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RADIO: City Chill pulls together mix of music for a chill vibe

Host Skylar Eppler will navigate through San Diego’s indie music scene

Skylar Eppler, Music Director • March 17, 2022

CityChill pulls together an eclectic mix of music to create a vibe that can, at the risk of sounding cliche, best be described as chill.

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VIDEO/RADIO: Suicide prevention, mental health the focus of City College exhibit

Dozens of backpacks, personal stories to be shared in Curran Plaza

Christian Punzo and Stevon Marshall • March 16, 2022

San Diego City College will be holding an event called “Send Silence Packing” on March 17 that focuses on mental health and encourages people to ask for help when needed.

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RADIO: Get your dose of local indie-everything music with “Mood Ring”

Host Jakob McWhinney dives into a local music show focusing on all things indie

Jakob McWhinney, Operations Manager • March 15, 2022

Host Jakob McWhinney digs up great local music that has some sugar, and some edge, and serves it shaken, with the goal of keeping listeners asking themselves “wait…this artist is from San Diego?”

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City Women Rock celebrates sixth annual summit

All in attendance received a $250 grant from San Diego City College

Susana Serrano, Multimedia Journalist • March 11, 2022

To celebrate International Women's Day, San Diego City College and the City Women Rock club hosted their sixth annual summit.

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VIDEO: Newscene opens spring with coverage of Ukraine, State of the Union

CTTV's flagship news program returns for the spring 2022 semester

Ingrid Estrella and Jillian Fortner • March 2, 2022

One week into the Ukraine crisis, we give you updates on the current status of the Russian invasion. President Biden also delivered his first State of the Union address.

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City College submits proposal for bachelor’s in Cyber Defense and Analysis

While AB-927 allows for fifteen proposed bachelor’s degrees to be approved per submission period, only ten proposals were submitted statewide

Jakob McWhinney and Philip Salata • March 1, 2022

Even with out-of-state tuition being considerably higher, students cross state lines in search of an affordable cyber education.

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Warm up with CTM’s local music playlist for February

Bounce this month with Dezzy Hollow’s West Coast hip-hop, Golden Hours’ serene jams and Parque De Cometas’ “revuelto pop”

Jakob McWhinney and Philip Salata • February 25, 2022

The world’s pretty heavy right now. I’m not going to qualify that, or try to make some clever joke, it’s just the truth. But you’re not here to listen to me wax poetic about geopolitics, or theorize about the rising cost of everything, or complain about the sandwich I accidentally left on the bus today. You’re here for some local music.

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Newsom nominates first Latina to California Supreme Court

Patricia Guerrero, a daughter of immigrants, would become the high court’s first Latina — significant in a state court system where Latinos are underrepresented

Byrhonda Lyons, CalMatters • February 16, 2022

Gov. Gavin Newsom today nominated to the state Supreme Court Patricia Guerrero, a San Diego appeals court justice who, if confirmed, would be the first Latina to serve on California’s highest court.

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Local artist speaks to City College students

David Contreras opens the spring season of the World Cultures program

Victor Ortiz, Jr., Multimedia Journalist • February 15, 2022

San Diego artist David Contreras shared the evolutionary path his art style took in a Zoom presentation entitled “Look This Way! Craftsmanship and Seduction with David Contreras.”

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Mayor calls for expansion of City College homelessness services training program

Todd Gloria hopes to partner with other regional colleges to create similar programs

Jakob McWhinney, Multimedia Journalist • February 8, 2022

Mayor Todd Gloria praised a unique San Diego City College certificate program designed to prepare students to work in the homelessness services sector. He also called for the program to be expanded.

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City College student radio station to be revived this spring

City Times Sound to focus on local music and culture in a complete overhaul of 88.3 HD-2 FM

Philip Salata, Multimedia Journalist • January 31, 2022

The Spring 2022 term will see the revival, and complete overhaul of the station. The City Times Sound team, just one branch of the larger City Times Media organization, will launch all new programming focused on local music and City College campus life and culture.

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Amid omicron surge, SDCCD officials announce delayed return to in-person instruction

Students can expect a phased-in return to campus beginning Feb. 22, with a full return by March 7

Jakob McWhinney • January 19, 2022

Twelve days before the start of the spring 2022 semester, San Diego Community College District officials updated their already delayed return to full on-campus instruction due to a spike in regional COVID-19 infection numbers.

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