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Three veteran students, Pamela Morales, left, Kevin Tufel, center, and Eli Verdin, right, hang out in the Veterans Service Center and discuss Verdin’s costume, who’s dressed as an “old marine”, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. Photo by Keila Menjivar Zamora/City TImes Media

City College hosts events in honor of veterans throughout November

Workshops, celebrations offered to veteran students to further support their academic journey.
Keila Menjivar Zamora, Multimedia journalist November 1, 2023
The list is designed to offer resources to veteran students that may benefit from additional support in accessing resources.  
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Diana Hernandez, seated left, speaks to Xavier Vasquez, standing right, about the First Gen Club during the San Diego City College Club Rush, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. Photo by Luke Bradbury/City Times Media

City College Club Rush dons a spooky style

Clubs all across campus set up on Halloween to recruit new members
Luke Bradbury, Multimedia Journalist October 31, 2023
San Diego City College’s Associated Student Government kicked off its continuation of the Fall 2023 Club Rush. Representatives from each organization set up tents, tables and host activities to recruit new members.
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Starsign, led by Joel McCollough, left foreground, performs original jazz fusion compositions on “Live from the Studio” in the City College Recording Studio, Oct. 18, 2023. Photo by Vince Outlaw/City Times Media

Jazz fusion ensemble zones in on the City College Recording Studio

Starsign brings unique mix of contemporary jazz and atmospherics to new campus series
Vince Outlaw, Multimedia Journalist October 31, 2023
Joel McCullough brought his 10-piece Jazz fusion ensemble Starsign for the second installment of the Music@City series produced by the City College Music Department.
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A San Diego City College crowd gathers at the national school walkout for Palestine, carrying signs and chanting in solidarity, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. Photo by Bailey Kohnen/City Times Media

City College community joins national school walkout to protest Gaza violence (with gallery)

Students, campus organizations join nationwide solidarity event to call for immediate ceasefire, protest ongoing assault on Gaza
Kevin Ouellette and Marco Guajardo October 27, 2023
With the recent surge in violence continuing to escalate amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, between 100-150 students and faculty gathered in San Diego City College to join a national school walkout in protest of the Israeli attack on Gaza.
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Members of the board of trustees and city officials join acting Community College District Chancellor Greg Smith, fifth from left, in striking the dirt during the groundbreaking ceremony at the site of San Diego City College’s future housing complex, Oct. 20, 2023. Photo by Luke Bradbury/City Times Media

City College student housing details shared during groundbreaking ceremony

While final plans have not been finalized, the affordable campus residence is moving forward.
Luke Bradbury, Multimedia Journalist October 26, 2023
Officials from the city, including San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, joined Joel Peterson from the San Diego Community College District and City College President Ricky Shabazz in sharing details and expectations for the project.
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Program Director of Cyber Defense and Analysis David Kennemer, left, and Instructional Lab Technician Terrell McClain, right, set up virtual machines outside of a classroom, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. Photo by Eve McNally/City Times Media

Much-anticipated bachelor’s degree at City College is here. Applications open now.

City College opens applications for first bachelor’s degree in cyber defense and analysis the same month that Miramar College and Mesa College secure approval to offer new bachelor’s programs
Eve McNally, Multimedia Journalist October 26, 2023
Beginning in fall 2024, City College will offer a bachelor’s degree in cyber defense and analysis. The program is one of 33 offered at the 116 community colleges in California.
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San Diego City College English professor Mona Alsoraimi reads dedication, a poem by Suheir Hammad to begin “Emergency Teach-in: Solidarity Across Borders,” a panel presentation on the origins of the Palestinian occupation, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. Alsoraimi briefly wept as she read the poem about a displaced, then murdered Palestinian man. Photo by Marco Guajardo/City Times Media

Palestinian, Chicano leaders invited to City College to provide context to the escalating attacks on Gaza

Settler colonial policies which drive the ongoing displacement of the Palestinian people is at the heart of today’s conflict, leaders say
Marco Guajardo, Editor-in-Chief October 25, 2023
The teach-in sought to inform the City College community about the impact of the colonial occupation in Palestine, Palestinian resistance and ways people could be in solidarity with Palestinians in their struggle for liberation.
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Aspiring architecture student Samuel Pinzon, 17, sits on a table between the BT and AH buildings of City College with his guitar as he speaks to City Times about the misplaced priorities of the US government relative to its involvement in the occupation of Palestine, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. Photo by Marco Guajardo/City Times Media

VOICES: City College students reflect on the carnage in the Middle East

Students say misplaced U.S. priorities, skepticism toward peace inform their perspectives on the ongoing occupation of Palestine
Marco Guajardo, Editor-in-Chief October 25, 2023
As the world witnesses the ongoing bombing campaign, City Times Media went across various parts of campus Oct. 16 to ask City College students their perspectives on the state of the occupation. 
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City College athletes Isabelle Dalton, foreground left, and Diandra Jara, background right, run toward the finish line during the women’s cross country Pacific Coast Athletic Conference finals at Morley Field, Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. Dalton was the first City runner to finish the womens 5K course, with Jara finishing close behind her. Photo by Marco Guajardo/City Times Media

City College women’s, men’s cross country teams qualify for SoCal regionals

Top performers, newcomers overcome challenges to help teams move on from conference finals
Marco Guajardo, Editor-in-Chief October 24, 2023
The women’s and men’s San Diego City College cross country teams advanced to the Southern California regionals after participating at the PCAC finals at Morley Field on Oct. 20.
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Fast connections to the internet are a promised feature of the new SDCCD-Campus-Connect Wi-Fi network coming November 2023. Vince Outlaw/City Times Media

Spotty coverage to end as Wi-Fi update at City College rolls out

District-wide initiative promises enhanced speed and security, guest network scheduled for November completion
Vince Outlaw, Multimedia Journalist October 23, 2023
A new Wi-Fi system, SDCCD-Campus-Connect, has become available on the City College campus in and around the AH and BT buildings. 
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Mario Ceballos, founder of the POC Fungi Community, slides chopped garlic into a cazo, while a bag of huitlacoche sits on the table during the food preparation part of “Indigenous Food Sovereignty: Discussion & Food Demonstration with Huitlacoche,” Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. Photo by Marco Guajardo/City Times Media

Indigenous food huitlacoche comes to City College, bringing path to food sovereignty, connection with ancestral roots

The World Cultures Program invited students to meet the nutrient-dense corn fungus historically revered by indigenous cultures
Keila Menjivar Zamora, Multimedia Journalist October 20, 2023
Huitlacoche is an edible fungus in Mexican cuisine that grows exclusively on corn. Today, this ancestral food is labeled by the National Institute of Health as a pathogen, or a plague.
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Second-year child development student Naomi Laguna works in the Curran Plaza. Laguna is a former Promise Program student, Oct. 5, 2023. Photo by Keila Menjivar Zamora/ City TImes Media

City College program promises free tuition. SDCCD says over 6K students have taken advantage.

Promise Program students get access to priority counseling, registration and support
Keila Menjivar Zamora, Multimedia Journalist October 18, 2023
To be eligible for the Promise Program, students must be first-time college students or returning SDCCD students who have not enrolled in classes for three or more semesters excluding summer.
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