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Vol. XXXVII No. 7

KOHL ready to implement rating devices.

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Fremont, California

Men lose game, playoffs to Fresno

OPINION

Softball makes it to 10-0.

NEWS

SPORTS

FEATURES

Fremont, Newark food not equal.

Board: clean up your act.

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March 13, 2008

Board is only weakness in college review

By Andrew Le and Rachael Funk Staff writers The only discrepancy on Ohlone’s otherwise exemplary evalution by the Accreditation Committee was the College Board of Trustees.

Last week, an accreditation team came to Ohlone in order to determine if Ohlone met the standards to remain an accredited school. The team gauged the effectiveness of the school by looking at student programs and services as well as college resources, leadership and governance.

Of the three standards that warranted recommendations, establishing a regular assessment of their mission statement and enhancing their program review process accounted for two of the standard infractions. Vice President of Instruction Jim Wright, in regard to the academic programs and services review said, “We passed with flying colors.”

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ASOC discusses salary for members

By Barry Kearns Staff writer

Photo by Rebecca Lancaster

Ohlone’s Chancious Rose rises to shoot over Arte Williams during Ohlone’s game against Fresno Saturday. Ohlone fell to Number 1 Fresno 62-64, ending its playoff run. See story, Page 8.

Executive officers of the Associated Students of Ohlone College (ASOC) will get paid for their time if the new constitution drafted by Ken Steadman, student member of the Board of Trustees, receives approval.

After the ASOC meeting Tuesday, Steadman held the first of two workshops going over the constitution and the changes he’s made with his new version. Steadman hopes that this will create greater competition for elected positions and bring more interest to elections.

Steadman also hopes to com-

Alumnus/Argus editor moving on

By Kathy Sung Staff writer Rob Dennis’s tenure at the Argus is over; now it’s on to the Berlin Wall.

Dennis, a former Monitor editor and Berkeley alum, is taking a buyout at the Argus and pursuing the trip of his dreams. He will be working with Petra Pasternak, also a former Monitor editor, to create a documentary focusing on changes in Europe in the last 20 years since the Berlin Wall came down.

This documentary will focus on the common people. Dennis says they will “talk primarily to the ordinary people” in four countries: Berlin, Russia, Poland and the Czech Republic.

The final shot will be made Nov. 9, 2009, exactly 20 years after the Berlin Wall fell. There will be a light display made at the wall.

Despite the inherent risk, Dennis is excited about his project.

He plans to interview economic experts, U.N. ambassadors and Kasparov, a chess champion, to see how the European countries have changed since the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Dennis plans on looking for grants in order to help him on his mission. Dennis said he’s “not looking to be Michael

Moore” and “not too concerned about making money,” because this is something he is passionate about.

Dennis’s work on the Monitor began in 1998, when he took the position of features editor for one semester before becoming editor-in-chief for two semesters. After transferring to U.C. Berkeley, Dennis took an internship and also freelanced with the Argus. After graduating from Berkeley with a Mass Communication degree, Dennis began working for the Argus full-time in 2000. He took the position of city editor four years later.

The Argus began with 11 reporters and has now been reduced to four reporters and one editor. With the ongoing buyouts, Dennis decided that since he had been “thinking about doing this anyway,” it was the ideal time to move on.

Although Dennis has never done a documentary before, he’s looking forward to working with Mark Byrne, a cameraman who has worked on documentaries before, as well as Pasternak. The two became friends during their time at the Monitor together, and stayed close as they both attended Berkeley. They also worked on the Argus together.

Dennis said he has no knowledge of Eastern languages.

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pensate officers who spend large portions of their time working on ASOC projects; in some cases, officers may spend up to 40 hours a week with ASOC duties. Compensation is currently set at $200 a month, with bonuses. Steadman rewrote the entirety of the constitution because he “didn’t think that it was prepared very well.”

ASOC President Tatyana Hamady presented her plans for the upcoming Unity Days, which include a barbeque in the Palm Bosque on May 6 and a performance by Comedy Sportz at the Jackson Theater on May 7. Unity Days are aimed at cultural diversity. Music and food will both be part of the event.

Photo courtesy Rob Dennis

Former Ohlone student Rob Dennis stands in Old Town Square in Prague.

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Thanks mister, normally I would, but the food at the Newark campus is much better.

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Accreditation report shows need for better Board By the editorial board of the Monitor: The Ohlone Board of Trustees is an integral part of the College’s daily operations and success. The Board’s consent is required in order to implement plans significantly affecting the College. A cooperative, goal-oriented Board that works together as a cohesive whole, setting aside personalities for the sake of a united front, would be one of the College’s greatest assets. We would be honored to be associated with such a Board.

However, according to the report

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composed by the Accreditation Committee during their recent visit, the Board is falling short of its potential. President Doug Treadway has assured us that the District will not lose its accreditation and Ohlone passed the inspection with flying colors in all regards, save one.

The Committee felt the behavior of Ohlone’s Board left much to be desired. For example, the two most recent failures of the Board to agree on a frontage property developer (despite numerous proposals) are even now denying the College potential revenue. In a real estate market moving toward recession, the Board’s chronic hesitation is costing Ohlone money, time and

opportunities.

The Board will soon hold workshops to again discuss the frontage issue. These informational workshops will come atop the thorough research already compiled by President Treadway. The decision is the Board’s to make, but in light of the continued delays regarding the frontage property, these additional meetings seem frivolous.

Another continuing issue concerns the extracurricular activities of several Board members. It is not uncommon to encounter dissenting votes among Board members when discussing an issue and, as with any democratic entity, dissension should be welcomed. But that

dissension should be internal and once the Board votes, the results of that voting should become the Board’s only outbound message to the community.

However, there have been several instances in which, after voting on an issue, individual members of the Board have gone on to discuss their personal gripes regarding the issue with the press. The Board should always communicate with the press, but these lone-wolf maneuvers only detract from what should be the Board’s unified voice.

Rather than Board members working toward a common agenda, their meetings are often filled with contention, discussions tend to

wander off-topic and individual members take up time to air out their personal grievances. This is not a Board that is doing its job efficiently.

During one of last semester’s Board meetings, Pamila Fisher, the consultant hired to assist with the search for Ohlone’s new president, commented that the content of the Board’s web-broadcast meetings would likely scare off presidential candidates. At the Faculty, Staff and Student forum the next day, a member of the faculty wondered how Ohlone would be able to find a president willing to deal with such a “dysfunctional” Board.

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Anime promotes action and vilifies thoughtfulness

By Ryan Richmond Staff writer I really like Anime; it’s one of my favorite things. I love the fact that I can just sit back and enjoy what I see, escaping from the tethers that are my problems.

But I have noticed something in anime that is rather unsettling. I’m talking about the predictable character personalities. It’s not something I want to stop completely, but it would

be nice to see a little change.

Anime seems to often have actfirst-think-later characters as the lead. I can understand that bold people are often leaders, but it’s not like thoughtful people can’t be leaders.

The best examples of AFTL is Inuyasha, a very bold half-demon, who likes nothing better than swinging his giant sword at things.

On the other side of the spectrum, I question why so many of the villains are masterminds and thinkers. I don’t want a stupid villain, but why must the villain represent

intelligence?

What are we really promoting when we do this? Is this what we want our children to learn? That acting without thought is good, and logic and reason are bad?

It seems like the wrong message to give to people. Boldness is nice, and thinking with your heart isn’t wrong, but teaching people that this is the only thing they should do is the wrong message.

There are exceptions: “Case Closed” is a murder-mystery anime and its main character is always using his head.

I would like to see main characters in anime that are a little more intelligent and contemplative.

Also, it would be interesting to see villains who have more passion, more heart.

Yes, at the end of the day, all we are looking for is a good story.

People learn from stories even though they may not know it. If the world of anime, the creators and the fans, can move in this direction and make anime that promotes both logic and passion, perhaps future anime fans might start thinking a bit more before they act.

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What is the most valuable object you carry with you?

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Mika Taitusi

Steven Vega

Alex Wolpe

“My mother’s earrings.”

“My iPod, I need it because I’m a musician.”

“I found a coin with an angel inside my wallet.”

“The watch my girlfriend gave me.”

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Station to distribute electronic rating units

By Max Stephens Staff writer After several months of testing a new electronic ratings technology, Ohlone’s radio station, KOHL, is poised to be the first station in the Bay Area to gather ratings information through the technology.

“Bottom line: the test period is over—it’s showtime starting next month,” said Director of Radio Operations Bob Dochterman.

Over the last few months, KOHL has been testing the technology—known as the Portable People Meters (PPMs)—to help with more accurate ratings of the radio station. These pager-like devices, distributed by radio rating company Arbitron, are worn by a select group of participants and listen for radios being played. Then the device listens for a psychoacoustic sound that only the PPMs can hear. When the PPM registers a station, it takes note of the time and tracks how long the station remains on.

The signal is used to help gather a more accurate rating of the station; how much it is listened to and by what demographic.

KOHL has been broadcasting its own unique encoded signal since last fall.

In the past, the radio industry has gathered all its ratings through paper journals, which are sent out with instructions to write down whatever was heard—not necessarily listened to.

Unfortunately, the accuracy of the journals could never be verified because of the participants’ loyalties to certain stations, and the fact that many participants would forget about them after the day they came out, said Dochterman.

The journals would run Thursday through Wednesday, but the new PPMs will just need to be worn each day and recharged each night, according to Dochterman. At the same time, the data recorded during the day will upload for more accurate results than the old system.

This system was designed to mimic the Nielsen television rating system. The television rating system is set up by officials; it records each station watched and each ad seen and uploads the information immediately for fast results.

These ratings are very important to stations, and people have even been fired over changes in them, said Dochterman. This new system is a great improvement over the old system and is very valuable to radio stations.

Stations are always looking to attract more listeners and with the data collected by these devices, they can more accurately advertise, cater to old and reach out to new listeners. Dochterman said that radio stations are always looking for “more different, new people to listen to the station.”

After 10 years of testing by Arbitron, KOHL was one of the first stations to pick up the new system, in part because Dochterman was interested in the new technology.

Photo by Max Stephens

Bob Dochterman of KOHL points out the station’s receiving equipment for the station’s new electronic ratings equipment.

Parking fines to increase from $28 to $35 in April

By Joe Nichols Staff writer Ohlone will see some changes in parking regulations beginning April 1.

On that day, parking violation fees will increase from $28 to $35 to reflect last semester’s permit price increases. Police Chief Steve Osawa said the change should have been made last semester, but was postponed

due to an administrative oversight.

Also starting April 1, Osawa said that Lot N parking spaces will be converted into carpool parking, with the exception of designated ASOC and handicapped parking spaces.

The carpool program is being started as part of the administration’s new sustainability program, which is required to maintain the college’s LEED (Leaders of Energy and Environmental Design) Certification. Students

interested in participating in the carpool program may fill out an application at the campus police office. They must show proof of a valid semester parking permit.

Osawa clarified that daily permits bought at either the Fremont and Newark campus are valid at both locations. In addition, Osawa stressed the fact that there is no free parking on campus, and that it is a violation of the Student Honor Code and a crime to

give one’s daily permit to another student.

First-time offenders will be recommended for administrative discipline.

Osawa also announced that there is only a one-week grace period at the beginning of each semester in which campus police officers will not issue tickets to those who fail to display a parking permit. After that, the officers issue citations for students who do not display a valid daily or semester permit.

Foundation releases scholarship information

By Kyle Stephens Staff writer The Ohlone College Foundation has more than $20,000 worth of scholarships this semester. Last semester, $11,180 was awarded, according to the Foundation website.

Scholarships are awarded based on a combination of merit, background and involvement with Ohlone (this can mean simply having a minimum unit load).

Several scholarships have no

pronounced background-specific criteria, such as the Abe & Hannah Hochler Memorial Scholarship, Ohlone College Foundation Scholarship, the Philip L. Miller Scholarship (2nd year student) and the Ward Blanchard Memorial Scholarship.

These and most other scholarships are all worth $500.

Funding for scholarships comes from various sources. Retiring Ohlone employees may be honored by co-workers who start a scholarship in their name, like the Dr. Nina Genera Scholarship. Genera

Argus editor to film documentary Continued from Page 1 speaks Czech. Her family fled communism to come to America.

Dennis fell in love with Prague because of its beauty.

At age 38, Dennis has high qualifications to work on this documentary. Part of his interest comes from living in Ireland from the ages of 6 to 24.

Dennis plans to go back to Ireland and visit before he begins work on the documentary.

Dennis said he has enjoyed his job at the Argus immensely but is excited to be working on this documentary.

He has several ideas for other documentaries, such as something about Little Kabul in Fremont.

Although he “enjoys the job still” he believes that this is the right time to move on.

He added that the move is “kind of terrifying” because he hasn’t had to apply for a job since he started working at the Argus.

retired last year, though remains active in the Hispanic community, getting many donations for the scholarship.

Funds may be started in memoriam for important Ohlone faculty and community members.

People, associated with Ohlone or otherwise, may leave money to the foundation in their wills, as well. If there is over $15,000 put in the foundation’s name, they can start an endowment fund. Endowments are investments made with donated funds, with stipulations

that the initial value of the funds be the minimum in the account.

The long-term effect is a greater wealth of funds, as gained from the investments, for recipients of the scholarship.

The foundation has several base criteria for applying for scholarships, with possible additional requirements depending on the scholarship.

These include filling out an Ohlone College Foundation Scholarship Application (available, with additional information, on

the Ohlone scholarship website, www.ohlone.edu/org/scholarships), meeting deadlines for the scholarships and writing a personal statement (some scholarships do not require this).

Applicants must be enrolled in at least six units at Ohlone or another institution—possibly more, depending on the scholarship. Some scholarships may also require letters of recommendation.

Scholarships are not granted until the recipient writes a thank-you letter to the donor.

College review mostly positive Continued from Page 1 The third standard that necessitated the majority of recommendations concerned Ohlone’s Board of Trustees. The recommendations to the Board suggested that they need to direct district operations to a different department, clearly decide leadership positions, along with who should fill them and create an open environment for discussion and decisions.

Overall, the accreditation went very well. “One of the things that we are pleased about…is that they [the accreditation team] had no recommendations for us [for the second standard],” said Wright. “That is very good news—fairly uncommon.”

Both the Newark and Fremont campuses were thoroughly examined during the accreditation process, said Wright. During the Accreditation Report Meeting the team held at Ohlone on March 6, Team Chairman John Nixon said, “We began, as a team, with your self-study. And, of course, today, instead of walking into a team room at a college with boxes of written documents, today we have online evidence and support and clearly Ohlone has done an excellent job in providing us with and maintaining for its own uses the documentation and evidence that is cited in the self-study and that we would require to do our work.”

Nixon also complimented Ohlone on their organization

and diligent upkeep of the school’s standards, “But to comment on those themes from our perspective and the notion of institutional commitment, we are very impressed with the level of commitment, cohesiveness, and the focus on learning.”

Student Justin Chu said, “We should minimize the [importance] of accreditation. We shouldn’t be penalized for something we didn’t do. It’s the fault of the Board and/or the college.”

When asked how she felt, Kaitlyn Flower, an anthropology major with a specialization in behavioral science mused, “I’m not well informed enough [to talk about this]. I’m here everyday, work here [and] go to school full-time.” Cases like these highlight the discrepancy between students who invest the majority of their efforts into Ohlone but remain unaware of the significance of the Board. Nevertheless, the Board’s decisions affect every one of Ohlone’s students.

The Board of Trustees at Ohlone is primarily responsible for running the school by making major decisions, usually from a financial standpoint. Associated Students of Ohlone College (ASOC) Treasurer Kevin Feliciano said, “they need to get their act together.” ASOC Vice President Jackie McCulley added, “I just hope they’re professional about the recommendations.”

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Sunny Cynicism

Features New display case adds illumination to photos

By Sandeep Abraham Features editor

Why your SUV sucks It’s a trite and almost cliché topic, but I think it’s worth whining about at least once a year in the depressing Thomas-thetank-engine hope that people will actually listen.

So here it goes: stop driving your damned SUVs. Almost every accident I’ve been in (3 total) has involved an SUV and every time, the SUV came away having caused far more damage than it took. Now that might say something about my driving, but for the sake of this argument, I’m going to say that SUVs are bulky, useless behemoths more trouble than they’re worth.

In fact, this is a great time to bring this up because now I’ve got the environmentalist movement to back me up. So not only can I whine about how annoying it is being constantly surrounded by metallic mammoths and their fumes (think Flintstones meets bad bean burritos), but now I have some moral justification to back it up. Apparently, the fact that SUVs make you look either insecure or snobby and that they tend to kill people more easily in accidents isn’t enough of a moral imperative for some people.

As long as it’s the American way, right? It’s all good as long as we stick to an outdated 1950s mindset that tells us the bigger our cars, the more patriotic we are. We still have to show those commies that we can build anything bigger, better and faster than they. Oh wait, that’s right, we don’t. And if not for patriotism, we buy SUVs to feed our all-American competitive drive and show everyone else that we’re bigger and better than they are even if we’re only a few feet higher above the ground.

Or maybe you’re one of those corn-fed suburbanites who’s watched one too many rap videos and think you need to show how hood you are by driving a pimped out Escalade/Yukon/H2 (sittin’ on dubs, of course) that most people in real hoods and ghettos could never afford. I’ll save you years of self-delusion right now and tell you that to the rest of us slightly more well-adjusted people, you look like clowns. Then the soccer moms will whine and say they drive SUVs for the safety of their families and for long camping trips. All sedans made in the last decade come equiped with airbags and there's a certain irony in using a toxic gas factory to navigate the great outdoors.

And as much as I’d love to pay $4 per gallon of gas just so you can get 12 miles to each of your gallons to satisty your delusions of greatness, I’d really rather not.

If this feels like a guilt trip, it is. Go green, save the world, save America, spend less, and stop being an idiot. It’s nothing personal.

I’m just a fan of common sense.

By Elise Leon Staff writer The Lightbox gallery in Building 2 is showcased in a new display case, made possible through a grant.

Currently, photographs make up the display in the cases. The exhibition began a couple weeks ago.

Photos by Pei Ju Chen The gallery is run by Ohlone Art Instructor Paul Mueller.

Some of the more eye-catching works displayed were by students Sarah Wery, Daniel Harnish and Kady Quintana, all of whom are enrolled in black and white photography classes with either Mueller or Art Intructor Lisa Gould.

The Lightbox gallery will continue throughout the year. “I encourage students and faculty to take a look," stated Mueller.

Rodgers to lead study abroad program

By Inez Black Staff writer Want to pet a kangaroo? Who doesn’t?

Ohlone students can now experience the Australian culture for a semester while taking Ohlone courses from Anthropology Instructor George Rodgers and an Aussie Professor at Billy Blue University of Sydney from Sept. 6 to Nov. 30.

The exchange program is run by the Center for Academic Programs Abroad (CAPA) based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Rodgers said, “I have 15 years of experience of taking students to different parts of the world including China, Egypt, Europe [and] South America (Peru, El Salvador, Costa Rica). Last year, we took 13 students to Scandinavia and Russia.”

According to Rodgers, Billy Blue

University is an urban campus with numerous programs, including a culinary academy with great food.

Public transportation is excellent and extends beyond the city, making this a valuable resource for traveling students.

Rodgers continued, “It is truly an opportunity to explore another culture. The only thing that we have in common with Australia is the language.”

There are specific excursions planned, including a boat tour of Sydney Harbor, a tour to an Aboriginal cultural center and the Blue Mountains tour. In addition, Rodgers has planned numerous excursions to explore Australia.

Spring break at Billy Blue is Oct. 18-26.

Professor Kay Harrison added, “Professor Rodgers will organize activities for the students who want

Rock the Hill will brave weather

By Barry Kearns Features editor Three bands will perform during today’s Rock the Hill event, the second of six planned for the semester.

Despite earlier concerns that the event would be rained out, the ASOC (Associated Students of Ohlone College) Committee for Live Music decided to go ahead with the March date at the Smith Center Amphitheater between 1 and 4 p.m.

Performing at the event will be local groups L.O.C. Ness, Kalizay and Weslester. Refreshments in the form of pizza, sandwiches and smoothies will be made available.

Vegetarian options should also be available.

ASOC President Tatyana Hamady is scheduled to sing at 2:45 p.m.

Additional music will be provided

by Big Rich Records.

Weslester, performing at 1 p.m., has a sound described as hyphy, progressive and rock. More information about Weslester can be found at myspace.com/weslester.

Performing at 1:30 p.m. is L.O.C. Ness, a hip-hop group local to the Bay Area. Further information on the band and songs are available at myspace.com/locness4life.

Kalizay is set to perform at 2 p.m. and features a wide range of music from Bossanova to Reggae to House in three languages: French, Spanish and English. Ohlone student Lila Salinas, who sings for the group said, “If you want to see variety, see me.”

The artists will be competing for prizes, which include a $1,500 music video for the band, a $500 gift card for Guitar Center or a $300 gift card for Guitar Center.

Chair of the Live Music Committee Ken Steadman encourages students and faculty alike to “Come out and rock the hill.”

The next Rock the Hill event will be on April 10 and will have more of a hip-hop presence with breakdancing performances.

Rock the Hill is a battle of the bands-like series planned by the ASOC for the express purpose of fostering a sense of community and creating a greater campus culture.

to do something together, and then other students will go off on their own.”

Harrison explained that the fees for the trip cover room and board with an Australian family, including two meals daily, and basic amenities of living in a home with a place to study for three months.

For students, it’s an opportunity to integrate their academic coursework with their personal intercultural experience. Typically, two students are housed in each house.

To date, 22 students have expressed interest in the program.

The Ohlone application for the trip, along with a $400 deposit, is due by April 25, and is to be submitted to Rodgers.

The first payment is due May 16, with the total due by June 13.

Students still need to register at Ohlone and pay Ohlone tuition.

Students may qualify for grant or loan assistance through Ohlone Financial Aid Office.

Students abroad typically carry 12 units. As Ohlone courses, they are transferable to UCs and CSUs. Rodgers, who teaches geology, geography and anthropology, encourages students not to take more so that they can experience the culture without overloading themselves.

Brochures with complete details are available from Harrison.

The application for Ohlone students can be downloaded from www.ohlone.edu/org/studyabroad/ docs/2008fallsydneyapplication. pdf.

The due dates on the web sites are being updated to reflect the information above.

Visit BillyBlue.com.au for additional information.

Features Newark may have better bites

By Kathy Sung Staff writer Food at the Newark Campus may be better than the food at the Fremont Campus. Ohlone students are paying more money for food at the Newark campus, but may be receiving better quality food and more of it.

Both cafeterias are working with Fresh and Natural to bring in their food. The Fremont and Newark campuses offer a variety of different food for many different people.

However, a Chicken Caesar salad will cost $5.95 at the Newark Campus and only $5.25 on the Fremont Campus. This discrepancy in price is visible in many of the other items on the menu as well. A Chef’s Salad will cost a student $5.95 at the Newark Campus and only $4.95 at the Fremont Campus.

Leta Stagnaro, the associate vice president of the Newark Center, praised the food at the Newark Campus as having a “healthier selection.” Although they don’t have a grill, she said that she sees

Continued from Page 2 Oftentimes, Board members run unchallenged in an election or voters simply return them to office based on their incumbency. If Board members continue to be dysfunctional term after term, perhaps more stringent measures are necessary to ensure that fresh ideas come into Ohlone. The public elects Board members and perhaps now it is time for that public to call for a cap on the number of times someone can be re-elected.

Ohlone is an exemplary, forwardmoving community college with many positive assets. If the current Board is not willing to change and cannot accurately reflect the progressive nature of the district, perhaps we should set them aside and allow new, more responsible members of the community to take over.

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Privacy or safety?

Photo by Pei Ju Chen

Sandwiches purchased from the Newark Campus, left, are noticeably larger compared to a sandwich purchased on the main campus, right. the chef, Sarah Lee, “constantly preparing food.”

Kevin Feliciano, ASOC treasurer, commented, “I am allergic to avocado, and every time I order sushi, the chef Sarah Lee makes it without avocado for me.”

The Newark campus offers a variety of Grab n’ Go Sandwiches

ranging from the classic peanut butter and jelly sandwich ($2.95) to the chicken salad sandwiches ($4.50).

They also offer “Eco Meal of the Day” with an addition of chips.

Feliciano also mentioned that the ASOC, has “not heard any complaints about the prices, food or staff at the Newark Center. I

wish we could say the same for the Fremont Campus.” There have been complaints about the Fremont campus recently regarding the prices and staff.

Students are invited to share their opinions, stories, and experiences with the ASOC at asoc+cafeteria@ ohlone.edu.

By Elise Leon Staff writer

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By Anna Nemchuk Editor-in-chief

Theater group to tour Paris, London Theatre Appreciation 102 with Professor Tom Blank and about 16 students will be taking a trip to London and Paris from July 25 to Aug. 4.

The course, worth 3 units, will be CSU and UC transferable.

There will be four class meetings before the tour to prepare students for the cultural shock.

Students will view Windsor Castle, the Tower of London and Stonehenge in England, plus the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.

The group will also visit the Globe Theater, the National Theater and the Royal Shakespeare Company.

The trip will cost $3,300 for anyone interested in going and all participants must be registered

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Photo courtesy of Tom Blank

Sabrina Houschmand, Barry Dodson, Tom Blank, Romeo Marguez, Cari Goodrich and Spencer Blank at The London Dungeon.

by April 15.

Requirements for the course include 10 theatre reviews, four reviews written prior to leaving and four reviews of shows the group

will see in London. Papers written during and concerning the experience will be turned in two weeks after the students return and after a barbeque get-together with Tom

Blank in San Mateo.

For questions about the course and/or trip, contact Tom Blank at tblank@ohlone.edu or call 510659-6209.

I remember the good old days when men were men, women were women, privacy was valued and all teenage SWFs online were actually 40-year-old obese men trying for their child molestation degrees. In those days, you knew where you stood. If you agreed to meet anyone you’d gotten to know online, you pretty much deserved what you got, which was a whole bucketful of disturbing.

Those days are gone. While I’m sure child molesters remain in as plentiful a supply as always, the proliferation of online romances and friendships has reached such lofty heights as to raise the internet to the level of a legitimate social forum, to the detriment of seedy bars everywhere.

And now, cops. Enter RateMyCop.com. And Copwatch. org. Both sites seek to police the police, providing searchable databases of law enforcement officers across the nation with users’ feedback. The logic goes: we pay taxes, taxes pay the police’s salaries, therefore they work for us and performance-based work reviews are a good thing. Cops across the nation are crying foul, worried about personal information leakage and danger to loved ones.

But, hey, it’s America. The bad guys get their comeuppance, too.

Felonspy.com gives you a searchable database with a Google Maps interface that identifies by age and name the ex-cons residing near the address of your choice. With claims like “Safety starts with good information, even if it ends with a loaded .44 caliber pistol,” how can you resist?

In other words, whether you’re one of the guys wearing a white hat or the dude with the hostage, the Internet is here to make sure your privacy is violated to an equal degree.

It’s easy to be ambivalent about this when you’re the anonymous user behind the screen but when I found myself served hot on a website with a side of ridicule, suddenly the social arena of the net became more akin to a lynch mob than a peaceful town square gathering.

The funny thing is - the point is moot. Information, as well as disinformation, is here to stay.

It’s just going to get worse as more and more records become digitized.

So, privacy vs. safety? Black or white? Can you choose? ’Cause I can’t.

School teaches you to write with a conclusion in mind. But in that quirky, disobedient real world, life is made up more of introductions and body paragraphs, with a smattering of thesises tossed in.

I don’t have a conclusion or solution to this. I just think it sucks.

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March 13, 2008

Title III to introduce more college tech

By Rachael Funk Staff writer Technology will play a large role in the progression of college development in the coming months, thanks in part to Ohlone’s federally awarded Title III Grant.

Title III Activity Coordinator Deb Parziale said that people learn best when they are engaged and involved with their learning. The best way to jump start this sort of involvement, according to Parziale, is through technology.

Darren Bardell, one of the Ohlone Learning Coaches for the 2007-’08 school year, is leading a workshop on the benefits of different kinds of classes such as online, hybrid or web-enhanced courses.

Another learning coach, Rick Arellano, helps faculty on an individual basis by coaching them on how to use the new version of Blackboard (WebCT CE 6) and converting classes from WebCT version 4.1.

Different teaching techniques are being developed as well, Parziale said. Software is being developed for use in language classes to perfect dialect and help the students learn the language.

In addition to the new classroom technology, another feature that will be put to use is online orientation for incoming students. They will be able to learn about the school even if they are not able to be on campus.

Parziale said that when all of these changes have been put into effect, they are looking to make student services easier to

get to as well. Next, they plan on digitalizing records online and scanning records. This means that students and faculty will be able to look at and access things like transcripts.

Other plans include putting placement tests on the website so that they can be taken online. This will make test taking and recording faster and more convenient for everyone.

The Title III team wants to make scheduling easier as well.

Parziale said, “We would like to develop a plan of courses to help the students reach their educational goals.”

Title III is a grant providing the college with $1,750,000 in 2005. The funds will be distributed over five years.

The Title III grant possibilities are always growing and expanding. Suggestions are welcome, and can be sent to Parziale at dparziale@ohlone.edu.

Physician explores history of larynx at seminar

By Chen Lin Staff writer The evolution of the human larynx and its influence on the development of language was the topic of last Friday’s Brown Bag Science Seminar.

Friday’s speaker was Gessica Johnston, an adjunct Human Reproduction instructor and a trained physician.

Also known as the voice box, the larynx is an organ in the back of the throat that produces sound. In her presentation, Johnston described

how the evolutionary movement of the larynx further down the throat allowed humans to breathe while upright.

In turn, this allowed the throat to produce a larger variety of sounds, enabling the development of language.

Johnston’s interest in the human larynx developed during her tenure as an emergency room physician, where being able to locate the larynx was crucial to helping patients with blocked airways breathe.

She learned about its evolutionary significance from Steven Pinker’s book, “The Blank Slate.”

Johnston recommended both “The Blank Slate” and another book by Pinker, “The Stuff of Thought” for those interested in learning more.

Friday’s seminar was Johnston’s third Brown Bag. Her previous seminars were about the diet of Ohlone Indians and her experiences as an emergency room physician.

She is planning a fourth seminar on the inefficiency of American medical care.

Asked why she selected Johnston as the speaker, Math, Science and

Technology Coordinator Yvette Niccolls said, “She has such broad knowledge, and it’s very hard to find a good speaker.”

Niccolls works with a committee of two others to organize the seminars and appoint speakers.

The purpose of the Brown Bags, she said, is “to get anyone excited about science and to possibly consider a career in science.”

The next Brown Bag will be about government regulations on stem cell research and will be presented by Dr. Dina Halme, the California Director of Science Policy. It will be held on March 21 in Room 3201, and will last from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

Other seminars this semester will discuss cyber crime and the construction of the Hubble telescope.

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March 13 The Official Gay Straight Alliance Club -- The Gay Straight Alliance will meet in SC-116 @ 2 p.m.

13 Rock the Hill -- Everyone is invited to the Lam Amphitheater for free food and music @ 1 p.m.

13 Men’s Baseball -- Away vs. Cañada College @ 2 p.m.

13 Women’s Softball - Home vs. College of San Mateo @ 3 p.m.

JOBS For more information on Jobs & Internships visit Transfer & Career Services in Building 1, 4th Floor, Rm 1405A. Hours: Monday Thru Thursday, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. & 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Closed Friday.

15-16 Women’s Softball -March Madness Tournament at Pleasanton Sports Park.

15-16 March Madness -Northern and Central California teams will join host Ohlone College for a softball tournament at Pleasanton Sports Park.

15 Men’s Baseball -- Away vs. Monterey Peninsula College @ noon.

Abroad -- Information Meeting @ 5:30 p.m. in Building 1 Lobby.

Jon Nakamatsu -- Best of Beethoven @ 8 p.m. in the Jackson Theatre.

18-20 Student Repertory I -- @ 8 p.m. in the NUMMI Theatre. Buy tickets online or at the Smith Center Box Office.

24-29 Spring Break -- No classes.

19 Figure Drawing Workshop -- Eleanor Dickinson: Black Velvets & Dreams for the Advanced @ 1:30 p.m. in Room 4311.

19 Faculty Senate Meeting -- @ 3:30 p.m. Place TBA. 19 Campus Tour -- The Peer Mentors conduct campus tours the first and third Wednesday of every month.

Tours begin @ 4 p.m. in Building 1 Lobby.

15 Smith Center Spotlight -- Ohlone Chamber Singers: MasterWorks, Two French Requiems. Door opens @ 8 p.m. Go online or visit the Smith Center Box Office for tickets.

19 Reception and Artist Talk -- Eleanor Dickinson: Black Velvets & Dreams @ 6:30 p.m. in Room 4311.

17 College Council -- meetings are open to everyone.

Council meets in Room 1307 @ 3 p.m.

20 Environmental Sustainability Meeting -- Meetings are the third Thursday of each month, rotating between the Fremont and Newark campuses @ 3:30 p.m.

17 Citizen’s Oversight Committee for Measure A Bond -- The public is invited to attend meetings of the Bond Oversight Committee @ 6:30 p.m. in Building 18.

17-19 Men’s Basketball -Ohlone Spring Invite.

14 Men’s and Women's Swimming -- Cuesta Invitational. Time and place TBA.

18 TechComm Meeting -meetings of TechComm are every third Tuesday of the month @ 2 p.m. in Room 1407.

14 Women’s Tennis -- Away vs. Monterey Peninsula College @ 2 p.m.

18 Women’s Tennis -- Away vs. Chabot College @ 2 p.m.

15 Men’s and Women’s Swimming -- Cuesta Invitational. Time and Place TBA.

18 Women’s Softball -Home vs. Foothill @ 3 p.m.

18 India Summer Semester

24-28 Spring Break Soccer Camp 2008 -- For boys and girls ages 6-14.

25 Men’s Tennis -- Home vs.

Chabot @ 2 p.m.

25 Men’s Baseball -- Away vs. Hartnell @ 2 p.m.

25 Women’s Tennis -- Away vs. Cabrillo College @ 2 p.m.

25 Women’s Softball -Home vs. Monterey Peninsula @ 3 p.m.

27 Men’s Baseball -- Home vs. Monterey Peninsula College @ 2 p.m.

27 Women’s Softball --

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Away vs. Gavilan College @ 3 p.m.

28 Men’s Tennis -- Away vs.

Mission College @ 2 p.m.

28 Women’s Tennis -- Home vs. City College of San Francisco @ 2 p.m.

29-30 Women’s Softball -- Away vs. Sierra College Tournament in Rocklin.

29 Men’s Baseball -- Home vs. City College of San Francisco @ noon.

April 4 Brown Bag Seminar - Cyber Crime with Steve Hanna, instructor. 11:45 a.m.

- 12:45 p.m. in Room 3201.

18 Building of Hubble Space Telescope by Astronomer Karl Allmendinger.

11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. in Room 3201.

20 Women’s Softball -Away vs. Hartnell @ 3 p.m.

21 Brown Bag Science Seminar -- Stem Cell Research in California. Dr. Halme will discuss her work at UCSF which focuses on the regulation of potential stem cell-based products.

Presentation is @ 11:45 p.m. in Room 8203.

21 Men’s Tennis -- Away vs.

Foothill College @ 2 p.m.

21 Women’s Tennis -- Here vs.

Foothill College @ 2 p.m.

22 Women’s Softball -Away vs. West Valley College @ 1 p.m.

22 Fremont Symphony Orchestra with pianist

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No last-minute victory vs. State Champ Fresno Ohlone played well with 10 freshmen

By Tomás Ortega Sports editor Half a second left on the game clock. Ohlone inbounding in the frontcourt. Freshman Chancious Rose has a chance to win it with a three in the right wing....BUZZER. Rose bobbled it before he had a chance to shoot.

Ohlone eliminated in the Sweet Sixteen by defending champs, Fresno City College 64-62.

Read the third sentence again.

It may seem like a direct knock on the Renegades’ scoring leader.

But it is far from it. Take a look again and you’ll see “freshman” and “chance to win the game” in the same sentence.

That was the story of the season for the Ohlone Renegade men’s basketball team. Carrying 13 players on the active roster and only three returners from last year’s Elite Eight squad, this team showed a lot of fight matching up against the defending state champion, Fresno City College.

The game Saturday night got under way with a quick sevenfoot jumper by Rose, giving the Renegades an early two-point lead.

They would have to fight hard to get that lead back after seeing Fresno advance to as much as an 11-point lead late in the first half.

When the first half buzzer hit, Ohlone saw their one-time 22-11 deficit come down to a much closer score of 36-32.

Fresno’s guard Brandon Johnson, who finished with 21 points in the game, said after the game that Fresno’s second-year Head Coach Ed Madec had a “game plan to stop Chancious Rose. That was a hard thing to do because he’s so fast and

strong. But we did it.”

Rose was held to just 12 points in the effort.

The second half of the ball game saw a more fluid Renegade ball club, probably due to Fresno not applying a tough full-court press on every Ohlone possession.

At one point, Ohlone went up by two on a Nate Liggins baseline lay-in with 15 minutes left on the clock.

Fresno’s next possession after that saw a huge swat by Ohlone’s Alpha N’Diaye on Johnson that got the Ohlone bench fired up. Unfortunately for the Renegades, Johnson himself would go on a tear and score on Fresno’s next three possessions, getting the lead back.

Ohlone had a chance to win it late, but Rose made a rare fumble of a pass and the clock expired before he could re-group and get a shot off.

Ohlone Head Coach John Peterson after the game was impressed with his team’s performance.

He said pressure applied by Fresno caused his team to make mistakes throughout the game.

Peterson also said, “To get to [Sweet Sixteen] after being at .500 around Christmas time is a major accomplishment.”

Also a major accomplishment for this Renegade ballclub is that they’ll return almost all of their roster, including four regular starters, Rose being one of them.

Last year, the Renegades hit a wall when facing Antelope Valley in the Elite Eight.

Antelope Valley would go on to lose to an all-freshman Fresno City team with a first-year head coach.

Now, with Ohlone returning all these players next fall, they have a chance of being a final four team and bringing home another banner.

Or even better, a state trophy.

Men’s Tennis plays well, loses anyway

By Jerome Nepacena Sports writer After several hard-fought matches, the men’s tennis team came up short Tuesday afternoon against a solid Cabrillo College team in their fifth match of the season.

Each match was competitive and every set was played with players for both teams hustling to try to get an advantage.

“They worked hard; the score doesn’t reflect how the games were played,” said Head Coach Cliff Awuy, after all matches were played and Cabrillo came away with the victory. “Our guys made them work for everything and that’s saying something against one of the better teams in the conference.”

Results from the singles matches included Cabrillo’s Landon Browne winning both sets against Ohlone’s Kevin Chung with scores of 6-1 and 6-0, as well as Kyle Walker defeating Ohlone’s Xavier Pedroca 6-1 in the first set and 6-2 in the second set.

After the singles matchups were completed, two doubles matches were played where Cabrillo also came away with the victories. Cabrillo’s Landon Browne and Kyle Walker defeated Chung and Pedroca 8-0.

Awuy said the Men’s Tennis team put up a competitive effort, especially considering they’re undermanned and had to forfeit two matchups against a larger Cabrillo team.

The men’s tennis team will suit up again and play on Friday against Los Altos College at Los Altos Hills to try and bounce back from their recent defeats.

Photo by Rebecca Lancaster

Chancious Rose drives inside against Fresno’s Arte Williams in a tough loss.

Softball improves to 10-0 with win over rival Chabot

By Tomás Ortega Sports editor Great pitching will win ball games. Even better hitting will put you among the elite. The Renegade softball team did just that, beating rival Chabot College on a chilly Tuesday afternoon 5-1.

A great crowd turned out to the ball field at 3 p.m. to see the Renegades drop a four-run second inning against Chabot pitcher Christina Panuco.

Ohlone’s wild inning started with a four-pitch strikeout by Kassy “Red” Winger. She was followed

by Cassandra Ortega’s hard single down the third base line.

Three pitches later, Ortega wound up on third when Kelly Colker blooped a pitch into right field, putting runners on the corners.

That’s when the inning got wild.

With Danielle Cameron at the plate, Colker took off for second, but froze when the throw went through to second. Seeing her chance to score, Ortega bolted for the plate with the defense distracted

and managed to score after the throw home was oddly cut off by Chabot’s Panuco.

Cameron then went on to shoot the next pitch into shallow right where the second-base man booted the flare, allowing Colker to score and Cameron to second.

Three batters later with the bases full of Renegades, lead-off hitter Kim Cawley scorched the second pitch she saw into shallow left.

Chabot’s left-fielder, Jessica Stellato, dived and looked as though she caught the ball, but the umpire then ruled it fell out of her glove.

Two of the Renegades’ base runners would score from second and third, but trailing runner Danielle Yee must have not seen Stellato drop the fly. She would be the lone Renegade called out on the play when she was tagged out at first for not advancing.

Ohlone would scratch off another run in the third with a Kelly Colker double.

As for the pitching in the ball game, it was stellar.

Colker came out all guns blaz-

ing and threw 92 pitches worth of greatness from her hip, striking out eight while giving up no earned runs on three hits.

Even after striking out the side to end the game, Colker, who didn’t say much, could only thank her defense in a post-game interview.

Also, after the game, Head Softball Coach Donna Runyon said her team “made a lot of loud outs.”

She was also pleased with Colker’s ability to knock in an RBI after giving up a run in the top half of the inning on defense. A philosophy of hers is “if a team scores on [them], they’ve got to answer back.”

This win puts Ohlone at 15-4 overall, including an amazing 10-0 record in league play. This afternoon, the Renegades face off against San Mateo at 3 p.m.

Following Thursday’s game, the annual March Madness tournament will be held over the weekend at the Pleasanton Sports Complex.

The venue was moved because the usual site, Fremont’s Central Park, was reserved by another group.