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Being the first in your family to go to college can be tough. Maybe pop culture can make it smoother.

Ariela Canizal, director of community and leadership development at the University of San Diego, was a first-generation college student who found pop culture helped her connect with her peers and professors. She’s part of a San Diego Comic-Con panel discussion, “GeekEd: Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? When Pop Culture Becomes Pedagogy for First-Gen Students,” inspired by the book “First Gen & Juice: Exploring First Generation College Student Narratives in Pop Culture and Mass Media,” in which she is also a contributing author.

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From the Archives: In the beginning

With San Diego Comic-Con International 2026 now happening at the Convention Center, From the Archives goes back to Aug. 1, 1974, for this photo of a guy who called himself “Captain Sticky,” at the Comics Convention at the El Cortez Convention Center. Through the years the event eventually grew into the extravaganza we know today. Captain Sticky told the U-T photographer that he advocated for pro-consumer rights.

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Photos: Creelman fire aftermath

Read more A tiki bar and artist studio were lost to flames, but a strategic fire break helped save Ramona homes Read more Trump welcomes Dodgers to the White House for second World Series title celebration Read more Nearly 150,000 mail ballots rejected in California’ primary despite efforts to count every vote

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Photos: The Cosplay Dreamgirls Revue

Read more More than 24 states sue Trump administration after it put conditions on receiving disaster funding Read more Democrats say Social Security boss’ message pushed misleading statements on Trump tax law’s benefits Read more Government withdraws subpoenas of 3 reporters for The New York Times after admitting legal errors

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