Mountaineer Fall Issue 4

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

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Walnut, CA

Crime Wave

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Office and parking lot thefts have security on heightened alert Men’s soccer team claims state championship yet again Pg. 11

Review: Fifth Annual Student Show, ‘Nighty Night’ Pg. 7

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There has been an increase in theft on campus in the past two weeks, most notably the theft of catalytic converters and theft in the English department.

Individuals are targeting Toyota Tacoma and 4Runner trucks for their catalytic converters because they are bolted on and are easily accessible.

Converters are used to reduce the toxic emissions from an internal combustion engine. Converters can sell anywhere from $40 to $200.

Assistant Director of Public Safety Mike Montoya said public safety has changed their routine, adding more patrol in the parking lots.

“People do not try to steal when they realize there are more patrols and have a higher presence,” Montoya said.

Even with the added patrols, some students feel that public safety does not pay attention enough to detail.

“Public safety needs to step it up a notch,” said Alyssa Johnson, 19, psychology major. “I have parked in the exact same spot for two consecutive days without a parking pass and have not received a ticket.”

Public safety suggests students

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need to pay attention to their environment and call if they see anything suspicious.

“These thieves are not necessarily students,” Montoya said.

“Anyone can grab a backpack and come to campus. Students call when they see something suspicious and provide us with useful information to catch these culprits.”

Montoya said there are precautionary equipment students can purchase.

“There are kits that prevent the catalytic converters from being

taken out of the truck once the bolts are removed. It would still be locked in place,” Montoya said.

One useful kit students can use to protect their converters is the CatClamp. This clamp is made of heavy duty wire ropes which create a cage around the converter, making it impenetrable.

Some students are already taking measures to protect their vehicles.

“I will no longer park far away

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Student sets sights on Congressional seat =&-''-">&'$,%# 3%&%4*&4$#'*,-.$%&'$5+67$#'*,-.

Mt. SAC student Chris Padilla is running for congress. Congress is the name given to two different legislative branches: the House of Representatives and the Senate.

The main job of these houses is to make and pass laws to send to the president who will decide to pass or veto them.

Padilla, 28, political science major is running for the House of Representatives, California’s 31st District. The area that makes up this district is the southwestern portion of San Bernardino and the southern portion of California.

The current representative is Republican Gary Miller.

Padilla had previously worked in Seattle, Wash. doing executive protection. His background includes ROTC, marine core camp and the military. When he was in the military, he was involved in aviation maintenance administration during active duty. He then transferred to the reserves and got training security forces work and had volunteered permission to go to Iraq but it was cancelled.

Padilla found himself back in California after gaining full custody of his two children and is now pursuing his degree here in political science at Mt. SAC. He is looking to transfer to Fullerton, Cal Poly or Cal State Los Angeles. He has voted in every election since he was 18.

Padilla never affiliated himself with any particular party until 2008 when he and a few of his friends

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were at Huntington Beach. It was late and they had already packed up their stuff because they were getting ready to leave when Padilla had realized he was missing his keys.

They all started to search for the keys in the sand using their phones for light. Security had approached the group and had asked them to leave. Padilla had explained to security that they were trying when he realized that he was missing his keys. Security had threatened them that he would be citing them if the didn’t leave. “Usually when someone gives me an order, I listen,” Padilla said. “Especially with my military background. I’m used to taking orders. I was just asking for a little bit of leniency.”

Because of this moment, Padilla decided to affiliate himself with the Libertarian Party. “This was the night that I felt that I needed to think about things. I wasn’t doing anything wrong and I wasn’t hurting anybody,” Padilla said.

Then when he was invited to the election night on campus for the last presidential election, Padilla said that was where he got his first taste of speaking to a crowd. “I had an inspirational moment the night President Obama won,” he said. “I knew it was always something I wanted to do in the future, [run for congress] I just didn’t know it was going to be so soon.”

He went to the election night and there was an open mike session where students were able to speak their mind. “I talked for about a minute and half, about the debt, the Patriot Act; things like that.

Everyone was pretty receptive of that and told me I did great. Maybe people want to hear everything that I have to say.”

The Libertarian Party believes in minimal government interference and maximum freedom. According to lp.org, “The Libertarian Party is your representative in American politics. It is the only political organization which respects you as a unique and competent individual.”

The party’s belief is letting U.S. citizens control their own property, speech, body and actions while the governments only role should be protecting citizens from unwanted force or fraud.

The party was created in 1971 and is now the third largest political party in the United States.

Padilla is a member of the San

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Back to where it started !"#$%&'"()*+( !"#$%&'()*%#$

There is nothing worse than wasted potential. What could have been? The mystery of where your life would be if certain events had transpired different? For Clark Maloney, helping his athletes reach their potential on the court and in the classroom is on top of his list.

After a 12-year departure from being the man at the helm of the Mt. SAC basketball program, Maloney is back to where it all began.

“Mt. SAC gave me the foundation to understand how important it was to do the necessary things to have success in the classroom and also on the court,” Maloney said.

For Maloney the choice to come back was not a difficult one. Although he experienced success in his previous coaching endeavors, the decision to come back to where his coaching career began was easy.

“For me it was simple,” he said. “I was able to come back home and get back to a place where we breed championships in the classroom and we breed championships on the court and on the field. It is like I was coming home.”

Maloney is coming off a 2011-2012 season where he led a St. Thomas program that was non-existent prior to his arrival to two national championship appearances. Despite having success at St. Thomas, Maloney still felt he had a responsibility to come back to Mt. SAC and help a group of young men win on the court and in the classroom. “I want to continue and build upon some of the success that is already in place but also to go back to my grassroots,” Maloney said. “I want to be considered a good educator in the classroom, a good educator on the court, and a good educator in the campus community.”

Maloney started his coaching career at Mt. SAC in 1993 as an assistant. Two seasons later he would become the head coach for the Mounties for the next four seasons. Maloney left Mt. SAC in 1998 and moved on to be an assistant at West Texas A&M. That led him to another assistant coaching position at Salem International University, where the coach experienced success.

Metalfest review ,+-.&/#$+012# Every year, the state gets to throw the biggest metal festival it has ever seen: California Metalfest. Featuring bands from all the major metal labels as well as locals and vendors, this event could not be bigger and better. This year’s lineup featured big names such as Bleeding Through, Upon A Burning Body, Darkest Hour, Asking Alexandria, A Skylit Drive, The Great Commission and what everyone was hoping for, the original lineup of Killswitch Engage who played their whole first album, “Alive Or Just Breathing” to celebrate the ten year anniversary of its release.

Gates opened at 11 in the morning and the line went on forever. The local bands took the stage early in the day.

Paradigm attracted a huge crowd as it played. The group presented concertgoers with new tracks such as “Plight of the Black Coats” and “As Ashes” that both new and loyal fans loved. Another good band was Of Legions. Of Legions was a heavy upcoming act that got the early crowd started and ready. Legends Shall

In his stint at Salem International the team was one of the top five in the country. Maloney was an assistant at Salem International for two years and the head coach for four years. He would later help build St. Thomas University’s basketball program to a national title contender. Maloney spent the past five years at St. Thomas before returning to Mt. SAC for his second tenure as head coach.

“I am real big on paying it forward,” he said. “I would not be here it was not for Coach Roderick, Coach Thomas, Coach Robinson and my parents. I have been blessed to be around a group of people that molded me into the person and coach I am today. For me it is all about paying it forward and doing the same for the young people I come in contact with.”

Coaching came naturally to Maloney, who comes from an athletic family. He played point guard at Central Junior College in McPherson, Kan. and later went on to play for MidAmerica Nazarene University in Olathe, Kan. “My family on both sides is athletic,” he said. “When I graduated from college and my career was over, I stepped away from it briefly in 1990 and got in the work force and got the itch. I could not stay away from athletics,” said Maloney. “This is who I am I am. I am a coach.”

Maloney has been coaching at the four-year level for the past 14 years and will have to adjust to some of the differences the junior college level brings.

“At the two-year level you are trying to build young people and build their skill set ready for the four-year level,” said Maloney. “In the fouryear level you are trying to build their skill sets to graduate and get ready for the work force or whatever their plans are.”

Maloney will try to help a Mt. SAC team that won a conference title last year reach their potential on the court and as people off the court.

“The opportunity to help these young men continue to build into the men their families are looking forward to them becoming,” said Maloney of his coaching opportunity. “That is why I am

Fall and You Only Live Once also were two of the earlier acts that caught a lot of attention.

Legends Shall Fall brought their unique brand of deathcore destruction to the stage and You Only Live Once gave their fans a great show with their two female vocalists.

Time came that the big acts started playing and one of the first was Attila who come out of Georgia with their “party metal” sound. Mostly playing songs off their recent release “Outlawed,” such as “:Payback,” “White Lightning” and “Light Me Up,” many beers, blunts and joints were up in the air. Afterwards Veil of Maya played. Veil of Maya is a very technical deathcore act and with tracks played live such as “Unbreakable,” “Eclipse” and “Mowgli,” many people gathered to check them out. I was able to catch many other acts such as the electro-post hardcore act I See Stars, the symphonic deathcore giants Winds of Plague, the tech death metal kings The Faceless, hardcore’s finest Betrayal, and many others.

Later that night was the part everyone gathered for. Killswitch Engage took the stage and the crowd went insane. Their guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz came out with beer in hand and cut jean shorts like he has made famous

+,#%#-'./0$1'20/#345'.#6$%4&5'#7'2%8'!9.'9%,/4%*:& here. To continue to strive until they reach their potential as individuals.”

Maloney added, “I am trying to bring an environment that is conducive to all of that.

Provide life lessons and survival skills that were given to me. I am trying to instill that back in the program and continue to help our young people here at Mt. SAC build so they can some success.”

Despite this being Maloney’s first year back as coach, he is optimistic about his team’s potential and is looking forward to helping them reach it. “The things that I saw that were really refreshing are that we have a group of collected talent that listens well and works hard. What we are trying to do now is work smarter along with working harder,” Maloney said. “We are trying to work hard to reach our potential as individuals and reach our potential as a team.”

Many of Maloney’s players have bought in to the emphasis the coach puts into academics and respect him for that. “He is real focused on our education,” said guard Garret Nevels. “He is trying to make sure all of us sophomores get our associates degree and I really respect him for that.”

Maloney added, “Short term goals are that

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through the years. When vocalist Jesse Leach (original vocalist from the band’s start till he left and Howard Jones of Blood Has Been Shed took over) took his place on stage, every camera went off and the start of their set began. They opened with the start of Alive Or Just Breathing and played the full album in its entirety. With famous tracks like Fixation on the Darkness, My Last Serenade, Life to Lifeless and Vide Infra, the crowd went wild. There were moments of everyone singing along, crowd surfing, relentless pits and people just jumping around. It was amazing to see this performance live and know that a piece of my high school memories is back and not going away.

Another great part was the after party for all the bands, their friends, family and press as well. It was time to mingle with musicians, talk to label representatives and just enjoy a great day of music and metal. I have to say that this event was one of the best years I have experienced through the short but growing years of the annual California Metalfest. I am already looking forward to next year’s!

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Student shares his experience about difficulties coming out in Latino culture @'A7$%B+)5' !"#$%&"#$"'()*+%$,' “I found it difficult coming out just because my dad is very ‘machismo,’” said Mykey Saucedo, a 23-year-old broadcast communications major, about coming out as a gay man. “He’s a typical ‘I’m always right’ and ‘you live under my roof, you do what I say’ kind of a person. I moved out when I was 17 years old and before I moved out, I didn’t know anything of the gay culture in general. With the help of my roommate and friends, they helped me grow and accepted me for who I was.”

Saucedo is serving as LAMBDA’s president at Mt. SAC. LAMBDA is a gay and straight alliance club that is a welcoming and safe social space for the LGBT community and straight supporters.

And being of Mexican heritage, where the culture is usually based on a patriarchal family system, Saucedo was very nervous when it was time to come out his family.

“I gradually learned over the time from being in LA and when I came back, I was like ‘I have to tell him.

I have to tell him.’ Saucedo said. “I kept putting it off, and I was like ‘Gosh, I’m back home. What if he kicks me out?’ and ‘What if this happens?’ I was really scared for the

longest time. I’m very comfortable with who I am. I don’t try to hide it from anybody, but when I came out, I didn’t know what to expect from my dad. And when he told me he was okay with it after he calmed me down, he was all-right. I think it’s still hard for him because he’s old school.”

With the Latino and Hispanic population growing, so is the Latino involvement in the gay community.

This rings true for Hispanic cities such as Saucedo’s hometown of Pomona, Calif. “When I was growing

and support groups for the LGBT community. “It caters mostly to Latinos, but anybody is welcomed.”

With the Latino community having a reputation of not being too accepting of the gay community, Saucedo acknowledges that the matter is subjective or sometimes chosen to be not talked about. “I know a lot of my friend’s families are like that. They just don’t talk about it. I have another friend whose parents love it. And I have considered what would happen when I would like meet somebody and be like ‘Dad, here’s my boyfriend!’ I have NO idea how he would react.”

Saucedo also believes the ignorance also comes from a

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Saucedo has been working with a Latino-based gay advocacy and support non-profit called “Bienestar,” which according to the group’s website, that offers mental health, counseling, HIV testing

culture conformity and a religious viewpoint. “I think it’s also in the culture,“ Saucedo said. “It’s a big masculine-feminine type of thing.

And me, I’m still a guy, but I just happen to like guys. A lot of people don’t understand that. I think it also comes from it being a Catholic thing. I lived with grandparents and my grandmother is very religious.

She had me be an altar boy and everything. And as I was growing

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up and pretending to be straight, whatever that meant, until my junior-senior year, I just stopped going to church. Not saying I’m not religious anymore, I still believe in a higher power, it’s just why would I go to a church that won’t accept me?”

Regarding his major in broadcast communications, Saucedo said, “I only told a couple of people this, but when I was younger...I wanted to be Carson Daly on TRL…I was like ‘That’s my dream job, mom!” But as I have gotten older, I realized I wanted to be a newscaster.

Or something that I’m working with the public, even if I started my own non-profit for homeless youth in the Inland Empire because there are not a lot of resources over here.”

Assistant coach works through injuries and motivates others to perform :*+28+%C7=$/70+ -.*)/0+)10#%0()*+%$,'2%0234%(5 Women’s soccer has been brought back to a competitive level that Coach Melinda Bowen wanted the program to be at the start of the season. For a lot of the soccer girls, a great deal of that had to do with Assistant Coach Marihelen Tomer.

“She is one of the reasons the team did good,” said Christine Mercer, midfielder.

Tomer has been playing soccer since she was a young child. She joined multiple soccer clubs and was a notable player throughout her soccer career. The 25-year-old has accomplished a lot in her life, even with a few injuries she managed to move forward and live life to the fullest.

The injuries made her reevaluate life and what her next step would be. She attended USC and double majored in sociology and psychology.

With her vast soccer career and experiences she brings a lot to the coaching staff at Mt. SAC. This is Tomer’s second year coaching for Mt. SAC. The team made it to the playoffs this year, unlike last year where they had only won five games. The team seems stronger and with a lot of returning freshmen, next year looks to be a promising year for the Mounties.

Tomer had played for the ODP, Olympic Development Program, in the National Youth 16 and Youth 17 programs where she competed against Japan and Canada. The lessons she learned from her coaches and through her experience is what she teaches the team.

“I stress the details,” Tomer said. “I think the details are everything. The small things make up the big picture. If you focus on the big picture there is a lot of little things, loose ends, that go untied.

Don’t cut corners, if you cheat by an inch you’re going to lose by an inch.”

Tomer added, “Hard work does pay off. Everybody wants to be successful. Success is expensive. You have to be willing to pay the price to be successful. If you’re talking soccer, we’re talking hard work.”

She stresses the importance of hard work, commitment and dedication to the team. She values these ideas because it goes hand and hand with life.

“I try to teach them soccer is a way to learn about life, to learn about yourself,” Tomer said.

With only a small percentage of women making a living off of soccer, Tomer emphasizes life lessons to prepare these young women for the real world if things don’t go according to plan.

“The reality is we have to prepare these young women for life after soccer,” Tomer said. “To help them grow up, soccer is a great tool.

Sports are a great way to teach discipline and hard work. All great characteristics and qualities they are going to need for life.”

What she teaches in the field is what Tomer has done throughout her life. As well as being a highly decorated player she was also an honor student at Diamond Ranch High School.

Looking at her record, one can see why she was chosen as a coach at Mt. SAC. She won the ODP

national champion with ‘87 Cal South, was state finalist and Surf Cup champion with Northstars in 2003. In 2003 and 2004 she was named two time best offensive player and was an MVP her senior year of high school and team MVP in 2002 and 2005. She clearly made her mark in the soccer field before she attended USC, where she continued to play phenomenally.

Although she already had a few injuries, that did not stop her drive to play. She had a total of eight injuries. She had five surgeries throughout her USC career and three previously, which started happening when she was 16-yearsold.

In 2007 she was part of USC’s first ever national championship, resulting in Tomer getting a place in the NCAA All-Tournament Team.

She finished her USC career in 2009 with being No. 4 all-time in career game winning goals, nine.

Her commitment to her work and studies shone through her accomplishments.

“She’s diligent and committed,” said 23-year-old behavior intervention specialist and in home specialist for autism Alyssa Davila, one of Tomer’s closest friends.

“She is definitely hardworking and inspirational.”

Tomer did a lot off the field before she went off on her sabbatical. She began to help her community, joined Athletes in Action at USC, and volunteered for the LA Urban Project; a community outreach at ministry sites around inner city Los Angeles.

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She also started going to Mexico to help build homes for the poor.

All this hard work availing her community gained some recognition amongst the Athletes for a Better World, organization that strides to use sport to build better character with their code which states; to have consistent work ethic, be disciplined, demonstrate fair play, positive relationships with peers, win or lose gracefully, and make a significant difference in the lives of others. The organization does this by awarding them the Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup. In 2009 the organization selected Tomer as a semifinalist for the Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup. She was the only Pac-10 athlete for that year to earn such a prestigious distinction.

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Movie Reviews: ‘Killing Them Softly’ and ‘Life of Pi’ Life of Pi

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Killing Them Softly

If a movie viewer has the appetite for political metaphors then “Killing Them Softly” is the film to watch.

Political references and metaphors are sprinkled throughout the entire film, which is wrapped up nicely with Jackie’s (Brad Pitt) ending speech about the United States. The movie pretty much referenced the economic downturn in 2008 and how it affected all of the classes, including the mobsters.

The movie is about this gangster Johnny (Vincent Curatola) who tries to take advantage of a small opportunity to rob a mob-ran poker game. The word on the street was that Markie (Ray Liotta) robbed his own game before. When the mysterious boss sent a couple of enforcers to interrogate everyone at the game to see who it was, Markie was beaten and questioned.

He lied and got away with it.

One night when Markie was inebriated he could not help but tell his poker buddies that he had done it, and since everyone loved him they did not care at that point. They were all making money and it was long over.

Johnny figured that if his two goons robbed the place, Frankie (Scoot McNairy) and Russell (Ben Mendelsohn), that the blame would automatically go to Markie since he had done it in the past.

Once the game was robbed, Jackie was hired as the enforcer by a representative of the mysterious boss. The boss

wanted Jackie to preserve order to make everyone feel safe and confident that they can play games again in New Orleans without being robbed. That’s when the film started to pick up it’s pace.

Director Andrew Dominik took his time with this film.

This is not a fast paced film, it’s a slow and steady one. It’s a good thing to make you think about the economic downturn and how it affects all the classes and how it compares the corporate powers to mobsters and that the real villains are those in wall street.

The speeches by former President Bush, former Treasury Secretary Paulson, and President Obama playing in the background on TV screens or radio throughout the film may seem overwhelming to some, but it was a necessity to keep the metaphors going for the audience.

As the film went on the message increased exponentially until it led to the final wrap-up

by Pitt’s dialogue.

The film had no dry moments. It moved forward through humor, interesting dialogue and action.

The characters conversed about their lives and how they were doing financially and in between some dark humor is thrown to levitate the scene.

Once the killing came into play, one can’t help but enjoy the beautifully crafted sequence of the murder. It is bloody, gruesome and artistic. Which makes the film a satisfying and enjoyable thrill ride.

Visually captivating with a beautiful story about survival, “Life of Pi” was definitely intriguing.

The movie commenced with an author wanting to know the incredible story of Pi. The adult Pi (Irrfan Khan) began to tell his tale and you got to see Pi as a child until his teenage years when he found himself on a boat with a Bengal tiger.

The film took a steady pace throughout the film to build the tension and the reality that teenage Pi (Suraj Sharma) was by himself and no one was coming to rescue him. He kept track of his days and constantly wrote in a manual to keep himself sane.

On this journey he discovered what he was capable of in order to survive. It was one life experience he would never forget. He would look to God to keep him safe and to guide him.

The movie was visually captivating with all the sceneries throughout the film. Especially during the nighttime, when the water was reflecting the starlight. It is one amazing spectacle to see. Also, when Pi was hallucinating and could not distinguish his dreams to reality.

It was definitely worth seeing for its visual effects. It also left the viewer hanging with one twist at the end, which played a vital role in the film. It showed the true power of storytelling.

The story is one that anyone can enjoy and will heavily remind you of 2000’s “Cast Away.”

But this film took a big direction in preaching about God and his chosen path for Pi. If one does not like the idea of a film speaking about God in-between some of the scenes this movie is not going to be enjoyable.

In the end, the film was good for its visual effects, powerful story telling, survival and the big “twist” at the end.

Vocal jazz concert flaunts student talent >'*,"+,"#$*&%'"$(6"?$&/%@("4$(A* !"#$#%&'(%)#**+,+%-./+%0(.$#12 Mt. SAC’s very own top-rated collegiate vocal jazz ensembles Frontline and Singcopation lived up to their expectation as they gave one of their great vocal jazz performances on Dec. 1 at the Sophia B. Clarke Theatre.

With direction by Frontline director William McIntosh and Singcopation director Bruce Rodgers, each led their groups in singing songs such as “La Course Au Rat (Rat Race)” by Les Double Six, “Don’t Stop The Music” by Rihanna and the show tune

“This Can’t Be Love” from the 1938 Rodgers and Hart musical “The Boys from Syracuse,” just to name a few.

Justin Kawamoto, 23, film production major, was glad that he joined the vocal group Frontline two semesters ago and is proud being part of an award winning program.

“There is nothing like it (the music department)… people don’t understand that we have this worldrenowned program at the school and nobody seems to know about. It’s literally here in our backyard,”

Kawamoto added, “We make Australians give standing-ovations. It’s something no one else can do. It’s amazing. It’s really an honor to be a part of it.”

Frontline was founded in 1999 and is has established an excellence in vocal jazz through 14 seasons. They have continued to go out and perform in festivals throughout Southern California and in 2009 finished second place at the Reno Jazz Festival.

Singcopation was founded in 1997 and has left a lasting impression in the

vocal jazz music.

Performing in various concerts here at Mt. SAC and around the world, the musical group are not ready to close its curtains yet as they traveled to China and won the platinum medal, an award that is higher than the gold medal.

“They only give away a few of those (platinum medals), every one of our categories we competed in, both the chamber singers and Singcopation got the silver and platinum medals,” said director of choral activities and music director of the vocal music group

Singcopation. Rodgers added that that the chamber singers have been invited to the American Choral Association Convention to sing in front of 6,000 choral conductors in the Symphony Hall in Dallas, Texas. In April, Singcopation will be competing at the festival in Monterey.

The next concert on campus from the two groups will not be held until the end of the Spring 2013 semester.

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REVIEW: Fifth Annual Student Show brings comedy and drama

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They can lull a child into a peaceful slumber or instill in them a fear of things that go bump in the night. Coordinated by Richard Strand, Mt. SAC’s Fifth Annual Student Show, “Nighty Night,” last weekend, provided eight bedtime tales that, while not exactly child-friendly, provided a night full of comedy and drama written and directed entirely by students from the college’s award-winning theater program.

While most of the stories were at least worthy in one way or another, a few stood out amongst the rest, whether it was for the quality of the acting or the scripts.

“Adieu to You,” written by Adam Boghosian and directed by Faith Kearns was one of the better-written pieces of the night. The story was a clever one, revolving around the suicide attempt of Christopher Gallego’s character, John, who believed that the unnaturally high-pitched voice attempting to coax him down from the ledge was his inner-self. In reality it was just his mean-spirited boss, played by Carl Reed, having a laugh at his expense. Alternating between fits of rage and grotesque self-pity as his character whined and ruminated over life, Gallego managed to infuse some relatable qualities into a character meant to be absolutely pathetic. The script was clever and provided handfuls of laughter from the audience.

Another story worth noting was “Snatcher,” written by Gallego and directed by Fiona Jessup.

One of the quirkier acts, the story began with the meeting of the awkward Ermingild (Christopher Ayala) and Giselle (Briaana Abasta). Little did Ermingild know, however, that Giselle was far from what she claimed to be. After being confronted by armed strangers, played by Joe Kim and Christina Zepeda, Giselle morphed into the green, scaly alien, N’ghifor. Played by Alexander Nishino, the alien had the reptilian swagger and well-timed lines that kept the audience entertained. Ayala played his character with all of the apprehension and nervousness that can usually be felt when going out on a limb to flirt with a stranger, bringing a welcome realism to balance out the ridiculousness of N’ghifor.

“Trouble’s Collar,” written by Jessup and directed by Kearns, was one of the sadder stories of the night, though it was also the most philosophically intricate. It followed the plight of young Anna, played by Abasta, as she struggled to handle the fact that her father had bought her a slave named Trouble (Hester Kim). Boghosian played the cruel father, who tried to force his daughter to “break” her new slave by using intimidation and a futuristic shock collar around Trouble’s neck. Trouble was, interestingly enough, content with being a slave so long as she had a kind master. What more could she have been if she had spent her entire life as a slave? It provided an unusual standpoint that countered

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resignation that eventually turned to a hopeful determination, and it was enjoyable to watch her transform more and more with the kindness bestowed upon her by her reluctant master, Anna.

While each story had merit, they did not all mesh together as well as I had hoped they would.

Six of the acts were comedies, ranging from lighthearted to dark, and two were dramas. The sincerity of the dramas seemed out of place with the rest of the show and made for a disjointed feeling once it was all finished. This medley would have worked better if it was an even split of the two genres to provide a more balanced emotional feel.

I would have preferred to see “Trouble’s Collar” expanded into a full play rather than a one-act scene that was mismatched with the other stories—the premise was interesting enough, and with some more elaboration, could easily carry its own show.

The somberness of the final and headlining act, “Nighty Night,” was also jarring when juxtaposed with some of the crass and even slightly campy humor presented in the rest of the stories. Written by Brian Jaime and directed by Boghosian, it focused on the sorrow of a father and daughter after the loss of their wife and mother, played by Kim. The father, performed by Julian Hernandez, had lost all faith in God and grew irritated as his daughter, Sophia (Monica Soto) claimed to have been visited by her dead mother after praying to see her again. Eventually the mother visited the father, as well, reestablishing his faith in God. While the segment itself was decent, thanks in large to Kim’s acting and vocal skills, its wholesome Christian theme clashed with the rest of the show, which was riddled with profanities and adult humor. It was far too sentimental of a piece to be the headlining act of a mostly comedic show.

“Nighty Night” turned out to be a wellwritten and acutely performed evening of storytelling that was well worth watching, and made all the more enjoyable by the fact that it was the brainchild of students with both passion and talent.

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Shock, surprise, and silence are often the first few things that occur when someone hears that a death has occurred. Death plays a huge role in the art industry. Many artists and musicians go through the burden of being in the background and their work receiving little to no recognition.

Look at some of the great poets, artists and musicians that have skyrocketed as great contributors to the creative community. Edgar Allan Poe was a struggling writer trying to get by, and his work became highly acclaimed years later.

The Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh is one of the most infamous painters of his era, but when he was around barely anyone appreciated his work.

Now, let’s look at music. When Bradley Nowell, Sublime’s frontman, died Sublime’s music gained more popularity and they will always be known as a great band. The band is good in its respects, but would it have gained the immense popularity that it has today if Nowell was still alive?

One can also look at the rise of Nirvana. When Kurt Cobain killed himself the band skyrocketed from a popular band to a legend of sorts.

They will always be remembered as an amazing band and a big influence of the 90s.

Death plays such a massive role in the careers of bands. One can’t help but wonder why. Is it people’s way of paying their respects or just an odd infatuation to be attracted to works of art from the deceased?

Whatever the case, it avails the artist in the end, whether they are alive to see it or not. Death seems to play a vital role in reviving a career, as well. Most recently, the hardcore punk band Refused came back from being an inactive band to one whose shows were sold out within seconds.

When they were alive, they were not popular in the United States in the late 90s, but after they had disbanded it was a different story. One of their albums is now known as the biggest influence of the hardcore genre.

Most notably the careers of Whitney Houston and Michael Jackson were down the drain before their sad demise. Once they passed away, their music once again became popular. Although they were already respected amongst

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Whatever the case is, death seems to be the way to make one’s life work more important and has more of an impact than when one was alive.

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Cont. Drunk Tanks P. 9 In Wright County, Minn., patrol officers are paid overtime during busy bar seasons. There is a company in Orange County that works to provide private designated drivers to drive customers home for a decent cost.

Law enforcement in Huntington

Beach has gone as far as to consider putting the mugshots of drunk drivers on social networking websites. But do tactics really need to be so extreme that they target people’s social spheres in order to prevent them from driving while intoxicated?

If one really stops to think about it, having drunk tanks in heavily populated bar areas would be much more cost-efficient annually than the cost of alcohol-related crashes. In addition to this, we’d be keeping many lives out of danger, and maybe, just maybe it would

let those folks living in bar cities be able to get a good night’s rest without having to listen to drunk military veterans sing “The Ants Go Marching,” down the back alley outside their windows.

Cont. Maloney P. 4 the eight or nine sophomores that we have this year finish and graduate. That is my immediate short term goal.”

Maloney, a true professional has seen the fruits of his labor unfold in front of his very eyes and with a great start to the season (8-

1), Maloney’s attention to detail and professionalism is paying off.

“He is a professional,” said guard Corey Allen. “He is bringing the university style to a junior college. We are basically getting the university feel right now as junior college players.”

Nevels said, “He makes us pay attention to detail. Nothing is overlooked and that is good for the team and good for us as individuals.”

The players have started to see their potential, as well, and have their eye on adding another title to Mt. SAC’s rich athletic tradition.

“Win a championship. That is the bottom line,” Nevels said. “If we do not win, that it is a failed season.

We can win it there is no reason why we can’t.”

Allen added, “Championship, that is it.”

Cont. Theft P. 3 from the buildings that I have classes for,” said Jamie Schoeffler, 23, veterinary technology major.

There have also been thefts in faculty offices. Instructor Robin

Tripp has posted flyers around the English department to warn faculty members to be careful with their belongs. Tripp is a victim of the recent thefts.

It has been suspected that it could be someone in the offices.

“It is a possibility that it’s someone within the offices,” said Montoya.

Investigations are ongoing.

Cont. Assistant P. 5 Tomer started her missionary work soon after a few injuries and she realized that soccer was not going to be the most integral part of her life any more.

“All I wanted to do was be a soccer player,” Tomer said. “It sucked cause it was my dream. I was on my way to compete in the olympics.”

She added, “If I couldn’t play soccer, I didn’t know who I was. Soccer was my life.”

She found something that changed her life forever. She found that outlet that inspired her to move forward. She began to look into religion, most specifically she became a nondenominational Christian.

“I was at a point where I wasn’t satisfied with my life,” Tomer said. “I played soccer and that was it. I wasn’t making the best decisions. I was miserable. “ Sometime during this period in her life she ran into two people from Athletes in Action, global sports ministry working with college and professional athletes at a Starbucks. They told her to come to a Bible study. She ended up going and soon after her life was changed forever.

“Really, I should be dead,” Tomer said as she reflected on the past. “I had internal bleeding from two arteries, one of them being the iliac artery to my lower leg. The doctor had sliced it through and through without knowing.”

She added, “I was feeling sick during those 10 days. The doctor and I did not know what was happening. I remember crying out to God to give me a sign to find out what was wrong with me. When I got out of the bath, I started shaking because I was in so much pain. There were huge bubbles of blood on my spine and abdomen.”

After examining the incident that had occurred when she was 16 years old. She recalled that’s one of many reasons that led her to God.

Cont. from Congress P. 3 Bernardino County Libertarian Party, National Libertarian Party and the California State Libertarian Party, where he regularly attends meetings. At these meetings he was able to meet people who are going to help in his campaign.

One member, a treasurer for the San Bernardino County Libertarian Party, actually helped with Gary Johnson’s campaign, the Libertarian nominee for the last presidential campaign. “I’m really in the organizational stages right now,” Padilla said. “I’m so thankful that I have the treasurer from the party to help me out, teaching me the things I need to do.”

Padilla wants the government out of people’s lives. “I think government is too involved in everybody’s life. Every aspect of it.

Congress’ job goes far and beyond

what they are supposed to be doing,” Padilla said. “I want to at least get a message out to let people live free.

Our country is addicted to debt and we seriously need to change our ways.”

According to Article 1, Section 2 of the Constitution, House members must be a resident of the state they choose to represent, a citizen of the United States for at least seven years prior to election and must be at least 25 years of age. Padilla meets all of these requirements.

He also plans on doing everything possible to get the vote. “I plan on doing a full campaign, even the old fashioned knock and talks,” he said.

Padilla plans on going anywhere where the community is. “It’s really still early in the game,” he said.

“This year we have to raise money and next year we start our push

towards the community. Going to different community organizations and speaking at meetings like the Lion’s Club, rotary societies, mason lodges, churches,” said Padilla. “I’ve got something to say. If you like me, yeah! Vote for me. If not, then keep voting for the same thing. Let’s go down the same road we’ve been going down.”

Padilla has already gained supporters. “I got a couple guys from the veterans’ center supporting me there, my family and people from the San Bernardino County Libertarian Party,” Padilla said.

Ultimately, his goal is letting people know that there are other choices out there - that they don’t have to be stuck with a two-party system.

“There are other options,” he

said. “We really need to focus on laws. Does this law increase freedom or decrease freedom? They are restrictive in many different ways.

We shouldn’t have people running our government supporting laws restricting our freedom. People should be able to live their lives however they want to live as long as they are not hurting anybody.”

Padilla stands with his belief that the government should stay out of the people’s personal lives.

“The people running our government now don’t understand that. They don’t want to let us run our lives, they want to be the ones doing it. Telling us how to spend our money. We don’t need that. That’s how I feel, that’s what I believe and I’m not going to change that.”

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Fourth time’s charm !"#$%&'()'*+$)*$"%,'+) (%*%')("--'+)%&%.'/).""0) %"1*+2)$*%&"$*.)%"3)(3"% E#.,:*F#GH1&G /0'&-1!23.-'& Men’s Soccer wins record fourth consecutive state title The Mt. SAC men’s soccer team captured its fourth consecutive state title, defeating City College of San Francisco, 2-0, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012.

The Mounties put themselves in an elite category, becoming the first men’s soccer team to win four consecutive California Community College Athletic Association titles.

“It feels great,” said striker Norberto Ochoa. “It feels like I am at the top of the world right now.”

For defender Abel Teferi this was his second championship with the Mounties.

“It is a great feeling. I was already a state and national champion in 2009 and it is good to come back and play the whole 90 minutes and win.”

The Mounties’ performance in the playoffs was nothing short of dominant. Mt. SAC scored 13 goals and only allowed one goal (in the teams semi-final match against Taft).

Teferi commented on what was important for the team’s success.

“Staying disciplined,” said Teferi.

“If one person goes down there is someone there to step up.”

Goalkeeper Adrian Topete said the team’s transformation began in the playoffs.

“I think since the playoffs started the team got the concept that we needed to work as team and not individuals and that is what helped us in the playoffs.”

Armando Ochoa played like a man possessed in the postseason, scoring in every single game.

For Armando and Norberto Ochoa, the victory had a special feeling - it was the brothers’ first state title together at Mt. SAC. “It is special,” said Norberto Ochoa. “Not that many people could say they played with their brother and won a championship with them and I have a chance to say that.”

Armando Ochoa agreed, “It is always a great feeling when you win something with your family member.”

After a first half where Mt. SAC was unable to penetrate a solid San Francisco defense, the Mounties were able to settle down and use the style of play that had brought them to the final - moving the ball from side to side and dominating possession.

“In the first half they tried to take us out of our game plan by making us play long ball, but we sat down at halftime and stepped it up,” said Teferi. “We started connecting on more passes and playing the ball to our feet.”

This championship was unique from the previous three due to the fact that the Mounties won the game at home in front of their family and friends.

“It was a great feeling for the simple fact that we were here on our home field and all our alumni were here and all the families,” said Coach Juan Sanchez. “It was an awesome experience to do this at home. Never in all the years could I have imagined this happening in our place.”

The championship marks the end of a successful campaign for the Mounties and the end of a chapter in the lives of some of the players.

“It is the greatest feeling ever,” said Topete of winning the state title in his final game for the Mounties. “I have been dreaming about this for the last five months and it finally became a reality and I am blessed and thankful to God that he gave us this opportunity.”

Although the Mounties achieved the ultimate prize, they had to overcome obstacles to get to that point, but the team was able to pull together as the playoffs started.

“I think in the beginning of the season there were a lot of individuals that wanted to do too much with the ball, but we all got the hang of it and played as a team,” Topete added.

For some of the players, the win justified a decision to come to Mt. SAC and compete for a state title.

“Yes, I knew they had won the state title three years in a row and

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After the first goal the Placito instead of midfielder Daniel Mounties had plenty of Amaya. opportunities to extend their lead.

In the first half the Mounties In the 18th minute Norberto Ochoa, were unable to crack a physical dribbled the ball down the right Rams defense that forced Mt. SAC side of the field and centered to to uncharacteristically play the ball Aldo Magana, who received the ball through the air. and faked the goalkeeper out of Mt. SAC still generated the play and placed the ball where opportunities in the first half. On San Francisco defender Christian a designed corner kick play by Franco was located. defender Jesus Gonzalez, Gonzalez Magana redeemed himself in passed the ball short then had it the 33rd minute with a precise pass returned to him for a rocket shot to Mangold-Caudle inside the goal from the right corner of the goal box that Mangold-Caudle crushed box that the San Francisco goalie into the back of the net to give Mt. Antonio Hernandez was able to SAC the 2-0 lead. deflect.

“Working hard wins In the second half the Mounties championships. That is what our kept more possession of the ball and coach has put in our mind. If you tired down a stiff San Francisco defense that was forced to chase Mt. work hard it will be there,” said Navarro.

SAC. Mt. SAC (20-3-1) defeated a San “We stayed patient,” said Francisco (19-1-4) team that until Sanchez. “San Francisco did a good then was undefeated and coming job defensively in the first half. We off a 1-0 win against Golden West went back to what we were good at College to reach the final. and that is keeping the ball and we The Mounties defeated two got them tired.” undefeated teams in the final four.

“We moved the ball quicker Mt. SAC defeated the previously than they could not get to the ball. undefeated Taft, 2-1, to reach the We got the ball moving and they final. could not get there and hit us and I “We have played the best teams think that was key,” he said. in the country, which is all I am The first goal of the match going to say,” said Sanchez. “Our came as a result of a penalty kick in kids are definitely one of the best the sixth minute of the second half. teams in the country.”

The penalty occurred as midfielder Nestor Rodriguez centered the

Bakersfield tops football team, 30-21 E#.,:*F#GH1&G /0'&-1!23.-'& As the clock hit zero and chants of “we are BC” echoed throughout Hillmer Lodge Stadium, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012, the scoreboard read Bakersfield 30, Mt. SAC 21. The season along with another shot at the state title was over for the Mounties.

The Southern California Championship game was a rematch of a game played earlier this season in which Mt. SAC defeated Bakersfield, 34-14. It was a tale of two games as the Mounties were unable to contain a solid Renegade rushing attack that ran for 212 yards – a feat that neither of Mt.

SAC’s previous two opponents were able to do.

“It was a great football game between two great teams and this time we happened to come out short,” said Coach Bob Jastrab.

Linebacker Ryan Goforth said the team did not respond well to Bakersfield’s outstanding play.

“Well fought game. Bakersfield brought their A game. We expected it but we did not react to it like we wanted to.”

Up until the game against Bakersfield the Mt. SAC defense had not allowed a point to be scored in its last two outings.

Bakersfield was efficient on the third-down conversion, going 11-of-16. They took advantage of a Mounties team that committed 12 penalties for 112 yards, penalties that derailed drives and kept the Renegade offense on the field.

“Yeah [penalties] played a big factor because they are momentum changers,” said Goforth. “We convert a first down on offense and a penalty brings it back or we stop them on defense and we get a penalty and it gives them a fresh set of downs.”

Defensive tackle Peter Nonu agreed, “The mistakes and the

momentum on their side just shut us down.”

The Renegade pass defense gave the Mounties trouble Saturday night allowing only the Mounties only 115 yards through the air.

Despite quarterback Nick Montana evading numerous Bakersfield defenders all night long. The Renegade defense sacked Montana four times.

Bakersfield running back Jalen Sykes continued his tear on opposing defenses, running for 105 yards against Mt. SAC. He averaged 192 yards in his past three games.

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Mt. SAC battled back from a nine-point deficit in the first half to defeat East Los Angeles College in the Mt. SAC Tournament Dec.1.

Guard Garret Nevels continued his scoring tear, leading all scorers with 20 points on 8-of-16 shooting. Guard Corey Allen had another solid game with 18 points to go along with five steals.

Allen leads the South Coast Conference with 23.7 points per game.

The Mounties were in unfamiliar grounds.

Trailing into the half, Mt. SAC was able to shake off a slow start and go on and win the game.

“I thought we really came out a little flat in the first half. Especially after two back-toback nights of playing hard,” said Coach Clark Maloney of his team’s first-half performance.

“East L.A. came out playing real hard and made a lot of baskets.”

Guard Shadrach Earby said it was a good team win. “We work hard every day since the summer to prepare for these moments.”

The Mounties were ignited by a clutch threepoint shot by Earby that made the score 51-50 in the opening minutes of the second half.

That propelled the Mounties to go on to score nine unanswered points. “Yeah, that was a big point in the game,” said Earby. “It was more energy on defense.”

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back, outscoring ELAC, 22-13 in the second half. “The second half I really felt we matched their intensity and started playing our type of basketball,” Maloney said.

Nevels said the Mounties were caught off guard by a resurgent ELAC. “At first they threw the first punch and we did not expect it because they were not that good last year,” he said.

“They come out hitting and we came back fighting.”

One of the biggest issues the Mounties addressed in the second half was defending the three-point shot. In the first half ELAC shot 54.5 percent from the three-point line, resulting in 18 points.

It was a different story in the second half as the Mounties limited the Huskies to one-ofnine shooting from the arc.

“The first half it was like they were in the gym by themselves,” Maloney said. ?>(@9&?(@@"*&A"B"+%&1/"%&C#&D/@&(&+(:>E&(1(C#%*&C#&*F"&34567&GC#&/B"@&-.0HI&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& “They were wide open. +)#,-#'.*/0$*1#23456.+76((8 “But in the second half I felt that our guys took the challenge and got out and Mt. SAC plays at Citrus College Monday. started playing good defense.”

“We did not put two halves together,” The team turned up its intensity in the Maloney said. “They played really well the first second half and did not allow ELAC take open half and we did not.” shots, said Nevels.

The Mounties are currently riding a sevengame win streak. They have beat opponents by an average of 13 points.