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Cafeteria visitor has message The president of the Entertainment and Arts Club, Oscar Lopez, promoted Club Days and the Party On The Hill by using his T-Rex headgear to grab some attention in the Cafeteria Wednesday. Looking on is Patricia Gutierrez. Club Day is today on the Fremont campus. See Page 3 for story on the Party On The Hill. YUMNA URFI / MONITOR
Khanna backs ‘Dreamers’ on campus MARK EMMONS STAFF WRITER
Congressman Ro Khanna, D-17th District, supported the “Dreamers,” during his Town Hall meeting at Ohlone College Sept. 20. “Some things are beyond politics, they are matters of conscience,” Khanna said. The “Dreamers” are undocumented young people who were brought to this country by their parents and who benefit from the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which is threatened by President Donald Trump. Khanna said America
needs to “get these kids what they deserve, as citizens.” It was Khanna’s second Town Hall meeting at Ohlone with his constituency. The congressman gave his thoughts on immigration, the middle class, the situation of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, as well as Trump’s comments made to North Korea at the United Nations. Talking about Trump’s comments about North Korea, Khanna said, “I don’t remember another example of that.” Khanna went on to stress the importance of avoiding conflict in North
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Korea. “Any escalation in Korea would kill millions in Seoul.” Later, he would go on to discuss his plan to try and revoke the license to use force that was given to the Executive Branch in 2001. Immigration was a constant theme by those in the audience. One person complained about migrants getting jobs with worker visas and being paid less than what an American citizen would be paid, causing the loss of jobs for citizens. Khanna said it was an issue that needed
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Congressman Ro Khanna at Ohlone’s Jackson Theater.
Are video games real sports? Class says yes JEREMY MARTIN
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Ohlone College’s vice president of academic affairs has retired, following her leave of absence. Dr. Leta Stagnaro, the former vice president of academic affairs, took a leave for personal reasons during 2017’s spring semester. Since then, the vice president position has been filled by Duncan Graham. Dr. Gari Browning, Ohlone College president, addressed her absence during her State of the College speech in August. Browning read a note from Stagnaro, in which she detailed her plans at the time: “I plan to reconnect and return to work in October,” she said. Continued on Page 3
A new eSports class will start at Ohlone on Oct. 11, and continue every other Wednesday from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Newark campus in Room 2121. The course will be taught by Deborah Lemon, a professor at the Newark campus who also has a hidden passion for gaming. Lemon said she has been trying to get the project off the ground for four years, teaming up with other professors for support and gathering students to serve as players for the class, as well as the already existing Ohlone Renegades team. However, for the time being, the class is just experimental. Whether or not the class
will be permanent or not, of course, will heavily depend on the enrollment rate. Many other colleges and schools around the world already have eSports as part of their extra curricular activities. Asia already has the sport set as one of their Olympic sports and eventually it is said to become an Olympic sport in America. When asked about this, Lemon said, “It will happen.” Lemon sees the growing popularity of eSports as well as its potential to be an official sport, going as far as the Olympics. “Asia yeah. They started it, but it’s sweeping all over Europe,” said Lemon. Explaining that eSports isn’t just growing
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A solution to unabated terrorism
YUMNA URFI OPINIONS EDITOR
Just days ago, a homemade bomb injured many on a subway train in London. We formulate stringent defense policies, introduce the harshest punishments for any kind of violence, hire the best minds as intelligence agency personnel, and yet the rising tide of terrorism roars on, unabated. As we delve deeper in the issue, we observe that the fundamentals of a terrorist group rest on the economic principles of demand and supply. The supply side strategy requires curbing the ties of terrorist organizations’ with their money sources. However, we have come too far in our efforts to condense the whole world to even think about being able to successfully isolate any one from the rest. According to Loretta Napoleoni, a famous macroeconomist who has been in conversation with the Red Brigades, the leader of the Red Brigades thinks exactly like an economist or another successful banker. Which implies that even if the above is made possible, it will not be long until the terrorist organizations find yet another way to make money. If all else fails, they will exploit the civilians further, which will
only increase crime. Thus, supply side strategies will counterintuitively augment hostility among terrorist groups. Looking at the demand side, the terrorist constituencies are the consumers of terrorism to whom we must point out the inefficacy of the brand that they so ardently support. By directing the consumers away from the market, we eliminate demand and shrink the market size. Many may term this trivialization too naïve but whilst that is a fair criticism of the simplistic business model, it may be of help to remember that the essence of economics lies in simplifying complex issues into fundamental supply-demand models.
Does this mean there exists no silver lining on the dark clouds looming over us in the name of terrorism? Fortunately, that’s not true. Although, we must realize that countering terrorism with more violence will only reaffirm its effectiveness. So what do we do next? Education offers us the respite we desperately seek. Even though this move calls for dancing with the devil, by encouraging education and human involvement in the otherwise stone-hearted world, we can foster better relationships. Seeing that a vast majority of recruits to the terrorist groups are young and highly impressionable children, open-minded learn-
ing and education may be our best tools to create a more peaceful world. Man is a creation of his circumstances which establishes that his environment is crucial in his grooming. Therefore, we need to ask ourselves if we’re actually contributing to the betterment of a peaceful world or implanting a deeper susceptibility by raging war and fostering fear in people’s minds. At the end of the day, building a community is the only viable way to counter terrorism. When everyone gets a similar platform in terms of knowledge, power and voice, the shared vulnerability will create an atmosphere of trust, which, in turn, will create amiable relationships.
What future do you see CAMPUS COMMENT for the Oakland Coliseum? KEZIAH MENELIK
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They should just turn it into a huge homeless shelter for all the homeless people residing in Oakland - I think they really need it”
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Party On The Hill - Friday, Sept. 30
Party on the Hill: Have fun, dance, and party! Ohlone will hold Party on the Hill, a dance party held at the top of the hill, Saturday September 30, 7:00PM-12:00AM. Learn salsa, Hip-Hop moves, breakdance and even sign in the karaoke. Come down to the Fremont campus for this super fun event. Dont miss out! Join us to raise a toast to 50 years of Ohlone.
Former Ohlone Student Reaches Radio Hall Of Fame Radio Hall of Fame of the Bay Area: Former Ohlone student, Chris Jackson, who works for 98.5 KFOX will be inducted into the Bay Area Radio hall of fame, as part of the 2017 class. He was inducted into the hall of fame on September 23, along with many of his peers. Chris Jackson is remembered for his time at KOHL Radio.
Flu Shots: Now Available Flu Shots: where can you get a flu shot for only $10? Get yours at Ohlone College in the health center at the Fremont campus today. They are available this semester from MondayThursday 9:00AM-2:00PM and 4:00PM-6:00PM. Also, learn how to keep healthy this winter season with good hand hygiene and more!
Career Fair, Sept. 28th Career Fair: It’s never too late to get started on your career! Come to Ohlone’s career fair at the Newark campus Thursday Sept. 28, from 12:00PM3:30PM. The career fair is free and open to the public!
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New E-Sports class Deborah Lemon is excited about the announcment
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ity throughout the states, but also shows potential to grow throughout much of the world. This in turn, can change the overall stereotype of gamers being introverts and help the eSports community to build an even more mainstream audience. Gamers just aren’t the shy introverted people that society makes them out to be any more. This entire movement gives them a place in the world and teaches them
they aren’t all just overweight “nerds.” Lemon elaborates upon this by saying, “this is something really big and it’s got to break out of that stereotype of: these people have no friends and they don’t have a community.” Expanding upon this idea, the class will help make gamers realize that they “can now have a community on campus,” Lemon said. This will eventually help grow the eSports community.
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attention, as it is ultimately “exploitive of immigrants and undercutting of the labor force.” He pressed that as a resolution to the issue of exploiting work visas, the jump that DACA gave immigrants to citizen status would close the loop and force employers to treat the workforce, migrant and domestic alike, equally. “ I t ’s a v e r y e m o tional issue, immigration,” said Rep. Khanna. Alongside the immigration issue, the topic of jobs and taxes was discussed. Khanna’s stance on jobs stands with resolving the issue of stagnating wages for the middle class, saying, “We need to have more compassion, more support for our middle class.” Khanna went on to say, “We need to change policies that support Corporations to support workers.” “We need more compassion, more support, for our middle class,” Rep. Khanna said. Khanna said he is for helping those who feel frustrated with the state of jobs. “We have to provide an aspiration, a plan, to help them live the American Dream,” Khanna said. He went on to discuss how those working in mining
communities he’s visited “…want to participate in the new economy,” Several of those in the constituency called for Khanna’s action concerning Myanmar and the ongoing mistreatment of Rohingya Muslims. Khanna detailed his plan to “…introduce a war power resolution to force a vote, and put the house on record, as to how they feel about ongoing aggressions,” said Khanna. Khanna also said, “We don’t believe ethnic cleansing is okay or justified…we cannot be supporting it in any way, shape or form,” referring to a general national feeling toward the issue. Khanna said he wants Republicans to stop “trying to repeal Obamacare every week,” in favor of creating jobs. Khanna also touched on the ongoing issue of LGBTQ community members, specifically transgenders, in the military. “It’s not forgotten among any of us in Congress,” said Khanna. “Anyone in the LGBT community should be able to serve,” he went on to say. Khanna ended the night at the Smith Center by thanking those in attendance, as well as staying for a while to speak personally with members of the audience.
With the new semester underway, the Fall 2017, ASOC of Ohlone College has implemented some new practices that are very different from what was done in the past. Ohlone’s Associated Students of Ohlone College, ASOC, has appointed their new senate. This includes the selection of 16 different senators across Ohlone College. Each senator has the ability to ultimately represent 500 students with their vote contributed to the student government council. Other major changes include adjustments to their by-laws making it so only senators can vote in student government council. Anyone from the ASOC’s executive board no longer has the power to vote during general council meetings. The ASOC is also in the process of appointing senators to several committees’ in which they will be working to further ensure that the wants, needs, and concerns of Ohlone college students are acknowledged. With various committees across the collage, the ASOC has its own committees with student government as well as marketing, the legislative comity, and their own budget. However, these committees are mainly focused on Ohlone’s needs alone. Those that aren’t are referred to as shared governments, as staff, faculty, administration, and students all have a hand in voting as part of these comities. While this is a big part of the ASOC, it is not all that they do. They also serve a hand in holding several events for the college. These include the ICC (Inter Club Council) in their Club Days event, happening from Sept. 27 and 28. It is held approximately three weeks into every semester and is only held once per semester. This not only reminds students about the clubs that are present at Ohlone, but also gives them a chance to join a club that they would like to become a part of. This is also the first time it is being held on the Fremont campus since the start of Fremont campus’s current construction. They will also hold several events in the future of the semester including Coffee with the Council, a type of Thanksgiving event, and an invitation for Mageda Brown,
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Martin Kludjian ASOC President a survivor of the Holocaust. “We exist to represent the students wants, needs, and concerns in Ohlone College government”, said ASOC president Martin Kludjian. The ASOC includes all Ohlone college students, but is used to refer to this branch of the college’s government. The ASOC works in conjunction with many other school officials including, staff, faculty and overall administration. This is done to ensure that the wants, needs, and concerns of Ohlone’s students are addressed. The ASOC of Ohlone College has changed a great deal since the 2017 Spring semester and it will continue to change as well as shift with the inclusion of several events scheduled in the future of the semester.
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Ohlone connects in 4-0 victory
YUMNA URFI OPINIONS EDITOR
Lady Renegades dominated their journey to victory against Shasta College with 2 goals in the first half following 2 more in the second. “We knew how Shasta plays and so we wanted to take advantage of that. We were looking to play more of passing than dribbling the ball ourselves,” said Captain Shelia Naderpour,who joined the team at age 16. Playing their usual formation of 4-3-3, the girls tried to connect more passes and move forward with the support of the entire team. Usually seen dribbling their way to the front, forward, Shelia Naderpour and attacking midfielder, Nataly Loza slightly changed their style by playing back and sharing the ball more often.
The captain got two goals to her name; while in the early 8th minute she beautifully converted an assist by Loza, the 54th minute saw her taking an unassisted shot at the goal. The other two scorers driving their team to a 4-0 win were Dan ielle Macias and Francesca Viale. Creatively clearing the clutter in the midfield by making intelligent passes and excellent runs, was Ohlone’s Number 18, Maya Mariano. Overall, the team in entirety kept its form, position and, balance and left Shasta with no other option but to surrender to defeat. With a midfield that was unable to judge the game accurately and a relatively weak goalkeeper, Shasta lost without scoring any goals against Ohlone.
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Precise slide-tackle by Ohlone’s defender, Elaha Quadratula, against Shasta College’s Natalie Garcia. Their lack of ability to intercept passes and switch the play in offense cost them the win in the game. Looking ahead confidently, the team feels “Chabot should be another Shasta,”
said Naderpour. Hoping to follow the same strategies in the upcoming game on Friday, the women’s soccer team is keeping its fingers crossed for another win against Chabot College.
Ohlone Renegades’ volleyball defeats Lassen on head coach’s 36th birthday NAVIN KRISHNAN
a team like the Lassen Cou- to utilize it and keep our gars had become astounded variety and use it to execute The Ohlone Volleyball by losing the third set 25-13. consistently; I think we’ve team and community cele“We’re at a point in the been known to have a lot brated more than just another season where we’ve been of [unforced] offensive erwin while head coach Jeremy grinding away and we’ve rors and forced errors, so Penaflor turned 36 and the all been working together we want to try to keep our Renegades turned over a tough core of Lassen College defenders and cooked them in a sizzling 3-1 victory (25-13, 23-25, 25-13, 25-20) that left the crowd astounded. Ohlone had their opponents leaning early, suffocating their serving and not allowing them to score in multitudes. -- Jeremy Penaflor The Renegades’cohesiveness proved unparalleled as they crushed the Lassen Cougars since July. Being together strengths [sharp] which is throughout the first match. as long as we have on a con- our ball control, our serve“We get along with each sistent basis grinds away at receive is solid, so if we can other well off the volleyball everybody. I think you just continue to execute on the court, I think that really does naturally get over people’s offensive end and be sure that [contribute to] our play. quirks, being together for it is sustained [that would be We communicate well and so long it’s almost like a positive],” Penaflor added. kind of have this rhythm cabin fever,” said Penaflor. By the third match, Ohlone’s together that’s almost un“I just want our team to overall athleticism and conexplainable,” Penaflor said. expect to play at a high level ditioning contributed to what However, the Lassen stam- all the time. Whether we’re looked like smooth sailing pede would not go away. playing a team that we beat for a polished Ohlone team. They pushed Ohlone to or a team that is number “I think we have a good alltheir limits as they answered one in the state, I want us around team. A lot of teams Ohlone in a 25-23 vic- to have that same consistent we’ve played have a lot of tory for the second match. approach,” Penaflor added. position-type players while But Ohlone’s fluidity and “We have a dynamic of- we can and we do move a teamwork showed that even fense, we have to continue lot of players around [to play SPORTS CO-EDITOR
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multiple positions], both offensively and defensively. So we have all-around, versatile athletes that gives other teams different looks, we don’t really stay at one position. I think it makes it hard for the other defenses to work with that, and it lets us make more [possibilities] offensively and defensively,” Penaflor said. Ohlone’s strength under adversity showed in this game, typically because it was a solid win for a seasoned Ohlone club that, despite facing a desperation of a loss, was able to collect itself and hoist its opponents at a final match, executing their offense and annihilating the Lassen defense in a final 25-20 win. “I think we have to push through that knowing that we’re a really tightknit group and we’re still trying to achieve the same goal, which is to be successful on the court, off the court and I think that is positive because we get through the dog days of the season and have a good outlet going into the conference schedule. It makes us more prepared for the rigors of the conferences,” Penaflor said.
Over the years, the NBA community has seen a plethora of blockbuster deals and head scratchers during the free agency. However, if you thought you’ve seen it all, think again. Try to follow this puzzle. The big story of the free agency last summer was NBA superstar and first ballot Hall of Famer Kevin Durant, signing with the already loaded and 73-9 Golden State Warriors. Who could imagine anything bigger to a team with 3 NBA All-Stars adding yet another? Well, the 2017 free agency had something to say about that. Starting off, we saw a few headline worthy moves. JJ Redick signing to the 76ers or Dwight Howard going to the Hornets. Chris Paul going to the Rockets? Surprising. Jimmy Butler going to the Timberwolves? Also surprising. Paul George, traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder sent shockwaves through the NBA community along with huge deals like Derrick Rose to the Cavs and Gordon Hayward to the Celtics. July was a pretty eventful month for the NBA and it seemed like the NBA offseason was dying down. However, the months of August and September had something to say about that. Aug. 22, NBA champion and All-Star Kyrie Irving was involved in a mega trade with the Boston Celtics for NBA All-Star Isaiah Thomas. Sept. 25, All-Star Forward Carmelo Anthony was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder, instantly making them an NBA Title contender, and if you thought it was over. Sept. 26, former teammate and NBA Title mate of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade reunites with James in Cleveland, forming an epic team. All I can say, you don’t want to miss this NBA season.