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A First Amendment Newspaper of the Mt. San Antonio College Journalism Program

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

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Volume 74 Issue 3

EMERGENCY ALERT “HOW CAN I Are You Ready?

BE INFORMED IF AN EMERGENCY HAPPENS IF I’M TOLD TO TURN OFF MY PHONE?”

Mt. SAC Student Bianca Valencia responds to new alert system !"#$%&'())#)*!"#$%&'(%))*

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College Ink

Students Show Off Their Tattoo Art Pg. 8

Universities Open Admissions For Spring 2011 Pg. 4

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Emergency Alert System Do you know what the emergency alert system is? 43% Yes 57% No Have you registered for the emergency alert system on banner? 7% Yes 93% No Do you feel Safe on campus? 91% Yes 9% No Will an email notification reach you in time during an emergency? 51% Yes 49% No Will a text notification reach you in time during an emergency? 85% Yes No 15% Do you check your email on a regular basis? Yes 56% 44% No Do your professors make you turn off your phone? Yes 74% 26%No *100 Mt. SAC students were randomly surveyed. !"#$%&'"()*'#*#+,-./$#&/""%

New alert system implemented

Students emailed, called, or text messaged in cases of emergency

I need participation and involvement from students, faculty, and staff to sign on to the banner system and input their emergency notification information Mark DiMaggio. Director of Public Safety !"#$%&#'()*+#",+'-'./#*'0#*1#23,4 !"#$%&'#(')*#+,-.-/0#(#%(-!"#$%& An emergency alert system has been implemented on campus through banner in order to inform students via e-mail, phone call, or text message in the event of an emergency. According to the Director of Public Safety Mark DiMaggio, the system is called ConnectED and will reach the campus community as a notification. “I need participation and involvement from students, faculty, and staff to sign on to the banner system and input their emergency notification information,” said DiMaggio. On the homepage of every banner account there is a link to registering information for the Connect-ED. To register students, faculty, and staff can update their primary phone number, cell phone, text phone, and e-mail. In a random sample survey of 100 students conducted on the Mt.SAC campus, 57 percent said they were unaware of the new Connect-ED system; 43 percent said they were aware. When asked if they had registered for their

information on the Connect-ED system, 93 percent said no; 7 percent said yes. According to DiMaggio, the ConnectED system enables him to effectively notify students, staff, and faculty in the event of an emergency via computer or telephone. Director of Student Life Maryann TolanoLeveque, is familiar with this type of system and registered for it while attending the University of Southern California. “I actually registered for it [Connect-ED] because when I was a student at USC I was registered, and it was really cool. I would be in my car on my way to class and I would get text that would say bomb threat and building closed today,” said Tolano-Leveque. DiMaggio explained that an emergency situation could occur at anytime. “The Connect-ED system allows me to record a message of any type. Whether it is an active shooter protocol or a natural disaster that ultimately is going to affect the campus community,” he said. DiMaggio is able to send a message to everyone who is registered through ConnectED and give instructions or information during emergency situations. On Sept. 28, the University of Texas had a student, Colton Tooley, armed on campus. According to the Austin NBC News, the university administrators began to send messages to the students via e-mail, and text to alert students and faculty to stay away from campus. The text messages began as soon as the suspected shooter was reported and was the only way to keep students informed. Tooley was armed on campus for two hours before shooting himself in the campus library. During that time police were on campus and the school was locked down. Bianca Valencia, 24, business major, said she does not believe that the Mt. SAC emergency

alert system will reach all students on campus. “Majority of us [students] have professors who demand as a class rule to turn off our phones, or put them on silent. How can I be informed if an emergency happens if I’m told to turn off my phone,” added Valencia. In the same random survey, 74 percent of students said their professors make them silence their phone or turn it off completely; 26 percent of students said this is not the case. Nicole Acosta, 18, English major said she feels safe on campus and believes the ConnectED is a good addition to the Banner system. However, Acosta added that she does not frequently check her Banner account and was unaware of the contact update. “I really don’t check my banner that much so I didn’t know we had system like that but it seems like it could work. It would be good for us to get text messages if something were to happen,” said Acosta. Although Acosta said she believes the system could work she agrees with Valencia that phones on silent would affect staying informed. “The only problem I see with that [Connect-ED] is that most of my teachers make me turn off my phone, and that’s what makes it hard for me to think this system can work,” added Acosta. In the same random survey, 76 percent of students agreed that professors who require phones to be turned off would affect them from being notified if something were to occur on campus; 24 percent disagreed. Daniel Cervantes, 22, undecided major, said he does not believe phones will affect him staying informed. “As long as my professor keeps their phone on I don’t see the problem with the alert system. I registered because I want to be informed on what goes on campus,” said Cervantes.

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Students download textbooks and music illegally STAFF

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!"#$%&'()*+, !"#$$%&'(")' College expenses, such as textbooks, has forced some Mt. SAC students to use unauthorized file sharing. According to the U.S Public Interest Research Group, “Students spend an average of $900 a year on textbooks - 20 percent of tuition at an average university and half of tuition at a community college. Textbook prices have increased at four times the rate of inflation since 1995 and continue to rise.” In a random survey of 58 students, 23 admitted to downloading unauthorized music but never a textbook, while 31 did not take part in unauthorized downloading for either legal or ethical reasons. However, four students responded to have used torrent sites in the past for both music and textbooks. “I feel that, like any other student, they [textbooks] are a bit overpriced, but some of the administrators swear that they are as cheap as they come,” said Richard J. Wang, 22, accounting major. Wang discovered Limewire, a recently disbanded peer-to-peer client, at the age of 15. “As for the textbooks, in my freshman year of college I had thought that if people upload music and programs, why not textbooks," said Wang. "So I ran it though a search and I found most of the textbooks I needed for school though some textbooks are a bit rare to find even on the internet.” Wang said he currently uses torrent sites like BtJunkie, IsoHunt, and Demonoid. For legal alternatives, Nancy Martin, 54, financial aid specialist, said the maximum any student can be awarded is $2,775 per semester through the Free Application Through Student Aid Pell Grant; based on full time enrollment. Professor of English Susan Johnson said, “I’m aware that they’re [textbook prices] high, I don’t know if I tracked what they used to be compared to what they are, but they are incredibly expensive.” “I personally know a few authors of textbooks, and it’s really a lot of work to put together a textbook,” said William Macintosh, choir music

professor. Macintosh said, “I can understand why those fees are as high as they are, I mean, textbook authors need to get paid but again, any content that involves some kind of licensing, whether it’s photographs in the book, music in the book that’s being reprinted, CDs or cassettes that come with the book, all of that you need to pay royalties for, so that drives up the price of textbooks and that kind of thing as well.” Paul Frahs, English professor, said that textbooks are overpriced and that they do not have enough value for general knowledge. According to Frahs, the increasingly high price of textbooks pay for certain “bells and whistles” like certain software and audio CDs but people are simply not getting their money’s worth. “The demand for college has gone up while the accessibility has gone down,” said Frahs. He also said that whether a student can afford a textbook or not can determine whether or not the student will succeed. “I’m more familiar with people who illegally download music,” said Macintosh. Frahs said textbooks can cost a lot of paper unless you get an E-reader for $180. He also said that digital print can drastically cut the price of academic material. He also mentions that public domain textbooks are also available on the internet. “Digital media like the books that can be downloaded on the Kindle, the Iphone, and a number of other handheld devices are legal and more popular,” said Macintosh. Wang said, “You need a computer to do most of the downloading but adding to an iPod or a Kindle is not difficult. But if your asking for a device besides a computer to download, there is a solution. For the true tech-geeks out there, just with a jailbroken iTouch, an individual can download torrents off the sites listed.” Frahs said that illegal downloading is not the solution, “It undermines the writers and their ability to make a living in the long run. It hurts our culture,” he said.

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Bookstore rental program receives funding from federal grant -".*/,.%0)12."#2 *+(",'-(.-/0()$ The Mt. SAC bookstore, the SacBookRac has been awarded a federal grant worth almost 1 million dollars for their rental program. The bookstore was informed during the last week of September that they were one of the 12 schools receiving the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) grant. According to Bookstore Director Suzanne Luetjen, only 10 grants were available nationwide but because of additional funds two more grants were made available. “There were 63 stores across the nation that applied and we were one of four California schools that got a grant for textbook rentals. It really says a lot for the state of California, the bookstores, and the rental program,” said Luetjen. The other California schools that received the grant were West Los Angeles College, Columbia College in Yosemite, and San Diego State. The FIPSE grant was given to 12 schools in the nation with $983,000 to expand the school’s rental program over a two-year period. According to Luetjen, the grant process was extremely detailed and the SacBookRac’s application was 68 pages long. Luetjen had to design a rental program that explained how it would implement titles rented, courses covered, the budget, and personnel. “I had to come up with a way that I was going to take our rental program and present it to other

bookstore colleges. Basically what this grant wants to do is give money to bookstores on college campus so they can expand their program, and share how you did your program,” said Luetjen. The bookstore began a pilot rental program on Aug. 16 that according to Luetjen helped with applying for the grant. With the funding from the grant the rental program is now able to expand their titles and offer more selection to students. According to Luetjen, in order for the program to become self-sustaining she will have to receive cooperation from faculty, and secure a two-year commitment on textbooks. The commitment would secure that textbooks would be available for four semesters and reduce the cost for students. “We are going to be looking at primarily math and English classes as well as a lot of the big classes that a lot of students need to take. Basically the focus of the grant is to help students that need to take those prerequisites to get to the college level courses,” said Luetjen. The rental program is open during the first four weeks of the semester and reopens during finals for students to return their books. “After the fourth week, students normally have their books and I have to make evaluations and reviews for the grant people. So I have to stop it [rental program] and gather all my data,” said Luetjen.

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Cal States open admissions for spring 2011 semester New funding allows universities to add more classes !"#$$%&"'()*)$+ !"#$%&'()*+ Admissions are being re-opened for students wanting to apply for spring 2011. Ordinarily, for spring transfers, the application process starts in Aug. 1 and ends Aug. 30. According to Counseling Professor Randall Wilson, this year, all CSU’s were told by the chancellor’s office that they need to continue accepting applications and stay on hold due to the budget. According to Wilson, CSU’s were informed that the budget was going to get signed and there might be extra funding for the cal state system. The 2010-2011 proposed governor’s budget for California was passed by the legislature and signed by the governor 100 days late. As the budget dragged on, some schools left their application process open while others closed theirs and told the applicants to check back. Applicants were then processed after the 2011 budget was signed and cal states were informed that they would receive funds. Wilson said that this extra funding is supposed to get schools back to levels they were at a few years ago. CSU’s are now in emergency mode because they need to fill their classes. Schools turned off and turned away

applicants for fall 2010 and now they do not have enough students to satisfy the new budget and the money given to them. “What they’re telling us now is ‘we’re accepting till we’re not accepting,’ so in other words until we’re full were going to keep accepting people,” said Wilson. Wilson continued that CSU’s are desperate for students but that applicants still need their golden four, which include speech, math, freshman composition and a critical thinking class. The applicant will also need a decent G.P.A. According to Wilson, Cal Poly Pomona may start accepting applicants that are not junior transfers and who do not have their full 60 units. “All these exceptions, all this freedom, are for spring 2011. Fall 2011 is back to business as usual,” said Wilson. “It will be better than this fall was but it’s not going to be wide open season like it is supposedly for spring.” The application process has transitioned from spring to fall. Fall applications begin Oct. 1 and end Nov. 30. Since the cal states are allowing students to continue applying for spring, the application process is over lapping the filing periods. Sophia Pham, 25, women studies major, does not think the CSU’s will mix up applications even though applicants can apply for both spring 2011 and fall 2011. “I’m not sure if they would lose it; but if they

October 2010 Crime Stats Burglary Vandalism Petty Theft Grand Theft Parking Dispute Suspicious Person Theft from Vehicle Attempted Burglary Student Misconduct Child Endangerment Theft of Personal Property 1 out of 17 of these reports resulted in arrest.

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Spanish reporters bearing more than truth !"#$%&&%'()$* !"#$%&"#$"'()*+%$,' Latina broadcast news reporters show too much skin. Turn on Univision’s Primer Impacto, which focuses on reporting shocking events, and surely the eyes from one’s head will not be the only things popping out. Barbara Bermudo and Ilia Calderon are both guilty of under dressing for their airtime. Calderon used to be on a slightly more conservative nationally broadcast Telemundo news program, which was both informative and taken seriously for what she covered, according to www. inivision.com, “importantes sucesos” or important events such as Hurricane Katrina and the Sept. 11 attacks. Now, both Bermudo and Calderon are exposing shocking events on this program along with body parts. These women are baring legs and breasts as if it were an El Pollo Loco meal. This is a downgrade. According to an article published by New York Daily Sept. 2010, Inez Sainz from Mexico’s network Azteca TV was greeted with, “catcalls, whistles and blatant ogling” while reporting on the New York Jets. N.Y. Daily also reported that her outfit while on the field was “tightfitting jeans and a white button-up blouse,” which showed some midriff. It did not take long for the team’s coach Woody Johnson to issue an apology for his team’s behavior, or for Sainz to be back on the field with a tight, short black dress. According to the article, Sainz said, “I think the important point is that a woman deserves respect in any profession.” What’s the unimportant point, exactly? That Latina reporters do not get that respect because they are dressing like they are headed to a Las Vegas club? Look up Sainz’s photos online and see that those outfits on during her

sports reporting are modest, because she has posed half naked photo shoots as well. I do not see CBS’s Katie Couric or CNN’s Soledad O’ Brien getting into a bikini for public photos anytime soon. The mentality in the Spanish media world is “sex sells.” Sex sells what, exactly? The news? The obvious target for their demographic is men who would otherwise only tune in if they were watching their favorite soccer team play, and housewives, whom already admire the overly sexualized and made-up telenovela, or Spanish soap opera stars. Why not have the reporters look like those stars too. Latina reporters should respect themselves and have others respect them too. They are already at a social disadvantage within the professional world because they are minorities and female. One would think that female reporters such as Mithala Salinas, who in June 2007 confirmed that she had an affair with Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. According to the Los Angeles Times, ethics were put into questioning when “becoming involved with a politician she was covering as a journalist.” The Times also reported that Telemundo’s manager issued a statement that “Every day we strive for the highest standards of journalistic ethics and make every effort to protect our objectivity and avoid possible conflicts of interest.” Though she was “moved in August 2006 from her political beat,” this did not grant her the right to take part in an unprofessional, intimate relationship with someone who had to see her as solely part of the media. This supports the stereotype that Latinas are seen as curvasious bombshells that are only good for having sex with, like in those telenovelas.

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Paid to Play: College Athletes deserve incentive for labor on and off the field +,"#-'.#/%"*3$.44)5'%$(' Student athletes should be rewarded for the revenue they bring to their universities. It is a fact that the National Collegiate Athletic Association is a billion dollar industry. The NCAA is getting paid, television networks like CBS are getting paid, and universities and the coaches are as well. It’s the athlete who is responsible for bringing in the money. In return, athletes get four one-year scholarships. The downside is that there is no guarantee that an annual athletic scholarship will be renewed for every returning student-athlete. Everyone who plays on the team is not on scholarship. Most of the 50 plus players on a college football team and 15 plus on a college basketball team are not on full scholarships, and many of them are not on scholarship at all. With all the time and work college athletes put in, they should receive something. These young men and women put in nearly the same work as professional athletes, as well as balancing class work, but many times see no rewards. There are only a small percentage of these elite athletes that will have professional careers. Paying student-athletes would alleviate problems related to illegal payments and point shaving. Paying student-athletes would provide athletes an incentive to stay in school and complete their degree programs, instead of leaving early for the professional leagues. College athletes are being exploited by

their schools, which make billions of dollars off of intercollegiate athletics while studentathletes at times are not able to afford dining, entertainment, and even some educational expenses. While some people assume that a scholarship award should end any financial trouble a student-athlete may have, this is an inaccurate assumption. Furthermore, athletic scholarships in reality are not usually enough to support entire teams. They fail to cover a lot of the expenses incurred throughout four years of college. Since the NCAA won’t let schools pay players, a huge amount of this money goes to coaches and facilities. NFL teams have elaborate stadiums with skyboxes and expensive training facilities. Well, so do the colleges. They’ve jumped into the arms race by dropping big cash on these facilities. For example, Oklahoma State University spent $165 million to upgrade its facilities. Michigan University spent a reported $226 million upgrading its stadium and adding suites and luxury boxes. Texas University dropped $150 million on its upgrades. The coaches are getting more than their fair share too. At least 42 of the 119 coaches in Division I-A earn more than $1 million per year. In the Bowl Championship Series conferences ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-10 and SEC, the average coaching salary is $1.4 million. The old assumption that the studentathlete’s “free education” is equivalent to his athletic labor doesn’t get by anymore. The national average graduation rate is 55 percent

for Division I-A football players, according to the federal government’s calculation. However, many of the biggest programs struggle to meet the average. Here are a few examples: Texas, 29 percent; Lousiana State University, 37 percent; Florida State University 42 percent; University of Alabama, 47 percent; Ohio State University, 49 percent; and University of Souther California, 52 percent. Clearly, a significant number of football players aren’t receiving the benefit of this free education. NCAA football brings in roughly half a billion dollars a year, not counting the $184 million payouts for bowl games. The athletes who make this possible should get a piece of the pie. The NCAA constitution states that, “student-athletes shall be amateurs … and should be protected from exploitation by professional and commercial enterprises,” however, I find this a contradiction of how they market these players and games. If you go to your local sporting store you can find college player’s jerseys right next to the professional ones, so how is this not exploiting the player’s names. The fact of the matter is, these athletes are doing the school work, as well as performing physically. Some type of payment is only fair. It’s time to stop using players as cheap labor and do right by them. Enough money is generated to pay these athletes something for their efforts. Give them a monthly stipend of at least $1,000 while in season or pay them per game.

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EDITORIAL

Don’t ask, don’t tell:

The journeyto end homosexual prejudice

Recently there was a court order that prohibits the military’s Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Policy. The injunction ordered that the military stop any investigation or discharge under the policy. The Department of Justice appealed the injunction of the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Policy. Even though the appeal was rejected by a judge, the injunction was lifted by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The idea of having a Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Policy is old and outdated. Everyday our country is becoming more advance in technology and medicine. But not advanced enough to understand that all individuals are the same and are created equal. Military personnel should not be judged or treated based on their sexual preference, but on how they help our country prosper. Until there is a draft, no solider or military personnel has been forced to join. Individuals decide to join the military for their own personal reasons. Those who join a specific military branch should be respected, whether they are heterosexual or homosexual. Anyone who wants to defend the United States of America should be allowed, regardless of their sexual preference. What makes a good soldier, their training or their sexual preference? A homosexual soldier does not have less physical or mental abilities than a heterosexual soldier. Physical and mental abilities are credited to the individual, not the individual’s sexuality. A homosexual soldier is not more likely to leave a fellow soldier behind in the battlefield. A person being attracted to the same

sex or both sexes does not make them incapable of performing military tasks. It does not make them weaker or unable to handle difficult situations. All military personnel are trained the same way. They are all put through basic training and special skill operations. The only difference between a homosexual and heterosexual soldier is their sexuality. The military provides discipline to all soldiers. If soldiers are afraid to defend their country because a homosexual is on their battalion, the soldier with the issue should switch battalions or deal with it. Since there are sexual harassment policies in place, no soldier will have to deal with sexual advances or harassments from others. Sexual harassment policies will protect both the homosexual as well as heterosexual military personnel. If a military personnel’s homophobia impacts their own lives to the point that they cannot work with a homosexual, they should indicate this issue on their application. The applicant can be placed in a battalion without homosexuals and be told that he/she may have to work with homosexuals at some point during their service in the military. The applicant will then have to decide if they want to join the military or not. All military personnel that defend their country should be praised. The United States of America is neither male nor female. The love and dedication one has toward their country holds no gender. The United States should support all soldiers whether they are heterosexual or homosexual because they all fight for our freedom.

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Big league disappointments: game or fame? !"#$%&#$'#()*+ !"#$#%$&'(#)%*&& For those of you who hate baseball I might listen to your argument and nod my head in approval when the 2011 season starts. After the San Francisco Giants beat the Texas Rangers in a 5-game edge-of-your-seat walk-a-thon, which will go down in history as the most unwatched World Series ever, I began to question the game I have loved since I can remember. What happened to Major League Baseball? It seems year after year, something spectacular happens, but not this year. Major league players get ridiculous paychecks, and it requires the least physical activity of most sports. In 2010 season the New York Yankees had a payroll of over $200 million, the last time the won a title was in 2009. What’s wrong with this picture? This happening all over the league; The Los Angeles Dodgers organization has been ruined by their owner Frank McCourt’s divorce settlement, and his fans are feeling the brunt of the litigation because he raised ticket prices in the middle of the season. Now, fans can look forward to is hearing more about his preceding, rather than what prospective players the organization has been scouting. Did people like baseball more when players cheated? At least it was more exciting. As a fan, I shake my head anytime steroids

come into the picture, that alone has cast a Barry Bond’s size shadow over the game itself, and the league is going to spend lots of time and revenue deciding how to regulate and ultimately punish those guilty of breaking the league’s conduct policies. The game of baseball has been tainted by money, corruption, and drugs. But isn’t that the essence of the American dream anyway? What would America be without those vices that people can use as scapegoats to lessen the public’s scrutiny of how certain people choose to live their lives and spend their money? I can remember standing on the pitching mound during little league games. Nothing mattered when I was out there, except baseball. What message is professional baseball sending to today’s youth? That it’s okay for grown men to cheat just to win? That’s what’s happening. Alex Rodriguez, a member of the New York Yankees, signed a contract in 2000 for $252 million for 10 years with the Texas Rangers (the team that lost the World Series), then in 2004 for $275 million. He has admitted to steroid use. He also holds a record for reaching the 600 homerun milestone. The only thing he is to me is a very wealthy cheater. Watching the Giants celebrate their victory was anything but classy. The team rode a San Francisco trolley, hanging out of the sides toasting the crowd and pounding beers.

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One was showing off a red thong he wore during the World Series. Hopefully the game of baseball becomes more respectable over the off-season. If not, at least we still have the Lakers.

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Fear and loathing: surviving Black Friday sort, no; I am talking about my time as a retail employee for several different Black Friday events. Now, after years of working retail I can effectively outline a survival guide for novices of the situation and give hope to consumers everywhere with a few simple rules. Rule number 1: Do not bring your kids. Be smart about Black Friday, and leave your kids in the care of another person. You do not want to play babysitter when you could be obtaining copious amounts of useless items like that Twilight DVD that just so happens to be half price. Sub rule number 1: Use your kids as bargaining chips. If you do bring your kids, trade them to trustworthy strangers for the most coveted items like limited quantity items such as new video game systems, or inexpensive digital cameras. Rule number 2: Split into two teams. If you happen to have a large enough !"#"$!%&'()*+,#&-,"". group: split two groups into “team A� and “team B� to canvas the store for different items. You cannot be expected to get that ,"-.*#/'(%#/*0" plasma TV and that cheap laptop in the !"#$$%&'(")' same day, so let another person help with the burden. I have seen horror and torment in its worst Sub rule number 2: Sell out your “team B.� form as I have stepped over the bodies of fallen You knew this was coming so do not even men and women and their broken dreams. I feel bad about it. After both of your teams have am not referring to some distant war of any gotten your respective “goods,� take your items

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In the words of Napoleon from George Orwell’s “Animal Farm,� “all animals are created equal, but some are more equal than others.� While it is a vain statement made for his own betterment, his words can not help but strike the hearts of many. Of course we, as Americans, are all equal, but that is just in the politically correct meaning of the phrase. Upon further analysis, we often realize that no one is equal to the other. Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses. Someone will always be better than you at something and you might be better at something than someone else. Life is not just a level playing field, it is a valley, a cavern, a mountain. It is the rock plains or the depths of the sea. Kids should not be brought up thinking that everyone is equal. It is a foolish concept. Everyone has equal rights, that should always be a guarantee, but in terms of true equality, no one is equal to anyone else. One life is not worth another, nor two lives for one. This is not an issue you can absolve with simple mathematics. Life is a complicated and chaotic route, and it should not be treated as anything but. One of the major drawbacks of our current system is that they generalize the students too much. Each student has a different way of learning and not everyone can learn the same way. Some students learn through auditory lessons, whereas others learn through visual lessons. If you only teach lessons through a single method, then you are only allowing a small amount of kids to pass. “C� should not be the average grade. You are supposed to teach kids to succeed, not accept being average. A second drawback is that current public schools were established during the industrial revolution. This was a period of time when factories were in full swing and the need for factory workers was in high demand. Public schools taught kids to sit quietly for hours on end and to adhere to a strict eight hour schedule. This was to get them used to working under the same conditions as you would in a factory. The industrial revolution is over, factories have all been outsourced to other countries, or machines. Our education system needs to be rebuilt from the ground up to focus on equipping future workers with the knowledge to succeed in the world, not as mindless drones, but as free thinkers and entrepreneurs.

and send the other team on a fool’s errand and pay for your items and leave. Who needs another group of friends when you have got a new laptop and TV anyway? Rule number 3: Be civil and courteous to others. Give everyone the common courtesy they deserve and be fair to the people around you. Sub rule number 3: I lied, be ruthless. Everyone should end rule number 3 with the phrase “...in front of security and police officers� since in reality you will be pushing other customers out of the way of much wanted products. For added bonuses: push over people or trash bins to make “added obstacles� for all the people behind you. Rule number 4: Do not fall down when caught in a large crowd. There have been dozens of news reports about people getting stepped on during Black Friday, so be careful out there for all of the swine that would use you as a human doormat. Sub rule number 4: There is no joke to that rule. In fact, if you do fall down and get trampled: curl into the fetal position and close your fists so your fingers do not get stepped on. Also, a little bit of nervous crying might get people to help you up. So this holiday season, while you’re making out like a bandit at your local retail store be responsible in your journey into a capitalist’s wet dream. Because no one wants to be a grease stain on a Wal-mart floor.

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Ink. Needles. Art. !"#$%&'"()$"*"+,-.&/ !"#"$"$%&'() Picture this: ink pigments being injected at 3,000 movements a minute to create a permanent art emblem onto your skin. Tattoos have been around for centuries upon centuries and only until now have parts of society accepted their existence. They were once commonly viewed as rebellious and the majority of tattooed people included sailors, bikers, and inmates. Now you can routinely see tattoos on people of all backgrounds, genders, and ages. As they are walking down the street, at the mall, visiting an art show, attending a social event, as well as other various places. Professional sports figures, fashion models, movie stars, musicians, and other public figures that play a significant role in setting the culture’s contemporary movements are getting inked up. Several college students are paying tattoo parlors a visit to get a little creative with their bodies as well. From drunken-sailor initiation rites to quirky artsy statements and all that falls in between, tattoos have become an intricate art form of personal expression. Whether it is a traditional black and white piece or a vibrant colorful design, tattoo artists are capable of capturing the aesthetic detailing with a stencil, ink, and a needle. Tattooing has become a well-established art form. For the more on tattoo art, visit MountieWire.com

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!"#"$%!&'( !"##$%$&'()$&*+(,"Mathematics and computer science professor Joseph Franko received the first annual David A. Sanchez Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (GLBT) Award. The award is to honor those who have promoted, supported, recognized, and educated the community colleges on issues regarding the GLBT community. The award was created in honor of David A. Sanchez, who is the first openly gay California Teacher’s Association (CTA) president. The conference took place in San Francisco October 9th. Franko took a sabbatical from Mt SAC for a few years and became the regional director of the Pacific Southwest Regional Office of the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC). “I’ve been teaching here about twenty years and have been an adviser for LAMBDA for about then too,” said Franko. “The award that I am receiving from the CTA/CCA (Community College Association) is the David Sanchez Equity award. It’s for all the years of work on

LGBT rights and education,” said Franko. “I’m really thrilled. It’s a wonderful affirmation of the last twenty years.” Franko began activism at an early age. “When I was a student, I started the first gay liberation group in Iowa,” he said. Fellow colleague and mathematics professor Joan Scholars has known Franko for almost two decades. “Joe began teaching in 1990, one year before I did. We co wrote a NSF grant together,” said Sholars. Sholars has seen firsthand the kind of teacher Franko has been for many years. “He is fantastic with his students and colleagues, he is active on campus, he deserves this award,” said Sholars. Sholars, who will also be attending the conference, spoke very highly of Franko. “The first year he was adviser, he won club of the year for LAMBDA. “Joe is a phenomenal colleague and a very good friend. He is the kind of individual that builds capacity in his students and colleagues. He uplifts, inspires and motivates,” said Chris McDonald, department chair of the math department. Not only teachers from the math department are fond of Franko, but from

other departments as well. “He’s a fantastic colleague and he’s good at bouncing off ideas for teaching. But he’s also such a good friend. He’s just a really kind person who has a good soul,” said Kimberly Earhart, professor of history and co-adviser of LAMBDA. “He’s a very knowledgeable guy but conveys it in a way that you’re excited to hear what he’s going to say.” Though Earhart has only known Franko for a few years, she views him very highly as an individual. “Students seem to have a really good respect for him. He’s been an adviser for LAMBDA for three or four years. It’s a great club. It’s fairly active. At our first meeting, we had 60 people. The meetings are structured but fun. You don’t feel like you’re wasting your time,” said Earhart. Students who have had the pleasure of meeting Franko has seen firsthand that he is so much more than simply an instructor. “He’s very caring. He’s really become a father figure to the rest of the club. I know that he’s faced a lot of discrimination because of his sexual orientation. His resolve is very admirable,” said Skyler Robinson, 26, business major, and member of LAMBDA.

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The life and lessons of a college virgin A 21 year trip of abstaining from sexual depravity and traveling down the path of discovery !"#$%"&'"(($)* !"#$%&"'()*+$,& Long hair, slim frame, braces and bright eyes. This is the embodiment of virginity. This is Jacob Clark. From the teenage to college years, the subject of virginity has always been a delicate one. In today’s hyper sexualized world, the media often infects the pants of young men and women, advocating desire and eroticism. However Clark, 21, English major, has yet to be ensnared in a web of lust. Clark’s lack of sexual interest was not a choice because it was never something that held prominence in his life. “It was never a conscious decision. I was never interested in the party scene in high school, and I never really talked to girls, most of my friends were boys,” he said. “It never seemed like a problem that I was still a virgin or that I hadn’t had sex yet, there was never any kind of urgency involved in that. It’s not that I’m an asexual person, I do care but I never really try,” he added. Clark never encountered peer pressure because his high school group of friends held a similar mindset to his own. “Like all guys we’d talk about sexual things but !"#$#%!"&'(-.,%/$#+/""& I didn’t hang out with a macho crowd that said ‘oh you’ve got to have sex.’ We were all kind of just socially awkward people.” He added, “I think most people knew already that I hadn’t had sex but if I were to tell them ‘I’m a virgin’ they would be like ‘who cares?’ More important things were on our minds like what cartoons to watch” Clark also attributes his personality to his lack of sexual experience. There is a certain “There is a certain intimidation factor as well, an ambivalence, but I was intimidation factor as well, an kind of a nerd, I still am a nerd, so that might have something to do with it.” ambivalence, but I was kind Clark’s longest relationship lasted a month and during the brief encounter of a nerd, I still am a nerd, so with the opposite sex, he thought about sensual activities, however the that might have something to relationship did not last long enough for the idea to progress. “I remember kind of wanting it a do with it. little at the time, not being that scared of it. It never was extremely important, I never pressured her or anything like that and she never really spoke that much about it,” Clark said. Clark added that he has experienced the crushes of the female sex but not one of the incidents went further than the friend zone. “I’ve had a couple other girls who’ve liked me and I was always the one who made it clear though, that I just wanted to be friends, but you know it was always kind of bordering on is this platonic or is this romantic,” he said. College poses the opportunity for students to

make new friendships as well as new relationships. However Clark does not think the campus is a practical place to meet and greet peers in a romantic way. “It too hard to get to know people at Mt. SAC. Everyone kind of just goes off and does their own thing and then they’re gone,” he said. Although he is Agnostic, Clark was raised Catholic and with a devout mother, he knew firsthand what was expected of him in regards to sex. “She doesn’t like sex in movies and stuff, things like that. She’s very much against sex before marriage.” he said. However his mother is an understanding individual. “She’s also a very accepting person and loving to so she’s not about to go puritan and put a scarlet letter on someone, but she’s very critical of sex in modern day society. She sees it primarily for procreation not recreation and she wants to definitely shelter her kids,” he added. Clark said that his Catholic roots might have something to do with his abstinence. “Maybe I’m still harboring a certain kind of Catholic guilt about sex and all that but at the same time, without being too graphic, I do look out for other outlets to curb my sexual drive,” he said. His father however is indifferent towards the topic. “My dad really doesn’t care about it that much, my mom has her certain moral, ethical reasons,” said Clark. Unlike many virginity zealots, Clark does not look down on those who avidly fornicate. “I don’t view myself as morally superior but there is a certain amount of pride I have in being a virgin because it is so rare, and I know that I won’t be murdered by some kind of demonic serial killer because they always go after those who are unchaste, so I’ll survive a horror or slasher film,” he said. Clark said that it is possible for sex to hinder one’s lifestyle if they engage in it irresponsibly. “There are definitely people who are obsessed with sex, people who think so much about sex that it does get in the way of their normal functions in life, so just like people have gambling problems, people have drinking problems, people have problems with sex,” Clark said. “Sex is not innocent, sex is not all fun and games, no, it can be used in a negative way,” he added Clark credits the focus on his education to maintaining his virginity. “That’s really what I’ve been interested in in my life, just knowledge and facts and reading, becoming more educated,” he said. Clark has no interest in marriage, children, or a structured family lifestyle, but he thinks about sex in the future. “I wouldn’t ever completely rule out sex, but at the same time there would have to be certain conditions met and I would definitely have to be very comfortable with the relationship and the individual. It’s never 100 percent ‘no’ but I would have to get over my discomfort and ambivalence,” he said.

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College programs assist students in transferring !"#$%&'(#)*%(' !"#$$%&'(")' For the students attending community colleges who have a dream to transfer to a four-year university, the Transfer Agreement Guarantee program (TAG) and the Transfer Alliance Program (TAP) are your new best friends. TAG and TAP are two programs that are offered and designed to help students to transfer to a number of schools The best part of these programs is that they are completely free of charge. TAG is a program that is tied with seven participating UC campuses and is open to any student on campus. The UCs that are specific to this program are: Davis, Irvine, Merced, Riverside, San Diego, Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz. According to transfer specialist, Krystle Bybee, each individual school is different and their requirements are different vary based on. majors, G.P.A., and courses. Students can visit each UC website and find out what the individual school requirements are. Although the program has the word

“guarantee” in it, it does not mean that all students are guaranteed to any of the schools. “Only if students don’t go below the G.P.A. requirements, make sure they complete the UC applications, and follow through with the school would they be able to meet the requirement of the program,” said Bybee. The program is offered every fall semester but some schools may have mid-year admittance. However, it would also depend on the individual schools. According to Bybee, this year was the first year the program was accessible online and peviously the process was done differently among the individual schools. Therefore, it is hard to tell if the program was effective in comparative to the previous years. Bybee said, “Based on the number that attended the given workshops and those who were on the listserve, 1,300 students submitted the TAG application for fall 2011.” The program has been around but if a student was not subscribed to the Mt. SAC listserve, they would be unaware of such a program unless they had visited the career and transfer department. According to Bybee, students

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unless they were enrolled into the honors program. Diaz said that there are approximately 844 students in the honors program. Students are enrolled in TAP just by applying to UCLA and completing what they are required to do in the program. “The advantage of TAP is that it gives the student with a lower G.P.A. a higher consideration rather than a student with the same G.P.A. who is not enrolled in the program and students will not get notified till the third week of April,” said Diaz. Both programs can be very useful to help a student transfer to a four-year university, especially if students can learn more about them and enroll into the program. Jessica Zerrudo, 19, English major who is in both TAG and TAP finds the program beneficial. “I find them useful because I know with TAG I’ll get accepted to a UC for sure. I like the programs because its not hard at all so it feels like I’m getting everything without much effort. All I had to do was not be lazy and just fill out some forms.” “It is very important now to maintain a good G.P.A. and remember that it is still very competitive to get into any school right now,” said Diaz.

were to send the applications by Sept. 30 this year and a confirmation would be sent by Nov. 15. Students would then be notified by next spring with their acceptance. However, many students would have to remember to fill in their individual UC application which is not part of the process. “The deadline may have been in Sept. 30, but students can start going onto the participating UCs’ websites and start preparing so they can meet the requirements on time for the next fall,” said Bybee. TAP is a program that has an agreement with UCLA and community colleges. It is designed specifically for students who are enrolled in the honors program and complete six honor courses by the end of the spring semester with a minimum of 3.2 G.P.A. by the last fall. It does not have guarantee admissions like TAG and it is not open to any student. According to Linda Diaz, Mt. SAC honors adviser and educational adviser, the program is probably not as well known because it is mainly for honors students and the students learn about it during orientation. However, students outside of !"###$%&'()*+,-./!//#010!"//#(22/34//5*67/! the program may not be aware of it

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rish writer Oscar Wilde said, “A woman’s face is her work of fiction.” This quote is appropriate for these four students, who get mistaken for ethnicities other than their own. Stereotyping and misconceptions of their facial characteristics is not always a bad thing, it can lead to open mindedness and friendships. Now, they are facing these misconceptions head on with a piece of cardboard.

Tania Cruz, 21 radio and television broadcasting major

Mariam Nazary, 21 sociology major

Christina Salazar, 22 animal science major

Joyce Wang, 20 English major

Cruz is not Asian, but people have thought she was. “Por nada piensan que soy Mexicana,” Cruz said, [That for nothing in the world do people believe she is Mexican.] Born in Mexico City, Cruz said when her mother would pick her up from school, “people were so surprised when they heard me speak Spanish.” At a local march where she was supporting immigration reform, Cruz said, “People thought I was an Asian person supporting the cause. They expect a dark skinned Mexican.” Cruz is often labeled as an Asian from a country other than her own. “I am confused with a Peruvian too because there are a lot of Japanese people there. Then they hear my Mexican accent and kind of get it.” Cruz does recognize that looking different than others in her ethnic group can be a good thing. “It helps me meet people,” she said, “They will say ‘oh my god. You’re Mexican?”

Some Mexican people do not think Nazary is Mexican. “When I tell people, they don’t believe me. When I tell them I am from Puebla, Mexico, they say I don’t look like them because they are supposed to be darker, but there are all kinds of people,” Nazary said. Nazary’s father is Iranian and her mother is Mexican. She was born in the U.S. and moved to Mexico when she was 5, where people found her ethnic background intriguing. “My classmates would ask me about my customs...they always accepted me.” Nazary’s parents kept both cultures present in her life. Iranian people that Nazary encounters always identify her by her facial characteristics and last name. Not only can people not always pinpoint her ethnicity but, “Sometimes people confuse me with being Armenian too because I look Armenian, they say,” Nazary said.

Salazar is Mexican in most people’s eyes. “When people see me, they usually think I’m Mexican, from Tijuana or D.F. (Mexico’s Federal District),” she said. Salazar has gotten used to the false Mexican label. “It’s kind of ingrained on me.” Salazar said that people should rephrase their wording if they want to know someone’s background. “Every time they ask me ‘what are you?’ I say, I’m American. The better question to ask is ‘what ethnicity are you’ or ‘where do your parents come from?’ Then if you want to get into specifics, I’m Peruvian,” she said. Salazar also said there is a divide within the Latino community. “The Latino community is so involved in separating each other. We’re kind of all the same just different places different countries and that’s it.”

Wang lives in two worlds and at the same time, she does not belong to just one. Born to a Colombian mother and Taiwanese father, Wang was raised in Ecuador for 14 years. Wang said she gets different opinions about her looks.“If you are Asian, I look Hispanic. But if you’re Hispanic, I look Asian to you. That’s the funny part.” Even growing up in Ecuador, she knew she was different. “Where I was raised there weren’t really a lot of Asians or Chinese people. I was always the Chinita [Chinese girl],” Wang said. Though Wang identifies more with her Hispanic side, some customs within her household were Chinese. “We took our shoes off before we’d go in the house and eat all kinds of Chinese food.” Wang said. She has seen her mixed heritage as an advantage. “It has made me so much more open minded and so loving of other cultures.”

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Con't from Admissions Pg. 4 did it would be upsetting,â€? said Pham. â€œMy problem is if there are delays in finding out whether I’m accepted.â€? Students who have applied for fall 2011 can go back and apply for spring 2011 if they are ready to transfer. Students who are interested in applying for both semesters will have to apply two separate times, with two separate applications, which includes two separate fees at $55 each. â€œI think it’s a good idea because more people are being admitted,â€? said Louis Huante, 21, communication major. â€œThose who have the classes to transfer,â€? said Huante, “are now able to get in and leave faster and not be here taking classes that they don’t really need.â€? The funding that colleges are receiving will allow them to add

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classes. Since many schools cut classes during the fall, spring will be the time for colleges to add classes and add students to their enrollment.  Wilson said the applicant pool for fall 2011 will be smaller because many students have decided to transfer during spring 2011. This is good news for 2011 CSU student transfers because many applicants are getting into their school of choice sooner which leads to more students being accepted for fall 2011.  This window of opportunity to apply for spring 2011 can end at any time.  In regards to the application for fall 2011, cal states have not determined if they are going to extend the deadline. â€œThe best thing we can do as counselors and as Mt.SAC people,â€? said Wilson, “is make sure you guys have backup plans.â€?

Wang said, “I feel that file sharing is now the norm. I haven’t bought music, computer programs, or movies in years and because of the file sharing, I have personally saved thousand. Most of the people who complain are groups like Metallica who have already made millions but are so tightfisted that they cannot give up a few songs. Wang added, “Some people say its stealing and other say it’s borrowing. For me, I will never buy a book only to try to sell it for less than half of what the book is worth, I will never pay hundreds for a program to only have it go through another needless upgrade (I’m talking about you Microsoft Word, Adobe Photoshop and DreamWeaver) and I will never buy a movie and then find out later that they just released a super alternate ending that you would have to buy another copy of the movie for. Johnson said “I understand why they do it, but I don’t agree with illegal downloadingâ€? and than mentions that it’s stealing. “It’s stealing because the person who created that object, that information, is not getting paid for it.â€?Macintosh said “My official position here is that education is expensive, and there’s books that need to be paid for, recordings that need to be paid for, and all that good stuff." According to Frahs, Johnson, and Macintosh, they never had to their knowledge, a student who illegally downloaded a textbook. However, Frahs said that he once had a student who illegally downloaded a movie.

Con't from Rental Pg. 3 Luetjen and the bookstore’s textbook manager will travel to Washington D.C. in December to meet with the project director and grant committee. “We will go over the requirements of what we are expected to and fill out

evaluations. They want to know that you are running a successful program and if it doesn’t do what you wanted it to do then they expect you to make adjustments,� said Luetjen. The rental program will resume

in the spring 2011 semester with limited rental titles during the winter intersession. Rental titles will be available on the bookstore’s website and Facebook page as soon as titles have been finalized.

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The Mt. SAC men’s soccer team continued its quest to repeat as national and state champions by defeating Pasadena City College 1-0 on Nov. 2. With the win, the Mounties extend their win streak to four games and their unbeaten streak to seven games. The only goal of the match was scored by sophomore midfielder Michael Dominguez just over four minutes into the game. Dominguez said, “I was really happy to get that goal; it was only my second of the season. I’ve wanted to pick it up as an individual more towards the end of the season now that we’re getting into the playoffs.” Another contribution to the win over PCC came from goalkeeper Alfredo Ontiveros. He made many saves including a crucial one where the ball had slipped behind him with just 12 minutes left in the game. It was Ontiveros second game back since he injured his ribs in a game versus L.A. Harbor on Oct. 19. Ontiveros said, “I don’t want to make any excuses because I’ve had injuries prior to other games. It’s not one of the good games that I’d like to remember. It’s not always how you want it to go, but as long as you get the win and pick it up for the next one.” Ontiveros added, “It was really important [to get the win] because they had

beaten us when they were at home. It was our first lost of the season and hopefully our only loss.” However, the game did not go on without a bit of controversy. What appeared to be a goal by freshman forward Luis Fuentes in the 51st minute was ruled to be a hit to the top crossbar.It was not a popular call as the crowd began to yell complaints toward the referees shortly after. Unhappiness did not just come from the crowd,Sanchez said, “I think the goal they took away from us really took the air out of us, but that’s part of soccer. I just can’t believe that three officials could miss such an easy call.” Though the team won the game, it wasn’t exactly satisfying. Sanchez said, “We didn’t play our best soccer today. I thought the second half went a little bit better but I just didn’t feel that we maintained possession of the ball the way that we should have and I just didn’t think we put the effort that we needed to put in the first half. So in the end, I think we got a little lucky with a 1-0 win, but I wasn’t too pleased with our performance overall.” However, Sanchez does not deny the fact that it was an important game to win, especially since it was in conference.“Well it’s important for the sake of maintaining the number one spot in the state and for conference. Before this game, we were a point ahead of Cerritos in conference so obviously the win is a key for us in that sense. It keeps us moving forward.”

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!"#$%&'$()*+ I have experienced many amazing sports moments in my life; multiple L.A. Lakers’ NBA Championships, the 2002 Anaheim Angels winning the World Series, and boxer Manny Pacquiao winning seven boxing titles in seven different weight classes. However, the greatest sports experience of my life occurred not too long ago. On Oct. 23 the biggest mixed martial arts organization the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) held an event at the Honda Center in Anaheim. Besides going to the actual event, the process of getting the tickets was an experience in itself. The UFC president, Dana White, as a gesture to the fans, likes to go on Twitter and tweet a location where he will be and give out tickets for free. Once that tweet went out, White was mobbed by a crowd of people and I was one of the lucky ones to get a ticket from the 150 he gave out that night. When we got to the actual event, my friends and I were shocked by how amazing these seats were. We sat just above floor level, I have never sat so close in an arena before. We later came to find that those seats were selling upwards of $1000 per seat. Throughout the night we met countless celebrities and fighters. And to top off the night, we witnessed history as the first Mexican-American Heavyweight Champion in all of combat sports was crowned in Cain Velasquez. The arena was electric; it was unlike anything I have ever been a part of in my life. This experience was one I will never forget and it would have never been possible if it were not for the UFC’s devotion for their fans, namely their President Dana White. I believe that more sports organizations should do things like this to show appreciation to their fans. Real fans not only give their money but also their blood, sweat, and tears to a team or sport that they love. It would be nice to get that love and respect back. Also, my advice after an experience like this would be to watch a sport that you have never seen before. Since I have been at Mt. SAC I have been able to attend sports that I would not have ever imagined watching live like wrestling, volleyball, and water polo. It gave me a better appreciation for the sport and its athletes. The best part about watching sports at Mt. SAC is that they are all free. So if you have any extra time on campus, have an interest in a specific sport, or just because you are curious to see what a live sporting event is like, definitely watch Mt. SAC sports in person. You might even catch a bit of school spirit while you’ are there.

Concussions have been a big issue in the NFL this season and seemingly every week there is an NFL player who suffers a concussion. Being such a serious injury in football, concussions are very closely monitored by MT. SAC trainers. Mt. SAC Athletic trainer Andy Paulin said there are an average of eight concussion-related injuries during the Mt. SAC football season. Mounties’ sophomore defensive back Faheem Abdul-Muhaimin is one of those players who has suffered a concussion this season. AbdulMahaimin said that he suffered a concussion during a drill at practice three weeks ago. “We were taking angles at each other, as far as angle tackling,” he said. “I was discombobulated. I took it lightly, took things light at practice.” Abdul-Mahaimin was cleared to play soon after, but said that the incident has affected the way he practices now. Every August before the fall semester starts, the Mt. SAC training staff get together for an orientation and go through the procedures for treating different injuries, including concussions. Paulin said that during the orientation they have a spine injury management workshop where they recreate scenarios where they would have to work on spine or head injuries. Mountie cornerback Anthony Harris said that he suffered a concussion during high school and his football helmet was snapped right off during the hit. “I ain’t going to lie, I don’t remember it,” Harris said. “I woke up in the hospital.” Harris lost consciousness for 40 minutes, but was later cleared to play the next week. Mt. SAC defensive back coach Leroy Johnson said that the coaches could tell fairly easily when a player is concussed. “After the initial hit, if the kid gets up real slowly and is off balance, or is grabbing his head, we figure he rung his bell pretty good,” Johnson said. “We’ll take a look at him and send him to the trainer.” Johnson said that anyone who has played football has had some sort of concussion symptoms and he has had instances of concussions from high school to college. Paulin said that the Mt. SAC football game staff includes one physician, one certified athletic trainer, eight university students, a volunteer EMT, and four Mt. SAC student trainers. “It’s pretty rare when that athlete is asymptomatic and those symptoms clear up the same day,” Paulin said. “Generally if you’re having symptoms, your brain has been banged up at least for that day.” Paulin said that concussions are treated as seriously as any other injury even if the athlete feels he can play. “You mess up an elbow, you’re going to be pretty functional the rest of your life whether you play sports or not. You mess up your brain, you only get one shot.” Story on trainers’ concussion procedures can be found on Mountiewire.com.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Mounties take down Rio Hondo: Mt. SAC men’s wrestling dominates Rio Hondo 36-9

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!"#$%&'(&)%*"+, !"#$%&'()*%#$ The Mt. SAC wrestling team defeated Rio Hondo 36-9 on Wed., Oct. 27. It was Rio Hondo’s first time back on campus since their team captain Jesus “Jesse” Cruz collapsed in competition during the annual Mt.SAC duals on Sept. 19. Cruz was pronounced dead at San Dimas Community Hospital, he was 20-years-old. A moment of silence for Cruz was observed before the match It has been a tough road back to Mt. SAC for Rio Hondo. Rio Hondo Head Coach Mike Tellez said, “It’s been rough, some guys were not too excited about coming back here. They knew what they had to do and it is what it is. It’s been hard on the team; the team has problems with it daily.” The Mt. SAC wrestling team won eight of the 10 matchups including a forfeit by Rio Hondo at 133 pounds. It was an impressive win for the Mounties as their team has dealt with injuries and many wrestlers competed at a weight they were unfamiliar with. Head Coach Larry Watanabe said, “We were banged up. I’ve got a lot of guys hurt, and some of them are starting to come back from their injuries.” The Mt. SAC wrestling team hopes to end the season strong and prepare for the state championships at the end of the season. Coach Watanabe said, “Right now we’re ranked third in the state and we’re always looking to go higher. So we’re looking for good performances at the end of the year. Definitely set our goals high.”

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