Fall 2011 issue 5

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Plug pulled on Wild Rivers, student jobs down drain

There will be no issue next week. Check out lariatnews.com to read stories. On A&E:

KYLIE CORBETT

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Last

Wednesday,

Big

Band

performed

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was conducted by Ron Stout.

On life:

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offers

experience

CABARET: Jennifer Fink, 22, communications first appears as Sally in the musical Cabaret.

industry.

On opinion:

Raising awareness for suicide prevention KIRALYNN EDMONDSON

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Is Freshman 15 fact or fiction on campus? Students speak of their experiences and opinion.

Campus comment: What do you think Wild River’s lease being up?

On sports:

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Saddleback

College

cheerleaders

discuss

journey

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the television and film

their

SEE CABARET PAGE 4

ild Rivers Waterpark is scheduled to close permanently on Oct. 31, leaving more than 1,000 local teenagers and adults without seasonal employment. The 20-acre park has been a fixture in Orange County for 27 years. “The job market is pretty rough right now, [especially] for minors,” said Mike Riedel, president of Wild Rivers. “We are the largest seasonal employer in Orange County, and most of these people are not going to be able to find other jobs.”

during

games and practice.

Oct. 26 issue will feature Halloween themed stories along with real stories. Stay tuned online and in print.

INDEX News...............2 Opinion..............3 A&E....................4 Life....................5 Sports...............6 visit our website to read more!

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t the Bill Barber Memorial Park in Irvine, Orange County residents participated in the Out of the Darkness community walk, raising proceeds for the American Foundation for Suicidal Prevention. Families of victims joined together to support one another and raise awareness of mental disorders such as depression and substance abuse in loved ones, that may result in suicide. A KROQ tent played music for the Out of the Darkness community walk. “We came to support this awesome cause,” said Josh Hayes, part of the KROQ crew and also a former Irvine Valley College student. The National Alliance on Mental Illness also came to make the public aware of their new hotline called Warmline.

Warmline is not a suicide hotline, but instead it serves as a number that people in need can call to talk to someone who will listen. The Orange County Warmline phone number is 714991-6412 or toll free 1-877WARM. Warmline hours are between 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Sunday. “Whether your cat died, you’re having a bad day, or you feel like you want to hurt yourself, you can call and there are mentors who understand and are willing to help out,” said Mariam Harris, a member of NAMI. NAMI also offers many support groups to the public at no charge. They have family to family groups that teach families and caregivers about mental illnesses in loved ones.

Warmline is not a suicide hotline. To talk to someone who will listen call: The Orange County Warmline phone number is 714-991-6412 or toll free 1-877WARM. Warmline hours are between 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Sunday.

SEE PREVENTION PAGE 2

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UNITED: Kaneda Cano walks for Suicide Prevention.

NSF awards RapidTech $2.9 million grant NICOLE BULLARD

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he National Science Foundation awarded the RapidTech program a three-year $2.9 million grant. RapidTech is the National Center for Additive Manufacturing at Saddleback College. “Congratulations to our RapidTech program, which is a leading resource to business and educational institutions that need expert advice and leadership in the growing rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing field,” said Tod A. Burnett, the president of Saddleback College. The National Science Foundation grant to RapidTech is approved for the scientific and technical merit and because RapidTech is a leading resource to many businesses. The National Science Foundation is an independent U.S. government agency. The program which strives to “promote the progress of sci-

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION: The RapidTech program, which is the Additive Manufacturing program at Saddleback College, helps develop new products for advanced prototyping. Resin models are formed using extreme heat and pressure in order to give definition to a project. ence. [And] to advance the national health, prosperity, and

welfare, and to secure the national defense.”

The RapidTech program works alongside businesses,

educational institutions, entrepreneurs and community-based organizations to develop new products and designs using innovative prototyping technologies. RapidTech is a program funded through Saddleback, although the facilities are located on the University of California, Irvine campus. The program has fourteen manufacturing systems and several secondary pieces of processing equipment for students to work with. With this $2.9 million grant, RapidTech will be able to provide students with even greater hands-on experiences said a RapidTech press release. Students in the program will learn to use advanced technologies involved in the aerospace, medical device, automotive, consumer products and art animation industries, according to the RapidTech website. SEE RAPIDTECH PAGE 2


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