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Men’s soccer off to a rough start.

Fremont, California

Vol. XXXVI No. 3

OPINION

First safety meeting for the semester.

SPORTS

NEWS

FEATURES

Fa Mulan exhibit at Smith Center.

Being green, being poor don’t mix.

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September 13, 2007

Cameras on campus taping, not watching

By ANDREW CAVETTE Staff writer The more than 40 surveillance cameras installed around campus are running 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, but, according to Police Chief Steve Osawa, the Ohlone Police Department does not continuously monitor the live video feed.

“We don’t use these cameras to watch the students,” Osawa said. He added, “Monitoring cameras all the time means that you’re starting to watch people, and that’s certainly not our goal.”

Instead, the cameras are used as a tool to help the campus police with their investigations. They can be used in simple matters such as when a student claims they did

pay for parking, but do not have a permit to dispute their recent ticket. An officer can pull up footage from the day of the ticket so both the officer and the student can watch the student’s car pull into the parking lot and determine whether the student made a payment.

Recently, the cameras have been helpful with more serious matters. Earlier this year the Dean of Counseling, Martha Brown, had her car stolen from the Ohlone parking lot. “My car suffered twice in the parking lot last year,” Brown remembered. The first time was in January 2006 when her car was hit repeatedly by a pickup truck attempting to park in the adjacent space. “The person in the truck rammed my car for about 11 minutes, meanwhile hitting other cars (including) the car parked in front of the truck,” Brown wrote in an email.

The incident was captured by surveillance cameras installed on the roof of the Smith Center. Brown was able to watch her car being rammed as an officer played back the video footage. When the truck drove up the hill to Building 27, the surveillance cameras were able to see the driver parking the vehicle as well as the license plate number.

The second incident hap-

Photos by Daniel Yuan

Two of the college’s 40-plus security cameras blink from a light pole.

Below, campus Police Chief Steve Osawa discusses campus security. pened in December 2006, when Brown’s car was stolen from the parking lot. The Fremont police found it in an apartment complex in Warm Springs. The engine was still running and the car was without tires or wheels. “The Fremont PD called Ohlone Security because they saw my Ohlone parking sticker,” wrote Brown.

This time her car was parked farther out of range of the security cameras. “The cameras were able to pick up someone driving my car out of the parking lot,” Brown recalled.

Osawa said that the college police,

Board urges Treadway to reconsider retirement

By Elise Leon Staff writer The College Board of Trustees repeatedly asked President Doug Treadway to reconsider his decision to retire next year at the Board meeting Wednesday.

“I have never seen [Ohlone] as healthy as it is in the 22 years I have been here,” said an older member of the Board audience, echoing the Board’s view.

Still, Treadway calmly stood by his decision throughout the meeting. Many of the board members discussed how the Ohlone campus would be greatly affected without Treadway.

On the other hand, Treadway may still be involved with the school’s meeting and such after his retirement is finalized; the circumstances are being considered at this time.

Treadway has been with Ohlone College since July 2003.

Also leaving the college is Associate Vice President of Information Technology Ralph Kindred, who announced his resignation Aug. 15. His resignation

will be effective Feb. 15, 2008. Kindred, who took the position in February 2006, plans to pursue another professional position.

In other matters, Ron Travenick, vice president of Student Development, said student enrollment for this semester has greatly increased. Most of the new students are from the Fremont area. The increase was clearly apparent on a chart presented at the meeting.

Additionally, online classes are up 10.5 percent compared to last year. Travenick mentioned that the add-on cards had still to be completely processed due to the amount submitted in just the past three weeks.

The opening of the Newark campus next year should help increase student enrollment due to the technology offered at the Student Center as well as the campus itself.

On a different note, Board member Bob Brunton said he believed it should be up to the college, not the donors, to decide what purposes public and private donations go to. Treadway disagreed on the matter, maintaining that the current policy of letting the donors decide what their money is spent on is a reasonable one.

using the cameras, were able to pin down the time of the incident as well as identify a second vehicle which was involved in the theft and pass all the information to the Fremont Police. In the recorded video the license plate of the pickup was unreadable and the Fremont Police were unable to catch the car thief.

“I did get it back, though,” said Brown. “I was extremely grateful for those cameras.”

Osawa sees this as a good example of how the cameras have benefited his department. Regarding Brown’s car, Osawa remarked

“If we hadn’t had (the cameras) we would have been guessing.”

The cameras have been in place and operational since 2005. Using monitoring software called NetGuard released by On-Net Surveillance Systems, Inc., Osawa and his officers can view more than 15 live feeds simultaneously. The footage can only be viewed from the computer monitoring stations inside the campus police department; officers are not able to view the footage from their vehicles. The system itself is capable of delivering Continued on Page 6

By Brian Chu Staff writer

the representatives of a variety of schools to see which type of learning and social environment is best for students’ particularly needs.

Should students already know which college they plan to transfer to, the event is still a great way to meet with school representatives to double check their transfer credentials, or to learn more about your school of choice.

Students can also make one-onone appointments with counselors from other schools. A list of schools, dates and times is available on the Ohlone website. Students can set up appointments in the Transfer Center.

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Transfer Day to host 40 colleges Transfer Day will be held next Tuesday, Sept. 18. The event will begin with an information fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Building 1 lobby. From 2 to 3 p.m., there will be a question and answer panel in the Jackson Theatre in the Smith Center.

University representatives will be present at the fair to assist students by providing information about transfer requirements and eligibility. Representatives will also discuss topics such as financial aid and transfer success rates.

Roughly 40 colleges will be in attendance. Transfer day is an excellent opportunity to meet with

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Opinion

Athlete’s illegal actions should not be emulated

By Jerome Nepacena Staff writer I’m sure many of us have heard about the Michael Vick dogfighting scandal over the summer and we all have our opinions about it.

I personally think dogfighting is a terrible thing, and it’s a little sad, considering Vick’s career is all but over because of it.

But this past summer something else caught my attention – the number of professional athletes having legal problems. Other than Vick, I can count at least three other athletes whose careers have been

affected because of trouble they’ve gotten into.

One example is Houston Rockets’point guard Rafer Alston, who was accused of stabbing a man in a club in Houston while intoxicated. Sacramento Kings forward Ron Artest, for instance, will miss the first seven games of the ’07-’08 season because he was arrested for domestic abuse. Yet another example is Golden State Warriors forward Stephen Jackson, who will suffer a similar punishment for his involvement in a brawl at an Indiana strip club late last year.

Both Artest and Jackson are

known for participation in the infamous brawl in Detroit back in 2005, which resulted in one of the most nightmarish events in sports history. All of this got me thinking - why don’t these athletes just behave themselves?

I realize that athletes have to live in the limelight without room for error. What I don’t understand is precisely how hard it is to deal with all the fame and attention they’re getting. There is no question that anything these athletes do will be blown up to extreme proportions because of their celebrity status.

Michael Vick getting involved

with dog-fighting wouldn’t be nearly as bad as your average Joe commiting with the same crime.

Why? Because Michael Vick is the famous Atlanta Falcons’ quarterback whose actions on and off the field are likely to be emulated by impressionable young football fans.

Living under that kind of scrutiny – knowing that you have to watch everything you say and do – would probably be extremely difficult.

Athletes aren’t necessarily expected to be “goodie goodies” every second of their lives, but they are expected not to go jumping into the stands

attacking random fans.

Pro athletes face tons of hecklers who try to break their spirits and get in their heads. It’s really hard to keep your cool when a person is screaming obscenities at you while you’re doing your job. But that’s what these athletes have to face almost everywhere they go; it’s hard not to get angry.

I finally realized that no matter how great these athletes are, in the end, they’re human, too. The main difference is that it’s a bigger deal when they make these mistakes and in many ways they face worse consequences than regular folks.

Oak for $30.

Sure, it was shipped across the Pacific from China.

Of course the timber was rapidly clear-cut, displacing animals and eroding the land, but you can pick it up between your two jobs.

Take the kids, you might get to spend time with them today.

One of the biggest challenges to environmentalism is the fact that it is far less expensive not to care.

It is hard to be poor and save the Earth.

Many people with low incomes have neither the capital nor the time to invest in that which might do the Earth some good, even if it would save them money in the long run.

In fact, the long run is often a luxury item.

Clearly, being poor does not inherently equate to environmental damage, but your money and your time is often invested in things like rent, food and your child’s education.

When being green doesn’t cost

more, it’s a hell of a lot of work.

From the Mission area, it will take you over an hour to cycle to Newpark Mall and then you will have to carry your new shirt (and your complete Firefly series on DVD) back home.

Yes, it’s good for the planet and I have that kind of time, but do you?

Does the nice woman cleaning your parents’ house have that kind of time?

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Environmentally friendly is not wallet friendly

By Andrew Cavette Staff writer Buy a Prius. It will pollute less and you will obtain that DiCaprio chic - it costs $22,000.

Or buy a ‘85 Nissan Sentra, battle the “smog check guy” every year and have Leo’s unmitigated scorn - it costs $1,000.

Buy cloth bags.

Remember to bring them to the

supermarket every week.

Or don’t spend $10 on an empty bag.

Say “paper” or “plastic” to the cashier and remember, instead, to calculate the price of applesauce per fluid ounce.

Buy furniture made from local, sustainable lumber.

The old growth will be left alone and the proximity will cut down on emissions.

Or go to WalMart and get a Mission-Style End Table in Light

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“5 bucks a gallon.”

“I drive, but I like to take the bus sometimes.”

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Grading begins for development near north entrance The grading for construction along Mission Boulevard on the Plaza Los Olivos site just past the north entrance of Ohlone began this week. A worker who identified himself only as Josh, inset, surveys the construction Wednesday.

The site, which has been under construction from the beginning of the month, is owned by Dutra Enterprise, Inc. and will become a mix of retail and office space.

The manager of the site, John Dutra, said that once the development is completed it will be an ideal place for a restaurant, though, to date, no restaurants have signed a lease with the company.

The site has remained undeveloped for many years. According to Dominic Dutra, his company was waiting for the right time to begin construction. As of August the building permit had been approved Photos by Andrew Cavette and construction began on the site earlier this month.

Police, students discuss campus security measures

By Barry Kearns Staff writer The semester’s first Safety Committee meeting convened at 3 p.m. in the staff meeting room in Building 5 on Tuesday. The meeting was led by campus Chief of Police Steve Osawa and discussed various concerns about campus security and safety measures. Some of the biggest concerns voiced were the lack of uniform identification for staff and shortage of security officers available for the Newark Ohlone Campus.

The first order of the agenda was

to discuss the need for new maps and evacuation routes that took into consideration the construction blocking access to parking lots L and P and for future buildings.

Osawa said that the maps were being worked on and should be available soon. Osawa also suggested building monitors for emergency situations and performing monthly tests of the radio system between the building monitors. Furthermore, he announced that there had been a campus-wide search for hazardous materials on June 4 with buildings 2, 3 and 8 inspected and that the first aid kits had been restocked

in June.

Another point brought up during the meeting was the Emergency Response Training which will offer two more classes in the next two weeks; the next class is planned for this Friday and another next Friday.

Osawa also said there is a online test available for anyone who won’t be able to attend the classes.

During the meeting, the need for a uniform piece of identification for the faculty and staff was brought up as a concern. Currently, staff and faculty identification does not include a photograph of the staff member. The Building and Grounds

team have also voiced concerns about this in the past, as part-time faculty that might be unfamiliar to them requested the opening of classrooms. The Faculty Senate had discussed the matter regarding identification previously, but Osawa said he would bring up the matter again.

Also discussed was the assignment of emergency responsibilities and planning for emergencies on Friday afternoons and weekends.

Toni Smith, the administrative secretary for the NOC, also spoke at the meeting in regards to the new Newark campus in development and the need for greater security at-

tention there. The Newark campus has already been vandalized, Osawa said, and the construction has not even been completed.

The projected attendance for the Newark campus is between 950 and 1,100 students, and the goal for next year is to have up to 1,500 students. Osawa said that he had requested four new security employees for the NOC but had only been given one.

Future safety meetings will meet in the staff meeting room in Building 5 at 3 p.m. on the second Tuesday of every month. The next meeting will be Oct. 9.

Continued from Page 1 attended without signup. There are UC personal statement workshops on 9/20, 10/16, 10/25 and 11/15 between 11:45 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. in Room 2201.

“It’s the most convenient way to tap into potential schools” said Frances Fon, counselor and organizer of the event. “If you’re new at school, or to American education, go to the panel.” Transfer Day occurs only

once a year and is typically the largest and most attended event.

Schools including California State Universities East Bay, San Jose, San Francisco, University of California Berkeley, Davis, Los Angeles and private institutions including Mills College will be present, to name only a few.

For more information, visit Room 1102C or e-mail transfer@ ohlone.edu.

ASOC looking for treasurer, Transfer Day set senator for the year ahead The Associated Students of Ohlone College (ASOC) will be looking for nominations for the positions of treasurer and secretary while holding their first meeting of the semester next Tuesday. They will be advertising for these positions around campus, including through the Monitor.

ASOC President Tatyana Hamady said this was a positive chance for fall students to have a say in the ASOC (elections are held in April).

“This is a great opportunity for fall students to step up to the plate and

take this on,” said Hamady.

The ASOC constitution states that the positions must be filled in the first 40 days of the semester. It’s unclear what would happen if the positions are not filled by then, but Hamady said she remains hopeful that they will.

The ASOC has big plans for the semester. The most high-profile of them is a plan to revamp the cafeteria, complete with new tables and paint. While Hamady noted that these plans are tentative at this point, she hopes to be able to implement them some time this year.

ASOC also hopes to bring back a program similar to last spring’s “Wild ’N Out Wednesdays,” but with a twist; the bands would not

only be performing, but also competing for the best performance.

The performances - which would be called “Battle of the Bands” – would be either weekly or biweekly, and would start as soon as October.

Another idea Hamady hopes to implement is a weekly forum, held in the cafeteria, in which students would voice concerns and comments about the college.

Hamady was not sure when this would begin.

ASOC meetings are open to the public every Tuesday from 4 to 6 p.m. Agendas are posted by Room 1130, Room 5301 and in the cafeteria on the Thursday before each meeting.

Continued from Page 2 Besides, nobody wants you to think about future generations.

The newest and the next is what’s best – trust your advertising executives.

In this new global economy, being environmentally comatose is profitable.

WalMart, for instance, has discovered poor people, collectively,

have a lot of money.

If they offer those people the cheapest price by manufacturing all their products overseas, where labor is cheap and environmental damage is forgiven, they can offer inexpensive bits of junk that look like end tables.

And when a person without much money (who might otherwise have a job manufacturing end tables

nearby) needs an end table himself, there is only one place in town he can afford.

We can and should do all the little things that help the environment (recycling this newspaper wouldn’t be that hard), but the world is mostly poor.

Once caring about the environment saves time and money, we might be okay.

By Margarita Kitova Staff writer and Eric Dorman News editor

Poor can’t afford to be green

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Features

Political Challenge

By Emily Burkett Features editor

9/11 forgotten Tuesday was ordinary, a day when my first concern was thrashing my long-suffering alarm clock.

That concern was rapidly replaced by others: my appearance, my books, my bag, my papers.

In a last-ditch attempt to prep for the day ahead, I logged on to my computer to check the weather. As my PC hummed and flickered to life, I feverishly checked my watch, hoping this extra task wouldn’t interfere with my caffeine fix. Junkie though I am, the headline on Yahoo was enough to put that craving to rest.

9/11 Remembered.

My hectic morning ground to a halt. 9/11? I went so far as to check the date. Today was 9/11?

The calendar confirmed it. I had forgotten the day that was never meant to be forgotten.

I was stunned into the unfamiliar state of inactivity. True, it had been six years since that tragic day, but it was the day that will define my generation.

I’ve often sat down with my great-grandfather, now 94, to hear him reflect on his role in World War II. His generation was marked by that momentous occurrence. Even now, over half a century away, every stage of his life is defined in terms of the war.

Sixty years have passed and he is still more affected by that event than I am by one that happened six years ago.

As I purchased my coffee that morning, I focused on the people around me, wondering if they, too, had forgotten. Two women blithely greeted each other in front of the counter, the barista smiled tiredly at a customer.

Maybe they saw a portion of the ceremony beamed into their homes through the TV, but now, as they began their routine, it fell by the wayside.

Even among my politically active friends, the conversation veered to presidential candidates and U.S. generals. 9/11 remained buried, despite being the impetus of so many events.

Perhaps everything there is to say about 9/11 has indeed already been said. Fine, I’ll accept that, but even silent reflection upon the day would have been better. Instead, the world ground on without pause. I don’t expect it to be a national holiday, but I do expect something more than the third headline down on the New York Times website.

America’s gnat-like attention span has let this day slip too quickly into the realm of a terrible nightmare. 9/11 does not belong in the hazy realm of a remembered dream. That day deserves more. Whether or not you agree with the actions taken after 9/11, that day pulled our people together even as others sought to pull us apart. Forgetting only means they’ve succeeded.

Photos courtesy of Karen Luk

Karen Luk (pictured below) presents her latest exhibit at the Louie-Meager Art Gallery.

Ohlone art gallery opens new exhibit

By Inez Black Staff writer Artist Karen Luk’s most recent hobby is fencing, using a Seventeenth Century Italian rapier.

She said, “Most people understand it when I say, ‘Three Musketeers style.’ I also know how to use a cutlass, tomahawk, a long-knife, a small sword…I was looking for a non-traditional sport.”

She found her answer in Steaphen Devenriche, who teaches historically correct Western Martial Arts.

Her latest hobby has lent itself to her chalk pastels and watercolor paintings now on exhibit at Ohlone’s Louie-Meager Art Gallery.

Luk’s latest collection, “Beneath the Surface,” opens at the gallery, in the Smith Center, today, Sept. 13.

“Her figures are western-style and beautifully drawn,” Margaret Stainer, the gallery’s curator, commented.

“However, her subject matter sometimes has a Chinese influence, which I like.

“She has kept her culture and has

a woman warrior series – the Fa Mulan series – which will be on the front wall.”

Luk explained that Fa Mulan is a sixth-century Chinese folk tale that has been presented in operas and ballads. Luk illustrates the tale on four panels and tells her version of Fa Mulan in an accordion-style book.

“These paintings are very Alphonse Mucha, an Art Nouveau artist,” said Luk. “There is a very similar feel of figure, complexity of design and technical elements – very hard lines, clean and graphic.”

The Fa Mulan panels each use a flower to indicate the season, which also matches stages of life in the story.

Luk’s artistic inclinations are not limited to the artistic style she demonstrates in her latest exhibit.

Stainer said, “She was so in-

terested in anime, a popular Japanese style of cartoon and story-telling, that she went to Japan to study it.” Luk’s new anime named “New Incarnation,” will be introduced at her reception and artist talk on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Her anime work is rife with political undertones. Her Dalai Lama Anime responds to a new Chinese government policy regarding Tibet.

“There was an article in early August about the Chinese government saying that it will not allow reincarnation unless it is approved by their government,” Luk said.

“Being first-generation ChineseAmerican, I think it’s absurd that the government is saying, ‘You cannot reincarnate until we say so.’ I think it is silly, but, obviously, someone in the Chinese government does not think it is silly.”

Luk has also participated as a vendor at the Alternative Expo in San Francisco, composed mostly of small press and web comics.

Her comics usually sell well there and she has recently experienced an upswing in the sale of her prints.

Luk’s web comics can be found at www.girlamatic.com but she cautions that her comics are not the typical fare. “Mine are mostly narrative; I mainly do ‘re-imagined’ folk tales and original stories like Little Red Riding Hood,” said Luk. Her version features the trickster Kitsune, a figure from traditional Japanese lore, which explains why Luk describes her version as “reimagined.”

Her comics further differ from others in technique. While other artists are moving forward in the digital age, Luk paints her panels by hand, digitizing only the lettering.

“Beneath the Surface” can be viewed at the Louie-Meager Gallery from Sept. 13 to Oct. 26, on weekdays from noon to 3 p.m. as well as during most Smith Center events.

traditional sights like the Tower of London, the Globe Theater and several castles as well as genuine London shopping.

While students will be immersed in British culture, the main purpose of the trip is to introduce the students to British theater. With this in mind, Blank has scheduled numerous theater visits.

The trip director has also ensured that students will have some time to explore their host city.

Blank said, “This trip will give students an opportunity to feel traveling as a necessity rather than a luxury. Students will return home changed and enlightened.”

The entire trip costs $2,899 but students are encouraged to note that the fee includes the hotels, breakfast, tours, museums, airfare, and a three-day excursion to Stratford and Stonehenge. The trip also functions as a three-unit CSU/UC transferable course.

The long-awaited Australia trip has finally come to pass.

14-hour flight. Students are accommodated at twin home stays with pre-screened host families. There is still a huge water shortage due to the seven-year drought in Australia, so students are asked to limit their showers to four minutes.

Bolt, who is teaching the business and macroeconomics classes, said Ohlone students do not have any classes scheduled on Mondays.

Therefore, a Winery Tour is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 8 and a Blue Mountains Excursion is set for this month. No other official excursions are planned at this time but students are anticipating further activities.

There is a 15-hour time difference between the U.S. and Australia and they are a day ahead of California.

Bolt said the weather is good and the sun is shining. Ohlone students are ready to soak up the atmosphere and the culture of Australia.

The students are expected to return Dec. 3.

Ohlone students will go abroad A trip to Great Britain is in the works for next summer.

By Lila Salinas and Emily Burkett Staff writer and Features Editor Oh, the excitement of London!

Ohlone students now have the chance to experience London at its finest. Tom Blank, the director of the London-Stratford Theatre Tour, has made it possible for Ohlone students to see the many artistic sites London has to offer.

The trip is scheduled for the summer of 2008 with a departure date of July 22 and an expected return on Aug. 6. Although the dates appear far off, proponents of the trip are encouraging students to start planning immediately.

The trip has a packed itinerary with time allocated for tours of

By Margarita Kitova Staff writer Ohlone students have arrived safe and sound in Australia and have already started their fall classes at Billy Blue University of Sydney.

There are 18 Ohlone students traveling with Associate Professor of Business and Technology Christine Bolt. Their ages range from 17 to 51, but the majority are between 18 and 20, and they have a variety of majors and interests.

They all tried VegeMite on their first day; most said it was too salty.

Bolt said their first week Down Under is mostly involved with getting settled in, buying transportation passes, finding their way around and recovering from the jet lag of the

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Devil’s Advocate

By Anna Nemchuk Editor-in-chief

Porn trip: Part II

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Director Tom Blank and the cast of Ohlone’s Production of Much Ado About Nothing rehearse.

Much Ado About Nothing prep begins

By Elise Leon Staff writer Ohlone’s fall play, a modern adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing, one of Shakespeare’s comedies, is planned by Drama Director Tom Blank.

Auditions for the cast were held during the last week in May, but the final casting call was held only recently.

The original play’s theme of unpredictable love happens between characters during the 1500s. The modern version is set in the women’s revolution for suffrage in San Francisco during the early 1900’s.

The idea of women constrained by society fits well into the central theme of Shakespeare’s play but is designed to provide it with an

New counselor

interesting twist.

Much in the style of silent films, the production will use pre-recorded sounds to supplement the acting with a comedic touch.

Director Blank is excited to see this new approach to Shakespeare come to life.

“Even though it’s a brilliant play, picturing men in tights is funny nowadays,” he said.

“The director’s job is to tailor the play in order to find a freshness or a new meaning for the audience.

“San Francisco during the 1906 time was a romantic period; it was a world-class area because of the art world, theater as well as opera.

“The play will be a mixture of vaudeville, ragtime, and silent movies, which will make the visuals grab the audience and make them feel as

if they’re a part of the play.”

Blank’s vision carries through in his direction.

In anticipation of working with the difficult Shakespearean dialogue, Blank’s cast has teamed up with Cynthia Katona’s Shakespeare class, as well as several other classes around campus.

The cast is equally excited about their upcoming production and the roles they will play.

“Beatrice in this play is very independent and a very strong woman that seems to rebel against the very common conventions of that time for example, marriage,” said actress Heidi Burn of her character.

“She is very demanding verballywise toward the other characters.”

This is Burn’s first play at Ohlone, although she has done other plays

with the Kern Shakespeare Festival.

This is her second play in Fremont.

This is already the second week of rehearsals for the play, despite the fact that opening day isn’t until November.

According to Blank, the cast is demonstrating a considerable amount of dedication by rehearsing several times a week and working closely with other students around campus.

The play will take place at Ohlone’s Smith Center, with performances beginning on Nov. 9 and 10 and continuing Nov. 15-17.

Ohlone will also host several matinee performances for local high schools in addition to regular performances.

Diamano Coura set to perform

By Barry Kearns Staff writer Jesse MacEwan, a counselor, is one of the new hires at Ohlone this fall. MacEwan has experience with helping students achieve their goals from previous counseling positions held at Merit College and Diablo Valley College. Now in his sixth year as a counselor, MacEwan said that the field that he is in is still “ever changing.”

A lifelong resident of the Bay Area, MacEwan received his bachelor’s degree in history from San Francisco State University. He later went on to earn his master’s in counseling from SFSU and also completed some coursework from other schools such as Santa Monica and Laney College.

According to MacEwan, as a counselor he focuses on giving direction to students with no family history of college education and providing a clear road map for all of his students.

Oakland-based dance group Diamano Coura will be performing traditional African dances at the Smith Center on Sept. 15. The group’s act includes dancing, acting, singers, acrobats, musicians and stilt walkers. Curtain time is 8 p.m. For tickets call (510) 659-6031.

As the car scrambled up the driveway to the mansion, Jody Dirty* warned me not to put my head down on any surfaces. The house was owned by an adult entertainment video company and hygiene was an issue. A treeshaded walkway wound up to a fountain with a statue of Shiva watching over it. Mannequin torsos were strewn about, papiermached, sequined and covered with bits of glass within an inch of their lives.

When Lily Lovell walked through the front door in a miniskirt, tube top and enough metallic makeup to double as a solar panel, the fun began. Watching the girls dig through a suitcase’s worth of lacy scraps - “Is this pink thong too innocent?” - was funny enough, but when Jody sent boyfriend Jeff to the drugstore for sandwiches and enemas, the set turned slightly surreal.

First the girls posed for stills, with Kit shooting them on a balcony overlooking a teal-blue sky. After holding a 20-pound reflector overhead for half an hour under the happily shining sun, I was just about contemplating throwing everyone over the railing when Jeff announced he was ready to film.

The scene was planned, though an actual script was not involved.

The two were college girls, with Jody interviewing Lily for entrance into a sorority. I spent about two seconds wrestling with embarrassment about watching eagerly, then remembered that was largely why I was there and settled to observe.

To their credit, the girls went through the motions with a smooth professionalism that belied their ages. They looked good, they sounded great, their accessories were suitably impressive.

Still, have you ever seen someone pause in the middle of a screaming orgasm to inquire politely if the angle was all right or if she should move a few inches to the left? Sexy, it wasn’t particularly.

When Candy Stratton showed up a few hours later, after Lily had left, she brought her own appendage, and the girls enacted a scene so cheesy it doesn’t bear repeating. Thwacking was involved, and cries of “Is it in yet?” More stills followed, with the resident peacocks gazing hungrily at the girls’ exposed backsides.

Overall, the experience was definitely worth it, though seeing just how little the average participants of adult entertainment enjoy their job did little to improve my enthusiasm. Call me naïve, but I firmly believe you should do what, and who, you enjoy. Sex is a many-splendored thing, and treating it just as a job, even if it is one, defeats the whole point. *All names have been changed to protect the thoroughly guilty.

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September 13, 2007

News

Professor explores genetics through time

By Andrew Cavette Staff writer The slide showed a scraggly stretch of desert in Ethiopia. Professor Mark Barnby darted back and forth between his laptop and the front of the stage. “If you’re looking for Eden,” he commented, “this might be it.”

The semester’s first Brown Bag Science Seminar, held last Friday, drew a near-capacity crowd. According to Math, Science and Technology coordinator Yvette Niccolls, the first Brown Bag of the semester typically does not have high attendance.

After Barnby gave his lecture on mitochondrial DNA, however, Niccolls looked back at the departing audience. “The house was packed,” she said, beaming.

Though not every seat in Room 2133 was filled, one certainly would have had some toes left over counting the empty chairs. Niccolls attributed the surprisingly large turnout to both Barnby’s personal animation and the topic itself.

Molecular anthropology, the study of human migration by the tracking of genetic markers, crosses over

many different fields. The topic has “not only scientific interests, but also religious ones,” Niccolls noted.

Barnby’s lecture covered a string of scientific fields from the study of fossil records and archeological data to the anatomy of human sex cells and DNA sequencing; all with the daunting yet fascinating task of finding out where our ancestors went when they left the house, 50,000 years ago.

We are able to track the maternal lineage of the human species because, as Barnby notes in his lecture, “the copy machine is not perfect... mistakes are made.”

These mistakes are genetic mutations and these mutations are passed to new generations on the mitochondrial DNA. When a group is separated for long enough, say by migrating slowly along the coast of India for several thousand years, they lose ties with the original population.

This new population begins to breed within their large, separated group, isolating themselves genetically.

When this happens, scientists can look for mutations specific to that population, called genetic markers,

and follow those markers as people spread across the continent.

According to Barnby, though “Mitochondrial Eve,” an African woman who lived 150,000 years ago, was not the only woman alive at that time, “everyone on Earth today has her mitochondria.”

Until very recently it was believed the various pockets of older species of the genus Homo evolved into their modern geographical equivalents, older species of Homo in Asia simply evolved into the Homo sapiens of Asia while older species of Homo located in Europe likewise would have changed into the Homo sapiens of Europe.

In the last five or 10 years, molecular anthropology has suggested this may not be true. The data which has been collected so far shows that perhaps the older species of the genus Homo were slowly displaced by the ever encroaching Homo sapiens, relatives of Mitochondrial Eve. This displacement would have been far-reaching and slow moving as her extended family made their way into all corners of the continent, as well as over the Bering land bridge into the Americas.

They know if you’ve been bad or good...within 21 days Continued from Page 1 footage through a Wi-Fi network to officers in the field, but Osawa said this feature is not a part of the set up on campus. He noted, “any time you use a Wi-Fi system, you have issues with the security [of that system].”

The police department can view recorded video no more than 21 days old. If a incident is reported after 21 days, the footage of that event will have been erased and the campus police will not be able to use it in their investigation. The reason they do not keep video archived for longer than 21 days is because of storage capacity. The video surveillance system is activated only when it detects activity. According to the user manual for the NetGuard monitoring program, what qualifies as activity can be regulated by adjusting the “Noise Sensitivity.” In this case “noise” means how much each pixel must change before it is regarded as motion. However, even with this storage saving feature, the system deals with terabytes of information.

Storing this vast amount of digitized data also affects the decisions Osawa has made about the video resolution. The lower the resolution, the fewer pixels make up the final image. Most of the cameras on campus are set at a medium resolution. As with any digital camera, the further an object is from the lens, the fewer pixels are dedicated to that object in the overall image. For example: cars close by were quite clear on the computer screen in Osawa’s office, but a more distant car, though visible, had less detail. “You can tell it’s a purple van, but then what?” Osawa said. Osawa explained that if he

were to select the highest resolution, the current mainframe would only be able to keep 10 days worth of footage. Osawa said he had to find a balance between resolution and storage capacity.

Storage capacity is not the only feature which requires a balance between desired gear and logistical feasibility. Though all of the campus is covered under the current network of cameras, Osawa expressed his desire to have some areas covered more thoroughly (private areas such as restrooms and locker rooms do not have coverage and this will remain true). Not only would additional cameras cost more to buy, but they would require installation and maintenance, all of which would need to find a place in his approximate $790,000 annual budget. The department is responsible for the costs of vehicles and their maintenance, the cost of parts and also the officers’ wages.

Additional cameras would also equate to even more data streaming into the mainframe.

Osawa’s wish list also touched on the quality of the cameras already installed. The video system now utilizes a mix of IQInvision and Sony brand cameras placed throughout the campus. According to the manufactures’ website, the Sony SNC-RZ25 camera can pan 340 degrees, tilt 120 degrees and has a focal length of 4.1 - 73.8mm with an optical zoom ratio of x18.

Cameras with longer focal length, higher zoom ratios and better resolution are available on the market, but Osawa is very aware that the college does not have an unlimited budget. As he pointed out, “We could have many good, reasonably priced cameras or one great one.” The cameras which are

installed each cost between $300 and $500. Osawa said the higher level cameras are closer to $400,000 each.

Osawa indicated that having personnel dedicated solely to monitoring live feed would be wasteful.

“Think about what that does... (You would then) tie up one person to sit and watch a monitor; he or she can’t leave.” Osawa estimated you would need about four people to cover an allday rotation schedule. At entry level security wages, with health benefits, etc., that would cost close to $175,000 a year, according to Osawa’s calculations. Because personnel is always the highest cost of any department, President Doug Treadway has implemented a selective freeze on new hiring. According to Assistant to the President, Sarah Zentner all positions are being reviewed before offers are made. “It’s not that there are no new hires, but rather that all new hires are first reviewed and approved by Dr. Treadway.”

Osawa said the cameras have been a benefit to the campus, but they do have limits. “Without a doubt they are a great tool,” Osawa remarked, but also indicated that some people thought the cameras would replace officers. He believes this idea is incorrect and said the cameras could never replace officers being visible around campus.

Osawa said, “For the average person, even if it’s not safe, if they have the perception they are safe, then they’re happy. . .If they’re as safe as can be, but their perception is that they’re not safe, they’ll never be satisfied.”

Though scientists have already collected a large number of samples, this field is relatively new. “We don’t have 6 billion samples yet,” Barnby joked.

There is much work to be done, and Ohlone College is doing some of it. As part of course instruction on how to use Ohlone’s own DNA sequencing technology, Barnby and his students contribute data to a website run by the National Center of Biological Information.

During the lecture, Barnby shared the results of data collected on his wife’s family who, as it turns out, were part of the first migration into Europe. He also shared the results of samples taken from Science and Technology Dean Ron Quinta, who is part of another early European migration. The PhotoShopped image of the Dean-As-Caveman made everything clear, except the audience’s tearing eyes as they recovered from laughter.

When a student asked how he could track his own ancestry, Barnby told the audience about the Genographic Project Public Participation Kit which is available at the website for the National Geographic Society (https://www3.nationalgeographic.

com/genographic/participate.html) According to the website, “Your results will reveal your deep ancestry along a single line of direct descent and show the migration paths they followed thousands of years ago.”

After the lecture ended and most of the attendants were on their way, a small group of students congregated around Professor Barnby. Synapses alight with this new information, they each had questions or needed clarification.

Most of their questions centered around one theme. A young woman in a crisp, red track jacket apologized to the others, politely pleading one last question. “I’m sorry... I know it’s selfish” she said, asking which branch of the migration Iranians belonged to.

It seems people have more in common than mitochondria; No matter where they have gone, they want to go home.

The next Brown Bag Science seminar will be Friday, Sept. 21 from 1 to 2 p.m. in Room 2133. It will be entitled “Wild Edible Plants” and will be about the plants the Ohlones ate. The speaker will be Professor Gessica Johnston.

Campus Police Chief Steve Osawa monitors the feeds from the campus security cameras.

From his control room, Osawa can adjust where the cameras point, as well as watch all 40 feeds.

Photo by Daniel Yuan

Campus Events CLASSIFIEDS Sharks Ice is Hiring -- Sharks Ice in Fremont is looking for energetic and motivated Ohlone students.We are hiring for the following positions: bar tenders, snack bar attendants, skate guards, pro shop and cashiers. Apply online at www.sharksice. com or call (510) 6237200 for more information.

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.

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.

September 13 New Art Gallery Exhibit -- Available to view from now until Oct. 26 in the Louie Meager Art Gallery. This exhibit is “Beneath the Surface,” by

Karen Luk, who is an illustrator who paints with chalk pastels and watercolors. Her diverse work encompasses subjects ranging from Adam and Eve to social commentary to comics. She is a graduate of the California College of Art and an Ohlone College alumna. The gallery is open Monday to Friday from noon to 3 p.m.

13 New Library Exhibit -The summer English 101B class was given an assignment to visually interpret pieces of poetry. Their artwork can be viewed in the library throughout the rest of September. Come and see how they showed their sense of the poem through an artistic and creative medium.

14 Women’s Volleyball -- 6:30 p.m. vs. Skyline College here at Ohlone.

15 Performance: Diamano Coura, West African Dance Company -- 8 p.m. in the Jackson Theatre. Tickets are $20 for students and $25 for adults.

For more information or to buy tickets, please visit the box office or call (510) 659-6031.

18 Transfer Day 2007: Information Fair -- 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Building 1 Lobby. Transfer Day is an opportunity for students to visit with representatives from four-year colleges and universities. If you are undecided on a transfer college, it’s a great time to shop around. If you know which transfer institution you will be attending, Transfer Day is an ideal time to learn details regarding academic programs, admissions and

enrollment. This event is free.

18 Women’s Soccer -- 4 p.m. vs. Mission College here at Ohlone.

18 Transfer Day 2007: University Panel -- 2 to 3 p.m. in the Jackson Theatre. Panelists will include representatives from the University of California system, the California State University system, the Independent Colleges association, and EdFund.

They will be introducing you to what makes their systems unique and answer your questions. This event is free.

and to find out where the club will meet, please visit: http://OhlonePsychologyClub.blogspot.com.

21 Last Day To Petition To Complete A Class On A Credit/No Credit Basis -- This is the last day to petition to complete a class on a credit/no credit basis.

21 Brown Bag Seminar -- Wild edible plants, or what did the Ohlones eat?

Presented by Gessica Johnston, instructor at Ohlone, from 1 to 2 p.m. in Room 2133. Free refreshments are available prior to event and the event is free.

Check the Ohlone web page for more information on upcoming Brown Bag seminars.

21 Partners in Success Workshop -- 2 to 4 p.m. in Room 8205. The workshop will provide information on the four secrets to college life success. Guest speaker is: Clint Pardoe.

Learn and implement new strategies immediately, take learning to the next level, learn tools that can change your life. Sign up for this event at the EOPS office in Room 1140.

22 Men’s Water Polo - all-day tournament here at Ohlone.

21 Psychology Club Meeting -- This club will meet every other Friday at 2:30 p.m. This is the first meeting of the semester, so come and share your ideas and help plan and elect officers. For more information

22 Performance: Fremont Symphony Orchestra: Classical Top 40 -- 8 p.m. in the Jackson Theatre. For more information or to purchase tickets please visit their web page at: www. fremontsymphony.org.

21 Men’s Soccer -- 4 p.m. vs. Napa Valley College here at Ohlone.

21 Women’s Volleyball -- 6:30 p.m. vs. Chabot College here at Ohlone.

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25 Women’s Soccer -- 4 p.m. vs. Cañada College here at Ohlone.

25-29 Sidewalk Sale -- 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in front of the Bookstore. Come see what items are for sale.

26 Reception and Artist Talk -- Meet Karen Luk, the artist featured in the art gallery, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Louie Meager Art Gallery.

28 Performance: Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged) -- 8 p.m. in the Jackson Theatre. Tickets are $20 for students and $25 for adults.

For more information or to buy tickets, please visit the box office or call (510) 659-6031.

28 Women’s Water Polo -- 3 p.m. vs. Laney College here at Ohlone.

28 Women’s Soccer -- 2 p.m. vs. Chabot College here at Ohlone.

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Thursday, September 13, 2007

Give ’n Go

By Vanessa Baumann Staff writer

More than a name You might know him as a huge fashion icon married to ex-Spice Girl Victoria. Or you might’ve smelled his signature cologne, “Instinct” in a department store.

However you may know him, he will always be recognized for his great soccer skills and amazing free kicks. If you guessed David Beckham, then you were absolutely right. This 32-year-old has been making big money and becoming a big celebrity, but most people hold that against him, and forget that he is a very talented soccer player.

The biggest news lately regarding Beckham has been about his departure from Real Madrid (Spain), who he led to “La Liga” Championship. Beckham signed a five-year contract in July, to play for the L.A. Galaxy, in Major League Soccer for $32.5 million. Many people think that this is just a way for the league to make more money, and try to make soccer bigger in America. So what if that’s the whole reason why Beckham flew all the way to America to play for the MLS. Wouldn’t you if you were offered that much money? Beckham’s not only interested in making money, he has said that he is happy playing in the U.S., and he wants to help make soccer a bigger sport for the U.S., too.

America loves a star, and that’s exactly what Beckham is.

Already the stadiums that have hosted the L.A. Galaxy increased ticket sales, which indicate that Beckham has a lot of fans, although he did not play the first few games, due to an injured ankle. When he was finally able to play, he gave the fans exactly what they wanted.

He scored a beautiful 27-yard free kick against D.C United in an L.A. Galaxy win.

How can you say that Beckham can’t play soccer? His second injury, which is a strained ligament in his knee, happened on Wednesday, Aug. 29 against Pachuca (he’ll be out about six weeks).

Many fans were upset at this, and strongly believed that Beckham’s signing was just a bust.

But if you really think about it, what sport doesn’t have players who get injured? No athlete is invincible.

Despite all the criticism that Beckham gets, it’s clearly visible that Beckham is a great soccer player and he has good things to offer.

And let’s not forget about the days when Beckham didn’t have all the fame, and he proved to the world that he was a gifted soccer player, when he drilled a shot into the back of the opposing team’s net from inside his own half, at the young age of only 22.

You know, not everybody can Bend it Like Beckham.

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Renegades blanked Friday

Inside game

By Tomás Ortega Sports editor In a game of soccer, what could possibly be more exciting than a penalty kick with the opportunity to tie the game? Well, there isn’t much that is.

That’s exactly what happened last Friday when the Ohlone Men’s Soccer Team took on Fresno City College at home.

A penalty kick in the second half capped the excitement for the Renegades that afternoon only because Fresno City was able to keep the ball on their side of the field most of the game.

The Renegades ended up dropping their second game in a row 2-0.

Ohlone didn’t play so bad, though. The defense, anchored by defenseman Matt Teuscher, was able to keep their area clean of Fresno attackers.

But the ball doesn’t always roll in your favor. Fresno scored their first goal in the 15th minute when the ball was crossed from the outside, ricocheted off Ohlone’s keeper and then shot into the back of the net.

After Fresno scored the first goal, neither team mounted much of a threat in the first half.

Four minutes into the second half, Ohlone had their best chance to score.

The Renegades drove the ball up the field and once getting inside the box, Fresno’s defenseman committed a handball, called immediately by the ref and setting Ohlone up with a penalty shot.

Unfortunately, Fresno’s keeper was able to get a hand on Julio Castaña’s shot, diving to his left and deflecting it in that direction.

By Richard Killeen

Staff writer

49ers’ night

Photos by Tomás Ortega

Above:Abel Leon challenging Fresno's keeper.

Below: Julio Castaña attempting the penalty

Ohlone Coach David Cordova later said “I allow them to make the [penalty shot] decisions. I’m not playing; it’s their game. If nothing has been done coaching-wise before the game, I can’t do anything.

Sometimes things go your way and sometimes they don’t. And it teaches him some responsibility as well.”

Minutes after the botched kick, Fresno was able to tack on a second goal to put the game out of reach with a 3-on-1 break-away goal.

Though it is Ohlone’s second loss, Coach Cordova isn’t necessarily worried. “A 2-0 loss, but it’s an improvement from last year. And they are definitely playing well.”

Throughout the game, spectators could very easily see that although they didn’t score, Ohlone moved the ball very well.

That sparked Coach Cordova to say,‘‘that’s always promising, and it’s just potential that needs to be developed. Now we just need to find the back of the net.”

Photo by Dan Yuan

Lady Renegades did all they could to keep pressure on Hartnell. The score was tied 2-2 at the end of 90.

Women’s soccer misses win

By Jerome Nepacena Staff writer What started off as a dominant performance by the Ohlone Women’s Soccer Team ended up in some slight disappointment as the Renegades settled for their second draw of the season last Tuesday, tying the game at two-all.

The Renegades kept it coming

and continued to press their offense, and at about 13 minutes into the game Ohlone forward Fanny Koloko-Green scored Ohlone’s first goal.

After a long stretch of tight defense, it seemed Ohlone had Hartnell’s number, and seemed even more so when they scored another goal in the 32nd minute of the game when in a scramble for the ball, a

Hartnell player committed an own goal. Hartnell would later score again in the second half and secure themselves with a draw.

Despite not getting the win, Head Coach Larry Heslin commented, “We’re improving...we’re definitely headed in the right direction.

Some things just happen during the game that you just have no control over.”

The 49ers kicked off the season Monday night taking on the Arizona Cardinals on newly named Bill Walsh Field. They dedicated their season opener to Walsh by wearing their classic 1981 cherry red uniforms. However, the game was nothing to write home about. In fact, with about three minutes to go in the fourth quarter it appeared as if both teams belonged in the PAC-10 instead of the NFL. For more than three quarters, the 49er offense had been stagnant, to say the least. They often handed the ball off to running back Frank Gore, then occasionally attempted a downfield pass with little success.

With little imagination in play calling and both defenses playing solid, the 49ers found themselves down 17-13 with three minutes left.

Then, seemingly out of nowhere, Quarterback Alex Smith proceeded to march his team down the field on a last-minute drive in Walshlike fashion. Smith connected with Receiver Arnaz Battle to put them on the one-yard line, before finally running it in for the score and a 20-17 49er victory over the Cardinals.

Whether this win was a glimpse into the future of 49er success, or just two bad teams battling for their first of very few wins is yet to be seen.

With Mike Nolan coaching his team on the sidelines, you know the 49ers will be prepared every game.

One of the big questions entering this season was how would many of the new faces come together in Nolan’s philosophy.

With many new faces on defense like $80 million man Cornerback Nate Clements, Linebacker Tully Banta-Cain, Safety Michael Lewis, and Defensive Lineman Aubrayo Franklin, many experts wondered if the defense could mesh together to stop all of the high-powered offenses in the NFC West.

Surprisingly enough, the defense was the one highlight of the night for the 49ers. Considering they were facing off against one of the more talented offenses in the Arizona Cardinals, the defense was outstanding.

One of the bigger problems in the past for the 49ers was the defensive backs, which happened to pick off Matt Leinart twice. The defensive line got pressure on Leinart the entire game, not allowing him to sit inside the pocket and pick apart the 49er secondary.

After Monday night’s game, there was one big question on everybody’s mind. Will the offense be able to execute on a regular basis?

That question will remain unanswered until they can put together a few good performances.

The 49ers play their division rival St. Louis Rams Sunday at 10 a.m.