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Vol. XXXVIX No. 9
Another year of deficits?
Hartnell snaps Ohlone win streak
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October 29, 2009
The two faces of Nick Hooks
By Kathryn Dixon staff writer The $47 million budget passed by the Ohlone College’s Board of Trustees on Oct. 14 for fiscal year 2009-’10, ending June 30 will become balanced if the faculty and other employees agree to take pay cuts to absorb a $700,000 deficit by Oct. 31. If they do not, the college may be forced to do layoffs. This was the first topic discussed by President Dr. Gari Browning at the College Council meeting on Monday. Three unions are still engaged in confidential negotiations with management regarding the pay cuts, which are anticipated to be up to 4 percent per employee across the board. Layoffs would be a stinging painful experience, still vividly recalled by those who worked for Ohlone seven years ago when a budget shortfall forced layoffs. Management has already agreed to absorb its proportionate share of the $700,000 deficit by taking five furlough days next semester. The additional bad news is that Ohlone faces a potential $1.2 million deficit in the 2010-’11 budget. Joanne Schultz, dean of business services, reported at Monday’s meeting that during the next fiscal year ending June 2011, Ohlone will need $200,000 to pay for salaries previously covered by a Title II grant, $130,00 for salaries covered by the bond, $176,126 to backfill federal stimulus funds which will not be renewed, $450,000 to pay for step up and column salary increases (normal pay increases for faculty and other employees built into the system) and $100,000 to pay Alameda County for the Board of Trustees election. Ohlone will also lose Washington Hospital funding and face other reductions to revenue. To deal with this new deficit and to continue to implement the current budget, the president appointed a “Prioritization Committee” and a “Budget Committee” consisting of staff with expertise in these matters and participants who constitute a cross-section of various campus groups including students. How did Ohlone get into this budget crisis? In September 2009, Ohlone faced a $2,850,000 budget deficit because Continued on Page 6
The affable student at the left and the scary fellow holding the rubber chicken at the right are the same person: Nick Hooks, who earns some extra Halloween money by posing as a spooky clown and scaring the wits out of Great America visitors. See Page 4.
Shairon Zingsheim takes Costume over in Human Resources contset By Theresa Gutierrez Staff writer An open-door, friendly, customer service environment is one of the things that Shairon Zingsheim envisions for Ohlone’s Human Resources Department. Shairon is one of the new faces we have on staff and started on Sept. 28 as the new Associate Vice President, Human Resources and Training. She joins the staff having previous experience at Gavilan College in
Gilroy and is replacing the last permanent Dean of Human Resources, Lyle Engeldinger, who left Ohlone in September 2008. As of July 2008, there have been a tremendous amount of changes within Ohlone’s structure and school board. Although Shairon’s driving force is to provide a higher level of customer service, she said her first goal is to try and stabilize the human resources organization before trying to take on new initiatives. Unfortunately, as with a majority
of the other departments, the budget cuts have directly affected the Human Resources department as well. Shairon’s goal is to have a Human Resources department that is based on customer service delivery and that invites students to come seek help and guidance. She said in the past, she feels that students have perceived the human resource department as having closed doors and being unapproachable, that will hopefully change very soon. Regrettably, the department is Continued on Page 6
Cars go nose-to-nose
A Honda and a Subaru Forester demonstrated what happens when two cars meet head-on about 1:30 p.m. Friday on Anza Road. A third vehicle was also involved. There were no injuries.
at Ohlone By Hyder Alikhan Staff writer The ASOC organized a great Halloween event yesterday in the cafeteria. There were games and competitions where they handed out, trophies, pumpkin pies, candy and cup cakes. There were many activites and from those there was a costume contest. The costume contset had four categories and the winner of each category recived a trophy and a gift card. Those categories were most creative, funniest, scariest and best overall costume. Jacky Martins won most creative with a getup that turned her, literally, into the Monitor. She wore a TV monitor made out of a cardboard box and a hat made out of a folded Ohlone Monitor. Marra Magsakay and Rodolto Rose were Disney characters Mickey and Minnie Mouse. They won for the funniest costumes. Martin Ngo was a death god and won for having the scariest costume. He even wore red contact lenses. Tara Ingraham and Chance Meyer won for having the best costume overall. They both were from a Bioshock X-box 360 video game. Chance had a trash can taped to himself and wore a Styrofoam cardboard and spray painted it. Tara wore a pretty blue dress frock with jeans.
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Desensitized to the crime of child molestation? By JaPANEET KAUR Photo editor A few weeks ago, I was reminded painfully of why I am only a begrudging news reader. It is essential to remain informed of current events in one’s local community, one’s nation, and the world overall, but it is often heartbreaking to read news stories of kidnappings, rapes and murders. Worse still than reading a story about one of those things is reading one about all of them. While I no longer remember what led me to several painful stories about children being sexually abused, I don’t think I will ever forget what I read. One account told of a 13-year- old girl stalked online by a teacher and misled into having sex with him at his apartment. Alongside molestation by relatives, his is perhaps the
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most commonly recognized type of sexual abuse, children being preyed upon online and then abducted, raped or killed. This led me to a string of stories about countless children in poor countries who have been sexually abused by teachers from the U.S. and other well-off Western countries. Underprivileged countries are sometimes so desperate for English teachers that they do not even bother to conduct basic background and credential checks – and when they do, the results are often ignored. Then I read what is hands-down the worst account of a child being sexually abused that I have ever had the misfortune to learn of. This would be your cue to stop reading if you are soft-hearted or easily hurt – trust me, I wish I could hand this knowledge back to wherever it came from. I read about an 18-year-old
man who raped and beat his own one day-old daughter. Throughout this piece, I have encountered several more cases of infant/toddler rape, and have been forced to acknowledge the existence of a whole new level of child pornography. I, who have often fretted that I am quickly becoming desensitized to horrifying news, have had nightmares fraught with the agonized crying and screaming of babies. I have the option here to skate lightly over the issue or be graphic, and I choose the latter because I do feel that many of us are partly desensitized to horrible goings on in our world simply because we hear so many stories of a similar nature. On the other hand, there are those who never build proper relationships with family members after becoming paranoid with the knowledge that such things do
happen. And dear God, do such things happen. According to the Department of Justice, one in four girls and one in seven boys will experience sexual abuse before the age of 18. I don’t doubt that there will be more than a few people out there who have experienced sexual abuse reading this. The Justice Department further reports that there are about four million pedophiles in the United States, but even this cannot be considered a completely accurate number because so many child molesters are never caught. What are popularly known as Megan’s Law and Amber alerts came into being because of two little girls who were abducted, raped and killed, and abducted and killed, respectively. However, studies have shown that the creation of Megan’s Law has not helped to reduce the
number of children abducted and sexually abused – instead the number has steadily been increasing over the years. What else could be expected when people do not make use of the available resources? Sure, there are registries for convicted sex offenders, but who out of us actually takes the time to check the registries for our local areas? I’m not here questioning why there are pedophiles or why child molesters do what they do. I’m here to implore you to take whatever action necessary to help prevent something horrible like this happening. Educate yourself about how to recognize child molesters and molested children, make it your duty to report anything suspicious rather than just standing by and allowing it to happen. Keep an eye on the news for things like the Amber Continued on Page 3
The correct term now is ‘deaf/hard-of-hearing’ EDITOR: I am writing in response to Monitor’s article on Oct. 15, 2009. There is a featured article on Page 5, titled “A spotlight on Disability Awareness Week.” The writer is to
be commended for bringing attention to Ohlone’s Disabled Students Program & Services. The more information we provide about serving different populations on the campus, the better understanding and empathy Ohlone students, faculty, and staff can display toward them.
There is a particular use of a term I would like to bring attention to. The writer was focusing on “Auditory Discrimination” and wanted to raise awareness about the challenges some people face. The writer also mentioned “hearing impaired people.” The writer’s
intention was good as she tried her best to educate the community about the challenges. Unfortunately, she didn't realize using the term “hearing impaired” to describe deaf and hard-of-hearing people is derogatory. The phrase “hearing impaired” is being phased
out in favor of “deaf/hard-of-hearing” in today’s world. Deaf people are seen as members of a linguistic and cultural minority group rather than a disabled group. The Ohlone College Center for Deaf Studies has a long and rich Continued on Page 3
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What is your favorite childhood Halloween costume?
Cynthia Velasquez UNDECIDED “The girl from The Ring.”
J.D Guerrero
ADMINISTRATIVE JUSTICE “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Michaelangelo.”
Alex Campos
BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS “Robocop.”
Jacki Martinez CRIMINAL JUSTICE “The red M&M.”
Cassie Eddleman UNDECIDED
“Belle. ”
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Students on a roll
Continued from Page 2 history that began in 1972. As a matter of fact, Ohlone has been recognized as a pioneer and also remains as one of the leading post-secondary institutions in the USA on Deaf-related programs. Today we have approximately 200 Deaf students studying at Ohlone with a good number of the faculty who are Deaf themselves. For the Deaf Studies and Deaf Services at Ohlone, proper attention to labeling is of paramount importance. Should you wish to learn more about our division, I welcome you to stop by. Sincerely, Genie Gertz, Ph.D. Dean, Deaf Studies Division
Photo by Japneet Kaur
Tomas Briseno prepares to enjoy the culmination of his training, at a sushi-making event held Tuesday Oct. 27 in the cafeteria, yet another event put on by Campus Activites.
Molestation glazed over Continued from Page 2 allowing it to happen. Keep an eye on the news for things like the Amber alerts and you could very well save a child from a horrible fate. Every child deserves a pure and innocent childhood. Every person deserves the privacy and sanctity of their own bodies. If it is at all up to us to help ensure this innocence is not brutally snatched away, we should take up the mantle and do our duty responsibly. Imagine if it had been you – wouldn’t you cringe at the knowledge that someone could have saved you and didn’t? And if it was you, I am truly sorry.
Harnessing nature
Photo by David Epperson
Resourceful Ohlone College students do whatever it takes to keep their green transportation safe. Some advocate for an even more bike-friendly campus.
Genie: We are sorry that we used the wrong term in the Oct. 15 article. The aim was to try to tell Ohlone students and the greater community what is going on, and we did not mean to offend any in those groups and beyond. Sometimes usage of terms changes quickly, and as such we have to hustle to keep up with the changes. We will get it right next time. Thanks for the update. – Manika Casterline Opinions Editor
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Poetry slam
Photo by Manal Bejaoui
Battleground: Ohlone College Poetry Slam was held at 7 p.m. Friday in the Jackson Theater. It was sponsored by Civilia World Project and Campus Activities. The Slam featured a wide variety of talented poets whose styles represented personal struggles, to everyday observations. Left, Mijamin Starks performs his piece about his interpretation of love.
Hooks, the scary clown By Anika Dokes Staff writer “It’s a lot of fun because you get paid to scare people, the coworkers are fantastic and there will be moments in the middle of the night where it dawns on me that I actually get paid to do this,” explained Nick Hooks, an Ohlone student who gets paid to dress up and jump out at his “victims,” at Great America’s Halloween Haunt. Hooks wears frightening, terrifying and chilling costumes in order to see and hear the screams of the people who are passing throughout the mazes. Apparently, when customers get frightened enough, Hooks and the other “spooks” sometimes get punched in the face. He is part of the scare zone, which is in the Carnival setting that figures clowns in 3D. Hooks elaborated on his job experience in The Haunt by explaining that this event is “almost like a sport because you’re trying to scare people the best way you can and see how far you can go.” Hooks is not only good at scaring but he has an creative side. He has designed the angry hungry hippo that’s eating a guy in the Toy Factory, which is full of demonic toys. Hooks is often seen around the Ohlone campus working as a technician for the stage shows,put on by the theater department. But
his new job is promoting the spirit of Halloween at California’s Great America. Ghouls, goblins, zombies, vampires, gory brides and cackling clowns are among the creepy creatures you will encounter throughout the month of October at California Great America’s Halloween Haunt in Santa Clara. Great America is hosting their second Halloween function and has been working hard on transforming the entire park into a scary land full of scary ghoul-like elements. The staff has designed and conjured fictive ideas about ghosts and then bring them to life. Scarecrows present themselves in many corners of the park and Great America aims to bring all of the ugliest creatures from the dead. The annual event started in the beginning of October and is open to the public every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 7 p.m. to midnight. Halloween Haunt offers two events during the weekend where kids, families and teenagers alike can come out and enjoy the six spinetingling haunted mazes and rides. Nick or Treat is a safe and fun trick-or-treating daytime event that offers free parking admission from noon to 4 p.m. This even stirs up a cauldron of fun in which the entire family can celebrate in the spirit of Halloween. There are plenty of activities for children. Kids of all ages will be enter-
tained, and are able to actively participate in trick-or-treating and know what it’s like to experience Halloween, all while wearing their favorite costumes. The event showcases Nickelodeon characters such as SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer, whom are located at the five designated trick-or-treat stations in the Nickelodeon Central. However, Great America is the only theme park where children can play around while being side-by-side to their Nickelodeon friends enjoying Halloween traditions. In the evening, teenagers and young adults can experience the fear that lies ahead of them if they decide to embark on a journey through the Halloween Haunt mazes. The Halloween Haunt features six such mazes. The Cornstalk, Toy Story, BloodClub, Werewolves, Cave, Carnival and Slaughterhouse mazes. Four themes compile “The Scared Zones,” four-head turning live stage shows plus the park’s collection of world-class thriller rides. This Halloween if you are not afraid to be scared out of your boots, go to the gauntlet scare zone where you’ll surely see Hooks as a clown sliding out to make you scream. This Halloween take the time to come out to Great America and join in the Halloween spirit. However, be prepared to be scared, by Ohlone’s very own spookster.
Halloween Hi By Ean Trajeron Staff writer Once again, it’s that time of year. A time where people are someone or something different for one night only. Knocking on neighbors’ doors begging for delicious treats, visiting haunted houses or just staying home to watch the latest “SAW” movie is known as Halloween. Although, many of us wonder what exactly is Halloween? When you hear “Halloween,” you think of ghosts and ghouls, witches and warlocks, filling yourself with candy until you’re sick. But what exactly does Halloween celebrate? The name is derived from the term “All Hallows Eve” which occurred on Oct. 31, the end of summer in Northwestern Europe. “All Hallows Day” now known as “All Saints Day” is the next day, Nov. 1. All Saints Day is a tradition that celebrates the new year and the arrival of harvest time, also known as Fall. The origins of Halloween are traced all the way back to the Ancient Celtic celebration of Samhain (summer’s end). On this day, the border between this world and the next becomes very thin and spirits, both harmless and harmful, cross over. Oct. 31 marked the end of summer, also known as the “light days” and beginning of winter, known as the “dark days.” The holiday was associated with the coming of the winter season, a time for harvesting and gathering livestock.
Bonfires were also a Celtic tradition. Towns and villages would build two large bonfires next to one another and townspeople, along with their livestock, would enter through the middle. This was seen as a way to cleanse the family and livestock; a way of starting the new year clean. The origin of “Trick or Treat” can also be traced back to the Celts. The less fortunate would go door to door and beg for fruit or food and in exchange they would pray for deceased members of the house.
Ohlone Communi The Ohlone Community Band will hold their first concert of the fall with the conducting debut of assistant conductor Jacob Guilbeau. The concert honors the 100th anniversary of Gustav Holst First Suite in Eb², and features a variety of classical and contemporary pieces. At the age of 11, with the encouragement of his middle school band director, Diane Robin, Jacob Guilbeau began his euphonium studies in Lafayette, Louisiana. Jacob and his family moved to San Ramon,
California when he was 14. Although initially a Computer Science major, Jacob decided to make music his focus and enrolled in the music performance program at CSU East Bay, where he graduates this fall. It was at CSUEB that he began studying under Tony Clements in euphonium performance. Jacob joined the Ohlone Community Band in 2006 playing the euphonium and this year debuts as assistant conductor. For the fall concert, Guilbeau will conduct Toccata Marziale by R. Vaughan Williams.
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The Jack-O-Lantern was originally a carved turnip and not a pumpkin. Story has it that a man named Jack had tricked the Devil himself to climb a tree. After the Devil had climbed the tree, Jack had carved a crucifix into the trunk, preventing the Devil from coming down. The Devil made a deal with Jack that he could not be sent to hell after he died, if he got rid of the crucifix. Jack scratched the crucifix out and the Devil went back to hell.
Jack died, but since he made a deal with the Devil he was not permitted into heaven. Since he could not go to hell either, he was made to wander the earth with but a single candle inside of a lantern carved from a turnip, to light his way and keep him warm. Costumes are another tradition derived from the Celtic culture. It was believed that if you were to “dress up” on the night that spirits crossed over, you were safe from evil spirits approaching you. Halloween monsters such as werewolves, vampires and the banshee, also are “borrowed” from Europe. Originally, none of these monsters were associated with Halloween. These grotesque ghouls are from tall tales and myths, all except the banshee. Banshees were believed to be the spirits of women who died during childbirth or were murdered by their husbands. It is said that a banshee would scream on the roof of the deceased woman. If there was more than one banshee, then the person who died was holy or was of high social status. Many Halloween traditions are derived from a centuries worth of folkloric stories, myths and tall tales but as time progresses, tradition after tradition is changed and molded into something new. Halloween evolves as time goes on. Beware of witches and warlocks, banshees and werewolves, vampires and spirits alike for on All Hallows Eve they will be creeping around throughout the night. Information
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ity Band Concert The concert repertoire also includes Kenneth Alford’s Army of the Nile, Verdi’s overture to La Forza del Destino, Bruce Broughton’s Silverado, The Hobbits movement from The Lord of the Rings Symphony by de Meij and many others. For the complete repertoire visit http://www.ohlonecommunityband.org The Community Band was founded in 1977 as part of the Ohlone College Department of Music and blends both youthful and experienced performers.
The Community Band has grown under the baton of past conductors Phil Zahorsky, Rich Levin and Steve Barnhill. Since fall 2007 the Band has beenunder the direction of Tony Clements. On Nov. 4 at 7:30 p.m the Community Band will hold its Fall Concert in Ohlone’s Jackson Theater. The band will play numbers ranging from Alleluia! Laudamus Te by Alfred Reed to The Lord of the Rings Movement V: Hobbits by Johan de Meij. concluded by Army of the Nile March by Kenneth Alford.
Photo by Jimmy Patten Zombies and humans can both enjoy the book's adaptation by Seth Grahame-Smith.
Zombies invade literature By Jillian Sanchez Features editor One of literatures favorite works of art, Jane Austen’s, “Pride and Prejudice” has been given a serious makeover. “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies” is set in the same century as the original but is quite the opposite love story that Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Dracy share. Bennet is sent off to fight the crazed disease that has hit the beloved town of Meryton, when comes along the very snobbish but very handsome Mr. Darcy. Elizabeth is immediately distracted and immersed into a heated personal battle of the sexes but must also fight a bloodbath that has taken over Meryton. Bennet displays womanhood but also the need to defend her family loved ones from the devilishly disgusting creatures eating
Meryton alive. Bennet’s need to fight off the gruesome zombies do not interefere with the main conflict. For Bennet, both are battles she must conquer. Written by not only by Jane Austen but Seth Grahame-Smith as well, “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies” has fallen into the gross category of beloved works of art that have been eaten alive by a wide range of mytholocial creatures. What is the driving force of the monster train? The classics are given a twist and with a wide imagination, you can go far. The “monster affect” has attracted a new crowd that appreciates English gore and has given literature a variety of new fans. A little grotesque and horrific, these adaptions give a “kick-butt” attitude to our beloved heroes and heroines as Elizabeth Bennet happens to be mid-karate kick within the first couple of pages.
“For zombies and sea monsters, its important to see themselves in a positive light,” said Ohlone Librarian K.G. Greenstein and along with them zombies are doing just that. The trend that has hit the circuit is mythological creatures such as werewolves, vampires, sea monsters and zombies taking over classics like Sense and Sensibility, Huck Finn, and many more. “Zombies have a great deal of time on their hands to read,” said Greentstein. Zombies have also been given the opportunity to shed light on their world and completely terrorize ours. “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies” also has a comedic flair to lighten the mood on such a solemn subject like zombies, death and gruesome outcomes. Hopefully, Jane Austen fans will not hold prejudice against her zombie invaded classics.
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More budget deficits coming next year? Continued from Page 1 of state and federal cutbacks. $1.4 million of this deficit occurred in the Unrestricted General Fund and about $1.45 million occurred in “categorical funds” which are specifically funded state and federal programs such as EOPS. These categorical programs were cut 32 percent to 64 percent, however, Ohlone limited these cuts to 15 percent in the first year and covered the rest of the loss of revenue with federal backfill funds and general fund support. Schultz briefly explained the cause of the devastating loss of unrestricted general funds. Triggered by the recession, the California Budget Act for 2009-10 caused a shortfall of $192 million regarding the total funding obligation for all community college districts of $5.861 billion. This $192 million sum represented to 3.39 percent of all general apportionment revenues. Therefore, the Chancellor announced that each community college would have a 3.39 percent reduction in its fulltime equivalency student (FTES) workload and a corresponding reduction in operational revenues from the state. Ohlone College’s FTES target was reduced from 8,447 FTE students to 8,127 and its total computational revenue provided by the state income tax, county property taxes and student fees was reduced from $42,909,571.00 to $41,445.220.00 which reduced Ohlone’s unrestricted general fund by about $1.4 million in the beginning of September 2009. In September, facing the $2.85 million cutback in funding, Ohlone began acting quickly and effectively to maintain fiscal stability and protect programs and services that impact students. A course reduction strategy over two years was implemented. Low-enrolled courses and some sections were cut entirely. Course offerings were reduced 22 percent for summer 2009 and 10 percent for the fall 2009 and spring 2010 terms. James Wright, VP of Instruction and Student Services, reported at the meeting that summer school in 2010 will be reduced 50 percent, rather than by 20 percent reduction as previously announced. He said students who
are already enrolled will have a preference in course choices over newly enrolled students. Those already enrolled will also get a preference in enrolling in summer courses. He said all students will be able to get the courses they need to meet their degree requirements especially if they register early To help implement this, Ron Travenick, VP of Student Development, said Ohlone will notify students within the next week that the schedule for the spring semester will be posted on Dec. 9. on WebAdvisor, even though students cannot yet register for classes. This allows for early planning. Continuing students who start registering in mid to late December will obtain the classes they need for matriculation. New students who register by Jan. 14 will not get all classes they want. (See the letter from VP Travenick in last week’s issue for more details.) According to Browning, in addition to course reduction, Ohlone handled the budget crisis creatively yet carefully by implementing other cuts and by using the rainy day reserve. The college cut programs such as extended opportunities for EOPS, matriculation help and a disabled program.It cut expenses by $257,000 throughout the college’s departments. Ohlone offered a Supplemental Employee Retirement Program (SERP), an early retirement program, to the faculty. Schultz reported that some faculty have agreed to retire and this will result in savings of $650,000 this December and another savings of $1 million in June 2010. She said their class duties will be fulfilled by hiring adjunct faculty who will be paid far less. Finally, Ohlone used its one-time rainy day reserve of $1 million to balance the budget. Schultz said a 2 percent deficit of $829,000 is factored into the 2009-’10 budget to take care of contingencies. If it is not used next year, it will kick into reserves and could be used for the next budget. However, given the setbacks in the economy, Ohlone cannot predict what the state legislature and U.S. Congress will do regarding its funding. “If the state continues
Shairon Zingsheim takes charge in Human Resources Continued from Page 1 not currently positioned to offer the level of service the college should be providing and because of the budget cuts, there are two important positions in the department that currently cannot be filled. Although Zingsheim answers directly to Ohlone’s president and mainly works with the president’s staff, she said she would like to always keep in direct contact with the students. In the past, she has held classes on career development, resume writing, and different career workshops. Staying directly in touch with the students is something that is very important to Zingsheim, it not only allows her to work personally with the students, but helps her remember why she is here, to help the students succeed. Zingsheim said she is hopeful that she will receive the opportunity to provide the same classes and workshops at Ohlone. Zingsheim said, “I am very happy to be here. Ohlone has incredible building blocks for excellence and I am just happy to be able to join the upward mobility of the school.”
to reduce funding, there will be a mid-year cut, but if all stays the same, Ohlone will break even,” Schultz said. Ohlone has a state-mandated reserve of 5 percent of its budget, some $2,350,000, which can only be used for dire emergencies, not for budget deficits. Schultz said Ohlone has an overall $4.9 million reserve, which while beyond the state required minimum, nonetheless Browning said the fund had been used up for this year. Browning said Ohlone is considering an election for another bond. The current Measure A Bond for $150 million was passed in 2002. The electorate in Fremont, Newark and part of Union City must vote on any bond issue. Bond funds cannot be used for the unrestricted general fund to pay for such items
as faculty salaries, courses and programs, only for construction and are supervised by a bond committee. Some salaries such as those for employees working on facilities may be paid with bond funds because they relate to construction. Lucky Lofton, director of Facilities, reported that three design teams will give proposals by mid-November for construction modular chemistry labs. Modules are a flexible lowcost means to house these labs, and possibly biochemistry labs and ceramic and photography courses. Ohlone will use $1.9 million of its bond money to finance this project beginning in the summer, to replace Building 15, 16, 17, 25 and 26, and to be finished in the fall.
Mike Bowman, director of Enrollment and Curriculum, reported that the first draft Accountability Reporting for Community Colleges report (ARCC) regarding student achievement had been released by the state chancellor’s office. The findings are generally good. Schultz said Ohlone’s budget situation was healthy two years before this year’s recession, which affected Ohlone’s two main sources of funding: state income and property taxes. Revenue from these dropped as home and building values plummeted. Official records show that the 2007-08 fiscal year budget was nearly $45 million. Revenues were about $45 million and expenditures were about $43.5 million, giving the college a surplus of about $1.5 million.
Sports/Campus Events Inside the lines By Jeff Weisinger Editor-in-Chief
Consistent chemistry? Yes, they may have earned their first conference win over San Jose City a week ago Wednesday, breaking a 19-game conference losing streak dating back to last year, but after following that win with a five-set loss to Skyline on Friday night, one can only ask one of two questions: “Where’s the consistency?” and “was last Wednesday’s win a ‘one-hit wonder?’” To start off with, the third and fourth sets of the San Jose City match and the fifth set of the Skyline match proved that this is a team that can easily fall into complacency. The Lady Renegades came out sluggish and lost the third and fourth sets in San Jose, matches that they should’ve easily won, however slow starts in both matches forced Ohlone to fight to a fifth match. Ohlone struggled early in the fifth match as well, keeping pace with the Lady Jags until taking off with a 7-6 lead. “We’re going to keep pushing it and we’re going to keep wanting it,” said sophomore middle blocker Kelly Idle after the win at San Jose. Keep wanting it, sure. But being able to keep getting the wins may be a different story for this team. Against Skyline, despite fighting and staying toe-to-toe with the Lady Trojans, Ohlone simply began to fall apart slowly in the third and the fifth sets. There were points in the match where Ohlone seemed lost, not to mention quiet, as the Lady Trojans took advantage of the Lady Renegades’ miscommunication. After fighting to a 25-20 win in the fourth set, to even the match at two sets apiece, the Lady Renegades came out completely out of it in the fifth set, ending the first half of the final set 8-3. However, Ohlone fought back and forth with Skyline at 13-9 to cut the Lady Trojans’ lead to 13-10. All the fighting to cut the Skyline lead to three was followed by a serve from Rachel Miramontez hitting the back of the head of Brenda Calara to make the score 14-10 Skyline. Again, I believe I speak for everyone when I say that we would like to see Peñaflor and the program succeed. The talent is there, the drive is there, just need the chemistry. Ohlone will finish the season with conference games; up first will be Foothill, next Wednesday, in Epler Gym at 6:30 p.m. After Foothill, the Lady Renegades will wrap up a three-game homestand with De Anza and San Jose City. Five games left in the season. Time to add to a win total.
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Peterson commands the Renegade attack Continued from Page 8 ity of sophomores, so this offseason meant a vigorous recruiting regiment. 10 members from last season signed letters to play for four-year schools, the most Ohlone has had in recent years. Flournoy will be attending Metro State College in Denver, while N’Diaye will be playing at the D-1 level with CSU Sacramento. Sevenfooter Frank Monge will continue on at CSU Stanislaus. “It doesn’t hurt that we win some games, because people don’t want to take guys that don’t know how to win,” said Peterson. Ohlone will play host to the sixth annual Jonathan Wallace Memorial
Tournament, which will take place Nov. 6-8. The Renegades went 3-0 in last year’s tournament. Other schools participating in the tournament will be Cabrillo, Diablo Valley, Feather River, Hartnell, Merritt, Sacramento City and Shasta. During the tournament, Ohlone will hold the Tip-Off BBQ Fundraiser to help support the team. The fundraiser will happen all three days of the tournament and is also being sponsored by Kinder’s BBQ. Season passes will be available for the small fee of $20. For more information, contact John Peterson at (510) 6596042.
Allender preaches last season’s methods Continued from Page 8 standout overall game, as well as being an exceptional perimeter shooter. Other returners include sharpshooter Cassie Bates, who had an impressive 35 percent threepoint field goal percentage. As far as the 7-9 record in non conference games last season, Allender attributed the fact that the Lady Renegades have played a very tough schedule in regards to non conference opponents. “We’ve played Delta, Foothill College, San Francisco City College, and Fresno, but bottom line,
October 29 Sustainability Commiittee meeting noon. 29 CurricUNET Users’ Group meeting Ohlone College Newark Center for Health Sciences and Technology, noon. 29 Learning Disabilities Informational Meetings Room 7107, Student Services Center, Building 7, first floor, NO MEETING on the Nov. 26 holiday. 12:10 p.m. 29 Open House at the Student Health Center Health Center, Room 7302, Building 7, third floor, 12:10 p.m. 29 GSA meeting at the Smith Center, Green Room, 4 p.m. 30 CurricUNET Users’ Group meeting, Ohlone College Newark Center for Health Sciences and Technology, 8 a.m.
we just didn’t get the job done,” said Allender. “You got to call a spade a spade. You always look forward to playing elite teams; you look forward to playing elite 8, championship level competition.” Although they do not open the new season for another two weeks, Allender and the Lady Renegades will open in the friendly confines of Epler Gym against a tough Feather River College team, on Nov. 14 at 5 p.m. Ohlone will begin league play on Nov. 24 when they play Foothill College, which will also be a home game.
30 Women's Soccer away vs. Skyline College, San Bruno, 2 p.m. 30 Men’s Soccer away vs. Cañada College, Redwood City, 3 p.m. 30 Women’s Water Polo away vs. Diablo Valley College Cross-over Tournament, Pleasant Hill, 3:30 p.m. 30 Men’s Water Polo, away vs. West Valley College, Saratoga, 3:30 p.m. 30 ‘The Real Rain Man,’ An Evening with Kim Peek, Jackson Theatre, Smith Center, 7 p.m. 31 Men’s Water Polo away vs. West Valley Tournament, Saratoga
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2 Art Gallery Exhibit opens: Pergamon All day at the Louie-Meager Art Gallery, Smith Center. This exhibit runs throuogh Saturday, Feb.
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George Mayer uses fancy footwork upfield.
Ohlone loses, 5-1 Continued from Page 8 hit off the left post before settling in the goal. Ohlone’s only score turned up midway through the second half on a free kick by Mayer that glanced off of Hartnell midfielder Salvador Oseguera’s head. Heading into the game, Ohlone knew Hartnell had lost 1-0 to common opponent De Anza. However, as is said among soccer coaches and true soccer fans, you can’t play the game on paper. Ohlone’s Head Soccer coach
Jan Eric Nordmo believed his team would play a good match with Hartnell. “(Hartnell) is not a true 5-1 win team against us,” Nordmo said, barely audible in the howling wind. “Everything about the De Anza game was excellent. We could have played that type of game today.” “I tell you what, we play this team again, it’s not a 5-1 game. It’s a different result.” Ohlone travels to Cañada College this Friday afternoon.
6, 2010. Large academic drawings of the Pergamon Altar by Rob Anderson, instructor at the Atelier School of Classical Realism. These drawings were made from direct observation.
3 Men’s Baseball home vs. College of San Mateo 2 p.m.
2 Curriculum Committee Issues meeting, 2 p.m. 3 HIV Testing Clinic Student Health Center, Room 7302, Building 7, third floor, 11 a.m.
3 Women’s Soccer away vs. City College of San Francisco, 2 p.m. 3 Inter Club Council (ICC) meets every Tuesday during fall and spring semesters in Room 6105, Building 6, 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. except during holidays.
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Hartnell snaps Ohlone’s winning streak By Tomás Ortega Staff writer When a team rolls out a fourgame winning streak the way the Ohlone Men’s Soccer team has twice this season, once in mid September and the second this past four game stretch, it gets to the point where it is expected that they can win every game played. A 2-0 win over a tough De Anza team, on a turf field no less, the type of field Ohlone has had problems playing on previously this season, surprised a number of the team’s followers and only added to that expectation. Then came Tuesday afternoon’s duel with Hartnell College, which kicks off the toughest part of the schedule for the Renegades, where they would be facing teams that are ranked in the top 15 in the North. The matchup with Hartnell ended badly for the Renegades in their worst loss of the year, a 5-1 loss where all goals including Ohlone’s, was put in by Hartnell. The lone Ohlone goal came by way of an own goal that bounced off a Hartnell defender after a free kick
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Jorge Gomez, right, dribbles through a pair of defenders in the Renegades’ worst loss of this season, 5-1 to Hartnell College. by Ohlone’s George Mayer II. Hartnell’s star forward Eduardo
Verduzco, who was honored as the forward of the year last season, ter-
rorized the normally good Ohlone defense. Particularly team captain
Saman Haidari who was directly involved in all five goals scored by Hartnell. “I came in and told Juan (Alvarez) ‘they’re not that strong,’” Verduzco said, referring to his teammate who was honored last year as the Coast Conference player of the year. “We knew their weakness so we wanted to put them away,” said Verduzco. “Last year (Alvarez and I) played together, so I can tell where he is with my eyes closed.” By halftime Ohlone saw themselves down 3-0, which included two goals by Verduzco and a third goal that awed the crowd. With the half nearing a close, Alvarez dribbled to the top of the half-circle and was met by two Ohlone defenders. Alvarez then performed a spin move that was made popular by the French legend Zinedine Zidane and sent a pass to the right side of the 18-yard box to midfielder Juan Espinoza. From there, Espinoza struck a high-paced shot that zipped by Ohlone keeper Iman Aghel and Continued on Page 7
Peterson begins tenth Women’s hoops: New year on Ohlone’s bench coach, same swagger By Nick Zambrano Sports editor Aside from his impressive 201-81 win-loss record, John Peterson has excelled where other coaches have failed - job security. Next weekend’s tip-off of the Jonathan Wallace Memorial Tournament will mark Peterson’s tenth season as Ohlone’s basketball coach. Peterson admitted that he didn’t believe it had been this long since he joined the Ohlone community and was actually dumbfounded to hear the news. “I’m lucky, I’ve been in a good spot for this long,” said Peterson. “Not many coaches can say that they stayed in one place, and withstand the period of time.” Coming off a season in which he led the Renegades to a 25-9 record and a sweet sixteen appearance, Peterson has big shoes to fill. Last season alone, the Renegades saw Peterson win Coast Conference Coach of the Year, while guard AJ Flournoy won Coast
Conference MVP and selected First Team, All State. Post player Alpha N’Diaye was also named Honorable Mention, All State. “The goal is to win the state title, and the expectation is to get better everyday in terms of reaching the goal,” said Peterson. Last season, Ohlone was second in the state in defense, allowing only 59 points per contest. This year’s team seems to be the complete opposite according to Peterson. Under his tutelage, Ohlone has won 20 or more games in eight of the last nine seasons, not an easy feat to accomplish by any means. “We’re not nearly as good defensively, and it’s a big concern,” said Peterson. “We can score though, we can score probably better than any team I’ve had since I’ve been here. The ability to pass the ball, and the willingness to pass the ball is phenomenal, it’s a lot of fun to coach because of that.” The ‘08-09 squad was filled with a majorContinued on Page 7
By Jacob Schabert Staff writer The Ohlone Lady Renegades are looking to build off a solid ’08-’09 campaign as they head into a new basketball season. Last year’s team was the first team in school history to finish the season undefeated in conference play, (12-0), and 19-9 overall. The Lady Renegades fell one game short of a heading to Fresno for the state championships. Last year’s team was coached by Elizabeth Stanley, who has coached the Lady Renegades since 2001. Stanley was not renewed a contract for the upcoming season. Taking over this year as head coach is Julie Allender. Allender has been an assistant to Stanley for the past three seasons. In those seasons she was in charge of recruiting, offensive strategies, and player development. “I don’t think there’s real big differences at this level, I teach the game, that’s a big thing
for me. I’m huge on teaching situations and teaching kids the game I think a majority has to do with the talent you have in that year to the style you bring,” Allender said. The Lady Renegades will try to continue to play solid, error-free ball this year, and limit as many mental mistakes as possible. Keeping a high intensity, level-headed approach is something Allender is preaching to her team this offseason. This year’s team will be returning six players from last season, as well as six new players, an even balance. A couple key returners include guard Jasmine Rubin. Rubin led the team offensively last year,her best game was a 27-point performance, to go along with a 40 percent field goal percentage. Another key returner is Geneaya Rodgers. Rodgers has the potential to lead the state in many statistical categories. Rodgers is expected to lead the Lady Renegades with her Continued on Page 7
Ladies drop a heartbreaker to Las Positas By Ankita Chhabra Staff writer The Ohlone’s Women’s soccer team were faced with some rough conditions that cost them their game this past Tuesday against Las Positas College, losing 4-3. The Lady Renegades stuck through the whole game and put up a great fight in efforts to tie the game, however just as Las Positas Head Coach Sissi do Amor said, “sometimes the wind gets the better of you.” The game began with neither team being able to control the ball with the high winds blowing and the projection of the ball being misread by many of the players in order to play. However, it was Hawks forward Stefani Amaral broke the nil game, but her moment of glory was soon matched up with Ohlone captain’s Casey Tuoto’s goal.
“There was a lot of miscommunication going on which got a lot of confused, but it was a well matched game between the teams and they just did better,” said Tuoto. The second half commenced with the 2-2 tie and both teams looking for an opportunity to swing the game in their direction. With the weather conditions not looking any better, the first 15 minutes was a juggle between both teams to gain control of the ball. Since the conditions did not allow for much of an air game, the ladies were forced to keep the ball grounded and hope that they could move swiftly on their feet. “With these conditions we had to play on foot and since they played directly we had to work even harder,” said Ohlone Coach Larry Heslin. The Hawks once again broke the tie, but a few minutes later Summer Winters tied the game, 3-3 with
an assist by Arielle Brown. “We changed up our formation and hoped that the new rotation would have worked, but they just ended with a lucky last shot,” said Tuoto. The Hawks put up the last goal with seven minutes to spare in the game concluding a victory for them. “The girls worked hard and both teams made nice goals and it could have been either team’s game,” Heslin said. The Lady Renegades have some key four games coming up that will determine their standing in conference and chances in the championships. With the season almost coming to its close, the ladies hold a record of 7-7-1. They are tied in conference with Las Positas for second place. They will be playing their next game against Skyline College this Friday in San Bruno.
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Reanna Williams, right, and the Lady Renegades were stunned by a Las Positas goal.