Film Director at City College

Donna Maranto
May 18, 2010

The World Cultures Program this week showcased a young film director, Aaron Woolfolk, as he is promoting his first full-length feature film, “The Harimaya Bridge.” The film was shot in Japan and features the Kochi Prefecture, a rural community not often visited even by Japanese citizens. Woolfolk... Read more »

Students honored at luncheon

Donna Maranto
May 18, 2010

The 22nd annual Honors Reception presented by the San Diego Community College District Honors Program and hosted by Chancellor Constance Carroll began at the Prado restaurant in Balboa Park Tuesday, May 4. Beginning with the welcome address and introductions by Kelly Mayhew, the district Honors Program... Read more »

Campus event features student research projects

John Balchak
May 18, 2010

MESA Program Director Rafael Alvarez helped organize the Sixth Annual Research Symposium held on May 6 in the Gorton Quad, which featured undergraduate student research by more than 250 presenters. He estimates that there were 70 poster presentations and 30 oral presentations, as well as performances,... Read more »

Grads to walk May 21

Ricky Soltero
May 18, 2010

San Diego City College Graduation will be held on May 21 in Balboa Park’s Spreckel’s Organ Pavilion at 6 p.m. Approximately 350 students will take part in the graduation commencement ceremony this year. “Commencement is my favorite event of the school year,” City College President... Read more »

Vox Populi

May 18, 2010

Vox populi 1. black kid with red t shirt(Antoine Bennett, business administration ), glasses – this is supposed to be the land of opportunity, bring me your tired and hungry masses. I think its kind of wrong. 2. White girl dark hair pink wife beater(Charolotte Lytle, broadcasting major) I think... Read more »

No new vandalism reports, police say

Mark Rivera
May 18, 2010

As school janitors and campus police became inundated with crime reports and vandalism occurring in the B and M building bathrooms, allegedly done by San Diego High School students, they have decided to lock those bathrooms from 2 p.m. to 9 a.m. Monday through Friday in order to prevent further incidences... Read more »

Vasquez wins; Ahmed challenges process

Ernesto Lopez
May 18, 2010

In what turned out to be a competivite Associated Student election, presidential candidates Beto Vasquez received 391 votes, Abdulkadir Ahmed 127 and Omar Miyazaki 106, according to the AS office on May 11. Although Vasquez came ahead with a higher number of votes, Ahmed would challenge the process... Read more »

City Times wins 3 first place awards

Nico Smedley, correspondent
May 18, 2010

At its annual awards ceremony last month, the California College Media Association awarded City Times with two first place prizes within its division, one in the “General Excellence” category and the second for “Overall Design.” The organization stated on its website that the... Read more »

AS Official Election Results

May 18, 2010

San Diego City College Associated Students Election Results for 2010-20 * OFFICIAL WINNER AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY COLLEGE A.S.G. CONSTITUTION PASSED – YES- 485* NO -111 PRESIDENT: ALBERTO “BETO” VASQUEZ 391* ABDULKADIR “KLUE” AHMED 127 OMAR MIYAZAKI 106 VICE PRESIDENT: MARYA... Read more »