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Walker Armstrong, News Editor

Walker is the News Editor for the Mesa Press. He is a second-year philosophy, journalism double major at San Diego Mesa College and hopes to one day be a journalist for a major news publication. He is interested in media, critical theory, and literary fiction.

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SDCCD Chancellor Constance M. Carroll announces in District email that Mesas fall 2021 semester plan will include a partial return in some subjects to in-person and hybrid learning.

SDCCD releases vaccine requirement and limited back-to-campus fall plan

Kaitlin Clapinski, Walker Armstrong, and Rae Zundel
May 22, 2021
Ashley Romero, Nicole Hayek and Xamara Aleman discuss climate change and the unusual weather that San Diego has recently been experiencing.

Something Newsy – Episode 27: Lifting COVID-19 Restrictions

Kaitlin Clapinski, Kyle Ayson, and Walker Armstrong
May 19, 2021
Community college doesnt just offer a better price for students looking for a better life, it offers the time to envision what that life might look like.

Go to community college

Walker Armstrong, News Editor
May 17, 2021
Mental health awareness is not an individualistic concern. It is a societal concern, and our awareness of ought to persist past the month of May.

Mental health awareness cannot be confined to the month of May

Walker Armstrong, News Editor
May 3, 2021
The District Governance Council College Police Review Task Force is a committee of SDCCD students, faculty and staff that formed as a response to systemic racism in the context of policing.

SDCCD College Police Review Task Force releases list of policy recommendations

Walker Armstrong, News Editor
May 3, 2021
SDCCD Chancellor Constance M. Carroll said she was stunned, moved and overjoyed to see justice done at last.

SDCCD Chancellor responds to Chauvin verdict

Walker Armstrong, News Editor
April 23, 2021
The APD is calling on Mesa to provide an Asian Studies Department in order to secure APIA student visibility on campus.

Asian Pacific Diversity Club calls on Mesa administration for Asian Studies

Walker Armstrong, News Editor
March 29, 2021
As escalating hate crimes against the Asian community ensue, the APIA community at Mesa is taking a stand.

Mesa APIA Committee takes stand against Asian hate

Walker Armstrong, News Editor
March 26, 2021
Americans have been ordered to wear masks in public since Apr. 3 2020

The Mesa Press recap of the year spent in quarantine

Kaitlin Clapinski and Walker Armstrong
March 22, 2021
Philosophy serves as a tool for making sense of our world.

Philosophy matters

Walker Armstrong, News Editor
March 17, 2021
Agents of Change was directed and produced by Frank Dawson and Abby Ginzberg.

‘Agents of Change’ screened by Black Studies Department 

Walker Armstrong, News Editor
March 13, 2021
The STEM Lecture Series this year was held via Zoom.

Mesa hosts STEM Lecture Series

Walker Armstrong, News Editor
March 10, 2021
The phishing scam, which took place with a fake district email account, affected both students and staff.

Fraudulent district email phishes for Mesa students and staff

Walker Armstrong, News Editor
March 6, 2021
Students protesting the spread of racism and hate speech in schools.

Mesa experiences rampant racism

Walker Armstrong, News Editor
February 25, 2021
Zoom meetings open to the public are susceptible to disruptive and hateful activity.

Racist individuals disrupt Black History Month event

Walker Armstrong, News Editor
February 20, 2021
Chancellor Constance M. Carroll speaking at Mesa College.

SDCCD Chancellor receives ‘racist’ and ‘threatening’ emails

Walker Armstrong, News Editor
February 11, 2021
Protest, history in the making, and education in the time of COVID-19.

Online learning does not stop Black History Month

Walker Armstrong, News Editor
February 9, 2021
Arnie Robinson, Olympic gold medalist, and former Mesa College coach and alumni, in front of the Breitbard Hall of Fame at Petco Park, which includes his plaque, in San Diego, CA.

Olympic gold medalist and former Mesa College coach, Arnie Robinson, dies from COVID-related causes

Walker Armstrong, Staff Writer
December 9, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden addresses supporters at Chase Center in Wilmington, DE, on Nov, 7, 2020 after being named winner.

Biden trumps incumbent to secure White House

Walker Armstrong, Staff Writer
November 11, 2020
Barbie_Q, left, and Raquelita, sing the song Baby Shark during Drag Queen Story Time at the Chula Vista Civic Center Library.

Latinx Heritage Month features Drag Queen Story Hour as final event

Walker Armstrong, Staff Writer
October 18, 2020
Protesters outside the Capitol, holding a demonstration for racial justice.

Both social structure and culture matter

Walker Armstrong, Staff Writer
October 6, 2020
Demonstrators in Portland, OR protesting police brutality.

The leading cause of death among young Black men matters

Walker Armstrong, Staff Writer
October 5, 2020
Musicians Päivikki Nykter (violin) and Robert Zelickmen (clarinet) take part in performance for Free Virtual Recital Hour.

The Music Department’s Free Virtual Recital Hour open to public viewing

Walker Armstrong, Staff Writer
October 4, 2020
The Student Services building at Mesa College.

Student Services take part in Campus Community Forum on adapting to remote learning

Walker Armstrong, Staff Writer
September 10, 2020
President Donald J. Trump holds a rally at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, March 2019.

The country may not be able to withstand another four years of Trump

Walker Armstrong, Staff Writer
September 9, 2020
Demonstrators march and protest against systemic racism after the police shooting of Jacob Blake.

Social justice initiative, Propelled by Protest, organized by students and staff

Walker Armstrong, Staff Writer
September 8, 2020
Mesa College faculty and staff involved in the Campus Community Forum on responding to anti-blackness

President Pamela Luster hosts Campus Community Forum on anti-blackness

Walker Armstrong, Staff Writer
September 2, 2020
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