Monitor 2006-2-2

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Thursday, February 2, 2006

World Forum to examine Israel/Palestine conflict

By JEROME ENGELBERTS Editor-in-chief In twin events scheduled for this spring World Forum will feature two expert speakers to illuminate both sides of the Israel-Palestine conflict. The main thought behind the dual events is to have all views on the conflict fully presented by experts.

Dr. Hatem Bazian, a native Palestinian who is currently a lecturer in the Near Eastern Studies and Ethnic Studies Departments at UC Berkeley, will present the Palestin-

ian perspective. This event will take place on Tuesday, Feb 28.

The second presentation is on Wednesday, March 29, and will feature Dr. Noel Kaplowitz, former Professor of International Relations and Middle East Affairs, UC Davis, UC Berkeley and UCLA, who will explain the Israeli point of view.

This World Forum is especially timely in light of recent events, such as the Hamas victory in Palestinian elections, as well as the potential changes in Israeli policy following premier Sharon’s decline in health.

Hopefully it will help enlighten people on either side of the fence about the point of view of the opposition, and the historical events that originally caused the conflict.

Both presentations will start at 12:00 noon in the college gym and will be followed by a question and answer session.

Previous World Forum evens were well attended, particularly the one about Africa. The scheduled presentation on weapons of mass destruction, which was slated for Wednesday, April 12, has been cancelled.

Semester abroad planned in Sydney Australia in Fall '06

By FRANKIE ADDIEGO Staff writer This Fall, students will have the opportunity for an excursion to the land down under.

Professor Cynthia Lee Katona will lead students on a semester in Australia where they will study English, Art History and more. Students will get to explore Aboriginal cultures, swim with dolphins and explore Australia’s theatres, museums and nightlife.

Students can learn more about the upcoming trip on Feb. 7 at 6 p.m. in Room 5209. As compared to previous destinations, Katona remarked that Sydney is a more "youthful and ‘now’ kind of place."

In addition, students will travel to Melbourne, the Great Barrier Reaf, Bondi Beach, the Blue Mountains, and other parts of the Australian continent. "It’s a departure for us," said Katona, it’s very exciting."

Unlike many other semesters

abroad, students will not face the language barrier. "It’s an English speaking city, which makes it easier," says Katona.

While in Australia, students will be placed with families who share interests with the students. For students concerned about being able to afford the trip—which can run at about $7,000 including air fare and accommodations, financial aid may be able to help.

Among the courses that pupils will study are Introduction to Literature, Cultural Anthroplogy, Travel Photography, Survey of World Art History and Gothic Literature.

Professor Cynthia Katona.

Staff photo.

Uli Tauaefa, from the general studies for deaf program, breakdancing vociferously in the cafeteria. Photo by Mojhgan Mohtashimi.

Club Day shines with energy

By Chirag Patel Staff writer This week, the ASOC presented “Club Day,” a two-day event where student-run clubs had the opportunity to present themselves to the student community at the Ohlone cafeteria. The featured clubs varied from being based on a specific ethnic background to clubs promoting a specific hobby: from the Gamers' Association, promoting many types of board and console games, to the

Muslim Student Association, advocating Islamic awareness in hopes of changing the stereotypical view that society has of them.

The Rotary Club had material for blankets with cut, frilled edges that were being hand-tied one by one.

Students could participate by making a knot. The premise behind it was that students could presumably make a difference by simply tying a knot on a blanket for the needy.

Also vying for students' attention was the presentation by Desi Corner,

an East Indian club. Some girls from the club performed a lively dance as the DJ from Wild 94.9 bumped Bhangra music for them, attracting quite a crowd.

One very unique event that happened on club day took a lot of guts. One of the students of the deaf community here at Ohlone performed some great break dancing techniques, perfectly to the beat of the music. Uli Tauaefa Jr. showed great talent with flares, spins and other dance techniques.

Apple, anyone? No snakes in sight. Left to right: Traniecieya Harbin, president of Alpha Gamma Sigma, Desiree Caliquiran, treasurer, Nuwanee Kirihemedige, student ambassador. Photo by Mojhgan Mohtashimi.

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S. Korea pays to build police and military robots

By GABRIEL VILA Staff writer A Korean robot army.

Sure, it may sound ridiculous. It's like something out of poorly written science fiction but Korea really has set aside $34.4 million for research into bipedal and wheeled automatons capable of administering justice in police forces and providing support for the military. The plan is to have them out within the next 10 years; trials have already begun for domestic prototypes.

They’re cost-effective too. Most modern robots have expensive

on-board systems that control the varying aspects of motion. They also are preloaded with a basic program, which encompasses the robot’s purpose; from simply walking and fetching a ball to conducting an orchestra. Not in the Korean vision. These robots will have their processing power provided via wireless network from super-computers a distance away. This cuts back on the costs of miniaturization for the massive computing power necessary to say, walk up a stairwell. However, the network idea only has real validity in high-technology areas. This is not

a problem as much of Korea has made the jump into the information age. The government pays for all high-speed Internet access and 12 million homes out of 15 million are wired.

This is not the first foray into the world of automated warfare. The U.S. military has long been working on combat drones that could trundle about battlefields toting guns. Currently, law enforcement departments around the country employ remote-control bomb squad robots. These diminutive machines are used to defuse, if you will pardon the pun, explosive situations.

The Ohlone bookstore rip-off

By Jessica Losee Staff writer Buying textbooks here on campus is a complete rip-off. I have never been so dissatisfied with the service and products in the bookstore here at Ohlone as I am now.

It’s not simply because they charge students outrageous prices, often the full list price or more.

This is expected from most college

bookstores. It’s that they sweeten the deal by giving an extremely limited window of time to return the books you buy.

I purchased $150 worth of books on Jan. 31 and they told me I had two days to return them. What happened to having thirty days or even two weeks?

Unfortunately, I know that writing this will not help because the bookstore has a wonderfully captive little monopoly here on our campus.

There are few other options for the typical poor college student to fall back on. Amazon.com and other online textbook stores cannot always help, especially when buying books written by their instructors for Ohlone-only classes.

I have registered for two classes that are taught by instructors who write their own books. Somehow they wonder why students complain about having to pay an out-of-thisworld amount to purchase their Continued on Page 3

During Operation Desert Storm, remote control aircraft were used to target Iraqi installations, providing pinpoint accuracy for later piloted craft.

Current designs focus on longrange remote control aircraft and long-range drones, both of which perform surveillance and other mundane tasks. However, it’s not entirely out of the picture to think of a real-time remote control combat craft or even an automated one.

The amount of high tech machinery used on current generation fighter jets to keep their human pilots alive and informed takes up quite a bit of

room and cost a lot money to maintain and design. A remote control craft would keep pilots, who cost a considerable amount of money to train, well away from battlefields.

When applied to ground and sea tactics, potentially no lives would be placed in harms way. The deciding factor in combat would become the amount of capital a country could distribute to the construction of combat drones as opposed to military manpower.

Where am I going with this, aside from an Orwellian look at the future? Only countries able Continued on Page 3

Thank you letter error

Due to an editorial error, a letter in the previous edition of the paper was cut and did not run in its entirety. The following is the conclusion of that letter which ran with the headline "Thanks from Organic Chemistry 112B's Students."

The kindness, support and dignity that Anu Ganguly, Doug Treadway and Sarah Zentner have provided really meant a lot to us as students. We were able to get the lab section back and continue our education at Ohlone College. More importantly, we were treated with respect and true concern for continuing our education in a supportive learning community. Thank you once again Dr. Treadway!

- THE STUDENTS OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 112B

Campus Comment > > > How do you feel about S. Korea's martial robots?

Eva Griffen Physical Therapy “Every country has a right to protect their borders. What gives us the right to stop them?”

Adam Zentner Film “It creeps me out.”

Candice kirk Communications “It's an extreme action. Everyone just wants to protect themselves.”

Jake Small Film “As long as they don't look like Kim Jong-il or shoot lazers, I'm not concerned.”

Greg guevara Undeclared “If it works, it'll be interesting to see how they battle.”

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ASOC discusses China trip

By GABRIEL VILA Staff writer The ASOC is on an active track with their second meeting of the year, an energetic Club Day and special considerations from President Douglas Treadway.

From all indications, Club Day was a success, not only ushering in new clubs for the semester but also garnering additional support and possible senators for the ASOC, a position not without perks.

President Treadway met Tuesday with ASOC members to work out a plan to dispatch a number of delegates to the Taizhou municipality in southeastern China. These six representatives will be sent to the Taizhou Radio and Television University from Taizhou City in Zhejiang. They will spend a week observing the university students.

“It’s just kinda American good will,” said President Treadway at

the meeting. The final deadline for ASOC senate applications is Monday, Feb. 6, and requirements include a 2.25 GPA on 6 units worth of classes for a semester, a current student ID card, and a petition with at least 50 signatures on it. Turn them in to the Campus Activities/ EOPS office no later than 5 p.m.

The ASOC also discussed the phasing out of Telereg with Ron Travenick, vice president of student services. The aging system has been having more and more problems, among them low security and no technical support.

Hopefully, an upgraded web service will take over more of the registration, complete with additional lines to accommodate net traffic and a Degree Audit service.

This DA service will cross-reference units received with certificate and degree requirements, informing students of the remaining required courses in cycle.

C Grade no longer acceptable

By DANELLE MEYER Staff writer During the Faculty Senate meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 1, an unanimous vote was compiled to push to the board a change in passing grade policies for core classes.

The GE Committee recommended that for core classes needed

to transfer or receive an AA Degree, students should not be allowed to pass with a “D” anymore; they’d have to earn at least a “C”.

The classes that this will affect include ENGL 101A, analytical thinking courses and MATH 155.

The Curriculum Committee has already approved the recommendation.

Extortionate bookstore Continued from Page 2 textbooks. Simply put: we have no other choice.

The bookstores won’t stop charging an arm and a leg for textbooks, that much is clear. Selling back the books might seem like a viable way to regain some of the money spent but the bookstore also buys the texts back at the minimum price. I have found that selling books back online brings me a better profit. It

isn’t even that inconvenient to drop it off at the post office.

I wish that the Ohlone bookstore would realize that, despite its control over students and their wallets, they can’t abuse us and get away with it in the long term.

Eventually, they will drive their customers away to websites like Amazon.com, Ecampus.com or VarsityBooks.com Too bad we cannot do anything directly to get back at them.

South Korea to have robot army?

Continued from Page 2 enough in industrial complex would be players in this new kind of war.

And is it even the right kind of war to fight? With the advent of terrorism, it was shown that combat, as it stands in the new world, no longer lays in the hands of super-powered nations, but in the hands of dedicated individuals. Gaps in security, holes in networks and loopholes in laws, all of these are the weapons of mass destruction that are in use.

So what’s the point of a bigger and better army? Occupations? Nation building? If the point is to make the game so preposterously difficult that only the big-time players can join in, then I think they’ve already failed.

Any country with a few million dollars can start a nuclear research program, be it for benign purposes or for the wholesale slaughter of mankind.

In the end, I think I agree with a friend of mine on this; eventually we’ll all get so caught up with the power to destroy everything that we’ll settle disputes by going somewhere and flipping a coin. In the case of a further dispute, rock-paper-scissors may be used. Two out of three, of course.

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State of Illusion

By Chris Marshall Staff writer

Body armor: money vs. life The United States government and the higher-ups in the U.S. Armed Forces are spending taxpayer dollars to put America’s youth into harm’s way for oil and profit; and they aren’t even giving our soldiers sufficient protection. The military-issue Interceptor Outer Tactical Vest body armor, issued to soldiers in the Army, Air Force and Marine Corps since 1999, is sub-standard protective gear that can actually cost lives.

Soldiers for the Truth (http:// www.sftt.org), recently reported on an internal USMC study which showed the shortcomings of the Interceptor OTV body armor.

The study randomly looked at the deaths of 93 soldiers in Iraq and found that 60 percent of them died of gunshot wounds, many of which might have been prevented had the soldiers been wearing better armor.

Critics of the Interceptor OTV body armor say that it is bulky, inflexible, and does not provide adequate protection of the lateral upper torso, according to sftt.org.

The Marine Corps Times reported in early 2005 (http://www.marinetimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925832873.php) that the Marine Corps issued to 10,000 troops Interceptor OTV body armor, which government experts warned were lifethreateningly flawed.

Up to 19,000 of the Interceptor vests ordered by the USMC failed to effectively stop 9mm handgun rounds. In all the pictures I’ve seen of the armed enemy forces in Iraq shows them armed with rifles of some sort, especially AK-47s. Body armor which won’t stop a 9mm round will be as effective as butter against a Kalashnikov rifle.

Some soldiers have understandably taken their safety into their own hands, and opted to purchase superior commercial body armor, such as Pinnacle Armor’s Dragon Skin, which will stop rifle rounds.

However, Soldiers for the Truth reports that some soldiers in Iraq said they had been ordered to stop wearing the armor they purchased or forfeit their $400,000 GSLI death benefits and face disciplinary action.

The United States Special Operations Command denies an order of the sort ever went out, but the issue still remains unresolved.

While I hope this is false, there is a part of me that would not be surprised if the Armed Forces were less concerned with the lives of its soldiers than with the almighty dollar.

When it comes to protecting those fighting for our country, money should be no object. While I am against military spending, I believe our soldiers deserve much more than the inferior Interceptor OTV body armor they are currently issued.

Are you really doing anything better: Getting out of Fremont this weekend

By Ira Lazo Staff writer You may believe there’s nothing to do in Fremont, but within an hour’s drive anyone can get from here to San Francisco, San Jose and Palo Alto, thereby crossing bridges other new worlds for us to explore, opening windows to new adventures that come with venturing to an unfamiliar city.

My adventure last Saturday took me to another city, Big SJ - San Jose. It was sprinkling slightly as my gray ‘89 Camry whizzed its way down North First Street and I was squinting at the water-drenched street signs. It was a relief to find that nearly all the parking garages in the nearby downtown were free after 5 p.m., which more than compensated for the 10 minutes of circling around looking for a hookah club.

After confirming with about 10 of my friends, two of whom go to Ohlone College, they all suggested that going to a hookah lounge called Giza would be the best place to go for people who have not smoked before.

About a week ago, I was one of those people who knew noth-

ing about this rising trend among hipsters, except that the tobacco was flavorful and less fatal than cigarettes. Hookah was not actually designed as a replacement for cigarettes and neither was this fad developed within the last two years. According to www.wikipedia.org, hookah was believed to have originated from India and found its way to the Arab Middle East where it is commonly found in cafés today.

My curiosity was flaring that night, what was it about this old Middle Eastern smoking pastime that made it so appealing to the college-folk of today; enough to make them flock from all corners of the Bay Area to San Jose?

Giza caters to the hip yet laidback, the mellow yet daring, cheap and money efficient college student.

From the outside, Giza lacked all the attention-grabbing lights and the long lines of crowds that are very much the norm on a Saturday night in downtown San Jose.

I entered the room, blinking slightly as my eyes readjusted to the dim-lit setting. I gawked at the shelves upon shelves of personal hookahs, which ranged in sizes

from personal sized to 34-inch sized hookahs made for groups.

My group was seated immediately, led into a room that looked like it was inspired directly from Walt Disney’s Aladdin. Layers of silk-like cloth were pinned to the ceiling, creating a sultry and relaxing effect. Yet the murals resembled that of street graffiti, completely throwing off the warm and inviting atmosphere that the curtains and the lovely black couches would have made.

Three hookahs were placed in the center of our circle: one colored jade green, the other magenta and the middle was a canary yellow.

The first sip from the jade green hookah hinted flavors of green tea, though it was a mixture of honey and jasmine. The canary-yellow hookah was filled with extract of French vanilla and banana that left a sweeter, diluted coffee-like after taste. The third hookah that was of a magenta-pink color was my favorite. The flavor of mango-rose from this hookah tricked me into thinking that I had eaten a juicy and tangy mango while entrapped in a room filled with rose petals.

It’s heaven.

After a few hits of each pipe, the “hookah-headache” had set in. As I sat back and glanced at my fellow light-headed companions, an odd feeling had sunk in.

The hype had not lived up to its name and reputation. The blaring hip-hop and hardcore rap music in the background strained the conversations and also ruined the calm that was an important part of the experience. All in all, yes I was sadly disappointed, yet I refuse to let this one bad experience be the only reason why I will never do Hookah again.

So, I hopped back into my trusty Camry, and whizzed back to the lovely and neutral plane of Fremont--my peace and quiet, the center point, the middle ground to all the chaos of the many bustling cities around us.

Giza is located at 18 North First Street. Their prices depend upon how many people will be sharing one hookah and how many flavors you’d like to try at $18 a bowl.

There are additional hookah bars in San Jose, one of which is located on the block adjucant to Giza. Shishas is located on 84 North Market Street.

Memoirs of an Ohlone founding father

By Jessica Losee Staff writer Excerpt from Sheldon Nagel’s Memoir: "'Where do you want to be in ten years?” he asked. [Carl Karasek, Dean of Instruction] 'I want to be teaching in the community college,' I said.

'Well if you take the job and they don’t rehire you, you’ll be an out of work community college teacher. If you don’t take it, they’ll start looking at you as just an elementary school teacher.' God I hate that!"

Sheldon “Shelly” Nagel, a history instructor at Ohlone from 1968 to 1994, died in late 2004, but his memories of Ohlone remain with us in the form of memoir.

Nagel kept his memoir about Ohlone as he battled cancer. Toiling in the Vineyards: Ohlone Memories includes passages about fellow staff members and his personal experiences.

The memoirs also chronicle the history of Ohlone, from the purchase of the land that Ohlone now stands on, the first classes and instructors and how the school functioned in its early years.

Pictured from left, Howard Dewitt, Alan Kirshner, Stacy Cole and Sheldon Nagel in an Ohlone classroom back in the yonder days of yore. Staff photo.

After Nagel passed away, his wife, Elaine Nagel, the community events coordinator at Ohlone, presented the text to Vice President of the Office of Instruction and Student Services, Dr. Jim Wright, to edit. “Shelly’s memoirs stopped too soon, as did his life; seemingly

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midstream,” wrote Wright in the forward to Nagel’s memoirs, an opinion only too easy to agree with.

“He talked about doing a history of Ohlone for several years after he retired,” said Wright, who feels that the memoirs can help new instructors become better acquainted with Ohlone's rich history.

“There really is no secret to good schools,” wrote Nagel. “You need creative teachers, supportive administrators and involved parents.”

The memoirs brought back many recollections from staff members who knew him. Smiles lit up on the faces of instructors who had worked with Nagel as they recollected the fond and funny memories of the affable instructor.

Mrs. Nagel recalled one incident where her husband was in the hospital being prepped for surgery and the attendant was a student of his. He asked the attendant if it would hurt,

who in turn replied that it would be painful only if Nagel had given him a bad grade.

“He was a very enjoyable person to be around,” said Wright. “A very enjoyable sense of humor.”

In his memoirs, Nagel wrote about a few of his fellow faculty members and the activities that they would do together outside of school. Poker games or, as Nagel put it, “statistical analysis weekend seminars,” were often held in the mountains where a few co-workers have cabins.

“He was always telling his stories about history,” said Math Instructor Ron Statszkow. “Even at poker and golf.”

Nagel mentioned his wife often, who worked while her husband went to school. “Teaching at Ohlone was what he revered most in his life,” said Mrs. Nagel. Nagel’s memoirs are available online at: http://www. ohlone.edu/org/instruction/docs/ nagelshellyohlonememories.pdf

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Literally Dancing production under way

By Morgan Brinlee Staff writer For every dancer there comes a moment when your feet and brain just simply won’t work together, when you’ve fallen behind count for the hundredth time, that you begin to wonder if you really belong at this audition, if you really have what it takes to make it in the show.

For one hopeful dancer this moment came during auditions for Ohlone College’s annual spring dance production “Literally Dancing”. Stephanie Hammock, a tall, slender, blonde can leap as graceful as any gazelle, but still sweats with fear in the face of the lion, or as the dancers refer to them, the judges.

“It can be intimidating...It’s hard when there is a mirror there because it doesn’t help your self esteem because all you see then is how bad you look doing the moves,” said Hammock.

The auditions for “Literally Dancing” gave way to many such moments for dancers of all skill levels. Although there were a few falls and missteps, the auditions were mostly filled with talent.

Dancers slide across the slick wooden floors of the dance studio as they audition for the Spring Dance Production, "Literally Dancing." Photo by Morgan Brinlee While auditions are held to assist choreographers in placing dancers in dances appropriate to their skill level, and all who audition are placed in at least one dance, the auditions were still tiring and intimidating. “I’m so dizzy and tired.

I’m exhausted, light headed, and nauseous,” said Hammock while she waited for her chance to perform in front of the choreographers.

Fitness Center program changes

By Chris Marshall Staff writer The Ohlone Fitness Center, under the watchful eyes of new director Jennifer Ryan, has undergone many improvements and changes for the Spring 2006 semester.

Ryan, an Ohlone alumnus, has seven years experience in the health field as a personal trainer.

“I played volleyball when I was at Ohlone and I’ve kept in touch over the years. When I heard the job was open I decided to take it,” said Ryan. “I thought I could make some great changes and add some new programs.”

This semester a series of specialized programs are going to be run every hour, said Ryan. These programs include an ab workshop, which focuses on the abdominal muscles and exercises to improve and tone that area. Four more similar programs are planned throughout the semester.

“These programs allow the Fitness Center to be more structured,”

said Ryan. “It gives students a more one-on-one exercise experience.”

The Fitness Center also has a bunch of new equipment, said Ryan.

A lot of new balance equipment is now available to students, such as exercise balls, and half-balls called bosus, which help with core training. Core training and conditioning focuses on the abs, hips, hams, back and quads.

Ryan said enrollment in the Fitness Center is higher than expected this semester, but they are always looking to generate more interest.

“We usually see a lot of new students near the beginning of the year with New Year’s resolutions and such, but unfortunately, we don’t retain them,” said Ryan.

For general fitness, Ryan said she suggests people consciously try to move more. Just taking the stairs more often at Ohlone, or parking farther away from work could make a big difference.

The Ohlone Fitness Center is open six days a week with one or half-unit classes available.

Aside from looking for physical ability choreographers were also looking for the emotional ability of each dancer, and how well they were able to show emotion through their movement. The choreographers also asked the dancers if they had any special skills. Marissa Cohen shared that her special skill was dancing while deaf; something that both dancers and choreographers

agreed was indeed amazing. When questioned of her special skill, Hammock furrowed her brow. “I can do cartwheels and a front hand spring.

I can also do balloon animals but I didn’t bring any balloons.”

While the dance population at Ohlone keeps up a very cozy, friendly vibe, the world of dance is best known for scandal and drama; and unfortunately not even Ohlone

can escape it. “It can be very clique.

You can feel very left out. I just go in with the attitude of I’m not there to make friends and influence people.

I’m there to learn how to dance,” said Hammock. Natalie Martien, a six-year veteran of the show explained that often people confuse confidence for attitude. “A lot of studios breed a girl to have a certain self confidence about themselves and when they come to a community college they sometimes carry that over. When you talk to them in real life they’re great people, but when they perform and are on the floor it’s all business.”

The auditions were a disappointing turnout this year, with only 13 people showing up at what has been the most popular audition, Saturday’s jazz audition. “I’m trying to figure out why,” said Janel Tomblin Brown, dance instructor.

“Literally Dancing” will be made up of four suites. Each suite is representative of a form of literature and will include Diary, Fairytale, Novel, and Newspaper.

Performance dates are set for April 21-23 of this year in the Jackson Theatre.

Tribute to local Ohlone actor

By Morgan Brinlee Staff writer Last Friday was about celebrating life for participants of the Celebrate: Life Rocks! fundraiser.

“This time around it’s about local Bay Area needs,” said Chris Cargill, one of the show’s coordinators at the beginning of the show. The event served as both a fundraiser for local charities and a memorial tribute to local resident and former Broadway actor Bill Malone, who died of cancer on Jan. 14, 2006. Malone played the part of Doc in last fall’s The Laramie Project.

“He was a real character. He never, ever complained. Every moment he was so alive,” said Larry Raboy, a member of the Laramie cast.

For those close to Malone, the night’s events were the perfect goodbye.

“I was told on the first day of classes that Bill had passed away but it wasn’t until tonight that it hit,” said Kaity Hendra, another member of The Laramie Project cast. “I think

Bill Malone photo provided by Theater and Dance Department how much effort people put into this and how much heart went into every piece was perfect. Anything less would have been an insult to him [Malone].”

With a variety show style, the fundraiser featured a comedy act, multiple music performances, spoken word and a presentation from the inspiration for last year’s fundraiser, Ohlone instructor Mark Nelson, a tsunami survivor.

Nelson recently traveled back to Phuket, Thailand for the one-year anniversary of the tsunami. In his presentation, Nelson showed pictures from Thailand then and now.

The show concluded with a small tribute to Malone from members of The Laramie Project and a good old fashioned sing-a-long to Rent’s “Seasons of Love." Most performers in the show were friends of Malone who had been asked by Fred Alim, Ohlone’s theatre and arts technician, to arrange something for the event.

After the event, cast and audience members mingled in the lobby sharing memories of Malone while enjoying a generous spread of hors d’oeuvres.

Tickets to the event were $10 with a canned food donation. Monetary proceeds from the event went to the Bay Area Red Cross as well as to dedicating a seat for Malone in the Jackson Theater. Food donations were given to Sister John Marie’s Pantry in Fremont.

Cargill and Alim are hoping to raise double the amount they did last year.

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Campus Events FEBRUARY 3 Last Day to Add a Semester Length Class. Requires instructor signature.

3 Fun With Fungi by Linda Evers Brown Bag Science Seminar -- In Room 3201 from 1 to 2 p.m. Presented by the Math, Science, and Technology Division, sponsored

by ASOC. Fungi - are they animals? plants? other? Friend or foe? Linda shares some fun facts and helpful knowledge about this amazing branch of life. Everyone is welcome.

3 Woman in Love By Bliss Dance Company. In the Smith Center at 8 p.m. Ohlone’s resident contemporary modern dance company, debuts Woman In Love on the main stage in the Jackson Theatre.

This show includes three acts, each of which, represents a different woman, in different circumstances, finding her way through the different stages of love. Buy tickets online or at the Smith Center Box Office.

5 Last Day to Drop a Semester-length Class Without a W Grade.

5 Fremont Symphony Orchestra Family Concert: Chinese New Year Celebration -- In the Smith Center at 2 p.m. Featuring the Firebird Youth Chinese Orchestra.

Designed to introduce young concert-goers (ages 5 and up) to world music and dance, the three Family Concerts feature superb local artists in Sunday matinees for the whole family to enjoy. Buy tickets at http://www.fremontsymphony.org/.

6 Instruction Begins for 15week Classes.

6 Be My Valentine Art Competition -- Anyone can enter for free. There will be 3 prizes.

The theme is Your Original Valentine. Entries can be any media that is 2-D and can not be larger than 18 by 24". You

must attach an entry form to the backside of the art. Forms are available at the gallery in the Smith Center or on posters around campus.

6 Applications Due for ASOC. Applications being accepted for the Spring 2006 semester. Pick up an application at the EOPS/Campus Activities Office in Building 1. Due before p.m. Contact Renee Gonzales at (510) 6597311 for more information.

7 Free and Anonymous HIV Testing -- In the Health Center, Building 16 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. No appointments are necessary. We welcome all students, staff, and faculty. It is a completely free test done on a first come, first served basis. Results are ready in two weeks and can only be given to the tested individual in person (no phone calls).

It is an anonymous testing, meaning we do not take your name down and nothing will be written in your medical chart. Testing is performed by a State of California Certified HIV/AIDS Test Counselor.

held to place each dancer in an appropriate dance(s) that best displays the student’s ability. Co-enrollment in a dance technique class is highly recommended. Jazz: 6 p.m.

Hip Hop: 8 p.m.

10 Women’s Basketball -- 7 p.m. Versus San Jose City College at Ohlone.

10-28 Be My Valentine Art Show -- The ever-popular Valentine show returns this year in the Louie-Meager Art Gallery.

11 Ohlone College Super Flea Market. Free admission, $2 per car for parking. Vendor spaces are $30. All proceeds support Ohlone College programs.

12 Ohlone Cash for College for High School Students and Parent Workshop -- 11 a.m. in Hyman Hall. Help pay for your college next year by getting an early start at the 3rd Annual Ohlone Cash For College. Co-sponsored by Ohlone College Financial Aid Office,

California Student Aid Commission and Assemblyman Alberto Torico, this workshop will help you complete the first step toward obtaining all the financial aid resources available. This event is open to all high school seniors attending Ohlone College or elsewhere in Fall 2006.

14 Free and Anonymous HIV Testing -- In the Health Center, Building 16 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. No appointments are necessary.

14 Sexual Responsibility Week/National Condom Day -- In the Quad with representatives from Tri-City Health Center and the Ohlone College Student Health Center. Games, prizes, and True Love packets 14 Gay/Straight Alliance Club Meeting -- In the Smith Center, Room SC-116, from 3 to 4 p.m..

CLASSIFIEDS Hiring 10 People by Feb.

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Seeking smart, friendly swim instructors to work with children and adults. Indoor heated pool open 7 days a week. Pays $9.00/hr - $12.00/ hr DOE. Part Time Availability, Fun Environment, Friendly People. Flexible/ Steady schedule works well with school schedule. Print application at www.SwimHappyFish.com I nterior design equipment kit for sale. Includes all items needed for an interior design class. All supplies were bought new and taken the best care of. For more information call (510) 770-8991.

Need an extra $36,000 a year in your spare time?

Complete Vending Business for sale. Snickers, Hershey and Mars chocolate bars.

100 high traffic locations and displays. Total investment $5000. Hurry, limited territories. 1-800-853-7155 or vendingfriends.com.

7 Fall 2006 SemesterAbroad Meeting -- Building 5, Room 09 at 6 p.m. Come check out what all the excitement is about and how you can be a student of the world in Fall of 2006.

7 Gay/Straight Alliance Club Meeting -- In the Smith Center, Room SC-116, from 3 to 4 p.m.

7 Women's Softball -- 3 p.m.

Versus Diablo Valley College at Ohlone.

8 Men’s Basketball -- 5 p.m.

Versus Skyline College at Ohlone.

8 Women’s Basketball -- 7 p.m. Versus Monterey Peninsula College at Ohlone.

8 Literally Dancing Auditions -- All interested students will have an opportunity to perform. The auditions are

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Coming from behind, Ohlone wins in OT

By Rahul Batra Staff Writer Nobody, not even the Cañada team, ever anticipated going into overtime after dominating most of the game. Well, that’s exactly what happened at the Ohlone men’s basketball game against Cañada last Saturday night.

After coming off a loss to San Francisco City, the game began very promising for Ohlone. However, the minute they were charged with a foul, which sent one of Cañada’s players to the foul line, the momentum shifted.

Six minutes into the game, they didn’t establish any solid ball control and they weren’t playing well underneath the hoop when it came to rebounding. Cañada continued their dominance producing a 7-0 run in the first half. Nevertheless, even with their lead, they too, didn’t seem to have any defense.

Too many turnovers produced a low scoring first half with Cañada leading 37-29.

“We couldn’t score and neither

could they,” said Ohlone Head Coach John Peterson.

The second half proved a lot more intense.

Outside shooting from Sam Kim and Bert Whittington really provided the overall offensive cohesiveness for Ohlone.

Ohlone took their first lead since the opening minutes of the game with a 51-50 lead with seven minutes remaining. The battle would continue, with 1:49 when Sam Kim shot an unbelievable key 3-pointer to tie the game at 62.

Drama began to unfold when Ohlone had the ball with 26 seconds left. Taking his time to run out the clock, Whittington tried to manifest a way to score with no time left for Cañada to take a final shot.

That moment came, with the clock about to hit zero, Whittington found an open lane for a lay-up. But missed! At the end of regulation the score was tied, 64-64.

In overtime, all it took was Ohlone to score five points to shut out Cañada for the victory. The final score, Ohlone 70, Cañada 64.

Lady Renegades roll over Mission College

By Nick Zambrano Sports editor

Not many basketball teams can roll over their opponents night after night. But we happen to be in the presence of a team that can. The Ohlone Lady Renegades.

This past Friday night, the Lady Renegades dominated an unprepared Mission College team, 106-34.

Right from the opening tip-off, it was Ohlone’s game for the taking.

Testing out a new defense, Ohlone pressured Mission’s ball handlers to make bad passes, even worse shots and turn the ball over.

In the first half alone, the Lady Renegades forced 15 Mission turnovers. And with those turnovers came Ohlone’s countless fast breaks which resulted in a majority of their points came.

Contributing to Ohlone’s supreme performance was Jenna Nicholson. Nicholson led all scorers with 21 points and loved to take those addicting three point shots.

“That’s just Jenna,” said Ohlone Head Coach Elizabeth Stanley, “that’s what she likes to do.”

Also putting up big numbers was Annika Biard. Biard had 20 points and was three for three from the free throw line. When Nicholson and Biard weren’t sinking those outside

shots, the Lady Renegades looked back to their inside game.

Enter Laura Elliot.

Elliot controlled the paint, as Mission could not come up with a solution for stopping her. Starting her first game on the bench, Elliot contributed a vast amount in her minutes played. Along with her 17 points she pulled down seven rebounds.

“This is my first start on the bench,” said Elliot, “so I brought up the intensity.”

Elliot was among two other normal starters that sat at the start of the game. Needless to say that if all the usual starters sat, Ohlone still would have easily pulled away with the “W.” In addition to Biard, Elliot and Nicholson, the Lady Renegades had four other players in double figures. Alcha Strane had 14 points and fellow guard Amanda Everett had 10.

James Logan alum Angelica Benjamin had 11 points and a team leading 11 rebounds while Aofie Sands had 13 points and 10 rebounds.

Next up for the Lady Renegades will be two road games at Cabrillo College and Hartnell College followed by a return to Epler Gymnasium to take on Feb. 8 against Monterey Peninsula College, who they lost too earlier this season.

Swimming kickoff

By NAOMI BALAGOT Staff writer As Gene Kendall approaches his twelfth year as head coach for the Renegades, his swim team looks to dominate in 2006.

“I would like as many swimmers to qualify individually for (the) State Championships,” Kendall

said, “I want them to have fun. I tell my swimmers when things are tough, that they need to understand that the essence of life exists within the struggle. And it’s how they handle that struggle that’s going to determine if they’re going to be a winner.”

Ohlone opens up at home with the Pentathlon, Feb. 4 at 10 a.m..

Photo by Ross Tsvetanov Giovanni Vernon tries to get to the basket with a Cañada defender in his face. The Renegades trailed behind most of the game but shut out Cañada in overtime to win.

S.B. XL: in a nutshell

By Nick Zambrano Sports editor and Rahul Batra Staff writer

Imagine playing a game being watched by more than 90 million people worldwide. Every move you make being criticized, judged, and critiqued. That game is the Super Bowl. The Super Bowl is the most watched sporting event around the world. So when it comes game time, the two teams that take the field give it their all. However, one team will end up lifting the Lombardi trophy in triumph. Here’s our breakdown of the game and our predicted winner.

QUARTERBACKS: Ben Roeth-

lisberger may not have the years of experience that Matt Hasselbeck has but his postseason numbers speak a different tale. That’s why we take good ol’ Big Ben.

receivers were at one time college quarterbacks. Don’t get us wrong, we have much respect for the Seattle core, but the Steelers are better equipped.

Running backs: This was a tough one. Shaun Alexander or Jerome “The Bus” Bettis? Rahul is going with Bettis because Big Ben can get the ball into the red zone where Bettis can do his thing. However, Nick cannot choose. Both running games are capable of taking a game over and are tough to defend. Draw.

defense: Two words: Troy Polamalu. Enough said. This man can do it all on the defensive side of the ball. His speed will definitely give Alexander, Hasselbeck and Mike Holmgren heart attacks.

We guarantee he will make a key play.

Recievers/ tight ends Well we both agree that Pittsburgh's core of receivers can hurt you in more than way. It’s easy to get caught when two Steeler

WHO WILL WIN?: Again no disrespect to Seattle, but once Pittsburgh gets the ball in the end zone, their running game will control the tempo of the game.

This will be a storybook ending to the final ride of “The Bus.”