekend for the Rams who narrowly big and small. won against the Santa Monica Corsairs Fullerton capitalized from the line success67-63 in the Northern California Regional fully making 78 percent of their free throws, semifinals. The Rams then made it to the which amounted to 36 points. While the Rams final four on Saturday, where they pulled only completed 61 percent, totaling 19 points. off a 87-82 comeback overtime win over Dale Currie was the Rams leading scorer Citrus College Owls, putting them into the with 21 points to his credit while NorCal State Championship game for the second Co-Conference player Malcolm Johnson consecutive year. had a double-double with 11 rebounds The Rams got behind on Sunday’s cham- and 13 points. pionship matchup against the Fullerton As the game clock ticked down to the final Hornets, trailing by six at the half. It was much minutes of the game it became clear that the tighter game in the second half as the Rams Rams goal of back to back championships was seemed to have gotten back their composure. going to fail. When all was said and done City They rallied from behind, something the College had a great season, with an impressive Rams have done throughout the season, the overall 31-2 record, continuing their tradition only problem with this game is that the rally of a championship program.
Sophomore Austin McCullough (#11) post up against Fullerton College at the State Title game on Feb. 17, 2019. Photo by Eric Sun / Special to The Guardsman
SPORTS CALENDAR
Baseball
March 21, 1 PM @ San Mateo March 23, 12 PM @ West Valley March 26, 2:30 PM @ Canada March 28, 1 PM @ Monterey Peninsula March 30, 1 PM @ Ohlone
April 2, 2:30 PM @ West Valley April 4, 2:30 PM @ De Anza
Swimming
March 29, 2 PM CCSF Quad Meet @ TBA March 30, Las Positas Inv. @ Las Positas April 6, Chabot Last Chance Inv. @ Chabot
Track & Field
March 22, De Anza Inv. @ De Anza
March 23, Bob Rush /State Preview @ San Mateo March 29, Stanford Inv. @ Palo Alto March 29, SF State Dist. Carnival Chabot College @ Chabot March 30, Stanford Inv. @ Palo Alto March 29, SF State Dist. Carnival Chabot College @ Hayward
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