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Volume 60, Number 12
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April 4, 2006
Winning season so far for Knights badminton By Shanika Whaley City Times Badminton has started off with a great season. Winning all games and competing in tournaments, the team sees no failure in sight. On March 17, the City College Knights played against Mesa College in the Harry West Gym. With City leading Mesa through the entire game, the Knights took it home 21-0. The Knights’ current status is five wins, no losses. Defeating teams Lai Nguyen such as Orange Coast College, Fullerton and Santa Ana College, all games have ended with a 21-0 score, except for winning against four time state champion Irvine Valley 13-8. “I like it,” player Lai Nguyen said of the game. “I’ve been playing for five years now. Badminton is fun, it requires mentality, but it’s enjoyable.” The biggest achievement for the Knights was the recent tournament in Pasadena. Playing against other teams from Southern California, they took home first place in singles and first place in doubles. Ana Lozano won second place in the consultation round. “We took it home,” Ana Lozano said after mentioning the tournament statistics. Lai Nguyen placed first in the singles bracket, and was ranked third in the nation for badminton. Anh Le and Jenny Park also placed in the singles tournament, but in the bottom bracket, still in
Dashiell Kuhr / City Times Students from San Diego High School, located next to City College, march east on C Street past the college on March 28.
Thousands protest immigration bill City College students take part in LA rally By Jenelle Jung City Times More than 500,000 people flooded the streets of downtown Los Angeles to protest immigration reform on March 25. The topic was Rep. James Sensenbrenner’s H.R. 4437, a bill that will equate transporting undocumented immigrants to smuggling and subject those crossing the border illegally to possible imprisonment, not only deportation. Those who oppose the bill say it will criminalize these immigrants. Officially the “Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005,” it is a legislation that is working its way through the Senate. The day was put on by a large number of groups, radio stations and students, teaming up to make this one of the largest protests the nation has witnessed since Vietnam War times. The march commenced at 10 a.m. at Olympic Blvd. and Broadway Ave., and ended at Los Angeles City Hall where Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa spoke. “They should be humane,
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they should respect families, they should reward hard work,” Mayor Villaraigosa said. “They should create an avenue so that people who work hard, play by the rules and who have not gotten in trouble with the law are able to have some earned legalization.” The day was characterized by the sounds of drums beats, helicopters overhead and chants for change. Thousands of signs were raised such as “Take a Stand, Vote No,” “Full Rights for All Immigrants” and “Not Criminals.” A number of City College students were involved and carpooled via bus to join the march, leaving the LRC at about 7:30 a.m. City student Jazmin Morelos helped organize the campus’ involvement, and flyers were distributed around school inviting students to ride the bus and march. Of these students were cousins and freshmen Raquel Coronado and Elizabeth Mariscal. Mariscal compared it to the protests she had seen at home in San Diego. “It was more exciting because there are more Mexicans here (in Los Angeles). They come out more stronger.” “At school we met Jazmin. She was promoting it at school, and we wanted to do something
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Josie Salazar / City Times City College students protest at a second rally at Chicano Park on March 31. A march followed the rally, drawing nearly 5,000 people.
Students march to Chicano Park By Shanika Whaley City Times Students from San Diego County area high schools, including San Diego High and several students from City College, marched through downtown to Chicano Park on March 28, protesting the new immigration law. City College students also protested on March 31. The H.R. 4437 bill makes it difficult for immigrants with-
out proper documentation to come to the United States. The law would also allow the government to ask immigrants to join a “guest worker” program. If the law passes, it would consider the already large number of undocumented immigrants in the nation as felons. The immigrants would face jail time or could be deported, leaving their American-born
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March Continued from Page 1 children behind. Students from Mark Twain, Mission Bay, and Kearny Mesa high schools, and members of the San Diego City chapter of the Brown Berets, say that they feel they need to protest in order to protect their families and friends. “It’s obvious that we don’t agree with what’s going on, we built everything with our bare hands,” said one Brown Beret member. The Brown Berets are a grassroots organization started in 1994 and based in Watsonville, Calif. It is mostly made up of young Hispanics who want to fight peacefully for their rights. They are modeled after the Brown Berets of the 1960’s Civil Rights Movement of students that had protest against injustices within the Los Angeles school system. The march ended at Chicano Park where more students had gathered. A few students climbed on top of a platform in the center of the park, holding a huge Mexican flag to show pride. Some students wore flags over their shoulders to express their feelings and of the new bill. “People can listen to us, they can listen to what we think,” said Diane Valenzuela, a high school student.
Protest Continued from Page 1 about it too,” Coronado said. The streets were colored mostly with white t-shirts, many others donning Mexico’s green and red as well. “They wore white because they wanted peace,” Coronado said.
The students feel that it seems obvious what other Americans think. The students say that they and their families want to be treated like human beings, not as criminals. “There’s a momentum and understanding about the protest,” said J.C., adding, “children of immigrants are upset about the new law.” Students said they believe that the new proposed law is a threat to their families, and so decided to organize the protest themselves through the internet at sites such as myspace.com. The San Diego police officers making sure the protest was calm and peaceful were curious to know if the students really knew what the full effect of the new law entails, or if students consider the protest as a free day to get out of school. “I believe they’re marching for a good cause. We want it to stay peaceful, make sure people are safe,” said Steve Hutchinson, a San Diego police officer, adding, “but do they actually know what they’re marching for?” “It’s important that they get involved, but also important they get a good education,” said Police Captain Chris Ball. Most high school and college students there contest the new bill in fear of their family’s safety. They believe that if they get involved, they could make a tremendous change towards the immigration reform, and protecting their family’s rights. Los Angeles’ protest was an even greater showing than the approximated 100,000-person march in downtown Chicago that was held March 10, about a week prior. David Huerta, division coordinator for the Service Employees International Union, Local 1877, a group that was part of the unionization of janitors in Los Angeles, headed up a large team that helped organize Los Angeles’ demonstration.
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Compiled by Nicole Cunningham and Jenelle Jung Send items to City Times, 1313 Park Blvd., San Diego, CA 92101, e-mail citytimes@gmail.com, call (619) 388-3880, or fax (619) 388-3814 ■ April 5 LRC Annual Booksale
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■ April 21 - May 7 Saville Theatre presents “South Pacific,” award-winning musical production
■ April 8 4th Annual College Expo
April 21-22, 28-29 and May 5-6, 8 p.m. Sunday April 23, 30 and May 7, 2 p.m. $15 adult, $10 student, senior and military
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■ April 17 Blood Drive
Gorton Quad, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
■ April 20 Fitness Center Lecture Series Speaker Rob Latimer on “Injury Prevention” Room HW-206, 5 p.m.
■ April 18 - 25 Career Week
Employment Preparation & Career Path Workshops Transfer/Career Center A-111
■ May 1 Fitness Center Lecture Series “An Afternoon Spent With an Olympian” Mebrahtom Keflezighi, 2004 Athens Olympic Marathon Silver Medalist Room A-101, 5 p.m.
■ Ongoing ‘EuroFotos’ by Dave Eichinger, Room T-215 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday
■ Ongoing New bookstore hours
■ April 25 Career and Job Fair Schwartz Square, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
7:45 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday 7:45 a.m.-noon Friday
“I think it went great, beyond our expectations. It showed their organization and discipline by keeping this a peaceful march,” Huerta said. “I think next we need to see what’s the strategy, win legalization for undocumented workers and continue to drive the energy and momentum that we established today.” That energy continued when thousands of high school students in Los Angeles and other Southern California cities, including San Diego, walked out of school just two days later. Protesters met Los Angeles City Hall’s doors once again on March 27. At one point, students even marched the 101 Freeway, leaving but one lane for the already
unfortunate Los Angeles motorists. That morning, President Bush responded to the commotion with a speech at a naturalization ceremony in Washington, D.C. “Our nation is now in the midst of the debate on immigration policy, and it’s good. Immigration is an important topic. Immigration is also an emotional topic,” Bush said. “America is a nation of immigrants.” He touched on his hopes for the bill in his conclusion. “If we work together, I’m confident we can meet our duty to fix our immigration system and deliver a bill that protects our people, upholds our laws and makes our people proud.”
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AS elections District IT staff mourns valued colleague start in April By Natalie Perino-Terashima City Times
Students to vote on Student Center By Abinashi Khalsa City Times The Associated Student elections are coming up in April. Students will be voting on amendments to the student constitution, electing students to office positions and on an initiative to build a Student Center. The initiative for the Student Center is the hot topic of the upcoming election. It will create a revenue stream to build, maintain and operate a Student Center on campus. The proposed Student Center will house AS offices, be a place for student clubs to meet, have group study rooms and will be an all-purpose recreation center for students to hang out and relax between classes. It will also be home to the campus bookstore. If the initiative is passed it may add up to $10 a year to tuition. According to Francisco Fabian, AS president and student trustee, the center may be realized in 5 years. It would be the legacy of the current AS and would be enjoyed by future students. The Education Code authorized City College students to vote on the initiative. For it to pass, 13 percent of students must vote in favor of it. Last year’s voter turnout was over 500 students. This year AS is hoping to get over 3,000 students to vote. AS has already begun campaigning for the initiative by holding presentations in various classrooms and having a table on campus with details. Associated Student elections will be held on April 25 and 26.
Susan Hiebert, a valued member of the district’s Information Technology Department, died on March 12. Hiebert held many positions during the 25 years she worked for the district. Her last official title was Production Control Analysis for the district’s Information Technology Department. Between 1979 and 2004, when she was forced to leave her position on disability, Hiebert was in charge of managing the production control schedule. This included organizing mainframe computer jobs that support district business
cycles for students, financial aid, human resources and financial systems. These jobs also included programs for admissions, registration, payroll and budget reports among many other topics. Susan “Indirectly, Susan Hiebert touched the lives of all SDCCD staff and students,” Director of Information Technology, Kent Keyser said. Co-workers remember Hiebert as a woman who took great pride in her work and loved to be outdoors. She was married to her husband John for 31 years.
The couple camped annually in Lake Tahoe and the Mammoth Lakes area, two of Hiebert’s favorite destinations. Services for Hiebert were held March 17 in Lakeside at Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Donations may be made in Hiebert’s name to the San Diego Mesa College General Scholarship Fund, located at 7250 Mesa College Drive.
CityTimes Volume 60, Issue 12 April 4, 2006 Published as: The Jay Sees / 1945-1949 Fortknightly / 1949-1978 City Times / 1978Incorporating the newspapers Tecolote, Knight Owl and Flicks City Times is published twice monthly during the semester. Signed opinions are those of the individual writers and do not necessarily represent those of the entire newspaper staff, City College administration, faculty and staff or the San Diego Community College District Board of Trustees.
Athletics Department / Courtesy Photo Badminton players train for their next big matches in the Harry West Gymnasium.
Badminton Continued from Page 1 good standings. Next year, the team will be coed. For now, students must join a 1-unit City College course to practice with the team. The badminton team is enjoying great success. Players want to stay on top and keep playing to the best of their abilities. They encourage students to come out, give their support to the team and watch them continue the winning
season with great success. Their next three games are a great opportunity to do so since they are home games. They play April 5 vs. Irvine Valley, April 19 vs. Orange Coast and April 21 vs. San Diego Mesa. For a complete schedule visit the athletics Web page at www.sdcity.edu.
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Coach prepares players for life By Laura Ferrise Contributor
Mauro Aragon / City Times Members of City College’s softball team huddled during a home game. The team is playing with a mostly new group of players.
Team in transition
Tradition, leadership among softball coach’s goals By Shane Crumrine City Times Despite their losing record, 9-16 overall and 3-5 in conference, the young City College softball team has won two in a row, as of March 27, and are laying the foundation for future teams. With only five returning players from last season, three of them are starters. Head Coach Leeann Taylor is still looking for some stability in her second year as coach. “Our two biggest weaknesses are tradition and leadership. This program has never gone to postseason play, so the team is fighting to build something great. Sometimes it’s hard to win when you haven’t won in the past,” Taylor said.
The lady Knights are hitting .319 as a team as of March 20 which is good enough for third best in the Pacific Coast Conference. Their biggest downfall has been giving up runs. The team gave up 128 runs in their first 21 games, which ranked fifth out of six teams in the conference according to the PCC website. “Our biggest strength right now is our offense. We are a great hitting team and have a lot of team speed,” Taylor said. After losing four straight games, including two non conference games against Orange Coast College at City College, the lady Knights showed their resilience by winning two games in a row. City defeated Grossmont College 9-3 on March 24 on City’s home turf.
In their next contest City ran away with a 7-1 victory over Southwestern College on March 27 at Southwestern. “The coaching staff is proud of this team and their accomplishments thus far. However, the whole team knows that we are much better than what our record indicates,” Taylor said. “We have a tremendous amount of talent on this team. I look forward to the day everyone is healthy and we are at full force, because not many teams will be able to beat us.” With about half of their conference schedule remaining, Taylor and her lady Knights will try to use this mindset to turn the season around. To find out more about City’s softball team or any other team you can visit www.sdcity.edu/athletics.
Top-seeded Siege favored for championship By Shane Crumrine City Times The San Diego Siege lost their final game of the 2006 National Women’s Basketball League (NWBL) season to the Colorado Chill on March 26, which gave the two teams identical 14-4 records and evened up their season series at three. The Siege won a third tie-breaker though, which totaled the team’s points in their six match-ups this season which favored the Siege 484-468. The playoff format for this season will match up the number one seed Siege with the number four seed San Francisco Legacy who finished the season with a miserable 0-18 record. The second semifinal game will showcase the number two seed Chill
against the number three seed San Jose Spiders, who finished the season with a record of 8-10 according to the league’s website. All games in this pro cup format will be played at the Budweiser Event Center in Fort Collins, Colo. The two semifinal games will be played on March 30, and the championship and consolation games will be played on March 31. The reasoning behind this format is because Colorado has drawn bigger crowds historically than other cities in the NWBL, according to Siege General Manager David McElwee. San Diego’s MVP candidate Cathrine Kraayeveld, who was slowed by an ankle injury late in the season, led the entire
league in rebounding with an average of 8.9 per game. Kraayeveld also finished second in the league in scoring, with an average of 19.3 points per game, to the Colorado Chill’s Becky Hammon. Hammon is most likely Kraayeveld’s biggest competition for the award. She finished the season with an average of 26 points per game, as well as a league high of 7 assists per game according to the NWBL stat zone. If the Siege continues to play their brand of well-balanced basketball, the Siege will have four players averaging double digits in points. They should have no problem getting by the fourth seeded Legacy, and overcoming the fact that they do not have a home game in the playoffs — despite being the number one seed to bring the NWBL championship to San Diego.
City College’s head women’s soccer coach Andi Milburn turned the team’s losing record around to get fourth place in the Pacific Coast Conference in 2005. It was more than the soccer team’s record that awarded her the 2005 PCC Women’s Soccer Coach of the Year. Milburn not only coaches her student athletes about the game, but also on how to be successful in the next stages of their lives. “We’re not building soccer players. It’s about becoming well-developed people because soccer isn’t the end result,” Milburn said. Milburn’s beliefs are reflected in the program’s philosophy she hands out to all prospective players. This philosophy emphasizes nine important characteristics her student athletes must embody. These are responsibility, priorities (school being number one), respect, self-control, Andi Milburn sportsmanship, teamwork, discipline, pride and service. Many of the high school recruits for the athletic department are first generation college students who never considered college an option. Milburn shows them it is an option and once students are at City College, she encourages and helps them transfer to four-year institutions. “College placement really sets us apart from other schools. We don’t just look for the best athletes. We emphasize individual development,” Milburn said. Milburn and her team are also committed to community service. In October they took part in a beach cleanup and in November they volunteered for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. Although always a student athlete herself, Milburn almost missed her calling as a coach. Milburn received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Regis University, where she also played soccer and lacrosse. She had planned to become a clinical psychologist, and took a job working in a clinical psychologist’s office after graduation. When Milburn soon needed a break she turned to sports, taking a job at the YMCA coaching hearing-impaired youth. Shortly after, Milburn received her master’s degree in physical education from Azusa Pacific University. Milburn credits her coaching style to her high school track coach Rene Ross. Ross was a two-time Olympic hopeful and strong female role model for Milburn. Milburn recognizes Ross for giving her “good self-esteem and a competitive edge.” Ross taught Milburn to “never lose sight of your goals,” a motto that still hangs in Milburn’s office. Milburn hopes “at least one player gets that same experience me.”