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Student flourishes as photographer Continued from Page 1 ing her photography business and website. “I always had a blog going, back to high school,” Manansala said. “My first real paid gig was a piano concert in San Jose in 2011.” Manansala’s business has snowballed from there. She shoots weddings, parties and special occasions all over the Bay Area while maintaining her student status at Ohlone College. “Most of my jobs I book are on the weekends, since nobody really wants to shoot during the week,” Manansala said. “However, I have shot stuff between classes and had some really long nights editing photos.” In addition, Manansala
somehow finds time to be the secretary of the Ohlone College Psychology Club as well as the club photographer. She also is a tutor in the Communication Lab on the Fremont campus – as if her plate wasn’t full enough. “(Cassandra) is the secretary of the Ohlone Psychology Club and has been a great leader in that regard,” said the club’s adviser, Professor Sheldon Helms. “She also volunteers to be our club photographer and has a great deal of talent.” Speech and Communications faculty member Brenda Ahntholz also is impressed by Manansala. “Super responsible and creative,” Ahntholz said. “Great student and professional. All around super stu-
dent. She is also a wonderful tutor in the Communication Lab.” Manansala said the photography business has its good and bad aspects. “Over the summer I am really booked with photos, since it is the season for weddings and portraits which carries over into fall,” Manansala said. “I try and take a lighter school load in the fall so I can give working more time.” She also discussed a negative aspect of the business that she has found a way around. “Since I started in this industry, it really has been male-dominated,” Manansala said. “I find an edge in being a female photographer. In many ways, it makes
me more relatable to women and families.” In January, Manansala shot a same-sex wedding at City Hall in San Francisco, where she does a lot of her photography. She hopes to transfer and continue her education next year at San Francisco State, where her organizational skills will be put to the test. “The key to my schedule is being organized,” Manansala said. “I keep two separate calendars – one for work and one for school – which helps me stay organized.” Manansala hopes to keep walking her tightrope to success, completing school and advancing her business. For more information or to view her work, go to www. cgmphoto.com.
Ohlone mathematics faces test Friday Continued from Page 1 pre-calculus, and the test will consist of both multiplechoice and short-answer questions.The grand prize for the student who earns
the highest score nationwide is a $3,000 scholarship to be used toward a fouryear university. Mikayla Lin, league member for Ohlone, said her team not only is preparing
for the Math League, but also is trying to invite more students to join them, hoping to get back that top-10 ranking. Math Professor Geoff Hirsch said the best way for
the team to prepare is to take old SML exams, which can be found on Google’s search engine by typing “SML old exams” or going to the Student Math League website at www.amatyc.org
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LOUIS LAVENTURE Editor-in-chief The International Programs department has developed a peer-mentoring system for foreign students. The International Peer Mentors help students from other countries transition to a new country and college. On Monday, the group held one of their annual discussions titled “iTalk,” which is short for International Talk. “The idea behind this event is to get international students to share their experience about subjects that are relevant to them,” said Tony Le, the international peer mentor program coordinator and counselor. “They hold events (like the one Monday) as a way to get international students communicating with each other.” Many subjects are covered at these discussions, all geared toward helping students’ transition process be as smooth as possible. Some of the subjects covered are: how to get a driver’s license; how to buy
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International students meet a group of peer mentors hired by the International Programs department to help with their transition to a new country and college on March 3 in Building 7 on the Ohlone College Fremont campus.
a used car; how to deal with homesickness; good places to eat in the area; fun places to go; how to do better in
classes; and how to get an on-campus job. A new feature being promoted by the group is Office
Hour in the counseling lobby, where students can get one-on-one time with an International Peer Mentor.