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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.

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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.”

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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.

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GALLERY: A look back at City College’s inaugural Fall Fest (with video)

Students packed Schwartz Plaza on Dec. 8 for the first time since March 2020

Kathryn Gray, Jakob McWhinney, Will Mauriz, Kathy Archibald, Philip Salata, Christopher Tapanes, and Aldo Ramirez • December 9, 2021

For the first time since March 2020, Schwartz Plaza at San Diego City College was teeming with humanity as students, staff and faculty gathered for the inaugural Fall Fest and Study Jam 2021 on Dec. 8.

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LIVE BLOG: City College sets the stage for Fall Fest

Officials say the first 150 registered students to attend will receive $500 each

Kathryn Gray, Jakob McWhinney, Christopher Tapanes, Will Mauriz, Aldo Ramirez, and Kathy Archibald • December 8, 2021

As San Diego City College staff prepared for today’s Fall Fest, at which $75,000 in student aid will be distributed in $500 increments to the first 150 eligible students to attend, a small crowd of students gathered near the campus’s Schwartz Plaza.

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Student interest high for City College’s first Fall Fest

The promise of a $500 incentive draws students to the first in-person, campus-wide event

Philip Salata, Kathy Archibald, and Jakob McWhinney • December 7, 2021

San Diego City College officials recently announced an event called Fall Fest, slated to take place on campus on Dec. 8, during which $75,000 in aid money will be given to students to entice attendance at the first campus-wide event since the COVID-19 shutdown.

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Seeking input, SDCCD redistricting subcommittee reveals proposed maps

The district is calling for public comment on new maps and a change to the election process

Kathy Archibald, Multimedia Journalist • December 3, 2021

The SDCCD Board of Trustees redistricting subcommittee asked the public for input on new boundaries and a change to election procedures, providing a first glimpse of its new proposed district map.

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Knights dominant in tournament play

City men successful in hosting first home tournament, get ready for top state team

Will Mauriz, Sports Editor • November 24, 2021

On Oct. 12 and Oct. 13 City hosted its first basketball tournament of the season winning both out conference games.

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City students weigh in on delays, hurdles while on-campus COVID-19 testing site reports no positive cases

Challenges and grace, as students make their way through City’s COVID-19 testing location, which is closed for Thanksgiving week

Kathy Archibald, Multimedia Journalist • November 23, 2021

Students find challenges, understanding and grace utilizing the City College COVID-19 testing locations available Wednesdays and Thursdays, which will close for Thanksgiving week.

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City College ASG president finds her voice, paves way to future

Victoria Owusu brings her passion for student success to the forefront at ASG

Kathryn Gray, Managing Editor • November 17, 2021

Having first visited San Diego City College to attend a UMOJA event during her senior year at Hoover High School, Victoria Owusu remembers hearing the welcome address in her native language and feeling City would be the only community college for her.

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Subir Dreamer Resource Center reopens to in-person visits

The center is seeking to regain student engagement while returning from the pandemic

Aldo Ramirez, Multimedia Journalist • November 12, 2021

The Subir Dreamer Resource Center hopes to draw students back and regain their engagement now that it offers in-person visits for the first time since the pandemic shutdown in 2020.

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Virtual donation drive to help City College students facing food insecurity

Pack the Pantry runs through Nov. 30

Joel Garcia, Multimedia Journalist • November 10, 2021

The San Diego Food Bank is teaming up with the North County Food Bank for the 3rd annual Pack the Pantry food donation drive, sponsored by California Coast Credit Union, through Nov. 30.

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