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The Citizen

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Berkeley City College

Mooncakes in a variety of colors and flavors sit in a display at Berkeley City College on Oct. 8, 2025. API LEAD students traded mooncakes for trivia to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with the BCC community

BCC students celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival with mooncakes and community

Though typically associated with Chinese culture, mooncakes are a staple of the seasonal celebration for many East and Southeast Asian countries.
Dustin Chu, Staff Writer October 28, 2025
From Oct. 6 to 8, students with the Asian Pacific Islander Leadership Empowerment Adversity Diversity (API LEAD) program and the Society of Scholars handed out mooncakes in flavors like pandan, red bean, lotus seed, and pistachio while sharing the meaning behind one of Asia’s oldest harvest festivals. 
Left to right: Gavin Piedra, Arctomy Padilla, and Mariah Pon, organizers of the Student Arts Guild, prepare for a Club Rush event.

Submissions now open for Berkeley City College student-run art show

The BCC Student Arts Guild will host a reception for its multimedia art exhibition on Nov. 25.
Feven Mamo, Staff Writer October 21, 2025
Berkeley City College’s (BCC) Students Arts Guild is currently accepting submissions for its Fall 2025 art exhibition. According to an Oct. 18 Instagram post, the guild is accepting submissions of “all media” from applicants until Nov. 11.
Peralta set to launch campus shuttle service in December

Peralta set to launch campus shuttle service in December

Students will be able to pay a one time fee per semester to travel from all four Peralta colleges
Dustin Chu, Staff Writer September 29, 2025
The shuttle bus program will start with limited service on Dec. 1, while full implementation will begin at the start of the 2026 Spring semester.
Berkeley City College Multimedia Arts student Yunha Kim created the new owl mascot in collaboration with Marcus Creel, the district's graphic design specialist. (Owl and banner design via Yunha Kim and Marcus Creel. Used with permission.)

Berkeley City College arts student helps new mascot take flight

Native birds, Dungeons & Dragons and UC Berkeley all served as inspiration for Multimedia Arts student Yunha Kim's design.
Ian Waters, Staff Writer April 16, 2025
The owl is a popular symbol for representing knowledge and wisdom – now, it's the new mascot of Berkeley City College. BCC Multimedia Arts student Yunha Kim created the original owl design for the college in Dec. 2024.
Resource flyers hang just outside of Berkeley City College’s Undocumented Community Resource Center, where students can access various free support systems.

Berkeley City College strengthens its resources for undocumented students

Community groups in and around Berkeley City College provide resources for undocumented students during times of uncertainty
Ivan Saravia, Associate Editor March 19, 2025

Berkeley City College (BCC), home to Peralta’s first Undocumented Community Resource Center (UCRC) established in 2018, continues to serve as a safe space for the college's undocumented community. Recent...

VC of General Services retires

VC of General Services retires

New security survey, search for PCCD General Counsel, and more announced today
Eliot Faine, Staff Writer April 22, 2024
Interim Vice Chancellor of General Services, Atheria Smith, has retired effective April 19.
(Graphic: Li Khan/The Citizen)

PCCD Trustees to vote on $6 million Marina contract

$63.7 million amendment to BCC’s Milvia Street Expansion also on agenda
Sam O’Neil, Associate Editor February 27, 2024

The Peralta Community College District (PCCD)’s Board of Trustees is set to vote tonight on a new $6 million contract with Marina Security Services (Marina), the private security firm currently contracted...

(Graphic by Li Khan/The Citizen. Illustrations: Sketchify/Canva; SEGOTeam/Canva)

California Virtual Campus Exchange allows community college students to enroll in online classes statewide

Peralta open enrollment for regular session classes ends soon, but many late start classes will still be available
Ian Waters, News Editor January 25, 2024
Although Saturday is the last day to enroll in a regular session class at Peralta Community College District (PCCD), students can still enroll in online classes at other community colleges in California through the California Virtual Campus (CVC) Exchange.
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