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Bio 10 students dissect a dragonfly and refrigerated sheep hearts as a class lab activity — page 3

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LMC soccer had gone almost two years without earning one for the win column, until last Friday — page 5

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October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Oct. 29 Club Day: Fall Harvest Halloween Event 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the indoor quad LMC Choral Experience Concert at 7:30 p.m. in the Recital Hall, Room 720

Catch Pink Spirit Event LMCAS and LMC Football will host a Catch Pink Spirit Event Oct. 26.

It will take place from 11:30 a.m to 1 p.m. in parking lot B. There will be games, contests and drawings. Prizes include a 2012 49ers NFC Championship football and a Gregor Blanco SF Giants Jersey. All proceeds will go to the LMCAS Breast Cancer Scholarship. For a story on the event go to lmcexperience.com under Mustang Sports Center.

Dates for the Zombie Prom Zombie Prom will be performed by DVC Drama. Showings will be from Oct. 25 to Nov. 10 on Fridays and Saturdays. Tickets are on sale now. Call 969-2358 or visit www.dvcdrama.net for pricing and sales.

Transfer Week nearing Explore your options for higher education and attend the upcoming Transfer Week events.

Transfer Day and College Night are Monday, Oct. 28 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on CC3 and 6 to 8 p.m. in the Gym respectively.

Open house is Tuesday, Oct. 29, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in CC2-225. Meet UCLA Wednesday, Oct 30, 6 to 8 p.m. in L-109.

LMC soup cook-off If you love to cook, Los Medanos College has an event to show off your culinary skills. There will be a soup cook-off on Tuesday, Nov. 12 in the Indoor Quad area from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Entries can be individual, group or department.

The entry deadline is Tuesday, Nov. 5. Entry forms can be obtained from Linda Maniscalco in the Cashier’s Office.

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Construction continues Late 2014 target

By ALICIA ALM

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Students are looking forward to the construction on campus being complete for several reasons, but do they know the reason behind the construction? The detours associated with the construction process have confused students in the past and still continues to do so.

Mark Gonzalez is a student who has been studying at LMC for four semesters and reports that he gets asked for directions often but has trouble being understood when he gives them. Gonzalez said, “This woman looked like she was new on campus and she asked me how to navigate through the college complex to her class. I tried my best to tell her how to go around the detours but she looked at me like I had no idea what I was talking about because the Photo courtesy of Tim Leong directions seemed so complex The major remodel of the LMC College Complex is progressing on schedule. Improvements include to her.” upgrades to utilities, additional structural steel installation and a new energy efficient roof.

Surprisingly, some students “The project will result in a centralized and modOnce the new Student Service Center is complete, like Mark aren’t sure what to expect when the construction is done. Gonzalez said, “All I heard ern space for the majority of student services and students will have less walking to do around campus was that there would be a Student Service center administration. Students will have one physical as a result. The temporary confusion may be worth but I’m not sure what that means.” Ashley Vail is location to go to for the following services: Wel- it because the finished project will make services a first semester student at LMC and also feels out come Center, Admission & Records, Financial Aid, easier for students to find and access.

According to Horan, the construction process is of the loop about the construction process. She Cashier, Disabled Student Programs & Services, said, “It was confusing for me to find my classes Assessment, Counseling, EOPS/CARE/CALWorks, going smoothly. “The Student Services remodel is when I first started this semester. I know that the Counseling, Transfer Center, and the Career Center,” progressing on-time and on-schedule.”

The timeline of the project “Building For Success” construction is for a good cause, I’m just not one explained Horan.

The construction detours may confuse students can be found on the LMC website at http://www. hundred percent sure what it is.”

LMC Vice President Kevin Horan oversees the but it is only temporary. Once the project is finished losmedanos.edu/construction/ under the Timeline construction process. Horan explained in an email students can access highly used services in one tab. There are also tabs to click on for pathways to interview what students can look forward to once simple location. Currently the student services take during construction and a video time lapse See WORK, page 6 are spread out with some being on different levels. the project is complete.

Safety a topic of concern

ACCJC visit nears

Officers address school

By BRENDAN CROSS and CHARLES POWELL

bcross@lmcexperience.com and cpowell@lmcexperience.com

Contra Costa Community College District Police Officers Michael Hotton and Fernando Salamanca led a Campus Safety and Emergency Preparedness meeting for faculty and staff providing safety tips and information Monday in the Community Room, L-109.

District Police Chief Charles Gibson led the meeting off

giving his simple formula for dealing with emergencies. “We get together, we decide what to do and we do it,” he said.

Getting together and deciding what to do has been something of a challenge for the Safety Committee.

Although, the committee has existed for years the comings and goings of various police staff and other members has hindered the effectiveness of the group.

Director of Business Services Ronke Olatunji, who

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Officer Michael Hotton leads a meeting about safety and emergency preparedness on campus. works with Hotton and Salamanca, has made it a point to revive the committee and work police services to create a seamless response to any dangerous situations on campus.

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outlined some of the key things to keep in mind in the advent of an emergency.

When reporting an incident it is important to remain calm, let the dispatcher know what you see and what is going on.

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Thefts still an issue on campus Truck window smashed in

Classroom burglarized

By DAKOTAH ZABROSKI

By STEVEN LUKE

A gold Toyota Tacoma was broken into Tuesday, Oct. 22 at Los Medanos College on the road that connects parking lots A and B together.

The driver side window was smashed in and according to Lieutenant Ryan Huddleston the only thing that was taken was a backpack with a couple of books in it.

The truck was not targeted.

“It was just a random ocPhoto by Cathie Lawrence currence,” said Huddleston.

There are no suspects or A gold Toyota Tacoma was broken into in broad

A burglary was discovered in room PS1-13 on the evening of Tuesday, Oct. 22. The next morning, Electronics Technician Rashaad McAlpin of Information Technology and Media sent out an email notifying the staff about the break in. The information in the email was simple, there was a burglary, and the projector, computer, a monitor and a keyboard were stolen.

When contacted about the

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By SEAN TONGSON

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Los Medanos College is preparing for the arrival of the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC), for the future visit that will take place during the Fall 2014 semester.

The purpose of accreditation process is to the improve quality and effectiveness of educational institutions. It is a system by which junior colleges evaluate themselves in accordance with standards of good practice regarding mission, goals and objectives, proper utilization and sufficiency of resources as well as the usefulness, integrity, and effectiveness of its processes. In addition, accreditation ensures if institutions are reaching their expected outcomes and outlined goals.

“LMC is preparing its ‘Self Evaluation’ which does just that in relation to four standards: Institutional Mission and Effectiveness, Student Lear ning Programs and Ser vices, Resources, and Leadership and Governance,” said LMC President Bob Kratochvil. “The various committees are performing an introspective look, along with providing evidence of See ACCJC, page 6

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Make the best of a situation

Body art: social acceptance Body art has always held a place in the history of the world. It can be traced back thousands of years, but in recent times it wasn’t as socially acceptable as it has become today.

When I was a young child, people that were brought to my attention that had tattoos were sailors, who had small tattoos like anchors to symbolize their profession, or people who spent extensive time in prison who got their ink while locked inside.

Tattoos did not have detail when I was a kid and would often just be simple things like a heart, anchor or skull. Today the detail in tattoos has evolved to the point where tattoos truly are artwork, and it is so socially accepted that the question that was asked when I was a kid, “Would you ever get a tattoo?” has become “When are you going to get a tattoo?” or “What is your next tattoo going to be?”

The fact that it has become more socially acceptable shouldn’t be a surprise. As we learn more and more about histor y we discover more and more how acceptable it was in cultures of the past.

In 1991 the body of a five thousand year old male was found frozen on a mountain top between Italy and Austria. This ancient man was covered with nearly 60 tattoos from the waist down.

If people were getting that many tattoos in the Bronze Age, it was just a matter of time before something like that could happen in this day and age, and it did.

Today you can flip through the stations on your TV and find multiple shows where people are getting tattoos all over their bodies.

These shows chronicle the inside of tattoo shops in various cities such as the shows Miami Ink and L.A. Ink. These shows not only show people with tattoos and how many different types of people there are that get tattoos, but they actually show people getting tattooed and the stories about what the ink means to them.

This is a big change from 20 years ago when I was a young child and you wouldn’t even see people on TV with tattoos unless they were labeled as a gang banger, drug dealer or some other kind of deviant.

Those shows are only the beginning, though. The social acceptance of tattoos and body art has led to more piercings as well.

If you walk around campus today, you will see people with piercings in their noses, eyebrows and the newest trend, dermal piercings all over their bodies. There are even fliers hanging on bulletin boards that advertise body art and piercings.

Again, when I was a kid there was only one kind of socially accepted piercing, and it was one hole in your earlobe, but as I grew older that too changed.

Much like with tattoos the only time you would see people portrayed with multiple piercings 20 years ago when I was growing up was in rock videos, or in scenes on TV where people were portrayed as punk rockers.

For me, the change in social acceptance is a welcome one.

As a young child I always loved art, and used art as a way to express myself. Thanks to the change in social acceptance I can use tattoos to continue to express myself the way I did with my art as a child.

All of my life I was taught that every person on this planet is different and you should express yourself in whatever way you feel. Tattoos, and other body art, are ways of helping people separate themselves and now a way I separate myself.

No longer are you a punk or a gang banger if you choose to express yourself with ink or piercings. This social acceptance brings us one step closer to the ultimate goal in America, for all men and women to be treated equally.

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Awareness is key to safety

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he Los Medanos College community should feel safe overall as they go through the day to day routine on campus knowing police services is actively working to ensure their safety. However, they should be aware crimes do occur on campus and although it is never okay to blame the victim — there are certain things people can do to reduce their chance of being targeted by a criminal.

Contra Costa Community College Districts Police Services tab on 4cd.edu has a wealth of information people can utilize to help keep themselves and others safe, while on campus.

The first step is to be aware of where you are and who is around you. Avoid doing the cell phone zombie walk where your eyes are glued to the screen and not on what is happening around you. If you are talking on the phone look around once in a while. If for any reason it seems like you are being followed or someone is taking a strange amount of interest in you pick up your pace and head toward where there are more people. You might feel overly paranoid, but like the old adage says, “better safe then sorry.”

It is always good to walk in a group. Do your best to stay in areas of high visibility. If there is an area of the campus where you feel like there is not enough light or if the lights seem to come on too late contact Facilities Manager Russ Holt at 439-2181 ext. 3326.

If you are heading to your car late at night or even at other times you can request a police aide escort by calling the police services business line at 439-2181 ext. 3228. If something seems off to you about how someone’s behavior or if things like backpacks are left out where they probably should not be call the same line it may turn out to be nothing, but police services cannot respond to what they do not know about. From 2009 to 2011 the most prevalent crime on campus was theft of one kind or another. Police services expect the crime statistics for 2012 to be available next week. The simplest way to avoid someone else traipsing off with your things is to keep your possessions with you at all times. It is a pain to constantly pack and re-pack your stuff, but it is not as much of a chore as losing something.

When leaving your car take your valuables with you when at all possible. If you cannot do that then keep things out of sight such as in the trunk or under the seat. When relying on this method it is best to stow things away before you reach your destination.

If you see someone walking through the parking lot staring into other people’s cars or constantly driving past empty parking places let police services know.

If something does go missing check police services lost and found housed in their office located in Room 132 on the first floor of the College Complex toward the parking Lot B side.

Visitors can also pick up a number of safety pamphlets on topics ranging from Crime Prevention, Stalking Behavior and what to do in the advent of Medical Emergencies.

If you ever feel like you or someone else is in immediate danger call out for help and dial 439-2181 ext. 3333, which acts as the college’s 911 line or simply dial 911, but this may create a longer response time.

Following these simple steps will help keep LMC a safe place to be. To learn more visit losemedanos.edu and select Police Services from the A-Z index located near the top of the screen.

lEttErs to thE Editor

BART should value its employees DEAR EDITOR: Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) went on strike recently due to a disagreement on pension, safety and healthcare. According to the Huffington post, Roxanne Sanchez, president of Service Employees International Union Local 1021 said, “the transit agency and its two largest unions have ‘come extremely close’ to agreement on economic, health care and pension issues.” However, she said the parties remained apart on work rule issues such as safety.

As reported by Br yce Covert of Think Progress, “the unions say BART’s offer falls below cost of living increases. BART’s unions are also upset about a proposal for workers to pay more into their healthcare benefits.”

And according to journalist John Osborn and information accumulated by the Bay Area News Group last year, average base salary for both station agents and full time train operators is around $56,000 a year.”

BART leaders fail to realize the impact of this loss in pay on BART’s employee confidence.

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BART workers organized a strike based on a lack of confidence in their management. As BART employees’ financial safety net continues to suffer, BART officials continue to remedy the problem with no solution.

According to The Nation a recent study by the Oakland-based Insight Center for Community Economic Development found that a family of four needed about $74,341 to get by in 2011— an increase of more than $12,000 three years prior.

The Nation study shows that BART employees are working under the poverty level.

According to the budget project, “A family of four in the Bay Area with two working adults must earn $77,069, equaling an hourly wage of $18.53, just to pay for basic necessities.”

James Buchannan our fifteenth president stated, “What is right and what is practicable are two different things.”

City agencies should not weigh the citizens’ right to public access of transportation based on their personal needs.

— Herman Stampley

I know the country is currently in turmoil, with the recent shutdown of the U.S. government, the BART strike and the potential for an Alameda County Transit strike.

The government closing down put government employees out of work and negatively impacted others who depend on them for their livelihoods.

The recently ended BART strike left people in Northern California with no transportation to work, to school or to different cities for errands, and if AC Transits strikes after the cooling off period ordered by Gov. Jerry Brown, it will do the same.

The fall has been a stressful one for our country and our region. People were unhappy, and I hear they are trying to promote a bill forbidding the transit companies in California from striking and leaving them with no public transportation.

The fall was also back to school — and the books — for me.

I did not really mind because I was getting bored staying at home watching Wendy Williams and Dr. OZ television shows.

I was just starting to enjoy meeting my teachers and classmates when my body experienced a shutdown causing me to spend two weeks in the hospital.

Shutdown. Shutdown. The word seems to disturb my spirit when I hear anyone say it.

The government does not know how much damage has been done to the people in this country — especially to senior citizens and government workers.

Many government programs have been temporarily halted with no help for the people who need it.Well, so much for our country — the home of the free and the brave.

It is not the first time this country has had a government shutdown but let’s hope it is the last time.

Now it is time for the holidays once again, — Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and a brand New Year 2014.

How many of us can remember the days of going to grandma’s house for the holidays?

It was something we longed for, knowing school would be out for a whole month, and we would get to exchange gifts and play with all the toys.

But I am really not much in the holiday spirit this year. For the sake of my grandchildren and great-grand children I will try to make it good time for them.

It could be a sad time for me because my husband passed away from a heart attack 10 days before Christmas last year, but I am going to try to be just like jolly old St. Nick, and I plan to enjoy Christmas because life must go on no matter what kind of curveballs may be thrown at us.

Of course, before then there are ghosts, goblins, Dracula and zombies night. It is trick or treat, so give me some good candy to eat. But do not put anything in the candy that will be harmful to our children.

They say the most popular costumes are the zombies, so pull out your masks and get ready for a night of fun. Be safe and watch out for our children running up and down the streets filling their bags with treats. If you party too much and feel too zombied out, give your car keys to someone else to drive.

As semester draws to an end, be prepared for testing time and then enjoy the holiday season. Life is what you make of it and it is up to you to make it right.

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“Traffic, getting to school. I guess if there was any other way of getting to school you know, like taking side streets.”

— Angelica Guitierrrez

“The day before the strike I had car issues. My accelerator cable went out.”

— Eric Sanchez

“When I want to go into the city for appointments it takes a time and a half, additional planning to get there and back.”

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“I drive a lot and it affects my work as well cause I deliver and I could see the traffic difference and it’s huge.”

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“Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it.”

— E. B. White

John Chandler’s dragonfly specimen is literally under the knife and seconds away from being dissected from the chest cavity down to the tail.

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Rachel Owen, left, opens up her group’s sheep heart for Instructional Aid Callid Banks to point out specific features inside. Danielle Madrigal, right, participates.

Marine Biology Major Rachel Owen holds onto the sheep’s heart steadily while eagerly using her scalpel to cut through the myocardium side of the heart.

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O Precision and cleanliness are highly recommended in organ dissection.

One group made a messy carnage of their heart halfway through class.

ne afternoon Sharon Wellbrook’s Biology 10 students became dissectors of extracted sheep hearts. The purpose of the dissection was for students to examine the interior structure, which compares similarly to the human heart. The observation aimed at teaching students where the blood circulates through the valves and arteries inside the heart.

While Wellbrook expressed profound enthusiasm for exploring the heart, the dismayed faces of students could be seen clearly as they were assigned to work in groups dissecting the organ. Looks of disgust turned into curiosity as students began slicing into the blood-pumping organ. Everyone was soon greeted with both intimate views of the inside structure and the putrid smell of refrigerated animal muscle.

The class concluded early, allowing student John Chandler to show off and dissect his own specimen. Before their eyes laid a deceased, but intact dragonfly that Chandler had discovered sitting in the sidewalk in front of his Antioch home while raking leaves just two days prior. Chandler then proceeded to use his scalpel to cut through the cavity of his prized possession, as students decided to remain in the lab as spectators.

The Biology Department offers a variety of classes that are both fascinating and fulfill General Education requirements. For those pursing careers in nursing, biology or medicine, they may also fulfill major requirements.

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Debate team shows promise

‘Silver lining’ evident as teams reflect on defeat

By DENNIS TRAMMELL

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Despite some impressive performances, the Los Medanos Debate Team was eliminated after six rounds of competition at the Kevin Twohy Memorial Collegiate Speech and Debate Tournament hosted at Diablo Valley College last weekend.

Collin Brown and Tatiana Lejarza held an impressive three-win streak Friday afternoon. Brown exclaimed, “I’m juiced, this is supposed to be one of the better teams,� just before debating and winning, on the third topic, ‘NSA does more harm than good.’ Unfortunately, Brown and Lejarza were eliminated Saturday afternoon after losing two debates, ending with an even score of 3:3.

Chad Henry and Harsh Joshi ended with a score of 1:5. This was their first debate and Joshi admitted, “It’s very challenging, but I’m having a good time.�

Henry chimed in, declaring that “I’m getting better, first debate so I’m still learning.�

Joshua Noriega and Evan Mullicane, as an open team, argued the claim that the United States supports globalization. The opposition countered that the interpretation of globalization was also influenced by western ideology and racism because the affirmative wanted to impose their ideas on ethnic

cultures. Noriega quickly and comically conceded that they, Noriega and Mullicane, are racist — for purposes of the debate — and used the statement to support the claim that globalization is needed to help develop tolerance to other ideologies.

LMC had a total of two open teams and three novice teams. The open team’s scores were 2:4 and 3:3 and the three novice teams reached 1:5, 2:4 and 3:3. Scoring is calculated either by persuading the judge that your argument is the best or by catching the opposing team on technicalities.

Although LMC was eliminated from the tournament, Assistant Professor of Communication Kasey Gardner, who coaches the team, looked at the bright side. “There is a huge silver lining to this because we need to watch the experienced teams so that we can emulate them,� he said. “It’s encouraging that we are getting better with each tournament we are attending.

We have a young team with a lot of potential. We need to do our homework

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Collin Brown and Tatiana Lejarza, above, Chad Henry and Harsh Joshi, below, and Josh Noriega and Evan Mullicane, left, were all part of the LMC Debate Team which performed well despite a loss last weekend.

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The debate team’s next tournament will be at University of Pacific on Nov. 2 and 3.

If you are interested in finding out more information on the debate team contact Kasey Gardner at kgardner@losmedanos.edu or go to one of their meetings on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2:30 p.m. in Room CO-101.

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If you’re an LMC student who is interested in transferring to a University, the Transfer Center will be holding a series of workshops to help with applications and personal statements. The upcoming schedule is as follows: Brandman University: Friday, Oct. 25 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the indoor quad.

CSU and UC Application Workshop: Thursday, Nov. 7 from 2 to 3 p.m. at the LMC Brentwood Center Room 9.

UC Application Workshop: Thursday, Nov. 14 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. in the Library Room L109.

To better prepare for the workshops stop by the Transfer Center Room CC2-225 to complete a transfer check list.

It may help ease the transfer process.

Transfer student tours

Are you a student who is having trouble figuring out what school you want to transfer to? If so, Los Medanos College will be providing students with the opportunity to visit some top universities in the state of California.

The Universities that Los Medanos College will be providing these tours to extend all the way through November. The Universities that will be visited are: UCLA: Nov. 8 San Francisco State: Nov. 15 For more information, please visit the Transfer Center.

For activity and membership requirements, contact student Hana Dempsky at whirlygirl@yahoo.com or call Student Activities Coordinator Mary Oleson at 439-2181 ext. 3266 or reach her by e-mail at moleson@losmedanos.edu. — compiled by Hillary Hetrick from press releases and staff reports

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Losing skid comes to an end LMC soccer snaps 28-game torture

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LMC Head Coach Mark Bryant Last Friday the Los Medanos thinks she is an easy pick to win College soccer team accumulated All-Conference honors at goalie for their first win since Nov. 10, 2011. a consecutive season, and that other The team had gone through 28 con- Bay Valley netminders do not come secutive games and nearly two entire close to her level of talent. “I feel really honored when he seasons without a victory.

The athletes did not crack open says that, because it just helps my champagne bottles in the locker confidence,� Leffle said. “It helps room, but sophomore goalkeeper me play better and work harder Kara Leffle said they “damn near knowing that I can possibly get the award that I got last year. I do feel a should have.�

Utility player Miranda Richards little bit of pressure though, when I was the sole goal scorer in LMC’s 1-0 get that, because always perform at victory at Yuba College last Friday. the top as I possibly can because I have a lot of people The Mustangs also on me.� collected a second “The fact that we counting The team has Tuesday with a, 3-0, picked up the pace win at Marin College won two games lately with the adagainst the winless in a row is quite dition of new reMariners. cruit Lauren Ayers. “I feel like this shocking first Bryant said she has past week we were of all, second of many excellent atreally hungr y for tributes that collecthe win,� Richards all it gets really tively calm the team said. “We knew these hard at times down while on the were two teams that we were capable knowing you are field. Ayers plays center midfielder, of beating the last the underdog...� time we played them, — Kara Leffle a position that Bryant describes as the and we just came to the games ready to take what we essential quarterback of the team. “I just love soccer. I’ve been playing deserved.�

Before the match against Yuba, since I was in second grade,� Ayers LMC had been outscored 62-3 said. “I just wanna win.�

Bryant said he is “tired of losing� throughout the season, but since her return, Leffle has been a brute and that he plans to rebuild the squad force at goaltender by summing up in the upcoming years by recruiting back-to-back shutouts. Earlier in the heavily. “Mark my word, next year we will season, the Mustangs were plagued have a successful program,� added by her absence due to injury. “Without a doubt it has been ex- Bryant.

Although the team did not follow its tremely stressful,� Leffle said. “That fact that we won two games in a row first victory in almost two years with is quite shocking first of all, second a champagne celebration, the players of all it gets really hard at times did rejoice at the popular teenager/ knowing that you are the underdog young adult venue of Taco Bell.

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Forward Cely Paez smiles at Monday’s practice after a stress-relieving victory last Friday.

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A pink breast cancer ribbon sported on LMC wideout Javi Zaragosa’s helmet.

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Stang Gang slayed by Knights in BVC LUKE JOHNSON

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Interconference competition for Bay Valley football debuted Saturday, where the co-first place Los Medanos Mustangs were taken down, 52-38, by the Shasta Knights in Redding.

The Knights got off to an early jump, scoring three touchdowns in as many possessions.

At one point, they led by 27 points before the Mustangs trimmed it down to seven with 7:49 remaining in the third quarter. “[You] gotta admit you start becoming a little concerned,� Shasta Head Coach Craig Thompson said. “But at the end we just kept rallying our guys up, and saying ‘You gotta do

this and go out and take care of business.’�

Shasta’s offense ran wild with reverse plays in the back field, totaling 303 yards on the ground. “We recognized that they are a type of team that is very aggressive with their flow with pursuit on defense that was going to open up that whole back side for that little reverse play we have,� Thompson said. “Every time we ran it I think it was a pretty successful play for us.�

LMC Head Coach Chris Shipe feels it was not his defense over pursuing the ball that allowed Shasta’s running game to prevail, but instead it was the Knights’ well strategized blocking. “I don’t think we were over playing it, I think See GANG, page 6

Volleyball wins three in a row

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Abigail Tatman (5) and Kiana Pinkowski (7) go for a block.

The Los Medanos College Mustangs beat the College of Marin Mariners soundly 3-0 to win their final game of a three-game streak.

The Mustangs maintained a healthy lead most of the night and won every match by at least five points. “Our effort was consistent all night and we felt like we worked really hard’� said LMC head coach Lou Panzella The stats were dominated by three LMC players; Taylor Scriven, Michelle Mayfield, and Kiana Pinkowski.

Pinkowski had almost all the assist with 38 0f 40 of them. Mayfield (15) and Scriven (16) finished off the plays with a combined 31 of 41 kills. Abigail Tatman contributed with nine kills. Mayfield also committed 13 errors on the night.

Marin had stats distributed across the board but See V-BALL, page 6

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related actions, on each of these standards.”

According to the “ACCJC Guide to Evaluating Institutions,” accreditors will assure students, the public, and their peers institutional integrity, quality, and effectiveness.

“When the Accrediting Team comes, they will validate what we have said in our self-evaluation by meeting with many people on campus and by examining the ‘evidence’ we have put forward in support of our meeting the accreditation standards,” said Kratochvil.

The Accrediting Team is expected to arrive in late September or early October 2014, and remain on campus for four days conducting interviews with staff, faculty, students and managers. While all three colleges within the District are accredited separately, the accreditation teams are expected to evaluate all three colleges simultaneously. The Accrediting Team will write a report about the college to the ACCJC, which will include commendations and recommendations that the college may need to address. At the conclusion of the visit, they will meet privately with the college president for a brief exit report summary. A final report is then prepared which will reflect whether or not the college is reaffirmed for accreditation that is sent to the college president. Though the process of self-evaluation occurs once every six years, the entire accreditation process begins two years before an accreditation team visits the college.

“Many months before they come to the college, they would have begun studying our college — accessing our website,” said Senior Dean of Planning and Institutional Effectiveness Kiran Kamath,.

“Reviewing our catalog and schedules, accessing our online classes, reading our self-evaluation repor t and previous reports. They would have already developed a list of areas that they would like to learn more about and a list of people they would like to meet during their visit.”

Formed in Fall 2012, the Accreditation Steering Committee, along with four Standards Committees, have been meeting on a monthly basis.

Each Standard has co-chairs and members from various constituents of the college.

From there, the committees have nine months to develop a first draft of the report. Once the first draft is completed the groups will then have another three months to refine the information and gather evidence prior to completing the second draft, which is scheduled for completion next month. The final draft is due for completion next spring,.

After receiving the green light from Kratochvil it is then submitted to the District Governing Board for approval.

The entire process must be completed by June 2014 to be submitted in time to ACCJC before their visit next fall.

While the colleges go through the accreditation process of self-evaluation and writing its accompanying report ever y six years the accreditation process does not end there.

LMC goes through t h e s e s t e p s a n n u a l l y.

“It is not a practice that the college engages in once in six years,” said Kamath. “Colleges are required to continuously improve all their practices and document their improvements throughout the year. In addition to the re-affirmation process every six years, colleges submit an annual report every spring, and a mid-term repor t ever y third year.”

Kamath then highlighted the importance of college accreditation.

“It is impor tant for our students that LMC is re-accredited,” said Kamath. “All colleges and universities want to be accredited because it is an external recognition of the quality of the institution. It is like a ‘gold seal’ of approval from an external organization.”

Students have another reason to appreciate the lengths LMC goes to maintain its “gold seal of approval” because student’s are only eligible for federal financial aid if they attend an accredited college.

More information can be found at ACCJC’s website at http://www.accjc.org/ wp-content/uploads/2012/08/ Guide-to-Evaluating-Institutions_August-2012.pdf.

they were just doing a pretty good job back side of blocking us,” Shipe said. “Which was giving them a lane.”

Defensively Shasta was able to hone LMC’s star-halfback Shawn Vasquez. Although he rushed for 105 yards and one touchdown, he was limited to 3.6 yards per carry.

The Knights’ defensive approach opened up the aerial attack for the Mustangs.

Quarterback Adam Nesheim threw for a personal best five touchdowns and 284 yards.

“I knew at some point we had to go to the passing game,” Nesheim said. “The o-line was blocking really well, and I was just putting the ball in the right spots.”

Nesheim added that freshman wide receiver Deon Pruitt had a “breakout” performance.

The wide out was Nesheim’s number one target in the game, collecting four catches for 74 yards and two touchdowns.

This loss puts LMC at a 3-3 record, and for their next game they will host the Mendocino Eagles at 1 p.m. Saturday for the Catch Pink game, a breast cancer awareness spirited event. The ‘Stang Gang heads into the contest undefeated at home, while they are still winless on the road.

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Ashley Hernandez lead the way in assist with nine of the teams 12.

Marin only had 15 kills on the night compared to LMC’s 41 but despite that, Marin still had bright spots.“I think they did a good job, they are very scrappy, they get the ball up, they are definitely good competition,’ said Pinkowski.

Marin hung in the game for a majority of it and played well, but still have areas they would like to improve on.

“We’re going to have to up our communication…and just stay committed,” said libero Stephanie Nava.

Panzella is impressed with how his team has been playing and he attributes the win streak to “players making plays.”

The Mustangs have been improving steadily since the beginning of the season and this is the first time all season that the team has a .500 record in conference. “Were making other teams work a little harder for their points, we’re not making as many errors, so other teams have to earn more of their points,” said Panzella.

With the first half of conference play over the Mustangs currently sit at 4-5 in conference and are improving ever y game.“[We plan on] playing hard every match,” said Panzella.

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incident, McAlpin said that the burglary was discovered at 9:30 p.m. while Of ficer Thomas Howe was going around locking the doors.

Along with the items stolen, there was some minor damage where wires were ripped out of the wall. While these items are replaceable, they will make life in the classroom difficult in the meantime.

Professor Cindy McGrath teaches Mass Communication in PS1-13 and uses the lost items in her instruction.

While she said she knows the items will be replaced because it is not the first time she has experienced theft at LMC, it never feels good.

“A few years back a whole lab full of Journalism computers was stolen, and then the Graphics Arts computers, too,” she said. “They were all eventually replaced, and I know the projector and podium equipment just taken will be too, but in the interim we will have to adjust our classroom instruction.”

McAplin also believes the loss of these items will cause issues in the class. “This will affect all classes being held in this room because there will be no audio/video/internet access,” he said. “A lot of instructors utilize blackboard, YouTube, show DVD’s, VCR tapes, etc. during class time.”

The items will be replaced, but replacing these items will take time because of procedures that have to be followed.

In the meantime, though, instruction in PE1-13 will have to go on. The department has a strict policy of not discussing open cases, so when contacted, Officer Howe had no comment on the case.

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witnesses, and no one around when the break-in happened.

A few maintenance crew members cleaned up the scene and swept up the broken glass on the road.

To prevent future break-ins Huddleston gave this advice, “ we try to remind people not to keep valuables, [in your car] like computers, backpacks, purses, wallets, iPods, those type of things that are out in the open that make your vehicle a target.”

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that shows the transformation process. The time-lapse video is updated daily according to Horan. “The camera takes new pictures every day and includes them in the time lapse update automatically,” he said.

Students are welcome to keep updated on the construction and if they are curious as to what it looks like they can always go online to see. LMC tries to keep students in the loop of things instead of just faculty members; this shows that LMC values the students and their input as much as the employees.

When asked about the date for completion of the Student Service Center, Horan responded, “December 2014, which means we will likely move into the new space beginning in Januar y 2015.” This is promising news for the LMC community; the construction team must be hard at work in order to stay on schedule considering the size of the job.

Students will no longer have to ask what the upcoming Student Service Center provides.

The pros of the construction outweigh the temporary cons.

The teams behind the construction, including Kevin Horan, have the student’s best interests in mind. This generation of students will be around to see LMC’s transformation which will be around for future generations to see.

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Salamanca said being a good witness of any situation is one of the best ways people can help the police department.

He also said a caller can always remain anonymous if they prefer.

When reporting an emergency, calling the correct number is important. The district police page defines an emergency as a situation where there is an immediate threat to lives or property. In these instances callers should dial 439-2181 ext. 3333. For non-emergency situations at LMC and the Brentwood Center call 925-439-2181 ext.

3228 or 439-1505.

Another stressed point was getting the information of crimes that happen on the college campuses posted as soon as possible.

To access the reports go to 4cd.edu, click the Emergency Info link then go to the Alert Bulletins page. The bulletins page lists every incident that is reported throughout the district.

Aside from that, the 4CD Aler t System lets anyone subscribe with their email to receive emergency information or other imminent safety concerns via email or text. To sign up go to alerts.4cd.edu.

Throughout the meeting staffers also had a chance to sign up for CERT, the Community Emergency Respond Team. CERT is a training program that promotes the partnership of the police and the people they serve. The goal is to train interested personnel in basic safety response skills.

There are over 100 members of CERT district-wide. For more information on CERT, contact of ficer Teddy M. Terstegge at 439-2181 ext.

3110 or tterstegge@4cd.edu.

During the meeting, a question was brought up about what to do during a classroom emergency where a phone is not near by. LMC President Bob Kratochvil said the new phone system to be installed in 2014 will not include classroom phones, but other avenues of communication are being explored. He added they are looking for ways to improve the poor cell phone reception inside the college complex.

For more information go to losmedanos.edu and select police services from the A-Z Index located near the top of the screen.

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