City College Club Rush dons a spooky style
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.
City Times took to the fair to speak to eight clubs and organizations present.
Organization: M.E.Ch.A.
Representative: Nicole Garcia-Delgado
Major: Chicano Studies and Sociology
Role in organization: Chair
What students should know, according to Garcia-Delgado:
“We offer honors contracts for being M.E.Ch.A. and it’s essentially a way of connecting with the community and really putting into practice what we learned in Chicano studies classes.”
Added Julio Cedillo, academic coordinator for M.E.Ch.A.:
“We’re just a student-led organization, just like (Garcia-Delgado) said, promoting civic engagement in Barrio Logan, but we really serve as a first-step milestone for students to join local organizations.”
Organization: Asian Pacific Student Alliance
Representative: Kimberly Codera
Major: Hospitality and Tourism/Hotel Management
Role in organization: Secretary
What students should know, according to Codera:
“We are a social club based on diversity and inclusivity. We do a lot of fun things like school events, and outside events where our members who couldn’t attend our club meeting could meet us still.
“We meet every second Friday, and the next meeting will be on November 17 at the MS building on the first floor at 10-12 p.m.”
Organization: Associated Student Government
Representative: Reese O’Driscoll
Major: Double major in Political Science and Law and Public Policy and Society
Role in organization: Vice president
What students should know, according to O’Driscoll:
“It’s a great way to meet people, build personal skills, along with collaborate with other students to promote a better experience for students at City. (To join, students) can apply by submitting an application to me, or to any of the other officers that are in student government, (and) that’ll get to me.
“Our meetings are every Wednesday from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in M-200.”
Organization: Film Club
Representative: Veronica Springer
Major: Radio, Television and Film
Role in organization: Vice president
What students should know, according to Springer:
“(The film club) is pretty cool club. Join if you’re really into film, if you want to talk about film, and stuff like that if you’re into movies. Right now we’re working on a short film, recreating a scene from a movie.”
“We have our meetings on Thursdays from 3 p.m. to 4:45. Just come into room C-311.”
Organization: Student Media Association
Representative: Susana Serrano
Major: Digital Journalism
Role in organization: President
What students should know, according to Serrano:
“(SMA is) a club where everyone is welcome. But it’s specifically catered to comm students and journalism students. We want to be able to support people to build their portfolios, their resumes, bring in professionals from the industry to guide us, and talk to us about jobs you want to be able to apply for.”
“Our meetings are every other Tuesday at 2 p.m. in room L-117, also known as the City Times newsroom. And our next meeting is going to be Nov. 7.”
Organization: Puente
Representative: Isis Cabrera
Major: Conservation Biology
Role in organization: President
What students should know, according to Cabrera:
“Puente is a great organization that creates community and builds bridges with other clubs and other organizations, creating even a bigger community to have support for one another. Even though we may have different backgrounds, we still help one another to each other’s different journeys.”
Added Ramalda Zuniga, club member:
“In our Puente club meetings, we tend to do activities that bring students together. We help out on another. We share experiences. We welcome everybody with open arms.”
Organization: First Gen Club
Representative: Diana Hernandez
Position on campus: Mental Health Counselor
Role in organization: Associated Faculty
What students should know, according to Hernandez:
“The club is led by students who are the first ones in their families to go to college. And the focus is to create community, to connect with other students. We also do things like go to the transfer center to learn about the transfer process. We learn about scholarships that are specific for first-gen students to support them financially. We also host a lot of guests … a lot of guests join us to share tools on how to navigate the first-gen experience. And we also host events.
“To join the club, we encourage you to email us, the email is posted on all of our flyers, you can find our flyers across the whole campus. It’s very easy to join too by just stopping by A-180 and asking for Diana, and I can come out with a sign-up sheet.”
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