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Iron Chef

Iron Chef

By: Julia Fuller Grab your apron and fire up the grill, the CCSF Iron Chef Competition has come to campus and left chefs inspired to become the next Julia Childs. The Culinary Arts and Hospitality Studies Department presented the cooking event to benefit the students through scholarships, funding and job

A day late, a dollar short and it didn't matter

A day late, a dollar short and it didn't matter

By Elena Stuart City College professor Terry Day grew up in the projects, has a learning disability and was a first generation college student. “I tell students in my class… I have dyslexia… that I came from a single mother in the projects,” Day said. “It's harder for

Local beat poetry legend Q.R. Hand visits campus

Local beat poetry legend Q.R. Hand visits campus

By Adina J. Pernell Poet Q.R. Hand Jr. author of “i speak to the poet in man,” “how sweet it is” and “whose really blues, new & selected poems,” spoke at the Rosenberg Library on Feb. 21 in an event held by the City College Creative Writing Program. Most

Mission campus celebrates Aztec New Year in full bloom

Mission campus celebrates Aztec New Year in full bloom

By Laurie Maemura Over 100 people attended Mission campus on March 12, 2017 to celebrate its 10 annual Aztec Mexika New Year to honor those lost from gun violence and hate crimes. City College cultural teacher Guadalupe Casas Acosta who goes by Mazatzin Acosta has organized Mexika New Year in

Asian American Donor Program raises awareness with comedy show

By Laurie Maemura The Asian American Donor Program (AADP) held a comedy show fundraiser “Laugh for Lives” at the Palace of Fine Arts Theater in San Francisco, CA featuring sponsor booths, refreshments, and celebrities like figure skater Kristie Yamaguchi. Presented by AADP’s founder Jonathan Leong and Asian American rapper

City College Remembers Julia Bergman

By Diana Chuong A tribute for City College’s own Julia Bergman, who passed last month, was held in the Smith Hall cafeteria on Feb. 25 Bergman lived by the quote, “I would like to be thoroughly used up before I die.” Ask anyone who was in her life or

General Campus Tarot

By Adina Pernell Adina Pernell is a reiki master, energy worker, crystal healer, massage therapist and student of the esoteric. Adina uses “The Druid Animal Oracle” tarot deck created by Philip and Stephanie Carr-Gomm, which features original illustrations by Bill Worthington.* Working with animal energy is about tapping into the