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ith the building of the new Kaiser Permanente building in Foothill Ranch, there are more openings available for nurses, like students graduating from the nursing program at Saddleback College.

The one-story medical building was approved by city planning commissioners with a 4-0 vote on Nov. 10.

The building will be 36,022 square-feet and contain 24 doctor’s offices.

It will also hold a pharmacy and offer out-patient services.

“The increase in new nurses has made getting jobs immediately upon graduation very difficult,” said Diane Pestolesi, a

nursing instructor.

“Students are finding that although new facilities are opening they are not usually looking to hire new graduate RNs to staff them,” she said.

The rise in the number of nursing students has made positions harder to covet.

According to Pestolesi, there has been a 64 percent increase in the number of new graduate nurses produced in the last two years.

This is the result of growth in the existing community colleges nursing programs.

Also contributing to this growth, is four new entry to practice programs that have been started in Orange County in the past five years.

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arking is a growing issue at Saddleback College and many students have the added hassle of dealing with temperamental daily permit dispensers around campus.

Students have been complaining about permit costs, citation costs, and parking in general for as long as colleges have charged for parking on their campuses.

Lately at Saddleback, however, the problem has been more with the permit dispensers rather than the cost of the permit.

Nick Bohen, 20, undecided, has had particularly bad luck with the daily permit dispensers.

“They just have problems.

Mainly the one outside of the [Science and Math] building,” Bohen said. “If it’s sunny out I can’t read the screen, it eats my money, and they don’t even take change anymore.”

The parking officials understand that there are many concerns from students, and don’t want to charge students extra,

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PARKING: Janelle Kelly, 20, intercultural studies, buys a parking sticker before her class starts. Many have complained about the parking permit services not functioning, not being able to see the monitor on sunny days, and it only takes dollar bills. but do have to enforce permit usage.

“Our intention is not to hinder the student,” said Andrew Craven, director of parking at Saddleback. “These are machines unfortunately, not people, but

they are smart machines.”

Most of the problems related to the dispensers involve paper money. With the amount of wear and tear that a dollar bill goes through, sometimes the machine can’t read it, Craven

said.

“Cards are real quick. Sometimes it’s faster than putting in the two dollars,” he said.

The machines accepted coins in the past, but the coin payment method had to be removed due

to vandalism.

“We don’t take coin in the machine anymore,” Craven said.

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Amy Ahearn was missing for two months and was found recently in L.A. KYLIE CORBETT

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amily, friends, and colleagues of Saddleback College instructor Amy Ahearn have breathed a sigh of relief now that she has been found safe in South Los Angeles after missing for two months.

But her future is uncertain.

“I truly believe it was a miracle we found Amy and she was safe,” said Amy’s sister, Margie Ahearn.

Some time ago, those who know her say, she began to display symptoms typical of Huntington’s Disease, a degenerative condition that breaks down nerve cells in the brain, and runs in her family.

According to the Mayo Clinic, this could lead to a decrease in cognitive ability, as well as emotional and mental disturbances.

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ind, Matter and Immortality were discussed in a lecture last Wednesday by instructor Andrew Dzida, who was invited to speak by the Psychology Club and Psi Beta.

Dzida is an associate instructor in the philosophy department, who received his Ph. D in philosophy from the University of Notre Dame.

The main point of the lecture according to Dzida is the question: Am I a material thing, or an immaterial thing? Is their a soul that comes with us, or are we gone when our bodies a dust.

Dzida started the discussion, talking about the physiology of the brain and how it interprets the environment.

Dzida focused on describing

the olfactory epithelium in the nose to show how humans can smell and how it can affect the consciousness.

“How do we smell gasoline at a gas station? How do we smell flowers? And how do we identify babies poo in a diaper,” Dzida said. “How do we sense the outside stimuli and how does it affect our consciousness?”

Dzida went on to explain that the consciousness can’t be explained in how it works with the physiology of the brain.

How mind in one school of thought is not one thing or substance. But according to Dzida, it is a property of matter.

“There is a problem however, how does matter generate mind?” Dzida said. Matter can’t be created or destroyed, only changed from one state to another.

Another thought that Dzida elaborated on is the idea that the mind and consciousness are in fact immaterial things.

This would make more sense Dzida said because of the fact that all objects that have matter must also have mass and take up space.

There is another problem to this school of thought as well, the body itself is made of matter because it takes up space and has mass.

“However how can one ‘immaterial’ thing such as the mind interact with another ‘material’ thing such as the body,” he said.

The theory is that if humans have immaterial minds and consciousnesses, than that means there must be a soul.

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Family private investigator, Kathie Allen, said that Amy Ahearn has not been diagnosed with the disease.

According to Jody Goldstein, center coordinator of Huntington’s Disease Center of Excellence, University of California, San Diego, it’s unclear whether she would be able to return to her teaching position given the symptoms that were reported she may have displayed when found.

“It’s tricky,” Goldstein said.

“It’s possible to treat the symptoms unfortunately, this isn’t always the case because sometimes people wait too long to seek treatment.”

Goldstein said the most common symptom when a person

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New facilities like this help, but there are still a variety of jobs out there for students graduating from the nursing program, said Tamera Rice, assistant dean of health sciences and human services.

“We’ve been pretty fortunate.

Students are finding jobs within three to six months of graduating,” Rice said. “However, dropping off your resume is not enough. Students need to be persistent. A lot of networking is involved” Rice said that the program takes in approximately 60 students per semester. Before en-

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The parking officials encourage students to buy permits for whole semesters or a academic year. Not having to worry about getting a permit every day means less hassle for parking.

“The parking permits are $30 for the entire semester, which is probably cheaper anyway,” Craven said.

The average on-campus class has 31 class sessions, and $2 per day in a 31 day class is $62.

Why pay double if it comes with the extra hassle of buying a daily permit?

“It isn’t some plot against the students. We want them to pay the machines if they don’t have a permit, because that’s how we get our revenue,” Craven said.

“We get one hundred percent of

first shows signs of the disease is that they appear to have been drinking with slurred speech and a staggered gait.

“It is possible for her to return to a normal lifestyle and her teaching career if she finds a physician who specializes in the disease,” she said. “The doctors team will evaluate and prescribe medication to treat the symptoms.”

Amy Ahearn did not show up to her job on the first day of fall semester, said Kevin O’Connor, dean of liberal arts. As a result, O’Connor met all of her classes the first week.

“It was when students from the first class of the first day of fall semester came to the division office saying ‘Our professor wasn’t present,’ and then I went to all the other classes that week,” he said. “By the end of the first week, the whole substitute faculty met all the classes

commencing the second week, and that’s how it’s been handled for the remaining of the semester.”

Eventually, Ahearn ended up on Ana Ruvalcaba’s front yard in Norwalk on Sept 18., where she was first sighted.

Ruvalcaba invited Ahearn into her home after watching her sit on the curb for hours.

“My first thought was that she needs help,” Ruvalcaba said.

“The look that Amy had when I first saw her was the look of a person in need of help, but couldn’t say it.”

Ruvalcaba had no idea she was a missing person until Ahearn’s story aired on ABC News Los Angeles affiliate KABC. “From then on, every time I would get in my car and drive,” Ruvalcaba said, “I would look for Amy. I followed her story and kept in contact with Margie

tering, nursing students take a pre-exam to test their skills.

Once admitted, it takes about two years to complete the program.

Linda Gleason, nursing instructor said it is important to prioritize when in the nursing program.

“Students need to know to be prepared when entering the program. It’s important to balance things in life. It is a very challenging program,” Gleason said. “In my experience, students struggle in not wanting to give up things.”

Shannon Davis, 28, nursing said, “My experience in the Saddleback nursing program has been absolutely amazing.

The nursing program has also been one of the most challenging things I have ever done in

my life. In my clinical rotations it was very clear to me that the Saddleback nursing program is highly reputable within the community.”

Davis said, “Many facilities are looking to hire only people with a bachelors of science in nursing, so this could be a challenge with nurses who just have their associates degree in nursing. All I know is the job market is highly competitive.”

The nursing program at Saddleback was started in 1971, and students who enter it have a pass rate of between 94 and 99 percent.

A candlelight pinning ceremony, in the McKinney Theatre, will honor this semester’s 52 graduates on Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 7 p.m. mroberts32@saddleback.edu

parking permit sales.”

After all, more money for the parking services means more funding for more parking spaces and improvements to current parking lots.

“Just because the meter is broken does not mean you will not get a citation,” Craven said.

“Go to another meter or come to the campus police and get a daily permit.”

“We actually saw more vandalism on broken meters than on working ones. Unfortunately, from the dishonesty of a few we had to make this regulation,” Craven said, in reference to paying for parking even if the meter is broken.

As for citations, the parking services dislike giving them out as much as students dislike receiving them, according to Craven.

“Everyone has the right to come and contest a ticket.

That’s California law,” Craven

said. “Every citation is taken case-by-case, and every review is read.”

“We get a small amount [of money] for citations, but most of the money goes to the state,” he said. “The citations are just to gain compliance [from students].”

After all, the parking service gets money from permits, and would rather students buy permits instead of having to pay citations. More money for the parking services means more funding for more parking spaces and improvements to current parking lots.y Maintenance wise, Saddleback’s meters are maintained by an outside company every three months, Craven said. Saddleback officials check the meters at least three or four times a week to make sure they are functioning.

and Kathie.”

Ruvalcaba described Ahearn as being disoriented and dishelved.

“I [felt] it was very necessary because I was the last to see her, and most important because Amy looked [completely] different now than how she looked on the missing bulletins,” she said.

Margie Ahearn later thanked Ruvalcaba’s family for its ongoing support.

“You and your family gave my family hope that we would find Amy,” Margie Ahearn said she told them. “I knew if she had people like you looking after her that maybe she would be okay.

“I can not express how overcome with emotion I am when I think of my sister resting in your warm, loving home, having cake, coffee, and talking with all of you into the night. I

will always keep that image of all of you together in my heart.”

Ahearn’s family lives out of state, so it was particularly difficult for Margie Ahearn, who is also starting to exhibit signs of Huntington’s, to deal with the situation on a day-to-day basis.

“This has been a huge challenge trying to locate Amy from Illinois,” she said, “Sometimes in life you face things that feel beyond your capacity to handle.

For me, prayer is so important.

“I tried to do everything I could from Illinois by phone and on the computer due to my disabilities with Huntington’s.”

Amy Ahearn was hired as a full-time faculty member around the year of 2000, said O’Connor.

O’Connor expressed his relief of great concern about her disappearance, recognizing Amy Ahearn as a “wonderful faculty member, bright, [and] talented.”

“It sounds very tragic if what I read in these articles is true...It’s very heartbreaking,” O’Connor said.

Although Ahearn’s name still remains on the schedule for upcoming spring classes, O’Connor has a feeling she won’t be returning.

“There certainly will be an assurance, including if professor Ahearn is not teaching the set of classes that her name is assigned to in the online schedule, that someone will be there for the classes,” he said.

Finding relief in the support of Amy Ahearn’s family, O’Connor believes that she has strong support from her family.

“The good news is, is that it sounds like she has a very loving, concerned family,” he said.

“If there’s a bright spot in any of this, that would be it.” kcorbett5@saddleback.edu

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“Why I care about the mind and body is that I want to know what happens when I die and my body is no more,” Dezida said. “Do I cease to exist?”

After the discussion, many students asked questions about the theory, some brought up the idea of reincarnation and how if it is true, then the consciousness can survive albeit with no memories.

“I have noticed that when people get older and older they want to believe in something after their death,” said Shelby Avila, 19, undecided. “But for younger people like us they are more open to different concepts because they don’t necessarily have that fear of dying.” dgutman1@saddleback.edu

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Solo Salazar steals stage CASSIE ROSSEL The Social {LIVE} Series, presented by Saddleback College, brought out local artist-onthe-rise Jonathan Blake Salazar to its campus last week.

Salazar gave out CDs and soothed students with a onehour acoustic set that included his original compositions, which can only be described as a marriage of rock and blues.

He also provided his audience with covers of several songs including, “The Joker” and “Stand

By Me.” Students took notice of the artist and cleaned out his booth of all CDs. Hayley Dobson, 23, psychology, found Salazar’s performance to be peaceful and mellow.

“He sends a really good vibe, like I’m in a good mood right now because I’m listening to him,” Dobson said.

Salazar combined the “good vibes” of the day with several guitar solos that showed off his musical gifts.

The musician discovered his talent for playing the guitar in the sixth grade, and has not stopped playing it ever since.

His love for music is a trait that has been with Salazar for as long as he can remember.

“I’ve always just been obsessed with music,” the Fullerton native said.

A former quarterback of his high school football team, Salazar described himself as a “sports guy” who loved music.

He said that it always came as a surprise to people when they found out that he could play the guitar.

Although Salazar has always had a knack for writing and an ear for music, he decided to pursue a music career only after taking lessons with Grammynominated jazz pianist Rob Mullins.

Salazar caught Mullins’ attention when he played one of his original song at a lesson.

Mullins liked what he heard and decided to manage Salazar shortly after.

He then recorded his first album in 2006 with the help of

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PERFORMANCE: Jonathan Blake Salazar entertains solo with vocals and acoustic guitar at the quad on Tuesday Nov. 15.

Mullins.

Within the span of one year, Salazar found a manager, recorded an album, and began performing live.

A music career was not originally an option that Salazar had thought deeply about until he experienced the rush of performing.

“It all happened so fast,” Salazar said. “I played my first live show right before my album was finished, without any previous experience, and I loved it.”

Along with playing shows

and pursuing his career in music, Salazar also offers guitar lessons in Huntington Beach.

The next step for the seasoned musician is to record his second full-length album, which he said he has been eager to do.

Salazar said that he has found his true calling in music, and he wouldn’t have it any other way.

For more information on Salazar and his music, visit facebook.com/jonathanblakesalazar.

The theater students at Saddleback College are putting on the semester play, “A Christmas Carol,” starting this December in the McKinney Theatre.

The play, originally by Charles Dickens, is the classic holiday tale of Ebenezer Scrooge’s transformation from a grumpy old man to generous, loving soul after a night of discovery brought on by the visit of four spirits.

The play will be showing on Dec. 2 and 3 and then Dec. 6 through Dec. 10.

The Dec. 3, 4, 10 and 11 will start at 3 p.m. and the other days will begin at 8 p.m.

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LEAD: The formost character in ‘A Christmas Carol’, is Scrooge, a reformed miser Tickets are $12 for general admission, $11 for students/ seniors and $6 for Saddleback College students with an ASB card and children 12 & under. tcarney0@saddleback.edu

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TOFURKEY DAY: Thanksgiving doesn’t just involve turkeys as many people eat alternatives.

Be grateful for change on Thanksgiving NICOLE BULLARD During an average Thanksgiving dinner, most people would consider a turkey to be the main event during dinner, with all the other foods enhancing the taste of the bird.

There are many ways to prepare it, whether brined, baked, stuffed or fried, it is always the same type of outcome.

As traditions go, turkey is a prime example of old-fashioned holiday delicacies that go way back to colonial America.

But this is not colonial America, we now live in a day and age that constantly changes, including the way we prepare food during the holidays.

This Thanksgiving, people all over America will be celebrating so why not celebrate in a unique way?

For those who are just plain

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tired of turkey every year and need a break, one can never go wrong with chicken. Try roasting a chicken and spice things up a bit with a unique ingredient, like chutney or a spice never used before.

If there was ever a holiday entree that piqued the interest of people all around, it would be any entree wrapped in bacon.

Take beef tenderloin and wrap it in bacon and a great substitute to tradition is created. Vegetarians and vegans, I apologize, this one is not for you.

However, for all those who will be cooking for vegans and vegetarians, there are several different options.

To take a turn off the traditional Thanksgiving path, why not make burgers? And to make it vegan friendly, you can make veggie patty burgers. It’s an American food and it’s animalproduct free.

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Also, there is “Tofurkey” a tofu substitute containing turkey. “Tufurkey” may technically still be turkey, but it may get some smiles from the vegetarians around the Thanksgiving table.

Cooking for a table crowded with people can be difficult, especially if the menu is elaborate and requires all day to prepare.

From family to friends, Thanksgiving experiences have always been a haphazard event but the one constant is the knowledge that every year people can acknowledge the holidays, stay in touch with family and express gratefulness for the great things in their lives.

And that’s what Thanksgiving is all about: family, friends and great food. Be grateful for what you have, but remember, it’s always okay to learn how to appreciate something new.

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Sister will have ‘nun’ of it riley tanner

Who would pay good money to be scolded by a nun? The answer is a good many, and these folks almost filled the McKinney Theatre on Saturday, Nov. 19.

“Late Night Catechism” is a one-woman series of comedic lectures based upon the seven sacraments of the Catholic faith.

The show focused primarily on marriage and the last rights, or the “Anointing of the Sick” and titled “Till Death do us Part.”

Upon entering the theater, one couldn’t but notice that the audience was almost wholly comprised of people of at least fifty.

The show began as Sister Denise Marie Christina Fennell entered from the back of the theater in full habit and oversized rosary, and immediately forced a man in the front row to give him her gum in a procured napkin.

She made it very clear that she was Italian, and that she would always be addressed as Sister.

Her comedy was very audience driven, a mostly enjoyable back and forth that prompted the nun to think on her enshrouded feet.

One particularly hilarious event occurred as an elderly audience member applied chap stick while watching the show, only to be forced to remove the gloss and ridiculed after being reminded that Christ must have had chapped lips on the cross after hours in the desert sun.

The show wasn’t entirely one-sided however, as an anonymous audience member compared the “Miracle of Transubstantiation” to cannibalism, much to the chagrin of our dear sister.

She was further blindsided when a cute little elderly woman asked if Galileo Galilee ware the founder of Galileo Winery.

Later in the act, an impromptu prop failure interrupted her

timeline of marriage lecture and forced the Sister to conscript the aid of a “Soldier of Christ” from the audience to hold up her poster while she lectured.

This particular warrior began sweating almost immediately, and the strain of holding his arm up understandably began to show as he was forced to hold the upraised position for many minutes as she droned on.

For someone married to God, she sure knew a lot about being married to other people.

With our current audience, it was very ironic that she was giving marriage advice to people who’d been hitched for a minimum of twenty years.

This show makes the catholic sacraments about as funny as they can be while still being vaguely educational.

While there were many funny bits, the entrance fee of $30 may be a little steep. If I want to be scolded and lightly verbally abused, I’ll just go to work. rtanner0@saddleback.edu

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Til death do us part: Sister Fennell talks about the importance of marriage with audience.

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booth:OC Rock Radio sets up booth at Family Night to encourage students to choose Saddleback.

A lot to learn at Family Night Taylor carney

Family Night does not always mean gathering around a table to play Scrabble, but to come to Saddleback College on Nov. 14 to learn what the campus offers and why it should be students first choice.

“There is no finer college, whether you want to attain a degree or transfer. Saddleback should be the first choice,” said President Tod Burnett. “ I can’t say enough good things about our college.”

“High school kids get the chance to come to Saddleback and check out all the programs and clubs we have,” said Zack Inski, 19, technical theatre, who was sitting at the Entertainment Theatre Technology booth.

The cafeteria was filled with a variety of booths like, mathematics & science, matriculation, automotive, transfer, culinary arts, human resources. Even the college radio was broadcasting the event from inside.

Outreach Director Leslie

Humphrey said, “This function is put on by faculty, staff and students. It is geared toward seniors and their families, however freshmen and juniors will come as well.”

“In the beginning of the event there was a lot of kids checking out our booth (Entertainment Theatre), but now they are downstairs in workshops,” said Kat Bausch, 20, technical theatre.

Students were able to choose three out of four workshops to attend that included either transfer and honors, campus life, financial aid and career technical education.

“I went to all the workshops besides campus life, and found them very interesting,” said Cynthia Cardenas,17, Mira Monte High School senior.

While high school students were wandering around the hallways of SSC, Saddleback’s Patrick Webster, 20, film and Stephanie Gorman, 19, English were there to guide them.

“There are no more lost students than usual,” Webster said.

“I think they expected a lot more kids to attend this evening,” Webster said as he looked towards all the empty seats in the cafeteria.

“I think it is really important for high school students to come because they get to see that college is not that bad,” Gorman said.

“I thought college was going to be awful, but it turns out Saddleback is awesome.”

The night finished off with speeches from Burnett, Humphrey, and ASG president Joseph Hassine. They explained why Saddleback should be a first choice school.

San Clemente High School senior, Andrew Hughes, 17, said “I learned a lot of information. I knew nothing about college until I came here.”

For more opinions about Saddleback refer to Campus Comment on Page 3. tcarney4@saddleback.edu

SPORTS

Lasers die down in overtime Chris Cantwell Cerritos College defeated Irvine Valley College 69-63 last Thursday in an overtime thriller.

The score was close throughout the entire game.

The first half was back and forth. A lot of slick passes and smooth jumpers were made by both teams. At the half the score was 27-22 with IVC leading.

Chris Taylor was leading the Lasers with 9 points and Anthony Holliday led Cerritos with 12 points.

The second half had the same result. Taylor and Austin Loeb were diving all over the floor for loose balls.

Holliday continued to stay on fire connecting on two of three 3-point shots.

There were a lot of turnovers.

IVC committed 12 turnovers in the second half, and Cerritos had seven.

The last two minutes of the second half caused the crowd to stand up and cheer. There were a lot of game changing plays.

Loeb had the only dunk in the game with 1:58 left in the second half. IVC regained the lead (51-49) with that slam. It brought all Laser fans to their feet.

Cerritos had fell behind 57-51 with 35.6 seconds left. They had to play the foul game. Holiday scored and got fouled, making the free throw. The score was 57-54 with 22.7 seconds left.

IVC committed a turnover and Cerritos had a chance to tie it up. Holiday was the guy to do it. He hit a 3-point shot with 0.3 seconds left on the clock. The score was 57-57, and it was time for overtime.

Cerritos took an early lead in overtime and wouldn’t let up.

Their defense caused turnovers and forced some blocks. IVC was stunned.

Cerritos had defeated IVC in

overtime. The final score was 69-63. With that win, Cerritos would play in the championship game of the IVC Tourney.

IVC shot 43.6 percent from the field, 33.3 percent from three-point land, and 83.3 percent from the free-throw line.

Cerritos shot 41.7 percent from the field, 38.1 percent from three, and 77.8 percent from the free-throw line.

Chris Taylor led IVC with 15 points, five assists, and six rebounds.

Kaleb Hatcher had 13 points.

IVC had 20 turnovers.

Anthony Holiday finished with 26 points for Cerritos. Willie Edwards had 11 points, and he also had three three-point field goals in overtime.

Darius Williams had 14 points and four blocks.

IVC defeated Cuyamaca 7140 last Saturday in the Consolation final game.

Chris Cantwell Saddleback College lost to Riverside City College 31-14 in the Golden State Bowl last Saturday.

This was the Gauchos final game of the season.

The game showcased several

turnovers by the Gauchos.

Ben Gomez threw three interceptions, and the Tigers defense forced four fumbles.

The Gauchos made a comeback, tying the game 14-14, after a 80-yard touchdown pass to Rodney Woodland.

Riverside would score a field goal before halftime.

The score at halftime was 1714.

The second half was all Riverside.

The Gauchos didn’t score in the second half and the Tigers would score two more touchdowns.

The final score was 31-14.

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Gomez played his worst game of the season.

He finished 18-35 with 256 yards (a season low).

He also had one touchdown, three interceptions, and was sacked nine times.

Rodney Woodland played one of his best games for the Gauchos.

He had 213 yards in the game.

He had seven receptions for 138 yards, four rushes for 35 yards, and two kickoffs for 40 yards.

Riverside is 11-0. Saddleback finished the season with a record of 8-3. ccantwell0@saddleback.edu

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