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San Diego City College Council meeting defers to alum’s first-hand account

Malcolme Muttaqee’s candid personal story inaugurates 2021-22 cycle of College Council meetings

Philip Salata, Multimedia Journalist • September 21, 2021

Malcolme Muttaqee’s personal story, a candid window into his experience as a Black Muslim man growing up in San Diego, brought life to an otherwise routine College Council meeting on September 14.

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Weekly COVID-19 testing rolls out at San Diego City College

Districtwide mandate strives to keep campus COVID-19 free

Kathryn Gray, Managing Editor • September 20, 2021

The San Diego Community College District mandates weekly testing for all unvaccinated students, staff and faculty.

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Farmworkers movement leads to collaboration and change

World Cultures Program kicks off with the first of eleven events of the semester

Marlena Harvey, Editor-in-Chief • September 16, 2021

Director of the SUBIR Cultural Center Adan Sanchez convened educators, guest speakers and students to share personal experiences and opinions on the inequality and unequal representation of cultures in the San Diego Community College District.

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City College science students, faculty face realities of returning to campus

Lab classes are among those returning to campus for the fall 2021 semester

Christopher Tapanes, Multimedia Journalist • September 8, 2021

While the majority of students and faculty at City College’s science building agreed that in-person lab classes are essential to the learning process, others are having reservations about being back on campus.

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BREAKING: Following outcry, SDCCD alters return-to-campus timeline (with update)

Decision announced in a September 2 email from Chancellor Carlos Turner Cortez

Jakob McWhinney, Multimedia Journalist • September 2, 2021

Days after dozens of student services staff voiced their fear and frustration at the San Diego Community College District’s return-to-campus timeline, an email from Chancellor Carlos Turner Cortez to district employees said it will be altering that timeline.

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UPDATED: Fear, frustration of SDCCD staff dominates the first fall trustees meeting

Public comments included a letter signed by 36 staff members

Jakob McWhinney, Multimedia Journalist • August 27, 2021

Staff from the student services departments of all four campuses vented their fears and frustrations regarding the SDCCD's recent decision to require them to return to campus amid rising COVID-19 numbers at the Aug. 26 Board of Trustees meeting.

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VIDEO: 4 simple steps to style your grad cap

In this special News You Can Use, blinging out your cap for graduation day is so easy

Ayo Elise • May 21, 2021

Decorating your cap is a way for you to recognize your achievement. Whether you're transferring to a four-year university, finishing an associates degree or receiving a certificate, recognizing this point in your life is important.

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BREAKING: SDCCD mandates COVID-19 vaccine for fall 2021

The decision comes almost a month after major university systems in the state announce their vaccination requirements

Katia Pechenkina, News Editor • May 19, 2021

San Diego Community College District will require students, faculty and staff to get vaccinated against COVID-19 for in-person learning for the fall semester, according to a statement shared on social media.

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VIDEO: Biden talks education in address to joint congress

Biden made a promise to make community college tuition free

Chris LeFall, Multimedia Journalist • April 30, 2021

President Joe Biden addressed Congress for the first time just shy of his first 100 days in office on Wednesday, April 28.

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RADIO: San Diego Promise offers funding for two years of community college

The deadline for priority registration and admission is June 11

Candise Berry, Multimedia Journalist • April 26, 2021

San Diego Community College District is now offering its tuition-free San Diego Promise for future students in the fall.

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BREAKING: Police activity causes three SDUSD campuses, City College to close

Students are to remain off school grounds for safety

Gabriel Schneider, Editor-in-Chief • April 13, 2021

San Diego Unified School District closed San Diego High, East Village Middle College High and Garfield High school today due to police activity, wrote the district in a tweet.

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SDCCD Board of Trustees announces recommendations from Police Task Force

The task force will continue its work into spring 2021

Kathryn Gray, Multimedia Journalist • April 9, 2021

The San Diego Community College District held its board meeting on April 8, focusing on the SDCCD Preliminary Report on College Policing, introduced by Chancellor Constance Carroll.

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