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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Obama wins second term in office !"#$$#%&"$'()* !"#"$%#$&"#'&()*+&,'%-./ President Barack Obama will have another four years in office after winning the electoral vote Nov. 6, 2012. To win the presidency, a candidate must win 270 electoral votes. Obama won 332 electoral votes while opponent Mitt Romney won 206 votes. Obama also won the popular vote with 62,156,980 votes while Romney earned 58,805,060.

In the United States Senate, the Republicans lost two seats while the Democrats gained two seats for the six-year term with a total of 100 seats to fill. The Democrats now have 53 seats, Republicans with 45 and two Independent seats.

In Obama’s acceptance speech, he said he was reminded of the faith of the American voter. “Tonight, in this election, you, the American people, reminded us that while our road has been hard, while our journey has been long, we have picked ourselves up,” he said. “We have fought our way back, and we know in our hearts that for the United States of America the best is yet to come.”

Obama thanked all voters and said that nothing could have been accomplished without them. “It moves forward because of you,” he said. “It moves forward because you reaffirmed the spirit that has triumphed over war and depression, the spirit that has lifted this

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country from the depths of despair to the great heights of hope, the belief that while each of us will pursue our own individual dreams, we are an American family and we rise or fall together as one nation and as one people.”

In Romney’s concession speech, he said how he believes that the American citizens and leaders must still work together to help the country out of its problems. “The nation, as you know, is at a critical point,” he said. “At a time like this we can’t risk partisan bickering and political posturing. Our leaders have

to reach across the aisle to do the people’s work, and we citizens also have to rise to occasion.”

Romney shared that he also still believes this country could be great, no matter who the president may be. “I believe in America,” he said. “I believe in the people of America. And I ran for office because I’m concerned about America. This election is over, but our principles endure. I believe that the principles upon which this nation was founded are the only sure guide to a resurgent economy and to a renewed greatness. Like

so many of you, Paul [running mate] and I have left everything on the field. We have given our all to this campaign. I so wish ... I so wish that I had been able to fulfill your hopes to lead the country in a different direction, but the nation chose another leader, and so Ann [Romney’s wife] and I join with you to earnestly pray for him and for this great nation. Thank you and God bless America.”

Amy Schnurbusch, 27, psychology major was happy with the outcome. “I’m really happy,” she said. “It just shows that people have faith in him. I felt that Romney had such a stronghold on people to convince them that we needed Obama out and I was really nervous and scared that he was going to win.

I was so happy to see that Obama won by a landslide in the electoral and popular vote. The nation has spoken.”

Others are very unhappy about the election results. Michael Quesada, 25, political science major said, “I’m not happy about it. I just hope his socialist, liberal plans on spreading the wealth don’t crush our nation as a superpower.”

Obama has a lot of work to do in the next four years and a lot to prove to his critics. He has four years to make the changes that he promised and we will all just have to wait and see if the changes will actually move the country forward.

Mt. SAC has a $30 million reserve !"#$$#%&"$'()* !"#"$%#$&"#'&()*+&,'%-./ It is common knowledge that Mt. SAC has suffered major budget cuts. These cuts have affected not only the student but its faculty as well. What is not common knowledge is that Mt. SAC is sitting on a $30 million reserve.

The state of California recommends colleges to keep a reserve at 5 percent. Mt. SAC has been working with a 10 percent reserve for the past few years. The current reserve is at 23 percent.

This reserve is to ensure that the school survives during a time of economic distress. The money is saved for a rainy day and for many students, it is pouring.

In the past year, Mt. SAC received $5 million in settlement money from the City of Industry.

The board of trustees immediately decided to put the money into the reserve to be used as a buffer to balance the budget in case Proposition 30 did not pass.

According to Paul Sharpe, health and technology professor, that $5 million could cover the expenses of 1200 courses for the next year.

“That money was put into a contingency reserve and held for the possibility that Prop.

30 did not pass and we would have to suffer a mid-year budget cut of 8.6 million dollars,” said President Scroggins. “The last fiscal year was the most difficult year for community colleges and the most difficult in our history.”

If Prop. 30 had not passed, Mt. SAC would have had to cut additional courses for the spring semester and summer school might have disappeared. Because Prop. 30 did pass, the school will not be cutting any additional courses.

The additional money received from Prop.

30 will be committed to restoring some of the cuts made in the past couple of years. The administration did decide to add courses into the spring but it has not been said which ones or how many without taking another look at the budget.

Every year the board of trustees suggest a budget. They give an estimated projected loss of

“It isn’t ongoing cash. We don’t want to offer

classes to students one semester then not offer them the next” -Jennifer Galbraith President, Mt. SAC Faculty Association

funds from the reserve. Last year they projected that $6 million would be used and in the end only ended up using $17 thousand. This money is used for things such as negotiations, maintenance and school supplies. This year it is projected to use $7-$8 million.

This does not include funding for the construction of the buildings on campus. The money for construction comes from bonds, which have contracts with the city and school.

This bond money must be spent within a certain amount of years. Construction expenses do not touch the reserve.

“Our primary goal is to continue to offer as many courses as possible, but to offer more classes so that we would be above the number of full-time equivalent students classes by the state wouldn’t be fiscally prudent,” said Scroggins.

“To use the reserve to fund classes above that rather than use state money to fund classes, we just don’t think the future is secure enough to do that. We still don’t have a structurally balanced budget.”

Scroggins then added, “It isn’t a fiscally sound decision to make so we aren’t considering to do that.”

“It isn’t ongoing cash. We don’t want to offer classes to students one semester then not offer them the next,” said Jennifer Galbraith, president of the Mt. SAC Faculty Association.

“The future is just not stable enough and Prop.

30 only guarantees money for the next two years.”

Sharpe then suggested to stretch out the money. “If that $5 million were to be stretched out, it would pay for the expenses to cover an additional 100 courses, each semester, for the

next six years,” he said.

That way courses would be available for students now and be there later. And the reserve would stay at $23 million that would be 17 to 20 percent, still double the 10 percent recommended by the board of trustees.

“I want more classes, especially if there is money for it. It’s really hard to get classes,” said Melissa Sanchez, 19, criminology major.

Other students agree. “They have so much money. Open up more classes, stop laying off teachers. It’s not only beneficial for students but teachers as well. With more teachers, there is more I could learn,” said Roberto Duran, 19, undecided major.

“Last year’s budget was out of balance by $2 million,” Scroggins said. “This year we’re anticipating calling on reserves of the same amount. The fact that we are maintaining the reserves allows us to continue to operate the number of sections we’re maintaining right now.

We need to be conservative. We need to hold that money for the future.”

He went on to say that “In addition, the instruction team is taking a look at the course offerings in making good decisions about how many sections of each to offer to help students complete their degrees more efficiently.’

Other students want to open up more seats in the classes. “They could add more people in classes,” said Michelle Calderon, 20, psychology major. “A lot of times they have more space but teachers are limited on their adds, and then by the end of the semester there’s like ten.”

That is a problem that has been brought to the administration. Enrollment for courses has gone down 17 percent. A lot of students have to drop their courses. This could be a direct effect of the limited amount of courses offered.

Some students are required to have a certain amount of units to receive financial aid or other requirements to help pay for school. Without the classes being offered, some students cannot

See Reserves P. 14

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STAFF Sarah Venezio - Editor-in-Chief Tianna Winters - Managing Editor Harmon Huynh - Graphics and Visuals Editor Jose De Castro - Photo Editor Adolfo Tigerino - Online Editor Tianna Winters - News Editor Brittany Murrietta - Opinion Editor Adolfo Tigerino - A&E Editor Jamie Rocha - Multiculture Editor Kathryn Banks - College Life Editor Randy Vazquez - Sports Editor Senior Staff Writers Corey Esquivel, Eric Sagata Junior Staff Writers Neil Anderson, Joy Barge, Lily Feria, Tatiana Grey, Louis Joven, Nancy Leanos, Calvin Melo, Amanda Perez, Aisha Siddiqui, Alex Urquidez Designer Harmon Huynh Cartoonist Krystal Morentin Photographers Cameron Barr, Ashley Gonzales, Sterling Knight, Nancy Leanos, Calvin Melo Public Relations Team Krystal Morentin, Jamie Rocha Advertising Manager Ariel Carmona Adviser Paul McLeod

Cover Photo: Adolfo Tigerino The Mt. SAC marquee, which overlooks the corner of Temple and Grand Avenues

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Former instructor arrested in connection with wife’s murder !"#$%#&'()*+(,# !"#$%&'$(&)*&+$#'*,-./*&/01*+2 A former Mt. SAC instructor was arrested on Sunday, Nov. 4, for the alleged murder of his wife that occurred over a decade ago.

Richard Keith Cole, 72, was an instructor for 17 years in the English, literature and journalism department at Mt. SAC before retiring in 2004.

He pleaded not guilty on Nov. 6 to one count of murder.

In September 2001 his wife, Charlotte S. Cole, 50, was found brutally stabbed in her van behind a Coco’s restaurant in Arcadia.

Cole was a person of interest for years, but the department did not have enough evidence to hold him. ”The case, unfortunately, remained open. For about a decade it was a cold case,” Nicole Nishida from the Los Angeles County Sheriff ’s Department told CBSLA. Nonetheless, over the past year the department was able to discover new evidence against Cole linking him to the murder according to a statement made by Nishida to CBSLA. Cole will remain in custody with bail set at $1 million.

The department had no additional information on the case as of Nov. 15.

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Since Barack Obama won his second term as president of the United States, petitions to secede from the Union have been made from all 50 states.

These secession petitions have been filed with the White House and each one must have 25,000 signatures. Once a petition reaches that mark, it gains the White House’s attention.

The petitions can be signed on the “We the People” website.

As of Nov. 14, seven of the states have succeeded in collecting all of their signatures. These states include Alabama, Georgia, Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Florida and North Carolina.

“Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and institute new government.” Many of the state

petitions use this quote from the Declaration of Independence on their form.

On the “We the People” website, a quote from Obama is placed on the home page. “My administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in government. We will work together to ensure the public trust and establish a system of transparency, public participation and collaboration.

Openness will strengthen our democracy and promote efficiency and effectiveness in government,” Obama said.

According to the website, it gives all Americans the right “to engage their government on the issues that matter to them.”

And Americans are trying to do just that. Clearly the country is divided amongst themselves over the re-election of President Obama.

“They will easily get the signatures considering this is only a couple days old,” said Mike Sanchez, 24, business major. “I don’t see the problem.

Obama denigrates southerners

anyway and northern liberals and southern conservatives alike think they’re better off without the other. The only problem is they will never let Texas go because they will have no one to bail out the welfare states like California.”

The last time states decided to secede from the Union it sparked the Civil War. The new government that was formed was shortly lived and the states became united again. As of Nov. 14, the White House has not responded to the petitions.

“I would not say it’s purely about hate. You have a rift in the country that is growing. Perhaps the popular can acknowledge that. We have a side that wants to be smart with money and have less government involvement in their personal life,” said Josh Gambetti, 22, art major. “It is a mindset that divides us and brings people to make these petitions; it is also the mindset that is leading to the end of the American era. We are creating a hard shift from civil duty to federal duty.”

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“Chat with the President” meeting goes from weekly to monthly event !"#$%&'()"'*+ !"##$%$&'()$&*+(,"“Chat with the President,” the student lunches with President William Scroggins have been downgraded from a weekly to monthly event.

The first weekly meeting was cancelled on Oct. 2. Edwin Romero, activities coordinator, said they “weren’t getting people to sign up.” When two people scheduled a lunch and did not attend, Romero, Scroggins and his team decided to come up with a more efficient way to increase attendance and avoid another no show. “He’s [Scroggins] very open to meeting with the students,” Romero said.

It was decided then to hold the meetings monthly instead of weekly in order to be more efficient.

Scroggins said that, “It was not a good use of time” to have the meetings every week.

The “Chat with the President” began in late March of last spring.

It was Scroggins’ idea to interact with the students. “I came from a smaller college, where I could walk around and get to know students,” he said. “And it was really valuable to go around and talk to students.

I miss being able to hear student opinion.” He explained that he

would go around campus and drop in on a random classes just to give students the opportunity to be heard.

Scroggins said that the new Mountie Application, which is available for smart phones, was a part of the initiative to get to know the students’ opinions. It provides a GPS to find classrooms, will let students know if they owe money to the school and much more.

Topics discussed in the previous meetings were Proposition 30, parking issues, smoking policy and general feedback. One new item that Scroggins discussed was an agreement between Foothill Transit and Mt. SAC that will provide transportation to credit students with a one-time minimal fee. Scroggins said this “is still in the works” and will not take action until next semester.

Scroggins said that he is open to meet with students in his office outside of the monthly lunch meetings. Just be sure to make an appointment beforehand.

The schedule for “Chat with the President” will close after the Nov. 13 meeting and will reopen in the spring semester. The meetings are not held in winter or summer intersessions.

Human trafficking event aims to spread awareness on a growing problem 12"''"(32'#/%+ 1/2/%(2%&*+(,"-&/2+&3$45&*+(,"On Saturday, Nov. 10 the sociology department and its students held a conference at the Sophia B. Clarke Theater to help raise funds and promote awareness of human trafficking.

The conference was open to the public and also touched on pushing for stricter punishment for those accused of trafficking.

Speakers included members from groups like Traffick Free Pomona, Kids Making Change and International Justice Mission.

“It’s obviously an important issue and it is important to promote awareness of human trafficking because it isn’t just happening in other countries, it’s happening here in the U.S.,” said Mayra Lopez, 25, psychology major. “If more people know about it and the more information that is put out there about trafficking, the higher the chances are for it to be stopped.”

“Most trafficking happens in New York, California and Florida,” said Monica Won, 24, communications major whose group was in charge of the advertising for the event. “It’s projected that in five to six years that it will be the biggest crime industry. Right now human trafficking is ranked at number three behind arms trafficking, which is number one and drug trafficking which is at number two.”

Human trafficking is one of the fastest growing crimes in modern day society. Because of the busy and diverse cities involved in the triangular human trafficking route, it makes it easier to hide and move trafficking victims from place to place and harder for law enforcement to locate any potential survivors. The route goes in a triangle from Los Angeles to Las Vegas and then back to Sacramento.

It is also important to

See Trafficking P. 14

Ever heard of the Creepy Gnome? The lesser-known magazine is produced by the students of the creative writing club here on campus.

According to their website, Creepy Gnome “is an independent magazine devoted to creative writing. Originating as the brainchild of the Mt. SAC Creative Writing Club, CG is proud to publish not only recognized, professional authors, but those who are just starting out with a talent and voice that need to be shared.”

The magazine is for writers of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and artwork that range from beginners to published authors.

The club, which meets Thursdays in building 26D-3411, is currently in the works of producing its third

yearly magazine according to editor Spencer Leeb.

The small club, which consists of about six members, is desperate to get the word out that submissions are still being accepted until the Dec. 21 deadline. The club does not accept any graphic, sexual content or hate speech. They also receive submissions from writers all over the world.

“Club members will be stopping by classrooms to give information about how to apply and what requirements must be met,” said Leeb.

Leeb stressed the importance of the word count. “All poetry is to be no more than 100 lines, non-fiction no more than 5,000 words and fiction no more than 5,000.”

Students that are interested can submit entries via email to cgsubmissions@gmail.com and more information can be found at creepygnomemagazine.com.

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Student inspires peers through hard work and campus involvement !"#$%#&'()*+(,# !"#$%&'$(&)*&+$#'*,-./*&/01*+2 Universities may seem distant to many students, but for Hira Rizvi it is coming too soon. She has enjoyed her stay at Mt. SAC and is devastated to go. She sees the campus as a second home.

For the 19-year-old psychology major with a minor in English will leave with enthusiasm and a bit of sadness. She has applied to several Californian colleges, including UC Berkley, UCLA, and UCSD. She has also applied to a couple east coast schools such as Georgetown.

She will be moving onto a fouryear university in fall 2013.

Rizvi stands out from many of her peers by being constantly active in student government and being part of the honor societies on campus. She is the public relations senator, dealing with media both on and off campus.

She had a burning desire to get involved on campus.

“I had a fair share of struggles coming into Mt. SAC; I didn’t know anything,” Rizvi said. “I really wanted to be there for students and help them out with the stuff I struggled with.”

Rizvi is a hard worker that manages to juggle between working, volunteering, and being a full time student. She gives a lot of credit to

her best friend--Samantha Sarwar, 19, psychology major and activities senator--giving her motivation and inspiration.

“She motivates me. Unlike me, she doesn’t procrastinate,” Rizvi said. “My friends keep me going.

They’re like my caffeine.”

She was not always heavily involved in student government, but she has always been involved in clubs.

“I felt like student government in high school was just for show,” Rizvi said. “You didn’t really do anything. I don’t want to be here as a show. I don’t want to be a figurehead or anything. I want to be here cause I want to help people.”

She works at the Disabled Student Programs and Services (DSP&S) office. She finds inspiration through the people she assists on a daily basis.

“I take notes for students who are not able to do so for whatever reason,” Rizvi said. “I go into other classes and work at the office. I talk to so many people with so many difficulties that I definitely cannot comprehend having.”

She added, “That really inspires me to be better, because they can do so much and here I am lagging it. It inspires and motivates me.”

Aside from finding joy in her work, she finds great satisfaction from learning psychology. She got

into psychology in high school. She took the advance placement exam during high school and scored a four, even though her school did not offer the course. Rizvi knew she would be studying psychology since then.

Her main interest in psychology stemmed from her father’s mental issues.

“For me I felt like I never had anyone to talk to about that,” Rizvi said. “I really want to go into psychology and become a psychologist, because I want to be there, not for people with really bad mental disorders like my father, but people who are victims of that, who have to deal with it, and have no one to talk to.”

With her immense workload along with her work in AS and her studies she finds time to bake. She enjoys baking because she finds it relaxing and soothing.

“Baking de-stresses me, I love baking,” she said. “I don’t like cupcakes, but I know what people like. I don’t eat my own stuff. There is something special about going and giving someone something. That smile on their face when you make someone’s day is like ‘Yeah!’ I love it.”

According to Nora Azzawi, 19, international development studies major and cross-cultural senator, when AS had an evaluation on

Eating cheaply makes us pay in other ways Health is something that all students and people in general should worry about. The healthier students are, the more energetic, cognitive and responsive they become. One way to look at health is through nutrition.

Students on a day-to-day basis find it easy to just grab a quick meal at the various stops around campus.

Some do not even look at what they are consuming.

“I just felt like buying something today,” said Evan Paniagua, 25, photography major. “I normally don’t eat chips, but I never look at the serving size.”

The various stops have lots of unhealthy foods, such as the popular product on the shelves Turbos and various other chips.

“If we don’t have those popular chip bags on the shelves, students will flood us with complaints,” said director of Sodexo Michael Jackson.“We have been going on a healthier route with the Simply-toGo products.”

When looking at the meals students need to look at serving sizes and the calories that one product has. The Simply-to-Go products calories are based on portions.

“Some products mention calories but only show the serving amount,” said dietician and instructor Sandra Weatherilt.

“Frito-lay seems to be the ‘best’ with labeling their products. They

put labels side by side showing the serving portions and the total amount of the package.”

Looking around campus trying to find what is healthy may be a problem. Weatherilt advises students to look at serving portions, calories and the saturated fats.

Companies can get away with saying they have zero percent trans fats (“bad” fats) when they have less than .4 percent, but when you add the total amount of servings you will find yourself eating well over one percent depending on the package.

“Some of these meals have half or more of the total amount of calories for the average person, and for girls that generally have to consume less, it’s nearly their entire day’s worth,” Weatherilt said.

Look at the healthier options like the salads, fruit bowls, fruits and nuts.

“Those products are good, but can be quite expensive,” Weatherilt added. “It’s always more expensive to buy healthy food at an unhealthy establishment. It will always be more expensive.”

If a student has no other choice, the healthier option is always best even if it’s more expensive.

Weatherilt advises students to find the farmers markets and to look for those fresh produce and fruits to eat healthier.

Weatherilt quoted Edward Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby, “Those who think they have no time for healthy eating, may sooner or later have to find time for illness.”

each other’s strengths Rizvi got an immense amount of compliments about being approachable, empathetic, and friendly among other things.

“You get inspired and motivated by other hard working people. That is the best thing about AS and Hira,” Azzawi said. “You set higher goals. You can’t help but love her.

“She is great and a good friend.”

Rizvi will be graduating from Mt. SAC in spring of 2013.

“Although I am going, Mt. SAC will always be my home,” Rizvi said.

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Minority voters made huge impact on election results !"#$%&'()*" !"#$%&"#$"'()*+%$,' With President Barack Obama’s re-election now under the nation’s belt, much has been revealed about the minority voice and its impact on today’s issues. It is no secret that the diverse demographics of the nation overall favored Obama’s campaign, resulting in his success in the election.

With accusations ranging from rigged voting machines to preventing democratic minority votes by implementing Voter I.D. requirements, the Republican Party has been the center of debate of whether the party has any concern to those of a background other than Caucasian. Mitt Romney and the rest of the Republican Party has come under scrutiny due to their shortcomings on reaching a broader range of voters and are being questioned on if they have lost all touch with the minority voter. Postelection results of voter turnout has revealed that the minority vote impacted the outcome.

On Nov. 7, 2012 TheWeek. com stated that the white voter turnout is slipping in numbers as the minority turnout is continuing to rise. This can be seen as a direct result of the Obama campaign’s focus on reaching out to these communities through an ongoing effort of encouraging the minority voter to have their voice heard.

While Mitt Romney had the biggest white voter turnout since 1988, “…yesterday, they comprised 72 percent of the electorate, the lowest since exit polls began recording such data. In 1976, white men were 46 percent of voters; yesterday, 34 percent,” according to TheWeek. com.

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Party failed to win the minority vote due to Romney’s inability to create a connection to such communities and how minorities perceived him to be “not relatable.” This could be seen, for example, in President Obama’s success in obtaining the Latino vote, which rose from 36 points in 2008 to 40 points for this election, according to TheHill.com. The black voter turnout also rose this year, making up 13 percent of the total vote, shutting down the prediction that the black turnout would be less enthusiastic about Obama than they were in 2008.

And not only was the minority vote in favor for President Obama, the women’s vote made an historic impact as some of the biggest issues and concerns were regarding women’s health and rights. It seemed that the woman’s voice was stronger than ever in this election than it was in the past.

When several Republicans’ controversial comments regarding feminine issues such as abortion and rape came into light, such as the GOP Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akins’ “legitimate

rape” and a “women’s ability to prevent pregnancy in case of rape” argument, the Republican Party took a drastic hit among the women voters. Social media outlets became a interactive gallery of posts from all over the world as people expressed their outrage to the news of such claims. Damage control by the Republican Party, with efforts of denouncing the claims and any involvement in the “war with women”, was not enough as Obama and the Democratic Party got an advantage with the women vote.

According to VoterParticipation. org updated on Nov. 8, 2012, “ a new Democracy Corps/Women’s Voices Women Vote Action Fund (WVWVAF) poll, conducted on Election Day and Election Eve, finds that unmarried women drove up support for the President because of his position on the economy and issues related to health care and reproductive rights.”

Debra De La Pena, a 27-yearold history major who is of Mexican heritage, agreed that the minority vote came into play this election.

“I did see more involvement with

different demographic voters and also young votes,” De La Pena said.

“The minority voters probably felt that President Obama was more relatable and was able to appeal to the average American. He seemed as if he didn’t have his head in the clouds with things like jobs, health care, and education. I felt that Romney was not able to reach the minorities on that personal level that President Obama did.”

Not only were polls an indicator of political involvement from the minority voter, but social media became a soapbox for the voter as well.

Rachel Tenell, a 21-year-old African-American communications major, observed as her friends from various backgrounds expressed their political voice as election time came around. “People that voted for Romney that I’m friends with were white and more well-off,” Tenell said. “They were very much against Obama. But all of my friends that are minorities, and not even black, but Filipino and other different cultures were going for Obama.”

Kalanaui Park, a 20-yearold radiology major of Hawaiian, Korean, and Mexican decent, also shared the same observation about her social circles. “I did see more of my ethnic friends of the Mexican background vote for Obama saying ‘Go Obama!’ on Facebook,” Park said. “I related to both candidates, but I just liked Obama and how well-educated he was about his area.”

As the Republican Party is analyzing their faults in the election, experts and voters are highlighting their falling out with the minority voter as a wake-up call to reform their ways. Park added, “Obama looked like he had more of an interest in what he was doing and Romney looked like he was doing it because people were telling him to.”

Review: “Tales of the Maya Skies” explores history and legends !"#$%&'()*" !"#$%&"#$"'()*+%$,' The Randall Planetarium is the hidden gem in the middle of the Mt. San Antonio College campus and guests, ranging from the very young to very mature, are always delighted to see what is has to offer next. The planetarium has been offering shows for the students and public to learn and enjoy since the 1960s. After the Planetarium’s rennovation, audiences have been taking advantage of the variety of shows Mt. SAC’s hidden gem have been featuring.

In this case, it’s “Tales of the Maya Skies,” an illustrated journey of history, legends, and stories of the Mayan civilization of Mexico and how they believe they came upon the earth and the stars.

The story starts off with a presentation about the rumors and myths of the doomsday date of Dec. 21, 2012, the day where it is believed that the Mayan calendar comes to an end. Heather Jones, director of the Mt. SAC Randall Planetarium, explained the theories and scientific answers to the audience to ease the minds of those who were dreading impending doom. “The Maya did not predict the world will end on Dec.

21, 2012,” Jones said. “Rather that is the day their long-term calendar will come to an end and restart the next day. Much like our calendar will come to an end on Dec. 31, 2012 and restart on Jan. 1, 2013.”

This lead into a 50-minute showing of “Tales of the Maya Skies,” where it took you to Chichén Itzá, Mexico, which is known as the “Seventh Wonder of the Modern World.” “‘Tales of the Maya Skies’ is about the Maya people and the legends they told about the stars,” Jones said. “They were brilliant astronomers with a close spiritual connection to the heavens. This show will immerse you into the beautiful Maya lore, astronomy and culture, The purpose of bringing this show to the Mt. SAC-Randall Planetarium is to tell the real story of Maya astronomy and debunk the 2012 end of the world myths.”

The story is served in a colorful display of animation that surrounded the audience on the planetarium’s dome, leaving them immersed in the civilization of the Maya culture. The story explained legends like the creation of the sun and moon and the constellations..

The show did a wonderful job creating an environment of making the audience feel like they have

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The Planetarium will have special showings of “Tales of the Maya Skies” in observance of the end of the Mayan calendar on Dec. 21 and Dec. 22 at 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Admission is $6 for adults and $4 for senior citizens, children

under 13, and Mt. SAC students and staff with valid I.D. For more information, visit www.mtsac.edu/instruction/ sciences/planetarium, or by email at planetarium@mtsac.edu or call (909) 274-5795.

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History, vampires and spy films hit theaters in time for the holidays ,-+./+%0*1'#*(+ -.!/0("/1(2#(+/!"#$%&'#(')*#+, Argo

Life or death situation, a covert operation, and secret identities are just some of the events that occur in the Ben Affleck-directed film “Argo.”

This movie grabs the viewer’s attention with the opening scene of Iranian militants storming the U.S. embassy in Tehran.

They managed to take 52 hostages, but little did the militants know that there were six that had found a way to escape.

The beginning of the film started off slow, but began to progress exponentially, preparing the viewer for the climax of the movie. The film provided the necessary drama, tension, light humor, and suspense a moviegoer could enjoy.

The film’s inclusion of humor made it more enjoyable. It showed the characters having fun in the midst of a serious operation in which if anything failed, they could all die on the

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The movie built on the tension between Tony Mendez’s (Affleck) plan and the executives who wanted to shut down the operation because it was deemed too risky. The tension provided the drama necessary to facilitate the flow of the movie.

The acting in the film was fantastic. The fear in their eyes when the six Americans were being driven around Iran to find an escape route was enrapturing.

There was never a dull moment in this film. The movie captivated the viewer from start to finish by seeing if the plan was going to work. It was one crazy roller coaster.

This film continues to staple Affleck as a strong director. It is the third film that he has directed, and every movie becomes more and more alluring.

His previous works were “Gone Baby Gone” and “The Town.”

Her eyes opened. They were no longer brown but bright red as she looked around and everything became clearer and more distinct. She was now a newborn vampire.

Edward (Robert Pattinson) smiled and looked at her and said, “We’re now the same temperature.” Bella (Kristen Stewart) and Edward ran off into the woods and enjoyed the moment.

But fun could only last for a few days before the Volturi, powerful vampires

that enforce and create laws in the vampire world, would find out about their child and assume it is the forbidden immortal child.

This definitely did not please the council and soon after they would quarrel with the Cullens, Edward’s family. The Cullens began to seek help from relatives, friends, and werewolves to try to convince the Volturi that the child is not an immortal and if things go

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Review: Jazz band concert hits all the right notes !"#"$%&'(')*+ !"#$%&'#(')*#+, The Mt. SAC Jazz Band Concert, directed by Jeff Ellwood and held on Thursday Nov. 16 would have been more appropriately appreciated had I brought a cigar to smoke and martini to sip on while I listened to the smooth music from my seat in the Sophia B. Clarke Theater. Even without those, though, it still made for an enjoyable night.

With music ranging from Latin to Swing, the two Jazz Ensembles (and their assorted variations) both provided solid performances that made for an experience that could be relaxing one moment and exciting the next.

Jazz Ensemble II started the show with “Isla Verde,” the salsarock fusion piece composed by Jeff Jarvis, which ended up being one of my favorite songs of the night.

Audience members looked uncomfortable trying to refrain from dancing to the Latin bongos and jarring bass line. It featured highenergy solos from pianist Christian Meraz and trombone player Jonathan Patterson that set the tone for the rest of their set.

Their rendition of Jarvis’ “Category 4” was another highlight of the show with its dramatic and slightly sinister tune that reminded me of something one would find in a chase scene in a detective movie. I loved the opening bass line and the rock guitar solo by Jonathan Valdez halfway through was reminiscent of a Hendrix riff.

Jazz Ensemble I, an all-male troupe took the stage next with

“Scoot,” a swing band piece that sounded like it would have belonged in a 1920s casino or one of the video games from the “Fallout” franchise.

The spotlight shone on the solo of alto saxophonist Tama Shutts, who delivered standout performances throughout the evening. The call and response between the saxophones and the trumpets energized the rest of the song and made it one of the more memorable pieces of the night.

While they played exceptionally well as a whole, a few musicians ended up outshining their equally talented counterparts. Trumpeter Nick Reyna had almost an entire song to himself with “Bare Your Soul,” a melancholy, almost wistful tune that balanced the shrill trumpets with the soft tones of the saxophonists. Towards the end of the evening he had a call and response duet with fellow trumpeter Carlos Noriega that the crowd, myself included, appreciated for its beauty and technical difficulty and earned some of the more enthusiastic applause of the concert.

Patterson had a handful of masterful solos throughout the night that ranged all over the musical scale and showcased his talent for the heavy brass instrument.

Shutts performed several solos of his own that made my childhoodsaxophonist-self jealous. Sure, I could play more than just your standard “Hot Cross Buns,” but I wouldn’t doubt that Shutts humbled many a would-be musician in the audience with his performance that night.

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2012

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Thanksgiving: It ain’t all turkey and stuffing !"#$%&'()*" !"#$%&"#$"'()*+%$,' The tale goes like this: the Pilgrims arrived to the new land and said “What’s up?” to the Native Americans. The natives taught them how to grow some food, they both partied together in a huge feast, and it was happily ever after. We have all seen and heard it before. We re-enacted this story in elementary school, where half of us were the pilgrims and the other half were savagebut-adorable Native Americans, decorated with feathers and brown headbands that we had carefully cut out of construction paper.

We paraded around, holding hands in harmony, looking like we were about to bust out into an off-key rendition of “Kumbaya.” I still remember the smell of construction paper and Elmer’s glue as my feather headband always managed to fall over my eyes. It is one of the childhood memories that seems to stick, and this memory is like what many other American children have experienced. It is a story that never seems to change: the pilgrims and the natives came together to give thanks and rode off into the sunset...hugging it out.

Now, any educated individual knows that this was not the case, but how many of us truly understand the meaning behind the Thanksgiving holiday? Do not get me wrong: I love the spending-time-with-my-family-and-eatso-much-that-my-aerobics-teacher-is-sensingit-from-a-mile-away aspect of the holiday. But when one gets past the turkey, stuffing, pies, and the plethora of pilgrim and native figurines that adorns their mother’s fireplace mantle, there is a dark and tragic meaning behind this apparent day of giving thanks. I think it is important that we as Americans understand the history of the things we celebrate. To celebrate something with complete ignorance is to act like nothing ever happened. Hence why I decide to call it “Turkey Day.”

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Yes, a feast did happen. It may have been honky-dory for a little while, but you know what happened to those Natives? Well, they did not get that happy ending like we were told in our classrooms. After the Wampanoag Natives continuously helped the Pilgrims out with nothing in return, the off-the-boat newbies decided to thank them by getting rid of them. In their quest for land, the settlers killed the natives in raids and massacres. According to Richmond.

IndyMedia.com, “In 1637 near present day Groton, Conn. over 700 men, women and children of the Pequot Tribe had gathered for their annual Green Corn Festival, which is [their]

Thanksgiving celebration. In the predawn hours the sleeping Indians were surrounded by English and Dutch mercenaries who ordered them to come outside. Those who came out were shot or clubbed to death while the terrified women and children who huddled inside the longhouse were burned alive. The next day the governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony declared ‘A Day Of Thanksgiving’ because 700 unarmed men, women and children had been murdered.” This tragedy went on as raids continued and celebrated in a second “Thanksgiving” feast as they gave thanks for their victory over the natives as part of their self-proclaimed rightful manifest destiny. Not so warm and fuzzy now, right?

You may read this and think I am being a Debbie Downer and do not celebrate the holiday, which is not true at all. But I celebrate it with a different meaning. In fact, I want everyone to enjoy it with every inch of their soul and stomach. Celebrate it to give thanks for loved ones, blessings, and how lucky we are to be in a country where we can say these kind of things and put out opinion pieces like mine. Feast on our Mother’s casserole like there is no tomorrow.

Eat turkey, (or some form of vegetarian option if that is your thing), until it knocks you out cold.

Wake up super early to watch that parade or to root for your football team. Enjoy this time with loved ones. Give thanks to them and for what we have. Celebrate it for now.

But just remember that the history of our country’s existence did not start when the pilgrims arrived. It started with the indigenous people. The ones that tended the earth and obtained skills that we still implement for our survival and well-being. Our founding fathers and mothers were not the ones who created our government: they were the people of the land that have been here since the beginning. Happy Turkey Day.

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In addition to this, the proposition would have banned the usage of branding such food as “natural” and placing it on the market. Prop.

37 was somewhat of the grail of truth for food consumers; however, if it had been passed it would have meant taking a gulp of marketing poison for many big brand names who fought to exterminate the law.

In this day of age, we are on a health food kick. “Natural” and “organic” are labels which signify a better-to-buy product. Big brand names in the food industry are aware of this, but are also aware that growing food truly organically, without modifications is much more pricey. The proposed solution to this was to slightly alter the way the food was processed, and barely meet the requirements to be dubbed “organic.”

This crooked-handed health scam is the reason this proposition was created. Consumers buy natural foods because they do not want to consume all the genetically modified crap that the agricultural industry puts in their food.

Labeling a product as something that is is not is false advertising, and that is by no means fair to the consumer.

The opposition to Prop. 37 argued, according to NoProp37.com, “Prop. 37 is a deceptive, deeply flawed food labeling scheme, full of specialinterest exemptions and loopholes. Prop. 37 would: create new government bureaucracy costing taxpayers millions, authorize expensive shakedown lawsuits against farmers and small businesses, and increase family grocery bills by hundreds of dollars per year.”

These are false accusations. It would not cost any more money to print an altered label because companies print labels regularly. Additionally, the so-called “expensive shakedown” would only subject companies not following the law to a “shakedown” in the first place. Family grocery bills would not increase; in fact, there would not be any sort of increase on tax nor need for further funding to put this law into place. Also, those “exemptions” are for milk and dairy companies which must genetically modify their food because of the obvious fact that dairy products are made from milk created for animals of the same kind. A more lengthy list of rebuttals against the opposition for this law can be found at www.votersguide.sos.ca.gov.

It is unfortunate that the public was not more informed on this proposition. Had it passed it would have not only provided people with the ability to know what is in their food and how it is processed, but it would have brought

false advertising by big businesses to a halt.

The Center for Food Safety estimates 40 to 70 percent of foods contain genetically engineered products, thus it is important that consumer health and well-being is a priority.

The failure to pass 37, due mainly to ads funded by the opposition, was a loss for many of its supporters, such as: Chipotle Mexican Grill, Mother’s Market, Whole Foods Market and endorsers of the Democratic and Green Parties.

Opponents who lobbied and ran ads against the proposition included: Kraft Foods, Bimbo Bakeries, Dole, Nestle, Coca Cola Company, Ocean Spray, General Mills, Kellogg’s, Heinz, Campbell’s, Hershey’s, and various other major companies.

It is obvious to one who studies the endorsers of each side of the proposition that big businesses would be negatively affected by this. Big companies would have to change their practices, thus spending money to be truer to their consumers in terms of products.

This proposition deserves a second chance to be passed, because not only do consumers deserve to know what they are eating, but it was not thoroughly explained to voters within the duration of the pre-voting period. This proposition would mean big changes to the food industry, and should therefore be re-evaluated and put up for an additional vote. If we are what we eat, we should have the right to know what exactly that is.

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Are Conspiracy Theories a Waste of Time? !"#$$%&'()*""#+$$% !"#$#%$&'(#)%* Skulls and Bones, the Illuminati of Bavaria, Freemasons--rumors of numerous secret societies running the nation or even plotting world domination have been around for centuries. These ideas have gained inertia and spread throughout the world, and have even landed on our campus.

It has been conspired, for example, that the Illuminati is behind the creation of a New World Order. The organization can be identified by the sign of the “Eye of Wisdom,” which is also the symbol on the U.S. dollar. Adam Weishaupt, the founder of the Illuminati, was notably inspired by Egyptian worship practices. Friends of students such as David Felix, a film major, believe that the media is part of their plan. “A lot of people believe Jay-Z and Kanye West and a few other music executives are a part of some Illuminati organization,” Felix said.

Another commonly addressed theory is that of the government

infiltrated Skulls and Bones Society.

“A lot of past presidents have come out of Skulls and Bones, along with a number of powerful CEOs…it’s a Yale secret society,” said Matt Garner, 25, theatre major graduate.

“They’re not too secretive about their members, just the innerworkings of the club itself.”

It is definitely no surprise that students have gotten wind of many of these conspiracy theories.

Rumors, such as George H.W. Bush and his son, George W. Bush both being in Skulls and Bones are theorized even by professors to be factual, but not dangerous by any means.

“There are secret societies all over the world,” said David Lane, philosophy professor. “They exist because people like to join clubs and crowds and gangs. It gives them a sense of purpose, even if the purpose is negative. The Skulls and Bones, whatever that society is in Yale… is kind of like a sorority, where people get together and drink too much, party too much, but it’s not an intellectual group. They don’t get together and go ‘How can we take over the government?’”

It would seem to the critical thinker that the real question is whether or not these societies are indeed dangerous, or simply just a display of human psychology, or of human nature.

“Is there a conspiracy amongst fundamentalist Christians to make sure we get rid of Roe v. Wade?

Yes,” said Lane. “You could say that throughout history there are ideas, and people rally around these ideas to promote them.”

Yet another take on why conspiracy theorists are so popular in this modern age presents itself on a materialistic plane.

“Conspiracy theories are overlysimplistic and keep one from really analyzing our political world in all its true complexity…[they] are often put forward by people who say that governments and secret societies have a secret agenda that they don’t want you to know about,” said Curtis Simon, professor of international relations. “But what agenda do the conspiracy theorists have? They want to sell their ideas in book or other form. You should ask what their motives are in putting out their ideas. Most of

them are driven by money. Finally, many conspiracy theories attempt to explain how a single group of people control all politics for all time. That, of course, is not a very realistic or defensible view of the world.”

American astronomer Carl Sagan once said, “Extraordinary claims require extraordinary truth.”

The problem with conspiracy theories is that there is yet to be extraordinary proof to back up the many assumptions surrounding it. This is not, however, to say to believers of these theories that proof will never surface, nor to imply that these things are impossible. But it is, in fact, more logical to believe that there is no “master plan,” or baby-eating cults, but that people are simply flawed beings capable of unreliable actions while trying to make better of an imperfect world-that even those with the greatest influence in the way the world is governed are indeed erroneous, and that we are simply living in the remnants of once seemingly grandiose ideas gone dreadfully wrong.

Proposition 35 is not the answer to human trafficking ,%"%-(.+&+/#0 '(#)%*+#$+,-#./ State propositions are an interesting thing.

Sometimes they can be clear, black-and-white solutions to issues voters care about. Proposition 35, or the CASE Act, was written in such a way that most people really did think it was an obvious solution—and they were wrong. This cleverly-written proposition is really more of an anti-prostitution statute than a slavery issue. In my opinion, Prop. 35 will prove to be detrimental to the people it is supposed to protect.

The proposition claimed to want to impart harsher penalties on those convicted of human trafficking, including increased prison sentences and forcing all registered sex offenders to surrender their online login information so that all of their activity can be monitored.

The definition of sex trafficking would also be extended to include the distribution of child pornography, regardless of whether the offender ever had contact with the child. It also requires law enforcement agencies to retrain themselves to handle trafficking situations, which according to the Official Voter Guide “wouldn’t cost more than a couple million dollars annually.”

Sounds nice, right? Who doesn’t want harsher punishments for traffickers? What voters failed to take into consideration is the fact that the statute also broadens the definition of who these “human traffickers” are. According to the Arguments and Rebuttal sections in

the Official Voter Guide, with its passing, the proposition has rewritten the definition of a “pimp” to include anyone who monetarily benefits from a sex worker. Now, think about this carefully. This means that the children, parents, landlords and roommates of consensual sex workers are now considered pimps and, if discovered, will have to register as a sex offender for the rest of their lives and will most likely receive a steep prison sentence.

Maxine Doogan, founder of Erotic Service Provider Legal, Educational and Research Project led the most public displays of opposition.

“My son, who served our country in the military and now attends college, could be labeled a human trafficker and have to register as a sex offender if I support him with money I earn providing erotic services,” she said in the online Official Voter Information Guide. Targeting innocent people for their association with a sex worker is considered by opponents, myself included, as cruel and unusual punishment under our Constitution.

Taking that aspect into consideration, one must also look at the online monitoring. If registered sex offenders will have their Internet usage monitored by the government, that means that all of those mentioned above will also be affected and have everything from their blog posts to Facebook comments regulated by the state. This is considered by many as unconstitutional, including the ACLU and San Francisco’s Electronic Frontier Foundation, who have both filed lawsuits questioning the

constitutionality of online censorship for any citizen, regardless of their criminal background.

The matter of who will now have to register as a “sex offender” does not end there. Anyone convicted of human trafficking, whether it be for sex or labor, will be registered as a sex offender, even if it is for a non-sexual offense. Personally, I don’t understand the idea of muddying up a very specific database meant for sex offenders with non-sexual criminals. This will make it more difficult for users to differentiate between the two offenses and render the database less useful for law enforcement.

Prop. 35 uses the same faulty logic as the “War on Drugs.” Criminalization is not a deterrent. Prostitution, like drugs, has been illegal for as long as anyone alive can remember, yet it still exists. Just because there are harsher punishments does not mean that people won’t choose to disregard them.

Overall, Proposition 35 was an incredibly vague, poorly-written piece of legislation that Californian’s were either too gullible or too lazy to really look into. They saw the emotionallygrabbing premise of “Stop human trafficking today! Save the children!” and didn’t bother to look at both sides of the issue. Do human traffickers need to be harshly punished?

Absolutely. But Prop. 35 punishes the wrong people and, in the end, will do more harm than good.

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Editorial: Our college should not be run like a corporation On Nov. 13, the CEO and president of Mt. SAC, William Scroggins, was asked if the $5 million received from the City of Industry recently would be used to add more classes for students. The college was already sitting on $23 million in reserves His reply was ambiguous at best.

“Yes and no.”

We’re not sure what that means, but The Mountaineer believes that such a healthy sum of money should be used to add more classes for students now, not as Scroggins said recently, “put into a contingency reserve.”

That was the plan before Proposition 30 passed on Nov. 6. But now, with voters approving to tax themselves to support education, we say it’s time for educators, specifically the front office, to put students first.

After all, there would not be a Mt. SAC without students.

College officials plan to restore some classes in the spring semester--they call it “restoration”

--and that funding is a result of Prop. 30 passing.

But which classes and which subjects is not known, and it’s highly unlikely any courses that are restored will make a dent in the 10 percent cut over the last two years or so.

Highly impacted courses such as math and English are hard to come by because of the limited availability. Spending that $5 million on classes means an additional 1,200 new ones for next year or 100 courses each semester for the next six years. We did the math.

At last Thursday’s board of trustees meeting, members listened to concerned students speak about the need to add classes. We challenged any board member to lead the charge for our student body.

Spending money isn’t easy at top-down Mt. SAC because the campus is run like a business, not an educational institution. Our president has the title of CEO. Following a national trend, there are an abundant number of six-figure administrative positions. Yet, staff positions have

been sliced about as fast as classes in recent years.

We thought that a community college was here to help the students. Our board of trustees members say they have the best interest of the students at heart, but running the college as a corporation is hardly beneficial to us.

At an administrative meeting on Nov. 13 to discuss the effects of Prop. 30 on the campus, public services instructor Paul Sharpe brought up the $5 million and was quickly told that, although a few courses might be added, don’t expect too much.

In times of fiscal crisis, it’s prudent to save for a rainy day, and though the passage of Prop.

30 is no budgetary panacea, does it make sense to sit on funds when the college’s reserves are considerably higher than recommended by state guidelines? We think it’s past time Mt. SAC stops acting like a business, and for administration to make good on its mission to serve the students.

P L E H D E T N A W The Mountaineer is looking for talented hard-working individuals for the positions of: • Cartoonists • Designers • Photographers • Writers For more information, call (909) 594-5611 ext. 6123, or visit us at 26D room 3220.

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Campus Comments How do you feel about Obama winning the presidency?

“I think Obama is going to do a lot for younger voters. I’m glad! I want to throw a party!”

-Alexa Nevarez, 19, social sciences major “I think it’s awesome. Our country will be better and safer.”

-Jenny Sanchez, 19, child development major “I’m neutral about the whole thing.

You ever wake up to Obama saying he wants change and four years later it’s all the same?”

-TY Redic, 19, undecided major “I feel no different than the day before he was elected. I would rather have him than Romney.”

-Landon Jimerson, 19, kinesiology major “I feel people didn’t do enough research and elected him for the wrong reasons.”

-Daniel Mayoral, 20, fire tech major “I feel my future is up in the air right now because small businesses will take a huge hit and who knows who is going to be left after four years. I have a small business and it’s nerve-wracking not knowing if my small business will make it in the next four years.”

-Josh Paxton, 19, business major

Did you vote in the election?

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Five-point campus bathroom review !"#$#%&'($#)% !"#$%&$%'(#)*" Looking for that pristine restroom is a difficult task, either at a school or in any public place.

Finding one can sometimes feel like finding a troll under a bridge.

With 325 restrooms throughout our campus, students are bound to use them. Some end up face to face with a mountain of tissue paper or an un-flushed toilet.

It’s all about balance for the custodial team of 50, which includes two supervisors and six lead custodians who spends 50 to 60 percent of their time performing cleaning duties and the rest providing assistance to their crews.

“We interchange staff as needed to address long term absences,” said Manager of Custodial Services Kenneth McAlpin. “We currently have a member from the night team filling a vacant slot on the afternoon team. Overall, all shifts are proportionately balanced given

their areas of responsibility.”

Having only three custodians working morning and afternoon shifts, they try to have restrooms clean before students arrive for school.

“They (morning custodians) come in at 5 a.m. on Monday, reason being that the library and skills center is open on Saturday and those restrooms take a beating,” McAlpin said. “The two on the south side of the building are heavily used, so we have to bring them in an hour earlier so they can get after some of those locations and spruce things up and freshen them up for start of business on Monday.”

Joshua Own Spolar, 22, commercial flight major, believes that three custodians is too much and that it is the students’ responsibility to clean up after themselves.

“Were adults now, c’mon,” Spolar said. “It’s one too many; they should cut it down (custodians) and leave a sign for students to do their

job.”

Dealing with rough patches here and there, McAlpin believes that with the resources that the custodians have, he believes that they do good job. “We take our job seriously and if there’s an issue and we are made aware of it, we get on it,” he said.

Graffiti is one of the reasons that restrooms go through a lot of damage throughout the semester and have cost the school a lot of money. “The biggest deterrent is supposed to be getting rid of it (graffiti) as it quickly shows up,” said Bill Asher, assistant director of facilities planning and management.

“We have some success by doing that. That’s our painter’s premier responsibilities.”

The school is using Graffiti Guard to protect the walls from being marked on and to help clean them faster.

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Cont. from Trafficking P. 4 understand that human trafficking is not just referring to sexual exploitation. According to the U.S. Department of Human Health and Services, 80 percent involves sexual exploitation while about 19 percent is labor exploitation.

According to humantrafficking. org, the average age of a woman being trafficked is between 12-14.

Sacramento happens to be one of the top five cities in the U.S. where child trafficking has become an epidemic.

Cont. from Reserves P. 2

A philosophy professor, Christopher Paul, had helped put together the event along with sociology professor Marlene Gallarde. For Paul, human trafficking hit close to home. “I’m a father of two girls and I am not okay with living in a world with people buying children as young as my daughters and then being bought and sold into slavery. It is part of my responsibility as a father to do my part to help end human trafficking.”

Cont. from Bathrooms P. 13 “It’s suppose to help us when somebody tries to do graffiti on the walls by making it more cleanable,” Asher said. “Depending on the size of what somebody has drawn on there or what they used. Is it a pen versus permanent marker?

It’s slowed down a bit but with only one painter it’s tough to get everywhere.”

If there are any questions or concerns, please call extension

4850 on campus, or off campus at (909) 274-4850.As we try to do our business at our school, we went out and searched for the best place to do so.

The Mt. SAC restrooms were reviewed during the times of 11:30 am to 2pm by Jose De Castro (who critiqued the mens restroom) and Kathryn Banks (who critiqued the women’s restroom).

gain the full units that are required of them and must drop the other courses they are enrolled in because they simply cannot afford to pay for the units they have.

In the end, students just want to be able to get their courses and move on. “Do what their job is and teach us,” said Marlene Loera, 24,

undecided major. “I just need a science class and a math class and I’ve been here for three-and-a-half years and the classes keep getting more and more limited. If we had more availability, then I would have been done a while ago. I want my money’s worth.”

Cont. from Soccer P. 16 into the first half and forward Anthony Mangold-Caudle scored 34 minutes in.

They seemed in control and were more communicative than in any other game.

Ochoa scored an additional goal with 13 minutes left in the second half, making the final score 4-0. The Mounties defense was tight knit, which prevented San Bernardino from scoring or coming close to shoot the ball at the goal.

“Our defense was solid, our midfield was solid, offensively we were solid,” said defender Abel Teferi.

This victory makes the Mounties 10-3-1 in conference

and 17-3-1 overall. Winning the conference allowed them to get home-field advantage against other opponents.

Although they lost to Cerritos previously, their biggest challenge is themselves.

“We are mostly worried about ourselves, making sure we’re healthy and playing as a team,” midfielder Jesus Gonzales said.

Sanchez added, “I respect all the opponents that are out there, but our biggest battle is within ourselves. If we can always play to our potential we will be a dangerous team.”

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Cont. from Jazz P. 7 My only complaint about the concert was the fact that the guitar amplifier was so quiet that over the brass and percussion sections, the sound was practically nonexistent.

Aside from the occasional solo, of course. One of the most important

instruments in jazz is the guitar, and when that feature is lacking, I’m disappointed. What I did get to hear of the guitar was wonderful— it was just too little. This made the songs feel a little incomplete in some places, made even more

unfortunate by the fact that the guitarists were even on stage when they weren’t audible to the crowd. It was an easily avoidable mistake.

Overall, though, the Mt. SAC Jazz Band Concert was a night filled with soaring trumpet notes,

powerful percussion beats and moody saxophone melodies that enthralled the audience. It served as a reminder that jazz is still alive and kicking in the younger generations.

Cont. from Movies P. 7 awry they would be prepared to fight.

“Breaking Dawn--Part 2” is definitely not a classic vampire film one would see, but the usual melodrama for teens. However, this is the final film of the “Twilight” series. It better movie than the others in the series, but that’s not to say that it was a thrill to watch.

With the film being a bigbudget production one would expect it to use better Computer Generated Imagery (CGI). When Stewart was running through the woods as a fresh vampire, it looked like a backdrop one would see in a black and white show or film, such as “I Love Lucy” and “King Kong.”

The CGI was intolerable. The black screen before the movie started was more appealing. Even when it was a simple scene such as Stewart and Pattinson driving to a relative’s house the background looked like it was someone shooting a film through a projector.

The storyline was interesting and would have been satisfying if the director, Bill Condon and writers, Melissa Rosenberg and Stephenie Meyer, had not chosen the easy way out at the end. The twist made the climactic part of the film a waste.

For those following the series from the beginning, this would be a satisfactory ending to the saga by giving the characters somewhat of a wrap up. Others would most likely find the film tedious and weird.

Lincoln

The story of the 16th president

has never been more moving, human and captivating as it is in the film “Lincoln.”

The movie told the story of Lincoln’s last month alive.

He insisted on passing the 13th Amendment to abolish slavery. In a time where the nation was divided and in war against each other, many were skeptical that the amendment would be passed and insisted that the South would not accept its terms.

Lincoln (Daniel Day-Lewis) struggled with two dilemmas throughout the entirety of the film: peace and abolishing slavery.

Steven Spielberg took his time setting up the human aspect of Lincoln, while providing a history lesson at the same time.

Throughout the film the viewer got to understand the struggles Lincoln went through during that era, which included a few domestic problems.

The constant backdoor politics was intriguing to watch. The continued struggle to find that extra vote to pass the amendment was gripping, even though the viewer already knew the outcome.

Lewis’ performance made you believe you were watching a documentary of his life. His mannerisms and persona really shined in the film. Strong performances came from both Lewis and Sally Field, who played Mary Todd Lincoln.The audience was captivated by the raw emotion of Lewis and Field throughout the conversational scenes between children and Lincoln’s insistence of

abolishing slavery.

Nonetheless, there were many other captivating scenes. Especially when Lincoln would relate a certain situation with a specific story to guide the rest of the group.

His charismatic personality and endearing laugh made one want to keep listening and watch what happens next.

One of the few flaws of the film was that Lincoln’s death was clunky.

It did not transition well in the final act.The way it just abruptly came up was not satisfactory at all. However, the film is still one to see when wanting to watch an interesting drama on Lincoln’s final month.

Skyfall

There is nothing like a threat to the MI6 organization to get James Bond back in action.

The opening scene of “Skyfall” commenced with Bond (Daniel Craig) chasing down a thug who had acquired a set of secret files containing the identities of every NATO secret agent around the world. While Bond hunted him down and got into a fist encounter, it resulted in him getting shot.

Presumed dead, it gave him the best opportunity to come back and figure out who the real culprit was behind the theft.

The film did a magnificent job recreating and adding more to the Bond series. After lasting decades it still managed to add a breath of fresh air, giving Bond more character. The viewer got to understand more of his persona by getting to know his childhood days

of being an orphan.

Director Sam Mendes treated the film with care and built the drama with an immense amount of action to satisfy any Bond fan. Even when the movie began to slow down, the viewer could easily be captivated by the beautiful and colorful scenes.

This film did not have a lot of new gadgetry that one expects to see at a Bond film, but throughout the movie it did pay homage to past Bond film gadgetry.

Craig continued to add to the character, giving it that depth it needed. His chemistry between the main villain, Silva (Javier Bardem), and M (Judi Dench) was satisfying to watch. The tension between Silva and Bond had the audience on the edge and they could not help but enjoy Bond’s cockiness when put in a shaky situation.

Additionally, the chemistry and relationship between M and Bond made it intriguing to see how their friendship will hold against the threat of the MI6.

This is Craig’s third time playing the role of Bond; the previous films were “Casino Royale” and “Quantum of Solace.” He played the role in this film with confidence and showed how suave, charming, and human Bond can be.

This film was definitely a welcomed addition to the series. It added more to Bond, and makes one wonder, will the next director be able to follow up with a satisfying addition or not?

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2012

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Cross country season comes to an end ,-.+&/+&0".12+,#%#'()*%#$ The men’s and women’s cross country teams ended their season on a good note as the finished 15th and fifth respectively during the California Community College Cross Country Championships in Woodward Park, Fresno.

The women’s cross country team ended up with a time of 1:37:34 with an average of 19:30.

They finished ahead of their perennial South Coast Conference rivals, LA Trade Tech and Cerritos College, who finished sixth and eighth.

Leading the Mounties was sophomore Victoria Ortega who, finished 10th with the time of 18:47.68 and an average mile of 6:02.

The men’s team recorded a time of 1:48:30 with an average of 21:42 for the meet. Their leading runner was sophomore Josh Gordon, who had a time of 21:25.50 and recorded a 5:21 mile average.

Earlier in the month, both the men’s and women’s teams finished in the top 10 at the Southern California Championships as they placed ninth and fifth. The men’s team recorded a time of 1:47:51 with an average time of 21:34.

Leading the way for the men’s team was Josh Gordon, who timed at 21:10.17 with an average mile of 5:17. Miriam Jimenez led the way for the women’s team, as she placed fifth with the time

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For their South Coast Championships meet, both the men’s and women’s recorded a third-

place finish. All of the women’s runners finished in the top 40 in the event with Miriam Jimenez leading the team with a time of 20:40.09. Justin Ogan led the men’s team with a time of 20:35.97.

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The Mounties steamrolled through the competition on the road to the final, winning by an average of 44 points until facing an unyielding Foothill team that did not make things easy for the Mounties.

“Overall it was a great tournament,” said Coach Brian Crichlow. “Our girls played hard.

They [Foothill] did not give up.

They just kept coming at us and they capitalized on all our mistakes.”

The first half belonged to Mt. SAC, who led 46-28 at the end of the period. Things would change in the second half for the No. 1 Mounties, who were outscored by No. 6 Foothill 50-43. The Mounties led for the majority of the contest, but Foothill clawed back and got within six points of tying the game with less than a minute left.

Nonetheless, Mt. SAC made key baskets down the stretch, including a series of free-throws made by guard Morgan Mason that secured 89-78 victory.

“We had good points,” Mason said. “When we started going outside of what Coach Brian taught us we had a little trouble, but we picked it back up with points that mattered. This team [Foothill] was

a better match. The other teams did not have great post or great guards.”

Foothill guard Ajhanai Newton was a problem for Mt. SAC all game long. Newton led all scorers with 31 points.

“They had a main scorer, No.3 [Newton]. She attacked the basket real well and that was a definite threat for us,” said tournament MVP center Ashley Burchfield.

Mason led Mt. SAC in scoring with 22 points to go along with three steals and an assist.

The Mounties come into the season as the defending state champions and realize that they will face every team’s best shot when they step onto the court.

“That is a preview of how we need to play and how teams are not just going to let Mt. SAC go in there and win,” said Crichlow. “We are the defending state champions, so everybody is going to play us as such.”

Winning the Mt. SAC Tip-Off Tournament serves as a learning experience as the team prepares for the upcoming season.

“We can take away being consistent on defense and offense,” Morgan said. “In the first half our defense was good, but our offense was slacking. If we can stay consistent at both ends of the court we will be good.”

Crichlow added, “I would like for us to clock manage better, have a better shot selection. I would like for us to play better defense down the stretch.”

Mt. SAC will face Taft on Friday, Nov. 23 at 2 p.m. in the Ventura Tournament.

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As the rain cleared on a muddy Hilmer Lodge Stadium Saturday, Nov. 17, Mt. SAC came out as champions of the National Bowl with a 44-yard game winning touchdown catch by Dontae Ingraham with 31 seconds left in the game to give the Mounties the 12-7 win over Saddleback. “Nick put it on me and I knew the seconds were winding down so I couldn’t go down on the first tackle,” Ingraham said. “I just wanted to fall into the endzone and I was not going to stop until I reached it. Once I got there I knew that it was God that got me there and my teammates.”

Quarterback Nick Montana said, “Our offensive line came up big. We had good protection and we had one of our best receivers, Dontae Ingraham, one-on-one. So you just have to give those guys a chance and he just did the rest.”

Mt. SAC got off to a good start on offense striking first with a quarterback sneak by Montana that caped of a 42-yard drive. The Mounties came out with a runheavy approach to start the game rushing for 89 yards in the first quarter alone.

Although the Mounties were trailing through most of the game and had their share of mistakes, the team never lost faith and were able to pull together for the victory. “Our coach came in at halftime and held up five fingers spread out and said

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The turnover-filled affair was a rematch of a high-scoring game played earlier this season in which Mt.SAC won 51-48. The game Saturday did not mirror that game earlier this season, as the weather played a factor in keeping the score low. “On offense and defense we are speed all around,” Goforth said. “We are a fast offense and a fast defense.

For it to be muddy and rainy, it kind

of slowed us down a bit.”

Montana said, “It is tough to be accurate when the field is that muddy and you can’t get a good grip of the ball, but we battled through it.”

Both defenses would tighten up and kept their end zone untouched for the majority of the contest.

The Mt.SAC defense shut out the Gauchos on offense but a muffed punt that was recovered in the endzone in the third quarter would allow Saddleback to take the lead 7-6.

Montana answered with a late game-winning drive with three minutes left in game. He completed 18-42 passes for 257 yards. Goforth lead a stout Mt. SAC defense with 11 solo tackles and three tackles for

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Mt. SAC nearly saw its season come to an end on the final drive of the game, but a helmet-to-helmet call kept the season alive with 1:55 left in the game. The Mounties were buried deep on their side of the field, facing a fourth-and-22 when Montana completed a pass that was well short of the first down marker. The play would have ended the game and the season for the Mounties, but the officials ruled a helmet-to-helmet personal foul on the tackle that kept their hope alive.

“It was like a new life,” Ingraham said about the penalty. “A new set of downs and Nick took leadership in hand, led the team down the field and put the ball in his playmakers’ hands and the rest is history.”

National Bowl MVP linebacker Ryan Goforth added, “I believe in the offense. Give us fourth and forever and I have faith in our offense 100 percent that they will complete it.”

With the win the Mounties advance to face Bakersfield on Saturday at 1 p.m. “We need to grind it out in practice all week and take nothing for granted,” said Goforth. “We can’t go into the game thinking they are just going to lie down we need to go out there and punch them in the mouth.”

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They came back from a nasty loss on Nov. 9 against Cerritos, who are 9-4-1 in the conference.

“It motivated us to play better because we want to become champions again,” striker Norberto Ochoa said. “We are hungry for it. The loss motivated us to push through and win this game.”

After 15 minutes into the game the Mounties broke through

San Bernardino’s defense like a stampeding herd. Defender Nester Rodriguez assisted striker Norberto Ochoa in scoring the first goal, leading the way for the team.

“Today, we found that work ethic,” Coach Juan Sanchez said.

“We found our offensive rhythm.

We were able to come out and knock the ball around and keep possession.”

They continued to play strong, maintaining ball possession throughout the first period.

They paved the way to their win by scoring two additional goals.

Midfielder Armando Ochoa scored the second goal after 27 minutes

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