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Sept. 26, 2006

Check your dome

College, East Village promote traffic safety

By Lizzie Lacey City Times “Look left, look right when you’re riding your bike. Strap a helmet on your dome, it’s been known to save lives.”

— Check Your Dome Terry Wilson and the Dance Factory performed with bikes to “Check Your Dome,” a rap song

by City College student Brody Albert, to kick off the Traffic Safety Project, a campaign to prevent pedestrian and bicyclist traffic deaths and injuries around City College, San Diego High School, Garfield High School, and the East Village community.

Administration, faculty, students, East Village residents, law enforcement and health advocates met at Curran Plaza Sept. 14 to present the multifaceted project, funded by a $417,000 two-year grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety.

San Diego City College, the Institute for Public Strategies, and East Village shareholders have partnered to facilitate an environment for students and residents that is, according to Dan Tomsky from the Institute for Public Strategies, “Safe, welcoming and accommodating for pedestrians, bicyclists and persons in wheelchairs.”

According to Andy Hamilton, the Vice President of WALK San Diego, San Diego is third on the list for pedestrian traffic fatalities, behind New York and

Photos by Lizzie Lacey / City Times City College president Terrence Burgess talks to the media during the event that kicked off the new Traffic Safety Project on Sept 14.

Miami. Pedestrians account for 22.5 percent of traffic fatalities in San Diego.

City College president Terrence J. Burgess described a new SDCCD aggressive building plan that projects as many

as 10,000 additional students daily on the City College campus, leading to a massive increase in traffic.

The Traffic Safety Project will focus on the high risk pedestrian and bicyclist areas such as

C St. and 14th Ave. across from the Honey Bee Hive, the corner of B St. and Park Blvd., and the corner of Russ Blvd. and Park Blvd.

“What I’ve encountered myself,” said student Larry

Bird, “dragging my bicycle up stairways and maneuvering around fellow students, is that this campus is not geared for bicyclists.”

See SAFETY, Page 8

AIDS awareness brought to Club Rush 3 of 15 organizations represented at event

By Lizzie Lacey City Times Club Rush took place in Gorton Quad Sept.18-Sept. 22.

City College Campus clubs set up booths to promote mem-

bership and increase student awareness. There are currently 15 clubs on campus, although only three were represented in the Rush.

The Intervarsity Christian Fellowship partnered with World Vision to bring the Impact 1 Tent to City College during Club Rush. The tent, on the roof of the cafeteria, allows viewers to walk the life of indi-

viduals with AIDS in Africa.

“This experience is an opportunity for people to step out of their own lives, and step into the lives of children and communities affected by AIDS,” said Lauren Alevy. “It is about real victims of AIDS, allowing for a personal perspective into realistic situations.”

The Do You See Orange Campaign hopes to increase aware-

Look north for cool hangouts North Park offers eclectic mix of restaurants, bars and shops not far from City College Arts, page 7

ness and promote activism. The Intervarsity Christian Fellowship also has 6 weekly Bible Studies on campus.

The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Straight Union handed out free condoms and AIDS awareness information packets.

“Anything you do is easier when you have a group,” said Wyatt Schlaufman when asked how the LBGTSU benefited

SDCC students.

The club is also helping to support Storefront, an emergency homeless shelter for teens run by the San Diego Youth and Community Services that requires residents to attend school.

Last year’s Students for Diversity in Science club

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NEWS / CALENDAR

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CityCalendar Compiled by Julie Gillespie Send items to City Times, 1313 Park Blvd., San Diego, CA 92101, e-mail citytimes@gmail.com, call (619) 388-3880, or fax (619) 388-3814 SEPTEMBER ■ The Long Walk Home 9/26/06 @ 9:35 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Saville Theater on campus ■ Business Connections networking breakfast 9/27/06 @ 7:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.

■ Sports Event: W. Soccer 9/27/06 @ 3:15 p.m.

Location: Southwestern (away) ■ Ho-Asolgli-Drumming and dancing of Ghana 9/27/06 @ 12:45 p.m. – 2:10 p.m.

Location: Building C – Room 227 ■ Classified Senate Bake sale 9/28/06 @ 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Location: Gorton Quad, in front of the cafeteria on campus ■ Sports Event: W. Soccer 9/29/06 @ 3:15 Location: Cuyamaca (home) ■ Sports Event: W. Volleyball 9/29/06 @ 6:00 p.m.

■ Sports Event: M. Soccer 9/29/06 Location: San Bernardino (home) ■ Sports Event: W. Volleyball SDCC Tournament 9/30/06 Location: Citrus (home) OCTOBER ■ NAFTA’s Environmental Impact 10/3/06 @ 11:15 a.m.–12:35 p.m.

Saville Theater on campus ■ Sports Event: W. Soccer 10/4/06 @ 1:00 p.m.

Location: Grossmont (away) ■ Sports Event: W. Volleyball 10/4/06 @ 6:00 p.m.

Location: Palomar (home) ■ Sports Event: W. Volleyball 10/6/06 @ 6:00 p.m.

Location: Cuyamaca (home) ■ Jazz Live with Chuchito Valdes and Caribbean Rhythms in Jazz 10/10/06 @ 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Saville Theatre on campus ■ Migrant Rights and Immigration 10/11/06@11:10 a.m.–12:35 p.m.

Saville Theater on campus ■ Sports Event: W. Soccer 10/11/06 @ 3:15 p.m.

Location: MiraCosta (away) ■ Sports Event: M. Soccer 10/11/06 @ 3:15 p.m.

Location: San Diego Mesa (home) ■ Sports Event: W. Volleyball 10/11/06 @ 6:00 p.m.

Location: Grossmont (away) ■ 7th annual San Diego Asian Film Festival 10/12-19/06 Ultra Star Mission Hazard Center Featuring: a short film by City College Biology Professor Paul Detwiler ■ Sports Event: W. Soccer 10/13/06 @ 1:00 p.m.

Location: San Diego Mesa (away) ■ Sports Event: M. Soccer 10/13/06 @ 3:15 p.m.

Location: Southwestern (home) ■ Book fair

10/13/06 @7:00 p.m.–9 p.m.

10/14/06 @ 10:00 a.m.–7 p.m.

Saville Theater on campus

■ Sports Event: W. Volleyball 10/13/06 6:00 p.m.

Location: Southwestern (home) ■ Real Estate Expo 10/14/06 @ 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Location: on campus

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Preparing for parking Construction continues Sept. 17 on a temporary parking lot on C Street at the corner of 16th and 17th streets. The lot will eventually make way for a new building for City College programs. Several buildings were demolished for the project.

Rush Continued from Page 1 merged with the Science Club to form The SEEDS of Science Club. Students will take field trips to local businesses to see some of San Diego’s science and technology industries.

Kenny Trollinger, the President of SEEDS last year, also described “rewarding trips” to local elementary schools to allow children the opportunity to do hands-on science projects with

members of the Science Club.

The Campus Crusade for Christ handed out laundry bags filled with Christian reading materials, a CD, and an extreme sports DVD. “This raises awareness because people like free stuff,” said Kyle Menig, a member of the Campus Crusade. This year they are planning a trip over spring break to repair homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina.

To start a club, a student or group of students must fill out a membership packet, engage a faculty member to be the faculty advisor, and get 10 member signatures.

Students to work voter registration drive

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Between September 18-21, City College recruited students in the cafeteria to work with the voter registration drive.

The drive will take place again the week of September 25-29 in preparation for this year’s November election. Students will be paid $8 per hour and may work one or more hours.

The responsibilities will include visiting classes in order to distribute the voter registration cards, informing students how to fill them out, and collecting them for processing.

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State board toughens math, English requirements Community college panel raises criteria for associate degree

By Scott Landheer City Times The California Community Colleges Board of Governors voted unanimously on Sept.

11 to raise the requirements in mathematics and English for the award of an associate degree.

The English standard will be raised from one level below freshman composition to a course at the level of freshman composition and the math standard will be raised from elemen-

tary algebra to a course at the level of intermediate algebra.

The change, which will take effect for students enrolling for the fall 2008 semester, is being made to strengthen the perception of the associate degree and better prepare students for entering the work force.

It has been recommended by professional mathematics and English organizations and community college faculty.

Although some critics feel the new requirements could be a barrier to students, professor Kirsten Lollis, who holds a doctorate in math education and is the mathematics department chair, said that will be up to the students themselves.

“It can be, but it won’t have to be,” Lollis said. “Students can

get over it if they want to, they just have to say ‘It’s there, what do I have to do to get around it?’”

The mathematics department at City College is prepared to help students get around it with new programs that will develop better study skills.

Beginning in the spring semester of last year, a pilot study skills program was developed to help students through Math 35 and to prepare them for Math 95 and 96.

If the program is successful for Math 35, similar programs will be made available for Math 95 and 96.

The Math Center was designed to allow students to work at their own pace in Math 35, 95 and 96. Courses can be

completed in one year instead of one semester and will still be worth full college credit. Students can also work to finish the course in less than one semester. Results have been good for retention rates, according to Lollis.

Aside from the programs available to students, faculty is always there to help.

“Faculty members in the math department are trying to help students succeed with open office hours,” Lollis said.

“We want our students to succeed. When they move on from City College, we want them to be well prepared.”

The process of changing the requirements started in fall 2001 when the Academic Senate began a formal exami-

nation and debate of the current requirements. At the spring 2005 Plenary Session, the decision to recommend raising the requirements was made and the senate began inviting more groups to join the discussion.

The groups that supported the change, including the California Community College Trustees Board, Chief Instructional Officers and Chief Student Services Officers, placed high priority on improving basic skills programs that will prepare students to succeed in the courses that meet the new requirements.

The English department chair could not be reached by press time.

City students see increase in health fee

By Maria DeLorenzo City Times

Midnight fire downtown

.75 mg of the hormone levonorgestrel, is produced by the pharmaceutical company Duramed under Barr Pharmaceuticals. Supporters promoted the fact that the drug would be packaged, marketed, and distributed under the CARE program, created to promote “Convenient Access, Responsible Education”. Under the CARE program, the drug is kept in pharmacies behind the counter to ensure the restricted distribution to girls ages 17 or younger without prescriptions.

There is a mixed opinion about the FDA’s decision among students at

Students at City College may have noticed the new $13 health fee tacked onto their student fees. The new fee is part of a state mandated program to increase effectiveness and awareness of the services provided by both Mental Health Services and the Student Health Center.

Although all students are required to pay, there are some exceptions and students are encouraged to visit the financial aid office if they are having a problem managing the fee.

Student Health Services Director Dottie Cordell has been making short presentations in classes around campus about the new fee and the many services students have access to.

Cordell said that the new fee has increased student inquiries about health services at City College and that is what she had hoped for. “We are really doing an outreach effort and it is working.” She said.

The Health Center staff includes registered nurses, nurse practitioners, a medical doctor and personal counselors. Free services include medication prescriptions, blood pressure testing, over-the-counter medications, first aid, free condoms, alcohol and drug counseling, birth control information and more.

Services provided for a small charge include blood tests, immunization, pregnancy testing, TB tests, strep tests, prescriptions and emergency contraception (the morning after pill).

Other services are offered at a discounted rate, for example, birth control prescriptions, physical exams, STD tests, gynecological exams and PAP tests. For services that City Health cannot provide, they provide students with alternatives and names of physicians or specialists who often operate on a sliding scale.

Cordell said that in her experience, almost all the students who come into the office are uninsured and since free community clinics are often overwhelmed, City Health could be an effective alternative.

“We are not here to make money. We are here to give people who don’t have health care, good health care. For $13, you can walk in here and see our physician for free. You don’t even have to be full time, if you are taking a five unit kickboxing class, you are entitled to City Health.”

Cordell said.

The staff takes pride in doing their work on campus, Registered Nurse Kellie Rolph said, “It

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The San Diego Fire Department responded to a fire on Broadway and 11th Avenue Sunday night, September 10. Bus service was interrupted even into the next morning, where the fire department had remained all night to put out the fire at the Goodyear building.

Plan B to be offered to students in spring

By Dominique Collins City Times The FDA gave its final approval on Aug. 24 to allow Plan B, also known as Emergency Contraceptive Pills or the Morning-After-Pill, to be sold over-the-counter to women ages 18 and older.

The decision was finally agreed upon based on use and label comprehension studies performed by both the Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee and the Advisory Committee for Reproductive Health. Plan B is still available as a prescription drug for females under age 18 and

will be marketed as such.

At City College students evaluated as candidates for the pill can obtain Plan B through Health Services by prescription only. Currently City College is working to get the medication physically kept in the office.

“Plan B won’t be available on campus this semester, but possibly the next,” said Leslie Rice, a nurse practitioner in Health Services. “It’s been an issue with the budget. We can only hold a certain number of medications here and we want to have those which will be most useful and beneficial to students”.

Plan B, composed of two doses of

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Yes on Prop. N City Times’ Editorial Board believes that the upcoming election on November seventh is an important one, especially for those of us attending City College as it proposes Proposition N, an $870 million bond that will fund updated facilities on our campus.

A yes vote on Prop N is a vote in support of the growing city college campuses around San Diego. Rising construction costs and the necessity of improved resources and technology for City College have made this proposition indispensable to the future of City College.

It may seem utterly obvious that we would City Times all be in favor of such a measure, but it might not pass as easily as one might think.

Prop N follows Proposition S, which went on the ballot four years ago for $685 million and passed with a 68.6 percent approval. There are some folks who might be hesitant to pass another measure so soon after the last one. Especially since the proposed bond will tax homeowners living within the district boundaries. That is why it is especially important that we as City College students put in our vote.

The original bond measure intended to provide funding for about 70 different projects; including constructing classrooms, labs, libraries, police and firefighting training, buildings, parking and student support buildings. But now, due to the rising construction expenses, it is likely the previous bond money will not cover all of the cost.

Prop S was the first bond measure in the entire districts history, and there was a ceiling of $685 million, even though the need was greater. Prop N is really going to take off where Prop S left off, on projects all of which are to support instruction by modernizing the facilities and updating equipment and technology.

The sooner the better.

For students attending City College, who cannot afford to attend a university or those who are working on their transfer credits, it matters. So make your vote count, vote in favor of Proposition N!

Editorial

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Bush & Co., leave Iran alone We should not attack Iran.

Hasn’t this administration learned from its mistakes from attacking Iraq? Iraq is in civil was because of the US led invasion. Political analysts on CNN are talking about World War III. This is pure insanity.

Is this administration trying to start a world war?

Well, Bush did say he is a “war president”. And we know that war makes money. Halliburton Corporation, which Dick Cheney was formerly involved, has had steady increases in profits since the Iraq war began, receiving no bid contacts from the federal government. That sounds like a “conflict of interest” or straight up corruption.

There is increasing opposition to Rumsfield and the administration among pentagon officials and military officers. This corrupt corporate agenda for war has led to the death of thousands of innocent Iraqi civilians including innocent women and children. This fascist, right wing administration shuns Muslim “terrorist” bombing civilian populations,

Viewpoint Dashiell Kuhr but then justifies the U.S. bombing urban areas as “collateral damage”.

If we bomb Iran military analysts suggest the draft will be needed to be reinstated.

Are the students of City College willing to die for these corrupt politicians and there quest for riches and power? But there power is slipping. Polls show that Americans are tired of these political war games.

If democrats win the coming elections (and please vote!) the administration will be facing impeachment, congressional hearings and hopefully criminal prosecution. Can you say war crimes?

I am so tired of justified murder in the name of democracy. Is this the crusades, a holy war to spread democracy? I say “no thanks”. I’d rather enjoy the freedom of not having a military police state engaged in

domestic surveillance, torture and imprisonment of innocent people.

I do not understand right wing fascists. They are opposed to gays, immigrants, Muslims, and blacks. They want to deport imprison, deny rights, discriminate the people that make up America, and bomb children abroad. How do they not see the corruption in Washington and justify it. Perhaps they are stock-holders in Chevron, Halliburton, or arms dealers.

Somebody please take these people off television. Who gave these pigs respect, authority, and attention? They are just madmen on their soap box. But these leaders will be revealed as the war criminals that they are.

And the students of City College will take a stand and show the world that corruption and murder will not continue in the United States. Not under our watch.

Dashiell Kuhr is City Times’ managing editor and opinion editor

Women are taking over: Do men even care?

Women are outperforming men in college, and men don’t care.

Women are enrolling in higher numbers, earning higher grades, graduating more frequently with honors and making up the majority of graduate schools.

Men, meanwhile, are socializing more, participating in extracurricular activities and doing just enough to get by in class.

Women, who for years were considered minorities in higher education, now constitute 58 percent of students enrolled in two- and four-year colleges in the United States. Women also outnumber men in graduate schools and professional schools.

Viewpoint Carlo Romero The New York Times reported in August, “A quartercentury after women became the majority on college campuses, men are trailing them in more than just enrollment.”

The Times cited statistics from the U.S. Department of Education that indicated men are receiving lower grades than women, less likely to graduate in four or five years and less likely to earn a bachelor’s degree at all.

The reasons for the performance disparity are clear: Women are focusing more on

their studies, while men are simply unfocused.

According to results from the 2005 National Survey of Student Engagement taken by 90,000 students at 530 institutions, men are significantly more likely to spend at least 11 hours per week relaxing or socializing.

Conversely, women were more likely to say they spent at least 11 hours preparing for class.

When presented with these findings, USC students did not seem surprised.

“There’s no question, women work harder,” said one male political science junior who asked not to be named. “Guys

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The full-time stress of being a part-time student It’s a challenge for many students to maintain a good job and a high GPA without getting stressed. Because let’s face it, school isn’t easy, and work sometimes doesn’t get any easier. Now put maintaining yourself in the mix, and you get yourself a recipe for stress, or a good medical prescription!

Unfortunately, many students attending college do not have the luxuries to get their tuition and books paid for, let alone have some extra pocket money for a fun weekend. Like many students out there, I had to pay for my tuition and my books. Not to mention the supplies for one of my other classes, which came up to a rather large sum. Lucky for me however, I’m employed full time and am a student part time.

I know that for many students, that is not acceptable. But sometimes you have no other choice. There can be many circumstances that may require you to be employed and limit your amount of classes you can take. But let’s be honest here, life isn’t always fair and at times an education must be compromised.

However, there are ways to get around things. Sure, you may end up taking the long road, but a road that will be traveled nonetheless. A traveled road is better than not traveling one at all right? So what should one take into account when making a decision like this? One can plan something to go a certain way, but as we all know, things don’t always go according to plan; like always, things are easier said than done Being a student and having a job isn’t

an easy task. But there are times where a tough decision must be made. For instance, last semester (Spring 2006), I attempted to be a full- time student, all while being employed full-time. Big mistake! Especially after I realized that all the classes I decided to take were hard work core classes (Intro to French, Cultural Anthropology, General Psychology, and English 101).

All of these classes on top of having to work a 3 to 11 shift Tuesdays through Saturdays got pretty stressful. Towards the end of the semester it had ended ugly, having dropped two of my classes, and not attending the other two resulting in F grades ended me in big… Well, you guys can think of that word. But honestly, it was something that I had to find out and learn on my own. It was a good learning experience for me. That and I had been too stubborn to believe my friends that said that it would all end ugly.

But as I was saying, there are many things to consider before deciding whether you want to be a student or employed full-time. In a perfect world, it would be nice to have both without the stress of both; however, we all know that that’s not possible. So things to take into account are whether or not you really need to work, how important school is to you, and how much money you will really need.

The best way to do this is to try and manage your time. For instance, if you plan to work, and if it’s crucial that you do so, then try to figure out your work schedule and plan your classes around

Readers’ Rep Luis Bahena

Many students attending college do not have the luxuries to get their tuition and books paid for, let alone have some extra pocket money for a fun weekend. Like many students out there, I had to pay for my tuition and my books. Not to mention the supplies for one of my other classes, which came up to a rather large sum. Lucky for me however, I’m employed full time and am a student part time. that schedule. Same thing goes for the opposite. Other things to keep in mind are hours. What are your hours at work?

What are the hours of the classes you need to take?

I know this may all seem pretty easy to plan, but when you get down to it there are other things to take into account. For instance, let’s say your class starts at 8:30am and runs until 9:45am and you

work at 10:30am. Sure it seems like you have plenty of time to get to work, but did you consider parking, do you even have a car, and is your car fueled with enough gasoline to get you by. What about the area where you park. If you attend this school, you know very well how hard it is to find parking in the lots, even if you have a parking permit. Trust me, I’ve been there and it’s hell.

Those small things are very important things that you might not notice until later, and then you’re rushing and your sweating, and the next thing you know your late for class and your late for work and you begin to hyper ventilate.

Geesh, I just did just by writing this, it gives my brain a cramp, really. But honestly though, doesn’t that sound a little stressful!

So, I am learning from past experiences, and they have helped me out a lot. So now, I plan to take things slow, and travel the road, even though it’s in a slower pace than what I would want it to be. But anyways, those are just some of my personal tips on the working student.

If anyone has any feedback, or maybe even some questions on this or that, please e-mail the City Times newspaper at citytimes@gmail.com and title your e-mail as Feedback on the subject line. For now, good luck to all of those working students, and if this didn’t help much, well then, feel free to laugh at my expense!

Luis Bahena is City Times’ readers representative

Women Continued from Page 4

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Correction In the September 5, 2006, edition of City Times, a story on page four featured a picture of a student incorrectly identified as Counselor Cathy Lopez of ASPIRE. There was a mistake and the person in the picture was actually supposed to read Yvonne Fernandez, whom is featured in the article. City Times regrets any confusion this may have caused.

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are focusing on other things in college, like drinking and getting laid.” He added that he frequently has a few drinks at Traditions, the campus bar, before attending his evening classes.

Megan Birney, a secondyear graduate student in public policy, used history to explain why women approach college with greater motivation.

“Women have to work harder to prove themselves in society,” she said. “Women are more independent than they were 50 years ago, and they don’t want to be indebted to men anymore.”

A female business student said one of her professors warned his class before assigning a group project that men were more likely to flake on their group responsibilities than women, and therefore they should be held especially accountable.

Despite being out-hustled by their female counterparts, most men aren’t concerned about the implications.

“As long as men are outperforming women in the workplace, as far as I’m concerned there are no implications,” said a male chemical engineering junior. He referred to figures showing that men still earn significantly higher wages than women, often for doing the same job. And he pointed to the fact that 490 of the Fortune 500 companies have men as CEOs. Another graduate student in public policy said, “I know I don’t have to try as hard in school because I know I’m going

to have a better shot at getting a job when I’m out.”

Indeed, The New York Times article reported, “In the early years, college increases women’s earnings far more than men’s.”

Several men claimed that “men are naturally smarter, and therefore don’t have to work as hard.” They pointed to standardized tests such as the SAT on which boys still tend to score higher than girls.

Even those men who acknowledged that women’s higher performance in college might translate to higher performance in the workplace embraced the idea of taking a supporting role in society.

“I would love to be a ‘trophy husband,’” said one undeclared freshman. “I know a guy who’s a trophy husband, and all he does is drink beer and fish all day.

Sounds like a great life to me.”

While a half-century ago some women went to college for an M-R-S degree, today men are hunting for potentially successful spouses instead.

“I’m only dating pre-med majors,” said another undeclared freshman, explaining that he would be perfectly content if he never had to work outside the home.

It is worth noting that none of the men who claimed not to care that they were being outperformed by women in college were willing to offer their names on the record for fear that their comments might hurt their prospects with the opposite sex.

At any rate, the evidence is clear: Women are taking over, and men are just fine with that.

Carlo Romero writes for UCLA’s Daily Trojan, distributed by U-WIRE

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Stage 1: Auditions Photos by Donna Maranto Auditions were held Sept. 9 for the coming production of “Grease,” as well as the fall dance concert presented by San Diego City College Dance Department. Choreography for the dance concert will include students as well as faculty.

“Grease” will be held Oct. 27 - Nov. 12 at the Saville Theater located at San Diego City College, 1313 Park Blvd. Showings are scheduled Friday and Saturday nights at 8 p.m. and Sunday afternoons at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 for the public and $10 for students, military or senior citizens.

Sept. 26, 2006

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From Dumpsters to Hipsters Up and coming neighborhoods offer hot spots close to campus

Editors’ Note: This is the first installment in a series reviewing some of San Diego’s eclectic neighborhood hot spots.

Part One — North Park

By Lauren Ciallella City Times

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ho knew that North Park would explode into a bustling, minimetropolis with its own urban flare and polished appeal? Only a few years ago, this area North of Balboa Park was considered undesirable due to its rundown housing and dismal business district. Freshly manicured, residential avenues and thriving commerce has brought out the underlying charm that was at the bottom of this city pocket.

The “North Side” is clustered around 30th St and University Ave and all within walking distance of one another.

■ This ‘Thorn’ is a Rose — Hawthorn’s has reopened its doors in North Park to rave reviews for its delectable menu and unique location, inside the newly renovated Birch Theater (now showing “The Maltese Flacon” and “The Big Sleep” on the big screen). It’s a bit pricey with upscale fare, but the consistency of quality is worth every penny — no disappointments here. Mussels in garlic

Hawthorn’s classy ambiance offers visitors the opportunity to enjoy a first rate meal while spectating through its large street side window. and white wine broth are topped with a dollop of crème fraiche and finished with crispy pomme frites — possibly habit forming.

The Chateaubriand (decadent morsels of tender filet) melts on your tongue, accompanied by the earthy foie gras and wild mushroom tamales. Filet garnished with large, deep fried Maui onion rings is show-stopping in presentation and flavor.

Secluded booths offer privacy, while the dining room allows you to be seen (a wall made

Photos By David J. Olender / City Times At dusk, traffic begins to flow through the streets of North Park, which offers everything from elegant restaurants to vintage record stores. entirely of glass looks out onto University Ave).

■ Devil’s Food — Heavensent (3001 University Ave) is North Park’s sumptuous new bakery, dripping chocolate sins from its golden halo. Old favorites like carrot cake and crème brulee answer to a higher power and bring new possibilities to their iconic status.

This carrot cake has ruby red grapefruit curd infused buttercream and is served with sugared, grapefruit segments.

The “green teaser” is the ultimate crème brulee infused with green tea, layered with fudge cake and served aside sesame seed ice cream. I guess even vegans go to heaven, since they offer dairy-free, options such as the “sinless chocolate seduction cake”, with strawberries and chocolate ganache. Shiny, glass cases of tantalizing sweets and a bright, clean interior with plenty of seating gives ample reason to take this cakewalk.

■ The App in Apertivo (3926 30th St) — If you haven’t visited this exquisite tapas and wine bar, then you’re missing out and probably spending way too much money somewhere else. Glasses of wine begin at $3 and a bottle of Chilean Merlot is only $12! That’s nothing compared to a bounty of appetizers from $3-$8, including eggplant rolletini with goat cheese and proscuitto wrapped shrimp.

Tell your date to eat up because this bill stays low no matter

Bluefoot’s atmosphere is one of hospitable attitudes, cheering sports fans and diversity. how big their appetite.

■ New found breakfast at Old World Deli (3930 30th St) — New to the neighborhood, Old World Deli has nestled comfortably between Aperitivo and Scholari’s Office, finding a home with its enticing, early morning menu. Their French toast, made with croissants and hazelnuts, forces you realize the French toast you’ve been eating all those years was an imposter! Flaky, nutty, rich and warm, this satisfies you.

The Old World Super Special breakfast is aptly named for a three egg omelet with bratwurst, potatoes and toast for under $6. Their breakfasts are ridiculously cheap and no waiting on weekend mornings (yet).

■ The Office — This office might not appear on NBC primetime, but many of Scholari’s Office (3932 30th St) patrons are just as colorful.

This locals’ joint offers hole-inthe-wall aesthetics laced with musty aromas of good times

past.

From accommodating bartenders to interesting clientele, it’s a fun spot to meet your friends for a quick nip at the start of an evening.

■ The “North Side” Tip — Ray St at Night takes place the second Saturday of every month and is just one block east of 30th St. Multiple art galleries are opened to the public from 6-9pm and allow local artists to showcase their work. It usually

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Come ‘Hills’ or high water

Continued from Page 7 brings lots of people, lots of not-so-typical art and even some refreshments along the way.

Is there anything more heart wrenching than harsh life lessons suffered by… wealthy, American teens? Can daily trials and grueling tribulations of “upper crust society” be endured through an otherwise mindless existence?

Get ready to rip a page straight out of “Beverly Hills 90210” as MTV’s “The puts Hills” a face with California’s spoiled, entitled youth.

Lauren Ciallella The show’s message- with money comes power; with inherited money comes inherited power — and is often, as in this case, wielded by ignorant dullards.

“The Hills” continues MTV’s reality saga, “Laguna Beach,” known for picking the minds of affluent high schoolers dealing with juvenile strife of the privileged.

“The Hills” focuses on Laguna graduate, Lauren (LC) embarking on her fashion career in LA while living with the empty, manipulative Heidi. Both ungratefully accept the duties of their fabulous dream jobs — LC interning at Teen Vogue and Heidi working at Bolt house Productions (exclusive nightlife, party promoters). The ladies are shocked to find out that bosses don’t acknowledge busy, personal calendars. Heidi’s blank, dead stare upon hearing of her 40 hour work week is subtle compared to the horrified glance when asked to stuff envelopes her first day, instead of stepping directly into party planning. She considers quitting, but her bad attitude lands her… a promotion! She receives

■■■ The “South Side” is clustered around 30th and Upas and all within walking distance of one another ■ ‘Foot’ in the door — Bluefoot has already left its imprint on North Park’s bar scene with its staggering number of new clientele eager for a laid-back, neighborhood watering hole. Freshly painted and windows opened, scads of “20-30 something” patrons swarm nightly to sit at sidewalk tables, play pool or watch a game on TV. Walls bathed in blue accentuate the airy and serene vibe that draws the masses here.

■ Southpaw on South Side — Lefty’s Chicago Pizzeria (3448 30th St) is right on the money with its take charge perspective on pizza. Offering Chicago’s traditional deep dish, stuffed or squarecut thin crust, Lefty’s satisfies a multitude of pizza cravings. “Giardiniera” (garlic, cayenne pepper, olives and pepperoncinis) is a favorite condiment topping many of the pies and gives pizza a newfound, spicy edge. Make sure to call long before hunger sets in because most of the pizzas take about an hour to make, and that’s if they’re not busy (which is never). Grab a slice for lunch or even indulge with their loaded fries while “in house” (otherwise they get soggy), bathed in cheddar or blue cheese, sour cream, bacon and scallions!

■ You never sausage a place — The Linkery (3382 30th St at Upas) bangs up the average bratwurst with new concepts of the ultimate sausage. Offering varying links throughout the week, they

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Photos by David J. Olender / City Times Clockwise from above: North Park spots Scolari’s Office, Hawthorn’s restaurant and The Linkery. experiment combining unexpected components. The chicken truffle link and almond/rosemary/fig pork link articulates what it’s all about- marrying potent ingredients with complimentary meat and extracting their essence to form a dominant, united flavor. Although there are some weak links, it’s always good to stop by and check out the daily specials to see what they’re inventing.

■ “South Side” Tip — Stay away from Zensei. It was voted best sushi in North Park by City Beat Magazine, probably because it’s the only sushi in North Park. It’s not cheap and it’s not great quality so, why bother?

■ Overall Tip — All restaurants mentioned, except Apertivo and Lefty’s, have buy-one-get-one-free coupons in Uptown Magazine.

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Dan Tomsky (center) of the Institute of Public Strategies explains the traffic safety program during a new conference Sept. 14 in Curran Plaza. Behind him are City College student Larry Bird (left), Shontey Hambrick of IPS (second from left), City College President Terrence Burgess and faculty member Barbara Mason (far right).

Safety Continued from Page 1 However, Bird, the IPS ambassador to City College, is hopeful that this project will change that by increasing student awareness and safety through additional crosswalks and signage. He encourages students to get involved in focus groups to share experiences, identify unsafe areas, and prioritize campus and neighborhood pedestrian, wheelchair and bicycling safety needs.

Art Department faculty and stu-

dents, including songwriter Brody Albert, uniquely decorated bicycle helmets donated by Mission Hills Bike and Thomas Bicycle Shop. A 3D installation bicycle rack is displayed at the east end of Curran Plaza. Art Department chair June Richards hopes this will help students “look at this differently and wear a helmet.”

To volunteer or share input on this Project contact Shontey Hambrick at shambrick@publicstrategies.org or (619) 296-3311, ext. 26 “You heard the word clearly now spread it to your peers: We can ride on the road and be safe with no fears.”

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Play’s goal for audience: ‘Listen’

By Nicole Woodruff Contributor

Photos by Sophia Herman / City Times

Muses and music Steve Kowit (top photo) and Cheryl Klein (right photo) are San Diego City Works Press’ first published artists. On Sept. 8, 50 people crowded into a small unconditioned room to celebrate this accomplishment. San Diego City Works Press is dedicated to publishing San Diego writers and is lead by City College English professor Kelly Mayhew. Kowit read an excerpt from his newly published novel, ‘The Gods Of Rapture: poems in the erotic mood.’ Music was provided by flutist Deborah Smaller (center left photo). The works of these authors and many more will be available for purchase on campus at the San Diego City College International Book Fair On Oct. 13 and 14. For more information, visit www.sdcitybookfair.com.

‘He’s Just Not That Into You’ an easy read Authors use real situations, question-answer format, lots of humor Ladies, are you looking for a little light reading? “He’s Just Not That Into You,” can be read in one sitting.

Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo, the authors of this book, and former writers for the TV show “Sex in the City,” use real situations along with question and answer format. Though they use lots of humor, there is food for thought for single women who always manage to find Mr. Wrong.

Behrendt points out the many excuses men use when

they’re “just not that into you.”

He admits to having been a “bad boy” in his single years, and used some of the lines men so often say when not interested.

Some of his advice is a bit extreme. It would be worth waiting several days after reading this book to sort out what should, and should not, be taken seriously, before throwing away what might be a decent relationship.

He is of the belief that a man should always be the one to

BookReview Nicole Woodruff pursue a woman, and never the other way around. This may seem distasteful to a woman in the year 2006. He makes no bones about this view, either.

Most of the chapters in this book begin with “He’s just Not that into You if---“. Some of them include: he’s not asking you out, he’s not calling you, he only wants to see you when

he’s drunk, he doesn’t want to marry you, and he’s breaking up with you. These are just to name a few.

Though this book has some good food for thought, it should not be taken too seriously.

Though amusing, Behrendt won’t take the place of Dear Abby any time soon. Nevertheless, “He’s just not that into You” is worth the read; if only for a laugh or two.

Nicole Woodruff is a regular City Times contributor

A play constructed from 60 taped phone conversations is coming to the campus of San Diego State University.

It began as a project of a former graduate student of Wayne Beach, PHD. Beach, who is producing the play (it’s title is “Listen”), is a professor in Communication at San Diego State University. His student was studying social structure as it occurs in natural conversation. He placed a recording device on his phone and taped phone calls between himself and family members.

In the first of 60 taped phone calls, this student’s father informs him that his mother’s tumor was diagnosed as malignant. Thirteen months later, the son calls a friend and informs him that his mother only has hours to live.

In 1992, the family donated these tapes anonymously to SDSU with the idea of furthering Beach’s study of communication analysis.

“The courage of this family to donate these tapes is really stunning,” said playwright Patricia Loughrey, the author of “Listen”. “Their hope from the beginning has been that (the mother’s) death and their journey together, might, in some way, help other families.”

The idea of creating a script from these tapes was conceived when Beach directed a Master’s thesis by Lanie Lockwood, now an advisor and lecturer in Communications at SDSU. Lockwood’s thesis was an argument for why these tapes would make a good play.

“Within the academic realm, you do research and publish in these scholarly journals and a lot of times that’s the only place they stay,” said Lockwood. “My point was, these need to get made available to everyday people.”

“Listen” was written and produced with Lockwood’s ideas in mind.

The production is not bogged down with a lot of medical terminology, but, according to Loughrey, it is not something that will cause people to come away depressed, either.

“The play’s not structured on a sentimentalizing note,” Loughrey said. “It’s really more of a celebration of how families persevere, and how love rises to the surface no matter what is trying to overcome it. Whether they’re talking about a pot of chilly, or taking the dog for a walk, or getting biopsy results back, there’s a curious strength in their powerlessness that rises up in the material itself.”

The lead role is played by Christopher Miller, who acts as the son of the woman who is dying of cancer. Miller has not

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Real characters bring ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ into the light Beautifully flawed and inadvertently enmeshed, “Little Miss Sunshine’s” unique brood is endearing, engaging and real. Seven-year-old, Olive (Abigail Breslin) shines as the center, clad in ’80s frames and unique fashion choices, with a bubbly naiveté only heightened by her last minute placement in California’s “Little Miss Sunshine” pageant.

Making the long haul in a quasifunctioning VW Bus and showcasing their human deficiencies along the way, the family’s patchwork of distinct personalities emerge- Richard’s (Greg Kinnear) nine step philosophy separating winners and losers has become an all too dominant theme for his wife,

Hills Continued from Page 8 her wish to attend clubs and learn the ropes, but asks to start another night because it’s her six month anniversary — her boyfriend was going to take her bowling. How dare this highly desired position infringe on what could have been a perfect, ten frame night!

LC literally throws a hissy fit at a photo shoot because on a Wednesday, in the middle of the week, Teen Vogue has the gall to have her work even though it is her boyfriend’s birthday. She sighs, pouts and finishes by rudely declining an opportunity to attend a behind the scenes shoot that thousands of hungry, fashion students would die for. She only manages to arrive for the massive sushi, dinner-party on JDog’s special day, instead of spending the necessary 16 hours with him. Her punishment for bad behavior… a summer internship in Paris!

Guess what? Everyone has a birthday, everyone has an anniversary and

Sheryl (Toni Collette) and son, Dwayne (Paul Dano), who’s vow of silence has already lasted nine months. Grandpa’s (Alan Arkin) newfound heroin habit has gotten him kicked out of the retirement home and Uncle Frank (Steve Carell) is fresh out of the hospital after attempting suicide, upon losing his boyfriend to a professional rival.

All embrace their distinctive, quirky personas, but accurately convey authentic truths of the human condition. None are “over the top” or “cooky”. Instead their idiosyncrasies speak more of reallife, emotional “wear and tear” than abstract characters designed to shock.

Their normalcy transcends the screen, if people took off every time they had one, the world would stop. Well, for the majority of the population, but their gross reality caters to this lack of personal responsibility. The fact that neither were fired, but highly applauded after multiple instances of unprofessional behavior, demonstrates a blatant level of authority in this “top drawer” clique. Why not act like a belligerent brat when there are no repercussions?

The only thing worse than their insolence, is the guilty pleasure attained from watching their self important escapades. The season ends looking as if LC will not accept the Paris position because her scoundrel boyfriend that cheated, ignored, yelled and practically ruined New Year’s by his drunken threat of a break-up, has asked her to move into a beach house for the summer.

Slamming “opened doors” in the faces of their esteemed colleagues, the girls live life with blinders and although given big opportunities, still live very small.

“Idle hands are the devil’s playthings” and apparently “The Hills” are Hell.

Lauren Ciallella is City Times’ arts editor

MovieReview Lauren Ciallella catching glimpses of personal shortcomings answered by subtle quips, as they appear in the mundane ways of life. An underlying intimacy is acknowledged with graceful discretion, and viewed through a handful of commonplace gestures that clue us into a deeper connection.

Cleverly masked as an eccentric, family road trip, it unravels as Olives’ coming of age. For the first time, she questions her own abilities according to outside influences. When Richard makes her self conscious about getting ice cream, the rest of the family reassures

Plan B Continued from Page 3 City College.

“I don’t think (the switch to over-thecounter) is a good idea. It’s so easy to get now that I think its use will be abused.

I believe the morning-after-pill should be more restricted,” said Hannah, a City College student.

Some students have a different view.

“I think it’s beneficial that women can get it without a prescription. If they’re going to use it and they need it, then why not?” said Courtney Camin.

According to the FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, the move for Plan B from prescription to over-thecounter use has been in the works since early 2003. The change had originally been proposed as over-the-counter for all females 16 years old and older. The FDA held a public advisory meeting on Dec. 16 of that year with the joint committees to begin the deliberating and to

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is a great job, I love working with students.” In addition, Cordell points out, “If students without insurance use our services, it really feels like we are making a difference.”

Mental Health Services is located right above the Health Center in building A, and their services are part of the $13 fee. With funds from the new fee, they were able to hire a clinician/therapist and an intake coordinator to help people with case management.

Mental Health Coordinator Cynthia Barton echoes Cordell’s sentiments, “Our purpose is to treat the uninsured.”

She said.

According to Barton, Mental Health Services has already seen a significant increase in students coming in and asking questions this semester due to the new health fee. Barton also said one

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listened to many of the tapes that were donated.

“A lot of the actors have tried to minimize their exposure to (the tapes),” Miller said. “You want to know what you’re working with, but at the same time, you don’t want to be mimicking, you want to be creating.”

Opening nights will be Thursday, Oct. 5, and Friday, Oct. 6, at 8 p.m., there will be an audience discussion

Olive by taking big spoonfuls, encouraging her to join in, which she finally does.

The family’s intervention effortlessly depicts an inherent need to protect a sense of childhood invincibility as long as possible. Richard finally realizes his definition of a “winner” is restrictive in its nature and struggling with his own career disappointments, realizes Olive might not prevail. It sheds light on the inevitable truth that it’s impossible to shine in every spectrum and sometimes personal instinct should set the standards on which you judge yourself.

This eclectic solar system of witty, complex characters coexists with awkward ease. The writing radiates immediate warmth, encompassing attributes of each character with concise detail and remains light amidst personal tragedy. discuss considerations.

Most of the concern at that point had been for younger girls who would not be using the pill in the intended manner of emergency only.

The final evaluation was that not enough research had been done on the younger age groups to guarantee that the drug is safe and effective for those under 18.

In their Not Approvable letter issued after the committees’ meeting, the FDA stated that “the supplemental application did not meet the criteria for approval in that it did not demonstrate that Plan B could be used safely by young adolescent women for emergency contraception without the professional supervision of a licensed practitioner”.

The purpose of Plan B is to prevent pregnancy, not to be used as an abortion pill. It contains the same hormones as daily prescription birth control pills but has a higher dosage. ECPs work only if the woman is not already pregnant.

Plan B is considered to be a safe method of contraception but is not intended as a regular means of birth control.

of the more common reasons students visit is anxiety or stress, such as panic, test taking anxiety, and fear of public speaking.

They have a structural cognitive behavioral treatment program for anxiety. The student listens to a CD with relaxation training and progressive muscle relaxation the most advanced level of which is self-hypnosis. “It is highly effective in helping lower stress,” Barton said.

However, they treat all types of mental health issues like emergency crisis intervention, eating disorders, insomnia, depression, anger management, family problems and everything in between.

Case managers at Mental Health Services direct students to other services in San Diego that they are entitled to. Although they are not psychiatrists and cannot prescribe medications, they can provide referrals and work closely with County Mental Health and refer students to other family health centers around San Diego. after the performance, and on opening nights, a catered reception will follow.

Additional performances will be on Saturday, Oct. 7 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 8 at 2 p.m. All performances will be at the Experimental Theatre on the campus of SDSU, at the Performing Arts Plaza at 5500 Campanile Drive.

Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the Aztec Center box office on the SDSU campus, the San Diego Performing Arts League’s ARTS TIX at Horton Plaza or online at tickets.sandiegoperforms.com.

For more information, call (619) 5948483, or e-mail listen@sdsu.edu.

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Strong opener for men’s soccer

By Shanika Whaley City Times

Photos by Shane Crumrine / City Times Players from City College (left) and L.A. Valley battle for the ball during a San Diego home game Sept. 12. City lost 2-3.

Season starts slow for women’s soccer Knights lose battle against L.A. Valley, start conference platy against Pasadena

By Shane Crumrine City Times

Midfielder Brittany Goodman prepares to start play during the Knights’ game against L.A. Valley at home Sept. 12

The San Diego City women’s soccer team has gotten off to a slow start going 0 and 5 during their non-conference schedule.

City stated conference play against Pasadena on Friday Sept. 22.

City has lost each of their non-conference games including a heart breaking loss to Los Angeles Valley on Tuesday Sept.12 on their home turf. City was able to take an early 2 to 1 lead despite the fact that L.A. Valley kept them on the defensive for most of the game. Both of City’s goals came after free kicks following two L.A. Valley fouls.

The Knights’ first goal was scored by Vanessa De La Garza in the 30th minute of the first half. Their second goal was scored in the 16th

minute by Sophia RamosCruz. Ramos-Cruz leads the team in total points with 5.

L.A. Valley was able to tie the game in the second half by consistently applying pressure to City’s midfielders as well as their defense. L.A. Valley was able to take the lead in the seventh minute after a hand ball foul by City’s Candy Barnes. The free kick was a beautiful rainbow shot from midfield that floated perfectly over the goalkeeper’s head and in to the back of the net. That goal ended up being the game winning goal and City lost their fourth contest in a row 3 to 2.

With 10 out of 14 players being freshmen the Lady Knights can only chop these losses up as experience as they head in to conference play. To find out more about the San Diego city women’s soccer team, visit www.sdcity. edu/athletics.

San Diego City College Men’s soccer team overwhelmed and defended home territory against Rancho Santiago on Wednesday September 13 on the SDCC soccer field.

The Knights were living up to their name as they played Santiago in the first half. The opposing team was close to scoring numerous times, but Knights goalie Robin Gilson, was not going to let that happen. Each attempt made on the goalie was easily blocked and kicked away or guarded by fast defensive skills.

Going further into the first half, a corner kick was made by Knights’ number five Andrew Huerta making the score 1-0, Knights leading. But to help the ball successfully go into Santiago’s goal, a swift head kick by another Knights player helped the ball roll right in the net, making the score to 2-0.

Entering the second half of the match, Rancho Santiago was trying to fight back a little harder.

“The other team played good twenty five minutes before we scored,” said Larry Emeanu, number two on the Knights soccer team and Forward position player.

Even though they tried to score, Santiago’s defense was no match for the Knights.

Francisco Zamudo Number 17, and the team’s wide mid-field player made the winning goal against Santiago, making the final score 3-0.

“They missed a lot of goals,” said Emeanu, “but we have a good defense.”

The game ended with the SDCC Knights Men’s soccer team winning 3-0 over Rancho Santiago. The players were happy, the coaches were excited and the crowd was cheering.

Registration under way for Cross Country Invitational The 2006 San Diego City Cross Country Invitational is scheduled be held Saturday Sept.30 at 8 a.m.

The race will be held at Rohr Park at 4548 Sweetwater Rd. in Chula Vista. The 10,000-meter run will be open for online applications until Sept. 27 through www.active.com. There will be day of race registration opening at 6:30 a.m. and will close at 7:45 a.m. The pre-entry fee will cost $10 while race day registration will cost $20. For more information on the race, visit www.sdcity.edu/athletics.

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