A Step in the Right Direction: Scripps Institute’s Heroin Vaccine
Christopher Earley, editor-in-chief
December 7, 2011
As San Diego continues to see an increase in heroin addiction and heroin-related deaths, a local company is making headlines with a vaccine designed to curb addiction to the dangerous drug. Recognizing that traditional recovery programs may sometimes not be enough for some users, researchers at the Scripps... Read more »
National University’s Third Annual Eco Fair
Christopher Earley
April 17, 2011
National University’s Spectrum Campus hosted the third annual Eco Fair Apr. 16. This year’s theme was “Save Green by Going Green”, and focused upon household products that promote energy sustainability. Spectrum’s main hall and front entrance were filled with over 25 companies... Read more »
Stores Post Record Holiday Season
By Tonnette Lyles, Winner of the Student Scholarship Competition
December 29, 2010
A RAY OF HOPE OR MORE DOOM AND GLOOM? San Diego’s unemployment rate is hovering at a frustrating 10.2 percent but unemployment is down from a month ago when unemployment was at 10.4 percent and down from a year ago when unemployment in San Diego was 10.6 percent. These are encouraging numbers... Read more »
Hoofing It
Tonnette Lyles
January 21, 2010
Sea World’s clydesdales have moved back to St. Louis following last month’s transfer of the park–along with Sea World locations in San Antonio and Orlando, and Busch Gardens parks in Williamsburg, Va., and Tampa–from Anheuser-Bush to the Blackstone Group private equity... Read more »
Controversy at the Cove
Joanna Hall
November 28, 2009
It seems that San Diegans fall on one of two sides of the La Jolla children’s beach controversy. They either want the seals left alone — free to inhabit the beach — or they want them removed completely. There is a lot of polarization because there is little room for compromise on... Read more »
Dry Idea
Tonnette Lyles
November 28, 2009
The partying often turned reckless and finaly drew a community together to stop the mayhem that frequently occurred at city beaches. The permanent booze ban on San Diego’s beaches was a necessary step to curb violence, vandalism and public disorder. For years San Diego’s beaches were the... Read more »
Nobel Intentions
Luis Cruz
November 28, 2009
Last month president Barack Obama was awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. Based on the committee’s judgment, he was selected because of “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.” Predictably, the Democratic leader’s win... Read more »
Monte on a Roll
Karen Hawley
November 1, 2009
Monte Ross recently graduated from National University with a bachelor’s in Digital Entertainment and Interactive Arts. But he was already familiar with the field before he enrolled at National. Ross has worked in information systems for Jack in the Box for almost a decade. Most of the company’s... Read more »
Green Scene
Karen Hawley
November 1, 2009
Meet Brigitte Taylor of San Diego Girls Alliance. A paralegal by day, Taylor is an event manager for Envirofest, an annual event that begins with an early clean-up and quickly evolves into a community-driven event filled with activities and networking opportunities. Don’t miss this year’s... Read more »
Within Reach
Karen Hawley
November 1, 2009
Rigoberto “Rigo” Garcia serves as community outreach and development representative for McAlister Institute, which rehabilitates youth with drug and alcohol addictions. His current project is developing a prospectus for a new building that would expand a housing shelter. One of the challenges... Read more »
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