The Guardsman, Vol. 156, Issue 7. City College of San Francisco

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By Tim Maguire

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Undeterred by morning fog and the early November chill, students, faculty and staff sipped coffee and teamed up to use their Saturday to clean Ocean campus for the second “Day On” event this year.

Six teams picked up and sorted trash, washed windows and pulled weeds around Conlan Hall, Cloud Circle, the Visual Arts building and the football field.

“This is something in our control we can do, working as a community for solutions. Our goal is to keep the school open,” Lulu Matute of the We Are CCSF alliance and Students Making a Change said.

The alliance planned the event, in conjunction with Service Employees International Union Local 1021 and Coleman Advocates.

“We need more staff badly to cover the 2 million square feet of City College campuses,” Superintendent of Building and Grounds Scott Cline, whose staff has been cut by 50 percent, said. “Tackling these tasks frees up the maintenance people to do what they need to do. Anything helps. We only have one electrician for 11 campuses and four gardeners.”

Cline said his department has lost $9 million in state funds due to the 15 percent drop in enrollment this semester.

“To get the word out that City College is still open is huge to get more funds from enrollment,” Cline said. “We can’t work overtime because there’s no money in the budget.”

The accrediting commission listed campus maintenance as an area that City College needs to improve.

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U.S. Congresswomen Jackie Speier and Anna Eshoo sit on panel discussing the actions of the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges on Ocean campus Nov. 7, 2013. Photo by Juan Pardo/The Guardsman

Politicians reject ACCJC actions Panel gives school momentum in the accreditation fight

By Calindra Revier

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The Guardsman

A public forum was held at City College on Nov. 7, headed

by Congresswoman Jackie Speier, D-Hillsborough, Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto and Sen. Jim Beall, D-San Jose, to address the serious issues that have been evoked by the decisions of the accrediting commission.

The forum was held to discuss whether the accrediting process for California’s community colleges is fair and accountable.

It allowed attendees to express concerns to the panel, who displayed a unified message City College will not close.

“We’re here to get some answers,” Speier said. “This forum is for those of us who do not want to sit and wait.”

Eshoo spoke about the

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economic downturn and the reality for many students working multiple jobs to support themselves and their families for a better future.

“I know community colleges are not just places of learning, they’re community centers with real people overcoming real world issues,” Eshoo said.

Eshoo is concerned the accreditation process will threaten students’ opportunities.

“When I learned of the accusations against California’s Community Colleges Accrediting agency for treating community colleges unfairly during their accreditation review I was especially troubled,” Eshoo said.

Sen. Beall recently submitted a request, along with Sen. Jim Neilsen, to audit the commission.

“There are many unanswered questions and confusion and misguided information. Our students really deserve better than that and that’s what we’re all about—our students,” Beall said.

Their request was approved.

“Despite the destruction of records that took place immediately after we disclosed we were

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Hundreds of students, faculty, community members and elected officials attend a forum on accreditation on Ocean campus Nov. 7, 2013. Photo by Juan Pardo/The Guardsman

going to propose an audit, we will conduct an audit,” Beall said. “I guarantee our auditors will fight [and] will look in every crevice and cranny of the accreditation commission to get all the information we need to have an audit completed.”

Among the guest speakers was Ron Galatolo, the chancellor of the San Mateo Community College District who has been outspoken against the accrediting commission despite having three fully accredited colleges.

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“Our entire community college system is and has been under attack for an extended period of time. Its time to make this an issue. City’s earned financial shortfalls is essentially a result of students electing not to attend a college in perceived chaos,” Galatolo said. The only plausible explanation for city’s massive enrollment decline is due to the severe overzealous actions taken by the ACCJC. Simply the punishment does not fit the crime.”

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World Briefs

Philippines Typhoon devastates Typhoon Haiyan may be the deadliest catastrophe to hit the Philippines as international wire services are reporting approximately 10,000 deaths in just one province of the country, although these numbers have not been confirmed.

Officials report that over 600,000 people have been displaced and that many are without food or drinking waters.

Looting has been rampant and many people in unreachable areas are without medical assistance.

Bodies are reported to be scattered on the street and two-story high waves were reported to have

hit the mainland. (Washington Post) Greece Assault rifles found on ship Greek coast guard officials said that they had intercepted a Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship in the Aegean Sea and discovered 20,000 Kalashnikov assault rifles.

The eight-man crew aboard were arrested and the ship was taken to a nearby port for further investigation. Officials are unsure of the ship’s final destination and believe that it had set sail from the Ukraine.

The initial investigation discovered the ship had been used for the trafficking of drugs in the

College Briefs New lawsuit filed The Save CCSF Coalition held a press conference on the steps of the science building on Ocean campus Nov. 7 to announce the lawsuit they filed against the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges with their attorneys Dan Siegel and Neil Satterlund.

The lawsuit, called a petition for a writ of mandate, requests

that the Superior Court review and reverse a decision made by the administrative agency.

“Our rationale for this lawsuit is that the ACCJC operated in violation of laws and regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Education that are supposed to guide its deliberations,” Siegel said.

Within the text of the lawsuit, written statements from petition-

past. Officials also discovered a considerable amount of explosives on the ship. (RT News) Mexico Mayor found dead A mayor from the state of Michoacán was found dead in his vehicle in a neighboring state.

Local officials said that the mayor “had been abducted, tortured and killed,” but state officials would not confirm whether he’d been killed.

There have been 46 mayors killed in Mexico over the last eight years. The Knights Templar cartel continues to wage violence against rivals for drug routes and businesses of all sizes have fallen victim to various criminal activity.

Residents have begun forming vigilante groups in an attempt to protect themselves and their livelihoods. (LA Times)

ers who are students, faculty and staff describe reasons the court should consider reversing the commission’s decision.

Siegel said this lawsuit is unique because it brings the voices of students, faculty and staff to the table, and may be faster and more effective than the other suits.

Satterlund said that he has found six cases where a petition for a writ of mandate was used to challenge an accrediting agency.

“In all cases, the courts were willing to strike down the [agency’s] decisions … the schools won,” he said. (Time Maguire)

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Board of Trustees

Officials stay involved even with no power

By Alexander Tidd

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Typically, being a member of any college or university’s board of trustees means taking on a good deal of responsibility for the school, faculty and student body’s well-being.

However, City College’s Board of Trustees finds itself in an arguably precarious position.

With their power stripped by the California Community Colleges Board of Governors last summer, these officials have been forced to find new ways to continue to serve the school.

The Board of Trustees typically meets at least once a month to address various issues brought on by students, faculty and the public at large.

Now the trustees are taking on more individual roles, finding their own ways to make an impact on one of the country’s largest community colleges.

“Special Trustee (Robert Agrella) has taken on all our responsibilities. There are no board meetings anymore,” John Rizzo, City College Board of Trustees president said. “So I’ve been doing other things. I was highly active in the search for a chancellor, for instance, which was about a five-month-long period to find Chancellor Art Tyler.”

Despite being officially stripped of his power, Rizzo does his best to stay informed and involved.

“I want to keep up to date on what’s going on so I’ll go to semipublic meetings the college has, like a budget presentation they did in September,” Rizzo said.

“I’m taking notes. I also went to a governance meeting, where a lot of matters are discussed. I want to keep abreast on what’s going on with City College.”

Rizzo also meets with Agrella to weigh in on selective issues.

“I keep in touch with the special trustee to find out what’s going on and give my opinion sometimes, if I think I can help,” Rizzo said.

Despite the broad breadth of knowledge encompassed by the board of trustees, Rizzo feels they are unlikely to return to power any time soon.

“There are many variables involved, but I think before [reconvening the board] can be considered, the accreditation question has to be settled,” Rizzo said. “As we get closer to getting our accreditation back, I think the idea of a board will rise. To be accredited, the college needs a board, so a board will be reinstilled at some point, but I think Board: page3

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“We’re here because we want to remain open for the community,” Tyler said. “City College will be here for decades, if not centuries, to come.”

If City College closes, many students and faculty are worried that non-credit and lifelong learning courses like ESL, citizenship classes, and job skills training will be cut.

“Without the college our community won’t have opportunities to grow. Poor and underprivileged students will be affected the most,” math teacher Bie Tan, who has taught at City College for 32

Board: from page2 we won’t really know until a decision on our appeal is reached.”

With a timeline for a return to power relatively uncertain, other trustees are following Rizzo’s lead in finding alternative methods to positively influence City College.

“Since we aren’t meeting, it’s more about individual activism, individual advocacy,” City College trustee Chris Jackson said. “I recently sat on a panel with the Latino Democratic Club, just talking about what’s going on at City College and what the impact will be on folks who live in the Mission and the Latino community.”

Jackson feels it is of paramount importance to keep San Francis-

years, said.

“They (accrediting commission) emphasize certain subjects are more important and forget the rest,” Tan said. “We need all classes for the community. The payback is in the future. Kids see mom and dad doing homework, that gets passed down. You can’t put a dollar and cents figure on that.”

Norland Obillo, a recent Filipino immigrant, said “Day On” is important “to show how much we care and have a sense of pride.” He hopes to transfer to San Francisco State or San Jose State to pursue engineering.

The cleanup teams saw first hand how trash not thrown where it belongs can accumulate and

reflect poorly on the school.

“The world isn’t your ashtray,” Linda Mickelson, who teaches child development for non-credit, said. “I’m just amazed at the amount of cigarette butts.”

Tim Harper, SEIU 1021 member and part-time recycling and food service worker, hopes events like these will get students to be more mindful of putting their trash where it belongs.

“It’s hard on us. If everyone does what they can to help, it makes the school better, and really the whole world,” Harper said.

The next Day On is scheduled for Nov. 27 at 10 a.m.

cans informed about events as they unfold.

“We are going out there, educating the community on City College and, quite frankly, some of the negative impacts that this accreditation process and current administration will have on students and on the community at large,” Jackson said.

At the top of Jackson’s list is making sure the public is aware that, as it stands now, the plan of action requires downsizing courses offered and even the potential closure of several campuses in order for City College to restore its accreditation.

“I strongly believe we are in an era where they are trying to

downsize our college. They are trying to ration our education and cut back on what we offer. We have historically been a college who has offered non-credit courses like ESL and GED courses. A wide variety of classes to a wide variety of people in a wide variety of communities here in San Francisco,” Jackson said.

“The current administration, the state and the accreditation commission don’t want us to do that. They want us to focus on students transferring to four-year colleges and universities, and they don’t want us to focus on so many students.”

Jackson said he feels that most troubling of all is the prospective

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Charis Li, right, student and Chancellor Arthur Tyler, middle, along with students, faculty and administrators pick up trash during the “Day On” event on Ocean campus Nov. 2, 2013.

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closure of several City College campuses, which would mean potentially denying higher education to communities who need it most.

“There is a proposal coming down the pipeline to close the Southeast campus, the Alemany campus,” Jackson said. “The Southeast campus serves a historically low-income, AfricanAmerican community. There are no other academic institutions in the area, and some students can’t travel because of safety issues and because of general-life issues. To deny an academic education to that community is very worrisome.”

For these reasons and more,

trustees like Rizzo and Jackson see it as their duty to do all they can to ensure the best possible outcome for City College and its community.

“What we are doing is getting out there, advocating to save City College and all it stands for,” Jackson said. “And that means saving City College the right way.

We are making sure we have a mission statement that is inclusive, a mission statement that is representative of our values as San Franciscans. We are out there talking to our community and making sure they know we can fight, we can advocate and we can put pressure on folks to change what is happening.”

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When one looks deeply into the present situation

in the world, two things stand out as particularly important: the danger of war and the acceleration of the Earth’s ecological imbalance. There are, of course, many other problems: the economic debacle which affects many countries, especially in the West; the huge increases in the price of food, especially the staple diet of many millions; the huge, and growing, disparity in living standards between the rich and the poor.

All of these problems are important and require early resolution. The two first named must command the attention of all sensible men* and governments for they present the greatest threat to man’s well-being. Wars, large and small, should by now be unthinkable, but, sadly, this is not the case. Even a world which has known the folly and futility of war at its most terrible has still not relinquished, totally, that abomination. The governments are seduced into thinking that old ways will, after all, render up their coveted prize. The weapons of war,

therefore, have become indispensable and a major trading asset. While the weapons are there they will be used. Small wars beget large wars as more countries become involved. Large nations fight by proxy through their allies and so prolong unimportant quarrels into war. This major danger must be abandoned by all nations. It threatens the very existence of men on Earth.

Apart from war, nothing so profoundly

affects the future of all men as much as pollution. Some countries have recognised NASA this fact and have taken some steps to limit pollution and global warming. Others, sometimes the chief polluters, deny the reality of global warming despite the overwhelming evidence to the contrary.

Daily, now, the climatic changes prove beyond doubt that the planet is sick and needs immediate and skilful care to re-establish equilibrium. Time is running out for men to halt the transformation which is being daily wrought on planet Earth. Every man, woman and child must play their part in the task.

Time is, verily, running out. S.O.P. Save Our Planet! u *The words “men” and “man” are used throughout the article as general terms meaning humankind.

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Movie Review: “Free Birds”

Have Your Say: Not a film to be thankful for Where do you draw the line between working for free to gain experience and not exploiting yourself?

Gena Bowman, 21 Women’s Studies “If you have a chance to make income off of it, or in the future, then yes, I would volunteer or work for free. If it’s something that I cannot gain knowledge from, then I wouldn’t work for free.”

Sumeet, 20 Electrical Engineering “I don’t think a lot of people work for free and benefit, but an internship is more [about] you getting experience and learning. You don’t need to get paid if you are getting educated. Experience is valuable in order to get money.”

Erick Pari, 25 Culinary Arts “I volunteer for this organization, SFOP (San Francisco Organizing Project). My organizer gets paid every two weeks but I don’t. It sucks that I don’t get paid, but I think it is beneficial to help the community and learn how to become an organizer and eventually get paid.”

Racquell Clark, 24 Criminal Justice “If I’m passionate about it, and it’s beneficial, then I’m willing to do it. If there is a point in time that I feel like I should be getting paid for the work that I am doing, then I would say sayonara.”

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“Free Birds,” the new 3-D animated Thanksgiving comedy, isn’t the worst way to spend an hour and a half of your life. But it’s far from the best.

Packed with played-out jokes and culturally insensitive racial stereotypes, it’s as much an ode to Chuck E. Cheese as it is to sight gags and stupidity.

Chuck E. Cheese, you ask?

You mean that rat in the red vest that serves cardboard pizza with dehydrated cheese and runs a Vegas-style casino for kiddies with golden tokens?

Yeah, that’s the one. What does he have to do with Thanksgiving? I’m still asking myself that question. Basically, pizza is poised to take the place of the Thanksgiving bird in this outlandish film.

Reggie (Owen Wilson) is just the bird to make that happen. He’s a regular livestock turkey, living on a farm and getting fat off the grain. He’s also poised to become someone’s main course.

That is until the President of the United States decides to pardon the lucky ole’ bird from becoming dinner and give him his own room at Camp David.

Ridiculous? Read on.

Somewhere between evading death row and his artery-clogging, overfed existence (Reggie is a pizzaholic), he has an epiphany.

Reggie meets Jake (Woody Harrelson) the relentless founder—and only member—of the Turkey Freedom Front, a liberation group protesting the oppression of fowlkind. Jake learns this is his destiny.

These feathered friends join together to stop mass execution of turkeys everywhere by jumping in a time machine and visiting the Plymouth Colony in 1621, just days before the first Thanksgiving.

Jake, Woody Harrelson, Jenny, Amy Poehler and Ranger, Jimmy Hayward, in Relativity Media´s “Free Birds.” Photo courtesy of Reel FX and Relativity Media

Their mission? Stop the pilgrims and Native Americans from eating turkey for their first meal and replace it with—pizza.

When they arrive they meet Cmdr. Myles Standish (Colm Meaney), a hunter employed

by Gov. William Bradford (Dan Folger) to seek out and capture turkeys for the upcoming feast.

It’s unclear why Standish speaks and dresses like he’s John Wayne straight out of a spaghetti Western. Perhaps he took a ride in the time machine, too?

The most disturbing part is the trite insensitivity toward Native American culture and other ethnic minorities. The Indian chief says little more than “how,” and then proceeds to make sexist jokes about his wife’s cooking.

There’s a Latin-inspired turkey

running around the woods with a thick accent and used mostly for comic relief.

I may not be a history scholar, but I’d take a wager the Taco Bell Chihuahua wasn’t anywhere near Plymouth Rock in the 1600s.

But this film asks audiences to suspend all commonsense beliefs.

With all the product placement stunts, he might as well have been advocating for Thanksgiving tacos and calling out, “Yo quiero Taco Bell.”

Stereotypical portrayals like these are unnecessary and insidiously insulting.

On the bright side, the animation and CGI effects were actually very good. The bright colors at least kept me visually entertained.

However, I would hardly spend the money to see it in 3-D.

If you go...

Running Time: 91 Minutes

MPAA Rating: R

Genre: Animation; Comedy

Directed by: Jimmy Hayward

Release Date: Nov. 1, 2013

Stars: Owen Wilson Woody Harrelson Amy Poehler George Takei

Events: Nov. 13-Dec. 4 Sun/17 Bazaar Affordable art fair by various SF Etsy artists. Ruth’s Table. 508 Capp St. 11 a.m-4 p.m. Free.

Trevor Gutierrez 19, Undecided “I believe that the work that you are doing has to have an intrinsic value in order to better yourself. If you’re not getting credit for your work and people start to exploit your talents in a way that you are not getting recognition, that is not okay.”

Mon/18 Art

Thurs/21 Film Screening

Tour the first mural painted in the U.S. by Diego Rivera. The mural is located in the stairwell of City Club and is closed to the public. Meet in the lobby of the Stock Exchange Tower. 155 Sansome St. 3 p.m. Free. RSVP required. Check http://tinyurl. com/m7oso6l for reservations.

Third annual festival of the Moving Image. Cinema and Broadcasting Department students show off their talent.

Roxie Theater. 3117 16th. St. 7:00 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. Single screening $10 general, $6.50 students & seniors. Both screenings $15 general, $10 students & seniors.

Concert

Live Music

Tues/19 Photos by Lavinia Pasani. Reporting by Samantha Dennis.

ing members of the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra. Ocean campus. Creative Arts building.

Room A-133. 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free.

Classical Era Winds: From Europe to the Colonies, featur-

Fri/22

Queer artists perform. El Rio. 3158 Mission St. 10:00 p.m. Free.

Sat/23 Queer Gathering Radical Queer Vegan AntiSocial. Socialize outside of the norm. Discussion to share, invent and co-conspire about radical queer politics. Modern Times Bookstore. 2919 24th St. 5:30 p.m. Free.

Journalism Department Spring 2014

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he journalism department at City College dates back to 1935.

For more than 75 years, hundreds of our students have pursued successful careers in the news media. Many of them got their start on our award-winning campus publications.

Our students consistently do well in statewide journalism competitions, which speaks to the quality of the education that they receive here. The campus newspaper and magazine have won numerous awards for writing, editing, photography and publication design. They have been recognized by the Journalism Association of Community Colleges’ as among the top student publications in the state.

The faculty itself is comprised of professional editors, writers, photographers and designers. They teach from first-hand experience.

News Writing and Reporting, Feature Writing, Photojournalism, and Contemporary News Media will be offered this spring, as well as editing and production courses on the campus newspaper and magazine.

In addition, two introductory courses will be taught in Spring 2014 — one on Public Relations (Jour 26) and another on Investigative Reporting (Jour 36).

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Students from the Journalism 24 Newspaper Laboratory and Jounalism 29 Magazine Editing and Production classes in Spring 2013 win awards during a state-wide conference in Sacramento.

urrent and former City College journalism students won a combined 20 awards at the Journalism Association of Community Colleges State Conference earlier this year in Sacramento.

The Guardsman, Etc. Magazine and The Guardsman Online all captured general excellence awards, and journalism department chair Juan Gonzales received a Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalism Education from the California Journalism Education Coalition.

“I am deeply moved by the award,” Gonzales said. “I never expected such an honor.”

The Guardsman captured awards in layout, informational graphics, photo illustrations, news features, audio slide shows, editorial cartoons, news photos, news stories and features.

Etc. Magazine won awards in profiles, features, opinion stories, photo essays, layout, covers, and illustrations.

“Our students work extremely hard to produce a consistently excellent publication,” Etc. Magazine adviser Tom Graham said. “The stories they produce are good enough to run in any magazine.”

Multimedia Editor Joe Fitzgerald and reporters Saidy Lauer and Brian Rinker produced a feature on journalism students pursuing their dreams at the conference that is currently displayed on the JACC homepage as well as at TheGuardsman.com/Journalism-Dreams.

“I feel really proud of the work that my crew put in to make that happen,” Fitzgerald said. “This wouldn’t be possible without having a crew that covers stories professionally. My crew made the decision that they weren’t going to be journalism students. They were going to be journalists.”

To join The Guardsman, email Juan Gonzales at: accionjg@aol.com To join Etc. Magazine, email Tom Graham at: tg_journalist@comcast.net

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The conference room looked more like a war room scene from a movie than the site of a City College Board of Trustees meeting.

Cameramen checked their machines. Soundboard technicians busied themselves over dials and switches.

They were all waiting. Waiting for the hush, the brief silence that would signal Board President John Rizzo to announce the beginning of the Jan. 24th meeting.

A crowd of 20 consisting of spectators, faculty, students and journalists gathered behind the elevated red seats and square tables reserved for the Board and their guest, California Community Colleges Chancellor Brice Harris. Harris attended the meeting for one reason: engaging with local leadership in a conversation on the issue of accreditation.

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DR. BRICE W. HARRIS, CHANCELLOR OF THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES SHOWED HIS SUPPORT AND WILLINGNESS TO SAVE CITY COLLEGE BY ATTENDING THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING HELD ON THURSDAY JAN. 24, 2013. “THIS FAVORABLE OUTCOME WILL ONLY COME THROUGH URGENT AND FOCUS ACTION ON YOUR PART” HARRIS TOLD THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. PHOTO BY JUAN PARDO/THE GUARDSMAN.

Students in dark about accreditation Forums held in Ram plaza to educate campus community

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As the deadline for City College’s Show Cause and Closure Report looms, Student Trustee William Walker organized two town hall-style forums Jan. 24 at Ocean Campus’s Ram Plaza to educate a student populace largely in the dark about the facts surrounding the school’s precarious accreditation status.

Around 30 students gathered for the first forum at noon, with the second one drawing a much smaller crowd—less than a dozen— including Walker, Associated Students President Shanell Williams and Vice-President Melanie Ortanez.

The crowd’s size appeared to have no effect on Walker’s appar-

“I don’t know what to believe.

The SF Chronicle is telling us one thing, and our professors are telling us another.”

-student Griffin Robbins ent fervor, who eschewed the traditional question-and-answer format in favor of singling out participants to see what they knew about City College’s accreditation.

“I don’t know what to believe,” second semester student Griffin Robbins said. “The SF Chronicle

Non-resident fees might increase this summer

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and Junior Colleges.

In its evaluation report, the commission made 14 recommendations that detail areas in which the college needs to make improvements.

Not even a month into the new semester, City College has already proposed its plans to increase nonresident fees at the beginning of 2013 summer session.

An open meeting that addressed a possible out-of-state tuition increase was held on Jan. 29 inside the Associated Student Body building.

About thirty students attended the meeting to voice concerns.

Staff members from the International Students Department, as well as the Vice Chancellor of Finance and Administration, Peter Goldstein, spoke at the event.

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SHANNELL WILLIAMS, PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATED STUDENT COUN­ CIL CCSF ANSWERS SEVERAL QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE “SHOW CAUSE REPORT” AND THE SAVE CCSF COALITION DURING THE STUDENT FORUM THAT TOOK PLACE THURSDAY JAN. 24, 2013 AT THE RAM PLAZA. PHOTO BY JUAN PARDO/THE GUARDSMAN.

is telling us one thing, and our professors are telling us another.”

Currently City College is a fully accredited community college, but it was found to be in “substantial noncompliance” with the regulations of the Accreditation Commission for Community

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Frequently asked questions about the journalism program What is so special about City College’s journalism program?

Our program offers a state-of-the-art computer lab, two award-winning publications, instructors who are working journalists, a coaching program for students, internship opportunities and a curriculm that keeps pace with the changing needs of today’s newsroom.

Does the journalism program offer transferable courses?

Yes. Three courses in our program are transferable to four-year institutions. The three courses are Journalism 19 (Contemporary News Media), Journalism 21 (News Writing and Reporting) and Journalism 37 (Introduction to Photojournalism).

Do any of the courses in the department fulfill general education requirements?

Yes. Journalism 19 (Contemporary News Media) meets the GE requirement in humanities.

Can I get a degree or certificate in your program?

Yes. The department offers an AA degree in journalism that takes about two years to complete and leads to transferring to a four-year college. A Certificate of Award in Journalism is also available for those students wishing to gain journalistic skills for possible employment within an 18-month period.

If I complete two years of study in your program and want to transfer to a fouryear college, is that possible?

Yes. It is possible to transfer to a four-year institution. Students in our program have enrolled at San Francisco State University, UC Berkeley, San Jose State University, Humboldt State University, and UC Santa Cruz, to name a few.

Will I encounter any problems enrolling in one of your courses?

No. Enrollment in our deparment is easy.

Class size averages about 20 students per class, which allows for plenty of opportunities to interact with teachers, advisers and fellow students.

What kinds of jobs can I qualify for once I complete your program?

The program prepares students for entrylevel positions in news writing, copy editing, photography, and newspaper design and pagination.

Does the department offer any scholarships?

Yes. The department has a $100 scholarship for continuing students. The application deadline is April 1. The department also makes avaialble information on journalism scholarships offered by local and statewide organizations.

Are internships available to students in the program?

Yes. The department has working relations with numerous neighborhood newspapers

and some alternative publications in the area. Instructors in our department also have connections with the two dailies: the San Francisco Chronicle and the San Francisco Examiner.

Are there any other resources offered through the department?

Yes. The department sponsors a mentoring program, a student press club, a media career fair, and a “Brown Bag” lecture series.

It also has an extensive library of mediarelated books and videos.

If I need to talk to a journalism adviser is there someone I should see?

Yes. You can contact Department Chair Juan Gonzales, who has been with the program since 1985. Call (415) 239-3446.

The Guardsman campus newspaper is available online at: www.theguardsman.com Etc. campus magazine is available online at: www.etc-magazine.com

Journalism Department

Working journalists share skills, experience with students Juan Gonzales Jessica Lifland W ith a career in journalism dating back to 1970 as a reporter and publisher, City College journalism department Chair Juan Gonzales draws upon his varied professional experiences to instruct his students.

As the founder and editor of El Tecolote, a biweekly, bilingual newspaper published since 1970 in San Francisco’s Mission District, he continues to cover the issues that affect the neighborhood.

Gonzales was honored in April 2011 with a Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalism Education by the California Journalism Education Coalition.

Currently, Gonzales is project director of Voices for Justice: The

Tom Graham

Tom Graham, instructor, magazine adviser

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t took Tom Graham six years to walk every street in San Francisco. All 2,612 of them. He wrote about it for the San Francisco Chronicle, where he worked for 22 years as a feature copy editor.

A former City College student and editor of The Guardsman, Graham has taught journalism part-time here for 25 years.

In addition to serving as student adviser for Etc. Magazine, Graham teaches courses in Contemporary News Media (Jour. 19), Magazine Editing and Production (Jour. 29), and Public Relations (Jour. 26).

At the Chronicle, he edited, designed and paginated the daily Datebook, Pink, Style and Review sections.

He wrote numerous stories for

Juan Gonzales, instructor, department chair

Enduring Legacy of the Latino Press in the United States. The project documents 200 years of Latino journalism through film, a

the Chronicle, including a popular series called “Walking Man” that documented his walk along every street in San Francisco.

Some of his stories appeared in the Outdoor section, including first person pieces about bungee jumping, backpacking the 212-mile-long John Muir Trail, skydiving out of a plane, and rock climbing in Yosemite.

Before joining the Chronicle, Graham was editor for the Pulitzer Prize-winning Point Reyes Light newspaper in West Marin.

He also worked as managing editor for the California Farm Bureau in Sacramento.

Earlier in his career, he was editor of the Mountain Messenger newspaper in Sierra County and worked as a reporter for the Tahoe World in Tahoe City.

In addition to City College, Graham has taught journalism at College of Marin, Solano Community College, the University of San Francisco and San Francisco State University.

He received his bachelor’s degree in journalism from San Jose State University.

This semester, he will be teaching a course in Public Relations.

“Public Relations is a subject people love to hate,” Graham says. “Whatever your cause, it’s the method for winning friends and influencing people. We’ll be showing students how to do just that this semester.

companion book and an interactive Web site.

In 2010, El Tecolote celebrated its 40th anniversary. For those years of service, Gonzales was honored by the Society of Professional Journalists with its “Distinguished Service Award.”

Similarly, he received a “Heroes of Excellence” award from KGOTV. In 2009, Gonzales was inducted into the National Association of Hispanic Journalists Hall of Fame. He was also honored by KQED-TV as an “Unsung Hero” in the Latino community. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom also recognized Gonzales as a Latino media leader during Hispanic Heritage Month in

September.

Gonzales serves as adviser to the campus newspaper, The Guardsman.

He is a member of the Journalism Association of Community Colleges, the San Francisco Newspaper Association and the New American Media.

Gonzales possesses an associate degree in journalism from San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton, a bachelor’s degree in journalism from San Francisco State University and a master’s degree in mass communications from Stanford University.

He worked as a reporter for the San Francisco bureaus of the United Press International and the Associated Press.

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on Rochmis has been teaching at City College since 2000.

Among the courses he has taught are News Writing and Reporting, Advanced Reporting, Feature Writing, Copy Editing and Internet Journalism.

In addition, he has been a lecturer at San Francisco State and at Skyline College, where he taught News Writing and Mass Communications.

With more than 25 years of experience in Bay Area journalism, Rochmis has been an editor and reporter in sports, news, business, technology and feature departments.

After graduating with a degree in journalism from UC Berkeley, Rochmis began his career at the Berkeley Gazette/Richmond Independent.

He then covered sports, news and business at the Oakland

Tribune for nine years, with six years as the beat writer for the San Francisco 49ers.

Following his 15-year stint in newspapers, Rochmis was a book/magazine editor for a small publishing house in downtown San Francisco.

In 1995, he jumped online as the first editor at SF Gate.com, where he helped conceive and administer the tone and presentation of one of the first news sites on the World Wide Web. Rochmis also helped launch BayInsider.com as senior content producer, and then worked for three years as content editor and then executive editor at Wired News.

Currently, Rochmis is a marketing writer with a marketing/ communications agency that specializes in high technology.

Mentoring program links students with professional journalists

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he journalism department’s mentoring program has helped many students network with professional journalists and photographers.

“You look at these mentors and they are top-flight. They’re names in the business,” said journalism instructor and writer Jon Rochmis.

Department Chair Juan Gonzales attributes the success of the program to the support it receives from the Bay Area’s media.

The mentor program encourages students to take advantage of the

Bay Area’s large population of professional journalists. Students learn how to pitch story ideas like a pro and have an opportunity to talk one-on-one with writers, editors, photographers and designers.

Gonzales believes being mentored can improve a student’s ability to get a job.

KGO TV news anchor Cheryl Jennings knows just how hard it is to break into journalism. She was rejected by 19 of the 20 television stations she originally applied to.

“I think the program is an

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essica Lifland is the founder and director of San Francisco Photonite, a monthly community photography group sponsored by the Bay Area Press Photographers Association and the SF Exposure Gallery.

Lifland has worked as a staff photographer for the Contra Costa Newspaper Group and the Evansville Indiana Courier and Press.

Since returning to the Bay Area in 2002, she has been involved in a variety of projects as both an editor and photographer.

She was a project organizer and photographer for the America 24/7 project.

She has edited and photographed for several book projects, including Extreme Digital Photography and We Do. As a photo journalist, Lifland has shot a variety of assignments for magazines like Newsweek, Fortune, Forbes, Stern and Le Monde.

She works on assignment for newspapers such as the New York Times, USA Today and the San Francisco Chronicle.

Lifland has a BFA in photography and a BA in art history from Cornell University.

She has a Master’s Degree from Ohio University’s School of Visual Communication.

While at Ohio she completed internships at the Daily Camera in Boulder, Colo., The Denver Post and Long Island’s Newsday.

Spring 2014 Advising Hours Meet with Juan Gonzales, journalism department chair, to discuss opportunities in the field of journalism.

Ocean Campus 50 Phelan Ave. Bungalow 615

“It’s an outstanding way to learn the business from the inside.”

Monday and Wednesday 11 a.m. – noon Tuesday 1 – 2 p.m.

Journalism instructor Tom Graham mentors students. outstanding way to learn about the business from the inside,” Jennings said. “I would highly recommend it. I wish it had been

in place when I attended City College. It makes me re-evaluate what I do every time I explain the business to a student.”

Thursday 10 a.m. – noon For an appointment, call (415) 239-3446

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Some of the courses below currently appear in the online schedule. Full schedule available Dec. 10.

To register for courses go to www.ccsf.edu/schedule

Jour 19: Contemporary News Media 3.0 units

_____ 551 Lec. T 6:30 - 9:20 p.m.

Mission Campus/Rm. 217 Graham Introduction to modern mass communication, with an emphasis on development of news media, analysis of the credibility of the media and its impact on daily life. CSU/UC/CAN

Jour 21: News Writing and Reporting 3.0 units

_____ 001 Lec. MWF 10:10 - 11:00 a.m.

BNGL 715 Gonzales Techniques of newspaper reporting, developing and writing and a news story, training in information gathering and interviewing sources. CSU/CAN

Jour 22: Feature Writing 3.0 units

_____ 551 Lec. R 6:30 - 9:20 p.m.

Mission Campus/Rm. 218 Rochmis Fundamentals in feature writing for magazines and newspapers with special emphasis on profile and interpretive news features. Practical experience in interview and in-depth research techniques. Training in how to write a freelance story for publication. CSU

Jour 23: Electronic Copy Editing 3.0 units

_____ 551 Lec. W 6:30 - 9:20 p.m.

Mission Campus/Rm. 218 Rochmis This course is for writers, working editors, and those considering a career in editing or copyediting. Students learn to edit newspapers, magazines and web site articles for accuracy, style and organization. The writer-editor relationship, and ways to keep it healthy, is emphasized throughout the course. CSU

Jour 25: Editorial Management 3.0 units

_____ 001 L/L MWF 12:10 - 1:00 p.m.

BNGL 615 Gonzales An advanced journalism course that trains prospective print editors on all aspects of operating a publication, such as developing a publishing schedule, creating story assignments, coordinating a writing staff, designing a page, writing headlines and cutlines, sizing photographs, understanding the business side of print journalism, and working with other editors and printers. CSU

Jour 26: Fundamentals of Public Relations 3.0 units

_____ 551 Lec. W 6:30-9:20 p.m.

Mission Campus/Rm. 217 Graham Prepares students to create an effective public relations campaign which includes writing media releases, “pitch” letters, public service announcements, managing media outlets, coordinating mailings and designing leaflets and posters, as well as setting up news conferences. Special attention given to in-house public relations duties for corporate and non-profit entities.

Jour 29: Magazine Editing & Production 3.0 units

_____ 551 L/L M 6:30 - 8:20 p.m.

Mission Campus/Rm. 218 Graham Students will study the editorial, business, graphic, and production skills required for publishing a campus magazine. Course is appropriate for students interested in creative writing, graphic and fine arts, photography, business, and journalism. CSU

Jour 31: Internship Experience 2.0 units

_____ 001 Exp MWF 9:10-10:00 a.m.

BNGL 713 Gonzales Supervised on-campus or off-campus employment in a branch of journalism or a closely allied field to which the student shows him/her self to be best adapted. CSU

Jour 35: Internet Journalism 3.0 units

_____ 551 Lec. T 6:30 - 9:20 p.m.

Mission Campus/Rm. 218 Rochmis Internet Journalism focuses on three topic areas: examination of the role of the online journalist, web publishing, and using the Internet for investigative purposes. CSU

Jour 36: Advanced Reporting 3.0 units

_____ 551 Lec. M 6:30 - 9:20 p.m.

Mission Campus/Rm. 217 Gonzales The course introduces advanced concepts of news gathering, interviewing and writing with an emphasis on investigative reporting. Extensive research, interviewing, meeting coverage and writing involved. Students will improve and expand their news-gathering and writing skills. CSU

Jour 37: Intro to Photojournalism 3.0 units

_____ 551 Lec. R 6:30 - 9:20 p.m.

Mission Campus/Rm. 217 Lifland Emphasis on concepts of news and feature photography. Must have an SLR camera. Digital SLR preferred. Most assignments involve taking pictures of people, telling stories and conveying information. CSU

Questions? Call Juan Gonzales at 415-239-3446

Where have all our graduates gone?

Jennifer Balderama Book Editor New York Times

Tim Ball

Designer Washington Post

Johnny Brannan

News Writer Honolulu Advertiser

Tim Brown

Reporter New York Times

Colleen Cummins Photographer The Appeal Democrat

Alex K. Fong

Deputy Design Director San Jose Mercury News

Mario Fortson Page Designer San Francisco Examiner

Glenn Gullmes

Publisher West Portal Monthly

Cheryl Jennings News Anchor KGO-7 News

Paul Kozakizwic

Publisher Richmond Review and Sunset Beacon

Orlando Molina

Sports Writer Contra Costa Times

Alex Mullaney

Publisher The Ingleside Light

Rob Nagle

Page Designer San Francisco Examiner

Jim Powell

Copy Editor Los Angeles Times

Lubna Takruri Copy Editor Associated Press

Dan Verel

Reporter North Bay Business Journal

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Every international student has a different dream when they come from abroad to study in the United States. For each student every dream is different.

While many Americans dream of buying a home and raising a family, international students may have different dreams for their time in America, Dean of International Education Minh-Hoa Ta said.

For three students, no matter what they do, they are optimistic they can reach their goals.

“I believe it’s possible,” international student Michi Hosokawa said.

She is in her fifth semester at City College studying English so she can work as a nurse in California. She has 14 years of nursing experience in Japan.

Charlie Schock, a student from Luxembourg studying business at City College, wants to be an entrepreneur.

He plans to transfer to San Francisco State University or UC Berkeley for a bachelor’s degree in a business-related field.

Kha Pham, a student from Vietnam, dreams of working for a company in Silicon Valley after earning a bachelor’s degree in engineering from San Francisco State University.

Of course, all three face challenges.

“In the beginning, it was the language,” Schock said. “I hadn’t

had any English classes for a year.”

For the past two semesters he has been taking classes in the intensive English program at City College.

Like Schock, language has been the challenge for Hosokawa.

She has been studying English for the past two and a half years.

If she passes the debate class she is taking currently, she can get a certification in speech communication.

Language has been the biggest challenge for Pham. It’s not that he doesn’t know how to speak or read, it’s that people have a difficult time understanding him, Pham said.

Contrary to what some might think, Ta said some international students want to return home after they study in the U.S. Students that come from countries with strong economies have less reason to stay in the United States than students from countries with weaker, unstable economies.

Ta said some families expect their children to come home after studying in the U.S., because the family has invested so much to send them to school.

But Hosokawa and Pham seem set on staying, Hosokawa because of her fiance and Pham because he wants to work in Silicon Valley.

Schock is open to other places besides America, but he’s also attracted to Silicon Valley. Schock called Palo Alto the “principle tech city in the world.”

All three are making progress toward their goals and all three appear to be happy.

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Staff editorial

Mayor Lee refuses to chime in on issues

With yet another lawsuit and new support from legislative officials, the pressure is building on the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges.

The Save CCSF Coalition, a group of City College students, faculty and staff, announced Nov. 7 that they would be filing a lawsuit against the commission.

This is the third lawsuit to be filed against the commission. City Attorney Dennis Herrera and the California Federation of Teachers both filed lawsuits earlier this year.

The lawsuits both said the commission had acted improperly during the process of making the decision to revoke City College’s accreditation in July 2014.

In addition to the announcement of the new lawsuit, a public forum was held on Nov. 7 hosted

by Congresswoman Jackie Speier, Congresswoman Anna Eshoo and Sen. Jim Beall, further solidifying concerns regarding the commission’s actions.

With all of these actions taking place questioning the commission, and elected officials joining the fight against the commission, one question comes to mind.

When will San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee stand up for City College?

With City College being a

vital part of the community, why has Lee been almost absent and slow to comment.

It seems that he has made it clear that City College needs to listen to the commission and speed up the reform process.

In an opinion piece written by Lee and California’s Community College’s Chancellor Brice Harris for the San Francisco Chronicle, they said, “For CCSF, the pace of reform needs to be much faster.

We also believe that City College has reached the limit of what it can do on its own,” explaining the need for granting Special Trustee Robert Agrella sole decisionmaking power at the school.

It doesn’t seem plausible to strip City College’s elected officials of all power and place the school’s future into the hands of one man.

Now this one man rules over City College just as one commission rules California’s 112 community colleges.

Authority should be constantly questioned and the accrediting commission should be held accountable for their actions and decisions as well.

California’s community colleges shouldn’t be the only ones that have to follow rules.

Break through stereotypes Intuition tells us that opinion comes from experience. However, much of what anyone believes is usually based on assumptions.

As humans we may thread together a set of beliefs from a single experience. Those beliefs contribute to a frame of mind which seeks support for its conclusion.

Superstition is a perfect example.

If you were scratching your head the last time Pablo Sandoval hit a home run and you believed your scratching was the reason for his hit, you may seem to have fleas the next time he’s up at bat.

But it is often useful to base beliefs on experience. For instance, if you got sick the first time you ate shellfish, you may avoid it all together.

The problem is when judgment based on first-time experiences extends beyond the simple things.

Identifying with a group automatically feeds stereotypes.

In American society we all must wear clothes. We could be considered “the clothed group.”

Those who may not wear clothes, “the naked group,” would be considered odd and therefore

We’re all different and that should be considered before being judged. bad by current social expectations.

The goal should be to break down expectations. When we hastily arrive at conclusions about other people, our social environment deteriorates.

Humans also develop social misconceptions through secondary experience which contributes to prejudice.

Character depictions are a perfect example of this. Every reality show on television serves as a subconscious benchmark for what to expect culturally from a given region.

Buckwild, an MTV show, depicts young adults in West Virginia embracing stereotypical country situations.

“Can we use this dump truck as, like, a swimming pool?” Buckwild’s now-deceased star Shane Gaindee said, giving viewers a literal example of a trashy lifestyle.

Many relationships never occur because of predeterminations we make from television’s second-hand “experience.” This infects our society and leads to a polarization based on falsity.

Most social situations are unique to the dynamic between those participating within a context for social exchange.

We’re all different and that should be considered before being judged.

We find comfort and ease around those with whom we can relate, but very little is learned when we are comfortable. Growth occurs when you move beyond flocking with your own feather.

We must abandon our assumptions, defy our biology and increase our acceptance of those different from ourselves.

It is only rational to embrace alternatives when great access to information exists. The global mindset will be part of humanity’s future. The sooner we accept each other, the better off we will be.

Smoking zones are not necessary

By Patrick Cochran

@sfbreakingnews pcohran@theguardsman.com

The Guardsman

There has been a recent push at City College to force students who smoke to only be allowed to do so in designated areas. The school is in the process of making this a reality.

Faculty and students have been complaining to police about people smoking too close to doorways and the smell drifting into buildings, according to a recent article in The Guardsman.

State law prohibits smoking within 20 feet of any doorway, so most likely the cigarette smell is coming from irresponsible smokers not following the law.

Another reason given in the article for the creation of smoking zones is that students have caused fires in trash cans by trying to safely dispose of cigarette butts— instead of littering.

If City College were to install special receptacles in smoking areas, why not instead place some

of these receptacles throughout campus, so students don’t have to choose between littering or starting a small-scale fire?

Cloud Hall is an area of campus where there have been a lot of complaints about cigarettes and the smell infiltrating buildings.

If the smell persists, then maybe campus smokers will have to concede defeat in that particular area for the greater good of everyone.

Having designated smoking areas, which would likely be in far-flung areas, may result in students breaking the rule.

Campus police might actually be forced to enforce the rule when they could be doing actual police work.

Compromise is possible.

Smokers should respect the law prohibiting smoking near doorways. The school should provide special cigarette butt receptacles throughout campus.

There is no need to make this a contentious issue when common ground can certainly be found.

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Coach’s love for the game improves team

The men’s soccer team at City College was considered an average athletic program in the early 1990s with a losing reputation and difficulty with recruiting.

After years of mediocrity and playoff droughts, an enthusiastic coach with a love for soccer was brought aboard and eventually turned the program around.

Born and raised in San Francisco, Adam Lucarelli, 50, grew up playing sports—basketball, soccer, baseball and running track and cross-country.

Lucarelli graduated from California State University Hayward with a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in physical education/kinesiology and first started teaching at City College in 1991.

It wasn’t until 1993 when then-soccer head coach Mitchell Palacio invited Lucarelli to be his assistant coach. This gave

Lucarelli the opportunity to once again be involved with soccer, a passion that had been sidelined. “[Growing up] my older brother influenced me a little bit because he played in high school and he would take me to watch the old San Jose Earthquakes back in the ‘70s,” Lucarelli said.

Being assistant coach for Palacio during the 1993-1994 season “rekindled the fire” for soccer Lucarelli said.

After taking over in 1996, Lucarelli gradually built the program and has made “soccer just as important as football,” he said with confidence.

Lucarelli said that going from just an average soccer program to winning the Coast Conference championship in 2000 and being ranked No. 10 in the nation by National Soccer Coaches Association of America was the most rewarding moment of his coaching career.

“It put us on the map,” he said.

Lucarelli made history in 2012 taking the Rams to the state championship final against

Mount San Antonio College, who beat the Rams 2-0.

“It was kind of a bittersweet thing. After a year you can look back at it with a little more fondness … it was a huge disappointment not winning the final game,” Lucarelli said. “As time goes by and you start thinking about how far the program has come … we’ve made some great strides. I’m proud the soccer program is well-respected now.”

Lucarelli has accumulated a record of 142-52-46 over the last 11 years including this year’s current record, according to online statistics.

After setting the bar so high last year Lucarelli faces the pressure of taking a young freshmen team to the top again.

Not only does Lucarelli take his coaching seriously, but his philosophy goes beyond soccer, also mentoring his players to prioritize their education.

“Coach Adam would always make sure that we were attending class and taking care of [our] school business,” former Rams’ goalkeeper Martin De La Torre said. “For him education was priority before soccer.”

Daniel Hayes, who has been the chair of the athletics department for the last eight years, has

Men’s soccer head coach Adam Lucarelli instructs players during halftime at Ocean campus on Sept. 20, 2013. Photo by Lucas Almeida/The Guardsman

seen the progress and dedication Lucarelli has devoted to the soccer program.

“I’m very proud of him and how he’s built this program,” Hayes said. “Any way you can measure the success of a program Adam satisfies that in every single way. It’s a complete program.”

If City College loses its accreditation the coach says he would try to stay in the profession of coaching and teaching.

Regardless, Lucarelli has written his name in the history of the men’s soccer program and will leave behind a successful coaching legacy.

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January 9, 2014 at 12 noon

January 9, 2014 at 1:00 pm

If you register on this date: (see below)

(Excluding 1/9/14 which will be dropped at 1:00 PM) (see below)

IMPORTANT: Any classes added to your schedule after you have paid for your initial registration fees are also subject to be dropped for nonpayment of fees. If your classes were dropped for nonpayment, and you believe there was an error, please notify the Registration Office immediately at (415) 239-3732 or email register@ccsf.edu.

CLASSES ADDED AFTER THE SEMESTER BEGINS WILL NOT BE DROPPED FOR NONPAYMENT OF FEES. Students will be responsible for all fees for all classes not dropped by the refund deadline. The refund deadline date for full-term classes is January 30, 2014. Please consult the refund deadline dates for short-term courses located next to each course listing on the college website at http://www.ccsf.edu/Schedule/

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