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San Diego City College Chicano/a Studies Professor America Martinez, far left, finishes reading from her laptop a proposed Academic Senate resolution she co-authored seeking to reaffirm the San Diego Community College District’s commitment to free speech and academic freedom, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024. City College students snap their fingers in response to the resolutions final points. Photo by Marco Guajardo/City Times Media

National free speech issue on college campuses reaches City College; Academic Senate resolution seeks to set the record straight

Palestine solidarity expression restricted at City and Mesa Colleges. Faculty say it infringes on free speech, academic freedom
Marco Guajardo, Editor-in-Chief February 22, 2024
Palestine solidarity expression restricted at City and Mesa Colleges. Faculty say it infringes on free speech, academic freedom
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M.E.Ch.A member and event organizer, Vanessa, center, speaks into the bullhorn as she addresses the crowd at the national walkout for Palestine in San Diego City College, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. Photo by Sean Monney/City Times Media

VIDEO: Newscene covers campus Gaza protests, FAFSA updates

CTTV’s flagship news program closes the fall 2023 semester
Roxanne Vieira, CTTV Producer December 7, 2023
CTTV’s flagship news program closes the fall 2023 semester.
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A San Diego City College crowd gathers at the national school walkout for Palestine, carrying signs and chanting in solidarity, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. Photo by Bailey Kohnen/City Times Media

City College community joins national school walkout to protest Gaza violence (with gallery)

Students, campus organizations join nationwide solidarity event to call for immediate ceasefire, protest ongoing assault on Gaza
Kevin Ouellette and Marco Guajardo October 27, 2023
With the recent surge in violence continuing to escalate amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, between 100-150 students and faculty gathered in San Diego City College to join a national school walkout in protest of the Israeli attack on Gaza.
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San Diego City College English professor Mona Alsoraimi reads dedication, a poem by Suheir Hammad to begin “Emergency Teach-in: Solidarity Across Borders,” a panel presentation on the origins of the Palestinian occupation, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. Alsoraimi briefly wept as she read the poem about a displaced, then murdered Palestinian man. Photo by Marco Guajardo/City Times Media

Palestinian, Chicano leaders invited to City College to provide context to the escalating attacks on Gaza

Settler colonial policies which drive the ongoing displacement of the Palestinian people is at the heart of today’s conflict, leaders say
Marco Guajardo, Editor-in-Chief October 25, 2023
The teach-in sought to inform the City College community about the impact of the colonial occupation in Palestine, Palestinian resistance and ways people could be in solidarity with Palestinians in their struggle for liberation.
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Aspiring architecture student Samuel Pinzon, 17, sits on a table between the BT and AH buildings of City College with his guitar as he speaks to City Times about the misplaced priorities of the US government relative to its involvement in the occupation of Palestine, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. Photo by Marco Guajardo/City Times Media

VOICES: City College students reflect on the carnage in the Middle East

Students say misplaced U.S. priorities, skepticism toward peace inform their perspectives on the ongoing occupation of Palestine
Marco Guajardo, Editor-in-Chief October 25, 2023
As the world witnesses the ongoing bombing campaign, City Times Media went across various parts of campus Oct. 16 to ask City College students their perspectives on the state of the occupation. 
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Program Support Technician Jahaziel Arredondo Aguilera works at the Mental Health Center welcome desk, Oct. 10, 2023. Photo by Marco Guajardo/City Times Media

Middle East war prompts City College to offer counseling resources to affected students, staff

Campus' Mental Health Center seeks to extend atmosphere of belonging, safety to community affected by ongoing conflict
Kevin Ouellette and Marco Guajardo October 10, 2023
As the violence in the region escalates, the campus Mental Health Center identified the need to provide coping support and confidential counseling resources for those affected by the war.
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ALS Ice Bucket Challenge: to be accepted or declined?

Miguel Cid October 28, 2014

ALS is a disease that affects people almost at random, and the Ice Bucket Challenge that went viral in late July has brought much awareness to the disease. But since the challenge has emerged, it has strangely...

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