The SWC Sun

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[The SWC Sun @TheSWCSun]

@AdviserOrion @CNPAservices Thank you!

[Lorena Nava Ruggero (she/ella) @LorenaNR]

So proud of the student reporters @TheSWCSun, even more so since they're community college students, my cousins' classmates and reppin' SD's South Bay.

Felicidades and congratulations, Jaguars! 🎉🎉🎉

[SanDiego SPJ @sdspj]

Congrats, @TheSWCSun!

[CA News Publishers Association @CNPAservices]

Columns 2-Year College Winners:

First: Southwestern College-@TheSWCSun, Justin Dottery, Columns, 2-Year Colleges
Second: Southwestern College-@TheSWCSun, Julia Woock, Columns, 2-Year Colleges https://t.co/tttkmVjehf colleges #CNPAwards

[CA News Publishers Association @CNPAservices]

Enterprise News Story or Series 2-Year College Winners:

First: Santa Rosa Junior College-@theoakleafnews, The Oak Leaf Staff, 2-Year Colleges
Second: Southwestern College-@TheSWCSun, Julia Woock, 2-Year Colleges https://t.co/0XeiRlCHWH #CNPAwards

[CA News Publishers Association @CNPAservices]

Coverage of the COVID-19 Pandemic 2-Year College Winners:

First: Santa Rosa Junior College-@theoakleafnews, Michael Combs, 2-Year Colleges
Second: Southwestern College-@TheSWCSun, Ana Paola Olvera, 2-Year Colleges https://t.co/9wPqPzpQqM #CNPAwards

[SWC HEC San Ysidro @swc_hecsy]

San Diego Food Bank’s Emergency Food Assistance Program.. please share💚

[Adriana Heldiz @AdrianaHeldiz]

The audience will also get a chance to ask their own questions. This opportunity is golden. ✨

[Bey-Ling Sha @DrSha]

CONGRATS to these awesome members of the new @spj_tweets Student Trustee Council: @BahatiRemmy @scripta_bene @joemski01 @stephanymatat @KO_reports @PepperPurpura @_benrandall @JuliaWoock & Jenna Duke 🥳 I'm especially thrilled to see @JuliaWoock repping @TheSWCSun @swc_news 💪

[The SWC Sun @TheSWCSun]

Students decry lack of #Chicano Studies Program at America’s border college: Elizabeth Campos and Sonia Camargo say it is unthinkable that #SWC students like them have to take classes related to their heritage at other colleges.

https://t.co/JobKIYFFnE

[The SWC Sun @TheSWCSun]

Hello students! Please check out @kstegall33's #SouthwesternCollege #scholarship workshops!
Share this information with your friends and classmates!

[Katy Stegall @kstegall33]

Everyone enrolled at @swc_news needs to cruise through to one of my workshops next week. Scholarship season is my favorite time of the year to be a tutor. Let me help y'all get free money!

[The SWC Sun @TheSWCSun]

OPINION: The long process of reopening @swc_news starts with bringing back the college's first-responder programs.

Story by Colin Grylls
File photo

#StaySafeStayHome #ReOpenCalifornia #COVID19 #nursing #police #firefighters #EMT

https://t.co/8iMTZMwu6R

[The SWC Sun @TheSWCSun]

SWC is holding 20 percent of its $4.62 million in #CARESAct funds in reserve until @CalCommColleges resolves its lawsuit against @BetsyDeVosED.

Students are still encouraged to apply.

#COVID19 #swc

Story by Colin Grylls
Illustration from @swc_news

https://t.co/iuI5kEtX5T

[The SWC Sun @TheSWCSun]

SWC Debate finished its shortened season as the top-ranked community college program in the nation.

At 18th in the overall CEDA rankings, the team was just one spot behind Harvard.

Story by Colin Grylls
Courtesy photos

#swc #debate #policy

https://t.co/g2Q9R5caqp

[The SWC Sun @TheSWCSun]

Whether it’s the flakey crust, gooey filling or just the nostalgia, you can’t go wrong with apple pie. Just don’t leave these hand-held pies unattended if you live with people.

Writer/Photo Credit: Karla Luna

#DIY #bakingathome #applepie

https://t.co/2TuGqpHzE3

[The SWC Sun @TheSWCSun]

There's no official count of how many #SWC students and staffers cross over from #Mexico every day, but estimates are in the thousands.

Now they're quarantining in #Tijuana, where #COVID19 is ravaging hospitals.

Story and photo by Fernando A. Martinez

https://t.co/6g4NbiMh9i

[The SWC Sun @TheSWCSun]

Community college athletes whose spring seasons were cut short by COVID-19 will get an extra year of eligibility thanks to the CCCAA.

Writer: Michael Bravo
Photo Credit: Brittany Cruz-Fejeran

#swc #sport #StudentAthletes #fullridechaser

https://t.co/KGsZ3mNZ1t

[The SWC Sun @TheSWCSun]

COVID-19 forced venues to shut down, but that hasn’t stopped local bands from working on new music.

Writer: Karla Luna
Courtesy photo

#swc #localband #punkband #thrashmetal

https://t.co/TByLJfZcAq

[The SWC Sun @TheSWCSun]

Here's our latest map of the #COVID19 outbreak!

There are now more than 4,000 confirmed cases in the county, and 13 percent of them are in Chula Vista.

Map by JoseLuis Baylon

https://t.co/zrd38ZY9xZ

#map #accuracy #journalism