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Alejandro Gonzalez Valle, Multimedia Editor

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Patricia Frank, associate professor and co-chair of the City College Theatre Department, stands in the Garvin Theatre, a place she spends much of her time in, on Thursday, April 18, 2019, at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif. Frank has knowledge in both the artistic and technical side of design.

[Photo] SBCC's co-chair, scenic director lights up the theatre department

April 19, 2019
City College outfielder Patrick Caulfield hits the ball against L.A. Pierce College on Wednesday, April 17, 2019, at Pershing Park in Santa Barbara, Calif.

[Photo] SBCC baseball falls short to LA after controversial calls

April 18, 2019
Dylan Rief, center, bounces the footbag off his chest while Joneel Zinto, left, and Taji Tanner, right, wait for the ball to be passed around during the Hacky Sack Club’s meeting outside the Earth and Biological Sciences Building on Thursday, March 21, 2019, at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif.

[Photo] Hacky Sack Club brings light-hearted fun to City College

April 5, 2019

[Video] SBCC’s beach volleyball team takes on first official season

Sierra Shelton
April 3, 2019
Vaquero right side hitter Blake Lockhart (No. 17) spikes the ball against Moorpark on Friday, March 22, 2019, inside the Sports Pavilion at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif. The Vaqueros beat the Raiders 3-1.

[Photo] SBCC men’s volleyball defeats Moorpark in intense comeback

March 24, 2019
Vaquero Emily LoneTree (No. 5) hustles down the first base line for an infield hit against L.A. Pierce on Friday, March 22, 2019, at Pershing Park in Santa Barbara, Calif. The Vaqueros defeated L.A. Pierce 8-0.

[Photo] SBCC softball wins one game and loses another in doubleheader

March 24, 2019
Marco Alcaino plays the flute during the Lunchbreak Jazz Band performance on Monday, March 18, 2019, at the Soho Restaurant & Music Club in Santa Barbara, Calif.

[Photo] City College’s Big Bands bring electric jazz to SOhO House

March 19, 2019

[Video] Voices: “If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you be?”

Anthony Zapata and Ramiro Detrinidad
March 18, 2019
Vaquero middle blocker Cameron Clouse (No. 12) spikes the ball against Santiago Canyon on Friday, March 15, 2019, inside the Sports Pavilion at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif.

[Photo] City College men’s volleyball dominate in commanding win

March 16, 2019
Philip Lubin, a professor at the UCSB Physics Department, discusses his most recent projects during an event hosted by the Astronomy Club on Thursday, March 14, 2019, inside the Physical Science Building Room 101 at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif. Lubin is a member of the NASA Starlight Team.

[Photo] SBCC Astronomy Club hosts talk on interstellar space travel

March 15, 2019

[Video] Voices: “Who in your life has influenced you the most?”

Anthony Zapata and Ramiro Detrinidad
March 11, 2019
Philosophy Professor Marc Bobro plays his custom bass in the Interdisciplinary Center Building on Friday, March 8, 2019, at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif. Bobro is the bassist in the band Crying 4 Kafka and has been playing bass for about 40 years.

[Photo] Philosophy professor by day, rockstar by night

March 8, 2019
Dallin McComb, a dancer from City College’s Dance Company, practices inside the Sports Pavilion on Tuesday, March 5, 2019, at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif. McComb has been dancing for three years and after Tracy Kofford, artist director of SBCC Dance Company, asked him to choreograph a dance, he knew that’s what he wanted to focus on.

[Photo] City College student steps up, thrives in SBCC Dance Company

March 8, 2019
City College student Melisa Walk poses for a portrait on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, at the San Marcos High School pool in Santa Barbara, Calif. This is Walks second year with the swim team.

[Photo] Water polo and swim star Melisa Walk enjoys brilliant SBCC career

March 4, 2019
Members from the FUSE Dance Company during the “One Nation” performance choreographed by Joshua D. Estrada-Romero on Friday, March 1, 2019, during the HH11 Dance Festival at the Center Stage Theater in Santa Barbara, Calif.

[Photo] SBCC Dance Company right on tempo at annual HH11 festival

March 2, 2019
Political Science Instructor speaks during the “How Tech Companies Are Making Money From Government Surveillance” discussion on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019, at the West Campus Center at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif. One of the things she talked about was Amazon Rekognition, a tool that analyzes images and recognizes faces, objects, and scenes.

[Photo] SBCC professor sheds light on government surveillance deceit

February 27, 2019
From left, Luz Reyes-Martin, Laura Capps, Anthony Beebe, Hannah-Beth Jackson, and Monique Limón pose for a photo on Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, outside the campus food pantry at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif. Capps, Beebe, Jackson, and Limón spoke about the California Earned Income Tax Credit For Me program, which focuses on helping students who aren’t making enough money to file for taxes.

[Photo] CalEITC4Me aims to help students with financial struggles

February 23, 2019

[Video] The Well offers solace to stressed students, an on-campus refuge

Jun Starkey, News Editor
February 22, 2019
City College student Norma Cervantes Gonzalez poses at the ESL Building on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif. Cervantes is active in the community and works as a peer advisor for ESL students.

[Photo] Peer helps students with educational, personal struggles

February 22, 2019
Jen See speaks about how she got into sports journalism after pursuing a doctorate in U.S. History on Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019, inside the West Campus Center at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif. See writes for a variety of magazines such as Men’s Journal, Cycling, and Surfing.

[Photo] Feminist Club brings woman sports writer to inspire students

February 21, 2019
Yurie Murase hits the ball during a game of table tennis the Ping Pong Club hosted on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif.

[Photo] SBCC Ping Pong Club holds first meeting, all skill levels welcome

February 8, 2019
CCity College guard Jennae Mayberry (No. 22) goes for the jump shot against Oxnard College on Wednesday, Feb. 7 inside the Santa Barbara City College Sports Pavilion Gym. The Vaqueros defeated Oxnard College 74-61.

[Photo] Women's Basketball finishes first round with a flurry of threes

February 7, 2019
Matt Kay and his son Wren Kay look at artwork displayed during the Oak Group’s exhibition ‘In Wildness’ on Jan. 25, 2018, at City College’s Atkinson Gallery in Santa Barbara, Calif. The gallery featured landscape paintings by members of the Oak Group.

[Photo] “The Oak Group: In Wildness” exhibit celebrates forest’s beauty

February 1, 2019

[Video] Voices: “What is the best gift you’ve ever given or received?”

Sarah Maninger and Katie James
December 3, 2018
Paige Miller (right), a part-time biology instructor at City College, speaks during the Academic Senate meeting held on Wednesday, Nov. 28, at the Business Communications Center at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif. Miller has taught at City College for 11 years.

[Photo] Campus members continue to address Admin’s use of racial slur

November 29, 2018
Valerie Moua serves herself food at the club mixer the Associated Student Senate arranged on Monday, Nov. 19, at the Atkinson Gallery at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif. The club mixer offered free food, and students had the chance to meet new people and find clubs to join.

[Photo] Student Senate holds club mixer to recruit, promote campus unity

November 21, 2018
City College students and Black Student Union members hold “Black Lives Matter” and “I Support This Speaker” signs during a Board of Trustees meeting on Monday, Nov. 19, at the Administration Building at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif. They hold the signs in protest of Lyndsay Maas’ use of the N-word in the Gender Equity Work Group meeting, which she said in reference to a racist comment made by a student towards a black student.

[Photo] Coalition demands administrator resignation after using racial slur

November 20, 2018
From left, Francesco Velez-Quilici, Eric Thornburgh, and Jasmine Salik serve themselves Finnish pancakes at the annual International Food and Culture Fair hosted by the City College Ambassadors on Friday, Nov. 16, at the East Campus cafeteria at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif. The Finnish dish, also known as pannkakku, is made in the oven and usually for dessert.

[Photo] City College Ambassadors host international food, culture fair

November 18, 2018
Sado Raboudi, a business development solutions architect for WorldViz, during the “How I Made It” panel about job opportunities in the gaming world on Wednesday, Nov. 14, in the Administration Building at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif. Raboudi was showing the audience a virtual reality headset and welcomed anyone to use it after the discussion.

[Photo] Professionals in gaming and animation offer advice at panel

November 16, 2018
From left, student parents Maira Martinez, Jennifer Oropeza, Hannah Love, and Andrea Real discuss the difficulties they face with the resources provided on campus on Wednesday, Nov. 7, in the ESL building at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif.

[Photo] SBCC student parents speak out about struggle of juggling 2 roles

November 16, 2018
Lady Vaqueros guard Jennae Mayberry attempts a lay-up against MiraCosta College on Sunday, Nov. 11, inside the Sports Pavilion gym at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif. Mayberry missed the shot, but the Vaqueros still defeated MiraCosta College, 87-82.

[Photo] SBCC women's basketball takes third place in MXTE tournament

November 13, 2018
From left, Jesus Campos speaks with Kate Parker at Viva Modern Mexican on Tuesday, Nov. 6, in Santa Barbara, Calif. Parker, who was competing for a seat against Daniel Seymour and Laurie Punches as the District 7 Santa Barbara representative, won by 62 percent of the vote.

[Photo] Kate Parker wins Board of Trustees District 7 seat

November 7, 2018
San Marcos High cheers on the participants as they make their way back to the Hilton during the annual Walk to end Alzheimer’s on Saturday, Nov. 3, in Santa Barbara, Calif.

[Photo] Alzheimer’s Society, Phi Theta Kappa walk to raise awareness

November 5, 2018

[Video] Voices: “What advice do you have for students to get through mid-semester?”

Rian Noel Pitts-Lopez and Sydney Antil
November 5, 2018
City College shooting guard Meagan Moore (No. 3) shoots the ball during their match against Taft College on Friday, Nov. 3, at the Sports Pavilion at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif. The Lady Vaqueros won their first game of the season, 69-68.

[Photo] SBCC women's basketball wins seasons first game by a point

November 3, 2018
Artist Alison ODaniel, towards the right in the orange and yellow shirt, participates in a discussion called “The Politics of Access and Visual Sound” at the Administration Building at City College on Friday, Nov. 2, in Santa Barbara, Calif. ODaniel is also hard of hearing and one of the reasons she creates her work is so she can help others understand the spectrum of sound that one can experience.

[Photo] Artist uses film to channel the experiences of deaf and hearing

November 3, 2018
From left, candidates Daniel Seymour, Brandon T. Morse, Laurie Punches, Darcel Elliott, Kate Parker, Robert K. Miller, moderator John Kay, and Marsha Croninger debate at a public forum on Monday, Oct. 29, 2018, at McKinley Elementary School in Santa Barbara, Calif. Morse and Miller are campaigning for the seat representing District two, Elliott and Croninger are campaigning for the seat representing District five, and Parker, Punches, and Seymour are campaigning for the seat representing District seven.

[Photo] Board of Trustees election forum addresses student housing crisis

October 30, 2018

[Video] Voices: “What was your favorite Halloween costume as a kid?”

Elizabeth Saubestre and Celina Jauregui
October 29, 2018
The Administration Building at City College on Thursday, Oct. 25, in Santa Barbara, Calif.

[Photo] SBCC moves to formally ban sexual employee-student relationships

November 24, 2020
Kemi Dijkstra, utility player for the Lady Vaqueros, scores the fourth goal in the first quarter of the game against the Gauchos on Saturday, Oct. 27, at Santa Barbara High School in Santa Barbara, Calif. Dijkstra scored three goals against UCSB, and City College won the game, 13-5.

[Photo] SBCC women’s water polo dominates tournament

October 28, 2018
City College Professor Julie Ann Brown gives a ghost tour on Friday, October 19, in Santa Barbara, Calif. Brown walks you through different locations around Santa Barbara, such as El Paseo, the post office, Lobero Theatre, and other places. The app, Santa Barbara Ghost Tours, is free to download and gives you a ghost tour of of the areas as well.

[Photo] SBCC teacher authors app for historic downtown ghost tours

October 26, 2018
City College forward Alejandra Alvarez (No. 20) attempts to steal the ball from Cuesta College goalkeeper Brenae Damery (No. 0) at La Playa Stadium on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, in Santa Barbara, Calif. Damery had a total of 16 saves that game, but the Lady Vaqueros still defeated the Cougars 2-0.

[Photo] Vaqueros score sixth win in a row in clean game vs. Cuesta College

October 18, 2018
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