News Briefs: Free COVID testing, recovery meeting offered weekly

With everything happening around the City College community, The Channels would like to offer a single place for the essential information. So we’ll be compiling a weekly list of current and upcoming events to keep readers up to date on campus news.

Students and staff form a line at the COVID-19 testing station on Feb. 7 at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif. (August Lawrence)

– As we prepare to return to in-person classes in the coming weeks, it’s important to remember to get tested weekly to be admitted on campus and for in-person courses. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing takes place next to parking lot A1. It’s a saliva test and takes a few moments. Results arrive in one to two days through Pipeline email. Testing site open:

Monday from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and 5 p.m.-7 p.m.
Tuesday from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Wednesday from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Thursday from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Friday from 8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

The sun shines on City College's West Campus on Feb. 7 in Santa Barbara, Calif. — The sun shines on City College’s West Campus on Feb. 7 in Santa Barbara, Calif. (August Lawrence)

–Santa Barbara City College has been allocated $7 million, which will go directly towards students in a CARES/HEERF Emergency Grant. SBCC will give $1,000-$3,000 emergency grants to students until all funds are exhausted. Students need to be enrolled in a minimum of 3 units to be eligible for this grant as of Feb. 4. The deadline for applications is Feb. 17 at 12 p.m. CARES/HEERF Emergency Application Questions about the grant can be sent to [email protected].

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The Eli Luria Library on City College’s West campus has been closed since last March, but library staff has been working to offer the same resources available to students through rentals, online distribution and more. “We have had a lot more students accessing our collection electronically instead of physically,” said Camerin Poulson, library technician. File photo of Eli Luria Library from Feb 19, 2021, in Santa Barbara, Calif. — The Luria Library staff has been working to offer the same resources available to students through rentals, online distribution and more. “We have had a lot more students accessing our collection electronically instead of physically,” said Camerin Poulson, library technician. File photo of Luria Library from Feb 19, 2021, in Santa Barbara, Calif. (Ryan P. Cruz)

– The library is giving out free copies of Exhalation, a collection of short stories, to the SBCC community. Pick up a copy at the library during their in-person hours, Monday and Thursday, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.

Image courtesy of The Well at Santa Barbara City College.

– SBCC Student Health and Wellness are now offering free virtual All Recovery meetings for students who want to connect with other students starting this Thursday. These meetings will include discussions of drug prevention, education, and recovery. Sessions will be held every Thursday at 12 p.m. on zoom.

Zoom ID: 959 8480 2563

Passcode: 661377

City College student Alexis Willis plays the ukulele while fellow Black Stem Club members Tiffany Love, in black, Jordan Cornett, in yellow, and Naiha Dozier-El, in blue, sing along and dance on club day at the Friendship Plaza at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 26. “We have a community that we can thrive together and make sure we all feel united,” Love said. (Nate Stephenson)

– February is Black History Month, and in hopes to engage the community in celebrating, SBCC will be hosting multiple virtual campus-wide events.

Black History Month Virtual Trivia – Feb. 10. Led by POC members of our community for students and staff to share knowledge and have a great time.
The Rainbow Coalition – Feb.12. Starting Feb.12, all students will have 14 days of access to Rainbow Coalition, a film covering the history of a multi-ethnic coalition about racial injustice in the 1960s. The film will be available on a streaming platform provided by Good Docs. Where to stream: https://linktr.ee/sbcc_umoja