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Review: ‘Primetime’ captures the problem with sensationalized tragedy

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Lance Oppenheim’s “Primetime” follows Dateline NBC host Chris Hansen through the operations of his show “To Catch a Predator” in the months leading up to the incident that would end the program altogether: the suicide of former Texas district attourney Bill Contradt. “To Catch a Predator,” which aired from 2004 to 2007, centered around hidden...

The Wave Broadcast: Salary negotiations, Club Day and Atkinson Gallery exhibition

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The Channels is asking for your human-generated art

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In a rapidly changing landscape of artificially generated art that removes real people from the process, The Channels has set out to highlight human-made art. We’re reaching out to students, faculty, staff and community members to ask for your art. Whether it’s in the form of short stories, drawings, songs, photography or any other medium,...

City College’s Theatre Group prepares to present “Clue”

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City College’s Theatre Group prepares for the opening season play “Clue,” a mixture of comedy and mystery, running from Oct. 7-24 at the Garvin Theatre. Based on the iconic board game and movie adaptation written by Johanthan Lynn, the play adaptation was written by Sandy Rustin with some additional material done by Hunter Foster and...

City College women’s water polo team starts the season strong

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Practicing for their next opponent, the team is going over their plays, splashing with every stroke they swim and constantly striving to get better. The sound of the balls hitting the back of the goal indicates a successful round of the drill. Each Vaquero player hopes they’re the reason behind the sound in the next...

Vaqueros football team faces 76-25 loss against Ventura College Pirates

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The Ventura College Pirates dominated at La Playa Stadium from their opening drive to the end of the game on Saturday, Sept. 26. The final score was 76-25, a loss for the Vaqueros in a game full of big plays, turn overs and penalties. Ventura received the ball during the opening kick off and immediately...

Senate discusses accommodations for DSPS and hiring protocol breach

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City College’s Academic Senate met on Wednesday, Sept. 23 to discuss credit for prior learning, proper faculty communication and the use of AI note-taking services as an accommodation for students with disabilities. The meeting opened with public comment where issues like the dangerously high temperatures in the ESL, science and humanities classrooms, and la

SBCC women’s volleyball defeat Antelope Valley College in three sets

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On Friday Sept. 25 the City College Women’s Volleyball team hosted the Antelope Valley College Marauders at the Robertson Gym, where the Vaqueros won in three straight sets, 25-21, 25-22, and 25-21.The scores were tied fourteen times during the back-and-forth game, but City College made a strong finish at the end of each set. On...

Federal financial aid changes affect student borrowers nationwide

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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act has brought changes to eligibility and borrowing limits for student loans, these updates apply to all colleges and universities across the country. Paying for college can be expensive and it is not unusual for students to rely partially or completely on federal financial aid to pay for books, tuition,...

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