SBCC – The Channels

Ambassadors host virtual music festival to reconnect students

May 6, 2020

When Madeleine Mayi’s parents told her that she would need a job, she put her skills to the test and took to the streets of Santa Barbara, pursuing her dream to play music. Having played live shows throughout Los Angeles to support two E...

Athletic department goes virtual for annual awards ceremony

May 2, 2020

Sheltering-in-place has helped me confront, face body image issues

Alloy Zarate, Staff Writer

May 1, 2020

Having the privilege to stay home during the COVID-19 pandemic has given me the space to be confronted with all my body image insecurities and find a path towards healing. I’ve never seriously struggled with acne aside f...

Terese Brunner cuts Mitch Schrage’s hair at home while barber shops remain closed in the area on April 15, at their home in New Holstein, Wis. Schrage occasionally gets his haircut at a barbershop and usually has Brunner trim his hair in-between visits.

Channels’ photographer shows life under quarantine in Wisconsin

May 1, 2020

Joica Buyse serves the tennis ball while her twin sister Jamaica stays ready for the response of an opponent on March 9, 2020, at Pershing Park tennis courts in Santa Barbara, Calif. Joica and Jamaica are second-year tennis players from Izegem, Belgium.

From Izegem to SB: How the Buyse twins led SBCC tennis to victory

May 1, 2020

SBCC to lose 47 faculty members in prospective early retirement plan

April 30, 2020

Hodges, Melendez to retire after a combined six decades of coaching

Sarah Maninger and Max Mullins

April 29, 2020

After a combined 60 years of experience as the head coaches of City College teams, basketball coach Morris Hodges and golf coach Chuck Melendez will be retiring at the end of the school year. The two veterans of the athletic department ...

Owner of Blue Ridge Honey Greg Mitchell has seen sales go up as the local farmers market has remained open throughout the state-wide business closures on Tuesday April 21, 2020 in Downtown Santa Barbara, Calif.

Farmers market still bustling, lively despite new COVID-19 guidelines

April 27, 2020

Peter and Naomi Pavia in homemade masks stitched by Naomi on Tuesday, April 21 in Downtown Santa Barbara, Calif. Naomi Stitches masks to donate to friends, neighbors and nursing homes while Peter thinks the virus is exaggerated, but wears a mask to be courteous to others.

Masked: The rise of custom masks and the Santa Barbara residents using them

April 27, 2020

COVID-19 leaves millions jobless, unemployment benefits increase

April 27, 2020

The Channels top 5 most shocking moments from Netflix’s ‘Tiger King’

Valerie van den Broek, Arts and Entertainment Editor

April 27, 2020

The hit Netflix documentary series “Tiger King” had its audience glued to their screens for each episode, and we are here today to give you a recap of the biggest twists and most shocking moments. *Note: this article does contain spoilers* Ar...

Senate discusses possible online fall semester, looks for solutions

April 26, 2020