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Nov. 22, 2005

‘Women in Politics’ visit City State senators, district attorney discuss issues, experience as leaders

By Cindy J. Wimer City Times

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The World Cultures program presented a “Women in Politics” forum Nov. 16 at City College’s Saville Theatre.

The all-women panel consisted of Sens. Christine Kehoe and Dede Alpert along with San Diego District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis. Marti Emerald of KGTV news served as moderator.

Candice Lopez, co-director of the World Cultures program, helped to

organize the event dedicated to the late Hope Shaw, who Lopez referred to as the “heart and soul” of the World Cultures program. Distinguished guests included Chancellor Constance Carroll and President Terrance Burgess.

Audience members submitted questions for the panel to address that included women’s issues, drug addiction and its prevention, as well as concerns regarding Medicare Part D. The women on the panel were asked how they became involved in politics and what motivated them to run for office. Each shared a personal story or experience that led the desire in her wanting to make a difference.

Kehoe sat in on a City Council meeting in 1990 and just had a gut feeling it was what she wanted to do. She ran for office three years later and won.

City College soccer players Manuel Perez (11) and Darren Cannone celebrate a first half goal on Sept. 13 versus East Los Angeles College. City won the match 2-1.

Knights repeat championship

By Josie Salazar City Times

For the second straight year, the Pacific Coast Conference regular season championship for men’s soccer is coming back home to City College.

Led by Juan Perez, who was selected as the PCC’s player of the year, the Knights finished the season with an overall record of 17-3 and 9-1 during conference play.

Each of these records surpassed last year’s records of 15-3 overall and 8-2 in conference.

Head Coach Milton Hidalgo has been the brains behind these two championships and has been given his second PCC men’s soccer coach of the year award in as many years.

The Knights, who finished the season as the 15th ranked team in the state, faced off with 20th ranked Long Beach City on Nov. 19.

Results were not available at press time.

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Manny Lopez / City Times Classified Senate President Desiree van Saanen runs the show during the group’s cakewalk Oct. 25 to benefit needy City College families.

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Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s Investment Services have issued the highest possible ratings for community college general obligation bonds to the San Diego Community College District.

All $245 million in bonds sold recently in less than three hours, SDCCD Vice Chancellor of Business Services Terry Davis reported at a meeting of the college district’s Board of Trustees.

S&P issued an “AA” rating while Moody rated the bonds “Aa2.”

Alpert began as a crossing guard at her child’s school. She ran for office in 1990, as the “token Democrat” in a heavily Republican district, and ultimately ended up in the state legislature.

Bonnie Dumanis lists Christine Kehoe as one of her biggest role models. When she ran for District Attorney as the first openly gay candidate, she beat out seven men.

The panel was asked how men and women differ in the way they approach their positions.

“Men tend to get in to politics for power, where as women get into politics to champion issues that are important to them, like education or the environment,” Alpert said.

Dumanis added, “Women tend to

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San Diego City College’s Classified Senate held a Halloween Cakewalk fundraiser Oct. 25 to benefit this year’s Adopt-A-Family program. They raised $78 in slightly more than an hour’s time.

The proceeds will help to sponsor a family for the holiday season, providing them with various gifts filled ■ Classified with “tender loving Senate updated care,” according to on accreditation. organizers. Every Page 3 year, the Classified Senate selects a family from a list of qualified applicants enrolled at City College and solicits donations from students on campus who want to give something back to their fellow students.

Participants in the cakewalk were asked to donate as little as $1 in exchange for playing an old childhood favorite game. If they won, participants could select from a wide variety of baked goodies.

“It was a fun thing to do, and help out others at the same time,” Melissa Nwabichie, a participating student in the cakewalk, said.

For the past three years, the Classified Senate has selected participants whose needs range from dire financial difficulties to special circumstance and number of dependants. The senate’s president, Desiree van Saanen,

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“This is the highest rating a community college can receive,” said Marty Block, president of the board.

SDCCD Chancellor Constance Carroll said, “We’re proud of the fact that our bond rating confirms the strong financial management practices of the San Diego Community College District.”

Ultimately, a total of $685 million in bonds will be issued, a result of a district bond measure passed by 68.6 percent of the vote in November 2002. The monies are being used to improve the learning environments for students attending SDCCD colleges, (City, Mesa and Miramar), and its Continuing Education facilities.

Specifically, the bonds are funding construction of classroom buildings, science labs, energy co-generation facilities and parking structures, as well as repairs and renovation of classrooms, libraries and

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A Sept. 28 report by Moody’s stated that the district’s finances “are sound and should remain healthy despite future uncertainty in state funding levels.” The report said that SDCCD’s revenues continue to be strong and pointed to the SDCCD’s $53.5 million in reserves as the reason for its “additional financial flexibility.”

The San Diego college district is among only five California community college districts out of 57 to receive the highest possible ratings for community colleges. The other four are outside San Diego County.

SDCCD is operating this fiscal year with a $369 million budget. The district serves some 100,000 students at its three colleges and through its Continuing Education program. An additional 50,000 military personnel are enrolled in educational programs offered by the district at 15 military bases located throughout the United States.

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Student government planning campus conventions AS discusses future clubs during its Nov. 2 meeting

By Theresa Bierek Contributor There is much to discuss when it comes to this year’s goals and events for the Associated Student Government, which gathered at a meeting Nov. 2 to discuss the week’s issues at City College.

AS President Francisco Fabian hosted the meeting to discuss matters such as the

planning of a school convention that will allow students to come by and hear other students’ opinions on government policy.

The convention would also be held for other students to let their voice be heard if they wish to discuss any thing they feel should be addressed.

There is a major plan to recruit students into the AS, and by these conventions, students would be able to get a look at what the AS is trying to achieve. The AS seeks to find what students would like to see changed about City College, including ways to better represent the college at the state level to help City gain funds.

The AS represents City College in many ways. Fabian is one of two representatives for the San Diego Community College District. In being City College’s representative to the district, he will be traveling to present many of City’ s upcoming plans and goals.

“The more students we have to represent our school. the stronger our school is,” Fabian said.

There are many clubs and committees that help form the AS, including potential clubs that are being put together. One of those groups being discussed right now is the Environmental Protection Organiza-

tion Club, which Christina Bamaung is trying to form.

“The club will focus on beach cleanups, sending flyers to inform students of the club and how they can help, and getting AS representatives around the community,” Bamaung said.

There is also a major need for student senators and Associated Student members. For more information on how to become a member, go to D-106 during school hours or attend the weekly AS meetings scheduled on Fridays at 1 p.m.

Phi Theta Kappa welcomes new members Honor society holds induction ceremony

By Erica Vautier Contributor

Manny Lopez / City Times Classified Senate members Susan Gregory (left) and Desiree van Saanen arrange baked goods during the organization’s cakewalk to benefit needy City College families.

Families Continued from Page 1 said that last year’s efforts helped to sponsor not just one family, but two other families, whose sponsorship was picked up by the Academic Senate. She added that the Classified Senate hopes to sponsor as many families as last year.

“We wanted to help students on campus instead of those outside City College because students here sometimes fall through the cracks of outside

help,” Van Saanen said.

“In the past couple of years, we also drove around downtown passing out shoeboxes full of personal hygiene supplies to the homeless and the Mission,” added Greg Duenas, the Classified Senate’s senator at large.

Susan Chandler, the senate’s treasurer, said, “It’s a good feeling to help out others, and give back to the school community.”

Members of the Classified Senate include classified employees of the San Diego Community College District assigned to City College including permanent, probationary and hourly employees, as well as operations, college

police and ABSO service staff, and selected students.

The purpose of the Classified Senate is to enhance communication between classified personnel, faculty and administration, as well as the general welfare of City College through unity, shared governance and professional responsibility.

Van Saanen said that the Classified Senate will hold three other major fundraisers for the Adopt-A-Family program, a Holiday Opportunity Drawing, Seasonal Ornament Sale and the now ongoing See’s Candy Sale.

Senate gets report on accreditation

By Josh Liebenow Contributor City College’s Classified Senate met Oct. 21. A number of topics were discussed, including a report on the findings of the college’s recent accreditation.

President Desiree van Saanen reported that the accreditation findings were very positive, although the official report from the accrediting commission will not likely be available until January. The senate noted 11 recommendations and emphasized City’s positive environment, working relationships and campus aesthetics, all in spite of budgetary constraints and insufficient staffing.

Van Saanen also reported that City College is initiating a

districtwide assessment of the staff in order to determine which departments are understaffed.

Assistant Chancellor Wayne Murphy will head that effort.

In other matters, it was decided by consensus that classified staff already attending meetings as recorders will not be asked to represent the Classified Senate at the same meeting because it would be too difficult to take minutes and interact at the same time. Other classified staff members will be asked to attend solely as a representative on behalf of the Classified Senate.

The 2005-06 and 2006-07 district calendars as proposed by the District Calendar Committee were distributed for review. It was emphasized that

the calendars have not yet been approved by the district’s Board of Trustees and may still be subject to change. Admission day, for example, would be moved to Thursday of Spring Break to create a four-day weekend.

It was also reported that the Student Health Services Department secured 100 flu vaccinations for students and staff at risk.

The vaccine supply was recently given to San Diego County to be redistributed to members of the general public who are at risk.

All college health services departments statewide were urged to redirect their supplies to the general supply. It was noted that one community college that refused to hand over its supply received negative press in the San Diego Union-Tribune.

San Diego City College’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the International Honor Society, held its new-member orientation meeting Nov. 9.

Anna Foster, the director of membership, showed new and prospective members an orientation video explaining the history and goals of the society.

Since being founded in 1918, PTK has grown to have chapters in all 50 states. With more than 1.5 million members, PTK is the largest honor society in American higher education. The officers described the benefits of PTK membership and applauded the students for making the grades necessary to join.

The society, which deals exclusively with two-year colleges, is designed to recognize and encourage academic achievement. Only students who have completed 12 or more credits and have a GPA of 3.5 or higher are eligible to join. Members must continue to pursue academic excellence by maintaining a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Jason Lindsey, PTK trea-

surer, emphasized the benefits of outstanding grades. Lindsey announced his recent acceptance to San Diego State University, and gave credit to PTK for helping him find direction.

“I challenge each of you to maintain your GPA and stay in PTK,” Lindsey said.

Students who take on full membership status with PTK are provided with academic guidance, leadership experience and educational workshops.

Moreover, members gain instant access to thousands of exclusive scholarships valued at more than $36 million.

Bernie Casey, the vice president of scholarships, described the one-time $75 membership fee as being “well returned.” Casey was awarded a member-only scholarship valued at $1,000 at last year’s International Convention.

The officers welcomed the new members to PTK and urged them to make the most of their college experience.

A formal induction ceremony was held on campus Nov. 19 at 1 p.m., and included a candlelit ceremony, several guest speakers and the official membership certificate presentation.

More information about the ceremony and PTK can be found online at www.ptkcity.org.

Poll: Students politically active

By Banks Albach KRT Campus Nearly half of U.S. college students claim to be politically active, although they participate more via consumer choices, the Internet and politically charged fashion than by working in campaigns.

These findings emerged from a mid-October poll of 18- to 24-year-olds on nearly 250 U.S. college campuses by Harvard University’s Institute of Politics, the latest in a series of such surveys since 2000, when pollsters there decided to explore why political activity was invisible on their campus during a presidential election.

All 1,204 students polled were enrolled at four-year universities at the time. The poll’s margin of error was 2.8 percentage points.

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Poll Continued from Page 3 Forty-eight percent of students said they are politically active. Signing e-mail petitions and forwarding them to friends, wearing political T-shirts and wristbands for social and political causes, and buying or boycotting products because of companies’ reputations all fit into what many students today consider political activities, the poll found.

Harvard junior Krister Anderson, 22, a co-chair of the poll, said the numbers marked the latest shift in a long trend.

“My grandparents were joining trade unions (and) my parents were marching in the streets about Vietnam,” he said. “But my generation is a little quieter, a little more individual. They’re sort of taking a technological twist in their activism.”

The students expressed mixed emotions about public life. While 93 percent of those surveyed said being an elected official was honorable, 70 percent said they thought that elected officials today were motivated by selfish reasons. And while 52 percent said they trusted the United Nations to do the right thing most of the time, only 39 percent said that about President Bush, whose job-approval rating was 41 percent.

Current events clearly worry them.

Fifty-eight percent said the country was on the wrong track and 62 percent thought America should begin withdrawing troops from Iraq.

Such large concerns help explain why 74 percent of students voted in the 2004 presidential election, the highest turnout among four-year college students since 1972, according to the Harvard pollsters.

On average, 18- to 24-year-olds with fouryear college degrees are twice as likely to vote as their noncollege peers.

“We think the increase is due to the war in Iraq,” said Caitlin Monahan, 22, a survey co-chair and Harvard senior.

The poll also found a general interest

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Just over half favored private accounts even if they risk financial loss.

The students’ ambivalence about national politics doesn’t apply to involvement in their own communities. Nearly 7 in 10 have performed volunteer service in their localities and a quarter volunteer on a weekly basis. However, fewer than a third viewed such service as political activity.

Sixty-eight percent said they followed national political news closely. And while 42 percent admitted that they sometimes get their news from Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,” far more said they followed network TV news (79 percent) or cable TV news (75 percent) and many read major newspapers, either on the Web (43 percent) or in print (43 percent).

For more on the Harvard poll online, go to www.iop.harvard.edu

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San Diego City College’s Health and Safety Committee met Nov. 14 to discuss evacuating or transporting disabled and injured people in emergencies or accidents.

Disability Support Programs and Services (DSPS) Coordinator Barbara Mason said that at a recent San Diego Community College District meeting she attended, the agenda focused on new procedures for safely transporting disabled students and faculty in wheelchairs downstairs using the evacuation chairs.

Mason said that the campus has only one evacuation chair, which is locked at the top of the stairs located on the second floor of the A-building, south of room A223. Several departments, including DSPS and campus police, possess keys for the chair.

“The problem is,” Mason said, “it’s been so long, and those who have been trained have gone.”

She said that the issue now is there is a problem as to what will happen in the case of an injury or an emergency without properly trained personnel.

Mason said that in the District meeting, it was determined that the police would be the first to respond, arriving and assessing situations. If the use of a chair is required, the police and a team of volunteers, trained in how to operate the evacuation chair, will assist the individual into the chair. They will then guide the person in the chair downstairs safely.

“The police and the team of volunteers at each site, including City, will be trained the same way,” Mason said.

If an individual in a wheelchair refuses assistance, police and volunteers will need to reassess the situation, dependant on the emergency, if the fire department or other service agency is needed. And depending on the type of emergency, such as a fire, an alternative solution would be needed to get a person down safely.

“But the big issue,” Mason said, “Is what about the person that can not be removed from the chair?”

In some cases, certain individuals are so disabled they cannot be removed from their existing chair. Or, there may be cases when an individual’s cultural practices prevent others from providing assis-

tance through physical contact.

Mason said that she has discovered some solutions after doing some research, and will be presenting them at the next District meeting. These solutions could possibly involve new chair lifts that would accept most standard wheelchairs and could transport both the wheelchair and the individual downstairs safely and quickly.

Director of Administrative Services Carol Dexheimer presented the committee with the plan of providing a list of the names of trained volunteers, their perspective departments and office phone numbers, to be located on the door of the evacuation chair cabinet along with a list of personnel in possession of the keys to the chair.

The committee also reviewed and discussed the transporting of injured individuals on and off campus, to or from City Health Services or the local hospital.

City’s Police Chief Lt. Vargas said, “It’s a liability issue to transport injured persons in our vehicles.” But added, “Campus police will do what they can until another way is found to transport the individual to Health Services, if the student refuses the suggestion of local city emergency services.”

Director of Health Services Dotty Cordell told the committee that as long as there is enough staffing; they have been able to run out of the office in the past, to assess individuals on site. Technically however, they are not allowed.

“We can’t be running out and leaving someone with health concerns,” she said.

“We will do whatever we can to get the individual over to us, including sending or having police retrieve wheelchairs for transporting.”

Vargas said the only time police may transport someone is “If the individual wants to voluntarily commit themselves to County Mental Health Services or jail.”

Lori Ray, athletic trainer, answered questions from members as to why individuals refuse outside local emergency services. “Some people don’t understand the concept behind the school’s insurance,” she said. Ray explained that most people are afraid to use an ambulance to get to the hospital.

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NAU poor model for free speech Remember Derek Zoolander?

Many college students do. He is Ben Stiller’s character in the 2001 comedy “Zoolander.” And it’s a good thing he didn’t attend Northern Arizona University.

At one point in the movie, Derek says, “Rufus, Brint, and Meekus were like brothers to me. And when I say brother, I don’t mean, like, an actual brother, but I mean it like the way black people use it. Which is more meaningful, I think.”

To most people, that’s funny. To NAU, that would be harassment. Let me explain.

NAU’s “Safe Working and Learning Policy” (http://www4.nau.edu/ diversity/swale.htm) recently earned the dubiCharles Mitchell ous distinction of being named the “Speech Code of the Month” (http://www.thefire.org/index.php/article/6297. html) by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE). That breathtaking code bans “stereotyping” or “negative comments or jokes” that are “based upon a person’s race, sex, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation.” It says such things are “harassment.”

Read Derek Zoolander’s quote again. At NAU, he would have been guilty of “stereotyping” that was “based upon a person’s race.” And so might be anyone who watches “Zoolander” — what if someone overhears that awful “stereotyping” and is offended?

That kind of censorship is not just inane — it’s also unconstitutional. NAU is a public university, which is to say it is an arm of the state of Arizona. And state entities are legally bound to respect the First Amendment’s guarantee of free speech.

By enacting a speech code, NAU is by definition not respecting the First Amendment. “Negative comments” and “jokes” are not even close to the line between protected and unprotected speech. If they were, most of the movies college students watch could be outlawed. And “stereotyping” is so vague that it is practically meaningless.

Courts have repeatedly held that vague and overbroad restrictions on speech don’t pass constitutional muster, and NAU’s speech code is a textbook example.

The worst part, though, is that NAU seems to know that its speech code is unconstitutional. The policy itself states, “When

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Democrats finally find their nerve Hallelujah! The Democrats in Congress finally stood up to their Republican counterparts and said, “Enough.”

It only took the first indictment of a White House staffer in 135 years. Yes, 135 years!

In a bold move, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid forced a closed session of Congress Nov. 1, taking many Republicans off-guard.

The Republicancontrolled Congress and their complete lack of oversight have finally been caught with their pants down.

Democrats have been calling for an investigation into the events that led to the war in Iraq for sometime, but have been stone-walled at every corner

by Republicans who refuse to hold the Bush administration accountable.

According to Reid, there is a disturbing pattern on how this administration has dealt with anyone who has challenged the case for going to war. Rather than address legitimate concerns, the administration has chosen to smear them and anyone related to them.

We’re talking about people who knew — a lot more about what was really going on over

Perspective Cindy J. Wimer there, and what the consequences of invading Iraq would be. People like General Eric Shinseki and Ambassador Joe Wilson; former White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Larry Lindsay; United Nations Chief Weapons Inspector, Hans Blix; and this year’s winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, Mohammed El Baradei, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). All were all smeared, their careers destroyed.

They crossed the line, however, in outing diplomat Joe Wilson’s wife, Valerie Plame, as a covert CIA operative who was working on weapons of mass destruction. This was a treasonous act that put lives in danger; not just hers, but anyone Plame was connected with.

A lot of Americans probably didn’t know much about the Valerie Plame investigation until the recent indictment of “Scooter” Libby, because there was virtually no coverage of the

scandal in local papers or on the news. Even now, the Bush cheerleading squad is out in full force, minimizing the whole thing as a technicality.

So, perjury is a technicality?

Funny, how Republicans now think perjury is a technicality.

They sure didn’t think that way when Clinton did it. And, most importantly, nobody died when Clinton lied.

The American people have the right to demand answers on why this administration brought our country to war, sacrificing more than 2,000 lives and leaving more than 15,000 wounded (so far), not to mention the staggering financial costs.

I couldn’t be more proud of Harry Reid and the other Democrats who are calling for an immediate, complete investigation — or that they are willing to shut down Congress, if necessary, to get it.

Reid put it beautifully when he said, “It is time that the Republican- controlled Congress put the interests of the American people ahead of their own political interests.” Give ‘em Hell, Harry!

Cindy J. Wimer is City Times’ editor-in-chief

Patriot Act developing decidedly un-American tilt The following editorial ran in the Miami Harold on Oct. 27, distributed by KRT Campus In the name of fighting terror, some lawmakers have gone overboard with amendments to the U.S.A. Patriot Act. For example, Rep. John Carter, R-Texas, would let federal prosecutors shop for another jury if the first panel deadlocked on a death sentence.

The very notion is absurd — jury shopping for death — and the amendment should be stripped from the Patriot Act reauthorization bill.

Carter’s measure would allow prosecutors to empanel a second jury and argue for death if at

Perspective Miami Harold least one person on the original jury voted for the death penalty. Thus, an 11-1 vote recommending life in prison instead of death could be rejected in order to empanel another jury to give the prosecutor one more chance to win a death sentence. This measure would do little to actually help fight terrorism. Yet it would undermine a feature that strengthens U.S. jurisprudence and makes our system an international model.

Under U.S. law, prosecutors must prove a case beyond a reasonable doubt; and federal juries must reach unanimous consensus on imposing the death penalty.

If some jurors object to imposing death, it means the case for death wasn’t demonstrated beyond reasonable doubt. After all, only jurors who support the death penalty are allowed to judge death cases. Other amendments also should be deleted from this bill. One would authorize the death penalty for a person who gives money to an organization whose members kill someone, even if the contributor did not know that the organization or its members were planning to kill.

Nov. 22, 2005

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San Diego Rep, City College conduct bilingual experiment

By Manny Lopez City Times

SULTRY POULTRY Turkey methodology

By Jonathan Pivar City Times Turkey day is upon us again and if you’re the lucky (or unlucky depending on how you cook) chef for the feast you may be up for a daunting task. Typically the most intimidating dish is the most important: the meat, in this case the turkey.

So how do chefs go about roasting the perfect turkey?

Well, there are 3 main ways of doing it successfully without having the nasty curse of the dry white meat or just slightly raw dark meat that most everyone’s encountered.

First, if you want to be completely traditional and have that movie-presentation bird then it’s good to go with the traditional French-roasting technique. To prepare the bird: have approximately 2 lbs butter at room temperature, separate the skin from the breast and gently stuff the gap with butter, then rub the remaining butter on the entire bird. Salt and pepper the entire turkey and either stuff it with fresh herbs or take the minimal chance of salmonella and use the traditional stuffing.

Place in a 400 degree oven for the first hour, then reduce the temperature to 350 degrees; this is called oven searing and will give a beautifully crisp, golden-brown skin. The two ways to ensure doneness are to either make a small slit near the thigh, tip it back and know that it’s done when the juices run clear, or if you have too much fear for that then just use the old push-in meat thermometer that granny used to use or the usually included popper.

The second and slightly easier method is to do everything in the first method with the exception of actually separating the dark and white meat to get perfectly done turkey. This is a preferable method for larger families because it frees up precious oven space for side dishes.

The other great way to keep he oven clear, and also a great way to mock other coast’s climate, is to go to the barbeque.

Turkey is sold pre-fabricated into breasts, and for large crowds and little space this is a great option. Get a little creative: throw a Cajun dry-rub on them, marinate with citrus, miso or teriyaki. The BBQ is also a great way to keep people out of your way in the kitchen and will invariably impress people on your food savvy.

As a chef who has done the annual cooking for my family of 35 for the last 7 years, I’m going with the 3rd choice. People in the kitchen just get downright irritating, and the more separation there is between the main course and the vultures the better. I’ve also come across the trick of using painter’s blue tape (available at hardware stores, it won’t leave marks or ruin surfaces) as almost a police-line to keep those “helpers” away.

Photo by Barry Wong / KRT Campus

In its efforts to develop new audiences, the San Diego Repertory Theatre has embarked upon a groundbreaking approach that involves a simulcast in both English and Spanish utilizing its inhouse system designed for the hearing impaired.

A bilingual actor or actress sits offstage, script in hand, and follows the performance on a monitor while translating into a microphone connected to an enhanced sound system of headsets that allow the audience to hear the performance converted into the language of choice.

Michael Gepner, marketing director for the San Diego Repertory Theatre, views this approach as an attempt to “build a bridge” that makes it possible for individual groups to experience the theater and be involved in the broader mix of work that the San Diego Rep has going on.

The first piece to undergo this treatment was “Bad Dates,” a single-character comedy written

by Theresa Rebeck. Citas Saladas chronicles a recently divorced and shoe-obsessed woman’s journey back into the dating scene.

Gepner said, “We felt ‘Bad Dates’ would be a perfect jumping off point because it is a one-woman show. Only having one actor made it much easier.”

Students from the City College Theatre Arts department were called upon to work on this groundbreaking project.

Elvia Saelee, Madonna Chavez and Julia Paredes alternated as translators. For Saelee and Paredes, it was the first time either one had ever done anything like it. “We heard the Rep was trying a new concept and they were looking for Spanish speaking students so we participated and got the job,” Saelee said.

“This is a valuable service for the community because many people do not speak English and there aren’t many plays per-

Mike Sullivan / City Times “I’m always looking to make a connection between City College and The San Diego Repertory Theatre,” Dean Winston Butler says. formed in Spanish. Many Spanish-speaking people do not go to the theatre for that reason.

I applaud the Rep. for trying something different and encourage others to support local arts in San Diego,” she added.

Winston Butler, dean of Arts and Humanities at City College and a member of the Board of Trustees for the San Diego Repertory Theatre, played a key role in opening the door for students.

“I’m always looking to make a connection between City College and The San Diego Repertory Theatre. The San Diego Rep. and

City College have always worked well in developing partnerships.

This approach opens another avenue for different groups of people to have access to theatre and also for having our students involved in another aspect of theater,” Butler said.

June Richards, who heads the Theatre Arts program at City College, said, “We’ve enjoyed a terrific relationship with the San Diego Rep. They have always been known for their multicultural aspect of performing.

We send them all of our finest actors.”

New ‘Goo’ is trademark Sonic Youth AlbumReview

I still remember my first encounter with Sonic Youth’s “Goo.” I was 13, tagging along with my parents at Incredible Universe, which is now Fry’s Electronics. While they searched for VCR’s, mouse pads or blenders, I remained happily lost in the music section.

It was 1995. I was already jaded by the music on the radio and the world of MTV, where every other band was desperately trying to reincarnate the sound destined to become legendary following the death of Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain.

Originally released in 1990 on Geffen Records, “Goo” was Sonic Youth’s major label debut. It screamed out to the mainstream what the band had been whispering to underground cultures for more than a decade.

I was drawn to it immedi-

Tiffany Stecker ately. I loved the pop art Raymond Pettibond cover, the catchy monosyllabic title and the band name I had heard dropped more times than the burger patties at McDonald’s. And all of it was conveniently accessible at my local electronics mega store.

With my original “Goo” now scratched and virtually unlistenable, I was more than happy to add the new Deluxe Edition to my collection. The double compact disc set is digitally remastered, featuring the original album’s complete track listings, plus demos, rare b-sides, outtakes and a promotional flexidisc.

Noisy, extended guitars and feedback jams; whispered vocals juxtaposed with shattering screams; all the trademark sounds of Sonic Youth are found on “Goo-Deluxe Edition” — only shorter, sweeter, and slightly catchier overall than on previous releases.

The album opens with “Dirty Boots,” a head-bopping ballad that reminds me of driving aimlessly in the city with no apparent destination. “Tunic” follows, a song dedicated to Karen Carpenter and her struggle with anorexia, laced with Kim Gordon’s dreamlike vocals backed by layers of fuzzy guitar.

“Mary-Christ” wakes the listener with a loud punk rock jolt. “Kool Thing,” about females trying to break down the “male

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Activism, academics blend in women’s studies programs

Continued from Page 1 look at the bigger picture and have a broader view.”

All the women agreed that it is their responsibility to be role models for young women who may be considering a career in public service. According to Alpert, in the 1980s there were very few women legislators. They now make up about 30 percent of the representatives and their numbers are just under that in the Senate. However, women make up 50 percent of the general population, so there is still work to be done.

“Politics is a humbling experience, said Kehoe. “There can be a lot of complications surrounding an issue, but it all comes down to a ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ vote.”

The audience inquired as to what they, as individuals, could do. There were several suggestions by panel members, including becoming involved in community activities, homeowners associations and, of course,

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Cindy J. Wimer / City Times State Sens. Dede Alpert (left) and Christine Kehoe (second from left) and District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis (seated) joined KGTV reporter Marti Emerald (second from right) and City professor Candice Lopez for an evening of discussion Nov. 16 at the Saville Theatre. actually running for office.

Dumanis encouraged the audience to “make every moment count and be involved.”

“This is the best time for women in politics,” Alpert said.

And Kehoe said, “Be the change you want in the world.”

Women’s studies may seem an arcane topic, but for many college students, it’s a discipline that engages them immediately and profoundly.

“I realized this was one of the first classes that had relevance to my real life, unlike science or math, which are supposed to,” says Alaine Kalder, 20. “It’s not something isolated to one group of people. It’s relevant to everyone from birth to death.”

The discipline’s strong activist roots in social change persist alongside academic rigor.

Proponents argue that today’s women’s-studies programs — and their broader partner, gender studies — radically transform students intellectually and personally, as well as the professional fields they ultimately choose.

Kalder figured that out straight away in her freshman seminar on families and gender at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Now in her junior year at UIC, Kalder is a double major in gender studies and psychology. She helps direct the campus group Feminists United and after college expects to work as a counselor for sexual-assault victims.

Although no precise figures are available, faculty members report that female women’sstudies majors are more likely to go into business for themselves, succeed in male-dominated fields and work as women’s advocates.

San Diego State University reportedly launched the first stand-alone program in 1970, and the field grew rapidly through the decade as more women’s-studies courses popped up around the country.

Branding popular among some college fraternities

By Aline Mendelsohn KRT Campus ORLANDO, Fla. — As his fraternity brothers heated a wire hanger shaped in the form of a Greek letter, Matthew Mitchell felt sick to his stomach.

For about 10 seconds, as the metal touched his skin, Mitchell gripped a fraternity brother’s arm. It was the worst pain he had ever endured. But he chose to feel this pain, and later he was glad that he had.

Mitchell, a Phi Beta Sigma member at Florida A&M University, was going through a ritual known as branding, a burning of the skin that results in a scar.

A graduate of Oak Ridge High School in Orlando, Fla., Mitchell had considered being branded for three years before going through with it.

Ultimately, he says, he wanted a physical representation of his bond with his fraternity — a symbol that would be with him forever. So he decided that it would be only fitting to have the letter Sigma branded on his left upper arm, close to his heart.

“I’m going to be a Sigma for life, until the day I die,” says Mitchell, 23.

Branding has long been a form of body art, and in the past century it has emerged as a tradition among some black fraternity and sorority members.

Some Greek organizations have policies banning the practice; others don’t prohibit it, but don’t condone it, either.

Fraternity brothers say it comes down to an individual choice of expression.

“It’s just like a tattoo,” says Aaron Brown, 23, Mitchell’s fraternity brother at FAMU. “It marks a time and a life, a milestone in your life and a commitment to the organization.”

The practice of branding dates back thousands of years, says Sandra Mizumoto Posey, a folklorist and professor at California State Polytechnic University who has researched the subject.

Branding is most commonly associated with slaves and cattle. But secret societies and religious orders, such as those in ancient Greece, also used brands

Photos by Ricardo Ramirez / KRT Campus Edwin Rodrigues, a University of Central Florida student and member of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity, shows off his brand outside the Student Union in Orlando, Fla., on Oct 31. throughout history to mark followers, Posey says.

As for the college Greek system, the earliest recorded incidence dates back to 1931, but because of the secretive nature of fraternities and sororities, it is difficult to determine an exact timeline, Posey says.

Although the practice is associated with black fraternities, there are exceptions. President George W. Bush is rumored to be branded with a symbol of his Yale fraternity, Delta Kappa Epsilon.

Some believe that the ritual was inspired by African scarification traditions. And while branding does have ties to slavery, fraternity men with brands dismiss that connotation.

It’s hard to determine exactly how many black fraternity members have brands, but Ricky L. Jones, University of Louisville professor and author of Black Haze: Violence, Sacrifice, and Manhood in Black Greek-Letter Fraternities, estimates that more than half do.

Members acquire brands for a number of reasons. Brands can display a sense of belonging, a mark of the successful completion of a challenging pledgeship.

And they can be a symbol of manhood, of toughness.

“It’s one of the most prominent and personal ways you can adopt something into your identity,” Posey says. “You are physically changing the shape of who you are.”

“It’s an indication: ‘I am a member, I’m proud of that fact,’” says Tamara L. Brown, editor of “African American Fraternities and Sororities: The Legacy and the Vision,” a book that features Posey’s research on branding.

Brands often appear in discreet places such as the chest or the left upper arm. But when they are visible, bearers often display them with pride. Posey points out that on the cover of the sports book “Rebound: The Odyssey of Michael Jordan,” Jordan appears shirtless, showing off his Omega brand.

Louisville professor Jones is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi, and has two Kappa brands: one on his left arm and one on his chest.

“I saw it as something nothing more damaging than a tattoo,” Jones says.

A brand is different in character than a tattoo, however.

It is achieved when a hot iron

Brian Jenkins, 22, a UCF student and member of Phi Beta Sigma, shows his brand Oct 31. or piece of metal — often a hanger shaped like a Greek letter — is pressed to the skin for about 10 seconds. A wound forms in the shape of the metal and eventually becomes a scar, explains James Spencer, a St. Petersburg dermatologist and professor at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York.

No treatment can completely

erase a brand, Spencer says.

“You’re killing the skin,” Spencer says.

And in doing so, there’s a risk of infection and keloids, puffy scars that are a particular risk for African-Americans, Spencer says.

Unlike tattooing, branding is not regulated in Florida. The Department of Health’s Board of Medicine views it as an extreme procedure that should be performed by a licensed physician.

In fraternities, a brother usually performs the branding, and it is sometimes a ceremonial event. Members say it hurts, for sure, but opinions on the pain level range from excruciating to a little sting. Some say tattooing is more painful.

Most fraternity brothers say branding is voluntary, but “certainly there is peer pressure,” says Hank Nuwer, author of “Wrongs of Passage: Fraternities, Sororities, Hazing and Binge Drinking.”

Hazing researchers say they haven’t heard of involuntary instances of branding. Still, even some fraternities dislike the practice “We frown on it,” says Tyrone Patton, international grand executive secretary for Iota Phi Theta, a black fraternity. “Why would any human being sit still and allow someone to burn and sear his flesh with a hot iron?”

Fraternity brothers counter that the brand reflects loyalty to their organizations.

When Brian Jenkins first arrived at the University of Central Florida, he viewed fraternities only through hard-partying stereotypes. Yet when Jenkins was introduced to Phi Beta Sigma, he changed his view. He saw the organization as a way of life and wanted to show his affiliation with a brand.

“It shows I’m part of something big,” Jenkins says.

William Madison expressed a similar sentiment.

The brand “represents the lifelong commitment to the ideals of the fraternity,” says Madison, 20, a University of Florida junior and Omega Psi Phi member who received his brand at the beginning of the semester. “It makes me feel like I’m closer to living what our fraternity stands for.”

Nov. 22, 2005

Campus group holds food drive to help homeless

By Ivette Servin City Times Puente Club members are accomplishing their goal of helping and serving the community by having a food drive at City College to help the homeless.

This food drive, which is also a fundraiser, will go to the homeless in San Diego and for St. Vincent de Paul for the upcoming holidays.

Yazmin Trujillo, a Puente member, assured that the food drive is a way of helping the community, and helping the community is one of their main goals. “We are a community college so we should be helping the community, and this is an event that shows it,” said Trujillo.

Another reason for having a food drive is to prove that City College is not just a Community College but also a Community College that is part of the community added Trujillo.

Puente will also be giving the donations to St. Vincent de Paul, “Half of the donations will go to St. Vincent de Paul and we will be giving out the rest to the homeless,” said Tanya Rael vice president of the Puente Club.

Goo Continued from Page 7 white corporate oppression,” features Chuck D from Public Enemy, who encourages Gordon to “tell it like it is.”

The rest of the album is solid, with highlights that include the stunning finale, “Titanium Expose.” Less than stellar, however, is the snotty and embarrassingly written “My Friend, Goo.” As with most deluxe reissues, the extras are interesting for about a minute. There are reasons these tracks were left out in the first place. They are the same SY-style experimental ramblings, which amount to nothing more, nothing less.

Along with the studio releases

Speech Continued from Page 6 these harassing behaviors become severe, pervasive or persistent, they may also violate Federal and State law.” If you translate that from administrative-ese into English, it says: We are banning more speech than the Constitution says we can.

NAU has the right to ban only what federal anti-harassment law bans. By admittedly going beyond that, it breaks the law.

That’s kind of a high price to pay to protect people from “negative comments” and dirty jokes.

Time for a dose of reality. In the real world, people have to deal with “negative comments” every day. NAU is doing its students an immense disservice by attempting to shield them

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On Nov. 23, St. Vincent de Paul will be coming to City College to pick the donations that Puente and students from City College have provided.

Maria Figueroa, puente English instructor, confirmed that they have received a lot of clothes donations from the “Puentistas”, puente members, despite that the fundraiser had begun just a couple days ago.

She also stated that she is in support of the club in many ways and she is proud that the club has an interest in serving and helping the community. Figueroa is also happy to have an active and talented group of students in her Puente English class.

This is the first time Puente is doing a fundraiser and with the help of City College students their goal will be accomplished.

The food drive is not just accepting canned foods but also clothes, money, and blankets, anything that can be helpful to the homeless.

The food drive is taking place at the Gordon Quad and Schwartz Square Nov.14-23 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information contact President Alma Martinez at (619) 804 0301.

and “Tunic,” there appears to be a ’60s pop music theme to the b-sides. There is a cover of the Beach Boys’ “I Know There’s an Answer”, tambourine and all, and the happy-go-lucky “Lee #2.”

The promotional flexi-disc? It is nothing but a radio stunt for the original release.

This reissue brought back some good memories of a pivotal time for me and for popular music. But, while “Goo-Deluxe Edition” is a good sampler of SY’s music for the uninitiated listener, it is a little restrained for the standard fan. Songs end just as you crave more. If you have already developed the patience for long, rambling songs, this collection will leave you hungry.

If not, it may just be enough to satiate.

Tiffany Stecker is a City Times staff writer

from such things. As University of Pennsylvania professor and FIRE Chairman Alan Charles Kors often says, “No one who tells you that you are too weak to live with freedom and the Bill of Rights is your friend.” That is exactly what NAU is telling its students.

And NAU is not alone in doing that. Countless universities have unconstitutional speech codes, and they use them.

For example, FIRE is right now helping a Muslim student at William Paterson University who was convicted of “harassment” for stating his religious objection to homosexuality in a private email.

This opinion piece was written for KRT Campus by Charles Mitchell, a program officer at the Philadelphia-based Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE)

Club marks Dia de los Muertos

By Chris Acedo Contributor The Spanish Club met at the end of October to discuss Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, a holiday in Mexico to honor the dead. Members were asked to bring in altar supplies.

The Spanish Club set up altars on the patio outside A114 on Nov. 2.

“Decorations include sugar skulls, sugar skull molds and meringue powder,” said Spanish Club President Sara Crosby. “Food, incense, fresh or dried flowers, papel picado, mini figures, pictures of relatives and candles are also essential.”

“The Day of the Dead altar

is a prehispanic tradition that has lasted throughout the years,” club Secretary Natalie Banckik explained. “Every year it becomes a bigger event, with school classes, government employees and artist throughout Mexico competing for the most creative and interesting altar.”

“The most important thing to put on your altar is a photograph of the person to whom you are dedicating the altar,” Crosby added. “A towel, soap and small bowl must also be included so that the returning spirit can wash their hands after the long trip.

“Spanish culture is all over Latin America and Europe,” Crosby continued. “That’s why our logo has all the flags from

all the Spanish speaking countries.”

In other matters at the meeting, club members discussed their Movie Day fundraiser. The club plays a movie and raises money by selling nachos and drinks during a Spanish-language film or one that is about Spanish culture. The club decided to play “Frida” for Movie Day, which followed the short meeting.

The Spanish Club meets on the first and third Thursday of every month at 2 p.m. in the cafeteria. It is a social club that promotes speaking the language and leaning the culture.

For more information, e-mail spanishclubsdcc@hotmail. com.

Blanca L. Diaz / Contributor This Dia de los Muertos altar was set up in the Learning Resource Center.

Celebration, not sadness, marks holiday Dia de Los Muertos is a Mexican tradition combining Azteca and Roman Catholic practices and beliefs. Five hundred years ago when the Spaniards arrived to what is now México they encountered the indigenous practicing rituals to the dead. The Spaniards, considering this practice as sacrilegious, tried unsuccessfully to eradicate it.

The Day of the Dead is celebrated on two days, Nov. 1 (All Saints Day) and Nov. 2 (All Souls Day). The first day is believed the spirits of the deceased children return, and the adults arrive the second day. The belief is that the dead (or the spirits) return to earth to be with their families and loved ones.

El Día de Los Muertos is a day for reflection.

It is not a sad day. It is a day of celebration, not a day of mourning, and visiting the cemetery on this day is a very popular tradition.

Family members visit the grave sites to pay respects and to pray for the souls of their loved ones. They decorate the gravestones with flowers or coronas (wreaths), and put the deceased’s favorite food on the gravestone. Many people play music and even bring mariachi bands to play for their loved ones. While many people prefer to visit the graves of their loved ones, others build an ofrenda, or an altar in their homes. It consists of a photograph of the one being honored, candles, sugar skulls, bread, water, food and flowers among other things.

The candles are said to help light the way for returning souls to they can find their former homes. Also, candles representing hope and faith burn all night so there is no darkness. The sugar represents day sweetness of life and the skull represents the sadness of death. The multicolored paper use to decorate the altar is said to give a feeling of celebration.

Incense is used, since the time of the Aztecs, to clear the path and for the spirits and to ward off evil. The cenpazuchitl, or Marigolds, also known as “the flower with 400 lives or “flower of the dead” is an important element in honor-

Reflection Blanca L. Diaz ing the dead because, it is believed that the scent of the petals form a welcome path for the spirits on their way to the altar or grave. The petals are strewn from the altar out to the door in the direction of the cemetery to ensure the souls find their resting place.

The most popular foods put on the altars are: tamales, mole, enchiladas, pooled, atole (a drink made with cornmeal and water flavored with various fruits). In the same way, beverages such as horchata, tamarind punch, agua de Jamaica (hibiscus water) are put on the altar.

Also alcoholic drinks like mezcal, charanda, tequila and beer are typical items that make up the altar. One popular element of the Day of the Dead celebration is when people get up early in the morning and go to their relative’s and friend’s house to ask for their muertito. A muertito is a candy made with milk and vanilla and it is in the shape of human body. If you see and friend or relative and are the first one to shout “mi muertito,” that person is suppose to buy you the muertito. Otherwise, if a friend sees you first and shouts “mi muertito”, you are supposed to buy the candy.

I remember getting up early in the morning to be the first one to shout “mi muertito” to my siblings and my friends. I addition, I remember going with my family and friends to visit our loves ones at the cemetery. It is a day you look forward to. It is a beautiful celebration that has been practiced by Mexicans ever since the arrival of the Spaniard to Tenochtitlan, and I am very sure that it will continue to be celebrated for many years to come because it is one of Mexico’s treasures.

Blanca L. Diaz is a Latino Studies student

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Student helps City College keep in tune with tech

By Mary Claire Hartel Contributor

Heather Craig / City Times Media technician Sean Ryan, along with the rest of the multmedia staff, helps keep City College up to speed with classroom technology from data projectors and DVD players to televisions and computers.

What would City College be like without the multimedia department? There would be no classroom movies, no PowerPoint presentations and no data projectors. This is why Sean Ryan, media technician at the City College Multimedia Center, is so important to the school’s faculty.

Ryan began working in the multimedia department as a student six years ago while taking television and film production classes. He slowly learned more and more about the multimedia department and decided to work full time there.

Ryan is the person who makes sure faculty and students are provided with the media they need in a timely fashion. In other words, Ryan is the guy to call to reserve a television, data projector, DVD player or laptop computer for a classroom. He makes sure that the equipment is “up to speed and up to date.”

Ryan starts his workday at the center, in the LRC’s bottom floor, checking daily reservations.

He then collects the equipment needed for the day and ensures all the equipment is in working order before delivering it to classrooms. He asks that teachers make reservations at least two days in advance to make sure that equipment is available.

He recently represented City College at The Consortium of College and University Media Centers’ 2005 conference in Portland. The conference drew people from university and college multimedia departments across the country to talk about technological advances in instructional media. Ryan said the main discussion was about the transition from analog to digital media, and developing the resources to implement this transition.

The “media classroom” is the future of technological advancements at City College. Ryan said the concept is “a classroom equipped with integrated multimedia systems allowing

Scholarship coordinator urges students to apply now

Photographer has passion for teaching Professor building new image for department

By Natalie Perino-Terashima Contributor

By Amanda Hosler Contributor David Eichenger’s passion for photography began at the age of 15. After taking a class in high school, he not only wanted to capture images from around the world. He wanted to teach others to how to explore the art as well.

“I am one of those freaks who knew what I wanted to do when I was a teen,” Eichenger said.

Eichenger started teaching in the Los Angeles area after receiving his Master of Arts degree in photography from California State University at Long Beach.

In January of this year, he transferred to San Diego and began teaching fulltime at San Diego City College.

When asked if he was happy about the move, he responded, “It’s San Diego.

Of course I am.”

Eichenger’s primary focus is fine art, rather than commercial work. He teaches both beginning and advanced level photography classes, including fashion, and more courses will be added to the program in the coming year.

Since his arrival, Eichenger has worked hard to re-vamp the college’s photography department, setting up a student exhibit on the walls. He also stated that there are plans for an extension and gallery, which will be located in the current day care facility building, following the facility’s relocation.

Additionally, Eichenger has put together Euro Foto, an 8-week summer abroad program for photography students, scheduled for 2006. Students

instructional presentation utilizing computer based production, DVD, internet, audio sound systems and other teaching tools.”

City College has already refurbished some its classrooms into media classrooms, such as the Educational Technology Center. Two rooms in the B building, B-202 and B-204, are now updated with multimedia presentation workstations.

These workstations consist of a big wooden podium with a flatscreen monitor for the teacher to look at; they can deliver computer-based presentations with a touch of a finger.

The classrooms have ceiling-mounted projectors to show presentations at the front of the room on a white background, affording even a student with poor sight the ability to see every detail of the presentation.

Complications with messy cables, inadequate sound systems and poor projector images have been eliminated, Ryan, explained, making classroom lectures run smoothly.

Heather Craig / City Times David Eichinger joined the City College photography program this year. will have the opportunity to earn up to 12 semester units on this trip. They will visit London, Paris, Venice, Austria, Prague and the Italian Rivera.

Eichenger has found from his experience these are great places to photograph.

Eichenger has already taken students from San Diego to visit the school where he taught in Los Angeles, and said that it was amazing to see how his former students have grown.

Eichenger is an established professional whose photos are displayed in galleries. Currently, his work can be seen at Cypress College Photo Gallery through Dec. 9. Further information is available in the photography department in room T-215. However, his major interest is not in making the sale. His real passion is teaching.

The photography industry is highly

competitive, and definitely one that is based on who you know. Eichenger used the example of former NBC President and television producer Fred Silverman and his son, Jay. He said that while Jay Silverman may be a well-known photographer, it’s not necessarily because he shoots better photos.

Eichenger does see students go onto succeed in photography, however. The industry is broad enough. If taste where an indicator, Eichenger is progressive in his thinking.

“Jerry Uelsmann is the first thing that pops in my head, not Ansel Adams,” he said of his favorite photographer.

City College now has two full-time photography professors. The program is advancing and expanding. Eichenger said he is very enthusiastic about teaching, the upcoming classes, Euro Foto and renovations that will take place.

The scholarship application deadline at City College is Dec. 9.

Scholarship Coordinator Carmen Ruffo offers this advice: “To be successful, students should apply for as many scholarships as they qualify for and comply with the requirements.”

City College has three offices that provide information for students on scholarships and financial aid. Ruffo works in the Student Affairs office, where students can find City College’s free Scholarship Book. The Carmen Ruffo book has scholarship information exclusively for City College students. Internet access is available in the office, with City College’s listing of more than 100 scholarship sites.

The Career Transfer Center has information for students who plan to transfer to a four-year university in less than a year. Ruffo suggests that transfer students contact the university they plan to attend because these schools have more scholarships available specifically for their students.

City College’s Financial Aid office has information on federal and state grants.

“Students often ask me, ‘How much money can I get? How many scholarships do I qualify for? How many can I apply for?’” Ruffo says. Her advice to students is to apply for as many scholarships as they qualify for.

Ruffo also says that students’ success with scholarships is a direct combination

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Apply Continued from Page 10 of taking the time to apply and making sure they meet all the requirements.

“We had a student four years ago who was granted $30,000 in scholarships.”

Ruffo says, “This year, we have a student who has reached almost $20,000. It just shows the possibilities available for students who dedicate themselves.”

Ruffo has worked at City College for six years. Her responsibilities as City College’s scholarship coordinator include finding, providing and advertising scholarship opportunities for City College students.

Ruffo says that her love for students and her desire to see them succeed in life is what bought her to work as the Scholarship Coordinator for City College. Before coming to City College, she worked at the Educational Cultural Complex (ECC) in the Continuing Education Department.

Ruffo has worked in education for more than 30 years.

Athlete Continued from Page 12 lead by working hard in school to remain eligible for competition.

“I had some complications in the beginning with being able to play,” she says, “and I felt what it was like not to play.”

Soria credits coaches and teachers who have encouraged her not to give up, but

rather to pursue her passion for competition.

“I play hard, and so many people have done so much to inspire me to play that I don’t want to let them down,” she says.

Although she has dreams of continuing her career, she is currently concentrating on the near future.

The volleyball program is off to a winning start, and Soria is enjoying its success. She says the team has good chemistry and has been working well together.

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Sophomore volleyball player grateful for experience ‘Sports is the reason why I’m in school,’ volleyball player says

By Jessica Brown City Times Few student-athletes have the honor of being chosen Athlete of the Week, a recognition given by the Pacific Coast Conference, but San Diego City College sophomore Caroline Soria has earned the distinction twice.

Soria was chosen once during the spring season for softball and was recently picked again for her efforts in volleyball.

However, this San Diego native does not allow the attention to inflate her ego. Rather, she says being selected as a standout athlete only helps her to feel

that she is doing her job.

Soria says she is a hardworking competitor who views her ability to play sports as the main reason why she attends college, and her desire to finish school is fueled by a love for competition.

“Sports is the reason why I’m in school,” she says. “People say I’m a student-athlete, but I like to say I’m a student because I’m an athlete.”

Soria graduated from San Diego High School in 2004 and has been playing sports since she was in grade school. In addition to volleyball and softball, she also played basketball throughout her high school career. She says playing organized sports has taught her many lessons about life.

“It makes me compete in everything I do,” she says.

Soria also acknowledges that she has learned about punctu-

Women’s basketball set to return to City College Program to play again after 12-year absence from campus

them a collegiate opportunity to succeed,” said McGinnis. As the women’s basketball team is set to return in the fall, one may wonder why it disappeared in the first place.

By Edgard Guerrero City Times

Women’s basketball program was terminated in the fall of 1993 because our facilities were just not accommodating enough.

San Diego City College for the first time 12 years is bringing back women’s basketball and is currently in search of a coach.

The last time SDCC had a women’s basketball program was in the fall of 1993. Now, in the fall of 2006 the conversations of women’s basketball will once again roam thru campus.

However, first things first, which means that there’s a Head Coach opening to be filled to take charge of the women’s basketball program.

There are some requirements for those interested in coaching the SDCC women’s basketball team. Among them is either having a Masters or Bachelors degree in Physical Education and two years of experience in coaching.

“Right now the position is advertised as part time, however, we are looking for someone who can teach a class or two and coach at the same time,” said assistant athletic director Kathy McGinnis.

The exercise science program here at City offers many courses that teach either a specific sport or program that’s as diverse as our campus. With the women’s basketball program and a course added to it, the opportunities to excel are greater. Not only for City students but for transfer students as well.

“We have kids from right across the street at San Diego High School that are coming here in the fall and with these kind of programs we can offer

“We didn’t have a facility, and it was part of a master plan, that when we got a well enough facility we would again install the program,” said athletic director Cassie Macias.

The new Harry West Gym is that facility that offers more space and time for the return of the program. However, the women’s basketball program was not the only sport that was canceled.

There were six other sports that were canceled at the same time and that are still on the waiting list to return.

Some of the other sports that were cancelled were: wrestling, golf, badminton and football, among others.

“In the fall of ‘93 we lost about six other sports due to a budget crisis at the time. We have brought most of them back, with some exceptions, due to many factors,” said Macias.

As the fall approaches, students and staff can look forward to having a women’s basketball team, again.

“I think it’s awesome, and it will fit the diverse population of our campus,” said women’s volleyball coach Dede Bodnar.

Professor Bodnar of Health 101 offers class points to those who attend a sports match. A whole season of women’s basketball gives an extended opportunity for those tempting points.

CityPeople ality and determination, adding that it is important to be on time for class and to work, and that participating in athletics has also taught her to always put in a good effort.

Although she hopes to transfer to a four-year school with an athletic scholarship, Soria knows that getting a good education is more important than being part of any intercollegiate team.

“I can’t play sports all my life,” she says. “I’ve got to have something to fall back on.”

Soria also says she is glad that organized athletics give students like her a chance to succeed in school, and she hopes that others might follow her

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Heather Craig / City Times Caroline Soria has been named PCC athlete of the week twice.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK ■ Mike Willrich / Men’s Soccer

■ Nicole Zepeda / Women’s Soccer

San Diego City men’s soccer player Mike Willrich was selected as the Pacific Coast Conference player of the week ending Oct. 23. The former high school star (Willrich was the San Diego selection for CIF player of the year in 2004) scored two goals in City’s 4-0 victory over Palomar. Willrich’s six goals during conference play is tied with City’s Oscar Espinoza for the biggest total in the PCC. — Shane Crumrine

San Diego City women’s soccer player Nicole Zepeda was selected as the women’s soccer player of the week ending Oct. 16. Zepeda, who has 10 goals overall this season, has scored an impressive seven in the teams first eleven conference games. Zepeda’s seven goals are good enough to tie her for fourth in the Conference with five other women. Her goal total ranks as number 69th in the entire state.

— Shane Crumrine

Women’s soccer keeps goals in sight

By Shane Crumrine City Times The San Diego City College women’s soccer team is trying to improve on a disappointing preseason, where they finished 1-8, and the team is up for the challenge according to head coach Andrea Milburn who is in her second year at City.

The team has already surpassed their wins from last years conference schedule, which was two, with their record of 6-6-2 this season.

“I’ve been very pleased with my team’s performance through the first round of conference play,” says coach Milburn. “I feel we didn’t play to our full potential during the preseason, which didn’t allow us to obtain the results we had hoped for. Since conference play started, the team has found a rhythm and a system of play that is working well for us. The ladies are working hard, both as individuals and as a team, which is allowing us to find success,” says Milburn.

One of the team’s goals going into conference play was to finish the season in fourth place in the Pacific Coast Conference, a goal that was achieved with their six wins.

“As of right now, we are right were we need to be, and as we

continue to make minor adjustments and fine tune we hope to challenge the top three,” says Milburn.

With six returning players from last year’s team, all impact players according to Milburn; the team has a good nucleus of young talent that they, and the coaching staff are hoping to build upon in the years ahead. Led by freshmen Nicole Zepeda, who is the Knights’ leading goal scorer with 11, and an impressive eight during conference play, the teams future looks bright.

Zepeda, who earned City’s athlete of the month for the month of October, scored two goals and recorded an assist in City’s 3-0 victories over MiraCosta. As well as player of the month honors, Zepeda also received high praise from her coach for her hard work and outstanding play.

“Nicole Zepeda has been an asset to our offense,” says Milburn. “Nicole is a very hard worker, she gives 100 percent all the time no matter where she is playing on the field. She has speed a and creativity that allows her to get behind the defense and be a scoring threat.”

“She (Zepeda) is small, (5-0) but she is quick and aggressive which allows her to beat even the strongest opponents,” says Milburn.

Also receiving honors was the Knights sophomore midfielder Giselle Covington, who was selected as the Pacific Coast Conference women’s athlete of the week for the week that ended on Nov.13. Covington scored two of City’s four goals in their shutout victory over MiraCosta on Nov.9; this shutout was the fourth by the Knights this season.

Despite the team’s improvement over the past year there is still room for more tweaking.

The Knights so far this season have lacked the consistent defense it takes to field a championship team. Their leading goalkeeper in minutes has given up a PCC high 1.94 goals against avg. This season. Although, she has shown her durability this year recording 835 minutes of game time patrolling the net, which is the third highest in the conference. These are all things the coaching staff are hoping to improve on, but do not think will hold them back.

The team won two of its last three games of the season, 1-0 over Imperial Valley, 4-0 over MiraCosta, and losing 3-0 to Mesa, to bring its record to a respectable .500 and a fourth place finish in which the team set as one of its goals.