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City College engineering student and cross country team member Emmanuel Zavala Brown runs on a treadmill in the Fitness Center, Sept. 14, 2023. Photo by Sean Monney/City Times Media

VIDEO: Open gym access unlikely to return to City College. Exercise science classes offer alternatives.

Enrollment in Fitness Center classes is too low to allow for open student access, but fitness trends point to greater gym use in future
Sean Monney, Managing Editor September 15, 2023
On the north side of the San Diego City College campus sits the 3,000-square-foot Fitness Center, fully equipped with weights and cardio machines. Most students will likely never step foot in it.
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The City College Suicide Prevention Fair, like this one in 2019, allows students to learn more about life-affirming health services on Sept. 18. File photo by Sonny Garibay/City Times Media

City College Student Health Center to host suicide prevention fair

The Sept. 18 event is open to all students and staff. Food, therapy animals and educational materials on suicide prevention will be available
Eve McNally, Multimedia Journalist September 15, 2023
The Student Health Center is hosting a Suicide Prevention Fair Monday, Sept. 18 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the A Building Patio. The fair will provide catering, therapy animals and information on life-affirming health services.
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The Career Center is located on the third floor of the A building in A-301. The center also provides an online job board through Handshake for students enrolled remotely. Photo by Luz Jaimes/City Times Media

VIDEO: City College Career Center offers services, resources for students seeking support

Upcoming workshops for student success offer industry and career preparation insights
Luz Jaimes, Multimedia Journalist September 13, 2023
The Career Center at San Diego City College is hosting several workshops through November, both in-person and on Zoom, to help students with their career goals.
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Jillian Fortner, pictured at the Newscene anchor desk in the City Times Media studio, started her career with CCTV in 2021. Photo courtesy of Jillian Fortner

City College’s Jillian Fortner took home a student Emmy this summer. Here’s how she got started.

Now a multimedia journalist at KTVZ in Bend, Oregon, Fortner credits City Times Media for her success
Keila Menjivar Zamora, Multimedia Journalist September 12, 2023
Jillian Fortner won a Regional Student Emmy in June for her work with City Times Media in June. If you tuned in to City Times Media’s weekly TV news production, Newscene, in the last two years, you most likely saw her. 
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To be successful in The Amazing City College U.S. Constitution Race, students should be familiar with the 10 amendments that make up the Bill of Rights, according to history professor Susan Hasegawa. Canva photo

U.S. Constitution race around City College campus promises to be ‘amazing’

Students can win $50 gift cards collecting amendments, using them to solve a final Bill of Rights puzzle on Sept. 13
Vince Outlaw, Multimedia Journalist September 11, 2023
The Amazing City College U.S. Constitution Racewill be held Wednesday, September 13 between 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The event, inspired by the CBS show “The Amazing Race,”  is sponsored by the history and political science departments at City College.
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Zachary Simpson stands outside the V building, which houses the nursing program, on the City College campus, August 26, 2023. Photo courtesy of Madeleine Outlaw

City College student creates his own aesthetic in No. 3 rated nursing program

Reality TV created an interest that Zachary Simpson is turning into a career
Vince Outlaw, Multimedia Journalist September 8, 2023
Growing up, Zachary Simpson was drawn to online media and TV shows about plastic surgery and cosmetic procedures. As he and his cohort near completion of their pandemic-delayed studies in San Diego City College’s nursing program in December, Simpson said he has found his lane in the practice of aesthetic and cosmetic nursing. 
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City College students wait in line at the financial aid office, August 31, 2023. Students can visit the office to get information about the Federal Work Study program. Photo by Eve McNally/City Times Media

City College recruiting students for Federal Work Study program

Part-time employment for students with financial need available on campus
Eve McNally, Multimedia Journalist September 6, 2023
City College is now recruiting students for Federal Work Study, which offers students part-time work opportunities in several different departments on campus.
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Students dance to “Cupid Shuffle” after food, speeches and trivia games at the Black Student Mixer, August 31, 2023. Photo by Sean Monney/City Times Media

City College celebrates diversity, unity at Black Student Mixer, part of campus Welcome Week

Semester-opening mixers aimed at fostering inclusion, empowerment for Latinx/Chicanx, LGBTQ+, AAPI, Black students
Marco Guajardo and Sean Monney September 5, 2023
City College welcomed new and returning students to campus this fall semester with a Black Student Mixer held at the A building patio August 31.
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Second-year international business student Amal Mohamed Bashir shoots at targets in a crossbow game at the Club Rush Carnival, August 24, 2023. Bashir said she took a break from tabling at the event on behalf of the Muslim Students Association and ASG. Photo by Marco Guajardo/City Times Media

GALLERY: Step right up! City College hosts club rush with a carnival theme

Club leaders, carnies gathered at the AH quad to recruit students, play games
Sean Monney, Managing Editor September 1, 2023
San Diego City College kicked off the fall semester with a club rush event held in the AH quad on August 24.
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The add/drop deadline for 16-week classes at San Diego City College is Sept. 1. Graphic by Marco Guajardo/City Times Media

Today is the add/drop deadline for City College students

Sept. 1 is the final day for City students to add or drop 16-week classes through mySDCCD portal without receiving a W
Kenneth Jaimes, Multimedia Journalist September 1, 2023
Students attending San Diego City College for the fall 2023 semester have one last chance to add or drop 16-week classes on Sept. 1. 
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Vice President of Administrative Services John Parker, left, embraces ASG President Diego Bethea, right, after receiving the Golden Pillar Award during the Fall 2023 Convocation at City College, August 17, 2023. The award recognizes outstanding administrators at City College. Photo courtesy of City Communications

City College president announces new parent center, other updates during Fall 2023 Convocation

Ricky Shabazz shares ongoing City-related plans and improvements during the semester-opening event. Here’s what you need to know.
Luke Bradbury, Multimedia Journalist August 31, 2023
New parent center for students is one of many goals and initiatives announced at convocation. The center will offer child support for up to 12 students at a time and will remain open late into the evening as an expansion on the Basic Needs Center.
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Many of the benefits that come with a student email are online subscriptions and software programs. Illustrated by Sean Monney/City Times Media

6+ perks for City College students with a .edu email account

A student email comes with many discounted or free subscriptions to streaming services, software and news outlets
Sean Monney, Managing Editor August 24, 2023
The San Diego Community College District assigned you a new mandatory student email, and it comes with a ton of benefits you might not know of. Now, you can get in on these discounts, too. Here are the big ones.
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