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Letter from the Editor – The press under fire

James Call • March 14, 2017

Journalist Dan Rather calls it "an emergency." And it is. Said Rather, "The time for normalizing, dissembling, and explaining away Donald Trump has long since passed. The barring of respected journalistic...

What happens when you lose your health care?

James Call • March 14, 2017

Republicans are scrambling to “repeal and replace” Obamacare with little consensus so far on how to accomplish it. Citizens are worried about their coverage. The student health care that our $19 per...

Latino Film Festival returns to San Diego

Shaylyn Martos • March 14, 2017

The 24th annual San Diego Latino Film Festival opens on March 16 in Mission Valley and North Park and will run until March 26. The film festival was originally created as an opportunity for film students...

Should City College have gender neutral bathrooms available on campus?

Andrea Morn • March 14, 2017

No, because just because you can’t identify with your own sex that doesn't mean that somebody else should have to pay for your confusion. You are what you are. -Julian Boe, 20, Political Science Yes,...

DACA students fear deportation under Trump

Melissa De Piñeres • March 14, 2017

San Diego City College DACA students sat down with City Times for an interview about recent fears that President Donald Trump will end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA), which protects...

Urban Scholars promote education to prevent incarceration

Joshua Nelson • March 14, 2017

The Urban Scholars Union will be hosting a panel entitled, “Pathway through Higher Education.” Formerly incarcerated students will tell personal narratives, with an emphasis on how higher education...

President Whisenhunt and a college in transition

Thomas Chesy, News Editor • March 14, 2017

Interim San Diego City College President Denise Whisenhunt sat with City Times for an interview last Wednesday on the future of City College, the San Diego Community College District, and the city of San...

“Algo Sucede” con Julieta Venegas

Nanitzia Elizabeth Comparan Cuadras • March 14, 2017

Grammy Award and six-time Latin Grammy Award winner and Mexican-American singer, songwriter, and producer Julieta Venegas will perform March 17 at the House of Blues San Diego. On Feb. 13, Venegas confirmed...

“Moonlight” and the future of the Academy Awards

James Stevenson Jr. • March 14, 2017

At the 89th Academy Awards, something unexpected happened; “Moonlight” won Best Picture of 2016. This signifies progress within the Academy Awards establishment, which has long been criticized for...

Activist author talks politics and diversity

Melissa De Piñeres • March 14, 2017

The San Diego City College Diversity Committee brought activist and author Kevin Powell to talk about his latest book, “The Education of Kevin Powell: A boy’s journey to manhood.” The event was held...

Hugh Jackman shines in his last X-Men film

Esai Melendez • March 13, 2017

On Friday. March 3, director James Mangold's film, "Logan," was given its world-wide release. "Logan" is the latest entry in the "X-Men" film series, which is based off the comic books of the same name....

Women in Light showcases local photography

Shaylyn Martos • March 13, 2017

The Women in Light photo collective held the opening reception for their fourth annual show in the Luxe Gallery at San Diego City College on Friday, Feb. 24.“Women in Light: A Perspective”...