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Hoops and dreams come true By Michael Liggins City Times
Number 23, Stephon Lamar, goes in for a layup during the Knights game vs. Miramar Jets at the See Knights, page 4 Harr y West Gym. Troy Orem, City Times
Building nears completion The daily hustle of construction workers building new facilities, student and public safety enhancements and major renovations is nothing new to City College students. With the help of a construction bond program funded by two propositions — Proposition S, a $685 million bond passed in 2002, and Proposition N, a $870 million passed in 2006 — the San Diego Community College District has been able to renovate buildings to a degree and create a brand new campus. On Jan. 20, City College celebrated the groundbreaking of a
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Crimes put a dent in productions By Brian Lett City Times
Riding on the momentum of the Women’s Basketball team’s big win over Palomar just moments earlier, the Men’s Basketball team came out swinging Wednesday night in the Harry West Center against the Miramar Jets. Coach Mitch Charlens and his team knew that a win against Miramar would mean first place in the Pacific Coast Conference. The game remained tense throughout the first half as the Knights never allowed the Jets to lead by anything more than three points. The Knights offense looked strong and prepared, as freshman guard, Marvin Sykes, was quick to snatch up some crucial rebounds for the Knights during the first half of the game and put up a game leading 11 field goals. Paired with the agility and speed of freshman Devyn Iglehart, the Knights controlled the scoring with their impressive rebounding skills and superior passing. Free throw shooting from the Knights was excellent as the team went 15 - 15 into halftime. Stephon Lamar was flawless from the free-throw line sinking in seven shots. The superior fitness level of the Knights proved to be a huge factor in the second half as the Jets simply were not able to keep up with City College. Menas Stephens dominated on the Miramar defense by throwing in two huge dunks in the second period, smashing any hope of victory for the Miramar Jets. The second half quickly turned lop-sided as the three point shooting
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future science building. The 98,000 square foot construction zone located between streets 16th and B will house a four story L-shaped building that is scheduled for completion by June 30, 2013. “The groundbreaking ceremony went very well, and the students, faculty and district administration in attendance were excited to see this project begin construction,” said Tom Fine, campus project manager. Buildings currently under construction include the math and social sciences building, expected to be completed on Aug. 31, and the business and humanities building, expected to be completed July 31, 2013. San Diego building codes restrict
Construction crews conintue the analysis of potentially active faults. Troy Orem, City Times building within 50 feet of an active mine whether or not already existing buildings renovated to fit the fault. Because downtown is in a seis- same occupancy or more. mic zone it is essential to analyze faults by digging trenches to deterSee Constuction page 2
Multiple break-ins were reported over the semester break at City College, resulting in thefts from both the C building and Saville Theatre, according to campus police. Sound equipment was stolen during the Saville Theatre burglary, the first crime to be reported to the authorities, and construction tools were taken from the workshop in room C-117A. Rob Norberg, the theater’s tech director, claims that replacements for the sound equipment will cost approximately $15,000 and the workshop tools will cost about $5,000 to replace. Besides monetary costs, ongoing theater productions have also been adversely affected. “World Cultures is suffering,” said Norberg. “They’re still happening but are severely hindered.” Norberg added that production of Jazz Live will also be affected and that they will most likely have to rent equipment for the Jan. 14 show. According to Sgt. Ed Headtke from campus police, who’s seen a lot in his 30 years with the district, Saville Theatre seems to be targeted more frequently than other areas. He claims this could be due possibly in part to its location on the perimeter of the campus. Headtke also claimed that only the workshop break-in exhibited signs of forced entry and suggested that this was able to be achieved because of its out of the way location as well. According to Headtke, officers don’t patrol inside the buildings, and the radio and television personnel who work nearby weren’t able to see anything. Since the thefts, doors to both the theater and the workshop have been reinforced with sturdier metal plating. To help deter the occurrence of crimes such as these, campus police have been training a few of its officers in a program known as Crime Prevention through Environmental Design. This multiple-week course aims to train officers to see environmental surroundings and conditions from a different perspective, with the idea of alleviating potential leverages would-be perpetrators could otherwise take advantage of. However, only a small number of the police force have received training. Headtke claims that currently only three officers have received the training because its costly and time consuming, but there are plans for other officers See Crime, page 2