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Clubs flood the quad

Prolific portraits

Soccer on a roll

Student clubs take to the quad in the hopes of recruiting new members and raising funds — page 3

Students adorn the hall with self-portraits as part of an art project. Photos inside — page 4

Soccer team wins three games in a row, continues with successful season — page 5

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Equity Plan steams on Deadline is fast approaching

By JOSEPH DELANO

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Los Medanos College is nearing the final stages of developing a state required Student Equity Plan. Progress was reported, followed by a discussion Sept. 29 by members of the faculty and staff.

In the management called meeting, the faculty was brought up to speed with structure and content of the plan, which is to be sent to the

three senates (Classified, Student and Academic) shortly for approval with a target date range of Oct. 17-20.

According to a fact sheet on the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office website, A “student equity plan focuses on increasing access, course completion, ESL and basic skills completion, degrees, certificates and transfer for all students as

See PLAN, page 6

Experience s Cathie Lawrence

Dave Belman presents aspects of the Student Equity Plan to a crowded room.

‘Yes’ bill is OK’d

Living to be healthy

President Bob Kratochvil will continue his Campus Conversation series with these upcoming dates: Q Friday, Oct. 17 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Cafeteria Q Wednesday, Oct. 29 from 3 to 4 p.m. in the Library, Room L-105 Q Tuesday, Nov. 18 from 12 to 1 p.m. at the Brentwood Center, Room 11 Q Monday, Dec. 1 from 5 to 6 p.m. in the Library, Room L-105 The informal meetings offer the opportunity to have an idea heard by the president. Questions and feedback are encouraged on current LMC issues. Meetings with the president can also be scheduled one-on-one by calling Senior Executive Assistant Jennifer Adams at 473-7302 or emailing her at jadams@losmedanoscollege.edu

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‘Migrate’ to the art show

The newest art exhibition is open in the LMC Art Gallery. Ann Holsberry’s Cyanotype show “Migration” remains open until Oct. 23. The gallery will be open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. A reception will be held Oct. 9 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Art Gallery. Holsberry will host an Artist Talk at 6 p.m. Contact Holsberry at aholsberryart@gmail.com for more information on her pieces.

Steven Ibanez, right, checks student Brittany Matlock’s blood pressure as part of her free health screening at the Kaiser Permanente Healthy Living Event Sept.

30. The event was held in the Outdoor Quad from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Those who participated receieved a complimentary reusable Kaiser Permanente bag filled with tips on how to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Students Jairo Barba and Makayla Scott, top, excitedly ascend a faux rock wall. Other activities included free massages and information booths with advice on how to lead a healthy life.

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“Affirmative Consent” became the new standard for sexual encounters on California college and university campuses after Senate Bill No. 967 was signed by Gov. Jerry Brown Sunday, Sept. 29.

California is the first state to pass a law of this kind, which mandates that all colleges and universities that receive state funding or state-funded student financial aid adopt a standard of “af firmative consent.”

Before a sexual encounter takes place those involved must receive a confirmed “yes” from their prospective partner. According to the bill, no longer can a “lack of protest or resistance be construed as consent.”

Sexual assault victims will not be required to prove they said “no,” explained Los Medanos College President Bob Kratochvil.

“The biggest change is that a person accused of sexual assault will now be faced with proving that the accuser actually consented to have sexual activity,” he said.

SB 967 defines consent as an “affirmative, conscious, and voluntar y agreement in sexual activity.” If an individual is unconscious or asleep, they are unable to give consent to sexual acts.

In addition those under the influence of drugs, alcohol or medications that render them incapable of making mindful decisions cannot be presumed to have given consent. The See YES, page 6

Accreditating team to visit campus next week

By JOSEPH DELANO

jdelano@lmcexperience.com

A team from the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges will be on campus next week Oct. 6-9 to conduct their inspection of our campus.

Led by Team Chair Dr. Helen Cox of Kaua’i Community College, the team consists of 13 educational professionals from both California

and the Hawaiian Islands.

Each member will be easily identifiable, as they will be wearing name badges.

Accreditation helps ensure an institution is a living up to a high standard of quality, allows for the distribution of financial aid to its students, keeps the school in the running for the receiving of grants and most importantly, accreditation allows for the institution

to offer transferrable courses.

The self-report that the district and Los Medanos College conducted of themselves was the first step, followed by this upcoming visit and ending in the hopes of renewing the accreditation of the college.

As part of the three-step process of accreditation, the team will be poking heads into a number of classes on both campuses as well as the offsite Fire

and Police academies. The visitors may engage students and faculty.

“We want to be ready for a simple question [from the visitors], ‘what are you proud of at LMC?’” said LMC President Bob Kratochvil at a recent meeting focused on the upcoming visit. He added that the “team needs to know about all of our strengths.”

The result of the visit will be announced in January 2015.

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SOCIALLY UNWELL

Feminism is for everyone

Equality is not misandry

Lana Del Rey has made a point; we won’t always remain young and beautiful.

The day will come that we even want to live up to nearly impossible expectations society puts upon us to be an artifact of awe: a lady in the streets, but a freak in the sheets.

Articulate, but not stuck-up. “Chill�, but not boring. Well-liked, but not too reliant on attention-though those Instagram “likes� do give a false sense of fulfillment. This isn’t just for women, either. There will be a day that a man will be comfortable in his skin even though his abs aren’t ripped and he can’t crush a beer can with his forehead.

His masculinity will be restored because he has created his own standard of what it means to be a good man.

Society presumes that women are inadequate because we respond with emotion and might have kids. Meanwhile, men’s role as a single father or homemaker, undermine their ability to provide.

The media has finally taken a stance to change the stereotype of feminism. We must embrace a new culture of feminism; this isn’t about women, this is about everyone.

The problem is if we try to change the stereotype, we are deemed a martyr and it’s easy to create frenzy when we give the world a soap opera of complaints.

The media has painted ugly images of feminism and established unrealistic gender roles. We go through life, painting a picture to resemble someone else’s fruit bowl, when deep down we never even liked peaches. Recently, Emma Watson spoke in front of the UN describing her “HeforShe� initiative. The goal is to create a united front amongst all genders and change the paradigm of what it means to be a feminist.

Watson went on to say, “We don’t often talk about men being imprisoned by gender stereotypes but I can see that that they are and that when they are free, things will change for women as a natural consequence.

If men don’t have to be aggressive in order to be accepted women won’t feel compelled to be submissive ‌ It is time that we all perceive gender on a spectrum not as two opposing sets of ideals.�

The facts of inequality are alarming.

Women still make 70 cents to the dollar compared to men. The women who hold leadership positions only consume 19% of the US House of Representatives, while 40% of leadership positions are held by women. Sadly, we are still not bound by the US constitution to the same rights as men.

Society reacts to anti women occurrences that make women appear as entitled to their corporate positions rather than qualified, creating a decline in women’s credibility compared to men.

2 years ago, two agents were fired when a scandal broke about secret service agents abusing Brazilian prostitutes during a vacation. Homeland Security then hired Julia Pierson as the head of the Secret Service, though she wasn’t necessarily the most qualified for the position.

Ray Rice was recently caught on tape assaulting his fiancĂŠ . This resulted in the NFL creating an all women committee geared at preventing violence against women.

The problem with society’s view on feminism isn’t that we are all talk; its our constant habit of being reactive instead of proactive. By creating these committees of women after the deeds are done, we create change at face value rather than where the core problem resides-in institutions.

In order to actually see progress, there needs to be a cultural shift where society accepts a neutral standard of success for all genders. Future generations will finally be able to see the progress when they are raised in a way that guarantees success regardless of their sex.

For a lot of people, feminism is synonymous with hating men. This is an incorrect assumption however.

There is a word for women who hate men. That word is not “feminazi� it’s misandrist. Thanks anyway Rush Limbaugh for popularizing an idiotic term that would come to be incesscently overused by angry men and women on social media message boards. I suppose it’s perfectly acceptable for people to go about to equating the support of financial, social and legal balance between the sexes to the genocidal inclinations of Adolf Hitler.

There are complex variables to consider when it comes to feminism including the fact that there are different types and the fact that people rarely mention the LGBT aspect of it but in its simplest definition, it is the belief that all genders deserve equal treatment and opportunities. People in general should be as equal as our biology permits us to be.

People can’t understand this. This couldn’t be more apparent given the recent movement of women posting on social media about how they don’t need feminism. It’s perfectly fine to make motherhood and love a priority, however it’s a serious issue when women have been made to believe you can’t do these things and support equalization of the sexes.

Feminism means getting rid of rules in institutions that treat men better than women and visa versa. It doesn’t mean making men our inferior pets as we’ve been led to believe by the media.

Conservative TV evangelist Pat Robertson described feminism as “a socialist, anti-family, political movement that encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism and become lesbians.� It wouldn’t be so bad if it was just him that felt this way but unfortunately he isn’t.

People tend to shy away from the topic.

Even attempting to ask Los Medanos College Experience students about the subject resulted in frustration becausefor some reason, people refused to comment-especially the men.

Whatever the case may be, how can we move forward with Women’s Rights when no one seems to know anything about it?

You might be a feminist and not even realize it simply because you might be buying into a fabricated image.

One carefully media-crafted image is pseudo-feminism,which is often hard to spot because it’s intent is to appear to help, while actually causing harm to a much needed revolution.

We need to educate ourselves about what feminism actually means.

There is no downside to feminism. There is, however , a downside to people not knowing what the hell it is. Remember: ignorance is the enemy of the disenfranchised.

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Why is this still an issue?

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t is amazing that in this day and age, women are still fighting for equality. What is the hang up?

Why do women make less money for equal work? On average, a woman in 2013 made 78 percent of what her male counterpart made for comparable work. Women over the age of 35 have it even worse, at an estimated 75 percent payout for the same job. It is thought that the amount of money that should have been paid to the affected women would greatly help to stimulate the economy.

As women make up the vast majority of Medicaid and welfare recipients, a larger equal income could help them dig themselves out of whatever holes they have been thrown into by an ego-driven society.

It is not only a financial embarrassment, but a societal one. Women are seen as the lesser sex, inferior to the alpha male, although they have shown they are just as capable as men in a vast variety of occupations and activities.

Why are there no major league sports for women? Major League Baseball, the NBA and NFL are solely male driven with little mention or regard for women. In a rare moment when women are highlighted, it’s as the Lingerie League or some other sexist representation.

Are women not capable of sport? These women would prove otherwise: Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina holds the record for most Olympic medals for an individual sport and after 60 years still holds second place for most medals overall; at the time of Bonnie Blair’s induction to the United States Olympic Hall of Fame in 2004, she was the most decorated winter U.S. Olympian of all time.

The point is that women are more than capable of earning a fair and equal wage, more than capable to “keeping up with the boys,� and most importantly they are more than capable of being seen and portrayed as an equal members of America’s broken society.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Don’t make unsupported claims DEAR EDITOR: The Sept. 5 editorial “U.S. pushes ISIS to the edge� connected recent beheadings by ISIS to airstrikes on the Islamic State. I read it and felt sick. I knew people would believe what was written in this embarrassing article, I read it several times to be sure about meaning and discovered the author is upset about what is happening in the Middle East.

The expression is comparable to a 15 year old having a tantrum over a curfew.

The editorial states ISIS is reacting U.S. actions. False. It questions the decision to use targeted airstrikes claiming massive collateral damage. Thanks for the assumption. It claims the airstrikes are pushing the local populous into the arms of ISIS, more assumptions. It suggests if the beheadings and airstrikes are connected then we should limit airstrikes, but I think the writer needs to get some education.

Finally the editorial mentions British lives might be lost because of these airstrikes. This is nothing new.

I question whether any research was done.

There is almost nothing in the article that breathes any proof. In fact, the only thing cited is the president..

ISIS is not beheading people in reaction to the United States. I could believe it if there were several people kidnapped and beheaded in the same time period. The truth is both men who were beheaded were captured over a year ago.

They were tortured and made to speak against the U.S. This is the group’s M.O. ISIS could have found a million reasons to behead them.

If the U.S. stopped all involvement in the Middle East like ISIS wants, would that be the end of it? No. If they didn’t behead them for us being there, then it would have been for something else.

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been massive collateral damage from these airstrikes. I have poured over reports about them and have not found anything pointing to mass casualty. The most ignorant part is when the writer suggests the strikes are pushing favor to the militants. I am tempted to laugh because you must be kidding.

ISIS just marched across Iraq, relocated a huge part of the population, executed countless civilians, created displays of people’s heads that compare to Vlad the Impaler and practically destroyed the government put in place over the last few years, and the editorial claims that a month and a half of us bombing ISIS is going to sway them.

I can safely assume the people who live there just want to stop dying. They just want peace for their families. But, if I had to put a stamp on whom they are madder at, then my money would be ISIS. Finally, Great Britain is not new to these attacks. Even if the U.S. had no involvement, Britain would still have to worry about them considering they have had troops there as long as we have. In 2013, there were five terrorist attacks on British soil.

My message is simple. The Experience has a responsibility when it publishes something to make sure the writers have put thought into it.

I also find it offensive that The Experience would publish something without a name.

I looked and could not find who wrote this.

Don’t be a terrorist. Don’t write a horrible article that incites people’s anger and not put your name on it. It’s a lot like wearing a mask, wouldn’t you say. ˆ ,OREN +EELY FORMER 5 3 !RMY )NFANTRY

Editor’s note: An editorial is an unsigned article representing the opinion of the newspaper as an organization.

READER OPINION POLICY The Experience welcomes Letters to the Editor and Guest Columns. All members of the Los Medanos College community — students, faculty and staff — are encouraged to write.

If you are interested in expressing your opinions on campus, national or world issues, bring your submissions to room CC3-301 and put them in the Perspectives Editor’s mailbox or mail them to Experience c/o Los Medanos College, 2700 E Leland Road, Pittsburg, CA 94565. You may also send them electronically through the Experience online newsite lmcexperience.com. Letters and columns must be typed, signed and include a phone number for verification.

They may be edited for clarity, content taste and length at the editor’s discretion.

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“The definition of feminism to me is the unity and the empowerment that women give each other when they unite.� — Jennarae Hill

“I think all young women nowadays have more opportunities but not enough.

I still feel that there’s a lot of doors closed to women.� — Jorge Cea

“There are a lot of negative feelings toward feminism and a lot of people think it’s like hating men.� — Monique Cardenas

“I don’t feel strongly one way or another. It doesn’t really affect me.� — Isaias Ruiz

“I think there’s lots of negative connotation to the word feminism, it is seen as a negative thing.�

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Web Editor ..........................BRENDAN CROSS The LMC Experience is published Fridays by students in the Journalism Program. The newspaper serves both as a laboratory for journalism classes and as a First Amendment forum for campus communication. Opinions expressed in the Experience are solely those of the students and do not represent the views of the college.

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NEWSWATCH Inter-Club Council alert

The Los Medanos Inter-Club Council (ICC) has started its weekly meetings, held every Monday in the Library, Room L-106 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. The ICC is an organization dedicated to coordinating all the student clubs at LMC, and consists of one representative member from each club.

If you would like more information about the group, contact the Student Life Office by phone at 439-2181 ext.

37554, or e-mail jastewart@losmedanos.edu

CreaTiVe comp wants entries

CreaTV San Jose is searching for entries for the 2014 CreaTiVe Awards. Both students and professors can submit videos. Categories encompass a broad range of genres, including music videos and animation.

If you are interested in entering the competition go to http://www.creatvsj.org/news/the-creative-awards-2/ for more information, including rules for entry and the entry form.

Entries are due by Friday Nov. 15.

Contact Pam Kelly with additional questions at (408) 295-8815 ext. 307 or pam.kelly@creatvsj.org

Students can get involved

Searching for a way to get involved in your local community? Join Los Medanos College’s Circle K. The club is a collegiate community service and leadership development organization dedicated to providing students with the opportunity to serve in their community, mature as leaders, and collaborate with Circle K members from other colleges and from Circle K clubs around the world.

LMC Circle K meets every Friday from 1 to 2 p.m. in the Science Building, Room 136.

For more information, email lmcckipresident@gmail.com

Help available for parents

Los Medanos College’s California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKS) serves students attending LMC who receive financial aid and are parents.

Services include priority registration, educational and career counseling, and educational workshops.

If you would like more information anout what you may be elligible for, call 473-7482 or visit the office in room CC2-257. Office hours are Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Counselors ready to assist

Looking to make an educational plan, or review your current one? Do you need career advice, or a personal counselor? LMC offers general counseling at both the Pittsburg and Brentwood campuses.

Appointments at Pittsburg can be made in person, by calling the Counseling Department at 473-7449, or by visiting www.losmedanos.edu/counseling and clicking on the Make an Appointment link.

Appointments at the Brentwood Center can be made in person, or by calling 513-1625.

Alpha Gamma back in action

With a strong emphasis on community service, LMC’s Alpha Gamma Sigma (AGS) is looking for more members to participate in their meetings, fundraisers and other club activities.

For more information, including meeting times, planned activities and membership requirements, visit the AGS website at www.losmedanosags.com

Get help to kick the habit

Are you trying to quit smoking?

The American Lung Association is offering a Freedom From Smoking Clinic to help tobacco users break the habit.

The clinic is being held on Wednesdays at the Pittsburg Health Center. The center is located at 2311 Loveridge Road – Cedar Room.

For more information, call 1 (855) 421-3400 or call 431-2266

Essay preparation offered

Scholarships and transfer application deadlines are approaching, and that means essays to write. Barbara Austin will be conducting workshops on starting and improving your essay skills in the Center for Academic Support on the main campus, CCO-304. The final workshops will take place Tuesday, Oct. 7 from 3 to 4 p.m.; and Wednesday, Nov. 5 from 12 to 1 p.m.

Please call 473-7950 to reserve a spot or for more information.

LMC offers free tutoring

Searching for help in school? Drop by the Center for Academic Support on the main campus. The center offers tutoring in a variety of subjects and is located on the third floor of the college CORE, Room CO-300. The center is open Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Visit the front desk for information about peer tutoring, writing consultations, and when professors will be available for support or call 473-7590.

The Brentwood Campus Center for Academic Support, located in Room 13, also offers free tutoring in a variety of subjects, including anthropology, chemistry, economics, philosophy, sociology and many more. Tutoring is done on a drop in basis. Changes in schedule are posted on the door.

For more information, call 473-6925

Crisis counseling available

Are you going through a rough time? Los Medanos College offers Crisis Counseling for any student or faculty member who may be going through a hard time and feel they have nowhere to turn.

Counselors are available to help. All counseling sessions are confidential. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact the Counseling Center at 473-7449, or contact the Counseling Department Chair Marco Godinez at 473-7460. — compiled from press releases and staff reports

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Members of the Shenanigans Club dancing to promote their upcoming play “Man of the Flesh.� This is just one example of the festivities that were going on during Club Day.

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Students were greeted with music and the smell of great food during Club Day celebrations as they walked through the Core Complex Sept. 24.

Club Day highlighted the different clubs on campus as they recruited new members and fundraised by selling treats.

Among the Clubs that attended were Shenanigans, STARS, Circle K, Rotaract and Honors among others.

One booth sold muffins and cupcakes, while the football team served nachos with all the fixings. Shenanigans, the drama and improv club, had bookmarks, props and postcards that advertised “Man of Flesh,� their first theatrical of the year. Members of Shenanigans strummed a small guitar and engaged with people passing by. “If you want to make an impact on campus life, join the Inter-Club Council,� said Inter-Club Council Representative Travis Gamboe.

The ICC consists of one representative from each LMCAS sanctioned club and they meet on Mondays from 3 to 4 p.m. in the Library, Room L-106. “Club Day is a great way to see what clubs are on campus,� said Business major Jasmine and added clubs are a good way to meet new people.

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Leron Hill talking to Nature Club Officer Delani Ryan and President Josh Kohl about what the club is all about.

Los Medanos College, mission is to help students transfer by doing anything they can said STARS Club Vice President Kaitlyn Shea.

STARS is dif ferent from other clubs because they’re student oriented said Club President Colin Brown.

STARS meets on the first Friday of each month at 2 p.m. in Library, Room L-109. Club Shenanigans goals as a club are: to promote upcoming shows, per form volunteer work and help students develop their acting skills. The only requirement for joining is an interest in improv. “I joined the club because I’m a theater major and it just seemed natural to me. We are all very closely knit together and spend a lot of time together,� said Shenanigans member Du’Praisja Smith.

Shenanigans meets on Mon-

days and Wednesdays from 12:30 to 1:10 p.m. in the Green Room of the Little Theater.

Circle K was promotes building friendships in the collegiate community, in accordance with their motto “We Build.�

The wants to help strengthen the collegiate community by bringing students by creating opportunities for LMC students to get involved getting involved on campus as well as helping those in need for the communities in the area.

The Rotaract Club, who was also participated in Club Day, raises money for non-profit organizations and they put together fundraising events.

Just last year, $300 was raised to help buy books for students.

Rotaract meets in Library, Room L-105 ever y other Wednesday from 8 to 11 a.m.

The Honors Club was established to help students

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%DITOR S .OTE New Faces is an occasional series of profiles of new employees on campus.

Los Medanos College Athletic Counselor Michelle Mack, did not always have a cookie cutter path to counseling. However, this Bay Area native’s journey led her to finding passion in helping others. “A lot of people think that you have to have this straight path You have to go from point A to point B and then point B to point C but that’s not always how it’s going to work out,� said Mack. “You have to be basically pay attention to the path you’re on and where to get on and get off.�

improve their work ethic and promote better life-promoting and self-management skills.

To join, students must and fill out an application, possess a cumulative GPA of 3.25 and two Honors Program classes must be taken per academic year. More information can be found at the Honor’s Center where the club meets.

A list of all LMC clubs can be found on the college website by selecting Current Students and clicking on the Clubs & Organizations link under the Activities tab. For more information, you can also contact Student Life at 473-7554 or by visiting the Student Life Office in the GA Building next to the Child Study Center.

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Michelle Mack was hired this fall to focus on counseling athletes.

Originally from Richmond, Mack grew up in Solano County in a household of nine older siblings, six brothers and three sisters. She played basketball and ran track in high school but discontinued those sports when she went to college to help her mother take care of her ill father. Mack graduated from California

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Los Medanos College has received approval for a new transfer degree and two new certificates by the State Chancellor’s Office.

An Associate in Arts in Music for Transfer, Certificate of Achievement CSU General Education (CSU GE Breadth) and Certificate of Achievement In Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) have been added to the 15 Associate Transfer degrees that had been approved earlier this summer.

Office of Instruction Supervisor Eileen Valenzuela said, “The 18 transfer degrees the college has committed to develop have all been approved.�

The approved degrees collectively went into effect fall 2014 but there was delay in terms of Music and Anthropology because they were still on the states waiting list and being reviewed for approval.

An Associate in Arts in Anthropology for Transfer degree has received approval See NEW, page 6

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The first of two productions to be featured this semester, “Man of the Flesh” by Octavio Solis is set to premier Oct. 16.

In anticipation for LMC’s upcoming performances of “Man of the Flesh”, those participating in the production recently received a visit from playwright Octavio Solis during rehearsal for the show.

Although Solis’ role was simply to observe, he was not afraid to discuss feedback for the show, as well as explain how he felt about how things turned out.

For Director Hugo Carbajal, a playwright with a local connection like Solis is important to LMC since he grew up in the Bay Area and is currently living in San Francisco as a playwright and director.

“Man of the Flesh” is based on the classic tale of Don Juan created by dramatist Tirso De Molina. It is a more modern adaptation of the

tale, with themes of romance, sex and death, even including the Day of the Dead. Despite a dark theme, the show is actually a comedy.

Originally written over 30 years ago, this is the first time “Man of the Flesh” will be performed since 1989.

The show deals with the idea of having an anti-hero as a protagonist, as opposed to a flawless main character. The character of Juan is seen as an irresistible, charming character. Through his actions, he realizes that the choices he makes don’t go as planned, and that there are always consequences to actions.

Director Carbajal mentioned that there was thought of making the lead character of Don Juan played by a woman. Thought Solis had never thought of it, he believed it was entirely possible to go in that

direction. Also, Solis was pleased to see a larger cast have the ability to make the show more diverse.

When Solis had directed the show himself he only had access to eight actors, leaving many actors having to portray multiple roles.

While being adored by Director Carbajal, Solis admitted he was not as big of a fan of “Man of the Flesh” as he was to his other works. Despite this, Solis is very comfortable with the adaptation of his play and intends to see the show on its opening night.

“Man of the Flesh” will be performing at the Los Medanos Theater Oct. 16 to 18, 20, 23 to 25 and 27 at 7:30 p.m. There will also be a matinee performance on Oct. 22 at 11 a.m.

Tickets are $10 for general admission, $7 with a student or militar y ID, and $5 for middle school students with ID. Tickets for the matinee showing will be available for $5.

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Drama students got to meet Octavio Solis, playwright for “Man of the Flesh.”

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The California Theatre in downtown Pittsburg and the El Campanil Theatre in Antioch will feature a variety of events throughout the month of October. The different events at both venues are set to include movies, dance and musical sets that promise to delight audiences of all ages.

CALIFORNIA THEATRE The California Theatre is located at 351 Railroad Ave.in Pittsburg. For ticket sales and additional information please call 427-1611 Q Saturday, Oct. 4 — The Hound of the Baskervilles. Begins at 8 p.m. Admission: $25 for adults, $15 for seniors and students, $10 for children.

Q Sunday, Oct. 5 — The Hound of the Baskervilles. Begins at 2 p.m. Admission: $25 for adults, $15 for seniors and students, $10 for children.

Q Saturday, Oct. 11 — Maureen Langan featuring Mike Capozolla. Begins at 8 p.m. Admission: $17 in advance, $20 at the door. Reserved seating.

Q Tuesday, Oct. 21 — In My Life - A Musical Tribute to the Beatles. Begins at 7:30 p.m. Admission: $25 to $35.

EL CAMPANIL THEATRE The El Campanil Theatre is located at 602 W Second St. in Antioch. For ticket sales and additional information please call 757-9500 Q Friday, Oct. 3 — James and the Giant Peach. Begins at 7:30 p.m. Admission: $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, $8 for children.

Q Saturday, Oct. 4 — Street Corner Renaissance. Begins at 8 p.m. Admission: $27 for adults, $25 for seniors, Youths free when accompanied by paying adult.

Q Sunday, Oct. 5 — James and the Giant Peach. Begins at 2 p.m. Admission: $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, $8 for children.

Q Saturday, Oct. 11 — The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Begins at 8 p.m. Admission: $15 for adults, $13 for seniors, $10 for children.

Q Sunday, Oct. 12 — The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Begins at 2 p.m. Admission: $15 for adults, $13 for seniors, $10 for children.

Q Sunday, Oct. 19 — Tribute to The Music Of John Denver. Begins at 3 p.m. Admission: $27 for adults, $25 for seniors, Youths receive free admissio when accompanied by paying adult or senior.

Q Saturday, Oct. 25 — House of Floyd.

The Music of Pink Floyd. Begins at 8 p.m. Admission: $27 for adults, $25 for seniors, Youths receive free admission when accompanied by paying adult or senior.

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Art professor Judi Pettite (top) hangs a portrait as student Angela Hartwick assists. Pettite recently assigned her students to create self portraits to be displayed on the third level of the main college complex. Right: Student Thanh Huynh views the various portraits on display. Above: Artist Hartwick poses by her portrait.

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Based on the 1980s television show of the same name, Director Antoine Fuqua’s version of “The Equalizer” packs a punch of action and thrills worth seeing.

Denzel Washington stars as retired black ops agent Robert McCall, who is forced to take matters into his own hands when a young prostitute (Chloe Grace Moretz) he had befriended is beaten by her pimp. McCall tries to solve the problem by offering to purchase the girl’s freedom.

When the pimp Slavi declines, played by David Meunier, McCall kills him in retaliation.

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associated with the Russian mob.

Russian mob leader Vladimir Pushkin (Vladimir Kulich) puts a hit out for McCall. After escaping several assassination attempts, McCall realizes that, yet again, he needs to take matters into his own hands.

Written by Richard Wenk, and co-written by original series writers Michael Sloan and Richard Lindheim, “The Equalizer” is definitely a lot of fun. I’m a big fan of the two leads, Washington, and Moretz. Seeing them together was an interesting change.

The villains were amusing because they were all so different from each other, and it gives the audience something new to experience in each act of the film. The pimp Slavi was a sleazy creep. Whereas the hit

man Teddy (Marton Csokas) was cold and heartless. Lastly, the Russian mob leader, Vladimir, was very calculating.

There were a few problems during the film. Some of the action gets a little over the top for me to take seriously, but your mileage may very on something like how much or little action should be in an action film.

The final act felt way too short.

The confrontation between Denzel and Vladimir was resolved too quickly, and it really could have used an extra ten to fifteen minutes. They spent the entire film building up the final villain only to have it short lived.

Overall, I give it a 4 out of 5. If Photo courtesy of rottentomatoes.com you’re a fan of action, then this is the action hero movie you’re Denzel Washington, Alex Veadov and David Meunier star in Antoine looking for.

Fuqua’s updated version of “The Equalizer.”

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During the Mustangs 1-0 win over Butte, Lauren Ayers sends the ball upfield with a big kick keeping the ball on the offensive side of the field.

Defense thrives in all three wins

By STEVEN LUKE AND CATHIE LAWRENCE sluke@lmcexperience.com

In a stretch where the Mustangs played three games in eight days, including back-toback games, they came out on top winning all three without allowing a single goal.

The first win was huge for the soccer program for multiple reasons. It is the first shutout of the season and they scored as many goals in this game as they did in their first five games combined.

Not only was it the best they’ve looked all season, Head Coach Mark Bryant said it might have been the best team he’s ever seen in his 13 seasons at LMC. “We pushed the ball around better than any team we ever had at LMC,” he said. “They really responded well to what we have been wanting to get them to do with the ball.”

Even though this is a big win for the team, it did come against a team they were expected to beat.

Marin College is a team that is rebuilding their soccer program and although the team was shutout, Head Coach Chris King believed his team played well despite the score.

“Our team is rebuilding this year so we knew that coming in we have a lot to learn, and a lot of struggles,” he said.

“Obviously a much better second half than first half for us, and I was very happy with the adjustments the girls made in the second half.”

Although they played better in the second half, King’s team still gave up two goals, including the third goal of the day for forward Mikayla Farber, giving her a hat trick and seven goals for the season.

The win to start conference play gives them something they

didn’t have all of last season, a lead in the conference, even if it is only for one game.

The early conference win and lead are only a star t, though, for coach Br yant’s team as he expects them to get right back to work because they would be turning right around and playing another game the next day.

While offense is the obvious point of focus when a team scores six goals, it was the defense that really stepped up allowing only three shots on goal.

In the second game they didn’t look quite as dominant playing on consecutive days, but they managed to pull out the victor y defeating Butte College 1-0.

Part of the fact that they didn’t quite dominate like they did on the previous day had to do with playing two in a row, but they also played

a tougher team. The record doesn’t quite show how good Butte is as they only had one win coming into the game, but four of their five losses were also by one goal.

A fifth loss by one goal is tough for any team and Head Coach Tony Salindong is searching for answers on what can be done differently.

“We are definitely searching for answers,” he said. “We had a positive second half I thought, however, you know sometimes the ball doesn’t bounce your way.”

Butte’s struggles are not just on the field as they struggle to score, but they are also dealing with injuries. These kinds of struggles together with injuries can cause teams to fold, but Salindong’s team keeps fighting.

“It’s definitely a test of character for us,” he said.

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National Felon League?

What is going on with the NFL lately? It seems like every week a new football player is caught in a new scandal. The most recent ones are former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice, who was cut form the team and suspended indefinitely from the NFL for domestic violence, Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson was indicted on child abuse charges and North Carolina Panthers defensive end Greg Hardy was found guilty early this year for assaulting and threatening his ex-girlfriend.

Ray Rice has not only lost his career, but has become the poster child for misconduct and domestic violence in the NFL. This incident was not the first one to occur in the NFL, but it was the first one that was caught on video and plastered all over social media and television.

The outrage that this footage caused was only made worse considering that this domestic violence incident was so called “dealt with,” when Rice received a two-game suspension for this offense. It was not until the video footage surfaced that he met a more permanent fate with the NFL. What was the NFL tr ying to convey with the Ray Rice issue? It’s okay to assault your wife as long as you don’t get caught on tape? There should be stricter NFL policies and all the players should be held up to higher standards. After all, these players are a reflection of the NFL as an entity. Right now, the NFL is picking up the pieces and trying to clean up their image. Maybe these

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In a 7-0 victory over Marin, Amanda Forbes and Marin’s Astrid De Leon collide battling for the ball.

Tempers flare after the matchup

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During the three-straight set victory Anna Vega leaps to block the shot by Luisa Delos Reyes at the net.

After a back and forth battle to win the first set against Laney College, the Mustangs finished strong by dominating the second and third sets in a 3-0 win Wednesday, September 24.

The first set of the match was tightly contested with Laney leading for most of the set and the Mustangs charging back late to win the set 25-21.

A big part of the comeback in the first set was outside hitter Taylor Scriven who continued to add to her kills total that currently stands at 247, good for second in the state.

Scriven said that the team played down to the level of their opponent in the first set and needed a fire to get going.

“I think we realized that we were

a lot better team than we played in the first set and we lit a fire and it sparked and came up and we were ready to go,” she said.

Head coach Lou Panzella echoed Scriven’s sentiment adding that the team made a lot of errors and gave away points.

“We gave away a lot of points,” he said. “Once we got our ball control we started making less hitting errors, we started controlling the ball a little better and we were not giving away so many points. Prior to that we just had a hard time finding the court.”

The team really turned it around in the second two sets winning 25-12 and 25-8 to finish off the victories.

The key to the turn around was ball control, and because of that ball control the Mustangs were able to rattle off multiple runs of points.

“We had several 5, 6, 7 point runs of ser vice and that doesn’t happen very often,” Panzella said.

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Stangs will split football field with AHS

By LUKE JOHNSON

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Due to current reconstruction to its football field, the Antioch High School football team will host its home games at LMC this season.

Antioch’s Eells Field was originally erected in 1955, but is going through complete renovation as a part of Measure B that was approved in 2012, which gave the school a $56.5 million bond to modernize the entire campus.

“It’s going to look really, really nice… so we’re excited,” said Antioch coach John Lucido.

Antioch’s dirt track with grass field is being replaced with a rubber track and artificial turf.

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new bleachers and a scoreboard. In the front entrance, there will be pillars commemorating former outstanding athletes, put together by the Antioch Sports Legends committee of the Antioch Historical Society.

The Panthers (4-1) are likely to use Mustang Stadium for three regular season games, starting with Liberty on Oct. 17. Antioch will then battle Heritage High School at LMC on Halloween night.

Although implausible, Antioch is hopeful that the new field will be ready for the third and final home game of the regular season against Pittsburg High School, better known as the Big-Little Game, on Saturday Nov. 8.

“It’s definitely different taking a bus to a home game,” said Lucido. “But I’m used to LMC, I played

there. It’s a home game and we gotta treat it like that. It’s better than going to Santa Rosa.”

This is the second consecutive year that a high school is using LMC’s field. Pittsburg was in an identical situation as its rival last year, when they used the field while their school’s field was being remodeled.

Stepping foot onto LMC soil for Antioch, will be superstar sophomore Najee Harris. The young running back has led the state in rushing for most of the season. So far, he has 1,102 yards on the ground with 13 touchdowns through five games.

He is nationally sought after by college recruits, ranked 38th in the country for the Class of 2017 by 247sports.com, has already obtained five Division I scholarship offers over the summer.

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football players should not be getting over paid since most think they are above the law and that money will save them.

I have never agreed with the ridiculous amount of money that is thrown at these athletes, yet our soldiers and war veterans who put their life on the line for our freedom get paid next to nothing compared to the millions these athletes make.

With Peterson, we have to understand the difference between spanking and beating, because they are two entirely different things. A spanking is used to correct an undesired action and does not contain anger or ill will, it is meant to teach a child a lesson. A beating on the other hand is done with ill will and uncontrollable anger behind it, and it is not meant to teach but to cause harm.

What is worse is he utterly believes that he did nothing wrong, to him this form of punishment is normal as he too was also beat as a child.

Peterson said “To be honest with you, I fell very confident with my actions because I know my intent.” What? Your intent was to physical harm your child and beat him senseless with an object until he bled, not to teach him a lesson. I do not condone child abuse, but I do believe that spanking your kids is good discipline to a certain extent. Once you start leaving marks, you have gone too far.

He apologized, but I believe he only did it because he was told to, not because he means it.

As for Hardy, he could face a 6-game suspension if his guilty verdict for domestic violence is not overturned on appeal. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell received major criticisms for the disciplinary decision he made in the Rice case, and he even admitted that he screwed up and wrongly handled the incident. In late August, the NFL released a domestic violence initiative under its personal conduct policy. For the first domestic violence offense athletes face a 6-game ban, and the second of fense is a lifetime ban, but of course after one year the athlete may petition for reinstatement. Even though there is no assurance it will be granted, the fact that there is still a possibility for them to play is not a lifetime ban.

What the NFL should do is follow through with the policies they implement and not allow the athletes a third chance because two is enough.

Like the grown men they are, From page 5 they should take responsibility That character could go for their actions. They should a long way to helping Butte leave the hitting on the field when they head into conference and not hurt their loved ones. play. Meanwhile the Mustangs hoped to use this brief one game out of the Bay Valley to help prepare them for their From page 3 second game in conference and will be made available against Contra Costa. once LMC receives notifiHead Coach Mark Bryant cation from the Accrediting said although they won there Commission. is some area for improvement “I am excited about the heading back into conference approvals we have received play. to offer these new degrees at “They need to learn how Los Medanos College, as they to stay a little cooler under will provide more students pressure,” he said. with the ability to pursue their “The teams we play (in passions in education at LMC conference) are going to give and beyond if they choose to a lot more pressure and they transfer to a university,” said need to learn to be a little more Dean of Student Success Dave aggressive,” he added.

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Despite not being aggressive Getting a new degree apenough the team was still riding proved is a long process. Even a two game winning streak and if the school offers all of the they then followed that win up courses relevant to a major, with their second conference without the consent of the win defeating Contra Costa chancellor’s office, the school College 4-0 for their third cannot offer the degree. consecutive win and third For the updated list of deconsecutive shutout. grees and certificates offered, The win continued the trend visit www.losmedanos.edu/ of great defensive play by this schedule/addendum.asp team, but the big highlight of the all of the games was the six goals by forward Mikayla Farber.

Farber now has ten goals From page 5 on the season, good for sixth the team was still able to in the state and looks to add rattle off consecutive points. to that total as they head into While they played well on the next two conference games defense all the way through, against Mendocino College and they did not play well overall Folsom Lake College. which seemed to take a toll on The big test will be against Laney players after the game.

Folsom Lake as they currently After leaving the court, two sit on top of the Bay Valley with Laney players, Luisa Delos a record of 3-0 in conference Reyes and Naima Ashford, play. Both games will be at got into a shouting match and home. two teammates had to escort The Mustangs take on Men- Reyes out of the gym. docino, Friday, Oct. 3 at 3:30 After the encounter, the enp.m. The Folsom Lake game tire team left the gym quickly will take place, Tuesday, Oct. and were not available for 7 at 3:30 p.m. comment.

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measured by success indicators linked to the CCC Student Success Scorecard, and other measures developed in consultation with local colleges.”

The plan is to focus on five sections: Access, transfer, degrees and certificate, ESL and basic skills and course completion.

“We realize that none of these are independent,” said Dean of Student Success Dave Belman, adding that the hope is that east county will view LMC as a transfer institution.

He added that with over 900 students enrolled in the DSP&S Program at LMC, one of the plans for the future is to hire a new counselor to work within the department to help ease the students who are returning to LMC after suffering the first time.

He termed these students as having “grit,” and said that it’s important to help them get back into the swing of things at the college.

Other plans included outreach to high school students to try to get them to enroll at the college as early as the ninth grade, hiring at all levels with an emphasis on policy/ decision making roles.

It was also mentioned that some of the funds awarded for equity could be used as “mini grants” to help keep struggling but productive programs alive during the semester.

There was discussion from the staff and faculty during the presentation, with English instructor Joellen Hiltbrand challenging the hiring of new employees versus support for existing programs if “the money is spendable,” and that LMC should be planning so that “when the money runs out, the effort doesn’t fall through.”

Among other speakers, LVN Director Sharon Goldfarb also spoke, making a reference that the college still does not have a student health center.

Biology instructor Mark Lewis spoke to “bridging the gap between life on campus and at home.”

As the meeting wrapped up, Belman requested that if anyone had a request, comment or idea to please email him, as the Equity Planning Committee was to be compiling the final draft to send to the three LMC government bodies in a couple weeks.

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Pep was generated for the upcoming Catch Pink Football Game in the Outdoor Quad Thursday, Oct. 2. The rally was a precursor to the Spirit Event and Homecoming Game between Los Medanos and Contra Costa colleges scheduled to take place on Saturday, Oct. 4 at noon.

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same holds true for those with a mental or physical condition that prevents them from saying “no.”

“Affirmative consent” must also be ongoing. Even though both par tners may have originally agreed to a sexual encounter, permission may be rescinded at any point by either partner. This eliminates assumed consent due to a history of sexual activity or a current dating relationship.

California State Senator Mark DeSaulnier, who represents the 7th district, said he is proud to support SB 967 and make “California a national leader in preventing sexual assault and violence on college campuses.”

He said that educating students about the new affirmative consent standard — yes means yes rather than no means no — is crucial and by “requiring colleges and universities to implement comprehensive and collaborative prevention programs we can

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State University, Sacramento with a Bachelor’s degree in political science and a minor in philosophy.

Mack intended to pursue law school and become a lawyer and after graduation she worked for a year at the State Capital in the Assembly’s Legislative Office.

“It was cool, got to meet a lot of nice people, even saw the ‘Governator Schwarzengenner.’

He’s much shorter in person by the way and wore plenty of makeup,” said Mack. “But I didn’t like it. It wasn’t fulfilling.”

She decided to relocate to San Jose, where some of her family lived. She worked at Evergreen College as a program assistant for the Firm Program.

Mack worked closely with a counselor and he urged her to consider obtaining a Master’s degree in counseling.

“The more I started working with students in student

create a safer environment for students.”

Because of SB 967 all state colleges, universities and community colleges must adopt an “affirmative consent” standard and are required to implement policies “concerning sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking” for students on and off campus.

“As a college, and district as a whole, we are already very proactive when it comes to investigating criminal activity of any nature, as well as serious violations to the Student Code of Conduct,” said Senior Dean of Student Services Gail Newman, who explained LMC administrators work with District Police Services on related issues and there are district policies and procedures to support whatever outcomes may be necessary.

Lieut. Ryan Huddleston of LMC Police Services said when implementing policies they always work with Student Services “at all colleges, district wide.”

This law could have flaws said EMS student Amanita Cornejo.

“How do you know if someone’s level of consciousness is not there?” she asked rhetorically, adding the new standard could present problems because you might not be able to tell if someone is too intoxicated. She also wondered how would you be able to prove intoxication after the fact.

But LMC student Hayden Birtle thinks SB 967 could help bring clarity when an unlawful act does happen.“It’s able to deal with the gray area that has been in that spectrum of the law for awhile,” he said.

For students who are confused about whether consent for sexual activity has been granted, there is a new app for that. Good2Go was released the week of Sept. 23, shortly before Brown signed SB 967 into law. Students over the age of 18 can sign up by using their own mobile phone number and creating a password.

To obtain “affirmative con-

sent” launch the Good2Go app and hand your phone to your prospective partner, who will be able to login as an existing user or sign up as a new user. Then there are three options for your partner to choose from: Q No, thanks Q Yes, but… we need to talk Q I’m Good2Go. If your partner is Good2go they will also need to indicate sobriety level: sober, mildly intoxicated, intoxicated but Good2Go, or pretty wasted.

Consent is granted for every level of sobriety except pretty wasted.

According to information on its website, Sandton Technologies hopes the Good2Go app will “reduce the number of assaults and ‘regretted encounters’ by improving communications before the start of sexual activity” and said potential partners, by saying yes or no to sexual activity and declaring their intoxication level, are giving consent to avoid misunderstandings.

services capacity, I realized I had a passion for it and I really liked helping students,” said Mack which led her to enroll in San Jose State University and completed a Master’s in Counseling.

Mack’s string of other jobs consisted of social work and working at colleges like San Jose City College and Solano Community College. She originally applied for an adjunct position at LMC and over the summer, Mack checked out LMC before receiving an interview and was immediately attracted to the welcoming atmosphere. Once a full-time position opened up for an athletic counselor, Mack applied for it and now she guides athletes on their path to success.

“It’s a journey,” said Mack.

“I always believed in the power of education. I always believed that you can make your own path if you educate yourself.

Helping others find their passion is what I am really

passionate about. I thought it was law but it’s really helping other students find their passion.”

In Mack’s free time, she enjoys volunteering, cooking, spending time with her family and watching her favorite sport, football.

Mack and her sister started a non-profit organization called Serenity. One of their projects included a six-week course at a church in San Francisco to teach people about topics, such as career development and life planning. She enjoys volunteering for community service that works with juveniles, youth, and low-income families.

Although Mack spends much of her time giving to others, cooking has become another passion. She loves to cook. She is trying to perfect Middle Eastern and Indian cooking. “It’s something that’s therapeutic for me. I still get something out of it but it’s

something that I do for other people. It releases stress for me,” said Mack. “You know, tr ying to figure out a new recipe, or putting my hands in stuff or trying a new thing out.

That’s always really creative for me. It feeds my creative side but it always helps me.”

When reflecting back on her path to counseling, she explained how “scatter-brained” it must seem for others.

“It’s crazy because it’s like the per fect storm where I ended up in the right place. I may have started off in political science and tried to go through the capitol route and ended up here. So all that experience, it actually enhances how I work with the student,” said Mack.

“You can have a great job but if you don’t enjoy it and you’re not getting fulfillment out of it, then you’re not really going to want to be in that job. You need to find your passion that can go along or coincide with what you really want.”