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Ocean Campus Science Hall Stands the Test of Time

September 14, 2022October 7, 2022 The Guardsman austin white, Spring Valley, balboa reservoir, Progress, history, JohnTaylor Wildfeuer, Emma Pratt, Amy O’Hair, Archibald Cloud, Timothy Pflueger, ocean campus, Jesse David, cloud hall, Ingleside Coursing Park

The Ocean Campus and the land it occupies have an interesting past. Securing the science hall on campus was an important milestone in the history of City College.

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Documenting City College’s Fight for Free City

February 23, 2021February 24, 2021 The Guardsman HigherEd, propa, Shayna Gee, Mickey Ellinger, community, EducationForAll, Vicki Legion, students, PublicEduation, Marcy Rein, teachers, PeoplePower, FCMAT, AFT2121, Movementbuilding, Henry Giroux, resistance, FreeCollege, PM Press, freecity, TuitionFree, education, BookReview, gentrification, LaborUnions, history, SaveCityCollegeCoalition, ESL, Melvin Wong, Educators, ACCJC, Organizing

A book review of “Free City! The Fight for San Francisco’s City College and Education for All” and an interview with the authors.

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Indigenous Peoples of the Bay Area: A History of Survival

February 9, 2021February 10, 2021 The Guardsman Mission System, history, Junipero Serra, indigenous, Catholic Church, Mexico, Spain, Costanoan, Indigenous peoples, Costeño, bay area, Land Acknowledgement, san francisco, Ramaytush, ohlone, Chochenyo, oakland, Huichun, california, Missions, Board of Supervisors

Given the massive diversity in languages, family groups, customs, and cultures, the native people of the northern and central California coasts likely would not have seen themselves as belonging to any single common group prior to the arrival of the Spanish. To some degree, this persists today, with many local Indigenous people self-identifying primarily as members of one or more of approximately 58 distinct regional cultures that are grouped under the umbrella-term “Ohlone.”

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Virtual Tours Allow World Exploration During Shelter in Place

April 20, 2020May 3, 2020 The Guardsman EarthCam Inc., nature, lesson plans, history, aquarium, culture, entertainment, Arts, museum, google, virtual tour, refinery29, zoo

An overview of websites that offer virtual tours, webcams, and learning activities for families to see the world from their couches during shelter in place.