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From left, Photo Editor August Lawrence, Sports Editor Eric Evelhoch, Editor-in-Chief Rodrigo Hernandez and Features Editor Bianca Ascencio on Wednesday, April 27 at the Winslow-Maxwell Overlook at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif. The Channels Editorial Board moves forward while looking back at the spring semester, with Ascencio returning as editor-in-chief for fall 2022.

[Photo] The Channels editors reminisce about the spring 2022 semester

May 6, 2022
Interim Executive Vice President Kathy Scott in front of the Administration Building on Wednesday, April 27 at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif. Scotts term is ending this semester after coming to the college in the fall of 2021.

[Photo] SBCC faculty expresses impact of outgoing interim VP Kathy Scott

May 6, 2022

[Video] Voices: “What’s your favorite family vacation?”

May 3, 2022
Rodrigo Hernandez with Sofia Alvarado on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019, during the Pasadena Daydream Festival at the Brookside Golf Course near the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. The headliner for the night was The Cure, with Pixies and Deftones preceding the act from England.

[Photo] Editor’s List: The most memorable concerts from our favorite bands

May 2, 2022
La Playa Stadium on Monday, May 2 at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif. The stadium will host the colleges first in-person commencement since spring 2019.

[Photo] 2022 grads to take next step at in-person commencement on May 13

May 2, 2022
The cast of The Wolves runs and cheers at the end of practice on Saturday, April 2 at the Jurkowitz Theatre at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif. The Theatre Group at SBCC looks back upon their successful spring 2022 season.

[Photo] Theatre Group’s curtain call on successful spring 2022 season

May 2, 2022
Interim Director of Admissions and Records Angelica Contreras underneath the veranda by the Student Services Building on Wednesday, April 27 at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif. Contreras has also taken on the role of overseeing the office of Dual Enrollment.

[Photo] Angelica Contreras’s experiences assist first-gen students at SBCC

May 2, 2022
Jenny MacDonald grooves on the hi-hats during a session on Friday, April 22 at JAMS in Santa Barbara, Calif.

[Photo] JAMS composes a community of music in Santa Barbara’s eastside

April 26, 2022
Sally Saenger, recipient of the 2022 Dean Murakami Advocate of the Year Award, stands in front of the James Tannahill Auditorium on Monday, April 4 at City Colleges Schott Campus in Santa Barbara, Calif. Saenger said she first taught at the auditorium in 1982.

[Photo] Sally Saenger honored with Advocate of the Year Award

April 25, 2022
Line 17 waits to board passengers at Zone C on the corner of Figueroa St and Chapala St at the Santa Barbara MTD Transit Center on Monday, April 25 in Santa Barbara, Calif. Certain lines will be experiencing reductions in services effective April 25, including the direct line to City College, Line 16, is temporarily suspended.

Santa Barbara buses reduce their services due to decrease in drivers

April 25, 2022
RHEngagement

[Photo] SBCC community reveals favorite memories around Santa Barbara

April 19, 2022
Saxophonist Leo Rubio solos with the David Campos group during a jazz show on Monday, April 11 at SOhO Restaurant and Music Club in Santa Barbara, Calif. The group was the second band out of the three performing that evening.

[Photo] SBCC jazz combos produce lively ambiance at SOhO

April 18, 2022

[Video] Voices: “What has your experience been like finding housing in Santa Barbara?”

April 11, 2022
The cast of The Wolves howl as part of their team cheer during a tech run on Saturday, April 2 at City Colleges Jurkowitz Theatre in Santa Barbara, Calif. The Wolves follows the practice meets of a girls indoor soccer team and explores the distinct personalities and stories of the team members as they go through adolescence.

[Photo] ‘The Wolves’ kicks in teamwork, teen experience at the Jurkowitz

April 4, 2022
Clockwise from top left, logo of “The Church of What’s Happening Now: With Joey CoCo Diaz” from Audible, logo of “Steve-O’s Wild Ride” from Spotify, logo of “Sal and Chris Present: Hey Babe!” from Spotify and a photo from a live taping of “Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!” on Thursday, July 22, 2010 by Ben Schumin/Wikimedia Commons.

[Photo] Editor’s List: Favorite stand-out podcasts that are worth the listen

April 1, 2022
Natalie Depasquale, No. 1, cheers on Alyssa Perez, No. 13 as she scores the winning run against Cuesta College on Thursday, March 31 at Pershing Park in Santa Barbara, Calif. The Vaqueros took home a win, ending the game at 9-8.

[Photo] Vaqueros softball rallies for extra-inning win against Cuesta College

April 1, 2022
Baseball coach Jeff Walker delivers a pep talk at the end of practice on Wednesday, Feb. 16 at Pershing Park in Santa Barbara, Calif. Walker emphasized expecting drive and toughness from the team.

[Photo] Baseball coach takes 200th win as testament to players and program

March 28, 2022

[Video] Voices: “Where do you get your news from and why?”

March 15, 2022
City College student and filmmaker Santiago Bailey-Musacchio at the 37th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Saturday, March 12 at the Arlington Theatre in Santa Barbara, Calif. Bailey-Musacchio was the filmmaking and screenwriting winner among the high school finalists.

[Photo] SBIFF rolls out the red carpet for SBCC students at the Arlington

March 14, 2022
From top left clockwise, Melissa Garcia, Bianca Ascencio, Rodrigo Hernandez, Ryan Painter, Luke Fipps, Eric Evelhoch, Sunny Silverstein and August Lawrence display the awards won at the Journalism Association of Community Colleges conference on Saturday, March 5 at the Hyatt Regency in Long Beach, Calif. The Channels won 16 awards overall in mail-in and on-the-spot competitions. (Photo by Darleen Principe)

The Channels crew wins 16 awards at JACC conference in Long Beach

March 7, 2022
Substitute Equity Student Program Advisor Alondra Lazaro Gonzalez displays items available at Loves Closet in the Basic Needs Center on Thursday, Feb. 24 at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif. Students can schedule a 15-minute appointment where they have the store to themselves and are able to choose up to three items of gently loved clothing to take home for free.

[Photo] Basic Needs Center offering fresh clothes along with fresh produce

February 28, 2022
Program Assistant Randy Smith welcomes students to Loves Closet in the Basic Needs Center on Thursday, Feb. 24 at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif. Its up to three items per student and you can come every single day were open, Smith said. If you want to drop items off just make an appointment.

[Photo] Basic Needs Center offering fresh clothes along with fresh produce

February 28, 2022
The Theatre Group at SBCC rehearses Murder on the Orient Express on Monday, Feb. 21 at City Colleges Garvin Theatre. The scene in question is where the famed detective Hercule Poirot is alerted of a body found on the train.

[Photo] All aboard the murder express, Theatre Group is back in action

February 25, 2022
The City College Vaqueros emerge victorious for the fourth game in a rows. City College (8-3, 1-0) topped Oxnard 13-4 and are off to their best start since 2015.

[Photo] SBCC out-muscles Oxnard 13-4, wins 4th straight in WSC opener

February 25, 2022
Students stroll at City Colleges East Campus on Thursday, Feb. 17 in Santa Barbara, Calif. All students returning to in-person classes must be tested for the week of Feb. 22, and testing will be optional for vaccinated students starting March 1. Unvaccinated individuals with an approved exemption will continue to be tested weekly, following the requirements from the fall 2021 semester.

Starting March 1, COVID testing optional for vaccinated students

February 18, 2022
Atkinson Gallery Director John Connelly explains the art style and textiles used to make the piece Continous Line by Porfirio Gutiérrez on Feb. 10 at the Atkinson Gallery at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif. In order to achieve the red color, Gutiérrez used cochineal — a natural dye that is derived from insects that is commonly used in Indegenous art throughout North and South America.

[Photo] Indigenous art exhibit wraps up at Atkinson Gallery, returning in 2024

February 14, 2022
EOPS Student Prorgam Advisor Alisha Sanchez displays the nametag of her mentor and former longtime City College employee Adolfo Corral on Wednesday, Feb. 9 at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif. Corral and his wife, Mary-Jane Becerra, died in a hit and run on Feb. 9, 2020.

[Photo] EOPS student program advisor inspired by legacy of Adolfo Corral

February 14, 2022
Original 1985 poster of Back to the Future and the soundtrack on vinyl taken on Feb. 11 in Santa Barbara, Calif. The poster was purchased at the Santa Barbara High School Flea Market and the record was given as a gift.

80’s classic keeps me going back to where ‘we don’t need roads’

February 11, 2022
Substitute Equity Student Program Advisor Alondra Lazaro Gonzalez helps organize the boxes given to the night crew on Wednesday, Feb. 2 at Parking Lot 5-1 on City Colleges West Campus in Santa Barbara, Calif. The Basic Needs Center saves boxes for the evening custodial team and for student-athletes getting out of practice after distribution hours.

[Photo] City College’s Basic Needs Center reopens its drive-thru distribution

February 7, 2022
Clockwise from left, musician and entrepreneur Rihanna, filmmaker Spike Lee, baseball player Jackie Robinson and baseball player Curt Flood.

[Photo] Editor's List: Inspirational Black figures from American history

February 4, 2022
Librarian Sally Chuah assists student Roger Ventura with printing materials for one of his online classes on Thursday, Jan. 27 at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif. The Luria Library is open for in-person services on Mondays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Luria Library offering in-person study space for online students

January 31, 2022
The New World Jazz Ensemble closes the show on Monday, Nov. 29 at SOhO Restaurant and Music Club in Santa Barbara, Calif. The group was one of four combos featured in the last jazz concert for the fall 2020 semester.

[Photo] Jazz ensembles set the tone for the final fall 2021 show at SOhO

December 3, 2021
Trustees review current state of SBCC employee equity, diversity

Trustees review current state of SBCC employee equity, diversity

November 22, 2021
From left, UCSB students Hazel Johnson and Sarah Olsen admire the selection available at the distribution from Food Not Bombs Isla Vista on Wednesday, Nov. 17 in Isla Vista, Calif. Mediterranean and Thai-style salads were given that night, as well as vegetable stew and rice.

Food Not Bombs Isla Vista feeds UCSB’s hotel-housed students

November 19, 2021
Outside of the main building of City Colleges Schott Campus, located at 310 west Padre St. on Thursday, Nov. 18 in Santa Barbara, Calif.

Swastika found on ceramic piece in SBCC’s Extended Learning class

November 18, 2021
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