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BUILT TO WIN

By Jermaine DavisThis past January, the San

Diego Community College District offered its students an unprecedented choice; to relax and enjoy January, the “off” month between the fall and spring semesters, or get a jump on their educational pur-suits and enroll in newly insti-tuted Intersession classes.

Many stu-dents jumped at the chance to get ahead in their studies, while

others balked at the idea of having to learn a semester’s worth of information within the course of four weeks.

Running from the 3rd

through the 29th of January, Intersession courses cost the same and offered the same amount of credits as their full-term counterparts, with student incentives such as the Board of Governors Fee Waiver available to eligible students.

City College offered 70 day and evening courses includ-ing online classes. Options were varied, with courses offered covering subjects from Accounting to Music. Parking was free for enrolled students throughout the Intersession.

Students power through classesIntersession off ers chance to jump ahead over break

By Max RiveraThe City College Men’s

basketball program has been rebuilt. Ready or not. 2005 will not be a transi-tional year or rebuilding year or foundation year or whatever cliché you can tack on to excuse a program for its expected missteps during its fi rst few seasons. When no one was looking, the City College basketball team got a makeover.

A new season. A new coach. An entirely new team. The new gym isn’t even ready yet, but the Knights are gear-ing themselves toward earning some hardware to christen the structure when it’s time to cut the ribbon.

The 8-1 Knights, who are currently in fi rst place in the Pacifi c Coast Con-ference (PCC) and haven’t lost a game in more than a month, squared off against Imperial Valley on Feb. 2 at home.

Knights men’sbasketball fi rst in conference

City College guard Anthony Palmer drives to the hoop during the fi rst half of the Knights game versus Impe-rial Valley College on Feb. 2 at San Diego High School.

Photo by Mike Sullivan

See WIN, Page 8

See POWER, Page 3

■ Student reactions to Intersession. Page 4.

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■ FEBRUARY 8Mardi Gras, presented by the World Cultures Program. Gorton Quad. 11:30a.m.-1:30p.m.

Women’s Softball v. El Camino. Field. 3:00p.m.

Satellite Seminar “Courting Disas-ter? Changing Values about Love, Sex, and Marriage” with Dr. Stepha-nie Coontz, presented by Phi Theta Kappa. L-112. 3:30-5:30 p.m.

Bobby Hutcherson, presented by KSDS Radio’s “Jazz Live” series. Saville Theater. 8:00p.m. Jazz88 Members are free, $10 for non-members.

■ FEBRUARY 10Men’s Tennis v. Victor Valley. Courts. 2:00p.m.

■ FEBRUARY 14Last day to drop without a ‘W.’

Freedom to Marry Festival, pre-sented by the L.G.B.T.S.U. Gorton Quad. 12:00p.m.-1:30p.m.

■ FEBRUARY 15Men’s Baseball v. Arizona Western. Home game. 2:00p.m.

Men’s Tennis v. Southwestern. Courts. 2:00p.m.

■ FEBRUARY 16Ladder to Success Symposium,

presented by the World Cultures Program. Saville Theater. 9:35 a.m.-11:00a.m.

■ FEBRUARY 17Women’s Tennis v. Southwestern. Courts. 2:00p.m.

■ FEBRUARY 18Lincoln’s Day: City College Closed

■ FEBRUARY 19Men’s Basketball v. Southwestern. Home game. 7:00p.m.

■ FEBRUARY 21Washington’s Day: City College Closed

■ FEBRUARY 22Women’s Tennis v. Mesa. Courts. 2:00pm

Satellite Seminar “Sports in Popular Culture: Are We Win-ning or Losing?” with Dr. Richard Lapchick, presented by Phi Theta Kappa. L-112. 3:30p.m.-5:30p.m.

■ FEBRUARY 23Women’s Softball v. College of the Dessert. Field. 3:00p.m.

■ FEBRUARY 24F-stop Poetry & Photography, presented by the World Cultures Program. Saville Theater. 11:10 a.m.-12:20p.m.

Women’s Tennis v. Grossmont. Courts. 2:00p.m.

■ FEBRUARY 25Historically Black Colleges and Uni-versities Transfer Fair, presented by the Transfer/Career Center. Gorton Quad. 9:30am-12:30p.m.

■ FEBRUARY 26Men’s Baseball v. Imperial Valley. Home game. 12:00p.m.

■ FEBRUARY 28Women’s Softball v. Imperial Valley. Field. 1:00p.m.

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This being the first time in the history of the District that this type of program was offered, both faculty and stu-dents wondered if the curricu-lum would be too fast paced for teachers to accurately present all of the information required to understand the subject fully. Many students worried that with the compact nature of the courses, they would not be able to keep pace with the studying required to get a sat-isfactory grade in shortened classes.

Some students opted to use the Intersession to retake classes that they received poor grades in, and to keep the knowledge of subjects they struggle with fresh in their minds. Chris Ackerly, a third year student planning to transfer to UCSD, believes that for serious students the Intersession schedule can be a chance to utilize otherwise wasted time efficiently.

Even though he admitted to receiving no less than three hours of homework every night, Ackerly believes that retaking his required Math 116 course put him in a better position to succeed in the fol-lowing math level. He feels the subject matter has stayed fresh in his mind going into the spring semester due to the Intersession courses.

“I don’t think the program works for every class, but if you are just retaking a subject

or you decide to take a class that you are familiar with, then the fast paced schedule seems to work,” said Ackerly.

Pamela McDermott, a second year student major-ing in behavioral science, says that her Health 101 course was basically a survey of the subject. The teacher moved from chapter to chapter in a workbook covering general topics pertaining to health without going too deeply into the material.

She asserts that she came out of Intersession feeling com-fortable with her experience and that Intersession courses were worth the sacrifice of her free time. “ I think the Inter-session classes were a great idea for people that are inter-ested in getting classes that would otherwise be long and frustrating out of the way,” said McDermott.

Employees of San Diego’s community colleges, such as librarians, peace officers, caf-eteria workers, and the staff of the new City College Learn-ing Resource Center (LRC) remained on campus to pro-vide for students choosing to advance their educational aspirations.

According to Cecilia Cheung, a 16-year City employee and staff member at City’s Learn-ing Resource Center, half the employees that worked during this Intersession would have worked during the month of January in year’s prior.

She says that as a result of the Intersession, the staff must plan their vacation time carefully due to the fact that

without the January break the only other extended class-less period is the gap between the summer and fall semes-ter, which lasts only 5 days. “I think the general intentions (of Intersession Classes) are very good. But the District should examine all of the pros and cons on the table and address them.”

One of the cons that Cheung speaks of in regard to the Intersession, and a major reason that many students were hesitant in enrolling, are the prices of books required for the courses offered. Many students could not justify paying high prices for books that would be used for only a month.

During a traditional semes-ter, teachers address the issue of high book prices by stocking copies of the required texts in the LRC. During the Inter-session, students patronizing the LRC discovered that few required texts were available.

Cheung explains the prob-lem as being time oriented. “Instructors during the regu-lar session will bring books in to put on reserve for students, but due to the rushed nature of Intersession the teachers simply did not have the time to get them to us.”

Many of the teachers participating in Interses-sion classes received notice to work as late as December and worked quickly to adjust their lesson plans to the new sched-ule. Virginia Starkenburg, a math professor working at City for five years, admits that the accelerated schedule did

lead to a few crossed signals, but the overall experience was worthwhile for her, as well as the students of the Math 35 class she taught.

Starkenburg states that even though the workload she gave her students seemed to be overwhelming them at times, out of the 18 students in her class, 15 left with “C’s” or better and there were no failed students.

“The Intersession was very enjoyable and I think it works well for lower level courses, but higher level courses could get a bit intense,” said Starkenburg.

Some teachers chose not to participate in Intersession courses, arguing that a four-week period is simply not enough time to allow students to absorb the more difficult scholastic disciplines.

English Professor Elizabeth Meehan, a teacher at City since 1986, decided to enjoy her vacation time instead of participating. She feels that students that enroll in short-ened courses specifically to meet state requirements are in danger of sacrificing their chances at receiving a full education.

The Intersession, according to Meehan, “does not provide teachers the chance to help students fully explore and retain information, which may hurt them in the future. And for that reason I chose not to participate.”

Dr. Marianne Tortorici, Vice President of Instruction for City College, explains that the decision to institute Inter-

session courses was a result of the Chancellor’s Cabinet of the District deciding to take a state provided option to remove four weeks from the regular semesters. The result was two 18-week semesters condensed into 16 weeks. The four weeks became the Inter-session, or “Winter-session classes.” as other districts refer to them.

According to Tortorici, the Intersession was a success, and response from student and faculty has been posi-tive. “We had a survey taken of both student and faculty that is still pending, but early results show that the pro-gram has been well received by everyone involved and that students can look forward to an even better Intersession experience in the future.”

Plans for future Interses-sion classes include earlier registration in the fall semes-ter so students can better map out their educational goals. The District also plans to provide more advertising for Intersession courses through-out San Diego County, offer-ing more courses for the day, evening, and online classes.

The schools plan for 2006 includes changing the format from a 4-week to a 5-week course in an effort to give students a more comfortable classroom experience. Tor-torici explains, “We have a long term vision for this pro-gram and are working hard to make this program student centered and a positive experi-ence for everyone.”

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City students Jason Frye, Antonio Marquez, and Janet Clarke carry a banner in front of City’s entry in the Martin Luther King Memorial Parade on Jan. 15. The entry won second place.

By Donna MarantoSan Diego City College placed

second in the educational category for its entry in the 25th annual Martin Luther King Memorial Parade held on Jan. 15. Dr Constance Carroll, chan-cellor of the San Diego Community College District, served as co-Grand Marshall at this year’s event.

San Diego State University’s Zeta Sigma Lambda chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, which King was a member of, presented the award.

Thousands gathered at the San Diego County Administration Build-ing to start the parade that honors the slain civil rights leader who is known for advocacy of nonviolence and civil disobedience.

Spectators lined the 1.3-mile route along Harbor Drive and were seated three rows deep in some places. Orga-nizations such as the Border Patrol and the California Highway Patrol

MLK parade entry wins award

See ENTRY, Page 5

Photo by Donna Maranto

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Can’t we all just get along? I remem-ber my father running for Mayor of Bradley Beach and all he wanted to do was unite a town. Well, he lost the elec-tion, but brought about changes, which made this New Jersey Seashore town reunite.

In San Diego there is a discrepancy between the city charter and the munici-pal code. The first does not allow for write-in candidates in general elections and the second does. This is something that can divide a community and that is the last thing we need. My problem is, I voted for Donna Frye. Let’s forget that I am a republican. I wrote her name in and no one told me about this problem.

Why would this city let me vote for someone and then tell me my vote is no good? No one is really looking at how this happened and doesn’t seem to care. If Donna Frye won the election, someone would fight the validation of it. If she lost, someone else would fight its valida-tion, separating this city into pieces.

Who is this lady? Why did she enter this race? I see Donna Frye as a person who stands by her convictions. Donna Frye will be Mayor one day. I see this by what she has done in six weeks as a write-in candidate. This lady has brought an interest into a mayoral cam-paign that hasn’t been seen in this whole election and look; she was ahead of the pack. Now please, let us not divide a city. She has opened the local government up to the public and is a board member of Californians Aware (An organization dedicated to providing public access to government information).

I am member of the public, and am I

now aware of the discrepancy between the city charter and the municipal code. We can thank Donna Frye for this.

Donna Frye was elected as council-member representing the 6th District by special election to complete an unexpired term in June 2001; she was re-elected to a full, four-year term in March 2002 with a booming 65 percent of the vote. Grass-roots politics and her style of governing are all about openness. She spends as many hours meeting with constituents as she does at city coun-cil meetings and as an environmental activist. Her commitment to clean water issues is unquestioned. She has worked to strengthen San Diego City policies related to pollution runoff. Donna Frye also played a central role in obtaining millions of dollars for the clean up of Mission Bay.

“As an activist you have to force people to listen to you,” she says. “I never want to do that to the people of the 6th District. My door is always open.”

Did Donna Frye know about the dis-crepancy between the city charter and the municipal codes? We all have public access to most government information and if we cannot get this information, Donna Frye will help. I will say she most likely did not find out until she was already in the race. The County Regis-trar of Voters and San Diego City Clerk’s offices were contacted in late August and she was told that the law allows write-in

candidates. San Diego has always allowed write-

in candidates, perhaps not thinking one would win. San Diego’s current practice dates back two decades. According to the San Diego Union tribune, in 1985, the California Supreme Court, in Canaan v. Abdelnour, found that the city’s prohi-bition of write-ins violated free-speech protections. San Diego was forced to change its law on write-ins, which for the previous 24 years had banned such candidacies.

What needs to be done now is to bring this city together. We have got to stop this bickering. Donna Frye has made an impact on this city and I feel it is time to unite. She has a belief that govern-ment should be open and accessible to its constituents. She opened a can of worms here. This has only helped her career so far, so I would suggest she run again later, in less arguable legal circumstances, next time she will win if she does not divide this city. If people would just follow directions she would be Mayor.

The city charter and the municipal code discrepancy is now being looked at. “Charters are law. Codes are required to conform with charters.” As explained to the LA times by Chip Nelson, a Marin County lawyer and former attorney for Ex-Governor Pete Wilson. Donna Frye will be around for a long time and she will have my vote even if I have to write her name in. I can follow directions. Maybe I should tell my dad there is a job in San Diego.

Les Swazzo is a City Times staff writer.

Unify behind mayor; Frye’s time will comePerspective

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VoxPopuli Did you participate in Intersession, and if so, how was your experience?Asked by Lauren Ciallella and Jermaine Davis / Photos by Manny Lopez

Grace Carrillo,second semester No. “I was happy to have the break. I got to spend time with my family”

Kaitlin Fogarty, fourth semesterNo. “I needed the break or I couldn’t concentrate on classes now.”

Cliff Barnes,second semesterYes. “It was good, easy. I took music and would do it again. I got lots of units in a short time.”

Mario Guerrero,third semester Yes. “I took math and was glad to get it over with. I didn’t feel as if it was rushed.”

Jaleh Stundahl,first semesterYes. “I enjoyed the class I took, but if it was a little longer, I would have understood the material a little better.”

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uriosity led me to the theater. The new film, “Sideways,” had received

multiple Golden Globe nomi-nations (and won), and I was drawn by the appeal of a good time tale where old friends reek havoc in wine country. Unfortunately, I found the hype surrounding this alco-hol soaked movie misleading and disappointing, as well as somewhat misogynistic.

The plot surrounds Miles (Paul Giamatti), a sullen two-year divorcee, unable to get over his failed marriage and struggling writing career, who joins his old college room-mate, Jack (Thomas Hayden Church) for a week in wine country. The trip signifies Jack’s “last week of freedom” before marriage and the “has been” television star makes it apparent from the beginning that he plans to get both him-self and Miles laid.

There are a lot of “snatch and johnson” jokes spattered throughout the movie. They seem to exist in order to convey a sense of Jack’s mentality, but they quickly become tiresome and seem to serve only as a cheap laugh. From the minute he is appears on-screen Jack is crass, rude and makes it obvi-ous that extra curricular sex is his main objective to this

week. This differentiates him from Miles, who wants only to taste wine, play golf and try to forget about the book he is hoping to get published.

Wine is the essence of Miles’ character. He is the consummate wine snob and takes the utmost pleasure in this one practice, tasting (and drinking), preferring it to his otherwise solemn life. His regularity in wine coun-try becomes apparent, as the locals call him by name and know his preference is pinot. One of these locals is Maya (Virginia Madsen), a waitress that seems to share a genuine affection with Miles, yet nei-ther pursued a relationship.

This changes upon Jack’s brash questioning of the sassy winery employee, Stephanie (Sandra Oh), whom he invites, along with Maya, to dinner.

Jack receives his desired bounty in Stephanie, and Miles takes interest in Maya, as he listens to her soliloquy on the love of wine. The speech was forced and was unmoving. All of the female characters were underdeveloped. I was surprised and irritated to find that Madsen had won “Best Supporting Actress.” Even Stephanie, who had her own feisty, sexual energy and rode a Moped, seemed robbed of her character depth in the fact that her single motherhood

was barely touched upon, but thrown in nonetheless.

I did like the realistic ele-ments to the movie. Adults living in shabby apartments and struggling with unglam-orous careers: this image rings true in life and does not always make it to the screen. “Reality vs. what we want” is a constant throughout the film and encompasses all of the characters.

The cinematography was exceptional. Many times when Miles is drunk, the screen is somewhat blurred, almost giving you a headache, but really gets the intoxicated effect across visually. The land-scape of the wine country pro-vides warmth that transcends the screen and is aesthetically stimulating. This is deeply contrasted by the mens’ dank, dark-paneled hotel room, with nightstands covered in empty wine bottles. I could almost feel the fur on my teeth as they would awake in this stale room after a night of “tasting.”

The one point that I think could be explored further was the moment in which Miles described why he preferred pinot to other wines. He

explained that it was because of the precise climate and special care that was neces-sary for the grapes to grow. Pinot grapes were fragile, he explained, but produced the richest flavor. For example, Cabernet grapes, he eluci-dated, could grow anywhere in any climate and were always in abundance. The attempt was to create a connection between wine and the characters- Jack being the cabernet, the type of man that is common and easy to come across, and Miles, the more fragile pinot, who, like the wine, takes longer to grow and necessitates more care, but who is also worth the wait. The audience was left hanging with this analogy. It was never fully explored, which was a major drawback of the film.

If I hadn’t heard such glow-ing reviews, I might not have expected so much from the movie. Perhaps then I could have enjoyed it more- I wonder? I think that male chauvinistic writing was obvious in many areas (gratuitous sex scenes for no reason and the lack of women’s’ identities). It wasn’t a movie that I thought about, at least not highly, after I left the theater and therefore, I probably wouldn’t recommend it. That in turn, completes my whine of “Sideways.”

marched by, throwing candy and souvenirs to the crowd. In all there were 89 organiza-tions and 26 law enforcement agencies, which took part in the parade.

The SDCC entry was spon-sored by Student Affairs, and according to Gail Rodriguez, it was a great experience and a beautiful day. “Every year

it is fun. Dr. Brown and the Dean (Dean Chacon) were very pleased, and said every-body did a great job.”

Ann Jacobs, the Associated Student Body vice president was on hand, riding in the back of the float with many other students. “It was really fun. I’ve only been in a parade on horseback before and this was more fun, especially because the crowd was really into it. We were there to honor a great man who paved the way for many of the liberties we

have today.”Janet Clarke, president of

the Student Senate, led the entry carrying a banner dis-playing the city college logo.

Her comments: “It was great to march knowing that we have the freedom of diversity. After seeing a documentary on Dr. King’s life, I appreci-ate greatly all of his contribu-tions.”

City College clubs were also represented, including mem-bers from the EOPS Club, Phi Theta Kappa, and the L.G.B.T.S.U.

At the front of the parade, Mayor Dick Murphy, Ter-rance Burgess, president of City College, Marty Block,

who was recently re-elected to the Board of Trustees, and the newly elected City Council-man Tony Young of District 4, rode in cars and waved to the crowds.

Of the most notable entries were two floats broadcast-ing King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech from loud speakers.

The parade ended at Sea-port Village, where the Sev-enth Annual San Diego Multicultural Festival was being held.

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they have done a good job.”Paul Baumhoefner, he

track and field coach, was man with the mic who offered tips, training, and positive support. Throughout the practice, he emphasized the necessity of continually taking your pulse,

going at your own pace, and constantly encouraged the runners to encourage one another.

Elicia Henry, who has run with the club for a full session already, is focusing forward . “I’m in it to train for the (Suzuki Rock an Roll) Mara-thon this year. It is wonder-ful to have the support of this group around…the thing is, that you don’t have to neces-

sarily be in it for the mara-thon. You can use the club to get into shape, to stay fit, or just to get a little exercise.”

There are even smokers who run with the club. “Naturally the smokers stick together for support. It’s not an excuse to not be out on the track trying to run,” said an ex-smoker and member of the club named Sarah.

Each week, runners have a varied regimen of exercise. Last Tuesday it consisted of

metered running, starting with 100 meters and building up successively, alternating in pace and then going down, pyramid-style.

For information concerning the group and membership, and for cool calorie and heart rate zone calculators you can visit www.sdtc.com. Addi-tional contact information is listed on the Web site.

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The whineof ‘Sideways’ ...

MovieReviewLauren Ciallella

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‘It was great to march knowing that we have the freedom ofdiversity.’

— Janet Clark,student senator

‘You can use the club to get into shape, to stay fit, or just to geta little exercise.’

— Elicia Henry,Track Club member

Photo courtesy of Fox Searchlight

6 City Times Feb. 8-21, 2005CityFocus

Past ...San Diego City College underwent a building boom in the early 1970s with the addition of the C and T build-ings, among other facilities. Left, two students stand

across the street from what is now known as the Saville Theatre , which faces C Street.

City Times file photos

Above, the Coronado Bridge can bee seen in the back-ground of this photo in the C building. Roght photo,

The A building stands behind the just-finished T build-ing in the early 1970s. A stairway later replaced the

concrete wall between the two buildings.

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Present ...City Times staff members Kimmy Humes and Steve Vanica re-create the scene depicted on page 6 in a photo from the early 1970s. Today, City College serves a student population of more than 13,500 students. The campus is soon to undergo another facelift, the largest since the 1970s, with the addition of new buildings and the renovation of others, thanks to the passage of Proposition S, a bond measure.

Photo by Mike Sullivan

Photos by Robert Levacy

Left photo, students use the L-building stairway toward the close of the fall 2004 semester. The stairway is just one of many alterations to campus facilities south of the A building since they were built in the early 1970s. Above, a view south toward the theater in the C build-ing shows 30 years of growth since landscaping was installed.

8 City Times Feb. 8-21, 2005CitySports

Going into the game, the Knights had a singular objec-tive.

“Win,” said Radee Tutler, the 6’9” sophomore from New Jersey, responsible for 28 points in the Knights vic-tory over the Imperial Valley Arabs. Although the Knight’s bench had three times the depth, Tutler acknowledged the fact that running the oppo-sition was the initial game plan, but that took a back seat due to turnovers.

It was these turnovers that allowed the Arabs, who only suited seven players, to remain strong contenders throughout

the game.“It was not their best per-

formance,” said Erie Corum. Corum, who is an avid Knights fan, said she is confident they will step their game up enough to finish the season strong and carry themselves into the playoffs.

The game, which had seven lead changes in the first half alone, was consistently in favor of the Knights. The final score, 85-82, doesn’t reflect how the game really played out. For every momentum changing play the Arabs could create, City was there to answer.

For the Knights, it was just that kind of night.

Allen Baugh, a player from last season, said of this year’s team: “They’re more together and a lot stronger mentally.”

To many skeptics this state-ment may come as a shock, due largely to this year’s roster, which has only two sophomores on it.

While the sophomores anchor down the front court, team leading scorer Tutler, who averages 17 points and 12 rebounds a game, plays along-side Adrian Johnson, a small forward, it is the back court that seems to receive the most notoriety.

And then there is Tito. Whether new head coach Mitch Charlens, Adrian John-son or former player, Allen Baugh, says it, everyone recog-nizes Littleton as a leader who takes initiative on defense and who carries his intensity over to the offensive end.

Littleton plays alongside

teammate Anthony Palmer. Both true freshmen are under six feet and look like the boys next door – literally – Palmer and Littleton, are both gradu-ates of San Diego High School. The duo, which played basket-ball together in high school, garnered a myriad of acco-lades from the local CIF bas-ketball circuit.

As new head coach, Char-lens’ main goal is to be com-petitive. Charlens, who has coached on all levels except the NBA, has seen twelve of his players go on to other levels of collegiate basketball and his expectations include seeing all his players move on in the future.

The playoffs, however, are not a guarantee in the near future.

“We are going to have to win league,” said Charlens, regard-ing a potential playoff birth. “Because the competition is so good in Southern California.” The playoffs still seem like a possibility despite the fact that Charlens and former head coach Zach Jones never spoke and had only a little over a month to recruit his team and assemble a roster.

In order to win the PCC title the knights will have to be productive in these last few weeks of the season. This includes a two-week road trip with a scheduled game against rival Mesa on Feb. 12. The PCC title has playoff impli-cations, which won’t fully be known until the Knight wrap up their season against South-western at home on Feb. 19.

By Kimmy HumesIt’s Tuesday night. Giant spotlights illu-

minate Balboa track. Beneath their glare hundreds of people can be seen. They’re stretching, laughing and talking, already running. More streaming down the hill by the dozens. One thing stands out: the people themselves. They range from ordi-nary and even overweight to Herculean in build. This is the weekly meeting of the San Diego Track Club. The Balboa track belongs to San Diego High School, which is located directly next to City College. The club meets on Tuesdays at this track, and again on Saturday mornings in a desig-nated scenic spot for group runs.

Everyone is broken into groups, based on their times running the mile. The fast-est group is called the “Wise Guys,” fol-lowed by “The Who.” The slowest group is the “Grateful Dead,” which has the major-ity of the members.

“I want you to turn to your right and then to your left and tell the people around you that you care about them, you love them. Encourage them and let them know

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Track Club members live to run

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Right photo: San Diego City College women’s tennis player Yoko Anderson, left, returns a volley as her doubles partner Heidi Dayhuff rushes the net during the team’s home opener Feb. 1 vs. Mt. San Jacinto College. The duo went on to win the match 8-5 contributing to an overall victory for City College. Above: No. 2 seeded player Heidi Dayhuff serves to Mt. San Jacinto College’s Christine Drucker during her singles match at the teams home opener. Dayhuff went on to win 7-5, 6-1.

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Photos by Mike Sullivan