Swimming and diving lead Mesa’s sports program
Nick Kanios
May 30, 2006
In an academic year in which many of the “major” sports at Mesa struggled, there have been a few gems tucked away and even a state champion. Men’s baseball, football and basketball all had losing seasons, none made the playoffs, and football head coach Martin Moss resigned. In the fall/winter,... Read more »
Soccer fans unite, the World Cup is here
Christopher Bengtsson
May 30, 2006
Next month the biggest party of the summer kicks off in Munich, Germany. The World Cup of soccer is finally here, after four years of anxious waiting. Fans from all over the world are making the pilgrimage to Germany. Be prepared for some high quality games in the most popular sport in the world. It... Read more »
‘Never Again’ has come too soon for the people of Darfur
Shayla Durrett
May 30, 2006
The people of Darfur aren’t worried about high gas prices or the newest celebrity couple. They have real concerns. Like genocide. Darfur, a region in western Sudan, has become the breeding grounds of the world’s most recent genocide. According to savedarfur.org, 3.5 million Darfurians have... Read more »
Associated Student Government needs more voters
The Mesa Press Staff
May 30, 2006
The results are in. And the Associated Students (A.S.) president for the second year in a row is Jonathan Arevalo. Congratulations! Who? With over 22,000 students enrolled at Mesa College, only 270 voted in the A.S. election. And A.S. President Arevalo won with a landslide 191 votes. Such a ridiculously... Read more »
Professional quality graphics are rewarded at Mesa
Emy Takada
May 30, 2006
Mesa College hosted the Forth Annual Mesa Multimedia Awards in a high-tech event at the LRC on May 12. In the entrance hall, two big flat screen panels were showing a slide show with students’ projects, and several computers were lined up displaying interactive and 3D animation works. Students... Read more »
Students campaign to stop violence against women
Shayla Durrett
May 30, 2006
Amnesty International student members spoke on May 12 about the violence facing women all over the world and what needs to be done to make human rights a reality for women. The presentation at Miramar College was part of a two-year Amnesty International campaign that began on March 5 to stop violence... Read more »
Fashion Dept. comes up ‘Golden’ on big night
Emy Takada
May 30, 2006
A crowd of about 600 people took every seat of the Harbor Island Ballroom at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina to watch the runway show of the 25th Golden Scissors Fashion Show and Awards on May 19. The show is hosted each year to showcase the designs made by students in the Fashion Design Program. This... Read more »
One percent of students participate in ASG elections
Desdemona Meck
May 30, 2006
Jonathan Arevalo was hard at work outside the cafeteria trying to get people’s attention, support and most importantly votes on May 9 and 10. All of his, and other candidates, hard work paid off when, on the following Monday, he discovered he would be president of the Mesa College Associated Student... Read more »
New adventures for summer boredom
Desdemona Meck
May 30, 2006
Summer, a time most students have been impatiently waiting for since Sept. 20, is finally here. However, it’s only a short time until one realizes basking in the sun down at P.B., is not as thrilling as it once was in high school or freshman year. Well everyone is in luck, because in San Diego... Read more »
Catching perverts: My online quest
Nick Kanios
May 30, 2006
“Dateline NBC” catches perverts on the Internet every week, and I watch completely captivated. This show has been so successful that I decided to do what any good journalist would: rip it off. Two things peaked my curiosity how perverted are the perverts here in San Diego, and could I... Read more »
