The Guardsman

By Natalie Coreas
Staff Writer
The City College board of trustees announced the appointment of the college’s newest chancellor during the Nov. 20 board meeting.
After weeks of meetings and interviews with the three finalist for the position, board of trustees president Lawrence Wong made a quick announcement at the beginning of the board meeting that Interim Chancellor [...]

A few hundred San Francisco State University students gathered on their campus on Nov. 12 to protest proposed budget cuts to the California State University system.

With a hard-fought 3-2 win over the West Valley College Vikings at Boxer Stadium, the City College Rams men’s soccer team won the Coast Conference championship for a second year in a row to and finished the season with a near perfect 18-1-3 record.

Even though research has shown that antimicrobial products can efficiently kill almost any bacteria or virus it contacts, are these chemicals really protecting consumers from illnesses, or do they create new problems?

A recent survey of 10 students at City College of San Francisco found that eight students did not think antibacterial soap was any more effective than regular soap.

“Quantum of Solace” isn’t your typical Bond film. In this film, Bond is depressed and seeking revenge for his deceased lover Vesper Lynd. He travels the globe, seeking a means to an end.

By Bonta Hill
Editor
In a game that came down to the last play, the Rams defeated the Santa Rosa Junior College Bear Cubs in a thrilling victory to win their fourth straight game 23-21.
“Our offensive line matured and pass-blocked real well today. [Kevin] Vye did a nice job throwing the ball,” said Head Coach George Rush. [...]

BY DESMOND MILLER
EDITOR
On Nov. 4 2008, I was torn in two by the historical election that struck down one discriminatory ideal, the thought that a black man could never be the president of the United States, and strengthened another, the thought that marriage could only be between a man and a woman.
As a 32-year-old black [...]

By Graham Henderson
STAFF WRITER
In the 2007 school year, enrollment in online college classes rose by 12 percent. Nearly four million college students take one or more online classes in the United States alone, according to a press release from Sloan Consortium, which bills itself as “The nation’s largest association of institutions and organizations committed to [...]

The proposal for City College’s new soccer field on Ocean Campus is nearing completion, pending the presentation of the field’s amended plan that takes into consideration the concerns of a local community group.

By Roxanne Bequio
Staff Writer
On Halloween, City College’s music department performed a free concert in the Creative Arts Building. Billed as “More Than Talking Heads”, the concert featured a diverse selection of music, with faculty members playing classical, jazz, opera and songs of the Renaissance to a crowded room of students and faculty.
The mood of [...]