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August 30, 2005
Campus set for extreme makeover Facilities Master Plan calls for expansion, overhaul of facilities By Brian Webb Contributor
Mike Sullivan / Photography Editor Child Development Center worker Tomasa Loeca cares for 6-month-old Mia Fuller (right) and 10-month-old Efrain Cruz on Aug. 11. The center came into being in the 1960s with the help of students who had children.
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Center a learning experience for City students and their children By Judy Sarup Contributor
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arents, teachers and group caregivers of children attending the San Diego City College Child Development Center are active, committed participants in providing an environment of nurture, understanding and appropriate activity for the children. The spirit of dedication began when students who needed childcare got together in the 1960s. “Before the building was there, students starting congregating and helping each other with childcare on campus in one of these offices in the A-building,” explains Berta Harris, child development professor.
Once college administrators became aware of the clandestine childcare, they saw a “red flag” need for licensing “if people were going to leave groups of children together on campus,” says Harris. A City College child-development lecturer at the time, Sally Nalven (teaching now at Miramar College), was the person to consult. She initiated the process for obtaining the appropriate licensing. By the mid-’60s, the Child Development Center had been constructed. “The purpose of the program as it got started in the permanent building was to provide childcare for students and a place for child development students to learn how to work with children,” Harris says. So,
After a long, hot day in school, Caroline Albano began driving home, pondering when she would transfer to San Diego State University. The 20-year-old criminal justice major, a student at City College’s sister school Miramar College, has already completed 47 units, needing only 13 more to transfer. Tired of waiting, she said, “I won’t get in to SDSU until fall of 2006, since
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they don’t accept spring admissions.” The wait is over. San Diego State University has announced that it will accept applications for spring 2006 from all upper-division transfer students. Between Oct. 1 and Nov. 30, 2004, SDSU received approximately 48,700 undergraduate applications for admission this fall, according to The Daily Aztec, SDSU’s student newspaper. That is a 14.7 percent increase in applications compared with the previous year.
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Library space to house classrooms By Sara Knook Contributor
The enrollment demand will continue to increase during the next decade. “This increase is from the recognition of SDSU as an outstanding California university,” says Ethan Singer, associate vice president for Academic Affairs at SDSU. However, Singer notes the school cannot accommodate all of the applicants. It is an impacted campus with selective admission criteria signifi-
The LRC “Down Under” is the nickname of the project under way to convert the empty space under the Learning Resource Center into much needed classroom space for City College. The LRC was originally designed to have parking, but it was determined after the plans were approved that the state wouldn’t fund the parking and it was unaffordable for the college district. The plans were revised by the school to exclude parking, although revising plans to convert the parking area for other uses would have been an expansive undertaking and would have taken City College out of the line of projects. Projects that require funding from the state take time to approve, and once changes are made the project gets pushed back in line. If this route was taken, the LRC wouldn’t have been built when it was. So the LRC was built as designed excluding the development of the parking garage. Talk arose for the LRC down-under project when
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SDSU to accept transfers for spring 2006 By Carl Antonio Contributor
Administrators at San Diego City College say that the school will be undergoing a grand expansion over the next decade and beyond. City College President Terrence Burgess and Carol Dexheimer, vice president of administrative services, say that the school will be moving forward heavily with its master plan over the next couple of years. Although the Facilities ■ Cafeteria makes up Master Plan has been worked on since the school’s incep- for construction with tion in 1914, only recently creative fare. Page 3 has it become a possibility for ■ Final touches under the school to undergo such an way for Harry West expansion. gym. Page 8 Dexheimer explains, “We were approved for our ambitious Facilities Master Plan by the voters of San Diego in the election of November 2002. They approved a $685 million bond measure for the San Diego Community College District (City, Mesa and Miramar colleges) of which we received a substantial portion.” The Facilities Master Plan, which estimates the student population to eventually rise to 25,000, represents a vision for the school undeterred by monetary concerns. Since the school does have financial bound-
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City Times wins awards from SPJ, county fair City Times won a first place award for excellence at this year’s San Diego County Fair, followed by three awards from the Society of Professional Journalists on June 16. City College’s student newspaper also received a $1,500 equipment grant in late May from the California Newspaper Publishers Association. At the SPJ San Diego Chapter awards, former features editor Max Rivera won first place for feature writing for “Life Rewelded,” his spring 2004 in-depth story about a City College student who is a former prisoner. The story detailed the student’s struggle to rebuild his life. “I thought, ‘That sounds like something from Rolling Stone,’” a judge commented. “I could feel the struggle Hollins faced. The quotes were fabulous; the writing active. Great storytelling.” Former photo editor Shawn Bigbee won second place for his “Educate, Don’t Terminate” front-page protest photo from spring 2004. Photo editor Mike Sullivan won an honorable mention for his fall 2004 “Home Opener Slam” basketball photo. The awards from SPJ and the fair come on the heels of the $1,500 grant from CNPA. Coronado Eagle & Journal publisher and CNPA board member Dean Eckenroth presented the check to adviser Roman S. Koenig and staff members June 7. “This has been an extraordinary year for City Times,” said Koenig, who won seven SPJ awards June 16 for his work in local journalism. “The students in this program have worked hard to create an active, professional student newspaper. And their efforts are paying off.” Koenig won first place for magazine
City Times won a blue ribbon at the San Diego County Fair in Del Mar this summer.
‘Great storytelling.’ — Judge’s comment on Max Rivera’s winning article real estate writing for his San Diego Metropolitan story about the glut of biotech space in San Diego. He swept SPJ’s nondaily news design category with first and second place, plus an honorable mention. Koenig also swept the nondaily feature design category with first and second place. He also won second place for his news headline, “Recharging the power behind the flower.” City Times staff members who are returning this fall are already planning for another successful year, Koenig said.
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Terris L.S. Patterson / Staff Photographer California Newspaper Publishers Association board member Dean Eckenroth (left) presented a check June 7 from the CNPA Foundation to City Times’ spring 2005 editor Sandi Garcia (center), adviser Roman S. Koenig (second from right) and editor Cindy J. Wimer.
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Gas costs lead to higher cafeteria prices By Cindy J. Wimer Editor-in-Chief If you thought gas prices only affected you at the pump, think again. As of Aug. 15, the San Diego Community College District raised prices at all the campus cafes due to a variety of economic factors, including gas
costs. “About half of the items are still the same price,” says Gayla Pierce, district food supervisor. The biggest reason for the increase is the rising price of gas. According to Pierce, many of the vendors have passed this additional cost onto their customers. Some vendors have added
a fuel surcharge to deliveries, which the district actually prefers because once food prices are raised they almost never come back down again. Another factor contributing to rising prices is the cost of paper and plastic products, which, by the way, are made from petroleum. Last year, it was the
increase in commodities such as beef and dairy products that resulted in elevated food prices. “It’s a vicious circle,” says Pierce. “When one cost goes down another goes up.” Despite all of this, the food service department reports a successful year thanks to the continued support and patron-
age of students and faculty. City’s cafeteria is back up to full speed with the completion of a sewer-repair project. The serving area and foyer have undergone a face lift as well. Gone is the outdated ’70s décor. Pierce says to expect some tempting new food items for the fall, as well.
Variety sweetens construction closure Cafeteria’s added menu items might stay this fall By Laura Knight Contributor
Mike Sullivan / Photography Editor San Diego City College employee Shirl Geiling picks up her hamburger lunch from the barbecue in Gorton Quad on Aug. 11. The barbecue was brought in while the cafeteria was under construction during summer.
College PR wins Paragon award City College was the recipient of a gold medal in March at the Paragon Awards put on by the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR). City was recognized for its 2003-04 financial aid marketing campaign in the government and community relations category. NCMPR is considered to be the premier organization for marketing professionals at two-year colleges. The team responsible for City’s award winning campaign includes Greg Sanchez, financial aid manager, Teresa Vilaboy, financial aid supervisor and recently retired public information officer Kristin Tow. — Cindy J. Wimer
Major construction at City College’s cafeteria is expected to be finished by the time classes start this semester. While under construction, the cafeteria made some changes and is now offering a variety of foods and juices, and a more modern look. Over the summer, City College took advantage of what needed to be done a long time ago, which was to replace old pipes, causing builders to go 1420 feet underground for replacement. The college district received state funding for the much needed repairs. According to Gayla Pierce, district business services director, “Since the construction was going on during the summer we took advantage of the situation and are completely remodeling the cafeteria to make it fresher, and more modern. We wanted it to look like the 21st century and not 1970s.” The cafeteria made up for the construction during the summer semester by offering a variety of foods, from having a sushi chef and daily barbecue to a salad bar. “It’s about time they’ve started to remodel and give other options for foods,” City student Rebecca Brown said. “I used to never come in the cafeteria, I’d eat before I came to school. Now I like everything they have to
offer and the new look … it’s about time.” However, certain things such as the daily barbecue won’t be daily this fall. “The barbecue was rented for the summer and ended up being a huge hit with the students, which we’re in the process of purchasing one for City and Mesa,” Pierce said. “Depending on the demand we’ll offer it once or twice a week. “Were expanding the foods to fit everyone’s needs from vegetarian to panini grilled sandwiches, and Vietnamese soups.” Pierce credited her staff for being so helpful and patient with allowing them to try new things for the students and offering feedback. Mesa College, one of City’s sister campuses, introduced a new menu, which has been a huge success with the students. Pierce went on to say how excited she is for the spring semester because there will be even more added foods such as organic flavored oils, and different types of mayonnaise such as wasabi and roasted garlic. The sushi chef has been a favorite and will remain throughout the semester. Every Thursday, City will offer ribs on the grill, and with the new lounge area students will have more places to hang out and feel comfortable in between classes. “My favorite part is the barbecue and the sushi chef because it’s what a college should have in the cafeteria for a variety,” another City student, Kevin Nelson, said over the summer. “I was sick of already made sandwiches and the usual. I can’t wait for Thursdays because of the ribs.”
Low-cost health services available By Cindy J. Wimer Editor-in-Chief Not feeling up to snuff? Need to see a doctor but can’t afford it and have no health insurance? You may not know it, but as a student at City College there are many resources available through the Student Health Center. Located in room A-116, the center offers a variety of both free and lowcost services to all currently enrolled students. There is a nurse practitioner available every day and a doctor on staff every Tuesday and Thursday. Appoint-
ments are required and they are free. There is a $5 fee for cancelling without 24-hour notice or not showing. Antibiotics and tuberculosis skin tests are available for a small fee as well as immunizations for rubella, measles, tetanus and diphtheria. According to Anita Carson, R.N., they do plan to have flu shots available this fall. Women can get a full gynecological exam including a Pap smear for $45. Pregnancy tests are performed and condoms are free. Students can get a basic vision test or have their blood pressure checked for no charge.
There is also a comprehensive mental health program in room A-221 that offers a variety of counseling services. An intake interview is free and visits are $5 thereafter. They have counseling for individuals, couples and families. “Student Health Services is a great referral source,” says Carson. The center has information on where to go for HIV testing and other community health clinics that offer more extensive low-cost services. Call (619) 388-3450 for clinic appointments and (619) 388-3539 for counseling.
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Gas prices soaring with no end in sight The following editorial ran in the Miami Herald on Aug. 21, distributed by KRT Campus As the price of a gallon of gasoline approaches the $3 mark, more Americans are seeking ways to reduce their fuel consumption — be it by trading in that SUV for a smaller car or checking the mass-transit schedules. Motorists deserve the support of Washington in this effort. Congress and the White House should be doing much more to reduce the nation’s dependency on foreign oil through sensible measures that cut demand. A good place to start is by trimming the amount of gas needed for cars, trucks and SUVs. Forty percent of the energy the Miami Herald United States consumes is burned up by vehicles on our roads. Thus, the surest, most efficient and least painful way for the country to reduce its dependency on foreign oil is by increasing vehicles’ fuel efficiency across the board. Yet in the recently approved energy bill, Congress skipped that issue entirely. The only hope rests in President Bush’s pending plan to overhaul the country’s fuel-efficiency standards, established in 1975. But news reports now suggest that the biggest gas guzzlers — the heaviest class of SUVs that includes Hummers — will continue to be exempted from fuel-saving rules in this proposal. If true, the administration would be retreating from its 2003 position, which was to impose some efficiency standards on these vehicles. That idea, naturally enough, drew protests from U.S. auto-makers. The administration should not abandon its sensible goals for conservation; it should stick to its original plan and bring these behemoths of the road into compliance to help reduce overall U.S. energy consumption. U.S. automakers found that simply reducing prices greatly improved sales this summer. Some analysts say that U.S. manufacturers — unlike their Japanese competitors — brought financial problems on themselves through poor planning, unwise acquisitions, lack of innovation and slow response to consumer trends. One critic is none other than Lee Iacocca, the venerable former chief of Chrysler. In fact, gas prices likely will stay high, so automakers should plan for increased demand of fuelefficient vehicles. Why should the country’s compelling need to reduce foreign-oil dependency be held hostage to carmakers’ lack of vision? Americans should push the administration to rein in the gas guzzlers, putting them on the same level as other personal vehicles that share the road with them.
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Protests growing thanks to the ‘coward of Crawford County’ President Bush is at it again. He gave a speech last week in Utah spewing the same old rah-rah rhetoric. He continues to imply that Sept. 11 was the justification for going to war in Iraq. How stupid does this guy think we are? Apparently pretty stupid. Sadly, there are still a few brain dead Bush worshippers that will believe anything this administration says. Any freethinking American now knows that the reasons for going to Iraq were bogus. We were flat out lied to. Bush has now resorted to the old Vietnam era mentality of “we need to finish the task that they gave their lives for.” What kind of asinine reasoning is that? It didn’t make sense then and it doesn’t make sense now. Please explain to me how people dying justifies continued killing. Bush wants you to believe that the soldiers are dying in Iraq for defending our freedom. My freedoms have actually been taken away since the Bush administration has
Viewpoint Cindy J. Wimer declared this never-ending “war on terror.” And now Donald Rumsfeld has announced that we will be sending more troops to both Iraq and Afghanistan. Our “supposed reason” (at least the latest reason) for going to war to spread Democracy to the Middle East is just a pipe dream. The Iraqis drafted a constitution last week that will turn Iraq into a Shiite theocracy that looks to be even more radical than their Iranian neighbors. Women’s rights will be worse off than they were under Saddam Hussein. They are even suggesting that women not be allowed to get an education. The Shiite gangs have already started behaving like the Taliban with reports of women being beaten for being perceived as being disrespectful. Isn’t this wonderful? I am so glad
we spent millions of dollars and ended countless lives for this. There is some light at the end of this nightmare, in that finally the American people are waking up to the sham this war has become. There is a peace movement of late that shows no signs of slowing down. In fact when Bush spoke in Salt Lake City there were about 2,000 anti-war demonstrators. In Utah!? That’s pretty incredible. A lot of the movement is due to one woman named Cindy (not me) who has been sitting outside Bush’s Crawford ranch all month demanding an answer as to what “noble cause” her son died for. Of course, the coward of Crawford County doesn’t have the guts to hear anyone who doesn’t agree with him. There was once another leader who refused to listen to any dissent. His name was Adolph Hitler. Cindy J. Wimer is City Times’ editor-in-chief
Clarification In the May 24-28, 2005, edition of City Times, an opinion piece on page 7 about “Star Wars” fans included a photo of City College’s Science Club members waiting in line for “Revenge of the Sith.” While the opinion piece, critical of “Star Wars” fans in general, did not single out the Science Club, some club members felt the photo caused them to be singled out for ridicule since it ran with the opinion piece. The photo was taken by a City Times editor and was not originally intended to run with the piece, nor did the piece’s author know of the photo. City Times regrets any confusion this may have caused. It is the policy of the City Times to clarify content or correct errors. Send them to the paper at citytimes@gmail.com or call (619) 388-3880.
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August 30, 2005
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Back to school Fall 2005 semester begins Text and photos by Mike Sullivan As the summer session ended and the fall semester approached, San Diego City College prepared to welcome new and returning students.
Stacks of new text books await shelving at the City College bookstore.
Custodial assistant Jackie Morado sweeps clean an area of Gorton Quad on Aug. 22 in preparation for the beginning of the new semester.
First-year student Carmen Wukovich checks out a map of the City College campus with husband, Patrick Wukovich, on Aug. 22.
The trees in Curran Plaza are reected in old mirrors taken out of C building as part of a remodel of the building.
Anthony Drayden helps prepare the City College bookstore for the fall semester.
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Makeover Continued from Page 1 aries, campus officials must pick and choose which projects proposed on the master plan that they will undertake first. One of the primary concerns for the administration is to modernize all the current buildings. Burgess says, “We’re pretty much going to go through the entire campus and do a modernization. We’re going to make sure to modernize the buildings so they are comparable to the educational technology center here.” Dexheimer adds that specifically, “We will be renovating the L building, all wings of the A building, the M building, the old P building and also the C building.” In addition to the renovation of old buildings, the school will be constructing a number of new buildings. Burgess listed a number of new projects including an industrial technology building that will house the nursing program, the cosmetology program
and the photography program, as well as a few other things. “We’re going to be building a larger childcare center, a new business technology building, and possibly a new science building which we have on the drawing board,” he adds. “We’re also going to add an art gallery to the fine arts area so we have gallery space for visual arts and we’ve got a second theater planned, which will allow us to do bigger variety of productions than we are currently able to do.” One of the most important additions to campus for Burgess is a new student services building. He believes that the building will “act as a kind of a welcome center to the college where when people first arrive they will basically get oriented to the college and they will move through the admissions process and so forth.” Burgess elaborates on the layout of the campus in saying, “The big idea is that over time we want to create a clustering of comparable programs to produce academic neighborhoods. We will have an area where the sciences are, an area where the arts are, an area where the humani-
Library Continued from Page 1 campus officials were searching for additional classroom space. City College is preparing to build the new Academic Success Center where the library used to be, in the L building. Plans for the Academic Success Center expanded to include some additional programs that will require more space than originally planned. It will be necessary to displace 14 classrooms. There is no way that City College could afford to cut hundreds of classes due to the construction. Looking for a solution, officials considered several options but none of them developed into a possibility. One option would have been to demolish the handball courts underutilized in the PE area to bring in
ties are and so forth. What we currently have is a lot of the programs scattered around campus and we want to create a little bit more of a university feel to the school.” In addition to class availability and space, the other major issue affecting students at City College is parking availability. With the college located downtown, parking is an inherently difficult issue with the limited space surrounding campus. There are currently only 1,000 parking spaces for City College and that is including student, staff and faculty spaces. Krista Clarkson, a biology student at City, elaborates on the parking situation. “Since I don’t have a parking pass (as there are only a limited amount issued for a heavy fee) I have got to arrive half an hour before class,” she says. “I usually drive around campus looking for open spaces on the street and on a good day, I’ll find one. If I can’t find anything ten minutes before class I park in the McDonald’s parking lot and cross my fingers that I don’t get ticketed.” Even Dexheimer admits that,
six modular classrooms with and restroom facility. That would address six classrooms but impose a logistic penalty: Six classes of 40 students —240 students total — would have to cross Park Boulevard to and from the campus where there isn’t a stop sign or stoplight. Lack of plumbing meant it was not possible to build a restroom near the classrooms, which would further inconvenience students and officials. City College’s vice president of instruction and Carol “Dex” Dexheimer, director of business services, walked the campus searching for other locations. The CET program was a guest of City College in the L building, where six new classrooms were established. CET moved back across the street recently, leaving the L building with the six new classrooms that the school can now use. But with 14 classrooms being displaced, there would still be a need for eight more. Many options were not feasible, reasonable, or viable until the idea of using
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August 30, 2005 “We really have a problem with parking.” Plans to alleviate the parking situation are under way. “We are looking at ways to litigate the parking issue; one is we are planning two parking structures that are comparable to the parking structures by Petco Park,” Burgess says. “Also, for our new buildings that we construct, we’re going to put in underground parking.” He adds, “We’re hopeful that we’ll be able to accommodate all of the student population right here on site eventually and not have to have people take the shuttle from Balboa Park.” The renovations and additions to City College will not be all constructed in the near future. Some of the projects may be completed in the next few years and others may not commence until 10 years down the road. Dexheimer explains the reason for the long process in saying, “The Facilities Master Plan goes beyond exactly what’s funded. With the facilities master program you have to look at everything in its entirety, whether you have the money or not.”
the underutilized area under the LRC was discovered. Dexheimer convened a committee involving everyone who had a vested interest in the new LRC’s extra room; namely, those displaced from the L building when construction begins. Dexheimer included all of the deans and department chairs who had classes currently in the L building including radio/television, speech, English, humanities, music and photo. Also, representatives from disabled student services, academic success and an academic service president joined the committee. The committee developed guiding principles and discussed ideas as to what was needed in the LRC down-under. They eventually agreed that anything less than six classrooms would not work. The committee took tours of the area, planning and considering options. They observed structural angles they had to work with. They developed guiding principles, and the process is now complete. The project is waiting to be assigned an external architect to design its final form. A preliminary design was done long before the committee was formed, a design for how it might look including eight classrooms, some office space for teachers and storage. That was rejected by the committee in favor of more classrooms. The committee is unsure if the plans have to go to the Department of State Architect in Sacramento, according to Dexheimer. This may delay construction, especially if the state rethinks the structural integrity and fire code. Once approved, however, it returns to be bid out to contractors; the lowest bid is then approved by the college district’s Board of Trustees before getting under way. Dexheimer said she hopes to meet with the architects during
So while the bond measure passed in 2002 may pay for some of the costs of certain projects, it will certainly not cover the costs for all future projects and additional funding will be needed to help make the vision of the master plan a reality. However, for the time being, there is plenty of funding for the college to get a lot of work done. Burgess explains, “It’s a very exciting time; it’s nice to have the resources to be able to do the kind of construction that we need to be able to do.” The Facilities Master Plan is sure to give a lot to students, teachers and planners because they all had a hand in designing it. “The direction of SDCC was arrived at through a collaborative process,” Dexheimer explains. “We had good representation from the students, faculty, staff, administrators and department chairs. I think it was real important that this was designed from all the levels and all the constitute groups.” The school’s master plan can be viewed at http://www.sdcity. edu/mp/default.asp.
the fall semester to determine whether the plan will go on to the state architect. The Guiding Principles for the LRC down-under are specific: ■ The changes should be aesthetically pleasing and blend in with the architecture and environment of the LRC building. ■ The build-out should have its own direct access, eliminating disruption to LRC operations. It must have as many classrooms as possible — with a minimum of six — each with seating for at least 35. ■ The design, state approval process, local bidding, trustees’ approval, award and construction must be completed to ensure occupancy by December 2006. ■ Classrooms will have “fixed and permanent” walls and should support the latest in technology and multimedia. All structures must comply with ADA requirements including automatic doors into the building. ■ The existing support pillars and bracing “shall not be incorporated in the build out in such a manner that creates access or aesthetic issues or impedes the delivery of instruction.” ■ Support facilities come second to classroom construction. ■ Adequate delivery access to the LRC is needed, to include “double door” entry at the location of the freight elevator. ■ The build-out should ensure a safe, accessible pedestrian entrance while maintaining sufficient delivery access, and access to electrical, telecomm, elevator and other support systems. ■ It should be fully self-contained and self-sufficient with its own HVAC systems, restrooms, telephone/data lines and other non-classroom requirements. Adjacent faculty/staff parking should be left intact.
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SDSU Continued from Page 1 cantly above the California State University minimum eligibility requirements, Singer says. According to an SDSU news release, out of the applicants, 7,600 students will be admitted.
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NEWS / ARTS “The requirements were pretty easy to meet,” Albano says. One of the requirements for admission is the completion of a minimum of 60 transferable units by the end of fall 2005, which also marks the completion of the lower-division General Education (GE). Singer says SDSU has plans to raise enrollment by 2.5 percent to 3 percent each year until
a new enrollment limit of 35,000 students is reached, possibly by 2024 or 2025. The school recently revealed a revised 20-year growth Campus Master Plan to help the campus meet future demand for higher education in San Diego. This plan will allow SDSU to build necessary facilities required for the additional students, as well as recruit top fac-
ulty members, according to www. sdsu.edu. “UCSD and other CSU campuses are experiencing significantly increased applicant demand, others less so, although almost all are growing,” Singer says. Albano says, “I love SDSU because it is a very good school to earn a degree in.” San Diego State University
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Jazz 88’s first Ocean Beach music fest set for Sept. 25 By Heather Berglund Contributor
Mike Sullivan / Photography Editor Ten-month-old Efrain Cruz (left) plays with 18-month-old Lorenzo Miller at the Child Development Center on Aug. 11. Proposition S funds will help pay for new facilities in the near future, officials say.
Born Continued from Page 1 they would not only get the theory and the book part of that learning but also actually try to guide children and set up activities for them and work with them in that setting. “So, it’s the childcare for students. And it’s training for child development students who want to be teachers.” Next is the parent education component, requiring a center parent to enroll in a two-unit class each semester of the child’s attendance. The class includes an hour of lecture and three hours of lab or practice time in the center for the first two semesters. Harris describes further: “Then, after that they do three hours a week and no lecture. In those classes, they are responsible for participating in various activities with children or doing observations of children and trying some guidance strategies. They work directly with the children as a teacher assistant. “That parent involvement is just the way the school district chooses to have parents be involved. So, in general, a Title 5 program, which we are, requires parent involvement. It’s up to the center to lay out what the parent involvement program will be like and include that which is expected of parents in the handbook.” The standard of care under California’s Title 5 is higher than that of Title 22. Harris explains the higher standard requires more adults in the classroom than a private preschool. “We also have a higher requirement for child assessment and observation and for program evaluation. The state actually reviews our evaluation of the program on a yearly basis for quality,” she says. City College’s center also has NAEYC national accredita-
tion, an even higher standard addressing “the quality of interactions that adults have with children, the kinds of guidance they have, the kinds of activities for involvement,” Harris added. Harris says that City College’s center has master teachers for students to emulate when they later go out to work in other childcare programs. What is new and exciting in the child development field? Harris explains childcare experts are excited about the initiative titled “Preschool for All,” with the intention of providing a preschool spot for every 4-year-old in California. If implemented, education requirements and salary levels would rise for teachers. Also, the Reggio Emilia childcare model from Italy features a very child-centered project approach to learning. It enables children to delve deeply into their subject interests, unlike traditional preschools. Harris describes the aesthetically pleasing environment ideal of the program: “There are soft sofas in the classroom, lamps instead of these fluorescent lights, not institutional, a lot of natural materials and fabrics, just really beautiful, actually.” Because of Proposition S funding, there will be a new center built at City College to replace the current one. The Reggio Emilia concept may be a model for a warmer, homelike environment. Harris explains that the current center has “rooms with really high ceilings and toilets and sinks that are too big, requiring children to climb up on crates.” The fall semester child development course offerings at City include a Reggio Emilia class. Currently, budget cuts have axed money for teachers at the center. Juana Baca, who has taught at the center for 11 years, is the only remaining contract teacher. There is a head teacher in each classroom, however. Baca has worked with toddlers
and infants. She especially enjoys her work with children ages 2 1/2 to 3 years; Bacca knows from firsthand experience what children need most in a day-care setting. “I feel like they need their feelings acknowledged,” she says. “Their basic needs include being comforted when they cry and a cozy place to sleep.” She explains that some children take weeks or months to adjust to the school environment. Acknowledgment that they miss their parents is important, she says, so “they really do get over it sooner, they feel comforted, and they begin to adjust.” Baca stresses paying attention to these needs despite schedules to follow at school. Larry Oldham, a parent of a 3 1/2-year-old attending the center, describes the need for childcare because of “the economy these days, it takes two parents working.” Oldham says he appreciates having access to a day-care center that he can trust. This is his son’s first semester. “He’s been socialized, and they’re doing very well with him because this is his first time away from home,” Oldham says. “And now, he can’t wait to get to school, and he doesn’t want to leave. The workers are so nice with the kids,” he continues. “They teach them so many different things. Larry’s learning all the social skills he needs to advance to Kindergarten and the first grade. They really are hands-on with the children.” It is remarkable to him the complete turnaround from when his son was not eating at the center in his earlier days, to excitement for mealtime now. “He can’t wait to get to school and eat, he won’t even eat at home. That’s how much he likes his school.” Oldham says he checked out quite a few centers before placing Larry III here. “This one met all my standards for teaching the kids.”
The summer fun has been extended this year into late September, courtesy of KSDS-FM Jazz 88. They have announced their inaugural Ocean Beach Jazz Festival taking place Sept. 25. The festival will be held next to the Ocean Beach Pier in the parking lot at the corner of Newport and Abbot. The Sunday event takes place from noon to sundown and will be filled with musical acts, food and wine, and plenty of room to dance. Claudia Russell, program director for Jazz 88, says the lineup is an electric array of jazz music. “Every act is rooted in real jazz, but we’re featuring acts with straight-ahead jazz, swing, New Orleans, fat and soulful jazz to name a few,” she said. Jazz 88’s station manager, Mark DeBoskey, says that anyone who has a taste for jazz will be pleased with the variety of genres. However, DeBoskey’s hope is that even those who aren’t avid jazz listeners will come out and expose themselves to the diverse spectrum of music. “The jazz scene in San Diego is small and we’re trying to grow it,” he said. “Most of its listeners are older adults, but we want to show the younger audience that jazz is fun, interesting and creative. “Jazz music is like rock music. There are many different types
of rock music. Our intention is to have a festival that can expose people to that diversity. We’re not trying to make money, and that’s why the ticket prices are so reasonable.” The tickets for the full-day event are $25 for Jazz 88 members and $35 for nonmembers. Leslie Ebner, office manager at Jazz 88, agrees. “The price is unheard of considering the great lineup which features local and national artists,” Ebner said. “You’ll get a lot of bang for your buck.” Features include jazz and blues saxophone legend Red Holloway. Holloway, sometimes referred to as the soul jazz and tenor man, has played with acts such as Dexter Gordon and Billie Holliday. Bonerama is a New Orleans brass funk rock band whose new CD release, “Live from New York,” is quoted in City Life Magazine as having passages that are “psychedelically mind melting, hauntingly beautiful, furiously syncopated and filled with scorching virtuosity” Other acts include Sue Palmer and her Motel Swing Orchestra, and the Jazz 88 All Star Band. Just added is Dee Dee Bridgewater, who DeBoskey describes as the No. 1 jazz vocalist in the world today. The festival will run from noon to sundown starting at about 11:30 a.m. For more information, visit the Ocean Beach Jazz Festival Web site at www. objazzfest.com.
Station seeks volunteers By Tiffany Scanlon Contributor KSDS Jazz 88 contributes to the San Diego Community by offering educational opportunities to students attending City College. Jazz 88 is always looking for volunteers. According to Promotion Director Claudia Russell, the staff and volunteers are responsible for database work and promotional jobs, in addition to communication skills. Benefits include “a better understanding of how a business is run, increased communications and sales skills, and knowledge of how the board is operated.” One way to get involved is to take the Jazz Live class offered at City College. The class allows those involved to work on the live concerts held on the first Tuesday of every month at the Saville Theater. This entails the students to get engaged in promotions and producing. In addition to the live concerts, students and other community members have the ability to get involved with the station through internships and auditioning as long as one understands how to run the boards. Students with open daytime hours are welcome
to get on the sub-list and be trained by the staff. Russell adds that volunteering is a “great opportunity to learn how things really work including nonprofit organizations, multitasking and keeping focus along with a greater understanding of “what college is about.” Many volunteers are past students who love what they are doing and continue to volunteer, some as long as 26 years. Working for Jazz 88 is “more than just being a disc jockey,” notes Russell, “for those interested in the field of communications the experience is worth it.” Her favorite part of being involved with the station is the fact that people are connected and interested and providing the community with information that matters in addition to connecting artists with listeners. They also inform listeners about interesting courses offered at City College and upcoming events. Jazz 88 is licensed by the San Diego Community College District and is operated through donations and other nonprofit contributions, according to Station Manager Mark Deboskey. Contact the station at (619) 388-3037.
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By Calvin Rogers Contributor San Diego City College is getting a brand new gymnasium and it’s slated to be open just in time for fall semester athletics and classes. The gym will be the main location for City’s intercollegiate court sports: basketball, volleyball and badminton. Classes that will be offered include basketball, volleyball, badminton, aerobics, weight training and martial arts. Dean of Athletics Marianne Tortorici said the new Harry West Gymnasium is one of the largest gyms in the state. “When you enter the gym from Park Boulevard, you walk in from the second floor looking down into the gym,” Tortorici said. “It’s similar to walking into the Cox Arena at San Diego State University.” The gym can seat up to 2,000 people. There is a potential for City College to host tournaments and earn revenue from ticket sales of athletic events, renting the gym out to the community and other activities. The gym has three volleyball courts, eight badminton courts and three regulation-size basketball courts, which have curtains that separate them. With the curtains separating the three courts, three games can go on simultaneously. Team locker rooms will be provided for both men’s and women’s intercollegiate teams. It has one classroom/ lecture hall that seats 40 people. The weight room contains equipment including a bench press, treadmills, free weights and more. “All of the equipment in the gym is made by Cybex, which is state of the art equipment,” Athletic Director Kathy McGinnis said. McGinnis said the original architectural plans were drawn up in the early 1980s, but the construction was pulled by the state because of lack of funds. Plans for building the gym came back in 2001. It was supposed to take two years to build but there were some more glitches that prevented that from happening. But now things are looking good for completion of the gym for this semester. Athletic Director Cassie Macias said the Harry West Gymnasium is a statefunded project headed by the San Diego Community College District office. The 55,000-square-foot gymnasium cost the state $9 million. “With the addition of this gym, City College expects to expand its intercollegiate sports,” Macias said. “We hope to add a men’s volleyball team and a women’s basketball team.” The gym was named after Harry West, who was a former associate dean of City College. West was a football coach and athletic director for City through the 1960s before he became associate dean. He retired in 1991. West represented City College athletics statewide as a student and staff member, and was a major contributor in community college athletics. He was
Workers survey the nearly completed Harry West Gymnasium on Aug. 11. The gym is named for former athletic director and student football star Harry West. The facility replaces physical education facilities, pictured right, that were built in 1963, according to City Times archives. City Times / File Photo
‘With the addition of this gym, City College expects to expand its intercollegiate sports.’
— Cassie Macias, athletic director
instrumental in bringing the National Youth Sports Program, which continues to serve 300 youths each summer. West was inducted into the California Community Colleges Football Hall of Fame in 1993 and remains the only person to be inducted in both categories of coach and service contributor.
Mike Sullivan / Photography Editor