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City Times
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Volume 74, Issue 3 | December 12, 2019
NOTUMMYLEFTBEHIND B Y J AD E B E NN Staff Writer
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he City College Business Entrepreneur ship Program has extended its hours for the City College Emergency Food Pantr y, and has increased oppor tunities for students to access free fr uit and vegetables with Hunger Action Days. The food pantr y opened on Nov. 12 and offers free meals and snacks to keep students nour ished while they attend classes. It also has a microwave for heating up frozen items and canned goods. The pantr y oper ates using inter ns and donations of lunch or snack items, canned or dr y goods, per sonal hygiene or care products. Food items are usually bought with the extra money gener ated by Fantastique, the student- r un clothing store on campus. The pantr y is open MondayWednesday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Many students and faculty are still unaware of these business programs held on campus. ?Word of mouth is the way students are hear ing about the food pantr y,?
lab technician Patricia Pugnier said. Health and exer cise science professor Kathy McGinnis said her students collected over 1,300 pounds of food before Thanksgiving break. She r uns food donation contests each semester. ?I think a combination of financial donations and products that students can eat on the go can be helpful to take care of the hunger of the students,? McGinnis said. ?They shouldn?t go to class hungr y. It is a bad idea.? Because of cuts, City College has had difficulty keeping the programs r unning ear lier in the semester, but as of now they are all open. ?Ever y time I ask who knows about the food pantr y, I get two hands out of 50 kids on a regular basis,? McGinnis said. ?I have been encour aging students to give food back for five years now.? McGinnis said she will continue the tradition of donating again in the spring semester and hopes to see this program expand. ?I?ve seen people waiting out the door. They really count on it,? said Dr. L eroy Brady, chair of City College?s business department. In another effort to combat food in-
City Collegehas partneredwiththeSanDiegoFoodBank toprovidefreshfoodfreeduringtheHunger ActionDays.
Men?s Soccer: Record: 8-10-1 2ndplaceinthePCAC
Women?sSoccer: Record: 3-15-2 8thplaceinthePCAC
Women'sVol l eybal l : Record: 15-11 4thplaceinthePCAC The women?s volleyball team made the playoffsfor thefourth consecutiveyear.
cross country: Both the men and women got 3rd place in theconferenceandqualifiedfor regionals. Compiledby Vicky Pineda
The Cit y College food pant r y is open t o any st udent wit h a valid st udent I.D. Phot o by Aur or a Ruvalcaba
security, City College has partnered with the San Diego Food Bank to provide fresh food free to students dur ing the Hunger Action Days. The events are scheduled for twice a month through May. ?I went to the food pantr y yesterday and they always have good food
there, even if you don?t have money,? student Mar shawn Butler said. ?We should all get involved more.? The next event will take place Dec. 16 from 1:30- 4 p.m. in the AH/BT quad.
December 3 | Januar y 7 | Febr uar y 4 | March 3 | April 7 | May 5 8-9:30 a.m. in the AH/BT quad December 16 | Januar y 20 | Febr uar y 17 | March 16 | April 20 | May 18 1:30-4 p.m. in the AH/BT quad
upcoming knight basketbal l games WOMEN?S: 12/ 19 vs. L.A. Harbor @5 p.m. 12/ 20 vs. Saddleback @5 p.m. 1/ 6 vs. L.A. Trade Tech @5 p.m. 1/ 10 vs. Imperial Valley @5 p.m. 1/ 15 vs. Palomar @5 p.m. 1/ 22 vs. MiraCosta @5 p.m.
MEN?S: 2/ 18 vs. Cuyamaca @5 p.m. 1/ 3 vs. Southwestern @5 p.m. 1/ 13 vs. Miramar @5 p.m. 1/ 17vs. MiraCosta @5 p.m. 1/ 29 vs. Mesa @5 p.m. Compiled by Vicky Pineda