The Guardsman

By Bontã Hill
Dec. 10

In a season that had its ups and downs, the Rams didn’t envision the 2008 season to end the way it did on Dec. 6. The Rams, riding on a four game winning streak coming into the Hawaiian Punch Bowl, lost 36-14 to the San Joaquin Delta College Mustangs.

By Arcel Cunanan
Staff Writer

The board of trustees approved the Balboa Reservoir land exchange on Nov. 20, which will allow the construction of the Joint Use Facility and Performing Arts Center on the Ocean campus to continue as scheduled, said James Blomquist, associate vice chancellor of facilities planning / management.

By Graham Henderson
Staff Writer

California is facing its worst drought in 15 years with water reserves around the state at a fraction of their capacity severely affecting several counties throughout the state, according to a senior state meteorologist.

By Lauren Tyler
Staff Writer

Driven by passion, not by fame and certainly not money, Lou Dematteis has spent nearly three decades documenting war-torn countries, using photographs to tell stories that would otherwise not be seen by the wider global community.

By Karen M. Kinney
Staff Writer
City College has settled lawsuits brought by two groups opposing the construction of the City College’s new Chinatown / North Beach campus, according to a press release from the college.
The settlement will allow the college to clear the latest hurdle in its 13-year effort to begin construction of the new campus.
According [...]

By Benjamin Taylor
Editor

Inside the Diego Rivera Theater, the stage is almost bare. There’s a wooden step ladder, some coiled rope, and several old props laying displaced on dusty wooden planks. The theater is empty too, save for three occupied seats, and two figures up on stage working among the bare bones of a living room set: a couch, a coffee table and a window frame looking out on empty seats.

Lee Meriwether’s voice echoes through the theater as she recites her lines…

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.