Smoking ban goes campus wide
Laura Sonnenfelt
September 26, 2006
If you’ve ever been sitting on campus, enjoying a snack, and out of nowhere get a whiff of cigarette smoke that destroys your appetite, your problem may be solved. San Diego Mesa College has jumped on the bandwagon along with other community colleges around California by implementing a transition... Read more »
Recent thefts pose questions about Mesa security
Lisa Smith
September 26, 2006
Seven trucks were stolen from Mesa College parking lots over the last four months, a pattern that is apparently echoing throughout the city. According to a San Diego Community College District Police Safety Alert Bulletin, the trucks were taken between May 2 and August 7. The trucks were mostly late-model... Read more »
Business law professor Catherine LaRocca dies
Emy Takada
September 26, 2006
Mesa College professor Catherine LaRocca died on Aug. 21, 2006. LaRocca was 36 years old, and taught Business Law, Business Communications and Accounting classes. Her death caught faculty, students and staff members by surprise. Dean Otto Lee from the Business, Computer Studies and Technologies Dept.... Read more »
Mesa students contribute at life saving campaign
Emy Takada
September 26, 2006
Mesa students donated blood to the San Diego Blood Bank to benefit Sharp Children’s Hospital on Sept. 19 and 20. The bloodmobile was parked in front of the college’s admissions office and its appealing size grabbed the attention of students passing by. Many of them were interested in donating... Read more »
Learning has never been so cheap at Mesa
Shayla Durrett
September 26, 2006
Mesa students get break in tuition costs. A reduction of enrollment fees from $26 per unit to $20 per unit will be implemented in January, for all California Community Colleges. The cost reduction will include any term or intersession beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2007. “I fully expect that the... Read more »
It’s all about the Jeffersons
Sean Campbell
September 26, 2006
This isn’t about pennies, it’s much bigger than that-it’s about nickels. New this fall in the Learning Resource Center, students can save nickels every time they push the start button on one of eight new photocopy machines. One reason for the discount is a new copy card system that... Read more »
