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The Battle Continues District Proposes 26% Class Cut

Margaret Weir mweir @ theguardsman . com

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The faculty contract negotiations between the City College teachers’ union AFT Local 2121 and the school district saw a new development during an Oct. 7 closed-door negotiation as a new proposal to increase class cuts, at 15 percent now, to 25 percent over the next five years.

Union leadership cited the district’s initial proposal to cut 15 percent of course offerings over the next three years as an issue in their September vote to fund a Hardship Relief Fund in anticipation of a

possible strike. Over a quarter of classes in the current catalogue will no longer be offered if this new proposal is adopted.

In a recent negotiations update from the Employees Relations Office, the district reasoned that the 25 percent cut in course offerings is a viable response to City College’s drop in enrollment.

“In order to align our funding with the actual number of students after the period of stability funding, we will have to reduce our course offerings five percent a year over the next five years. We have been building up a reserve of funds to avoid a more sudden and devastating reduction in course offerings,” the Employees Relations Office wrote

in an email to faculty.

At the peak of City College’s student enrollment in 2007-08, the college had approximately 37,000 full-time equivalent students (FTES.) This year, City College only had about 23,000 FTES, causing the state to pull approximately $57 million from the school’s budget.

In 2014, Senator Mark Leno passed a stability bill (SB 965), which provides $40 million for City College to replace enrollment based funding that would otherwise be lost. The stabilization funding runs out in 2017.

The cuts would cause the layoff of 356 full-time equivalent instructors, according to Alan D’Souza, vice president of AFT Local 2121.

Currently, there are two-and-ahalf part-time instructors for every one full-time equivalent currently employed by the college.

In their current proposal, AFT Local 2121 calls for a restoration to the 2007 faculty salaries cut 3.7 percent in 2007, followed by a 16 percent raise over the next three years for both full and part-time instructors.

The district has offered to grant the 3.7 percent restoration to fulltime faculty, but not to part-time instructors. The district offered part timers a cumulative three year increase of three percent for a costof-living adjustment.

“We don’t believe the district

One Arrested in Foiled Kidnapping

League of Women Voters Host BOT Candidate Forum Audrey Garces agarces @ theguardsman . com

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Two of the four 2015 Board of Trustees candidates, Wendy Aragon and incumbent Alex Randolph, debated pressing issues such as the accreditation crisis, declining enrollment and the budget during a forum held by the League of Women Voters on Oct. 6.

Opening remarks were delivered

by Ashley Raveche, President of the League of Women Voters of San Francisco, who introduced moderator Allyson Washburn to pose questions to the candidates submitted online and from the audience.

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is negotiating in good faith, they’re trying to downsize classes,” said Chris Hanzo, executive director of AFT Local 2121.

Enrollment has vastly declined this semester. City College has lost 400 credit students, despite noncredit remaining steady. “We are in a period where we want to grow enrollment,” D’Souza said.

“Our top priority for these current negotiations is compensation,” the Employee Relations Office wrote.

In the district’s most recent proposal, they refuse to compensate for restoration or increase for part-time faculty.

Washburn mentioned Tom Temprano, a candidate who was not able to attend, submitted a statement that was available to the audience members in the program.

Jason Zeng is the fourth candidate who also was not present at the event.

Calindra Revier crevier @ theguardsman . com

editor in chief

A foiled kidnapping attempt on Oct. 12 at City College’s Ocean When Washburn asked their campus sparked calls about a number one priority if elected a man brandishing a handgun and trustee, Aragon said she would triggered an evacuation of the focus on workforce training within Rosenberg Library. the college, while Randolph said he The incident began outside of has worked toward overcoming the Batmale Hall as Randy Taylor Jr. accreditation crisis as his first prior- (L-R) League of Women Voters President Ashley Raveche together and a second assailant, both 21, ity over the past five months as a with Board of Trustee Candidates Alex Randolph and Wendy Ara- attempted to kidnap a 17-year-old gon, gives opening remarks as the City College Board of Trustees City College minor, according to

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Venture into the Treasure Island Festival

Candidate’s Forum gets underway at EATV’s studio on Tuesday, Oct. 6. (Photo by Patrick Fitzgerald)

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Editor-in-Chief Calindra Revier

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Staff Writers

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Contributors

Patrick Fitzgerald Rita Berrios Riquelme Michaela Payne

would take to ensure City College current Trustee. remains accredited, both candiFollow-up questions pressed dates emphasized the importance candidates further about City of boosting enrollment.

College’s current state of “show Randolph mentioned a funccause” under the Accreditation tioning Board of Trustees is crucial, Commission for Community and as well as an equal distribution of Junior Colleges. Show cause means student services at all campuses. the school must prove to the agency Aragon said marketing is a less they have reached financial and effective tool, but focused on wantadministrative standards by next fall, ing to add programs such as taxi or the school could be in danger of driver or service animal training to closing down due to lack of state draw larger crowds to the college. funding.

“We need to reestablish ties to However, a state task force the community to make sure that recently submitted a 270-page people know we are still open and report that declares the accredit- accredited,” Randolph said. “I keep ing commission is unfit to oversee saying it, but there is so much misCalifornia community colleges, as information out there that people it has placed sanctions on over half don’t even know we exist.” of these schools.

Randolph has met with numer“Those of us in the coalition have ous non-profit organizations and been saying for the past few years high schools to push for an increase that it is not right, and it is refresh- in enrollment and show people the ing to hear this validated,” Aragon opportunities City College has to said. offer.

Randolph said the commission “We try to make high school has never questioned the quality of students college ready, but we aren’t education the College provides, and really making younger students students should expect nothing but college aware. We need to work in “world class education” from their communities like the Bayview, the school.

Mission, the Excelsior and start talking to students about what their potential is,” Aragon agreed.

“We need to reestablish ties to the community to make sure the people know we are still open and accredited.”

­—Alex Randolph The Board of Trustees voted in their last meeting to submit a letter to the Department of Education, which accredits the ACCJC, to state that the commission overstepped its boundaries, according to Randolph.

When asked about the steps they

Developments

Washburn stated $24 million have been spent designing the Performing Arts Center which has been “shovel-ready” since 2013, but the start of construction still remains stagnant.

“The Performing Arts Center is critical. We told voters we would do it and it is dishonest not to follow through with it,” Aragon said. “We are losing money and we are losing the opportunity for students to use that center for education.”

Randolph is also in support of the center being built, but believes City College should partner with the city and not be solely responsible for

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“We need to be making sure everybody has the ability to weigh in on how we set the budget, and meeting with faculty, students and classified staff to make sure that we are passing a budget that works for everybody,” Aragon said.

Aragon mentioned she would focus on the firefighter program, Extended Opportunity Programs & Services, Homeless At-Risk Transitional Students “We have to think Programs and veterans services as about seniors, people some of the most important programs City College has to offer. who work or have She also highlighted the importo take their kids tance of keeping non-credit classes, saying taking these away would “cut to school, and we the community out of the commuhave to be able to nity college,” pointing out that the college still gets money from the accommodate them.” state for these classes. ­—Wendy Aragon Randolph said he was proud to pass the budget a few months ago at The Reservoir currently provides City College. A current member of 2500 to 3000 parking spots daily for the board, he said the college could student and faculty at the College’s lose more than $30 million from Ocean campus, but two city depart- their budget. ments are expected to select a “When you cut classes you not developer to build mixed-income only cut students’ access to educahousing on the lot by January 2016. tion, but you also potentially lay off Randolph and Aragon said there the faculty member that was teachare two sides to be considered on the ing that class,” Randolph said.

Balboa Reservoir - San Francisco’s He went on to stress the imporhousing crisis and City College as tance of expanding the college’s a commuter school where people S.T.EM. (Science, Technology, depend on cars to attend class.

Engineering and Math and educa“We need to keep in mind stu- tion programs) and looks forward to dents who are traveling from outside potentially hiring faculty members or across the city. We have to think in those departments, claiming a about seniors, people who work or million jobs will be unfilled over have to take their kids to school, and the next five years in the science we have to be able to accommodate and healthcare fields. them,” Aragon said. “If we took that Washburn pointed out City parking away, we would lose a lot.” College full-timers are some of the Budget lowest paid in the state, and both When asked how she would candidates responded with supapproach the budget, Aragon said port and dedication to pushing for shared governance has been an issue appropriate compensation for facat City College, but she saw it work ulty and classified staff. when she was at De Anza College and on student government.

threatened he would not return.

As the trio was passing the Rosenberg Library, the victim made a break for the building.

Eyewitnesses said they saw the

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financing this project, as it would be a center that benefits the whole city.

“Whenever you invest in the arts, and performing arts specifically, you benefit society,” Randolph said.

Next door to the planned Performing Arts Center, the future of the Balboa Reservoir also remains a topic of controversy.

City College’s Rosenberg Library building at Ocean Campus, where the kidnapping victim escaped and fled to safety from his attempted captors on Tuesday, Oct.13, 2015. (Photo by Shannon Cole/The Guardsman)

­—Ricky Lee Johnson

as he locked himself in a room adjacent to the circulation desk. The assailants then fled the scene.

“Everybody was running around scared,” City College student and football player Robert Taylor said.

“I didn’t know what was going on.”

This was not a random act of violence, according to Hamilton.

“They clearly knew each other and clearly had a disagreement,” he said.

They were in a transitional class together and had an altercation last week, according to Officer Green.

“We have some speculation about it but do not know facts,” Hamilton added.

Campus and city police received calls at approximately 10:50 a.m.

The campus police response time was about one minute and the SFPD response time was about eight minutes, according to Officer Green.

young man dash through the first set of doors, but when the assailants Kidnapping Foiled The second man, a former stu- caught up they started punching dent who is known to the police, is and beating him, City College continued from page 1 still at large and was the one carrying Police Officer Tiffany Green said.

Jeff Hamilton, City College’s direc- a handgun.

“I was inside studying (and) saw tor of external affairs.

“Two witnesses saw the weapon,” a boy running in, saying ‘they’ve Randy Taylor a current City Hamilton said. got a gun; they’ve got a gun.” stuCollege student, was arrested on The pair allegedly threatened the dent and football player Ricky Lee charges of robbery, assault and kid- young man and said, “You need to Johnson said. “There were two boys Otto Pippenger, Bridgid Skiba and napping. He is being held in the the come with us.” They were attempt- running behind (the first).”

Patrick Fitzgerald contributed to this San Francisco County Jail. ing to take him off campus and Many library patrons took cover report.

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Prominent Journalists Spar Over San Francisco Housing Crisis

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Otto Pippenger

workers and outsource housing to market-rate units,” Weinberg said. us,” Redmond said.

Market-rate units are intended Edwards-Tiekert wondered if to pay for affordable ones through staff writer technology workers would even be taxes and fees.

This November San Francisco willing to give up San Francisco and Redmond repeated opposition residents will determine the future of live in the surrounding area if nearby to the construction of market-rate housing in our city for years to come cities were to create the housing. affordable units on the grounds that by voting on this year’s housingHe asked the panelists to explain it is self-defeating to subsidize houscentric slate of ballot initiatives. On what would need to happen to sta- ing by raising property values with Oct. 7, three city journalists known bilize the Mission. new construction – especially since for covering the housing crisis comRedmond answered that in Proposition K would only guarantee peted to promote their positions in 33 percent affordable construction an intense three-person debate at on public land.

“2,000 to 3,000 the Bayanihan Community Center.

Estimating that Proposition A A QUICK INTRO TO HOUSING PROPOSITIONS

The debate, “Will the would create no more than 1,200 Latino families have Rent Come Down After November? affordable units out of the 10,000 been forced out of Taking Stock of This Year’s Ballot needed, Redmond said that cur- The following Propositions will be four of the eleven total propositions Measures” was put together by rent goals will not be met without on the ballot for voters in San Francisco on Nov. 3, 2015. These proposthe Mission in the Urban IDEA, a local progressive new local sources of revenue. He als aim to regulate development or further address the housing crisis past few years...that’s think tank formed in 2013, to proposed increasing property taxes in San Francisco. According to Gabriel Metcalf, CEO of public policy help create “big ideas” about houson homeowners, or creating a city research company (SPUR), housing is the most contentious issue on the not OK.” ing, sustainability and services for income tax, concluding that a bil- San Francisco ballots for 2015. The following information are sourced ­—Tim Redmond progressives in San Francisco. lion dollar bond would be needed from Ballotpedia.org.

Moderator Brian Edwardsto create enough revenue to build Tiekert, 48 Hills editor Tim addition to affordable housing, 10,000 units.

Redmond, Cory Weinberg of the subsidies should be given to various Cutler, Redmond and Weinberg San Francisco Business Times and nonprofits to keep these organiza- all agreed that rents and residents are Proposition A, if passed, will authorize the city to use Kim-Mai Cutler of TechCrunch tions local. Weinberg answered that both going to continue growing for $310 million in bond money to fund public housing met in front a murmuring crowd the current plans to build below- the foreseeable future. The debate programs. The general obligation bond will allow the of city planning graduate students, market-rate housing are a step in offered a multitude of solutions, but city to build, buy or improve affordable housing in nonprofit developers, members the right direction. the decisions that matter first are San Francisco. of the density advocacy group Edwards-Tiekert’s next question those the public will vote on this San Francisco Bay Area Renters was how the mayor’s Proposition K November 3.

YES on A­— you want the City to issue these bonds to Federation (SFBARF) and more. housing development goals should A low-turnout election is expectfund affordable housing projects The speakers proposed solutions be paid for. ed, with hundreds of millions of NO on A— you don’t want the City to order these bonds. to the pressures on housing caused “The problem with building dollars and decades of ramifications by the influx of technology-sector affordable housing is that construc- coming down to the difference of a money and workers. tion of affordable units costs pretty few hundred votes.

The subjects of discussion much the same as construction of Proposition F, if passed, will place restrictions and reguincluded four contentious housing lations on private short-term housing rentals in San ballot items – Propositions A, F, I Francisco. For instance, this legislation will limit private and K, plus speculative inquiries rentals to 75 nights per year, and insure these rentals are about the stability of the technolpaying hotel taxes and following city code. ogy industry, need for outlying cities to create housing and the emerging YES on F— you want the city to impose regulation on voting patterns of technology workprivate short-term rentals ers and companies.

NO on F—you don’t want the city to impose regulation Discussion began with on private short-term rentals.

Redmond making his case for Proposition I. “We know 2,000 to 3,000 Latino families have been forced out of Proposition I, if passed, will establish an 18-month the Mission in the past few years, moratorium on the construction of all market-rate housand we’ve gotta say that’s not OK,” ing more than five units in the Mission District and Redmond said. “We need to halt requires a neighborhood stabilization plan to be set for what’s going on in this city long the district by Jan. 31, 2017. The measure would require enough to create a plan for how to the city to withhold city permits for these developments. stop residents from being forced out.”

YES on I— you want this 18 month moratorium to be Weinberg noted that the set for market rate housing in the Mission.

Mission actually only has about NO on I— you don’t want this 18 month moratorium 2,000 units planned for constructo be set for market rate housing in the Mission. tion currently, and that the scarcity of Mission housing ensures that prices will continue to rise with or Proposition K- Proposition K, if approved, will expand without the moratorium. target income levels of housing developments of surplus Cutler argued that it was easier public lands to include units affordable to homeless and to decrease demand than increase those with income less than 55 percent of the median supply at a cost of roughly $600,000 income. The measure will require 15 percent of housfor each unit. ing built on surplus city property be made affordable She blamed competition in the to residents earning 55 percent of the area’s median Mission on South Bay cities like income or less.

Cupertino for allowing technology companies to bring in workers withYES on K— you want to expand the range of income out creating sufficient new housing levels included in future housing developments on surfirst, and said wealthy new arrivals plus city property. are competing with existing resiNO on K— you don’t want these changes. dents out of necessity rather than Moderator Brian Edwards-Tiekart, Tech Crunch journalist Kimchoice.

Mai Cutler, SF Business Times journalist Cory Weinberg, and 48 Redmond agreed that outly- Hills author and owner Tim Redmond (Right to left) during their ing cities are causing much of the October 7th panel titled “Will the Rent Come Down After November?” at the Bayanihan Community Center. (Photo by Otto problem.

“It’s insane that places like Pippenger/The Guardsman) Cupertino can bring in 10,000 opippenger @ theguardsman . com

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Campus Briefs

Campus Attacks Not Legally Protected

A Little Flooding Strikes Conlan Hall

State-run colleges and universities are not liable for assaults committed on campus, a state appeals court has ruled, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

The court ruling said college students are considered adults and because they attend a college voluntarily, they have no legal basis to expect the college to protect them from campus crime.

The ruling stems from a lawsuit filed by a UCLA student who was stabbed in the neck in October 2009 by a mentally disturbed classmate. The unprovoked attack took place in a campus chemistry lab.

It’s business as usual on Oct. 14 in Conlan Hall following two recent separate days of flooding that also forced temporary closure of the bookstore on the Ocean campus.

The first flooding occurred on Oct. 9 when a underground water weak surfaced beneath a Conlan Hall walkway City Notes reported. The flooding affected use of restroom facilities in the building forcing employees and visitors to use restrooms in adjacent buildings.

Continued issues with a water line led to a second flood in Conlan Hall on Oct. 13 that forced the closure of the bookstore. The closure prevented students from purchasing blue composition books or Scantron forms necessary for mid-term exams, City Notes reported.

Guns on Campus Movement Grows

Legislation allowing concealed handguns on college campuses is gaining momentum, the Washington Post reported.

Nine states have passed such legislation. In Texas, Kansas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Oregon and Wisconsin universities can determine how the law is regulated. But Idaho, Utah and Colorado allow concealed guns on the campus regardless of the schools’ position.

At the University of Texas in Austin, according to the Post, faculty and students have challenged the campus carry law with some faculty threatening to leave the university.

State CCC Chancellor to Retire

State California Community College Chancellor Brice Harris announced on Oct. 13 his retirement effective April 2016.

In a tweeted message Harris said: “With mixed emotion I will retire in April. So lucky to have served this great system with outstanding faculty and staff in CA,” reported Inside Higher Ed. Harris stepped in as CCC chancellor in 2012 after overseeing the Los Rios Community College District for 16 years. The CCC system serves about 2.1 million students across 113 colleges.

U.S. Department of Education Under Secretary Ted Mitchell called Harris an “extraordinary” leader who led the California system at a challenging time, Inside Higher Ed reported.

“He’s been a tireless advocate for the system and for the power of community colleges in general to change individual lives and the lives of communities. He’s been a valuable partner. I wish him well in his retirement,” Mitchell said, in a statement.

22 OCTOBER

thursday

Pacific Islanders Club

General meeting of the Pacific Islanders club from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. in the Student Union room 208 on Ocean Campus.

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World Music Club

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CCSF Biotechnology Club

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Gamer’s Gathering

OCTOBER

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friday

Weekly meeting of the World Music club from 12 :00– 1:00 p.m. in ARTS 132 on Ocean campus.

From 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. in Science room 113 on Ocean Campus, the club will host speakers, film viewing and recruiters in the field of Biotechnology.

Weekly club for gamers will be meeting in Student Union room 208 on Ocean Campus from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Fairness in Accreditation is Now Law

Legislation that requires the California Community College chancellor to solicit feedback from stakeholders on the performance of a regional accreditor is now law.

Gov. Jerry Brown signed on Oct. 4 AB 404 authored

by Assemblymember David Chiu.

Under AB 404 all feedback will be transmitted from the CCC system to the federal government to assist them in their deliberations about the effectiveness of an accreditor like the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges.

California would become a model demonstration state in this arena, said Jonathan Lightman, executive director of the Faculty Association of California Community Colleges.

AFT 2121 plans to picket at every City College campus. “We’re doing a series of ascending actions, in impact and the numbers involved, to show the administration that we’re unified and ready to do whatever it takes to get a fair contract and defend our students – which we see as very related,” labor and community studies department chair Bill Shields said.

The college’s administration is pushing for a “technocratic wave of productivity” with more students and fewer classes, he said.

“This is a very standard corporate game plan. ‘We cut you, demand more work with less and then punish you,’” Shields said, who used to teach two classes but is now required to teach four and no longer has the help of a secretary whose job was cut.

His class sizes have grown, allowing less time with each student. “As a department chair I’m happy – we get more money for the department. As a teacher, I’m horrified,” he said. “It’s a pleasure to go deep with people and counsel them.”

ESL instructor Frei yelled, “I already have 50 students in my class!”

“The issues you’re facing here at City College are very similar to issues other faculty are facing here and around the country,” Jobs With Justice executive director Gordon Mar said. The laborer advocacy group will release a study comparing faculty wages at City College, San Francisco State and the San Francisco Art Institute on Thursday Oct. 22 in Multi-Use Building room 140 at 12:40 pm.

Teachers Union Protests Cuts and Contracts

By Michaela Payne

American Federation of Teachers union, AFT Local 2121, picketed at Ocean campus Tuesday Oct. 20 for fair contracts and against proposed 26 percent cuts to classes and programs.

“It will mean a loss of faculty jobs and lack of access for students in this city,” Disabled Student Programs and Services faculty member Malaika Finkelstein said, and the administration has “forgotten that they’re here to support what we do.”

“Can’t let ‘em cut like that. It’s not OK,” English as a second language instructor Kate Frei said.

“If you give us a fair contract we won’t have to go on strike – but we will if we have to!” AFT 2121 President Tim Killikelly said over a bullhorn.

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26 OCTOBER

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26 OCTOBER

CCSF Hackers Club

The CCSF Hackers Club features speakers from the industry and fun projects meeting in Science room 214 on Ocean Campus from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Physics Club

The physics club will meet to discuss physics, field trips and movie night from 11:00 – 12:00 p.m. in Science room 193 on Ocean Campus.

RCPU Committee

Committee of all AS-funded resource centers will convene to discuss ideas and make recommonday mendations to the ASC, meeting in Student Union room 208 on Ocean Campus from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.

29 OCTOBER

thursday

Project Safe Open House

A campus wide event to raise awareness about Project Safe will be in the Multi-Use Building room 301 on Ocean Campus from 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Teacher’s Union President Tim Killikelly rallies union members outside the Diego Rivera theater on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015 (photo by Michaela Payne/The Guardsman).

31 OCTOBER

saturday

Café Musée This French language club will show a Powerpoint presentation about the German painter Lovis Corinth in Visual Arts V114 from 9-:00 – 1:00 p.m. on the Ocean Campus.

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National Joe Hill Road Show

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Howard Zinn Book Fair

NOVEMBER

CCSF’s Labor Chorus is joined by singers George Mann and David Rovics and spoken-word artist saturday Chris Chandler to celebrate Joe Hill, a historical labor activist and songwriter, on the anniversary of his death.

This concert will be held in Creative Arts, Room 133. Doors open at 7:00 p.m., performance at 7:30 p.m. Suggested donation is $10 – 15, no one will be turned away for lack of funds. For more info call 415-648-3457 NOVEMBER

City College’s Mission campus will host the second annual Howard Zinn Book fair. The litersunday ature celebration will take place on 1125 Valencia St. For more information, contact the Labor studies department chair, Bill Shields at wshields@ccsf.edu.

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Steep Price to Pay Rita Berríos Riquelme contributor

The cost to go to college for international students is insanely expensive. International students more than five times more per unit than California residents attending the same classes and walking through the same buildings.

At the same time, international students are not allowed to legally work while in the country.

F1 visa holders can only work legally in the country under extreme circumstances, which vary from a complete natural disaster to the death of the person sponsoring you (usually your parents).

Some international students might come to this country with the idea that after a year of struggle or sacrifice, they will be able to work legally, which was my experience.

Before applying for a student visa and making the decision to leave my family and country, I read on the U.S. embassy website in Chile that a F1 visa holder would be able to work legally in the country after a year of attending school.

After that first year of school, I talked to my counselor about starting to work legally in the country, an idea which he stopped, explaining the extreme circumstances necessary to make that possible.

He also told me about working on campus, where the pay is not

enough to live in San Francisco – $10.74 per hour because state minimum wage applies to City College.

Students taking 12 units of classes know how much time is taken out of our lives. Additional work hours to make ends meet makes life tough.

Being an international student is not synonymous with wealth.

The reality for most international students is they cannot really afford school, however, they leave their countries with the help and support of their struggling families back home.

I know this because I have met other international students with whom I share a similar story.

If you can imagine leaving everything behind with only one purpose, which is to pursue an academic degree, you might infer that is not an easy or quick decision.

Where are you going to live, what are you going to eat every day, where will you get your books or how are you going to manage to buy them, what if you get sick? Those questions aren’t scary when you visualize the future after accomplishing your goal obtaining a degree.

On top of the cost of paying insanely high tuition and other daily expenses in San Francisco, international students are required to purchase health insurance through City College, which is also expensive. In fact, it costs more than half of a three-unit class.

I understand that this might be a way to make sure that a student will be taken care of if they become sick or are in an accident, but the truth is that international students are told not to visit a doctor unless they are truly physically suffering and for minor illness or injury they should go to the Student Health Center. We can’t just go to see a doctor for a checkup. We must have a major reason to see a doctor.

I feel all the hurdles are worth the sacrifice being made to pursue a degree in this country, and everything one day will pay off. However, I do feel that there is no real reason for F1 visa holders to be paying such high tuition fees. They are not taking money from the government

“There is no real reason for F1 visa holders to be paying such high tuition fees.” ­— Rita

Berríos Riquelme

and they are not allowed to work legally.

The high tuition fees are insanely expensive and should not prevent us from living in such a diverse and inclusive community as San Francisco.

Patrick Tamayo ptamayo @ theguardsman . com

opinion editor

We are shocked that racism and prejudice still exists today but in the grand scheme of things, 51 years is not that long ago. But that’s exactly how long ago our government thought that all the segregation nonsense should maybe come to an end.

Growing up in a border town that was around 75 percent Mexican and 90 percent Latino/a, I experienced next-to-no racism toward me. However, the prejudice against people who entered the country illegally was overwhelming.

To this day I still do not know why people were and still are looked down upon. In reality the only thing that made us different was the fact that we lived on a different side of a river.

Name calling, harassment, taunts and bullying were common occurrences that I witnessed toward the same race of people growing up.

Other than the river, the only thing that separated us was luck.

Today, there are people who are ignorant and prejudiced. Racism still exists. The white hoods, burning crosses and lynch mobs in the middle of the night may no longer be something that is seen. But the hatred, anger and callousness of people is still present in our society.

While we are far too sensitive to the majority of things, racism is an issue that cuts deep to many for a variety of reasons. Like many of the problems we face, this is not one that has a simple answer.

Although it’s only been 51 years that anyone can legally drink from the water fountain of their choosing, we have to strive to be better as a whole and somehow attempt to overcome our fears and judgments.

But it will be extremely difficult considering the world we live in. *** Wal-Mart recently decided to pull a children’s Halloween costume, cutely called “Little Amigo.” The costume consisted of a straw hat, a shirt resembling a serape and a mustache with the most adorable white toddler modeling the costume.

The only thing missing was a cactus for the user to take a siesta against.

Now, personally I did not find the costume offensive. But I do however understand why it’s offensive and why some are in an uproar about it. Judging by comments on message boards and news sites, most people were offended at the fact that Wal-Mart would bow to the pressure of the general public and remove the

costume from its website.

Who cares that it diminishes an entire race of people to an all too familiar stereotype? It’s Halloween.

It’s all in good fun. For anyone heartbroken that the “Little Amigo” costume is no longer available, they can rest well at night knowing that “Asian Boy” and “West African Boy” costumes are still available on Wal-Mart’s website. In Wal-Mart’s defense, the “Asian Boy” costume has an actual Asian boy modeling it. *** As the NFL gets into full swing, the owner of the Washington Redskins remains adamant that he is unwilling to change his team’s mascot name regardless of who it offends.

A back and forth fight continues of what redskins actually means.

Some say redskins were scalped heads of Native Americans while others argue that is a reference to skin tone. Without bringing smallpox tainted blankets or reservations into the picture, one can easily see why the name is offensive.

Starting in 2017 no California schools will be allowed to use the name after Gov. Jerry Brown passed the California Racial Mascots Act. Although only four schools in the state will be affected, the fact that a law has to be passed regarding racial school mascots only validates how far we have to go. *** White yoga practitioners in Seattle have one fewer place to go from cobra to downward dog. A yoga studio has created a class and has requested whites not attend.

The class in question is called “yoga for people of color,” and it’s creator sees nothing wrong with not wanting white people to show up to their class, “respectfully” asking them not to attend.

Now, you can run a business as you see fit, but excluding anyone, of any color, for whatever reason sounds a tad racist.

What’s next? Not wanting to cater gay marriages? *** As far as we’ve come as a society, we fall short in many aspects.

We live in an ignorant world surrounded by ignorant people. There is hate and prejudice all around us.

What might offend you might not offend the next person.

One thing is certain, cutting holes in a sheet to go as a ghost for Halloween won’t offend anyone. Just be sure the sheet fits flush over you head, if not you might offend one or two people.

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Have Your Say:

What is the most important issue to you in the upcoming election?

Kenneth Caragon 19, Journalism/Film Major “That’s a good question. Probably education in general...including how people can afford it”

Luis Bermudez 23, Psychology major “I think it’s all rigged. I hate to think about it, but part of me thinks that Donald Trump actually might be President. I truly hope that’s not the case, but because of the fact that money makes the world go ‘round, that is a very viable possibility.”

Michael Patterson 23, Architecture major

“Funding for college education. With Bernie Sanders pushing for free education—I know Hillary Clinton is as well, but her plan involves more working—it’s better to get more funding.”

Sara Bouzgheia

21, Communications major

“The environment is the most important issue to me.

Environmental issues and sharing the planet. There’s a lot more that we can do about environmental issues. The United States especially should focus on this because we have a lot of leverage in the world.”

Sirena Sum,

21, Communications Major “I want a President that focuses on gender equality, and to focus on the relationship with other countries, make them more positive relationships, and end the wars” Photo and reporting by Shannon Cole

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Treasure Island Music Festival

Photos by Calindra Revier

Thousands of people enjoy the music, art and food at the festival grounds on sunday Oct. 18, 2015.

Swedish singer-songwriter José González performs on the Bridge Stage.

Metal sculpture and ceiling art installations above illuminate after nightfall.

Left: Joe Murphy a.k.a Joe Peace, a creator of The Peace Chain, sets up his booth at the festival.

Peace has crafted 570 clay pendants and multiple works with words for “Peace” in different languages for more than 24 years.

Right: The “Talk to God” phone booth, an interactive art installation, was created by the Ojai Bureau of Pleasure for Burning Man in 2002. The twoway phone line between the “God Throne” and phone booth connects two strangers in conversation.

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A Balance of Beauty and Destruction

Cassie Ordonio cordonio @ theguardsman . com

staff writer

California wildfires are notorious for their devastating impact, but City College photography student Adrienne Johnson found inspiration in its fiery destruction for her recent Obscura photo gallery show.

“I like to tell stories about things I see around me, so a camera is the most expedient means,” Johnson said.

A photographer for nine years, Johnson was chosen after submitting her portfolio documenting the aftermath of the 2013 rim fire, resulting in a miraculous blend of colors from the smoke at sunset.

Caused by a hunter’s campfire, the 2013 rim fire consumed approximately 257,300 acres destroying a total of eleven residences, three commercial buildings and 98 outbuildings. It is the third largest wildfire in California’s history, according to California Department of Forestry.

“During that time, the winds pushed the clouds toward San Francisco,” Johnson said. “These were the most colorful and spectacular sunsets I had experienced in San Francisco in recent memory.”

After documenting the event, Johnson named her work Agathokakological, an ancient

“I like to tell stories about things I see around me, so a camera is the most expedient means.” ­-Photographer Adrienne Johnson Greek term to describe something composed of both good and evil.

All photographs were taken from her living room window.

“I love the natural color,” photography major Bee Som said.

“When you capture it, you can increase the saturation to really make it pop out.”

Every month, the department

hand picks a student photographer to represent their art in Gallery Obscura.

The department encourages students to submit their work, according to department chair Erika Gentry.

Johnson expressed excitement to be in the photography program after trying to register for classes for quite some time.

Gallery Obscura showed nine photographs displaying numerous colors and angles of the sky.

“I think this place has a nice concept and is a nice place for students to show their work,” computer science major Vidit Manglani said.

The artist reception was held in the photo Gallery Obscura Oct. 22. The show was about how beauty comes out of tragedy from destruction, according to Johnson.

“I hope more people come out and learn how to do this and take these amazing classes,” Johnson said.

Above: City College photography student, Adrienne Johnson, in front of her images on display from her series “Agathokakological,” at Gallery Obscura on Oct. 15, 2015. (Photo by Cassie Ordonio/The Guardsman)

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Above: First semester culinary students prepared a dish of tofu, white rice, green beans, carrots, tomatoes, battered with sauce and sprinkled with sesame seeds at Ocean Campus on Oct. 14, 2015.

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Above: Chef Aaron Ogden, right, and second semester culinary student Marco Young cuts beef sections.

Photos by Franchon Smith Right: First semester culinary student Lesia Gomez pulls out cellophane to cover the pastry dough.

Below: Chef John Oakley speaks with second semester student Zach Taylor during the preparation process for the Pierre Coste dining room.

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Latino Heritage month

Michaela Payne

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Latina/o Heritage Month City College celebrated Latina/o Heritage Month with a series of events coordinated by Mission center librarian Mauro Garcia.

The United States began recognizing a Hispanic Heritage Week in 1968 and expanded this to a full month in 1988.

Latina/o Heritage Month kicked off on Sept. 15 to commemorate the 1821 declarations of independence by Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. Mexico’s independence day is celebrated Sept. 16, when Mexico’s revolt for independence began in 1810. The country achieved independence from Spain in 1821. Chile declared independence from Spain on Sept. 18, 1810, and most recently Belize ditched Great Britain’s rule on Sept. 21, 1981.

Honoring Maya Women

That’s what living here is all about,” Chinatown center librarian Mark Fan said.

ESL Level 5 instructor Kate Frei pointed out the accents in part of the artist’s name, “Rafaél González,” as a lesson for her students to emphasize their pronunciation correctly.

When Moran was teaching at City College, her own ESL students fueled her interest in Guatemalan artists. “I taught them English and they taught me Spanish,” she said.

Moran is the director of her own art collection, featuring 200 paintings by Maya artists in Guatemala.

Named the Helen Moran Collection after her mother, a descendent of Irish people who faced similar ethnic discrimination and violence, its purpose is to promote dignity and human rights for indigenous and Latina women through contemporary Maya arts.

Her favorite of González Chavajay’s paintings is titled “Blessing of the Corn” painted in 2005, depicting a gathering of Maya people honoring their most important staple crop. “That was when I fell in love and decided to start collecting them,” Moran said.

Rick Tejada Flores directed and co-produced “She Is Everything.”

He has been making Latina/ocentered documentary media for television and cinema for more than 45 years.

“Lo Último que Muere Es la Esperanza / The Last Thing to Die is Hope”

by Pedro Rafaél Gonzáles Chavajay, 2007. (Image courtesy of Rita Moran, director of Maya Woman: The Helen Moran Collection, and Joseph Johnston Art Director of Arte Maya Tz’utuhil)

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Invisible lives of indigenous women are the focus of “She is Everything: Maya Women in the Art of Pedro Rafaél González Chavajay,” a documentary by Rita Moran, who showed the film and lectured about Maya people’s history at the Chinatown center Oct. 13 as part of Latina/o Heritage Month.

Moran taught English as a Second Language (ESL) at City College for nearly a decade and just retired. She now takes filmmaking and digital media classes at the college.

“This is a very City College film,” she said, made in studios and production rooms at Mission and Ocean campuses.

Moran’s film features paintings

by González Chavajay and interview footage with the artist, in Spanish with translation voiced by the City College dean and director of Mission center, Jorge Bell, who is originally from Antigua, Guatemala.

Contemporary living painter González Chavajay is the most accomplished artist from his village of San Pedro la Laguna, Guatemala, near Lake Atitlan in the country’s Sololá region.

Working slowly and meticulously, González Chavajay uses vibrant glowing colors to paint handwoven Maya clothing, family, farming, medicinal practices and ceremonies, with a deeply personal expression on each subject’s face.

He learned to paint by shadowing his grandfather and his uncle while they painted people, churches and markets, then developed his own style and even surpassed their technical abilities.

González Chavajay’s work highlights the role of Maya women as priests, as doctors and midwives, as hard workers who rise before anyone else each morning and as survivors of genocide.

“The deeper I got into Maya traditions, the more I began to

appreciate women. She is everything,” González Chavajay said in the film (translated from Spanish).

The painter’s reverence for Maya women is clear throughout the paintings shown in Moran’s film, and relates to the ongoing struggle for survival faced by Guatemalan women today.

“This is the most dangerous country in the Americas for women,” Moran said, who cited drug trafficking and corporate mining interests as major threats of violence and displacement to Maya communities today.

Violence remains a prominent issue in Guatemala where a 36-year civil war from 1960 to 1996 claimed 200,000 people who were killed or disappeared – and more than 80 percent were indigenous Maya people who faced discrimination and displacement. Some survived extreme torture.

Nearly all of the violence was carried out by Guatemala’s government – allied with the United States’ Reagan administration with their practices known by the CIA – which attempted to squash guerrilla revolutionaries in 1982 with a “scorched earth” campaign, destroying homes, crops and drinking water in more than 600 villages, according to The Center for Justice and Accountability based in San Francisco.

During the conflict, violence against women was used as a weapon of war and left a “legacy of violence” CNN reported. Violent acts are still disproportionately directed toward women in “a grisly epidemic,” a United Nations study stated in 2006, largely domestic violence and gang violence related to drug trafficking through Guatemala.

The Guatemala Human Rights Commission called it femicide, meaning violence committed against women just because they are female.

“Women’s corpses are found with signs of sexual abuse and torture. Many victims are left in public places for family and community members to find – a practice that is meant to spread public fear,” the commission reported in 2007.

Several million people fled historically Maya parts of Guatemala during the civil war for the southern México states of Chiapas, Oaxaca and Yucatán Moran said, and as many as 30,000 Mayan people now live in the Bay Area.

Moran geared her presentation toward ESL students who were the majority of the audience. She taught words about Maya culture’s survival with the help of instructors whose students encountered some challenging words for the first time.

“If you take out words like anguish and genocide, you water it down – and how can you understand this without those words?”

ESL instructor Bo Huot said. They also learned terms about traditional Mayan identity and livelihood like indigenous, harvest and priest.

“We want our students to learn more about a different culture and new vocabulary – and human rights.

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sports L: Antoine Porter WR (17) (Photo by Khaled Sayed)

R: Easop Winston WR (16) (Photo by Khaled Sayed)

UPCOMING GAMES FOOTBALL

Rams Dynamic Duo Dominates Defense Patrick Cochran

pcochran @ theguardsman . com

staff writer

The Rams feature a talented roster with standouts at nearly every position. Defensive players Rod Jones and Nick Pierotti have stepped up for the Rams this season and the team has a deep offensive line in front of dynamic running back Elijah Dale and quarterback Anthony Gordon, who gets better every week.

But the Rams’ best and most consistent players, week after week, are the wide receivers. San Francisco natives Easop Winston and Antoine Porter have put on a clinic this season, decimating opposing secondaries.

Porter and Winston, along with quarterback Gordon, form a freshman passing trio that put up big numbers nearly every game.

The two receivers have a tight bond on and off the field. They played high school football at the same time, Winston at Serra and Porter at Mission, but the two

never knew each other until they met at City College. Last season both players sat out, Winston grayshirting and Porter redshirting.

“Antoine Porter – that is my boy,” Winston said. “From the moment we met, we just clicked. We’re both from San Francisco and we both became close on and off the field.

We both know we have the ability.”

Winston is slightly taller at 6 feet compared to Porter at 5 feet 9 inches. He is more explosive, able to streak past a corner to catch a deep pass. Blessed with a good pair of hands, Winston is able to make spectacular catches.

“Easop is just a great player in space and is able to get on top of defenses for the big play,” Gordon said.

Porter runs precise passing routes and does some of his best work after the reception, routinely picking up yards after catch with the ability to turn a short pass into a long gain.

“Antoine is one of the smartest wide receivers I have ever played with,” Gordon said. He always knows what route to run and I

always know where he will be.”

Both players complement each other’s playing styles.

“We have a good dynamic duo where you don’t know which one of us is going to hit you,” Porter said. “During practice we go over routes and different situations and study film together, so when we are on the field it just comes easy to us.”

Winston has been dominant since week one when he caught 12 passes for 173 yards and scored two touchdowns late in the game, which gave the Rams a 25-24 victory over Sierra College.

In six games this season, Winston already has 725 receiving yards and nine touchdowns. In the most recent game Winston had five receptions for 91 yards and two touchdowns on receptions of 35 and 39 yards. His stats could have been better but Winston and the rest of the starters played less than one half as the Rams cruised to a 61-7 victory over Foothill College.

Porter started the season at a slower pace but has been playing at a high level since the Rams’ only loss to American River College.

In the Rams’ 41-27 win over Modesto on Oct. 3, Porter had a monumental game catching 14 balls for 249 yards and a touchdown. So far this season Porter has 463 receiving yards and three touchdowns.

Porter and Winston have made Gordon’s transition to becoming a college quarterback much easier.

“Growing up, I threw to my close friends – my whole life since I grew up in a small town,” Gordon said.

“Coming up here was a little different getting to know guys I never knew before, but right from the start me Easop and ‘Toine hit it off right away – and it shows. We all have great chemistry together.”

Head coach Jimmy Collins is impressed with his freshmen standouts progression.

“It is exciting to see them because both are freshman and now have six games under their belt. Every game they are getting better,” Collins said.

“I can’t even imagine where they will be come week eight, nine or 10.”

Come week 10, the Rams should expect a playoff berth if Porter and Winston keep getting better every week.

Women’s Volleyball Capitalize On Weak Defense Shannon Cole

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The CCSF women’s volleyball team extended their win streak to 3 with a 3-0 victory over the West Valley College Vikings on Thursday Oct. 15.

The Rams’ teamwork and

City College Freshman Kijana Best (5) hitting the ball across the net and scoring a point against West Valley College on Oct 15, 2015 (Photo by Khaled Sayed)

confidence allowed them to dominate every set against the Vikings at the City College gymnasium. Early blocks from middle Tatiana Jimenez and setter Sierra Stark were unreturned by the distracted Vikings, allowing the Rams to take an early lead. With strong offense by opposite sophomore Sifa Faaiu, the Rams easily defeated the Vikings in the first set 25-10.

In the latter two sets the Rams capitalized on the Vikings’ biggest weaknesses, defense and communication. Outside hitter freshman Kijana Best dominated kills for both teams, deftly spiking the ball in front of dejected and unmotivated Vikings. The Rams allowed West Valley to score enough points to keep the match competitive, but still handed them a 25-20 defeat in the second and 25-14 in the final set.

Coach Saga Vae said his team’s confidence on the court comes from how well they get along off the court and the depth of their bench. “Our biggest asset are our 5’6” players, the girls coming off the bench and showing the top four players on our team–and the captains as well–that I’m here to play with you guys and I’m not going to be a weight or a burden,” he said.

Coach Vae also praised his

emerging leaders, including sophomore setter Sierra Stark.

“She’s our quiet player,” said Coach Vae. “We moved her from libero to right side hitter and second setter, and the girls are so comfortable with her. That’s what they needed, that extra player on the court. Not just another body, but another team member who can give us some blocks and kills.”

After the game Stark said her mindfulness on the court is due to her experience playing so many positions in the game. “I play with the mindset of a setter all the time, so I know where everyone is supposed to be at all times,” she said.

Knowing the flow of the game and being ready for both offensive and defensive plays allows players like Stark to contribute while reducing the workload for other players on the court. “It kinda takes the pressure off Sierra Nelson’s shoulders,” said Stark.

“This is the part of the season where the girls are very comfortable, they have a goal they gotta reach, and they’re working together very hard,” continued Coach Vae. The Rams hope to extend their win streak to 4 when they visit Monterey Peninsula College on Oct. 26.

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CCSF vs. Chabot 4:00 PM at CCSF CCSF vs. Evergreen Valley 6:30 PM at Evergreen CCSF vs. Skyline 12:30 at CCSF CCSF. vs. De Anza 3:00 PM at De Anza

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27 30 03 06

CCSF vs. Canada 1:30 PM at CCSF CCSF vs. Monterey 4:00 PM at Monterey CCSF vs. Las Positas 3:00 PM at CCSF CCSF vs. Hartnell 3:00 PM at Hartnell

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Rams Decimate Foothill Owls In 61-7 Victory Patrick Cochran

to give the Rams a 37-0 lead going The backup group that shined Marzetta scored on a 10-yard rush. rushing yards and five touchdowns into the break. the brightest was the three running “We are a very deep team,” on the ground. Dale led the group, backs who scored touchdowns in Collins said. “We have some really running for 80 yards on 14 attempts Lining up on the right side of @ serpatofportola good backups that have been itching with two touchdowns. the field, Winston ran a deep post the second half. staff writer and burned past the Foothill secIn the third quarter, Namane for an opportunity to play and today

The team’s passing attack ondary to find himself open in the Modise scored on an exciting they showed us, when they get the was on point with 344 yards through Playing against Foothill College, middle of the field.

23-yard rushing touchdown. Later chance, they are more than capable the air. Gordon threw for 232 yards, everything ran smoothly for the Gordon flung the ball toward in the fourth quarter DeShundrius of producing.” completed an astounding 20 of 24 Rams. In their most lopsided vic- Winston who still had no defend- Tribble took it to the house on a

It was probably the Rams’ passes, and had two touchdowns. tory of the season, the Rams looked 14-yard run, and for the Rams final best rushing performance of the near-perfect and won 61-7. touchdown of the afternoon Tyree season. The team had a total of 244 All of us came out

“We executed our game plan really well today,” head coach real motivated for Jimmy Collins said after the game this game,” Oct. 17. “A week off to rest and plan really helped the team come out the — Easop Winstonw way they did.”

The Rams dominated ers near him. Winston easily caught Foothill from the start. the ball. All he had to do was turn On their first drive, the Rams around and run a couple of yards scored on a 35-yard touchdown for the score. reception. Wide receiver Easop

“All of us came out real Winston caught the strike from motivated for this game,” Winston quarterback Anthony Gordon. said. “Everyone was focused and the

After the defense forced coaches had a great game plan for Foothill to punt, the offense got the this week.” ball back and subsequently drove In the second half, the Rams 78 yards. This time, the drive fin- benched their starters and put the ished on the ground when running backups in. back Elijah Dale burst through the With a 37-0 lead there was no Foothill defensive line for a 4-yard reason to keep the starters in and touchdown run. risk injury. The backups performed

With only eight seconds well, the offense looked sharp and left in the first half, Winston caught the defense only allowed one touch- City College Namane Modise (RB) (13) breaks through Foothill College defense on the 20th yard. Ocean Campus, a beautiful deep pass from Gordon down in the second half.

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