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VIDEO: Three victims identified in car crash under City College bridge

Local authorities are still searching for the families of two of the three men

Katia Pechenkina, Multimedia Journalist • March 19, 2021

Three unsheltered men killed earlier this week in a car crash near San Diego City College have been identified.

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San Diego City College student-athletes to return to campus

The decision comes after San Diego moves into a less-restrictive red tier

Vicky Pineda, CTM Operations Manager • March 17, 2021

The San Diego Community College District approved for student-athletes to return to its campuses for conditioning training next month.

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BREAKING: SDCCD selects Carlos Turner Cortez as new chancellor

The president of Continuing Education replaces Constance Carroll

Gabriel Schneider, Editor-in-Chief • March 16, 2021

The San Diego Community College District has selected Carlos Turner Cortez to replace Chancellor Constance Carroll, who is retiring after 17 years.

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BREAKING: 3 dead after crash underneath City College’s B Street bridge

Nine pedestrians hit on sidewalk when car left road

Gabriel Schneider, Editor-in-Chief • March 15, 2021

Three pedestrians died and at least 6 were injured when they were struck by a vehicle that drove onto the sidewalk under the B Street bridge in the center of the San Diego City College campus Monday morning.

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Construction on new City College Child Development Center wraps up

Center is providing remote services while the campus remains closed

Katia Pechenkina, Multimedia Journalist • March 15, 2021

While the San Diego City College campus has been closed for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, construction workers have been making continued progress on the new Child Development Center.

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VIDEO: Gavin Newsom delivers State of the State amid recall effort

Next deadline in push to oust governor comes on Wednesday

Jilllian Fortner, Multimedia Journalist • March 12, 2021

Governor Gavin Newsom delivered the State of the State Address at an empty Dodger Stadium Tuesday, focusing on uniting California a year after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Marine veteran writes next chapter of his music story

City College home to music evolution of D’Marcus Andrus

Will Mauriz, Multimedia Journalist • March 11, 2021

The musical origin story of D’Marcus Andrus puts him on the streets of Japan setting up flyers for underground rap shows. Hw is now president of City College's Music Club.

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CITY TIMES SOUND: Women’s History Month continues with City College events

Details of the new federal stimulus package are outlined in today's edition of News Radio Midday

Vicky Pineda, CTM Operations Manager • March 10, 2021

In today's episode of News Radio Midday, Women's History Month continues at San Diego City College with a pair of virtual presentations this week. The new federal stimulus package is explained. Also, the wet weather in San Diego is bringing heavy rain and snow. Learn how long it will last.

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City College workshop on grief helps students navigate loss

Carrying On is a four-part series that continues on March 16

Kathryn Gray, Multimedia Journalist • March 10, 2021

Carrying On is a four-part grief workshop series presented by the Student Health Center through May. The second workshop, Navigating Grief, will focus on recognizing different types of grief and how we experience them.

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‘Laser Chick’ sharing STEM research with City College

The San Diego Promise program is also accepting applications

Candise Berry, Multimedia Journalist • March 9, 2021

Womxn in STEM: Dr. Desiré Whitmore will be held on March 1 at 2 p.m.

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City Women Rock event coming to City College (with video)

It is the fifth year of the annual event

Deserie Larios, Staff writer • March 6, 2021

San Diego City College is hosting its 5th annual City Women Rock event on International Women’s Day. This year's theme for Women's Day is #ChooseToChallenge, “From challenge comes change, so let's all choose to challenge,” a quote from the International Women's Day website.

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VIDEO: California to set aside 40% of vaccines for underrepresented communities

The plan is a first in the nation

Katia Pechenkina, Multimedia Journalist, Newscene • March 5, 2021

California is planning to begin distributing 40% of its coronavirus vaccine doses to the most vulnerable communities. The latest is in this week’s episode of Newscene, the award-winning student-produced weekly newscast.

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