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City Times Media highlights its most-read stories of 2021

As the year comes to an end, City College student media staff took a moment to look back

Kathryn Gray, Managing Editor • December 20, 2021

From covering the impact of Covid-19 on the San Diego City College Community to major leadership changes in the San Diego Community College District, City Times Media brought breaking news to readers throughout the year.

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MAGAZINE: New music from the South Bay emerges after pandemic

A glimpse into why new San Diego musicians are coming from south of 8

Marlena Harvey, Editor In Chief • December 17, 2021

“You have to find a way of managing time between your job and your passion, and maybe that means doing a job that pays less so you have more freetime,” Fritz Fayman, guitarist in The Reckless, said.

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Midnight deadline looms for Fall Fest $500 student aid

Some City College students experience difficulties filling out applications on tight timeline

Kathy Archibald, Kathryn Gray, and Jakob McWhinney • December 16, 2021

With Fall Fest 2021 in the rearview mirror, some San Diego City College students have reported difficulties with the process of obtaining the promised $500 in aid, with a deadline to apply for the aid looming at midnight tonight.

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City science club navigates need for culturally relevant integration

SD SACNAS chapter perseveres through pandemic hurdles

Will Mauriz, Sports Editor • December 14, 2021

“There is life that happens outside of the classroom that affects students' ability to even be present for the STEM classes, and STEM takes a lot out of a person," San Diego City College SACNAS chapter president Dyani Melgarejo said. "We need the support of a community or place to study without distractions.”

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PODCAST: An infectious disease expert responds to vaccine hesitancy

Despite the heavy toll a year-and-a-half of pandemic has taken on us, some individuals still choose not to get vaccinated

Jakob McWhinney, Multimedia Journalist • December 13, 2021

In this episode a caller who doesn’t quite buy the COVID-19 pandemic as a whole, and is hesitant about getting vaccinated left a voicemail. Host Jakob McWhinney took the caller's concerns to infectious disease and public health expert Dr. Sayone Thihalolipavan.

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City Times releases December’s monthly local music playlist

Sample punk supergroup PLOSIVS’ debut track, Kate Delos Santos’ enchanting pop, and Smiling’s sprawling rock amalgam

Jakob McWhinney and Philip Salata • December 10, 2021

We’re back with our second monthly playlist of local music and it’s packed to the gills with tunes from across the musical biosphere.

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GALLERY: A look back at City College’s inaugural Fall Fest (with video)

Students packed Schwartz Plaza on Dec. 8 for the first time since March 2020

Kathryn Gray, Jakob McWhinney, Will Mauriz, Kathy Archibald, Philip Salata, Christopher Tapanes, and Aldo Ramirez • December 9, 2021

For the first time since March 2020, Schwartz Plaza at San Diego City College was teeming with humanity as students, staff and faculty gathered for the inaugural Fall Fest and Study Jam 2021 on Dec. 8.

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LIVE BLOG: City College sets the stage for Fall Fest

Officials say the first 150 registered students to attend will receive $500 each

Kathryn Gray, Jakob McWhinney, Christopher Tapanes, Will Mauriz, Aldo Ramirez, and Kathy Archibald • December 8, 2021

As San Diego City College staff prepared for today’s Fall Fest, at which $75,000 in student aid will be distributed in $500 increments to the first 150 eligible students to attend, a small crowd of students gathered near the campus’s Schwartz Plaza.

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Student interest high for City College’s first Fall Fest

The promise of a $500 incentive draws students to the first in-person, campus-wide event

Philip Salata, Kathy Archibald, and Jakob McWhinney • December 7, 2021

San Diego City College officials recently announced an event called Fall Fest, slated to take place on campus on Dec. 8, during which $75,000 in aid money will be given to students to entice attendance at the first campus-wide event since the COVID-19 shutdown.

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San Diego music scene navigates the uncertainty of pandemic life

Surviving music venues steer through reopening amid a precarious economy

Will Mauriz, Assistant Editor, CityScene • December 6, 2021

Surviving music venues in San Diego deal with reopening amid a precarious economy and uncertainties imposed by COVID-19.

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Seeking input, SDCCD redistricting subcommittee reveals proposed maps

The district is calling for public comment on new maps and a change to the election process

Kathy Archibald, Multimedia Journalist • December 3, 2021

The SDCCD Board of Trustees redistricting subcommittee asked the public for input on new boundaries and a change to election procedures, providing a first glimpse of its new proposed district map.

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WorldBeat Center’s founder connects with the community after the pandemic

A journey into Makeda Dread's life and her impact on San Diego

Aldo Ramirez, Multimedia Journalist • December 2, 2021

Supporting and organizing reggae concerts since 1980, Cheatom has produced 39 annual music festivals, although as we all know with COVID-19 came the closing of music venues and cultural centers and with that WBCC closed from March, 2020 until its recent reopening in September.

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