Vol 43 No. 15 (2/16/2011)

Dengue Fever: Guest

“Never Say Never”:

Justin Bieber documentary tells of pop star’s journey to fame. Page 5

researcher lectures about virus. Page 2

Superfriends: Club holds bake sale to raise money for Disneyland trip.

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Weather report for Orange County predicts rain from Wednesday to Sunday.

Prayer in school:

Should it be allowed on public school grounds? Page 4

Vol. 43 No. 15

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Wednesday, February 16, 2011

ASG, ASIVC seek to change student trustee policy

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addleback College’s Associated Student Government is currently negotiating with the district to have two student trustee positions on the board of trustees, opposed to one for both Saddleback and Irvine Valley College.

Unnecessary issues broke out between Saddleback and IVC last semester over the one seat for the student trustee position, according to Melissa Fenerci, Saddleback’s ASG President.

“A candidate from IVC and Saddleback ends up running for the student trustee elections and one of the people win,” said Fenerci, 20, sociology. “It creates competition that’s unwanted between the two sister colleges.”

Due to this reoccurring problem throughout past elections, Saddleback’s ASG has decided to ask the district to handle the student trustee elections instead of Student Development.

“Student Development also handles the advisors for ASG,” Fenerci said. “They do what they can, but when there’s this kind of drama they can’t really focus on us, or what they are supposed to be doing.”

Eve Shieh, current student trustee, represents both Saddleback and IVC on the board of trustees. Shieh, 20, international relations, is a student from IVC and takes no classes at Saddleback. Shieh believes that two student trustees would cause possible conflict among the board of trustees.

“Having more than two [students] representing one from each school will create even more opinions about what is

brought up at the board meetings,” Shieh said. “Instead of having one unified opinion of a topic, there is a possibility of creating conflict between multiple student members on the board.”

According to Tere Fluegeman, acting director of public affairs for SOCCCD, the student trustee policy has not yet gone before the trustees.

“The policy is being reviewed and discussed in the Board Policy/Administrative Regulation (BP/AR) committee,” said Fluegeman. “It is anticipated that the committee may recommend an amended board policy in a future board meeting.”

Saddleback’s ASG hopes to gain more of an overall equal representation of students at both colleges.

“Our student cultures are so different that there’s no way that issues among both campuses can be represented equally,” Fenerci said. “Just because we are in the same district, doesn’t mean our students at our colleges shouldn’t be represented equally and fairly.”

However, if the policy is not changed and one student continues to represent both colleges, Shieh believes it would be beneficial for both colleges if the next student rep is a student at both campuses.

“I [think] it should be a responsibility for the next student [trustee] to attend both colleges to get a good feel of the campus, as well as always being updated on what’s going on in each campus,” Shieh said.

At this time, the college presidents have agreed to alternate years for the student trustee position between Saddleback and IVC, according to Chancellor Gary Poertner. “The student

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STUDENT POLICY: Saddleback ASG president Melissa Fenerci, 20, sociology, believes that the student cultures at both campuses should be represented equally on the board of trustees. trustee needs to adequately represent both ASGs,” Poertner said.

The policy is still seeking revisions by members of the BP/AR committee before it is addressed

by the board.

“There is not necessarily a conflict going on, just a discussion regarding the current policy on student trustees.” Fluegeman said. “The board of trustees will

review the recommendation of the board policy committee in a future meeting.” kcorbett5@saddleback.edu

OCFA donates ambulance to EMT/paramedics program

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SAVING LIVES: The Orange County Fire Association recently gave a working ambulance for students working in the Emergency Medical Services program.

Briefly

The instructors will be discussing the worldwide historical precedents, legal questions, and the political and philosophical ramifications of WikiLeaks.

WikiLeaks, the now-popular website from which major stories involving corruption, torture, censorship, killings, and suppression of free speech, is being explained and analyzed by a team of Saddleback College faculty.

On Feb. 22 from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., Timothy Braatz, Mike Reed, Jim Repka, David DiLeo, and Larry Twicken will be encompassing WikiLeaks in a panel discussion in the Health Sciences Building, Room 102.

CTE Activities

Wikileaks panel

Many of the fastest growing careers do not require a four-year degree, but rather demand specific training and expertise that can be earned with a certificate.

Career Technical Education programs offered at Saddleback College prepare students by providing them with entry level or advanced knowledge and skills critical for successful employment.

CTE certificates offer an alterna-

tive route to acquiring skills to furthering an educational experience.

As part of the college’s CTE Month celebration, several activities are scheduled on campus next week.

CTE panel discussions on Tuesday will feature information on earning a certificate as well as job opportunities. Both will be in the Student Services Center, Room 212 from noon to 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Saddleback’s CTE Day offers a job fair and information booths in the quad on Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon.

Written by Adam Jones, MaryAnne Shults

he Orange County Fire Authority donated an ambulance to Saddleback College’s Emergency Medical Services program last Tuesday to be used by the emergency medical technician and paramedic programs.

The ambulance will be used as a mobile classroom providing students the opportunity to practice health emergency scenarios in a confined space similar to what they will be working in as EMT and paramedic professionals, according to president Burnett’s Gaucho Gazette.

This will allow EMT students, the majority of whom have never worked in an emergency vehicle, the ability to work with equipment they will use in the field within a fully-functioning ambulance.

“Before we got to go in it last week, I had never been in an ambulance,” said Chelsea Motak, the department’s senior lab technician and student enrolled in the EMT program. “So that was cool to get to go in and look around and know what to expect when you’re doing your ridealongs and where things are.”

EMT students are required to complete three ride-alongs, which are eight-hour shifts where students participate within professional ambulances. Paramedic students are required to complete the EMT program and at least a year of basic first response

in an ambulance or fire engine before returning for full paramedic certification.

Chelsea Gray, EMT and paramedic program specialist, said the ambulance will be equipped with resources such as functioning oxygen lines, gurneys, and expired medical drugs donated by the OCFA and other fire departments.

Another beneficial acquisition for the program was two 3G human simulators, which the program obtained independently from the OCFA. The simulators will serve as patients during emergency response training exercises. These interactive robotic humans look, feel and react like real humans would in a trauma situation.

“They have all vital signs, they blink, they breath, they speak, they moan, or cough, or cry,” Gray said. “You can send them into full cardiac arrest, you can do almost anything you would want to simulate.”

Gray said their goal is to incorporate the ambulance in with their entire department.

Because the new human simulators are wireless, EMTs, paramedics and nurses will all be able to participate in the emergency response simulations.

“I think just having a handson experience will help our students greatly,” said Chelsea Gray, EMT and paramedic program specialist.

Gray’s rough quote for the cost of building this type of simulation within a classroom would be $30,000. amessick0@saddleback.edu

ew clothes can now be added to the list of reasons to recycle thanks to the environmentally conscious company, SustainU Clothing.

This American company uses 100 percent recycled fibers to create apparel for the collegiate community.

SustainU established the National Collegiate Clothing Drive to bring clothes and proceeds to the those who need them most.

This program will be taking place Feb. 21-23 in 44 states at over 150 schools.

Durign this three-day event, senators from Associated Student Government will distribute door hangers in their communities asking people to leave out clothes for donations.

The donations will be pickd up by volunteers, weighed, and taken by Goodwill. Students are encouraged to participate as well.

Donation boxes can be found in the various senators offices in the SSC building.

According to their website, SustainU focuses creating stability and awareness in a world filled with poverty, hunger, environmental damage, economic fluctuations, and social unrest.

The idea that “oneSHIRT can change the world” is at the forefront of the upcoming clothing drive.

Instead of being thrown away and contributing to the solid waste stream, “one old t-shirt or article of clothing, when donated, can make a meaningful difference to someone in need,” according to the SustainU Clothing website, http://www. sustainuclothing.com/.

However, some of you may not be ready to part with your most beloved Hudson Jeans or Forever 21 top.

Volunteering your time to pass out door hangers and collect the clothes is helpful to the program.

Another way to participate is by buying an official oneSHIRT campaign T-shirt from www. sustainuclothing.com. Proceeds from the purchase benefit Nuru International, a company working to end extreme poverty around the world. http://www. nuruinternational.org/ msixt0@saddleback.edu

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Familiar guest researcher Briefly lectures on dengue virus BSU bloc party

Dedicates lecture to friend and former Saddleback President McCollough MARYANNE SHULTS The dengue virus has emerged as the most important mosquito-transmitted virus in the world. This was the topic of the second lecture in the science series hosted by the Math, Science and Engineering division of Saddleback College last Friday.

Guest speaker Richard Kuhn, head of the biological sciences department at Purdue University, gave a comprehensive presentation to a crowd of about 75 curious students, faculty and staff.

“I’m interested in medicine and biology,” said Brett Larson, 35, a soon-to-be graduate student in physician assistant studies. “I’m also interested in the development of scientific research to aid prevention and treatment of disease.”

Kuhn dedicated the lecture to his friend and colleague Richard McCullough, former president, dean and instructor at Saddleback.

Kuhn and McCullough met five years ago and struck up a friendship. Kuhn said the two men shared a lab at Purdue. “[McCollough] has a passion for education. He loves Saddleback College,” Kuhn

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LOCATIONS: The dengue virus is believed to have originated in Africa and has spread to multiple parts of the world. said. “He single-handedly changed Saddleback. It’s been a remarkable change.”

Dean Jim Wright shared a brief biographical sketch of McCullough, crediting him for his nearly 40 years at the college in various roles, including setting up the electron microscopy lab, the solar observatory, as well as McCullough’s efforts initiating the Veteran’s Memorial project. Wright also enlightened the audience saying McCollough once said to always be kind to people. This rang true as the two men often switched roles as dean-to-instructor and vice versa.

“He began teaching at Saddleback in 1971,” said Wright.

“He taught everything in the biology department except botany.”

Presenting McCollough with a formal certificate as a memento, Wright dubbed the lecture the “first official Richard McCollough Lecture.”

The lecture began with Kuhn explaining basic information about the dengue virus.

He said scientists don’t really know its origin, but assume it came from Africa.

The Center for Disease Control reports with more than one-third of the world’s population living in areas at risk for transmission, dengue is a leading cause of illness and death in the tropics and subtropics.

As many as 100 million people are infected yearly. Dengue is caused by any one of four related viruses transmitted by mosquitoes.

Kuhn said dengue is spread by “urban mosquitoes,” because it is found in more densely populated areas, and not necessarily in areas with high poverty. He warned that up to 2.5 billion people worldwide are at risk.

Dengue has emerged as a worldwide problem only since the 1950s. Although dengue rarely occurs in the continental U.S., it is endemic in Puerto Rico and in many popular tourist destinations in Latin America and Southeast Asia with periodic outbreaks occurring in Samoa and Guam.

“The CDC is worried about the spread of dengue from tourists coming into the U.S.,” Kuhn said.

There are not yet any vac-

The Black Student Union will be holding a special bloc party out in the quad on Thursday, Feb. 17 in order to commemorate Black History Month. The event will go from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will have activities tailored specifically for the occasion. There will be jazz musicians, food, and various forms of entertainment that celebrate the achievements of African-Americans.

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SANTANDER: The student exchange program is planning a trip to Spain for the 2011 summer to a port city called Santander.

Summer in Spain

Electrical power on the Saddleback College campus will be shut down on Sunday [Feb. 20] from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. for scheduled maintenance.

The facilities, maintenance and operations department has asked that all electronic devices be turned off prior to this time as there are no classes on Monday in observance of Presidents’ Day.

A meeting for a student exchange program this summer will be held on Thursday Feb. 24 at 6 p.m. in SSC 212.

The meeting is titled the “Study in Spain Summer Program,” and is hosted by Carmen Hernandez-Bravo, a Spanish instructor at Saddleback.

Hernandez-Bravo will inform students about the program, which will teach students to speak Spanish while getting to know the city of Santander, Spain. This port city is the capital of the community of Cantabria, located

cines to prevent infection and the most effective protective measures are those that avoid mosquito bites. However, there are several vaccines in various stages of clinical trials.

Kuhn said 87 percent who contract the virus will have no symptoms, which include fever, headache, joint pain, vomiting and rash, but seldom causes death.

Some develop dengue hemorrhagic fever, or DHF. According to the World Health Organization, it is the leading cause of serious illness and death among children in some Asian countries. DHF is a potentially deadly complication that is characterized by high fever, often with enlargement

of the liver, and in severe cases circulatory failure. The illness often begins with a sudden rise in temperature accompanied by facial flush and other flulike symptoms. The fever usually continues for two to seven days and can be as high as 106 F, possibly with convulsions and other complications.

“Dengue makes influenza seem mild,” Kuhn said. “Patients with even mild dengue say they literally want to die because the pain is so bad.”

When infected, early recognition and prompt supportive treatment can substantially lower the risk of developing severe disease.

After explaining the virus for those with an understand-

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Degree apps due Saddleback College students wishing to graduate must meet application deadlines. Students must apply for an official graduation evaluation of their records

by March 1 if a May 2011 graduation date is to be posted. The graduation ceremony will be held on May 20. Further information is available at (949) 5824555, Admissions and Records.

Written by Paul Ingvaldsen, MaryAnne Shults, Julie Tran, Carmen Ulloa ing of microbiology, Kuhn acquainted the audience with the details of his laboratory’s work and how it specifically ties into establishment of a vaccine.

“The virus is far more complex than we originally thought,” Kuhn said. “We study basic biology to design antivirals and better vaccines.”

As the PowerPoint and projector shut off, and the house lights came up, Larson felt he’d learned a great deal during the 90-minute lecture.

“It was very interesting, informative, and a little confusing,” Larson said. “But developments are being made and that’s what is important.” mshults0@saddleback.edu

Rape possibly redefined by congressman SARAH BLACK Representative Chris Smith of New Jersey is attempting to redefine the word “rape” under House Bill 3 for reasons addressing abortion funds.

Smith, Republican, introduced the third bill of the year, called the “No Taxpayer Funding Abortion Act,” into the House in late January. It calls for the permanent banning of federal funding in many cases of abortion.

It includes the Hyde Amendment, passed by Congress in 1976, a bill prohibiting healthcare programs like Medicaid from funding abortions except in cases of incest, rape, and danger to the mother’s life.

The Hyde Amendment was nearly a fluke, according to Congressman Henry Hyde, the proposer of the Bill. While the Medicaid Bill (HR 3962) was originally being proposed, Hyde was approached by Maryland Representative Robert Bauman to “make an issue” of the $50 million in the bill proposed for 300,000 Medicaid abortions.

Bauman did not want to offer the amendment because the rest of the House knew his disposition, said Hyde. As Hyde was a novice with only one year of office in Congress under his belt, Bauman felt he had a better chance of getting the bill to pass.

“Not [all] of it made a lot of sense,” said Hyde in an interview with Dr. Fred W. Beuttler.

“But anyway, that was all right.”

Bauman wrote the amendment, thereby taking away the $50 million toward the abortions, said Hyde.

“Much to everyone’s surprise, including my own, my amendment passed.”

The bill was almost immediately challenged as being unconstitutional, and was taken all the way to the Supreme Court,

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HOUSE BILL #3: Representative for New Jersey Chris Smith is trying to permanently restrict government funding for abortions. called Harris v. McRae. In a four to five decision, they ruled that the amendment was constitutional.

The Supreme Court argued, “Why do you have a right to an abortion under Roe v. Wade?

You don’t have a right to have it paid for by the government. You have a right to free speech. You don’t have the right to have the government buy you a megaphone or a typewriter,” said Hyde.

After declaring it constitutional, the amendment became a law, and since then has been reinstated every year.

Smith’s new Bill proposes this amendment to be made permanent, as well as expanding it to include banning indirect funding that could potentially come in contact with abortions, according to the summary from OpenCongress.

“For example, it would deny tax credits to companies that offer health plans that cover abortions and it would block anybody with insurance that covers abortions from receiving federal subsidies, even if the abortion portion is paid separately with personal funds,” according to the summary.

Finally, it would redefine rape to read “forcible rape,” therefore making it harder to women

to receive funding for coerced and date rape pregnancies.

In addition, abortion funding to rape victims as a result of incest will only apply if the victims are minors.

California Senator Barbara Boxer has already given more than $550,000 in opposing the Bill’s pass, while House Speaker John Boehner called it a “top legislative priority,” according to ABC news, and currently supports the Bill, Other opposition comes from the National Organization of Women (NOW). Terry O’Neill, NOW president, told CBSnews’s Political Hotsheet that the “forcible rape” redefinition was “outrageous.”

“It takes us right back to the 1950s, when women had to prove they were physically assaulted,” O’Neill said.

However, the Bill did not define “forcible” and leaves it open to determine how and what women will need in order to prove the rape was “forcible.”

Then on Feb. 3, Smith told Politico that the word “forcible” would be changed to the original working in the Hyde Amendment, yet as of Feb. 9 the word had yet to be removed.

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Superfriends Club wants love for Valentine’s Day MCKENZIE SIXT The happiest place on Earth is beckoning the Superfriends Club at Saddleback College.

The club is responding with a bake sale and fundraisers to earn money for an end-of-theyear trip to Disneyland.

The mission of the club is “to provide an opportunity for socialization and friendship for persons with disabilities,” according to the Superfriends’ constitution.

There could not be a better place than Disneyland to reward a club with such a mission.

Club members with disabilities are also a part of the Adult Transition Program.

The program’s members are able to transition into society by learning “basic skills…so then when they graduate from the transition program they’re able to live independently, that is the goal,” said Superfriends Club President Isha Cecere, 21, dance.

Superfriends is a “friendship club,” said Lori Thibeau, a special education teacher and faculty advisor for the club.

With the club, members and volunteers alike are able to build lasting friendships while working toward their goal of the Adult Transition Program.

As a chance for members to bond outside of class, the club participates in monthly group events such as bonfires, themed parties, karaoke night, and

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BEST BUDDIES: President of the Superfriends Club Isha Cecere, 21, dance, left, vice-president Lisa Ushino, 21, dance, and Anton Lupher, 20, undeclared, helped sell baked goods meeting their goal of $300 in the quad. school sporting events.

The group takes outings to theme parks including Boomers and Disneyland and also participates in events with the Special Olympics.

Reminiscing on these past events, Riley Hess, 20, an Adult Transition Program and Superfriends member, expressed his

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What: Hosting a pencil drive

When: Today from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

When: Today

Where: Free Speech Quad Why: Working with the public to bring awareness to censorship

Why: To collect pencils that will be donated to a local high school Bring: Unsharpened pencils

love for the club and excitement about the Disneyland trip.

Thibeau said the monthly event and club membership are good for all the students involved.

“It’s very rewarding, it’s fun, and it’s good for these guys because it helps them get integrated into the college,” Thibeau

“not a priest at Saddleback.”

He says that his focus in the class is not on religion but rather spirituality.

“I help the students see that even if you’re agnostic, even if you are not connected to a religion, we are all seeking insight and direction in our life,” Kareilus said.

As he describes his class-

Cecere tirelessly went from bakery to bakery asking for donations for the sale.

Aside from the home-baked goods donated by club members, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts provided some sugary donations.

High hopes for the outcome of the sale are for profits to be

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said.

This year the goal is Disneyland. In an effort to attain that goal Superfriends held a Valentine’s Day bake sale and ice cream social on last Monday.

Club members were socializing and “entertaining the masses” with their “vivacious personalities,” Cecere said.

somewhere near the $500 range, Thibeau said.

An estimated 60 people will be attending Disneyland and “all together it costs $2,800 for us to go,” Cecere said.

Other fundraising efforts, donations, and member payments are underway to contribute to the goal.

Regular Saddleback students can join the club to volunteer their time and friendship.

Superfriends also recruits members at club fairs.

More efforts to recruit members include visiting classes such as those that cover topics like abnormal psychology, child development, human services and special education or other professions that concentrate on helping others, Thibeau said.

However, membership is open to any interested student.

“We go and we bring some of our students, our Superfriends, and we present our program and see if people want to join,” Thibeau said. “It’s really good for them to get this experience.”

There are many college students who participated in Superfriends “who afterwards were hired on with us as staff and they’ve gone into teaching and adaptive PE,” Thibeau said.

The college students who just want to help and volunteer “gives me hope for the generation,” Thibeau said. “There still are good people out there.”

vite the students to go to a place of mystery.”

By first educating students about teachers of spirituality Every Thursday at 7 p.m., such as Buddha, Mohammad, priest and instructor, Rev. Bradand Moses, he then can give stuford Karelius gives the Saddledents the tools necessary to exback College students insight plore themselves spiritually. into their own inner “enchantWhen taking a class with an ment” and “mystery” in his instructor who is also a priest, world religion class. one may get a sense that this inKarelius joined the faculstructor may have a bias, but ty in 1973, teaching students Karelius points out just the the philosophies of world reopposite. ligions after serving as asHe explains that one class sociate rector and priest St. assignment of his is to visMary’s Parish in Laguna it a place of worship other Beach. than one a student is already Around eight years into his familiar with. Karelius says profession as an instructor, that this takes students out he started working again in their comfort zone and helps the Episcopal Church of the broaden the student’s choices Messiah, located in the heart when finding spirituality that of Santa Ana, where Karelius best suits them. has been helping the impovIn the 38 years he has erished Hispanic parishioners worked for the college, Karefor 30 years. photo courtesy Brad Karelius lius says that the level of cuThough the statuses he holds in the church and in Bradford Karelius teaches sections of riosity to explore spirituality and the diversity of students school are quite different, Philosophy 10 at Saddleback College who take his course has never Karielius says that these two been higher. aspects of his life coincide where he discusses world religion.

“Classes were quite Angwell. lo-dominant then, my classes “What I come to find as room’s dynamics, one can see a priest is that one of the key that it’s unlike being in an Eng- now are very multicultural,” he problems in people’s lives is a lish or chemistry class, what is said comparing his classes tosense of dissatisfaction. People expected in class goes beyond day to those 30 years ago. “I see most of the faces of world relifeel that life has a hollowness,” general academics.

Karileus said. “I work with peoKarelius says he wants his gions in my own students now.”

As for students interested in ple in my church who seek an- students to become comfortable swers in their life and I see the in his class to find what he com- enrolling in this course, Karesame within my students.” monly refers to as an “enchant- lius promises his curriculum is Karleus said that he never ment” and to be curious about unlike many others and potential student should “prepare to pushes his own religious beliefs their own spiritual journey. onto his students.

“In school, reads and ratio- encounter re-enchantment and He stated that “keeping [his] nale are important, but the work mystery.” boundaries” are of the utmost we do in this class is an inner importance to him and that he is journey,” Karelius said. “I inkenshaian0@saddleback.edu

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Campus Comment: Where would you want to study abroad?

Josh Stinson, 21 business administration

Chelsea Maurillo, 18 undecided

Joseph Robling, 23 business

Isha Cecere, 21

Ariel Llorente, 20 business administration

Colin Naughton, 19 political science

“Spain or Italy for fashion, I want to see Milan. Its super nice and so different from here, especially the history.”

“Italy because I have family there, it would be easier than going somewhere I didn’t know anyone, and they have really good pizza.”

“Brazil. It’s a nice environment. I would study psychology and Portugese.”

“Somewhere tropical, like Figi. I love the thought of studing the culture of somewhere exotic and interacting with the people.”

“Greece because I’ve never been there, it’d be like heaven. I’d love to study fashion or film.”

“The Middle East because we think differently from what it really is. It’d be interesting to study politics, and to see students and professors views are.”

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Lariat editorial : Is religion in public school good or bad?

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The idea of holding prayer in a public institution is an issue long debated in cities across the nation.

In an ongoing lawsuit involving the South Orange County Community College District, Westphal v Wagner, the court said the college district is within its right to hold invocations during public events. This means the district has the right to hold prayers during events pertaining to the college.

Many people are on conflicting sides when it comes to the practice of prayer in a place such as a college. A news report from The Virginian Pilot said that the Virginia House

of Delegates passed a law allowing people the right to pray on public property. This included such places as public schools and according to Delegate Bill Carrico, R-Grayson County, “the people’s right to pray and recognize their religious beliefs, heritage, and traditions on public property, including schools, shall not be infringed.”

On the other end of the spectrum, practicing prayers in an environment such as school or the workplace can cause some form of discomfort and even unsettle those who practice a different religion. America is a melting pot of people from all different cultures, ethnicities, and beliefs. The country

is predominantly Christian and the Forefathers were raised in a faith-based environment. However, times have changed and now there are numerous people practicing different religions

However, the act of holding a moment of silence can also be deemed tricky. A Jan. 14 article in The Huffington Post had all of the public schools in Illinois reissue a moment of si-

“A moment of silence is an alternative way to pay respect and it unites people from all different backgrounds without causing any form of tension.” and mingling together.

A moment of silence is an alternative way to pay respect and unites people from all different backgrounds without causing as much tension.

lence during the beginning of the curriculum. This sparked a debate all over the nation in regards to the action being passed off as prayer. Previously, the Illinois state legislature passed

the Silent Reflection and Student Prayer Act, which made schools in the state observe a moment of silence before starting the day.

In spite of the controversies connected with the idea of prayer in a public institution, people should have the right to practice their respective religions. In 1947, the case of Everson v Board of Education was heard in the U.S. Supreme Court. Justice Hugo Black held a decision in regards to the practice of religion in public places. “...No person can be punished for entertaining or professing religious beliefs or disbeliefs, for church attendance or non-attendance...In the

words of Jefferson, the clause against establishment of religion by law was intended to erect “a wall of separation between church and State.”

The issue of splitting church and state is an ongoing issue that will continue to last. People from religious backgrounds believe that since America was founded on Christian values, then U.S. citizens must adhere to those values and at least acknowledge their significance in society. On the other hand, some people believe that church and state must be firmly separated in order to have all people’s rights preserved. lariateditor@gmail.com

Talking babies, “videosongs,” and the Man your man could smell like ADAM JONES

Everybody knows about advertising on television, on the radio, even on YouTube. It confounds us by offering products we don’t use, and delays our lives by 15 to 45 seconds at a time. Let’s face it, it’s a major inconvenience.

At the same time, some of the most entertaining content we watch is advertising. Viral advertising, according to USA Today, is advertising that makes use of pre-existing social networks to produce increases in brand awareness. Generally speaking, these

advertisements are only successful if they are extremely entertaining, because they are spread by users instead of corporations. So is viral advertising a good or bad thing?

Recently, this idea of entertaining ads has spawned the Old Spice Man and the Old Spice Odor Blocker, Doritos ads, Hyundai ads, E*Trade ads and the Wheat Thins ads, to name a few.

These commercials generally started with something that was an Internet fad, and then a company either hired the creators, or paid the creators, to make a com-

mercial for them.

Nearly everyone knows of the Old Spice commercials, wherein Isaiah Mustafa, the newest face of Old Spice, explains how the product makes literally anything a possibility. These commercials are global, and appeal to most audiences. Old Spice started this campaign on television. Shortly afterwards, Mustafa went viral with his new persona, continuing to bring attention to Old Spice products.

Recently, Old Spice has begun pr oducing television commercials again, still starting Mustafa. Ultimately this has been one of the

most successful campaigns, and Mustafa is now a known pop-culture icon.

The original Doritos Super Bowl ads came from a group of fans who wanted to make awesome commercials specific to that target audience. They pitched their commercials to Doritos, received an endorsement, and advertising magic was made.

Hyundai hired the indie music group Pomplamoose to make Holiday ads to promote their cars.

Pomplamoose is known on YouTube for their “videosongs” in which a viewer sees every bit of

music that is made over the course of the song. Hyundai gave the group complete creative control, and the commercials were instant hits.

The E*Trade baby is also among the popular viral advertising commercials. These commercials were conceived by E*Trade itself, but the commercials actually gained popularity on the Internet, vs on television. This is kind of the reverse of normal viral advertising, but it still works.

Wheat Thins’ current campaign makes use of Twitter to surprise random fans of their crackers.

People who tweet about Wheat Thins to @CrunchIsCalling have been receiving visits from the Crunch is Calling team with entertaining results.

Now where this advertising really goes viral, is the online component. The funny thing is, many people spend their time online watching these advertisements.

It’s the entertainment value of these viral advertisements that keep us coming back, just like the television shows that they normally interrupt. ajones54@saddleback.edu

Cleanliness is next to Godliness : It’s also acting your age DAVID GUTMAN What was the first thing that you remember when you were a child? Learning how to ride a bike? Your first day of real school? Perhaps when you were toilet trained? One may not remember being trained to use a toilet but we just do our business and get on with the day.

So I ask all of the students and faculty, why can’t we do our business without making a public bathroom an unsanitary place?

Everybody has their own personal phobias but many people have the fear of a public re-

stroom. Urophobia is the fear and inability to go to any bathroom other than a personal one at home. Why do these people have an aversion to a public bathroom? Because public bathrooms are disgusting!

The reason most bathrooms are disgusting is because people seem to lose their sense of proper hygiene. Now I’m not obsessive-compulsive, but this in my opinion is a flaw in our culture.

Day in and day out I go to the bathrooms on campus and see toilets that haven’t been flushed and people who have not washed their hands.

Ever since entering middle school, the bathrooms have pro-

gressively been getting more and more disgusting as I moved up to high school and then into college. I’ve asked myself, ‘Is it the custodian’s fault?’ ‘Has the plumbing gone bad?’ ‘ Is the soap used to wash my hands poisonous somehow?’

As I’ve gotten older and seen the human race in action I’ve noted that the only reason the bathrooms are like this is because there are both males and females that are just ignorant to cleanliness.

Sometimes I want to grab a person that I know didn’t flush a toilet after using it or didn’t wash their hands and ask them, “Do you do the same exact thing

at your house?” The answer will most certainly be a big fat no.

Nobody in his or her right mind will use the bathroom at their home and just let it sit there. Nor would they forget to wash up as their parent’s taught them.

I started wondering if this is just a guy problem or if both sexes are to blame. I’ve spoken to many of my friends of both gender to inquire if they’ve seen people do this when they go to a public bathroom. Apparently women are just as likely to be as unhygienic as men.

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, proper hygiene in a bathroom has the potential to, “prevent at

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least 9.1 percent of the global disease burden and 6.3 percent of all deaths related to disease.”

Among the nasty germs and parasites spread or contracted due to improper hygiene are lice, ringworm and other fungal infections, pink eye, lymphatic filariasis (yes, friends, that’s worms), pinworms, scabies, not to mention viruses ranging from a nagging cold to hepatitis. All of these hygiene-related issues can be prevented, according to the CDC, by just a little soap and a good scrubbing of the hands under warm-to-hot running water.

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Rassouli’s art ignites inspiration from the heart KIMIYA ENSHAIAN

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admires Rassouli’s piece of work.

Fusionartist Freydoon Rassouli displayed his collection “Journey of the Spirit, from dream to reality” at an artist reception in Saddleback College’s Art Gallery on Feb. 8.

This Iranian-American artist has been called the Master of Fusionart, a title he has gained within the local community, as well as international art society.

The guests, consisting largely of art students, flocked to different walls, gazing into the work of the artist.

With titles for his art such as “Dream Passage,” “Free Flight,” and “The Soul’s Journey,” guests got to see for themselves what fusionart truly represents.

The work displayed at the event was a mix of older and more recent works, ranging in prices upward of $2,000.

On display was a collection of books and magazines, some in English and others in Farsi, that Rassouli illustrated.

Guests were able to read some of Rassouli’s quotes framed along the walls of the gallery.

“My paintings inspire, for they allow the observer to experience infinite viewpoints

and perceptions,” Rassouli said.

“They are not abstract; for they represent what is actually more real than what our eyes are able to see.”

Rassouli made it clear that his art is all about his initial instincts. Rassouli said that he must always feel his inspiration rather than think about it.

“This Iranian-American artist has been called the Master of Fusionart, a title he has gained within the local community, as well as international art society...”

“I get inspired from my heart.

My inspiration can only stay with me for a moment. If it stays too long and goes into my thoughts, it can become dangerous,” Rassouli said.

Rassouli claims he does not always understand his own art.

When one looks at his art, they may view it as a dream first, then reality and then a dream again.

With the infinite definitions that his art portrays, Rassouli said he encourages viewers to

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FUSIONART: Art exihibit featuring Freydoon Rassouli’s work attracts people of all ages with his unique conceptual techniques. Countless viewers meandered through the intriguing and colorful works of art.

find their own meaning for his paintings.

Rassouli conceptualizes his art as the fusion of the opposites, he said.

The mixing of the dream and reality, as Rassouli explained it, represents opposites like good and bad, light and dark.

“This is the main thing that stands in my heart. You are somewhere between a dream

Website empowers Internet writers Writers and storytellers worldwide have a new medium for expression, as there is now an easily accessible way to write with friends, acquaintances, or even completely random people, collaboratively.

Since the creation of spoken language, stories have been passed down by oral tradition.

This exchange of ideas evolved when people began to share stories together, and take turns telling the story to introduce new drama, action, and comedy.

Neovella.com, a new start-up website, lets you do just that, take turns telling a story. You can do it privately with friends, publicly with other users, or a mix of both. Each person writes for 45 seconds, and then the next person takes a turn. The sequence repeats continually until the co-authors deem the story is finished.

“Some people think literature is dying and losing ground to other forms of media,” said Michael Siedlecki, 22, a UCLA graduate and creator of the site.

“If we want to revive literature, we have [to] get immersed in it with our friends.”

A Neovella needs as few as two people to co-write, but can be co-written by up to ten at a time.

Siedlecki created Neovella to help bring more genuinely entertaining content creation to the Internet, and give the creators the ability to profit from their work while having fun.

Siedlecki has named the stories Neovellas, after the website’s name.

“We want to take social media to the next level by providing a means for social production of worthwhile content,” Siedlecki said. “Gamification of the writing process makes it much more immersive and exciting.” Gamification is an industry term for the use of game play mechanics in a non-game application.

Siedlecki has already set up a way for popular Neovellas to be sold using a service provided by Amazon.com. Depending on how successful Neovella becomes, Siedlecki intends to alter the amount of money co-authors receive depending on the given story.

Siedlecki, and his marketing manager, Henry Wang, have been using students from Saddleback as a testing group. Brett Dobosy, 19, computer animation, Tyler Brown, 20, business, Minh Mai 19, computer science, Joel Reaves, 20, film, Alex Sperling, 23, undeclared, and Evan Silverman, 23, chemistry, participated in the final beta test of Neovella.

“I like the idea that it is using collective creativity,” said Dobosy. “Neovella is whatever you make it.”

Dobosy participated in a hand written version of the same concept in a scriptwriting class at Saddleback.

“Writing with a different group of authors is always a unique experience, but the writers from Saddleback were eas-

Arts & Entertainment brief: Saddleback College’s radio hosts “A Taste of the Bash” event

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Michael Siedlecki, the founder and designer of Neovella. Siedlecki graduated from Tesoro High School in spring 2006.

ily some of the more creative we’ve had.” Siedlecki said.

Siedlecki began work on Neovella in October of 2010, and began building his team in December. They quickly started testing the product. Once Neovella is stable, he hopes to expand on the idea of online social production. “Neovella is just the first experimental step to test if social production can work through the Internet, simply by enforcing a very minimal rule-set – take turns every sentence,” Siedlecki said. “So far, we’ve tested that to some very optimistic results.”

Neovella officially released Monday, and can be signed up for privately, or by using Facebook Connect. ajones54@saddleback.edu

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CONCERT: Matt Hare plays the double bass in faculty concert hour. the closing piece, it caught me off guard, it was engaging to the audience.”

Campbell’s main concentration is vocals, but he dabbles in the guitar as well.

The last piece Hare played on the double bass was titled “B.B Wolf (An Apologia).” Before he

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A night of jazz, hor d’oeuvres, and wine tasting awaits those attending “A Taste of the Bash” event hosted by Saddleback College’s KSBR radio. The event will take place at Norman P. Murray Community Center in Mission Viejo at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 24.

Many famous jazz musicians will provide music for the evening. There will also be a performance by Michael Paulo, “an internationally recognized saxophone player,” said Judy Davila, who conducts membership services for KSBR. Tickets are $40. Proceeds from the evening go to benefit the KSBR radio. For more information regarding the evening, go visit KSBR’s website.

Faculty concert hour engages music lovers As part of the Concert Hour series, Dr. Matt Hare on double base, Catherine Tibbets on piano, and Branden Muresan on violin began the show performing a Mozart-composed piece for a weekly faculty recital Thursday at Saddleback College.

The group played for an audience full of students, staff, and music lovers of all ages. Hare began with a piece by Edward Elgar titled “Salut d’amour, Op. 12.”

“We watch professional musicians, get taught about the music business, and watch and learn new things, it gives us ideas on the steps to go through,” said Taylor Campbell, 22, music. “I liked the mix of duets, I loved

“I think this is really beautiful. I love how he uses circles in his art to reflect light and dark,” Bolt said while looking at his piece, “Soul’s Journey.”

People of all ages attended the event. This event was planned and organized and hosted by gallery director and art instructor Bob Rickerson.

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and reality,” Rassouli said while giving insight into the concepts in his work.

Real matter, such as women, men, and animals, were illustrated in his paintings with a backdrop of intangible concepts such as swirls, circles, and a wide range of colors, further defining his concept of fusion.

Chelsey Bolt, 20, music, understood this concept.

started he asked the audience to imagine all of the wolves in every fairy tale ever told, and to combine them together. As he started the piece, he made sound effects.

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Baseball breaks losing streak against Palomar Julie Tran Saddleback College baseball team broke its two-game losing streak last Thursday, defeating the Palomar Comets 11-5.

Sophomore pitcher Jordan Helmkamp proved to be a vital asset in Saddleback’s victory. He pitched seven innings, struck out seven players, and allowed only eight hits.

The first three innings got off to a slow start with Saddleback gaining one run during the first inning.

At the bottom of the first, Macauley Anderson hit a double down the left field line.

He scored following fourth batter Spencer Kuehn’s RBI for the first run of the game.

The game heated up when Saddleback was up at the bottom of the fourth inning.

Palomar pulled pitcher Justin Bellez, putting in Jarrod Casterjon, then the Comets’ fielders got sloppy.

The combination of three RBIs and three errors from the defense, Saddleback’s Tyler Pugmire, Matt Paradise and Cole Shidaki all scored. (Sample based on playby-play report/MShults)

During the sixth inning, Spencer Kuehn manages to get a home run in the time span as well as Cole Shidaki (#34) and Tanner Gore (#17). The inning proved to be a great success for the Gauchos, as they raised the score to 9-1.

The top of the eighth inning proved to be a challenge for the Gauchos as the Comets scored four runs in the span of the inning.

Four of Palomar’s players showed strong batting skills, making the score jump to 9-5.

In spite of Palomar’s sudden gain, the Gauchos seized two more runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, bringing the final score to 11-5.

Coach Jack Hodges said that Palomar College was one of their strongest rivals, but he was glad that the team improved.

“I told the players, we’ve gotta play better,” Hodges said.

“We’ve got to play better defense, and the rest will take care of itself,” he said.

“You can’t think about past performances. Today’s a new game.” jtran82@ivc.edu

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victorious: Saddleback sprinters James Poole (left) and Tanner Terry (right) charge through the final turn of the 400-meter dash at Friday’s meet against Fullerton. Terry won with a time of 50.0 and Poole took second with a time of 51.5, leading to a team victory.

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Concentration: Erica Wingard’s technique was not enough to propel Saddleback to victory against Fullerton and OCC.

Saddleback swimmers suffer defeat at OCC Carmen Ulloa The Saddleback College men’s and women’s swim teams participated in the season’s first competition when they took on Orange Coast and Fullerton Colleges in a dual meet at the OCC swimming facilities on Feb. 11.

Saddleback’s men lost to both OCC 160-40, and suffered defeat to Fullerton 123-75.

Mel Holley, 19, history, was disqualified when his finish in the 400 medley was deemed illegal.

“My finish was illegal, because the hands were uneven as they touched the wall,” he said.

Saddleback’s Denis White, 18, undecided, also made a tremendous effort in the 200 yard freestyle. He came up short in the last 50 meters finishing in 27.62 seconds.

Michael Huan, 18, undeclared, captain of Fullerton’s mens team said he was happy with his team’s results despite of it not being at its peak.

“Its too early in the season.” he said.

The Saddleback women were defeated by both schools as well, losing to Orange Coast 212-40 and coming up short against OCC 161-85.

Ashley Montogmery, 18, environmental studies, was not satisfied with her results in the 200 yard individual medley. She attributed her performance to lack of practice.

“I lost because I’ve had a late start to my season.” she said.

Both the men and women have another chance for victory Friday, Feb. 25, when they travel to Goldculloa0@saddleback.edu

In their season opener Friday, Saddleback College’s mens and womens track and field teams both earned victories over Fullerton College.

The men won 106-48 and the women won 88-53.

“Today’s a good checkpoint to find out where we are,” said Coach Mark Blethen.

“And we’re in a good place.”

The mens 110-meter hurdles was an exciting event with the top five runners sprinting side by side from the blocks.

Saddleback’s Vincent Fusco was able to gain a slight lead over the field in the final 10 meters to win with a time of 15.73.

In a thrilling 800-meter race, Edgar Vazquez used his strategy to slip past two

Fullerton runners to gain victory.

Vasquez trailed closely behind Fullerton’s Danny Gonzalez and Donald Quigley through 550 meters, and passed both runners after he turned on the after-burners with 220 meters to go.

Vasquez won with a time of 1 minute, 59.66 seconds, edging out Gonzalez by only .32 seconds.

“I was hurting, I’ve never done an 800, this was my first 800,” Vazquez said.

“I felt completely exhausted, but you know you just got to show a lot of heart and go right through it, that’s exactly what I did.”

Michelle Wicker put forth a similar performance when she fought off Fullerton’s Kellie Desanti in the 400-meter hurdles.

Wicker led from the start, but ran stride for stride with

Desanti in the final 100 meters.

She was able to pull ahead just before the finish line to win with a time of 1:10.53.

“I felt her with the last like 150 meters right there, and I was just like ‘Oh gosh I have to start spriting now!’” Wicker said.

Wicker also won the 100 hurdles with a time of 15.50.

Tia McFarlane was victorious in the womens 100 and 200-meter dash, posting times of 12.73 in the 100, and 27.35 in the 200.

Tanner Terry continued Saddleback’s winning ways when he took first place in the mens 200 and 400, posting times of 22.08 and 50.0 The meet came to a close after Saddleback’s mens 4x400 meter relay team won definitively, posting a time of 3:28.00 over Fullerton’s 3:39.19. Inexperience did not

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The thrill of victory and agony of defeat for Gauchos basketball teams Irvine Valley College hosts Saddleback College tonight in the second leg of the Presidents’ Cup for men’s and women’s basketball with a possible men’s conference title on the line.

Tipoff for the women is 5:30, followed by the men at 7:30. IVC captured both games in the first meetings.

The women’s teams at IVC (46, 13-14) and Saddleback (2-9, 9-18) have struggled in the Orange Empire Conference.

It’s a different story for the men, where IVC (8-2, 21-5) and defending state champion Saddleback

(8-3, 23-6) are virtually even with Riverside for the conference lead.

Saddleback hosted Orange Coast College Feb. 9. The men won, 77-60, but the women lost, 62-50.

Men’s center Wendell Faines had his usual monster game, leading all scorers with 21 points.

Faines also grabbed 13 rebounds and two blocked shots. When Faines was not in the game, Saddleback struggled both on offense and defense.

The Gauchos committed nine turnovers in the first half alone.

Saddleback starting guard Prince Obassi suffered a difficult night all-around, coming away empty in the points column. But freshmen

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hinder the Gauchos performance, with athletes taking first place in 25 of the meets 36 events.

Both teams are young with 28 freshman on their combined roster, and are returning only 13 sophomores between them.

“We have a lot of freshman, first chance to be in a college meet like this,” Blethen said.

“It’s a good first meet, Fullerton’s got a good program, they’ve always been tough for us to beat, and I think we were pretty lucky to get two wins.”

Both the mens and womens teams will compete in the Cerritos Invitational, at Cerritos College, this Friday and Saturday. Friday’s meet begins at 3 p.m., and Saturday’s meet begins at 9 a.m.

guard, Vonchae Richardson picked up the slack, scoring 10 points and dishing out seven assists.

The Saddleback women had a more daunting task against Southern California’s seventh-ranked team. OCC came into the game with a 7-1 record in OEC play and its level of skill reflected its record.

The game become more difficult for the Gauchos when lead scorer Audri Sargent fouled out of the game with six minutes left.

Sargent averages 15.8 points and 12.2 rebounds per game.

Freshmen, Desiree Ale did her best to pick up the slack scoring 14 points and grabbing six rebounds. dgutman1@saddleback.edu

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