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Will our Chinatown North Beach center survive accreditation?

By Alex Reyes The Guardsman Could this be the last issue of The Guardsman ever published? Normally I don’t engage in catastrophic thinking, but this is the last issue of the semester, and the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges releases its verdict in July on the fate

Southeast center stands tall Murals express community’s commitment for access to education

By Alex Reyes The Guardsman City College’s Southeast campus is living proof of a village of people joining together to take care of their own. Southeast is an academic campus, to be sure, but it is so much more than even that noble endeavor. The first signal that the

Theater review: Jesus Christ Superstar: Inspired retelling pops on stage

By Alex Reyes The Guardsman The revolutionary spirit of the musical “Jesus Christ Superstar” was on full and glorious display on Opening Night April 19 at Diego Rivera Theatre on Ocean campus. The Theatre Arts and Music Departments’ ambitious production features an energetic performing cast of 33, a 12-piece orchestra

Potholes are more than just annoying

By Alex Reyes Driving on Van Ness Avenue toward Eddy Street and Civic Center campus, the City College student must be ever vigilant to avoid the depressions, divots, potholes and sewer work that can wreak havoc on a car’s tires and underbody. The intersection of Van Ness and Eddy

Architectural details shine at Science Hall

By Alex Reyes The Guardsman Oh, Science Hall. City College’s first classroom building sits atop Ocean campus’ highest plateau, an archetypal image of human aspiration, a great and worthy fortress of academic study. Science Hall was the shared vision of City College founder Archibald Cloud, chief deputy superintendent of

Parklets delight on sunny Mission days

Alex Reyes The Guardsman Dane Ohri plays an original song on his thin, “backpacker” Martin guitar. A harmonica is strapped around his neck. Alice Leroy, Kari Koller and Gigi, Koller’s Maltese poodle, listen as the lean, young, pork-pie hat-sporting Ohri sings, “A smile goes a long way/It makes

Sights and sounds: Parklet causes controversy in Cow Hollow

By Alex Reyes The Guardsman Since the program’s launch in 2010, 38 parklets have been installed throughout San Francisco but the one found at Filbert and Fillmore streets in the Cow Hollow neighborhood has captured the attention of a wide audience. According to the City and County of San