San Diego City Times

Knights men’s basketball team prepares for upcoming season

City College will play five straight games against CCCAA opponents starting Nov. 3

Antonio Contreras, Multimedia Journalist • November 2, 2022

The City College men’s basketball team is preparing for a busy November schedule, tipping off its 2022-23 season on Nov. 3.

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City College student media finalist for national awards

The Pinnacles honor the best two- and four-year college media organizations

Candise Berry, Multimedia Journalist • September 13, 2022

City Times Media, the student news platform of San Diego City College, is a finalist for four 2022 Pinnacle Awards. The national awards, presented by the College Media Association, honors the best two- and four-year college media organizations and individual work.

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City Times Media students acknowledged at national conference

Students who attended the ACP/JACC Conference took home 17 individual and team awards

Victor Ortiz, Jr., Multimedia Journalist • March 8, 2022

Represented by six City Times Media students along with journalism advisor and assistant professor Nicole Vargas, San Diego City College competed in several state and conference-wide competitions, winning 17 awards.

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City science club navigates need for culturally relevant integration

SD SACNAS chapter perseveres through pandemic hurdles

Will Mauriz, Sports Editor • December 14, 2021

“There is life that happens outside of the classroom that affects students' ability to even be present for the STEM classes, and STEM takes a lot out of a person," San Diego City College SACNAS chapter president Dyani Melgarejo said. "We need the support of a community or place to study without distractions.”

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VIDEO: Making hummus from scratch with #CityCookingChallenge haul

Feeding San Diego, San Diego Food Bank provides food for twice-monthly drives

Susana Serrano, Executive Producer, CTTV • November 4, 2021

Hunger Action Day is back this month, and City Times Media multimedia journalist Susana Serrano took food home and cooked hummus for #CityCookingChallenge on Nov. 2.

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RADIO: The Knight Life, Ep. 2: Authenticity in the bedroom, the social isolation of COVID-19

Listen to the show on 88.3 HD-2 at 5 p.m. on Monday or any time on Soundcloud

Michelle De Nicola and Jakob McWhinney • November 1, 2021

The Knight Life's second episode, broadcast on Oct. 25, featured another part of The Listening Machine’s series on San Diegans’ experiences with COVID-19, as well as the third episode of Sex & Sexuality, which deals with maintaining authenticity in relationships.

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VIDEO: City Times Media honored with national awards

The College Media Association Pinnacle Awards honor the best college media organizations and individual workin the nation

Joel Garcia and Assad Khalilzadeh • October 20, 2021

The College Media Association has released the winners of its 2020-21 Pinnacle Awards and San Diego City College's student media organization earned a pair of major honors, best two-year media outlet and best two-year website.

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San Diego City College celebrates $5 million HSI grant

City College is among the 33 California Hispanic-serving institution designated by the U.S. Department of Education.

Aldo Ramirez, Multimedia Journalist • October 12, 2021

To celebrate Hispanic, Latinx, Chicanx and Indigenous Heritage Month, San Diego City College organized “Café con Colegas” on Oct. 7, an event sponsored by the School of Mathematics, Sciences, and Nursing Education with the purpose to connect with students and inform more about City College as an HSI.

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City College scholarship deadline quickly approaching

Awards of $750 available from Friends of Downtown San Diego

Sophia Traylor, Web Editor • September 24, 2021

San Diego City College students have until Sept. 26 to apply for the Vocational and Technical Scholarship given by Friends of Downtown San Diego.

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Restaurant owner taps his network for help to survive pandemic

Owner of Birrias, Chivos & Cheves struggled to keep the doors open

Susana Serrano, Multimedia Journalist • June 23, 2021

In a small shopping center where Highland Avenue connects with 24th street in National City, a Mexican restaurant called Birrias, Chivos & Cheves stands between a pizzeria and a nail salon.

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