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Vol. 67, No. 10
April 16, 2013
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CONSTRUCTION
We’re still a long way from finished City is going to have a Student Services Center, just not yet By Klarissa Sanchez City Times Now that Mesa College has inaugurated its state-of-the-art Student Services building, City students might be wondering why they don’t have such a facility. The answer is that they will have one, but not for another couple of years. The Students Services facility at Mesa opened on Feb. 25. The four story, 85,000-square-foot building includes new facilities for student services. All of the departments are arranged around an open four-level atrium, where students can interact with each other and the various departments in a single location. It also provides students with studying space and a mini store with snacks and coffee. Ailene Crakes, Counseling Department Chairwoman at Mesa College, works in the new center. She explains that the new building “is now a one-stop shop.” “In the past, students had to be directed to different offices, which are located in various parts of the campus. These key services are now in one building, which makes it more convenient for the students,” said Crakes. Crakes explains that not only is this a place for students to take care
(left to right) The student ser vices center at Mesa College opened Feb. 25 as a four-stor y atrium and recently won Leed Gold from the U.S. Green Builders Council, while the City College student ser vices center has yet to be renovated. Photos by Mary Watson, City Times of all their matters for student services, but that the new state-of-the art building is “now their home.” City College Student Government President Daniel Caldera is taking a class at Mesa campus this semester and does some of his studying in the new building. “It’s
NEWS MS building grand opening
a really nice center. It reminds me of the Price Center at UCSD,” said Caldera. However, it’s a different story at City College. All the student services at City have not been renovated in years and are not available to students in a
single location, like the one at Mesa. “So we do have student centers at City College. We have one in this building, it’s D-105. It’s really secluded so a lot of students don’t really know about this one but this is where the student government and a lot of clubs on campus like All Out
at City and Phi Theta Kappa meet,” said Caldera, when asked where the student centers are located. At City, the A, D, M and T buildings are the ones that house services to students. The good news See Ser vices, page 2
ADMINISTRATION
Search for president put on hold By Allison Browne City Times
The MS building grand opening audience ask questions about the event as speeches were made March 15. See stor y on page 3. J. Rae Chipera, City Times
PLAYERS SUSPENDED Men’s volleyball season canceled due to player disqualification PAGE 11
The search for a permanent president of City College has been discontinued, district Chancellor Constance Carroll announced April 4. The search process will continue during the fall semester of this year, with the goal of having a replacement selected by July 1,
2014, or shortly after. “Given the many needs of the college and the significant role it plays in so many students’ lives, it is most important for us to select the best president possible and not make a mistake in that determination. This outcome is disappointing for everyone involved, including me, but it is the correct decision to make, ” Carroll, chancellor
of the San Diego Community College district, said in a campus-wide email announcement. Currently, the exact reason why the search has been discontinued is not available. School officials have decided not to release any more information at this time. Until the search resumes, an interim president will be appointed for the 2013-14 academic
HAIRSPRAY
Hit musical makes its way to City College PAGE 7
year. “Employing an interim president will ensure continuity of attention to the needs of and suppor t for the college during the coming year,” Carroll said in the announcement. For up to date information, refer to the Chancellor’s news website at http://www.sdccd.edu/ public/events/news.shtml.
INDEX
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