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Bikers need to be more conscious of traffic laws

As is the case with vehicle drivers, many bikers seem to believe they are exempt from basic traffic laws. Quite frequently, I see bikes fly through stop signs and red lights, turn without a hand signal or ride at night without proper lighting. I am a vehicle driver actually concerned about the safet

Prescription pills have become the new drug of choice

Prescription pills have become the new drug of choice

We live in a society that has developed a cure for almost anything in the form of a pill. It makes little difference what the ailment is—minus certain viruses and diseases. Have a back ache? There’s a pill. Heartburn? Take a pill. Have difficulty concentrating? No problem. Back pain? You’re covered.

When will culture globalize

When will culture globalize

By Joshua Elmore: As of right now the only interactions that are truly global are economic and political. Regardless of the forces that drive our interconnected economy, culture seems to operate independently of global trends. Most of the first world adopts similar consumer products that aid in streamlining perception but

Newspaper wins awards at regional JACC conference

Newspaper wins awards at regional JACC conference

By Calindra Revier: City College’s student-run newspaper, The Guardsman, won 23 awards at this year’s Journalism Association of Community College’s NorCal Conference on Sept. 21. The Guardsman staff competed against 17 other Northern California community colleges and obtained more awards than any other college in attendance. “The

Slurs may become accepted but they are still harmful

Slurs may become accepted but they are still harmful

By Maddie Collins: It seems impossible to turn on your television or listen to the radio without hearing some sort of racist, sexist or derogatory word used toward certain groups of people. When thinking about these deep-rooted issues some questions come to mind. If referring to a black male or

My common sense is not the same as yours

By Joshua Elmore: My common sense is not the same as yours. Yet from birth humans have a general idea about right and wrong. Children as young as six months have been observed to make moral judgments, but much of what they come to consider moral is shaped by their

Gallery owners try to help emerging talent

Gallery owners try to help emerging talent

[slideshow_deploy id='14348'] By Lavinia Pisani: Once aspiring photographers and City College students, Matt Osborne, Gordon Szeto and Hung Tran now have a photo gallery and film supply store in San Francisco, that showcases the work of local Bay Area photographers. “We weren’t looking to get