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City College athletes Isabelle Dalton, foreground left, and Diandra Jara, background right, run toward the finish line during the women’s cross country Pacific Coast Athletic Conference finals at Morley Field, Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. Dalton was the first City runner to finish the womens 5K course, with Jara finishing close behind her. Photo by Marco Guajardo/City Times Media

City College women’s, men’s cross country teams qualify for SoCal regionals

Top performers, newcomers overcome challenges to help teams move on from conference finals
Marco Guajardo, Editor-in-Chief October 24, 2023
The women’s and men’s San Diego City College cross country teams advanced to the Southern California regionals after participating at the PCAC finals at Morley Field on Oct. 20.
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Fast connections to the internet are a promised feature of the new SDCCD-Campus-Connect Wi-Fi network coming November 2023. Vince Outlaw/City Times Media

Spotty coverage to end as Wi-Fi update at City College rolls out

District-wide initiative promises enhanced speed and security, guest network scheduled for November completion
Vince Outlaw, Multimedia Journalist October 23, 2023
A new Wi-Fi system, SDCCD-Campus-Connect, has become available on the City College campus in and around the AH and BT buildings. 
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City College midfielder Isaac Velazquez (17), center, fights for the ball against MiraCosta players Isaac Ramos (19), left, and Leo Ayala (2), right, at their home game, Oct. 17, 2023. Photo by Sean Monney/City Times Media

City College men’s soccer defense outplayed by league-leading MiraCosta

Spartans beat Knights, 4-1, in PCAC play at home Oct. 17
Sean Monney, Managing Editor October 19, 2023
The City College men’s soccer team lost, 4-1, against MiraCosta in a home game on Oct. 17.
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San Francisco State University recruiter Dereice Dawson, right, speaks to City College student David Agboola, left, at the City College Transfer Fair, Oct. 17, 2023. Photo by Sean Monney/City Times Media

College recruiters offer best tips, advice for City College students at Fall Transfer Fair

Over 40 representatives from UCs, Cal States and private/independent colleges and universities attended the event
City Times Staff October 17, 2023
The Transfer Center invited students to meet with over 40 university representatives at the Fall Transfer Fair. City Times Media reporters gathered essential insights from 15 of those school representatives.
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City College goalie Alan Juarez makes a save after a Mesa College corner kick, Oct. 13, 2023. Photo by Sean Monney/City Times Media

Late saves by City College GK Alan Juarez lead Knights to 2-1 win over Mesa

Freshman backup came off the bench, kept the Olympians from scoring in final five minutes of their men’s soccer game
Sean Monney, Managing Editor October 16, 2023
The Knights men’s soccer team defeated the Olympians, 2-1, despite losing their starting goalkeeper to a red card in the final five minutes of play at Mesa’s Merrill Douglas Stadium on Oct. 13.
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Stephan Davila Madrid, right, returns the pickleball to Nilo Ondevilla, left, on the other side of the net, Sept. 16, 2023. Photo by Sean Monney/City Times Media

Pickleball makes its debut as a City College class

Nick Skvarna teaches pickleball at City College, a sport ‘everybody can play’
Sean Monney, Managing Editor September 29, 2023
Pickleball is very popular right now, and according to a 2023 report by the Sports & Fitness Industry Association, is the fastest-growing sport in America for the third year in a row.
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CalFresh Outreach Specialist Lizbeth Jimenez, left, and CalFresh Outreach Coordinator Molly Thong, right, prepare to assist students with their CalFresh questions and needs on Sept. 14, 2023. Photo by Kevin Ouellette/City Times Media

City College hosting CalFresh specialists to assist students with applications

General assistance for applying, current cases will be available on campus
Kevin Ouellette, Multimedia Journalist September 26, 2023
The Basic Needs Center at San Diego City College will host two CalFresh specialists to assist students in applying for CalFresh on Sept. 28.  Outreach staff will also help students with their existing CalFresh cases.
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Sonya Christian, center, speaks at a California community colleges board meeting next to Board of Governors President Amy Costa, left, and Board of Governors Vice President Hildegarde Aguinaldo, right, Feb. 23 2023. Photo courtesy of the California Community Colleges photo library

State community colleges chancellor leads first student media teleconference

Sonya Christian promotes Vision 2030 plan, developing transfer pathways amid rising CSU tuition costs
Sean Monney, Managing Editor September 25, 2023
Chancellor Sonya Christian focused on Vision 2030, a plan to increase the educational value of California's community colleges by raising transfer rates, creating more bachelor’s programs and improving financial support access.
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Thomas Waters, left, an environmental engineering major at City College, talks with, from left, Silvia Mohr, Barbara Shurgot and Jessie Allendorf representing the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, September 18, 2023. Photo by Eve McNally/City Times Media

Suicide Prevention Fair returns to City College, connecting students, staff to resources

Over a dozen community, campus organizations represented at Sept. 18 event
Eve McNally, Multimedia Journalist September 21, 2023
Representatives from campus health care and various community organizations offered life-affirming services.
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Denja Harris demonstrates tufting using yarn at City College, September 14, 2023. Photo by Bailey Kohnen/City Times Media

Experimental fiber artist gives tufting demonstration at City College

Emerging artist Denja Harris gives an interactive and improvised presentation of her artistic process to City students
Bailey Kohnen, Multimedia Journalist September 20, 2023
Tufting is an ancient embroidery technique which involves pulling a thread through a base cloth to form a loop. The audience suggested colors to add to the composition and conversed with the artist throughout the demo
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Demolition crews began transforming the site of the old Child Development Center Tuesday, September 19, 2023. San Diego City College envisions this site to include up to 800 units by early 2028. Photo by Eve McNally/City Times Media

BREAKING: City College is one step closer to on-campus affordable student housing

Demolition began today on the site of the future high-rise complex
Sean Monney, Managing Editor September 19, 2023
Each unit will house 2-4 students and first serve students with housing needs, including low-income, veterans and foster youth. The complex will offer shared spaces like laundry facilities, dining halls, student study spaces and student support programs
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City College engineering student and cross country team member Emmanuel Zavala Brown runs on a treadmill in the Fitness Center, Sept. 14, 2023. Photo by Sean Monney/City Times Media

VIDEO: Open gym access unlikely to return to City College. Exercise science classes offer alternatives.

Enrollment in Fitness Center classes is too low to allow for open student access, but fitness trends point to greater gym use in future
Sean Monney, Managing Editor September 15, 2023
On the north side of the San Diego City College campus sits the 3,000-square-foot Fitness Center, fully equipped with weights and cardio machines. Most students will likely never step foot in it.
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