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…
SWC fails to safeguard vulnerable students
Southwestern College is perpetrating a myth that its students are safe. Recent events illustrate that is clearly not true. Instead of joyfully strolling to class, chatting with friends and planning …
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 …
Pillars of Culture
Michael Schnorr may be gone, but his trio of iconic Chicano Park murals live on. In fact, thanks to an ambitious cleaning and restoration project, his towering masterpieces under the …
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 …
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 …