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‘it’s not just harmless water vapor’

By Isra Ahmad CONTRIBUTOR Before I began college, I couldn’t have identified an e-cigarette if I saw one. In my first semester at San Jose State University, I sat next to a student who was openly smoking an e-cigarette in my community health class, to my surprise. Since I

Point your anger where it really belongs

Football is awesome, right? We canFootball is awesome, right? We can’t get enough of it in this coun- try. It’s a year-round obsession, even though the regular season is only 16 games spanning three or four months. Each game is hyped and treated as if they are a

More Money, More Problems: College Style

By Keiara Allen contributor Imagine that you just got accepted into that dream university. You know the one, that college that you rushed to meet the applica- tion deadline, typed the statement of purpose until your fingers pul- sated in agony, and begged your professors to complete the letter of

Eliminating Pacific Islander Stereotypes

By Cassandra Ordonio contributor When do you ever see Pacific Islanders in the media? How are they portrayed, in your eyes? During my first year at City College, I was reading the front page of the San Francisco Chronicle and there was a headline that caught my attention: “Bay Area

Democracy Notes

The United States’ Founding Fathers understood that a free people should be allowed to practice any and all religions or no religion at all.

From the Bleachers: fantasy football is the real deal

By Ivan Huang The Guardsman As fans patiently wait for the 2012 NFL season to begin, many have already done their research and are scouting for their own fantasy football team.In fantasy football, fans create an online league, where they select active NFL players into their own virtual teams

Opinion: blame the budget cuts, not City College

By Becca Hoekstra The Guardsman This summer I learned it sucks to have your school in the headlines. By now, I’m assuming everyone knows that City College is facing a loss of accreditation. Losing accreditation would make our credits illegitimate and prevent the school from receiving federal funds. The