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Come and attend! The closing reception of David Bacon's exhibition "One Job Should Be Enough," is taking place on Mar. 29, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. here in The Guardsman's office on City College's Ocean campus. More details in the graphic below. Image by James Fanucchi.

A $2.2 million state funding cut is forcing City College to shutter its Downtown Center after 47 years, with programs set to disperse across remaining campuses. theguardsman.com/downtown-campu…

Rosenberg Library, the building that transformed City College’s study and research space from a cramped corner of Cloud Hall into a full-service academic hub, will mark its 30th anniversary this month. theguardsman.com/reflections-on…

The upper level of the Creative Arts Extension has been closed since 2020 and is waiting on further upgrades before reopening. theguardsman.com/artx-building-…

A recent national study found that many community college students drop out of school, even when they are close to finishing their coursework. theguardsman.com/so-cose-yet-so…

Scattered throughout the course catalogue are hidden gems that could lead to new hobbies, new friends, or a whole new you. If you’re looking for novel experiences next semester, start here. theguardsman.com/shake-up-your-…

Packing your life into a 50-pound suitcase to start over in a new country is difficult, but for international students, it’s hardly their greatest challenge. theguardsman.com/the-struggle-i…

City College held its 3rd annual Autumn Print Adoption and Donation event from Nov. 17 to Dec. 3. Proceeds from the prints purchased went toward the Anna Asebedo scholarship. theguardsman.com/a-legacy-in-co…

Of the 116 California community colleges, only 16 offer housing, and of those 16, two are in the Bay Area: Santa Rosa Junior College and Napa Valley College. City College should be one of these colleges.theguardsman.com/ccsf-once-prov…

To many longtime residents, gentrification here feels like losing not just apartments but the cultures that made San Francisco a cultural mecca in the first place. theguardsman.com/a-story-of-gen…

Closing out an impressive 2025 regular season, Head Coach Eduardo Nuno was awarded the All-Bay 6 League Coach of the Year. theguardsman.com/eduardo-nuno-n…

On Oct. 18, Women’s Soccer Head Coach Jeff Wilson was honored for his decades of dedication to the success of young men and women on and off the field at Sacred Heart Cathedral’s Athletic Hall of Fame ceremony. theguardsman.com/womens-soccer-…

City College’s return to the playoffs this fall was led by freshman Quarterback Darius Clark-James, who was voted the Bay 6 League Offensive Player of the Year and was a unanimous selection for the league’s first-team quarterback. theguardsman.com/darius-clark-j…

Behind a dominant playoff run, a 17-game win streak, and the leadership of captain Catherine Cordova Bobadilla, the Rams capped a 17–3–2 season as one of Northern California’s top community college soccer programs. theguardsman.com/rams-17-game-u…

City College’s 2025 football season came to a crushing but hard-fought close on Saturday, Nov. 11, as the Rams fell 56–38 to Fresno City in a 1,000-yard shootout at George M. Rush Stadium. theguardsman.com/ram-vs-ram-sho…

A delivery driver was fatally crushed by his own van while making a plant delivery to City College’s Horticulture Department on Ocean Campus today, prompting a police investigation into the workplace accident. theguardsman.com/delivery-drive…

Despite the vast facilities and high quality of teaching in the United States, the education system is very complex and confusing for the majority of international students, especially newcomers. theguardsman.com/in-need-of-gui…

A new San Francisco Arm Wrestling Club is turning the Panhandle into a weekly arena for a sport once confined to bar tops. theguardsman.com/slam-when-the-…

For our final issue of the fall 2025 semester, here are the can’t-miss events happening on and around campus! theguardsman.com/events-calenda…

Don Collier, former Guardsman photo editor and current City College photography student, is the Spring 2025 recipient of the Yefim Cherkis Memorial Scholarship. theguardsman.com/campus-creativ…

With fewer centers and rising demand, students and staff say the college must shore up childcare, facilities and policies that support parenting students. theguardsman.com/advocates-push…