Sydney Love

Charlottesville

Writer 🍇 Independent scholar 📚 Researching the history of Black American winemaking 🍷 Follow along on Red/Drink Newsletter 📝

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LBCC reinstates counselor fired over commencement incident

1 month ago | lbccviking.com | Sofia Hopkins |Sydney Love

A Long Beach City College counselor who was previously fired for “elbowing” a student during the 2022 commencement ceremony has been rehired. During the commencement ceremony, Kashara Moore mispronounced LBCC graduate Carmina J. Barraza’s name. Moore’s elbow appeared to make contact with Barraza after the student corrected the pronunciation of her name, which caused Barraza to tell then Board of Trustees representative Herlinda Chico, “she elbowed me,” referring to Moore.
Poet Lynne Thompson shares her writing during the Writers Reading Series event

1 month ago | lbccviking.com | Sydney Love |Jose Rivera

Guest speaker Lynne Thompson read her poetry at the Writers Reading Series event, and focused on themes such as women, religion, culture and her travels to Kenya and Tahiti. The event took place on April 30 and was coordinated by English professor Jeff Epley and sponsored by LBCC Library Learning Resources. “I woke up one day and thought, ‘What’s wrong with my life, I should be writing poetry,’” Thompson said.
Opinion: Mental health events deserve better advertisement

2 months ago | lbccviking.com | Sydney Love |Nick Eismann

Not only do mental health events and workshops deserve to be held more often for students, but they should be advertised more on campus as well as on the upcoming events page on the LBCC website. These workshops are mainly held during the month of May, which is Mental Health Awareness month, however they should be prioritized year-round.
Hope Restored: New exhibition highlights art of formerly incarcerated students

Feb 19, 2025 | lbccviking.com | Sydney Love |Samantha Hernández Navarro

Students, staff, and family members all came out to support the Justice Scholars program and their art at the opening ceremony of “Hope Restored: Justice Scholars Student Exhibition,” on Feb 13. The purpose of this exhibition was to bring recognition to a group of people who were formerly incarcerated and give others the opportunity to feel and connect with their artwork.
Natural Winemaking in Loire Valley

Dec 18, 2024 | altaonline.com | Sydney Love

Friday, February 2: ParisTrain Ride to the Loire vALLEYAfter a sleepless red-eye flight to Paris and rushing to the Gare Montparnasse, I am writing from a high-speed train heading to the heart of France. Parisian city streets turn to countryside in a glimpse. Before coming here, I moved out of my apartment in Oakland, knowing that when I returned, I would hit the road to Virginia to research the story of enslaved Black winemakers at Thomas Jefferson’s plantation, Monticello.
Mercy Hawkins speaks on how her art connects to nature

May 16, 2024 | saccityexpress.com | Sydney Love

May 16, 2024 Students and art lovers gathered at City College’s Gregory Kondos Gallery on April 18 to hear artist Mercy Hawkins speak about her creations and journey of being an artist. During the event, attendees heard Hawkins speak about her art, and got to observe it themselves, in an exhibit titled “Clear Morning.” Hawkins shared with the audience about how she got into art and her main goal and message she’s trying to convey.
Our picks of Sacramento’s best coffee shops

May 7, 2024 | saccityexpress.com | Sydney Love

Nothing is more fun than trying out new coffee shops, and luckily, Sacramento has some of the best coffee shops around. There are so many coffee shops all over Sacramento that offer a wide variety of different drinks to try from. After trying most coffee shops around Sacramento I narrowed it down to my top three favorites. Goodside Coffee located at 1430 H St. is one of my all-time favorites, it has a modern trendy feel that is very pleasing.
City College welcomes community for its second annual ‘Celebrate City!’ event

May 6, 2024 | saccityexpress.com | Sydney Love

City College students and families gathered to join in at the second-annual open house event, “Celebrate City!” on Friday, April 19. The event was held for people to experience what it means to be a Panther, complete with a variety of different food vendors, music and entertainment. Different clubs and programs organized booths in the main quad to inform students on all they have to offer, and different departments had informational flyers to learn more about each program.
Descending into the Archives

Apr 16, 2024 | r3ddrink.substack.com | Sydney Love

At the start of the year, I left Oakland and put all my belongings into storage in preparation for a research fellowship at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello in Charlottesville, Virginia. I’ll be here for at least six more weeks, researching the role that enslaved Black Americans—like Monticello’s cook Ursula Granger and head gardener Wormley Hughes—played in one of American wine's most referenced origin stories. These names also shaped our wine culture as we know it.
Planting day on campus

Apr 3, 2024 | saccityexpress.com | Sydney Love

City College’s Sustainability and Environmental club partnered to host a Planting Day on March 1 in the campus cafe to encourage students to consider learning more about planting native vegetation and its benefits. Students came to interact with one another while learning about the best way to start producing and how to keep the Earth clean by reusing plastic containers to keep plants in. Lead organizers microbiology Prof.