Ricky Soltero – City Times

New advisers for a new semester

Ricardo Soltero

December 15, 2015

Two adjunct instructors are joining San Diego City College’s Digital Journalism program during the upcoming spring semester. One an experienced photojournalist, Tara Pixley, and the other a seasoned news writer, Jerry McCormick, are set to join the program alongside current adjunct instructor Aida Garcia as full-time professor Roman S. Koenig scales back to adjunct instructional...

Perspective: The Internet that stole Christmas

Ricardo Soltero

December 8, 2015

Earlier this month, Joshua Feuerstein called out Starbucks in a video that went viral, claiming that the company was waging a war against Christmas. Feuerstein goes on to say that the company’s choice of using the plain two-tone red cup this season was a Starbucks campaign against the holiday. What comes to my mind is Tina Fey’s recent comment when she herself got caught...

Bodies exhibit to showcase beauty in imperfection

October 29, 2015

Photographer Michael Lee Chao has stumbled across a medium through which women can take their insecurities and project them in a positive way. With a single...

Bloodmobile to the rescue

September 14, 2015

San Diego Blood Bank held its most recent blood drive on Sept. 11 in Gorton Quad at City College.Susana Gonzales, a Psychology major at City College w...

Jazz 88.3 wins Station of the Year

Ricardo Soltero

September 6, 2015

City College based radio station KSDS Jazz 88.3 was named 2015 Station of the Year during the JazzWeek annual summit held in San Jose in August, according to a press release.The award, voted by JazzWeek readers, writers, editors, music producers and music companies, recognizes outstanding contributions to the jazz community. Nominated along with five other radio stations in lar...