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College Scorecard By Maria Maniego
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On Feb 13, 2013 the U.S. Department of Education unveiled a website that would allow parents and college applicants to search for college costs.
The website was mentioned by President Obama in his State of the Union address. In a press release by the Department of Education, the College Scorecard was launched “as part of President Obama’s continued efforts to hold colleges accountable for cost, value and quality.” It provides information
about a college’s average net price for undergraduate students per year. Currently, the website provides the average net price for the academic year 2010-2011. The net price is described as “the average yearly price actually charged to first-time, fulltime undergraduate students receiving student aid
Thursday, February 28, 2013 at an institution of higher education after deducting such aid.”It also lists graduation rates for firsttime, full-time students, percentage of students who defaulted on their loans, and the median amount of federal student loans borrowed. The website also provides Scorecard, page 2
Leaving the papacy
Chabot 81 - Gavilan 30
By Maria Maniego
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Sabrina Head (25) goes for a lay up against Gavilan College defenders at Chabot College on Feb. 20, 2013.
Lady Glads dominate
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Each team member of Chabot’s women’s team was able to play and have fun in this sure-win game. Gavilan was held back due to their lack of team members. They were only able to use five players on their entire team in this
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The Chabot College women’s basketball team won against Gavilan College in their last home game last Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013 with a final score of 80-31. The girls were successful in making three-point
shots and easy lay-ups over Gavilan’s defense for the entire game. Throughout this match, the Chabot Gladiators were leading by at least three times Gavilan’s score. By the second half, Gavilan was only able to score about 13 points against Chabot’s defense.
201 foot “Gum Lung” (Golden Dragon) from the Lung’s White Dragon and Lion Dance Association at the San Francisco Chinese New Year parade on Feb. 23, 2013.
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Pope Benedict XVI delivering his “Urbi et Orbi” (to the City and to the World) speech from the the Vatican, Dec. 25, 2012.
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By Nathan Ramos
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Pope Benedict XVI announced on Feb. 11 his impending retirement due to “advanced age,” a first resignation in almost 600 years. The pope declared that he will renounce the papacy Feb. 28, 2013 at 8 p.m. “In order to govern…, both strength of mind and body are necessary, strength which in the last few months has deteriorated in me to the extent that I have had to recognize my incapacity to adequately fulfil the ministry entrusted to me,” the Pope said. Days after his announcement, the pope held his last public mass on Feb. 13, 2013 to usher in the Lenten period. He asked for continued prayers and expressed his gratitude to the public, according to a report by the New York Times. The last pope to resign before him was Gregory XII in 1415. “Everybody knew his papacy would be short,”
said Carol Hogan, Pastoral Projects and Communications director for the California Catholic Conference. The pope was 78 years old when he entered the papacy almost eight years ago. He was known as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger before succeeding the late John Paul II in April 2005, according to the Vatican website. “I think he did something very courageous and brave,” said a Hayward parishioner. “Everybody around him was probably saying ‘no, you can’t resign. Popes don’t resign.’ I think he really listened to God and realized that a new person needed to come in,” according to Steve Mullin, Parish Life director for All Saints Catholic Church in Hayward. About two weeks after the papal vacancy, the College of Cardinals would prepare for conclave – the papal election. Cardinal electors would
Miss Chinatown U.S.A. 2013 Leah Li from Mercer Island, Wash., waves to the crowds at the San Francisco Chinese New Year parade on Feb.23, 3013.
Year of the snake
The San Francisco Chinese New Year parade is the largest celebration of its kind in the world outside of Asia.
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links to the colleges’ own net price calculator. The website allows users to narrow down their search by location, degrees and majors, and campus setting among others. The department has yet to add average earnings of former students who borrowed federal student loans. Students are advised to ask the institutions to obtain such information. “[We support] the concept of the scorecard but also has some suggestions for ways to improve it,” Shannon Gallegos, Communications Associate for The Institute for College Access & Success, stated. In a blog post by Gallegos, she indicated that loan default rates and median borrowing figures are “misleading.” She stated that the website does not take into account whether federal loan borrowers “entered repayment after graduating or dropping out after
A screenshot from the College Scoreboard website at http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/education/highereducation/college-score-card.
Pope would gather at the Sistine Chapel and vote in secrecy. When a candidate receives two-thirds of the votes, a white smoke is produced from the chapel to signal that a pope has finally been chosen. The elected pope will then choose a papal name
and be introduced at the St. Peter’s Basilica balcony, as described in the US Conference of Catholic Bishops website. Archbishop Alex J. Brunett of the Diocese of Oakland issued a statement saying: “While Pope Benedict XVI’s announcement… surprised us all, it demonstrates his courage and wis-
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There have been five popes who renounced the papal throne: Clement I in 97, Pontianus in 235, Benedict IX in 1045, Celestine V in 1294, and Gregory XII in 1415. Under St. Peter’s Basilica lies another church, the Sacred Grottos of the Vatican. Vatican license plates begin with the letters, S.C.V. (Stato Citta Vaticono-State of Vatican
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City) with numbers running from 1 to 142. The Vatican installed its first central telephone system in 1866 (invented by Gian Battisti Marzi) five years before the United States. It’s been estimated the Vatican receives about 18,000 calls a day and as many as 25,000 a day during the Christmas season.
Sources: ``The Incredible Book of Vatican Facts and Papal Curiosities’’ By Nino Lo Bello, ``The Popes: Histories and Secrets’’ By Claudio Rendina
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grindcore, ska punk, and industrial music. The bands scheduled to appear include: Star By Tammy Lee Gilman in Berkeley on Destroyer, Hemorage, tlee@thechabotspectator.com Zombie Death Stench, Friday, March 8, 2013. KCRH 89.9 FM’s “Into Umbilical The Gilman show- Dammit!!, the Pit” crew will be cases mostly punk rock, Noose and Nephlim. having their fourth specifically pop punk Doors open at 7 showcase at the historic and hardcore punk acts, p.m. and cost of admisGilman located at 924 as well as heavy metal, sion is $10.
Left: Hemorage and Star Destroyer, two of the six bands who will be performing at the 4th “Into the Pit” showcase stopped by KCRH 89.9FM and hung out with the Into the Pit crew on Feb. 26, 2013.
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dom in preparing for a new chapter of our church.” Director Mullin cited the “new evangelization” as part of Pope Benedict XVI’s legacy. The new evangelization is a move to renew one’s Catholic faith. Pope Benedict XVI will be known as the Bishop Emeritus of Rome when he retires.
a semester or two.” “This makes colleges with high drop-out rates look like a good deal, compares apples to oranges, and undermines the value of outcome information,” Gallegos stated. She suggested that the department of education should “provide the necessary context for interpreting default rates.” The institute has their own website that allows users to search for “college affordability, student debt, economic and racial diversity, student success, and other characteristics.” The CollegeInsight website was launched in November 2009. They obtain their data from resources such as Pell Grant files and the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System files. The latter is also a primary source for the College Scorecard website. To visit the College Scorecard website, go to http://www.whitehouse.gov/ scorecard.
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Chabot’s safety procedure for an active shooter By Edrene Abueg
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The shooting that happened in Newtown, Connecticut over two months ago has led many schools to take precautionary steps in order to prevent a similar tragedy from taking place. Schools all over the country have had practice drills for the students and teachers just in case a gunman were to enter a campus. Chabot has not yet held a practice drill this semester, but there is an Emergency Response and Disaster Plan from Chabot’s campus security that instructors follow in order for themselves and their students to avoid getting hurt. When asking Chabot students if they knew that the Emergency Response and Disaster Plan can be found on Chabot’s website, each one answered “no.” Although it is unpredictable whether a tragedy like the one in Newtown would ever occur at Chabot, students and staff should be prepared just in case. The following information is from Chabot’s College Emergency Response and Disaster Plan under SHOOTING/SNIPER INCIDENT on page 43:
Teacher/Staff or Discovering Incident: 1. Give DROP Command (personnel will seek available shelter under or in back of a desk/ table or other solid object out of the line of fire). 2. Keep staff and students away from windows and doors; Lock Down Facilities. 3. Notify Campus Safety and Site Administrator immediately then call 911 and if advised. 4. Keep Campus Safety/Police informed of location of shooter but do not put you in harm’s way. Evacuation of Building 1. Evacuate building if instructed by Police, Site Administrator or other authority and move to designated assembly area.
4. Avoid direct confrontation with shooter, leave this up to the police and keep constant surveillance until police arrive. 5. Remove people from line of fire. 6. If safe, administer first aid as needed. Activation of Incident Command System (ICS): 1. Activate the ICS as needed (see chapter 4). 2. If required, Site Administrator or Campus Safety will activate the Emergency Operations Center (EOC).
All Clear Sign if the building was evacuated: 1. When the incident is over and the police release the campus/building, the “ALL CLEAR” Campus Safety/Security or EOC: sign will be given (by voice or by phone). 1. Call 911 to report incident. 2. Do not re-enter the building without au2. Campus Safety, Administrator or EOC will thority from campus staff in charge. attempt to determine or pinpoint the location of the suspect(s) and report such to 911. To view the entire Emergency Response and 3. Determine: suspect location, race, sex, Disaster Plan, please visit the Chabot Safety and height, hair color, clothing description, associ- Security website at: www.chabotcollege.edu/ ated vehicles, associated persons. safety/disasterplan.com
The benefits of ratings on ratemyprofessor.com By Lucrecia Ugarte
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Many students tend to become stressed, always wondering how their professor will be throughout the semester, but others have figured out another way to see what professors will be like throughout the semester. Ratemyprofessor.com is a huge website that lists all the professors that are working in a specific college by name and the department they work in. What can be easier than having a website that tells how the work load will be like dur-
Psychology Professor Tom Morin ing the semester, if the professor is easy or hard believes the website and if the class will be fun to learn or not. This is very helpful. “The website has many good ratings on the professor, but there are other factors that could cause argu- pros about this website is that it gives an ment about this website. Chabot student Chris Molano said, “It was idea of what to expect. easy to navigate and I was amazed at the info Professors can make about professors across the country. It was very a difference of how accurate and the helpful tips that each student the class is taught and had about the professor made it easier for me to how the professor can prepare for the class. It was for my Business 10 relate to the student.” professor who is an easy grader and doesn’t give says Morin. out a lot of homework.”
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What is the purpose of flex day? By Omar Gonzalez ogonzalez@thechabotspectator.com
Flex days are days for instructors to have meetings also known as staff development. Flex days are during the week that means that classes in the morning are cancelled but classes that start at or after 4 p.m. are still in session. This semester we had two flex days in a row. For students it’s good that there are flex days because they can rest or do homework, etc. Administrative Assistant Catherine Powell from Chabot explained the purpose for flex days and what things happened on flex days. “On flex days instruc-
tors have meetings and there are workshops too. It helps instructors to prepare for their classes and that is the purpose of flex days”, Powell said. But everyone asks why are morning classes cancelled but the evening classes are not. Powell said, “We know about this and we are working on this and possibly for future flex days it can change and all the classes can be cancelled including evening classes.” Powell also said, “Flex days are good because it gives an opportunity for students to rest but some students don’t like flex days
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because they lose instruction time.” Chabot student Terrence said, “I like flex days because we sleep
and rest and we can do our homework. I mean who doesn’t like flex days.”
(Top) While students are out of school and Chabot staff/instructors are attending meetings, the quad area on campus is empty during the mornings and afternoons of a flex day.
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Student workstations and study areas sit empty in the Chabot library on flex day.
Forensics team heads to C.C.C.F.A. State Championships tournament By Luz Elena Hernandez lhernandez@thechabotspectator.com
The Chabot College Forensics team is preparing to take part in the C.C.C.F.A State Championship Competition. When one thinks of the word Forensics crime scenes and investigations immediately come to mind far from the idea of an argumentation and debate team. Forensics at Chabot also known as Communication Studies (COMM 48) is a class open to all students in which you learn the art of speech and debate. Students are able to take part in the competitive team and can participate on campus events, local tournaments or both. They also get the opportunity to compete in a state and national level. The California Community College Forensics Association (C.C.C.F.A) is a state championship competition that will take place in Woodland Hills, Calif. this year from March 13-17. The Forensics team is preparing themselves to take part in this competition. When asked if they were prepared for the C.C.C.F.A., Angela Gregory, Head
Coach of Interpretation of Literature said smilingly “Definitely. We are prepared. We had a lot of success in our last tournament two weeks ago out in Livermore, Calif. and Modesto, Calif. We are definitely having, we have some speeches in the work now that we haven’t taken to competition yet and those are being molded and shaped before state championship but the other speeches are ready to go. We’re ready to rock.” Jenna Hewitt, a first year Forensics student participating in this year’s competition said in regards to being prepared “Definitely, we’ve been doing the same speech all year and working on it and making it better so I think at this point it’s at the best of its best.” The Forensics team is confident with their skills and work and are hoping to make it count at the competition. If you are interested in joining the Forensics class contact Jason Ames, Director of Forensics at james@chabotcollege.edu. Class meets in Building 800 Room 810 on Tuesdays from 2:30 p.m. - 4:10pm. Debate practice is in Room 810 on Tuesdays from 12 p.m. - 2 p.m.
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Major changes coming to downtown streets By Alex Harmon
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Those driving through downtown Hayward won’t be taking the same route a month from now. Starting next month, one-way streets will be in effect on major streets in the area. Those who have been driving through Hayward the past few years have been dealing with detours, construction, traffic, closed roads, and coming soon more one-way streets in downtown. According to the City of Hayward’s website, the one-way “loop” of one-way streets will be in effect in
March. The streets affected will be Foothill Boulevard between A Street and Mission, A Street between Foothill and Mission and Mission Boulevard between A Street and Foothill/Jackson Street. Only northbound drivers will be able to use the Foothill portion, westbound on A Street and southbound on Mission back to the “Five Flags” intersection where both streets meet. Before the loop goes in effect, there will be major street detours in the area such as new traffic signals, signs, new pavement and stripping of the roads will result in traffic delays for drivers in downtown Hayward.
The downtown “loop” is just a small portion of one of the final parts of the Route 238 Corridor Improvement Project which also includes street improvements, beautification, street widening along the Hayward portion of California State Route 238 also known as Foothill Boulevard and Mission Boulevard south of downtown. For more information on the Route 238 Corridor Improvement Project and updates on the project including the downtown “loop” visit the webpage on the City of Hayward’s website at http:// user.govoutreach.com/hayward/faq.php?cid=14252.
The new downtown “loop” of one way streets, which will go in effect March 15th
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Vehicles traveling across the Five Flags intersection of Foothill, Mission and Jackson Street in downtown Hayward, Calif., on Feb. 27. 2013. The intersection will serve as the foundation of the new “loop”.
BART plans to increase fares and parking fees at stations By Amy Silva
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Riders of Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) may be looking at price increases in both fares and parking fees as soon as next year. The Board of Directors has been considering a proposed extension of BART’s inflation-based fare increase program. Increases would be calculated through a productivity-adjusted Consumer Price Index-based formula, which BART has been using to calculate fare increases since 2003. The increase that has been calculated to be 5.3 percent, an average of 18 cents more per ride. More than a third of BART riders are considered low-income, and the increase will undoubtedly be a cause for concern. “I don’t think the fare increase will change how frequently I use BART because I need it to go to work, but I’ll probably grumble about it for a while,” said a Chabot student who relies on BART and AC Transit as her main forms of transportation. Parking fees at stations are also set to be raised up to 50 cents. West Bay BART station fees will likely have a $3 daily minimum fee. Many
East Bart parking lots have yet to charge for parking. However, they are expect to soon have a $1 minimum daily fee in place. If approved, the revenue is expected to be around $11 million. BART will be able to use the money towards maintenance and general operation costs.
“Hopefully the increase will go towards making BART run later, though” ~ Chabot student Unfortunetaly no mention of increasing train frequency or hours has been made yet. The price increases will help BART maintain their financial stability. They will also keep a reputation for being one of the most effective public transportation systems in the nation. The Board of Directors will be making a decision in the near future. Exact fare and parking increases will be determined as well as when these increases will be implemented.
Running the Bay Breeze
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By Nathan Ramos
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The Bay Breeze’s monthly race was on February 16 at Quarry Lakes of Fremont. It included a half marathon course as well as a 5k course, which is about three miles, and a 10k course, which is about 10 miles, for runners in the Bay Area. Jasmine, the volunteer coordinator of Brazen Racing was in charge, along with her husband. They set up these monthly races to go smoothly and for the enjoyment of each participant. She was happy with the turn out of the race as it exceeded her expectations after the race being relocated to Fremont from San Leandro. Jasmine said, ”It’s nice to have a change in scenery, which is the nice part about races in the Bay Area. There’s so many different venues that you will never get tired of, especially as a new runner.” Jasmine and her husband like to set up these events
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to “get people off the couch and exercising and start to lead a healthier life all around the Bay Area”. Her efforts are evident with the success of this race. Along with Jasmine, Alexis of 48 years old also supports the running community of the Bay Area. Alexis is a volunteer for Brazen Racing, who also runs herself in many of the races. She motivates the runners at the last parts of the race with an ecstatic smile and a cow bell. The effect on the runner: happiness and energy. She also encourages new runners and is proud of the participation of each runner. Jasmine notes, “Even if you can’t come out to the races, find a way to get fit. We just want people to get off their couch and run to promote better, healthier lifestyles.”
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Year of the Snake celebrations of the lunar new year of its kind in Thousands of people gath- the country and outside of ered at Union Square and Asia, the parade opened Chinatown on Saturday, with a traditional Chinese Feb. 23, 2013 in San Fran- dragon. The dragon signicisco for the annual Chi- fied the end of the Year of nese New Year parade, the Dragon and the kicked which marks the end of the off of the Year of the lunar New Year celebra- Snake. The parade feations. As one of the biggest tured lion dance troupes, By Tammy Lee
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Members of the Orchard School Asian Cultural Dance Troupe runs through the parade route with their golden dragon.
marching bands from local schools, fan and ribbon dancers, the newly crowned Miss Chinatown U.S.A. and her court. The finale was a 201 foot-long Golden Dragon known as “Gum Lung� which was accompanied by the setting off of 600,000 firecrackers.
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The San Francisco Police Dept. Lion Dance Team wait on Market Street for their cue to begin their performace for the parade.
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People lined up along Market Street pet a lion from the Chung Ngai Dance Troupe.
Top: Fan Dancers from Alice Fong Yu Alternative School perform for the crowds along Market Street.
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San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee greets the crowds on Geary Boulevard and Stockton Street along the parade route.
Right: Members of the Shaolin U.S.A. Temple demonstrate their sparring and selfdefense moves for the crowds lined up along the parade route on Market Street.
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Left: Miss Chinatown U.S.A. 2013 Leah Li from Mercer Island, Wash., waves to the crowds on Market Street.
Right: Miss Chinatown U.S.A. 2013 Court princesses waves to the crowds on Geary Boulevard and Stockton Street. allen s. lin/Staff Photo
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Opinion
Is Craigslist for better or for worse?
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By Luz Elena Hernandez
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In 1995 Craig Newmark started the internet phenomenon known as Craigslist.org that provides unlimited access to products, services and discussion forums. Craigslist was initially an email distribution list where Newmark would put up posts about events. Through word of mouth news spread and soon Newmark had more subscribers, who also wanted to post non-event type posts. With time what started as one person submitting event posts through an email list has now become the large country and now international classifieds and forum page it is today. According to the craigslist fact sheet more than 60 million people visit Craigslist each month just in the U.S. Craigslist sections include: community housing, personals, discussion forums, for sale, jobs, services, gigs and resumes. Pros of using craigslist are • Unlimited service: you can post things when-
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free, I mean you can’t beat that.” While Denise has obtained great results from using craigslist some people have not had • the same luck. Some online reviews on craigslist talk about how products are not the quality • they are advertised as being or the products being sold to the highest bidder even though the buyer contacting the seller had an agreement • with the seller. There are also reports on scamming on craigslist. Even though there are some negative reviews • of craigslist this does not in any way reflect the overall experiences of everyone who uses it. A lot of people have actually benefited from using the website and like Denise have found Cons of using craigslist are • Fraud and Scamming: people putting up lots of free stuff. Jesse Pallen who has actually never used posts might not be completely honest about Craigslist before thinks he might use it one day their intentions • False advertisement: products or services be- as well. “I probably will need it if I’m looking ing sold might not be the same as the quality for a place to stay. My best friend went on there to find a place to stay at SF and it worked out being advertised • Exposure to strangers: you don’t know who pretty well for her.” Your experience of craigslist is what you the people you are interacting with are make of it. As a seller it is a great opportunity Your experience on craigslist truly depends to advertise for yourself and do things directly on how you use the website. Chabot student De- without a middleman. As a buyer you can find nise Olberg is a constant user of craigslist who lots of different things and the great thing about has benefitted from the website. “I’ve had great it is that everything is local. But you do have to experiences with it. I got this slate pool table for be aware of who you’re talking to and the type of free and it came with the set of balls, six or seven information being given out. Still as long as you sticks and it had a ping pong table on the top. It take precaution and keep actively searching for was all free and I was so excited. It was unbe- what you’re looking for craigslist can be a great lievable it was a couple thousand dollar table for website for you. ever you want and there is no limit to how much you can post Access: Gives you access to finding a variety of topics like housing, jobs and free stuff Advertising: Businesses and people can advertise themselves and their products and services Wide range of services offered: You can find everything from gardening, private music lessons, to someone who will help you move Community building: You can find activities to do around the community and meet people through forums and discussions
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Dominate game, so they were easily discouraged from playing at their best level. Still, they fought their way to get points on the board and did a great job scoring with having practically no time to rest between plays. The spectators started to feel bad for the losing team and appreciated the
effort that they gave when they scored, while still being ecstatic when Chabot scores a shot. The difference between Chabot and Gavilan’s experience was very obvious as Chabot looked effortless making long-range shots and making every lay-up. It was practically steal after steal before Gavilan could even reach the three-point
www.thechabotspectator.com line to play the game. Gavilan wasn’t able to utilize their left hands to avoid the turnovers and instead just made use of the right side of the court to attack. Because of that, it was easy for the Gladiators to force the dribble to the left hand, making the inexperienced hand vulnerable to a steal or turnover. Martin, a spectator, felt
that the game was “really good entertainment as the team doesn’t always win” and that “they were winning by quite a lot” in the second half. He was meeting up with his son to watch the men’s game as well as the women’s final home game of the season. Holly, a Gavilan spectator, just felt that, “Gavilan isn’t doing very
Thursday, February 28, 2013 well today”. Regardless, it’s still nice to see support for the guest team, especially when they come from a far distance. In the end, anyone could see the happiness that the women’s team had after winning and walking off the court with roses in their hands as a reward for their awesome performance for the whole season.
Chabot men’s basketball win keeps playoff hopes alive By Chris Booker
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On Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013 in the Chabot College gym, the Chabot Gladiators men’s basketball team beat the red-hot Ohlone College Renegades by a final score of 55-53. Chabot knew that if they wanted to have a shot at making it to the playoffs, they would have to get past the resilient Ohlone Renegades; a team that has won five of their previous six games. The game began fantastic for Chabot College as they won the tipoff and started the game off with a 12-0 run. What helped Chabot on their early run was spectacular defense along with Ohlone’s shots not being able to make it into the basket. Halfway through the first half, Chabot had an 18-3 lead and their biggest lead came with six minutes left in the half when Chabot had a 26-10 lead. Ohlone’s head coach was
visibly frustrated with the events that had happened so far in the game. At halftime the score was 34-26 in favor of Chabot. Current Chabot track student-athlete Da’rell Calvin said, “The game is alright so far with the score being 34-26…it’s a really intense game.” Fast forward to midway through the second half as Chabot has a 40-37 lead. That is until Ohlone ties it on a three-pointer with 10:47 left. Ohlone didn’t officially take the lead until there was 9:40 left in the game when they held a 42-41 lead over Chabot. The Gladiators didn’t get the lead back until Chabot’s Greg Brown hit a three-point shot attempt to give Chabot a 48-46 lead. At the two minute mark, Ohlone retook the lead by having a 52-51 advantage over Chabot. The Gladiators Tyrelle Jackson (33) goes for a jump shot against Ohlone Colstruck back with a go-ahead lege in Hayward, Calif on Feb. 20, 2013. Andrew Barber/Staff Photo baseline shot by sophomore Jon Darwin with 56 seconds free throws by Ohlone and came down to one final shot Chabot’s own share of for Ohlone. With 7 seconds left on the clock. After a series of missed missed throws, the game left and Chabot hanging on
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Feb. 19, 2013 Chabot took on Cosumnes River College of Sacramento in their third home game of the season. “We always have high expectations,” Coach Steve Friend said. “We have high standards and we set out to pursue excellence every day we’re on the field.” The first inning began with only one hit for Cosumnes River, and an exciting play for the final out of the top of the first inning. A runner was caught between first and second trying to steal second base and was tagged out by the Gladiators’ first baseman. In the bottom of the first, Billy Johnson lead the inning with a triple, but was soon rushed off the bases after the third batter hit into a 4-3 double play. No runs for either team were scored
in the next inning and a half. Once again, Johnson got on base and this time, was able to steal second. Following him, Rob Smith was walked, and that brought up Joe Mello, who hit an RBI double. Two runs were scored in a two-out rally, putting Chabot on the board first and in the lead. Johnson hit a single with two outs in the bottom of the fifth. On an overthrow by the pitcher to first, he was able to not only steal first base but advance to third. Rob Smith knocked in Johnson to score on an RBI single and then stole second and third. Chabot was leading 4-0. The sixth inning was where things really took off. With the game at 4-3, Chabot entered the bottom of the sixth with plans to further their lead. Desmond Bradford led
to a 55-53 lead, Ohlone inbounds the ball at midcourt and the guard for their team went for the game-winning three. The shot bounced off the rim and traveled all the way to backcourt which was good enough for time to expire. This sealed the game in favor of Chabot as the final score was 55-53. Sophomore Damien Stewart said, “It feels great, we all knew this could be our last game because we needed this to make the playoffs. So we just wanted to give it our all and in the end we came out with the win.” Stewart had a fantastic game where, in different times, it seemed like the play was over, but he put in the extra effort to keep the offensive attack alive. Currently the Gladiators are unsure if they will make it into the playoffs or not. This victory definitely helped their cause, though, as the team is hoping for a spot in the CCCAA Tournament as an at-large bid. the inning off with a single, followed by two more hits and an RBI. The inning turned out to be one of the longest in the game with Chabot totaling their box score to 13 runs on 11 hits and no errors. Coach Friend and player Rob Smith had positive thoughts pertaining to the game. “There were flashes of brilliance,” Friend said. “We took advantage of the opportunities given to us and had good results.” “We played hard and we picked it [compared to] last Friday’s game,” Smith said. “As a team, we’ve been working together the best we can and we’re coming together slowly but surely.” This win is the second home win for Chabot, who plays a double header this upcoming weekend. The next Gladiator home game takes place on Feb. 21, 2013.