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After skirting death, Paul Nowicki finds life in mentoring

After skirting death, Paul Nowicki finds life in mentoring

By Cliff Fernandes cferna44 mail.ccsf.edu Professor Paul Nowicki has been teaching architecture at City College since 1977, but a shattered spine after a hospital error put him on his deathbed seven years ago. Initially going in for a broken ankle, he was treated with unsterilized pins leading to

Artwork by City College student placed along Ocean Avenue

By Sarah Berjan sberjan@mail.ccsf.edu The Ingleside community is now decorated with one of a kind hand-painted banners as a part of a beautification initiative founded by Arts Alive Ingleside. It all began roughly two years ago 74 artists were selected, but only two were given the opportunity

City College Community Member Roger Scott Publishes Book

City College Community Member Roger Scott Publishes Book

By Otto Pippenger “Grover Lewis: The Uncommon Insight and Grace of an Ordinary Man” is the title of a biographical memoir of the late Grover Lewis who was a poet and writer for Rolling Stone magazine. The book is recollected over the course of a nearly 50 year friendship with

Interview: Marxist political activist Brace Belden

Interview: Marxist political activist Brace Belden

AKA Pisspiggranddad By Otto Pippenger While covering the Bernie Sander’s speech at City College in late September, I noticed a familiar face wearing a hammer-and-sickle sweater. I found myself face to face with Brace Belden, the 27 year old San Franciscan and former City College student who reached widespread

Salvadoran refugee opens poetry world

Salvadoran refugee opens poetry world

By Laurie Maemura On October 24, the Salvadoran-American award-winning poet and activist Javier Zamora celebrated the publication of his book of poems entitled “Unaccompanied,” at a reading on City College’s Mission Campus. The event was the second installment of the Concert and Lecture Series events and was sponsored by

Protecting Mother Earth: Photo exhibit pays tribute to nature's hidden beauty

Protecting Mother Earth: Photo exhibit pays tribute to nature's hidden beauty

By Mary Strope City College's journalism department is featuring naturalist and former professor Tom Graham’s work in "Protecting Mother Earth: Nature's Hidden Beauty," a photography show curated by photojournalists Ekevara Kitpowsong and James Fanucchi. It is open to the public through October 27

CCSF Alum and 2017 Muni Art contest winner creates art against violence

CCSF Alum and 2017 Muni Art contest winner creates art against violence

By Laurie Maemura Tsungwei Moo is trying to use her power to change the world. The professional painter along with four other winning artists entered and won the Muni Art Project, a contest in collaboration with San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), The Poetry Society of America, and San Francisco