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City College welcomes faculty, staff at Convocation

Campus president, administrators share vision for spring

Gabriel Schneider, Managing Editor • January 28, 2021

San Diego City College live-streamed a spring semester kickoff event on YouTube and shared its plans for the upcoming year.

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MAGAZINE: Newscene alumna makes move to professional ranks

Christina Painton, now a morning producer in Waco, Texas, was Newscene's executive producer last fall

Kathryn Gray, Contributor • January 25, 2021

The same day the fall semester ended at San Diego City College, Newscene's Christina Painton started a new job as morning show producer in Waco, Texas.

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VIDEO: President Biden signs long list of executive actions in first 48 hours

President freezes student loans in first hours in office

Noelle Mortensen, Multimedia Journalist, Newscene • January 23, 2021

Biden has been in office 48 hours and he has already rolled out almost 75 significant actions and policies. Here are the executive actions that could potentially impact City College students most.

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MAGAZINE: California’s Kamala Harris making history

Harris is the first woman and person of color elected as U.S. Vice President

Rachel de la Torre, Staff Writer • January 20, 2021

The impact of Kamala Harris as Vice President of the United States was felt at City College long before Inauguration Day.

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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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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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City Times EIC finds a new outlook amid near-constant change

Pineda wrapped up her fourth and final semester with the City Times on Dec. 14

Will Mauriz, Contributor • December 23, 2020

In the past nine months, City Times Editor-in-Chief Vicky Pineda has seen her situation change plenty. But so has her outlook.

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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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MAGAZINE: Holidays can still be celebrated from home

City Times offers students a pandemic-friendly, practical guide for holiday celebrations

Deserie Larios, Staff Writer • December 21, 2020

With San Diego moving to the purple tier, California’s strictest level, many students and families are wondering how to quarantine efficiently during the holiday season. City Times offers activities you can still do safely and at a distance during the pandemic.

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MAGAZINE: City College photo professor making best with dark (class)room

Dave Eichinger overcoming challenges of teaching photography classes remotely during the pandemic

Brittney Gray, Contributor • December 18, 2020

The darkroom may be closed, but San Diego City College students are still learning the methods of photography with Dave Eichinger, a professor of photography for 16 years.

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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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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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