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Carlos Cortez

Chancellor candidate Carlos Turner Cortez views role through educator’s lens (with podcast)

Get to know one of the four candidates to lead the district
Gabriel Schneider, Editor-in-Chief February 19, 2021
Over the years, Carlos Turner Cortez applied several times to work under, and learn from, San Diego Community College District Chancellor Constance Carroll.
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Chainsaw

VIDEO: From elections results to power tools, 2020 a year of new Google trends

Searches went beyond the election, COVID-19
Devon Doane, Multimedia Journalist, Newscene December 30, 2020
Google, the most used web search engine in the world, lets you see what was trending all year. So Newcene decided to take a look at the most searched things of 2020. 
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Chadwick Boseman

VIDEO: Boseman, Trebek among celebrities lost in 2020

In 2020, stars from sports and entertainment passed away
Joel Garcia, Multimedia Journalist, Newscene December 29, 2020
Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman was privately fighting colon cancer while working on a wide range of films. Boseman was one of a number of high-profile celebrities who died this year.
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US Hurricane Landfall Map

VIDEO: 2020 hurricane season broke all records

The Atlantic basin had a record breaking hurricane season with 30 named storms
Jesus Lopez, Meteorologist December 22, 2020
2020 was a record-breaking year for Atlantic hurricanes, a signal that sea surface temperatures are rising.
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Amazon Building

VIDEO: The pandemic causing an economic divide

The wealth of Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos doubled, while unemployment soared
Noelle Mortensen, Multimedia Journalist, Newscene December 17, 2020
During the course of 2020 and the pandemic, the popularity of online shopping has been surging. Amazon has become a convenient way many people shop for their basic needs. 
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Zoomtopia

VIDEO: Zoom logged record-breaking year

The video conference platform is a rare winner during the pandemic
Assad Khalilzadeh, Multimedia Journalist, Newscene December 16, 2020
The pandemic has given the video conferencing platform Zoom the greatest boost in usage and popularity any business could hope for.
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Sofia Burke

VIDEO: COVID-19 makes history in 2020

The pandemic is the top news story of the year
Chris LeFall, Multimedia Journalist, Newscene December 11, 2020
COVID-19 has impacted the entire world since its first confirmed case in the United States on January 21, 2020. The pandemic was selected as the top news story of the year.
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The fourth edition of City Speaks.

PODCAST: Students share election experience

Listen to the latest episode of City Speaks
Gabriel Schneider, Managing Editor December 9, 2020
The 2020 elections have ended and we reached out to City College students to hear their thoughts through it all.
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SDSU

VIDEO: SDSU cancels spring break due to COVID-19 fears

Four "rest and recovery" days will be added to the spring term
Ben Guadarrama, Multimedia Journalist, Newscene December 4, 2020
San Diego State University has canceled its traditional spring break for the 2021 semester.
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Empty classroom

VIDEO: College enrollment nationwide down due to COVID-19

Community colleges seeing the steepest impact from the pandemic
Devon Doane and Joel Garcia November 20, 2020
Student enrollment is down this year, especially in community colleges, across the country, according to data released by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
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Wilma Wooten

VIDEO: Purple-tier restrictions set to start tonight in San Diego

Restrictions begin at midnight
Ben Guadarrama, Multimedia Journalist, Newscene November 13, 2020
President elect Joe Biden announced a new COVID-19 advisory board ahead of his inauguration.
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A senior couple in front of a registrar of voter tent.

VIDEO: Ballots still being counted

Todd Gloria holds a lead in the race for mayor of San Diego
Vicky Pineda, Editor-in-Chief November 6, 2020
Even with all the changes for the 2020 Election, Cynthia Paes, San Diego County’s Assistant Registrar of Voters, said that Election Day, and night, went by smoothly.
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