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officer on patrolCity College police offi cer Steve Tashoff looks out over the campus fromthe parking structure below the Learning Resource Center on March 27.City College police offi cers serve and protect the campus and students24 hours a day, every day of the year. See Page 8 for more.

East Village crime rises despite improvementsBy Shane CrumrineIn 2003, the East Village

began a transformation that many in San Diego have never seen before. Now that the dust has settled, residents and people associated with the neighborhood can refl ect and compare the redeveloped area to the years prior.

Many of the crimes in the East Village are on the rise. While there have not been dramatic increases in all crimes, most are the highest they have been in the past four years, according to the statis-tical breakdown from the San Diego Police Department’s Web site.

With theft and total prop-erty damage making the big-gest jumps in the past two

years, major violent crimes have not been as bad as the areas broader history.

“I was in this area 23 years ago as a patrol offi cer and the difference is night and day,” Lt. Ray Shay of the San Diego Police Department said. “From the level of violence and the level of crime that was occur-ring 23 years ago, or 10 years ago, or fi ve years ago, it has defi nitely improved the area because there’s a lot more eyes and ears of the public living in that area and working in that area that are able to report

crime and thus we are able to respond more effectively to it” Shay said.

Even with the improve-ments, however, vehicle theft

and aggravated assault have risen dramatically since early 2003.

More ‘eyes and ears’ in the community have helped, however, San Diego police offi cer says

See VILLAGE, Page 2

An occasional series on San Diego’sup-and-coming community, of whichSan Diego City College is a member

EyeOnEastVillage

A construction worker stands at one of many of East Village’s projects near the new Petco Park baseball stadium.

Photo by Mike Sullivan

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✗Coverage of theupcoming studentgovernment elections

By Cindy J. WimerAlmost 10 million Ameri-

cans fell victim to identity theft last year and one out of 10 victims were from Califor-nia. The state of California passed a law in 2001 that bans businesses from publicly dis-playing Social Security num-bers or from printing them on ID cards and badges. This is why Social Security numbers are not printed on student ID cards.

However, City College is still using Social Security numbers as student ID num-bers. Any business conducted on campus, from making an appointment at the counseling offi ce to returning items at the book store requires students to give their student ID/SSN.

According to Dr. Larry Brown, vice president of stu-dent services, City will be changing this policy when the new computer software “Datatel” is implemented in about two years. Currently, if a student has issues with using their SSN, they can go to the admissions offi ce and get a personal ID number to use instead.

“City College has taken Social Security numbers off the offi cial attendance rosters and drop sheets” in an effort to protect students,” Brown said. “We have fi rewalls in place

College to phase in new ID numbersRemoval of Social Security numbersscheduled for 2007

See NUMBERS, Page 6

When the crime rates during the baseball season are compared to those from the off-season, the months during the season show an increase in most major categories accord-ing to the month by month statistical breakdown. During the baseball season there is an extra police presence embed-ded inside the ballpark and several blocks surrounding it.

“We bring police person-nel in to help manage (crime) during ball games, and that will continue this next season” Shay said. There is no extra police presence during non game days or during the off-season.

Even though the area has issues with homelessness and crime, the East Village is still a work-in-progress. Overall, the East Village has vastly improved from a run down warehouse district to a town center full of potential and activity.

While big businesses, or business owners with deep pockets, flourish in this type of redevelopment smaller busi-nesses were forced out because of high rent increases.

“After 20 years of being in this same space, we were given 30 days to get out,” Bill Kelly of the Brighton Press said. “So it wasn’t a surprise, but we also knew that we weren’t there forever, so we had a sense of it, we kind of knew, you could also tell once the ballpark got started a lot of the small busi-nesses were going to have to go because the rent was going to go up.”

The Brighton Press was a small business on G Street. The tenants had paid only $750 per month since 1979, but their rent was to increase to $3,000, forcing them to relocate.

In a redevelopment pro-cess like this there are many ups and downs, and it should be interesting to see the prog-ress of the project in the next few years. For more informa-tion on the crime statistics discussed in this column, go to www.sandiego.gov/police/stats.

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n April 8-9Anything Goes, Spring Musical, Sav-ille Theater, 8:00 – 10:00p.m., $12 general admission and $10 student admissionn April 10Anything Goes, Spring Musical, Saville Theater, 2:00 – 4:00p.m., $12 general admission and $10 student admissionn April 13-14ASG Elections, Gorton Quad

n April 14The Trials of Dr. Kessinger, presented by World Cultures, Saville Theater, 9:30 -11:00a.m.n April 15Last day to withdraw from Spring 2005 classes and receive a ‘W’n April 15-16Anything Goes, Spring Musical, Sav-ille Theater, 8:00 – 10:00p.m., $12 general admission and $10 student admission

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By Terris L.S. PattersonStudents currently enrolled

at any San Diego community college with entrepreneurial aspirations can compete for a top prize of $1,000 in the Busi-ness Plan Competition spon-sored by the Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) program in association with local busi-nesses. The competition dead-line is April 15.

According to business pro-fessor and SIFE advisor Bar-

bara Hansen, “the purpose of this competition, and SIFE as a whole, is to encourage entre-preneurship and the students’ small business goals.”

Ten selected finalists will receive technical assistance in formulating a business plan which will be presented to a panel of judges in May. Addi-tional second and third place prizes are also available.

For more information call (619) 388-3892.

By Keriann BryanSan Diego City College offers study

abroad opportunities every semester, including the summer. While study-ing in another country can be pricey, there are financial aid and scholar-ships available to help students take

advantage of the programs.Preparations for summer 2005

Study Abroad program in Cuernavaca Mexico, are currently under way. Fall 2005 will be Florence, Italy, and spring 2006 in Madrid, Spain. Students take City College courses taught by City

College professors in the host country. Most of the classes apply to the region, such as the art history classes in Flor-ence, or film classes in Cannes. Lan-guage classes are also available. Many classes will fit into students’ education plans.

To qualify students need a minimum 2.0 GPA, to have completed at least 12 units, and to have good student con-duct. Language proficiency is not a requirement.

Event to highlight student excellence

By Sandi GarciaCity College will host a Stu-

dent Day of Excellence on April 27 in Gorton Quad. The event will allow students who have worked closely with a faculty member to showcase academic research projects and specific talents in various disciplines.

“This is the first event of its kind for City. City College students have always been producing great work and this is a great opportunity for them to showcase it,” said Rafael Alvarez, director of the MESA Program and one of the event coordinators.

There will be several areas of focus to the event. The center-piece of which will be the poster symposium where research projects by students will be dis-played on commercial quality, 4-by-4 display panels. A second

event will be demonstrations for presentations that will not fit on posters. Some partici-pants in this venue will be the Science Club, Robotics and the Nursing program.

“Teaching and learning has always been the highest priority at City College,” said Dr. Herald Kane, another event coordinator. “Express- ing that teaching and learning is what this new endeavor is all about.”

The event is hosted jointly by the Honors and MESA Programs, and the Center for Applied Competitive Tech-nologies. Phi Theta Kappa and the Associated Student Government are providing volunteers. There are about 35 students registered for the event. Interested students can e-mail hkane@sdccd.net.

Deadline approachingfor business competition

Spanish Studies student Jorge Acevedo takes a moment to look at the display of crosses set up by the student group Resistencia Estudiantil in Gorton Quad on March 17. As part of the display students were welcome to select a name from a list of Iraqi and American soldiers that have died in the war in Iraq. Stu-dents could then attach that name to a cross as well as to a red arm band that they could wear to spread awareness of the loss of life in Iraq.

Photo by Mike Sullivan

Remembering the fallen

Preparations under way 2005-06 Study Abroad program

See STUDY, Page 6

The days of meeting people or find a potential mate, have gone to cyberspace and sites such as match.com. Finding a partner online is a hard process. For three years I have been trying the Internet

dating thing myself. As a gay male in his early twenties, it has helped me overcome my fear of meeting strangers, but it has never helped with find-ing passionate love.

The main question that is usually asked before actu-ally going out on a date is: what are your intensions love, friendship or sex? From my Internet dating experience, I have found that for the most part gay men online just want a quick hook-up or a rushed relationship. The last guy I remember, that I refused to go out with, fell in love with me after knowing me a week online.

The only success that I found online has been friend-ship and free meals. Most men in cyberspace claim to be something while online, but in all actuality when you meet them your tall dark and handsome prince turns into one of snow whites uglier seven dwarves. The Internet is not ideal for meeting the right mate because chances are that person is just a flake or too busy to even have a relationship. My advice is if you decide to date a person from the Internet, get to know him first before claiming your love.

Chris Burt is a City Times staff writer

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PerspectiveChris Burt

Leave my butt alone!!

I am a smoker. I smoke first thing when I wake up, in the shower and I eat nicotine for breakfast. I am the bastard child of Dennis Leary. Smoking is my choice. I’m fully aware that I’m going to lose the years of my life that most likely I’d have to wear diapers again to cancer or emphysema, but frankly I don’t mind missing out on the demoralization.

What I do mind are rules and regulations that don’t make any sense whatsoever. What I’m ranting about is the 20-foot away from any building smoking rule that’s popped up on campus. I respect the rule as I am a polite smoker like the vast majority of other smokers, but frankly the rule makes no sense in one place on campus.

The “A” quad engulfed by the administration offices is now a smoke free area due to the 20-foot rule even though it is outdoors and amply ventilated. What gives? The State of California has taken things a bit too far. First we couldn’t enjoy a cigarette in a restaurant (which is respect-able, some people like to smell their food), then coffee houses and bars became smoke free with the exception of outdoor patios which have now also been banned for the most part. Not being able to smoke with a cup of coffee or a fine beer is downright com-munist.

The most surprising thing about the 20-foot rule is that it is meant to help the overall

health of non-smoking stu-dents on campus. Ironically, City is perpetuating poor health in students just as all of public schools have for decades.

On a quick walk around campus it’s plain to see that many students are overweight or in fact obese. According to the American Obesity Association 35.2% of Americans are obese and 64.5% are overweight. Obe-sity is associated with deaths from a variety of causes, not to mention problems with mobility.

City is sending the wrong message. Don’t smoke here because it’s bad for you, but there’s a high-fructose Mecca at every students disposal called the cafeteria, not to mention vending machines strategically embedded around campus. City is continuing the same cycle of poor physical health for its students when as a college, a

place of “higher” learning it should be educating its stu-dents, not posting “No Smok-ing” signs that don’t make sense.

Perhaps a better idea than posting signs for writers to whine through their black lungs about would be a more active approach to better edu-cating about health. Better rules might include manda-tory nutrition and physical education classes and the revamping of an outdated caf-eteria that I personally avoid like the plague.

Maybe the money spent on those 20-foot signs could have gone into tobacco cessation classes that could have really made a much better impact to the student body.

You wouldn’t see me in a class like that; I’m a die-hard smoker — probably literally someday, but it’s my ash.

Johnathan Pivar is a City Times staff writer

Perspective Johnathan Pivar

City College’ssmoking rules make little sense

Friendship, free meals all you get with online dating

April 5-18, 2005 City Times 5CityChoiceVoxPopuliHow do you feel about

the ASG Elections?

Question by Jerry WebberPhotos by Mike Sullivan

Joseph NunezThird yearNo answer.

Tiffany Farmer2nd Year“I don’t know anything about it.”

Trent SiewertSecond year“ I’m not aware of the elections

right now.”

The statements below are pre-sented as-is from the candidates.

■ Candidates for President:

�Fabian Francisco: “My name is Fabian Francisco. I am running for President because I there is a lack of communication between admin-istration, students and faculty. I don’t believe this to be a malicious problem as much as I see it to be a breakdown of the institutions in place to protect against it. If it were clearer that the ASG has a voice and power with the administration, they would be more likely to bring grievances to the ASG. I also feel that talking to as many people as possible all the time is imperative. People may not seek me out, but I would seek them out. By having as many conversations as possible in my everyday life I can get a better feel for the student opinion with-out relying on the few people that specifi cally talk to the ASG. I am enthusiastic, committed and ready to work hard for the student body.”

�Jason Frye: “More Bands and Live Music on Campus. More Open Forums, Open Mic’s and Live Debates in the Quad. Free Semi-nars on Personal Growth and Self Improvement. More Fun and Free Food! Jason Frye is your next ASG President. You will vote for him, he has Proven Leadership Experience, and has represented Men-Women, Straight-Gay, Black-White, and Everyone In Between in the Presi-dent and Board of Directors Posi-tions that he has held in the many diverse and dynamic Community and Non-Profi t Organizations that he has been involved in. Positive Attitudes boost Academic Perfor-mance. Vote in a Visible Student

Government that works for YOU, and Gets Things Done! Frye’s Your Guy. Vote April 13th and 14th, and THINK FRYE!”

Brandon Robinson: “Those who speak shall see change, and to those that don’t, won’t!”

■ Candidate for Vice President:

Mirona Constaninescu: “The duty of the Associated Student Govern-ment is to represent you. As vice-president I assure you that I will do just this. If you feel in anyway that I have fallen short of this ideal it is your responsibility to let me know. I have commitments to social responsibility and economic equality. I value honesty, integrity, cooperation, mutual respect, and open communication. As your vice-president we will have an open dialogue in which I will do my best to motivate you and advocate for you. Some specifi c goals that are integrated with these ideals are: Fair Trade Coffe in the Café- This is a trade agreement in which coffee farmers get a minimum price for the beans they produce. This is the same as minimum wage. What would your employer pay you if we did not have a minimum wage? With Fair Trade, each time we buy a cup of coffee, millions of farm-ers around the world would benefi t from a more equitable trade. Not only do the farmers get a better deal, but we get better quality organically-certifi ed coffee! Over 300 universities already have this on their campuses including Har-vard and Berkeley. In the cafeteria we could also have some healthier food choices- please tell me what you would like. Our library is in need of books; we are able to get dona-

tions to fi ll our stacks – We have already had 100 books donated from Borders Bookstore. We just need to let people know that we need them and they can bring them here. Please let me know what you want for our school.”

�Sara Hernandez: “Equalization, Outreach Programs, Computer loan Program, Budget cuts, Unifi cation of Mesa, City, Miramar, retention of students, Student Staff relations, pro Student rep fee, and bringing more fun on campus.”

■ Candidates for Senator:

�Mayra Aguilar: “I have the will power and attitude to change the situation. We need more activi-ties and student participation. If we made school more interesting we would have more interactive students. If we have more student participation we can actualy make can actually make a change.”

�Julia Maund: “I recently joined the A.S.G. as a Senator because I wanted to be involved in chang-ing this campus for the better. For those unaware of the Senate’s duties, my job is to represent the student body and affect change to that end. My current project is to give the students a specifi c place to advertise their books, instead of the jumbled bulletin board system cur-rently in place. I also would like to help create a ‘book barter day’ for students. Hopefully this will reduce the need, for some of us, to stand in front of the bookstore trying to sell books that way. I have a great concern for the functionality of our campus and the well being of the students. Vote for me if you want to get things done. Thank you.”

Mario ClevelandSecond semester“I hope the elections will benifi t

the students as a whole.”

Krissy CampoamorSecond semester“To be honest I have very little

opinion about it. I’m taking a large course load and I don’t have time to fi nd out who believes what, what they stand for.”

Micaela ArroyaFirst semester“Sincerely, I don’t know much

about it. I’d like to be informed about it. I see the signs, but i don’t know that much. I’m an international stu-dent. This is my fi rst semester.”

Beatriz MendozaSecond semester“To be honest I havent seen any-

thing on campus about it. If I had the time I would go to it. If I know what time it is I’ll go.”

Fran EnriquezFirst semester“I hope they elect the correct

people, the people that are there for the students, not thier own personal agenda.”

VoxPopuliHow do you feel about

the ASG Elections?

Question by Jerry WebberPhotos by Mike Sullivan

By Cindy J. WimerIt’s not too late to throw

your hat into the political ring at City College.

With ASG elections next week students can still enter as a “write-in”

candidate. Currently the offi ces of secretary, treasurer, scholarship offi cer, four adminis-trators and nine additional Senate seats are without candidates.

Students can also run as write-in can-didates for the offi ces where competition

already exists, including president and vice president.

Any students interested in being a “write in” candidate should pick up a list of cam-paign guidelines from Gail Rodriguez in Room D-106. Write-in candidates have just as much of chance at winning as candidates on the ballot.

Last semester, Rodney Gunnels was a write-in candidate for the Public Relations Offi cer position and Janet Clark was a write-in candidate for senator and both won their desired offi ces.

Hopefuls still sought for ASG election

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In their own words: Candidates’ statements

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and have never had any problems with computer hackers. All employees of City College that have access to con-fidential information are required to sign a confidentiality agreement.”

Brown said that both SDSU and UCSD have had problems with hackers. The San Diego Union-Tribune recently reported that 1.4 million Californians were notified of a security breach at the University of California resulting in the exposure of personal information including Social Security numbers.

Institutions are increasingly chang-ing their policies on using Social Secu-rity numbers as a way of identifying

people, such as medical insurance companies and banks. San Diego State University changed their policy last year and implemented “Red ID” numbers (a type of student ID number) for all students. All someone needs to steal an identity is an individual’s Social Security number and name. The Social Security Administration recom-mends treating SSNs as confidential information and to avoid giving them out unnecessarily.

Monitoring credit reports once per year is another way for people to pro-tect themselves. More information is available at www.socialsecurity.gov or by calling (800) 772-1213. Victims of identity theft should report it to the Federal Trade Commission by calling their hotline at (877) IDTHEFT or going to www. consumer.gov/idtheft/filingcomplainttwftc.html.

NumbersContinued from Page 1

By Donna MarantoThe National Student Chap-

ter Award was presented to Josias I. Barrios at the National Technical and Career Confer-ence held in Dallas, Texas Jan.

5 – 9. Barrios is President of the Society for Hispanic Engi-neers at City College. Diana Gomez, the national president of SHPE, made the presenta-tion Jan. 7 to Barrios who was

accompanied by five other city college members who attended: Joseph Ortega, Michelle Scott, Eduardo Amador and Elcy O’Campo.

Barrios said: “Technically,

it was a joint effort from all the student members, work-ing together and making all the events successful. It is a big award because we are the first community college to

receive it; before it was given to the bigger Universities, mostly from the east, like Sto-nyBrook, Cornell University, Santa Clara, Drexel, and The Cooper Union University.”

Society for Hispanic Engineers gives City national chapter award

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8 City Times April 5-18, 2005CityFocusOn patrol with City College police

officer on duty

Text and photos by Mike Sullivan

Officer Steve Tashoff considers his position with the San Diego City College Police Department, “the best job in the world.” On any given day Officer Tashoff’s routine patrols bring him into contact with people from all walks of life. “I’m dealing with people day in day out in the real world throughout the day. That’s the best part about it is I get to deal with people in the real world.” While they usually patrol a one mile circle around the campus, City College police officers have the power to enforce any and all laws in any situation they might encounter. Most frequently they are called to respond to juveniles cutting class from nearby San Diego High School and Garfield High School, parking related issues and alarms, usually set off accidently by unsuspecting students.

Officer Steve Tashoff searches for identification of young man suspected of smoking marijuana. Moments earlier Officer Tashoff spotted the suspect in a parking lot north of City College. As he approached him the suspect fled. Following police procedure, once Officer Tashoff apprehended the suspect, he handcuffed him. No marijuana was found and the suspect was released.

Officer Steve Tashoff pre-pares for another dayon the job.

Officer Steve Tashoff speaks with Arthur Wilbur Hynes in

a parking lot north of City College. “My goal is to con-tact and speak with as many

people as I can everyday,” said Tashoff.

Officer Steve Tashoff speaks with a Garfield High School student about why he wasn’t attending class.

From his patrol car, Officer Steve Tashoff keeps both eyes on the City College

campus.

The parking structure beneath the Learning Resources Center provides an excellent location for Officer Steve Tashoff to observe from.

Officer Steve Tashoff (left) assists fellow Officer Jon Webb in a traffic stop. When operated on city streets, bicycles are considered vehicles and must follow all applicable traffic laws. At right a pass-erby pauses to photograph the suspect’s bicycle on her cell phone camera.