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Cultures show off at City
(blue flamenco dancer)

Numerous campus clubs united to celebrate the diversity of languages on Dec. 2 for Language Day in Gorton Quad. Rocio Carrera, owner of Paloma Aragon Dance Academy, stomps out flamenco steps traditional of the Spanish culture.

Region X
(two kids holding a sign)

Students from multiple community colleges gather to protest in Balboa Park on Nov. 20.

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HIV testing
(nurse and table)

On World Aids Day, Early Test Program coordinator Paula Potter waits for results of mouth swaps which detect antibodies to HIV.

People’s History Event
(speaker at a stand)

Jose Rodriguez, BEAT Club member, recites a speech written by Frederick Douglas during the Voices of a Peoples’ History event.

Cuts to Cosmetology
(girls work on hair dummies)
Cosmetology students Alexa Russel and colleagues Blanca Torres and Lauren Shade practice hairdos during their department’s night class.

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Big clean up
(girl picking up trash)
Isabel Montana, a volunteer from the humanitarian group, Border Angels, spent part of her Saturday morning volunteering her time picking up trash underneath an overpass in Logan Heights.

(guy with glasses painting a wall)
Urban Corps crew member Jordan Gomez paints over some graffiti on the side of an overpass in Logan Heights during the multi-volunteer gathering Nov. 14.

(guy pulling a cart)
Urban Corps volunteers bring a wagon loaded with random scrap metal which was scattered throughout the neighborhood back to the staging area for proper disposal.

(guy with chuck sneakers bent over)
Frank Gallegos from Nosotros, a men’s recovery house for sober living, helps with the effort to beautify the neighborhood.

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Berlin Wall

(the wall pic)
The exhibit of the Berlin Wall created by students from City German classes 101 and 202.

(teacher in front of wall)
German professor Astrid Ronka show the exhibit to bystanders.

World Cultures story
(guy talking to audience)
Azim N. Khamisa speaks during the World Cultures Program gang panel lecture. His son was killed by a gang and now teaches on ending the cycle violence.

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Sofia Laurein story
(woman in zebra shirt)
While sitting at her desk, San Diego City College history professor Sofia Laurein gives a lesson on the history of her life.

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Language Day
(two flamenco dancers, blue dress and black and white dress)
Rocio Carrera, left joins language professor Maria Romero-Huerta on the floor, as they stomp and spin to the rhythm of the flamenco guitar.

(two flamenco girls with hats)
The Paloma Aragon dancers twirl in unison colorfully dressed for the City audience.

(guy writing in script)
Mohamed Haji Hassan, computer technology and Arabic studies student, writes names for students in Arabic calligraphy.

(guy showing posterboard)
Yazan Haddad, a physical therapy student, explains Arabic culture to a fellow City student.

(lady with chandelier head)
Tarciana Quantz, a professional belly dancer, dons a silver candelabra, complete with lit candles, typically used for wedding ceremonies.

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T.S. Monk jazz story
(band pic)
T.S. Monk’s jazz trio played to a sold-out audience at the Saville Theatre on Nov. 10. Son of legendary posthumous pianist, Thelonious Monk, the left-handed drummer held his own (drumsticks) with the help of a pianist (Sergio Salvatore) and an upright bassist (Hamilton Price). Playing jazz, what is known by many as “America’s classical music,” the trio shined.

Italian film festival
(man profile pic to the left)
Peppe Voltarelli, actor/musician/composer, played his eponymous film at the San Diego Italian film Festival.

On the move dancers
(female dancers in black and white)
Students and faculty practice for “On the Move” during the dress rehearsal in the Saville Theatre on Dec. 3. The performances, which took place on Dec. 4 and 5, included a mixture of dances from salsa to modern to racy heart-pumping pieces.