By Dashiell Kuhr and Nicole RiberaCity Times

City College students protested the Iraq war and rallied for peace and justice on March 18 at Balboa Park.

“Three years of lies, three years of war, bring the troops home now!” was the theme of the rally, which was sponsored by the San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice.

Organizers estimated the crowd to be more than 1,200 people. The event coincided with numerous national and international demonstrations marking the third anniversary of the war in Iraq.

The SDCJP was formed after the attacks of Sept. 11 to give voice to those in support of a non-military response to terrorism. The demonstration promoted an opposition to the war, called for U.S. troops to come home now and addressed issues related to the domestic costs.

The rally and festival included performing artists and speakers and featured booths and tables spon-sored by various local organizations. Los Able Minded Poets performed at the event, singing in unison the question, “How many need to die”?

Police reported that the rally was well organized and pretty calm.

City College students were shouting, clapping and chanting protests to express their discontent with the current social system.

“We are here to ensure wars stop being economi-cally beneficial for nations,” said J.C., a City College student.

News Editor Josie Salazar contributed to this story

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For City College, the week of March 8 marked its first year of celebrating Interna-tional Women’s Day by host-ing a three-day event that included educational work-shops, artwork and musical performances.

International Women’s Day is an occasion celebrated around the world and is a national holiday in many countries. It recognizes the economic, political and social achievements of women, remembering nine decades of struggle for equality, justice, peace and development.

“We wanted to have some

kind of event this year to bring attention to women’s issues and accomplishments,” said Danielle Helm of the associ-ated student government.

International Women’s Week, presented March 7, 8 and 9, did just that. Accord-ing to Helm, the event was the perfect opportunity to raise consciousness about women’s equality move-ments and sexism on college campuses.

Popular 91X DJ Makeda Dread spoke to students in the cafeteria about the importance of unity, environ-ment and culture. “It is going to be women who bring this

By Josie SalazarCity Times

On March 8 in the Saville Theatre, acclaimed journalist and photographer David Bacon was invited by City College’s Chicano Studies program as part of World Cultures Spring 2006. He talked to students about labor wars on the United States and Mexican border.

Bacon started his discussion with dozens of photographs of labor struggles in Mexico. He talked about workers on both sides of the U.S. and Mexican border, who continue to fight for better work conditions and wages in the face of the eco-nomic impacts of the North American Free Trade Agree-ment (NAFTA).

Students protest Iraq war

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Makeda Dread of radio station 91X was one of the speakers featured during this year’s Women’s Day celebration.

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Ken10 from Los Able Minded Poets called out for peace and justice during a rally March 18 in Balboa Park.Dashiell Kuhr / City Times

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■ City students take active role in rally. Focus, page 5

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Plans are under way to transform the space under the Learning Resource Center into classrooms and faculty offices for future City College students and teachers.

The LRC “Down Under” project will create seven new classrooms along with seven faculty offices, one conference room, an entrance lobby, storage and bathrooms.

The original plan for this space was a three-level subterranean parking struc-ture. However, the space proved to be inadequate to accommodate two lanes of traffic in all areas. As a result, plans for the parking structure were withdrawn.

The LRC plan is currently being reviewed by the Division of State Archi-tect. In order for contractors to begin bidding on the project, the department must approve three elements of the plan including structural integrity, acces-sibility and life safety. The structural integrity component of the plan has already been approved.

“We have to respond to any and all comments they make,” said Carol Dex-

heimer, administrative services vice president.

Once revisions of the plan have been approved by the Division of State Archi-tect, City College can announce the project to local contractors and start the bidding process.

“It’s a very long process,” said Dex-heimer, who is also chair of the LRC down-under committee.

The LRC project is the result of another renovation on campus that will take place in the L building, which had served as the original campus library. It will soon be home to a new academic success center, occupying space on both levels of the building. The center will include an English center, math center, tutoring department and facilities for testing and assessment.

Construction of the academic success center cannot begin until the classrooms which currently reside in the L building are relocated to other areas on campus. This need for additional classrooms led to the decision to create new class-rooms under the LRC. Funding for both projects will be provided by the voter-approved Proposition S measure.

Although an official completion date for the LRC project cannot be deter-mined at this point, administrators are hoping that construction will be com-pleted by next fall.

■ March 22Business Connections Networking Breakfast, speaker Roy Dixon, owner of Taco Bell restaurantsD-1217:30 a.m.-8:45 p.m.

Spanish Club Movie Day presents“7 mujeres,1 homosexual y Carlos”3-5:30 p.m.Saville Theatre

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■ April 26-27A.S. Government General Elections

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A City College student donates blood March 15 during a blood drive sponsored by the American Red Cross and Music Saves Lives.

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City College students and faculty participated in an on campus blood drive March 15. The event was sponsored by the American Red Cross in cooperation with the Music Saves Lives program.

The blood drive took place in the Gorton Quad where the American Red Cross set up their “bloodmobile”. All interested donors were able to give blood between 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

All those who donated blood were given a Music Saves Lives t-shirt. This program, a joint venture between the American Red Cross and the Van’s Warped Tour, encourages youths to give back to their community by donat-ing blood. In return for their donations, participants were given either a t-shirt or a CD.

The “Saving Lives Never Sounded So Good” CD is a compilation of supporting artists performing on the Van’s Warped Tour. It includes Yellowcard, All-Ameri-can Rejects and Run Doris Run, along

with other bands. The Music Saves Lives program, which began March 1 and will continue through July 5, was developed specifically for southern California high schools and colleges.

Event coordinator for the Ameri-can Red Cross, Robert Hartman, was pleased with the amount of donations received on Wednesday. Hartman has organized more than 15 blood drives at City College.

This blood drive was the first event this semester. However, Hartman hopes to have a drive once a month until the end of the semester.

“I set the goal today for 24 units (pints) of blood,” Hartman said.

Hartman and his team consisted of a few volunteers, one charge nurse and two technicians. They were able to col-lect 25 units of blood, exceeding the goal Hartman set for Wednesday.

“Of course we’re happy we met our goal,” Hartman said.

Volunteer Robert Kimmel empha-sized the importance of donating blood.

“People should be encouraged to

give blood,” Kimmel said. “Somewhere, someone needs blood everyday.”

The next Music Saves Lives blood drive will take place April 17 in the Gorton Quad between 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. For more information contact Stu-dent Health Services in room A-116 or visit www.musicsaveslives.org.

Red Cross campus blood drive exceeds expectations

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By Nicole CunninghamCity Times

By now, nearly every stu-dent with an email address on file has received an e-mail from San Diego City College admin-istration, offering a choice of nearly 50 classes available during summer session.

The e-mail’s salutaion reads:

“graduation just got closer!”District Chancellor Dr. Con-

stance Carroll mentioned a similar sentiment during the governor’s press conference thanking him for the equaliza-tion funds allocated for City College to quicken the steps to achieving the ‘American dream.’

Slated for June 6, City’s summer session is set to start 15 days earlier than usual this year. With the equalization funds benchmarked for use by our governor, online and on-site classes are being pushed up.

Good for interested students, not so good for overworked staff and faculty.

Supply and demand is an economic concept well-known in and out of the classroom. Right now the dispute is cen-tered on the district supplying more work without satisfying the faculty’s demands for com-pensation.

Earlier scheduled classes equal a heavier workload on already understaffed and underpaid employees. Though any changes to the college calendar requires mandatory

negotiations, the district has informed staff that they will be moving forward with the early start date ready or not, like it or not.

According to American Fed-eration of Teachers (AFT) Pres-ident Jim Mahler, though there has been some dialogue between the two sides, there hasn’t been any real relief yet. And that is a major concern. Mahler said other than monetary compen-sation, they would like to see positions filled on campus.

“We’d prefer more fulltime staff,” he said.

Mahler also pointed out that there is no evidence to show that offering additional classes means additional students are enrolling.

Assistant Chancellor Lynn Neault wrote in an email that “in a recent survey of Spring students, more than 80% of the respondents indicated they would be interested in a June 6-June 30 session.”

Both sides have good cause to continue the fight with a potentially all around win-win situation for all interested par-ties.

Summer session teeters on talksAdministration, union discuss faculty workload concerns

By Abinashi KhalsaCity Times

San Diego City College’s EuroFoto trip will be taking photography students abroad throughout Europe this year, hoping to broaden their horizons.

EuroFoto is the brainchild of Dave Eichinger, assistant professor and co-coordinator of photography at City Col-lege. The seven-unit course will travel all over Europe t o Cinque Terre in Italy, Salzburg, Prague, Paris and Venice. Every city is packed with historical rel-evance that will give students many oppor-tunities to take pic-tures that will expand their portfolios.

“It was an incred-ible experience for me,” said Stacy Bone, a stu-dent from the Univer-sity of Texas, adding, “it provided awesome opportunities that wouldn’t have been possible otherwise.”

Students will spend at least three days in each city, including excursions to smaller towns around each area. On a typical day, students will take photo-graphs from early in the morning to late at night, practicing night shots using long exposures.

According to Eichinger, the purpose of the trip is more than just to learn how to take photos in exotic locations. It is a growing experience for students, many who are young and have never left San Diego.

“Students grow up by years in just three months,” Eichinger said.

He goes on to say that “EuroFoto is a cultural experience that shows students that there are different things and cul-tures, potentially better things.”

The trip wraps up in just under three weeks and is followed by an intensive five weeks of darkroom film develop-ment, photo printing and portfolio cre-ation. The trip will be from June 11 to June 30. This year’s registration dead-line has passed, but the trip is offered every year.

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The Red Cross collected 25 pints of blood.

City Times would like to commend the quick organization of City College students to pro-test the governor’s visit to our campus. Word of the governor’s visit did not spread until the morning of his arrival, but still students were lined up in the crowd with signs ready to boo and jeer. It was amaz-ing to see that many students come together so quickly. It proves that the activist spirit is alive on this campus and we commend the students on their brave actions of standing up and speak-ing their mind.

Many students were ready to protest with-out even knowing why the governor was coming to our school. We stress the impor-tance of students being well-informed about events taking place so that they may take empowered action. Being aware of the big picture will help us to make more intelligent advocacy movements.

As community college students, it is impor-tant to be educated about current events and be able to build a group of activists that are respected by the community for their intelli-gent response to injustice and corruption.

There is much corruption being exposed in local, sate, and federal government. As students, we have a great power and duty to stand up and speak wisely to ensure that our representatives represent the people’s will. City College students protesting the governor’s broader policies was an example of democracy at its finest.

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Well it didn’t take long for the anti-abortion fanatics to start their latest attack on a woman’s right to have an abor-tion. Now that they have their “boys” on the Supreme Court, the battle has been taken to a frightening new level.

The South Dakota legisla-ture has passed a bill banning all abortions except when the mother’s life is in danger. That bill was just signed into law by Republican Governor Mike Round.

The most disturbing thing about this bill is that it does not allow for abortion in cases of rape or incest. In fact Repub-lican Roger Hunt who spon-sored the bill was quoted by the Washington Post as “being delighted” that he was able to shoot down amendments to the bill allowing for rape and incest victims.

The new law also gives the rapist the same rights to the child as the mother. Isn’t that nice. I’m sure once the baby comes, the victim and the rapist can work it out.

Now Mississippi is also con-sidering a similar bill, which Republican Governor Haley Barbour has also indicated he would sign into law. Again disallowing rape and incest

victims. Something I’m sure rarely happens in Mississippi, right? Ohio, Indiana, Georgia, and Tennessee have also intro-duced similar proposals.

Even before this bill became law in South Dakota, there was only one clinic in the whole state that performed the procedure, which is done once a week by doctors who have to be flown in from Minnesota. North Dakota and Mississippi also have these kind of restrictions in place.

What is wrong with these people? And why are they all men?! Oddly enough men run the majority of these right to life organizations. Brock Greenfield who is the Executive Director of the National Right to Life Com-mittee (NRLC) is also a South Dakota legislator who voted in support of the bill. And let’s not forget the king of all pro-life wackos James Dobson. Can you say “uterus envy.”

What it comes down to is “control.” It’s all about control. Men have been trying to control women since the beginning of civilization and they have been

very successful at it. Does the saying “barefoot and pregnant” sound familiar.

It is considered harassment when a man fondles a woman against her wishes (except if your name is Arnold Schwar-zenegger), but the United States government has its whole hand in my uterus and I have just one thing to say. GET OUT!

Young women today are lucky in that they did not live in the time before Roe vs. Wade. But unfortunately they don’t know how important this is and how devastating the effects can be when abortion is outlawed.

I highly recommend watch-ing HBO’s “If These Walls Could Talk” with actresses Cher, Demi Moore, and Sissy Spacek. It gives multiple views on the subject of abortion but specifically addresses the time before abortion was legal. It’s very scary and we cannot go back to that time.

This is a critical time for women to find their voices and make themselves heard. The answer is simple one; if you don’t believe in abortion, don’t have one.

Columnist Cindy Wimer is a former City Times editor-in-chief

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March 21, 2006 City Times 5CityFocusanti-war movement

“It’s the people’s revolution.”— J.C.

Members of Los Able Minded Poets Nazareth Simmons, Ken10 and Irene Castruita stand with City College student J.C.

City College student Elizabeth Pantoja speaks about Senate Bill H.R. 4437, which critics say greatly diminishes immigrant rights.

“How many people need to die?”— Los Able Minded Poets

“If war works, why do we not have peace? I always encourage people tobe activists ... and to stay informed.”

— Stephen Bouscaren

“We come together to speak out for the voiceless in Iraq and to call out for equal rights and justice.”

— Pablo Acevedo

City College students take active role in March 18 rally in Balboa Park

City College professor Stephen Bouscaren with his child at the protest.

City College student Pablo Acevedo discusses leadership skills with community activist Makeda Dread.

Photos by Dashiell Kuhr ■ Layout by Nicole Ribera

Dear Editor:

Congratulations on the high qual-ity, extensive information, and balance of the March 7 issue of the City Times. Much of the paper addressed the press conference that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recently held at City College. The press conference is the format used for public officials to inter-act with the media, but we were pleased that the Governor was also able to tour one of City College’s instructional pro-grams.

During the press conference, most of those from community colleges who observed the Governor’s interaction with the press were most concerned with matters pertaining to community college funding and other support for students. City Times reporter Natalie Perino-Terashima was able to condense some very complex financial informa-tion about equalization funding into a very accurate, very clear explanation for your readers. Equalization funding means millions of new dollars for our dis-trict. This funding in the past two years has enabled us to support the Interses-sions, additional classes, more full-time faculty, and many other benefits for our students. The Governor’s support is key and the Legislature’s support is essen-tial as well. We will need both if we are to obtain the new funding that the Gov-ernor has proposed.

Your reporter Aryn Grusin did a good

job of reporting on the students who pro-tested during the visit. I thought she captured their spirit and issues well. Also, the Guest Commentary by June Cressy offered her point of view regard-ing the visit and her concerns about it.

As a publicly-funded community col-lege district, we have many responsibili-ties. Among them are these three. First, we make an effort to offer the highest quality instruction and support for stu-dents, which requires both talented people and state funding. Second, we are a hospitable environment for the public, including our publicly-elected officials. And third, we are an organiza-tion that values free speech and demo-cratic expression.

The City Times clearly exemplifies this last principle. If all of America were informed as well by the media as the students at City College are by their student newspaper, much wiser choices would be made by the voting public.

Thank you for doing such a splendid job.

Dr. Constance M. CarrollChancellor

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“I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity.”

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

The City Times Editorial Board opposes the Iraq war and supports the immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops. We sup-port our troops and want to see them brought home safely now. We want people to use common sense, study history and stop believing the wartime propaganda of why we are in Iraq.

We ask City College students to stop believing the glit-tering generalities, name-calling, euphemisms and false connections that are so present in the media. We ask students to stop believing politician and media explanations and be engaged and research the real reasons we are at war. Please use logic and study history to understand. It’s easy to repeat what others have told you as truth but it is harder to research and understand the reality behind the words that are said.

Please start thinking for yourselves and stop using con-ventional assertions as justification for war. It becomes pathetic when students just repeat what they have heard on television as truth without having researched for them-selves what is actually happening.

We believe that the billions of dollars spent in Iraq should be spent at home in the U.S. We support spending money on education and our recent U.S. disasters — not war.

“I think that people want peace so much, that one of these days governments had better get out of their way and let them have it. “

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

“If you want total security, go to prison. There you’re fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lack-ing... is freedom.”

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Bacon has reported for more than a decade on the devastating effects that NAFTA has left on the people of Mexico. These effects include lamentable hous-ing outside of factories, such as those in Tijuana, and abolishing Mexican work-

ers’ protections and laws that they have acquired over the years.

He impressed upon the students who attended his lecture that if these civil rights were not protected, then the econ-omy of Mexico would be swallowed up by privatization of civil companies by U.S. owned corporations.

He went on to say that the workers such as those in the Maquiladora fac-tories, which were once seen only along the borders, are now popping up all over

Mexico. The factories import duty-free and tariff-free materials and equipment, and re-export them to the originating country.

The workers endure low wages and are forced to comply with U.S. immigra-tion laws and become guest or contract workers for U.S. companies.

His book “Children of NAFTA: Labor Wars on the U.S./Mexico Border” focuses on workers on both sides of the border, their experiences fighting immigration

and the difficulties imposed on them by the NAFTA treaty.

“I think NAFTA needs to be renegoti-ated,” Bacon said.

Bacon is an associate editor at Pacific News Service and a regular contribu-tor to The Nation, The Progressive, The American Prospect, and the L.A. Weekly. His photographs document the lives of the workers discussed in his book.

For more information, visit his web-site @ www.dbacon.igc.org.

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Bjorklund scoring 12 points and her counterpart Adrian Williams only scor-ing two points. Williams still dominated the paint by pulling down 12 rebounds in the first half.

The Chill back court took care of most of the scoring with Jamie Carey pour-ing in 11 points on three of four shots from behind the three point line, and Hammon scored 13 points while dish-ing out five assists with most of them coming on the fast break.

“Colorado has always been a pretty good transition in the years of playing in this league, and that was one of my concerns tonight, of us getting back (on defense),” said Siege head coach Fred Williams.

“Colorado took some quick shots, you know, some gamble shots early, and it went in for them,” added coach Wil-liams. “ So their game plan worked at the beginning and they were able to build a lead, and we kind of buried a little hole and we were just trying to get out of it.”

That hole was a 48-33 deficit at half-time. The Siege looked flat in the first half and were dominated in transition as well as just about every other aspect in the game.

“We just weren’t getting back in tran-sition, miscommunication, we weren’t talking like we normally do. We were just out of sync, I think,” said Siege guard Loree Moore who scored 14 points in the game on five of six shooting includ-ing three for three from downtown.

The Siege proved why they are in first place by opening the second half with a seven to zero run. The siege started the third quarter out by pressuring the ball full court which slowed the Chills fast pace at times.

“We put pressure in the first half but they kept zipping the ball up the floor because the backside of our defense wasn’t covering. So we just put more pressure on the ball and covered our players a little more at half court, and that eliminated a lot of those transition type baskets,” said coach Williams.

Trailing 56-66 at the end of the third quarter, and with two of their top scor-ers, Catherine Kraayeveld and Jessica Cheeks, struggling from the floor, the Siege looked to their bench for a spark and found it in guard Natalie Nakase. Nakase opened up the fourth quarter with a steal and then hit a three on the other end which brought the crowd to their feet.

Behind their scrappy defense, includ-ing that of Nakase who had four steals in 15 minutes, the Siege were able to tie the game at 72 after Tynesha Lewis hit a runner in the lane with five minutes remaining.

“It was excellent. I was trying to get combinations in there, get a little spark in there from someone, and she’s (Nakase) the type of player that’s gonna make the team get back in the game. With her getting some steals and hitting some baskets, it really helped us gener-ate and get back into the game,” said coach Williams.

The Chill had a two point lead with two minutes and 45 seconds remaining but Hammon was able to break free on two straight possessions and build the lead to six with two minutes and seven seconds remaining.

After being fouled while shooting a three, Siege guard Lewis hit three big free throws to bring her team to within three.

The Siege were able to hold on defense and closed the gap to one after Bjorklund hit a five footer with a little over one minute remaining.

With the chant of defense from the vocal Siege crowd, Cheeks was able to strip the ball away from Hammon, and like Nakase earlier in the quarter, she was able to sink a three on the very next possession and give her team an 80-78 lead with 43 seconds remaining.

With the Siege and their fans believ-ing they could actually win this game that at one point seemed out of hand, Chill guard Carey hit a clutch three pointer while being fouled which deflated the home teams crowd. Carey completed the four point play and gave the Chill a two point lead with 30 sec-onds remaining.

On the next possession, Lewis missed an eight footer, and the Chill regained possession and hit four free throws in the final seconds to put the Siege away. Hammon scored a game high 27 points while recording seven assists, and Bjorklund led the Siege with 24 points and nine rebounds.

Despite the tough loss, the talk was still positive on the Siege side. “I think it was a positive thing. It hurts a lot though because we fought so hard and then we came up short, but we don’t want to feel like this anymore. So I think we’re gonna work on the things they beat us at and make sure that we tie them up throughout the course of the season,” said Moore.

The Siege are now 11 and 2 on the season with the Chill right behind them at 8 and 3 as of March 16. To learn more about the Siege or the NWBL, visit their web site at www.NWBL.com.

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troubled world back into balance,” Makeda said. “Women are the child bearers, we feel the pain of the world, and hold compassion and love for the earth and it’s children.” She spoke of the important role that women will play in the years to come in ending world war, famine and suffering.

Organized workshops allowed for the discussion of all types of women’s issues including women’s health and healing, art and activism, body image and femi-

nism.One workshop, presented by two

members of the San Diego State Uni-versity Chapter of the National Organi-zation for Women, discussed feminism and its misconceptions, history and objective.

An art gallery was displayed on campus and featured the artwork of local women artists.

Musicians also showcased their talent at the event. One performance was that of local band Squiddo.

“We really enjoyed ourselves at the International Women’s Week event,” said Hector Penalosa, lead guitarist of Squiddo.

Other members of Squiddo include

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rhythm guitarist and singer Maren Parusel, bass player Adam Williams and drummer Anita Avila. Parusel and Williams are both students at City.

International Women’s Week is expected to be an annual event.

“This was one of the most extensively planned events we’ve seen at City Col-

lege for many years, and we hope to continue to build upon our success next year,” Helm said.

Helm, along with Kat Dougherty, Francisco Fabian and Jazmin Morelos, all members of the ASG, helped orga-nize the event. It was also sponsored by the World Cultures Department.

By Shane CrumrineCity Times

After fi nishing under .500 in non-conference play, the San Diego City College base-ball team has turned it around, starting their conference play with a record of 6 and 2 as of March 16.

City’s fresh-man outfi elder Stan Hill was selected as the Pacifi c Coast C o n f e r e n c e player of the week for the week ending March 12.

Hill had a great game on March 9 against Grossmont where he went four for four with three rbi, three runs scored and a clutch two rbi triple that started off

the Knights’ seven-run fourth inning.

The Knights are also being led by Louis Templeton, whose .421 batting average is good enough to be ranked in the top 25 of the entire state.

The Knights’ most recent victory came against Mesa on March 16 at Morley fi eld.

The Knights’ starting pitcher Eric Billings threw seven strong

innings, recording fi ve strike outs while walking only two and giving up three runs.

All the damage to Billlings came in his fi nal inning of work. The offensive output for the Knights was truly a team effort with eight different players recording an rbi. The Knights’ offensive outburst was led by Kevin Hofmockel who went four for six with four rbi.

The Knights went on to an easy victory defeating the Olympians 17-5. With a little more than half of their games remaining, the Knights are hoping to keep up this fast pace.

To fi nd out more about the City baseball team or any other City athletic club, check them out on the school’s website at www.sdcity.edu.

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By Shane CrumrineCity Times

Despite trailing by as many as 20 points in the game, the fi rst place San Diego Siege were able to rally back before falling short to the defending cham-pion Colorado Chill on March 12 at City College’s Harry West gymnasium.

From the opening tip off, Colorado was controlling the tempo by applying pressure on both ends of the court. The Chill were pushing the ball on offense at every opportunity and playing a physical brand of defense.

With WNBA and NWBL all star Becky Hammon running the break, scoring and making brilliant passes, the Siege had their backs against the wall early trailing 21-16 after the fi rst quarter. The Siege were attempting to work the ball down low but the Chill defense was tough on the entry passes and caused 12 turnovers in the fi rst half.

The battle in the paint was a good one with San Diego’s Tera

The Knights’ Cody Willis stands ready at bat March 16 against the Mesa College Olympians. The Knights went on to an easy victory defeating the Olympians 17 to 5.

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