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Arab Spring revisited

Klarissa Sanchez • May 13, 2013

The Arab Springs were never as they seemed. The term was created after the United States-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. The idea was that Saddam Hussein’s oppressive government would lead to the development...

9th Annual Student Symposium

fahima paghmani • May 13, 2013

City College held its 9th Annual Student Project & Research Symposium on May 1 in Gorton Quad. The Symposium organizing committee honors certain students who took their time in a specific topic that...

Security finally matters to Twitter

J. Rae Chipera • May 13, 2013

An unwritten rule of social media is that unless a problem affects powerful people, it doesn’t matter. While other sites have two-step authentication to make their networks secure, Twitter’s...

Lessons of diversity at a transgender art exhibit.

Elizabeth Carson • May 1, 2013

There is a transgender community in San Diego, and they have more to say for themselves than what has been said about them. “Visible Bodies,” an art project that features more than 30 portraits...

The detox-diet scam

Faduma Muhidin • May 1, 2013

Recently, singer, songwriter and actress Beyoncé Knowles reintroduced the Master Cleanse Diet on the "Oprah Show," on which she claims to have lost 20 pounds for her movie role in "Dream Girls." The...

Local band hits the ground running

Christopher Handloser • May 1, 2013

Noise Floor's debut release is self-titled, self-produced, and on the rise.

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Loaded baked potato soup with leeks

Jennifer Manalili • April 16, 2013

Spring is finally here but it's never too late to eat some of winter's hearty, filling dishes and have some comfort food at its finest. How about a play on loaded baked potato skins? This is the perfect...

Fresh Street Food Cooking Demo held in Gorton Quad

Angela Calderon • April 8, 2013

A fresh street food cooking demonstration had students and staff gathered around the Gorton Quad, on March 21, to sample the free mouthwatering Vegan Jamaican Ital Soup with Kale that was prepared by Executive...