Bookstore Fraud

Nicole DeJesus
December 13, 2007

For the first time since 2004, the Mesa bookstore was the victim of two major acts of theft. Mesa bookstore employee Kenneth King was seen entering, stealing, and re-selling books to Mesa students at around noon on Sept. 9, according to campus police reports. A spokesperson for the San Diego Police Department... Read more »

Art Gallery Grand Opening

Nicole DeJesus
December 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 »

Mesa runner dies in car crash

Clarissa Lock
December 13, 2007

On Nov. 6, 18-year-old Mesa cross country runner Devan Caddell of Jamul was late for school. He pulled on his new running shoes that his parents had bought for him the day before, jumped into his 2001 Acura Integra, and sped down State Route 94. “I can just imagine what was going on in his head,”... Read more »

Mesa’s Songwriters’ Club thriving in second semester

Judith Sarup
December 13, 2007

Sophomore Amin Ebrahimi recently started the Songwriters’ Club at Mesa. His goal was to fill in the pieces missing in college music departments for students who wish to write and perform their own songs. “The Songwriters’ Club didn’t exist at Mesa or any other college,”... Read more »