Sep 19, 2012 - Issue 2

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SADDLEBACK AND IRVINE VALLEY COLLEGES’ STUDENT NEWSPAPER

VOLUME 45, ISSUE 2

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

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Students for Prop 37, GMO labeling

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IVC conducts Warhol lecture

Ashley Reyes

Mobile Editor Student Siri Adams showed her passion Wednesday for the passing of Proposition 37. The prop requires labeling on raw or processed food offered for sale to consumers, if the food is made from plants or animals with genetic material changed in specific ways. It also prohibits labeling or advertising such food as “natural”. Any food that comes from a genetically modified organism is a GMO. These foods have had specific changes introduced to their DNA by genetic engineering techniques. “This proposition is the future of foods, not necessarily for me but for the future generation,” said Adams. Adams went on to say that with the growing obesity problem in the area, people should become more conscious of what they are putting into their bodies. She is passionate about educating the masses on obesity and health problems. “These GMOs and processed foods literally kill human cells,” said Adams. The long term effects of GMOs are currently under research but some believed effects of such foods are increased cancer risk, antibiotic resistance, allergies, birth defects, and lowered nutrition among many others. Kerne Erickson, a local artist, also worked alongside with Adams to get the word out. “The problem is that GMO crops can’t be contained, it’s spreading to other crops,” said Erickson. Erickson went on to explain that labeling the foods is only half the battle because of the rate at which pollen can spread to other fields. GMO crops also build resistance, which leads to greater amounts of agents to be used. “They say GMO food is needed but there is no increase in output from GMO crops, it actually increases the need for pesticides,” said Erickson. For Erickson there is no benefit from genetically modified food, only negative consequences. He explains he eats organic foods, which are relatively safe in his eyes, he also grows his own fruits and vegetables. Also he consumes raw milk, which he explains has many benefits that processed milk does not offer. “I’m usually a quiet guy but I can’t sleep at night unless I make some noise (about this issue), its scary.” said Erickson. areyes4@saddleback.edu

MORE INSIDE: Editorial calls for flex of student power, labeling of GMOs See Page 3

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Rider training has benefits

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Run Down: Riverside tight end Gus Penning (right) evades a tackle from Saddleback safety Doak Workman as he takes the ball down field after a pass recption. Penning finished the game with five catches for 40 yards in Riverside’s 51-13 win at Saddleback on Saturday.

Tigers maul Gauchos Michael Grennell

Sports Editor Luck was not with the Saddleback football team Saturday, as the Gauchos (1-2) lost to the Riverside Tigers (2-1) in a 51-13 blowout. The Gauchos got off to a

rough start in the first quarter, falling behind 13-0 after two field goals and a 41yard touchdown pass from Tigers freshman quarterback Tyler Shreve. With just over nine minutes remaining in the first half, the Gauchos scored their first points of the night on a 26-yard field goal

from sophomore kicker Ryan Steska. Riverside responded with three touchdowns before halftime, including a blocked punt returned for a touchdown just before the end of the half. Down 34-6 heading into the second half, the Gauchos were able to limit the Tigers to only 10 points in the third

quarter. Saddleback’s offense was unable to respond though, as they were unable to score during the quarter. It wasn’t until the fourth quarter, with less than seven minutes remaining, that the Gauchos scored their first touchdown

Young Democrats meeting

IN THIS ISSUE:

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Former “M*A*S*H” stars deliver career retrospectives at McKinney Theatre Michael Grennell

Sports Editor Forty years ago, the hit television show “M*A*S*H” aired its first season on CBS. On Friday, two of the show’s most memorable actors, Loretta Swit and Jamie Farr, spoke at McKinney Theatre as part of the Professional Guest Artist Series put on by the Fine Arts and Media Technology program at Saddleback College. “M*A*S*H” consisted of 251 episodes; over 11 seasons, airing from 1972 to 1983. The show took place in the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) unit, during the Korean War. After low ratings in its first season, the show was nearly canceled, but after changing time slots the next season, ratings improved greatly. From 1973 to 1983, “M*A*S*H” averaged over 18 million viewing households per year. The show’s two-and-a-half hour series finale, “Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen” was the most viewed television program ever in the United States, with almost 106 million viewers. On “M*A*S*H”, Swit played the character Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan, the head nurse at the 4077th MASH unit. Houlihan was portrayed as a sometimes hard-nosed character, but, as Swit said on Friday, “(Houlihan) was set on being the best damn nurse in Korea.” Farr’s character, Corporal Maxwell Q. Klinger, was a corpsman assigned to the 4077th MASH unit, who attempted

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Jeff Denson soothes crowd at McKinney Page 2 Academic, ASG Senates discuss tech, arboretum Page 2

4077th REUNITES: Jamie

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Farr (left) and Loretta Swit speak on stage about their 11-season run on “M*A*S*H” and the rest of their careers at McKinney Theatre on Friday.

throughout the series to gain a psychiatric discharge from the Army by dressing in women’s clothing. Swit, Farr, Alan Alda, and William Christopher were the only four cast members to appear in all 11 seasons of “M*A*S*H”. On Friday night, as Swit walked on stage, she cautioned the audience that she would be talking a lot. Before she spoke, she played a montage of highlights from her career in film, television, and stage. Memorable moments included her appearing on “The Muppet Show”, a musical number she performed in the television adaptation of the play “It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane…It’s Superman” and scenes from “M*A*S*H” where her and Farr’s

characters interacted. “I thought it would be kind of cool for you to see I wasn’t born in the 4077th, and I didn’t die there either,” said Swit after the montage finished. Over the following hour, Swit talked about many different things along with her time on “M*A*S*H”. She spoke about her family, her work with animals and setting up no-kill animal shelters, her watercolor paintings, and her work on stage. She talked in great detail about her most recent play she performed in, “Eleanor: Her Secret Journey”, a play about the life of former first lady of the United

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