Road Warriors

Automotive department helps give students some tools

By Daniel Darrah

Auto Mechanics often get a bad rap for inflating more than just tires. Southwestern Colleges venerable automotive department works to train mechanics on the road of ethics on a drive for integrity. SWC'S Automotive Department is offering 18 classes this semester.

Connect with Mother Nature-Earth Science Club

By Tabbitha Banuelos

Students looking for a down-to-Earth organization hit play-dirt with SWC's Earth Science Club. It is one of the college's most hands-on clubs where members can really dig into some serious learning. Earth Science Club members work to feel connected to the Earth.

John Wilson Retires After 37 Years

By Gina Hernandez

John Wilson is the one person Southwestern College cannot replace. In December the college is going to have to try. Wilson is hanging up his hats Dec 30, a process that could take a couple hours since he wears so many. More than a journey-man relief pitcher.

Journalism student is queen of Chula Vista

By Alyssa Simental

Holly Angeles has a crown on her head and a sash across her chest. Someday she wants to trade them in for a microphone and a CNN blazer. Recently crowned Miss Chula Vista, Angeles is a journalism major who is balancing her time making appearances for her hometown with preparing for her career as a broadcast reporter.

Find the formula with the Chemistry Club

By Vanessa Michel

Southwestern College chemistry students have discovered the formula for success. Chemistry is the foundation of life and one of the America's pressing needs in the 21st century. SWC chemistry club students want to be part of that future. Club advisor Dr. David Brown said chemistry and smart scientists who understand it, are key to a strong nation.

SWC turns the page on next chapter of San Ysidro library

By Cristina Baker

Last semester students in San Ysidro had beautiful a new Southwestern College campus, a future of promise, but no books in the library. That was last semester. Now the bookcases are partly filled with encyclopedias, dictionaries and even some textbooks donated by SWC teachers.

Worldwide Best Buddies program comes to Southwestern

By Daniel Sanchez

Southwestern College has a new buddy. For 20 years the Best Buddies program has partnered people with cognitive disabilities with peers who do not have disabilities. In 20 years it has grown to more than 400,000 members from 1,400 chapters in 22 states, and 43 countries.

Tough ex-army nurse a softy for SWC students

Cathy McJannet and her team elevate the nursing program

By Jiamay Austria

Cathy McJannet has served as a Canadian Army nurse, jumped out of helicopters, prepped to rescue injured soldiers under fire and works as an ER nurse. Her toughest job ever, though, is running the SWC nursing program. As her military nursing background suggests, McJannet is a caring healer as well as one tough lady who expects a lot of herself and others.

Cesar Chavez inspired a life in the law

By Eric Aquino

Not many Southwestern College professors have pictures of their former bosses hanging on their office walls like Victoria Lopez. Not many professors used to work for Cesar Chavez. Lopez, an ebullient professor of paralegal studies, is a lawyer, human rights advocate and former communications director for Chavez who worked closely with the iconic United Farm Workers founder.

Hate groups are on the rise

By Amber Sykes

When the economy turns bad so do hate groups, organizations that condemn and persecute others based on their race, religion, sexual-orientation or culture. Hate groups in the United States have grown from 602 to 926 in the last nine years, including in generally-tolerant Southern California.