Vol. 163, Issue 8 | May 10, - May. 24 , 2017 | City College of San Francisco | Since 1935 | FREE
Getting to the bottom of the Getting to the bottom of the
Death Box
By Quip Johnson
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City College lags behind in keeping current with campus elevator maintenance and permits according to the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) regulations leading to student safety concerns that could result in potential death boxes. The DIR website cites California Code of Regulations Title 8 §3001, which states “no elevator shall be operated without a valid current permit issued by the Division.” Furthermore, each permit must be “posted conspicuously and securely in the elevator car.” Despite this law, the Student Union’s elevator permit expired on July 24, 2007- nearly 10 years ago. Other elevators, such as the ones in Creative Arts and Conlan Hall, expired on July 16, 2009 and July 17, 2009. As of April 31, 2017 at least 10 elevators were out of date. The Multi-Use Building (MUB) elevators have no visible permits. City College’s Building and Grounds (BAG) department was unaware of any issue with the operation permits. “All of our elevators are up to date. A state inspector comes out every year,” City College Head Engineer Kenneth Dang said. “There may be a few where the certificates haven’t been replaced but for the most part the permits are all current.” According to fellow DIR Employee Michael Brodheim, if the state finds an elevator with an expired permit, it will be red tagged and closed until it can be inspected and recertified. “When we red tag an elevator,
we post a literal red tag on it to make it clear that it’s shut down for inspection,” Brodheim said. DIR’s website grants an exception to permits expiring between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017 likely due to a shortage of elevator inspectors in the department. “We’re constantly rehiring because people are constantly retiring,” DIR Employee Tina Staricco said.Even so, Dang is positive an inspector has been to City College’s campus annually.
THE PROCESS TO PERMIT
According to BAG when City College installs an elevator they sign a term purchase agreement with the contractors. Existing agreements list at least three companies with elevators on Ocean Campus: KONE, Otis Elevator Company and ThyssenKrupp. The agreements state that KONE which owns elevators in Batmale Hall, Cloud Hall and the Rosenberg Library, is paid $120,000 a year to service and maintain their elevators. Otis, which owns the Creative Arts and Conlan Hall elevators, is paid $45,000 annually and ThyssenKrupp receives $59,800 each year. Elevator maintenance involves regular checks to ensure the elevator is safe to operate and is initiated by the private contracting companies. “The checks are supposed to be regular,” an anonymous source from BAG said. “They should come out on their own. We don’t have to call them.” Elevator service is provided when damage occurs, and repair becomes necessary. “In case of an emergency we send someone out if an engineer is
available. If so, there's a two hour response time, but we can’t promise we’ll have someone right away,” Teagon Smith from Otis Elevator Company’s San Francisco office said. Once a year, an inspector from the California State Department comes out to check the equipment. Dang said if a problem is found, the inspector will red tag the elevator in question until the company comes to make the appropriate repairs and adjustments. After a second inspection the state official will reopen the elevator and issue a current permit to City College. “Tom makes a copy of it and we give it to the elevator company right away,” Dang said referring to BAG Management Assistant Brian Tom. According to City College’s Otis Account Manager Michael Begale, it is then the job of the company, which has the key to open the permit display case, to install the current document into each of their elevators. Dang claims City College has given the permits to the elevator companies. If so, these contractors which the college has been paying annually, have not been replacing the old permits each year.
ELEVATOR DAMAGES
Student safety in elevators is essential due to the high usage rate around campus.
Brief observation revealed five students using the Student Union elevator in as many minutes. This very same elevator noticeably shakes and makes a loud scraping sound during descent. Additionally, visible between the doors are a rusty chain and exposed wiring. While this does not necessarily mean the elevator is unsafe for operation, it could concern students who use the equipment on a daily basis. “Oh that sounds ominous,” said studio art major Silvana Sipion after having rode an elevator, “Please stop squeaking. Too much sound. That hissing sound made me paranoid.” Dang said the third MUB elevator had been out of service for at least two and a half weeks. City College’s facilities outages webpage said: “Due to wear and tear on the slide guide, our elevator service company proactively took this cab out of service to prevent entrapments.” The MUB is City College’s newest building, having just been completed in 2010. The first elevator in Batmale Hall has been out of service since Feb. 3 due to damage to the doors’ tracks. According to the outages webpage as of April 3 a repair contract with the appropriate company is underway.
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The Community College Promise Program is a proposal authored by Assemblymember: Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles), David Chiu (D- San Francisco), and Kevin McCarthy (D-Sacramento) in order to provide Friday, May 19, 2017 @ 6:00- 8:00 p.m. a tuition-free year of community college for all first-time, full-time in-state students in California. CCSF Ocean Campus, Diego Rivera Theatre The Community College Promise Program is based on former President Obama’s proposal for free The VIDA Graduation 2017 is the ceremonial celebracommunity college and the Promise Program in Tennessee and Oregon where community colleges are tion that highlights the triumphs of AB540/Dreamer tuition-free. The program would be funded mostly through California making tuition-free community and immigrant students. VIDA (Voices of Immigrants colleges a priority in the state budget, but also through private companies. This bill would also give the Demonstrating Achievements) will be hosting this community college districts more duties and would organize a state mandated local program. In a couple of years, the need for college educated workers needed in California will rise, to be able to year’s theme of “Celebrating Immigrant Achievemeet that demand, the promise program aims to help. Providing a tuition-free year will encourage more ment,” paying tribute to the sacrifices made by imstudents to go to college. In Tennessee, where community college is tuition-free, research has found that migrant students and immigrant parents. Highlighted the guarantee of being able to go to college for free has decreased the amount of high school suspensions speaker this year is Dr. Cesar Cruz (Ph.D Harvard and a dramatic increase in the GPAs of African American students, according to the Campaign for Free School of Education). City Cafe will host a reception College Tuition. after the ceremony at 8:00 p.m. serving complimenThis bill would benefit all students who already qualify for a fee waiver for college. This bill would also waive the fees for students who enrolled in community college for the first time and are taking 12 or more tary tacos and aguas frescas. If interested, e-mail ajimenez@ccsf.edu to add your name to the semester units. The fee waiver would only be available for a full academic year of college. A full academic year of attendance qualifies as a summer term, if a student chooses to attend summer, and then immediately list of VIDA graduates. following fall and spring terms. Right now the AB-19, better known as the Community College Promise Program, passed the Assembly Bea Proactive Member of Your Future Committee on Higher Education. It passed by a vote of 9-2. The bill has been referred to the Committee Friday, May 12, 2017 @ 12:00- 2:00 p.m. on Appropriations and will be heard in the Assembly Appropriations Committee in April or early May. City College Ocean Campus, MUB 240
Join City College faculty, staff and administrators for information on how to join “The Teaching Men of Color in Community Colleges CCSF Community of Practice,” an organized community focused on helping men of color achieve education goals. This meeting openly addresses the societal and institutional barriers that prevent men of color from their full potential. The aim is to acknowledge and build on the strengths of men of color. Supported by the Office of Student Equity & the Multicultural Infusion Project. RSVP by sending an email to tburt@ccsf.edu.
Solidarity Committee Fundraiser
Friday, May 26, 2017 @ 4:00- 6:00pm El Rio Bar, 3158 Mission St (@ Cesar Chavez)
Turn up and celebrate the spring semester’s demise at El Rio, a bar with neighborly vibes located on the edge of the Mission District. $4 well and drafts! Proceeds from the bar’s happy hour will be directed towards CCSF’s Solidarity Committee, a network of “CCSF students, alumni, and allies” who champion for a diverse, outreaching, and servient community college. The committee promises free oysters at 5 p.m. and their facebook page invites all to “come dance for the revolution and celebrate graduation.”
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Transportation City College students who are interested in saving money on public transportation should apply for the Transportation Scholarship. The students who qualify for these scholarship are any underserved students identified in the Student Equity Plan. This scholarship is available in one of the eligible programs called CalWorks located in the center in Cloud Hall, room 331. Some of the requirements for this scholarship are having at least nine credit units at City College, a cumulative City College GPA of at least 2.0 or above, and having a complete City College educational plan or meeting with a City College counselor. With more details City College students who are eligible for this scholarship can only get one card per semester. In order to participate each program has to designate a specific City College employee as the scholarship liaison. After seeing the opportunities they can get from getting Transportation Scholarship, City College students will realize this is not the only scholarship they can apply for. -By Ferdinand Zint
Students input sought on improvements
Those whose parents have EBT cards may be unfamiliar with this familiar program’s new title: the CalFresh Program. It is a federally funded monetary aid aiming to provide low income individuals an equal opportunity to consume wholesome, healthy, nutritious food. Monthly allowances are electronically funded into a plastic card called the Golden State Advantage Card that can be swiped at checkout. Payments made for food, plants and seeds are covered by the CalFresh Program. Pet food, vitamins, medicines, alcohol, tobacco, paper products, fast food or food that will be eaten in the store are not provided by CalFresh. Some of the qualifications for students includes the following pulled from calfresh.org’s website: -“Age 18-49 and is physically and mentally ‘fit’ for employment. If the person has a disability, they Email: ccsfsolidaritycommittee@gmail.com are not considered a student. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DefendDiversityStudies/ -Enrolled at least half-time in regular curriculum at an ‘institution of higher education’ in which the Instagram: CCSF Solidarity Committee regular curriculum meets the standard requirements for graduation or certification in a particular Twitter: @CCSFsolidarity field of study. -Work at least 20 hours per week, on average, OR -Are approved for state or federal work-study money and anticipate working during the term, OR -Are a full-time student with a child under age 12, OR -A part-time student with a child under age 6, OR -A part-time student with a child age 6-11 without adequate child care, OR -Are receiving CalWORKs, OR -Are enrolled in CalFresh employment and training or another job training program accepted by CalFresh, OR -Do not plan to register for the next school term.” The application process is broken down into three easy steps. First send in an application. Applications are available online at benefitscal.org or in person at your local county office. Then within 30 days the county will host an interview in person or over the phone, going over your application with you. Third the county may request documents such as proof of identity (i.e. identification card, passport), proof of income (i.e. pay stubs, award letter for unemployment or disability benefits), and proof of child care (i.e. bills). You will be given ten days to provide the requested documents. Applying is highly encouraged even if you lack such documents. SF-Marin Food Bank Staff are also available on the Ocean Campus to help determine your eligibility! They are stationed outside of MUB 101, by the elevator, every Tuesday from 10 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. GAMES, FOOD, MUSIC, AND Either pay the booth a visit or call the hotline (415)549-7021. For more in depth information about CalFresh, visit eatfresh.org/about-calfresh. SCHOLARSHIP RAFFLE! -By Hanna Chen
*Special thank you to our donors CCSF Scholarship Fund, Bookstore, EOPS and CalWORKs for donating scholarship and prizes.*
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Free City College Program explained By Matthew Hewitson Special to The Guardsman
City College of San Francisco will be the first community college in the nation to offer free tuition to all its city residents under a deal announced by Mayor Ed Lee and Supervisor Jane Kim. According to the agreement, which will take effect in the fall of 2017, San Francisco will pay $5.4 million a year to buy out the $46 credit fee generally paid by students who attend the college. The Free City College Program (FCCP) is a two-year pilot program for fall and spring terms only. Students are eligible for the FCCP if they are San Francisco residents. For tuition purposes or to qualify for a non-resident exemption students must be in good academic standing with the college prior to registration for the fall term,
including no holds on their current record. Students are also eligible if they apply for financial aid, in which they may qualify for an additional stipend. Things that will not be covered in the FCCP are health fees, web registration fee, student activities fee (optional), student representative fee (optional) and the course material needed for the class. Under the new program students who apply for financial aid or are recipients of the Board of Governors’ fee waiver program will be eligible for an additional stipend. Students enrolled in 12 or more units will receive $250 per semester to help with expenses. Students enrolled in 6 to 11 credit units will receive $100 per semester. Students will receive the first 50 percent of the disbursement after the last day to drop without a W and receive the second 50 percent after midterms.
Students apart from the FCCP that decide to drop a course will need to drop for a full refund next to each course listing on the college’s website. If they drop all courses and are receiving a stipend before the refund deadline they’re liable for the stipend. If they drop from full time to part time after the refund deadline students may also be liable to return a portion of the stipend. If they drop below six units students are liable to return the full stipend. In order to maintain eligibility students must certify San Francisco residency via Web4 and meet academic progress standard criteria; a cumulative 2.0 GPA and completion of 50 percent of units at the end of every semester. The funding will come from Proposition W (Prop W) that San Francisco voters approved in November 2016 enacting a transfer tax on properties selling for at least $5 million. The Board of
Supervisors had originally voted to use $14 million of the annual revenue from Prop W to make City College free to anyone who lives or works in San Francisco but the plan eventually fell through. Mayor Lee resisted committing the money to pay for City College fees because voters rejected a proposal sales tax increase on the same ballot that had been expected to bring in $150 million a year. Supervisor Kim accused Lee of attacking the transfer tax revenue to make up for the deficit of the sales tax. The new deal signifies a happy medium between both Lee and Kim. Prop W is expected to raise $44 million annually with most money going into the city’s general fund. The new deal will send $5.4 million of that to students for their fees. Of that $2.1 million a year for two years has been committed to students for
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their free education at City College. After two years the distribution will have to be renewed by the city. The remainder will go to the students who already have fee waivers. It’s not clear how many students will benefit from city funding. The $2.1 million will buy 45,000 academic credits which amounts to only 3,750 students taking a full time load of 12 units. Since 2012, when the state community college accreditation commission threatened to revoke the school’s accreditation over governance and fiscal planning problems, enrollment has plummeted from 90,000 full and part time students. Now that the schools accreditation is renewed for another seven years. “This deal should make City College much more attractive to students and potential students,” said member of the college Board of Trustees, Rafael Mandelman.
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City College's iconic Science Building main entrance on May 9, 2017.
California seeks affordable four year institutions By Carlos Velarde
Special to The Guardsman
On April 3 California Democrats unveiled a plan to reduce student debt and make four year institutions more affordable. With this project students would be able to receive more financial aid when they transfer to any state university and finish school with less debt. In a previous press conference on March 14, 2017 Sharon KirkSilva, who represents the 65th Staff Illustrators Quip Johnson Photographers Isela Vazquez Alma Ayala
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Assembly District said, “Students need money for school but also they still need money for housing and for food.” She added that there are many students that are even homeless and under a type of food bank program provided by their universities. Kirk-Silva’s constituency includes the Orange County communities of Anaheim, Buena Park, Cypress, Fullerton, Garden Grove and La Palma Stanton. For her the idea of providing enough financial aid to the students is
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crucial in order for them to accomplish their dreams. Kirk-Silva said, “More and more students are having that conversation, if they can or should attend college.” For Jose Santamaria, 34, a former computer science student at City College is planning to transfer to a state system in Fall 2018 said that it’s a great plan for a lot of low income people who don’t have the means to apply to higher education institutions. Santamaria added “applying #CCSFjournalism Facebook /theguardsman YouTube theguardsmanonline
for financial aid differs from one educational institution to another. When transferring financial aid in 2018 it could cover $20,000 at San Jose State University or $40,000 on SF State. Two cities with different costs and standards of living.” According to Forbes contributor, Zack Friedman, his website “Make Lemonade” said “the average student loan debt per graduate in California is $22,191. Student loan debt per capita in California is $4,160 compared with the average student loan debt per capital in the
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Lawsuit filed over corroded exterior Child Development Center By Mary Jane Di Theodore Special to The Guardsman
Across Ocean Campus several buildings have been neglected for many years for a variety of reasons. The Child Development Center is less than six years old and the rapid deterioration of the buildings comes from inferior work during the construction process and a lack of maintenance workers assigned to the buildings which has led to a longstanding lawsuit. The Child Development Center buildings on Ocean Campus located at the corner of
Phelan and Judson Ave. are in need of structural repair. The corroded exteriors are falling apart leaving the areas surrounding the building a safety hazard. The coordinator at the center, Judith Hearst, said the problems with the building “started immediately. Even at the beginning the construction was really shoddy.” Hearst explained that there is nobody to maintain the buildings. There are chunks of rusted metal that have fallen off the building and are lying on the pavement near the outside walls. David Hooper, President of the New Mission Terrace Homeowners Association, seemed surprised
about the failure of the buildings. “Well over a year ago I noticed that the green roof element had failed and was puzzled,” Hooper said. “After all these are new buildings and were much touted.” The program is important to not only students who are taking classes or training programs in the child care development field but also to students who have nowhere else to turn for child care for their own children while pursuing an education. The 55 children on average who spend their weekdays at the Child Development Center will be temporarily relocated from the program’s four buildings into Photo by Otto Pippenger/ The Guardsman
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The Child Development Center home to old pipes and rusty metals Rusting exterior of childcare buildings on Ocean Campus. May 7, 2017 May 7, 2017
a two-bungalow facility behind Rosenberg Library, a space about half its current session size. Steve Bruckman General Counsel for the Legal Affairs Department of City College of San Francisco said, “The case is set for trial this summer. A lot of work has occurred but no outcomes. It’s a huge case because all the subcontractors are involved.” When contacted the Hunt Construction Company who built the center provided no response to inquiries. Rosario Villasana, Department Chair of the Child Development and Family Studies Department could also not be reached for comment by deadline. The Arizona Republic Sept. 11, 2009 had an article about how The Hunt Construction Company was sued by the developer and contractor of the W Scottsdale Hotel & Residences. They have settled one high-profile legal feud that erupted shortly after the hip hotel opened last fall. Hunt had filed a lien against the property for $20 million last fall, sparking the lawsuit by Triyar claiming the contractor did poor work, went over budget and delayed the project by more than a year. Terms were not disclosed. In a statement, Triyar said it was "pleased" to reach the settlement with Hunt.
Students unhappy with aged ocean facilities
By Victor Tence
Special to The Guardsman
City College’s oldest buildings on Ocean campus disrupt learning with facility issues. Some 105 students were surveyed about their general impressions of the campus facilities as well as specific building issues. Overall the school scored an almost even split between the ‘fair’ and ‘good’ categories that rated general campus quality. Only nine percent of those surveyed considered the campus to be in ‘poor’ condition. However, classroom insulation
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and subsequent issues with the cold were the top issues noted by 57 percent of the students. Peeling paint came up as the second most marked issue at 52 percent, followed by 42 percent of the students who complained about poor lighting. At least 30 percent of students who answered the survey commented on how the physical problems of their classrooms negatively affected their learning. “It can be very distracting to sit in a freezing or hot classroom,” Jessica Agnos, fourth semester math major said. Cloud Hall and the Science Hall garnered the vast majority of the student complaints which makes sense considering that the former was built in 1954 and the latter in 1940. These are the oldest buildings on Ocean campus, and they are starting to show it. Issues with the aging facilities have been documented in the past in The Guardsman with articles documenting student’s complaints specific to the oldest buildings going back eight years. This was prior to most of the remodeling done to make the bathrooms ADA compliant. However concerns about temperature and insulation issues mirror what we still see today. In 2015 the 100 year old Civic Center Campus was temporarily closed due to a report that it was insufficiently prepared for earthquakes.
Such persistent problems are leaving many students feeling neglected “It made me feel like I wasn’t thought of as much as I should be,” Faitala Togiaso, a sixth semester student said. Students dealing with facility issues are recommended to utilize the campus maintenance report system, Schooldude. Schooldude is an online maintenance management system used by City College to address building issues. You access the system from the City College website by first clicking on “Employee Services,” which will drop a menu to access the facilities site. The link is embedded in the frequently asked questions page. First time users need to complete a simple registration before submitting a complaint so that they may track their request.
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Monument Quilt threads community together By Ekevara Kitpowsong Special to The Guardsman
The 5,000-seat George M. Rush stadium’s green field transformed to red on Saturday morning. It was not a game day but it was a day of “The Monument Quilt.” The giant quilt installation took almost four hours with the help of about 50 volunteers comprised of
City College students, faculty, Project SURVIVE peer educators, athletes and the public. The quilt was a large collection of over 2,000 stories from survivors of rape and abuse. It is a project created by FORCE: Upsetting Rape Culture, a Baltimore-based creative activist collaboration to create public healing space for survivors and promote a culture of consent.
A volunteer, Alexis Ortiz, City College of San Francisco Women’s Studies student helps set up during the installation of The Monument Quilt on Co-Founder of FORCE: Upsetting Rape Culture Hannah Brancato helps set up the football field of George M. Rush Stadium at during the installation of The Monument Quilt on the football field of George City College Ocean Campus on May 6, 2017. M. Rush Stadium at City College Ocean Campus on May 6, 2017.
A student at City College of San Francisco Stephanie Chassin wears a red scarf with 26 hearts on the back which resemble her friends that are all survivors, one for each letter of the alphabet, during the display of The Monument Quilt on the football field of George M. Rush Stadium at City College Ocean Campus May 6, 2017.
About 50 volunteers gather together to help setting up during the installation of The Monument Quilt on the football field of George M. Rush Stadium at City College Ocean Campus May 6, 2017.
Messages were written on quilts placed on the football field of the George M. Rush Stadium at City College Ocean Campus to help survivors of rape and abuse on May 6, 2017.
(L-R) City College of San Francisco Rams football players Sean Duffy, Zach Masoli, Oliver Svirsky and Davin Lemon-Rodriguez volunteer to help setting up during the installation of The Monument Quilt on the football field of George M. Rush Stadium at City College Ocean Campus May 6, 2017.
"The Monument Quilt" an ongoing collection of stories from survivors of rape and abuse, is displayed to spell out “Not Alone,” on the football field of George M. Rush Stadium at City College Ocean Campus on May 6, 2017.
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Photo courtesy of Local 87 All 15 members of City College/ Local 87’s Work Tales performing July 2016 at the Brava Theater.
Political theater proves powerful for janitor union By Otto Pippenger opippenger@theguardsman.com
The Service Employees International Union Local 87 is San Francisco’s janitor’s union which recently reached a contract agreement for some 4,000 janitors that their Vice President Ahmed Abozayd proudly described as “the second best in the country.” In the midst of these negotiations, which represent years of activism and effort having to mobilize thousands, the union’s leadership and members have been aided by an unexpected weapon- theater. The 15 members of the union’s theater group are involved in a City College course entitled “Work Tales” in which they work with Bill Shields, instructor for the
course and Chair of the Labor and Community Studies Department. Together they created “Local 87 In The Spotlight: Bread and Prosperity,” a combination of monologues and tableaus performed for audiences around America. Including for union members here in San Francisco, for the United Association for Labor Education annual conference in Detroit in March and in Seattle this June for the Labor and Working Class History Association’s 2017 conference. In the show the janitors tell their stories of coming to America, working, and union activism. The play has been a tremendous success both out of town and locally. The main local performance was last July at the Mission’s Brava Theater for their fellow union members. All involved
agreed the performance was a vital force in galvanizing the membership for their recent contract fight. The success of the play has meant that there will almost certainly be further performances and perhaps whole new productions. For an organization that survives off dues paid out of hard won paychecks and that engages in costly campaigns of organization and outreach, the fact that the union provides for plane tickets, rental cars, lodging, meals, and full pay for up to fifteen performers to travel to out of town conferences offers some indication of the value the production has demonstrated as a means of energizing the membership and persuading outsiders to support the local. At an April 24 rehearsal five performers sat with Shields in the union’s auditorium discussing
who could make it to Seattle in June 2017. Other than the several Yemeni members who were prevented from attending by the dates coinciding with this year’s Ramadan, all present were eager to repeat what had been their first experience with theater. “This is the first time we told our stories as leaders,” said performer Ming Dai, “every day we work ten hours - now people know how hard we work, now they believe us.” Performer Esperanza Ruelas was enthused about travelling to Seattle, “this will open new doors and we will learn about other cultures, others will learn about us - I’m very excited and emotional,” she said. She recalled how impressed the union members were after seeing the show. “They were so impressed, emotionally- mentally, they knew we were in the class but to actually see the presentation, their lives, it touched them,” Ruelas said. She added, “Some had said ‘it isn’t worth your while and what does it matter, your past life?’ Now they understand. I had the courage to talk about my life and when we go to Seattle, even more people will learn about us.”
Performance “I was born on a mat in an adobe house with a tiled roof, a dirt floor and a door and window made of mesquite wood. My siblings and I slept on a bed of wood boards that consisted of five or six planks of wood covered with a sheet,” is the beginning of performer Juan Hernandez’s tale. The performer’s origins and lives are as disparate as can be and of numerous backgrounds and nations including China, Yemen and El Salvador. Some led accomplished careers before being forced to leave such as Dolores Munoz whose performance explains “in college in San Salvador I studied accounting. I then worked for Texas Instruments. We would do work for NASA but because of the war they closed it. 6,000 people were left without work.” Others came fleeing wars and political upheaval. Some were forced to part with their children as they undertook harrowing passages into America. Once here they took jobs in factories, food trucks, farms or hotels. They spoke of going without food for days, falling into
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alcoholism, working for weeks without pay and being kept from work by the language barrier. Eventually all came to Local 87 and they speak with gratitude of the union for providing them with work good pay, health insurance, rewards for seniority and effort. Many have worked at the union for decades and own homes, have pensions and children in college or the workforce. Despite their satisfaction with their union and themselves for forging places in an unfamiliar country, the performance includes a litany of indignities they suffered. Jose Luis Orozco tells a story of being locked in a stairwell all night at a job before being fired. “It was four o'clock the following day and I was very hungry. At last, as I came out I saw a pear on a desk... and I ate it. The owner of the pear insulted me calling me ‘wetback.’ Since I did not speak English I could not explain. She called the company. They fired me.” Others describe being fired for becoming sick, bitten by dogs and blamed for it, coworkers dying on the job or disappearing in deportations - more than a thousand Local 87 members have been lost to ICE raids.
Voices for the future Many relate their needs for a pride and dignity the work so often denies them. The affirmation of promotion or being voted shop steward, the equality of dignified work, the knowledge that a grievance voiced will be heard. A constant refrain in each speaker’s story is the paramount significance of their pensions, their health insurance and concrete requests that are eminently possible to grant. The collaboration with the Work Tales project became a way for the Local 87 members to convey firstly their humanity and then their needs through tales of extraordinary suffering whose tellers asked “only to be awarded the dignity we all expect.” The final portion of the play was their demands for the future. For the prices they have paid it seems impossible to imagine anyone watching to conclude that their demands not be persecuted for the benefit of their children.
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Professor Carlin is a warrior for social justice By Elena Stuart
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City College professor and Behavioral Sciences Department Chair Jennifer Dawgert-Carlin’s lectures on social justice often leave students unsure if they should take notes or applaud when they aren’t erupting with laughter. In her class “The Psychology of Eating, Food and Weight” Carlin described being food shamed while shopping at Whole Foods. Another customer told Carlin the granola she was about to purchase was the worst thing she could eat. Carlin suggested that uranium might be worse. “I have a fantasy when the world ends, a bunch of white women will beat each other to death over the last piece of kale at Whole Foods,” Carlin said after explaining the dangers of food shaming. As a gay person who doesn't fit gender norms Carlin sees how society causes mental illness as people adapt to a world that devalues their experience and uses psychotherapy and education as vehicles of social justice. “Insane responses to insane situations are perfectly sane,” Carlin said. Growing up in Missouri Carlin didn’t realize that she was gay and didn’t come out until her
mid-twenties. “I assumed I must be straight but something was wrong with me,” she said. Carlin feels lucky because her mother encouraged her individuality saying her mom “took on the principal of my school more than once.” Her high school principal wanted Carlin to change the way she dressed. “I used to wear knickers - pants that come to here,” she grazed her leg just below her knee. “With argyle socks, a hat, a tie and a corn cob pipe I carried around.” Carlin makes no secret out of her sexual orientation and wants students to see there are queer people who are happy. “I've been with the same woman forever,” she said smiling softly. The couple has two kids. “My son is a transgender man who is married to a man,” Carlin said. Her son recently gave birth to her first grandchild. “Who is eight months old and perfect,” Carlin added.. Their family vacations are planned carefully. “We have to think about where we can take our children and not worry about them being harassed,” Carlin said. In the past border patrol agents
stopped her family on their way home from Canada. “They declared that we're not a family in front of my nine year old daughter and refused to allow us to cross the border until we separated and filled out different forms,” Carlin said. Her own experiences allow Carlin to be empathetic with students in marginalized groups but she wants all students to feel comfortable coming to her for help. Carlin jokes that she doesn’t know how she became department chair: “Someone made a mistake.”
She was asked three times before accepting the offer last year. Since then Carlin realized several visions she had such as creating a behavioural sciences lab. Currently psychology students are putting their own twist on an experiment by Sarah-Jayne Blakemore about a person’s ability to see the world from the perspective of another. “Professor Carlin is a beautiful chaos made up of comedy, reality, terror, hope, intelligence, compassion and confidence,” said City College student Soy Kim.
Carlin is running seven research projects with students and has received an equity grant for a project aiming to reduce the student achievement gap. She believes many people who are burned out from City College’s recent challenges forget what is great about the school. “I bang my head on the wall many days...but there is a basic attitude of let’s try to make this happen,” she said. “I think that City College is a gem.”
Photo by Elena Stuart/ The Guardsman Passionate lectures and a signature vest are a part of Professor Carlin’s staple brand.
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Vol. 163, Issue 8 | May 10–May. 24, 2017
City College of San Francisco
82nd Annual Commencement May 26, 2017 at 1:00 pm Gates open at 12:00pm 50 Phelan Ave George M. Rush Stadium
2017 Guest Speaker Assemblyman Phil Ting Phil Ting was elected to the State Assembly in 2012, representing the 19th Assembly District which spans the Westside of San Francisco as well as the communities of Broadmoor, Colma, Daly City, and South San Francisco. He is a leading voice in fighting for education reform and reinvestment, harnessing technology for a cleaner economy and more open government, and equal rights for all Californians.
2017 Student Speaker Marcela Rodrigues Guimaraes
Marcela Rodrigues Guimaraes is a Latina immigrant woman from Belem, Brazil, who is graduating from City College of San Francisco holding an Associate in Science in Social and Behavioral Sciences and the Sexual Health Educator certificate. Marcela is transferring to a liberal arts college in Fall 2017, aiming to major in Neuroscience in order to conduct scientific research on the brain-behavior relationship. During her time at CCSF, she has worked as a Peer Educator and Peer Mentor for Project SURVIVE, as a Peer Educator for Expect Respect San Francisco, and as a Peer Tutor at the English Lab.
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The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows. -Sydney J. Harris
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Vol. 163, Issue 8 | May. 10 –May. 24, 2017
Zodiac Forecast Adina Pernell is a reiki master, energy worker, crystal healer, massage therapist and student of the esoteric. The energy of crystals dates back to the inception of the earth and for thousands of years has been thought to hold primordial information that can benefit us when we connect to their timeless messages. Illustration by Elena Stuart
Illustration by Quip Johnson
Aries (Mar. 21 - April 19)
Crystal: Tiger Iron Energies: Put all your irons in the fire Aries, because you embody that ire in your soul! Things are about to heat up in your love life. Instead of the jolting nature of your romantic encounters, this one will be deep and meaningful. If you already are in a relationship it will intensify and become even more heartfelt, sincere and passionate.
Taurus (April 20 - May 20)
Crystal: Labradorite Energies: You are drawn to matters of the spiritual or metaphysical. If you aren’t spiritual or religious, you may be in the thrall of existential reflections. Be ready for something or someone the answers to a personal mystery. to come into your life .
Gemini (May 21 - June 20)
Crystal: Charoite Energies: When you calm down from your endless whirl of personal, professional, and social commitments. Your next step will become crystal clear if you let your intuition guide you you’ll emerge out of the maze with even stronger focus.
Cancer (June 21 - July 22)
Crystal: Chrysoprase Energies: Sensitive Cancer. You feel deeply about… well everything! That’s okay. Follow your heart instead of your head right now. No matter what others may say to the contrary, your immunity to indifference is exactly what’s needed. Let your compassion motivate all your dealings and you can’t go wrong.
Now my lady-brain gets it By Quip Johnson qjohnson@theguardsman.com
I was minding my own business when a man saw my movie poster t-shirt, sat down at my table uninvited and began to explain the plot of the film on my shirt. The movie in question was “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.” I helped work on the film last summer during my internship at Lucasfilm and certainly didn’t need his mansplaining to help me understand the plot. Mansplaining, a term coined by writer Rebecca Solnit, describes the phenomenon of men explaining concepts to women who already know the information being shared. It differs from a regular explanation when he considers his own words to be of more import than hers, typically to the point of ignoring her cues telling him to stop speaking. “Honestly it just sounds disgusting,” business major Jose Santos said after hearing about mansplaining. “All my friends are
Leo (July 23 - Aug. 22)
Crystal: Carnelian Energies: Take the time to recharge your energies and reset your mind. Where you want to go next on your life path? Explore the infinite possibilities. Connect with music and art to process any trauma. Your mind and soul are at peace. into social justice. So we avoid that I hope.” Strangely the prevalent social perception is women speak more than men however studies prove otherwise. In 1994, Myra and David Sadker found that boys in elementary school are eight times more likely than girls to speak up in class. By the time they reach college, a 2004 study at Harvard Law found men were 50 percent more likely to speak up than female students. In workplaces men are 75 percent more vocal. When females do speak, women are more likely to be interrupted. George Washington University conducted a study of 20 men and 20 women conversing and found in the course of a three minute conversation men interrupted their female partners 2.6 times, while women only interrupted them once. Women grow accustomed to this treatment often finding ways to ignore mansplaining altogether. “Some girls think they’re being
talked down but I just play dumb because I already know what they’re talking about,” business major Allie Phipps said. “I grew up with brothers, so I know how guys work.” Beyond being annoying and perpetuating sexism, mansplaining can have real life consequences for women. The trend of men who don’t have uteruses explaining their functions to women who do is not only comical but a major problem for reproductive rights movements. In 2012, Todd Akin cast blame onto rape victims saying: “If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.” Apart from being completely idiotic and anatomically incorrect this comment continues to haunt women’s rights campaigns, which have to deal with falsely educated men who genuinely believe things similar to Akin’s remark- even five years later.
Virgo (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22)
Crystal: Crocoite Energies: Embrace change. Dive into the sea of life and go after what you want. It’s okay for your future to be a work in progress. Make it up as you go. If you feel unsettled by the unknown, pause, take a few breaths and proceed.
Libra (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22)
Crystal: Blue Kyanite Energies: You are full of amazing ideas! Let them arise and passively observe them. See which ideas begin to manifest from your mind and into the real world seemingly on their own.
Scorpio (Oct. 23 Nov. 21)
Crystal: Gold Energies: Do you feel like you have the Midas touch! Everything you’re wanting can be realized. If you put in the work to mine your resources you’ll eventually hit paydirt!
Sagittarius (Nov. 22 Dec. 21)
Crystal: Citrine Energies: Hard work and responsibility are necessary to finish the month on top but the things you’ve been working for are now starting to come to fruition and you so deserve it! Even more abundance will follow!
Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19)
Crystal: Fluorite Energies: You might have been around a lot of naysayers or maybe your own negative self-talk was bringing you down. You are about to release all of that junk. Let the vibratory energies of Fluorite clear out all your emotional and mental baggage.
Aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18)
Crystal: Red Jasper Energies: A person, animal or cause needing help and healing may come into your life and you’ll probably feel compelled to assist in any way that you can. You may find the healing is mutual and will uproot some of your buried emotions.
Pisces (Feb. 19 - March 20)
Crystal: Gold with Quartz Energies: It’s all good, your insights have real value and worth even if it isn’t apparent to others. Your uncanny ability to think outside the box is needed to help yourself or another through a conundrum. Enjoy your newfound, misunderstood hero status!
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Have your say: Should Balboa Reservoir be used as housing? Max Hirschfeld freshman
“No I don’t think it will because I park on the other side of the campus, well obviously there will be more congestion, you know the lower lot gets like 20 percent full or something, so if they built something on the other portion, it would be fine, but it seems that small area is pretty vital to the school”
Peter Mboh Continuing student "I mean, I think at the end of the day I don’t think it will really affect anything hardly anybody really ever parks there, I think we need more housing more than parking lots, most people don’t even really drive."
River Liu Freshman “I don’t usually park down there, in the morning I park in the back behind the bungalow so it would not affect my normal school days.”
Amber Skutelsky Sophomore
“Yeah if I get here-a lot of students have class at 10 a.m.so if I get here for my class at 10 a.m. then I have to park in the lower lot, there’s a another parking lot by the bungalows but that fills up very fast and this lot fills up so that people are actually extending past the parking rows and parking where they can’t park really, so it’s nice to have that for the overflow. Also this school Riordan uses for band practice and baseball.”
Vol. 163, Issue 8 | May. 10 –May. 24, 2017
S.O.S
PIO needed
By Bethaney Lee
blee@theguardsman.com
In the bustling world of the 21st century colleges rely on Public Information Officers (PIO) who are responsible for the development of ad campaigns promoting the college and facilitating necessary communication between the various department programs. Typically the position requires an individual to possess a Baccalaureate Degree, be able to launch marketing campaigns, flawlessly exchange information between departments and expedite meetings with potential stakeholders. No doubt a needed position but one that City College has operated without for five years and it shows. Without the primary responsibility of a PIO as a liaison between the college and the public, it is no wonder City College’s enrollment has taken a hit. With accreditation battles behind the college and Proposition W money restored to its rightful place, City College has no further excuses if enrollment continues to dwindle come the 2017 fall semester. The college actually expects a boost in enrollment for next semester because of its newly granted funds. But without a PIO to facilitate the new growth will we also see a rise in communication problems between departments? Without a PIO departments are required to reach out and advertise themselves and their events by any means they can. Currently departments create their own brochures and flyers, taking a slice from their own department budgets. Some departments have become creative, making videos and posting them to YouTube in
hopes to increase class sizes. From floristry to astronomy, nearly all departments self-advertise on Facebook keeping their students loosely connected to other relevant information within their departments. Awaiting the expected influx of students to fill the empty seats on campus, the college may want to come up with more reputable ways to enhance awareness of their programs instead of papering the campus with flyers and inconsistent social media posts. In dire need of someone with a background in public relations, you would think the college would have tried harder to procure a PIO that could help soften the blow to the school’s shaky reputation but in the absence a marketing firm has been contracted instead. The chances of seeing a true officer of public information at City College look more and more like a pipe dream. After so much attention being given to Free City and encouraging San Francisco residents to sign up for tuition-free college, an individual responsible for relaying this information to under represented groups across the city is crucial. The college needs a PIO to ensure our campus diversity remains strong and continues to become evermore balanced. Here at The Guardsman we encourage access to information and consistent communications. Having an unfilled PIO position is counter to The Guardsman ethics, puts City College’s reputation in further jeopardy and can affect our campus diversity. The Guardsman isn’t asking for a lot but we expect what was always supposed to be provided for the students attending City College.
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Rams footy starts spring training By Robert Jalon rjalon@theguardsman.com
Celebrated European powerhouses Manchester United and Real Madrid will come to the Bay Area and play at Levi’s stadium on July 23 but City College students have a chance to see the stars of tomorrow- today. Both the men's and women's soccer teams are in the full swing of spring training on the Ocean campus’ soccer field. The 16 men were in the midst of a relaxed but focused session led by Rams Head Coach, Adam Lucarelli, before City College’s scrimmage against Division II school Academy of Art University on May 6 at 11 a.m.
Now on his 23 campaign and fresh off a season where they won the North conference, Lucarelli is an old pro at running these drills during spring training and alternated between the friendly uncle that can crack a joke with his players and the stern father whose words implore you to be better. He repeatedly stressed the need to warm up and stretch correctly so that the squad wouldn’t get injured. “Little things done well. It's no magic just little things done well,” Lucarelli told his players in a moment of paternal advice during light skill games. During the scrimmage that would end the session, he stayed on his players to remain focused by telling them
“losing focus loses games.” The men’s team meets twice a week on the field and the rest of the week alternates between weights and study hall. The Rams boss says that study hall “is a huge component in making sure that these guys are up to date on their school work and can transfer and graduate.” One former Ram is reaping the benefits of Coach Lucarelli’s sound advice on academics. Sophomore midfielder, Gian Marco Zancanaro, signed his letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic career at University of Houston-Victoria. Lucarelli says that talented midfield partner Christian Carranza is also moving on to play and study at the
Photo by John Ortilla/ The Guardsman Men's soccer team running sprints during practice in Ocean Campus’s Soccer Practice Field on May 4, 2017. Photo by Gabriela Reni/ The Guardsman
Women's soccer team does lunges during practice at Ocean Campus May 3, 2017.
University level. He says that they will be hard to replace as the pair were both “talented center mids and scored a lot of goals.” Replacing them won’t be easy but is necessary as Lucarelli said, “The focus, there is a high standard of expectation, is to win state. It’s a lofty goal but I really don’t know what else you’d be going for.” He adds that different goals include “making these guys better soccer players and people.” Returning sophomore center back, Emmanuel Lara, is pursuing a vocational degree to become a firefighter and said the goal for the Rams to “win conference again and go as far as possible in the playoffs.” The Rams over on the women’s side also won conference last season. Santa Cruz born Head Coach Jeff Wilson is returning for his second season and said that he was “an emergency hire...really late” last season. A San Francisco state product, Wilson also coached as an assistant at Skyline College and at various clubs around the Bay Area before unexpectedly becoming the Rams’ boss last season. He said he loves his role because “its kinda where it all started” and he “has the opportunity to help players grow academically and also on the field.” His predecessor had won the previous six conference championships so Wilson did not have the luxury to learn on the job but instead was forced to hit the ground running. “The previous coach won six in a row so we felt a bit pressured but we stepped in and picked up where he left off,” said Wilson. In their second to last session before the end of spring training, the mood on the ladies’ side was playful and the sense of camaraderie between the eight squad members in attendance was infectious and brought a smile to
Wilson’s face more than once. Having already played their only scrimmage of spring training, a 2 to 0 loss against Academy of Art University that Wilson said “we played pretty well,” the focus in the trainings has been on making sure that the players are “getting more technically proficient, more skilled and getting more touches on the ball.” Wilson says that these sessions are important because, “During the season and fall, it's nothing but prepping for opponents.” Wilson hopes to have 18 to 20 players for fall 2017 and that he and his players will “work together to make themselves better.” He adds that last year his squad played a possession game because they did not have the squad depth to play a high intensity press and they “were managing health.” A bigger squad should help Coach Wilson set up his teams to play the way he wants. One of six returners to 2017’s squad is 19 year old sophomore Shannon Garcia. Wilson expects Garcia to fill a leadership role for the team and said that as a returning player has “a real understanding of what we are trying to do this year.” The explosive right back says her focus is getting stronger as a player and for “the team to focus on camaraderie.” For his part the goal said Wilson “is for them to have a love and appreciation for the game and have their time here be enjoyable rather than just a job.” It seems that Wilson is also finding his time at City College enjoyable. “I love being around other coaches that are just as passionate as me,” said Wilson smiling as he ran drills. The women’s team opens their season against Irvine Valley College at the Las Positas tournament during fall semester 2017.
Copeland is Division One bound and beyond By Julia Fuller
jfuller@theguardsman.com
After a killer season and a spot in the Final Four State Championship, Zach Copeland happily settled down for the rest of the semester to focus on school. Copeland was a key player in this year’s men’s basketball season. With over one hundred three pointers throughout 48 games he rose to a position of leadership on the team. At 19 years old, Copeland has become a person to look to for the team that had made it to the Final Four of the State Championship and narrowly lost out on a repeat trip to the finals by the dropping a thrilling game against San Diego with a final score of 79 to 77.
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Copeland commends his teammates and praised them for their hard work. “It was good for me personally because I developed leadership skills to help guide my team. They worked really hard and put the time in to be successful this season and that is awesome to see. Along with working with my coaches I really developed the skills as a leader and a player which I’ll take with me from here out,” Copeland said. Born and raised in the Bay area Copeland grew up surrounded by sports, especially baseball which he grew up playing. “I started playing sports when I was maybe six to seven years old and in the fourth and fifth grade I really started to love the game baseball,” Copeland said.
Photo by Julia Fuller/ The Guardsman Zach Copeland will be attending Illinois State this summer and continuing his basketball career and medical degree May 1, 2017
He continued with it in high school at Berkeley and Salesian purely for the love of the game yet not many people approached him for his talent. Near the end of his high school career he picked up basketball again and junior colleges and universities started to noticed. Copeland began to get calls and recognition from recruiters for being a promising player and student. In the end Copeland chose to attend City College and suit up for the Rams. After attending the Jerry Mullen’s top 100 Juco Camp in the summer of 2016 in his Sophomore year, one school really stood out to him as he was finishing his time at City College. Illinois State has been diligently following Copeland
communicating by phone and keeping up with him through his years at City College. Their persistence paid off and Copeland will be attending Illinois State this summer to pursue a physical therapy and medical career. Copeland gets his inspiration from professionals like, Allen Iverson, Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, all competitive and dedicated athletes that he strives to be like yet stand out as an individual. Despite such a busy schedule between sports, school and work, Copeland effectively keeps everything in order and on top of things. “Priorities, dedication, knowing when to say no to your homies because you have to focus on the important things,” Copeland said.
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Sustaining your sport through nutrition simplicity By Nancy Chan nchan@theguardsman.com
Photo by Nancy Chan /TheGuardsman (L-R) Rams track athletes Ronan Sullivan, Anthony Ismail and Rodney Morgan do pull-ups using the edge of an equipment shed in the corner of the track field on May 1, 2017.
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Young people have more dietary options than ever yet the variety and personal restraints can present a challenge to healthy eating, even for aspiring athletes. “It’s important. And impossible and improbable at the junior college level,” said John Balano, City College’s director of sports performance. He helps train all of City College’s sports teams. “If you’re living at home it’s no problem; if you’re living by yourself it depends on whether you have the money to get you through the month, the day.” Balano continues. “My first year here we had a linebacker who’s been playing for two years. A pro standing on the sideline, walking around woozy and underperforming because he hadn’t eaten in two days. So we’re going into halftime to our meeting and he becomes this guy with a helmet in his hand, going to get a couple of hot dogs at the stand.” Balano considers this example extreme but not uncommon, so he and his colleagues enforce simple self-care approaches into their athletes. For instance, Balano recommends eating carbohydrates at least 90 minutes before or a small snack 45 minutes before a game or workout, excluding acidic foods and large meals. “You don’t want blood going to your stomach,” Balano said. He adds that protein should be consumed one to two hours after a workout. Balano doesn’t tell his athletes to measure water intake in ounces either, he believes hydration levels should be decided in the bathroom. Optimum levels yield clearer urine and dark yellow is a sign of dehydration. “With these fancy bottles, gallon bottles and water fountains everywhere, I’m mystified people still get dehydrated,” Balano said. Adam Lucarelli, City College’s head soccer coach, also recommends looking at urine to understand hydration levels. Like Balano, Lucarelli feels that water is the most neglected nutrient. “I think athletes are chronically dehydrated because they rely too
much on sodas and energy drinks when they should be drinking more water,” Lucarelli said. Another potential pitfall to avoid are supplements because millennials are likelier to use them as meal replacements. “That’s a recipe for disaster,” Balano said. “They’re meant to be additions to your meal and aren’t always regulated by the Food and Drug Administration. You don’t always know what you’re putting into your body.” For a list of approved supplements Balano recommends the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s website. As for dietary regimens they vary depending on the individual and their desired activities. Anthony Ismail, a runner who specializes in sprints and relays, does not eat junk food on most days. Ismail emphasizes eating a lot of vegetables and fruits, usually eating fruit before a competition. He “builds muscle during the off-season to build strength, then slim down to get faster during the season.” Rodney Morgan, who trains for long-jump and high-jump, drinks two gallons of water a day. “I’ve drank only water for the past five years; I don’t mess with soda,” Morgan said. He eats peanut butter and jelly throughout the entire week and doesn’t eat anything before competing. His teammates playfully call him a freak. Lucarelli’s team, for the most part, similarly eat what they want but they don’t do cheat meals. “Young athletes don’t really follow that idea. Food’s more than fuel for a lot of people,” Lucarelli said. “It’s a form of entertainment or being social. Eating foods that are not necessarily the greatest is okay as long as you do it on rare occasions.” Balano reiterates that junk food “like pizza and Cheetos” is permissible in moderation. Cheat days, rather than being for anybody trying to reach a fitness goal, are better suited for high-level people. “A great example because he always puts his [cheat days] on Instagram is Dwayne Johnson. If you knew that your livelihood is predicated on how you look you’d eat strictly for six days and work out like a fiend too,” Balano said.
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CCCAA State Team Championships May 11, 2017 Time TBD. @ Mission College San Francisco v. NA CCCAA State Individual Championships May 12, 2017
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NORCAL FINALS May 13, 2017 @ De Anza College STATE MEET May 19-20, 2017 @ American River College
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