Men’s cross country wins back-to-back confernce titles
Johnny Ngo
November 13, 2007
Sophomore runner Daniel Gonia isn’t going to slow down anytime soon. “[Daniel] is running extremely well right now,” said Coach Thom Hunt, and the results show. Finishing first with 20:36.9 at the Southern California Championships four-mile event, Gonia is going to the state championships,... Read more »
Men’s hoops back to work after fires
Cecilia Felix
November 13, 2007
The Olympians basketball team started off the season by competing in a tournament in Los Angeles Nov. 9-11. On Nov. 9, Los Angeles City College defeated Mesa 68-46. On Nov. 10, the Olympians lost again, this time to Mt. San Antonio, 58-55. The Olympians were the only team who lost a week of practice... Read more »
Local Celebrity Sightings
Cecilia Felix
November 13, 2007
The Mesa Press asks: What did you do with the week off? Share this:EmailDiggFacebookPrint Read More →
Student workers caught stealing from campus bookstore
Nicole DeJesus
November 13, 2007
For the first time since 2004, the Mesa bookstore was the victim of two major acts of theft. Mesa bookstore employees were seen entering, stealing, and re-selling books to Mesa students at around noon on Sept. 9, according to campus police reports. Over the past three years the Mesa Bookstore has encountered... Read more »
Art Gallery Grand Opening
Nicole DeJesus
November 13, 2007
Inflatable art structures, created by Professor Wendell Kling’s students, illuminated the Mesa Art Gallery entrance around 4 p.m. on Nov. 29. It was the grand opening of the gallery’s new look and a debut for many of the students included in the exhibition, “Imagination Runs Wild.” Students,... Read more »
Prop 92 could mean lower tuition at Mesa
Leah Levin
November 13, 2007
The idea of paying only $15 a unit for community college would help campuses grow and will help take away financial burdens on students. In the coming elections in February, Proposition 92 is on the ballot. If the vote passes it will allow community colleges lower their unit price and will guarantee... Read more »
California Dream Act vetoed
LaRina Seward
November 13, 2007
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed the California Dream Act. Students who migrated to this state illegally with their parents, had anticipated the passage of the California Dream Act. The luxury of financial aid and pathway to citizenship, plus the possibility of earning a degree was disrupted on October... Read more »
Basketball team assists wildfire evacuees
Clarissa Lock
November 13, 2007
Members of the Mesa men’s basketball team volunteered at Qualcomm Stadium on the morning of Oct. 22, the day after the wildfires that ravaged Southern California first broke out. “We just wanted to help,” said Mackenzie Johnson, a freshman guard from Portland, Ore. The players aided... Read more »
Sudoku answers
November 13, 2007
For the Nov. 13 issue. Share this:EmailDiggFacebookPrint Read More →
Sudoku
November 13, 2007
Enter digits from 1 to 9 into the blank spaces. Every row must contain one of each digit. So must every column, as must every 3×3 square. Share this:EmailDiggFacebookPrint Read More →
