No. 7
17. November 2010
Vol. 44
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Veterans honored at chili bowl festival JAMES MALONEY
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he Second Annual Chili Bowl Festival was held last week on Thursday at the Saddleback College Veterans’ Memorial. The event was hosted by the Student Veterans Club and the VETS (Veterans Education and Transition Services). The festival was held to help raise money to support student
veteran scholarships. It began at 11:30 a.m. and ended at 2 p.m. Chili’s Bar & Grill
sponsored the event, providing food, drinks, and dessert. Visitors who payed the $30 entry free were treated to a chili meal as well as a 50/50 raffle. The crowd was also entertained by a rendition of Amazing Grace, performed by bagpiper Ralph Bates. The event was preceded by a memorial service, also put on by the Student Veterans Club. Families who have given homes to student veterans were honored at the memorial.
Marty Samuel, Art Department Chair Richie White, and President Burnett spoke at the event, representing Saddleback’s faculty. Three student veterans also spoke at the event. During the week students may have noticed a Wall of Heroes posted outside the VETS center, as well as a number of flags waving around the quad. Other notable activities that occurred throughout the week include a screening of
the documentary In Their Boots, and a panel that shared veterans’ experiences, as well as their transitions to civilian life. These memorials were organized by both the Student Veterans Club and the VETS program. The memorials symbolized all the people who have lost their lives in present conflicts in the Middle East.
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Photo by Sean Lara/Lariat MEMORIAL: The Veterans’ Memorial in the quad serves as a reminder to those who have given their lives. The 2nd annual chili bowl fesitval held several events designed to recognize veterans.
ASG announces service learning awards ANDRE MAHMOUDIAN
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ecently, Saddleback’s Associated Student G o v e r n m e n t announced the winners for the 2010-2011 Special Topic Grant for Service Learning. The awardees included Department Chair of Business Science Barbara Cox for her Dog Fair to benefit shelters, Assistant Dean of Counseling Services and Special Programs Terence Nelson for his work in VETS Peer to Peer Mentor Program, Costume Designer of Fine Arts Diane Lewis for her work in the Marionette Puppet Show, which was shown at Mission Hospital and the Mission Viejo library,
Professor Charles Myers for his mentorship program through film, Counselor Mike Long for his work in the Gaucho Athletes Mentor Exchange Program, Art Department Chair Richard White for his Fine Arts Bench Project, and Diane McGroarty of the Fashion Department for her work in the Urban Fusion event. Each year ASG chooses a different topic to fund. ASG’s Special Topic Grant process is designed to award new and innovative campus programming that benefits students. This year ASG chose to fund programs, events, and initiatives that had to do with service learning. Service learning is teaching strategies that incorporate community service with
Nestlé USA Diversity holds three day program The Nestle USA Leadership Symposium for Diverse Leaders of Tomorrow is hosting a threeday program. An intensive program for undergraduate students with demonstrated business leadership in an on or off campus diverse student organization and are interested in a career in business. The 3rd
annual Leadership Symposium will be held April 13 to 17, 2011, applications can be retrieved at nestleusa.com/ pubcareers/diversity.aspx. For more information contact Diveristy Student Council Ambassador Sara Ghanbariamai at missygsg@me.com. The deadline is December 15, 2010.
instruction and reflection to make a better learning experience, teach civic duty, and in the end, strengthen communities. The purpose of this topic was to create substantive and rich service opportunities on campus for Saddleback students. The objectives are for students to learn that they can make a difference, to leave their comfort zones, to achieve a better understanding of course content, to build confidence by completing projects successfully, to learn new skills, to solve problems, to experience diverse work experiences, and to have an increased feeling of group responsibility. One student who participated in a project with Habitat for
Briefs DYLAN LUJANO
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AWARD: Counselor Mike Long received an award for his work in the Gaucho Athletes. Humanity said, “I felt this Another student said, project helped me appreciate “Working at the Someone how much I have and was Cares Soup Kitchen has really my way of giving back as given me a different perspective someone who is fortunate on my life and the lives of enough to live in a country those who are less fortunate.” that is blessed with so much.” amahmoudian1@ivc.edu
Boeing LBC hosts evening of culture and networking The BLBLA (Boeing Long Beach Leadership Association) is hosting Challenges, Choices, & Opportunities, where they will be discussing issues relative to cultural diversity and inclusion in the business environment. An evening featuring networking, cultural displays and entertainment,
international cuisine, and a spirited panel discussion on issues relative to cultural diversity and inclusion in the workplace. The event is on Thursday November 11th, at the Knott’s Berry Farm Resort hotel from 5-8:15 p.m. For tickets email BLBLA@Boeing.com. dlujano0@saddleback.edu
IVC center sharpens writing skills EVELYN CAICEDO
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ccording to the California Education Code Title 5, the requirements for classes must be connected to the corequisite courses. The Writing Center at Irvine Valley College has corequisite courses that can only be taken at IVC. If an Irvine Valley College student is enrolled in English 280 (same as 300 or 200 at Saddleback) it becomes mandatory to enroll and to spend 24 hours at the Writing Center. It only becomes optional to register for the center when a student takes English 180. Although sister schools, students at Saddleback College with an equivalent course could not join the Writing Center in Irvine. The requirement is structured so that the center does not become a study hall, but for the students to be working on the curriculum and the course objectives. IVC believes that the best method to improve a student’s writing skills is to work with an English instructor versus a volunteer tutor. Linda Thomas, the center’s director, believes that in the student’s conference, the instructor enhances what is taught in the classroom so the students can have a better learning experience at the center. “We hope that it is a consistent experience, so that the students learn to write at the academic level and are then ready to transfer,” said Thomas. Aiding English instructors emphasize the practice of critical thinking, reading and writing skills during the conferences. And in order to keep organized, the students are regularly required to bring an assignment sheet, a signature form for the instructor to sign off, and to bring the assignment they will be working on. “It is a great program and students are benefiting from it,” Thomas said. “We have put a lot of energy and resources into making this program useful.” The center has been a part of IVC since the school essentially opened in 1979. The 300 building at IVC has already added other student academic support services such as the Reading Center and the Math Center. There is a plan to eventually dedicate the entire second floor of the building to tutorial services for a variety of subjects. ecaicedo0@saddleback.edu
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