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BREAKING: Police activity causes three SDUSD campuses, City College to close

Students are to remain off school grounds for safety

Gabriel Schneider, Editor-in-Chief • April 13, 2021

San Diego Unified School District closed San Diego High, East Village Middle College High and Garfield High school today due to police activity, wrote the district in a tweet.

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CITY TIMES SOUND: City College students put best work forward at virtual showcase

The 17th annual Student Project and Research Symposium highlights works from multiple departments

Assad Khalilzadeh, Multimedia Journalist • April 12, 2021

San Diego City College students will showcase their best work at the Student Project and Research Symposium held virtually Thursday.

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Former Texas poet laureate turns ancestral knowledge into art

Laurie Ann Guerrero passionately tells her stories, and those of her ancestors, through words and other mediums

Kathryn Gray, Multimedia Journalist • April 12, 2021

For Laurie Ann Guerrero, former Texas poet laureate and current writer-in-residence at Texas A&M University San Antonio, writing is like breathing.

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VIDEO: SDSU, UCSD to resume on-campus learning in fall

The universities are the top transfer destinations for students from San Diego City College

Ben Guadarrama, Multimedia Journalist • April 9, 2021

In an email to students, SDSU announced that it planned to operate at near-full capacity, while UCSD said it expected 90% of students and 85% of on-site faculty to be on campus.

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SDCCD Board of Trustees announces recommendations from Police Task Force

The task force will continue its work into spring 2021

Kathryn Gray, Multimedia Journalist • April 9, 2021

The San Diego Community College District held its board meeting on April 8, focusing on the SDCCD Preliminary Report on College Policing, introduced by Chancellor Constance Carroll.

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NOTEBOOK: SDCCD partners with the county to distribute vaccinations

Voting also opens for Golden Awards and Career Fest coming to City College

Gabriel Schneider, Rachel de la Torre, and Katia Pechenkina • April 8, 2021

The San Diego Community College District has partnered with San Diego County to assist in distributing vaccines to underrepresented communities.

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PODCAST: Weekly Sex and Sexuality podcast debuts

A weekly podcast for students to get information or ask questions about taboo topics

Marlena Harvey, Managing Editor • April 8, 2021

San Diego City College mental health intern Tristan Hartley joins City Times Managing Editor Marlena Harvey to bring taboo conversations to the campus community through a new podcast.

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CITY TIMES SOUND: Final ASG forum takes place as application deadline nears

The ASG reiterates the importance of student involvement in upcoming elections

Laura Montano, Multimedia Journalist • April 7, 2021

The Associated Student Government held the last of two virtual forums, ahead of their elections, on April 6.

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State chancellor discusses plans to reopen campuses

California community colleges will have smaller classes and offer more hybrid courses

Will Mauriz, Multimedia Journalist • April 7, 2021

The California Community Colleges Chancellor’s office hosted a statewide meeting on March 25 providing an update for all community colleges of California.

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VIDEO: Southern-inspired breakfast-for-dinner from Hunger Action Day at City College

Today's #CityCookingChallenge includes home fries topped with a fried egg

Jesus Lopez, Multimedia Journalist • April 6, 2021

City Times reporter Jesus Lopez is back with #CityCookingChallenge at San Diego City College Hunger Action Day. The food was donated by San Diego Food Bank.

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Tijuana-based dance company overcomes pandemic shutdown

Lux Boreal has taken its performances online, creating global audience

Christopher Tapanes, Multimedia Journalist • April 2, 2021

Imagine being an artist and facing the possibility of unemployment and not sharing your art form with the world.

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Three City College students named national semifinalists for scholarships

The three are among 406 national semifinalists for the highly competitive awards

Jesus Lopez, Multimedia Journalist • April 1, 2021

Three San Diego City College students, Miguel Cacho-Tafolla, Tatiana Butte and Lucia Huerta, are semifinalists for national scholarships.

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