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MONITOR OHLONE COLLEGE
Vol. XXXXI No. 8
Students ‘busted’ for talking
Fremont, California
Thursday, October 6, 2005
Proposal for retail on Mission
Up on the roof
By KRISTA MARTINEZ Staff writer The Ohlone campus is rarely home to vagrants, vandalism, viciousness or various other indignities. However, there comes a time when the campus security has to act, when prodding and gentle reminders from students, staff and even deans just aren’t enough. Sept. 29, the constant talking in Hyman Hall reached such an extreme that security was called out. Ben Peralta, a member of the campus police force, instructed each of nine disruptive students to be still and to copy their student ID numbers and names down on a piece of paper. In what he stated to be complete concordance with acceptable practice, Officer Peralta ordered the students to sit on the floor cross-legged and take their hands out of their pockets. This turned out Continued on Page 3
By OMER AHMED Staff writer and KRISTA MARTINEZ Staff writer
Staff photo
Ohlone is going through a facelift, as Andy’s Roofing company is doing more than $700,000 worth of roof work on buildings one through nine. This is a part of a renovation and upgrade project funded by the 2002 Measure A bond.
Multi-cultural unity festival scheduled for next weekend By ANNA NEMCHUK News editor For all those different people who are really all the same, a multi-cultural festival for the “celebration of unity in diversity” is planned by IACFUC, the Indo-American Community Federation Oct. 15-16 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the Ohlone College parking lot. For skin-decorating needs, Mendhi booths will be readily available, as well as food and crafts booths for those concerned with bodily functions and aesthetics. The cultural program will juxtapose Omei Martial Arts with Bollywood Hollywood Expressions, the mystifying
World Jazz Fusion with the Mickey Mouse-reminiscent Chinese Fantasia Performing Arts. A health fair sponsored by the American Association of the Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPIO) will be held Sunday, Oct. 16 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. On its heels will come an immigration fair from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Campus parking will be free - admission tickets will be $3 a person and available at the entry gate. This is the first time that a nonprofit organization is doing a festival to promote diversity and harmony and I would urge (people) to come and participate,” said Jeevan Zutshi, a spokesman for the event.
Free HIV testing resumes By JOYCE LEUNG Staff writer Free and anonymous HIV testing will resume at the Student Health Center every Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the entire year with results available within two weeks. “It’s important to know your status,” said Andrew Navarro, Health Education Specialist of the Tri-City Health Center. Though HIV symptoms may not become apparent for anywhere from several months up to several years, early
detection will allow for treatment as soon as possible. According to Navarro, the early use of advanced treatment therapies can hinder the progression to AIDS for those infected with HIV. The Tri-City Health Center uses a noninvasive method of testing, meaning no needles for those afflicted with a phobia of sharp, pointy objects. Instead, the center opts for the Orasure method where a specialist swabs the inside of the cheek with a Q-tip. No appointments will be taken, walkins only.
Hanging abacus of Ohlone Katie Frank’s ceramics class got creative with the oldest form of the calculator: the abacus. Designed to be translucent, the porcelain shapes hang mysteriously in the Ohlone quad, not jingling as much as languorously swinging.
Photo by Daniel Kwan
A new grounds project is on the roster for Ohlone. The olive tree promenade along the front of the school, shielding the campus from the view of Mission Boulevard, is slated to become a string of business properties. Last Tuesday from 1:30 to 5 p.m. in the NUMMI Theatre, the Selection Committee appointed by Ohlone interviewed and made recommendations to the development teams that are pursuing the right to develop the area. Corporations represented by development teams include Avalon Bay Communities, BT Commercial Real Estate, Dutra Enterprises, SobratoDevelopmentCompanies Continued on Page 3
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MONITOR October 6, 2005
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OPINION Editor in chief: News editor: Opinion editor: Features editor: Sports editor: Photo editor: Staff writers:
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OPINION
How plugged in are we really? Is that all we know? By JEROME ENGELBERTS Opinions Editor Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed that the communications skills necessary for having an actual conversation face-to-face are withering on the vine? Technology enables us to stay in touch in many electronic and convenient ways - but are we actually staying in touch? Take cell phones. Everyone (yes, me too) has one. But because it’s ever present, people tend to use them as a conduit to the world, rather than using them to communicate when other options are out. Cell phones seem to urge
their owners to deliver status reports. Tell me if the following sounds familiar: You’re next to someone in the check-out line at your grocery store. Their phone rings (as in: suddenly you hear the rap version of “Hava Nagilah”). They pick up. This would be what you’d hear (If you’re impolite enough to eavesdrop, or alternatively, if they’re talking loudly enough for everyone to enjoy it) “Oh, hi. ‘Sup? Eh - nooo.... I’m just standing in line at the store. What? Eh...broccoli, bagels, toothpaste. Mm-hmm... no, I’ll just go over to theJiffy-Lube next. Drop off the car; then go have a coffee.
Okay. You too. Bye.” This conversation conveyed nothing except the most mundane stuff that we all do, without sharing anything personal, making a connection, or even - relating to what is discussed. It’s talking without communicating. And our electronic age has a way of sucking us into these patterns. There are people who, by now, live completely through their virtual on-line identities. They’re a handle on an Instant Message window. Life has become what you can download, buy online, or read a blog about. Body language is becoming a dead language, and man-
ners will soon be obsolete, too. There are only a few activities left that we actually physically have to get together for - and one of those may be falling by the wayside if Woody Allen’s “Sleeper” was on track with the “Orgasmotron” (It’s a scary thought - “Ooh baby, show me your USB port...!”) Sad to say, there is a growing group of people who live almost entirely through handheld electronics and the services of their ISP, their voluntary isolation slowly turning into an involuntary one caused by lack of personal and social skills outdated by technology. Although I thoroughly enjoy the
fact that I have email, a mobile phone, and a computer at my disposal - I would wither away if I couldn’t interact with real people. See a real concert, and NOT download the MP3 file. Walk into a store and ask questions before I buy something. Actually make time to meet with someone that I like, sit down, turn my phone off, and have a cup of coffee and talk about how things are with me and my friend without having to type “brb” or “lol” or even “ty” and “yw”. If you, too, feel you need to shed the burden of living life through your personal electronic devices, visit my web site at http://www.... (kidding).
Midterm stress? Try hard, do your best, mellow out By KRISTA MARTINEZ Staff writer Midterms making you far too stressed out? Calling in sick to work because that course with three hours of homework every night just doubled the workload to cover up all the material? BUCK UP AND TAKE IT! Midterms can’t really be that
bad for all of you, can they? I hear all this stressed-out whining about how much work you have to do and all I can think is “If you have to work so hard for the test, you really must not be learning anything.” Let me explain my point of view. I have always learned in class. I was never the note-passing, backrow-sitting, whispering kind. I sat in class diligently listening, taking notes if we were covering lots of material and basically using my
class time for what it was for: learning. Having teachers take an extra week out of my time to go through reviews insulted me. What was all my work for? Why did I try to independently gain an understanding of an idea when the teacher would work us through each question that might show up on the test individually? Why don’t we just skip all of our regular classes and show up for the review weeks and tests because obviously that's all
that matters, since learning isn’t necessarily the biggest priority for most students. “Will this be on the test?” is the worst question I have ever heard; I am a firm believer in ‘The only stupid question is the one you don’t ask.’ Of course you should know everything the teacher mentions in the lectures. If it is covered, it is relevant. Therefore, you should know it. If it is something you should know you should know it for the
sake of gaining a full usable knowledge of the subject of the course. Tests are not designed to find out how much you can learn in a week. Tests, midterms, finals are all meant, at least originally, to find out what you retained, what you now know for sure about the subject. Learn what you can in class and hopefully, if you aren’t a totally TV brainwashed deadhead, you can retain enough to achieve that C+ in your classes.
CAMPUS COMMENT > > >
What adds the most stress to your life?
MICHAEL WIETECHA History
ZARGHOONA JOYAA Psychology
“Financial problems. Paying for school and trying to get good grades at the same time.”
“Nothing. We stress out too much-that's not what life’s about. Just find a way to deal with it.”
KAMAL AHMED Teaching “Family - when they expect you to do more than you can do. And just nagging.”
SAIRA SIDDIQUI History/Political Science “My family and culture. People always asked me (even in kindergarten) “why don’t you date?”
SANDY SILVA Nursing/R.N. “Kids. They stay out all night and worry you.”
October 6, 2005 MONITOR
NEWS Students complain about Hyman crackdown Continued from Page 1 to be a problem for some of the students in question. They have complained that it was a humiliating experience, which isn’t something Officer Fajardo denies at all. “No one likes getting attention like this from police. I’ve been pulled over before, I know I didn’t like it,” said Fajardo.
But pulling their hands out of their pockets as a method of degradation? Fajardo and the rest of campus security do not agree. “[The students] are not going to hurt you with their eyes. You need to see their hands,” pointed out Chief Fajardo. However, a disputed charge of two allegedly uninvolved students
being among those gathered has ruffled feathers. “We feel this is too harsh for just talking,” said Karan Rai, one of the students involved in the round-up. “This isn’t the first time this has happened,” said a writing lab instructional assistant. Multiple Hyman Hall staff members have urged the group to be quiet, only to
be met with “rudeness and defiance,” said the assistant. “This is just the first time we have a written report with names,” remarked Fajardo. In an effort to be as lenient as possible on the students, all disciplinary action is being referred to Student Services to be taken care of without involving any criminal charges of disturbing the peace.
Proposals considered for Mission Boulevard Continued from Page 1 and Summerhill Homes. Avalon Bay specializes in luxury homes and apartments, Dutra is Fremont owned and operated and Sobrato Homes has previously worked with Ohlone. The corporation selected as developer would be in charge of populating the frontage with commercial and business properties. The current
plan is for there to be one or two large stores such as Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods to draw people into the area. The plan is believed to be feasible as there is no existing grocery store in the immediate area. Smaller stores and businesses would fill out the development and draw more people. The project will potentially hide the campus from the street and the building of an archway or other ar-
chitectural elements is planned to mark the area as being a part of the Ohlone Community College District. The olive trees currently in the area are to be integrated as part of an open plaza. More than 500 parking spaces will be available. The development is also to be specifically linked to the campus, allowing students easy access to the area. The possibility of using parts of the land for homes or
apartments is also being discussed. Previously, Ohlone worked on sending project evaluation papers to the district and planning the development with the aid of district staff, paid consultants and the selection committee. Later this month, the Board of Trustees will consider recommending development teams to negotiate with nonbinding letters of intent.
Annual awards lunch set By DANELLE MEYER Staff writer Each year, Ohlone names a Citizen of the Year is given to one individual who is recognized for contributions to the Tri-Cities area. This year the Ohlone College Foundation Board and the Citizen of the Year Committee picked Rick Geha, a realtor, staff member on the Board of Directors for Kidango, and President of the Ohlone College Foundation Board, to be given the award at the annual Benefit Luncheon. “Rick Geha is a successful realtor and mentor who has given much of his time and efforts to the community,” said Josephine Ong-Hawkins, Executive Director of the Ohlone College Foundation. Geha has been an inspiration to many through his years of contributions not only to the community, but also to Ohlone itself. “He has been President of the Foundation for 8 years, and supports our students not only by lending his own funds, but by soliciting funds from outside sources on behalf of the college,” explained Johari Peebles, Ohlone Foundation Coordinator. According to the Ohlone Foundation Webpage, Geha is a “Local businessman, entrepreneur, philanthropist and charming Master of Ceremonies...being honored for the many years of service rendered to the community.” The Annual Benefit Luncheon will be held on Friday, Oct. 21 at the Newark Hilton to honor Geha’s achievements in the community, and to award Citizen Scholar Awards to students who show outstanding services in the area. “The event is attended by community and political leaders from the tricities area,” said Peebles. Pepsi International Student Scholarship, Don and Babs Amsbaugh Award for Health Science and the Fremont Bank Scholarship, are a few of the 11 awards that will be given out to students worth a total of $5,500.
Photo by Devina Deo
Mautaz Ansour explains the religious observance of Ramadan during a talk in the Quad Monday.
Campus speaker explains Ramadan By OMER AHMED Staff writer Last Monday the Muslim Student Association presented its “What is Ramadan?” seminar. The event occurred in the Quad at 11:45 a.m. in front of Building 5. Speaking on the topic of Ramadan, fasting, Islam and Muslims was Mautaz Ansour. A self described “student of Islamic knowledge,” Ansour came to the U.S. from Amman, Jordan seven years ago and just moved to the Bay Area four months ago. He studied under many different Islamic scholars while in America. After the speech, a question and answer session was held to clear up any misconceptions. Throughout the entire event, pizza and drinks were offered from a kosher/halaal restaurant called N.Y. Giant Pizza and Gyro. DVDs and pamphlets covering a broad array of Islamic issues were made available to the audience. Topics covered in the free literature covered the topics of the Islamic belief system, Jihad to the
life of Malcolm X. The purpose of the event was to inform Ohlone students about the upcoming month of fasting and promote understanding. President of the MSA Hamzah Harah said, “We want everyone to be aware of what Ramadan is and what Muslims are doing.” Ramadan occurs on the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. Due to this, Ramadan occurs on different dates every year of the commonly used solar calendar. This year it began on Oct. 4. It will end on Nov. 2 or 3. During the month of Ramadan, able-bodied adult Muslims restrain themselves from eating, drinking, smoking and sexual relations during the daylight hours. These restrictions are intended to teach the fasters selfcontrol, patience and sympathy for the less fortunate. The act of fasting is also seen a form of atonement. The time is believed to be holiest month of the year because it was when Muslim holy book, the Qur’an, was reveal to the prophet Mohammad, founder of the reli-
gion. After the last day of the month, Muslims observe the Eid ul-Fitr holiday. Future MSA events planned include a community fast breaking or iftar that will be attended by Fremont mayor Bob Wasserman on Oct. 8 at 6:15 p.m. in the Cafeteria. There will also be a speech by Ali Ataie, founder of the Muslim Interfaith Council, on fasting traditions. The Muslim Student Association holds weekly meetings and prayers in Room 4201 every Friday at 1:30 p.m. Ohlone also offers two philosophy courses about Islam, PHIL-112 Introduction to Western Religion and 114 Introduction to Islam.
Psychology workshop set A Psychology Transfer Workshop will be held next Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. Psychology instructor Tom McMahon will unveil his “Transfer Guide for Psychology Major.” A location will be announced.
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The Voice Within by Aman Mehrzai
Editor-in-Chief
The twixter generation In Japan they’re known as the freeter generation. NEET’s (Not engaged in Education, Employment or Training) is what some European governments classify them as. But in America we call them the twixters; those who are stuck betwixt (between) the stages of puberty and adulthood. Perhaps you know a twixter, or maybe you are one. Ranging from the ages of 18 to 29, they refuse to grow up. They can’t hold a job or a partner, and they constantly rely on their parents for financial support. The consensus gentium is that they are lazy and immature, though in most cases the latter proves all the more. They live in a world of fantasy where rational thought and emotional blurts are one in the same, and irresponsibility becomes a way of life. So what causes this malfunctioned portion of society to get stuck in a state of arrested development? Maybe James Dean is to blame. Ever since his manifestation into the adolescent world of the 1950’s, juvenility became synonymous to rebelliousness. Nonage behavior extended well into adulthood, and no longer did a young adult have to hold to his/her responsibilities, because it was “normal” to be capricious. Or maybe the twixter behavior is, as a native American friend of mine said, a representation of the spiritual deadness of our society. Whatever the cause, most experts believe that the twixter phenomenon is found only in post-industrial nations. Some authors such as Neil Postman, in his book, The Disappearance of Childhood , believed that television is to blame. He described how television has taken away human individualism from children, by replacing mothers and teachers as educators. Postman believed that childhood creativity and individualism was shaped by the oral and textual communication, in which a child's imagination was sparked by passing knowledge through reading. Since television replaced oral education, argued Postman, with broadcast television, a cloned like generation of youth strive for individualism and independence in ironically, the same way. A great exposition on twixters can be found in Time Magazine, which further explores the makings of these malingerers. For comments, email aman.mehrzai@gmail.com.
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MONITOR October 6, 2005
FEATURES Problems with math? New software may help By OMER AHMED Staff writer Now there is some digital help for Ohlone students who are struggling with algebra. Mathematics instructor Tania Munding has started using a software package called MyMathLab to help her students learn what two x equals minus 22 over 10 is all about. Munding said, “All over the U.S. we have a problem with algebra.” The learning success rate for algebra classes is reportedly about 46 percent, but many educators be-
lieve that figure to be too high as students are often passed without fully learning the skills. The reason that students don’t always retain their abilities in algebra, according to Munding, is a lack of practice. “They need to work out their ‘muscles’,” she said, and with the MyMathLab software, Munding plans to give students a workout. So far the results have been promising. This semester, the first class to use the software averaged a 90 percent on its first exam. Last year Munding discovered the wealth of software available to assist teachers and students in math
classes and set about researching and testing the different packages such Alex, Eduspace, Ilearn and MathZone. She said she chose MyMathLab because it was user friendly, easy to understand and provided the maximum possible help for students. The software has a number of features that benefit students and teachers alike. The software can create and assign homework from a textbook and automatically grade it. This gives the students enough practice to really learn and doesn’t let them fall into the belief that the teacher will give points for any
homework turned in regardless of quality. Tests can be timed and monitored. Also, several ways of teaching students are provided by the software including multimedia examples such as video lectures and animations. The class is convenient for teachers as all the homework and tests can be recorded in a grade book program that allows for weighted scores and quick calculation of individual and class averages. The software can be difficult to set up as it requires that the instructor take their whole semester length class and digitize it, but once the
class is fully created, the entirety of the course can be copied and used by other teachers. E-mail and Instant Messaging tutoring can be available to students. MyMathLab comes with a number of Pearson Publishers textbooks and has also been adopted by DeVry University. While only one class uses the MyMathLab package at the moment, Munding is working on adapting her Calculus C course to work with the software. She has also shown the software to other math instructors and would like to hold seminars on it.
600 miles by bicycle to raise funds for AIDS By DANELLE MEYER Staff writer
Because she hadn’t ridden long distances before, Howell didn’t have the kind of equipment that the proThe thought of traveling from San fessional bikers had. Francisco to L.A. via a bicycle may “All the other riders I spoke to seem like an impossibility for most thought I was insane for not having of us, but for Corie Howell, current clip peddles or the right shoes...By Ohlone studay 2, I was so dent, a 600sore I could barely walk.” mile bike ride The route took became not the riders through only reality, back roads, cliffs but an accomand the end was plishment she along Highway will never for1. get. “The last leg A massive of the ride though group of 2,000 and into LA was people began scary because we this vigorous were riding on journey on the side of HighJune 5 to help way 1, with cars benefit the San speeding past us Francisco on the left and AIDS Founcliffs with the dation, and the ocean below on L.A. Gay and the right,” said Lesbian CenHowell. ter. Photo by Devina Deo Among the “I found many riders were out about the Corie Howell a group of HIV event when my company sent me to the bakery positives that were riding to fight for to pick up donuts,” Howell said. On the cause. “I made friends with a man on the the counter was a brochure for the Positive Peddlers. He had stopped ride. “I had always been interested in along the trail because he was tired, getting involved in fundraisers and so I stopped and we spoke for a trying to do my part to help out. I while. “He had a big stuffed rabbit tied signed up for it the next week, even though everyone thought I was onto his bike and was so upbeat and happy, even though he was sick and crazy.” The ride was a weeklong event exhausted. He completely made evwith camp-out points stationed along ery negative thought about the ride the way in cities such as Paso Robles vanish from my mind, and gave me and Ventura. “We rode from 60 to the courage to keep going.” On June 11, with a “Giant OCR 100 miles a day,” Howell said. Each of the riders were required road bike” equipped with no speto raise a $2,500 donation, and given cially added pieces, Howell proved she could beat the odds even when it a list of mandatory items to pack. “We were limited to one 70-pound seemed everything was against her. bag that had to include our sleeping She finished the 600-mile bike ride bag, detergent, shower stuff, sleep- right along with everyone else. At the finishing point, all the riding necessities, snacks, PJs, biking clothes and street clothes,” said ers were greeted by tons of people cheering them on. “At the closing Howell. Since Howell’s friends and fam- ceremonies I was so happy to have ily didn’t think she could do it, she made it, but devastated because it only wanted to finish the trip that was over. It was probably the hardest physical thing I’ve ever done, but at much more. “Having no one believe in me the same time the best experience hurt a lot, but gave me more strength and most rewarding, “We were all so happy to have and passion to do it - not only for the good cause, but to show myself, and done the ride, to have been a part of everyone around me, that I could do something that was so amazing and unforgettable...I’d do it again.” it,” said Howell.
Photo by Daniel Kwan
Beth Victorianos is at the controls of the newly-reopened coffee stand in front of Building 1.
Building 1 coffee stand is back By JEROME ENGLEBERTS Opinion editor The coffee stand is back in business! For all of us who pray to the Godess Caffeina or just simply enjoy a frothy cappuccino, there is reason to rejoice. The stand is now owned and operated by Bay Bridge Coffee. We spoke with owner Dave Bernath, who also runs a Bay Bridge Coffee shop on Fremont Street in San
Francisco (right off the...Bay Bridge, you guessed it). He is a coffee connoisseur and proudly states that they emphasize all natural drinks, shade grown organic free trade coffee, roasted by local coffee roasters. Prices are very much in tune with what you’d pay at the big chain coffee places. Dave Bernath won’t be the one who will be managing the stand though ... You’ll be asking Beth Victorianos to brew you a cup, or make you a smoothie. As of last Tuesday, they’re open for business.
Deaf News Corner By ANNIE UTTER Features editor The Ohlone College Deaf Center (OCDC) opened in 1972 to just 30 deaf and hard-of- hearing students. That number has grown to more than 200 each fall every year. The question is, why is there a deaf program at Ohlone? What makes this place so special? It goes way back when The California School for the Deaf in Berkeley was to be moved into the current site of Fremont in 1980. The college wanted to educate the public about the deaf world, so they offered American Sign Language (ASL) classes, deaf culture and classes for the deaf and hard-of-hearing so they could be ready for the new community in 1980. Ohlone College Deaf Center is one of the largest Deaf programs on the community college level in
the U.S.A., signs Tom Holcomb of Deaf studies. Currently, there are about 150 deaf and hard-ofhearing students enrolled. Half of the students are from the California School for the Deaf in Fremont (CSDF) and the other students come from mainstream schools from all over California, as well as other states. There are also a large number of foreign students coming from Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, and Africa. The main reason why students are coming from so far away is that the majority of community colleges do not provide a variety of services like Ohlone. Joe McLaughlin is the Dean, Deaf Studies & Special Services. There are eight staff that teach and sign in ASL and half of the staff are deaf. The interpreter staff currently has seven full-time interpreters and 15 part-time interpreters and are still hiring for more. Ohlone also provides an Interpreter Preparation Program (IPP). For more information about courses check out http://www.ohlone.edu/instr/div_deaf/ipp/ The Ohlone College Deaf Center is located in Room 5305 over the cafeteria. You can check the website at http://www.ohlone.edu/instr/div_deaf/
October 6, 2005 MONITOR
FEATURES De Young Museum to reopen on Oct. 15
Jessica Losee
Hickies, how to get rid of them
By JEROME ENGELBERTS Opinion editor The de Young will celebrate its re-opening in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco with a 31-hour museum marathon, which is free to the public. The museum will be open continuously from 10 a.m. on Oct. 15 until 5 p.m. Oct. 16. The opening weekend program includes music, dancing, food and a full schedule of performances by local groups throughout the museum grounds. To memorialize the occasion, a photo opportunity station will be located near the historic sphinx sculptures. Special events are planned for the opening weekend including: Members of the San Francisco Symphony Brass; Performances by San Francisco Opera & San Francisco Ballet; Hatshepsut: From Queen to Pharaoh; Golden Gate Park Band; Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band; a special Poetry, Music and Art program. Poet Laureates to read original poems dedicated to the grand opening of the new de Young Museum, among with others former San Francisco Poets Laureates Janice Mirikitani, and Lawrence Ferlinghetti; the Hot Club of San Francisco and many special attractions. The previous deYoung museum was damaged beyond repair during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake and the buildings were torn down. The design of the new museum has been controversial, and the reopening has been eagerly awaited by the Bay Area arts community. For a complete program, please visit http://www.thinker.com/ deyoung/visiting/index.asp or call the De Young museum’s hot line at (415) 863-3330
ASL variety show classes By SARA KWAN Staff writer There will be two ASL Variety Show classes, ASL-213B and DEAF-213D for the nine-week semester starting Oct. 17. The classes will put on a variety show, featuring deaf and hearing ASL students during finals week in December. The purpose is to connect the two worlds of deaf students and hearing students. For information about the class, go to the the Ohlone website using WebAdvisor, www.ohlone.edu. Students will be interacting with each other in a variety of performances that will include ABC’s and number stories. If the Ohlone theater is not available for the performance, then the California School for the Deaf in Fremont will be willing to host this event.
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Photos by Daniel Kwan
Josh Snedigar, above, fans a deck at last Friday’s poker tournament at Ohlone. Below, organizers break out the chips.
Poker craze reaches Ohlone By GABRIEL VILA Staff writer Imagine 50 young men and women together in a room, clustered in small groups around tables where cards are thrown down and bets are placed, the rush and excitement of winning and the bitter taste of defeat. No, we’re not in Vegas ladies and gents, we’re at the Gamers’ Association’s Texas Hold’em Poker Benefit Tournament, held last Friday in the cafeteria. Josh Snedigar, president of the Gamers’ Association, was proud of the event. “Our treasurer came up with the idea, and we ran with it.” Really, the club is for all forms of tabletop gaming, ranging from the classic board game Risk to more esoteric card games. So when presented with an idea for a fundraiser, Texas Hold’em, being the popular choice from television and in general a great game was an obvious choice. “We only expected 30 or so people to show up,” Snedigar said. “But 54 people signed up in advance, and we actually have people coming in from outside the school.”
The poker tournament was held to raise funds to go toward assisting hurricane Katrina survivors, in addition to helping out the newly founded Gamers’ Association. “About 15 percent of the proceeds go toward victims of Katrina,” Chris Nguyen, treasurer of the club said. “People just keep showing up.” The event had a $5 buy-in for people who signed up in advance, and a $7 buy in for people who turned up at the door. Although the event started an hour late, everyone seemed to be having a good time. Nick Comendant, a premed major, thought it was a great idea. “I heard that the tournament was for the hurricane, and I love poker, so I signed up.” But it wouldn’t be poker without something to win, would it? To that end, the Gamers’ Association got John T’s to donate prizes. First place, Marty Stroschein, won a deck of
official plastic cards and a deck shuffler. Second place, Nelson Than, took two decks and a set of poker chips. Third place: Kyle Meiers, won two decks of cards and a World Poker Tournament Rules book. From all indications, the tournament was a success, in fact, the only complaint voiced (besides the groans of painful defeat) was that it was poorly advertised. Most people heard of the event only a day or so in advance.
Hickies. Getting them is fun, getting rid of them is hell. I was recently trying to purge myself of one of these little maladies. I was desperately hoping that I could do so without having to resort to taking my skin off with a cheese grater, claiming that aliens had attacked me the night before with a new, messier alternative to their signature laser. I realized while looking online that many people do not even know what a hickey is. A hickey, according to one website, is a number of small broken blood vessels under the skin - basically, it is just a small bruise. Certain areas of skin do seem to be more prone to hickies than others, including the area surrounding the neck and shoulders, as well as the inside of the elbows and knees. Most hickies are caused by over-passionate blood-suckers attaching themselves to a victim’s neck. Other times, you can accidentally apply them to oneself if you happen to suck on your arm for a while. There are also rare cases of people being attacked by their vacuums while cleaning their rooms. It’s been known to happen. There are many ways suggested online using everyday items to remove hickies, including pressing on the area with the back of a cold spoon, using a highlighter or lipstick cap and “blot” the area using a small amount of suction, heating the area with a warm spoon to break up the small clots of blood, putting vinegar on it, as well as hundreds of others. One article from Wiki.ehow. com suggests using a toothbrush and brushing the area: “Using the toothbrush method reduced my hickey in seconds, and after about an hour, it was gone!” The method I used worked fairly well: icing the area for a few minutes, then taking a comb and combing the blood vessels back down. It did not get rid of the largest ones, but after about 10 minutes there were only three or four small red spots on my neck. After you try your home remedy, if it does not seem to be working, one can always try to cover the area with make-up, which the cheap stuff can be purchased for only a couple bucks at any local drug store or grocery store. I recommend that when applying the make-up over the blood-darkened area, blot it on to ensure the make-up is thick enough to cover the hickey. If all else fails, one can resort to lame excuses. I personally favor putting a bandaid over the area and claiming it is a pimple. No one will want to look at such a monstrosity. You can also buy a neck brace and say you were in a car accident. In the end, you can wear a turtleneck, although it is a bit obvious if one wears a turtleneck in 75-degree weather.
6 MONITOR
October 6, 2005
NEWS
Carnival Day at Ohlone By JEROME ENGELBERTS Opinions editor Wednesday’s Ohlone Carnival was an event partially to raise money for victims of Hurricane Katrina, and to offer an opportunity to get information about which student clubs may be available (among others the Asian Pacific American Students Association, and Students In Free Enterprise), advice on trans-
fer possibilities (representatives of several schools were present), possible jobs and internships (local assemblyman Alberto Torrica had someone there looking for interns), and representatives from agencies like Family Support Services. Also represented was WILD 94.9 radio, which flooded the gathering with an ongoing stream of music. All these were circled around a variety of recreational attractions
In photos, clockwise from upper left: Wendy Lao goes through obstacle course; Jeremy Leonard (standing) beats up on Alex Truong; Jiran Sayadi in the Jello-eating contest; Jeff Rodgers, Mike Holmes, Jermaine Smith and Alex Arias mug for the photographer; Sarah Khanghahi passing small basketballs back to the people tossing them.
(shooting hoops, card games, ball games and other activities) in the Palm Bosque. There was a variety of student clubs as well as potential employers and other schools vying for the students’ attention. The carnival was organized by the ASOC with help from the Transfer and Career department, which contacted most of the participating outside parties.
Photos by Daniel Kwan
October 6, 2005 MONITOR
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CAMPUS EVENTS OCTOBER
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National Depression Screening Day -- 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. in the Health Center, Building 16. Ohlone College is on a campaign and joins National Depression Screening Day to educate everyone that help and support are available. No one needs to suffer in silence or alone. Drop by the Student Health Center, Building 6 to participate in free, confidential, education and screenings for a range of common emotional conditions that are often misunderstood or overlooked. You can also log onto depression-screening.org for an online screening. Bring the results to the Health Center for by a counselor who will provide information and support. For additional information call (510) 6596258 or TTY (510) 659-6219.
7 Brown Bag Seminar - 1 - 2 p.m at Ohlone College, Room 2133. GIS on Campus - The Power of Geographic Information Systems. Speaking will be Professor Narinder Bansal and Professor William Harmon.
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Women's Volleyball -6:30 p.m. At Ohlone, versus West Valley College.
8 Ohlone College Super
Flea Market -- 8 a.m. - 3 p.m at
Ohlone College, Lots 'E' and 'H'. The Ohlone College Super Flea Market is held the second Saturday of every month. Vendor spaces are $30 - same day registration is $35. Admission is free and parking is $2 per vehicle. All proceeds support Ohlone College programs. For more information contact Elaine Nagel at (510) 659-6285.
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Katrina Relief Concert at The Saddle Rack -42011 Boscell Rd in Fremont, CA. Join The Saddle Rack, Comcast Cable, Q105, and the Tri City Rotary Club in honoring Bay Area Fire Fighters of the California Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 3 for their help with Hurricane Katrina recovery, relief and disaster assistance. A $20 donation for the concert will be accepted at the door. Other items such as money, toys, clothing and other essentials will be accepted. The benefit concert will feature Columbia Recording Artist Buddy Jewell, Appaloosa and friends. You must be 21+ to enter.
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Women's Water
Polo -- 3 p.m. At Ohlone, versus American River College.
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Ohlone College Foundation “Citizen Scholar Awards” Application Deadline -- The Ohlone College Foundation will offer eight very special
scholarships totaling $5,000 to Ohlone students who exhibit dedication to their academic success while also demonstrating community and campus involvement. Each scholarship requires a completed Ohlone College scholarship application. Scholarships will be awarded at the 2005 Citizen of the Year Luncheon on October 21, 2005. See the Ohlone College Scholarships website for additional information. See HTTP :// WWW . OHLONE . EDU / ORG / SCHOLAR SHIPS/ for more information.
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Men's Water Polo -3:30 p.m. At Ohlone, versus Modesto Jr. College.
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Deaf BBQ -- 11 a.m. to 4 p.m at Lake Elizabeth, Picnic Area B. Bring a lunch or pay $2 for a BBQ hotdog or burger, chips, drink, and dessert. There will be volleyball, baseball, boat rentals, chess, and more! Just show up! Sponsored by Revival Tabernacle Dead Ministry.
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MultiCultural Festival -- 11 a.m. to 7 p.m at Ohlone College. A celebration of unity and diversity. Free parking! Featuring food booths, cultural programs, arts and crafts booths, business booths, and service booths. Admission is $3 a day and proceeds will help IACF Education Programs. A free health fair, sponsored by AAPIO, will be held on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and an immigration fair from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. For booth reservation call Shashi Sharma at (408) 569-3396 or Naresh Sharma at (510) 656-6588.
17 Fall 2005 9-week Semester Courses Start -- Nineweek classes fit a full semester’s credit into a shortened format. Students can register online via WebAdvisor.
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Book Club Meeting - 7 - 8:30 p.m at Newark Memorial High School, Room 315. The Ohlone College Book Club will be meeting twice this semester to discuss The Laramie Project. Discussion will be lead by Rick Flynn of the English department. If you can attend a live discussion, visit http:// ohlonereads.blogspot.com for the online Blog. Copies of the book are available for $8 at the Library Information Desk.
19 Women’s Volleyball -- 6:30 p.m. At Ohlone, versus Foothill College.
JOBS AND INTERNSHIPS Students are Welcome to visit. Transfer & Career Services, Building 1 Room 1405A. Open Monday thru Thursday 9 to 12 a.m. & 1 to 3 p.m. Closed Fridays.
ASSISTANT - Part-time. $8 - 15 per hour in Fremont, CA for 1 - 3 hours per day, weekdays. Looking for a responsible person, who is able to speak and understand English, and has some computer skills such as Internet, emailing, word, excel. We are a growing company and are looking for smart, intelligent people to work at entrylevel positions. This position requires making packages and mail labels, picking and dropping mail at post office, light office work such as faxing, photocopying, tracking packages on Internet, and entering data. If you have computer skills, and are willing to take on additional responsibilities, we can give you additional work and will of course, pay more. We are willing to train the right person. We are flexible about working hours and can work around your school schedule. #1539380 RECEPTIONIST / ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT - Full-time, entry level, in Fremont, CA. Schedule to Be Arranged. The ideal candidate for this position is an outgoing, hardworking person with two+ years of administrative experience. You must be professional inside and out, be reliable, detail oriented, organized, and able to work independently. You must also have excellent written and verbal communication skills and have full working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook. Responsibilities for this position include, but are
not limited to, answering a multiline phone, taking detailed messages and transferring calls, ordering office supplies, data entry, processing incoming and outgoing mail-shipments, copying, filing, typing, faxing and running errands (must have current CDL, own vehicle, & good driving record). Additional administrative responsibilities will be assigned as experience increases. We offer competitive salaries, opportunity for growth, employee bonus program, 401(k) plan with company matching program, medical, dental vision, additional medical & dental insurance available at cost to employee, IDP Licensing program with cash bonus upon licensure, internal continuing education program, and a fun & exciting culture. #1538422 JR. ACCOUNTANT/LOAN PROCESSOR - Full-time, entry level, $10 per hour in Fremont, CA. Minimum 30 hours per week. You must be able to type fast, have good communication skills, and good phone attitude. This is an administrative type job, with bookkeeping, purchasing, and accounting duties. #1538438 SOCIAL SERVICE COORDINATOR - Full-time, entry level, $10 - 11 per hour in Newark, CA. Monday - Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Must have at least an AA degree in Social Work or related field. Must have experience in management. You will oversee the social service office, administer all social service programs, grant writing and development, develop & supervise volunteer program. #1538442 LEASING CONSULTANT Part-time, $15 per hour plus bonuses in Pleasanton, CA. Every Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. You must be an outgoing, self-starter with great people skills. Experience in Retail or Property Management sales a plus! We are seeking someone to both lease apartments and provide outstanding customer service to our residents EVERY
WEEKEND. You will work in our leasing office answering the phone, assisting prospective and current residents with questions and concerns. Your primary objective is to lease apartments thru phone and in person sales techniques. We also have a pro-active lease renewal program to keep existing residents. Both successful leases and lease renewals pay you bonuses. #1524902 SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE- SALES - Full-time, entry level, $30,000 - $53,700 a year in Pleasanton, CA. 37.5 hours per week. You must have a Bachelors or Associates Degree. Must be licensed if required by the state or Strategic Business Unit of Commercial Markets. Strong written and oral communication skills needed. Basic math skills are also required. Some travel necessary. You will work in concert with Sales Producers to ensure retention of quality business. Acts as primary customer contact in addressing questions and concerns regarding account status. Assists Sales Producers in the review, analysis, and development of coverage recommendations for retained and prospected accounts. Provides information and coordinates activity with various departments to ensure quality service. #1530456 LEGISLATIVE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM - This program offers students the opportunity to learn more about the legislative process, and provides in depth experience in working in a state legislative office. The program is flexible to accommodate school schedules; however, prospective interns should be able to volunteer a minimum of 12 hours a week. Internships are unpaid and available year round, and can be completed in exchange for academic units. It will be the students’ responsibility to arrange for course credit. For more information about this position and others please visit: Transfer &Career Services, Bldg 1, rm1405A.
The Ohlone College Book Club will be meeting twice this semester to discuss The Laramie Project. Discussion will be lead by Mark Nelson of the Theatre department. If you can attend a live discussion, visit http://ohlonereads.blogspot.com for the online Blog. Copies of the book are available for $8 at the Library Information Desk.
Volleyball 21 Brown Bag Seminar - 6:3028p.m.Women’s At Ohlone, versus Canada
-- 1 - 2 p.m at Ohlone College, Room 2133. The Math and Science of Safety in the Manufacturing of Semiconductor Chips. Speaking will be Facilities and Safety Solutions Specialist Aaron Zude.
21 Book Club Meeting - 1 - 2:30 p.m in the Ohlone College Library, Video Conference Room.
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28 Women’s Water Polo -- 3 p.m. At Ohlone, versus College of San Mateo. “GSA-Gay Straight Alliance” will meet every Tuesday in SC116 at 3-4pm. Come and meet like minded people!
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MONITO ONITOR S P O R T S OHLONE COLLEGE
Thursday, October 6, 2005
Swing Away
The final score
Squared up
By NICK ZAMBRANO Sports editor
By STEVEN CHAVEZ Correspondent
Smith finally takes the helm
Janikowski puts Raiders at 1-3 Raider fans rejoice you are finally in the win column! And guess what? Sebastian Janikowski helped put you there. Janikowski nailed four field goals to put the Raiders on top of the Dallas Cowboys, 19-13 this past weekend in Oakland. This came as a shock to most, as Janikowski missed two field goals last week against the Eagles. The Raiders lost the previous week to the Eagles 23-20, a game that was within hands reach if had not been for Jano. A victory over Donovan McNabb and company could have been sweet. How many other teams could say they have done that? Back to Jano for a moment. His two missed field goals could have put the Raiders over the Eagles and leave the Silver and Black going into their bye week with a 2-2 record. And the last time I checked 2-2 is better than 1-3, a whole lot better. Keeping with the theme of numbers, Sea Bass was 2 for 2 on field goal attempts from 40 yards out in the game against Dallas, but was 0 for 1 in the same range against Philly. These kind of kicks should be chip shots for a guy like Janikowski, who was taken in the first round by the Raiders six years ago for his superior leg strength. There was no excuse for that missed kick. In his six-year stint in the NFL, Janikowski is ironically only 40 for 59 on attempts from 40 yards out, a percentage of 66, while most kickers in the league are over 70 percent from 40 yards out. But if you look back a couple seasons, the Raiders have had their problems with kickers. Remember Cole Ford? Booed right out of town. Now do you really want that to happen Jano? I mean the Raider Nation are already perhaps the toughest fans in football, but do you really want to give them more reason to go psycho? And how often are games decided by less than a touchdown? Twenty-four games, 24 games in a season that is only four weeks old. And guess what? The last three games the Raiders have played were decided by that margin. So much for the offense that was supposed to carry the Raiders back into the playoffs. Wake up Sea Bass, don't expect your work to be minimal. A kicker has as much importance to a team as the quarterback does. So next time when you’re putting on that silver and black jersey, remember it comes with a commitment to excellence. So you make sure you bring that, and just win baby because you do not want to be the next Cole Ford.
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Photo by Daniel Kwan
Baseball is still in full swing this fall as the Ohlone Renegades prepare for their upcoming season in Spring 2006. The season starts up in February.
Women’s soccer blanks San Francisco City College By SARA KWAN Staff writer The Lady Renegades continued their hot streak on Friday against San Francisco City College. The roads were against them when they were informed last minute of San Francisco’s double header, which pushed their game to 2 p.m. instead of the originally planned 4 p.m. However, Coach Larry Heslin fit 12 players into a van and drove to San Francisco to play the game at its scheduled time. Reinforcements joined them later on, but Ohlone had enough players to get things started, and the girls did not let Coach Heslin
down. The game was scoreless throughout the first half, but in the middle of the second half the Lady Renegades scored two goals, one by forward Sarah Fernandez and the other by midfielder Kristina Eng. That proved to be enough, as the Ohlone defense shut out San Francisco. Amanda Lopez protected the goal safely for Ohlone as they held on to win another game. Unfortunately, they could not muster any offense for their game on Tuesday against Cabrillo. The Lady Renegades allowed Cabrillo to jump on the scoreboard early with two quick goals in the first five minutes of the game. Ohlone had many opportunities to
score themselves in the first half, but wasn’t able to capitalize. In the second half, Cabrillo blew the game wide open with three more goals and shut down the Ohlone offense for the rest of the game as the Lady Renegades dropped it, 5-0. “We’re going to try to not start off too slowly anymore,” said Coach Heslin. The Lady Renegades have a game this Friday against De Anza College. If they win that game, the worst position they will be in is a tie for first going into the second half. “It’s a matter of the girls coming out to play and believing inthemselves,” Coach Heslin said. “If we do that, we should be alright.”
UPCOMING HOME GAMES Men’s Soccer: Wednesday 10/05/05 versus Evergreen Valley at 4 p.m. Friday 10/07/05 versus Shasta at 2 p.m. Friday 10/11/05 versus Mission at 4 p.m. Wednesday 10/19/05 versus Chabot at 4 p.m.
Friday 10/28/05 versus Cabrillo at 4 p.m. Women’s Soccer: Tuesday 10/11/05 versus Mission at 2 p.m. Men’s Water Polo: Friday 10/14/05 versus Modesto Jr. at 3:30 p.m.
Women’s WaterPolo: Wednesday 10/12/05versus American River at 3 p.m. Women’s Volleyball: Friday 10/07/05 versus West Valley at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday 10/19/05 - versus Foothill at 6:30 p.m.
Back to what’s important, in a word: football. This week saw the Raiders defeat the Cowboys and the 49ers beat the Cardinals. Wait, the new and improved “contenders for the division title” 49ers lost to the friggin’ Cardinals? That quote was a paraphrase of what their coach, Mike Nolan, has been-and still is- spewing out of his athlete’s footriddled mouth. Finally, though, the 49ers can begin the long rebuilding process this week when rookie Alex Smith takes the helm and tries to get the once-proud organization back on its feet. Smith was drafted first in this year’s draft, given a contract worth $24 million in guaranteed money and touted as the future and savior of the 49ers. He gets his first chance to prove his worth on Sunday against the undefeated Colts. If you haven’t followed the NFL yet this year, the Colts are still good, but it’s their DEFENSE that is putting them in a position to win each week. Smith won’t be able to just go out and pick apart a weak defense in his first week. Expect for Smith to have a bad start. He isn’t going to go out and turn this team around this week, or this season, for that matter. If you’re counting, only one person in NFL history that was drafted first overall, since the AFL-NFL merger in the early ’60s has been able to lead his team to a winning record his first season. He was pretty good though, and I’m not sure that Smith could even carry John Elway’s jockstrap. The Raiders got their first win this week, defeating the Cowboys in an ugly but “we’ll take it” game. Going into their bye week, 1-3 isn’t impressive, but it’s worlds better than 0-2005. Looking at their schedule, though, it may be getting easier, aside from San Diego following the bye week and then once more in December. The only other game they play against an opponent to speak of is in the season’s final week against the Giants. It wouldn’t be out of the question for this team to pull themselves together to even out at 8-8, and in today’s NFL, that might be enough for the playoffs. More likely, however, they’ll suffer the same fate as the 49ers, no football in January.