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Issue 2, Vol. CXXXIII, February 9, 2015
Eden Anuskewicz, Madison Anuskewicz, Luke Heslip, Estefany Gonzalez Staff Writers and Features Editor Elizabeth Garcia, 23, met her worst date when she and her girlfriends made the trip from Sonoma to Santa Rosa. He and Garcia planned a dinner date at Shiso, a sushi resturant. Garcia who had never been there was excited but nervous because she liked her date so much. The date was going great until their server came by. “The waitress got too friendly and they had a conversation right in front me while we were ordering,” she said. “First it was awkward and then I kind of gave the girl attitude.” By the end of the night Garcia became uncomfortable because she felt like a third wheel on her own date. “I felt so bad I didn’t want to talk during dinner,” she said. Yet, Garcia figured she would make the best of the date and ignore that she had just witnessed her date flirt with another woman in front of her. The remainder of the date was quiet and awkward. Garcia wanted the date to end; she hadn’t enjoyed the sushi or the company she had. Garcia talked to he date after that and agreed to give him another shot a week later, but he cancelled the last minute. He then told her it wasn’t going to work, and that he wasn’t looking for a girlfriend.
Tina Larson, 18, was still in high school when she went on what she considered the worst date of her life. Larson, an SRJC Alumnus, agreed to go on a date she thought would be at a restaurant. Growing up in a small town filled with endless choices of great food, her date took her to a place she never expected for dinner. “He wanted to meet downtown at 6:30. So, of course, I wasn’t sure where,” Larson said. Excited, Larson primped for the night and got downtown on time. The Sonoma Plaza, filled with fivestar cuisine was a great place for a first date. After meeting with her date, the pair walked around downtown. Eventually Larson found her way into 7-Eleven with him. “He asked if I wanted anything. When I said no I would wait until we ate dinner, he looked shocked and said this is what we were doing for dinner,” she said. Larson had never been taken to a 7-Eleven or some place cheap for a first date. “I laughed and asked if he was serious and when he answered yes I just walked away, “she said. Larson did not return any of his calls and took a break from dating. Alexandra Hyde, 23, a SRJC alumnus, had her worst Valentine’s Day a few years back. Hyde decided to celebrate the special day with one of her good friends, Jessica. She invited Jessica for dinner at her parents’ house, along with her brother and aunt. This was Jessica’s first time visiting her house and Hyde wanted to make sure things went smoothly. Dinner was almost ready when her dad walked in and ripped a big fart, which caused them to run out to her porch gasping for air. Embarrassed that this happened in front of her friend, Hyde tried to make the best of the situation. She thought the dinner couldn’t get any worse when a Valentine’s day porno started up on the HBO channel she had left on in the living room and could be seen from the window. “The porno was on and we couldn’t go into the house to turn it off,” she said. Too embarrassed by the smell of her father’s fart, Hyde, her aunt, her brother and her friend were outside for 45 minutes until Hyde took one for the team and entered the house
to turn it off. Dinner continued and though Hyde was extremely embarrassed, it now is a story that is told every year with many laughs. Gina Isi, SRJC alumnus, met her worst date through friends at a pizza parlor. At first he seemed like a normal guy. “He asked me on another date and said he would come to me [since] he lived in Hayward.” Isi said. He drove to Isi’s house on his motorcycle. When he arrived, he requested something she didn’t expect; “He asked to take a shower,” Isi said. “My roommate at the time was home so I showed him where the bathroom was.” Weirded out by his request, Isi wasn’t sure what to expect next. “I heard the shower stop and he walks out butt-ass naked in front of both of us and asks for a towel,” she said. Now that he was clean and freshly showered, their date began. They proceeded to a sushi place for some rolls and beers. She had hoped that dinner and conversation would make up for the shower entrance. Unfortunately that wasn’t the case. “He proceeds to completely psychoanalyze me and ask all these deep questions, ” she said. She was relieved when the bill came, but surprised to find that her date had forgotten his wallet. After dinner he insisted on walking her home. When they got to her door, instead of thanking her for a great date, “He tells me he has to sleep over because he can’t drive because he had a glass of wine,” said Isi. At this point Isi was fed up with his actions and told him no and wished him good luck.“A few days later I got a letter telling me that he had a great time and would love to see me again if I work out my issues!” Isi had no further contact with this guy and took a break from dating Continued on page 10 after.
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SRJC students and alumnus Alexandra Hyde (top left), Elizabeth Garcia (top right), Gina Isi (bottom left), and Tina Larson (bottom right) tell storiesof thier worst date.
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Jeffrey and Karen Holzworth standing outside the court in Dec. 2012 after first being caught.
Karen Holzworth on trial Candler Weinberg, Maci Martell Faith Gates Staff Writers and News Editor
The District Attorney prosecuting the wife of a former Santa Rosa Junior College police officer rested her case Feb. 6 after playing incriminating jailhouse phone calls and eliciting compromising testimony from bank tellers and detectives familiar with the case. Karen Holzworth is on trial for being an accessory and knowingly receiving stolen property. Former SRJC police officer Jeffrey Holzworth was convicted of grand theft and embezzlement in May and sentenced to four years in prison for stealing $286,000 from campus parking meters and pay stations between 2005 and 2012. Proceedings began on Feb. 6 with a hearing of the four jail phone calls made between Jeffrey and Karen Holzworth while he was in custody. The first thing he said on the first call was “I’m in big trouble, Karen,” with her response being, “Are you f------ kidding me?” Jeffrey Holzworth admitted, “It’s all me and I’m very sorry,” on the first call. In the second call Jeffrey Holzworth said, “You knew but you told me to stop doing it and I didn’t listen.” Later he said again that it’s all on him, with Karen responding, “Yeah but I knew about it. Doesn’t that make it on me too?” In the third call, Karen asked Jeffrey, “Do you have any that I don’t know about?” He replied no. “They took everything you had. They went into the attic. They went into the garage,” Karen said. Santa Rosa police detective Mark Azzouni testified Feb, 5 and 6. Azzouni followed Jeffery Holzworth for several weeks before he arrested him. He initiated the search warrant of the house, but was not part of the search. While Jeffrey Holzworth was in custody, Azzouni requested copies of the phone calls between the Holzworths and seven years of ...Continued on page 2