Man threatening San Diego campuses in custody

David McAtee
April 8, 2008

Campus Police were on high alert this week in response to a report from the Sacramento Sheriff’s Department which stated that a man released Wednesday from jail in Sacramento planned to commit a shooting on a San Diego County college campus. Authorities said the man, Thai Thanh Dang, made the claim... Read more »

College district faces massive budget cuts

April 8, 2008

Nailah Edmondson City Times “This is a moving target and we are keeping our eye on it,” said Terry Davis, vice chancellor of Business Services. An informative budget development forum took place March 25, when Davis and Chancellor Constance M. Carroll discussed how the San Diego Community... Read more »

Associated Student Government elections only online

Nailah Edmondson
April 8, 2008

Nailah Edmondson City Times For the first year, voting in City College’s Associated Student Government elections will be completely online. With elections quickly approaching, dedicated students are greatly needed to run for office. Elections will take place online April 28-May 2 around the clock. City... Read more »

Students and staff mourn sudden death of John F. Sullivan

Sonjiala Hotchkiss
April 8, 2008

SONJIALA HOTCHKISS City Times John F. Sullivan III, who had served the college district for over 30 years, passed away suddenly in his home on March 16. At press time, the cause of death was unknown. Most recently, Sullivan had been a counselor in the Extended Opportunity Programs and Services office... Read more »

Union-Tribune reporter speaks on importance of determination, investigation

Mayumi M. Kimura
April 8, 2008

Mayumi M. Kimura City Times “Question everything.” This was the advice that San Diego Union-Tribune reporter Dean Calbreath gave to San Diego City College students during an interview after speaking at Saville Theatre on March 12 about the uncovering of one of the biggest bribery scandals... Read more »

Service Learning gives back to community

Mayumi M. Kimura
April 8, 2008

Mayumi M. Kimura City Times San Diego City College has made history. SDCC’s Service Learning Program is taking its first steps toward building a relationship with its community partners. Although, students’ community involvement and service at SDCC goes back many years, the Service Learning... Read more »

Newscene crew in need of new production resources

Shannon Kuhfuss
April 8, 2008

Shannon Kuhfuss City Times Students involved in Newscene at City College have been facing difficulties in terms of equipment, or lack thereof, for the production of their television news show in the past few semesters. Newscene is a class provided by City College for Radio/Television Communication (RTVC)... Read more »

April is Career Awareness Month

Kristina Long
April 8, 2008

Kristina Long City Times Worried about how to land that job you’ve always dreamed of? Well, worry no longer because April is Career Awareness Month. City College will be hosting a number of workshops to help students prepare for those heart-thumping, palm-sweating interviews. The month will kick... Read more »

Student symposium seeks applicants

Heather Richards
April 8, 2008

The Student Project and Research Symposium, an annual event at City College that showcases artwork, scientific posters and oral presentations, is accepting applications until April 11. The symposium is open to all students, though artwork and presentations must be created under the advisement of a faculty... Read more »

Jazz, art and authors

April 8, 2008

Authors to read at Book Fair event The City College Book Fair continues with authors Susan Straight and Bill Luvaas, who will read from their books on April 15 from 12:45-2:10 in D-121. Straight is the director for the creative writing department at University of California, Riverside. A novelist and... Read more »