Tag: Women-Only Swim

  • Tweet City Heights: Women-only Swim Makes The Huffington Post

    By Megan Burks Women-only Swim Makes The Huffington Post The Huffington Post and U-T San Diego ran commentary on the flap over my article on women-only swim hours at the Copley Family YMCA this week. Professors Avi Spiegel and Adina Batnitzky coauthored the piece, saying the story only garnered harsh reactions because the women who…

  • Extra Swim Class at YMCA Becomes Gender, Immigrant Issue

    Dr. Adina Batnitzky, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of San Diego, addresses reader comments that call a women-only swim class at the Copley YMCA discrimination and wrongheaded. By Megan Burke, Maureen Cavanaugh, Peggy Pico and Claire Trageser Click here to listen to an extended interview with Adina Batnitzky, Andrea Freeman and Megan…

  • Tweet City Heights: Sneak Peek at Central Avenue Mini Park (Skatepark Included)

    By Megan Burks Sneak Peek at Central Avenue Mini Park (Skatepark Included) City Heights Councilman Todd Gloria tweeted the current design for the Central Avenue Mini Park this week. The plans are undergoing community review and construction on the 28,000-square-foot park at Central Avenue and Landis Street is schedule to begin this fiscal year. The…

  • YMCA Offers Women-Only Swim Hours For Muslim Women

    With summer now in full swing, San Diegans are heading to beaches and pools to cool off and get exercise. But for East-African women in City Heights, taking a dip isn’t so easy. Many of them are Muslim and can’t swim in co-ed pools. But that’s changing with a new YMCA class that’s getting Muslim…