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Sebastian Herics

Sebastian Herics, Staff Writer

Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016

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Voices: ‘If you could invent anything, what would it be, and why?’

SEBASTIAN HERICS and RUTH ZAMORA
November 28, 2016

Voices: ‘Do you think the presidential campaign advanced or set back the cause of feminism?’

SEBASTIAN HERICS and RUTH ZAMORA
November 21, 2016
Aquivo Lowen-Diaz, geology and other sciences tutor, holds a thin slate of rock up to a polarized light to reveal the colors associated with the rock minerals on Wednesday, Nov. 9, in the rock shop at City College. Lowen-Diaz is a former City College geology student and is now a tutor and teacher’s assistant for the department.

Former pianist becomes rockstar of SBCC geology department

SEBASTIAN HERICS, Channels Staff
November 11, 2016
Assembly member Das Williams talks with supporters about the many local election wins for democrats to discuss the future for the county and the country on Tuesday, Nov. 8, at The Mill in Santa Barbara. Williams is a strong propionate for measures E and F.

Measures E passes, Isla Vista achieves greater independence

SEBASTIAN HERICS and ALYSSA DURANT
November 9, 2016
Javier Rivera, astronomy programs manager at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, demonstrates the functions of the new telescope on Tuesday, Oct. 4, in the Palmer Observatory at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. The telescope has same mirror organization design as the Hubble Telescope, with large magnification that is ideal for viewing objects in deep space.

New and massive telescope take SBCC students out of this world

SEBASTIAN HERICS, Channels Staff
October 10, 2016
Students will explore the Caliente Range in the The Cuyama Basin north of Ojai for a summer geology course, Friday, Sept. 30. Geology club members and instructors spent one night exploring the badlands to collect rock samples and fossils.

[Photo] Recent Photos

October 10, 2016

[Video] EOPS to record student-written song and share statewide

TATE ROMAN, Channels Staff
October 8, 2016
Lanterns light up the camping area for dinner as students look up at the stars on Friday, Sept. 30, in the Cuyama Badlands, north of Ojai. Geology club members and instructors spent one night exploring the badlands to collect rock samples and fossils.

SBCC students spend a night studying history at the Badlands

SEBASTIAN HERICS, Channels Staff
October 8, 2016
Matthew Kay, a botany instructor at City College, shows Kara Kang, botany major, a plant specimen from the 100 thousand they were filing on Thursday, Sept. 8, at the Santa Barbara Botanical Gardens. Several City College students helped transfer the garden’s entire herbarium collection to the new Pritzlaff Conservation Center.

SBCC students move thousands of species for Botanical Gardens

SEBASTIAN HERICS, Channels Staff
September 16, 2016
Faculty members (from left) Kevin McNichol, Robert Gray, Jeff Meyer, Bill Dinklage and Eiko Kitao stand with the award bestowed upon the City College Geology department.

SBCC geology field course earns $10,000 ExxonMobil award

SEBASTIAN HERICS, Channels Staff
September 16, 2016
Dr. Paul Jarrell stands at the entrance to City College West Campus on Friday, Sept. 2. Jarrell joined City College in mid-June as the new executive vice president of educational services.

Dr. Paul Jarrell leads SBCC as new, unorthodox vice president

SEBASTIAN HERICS, Channels Staff
September 9, 2016
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[Photo] Trump: the worst possible candidate for president

May 6, 2016
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[Photo] SBCC student discusses the hardships of being a goalie

May 2, 2016
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[Photo] If a woman wants to play baseball, she should be able to

April 29, 2016

[Video] SBCC boat trip gives students chance to explore local oil seeps

TAYLOR WILLIAMS and MICHAEL BUESCH
April 11, 2016

[Video] SBCC Spring Dance Collective to showcase student choreography

MEGAN FITZMORRIS, CHANNELS STAFF
March 21, 2016

[Video] SBCC women’s self-defense class protects against sexual attack and harassment

SAMI SOTO and LORENZO MORAN
March 11, 2016

[Video] SBCC women’s self-defense class protects against sexual attack and harassment

SAMI SOTO and LORENZO MORAN
March 11, 2016

[Video] Voices: ‘What would be the title of your autobiography?’

SAMI SOTO, Channels Staff
February 19, 2016
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[Photo] Noise ordinance should require warnings as first response

CHANNELS EDITORIAL BOARD
February 15, 2016

[Video] Voices: “What classes are you most excited for this semester?”

SAMI SOTO, Channels Staff
February 5, 2016
The Guardian Scholars at their Thanksgiving dinner, Monday, Nov. 23, in the John Dunn Gourmet Dining Room on East Campus. Image courtesy of Alejandra Martinez-Castillo.

SBCC program offers aid to students raised in foster care

SEBASTIAN HERICS, Channels Staff
December 4, 2015
Vaqueros men's tennis alive against 2013 cancellation

Vaqueros men’s tennis alive against 2013 cancellation

SEBASTIAN HERICS
December 1, 2015
This World War II Mitchell Bomber is the focus of a major fundraising effort by the students in the Marketing 101 class of professor Julie Brown, Friday, Nov. 6, in the main hangar of the Commemorative Air Force, Southern California Wing in Camarillo.

Students raise money to restore rare World War II ‘Mitchell’ plane

Sebastian Herics, Channels Staff
November 23, 2015
Student Jazz group warms up local venue by second half

Student Jazz group warms up local venue by second half

SEBASTIAN HERICS, Channels Staff
November 19, 2015

Voices: ‘What brought you to Santa Barbara City College?’

SEBASTIAN HERICS, Channels Staff
November 16, 2015

Voices: ‘What would you rather see offered, dual summer sessions or a winter session?’

SEBASTIAN HERICS, Channels Staff
November 9, 2015

Halloween party scene in Isla Vista has become overrated

SEBASTIAN HERICS, Channels Staff
November 6, 2015
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Colbert excites viewers as new host of ‘The Late Show’ on CBS

SEBASTIAN HERICS, Channels Staff
September 18, 2015

The joys of biking down the California coast for In-N-Out

Sebastian Herics, Channels Staff
September 18, 2015
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