Vol. 43, Issue 2

LariaT Wednesday, September 22, 2010

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Volume 43, Issue 2

ASB President gives interview JULIE TRAN

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Second game of the season results in solid win for new team Read the story on Page 6 ASG

ASG Creates New Budget Plan to Benefit Students S EVELYN CAICEDO

addleback College’s Associated Student Government’s (ASG) goal has always been to have the student life more involved with the campus.

ASG realized when a student becomes more involved at their campus, the opportunity to succeed becomes more achievable, which will then improve their college experience and security for the future.

(Campus participation gives students “the opportunity to learn valuable leadership, organizational, and communication skills,” the ASG’s mission statement said. ) However, if it weren’t for the funds provided by ASG, then the high standard student life would be non-existent.

Problems Facing Board of Trustees MATT GARVEY

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he South Orange County Community College District (SOCCCD) Board of Trustees is an elected body responsible for providing high quality education and maintaining fiscal stability for Saddleback College, Irvine Valley College, and the Advanced Technology and Education Park (ATEP).

SOCCCD oversees 40,000 students, 3,000 employees and has a 486 million dollar budget for 2010-2011.

The Board of Trustees takes

“Our hope is that this ASG, since the way our students will fully beginning of this year benefit from these funds, by alone, has already seeing more events and more started to make a programs,” Melissa Fenerci, difference in the budget plan, because they felt it president of ASG, said. “This was not working toward way there will be a smaller its complete potential. beginning balance for next “I feel like the entire year, because the allocations budget committee, as will be fully spent.” well as the Student Also this year the ASG the would like to focus their Development office, ASG: Yeri Flor, Chancellor of believed that Senate Exchequer; Just in Huff, Vice President funding on the special topic was not performing of ICC; Melissa Fenerci, ASG President grant and center on the as productively theme of service learning. the budget] is that the reserves as it could have been,” for mid-year allocations that According to the 2010 Special vice president of ICC, are given to divisions in the Topic Grant Announcement, Justin Huff, 20, psychology beginning of the year,” Huff said. each year ASG chooses a new major said, “especially in This plan was made due to topic to fund where they could regards to advocating for past situations in which the generate new ideas and would students on more pertinent division leaders would ask focus on campus programs, issues than just financing.” for money last minute and events, and initiatives.

ASG started delegating, and sometimes not use it. Thus In ASG’s service learning assigned “Reserve for Mid-Year the plan would make sure the they want to teach learning Requests” for the first time. money is actually being used. strategies that integrate “The biggest [feature added to meaningful community

service with instruction to civic responsibility and to then strengthen the campus.

A total of $10,000 is available to be awarded to this project and individual grant applications must not exceed $2000.

The ASG provided this plan to conserve money as well as use it efficiently since it is becoming harder for students to control their budgets.

Discounted rental books, used books and loans are just some of the many options students are taking advantage of this semester in order to spend wisely. According to Mark Yetman, 23, Saddleback Bookstore staff, students with ASB stamps on their Saddleback I.D. gives them opportunities for budget savings. For instance, each student with an ASB

budget the college was unable to fully fund the plans. As part of a 20 Year Capital and Scheduled Maintenance Plan, $7.2 million was scheduled for repairs and renovations this year. But SOCCCD was unable to fund the plan.

According to Director of College Fiscal Services Carol Hilton, Saddleback College had to use funds from the college allocation to partially fund the $7.2 million. “We were not able to fund the full $7 million. That’s too much money to allocate.

But we are doing what we can.

The repairs are a top priority,” said Hilton.

The Board of Trustees has a policy to maintain a general fund reserve or what might be

better understood as a rainy day fund. Each year 7.5% of the budget, this year around $37 million, is put into this fund.

“The reserve is used only for economic uncertainty. It has not been used for years,” said Bullock.

“It’s the practice of the Board of Trustees to support repairs with basic aid funding,” says Bullock. But when it comes to the new science building the SOCCCD would like funding to come from the state “but who knows when they’ll (California) have any money,” said Bullock with a chuckle.

Bullock did not give any indication that the board would consider dipping into this general reserve fund anytime soon. An aide said that the

great pride in its conservative fiscal policy. “The seven member board has prudently managed the finances of the college district,” said board member John Williams.

Key to this management has been the policy of saving and setting up reserves. “We’ve established considerable reserves in all the right areas such as capital projects, ongoing maintenance and retiree benefits,” said Williams.

Acting Chancellor Dixie Bullock, former President of Saddleback College, said “We have a budget that will protect in any type of emergency situation.”

The coming years will present new challenges for the Board of Trustees.

Demand for community college courses is perhaps higher than ever. This is a product of a changing job market and skyrocketing costs at four year universities. This puts stress on community colleges to provide enough classes for new students.

A unique feature of SOCCCD is being a “basic aid” district.

This allows it to receive property tax revenue. This source of revenue has decreased sharply over the last two years following the struggles of the housing market. In 2008-2009 the basic aid receipts totaled $51 million then dropped in 2009-2010 to $39 million.

At Saddleback College the concern is with facilities.

Renovations and repairs are needed but in 2010-2011

tudents at Saddleback College may not be aware that the college has its very own student council body.

Saddleback’s Associated Student Government (ASG) is responsible for the majority of the events (that) run through this campus. From all the activities that run throughout the campus, there is one person behind the organization.

Melissa Fenerci, 19, is the ASG president for this year, and from her jovial personality she is a great addition to the student body. Her overall dedication to improve the school is a refreshing feature to the college, especially since there is an increase of students attending.

From her attitude, no one would expect that she had a rough past. Fenerci’s high school years weren’t the happiest times for her and she escaped those feelings through drugs. She felt a sense of desolation until she attended Saddleback College.

Her difficult background inspired her to strive forward and make a difference within herself. With determination, she ran for the position for ASG president and won the title. “I know this sounds cliché, but becoming ASG president literally saved my life. It was a truly humbling experience and it inspired me to help out other people,” said Fenerci.

Some of the plans Fenerci hopes to achieve for the campus involve a blood drive from September 21-22 in SSC 212 from 8 a.m. – 8.p.m.

Club Rush will occur on October 6 in the Quad from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. and it will involve numerous clubs.

“The clubs are run by selfmotivated students with specific interests, so I hope it will increase student involvement in the college,” said Fenerci.

As ASG president, Fenerci wants more students to be involved in the activities and events present at the college.

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The biggest piece of the budget by far goes to pay for salaries and benefits – coming in at 81% of the operating budget for Saddleback College. “We have been able to provide very good benefits. It’s the best medical coverage of any fund. And it’s been fully funded,” says Bullock. mgarvey1@saddleback.edu

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stamp is allowed 10 percent off retail price on any clothing which displays the Saddleback logo. Also, the ASB stamp allows 10 percent off any school supplies in the bookstore.

Students are beginning to understand that they are still in need of their education and will go to far lengths in order to achieve their goals.

“We want students to realize that college is expensive and that they really need to plan for their education,” Javier A. William, Financial Aid Specialist, said. “They need to even plan month-by-month what their expenses are going to be.”

For more information on how to build a budget to make sure students are spending their money efficiently, go to www. saddleback.edu.

Depending on the amount of units each student is taking some may be spending an average of $17,000 away from home per semester, or $11,000 for students living at home each semester.

Living in Southern California, though it has a beautiful climate, has downsides such as expensive living and transportation costs.

Therefore loans given to individuals who apply to financial aid will be used in all aspects of their education.

Another major factor is, due to the economy, some students attend Saddleback College solely because the prices of other universities may have been too high to consider.

Additionally, college

W E D N E S D AY, S E P T E M B E R 2 2 , 2 0 1 0 students from Universities of California and California State Universities are essentially transferring back to community colleges to take classes more affordable to them.

“It is pretty affordable to be a student [at Saddleback], so I definitely chose Saddleback over UC schools that charge $12,000, or $5,000 at a state school,” Adrian Michael, 27, political science, said. “So I have saved $800 dollars a semester.”

William said that students may be attending Saddleback College for different reasons as well. Such as the smaller class sizes, that the students will actually be taught by their wonderful professors instead of teacher’s aid, etc.

Due to the smaller class sizes students are more likely to spend more one on one time with their professors.

In addition, the courses at Saddleback are demonstrated through a hand’s on technique rather than at a university such as UC Los Angeles where courses are based on more of a theory standard based on such large class sizes.

“A lot of students are coming here because it is cheaper,” Williams said, “but also because it is just a better community with better value.”

Since all these accommodations provided by ASG, financial aid, and the bookstore have been added to the school, perhaps College will soon be more affordable and less financially stressful.

“Hopefully both student government as well as the divisions will be more productive,” Huff said, “both with their finances as well as the activities they throw.” ecaicedo0@saddleback.edu

Special Topic Grant JAMES MALONEY

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new Special Topic Grant designed by ASG just this year hopes to benefit students directly by awarding new, innovative campus programming.

Ten thousand total is awarded solely to this project, and individual grant applications must not go above $2000. The topic funded for this grant will be changed each year, says ASG, which will help spawn new ideas and provide year-long focus for associated programs, events, and initiatives on campus.

They hope that the topic chosen this year will help spur the creation of rewarding service opportunities on campus.

The special topic for this year will be Service Learning. Service Learning is best described as a method of teaching that combines community service and a classroom style curriculum.

It is designed to teach skills related to the workplace and enhance personal growth.

Board Policy, however, states that ASG can’t fund any instruction. That means that any service related to instruction will not be eligible for the grant. Hopefully, though, new ideas will continue to come forward and help benefit the students of Saddleback College. jmaloney1@saddleback.edu

Webinars Hosted

by Center for Career and Life Development SARAH BLACK

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addleback’s most important event, Transfer Day, will showcase public universities and private schools alike in the Transfer Center Quad September 29 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Colleges nationwide will come to explain in detail what students need to enter their school and what makes their school unique.

Transfer Day is annual and gives students the chance to have a conversation with universities they are considering transferring to. “Use [that information] as a validation and make sure it’s the same information from [your] counselor,” said Miki Mikolajczak, Transfer Center Coordinator and Counselor.

College Workshop will also be available from 1 p.m.2 p.m. and another set of workshops available from 2 p.m.-3 p.m. The workshops have been so successful in the past that more were set up so students could visit more than one, said Mikolajczak.

One workshop is “So you want to be a Trojan?” where the University of Southern California will take advantage of its annual visit to Saddleback.

Nursing Program to be Accreditated COURTNEY HUNTER

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he National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) will be conducting a public meeting at Saddleback College to check in and follow up on the accreditation of the Nursing Program September 30.

241 students are currently enrolled in the nursing program

Saddleback is one of the top feeders to Saddleback, said Mikolajcak, due to our strong academic program and student support services like Transfer Day. Other workshops include “So you want to be a Bruin?” how to transfer to universities of California, California state universities, out-of-state colleges, and instate-private universities.

Schools from out-of-state attending Transfer Day include Columbia University, Arizona State University, Washington State University, and 15 more.

A complete list can be found in the Transfer Center or online at www.saddleback.edu/transfer. “[These colleges] want our students,” said Barbara Benavides, Senior Transfer Center Specialist and Transfer Day college recruiter.

“Saddleback has great students.”

Saddleback is ranked as one of the best community colleges in California, trailing just behind Orange Coast College.

Transfer Day is only once a year and is the one time when many of these schools will come with college representatives to give information about their college in person. To read more about Transfer day, visit www.lariatnews.com. sblack15@saddleback.edu at Saddleback College. The program has been ranked first in the nation for passing rates on the nursing licensure exam.

Tammy Rice, Nursing Program Director and Assistant Dean of Health Sciences and Human Services. said, “the accrediting team comes for 3 days and goes over all and everything about the program.”

They make sure faculty and students meet the requirements and standards. The team also meets with the staff of the library, learning center, financial aid, admissions and

unch-time webinars will be in session to give help to students prepare for job searching, hosted by Saddleback College’s Center for Career and Life Development with TalentMarks. com Wednesdays 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. starting October 6.

There will be nine webinars total, which each include feature experts who will teach students how to organize job searches, plan careers and use websites like LinkedIn and Facebook to find jobs.

Topics start with ethics and go from there with sessions on career planning, networking, resumes, Facebook, LinkedIn, branding, job search and job retention.

TalentMarks is a firm which provides career coaching to college graduates and alumni.

Some of the speakers they will bring in as experts are Corey Cicocchetti, Christine Hassler, Diane Carling, and more.

31.3 percent of job hires decreased from the year 2008 to 2009, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers. However another 5.3 percent of jobs are hoped to be filled this year, and these webinars are meant to help students grab those positions.

The webinars are free and limited space is available, so reserving a seat may be necessary and can be done by contacting the Center for Career and Life Development at (949) 582-4575 or e-mail at sccareer@saddleback.edu.

The webinars will be held in the Student Services Building Room 140 on the library side, for additional information visit www.saddleback.edu/jobs. sblack15@saddleback.edu

records and the local hospitals.

These providers help financially and resourcefully so that the program can continue.

Those interested have the opportunity to ask questions to the accrediting team at the meeting from 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Room 207 of the Health Sciences Building.

Any questions prior to the meeting may be asked by email to Dr. Sharon Tanner at sjtanner@ n l n a c . o r g . chunter9@saddleback.edu

Sean Lara/Lariat Staff

GO-GETTER: ASG President Melissa Fenerci shows pride for Saddleback College.

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students are active in their respective college, they reap personal benefits that will aid them in the future. With a busy schedule, there is little time for her to take a break and relax. However, some of the activities Fenerci likes to do are to hang out with her friends and boyfriend as well as to do volunteer work. She is involved with an organization called Women Helping Women, which aids women from low-income backgrounds to look sharp when looking for a job. From what Fenerci said, her involvement in the organization will help these women find the selfconfidence they need in order to succeed in the work force.

Fenerci is also a member of the international honors society, Phi Theta Kappa. It is known to be the official honors society of two-year colleges. She felt that from her experiences being part of Phi Theta Kappa, she gained

leadership experience in order to become the ASG president.

Fenerci’s plans to transfer to either the London School of Economics or Cambridge University. It may seem far out for an American student to attend school in England, but she has dual citizenship in both America and England.

Originally she planned to major in public relations, but she switched to sociology with a concentration on human rights.

Fenerci chose to gain that degree in order to help with policy changes and to be involved with social activism.

Fenerci’s experiences with ASG helped her personal development and selfawareness. She also realized from working on ASG how civic responsibility, social justice, leadership, and communication skills are important in today’s society.

Fenerci chose to gain that degree in order to help with policy changes and to be involved with social activism.

Fenerci’s ASG experiences helped her personal development and self-awareness.

She also realized from working on ASG how civic responsibility, social justice, leadership, and communication skills are important in today’s society.

Being involved with the student body at Saddleback is hard work, but Fenerci said that there are ways students can be involved with the college. To read more, go to www.lariatnews.com.

To read more about Fenerci, go to www.lariatnews.com. jtran82@ivc.edu

Corrections The names Shelley Dodgen and Ashley Stedman were switched in last issues Campus Comment.

The complete article related to the death of Anastasia Bolton and the injury of Silvia Lua in a train collision failed to make print. The rest of the story can be found at www.lariatnews.com.

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Saddleback Shakes to the King LAUREN ECHOLS

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hake, Rattle, and Roll!

Elvis Impersonator Scot Bruce has got it going on.

His voice sounds just like the king’s. You’ll think you’re in Blue Hawaii. Bruce has all the Presley movesthe independently rotating thighs, the swiveling pelvis, and the droopy bedroom eyes.

From the time Bruce walked on stage to the time he left screaming fans were in the audience, and just like the real Elvis, Bruce had followers. Bruce loved interacting with the crowd.

He would sing one part and the audience would sing back. There was clapping and kids dancing.

The whole experience was fun and made you dance in your seat.

In the beginning Bruce performed Devil in Disguise, Blue Moon, and Blue Suede Shoes, which was awesome. The background was creative and cool, the lights switched from red to blue to a purple color.

Bruce would slide across the floor and get right into the audience. During the performance he gave a kid in the front row his guitar pick.

The band was spectacular. Eugene Edward was playing the Electric Guitar, Russell Scott/ Electric Bass, Brian Whelan/Piano, and Ty Cox/ Drums. Without them the show couldn’t of happened.

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Towards the end of the concert Bruce said a few touching words. He thanked all service men and women and wished them all a safe trip home. Then he sang a song to pay tribute to the war, with the American flag behind him.

After the lights cut off and he thanked everyone for supporting him and thanked the crew, the crowd was chanting encore.

A few minutes later Bruce was back out on stage to do an encore.

During the encore he performed Jail House Rock and the famous Elvis song from Blue Hawaii, which was I Cant Help Falling In Love With You. During Jail House Rock Bruce asked everyone to stand up and dance.

The crowd went crazy. After the end I was left wanting more.

The entire performance was amazing, and a lot of fun. The concert was great for all ages.

Scot Bruce as Elvis has appeared in music videos with Faith Hill and Sheryl Crow.

Scot has also appeared in roles on the hit soap operas- Days Of Our Lives and The Bold And Beautiful. Recently, he had the honor of performing with the legendary jordanaires (Elvis’ original backup singers).

Scot Bruce performs at Disneyland on a regular basis, and tours with the ‘Legends of Rock and Roll- Buddy, Roy, and Elvis.

lechols1@saddleback.edu

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Rock this Town: Pictured from Left to Right: Scot Bruce on vocals, Ty Cox on Drums.

Muse strikes IVC instructor DAVID GUTMAN

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usic Theory- Instructor Daniel Luzco works hard to make beautiful music. Mr. Luzco was contacted by the Municipal Ballet Company to write the music for a ballet performance titled Madame Lynch. This performance was commissioned and will be performed to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Paraguayan Independence.

Madame Lynch is a Dance and musical performance about the life of Patriotic figure: Eliza Lynch. Madame Lynch was born on June 3, 1835 and passed away July 27, 1886 .

She was born in Ireland but emigrated to Paris to escape the Irish Potato Famine that struck during those times. Once in Paris she grew up in a modest household and later met Xavier Quatrefages.

In 1850 she married Monsieur Quatrefages and accompanied him to the French colony of Algeria. Later though she went back to Paris due to failing health.

While in Paris again she managed to position herself in the French Royal Court. In 1854 Francisco Solano López, son of the Paraguayan President, was training in Paris when he became acquaintances with Eliza Lynch.

Eliza Lynch accompanied López back to Paraguay and became life partners. They had six children the eldest being born in 1855 and the youngest being born in 1867. Sadly the youngest child soon died of Dysentery.

In 1862 the President passed away and the position was left to hisson Francisco. Eliza then was the most powerful woman in Paraguay next to President Francisco López.

It was during this time that she legally annulled her marriage to Monsieur Quatrefages, although she never married López. During the years that López was president, Lynch went across Paraguay leading a group of women such as the wives of soldiers fighting in the war.

In 1870 the president was killed by the Portuguese forces invading Paraguay. Lynch and her eldest son attempted to escape but were captured.

“A Paraguayan soldier never surrenders” said Lynches son.

With that the soldiers shot him down.

“Is this the civilization you want?” said Eliza Lynch cradling her son’s body.

She later buried her son and López with her bare hands before being imprisoned.

Eliza Lynch was taken aboard the ship Princesa with her remaining children and settled in Paris.

After some time she returned to Paraguay to reclaim some of her property but was arrested. She then was tried in court and banished permanently by the sitting government under president Gill..

With that she returned to Europe and wrote her memoirs. In 1886 she died of unknown causes. In 1986 her body was exhumed and transported to Paraguay by General Alfredo Stroessner proclaimed her a National Figure.

Native Paraguayan: Daniel Luzco, had a lot of shoes to fill in making the music for Madame Lynch.

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Recently Mr. Luzco became a full American citizen, first coming to American as a foreign exchange student. He studied Music at a young age and decided it would be his career while in High School.

Mr. Luzco is well known in Music composition : Taking first place in the Villa de Madrid Music Festival in 1998. He has been teaching at Irvine Valley collage since 1998 and finds it to be one of the biggest guiding forces in his life.

Approximately a year ago Instructor Daniel Luzco was contacted by the Municipal Ballet company based in Asuncion, Paraguay.

They asked him to create Music for the ballet while the choreography is being made and practiced in Paraguay.

Daniel included his sister Nancy in the process. Nancy lives in Florida and teaches Piano at Florida International University. Their collaboration is titled Eliza.

Mr. Luzco plans to fly to Asuncion, Paraguay for the opening weekend on October 14th.

An entire year has been culminating to the first performance in October, everybody is ready to go but they are still worried.

With Daniel Luzco’s talent and knowledge in the music, people can rest assured, and be confident, just like Mr. Luzco.

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Music is of the heart: Mr. Luzco plays the piano for his students to teach them new methods

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Foreign Film Showing DYLAN LUJANO

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addleback is scheduled to show a Golden Globe nominated film Saddleback will be presenting the French film Monsieur Ibrahim which is nominated for best foreign film. The showing will take place on Thursday, September 23rd at 7:30 in SSC 212.

The film takes place in a poor Paris neighborhood in the 1960’s. The main character is Monsieur Ibrahim, who is an old Muslim Turkish owner of a small market. The two main characters: a young Jew and an elderly Muslim begin an unlikely friendship. dlujano@ saddleback.edu

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Paraguayan Government: Photographs of Eliza Lynch and her lover: President Francisco Lopez

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ight states, Calif., Conn., Del., Md., N.J., N.Y., Ore. and Wash., D.C. prohibit all drivers from using handheld cell phones while driving. In Rancho Santa Margarita you can clearly see that texting while driving law has no effect on people.

Almost all the drivers I see on the road have a phone in their hand or they move their hands up and down from road to phone like a bird pecking away at food.

I have noticed that it’s not always teenagers doing the texting like most would believe, but the adults.

A survey by the nationwide insurance company, said 40 percent of American mobile phone owners between the ages of 16 and 30 admitted to composing and sending

text messages while driving.

According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, 60 percent of teens used their mobile phones while driving, 65 percent of baby-boomers ages from 45 to 61 years old, 78 percent of the 18 to 30 age group, and 80 percent of 31 to 44 age group. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration also said, there are 115 road fatalities each day in the United States and distracted driving causes 80 percent of road accident.

“It started out as a good day, I was on my way to saddleback when I came to a red light. I figured since I was stopped for a few minutes I would check my text message. As the light turned green I was still texting. Then all of a sudden I hit the car in front of me. This happened so fast I was stunned and so

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was the driver. After that I always keep my phone in the glove compartment so I am not tempted.” William George, 22, Engineering, said.

“Driving to work early in the morning, I was checking my blackberry emails and had only taken my eyes off the road for a few seconds when all of a sudden my car ran into something. I slammed on my breaks and realized it was my neighbor’s mailbox. I just couldn’t stop thinking what if that had been a child. I am a parent so the thought of harming another person’s child made me sick. I learned after that day, an email could wait till I am to my destination.”

Susan Tapia, 43, business communications, said.

“All I do is text and what’s really bad is before my accident I would text and drive all the time. I was on a way to my friend’s birthday party when I was texting and

trying to drive, when I took a corner to fast, lost control and crashed into a ditch. Luckily I only received a few minor cuts and bruises, my car took most of the damages. It was just a terrible and scary experienced. I have learned that my life is not worth losing over a text.” Megan Soma, 17, nursing, said.

After reading what happened to these drivers I hope you realize what a huge distraction your phone can be.

When you text and drive your not only putting yourself in danger but you’re also putting others in danger as well. What if you’re not so fortunate and instead of hitting an object you hit a person or child. Is a text message you receive really worth a life being lost?

elauren1@saddleback.edu

CAMPUS COMMENT Compiled By: Courtney Hunter & Lauren Echols

Some grocery stores have started to provide Free Samples of Alcoholic beverages. What do you think?

Adam May, 21, Physics, “ I don’t want drunk people running around my grocery store.”

Allison Bloom, 21, Mathematics, “I think it’s irresponsible to have samples of alcohol around children.”

James Duong, 18, Biology, “Whatever you [the promoter] do, don’t influence children at a young age to drink.”

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T h e m on e ta ry s y s t e m MATT GARVEY

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he monetary system has been described

by Ron Paul as “the forbidden issue.” How our money is created and the implications of the process are rarely if ever spoken of.

Americans are alarmed about a growing national debt.

What tough decisions will need to be made in order to pay it off? We can’t understand how Wall Street banks can be on the verge of collapse but then make record profits the following year.

Some blame government policies, some blame greed. But the real problem is the private Federal Reserve System.

The Federal Reserve is a private corporation made up of the largest multinational banks. Once again, it is a private company despite what its name seems to imply.

When the United States government needs money, the Federal Reserve lends the “federal reserve notes”, or dollars, to the government.

This is how money is created.

The question that you should be asking yourself is where did the Fed get the money to lend?

They create it out of thin air.

It’s not a complicated process at all. The difficult part to understand is why the private Federal Reserve prints the money and not the United States Government. Especially since the government must borrow these Federal Reserve notes and owe them back to the private banks plus interest.

Lately there has been much outrage about the national debt. It’s a staggering figure of $13 trillion. But just who does America owe this debt to?

The Federal Reserve holds $5.2 trillion of American debt, by far the largest share.

Compare that to the $900

billion that China owns.

How can the United States government, a collection of all the workers, resources, and capital of our country be in such a large debt to such a small group of bankers?

The only explanation is that our monetary system is a scam.

It’s a magic trick. It’s a system designed to transfer the wealth of working men and women to the idle money makers who run Citibank, JP Morgan Chase, and Bank of America.

These money lenders don’t have our well-being at heart.

They charge interest of 29% to credit card holders who miss a single payment. They created mortgage backed securities they knew would fail and sold them to clients looking for a safe investment, and then bet against the security. When it looked like the house of cards was about to collapse they ran to the government pleading and begging for a bailout. They are

usurers, fraudsters, and will not acknowledge their failures. It’s best to judge a tree by its fruits.

The American people have a history of challenging the money interests. The Populist movement of the late 19th Century got William Jennings Bryan nominated as a Democrat for President of the United States where he said, “We believe the right to coin money and issue money is a function of government.”

Abraham Lincoln actually issued debtfree government money during the Civil War in the form of Greenbacks. In 2008 Ron Paul led one of the most exciting campaigns primarily behind the slogan “End the Fed.” The private control of the money system is a tyranny that must be brought to an end.

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For better or worse NATHANIEL VAMVAS

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ilm has encouraged few couch potatoes to travel read an original piece of literature. On the other hand, movies have slandered novels and true-life events, so as if the reader were to be dissuaded to pick up the original piece of literature at all. In such cases, movies are based most frequently on a true-life event. Why write about something, which was created from a piece of literature in the first place? Can’t the screenwriters, producers and directors create their own stories to produce rather than destroying a wonderful piece of written art? Isn’t it to have been said in many cases such as “One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest”, that the novel originally written by world acclaimed author Ken Kesey had been a much better read in regards to imagery, detail and meaning.

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A movie leaves out so many crucial moments included in a novel, memoir or any other piece of literature for that matter just so they can meet a certain run time. Although some movies I must give credit to such as Stanley Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange”, but this is only my opinion where as others may differ.

The theater screen nowadays is so demanded by the public eye. As with the public eye are amongst the greatest media projections. With that said, demographics are torn apart by the aspects of certain scenes, especially ones in which the actors appearance and attitude along with a performance which hadn’t quite lived up to the viewer’s expectation of their true life character. The actor and character don’t go hand in hand sometimes at all. It is one thing to keep the viewing of a film private. The projections in our minds would be left alone if we weren’t given word of

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opinion, criticism, and media of all sorts to demonstrate the bias. Now what if the novel had so much more imagery and all that is to offer? Is this fascination of film productivity bringing a taper to the reader’s own fancy? Perhaps the new generations are becoming so lazy that they cannot even take the time read piece of literature, not even a magazine or newspaper in most cases.

Many people would rather watch a cable broadcast instead.

Movies and broadcasting replace one’s chance to treasure an entirely private reality. A writer is also to be known as an inventor, and this article is mere proof that anything which has been invented can be repeated for better or for worse. Yet the true invention, the excellence, could have or not have been better off on its own without a second production.

Screenplays are sometimes written for movies based on true stories. Certain books

should have never optioned the rights to any production company. For instance, Perry Deane Young, author of the memoir Two of the Missing, has recently optioned the rights of his novel to Mythic Films.

Young and Director Ralph Hemecker have been working on a screenplay since 2008. In my opinion, the two have much work to accomplish in order to compete with the original novel. Coming from another perspective, films such as “Apocolyspe Now” and “Full Metal Jacket” have brief scenes, which have been credited by the novel Dispatches by Michael Herr. Since the film only captured certain aspects of the novel, they had more potential to seem exactly identical to the writing itself.

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In Mexico they already do it. The stand is monitored and I didn’t see anyone take more than one sample.”

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Mexico’s Day of Independence celebrated with a bustling fiesta Saddleback’s Spanish club brings in the fun and culture ANDRE MAHMOUDIAN

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hile many south of the border had their own celebrations, Saddleback’s own Spanish club paid homage to Mexico on Wednesday, Sept. 15. They joined in on the festivities on behalf of Mexico’s Day of Independence.

This particular anniversary was not just like any other. It was Mexico’s bicentennial, or in other words, it has been 200 years since Mexico has been free from Spanish rule.

“It’s a very important date not just for Mexicans but also the entire South America because they all fought for their independence but Mexico kind of started. It means a lot that we are an independent country for 200 years now. It’s not just a celebration but also a reminder that freedom of vote and speech is important and when a country comes united to fight for equal opportunities, we can accomplish a lot,” said Yuritzi Miranda, 23, Spanish, and President of the Spanish club.

The event started at 7:00 p.m. in BGS 325.

The evening was filled with exuberance and many generous members of the club brought delicious free food.

The multi-cultural menu included rice, beans, tamales, “saludables” (health foods) and many more dishes.

Later on, dessert was served.

Photos by Andre Mahmoudian/Lariat Staff

MEMORIES: Saddleback’s Spanish club takes a group photo to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Mexico’s independence from Spanish occupation.

Although, the event was primarily centered on Mexico, the club welcomed any person from a different culture to participate in the fun.

Once everyone was served Yuritzi Miranda, the President of the club, and America Cox, the Vice President of the club, gave a concise presentation on the history behind the occasion, which started with the mention of a symbolic action that started

the war, Miguel Hidalgo’s Grito de Dolores.

“I was very proud to have had presented the power point and to inform others about it too. It was a success because my [goal] was to educate everybody on the celebration,” Miranda said.

But what is a Spanish cultured celebration without some dancing? There was dancing at various times throughout the night. Many times the dancing

was started by the club’s adviser Carmenmara Hernandez-Bravo.

The music consisted of merengue and salsa mixes, and of course, a classic song by Elvis Crespo, “Suavemente.”

“I was pleased by how the event went. I wished that we would have been able to use the student lounge. But I was so happy that so many people contributed with the event. As the night progressed, more people

started dancing. That was fun,” America Cox, 20, nursing, and Vice President of the club, said.

The Spanish club is looking forward to organizing a clothing donation drive for the less fortunate sometime in October.

They will also be celebrating Día de los Muertos on November 2. Another goal for this year is to motivate teenagers to stay in school.

“If you want to join the Span-

ish club simply e-mail us at spanish.club09@yahoo.com. If [you] want to learn about different Spanish speaking cultures [you] should join the club. We are a tight group and it’s a great place to gain friends,” said Cox. By the look of it, everyone seemed to have a great time. On that day, the message was clear and simple, “¡Viva Mexico!” amahmoudian1@ivc.edu

Study-abroad programs encouraged KYLIE CORBETT

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rom January to April of next year several students will travel to Salamanca, Spain with Saddleback College’s Study Abroad Program.

Spanish professor Carmenmara Hernandez-Bravo, will be taking the students this spring to Spain.

She has been involved with the Study Abroad Programs for over 27 years.

“The first couple days are a big culture shock to the students, but it’s important for them to embrace difference,” Hernandez-Bravo said.

Understanding the significance of learning cross cultures, Hernandez-Bravo explained how students stay with families that have lived in the country their whole lives.

“They stay with families that are in different classes economically, [immersing themselves] into the culture,” she said.

There are always students attending the trip that are trying to achieve a double major in Span-

ish. “It helps them in any career, [especially in] California; being bilingual is a huge plus,” Hernandez-Bravo said.

Having the chance to live in 11 different countries, Hernandez-Bravo believes those experiences have shaped her as a person.

“It opens your eyes to new ideas and the different ways countries work. We should all learn from one another,” she said.

For more information regarding the Spain trip this spring, there will be an informational meeting on Thursday, Sept. 23, in the Student Service Center: room 212 at 6:00 p.m.

Also from March to May, Professor Gary Luke will be taking 20 to 30 students to Oxford, England.

Never having the chance to study abroad while growing up, Luke enjoys giving the opportunity to others.

This will be Luke’s fifth group of students this spring.

Luke sees how the Study Abroad Program has helped several people in a positive way.

“Most students who have gone before, have come back and they’ve said, ‘Wow that was a transformative experience, they’ve grown as individuals,’” he said.

Sometimes it is a student’s first time being away from home, so they learn a lot throughout their stay.

“It’s usually a huge growth process and an experience you can’t get in Orange County,” Luke said.

Students live with local families and attend classes three days a week, as well as four field trips throughout their stay.

“Students have four day weekends, so they can travel and connect and 11 day breaks,” Luke said.

In order to become a part of the Oxford, England program this spring, see Professor Luke for more information or attend the meeting in the near future.

To contact Professor GaryLuke, e-mail him at gluke@ saddleback.edu. kcorbett5@saddleback.edu

Saddleback holds workshops that care DYLAN LUJANO

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ree workshops are available on Saddleback College campus for caregivers. Saddleback College will be offering a training workshop starting on Sept.

27, 2010 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The class is targeted at caregivers and foster parents, which will be held on the fourth Monday of every month.

The Foster and Kinship Care Education is a program of the California Community College Chancellor’s office and was established in 1984 where over 67 participating community colleges in the state.

After Cypress College no longer wanted the program, Saddleback was able to acquire funding to start the program in 1999.

Their mission statement

is, “to provide quality education, and support opportunities to caregivers of children and youth in out-of-home care, so that these providers may meet the foster children’s educational, emotional, behavioral, and developmental needs.”

Recently collaborating with the OC Children and Family Services Agency, they offer a bi-monthly adoption series for those interested the foster-toadopt path. “This year we hope to continue expanding our program, reinvigorate, and develop a new series,” Nicole Loftus, Program Director of FKCE, said.

FKCE stands behind the free and quality educational classes that address the behavioral, emotional, and developmental needs of foster children.

Some of the additions included in the new special-

ized training series are, “Love ‘n’ Logic”, and “From Foster Families to Future Families.”

The workshop on Sept. 27th is “Promoting Education at Home: Special Education Doesn’t End When the Bell Rings.”

The workshop focuses on strategies parents and caregivers can implement to promote the educational process of children.

The workshop will focus on specific reading, writing, math, and computer skill strategies Other core topics and workshops include, substance abuse or exposure, cultural diversity, and prevention of teenage pregnancy.

For more information go to www.saddleback.edu/fkce and to register, call: (949) 582-4884 or email fkce@saddleback.edu. dlujano1@saddleback.edu

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W E D N E S D AY, S E P T E M B E R 2 2 , 2 0 1 0

Saddleback reclaims home stadium

Gauchos takes their first home win of the season.

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addleback beat Chaffey College Saturday 17-13.

The Gauchos started off the scoring early into the first quarter with a 27-yard field goal from kicker Michael Frisina.

Saddleback kept the lead until late into the second quarter when Chaffey returned with an unexpected touchdown.

Not unexpected in the sense that the touch down was made with a 1 yard completion rather it was unexpected because Chaffey who was undefeated until they played saddleback had very close wins against two teams saddleback dominated last year.

Not to say that no credit be given to the Gauchos.

The team returned from the half ready to play.

Donnell Dickerson completed a 4 -yard touch down quickly followed by another Gaucho touch down made by John Akiba.

Gaucho defense represented time and time again Saturday night.

They ended the game with 4 sacks gaining 21 yards.

The defense succeeded

SEAN LARA / Lariat staff MAKING HIS WAY: Donnell Dickerson stiff arms the Chaffey defender on his way to 50 yards rushing and a touchdown. This leaves the Gauchos’ record at 2-1.

in holding the panthers minus-9 rushing yards on 26 carries. They limited Chaffey to 134 passing yards on 17-of-35 attempts.

Saddleback maintained

the win despite Chaffey’s fumble recovery leading to a 32-yard touch down late into the fourth quarter.

The Gauchos blocked the panther’s extra point

bringing the final score to Chaffey 13 Saddleback 17.

“I liked the fact that we finished strong… that should present itself with celebration.” Head

coach Mark McElroy early game this Saturday said after the game. against Victor Valley “We stepped it up form at Victorville at 1p.m. last week” said Saddleback Saftey, Matt Reza.

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Lasers volleyball moves to 3-0

the women remain undefeated for the season.

The girls have been jumping out of the gym, setting up killer blocks, and digging everything hit their way.

Like a well-run factory line each player is filling her role and the end product is a finely made winning machine.

IVC defeated San Diego City Friday night at home.

Sophomores Hillary Crone and Ellie Wiekamp combined for 20 kills.

Setters Maddie Sapigao and Christie Allen had 18 and 15 assists respectively.

“We got going when we ran some combos and

MATT GARVEY

PHOYO COURTESY OF BRENT SHAVER OF IRVINE VALLEY COLLEGE SMILE: The women smile for their team photo infront of the Lasers sign in their home gym.

Soccer team down by own goal NATHANIEL VAMVAS

IVC Women’s soccer team receives their fourth loss of the season to Fullerton on Friday, September, 17 in an Orange Empire Conference match.

With a final score of 3-2, the Fullerton Lasers slip away with a win during the last moments of the game.

Irvine Valley College gives the Fullerton Lasers their first win of the season. With the IVC women’s soccer record dropping to an overall

average of 2-5-0 and 0-20 after the conference, the team was faced by defeat.

Two ties were made overall during the entirety of the game. The Hornets first tie was determined by a score of 1-1 due to a goal by IVC freshman Kristy Krueger.

The second tie was made during the second half of the game with a goal by IVC sophomore Arabia Ruiz off an assist by sophomore Mary Carreon.

Freshman goalie for the Lasers, Denise Lares, completed six saves overall. Also, Goalie Kortney Boris allowed 2 goals against IVC and made 4 saves during 90 minutes of playtime.

The two goals scored by the Hornets during the beginning of the game

were made by Stephanie Vincie and Breyana Ajamian as Erica Avalos and Angelica Cervantes delivered the assists.

Unbelievably, IVC scored the third goal of the game for Fullerton themselves!

The Irvine Valley Hornets were met by a fatal flaw which eventually cost them a loss for the team late Friday afternoon. “I thought we had chances to win and out-played them for long stretches,” IVC assistant coach Pete McNulty said “We were unlucky to lose.” mvamvas0@saddleback.edu

Irvine Valley College women’s volleyball team started the season ranked #3 in the state and has now won the first three matches.

They have not only won this game, but

they couldn’t stop those,” said Coach Tom Pestolesi.

Combinations are like set plays that try to get hitters open swings by fooling the blockers and getting them out of position.

The all around team effort makes the Lasers a formidable opponent for any team in the state.

Volleyball is a game of rhythm and momentum and the ladies have both in abundance.

Right now it looks like slowing down the Lasers will be a difficult task.

IVC plays this Thursday against Moorpark at home at 5 PM.

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Saddleback College Gauchos

Sept. 21 @ 3p.m: Women’s Soccer vs. Riverside at Norco Campus Sept. 22 @ 10a.m: Women’s golf at Riverview Sept. 22 @ 3 & 4p.m: Men and Women’s water polo host Golden West at home Sept. 24 @ 3p.m: Women’s soccer hosts Fullerton at home (JSerra) Sept. 24&25 All Day: Women’s water polo tournament at Mt. SAC Sept. 24&25 TBD: Women’s volleyball tournament at L.A Pierce Sept. 24 TBD: Men and Women’s cross country meet at Central Park in Huntington Beach Sept. 25 @ 1p.m: Football vs. Victor Valley at Victorville Sept. 27 @ 1p.m: Women’s golf at Oak Creek Sept. 28 @ 3p.m: Women’s soccer vs. Cypress at Cypress

Irvine Valley College Lasers Sept. 21 @ 3p.m: Women’s soccer vs. Golden West at Golden West Sept. 22 @ 10a.m: Women’s golf at Riverview Sept. 23 @ 5p.m: Women’s volleyball at home against Moorpark Sept. 24 @ 3p.m: Women’s soccer vs Santa Ana at home Sept. 27 @ 1p.m: Women’s golf at Oak Creek Sept. 28 @ 1p.m: Men’s soccer against Cypress at Cypress Sept. 28 @ 3p.m: Women’s soccer against Orange Coast at Orange Coast