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Veteran Resource Center holds grand opening

October 27, 2010 7

The Veterans Resource Center, a place where veterans returning to school can study and obtain services, including mental health counseling, held it’s grand opening on Oct. 15.

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Law reforms transfer process

October 27, 2010 4

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act, guaranteeing students who complete certain degrees with at least a C average at California community colleges a place in the California State University system as juniors.

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Workers strike against Hilton

October 27, 2010 4

Workers of the Hilton San Francisco Union Square hotel, who are fighting to keep their wages and benefits after their contract expired last year, organized a six-day strike that started Oct. 13.

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Cases of bedbugs increase

October 27, 2010 The Guardsman 4

Trapped in a jar on the top shelf of a bookcase in a Nob Hill studio-apartment is a deep-red insect the size of a pinhead known as a bedbug, which is being kept alive as evidence of possible infestation.

After contacting her landlord to verify that it was a bedbug, Madeleine Reynolds prepared for the eradication process.

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Students speak out against budget cuts

October 27, 2010 4

City College students and teachers held a day of action at Ram Plaza on Oct. 7, in conjunction with schools across California, to address budget cuts.

Music was played and free spaghetti was served as students and teachers were given an opportunity to voice their views through an open mic, video journals and student surveys.

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Protesters mourn Afghan war

October 27, 2010 The Guardsman 4

Below a buzzing helicopter and flanked by idle policemen, about 50 protesters rallied near the Powell Cable Car Turnaround to observe the ninth anniversary of the Afghanistan War, a conflict responsible for innumerable civilian casualties.

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Propostion B opposition

October 27, 2010 4

By Ramsey ElQare The Guardsman San Francisco’s Proposition B unfairly hurts the lowest paid workers and their families by increasing the cost of health care […]

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Proposition 25 support

October 27, 2010 The Guardsman 7

By Kwame Opoku-Duku The Guardsman By changing the vote requirement to pass a budget from two-thirds to a simple majority, Proposition 25 will put California’s […]