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15Nov

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News Brief: Future of Community Campus

By NORA THOMPSON At Pima Community College’s Governing Board meeting Nov. 14, the sale of Community Campus, along with the purchase of hotels across the street from the Downtown Campus, will be approved or denied. The Community Campus is located at 401 N. Bonita Ave. In a recent email, Pima officials say it has not sold the campus yet. The Tucson City Council must approve it, because the building is on land that it owns. If Community Campus gets sold, then Pima will be able to occupy the space until July 2019, when Community Campus programs and services will be moved to other campuses. All will be determined at the Nov. 14 governing board meeting.

15Nov

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Opinion

‘Cos’ for concern

By RENE ESCOBAR The sentencing of Bill Cosby was three to 10 years incarceration in a state prison. That’s a slap on the wrist and a slap to the face of equal rights groups. The people of those groups should be outraged. Cosby was found guilty of sexual assault in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, by Judge Steven O’Neill. Though the judge said it was a “serious crime,” Cosby could be released after three years. That is not enough for drugging and raping a woman. That is a federal crime, where the minimum should be a 15-year sentence. A first-degree offense should be a possible 25-year to life sentence. The aftermath of the Cosby sentencing will be a loss in the fight for equality. Rape should be looked at as a high-class federal offense such as kidnapping and murder. Three years as th...

15Nov

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Pima gives thanks to veterans

Story by JOSHUA GRAY Photos by JOE GIDDENS Veterans Day was Nov. 11. Pima Community College celebrated a little bit earlier this year on Nov. 8 at the Downtown Campus. This Veterans’ Day celebration was coordinated by Pima’s Veteran Group, who has planned this event for the past seven years. “The celebration is to honor Pima Community College student veterans,” said Jorge Camarillo, student services coordinator for Pima’s Department of Military and Veteran Services. Camarillo is one of the many people who helped make this event happen. The Veterans Day celebration was a free event that was open to all. It invited different kinds of vendors to come out and support their local veterans while also getting a chance to promote. This year, each business was offered a chance to speak about...

15Nov

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Features

Tips for homework success

By JOSEPH SIML Everyone dreads WRT 101 and 102, but what’s so difficult? It’s just a few papers and some research, right? We shouldn’t be afraid of a little work. For me, the hardest part of writing isn’t researching, learning MLA or even writing the paper. It’s staying focused. Distractions are everywhere. From our phones to our friends and even YouTube, finding ways to delay work and procrastinate have never been easier. The good news is that there are ways to overcome a procrastination addiction. Over the course of my writing classes, I found some techniques for staying focused. These techniques will help maximize your writing productivity, so you can get back to other exciting challenges ... like your chemistry homework. 1. Get out of your house. Home is one of the worst place...

15Nov

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Opinion

Letter From the Editor

Alfred J. Luther of the 1st Kansas Infantry is buried at Vicksburg National Cemetery in Mississippi; Section K, Grave No. 5971. Albert Cashier of the 95th Illinois Infantry is also among the 17,000 buried. The National Cemetery there is often not as quiet as you may suspect. The stillness is punctuated by sounds of industry, which is fitting as the city of Vicksburg was laid siege to for control of the Mississippi River and the railroad during the Civil War. You can look up the names of the Confederates that surrendered after the siege. I keep meaning to find out of if several of the men with the last name “Giddens” are my ancestors. Though I wonder if those Giddens added to the number buried there. This Veterans Day, I’ve been dwelling on the winter I spent in Vicksburg. Alfred and A...

15Nov

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New terms for Meet and Confer

By AMARIS ENCINAS Changes have come to Meet and Confer. Normally, when changing employee policy, Pima Community College Education Association can present its side to the Governing Board of Pima, while the administration presents its side. From there, the board reaches a decision. Now, PCCEA does not have the opportunity to present its side. Instead, it goes directly to the administration to decide whether to agree or disagree. Matej Boguszak, president of PCCEA, has seen these changes firsthand. “Besides the AERC, the biggest change to the Meet and Confer process last year was that the Governing Board no longer needs to approve those policy changes that are proposed as a result,” Boguszak said. “Before, management and employees had to come to an agreement and the board approved th...

15Nov

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Sports

Pima Football en route to C.H.A.M.P.S.

Story by HANK ROBICHAUD Photos by MADYSON HOWARTH Even with the rough ending to the regular season, the Aztecs are bowl bound. The bowl game is C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl. The game will be played Dec. 1, at ISD Stadium, in Waco, Texas, versus the Kilgore College Rangers. For the final regular season game in Aztecs’ football history, the Aztecs hit the road to Yuma to take on the Arizona Western College Matadors. The No. 16-ranked Aztecs fell just a bit short in a back-and-forth battle with the Matadors by the final score of 24-20. The Aztecs were in business late as they were up 20-17 when Sophomore Macarius Blount intercepted a pass, giving the Aztecs the ball with just 2:18 left on the clock. The offense was not able to convert a first down, which led to a punt and o...

Sports dynasties are destroying competition

15Nov

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Opinion

Sports dynasties are destroying competition

By Kyle McDaniel Raise your hand if you’re tired of seeing the New England Patriots, Alabama College Football and now to some extent the Golden State Warriors, win year after year after year. It gets old fast especially if you’re a fan of a rival team, or just look for the league to be competitive. For example, I am a Miami Dolphin fan. I have to see Brady, Belicheat (as I call him) and the Patriots twice a year, every year. Then add the Patriots winning their division, the AFC East 14 out of the last 15 years and you get quite discouraged, yet hopeful as a Dolphin fan. Hopeful because you know both Belichick and Brady had to retire at some point, which will then make your division and even the whole AFC more competitive. The Patriots have been to 8 out ...

1Nov

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Arts & Entertainment, Bernal Gallery, Pima Arts, Pima News

‘Sustained Visions’ features 5 artists

By AMARIS ENCINAS The Bernal Gallery chronicles the lives and works of: Fred Borcherdt, Bailey Doogan, Tom Philabaum, Barbara Rogers and Jim Waid in the new exhibit “Sustained Visions.” All five artists have taught at the college level while holding fast to their concepts and quality of craftsmanship. according to Andres. Sustained Visions was created behind the idea that Tucson and Southern Arizona have many successful artists that have an independent an independent vision, but few have sustained their conversion over the decades,” Andres said. Jim Waid taught painting at Pima Community College at West Campus in the 70’s and 80’s before the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City collected his work. Tom Philabaum founded the Sonoran Glass School and Pima students can take cla...

1Nov

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Pima Faculty Senate disseminated

By AMARIS ENCINAS Before the Faculty Senate was the “Faculty Senate,” it was also known as “The Faculty Council” or “The Council” for short. The Senate has been around for a little more than 41 years and continues to be an important aspect of the college process. The Faculty Senate meets from 1 to 3 p.m. the first Friday of every month during the academic school year at the Downtown Campus in the Amethyst Room. All of the Faculty Senate meetings are divided into three parts: the Report Session, Business Session and the Open Forum. Participation is limiting in the Reporting Session and the Business Sessions to elected members and invited guests. The Open Forum is open to any Senator or faculty members to bring to the Senate informational items, issues of college concern and questions...