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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

‘Innocence of Muslims’ video sparks riots across the world '(-,,-&.(,/*+0 /*+*0&+0$*+%$1.23$#%&'() What started in Libya has now spread into over a dozen other countries in the Middle East and Asia. Anti-American protests are springing up everywhere after a video, “Innocence of Muslims” went viral. The video has caused so much anger that YouTube made it inaccessible to viewers in the Middle East and has even caused the deaths of four Americans.

A rocket attack killed three state department officials and our U.S. ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens in Benghazi, Libya on Sept.

11, 2012 during protests against the controversial film.

“Innocence of Muslims” was a low budget film created

by California resident, Nakoula Basseley Nakoula. The film portrays the Prophet Muhammad as a womanizing, child-molesting, incompetent killer. In a Wall Street Journal interview, the filmmaker said that Islam is a cancer. “[The film] is a political effort to call attention to the hypocrisies of Islam,” said Nakoula.

There are an estimated 1.5 billion Muslims in the world, who hold their Prophet Muhammad in the highest respect. The controversial video, which mocks the Prophet Muhammad and his teachings, has been the spark of anti-American protests around the world. Israel, Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Nigeria, Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Algeria,

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Yemen, Afghanistan, India and Lebanon are all countries in which protests have now started up.

All religions have been mocked as well as their prophets.

Christianity, Judaism and Buddhism are just a few. But what is so different about these current protests is that America and the Middle East have a long history

together. It is not just the film.

With the constant bombings in Syria, the political instability from the aftermath of the Arab Spring and Israel’s control over Jerusalem and Palestinian territories, tensions in the Middle-East are at a boiling point.

Some students believe that these other factors are very important

to the protests. “The Middle East shouldn’t blame the U.S. as a whole, however, I feel that people (in the U.S.) don’t really know what is happening,” said Melissa Salmo, 19, political science major. “The U.S. is supplying weapons to Al Qaeda but are disguising Al Qaeda as the Free Syrian Army and people wouldn’t know that unless they went on wikileaks.com. So I don’t really blame the Middle East for being mad at the U.S. but I don’t think they should be taking it out on innocent people but more so on the U.S. government.” Salmo also worries about her family. “I have family that went to Lebanon to escape Syria because of all the problems in Syria and nobody is doing anything.” She also said that the media portrayal of the Syrian people is wrong. “The American media makes it seem that the people of Syria hate the president but the people there actually love the president.”

Others agree that the video does not reflect the attitudes of most Americans. “That kind of hate is not beneficial to our society,” said Brandon Leinz, 19, political science major. “It causes problems abroad, we’ve seen this happen before. It just furthers the divide between people within our own country; Muslims, Christians and people of other faiths.” “These riots are causing more trouble than they should be and people need to just take it as the ramblings of one crazy guy.”

Former director of fire technology program convicted of embezzlement !"#$%#&'()*+(,# !"#$#%&'()$*+%$,+-&+.$#%&'() When Jerry Austin was sentenced to five years in prison Aug. 28, any trust, loyalty and respect he built as chief of the Mt. SAC fire technology program went down in flames with him.

Austin was arrested for embezzling student funds in January, 2011. He opened outside accounts in the college’s name and said they made ordering equipment and supplies easier. But prosecutors said he had been overcharging students since 2005.

He’s been ordered to pay $442,962 in restitution.

Nevertheless, Austin stood by his actions.

“I’m a good person. I always have been. I tried to do the right thing,” Austin told the San Gabriel Valley Tribune. “There was not one student that lost anything.

Eighty percent of those students are firefighters today.”

The attorney for Austin did not return a phone call.

Former students paint a picture far different than the one Austin did.

Steven Melo, who graduated with the 46 Academy, said “[Chief Jerry Austin] made the program what it was, he talked about honor and trust. To hear he did something

like that was shocking.”

Melo said equipment would not come in until the later half of the program. Some of his peers had to buy extra dress clothes, because they would not receive their work pants on time. They had some outof-date equipment, and hand-medown boots.

Austin had opened other accounts in the college’s name. He claimed they were made in order to get equipment and additional supplies easier. Students were being overcharged from 2005 to 2010.

“It’s ironic that part of his defense was that it was too hard to acquire the equipment through the normal purchasing process,” said the current director Chief Stephen Shull. “He had to create this process in which he could readily access equipment. However, the equipment didn’t show up until almost the 11th hour.”

Shull added that Austin was convincing, understanding and in tune with the program, which did not cause him to question the way the program was operated financially. It all appeared to be legitimate.

“I was crushed. I have been part of this program since 1989 and full-time since 2006. It’s been part of my life,” Shull said. “For this to happen under everybody’s noses is astonishing.”

When Austin was removed from

his position, Shull took his place and had no one to assist him with the operations. Austin tried to reach out to Shull the day he went off. He told Shull that if he needed help with anything to call him. Shull did not contact him whatsoever.

“Last two years have been challenging. A lot of long days and weeks,” said Shull. Shull took over the position of being the director of the fire technology program. He spent the last two years working on keeping the program running, repairing their reputation, and maintaining a relationship with business partners and community partners.

There have been a lot of students and parents concerened about the program. Some parents have sent multiple sons and daughters through the program.

There had been a lot of questions about restitution. Now that there has been a sentence the college can work on a layout to pay students back. “The college may now begin to develop a plan to know what to do in the future to pass on the restitution when Chief Jerry Austin is able to pay it back,” said Shull.

The program has recently hired a new co-coordinator, Chief Jamie Hirsch. She has helped Shull immensely. Hirsch is a retired deputy chief and used to be a part time coordinator for the Riverside Community College program.

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“She has been a blessing,” said Shull. “She has really hit the ground running with me and has provided me with a lot of support.”

Shull has had to do the job of two coordinators with Austin gone.

Much of the workload has been alleviated with the inclusion of Hirsch. The program is ready to move forward and put this mess behind it.

“After two years of hanging out, now it’s time to really take a bigger bite of the apple and move the program forward,” said Shull.

With time already served, Austin could be out in about three years.

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Immigrants recieve temporary work permits !"#$$#%&"$'()* !"#"$%#$&"#'&()*+&,'%-./ The Obama administration has created a new policy that helps undocumented immigrants receive a temporary work permit for immigrants under 30 years old who have been brought here by parents as young children and have no criminal record. This new policy, which is known as “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” allows those who are eligible to be seen as a low priority for deportation by the Department of Homeland Security.

To be eligible for the new policy, one must be under the age of 30, currently enrolled in school, graduated from high school, obtained a GED or honorably discharged from the armed forces. The applicant must also have no immigration status as of June 15, 2012 and had come to the United States on or before their 16th birthday.

The applicant must also have no convicted felonies or three or more misdemeanors. The applicant must show proof of all requirements.

Once granted deferred action, the policy does not take place of citizenship or a green card.

It is not amnesty or immunity and cannot extend to any family members of the recipient. It provides temporary relief from possible deportation and can be revoked at any time. It does not mean that the applicant will gain reduced tuition for school or be eligible for a driver’s license. It also does not necessarily mean that the recipient would be able to gain any state benefits.

According to the Immigration Policy Center, for those who sign up, the new initiative will be good for a two-year period.

Afterwards, they are allowed to request a renewal. It will allow recipients to work in the U.S. legally and they will receive an Employment Authorization

Document, which can be renewed after two years.

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) charge $465: a total of $85 for a background check and $380 for an Employment Authorization Document. If the USCIS cannot determine whether the applicant is eligible for deferred action, it will issue a Request For Evidence (RFE) for any additional documentation within a given time limit. Any fraudulent documents can lead to initiation of removal proceedings. However, the Department of Homeland security said any information given by the applicant cannot be used in immigrant enforcement proceedings.

There is no deadline, but anyone interested in deferred action should act as soon as possible.

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Students and faculty members need to keep an eye on their personal belongings.

Michael Montoya, the deputy chief of public safety, said that within the first two weeks of the semester alone there were cellphone thefts. There will be more thefts if cellphones, laptops, and such are unattended.

“You don’t want to leave your personal belongings in view,” said Montoya. “Store them in your trunk, but be careful, make sure no one is around.”

Montoya said that car theft is not uncommon at any college.

Thieves are not always students and it only takes 30 seconds to

break into a vehicle. He said that we should be aware not only at the school, but in Walnut or neighborhoods.

Fliers will soon be placed on the windshield of every vehicle in Mt. SAC parking lots. Created by the Los Angeles County Sheriff ’s Department, the flier gives suggestions on how to prevent theft.

Do not leave articles of value visible inside your vehicle and it is highly recommend that you store your valuables out of view.

“Best advice, if you really don’t need to store valuables, don’t do it,” said Montoya.

There is also theft on campus. Montoya said students who have left their laptops or books unattended in the library

for even a minute have been stolen. He also said to never leave backpacks or any other valuables unattended on campus.

On Sept. 18 there was be a presentation by Deputy Esther Kim on how to prevent car theft. The Crime Prevention Program will be located campus wide in the parking lots. More information on the program will be posted on the marquees on campus and there is more information already posted about car theft on the bulletin board in building 9C. For any further questions contact Lt. Saleeby or Deputy Kim at the Walnut/Diamond Bar sheriff ’s station at (909) 5952264.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Violin professor supports students and plays overseas -.+./&0*,*1(# #'*,-./*&/01*+2 Some children like to spend their time dressing dolls. Some children like to wear their scraped knees like badges of honor while others plug themselves into their video games and tune out the rest of the world. Mt.SAC adjunct violin professor, Irene Shiao, on the other hand, had one real goal as a child: to play the violin. And who could have guessed that that same child would have grown up to play onstage at an event in honor of Queen Elizabeth herself?

Growing up in Taiwan, however, made this a difficult feat to accomplish for the little prodigy child, who would direct imaginary symphonies with her chopsticks at the dinner table. “At the time, girls were supposed to play the piano,” explained Shiao. “And boys got to play the violin.” Shiao’s parents would constantly play classical music to foster a love of music in their children. Despite the taboo and expenses that came with learning the instrument, Shiao put her five years of piano experience aside and began her love affair with the violin at age 10, thanks in large part to her older violinist brother, Simon. “He was one of my major inspirations. I would get very excited every time I got to hear him play the violin,” she said. It is from her brother that Shiao’s desire to play the violin grew. She continued

playing the piano, but her newfound focus was clear: she was going to be a violinist.

And she succeeded in that.

Shiao moved to America in 1981 and began her high school career, honing her musical abilities every step along the way. Eventually she earned her bachelor’s degree at Azusa Pacific University before moving on to Cal State Fullerton for her master’s degree.

Her resume is nearly a mile long and includes many awards and distinctions, like placing first in a handful of competitions such as the Performing Arts Festival of the Eastside and the Olmea Solo and Ensemble Contest in the string instrument solo category. But none is as impressive as her latest addition to the list: the violinist in the ensemble Musique Sur La Mer in the American Tribute concert held at the Royal College of Music in London for The Diamond Jubilee, a celebration of Queen Elizabeth. “It was an honor to get the invitation in the mail,” said Shiao. “It was very exciting. I could not sleep for many nights after that. I still smile when I think about it, sometimes.”

Ever humble, Shiao does not let the experience of playing onstage at such a high-profile event jade her to the importance and pleasures of more low-key performances. “I just look forward to every opportunity I get to play and tell a story through music,” she said. “Whether it’s in front of a large crowd or in a friend’s living room, I still get

excited to share music with people.”

Shiao has been teaching at Mt.SAC as an adjunct professor for two years and directs the school’s String Ensemble. Next to music, teaching ranks high on Shiao’s list of passions. “The best thing for me about being a teacher is seeing the look on a student’s face once they’ve finally understood something they had been struggling with,” explained Shiao. “It’s that ‘Aha!’ moment. It makes me very happy to see such enthusiasm and interest in my students.”

Shiao’s teaching prowess and kindness do not go unnoticed around campus; many in the music department have taken note of her encouraging nature. “Irene is a wonderful person,” said friend and Music Department Secretary, Jeannie De Vito. “She has a caring attitude and a true love of learning.

She has a real desire to make a difference in the lives of her students and works hard to keep them motivated.” Piano professor Masako Okamura Klassen, an adjunct piano professor at Mt.SAC, met Shiao over a decade ago at Cal State Fullerton, and the two have been friends and occasional musical partners ever since. “She constantly participates in music festivals all over the US,” said Klassen. “I know that she is valued as an adjudicator for music competitions and examinations for young students in Southern California.” But Klassen’s respect for Shiao runs deeper than an appreciation for her musical

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talent. “She is truly a wonderful individual and an excellent violinist,” Klassen added. “I always enjoy performing with her because her violin sound reflects the warmth and passion of her character. Once someone hears her music, he or she will find out what kind of person she is.”

Shiao definitely does not take her music-focused mind for granted. Music has many functions for her: story-telling and personal expression are all one in the same to her when she has a violin in hand. “I see people walking around listening to their headphones,” she said. “And I don’t need that. I always have music playing in my head.”

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Just when it seemed like music could not get any more exciting or intriguing, Astronautica bursts out of the electronic scene with a bang. Her music captivates listeners by using interesting beats and guitar tunes subtlety placed underneath electronic sounds.

Each song mesmerizes by using technicalities in the song and hints of multiple instruments.

When one is on the verge of losing faith in the music scene, because every other song has similar tones and melodies and lacks creativity or surprise, that is when it becomes clear that there is something more to this music than the generic beats and tunes one hears everywhere they go.

She will leave listeners astonished at what she has compiled and created.

Astronautica is blowing up the electronic scene and has recently been signed with Alpha Pup Records. Her new album will be released in the fall of 2012. Her musical style can be compared to a calmer and more soothing version of “Four Tet.“ When Astronautica is not on stage or in the studio, she is known as Edrina Martinez. She is a former student at Mt. SAC and is currently attending Cal State Fullerton. She finds with the freedom of a college schedule she is able to easily manage work and school between shows.

Her inspiration is derived from all aspects of life.

“If something happens that makes me happy or sad, I go back and work on a song. Also, listening to music from other artists inspires me,” said Martinez.

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Martinez’s music career has exploded. Her good friend, Thaddaeus Williams said, “It all just happened fast. It’s pretty amazing.”

Martinez has been working on her music for nearly two years. One of her friends showed her how to mess around with samples on garage band. Frustrated with the simplicity she moved on to ableton. Martinez smirked and said, “I don’t think my friend thought I was serious about making music.”

Although she has only been making music for a couple years, she has been playing guitar since she was a young girl. Music has always been a passion. Nonetheless she also had aspirations to be an astronaut. That is how she came up with her stage name of Astronautica.

She has had musical inspiration from various musicians. She said one of her biggest influences

was Aaliyah. Martinez’s eyes lit up as she said she liked what Aaliyah was doing back in the 90s; it was beyond her time. She said that Aaliyah and A Tribe Called Quest were a couple of artists that influenced her immensely.

“I am influenced by a lot of jazz. I actually took this jazz class at Mt. SAC that was really cool when I started to make music,” said Martinez. “I would relate a lot of what I was learning in jazz to my music.”

She said that Miles Davis and John Coltrane are two of the most influential jazz musicians in her music. One of her many contemporary influences is Flying Lotus.

With the recent record deal with Alpha Pup Records, she is excited to get her album released.

Alpha Pup Records is one of the biggest record labels for the electronic scene. “It is cool because you meet a lot of influential people and get the opportunity to get my music out there,” said Martinez. “It is really cool to get feedback from one of the most influential guys, Daddy Kev.” Kev is the owner of Alpha Pup Records.

Martinez said that it is amazing that she still gets her musical freedom and creativity while still being under the label.

She experiments with a lot of musical instruments. “Anything can be a musical instrument, even a glass of water. It’s all part of your creative process,” said Martinez.

She said her album is nearly finished, just a couple more songs to edit or finish and it will be complete. The new album has no release date yet, but the release party will be at the Low End Theory in Los Angeles.

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Higher One debit fees spark controversy among students !"#$%&'()"'*+( !"##$%$&'()$&*+(,"The Higher One debit card has some students questioning its value and others protesting its use.

Higher One, founded in Connecticut 12 years ago by two college students, is a portal for students to receive access to their money and it has been in use at Mt. SAC for about a year. It is often used to access monthly payments, but all students are supposed to have the card even if they do not receive financial aid. If a student decides to drop a class and needs a refund, the only way to receive it is through Higher One. According to Shoba Lemoine, Higher One representative, students have misconceptions about Higher One, which serves 10 million students nationwide. But that has not stopped complaints.

According to an Aug. 13 article in The Oregonian newspaper: “Students at Western Washington University last school year staged protests against the company’s card, prompting the company to waive initial 50-cent swipe fees.”

In April, a Californian student filed a class-action lawsuit against Higher One. The Oregonian said the fee “alleges violations of California consumer protection laws and the electronic funds transfer act.”

According to the Huffington Post, in February 2011 the FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) was “prepared to recommend and enforce action.” Student accounts were at a negative balance for a long period of time and were charged high fines.

It should also be noted that a student cannot overdraft from their account. The only way to go in the negative is if a check is bounced.

“We do not want to extend any line of credit to students,” said Lemoine. She suggestted watching

a blog called “One For Your Money.”

At Mt. SAC, the swipe fee has been removed from two of three accounts offered. And issues with fines have been narrowed down to only about two percent of the student population, Lemoine said.

“We began issuing credit back to those customers. That had already happened in late last year,” said Lemoine.

Higher One has three bank accounts for students: the Basic, Premier and Flex account.

The Premier and Flex accounts have a monthly fee.

Lemoine said that the company “goes very much out of our way to understand” and “[we are] constantly changing the account to get better.”

But Lemoine admitted that students do pay fees to the company.

“Every bank charges fees,” she said.

Lemoine blamed bad economic news for complaints about her company.

“We have been in the news more because just in general banks are getting more media coverage in the last year or so than in the past.”

Mt. SAC is aware of the complaints, but likes working with Higher One because of its efficiency and low costs, according to vice president of fiscal services Rosa Royce and accounting manager Zahrt-Egbert. Higher One offered faster and safer options for processing refunds, they said, and gave students more options on how money can be distributed.

The college is now able to give aid or refunds to students through their bank account at a low cost, Royce and Zahrt-Egbert said. Prior to Higher One, the school paid a sum of $35,360 to distribute checks to students. Higher One charges $5,000 a fiscal year and students can use phone alerts. It’s also FDIC insured.

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For students who had set up an account, but have had no use for it may have a fee.

According to the Higher One website, after six months of no activity on an account a $10 fee will be administered each month. For example, if a student has an account with Higher One and for whatever reason never used the account for 12 months straight, then the student will automatically have a $40 fee on their account.

“We changed the policy to six months,” said Lemoine. “You have to be a conformed consumer.”

For more information about Higher One, students can log onto the company website, which is higherone.com/explained.

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Prop. 30 necessary for education !"#"$%&'(')*+ !"#$%&'#(')*#+, Sometimes, politics boil down to choosing between two distasteful options: bad or worse. Gov. Jerry Brown’s Proposition 30, which has many Californians wary of its tax hikes, is in my opinion, a necessary evil if the community college system hopes to survive in a crumbling economy. Come November, voters will have a tough decision on their hands, and few initiatives should be as important to college students as one that aims to alleviate some of the hurt caused by the flawed state of the educational system, one that has systematically been siphoning more and more cash from their pockets in recent years as a result of hefty state budget cuts.

First and foremost, it is important to distinguish the differences between Propositions 30 and 38, the rival educational items on the ballot this year.

Prop. 38, advocated and funded

by Molly Munger, intends to raise the income taxes of most Californians for 12 years by fixed percentages based on their income level. During the first four years, 60 percent of the revenue would go to K-12 schools, 30 percent to repaying debt and 10 percent to early childhood programs. Note that higher education does not enter the equation with Prop.38, thus leaving college students to pay more taxes into the system for the initiative while not being directly benefited by it.

On the other hand, Prop. 30, if passed in November, would increase the personal income tax rate of those making over $250,000 from 9.3 percent to 10.3 percent for the duration of seven years. The $300,000-$500,000 income bracket would see a 2 percent increase to 11.3 percent, while those making over $500,000 would be subjected to a 12.3 percent income tax rate.

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Prop. 30 would also, to the dismay of many Californians, impose a .25 percent increase in sales tax for four years. The estimated $6 billion annual revenue would be split between the K-12 school system with 89 percent of the proceeds and the community college system would receive the remaining 11 percent of the incoming tax dollars. Conversely, if the proposition is shot down at the voting polls, the educational budget would be cut by $6 billion.

This means a 7.5 percent cut to annual funding for community colleges alone. These cuts are guaranteed to destroy programs and close smaller colleges all across the state. The proposition also establishes a guarantee for funding towards public safety in the state’s Constitution. This means that there cannot be any surprise budget cuts to the fire or police departments-any fiscal action in that regard must be decided by voters.

I am a Libertarian. I want to pay as little as possible in

taxes to a government that both spends it responsibly and allows me to conduct my day-to-day life without much interference from Big Brother. However, being stuck with a two-party system of which the two choices are both fiscally irresponsible, we are left with little choice. Republicans want to spend billions of dollars that they do not have on the “War on Drugs” and “defense,” while publicly refusing tax-paying citizens the right to marry whom they please, and the Democrats want to spend billions of tax payer’s money on social programs that are too easily abused while also expanding an already behemoth federal government.

Both claim to want to provide aid to the educational system, which is currently in shambles and that produces students who score considerably lower than our international competition, such as Great Britain, Japan and Germany.

The proposition claims that the funding will be subjected to annual

audits to ensure transparency. It is a start, but it really is too bad that there is no option on the ballot that says, “How about you stop wasting my money and just redirect your funds more appropriately towards education.” Instead, we get Brown’s proposal. It may just be a bandage over a wound, for now, but hopefully it will buy some time for serious reform to occur before the educational system collapses completely in this country. After all, without that bandage, a wound could fester and become something much, much worse than it would be otherwise.

For those who, like myself, are always wary to accept a new or “temporary taxation,” consider how much this will really impact daily life. Only the excessively wealthy, who make up approximately 1 percent of Californian taxpayers, would be affected by the rising income tax. As far as the sales tax goes, a $4.00 sandwich would instead cost $4.01, for example.

Now, do not misunderstand me.

No one wants to have to pay that extra cent for their sandwich.

Does it suck? Sure. But the other option, one that would result in the closing of schools, raised tuition, cut programs and unemployed teachers, is hardly a better choice.

Avoid the temptation to “stick it to the government” by voting down Prop.30. Remember that even if it feels gratifying for a moment to refuse a wasteful institution another penny, it will have major repercussions for the educational advancement of this generation and of many more to come. If anything, at least vote it into place so that the educational system can survive until another election—when there’s a possibility of electing someone who wants to fix the problem at its source instead of drawing out the slow and guaranteed demise of the college system as we know it.

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Bred for sex !"#$$#%&"$'()* !"#"$%#$&"#'&()*+&,'%-./ What if you were to find out that we are being bred for consumption? Just like cattle, or pigs? We are fed from the day we are born a certain diet; to make us plump and juicy so that we are appetizing to our buyers?

How many of you would believe me if I told you that we all are, myself included? We are being bred by the media from the day we are born so that we can be served to them sunny-side up, and tasting just like they expect us to.

The argument that media images have a direct affect on who we are, what we like and how we would like to look is and old one, although still very relevant.

And we are constantly being fed these images everyday; they have actually become more accessible than ever with the use of our smartphones and the reality that we are constantly checking our social media. But when did this start?

We were all children and some point and time. Now we are older, but not really much wiser. These images that were fed to us as children make us who we are today.

You are not making the decision to act a certain way or look another way yourselves. Actually, you are flat-out told to.

We are constantly being fed images of what the norm of beauty is. Yes, some of you may think you are smarter than that; but you are not. If you have ever wore something to hide your bulge, wore make-up to hide your acne or a scar or have ever worn a push-up bra then you have already been infected by the media telling you what is the norm because you are trying to imitate a specific image; the media trained us so well for so long that

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you do not even know when you are doing it. And the worst part about these images is that these children are seeing it, everyday.

Sure, some may say “sex sells”, it is the way things are. But the problem is that sex is being stuffed down six-year-old throats. Why is the media selling sex to children?

And then some of you may argue that it is the parents’ responsibility to ensure their children are being raised properly, that they should edit the content that their children are allowed access to. Okay, great idea. Parents are doing just that.

But parents are not around at all times, and children are very impressionable. These children have role models such as Dakota Fanning

and Selena Gomez. These stars carry a very young demographic yet they are both on the covers of Cosmopolitan magazine, that has a demographic of 18 +. Selena Gomez is on the cover of the March 2012 issue baring much cleavage and sitting with her legs spread open.

The headlines across their bodies on these covers read “50 sex tips,” “Your Orgasm Guaranteed” and “Too Naughty to Say Here, But You Have to Try This Sex Trick.” In my opinion this content is actually too explicit for a 14-year-old who could read and can also very well understand the terminology in the text.

I understand these stars are growing up, but it does not change

the fact that their fan-base IS very young. But is that the point?

Is Cosmo trying to rope in these teens at an early age to gain a new following of readers to ensure their future? It is a well-known fact that not only is the newspaper business dying, so are magazines. Technology allows us to read anything we want by simply downloading an app and then we can read a paper, book or magazine by going to the next slide.

Research has proven that women and teens see themselves in a sexually objectified image, largely based on media images. But a new study published online on July 6, 2012 was the first to show this in young girls. In the study, psychologists from Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois showed 60 girls aged 6 to 9 two paper dolls: one dressed in a trendy, loose covered up outfit (a sweater and jeans) and the other in a tight, very revealing outfit (a midriff and a tight, short skirt). They then asked each girl who they thought most resembled them, which one they wanted to look like and which one was the popular girl. For all three questions, the sexy doll was picked the most.

Even worse was that 68 percent of the girls said the sexy doll was how they wanted to look and 72 percent said the sexy doll was the more popular of the two. Lead researcher Christy Starr knows that the feeling of wanting to be popular is not just something that girls feel, boys do too but there is a difference between the genders on what they think makes them popular. “Although the desire to be popular is not uniquely female, the pressure to be sexy in order to be popular is.”

Then there are the child beauty pageants. The American Psychological Association (APA)

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S.O.S. for financial aid +,)(-%.*/0"1#2%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% #$3%4)"''#$-%50))"(''# :-";;&</%-)/&"#'&4=%#%.#&,'%-./ Financial wait, excuse me, I mean financial aid, has more flaws than my ex-girlfriend. If you are one of the students who have yet to receive their financial aid, do not feel so alonethe number of peeved, anxiously waiting students are many. Groans and bickering from the lines at the financial aid department are a regular connotation, and the employees are working overtime to get everyone’s files run though.

As students, the mounting agitation is indeed mood impairing, but try to be patient with the schools financial department, for the economic downturn which caused this holdup is out of the hands of the workers.

“Last year 2.7 people

received Pell Grants and this year it was 5.8,” said Financial Aid Director, Chau Dao. My biggest gripe with financial wait comes with the appeal process. I submitted my appeal one week before school started.

I did not get a verdict on my appeal until well into the third week of classes.

The financial aid process is a bit of a longer more complex process than it seems to be. First, FASFA is applied for, and then it is received in office and divided into two sections: verified and unverified.

Regulation requires that the applications which go unverified must modify forms before receiving verification. This group needs to fill out the additional forms, which are mostly corrections ensuring eligibility, birthdates Social Security changes, and high

school graduation dates.

After these are fixed and submitted they go back on a list awaiting review and verification.

By that time I had already had several tests and was assigned to read countless pages in a book that I could not afford.

The documents after turned in take about six weeks for verification, a timely process largely because of the increase in recipients, thanks to the number of people returning to school due to the struggling economy. The annual number of recipients to guide through the process has, as Dao had mentioned afore, doubled since last year.

Dao admits to being understaffed, but said they are doing the best they can with what they have and with the increase in numbers, but does not

believe it is a waste to have so many more people going through college though there is not much of a job market waiting. After learning that my financial wait was denied I made the decision to drop some of my classes because I would now have to find another job to try and afford to eat and keep a roof over my head.

“We’re supported by the campus and have 25 people in office who work overtime at the beginning of the semester for file review,” said Dao. “It’s about the learning process.”

Mt. SAC does offer book loans for those who need to purchase their material, but students must meet specific criteria in order to obtain them.

The process of having to go back and forth to print, fill out these documents, pay for the commute to bring them in, and also

to repeat the cycle again if the documents get lost or are found erroneous is exasperating to many students. The financial aid division is actually looking into an online document submission but they have not tested it yet. Is administration not aware how much work is due in the first three weeks of school and how negatively impactful not being able to purchase required texts for your class is on your grades?

“We are aware how it could be of great need,” said Dao. In the meantime, Dao’s advice to students who have not received aid to buy books at the moment is, “Use the library, talk to the professor or friends to share books for now.” She also encourages people to turn in files early, for they would rather have even more paid out.

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The gallery is open on Tuesday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and on Tuesday evenings from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

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The Possession - Horror

Horror films are going to hit the movie theaters with Halloween just around the corner. One of those new horror movies is “The Possession.” The film is based off of a true story and started off with a family having to cope with a divorce a family having to cope with a divorce, resulting in the children having to go back and forth between their parents’ houses.

One day when their father, Clyde, was driving his two daughters to his new house, they stopped by a yard sale to pick up some supplies for his half-empty house. Em, the youngest daughter, became captivated by an antique box. After spending some time with the box her behavior dramatically changed and Clyde noticed it was out of her normal behavior. She became more distant and some times uncontrollable.

The family soon realized that there was a demon, Dibbuk, lurking inside the antique box, which would ultimately control and inhabit their daughter.

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eventually come, the possession of the child. The beginning was dark and atmospheric with a slight hint of creepy. However, the strong first act could not make up for the later half of the film. The movie entered into multiple clichés throughout the second half which lead to predictability of what happened to whom.

One would want to see this movie if they wanted to see the 1973 movie “The Exorcist” updated and changed from a Christian religion to the Jewish faith to purge the demon. If one does not mind the clichés and are looking for some cheap scares, it is worth the watch.

Clay Hammond, a writer played by Dennis Quaid, got up to a podium and read his book in front of a crowd. The book was entitled “The Words,” which told a story about a writer, Rory Jansen played

by Bradley Cooper, who had not been able to write anything that any publisher wants. He struggled to find his niche, until he found an unpublished book in his briefcase.

He submitted it to be published. He was surprised that he received critical acclaim and became a best selling author. The only dilemma was that he did not write any of it, did not even change a word or an error.

This caused him turmoil throughout the story, since

he had not earned anything.

The movie unraveled through story-telling by Hammond reading his book, then continued through dialogue with an interested audience member, Danielle, played by Olivia Wilde.

However, the story did not have enough drama or much interest to keep the audience captivated.

It was clever in telling a story within a story to unravel the movie. The basic concept was plagiarism and what its affects are, but as intriguing as the premise is, it could have been a more interesting movie.

being in the streets of Manhattan. If there is ever a need for a quick delivery from one side of town to the next, one could call bicycle messengers to do the job.

Wilee, Joseph GordonLevitt’s character, got the call to deliver an envelope on a premium rush. Little did he expect it would cause so much chaos and danger.

Although he was the best bicycle messenger on the job, he still had to maneuver his way through traffic while dealing with people chasing him.

This was an actionpacked film. However, the movie had its predictability and its flaws. The major flaw in the film is that

The Words – Drama

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There’s no place like a local bar

The sports bar is crucial to the classic Super Bowl experience.

What would a game be without an oversized beer mug, scorching hot wings, and a strange guy sitting next to you that smells like 10 different kinds of cat urine? As a college student, an ideal spot to watch the game will be neighboring, inexpensive and accepting to very large, very noisy groups of people.

There will be a bartender who does not cringe when you scream at the overhead television like this is “Black Hawk Down,” the bar stool is the war zone, and the game on the TV is a bolting chopper. And, yes, there will be face paint.

Friar Tucks 540 East Foothill Boulevard, Pomona, CA 91767

Friar Tucks is basically where you want to go if you are feeling laid back. From the outside, it looks like a castle, which is really cool until you realize what is inside, and why no one ever invaded it. Overzealous, under the radar, garage bands play here--you may leave deaf, or at least wish you had been born deaf. They offer $11 pizzas fresh to order, and even serve breakfast, if you are belligerent and desperate enough to actually consume it and risk damaging your vital organs.

Friar Tucks is a swirl of domestic beer, notably warm, and remarks to its inexpert bartender such as, “Are you kidding? You just failed Bartending 101.” In case getting drunk and defecating yourself is your thing, be sure to head on over for the pool tables, arcade games, and black-light beer pong.

Limericks Tavern 1234 W Foothill Blvd, Upland, CA 91786

Limericks Tavern has a multiplicity of beer and it is casual yet refined enough that you will not find a bunch of intolerable drunken frat boys. The positioning of various overhead TV screens allows you to view the game from almost any seat in the bar. A customer favorite on the menu is the classic 50/50 Burger. This is not your run-of-themill hamburger. It is an explosion

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of freshly slaughtered cow with a creamy sauce on a sesame seed bun accompanied by flawlessly harvested sweet potato fries. Drinks are $3 off at Happy Hour, which runs Sunday to Thursday from 9 p.m. to closing. It is not as affordable as the aforementioned Friar Tucks, but here, for the cost of an extra dollar or two on the tab and an extra George Washington on the bar for tip, you will get a Bruce Willis kind of Merlot for the price of a Steven Segal Pinot box wine.

The High Brow 925 W Foothill Blvd, Upland, CA 91786

The High Brow is more of a place for low-life degenerates to be around debauchery while prancing around like crazed football fanatics.

The air (a mixture of smoke and middle-aged crisis) clings to your clothes long after you have left the bar. The place is well equipped with pool tables, a jukebox, and darts.

They do serve the usual bar food, but who needs food when there is a whole buffet of free sleaze in the back of the bar? There is no Happy Hour but drinks are dirt-cheap as it is, and rowdiness is welcomed.

On the scale of one to 10 this bar gets an: oh my God. However, the connotation behind the rank is completely dependent upon the judge. It is as if a war was waged on virginity, sanctioned in an outlaw

motorcycle club, run through a gauntlet of crusades and arrived at a complete and utter loss for human decency, and it is disturbingly worthwhile.

BJ’s Brewery 2917 E Eastland Center Dr., West Covina, CA 91791 BJ’s Restaurant and Brewery is a classic staple on the franchise map. It is big, air-conditioned, borderline upscale, and practically reeks of selection. There is a killer drink variety, which even includes light beers, cocktails and appetizers and there is even a late night Happy Hour. One mustn’t leave without trying a quirky food item such as the cheeseburger deep-dish pizza, which tastes identical to how it is titled in the best way possible. BJ’s is also ever famous for its signature Pizookie. Which is a sort of warm, gooey, deep-dish cookie topped with vanilla ice cream. The only downside to BJ’s is that jumping up and down screaming, “PENALTY MY (input explicit word usage here),” might get you a one-way ticket out the front entrance. The crowd here at BJ’s ranges from recently born to kind of dying, thus a reverence for sound level and lucidity is necessary.

Espiau’s 109 Yale Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711

Espiau’s has a remarkable vintage Latin décor made up of a whirlwind of sunset lighting, oldfashioned steel overhead fans, and glimmering chandeliers over red and tan leather covered tables.

Espiau’s also has this awesome thing going which everybody loves called: free chips. It does not matter who you are, you have no reason NOT to love free chips. The drinks here are so good they are almost equivalent to that feeling you get when you realize that you can sleep in tomorrow. The place is packed with college kids and passé bohemian businessmen. The big patio offers a plethora of seating which is ideal for loftier parties.

Happy hour runs Monday through Friday from 3 to 6 p.m. and all night Tuesday, and have $6 32oz. draft beers. Unique shooters such as the Mexican Lollipop and the Oatmeal Cookie are also on the beverage menu. While this bar might insist on a bit of extra mileage, the large screens and ominous environment make it hip enough to be all worth the gas. The service is outstanding and being that the downtown area is more compact than a Polly Pocket, it makes a great place for pub-crawling...that is until you wake up face down in a toilet wearing somebody else’s clothes.

Hooters 3041 E Garvey Avenue North, West Covina, CA 91791

Hooters is a great environment to go for reasonable food at a moderate price and brought to you by women in semi-skimpy outfits likely flirting for tips. Even the philandering tends to have some class, as they cheerfully bring you your cheeseburger, hot wings and domestic beer with a smile. While the reputation for fun and happy hour are substantial, this is a bad place for people with ADD. There are so many games going on at once.

In addition to floating food and women, you do not know exactly which one to watch first. But hope to God you get seated facing something you want to watch, because you might get stuck with NASCAR if you fail to play your cards right.

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President Scroggins addresses student concerns over lunch !"#$$#%&"$'()* !"#"$%#$&"#'&()*+&,'%-./ Students now have a chance to meet with President Bill Scroggins and discuss anything they would like in an open setting. Scroggins will meet with students in the Student Life building located in building 9C, room 5. Students can sign up for these meetings online at http://www.signupgenius.com.

There will be two remaining sessions scheduled for this semester, one on Oct. 23 and the other on Nov. 13, both of which will be held from 12-1 p.m. Students are more than welcome to bring their own lunch. Drinks will be compliments of the President’s office. Only 10 students will be allowed per session and students are only allowed to sign up one time each semester.

Edwin Romero, Student Activities Coordinator, said that President Scroggins himself had initiated the idea of “Lunch with the President.” “The purpose of the chats is to give students an opportunity to meet the president and offer suggestions to improve the college, ask questions and to voice concerns regarding campus policy,” said Romero.

This is the second semester that the “Lunch with the President” has

been offered. If you are interested, please sign up and enjoy your lunch.

The president is looking forward to hearing any ideas or concerns regarding the Mt. SAC campus.

Scroggins graduated from La Puente High School then went on to receive a bachelor degree in chemistry at UCLA. He then went to UC Riverside and earned a doctorate in chemistry.

Scroggins had been a chemistry teacher for 26 years and served as an administrator for 11. When interviewed by the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Scroggins professed his love for science. “I am a scientist. I love problem solving and challenges. I’m also a pure academic. I do my homework. That’s not burnout. That’s excitement.”

Scroggins took office at Mt. SAC on July 1, 2011 after serving as the president of College of Sequoias in Visalia. Scroggins is the ninth president of Mt. SAC. When students were asked about what to expect from these lunches, some already had suggestions for the president.

Vincent Reyes, 19, business major said he wanted the president and administrative staff to be more involved in on-campus clubs.

“It would be really cool if he [Scroggins] and the staff actually interacted with the clubs that aren’t

too well-known so that those clubs could have a chance to be put on the map,” he said. Reyes also suggested that this would make the students who are involved in the clubs happier. “It would be good for him to go around and introduce himself to them so that he gets needs from students and then try to fulfill those needs to make everybody happy,” he said. “In the end it would make that club better and more out there because that’s what clubs want.

They want to be out there and have more students come.”

Although some students are optimistic about being able to offer suggestions on how to make the campus better, others feel that things might not change at all.

Steven Chavez, 23, biology major believes that the student voice will not matter because of all the other contributing factors that would affect a change. “I think it’s a good opportunity for students to voice their opinions; to get information that they wouldn’t necessarily have access to,” Chavez said. “But at the same time I don’t necessarily see anything major that can come from it. I mean, he’s only answering questions and there are boundaries to what he can say. I don’t see any desirable change from a student’s voice that could come from that interaction. It’s all political,” he

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added. Chavez thinks the lunches are a great opportunity for communication but that Scroggins will not really be able to make an actual change. “I’m indifferent because he’s not in control of anything,” he said. “The budget isn’t decided by him and he can’t change the way that the school system works. I’m all for communication and transparency, but it’s not really going to change anything.”

If you would like any questions answered or have any suggestions for the campus, please sign up.

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In an anonymous survey conducted on the Mt. SAC campus, 34 percent of students said yes, they did pay attention to world news, 37 percent said they did not, and 29 percent said that they sometimes did. These results indicate that international relations are not as important to students as say, watching reality television.

Was the reason for this widespread apathy for foreign affairs or simply that international news is too complex to take the time to dive into? For the students who said they did not pay attention to world news, time, disinterest, and distrust in the U.S. media were the biggest explanations. Students said that between work, classes, homework, and their social lives, they just did not have enough time to sit down and read an article or watch a video about what was happening in other countries. In addition to that, students emphasized that global issues were not really a concern to them, and did not believe that it affected them directly in any way shape or form. “It doesn’t really interest me,” said one student. “It’s just not me, you know?” Those who said to have somewhat of an interest in world news, or paid attention some of the time, said they got most of their information through internet sources such as Yahoo, YouTube, and Google. Television networks such as CNN were

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Others preferred news outlets that had their political inclinations. “I prefer to watch Fox News, it’s more conservative,” said one student.

Those showing an interest in international relations pulled from news sources such as The Guardian, BBC, and Al Jazeera (which are all news sources outside of the US). Specific foreign

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Others remain skeptical. “The media tries to make you think a certain way. So I don’t trust mainstream media,” said one student.

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9':;%#)>3$=)%."=3>.)#%#)>37%(B">)%C$?,.(=D ;+$*,.(=%#)>3$=)# !(+,$%-"./( *+,$(-+,$+).%&'($#) It has always been instilled in today’s society that part of the American dream is to obtain a higher education. This is the main focus of students who are the very first ones in their families, who arrived to the United States just a few generations ago, to go to college.

The parents of such students may have never had the opportunity themselves to venture out beyond high school, or in some cases, not even grade school itself. This story rings true with many MexicanAmericans and is also the primary focus of a study that is being conducted by Casandra Salgado.

Salgado, a 25-year-old student who is pursuing a doctoral degree in sociology at UCLA, wants to compare the educational experience of students whose parents were born in Mexico versus those who were born in the United States.

The purpose of the study is to inquire and research the high school education experiences and family backgrounds of the MexicanAmericans who go to community college.

She hopes to better understand the obstacles Mexican-Americans face when it comes to pursuing a higher education and what can be done to better the students’

experience.

“A lot of people in my family have not been pursuing higher education and I wanted to know why,” Salgado said about her own experience as a granddaughter of Mexican immigrants, which makes her a third-generation MexicanAmerican. “And then it’s in my own generation that not a lot of people are pursing higher education, either.

They are just graduating from high school and entering in the workforce and I want to know why that is.”

According to research, Salgado states that there has been a leveling-off of education among generations of Mexican-Americans.

Children (third generation) have been getting the same amount of years of school, 12 years, as their parents (American-born children of Mexican immigrants).

“You would assume that because you have parents born in the U.S., they know how to navigate the school systems already because they have been through it,” Salgado said. “But quantitative research shows that Mexican-Americans aren’t pursuing higher education in larger numbers. So that’s what my research study is trying to address.”

Salgado is now at Mt. SAC where she is conducting her research study throughout the fall semester. She has been in

the process of recruiting thirdgeneration Mexican-Americans, whose parents were born in America and grandparents were born in Mexico, between the ages of 18 and 22 to learn about their experiences with the school systems.

“I’m trying to figure out what’s going on in the school systems in terms of tracking, if they’re building effective relationships with counselors or teachers who could be mentors who can help facilitate that transition from high school to college,” said Salgado.

Salgado also said that she disagrees with the sociological literature theory of immigrant optimism, where it says that parents who were born in Mexico are the ones encouraging their children to go after a higher education than those who were born in the United States.

“I don’t agree with that. In the patterns that my research has been showing, I have noticed that the messages they are receiving from the [American] parents are the same,” said Salgado. “They are positive messages but just different.

It really points to the significance of the schooling system in terms of either having Mexican-Americans not graduate or funneling them into the college system.”

A good candidate for such a study is Jamie Madrid, an 18-year-

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old business major at Mt. SAC. She is one of the first in her family to attend college since her secondgeneration Mexican-American parents dropped out of high school. “[My parents] have always been encouraging me,” Madrid said, “I think education is very important.

It was a little different for me because I did homeschooling for the last two years of high school.

And I was on my own with it. I didn’t really have parents that went through the whole college process.

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“It was a real fun language and going to her school and picking it up and meeting her friends, meeting her teachers, I started thinking, this is a lot of fun,” said Acosta.

Acosta started picking up the language. After witnessing the camaraderie and family-like atmosphere surrounding the deaf community, he and a group of students decided to create the American Sign Language Club.

“A couple of us got together and we realized that there was not a place on campus for students who practice ASL and other students to come around to get together and get to know each other,” said Acosta.

With the help of fellow student Mark Fierro and a few others, they created a learning atmosphere within the club that would help hearing and deaf students learn about the sign language culture.

“There was really no place to practice, the students didn’t see any see part of the culture, they were just learning the language.” said Acosta. “So we started the club to help people learn about the sign language culture.”

The ASL Club lets students interact with other signers, learn from each other and improve their

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signing skills.

The club prepares students in real life situations and brings them closer to the deaf community.

“Students get more practice in and become more comfortable signing and just in case they are out on the street in real life, and they do run into a deaf person, they don’t freak out,” said Acosta.

In the club, students get a chance to interact with one another.

“It’s a great opportunity for students who hear to practice their signing and an opportunity for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) students to interact with people in their own language,” said Julie Bradley, a DHH counselor.

The club is open to anybody and

is usually filled with students that want to be interpreters.

“It’s open to anybody but most typically deaf and ASL students that are looking to become interpreters or any other students who are just interested in deaf culture or ASL,” said club president Katherine Gilbreath, 22, communications major.

“I think it gives them a place to come together. It’s true with any club though, it’s just anybody with that similar interest coming together to talk about one specific thing as it is with the chemistry club and other clubs,” said Gilbreath. “I think it’s just a common place where they know ‘oh my friend is gonna be there’ for

us it’s more of a social club than a doing club.”

The club welcomes anybody and will let anybody join with open arms.

“Anybody can join, you don’t have be part of an ASL class,” said Acosta. “If you’re curious, come on in! It’s not an inclusive club, we will accept anybody. If you’re curious about it or your walking past the door, the door is always open. It’s a nice comfortable setting.”

Students joining the club maybe be hesitant at first, but the club members will ease the nervousness off.

“Your first time coming in, you may be a little scared or little nervous coming in, you may step back on the wall but as I learned taking deaf culture and deaf perspectives, if you come in and you’re up against that wall, were gonna point you out and we’re gonna make you feel comfortable because that’s the goal of the club, it’s for the people to feel comfortable,” said Acosta.

Next month is Disabilities Awareness month and the club will be working in conjuncture with the disabled student’s offices to have events around that month according to Gilbreath.

ASL Club meetings take place on Tuesdays from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Building 16, Room 9. For further information about the club, contact Julie Bradley, Counselor for the Deaf at (909) 594-3447, ext 5645, Video Phone: (866) 954-4765 and club president Katherine Gilbreath at katherineg444@yahoo.com.

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Cont. from Permits P. 3 even allowing temporary relief.

“I do not agree with the act. We are giving jobs to illegal immigrants that American citizens should be getting. So these people that came here illegally, whether or not their parents brought them here, they’re still illegal,” Devin Cochran, 27, business major, said. “If you want to be a U.S. citizen, do it legally. This temporary relief is accommodating their needs. They broke the law and now we are saying it’s OK.” Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer had signed an executive order that will deny state benefits to deferred action recipients in Arizona.

“The issuance of Deferred Action or Deferred Action USCIS employment authorization documents to unlawfully present

aliens does not confer upon them any lawful or authorized status and does not entitle them to any additional public benefit,” Brewer’s order said.

But others are grateful for the new change. They see opportunity to make a better country for everyone to live in. Allen Fonteyn, 22, biochemistry major said, “This will help our entire society. It will provide more opportunity for everyone here; it can bring in fresh ideas. Some people are applying for this so that they can do something with their degrees. It will give more people the opportunity to contribute or give back what they were able to gain.”

Cont. from Sexualization P. 7 did a report on the sexualization of little girls, which defines sexualization in four ways. First, a person’s value only comes from their sexual behavior over all other characteristics. Second, a person must uphold a standard that equates physical beauty to being sexy. Third, the person is being sexually objectified; being made into an object for another’s use.

And fourth, sexuality is forced on a person in an inappropriate manner.

The APA says that only one of these definitions needs to be apparent to show sexualization. Child beauty pageants meet all four of these criteria.

The parents of these child contestants say they are not sexualizing their children yet they dress them in the prostitute costume worn by Julia Roberts in the movie “Pretty Woman” with the short skirt and thigh-high boots, or have their child bearing all in the

Cont. from Movies P. 8 when they Google mapped their destination, the film animated every single destination.

Even with the flaws, it is a fun-filled adventure with Levitt’s performance and chase scenes throughout the entirety of the film.

Hope Springs – Romantic Comedy

Frightened and scared as she stood by the door staring at her husband. Hoping he would show some form of intimacy towards her.

However, she soon realized he did not reciprocate the same feelings towards her. He made an excuse about why they could not have an intimate moment. She proceeded by leaving the room and went into her room. As she shut the door she could no longer hold back her tears.

This was the opening scene of “Hope Springs.” The film told a story about a married couple that had lost the passion in their

relationship, and what they do to try to ignite the flame that once was there.

Meryl Streep played Kay, an unsatisfied wife who wanted to rekindle the flame in her marriage and persuaded Arnold, Tommy Lee Jones, to go to a marriage counselor.

Despite constant discontent about the idea, he still ended up going and the story began to unravel.

Although some of the concepts are unoriginal, it is refreshing to see a film about a mature couple released at the box office.

It is interesting to see a different perspective on life other than the highly romanticized version of couples getting together and the film ending. In this film there is a glance of what it takes to keep a marriage and an intimate relationship going after youth has faded.

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by Madonna. These contestants are four and 5 years olds. Not to mention the preparation that comes with a beauty pageant: shaving, waxing, teeth bleaching and tanning. And our society wonders why eating disorders and low selfesteem are on the rise when we reward children as young as 4 for upholding an impossible beauty standard.

Unfortunately, these things can’t be changed. The only advice I could give is to become aware.

Be aware of the content you are watching. Boycott the shows. It will not go away, the media will always be selling to somebody and somebody will always be buying.

No matter how you want to look at it, you are a consumer. You live in a capitalist society. Our society thrives on what we sell. Even if it is selling sex to a 6-year-old.

Cont. from Study P. 12 Last summer, I was supposed to start college because I wasn’t very well prepared. I didn’t have the proper stuff like a guidance counselor to help me figure out the college process.” Madrid gives credit to doing research on the internet to help her learn since he learned on her own.

Bianca Malavenda, another 18-year-old student at Mt. SAC also expressed interest in the study as another student who is the first to go to college in her family. “I knew [my mother] didn’t go to college and I know ever since high school, she just kept telling me ‘You need to graduate. You need to go to college.

I want you to have what I didn’t have,’” Malavenda said. “And she really supported me to go to college and I kept saying to myself ‘Yes, I am going to go.’”

Salgado’s study is contributing to her Master’s research, as part of UCLA’s PhD program. “What I

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want to do with my Master’s paper is that I eventually want to publish it in a sociology journal,” Salgado said. “But that is a long, tedious process!”

To be eligible for the study, the participant must be between the ages of 18 and 22 years old and must have gone to a public high school.

The participant’s parents, who have received a high school education or less, must have been born in the United States and the grandparents must have been born in Mexico.

The study is strictly voluntary and nonpaying. All information will be kept as private as possible. The participant’s identity in the study will be concealed.

Interested and eligible participants can contact Casandra Salgado at (562) 458-7473 or at casandrasalgado@ucla.edu. Students can also contact Salgado’s faculty advisor, Professor Vilma Ortiz, at vilma@soc.ucla.edu.

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Mounties win home opener 34-14 !"##$%&!'"(%" !"#$$%&'(")' Mt. SAC’s football team defeated Bakersfield Sept. 8, 3414. The Mounties have been state and national champions two of the last three years, 2009 and 2010, so there is a lot of pressure on the No. 2 ranked team to continued its winning ways.

Mt. SAC quarterback Nick Montana had a shaky start with three interceptions in the first half. One interception resulted in a 79-yard return for a defensive touchdown for Bakersfield, giving Bakersfield a seven-point lead in the first quarter.

“Those interceptions I take responsibility for, but as the game progressed my team pulled it together,” said Montana. He had a steadier second half throwing no interceptions, passing 13 for 21.

The Mounties got the ball rolling in the second quarter by exploding with three touchdowns.

The first touchdown was made

by Jamal Overton on a 1-yard touchdown run, tying the game at 7-7. Kaelin Clay scored on an 11-yard run. Montana also had a rushing touchdown in the first half from the one-yard line.

At the end of the first half the score stood with the Mounties on top 20-7.

From offense to defense the team looked collected and strong.

Dorian Crawford played high quality defense, leading the team with seven tackles. Asten Koki added six tackles.

Montana scored the final touchdown with another 1-yard rush, making the final score 34-14.

As the clock ran out the crowd and team exploded into celebration.

“It is our goal to get better each and everyday we are out here,” said Coach Robert Jastrab. These are the games our Mounties have to compete in hard and strong to reassert their dominance on the field as one of the league’s best teams.

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“We always set our goals high,” said Coach Juan Sanchez. “Winning the state title and if the national title is at stake, we will push for that as well.”

The Mounties have won 38 consecutive games. A run at a fourth state title will be no easy task, but the team remains with the same formula for success.

“We take every game as it comes and work hard, nothing is going to be given,” said captain Adrian Topete.

The Mt. SAC men’s soccer team comes into the season with the weight of being the No. 1 ranked team in the country, as well as the reigning national champions. A weight that coach Sanchez has prepared his team for.

“Every team we play is going to want to beat us,” said Sanchez. “We make our best adjustments to make sure our guys are prepared for that.”

One of the keys to the Mounties’ success over the past three seasons is attributed to the team’s physical and mental preparation.

The team has formed a bond amongst each other that has translated to success on the field.

“I love the team here, they work hard, we all bond and get together and that helps us as a team,” said Topete.

With the conference opener looming, the Mounties realize that there is still work to be

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done if they want to continue their dominance in the conference.

One of the difficulties of continued success at the junior college level is dealing with new players every year, but freshman growing pains is something that has not yet affected the Mounties. They have put together another solid freshman class.

“It’s a very strong freshmen class and the minute that they mature and put their egos aside this class is really going to blossom and some have done that already,” said Sanchez. “As long as they are putting the team first the team will continue to be successful.”

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!"#$%&'"()*+( !"#$$%&'(")' “Outstanding,” said Mt. San Antonio women’s soccer Coach Melinda Bowen of her team’s 6-1 winning performance on Sept. 12 versus Taft. With the impressive victory over Taft College, and a 4-0-1 record to start the season, “outstanding” seems to be an appropriate word to describe the team’s strong start.

The Mounties suffered a few early scares versus Taft, but it was all Mt. SAC after that.

Stephanie Catone led the team with three goals.

Ashley Surface, Vanessa Machado, and T’Keyah Gray also added goals in the victory. The Mt. SAC women were able to wear down the solid Taft team.

“They have a lot of talent but our kids stuck to the game plan and that was the difference,” said Bowen. “We knew they were tired, they had

come off a game yesterday and we wanted to stretch them out, knock it around and have them chase us and the kids stuck to the game plan and everything fell into place.”

The Mounties are coming off a 5-11-4 record in 2011, which they look to improve on.

“We are taking it one game at a time and we are very dedicated to continue to improve as a team and bring back the excellence that is Mt. SAC soccer,” said Bowen. “That’s our mission, the commitment these young ladies have made to bring back that excellence.”

The Mt. SAC offense had a strong showing with six goals, including a rocket of a free kick to close the game by sophomore midfielder Vanessa Machado. The defense shined in the dominating 6-1 victory.

“We have been practicing really hard the past couple of days, mainly on our defense and keeping control back there and being able to keep them shut down,” said freshman goalkeeper Lindsey Stocks. “It comes from practice and hard work.”

It is not uncommon for incoming freshman to have troubles adjusting to the college level of competition, but this freshman class for the Mt. SAC women’s soccer team has not only adjusted to the college level but has become a vital part of this team’s success. Eight freshmen have started in a single game.

“They have really stepped up,” said Bowen.

“We worked really hard on our recruiting this year and it paid off. This is an excellent group of people.”

Although the Mounties have got off to a good start this season they realize that there is still a long season ahead of them, starting with conference play against Compton Community College.

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Mt. SAC Sports Update !"#$%&'()*+,-. !"#$$%&'(")' 2012 Mt. SAC Women’s Soccer (5-1) The women’s soccer team is off to a hot start early in the season, and is focused on making a run at a state championship. The team looks to step out of the huge shadow of the men’s soccer team, who are three-time defending national champions. The team is led by Coach Melinda Brown.

2012 Mt. SAC Men’s Water Polo (6-7) The men’s water polo team is off to a shaky start this season, but with half of the season still remaining there is still some hope for the team to gel and improve the losing record they currently hold.

Coach Marc Ruh is an experienced leader and will continue to improve the team as the season progresses.

2012 Mt. SAC Men’s Soccer (6-0) The Mt. SAC men’s soccer team is by far the hottest team on campus right now. They team is riding a 38-game unbeaten streak. Led by Coach Juan Sanchez, who has led his team to three

consecutive national championships, the teams looks to continue their winning ways and capture a fourth consecutive national title.

2012 Mt. SAC Women’s Water Polo (5-0) Women’s water polo might be the surprise team of the year.

Contrary to the men’s team, the women have started the season undefeated and look poised to contend for state championship if they continue their dominance inside and outside the conference.

The team is led by Coach Chris Jackson.

2012 Mt. SAC Football (4-0) The Mounties are coming off a disappointing loss in the state championship last year, which would have made it three consecutive, to SFCC (San Francisco Community College,) With the edition of Nick Montana, son of Hall-of-Fame quarterback Joe Montana, the Mounties are currently undefeated and are focused on recapturing the state and national championship. If successful that would make it three national and state championships in the last four years. The team is led

by Coach Robert Jastrab.

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