City Times

Scholarships available for transfer students

By Daniel Wright Sr. • October 11, 2016

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is offering approximately 85 eligible undergraduate transfer students scholarships for up to $40,000 per year. The Cooke Foundation scholarship was established for community...

Women’s volleyball team gaining steam

October 11, 2016

City College’s women's volleyball team took the win at home Oct. 7, defeating divisional opponent Cuyamaca College 3-0 (26-24, 25-18, 25-16). The Knights improved their record to 8-6 overall and 1-0...

Knights soccer team suffers another tough loss

By Celia Jimenez • October 5, 2016

The City College women's soccer team continues to struggle this season. On Sept. 30, the team lost 1-2 to the Cuyamaca Coyotes at City College's soccer field. After the game, Knights Head Coach Andi...

Testing the first virtual reality gym in San Diego

Roberto de la Peña, Melissa De Pineres, Gabe Rivera, and Mike Madriaga • October 5, 2016

In this segment, we toured Virtual Play Zone, the first ever virtual reality “gym” in San Diego. Virtual Play Zone’s main attraction is the virtual reality room where players can try out the HTC...

Is ‘Star Spangled Banner’ a marginal anthem?

By James Call • October 4, 2016

Should they have the right? Should they show more respect? These are among the questions brought up by the recent brouhaha over the 49ers Colin Kaepernick sitting out the national anthem. Many other...

San Diego’s largest tasting room for beer

October 4, 2016

AleSmith Brewing Company celebrated its 20th anniversary last year with the opening of its new state-of-the-art brewery in Miramar but this is year we finally get to enjoy the facility in full. Founded...

Fox knocks it out with ‘Pitch’

By Esai Melendez • October 4, 2016

A new sports drama premiered on Fox by the name of "Pitch" and the setting of the show just so happens to be sunny San Diego. The show focuses on the first woman to become a pitcher in Major League Baseball....

These film gems shine brightly

By Ricardo Soltero • October 4, 2016

The 15th annual San Diego International Film Festival gave us a first look at many films before they hit theaters and many films that remain undiscovered. The festival showcased more than 100 films,...

‘Good Kids’ is worth watching

By Gabe Rivera • October 4, 2016

She was asking for it. She was a slut. Boys will be boys. In today's society, a culture of rape is being formed and Naomi Iizuka's "Good Kids" takes on the difficult task of unmasking this horror masterfully. Based...

Voter registration deadline is Oct. 24

By Daniel Wright Sr. • October 4, 2016

The deadline to register to vote is Oct. 24 in what is being considered one of the most important elections for Commander-and-Chief in U.S. history. Registrations must be postmarked or submitted to...

MS elevators called ‘towers of terror’

Mike Madriaga • October 4, 2016

Some students blamed the faulty “Tower of Terror” elevators in the Math and Social Sciences (MS) Building for being tardy or sweaty for a few days last month. Since early the morning on Sept....

‘Trauma of racism’ described

By Melissa De Pineres • October 4, 2016

Days after a national leader of the Black Lives Matter movement spoke in San Diego about "the trauma of racism," an unarmed African refugee was shot to death by police in El Cajon. DeRay McKesson spoke...