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Jun Starkey

Jun Starkey, Editor in Chief

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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

Jun Starkey, Editor-in-Chief
April 27, 2020

Chancellor discusses impact of COVID-19 on community colleges

Jun Starkey, Editor-in-Chief
April 15, 2020
Transmission electron microscopic image of an isolate from the first U.S. case of COVID-19, formerly known as 2019-nCoV. The spherical viral particles, colorized blue, contain cross-section through the viral genome, seen as black dots.

Second person dies of COVID-19 in county, confirmed cases rise to 174

Jun Starkey, Editor-in-Chief
April 6, 2020
From left, Equity Department employees Alondra Lazaro and Juwan Vega work the drive-through food drive line on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 on the West Campus roundabout at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif. Lazaro took specific orders and asked questions for a survey while Vega and other employees bagged items for drivers and walk-up students.

Food Pantry drive-thru provides for students amidst COVID-19 crisis

Jun Starkey, Editor-in-Chief
April 2, 2020

City Council protects tenants, no evictions for the next two months

Jun Starkey, Editor-in-Chief
March 26, 2020
City College's international students have been leaving the country rapidly as fear surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic continues to escalate on March 20, 2020, in Santa Barbara, Calif.

[Photo] Coronavirus panic prompts mass exodus of international students

Valerie van den Broek, Arts & Entertainment Editor
March 20, 2020
Transmission electron microscopic image of an isolate from the first U.S. case of COVID-19, formerly known as 2019-nCoV. The spherical viral particles, colorized blue, contain cross-section through the viral genome, seen as black dots.

City College student tests positive for coronavirus, under quarantine

Jun Starkey, Editor-in-Chief
March 19, 2020
This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. Note the spikes that adorn the outer surface of the virus, which impart the look of a corona surrounding the virion, when viewed electron microscopically.

City College moves to all-online courses amidst coronavirus chaos

Jun Starkey, Editor-in-Chief
March 13, 2020
File Photo of Superintendent-President Utpal Goswami from Jan. 31, 2020.

SBCC President issues statement of caution regarding coronavirus

Jun Starkey, Editor-in-Chief
March 10, 2020
Incumbent First District Supervisor Das Willaims and wife Dr. Jonnie Williams share a moment during the election party on Tuesday, March 3, 2020, at Casa Blanca in Downtown Santa Barbara, Calif. Williams currently holds a 500 vote lead over Laura Capps.

Das Williams caps off election with Supervisor victory at Casa Blanca

Jun Starkey and Lucy Marx
March 4, 2020

Assembly, Supervisor contests will have ‘super’ impact on City College

Jun Starkey, Editor-in-Chief
March 2, 2020
File photo of Jonathan Abboud

Bernie Sanders endorses Jonathan Abboud for District Assembly race

Jun Starkey, Editor-in-Chief
March 1, 2020
File Photo of Jonathan Abboud from Feb. 14, 2019

Exclusive: Racial remark at Abboud derails District Assembly debate

Jun Starkey and Ryan P. Cruz
February 20, 2020
Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-Santa Barbara, along with Beach City's owner Ed. St. George presents Jean Nell with a birthday gift at Nell's Birthday party on Fri. Feb. 14 2020 at Beach City in Santa Barbara, Calif.

Hundreds celebrate 96th birthday of beloved Beach City resident

Jun Starkey, Editor-in-Chief
February 15, 2020
Adolfo and Mary-Jane Becerra Corrals' four children sit in the front row holding candles for the Vigil remembering their parents on Wednesday, Feb. 12, on the West Campus Lawn at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif. Several hundred people gathered to honor the Corrals and listen to family, friends and co-workers speak.

City College honors lives of Adolfo, Mary-Jane Corral with sunset vigil

Jun Starkey and Ryan P. Cruz
February 13, 2020
Friends, family and community members share memories and prayers at a memorial for Mary-Jane and Adolfo Corral on Cathedral Oaks Road on Monday, Feb. 10 in Goleta, Calif.

Community gathers to grieve loss of Adolfo and Mary-Jane Corral

Jun Starkey, Ryan P. Cruz, and Valerie van den Broek
February 11, 2020
SBCC Food Pantry Director Adolfo Corral dies in alleged hit and run

SBCC Food Pantry Director Adolfo Corral dies in alleged hit and run

Jun Starkey, Editor-in-Chief
February 10, 2020
Dr. Utpal Goswami settled into his role as the new Superintendent/President of City College over winter break. “We need to create a space where people can trust [the administration],” said Goswami in front of a large whiteboard bracketed with initial plans of action in the president’s office in the MacDougal Administration Building on Tuesday, Jan. 14, in Santa Barbara, Calif.

City College turns to Goswami for change, transparent leadership

Jun Starkey, Editor-in-Chief
February 3, 2020
City College employee arrested for alleged theft of printer supplies

City College employee arrested for alleged theft of printer supplies

Jun Starkey, Editor-in-Chief
January 31, 2020
Santa Barbara Firefighters stand on the edge of East Camino Cielo road as the Cave Fire pushes downhill towards Santa Barbara on Monday, Nov. 25, 2019, in Santa Barbara, Calif. The Fire started around 4 p.m. and has grown to an estimated 3,122 acres.

Santa Barbara Cave Fire sparks evacuations, road closures

Jun Starkey, Editor-in-Chief
November 25, 2019

Editor’s letter: Behind the scenes inside The Channels’ newsroom

Jun Starkey, Editor-in-Chief
November 25, 2019

City Council election night recap: A close race with delayed results

Jun Starkey and Valerie van den Broek
November 14, 2019

City Council election night recap: A close race with delayed results

Jun Starkey and Valerie van den Broek
November 7, 2019
Police gather on Cliff Drive near Beach City in response to the armed shooter alert near City College on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019, in Santa Barbara, Calif. The suspect was unarmed and fled police due to a parole violation.

Conflicting reports spark confusion over ‘RUN HIDE OR FIGHT!’ alert

Jun Starkey, Editor-in-Chief
November 1, 2019
Police arrest suspect Fernando Huerta after City College went on lockdown for an armed shooter alert on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019, on Del Sol Ave and La Marina Street in Santa Barbara, Calif. Huerta fled police after being spotted behind the Luria Library and was unarmed upon arrest. Police arrest suspect Fernando Huerta after City College went on lockdown for an armed shooter alert on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019, on Del Sol Ave and La Marina Street in Santa Barbara, Calif. Huerta fled police after being spotted behind the Luria Library and was unarmed upon arrest. Police arrest suspect Fernando Huerta after City College went on lockdown for an armed shooter alert on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019, on Del Sol Ave and La Marina Street in Santa Barbara, Calif. Huerta fled police after being spotted behind the Luria Library and was unarmed upon arrest.

Warning of armed shooter on campus causes chaos, lockdown

Jun Starkey, Valerie van den Broek, and Lucy Marx
October 30, 2019
Dr. Utpal K. Goswami (left) and Dr. Kenneth Lawson spoke to City College in the Garvin Theatre and answered audience questions on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019 at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif.

Superintendent candidates battle at Garvin for City College’s top post

Jun Starkey, Editor-in-Chief
October 25, 2019
Photo contribution of Channels Staff with awards won at the 2019 JACC SoCal Conference on Saturday, Oct. 19, at State University, Fullerton in Orange County, Calif. The Channels staff won 12 awards at the conference.

The Channels staff wins multiple awards at So-Cal JACC Conference

Jun Starkey, Editor-in-Chief
October 22, 2019
Santa Barbara City College West Campus file photo.

City College leadership responds to racist graffiti in bathroom

Jun Starkey, Editor-in-Chief
October 21, 2019
Candidates for the District 2 City Council seat gathered to answer community questions on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, in the Free Methodist Church on the Mesa in Santa Barbara, Calif. From right, Teri Jory, Mike Jordan, Luis Esparza, Brian Campbell and Travis Boise are running to take over the District 2 seat.

Santa Barbara City Council: Five candidates compete for Mesa seat

Jun Starkey, Editor-in-Chief
October 16, 2019
Metropolitan Transit District Bus 907 drove onto the sidewalk killing one woman, critically injuring one man and injuring several bus passengers on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019, on Chapala and West Figueroa Street in Downtown Santa Barbara, Calif.

Chapala Street bus crash causes one fatality and multiple injuries

Jun Starkey and Valerie van den Broek
October 9, 2019
Kristen Sneddon displays one of the various visual aids the Geology department has to offer in the Earth and Planetary Sciences Building on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019, at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif. Sneddon is the district four Santa Barbara City Council member and recently became a full-time faculty member at City College.

Geology instructor brings science perspective to campus, city council

Jun Starkey, Editor-in-Chief
October 4, 2019
Board President Robert Miller reacts to questions asked by the audience of the "State of the College" presentation to the community on Oct. 3, 2019, at the Schott Campus in the James Tannahill Auditorium in Santa Barbara, Calif.

Trustees open up to community about campus climate, problems

Jun Starkey, Editor-in-Chief
October 4, 2019
Cherie McDonough is comforted by a loved one while grieving the death of her 25 year-old daughter Alexandra Kurtz, at a memorial remembering the 34 victims killed in a boat fire on Tuesday, Sept 3, 2019 next to Sea Landing in Santa Barbara, Calif. “She followed her dream,” said McDonough, “This is where she was happy at.”

Community mourns Conception victims at Santa Barbara Harbor

Jun Starkey, Editor-in-Chief
September 4, 2019
Santa Barbara City College West Campus file photo.

State slashes City College funding, resulting in severe budget cuts

Jun Starkey, Editor-in-Chief
August 30, 2019
Trustees present awards to honorable SBCC faculty, staff

Trustees present awards to honorable SBCC faculty, staff

Jun Starkey, News Editor
April 26, 2019

We are pushing back towards sexism in the world of journalism

Elizabeth Saubestre, Lauren Michelle McGee, and Jun Starkey
April 12, 2019
Gregory Koss speaks during the public comment section at a Board of Trustees meeting on Thursday, April 11, 2019, at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif.

Trustees clash over anti-racism resolution, ultimately passes

Jun Starkey, News Editor
April 12, 2019

We can change anti-vaxxers’ minds through questioning

Jun Starkey, News Editor
April 5, 2019
Trustees squabble over anti-racism resolution in stalemate

Trustees squabble over anti-racism resolution in stalemate

Jun Starkey, News Editor
March 15, 2019
From left, Rafael Carrillo and Cage Englander are in the beginning stages of starting a Young Americans Chapter at City College on Monday, March 11, 2019, in front of the Luria Library in Santa Barbara, Calif. Both are middle college students, Carrillo will be the treasurer and Englander will be the club president.

SBCC middle college student opens conservative club

Jun Starkey, News Editor
March 15, 2019
Layla Tondravi, a member of the leadership group of SBCC’s Phi Kappa Theta Honors Society, speaks to a group of students gathered to participate in a beach clean up event March 9, 2019, at Leadbetter Beach Park in Santa Barbara, Calif.

SBCC’s Phi Theta Kappa band together to clean up beach

Jun Starkey, News Editor
March 10, 2019
Ex-student files lawsuit, claims no protection from harasser

Ex-student files lawsuit, claims no protection from harasser

Jun Starkey, News Editor
March 7, 2019
Trustees select interim president following Beebe's retirement

Trustees select interim president following Beebe’s retirement

Jun Starkey, News Editor
March 2, 2019
Trustees report finds majority of racism complaints unsupported

Trustees report finds majority of racism complaints unsupported

Jun Starkey, News Editor
March 1, 2019

The Well offers solace to stressed students, an on-campus refuge

Jun Starkey, News Editor
February 22, 2019
After the two-hour long public comment section, Trustee Robert Miller calls to move to the boards discussion of reinstating the Pledge of Allegiance on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, at The Wake Campus in Santa Barbara, Calif.

SBCC racism controversy erupts, chaotic Trustees pledge meeting

Jun Starkey, News Editor
February 15, 2019
Associated Student Government

Student Senate appoints VP of external affairs, student trustee

Jun Starkey, News Editor
February 8, 2019
Palm fronds litter the Santa Barbara City College campus after the recent rainfall and high winds on Monday, Feb. 4.

SBCC closes campus, issues warnings in midst of storm

Jun Starkey, News Editor
February 4, 2019
Trustee reinstates Pledge of Allegiance in heated decision

Trustee reinstates Pledge of Allegiance in heated decision

Jun Starkey, News Editor
January 29, 2019
Student protesters surround Board of Trustees members Thursday while holding signs in silent protest of the return of Vice President of Business Services Lyndsay Maas to the college. Maas has been on unpaid leave since November after using the un-abbreviated version of the n-word at an equity meeting.

Racial tension, emotions erupt as protesters flood trustees’ space

Jun Starkey, News Editor
January 25, 2019
Charlotte Gould passes thread through a loom to weave a rug for her home on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, at the School of Extended Learning Wake Campus in Santa Barbara, Calif. Gould has been sewing and weaving for eight years.

SBCC adult learning students display their work at annual fair

Jun Starkey, Staff Writer
December 3, 2018
Marcus Lopez Sr. talks to students during the “A Conversation with Exploring Indigenous Self-Determination and its Impact” event on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, at the West Campus Center at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif. Lopez, a former City College student, spent much of his life fighting for equality.

Chumash Native, activist on the injustices of indigenous people

Jun Starkey, Staff Writer
November 19, 2018
From left, Gabe Baker, Sado Raboudi, Yifan Shao, and Andrew Lindsay speak about job opportunities in the gaming world during the “How I Made It” panel held on Wednesday, Nov. 14, in the Administration Building at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif. All but Baker are alumni at City College.

Professionals in gaming and animation offer advice at panel

Jun Starkey, Staff Writer
November 16, 2018
Patrisse Cullors speaks about her role in the Black Lives Matter movement at the 28th annual Leonardo Dotantes Memorial Lecture on Thursday, Nov. 15, at City College in Santa Barbara Calif. Cullors started the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter and has been an outspoken activist for racial equality.

Black Lives Matter co-founder speaks on combatting racism

Jun Starkey, Staff Writer
November 16, 2018

Voices: “What unique holiday tradition does your family have?”

Jun Starkey and Elizabeth Saubestre
November 13, 2018
Liz Rogan speaks about how marijuana can affect the body during the “Plant Food & Medicine Conference!” Saturday Oct. 27, 2018, at City College in Santa Barbara Calif. Rogan has been in the medical cannabis field for 15 years.

Cannabis, herbs, other medicinal plants taught at SBCC conference

Jun Starkey, Staff Writer
October 29, 2018
Fashion Model Viviana Trujillo walks the runway for Evangelina Boutique at the annual Paseo Nuevo Fall Runway Show by Sephora on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018, at Paseo Nuevo Shopping Center in Santa Barbara, Calif. The show showcased looks by brands Nordstrom, Gap, Evangelina Boutique, Inspire, Angl, Mama Luma, Francesca’s, Sketchers, and Soltice Sunglasses Boutique.

SBCC cosmetology students style runway models’ hair in show

Jun Starkey, Staff Writer
October 22, 2018
City College student Taryn Abelowitz waits inside the The Health and Wellness Center at City College on Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, in Santa Barbara, Calif. The Health and Wellness program is offering free flu shots to students starting next week.

SBCC Health and Wellness offers free flu vaccinations to students

Jun Starkey, Staff Writer
October 15, 2018
Adriana Jimenez (middle) assists Tori Thorsell (left) and Alexis Tinajera (right) how to care for a patient with a breathing tube in the Nursing Lab at Santa Barbara City College in Santa Barbara, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018.

Nursing program’s new point system screens overall education

Jun Starkey, Staff Writer
October 9, 2018
Tal Avitzur (left) speaks with Jerome Mercer (right) during The Red-Headed Stepchild: The History of Collage and Assemblance event at the Sullivan Goss Gallery in Santa Barbara, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018. Avitzur is currently a math professor at City College.

SBCC artists show sculptures and collages from unusual materials

Jun Starkey, Staff Writer
October 5, 2018

The stigma around depression needs to go. Here is my story

Jun Starkey, Staff Writer
September 24, 2018
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