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According to a SOCCCD A400 building project report, the new 27,000 square foot building should open for the 2015 fall semester.

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In the works since 2012, construction work continues on Irvine Valley College’s latest large construction project around the A400 building near the entrance on campus.

The renovation and expansion project will create a new two-story building to house Humanities and Languages and Social and Behavioral Sciences, according to the DLR Group, an architectural design group linked to the project.

Demolition began June 18, 2014, with a projected completion date of June 2015. As of March 30, the sched-

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parking and textbooks, all of which are topics that are brought up and discussed during ASFG meetings.

Textbook prices and related issues were brought up in the most recent meeting. Some students voiced concern because in some classes they were required to buy a specific code in order to pass the lab of their class, which some stated was unfair.

Another issue that was brought up by a couple students was the issue of Wi-Fi. Depending on the time of the day, reliability of the Wi-Fi fluctuates. Some students have a hard time connecting, and if they are able to connect, the signal is usually weak or slow. This was concerning see page 2

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erproofing are currently in progress, according to another SOCCCD report.

The building is the District’s first design-build project, according to a press release from Swinerton Builders, a construction company working on the project.

Swinerton set expected completion

by August 2015 with occupancy by the college planned for fall semester 2015, according to the press release.

The new 27,000 square foot A400 building will house replacement classrooms and improved design, highly utilizing natural light. “[It will] fit within the same footprint as the previous one-story A400 building (demolished on June 23,

2014), which was just over 14,000 square feet,” according to Swinerton.

“The design of the classroom spaces will help the college best utilize state-allotted square footage, with the incorporation of the smaller classrooms to support a host of classes with enrollment caps, such as those in IVC’s writing program.”

The building will house seven 30seat classrooms, three 40-seat classrooms, two 45-seat classrooms, an Honors Program area, an Anthropology/Geography Lab, a Writing Center, and offices.

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Focus Group gives students a voice about campus issues The most recent meeting of the Associated Student Focus Group (ASFG) took place at the quad in front of the Business and General Studies building to discuss topics of student interest on Thursday.

ASFG is a group that gives students the opportunity to voice their opinion and give their input on various issues at Saddleback College.

“We really treasure the student’s voice, because ASG can’t make decisions alone,” Lydia Natoolo, a 24-year-old biology major and board member of ASFG said.

These decisions often involve issues such as smoking on campus,

California’s drought is an incredidly nuanced problem that has spanned over decades

uled finish date is May 2015 according to the South Orange County Community College District’s Facilities Plan Status Report.

The original project budget was set in 2011 at $ 3,004,051. In August 2012, “the Board approved $11,463,000 additional to fund the project budget,” according to the same report, and in June 2013, the board further approved $1,550,000 for “furniture, fixtures and equipment.”

According to the SOCCCD’s FPS Report, interior and exterior framing as well as roofing are 90 percent complete. Mechanical, electrical and plumbing installation as well as metal stud framing and exterior weath-

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The first two shark sightings occurred at San Clemente’s pier.

Numerous shark spottings off San Clemente coast Niko Labarbera photo editor

For the third time in just a few weeks, the beaches in San Clemente have been closed due to three separate shark sightings, the most recent took place last Friday.

The first sighting was reported by a fisherman who spotted a shark he estimated to be six to seven feet long swimming near the San Clemente pier on Thursday, April 9 around 7 p.m.

The second shark spotting came the following morning by a surfer at T Street. Lifeguards later spotted the shark and ended up following it by jet ski for over an hour and a half.

The species of shark was not specified during either of these spottings.

Regardless, lifeguards cleared the beaches of swimmers and surfers a mile north and south of T Street for the day.

Signs were posted warning beachgoers of the dangers.

The third sighting this month came just last Friday, after over 20 surfers confirmed seeing a white shark in pursuit of a baby sea lion at

Cotton’s Point according to the website Surfline.com.

State lifeguards immediately cleared the water of all surfers and swimmers at all of the Trestles breaks.

San Clemente is an area populated with sharks and shouldn’t cause too much alarm, but the large number of sightings has kept lifeguards and surfers on alert, according to the Pacific Coast Shark News.

Ocean temperatures are considerably warmer (2-5 degrees) this year according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The warmer waters makes finding food more difficult for sea lions, and as a result mother sea lions are abandoning their pups to search for food.

While these sightings aren’t too uncommon to this area, the warmer ocean temperatures may factor into the numerous shark run ins San Clemente has experienced this month.

The increase in washed up pups seems to be driving sharks closer to the coast in search of small prey. nlabarbera.lariat@gmail.com

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Surfing pros head to Trestles

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The (WSL) (QS) is mente,

World Surf League Qualifying Series returning to San CleCalifornia, after a

2-year-lapse to host the 2015 Oakley Lowers Pro at Lower Trestles from Awpril, 28 to May, 2.

Lowers renowned cobblestone bottom beach will be host to 96 of the world best

Fashion show on campus photo by

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“Untamed” fashion show is coming to Saddleback College’s McKinney Theatre on Thursday, April 30.

The completely student-produced show is a component of

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the fashion merchandising and design curriculum, and raises money for the Fashion Department Foundation.

All garments to be featured on the runway are completely designed and constructed by students in the design program.

The show will feature the

competing surfers, including 23 championship tour (CT) competitors some of which include Kelly Slater, Felipe Toledo, Jordy Smith and San Clemente native Kolohe Andino.

Surfers will be competing for a $250,000 first place prize and 10,000 qualifying series points, which will come in handy when qualifying for the 2016 World Championship Tour.

Lowers world famous point break will surely produce a large display of highly progressive surfing among the worlds best surfers.

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students’ works in four different categories including corsets, evening gowns, ready-towear and “fantasy,” which is a non-textile garment.

The “Untamed” reception will begin at 5:30 p.m., and hor d’oeuvres prepared by the culinary arts department will be served to guests who arrive early.

The show will begin at 7:00 p.m., and should last until about 9:00 p.m.

Tickets can be purchased at the door for $20, or $19 presale.

For more information contact Diane McGroarty at (949)582-4617, or Jackie Ferreira at (949)220-6461. or visit http://untamed2015.weebly. com https://www.facebook.com/ UntamedFashionShow If you want to get involved in future fashion shows take Fashion 147’s Special Events class. amarah.apple@gmail.com

Earth Week ends dominic ebel

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Earth Week activities at Saddleback horticulture department in the city college community cultivating plants in their garden is coming to a conclusion. The closing cere-

mony will be Friday, April 24.

Garden activities are from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. as drinks and snacks will be offered at the event.

Saddleback students will be going back to growing fruits and vegetables and variations plants in their course studies for

a grade. The horticulture staff and students responsibility of the care of plants are year round.

The Horticulture department starts Summer classes will be offered at Saddleback College as early as 7:30am 5;00pm Monday through Saturday.

Earth Week is being aware of Climate change in our world. Our energy source in our world that affects our environment. Ways to reduce energy consumption to save our resources.

Our Ecological awareness in the world to recycle our products. Plant a tree grow a plant to green is our world project. debel.lariat@gmail.com

‘Dog Fair 2015’ this Thursday amarah eden editor-in-chief

Saddleback College students in the business and entrepreneurship programs will host “Dog Fair 2015” on Thursday from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. in the main Quad, opening with a dog walk. The event benefits local no-kill shelters and dog rescue organizations.

Friendly competition will include several “best” competitions including best ears, tail wagger, trick and costume.

There will also be booths for dog photography and a dog kissing booth.

On hand will be representatives and demonstrations by Guide Dogs of America, K9 West dog training, the Orange County Sheriff’s K-9 unit and more. Local dog-related businesses will also have informa-

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tive pet owner workshops for day-to-day maintenance such as how to brush a dog’s teeth.

Those thinking about adopting a dog will have the opportunity to take home a four-legged new family member.

“Dog Fair 2015” is open to the public with a $10 donation,

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which includes parking in Lot 5A. Further information is available on the Saddleback College website, as well as Facebook and Instagram. amarah.apple@gmail.com

The Saddleback Sciences Building starts second phase Baron Wilheim contributor

In November of 2013, building corporation C.W. Driver began construction for a new Sciences Building at Saddleback College.

The 200-acre college is in its second phase of construction, and according to the Saddleback College Master Plan, many improvements are expected in the next couple of years. Renovation and relocation, new buildings, sitework, infrastructure, maintenance, and development planning are all the main goals of the Master Plan for bettering the campus and college overall.

The new structure is located behind the Student Services Center building, adjacent to parking Lot 7 at the intersection of Library Drive and College Drive East.

There are approximately 120 workers on the job and people are working five or six days a week, according to Nacho Gomez, a laborer on the site.

“We’re going pretty quick, they have a lot of people working here,” Gomez says. “We poured the concrete… [next] come the drywallers [and] the electricians.

In general, there has been noticeable construction at the college and with that comes the audible reminders, often disturbing, from some parts of campus. “[The noise bothers me] a bit, maybe not in the parking lot so much, but over by the cafeteria, sitting outside I can hear it,” student Jacob Molgan said. “I usually park [near the site] most mornings.”

The funding for the Sciences Building project is a little outdated, but according to

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There are about 120 laborers, who work five to six days a planning records of the South Orange County Community College District, the college has budgeted approximately $58.6 million for total expenses.

The exterior of the current Math, Science and Engineering (MSE) building has undergone slab repair renovations as well because the hillside of the building is slowly slipping.

Workers have been seen making adjustments during instruction hours and blocking off usual walkways.

“It’s annoying that they have to be remodeling like this during school hours,” student Brad Brenner said regarding the inconvenience of the slab repairs. “Why can’t they just do it on the weekends when we aren’t trying to get from class to class?”

Richard McCullough, former president of Saddleback College, said of the 2006 Master Plan in an open letter, “The planning process has been a collaborative effort. Indeed, faculty, administrators, and staff have worked with alacrity to plan ahead with the best interests of the College and

our current and future students in mind. Many hours were spent listening, discussing, planning and re-planning the final document with an excitement characteristic of visionary activities.

The launch of our Education and Facilities Master Plan comes with a heartfelt wish to continue to serve our students and community to the very best of our ability. The faculty and staff of Saddleback College take great pride in our work, and we believe this plan embodies our commitment to excellence in education.”

In addition to the current MSE building renovations and new construction projects, Phase II of the 2006 Master Plan also specified a new soccer playing and practice field, an artificial turf and seating for the football stadium, a new fine arts building, and a new admissions building. However, the 2011 Master Plan shows projects for 2011-2016 include renovation of the Advanced Technology and Applied Science building and the Main Quad as well as a new “Gateway” building.

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California’s drought can be fixed by changing how we live

What do you believe can be done to help deal with the California drought?

Javier Rios, 18, Biology

AMARAH EDEN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

California’s drought is an incredibly nuanced problem that has spanned over decades. Ending wasted water starts with the individual and while it may be more abstract than taking shorter showers, the foods we choose to eat impact our water supply tremendously.

Jerry Brown, the governor of California, has made recent demands from cities and towns to cut their water usage by 25 percent. While agriculture utilizes about 80 percent of our states water, no mandatory orders of water conservation from farmers were made at the time of his recent demands. Brown elected to exempt the agricultural sector from the new rules and instead focused his scrutiny on large landscapes such as golf courses and cemeteries.

Setting animal-friendly perspectives aside, it is undeniable that enormous amounts of water are used in livestock production. Millions of gallons of fresh water are used to hydrate the animals, irrigate their feed, and vast amounts of water are used in the butchering process that is maintained by using water to clean the blood and grease from equipment according to a 2012 study published in the journal Ecosystems In order to change the supply of our state’s water, there needs to be a change in crop selection. However, trying to determine what gets grown would be a ceaseless argument among politicians, farmers and other individuals involved in this water crisis. For example, it takes one gallon of water to produce one almond. While the economics of almond production are profitable, the benefits don’t outweigh its devastation to our current water crisis.

The Ecosystems study also found that beef takes 4 million gallons of water per ton produced, whereas vegetables only use 85,000 tons of water.

A surplus of resources is needed for

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“I think obvious things like taking shorter showers and maybe using synthetic grasses.”

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A beef with California’s drought

“We should all try to conserve as much water as possible.”

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livestock sustainability and quality.

Water, energy and grains are becoming exhausted as the demand for their returns are needed. Alfalfa, primarily used as cattle feed, is one of California’s biggest water hogs, using 15 percent of our state’s water, as pointed out by the Los Angeles Times.

Livestock guzzle water and according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, agriculture is responsible for nearly 18 percent of greenhouse emissions worldwide. While I don’t think the government should have any say in what people should be eating, it is hard to see this issue expand without any government intervention.

In Orange County there is hardly any cognizance surrounding the drought. People water their grassy lawns daily, exotic plant landscapes are maintained, and San Clemente just opened newly irrigated trails on the last piece of undeveloped land on Pacific Coast Highway in South Orange County.

These oblivious mindsets are due to politicians’ misplaced priorities and the lack of regulation in the urban and agricultural sector. Their misguided policies favor money, corporations, and livestock more than respecting our environment. amarah.apple@gmail.com

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“People should just move to where the water is. Actually, you know what they should do? They should build a pipline to connect the great lakes to California and bring in water from there.”

“We should begin using greywater systems that should be utilized to water landscapes.”

Just say no to Hillary Clinton If you think Hilary’s the right choice, you need to start thinking harder AARON MITZLAFF NEWS EDITOR

The United States of America is ready for a woman to become president and now that Hillary Rodham Clinton has officially entered the race for the Democratic nomination that possibility is coming closer to reality.

However, if America votes to just put a woman in the oval office it would be a mistake.

Hillary Clinton may not be the best option, so America might have to wait another four years to make history.

Purely running on accomplishments and track record, the chips are stacked against her, but gender/popularity gives her a chance. She is American royalty after all.

There is no question that she has the experience to be President. Hillary was a United States Senator in New York as well as the 67th United States Secretary of State.

As Senator she introduced the Heroes at Home Act in 2006-07 as well as co-sponsoring the Support for Injured Servicemembers Act. Hillary fought hard to pass the Dream Act and also introduced the Legal Immigrant Children Health Improvement Act, according to GovTrack.us.

These accomplishments are what led to her first attempt at the Democratic nomination in 2008. But President Obama won the nomination and eventually his second term as President.

But it is what happens next that hurts Hillary’s le-

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PREPARING TO LEAD: Hillary Clinton speaks at an

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gitimacy the most.

Hillary Clinton’s term as Secretary of State was not as successful. The Benghazi scandal and the events surrounding it didn’t show good leadership or good judgment.

She blamed the incident with the U.S. Embassy in Libya, on a Youtube video. Four Americans were killed in that attack in Libya.

Hillary also was working on relations with Russia. This is where Hillary famously pushed the reset button with Russia Foreign Minster, Sergei Lavrow. This reset button unfortunately did not work and Russian relations have been on a very downward slope since.

She has also been accused for taking donations from foreign countries while Secretary of State, which could be illegal and is still being investigated.

Her biggest problem comes down to trust.

Hillary is no normal American, yet she continues to try very hard to relate with the everyday American.

“We came out of the White House not only broke, but in dept,” Hillary Clinton said.

“We had no money when we got there and we struggled, you know, to piece together

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the recourses for mortgages for house Chelsea’s education, you know it was not easy.”

That doesn’t sound like everyday American problems. That sounds like onepercenter problems. Does she really remember what it is like for the rest of us? It doesn’t seem that way.

The trust issue came up again with a scandal surrounding her private internet server. She used her own email and server while she was Secretary of State.

This not that big of a deal if we Americans could see the emails. But she reviewed and decided on her own what we are to see and what we are not to see. This leaves room for skepticism and shows a lack of transparency.

Even with all of that, Hillary will get a lot of votes.

Some will vote for her purely because of gender and the pursuit to a female president.

Others will vote for her on popularity. Either way, she will be looking to become more likeable.

Hillary Clinton has a lot of questions to answer before she can be the President of the United States of America. amitzlaff.lariat@gmail.com

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face off: Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) faces off against Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham) in “Furious 7,” continuing the global exploits in the unstoppable film franchise built on speed.

‘Furious 7’ isn’t the fast-paced movie that one would expect ★★★★★

“Furious 7” is the latest film in a franchise that, like a gear shift, has had its ups, downs and the occasional sideways.

But the latest entry in the series becomes an intriguing but far from perfect race from start to finish.

Taking place directly after “Fast and Furious 6,” the film follows Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and his entourage while engage in a tour of heists to stop Decker Shaw (Jason Statham), the brother of the previous film’s villain.

Despite a slow moving start it’s not long until viewers get to the first of many action sequences: a fight between Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham. That begins the first of many sequences that are mas-

terpieces of enjoyable chaos.

The car duel in the Caucasus Mountains alone is a concerto of blissful destruction.

The level of effort put into the film’s action scenes sadly takes more priority over the story which support them, taking proverbial back seat for the most part. Many parts feel very underwritten and incomplete like the romantic subplot between Torreto and Leticia Ortiz (Michelle Rodriguez).

Character development is also minimal with logic and complexity kept to a minimum.

All of this is done in an effort to pander to audiences who are looking for an enjoyable film that doesn’t require much thinking. The film doesn’t do anything to break new ground in the action genre.

Many of the actors do their utmost to make up for the story’s shortfalls with some acceptable to at times excellent acting. Veteran actor Kurt Russell for instance puts in very enjoyable and laid-back performance. Vin Diesel is also

‘Furious 7’ lots of action but it still falls short

1994’s “The Crow” resulted in filmmakers putting greater effort to make it better, the same is true of Furious 7.

The film benefits greatly from their efforts. The overall film, though still flawed and not groundbreaking, is a very competent and fun one.

The movie also becomes a terrific final bow for Walker and his character Brian ‘O Conner. Director James Wan and his crew are to be commended

for making that happen.

Dominic Toretto, before the film’s final showdown, says he will be taking “one last ride.”

Given Hollywood’s reluctance to give up on lucrative franchises, it’s unlikely “Furious 7” will be the last Fast and Furious film. It will, however, be a ride that’s going to be hard to beat in terms of fun and enjoyment. janson.lariat@gmail.com

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again able to carry the show clocking in yet another rugged performance with great physical work to boot.

In contrast, the comicic acting of Ludacris and Tyrese Williams is groan worthy much of the time. There’s also a cameo by Iggy Azalea as a racer.

Needless to say it’s a blessing her appearance is so short as her acting is atrocious.

But the one performance filmmakers have gone to especially great lengths to make memorable is Paul Walker.

Just as the death of Brandon Lee during the filming of

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Follow the red lights

Saddleback College students now have an opportunity to study a broad in Amsterdam aaron mitzlaff neWS editor

Saddleback College offers its students many opportunities to travel to places like Spain, Ireland, Mexico and Brazil. This summer the Netherlands will be added to that list.

The Netherlands was not added to the program to offer a traditional education.

This program will give students a opportunity to study a broad in one of the most famous Red Light Districts in the world.

This six-month course will allow students to integrate classroom learning with exposure to different cultures and environments. Students will be exposed to great food, beautiful women and a life style only seen on a porn site. These experiences are not for the faint of heart.

Throughout the curriculum there will be opportunities to explore the beautiful Dutch kingdom, however, this is not just a vacation.

The first month in Amsterdam will be dedicated to getting students familiar with the city. This includes laws of the country as wells as the unwritten rules that run the very district the program will be studying, the Red Light District.

The next two months will an indepth look at the live shows available in some of the most famous theaters in the Red Light District Casa Rosso, Moulin Rouge and of course the Amsterdam Banana Bar.

Students then get deeper and deeper into the curriculum when they get to experience what is offered in the Red Light District. There are many alley ways and side streets that offer a window shopping experience. That can make some very uncomfortable, but don’t worry, there are many other ways to fill this requirement. The Red Light District has many brothels and private houses that offer a more traditional experience.

The last month will be dedicated to detoxing as well as presenting projects to the class on the experience each group had in this world-famous-city.

This class will have a maximum of 20 students and will be split into groups of two to four students, and these groups will experience Amsterdam together.

The grading is very simple. Fifty percent of your grade will be from the final presentation, 25 percent will be attendance and 25 percent will be participation.

Interested students act fast and get your applications in, as the last day for applications is April 20.

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“Students then get deeper and deeper ...when they get to experience what is offered in the Red Light District.”

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Live shows: If students want to show their friends pictures of their experience in the Red Light District, they have to bring a sketch pad not a camera. Photographs of the alleys are not allowed.

IVC Psi Beta fraternity pledge found Construction on an old frat house led to the discovery of a young man living with possums

newsstands weekly emilie Christensen editor-in-chief

Finally, Irvine Valley College has a Greek life scandal of their own. Last Thursday, March 26, IVC student Jack Graunbeck was found living with a family of possums in the boarded up subbasement of the former Psi Beta fraternity house in Irvine. He had reportedly being missing for five years.

The Irvine Police Department released a statement Thursday night stating that the then unidentified young male, found by construction workers at about 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, was alive, however extremely malnourished. He was transferred to a nearby hospital and now seems to be in stable condition, however the full extent of his physical and psychological traumas is currently unknown.

Graunbeck was identified late Sunday night by his sister Jenna Graunbeck after police cross referenced

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Outside the Star Wars Celebration at the Anaheim Convention Center, experienced feature film producer and director Emmanuel Itier welcomed via Skype, those who gathered at Saddleback College April, 16 to view his 2013 documentary “Femme.”

Held in BGS 254, the event was sponsored by The American Association of University Women (AAUW), the nation’s leading voice promoting equality and education for all females.

The documentary featured interviews with 100 influential women from around the world, including Sharon Stone and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Laureates Shirin Ebadi.

“The overall idea that he incorporated so many people from so many parts of the world is something that I really liked,” said Sydney Freeman Sacker, a Saddleback student and member of Associated Student Government (ASG). “It was really beautiful to see that he brought in women that don’t speak

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missing person files with past Psi Beta members.

In the fall of 2010, then 18-yearold Graunbeck was a freshman pledge for the IVC chapter of the Psi Beta fraternity. In the spring of 2011 the frat was scheduled to relocate their main residence house from Valley Oak Drive in Irvine to Woodbury. Residents complained that the old property was infested with possums which were copulating and reproducing at an alarming rate and more than outnumbered the human occupants.

“You could hear their mating calls and, well, other noises at night,” former Psi Beta member Jeremy Hotchkins said. “You want to know what a number one mood killer is after you’ve brought a girl back to your room? Hearing two possums get it on before you do.”

On November 15, 2010 the fraternity threw a “Bye Psi Beta” party to commemorate the frat’s final night

of residence in the Valley Oak house, past fraternity member Brandon Goehtz said.

“It was probably the wildest party we’d thrown to date,” Goehtz said.

“Everyone knew we weren’t responsible for the property after that night so people didn’t have the usual restraint or common sense not to get wasted enough to cause property damage.

Some people were chasing the possums around and imitating mating calls. It’s embarrassing to remember.”

Goehtz, then in his third year at IVC, knew Graunbeck in passing.

“He was one of our new pledges, and while we didn’t force pledges to do anything that night, drinking was definitely encouraged. Last I saw him he was double fisting a bottle of Jack and Jägermeister. He never harassed the possum’s though, he always said they were majestic creatures.” read more on page 2

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Due to the latest controversy in Ferguson, safeguards have been put into place on both the federal and state levels to ensure the proper treatment of criminals. Fearing future accusations of hate crimes afflicted by an officer, the federal and state departments have constructed a new fleets of able-bodied officers with a representative from every major ethnic group: Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara, Uzbek, Aimak, Turkmen, Baloch, Albanian, Greek, Vlach, Roma (Gypsy), Macedonian, Montenegrin, Vulcan, Egyptian, Arab-Berber, Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, Asian, Indian, Spanish, Andorran, Portuguese, French, Ovimbundu,

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Kimbundu, the list goes on. Public opinion has been strongly positive, protester Amelio Marquez when presented with this fact had this to say, “It is about time that we all have proper representation among

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the force, this is an innovation that will surely be the end to any future cases like Michael Brown’s.”

Officer Generic McGee after holding hands and singing Kumbayah added, “The fact is that all races are out to destroy one another and we can’t afford any further racial conflict i.e any Caucasian officer or citizen stopping any violent criminal with the necessary precautions.” The new diversified fleet will be recognizable by their uniquely designs patrol vehicles specially designed to

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Buds-R-Us: Saddleback students are getting very excited about the new addition to their horticulture garden plots this semester.

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The Saddleback horticulture department has taken an unprecedented step in the city college community, and has decided to allow horticulture students to cultivate marijuana in their garden plots at the college.

Students have been allowed up to this point to grow fruits and vegetables like carrots and watermelons, but can now begin planting and harvesting cannabis as well.

Horticulture professor and department chair Bob Farnsworth said he feels Marijuana will help increase productivity and the learning outcomes each course strives for.

“Marijuana can be grown year round in this region and will most likely have a better yield than other more traditional crops,” said Farnsworth.

“It will help students understand plant structures and designs better while also expanding their minds.”

The desire to secure a spot in each weed related course is growing among Saddleback students as the spring semester comes to an end. Whether it’s the introduction to landscape design class or the integrated pest management course, students are doing everything they can to advance their registration dates. The hope is to secure a spot for the summer semester where the long days and strong heat are sure to produce quality crops.

“I’m trying to find someone to register early for me” fifth year ceramic major Rich Marin said. “I’ll do any-

thing to get into the plant propagation course.”

While some students are fighting for spots in coming semesters, active horticulture students are taking advantage of this new change and have already begun taking clippings and growing new plants before the semester comes to an end.

With the greenhouse full of new clones and students eagerly waiting to register for summer classes, the only question left is what will happen to all the final products at the end of each semester.

Rumors have surfaced that the engineering department is designing unique vending machines to distribute the herb to students throughout campus, but this has yet to be confirmed. nlabarbera.lariat@gmail.com on the web

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English and provided translation.”

The documentary brought to light, the voyage of femininity in both history and current time. It also brought forth an issue of today’s world, which is ultimately ran through patriarchy and capitalism. These topics were highlighted as the reasons for why the world is in turmoil.

“We live in a patriarchy, a time when the masculine energy rules,” said one of the documentary’s interviewees.

“Patriarchy says women can not rule while capitalism tries to make money, put together they are a toxic hybrid power.”

The solution portrayed was that men and women need to use both the masculine and feminine sides of their natures, and work together to shift the world towards balance.

“We men have made a proper mess of things,” said a woman in the documentary to quote Desmond Tutu, a South African social rights activist.

“Men can not heal the patriarchy but women and men together could.”

At the end of the documentary, Itier made contact again via Skype for a quick Q&A session. A Saddleback sociology professor, April Cubbage, asked where inspiration for

the film came from.

“You! All you ladies, I owe you my life,” Itier said in response.

AAUW treated attendees with an oatmeal raisin cookie before their departure. The oatmeal raisin cookies were missing a quarter chunk.

The reason behind this was to inform people about the gender pay gap, the difference in men’s and women’s middle value earnings.

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Long-awaited trails are now open in San Clemente amarah eden editor-in-chief

Q&A with Juan Valdez, veteran and owner of Midas, a boxer nominated for The Hero Dog Awards

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purple heart: Midas shares a special friendship with Juan Valdez, which has helped him in his darkest of days.

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I honestly don’t know much about Midas or the award that he might be receiving, so if you could give me more background information on that please?

The Hero Dog Awards is an award show setup by the American Humane Society to recognize dogs who have gone above and beyond helping their community.

There are several categories like service dog of the year and MWD of the year. Each dog is entered into one of these categories and tries to earn enough votes to win his or her category. Once the dog wins his category the humane society donates to the nonprofit the dog represents.

Afterwards the winners compete for hero dog of the year, and if the dog wins that, the humane society donates an even larger amount to the nonprofit.

How did Midas get involved in the Dogs on Deployment, and what is it exactly?

Dogs on Deployment has a mascot of the year contest every year; we entered it last year and one. The contest winner is

“Midas helped me focus on his training, which was a huge step, he taught me patience, and helped me become more empathetic towards others.”

Juan Valdez decided by popular vote and an essay explaining what your goal is as mascot. Our goal is to stop veteran suicide, which is a pretty tough goal to reach, but I feel Midas stands for hope.

What would you consider to be Midas’s greatest achievements?

I’ve been told by other veterans that by interacting with

Midas they have not committed suicide. He’s been able to change people’s day around completely, and has been able to lift the veterans mood in the VETS office.

What has Midas brought into your life?

Not only that but he has given me hope, I haven’t always been this successful, or determined

about being a civilian. I also wasn’t so friendly towards other students. Midas has made a change in me for the better. I’ve been able to not only reach out to veterans, but I’m reaching out to my fellow classmates as well. I love to see people succeed, and work to their full potential. Midas has made it possible for me to help motivate others.

He’s also made it possible for me to accept the things I cannot change, and focus on the things I can.

How did Midas come into your life?

My wife and I bought Midas after my deployment to Afghanistan in 2011. My wife started to notice a huge change in after Midas came into our life. I had been diagnosed a sixth time with PTSD and was struggling with being back in the U.S. Midas helped me focus on his training, which was a huge step, he taught me patience, and helped me become more empathetic towards others.

San Clemente just opened the city’s new trail in the Marblehead residential development.

Mayor Chris Hamm cut the ribbon on April, 15, telling residents that there is more infrastructure projects to come.

Hugging one of the most beautiful shorelines in Southern California, is a new fourmile trail that rests on a bluff above Pacific Coast Highway and Pico Avenue.

Vista Hermosa is now connected to the I-5 freeway, allowing residents living near the exit to have easy access to Pacific Coast Highway.

The trail is part of a huge master-planned spread of shopping outlets and four new neighborhoods that are being built in the community.

The trails are seemingly complete, aside from blank plaques that will soon provide information about a particular terrain, or for example, the

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stroll: Residents and their dogs are enjoying the morning on their cities newest amenity. wetland habitat that is being developed as a storm water collection basin, according the San Clemente Times.

This is just the beginning of the new facilities coming to northern San Clemente.

Two out of the five new parks should start construction soon, and with smooth sailing should be open by July or August. Vista del Sol (formerly Sunset Park) and Canyon View Park will be accessible to the public but will be managed by Sea Summit Homeowner’s Association. amarah.apple@gmail.com

in progress: This habitat is being developed as a storm water collection basin and plenty of wildlife can be spotted while walking on the existing trail.

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Do not waste your money on Mayweather-Pacqaiuo The fighters are earning ridiculous amounts of money off of us and we should not pay $100 to watch two guys draw Nick Nenad

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In what has become possibly the most hyped boxing event in history, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao will finally meet on May 2 in Las Vegas.

Some say this will be the best fight of all time, but I have a different theory on the this mega-fight.

I think the fate of this matchup has already been determined.

Yes, I am saying it, I think the Mayweather and Pacqaiuo fight is fixed and I think it has a lot to do with the enormous amounts of money involved.

According to Forbes, each fighter is expected to earn around $100 million. That is $25 million more than Mayweather has ever made off of fight.

Mayweather holds the record for the most earnings made off of one bout when he made roughly $75 million for fighting Canelo Alvarez in 2013.

The most Pacqaiuo has ever made was $30 million when he faught Juan Manuel Marquez in 2011.

According to multiple media reports the split for the fighters earnings is 60-40 in favor of Mayweather.

For example, the split would be $150 million for Mayweather and $100 million for Pacqaiuo if the total coin was $250 million.

The reasons for these massive earnings is mainly because of the expected pay-per-view

buys and ticket prices.

The pay-per-view price is an unprecedented $90 for standard-definition, and if you want to see the fight in high-definition, $100.

Tickets for the event span from $1,250 to $6,000 according to the Daily Mail and that is not even counting how high ticket prices will actually be when sold on websites such as StubHub. With these facts it makes sense that Bob Arum, who is the promoter of the bout, projects

The reasons for these massive earnings is mainly because of the expected pay-perview buys and ticket prices. that the fight will result in around $300 million worth of earnings.

Now, here is where my prediction comes in. Let’s say that the fight does generate $300 million dollars. According toYahoo Sports, Mayweather has one more fight on his six-fight contract.

If the bout ends in a draw, then we may see a second fight between the two, which would likely make more than the $300 million from the first fight.

That means these guys would make upwards of $350 million each for fighting twice.

Why wouldn’t Mayweather and Pacqaiuo just draw in the first fight. It keeps the pride of Mayweather intact and Pacqaiuo can keep his head up for not losing the bout.

Now, let’s say they have a second fight and Pacqaiuo beats Mayweather by decision. This is a stretch, because of Mayweather’s undefeated record and the likelyhood of him giving pride to Pacqaiuo is doubtful.

But without a knockout people would say Mayweather got screwed.

You would then have the biggest rematch of all time that would likely eclipse the first two fights’ profits and would earn the fighters somewhere in between $200-$300 million each in total earnings.

Now, if you look back at the projections earlier in the column you will see that the fighters would be making upwards to $700 million for fighting three times.

Why would these guys want to fight once and earn $100 million when they could fight three times and make $700 million?

The only thing that would hold back any thoughts of a rig situation is if Mayweather is not up to it. He is the catalyst.

So I urge all of you thinking about buying this fight to just watch something else that doesn’t cost $100. nnenad.lariat@gmail.com

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Dominant: Lasers sophomore Simon Guillin (center) attempts to hit the ball. IVC defeat-

ed College of the Canyons, 5-0 and will now play in the state championship match.

Going back to the ‘ship IVC secures birth in state title game after beatdown of College of the Desert Nick Nenad

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Irvine Valley College’s men’s tennis team continued their successful season on Saturday with a 5-0 win over College of the Desert. The victory puts the Lasers into the California Community College Athletic Association Team State Championship Game.

This was the second consecutive year that IVC played Desert in the regional finals and the second consecutive year the Lasers defeated Desert in the regional finals.

IVC head coach Ross Duncan said the team had more energy going into this game, than they did last year, because they had played less matches going into Saturday.

“We had more energy than last year, because last year they had played so much tennis the

weekend before,” Duncan said. “I wasn’t going to make the same mistake twice.”

IVC dominated Desert from the start, winning all three of their doubles matches to get a quick 3-0 lead. The sophomore team of Guillermo Ucelay and Simon Guillin started the beating with an 8-1 victory. This was significant for Ucelay and Guillen, because they had been severely outplayed in their match on Tuesday and ended up losing that one, 8-4.

The Lasers also got key contributions in the doubles portion of the match from freshmen Scott Paz, Carson Williams, Valentin Baize and sophomore Max Rameau.

When doubles matches ended, the event turned to the singles competitions. The Lasers needed just two victories to win the match and got those when Guillin and freshman Bruno Figlia pummeled their opponents 6-1 and 6-3.

The remaining singles matches were halted and rendered unfinished, because

Figlia and Guillin’s victories had won the event.

Duncan was extremely proud of his team’s effort on Saturday and called it “the best performance of the year.”

IVC will now move on to the state championship and play a very worthy opponent in Foothill College who is a perfect 20-0 on the season. Foothill defeated American River College, 5-0 on Saturday to give themselves a spot in the championship.

Duncan said he does not know much about Foothill but does know they have a perfect record, and he believes if his team plays the way they played on Saturday, they can win it all.

“I don’t know much about [Foothill], but all I know is that they are undefeated,” Duncan said. “The secret to success against Foothill is to do well in doubles like we did [Saturday].

The state championship match will be played at the Pierpont Racquet Club in Ventura, California today at 1 p.m. nnenad.lariat@gmail.com

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