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Improved Reg-e is almost ready By THOMASCHESY City Times
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A classic still current "To Kill a Mockingbird" is being presented through Nov. 6 by San Diego City College's Visual and Performing Arts Department. Roosevelt GreenplaysTomRobinson(left) andRobert Delacy playsSheriff Heck. See story on page 4.
San Diego Community College Distr ict's Student Ser vices Depar tment has unveiled a detailed pr eview of the long- awaited r eplacement for Reg- e, with new featur es, and 7/24 access. Reg-e, which fir st came online in 2003, must be shut down per iodically due to limitations of the aging I BM mainfr ame the por tal is hosted on r ight now. Vice Chancellor L ynn Neault, head of Student Ser vices for the distr ict, said the new system's most noticeable impr ovement will be r ound-the-clock access for students and full availability on weekends. "We have r eceived a number of comments fr om students thr ough the year s about the limited hour s of
availability of our new systems. Thus, this access was a top pr ior ity for us," Neault explained. Neault descr ibes the upgr ade as "the one- stop place that students will go to do business in the new system." While the new por tal does car r y over most of Reg-e's basic functionalities, it also intr oduces sever al featur es to distr ict students; for the fir st time, City, Mesa, and Mir amar college students will have their own distr ict email addr esses available to them. Students will also have the ability to r eview, or modify their education plans, and will have access to a new "to- do" list featur e that can aler t them of upcoming assignments. The development pr ocess for the new system began in 2010, and has
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Broken window a potential hazard on BT building By MIKEMADRIAGA City Times "I t looks like a bullet hole,? said Joey Candelar io, 24, Communications major. One of the lar ge window panes on the nor th side of the BT Building was br oken. I t had a hole that appear ed to be 2?- 3? in diameter, with a lar ger tr iangular chunk under neath that fell out of place. ?I t?s been two weeks alr eady,? said Pr of. Ther esa M. Savar ese, Computer Brokenwindow. MIKEMADRIAGACity Times Business Technology, ?and it was last See BROKENon page 7
Corrections/ Clarifications The following ar e cor r ections of er r or s in the Oct. 18 issue of City Times. I n the page 1 stor y ?Tips when pulled over ? the wor d "officer " was misspelled. I t should r ead Jonathan De Guzman, a San Diego police officer. I n the page 7 stor y ?For mer City College student jams on Z90? Monchai Pungaew wor ked at the Univer sity of California, San Diego (UCSD) and not at the Univer sity of San Diego (USD). The following is a clar ification fr om the
Oct. 18 issue. On the page 4 stor y ?Second theater pr oduction opens Oct. 28,? the ar ticle states that "To Kill a Mockingbir d" would r un fr om Oct. 28 to 30, as stated on the City College online calendar. The play actually r uns thr ough Nov. 6. I t is the policy of City Times to clar ify content or cor r ect er r or s. Send them to the paper at info@sdcitytimes.com or call (619)388-3880.
VOX POPULI Voice of t he People Questionsby AndreaMorin I Photosby ElizabethComparan
What direction doyou feel thiscountry isheaded? "Hillar y Clinton and Donald Tr ump have mor e cons than pr os, fr om what I know. That itself is a definite wor r y; it's a ver y ambiguous futur e that I don't know anyone is pr epar ed for." Emanuel Rico-Victor ia, 24, Psychology
"I t is r eally har d to say because r ight now, for voting pur poses, they didn't give us good choices. Ther e ar e things that it don't like about both. But at the end of the day, somebody's going to get elected." Br andon Br own, 25, Human Development
"We hear about other things that happen in the wor ld and we don't r ealize that these things can happen her e. Our gr eat countr y can fall like the Roman empir e did. I t can happen." L ucy Rodr iguez, 52, Nur sing
?I ?m r eally scar ed because I have a lot of family member s that ar e not legal citizens. Even if this specific candidate doesn?t win, he still opened the door for people to expr ess their hate for people of color and that is hear tbr eaking. At times like this we should be united and tr ying to become str onger as a nation. But r eally all this election is doing is separ ating us by ster eotyping people and labeling them." Monica Van Deer lin Mur illo, 19, L iber al Studies
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Shining a spotlight on domestic violence awareness By SHAYLINMARTOS City Times
Remembering Diana Diana Gonzalez' family, students, members of the Visionaries Feminist club and domestic violence support groups came together in Curran Plaza on Oct. 20 to remember the sixth anniversary of her death. Speakersencouragedthepublic toreport any instanceof domestic violence. CELIAJIMENEZ City Times
Students win awards at San Diego Press Club By MELISSADEPINERES City Times City College students fr om Digital Jour nalism and Radio, Television and Film won numer ous honor s at the 43r d Annual Excellence in Jour nalism Awar ds pr esented by the San Diego Pr ess Club on Oct. 25. City Times newspaper and L egend magazine placed second in Best College Newspaper and Best M agazine, r espectively. Staff member s fr om those publications, City's news show "Newscene" and Jazz 88 won in the following categor ies: Cover Design Newspaper : Celia Jimenez, fir st place, City Times. Cover Design M agazine: Gr iffin Dehne, second place, L egend. Dr awing-I llustr ation or Car toon: Belinda M endoza, fir st place for ?M y L ife Stuck in A M aze,? and second place, ?M e Vote? Never have never will,? City Times. Featur e: M ichael M ar kulin and M ike M adr iaga, fir st place for "City Bites," City Times. News: Collette Car r oll and Celia Jimenez, fir st place for ?Thefts fr om RTVF Dept. Span Decade,? City Times. Beatr iz M er ced, thir d place for ?Beebe seeks Santa Bar bar a City College Post,? City Times. Photogr aphy: Celia Jimenez, fir st
place for ?Blend of Dance Styles in Pr ogr am M ay 6, 7,? City Times. Celia Jimenez, second place for ?Knights Clinch Playoff Spot,? City Times. David Pr adel, thir d place for ?A Battle between the Knights and the L ancer s," City Times. Featur e Repor ting: Holly Br idges and Roxana Paul, second place for ?Downtown Donut Bar,? Jazz 88. College Radio: Featur e Repor ting, fir st place, Holly Br idges, ?A Visit to The Old Gr ove Pastr y Shop,? Jazz 88. Gener al News Stor y: Fir st place, Cr istal M ir anda, Rober t Busch, Scott Chatfield, ?L a M esa Str eet Scape Pr oject," Jazz 88. Gener al News Stor y: second place, David Pr adel, Ar eej M ar abeh for ?San Diego Char ger s Stadium Signatur e Rally,? Newscene. College TV Newscast: Fir st place, David Pr adel, Ar eej M ar abeh, Jessica Howar d and Gabr iel Salazar, for Newscene, M ay 6 newscast. Spor ts Repor ting: Holly C. Br idges, ?Having A Hear t to Give Back- L ynell Hamilton Gives Back to Kids. Football Camp And Fundr aiser For Char ity,? Newscene. The awar ds show was held at the Jacobs Center in Southeaster n San Diego. The newspaper for Southwester n College, The Sun, won fir st place in Best College Newspaper.
October is national Domestic Violence Awar eness Month. Acr oss the countr y, people ar e r aising awar eness for and pr oviding aid to the millions of domestic violence abuse victims in the United States. This month on San Diego City College?s campus, the Mental Health Center and the PEERS outr each gr oup ar e pr oviding outlets for victims and allies alike to r aise awar eness and pr event domestic violence thr ough counseling, occupational ar t ther apy, meditation, and awar eness seminar s. Many maintain that domestic violence isn?t common but studies show that the opposite is tr ue. The National I ntimate Par tner and Sexual Violence Sur vey fr om 2010 found, ?I n the
United States, an aver age of 20 people ar e physically abused by intimate par tner s ever y minute. This equates to mor e than 10 million abuse victims annually." Most of the time abuser s r eceive no consequence for their actions and go on to hur t another victim. This is why addr essing the issues of domestic abuse and pr oviding aid to victims of abuse is so impor tant. The ser vices pr ovided to r aise awar eness can help to ultimately pr event domestic violence. San Diego City College?s mental health center is now located on the fir st floor of the BT Building in r oom 105. The r equir ed student health fee we pay each semester cover s the ser vices available at the mental health center, so ther e?s no r eason to let this oppor tunity slide by. The center pr ovides individual, famil-
Mental Health Center hour s: Monday, Tuesday, and Thur sday fr om 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Wednesday 12:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., and by appointment only, 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Fr iday 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
ial, and r elationship counseling. You can walk in or call the center at (619) 3883055 to make an appointment with any of the counselor s ther e. The center itself is intimate and calming, ther e?s candy in a bowl on the r eceptionsdesk and the smell of essential oils and fr agr ant candles per meate the air. Comfy chair s and soft lighting cr eate a welcoming atmospher e for students See AWARENESSon page 7
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Fresh flight of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' By SHAYLYN MARTOS City Times Opening night of City College's two- weekend stint of ?To Kill a Mockingbir d? showcased a r efr eshing take on Har per L ee?s classic. The play follows the tr ial of an innocent black man against the wor d of a young white woman. The time per iod and the setting manifest the ugliest hate and discr imination. A pr oblem with moder n adaptions of ?To Kill a Mockingbir d? is that audiences nowadays have moved past Scout?s ear ly conceptions of r ace and discr imination. She is the 6- year- old daughter of Atticus Finch, the accused's white attor ney. Ther e?s no need for her to help us under stand r ape and systemic r acism. We see that ever y day in our lives. The attacks on people of color in our society ar e ongoing. Many of us have r ead L ee?s novel in school or have seen the movie. I t?s a stor y that dr aws us in and wr ings us out when we r ealize the injustices that Tom Robinson was put thr ough ar e per petuated to this day. The dir ector, Ashley Kobza, focused attention away fr om Scout. I nstead, she br ought the black char acter s downstage, r ight in the audience's face, and dr essed in contempor ar y style. A Gr eek- style chor us r epr esented moder n students r eading L ee?s novel and applying the message to their own lives. The chor us was compr ised of each of the black char acter s in the play and they
deliver ed all of the nar r ation. Thr oughout the show they stood upstage of the action of Maycomb County, showing their disgust in their facial expr essions and fact checking the char acter s in the book. These char acter s wer e given a voice they wer en?t gr anted in all the adaptions of this book that I ?ve seen. I nstead of seeing the house maid Calpur nia as a "Black Mammie" ar chetype and Robinson as the poor far mhand as is seen time and time again, Kobza pr esented them as moder n ver sions of these negative ar chetypes. Ver onica McFar land deliver ed "Mr s. Cal" as the str ong, quick, and car ing woman that audiences connect with but with a confidence and gr ace not anticipated. Roosevelt Gr een played Tom Robinson in a black hoodie, r ed sweats, and Nikes. Gr een was vulner able and r aw, his depiction of Robinson was one a moder n audience could r elate to. I n this costume, he looked like so many other young men who have been br utally r ipped fr om their families and fr iends for the cr ime of being black in our countr y. This adaption pulls audiences fr om 1935 r ight into 2016. Kobza and her cast and cr ew have cr eated a commentar y that goes past the last page of ?To Kill a Mockingbir d," showing us that our fight for equal r epr esentation and oppor tunity is far fr om over. This play, the second pr oduction this fall fr om the Visual and Per for ming Ar ts Depar tment, will be pr esented Nov. 4 and 5 at 8 p.m., and Nov. 6 at 2 p.m. at Saville Theatr e. Tickets ar e $10-$15.
Scenes from opening night of City College's production of "To Kill a Mockingbird": Foreground left to right, Omar Ramos (prosecuting attorney, Mr. Gilmer), Olhma Zimareva (clerk), Brett Morris (Judge Taylor) and Roosevelt Green (Tom Robinson) in the1930's drama, "To Kill aMockingbird"; top, CatalinaZelles (Scout), Stephen Leffler (Atticus Finch, defense attorney), Elliot Weaver (Jem) and Cohl Capano (Dill); bottom leftElli Connell (Mayella Ewell) and Erick Pika (Bob Ewel) bottomright. CELIAJIMENEZ City Times
Marvel makes 'Strange' magic Immerse yourself in Asian cinema
By RICARDOSOLTERO City Times Mar vel?s entr y into the supernatur al is visually stunning, captivating and sur pr isingly coher ent. "Doctor Str ange" star r ing Benedict Cumber batch as the Sor cer er Supr eme is a depar tur e visually and stor y- wise for the Mar vel Cinematic Univer se Dr. Stephen Str ange is a br illiant but ar r ogant New Yor k neur osur geon who lives for the attention and his self-absor ption. After a devastating car accident wr ecks his car eer, Str ange finds himself desper ate for a cur e that could r estor e his r uined hands. After many unsuccessful sur ger ies and exper imental pr ocedur es, Str ange finds himself in a jour ney that takes him to Nepal in sear ch
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Dr. Strangeisasurgeonthat lookstocurehishandsandonhisjourney acquires supernatural powers. Official photo from Marvel.com of a gur u with extr aor dinar y healing abilities. I nstead he meets Mor do (Chiwetel Ejiofor ) and the Ancient One (Tilda Swinton), the latter a master in the mystic ar ts with vast knowledge of the mystical r ealm. The Ancient One offer s Str ange physical healing thr ough spir itual
enlightenment and becomes his mentor in his spir itual jour ney. While under the tutelage of the Ancient One, Mor do and Wong (Benedict Wong) ser ve as guides for Str ange, offer ing advise as he See HEROon page 7
The San Diego Asian Film Festival r etur ns for its 17th annual celebr ation of Asian cinema. One of the lar gest exhibitions of Asian films on the West Coast will be held at 6 differ ent venues, including Ultr aStar Mission Valley and Digital Gym Cinema, star ting Nov. 3. Mor e than 140 movies fr om 15 differ ent countr ies will be showcased in differ ent categor ies. Ther e is also a competitive categor y with jur y pr izes in nar r ative, documentar y, shor t
and animation as well as a gr and jur y pr ize and an emer ging filmmaker awar d. The Blowfish Unplugged ser ies r etur ns with musical per for mances by leading Asian Amer ican musicians. Additionally, the festival will have exclusive scr eenings of Tadashi Nakamur a?s Hawaiian gr affiti documentar y ?Mele Mur als? and the par ticipation of dir ector L aha Mebow with the scr eening o her awar d-winning film ?Hang I n Ther e, Kids!? The 2016 San Diego Asian Film Festival r uns fr om Nov. 3 to Nov. 12; for mor e infor mation on tickets, events and scr eenings visit http://festival.sdaff.or g/2016/.
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Students seek transfer opportunities By ANDREA MORIN City Times
As students star t planning to tr ansfer to other univer sities in the state, the annual Tr ansfer Fair was held this past Oct. 20 at Cur r an Plaza. Over 40 colleges and univer sities fr om Califor nia sent adviser s to give information about their schools. Students had the oppor tunity to ask them questions about their campuses. ?My dr eam has always been UC Santa Bar bar a but it?s only my fir st semester. I am planning ahead,? said Biology student, Ashley L eyva. However, the Tr ansfer Fair did not meet the needs of some students because either their pr efer r ed school was not ther e, or ther e wer en't any schools offer ing the major they want. Sandy Gonzalez, an inter n
PageOgden, aKinesiology major, talkswithCal StateSanMarcosOutreachCoordinator, VirgianMorrissette-Hughes, duringthe transfer fair onOct. 20 at CurranPlaza. CELIAJIMENEZ City Times
at the Tr ansfer Car eer Center, said students can visit the center all year long for infor mation on schools that inter est them. I n addition, adviser s come fr om some schools and offer appoint-
ments to students. Ther e wer e long lines of people at the San Diego State Univer sity stand asking questions about the tr ansfer pr ocess and major s. Some students said
they pr efer r ed SDSU because of its pr oximity to home and affor dable tuition. San Diego State has been a gr eat option for City College students for decades because of the var iety of
major s offer ed in differ ent ar eas of study, such as humanities and ar ts. This event is a gr eat oppor tunity for students who ar e inter ested in tr ansferr ing to a four- year university. People who plan to tr ansfer next year need to star t submitting their applications r ight now. Dates var y depending on the choice of univer sity. To tr ansfer to a CSU for fall of 2017 students have to apply now thr ough Nov. 30. I f they want to tr ansfer to a UC campus they have until Nov. 30, too. Students can r eceive assistance dur ing the application pr ocess at the Tr ansfer and Car eer Center in r oom M-101. At the site collegescor ecar d.ed.gov, students can get a detailed r epor t univer sities, including tuition, gr aduation r ates and average salar y after attending.
City Bites: Pho Xpress Pho, Vietnamesesoup. MIKEMADRIAGACity Times
Photo of the week: Art on the wall This colorful and dynamic drawing found on the third floor of the AH Building near the elevators changes the mood of the gray walls. CELIAJIMENEZ City Times
Pho Xpr ess is a Vietnamese r estaur ant known for its family r ecipes of pho, r ice dishes and other Vietnamese cuisine. Pho Xpr ess is located at 1125 Sixth Ave., which is about a 10- minute walk fr om City College. Scan the QR code to watch a video of our r eview. Tell us about your favor ite culinar y spot at info@sdcitytimes.com because ever ybody?s got to eat.
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CITYVOICE We benefit with Clinton As we spr int to the finish line of the pr esidential election, Amer ica is for ced to make a choice. This made-for-television political campaign seems to have come down to the lesser of two evils. Believe it or not, this is not the case. Ther e?s little doubt of Donald Tr ump's inexper ience. He is a one-dimensional candidate with mor e bar k than bite. I f Tr ump is elected pr esident, the United States r uns the r isk of tur moil and incr easing tensions at home and abr oad. Tr ump's volatile temper and per sona ar e only the tip of the iceber g. On the sur face, Tr ump seems to be a City TimesEditorial Board gr eat candidate with str ong ideals and deter mination. Under neath, ther e seems to be no logic, no under standing. He holds it all together only by stubbor nness and ill-infor med opinions. His total disr egar d of for eign r elations is tr oubling. Tr ump seems to encour age str onger ties with Russia at the expense of our ideals of democr acy and human r ights. A Tr ump administr ation would br ing mor e har m than good. The choice between a good candidate with some issues, and another who has never held elected office seems obvious, but this tir ing election cycle has jaded many into thinking it isn't. Hillar y Clinton is not a per fect candidate, but what's key is that she actually knows how to gover n. An office as power ful as the pr esident of the United States should not simply be handed over to anyone who does not under stand it. The issues that have caused many to disavow Hillar y Clinton ar e ser ious, however. Secr ecy about her per sonal email ser ver and the death of the U.S. ambassador to L ibya dur ing her tenur e as Secr etar y of State, stand out as what many have called examples of her bad judgment. Clinton's pr oblems give her an inconsistent r ecor d. A r ecor d which has many accomplishments, but is tarnished by some bad decisions. I n a complex political wor ld, Clinton?s exper ience leaves her miles ahead of Tr ump. At least Clinton has a r ecor d in politics at all. Thr oughout the decades, Clinton has gained exper ience and per sonal ties with decision-maker s, which ar e necessar y to get things done. While her positions ar en't as idealistic as those of Ber nie Sander s, with Clinton ther e is at least a clear path to achieving r efor ms benefiting all Amer icans. Per haps the most impor tant differ ence between the candidates for City College students is their opposing education plans. While Tr ump's plan lacks any specifics, and only pr omises to "ensur e univer sities ar e making a good faith effor t to r educe the cost of college," Clinton's plan would go much fur ther. "Ever y student should have the option to gr aduate fr om a public college or univer sity in their state without taking on any student debt. All community colleges will offer fr ee tuition," her website r eads. San Diego City Times under stands the difficulties of choosing the r ight candidate, not just the best of two evils. When you put it down on paper, the choice seems ver y easy. That?s why we endor se Hillar y Clinton for pr esident of the United States.
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I'd rather vote for Trump By MELISSADEPINERES City Times When I speak about suppor ting Donald J. Tr ump, people look at me as if I wer e wor shiping a devil. As unconventional as it sounds, I am not a Republican. I am a L atina with a Women Studies degr ee. So why am I consider ing such a vote? I should point out also that I voted for Bar ack Obama in the last pr esidential election and I have always been an independent
By JAMESCALL City Times Ther e is a de facto Pr ogr essive Par ty. And its de facto leader is Ber nie Sander s. I t didn?t exist a year ago. Sander s cr eated it out of whole cloth in the summer of 2015. A year ago the idea that a socialist par ty was viable was pr eposter ous. No one thought such a thing possible. Sander s himself pr obably had no idea
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Tr ump's conser vative ideas ar e not exactly thr illing for me but I can under stand their pur pose. His focus is not to be welcoming and open, but to pr otect Amer icans who ar e in the countr y legally. He wants to star t a new, fair system that will er adicate all corr uption, star ting with the White House itself and to pass a constitutional amendment for ter m limits on Congr ess. See TRUMP on page 7
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with no political par ty pr efer ence. I t always excited me that a woman could become the pr esident of the United States. Such a power ful, influential countr y with a woman r unning it could r eally challenge patr iar chy and histor y. Although this was all I could want and wish for the countr y I live in, over all, I 'd r ather vote for Tr ump than for Hillar y Clinton. When I see a Tr ump campaign logo that says, "Make Amer ica Gr eat Again," all I r ead is, "Make Amer ica, Amer ica Again."
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that a socialist par ty would have any chance at all. But he knew that wealth dispar ity was a pr ime factor in our cur r ent economic malaise. He knew that no other single issue was mor e br oadly felt by mor e Amer icans. He knew that significant wealth r edistr ibution was the only corr ective. And he said so. Not because he thought that saying so would win him votes. No. He said so because it was tr ue. Using FDR?s New Deal as a
model, Sander s advocated a gover nment pr ogr am that would put millions of Amer icans to wor k ? on the gover nment dime ? to r ebuild infr astr uctur e; to invest in technological advancement, to boost the space pr ogr am, to expand healthcar e and education. This effor t would have the twofold goal of investing in pr ogr ams that benefit a br oad portion of the population, and just as impor tantly, to put money into See PROGRESSIVEon page 7
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PROGRESSIVE Continuedfrompage6 the hands of the middle class and poor. I t puts the poor to wor k. I t isn?t about ?fr ee stuff.? I n 1933 the US economy was in fr eefall. Home and far m for eclosur es wer e r ising, banks wer e failing at an escalating r ate, businesses wer e failing, the stock mar ket was falling. Major economic indicator s such as GDP and employment wer e dr opping. FDR came in with the New Deal and stopped the downwar d spir al dead in its tr acks. The economy then began a slow but steady r ise. The twin engines of this r ecover y wer e incr eased taxes on cor por ations and upper income levels, and a massive gover nment expenditur e on infr astr uctur e: r oads, br idges, dams, and
electr icity. Eight to ten million Amer icans wer e put to wor k on these WPA and CCC pr ojects. Their paychecks paid landlor ds, gr ocer s, and other businesses, which then expanded and hir ed. This is exactly the opposite of ?tr ickle down,? supply side economics, which has never wor ked. ?Job cr eator s? don?t cr eate jobs if no one has money to buy their pr oducts. As people came to r ealize the common sense of the pr ogr essive model, they flocked in the millions to Sander s?campaign. Yes, it is tr oubling that the DNC sabotaged Sander s. And Clinton?s ties to banking ar e also tr oubling. That she may be mor e r eady to use the militar y than even Obama is also of concer n. But Ber nie Sander s says that Clinton has assur ed him that she has hear d the message of millions of his suppor ter s. And smar t pol that she is, she sur ely r ecognizes the political capital to
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be won by championing his pr ogr essive causes. On the stump and in the debates she r epeatedly has cited Sander s, the New Deal, wealth r edistr ibution, and putting Amer icans to wor k by r ebuilding infr astr uctur e. Exactly wher e she will dr aw the line between Wall Str eet and Main Str eet r emains to be seen. But Sander s himself says that the best pathway for war d to pr ogr essive policies is by wor king in the Democr atic Par ty. Sander s did not, and still does not, calculate the political advantage of his stated positions. He says what he believes to be tr ue without r egar d to whether it will win him votes ? quite possible the only politician I ?ve ever obser ved to do so. He has ear ned an unpr ecedented degr ee of cr edibility for a politician. Sander s is the de facto leader of the de facto pr ogr essive par ty ? and he r ecommends electing Hillar y Clinton.
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who may feel over whelmed or embar r assed about seeking pr ofessional help. The counselor s at the mental health center ar e wor king to destigmatize r epor ting domestic violence and of r eaching out for help. The PEERS outr each gr oup, which stands for Pr omoting Education and Empower ment by Reducing Stigma, pr ovides a casual medium for occupational PEERS hour s: on the lower BT/AH quad fr om 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Mondays and 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Wednesdays. On Tuesdays on the upper BT/AH quad fr om 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and on Thur sdays at the MS cour tyar d fr om 10:00 am. to 4:00 p.m.
P.E.E.R.S. volunteers providing informationstostudentsintererestedonparticipatingontheir theraphy activities. SHAYLYNMARTOS City Times ther apy, meditation, and good conver sation. Students ar e welcome to join in and use the ar t supplies and games pr ovided or par ticipate in their five minute guided meditation. Ever y Thur sday in October, the peer s wer e outside the MS
building giving out pur ple r ibbons for domestic violence awar eness and encour aging students to add positive messages and affir mations on their hope tr ees. They also held a seminar on domestic violence awar eness on the Oct. 26.
HERO Continuedfrompage4 deeper into the mystic ar ts and the thr eats that come with manipulating such power. Her e we see glimpses into the dar k r ealm and lear n about Kaecilius (Mads Mikkelsen) a r enegade for mer disciple who is thr eatening to br ing the dar k r ealm to our own. As the movie plunges into the mind- bending layer s of tr ippy visuals, the movie r elies on the actor s ability car r y the film. Per for mances fr om Cumberbatch, Ejiofor, Mikkelsen and Swinton ar e par ticular ly str ong. Selling the fantasy element to the audience and lending some
Benedict CumberbatchasDr. Strange. Official photo from Marvel.com weight to the action. This film was mighty gamble for Mar vel but one that will pay off. Though the movie follows the winning for mula of ear lier films, it quickly depar ts into unchar ted ter r itor y. No science behind this or igin, Mar vels dives head fir st in to the mystical side of their comic book univer se. One that has been hinted at but that had yet to be explor ed.
A mind bending, bizar r e and solid or igin stor y, Doctor Str ange is a r efr eshing new look for the Mar vel Cinematic Univer se and easily one of its best. I n this film, Mar vel has their next gener ation of super her o along Black Panther and Captain Mar vel to car r y the baton as we enter Phase Thr ee leading to Avenger s: I nfinity War.
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BROKEN Continuedfrompage2 Wednesday or Thur sday when I saw a maintenance man taking measur ements.? Her office is located closest to the br oken window on the second floor. Other students speculated that it was the 3? r ock on the outside, appr oximately 25 feet below the window. ?We do not know how it was br oken,? said L t. Zizzo, City College Police Dept., ?and I believe it was our facilities people that discover ed it.? ?One thing is cer tain,? Can-
READY Continuedfrompage1 not been without challenges, chief among which have been str ingent student r ecor d laws. "We have student r ecor ds dating back to the 1940s, and by law all student r ecor d infor mation must be maintained permanently," Neault said. Accor ding to Neault, development of the new system is still in the "ear ly planning stages," with a pr ojected r elease as ear ly as Fall 2017. The new system, which will be r un on Or acle Cor por ation's PeopleSoft platfor m, is being used to upgr ade a wide var iety of distr ict systems but has not been without issues. L ast spr ing, "late documentation" and "coding er r or s" by distr ict staff caused many instr uctor s and other employees acr oss the
TRUMP Continuedfrompage6 benefit the countr y with new oppor tunities and fr esh new ideas for congr ess. The fact that Tr ump wants to exclude illegal immigr ants because they ar e only "r apists and cr iminals" is a misconception by people of my countr y, Mexico. But the r eality that citizens ar e paying benefits for some people who ar e not legal is an injustice that we seem to tur n our backs on. I suppor t an economic plan that will fix the economy at 4 per cent per year and cr eate jobs for legal r esidents, which will diminish
delar io said, ?that is ver y danger ous.? The cr acks r an fr om the bottom of the point of impact all the way to the top par t of the window and r emnants wer e on the inside and the outside of the aluminum window tr im. Val Fr ost, Senior Cler ical at the distr ict, said that the window would be fixed over the weekend on Oct. 29 and 30. She said the r eason t took this long was because a lift is needed to r eplace the window with no students being pr esent in the building. As of Nov. 1, the window had not been r epair ed.
distr ict's thr ee campuses to exper ience payr oll er r or s. Jack Ber esfor d, Dir ector of Communications and Public Relations at the distr ict, assur ed, however, that any tr ansitional issues would be wor ked out well befor e Reg- e?s r eplacement. "The Distr ict is committed to r esolving these types of issues pr ior to implementing the student r ecor ds por tion of Peoplesoft,? Ber esfor d wr ote in a Mar ch 2016 email. Neault says her depar tment plans to wor k with the student gover nments of the distr ict's thr ee campuses to find a name for the new system, and encour ages students to send name suggestions to their r espective AS Gover nment. Editor 's note: the scr eenshot on Page One of the new system is still in the pr ototype phase and is subject to change, accor ding to the San Diego Community College Disr ict.
pover ty. No, I do not suppor t a wall that divides Mexico and the United States or defunding Planned-Par enthood. But I also do not suppor t a woman who has a foundation to suppor t gir ls and women, and yet accepts funds fr om countr ies that pr actice Shar ia law. This is my own opinion, and if you ar e upset and want to change my view point, it will not be easy. As disgusted I am by this choice, Tr ump has convinced me that ther e is r eally no other good choice. I 'd r ather vote for someone who actually wants to make a change in this countr y, than for someone who just wants to be pr esident.
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www.sdcitytimes.com | November 1, 2016
Men's Knights cross country qualifies for regionals By ESAI MELENDEZ City Times
T he City College men's cr oss countr y team had their str ongest showing on Fr iday, Oct. 28, as the team placed 5th out of 9th in the Pacific Coast Athletic Confer ence championship. The team scor ed 128 points, lead by I shmael Fer nandezMata, who had 21 points. The Knights qualified to go to the SoCal r egional meet on Nov. 4, at I r vine Regional Par k. The Knight's fir st five r unner s to finish placed in the top 30 spots ear ning them a bid to the tour nament. "They had their best r ace of the year as a team," men's coach I an Cumming said. "I t's alr eady a big accomplishment that they made it to Themen'scrosscountryteamhasbeentraininghardsincethebeginningof theseasonunder Ian Cumming, thenewheadcoachof theKnights. r egionals." Thelast timetheteam qualifiedfor regionalswason2014. ESAI MELENDEZ City Times San Ber nadino Valley College in the championship r aces. points behind the Knights. I n team should appr oach the next had the best showing at the r ace The team that the Knights fact, Mesa's top r unner, Cesar r ace against Mesa, coach Cumas they had r unner s fr om their should look out for is the Mesa Palomar es, finished four places ming r eplied, "They just need to men and women's teams; L uis College Olympians, as they ahead of Fer nandez-Mata, taking r elax and be positive. They've Or tega for the men and Alyssa placed r ight behind City. The the 17th spot. done gr eat things." That's what Hebb for the women, placed fir st Olympians scor ed 158 points, 30 When asked about how the the men seem to be doing as
they look to be a team on the r ise going into the r egionals. On the other side of the spectr um, the women's cr oss countr y team didn't have the gr eatest day as they placed last in their championship r ace with 230 points. However, the team is a new one and they ar e impr oving with each r ace. "We put our best foot for war d. I think they'll be pr oud of the season they had," women's coach Mar co Anzur es said, "We'll be successful as a team." Despite finishing last, the team has many br ight spots they can look for war d to in their futur e. One of those br ight spots is Vir idiana Ayala, who was City's fir st r unner to finish and took the 36th spot in the r ace over all. This is her best r ace of the season and the fir st time she finished ahead of all her teammates. When asked about the feelings sur r ounding her after being the fir st one on her team to finish, "I t's still kind of har d to believe. I 'm just tr ying to take it all in."
Jaguars crush the Knights TheSan Diego City Collegesoccer teamlost against Southwestern CollegeJaguars on Oct. 28 at DeVoreStadiumin ChulaVista. Southwestern won thematch 5-2 and dominated thegamedespitethat oneof its playerswaspenalizedwitharedcardinthelast minutesof thefirst half. CELIAJIMENEZ City Times