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Volume 61, Number 10
Falling from the sky Sports on the edge Sports, page 8
Covering the San Diego City College community since 1945
April 19, 2007
Students to vote online for Student Center By Scott Landheer City Times
These buttons were being handed out by student government in support of the Student Center fee.
When City College students take to the polls on April 24-26 to vote on a Student Center fee measure, they will be doing it online, a new format designed to encourage more people to cast their vote. If passed, the Student Center fee would require all students
to pay $1 per unit up to a maximum of $10 per student, per fiscal year. All enrolled students with a valid e-mail address on file with the college will receive an email from the district with a link to the voting website. Students without a valid email will receive their notice in the mail with voting instructions. Students will also have
access to computers on campus to cast their votes. The Board of Trustees voted unanimously on March 22 to approve the special election after a request from ASG President Francisco Fabian. “I think that it is important to have a student center at City College because research shows it helps with student success and retention,” Fabian said.
“As students, we need a home base on campus,” he added. “Right now, we have no place to socialize, congregate or hold events.” “We want to be a trendsetter within the district,” said ASG Vice President Travis Pollock. “City College will be the first to have a student center and then
See VOTE, Page 2
SIFE team wins regional competition
Saville Theatre presents ‘Gypsy’
By Stephen Burgers City Times
The English major from Centreville, Va., a rapidly growing suburb of Washington, D.C., came to the United States in 1992, an investigative source said. He was a legal permanent resident. His family runs a dry cleaning business and he has a sister who graduated from Princeton
For the 13th consecutive year, the San Diego City College Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team secured victory in the regional championships held at the Hollywood Renaissance Hotel in Hollywood on March 21. The next step is the national competition being held in Dallas on May 5-9. The competition consisted of a 24-minute flash presentation detailing the projects SIFE conducts to educate and introduce students to the world of business. The projects are student owned and operated such as the Ala-Cart coffee project in Schwartz Square and the Business Resource Center (BRC) located at T- 311 A, B and C. The BRC provide students and the community with business services such as copying, stamps and business cards. The BRC recently expanded their operations to include banners, program fliers and menus, increasing profits by 200 percent. “SIFE gives students hands on experience and educates on the aspects of free enterprise,” said Karen Fimbres, a member competing in both the regional and national competitions. Last year SIFE finished in the top five nationally and took all six topic competition prizes at the regional level. Fifteen members went to the regionals this year and ten are expected to go to the national competition. SIFE also held its Fifth Annual Business Plan Com-
See SHOOTING, Page 2
See SIFE, Page 4
Scott Landheer / City Times Performers rehearse on April 11 to prepare for the opening of the show “Gypsy” at Saville Theatre. Find out when it opens on Page 5.
Virginia Tech sees deadliest shooting spree in U.S. history By Bruce Henderson, April Bethea and Aamer Madhani MCT Campus BLACKSBURG, Va. — The deadliest shooting massacre in American history savaged Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University on April 16 as a gunman killed 32 people and wounded 15 more, then killed himself.
The suspected gunman, Cho Seung-Hui, was a troubled 23-year-old senior from South Korea who investigators believe left an invective-filled note in his dorm room, sources say. The note included a rambling list of grievances, according to sources. They said Cho also died with the words “Ismail Ax” in red ink on the inside of one of his arms.
Cho had shown recent signs of violent, aberrant behavior, according to an investigative source, including setting a fire in a dorm room and allegedly stalking some women. A note believed to have been written by Cho was found in his dorm room that railed against “rich kids,” “debauchery” and “deceitful charlatans” on campus.
Finding healthy food on campus Tips for eating right in the cafeteria or from the vending machines Life, page 4
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