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San Diego City College student Ricky Ruiz, foreground, sits with Kayah Rybar as they watched "BlacKkKlansman” at the Umoja Black Film Friday event, Feb. 9, 2024. Photo by Nadia Lavin/City Times Media

City College Umoja program celebrates Black History Month with Black Film Fridays

Umoja community reflects on last year while promoting social justice, highlighting impactful stories through film
Nadia Lavin, Multimedia Journalist February 14, 2024
Umoja community reflects on last year while promoting social justice, highlighting impactful stories through film
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City College counselor Mohamed Musse, left, and Umoja president Tammy Williams, center, laughed with Erin Charlens, an Umoja coordinator and counselor, at the Black Excellence Meet and Greet, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. Photo by Nadia Lavin/City Times Media

City College welcomes Black students at Excellence event

Lively music, dancing and giveaways create an uplifting environment for students of all backgrounds
Naylise DeGroat, Multimedia Journalist February 13, 2024
Lively music, dancing and giveaways create an uplifting environment for students of all backgrounds
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Hiring signs posted around City College campus advertising the new starting pay for hourly employees. Chancellor Greg Smith hopes increasing the minimum wage at the district will draw more high quality candidates to SDCCD. Photo by Bailey Kohnen/City Times Media

SDCCD raises minimum wage with eye toward social justice, staying competitive

Classified employees will now make $30.58, hourly employees $22.31
Bailey Kohnen, Multimedia Journalist February 6, 2024
Classified employees will now make $30.58, hourly employees $22.31.
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San Diego City College student Melissa Zuñiga, 24, reaches for cooked white rice in the Knight’s Table Food Pantry, Tuesday, January 30, 2024. This is Zuñiga’s last semester at City College. Photo by Keila Menjivar Zamora/City Times Media

7 ways City College’s Basic Needs Center is here to support you

The center aims to support students by making basic needs accessible
Keila Menjivar Zamora, Multimedia Journalist February 5, 2024
The center aims to support students by making basic needs accessible.
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An unidentified San Diego City College student walks through Gorton Quad during the first of two storms that will hit San Diego beginning Thursday, February 01, 2024. Photo by Bailey Kohnen/City Times Media

VOICES: City College students share how recent storms have affected their lives

Border traffic, delayed bus lines among the hurdles students face with recent storms hitting San Diego
Keila Menjivar Zamora and Bailey Kohnen February 2, 2024
Border traffic, delayed bus lines among the hurdles students face with recent storms hitting San Diego
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Cosmetology professor Kim Czerwonka, in grey, takes her class on a school tour, passing by Seeds@City toward the Learning Resource Center, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024. Photo by Susana Serrano/City Times Media

5 resources to help you spring into new semester at City College

Getting online, finding food on the list of what you need to know in the semester’s first week
Susana Serrano, Digital Editor January 30, 2024
Getting online and finding food are on the list of what you need to know in the semester’s first week.
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SDCCD Chancellor Emerita Constance Carroll hugs board member Maria Nieto Senour after the conclusion of the building dedication ceremony dedicated to Carroll at San Diego City College, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Photo by Keila Menjivar Zamora/City Times Media

City College, district honor chancellor emerita with building dedication

Student-designed dedication graphics adorn AH building floors in tribute to the legacy of Chancellor Emerita Constance Carroll
Keila Menjivar Zamora, Multimedia journalist January 25, 2024
Student-designed dedication graphics adorn AH building floors in tribute to the legacy of Chancellor Emerita Constance Carroll.
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City College students Leonardo Vazquez and Berenice Abriz take advantage of a warm autumn afternoon under the trees in City College’s Curran Plaza. File photo by Philip Salata/City Times Media

VIDEO: Unlock your ideal study spots throughout City College

Explore the nooks on campus that match your individual study needs, habits
Tresean Osgood, Multimedia Journalist January 17, 2024
Everybody studies at San Diego City College, but only some locations are ideal for proper studying. Here’s a list of the five best study spots on campus.
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Manuel Paul Lopez reads an excerpt from his book The Yearning Feed (2013) in front of a student-heavy audience, December 7, 2023. Photo by Eve McNally/City Times Media

Professor, writer Manuel Paul López encourages City College students to pursue creative writing

The community college graduate is an inspiration to students
Eve McNally, Multimedia Journalist December 18, 2023
“Nerve Curriculum” tells stories in a number of different poems and scenes, the product of Professor López “flirting” with theater, drama, and plays.
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SDCCD demystifies AI for City College faculty

SDCCD demystifies AI for City College faculty

The training seeks to explain how AI can be effectively utilized as a tool in education
Bailey Kohnen, Multimedia Journalist December 14, 2023
AI has rapidly expanded to touch almost every aspect of life. One of the areas most impacted has been education.
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From left to right: Maverick Hamrick adjusts the camera for a student film (photo courtesy of Sean Monney), Susana Serrano hosts a cooking show (photo courtesy of City College Media), and Vince Outlaw covers a basketball game (photo courtesy of City College Media)

Radio and Television at City College to be merged with Digital Journalism program

The two programs are to be united under the Film, Journalism and Media Production label
Luke Bradbury, Multimedia Journalist December 12, 2023
The goal of the consolidation is to simplify and clarify course progression for students. 
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PODCAST: City College students share their stories, perspectives on 'Chicano Studies Podcast'

PODCAST: City College students share their stories, perspectives on ‘Chicano Studies Podcast’

Debut episode of new podcast produced by CT Sound's Chieftain
Chieftain, Producer, CT Sound December 4, 2023

City College students share their stories and perspectives on Chicano studies in the debut episode of the "Chicano Studies Podcast." They found the class refreshing, empowering and it gave them a sense...

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