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SCC OKs $75k to rebuild public image Dagmar Kuta Editor-in-Chief dkuta@solanotempest.net
Solano Community College has approved plans to spend up to $75,000 on rebranding the campus. The marketing campaign, which will be executed by KPS3 of Reno, Nevada, was approved by the SCC governing board Aug. 20. The rebranding is to be completed before February of 2015. Shemila Johnson, outreach and public relations manager for the college, told the board during the meeting that eight companies put in bids for the marketing job. The goal is to provide a “fresher, more vibrant image to the community,” Johnson said, and to regain some of the credibility lost due to accreditation issues, which have been under fire for several years. Trustee Monica Brown questioned the choice of a Nevada company as opposed to someone closer, and Johnson said that KPS3 was thought to be the best fit for SCC. Johnson told the board that the rebranding is part of an attempt to compete with the UC system, which is already marketing to high school seniors. The contract will be paid with $50,000 from foundation funds and $25,000 from general funds. According to their website, KPS3 has done rebranding for Washoe County Nevada, and has worked with the University of Nevada School of the Arts. In February of 2014, Solano was removed from “warning” status, at least until August 2014, when SCC submitted an institutional midterm report as an update to ACCJC (Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges).
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Cordelia fire crews respond to a fire in the 1800B building Aug. 22, 2014, in Fairfield. A small fire in the welding shop caused smoke and fire related damage to biotech and welding classrooms. “The cause was unknown, but it is suspected that there were
embers on protective clothing,” said Jeffrey Kissinger, welding instructor at SCC. “[The damage was] very minor. Burnt walls, plastic helmets melted, some fabric burned, and gloves. --Salvador C. Torres/Tempest
New faces in student government Steve Reczkowski Photo Editor sreczkowski@solanotempest.net
The Associated Students of Solano College held their first official weekly student government meeting of the Fall semester as part of the Political Science 50 class. The meeting is chaired by last semester’s elected ASSC President Casey Bess. During the meeting, four administrative senators were seated: Geff Freire for vocational curriculum, Joleena Lewis for student services. Luz Murillo for diversity affairs, and Erica Cordeiro for business services. Freire and Lewis returned to their positions from last year. Three academic senators were also seated: Zachary Freeman for fine and applied arts, Ariana Smith for humanities, and Nick Battiste for career and technical education. All new senators in attendance took their oath of office together. Still open as of this writing are positions for governing board representative, academic curriculum, business, health and physical education, science and math, and social science. The senators were chosen one week prior to the meeting based on their applications, which were
reviewed by a selection committee. Appointments were made to the executive board by Bess including Hahn Pham as treasurer and Courtney Prado as public relations officer. Both Pham and Prado were voted in unanimously, with a 7-0 vote. A third appointment, Rodney Harrison II as secretary, was discussed briefly among the new senators when it was revealed he is currently taking an 18 unit course load and concurrently running for mayor of Vacaville. Bess emphatically stated he was excited to have a potential city mayor under his employment. Absent from the meeting was executive board member Luis Garcia, who declined his elected position of legislative advocate from last semester’s elections. According to Bess, Garcia will instead pursue a work opportunity. In his place, the ASSC is able to appoint a replacement slated to be Leilani Quesada, who served as last semester’s treasurer. Agenda information items discussed included the ratification of previous ASSC actions, amendments to their constitution’s bylaws, a $200,000 budget, and a retreat.
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Newly seated Humanities Senator Arianna Smith takes an oath with six other new members of the student senate during the weekly ASSC meeting, Aug. 26, 2014, in the fishbowl (room 1421) on the main campus in Fairfield.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK “You know, everybody’s ignorant, just on different subjects.” - Will Rogers
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campus calendar
Sept. 3
Sept. 20
Financial Aid Workshop Vacaville Center Rm. 211 3-4 p.m.
Solano Community College Faculty and Staff Softball Game Vs Kaiser Employees (5K Fun Run/ Walk on Campus) 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sept. 4 Last day to apply for credit by exam
Sept. 23
Financial Aid Workshop room 501 6-7 p.m.
Sonoma Information Session Fairfield room 705 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Sept. 10
Sept. 24
Financial Aid Workshop Vallejo CNTR Rm. 125 3-4 p.m.
How to Study “smart” Room 801 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Where did all the water go? “Still waters run deep…” Or do they? With below average harvests and out of control wildfires plaguing the state, is California headed for the end? That’s the way it seems.
Why wouldn’t I when every time I turn the faucet on, it just comes pouring out? But in keeping up with the news over the course of the year, I have realized just how frivolous I have been with my water usage. Now, while I’m not out doing the Ice Bucket challenge, I’d do things like leave the water running while I washed my car or did the dishes.
Since the winter of 2013, water levels in every lake and reservoir in the state have been impacted so much that Gov. Jerry Brown declared a statewide water emergency. The L.A. Times reports that researchers from UC San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography, along with the U.S. Geological Survey, estimated the groundwater lost from the start of 2013 to be 63 trillion gallons. This has caused the mountains to “uplift” and the tectonic plates underneath the fault lines to become unstable. Researchers from University of Southampton have found that rainwater can penetrate below the Earth’s crust, where originally it was thought it was not possible. At 300 degrees Celsius combined with high pressure, water causes the rocks below the surface to flex and flow rather than to fracture or break.
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that GPS stations throughout the west coast showed that California’s mountains have risen more than half an inch over the last year. The pattern shows all of the stations moving upward, and these scientists say it is caused by the loss of water. California’s water supply for the year is dependent on the rain and snowfall during the winter months. The snowpacks play an integral part in maintaining the state’s water sources. As the weather warms and the snowpacks melt, they feed the water supply that so many of us take for granted as we leave water running while we brush our teeth, do the dishes, wash our cars, and water the grass.
Sept. 11
Sept. 25
Last day to file for pass/no pass option Coll/Univ Transfer Fair 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Evening 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Financial Aid Workshop room 501 6-7PM
Student success workshop exclusively for veterans, active-duty, and reservists: Learning Styles Room 1421 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Fluids that are deposited into the Earth’s crust can weaken rocks and cause the plates underground to shift, which in turn may initiate earthquakes along locked fault lines. University of San Diego reported
Sept. 26
Are newspapers dying?
Sept. 12
Middle and High School student Food Pantry Fairfield PAL Center 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Newspapers have been on the decline for quite some time and continue to fall. Why is this?
Middle and High School student Food Pantry Fairfield PAL Center 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Sept. 15 Student success workshop exclusively for veterans, active-duty, and reservists: Learning Styles Room 1421 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Oct. 3 3rd Annual Golf Invitational 1095 Hiddenbrooke Parkway Vallejo, Ca 95687 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m
Oct. 6
Financial Aid Workshop Fairfield Campus room 501 3-4 p.m.
Student success workshop exclusively for veterans, active-duty, and reservists: Study Skills Room 1421 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Outreach Health Services Nurse Visits to Center Vacaville Center room 104 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Oct. 7
Sept. 17
Professional Branding: Job Seeker Development Room 403 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Sept. 18 How to Study “smart” Room 806 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Prepare for the Fair Vallejo Center Room 213 2 pm. to 3 p.m.
Oct. 8 Prepare for the Fair Room 403 2 pm. to 3 p.m.
According to an online article, “Newspapers: By the numbers”, by Rick Edmonds of the Poynter Institute, and Emily Guskin, Amy Mitchell and Mark Jurkowitz of the Pew Research Center, print ad revenues, an indicator of newspaper sales, have been on a steady decline from $48 million in 2009 to $22 million in 2012 with digital sales taking 15% of that revenue. Newspapers are not as timely as they once were. Comparing them to today’s means of information gathering, newspapers are already, by the time they are in your hands, outdated news. So are newspapers dying? The answer is that they are certainly on the decline and appear to continue that trend. A graph on Statista.com shows that the
So now when I do dishes, I’ll wash everything first and only then will I turn on the water and rinse them. Where I would do laundry at any time during the day, I pick a designated day during the week and only wash what is needed. It was a little hard at first but now it’s gotten routine. The one thing I do miss are my 20 minute showers. However little it seems, I’m doing my part to help ensure a water rich future for generations to come. Won’t you help in doing the same?
I’ve always taken for granted that there will always be enough water.
number of daily newspapers in the United States has fallen to 1,382 in 2011 compared to 1,480 in 2000.
With the growing digital age, much of the information and news we receive is online or through television. Also, with all the social media sites we tether ourselves to and with the personal information that companies and websites get from us, the news in our newsfeed and the emails in our inboxes are tailor made to our interests. We get what we care about. We search what we want to know about. We spend our time reading only what interests us, displaying the power and convenience of the digital age.
It may not seem like much, but in the grand scheme of things, every drop of water wasted means there will be less for future generations to use. When you have children it makes you really think about that sort of thing.
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Despite their outdated function, they can still offer something more than just news. Something more nostalgic like playing Sudoku with grandparents, or looking at the funny ads. The comics section is always a delight.
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For the purpose of being informed, digital media has mostly reigned supreme, newspapers are still around because some people just like the feel of paper rather than keyboard.
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In the end, I think it’s just a matter of preference and convenience. However, newspapers are on the decline and it is due in part because of our generation and the growth of the digital age.
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Is it really about race? One man killed another, and should be held accountable for his actions thing and that’s not it,” said Brenda Gonzalez, a nursing major.
When will the world stop making every situation a black and white situation? A lot of situations are that way because racism does still exist and a lot of people won’t change their ways or their beliefs. But where do we draw the line? In Ferguson, Missouri, Michael Brown, a young black male, was shot and killed by a police officer even after he turned toward the officer with his hands up. There are a lot of different stories going around about this situation, but that is a brief summary of some of the facts. The story has gone from a young 18- yearold male on his way to starting college shot and killed by Ferguson police, to a young black male being shot and killed by a white police officer.
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wanting justice for the wrong reason. They want justice for Brown because he was black and he was shot by a white police officer. There are fifty-three police officers in Ferguson and only three of them are black. So it really doesn’t matter who shot him; what matters is that he was shot, and killed.
The world is aware that not everyone is treated equally and race is the main concern for this, and is was triggered again and brought more to light when Oscar Grant was shot by a police officer in Oakland at the Fruitvale BART Station on New Year’s Day 2009. It got even worse after Trayvon Martin was shot by a neighborhood watch volunteer on Feb. 26, 2012. Because of those unfortunate events now a lot of African American people don’t like any police officers and the people in Ferguson are
People should want justice because Brown was unarmed and the officer had no reason to shoot Brown. He also had no reason in stopping him in the first place. Once the officer, Darren Wilson, is reprimanded for killing an innocent person, we can look at whether or not this was an act of blatant racism.
“Yes racism still exists but it was “Yes racism still exists but it was a human being that was shot and killed and that wasn’t a human being right the way it happened and that he was killed. It just wasn’t right,” Gonzalez said. that was shot People is this world will never treat each and killed and other equally or stop looking at each other’s skin color if people will not stop saying ‘black that wasn’t right and white.’ We are all people. We need to the way it haplook at situations as if we are all the same color and don’t automatically say things like pened and that he “they shot him because he’s black”. What we need to do is punish the person who needs was killed. It just to be punished and then look at all of the details of the situation. wasn’t right.” No one is perfect and everyone makes mistakes. But when someone is shot and killed and there is no good reason for that occurring, that shooter should automatically be punished no matter who they are, who they work for, and most importantly no matter what color their skin is. No one is rioting and burning stores down when they hear about those shootings and killings and find out what race everyone is the event is. Stop thinking of everything as black and white and instead treat every situation equal. Someone shot someone else who was innocent and unarmed. Justice needs to be served for that.
-Brenda Gonzalez, nursing major.
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How did the earthquake affect you?
“My house is in an area where it had very little effect. Houses in buildings like, 2 miles away from my house suffered a quite a bit of damage.”
“To be honest I kind of thought it was some paranormal activity thing happen, because it was three in the morning.”
“It was my first experience in an earthquake, we don’t get very many earthquakes in England so it was new.”
“I couldn’t get back to sleep for the rest of the night, that’s about it.“
“I was intoxicated during the earthquake, it knocked all my shot glasses off of the table. It broke my pug shot glass.”
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Keep your eyes and ears open for upcoming debuts
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‘Echoes in Absence’
Maroon 5’s new album “V” comes out September 2, 2014
“The Identical” starring Seth Green premieres in theaters September 5, 2014
Hank Nelson, Jonathan Park, and Chris Park practice in their living room in Benicia. The band has been Dagmar Kuta Editor-In-Chief dkuta@solanotempest.net
“The Drop” starring Tom Hardy premieres in theaters September 12, 2014
A small living room in Benicia is decorated with several amplifiers and pedals, and wires run across the floor haphazardly. Three young guitarists stand behind microphones, tuning their instruments in anticipation of the song. A small audience is gathered, waiting to hear them play. A screeching sound soars across the room, originating from the bass guitarist’s amp. “I’ll, uh, I’ll just not
use it,” said Hank Nelson, bass guitarist for Echoes in Absence. Despite this, the band still fills the house with slow, indie rock music. “I would say we are a singer-songwriter project,” said Chris Park, guitarist and backup vocals for Echoes in Absence. “[Jonathan Park] writes the songs, and then I go in and move [the song] into the rock genre.” Echoes in Absence will be self-releasing their first EP album, entitled “Stories,” in September.
Their sound ranges from rock with a twang of country, to soft memorial indie rock tunes. “Airplanes”, a “chill” song according C. Park, includes “And I said, “I will never let you go,” but then I did.” Despite careful preparation, sometimes in the moment things have to change. Their song “Fading Fabrics”, a memorial to someone close who died, was changed the day before recording. “It was like going into the studio with a whole new idea of how the song’s going to be,” said C. Park.
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Ariana Grande’s sound is swee Christine Butler Features/Online editor cbutler@solanotempest.net
Chris Brown’s new album “X” comes out September 2, 2014
Ariana Grande is becoming a big artist very fast in the music industry. She is known from performing as Charlotte in “13” on Broadway in 2008, and then starring in the hit Nickelodeon television show “Victorious” as Cat Valentine in 2010. In 2013, Grande starred in the crossover spin-off sequel of “Victorious” and “iCarly” called “Sam & Cat”. Grande also released her debut album “Yours Truly” in 2013 which landed #1 on the
Billboard 200. Since then Grande has been rising straight to the top. Her vocal skills are often compared to artist Mariah Carey, due to her ability to hit high-pitched notes. Grande’s second album “My Everything” released on August 25 and as of August 28 the album remains #1 on iTunes. The album features fifteen songs on the deluxe version, including her single “Problem” featuring Iggy Azalea, and “Break Free” featuring Zedd. “Break Free” is #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts and #4 on iTunes while “Problem” is #3 on Billboard’s Songs of Summer charts and #11 on iTunes.
I would describe “My Everyth sweet and chill kind of sound w being very confident and powe going through things in a relati your significant other, this albu to listen to. A majority of the so and have a love story to it while are catchy and fun. Grande’s vo that will blow your socks off. A the album’s singles, my favorite the album are “Love Me Harde The Weekend, and “Hand on M ASAP Ferg. Grande just turned twenty-on
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finishes EP album
Four years later and James Gunn has done it again Deborah Graham Staff writer dgraham@solanotempest.net
Director James Gunn has done it again. Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” is not the easiest comic book to bring to the big screen. Gunn, who is credited for his 2010 blockbuster hit “Super,” has managed capture the essence of this book and its complicated characters, distant settings and strange plots, and successfully transfer it to the big screen.
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villain known as Ronan the Accuser (Lee Pace). To help fight Ronan and his team and save the galaxy from his power, Quill creates a team known as the ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ to save the world. The show-stealer award has got to go to Rocket Raccoon a computer-generated character stuffed with attitude and some great one liners played by the voice of Bradley Cooper.
The plot starts with young Peter Quill (Wyett Oleff) visiting his dying mother in the hospital. Right before she dies, she tells Peter he is an angel and tries to give him a present. A scared Peter runs outside and is immediately captured by a spaceship.
Credit Ben Davis for an excellent job with the cinematography. The scenes were right out of the comic book with all its colorful sets and costume designs. The coolest thing about this movie was its soundtrack. Who would expect 80’s music in a sci-fi movie?
Fast forward 26 years and Peter (Chris Pratt) is the self-named Star-Lord of the planet Morag. He finds the orb and tries to sell it. Peter Quill is now the main target of a manhunt led by the
So if you want a fast-paced, action and adventure filled sci-fi movie then “Guardians of the Galaxy,” should be number one of your viewing list. I give it five stars.
n together for nearly two years, and are putting out their second EP in September.
itionally, they have had some ble signing on a drummer to the d. “The guy that we had lined up ed to Alaska. I gave him the mix, I call him back like two weeks and he’s like, “I’m moving to ka.” They recorded their demo Logan Cruz, drummer from dy band’ Foreign Frontiers.
We spent 4 days at Live Oak dio in Berkeley where Will Smith Destiny’s Child recorded. It a total of 32 hours to finish all racking,” said C. Park. “We are
currently in the final mixing phase of our record so we still have some work ahead of us. We’re hoping that it expands our fan base and allows us to play at bigger venues.” All three hope to one day play the Gilman in Berkeley. The band has played numerous events, including ABC Music in Benicia, Red House Studios in Walnut Creek, Gordon’s Music and Sound in Fairfield, and numerous house parties. They even won second place in Red House’s Battle of the Bands last
November, landing them a gig playing with Make a Scene, a popular pop core/rock band in the Bay Area. To see the band live, check out their next show October 18th for The American Diabetes Association Step Out in Oakland. Like them on Facebook for more news at facebook. com/echoesinabsence. To hear their sound, check out echoesinabsence. bandpage.com.
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her music is still appropriate for her young Nickelodeon fans while also still being appealing to her fans that are in her age group and even older. Billboard says, “Grande has proven that her fizzy pop-R&B sound can get our hearts soaring.” Rolling Stone describes Grande’s album as a “confident, intelligent, brazen pop statement, mixing bubblegum diva vocals with [Electric Dance Music] break beats.” Grande is an amazing rising star and I can’t wait for her to go on tour and perform and I also am eager to hear more from her.
Cover art from Ariana Grande’s second album “My Everything”
Movie poster for Marvel’s 2014 film “Guardians of the Galaxy”
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Viticulture scholarship coming to SCC
Students at Napa Valley College watch a demonstration in the Viticulture & Winery Technology building.
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Local company funds scholarship for hopeful vintners Addi Simmons Opinion Editor lsimmons@solanotempest. net
A scholarship agreement was recently signed between the Suisun Valley Vintners and Growers Association (SVVGA) and the Solano Community College Educational Foundation to support potential, incoming agriculture students. One student each year, for a total of five years, will receive a two-year scholarship for a total of $3,000, or $1,500 each year. The scholarship program begins at the start of the fall semester in 2016. “The interest of the SVVGA in the college is an important development,” said SCC SuperintendentPresident Jowel Laguerre. “We already knew how much agriculture education
is needed in the county and Winters.” “This investment in our students provides encouragement for us to move forward. We have had contacts with the Solano and Yolo Farm Bureaus for the development of the program. This new partnership fuels our enthusiasm. We are grateful for our businesses’ interest in Solano Community College,” Laguerre said. The SVVGA hopes that the scholarships will encourage students residing in Solano County to pursue viticulture and agriculture throughout their education. SCC is developing the curriculum for the Agriculture Program while consulting the vintners association to determine what the current agriculture industry needs
A CLOSER LOOK - One student each year, for a total of five years, will receive a two-year scholarship for a total of $3,000, or $1,500 each year. The scholarship program begins at the start of the fall semester in 2016. - To be eligible as a recipient for the SVVGA scholarship, students must be enrolled full-time at SCC with a declared major in agriculture, and the intent to pursue a career in either agriculture or viticulture. - At the time of award allocation, the student must reside in or have graduated from high school in Solano County. - To maintain the scholarship, the recipient has to be a full time student, maintain a GPA of 2.5, and keep progressing towards their degree.
in order to have the most efficient and relevant curriculum possible. SCC will also offer viticulture classes for credit as a way to make the program even more relevant to Suisun Valley. “We had requested that some elements of viticulture be in the curriculum,” said Roger King, president of the SVVGA. “So they’re having to go through a process of developing their entire protocol and curriculum for this new degree program and then find the appropriate professor to teach it and they figure that’s going to take about a year to complete. We had hoped this program could get started immediately, but it requires a little bit more than that.” “Solano College has a good foundation because we have a very active horticulture program,” said Curt Johnston, executive director of the SCC Educational Foundation. “With existing classes for plant science and irrigation, we already have a number of the building blocks in place,” Johnston said. “One of the strengths of Solano College is the science and chemistry department, so this falls right in line with what the college is very good at.” Johnston said there would be some crossover between
classes that are required for the horticulture program, which focuses on ornamental horticulture. Agriculture, however, is a combination of the business side of agriculture as well as farming and ranching. “We’re trying to set in motion something that will present a long-term career opportunity to interested students in Solano County for agriculture,” King said. To be eligible as a recipient for the SVVGA scholarship, students must be enrolled full-time at SCC with a declared major in agriculture, and the intent to pursue a career in either agriculture or viticulture. At the time of award allocation, the student must reside in or have graduated from high school in Solano County. To maintain the scholarAddi Simmons / Tempest ship, the recipient has to be Wine created by the students in the viticulture a full time student, mainprogram at Napa Valley College ferments in bartain a GPA of 2.5 and keep rels. progressing towards their degree Johnston said. major break down in the said that the local commuAlthough the funding is normal activities of our nity is very supportive of set to end after five years, association that would SCC and its programs. King said that the SVVGA preclude any funding, but “To see a private group hopes to continue to offer right now we don’t see that step up and agree to fund scholarships for eligible happening.” $15,000 worth of scholarrecipients. ships, I think that’s pretty The participation of the “We have the option to cool,” Johnston said. “The SVVGA in Solano College continue to roll this on five reveals a sense of connectiv- fact is that we have support year increments and that’s and that establishes the fact ity between Solano County our desire,” King said. “The schools and businesses, that what we’re doing is only thing that would stop important.” Johnston said. Johnston us would be some type of
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Olympian joins SCC coaching staff for womens team Carlo Marzan Sports editor cmarzan@solanotempest. net
One of the top ranked female soccer players of the century has come to share her experiences with Solano Community College. World Cup and Olympian Sisleide Lima do Amor, or Sissi, has joined the staff for the Women’s Soccer team/program. Lima do
Amor was added as a member of the coaching staff to help Head Coach Jeff Cardinal and the Solano Falcon’s women’s soccer team victory. “I’m very excited, she’s known throughout the world, you know, one of the best female soccer players,” said Solano women’s soccer forward Sydney Sjobberg. “Having Sissi, someone of her caliber and experience,
that’s a big change for our program, having someone like her a part of the coaching staff,” said head coach Jeff Cardinal.
“It’s already going very well in terms of her connecting with the players, already starting to help our program,” Cardinal said.
With an already well-established soccer program here at Solano, Lima do Amor’s knowledge and experience of the game will add to the Solano Falcon’s arsenal and lend them an extra edge and make them that much greater.
From day one here at Solano Community College, coach Sissi has already pushed the women’s soccer team, showing them the next level of hard work and soccer play. What Sissi wants out of the team is commitment and desire to come from the players, to
push themselves and do their best. “She took over one of my teammates positions and I was working with her. By the end I was just on the floor because she worked me that hard,” Sjobberg said. Coach Sissi also already knows what it means to be a student athlete as she coached previously at Los Positas College.
“Don’t forget they’re still student athletes, they have to take care of their education first and then soccer comes after. That is something that these girls cannot forget,” Sissi said. “I’m looking forward to this season and always trying to do my best and help them as much as I can,” Sissi said.
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Assistant Coach Sisleide Lima do Amor for the SCC women’s soccer team observes goalkeeper Danelle Hendershot during a team practice, Aug. 20, 2014,
women’s soccer games Aug 29 Cosumnes River College Fairfield 3:30 pm Sept 5 Evergreen Valley College Fairfield 3:30 pm Sept 6 Alumni Game Fairfield 5 pm Sept 9 American River Fairfield 4 pm Sept 12 Mt. San Antonio Walnut 6 pm Sept 19 Modesto Modesto 4 pm * Sept 23 Contra Costa College San Pablo 3:30 pm * Sept 26 Mendocino Ukiah 3:30 pm * Sept 30 Napa Valley College Fairfield 3:30 pm * Oct 3 Marin Fairfield 3:30 pm * Oct 7 Yuba Marysville 3:30 pm * Oct 10 Folsom Lake Folsom 3:30 pm * Oct 14 Los Medanos Pittsburgh 3:30 pm Oct 17 Fresno Fresno 4 pm * Oct 21 Contra Costa Fairfield 3:30 pm * Oct 24 Mendocino Fairfield 3:30 pm * Oct 28 Napa Valley College Napa 4 pm * Oct 31 Marin Kentfield 3:30 pm * Nov 4 Yuba Fairfield 3 pm * Nov 7 Folsom Lake Fairfield 3 pm * Nov 12 Los Medanos Fairfield 3 pm Nov 22 Regional Playoffs Round 1 TBA TBA * Indicates a Bay Valley Conference- Bay Division Game (home games in bold)
women’s volleyball games Sept. 5 Sept. 10 Sept. 12 Sept. 17 *Sept. 19 *Sept. 24 *Sept. 26 Oct. 1 *Oct. 3 *Oct 8 Oct 10 *Oct 15 Oct 17 *Oct 22 *Oct 24 *Oct 29 *Oct 31 *Nov 5 *Nov 7 *Nov 12 *Nov 14
Solano Classic Sac City Classic Diablo Valley Classic Falcon Classic Los Medanos College Napa College Contra Costa College BYE Yuba College College of Alameda College of Marin Laney College Alumni Game Los Medanos College Napa College Conta Costa College BYE Yuba College College of Alameda Marin College Laney College
Fairfield Sacramento Pleasant Hill Fairfield Fairfield Fairfield San Pablo
4 pm & 5:45 pm 3 pm & 5 pm 2 pm & 4 pm 4:30 & 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm
Fairfield Fairfield Kentfield Oakland Fairfield Pittsburg Napa Fairfield
6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm
Marysville Oakland Fairfield Fairfield
6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm
*Indicates a Bay Valley Conference- Bay Division Game
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SPORTS
Solano Community College tennis team coming soon Carlo Marzan Sports editor cmarzan@solanotempest.net
One would think that with the decrease in amount of enrollments here at Solano Community College, we couldn’t possibly imagine any sports team returning. However, the tennis program would like to think differently. With the amount of tennis advocates and players around the Solano Community College area and the fact that Solano has the biggest tennis courts available in the Solano County area, it would only make sense that there be a team to use the facilities. As an open court, the tennis facilities are used for casual players, tennis clinics, and tennis tournaments. No team seems to be making use of the tennis courts…yet. NorCal Hall of Famer and director of the Cello International Tennis Academy (CITA) Phil Cello has been working hard to push for a tennis team to be established here at the college. Through the CITA, Cello holds tournaments and tennis clinics to not only make use of the tennis courts on campus, but to also generate funds that will go towards creating a team for Solano. “We work on maintaining courts, making court improvements, and running tournaments to utilize the courts and taking the proceeds from the tournaments and using them to fund some initiatives that are going to benefit the college, the students, and the faculty. One of those initiatives is to have a tennis team,” said Cello. Cello has already donated $12,000 raised during seven tournaments held to help create a tennis program at Solano with five more tournaments to still be held before the year ends.
“A lot of those people that came to play in those tournaments, they didn’t know this college was here,” said Cello. Having a tennis team and tennis program at Solano can create awareness for both the tennis facilities at Solano and the college as a whole. “It’s going to bring people out to the college and they’re going to begin to recognize that it’s here,” said Cello. Solano already has a history of having to discontinue sports teams, getting rid of the football and aquatics teams back in 2012. The accession of a new tennis team would be a complete 180 degree turn around in the sports programs here at Solano. Such news could push for change and warrant for other sports team to return or even see new ones come through.
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Student Paul Saleh of the Cello International Tennis Academy held at SCC practices returns and follow throughs, Aug. 27, 2014, at Solano’s main campus in Fairfield.
“We’ll get to play with other colleges. That’ll be great,” said Joraq Magbanua, who has been attending Solano Community College for three semesters. Magbanua hopes to join the tennis team once it goes through. “We are going to be talking with the new athletic director [Erik Visser] and we are hopeful that we may be able to get on schedule possibly in spring with a team. If not spring, [then] for sure the fall of 2015,” Cello said. Solano College athletic director Erik Visser said he will be meeting with Cello sometime this week. With talks between Cello and Visser in the works, a Solano Community College tennis team will possibly come into fruition come either Spring or Fall of 2015. A hope for one team is hope for them all.
Tennis pro/head coach Michael Fischer returns hits from students of the Phil Cello Tennis Academy on SCC’s 12 tennis courts weekday afternoons, Aug. 27, 2014, on the main campus in Fairfield. (Steve Reczkowski/Tempest)
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Phil Cello works directly with students of his tennis academy Aug. 27, 2014, on the main campus in Fairfield. Cello is seen here feeding balls to a student working on returns and follow throughs.