Swim and Dive season fast approaching
Megan Looney
December 15, 2008
The swim and dive teams here at Mesa are looking for students who are anxious to jump in the water next season. You need to get physical by Jan. 15, and students can receive one here for free on Jan. 13 in the training room. Student athletes need to be enrolled in the intercollegiate swim/dive class... Read more »
Fall sports recap
December 15, 2008
Mens Cross Country - Final Ranking: State runner-up Top Performers: Muluken Beressa, Marcos Corona, Barrett Tilley, Mike Denman, Bernardo Bahena, Mike Gonia and Conner Betancourt Awards: Pacific Coast Conference Champions, All-State team (Muluken Beressa, Marcos Corona & Barrett Tilley), Muluken... Read more »
Mesa makes historic run to State Final Four
Ryan Vicente
December 15, 2008
A remarkable 2008 season has come to a close for the women’s soccer team. Mesa made a historic run through the playoffs and advanced to the State Final Four, an accomplishment that no San Diego County community college women’s soccer program has ever achieved. Head coach Todd Curran united... Read more »
Mesa assistant coach dies at home
Kenny Kinder
December 15, 2008
Mesa football Assistant Coach Sam Coe Jr. died on Nov. 28 while at home. Coe was battling a brain tumor and several strokes. He was 59. Coe was born on April 13, 1949 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Doris and Sam Coe Sr. Coe and family moved to San Diego in 1956 where he grew up with his brother Bill. Coe graduated... Read more »
Women’s Volleyball Second in PCC
Kenny Kinder
December 15, 2008
For a program coming into the season riding an undefeated conference streak of four years, two state tournament appearances and four Coach of the Year awards, expectations were sky high for the women’s volleyball team. The Lady Olympians ended their 2008 campaign with unsuccessful results losing... Read more »
Evangelist exploits free speech areas
Chris Rosario
December 15, 2008
A man holding a banner reading “The wages of sin is death” exercised his right to the public free speech zones at Mesa College. Paul Johnson has frequented the college and university campuses around his home in Los Angeles for four years delivering his message, “Only Jesus Christ can... Read more »
Women: fighting back on the field and in the courtroom
Megan Looney
December 15, 2008
I walk through the metal gate, Nike bag over my shoulder. I immediately smell the chlorine and it gets my adrenaline pumping. I’m glad I decided to be part of the dive team again. I don’t have much time in my schedule, but it’s so worth it. I prance up to the pool, where the swim team... Read more »
Everybody loves BJ
BJ Grieve
December 15, 2008
Frost/Nixon is the dramatic telling of Richard Nixon’s break from silence in the summer of 1977 to British television host David Frost. For three years after being forced from office, Nixon kept his mouth shut. He did not take interviews or come clean about his involvement in the Watergate scandal... Read more »
Speech and debate teams successful at invitational tournament
Chris Rosario
December 15, 2008
The Mesa College forensic speech and debate teams took second place in overall debate sweepstakes and fourth place in overall combined debate and speeches at the 16th annual Griffin/Mann Invitational Speech Tournament. The Junior Parliamentary teams cleaned house at the tournament on Nov 15 and 16. ... Read more »
Charged with murder
Christina Moran
December 15, 2008
Four men were arrested Dec. 2 for the Oct. 4 stabbing death of Mesa College student Luis Santos. They face a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted. Rafael Garcia, Ryan Jett, Esteban Nunez and Leshanor Thomas, all 19, were taken into police custody in Sacramento County Dec. 2, but will be transported... Read more »
