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Pro basketball team may call City gym home San Diego Siege part of national league By Jessica Brown City Times Sports fans at City College may soon have a lot to cheer about. Officials announced Dec. 1 that the Harry West Gymnasium will likely be the home court for both a local professional team and the new City College women’s basketball program. According to Assistant Athletic Director Kathy McGinnis, the San Diego Siege, a National Women’s Basketball League expansion team, will use the gym for its home games in February and March. “We anticipate nine to 11 games to be scheduled here around our classes and games,” said McGinnis. The league’s Web site says the Siege is the newest of four teams that offer an opportunity for women to play professionally in
Dashiell Kuhr / City Times Jackie Phillips assists painting a cultural mural with artist Pablo Acevedo in room T-311D for the City Middle College Program.
Finding success in the Middle Program helps Garfield students make it to college
By Dashiell Kuhr City Times “I was one of those kids homeless, on probation, in and out of group homes, the court system, and foster homes. If it wasn’t for Garfield and the CMC program, I would not have been turned onto college,” Jackie Phillips said while painting a mural in the new City Middle College center at City College. Phillips is now attending college, working toward a bachelor’s degree in psychology. City Middle College is a program at City College that enables Garfield High School students
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to succeed at the college level. The partnership was founded in 2000, started by an advisory board of school administrators and teachers such as Ron Manzoni, Salley Deaton and Howard Stofer. The program has been extremely successful encouraging many students to enroll at City College and seek degrees or vocational training. Phillips is one of the program’s many success stories. Former state Sen. Dede Alpert has recognized the program for its success and encouraged its continued financial support.
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the United States and be seen by scouts for the Women’s National Basketball Association. Since the NWBL competes during the spring, the games will not interfere with the scheduled return of women’s intercollegiate basketball to City College in the fall of 2006. Athletic Director Cassie Macias said she is pleased to reintroduce a women’s basketball program that had been gone for more than a decade. Macias, who was head coach of the previous women’s team in 1993, said the new gym facilities and a budget increase made it possible to start the program again. The new head coaching position is currently open, and Macias said she would like to see the job go to “someone who is energetic, positive, and fits in the City College family.” McGinnis, who also serves as chairwoman of the Health and
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Campus gets ‘B+’ for its tobacco policy San Diego City College received a B+ for its campus tobacco policy, compared to the failing grade it received last year, according to the TobaccoFree Communities Coalition. The coalition issues yearly grades to local colleges, rating the effectiveness of tobacco policies. City College’s sister campuses also fared well in the coalition’s report. Miramar College received an A and Mesa College received a B. “Members of the TobaccoFree Communities Coalition have worked with campus representatives to develop the grading criteria and learn whether the campuses are complying,” said Veronica Baeza of the San Diego-Tijuana Border Initiative,
who is chair of the TFCC. “This communication has raised the grades a lot.” The Campus Tobacco Policy Report Card is one step in a process of evaluation that began more than a year ago, spearheaded by the American Lung Association and its fellow community agencies in the Tobacco Free Communities Coalition. Colleges were notified in October of their grade forecast and several have been at work to score improvements in the grading areas of promotion or sale of tobacco, support for quitting, and protections from secondhand smoke. “The campuses with grades of B or better have created a very
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College police take part in Teddy Bear Drive By Josie Salazar City Times The 15th annual Law Enforcement Teddy Bear Drive for San Diego’s Children’s Hospital will wraps up this week. Police officers, including those from City College, will deliver the gifts to the children who are staying at the hospital over the holiday season on Dec. 13. During last years drive, law enforcement officers collected 41,000 teddy bears and stuffed animals, which were still being handed out throughout the year. All county and city law enforcement agencies, including the District Attorney’s office and the city’s FBI office participated with the community of San Diego, the Unified School and community college districts to collect this year’s goal of 50,000 teddy bears and stuffed animals. “Knowing that there are children who
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are going through a rough time, a teddy bear or stuffed animal can at least bring some joy to them during the holidays,” said Curtis Chancellor, a police officer with the San Diego Community College District. Chancellor, who also is in charge of collecting the gifts for distribution, added “It’s an honor and privilege to be part of the program.” Chancellor reported the program was started by Coronado police officer 15 years ago whose child stayed at in the hospital over the holidays. According to Chancellor, the officer asked permission from his police chief if he could deliver some 24 teddy bears and stuffed animals to the children who were staying at the hospital, hoping to cheer their spirits. The next year, the officer collected 100 bears, and then as the program grew, more local communities and law enforcement departments adopted the program.
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Consultant hired for emergency-readiness project By Josie Salazar City Times San Diego Community College District has hired Carolyn Harshman, president of Emergency Planning Consultants, to advise and assist the district in its emergency preparedness project. On Dec. 13, Harshman will meet with the district’s management team of representatives from all Continuing Education and college campuses of the dis-
trict to begin work on the project. Among her qualifications for the project, Harshman has been president of Emergency Planning Consultants since 1984, a faculty member of FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute, and operations officer for the San Diego County’s Office of Disaster Preparedness. “This is a really ambitious project, but we are confident she will guide us to our project completion,” said the district’s chief
of police, David Warden. The plan, outlined previously by City Times, includes a series of training and exercises to bring the district in to compliance with local state and Federal Emergency Management Standards. Also, they will implement a hazard analyses and capability assessment at each campus and Continued Education complex, analyzing each sites capabilities of responding to any emergency. The plan also calls for a development of a district Emergency
Operations Center and a site emergency plan template. This includes setting up committees from each site to work in conjunction with the district’s point of contact, who is David Warden. “The college community is looking forward in getting a plan that is consistently in place throughout the Colleges and Continued Education complexes,” said Carol Dexheimer, City College’s director of administrative services.
She also said that she would like to suggest that the district include representatives from the departments of Health Services, Disability Support Programs and Services (DSPS), and the Child Development Center, who were not originally on the list, to be apart of the emergency management team. Vice Chancellor of Facilities Damon Schamu said that the project’s target date of completion is one year.
Accident injures 2, holds up traffic By Jessica Brown City Times
Mike Sullivan / City Times Contractors work on a water leak Dec. 8 between the L and A buildings. Campus officials say aging pipes resulted in the leak.
Repairs under way on water leak Several buildings lose heat; crews dig to fix problem By Natalie Perino-Terashima Contributor During a routine inspection of the campus’ main cooling unit, “the chiller,” City College maintenance crews discovered an underground water leak that resulted in the loss of all heat to the A, T, L, M and C buildings Dec. 12-14. Repairs to the system are under way, although the duration of the project has yet to be determined. Before any repairs begin the entire water system must be drained. This will cause all heat to be lost in the previously mentioned buildings while the project is underway. The infrastructure of City College’s water system lies 12 feet below ground. In an attempt to locate exactly how the
leak started, construction workers began by unearthing the subterranean pipes between the A and L buildings at 7 a.m. Dec. 7. By late afternoon Dec. 9, the location of the leak began was determined. A valve that needs replacing caused the leak, and new parts have already been ordered. City College’s water system has a total of four valves, two hot and two cold. In this case, one of the hot valves wore out. However, all four valves will be replaced to ensure such a problem will not repeat itself. Darrell Rogers, facilities manager for the San Diego Community College District, called this the “best case scenario.” Since valves are located in isolated areas only a small portion of the system needs mending, as opposed to replacing whole or multiple pipes. Regular maintenance of the water system includes preventative measures such as water treatments, which filter cor-
rosive elements out of the water. “It’s not required,” said Rogers. “But we insist on it.” The A building is one of the oldest structures at City College, built in 1956. The water system was built at the same time and still consists of the original piping installed in the 1950s. “It’s definitely a case of natural wear and tear,” Rogers said. The project is expected to cost $20,000$35,000 and will be financed by an emergency reserve fund established by the district. “The district sets aside emergency funds for these types of situations,” said Vice President of Administrative Services Carol Dexheimer. Although renovations to the underground infrastructure are included in the voter-approved Proposition S measure, no part of the $685 million bond will be used to fund this current repair project.
‘It’s definitely a case of natural wear and tear.’ — Darrell Rogers district facilities manager
A three-vehicle accident at an intersection in front of City College injured at least two people and reduced traffic to one lane for more than an hour Nov. 17. The collision occurred just before 2 p.m. where A Street joins the southbound lanes of Park Avenue. The vehicles involved were a black Dodge Ram truck, a black BMW car, and a white Nissan car. According to one witness, bystanders helped the driver of the Dodge truck from the vehicle through the window. Paramedics later placed the victim on a stretcher and she was taken to the hospital in an ambulance. The woman’s husband, Sess Ouchd, came to the scene of the accident. He later said his wife suffered from neck injuries. “She may have fractured something,” Ouchd said. The driver of the white car was also taken away in an ambulance, but the driver of the BMW left in an SUV after sitting on the median near her vehicle for about 30 minutes after the crash. Debris from the accident was scattered from the intersection onto the sidewalk in front of McDonald’s, where several bystanders gathered to watch emergency officials clean up the scene. Dante Servin, who witnessed the crash, said the white car made a right turn onto Park Boulevard and was struck by both the BMW and the truck before skidding to a stop on the sidewalk almost a block away. “The white car just hit the gas after it was hit by the truck and it shot all the way down into those bushes,” Servin said. Police spent about an hour taking photos and reconstructing the accident before a tow truck arrived to remove the vehicles. The black truck and car were removed first, so that traffic could resume traveling south
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UCLA ranks low in black admissions, survey finds ifornia Institute of Technology. Though the UCLA administration recognizes that black acceptance rates are a problem, little can be done to balance acceptance rates because of Proposition 209, said Vu Tran, director of undergraduate admissions and relations with schools for UCLA. Proposition 209, passed by voters in 1996, prohibits the use of race or ethnicity as a factor in hiring or admissions in all public
institutions in California, including public universities such as the UC. The UC system uses a comprehensive admissions policy that takes into account the applicant’s ability to overcome life challenges, which includes information about parents’ educational levels and socioeconomic backgrounds, Tran said. He said the goal of comprehensive review is to admit talented students from diverse backgrounds.
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According to the survey, released earlier this week, UCLA’s black student enrollment has increased by 9.6 percent between 2004 and 2005, which translates to 11 more students enrolled in the incoming 2005 freshman class than in 2004. Black students make up 2.7 percent of the incoming class in 2005. The percentage of black applicants who were accepted — 15.2
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What’s the weirdest or worst gift you’ve ever received for the holidays? “My grandma once gave me a pillow that looked like a gremlin. I hid under my bed because it was really that ugly.” Shevon Hinkley, first year, general education “Coal.” George Little, first year, Latin American studies
“Flashcards with slang words and (their meaning). I sent them to my dad.” Dell Wilcox, second year, accounting “Every year, I receive Stetson for Men (cologne) from my grandparents.” Seth Abrahamson, first year, civil engineering “My uncle gave me an old globe one time. It was completely outdated, from the 1930s.” Kiera Stasny first year, fine arts
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Introducing: The Indictments No, The Indictments is not a new rock group, it’s a growing and disturbing trend clouding our nation’s capital. It seems like everyday another congressman or lobbyist is being indicted on criminal activity. In fact, keeping this article current has been challenging with literally more accusations coming out daily. Unless you’ve been under a rock, everyone in San Diego is now aware of Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham’s shenanigans and has seen his tearful apology on the news. Oh boo hoo. They are always so sorry after the fact, but are Cindy J. Wimer they really sorry or just sorry they got caught? And working up sympathy for Mr. Cunningham is exceptionally difficult given his history of being such a morally superior macho schmuck. But Cunningham is only the tip of the corruption iceberg in that there are currently seven members of Congress facing indictment ranging from securities fraud to campaign finance violations. The same defense contractors involved in the Cunningham debacle also gave money to San Diego’s own Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter to the tune of $28,000. California Republican’s Jerry Lewis got $32,000 and John Doolittle got $30,000, just to name a few. The list goes on. The poster child for corruption would have to be Texas Republican Tom Delay. His legal troubles forced him to step down as the House Majority Leader in September. Last week a Texas judge upheld two of the three charges against Delay and he will stand trial for money laundering.
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Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist created his own legal problems when he sold millions of dollars of stock in HCA, a company owned by his father and brother. Records also indicate that Frist’s voting patterns favored bills that benefited HCA and therefore Mr. Frist himself. Let’s not forget Delay’s buddy’s Lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who scammed American Indian tribes out of millions, or former Delay aide Michael Scanlon, who has pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges. They both could potentially take down numerous other congressmen with them as they are offered deals to save their own butts. Scanlon has already agreed to testify. Records show that Republican Conrad Burns blatantly changed his vote after taking money from Abramoff. The list of congressmen who took money from Abramoff or Delay is long, and every one is a Republican. Some have even gone so far as to return the money, hoping to cut their ties to this motley crew. The Bush administration’s Chief Procurement official, David Safavian, was arrested in September for lying to investigators and obstruction of justice, forcing him to resign. Safavian also has close ties to Abramoff. Is this our government or the mob? The Republican Party has been drunk with power ever since Bush took office in 2000 and its less-than-ethical practices are finally coming back to haunt it. We can look forward to many more tearful press conferences like Cunningham’s, but don’t feel sorry for any of them; they deserve what’s coming to them and then some. They are criminals and traitors to the America people. Cindy J. Wimer is City Times’ editor-in-chief
Corrections/Clarifications In the Nov. 22, 2005, edition of City Times, an editorial on page 6 about the Patriot Act had an incorrect spelling for the name of the newspaper that originally published it. The newspaper is the Miami Herald. City Times contracts with the KRT Campus news service, which distributed the editorial. Neither KRT Campus nor the Herald was responsible for the misspelling. City Times regrets the error. In the Nov. 8, 2005, edition of City Times, a page 4 story reported updates to the San Diego Community College District Police homepage: police.sdccd.edu. That site is not related to City College’s police page: www.sdcity.edu/studentresources/police/default.asp. It is the policy of the City Times to clarify content or correct errors. Send them to the paper at citytimes@gmail.com or call (619) 388-3880.
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Jazz 88 lends hand to station in the Big Easy By Jerry Webber Contributor The season of giving is upon us. But for radio station KSDS and its listeners, it began back in October. Listener-supported radio station KSDS held its fall membership drive from Oct. 14 to 21, donating ten percent of the proceeds to sister station WWOZ radio in New Orleans. “We sent a check to the Friends of WWOZ for $9,368.10,” KSDS General Manager Mark DeBoskey said. WWOZ is also a listener-supported radio station that plays blues, jazz, Cajun, zydeco, gospel, Latin, Brazilian, Caribbean music and more. According to its web site, one of the station’s primary goals is to keep the music and culture of the Crescent City alive and thriving. WWOZ’s New Orleans-based station lost power and suffered damages as a result of Hurricane Katrina. It is currently producing its programming in Baton Rouge, with assistance from Louisiana Public Broadcasting. The station is able to broadcast music daily, for about twelve hours, and plans to move back to New Orleans very soon. Although difficult, repairs to its facilities may prove to be the easiest task at hand. Many of WWOZ’s volunteer staff members are displaced and its entire
Mike Sullivan / City Times Students perform a piece called “That Latin Groove,” choreographed by Lisa Newman. The performance was part of an evening of dance on Dec. 9 at the Saville Theatre.
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Students gave hope an artistic form when San Diego City College’s Dance Department presented “An Evening of Dance” at the Saville Theatre Dec. 9 and 10. The performance, which featured innovative student choreography, concluded the World Cultures Program’s 2005 Season of Hope with a celebration of diversity through dance. The winter dance recital, unlike the spring, allows students to choreograph and direct their own pieces. The selected dances are performed with faculty-directed work, adding to the range and energy of the show.
“The winter shows are bigger because of student involvement and they’re usually more exciting. There’s hip-hop and jazz. It’s much more diverse,” dance student Alexandra Ortega said. Student-developed work constituted five of the 10 dances, highlighting the students’ ability to teach and lead. The two-hour event featured an assortment of jazz, modern, hiphop and salsa, and many students exercised their flexibility and talent by dancing in several pieces. “The Dance Department has matured over the past six years and the choreography of the faculty and students reflect that matu-
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broadcast community has been devastated. “We’re a community radio station, without a community,” said WWOZ General Manager David Freedman. How do you ask people, who are searching for their family members, who are trying to figure out where their next meal will come from, anxious about their futures, for money to repair and rebuild? Enter KSDS. “They couldn’t have a fund raiser,” DeBoskey said. “They weren’t going to be able to raise any operational monies.” When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, KSDS put the phone number and contact information for the Red Cross on its web site. The staff at the station talked about what was happening in New Orleans, in particular to sister station WWOZ. They
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City Works seeks student entries By Theresa Bierek Contributor City College students have the opportunity to be creative, artistic, get their projects published and win cash prizes, all through the work of the City Works journal. The journal is published every year at San Diego City College, taking submissions from all over the United States and reserving half of its space for City students. They have the opportunity to express their artistic and creative side through submitting poems, photographs, essays and fiction stories. “We are taking submissions nationwide, publishing people from Texas to North Carolina to San Diego,” said Hector Martinez, a professor involved with the journal. “Students at City College have the benefit of $100 prizes in every category from photography, essays, poems and fiction.”
These prizes are reserved for City students include $150 for best cover design logo and $100 for best poem, best personal essay, best short story fiction and best photography/artwork. The journal, which has been publishing submissions since 1994, will be tied to a new class at City College, the English 249 honors class. It is a creative writing class that will start spring semester and will be taught by both Martinez and professor Jim Miller. In English 249, students learn how to put together the journal, collect submissions, decide what gets published and work on their own projects. It is an honors class, but students do not have to be an honor student to get into it. Aside from the journal, a group of professors including Martinez, Miller, Donna Watson, Kelly Mayhew and many others
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find the most qualified candidate. “Right now, we’re wide open,” McGinnis said. “The person has to be someone versatile and personable that young people want to play for.” She also noted the importance of hiring someone who fits in with the professional attitude of the school’s current coaching staff. The position, which will be filled in
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the spring, is only part-time, but McGinnis said she hopes to eventually gain a full-time coach who brings teaching experience to the faculty. “In all reality, when we hire a coach it’s 50 percent coaching, 50 percent teaching,” she said. “It’s not like Division I.” McGinnis said the new facility, along with the addition of new athletic programs, will attract more student-athletes to City College. “We’re seeing a lot more high school students coming here instead of going to other schools,” she said. “This is a good place to be. We’re right across the street from one of the biggest recruited schools
in the area for basketball.” Some students are eager to see the impact of the new women’s programs. “It’s good to see something that’s been deprived becoming an opportunity,” said student Derek Racine. “If I were to watch the City team it would be to support them. If I watched the pro team it would be more for entertainment.” The Siege’s first home game is set for Feb. 18. The City Knights begin their season next fall, but basketball classes will be offered during spring and summer 2006. For more information, contact the Athletic Department at (619) 388-3486.
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The new CMC center was developed for study groups, tutoring, a computer lab, group meetings for the CMC Club and other positive activities for students. Recently, Jackie Phillips and mentors Michele Weaver and Lucia Acevedo worked with local mural artist Pablo Acevedo to paint a colorful cultural mural the length of the CMC center. Sharon Adams, a City College instructor for the CMC program and a City College counselor, pushed to have the mural project implemented. The CMC program is a 10-week dual credit program where students receive credits from both City College and Garfield High School. The program consists of two weeks of “boot camp” in which students receive a crash coarse in college skills and readiness, six weeks attending college courses with a business emphasis at City College and two additional weeks placed in internships. The program teaches students job readiness, resume and career skills. Many Garfield students are youths who have problems at home or may be at risk for not graduating high school or attending college. The CMC program makes students feel comfortable in a college setting. “College? Honestly it never crossed my mind,” said Myra Rangal. “Once I completed the program I was inspired to go to college” Another aspect of the program is the mentor services, in which every CMC student receives a personal mentor to help get them through the 10-week course. At Gar-
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on Park Boulevard. Many students who were dismissed for the day from nearby San Diego High School slowed the cleanup effort when they walked through the wreckage and did not respond to police requests to avoid
— Myra Rangal on the City Middle program field High, there are classroom mentors and field mentors who both work to guide the student to graduation and higher education while setting an example through personal academic goals and work ethics. Field mentors go to great lengths to serve students, even making home visits. For the first time, the mentor program was expanded to City College this fall to provide CMC program graduates with mentors to help them get through college using a wide range of services. At Garfield, the mentor program has been very successful in developing positive relationships with students. “My mentor Sarann helped me a lot. I give her best wishes,” said Cristal Murillo. In addition to bringing the mentor program to City College, CMC graduates and all Garfield students now have access to a free computer lab and study classroom located in room T-311D.
crossing the street into the area. Officers said alcohol was not involved in the crash, but that a possible malfunction was being investigated as the cause. “The person who ran the light claims her brakes didn’t work,” said Officer Scott Thompson of the San Diego Police Department. Police also said that despite the damage to all three vehicles, speeding was most likely not a factor in the accident.
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campus representatives with agencies for technical assistance in every case but that of Southwestern College, which is at the beginning of the process. “We consider Southwestern to be a good partner and we look forward to helping them raise the campus grade,” Baeza said. “They study young adult attitudes, lifestyles, values, aspirations, and social patterns with a view toward making smoking a socially acceptable part of the new activities in the lives of young adults,” said Barbara Gordon of the San Dieguito Alliance for Drug Free Youth. Promotions targeting college students, such as tobacco sponsorship of fraternity parties and special tobacco-themed events in college-area bars, contribute to this disturbing trend. A 2003 study found that 46 percent of college students had smoked during the past year. 23.6 percent of young adults in California are smokers, according to a 2003 study by the California Department of Health Services.
Clearing the smoke How county colleges did ... ■ Four-Year Universities A+ Point Loma Nazarene B University of San Diego* B- Cal State San Marcos C- San Diego State University D UC San Diego
■ Two-Year Colleges A MiraCosta College A Miramar College B+ San Diego City College B Mesa College B- Cuyamaca* B- Grossmont* C+ Palomar Community College D Southwestern College * provisional grade pending documentation
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In the past month, the block of Park Boulevard between Madison and Adams Avenue, Central University Heights, has had a bit of a makeover with new construction and new ownership. DMOOD, a new Persianfusion restaurant, has just opened. The attention to detail in all of its spaces, which currently includes a bar, outside patio seating and an upcoming after-hours hookah lounge, takes you on a journey away from daily stresses and instantaneously puts you in DMOOD. Owned by an anesthesiologist, DMOOD puts you under with an impressive menu executed by a French chef and an
attempt to be inclusive to anyone with high-end alcoholic beverages, espresso and an outstanding selection of teas ... “Whatever suits your mood.” Just down the block, the simple, small Soup and Salad is now under new management. S&S has plans to become more than that — expanding its menu to include sandwiches and plans for homemade ice creams. The dining room is reminiscent of your grandmother’s kitchen table, and the simple concept has potential to succeed as a healthier alternative to fast food in a personable environment. If food doesn’t fit your fancy or you need a good study environment, Twigg’s Coffeehouse, located on the corner of Park
and Madison, should fulfill all of your caffeinated desires. They also boast live acoustic-based entertainment nightly for a minimal cost in the adjunct “Green Room.” A close neighbor, Korova Coffeehouse on Monroe and Park, also offers a great study area with WiFi Internet services and an art gallery. The dead-end of Park Boulevard is dead no longer, but rather is a viable place for study, dining, entertainment and caffeine addiction. The eclectic nature of University Heights will probably introduce you to some characters and make you a character to many. Bohemian sensibilities are paving the streets in University Heights.
Dance Continued from Page 7 rity and sophistication,” Dance Department Director Alicia Rincon said. After months of rehearsals, the dance students were eager to bring the show to the stage. “I’m excited, tired though, but I’m excited,” student Brandon Brice said. City College students have been working on their performances since the open preliminary audition in September, where they introduced the pieces they were interested in. Eight choreographers were chosen to develop original work with student dancers, and thus learned by teaching. “It’s great. The simple fact that us students are teaching other students. Performing is the best,” student Tony Brown said. At the final auditions on Nov. 18, students showed off their progress. They performed their pieces for five faculty members, each of whom contributed one dance to the show. The students were judged on the originality of their idea and choreography, composition, performance skills and execution. “There are some wonderfully creative students here,” said ballet instructor Kristin Arcidiacono. “I almost trust their young brains more than my own.” The World Cultures Program’s Season of Hope is dedicated to Communications faculty member Hope Shaw. Shaw, who died April 6 in La Paz, Mexico, was a valued contributor to the community and campus. City College celebrated her passion with a season full of hope.
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Station Continued from Page 7 feel a special kinship, as both are community-based and jazzoriented. “We wanted to do something more personal,” DeBoskey said. KSDS decided that donating its own money and allowing its listeners to participate was the personal touch they were looking for. For a radio station whose identity is jazz music, this was an opportunity to give back to the community that keeps jazz alive. “That’s our cultural legacy and that comes from New Orleans,” said Membership Director Jennifer Weddel. In order to completely restore WWOZ and its community, much still needs to be done. According to DeBoskey and Weddel, KSDS does intend to assist WWOZ in the future. However, definite plans have not been made at this time. “We’re at the second phase now,” Freedman said. The first phase, according to Freedman, was simply to survive and to provide some sort of service to the community. This next phase will be a much more difficult and painful stage. WWOZ is not sure which staff members will be able to return
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Mike Sullivan / City Times Dancers perform a piece called “Day in the Life,” choreographed by Alicia Rincon, on Dec. 9.
‘There are some wonderfully creative students here.’ — Kristin Arcidiacono, ballet teacher
started a literary press for San Diego, the first in the city. Until its creation, San Diego was one of the few cities left that did not have one. City Works is the name of the journal, a name inspired by the journal City Works Press. The literary press publishes professional writers, putting together and releasing books such as “Sunshine Noir” — a collection of writers from Tijuana and San Diego. It will release two more books next year. One of the books is by Steve Kowit, “A Book of Poems,” and the other is by novelist Cherlyn Kline, a writer from Los Angeles.
to the station, or to what degree the city of New Orleans will be restored. According to Freedman, the people of New Orleans are frustrated with a lack of governmental support. They are not getting the help they need, and things are not being rebuilt. “There’s a lot of anger at the feeling of being left high and dry. Or, in this case, wet and low,” Freedman said. According to Freedman, KSDS was one of approximately 25 radio stations that assisted WWOZ. The station has applied for major grants requesting assistance, but there are no guarantees WWOZ will receive all, or any of the funds it has applied for. Its future may rest in the hands of other community-based stations and the generosity of listeners. Effort and support from other communities generates more awareness of the difficulties Freedman and his community face. If people throughout the country are growing frustrated with the lack of governmental effort New Orleans is receiving, Freedman suggests they do the following: “Contact their reps in Congress and let them know that culture matters,” Freedman said. If you would like to contact KSDS, access the station through its web site at www.jazz88online. org. To contact WWOZ, visit www.wwoz.org.
Submission Deadlines ■ City Works: February ■ Chapbook: Dec. 17 ■ Web site: www.cityworkspress.org The literary press is committed to publishing a chapbook of poetry and fiction from a City College student every year. It will publish, print and sponsor the student’s reading at City College and will distribute the chapbook to bookstores and libraries throughout San Diego. The deadline to submit work to City Works is in February and the deadline for the chapbook of poetry and fiction is Dec. 17. More information is available at www.cityworkspress.org.
Fate of Crips founder in the hands of governor Unless Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger grants his request for clemency, the state will execute convicted murderer Stanley Tookie Williams by lethal injection on Dec. 13 at 12:01 a.m. in the death chamber of San Quentin State Prison. Williams, now 51, has been on death row for the past 24 years. Convicted of the brutal murders of four people during two separate robberies, all were gunned down execution style, in cold blood. Although Williams has lost all of his numerous appeals so far, he still maintains he’s innocent. The Supreme Court refused to take the case of Williams, who in 1969 along with Raymond Lee Washington organized a local street gang in South Central Los Angeles called the Baby Avenues, which later became the Crips, one of the most notorious gangs in the nation. Williams’ fate is now in the hands of Schwarzenegger, who on Dec. 8 heard from all parties concerned during a closed-door hearing that lasted one hour. Schwarzenegger gave each side
about 30 minutes to present their case. It was reported that afterwards both sides left the governor’s office without making any comments. This could be one of the most anticipated decisions of his administration. Schwarzenegger previously said it would be a difficult decision, which he could make up to the moment of execution. If the governor grants the request for clemency and commutes Williams’ sentence to life imprisonment, it would be the first time since 1967, when thenGov. Ronald Reagan spared the life of Calvin Thomas, a 27-yearold mentally retarded man convicted of murder. During the hearing, Williams’ attorneys made their final pitch to the governor, choosing to focus on trying to convince the governor that Williams is worth more alive than dead rather than focus on trying to convince the governor of Williams’ innocence, which up until now has not worked. Williams has spent the past 20 years intervening in gang disputes and co-writing a children’s
Analysis Manny Lopez book series, “Tookie Speaks Out Against Gang Violence with Barbara Becnel.” In 2004, Williams helped broker peace agreements between Bloods and Crips in California and in New Jersey, in what had been one of the deadliest and infamous gang wars in the country. More than 70,000 people have sent e-mails to the SaveTookie.org Web site to thank the former gang leader for providing the inspiration and motivation to walk a straighter path. His supporters have nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize. Normally before every execution, groups gather to either support or protest. Williams’ story has reignited the debate over capital punishment, galvanizing people — many of whom have never been outspoken opponents of the death penalty — to spare his life.
The Williams case has attracted thousands of protesters across the United States and also many high profile personalities such as ex-football star Jim Brown, rapper Snoop Dogg, actor Jamie Foxx, who also starred in a made for T.V. movie entitled “Redemption” about Williams’ story, Bianca Jagger, former wife of Rolling Stone Mick Jagger, the Rev. Desmund Tutu and the Rev. Jessie Jackson have all asked Schwarzenegger to spare Williams’ life. On the other side of the debate, there are those who feel that Williams is a cold-hearted killer who deserves to die. It is very difficult to overlook the fact that as the founder of the Crips, Williams has the blood on his hands of literally thousands of deaths committed as a result of gang violence. Lora Owens, the stepmother of one of Williams’ victims who wants Williams executed, said, “I don’t understand why anybody would think he deserves clemency. Why do people think Williams’ life is more valuable than any of his victims?”
Robert Martin, the man who prosecuted Williams and sent him to Death Row, has said he believes that Williams is a very brutal person and sees no moral equivalent between what he has done with his books and the crimes he has been convicted of. Martin does not believe that Williams has in any way redeemed himself. Martin compares Williams to an alcoholic who has not admitted he has a drinking problem, therefore he can never be rehabilitated. At the time of the writing of this article, no decision had been made on whether to grant Williams clemency. When it is published, the world will be closer to knowing the fate of Stanley Tookie Williams. Officials in Los Angeles are bracing for a possible outbreak of violence if Williams is executed. Either way, Williams’ story will continue to serve as an example for others to learn from. Manny Lopez is City Times’ senior staff writer
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Coaches share top PCC honor By Edgard Guerrero City Times This year San Diego City College is honored to have three coaches receive the “Coach of the Year” award. Women’s volleyball head coach Dede Bodnar was one of the recipients. The team finished in third place in conference with a record of 8-4 and an overall of 12-7, an improvement from last year’s season of 810 overall and 6-6 in the conference. The PCC has selected Bodnar as coach of the year. Head women’s soccer coach Andi Milburn also received a coach of the year award. This is only her second year at City with the women’s soccer team. Last year’s season was tough with no victories. However, this year they finished in fourth in the conference with a record of 6-6-2. Men’s head soccer coach Milton Hidalgo got the soccer coach of the year honor for the second time in a row. Hidalgo’s team finished with a 9-1 record in conference play and 17-3 overall, improving from last season’s record of 8-2 in conference and 15-3 overall. For the second straight year, Hidalgo got his team into the second round of the playoffs. It’s no surprise why the PCC chose him as the Men’s soccer coach of the year again.
Dede Bodnar
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ATHLETES OF THE MONTH and YEAR ■ Nicole Zepeda / Women’s Soccer
■ Juan Perez / Men’s Soccer
Nicole Zepeda, a freshmen on City’s women’s soccer team, was selected as the San Diego City College studentathlete of the month for the month of October. Zepeda led the team with 7 goals, 7 of her 11 goals were scored during October, and recorded 3 assists in City’s 4-3-1 stretch of conference play. Zepeda, a forward out of Madison high school finished the season with a team high 11 goals a total which tied her for the fifth best total in the Pacific Coast Conference. — Shane Crumrine
San Diego City men’s soccer player Juan Perez was selected as the Pacific Coast Conference player of the year. Perez led all players in most major categories including goals, 13, and point, 33, during conference play, and his 23 goals overall also led the conference. Perez trailed only Fabian Valenzuela of Mount San Antonio community college for the lead in goals and overall points. Perez also ranked tenth in the state with 12 assists. — Shane Crumrine
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Craft out as Aztecs’ head coach By Willie Bans and Jon Gold SDSU Daily Aztec SAN DIEGO (U-WIRE) — After four years, a marriage marred by disasters on the field and distractions off is over. San Diego State officially fired head football coach Tom Craft on Dec. 5, divorcing itself from a coach who won just 19 of 48 games since 2002, including only five in his final season. “Obviously, it’s not much of a secret anymore,” SDSU Athletic Director Jeff Schemmel said Dec. 5 at a press conference. “We decided to make a change in the head coaching position at San Diego State football.” “This decision was made with great difficulty — lots of consternation — and, as we all know, we took a lot of time to make it. I can’t stress to you enough how difficult it was. Tom Craft has clearly made the program better than when he got here.” Craft was hired in December 2001, taking the reigns from former coach Ted Tollner, who led the Aztecs to back-toback three-win seasons in 2000 and 2001 before being fired. Craft’s squads certainly showed improvement — their 6-6 season in 2003 was the first .500 finish for SDSU since 1998 — but the team’s regression this season spelled doom for the former Aztec quarterback. “Tom is an Aztec,” Schemmel said. “He gave his heart and soul to this. It means more to him than it might mean to someone else who doesn’t have Aztec blood in his veins.” “Again, that made it even more difficult.” It might have been hard, but — in the minds of many in the SDSU community — it was a move that had to be made. The Aztecs remain the only Mountain West Conference team never to have been invited to a postseason bowl game, and the team’s attendance dwindled to 20,713 for the last home game of the year against Wyoming, in stark contrast to the 50,710
it drew for the home opener against UCLA. Additionally, Craft was criticized by many for what was perceived as a lack of control of the team. In 2003, SDSU was put on probation for holding illegal spring workouts and, in 2002, the first-year coach slapped former offensive tackle Mike Kracalik during a team meeting, for which he issued an apology in March 2004. Left in the wake of the breakup are Aztec players, some saddened by Schemmel’s decision to fire their coach, but still understanding. Tom Craft “He was like a father to me,” said sophomore quarterback Kevin O’Connell, one of four players who will be on the committee to find a new coach. “He’s the kind of coach — and I’ve said this before — he’s interested in the football aspect, but he’s also right there for you in anything you’ve ever needed in your life. “We were unable to be as successful as we wanted to be this year and a change was made and now we’ll just move on.” Schemmel added, “I used the analogy this morning — when I practiced law, I handled some divorces. A lot of the times children in the divorce think it’s their fault. I told the team that, ‘You know what? It’s not your fault.’ I never saw a time when they didn’t play hard, and I wanted them to understand that and keep their heads up.” For Schemmel, the split came down to two primary areas of concern — a shortage of what he called “positive energy” and a void of confidence within and surrounding the program. “I thought there were a couple of things that the program lacked,” Schemmel said. “First of all — and probably most importantly — there isn’t what I would call a positive energy to the team
that the community can get excited about.” “Secondly, I certainly sensed a lack of confidence in the program. Where it was going, where it was headed. Whether we could take that next step.” Who will attempt to guide the Aztecs up the ladder is now the main focus for Schemmel. The recently hired SDSU A.D. said he will soon begin narrowing his choices and would like to have someone in place by Christmas. “I’m confident we’re going “I’m confident we’re going to find a great head coach,” said Schemmel, who wouldn’t comment specifically on any one candidate. “I don’t think any AD would be doing his job if he didn’t always have some names in the back of his head. We’ll pursue those and do that quickly and thoroughly.” But is the search limited to marquee names — those with winning track records, but perhaps weighty baggage? “Not necessarily,” Schemmel said. “My experience was, we hired a person at Kansas State that nobody knew — a guy named Bill Snyder. So, it’s more trying to find the right person. It certainly could be a head coach — if that’s the case, we’ll look for a successful one. “Or, certainly, an assistant coach that has a great track record.” Aztec fans might be weary of such an assistant, though, given Craft’s tenure on Montezuma Mesa. Craft sandwiched two stints as head coach at Palomar College with a highly successful three-year run as SDSU’s offensive coordinator from 1994-96, with the Aztecs’ 1996 offense averaging 38.9 points per game. But during his four-year run at the helm, Craft — who maintained play-calling duties as his own offensive coordinator — failed to generate enough points to carry on his high-scoring tradition. His offenses averaged 24.3, 18.7, 21.3 and 26.9 ppg, respectively, during the last four seasons.
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Basketball has eye on repeat championship Charlens now in his second year as coach By Edgard Guerrero City Times The City College Knights return to defend their 2004-05 Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) championship. So far, the team’s effort and dedication is apparent. The Knights have won seven of 10 scheduled games, played mostly in neutral courts. Three hosted games against LA Valley, Mount San Antonio and Oxnard resulted in victories of; 87-71, 96-78 and 98-65. The Knights were defeated by teams from Ventura, Los Angeles Southwest and Orange Coast, but results have been positive against Antelope Valley, Mount San Antonio (twice), Oxnard (twice), and LA Harbor. Now in his second year as head coach, Mitch Charlens is comfortable and confident, looking forward to more victories. Last year, Charlens was given a month and a half to build a team from scratch. Once the team was formed, the Knights finished with an 18-10 overall record — 10-0 at home, and a 12-2 record in conference, which earned the team the 2004-05 PCC championship. “Top to bottom, we’re more of a team and we’re deeper in the perimeter spots,” said Charlens. The Knights also won a consolation tournament and received third place in a Ventura tournament. But Charlens said, “Ventura was a better tournament than the consolation.” Practices at the new Harry West gym are challenging but good for the team. There, the
players focus primarily on physical durability. “We pick up tendencies, come back on the court and run,” said Charlens. Guard Antwon Hollingsworth and center Mike Berardinelli commented on the practices. “Run, run and run. That’s all we do,” Hollingsworth said. “Running helps a lot; to outrun the other teams,” Berardinelli said. The results of the practices show on the court in the physical strength of the team. “We are in better shape than last year,” said Charlens. What the team does in practices helps during the games. “They are seriously trying, but we know what it takes to win in practices,” Hollingsworth said. “When we play as a team and everything clicks, we’re pretty much unstoppable,” Berardinelli said. However, the team does count players who stand out. Every team counts their share of good players. The Knights are no exception as they head for another PCC championship. “Cornell, Tony, Anthony and Ervin are all really good,” Hollingsworth said. “They are plain good and always in the zone.” Charlens said he believes that everyone has potential. “We have a different leading scorer in every game,” he said. The relationship between the coach and the players has grown since last year. “I’m enjoying this group much more than last year’s,” Charlens said. The Knights will attend two tournaments in Riverside and Saddleback. Then they will play their last two pre-season games before hosting their first conference game against Southwestern on Jan. 4.
Mike Sullivan / City Times City College forward Ervin Dunson soars past Mount San Antonio College players Conrad Oliveria (center) and Joe Carter on his way to scoring two during second-half play on Nov. 19. City College won the game 96-78.
Soccer team’s championship has disappointing end Knights’ key players and assistant coach ejected from game during heated match against Santa Ana By Shane Crumrine City Times After walking away with the Pacific Coast Conference championship the San Diego City Men’s soccer team saw their season come to a disappointing end when they lost in the second round of the playoffs to the defending state champions Santa Ana Community College 9-3 on Nov. 22. The Knights finished the season with a 17-3 record overall and a PCC championship. “After we beat Palomar we knew we were champions,” said Edgard Guerrero, who scored a goal in the Knights first-round
‘After we beat Palomar we knew we were champions.’ — Edgard Guerrero, Knights soccer player playoff victory. The Knights clinched the conference title after defeating Palomar 4-1 on Nov. 9. “On the way back to City we were screaming and celebrating, and we did the same after we beat Imperial Valley,” said Guerrero. In the first round of the state playoffs, the Knights defeated Long Beach City College 3-1. With goals scored by Edgard
Guerrero, Cristobal Rosas and Larry Emeanua, the team played good defense and came away with the fairly easy victory. Things would not fare as well for the Knights in their secondround game, where they had to battle the defending state champions Santa Ana Community College. The score was 4-2 when the wheels fell off for the seventh ranked Knights. Assistant coach Art Guerrero
and players Mike Willrich, Larry Emeanu, and Kelton Bajo each received red cards and all were ejected from the game for arguing. This was a big moment for the Knights because these were important players. Mike Willrich, the third top scorer on the team, and Larry Emeanua had already scored goals in this game and were on their way to a terrific game until the ejections. On top of the ejections, the referees added 10 minutes onto the official time, which some players saw as “punishment from the refs.” “Before the players were kicked out the score was 4-2, then the goals just started rain-
ing on us,” said Guerrero. Despite the 9-3 loss, Athletic Director Cassie Macias huddled the team together for some encouraging words according to a team source. Macias told the team to walk off the field with their heads high because no matter what happened in that game they were still champions. This marks the second season in a row the Knights have won the PCC championship but has failed to make it out of the second round of the playoffs. With many returning players next year, Head Coach Milton Hidalgo is hoping for a threepeat and a solid run into the state playoffs.