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Both centers have experienced cuts due to budgetary issues. According to Senior Academic and Student Services Manager Nicola Place, 100 percent of the funding for the transfer center, which was “well over $150,000,� was cut. This funding was dedicated to paying for the staff of the transfer center, so they were cut as well. The new Career, Employment, and Transfer Center is open 20 hours a week, a major reduction in

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“Before 9/11, some people would give us strange looks. But right after, people acted as if it was their duty as Americans to spit on us when we walked by,� said a female Muslim DVC student, who wished to remain anonymous. Even 10 years later, she feels nervous about being singled out. As the ten year anniversary of 9/11 approaches, there has been increased discussion about 9/11 and its effects on Islamaphobia and the youth in American society.

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In his 15th season as head coach of the women’s water polo team, coach Rick MilIt’s the time of hope and lington is looking to build promise. Every new player on last year’s 13-9 season. wants a chance and every Captains Rachel Fenton and returner wants to build on Erin Reynolds bring veteran last season’s progress. It’s the leadership to a very deep time of year when everyone squad. has a chance and every team With 23 players on the roshas thoughts of titles bounc- ter, Millington has decisions ing around in their heads. to make in order to get down For a lot of DVC teams, to the 15-player travel limit. this fantasy could become “We’re looking to use last reality. The football, men’s season’s success as motivawater polo, and women’s tion for continued improvecross country teams have a ment this fall,â€? said assistant very good chance to make coach Zach Roberts. deep runs in the postseason. Last year the Women’s The soccer, women’s water Soccer team had a record of polo, and men’s cross coun- 6-12-3. Not what they were try teams will be looking to hoping for, but a new season build on last year’s steps in brings new opportunities. hopes of making it back to Head coach Cailin Mullins glory. said, “Our biggest problem The DVC football team last year was a lack of matuhad a great 2010 campaign. rity. This year we need conAn 8-2 record earned them sistency, we need to believe Sean  Wilkey  / The Inquirer D VSRW LQ WKH *UDIĂ€WL %RZO in ourselves.â€? DVC’s stellar defense will The team has 11 returners Katie  Campbell  jumps  to  block  a  scoring  attempt  by  Katie  O’  Connor  during  water  polo  practice,  while  have to make up for the loss DQG LV OHG E\ FHQWHU PLGĂ€HOGRI TXDUWHUEDFN -RH\ %UDGOH\ ers Rachel Armstrong and Molly  Gaoiran   (blue  cap)  defends  and  Megan  Duckworth  readies  herself  for  a  rebound. and others on offense. With 0HJDQ +LOO ZKR VFRUHG Ă€YH the offense returning only goals apiece last season. The four starters while the de- biggest speed bump for this fense returns nine, the team team will be a very tough Women’s Water Polo will look to the defense for schedule. Mullins thinks they Football Men’s Water Polo Soccer leadership. will be able to handle it. “We Sept. 9 vs. Shasta Sept 9 vs. Ohlone College Sept. 14 vs. Santa Rosa Sept. 14 vs. Santa Rosa have a deep squad. We have “At this point, the ability to utilize a lot of players as needed,â€? she said. things look Men’s Cross Country Women’s Cross-Country Women’s Volleyball The women’s cross counvery promistry team placed third in the Sept. 10 at Fresno Invite Sept. 10 at Fresno Invite Sept. 28 vs. Sierra College conference last year and ing...â€? looks to continue to build towards a conference cham~Shelly  Pierson pionship. Led by returner Cross  Country  Coach *DE\ 5D\D ZKR Ă€QLVKHG 24th in the conference meet Coach Mike Darr, in his a year ago, the Vikings are Ă€IWK \HDU DV KHDG FRDFK looking toward the future and outs of the game, but [additionally] giving the assistant Stephen  Langsum at DVC, is very optimistic with at least six freshmen on Online  editor coaches more insight on campus life and academics.â€? about his chances this sea- the team. 7KHUH DUH VWLOO QLQH SOD\HUV RQ WKH Ă€HOG DW D WLPH DQG WKH VSRUW son. “This is the most talis still baseball but it is different now than it was a decade or 6WHYH :DUG LV WKH QHZ FRDFK IRU WKH %DVHEDOO 6HDThe men’s team is looking ented, deepest defense we’ve IRU D EHWWHU \HDU DIWHU Ă€QLVKtwo ago. son at DVC. ever had. It’s going well; this LQJ ODVW LQ WKH %LJ &RQIHU“The game is still the same, but we play less now,â€? said Although Ward is the new coach, his face is not a new one is a real good group to work ence a year ago. They will be Ward. on our campus. with,â€? he said. “We used to have multiple baseball theory classes and techniWard has been a part of the Athletic department at DVC led by, among others, returnIn three years as head HU -DPHV *XLQQ ZKR Ă€QLVKHG since 1986, when he was hired to be cal strategy classes. Now we have one. We used to have a full coach, John Roemer has 14th in the men’s four mile schedule of winter ball games, now we can only have 10.â€? the baseball coach. taken the men’s water polo UXQ DW WKH %LJ FRQIHUHQFH The assistant coaches are still on the team from last year Since ’86, Ward has held many team to new heights, includ- championships. ZKLFK :DUG OLNHV EXW KH GLG JR RXW DQG Ă€QG D VSHFLDO SHUVRQ positions within athletics including ing three conference chamfrom the school’s past to help out this year. Coach Shelly Pierson Athletics Director, head baseball pionships. In his fourth he is optimistic and said, “At “I hired one new guy, Eric Snider, who is the winningest coach and Hall of Fame Chair and looks to continue this trend, this point, things look very Director. SLWFKHU LQ '9& KLVWRU\ DQG WKH YHU\ Ă€UVW '9& +DOO RI )DPH and add a state champion- promising for the men.â€? inductee,â€? said Steve Ward. “Steve Ward bleeds green, he is ship to it. “I played together and against Ward, and we started our very dedicated to DVC athletics and DVC athletics are on Two All-Americans, Alex the upswing and the teams the campus as a whole,â€? said Chriscoaching careers at the same time,â€? said Snider. “He is a very Courtesy of  DVC *DXULF DQG %UHQGHQ 0F0D- are looking favorable. This tine Worsley, DVC’s current Athletic high energy guy who is driven, and goal oriented.â€? Steve Ward hon, will be leading the way should be a very good fall Director. Ward has a lot of work ahead of him, especially if he hopes +HDG %DVHEDOO FRDFK for the Vikings this year. Ro- season with many teams to match last season’s success and rise above their remarkable This time around will be different emer seems excited but isn’t playing deep into the post27-9 record. WKDQ :DUG¡V Ă€UVW FRDFKLQJ SRVLWLRQ predicting championships season. “I already coached for 30 years, I had my career. The best just yet. thing I can do is let my assistant coaches do more of the every“Our success this season day functions with the team,â€? said Ward. will be based on how quick“Steve is a great mentor. He will be great mentoring the asContact  Stephen  Langsum  at  stlang-­â€? Contact  Scott  Annis  at  sannis@ sum@TheInquirerOnline.com ly we can start playing as a sistant coaches,â€? said Worsley. “More than just teaching the ins TheInquirerOnline.com team,â€? he said. Scott  Annis Sports  editor

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7KH ODVW WLPH D %D\ $UHD IRRWEDOO IDQ KDG VRPHWKLQJ WR FKHHU DERXW ZDV LQ 7KDW LV WKH last time the Oakland Raiders or San Francisco 49ers went to the playoffs. Since then they have a combined 83 wins and 173 losses. This has been eight years of abysmal football. 7KHUH LV KRSH WKRXJK 7KH 5DLGHUV KDYH D UHQHZHG FRQĂ€GHQFH DIWHU Ă€QLVKLQJ DQG VZHHSing the AFC west, while the 49ers have a brand new coach who hopefully can help make Alex Smith into something besides an enigma. 2Q RIIHQVH LW DOO VWDUWV ZLWK WKH TXDUWHUEDFN %RWK WHDPV KDYH WKHLU VWDUWHU QDPHG EXW QHLWKHU LV D ERQD Ă€GH VWDU Smith has been horrible in his seven years at the helm RI WKH HUV RIIHQVH DQG KDV EHHQ JLYHQ RQH Ă€QDO FKDQFH WR prove he has been worth the trouble. Don’t be surprised if rookie Colin Kaepernick is starting by week six, though. ,Q WKH (DVW %D\ -DVRQ &DPSEHOO LV DOVR D VHYHQWK \HDU TXDUterback but going the other direction with his career. In his Scott Annis seven years he has never had two consecutive years in the 2XW RI %RXQGV same system until this year. Expect Campbell to put up career high numbers with speedy receivers on the outside. +XH -DFNVRQ WKH 5DLGHUV Ă€UVW \HDU KHDG FRDFK KDG WKLV WR VD\ LQ D SUHVV FRQIHUHQFH DERXW Campbell, “The guy won some very important games. The guy played hurt. The guy got to NQRZ KLV WHDPPDWHV UDOOLHG KLV WHDP DQG Ă€QLVKHG YHU\ VWURQJ Âľ %RWK WHDPV KDYH JUHDW UXQQLQJ EDFNV WR VXSSRUW WKHLU QRW VR JUHDW TXDUWHUEDFNV EXW VKDN\ receiving corps. Michael Crabtree is a great weapon for the 49ers but he is the only one. The QHZO\ VLJQHG %UD\ORQ (GZDUGV LV D ELJ QDPH EXW ZRQ¡W OLYH XS WR H[SHFWDWLRQV +H LV WR LQMXU\ prone and drops too many balls. The Raiders, on the other hand, have many decent receivers but no greats. They have an enormous amount of speed, but still need time to develop. It’s very promising for the future but won’t look great this year.

On defense the Raiders took a huge hit when the lost free agent cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha, but have many good defensive backs in a secondary that ranked second in passing yards against. The biggest question for them is up the middle. Rolando McClain is the obvious starting middle linebacker but the other linebacking spots are there for the taking. Speculation is that VRPHRQH FRXOG EH EURXJKW LQ WR Ă€OO WKRVH VSRWV VXFK DV /RID 7DWXSX The 49ers had built their team around defense and were expecting it to carry them to the playoffs last year. Instead they had the 24th worst passing defense and the 13th worst total defense. This was mainly due to poor pass rushing skills which has been aided by drafting Aldon Smith. )LQDOO\ ERWK WHDPV KDYH QHZ Ă€UVW WLPH KHDG FRDFKHV -DFNVRQ LQ 2DNODQG KDV EURXJKW D QHZ philosophy to the team since taking over for Tom Cable. “I want to get a little more physical, tougher, meaner,â€? Jackson said in a pre-draft press conference. “There’s going to be one way to do business, and that’s the Raider way. We’re not expecting to win two years from now [or] three years from now we are expecting to win now. The 49ers hired former Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh to take over for Mike Singletary. This will be a little tougher in a lockout shortened year since none of his players know his schemes. He is bringing new ideas to a city that needs them, while still holding on to the basics. “I want to see them [players] go out and play hard - play like they like football,â€? Harbaugh told Kevin Lynch of the San Francisco Chronicle. “If they make a mistake, just do it 100 percent, do it full speed and full throttle.â€? %RWK WHDPV DUH KDYLQJ JRRG WUDLQLQJ FDPSV DQG IDQV DOO RYHU WKH %D\ $UHD KDYH KLJK KRSHV %RWK WHDPV FRXOG JR HLWKHU ZD\ WKLV VHDVRQ DQG KDYH HLWKHU EUHDNRXW \HDUV RU EXVW \HDUV I expect the 49ers to get off to a slow start because of the shortened offseason but an easy VFKHGXOH VKRXOG KHOS WKHP Ă€QLVK VHFRQG LQ WKH 1)& :HVW 7KH 5DLGHUV KDYH WKH WDOHQW WR ZLQ D ORW RI JDPHV EXW SOD\ LQ D WRXJKHU GLYLVLRQ DQG VKRXOG Ă€QLVK DW VHFRQG LQ WKH $)& West Contact  Scott  Annis  at  sannis@ TheInquirerOnline.com

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On  a  scale  from  one  to  ten,  ten  being  the  best,  how  would  you  rate  the  government’s  Â‡ĆĄÂ‡Â…–‹˜‡Â?‡••Ǎ

A campaign for change. To shrink the colossal gap between Democratic and Republican politicians and populace, in order to FUHDWH D PRUH HIĂ€FLHQW DQG ´XQLWHGÂľ 8QLWHG 6WDWHV This was Obama’s dream - one that no presidential hopeful had claimed to prioritize to such an extent. So much for that. As Obama’s re-election campaign approaches, the GOP continues to ask one question: “What has Obama actually accomplished since his inauguration?â€? It is a common misconception of the public that whatever the president wants, he will have, with a VQDS RI KLV Ă€QJHUV DQG D ZDYH RI 5RRVHYHOW¡V ELJ stick. That’s not exactly how it works and with good reason. Our government was designed to the utmost level of protection for the people, through checks and balances. Unfortunately, these checks and balances are what allowed Obama’s efforts to be undermined to an astounding extent. 6,940,000 times, actually. The number of hits received when the words “Republicansâ€?, “undermineâ€?, and “Obamaâ€? are googled sequentially. The more I read and research the myriad of attempts the president has made to improve our country (“don’t ask, don’t tellâ€?, Osama Bin Laden’s assassination, national healthcare) the more incredulous I become. Do Republicans truly despise and fear Obama so much that they would, to the detriment of our country, derail his every move? Throughout the budget crisis, Republicans absolutely refused to budge, or to compromise with Obama. Millions of Americans waited as the president desperately struggled to barter with the GOP regarding the debt ceiling. In July, The New Republic summarized the GOP’s behavior: “At Friday’s press conference, [Obama] was scolding, even abrasive. He said he’d been ‘left at the altar’ by Republicans promising a deal, and he revealed that Boehner wouldn’t even return his Du Soleil. Infuse the circus-esque behavior with rephone calls. cent antics (when the Speaker of the House refuses “‘The difference,’ he said, between Boehner’s to return the President of the United States’ phone plan and his plan ‘was that calls, you know it’s personal), and we didn’t put all the burden you are left with Jersey Shore at on the people who were least the White House. Complete with able to protect themselves ... paramount repercussions. Working stiffs out there, ordiiActNow also called out the nary folks who are struggling GOP for impairing America just everyday. And they know they to undermine Obama: are getting a raw deal and they “The Republicans are playing CECILY  TROWBRIDGE Managing  editor are mad at everybody about ‘Chicken’ with our economy ... it.’â€? They know that a bad economy No matter political prefPDNHV WKLQJV PRUH GLIĂ€FXOW IRU erence or knowledge, one should be perceptive incumbents to get reelected, so they are endeavorenough to realize that the GOP is clowning sub- ing to produce such an outcome to achieve their VWDQWLDOO\ HQRXJK WR Ă€W LQ VZLPPLQJO\ ZLWK &LUTXH political goals – at the expense of everyone else and

CASEY  MATSCKIE,  22 Health  Science

“The Government is pretty horrible due to the fact that we are spending way too much money. They have their hands in it way too much and our best recoveries were back then� Rate: 4

SPENCER Â REED, Â 19 Undeclared

“The war’s approach wasn’t thought through in the long term due to the government. They have no fall back plan, no tactical plan, and no plan originally. They are very ignorant.� Rate: 4

JUSTIN Â ALLEN, Â 19 Chemisty

“The consensus isn’t good. Obama and congress approval ratings have gone down and our unemployment problems are still pretty low.� Rate: 3

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multiple future generations.â€? I am not disappointed in Barack Obama. I am disappointed in the Republican politicians who have turned the White House into “high school U.S.A.â€? I am disturbed because I know that the president and his cabinet would have made three times the progress had the GOP worked with them properly. Finally, I am saddened because our country has WXUQHG LQWR D ODXJKLQJVWRFN $V ZH Ă RXQGHU WKH rich get richer, and the poor become poorer, undeniably. This isn’t “One nation, under God.â€? It’s one nation, undermined. Contact  CECILY  TROWBRIDGE  at  ctrowbridge@TheIn-­â€? quirerOnline.com

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“Our government isn’t great and their actions are clouded by putting more of the focus on corporations and not school funding or small businesses.� Rate: 4

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College students across the country carry the weight of the economic recession as if it were right there in their backpack next to their sociology book. Students are looking for ways to fund their education while tuition rises and the number of classes and programs are consistenly falling. 7KH OLQH IRU Ànancial aid is both ÀJXUDWLYHO\ DQG literally out the door. Students are left to accrue thousands of dollars in debt, to pay high interest rates and to ruin their credit before they ever have a chance to max out a credit card buying designer clothes at the mall. While the majority of students VWUXJJOH WR ÀQG WLPH EHWZHHQ ZRUN and school for themselves, athletes at the University of Miami found plen-

“They need to take action before fans and students alike become disgusted and lose interest.�

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ty of time to go on Miami Athletic Booster Nevin Shapiro’s yacht twice a week. In a clear violation of National Collegiate Athletic Association rules, Shapiro took good care of the Miami players. 7KH Ă€QDQFLDO GLIĂ€FXOWLHV RI FODVVPDWHV seemed as obsolete as the NCAA rulebook as Miami players were treated to prostitutes, jewelry, cash, all-access to Shapiro’s waterfront mansion and, in one instance, an abortion for a woman a player impregnated. Shapiro helped 73 players get through college by giving them many impermissible EHQHĂ€WV Students across the country are wondering, “What is so special about being able to throw a ball?â€? or “Why don’t I get paid every time I get an A or write an article for the school newspaper?â€?

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LISA  DIAZ Opinions  editor

7KH 1&$$ LV PRUWLÀHG University of Miami is just the latest of colleges where the booster club was paying players to play. Just a few months before Miami, long-time powerhouse Ohio State University was caught on similar charges and, beforehand, the University of Southern California. This is clearly not a case of a couple generous boosters with disregard to the rulebook; this is the culture and tradition of college football that is ingrained deep into the traditions of these powerhouses. The NCAA has already stated that the Miami players who received benHÀWV DUH UHTXLUHG WR PLVV FRPSHWLWLRQ and repay all they received, but everyone is assuming that the NCAA’s next

step is to sentence Miami to college football’s Death Penalty. This would ban on competing in football at all for a decided amount of years, and ineligibility for postseason bowl games and live television once they are allowed to play again. Along with all of their revenue, their scholarships will disappear. This is like putting a children’s band-aid on a gunshot wound. Giving Miami the Death Penalty will do nothing to college football as a whole. Other schools will continue to pay their players whether Miami has the Death Penalty or not. Instead of ruining one program, the NCAA should punish everyone. The repercussions of what Miami did should be felt from the University of Virginia all the way to the University of California, Berkeley. The NCAA should hire more people and create new positions to monitor programs. They need to take action before fans and students alike become disgusted and lose interest. Contact  LISA  DIAZ  at  ldiaz@TheInquir-­â€? erOnline.com

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CHRISTA  BALINGIT Arts  &  Features  editor

According to DVC’s Planning and Research ofĂ€FH PRUH WKDQ KDOI RI WKH students at DVC plan to transfer, so does it make a lot of sense to make it even PRUH GLIĂ€FXOW WR XVH WKH transfer center? This spring, it was in danger of being cut completely, so I know I should be thankful it is open. Even so, the new hours are an enormous inconvenience and having the counselors take over the transfer center’s responsibility is appalling. The transfer center is now open Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. It is no longer open on Fridays. These hours are incredibly troublesome for students. Primarily being that, three days out of the week, it’s only open four hours. It’s also, restrictedly, open exactly when most students have class. I’m not sure DVC’s enWLUH VWXGHQW ERG\ FDQ Ă€QG the time in the few minutes between classes to run to the transfer center. Every department has suffered in one way or another from the budget cuts. , MXVW Ă€QG LW RGG WKDW WKH\ would do something that could wind up hurting its reputation. Due to its high transfer rate, DVC draws in students from around the world. The transfer center plays a major part in that. I know there is plenty of information on transferring available online, but there are many people who need to be walked through it on a step-by-step basis. The transfer center has been a life-saver, especially for me: a girl who is constantly worrying about transferring. Personally, I rely heavily on the transfer center. I go there for quick and easy questions instead of waiting weeks for an appointment with a counselor. They recommend what colleges and classes will help me and they inform me when college representatives are on campus. While I understand that budget cuts have made a multitude of changes to the school, I believe the transfer center should have been completely exempt from reductions. Contact  CHRISTA  BALINGIT  at  cbalingit@TheInquirerOn-­â€? line.com

BART protesters and other bystand- RUGHUV DQG GHOD\LQJ WUDIĂ€F ers must have pulled the card marked I heard no orders to disperse, and ‘go directly to jail.’ WKHUH ZDV VSDUVH WUDIĂ€F RQ WKH VWUHHW On Monday, Aug. 22, fellow Inquir- behind the main library. er reporter Brian In fact, the only Donovan was dispersal order was arrested with 34 given hours earlier other people. and was aimed at Donovan and getting protesters I were covering out of the street the protest as and onto the sidestudent journalwalk. MIKE  ALFIERI ists while trying Many of the News  editor to see if a DVC protesters hapstudent group pened to be on the was present. sidewalk including Donovan, when $QG HYHQ WKRXJK KH LGHQWLĂ€HG KLP- the mass arrest occurred. self as a journalist, Donovan ended up What I witnessed was a blatant dein restraints. nial of rights without cause, a hectic -RXUQDOLVWV RIWHQ Ă€QG WKHPVHOYHV few minutes when police swarmed in dangerous or life-threatening situ- and cornered anybody they could, DWLRQV D QHFHVVDU\ VDFULĂ€FH ZKHQ WKH even a man in a wheelchair. accountability of In addition to being the public’s the arrests, there watchdog falls in was an obvious your lap. attempt to censor This responsibnews coverage. lity is so important 2QH RIĂ€FHU LQ that freedom of particular, drove the press is proup and down the tected under the street in a police First Amendment, SUV to try to as are freedom of block my photospeech and freegraphs of the ardom of assembly. rests. That didn’t stop $OVR DQ RIĂ€the police from cer told me that I violating all three of these rights. couldn’t shoot photos in BART withPolice have abused their power out a permit. while on duty from tasing a 72-yearIt’s a travesty of justice when peoold grandmother in Austin, Texas, to ple’s rights are disregarded D 1<3' RIĂ€FHU ZKR ZDV DUUHVWHG RQ It is a grave danger to us all when suspicion of raping a woman at gun- people can’t get current news because point in August. of media censorship. The San Francisco Police Department would say the arrests were for Contact  MIKE  ALFIERI ƒ– Â?ƒŽƤ‡”‹̿ TheInquirerOnline.com IDLOLQJ WR FRPSO\ ZLWK SHDFH RIĂ€FHUV

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Hilarious  stereotypes  may  become  reality Oh Jeff Winger, you’re such an egotistical and witty main character. “That’s what I do. I make things XS Âľ \RX VDLG LQ WKH SLORW IRU ´&RPPXQLW\ Âľ ´DQG , JRW SDLG D ORW RI money to do it before I came to this VFKRRO VKDSHG WRLOHW Âľ You have such poignant thoughts about community college. I am stoked; 1%& KDV UHQHZHG ´&RPPXQLW\ Âľ In a review from Contra Costa College’s student newspaper, The Advocate, then-sports editor Dariush $]PRXGHK WKRXJKW ´&RPPXQLW\Âľ was funny, especially for people who like to see the comedic side of community college. A New York Times reviewer said it’s “mercilessly snarky and also surprisLQJO\ FKDUPLQJ Âľ Critics like it, students like it and, obviously, audiences like it since the show’s third season is premiering on Sept. 22. Having said that, I’m pretty sure

that someone belongs to one group or another, such as a group stereotyped as inferior in academics, can wreak havoc with WHVW SHUIRUPDQFH Âľ And if it hapJULIUS  REA pens in classrooms, Editor-­â€?in-­â€?chief it can happen during NBC’s “Comedy we’re still openly mocking the types of 1LJKW 'RQH 5LJKW Âľ SHRSOH ZKR Ă RFN WR WZR \HDU VFKRROV Obviously, there And, even though I’m a fan, I can’t hasn’t been any acaKHOS EXW ZRQGHU LI ´&RPPXQLW\Âľ KDV demic essay or New any effect on what people think about Yorker article on the community college students. subject, but those We laugh at the ex-Adderall-addict journalists and procontrol freak, the high-school-drop- fessors are probably out-turned-liberal-protester and an el- too busy watching derly racist looking for attention. ´&RPPXQLW\ Âľ However, people should remember Being a student and a journalist, I that the stereotypes people see be- am skeptical yet hopeful that any colcome reality sooner or later. lege administration is affected by the A 2006 American Psychology Asso- show’s stereotypes. ciation article said “passing reminders However, I’m going to try to stay

awake in class if my anthropology teacher discreetly discards a glass of wine when a dean walks in the room wearing a “Gone With the :LQGÂľ FRVWXPH Furthermore, I never thought I would be advocating “commuQLW\ FROOHJH SULGHÂľ EXW here I am trying not to laugh when an AsianAmerican, ex-Spanish teacher falls out of an air vent covered in oil on my TV screen. For now, I’ll keep laughing but I’ll try to keep my beliefs clear about the people in any school-shaped toilets.

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Contact  JULIUS  REA  at  jrea@TheInquir-­â€? erOnline.com

Â›Â˜ÂœÂœČŹÂ‹ÂŠ¢ȹ›’Â&#x;ÂŠÂ•Â›Â’ÂŽÂœČąÂ›ÂžÂ’Â—ČąÂœÂ™Â˜Â›Â?ÂœČąÂ?Â˜Â›ČąÂ?›žŽȹÂ?Š—œ The Bay Area rivalry between the Oakland Raiders and the San Francisco 49ers has been a fans’ war for a long time. The recent brawl between spectators during and after the Raiders and 49ers game at Candlestick Park on Aug. 20 brings fandom to a new low. While this was not the only fan Ă€JKW WKLV \HDU any incident involving violence is detrimental to our society. A sporting event is supposed to be a place where people can go to have a good time with family and friends. “You have little kids and family here. They just want to come and en-

joy the game. They don’t want to see DQ\ERG\ JHW LQ DQ\ Ă€JKWV RU JHW VKRW Âľ San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Ray McDonald said in an Associated Press article. With brawls and shootings in the parking lot, it’s hard to sell that idea to families or any company interested in seats. While the crossbay preseason game does not show a grand scheme of a season, it does give you a look at a rivalry that turned sour at the expense of the people attending. “I really think a lot of the people who were here last weekend were not the true 49ers fans, they weren’t the

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