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Former ASG President joins protests for police reform

San Diego protests, from the perspective of former ASG president Oscar Rendon

Melisa Cabello-Cuahutle, Managing Editor • June 4, 2020

National protests have taken place over the past week, former ASG president Oscar Rendon explained the protestors want to “bring light” onto reports that black people face severe sentences and are even killed for minor offenses, or sometimes alleged minor offenses, as was the case of George Floyd.

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City College EOPS advises students on transferring

The online forum included representatives from UC San Diego

Chris LeFall, Staff Writer • May 28, 2020

City College students concerned about the impact of the pandemic on transferring brought questions to an EOPS forum on Zoom on May 13.

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UPDATE: City College professors share the challenges of remote learning

Online classes have perks and disadvantages, but the quick transition to remote learning has been a struggle for some faculty

Melisa Cabello-Cuahutle, Managing Editor • May 27, 2020

The SDCCD provided a week of training to professors to prepare for remote learning. Students and faculty, including those who had already been teaching online, had to adapt to the quick transition.

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San Diego Promise reaches out to 2020 grads

The program has served over 4,000 students in four years

Uyen Pham and Elisabeth Vermeulen • May 21, 2020

Promise program coordinator Brenda Torres discussed program eligibility, benefits of participating, steps to applying in a virtual info session.

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PODCAST: City College honoring 2020 grads with virtual ceremony

The online event for the Class of 2020 on July 17

Elisabeth Vermeulen, Staff Writer • May 18, 2020

With a plan now in place to honor grads virtually, hear why it matters from students and faculty who reacted after the initial postponement decision was announced.

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California Community Colleges sue over CARES Act restrictions

The San Diego Community College District is included in the lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education

Sonny Garibay, Editor-at-Large • May 13, 2020

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed an injunction against U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday, on behalf of the California Community Colleges including the San Diego Community College District.

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City College creates allocation plan with the money received from federal aid

College Council discusses federal aid, transfer updates, structure for college and Wi-Fi lots

Gabriel Schneider, Staff Writer • May 12, 2020

After several weeks of configuration, City College has created an allocation plan on how they will disperse the federal aid from the CARES Act.

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Federal aid, Wi-Fi lot and fall plans covered in City College town hall

City College students will be contacted with information on how to apply for federal aid

Gabriel Schneider, Staff Writer • May 8, 2020

Campus administrators covered topics including Wi-Fi lots coming to City College, the student services transition to online and the fall semester in a virtual town hall on May 7.

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Remote learning will continue in fall at City, SDCCD

Fall 2020 classes will be “primarily” online, with plans to have some labs hybrid

Melisa Cabello-Cuahutle, Managing Editor • May 5, 2020

The San Diego Community College District announced that the fall 2020 semester will be taken “primarily” online, according to a letter by Chancellor Constance Carroll.

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State chancellor discusses emergency response to pandemic outbreak

California community colleges are preparing for the continuation of online classes

Valerie Vizcarra, Staff Writer • April 28, 2020

Community colleges all over California are preparing for online instruction to continue, possibly through the fall term, according to California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley.

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City College students will receive financial aid from the government

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provides aid to higher education

Gabriel Schneider, Staff Writer • April 23, 2020

San Diego City College students will receive just under 2.3 million in financial aid from the federal government, according to the database that lists the allocations for each college and university across the country.

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City students, faculty react to commencement postponement

With City's annual graduation ceremony pushed back, students express fears of missing out (FOMO)

Elisabeth Vermeulen, Staff Writer • April 15, 2020

Due to a statewide restriction of assembling large groups, San Diego Community College District Chancellor Constance Carroll announced in an email that City's May 22 ceremony has been postponed to summer or fall, or perhaps in a digital format.

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