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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Campus-wide evacuation for The Great California Shakeout

Student sexually assaulted

Woman becomes a victim near college BRIANNA FLORES News Editor

Photos by Dylan Hughes, The Hornet

Dramatic effects: Students on campus simulate injuries during the earthquake drill. FC prepares for the highly anticipated earthquake that is rumored to hit California in the next 20 to 25 years.

National earthquake drill shakes up awareness at FC. JOE JAUREGY Hornet Reporter

Over a thousand students and faculty evacuated their classes and assembled in the quad to participate in the third annual Great California Shakeout this morning.

Students and faculty took cover in their classrooms before heading outside to practice saftey evacuation procedures.

Although it was the college’s first time participating in a schoolwide drill, the safety department has participated in the Great Shakeout in previous years with certain buildings.

Sergeant Jim McKamy of the Campus Safety Department thought the event successfully increased disaster awareness to the campus.

“They followed directions, they listened to the radio, and followed directives,” said McKamy of FC students, praising their handling of the situation.

Twice as many officers were present to contribute to the success of the Shakeout than in

Priority registration changes Students seek help with registration from A.S president JANET GARCIA Hornet Reporter

Registration for incoming freshman proved to be challenging as classes filled quickly for the fall semester.

Many students are requesting that the qualifications for priority registration be changed to include incoming students.

Associated Students President Maria Duque received multiple complaints regarding full classes.

“I wish I could do more to help.

As president, I speak for the student body and I’m their voice,” said Duque.

Currently, those with priority registration are veterans, athletes, disabled students, and Extended Opportunity Programs and Services students.

Next in order are students with the highest number of completed units and then registration is open for the remaining students.

“I don’t know which side to take.

How do I decide who gets priority and who doesn’t,” Duque said.

Freshman Sanyieh Abderrahman petitioned for two weeks this semester, totaling 15 classes.

“I was here from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. only to be told the classes were filled,” said Abderrahman.

This is Abderrahman’s first semester at Fullerton College and she feels very lucky to have received add codes to four of the classes she wanted.

According to Associated Students Vice President Joseph McIntosh, Fullerton and the North Orange County Community College District are looking into changing the process by removing students with 90-100 units from receiving priority registration. [ see Registration, News 2]

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previous years.

Six officers assisted with the event, along with two coordinators.

“I think, overall, it seemed organized and people cooperated,” said Abed Zarruq, 21. “I survived so I’m happy,” he said, laughing.

Friends Victoria Sanchez and Serena Porter thought the event was a waste of time.

“We just thought it was stupid,” said Sanchez. “When we asked them why we were going outside, they just told us to keep going and that’s pretty ridiculous.” [see Earthquake drill, News 2]

Laying around: A triage on the quad set the tone for the earthquake drill.

A student was sexually assaulted on the morning of October 12 near Fullerton College’s main campus.

The victim was walking on North Berkeley Avenue, adjacent to the football field at the time of the incident.

She heard footsteps coming from behind her, and was then sexually assaulted at approximately 8:45 a.m.

The suspect fled when he heard the victim scream.

To increase safety on campus, Jim McKamy, Campus Safety Coordinator, reminds FC of the escort services available to both students and staff.

“Escort services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. As long as the vehicle is parked on campus, we will meet them wherever they are and will walk them to their car,” McKamy said.

The suspect was described as a 25-year-old Hispanic male with a clean shaven head and a possible mustache. He was wearing a black, long sleeve sweatshirt, dark pants, and a backpack when he assaulted the student.

Sergeant Andrew Goodrich from the Fullerton Police Department said they are waiting for the results from the Crime Scene Investigation to return evidence from the incident for possible matches. [see Saftey, News page 2]

Oktober Monsterfest raises money for students

Photo by Jeremy Ablang, The Hornet

Monsters ball: Monster impersonators and Miss Teen Fullerton pose for a photo in the Quad during the Monsterfest celebration last Sunday to benefit FC.

Fright fest scares students on campus for a good cause.

JEREMY ABLANG Hornet Reporter

The 4th annual Oktober Monsterfest celebrated Halloween in a family event, which also raised

funds for Fullerton College student scholarships on Sunday.

Impersonators dressed as famous monsters Beetle Juice, the Bride of Frankenstein and Count Dracula entertained guests.

“I love the kids out here. It’s just a good way to spend your Sunday and have a little bit of fun,” crowned Miss Fullerton Carly Valdez said.

Music was featured by Orange County’s local cover band, “LazyBonz.” The performers sang popular music from bands Sublime, No Doubt, and Foster the People.

FC’s Quad was decorated with festive skeleton statues and life-like spider webs.

A variety of food booths were spread throughout the Quad, while a main dinning table faced the band.

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Disability Support Services hold their annual fundraiser

Veteran’s Resource Center prepares care packages

Last day to voice your Cosmetology and opinion about the Massage Therapy 16-week calendar host a spa day

Profits made from the See’s Candies Fundraiser will provide scholarships for disabled students at Fullerton College. Purchases can be made in room 842 until November 7.

Students can support Veterans by donating non-perishable goods and other items. Donations can be made in room 518 until November 10. Visit opgratitude. com for full list

Associated Students are hosting a student survey for new calendar.

If your instructor has not distributed the survey, you can may contact Student Affairs.

Body and Soul Spa Day will be held at the Anaheim Campus on Nov. 5. Proceeds will benefit services for local women who are victims of domestic. Reservations are required, call (714) 578-2942

Get a glimpse of Ragfest coming in April Visit The Muck on Oct. 27 at 7:30 p.m. for Ragfest Speakeasy Night.

Be sure to wear your favorite 1920s attire. Admission is free with the password, “orange juice” at the east side entrance of the mansion.

The festival featured beer from Bootlegger’s Brewery, Old World Hefeweizen and Palomino Pale Ale. “All the money from the booths, beer, and wine tickets will go to the Fullerton Foundations, but the bulk of it will go to scholarships for students,” Associated Students Vice President Joseph McIntosh said. [ see Fundraiser, News 2 ]

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Students interact with college representatives.

GENESIS MIRANDA Hornet Reporter

Representatives from more than 60 colleges set up tables in the Quad on Wednesday for the annual College Fair.

Students had the opportunity to speak directly to the representatives about courses offered, transfer requirements and student life on campus.

The colleges and universities that participated in the fair varied from public California universities, private colleges and out-of-state colleges.

“This is a state-mandated service that every college has to do,” said Lily Espinoza, Director of the Cadena Transfer Center.

“This college fair helps students get in touch with representatives

and receive brochures,” said Espinoza.

Some of the schools that participated included Chapman University, Azusa Pacific University, University of Southern California and Cal State Fullerton.

“APU has participated in this college fair for at least four years,” said Azusa Pacific University Transfer Counselor Stuart Wann.

“We like working with community college students and showing them the opportunities at APU,” said Wann.

“Our goal is to educate students about the Christian education at APU and how we do not have minimum unit requirements for transfer students.” Wann said.

At the Cal State Fullerton table, students asked Carmela Ocampo, Outreach Counselor, questions about the university and handed her their interest cards, which are the cards used to alert colleges of a students interest in transferring to that college.

The card requires students to fill out basic contact information so that the college can send emails about the curriculum offered.

Brochures and information pamphlets are also mailed to students.

Ocampo advised students when they should apply to CSUF and suggested that they complete the “Golden Four,” which are a series of general education courses, including critical thinking, English composition, oral communication and math, to help them transfer more smoothly.

“Our goal is to let students know that we want them to apply early for fall 2012, and have their Golden Four done by fall 2011,” Ocampo explained.

Students who were unable to attend the College Fair are encouraged to visit the Cadena Transfer Center for information and brochures about the colleges.

The next College Fair is scheduled in November.

rut. Be aware of your surroundings, where you park, and where you go,” Goodrich said.

Guns and pepper spray are self-defense mechanisms that are often encouraged, but Goodrich recommends having a cell phone in hand when walking alone, and having someone on speed dial as an effective alternative.

“You have to know how to use it or [the weapon] will not be efficient,” said Goodrich.

Students should contact the police department immediately if they are ever a victim of sexual assault.

“Evidence needs to be preserved.

If [the victim] showers after an assault, it could be detrimental to an investigation,” said Goodrich.

Both McKamy and Goodrich also recommend the “buddy system.”

Students are less vulnerable to an attack when accompanied by another person.

Goodrich explained that the victim was not raped, sexual assault is a general term that is used to describe several types of sexual offensives.

To request an escort or report any criminal action, contact Campus Safety emergency at (714) 992– 7777.

October 17 through October 23

1. Hit and Run parked vehicle October 17 - FC Parking Structure Level 1 2. Petty Theft- Stolen Bicycle October 17 - Bike Rack on the West side of the 1200 Building 3. Trespassing October 17 - 400/800 Buildings 4. Petty Theft October 18 - Bicycle rack between the pool and the 1200 Building 5. Petty Theft October 19 -Bicycle rack between the 300 and 1300 Building 6. Petty Theft Ocober 19 - 1200 Building in the Men’s locker room 7. Misdemeanor Domestic Violence October 20 - South of the 100 Building

Be aware of your surroundings [ continued from Student, News page 1] Once they have received results, the department will sketch the face of the victim.

There have been extra patrols circulating the area to ensure safety, according to McKamy.

Sergeant Andrew Goodrich of the Fullerton Police Department says that students should always have a plan.

Goodrich urges students to be vigilant, cautious and to avoid complacency.

“It’s human nature to get in a

Fundraiser benefits Fullerton students [continued from ‘Oktober’, News page 1] The festival raffled hotel tickets, a bottle of wine and $150 cash, in addition to the 2012 Ford Mustang.

“It’s not bad. It’s nice and laid back. With fundraisers, you win some, you lose some,” McIntosh said.

“Ultimately, it’s good to see the community come out and have a good time.”

The Haunt Makeup booth offered free face paintings for children, and by the end of the Monsterfest, nearly ever child had visited the booth for a temporary Halloween mask.

A red 2012 Ford Mustang and a Ford Focus Hatchback were showcased to the crowd with three Halloween themed hotrods presented alongside the Fords.

“We heard about this before, and we wanted to do something

nice and fun. They have good food and music,” Diane Sandvold, FC alumni, said.

The family festival was a threehour fundraiser that celebrated October’s favorite holiday and student success.

The Oktober Monsterfest was sponsored by McCoy Mills, Bootlegger’s Brewery, Holiday Inn, and School’s First Credit Union.

Monsters were provided by Creative Motion Entertainment.

New registration to help incoming Freshmen [ continued from ‘Priority’, News page 1] The proposed change could take effect by fall of 2012.

McIntosh explained that a similar process in place for those with 90 units or more who are receiving financial aid.

“Many feel this would be a great step towards helping new freshman students to get some of the classes they so desperately need,” said McIntosh.

The freshmen students who were unsuccessful in registering for classes were either placed on a waitlist, or petitioned for classes.

Petitioning is often difficult and

many students are turned away due to state funding.

Engineer major, Noor Awad, petitioned along side other students and was turned away from all but two classes.

“I feel students who petition are more likely to stay in the class because they worked so hard to get it,” said Awad.

A major concern regarding priority registration is students enrolling in a course and dropping the class later in the semester.

This is a huge concern not only for the student body but also the faculty, expressed Duque.

Kendall Meersman knows first

hand about being forced to drop a class. Meersman is a student with a disability who receives priority registration.

“Sometimes I’m forced to drop because I will fail the class because the material is too hard for me,” said Meersman. .“Fullerton is a stepping stone,” Duque said, “It’s a beautiful place to be, but students should stay focused on the goal to graduate or transfer.”

Duque hopes that if the priority registration structure changes, those who lose their priority understand that it’s for another’s education and future.

participants about this year to better tackle the next Shakeout.

“We’re definitely going to do this next year,” McKamy said.

Earthquake drill for Californians [continued from‘Campus wide’News page 1 ]

Besides the evacuation drill, some students took place in a triage, also known as a mass casualty incident, to demonstrate the injuries that could be sustained in an earthquake.

Makeup effects simulated scrapes and cuts and the smeared blood replicated possible effects caused by a major earthquake.

Fullerton College President Rajen Vurdien attended the event wearing a bright yellow vest with “INCIDENT CMDR.” emblazoned on it.

Throughout the drill, he consulted with McKamy, keeping track of the day’s events over a walkie-talkie.

The Campus Security department is waiting for feedback from faculty

Photo by Danielle Hoyt, Entertainment Editor

Rolled out: Student participates in mass casualty drill during The Shakeout.

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A road of opportunities on a green RV

PBS series comes to offer the chance for a road trip of a lifetime.

MARGAUX BROOKE Hornet Reporter

Piling three college students into a green RV and setting off on a cross-country road trip would definitely qualify as an adventure.

But what if it could also help you discover your passion in life?

That is the overall goal for Roadtrip Nation, and the concept of the PBS series based on participants’ journeys.

Roadtrip Nation invaded campus on Wednesday to encourage students to explore what’s out there in the world.

“We aren’t here to tell people what to do with their lives. That is the exact opposite of why we are here,” said Jennifer Ho, Roadtrip Nations’s National Events Director.

“We want to empower people to explore other paths, even ones outside of their comfort zone, just to see what’s out there.”

Roadtrip Nation began with Nathan Genhard, Brian McAllister and Mike Marriner, three college graduates from Laguna Beach, who weren’t happy with their current paths in life. Though they had obtained degrees in business administration, biology and communications, they did not want to conform to societies expectations of whatever their careers should be.

They set out on a three-month, cross-country road trip in a green RV, now known as, “The Legend”, which currently sits inside Roadtrip Nations’ headquarters. They wanted

Photo by Margaux Brooke The Hornet

The green showstopping bus: Students gathered around the Green RV to hear the director and Antoine Sanchez speak before exploring inside the RV.

to discover themselves and their The organization spoke at a passion by interviewing others who “Career & Life Planning” class at had already found theirs.

FC that Sanchez was enrolled in a In the process, these men few years ago. discovered that many students were “They showed us an episode also feeling unsure of what to major from their New Zeland season. I in or what career path to pursue. thought it was really awesome This began the Roadtrip Nation but I was also discouraged at first. movement.

They made it seem like thousands In 2003, the organization came of students were applying, so why out with a book entitled “Roadtrip would they pick me?” he said.

Nation: A Guide to Discovering ”Luckily, one of the Roadtrippers Your Path in Life.” They also pulled me aside after and talked to produced a documentary of their me and the rest is history.” original road trip entitled “The Sanchez is an example for Open Road,” which has since other FC students that anyone can grown into a reality television series become a Roadtripper. on PBS. “We got to interview Joe Rogan Former student Antoine Sanchez (Fear Factor) in Los Angeles and of Whittier, is currently on season a top chef in Las Vegas, Rick eight of the organizations “Green Moonen. As we moved East, we got RV Roadtrip” series. to meet one of the Vice President’s

of marketing for AT&T. That was pretty cool,” said Sanchez. “I even got to meet my personal hero, Alex Ross, a graphic novelist of Chicago.”

Every time a Roadtripper interviews someone new, that person comes aboard the Green RV and leaves their mark, literally, by writing an inspirational quote along with their autograph on the inside of the RV walls, including the ceiling.

There are no exact molds that Roadtrip Nation is trying to fill when picking students for the show.

They are just looking for those with a drive to see what the world has to offer.

“The biggest thing we consider when choosing a Roadtripper is their reason for why they want to go on the show. We aren’t an

MTV reality show. We’re not picking people for the drama,” said Chrystal Heintz, music supervisor for Roadtrip Nation.

“We’re looking for people who want to get outside of their comfort zone and who want to explore,” Heintz said.

Each season, groups of three are chosen to hit the road for six weeks, where they will eat, sleep and live on the Green RV. The group will be given the opportunity to interview up to 30 individuals who specialize in different fields.

The Roadtrippers will plan the entire trip themselves, including where they want to go, who they want to interview and where and when the interview will take place.

Over the course of the trip the

three Roadtrippers will share their personal story and thoughts to the people they meet and to the camera.

The application deadline for the next season of the “Green RV Roadtrip” series is December 15.

“I need to figure out what I want to do,” said former FC student, Darlene Dzul who currently works at the Career Center. She was with her friend, Nohemi Duran, who is a communication major.

“We’re interested in doing the Indie Roadtrip,” Duran explained.

“We have to apply and hopefully we’ll get the grant and be able to do our own road trip soon. Then we can go wherever we want and interview whoever we want with a little help from Roadtrip Nation.”

Roadtrip Nation’s, “Indie Roadtrip” is entirely different from the “Green RV Roadtrip.” The concept is the same but there is no Green RV and no camera people.

The Indie Roadtrip is designed for students to go on their own road trip on their own schedule and travel wherever they want, however they want and interview whomever they choose and the organization will fund it.

Janine Cirrito, a coordinator at the FC Career and Life Planning Center is a huge supporter of Roadtrip Nation and has been inviting them to the campus every semester for the past couple years.

“There was nothing like this (Roadtrip Nation) around when I was in College. If there had been I definitely would have taken advantage of it. I totally recommend students check out the organization,” she stated encouragingly.

The hearts are back Kickboxing classes kick students into Local artists create art to help benefit local shape while teaching them self-defense programs in Fullerton JALINA MARTINEZ Local Editor

The heart sculptures are back in Downtown Fullerton in efforts to raise funds for All the Arts for all the Kids Foundation, but they won’t be for long.

The Foundation is a nonprofit organization that has partnered with the Fullerton School District to provide funds for the arts.

This year, six mosaic hearts were made by local artists. Ivy Johnson and Beth Johnson Silverman, Carol Towler, Sue Ferrante, Jan Comstock Dell’Ario, Katherine England, and The Art Breakers all contributed their artistic abilities.

Five of the hearts were installed along the Harbor Blvd. median in downtown Fullerton and the sixth one, a depiction of Avalon, was installed on Catalina Island.

This week is the last week the hearts will be part of Downtown.

The hearts will be auctioned off on Oct. 29 at the Fullerton Museum Plaza for the 18th Annual Artist’ Pin Auction.

The proceeds from the hearts benefit the art programs in Fullerton elementary schools.

The event starts at 6 p.m. with a preview and the auction begins at 7 p.m. There will be food and beverages, guest auctioneers, live entertainment and the chance to win prizes. Tickets to the even cost $40 per person.

Through their events and fundraisers such as auctioning off the hearts, the Foundation raises not only money for art programs but also raise awareness of the importance of the arts for children.

If you don’t feel like bidding on a heart you can buy a ticket to be entered to win one. A ticket costs $50 for the opportunity to win Ferrante’s “Finale” heart, which stands at 5 feet.

Not sure what you would do with a heart? The Foundation’s website suggests almost 100 different things to do with a heart including putting it in a garden or giving it to someone you love.

Popular PE class

leaves you empowered dfhdkfjfhkdsjfh STEPHANIE ORNELAS Hornet Reporter

Students all over Fullerton College are lining up every semester to jump on board one of the most popular physical education classes on campus.

Kickboxing is not only a good cardio workout, it is a great stress reliever and it allows students to explore their athletic abilities.

The physical strength part is not the onlycritical factor in kickboxing, it is also important to constantly stay on your toes as you are dodging each hit thrown at you.

Something else that should be considered is the one-on-one physical contact that every student must face when enrolling in the kickboxing class.

The amount of time spent so close to your opponent could force any timid student out of their

comfort zone.

Raelena Pedroza, ethnic studies major said that kickboxing is definitely out of her comfort zone.

“It was weird for me. At first I wasn’t comfortable but now it motivates me and gives me confidence,” said Pedroza.

Despite the high level of physical contact, coaches and instructors encourage students to enroll in kickboxing classes.

Football coach and kickboxing instructor Jason Vandiver said that kickboxing “is a great way to keep your physical fitness up because you are constantly on the move.”

Having been experienced with kickboxing for ten years, Vandiver went on to explain how the mixture of punches and kicks will cause you to exert more energy than simply just running or riding a bike.

FC student Lauren Taylor is a first time kick-boxer who thinks the sport is unique and different than all her other classes.

“It’s great exercise and it’s a nice break from all my normal classes,” Taylor said.

Courtesy of James Navarette

Getting into shape: Dane Rosse warmed up by practiciing his kicks.

Kickboxing, also known as PE 163, is a way to explore your physical intensity.

It requires physical one-on-one contact that may feel uncomfortable

when you start, but when you are finished you can feel fearless, full of confidence and energy.

Muggles race to capture the famous golden snitch Fans of the popular franchise work to recreate the film’s sport.

STEPHANIE ORNELAS Hornet Reporter

Photo by Dylan Hughes The Hornet

Grand Finale: Ferrante’s heart entitled “Finale” stands in the median.

Who ever said quidditch didn’t exist must not have had Fullerton College in mind.

Famous from the motion picture Harry Potter, quidditch has now rapidly become a popular sport throughout community colleges and universities all over the country.

Quidditch is not only a sport that requires a large amount of imagination; it also requires strength, endurance and aggression.

It is a sport that involves constant running and physical contact.

Fullerton College student and quidditch team coordinator

Melanie Pleasant is enthusiastic and confident about starting a quidditch team on campus.

Only one thing stands in her way, Pleasant needs six more signatures for the club to officially begin.

“It’s an intense sport and we need a good solid group,” said Pleasant.

Pleasant, who first got the idea from Princeton University’s YouTube video, went on to discuss how the sport is exactly like how it is in the movie, except you don’t fly.

Quidditch members will even have to carry a broomstick between their legs at all times. “That’s what makes it that much more unique,” Pleasant said.

Fullerton College isn’t the only school to jump on board the quidditch bandwagon.

Schools like UCLA, USC and Princeton already have a league set up and have begun matches.

Once the quidditch club gets its final signatures, practices, matches and uniforms will be discussed.

Practices will be once a week and matches will be scheduled against other quidditch teams including universities.

“Our advisor is Robert Lundergon who teaches in the humanities department,” Pleasant said.

Pleasant will continue to make in-class announcements and through social networking, will continue to recruit students and keep them updated about the team.

“All we need is six signatures as soon as possible and everything else will fall into place,” Pleasant said.

You can find more information on the Fullerton College quidditch team on Facebook under FC quidditch team.

Photo Illustration by Kelsee Larue

Flying high: Students hope to begin a quidditch team.

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UC admission changes for the better

For several years high school students have based where they go to college on their high school transcripts and SAT scores.

The University of California system has recently changed their requirements for admission, allowing more high school graduates to be eligible for admission.

Students will still have to complete the a-g courses (general education classes) and maintain the minimum grade point average that was required.

One of the major changes that they have made is that students are no longer required

to submit two SAT subject tests in order to be accepted into their school of choice.

Many past high school graduates saw it as a death sentence to fail the SAT’s or even skip them at all because they were required to even be considered.

Past students spent countless hours and days preparing for these tests that will not even make a difference in their future after they are admitted into the school.

According to the new Fall 2012 admissions requirements, students are not required to take the two

tests, but if they happen to take them and get as good grade, it can increase their chances for admission.

These rule changes are another way that the education system in California is trying to get more motivated students motivated to move onto a four year college.

The way they pursue this is misleading in the fact that they do not require the SAT’s to be taken but say it can help your admission process.

With the changes made to the admission criteria, the top 9 percent

According to the FDA, men who had sex with other men had HIV prevalence 60 times higher than the general population at that time.

The FDA’s intentions were to protect all people who received blood transfusions from the increased risk of exposure to any potentially infected blood.

That was 34 years ago, when the technology was not nearly as advanced as it is today.

Testing for HIV was not as accurate and could not be detected as early as it can be today.

With today’s technology, HIV can be detected about 10 days after contraction in comparison to the average 25 days to three months in 1977.

Denying gay men of donating blood on the basis of HIV prevention is unjust.

If gay men are banned because of a fear for the spread of HIV, then all sexually active members of the general population should be banned too.

Rather than banning gay men from donating blood, the government should require testing to take place.

Besides, asking a couple questions regarding your health when donating blood, the only tests that are taken are to test blood pressure and iron levels.

This means that anyone could potentially spread sexually transmitted diseases.

It is then up to lab technicians to run tests on the blood to make sure it is clean and acceptable to be used for medical purposes.

The ban only decreases the availability of blood needed that can help people.

By banning gay men from donating blood, the government limits its number of resources of needed blood.

Like many of the other policies implemented against homosexuals, this policy unjustly takes away a right from a U.S. citizen.

America is supposed to be a land of equal opportunity where everyone is given unalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

In this case, gay men are denied their unalienable rights and equal opportunity and that needs to be changed.

of every California high school senior class is guaranteed admission to UC’s.

This is better for students than previous years, when only the top 4 percent of the graduating class was guaranteed admission.

In addition, students who do not meet the eligibility index, which is the SAT tests and a-g requirements, can now be considered to be admitted with this policy.

According to the official UC requirements, 12.5 percent of high school graduates in California are going to be guaranteed admission with these new requirements.

In the past only 10 percent of seniors in California were guaranteed admission to UC’s making it difficult for students who ranked high in their class to get into schools.

Those students that fall in that percentage will be reviewed by the university for the new requirements, but will not be admitted solely on being in that category as it was before.

The new specifications bring up questions about how the UC’s are going to fit all these new candidates into their schools.

Colleges are already very

Donating should be allowed for all SADIE WEST

Hornet Reporter

In 1977, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned all men who have or have had sex with another male from ever donating blood.

Today, this policy remains in the U.S., but has been lifted in the U.K. Health officials in the U.K. implemented a policy that allows gay men to donate blood as long as they haven’t had sexual relations with another man in the previous year.

The U.S. still holds gay men subject to a lifetime ban on donating blood.

Since America is supposed to be a land of equal opportunity, this policy that was put into place 34 years ago goes directly against what all Americans now stand for.

In 1977, when this policy was implemented, the policy made sense. During this time, gay men had a higher risk of contracting and spreading HIV.

overcrowded and by making admission into schools easier, the question on whether the colleges will be admitting more students or not comes up.

Overall, these requirements will effect community college admission as well as all university admissions.

With these new requirements, it may help with the overflow of new students every semester.

With less students attending community colleges, the easier it will be for students to get classes and transfer or to graduate.

Law tries to prevent gun harm JEREMY ABLANG

Hornet Reporter

Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 144 that prohibits the open-carrying of guns,which will go into effect January 1st.

After the law goes into effect, the penalty for publicly displaying your handgun could be up to one year in prison and a $1,000 fine.

The previous California gun laws allowed firearms to be carried but not allowed openly in belt holsters that are not concealed.

A Taser or Mace would be far more effective for protection than a handgun with no bullets.

According to Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca,“For law enforcement officers and community Illustration by Rebecca Silveyra members, any type of weapon being carried, openly or concealed, could appear as a threat to their wellbeing and is regarded as a public safety threat.”

The point of this bill is not to restrict gun enthusiasts from California University.

While many students who follow displaying their treasured handguns, Luke Sever, a student at Cal the laws to come here do not have but to minimize potential risks.

Law enforcement officers can State Long Beach, who is majoring access to this kind of aid, it is a slap not afford to waste time on potential in construction engineering in the face to all legal boundaries risks when their attention could be management explained, “It is regarding immigration. used somewhere else. already difficult enough for students What kind of message does this Those opposed to the bill have with impacted majors to get send? If you are here illegally you argued that prohibiting openthe classes they need,” can reap more benefits than if you carry will cause more people said Sever. come here legally?

When transferring to a California Current students, already to apply for a Carry Concealed State school, the application attending or looking to transfer Weapons Permit.

This is a tactic to make it appear states that if a student’s intended to California schools will be, in that this bill will cause a greater major while applying is impacted, one way or another, affected threat down the road. they may not be considered by this.

However, Penal Code 12050 for admission.

When the budget cuts of the states that, the person applying With the question of whether or recent years occurred to California is of good moral character, not students who are here legally Universities, there was much uproar that good cause exists for will be able to transfer and keep and worry by Californians about the the issuance. their major. effects it would have on tuition and PC 12050 also requires the person Not only is the Dream Act impacted majors. applying for a permit to complete a adding unfair pressure to students Well, where is all of that worry course in training. who are legal residents of at now?

Applicants must take courses California, but it is completely Since we have already cut and tests regarding gun laws and unfair to those students who professors and classes, why safety to ensure they are responsible come here legally from would we unnecessarily give enough to handle a gun. other countries. students who are here illegally By signing this bill, Jerry The fact that these immigrants financial aid?

Brown made the right decision to have come here illegally have With the current problems with keep guns out of the public realm made a mockery of the laws that budgets that students are facing, and ensure that the community is are in place for immigration to the the Dream Act makes no sense continually safe.

United States. for California.

Enforcing the rules Dream Act adds pressure JESSICA WILSON

NICOLE should we implement a stricter DERAKHSHANIAN punishment for the violation of this Hornet Reporter

Since July 1, 2007, Fullerton College has been a smoke-free campus.

This makes us the fourth community college to ban smoking entirely and the first to do so in Orange County.

Around FC, there are signs posted to ensure faculty and students alike know that their campus is a smoke-free environment.

However, when you find yourself sitting on the 800 Building patio, walking along the outskirts of the music building, or walking to class through the outside 1400 Building corridors, there are quite a number of students smoking cigarettes.

Despite the signs posted around campus and the worry of Public Safety approaching them about the issue, students continue to disobey the signs.

This begs the question,

school rule?

The current policy for smoking in California says that nobody is allowed to do so within 20 feet of operating doors and/or windows on campus.

Considering students do not follow this law or the rules of the school, I believe there should be harsher punishments.

Campus Safety is excellent at staying on top of students who aren’t in compliance with the parking regulations, so why not have tickets written for those who choose to violate the no smoking rule?

The American Lung Association of California acknowledged our efforts in 2008 for attempting to make our campus a smoke-free one.

The Associated Students have done an amazing job in taking care of all the formalities that come along with banning the use of tobacco products on campus, the least we can do is respect this.

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Entertainment Editors Danielle Hoyt Allan West

Local Editor Jalina Martinez

News Editor Briana Flores

Sports Editor Jesse Ghawaly

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Adviser Jay Seidel

California’s recently signed Dream Act is scary for transfer students with already impacted majors and new high school graduates who are trying to get into college.

The California Dream Act creates financial aid for students who are not legally living in the United States.

It will ultimately make it more difficult for students who are citizens, to get classes or transfer.

With majors already impacted from the budget cuts in recent years, the recently signed Dream Act doesn’t make sense for California college students who are already struggling.

It is not fair for students who are already attending California Universities as well as those who are looking to transfer to any

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JESSICA WILSON

Hornet reporter

Fullerton College’s library hours are too narrow for many of its students to take advantage of the library’s ideal studying environment.

FC library has one of the most pleasant studying atmospheres of any of the nearby community colleges.

With welcoming staff, pleasing aesthetics on the interior and exterior of the library and access to an abundance of materials, FC’s library provides the perfect context for students to perform well academically.

However, there are students who have the flexibility in their schedules to work around FC’s limited library hours of operation.

It is no surprise that many students balance a full-time school schedule with a part-time or

Should FC library be kept open longer for students with limited study time in a day?

full-time job, since it is a community college.

For most students who work and go to school, it is rare that there is time for studying and homework during the middle of the week, which leaves the weekend as the prime time to study.

Currently, the Library is open Monday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and is closed on Sunday.

This leaves very few hours for most students to benefit from all that the FC Library has to offer.

Because studying done in libraries has been shown to produce more efficient methods of studying with less distraction, broadening FC’s library hours would contribute to academic success for its students.

A study at Salisbury University in Maryland found that external distractions while studying inhibit academic success.

Results have shown that studying in libraries increase students’ concentration and result in better use of the time spent studying.

FC students aren’t the only ones who wouldn’t mind having a few extra hours in the library.

When Efrain Villanueva, a member of Fullerton College Library’s staff, was asked if he would mind working a few extra hours on a Friday or Saturday, replied “I wouldn’t mind at all. I love my job.”

Because the FC Library provides such a great learning environment for those who attend FC. It is a shame that so many students don’t get to enjoy it because of its limited availability on friday, saturday and on sunday.

FC should definitely think about extending the library hours for those students who want to study without any distractions, but cannot due to the library’s current open schedule.

NICOLE and 1024.

DERAKHSHANIAN There is Hornet Reporter

Open a total of 59 hours per week, the Fullerton College school library has always been a place for students to retreat and have complete solitude to study or just spend time relaxing.

They are free from the distractions that might occur in their day to day lives.

At a glance, there are approximately a dozen people maintaining the library there to help teachers and students alike with anything the library can offer.

In addition to the FC library being a student’s source of computers, printers and other means that they might not be able to access all the resources at home, there is an Academic Support Center, four computer labs located in rooms 2000, 511, 611,

By The Numbers

g n i v i L y h Healt Which is better for you coffee or tea?

wages and salaries of the also conveniently various people would have to for students a Counseling and increase with the increased hours Student Development Center, a of opperation.

Math Lab, a Skills’ Center, and a The times during the week Transfer Center available cover the vast majority for students. of the time students are Also, there is a Tutoring on campus.

Center, a Workforce Center and a In addition to those hours, the Writing Center. library is also open on Fridays from Every single one of the places 7:30 a.m to 2 p.m. listed has a number of computers Also they are open on Saturday and staff members to help FC from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. students be successful in their When asking students what college career. they felt about the situation, That being said, the FC library the comments were all is not the only place where very similar. students have the atmosphere and Student Andrew Hilger answered sources to do all of their saying, “Of course it would be school work. nice to have longer hours in the With the budget cuts affecting library, but I don’t think they all people involved with the are necessary.”

Cinco de Mayo celebrated California Should public school systems, Thebe library is open an adequate expanding the hours thatin America? the amount of time and it is fine library is open is just simply not a for students who have limited luxury that FC can afford time to relax and quietly study to have. because the hours are not And why should it need to too short. be provided?

Having the library open longer With the number of employees will just lead to wasted time maintaining the facility, hourly and energy.

It’s time to settle the long standing and If you are a coffee drinker, then it will Coffee has about double the caffeine perhaps most notorious debate of our be a daunting challenge. content than tea. young generation.

Back to the question at hand, is it tea In Japan, citizens drink an It’s a question that nearly everyone or coffee that is the best for your body’s average of three cups of green tea has asked themselves in those many overall health? a day. tough mornings that all college Caffeine is the only benefit from coffee Japan has a much lower cancer rate students endure. and it is known to help people suffering than the United States, and tea attributes Is it coffee or tea? from asthma by helping their airways to that.

For many, it’s becoming a harder choice open up.

Based on studies and many research to make in a world that’s becoming more On the other hand, tea has many great projects, tea is ultimately healthier for and more health conscious. benefits to your health. you and can have the same effects as In the past, the answer has always Studies have shown that tea can help coffee but at the same time offers many been coffee. We are no doubt a nation your body fight off cancer, heart disease health benefits. ruled by those grinded beans. and even help calm you down if you are So next time you get up and load To add to the cravings, Starbucks and excessivly stressed. up the coffee pot, think about maybe other specialty coffee shops add whipped In other studies, tea has also been making some tea and have a healthy cream and flavored syrups to keep us shown to relieve arthritis pain and to be a and beneficial breakfast drink. wanting more. natural pain reliever.

-Patricia Ditzler

The amount of caffeine in an eight ounce cup of tea vs coffee:

30 - 70 milligrams VS

80 - 160 milligrams

One cup of coffee has up to:

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32

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Do you think the Dream Act is fair for citizens who were born in the U.S.?

“It is because they contribute to society, they buy our things and they should not be excluded because they came here most o0f the time without a say and they pay taxes.”

Akimetes Castillo, Firefighter

Vivek Shah, Fine Arts

“No because my family has been here my whole life and have struggled so it is not fair that we have to struggle and they can go to college without a problem.”

Sarah Sehoelles, Biology

“Yes because they came here to go to school and get an education which is positive.”

Jackie Tavera, Biology

“Its good because they have lived here and have shown that they want an education, they did not come here to cause problems, they have potential to do great. ”

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Attraction brings horror to Brea Sinister Pointe returns for yearly frights and screams for locals.

MARGAUX BROOKE Hornet Reporter

A dark, covered parking lot with prowling monsters is usually a scene that would be in someone’s nightmares. But for haunted house creator, Jeff Scheifelbein, it’s a dream made reality.

Sinister Pointe, a haunted maze located in Brea, is back and is a must see for local fright seekers.

Scheifelbein, an Anaheim Hills native has been building haunted attractions for over 16 years.

He built his first haunted house in his parents’ garage at the age of 15, but as the years progressed, the attractions became increasingly more elaborate.

In 1996, he opened his first commercial haunted house, “Nightmares ‘96”, where the Anaheim Wood Ranch Bar and Grill now sits.

“I build haunted house’s all year long for other companies, everything from the Queen Mary, to Universal Studios and the Winchester Mystery House,” he said.

Sinister Pointe has haunted Brea for four years and has done almost every theme in the book, including ones based on the movies Saw and Silent Hill. This year’s theme at their new, permanent location is hillbilly-esque.

“This is the first time where we have the ability to do a lot of detail work. Most of our haunts we are only given about a month or two to put things together and then we

have to take it right back down,” When asked about how he casts scary Santas and the like,” he stated.

Check out their website for dates, Scheifelbein said. “This permanent his monsters Scheifelbein said, “We Sinister Pointe will be terrifying times and ticket prices. location will now give us the ability have guys working for us from our locals until the end of October. to really spend all year detailing very first haunt in ‘96. every room as best we can.”

A lot of the casting is done inThe added detail seemed to pay house, the monsters tell their friends off when visitors literally ran out, and then we bring them in.” screaming at the end of the maze.

When asked for an interview, One victim was Chris Baioa of “Paul,” the gruesome hillbilly, Riverside. refused to break character and “It was a blast from beginning insisted that Sinister Pointe was to end. I was either cracking up simply “his house” and the best part or scared out of my pants. I really of the job was “all the fresh meat.” loved the interactive elements of Trevor Vaneeckhlutte of La it. It made it much more personal,” Miranda, was so impressed with he said, wiping the sweat off of his the maze that he went through the forehead. entire maze four times over the Scheifelbein explains that course of the night.

Sinister Pointe is an interactive “It was really good. The best maze where participants come to a maze I’ve ever been through. I Photo by Margaux Brooke, The Hornet crossroads and are forced to choose really liked being chased by the Lady killer: Student Kristen Stone plays the role of the famer’s daughter. the direction they want to take. chain saw guys,” he said.

Once they choose their path they Around 10 p.m. the parking lot have to physically stop and perform outside Sinister Pointe was packed a task to advance to the next room. with antsy visitors waiting to get a These tasks involve doing peak inside the menacing maze. things that would, under normal Food trucks BaconMania and circumstances, cause a person great Garlic Scapes were present to help harm, but in the maze, are more of a satisfy hungry appetites and kill mental obstacle to overcome. time while guest were in line.

“It’s $28 to try both directions “I’ve been to BaconMania ten (and all the obstacles) in the maze, times, the food is always really it’s totally worth it,” said Anthony good. Tonight I had the Sinister Dalbis of Glendora and founder of Fries,” said Dylan Ardnt a local the SoCal Zombie walk. After going Brea resident, which is a custom in one, Dalbis upgraded his ticket dish made just for the event. from General Admission ($15) to an Scheifelbein hopes one day All-Night Pass. having a haunted hotel where Several of Sinister Pointe’s visitors would have a “survive the current monsters have been night” kind of experience. working at the attraction for years.

But until then, he is focused On Monday, the haunted house on making the most out of Sinister held a “Haunter’s Night” which Pointe by holding events at the gave working monsters from location year round. other attractions like Universal “After Halloween we will Studios and Knotts Scary Farm the be focusing our energy on our Photo by Margaux Brooke, The Hornet opportunity to come check out the Christmas event, where we will Lady killer: Student Kristen Stone plays the role of the famer’s daughter. terrifying maze for themselves. have a creepy Christmas theme with

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ON CAMPUS EVENTS

"Sound Clouds" Campus Theater @ 7:30 p.m.

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Dia De Los Muertos Campus Quad @ 6 p.m.

Faculty Dance Concert Campus Theater @ 8 p.m.

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Puss N' Boots In Time The Rum Diary

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The Fall Concert Choir share their music: The singers perform all of their notes in perfect harmony and put on a show that grabbed audience's attention.

Talented student voices create a lasting impression.

DANIELLE HOYT Entertainment Editor

The Fall Choir Concert entertained students and locals Friday, featuring FC’s Chamber

The group of DJs release their new album.

DANIELLE HOYT Entertainment Editor

After nine months of production, producer-duo Cosmic Gate has released its new album, “Wake Your Mind.”

The album that has been eagerly awaited by fans is an awesome mix of hard dance and trance. It also features some collaborations with DJs such as Arnej and Andrew Bayer.

Cosmic uses a lot of ear-catching synths and plucks with catchy melodies. The power that some of these songs have is immense; some songs pull at your emotions while others make you want to get up and dance in your living room.

“All Around You” which features Myon, Aruna, and Shane 54 are a perfect example of a mix of the two different vibes. It mixes with a punchy dance beat that makes you want to shuffle around and then breaks into Aruna’s voice that just seem to strike emotion within and then back to the beats.

“Sometimes They Come Back,” which is a collaboration with Arnej, “Barra,” and “Perfect Stranger” all have the potential to be festival bangers. They are very powerful pieces that kind of just make you

Singers and Concert Choir.

The show was hosted by Director John Tebay and featured Thomas G. Leonard who accompanied the singers on the piano during their performances.

The Chamber Singers made up of more than 20 singers, were the first to perform. They sang various pieces that were from around the world in several different languages.

The next performance was from FC’s Concert Choir, which introduced a new group of singers along with a few of the same Chamber Singers who already performed in the first set.

Some songs featured solos from singers and one song, titled “Over the Sea to Skye,” featured a clarinet solo by Maggie Worsley.

The last song, “Lead Me to the

Rock,” was a song performed in English, which featured a solo sung by vocalist, Gregory Fletcher.

Moved by the performance, the singers put their books down and started clapping to along while engaging the crowds participation.

It was the perfect song to end the night. The next choir performance will be this Friday at the Wilshire Auditorium at 8 p.m.

imagine what it would be like to experience the songs live.

Not only has Cosmic Gate teamed up with other world class DJs, but they also have a few vocal trance tracks which include captivating vocals from singers Alana Aldea, Aruna, Cathy Burton, Jes and Emma Hewitt.

Hewitt has been featured in not only several of Cosmic’s previous tracks, but many other EDM producers’ albums.

A good track that features the singer is “Calm Down,” which has a good mix of vocals, a fatter synth, nice plucks and a very moving piano melody during the break Emma Hewitt and Cosmic Gate are a perfect mix when producing vocal trance.

As if Cosmic Gate’s style couldn’t range from enough styles of EDM, the producers end their album with “Beautiful Destruction” featuring, Alana Aldea.

It has amazing vocals, beautiful reverbed synths and a nice beat.

However, it has fat wobbles which gives it a dubstep sound to it. It is definitely not what we are used to hearing from Cosmic Gate.

This has probably got to be one of the best releases from Cosmic Gate. Every song from the album was well produced and makes fans eager to experience songs live.

The 90s band makes a comeback with new members.

second track. “End of Lies” was the first single, released as a free download.

The opening ballad-like feel of “Broken People” explodes about halfway through, blossoming with a pulsing guitar anthem.

It sounds like U2 or The Killers covered a Bob Dylan song.

“Irresistible Force”, a single the band released in August, features Perkins slamming away on the drums while Farrell silkily sings, “The irresistible force met the immovable object/banging and banging and banging together”.

The lyrics can’t help but make you wonder if Farrell wrote about the band’s tumultuous past, where personality conflicts supposedly led to both of Jane’s’ earlier breakups. The creative juices of Jane’s Addiction congealed well when they made “Escape Artist”. The songs that captured Jane’s fresh approach are unique, a surprisingly pleasant clash of old and new. On the ones that don’t quite work, pacing problems and feelings of disjointedness seem to plague the efforts.

Does “The Great Escape Artist” signify the beginning of change for the band? Or is the band finally figuring out its true form? Only time will tell.

JOE JAUREGUY Hornet Reporter

“The Great Escape Artist” hit the shelves Oct. 18, welcoming the return of Jane’s Addiction into the studio after eight years. The band has toured since 2008 when they reunited after their second breakup in four years. This album is the fourth since the group formed in 1985. Founding bassist Eric Avery toured with the group the last three years, but he is not featured in the studio album.

Band members Perry Farrell (vocals), Dave Navarro (guitar), Stephen Perkins (drums) and quasinewcomer, Chris Chaney (bass) worked to create a new sound that both recalls their former sound while exploring new directions at the same time. Dave Sitek of TV on the Radio contributed on bass in some songs, and bassist Duff McKagan of Velvet Revolver helped writing songs when he joined the band briefly in 2010.

“Escape Artist” opens with “Underground”, a driving tune with a killer bass hook. Farrell’s trademark voice and Navarro’s wailing guitar scream classic Jane, bleeding into “End to the Lies,” the

Rating

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Jane's Addiction "The Great Escape Artist"

Cosmic Gate "Wake Your Mind"

4 out of 5

5 out of 5

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Marilyn Manson - "Born Villian" Justin Bieber - "Under the Mistletoe" Miranda Lambert - "Four the Record" Metallica - "LuLu"

Symphonic Winds blows FC away

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Musicians play passionately: Brass players hold their instruments high.

FC band finds its groove with some classic marches.

JOE JAUREGUY Hornet Reporter

Symphonic Winds filled the Campus Theater with a mix of marches and folklore-inspired pieces for band. Miles Davis led the band playing with his trumpet.

Okay, not ‘the’ Miles Davis, but the student with the same name seemed on his way to the lofty namesake, as did the rest of the group.

More than 100 people gathered to see the Symphonic Winds last Thursday. The band was conducted

by Tony Mazzaferro with guest soloist Courtney D. Jones on trumpet.

Jones is a doctorate student at UCLA and has studied under legends like Jens Lindermann and Wynton Marsalis. He has also performed with the MET LA Theater Company and the Loudon Symphony Orchestra of Virginia.

Mazzaferro explained the evening as a folk music inspired event. One of the pieces, “American Hymnsong Suite”

by Dwayne S. Milburn explored American folk songs, while “Festal Scenes” by Yasuhide Ito played

through on variations of Japan’s folk history. The band also played pieces by John Williams and John Philip Sousa, both classic composers of marches.

Lead euphonium player Steven Hanst opened the ballad “Benediction” by John Stevens with a stirring solo. The song was originally written for a tuba quartet.

At intermission Kappa Kappa Psi, an honorary service band fraternity and sorority, gave away gift baskets in a fund-raising raffle.

Fullerton College is the only community college left in California that still has a chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi. Jones performed in the first song of the second set, with a smaller ensemble while the rest of the band got to take a seat and enjoy the show for a few minutes.

He played well, although it appeared he had technical difficulties with his mouthpiece, as he was constantly attempting to clear it of some object.

The FC Symphonic Winds will perform again Dec. 8, at the Campus Theatre.

“I don’t think there’s anything on TV that night. I checked, its all reruns,” said Mazzaferro.

The night closed with Sousa’s “The Invincible Eagle” and exhortations to attend the next FC concert.

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What's Going Down Halloween Weekend Hard Haunted (Hard) @ 2 DAYS (28-29) 18+ The Shrine Expo Hall, Los Angeles @ 5 p.m.

Night Of Terror Costume Party

Kings Hall, 5700 Paloma Ave. Los Angeles @ 10 p.m.

Neotronic Art Club 21+

4712 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood @ 10 p.m.

Escape From Wonderland (Insomniac) 18+

Dead Man's Party

NOS Events Center, San Bernardino @ 4 p.m. The Galaxy Theatre, Santa Ana @ 8 p.m.

Sutra Costume Ball 21+

1870 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa @ 9 p.m.

House of Boo

House of Blues, Anaheim @ 9 p.m.

REST UP!

Halloween: Black Celebration The Grove of Anaheim @ 9 p.m.

Halloween Howl

Columbus Tustin Park, Tustin @ 3 p.m.

Halloween Masquerade w/LA Riots 18+ The Yost Theatre, Santa Ana @ 9 p.m.

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Strong women of the past

Photos Courtesy of Christopher Vincent

All praise Frida: Look at Almanzar raise her hands to the sky, while making a joke about Diego having a frog face.

Latin American Women portrayed in Campus Theater.

ALLAN WEST Entertainment Editor

Frida does not like you: Roseanne Almanzar takes a serious look while playing Frida Kahlo during the special performance of “Tres Vidas” yesterday at the Campus Theater for those who were able to make it before noon.

Sonic demo makes me feel oh so good The classic game is back and it’s better than you thought.

ALLAN WEST Entertainment Editor

“Sonic Generations” is the latest game to feature The Blue Blur.

The demo quickly reminds you why everyone loved Sonic The Hedgehog in the first place, while at the same time reminding you why their hasn’t been a great addition to the franchise in a long time.

The demo has two levels, both of which feature the famous “Green Hill Zone”, each designed for a specific Sonic. One is for the “Classic Sonic” and the other is for the “Modern Sonic.” The classic Sonic level will instantly make you

think you’re playing the original “Sonic the Hedgehog,” but with graphics of today’s consoles.

The gameplay for classic Sonic is exactly what you think it would be. It’s side scrolling platformer with the very quick Sonic pace that fans are used to. Instead of just remaking the level from “Sonic The Hedgehog,” the developers have re-imagined it.

There are times in the level when Sonic will go through some twists and the game goes from 2D to a 3D like perspective. It doesn’t impact the game all that much, but it was a nice change and was cool to see happen the first time.

The modern Sonic level is completely different from the classic Sonic level. Since it’s modern, it’s closer to “Sonic Adventure.” It may sound like a bad thing, but it works.

The gameplay is weird. Your view quickly changes from behind Sonic to the side view of him and finally look at him running towards the screen. It sounds cool, but this is all happening while Sonic is running sonic fast, so part of the challenge is trying to keep your speed up while figuring out what you need to do to get out of the way.

The music instantly reminds you that this is a Sonic game with an updated version of the speedy beats of the classic “Green Hill Zone” theme song.

The classic control is just that; classic. The modern controls almost the same as “Sonic Adventure,” but it features a boost button that only helps to confuse you with the added speed that is Sonic.

“Sonic Generations” is worth the download if you’re looking for some high-speed platforming fun.

Paranormal Activity better than normal Another movie to scare you to sleep for Halloween.

TOMMY FELIX-NEAL Hornet Reporter

With Halloween just around the corner, Paramount Pictures has released the creepy sequel to a popular horror franchise. Instead of continuing where the last movie left off, “Paranormal Activity 3” takes us back to when it all started.

The movie begins in 1988, when young Kristi (Jessica Tyler Brown) and Katie (Chloe Csengery) keep encountering something very strange, that only Kristi can see. While their mother, Julie (Lauren Bittner), writes it all off as childhood fantasy, her boyfriend

decides to document the activity. He set up cameras all over their home, which leads him to discover that the activity is far from playful.

The atmosphere is what’s so scary about the movie. The tense feeling that something is going to happen, that continues to grow throughout the movie, keeps viewers on edge.

The events start out small and somewhat obscure, but still visible.

The knowledge that these events will keep progressing and get worse is what causes the tension, thus creating the perfect atmosphere of terror in the movie.

The story intrigues you and keeps everyone guessing. It ties the first two movies together and answers a lot of questions, as well as provides some new ones. It all comes together in the last fifteen minutes of the movie, which are a

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roller coaster of thrills.

The beauty of the movie is that the effects are not over the top, giving the feeling that everything seen was, in fact, filmed in real life. This causes a greater sense of anticipation, tension and terror. The simplicity is what pulls this movie together and makes it that much more scary.

If you are looking for a good scare, “Paranormal Activity 3” is the movie you need to see. While not as good as the original, it still lives up to its’ name.

Review “Paranormal Activity 3” Paramount Pictures

4 out of 5

Fullerton students were treated to a special performance of “Tres Vidas,” a chamber music theater work by The Core Ensemble yesterday in the Campus Theatre.

The event was free to anyone who attended and it was just a few scenes of the show that they normally do.

It started with Michael Parola, the percussionist, who took the main stage and explained to the audience what exactly they were about to witness on stage.

The performance consisted of three scenes, each one was about a different Latin American Woman.

The songs sang were written especially for this show and were all in Spanish.

The first one was about Frida

Kahlo, the famous Mexican Painter.

The second was about Rufina Amaya, an Argentinean poet and he third portrayed was Alfonsina Storni, a Salvadoran activist.

Roseanna Almanzar was the only actress who portrayed all three women and also sang every song in Spanish.

The Frida Kahlo scene started with Frida strolling in and wondering where her husband, Diego Rivera, was. As she yelled his name, she also started yelling out obscenities in Spanish, which gained big laughs from the audience.

After that, the scene quickly turned into a monologue of sorts where she tells the audience about her life.

During key points of the monologue, she jumped into a song with the help of The Core Ensemble.

For example, when she was talking about being so bored at a party that she started singing, she then started singing on stage.

After all the laughs that were

made by the Frida scene, it was all quickly bought down with the Rufina scene.

She was one of the few survivors of the El Mozote Massacre and the scene took place right after it.

It was mostly about her trying to deal with the fact her entire family is dead and that the entire town is completely burnt down.

The erratic music during the scene only amplified the unsettling feeling that was being given as Rufina spoke about the attack.

The Alfonsina scene was a nice one about her being at the beach at Mar del Plata in Argentina and having fun. She only sang one song and told a bit about how great it is to write her poems at the beach.

When all three scenes were done, Parola came back to the mic to answer questions from the audience.

“This was for the students,” said Robert Jensen, Dean of Fine Arts.

“We wanted it to be as accessible as possible, which is why it was free and at noon.”

Go to coreensemble.com for more information about the show.

Fullerton falls to IVC on a perfect day of play Wednesday October 26, 2011

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Women’s golf finished behind IVC in a tough match.

The Fullerton College women’s golf team fell to Irvine Valley at the Los Serranos Country Club last Wednesday afternoon.

The Hornets came in second place with a team score of 403 strokes in a match that had Cuyamaca College forfeit after their vehicle broke down on their way to the match.

Irvine Valley was able to stay undefeated in conference play with the help of the freshmen duo of

Halle Young and Sally Kim. The two combined for a score of 157 over the 18 holes of golf.

Young finished the match four over par with a score of 78 and Kim was able to finish the match five over par with a score of 79, despite playing the last four holes with a forearm injury after she was struck with an errant bunker shot.

Though the conditions shaped out well, Los Serranos North course can get pretty tough at times.

“It’s a lot easier than the [South course] but the reason this one gets difficult is because the wind starts blowing at you,” said women’s golf head coach, Daniel Shin.

With just a slight breeze, the Hornets couldn’t take advantage of the near perfect weather.

“The conditions are pretty

perfect right now, we couldn’t ask for anything more,” Shin said.

The Hornets’ duo of freshman Paulina Dejamco and sophomore Kristen Foss were able to keep their fellow Hornets close with their strong play in the first group.

Dejamco hit 11 over par and finished the match with a score of 85. Foss hit 15 over par and finished the match with a score of 89.

Fullerton freshman Brittni Pavala, who was slotted into the second group, started off the match struggling, but pulled it together as the day went on.

“I finally picked the right club,” Pavala said after hitting a good shot to bogey the sixth hole.

“You’re giving yourself a chance now,” Shin told Pavala. Pavala finished with a score of 93.

The extra work paid off after Shin graduated from Cerritos High School. He got accepted into UC Davis where he went on to major in psychology and become a member of the golf team.

Although he was progressing in golf, the effects of his injury were still taking a toll on his body.

“My knee would lock in when I would try to bend down and pick up a ball, which was a funny sight, but the worst feeling for me,” Shin said.

“I had teammates laughing at me telling me to get up, but I couldn’t.”

The next course of life, after college, led him to go on and play golf professionally. And on top of the professional competition, Shin received the opportunity to coach his old high school.

“I helped students achieve their goals. I had one student, Kevin

Techakanaokboon, win a [amateur golf] cup,” Shin recalls.

Shin was able to get through to the students to help them improve their game.

After Cerritos, Shin joined the staff at Coyote Hills Country Club.

Things there did not go smoothly so Shin looked into FC. The assistant coach position was available, which took and not long after, Shin took over as head coach.

“The head coaching position here at Fullerton College has been really a true blessing,” Shin said.

While coaching and playing golf professionally may not be easy, coach Shin has found a way to make it possible.

“It takes a lot of sacrifice and the only time I’m able to practice is when the sun comes up,” Shin said. “Whenever I have matches or

tournaments for the team, I’ll go out and guide them and coach them and then after I dedicate more time to practice my game.”

Being a player helps being a coach, but Shin has found that coaching has actually helped his play along the way.

“If you’re around a lot of guys they think they’re the best and I would get carried away with that too, but a lot of the players I have coached, especially the Fullerton girls, are very humble and they have inspired me to be the same way.”

Coach Shin has hit out of every bad landing that life has given him.

He had to beat out others along the way, but Shin’s humble nature and hard work developed a once cocky, football player into the professional golf player Shin is today, both on the greens and off.

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Power up: Freshman Paulina Dejamco, and No. 1 ranked on the team, crushes a ball that lands safely on the fairway of hole No. 7.

In the third and last group, freshman Ashlee Hannilan had a rough day and finished the match with a score of 156. After sailing her ball into the woods in the fourth hole, with the guidance of coach Shin, Hannilan was able to hit the fairway in one shot.

The Hornets have finished first in competition only once this season and usually finish behind Saddleback and Irvine Valley. They will face those two schools next.

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Professional golfer guides women’s golf to success SERGIO GOMEZ Hornet Reporter

Life is as unpredictable as a bullet in the air; you’ll never know the outcome of it. So if you hit a low spot or if you shoot your way into the wrong areas of life, do your best to get back on course, something that Fullerton’s head golf coach, Daniel Shin, has done.

Shin grew up loving all sports, but his main love was football.

“I put all my focus on football in high school and I thought I was going to be the next big thing,” Daniel Shin said.

Shin played on his high school football team at Cerritos High School. But bad luck made its way into the mix and Shin tore his ACL playing football. The injury would one day require him to get surgery to repair his leg.

“I was playing very well then I blew out my knee and then the only sport I could really play was golf.”

His plans were changed, not by choice but by chance and he put all his focus on the sport that has made him successful to this date, golf.

“Golf was more of a last resort after I hurt my knee, I wanted to play different sports but was unable to,” Shin said, “Physically it wasn’t too demanding on my knee so that is how I just focused on golf.”

Shin made the best of his situation and put in the extra work to perfect his golf game.

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Strong presence: Coach Shin has helped rebuild the FC golf program.

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Saddleback swarmed in rough waters

Wednesday October 26, 2011

The Hornets swam past the Guachos in a lopsided game.

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The defensive prowess of the Fullerton College women’s water polo team gave them a 14-5 victory over Saddleback last Wednesday.

With a fire being lit under them, the Hornets (15-6, 4-1) came out with a strong defense shutting down the Saddleback (2-15, 0-5) offense from the get-go.

“Pulling out the starters and putting in the girls that really want to be in there that are willing to play defense, I think that kind of gave everyone a boost,” said Fullerton coach Roy Contreras.

The superb play of Hornets goalie, Lindsey Catron, kept Saddleback in check for most of the game as she made several impressive stops on goal.

“Lindsey is just really solid in her skills, she’s just a solid player, good kid, she works hard,” Contreras said.

The strong defense led to many scoring opportunities, which Fullerton capitalized on over and over again.

“Defense was absolutely the key to the game, I still think we gave up too many shots on goal, but definitely our defense won the game

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Can’t touch this: Jordan Klein, No. 17, powers up her shot against her Saddleback defender, Rachel Novelli. Klein is a sophomore and plays attacker for FC.

today and it led to a lot of scoring opportunities,” Contreras said.

The score was 9-3 already by the time the third quarter came around, which is when Fullerton freshman, Saree Waugh, stretched the lead to 10-3 with a shot from center.

Fullerton sophomore, Karina Toriz, added another goal to put the Hornets up 11-3 with less than a minute to go in the third quarter.

With just under 10 seconds

left in the third quarter, freshman Chandler Ekman, put them ahead 12-3 with a pass from Toriz.

The fourth quarter started no different as Fullerton freshman, Celina Solano, put another goal on the board for the Hornets to make it 13-3.

It looked as Saddleback started to make a late rally when sophomore, Sydney O’Donnell, scored to make the score 13-4.

Then 30 seconds later, Saddleback’s Kristen Yonan, made the score 13-5 when she was able to score off of a rebound.

Hornets freshman, Stephanie Salas, put an end to that futile rally when she put an exclamation point on the board by scoring to make the score 14-5 to end the match.

Despite the lopsided win, the Hornets look to improve their play in the coming weeks.

“Our next focus for the next two weeks will be on our defense, I’m happy with the way our offense went, we have no problems generating goals,” Contreras said.

“We do have a problem giving up easy goals, if we are going to give up any goals, we want to make sure the other team earns them.”

The Hornets host rival Goldenwest this afternoon. Match starts at 3 p.m.

Hornets get spiked Ineffective play leads to big loss

Rustlers prove too strong for Hornets in four-set match.

ALEX MILLEDGE Hornet Reporter

Fullerton women’s volleyball team took on Orange Coast in Costa Mesa Friday night and lost 3-2 sets 17-25, 25-23, 23-25, 25-23, 8-15.

Orange Coast was tough competition for the Hornets and the conference, in general. OCC won conference last ear and before their match against Fullerton, they had shut down their last four opponents.

The loss was symbolic of the trend of recent games the Hornets have dropped.

They took on Goldenwest earlier in the week and although they claimed the first set, the Hornets could not swing the momentum in their favor and lost to the Goldenwest Rustlers last Wednesday night, 3-1 sets, 25-21, 23-25, 14-25, 22-25.

The Hornets’ (10-4, 4-3) loss was their first at home this season, but their recent play hasn’t equated to success.

“It’s always tough to lose, whether it’s at home or it’s away,” said Jason Dillard, assistant coach of the Hornets’ squad.

Goldenwest (11-3) started strong against the Hornets and went up early in the first set, but the Hornets rebounded and kept the score close.

After several lead changes, the Hornets went ahead with the 19 point and stayed ahead to win the first set, 25-21.

The Rustlers began strong again in the second set and had no plans to give another set away to the

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scrambling Hornets.

The Hornets kept the game within arm’s length and were within one point of tying the set but fell short in the end to lose the second set, 23-25.

During the third set, Goldenwest put the first six points on the board before the Hornets could even respond, and they were forced to take a timeout. It was clear the Hornets were losing their hold on the game.

The Rustlers dominated the rest of the set 25-14 and claimed the last set 25-22 to pull away with the win.

“Personally, I thought we could have came back to beat them, but we got stuck in those holes and couldn’t get out of them,” said sophomore Sigourney Rockmore.

Rockmore had 15 kills, 14 digs and three blocks.

Along with Rockmore, sophomore Chanel Gardner had 12 kills and four blocks. Freshmen Kara Stark and Jordyn Hecker combined for nine aces.

Jennifer Brazynetz had 15 digs on the night, along with Hecker, who added in 14 digs and totaled three blocks.

Team leader in assists was sophomore Samantha Adams who had 34 assists while also contributed 13 digs.

Hornets need to secure wins against their tougher opponents.

“It’s been pretty tough. It’s like one minute we connect and the next minute we fall apart and it’s hard get out the hole,” Rockmore said.

The Hornets have the challenge of the Cypress Chargers on their hands next.

They are aiming to keep pace with their conference counterparts.

The match begins at 6 p.m. away at Cypress College.

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Catch me if you can: AJ Coleman swiftly avoids a pack of Comet defenders.

FC couldn’t hold on as the Comets’ offense soared.

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Fullerton’s football team was downed by the Palomar Comets’ strike, 41-18, as the losing streak continues and the chances of a conference title seem slimmer by each game.

The Hornets (6-2, 0-2) might have seen their hopes of standing on top of the Southern Conference slip away.

“Obviously we are not going to win our conference. I can’t imagine that teams are going to lose two

games,” said Tim Byrnes, head coach of the Hornets.

The Hornets came out slow to start the first quarter, whereas Palomar came out strong.

Quarterback David Fisher ran out of the pocket then stepped up to throw a touchdown pass to receiver Nigel Westbrooks.

The Comets scored a second time when they recovered a botched punt return attempt by the Hornets that set them in good field position.

During the second quarter, a field goal score by Jesse Sandoval put the Hornets on the board.

A couple minutes later, freshman running back AJ Coleman scored on a rushing touchdown to bring the Hornets within four,14-10.

However, the four point difference would be the smallest deficit for the

Hornets the rest of the game.

The score stood at 24-10 going into the much needed break.

Though back-up running back Jason Douglas had a strong game and Freshman quarterback Conor Bednarski eclipsed 300 passing yards, there was lack of judgment and effectiveness throughout the whole game.

Jason Douglas had 13 carries for 81 yards and sophomore running back Justin Torres had two huge receptions for 69 yards. Conor Bednarski finished the night 2456 with 314 passing yards and a touchdown pass.

With the Hornets almost already out of the game, Palomar ran score to 41 during the fourth quarter.

Fullerton was ineffective throughout, as they completed only 2-16 on third-down conversions.

However they went 2-3 with scoring in the red zone when they had the chance.

Conversely on the other side, the Comets went perfect with scoring chances in the red zone and went 6-17 on third down conversions.

“I thought we had a good night.

We didn’t get any breaks, but we saw some good things. I know the score doesn’t reflect what it was, but if you take 21 points of that away, we were in the game,” said Byrnes on the loss.

Fullerton actually beat Palomar in total offensive yards, with Fullerton combining for 443 yards and Palomar combining 336 yards.

The Hornets are on the road for their next game at Grossmont this Saturday at 1 p.m.

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Looking out: Chanel Gardner and Sigourney Rockmore await the next move in their efforts to stop Goldenwest, but Fullerton has fallen into a funk lately.

Fullerton (3-10-2, 1-6-1) was shut out at the hands of the Orange Coast Pirates last Tuesday afternoon, 0-5.

The Hornets failed to get on the board and at the same time couldn’t hold off a strong Pirates’ attack.

The game proved to be representative of the entire season.

In their last eight games, the Hornets have only scored six goals, three of which came against Riverside, their only win during that span.

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Held back: OCC midfielder, Brandon Bauman, holds FC at bay.

The Las Vegas Motor Speedway was the home for the disheartening season finale of the 2011 IndyCar Series on October 16.

The 1.5 mile speedway was the host to 34 cars, racing at an average speed of 225 mph. With such a high volume of drivers and such little room to work with, the racetrack became a ticking time bomb that was just waiting for one driver or one car to make a false move.

Dan Wheldon, IndyCar driver, husband and father of two children, was pronounced dead as his car and 14 others crashed as they made the turn on the eleventh lap of the race.

Wheldon began the race in the last position, which wasn’t any indication of his ability to drive, he was given the spot because he didn’t have a team, and without a team, no driver is able to qualify for any spot higher than last place.

Although he started off in last place, at 11 laps into the race, Wheldon was on his way and gunning for the leader. He improved ten spots ahead into the 24th position and he was on pace to make his Sunday afternoon a special day, but he never got sight of the finish line, let alone the twelfth lap.

After the carnage settled of the 15 car crash, three drivers sustained injuries, one driver lost his life and millions of people around the country, with jaws dropped, wondered if this was at all avoidable.

Did the life of a driver have to be taken when drivers were expressing their concerns before the race?

Was it not clear to IndyCar racing officials, who have implemented many successful safety precautions to the sport, that it was too dangerous to run this race?

To put this in perspective, this 1.5 mile track had the same amount of drivers, 34, and the same amount of speeds, 225 mph average, that the iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway does, but the Indianapolis Motor Speedway spans over 2.5 miles long. It was like trying to fit a dog in a birdcage, the logic doesn’t add up.

The Las Vegas Motor Speedway wasn’t equipped to hold the amount of drivers in the race and the high speeds the drivers reached.

The IndyCar Series wanted to make a spectacle, they just didn’t know what they were getting themselves into with the fatal choice to have their season finale at this particular racetrack.

The IndyCar Series, because its’ popularity has declined, hyped up this race and chose this course to provide some much needed publicity. They knew that there were would be intense dodging and very narrow passing, it was going to be mayhem at its finest.

Each driver, a trained professional, were no less human beings. Humans who could not react in such a time frame if the car in front of them were to spin out. It would have been nearly impossible to avoid a crash and entirely ignorant not to see one coming.

Dan Wheldon will be remembered for the enthusiasm he brought to the sport, and to racing in general.

Between races, Wheldon’s biggest job was being a test driver for the IndyCar Series as they developed a new racecar for the 2012 season. The new design features many safety improvements over the drivers’ current model.

It’s ironic and unsettling to think that a man who felt so passionately about the safety of the sport and pursuing his love for it on a daily basis, would die at the hands of one on an unsafe track.

We can only hope Dan Wheldon did not die in vain and that his death will stand as a stepping stone to achieving the high levels of safety standards the IndyCar Series should always represent.