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VIDEO: 4 simple steps to style your grad cap

In this special News You Can Use, blinging out your cap for graduation day is so easy

Ayo Elise • May 21, 2021

Decorating your cap is a way for you to recognize your achievement. Whether you're transferring to a four-year university, finishing an associates degree or receiving a certificate, recognizing this point in your life is important.

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Combating hate against the Asian American community

How you can become an advocate and ally

Kathryn Gray, Multimedia Journalist • May 14, 2021

A month dedicated to celebrating culture and heritage, Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month has taken on additional meaning in 2021.

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MAGAZINE: 4 City College students share stories of hardship, pain at VAMP

Storytelling showcase allows students to turn painful experiences into beautiful performances

Kathryn Gray, Multimedia Journalist • May 11, 2021

Four City College students tell the stories behind their VAMP showcase performances.

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PODCAST: Reclaiming your body after trauma

City Speaks Sex and Sexuality returns to discuss about reclaiming a healthy sex life after trauma

Marlena Harvey, Managing Editor • May 6, 2021

“Having a partner you can trust is so important,” Hartley said.

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MAGAZINE: City College’s student news organization debuts new magazine

Produced by the staff of City Times, CityScene focuses on arts and culture

Gabriel Schneider, Editor-in-Chief • May 5, 2021

As the spring 2021 virtual semester comes to a close, City Times debuted its first volume of CityScene magazine, which focuses on arts and culture on and around the San Diego City College campus.

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RADIO: City College new mural is underway

Chancellor Constance Carroll is being honored with a mural

Susana Serrano, Multimedia Journalist • May 3, 2021

San Diego City College is starting to work on their new mural in honor of the Chancellor Constance Carroll.

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Virtual panel discusses the future of campus policing for California colleges

Complete SDCCD survey on campus policing by April 30

Kathryn Gray, Multimedia Journalist • April 30, 2021

As a result of the recent worldwide protests against use of force by police officers and systematic racism, the University of California, California State University and California Community Community Colleges are taking a hard look at whether campus police departments should even exist.

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San Diego Community College District helps students find the right PATH

The Careers in the Arts and Humanities panelists share their stories and experiences throughout their academic lives

Laura Montano, Multimedia Journalist • April 21, 2021

The San Diego Community College District’s ‘‘Preparing Accomplished Transfers to the Humanities,’’ or PATH, program held a panel on April 14, which featured people who majored in the Arts and Humanities sharing their experiences in the industry.

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17th Annual Student Project and Research Symposium showcases student work

Food insecurity, environmental stressors and the search for identity tackled by some of City’s best

Kathryn Gray, Multimedia Journalist • April 19, 2021

The 17th Annual Student Project and Research Symposium was a unique opportunity for students to present their original projects and research through visual and oral presentations, spoken word performances, podcasts and radio, and news broadcasts - and it was all streamed live on YouTube April 15.

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SDCCD hosts first virtual job fair

The event featured networking with local companies about internships and jobs opportunities

Katia Pechenkina, News Editor • April 16, 2021

The SDCCD Career Centers, Work-Based Learning and San Diego Workforce Partnership offered the first virtual SDCCD Job Fair on Wednesday, April 14.

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Former Texas poet laureate turns ancestral knowledge into art

Laurie Ann Guerrero passionately tells her stories, and those of her ancestors, through words and other mediums

Kathryn Gray, Multimedia Journalist • April 12, 2021

For Laurie Ann Guerrero, former Texas poet laureate and current writer-in-residence at Texas A&M University San Antonio, writing is like breathing.

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Three City College students named national semifinalists for scholarships

The three are among 406 national semifinalists for the highly competitive awards

Jesus Lopez, Multimedia Journalist • April 1, 2021

Three San Diego City College students, Miguel Cacho-Tafolla, Tatiana Butte and Lucia Huerta, are semifinalists for national scholarships.

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