“We are our stories” An evening of Filipino culture, language, and identity

Kellie Summers, Staff Writer • November 9, 2018

San Diego Mesa College students and locals gathered for the “Sariling Atin” event, honoring the Filipino American community. Local writers and authors contributed their writings to crowd members that attended the event. Guest Speakers included: San Diego Mesa College student Jescel Leeh Ocampo, Mesa College Alumnus Sherwin Ginez, Author Jason Magabo...

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Kellie Summers, Staff Writer

November 9, 2018

San Diego Mesa College students and locals gathered for the “Sariling Atin” event, honoring the Filipino American community. Local writers and authors...

Voters prepare to vote on propositions: 1, 6, 7 and 10 in California 2018 election.

Barbara Prevost-Nedd, Staff Writer/Social Media Editor

November 4, 2018

Voters in California can cause government to serve their interest and cater to their values in the general election on Nov. 6 - but that will not happen - unless eligible voters make the time to vote. The upcoming election is the opportunity to tell government your preference on key issues: Whether to borrow for affordable housing - Proposition...

Pittsburgh synagogue shooting brings San Diegans together with Vigil to honor victims

Megan Blacher, Staff Writer

November 4, 2018

After the shooting in The Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, the Jewish Community in San Diego responded by holding a vigil at the Beth Israel Congregation...

Prop 12: Farm Animal Confinement Initiative

Leo Abustan, Photo Editor

November 1, 2018

A YES vote will “support the ban on the sale of meat, from calves raised for veal, breeding pigs and eggs from hens, confined to areas below specific minimum space requirement,” reports ballotpedia.org. And a NO vote will oppose the proposition. Beginning in 2020, if Proposition 12 goes through, it will also clearly define space requirement...

Prop 11. On break but not really

Leo Abustan, Photo Editor

November 1, 2018

If Proposition 11 passes, ambulance workers employed by private companies will be required to be “on-call,” while on break - it will likewise eliminate certain employer liabilities. A YES vote will require emergency medical technicians (EMT) and paramedics, to be on-call, during their break period. When a break is interrupted though, they...

Fall 2018 Construction Update

Ian Caffarel, Staff Writer

November 1, 2018

A sign outside the construction zone on the south side of San Diego Mesa College’s campus reads, “excitement is building,” in promotion of the opening of the new Center for Business and Technology. The building is set to open in Spring of 2019, after spending over a year and a half under construction. Location between the G-100 building and...

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Opinion

Severino severs science from DHHS’s war against trans rights

C.N. Williams, Staff Writer

November 2, 2018

According to the proposal, The Times wrote, sex would be defined as “either male or female, unchangeable, and determined by the genitals that a person is born with.” Their justification for the proposal was that for the language of Title IX, “Congress did not understand ‘sex’ to include gender identity.”

Newsom, just the ‘Cliff Notes’

November 1, 2018

Republican Cox is all for reduction

November 1, 2018

The Reason Women Don’t Report Sexual Assault

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Sports

Olympians Lose Overtime Thriller to Mt. San Antonio

Ian Caffarel, Staff Writer

November 10, 2018

Mesa’s Olympians entered their fourth home game of the season, hoping to break a four-game losing streak--including back-to-back blowout road losses--against Mt. San Antonio’s...