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The news site of Santa Barbara City College.

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The news site of Santa Barbara City College.

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BREAKING: SBCC campus lockdown lifted after armed suspect arrest
BREAKING: SBCC campus lockdown lifted after armed suspect arrest
Cebelli Pfeifer, Editor-in-Chief • October 4, 2024

City College students received a campus-wide alert notification declaring an immediate emergency lockdown due to an “active assailant” near Cliff Campus, on Cliff Drive at...

The Academic Senate meets every second and fourth Wednesday of the month, discussing curriculum, faculty roles, and other academic matters. 
Faculty critique 2024-25 Facilities Vision Plan in academic senate
October 4, 2024
Demis D. John, a UCSB Nano fab scientist illuminates a silicon wafer and produces an iridescent rainbow on Sept. 24, 2024 at the Nano fab lab at UCSB in Santa Barbara, Calif. "The rainbow color is because each of those squares is an array of thousands on 300nm posts... and that's around the same size as the wavelength of light," John explained.
City College and UCSB collaborate for success in nanotechnology
October 4, 2024
The Associated Student Government meets at 9 a.m. every Friday.
Seven new board members are added onto the Student Senate
October 4, 2024
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Opinion
Rodeck smiling at her dad taking a picture of her at a competition in 2015. She and her team just got announced as first place
OPINION: Competitive Cheer has changed my life in many ways
Djamila Rodeck, Staff Writer • October 4, 2024

Cheerleading has been a part of me ever since I can remember .  When my mom was 16-years old, she did a foreign exchange year during high school in Toledo, Ohio, where...

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Arts & Entertainment
The Quire of Voyces rehearses in its rehearsal room, DM-101, at City College on Sept. 23, 2024 in Santa Barbara, Calif. Apart from its members singing, it also has a piano to accompany it.
Voices of all ages blend tradition and innovation in Quire of Voyces
Kandice Kamori Hurst, Staff Writer • October 4, 2024

At City College, where diverse voices unite, the Quire of Voyces, transforms passion into harmony, creating a vibrant community that resonates far beyond the concert hall. The...

Andrew Martinez shows off his saxophone skills on Oct. 3 at City College's music room. Martinez has been playing the saxophone since Junior High School and attributes it to keeping him young.
Andrew Martinez keeps the beat alive, inspiring SBCC Jazz musicians
October 4, 2024
The Garvin Theatre is occupied with stage props from a prior production season on Sept. 17 in the Garvin Theatre at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif. The Theatre Group will be having an all-student show named "Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge" on Nov. 13 in the Jurkowitz Theatre.
Theatre arts department prepares productions for the 2024-25 season
September 20, 2024
Miniature Tigers 2009 album Tell it to the Volcano
How the band Miniature Tigers gave me strength in my darkest moments
September 14, 2024
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Sports
Photo illustration by Sylvia Stewart
SBCC cross country club created amid 2024 season cancellation
Hunter swanson, Staff Writer • October 2, 2024

The Vaquero’s 2024 cross-country season was canceled since they did not have enough team members last season. Cross country had been a successful sport at City College...

Cornelia Alsheimer-Barthel, accounting and finance professor at City College since 2011, finishes the race radiating with joy on Sept 28. at Santa Barbara, Calif. City College held its first annual Stampede and plans to make it a yearly tradition.
Participants tackle hills and set records at City College's first 5K stampede fundraiser
September 30, 2024
Julia Ryan leaps over the Rio Hondo defender on Sept. 27 at La Playa Stadium at city College in Santa Barbara, Calif. City College advances to 6-2-1 for the season.
Vaquero women's soccer battles to tie the Rio Hondo Roadrunners 1-1
September 30, 2024
Tana Long (left) and Katie McArthur (right) jump to block a ball smashed by Brianna Galvan in the game against Pasadena City on Sept. 18 at the Sports Pavilion at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif. The Vaqueros won the game 3-1.
Vaqueros women's volleyball team wins against Pasadena City College
September 23, 2024
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Features
Surge in fraudulent bot enrollments provokes City College to take action
Surge in fraudulent bot enrollments provokes City College to take action
Cebelli Pfeifer, Editor-In-Chief • September 30, 2024

California Community Colleges are facing a surge in fraudulent bots enrollments, with increasingly sophisticated bots pretending to be real students in order to illegally...

Newly appointed HR director Diana Zapata plans to lead with integrity
September 20, 2024
Illustration of athlete's silhouettes
Seven SBCC athletes and coaches to be honored at hall of fame ceremony
May 13, 2024
According to Pew Research, one in five teens who know of Chat GPT use it for schoolwork. This amounts to a total of 13% of all U.S. teens who have used artificial intelligence in school.
The effects of artificial intelligence access among City College students
May 13, 2024
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Community
Collage of stills from video interviews The Channels conducted for a project revolving around the upcoming presidential election.
The Channels asked the community for their thoughts on the upcoming presidental election
Angel Corzo, Sofia Stavins, Claire Geriak, Ruby Cobourn, Cebelli Pfeifer, Sylvia Stewart, Julia Torres, Taajvi Singh, Anneli Larson, and Jack Connell • April 19, 2024

In light of this year's upcoming presidential election, The Channels asked members of the community, “How could the upcoming presidential election...

Voices
Voices: If you could have any fictional character or celebrity as president who would it be and why?
Voices: If you could have any fictional character or celebrity as president who would it be and why?
Anika Brodnansky, Colin Leese, and Djamila Rodeck • September 27, 2024

Voices: "How has your experience with FAFSA been this year?"
Voices: "How has your experience with FAFSA been this year?"
Sylvia Stewart, Jack Connell, and Izadora Hamm • May 7, 2024

Voices: "What is your hottest take?"
Voices: "What is your hottest take?"
Voices: "What is the best piece of advice you have ever received?"
Voices: "How have you been affected by the housing shortage in Santa Barbara?"
Voices: "How have you been affected by the housing shortage in Santa Barbara?"
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