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This summer cantaloupe has been contaminated with

Listeria.

Fifteen

lives have been taken by this infection.

On A&E:

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Cabaret opens this Friday at Saddleback College in the Studio Theatre. Tickets are sold out.

On life:

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READER’S FESTIVAL: Children participate in arts and crafts while authors discuss their all ages books in the Norman P. Murray Center.

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Natalie Zigdon is the creator and editor of Grae Magazine, which features artistic pieces from students.

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Target vs. Walmart

Campus comment: Is it controversial for instructor Reeve to name his dog Muhammad?

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Wild River’s land contract expired and needs community support to bring it to the Great Park in Irvine.

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The short-lived Freshman Academy program at Saddleback College will not be continuing this semester due to low entry numbers, but may be revived sometime in the future.

“I always saw the program as an opportunity for us to work very closely with a small group of at-risk students, to learn from them, and I think we did that very successfully,” said Kevin O’Connor, dean of liberal studies.

“We learned a great deal about these students, their needs, and what did and didn’t seem to work for them during the two years of the program,” O’Connor said.

O’Connor used to oversee the

program, which was piloted by the Basic Skills Initiative.

Recently, Patricia Flannigan, dean of online education and learning resources, was positioned as the new BSI coordinator.

A decision to cancel the academy was made as a “group effort” according to Flannigan.

“I was in favor of the decision because only two students were in the class,” Flannigan said.

“I see my responsibility as creating programs that are funded through BSI that reach as many students as possible,” Flannigan said.

The Freshman Academy was a beneficial project for students, but it only reached approximately 25 students at Saddleback, Flannigan said.

Holding a document showing basic skills allocations by college for 2011-2012, she pointed out Saddleback and Irvine Valley College.

“We got $90,000 compared to $126,500 basically for IVC,” Flannigan said. “I’m very concerned.”

BSI funding started in 2006 by the state of California with the goal of helping colleges support students in need of basic skills education.

According to the State of California, “Basic skills are those foundation skills in reading, writing, mathematics and English as a Second Language (ESL), as well as learning and study skills that are necessary for students to succeed in college-level work.”

Flannigan referenced another document titled “Student success in core basic skills courses,” showing a 45 percent success rate in MATH 251 for fall 2010.

She said it shows the campus has BSI students who need a lot of support.

Don Busche, acting vice president for instruction, was also involved in the decision to close the academy.

“When we looked at the enrollment, we just didn’t have an enrollment that was large enough to warrant continuing it,” Busche said. “It doesn’t mean that it’s gone forever.”

As for the matter of BSI funding from the state, he explained that certain low-level courses are considered as basic skills,

and colleges with less enrolment in those classes receive less funding.

“It’s the enrollment, but it’s enrollment within certain levels of courses,” Busche said.

In regards to allocations being considered for BSI money, he spoke of plans for a tutoring center, which would focus on basic skills in order to help atrisk students rise to college success.

“One of our goals is to be able to provide tutorial help for those students who are in the basic skills courses, so that they can progress up into the college level courses more rapidly,” Busche said. “What we want to try and do, is maximize the impact that we have on students.” mdorame0@saddleback.edu

Facebook changes well noticed on campus TAYLOR CARNEY Facebook brought new changes to its website and service this Fall, pushing its members to adapt to the changes and use the site in new ways.

This social-network phenomenon was created by Mark Zuckerberg in 2004 while he was attending Harvard University.

The site was initially meant for college students, but in the last seven years has dramatically increased its number of users.

Facebook is a world-renowned website, and people of all ages can benefit from it by using it as a networking resource.

Many clubs and groups at Saddleback College use the site to communicate with their members and fans.

Saddleback student Lauren Guth, 20, hospitality management, uses Facebook to reconnect with old friends and connects with her phone more often than her computer to check any new updates she receives.

“Facebook is for everyone but I believe it’s mainly for college students for the pictures and the chat. It can be used to find class

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SOCIAL MEDIA: Kelly Rovzai, 19, undecided, logs on to her Facebook home page to find new changes, like the timeline and the new chat room available for users. mates and exchange ideas about homework and exams,” Guth said. “It’s so we can communicate without being face to face.”

Another Facebook change members may notice is the timeline, or scrapbook.

This feature tracks every-

thing that has ever been posted to someone’s ever-evolving profile.

The new ‘ticker’ is another noticeable change to Facebook.

The ticker is the small scroll box on the upper-right hand corner of the page, which scrolls

all recent information, from someone who commented on a friends status to a Farmville gift exchange.

“I have noticed a few changes in Facebook. I dislike the ads they have on the side now.

However, the best part is the

new chat,” Guth said.

“It has become a tool for not only keeping in touch with friends, family and colleagues, but through following different companies, news organizations or simply seeing the videos and articles that your friends post, you are gaining knowledge that you would not otherwise learn about,” said Andrae Vigil-Romero, chief digital advisor for Saddleback. “It also is a big distraction to those who overuse it.”

Some students may not know but there is a variety of Facebook pages that promote Saddleback and Irvine Valley College activities, news, sports and clubs.

“I manage Saddleback College Social{LIVE} Series, Saddleback College Campus Life Squad, and Saddleback College Clubs Assistant Facebook pages,” Vigil-Romero said. “We also have the Social{LIVE} Tumblr account, which is run by my co-worker and ASG advisor, Delainey Holt. But, our efforts are mostly focused on Facebook since it is the social media website of choice.”

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Cantaloupe lovers beware, contamination warning issued by CDC Deaths and illness caused by Listeria pathogen found in shipments of cantaloupe.

NICOLE BULLARD Colorado-grown produce have been linked to a number of deaths this summer, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Somehow, the cantaloupe and equipment in the packing operation of Jensen Farms in eastern Colorado have been vulnerable to the food-borne pathogen Listeria.

The outbreak of Listeria began on or after July 31 and has effected many states, all from the contamination of cantaloupes in eastern Colorado.

Official reports as of 11 a.m.

EDT on Sept. 29 said the pathogen outbreak has caused 84 people to fall ill and claimed 15 lives in eight states, the CDC said.

This is the first time Listeria has ever been spread by canta-

loupe. Cantaloupe is susceptible to many food-borne illnesses, but the Listeria outbreak is considered highly unusual, the CDC said.

It is unknown exactly how the Listeria contamination occurred, but the prevailing speculation is that a cantaloupe’s tough skin can trap bacteria in its surfaces. Therefore, there are hazards to growing, packaging, and distributing the produce.

Another factor to cantaloupe susceptibility is irrigation and soil which could possibly be contaminated with pathogens, the CDC said. Heavy rains can wash contaminated soil into the fields where cantaloupe is grown.

The produce has many chances to be contaminated because some variables are difficult to avoid and are difficult to detect.

The FDA has investigated reports of contaminated cantaloupe from Jensen Farms, and have concluded that the process of packaging can sometimes contaminate the cantaloupe.

Workers handling the cantaloupe can infect the fruit with pathogens as well.

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INFECTION: Produce from Jensen Farms in eastern Colorado have been linked to an outbreak of Listeria, a food-borne pathogen that has caused many people to fall ill as well as several deaths.

The FDA is still trying to find the root cause of the Listeria contamination in the cantaloupes, and how it can be avoided. The contamination has already surpassed the amount of infections and lives claimed by

any other Listeria contamination in recent years.

Listeria mainly effects older adults, adults with weakened immune systems, pregnant women, and newborns. If a person becomes infected with

Listeria, their symptoms range from body aches, fatigue, confusion, to far more severe symptoms. The diagnosis for one that has eaten Listeria contaminated food is called Listeriosis.

The cantaloupe from Jensen

Farms, Rocky Ford brand cantaloupe, is known to be contaminated with Listeria, however, all other cantaloupes are safe to eat. While shopping for produce, buying any cantaloupe with an unknown source is not advisable.

The Colorado Department of Health has identified Listeria monocytogenes bacteria on cantaloupes in grocery stores and in households where people have fallen ill after eating cantaloupe.

Listeriosis is a slow reacting illness that can take two months to develop after eating the contaminated food. If there is any risk, consulting a doctor immediately is recommended, especially for people who have a higher susceptibility than others.

It is important to treat produce with care. General advice from the FDA on safety includes proper cleaning of the produce and adequate refrigeration. Produce like cantaloupe should be consumed immediately and should be refrigerated for no more than a week. nbullard0@saddleback.edu

Representatives, students discuss transfers and more JESSICA OSIECKI A Transfer Fair will be held at Irvine Valley College where college representatives will gather to answer student questions on Oct. 18.

The event will include a long list of colleges, including Columbia University, UC Irvine, UC San Diego, and Cal State Fullerton. The transfer event will be open from 10 a.m to 1 p.m.

“It gives students a great opportunity to speak to different

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Vigil-Romero works normal business hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. working on Facebook pages where he constantly updates the pages with event information and all things related to higher education and the Saddleback community.

Vigil-Romero also has a personal Facebook account and has

reps from different colleges,” said Virginia Mackey, Transfer Center specialist at IVC. “It helps students in being able to ask the representatives whatever questions that they want.”

On Oct. 19, there is going to be a UC personal statement workshop, where an English professor will help students at the event and give them a chance to ask questions about almost anything on the topic, Mackey said.

On Oct. 21, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., there will be another workshop for the writing of per-

sonal statements for submission to colleges and universities.

It’s great that the students have a choice when it comes to asking reps from different colleges about anything that they want and there is no limit whatsoever, Mackey said.

On Nov. 15, another Transfer Fair will be happening from 10 a.m to 1 p.m. Later that day a UCLA Application Workshop will also take place, and another personal statement workshop will take place, where a UCLA rep will take part in order to answer more questions from stu-

noticed the changes as well.

“I actually have the newest Facebook, which has the timeline and the structure of what the site will look like once it is unveiled to the public this Friday,” Vigil Romero said.

“I think that the new sidebar ticker, which I like to refer to as the ‘hyper news feed’ is a little much. It brings ‘Facebook stalking’ or ‘social networking’ to a level that I don’t think it needs to be at.”

Thanks to Facebook, Saddle-

back and other colleges can promote clubs, campus activities, and student run projects.

“Facebook is good. We don’t have any other way to know of events that are coming up, but if Saddleback has a Facebook we may have more participation in school activities,” Guth said.

“So far, we are making good progress in reaching the students who want to stay informed on campus events and activities,” Vigil-Romero said. tcarney40@saddleback.edu

Opinions regarding dog’s name mixed Saddleback College instructor criticized for sharing the name of his dog during a city council meeting.

MELANIE ROBERTS Derek Reeve, a San Juan Capistrano City Council member was criticized after a council meeting on Sept. 6 for stating during the meeting that his dog was named Muhammad.

Reeve, who is also an instructor of political science at Saddleback College, named his dog in reference to the Muslim prophet.

Muslims at the meeting and in the community were offended by the statement since their faith considers dogs to be unclean animals. Those in attendance asked for an apology from Reeve.

At a later meeting on Sept.

20, Mayor Pro Tem, Lawrence Kramer brought up the issue under the subject “Decorum of City Council.”

“I believe that the Council [members] should be held to a higher standard than that of the general members of the public,” Kramer said. “As a City Council member, I support free speech,

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FREEDOM OF SPEECH: Reeve is criticized by local and national news media for publicly sharing the name of his dog, “Muhammad.” but there are limits to it imposed by society and there are some common courtesies that I would expect Council members to observe.”

Reeve stands behind the name as a lesson in free speech for his children. The sincerity of this reasoning is contested by a number of media sources.

“Why offend Muslims if you don’t have to? You wanna teach your children about tolerance there are plenty of others way to do it,” said Bill O’Reilly, a national political commentator and host of The O’Reilly Factor.

“We employ Muslim workers, who were offended by the statement, especially in the manner it was delivered,” said San Juan Mayor Sam Allevato,

when speaking to a member of the Capistrano Dispatch.

No Saddleback faculty or administrators approached by the Lariat would comment on the subject.

Students on campus were surprised that an instructor would be involved in such a controversial issue.

Shahrzad Shahravesh, 18, child development said, “I don’t think that’s right. I’m Persian and was raised Muslim before I converted to Christianity. I don’t think that’s a right way to present freedom of speech, because people can find it to be very racist.”

While some thought the act was wrong, others felt Reeve had the right to name his dog Muhammad through freedom of speech.

“I think it’s pretty stupid that people are getting worked up over a simple name of a dog,” said Kourosh Abascal, 20, political science.

“It’s those kinds of people that make the rest of us have to watch every little thing we say and do,” Abascal said.

Tiffany Hurbe, 21, undecided, said, “Who cares? People are too sensitive and it’s his business [what he names his dog].”

Reeve declined comment on the subject, and has not given a public apology. mroberts32@saddleback.edu

dents.

Transfer Tuesdays also happen every Tuesday at IVC. IVC has an agreement with a local Chili’s Restaurant where if a student hands them a flier from the transfer event, then Chili’s will take 50 percent off the bill.

For more information about the transfer events coming up for fall 2011 and to take a look at upcoming transfer events at IVC, go to http://www.ivc.edu/ transfer/pages/Transfer-CenterEvents.aspx. osiecki0@saddleback.edu

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Social media: Democracy’s new friend?

DAVID GUTMAN What does freedom mean to us? Freedom to speak out against something whenever we want? The freedom to practice a religion that revolves around a single grain of sand and not get penalized by the government?

It is my opinion that we as Americans take these freedoms for granted.

But even as some people lose their sights on the true American values, some people are finding even more ways to express their freedoms.

The Knight Foundation recently conducted a study to determine how many teens and young adults express their freedom of speech and where they

get their news from.

The answer wasn’t extremely surprising.

The studies have shown that 75 percent of all students surveyed get their news from social media websites such as Facebook and Twitter.

The other 25 percent claimed that they used the Internet to find out the news.

This is very intriguing considering the fact that these websites are mostly known for being gossip centrals.

But the fact is that these sites are venues for free speech that have just entered the world.

With this growing feed of information, more and more students and young adults are realizing their freedom potential.

In 2006, a poll was taken by

the foundation to determine how many students think that the freedom of speech goes too far in their freedoms: 45 percent said yes and 37 percent said no.

The same study was conducted in early 2011 and the shift was quite dramatic with only 25 percent saying yes and 67 percent saying no.

Every year more and more people are appreciating the first amendment.

Strangely enough in this progressive society only 35 percent of teachers think that high school students should be able to write about controversial issues in a student newspaper without school authority.

So no freedom of the press?

Even when dealing with young adults trying to figure out their

place in their lives they are still told to write what a teacher tells them to write.

Incidentally, detailed classroom instruction on the first amendment is down to eight percent since 2007.

Students who have been taught in detail their first amendment rights were polled as seven percent more likely to support freedom of censorship in music, freedom to have unpopular opinions and total freedom of the press.

Now if the studies showed that using social media and reading up on what is happening on the outside world is better for us, then maybe we should keep doing it. dgutman1@saddleback.edu

The battle for better deals: Walmart or Target?

CASSIE ROSSEL When asked about the best place to shop for every day needs, most would answer Walmart or Target, but is one store actually superior to the other?

I set out to compare the prices and quality of common household items, food, clothing and beauty products at both Target and Walmart.

Most people that I have spoken with automatically assume that Walmart always has better sales than Target, which I found to not be true.

Maybe in the past, Walmart was the best place to find great products at low prices, but Target seems to have started offering better products at even lower prices.

Target is known for its quality selection of apparel items offered at each store. The recent release of the high-end designer Missoni collection for Target sparked a nationwide phenomenon among customers.

Although Walmart does offer apparel for a low price, the clothing has never been known for its style or quality.

When I went to both stores to compare the clothing, shoes, and accessories, I found Target’s selection to be much more appealing and current. I actually got a little off track and bought a couple of shirts. I couldn’t resist the low prices.

As I walked into the beauty department of each store, I assumed that Walmart would offer better prices than Target, but I was proven wrong. I compared a couple products, but the price difference and selection at Walmart truly surprised me.

Maybelline Great Lash mascara at Target was $3.49, and a limited edition version of the product was also available for two dollars more. On the other hand, Walmart did not offer the limited edition Maybelline Great Lash Mascara, and the product was priced at $4.24.

This difference in selection continued as I compared the hair

products at both stores. Walmart truly lacked in comparison to Target.

Target offers both high-end salon products and affordable ones, while Walmart only offers the lower-end products.

In terms of household items, I came to a surprising revelation.

A consumer is better off shopping at a supermarket rather than either one of the juggernaut enterprises.

I compared five common household products: laundry detergent, sponges, paper towels, trash bags and toilet paper. The supermarket’s prices beat both Target and Walmart’s prices with three out of the five products.

The difference in price is only a couple of cents, but it still does not hide the fact that a supermarket is the better choice when it comes to common household items.

Along with generally lower prices, supermarkets have a greater variety in sales that are only concerned with food and

household products.

Walmart and Target both offer a store-wide variety of products and sales on electronics, apparel, automotive care and much more. It is not likely that Target or Walmart will ever offer more bargains than a supermarket when it comes to food or household items.

If I removed the supermarket out of the equation, Walmart did beat Target when I compared the five common household items.

So, which really is the better store: Walmart or Target?

The truth is that it all depends on the customer. Target’s environment and products of higher quality may draw a certain crowd of people, while Walmart’s reputation for great prices will draw a different crowd of customers.

I tend to prefer the array of higher quality products at great prices offered by Target, but I would much rather go to a supermarket for my every day necessities.

CAMPUS COMMENT TAYLOR CARNEY AND MELANIE ROBERTS

IS IT CONTROVERSIAL FOR INSTRUCTOR REEVE TO NAME HIS DOG MUHAMMAD?

Rachel Bishop, 19 fashion design

Allen Taylor, 18 engineering

“He has the right to name his dog whatever, but to announce it is rude.”

“I think it is trolling, but taking a risk.”

Daren Hechanvoal, 18, undecided

Rocio Cruz, 18 undecided

“It is disrespectful if meant intentionally.”

“It’s freedom of speech, but it’s wrong. He should know it would be a touchy subject.”

Josh Hernandez, 18 history

Katie Barrera, 23 nursing

“I wouldn’t feel so offended since I’m not Muslim. He shouldn’t have announced it in public though.”

“I don’t agree with it. I think it’s rude, He should keep it to himself (Instructor Reeve).”

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How emergency medical services should be run MICHAEL DORAME Heated discussion has taken place countless times throughout this county regarding how Emergency Medical Services should be run, and it seems almost all first responders have an opinion on the matter.

Some of the biggest debates have been between private verses fire department run models.

One argument against private services is they’re all about money. Of course, misuse of money is also a problem with many fire department. Just check out that chunky ‘medium duty’ ambulance compressing the cement in firehouses throughout the country.

Unless your patient is King Kong or Free Willy, what the heck?

But don’t unleash your rage on the rescue-annie manikin just yet. I’m not saying all fire departments blow their money on shiny mac-truck mammoth mods.

Going back to private services, I can say first hand that money does come into play.

When I was working for one company, the owner constantly ran units with low O2 and changed the tags on rigs

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to avoid payments while managing to keep them all looking ghetto-fabulous and committing enough medicare fraud to buy an island.

When it comes down to it, good and bad management can be found in both fire departments and private services.

One danger that lurks within the fire department is viewing paramedic certification as simply a means to an end.

Many aspiring firefighters look at medic school as their highway to the firehouse, as opposed to their life’s work. These people are dangerous.

The system Mission Viejo and Irvine use is one in which the Orange County Fire Authority contracts with private ambulance services to transport, while medics with the fire dept. run patient care.

They don’t have their own ambulances, and the crews on the private ambulances are capable of basic life support only.

This results in rolling fire trucks needlessly.

It’s useless to roll a fire truck on a medical call, when all you need is an advanced life support ambulance. There are some medical calls that require more than two people, but certainly not all.

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If some dude just jacked up his back because his kid thinks it’s cute to steal daddy’s chair, he doesn’t need the whole battalion giggling in his foyer.

But seriously, rolling engines when you don’t need to sucks valuable resources away from places that really need it, and that’s not cool.

Quality of workers is another piece of the puzzle. Having paramedics who are burnt-out, calloused and jaded can be a very serious concern in pre-hospital emergency care.

The public doesn’t want EMS workers that treat them like they’re on an episode of Cops.

They also don’t want medics who drop the f-bomb every other word while strapping them down to the backboard.

When I was with the private service I knew an employee who had no problem cussing around the patients.

In general it seemed to me that more of the jaded variety worked with private companies.

I think competition weeds these folks out, and the competition is found in the fire departments.

You want a medic who’s aware of the fact that atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia is indeed a form of

paroxysmal supra-ventricular tachycardia. I happen to think that better compensating jobs attract those kinds of medics, and the cash is with the fire departments.

As a side note, I think paying entry-level Emergency Medical Technicians poorly is also a problem.

When fast-food workers receive the same McPaycheck that EMTs do, something is wrong.

Another factor that comes up with using a third service or private contracted service is that when communities get slapped with a multi-casualty-incident, it’s easier to deal with less agencies rather than more.

Adding to the issues that come with using contracted services, paramedics don’t have their own units to get familiar with and stock appropriately since they use various ambulances that don’t belong to them.

What if Ricky Rescue, working for brand X Ambulance Service, just labeled everything in the rig with his neat-o organizing system. that only makes sense for traumas?

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Nazi bigotry fails to smother American dreams

Set in Berlin in the 1930’s, this musical details the lives of two young Americans living in Germany while pursuing their dreams.

ALYSSA HUNTER The musical Cabaret is gearing up for its opening night on Oct.7 at 8 p.m.

Daniel Trevino, adjunct instructor, who has been involved with over 50 musicals at Saddleback College, will also be directing the opening of the 2011-2012 theatrical season.

“Cabaret was selected because of its historical basis relating to the rise of the Nazi’s in early 1930s Germany,” Trevino said.

“Also, the theme is very current with what is happening in the world politically, and we can never forget what happened to the Jews and other non-desirables during World War II,” Trevino said.

Cabaret is also a show that is used to train students in the classical musical style.

Overall, it is an essential learning tool for all who are interested in the world of theater.

“Cabaret is my favorite musical. Since we found out about it we can’t stop talking about it,” said Chelsea Feller, 23, theater arts, who auditioned for the musical.

All of the actors, dancers, and singers that auditioned are looking forward to being involved with a production in the classical musical style.

Cabaret takes place during the political turmoil of Germany.

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STAGED SEDUCTION: Life moves fast in Nazi Germany. Amidst the chaos of the Third Reich’s rise to power, love still manages to take root and bloom in the hearts of the people.

It is about a classic love story as well as racial prejudice during the 1930s.

Cabaret also gives insight into the Cabaret scene as a place for non-conformists.

However, the musical that is being put on at Saddleback is not identical to the original

“The theme is very current with what is happening in the world politically, and we can never forget what happened to the Jews...”

Cabaret.

There have been slight variations with the music.

Trevino decided to cut some of the original music and added new songs.

“The scenes are more economical in their telling of the story,” Trevino said.

The Big Band’s big show KIRA EDMONDSON

N A T I O N A L

“What good is sitting alone in your room? Come hear the music play. Life is a Cabaret, old chum, come to the Cabaret!”

Check saddleback.edu/arts for information on more upcoming events. ahunter10@saddleback.edu

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Thad Jones and a composition

by Spencer Wiles.

The recital will also feature

Finish School YOUR Way!

“We have tried to extensively focus on a feature...so look out for a solo from each person in the band.”

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SELLERS ON THE SLIDE: jazz department

chairperson Joey Sellers will be featured as a guest performer.

music by Joey Sellers, head of the jazz department.

Ticket prices are $10 general admission and $7 for students and seniors.

Get there early to buy tickets at the box office, or go online to www.saddleback.edu/arts.

Box Office phone number (949) 582-4656. kedmondson0@saddleback.edu

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The Saddleback College Big Band will be performing tonight at 7 p.m. in the McKinney Theatre.

Conducting the performance will be musician Ron Stout. His orchestra consists solely of Saddleback students.

They with be performing big band music from the jazz and swing era.

“We have tried to extensively focus on a feature for everyone in the band, so look out for a solo from each person in the band,” Stout said.

They will be playing Big Band Swing music with some new, never heard before material.

The Big Band will be featuring pieces by Bill Holman,

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KSBR Broadcasts Readers Festival Linda Evans appeared at the third annual 2011 Mission Viejo readers festival to bring her new recipe book to life.

“It took Evans four years to wrap the stories around the recipes in her book.”

kiralynn edmondson KSBR Saddleback College’s own radio station broad-casted their regular once a month Saturday morning show “Breakfast with Gary and Kelly” at the third annual 2011 Mission Viejo Readers Festival on Saturday.

Special guests included Mission Viejo city Mayor Dave Leckness and author and golden globe winning actress: Linda Evans.

Saddleback student and also Television Production specialist, Matt Brodet, assisted the producers in helping to broadcast Gary and Kelly.

Brodet is also a DJ for KSBR, you can hear him midnight till 6 a.m. on Tuesday mornings and he also broadcasts the football games.

Gary and Kelly sat out on a very hot stage, with the sun pointing directly down at them and the audience, it was a hot

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linda evans: Gary, from “Breakfast with Gary and Kelly,” sits down in front of a live audience with Linda Evans to discuss her new book, “Recipes For Life,” during the third annual Reader’s Festival on Saturday. day.

The duo are used to doing their Saturday Broadcast Special from within the community center.

Because so many authors came to Mission Viejo to sign books and meet readers, Gary and Kelly were forced to move into the blazing sun.

Dave Leckness, mayor of Mission Viejo, joined Gary and Kelly on stage in his Home De-

pot apron.

He had just returned from Home Depot where he hung out with children working hard on wooden helicopters.

“I love that 9 to 10 year old Mission Viejo kids are actually out doing something, and not behind the T.V,” said Leckness to Gary and Kelly.

Shortly after the mayor left, the woman that the audience was truly excited to see, Golden

Globe award-winning actress Linda Evans took the stage to tell about her new book Recipies from the Heart.

“Shes got a great history, she been around as an actress, she is very acclaimed for that and now with her writing also,” Debb Denbow said.

“I’m very interested in buying and reading her book, because its from the heart,” said Denbow, a creative writer, Sad-

dleback student, and a citizen of Laguna Woods.

In regards to writing her book “Recipies from the Heart.”

“I took the things I love,” Evans said. “I adore cooking and I love people.”

“I look back on my life, I had an amazing life,” said Evans So I took the people, memories and I took the food and had a wonderful realization that the best things in life are free: food,

family, cooking and sharing,” Evans said. “Its so sweet that I’ve gone through my whole life to find out that everyone already has everything they could possibly want.”

It took Evans four years to wrap the stories around the recipes in her book, and she had the book rushed out for the Mission Viejo Readers Festival.

She was very pleased to see it in print, and to be out of the Seattle Gloom and in the California sun.

“I hope everyone here writes their life down, when you look back at your life, you look at so many places you’ve been, maybe at the time you thought they were a disaster, or the worst thing that ever happened to you in your life, said Evans.

“But [one day] you may look back you’ll think that may have been the best thing that ever happened to you,” Evans said.

“I’ve always wanted to write, and now I’m doing it for fun, I’m writing short story memoirs about my life when I was a kid,” said Evans.

“Today I’m glad I get to see how other people write, to learn about their inspirations.” kedmondson0@saddleback.edu

Saddleback student creates Grae Magazine

photo courtesy of natalie zigdon

Grae magazine: Natalie Zigdon, 21, English, displays pieces of artwork for Grae Magazine. riley tanner It seems that contemporary society is dominated by popularity. In a world where our worth is evaluated based on our number of Twitter followers or the amount of likes on a Facebook page, one woman chose to

eschew coeval values and create an art community unlike any other.

Grae Magazine was created

by Natalie Zigdon, a student at Saddleback College.

Grae was originally created as a solo project, but has grown and gained support since its

original issue was released in January 2011.

Zigdon’s zeal for creativity started early in her life.

Armed only with a personal diary she chose instead of recoding day-to-day events she would write stories.

By venturing into this cre-

ative universe that she could manipulate at will, she found her passion.

This fervor was only exacerbated upon discovering talent with a camera, and new dimensions of thought and creativity opened for the young artist.

“Grae’s biggest purpose to open your mind, get you thinking beyond ordinary thinking and push the boundaries when it comes to art,” Zigdon said.

This online project strives to give artists a unique outlet for their creativity.

Grae’s purpose is not to generate funds or popularity, but merely to provide those with the wish to create somewhere to do so and the ability to share their passions with others of similar disposition.

“To me, it honestly isn’t about money. I wouldn’t care if the magazine didn’t make a dime but if it did, we would use that money to host art galleries and shindigs for local artists,” Zigdon said.

This multifaceted vision incorporates a variety of styles and methods in its production.

While it boasts an amazing variety of picture and drawing art,

this magazine also incorporates a wide assortment of written work.

There is a special “Treehouse” domain that allows it’s writers to be as “dark, creative or racy” as they wish because creator Zigdon believes that, “no one should be limited when it comes to writing.”

“Not only was Grae created to put my writing and photography in one place, it was created for every artist...”

Grae also features a “Rorschach Gallery,” which uses art to ruminate on an artist’s desires and fantasies based on their work.

Taking a particular piece and deriving your own unique meaning is one of the many avenues of creative expression available in the gallery.

Those who submit work to

Grae might also be featured in interviews found on the site.

Getting to know the artist often helps interpret their art or gives the viewer new ways of looking at a previously discovered piece.

“Sometimes I feel like art is like the superman suit under our button up shirt. We don’t realize a person is an artist until they choose to reveal it to us.”

Rather than forcing its contributors into a restricted model of creation, Grae encourages its supporters to do their own thing.

“Not only was Grae created to put my writing and photography in one place, it was created for every artist who lives to create,” Zigdon said.

“I knew that if art was such a huge part of my life, there had to be others like myself. I pretty much wanted to create a melting pot of inspiration.”

Artists seeking to give work to Grae can do so through the website at graemagazing.com.

Creative writers can submit to the Treehouse section, while artists should do so in the Rorschach gallery. rtanner0@ivc.edu

The Quipsters club will be improvising a show on the fly Saddleback College’s Club Quipsters will be performing an improvisation show in BGS 356 on Oct. 6.

Traditional improvisation shows are variety show sketches without a script.

Performers must use their imagination to keep the show going and to keep the audience entertained.

Admission is free with the show starting at 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

- David Gutman

Famous comedian Sara Benincasa will be on campus The award-winning comedian Sara Benincasa is coming on campus to the SSC quad on Oct. 11 at 12 p.m.

This is a social {live} series event organized by the student development, everyone in the office is very excited for her to come on campus and really encourage everyone to come out and be involved with this amazing event.

Sara Benincasa is an award- winning comedian and host of the popular podcast, sex and other human activities. “What I believe Sara Benincasa will bring to Saddleback is a discussion on hot button issues including human sexuality, depression, suicide, agoraphobia, and other serious issues.” said Andrae Romero, 21, Liberal Arts. “It’ll be great for the Saddleback community since she brings humor to serious issues.”

Benicasa’s outspoken comedy has won praise from the Chicago Tribune, CNN, The Guardian, and The New York Times, and has earned her an Emerging Comedian of New York Award and a Webby nomination. Sara is currently working on Agorafabulous, a book based on her critically acclaimed solo show about panic attacks and agoraphobia.

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Gauchos shoot down Falcons for fifth straight win CHRIS CANTWELL Gauchos defeated the Falcons 56-21 on Oct. 1. It was another huge win, bringing Saddleback College’s record to 5-0.

This week is the Gauchos bye week, but it plans on improving it’s record to 6-0 against Grossmount.

Despite a 43.8 points per game average, Saddleback’s defense needed to be solid in order for them to get a win against the Falcons.

Saddleback student Geoffrey Laksmana said, “Our defense needs to be able to stop the run or else it will be difficult for us to get a win.”

Saddleback scored three touchdowns. One of them came from a four yard rush from Donne Dickerson, and the other two were touchdown passes from Ben Gomez to Rodney Woodland and Kasey Closs.

Playing an aggressive game in the second quarter, Cerritos had a lot of huge hits on the Gaucho returners and wide receivers.

With the Falcons applying more defensive pressure, they made a couple sacks on Gomez, and pulled in an interception.

At halftime the score was 28-14 after an eight yard touchdown lob pass by Cerritos quarterback Brandon Denker.

“Gomez and the defense

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Ashley Juric/Saddleback

STIFF ARM: Freshman running back, Exavier Edwards-Ford, breaks away from the Falcons defense in the first quarter. played very well in the first half, but I know they will come out of the gate ready to go and will play much better,” Duenas said.

A rushing touchdown was scored within the first 32 seconds by Rodney Woodland at

the beginning of the third quarter.

Three minutes later Woodland would catch a 69-yard pass from Gomez for a touchdown, making the score 42-14.

Cerritos scored with 7:01 left

in the third quarter. It was their most exciting play of the game.

Denker threw a short pass to Garion Manning, which resulted in an 81-yard touchdown after a couple great moves by Manning.

At the end of the third quarter the score was 49-21, and some fans were yelling, “Cancel the fourth quarter, so we can go home.”

Everyone knew it was all over. Fans wanted to leave

because it wasn’t even close or fun to watch anymore.

“It was a blowout, and I was hoping it would end as soon as possible,” Laksmana said.

The fourth quarter only provided one touchdown. It was a 14-yard run by Gomez. The final score was 56-21.

Gomez finished 24 for 30 attempts, with 330 yards, three touchdown passes, a rushing touchdown, and one interception. Rodney Woodland had 153 yards and two touchdowns off of eight receptions, and a rushing touchdown.

Donne Dickerson finished with 97 yards off of 17-rushing attempts.

Bryant Chirinos led the Gauchos with six tackles, and Junior Alvarado and Kyle Smith both had five tackles.

Saddleback’s defense held the Falcons to only 84-rushing yards, and a 47 percent completion percentage.

The Gauchos remain undefeated as nationals creep closer.

Saddleback hasn’t won a national title since 1996.

“I’m very proud and pleased with how we played,” Duenas said. “Being ranked No. 4 in the nation and No. 2 in California is a great feeling, and nationals is looking like an excellent possibility.” ccantwell0@saddleback.edu

Women’s water polo team drenched by Pirates DAVID GUTMAN Saddleback College Women’s Water Polo team played valiantly, but lost to Orange Coast College Pirates, with an ending score of 15-3.

The game started at 3 p.m. last Wednesday, and as soon as the whistle blew, the water was white with foam as the women fought for the ball.

OCC got the ball first, beelining the ball to the Saddleback goalie.

The goalie blocked the first throw but was not able to deflect the second shot on the rebound.

Unfortunately, OCC proved their skills, consistently stealing

the ball away from the Gauchos and scoring.

By the end of the first quarter, the score was 5-0.

In the second quarter, the Gauchos stepped their game up with driver Rachel Novelli scoring first for the gauchos, however, OCC retaliated, scoring on several more occasions bringing the score to 13-2 by the end of the third period.

Gaucho goalie Jennifer Pham, started the fourth quarter out strong, deflecting multiple potential shots, however this was not enough to win so late in the game.

With only a few seconds left, driver Kirsten Yonan threw a hail mary shot from halfway

down the pool and it managed to sneak into OCC’s net.

Though this garnered much applause from the fans, this only made the score 15-3 with the Gauchos losing.

“I think we had a good, balanced game the second half, but we had a difficult defensive first half,” said Coach Jennifer Higginson.

This major loss for the Saddleback’s women’s Water Polo team has been somewhat familiar.

It’s regular season record is 2-9, and 0-3 in the orange empire conference. dgutman1@saddleback.edu

photo by david gutman/Lariat

SAVE ATTEMPT: Gaucho goalie attempts to save shot by OCC. Gauchos lost 15-3.

IVC Lasers wipe San Diego Mesa off the volleyball court KIRA EDMONDSON

photo by david gutman/Lariat

GOING UNDER: Saddleback College men’s water polo team loses to Orange Coast 19-8 on Sept.

Men’s water polo team sunk by Orange Coast DAVID GUTMAN Saddleback College’s men’s water polo team lost to the Orange Coast College Pirates 19-8 last Wednesday, Sept. 28.

Men’s water polo now stands with a 2-5 winning ratio in the regular season, but a 0-2 ratio in the Orange Empire Conference.

Following the Gaucho women’s water polo loss, the men’s team wanted to step their game up even though their starting goalie, Trevor Bills, was injured and couldn’t play. Bills’ backup John Echelberger stepped into the net.

The intensity was not lacking in the water, OCC scored first, but the Gauchos retaliated, keeping up with OCC in scores.

Even with the game being very offensive oriented, Echelberger covered the net as best he could.

The Gauchos seemed to be playing on par with OCC, but eventually the Pirates managed to break the long standing tie of 2-2 to make the score 5-2.

The game became a battle of dominance, but the gauchos couldn’t put a stop to OCC’s scoring streak. At the end of the first half, the scoreboard read 9-3, with the Gauchos losing.

The beginning of the second half, the Gauchos started out particularly aggressive, denying OCC the chance to score after many opportunities. However this new resolve waned and by the end of the the second quarter, the Gauchos were losing

12-4.

Throughout the third and fourth quarters the Gauchos made occasional scores, and Echelberger deflected many score attempts, but the Pirates seemed to be one step ahead of their movements.

The final score was 19-8 and though this may be disheartening to a Gaucho fan, some people were a bit more optimistic.

“I thought we played really well even though the scoreboard may say otherwise,” said Coach Pat Higginson. “Overall I’m very satisfied with the game and with our second string goalie, John Echelberger.” dgutman1@saddleback.edu

Irvine Valley College Women’s Volleyball team fought last Wednesday to send the San Diego Mesa woman home defeated after a three set game with a score of 25-22, 25-20 and 25-16.

Allison Cook, the outside hitter, played amazing earning a whopping 19 kills by the end of the game.

Other great performances in successful kills was Emily Mount, middle back, and Hannah Unruh, the middle back, with 8 kills each, and Annie Kim, the outside hitter, with 7 kills.

“We struggled in the beginning but we picked it up and got focused, then we took that and beat them,” Sarah Mendoza said, who plays the Libero for the team and also performed 14 digs on Wednesday.

“Its nice to get a win, we didn’t do very good last Friday, we got beat by a good team,” said Irvine Valley College women’s volleyball coach, Tom Pestolesi.

Despite the win against San Diego Mesa, the IVC women Lasers feel that they still have room for improvement.

“We still have a lot of things we need to get better at, we still

photo by kira edmondson/Lariat

SPIKED: Lasers go up for a block against San Diego Mesa.

Final score of three sets ends with 25-22, 25-20, and 25-16. have a long way to go, but that is why we have a 3 month season,” Pestolesi said.

The Irvine Valley College Woman’s Volleyball team started playing the Orange Empire Conference Match on Sept 30.

The games from here on out are crucial to the team.

“As of today, its nice [for the team] to be home to and to have won. Its good to have seen progress from the players in what we have been working hard on,” Pestolesi said. kedmondson0@saddleback.edu