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Andrew Leal posses at City College

City College student-leader says goodbye

Associated Student Government President Andrew Leal graduates City College and will move on to UC San Diego.
David Ahumada, News Editor May 24, 2019
Associated Student Government President Andrew Leal will be transferring to UC San Diego as a human biology major at Revelle College.
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A graduating student hugs his mother

City College pays price for convention center move

Cancelled Balboa Park Project pushes graduation to Convention Center.
Vicky Pineda, Assistant Sports Editor May 24, 2019
The city of San Diego’s planned Balboa Park Reservation project, which was meant to renovate the Plaza de Panama section of the park, forced San Diego City College to look for alternative venue options for its yearly commencement ceremony.
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Marissa Gonzalez will graduate San Diego City College with five semesters of Newscene under her belt. By Jonny Rico/City Times

Marissa Gonzales signing off from City College’s Newscene

Gonzlaez will be transferring to SDSU while working at One America News Network.
Jonny Rico, Editor-in-Chief May 23, 2019
Being a good writer is not enough for the world of television and journalism, this is something Marissa Gonzalez learned while studying at San Diego City College. 
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Mia Zedukes will graduate from City College having been part of the SDCCD Honors Program. By Jonny Rico/City Times

International struggles lead City College honors student to UC Berkeley

Mia Zedukes will graduate with a double associate degree from San Diego City College
Jonny Rico, Editor-in-Chief May 22, 2019
Life in California is expensive, even in a rural place like Fresno where Maria Zedukes was born and raised.  
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Picture of professor and two student graduates

Beloved 50-year City College professor retires

Professor Cruz Rangel was honored at the 2019 Chicano Latina Graduation Celebration that he founded.
Brian Mohler, Arts & Entertainment Editor May 21, 2019
When professor Cruz Rangel started teaching at San Diego City College, Richard Nixon was president and many of his students did not have the right to vote, because the 26th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution hadn’t lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 yet.
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New Editor-in-Chief Sonny Garibay wants to extend the City Times reach through new digital platforms. By Daivd Ahumada

City Times announces new Editor-in-Chief

Sophomore Sonny Garibay will be the City TImes Editor-in-Chief starting in the fall 2019 semester.
Jen Souza, Managing Editor May 21, 2019
Sonny Garibay has been named the new City Times Editor-in-Chief for the fall 2019 semester. The change in leadership comes after the announcement of current Editor-in-Chief Jonny Rico’s transfer to Sacramento State following his San Diego City College graduation.
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Gary Tallaksen enrolled to be a City College student in the drama department as a way to deal with the loneliness from his sons out-of-state move. By David Ahumada/City Times

A different kind of family drama hit the City College stage

A father follows in his son's footsteps to the City College drama stage.
Jonny Rico, Editor-in-Chief May 20, 2019
The stage has become the family business for the Tallaksen family. But this endeavor did not follow the traditional father-to-son route.
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San Diego City College graduate David Pradel captured the ups and downs of the mens basketball championship season. By David Ahumada/City Times

City College graduate, filmmaker, keeps legacy of championship season

Former City College student captures the joy and pain from men’s championship basketball season.
Vicky Pineda, Assistant Sports Editor May 14, 2019
David Pradel was a student reporter for Newscene during the fall 2016 semester, working on a sports news package for the weekly television news broadcast, when he noticed something.
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Recycling can on City College campus

City College ASG recycling proposal gets canned

District contract with waste removal company prevents ASG recycling idea from moving forward.
Jonny Rico and David Ahumada May 9, 2019
Josh Tanida is hoping to get others involved in recycling by implementing a formal program on campus, but he has run into resistance from the San Diego Community College District.
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EDITORIAL: More transparency needed on cafeteria issue

City College officials must do a better job at keeping the student body informed.
City Times Editorial Board May 8, 2019
For three years City College students have hungered for a cafeteria due to limited food options. Many spring 2019 graduates will leave without ever setting foot in the City College cafeteria, which had been promised to them as far back as fall 2018.
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Vanessa Tirado could not stay away from softball. By Jonny Rico/City Times

UCSD student doubles up at City College for the love of the game

Vanessa Tirado is enrolled full-time at UCSD and City College to be eligible to play softball.
Sonny Garibay, Sports Editor May 7, 2019
Vanessa Tirado is more student than athlete. That isn’t a knock on her ability. In fact, Tirado has been instrumental in the San Diego City College softball team’s surprising turn around this season.
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Alexis Hithe runs weekly workshops held at Student Affairs office. Photo courtesy.

Weekly workshop hosted at Student Affairs

Workshops aim to get students connected to the available resources on campus.
Elisabeth Vermeulen, Staff Writer April 29, 2019
A Leadership Academy Workshop is available to San Diego City College students every week through the office of Student Affairs. 
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