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Inaugural International Book Fair brings authors from around the world

Culture comes to campus

By Lizzie LaceyCity Times

“Grease” is the word at San Diego City College from Octo-ber 27 - November 12.

“Grease,” which premiered on Broadway in 1972, por-trays the romantic dilemmas of wholesome Sandy and greaser Danny Zuko.

As the T-Birds and the Pink Ladies, they live out their senior year through song and dance, choreographed by co-chair of the Visual and Performing Arts Department Alicia Rincon.

The cast of 35 includes 10 San Diego City High School students who are part of a new memorandum of understand-ing between San Diego City College Visual and Performing Arts Department and San Diego High School Media, Visual and Performing Arts Academy to help make students’ transition to college easier.

The vibrant and colorful costumes designed by Carol Whaley and a set by Duane Gardella take us back to Rydell High, 1959.

The production is an “explo-sion of energy, joy, and tremen-dous charm,” according to June Richards, the director and the

Performers get ready for opening night during a dress rehearsal on Oct. 25. Photos by Lizzie Lacey / City Times

By Scott LandheerCity Times

The fate of Proposition N, the $870 million bond measure for improvements in the district, will be decided Nov. 7 when voters take to the polls in San Diego County.

Chancellor Constance M. Carroll is hopeful the measure will pass.

“Proposition N will provide significant improvements to benefit the students of City Col-lege and throughout the dis-trict,” said Carroll. “This bond measure is a no-nonsense mea-sure that focuses entirely upon the instructional needs of our students who deserve the best facilities and equipment we can provide for their education.”

A poll taken by the campaign for Prop. N in September showed 60 percent were in favor, 14 percent were opposed and 26 per-cent were undecided, according to Barry Garron, Director of Public Information and Government Relations for the district.

The bond needs to be approved by 55 percent of voters to pass.

Aside from the need to upgrade aging buildings, Prop. N was also developed to meet the needs of a growing student body. Within the next 10 years, the district expects enrollment to increase from 100,000 to 125,000.

‘Grease’ Lightning

By Julie GillespieCity Times

In a recent editorial in The San Diego Union-Tribune regarding Proposition N, which will be on the November ballot, the editors stated their strong opposition to the proposed bond.

“It’s too much, too soon. Voters should reject [the bond],” the article said.

This has baffled and disappointed San Diego Community College District officials.

Prop. N will provide the San Diego Commu-nity College District with the funding to continue the projects that have been started already and to go forward on those projects that have been proposed.

Though the Union Tribune agrees there is “no question, most district facilities do need repair, renovation or upgrades,” they argue that four years ago the district asked for money with Prop-osition S giving the same reasons for needing Prop. N now.

Prop. S gave the school district $685 million

U-T editorial disappointscollege district officials

‘Grease’ now playing at Saville Theatre

Chancellor champions Proposition N

By Lizzie LaceyCity Times

City College and the San Diego High School Media, Visual and Per-forming Arts Academy, have come to an agreement to allow students at the high school to enroll in City College classes.

The goal is to provide continued academic enrichment and decrease the dropout rate by allowing students to get used to the idea of going to col-

lege. The high school is one of the six

schools funded under the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Grant.

Thirty faculty and staff members from San Diego High School, includ-ing Principal Shirley Rehkopf, met with City’s Winston Butler, dean of the School of Arts, Humanities, Com-munications and Telecommunica-tions, President Terrence Burgess,

City teams with high school

See GREASE, Page 6 See HIGH SCHOOL, Page 6

See PROP. N, Page 7

See DISSAPPOINT, Page 7

College and high school students perform with ‘Grease Lightning.’

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OCTOBER■ “Grease” 10/27-11/12/06 Location: Saville Theater on campus Call (619) 388-3676■ Financial Aid Event “Halloween Theme” 10/31/06 @ 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. Location: In front of the Financial Aid office■ Halloween Event 10/31/06 @ 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Location: Gorton Quad Raffle, Costume Contest, Candy

NOVEMBER■ Muertos Celebration 11/1/06 @ 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Location: Gorton Quad World Cultures Club and A.S.■ Dia de los Muertos Cultural Altar 11/1/06 @ 2 p.m. Location: L102■ Sports Event: W. Volleyball 11/1/06 @ 6 p.m. Location: Cuyamaca (away)■ Sports Event: M. Soccer 11/1/06 @ 3 p.m. Location: Southwestern (away)■ Sports Event: W. Soccer 11/1/06 @ 3 p.m. Imperial Valley (away)■ Sports Event: W. Soccer 11/3/06 @ 3 p.m. Mira Costa (home)■ Sports Event: M. Soccer 11/3/06 @ 1 p.m. Location: Palomar (home)■ Sports Event: W. Volleyball 11/3/06 @ 6 p.m. Location: Grossmont (home)

■ Sports Event: W. Volleyball 11/8/06 @ 6 p.m. Location: Southwestern (away)■ Sports Event: M. Soccer 11/8/06 @ 1 p.m. Location: Imperial Valley (home)■ Sports Event: W. Soccer 11/8/06 @ 3 p.m. San Diego Mesa (home)■ Blood drive 11/9/06 @ 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Location: Gorton Quad on campus■ Movie Night 11/9/06 @ 7 p.m. Location: Gorton Quad Popcorn, soda and candy ■ 4 mile run fundraiser for new equipment 11/11/06 @ 8:30 a. m. Loctaion: Morley Feild■ Sports Event: M. Soccer 11/13/06 @ 3 p.m. Location: Cuyamaca (home)■ Sports Event: W. Soccer 11/14/06 @ 3 p.m. Palomar (away)■ Financial Aid Event “San Diego Chargers and/or Football Theme” 11/15/06 @ 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. Location: In front of the financial aid office■ Latino Film Festival 11/16/06 @ 7 p.m. Location: Museum of Photographic Arts, Balboa Park■ Plaid Tidings 11/17-12/3/06 Location: Spreckels Theater■ Latino Film Festival 11/30/06 @ 7 p.m. Location: Museum of Photographic Arts, Balboa Park

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Staff members from City Times went home with several awards Oct. 26 from the San Diego Press Club.

The awards follow honors given to City Times before the start of the semes-ter from the Society of Professional Jour-nalists and San Diego County Fair.

City Times took second place for Best College Newspaper, along with seven other awards, June 22 at the Society of Professional Journalists awards ban-quet. The paper also won a First Place ribbon in this year’s Student Showcase at the San Diego County Fair plus Best in Class for its feature coverage.

The Press Club’s Oct. 26 banquet was held this year at Chuey’s restaurant downtown, at which five staff members won awards:

■ Lauren Ciallella — current Arts editor, second place review for write-up on Indigo Grill restaurant

■ Mauro Aragon — second place front-page design for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s campus visit

■ Dashiell Kuhr — third place front-page design for Iraq War protest cover-age

■ Nicole Ribera — third place feature

layout for Language Day coverage ■ Cindy Wimer — Fall 2005 editor-

in-chief, second place award for opinion about abortion debate

At SPJ’s banquet in June, staff mem-bers won seven awards:

■ Feature Story Second Place: Dashi-ell Kuhr, Finding success in the middle

Honorable Mention: Judy Sarup, Born out of necessity

■ Review/Criticism Second Place Lauren Ciallella, Sushi Deli 2 Ranks No. 1

■ Headline First Place: Lauren Cial-lella, The Whine of Sideways

Second Place: Jonathan Pivar, Ensal-ada Just North of Ensenada

“It makes the reader want to read the review. Quirky hed that sums up the reviewer’s opinion of film in a nutshell,” judges commented about Ciallella’s win-ning headline for her review about the movie “Sideways.”

■Photography Honorable Mention: Mike Sullivan, Basketball has Eye on Repeat Championship

■ Layout & Design Second Place: Sandi Garcia, City Times Wins Key Grant

City Times staffers win awardsfrom San Diego Press Club

By Chris RiceCity Times

It takes the right set of eyes to see it, but look closely enough and the evidence is there. Someone is breaking the law on campus. Code 84.12 (e) to be exact.

Despite the efforts of San Diego Community College District to prevent it by the installation of skate stoppers on curbs and handrails, there is still plenty of proof that this activity is being pursued here at City College. From the multiple shades of paint on certain handrails to a strategically waxed curb, somebody is using campus for more than just an education.

An equal mix of skateboards and bmx’ers are using popular spots such as the campus theater for their extra-cur-ricular activities. However, Sergeant Gemma Styles of the campus police does “not characterize it (skateboard-

ing) being a huge problem” here at City. Verbal warnings are given on the first instance and usually average one or two a day on weekends. Citations are nor-mally only issued to repeat offenders.

Due to the longer commutes and flat-ter terrain, Sergeant Styles believes Mesa is experiencing more problems than City College when it comes to heavy bicycle and skateboard traffic. The hills and stairs around City combined with a more compact campus, reduces the necessity of using bikes and boards to go from class to class.

The introduction of skate stoppers has significantly reduced the number of future X-Games contenders on campus. All things considered, with the number of skate parks in the area and the ever present possibility of legal action, City College is no longer the skateboarding hotspot it was in the past.

No skateboarding on campus

Oct. 31, 2006 City Times 3CityNews

By David J. OlenderCityTimes

More than 170 City College students, faculty and staff par-ticipated in the American Lung Association’s fourth annual Asthma Walk on Sept. 24 at the Naval Training Center Promenade at Liberty Station in Point Loma.

“As a person having suf-fered from asthma in my teens I have a great deal of empathy for everyone suffering from any kind of lung condition and realize how important it is to bring about awareness of lung health,” said San Diego City College’s Associated Student Government President, Fabian Francisco.

“I would like to see more students participate in the fight against all forms of lung disease.”

The five-mile walk was designed to recognize and support more than 20 mil-lion Americans suffering from asthma. All funds raised for the event will finance lung research, anti-smoking pro-grams, asthma education pro-grams and the promotion of clean air.

The American Lung Asso-ciation holds annual Asthma Walks all over the United States with the goal of rais-ing money in support of and spreading awareness about lung disease. The American Lung Association’s California fall schedule included stops in Fresno on Sept. 23, then San Diego, Oakland, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Jose, Chico, Riverside, Santa Rosa, Irvine, ending in Los Angeles on Nov. 5.

“This is City College’s first experience pulling together a team in effort to raise funds to help stamp out asthma and promote global awareness in regards to lung disease,” said Mary Benard, dean of sciences, nursing, health and athletics at City College.

“We are also looking to see what we can do to diminish smoking on campus.”

In addition to walking them-selves, people had the opportu-nity to volunteer for the walk, sponsor a walker or make a donation to the cause.

Team Research San Diego, KUSI News San Diego and Medicinova sponsored the

See WALK, Page 7

Faculty, students walk fora causeOver 170 from City take part in Lung Assoc. asthma walk

By Scott LandheerCityTimes

The San Diego City College Bookstore became the first in the district to offer a book rental program this fall when it began renting one title.

The book that was chosen to start the program is “Insel-Core Concepts in Health; Brief,” used in Health 101, in part because every student must take the course to graduate, according to Dee Dee Porter, City College’s bookstore super-visor.

The rental fee is $21 com-

pared to nearly $70 that stu-dents would pay to buy the book new.

When starting the program, the first of two requirements Porter wanted to meet was to find a faculty member who would commit to using the same text book for three years, according to district bookstore supervisor, Nancy Wichmann.

The faculty member who agreed, Kathy McGinnis, assistant athletic director and professor of Health, Exercise Science and Athletics, said she first became interested in the idea of book rental when she

heard about a similar program that was started at Southwest-ern College in Chula Vista.

McGinnis said she usually

plans to use a book for three years when she chooses one, so

Low on cash? Rent your books on campus

By Maria DeLorenzoCity Times

The first City College International Book Fair hit it off this year with two days of readings including one Sat-urday of booksellers and an eclectic group of vendors.

The book fair took place at the Saville Theatre on Octo-ber 13 and 14 and boasted an attendance approximated at 2,500 people, in spite of the rain on Saturday morning, which threatened the outdoor vendors.

The readings featured a large group of novelists, poets, international writers, and political writers. Celebrated poet Jimmy Santiago Baca was the last to read and he drew a large crowd and signed books afterwards.

“The turnout exceeded my hopes. The thing that really struck me the most was how grateful people seemed…the feedback has been really

great,” said Kelly Mayhew, an English professor here at City College and one of the primary organizers of the book fair.

“People came up to me and said ‘who would’ve thought something like this would happen in San Diego?’” said Mayhew.

It’s the current lack of an active literary scene and com-

munity events like this that inspired the event.

The idea of the book fair came initially from City Col-lege President Terrence Bur-gess who was inspired by a community college in Miami, which is now in its 23rd year of the Miami Dade International Book Fair.

Burgess visited Miami and

saw how their book fair was operating, “When I was there I spoke with the president and told him I wanted to emu-late what they had done there with their book fair, which is one of the biggest book fairs in the nation.”

Miami Dade College had started a literary center, which became the home for organizing the book fair. Bur-gess did the same and founded the literary center, headed by Jim Miller, City College Eng-lish professor and one of the founders of the City Works Press.

“My grand vision is that we design a literary center for literary arts that will become the home for the City Works anthology, the City Works Press and the International Book Fair,” said Burgess.

Burgess also said that if Proposition N passes there will be money for a whole new

First book fair a smashing success

The campus bookstore is now allowing students to rent textbooks. Scott Landheer / City Times

Celebrated author and poet Jimmy Santiago Baca signs books at the first City College International Book Fair.

Visitors browse the book vendors in front of Saville Theatre.

Photos by Maria DeLorenzo / City Times

See BOOK FAIR, Page 7

See RENT, Page 7

San Diego City College has a “3 absence equal’s drop rule”. According to district policy, if a student misses the number of days equal to the number of scheduled classes in a week, the professor “may” drop the stu-dent. If a student misses twice the number of days scheduled in a week before the drop date, the teacher is “required” to drop the student.

This rule is beyond ridicu-lous. College is optional edu-cation and should not be mandatory once enrolled.

It is well know that this rule was imposed because the school is given tax payers dollars for every student that is in class. The goal is to get the maximum amount of money by limiting days students can be absent.

The problem arises because once the student is dropped all the taxed dollars received to pay the tuition, books, and what-ever else is paid for becomes an immediate waste of federal dollars as well as the student’s time.

As publicized in the media, there is no attendance require-ment at the University level. They leave optional education optional.

Many times instructors lec-ture from a PowerPoint or out-line information straight out the book.

Students are required to do the reading and the teachers summarize the book over a two hour class period.

For students that read the book, this maybe the time to ask questions and obtain a better understanding. For other stu-dents, it may be the time to get the summary of the book.

But for some student having a double dose of the same mate-rial does not mean a better understanding and is seen as a waste of time.

At community college, there are many students whose day do not start or end while on campus. Some of those students are parents that have to ensure proper day care is in order.

It baffles me to know that the third World War can start any time in the up-coming years, or even months. I mean, World War III, yet still, I’m stuck at the Gap making what I consider to be a tough decision between faded jeans or the ripped jeans.

It never ceases to surprise me on how little I know on what’s currently going on in the world. Sure, I’ve heard of the war that’s currently going on in Iraq, but also, I heard on how this new Justin Timberlake CD has come out, and it’s supposed to be really good.

I mean seriously, there is a war going on, and all people care about is their Myspace and if they’ve gotten any new mes-sages or new friend request.

But in reality, it scares me that I’m not informed about anything. I work full time in a pretty busy job, I go to school in the mornings and on my days off, well, they are my days off. In between, I don’t have much time to turn on the television and watch the news. I especially don’t have time to grab a news-paper and sit down and actually read on current events.

My television doesn’t even have an antenna, and I can’t afford cable. The only reason I have it is because it co-exists in harmony with my DVD player, my Play Station 2 and my Nin-tendo Gamecube.

So when I heard my fellow City Times co-workers having a rather heated discussion on how there is a possibility of World War III and maybe even a possible draft, I was in pure and utter shock.

I knew things were bad, but I just didn’t realize how bad they actually were. Thinking about it, we still have hundreds of troops fighting in Iraq. And honestly, I seriously still, to this very day, don’t know why our troops are still over there.

All these thoughts came to me when I was trying to decide whether I wanted to get the faded jeans or the ripped ones at the Gap. And then it hit me, I can’t believe that pick-

ing between two jeans is much more important than knowing of a possible World War III.

But I realize now that I’m not really alone in that realiza-tion …

I walk through campus and see how everyone is in their own little world. People have more important things going on, and don’t have much time to even consider worrying about politics.

Walking through campus, I hear how this guy wants to get another tattoo. How this girl’s boyfriend cheated on her with some other girl, and how all this is much more important than some war going on in some foreign land.

We’re all busy people, too busy to realize that the clock is ticking. Too busy to realize that nuclear war can start anytime in the up coming years, and we aren’t all too informed about it.

Yet, life goes on, and I decided to pick both jeans instead of just one or the other … I mean, I only live once, right?

Luis Bahena is City Times’ opinion editor

Recently published in the City Times was an article enti-tled, “Women taking over: Do men even care?” It sent chills through my body as I read comments quoted by unnamed, chauvinistic men.

For years women have been fighting for equality. That means to be seen as equal, not as a replacement to the male role but a contributor to the household. Women are challenging the traditions and degrading beliefs of the capabilities of women. Women are present in every sector of the work field including politics, law, military, construction, medicine, and teaching.

Yes, more women are putting off marriage and upgrad-ing from the traditional broom and dustpan way of life to the business world. The only justification that kept women in an apron by men for so long was education. Now, women make up over half the student body in American colleges and scor-ing better then the once considered “mentally advanced” y –chromosomes.

To the men that stated “men are naturally smarter, and therefore, don’t have to work as hard” and backed his argu-ment with SAT scores. I would encourage you to read the results closer because typically in math and sciences men score higher.

The widely acknowledged justification for that is because how society challenges men more in those subjects and requires them to succeed. Yes, we all sit in the same class-room but it is more socially acceptable and expected for men to succeed in math and science while women succeed in English.

While you were shouting “vroom” with your Hotwheel cars, girls were putting sentences together and having mini social parties with friends.

“I’m only dating pre-med majors” said an unnamed male freshman in the previous issue. The role of a relationship is not for you to become the trophy husband that sits at home all day and works on leisure projects but for you to contrib-ute to the relationship, mentally, physically, emotionally, and financially.

Women are fighting to become your equal, your partner, and not your replacement. Just because we take the driver’s seat does not mean you get the backseat.

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Oct. 31, 2006 City Times 5CityArts

From Dumpsters to Hipsters: Up and coming neighborhoods offer hot spots close to campus

Golden Hill’s silver lining

Alaskan inspiration

By David J. OlenderCity Times

Cyoonchung P. Kim, profes-sor of fine arts at San Diego City College, accomplished instil-lation artist and mixed media ceramics sculptor, displayed her most recent collection at Palomar College’s Boehm Gal-lery Sept. 26 – Oct. 20.

All the pieces showed in the exhibit entitled “Ice Forma-tions” took approximately four and a half years to complete and was inspired by Kim’s 2001 trip to Alaska.

“Alaska’s huge presence inspired me and made me real-ize that I am just a spec of life in this enormous universe,” said Kim.

“I took many photos of differ-ent ice forms, which served as reference for inspiration. The helicopter ride in particular was spectacular. I observed the depth of ice and the way the light reflected off of it.”

For this collection, Kim said she focused on “comparing the cycle of nature to the life cycle

of humans, which makes me feel humble,” Kim said. “In comparison, we humans are so temporary.”

A native Korean, Kim’s style of art and motivation reflects how Eastern culture has influ-enced her work.

“In eastern philosophy, typi-cally in landscape paintings, humans are seen as small com-pared to the universe, whereas American or western culture portrays humans as the center of the universe,” said Kim.

Kim studied fine arts at Seoul University in Korea, achieving both a Bachelors and Masters of fine arts.

Kim also received a Masters of fine arts at the University of Berkeley California through the regent fellowship program, which proved to be a totally dif-ferent experience for Kim.

“I thought it was odd how American artists were so funky, so abstract,” said Kim. “I was always used to very formal styles of art, but it forced me outside the box, reassuring the kind of artist I really am.”

Alaskan influence behind City professor’s most recent collection

Clockwise from above, “Frozen Perspective,” “Ice Canyon” and “Vanish-ing Trail.” Materials include stoneware, glass, wood, resin and ceram-ics.

Photos By David J. Olender / City Times

Editor’s Note: This the third install-ment in a series reviewing some of San Diego’s eclectic neighborhood hot spots. Part Three—Golden Hill

By Lauren CiallellaCity Times

It’s hard to say exactly where the perimeters of this neighborhood begin and end, since much of what used to be considered Golden Hill is now grouped with South Park (because of its sky-rocketing real estate). Lately it’s been defined between Juniper Street, I-5, 34th Street and Route 94. Still rough around the edges, Golden Hill is already alter-ing its scruffy aura to present a cleaner, more inviting image. Town renovations bring crowds and on the verge of explod-ing, Golden Hill’s freshly polished image still manages to maintain enough of its boorish self to keep things interesting.

I’ve got the Golden Ticket

■ Where the turf “meats” the mirth — Isn’t the whole point of going out to eat that someone else does the cooking for you? The Turf Supper Club (1116 25th St.) quickly answers back that cook-ing your own food is all part of the fun. Its hula lounge/ Rat Pack aesthetic is laden with heavy handed bartenders

and extra friendly clientele. This steak-house (chicken and veggie options also) poses as anything but the normal “sit down” meal. The large griddle stands in the middle of the dining room for every-one to share, throwing the entire restau-rant into motion with its constant flow

of people leaving their tables to check on the food. Conversations, while wait-ing for garlic bread to toast, have you buddying up with strangers and feeling like old pals by the time your steak is medium rare. The interactive nature brings a personal aspect to dining out that rarely comes with a chef cooked meal and is the perfect venue for some serious socializing.

■ The Life of Pie — Luigi’s Pizze-ria (1137 25th St.) breathes life into San Diego’s pizza scene and is somehow still undiscovered. They’ve precisely repli-cated East Coast style pizza and are one of the only accurate portrayers in the area. It’s not just about thin crust. It’s about the distinct nuance of pizza oven flavor and the coarse corn meal textured bottom. Walk into a simple storefront

equipped with a few ovens and a display case filled solely with pizza. Their spin-ach pie with ricotta and garlic is light, fresh and a delicious detour from the traditional red sauce. Barbeque chicken pizza with red onions and their hearty sausage/tomato pie also make for an appetizing change of pace. Sold whole or by the slice, it makes for a cheap, filling and impressive meal.

■ Fall through the Krack’s — Kraka-toa (1128 25th St.) sits right on the main drag, but upon entering the porch of this transformed craftsman, you feel trans-ported to an open roofed tree-house as greenery sprawls over the outside deck. A secluded back table under “nature’s roof” has you listening for rain forest

Scott Landheer / City TimesNearby hills offer “Golden” spots with an easy going environment.

David J. Olender / City TimesThe Turf Supper Club offers anything but a traditional restaurant experience.

See HIPSTERS, Page 6

noises under its overgrown, yet well kept foliage and feeling like a character in Swiss Family Robinson, if they served coffee. The interior also seems oddly out of place, but in the most delightful way. It’s as if someone set up a pastry case in the living room and no one had the audacity to mention it. Both elements bring a fantastical, but simple flare to this ordinary, little shop. Their smooth-ies, not the healthy fruit ones (that they do offer), but indulgent choices like the peanut butter and banana smoothie with frozen yogurt is worth taking some time to enjoy and if you’re feeling lucky, punk, then try the strawberry cheesecake smoothie- it’s a little rich (cream cheese will do that)! They also offer sandwiches made with telera rolls, whole wheat Mexican bread and serve it toasted with butter and cinnamon sugar. It makes for a warm breakfast treat at this hideaway that’s still on the beaten path.

■ An Outpouring of Emulsions — Influx (1948 Broadway) is the exact

opposite of a surreal tree-house with its sheik air of Soho minimalism. It does stand out on its own as a coffeehouse with a quaffed Manhattan-esque quality and museum-like ambiance. Heels sting hardwood floors and simple tables line the wall, as a red sofa becomes the focal point against stark white walls. This is a good place to get some work done or think serious thoughts while sipping a potent Mexican mocha. There’s nothing like brooding over a good book with two shots of espresso mixed with brownie. It gets the juices flowing and so do the Italian sodas, mixing the flavored syrup of choice with sparking water-a unique treat and oh, so European. Their “crois-sant melt” drips brie and black forest ham with honey Dijon on the side. It’s as decadent and fabulous as it sounds. The “goat” salad blends goat cheese, cranberries and candied pecans and is by law a winning combination. Sleek and modern, the simplicity allows focus on the food and drink while feeding your sophisticated side.

Golden Tip

The annual Halloween Block Party (Oct. 28 this year) takes place on 21st St. between B and C streets and features live bands, food and drink.

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HipstersContinued from Page 5

The atmosphere of Influx coffeehouse has hints of Soho and Manhattan.

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co-chair of the Visual and Performing Arts Department. She is assisted by Gregory Oberle, the director of the The-atre Program at San Diego City College.

Erica Soares, who plays spunky Rizzo, has been in several shows at SDCC. She convinced the jock of the family, her younger brother Kevin, to audition for the show with her.

He was cast as lead Danny Zuko. Kevin is currently majoring in business at Point Loma Nazarene University. “Grease” is his theatrical debut.

Sandy is played by Dawn Mitschele, a singer/songwriter who has been per-forming vocally her entire life. Mitschele began acting when she entered City Col-lege last year.

She loves her character’s transition at the end of the show when innocent and sweet Sandy finally lets loose.

“The cast is super fun,” according to Daniel Souza, who plays Kenickie.

They have been rehearsing since the second week of September and Jenni-fer Prviance, who plays nerdy Jan, is “excited because we’ve worked hard on this and now we get to put it in front of an audience. The energy from the audi-ence is what I love.”

“Grease” will be presented at San Diego City College’s Saville Theatre located at 15th Street and C Street on Friday and Saturday nights at 8 p.m. and Sunday afternoons at 2 p.m. through November 12.

Tickets are $15 for general admis-sion and $10 for students, military and seniors. There is a special rate of $8 for City College staff and students.

For more information contact June Richards at (619) 388-3676.

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Vice President Larry Brown and Vice President of Instruction Ron Manzoni, as well as the Visual and Performing Art faculty to begin what they hope will be a model program for both schools.

There are currently 20 high school students enrolled in photography, music, dance, drama and art at City College.

Ten of these students can be seen in the SDCC production of Grease from October 27 - November 12.

According to June Richards, the co-chairwoman of the Visual and Per-forming Arts Department, “for years and years getting children to walk across the street, they call it ‘the Great Divide’, has been very difficult. There’s a huge barrier and I’m going to knock

it down.”“I love working with the older kids,“

said Mandy Antos, an eleventh grade student at San Diego High School. She wants to study theater at UCLA and is thankful for this opportunity “to see how college works.”

The memorandum of understanding includes courses in the late afternoon and evening in the entire spectrum of the Visual and Performing Arts at SDCC.

If San Diego High students have fin-ished their high school coursework they can attend classes during the day.

The advantages to students are clear. The collaborative program helps foster college-ready students, especially among lower income students, by allow-ing them to earn college credit while still in high school. Enrollment fees are waived.

According to San Diego High School senior Joy Monticino, “It’s cool, and it’s free.”

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You joke about women’s movements and their accomplishments, however, more women are promoted and hired into more powerful positions than ever before. Men gloat that you still make more than us even though we score higher that you.

Well, more women are becoming CEOs and more women are fighting that very battle. More women are stepping out onto the front lines instead of hiding behind the man.

If Queen Rania can rule Jordan, Queen Elizabeth II can rule England, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf can be the presi-dent of Liberia, and Hillary Clinton can run for president, than you for sure can respect me as your partner.

Men as a y-chromosome will respect women for more than what our bodies can do for you. No longer look at us as eye candy or as a recipient to your sexual pleasure but as an equal.

Woman did not stand in unison to be considered your subordinate. We did not challenge stereotypes and traditions for nothing.

Sophia Herman is a City Times staff writer

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And if their child is sick that means an absence for them because you can’t take sick children to day care for the fear of other children catching it.

Some students work, and with many jobs, just because you are on a scheduled of 9 to 5, that does not mean you actu-ally walk out at 5.

The little things in life can jeopardize one’s attendance in school and at the third absence, you are rewarded with all your hard work to that point with

a dropped class, over priced textbooks, and the need to repeat the class.

Withdrawals are just as permanent on the transcript as an F. If the student chooses to not to attend and is still pro-ductive in the class they should not be forced to drop the class.

College is optional education that should be treated as an option. In a society where education is important, we should be willing to work with those that are trying to make the cut even though something’s in life may weight them down.

Sophia Herman is a City Time’s staff writer

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Supporters of the bond measure include the San Diego County Taxpay-ers Association, San Diego city council members Scott Peters, Toni Atkins and Ben Hueso, Congresswoman Susan Davis, Congressman Bob Filner and California state senators Denise Duch-eny and Christine Kehoe.

Opponents include the San Diego Libertarian Party, San Diego Tax Fight-ers and The San Diego Union-Tribune.

The San Diego Union Tribune and www.signonsandiego.com recently pre-sented a debate between Richard Rider, chairman of the San Diego Tax Fighters board and Andy Berg, board member for the San Diego County Taxpayers Asso-ciation.

“This is insane,” said Rider. “The people who get the benefit the most from the community colleges are the students. They should be the ones who are paying at least their fair share to cover these expenses.”

Rider also said that the number for future enrollment that the district is estimating is not accurate so these larger

buildings are not going to be necessary.Berg countered by saying that the

new buildings are not only being built to support increased enrollment but are being built to tap into the state’s new growth funds. He said the state is out of modernization funds, so in order to get matching dollars from the state, the dis-trict must build new buildings instead of modernizing existing ones.

Berg said many buildings are too old to support the technology that is required in today’s world. “If we’re going to educate the public the way they need to be edu-cated when they come to these schools, we need new buildings,” Berg said.

Berg also said that charging students the amount of money included in this bond is not going to happen.

The Union Tribune supported Propo-sition S, the $685 million bond that was passed four years ago, but has recently published an editorial saying Prop. N. should be rejected by voters for being “too much, too soon.”

Proposition S added about $25 in taxes per $100,000 of assessed value for business or commercial property.

Proposition N would not increase the amount paid by taxpayers yearly, but would extend the tax increase made by Prop. S for an additional 13 years.

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in bonds. This “was an important first step,” for the $2.5 billion dollar master plan to help nine campuses rebuild as well as expand facilities on the cam-puses, according to Chancellor Con-stance M. Carroll.

Even with voter approval, the pro-posed bond “will take us only to about two-thirds of the way to this conclusion when added to the money generated from Prop. S,” said Terrence J. Burgess, President of San Diego City College

Chancellor Carroll wrote a letter to the editor dated October 2nd saying, “Investing in our colleges now is a smart investment. It will be less expensive to upgrade and repair aging community college buildings and classrooms now than in the future...if we don’t take action now, the problems will only get

worse.” “The college and district leadership,

including our Chancellor and Board of Trustees, firmly believe that our stu-dents deserve clean, safe, attractive, and functional facilities for instruction and student support services,” Burgess said.

Prop. S and Prop. N are meant to improve campus life and learning with an estimated hike in enrollment of 25 percent in a span of the next ten years.

The bond will not raise property taxes, however, according to the editorial from the Union Tribune it will “prolong higher annual tax payments by property owners to fund projects more suited to a wish list than essentials.”

“[district members] believe that a first-class education deserves a first-class college, with facilities to match the high caliber of our faculty,” said Bur-gess.

Feature editor Maria DeLorenzo con-tributed to this report

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A sign listing the projecs to be covered by Prop. N is posted in front of campus.

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humanities building and the literary center will grow.

Burgess says he has always been a big supporter of literary arts and a book fair seemed like a great idea. “It pro-motes literacy and it does what a com-munity college is supposed to do,” said President Burgess.

“Eventually we would like to have the book fair every fall as well as to start a reading series,” said Miller. “We want it to be a service for City College and the community at large.”

Miller said the book fair made a good amount of money for both the book fair fund and for City Works Press as well. California Coast Credit Union donated $10,000 to the book fair and the City College Foundation and Jazz 88 were both large supporters as well as dona-tions from individuals.

Burgess and Miller are already meet-ing to plan the book fair for next year, which promises to be much larger and possibly longer.

“I was amazed at what Jim (Miller) was able to pull off in basically just three months,” said President Burgess. For more information visit the book fair website at www.sdcitybookfair.com.

the commitment was not a big deal.The second requirement of start-

ing a program was a funding source to buy the initial 140 books the bookstore needed to start the rental program. Porter contacted associated students president Francisco Fabian to see if the Associated Student Government would be interested in funding the program, and he agreed.

Although Porter said she is hopeful that this new program will be success-ful and can be expanded, she knows that it wouldn’t be practical to do for every book.

Books used in English courses wouldn’t be an option because all of the sections use different books, and text books that only come packaged with workbooks or CD’s won’t be available to rent either.

When students rent their book, they must sign a contract promising to return the book or pay the replacement price of $72.80 plus tax. Because of the con-

tract, renting books will not be available online and students will have to go into the bookstore.

The $21 rental fee the bookstore takes in will go towards replacing damaged books or ones that are not returned. It will also be used to track down students who don’t pay for the books they rent and then keep.

All 140 of the available books were eventually rented, but even after all of the books for sale were sold out and only books for rent were available, Porter had to order more books for the students who wanted to buy and keep their books.

Porter said some students want to keep their book as a reference because they are going into that particular field, or because they are going into educa-tion.

Before the program is expanded to other courses and books, and though it “would have been wonderful to do 10,” Porter said she is waiting to see how many copies of the first book come back at the end of the semester.

“This is a win-win for students,” Porter said. “We’re not touching a lot of students right out of the box, but it’s the best we could do.”

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event in which 89 teams participated and donations reached more than $77,000.

In San Diego County alone, more than 314,000 adults and children suffer from asthma. The asthma epidemic is a primary reason a child is absent from school and why parents of those chil-dren must stay home from work in order to care for their child, according to the American Lung Association.

“We want to promote a clean air atmo-sphere on campus,” said Kathy McGin-nis, City College’s chairwoman of health and exercise sciences and the captain of City College’s walk team.

“I realize it’s probably not realistic to ban smoking completely on our campus having done surveys of students, staff and faculty. This is our way of support-ing clean air for all,” McGinnis said.

The American Lung Association ranks lung conditions such as asthma, lung cancer and emphysema number three in leading causes of death in the United States and the death rate of lung disease has been increasing more rap-idly than the death rate of almost any other life threatening disease in the last decade.

The American Lung Association has been combating lung disease through the collective effort of research, com-munity service, education and advocacy since 1904.

The association’s goal for the last 100

years has been to support and help those who currently suffer from lung disease, prevent its potential to affect others in the future and influence public policy.

For additional information regarding

lung disease and the Asthma Walk visit www.asthmawalk.org, www.lungusa.org. or www.lungsandiego.org.

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Book vendors lined up stacks of new, used and rare titles at the City College book fair.Maria DeLorenzo / City Times

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Walking the chalkBy Chris RiceCity Times

A festive celebration of all things Italian, San Diego hosted the 12th annual Precious Festa! the weekend of Oct. 7 and 8 in Little Italy.

Basking in the afterglow of recent national recognition for its festivities, Little Italy served up a weekend of entertainment enjoyed by all.

On hand this year were vendors selling a variety of Italian arts and crafts, cheese, and clothing. An Ital-ian motor sports show displayed pop-ular car models such as Lamborghini, Alpha Romeo, and Ducati motorbikes. For entertainment, three stages held musicians playing regional Italian

music, folk, jazz, accordion, and Fle-menco all day Sunday.

Besides the beer and wine gardens, another favorite of the Precious Festa! is the Corso degli Artisti, Little Italy’s street painting festival. Originating in Europe in the 16th century, this art form has only gained popularity in the U.S. in the last 20 years. Just a short stroll down India St. amongst the vendors and wafting smells of sausages is all that’s required to view the artists working to complete their temporary masterpieces.

With each passing festival gaining in popularity and nation wide noto-riety, celebrations in this section of town are worth marking the calendar for.

An artist looks at his finished work during Precious Festa! in Little Italy.

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An artist works on a street painting during Precious Festa! in Little Italy. The festival draws crowds for a sample of culture in the downtown San Diego neighborhood.

In the Sept. 26, 2006, edition of City Times, a photo spread of pictures in the City Focus section was mistakenly identified as dance auditions for the upcoming “Grease” production. The photos were supposed to be labeled as the auditions for the Fall Dance Concert. City Times regrets the error.

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