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Gerardo Zavala

Gerardo Zavala, Photo Editor

Fall 2016, Spring 2017,

Fall 2017

All content by GERARDO ZAVALA
File Photo. Sep. 5, 2017 in Santa Barbara, Calif.

[Photo] City College scrambles to restore systems after latest power outage

March 2, 2021
The 2020 athletic season in any sport will not count negatively against the students as the NCAA and NAIA have both granted college athletes a pardon on the year. File photo of Santa Barbara City College Athletic Director Rocco Constantino on top of the La Playa Stadium at City College from Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017 in Santa Barbara, Calif.

[Photo] Sports cancellations hurt athletes, but not their 'eligibility clock'

February 8, 2021
File photo, 2017

[Photo] SBCC athletic department pushes forward after 4 positive COVID tests

September 21, 2020
City College’s first autism consultant Natalie Holdren.

[Photo] New SBCC club works to support ‘neurodiversity’ on campus

Naum Milyavskiy, Arts and Entertainment Editor
April 13, 2018
New City College softball head coach Justine Bosio Tuesday, Nov. 21, at Pershing Park. Bosio has spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach of the team and is now replacing Paula Congleton after Congleton received an offer to coach at the University of New Mexico.

[Photo] SBCC softball names Justine Bosio head coach starting spring

JAX MONTGOMERY , Sports Editor
December 1, 2017
The baja tacos filled with battered white snapper fish, cabbage, pico de gallo and jalapeño tartar sauce Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017 at Casa Blanca in downtown Santa Barbara. The tacos were served with sides of rice, beans, and complimentary chips and salsa.

[Photo] Channels editors review best Taco Tuesday in Santa Barbara

JAX MONTGOMERY, JACK DAVIES, and ALYSSA DURANT
December 1, 2017
Aidan Andersen climbing up a rock wall Thursday, Nov. 9, at the Santa Barbara Rock Gym downtown.

[Photo] The Channels reviews intense workouts in Santa Barbara

DIANA AGUILAR, AIDAN ANDERSON, and BARAA ALKASSIR
November 21, 2017
Artwork on display in Rafa Esparza’s “For You and the Sky” exhibit Monday, Nov. 20. in the Atkinson Gallery.

[Photo] Esparza’s “For You and the Sky” exhibit to enter final stage

TORI PIERSON, Channels Staff
November 20, 2017
Yolanda Figueroa mixes the stuffing Wednesday, Nov. 15, at the Culinary Lab in Schott Campus.

[Photo] SBCC’s The Channels reporter cooks first Thanksgiving meal

CLARA A. UTTENTHAL, Channels Staff
November 20, 2017
Lourdes Gilbert (center right) celebrates with her teammates after scoring her second goal of the night Saturday, Nov. 18, at La Playa Stadium. City College devastated Antelope Valley College 4-0 and will be playing Orange Coast College next Tuesday.

[Photo] SBCC women’s soccer dominates in first round of playoffs at home

DIANA AGUILAR, Channels Staff
November 20, 2017
Monalisa Hasson, the new Human Resources vice president, Monday, Nov. 13, at the Winslow-Maxwell Overlook. Hasson is replacing Patricia English, who retired at the end of June.

[Photo] New VP of Human Resources shares triumphal life story

TOVA KIBAL, Features Editor
November 17, 2017
Shane Pitcock after blocking a shot Thursday night, Nov. 9, at La Playa Stadium.

[Photo] Shane Pitcock discusses being goalie of SBCC men’s soccer team

JAX MONTGOMERY, Sports Editor
November 17, 2017
The City College men’s soccer team chanting together after winning their last conference game Thursday, Nov. 9, at La Playa Stadium. The City College men’s soccer team is ranked fifth in the state, and fourth in the nation.

[Photo] SBCC men’s soccer beats Santa Monica and wins conference

DIANA AGUILAR, Channels Staff
November 10, 2017
The clothing exchange was held 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5, at Veronica Springs Church. Foster parents brought clothing, shoes, and accessories for kids of all ages to exchange clothing completely for free.

[Photo] SBCC Kinship and Foster Program holds clothing exchange

SEYCHELLES MIZEL, Channels Staff
November 7, 2017
Super Smash Bros. club president Brian Sandford and club member Ethan Pike.

[Photo] SBCC’s Super Smash Bros. enthusiasts meet in student club

JAX MONTGOMERY, Associate Editor
November 3, 2017
English teacher Annette Cordero recites two poems at the Day of the Dead poetry reading event.

[Photo] SBCC honors the dead with poetry reading and mariachi music

DELANEY SMITH, Channels Staff
November 3, 2017
(From left) Defensive linemen for the City College football team Timothy Nunez and Tristan Harris high five 9-year-old Beckett Smalldon, dressed as a City College football player, during the Trunk or Treat event Friday, Oct. 27, held at the parking lot adjacent to La Playa Stadium.

SBCC athletic department holds Trunk or Treat Halloween event

GERARDO ZAVALA, Photo Editor
October 30, 2017
The “meatless Monday” daily special at JSB Monday, Oct. 30, at City College. The vegan butter lettuce cups contain cashews, tofu, celery, green onions, fresh ginger, golden raisins, mango, chutney, red grapes and fresh cilantro for $8.50.

[Photo] SBCC Vegan Club wishes for more plant-based campus entrees

DELANEY SMITH, Channels Staff
October 30, 2017

Voices: ‘Where are you from, and do you feel welcome at Santa Barbara City College?’

JULIA LEE and AIDAN ANDERSON
October 30, 2017
Images courtesy of Netflix

[Photo] SBCC’s The Channels reviews Netflix Originals

Tori Pierson, Maxton Schulte, and Clara Uttenthal
October 28, 2017
Images courtesy of Santa Barbara City College

[Photo] SBCC Halloween features parking lot trick-or-treat, spooky films

SEYCHELLES MIZEL, Channels Staff
October 27, 2017
Succulents from the biorestoration area.

[Photo] Renovations expected in vacant East Campus Classroom area

NAUM MILYAVSKIY, Channels Staff
October 27, 2017

Voices: ‘If you were in the NFL, what would your touchdown celebration look like?’

Julia Lee and Aidan Anderson
October 23, 2017
The adventure club and astronomy club under the stars at Knapps Castle Saturday, Oct. 21, in the Santa Ynez Mountains near Santa Barbara, Calif. The two clubs collaborated together to set up this event for people to meet new people and find fun activities to do in Santa Barbara.

SBCC Adventure and Astronomy Clubs visit ruins of Knapp’s Castle

GERARDO ZAVALA, Associate Editor
October 23, 2017
Vaqueros head football coach Craig Moropoulos on the sideline during a game on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017 at La Playa Stadium in Santa Barbara, Calif.

[Photo] SBCC football’s offense stalls in loss against Antelope Valley

JAX MONTGOMERY, Sports Editor
October 23, 2017
Gaby Espiritu and Maria Malmstroem setting down cardboard Friday, Oct. 20, on West Campus. The cardboard makes a barrier so that the invasive grasses cannot grow back and the mulch that will be added on top will help weigh it down to suffocate the invasive Kukuya grass.

[Photo] New food and pollination gardens planted at SBCC

SEYCHELLES MIZEL, Channels Staff
October 23, 2017
Mark McIntire Monday, Oct. 9, in Administration Building Room 211. McIntire moderates the SBCC Faculty Colloquiums that aim to incubate, nurture and sustain City College Faculty’s life of ideas and is the faculty advisor for The Open Mind Project .

[Photo] Mark McIntire brings unique ideology to SBCC philosophy

NAUM MILYAVSKIY, Channels Staff
October 20, 2017
Club member Emily Hayman holds up her example of her mermaid drawing using grid lines Thursday, Oct. 18, in Interdisciplinary Center Room 106.

[Photo] SBCC’s Math club goal to change students approach to math

AIDAN ANDERSON , Channels Staff
October 20, 2017
Club president Thane Justin Balayan reading his free write outloud to the club Thursday, Oct. 19, in the club room at the Campus Center. The freewrite was centered around the word soul and any words homonymous to it like sole.

[Photo] SBCC students bring creative writing club back to campus

DELANEY SMITH, Channels Staff
October 20, 2017
City College art student Bryan Austin Gillison, sitting on a golden trash can he uses as a pedestal, outside his apartment Friday, Oct. 13, in Goleta, Calif. “The golden trash can is a good metaphor for what I do because it’s like gilded trash,” said Gillison

[Photo] SBCC student challenges social norms with controversial art

TORI PIERSON, Channels Staff
October 16, 2017
Trustee Veronica Gallardo Thursday, Oct. 12 in Administration Building Room 211. Gallardo believes the board cannot wait any longer and needs to address the financial crisis now.

[Photo] Board Policy 3150 passed despite emotional faculty opposition

DANIEL WALLACE, Channels Staff
October 13, 2017
C.A.R.E.4Paws held the 9th annual Wags n’ Whiskers Festival, the largest pet adoption event on the central coast, Oct. 7 on West Campus Lawn at City College. C.A.R.E.4Paws is a nonprofit that was founded in 2009 with the goal to alleviate the burden of Santa Barbara County’s overcrowded shelters and change the future for animals.

C.A.R.E4PAWS holds 9th annual Wags n’ Whiskers event at SBCC

GERARDO ZAVALA, ASSOCIATE EDITOR
October 9, 2017
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