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Vol. XXXVI No. 9
Dancing in the Quad
OPINION
ASOC plans Black Panther for Unity Week.
SPORTS
NEWS
FEATURES
Maria Ramirez tells her story at conference.
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Thursday, April 5, 2007
6 candidates for board By BRIAN CHU Staff writer
There are now six official candidates for the vacant seat on the Ohlone Board of Trustees. Since late February and the retirement of 27-year veteran Dan Archer, the position has yet to be filled. The search for a new board member began Feb. 28 and 60 days were given to submit resume forms. The forms were due at 4 p.m. April 2, and six candidates submitted their applications to the office of College President Doug Treadway. They are as follows: • Charles F. Bellavia, a business consultant and a holder of a plethora of executive board positions across different technology companies and consulting firms. • Jan Giovannini-Hill, an administrative analyst specialist at California State University, East Bay. Giovannini-Hill ran for a Board of Trustees position this last November but lost to John Weed.
Giovannini-Hill received 44.84 percent of the vote. Weed had 54.47 percent. • John N. Kitta, a lawyer with his own private law firm and a former president and trustee of the Alameda County Board of Education. Kitta also previously ran against current board president Nick Nardolillo and trustee Bob Brunton. • George S. Mathiesen, a supervisor of Santa Clara University, a former Newark Unified School District teacher and principal, a former Fremont Unified School District teacher and also a Vietnam veteran who completed his doctorate at the University of Pacific. • Trisha Tahmasbi is a field representative for California Assemblyman Alberto Torrico, the campaign manager to elect Robert Wieckowski and previously an intern for the California Faculty Association. • Robert P. Tavares is a real estate broker, appraiser and property manager who owns a private
company and previously attended Ohlone College. The candidates will be interviewed by a group of current trustees on April 18 at 6:30 p.m. in Room 122, the Child Development Center. The session is open to the public and will consist of an oral interview and a submission of written answers to other questions. Board President Nick Nardolillo will moderate the forum. Each candidate will be given a short time to provide opening introductions and closing statements. After the trustee is selected, he or she will be sworn in on May 9 and will serve until Archer’s original term ends in November 2008. To be qualified for the Board of Trustees, the applicant must be at least 18 years of age, a California citizen, a registered voter, not disqualified by other laws to hold office and must be a resident of Fremont or one of the nine specific voting precincts in Union City.
Club signs go up Photo by Jack Husting
It was a sure sign of spring: Dancers in leotards leaping in the Quad to music from really big speakers. It was part of the new ‘Wet and Wild Wednesdays’ series sponsored by the Associated Students of Ohlone College. The dancers are Lia Rogers, left, and Sophia Kanety.
Stair-climbers in front of Building 1 have encountered signs designed by campus clubs and constructed by Buildings and Grounds. Photo by Eric Dorman
UC and CSU tuition to increase by 10 percent By Sandeep Abraham Staff writer The University of California and California State University systems will once again be raising fees. After various meetings and deliberations, trustees and regents from both university systems voted to increase fees by 10 percent. Together, both university systems contain 23 universities and cater to over 600,000 students, 417,000 of whom are CSU students and 210,000 are UC students. The trustees of the California State Universities met at CSU Long Beach and voted 16 to1 to raise the tuition fees, $252 for undergraduate students and $312 for graduate students. Only Trustee Melinda
Guzman Moore voted against the measure. Fees for this summer’s courses at the CSU’s will rise to $2,772 and this, combined with campus-specific fees averaging at about $679, will amount to a total academic cost of about $3,451 each year. This was met with considerable ire from students, many of whom aren’t eligible for financial aid and thus must either work or take out loans to pay their tuition. The University of California, on the other hand, raised fees by seven percent for most students and 10 percent for most graduate students, including students at UC Berkeley’s business and law schools. The regents representing each UC campus met at UCLA
and, in a 13-6 vote, decided to raise fees, despite protests from students. The regents merely complained that there was a lack of options. Undergraduate students will begin to pay $434 more for a cost of $6,636, but when combined with other campus fees, the total will come up to $7,347. Yet the increases in tuition fees are nothing new. There was a 14 percent increase in 2004 and then an 8 percent increase in 2005 for undergraduate fees in both university systems. However, there was no rise in fees for 2006, ending a streak of fee increases for four years straight. The fees have been raised in accordance with Governor Schwarzenegger’s plan to increase
student tuition through 2011 in order to decrease state funding to public universities. Many parents and instructors lament this raise in tuition when they recall that university education was nearly free in the 1950’s and 1960’s. CSU administrators say much of the increase in tuitions will specifically go toward increasing employee salaries to reasonable levels. However, there is some good news for students. At least onethird of the new fee money will go toward financial aid for students, meaning low-income students will see very little change in their tuition and middle-income will pay only a fraction of the higher cost. Still, middle-income students
will still use a considerable amount of loan money and the increase in tuition money will lead to higher debt. This is compounded by the removal of the need-based Federal Perkins Loan from the 2007 budget by President George Bush. In defense of the increase in fees, administrators of both university systems have said that the payments are necessary to attract better instructors and leaders to their universities even though they don’t pay as much as their competitors. Students feel that the process wasn’t democratic enough and that they ultimately lose out for the sake of the state. The fact that fees might become unaffordable to middle-income students is a concern of the universities as well.
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What has happened to American originality? By sandeep abraham Staff writer Originality is a dying art. And if not dying, it has at least retreated underground. There was a time when America promoted cultural innovation and originality, back when protest and sticking it to the man were the daily modus operandi. Classical music spawned jazz, which spawned bebop and also eventually spawned rock. Originality was seen as “cool” and going against the grain was something to be admired. These days, “cool” is defined by either how depressed you look or how spoiled you act. My point is that we are a generation lost. What do we do, what do we have
that defines us and gives our youth any meaning? Just the other day, I was eating lunch in the cafeteria and trying to study when I overheard something I found hilarious. One lone lunchline warrior clad in black was telling a story about how depressed and semi-suicidal he felt when his girlfriend dumped him. What cracked me up, however, was that there was a small crowd of sycophants intently listening to him as if he was Socrates lecturing on the existence of God. Just 50 years ago, these same sycophants would’ve been sitting around discussing the virtues of war and peace. But no; instead, “deep conversations” now consist of comparisons of depression medication and circumstances.
Letter to the Editor
Maybe I didn’t get the memo, but when did Prozac usurp the best friend status once held by dogs and diamonds? The other iniquitous vice for which I condemn our culture is our brazenly unashamed materialism. The more bling you have, the more expensive your car is, the more state-of-the-art your gadgets are, the more gangster you are. Never mind that there are child soldiers in Nigeria who see and experience hundred times the violence you do, but also experience more poverty and destitution than you will ever know. Never mind that you don’t even belong to a real gang and have never even seen a real gangster. You are still more gangster because you wear your stunna shades, text
your girlfriend on your new LG Chocolate, drive a Porsche, and of course, use the n-word as often as possible because no gangster’s a gangster who doesn’t degrade at least one person each day, right? But of course, you would already be gangster enough by flaunting all your expensive things and making sure everyone knows how expensive they are. What I find truly sad is that this is seen as an ideal to strive for, that this is the life many of our generation want for themselves. Now I’m not saying that people should never feel depressed nor that they should never enjoy the nice things they get. Just don’t let these things define you as a human being. I realize I sound like an old man,
ranting and raving, bemoaning the sins of the youth. That is not my intention. I just think that we, as a generation, can do so much more. Rather than constantly consuming, whining about what little we don’t have, and simply fueling the world’s hatred of America, we should look for ways we can use all the resources we’ve been blessed with to make a difference. We come down from a line of warriors, poets, musicians, revolutionaries, mystics and thinkers. We have a chance to leave a legacy as well; let’s not waste it. I ask you – no, I beseech you - my brothers and sisters, to leave sexy where it is and bring back originality instead, to give meaning to our generation.
Learn about yourself: join Psychology Club Dear Editor:
This was recently highlighted when the Ohlone Psychology Club hosted Dr. Benjamin Caldwell, Psy.D, for “Careers in Psychology” event on March 21. Recently, Paul Malkin LCSW spoke to our club and presented Social Anxiety to us. We plan on having one more speaker for the semester on April 18. She is doing a presentation on Eating Disorders.
The Psychology Club feels that by presenting these topics to our students, they can learn not only about the disorder, but further focus on their choice of field to go into. We are very lucky to have such a great Psychology Department here at Ohlone; we have a great faculty and many courses to choose from. We also have the Psychology
Club which focuses on promoting the field of psychology both for personal benefits as well as for educational goals. Anyone can attend our events. The club hosts fieldtrips as well as a pot luck at the end of the semester. Visit us at OhlonePsychologyClub. blogspot.com. Adele M.
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Why take a psychology class? There are so many reasons. Psychology is learning about yourself and others, how we relate to one another, and what makes us tick. Learning about psychology does not mean you will be a psychology
major; many students learn about this field for the benefits it brings to themselves on a personal level. One of the most important skills one can learn is how to get along with others. Employers consistently value good interpersonal skills in their employees. On the educational side, psychology is a great career choice and has so many paths one can choose from.
Campus Comment > > Do you prefer college or professional sports?
“Professional; because I grew up on it.”
“College; they have more pressure to play well.”
“College; because the players are more passionate.”
“Professional; I’m familiar with the teams and it’s mainstream.”
English “Neither; I’m not interested in sports at all.”
April 5, 2007 MONITOR
News
English Center gets library link
Adios to scaffolding
By Michael Aburas Staff writer “Library Without Walls,” a new pilot program from the Ohlone College Library, will begin next Monday in Hyman Hall at the English Learning Center. The program will place a librarian in the ELC for two hours a day during peak hours to assist with student research. No books will be moved to the ELC. “We want to meet students at their point of need,” said librarian Kathy Sparling. She added that the program is possible without tangible books because of the electronic sources
Photos by Jack Husting
The south side of Building 1, left, is surrounded by scaffolding during the long stucco project. At right is the same side now minus scaffolding. They were like braces; nobody misses them after they have served their purpose.
Morrisson speech lab opens By KRISTA IMUS Staff writer The Maggie Morrisson Speech communication lab celebrated its grand opening on Wednesday. The lab, located in Hyman Hall Room HH-216, is now available to all Ohlone students, staff, faculty and the public for help with the development and delivery of oral presentations using research, outlining, delivery and visual aids including PowerPoint. The Speech Communication Lab is set up to provide one-on-one training for people who need to prepare for occasions like a public speaking event or a speech for a class. Students can also tape themselves practicing a presentation so they can review it and make improvements. Students, faculty and staff looking for information and resources
on other areas of communication studies, such as interpersonal and intercultural communication, small group leadership, persuasion, etc. can also be found at the lab as they continue to expand and grow. There are many benefits provided for students and instructors. Students can avail themselves of friendly and helpful staff as well as snacks to help fuel them for the day. Instructor benefits include assignment suggestions, including pronunciation diagnostics for students wishing to improve their English skills, brainstorming sessions for students trying to come up with project topic ideas, presentation aid advice and practice for future presentations, Lab tour questionnaires, interview exercises and more. Teachers are free to leave their assignment instructions at the
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lab for easy student access. The name of the lab is dedicated to Maggie Morrisson, a former speech instructor who died last December. Morrisson and Kay Harrison, the senior member of the speech faculty, wrote a proposal for a speech lab 12 years ago and it wasn’t until 10 years later that it was approved. The lab had a patio party near the dean’s office to celebrate. There were cookies, cake and punch as well as a tour of the lab and raffle. Preceding the raffle was a performance by the Ukelele Renegades. Shawn Megofna, a lab consultant, helps students collaborate ideas for speeches and corrects outlines throughout the semester. “I am an aid to their mental block,” said Megofna “just call me Tylenol.” Megofna is also part of the Ukelele Renegades and performed “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.”
that Ohlone provides. These include e-books, periodical databases and “things that don’t require a student to be in the physical library.” In order to help students with their research, the library now provides a tool bar, available for download at ohlonelibrary.mylibrarytoolbar.com. “What it does is make it easy to search across library resources from your browser without having to go to the library home page,” said Sparling. The library is also conducting a program review and has a short survey at the library or online at www.ohlone.edu/org/library.
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Culture Pirate By OMER AHMED News editor
Delicious blasphemy While I am not a Christian, I have many fond memories of Easter. One is of an Easter egg hunt with my cousins in Texas. It was the first time that the religious significance of Easter was explained to me and, quite frankly, it was confusing. If there was all this stuff about Jesus, where did the cute bunnies come into the picture? Why aren’t we hunting chocolate Jesus eggs? I now know that the bunny is just a symbol of spring and fertility. I also know that the Christian focus is not chocolate but Christ. However, I still want me some chocolate Jesus eggs. Now an artist in New York, Cosimo Cavallaro, has almost fulfilled my desire with his “My Sweet Lord.” It’s a 200-pound, milk chocolate rendition of Jesus naked with his arms stretched out as if on the cross. It’s one of the coolest things I have ever thought of eating. Unfortunately, a number of New Yorkers have found the choco-Christ offensive and its showing was canceled. No surprise. In the past, New York’s then-mayor, Rudy Giuliani, withheld funding from a museum for showing an elephant dungcovered Virgin Mary, and former New York senator Al D’Amato addressed the Senate regarding his outrage over a piece depicting a urine-submerged crucifix. These two pieces, just like the choco-Christ, are not just blasphemy for blasphemy’s sake. They have artistic meaning and, in some cases, valuable messages. The dung-clotted “Holy Virgin Mary” was created by a Nigerian-descended Briton who was combining elements of African tradition (dung as a symbol of fertility) with his Christian faith. Sister Wendy Beckett, a Catholic nun, explained that the “Piss Jesus” was symbolic of how society has turned its back on Christian values. Basically, that society has been pissing on Christ and his message. The choco-Christ is just as explainable. It’s naked to show that Christ was human, not some faroff unknowable deity. It’s brown not because the artist was trying to bring Jesus’ race into question as so many have done. The artist just likes milk chocolate since it is so sweet, which also explains the choco-Christ’s medium. Even if an image seems blasphemous, it is important to look behind the offense to what the images evoke. The Danish cartoons from 2005 were most definitely blasphemous to Muslims, but they were a legitimate critique of radicals who distort the faith of Islam for their own violent reason. If you can look past the nakedness of choco-Jesus, you’ll can find a way to venerate Jesus that tastes better then a bread wafer.
Features Counselor: past through stories By michael aburas Staff writer While most of us were sleeping in until 1 p.m. or catching a tan during spring break, Ohlone Counselor Maria Ramirez closed The Third Annual Storytellers of the Americas Conference at the University of Buffalo in New York held March 30 and 31. This year’s theme for the conference was “Hearing Yellow Woman: Voices of the Indigenous Women of Oral Tradition” to honor women and their mothers. Ramirez was chosen to read her story, titled “Chicana ‘Her-Story.’ ” The conference was also to honor and close March as Women’s History month. “Chicana ‘Her-Story’ ” discusses America from the perspective of indigenous women. “We’ve been virtually voiceless in the history books. It’s not just Chicana, it’s trying to give a view of the Americas,” said Ramirez, who is Chicano, Apache and Puerto Rican. The biggest honor for Ramirez was meeting the Iroquois confederacy. “I honor them in my “Chicana ‘Her-Story,’ ” because they influenced the early feminists. Ramirez submitted her story online and received a warm response from Nicole Dragone, one of the organizers. Dragone said in an email the reason for closing the conference with “Chicana ‘Her-story’ ” was “Because ‘Her-story’ tells the story of Indigenous Women since colonization began, we wanted to ensure that everyone had a chance to attend this session. Truth is, all the conference organizers want to be there for this session.” “The organizers were so happy that they got a response from Ohlone because they know it’s named after native people,” said Ramirez. In addition, Ohlone was the only community college represented at the conference. Ramirez has been very busy performing “Chicana ‘Her-Story’ ” for various events during Women’s History Month. Ramirez also per-
formed for the Latina Leadership Conference March 16 and 17 in Modesto. Ramirez is vice president of the Latina Leadership Network of the North who hosted the event. Ramirez was also hosted by the ethnic studies department of Logan High School for “Dia De Los Muertos,” or “Day of the Dead.” The conference featured indigenous people from all over the country from Alaska to Samson Creek in Canada. Some of the tribes who attended included the Mowhawk, Seneca, Black Foot and Iroquois, whose original name is “Haudenosaunee,” which means “people of the long house.” According to Ramirez, the Iroquois women had the right to vote for chiefs, if they wanted a divorce there was no stigma and they could vote whether or not to go to war. “We feel that the way women are treated nowadays is like the way the earth is treated: like an object you take and use,” said Ramirez. After the conference Ramirez was invited by Diane Benson, who ran for govenor of Alaska on the Green Party ticket in 2002 and is from the Tlingit nation, to come to Alaska to perform her “Chicana ‘Her-Story.’ ” Benson’s son lost his legs in the Iraq War and Benson told the conference that it made her feel like she lost her spiritual legs. Ramirez closed the conference with the Native American expression, “A people are not defeated until the heart of their women are on the ground. “Then I asked them if their hearts are on the ground and they all said ‘no,’ ” Ramirez said. When asked how she got into storytelling, Ramirez explained: “The M.E.Ch.A. students about eight years ago asked me to do a presentation for Cinco De Mayo and they said ‘don’t just lecture us.’ So I thought, ‘what better way than storytelling, teatro [theater] and hip-hop to promote education and decolonize our minds.’ ”
Photo by Jack Husting
Maria Ramirez wore ceremonial dress to a storytelling conference over the weekend.
Deadline set April 12 for student art entries Students interested in showcasing their art for a chance at $2,500 in prizes at the annual Fine Art & Design Student Show may submit their works on Thursday, April 12 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Louie Meager Art Gallery. The art, which must be framed, matted or mounted, will be shown from April 20 to May 15 at the Gallery. Submitting art costs $1 per piece. For $5 students can submit unlimited pieces. In the show’s almost 30-year history, submissions usually number about 400. Judging whittles the number down to a little over 200, which are then shown at the gallery. There will be a Reception & Awards Ceremony from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on May 8. Pieces must have been made by students in an Ohlone art or design class in the past 12 months. Contact Gallery Director Margaret Stainer for more information.
Bagpipes, dancing featured at concert By Noah Levin Staff writer The drone and high-pitched whine of bagpipes could be heard emanating from the Jackson Theater Sunday. The source? The Prince Charles Pipe Band Celtic Concert, presented by the Prince Charles Caledonian Club of San Francisco. Acts for the concert included the Prince Charles Grade Three Pipe Band, Irish dancers from the Barnes’ Academy of Irish Dancing, the Prince Charles Grade One Pipe Band, and local Irish folk band, Molly’s Revenge. Proceeds from the concert went to Ohlone’s anthropology museum. The concert opened with the Grade Three Pipe Band, which consisted of several bag pipers and drummers, in full Scottish traditional garb. The pipe bands ran like a strict military marching band, the players standing in a half hexagonal shape on the stage. Led by a major, the songs of the
Grade Three were mostly marches, with pieces like “Fleshmarket Close,” by James McColl, which stood out with its high trills and low, entrancing drones, and rhythmic breakdowns at the end. Each piece played was relatively short; the band was then joined briefly by a pair of Scottish Highland dancers, the very talented Cooper sisters. The Coopers are 13-year-old Lauren and 12-year-old Madeline. But don’t let their ages fool you. Lauren is the U.S. champion in her age bracket, and Madeline is ranked second in hers. During the intermission, the Coopers mentioned that they got into highland dance through going to the Scottish Games. Lauren and Madeline, who have not only traveled much of the U.S., but have also gone around the world to compete, enjoy dancing very much. They went on to say, “The best part is definitely meeting people and making new friends at competitions.”
The Grade Three pipe band was then followed by dancers from the Barnes’ Academy for Irish Dance. The dancers – 10-year-old Kess Rule, and her older brothers Ciarran, 9, and Connor, 11, and 13 year-old dancer Lane Olsen – performed group as well as solo dances for the enthralled crowd. The stiff, traditional Irish dance might seem boring and stale to the unaccustomed eye, but the magic was all in the formidable footwork of the young performers. Solo pipe player Kyle Rothchild then took the stage, playing an up-tempo, popping piece on his bagpipes. The curtain then came down for a brief period, as Master of Ceremonies and Chief of the Caledonian Club of San Francisco John Biggar told mildly funny and slightly off-color jokes as the Irish folk band Molly’s Revenge prepared for their set. Consisting of four members, Molly’s Revenge is a traditional Irish folk band hailing from nearby
Santa Cruz. A high-powered, fun set of songs was played by the band, adding at least myself to their already large and growing following. The Grade One Pipe Band followed after Molly’s Revenge, and though the latter performance was a hard act to follow, the skilled and regimented members of the Grade One band showed the experience of the elder club members as they masterfully played with pipes and drums in perfect synchronization. The sponsors of the event, the Caledonian Club of San Francisco, is a Scottish community organization with chapters across the U.S. and around the world. The club has been a presence in the Bay Area for more than a hundred years, most notably putting on its yearly Scottish Games and Gathering at the Pleasanton Fairgrounds. The event put on here at Ohlone was similar to one of these gatherings, with a packed house of rowdy Scots gleefully enjoying the pipe music and festivities.
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April 5, 2007 monitor
Devil’s Advocate
Students bring acts to the stage
By Anna Nemchuk Editor-in-chief
The tao of work
Photos by Kevin Protz
Photo by Kevin Protz
A scene from the Student Repertory murder-mystery ‘Strueth,’ far right, a detective (played by A.J. Hamilton) investigates the murder of the lifeless ‘Henry,’ lying on the couch. From right to left: Ryan Bentley, Michael Callen, Jessica Stanley and Jeremy Leonard. By Cheyenne Martin Staff writer “One ‘Axe’ in a Box” by the Student Reperatory Class ran from March 21 to March 23 in the Black Box Theater at Ohlone. The first act, entitled “Streuth” and directed by Claudia Vilardy, featured a joke on theater as well as the audience in murder mystery form. Initially, understanding what was going on was difficult. However, with faulty sets and actor’s lines hidden in cigarette cases, the audience was able to catch on. In “Streuth,” everything that could possibly go wrong in a live production did. The cast made fun of the roles that are often featured in a murder mystery. One such role was the over-dramatic wife, Mrs. D’Arcy (played by Jessica Stanley). A.J. Hamilton portrayed a clueless inspector, who seemed to be one step behind what was going on around him. Once you understood that the mishaps were on purpose, the act was very funny. Next up was “Nice Tie,” starring
Tom Shivley and Michele Leonard. “Nice Tie,” which took place at a bar, began when Shivley said “Hi” to Leonard, who very quickly entered into a frantic state and delivered a fast-paced monologue of probable affairs and troubled children that could result if their relationship evolved from that moment on. The punch line came when Leonard ended her crazed act of probability with the comment, “nice tie though.” At first Shively retracted, scared and defeated, but then came back with his own rendition of what could happen, a better and happier one. Directed by Noah Levin, this act was high in energy and truth, and produced smiles from many in the audience. “Ferry Boat” was next on the night’s bill, also directed by Levin. Starring Brenden Monlux and Janelle Ikeuchi, “Ferry Boat” was an audience favorite. Taking place in a ferry, Ikeuchi portrayed a quiet, sexy librarian-type, “Eleanor,” who obviously liked to keep to herself. Monlux’s character, “Joey,” was an annoyingly charming guy who
talked too much about nothing and took an instant liking to Ikeuchi. His closest attempt to a pick up line was, “Ever think about suicide?” However, throughout all Monlux’s ramblings of coffee, doughnuts, franks, and how much other girls want him, the two developed an attraction and the “dufus finally got the smart girl.” Kelsey Cole, a former student and audience member, said she loved the “absolute awkwardness” of the act. After a short intermission, it was time for the “10-Minute Macbeth,” directed by Salem Barner. “Macbeth” took place in a radio station titled KFUQ where all the actors proved the typical stereotype of stuck-up and full-of-themselves actors. Macbeth was “played” by KFUQ actor Dr Evil (Adam Rabinowitz), Macduff by Christopher Walken (A.J. Hamilton) and King Duncan by John Wayne (Mike Callan). Even without knowledge of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, “10-Minute Macbeth” was funny to the entire audience, thanks to the pop culture references and how well each actor
matched their persona’s-persona’s voices. “The Sheep” which starred Joe Nicholos and Jackie Tebow, was an extremely strange act, to say the least. The act started with Tebow packing to leave her husband on the suspicion of his having an affair. After denying it, Nicholos finally admitted to having an affair - but that affair was with a sheep. The last act of the evening, “Ikke, Ikke, Nye, Nye, Nye,” started with a small spotlight on a red phone. Edith (Kelley-Briana Greer) played the seductive co-worker of a scrawny and awkward guy, Grahm (Ricky Brown). Throughout this act, Greer used imagery, wine and innuendos to seduce Brown. However, whenever Greer left the room Brown would pick up the phone and start to get excited. Strange as it might have been, Brown and Greer had the audience rolling with laughter and proved to be another favorite of the audience. Next up for the Ohlone theater is auditions for “Miss Saigon,” the college summer musical.
Auditions for ‘Miss Saigon’ April 13 By Cheyenne Martin Staff writer Auditions for Ohlone Theatre’s spring musical “Miss Saigon” will take place on April 13 at the Smith Center. The musical will run this summer from July 5 to July 14. “Miss Saigon” is a musical about a soldier who falls in love with a woman while in Vietnam. Eventually the lovers get separated and spend many years trying to find each other. The play is “Very romantic and very tragic,” said director Tom Blank. The bulk of the story takes place in Vietnam, so a majority of the roles will need to fit an American and Asian look. “Unfortunately there is only one American female lead,” said Blank.
Auditions will be held on April 13 between 9 a.m. and noon. Appointments can be made by contacting Tom Blank at tblank@ohlone.edu or by emailing jcollins@ohlone. edu. An appointment is not needed to audition, but those with appointments will be given priority over walk-ins. The auditions only require a prepared song with sheet music. For a ballad, only 16 bars are required and for an up-tempo song, 32 bars are required. There are some roles that require dance and a short audition will be held, but those auditioning are not required to participate in the dance portion. Currently there are more than two dozen spots booked for the audition date. The theater department is looking
for a good-sized cast, said Blank, which will consist of seven principal roles, a dozen minor ones and 30 chorus members. All parts are still open. For those that have never auditioned or may be considering auditioning but are scared, Blank offered comfort. “Expect to have a really good time,” said Blank. “Come in and sing 16 to 32 bars of your favorite song!” Blank expects “Miss Saigon” to be extremely popular due to the pop nature of the music. Being a rock Opera like “Rent,” he thinks many young people will enjoy it. The show has a very “contemporary sound,” said Blank. “It’s very modern.” The set has big plans also, with Fred Alim and Steven Wathern planning to “combine bamboo with
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barbed wire,” said Blank. Blank described the music director, Janice Holmes, as “one of the best musical directors I have worked with in my entire career.” Also, because of the complicated vocals, Blank said he will “spend more time casting major roles correctly.” Call-backs for principal characters will be held on the following Sunday by invitation only. Due to the adult nature of “Miss Saigon,” the Ohlone theater is doing something out of the ordinary. Instead of having curtain at 8 p.m. as has been done in the past, curtain for “Miss Saigon” will be at 8:30 p.m. instead. Anyone interested in the details of the auditions or the show itself is encouraged to contact Blank.
I never appreciated how little people enjoy working. Many people say they want to work in a bookstore because they just “adore” books. Unfortunately, they also seem to be allergic to any actual work. I left high school early and went straight to Ohlone, having decided I’d had enough homework, at which I was outstandingly awful, and standardized tests, at which I excelled to an obscene degree, to last several lifetimes. In my newfound freedom, a job seemed apropos. Translation: my parents threatened bodily harm. Customer service was, and still is, in my opinion, a four-letter word - so there went any possibility of grocery stores, fast-food “restaurants” and my long-cherished dream of a career as a Vegas showgirl. After some thought, (about five minutes) I squirreled a part-time position at the animal shelter working with cats, dogs and the occasional duck, figuring most complaints could be dealt with via a good chin scratching. Me: “So what happened to that chicken we got last week?” Vet technician on duty: “I took him home to my grandfather. He keeps chickens. Oh, and speaking of, he gave me the most delicious homemade chicken soup yesterday.” Me: “!!!!!” Unfortunately for my longsuffering sires, I developed a tendency to bring my work home. Observing a worrying trend - an average of a cat per month - I was strongly encouraged to seek alternate employment. The first time I came to Half Price Books, I was 12 and Daddy had so much fun prying my fingers from the doorjamb all subsequent visits were relegated to the “treat” category. I remember Luis, one of the employees, asking if I’d read Leo Tolstoy upon discovering we were Russian. I sheepishly muttered something. I saw Eifman’s “Anna Karenina” ballet a few weeks ago in Berkeley - does that count? Now this would be customer service, true, but bookstore customers had to be a cut above the norm - I mean, they could at least read, right? (Little did I know...) There were no positions available when I tracked down Luis, now the manager. Nor were there any when I checked next month. Or the month after that... but persistence (obstinacy) won and about eight months later, victory was mine. Almost three years later, I adore my job, which, while involving a certain amount of customer pandering, has more to do with running a business. My point? I’d love to get paid for reading. Until then, if you want to work in a bookstore, or anywhere else, try WORKING.
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Professional audio editing class offered in summer By Kyle Stephens Staff writer A Pro Tools course will be offered this summer semester at Ohlone. Pro Tools, the industry standard software for music production, is used for everything from film scores to anything one hears on the radio today. In the music industry, “it’s more ubiquitous than Microsoft Office,” said Professor Jim McManus, the instructor for the course. Pro Tools can be used to record, mix and create music and sound effects - essentially anything in the realm of audio. There are even
video editing capabilities within the Pro Tools system as it also orchestrates perfectly with AVID, the industry standard for video editing, also made by Pro Tool’s company, Digidesign. McManus describes Pro Tools as “very careful and systematic. It’s a huge program.” Pro Tools is widely used as a non-linear, non-destructive audio recording/editing/mixing program. This means sounds can be indefinitely cut up or manipulated and the original sound can always be recovered. This loss-less manipulation is made possible by having all the audio processed digitally. This is superior to older systems of audio editing with physical tape
on reel-to-reel machines, where making modifications to the source tape were irreversible. Another advantage that Pro Tools has over older, analog tape systems is that the quality of audio does not degrade, with editing or with time. The sheer handling of reels eventually causes damage to the tape and sounds recorded on the tape. Pro Tools comes with a variety of pre-made sounds and beats right out of the box, with which one can create music. Higher end versions of the Pro Tools software, such as Pro Tools HD, can operate in 6.1 surround sound, suitable for theater presentation. The Ohlone course will be using and training
for Pro Tools LE (limited edition) version 7, which is by no means a highly truncated version of the application. In having the Pro Tools course, Ohlone has coordinated with Digidesign to attain official status as a “Digidesign Sponsored School.” This entails discounted equipment for the department and offers students a course useable towards attaining a professional Digidesign certification. The Ohlone course corresponds to Digidesign’s Pro Tools 101, which cost $700 to $800 at other schools, With a Pro Tools certification, one has proof of know-how with
the Pro Tools system, which can help students find employment in music or audio post production, cutting albums and doing sound for movies, TV, etc. McManus explained that one’s options can be quite open-ended. The classroom for the course will feature Macintosh 2 GHz Intel Core Duo computers, 88-key Yamaha P200 Electric Pianos (which double as MIDI controllers) at every station, Roland JV-1010 sound modules, the Pro Tools software itself and other musical software. The class is set to meet Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:00 to 9:50 p.m. The class code is MUS-112A Recording With Pro Tools.
fense for African-Americans and other minorities. While some members advocated armed resistance, the organization was also known for programs aimed at helping the poorest, most ignored segments of society. Seale himself has recently been devoting his time to a youth education program called Reach. Members of the ASOC’s Speakers Committee announced that political speaker Dave Dionisi would be delivering a speech on why war with Iran is on the horizon and what must be done to stop it. Dionisi is an ex-intelligence officer in the military and is the author of the book “American Hiroshima: The Reasons Why and a Call to Strengthen America’s Democracy.”
In the book, Dionisi discusses the United States’ current military quagmires, their causes and why he believes more conflicts will be created unless U.S. citizens become politically active. Dionisi is scheduled to appear on April 12 in the Building 1 Lobby from noon until 1:30 p.m. with a Q&A at the end. The ASOC also discussed their plans for Unity Week. The cardboard-and-duct-tape boat race proposed at the last meeting was near unanimously approved by members of the Interclub Council and Representative at Large Carlos Vejar hopes to schedule the race for the last day of Unity Week. Vejar commented that the ASOC was poling student interest to see if the
event would be well-received. In addition, it was announced by the Unity Week Committee that the proposed outdoor movie night would not be taking place. Legislative Representative Ken Steadman briefly reported on his trip up to Chabot College as a representative of Ohlone for the Student Senate of California Community Colleges. He noted that Ohlone would serve as the host school for the next senate meeting on April 13. The senate serves as a forum and leadership workshop for student politicians from community colleges across California. At the meeting, Ohlone Vice President of Student Services Ron Travenick, and Deanna Walston,
vice president of Business Services, also proposed a radical, if not interesting, solution to the impending loss of student parking to build the new student services building. The proposal would make all staff parking available to anyone with a parking pass, but at the expense of the students, who would have to pay a total of $40 for a parking pass. Should the plan be approved, B Lot and much of the parking next to the Jackson Theater parking would become open to all students. This would potentially put students into parking competition with staff members. New gravel parking lots could also be placed near the tennis courts and be reserved for staff members only.
Black Panther and intel officer to speak at Ohlone By Noah Levin Staff writer The Associated Students of Ohlone College (ASOC) has plans for Black Panther party founder Bobby Seale and David Dionisi, author of “American Hiroshima,” to come and speak at Ohlone. They have also continued working on the upcoming Unity Week. Seale is going to appear as a guest speaker during Unity Week. He co-founded the Black Panther Party, originally the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, in 1966 with Dr. Huey P. Newton in Oakland, California. Highly active during the ’60s and ’70s, the Black Panthers promoted civil rights and self-de-
Campus Events CLASSIFIEDS StudentPainters.Net is hiring -- Part-time work in the spring and full-time in the summer. Pay is $9-$11+bonuses. No experience necessar y, training is provided. Areas of work are Milpitas, San Jose, and Santa Clara. For more info, leave a message with Melanie at (408) 506-6670. Earn Money -Earn $2,500+monthly and more to type simple ads online. www.DataAdEntry.com. NOW HIRING $11$18 -- Do you love working with children? Become a substitute!! We need teachers, aides & directors for preschools, daycares and after school programs all over the Bay Area. Schedules are flexible. You pick your days, hours, region and age group. We will work around your availability. Pls call (866) 994-7823, email at calstaff@sbcglobal. net or visit our website: www.CaliforniaStaffingService.com. Hiring receptionist -- Fremont Professional Massage and Bodyworks is looking for a daytime receptionist to work Mondays,Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and every other Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Job includes answering the phone, taking care of the register, checking in clients etc, will also be able to work on homework while at the job. For more information visit www. fremontmassage.com.To apply call Tina Kemline at (510) 304-1526. Looking to hire -- Highway 77 magazine is looking for a part-time graphic and page layout person. Job will also qualify for work-study credit. Pay is negotiable. For more info, call Louis
at (510) 388-5201 or email at either Lhighway77@yahoo.com or highway77mag@yahoo. com. Visit www.highway77magazine.com or myspace.com/highway77 to check us out. AKC Registered Puppy For Sale -- AKC Registered Female English Bulldog puppy for sale for $700. Shipping is not included. Vet-checked, and up-todate shots and worming. Home-raised with children in loving environment. For more information contact us by e-mail at: Wright_phil200@yahoo.com. Part-time job opening -- Part-time job in Fremont-based media company. India knowledge a plus. $10/ hour plus commissions. Send resume to harvi@ siliconindia.com or call (510) 364-9181. Seeking piano instructor -Looking for a person to take piano lessons from. Must be affordable and in the Fremont area. Must already teach lessons to others. Please call (510) 304-2538.
April 5 Travel Abroad -- Exploratory Meeting: Sydney, Australia in Fall 2007. Noon in the lobby of Building 1. Check out what all the excitement is about and how you can be a student of the world in Fall of 2007. Curious? Want to know more? Many questions are answered in the Frequently Asked Questions. 5 Art Display -- Fine Art and Design Faculty Show. In the Louie Meager Art Gallery. Can be seen through April 7. Each of the art, design, photography and graphic arts professors will exhibit some of their works. Will introduce the students and community to the faculty’s fine art works. Gallery is open Monday
through Friday, noon to 3 p.m. 5 Transfer Event: Cal State East Bay -- 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. by appointment only. Come meet with representative Louise Martinez to talk about transferring. To get more information or to make an appointment call the Transfer Center at (510) 659-6241. 6 Brown Bag Seminar -11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. in Room 3201. Topic is Stories from Real-Life ER: a Physician Talks about Her Career as an Emergency Room Doctor. Brown Bag Science Seminars are designed to stimulate interest in and awareness of topics, trends, and careers in science. This event is free. 9 LIFE Meeting -- 1 to 2 p.m. in Room 14B. LIFE is an exciting new club that meets on Mondays. Come join the fun and take part in “Liberated Individuals for the Environment.” Everyone is welcome. 9 M.E.Ch.A Meeting -- 1 to 2 p.m. in Room 14A. Come check out the M.E.Ch.A Club, meets every Monday and everyone is welcome. 11 Travel Abroad -- Exploratory Meeting: Sydney, Australia in Fall 2007. 4 p.m. in Room 5209. Check out what all the excitement is about and how you can be a student of the world in fall of 2007. Curious? Want to know more? Many questions are answered in the Frequently Asked Questions. 12 Men’s Baseball -- 2 p.m. vs. Cabrillo College here at Ohlone.
are welcomed, over the age of 16 to portray multicultural roles of marines, officers, soldiers and citizens of Saigon and Bangkok. Asian performers are strongly encouraged to audition. Also casting people with some acrobatic/martial arts experience. Auditions will be conducted in a group format. Be prepared to sing 16 bars of a ballad or 32-uptempo from a contemporary or pop musical. No acappella pieces allowed. An accompanist will be provided. Bring double-sided music. 14 Super Flea Market -- 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in parking lots E and H. Vendors sale a variety of things like jewelry, food, tools, gift items, toys, household supplies and collectibles. They are held on the second Saturday of each month. Parking is $2 per vehicle and admission is free. All proceeds support Ohlone College Programs. 14 TESA Emergency Preparedness Fair -- 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Washington Hospital West, 2500 Mowry Ave. in Fremont. This event is free and will include live demonstrations, supplies, giveaways, workshops and educational booth. Ready or not, disasters happen. 15 Fremont Symphony -- 2 p.m. the Jackson Theatre. For more information about the event, or to purchase tickets please visit the box office or call (510) 659-6031. 17 Men’s Baseball -- 2 p.m. vs. College of San Mateo here at Ohlone.
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17 Women’s Softball -- 3 p.m. vs. College of San Mateo here at Ohlone. 20 New Art Display -- Annual Fine Art and Design Student Show. In the Louie Meager Art Gallery. Can be seen through May 15th. Each spring the students compete in a juried show in all aspects of the art and design program at Ohlone College. More than 200 pieces of excellent artworks are chosen to be in the gallery. Over $2,500 in prizes and scholarships are donated by local venues and benefactors which are awarded to the outstanding students in each category. Gallery is open Monday through Friday, noon to 3 p.m. 20 Brown Bag Seminar -- 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. in Room 3201. Topic is Quarks, Leptons, Gauge Bosons, Dark Matter, and Dark Energy: Building Blocks of the Universe. Brown Bag Science Seminars is a speaker series designed to stimulate interest in and awareness of topics, trends, and careers in science. This event is free. 20 Earth Day Litter Pick Up -- 2 to 5 p.m. meet in the upper level Quad. Purposes of the event are : To reinforce in a visible way that controlling litter on campus is the responsibility of everyone, assist in the clean up of litter that has built up over the past year, reinvigorate the recycling efforts of the College, and increase campus community awareness of recycling as an individual responsibility.
13 Men and Women Swimming -- 2 p.m. vs. Sierra College here at Ohlone. 14 Women’s Softball -- 1 p.m. vs. Chabot College here at Ohlone. 14 Auditions: Miss Saigon! For Summerfest 2007 -- 9 a.m. to noon in the Jackson Theatre. We are looking for anyone interested in being a part of a dynamic production. Male and female actors,
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Ohlone’s ladies wrap up a great season By Jeff Weisinger Sports editor After riding a 25-6 season that led to their first Coast Conference South title in three years, the women’s basketball team seemed primed to go far into the playoffs, with some even predicting Ohlone to win it all in the 2006-07 season. However, the goal of “winning it all” for the Lady Renegades was shattered in their 74-68 defeat in the playoff opener to CCSF back on Feb. 23. “It’s disappointing for the season to end so abruptly,” Ohlone head coach Elizabeth Stanley said. “Every year you want each team to be as successful as possible. I don’t think any of us were ready for this to be over.” Stanley hopes that her returning freshmen will learn from the loss so that they’ll be better next season and hopefully will go further into the playoffs. “I want them to remember this,” Stanley said. “I want them to learn from this experience.” Yet, regardless of the fact that the season ended without the State Championship, there is much to gain from the season. In her sixth season as head coach, Stanley won Coach Conference Coach of the Year. Stanley led her team through many challenges during the season from training her upcoming freshmen after losing more
than half her team to graduation, to fighting the injury bug as four of her players were playing hurt with one that was out with a knee injury, to leading them to an underdog win against Foothill College, who was top-ranked in Northern California at the time, to helping her team make it to the playoffs. Sophomore point guard Daneesha Wright and sophomore Ceciley Johnson were both named to the All-State team. Wright, named to first team AllState and also named All-Coast Conference Most Valuable Player, averaged 20.5 points a game, including a season highest 35 points in one game. Johnson, who was also named to first team All-Conference, averaged 13.3 points a game including a season highest 22 points. Freshman forward Kelly Fisher was the only freshman player for the Lady Renegades to be named to the first team All-Conference. Fisher averaged 10.9 points a game including a season high 22 points. Fisher wasn’t the only freshman to receive an award, though. Four other freshmen for the Lady Renegades were named to the AllConference honorable mention list. The list consists of forwards Taylor Lyons and Demi Wilson, point guard Caprice Hall and
By Nick Zambrano Sports editor
UF vs. OSU, the sequel
Photo by Jack Husting
Demi Wilson is one of four freshmen returing to the hardwood floors of Ohlone next season. center Keke Harrison. With the “soon-to-be” sophomore’s Lyons, Wilson, Hall, Harrison and Fisher, Stanley and
the Lady Renegades look ready to come back next season and win it all in the upcoming 2007-08 campaign.
two runs on two hits. But Wayman would end up allowing the next five batters reach, including a 3-run home run by West Valley’s lead off hitter. Wayman was then pulled for reliever Kurtis Sherer after allowing his final batter to reach on a double. Sherer would go on to give up one run on one hit and two walks but was pulled for Aaron Lewis, who then proceeded to retire the final two batters in the inning. The Renegades’ lead was cut down 9-8. Ohlone’s offense came up with one hit the rest of the way. But the play of the game came in the top of the ninth. Lewis was still in the game looking for the save. With one out and nobody on, West Valley’s cleanup hitter launched Lewis’ 1-0 pitch to deep center but it was met by Ohlone’s Jared Berrier who made a tremendous catch going up and robbing a possible game-tying home run and saved the victory.
Friday’s game was exactly the opposite of Thursday’s game. Ohlone met up with Chabot and had a terrible defensive and offensive performance, losing 9-0. Ohlone was only able to shell out five hits as opposed to Chabot’s 15, and they couldn’t even muster one run to compete with Chabot’s 9. The Renegades had themselves in the ballgame through six innings. They kept the score within two from the second inning on. However, they were unable to put together a real threat. Their best opportunity came in the fifth inning when Derek Helenihi stepped to the plate with a runner on first. He crushed a 0-1 pitch to deep center, far enough to let the crowd see the centerfielders back, except the ball hit some hard surface on the warning track and awarded the runners only two bases with two outs. Jermaine Collins then stepped up to
the plate and crushed a screamer into right field only to be caught by the well-positioned right fielder. Ohlone Manager Eric Kahoalii stated that Ohlone did, “hit the ball hard and were looking for [their] pitches. But [Chabot] did a good job of scouting [Ohlone].” Tuesday’s game against Taft College was a nail biter. We’ll pick up the game in the bottom of the ninth with Ohlone down 2-1. Derek Hallet was sacrificed over to second and lifted for a pinch runner that later scored the tying run on a sacrifice fly to center. On the same play, Berrier moved over to second on the throw home. With two outs, Rich McDowell lined a 1-2 fastball in between the shortstop and 3rd baseman to score Berrier from second. The Renegades won 3-2. The Renegades improved their record to 12-3 in conference play and 17-11 overall.
tempted a back-door play at first. The runner was eventually called out, but Gavilan would try to strike again. Facing off against Gavilan’s three-hole hitter, Chan looked in on a 3-2 count and gave up a solo home run. The run would be Gavilan’s only one of the day. Ohlone started to open up the floodgates in their half of the second inning. With the score already 2-1 in their favor, Ohlone sent Katrina Roman to the plate. After waiting patiently for a pitch she could hit, Roman drew a walk. Following in her footsteps was Meredith Ang, who also drew a walk. Now with runners on first and second, Danielle
Yee was hit by a pitch and given first base. The bases were now loaded for Valerie Briones. Briones reached base on a fielder’s choice and Roman was out on the play at home. However, the scoreboard would light up soon after. Second baseman Kassy Winger stepped up to the plate and cleared the bases with an infield single of all things. As Ang and Yee scored Winger attempted a move for second. Winger was caught in a pickle. Briones, who was at third, saw daylight and headed for home. The throw to the plate was not in time and Winger was already at second.
The inning ended with the Lady Renegades up, 5-1. Ohlone would continue to pour salt on the already gushing wound. In the fourth, Ohlone’s ladies of the diamond added a six spot before an out was even recorded. With the score now 11-1, Ohlone Head Coach Donna Runyon could be seen from the third base coach’s box with a bit of a smile on her face, a victory for her team was now sealed. Due to the 10-run mercy rule, the game was officially over in the fifth inning. Gavilan was given one last chance to muster some sort of offense but failed to do so.
Renegades split Spring Break contests By Tomas Ortega Staff writer Last Thursday was a great time to be under the sun and watch the Ohlone baseball team hand a loss to West Valley College 9-8. At the end of six innings, Ohlone led 9-2 by way of two home runs, Adam Dexter and Derek Hallet each contributing a solo shot a piece. The Renegades also received help from both Matt Wissmann and the West Valley defense, or lack thereof. In the first, Wissmann reached first with a single. He was later caught stealing but advanced all the way to third on a terrible throw from the pitcher. He would later score on an error by the third baseman. However, West Valley would mount a comeback in the seventh. Until then they had only touched Ohlone’s starter, Wayman Gooch, for
Ladies capitalize on Gavilan’s mistakes By Nick Zambrano Sports editor One of the many keys to victory is to take advantage of your opponent’s mistakes. In a lopsided 11-1 victory over Gavilan College last week, it was safe to say the Lady Renegades kept that saying in mind. After hitting the second batter of the game, Tiffany Chan received a great performance from her supporting cast on the field. In an effort to get into scoring position, the Gavilan base runner was thrown into a pickle situation after catcher Cassandra Ortega at-
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When I first realized who the participants in this year’s NCAA Basketball National Championship game were, something came to mind. These two teams have met before. The players were all new. The environments changed, from Glendale, Arizona to Atlanta, Georgia. The ball was different and so were the playing fields. I got it! It’s the sequel to January’s football classic, “The Gators Meet the Buckeyes,” “The Gators and Buckeyes go to the Big Dance!” It makes complete sense; it’s just like another poorly-put together Hollywood sequel, except this time, it’s actually pretty good. The premise remains the same - both schools go about their respective seasons but eventually meet up on a collision at the Men’s Basketball National Championship game. Ohio State, once again playing the evil villain, is still tending to their wounds after their bitter defeat in the BCS National Championship game at the hands of the Gators and crave a rematch. While the Florida Gators themselves are still thriving and praising coach Urban Meyer as a football god. But football is over and it’s time for some hoops. Gone are the likes of Chris Leak, Jarvis Moss, Troy Smith, and Ted Ginn Jr. but in their places are Joakim Noah, Al Horford, Greg Oden and Mike Conley Jr. With the addition of Greg Oden, Ohio State is the favorite to win it all. The 7’0” freshman rolls over opponents with ease and looks like a NBA veteran. Florida, on the other hand, is just trying to defend their championship from last year’s March Madness tourney. With their whole team back, the pressure is on but there’s something else that makes the pressure even heavier. Rumor has it that head coach Billy Donovan is up for the recently vacated Kentucky job. The season finally ends and it’s time for some madness in March. Both teams win their respective conferences titles and earn number one seed invites to the big dance. Fate inches them closer and closer together and then finally, BAM! They take center stage for the final dance. Everyone expects a close, hard-fought battle but it becomes quite the opposite; at the end of the first half, it was 40-29 in favor of the Gators. The Buckeyes make it close but Florida goes on to win it, 84-75. Wow. Hollywood pulled a fast one on us, again.