City Times

City College student retention the focus of spring convocation

With a drop in student enrollment, City administrators allocate funds toward amenities, new hires and campus improvements

Philip Salata and Kathy Archibald • January 28, 2022

San Diego City College administrators held Spring Convocation 2022 on Zoom on Jan. 27, kicking off the phased-in return to campus announced by the district due to the omicron surge.

Read Story

City College poised to offer scholarships to Indigenous students (with update)

Among updates on the phase-in to on-campus instruction President Ricky Shabazz announces developments on Land Acknowledgement efforts

Philip Salata, Multimedia Journalist • January 25, 2022

Funding tribal colleges has helped address some of the basic barriers to accessing higher education. The question remains as to what public institutions will do to create a more hospitable environment.

Read Story

CTM’s first monthly local music playlist of 2022 features hip-hop, funk, hardcore

Tune in to Lee Wires’ lazy afternoon guitar pop, Doc Hammers’ metalcore “call to attention,” and Bubabza’s funky, fuzzy electronic sounds

Jakob McWhinney and Philip Salata • January 20, 2022

Even if your holiday plans perished due to the pandemic (as mine did) City Times Media is here to keep your love for local music alive and well. From the washed-out, nighttime pop of Headworm to the acid jazz of Ebaugh to the hazy sweet soul of Thee Sacred Souls, we’ve put together a batch of songs to keep you company during your next 10- … or 5-day (?) isolation.

Read Story

Amid omicron surge, SDCCD officials announce delayed return to in-person instruction

Students can expect a phased-in return to campus beginning Feb. 22, with a full return by March 7

Jakob McWhinney • January 19, 2022

Twelve days before the start of the spring 2022 semester, San Diego Community College District officials updated their already delayed return to full on-campus instruction due to a spike in regional COVID-19 infection numbers.

Read Story

VIDEO: Trolley Blue Line expansion opens, officials grapple with a vision for the future

Elected officials approved a $160B plan for transit expansion, setting sights on making public transportation free within 10 years

Philip Salata, Multimedia Journalist • December 28, 2021

The inauguration of the San Diego Trolley UC Blue Line extension to La Jolla is not only a major infrastructure development for the city’s transit system, but also a project with a history that spans well beyond the life of the entire Metropolitan Transit System.

Read Story

PODCAST: City College philosophy professor discusses ethics of vaccination

COVID-19 and vaccinations have driven a wedge between many family members

Jakob McWhinney, Multimedia Journalist • December 21, 2021

In this episode, a frustrated grandmother and a man hurt by his twin brother’s refusal to get vaccinated leave messages. Host Jakob McWhinney also speaks to a philosophy professor about the ethics of vaccination, and how to ethically navigate the holidays.

Read Story

City Times Media highlights its most-read stories of 2021

As the year comes to an end, City College student media staff took a moment to look back

Kathryn Gray, Managing Editor • December 20, 2021

From covering the impact of Covid-19 on the San Diego City College Community to major leadership changes in the San Diego Community College District, City Times Media brought breaking news to readers throughout the year.

Read Story

MAGAZINE: New music from the South Bay emerges after pandemic

A glimpse into why new San Diego musicians are coming from south of 8

Marlena Harvey, Editor In Chief • December 17, 2021

“You have to find a way of managing time between your job and your passion, and maybe that means doing a job that pays less so you have more freetime,” Fritz Fayman, guitarist in The Reckless, said.

Read Story

Midnight deadline looms for Fall Fest $500 student aid

Some City College students experience difficulties filling out applications on tight timeline

Kathy Archibald, Kathryn Gray, and Jakob McWhinney • December 16, 2021

With Fall Fest 2021 in the rearview mirror, some San Diego City College students have reported difficulties with the process of obtaining the promised $500 in aid, with a deadline to apply for the aid looming at midnight tonight.

Read Story

City science club navigates need for culturally relevant integration

SD SACNAS chapter perseveres through pandemic hurdles

Will Mauriz, Sports Editor • December 14, 2021

“There is life that happens outside of the classroom that affects students' ability to even be present for the STEM classes, and STEM takes a lot out of a person," San Diego City College SACNAS chapter president Dyani Melgarejo said. "We need the support of a community or place to study without distractions.”

Read Story

PODCAST: An infectious disease expert responds to vaccine hesitancy

Despite the heavy toll a year-and-a-half of pandemic has taken on us, some individuals still choose not to get vaccinated

Jakob McWhinney, Multimedia Journalist • December 13, 2021

In this episode a caller who doesn’t quite buy the COVID-19 pandemic as a whole, and is hesitant about getting vaccinated left a voicemail. Host Jakob McWhinney took the caller's concerns to infectious disease and public health expert Dr. Sayone Thihalolipavan.

Read Story

City Times releases December’s monthly local music playlist

Sample punk supergroup PLOSIVS’ debut track, Kate Delos Santos’ enchanting pop, and Smiling’s sprawling rock amalgam

Jakob McWhinney and Philip Salata • December 10, 2021

We’re back with our second monthly playlist of local music and it’s packed to the gills with tunes from across the musical biosphere.

Read Story

City Times

City Times

City Times

TOP STORIES

City Times