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National Pacemaker winner | Volume 70, Number 5 | December 8, 2015

Paris attacks hit home Parisian born San DiegoCity Collegeprofessor PhilippePatto shareshisreactionsand thoughtson theNov. 13 Parisattacks By ANGELICAWALLINGFORD City Times On the night of Nov. 13, one of the deadliest attacks on Fr ench soil since Wor ld War I I occur r ed in multiple locations acr oss Par is and Saint- Denis claiming mor e than 132 lives. Meanwhile, 5,000 miles away, San Diego City College pr ofessor Philippe Patto was in a par k with his husband walking their dog when he hear d the news that his hometown was under attack.

?My husband had the phone and he got beeped for an alar m,? Patto said. ?He checked and he told me the news and r ight away.? Patto hear d fr om a fr iend in Fr ance via email about the situation but had poor r eception so he and his husband went back home. ?We had the headline and I was devastated when I hear d,? Patto said. ?I didn?t know what was happening.? The attacks star ted at appr oximately 9:20 p.m. Fr ench

time and lasted until 9:53 p.m. The thr ee suicide bomber s detonated an explosive belts near a gate and on the outside of the Stade de Fr ance stadium dur ing an inter national soccer game, accor ding to Reuter s. A four th suicide bomber detonated another bomb in L e Comptoir Voltair e r estaur ant, killing himself and injur ing one per son. I n the midst of the sever al suicide bomber s detonating

Agroup of peoplemakeacombination peacesign and Eiffel Tower at theHouseof Francein Balboa Park on Nov. 16 during a candlelight vigil for the victims of the attacks in Paris and See PARIS, page 7 Saint- Denisthat occurredonNov. 13. RICHARDVALENTINCorrespondent

Students gather for workshops at Student Summit By RICARDOSOLTERO City Times

Knights?season heads down field

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Freshman forward Francisco Contreras (10) battles against Southwestern Jaguars (left to right) sophomore midfielder Rigoberto Maciel, freshman forward Edgar Garciaand freshman defender Jesus Holguin to get control of theball at theSan Diego City Collegesoccer field on Oct. 2 during one of the most physical games the team faced this season. The Knights moved a step forward and qualified for the SoCal Regional playoffs despite losing the last game of the season, 4-2, at home against the Cuyamaca Coyotes on Nov. 13. The teamended up placingthirdoverall inthePacific Coast Conference. See story on Page 8.

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The San Diego City College Office of Student Affair s held it thir d annual Student L eader ship Summit on Nov. 13. The event focused on student leader ship, diversity, inclusion and social justice with wor kshops pr esented by UCSD?s Cr oss- Cultur al Center ?s Nancy Magpusao and the Social Justice Peer Educator s. The leader ship summit featur ed keynote speaker Daniel Stacy, founder and CEO of Cir cles 4 Change, a pr ogr am that offer s a multidisciplinar y and integr ative appr oach to de-

veloping and suppor ting per sonal r esilience in affected youth. Pr esent dur ing the summit wer e City College Pr esident Anthony Beebe and Vice Pr esident of Student Ser vices Denise Whisenhunt, who both offer ed wor ds of encour agement to the students in attendance. ?The people that ar e next to you at your seat ar e going on to do gr eat things,? Beebe said. ?The legacy of this college is in your hands, your legacy is in your hands.? Whisenhunt highlighted the impor tance of the summit, citing it as a gr eat

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Celebratetheimportant things thisseasonrather thanthe?war onChristmas.?Voice, page6

After four yearsaway, songstress Adelereleasesoneof thebest albumsof 2015. Arts, page4


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