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CRIME BLOTTER Sentra smacked
An apparent hit and run in the Theatre Parking Lot damaged a female student’s parked green Nissan Sentra between 9:15 a.m. and noon Monday, Farmer said. Her car was parked northwest of the C4 light pole. She returned to find that an unknown vehicle had struck her rear passenger bumper of the car which created a large dent, Farmer said. The female speculated that the driver of the car parked next to hers might have been the perpetrator but the driver of that car denied it. The victim said she is also going to file a police report, Farmer said.
Hungry thief
A male employee at Orange Coast College reported a box of loose change, some bills and two boxes of granola bars were stolen from his filing cabinet. The apparent petty theft happened in Special Services Room 122 sometime between 5 p.m. on Sept. 28 and and 8 a.m. on Oct. 1, Farmer said. The victim reported that a box of loose change and perhaps some dollar bills totaling around $15 was stolen from his top drawer of his filing cabinet. Two boxes of granola bars from his bottom drawer were also stolen. The total loss value is about
$25. Farmer advised him to lock his filing cabinet and office door in the future.
Phone home
An iPhone 4, along with its charger, was reportedly stolen from a female vendor’s vehicle at the swap meet in the Adams Avenue Parking Lot Saturday. The car was left unlocked and the victim said she suspects two children wearing green soccer uniforms were the culprits as she saw them passing by her vehicle three or four times. The iPhone 4 and charger is valued at a total of $300-$400.
Car tampering
A female student reported an attempted theft of her catalytic converter from her silver twodoor Toyota 4Runner Wednesday between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Farmer said the student realized something was terribly wrong when the sound of her car engine was totally different. She checked the bottom of her car and found the bolts of the converter were partially unscrewed. With the rising costs of gold and platinum, Farmer said the thieves wanted to trade in the converter through a recycling center for a few hundred bucks. —The Crime Blotter was compiled by Lisa Stephanian from Campus Safety reports.
Corrections and clarifications
In the Oct. 3 issue of the Coast Report the article “Success Center hit hard,” should have stated Debbie Raskin said that the center has had to run off of limited funding, not off of no funding at all.
Also, the story should not have said the Title III grant financed the dental lab. The Student Success Center Writing Center was moved into the former dental lab building.
OCTOBER 10, 2012
Coast Report scores big
Campus paper wins awards for print and online editions.
BY COAST REPORT STAFF The Coast Report and several of its writers and editors were honored with awards during the Journalism Association of Community Colleges annual regional conference over the weekend at Cal State Fullerton. The Coast Report won a General Excellence plaque for its print edition, a contest that considers every aspect of the paper including stories, photos, editorials and design. It is one of the most coveted awards at the conference. For the first time, the Coast Report’s online video journalism and photo slideshows were highly recognized with several awards in both categories. “It is very competitive and students should be very proud of their performance at the conference,” said journalism Faculty Adviser Cathy Werblin. “These students work hard every week putting out a top-notch paper and it is wonderful for them to be recognized for their efforts. “ The Coast Report competes against other college newspapers that publish every other week, once a month and in some cases only twice a semester. Josh Francis, Coast Report editor in chief, received several awards. He won a merit award for enterprise story/series, fourth place
Photo by Sarah Borean
Coast Report photo editor Sarah Borean took a fourth place award for this on-the-spot photo of keynote speaker Corey Johnson.
for front page design and an honorable mention for feature photo. Francis was given the merit award for his series on salary increases and the budget crisis on campus. Staffer James Delahoussaye also contributed to the series. Other print winners included Patrick Pham who received two honorable mentions for sports game stories and Lindsay Peters who won fourth place for her editorial cartoon. Also, two graphics students were awarded honorable mentions. The Coast Report worked with one of the college’s digital media arts classes to assign and design
graphics for the paper. Graphics by Sonali Bandaranayake and Keoni Ceballos about how to make a Peep and changes in collegiate baseball were recognized. Online winners included Blake Veit, Jake Roberts, Nate Ashton and Alyssa Endicott who won an honorable mention for their video on last semester’s protest over administor salary increases and a third place award to Roberts and Veit. Ashley Rogers and Veit also won a third place award for their online photo essay. Coast Report staffers also competed in on-the-spot contests
during the two-day conference and were awarded with plaques in two categories. Feature editor Jennifer Lane took home a fourth-place award for her feature story on Knott’s Scary Farm. Reporters at the conference attended a press conference on the annual event which was interrupted by a variety of gouls and zombies. Following the event reporters had one hour to put together a story. Photo editor Sarah Borean took a fourth place award for her on-the-spot picture of keynote speaker Corey Johnson.
Wheelchair rugby competition heads to Orange Coast
The Spirit of Ability Club and Disabled Students Programs and Services will hold the Ninth Annual Bill Alvarez Memorial Wheelchair Rugby Exhibition Sat-
urday in the Orange Coast College Basil H. Peterson gym. Doors will open at 10:30 a.m., and the games will begin at 11 a.m.
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All proceeds will benefit scholarships for disabled students. Last year the event raised nearly $2,000. Organizers are looking for donations and any financial
support to help with this event. There is a suggested donation of $5 at the door. Contact a DSC or club member for volunteer opportunities.