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CityTimes

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Student Bill of Rights tabled

Volume 59, Issue 11

Prized music players at risk for theft CityLife, Page 11

Serving the San Diego City College community since 1945

May 10-23, 2005

MARCH FOR EDUCATION City College launch point for protest over proposed budget cuts

By Keriann Bryan The Student Bill of Rights legislation, or Senate Bill 5, the second bill introduced by North County state Sen. Bill Morrow, hoping to protect California college students from “abuse” within the college system was defeated in April, Morrow plans to reintroduce a reformed bill next January. The bill instructed California public colleges, like City College, to implement “principles of intellectual diversity.” Principle number three was “Faculty shall not use their courses or their positions for the purpose of political, ideological, religious, or antireligious indoctrination.” Morrow took up the fight of

By Angel Hernandez Hundreds of students from various local high schools, colleges, and universities gathered at City College on April 20 to walkout against Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s proposed budget cuts on education. The demonstration took place a day after dozens of students were arrested at the University of California Santa Cruz for staging a camp-out/sit-in on campus in opposition to tuition fee hikes. The San Diego Budget Coalition, comprising stu-

See BILL, Page 5

See BUDGET, Page 2 Former SDSU assistant professor Pat Washington addresses students who participated in a planned walk-out April 20.

Professor dies Don Estes, a political science professor at City College, died on May 7 from complications associated with triple bypass cardiac surgery, his family said in a statement. In an e-mail to the college, his family has requested that if anyone wishes to send flowers, they can instead make a donation to the Japanese Historical Society, P.O. Box 620988, San Diego, CA 92162-0988. Estes’ memorial service is scheduled for 7 p.m. May 11 at the San Diego Buddhist Temple, 2929 Market St.

Eye on iPods

Photo by Mike Sullivan

Scholarship Banquet fetes students’ academic success By Cindy J. Wimer More than $140,000 in scholarships were awarded to 150 students at the City College Annual Scholarship Banquet that was held at The Prado in Balboa Park on April 23. There were also three special awards given including a Special Recognition Award from Student Affairs that was presented to Professor Ternot MacRenato, a Phi Theta Kappa Distinguished Officer Award went to student Bernie Casey, and the Golden Apple Outstanding Faculty Award went to Professor Herald Kane.

There were seven new scholarships given this year by the family and friends of Willard Blackinton, Mickey Clowers, Ann and Buddy Cressy, Francis X. Gold, Edward Roach, Luisa Salinas, and Janet S. Schwandt in honor of their memory and contributions to City College. The Hope Shaw Scholarship and Molly Macleod Velazquez-Speech Scholarship will be presented for the first time next spring. Sharing the Master of Ceremony duties were Jim Mahler and Roberta Alexander with the Rev. Glenn Allison giving the invocation. Other special guests included

the Board of Trustees of the San Diego Community College District and Chancellor Constance M. Carroll, who is also a scholarship donor. Other major community donors were the American Federation of Teachers Guild, the Buffalo Hunters of San Diego, Café Sevilla, Friends of Downtown, SDG&E, and James Sinegal, president and CEO of Costco. There are a growing number of scholarships available to the students of City College. Contact Carmen Ruffo at the Student Affairs Office in Room D106.


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