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City Times Media releases special mid-year print newspaper

CTM's Open House edition is the first like it since pandemic

Keadan Bradley, Social Media Producer • May 16, 2023

The City Times Media team produced a special Open House print newspaper that went into newsstands around the campus on April 27.

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VIDEO: Masks coming off at San Diego City College, SDCCD amid increased COVID-19 cases in county

Final edition of Newscene Today for the fall term previews pair of holiday events

Jillian Fortner, Executive Producer, CTTV • December 14, 2022

A new COVID-19 omicron subvariant is spreading throughout San Diego this holiday season, county officials announced, days before the mask requirement at San Diego Community College District campuses is set to end.

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Masks not required at SDCCD, City College starting Dec. 19

A significant drop in COVID-19-related illnesses led to change in policy

Candise Berry, Multimedia Journalist • November 10, 2022

Masks will be optional on San Diego Community College District campuses, including San Diego City College, starting Monday, Dec. 19, officials announced on the SDCCD website.

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City welcomes students with cultural events

Activities continue throughout the first two weeks of the fall term

Candise Berry, Antonio Contreras, Kathryn Gray, Shamere Grimes, Kenneth Jaimes, Joel Nevarez, and Susana Serrano • August 23, 2022

The sun shone brightly in a clear blue sky as approximately 40 students, faculty and staff gathered on the A building patio for free food and entertainment at the Chicanx/Latinx Bienvenido event on Aug. 23.

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City College uses communal art to raise mental health awareness

City’s Student Health Services and Active Minds chapter turn to the arts as a way to ease students back to in-person campus life

Philip Salata, News Editor • May 17, 2022

Isolation brought on by COVID-19 not only caused the majority of social opportunities on campus to dwindle, but also put pressure on students' well-being. Community art could be one way to help students assimilate to campus life.

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City to celebrate graduates with first in-person commencement events in three years

In addition to a schoolwide ceremony at Balboa Park, there will be a variety of smaller events for City graduates on campus

Kathy Archibald, Jakob McWhinney, Philip Salata, and Susana Serrano • May 5, 2022

San Diego City College will hold an in-person commencement ceremony for the first time in three years at the Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park on May 26 from 5-7 p.m.

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SDCCD loses over $100K to ‘bots,’ prevents more fraud with new software

The district prevented the theft of nearly $375K with detection tools, though City College lost thousands in financial aid funds, officials say

Kathy Archibald, Enterprise Editor • April 29, 2022

The San Diego Community College District disbursed $101,619 in aid to fraudulent student accounts in February and March and prevented another $373,854 from being stolen, according to Victor DeVore, dean of student services for the district.

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REVIEW: Urinetown returns to the City College stage after a two-year hiatus

San Diego City College’s Visual and Performing Arts revives its production of Urinetown, the first musical at City since 2019

Philip Salata, News Editor • April 22, 2022

For those who newly joined the cast and crew of Urinetown, as well as those who returned, the staging of the musical in the Saville Theatre is a celebration that finally brings song and dance back to the public – the first musical at City since 2019.

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City Times Sound unleashes an eclectic week of radio

New content by CTS gets intimate and rhythmic

Philip Salata, Victor Ortiz, Jr., and Chad Francis • April 18, 2022

From an exclusive glimpse into the lives of independent content creators to a dive into San Diego’s heritage of Latin music, CTS sets the tone to ponder and groove.

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City student, faculty among plaintiffs suing SDCCD over COVID-19 requirements

Lawsuit alleges SDCCD’s requirements violate civil rights and amount to religious discrimination

Jakob McWhinney, Managing Editor • April 15, 2022

A San Diego City College faculty member and an alum are among a group of employees and students suing three Southern California community college districts alleging the district's COVID-19 vaccine, testing and masking requirements violated their civil rights.

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City Times Sound picks up the beat after spring break

After a week of hibernation CTS is back live with an all new radio line-up

Philip Salata, Jakob McWhinney, and Skylar Eppler • April 4, 2022

To ease the return from spring break, City Times Sound will be setting the tempo for the week with all new material.

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VIDEO/RADIO: Pandemic restrictions easing at large events in the state

The story is featured on this week's edition of CTTV's Newscene

Jakob McWhinney, Operations Manager • March 24, 2022

COVID-19 restrictions are continuing to be eased in California. Beginning April 1, the state's Department of Public Health will lift requirements that individuals attending “indoor mega events” present proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test.

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