LAURA EMBRY / Union-Tribune
San Diego State freshman Danielle Pavlecic prepared flash cards for her Chemistry 100 class in her dorm room at Chapultepec Hall on campus. |
No shortage of housing at SDSU this semester
By Sherry Saavedra
STAFF WRITER
COLLEGE AREA – Last fall, San Diego State University's residence halls were jam-packed with students, some of whom had been on a waiting list of roughly 300.
Mission Bay Triathlon becomes celebration of life
Some participate in memory of loved ones who have died
By Chris Moran
STAFF WRITER
MISSION BAY – Kris Kreczmer was supposed to do his first triathlon yesterday. Kreczmer always had a little of the daredevil in him, said his brother Kerry. He loved racing down steep trails on a mountain bike and climbing up rock faces.
Bayfront face-lift concept takes wing
First phase OK'd for North Embarcadero
By Jeanette Steele
STAFF WRITER
DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO – The design for San Diego's downtown waterfront makeover is in, and it incorporates jacaranda trees, towering date palms, whimsical light poles and sea gull-inspired restroom art.
High school district taps institute on ethics
Character education program gets started
By Leonel Sanchez
STAFF WRITER
EAST COUNTY – East County's largest school district has introduced a character education program that aims to reduce cheating and other bad conduct by promoting ethical behavior.
JUST FIX IT
Golden Hill curb repair is back on the city's work schedule
By Jeff Ristine
STAFF WRITER
THE PROBLEM: Sheila Ford tried for more than two years to get repairs to a B Street curb, badly damaged by trucks during utility undergrounding work near her mother-in-law's Golden Hill home.
