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City College uses communal art to raise mental health awareness

City’s Student Health Services and Active Minds chapter turn to the arts as a way to ease students back to in-person campus life

Philip Salata, News Editor • May 17, 2022

Isolation brought on by COVID-19 not only caused the majority of social opportunities on campus to dwindle, but also put pressure on students' well-being. Community art could be one way to help students assimilate to campus life.

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VIDEO: City College’s social justice conference kicks off this week

The event aims to inspire collaborations that influence change

Jakob McWhinney, Multimedia Journalist • March 22, 2022

San Diego City College’s 7th annual Social Justice and Education conference officially begins tomorrow with opening remarks from City president Ricky Shabazz, City counselor and UMOJA program coordinator Erin Charlens and Kumeyaay tribal councilman and educator Stan Rodriguez.

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Campus comes alive at Soul Food Celebration

City College community gathers to celebrate Black History Month

Kathryn Gray, Editor-In-Chief • March 2, 2022

Smells of fried chicken and gumbo wafted through campus enticing people to gather at the patio of the San Diego City College A building where students, faculty and staff shared soul food in celebration of Black History Month coming to a close.

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City College shines a light on mental health struggles in Black communities

Mental health barriers the focus of Black History Month events

Kathryn Gray, Editor-In-Chief • March 1, 2022

To help shine a light on the stigma around mental health in Black communities, City hosted multiple events throughout Black History Month aimed at breaking down some of these barriers.

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‘Hidden Figures’ film screening sparks discussion about injustice, progress

City College Black Film Friday events shine spotlight on Black history through cinema

Kathryn Gray, Editor In Chief • February 18, 2022

In celebration of Black History Month, San Diego City College hosted a screening and discussion of the film “Hidden Figures” on Feb. 17 on Zoom for Black Film Friday.

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REVIEW: ‘Hidden Figures’

City College hosts a film screening and discussion of the biographical drama about three Black women who helped NASA put an astronaut in orbit

Kathy Archibald, Multimedia Journalist • February 17, 2022

The World Cultures program at San Diego City College will present a community Zoom viewing and discussion of the film “Hidden Figures" on Feb. 17.

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LIVE BLOG: City College sets the stage for Fall Fest

Officials say the first 150 registered students to attend will receive $500 each

Kathryn Gray, Jakob McWhinney, Christopher Tapanes, Will Mauriz, Aldo Ramirez, and Kathy Archibald • December 8, 2021

As San Diego City College staff prepared for today’s Fall Fest, at which $75,000 in student aid will be distributed in $500 increments to the first 150 eligible students to attend, a small crowd of students gathered near the campus’s Schwartz Plaza.

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Student interest high for City College’s first Fall Fest

The promise of a $500 incentive draws students to the first in-person, campus-wide event

Philip Salata, Kathy Archibald, and Jakob McWhinney • December 7, 2021

San Diego City College officials recently announced an event called Fall Fest, slated to take place on campus on Dec. 8, during which $75,000 in aid money will be given to students to entice attendance at the first campus-wide event since the COVID-19 shutdown.

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City College ASG president finds her voice, paves way to future

Victoria Owusu brings her passion for student success to the forefront at ASG

Kathryn Gray, Managing Editor • November 17, 2021

Having first visited San Diego City College to attend a UMOJA event during her senior year at Hoover High School, Victoria Owusu remembers hearing the welcome address in her native language and feeling City would be the only community college for her.

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MAGAZINE: Marine veteran writes next chapter of his music story

City College home to music evolution of D’Marcus Andrus

Will Mauriz, Multimedia Journalist • March 11, 2021

The musical origin story of D’Marcus Andrus puts him on the streets of Japan setting up flyers for underground rap shows. Hw is now president of City College's Music Club.

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City College professors and tutors help from a distance

Tutoring services continue for City College students through the summer term

Sonny Garibay, Editor-at-Large • June 4, 2020

UMOJA aided students preparing for finals during the final study jam of the semester.

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Transfer and Career Center holds industry panel to discuss black excellence

Panelists discuss hardships and overcoming the challenges of being an individual of color in the workforce

Elisabeth Vermeulen, Staff Writer • February 27, 2020

As Black History Month commemoration continues, the Transfer and Career Center held an Industry Career Panel discussing the topic of black excellence. “It was really important for me to find representatives...