Monitor 2005-2-5

Howard DeWitt publishes his 20th book

Mencher art on president’s office walls

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MONITOR OHLONE COLLEGE

Vol. XXXX No. 3

Fremont, California

Egret remembered in statue

Thursday, February 3, 2005

Deportation of instructor is delayed

By TONY C. YANG Staff writer

Photo by Daniel Kwan

This statue of an egret placed in the pond near the bus stop recalls the great egret which flew from the pond into a window of Building 1 last semester. The bird was taken to a wildlife rescue center, where it was treated and eventually died.

Plans advance to lease Ohlone surplus land for housing, retail

By JESSICA LOSEE Staff writer Last Wednesday, the Ohlone College Board of Trustees declared another 15 acres of land on campus as surplus to be sold or leased for various uses.

This brings to 34 acres declared as surplus by trustees. Included is a strip of land suitable for retail development along Mission Boulevard in front of the school, and

some land the south side of the school cannot be of any possible use to the school, as decided by the Board of Trustees.

If the school was expanded in the frontage property, traffic would become even more of a hindrance and the southern plots of surplus property are under power lines and under various gas-lines and other utilities. Due to the power lines and other obstacles, the school could not possibly use the southern prop-

erty, but contractors could for other uses.

The surplus property will either be leased out or sold to contractors for high-end developments, such as Andronico's and Whole Foods Market grocery stores, which could possibly be used as an anchor business, surrounded by other small businesses in a strip, said President Doug Treadway.

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Facing the real possibility of deportation, Ohlone instructional aide Gerry Dulalia was given a temporary reprieve on Tuesday morning in San Francisco Immigration Court.

“This is what we call in our business a ‘miracle,’” said Marcia I. Perez, Dulalia’s lawyer. She will be conducting informal discussions with the government to permanently ensure his American residency. “I think he’s an asset to the United States, and he should definitely not be removed,” she said. The 39year-old Dulalia works in Ohlone’s ASL lab, and interprets for deaf and deaf-blind students.

With family, friends, lawyer and even Dominican priests by his side, Dulalia had been ready for a court battle over his right to stay in the United States. Before his hearing , he was very nervous.

“I’m extremely tense,” he said.

“I don’t know what will happen to me.” Afterward, he said he felt bet-

ter, but was still “worried.”

Dulalia was rightfully worried, because of strict new U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) regulations that made him ineligible for U.S. Citizenship.

Dulalia did not receive a conclusive verdict in his request for asylum for humanitarian reasons. Instead, the government – under the auspices of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) ICE– opted for negotiations to settle the matter outside of court.

This is an “unexpected” development in the case, said Perez. “We fully expected to go to trial, but then this happened.” Perez, Dulalia’s family attorney, is a senior associate at Allen and Associates, which has been the family lawyer for over ten years.

The good news is, “Gerry won’t be deported today,” Perez said.

She is adamant about getting Dulalia’s case dropped, but circumstances are out of her control. She said, “Right now, the decision is in limbo until the government makes Continued on Page 6

Biotechnology talk Friday Laurie Issel-Tarver of Stanford University will speak on biotechnology and its effects on medicine, science and ethics in a Brown Bag Seminar Friday, Feb. 4, from 1 to 2 p.m. in Room 3201.

Refreshments will be available.

Future seminars include: • Chemistry Demonstrations by Jim Klent on March 4, • “Polar Bears of Manitoba” by Juliette Hoffman on April 1 • “Insects as Vectors of Disease Transmission” by Jim Baxter on May 6.

Sponsors are the Math/Science Division and ASOC.

Astonomy teacher worked on Saturn mission

By AMAN MEHRZAI News editor Every week, astronomy instructor Eric Wegryn rides his motorcycle to Ohlone College to do what he loves best, teaching.

Wegryn also teaches at West Valley College in Saratoga and at the Exploratorium Science Museum in San Francisco. Did I also mention that he is a scientist for NASA who worked intimately on the former Mars Pathfinder Mission and on the more recent Cassini Mission to Saturn and it’s moon

Titan? The later project to Saturn actually landed a satellite a little over two weeks ago, called the Huygens Probe, onto Titan taking unexpected pictures from its surface. Wegryn’s duties with NASA act as his full-time job. Teaching is an additional task he takes on in order to fulfill his passion.

Since early childhood Wegryn had his heart set in the stars. He witnessed his first launching of the Space Shuttle and other rocket takeoff’s with his parents at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

This inspired Wegryn to want to

join the Air Force, but not having the eyesight to fly fighter jets, he did what was next best; he studied aerospace engineering at the University of Michigan. Graduating in 1989, Wegryn worked for several years for the Space Shuttle Program as a Guidance, Navigation and Control Engineer. Soon after, the excitement of his job wore off.

“After several years of launching space shuttles, which you might think it’s really exciting, but it actually involved a lot of sitting in a cubicle, and staring at a computer,” said Wegryn. He went back to

school to make a switch from engineering to science, starting at the University of Indiana, then to the University of Arizona to get his Ph.D. in planetary sciences.

As a graduate student, Wegryn helped build the camera for NASA’s Huygens Probe on a task that took two years (1995-96) of calibration and testing to complete. On October of 1997, Wegryn watched his work lift off into space aboard the Titan IV rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a launch that left him with a sense of accomplishment and awe. “I was fortu-

nate to watch the pre-dawn launch,” said Wegryn. “The Titan IV is a huge rocket, even from 10 kilometers away it shakes the ground!”

Following Cassini, Wegryn worked on the Mars Pathfinder Mission, using the data sent back from Mars in 1997 to complete his doctoral research for his thesis.

His thesis consisted of a detailed study of Mars’ atmosphere using Pathfinder’s camera. The research showed that there were dust particles so fine, as fine as cigarette smoke that may prove to be a headContinued on Page 6

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OPINION

The rising cost of a disposable culture and forgettable fads

By RANDALL WOO Staff writer Culture all around us is changing and evolving every second. What is “in” one day may very well be “out” the next day. Just one brief comparison of the popular music charts today to those of the late 90s is evidence of this. Gone are the boy bands that once ruled the music charts. An interesting phenomenon occurred in the late 90s; DJ’s and rappers slowly became integral parts of bands as the rap-rock genre took off. These types of bands are now a dying breed and only the few strong have survived.

Today the rappers are being replaced with screamers and the DJ’s replaced by keyboards. The dual singing/rapping combo has given way to the all too familiar sing/scream duo these days. This new breed of music has taken a hold of America’s youth. It is disappointing to find that more and more bands are looking the same and sounding the same.

Hot Topic, the chain of stores peddling “alternative” culture, is now a common sight at many malls. It is quite a contrast to see such a grungy, dimly lit store in the familiar lights and elevator music of the mall. One trip inside, however, and a look at the

price tags will reveal that it is yet another store designed to separate money from the hands of hard working parents.

Tours these days seem to exist for the sole reason of making money.

Take for example the Honda Civic Tour. This tour encourages young people to get together and enjoy music and buy a few Hondas in the process. One trip to the Vans Warped Tour website and you will find that the good people at Samsung and Cingular have graciously brought this tour to a city near you. Samsung and Sprint bring the Warped Tour’s not too distant cousin the “Taste of

Chaos” tour to you. How much chaos can there really be on a tour backed by major corporations? A quick trip to the Ozzfest website reveals their corporate sponsors as well. How metal is “The official energy drink of Ozzfest,” YJ Stinger? So, whose interests are really being served in a market where “cool” rules?

Upon reading a review of Limp Bizkit’s latest album in “Alternative Press”, I was astonished to see how cruel the editors were to the once popular group. Receiving an abysmal 0/5, they had received the lowest rating I had ever seen in the magazine. I looked in the back of the magazine to view the

back issues and lo and behold there was Limp Bizkit featured on the cover of the September 2000 issue. It is interesting how people like to ride the bandwagon and then can just as soon kick you when you are down. All this brings me to the question: How much of today’s culture will we actually remember? We live in an age where it seems artistic credibility is constantly being compromised for the almighty dollar. How much of the music on the airwaves right now will be considered significant in the future? I hope that we are not a generation defined by a thirst for fads and a short attention span.

Intuition and Mom’s advice: recipe for a lesson worth learning

By MARC MCCORD Staff writer In my own life, I’ve had many jealous ex-girlfriends, the relationships could not last because I'm not the jealous type. My philosophy is: “If I gotta follow you around and play Columbo all day, then I don’t need you.”

Insecurity breeds jealousy, which can lead a person – man or woman – to engage in all kinds of dangerous behavior. Many jealous ex-lovers in

correctional facilities across the country can attest to the ill effects that jealousy has had on their own lives.

I’ll never forget this girl named Yvonne, who for a long time had a crush on me when we were in school.

A little voice in the back of my head told me to leave that girl alone. Thank God I did. One day, a few years after we got out of school, I ran into Yvonne and gave her my phone number. She called me not once, not twice, but dozens of times in a very short period of time.

Well, one day when I spoke to her I told her I had to go see my girlfriend. “Your

girlfriend?” She screamed into the phone and hung up.

I didn’t hear from her again until... I happened to open the local newspaper and there was a story about her: “Oakland Woman Kills Boyfriend and Buries Him In Backyard.”

Turns out that little voice in my head may have saved my life. During a conflict with her boyfriend, about another woman, she killed him in his sleep. She then took his body and put it in a child’s toy box; it must’ve been a huge toy box. Anyway, after a couple of weeks of no

one hearing from this guy and her acting weird, the police started nosing around and discovered a patch of dirt in the backyard that didn’t quite look right. Well, that led to her being taken away for the rest of her life, I hope.

At around that same time in my life, when I had no sense at all, which wasn’t that long ago, I let women who were more ignorant than I was, convince me that in order to keep a woman, you had to know how to control her.

Perplexed I called my mother who,

thank God, was a voice of reason. I said, “Hey Mom, how does a man control a woman?” With incredulity in her voice, she responded, “for what?”

I said, “you know, to keep her line?” Her response has stayed with me to this day: “Mark, it’s hard enough for you to control yourself, why would you want to control anyone else?”

And she was right. As soon as I learned that lesson, I no longer attracted the type of women that wanted to be controlled.

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OPINION/NEWS

February 3, 2005 MONITOR

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‘Having police officers at Ohlone College unarmed is very disturbing’ EDITOR: I would like to comment on the article in the Dec. 2, 2004 issue of the Ohlone College Monitor discussing whether or not Ohlone police officers should carry firearms.

First off, as a student, let me say that having police officers at Ohlone College unarmed is very disturbing to me. Those entrusted with protecting me are denied the tools that allow them to perform that task completely. If our police are to be expected to serve and protect us without firearms, are we also to expect our professors to teach us without textbooks?

Anyone who believes that police can perform their duties to the best of their ability while unarmed obviously has no understanding of po-

lice work. What they also fail to understand is not only the nature of the world we live, but also the nature of some people whom we have no choice but to share it with.

The article mentions that the presence of firearms “do not make the atmosphere safer” and cites Japan’s low crime rate as proof of this. That assertion could not be farther from the truth. In fact, Japan has suffered the highest increase in violent crime of any country in recent years. By 2000 Japan’s murder rate had surpassed that of both England and Australia, both of which have also been experiencing increases in violent crime and have strict gun laws. Furthermore, the low homicide rate in Japan is similar to the low homicide rate of Japanese-Americans suggesting a cul-

tural connection.

While we are talking about other countries and the effect of firearms related to overall safety, let’s not forget Switzerland. With a population of approximately six million, Switzerland requires all males between the ages of 21 and 32 to keep in their homes an M-57 Assault Rifle and 24 rounds of ammunition. Yet in 1997 their homicide rate was only 1.4 per 100,000. Nonresident foreigners commit almost half the crime Switzerland does have.

Fact of the matter is we live neither in Japan nor Switzerland.

So let’s talk about the presence of firearms in the United States.

Many states now have “right to carry” laws for private citizens.

On average states with right to

carry laws have a 19% lower homicide rate and a 39% lower robbery rate. In fact, the nine states with the lowest violent crime rates are “right to carry” states. So it would seem that the presence of firearms does in fact make the atmosphere safer in the U.S. While California is not a “right to carry” state, here at Ohlone College we need at very least to equip of police with the tools necessary to fulfill their duties around the clock. Armed police would serve as a deterrent to isolated acts of violence and be able to limit the effect of a serious incident. While statistically the odds of a serious incident occurring at Ohlone College are very low, I for one would rather not take the chance than wait

until it is too late.

If Ohlone Police are to remain unarmed, and an incident in while armed officers could have saved a life or prevented injury occurs, I would hold the college responsible for tying the hands of our law enforcement professionals. The question for the administration should not be whether or not to arm our police, but rather which firearm should be issued and what additional training and qualifications are mandated.

Anyone who wishes to attend class in an atmosphere where armed police are not necessary to ensure the safety of all students can do so online.

RICHARD G. COMINOS, JR. Ohlone student

Disappointing turnout for tsunami fundraiser EDITOR: I was very surprised to see such a low turnout for the tsunami fundraiser on Wednesday evening in the Jackson Theater.

I was there and I was enthused to see how many people volunteered their time and talent to come together for a worthwhile cause.

There could have been a lot more money collected for this

horrible disaster. I was also surprised to find out that there were no Fremont businesses that donated towards the prizes given away - as an extra attraction for the $10 per person that everyone donated.

Local talent from Little Theater in the Fremont/Newark area performed as well as Jr. High School performers and former students who are on a quest for their own musical career, plus a

few of our own faculty and staff doing what they do, oh so well. A beautiful reading was done that brought everyone to tears and the reality of the disaster.

But nothing quite could match the impact that Mark Nelson made on the audience with his compelling slide presentation.

Mark was in Thailand during the tsunami and was able to show pictures before and after the devastation. The stunned silence

could not compare with Mark’s choked up narration as he commented on those few days that he witnessed. He had to stop several times as he described his saving a man’s life who was pinned under a car, or the mistaken identity of the “mannequins” he saw floating in the water. The fact that he was alive in Fremont, California, U.S.A., was obviously a blessing to Mark. The emotion that overtook Mark, overwhelmed the au-

dience.

If you didn’t attend on Wednesday you missed a time in your life when you would have said, “Thank G-d I wasn’t in Indonesia the day after Christmas, 2004, and thank G-d Mark is safe.”

In the future, try and make these special events – it does a body good.

ELAINE NAGEL Ohlone staff

Survey shows reactions to police with guns

By FRANK ADDIEGO Staff writer Recently at Ohlone, a controversy has been brewing over the issue of whether or not campus police officers should carry guns.

Right now, the issue is set to be discussed by the Board of Trustees next Wednesday. However some at Ohlone believe the issue should be put out to a direct vote by faculty and staff.

Many of the police officers at other Bay Area community colleges carry firearms. Some don’t.

The crime statistics are on many of their websites.

The Contra Costa Community College website displays its recent crime rates, as does Diablo Valley College and Los Medanos College, among others.

Diablo Valley, whose campus police do carry guns, had the highest rates of rape, assault and theft during this period. In 2002, Diablo Valley College reported 113 counts of theft.

Contra Costa, whose campus police don’t carry guns, had the highest rates of robbery, but came in second to Diablo Valley within the survey.

In all categories, Los Medanos, whose campus police do carry guns,

had the lowest rates in every category. The differences aren’t striking in most cases, though.

The Peralta Community College District, which is under contract with the Alameda County Sheriff’s department, reported generally lower crime rates, with the exception of Laney College’s burglary rate.

Laney reported a total of 68 burglaries between 1998 and 2000, according to the Sheriff’s Department website. Being part of the Sheriff’s Department, the officers on campus do carry guns.

Chabot College does not have armed officers on campus. Com-

Board to debate surplus property Continued from Page 1 could be used for housing developments and either sold to developers at approximately $1 million per acre, or more if leased.

The idea for developments on the acreage on the south side of the school is that they would become neighborhoods of high-priced homes, which would be sold to childless adults.

These active-adult homes would have an executive community between the ages of 40 and 50, and would not allow children.

Bidding for the property will come in time, as the school releases information to possible developers. The companies are supposed to return within a few months with their own ideas for the use of the surplus land.

After Ohlone receives these propositions, the Board of Trustees can then decide which companies will receive contracts for the land

development, and building will continue from there.

Meanwhile, Ohlone has hired a company to research the possible success of a grocery store on the surplus land with funds from the city of Fremont for the designation of development.

Thompsons, a company that specializes in grocery stores decided that with the income level of the area surrounding Ohlone, the location of other grocery stores in the area and traffic conditions determined with a research model that a grocery store on the surplus land would be successful and profitable.

Another research company focused on the possible success of housing developments on the surplus property and found that housing developments would also be profitable on the southern acreage.

According to the research done

by Ohlone in cooperation with a

Los Angeles peer college and Stanford University, the residents of the active-adult homes would most likely move there to be associated with the college. Professors, researchers, volunteers and other professionals used to working with and around colleges might chose the location to be closer to campus.

Ohlone’s facilities may be open to them, including access to the pool and recreational events such as concerts and theater events.

If the housing development is built, a new road would be made through the shopping area and run parallel to Mission. The road would divert traffic from Mission Boulevard and allow access to parking lots and the new residential neighborhoods.

The 34 acres could be bid on by private contractors to buy or lease.

If the Board of Trustees decides to lease the property, it would be for 66 years.

pared to the other colleges surveyed, much of the crime-especially assault-appears to be slightly lower, but not dramatically different. The exception is the theft rate.

In 2002, Chabot reported 62 counts of petty theft, six counts of grand theft and 26 counts of auto burglary.

While the variation in crime rates of campuses with armed officers verses those with unarmed officers aren’t dramatic, the debate over Ohlone’s campus security is.

Recently, Jon Degallier set up a discussion board on whether or not Ohlone’s officers should be allowed

to carry guns.

One respondent on the board, Mike Triplett of the IS Department said, “I have 13 years of experience shooting on family-owned land and shooting ranges... over time, I have literally shot tens of thousands of rounds and I have never had any accidents.”

Jackie Whitehouse, another respondent, said, “I think arming the officers leads us down a road we should not go. It tells our community that there is no peace but through force.”

Faculty Senate President Barbara Tull said the faculty vote will take place next week.

Glass shatters, student cut

By JAMES HENDRA Staff writer On Tuesday, Alex Trung, certain that he was 10 minutes late to class, ran out of the cafeteria, placing his hand on the door, and pushed. He missed, hitting the fragile glass instead.

In a brilliant display of havoc and mayhem, the pane of glass shattered into several pieces, both large and small, leaving Trung with a cut hand and a small cut on the head.

The glass was 1/4-inch bronze plate glass, which will be replaced with 1/4-inch bronze tempered glass, which should be more shatter resistant, according to maintenance personnel.

About 30 people rushed to help Trung and a crowd gathered to see what had happened.

Director of Student Health Sally Bratton of the Health Center arrived to bandage Trung and prepare him for an ambulance, which arrived shortly afterwards.

Fifteen minutes after the glass broke, a team from Building Ten’s Department of Buildings and Grounds, were already hard at work, cleaning up the mess.

While the maintenance men were doing their thing, the front area of the Cafeteria was closed off to traffic, to prevent more casualties. Less than 40 minutes after cleanup had started, the front entrance was reopened.

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MONITOR February 3, 2005

Tony C. Yang

Lose weight: just eat less In this crazy day and age of fad diets, I’m here to tell you about a revolutionary – and guaranteed – new way to lose and keep your weight down.

Unlike many of the other costly and oftentimes dangerously unhealthy schemes out there, from low-carb to liquid diets, my solution is as easy as anorexia.

Basically, you eat whatever the heck you want, but you can only have a taste. Three meals a day means three times you can open your mouth and put food in.

I call my budding theory the “Tiny Tony Diet.”

Instead of gorging on pies and burgers all day, you eat sparingly and order the smallest portions available. Don’t even think about adding fries.

Indeed, this diet will be truly special, once people realize it will save money AND time. In one-eighth the time it normally takes to eat a whole pizza, the Tiny Tony Diet gets you from hungry to not so hungry in just one slice. What’s more, you get to taste all the food, and suffer none of the dreadful aftereffects of food coma after a large meal.

Opponents of my diet will include farmers, restaurants and Dr. Phil. Once they find out the secret behind my plan is simply eating less, all of their customers and patients will flee and eat at will. Whatever tastes good, go for it, I say. Just do it in moderation.

Young people all over the country will thank me, when they tell their parents at the dinner table, “I’m on the Tiny Tony Diet,” and they reject second helpings of brussel sprouts or Hamburger Helper alike.

Yes, the future is dotted with the uneaten debris of burrito bits, partially filled Dr Pepper cans, and melting cartons of halfconsumed ice cream. Don’t throw away your food all at once, now.

FEATURES DeWitt has published his 20th book

By FRANK ADDIEGO Staff writer Ohlone instructor Howard DeWitt has just published his 20th book, entitled Van Morrison: The Them and the Bang Era (Horizon books). It explores the early years of Irish rocker Van Morrison and his band The Them, as well as troubles he’s had with his first record label, Bang Records. This book is the first in a three-part series about Van Morrison. In addition to this trilogy, DeWitt had previously written another book about Morrison.

DeWitt said all of this “might suggest to you that I should get a life.”

“In 1966,” said DeWitt, “I saw The Them at the San Leandro Roller Skating Rink, and I became a fan of his vocals.” DeWitt’s first book about Morrison was published in 1983. It was entitled Van Morrison: The Mystic’s Music and was under 200 pages. DeWitt interviewed the rock legend for the book, but the teacher said, “He didn’t seem to know much about himself.”

This new series promises to be more involved. DeWitt said he’s completed a grand total of 2,600 pages between the three books. The three books are completed, he said, “it’s just a matter of editing.” The next two will be released 2006 and 2007 respectively.

DeWitt said that Morrison “was one of the few people to

blend literature and poetry effectively in rock music.” He added “Yes, Jim Morrison [Doors lead singer—no relation] did, but in a juvenile way.” Of Morrison’s albums, he dubs Moondance the best. “Everyone says Astral Weeks is the best,” said DeWitt. He, however, appeared to consider that album overrated. He lists Common One and Beautiful Vision as among his worst. Regarding Common One, DeWitt said, “he got a little carried away.”

About his 20th book, DeWitt said the initial print run will be about 5,000 copies, compared to The Beatles: Untold Stories, which was his most successful book. This book is familiar to History142students,asoneofDeWitt’s many books that is required reading in one of his classes. DeWitt came under criticism for assigning his own books in his classes. “It’s a legitimate criticism,” he said, “they’re less expensive than the majority of textbooks.” DeWitt said he sympathizes with the students’ plight.

DeWitt plans on retiring in May. He will still teach at Ohlone part time, however, it will most likely to be limited to his History of Rock n’ Roll courses and one History of California course. In the meantime, DeWitt will continue to write. After the Morrison Trilogy, he plans to write a Rolling Stones-themed mystery novel.

Photo by Frank Addiego

Howard DeWitt’s latest book is about singer Van Morrison. It is the first of a trilogy.

Police chief was invited to Bush inauguration

By BRITNEY BINDEL Staff writer Ohlone Chief of Police Steve Fajardo stood among a throng of Americans in 32-degree weather watching President Bush’s Inauguration, as the rest of us watched on TV from our living rooms.

Fajardo, who serves as a state board member of the National Latino Peace Officers Association (NLPOA), was one of five officers to receive tickets to the inauguration. He said that it was a wonderful opportunity enabling his national morale to soar.

The NLPOA is an organization committed to the recruitment, retention and promotion of Latinos in law enforcement. In honor of their services, Fajardo’s chapter received five general admission tickets, allowing them to view the inaugura-

Steve Fajardo tion from a distance. Fajardo said that they had to watch huge TV monitors to see anything in detail.

Higher priced and VIP tickets with a better view were available for an additional cost. Despite the far off view, Fajardo was impressed by

the public support for the president, “You feel very patriotic in attendance.”

When asked how he felt about Bush as the reelected president, he diplomatically said the point is not who the president is, but rather the honor of the office and America.

On the night of the inauguration, Fajardo attended the Inaugural Ball. At a pretty penny of $150 per ticket, he said the evening was “well worth the money.” The ball was a black tie affair with finger foods, dancing

and

music. He was especially impressed with the strolling musicians who played violins, cellos and harp. Contrary to the Inauguration, his proximity to President Bush was a mere 25 feet.

A proud defender of the public and a patriotic American, Fajardo was happy to be there. In accordance with his idea that everyone should attend at some point in their lives, he said he plans to bring his entire family to the next inauguration.

Smith Center has varied lineup for spring semester, ra

By MEENU KAUSHAL Staff writer The Smith Center is all-abuzz with two sets of one-act plays directed by students, many with a comedic bent, and others on twisted situations.

The first set will run March 16 18 beginning with Time Flies, written by “one of the funniest playwrights in production,” said Tom Blank, associate professor of the drama department. This play is about two flies, their 24-hour existence and their realization that their time is almost up.

Words, Words, Words is about three monkeys on typewriters who, if left alone, would “eventually type

Hamlet,” said Blank.

The Philadelphia is about a guy who wakes up one day and everything he says comes out backward.

When he asks for hard-boiled eggs, they come out scrambled. He eventually ends up in L.A. wanting to kill himself.

Next up is Whores of Academia, about men soliciting intelligent conversations with women by calling up a prostitute.

Timely Maneuvers is about a guy who decides that he should be able to get a date in five minutes. He takes an egg timer along when he shows up on a date.

The Problem is a pseudo-sexual fantasy about a man and his wife who play intriguing games. “I just

saw the costume for the woman and she looks like Marge from the Simpson’s with her wig,” said Blank. “This one is bizarre and funny.”

Student directors are Shannon Shultz, Sedrick Amir, Nick Zambrano, James Devreau Lewis and Dustin Findley.

The second session of four one acts will run May 12 - 14, beginning with Back, Bog, Beast, Bait penned by actor Sam Sheppard and directed by Kyle Wormack, is a surreal piece of post-apocalyptic events asking the question, “What if the last two people left on Earth are gunslingers?”

Still Love by Robert Patrick, directed by Chantae Lucero, is a tragic

love story told backward. In other words, the last scene begins when the couple first meets, and is played out in 24 short snapshots.

The Picketers will complete the season. Directed by Drew Raboy, this comic morality tale is about two old guys who can’t find anything to agree upon.

Hard Candy directed by James Devreau Lewis is about a job interview told 11 different ways. The interviewee of one scene becomes the interviewer in the second scene.

The Smith Center continues its tradition to provide cultural contributions to the community in music, dance, visual arts and theatre this semester with a variety of performances.

The Firebird Youth Chinese Orchestra will celebrate the beginning of the Chinese New Year on Sunday, Feb. 6 at 2 p.m. Young performers in traditional dress will play traditional Chinese instruments.

At the Nummi Theatre, there will be a special Valentine dinner for couples, catered by Pearl’s Cafe of Fremont. The cost is $100 per couple, which includes the show, Forbidden Hollywood, sequel of Forbidden Broadway, created by Gerard Alessandrini, that satirizes Hollywood actors Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Nicole Kidman, Jim Carrey, Ann-Margaret and Liza Minelli, who sings “Mein Herr” from the film version of “Cabaret.” Feb.14 at 7:30

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Mark McCord

The sad case of ‘Irv Gotti’

Works such as Lichtenstein’s ‘WHAAM!’ show his devotion to commercial imagery.

Turning low art into high art: an artist’s view

By TONY C. YANG Staff writer In an interview with Ohlone art instructor and artist Kenny Mencher, the Monitor accompanied him to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) to hear his critical analysis of acclaimed artist Roy Lichtenstein, whose exhibit ends Feb. 22.

Q: What’s so important about Lichtenstein?

KM: The truth is, nothing. He’s not that great of an artist, if you look closely at his paintings or sketches.

He is, however, a champion of turning the mundane into art. Just look at his comic strip works- they don’t even have the detailed shading of the halftone dots. He turned the routine publishing of images into a careful hand-pressed process of getting ink onto canvas.

Q: What distinguishes him from his contemporaries, say Warhol?

KM: He explores the boundaries of the mass-produced and the handmade. In his seminal work, “Look Mickey,” you can see his pencil marks and unpainted-over errors. This is symbolic of his never-ending struggle for perfection.

In his later works, you see a high degree of uniforming in his trademark dots, and this is his experience showing.

Where Warhol makes copies of images – cans, photos of icons, and

so forth – Lichtenstein focuses on a single panel, works almost exclusively with primary colors and has a bit of ironic humor that makes his work self-deprecating sometimes.

Q: How does his approach to art compare with other pioneers?

KM: He was first. Like Duchamp near the turn of the century with his controversial signed urinal, Lichtenstein’s “Bathroom,” with its mysterious copyright symbol, indicated an unorthodox cynicism.

Mencher art display in office Art instructor Kenny Mencher looks at one of his pieces now hanging in the office of Ohlone President Doug Treadway. In some of his paintings, Mencher incorporates images of himself.

Photo by Taylor Dunn

anging from theater to music to dance to art p.m.

Tria’ngulo will present music with a Latin beat on Friday, Feb. 25 at 8 p.m.

Edna Sischo-Nownejad’s Mandala paintings will be on display in the Louie Meager Art Gallery Feb. 14 to March 17.

At the Jackson Theatre, the Ohlone Chamber Orchestra in will play on March 6 at 2 p.m.

The Ohlone Wind Orchestra will play at the Jackson Theater on Sunday, March 13 at 2 p.m., and the Ohlone Community Band will perform on Tuesday, March 15 at 8 p.m.

The Minneapolis Guitar Quartet will perform on Saturday, March 19 at 8 p.m. Chloe Pang’s piano

spring concert will be on Saturday March 26 at 8 p.m.

At the Comedy Sportz game you can watch two teams of “athlete/comedians” winning laughs and points as they play different innovative games.

The referee will mediate the show with help from the audience, so that only one team will win. Saturday, April 2 at 8 p.m.

The Theatre and Dance department will hold their Spring Dance production April 22 - 24, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and 2 p.m. on Sunday.

A pops concert with works by Glinka, Rodgers, Holcombe, Bernstein, Gershwin and Porter will be presented on May 7 at 8 p.m.

Tickets for the family concert series are $6 for children over 5 and

$12 for adults.

The Ohlone Chamber Orchestra performs in Jackson Theatre on May 11 at 8 p.m. The Ohlone Wind Orchestra will perform on May 15 at 5 p.m.

The Chops Big Band will perform in the Nummi Theatre on May 19 at 8 p.m.

The Ohlone Chamber Singers will perform June 11 at 8 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Livermore at 2020 Fifth St. Tickets are $5 for youth under 18 and $10 for adults.

Summerfest2005willbring Stephen Sondheim’s musical story, “Into the Woods.” The story weaves several fairy tales together bringing about a “happily ever after” ending to the Amphitheatre July 1 - 2 and July 79 at 8 p.m.

The Ohlone Chamber Singers will

present the masterworks of noted Canadian composer Imant Raminsh, including the world premiere of “To the House of the Bird with the Golden Feathers.” The lyrics of this piece are based on poetry found on pottery shards at Aztec and Quiche-Maya ruins with the music of Pan-America on April 30 at 8 p.m.

From March 15 to April 5,Ohlone College advanced art students will display traditional and Americanized Ching Ming family artifacts, photographs and explanatory text at the Louie Meager Art Gallery.

For more information about the season, or to purchase tickets, log onto the Smith Center website, www.smithcenterpresents.com or call the box office at (510) 659-6031.

When I was growing up, an old street veteran told me, “The streets love no one. It may look like they love you, but they don’t; the streets can be the coldest bitch on earth.

Watch her.” I have to add, watch the streets, but if the streets don’t get you the FEDS will.

That’s what came to mind when I read about the indictment against Murder Inc. Records founders Irving and Christopher Lorenzo, who were indicted for laundering millions of dollars of drug proceeds for one of the biggest drug dealers of a bygone era, a man named Kenneth “Supreme” McGriff.

During the ’80s, when crack cocaine was king and inner-city neighborhoods were caught in the death grip of that rotten drug, men like Supreme and his “Supreme Team” ruled the streets like Sadaam Hussein. They lived by the “Get Money, Get Paid” mantra.

In the background was this thing called hip hop, that had been a neighborhood thing in years past but was turning into a real vehicle for people to emerge from the rubble and concrete jungles of America’s ghettoes.

Somewhere people lost sight of the real dream, which was to raise themselves up out of the streets.

The Lorenzo brothers were supposed to be poster boys for the kind of success that people from the ghetto could aspire to have.

They had two of the biggest acts of the last five years, rapper Ja Rule and R&B songstress Ashanti. The label sold some 20 million records in the past eight years.

However, in their quest to “keep it real,” they made several stupid mistakes. First , Irving Lorenzo renamed himself “Irv Gotti.” Now that sounds minor until you add it with the rest.

They named their record label “Murder Inc. Records.” Still sounds tame right? Ok. How about this, they named their studios “The Crackhouse.” To make matters worse, they affiliated themselves with Kenneth McGriff, newly freed from a nine-year stretch in prison.

Starting to sound a little fishy?

Ok, let’s add it all up: Irv “Gotti” owns Murder Inc. Records with known cocaine kingpin Supreme and records his company’s music at the Crackhouse. Sounds like he was begging for trouble.

Arch-rival 50 Cent has the best take on the whole situation. In a recent article on Allhiphop.com the rapper said, “I think it’s sad [about] Irv Gotti’s situation. He’s the guy who allowed his blessings to turn into something negative. After establishing himself in the music business, he tried to become something he never had the heart to be in his neighborhood. That’s where “Gotti” came from.

“He was DJ Irv ahead of that.

Anybody that’s in the street is trying to get out. You can’t blame anyone but Irv.”

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Continued from Page 1 ache for future satellite or astronaut missions to Mars according to Wegryn. The Pathfinder also took standard measurements of temperature, and wind speed and chemical composition of Martian rocks taken

by Pathfinder’s solar powered Rover. Later missions called Spirit and Opportunity took rock samples that conclusively proved for the first time that rocks on Mars were formed in the presence of water, this according to the Mars Exploration Rover Mission website. Finishing his graduate work, Wegryn received a PHD from the University of Arizona in 2000.

After receiving his doctorates, Wegryn moved to the Bay Area for his love of its beauty and diverse population. Here, Wegryn was offered a job to work for the SETI (Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) Institute in Mountain View, which in turn contracted him out to

NASA’s Ames Research Center, to work on the very project he helped build while working on his doctorates in Arizona; the CassiniHuygens program. SETI is a nonprofit organization dedicated to finding extra-terrestrial life in outer space. Although the Institute has looked for other intelligent life forms by scanning the sky for advanced civilization’s radio signals, Wegryn is limited to looking for simple life form research as a Research Associate for the Cassini VIMS (Visual Infrared Mapping Spectrometer Instrument) Team.

“That’s the funny point. I am not looking for little green men,” but “organic molecules or compounds that could be the starting point for life,” said Wegryn.

Wegryn followed the Cassini satellite move towards Saturn from NASA’s Bay Area location. On January 14, Wegryn watched the Huygens probe drop through the atmosphere of Saturn’s moon Ti-

100 People/ 100 Days program continues

tan. To his and other NASA scientists’ surprise, the probe, which was not designed to survive the landing, landed safely and took a picture with the very camera Wegryn help build. DISR scientist Charles See said, “I think the biggest surprise is that we survived the landing...” The probe’s mission was to only take chemical samples and pictures of Titan’s atmosphere, as it floated down, and to self- destruct upon the impact of its crash landing. “The consistency of the surface was similar to ‘wet-sand,’ which ensured the probes survival,” said Wegryn.

In addition to taking a snap shot from the surface, the probe also picked up chemical readings of methane, ethane, propane, and butane from Titan’s atmosphere, which are the first steps in “finding the building blocks,” of life.

Today, Wegryn continues to follow the Cassini Satellite, continually gather more valuable information as it passes by Saturn’s other

moons. Updates of this information is constantly updated on the Exploratoruim’s website. The Cassini satellite will heat up “as it descends into Saturn’s atmosphere, and eventually melt and even vaporize; as did the Galileo probe and orbiter on Jupiter.” It’s final demise will gather atmospheric readings before vaporizing into destruction.

After four years of studying engineering, and seven additional years of his PHD research, Wegryn hopes to do more than just apply his knowledge to the field he is working in. “I made a conscious choice in my career not to go into strict research science 100 percent, and not to go into teaching 100 percent, but to try to balance the two,” said Wegryn. Although this has proved challenging, Wegryn has reached a balance and hopes to pass on his knowledge to other students and teachers of As-

tronomy in an effort to achieve something greater than himself.

“I learned in graduate school, that there wasn’t any point in learning, unless I passed it on at some point. That’s why I find teaching so rewarding, to help other people enlarge their understanding of their place in the universe, just like I’ve learned along the way.” At the Exploratorium Museum, Wegryn involves himself with their Teacher Institute Program, which trains high school and middle school teachers from around California and the rest of country, to become better scientist. He also acts as the Museum’s Public Broadcaster to update listeners of the Cassini-Huygens mission and other planetary exploration shows. In 2004, Scientific American awarded the museum for having the year’s the Best Science Web-Cast display. For more information on the Cassini-Huygens program, or to contact Dr. Wegryn, go to www.exploratorium.edu.

New seats in amphitheater

By SEAN G. CRAWFORD Editor-in-Chief Ohlone College’s 100 People/ 100 Days event is beginning again this spring semester to further ensure the campus remains smoke-free.

The 100 People/ 100 Days event is run in conjunction with STARRS; Students Toward a Rapid Smoke-Free School, where the event draws most of its initial members.

The event is aimed at arming students and faculty with the tools necessary to educate and inform Ohlone’s student body about the ongoing smoking policy that was adopted last year. Students that join the program are expected to announce the smoking policy once a week in classes, verbally remind offending students and complete small progress reports bi-weekly.

Event Coordinator Sally Bratton said that she felt the program was a complete success last semester and was surprised that there were so few violations since the program’s inception.

“100 People/ 100 Days really has been more of a student driven platform,” said Bratton. As a student driven platform the event has been able deflect much of the criticism aimed against it, because it wasn’t simply a tool of enforcement run by the faculty. Now that the program has successfully established itself as a mainstay on campus, the goals have become much low-key according to Bratton.

Last semester the program exceeded its goal of 100 active participants and set into place a roadsign system throughout the campus indicating proper zones to smoke along the parking lots. Recently the sign system was touched up by Ohlone’s buildings and grounds department, rectifying some misplaced signs.

The 100 People/ 100 Days event is still accepting new members among faculty and students, those interested can apply at the Student Health Center in the portables below Building 4. Faculty who join the program will gain four FLEX points that will go toward the 30 required.

Photo by Shari Wargo

Anyone who has attended a performance in the outdoor theater at the Smith Center and discovered dampness from the grass soaking through their pants will be interested in the new aluminum seats being installed in the amphitheater. The seating for 650 people will cost an estimated $20,000. The college got a $15,000 grant from the Mission San Jose Rotary Club to help pay for the project. The grass will be replanted.

Deaf instructor may not be deported after all Continued from Page 1 a decision.”

The bad news is that Dulalia may still be deported if the case is not dropped and goes into a fullblown trial. His case for asylum has merit, but with both his parents dead, the grounds for his petition is shaky at best.

Dulalia’s father was a Filipino veteran of WWII, who was granted American citizenship in 1995, and his mother was made a legal resident. Unfortunately, Dulalia was an adult by then, and was not automatically made a citizen along with his family.

Since Dulalia’s case is far from clear-cut, and the situation so dire, many public and political supporters have rallied to the cause. Congressman Pete Stark has issued a letter of interest, and local televi-

sion reporters and newspapers have covered the controversy.

Lori Haley, spokeswoman for the U.S. ICE, said, “Obviously, there are very compelling factors which [we] are very carefully considering in deciding what the next steps will be.” U.S. ICE has the ultimate discretion in the case.

Dulalia is also deaf. According to the National Association for the Deaf, “Deaf and hard of hearing people deserve to have qualified, skilled interpreters who know what they are doing.” Dulalia has been interpreting since he arrived in the United States, in 1987.

Dulalia graduated from Ohlone in 1992 with a degree in Computer Science, and has worked as a staff interpreter for the college since then.

Not only does he act as a go-between for students and instructors,

he is also something of a rarity in interpreter circles.

Dulalia is one of only a handful of Northern Californian tactile interpreters, who are capable of hand signing to people who are both deaf and blind. His absence would leave a huge impact in the blind-deaf community.

“My students need me to be here, or they’d be upset and angry,” Dulalia said through an interpreter.

“If I weren’t here, they would have a hard time in the classes.”

Many of his students have stated that they learn a lot from him, and that he is a trusted member of the staff. Even the interpreter Stephanie Pintello, who assisted in the interview with Dulalia, said of him, “I’ve known Gerry for over 10 years, and it’s truly an unfair situation. He’s such a wonderful per-

son.”

“He’s made a big impact on students and their success here,” said Ann Fuller, supervisor of Interpreting and Support Services. “I’m very concerned about him.” Having observed Dulalia for eight years, she said his performance at Ohlone has been “wonderful” and pointed out that his “students love him.” It is also very rare to find an interpreter who can translate for blind-deaf students, she noted.

The delay in getting a definite outcome the to case is not necessarily a serious problem. “They’re willing to negotiate,” Perez said of the government.

While the informal discussions are not yet scheduled, they will definitely be subject to the evergrowing public attention to the case.

Even with CNN knocking at her

door, Perez is working with the government to close the case as diplomatically as possible.

Legally, only the government can terminate the deportation proceedings, and Perez hopes they will consider the extenuating circumstances and show some leniency.

This the crux of the case, Perez said: “The government doesn’t just give these things away.”

To send comments or inquiries to Gerry Dulalia, you can contact his attorney at: marciaiperez @cs.com To express your support or concern for the case, you can reach Congressman Pete Stark’s office at: 39300 Civic Center Drive, Suite 220, Fremont, CA, 94538 Call: (510) 272-6973.

Or visit: http://www.house.gov/ writerep/

CAMPUS EVENTS FEBRUARY

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Brown Bag Seminar - "Case Studies in Genetics: ethical issues arising from new reproductive technologies" by Laurie Issel-Tarver.

Everyone is welcome. Flex credit available. All Brown Bag Seminars meet in room 3201 from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. on the first Friday of the month. Refreshments will be served. Contact Yvette Niccolls for more information.

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Men's Basketball-vs. City College of San Francisco, 7:00 p.m. at Ohlone.

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Fremont Symphony - Chinese New Year Celebration. 2:00 p.m. in the Jackson Theatre.

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Men's Baseball -- vs.

Canada College, 2:00 p.m. at Ohlone.

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"Let's Talk About Sex" -- In A workshop given

by Rosemary O'Neill and Tri Cities Teen Clinic entitled: "Let's Talk About Sex." Bring your lunch, yourself and your questions. Refreshments will be served in this informal setting. Sexual responsibility begins with positive values, clear communication and knowledge. Get the Facts, Practice Saying Yes and No, and learn how to talk with your partner in a way that respectsts your values and those of your partner and your shared desire for healthy, fun, safe sexual behavior. We will do some role plays, learn how to' Talk About Sex' in an open, caring, mature and respectful manner. Say what you want and listen to each other in this safe, comfortable location.

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Sexual Health Spot-- 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in the Quad.

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Women's Baskeball - vs. Monterey Peninsula College, 5:30 p.m. at Ohlone.

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Men's Baseball -vs. Mission College, 2:00 p.m. at Ohlone.

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WEX Orientation - In Room 4202 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. For more information about Work Experience, please contact Transfer & Career Services.

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Men's Baseball -vs. College of San Mateo, 11:00 a.m. at Ohlone.

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Softball -- vs. College of the Redwoods / Fresno City, 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. at Ohlone.

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Forbidden Hollywood -- Join us in the NUMMI Theatre before the show for a very special Valentine Dinner for couples.

Catered by Pearl's restaurant of Fremont. The cost of $100 per couple includes the price of the show. Reservations required. Space is limited. 7:30 p.m. in the Jackson Theatre.

To Feb. 9

Plumbness: The Kurt Viegelmann Show -Through Wednesday, Feb. 9.

Reception on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Lecture on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. Professor Emeritus Kurt Viegelmann is exhibiting his digitally manipulated landscape and architecture images with a mixed media installation of photography paraphernalia.

To Mar. 17

Sischo-Nownejad: Mandala Paintings -- In the Louis-

Meager Art Gallery, Smith Center. Reception on Wednesday, March 2 at 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Artist's Representative Lecture from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

ONGOING The Monitor invites your comments. Letters to the editor should be 250 words or less and should include your name and relationship to Ohlone College. Letters become the property of the Monitor, and may be edited for spelling and length.

Ohlone College Super Flea Market – Held the second Saturday of every month in Parking Lots E and H, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Next flea market will be Feb. 12. For more information contact Elaine Nagel at (510) 659-6285.

Free and Anonymous HIV Testing – Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Student Health Center, Building 16. No appointment necessary. Results ready in two weeks. No needles; Orasure Method used. Call (510) 659-6258 for more information.

Smith Center Box Office – Open Tuesday through Thursday from 1 to 7 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. Tickets available for Smith Center Presents!, Ohlone Theatre and Dance Department and Ohlone Music Department performances. Call (510) 659-6031 or visit www.smithcenterpresents.com Library Display Cases - Display case two features Ohlone campus Book Club's first Spring '05 selection is Fathers and Sons, by Ivan Turgenev. Everyone's invited to participate in an informal discussion (March date to be announced soon), led by Dr. Paul Belasky, Ohlone Geology Dept. Book may be purchased in the library for the bargain price of $6.50. For more information about the Book Club, go to http://www.ohlone.edu/org/ misc/bookclub/ or call Librarian KG Greenstein at 659-6000 x5272.

Display case three features updates re. Measure A bond-related construction plans for Ohlone College Newark Center for Technology and

Get INVOLVED! • Learn how to write • Get the story behind the news • Get hands-on media experience

Sign up NOW! Register for Journ. 170 to work on the Ohlone College MONITOR staff. Needed: writers, editors, photographers, cartoonists, graphic artists and website editors. Call 659-6074 or visit Room 5310.

Health Sciences as well as plans for the renovation of the Fremont campus.

Friday, May 6 has been set as the deadline for submissions to the fourth annual Ohlone College Film, Video, and Multimedia Festival. Entries are sought in categories including Short Film, Animation, Advertisement and Music Videos. There is a special category for High School student entries. Entries must be original work no longer than 15 minutes. The festival is open to all independent filmmakers. Only DVD, DV and VHS formats will be accepted. First submission is free. Each additional entry is $25 (make checks payable to Ohlone College Smith Center).

Send submissions to: OFVMF/ Ohlone College TV Center, 43600 Mission Blvd., Fremont, CA 94539

JOBS AND INTERNSHIPS For more information on Jobs & Internships visit Transfer & Career Services in Building 1, 4th Floor, Room 1405A. Hours: Monday - Thursday, 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. Closed Friday.

WEB ASSISTANT - Part time, $7.50/hour, 4 hours/day (flexible), Fremont. Knowledge of all HTML Editor (dreamweaver) organizational skills, and clerical skills required. Knowledge of photoshop desired but not required.

You will create web pages for online courses and assist Educational Technologist/ Coordinator with clerical tasks. #102537859 OFFICE MANAGER Full time. $40,000/year commensurate with experience, Monday through Friday, 40 hours/ week. Fremont. You need BA/BA. Experience in managing a small office and staff preferred.

Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Proficient in computer programs such as: MS Office, Outlook. Ability to quickly learn web based real estate specific programs and other programs for document production. Reliable car required. Knowledge of real estate operations, marketing, escrow, and property management. You will manage the people and systems in an office.

Develop and improve office procedures and policies. Use standard, web based, and real estate specific computer programs. #1370472 STUDENT ASSISTANT - Part time. $6.75/hour.

Monday through Saturday, flexible. Fremont.

You must be enrolled at Ohlone College and registered in a minimum of 6 units per semester. Student Assistants will be assigned a variety of tasks including:

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Campus Events listings are free for college-related events. To have your event added, call 510-659-6075, fax 510-659-6076 or e-mail CHowell@ohlone.edu.

Lets talk about sex Sexual Responsibility Week begins Feb. 7. The goal of the week-long event is to teach sexually responsible behavior.

The event kicks off with a workshop, “Let’s talk about sex” hosted by Rosemary O’ Neill in the Student Health Center starting at 12:15 p.m. Feb. 8.

The setting will be informal and refreshments will be served during the workshop.

cashiering, stocking, cleaning, inventory, and other assignments. #101634898 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT - Part time. $14.22/hour, 20-29 hours/week. Fremont.

You need a H.S. diploma or equivalent. Must type 50 wpm and have at least one year experience as an administrative assistant. Know Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint. Ability to handle calculations.

Possess writing and spelling ability. Ability to maintain confidentiality and work with people of diverse backgrounds.

You will assist management team by providing clerical and administrative support. Prepare memos, letters, reports, and other documents.

Compile a variety of narrative, statistical, financial, and other documentation for reports. Provide clerical assistance in support of JCAHO, clinical surveys, health records, committees, and other projects. #102540964 DISTRICT SALES MANAGER - Full time. $60,000-$100,000/year, Monday through Friday, 7:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Hayward. Some college preferred. At least one year of outside selling experience preferred. Must have professional appearance, positive attitude, enthusiasm, high energy level, good command of English, and adequate math skills.

Must be creative and customer oriented. 3-6 months travel per year.

Must have car and safe driving record. #1372141 AIDE/ASSISTANT Temporary. Salary to be determined, 6 hours/day.

Fremont. Health care experience a plus. Must have a valid CA driver license and a car. Senior citizen needs someone to help with daily tasks and activities. Take to doctor’s visits and pick up medications. Someone needed ASAP! #1373908

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Men’s basketball upset rival Chabot in Hayward

By NICK ZAMBRANO Staff writer Rivalries. They are what make sports so exciting, and any athlete can tell you that there is no greater feeling than beating your rival on their own home field. For instance, one could ask the Boston Red Sox and they tell can you how great that feels. However, if you’re cheap, you can ask the guys on the basketball team, who defeated their rival, the Chabot Gladiators, 68-62 in Hayward this past weekend.

Even before the tip-off, it was obvious that Ohlone was not treating this as just another game.

During the team warm ups, the Renegades appeared to be more aggressive than usual, taking more purpose for each second of preparation time they had. This was a contradiction to Chabot’s nonchalant warm up. That aggressiveness easily transitioned right over into the game.

Up to this point, Chabot had been undefeated, and unchallenged in league play. Their last victory was an 86-54 stomping of Foothill College on January 26.

Needless to say, the clock had to run out. Just like in last week’s game

against Cañada, the Renegades came out searching for first blood.

They found it.

Ohlone quickly started the game off with a 16-6 run, trying to wear out the Chabot defense with typically great passing offense. On the defensive side of the ball, the Renegades played the Gladiators as if to protect against the 3-point shot.

“We played to contest their 3point attempts, trying to limit them,” Ohlone Head Coach John Peterson explained. However, when Chabot did take those limited 3-point shots, that left the rebounds wide open to any takers.

Chabot grabbed those loose rebounds, and “made the game closer,” according to Coach Peterson. At halftime the two forces were separated by one point, with Ohlone leading 31-30.

Lowering his horns, and clearing the way for the Renegades in the second half was, once again, Jason Bull. The sharpshooting Bull, as usual, led all scorers, this time putting up a grand total of 31 points, 24 of which came from the land of 3-pointers.

Along with Bull, Ohlone had two other players with double digit points

to Chabot’s one. Washington High graduate, Sam Kim, put up 10 points, while fellow guard, Andy Bocian had another 15. Bocian saw his first action in 3 1⁄2 half weeks, as a hamstring injury kept him on the sideline.

Needless to say, he wasn’t the least bit rusty. Nevertheless, a potent offense isn’t anything without great ball movement.

Enter Ryan Cooper.

The energetic Cooper was reminiscent of NBA All-Star Steve Nash, driving his team down the court and getting the ball to where it needed to be.

To the naked eye, this would appear to be just another game pitting rivals against one another, but to the eye of a true sports fan it was more. With this victory, the Renegades pull within one game of snatching first place in the conference away from the Gladiators.

“It puts us back in the hunt,” Peterson said, the win puts Ohlone at 3-2, with Chabot at 4-1 in conference play.

Ohlone won’t face Chabot again until the final game of the regular season, Saturday, Feb 19. This game could be a playoff type game itself, deciding the conference champions

Women’s basketball Photo by Steven Chavez

Ryan Cooper guards the ball from a Chabot player during Saturday’s 68-62 Ohlone win. and the fate of the Renegades’ championship streak.

Ohlone will have to maintain a high level of play in the two weeks leading up to this game. Their next

two challenges will come this week, with Wednesday’s game against Foothill (results unknown as of press time) and Saturday’s game against San Francisco City College.

Here’s the latest, straight out of Jacksonville The final score

By STEVEN CHAVEZ Sports editor When is it a realistic notion that a team that has won two of the past three Super Bowls comes into another Super Bowl with something to prove?

When that team has won its two championships by a combined six points.

When the team that the defending champions are playing are led by one true leader and one “me-first” player.

When that “me-first” player suffered a 10 week injury six weeks ago and the world is on the edge of our collective seats wondering if said player will, in fact, play. When every headline you read about the Super Bowl

has to do with him, rather than focusing on how good the champs are and how well coached they are and how they are just very good on every level: on field and off.

Terrell Owens has been on the tip of everyone’s tongue for the last few weeks, with retired players and his own doctor alike telling him that it would be foolish of him to try to play on a leg that currently has one high ankle sprain, one metal plate and two screws, screwed into that plate, to keep his fractured right fibula attached to itself.

Owens himself has said from the very beginning that he was going to play. Not the beginning that started a week and a half ago when the Eagles won the NFC Championship. No, the beginning that started a few days after he had the surgery to insert the plate and screws.

He has since made statements

pointing out that nobody knows Owens like he knows himself and that everyone else needs to be silent and let him worry about the consequences of his decision to play.

The doctor that performed the surgery said after the NFC Championship game that he would not clear Owens to play in the Super Bowl.

Immediately following these comments, the Eagles head trainer came out and actually said the following (I was not able to get the official transcript from the press conference, so I will have to paraphrase.) I know more than the doctor that I recommended to perform this surgery. The doctor has something vested in this situation, and he won’t clear Mr. Owens to play because he could possibly be held liable if Owens gets reinjured and has to eventually get his leg amputated like former Raider lineman Curt Marsh, who suffered an eerily

similar injury two decades ago. I, however, do not have anything vested in this. It is not in my best interest to be recognized by my colleagues as head trainer of the Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles. It would in no way impact my career or future earnings, so I am as close to an impartial member of a jury as John Doe from Jersey.

Forgive me for being slightly skeptical, but I think it is in the trainer’s interest, and he may not quite know as much as the doctor on this one.

Owens has even gone as far as to bring God into this, saying that he has been spiritually healed, therefore he doesn’t need any doctor to tell him whether or not he can play, he was given the go, straight from the highest authority.

Of course, if one were to listen to the likes of third-stringer Freddie

Mitchell, the Eagles don’t even need Owens, because they have him.

Yes, you read that correctly, he actually said that. He said they won and got to the Super Bowl without him. Yes, that is true. But he actually thinks he had something to do with it. Okay, so he caught a few passes and even a touchdown against Minnesota a few weeks ago, but he didn’t do anything against Atlanta.

Besides, the loss of Tight End Chad Lewis will prove to be bigger than any loss the Eagles have suffered this year.

So, as I said, the sports writers have once again neglected the Patriots (first time I said their name in this column) and made them the secondary story.

That, my friends, is how a team that has won two of the past three Super Bowls comes into another Super Bowl with something to prove.

Lady Renegades drop a close one to top ten team

By BRENDEN BLAKE Staff writer

Photo by Taylor Dunn

Liezl Dacuycuy calls out the play to her teammates while Kaycie Zimmerman provides a screen.

The Lady Renegades came within one point of upsetting a San Jose City College team that currently holds a place in the top ten for woman’s programs in the entire state of California.

After a hard fought, physical game full of jump balls, fouls, and turnovers, the Lady Renegades found themselves on the losing end of a 48-47 game.

“This game really proves that we can play with anybody, I am extremely proud of our girls,” said Head Coach Elizabeth Stanley.

“That is the number two team in the area and we had to miss in order for them to get the win,” Stanley added.

The miss that Stanley was referring to came after a tough Ohlone

defensive stand forced San Jose into a shot clock violation with 6.7 seconds remaining.

After calling a time out, Guard Joy White drove the length of the floor and let go a driving floater that rimed off just as time expired.

After the game was tight the entire first half, San Jose was able to build a seven point lead early in the second half behind the savvy play of guard Monique Coquiilla who finished with a game high 14 points, and six rebounds.

With about ten minutes remaining in regulation and still trailing by seven, the Lady Renegades turned to forward Nikki Smith, who led a 14-4 Ohlone run with a series of tough turnaround jumpers and hard drives to the basket.

Smith finished with a team high

12 points and was a force inside, pulling down numerous offensive rebounds over San Jose defenders.

As the game wore on, the physical nature of play began to take a toll on both teams, as missed shots, and turnovers increasingly became a factor.

That aspect of the game is one that coach Stanley felt played to her team's advantage.

“We worked a lot on that aspect of the game in practice,” said Stanley. “We anticipated this team would play that style of ball. I feel like we were ready for it, and it, in fact, worked in our favor.”

The Lady Renegades play their next game on Friday against Cabrillo College on the road, with their next home game next Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. against Monterey Peninsula College.