Former Southwestern College superintendent appears in court
Former Southwestern College superintendent Raj K. Chopra appeared in San Diego County Superior Court today, his first public appearance since the district attorney began serving search warrants and issuing indictments in December 2011. Chopra arrived with a small group that included his driver, his son and his attorney, Michael Attanasio. Chopra joined 11 other defendants in court this morning for the final steps of the arraignment proceedings in the trial now known as the South Bay Corruption Case. Each defendant…
A champion gone too soon…Phil Lopez
Condensing Phil into 250 words is difficult, but so was he. He heartily embraced the role of curmudgeon, yelling out the car window at slow moving pedestrians or moaning loudly…
Multimedia: 7th Annual Street Painting Festival
The allure of a woman has the power to leave a lasting impression, even if it is written in chalk.Powerful images of powerful women came to life when SWC…
More study abroad options should be available to students
Many students dream of being able to study abroad. Traveling is one of the most expansive endeavors a person can undergo in their life. International travel provides perspective and encourages self-examination. Southwestern College launched the South Africa Volunteer Abroad Program in March. This volunteer program is not a normal study abroad arrangement. Student learning that takes place in a typical …
Getting a jump on grad school – Anthropology Club students conduct, present research
Southwestern College students who want to get a taste of graduate school get to sample a full menu in the Anthropology Club. No GRE is required. Ancient human skeletons, the origin of language and genital mutilation are some of the topics club members are exploring in a rigorous, intellectual manner of a research university. Advisor Dr. Maria Jelaca-Tavakoli is working …
All the world’s a stage for versatile SWC director
Ruff Yeager’s father, an evangelical preacher, knew how to put on a performance to inspire an audience. Yeager has the same skills, but prefers to perform on stage. SWC’s busy adjunct theatre instructor and director has staged some of the best works seen in Mayan Hall in the past five years. He has inspired scores of students and thousands of …
Devore Stadium still a work in progress
DeVore Stadium has been football-free since Aug. 1, 2012. Yellow hard hats have replaced golden helmets, steel-toe boots trod the surface instead of cleats, construction bosses are barking orders rather than coaches. Renovation of DeVore Stadium is the most visible and ambitious project in Phase 1 of Proposition R projects. A 40,000 sq. ft. building will house faculty offices, a …
The Give and Go: Football is headed for extinction
For some, it is a way of life—a religion. Teeter tottering between sobriety and indigestion, football Sunday–or simply referred to as Game Day–is church for the diehard, where homes become cathedrals and big-screen TVs are shrines of prayer. When Joe Namath signed the first million-dollar contract the fuse was lit and professional football would explode and crumble baseball’s pedestal …