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Late-start classes still an option at City College

Open classes last as few as 4 weeks and as long as 13

Sophia Traylor, Staff Writer • September 1, 2020

The first add/drop deadline of the fall 2020 term has passed at San Diego City College, but there are still plenty of late-start classes offered for students.

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City College convocation offers view of what to expect through pandemic

President Ricky Shabazz, Chancellor Constance Carroll share updates in dressed-down virtual ceremony

Christina Painton, Staff Writer • August 31, 2020

Instead of seeing President Ricky Shabazz in a suit and tie speaking on a stage behind a podium, students, faculty, staff and administrators tuned in for a virtual convocation on August 14.

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State, district chancellors respond to DACA decision

The Supreme Court of the United States blocked an attempt to repeal DACA

Melisa Cabello-Cuahutle, Managing Editor • June 18, 2020

The Supreme Court blocked the attempt by the administration of President Donald Trump to repeal the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) on July 18.

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City College faculty continues to adapt

Professor Anna Evashko continues to teach remotely during the pandemic

Valerie Vizcarra, Staff Writer • June 17, 2020

Professors teaching hands-on laboratory classes have found the move to remote learning has additional challenges to overcome.

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City College Outreach fully equipped for COVID-19

San Diego City College outreach coordinator shares how the department has adjusted to the pandemic

Uyen Pham, Staff Writer • June 16, 2020

Due to the outbreak of the new coronavirus, San Diego City College’s Outreach Department has had to change everything it does at what is among its busiest times of the year.

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Q&A with SDCCD Police Chief Joseph Ramos

SDCCD Police is the largest community college police department in the state of California

Gabriel Schneider, Staff Writer • June 15, 2020

San Diego Community College District Police Chief Joseph Ramos discussed the ban of carotid restraint and the protests against police brutality and racial injustice.

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City College student severely injured in protest speaks

Leslie Furcron talked in a press conference about her experience at the May 30 La Mesa protest

Vicky Pineda, Co-Editor-in-Chief • June 11, 2020

Leslie Furcron, a San Diego City College student who was shot with a projectile while attending a protest in La Mesa, spoke to the media on June 10.

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Timeline: The impact of COVID-19

The roots of the current pandemic trace back to late last year in China

Gabriel Schneider, Staff Writer • June 10, 2020

San Diego City College has directly been affected by the spread of coronavirus, causing the shutdown of campus on March 16 through the fall 2020 semester. But the origins of COVID-19 go much further back. View an interactive timeline going back to the beginning of the pandemic.

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City College students with children juggle school work, motherhood

Single moms get creative to keep their kids entertained

Sophia Traylor, Staff Writer • June 9, 2020

As the spring semester at San Diego City College came to a close, Tanisha Taylor and India Marsh found creative ways to pair being a single parent with juggling classes.

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UPDATE: Hundreds gather for peaceful protest in Downtown San Diego

The march against racial injustice and police brutality was composed of mostly young people

Melisa Cabello-Cuahutle, Managing Editor • June 8, 2020

On the tenth day after the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, over a thousand people took part in a protest at Waterfront Park. The protest on June 6 was completely peaceful with people from all races gathered.

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Former ASG President joins protests for police reform

San Diego protests, from the perspective of former ASG president Oscar Rendon

Melisa Cabello-Cuahutle, Managing Editor • June 4, 2020

National protests have taken place over the past week, former ASG president Oscar Rendon explained the protestors want to “bring light” onto reports that black people face severe sentences and are even killed for minor offenses, or sometimes alleged minor offenses, as was the case of George Floyd.

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City College, San Diego Region Colleges to host black forum

The Zoom meeting is scheduled for Friday, June 5 from 3-4:30 p.m.

Gabriel Schneider, Staff Writer • June 3, 2020

In a coordinated effort, San Diego City College is joining several other local community colleges in hosting a black student forum in response to the deaths and disparate treatment of black people in the United States.

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