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State student reps gather in San Diego By Natalie Perino-Terashima City Times

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Focus and form

City College students demonstrate martial arts with Jim Colbert, instructor of health and exercise science, on April 26 during the Student Project and Research Symposium. See City Focus, page 14.

Student’s death still unsolved By Nicole Ribera City Times

the driver, realized what had happened, he backed off the bridge and drove south on I-5 to the ﬁrst offramp, where he pulled into a Shell gas station for help. Police arrived at the gas station to ﬁnd Ochoa, Noriega and Gladys Noriega Garcia all suffering from gunshot wounds. The three victims were immediately transported to local hospitals. Noriega died from her injuries shortly after arriving at Scripps Mercy Hospital. Ochoa, Noriega and Garcia are longtime friends, residents of Mountain View and recent graduates of Gompers Secondary School. Ochoa is also a student at City. “Gladys always had a smile

As students and faculty try to cope with the tragic death of fellow student Gladys Noriega, San Diego police continue to investigate the shooting that took her life and seriously wounded two others. In the early morning of April 30, Noriega, 18, and two of her friends, Roy Ochoa, 19, and Flor Garcia, 18, were driving on Interstate 5 when shots were ﬁred at their vehicle, a black 2000 Dodge Ram pickup. At least three bullets are believed to have entered the truck, one going straight through Ochoa’s neck and then fatally wounding Noriega, and another striking Garcia in the neck. The three had been driving southbound on I-5 and had just turned on to the Coronado Bridge junction when the attack took place. As soon as Ochoa,

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on her face and a positive attitude in class. She will be missed by many,” classmate Chris Martin said. Ochoa’s truck had a large white insignia on the rear window that read, “NOTORIOUS SD Car Club.” Police speculate this might have prompted a negative response from someone. Homicide detectives were following one lead. Two grafﬁti “tagging” crews in San Diego also go by the name Notorious and were being investigated for any involvement in the shooting. “We looked into that and have not been able to uncover anything to lead us anywhere else,” said Lieutenant Jeff Sferra with the San Diego Police Department. Anyone with information about the shooting is encouraged to contact the Homicide Unit at (619) 531-2293 or Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-TIPS.

San Diego played host to the first statewide Student Senate General Assembly meeting May 6-7, where 59 out of 70 California community colleges (67 present, three absentee/online) ratified a new constitution, creating the Student Senate for California Community Colleges. The two-day event was the first of its kind for California community colleges. Student trustees and representatives from 70 California community colleges met to clarify the intent of the SSCCC as well as give authority to its governing documents and procedures. California Community College Chancellor Mark Drummond opened the event by expressing his support of the SSCCC. “I would not miss this meeting because I am so grateful to all the student representatives,” he said. Drummond has requested $324,000 from the state of Cali-

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Nearly 500 vote in ASG elections By Natalie Perino-Terashima and Josie Salazar City Times On April 26 and 27, City College students voted for their Associated Student Government (ASG) ofﬁcers who will represent them in the fall 2006 semester. Nearly 500 students voted in the recent election, which was held in the Gorton Quad near D-106. Incumbent ASG President Francisco Fabian ran unopposed and was voted in for a second term, receiving 414 votes. “It was actually pretty good considering the turnout at other community colleges,” Fabian said. Travis J. Pollock, previous Chair of the Legislative Analyst Committee, also ran unopposed,

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Natalie Perino-Terashima / City Times Justin Bagnall from El Camino College, left, and Francisco Fabian, City College’s ASG president, participate in the Student Senate General Assembly in May. San Diego played host for the event, the ﬁrst of its kind for community college student representatives.

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College claims needed land Parking structure, ‘neighborhoods’ planned for site on C Street By Natalie Perino-Terashima City Times City College will add 55,000 square feet, nearly one block of land to its campus to build a new parking structure as well as state of the art vocational studies facilities. The future site of these projects is located on the south east corner of C Street and Broadway, between 16th and 17th Streets. While detailed plans for this project are still underway, students and faculty can expect the site to house a new multi-level parking structure with more than 800 parking spaces as well as new vocational “neighborhoods” for the cosmetology, photography and nursing programs. The vocational “neighborhoods” will group like programs and classes near each other for a more cohesive learning environment. A campus police sub-station will also be placed on the parameter of this area to increase ease of access and support for campus needs. This project which is part of the City College Facilities Master Plan will be funded by Proposition S, a voter approved measure that allocates $685 million to community colleges district wide. “Proposition S is a once in a lifetime opportunity,” said district Vice Chancellor of Facilities Management Damon Shamu, adding, “I think the world of community colleges; I really believe in what we’re doing.” The block of land cost slightly more than $20 million to date; cost estimates of the project total can not be assessed at this time. Architectural ﬁrm Carrier Johnson has began the conceptual design process, and will be meeting with City

City College has plans to build a new facility for its photography department, beginning in 2007 and expected to be completed by 2008. “Deﬁnitely expand the facility. There are usually more people than there is equipment. I am looking forward to the new facility and new classes being offered,” said Debbie Wills, a City College graphic design student. Since Proposition S passed roughly three years ago, City College has been given the opportunity to build a Vocational Technology Center, one of 10 anticipated facilities. The building will be more than 10,000 square feet, will house a gallery where students can display their work and will also include new dark rooms, digital photography labs, cameras, lighting equipment and studios. “Making improvements opens more opportunity for students as far as classes, better equipment and broad-

Fair oﬀers look at career options By Nicole Cunningham City Times

Natalie Perino-Terashima / City Times The former site of Bonanza Corvettes on C and 16th streets will soon be transformed into a parking structure and new classrooms for City College. College faculty and committee members to assess the needs and of the project as well as make recommendations. Once this massing study is complete and accepted by the committee and staff, working drawings will be sent to the Division of State Architects (DSA) for approval. After all areas of the plan are approved by the DSA, City College

will open bidding to local contractors to determine who will make the project a reality. While it is too soon to estimate a ﬁnal completion date, the district aims to ﬁnish the project by the end of 2008. For more information on the project, visit www.sdccd.edu and click on “Prop S Projects.”

Face-lift set for photo department By David J. Olender Contributor

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ens technology,” said Anna Viselli, City College student and the photography department’s lab technician. Currently, City College’s photo department is a 4,000-square-foot facility that is outdated and too small to accommodate the plans of Dave Eichinger, the new assistant professor, co-coordinator and designer of the photography department at City College. Eichinger, a graduate of Cal State Long Beach, has been snapping photos since he was a teenager and teaching photography primarily in Los Angeles County and Dallas for 20 years. “I am really excited about it,” Eichinger said. “It is very rare in anyone’s career that they get to design a facility from the ground up. We have high hopes for it to help us grow further. We have already added several new courses, and the new facility will deﬁnitely help.” After being at City College for one year, Eichinger has already implemented two new courses, one nature and landscape course and one photo

portfolio course. Eichinger plans to create a new history of photography course, a new photo lab course and a new digital photography course. He also plans on rewriting the entire photography curriculum for the associate’s degree and certiﬁcate programs. In addition, Eichinger has planned a 19-day European excursion, giving students the chance to travel the world while developing their portfolios and earning school credits. Recently, 150 applications have been submitted on behalf of City College for the San Diego County Fair’s photography exhibit held June 10July 4, a substantial increase from last year’s two entries. “The students here are awesome,” Eichinger said. “It has been a great place to get a great job ... good support from the dean, chair and administration.” For more information regarding the department and the new facility, contact Eichinger at (619) 388-3368 or David King at (619) 388-3649.

Internships, interview skills, resume writing and other general employment preparation workshops were offered during Career Week April 18-25. Held in the Transfer/Career Center the Career Week offered skills training in a variety of areas to help job seekers score their big break and also Career Path Workshops in the fields of education, computer technology, nursing and engineering technology. A burgeoning event with 30 representatives from companies and corporations throughout the county of San Diego, the Career Fair had “both career and job opportunities” and according to Harvey that was the intent. City College has a diverse curriculum that supports students taking vocational courses as well as those in pursuit of a career which was mirrored at the fair. The 30 employers who represented all areas of San Diego attended the fair offered opportunities “in line with we offer here at City College” said Larry Maxey who assisted in putting together the Career Fair. The Career Fairs in the past have been in conjunction with the Metro Center, this year they were on their own resulting in a week long career week culminating in a career fair. Director of the Transfer/Career Center Marilyn Harvey said they were anticipating a turnout of 300. In the hopes of ensuring that she appealed to teachers to offer extra credit to students who attend any of the workshops or the Career Fair which was held on the final day of Career Week in the Schwartz Square. With or without the nudge from teachers, students came out in droves to peruse the tables and see what the various organizations had to offer. Mossy Toyota General Sales Manager, Brian Kennedy said “you can make big money right off the bat” with Mossy Toyota and no experience is necessary. What is necessary is a “good attitude and a positive outlook,” he said. Owen Mossy of Mossy Ford was also on hand looking for eager applicants. Both dealerships offer on-the-job training, personal mentors, paid training, full benefits, 401K….”you name it!” said Owen Mossy and they’ve got it. Primerica Financial Services representative Patricia Pattah said her company was looking to train candidates in mortgages, insurance and investments. The offices are centrally located in Mission Valley and employment with their company does not depend on prior experience. “They don’t need a financial background because we provide training,” she said. Success From Home magazine dedicated their July issue to Primerica. “we’re proud of our success,” said Regional Manager, Teresa Baruelo. Kids at heart needing employment are invited to apply at corporate-sponsored childcare company Bright Hori-

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City business students busy winning awards By Jenelle Jung City Times Last month, on April 5, City College’s Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) team attended the 2006 SIFE Regional Championship in Long Beach, winning the championship for the twelfth consecutive year and $4,500 in prize monies. In addition, they won all six special competition awards in ﬁnancial literacy, market economics, success skills, entrepreneurship, business ethics and program sustainability. The regional competitions are judged on how well a team has taught others about the free enterprise system. Alexis Price and Rosalinda Gonzalez are both SIFE students at City and presenters on the team. “We get to meet a lot of people who have their own business and are successful,” Gonzalez said. “If you’re a business major here, you have to go through SIFE at one point,” she added. SIFE is a world-wide, non-proﬁt organization that teaches students skills through the learning and teaching of free enterprise principles. Its network includes more than 1,600 colleges and universities in more than 40 different countries. City SIFE’s involvement in education ranges from teaching over 200 students in the Virtual Enterprise program in about three dozen schools, to teaching in two-year schools in Tijuana and Mexicali. The SIFE program, which can be seen in action in Schwartz Square where the students run the “a la carte” snack stop,

has created a sense of community at City. “You have a sense of belonging when you come to school,” Price said. “It really gives you a strong sense of teamwork. You have to rely on each other.” In another recent competition on April 21, the 2006 Business Plan Competition between San Diego community colleges, winners included David Posey, first place, Aleta Pharris, first runnerup and Dat Le, second runner-up. First place won $1,000 and each runner-up won $750. The City SIFE team is currently practicing for the SIFE USA National Competitions in Kansas City, Mo. taking place May 21-23, where they will compete against other two-year colleges. The team’s aim is to practice and promote free enterprise here on campus and in the community. One example of their involvement in the community is their “Never Again” campaign, a project to raise money for the Hurricane Katrina relief effort and social awareness. They are currently selling t-shirts in the Business Resource Center for $20, while all proceeds go to established relief efforts and or individual families. “There’s a human side to free enterprise, where compassion and sacrifice are just as or more important than a profit margin,” Alexis said in their winning presentation. If they win national, they would be able to compete in the SIFE World Cup. Last year’s World Cup champion was the University of Zimbabwe Team. To view SIFE’s awards, visit the Business Resource Center in room T311. Their Web site is www.sdsife.com.

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CityCalendar Compiled by Nicole Cunningham 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 GRADUATION PLANNER ■ Graduation Rehearsal May 31st, 4pm-5:30pm ■ Graduation Date June 2, 6:30pm (arrive by 5 pm) Organ Pavilion, Balboa Park Staff & faculty volunteers needed Information: Call Gail Rodriguez, (619) 388-3498 or 3982 ■ May 23 - 26 and May 29 - June 2 Monday - Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Friday 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Sell your books for cash City College Bookstore

■ May 23 Last day to sign TAG guaranteed admission agreement with SDSU got Spring 2007 ■ May 31 Last day to sign TAG guaranteed admission agreement to UCSD for Winter 2007 transfer ■ June 1 Statement of Intent to Register (SIR) forms due to UC campuses for Fall 2006 transfer ■ Ongoing New bookstore hours Monday-Thursday, 7:45am-6:30 pm Friday, 7:45 am-12 noon

Pedestrian safety goal of new project As a part of City College’s Facilities Master Plan, and in cooperation with the Institute for Public Strategies (IPS), this summer will mark the beginning of a two-year project to increase pedestrian and bicycle safety on campus as well as parts of the surrounding East Village area. The need for the project has been brought on by an increase in residents, businesses and traffic in the areas near City College. Due to these factors, the California Office of Traffic and Safety will fund the two-year project in an effort to increase safety awareness and skills for pedestrians and cyclists at City College as well

as increase awareness for those in the East Village neighborhood. IPS, a San Diego-based company, is inviting City College students to participate in a number of ways including focus groups, art design, community outreach, media production, data gathering and social marketing. Introductory work starting this summer will be the foundation for full implementation during the coming fall semester. For more information, contact the vice president of administrative services, Carol Dexheimer, at (619) 388-3428 or e-mail at cdexheim@sdccd.edu. — Natalie Perino-Terashima

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Reasoned debate? Not in this era We’re probably going to sound like huge nerds here, but we are insatiable news junkies. We’re sorry but it’s true. PBS, CNN, BBC, FOX; not a day goes by without an information fix. So it gives us so much pain to watch our beloved news slide into complacency and irresponsibility. Brokaw, Jennings, Koppel, Meyers, the trusted patriarchs are on the way out, to be replaced by a new breed of younger, flashier newspersons and pundits. The shift to a 24-hour news cycle has cheapened the honor and respectability of most newsrooms. LikeHenry Leineweber wise, the proud traditions and Eric Brooks of honesty, integrity, and reasoned debate have given way to a brand of speculation and senseless argument that contributes nothing to a greater understanding of ideas and issues. Though the gravity of these charges cannot be denied, what is often forgotten is that the media, if not exactly “the mouthpiece of America,” is certainly a mirror that reflects the changing tides of our thought. As such, we as a population are showing an incredibly distressing movement toward apathy, irrationality and simplicity. What passes for reasoned debate, both within the media and our society, is anything but. The issue is so basic and fundamental: America has lost the ability to argue. Many of you are, no doubt, confused at this point; in fact most of you are probably so sick of what you consider “argument” that you cannot believe that we could make such a statement. Before you roll up this column and swat us on the nose, please hear us out. Perhaps it was unfair of us to claim that America has lost the ability to argue without qualifying or defining the word argument in our terms. But before we do so, we would like to clarify what we feel is meant by most Americans when they refer to argument. Argument in the currently accepted definition is childish in nature; it is unhelpful and unconstructive. Most of all, it is futile. Argument in America today consists of two or more talking heads that unfurl their ideological banners and wave them in an almost shamanistic manner, repeating the same piece of hollow, unchanging rhetoric as if it were some sort of mantra to ward off the encroaching evil of liberals, conserva-

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City College is a school for change I believe City College is the best community college in San Diego County. Home of many great teachers. They teach at City because they like the environment more than other schools. City college is so diverse with many different ethnic groups, races and ages attending the school. There is also a very mixed viewpoints and political ideas on campus, making discussion so much more intelligent and interesting. There are many current or former military personal on campus and then there are many anti-war and antirecruitment students as well. What a great way to engage in discussion and learn about the other person. With this type of diversity we get to listen to each others side’s of story and see if we can come to mutual understanding about things like war, peace, and the meaning of life. Students have told me that at Mesa college students are talking about what was on TV

Viewpoint Dashiell Kuhr the night before or what party people went to. Some call Mesa “high school with cigarettes.” And others say there is more political discussion and open debate at City College. This is so important at this time when many young people remain silent as much injustice and corruption destroy the line between corporations and government. There is deﬁnitely elevated consciousness at City College. I am amazed by all the change agent professors workinghere on campus to make a better society. Professors like Tamara Johnson, Stephen Bouscaren, Elva Salinas, the whole peace studies program group of teachers, and the list goes on. I congratulate these teachers and many more for their dedication to education and there commitment to true education

which is outside the box of conventional notions of standardized testing and curriculum’s without creativity and deliberate question of tradition and societies values. As for the students, I say keep up the good work. Keep studying. Keep researching, but dig up all the information that is not on TV, that government’s do not want you know, that corporations are scared you will ﬁnd out. Keep digging an searching for that truth that is so close to your heart. I know that students and faculty are overworked in this industrialized system of education and work but take the time to look beyond the limited world view that we have conditioned to believe as reality. Thank you all for reading the City Times, journalism is about “the enlightenment of society,” so keep reading and enjoy the summer. Peace. Dashiell Kuhr is City Times’ editor-in-chief

Reserved parking for military is unjust For the past nine years I have taught math here, largely in the evenings, amounting to half-time on a part-time basis. I have an A.B. from Stanford and UCSD, and an M.A. from SDSU, in math. My father also taught here in the evenings part-time during the ’60s and ’70s in creative writing and journalism, advising the Knight Owl — as the newspaper of the San Diego Evening College was then called. (He also advised the chess club, maybe I should do that too.) Slowly over these years I have begun to see City College as more than just a place where students come to take classes from teachers; it’s a community consisting of many different administrative and staff services employing hundreds of people with every imaginable kind of skill, as well as a meeting place, a village if you will, for a very wide variety of students from all over the world. Often recent immigrants

Guest Commentary J.W. Rieker to America take a class here as one of the very ﬁrst interactions they have with American society. Recently I was astonished to learn that there are 4 reserved parking spaces for what is called “military science” when there are none, for example, for engineering, music, math, English, air conditioning, or any of the dozens of other departments or subject areas. The late Dr. Jo-Ann Rossitto, for example, who did much more here than just run the nursing program, did not have a reserved parking place. Military people are not the only ones who are busy and work at more than one place; give them staff permits and let them ﬁnd parking as the rest of us do. Not everyone is aware that

City College is required by the federal government to have military courses and to allow those who run them equal recruiting access to students by the federal government to be eligible for certain funding. Fine, let’s do what the laws require - but not one inch more. We may be forced to have uniformed military on campus, but we don’t need to treat them like royalty. Some would say this bias is justiﬁed because there’s a “war” on, but this war is extremely controversial, in that (1) it was never declared by Congress, (2) it was started under false pretenses which have since been vitiated, and (3) it violates international law, making America look like a rogue state

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‘Da Vinci Code’ sparks writer’s own brilliant idea This is the end ... beautiful friend ... And then there would be huge napalm explosions all over West Windsor Fields!” “Well, Steven, that sounds really cool, but why would you start a movie by proclaiming ‘this is the end?’ Unless you were shooting a Seinfeld episode, I mean. It’s like wiping on your way to the bathroom -- it doesn’t make sense.” Spielberg combed his beard and fumed. “Well, don’t ask the Oscar-winning director. You’re the winner of the prestigious Daily Princetonian Opinion Writing Award. So you tell me: what should be the opening scene of ‘The War on Fun: Double Shirley Probation?’ “ Hoping to cobble together enough money to pay my broker’s fee in Manhattan, I had begun liquidating assets faster than O.J. Simpson. Miramax approached me about purchasing the movie rights to my columns and made me an offer I couldn’t refuse, thinking they had the next “Sex and the City” on their hands. After seeing a sneak preview of “The DaVinci Code” (thanks to my friendship with Professor Robbie George, leader of the secret James Madison Cult which guards the truth about Christ and the location of the National Treasure), I began to worry about the potential pitfalls of transferring my captivating story to a new medium. I suddenly wished that I had been nicer to those bank-hating ﬁlm students who had lived across the hall from me at NYU. My friends, however, assured me that I’d never had an original idea in my life, and now was not the time to start. My movie, they suggested, should simply be a hybrid (what else would Jesus drive, except maybe the false prophets out of the temple?) of my favorite scenes from other movies. A capital idea! “Perhaps you’re right, Steven. I think the ends will justify the means. So let’s talk

Viewpoint Powell Fraser about the ends. This movie should have multiple endings, like ‘Wayne’s World.’ “ He proceeded to mimic Dana Carvey with precision. “A ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ ending, one hundred percent!” exclaimed Spielberg. “President Tilghman and Dean Malkiel could ﬂy off a cliff in a 1961 Ferrari GT California (less than a hundred were made)! And you would be watching as Sheriff Buford T. Justice!” I pondered the idea. “Too bittersweet. My character would feel more regret than relief at the loss of worthy adversaries. How about we work them in like this: a ‘Star Wars’ ending! All the students are standing in formation in the University chapel, and a grand anthem is being played by a small band in ugly plaid. Nancy Malkiel marches down the aisle to receive the 2006 Best Malkiel Runner-Up Award. Chewbacca, played by some hairy grad student, growls triumphantly.” Spielberg continued the scene. “As everybody ﬁles out past a portrait of you, one Trustee turns to another and remarks, ‘Well, he did it. He ran drank them off their feet!’ Then we cut to a panoramic shot of you and your insurgent buddies running on the beach with cans of Coors. Or maybe you’re marching along singing Old Nassau to the tune of the Mickey Mouse Club theme.” I had another idea. “A ‘Terminator’ ending! Fred Hargadon is sent back in time to admit me into Princeton, and the movie ends with a death match between him and Dean Rapelye, who he defeats with the Five Point Palm Exploding Heart

Technique. Once we’re victorious, I have to lower him into Lake Carnegie to repair the space-time continuum, which I learned about in Future Physics. As he slips below the surface, he yells out ‘YES!’ like William Wallace and gives me a thumbs-up.” “You know,” Spielberg offered, “you can’t cover a story like this righteously without an Animal House ending. Freeze-frame on each character and talk about their future. ‘Ira Leeds moved to Memphis to tutor underprivileged retards or something.’ ‘Brandon Parry succumbed to conservatism.’ ‘LeslieBernard Joseph failed to deliver reparations as president of the NAACP.’ ‘Cleland Welton got busted for something.’ ‘Powell Fraser orchestrated the merger of Smith & Wesson and UNICEF then wrote the New York Times bestselling sequel to “Bonﬁre of the Vanities.” ‘ And so forth.” I was so excited about the next ending that I wiggled my hand in the air like the dorky kid in precept. “Butch Cassidy! We’re surrounded by the entire Public Safety brigade, but we don’t know it, and we’re trying to sneak go-cups out to the Street. And on the way out the door, I turn to Shaun Callaghan and say, ‘You didn’t see Dean Flores out there, did you?’ He shakes his head, and so we run out the door, and the camera freeze-frames before we’re taken down. A voice says, ‘It was Arrested Development.’ “ “You know what we really need?” Spielberg concluded. “A ‘Gone With the Wind’ ending. You gaze out over Prospect Avenue and sigh, ‘Quad! After all, tomorrow is another night out!’” “Well, Steven, the dude abides. Let’s roll.” Powell Fraser writes for Princeton University’s Daily Princetonian, distributed by U-WIRE

Student calls on classmates to help each other out Letter to the Editor Dear Editor:

I am a recent High School Graduate student from Class of 2005. I remember being very excited to come to college. The very ﬁst day I arrived here I did not know what to do or what to expect. I was very glad that I was able to go to the orientation that it is given to all new students here at City College. But I still get confused about all of the classes that I need to take in order for me to get

out of City College and transfer out to SDSU. I have always gotten the best help from all of my instructors and classmates here at City College. But my question to all of you is, Have you helped some one by guiding them the right direction into taking the right classes? If so how many times have you

done this? I have seen, noticed, heard and spoke to students who have no clue what so ever about what classes to take. Now think about it have you been in these position before. What would you wished people have done to help you? We all understand that there are ofﬁces to go to and get some help here

at City but if you know the answer to their questions why wouldn’t you help him/her. Just remember that one of those students might even be sitting right next to you in one of your classes. Help out each other and remember that you can really make a difference in their life or just through out their day. Rebecca Aguirre, Price Scholarship Program Student

tives, homosexuals, immigrants, or any other “threatening” group. The end result is two parties that repeat themselves, much like trained parrots. They make no attempt to incorporate the position of their opponents, nor defend their own against its intrusion. While this is an immensely gratifying endeavor for those banner-wavers, it is not constructive in helping to solve the root issue. It forbids the synthesis of any new understanding of the issue or any consensual decision. At the end of the day, the banners hang limp, the talking heads have yelled themselves hoarse and nothing productive has been accomplished. In opposition to this “contemporary” argument stands classical, or Socratic, argument. Such argument is incredibly constructive for a number of reasons. First, it acknowledges the potential validity of different viewpoints. Second, there is no hesitancy or fear when exposing any ideas to others’ scrutiny. Third, in exposing these ideas to such scrutiny, they are strengthened as the arguer must constantly readjust or reevaluate their position. Finally, ideas must never be set in stone and must always have the ability to change. So we suggest a return to this more classical form of argument, as it is a valuable tool to help humanity make sense of the immense amount of data available on any given issue. Argument should be an open process, not a closed one. Argument should be a ﬂuid exchange, not a one-way yelling match. Argument should be constructive, not combative. Henry Leineweber and Eric Brooks write for the Oregon State University Daily Barometer, distributed by U-WIRE

Parking Continued from Page 6 in the eyes of the world. Also, the size of our military budget is inordinate and their carbon footprint is huge, in the face of proven global warming which, among other things, contributes to greater proliferation of hurricanes such as last fall’s Katrina. In addition, it has been shown that there is a disproportionate number of Latinos, African-Americans, and certain other minority groups within military ranks, especially serving as front-line troops. By showing these military people such favoritism, we are saying we don’t mind if recruiters prey on our Latinos and our AfricanAmericans, enticing them with monetary offers and then, ultimately, using them for cannon fodder. In this dark time when the shadow of fascism begins to creep over the land, do we, the City College community, wish to send this kind of message? J.W. Rieker is a professor at San Diego City College

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May 23, 2006

City, Ivy League students to face off this summer Competition focuses on building, using underwater vehicle By Adriana Escobar Contributor This August, San Diego City College will participate for the first time in a competition against recognized Ivy League schools such as MIT, University of Florida, Cornell and Duke. The competition, sponsored by the Office of Naval Resource, consists of building an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) that performs three tasks in 15 minutes without interference from the operator. First, the AUV must pass through a validation gauge, then locate a target, hit it and knock it over. One of the tasks is to find a pipe. It is a simulated pipe. The autonomous vehicle must find the pipe and break it. Then it must pick up and drop off two targets. Finally, it must home in with an acoustic beacon and surface. City is the first community college to enter the competition. The man responsible for City’s involvement in the competition is 42-year-old student Chris Carter. Originally from Meridian, Miss., Carter has been in San Diego for 16 years. He is currently working on earning a bachelor’s degree in engineering. He then hopes to complete a master’s at MIT. Carter’s involvement with the project began when a professor mentioned the competition during one of his classes. Originally, 15 students were involved, but Carter and a colleague were the only ones who continued to pursue the project. Carter, the project leader, has been working on the AUV proj-

Photos by Adriana Escobar / Contributor City College students go over plans for their autonomous underwater vehicle in preparation for a national competition this summer. ect for 22 months and now has a team of 10 students. Involved in the project are Daniel Bazo, Mike Decandia, Paul Wisecaver, Dayan Parira, Shawn Krisaman and Conrad Selinas, a UCSD student. The participants meet every Saturday morning for 4 hours to work on the project. “The people who work in this project are older, more mature than their 18- or 19-year-old counterparts. Paul Wisecaver has a 4.0 GPA. He reads mathematics like one would read English,” Carter said about his teammates. 25-year-old Paul Wisecaver plans to transfer in the fall to UCSD to study computer engineering. Wisecaver is one of

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CityLife

May 23, 2006

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Graduation creates work for recruiters By Mara Rose Williams KRT Campus

John Nunes / Contributor Former inmate Bernard Casey, second from right, stands with fellow student honorees April 22 during the American Association of Community Colleges Annual Convention in Long Beach. Casey was named “Top Community College Student in California.”

‘Right attitude’ leads former inmate to top honor By William Humston Contributor

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rison can only rehabilitate you if you have the right attitude,” said San Diego City College student Bernard “Bernie” Casey on the topic of his tremendous success and achievements during his six semesters at SDCC. Before coming to City College just three years ago, Casey had served nearly seven years in San Diego’s Donovan State Correctional Facility. Just weeks ago, Casey was named “Top Community College Student in California” at the American Association of Community Colleges’ (AACC) annual convention in Long Beach. This past April 6, at the State Capitol in Sacramento, Casey was honored on the Senate ﬂoor as an All-California Academic First Team member. Casey was also named to USA Today’s All-USA Academic Second Team, placing him in the top 40 students in the entire nation. A high school drop-out, Casey earned

his GED in prison in 1999. Despite years of alcohol and substance abuse, Casey was thrilled to discover a knack for reading and a passion for the study of substance abuse and behavioral science. “When I came to SDCC, I scored well enough on the placement tests that I was able to get into a few honors courses,” said Casey, “Instead of just getting through community college, I realized I had a chance to achieve something and to stand out.” Casey served as a senator on the Associated Student Government, and after his third semester at City College, Casey was urged by Dean Mario Chacon of Student Affairs to run for a position with Phi Theta Kappa. “For me, joining Phi Theta Kappa was like a lone ﬁsh joining a powerful school of ﬁsh,” said Casey, “When things got tough, those who I surrounded myself with reminded me to keep going and to dig deeper.” An advocate of public service and volunteer work, Casey feels strongly about giving back to the community.

“Anyone who is seeking a higher education must volunteer. Without components of community contribution the education you receive will be unbalanced.” Casey currently volunteers his spare time at San Diego’s Lighthouse Psychological Service Center, assisting recovering substance abusers and addicts. “When I was preparing to go back to school and start a career, I asked myself, “What does a recovered addict do to make a difference in the community?” And then it hit me, I need to help other addicts, I knew social work was right for me.” Casey will graduate from San Diego City College this semester with two Associate Degrees, one in Behavioral Science and the other in Liberal Arts. He has been accepted to San Diego State University for the fall to begin work on a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work. Casey, who is wrapping up his last semester at SDCC with U.S History, Psychology, Astronomy and Speech, will speak at the City College graduation ceremony on June 2.

‘Anyone who is seeking a higher education must volunteer. Without components of community contribution, the education you receive will be unbalanced.’ — Bernard Casey

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Tom O’Dea dressed for the hunt. His tie, perfectly knotted, lay neatly over the buttons on his pressed white shirt. His buffed black shoes complemented his charcoal-gray suit. The 22-year-old Overland Park, Kan., resident had gone to the University of Kansas Career Center in April seeking something college career counseling specialists say is plentiful this year — employment. “I hear there are a lot of available jobs out there,” said O’Dea, a marketing major. In fact, the National Association of Colleges and Employers, which has monitored employment availability for college graduates for half a century, reports that the class of 2006 will graduate into the best job market in six years. With a flood of baby boomers retiring, an economy on the rebound from the post-Sept. 11 slump and a technology upturn after the 2000 dotcom bust, employers nationwide project they will hire nearly 15 percent more college graduates this year than a year ago. And many of this year’s hires will be paid more, too. Major employers of new college graduates, such as Enterprise Rent-A-Car and Lockheed Martin, project they will fill, respectively, 7,000 and 4,400 entry-level positions with new graduates this year. In the Kansas City area, Cerner Corp. spokeswoman Kelli Christman said “more than 50 percent of the company’s new hires are entrylevel associates who are newly graduated.” Cerner recruiters, she said, reported stiff competition this year among employers trying to attract the best graduates. “We already have started seeing companies offering signon bonuses and higher compensation packages,” said Pam Webster, corporate recruiting manager for Enterprise. University career centers in Missouri and Kansas saw evidence this spring of employers aggressively seeking to fill a profusion of positions. “We have seen a bit of an increase in recruiters or employers coming on campus for career fairs,” said Amanda Nell, director of employee relations at the University of Missouri-Columbia Career Center. “But mostly what we noticed was that this year a greater number of job opening postings came through our career center.” KU career center workers also saw heightened employer interest. Last year there were 100 employers at the spring career fair, and this year in February there were about a third more, said David Gaston,

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Jay Sees Fortknightly

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Times Past and Present

As City Times wraps up its 60th year, former staﬀ members recall their experiences

Josie Salazar / City Times NBC 7/39 reporter and anchor Artie Ojeda, left, and co-anchor Rory Devine relax before going on the air at the station’s studios, located a few blocks away from City College.

Artie Ojeda

Local NBC reporter calls Times a ‘great life experience’ By Josie Salazar City Times Sitting at NBC’s news desk with bright lights behind and a smile, reporter and anchor Artie Ojeda delivers the weekend news. In between takes though, he is full of jest as he jokes with fellow colleague and news anchor Rory Devine. According to Ojeda, TV broadcast news is much different from what he experienced at City College as a newspaper reporter. “In TV, you’re short and concise; you tell your stories from 20 seconds to one minute and half, where as in print, you’re talking by the column inch.” However, Ojeda remembers his time as a reporter for City Times as invaluable. “Not only did it help me reﬁne my skills as a budding journalist, a writer, a story teller, it also served as a great life experience. Getting

that chance to socialize at a totally different level.” Ojeda started out at City College in the Telecommunications Department, with the hopes of becoming a sportscaster. He attending an English class that just happened to be taught by Journalism Advisor, Glen Roberts. “I count Glen as one of the most inﬂuential people in my life,” Ojeda said. Glen offered him the chance to join the newspaper staff, in addition to being apart of the Telecommunications Department. “I always thought a good story would be just the facts, but Glen helped me to become a story teller,” he said, “Certainly, you want to be factual, but what I learned was that in sports, the ﬁnal score is not always the most important

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Ven Griva

Journalist discovered his passion at City By Nicole Ribera City Times As City Times celebrates its 60th anniversary, Ven Griva is recognized for his contribution to the paper more than 25 years ago. Griva was a reporter, photographer and sports editor for City Times in Ven Griva 1980-81. “I knew I wanted to write when I was 17 years old. My favorite authors, Ernest Hemingway and Mark Twain, had got their starts working as journalists. It was at City College that I ﬁrst got a taste for journalism,” Griva said. City Times has changed quite a bit since Griva was on staff. He recalls the time before

the era of computers. “I remember writing stories on manual typewriters using cheap newsprint….and pasting up the newspaper ourselves on Sundays at a print shop in La Mesa.” Griva also remembers former City Times colleague Artie Ojeda. “Artie Ojeda was very serious and professional even then. His hair is still perfect.” While at City Times, Griva won a Journalism Association of Community Colleges ﬁrst-place award for sports feature writing. “Even though I had been an all-league football player and two-time San Diego City wrestling champion, that was the biggest trophy I’d ever received. I’d never felt that good about myself before,” Griva said. City Times was only the start for Griva and

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Lynne Mayﬁeld

Tenacity earned editor respect By Donna Sideman Contributor “Hey, little girl, get off my football field!” yelled Harry West, City College’s athletic director at that time. 16-yearold Lynne Mayfield then introduced herself. It was 1967. After showing him her camera and telling him she was the sports photographer for the San Diego City College newspaper, he changed his mind. He then made her promise not to get herself hurt while shooting photographs alongside the football field. It was not long before Mayfield was given the name of endearment “Flash.” Lynne Mayfield came to City College from Hoover High School in 1967, where she had been involved in journalism and photography. Shortly after joining the City College paper, then called Fortknightly, she became the first female photographer. The small paper was published every two weeks and the college campus consisted of only two buildings. The school football team, the “Knights,” played some pretty good football. The “A” building and the Thatcher building were the only two buildings in existence. The Thatcher building was all vocational and the “A” building was academic, faculty offices and administration. The current bookstore was the cafeteria. This was a time of the Vietnam War, Bobby Kennedy and Civil Rights. War recruiters were on campus. A lot of the

Lynn Dao / Contributor Former City College newspaper editor Lynne Mayﬁeld now serves as the information ofﬁcer for the district’s Continuing Education center.

File Photo / City Times Lynne Mayﬁeld as shown in a Fortknightly staff photo published June 7, 1968. staff at the school paper consisted of Vietnam veterans going to City College on the G.I. Bill. Eventually Mayﬁeld became the

managing editor of the Fortknightly but dreamed of becoming editor-inchief. Her boss at the time told her he didn’t believe this short, “little” girl could handle managing the Vietnam veterans, so in his view, editor-in-chief was not in the picture, she recalled. At some point there was a tussle over an editorial cartoon in which the editor of the Fortknightly had allowed to be published, Mayfield said. The tussle was over reactions to a cartoon involving racial tones between Chicanos and African Americans. This was the “pre-cam” days where the reporter would have to be interviewed at the news station or area office. Mayfield obliged and went to Channel 10 to be interviewed, dressed in her green — very green — suit. Mayfield recalled Friday nights were the big football game nights and

Adviser, still on campus today, joined at turbulent time By Abinashi Khalsa City Times

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City Times wins award

John Markley

John Markley was an adviser of City Times when it was known as the Fortknightly. He transferred from James Madison High School to City College in 1970. He had begun teaching in 1962 as the journalism adviser for James Madison High, and under his tutelage, students beat out 50 other high schools in a Union-Tribune journalism contest. Markley was the adviser for the Fortknightly from 1970 to 1976. He was brought in to replace the John Markley previous adviser who had allowed an insensitive cartoon to be published in the paper. The cartoon pictured a small Chicano man

she would go to the games to shoot a lot of the football photos, as her job entailed. Monday morning, the athletes would show up at the square wanting photos from the Friday night games. She expected this as usual. Discouraged with no chance at that time of being editor-in-chief, she decided a different game plan. “I wanted to become an information officer for a community college and stay in San Diego,” she said. She went to work for George Linch who was the public information officer at the time. Seeing chances to move on within the school, she got elected as the first female Associated Students president and became very involved in student government — locally and statewide about that time.

John Markley, ce nter, stands with student staff mem and Bill Heller, pu bers Carlos Bata blished Dec. 20, ra, left, 1973.

The American Scholastic Press Association has recognized City Times for its outstanding content, awarding the paper with a first place prize during an annual critique of student newspapers and yearbooks countrywide for 2005-06 newspaper editions in April. About 125 schools participated in the critique. The critique is a point system based on writing, photography, page design, and advertising placement. The association then awards schools with first, second or third place certificates. Roman Koenig, the adviser of City Times, is proud of the work the staff has done. “I’m impressed with how quickly the paper has grown,” Koenig stated. “As a part-time instructor it’s difficult to balance the development of this journalism program with my other schools. “The staff is made up of fast learners and I’m delighted every semester,” he said. — Shanika Whaley

ARTS

City Times

May 23, 2006

Annual reading kicks off this year’s City Works Poetry, ﬁction, artwork in college’s literary journal

Various student awards were presented including those for the best prose, best poetry and best art. Local author Scott Tinley was recognized as the Featured Writer, and established writer Christopher Buckley was honored for winning the National Award. Tinley is well-published, and Buckley, author of 14 books, is respected nationally. City Works Press was very happy with the reading’s turnout. “It was a packed house, and the students enjoyed it very much and we sold $500 worth of books, most ever at a City Works reading,” said Jim Miller, one of City Works managing editors. As for the journal itself, “City Works 2006 is, on the whole, one of our best products to date,” Miller said. Also at the reading was City’s second annual Student Chapbook Award winner Rob Novak. Novak read from “The Mysterious Sound of Buddy Bolden,” his ﬁrst collection of ﬁction and poetry. Released every spring since 1994, the journal is a publication of San Diego

By Nicole Ribera City Times City Works Press hosted its annual public reading at City College on April 29. For two hours, a packed classroom watched and listened to the poetry and short stories of City students and local writers. City College’s literary journal, City Works, is a yearly publication featuring what its’ editors regard as the best poetry, ﬁction and artwork submitted. While most of the work in the journal is that of City students, the journal also includes works of local, national and even international writers, poets and artists. The public reading allowed for a number of students and local writers whose work was published in the journal to share their poems or short stories.

City Works Press, a non-proﬁt press funded by local writers and art supporters. City Works Press also publishes a yearly chapbook.

While the journal includes the work of members of the City College community, the local community and the nation, the chapbook is devoted entirely and solely to the work of one City student. City Works is produced by the students and faculty of City’s Introduction to Creating Writing course who choose and edit which pieces will be included in the journal. According to City Works Press, its “intention is to create a journal that reﬂects the identity and character of San Diego City College, provide a venue for emerging local artists, broaden [their] reach nationally and encourage interaction between the college and the community at large.” The purpose of the annual reading is to “celebrate the work of the student writers and editors who put the journal together and to reach out to the community at large and bring in quality local national writers to share their work with City College students,” Miller said. For more information, visit www. cityworkspress.org.

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CityArts

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Newscene in the limelight Shanika Whaley City Times Two students from City College have won awards at the College Emmys and the Community College Film and Video Festival. The Newscene student winners are Carmel Musgrove and Erica Henry. “I produced an episode of Newscene,” Musgrove said. “I entered the College Emmys and College Film Festival. I won first place.” Besides winning the Community College Festival, Musgrove was nominated for another award, the California Community College Satellite Network. She again received first place in the news category. Musgrove’s duties included producing the show, stacking them and creating a rundown. She said she did not know what was headed her way when she entered this class, it just happened to fall into her lap. “It was a little time consuming and more difficult than expected,” she explained.

The other award winner, Erica Henry, won an Emmy for her show made for a respected professor, “The Hope Shaw Special.” The program was produced by Henry in loving memory of Professor Hope Shaw, the veteran instructor of the Radio/TV Department who died in April 2005. Newscene is a 30-minute newscast put on by City College students. The show is aired on ITV, an educational channel in San Diego that reaches 1 million homes. The show is written, shot, edited and hosted by the students in radio/television. To be involved in the class, you have to enroll in RTVC 100 or 118. “I am very proud of Carmel and Erica,” said Castaneda, assistant professor of radio/ television and TV journalist. “It’s wonderful to see the efforts of these students recognized … there is no question in my mind these young ladies will have their name on the credits of a professional organization someday real soon.”

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City student plants an ‘Urban Tree’ Laura Castaneda / Courtesy Photo From left to right, Erica Henry, Ann Musgrove (student Carmel Musgrove’s mother), City student Raul Rivera and Carmel Musgrove.

San Diego City College student Keith Lamberth stands next to his “Hiss-Tree“ sculpture, part of the “Urban Trees 3 Art Exhibition” that can be seen along the mile-long length of the Embarcadero. The exhibit lasts for 12-18 months and is organized by the Port of San Diego. Lamberth came to City in fall ‘04, decided to take an art class, and joined a Sculpture II class instructed by Toby Flores in fall ‘05. Flores assigned the students to submit entries, and Lamberth’s was one of those chosen by a jury of the Public Arts Committee. The concept for “Hiss-Tree” is the metamorphosis of a snake into and out of a tree. The new “Urban Trees” were added in late April, dedicated May 20, and are now on display.

Dem Franchize Boyz rap it up

Faintly familiar with the popularity of white tees here on the West Coast, I can hardly stiﬂe a yawn when I hear the track “White Tees” by Atlanta’s Dem Franchize Boyz (DFB) popularizing the $3 — $8 if you got it like that — item. “Hell naw, they don’t excite me,” to quote the rapper themselves. However, I will give them two snaps and a twist for managing to carve a niche for themselves in the genre of “snap” music in an arena clotted with commercialism and copy cats. The four high school buddies, Gerald “Buddie” Tiller, Bernard “Jizzal Man” Leverette, Maurice “Parlae” Gleaton, and Jamall “Pimpin” Willing-

MusicReview Nicole Cunningham ham, began rapping together in 1991 and had it going on on campus. Striking a chord with the crowd once ‘White Tees’ hit the local scene, the band of buddies decided to try their hand at the big time and invested in a demo. That investment paid off and led them to the magical ears of the great Jermaine Dupri. Once big brother JD got ahold of them, well, let’s just say that’s all she wrote. The CD is a combination of slow and fast grooves. More of

the latter, and will deﬁnitely keep your head, shoulders, knees and toes bouncing. Several tracks stand out on the CD because of their simple break from the monotony of the drum patterns throughout the CD. The debut release has not only made Dem Franchize Boyz a household name, but also spawned them ringtone revenues and heavy video rotation. Emphasizing more and more the power of a funky beat, the need to get to the dance ﬂoor and a topic that people can relate to — be it big or small, good or bad, new or old. Nicole Cunningham is City Times’ arts/features editor

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CityFocus

May 23, 2006

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The second Student Project and Research Symposium was held on April 26 in the Gorton Quad. Students came together as a collection of academic contributors and free thinkers, to celebrate their excellence in an array of achievements and ideas. Dozens of poster presentations were displayed, including those in the discipline of chemistry, child development, sociology and health science. Artistic displays and demonstrations were also found among the amenities. Crafts, sculptures, clay and glazed creations, life drawings and paintings colored the aesthetic side of the event. Demonstrations were given by City College’s Science Club, Jim Colbert’s classes — including individual conditioning, Tae Bo and kickboxing, and also by CityWorks, through pieces of spoken word. Students blossomed with the opportunity to speak and answer questions, and the day was an experience of learning for all that joined. It was an example of a true learning environment through the exchange of student’s work and ideas, and a aspiring picture of academia that can be expected in the years to come. — Jenelle Jung

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NEWS

Assembly votes to bar censorship of college newspapers Legislation would prohibit administrators from controlling content By Josie Salazar City Times A bill that would prohibit California university, college and community college administrators from censoring student newspapers passed the state Assembly in a 76-0 vote on May 11. AB 2581 ﬁrst made it through the Assembly’s Higher Education Committee in a 4-1 on May 2. “College journalists deserve the same protections as any other journalist. Having true freedom of the press is essential on college campuses,” news services quoted the bill’s author, Assemblyman Leland Yee, (D-San Francisco), as saying. Yee also told the committee, “Allowing a school administration to censor is contrary to the democratic process and the ability of a student newspaper to serve as the watchdog and bring sunshine to the actions of school adminis-

trators.” AB 2581 is a bill designed to protect the First Amendment rights of college journalists. It will also prohibit any college or university ofﬁcial from disciplining a student engaging in press activities. According to an Associated Press report, Yee had introduced the bill in response to a Federal Court ruling last year in Illinois. In July, Chicago’s Seventh U.S. Court Leland Yee of Appeals ruled that Midwest University administrators could review articles written by student journalists prior to publication. The Court also decided that Governors State University, near Chicago, could regulate its student paper because it was published under the auspices of the college. However, according to the Associated Press report, the decision was limited only to Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana. Interestingly, though, existing California state law provides similar protections for high school journalists.

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However, according to news services, at the time the law was enacted, college and universities in California were not included because it was thought that at that time the First Amendment already protected them. The California Newspaper Publishers Association and free-speech advocates fear that the same thing might happen — that California college and university administrators may try implementing the Illinois ruling on their campuses. Laura Castaneda, San Diego City College assistant professor of radio and TV, said she is pleased that the bill passed. “As a journalist myself and a teacher of journalism, I can’t agree more that censorship on a college campus is detrimental to the training of future journalists,” she said. “While student journalists do not receive the same treatment as professionals, they still need to be trained to do research and ﬁnd sources in the same manner as real professionals,” she continued. “The last thing they need is to be barred from seeking the truth.” Castaneda added. Castaneda also reports of an incident that happened on campus earlier this

semester, that looked as though it was censorship, but turned out to be a misunderstanding. The incident happened in the college’s cafeteria as a student in the RTVC 145 class attempted to do a news story on healthy foods in the cafeteria with permission from one of the managers. The student later informed Castaneda that the manager had given him the OK to interview that same manager but only if the student reporter would provide a list of questions ahead of time. Now it is not clear if the intent was about censoring, but the incident has been resolved and now viewed as a misunderstanding, Castaneda said. Roman Koenig, City’s journalism professor and student newspaper adviser, also agrees that the bill was needed, especially for community colleges. “This should’ve been done a long time ago,” he said. “I think it’ll go a long way in securing student press freedom on community college campuses.” According to new services, Jim Ewert, counsel for the California Newspaper Publishers Association, said that there has been no formal opposition to the bill so far. The bill will now be sent to the California Senate for consideration.

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Career Continued from Page 2 zons “where children and careers ﬂourish” and the City of Coronado Recreation Services. City College’s Cosmetology senior students were on hand giving free hair cuts to interested students. One happy customer, Environmental Club President Jessica said “it really feels good” after receiving a hair cut by senior, Pleasant. “It was a pleasant experience,” she said. The cosmetology program is currently open to summer enrollees and offers ﬁnancial aid assistance as well as referrals to salons seeking City college cosmetology graduates. According to Pleasant, City College’s cosmetology program is well-revered in San Diego. “Salons seek out City College students,” he said. Mary Kay director Suzanne M. Lesko and was on hand to extend the possibility to those who want to run their own show. Mary Kay offers you your own business including the chance to buy wholesale and sell retail and even bigger discounts as you work your way up towards that exclusive big Cadillac. Michael, who’s been a consultant for only three months and is working 40 hours a week and making an average of $73.00 an hour says what’s required is “what you put in is what you get out…. you gotta have a hunger and a desire to be successful.” For a small contract fee, trainees receive extensive training and continual support. Lesko is currently looking for ten consultants to work with.

Photos by Mauro Aragon / City Times Employers pitched career opportunities to City College students the week of April 18. The college’s cosmetology department offered haircuts during the event. Other campus departments and organizations were also on hand. “She’s a great boss,” Michael said. Angie of FedEx Ground is looking for a few good men and women to work as P&D Independent Contractors who option to contract with FedEx to service a route as their own “business” and be responsible for van maintenance and fuel expenses. Other career opportunities available include P&D 2nd or 3rd Van Driver who own multiple routes and employ additional van drivers; P&D (Temporary) Driver, temporary

relief drivers that are paid a ﬂat rate of $110/per day through an outside vendor; and package handlers who ensure packages are loaded safely and securely into FedEx vans and trucks. A variety of shifts and tuition assistance make this an enticing offer. Other companies represented include: County of San Diego, HSBC Auto Finance, Coldwell Bank Alliance Real Estate, Luth Research, San Diego Convention Center Corp., Credit Solu-

tions Corp., Sea World, Kaiser Permanente, Helix Water District, Sterling Security Services Inc., KSWB-TV, The Center for Social Support and Education, Sharp Healthcare, Hawthorne Machinery Co., Solar Turbines, Palomar Medical Center, St. Thomas Creations, Paradise Point Resort and Spa, Liv Home, US Navy, Expedia Home Loans, Inc., Barnard Hodes Group for Dish Network, Remedy Intelligent Stafﬁng and American Satellite.

Phi Theta Kappa meets to review fund-raising efforts By David J. Olender Contributor San Diego City College’s Phi Theta Kappa organization held a meeting April 25 in regards to past and future endeavors. Phi Theta Kappa is an international honors society for two-year colleges. The program is designed to recognize students for their academic excellence. Though City College’s Beta Iota Kappa chapter has inducted 50 new

members during the spring semester, there are many ofﬁcer positions vacant. The chapter discussed the need for elections and more participation among new members. “Phi Theta Kappa has gone through many different changes this last year, and we are once again feeling that we have a strong grasp on the goals that we have set,” Jenny Clark said, president of Beta Iota Kappa. Phi Theta Kappa takes pride in participating in volunteer and fundraising

activities. In the past, Beta Iota Kappa prepared and distributed lunches to a homeless community in San Diego. Currently, the chapter is participating in a Hurricane Katrina relief. They are collecting money for text and technical books for victims of Hurricane Katrina. All proceeds will also go to Hurricane Katrina victims. The chapter plans on participating in the Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization’s Walk to Empower, a breast cancer fundraiser and event to raise awareness. The chapter is hoping to gain sponsorships for the event from See’s Candies and Wal-Mart in an effort to raise more money. “This will be a great opportunity to volunteer while raising money for a great cause,” Jeanette Hawn said, the chapter’s vice president service ofﬁcer. The chapter also plans to encourage as many people as possible to participate in three environmentally-friendly volunteer events taking place April – June. The 88th International Phi Theta logo 1A) Kappa Convention was held in April in Seattle, Wash. The event featured educational and leadership workshops 4/11/06

Graduation Food and Book Drive As part of Project Graduation, Phi Theta Kappa is asking the graduating class of 2006 to bring either a canned good or a children’s book to graduation. There will be a drop-off station located next to the entrance, where PTK will collect the items before the ceremony. All of the donated items will be given to local shelters and children’s centers. Project Graduation serves as a way to help affect change through the collection of books and food items, according to PTK. Chapters collected more than 178,000 food items and more than 90,000 books in 2005.

as well as guest speakers Madeleine Albright, former Secretary of State and Cokie Roberts, a journalist and author. Anna Foster, director of membership and fundraising, said, “It was one of the best events I have attended. Very motivating, very inspiring. It makes me want to do more for our chapter.”

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UC regents back embattled leader By Richard Clough UCLA Daily Bruin LOS ANGELES (UWIRE) — The UC Board of Regents afﬁrmed its support for President Robert Dynes during the board’s meeting May 18 in San Francisco and pledged to move forward as the regents attempt to repair the university’s compensation system that has been at the heart of an ongoing controversy. The regents met with Dynes in closed session May 17, where Dynes laid out his understanding of how and why the compensation problems occurred. In Wednesday and Thursday’s meetings, Dynes repeatedly accepted blame for the controversy. “I made mistakes. That’s a hard thing to own up to, but I did,” he said. In recent weeks, Dynes has taken criticism for his role as leader of the UC system when many compensation violations took place. In a meeting with reporters after the regents issued their statement, Dynes said he has taken to heart the criticism he has received but he is also pleased with the vote of conﬁdence from the regents.

Ojeda Continued from Page 10 thing; it is the human stories and the personalities that are involved in the games. “Is there anything like that feeling of going to print with your newspaper and then seeing it in those stands the next day, and then seeing that headline that you were up all night trying to think of? Then there it is, for all to see?” Ojeda asked. As an editor-in-chief of City Times in 1981, Ojeda remembers it as overwhelming. “It was quite an experience, because two years ago you were in high school, and now you had the responsibility of guiding a staff of budding journalists.”

Griva Continued from Page 10 his writing career. While majoring in English communications arts at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Griva worked as a writer and photographer for the weekly newspaper The Northside Recorder and later as an agate clerk and correspondent in the sports department at the San Antonio Express-News. Since moving to Vista, California in 1989, Griva has worked as a sports reporter and news editor for various daily newspapers such as the Oceanside Blade-Citizen, the Vista Press, the Escondido Times Advocate,

‘Is there anything like that feeling of going to print with your newspaper and then seeing it in those stands the next day?’

always being in a great mood. He was always smiling, just a fun person to be around.” Ojeda graduated from City College with associate’s degrees in both journalism and in telecommunications. He then went on to San Diego State University where he later graduated with an emphasis in broadcast news. During his time at City, however, Ojeda was able to earn an internship at KFMB Channel 8, where he worked all throughout attending SDSU. After graduating from SDSU, he earned his ﬁrst job as a television reporter in Abilene, Texas. From there he held positions at stations in Arizona, then back at KFMB and Los Angeles, until he landed a position on NBC 7/39 where he is today, and has been for the last 10 years.

— Artie Ojeda, former City Times staﬀ member During his time as editorin-chief, Ojeda remembers attending an Annual JACC Conference that acknowledges student papers and individuals for their achievements in journalism. During the conference, students from all over California attend workshops to sharpen their journalism skills and participate in writing competitions. “We did very, very well, and

I was proud of our staff because we showed so well in the competitions. And I was able to get the Editor of the Year award, and that was quite an honor.” “I count that as one of my highlights — if not the highlight — of my journalism career at City College, but it was certainly a cooperative effort.’ Ojeda also remembers former City Times colleague Ven Griva. “I remember Ven as

the Temecula Daily Californian and the North County Times. Throughout his career, Griva has done free-lance writing, feature stories and sports, for various publications. Griva currently works for Copley News Service, a fullservice syndicate that provides daily news, editorial cartoons and comic strips to more than 1,500 clients, including major daily newspapers, community weeklies, newsletters and national and international Web sites. Griva writes a syndicated health column, Lifewire, for Copley News Service. He is also an editor and runs the company’s internship program. “We have a paid internship open to juniors and seniors majoring in

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almost 25 years. They met at City College and have three children, Roman, 20; Mercedes, 19 and Alexander, 10. In his spare time, Griva is a youth sports coach. “I have coached 18 baseball and softball teams and have served on the Escondido National Little League board of directors,” Griva said. He is the director of youth rugby for the North County Rugby Club and coaches his youngest son’s team, the Flying Penguins. Griva describes journalism as being a “weird life” with a lot of late hours, hard on families and a meager pay. However, “it does provide a chance to work with smart, exciting and talented people. It’s the people who make it cool.”

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Abinashi Khalsa / City Times Former City Times adviser John Markley works with a student in an English class he teaches this semester.

Markley Continued from Page 11 following behind an African American who was pushing for his civil rights. The Chicano man was saying, “Me too! Me too!” which suggested that Chicanos did not have their own civil rights issues and were adopting the issues of the African American community as their own. The cartoon prompted the Chicano community at City College to gather every copy of the Fortknightly on campus and burn them in demonstration. Markley said he was hired because of the acclaim he had earned at James Madison High

and because he was more politically aware than his predecessor. During his time as adviser for the Fortknightly, he helped to establish a journalism major at City College and was involved in creating several new journalism courses. After 1978, he became a fulltime English teacher. He continues to teach to this day and is semi-retired. In an interview, he reminiscently describes how students were much more political in the ’70s. “I was concerned that students are not very conscious of what’s going on around them,” said Markley. “Now that the immigration issues touch a lot of students, their activism is beginning to make it feel like the ’70s.”

Student trustees soon started serving on the Board of Governors on local campuses. San Diego was scheduled to host a statewide student convention so she ran for president of the statewide organization. When the election tied, a coin toss settled the outcome and she became vice president of the statewide organization. In reminiscing, Mayfield recalled having some wonderful experiences and memories of San Diego City College. “It was the whole collegiate experience,” she said. On Fridays they would go shoot pool at a little bar called “The Cottage” which was on C Street. She was hanging out with mostly the student government guys and she would go with them. The guys would have a couple of beers, drop her off, then go out. They would tell her to “be good” and of course, she would never get to go with them, she said. One year, she ran for homecoming queen, but knew she had little chance to win. She had gotten dressed up in a red and white gown. She did not win after all, but immediately changed her clothes and put on “her other hat”. She started taking pictures of the homecoming queen and someone else wrote the story. Today, Mayfield is the Information Officer at San Diego Continuing Education (ECC) which is a non-credit section of the San Diego City College District. There are six schools that comprise the Continuing Education program, and one

Lynn Dao / Contributor Continuing Education Information Officer Lynne Mayfield works in her office recently.

‘None of this would have been possible if I hadn’t gone from high school to journalism at City College.’ — Lynne Mayfield, former staff member primary mission is to provide ESL (English as a Second Language) classes. She loves working. “I love what I do,” Mayfield said. “I’ve met my goal, and there is nothing more that I’d like to do.” She loves the opportunity to meet people. Mayfield left City College to attend San Jose State in 1970 which was the time that schools were integrating student dormitories. She was the first “white girl” to have a black roommate, and her black roommate was the first black girl to have a white roommate. They were both serious students, became good friends and lived together junior and senior years.

“None of this would have been possible if I hadn’t gone from high school journalism to City College. Had I gone directly to State, I’d have been lost. Being at City College allowed me to find the opportunity to meet my career needs. I wouldn’t trade any of my experiences,” Mayfield said. Around 1975, Mayfield came back to City College as an employee, and West, along with two other history teachers, saw her again and greeted her with her old nickname “Flash.” The name had stuck. Mayfield wound up going into a small business shooting wedding photos and has recently co-authored a book called “You Who Are on the Road.” The main character begins and completes a 10,000 mile bicycle ride from New York to California, and back to New York. Her stories, experiences and characters she meets along the way are part of her journey and personal transformation. Mayfield literally does and did write the facts by day and fiction by night. Her son, Quinn, keeps her life unusually interesting — not to mention being an inspiration and enthusiast in every aspect. “He keeps me on my toes,” Mayfield said. He also writes, but at the moment is mostly interested in being a 16-yearold. There is a plaque above Mayfield’s desk which she has had with her since high school days. It reads: “The strongest drive is not love or hate. It is one person’s need to change,” with the word “change” being crossed out many times. Over the word “change” has been written, “improve, rework, recoup, amend, revamp,” and then back again to “change.”

Jennifer Hack / KRT Campus There were a lot of smiles recently at Theis Park in Kansas City, where the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s graduation was held.

Work Continued from Page 9 center director. As late as April 19, companies such as CocaCola and Liberty Mutual were interviewing students at KU. Lillian Kang, 21, of Overland Park, Kan., found a lot of job opportunities at the KU career fairs. But she ended up landing a ﬁnancial adviser position with High Pointe Financial Group. “They found me,” Kang said. “They saw my resume posted on the KU career site and called me.” At the University of Missouri-Kansas City Career Services Center, employers still were calling recently to reach potential employees even though traditionally the college campus recruiting season ends at the beginning of April, said

Annette Haynes, UMKC manager of career services. MU career center officials expect more students to graduate with jobs this year than in the last two years. In late spring 2005, some 84 percent of the 2,050 MU graduates who responded to an online survey left college with jobs. Most of those jobs — 75 percent — were in Missouri and paid salaries ranging from $24,000 to $47,200. Nationally, most job offers are being made to students graduating with degrees and skills in financial services, accounting, engineering and computer services. Besides its more optimistic hiring forecast for this year’s graduates, the National Association of Colleges and Employers found in its 2006 survey of employers that starting salaries will be better, too, particularly in certain fields.

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Return of the king: Beenie Man Reps Born Anthony Moses Davis in 1972 in the notorious Waterhouse district of Kingston, Jamaica, “Beenie” (the name means “little” in Jamaican patwah) Man has been a member of the dancehall scene since childhood. He now finds himself among the top flight of ragga dee-jays. Beenie Man has had a Top 10 hit in the UK with “Who Am I (Zim Zimma)” on the Greensleeves label in February 1998 and later became a hit in the USA on the VP label. According to reports, its success led to Beenie Man signing a major deal with Virgin Records. “Who Am I,” the legendary track off of Many Moods, exposed a whole new generation of fans to dancehall reggae first caught fire on UK airwaves and then entered NYC urban station Hot 97’s mix. It ran up Billboard’s Hot Rap Singles

MusicReview Nicole Cunningham chart, peaking at No. 6, while Moses became the only reggae album to enter Billboard’s R&B Albums chart for 98. Reggae’s pop crossover hopes soon settled entirely on this musical chameleon’s slim shoulders. Those hopes have been more than fulﬁlled in the past few years. Currently, the reggae rapper (“deejay” in Jamaican) has over 60 No. 1 hit singles, several hit albums, including the Virgin Records releases Art and Life (2000) and Tropical Storm (2002) — culminating in his crowning as reggae dancehall’s undisputed king. “You got to know how to be in the business,” Beenie Man said. “You have to be always on your

foot, and one day the door will open, trust me. I was born to be smooth, not to be boasty, not to push my luck further than it can go, to maintain a strong spirit and be loving to the people … I’ve been everywhere in the world, learned a lot about the business and matured, and dancehall has been elevated in the past few years.” A summer debut, Beenie Man is taking it Back to Basics for his third Virgin Records release. According to Beenie Man’s myspace page, listeners can expect “straight-no chaser, hardcore Jamaican dancehall, with booming, machine-drum dominated tracks produced by the island’s top digital artists — Dave Kelly, Tony Kelly, Don Corleon, a host of the island’s younger mixing board wizards, and Beenie Man himself.” Nicole Cunningham is City Times’ arts/features editor

Author Toni Morrison wins honor amid talk of retirement By Brett Amelkin The Daily Princetonian PRINCETON, N.J. (UWIRE) — Only months before creative writing professor Toni Morrison is set to retire, the New York Times Book Review has named her 1987 novel “Beloved” the best book in American fiction in the last 25 years. “It is a happy occurrence that at the very moment that Professor Morrison has decided to retire she should have received this honor, one that is so richly deserved,” Edmund White, director of creative writing and author of the recent memoir “My Lives,” said in an e-mail. Though University officials declined to confirm Morrison’s decision, several individuals familiar with her plans said she is likely to retire, though the move has not been finalized.

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Morrison, a Nobel laureate, has taught at Princeton since 1989. “Not until the June 5 meeting of the Board of Trustees will they sign off on retirements,” University spokeswoman Cass Cliatt ’96 said. “We will know then.” T h e honor was Toni Morrison bestowed on Morrison by 125 writers, critics, editors and other prominent literary ﬁgures who were sent a letter by the Book Review’s editor, Sam Tenanhaus, asking them to identify the “single best work of American ﬁction published in the last 25 years,” Times critic A.O. Scott said in an essay about the list.

the team leaders responsible for programming and the theoretical concepts of the project. He became involved with the project a year ago when Carter asked him to participate. He dedicates from four to 20 hours a week to the project. “It’s given me a lot of practical experience in the ﬁeld that I am interested in,” Wisecaver said, whose long term goal is to work in automation.

Daniel Bazo, the project manager, studies electrical engineering and is interested in robotics and control systems. In the fall, he will transfer to UC Berkeley where he has already been accepted. “Chris was in one of my physics classes and he would get up and try to get people involved. I attended a meeting and saw how challenging it was,” Bazo said. He has been involved for a year and half. The competition will take place Aug. 6 and 7 in San Diego at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center. There is a $2,000 award for the winner.

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Frey now has an author’s note in his book that describes parts that have been “changed.”

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Continued from Page 12 for me,” Winfrey said. Winfrey is not alone. Nan Talese of Doubleday, Frey’s publisher, learned of the fabrications at the same time everyone else did — when The Smoking Gun, an investigative Web site, published the results of a six-week investigation on the book.

“A Million Little Pieces” is actually an easy read, and somewhat of a page-turner. Perhaps this book would be alright to read as a ﬁctional account, if he could just take out the ironic words he said repeatedly throughout his story: “remember the truth, it’s all that matters.” For more information, go to www.thesmokinggun.com.

The winner of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, “Beloved” follows the story of a mother and her daughter after they escape from slavery. Eddie Glaude GS ’97, associate professor of religion and acting director of the Program in African-American Studies, said his initial reaction to the Times’ list was one of “excitement and joy.” “They obviously gathered a group of reasonable people [to judge],” Glaude said. White, who was one of the judges for the award, also expressed admiration for the novel. “It seemed to me unsurprising and totally justiﬁed that Toni Morrison should have received the award for ‘Beloved,’” White said. “It is, among other things, a great American historical epic about race, the most absorbing question our culture has yet proposed.”

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fornia to support the operations of the SSCCC, as he is dedicated to helping the newly formed organization succeed. “Representation comes from each and every one of us,” he said while addressing the room full of student representatives, adding “I will honor your decisions.” Other speakers included student representatives and trustees who presented topics such as an overview of the SSCCC Constitution, and explanation of the election and nomination processes, as well as Model E, which serves as the functioning model of the structure for the SSCCC. Model E, like the SSCCC Constitution, was created by input from student representatives on behalf of 109 schools statewide. The process of creating these documents began in November 2005. Model E designates that each community college will have one local senator, a total of 109 senators. Local senators will elect 10 at-large senators who will represent the SSCCC at the California State Senate. In addition, semi-annual General Assembly meetings will be held each fall and spring where local senators, at-large senators and regional representa-

Elections Continued from Page 1 receiving 360 votes for the vicepresidency. Pollock thanks all students who voted and clubs for their support, “Your vote does count,” he said. Daniel Luque ran unopposed for treasurer and received 393 votes. Write-in candidate Chris Carter received votes for the presidency and vice-presidency, 16 and 103 votes accordingly.

tives will report to one another. All positions may be held for a maximum of two one-year terms. Neil Kovrig, a student from Palomar College, expressed his concern with Model E stating, “This model creates levels of bureaucracy and information will be difficult to access.” Model E was passed by a vote of 90 out of 109 at a student representative meeting held prior to the General Assembly meeting. For the purposes of the SSCCC, all community colleges are arranged into regions according to their geographic proximity. There are currently 10 regions in the SSCCC. Each region has two regional representatives, and regional meetings will be held often. City College AS President Francisco Fabian is one of the two regional representatives for region 10, the San Diego area. Of the first General Assembly meeting, he said, “Overall I was pleased.” Regional representatives will meet on a monthly basis to discuss the creation of bylaws and amendments to the constitution — two issues which caused much debate at the first meeting. The next meeting will be held the weekend of July 8 in Sacramento. For more information on the SSCCC and its constitution visit: http://www.cccco.edu/divisions/ss/senate/senate.htm.

All newly elected ofﬁcers are optimistic about their goals for the upcoming semester. Their goals include building support for the proposed Student Community Center, stronger student representation in local and state levels in addition to increased student involvement with on-campus activities. The proposed Student Community Center must receive 2,000 out of 3,000 votes in order to pass. This is a long shot considering six times as many students must vote to even give validity to this measure.

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Badminton wins state title By Shanika Whaley City Times The badminton team at City College started with a great season and ended with success. The Knights took home first place at the California State Team Championships in Pasadena, California on May 11. The Knights were victorious over San Francisco City College, winning 17-4. Despite the fact that San Francisco’s team put up a tough match against the Knights, they were not equally as tough. Besides winning the team championships, the Knights have achieved huge success with this year’s team. Most players have been noticed for playing single and double games. Jenny Chau, a semi-finalist in singles won 11-6 against her opponent. Lai Nguyen and Anh Le were finalists in doubles, winning 15-13 and 15-12,

respectively. The Knights are undefeated 12-0. Six of the games were a 21-0 achievement against teams such as Orange Coast, San Diego Mesa Fullerton, Irvine Valley and Santa Ana. They won seven championship crowns from the Orange Empire Conference, beating previous conference winners San Diego Mesa (2000-2001) and Irvine Valley (2002-2005). Ana Lozano, a player on the team, has been playing for the Knights for two years. Along with fellow teammate Jessenia Peralta, both tried their best to outlast the San Francisco team but fell short of good results. Regardless of her team’s outcome, Lozano expressed how very proud she is of her teammates. “As a second-year player, I’m really honored to bring home the trophy,” Lozano said. “My teammates and I worked hard all season to maintain an undefeated record. Winning state was the most amazing moment of my life.”

Badminton Team / Courtesy Photo City College’s badminton team poses for a team photo after winning the State Team Championships on May 11.

Knights make playoffs despite loss in final game By Shane Crumrine City Times Going into the final game of the season against Southwestern on May 5, the Knights knew it was win and they’re in the playoffs or lose and the season is over. After losing the hard-fought game 2-1 at Morley Field, the Knights later found out that they qualified for a one game playoff series with L.A. Harbor to see which team could continue on to the regular playoff format. Usually two teams from each conference are selected to play in the playoffs. With City and Grossmont finishing with identical second place records, City Head Coach Chris Brown thought his team was done after the May 5 game due to Grossmont holding the tie breaking game over the Knights.

“They’re in, we’re out. Even though we tied with them (Grossmont) they got the head-to-head on us 3-2,” Brown said. The Knights played a hard-fought game but ran into tough pitcher Mike McLaughlin. McLaughlin, who ﬁnished conference play with 55 strikeouts and a 2.48 ERA, pitched brilliantly, allowing only one unearned run on three hits in nine innings while striking out four City batters. The Knights only run came in the fourth inning after two errors by Southwestern’s inﬁeld loaded the bases for second baseman Matt Luna. Luna, who went 1 for 4 with an RBI on the game, hit a hard shot down the third baseline, which the defense was able to knock down but were unable to make a play, allowing Stan Hill to score from third base. Not to be out-played, City’s ace Eric

City athletes honored Five City baseball players named to the All Paciﬁc Coast Conference ﬁrst team

Sophomore pitcher Eric Billings was selected to the all PCC ﬁrst team. Billings ﬁnished conference play with a 5-2 record and a 2.89 ERA. Billings’ 67 strikeouts were best on the team and good enough for the third highest total in the conference. Billings was also used by head coach Chris Brown in City’s most important games.

Sophomore outfielder Mike Reynolds was selected as the Pacific Coast Conference men’s 2006 James Swinson Scholar/Athlete of the year award winner. Reynolds was also named to the all PCC first team. Reynolds hit .330 with 14 RBI and ten stolen bases during conference play for the Knights this season. His ten stolen bases were best on the team.

Billings pitched very well. Billings, the only City pitcher selected to the all PCC team, pitched seven innings, striking out three batters while giving up two runs with only one of them earned. That one earned run came in seventh inning when Southwestern’s third baseman took a Billing’s pitch over the left center ﬁeld wall to give them the go ahead run. The Knights were unable to rally against McLaughlin and lost the game 2-1. “I’ve faced McLaughlin for two years, and he’s just a very good competitor. He’s a good arm, and we knew that coming into this game,” Brown said. “We knew it was going to be a low scoring game, and we were gonna have to ﬁgure out a way to manufacture some runs. Unfortunately, some of the balls we hit right on the button were hit right at people.”

Despite losing this game, City was still selected to play in the Southern California Regional game. The game matched up the number 18 seed San Diego City College with the number 15 ranked L.A. Harbor. L.A. Harbor jumped all over City, defeating them 10-2 and cutting short the Knights’ playoff run. There were no game stats available for this game on spincostats.com. Despite the loss, Brown was still happy with the product he put on the ﬁeld. “This was the funnest club I’ve worked with in 17 years. It was a fun group of guys who didn’t like to lose, and whenever you have a makeup like that, it makes for a fun year,” Brown said. “Being able to take it down to the last game of the year is kind of what you look forward to. Of course, we would’ve liked something better to happen.”

Sophomore infielder Matt Luna was selected to the all PCC first team. Luna hit .352 with 19 RBI and two triples. Although selected as an infielder Luna was also used as the Knights closer. Luna was brought in from second base late in close games to close them out compiling a record of 3-1 with 19 strikeouts in 21 innings of work.

Sophomore designated hitter David Dennis was selected to the all PCC ﬁrst team. The 6ft 5 inch clean up hitter hit .337 with four home runs and eight doubles. His four home runs and .551 slugging percentage was the best on the team and the slugging percentage was ﬁfth in conference.

Infielder Dante Love was the only freshmen selected to the all PCC first team from the City roster. Love hit .375 with 20 RBI and two home runs during conference play. His .375 average was third best in the conference. Love also finished the season with an impressive .418 on base percentage.