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September 24, 2009

Layoffs, pay cuts looming State cuts force Ohlone to reduce payroll by $700,000

By Gloria Franco News editor Despite already suffering numerous cutbacks due to the state budget crisis, Ohlone suffered another financial blow this week.

Mike Calegari, vice president of Administrative Services, announced to the College Council

Tuesday afternoon that Ohlone must decide by the end of next month how to cut $700,000 from this year’s budget.

The main way the college is looking to make up that deficit will be through reducing payroll, which will probably include layoffs, pay reductions and furloughs.

President Gari Browning will update Ohlone faculty and staff on the continuing state budget crisis on Tuesday, Sept. 29, from 2 to 3 p.m. in the Jackson Theater.

The session is likely to be well

attended since layoffs, salary reductions and furlows are being considered to balance Ohlone’s budget.

For those unable to attend, there will be a live web-stream and updated information on the Ohlone webpage. The budget forum will also be taped and posted for future viewing.

California has been in a fiscal crisis for more than a year, mostly due to the worldwide economic downturn, that has reduced the state’s revenues from income and sales taxes.

Every day is a winding road...

Calegari told the Council that Ohlone has begun negotiations with the United Faculty of Ohlone, representing the college’s teachers; the California School Employees Association and Service Employees International Union, both of which represent staff, to decide how they will go about the possible layoffs and furloughs that will be implemented to make up the $700,000 deficit. Administrators would also be included in these cutbacks.

The recommendations will go to the Board of Trustees by early

New bond issue in Ohlone future By theresa gutierrez Staff writer

Photo by Manika Casterline

Ohlone administrators power up their golf carts at the start of the 25th annual Fremont Bank/Ohlone Golf Tournament to raise money for the Athletic Department. See coverage on Page 8.

The proposal for a new bond issue, that would finance construction on both the Fremont and Newark campuses, is on the drawing board.

According to Mike Calegari, vice president of Administrative Services, this new bond would be much like Measure A, which was approved on March 5, 2002.

Measure A paid for the construction of Ohlone’s Newark Center, the the Student Services Center on the main campus in Fremont, and also various renovation and upgrading projects on the main campus.

In total, Measure A had an approximate cost of $160 million. The new bond will be at least several hundred million dollars, Calegari said.

But what exactly will this new bond include; what will be worked on? There has been talk in the past about a parking garage and a sci-

Teacher consults in Garrido case

by Kathryn Dixon Staff writer Ohlone College professor Mark Dobbs, a forensic anthropologist, has provided his expert opinion to law enforcement that the bone fragments found by Contra Costa County criminalists in the yard outside the Antioch home of Phillip and Nancy Garrido are American Indian remains.

This rules out their being the remains of Ilene Misheloff and Michaela Garecht, Caucasian girls kidnapped within two years before the Garridos allegedly kidnapped Jaycee Lee Dugard.

The Garridos are being held in the Placerville jail, charged with kidnapping Dugard, 11, from the street outside her home in South Lake Tahoe on June 11, 1991.

The bone fragments inspected

by Dobbs came from the filthy yard at 1554 Walnut Ave., Antioch, where the Garridos held Dugard and her two children hostage in a makeshift cage, shed and tarp tents for 18 years.

During her captivity, Dugard gave birth to Starlet, now 15, and Angel, now 11, fathered by Phillip Dugard, according to police.

On Aug. 25, 2009, a UC Berkeley campus police officer questioned

Phillip Dugard who was wandering around the campus passing out religious literature while accompanied by two female children.

Suspicious of his erratic behavior and the children’s unusual condition, she and a fellow police officer ran a background check and discovered Garrido was a registered sex offender on federal parole.

Responding to the Berkeley officer’s report, Garrido’s parole officer ordered him to be interviewed. The next day Phillip Garrido, accompanied by his wife, Dugard and her two children, allegedly confessed that he and his wife Nancy kidnapped Dugard.

November and the possible layoffs, pay cuts and furloughs will take effect in January.

Calegari also said that due to the rules regarding notification and problems with scheduling classes, that teachers would probably not be included in this round of layoffs.

Browning told the Council that the Board of Trustees is very reluctant to do any layoffs.

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On Aug. 27, Dugard was reunited with her mother who also met her grandchildren Angela and Starlet.

On Aug. 28, in El Dorado County Superior Court, Phillip and Nancy Garrido pleaded not guilty to 29 charges including kidnap, rape and false imprisonment.

According to Dobbs, “Given his history, Phillip Garrido is capable of anything.” Dobbs is forwarding the bone fragments to the DNA laboratory at the California Department of Justice, Bureau of Forensic Services, where technicians will examine his findings, attempt to extract DNA from the bones and Continued on Page 3

ence building. But according to Calegari, “ it is still very early in the game to know what exactly will be proposed.”

More information on the bond issue will be available either in the spring semester or during the summer, after more work has been done to develop the plans.

Once the administration knows exactly what the bond money would be used for, and how much to ask for, the plan must be approved by the Board of Trustees, and, ultimately, the voters.

Bond planners will choose one of two dates of when it will be presented to the voters, either in June or November. Once that date has been set, a campaign will begin to convince the voters to pass the new bond.

Like Measure A, it will take much work to persuade voters to approve the bond. Students may work phone banks and promote the plan door-to-door.

Ohlone at Newark birthday

By Gloria Franco News editor Ohlone hosted a children’s activities booth as part of the Newark Days festival last weekend, as Newark celebrated its 54th birthday.

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Shut up and put your money where your mouth is

By MANIKA CASTERLINE Opinions editor I’m going to make this as short as possible for fear of being interrupted by either a congressman, a rapper... or someone from the sports section of this publication (they fit the type).

In fact, I am certain that if Vh1 still aired the show “Best Week Ever” this week, loud mouths would be awarded the coveted title of having the best week ever. Although, it should arguably go to President Obama and Taylor Swift for not losing their cool.

The first incident occurred on Sep. 9 during Obama’s address to the joint session of Congress regarding the administration’s policy on health care. Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) yelled, “you lie,” while Obama mentioned the false rumors that his opposition had been spreading this summer about his plan. Leadership of the

G.O.P, were quick in making sure that Wilson immediately issued an apology for the nationally televised outburst. And the very next day the President disregarded the situation as something that is bound to happen when people are deeply passionate about a particular issue.

However, the damage had already been done. Wilson’s act of free speech, shifted the press’ focus away from analyzing an important speech and into questioning what is considered to be going too far.

What Wilson did was distract from the real issue at hand. And all it did was draw negative attention to himself. I suppose he had to find some way to set himself apart from the various congressmen that were fiddling on their Blackberries that night. But, by doing so it did not necessarily advance his argument.

As it is the majority of Americans, do not think highly of politics or politicians and such an episode

only serves as a reason for apathy.

In this case, Wilson ought to have just shut his pie hole.

Now in the history of my lifetime, MTV’s VMAs have been a never ending source of controversy. A member of the group Rage Against the Machine climbed part of the stage one year. And the most notable shocker of all was the onstage kiss shared by Madonna, Britney Spears, and Christina Aguilera.

In fact, there have been numerous occasions of public performance antics throughout the years. some of which were intentional such as, Bjork’s swan dress and Jennifer Lopez’ green Versace gown.

Kanye West’s interruption isn’t even comparable to Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s 1998 Grammy incident. ODB said, “Wu Tang is for the children. ” Honestly West can't beat that.

It should come as no surprise to the general public that the VMA’s are notorious for being unlike any

other award show that there is. What West did to Taylor Swift on Sep. 13 isn't at all shocking. Swift’s “Love Story” had just won the award for Best Female video when Kanye snatched the microphone from her.

He proceeded to go on about how he thought Beyonce had deserved the honor instead of Swift who stood behind him quite literally speechless. The camera panned in on Beyonce and caught her mouthing, “Oh my God.” However, later that night Beyonce's “Single Ladies” won for Video of the Year. Beyonce reminisced that when she was 17 years old she had won a VMA as part of the R&B group, Destiny’s Child.

And she gave Swift a second chance at her moment to thank those who were instrumental in her win.

Swift’s speech garnered her a standing ovation by the audience as well as mainstream media fallout.

Beyonce’s husband, rapper Jay-Z,

made a comment about Kanye’s uncalled for interruption. The most accurate response according to observers was made accidentally by President Obama who said, “he’s a jackass,” further continuing the trend of U.S presidents that have associated themselves with the outspoken rapper.West really is what Obama labeled him as. Swift had won her VMA and nothing he said could change that fact. It did not help him gain any popularity and it actually backfired into ridicule of him that is still going on social networking website, Facebook as well as jokes at this weekend’s Emmy awards.

The moral of the opinion is that one really should think before they speak. We often feel compelled to say whatever is on our minds when we think it and disregard the possibility of there being consequences.

So, shut up unless you can put your money where your mouth is.

You don’t pick your university, it chooses you

By NaSIa MASteN Features editor College applications and acceptance; many feel that they are the determinating factors in whether you make it or break it. The “make it” would entail getting into the number one college of your choice.

Thus, does the ­“break it” mean your second choice, or dare I say it...third choice? The real question we should be asking ourselves is how hard are we willing to work wherever we may end up going to school, because the answer to this inquiry is what will make you or break you. After all, the college chooses you. You don't choose the college.

What we struggle to understand is that it’s not the name of the college on our Facebook pages that will determine who we are or how we are perceived. But it is how hard we work to make the world around us strong, stable, and suitable for ourselves.

As young and motivated students struggling to stay on top, we can

sharply alter the world around us through simple yet effective acts of civic engagement, speaking our minds, and essentially using the skills that we've acquired from our previous years of education, and the ones that we will acquire at the new university we will attend. No matter how prestigious the name of the university we get into sounds,

struggling to keep up with classes at a top notch university will not allow us to grow as people because in actuality learning, and the as the cliche term describes, “growing” as humans is what will make the real difference in how we are perceived and who we become.

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David Smith, left, Rick Arellano and Shirley Sisk at the Newark Days celebration, held last weekend.

Ohlone helps Newark mark its 54th birthday celebration Continued from Page 1 the Ohlone Foundation, was one of the festival’s main speakers.

Newark Days has been celebrated annually since Sept. 22, 1955.

Family and friends came to see the parade, the booths, and the carnival, with games and birthday cake.

Newark Days has grown from a weekend event to four days in the Newark Community Center and park, and MacGregor School.

The festival starts out with the

parade down Newark Boulevard to Cedar Boulevard. The festival lasted from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sept.

17 through Sept. 20.

The big Saturday event is made up of a kid’s parade, the Newark Mile footrace, entertainment on various, arts and crafts booths, food and game booths, carnival, special theme areas, contests, children’s activities, senior’s dance and bingo.

More than 100,000 people attend

By Ibrahim Badawy Staff writer

International programs.

They then received a tour of the ICT training center (bottom floor of Hyman Hall), and the radio and television programs in the Smith Center. “They were highly engaged and very impressed with all the benefits and services that are offered to Ohlone students,” said Richard Grotegut, the network professor who accompanied the delegation. Then, they went to the Newark Center to see the Workforce Development Center and the technical training classrooms on that campus.

They left Ohlone for a quick visit of Stanford and then on to San Francisco for the day. “They were fascinated with the location and the weather of the bay area,” said West. They were to have one more stop in Seattle before they returned to China. They were only on the Ohlone campus for the afternoon but had been visiting the U.S. and Canada since Sept 2.

Ohlone has much internship with a lot of Chinese schools like Zhejiang Vocational Academy of Arts and Suzhou institution of services and outsourcing. It sends teachers so far to give English, multimedia and music classes. Ohlone intends

these events, with more every year.

The “Newark Birthday Celebration” members work together to plan out the events for this day.

Over 200 volunteers come together to make this a truly wonderful celebration of the City’s birthday.

Smith said he was amazed by how many volunteers they have and the number of hours they put in.

“If you can’t find something in Newark Days, then you don’t have a pulse,” said Smith.

Chinese group on campus Silicon Valley’s Cisco Co. asked Ohlone College to host a Chinese delegation of 12 computer professionals recently. They wanted to show the visitors a community college implementation of their Network Academy program and a good model ICT (Information and Communication Technology) training program.

Ohlone is a Regional Cisco Network Academy training center and has been delivering networking training for 12 years. The delegation from China included representatives from the leading high tech vocational education institutions from throughout the nation.

“They came to check out our technological programs. They hope to create multiple tech. institutes,” said Eddie West, director of the international programs and services department at Ohlone.

The delegation arrived at Ohlone after spending the morning and having lunch at Cisco corporate headquarters in San Jose. They were then given brief presentations, in Hyman Hall, of Ohlone College’s Cisco Networking Academy and

to send students also next year to China. They will be mostly Americans. Using distance learning Ohlone will broad its cooperation with China and many other countries all over the world.

They were most interested in seeing a Community College implementation of Cisco’s Network Academy but were also very interested in the overall ICT industry training programs at Ohlone.

Continued from Page 1 compare their DNA profiles to those in the data base of missing and deceased persons who are victims of unsolved crimes.

Dobbs is employed as forensic anthropology consultant and criminalist by Contra Costa County Coroner Warren E. Rupf, who is also the sheriff. Dobbs examined specimens provided to him by the coroner’s criminalists, who did a meticulous search of the Garrido’s home and yard and dug into the dirt looking for remains and graves.

This search yielded bone fragments which Dobbs said were “miniscule teeny pieces such that only an expert could really determine if they were human. Technicians collecting them thought some of the fragments were plywood rather than bone.”

Dobbs based his opinion that the remains are Native American on their very small size and fragmentation, their deteriorated condition showing they have been in the ground a long time, and their age, possibly in excess of 100 years.

Dobbs said he gets called out to locations in East Contra Costa County all the time to look at bones people discover, which turn out to be American Indian remains.

However, despite Dobb’s findings and the Contra Costa coroner’s extensive digging, the search for more human remains at the Garridos’ Antioch home continues.

This is because Phillip Garrido has shown a potential modus operandi of snatching young girls and driving off with them, and because the proximity of the time and location of the kidnaps of Dugard, Garecht and Misheloff are close.

On Aug. 26, 1988, Phillip Garrido was released on parole after serving 11 years of a 50-year sentence for a kidnap and rape of an adult in 1976.

On Dec. 19, 1988, Michaela Garecht, 9, was kidnapped from a store in Hayward by a man who, according to a witness, used a gold-colored getaway car. This car allegedly resembles one towed

College chooses you

Continued from Page 2 cation chatter and making sure we are up on our credits, all while following IGETC’s curriculum to the tee. I, for one have had at least six counselors appointments in the last two semesters here at Ohlone, and all to make sure I get into my “number one,” which happens to be UC Berkeley.

After working hours upon hours at internships and trying to acquire service hours to create the perfect application to go to Berkeley I went to a counselors meeting to learn that my chances of getting in to Berkeley are not so high due to my GPA. Although I could sign a transfer agreement to UCSD, or UC Irvine and excel there.“I want you to ‘wow’ on your personal statement,” my counselor said.

My personal statements will elaborate on who I am as a person, and if they are not “wowed” by who I am, then my number one is really not for me. I’ve realized that there is a bigger picture. The university that accepts me for what I am is the one where I will flourish and will be able to make my mark, as opposed to a college that will guarantee only a tough ride. We need to stop and smell the roses. Instead of giving more of ourselves than we’ll ever be able to gain back while striving to attain a perfect application.

away from Garrido’s home, after his recent arrest, and a sketch of Garecht’s kidnapper provided by an eyewitness resembles Phillip Garrido.

On Jan. 30, 1989, Ilene Misheloff, 13, was kidnapped in Dublin while walking home from school.

There are no known eyewitnesses to this kidnap.

Dobbs said that last week the Dublin Police focusing on Mischeloff’s kidnap and the Hayward Police focusing on Garecht’s kidnap began a new search for remains and evidence, thereby repeating some of the Contra Costa County Coroner’s search. These officers are using magnetometers and ground-penetrating radar to search about 20 feet below the surface.

Dobbs said that these techniques are being handled by Alameda County authorities and that they may obtain evidence of additional remains, make independent findings and submit any additional evidence to the state’s crime laboratory.

Dobbs teaches forensic anthropology (108) and physical Anthropology (101) at Ohlone College. He obtained his Bachelor and Master’s degree at California State University, Fullerton. Dobb’s forensic anthropology class meets on Fridays from 6 to 9 p.m., in Building 8, room 8109.

The class is packed with enthusiastic future criminalists and forensic anthropologists who listen to Dobbs lecture while three model human skeletons mounted on the wall peer down at one and all.

Dobb’s class is popular and important because law enforcement agencies are using increasing sophisticated DNA technology and more extensive data bases to attempt to solve cold criminal cases.

To make a case in court, they must look to forensic anthropologist to try to answer questions about such old remains.

Forensic anthropology applies physical anthropology and the study of the human skeleton to form expert opinions about remains, usually in a state of advanced decomposition.

Age, sex, ancestry, trauma, disease, cause of death, post-mortem interval and reconstruction of the face and body are topics of this forensic science.

A forensic anthropologist’s findings and opinions can be the basis of an investigation leading to the arrest and trial of a suspect especially when the identification and condition of human remains are at issue.

A judge may allow a qualified forensic anthropologist to testify in court about his findings and opinions. A judge’s or jury’s finding of the guilt or innocence of a defendant and the truth about what happened to the victim may be determined, in great part, by a forensic anthropologist’s work and expertise.

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Rhythms of Rajasthan

By Ashley McKenzie Food Columnist

The musicians on stage are in a frenzy, growing from a mournful dirge to a thunderous maelstrom of piercing music.

A dancer appears on stage, donned in a vivacious blue, red, and yellow traditional dress/veil adorned with ornate sashes and jewels.

A beautiful young woman, she is a gypsy dancer of the Kalbelia tribe, and her artful performance has only just begun when an assistant produces seven large, jeweled, clay pots.

They are in ascending order from largest to smallest, the largest able to fit a full basketball inside.

Shockingly, she proceeds to gracefully balance all seven on the top of her head and resume her spirited dance as though it were only another day at the office.

Such went a breathtaking performance of “Rhythms of Rajasthan,” as enjoyed by Ohlone audiences last Friday night at the Smith Center for Performing Arts.

Simply put, the five musicians

Greetings from Sin City! This week I am in Las Vegas, celebrating my twenty-first birthday, and my goal is to eat my way to birthday bliss.

Anyone who has ever been to Vegas will tell you that you can find delicious food on the strip.

Although the choices are plentiful, I wanted to concentrate on eating in the real Las Vegas, where the locals eat. There is so much more to Vegas than the strip, and dining is a huge part of that. After all, if anyone would know the best places to eat, it would be the locals.

An off-strip restaurant that really stood out to me is the newly opened Feelgood’s Rock Bar and Grill. I loved this restaurant! Vince Neil of Motley Crew is the co-owner of this place, so the atmosphere is laid back, yet hip, and very rock and roll. Strategically placed LCD flat screens along the walls playing rock videos of the 80’s. A 30 foot stage was built in the dining room so that live bands can preform every Wednesday through Saturday. The service staff is young, friendly and cool; everyone goes out of their way to make your experience phenomanal. It was truly like having lunch with friends; and when you came in, you didn’t even know anyone!

As for the food, the only way to describe it is fantastic.

I had a simple meal of a burger and onion rings, and my friend had a philly cheese steak. She said her sandwich was excellent, and I have to tell you, my burger was great.

As for my beer battered onion rings, they had the perfect balance of crunch and spices, and were “fried to perfection”.

The best part was this meal didn’t break the bank.

My friend and I spent less than $25 on our lunch altogether, including our beers! You cant beat that!

You certainly wont find prices like those at Feelgood’s on the strip, I guarantee it.

When all's said and done Feelgood’s Rock Bar and Grill is a great place to hang out, meet interesting people, and eat great food.

One of my new favorite late night spots in Las Vegas is FIRST Food and Bar. It was the perfect place to celebrate at. FIRST not only has amazing décor, which sets the scene for the perfect vibe, but has floor to ceilings windows so the view is incredible.

Not only is FIRST the perfect setting for the post-clubbing customer, but the cuisine is excellent.

The late night menu boasts such items as: philly cheesesteak dumplings, seafood chili tacos, and even Belgium waffles that are covered with a Kentucky fried pork chop!

And that’s only a few of the endless options 1 has between the hours of one and 4 a.m.

FIRST is a great place to hang out and enjoy a laid back atmosphere.

So next time you get your Blackjack on, you can grab a sweet bite too!

By KELSEY bLOOM Staff writer

and one gypsy dancer that make up the “Rhythms” group were born to play this music, literally.

The group is comprised of musicians of the Langa and Manganiar communities. What this means is that the Langas and Manganiars are groups of hereditary professional musicians, “tribes” one might say, whose music has been passed down through the decades to the descendants of these communities.

Their songs are passed from generation to generation, which make them effectively the keepers of the history of the desert.

Amarpal Narang, who attended the concert, is somewhat of an aficionado of Rajasthani arts. “The whole village (Langas and Manganiars) is physically an orchestra; it is more than a family, it is a community,” he said. “Everyone has a role to play; this has been going on for hundreds of years.”

After a short introductory cultural dance by several young girls wearing traditional outfits called a lehang and odhani, the show was ready to begin.

The performers were adorned with the traditional dress and mous-

tache, and they sat legs-folded on the ground on a very meager stage, the purpose of which is to focus the audience’s attention solely on the performers and their amazing craft.

They were also equipped with several unusual instruments, an accordion that lays flat on the ground, something that looks like a shrunken cello, and a clarinet-type instrument that sounded curiously like a bagpipe.

“These instruments,” said Narpal, “are unique in the sense that they are not mass produced, these may be similar to other instruments, but they are not the same.”

The climax of the show came with the mesmerizing performance of the Kalbelia tribe dancer.

When she managed to dance with grace and precision while five feet of pots were stacked on her head, some people might have called it a day and went home, but not her.

Next, two cup-sized metal cylinders were brought out on stage which she then balanced on, standing on their narrow rims.

To the musicians setting the perfect suspenseful tone behind her and

the audience’s disbelief, she grasped the cylinders with her feet and began to dance on top of them.

She then continued, with the help of an assistant bringing her props, to sit down, lean forward, and pick up a piece of paper with her mouth, then to stand again, all while seven pots were balanced on her head.

By the time she had been balancing the pots for about 15-20 minutes, she had also danced on two parallel swords pointed blade-up and the rim of a bright-red pie tin.

It was truly a sight to behold, it oozed history.

For Americans, who are part of a culture that changes every day, with near unlimited freedom and variety, the idea of being part of an entire society where the methods and cultural practices are as near old as the desert itself, it can seem almost unrelatable.

However, these honorable Rajasthanis proved, without a doubt, that art is a universal language.

No matter if you were born next to a Costco in Fremont, or a farm in the mountains of India, we can all sit down together on a Friday night and enjoy some fine music.

Photo by Jimmy Patten Peer Mentors assist students with the transition from high school by offering an annual Welcome Day and the Freshman Connection Program, among various others.

Peer mentors help our freshmen

By Anna biaritz roldan Staff writer Transition from high school to college can be hard and that’s why the Peer Mentors are here to help.

Formerly called the Student Ambassadors, the group changed its name three years ago to better fit their new goals. In the past, their role was solely to recruit students, however after the name change they started to incorporate a community-based support system to their programs.

The peer mentors make sure new students go through their first semester smoothly. Ensuring that they feel like they are a part of a community. To reach this goal they conduct various workshops.

They put on the yearly new stu-

dents orientation, inform the new students about the benefits of being enrolled in a community college, they conduct campus tours, and they are in charge of the yearly Welcome day and Freshmen Connection program.

The Peer Mentor Freshmen Connection program is their biggest project. “In this program peer mentors are assigned ten to 20 ‘mentees’ that they will guide all through out their first semester or even the whole year,” said Allison Bly, director of Transition and Learning Community Programs. There are currently nine peer mentors and 160 “mentees” signed up in the program—with two peer mentors actually reaching out to international students even from their home country via e-mail.

This program includes help with placement tests, signing up for webadvisor, as well as for classes.

The program is a support system that is geared towards connecting students.

Peer mentors help their fellow students with matters in which they can give advice based on their own experiences. For example, time management good classes and which professors to take.

Bly said,“The peer mentors have been so helpful that some professors even refer their students who are not doing well and might need the support that they may not have.”

Although the peer mentors give advice and some counseling, they are also trained to know when to refer their “mentees” to the coun-

selors or the health center when the issue is beyond their knowledge or ability to help. The mentors are like friends that help you out when no one else can.

Peer mentors are paid for by the school. To be a peer mentor, students can apply online in the Ohlone Peer Mentors website. PD180, the class covers leadership skills and it sums up how to be a peer mentor. PD180 is available once per school year and is highly reccomended if you posses leadership skills and relatability to others. The Peer Mentors office is located in the counseling department, on the third floor of building seven.

For more information e-mail Peer Mentors at newsstudent@ ohlone.edu.

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iLLUSIONS dancers perform at Ohlone

By Najia Qadir Staff writer The Bliss Dance Company in association with the iLLUSION Dance group performed an interpretive dance show on Friday Sept. 18.

The Bliss Dance Company is known for having a central message in their performance about women’s issue. The message portrayed through the performance on Friday was about the eating disorder,

bulimia. There are many phases in having this disease. Each step of a woman having bulimia was acted out through a dance skit that was approximately 10 minutes each.

The first skit grabs your attention immediately. The act is called Prelude: The Disorder, in it the audience sees a girl grabbing parts of her hands and legs and though she is fairly slim it is obvious through her actions that she does not like what she sees. Throughout the skits there is a prevalent theme of inner

demons telling you that you are not good enough or skinny enough.

There are many skits such as the one entitled Spiraling out Of Control: Death that portrays a harsh contrast between what the main characters wants to do and what her inner demons want her to do. There are skits that take the audience through all the emotional and physical aspects of this eating disorder. There was a very powerful segment about going to the gym called Treadmill in which the main

characters workout gave the impression of her being in prison.

There is a happy ending for the main character, after a particularly heart-felt struggle between the inner demon that is keeping her trapped in having an eating disorder and herself.

All the dancers in the performance were professional. The synchronization of the dancers along with every solemn expression was never out of character. The entire atmosphere of the production played

a part in making the show a memorable experience. The show held the audience’s attention through every phase of the disease.

At the end, the music and the performance became noticeably lighter as the main character beat her disease and had a happy ending in the last performance entitled I Need You in My Life; Don’t Let Me Go. In the last performance the main dancer finds true love and finally beats her inner demons.

Photos courtesy of Max Stephens

Left, Max Stephens, Stéphane Bagneris and Boris Berenberg and their LeMons Race entry car's engine out for servicing.

Right, the car in question, a 1981 Datsun 200SX, bought for a mere $300. Despite being long unused, it still runs.

Racing for LeMons: life in the trash lane

By Kyle Stephens Staff writer “Crap can racing” – sport of the few, the brave. One such competition, The 24 Hours of LeMons Race, held at Thunderhill Raceway, a ways west of Chico on Nov. 22-23, will feature an Ohlone student and computer science major Andrew “Max” Stephens, in a race of endurance, and eclecticism.

To give an idea of the mood of the LeMons race, know that the FAQ section of its website is translated as “Frequently Asinine Quips.” In the rules themselves, it is stated that the judges are not above bribery and other coercion, and chances are if it’s not caught, it goes. Safety is a chief concern nonetheless though, for both drivers and spectators, all in the name of everyone having a good, safe time.

The race is one of endurance; the most laps done around the 2.86 mile

course 24 hours’ time. The race is split between two, 12 segments, as 24 hour races are very taxing for race participants, spectators and the event staff.

Entries in the LeMons must be cars worth $500 or less (safety precautions don’t count towards this total), as ascertained by judges on the day of the race. Cars that are deemed worth more than that may be penalized with negative laps towards their total.

Stephens first heard of the race through an online gaming community he’s associated with, the Mower’s Clan, and further discussed it with fellow group member Stéphane Bagneris. Bagneris, with Stephens would form the crew, “Pear Harbor Racing,” along with another gaming group member, Boris Berenberg.

“It’s definitely a conversation starter,” said Stephens “’I race crapcans,’ what do you do?”

Their entry is a blue, 1981 Dat-

sun Silvia S110 (also known as a 200SX), though plans are in place to paint the car like a Japanese WWII fighter plane, the Mitzubishi A6M Zero, in dis-honor of its Japanese heritage. While Datsuns are actually made by Nissan, this is not a race to be taken too seriously, as Stephens noted. Bagneris described the race simply as “a retarded episode of Top Gear,” Top Gear being a British TV program about cars, often with a quirky theme.

When the vehicle was first auditioned before being purchased, it didn’t even start. It was eventually started with subsequent hot wiring.

Stephens described the ride to the crew’s impromptu garage to be “like riding a boat,” because the car’s suspension was busted. Soon, the oil was changed, as was the air filter and spark plugs. To replace the nonfunctional key ignition, a switch panel was installed, not unlike a professional racecar.

The race has a minimum of safety requirements to be met, such as secure, non-leaking fuel tanks and a roll cage. Cars racing during hotter times of the year have been known to overheat and even catch of fire, and even in the colder climate of the LeMons race (held in November remember), the various hazards of driving junker cars remain. Stephens said when he was last at the track, despite wearing “a t-shirt, long sleeve shirt, a sweater, snowboard jacket, scarf and hat,” he still was shivering.

Performance (and appearance) enhancing upgrades, such as what Stephens called a “rice-y” muffler (bought on the cheap at half off day at the junkyard), and aluminum wheels have been implemented. In the works right now is an engine enhancing procedure called a “port and polish.” Originally suggested as a joke by team consultant and auto enthusiast Bryan Tregear, a port and

polish involved widening the air intakes in an engine and smoothing these ducts down, both for the sake of enhanced airflow, ergo performance. At present though, this has slowed work on the car down, as the engine needs to be removed and disassembled for work to be done on it.

Both Stephens and Bagneris said preparing for the race has allowed for and made them a lot more knowledgeable about automotive matters, while having a lot of fun too. The crap can racing format has proven ideal for this, because the car is a minimal investment and the race itself isn’t serious enough to make preparing the car a difficult ordeal.

Winning the race itself is a mixed blessing: the prize is $1,500, in nickels (about 330 pounds).

For more information about the race, please conssult their website, http://www.24hoursoflemons. com/.

6 MONITOR

September 24, 2009

Many students fail to repay emergency loans by miguel cerda Staff writer Ten thousand dollars of the Financial Aid’s student loan funds were given out to Ohlone students last year during the spring semester and only $6,000 were paid back.

Due to the $4,000 debt, Financial Aid will only be able to provide $6,000 for student loans this year.

If the problem with students not paying their loans persists, the student loan program will not continue due to the fact that those funds are self-replenishing.

Joanne Schultz, the dean of business services, said that they are going to crack down on those who left their debts hanging.

Letters will be sent to everyone who failed to pay their loan back last year.

If students still fail to pay their debt after the letter is sent then a collection agency will eventually show up at their doorstep. Not only will students have to pay their debt but they’ll also have to pay a late fee.

“If they’ve moved without notifying us then the letter may

never get to them, but the collection agency will,” she said.

She also said that student loans are an offline process and does not show up on a student’s balance, so some students might be surprised when receiving their letter.

According to the dean, a problem this big with students not paying their loans back has never happened in the past. It’s usually only a couple hundred dollars that aren’t paid back in time.

Student loans are available at any time of the year, and students who are approved may use the money in any way as long as it’s an emergency. The loans are short term, meaning that students only have 60 days or until the semester is over to pay it back, whichever comes first.

There are general qualifications for students to receive a loan, which include being enrolled in at least six units and having a 2.0 GPA or higher if recipient is a returning student.

Up to $300 can be borrowed by a student in one semester.

Students who are unemployed need to provide a co-signer who is 21 or older.

Layoffs, pay cuts loom over Ohlone Continued from Page 1 ing in some buildings,” Calegari explained. “But those measures wouldn’t provide significant savings.”

Long-time employees of the college were offered retirement incentives in August, and if enough accept the incentives and declare their intention to retire by the Sept. 30 deadline, then the college would save money, which will help reduce the Ohlone deficit.

Calegari explained that the original state budget gave Ohlone $46.5 million for the fiscal year, however the July revision cut Ohlone down to $45.7 million. Ohlone was left with a $2.2 million deficit. After cutting $500,000 from “categorical” programs and taking $1 million from reserves, the school was left with the $700,000 deficit.

Ohlone anticipates $660,000 in savings from the retirement incentives. However the actions were not enough to avoid a reduction in the payroll.

Calegari also said the budget cutbacks will possibly be worse in the next fiscal year.

Ohlone cut a large number of classes from the summer schedule, then cut more than 170 sections from the fall schedule. One result is that many classes are overflowing with students. Many students have not been able to get the classes they wanted. A modified hiring freeze has been in effect for more than a year.

News Journalism class visit

Staff photo

Ohlone College Monitor Editor-in-Chief Jeff Weisinger talks to a journalism class at Tennyson High School in Hayward on Tuesday.

Tennyson teacher Alister Bomphfry invited members of the Monitor staff were speak to his class. The current Monitor news editor, Gloria Franco, is a 2009 graduate of Tennyson, where she served on the staff of the Tennyson First Glance.

Ohlone making plans to combat Swine Flu

by Kathryn Dixon Staff writer According to Sally Bratton, director of the Ohlone Student Health Center, so far no cases of the novel or new H1N1 flu, known as the “Swine Flu,” have been reported to the center by any of the college’s 13,000 students.

On Sept. 28 vaccinations for the regularly expected seasonal flu will be available on campus at the Center ($10 fee for students, $20 fee for faculty). Bratton advised students to receive this vaccination.

However, she said it will not protect against H1N1.

Another vaccination will be required for that protection and is also advisable. It will not be

released until Oct. 15, when the United States will freely distribute 45 million doses.

This amount will not cover the entire U.S. population, as the virus begins spreading. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius said the United States has ordered 195 million doses of vaccine and the free distribution is expected to eventually cover everyone in the country.

People are already becoming ill with the swine flu virus. As of Sept. 15, 2009, the Alameda Public Health Department reported 137 cases of swine flu in the county requiring hospitalization, including 14 fatalities and 51 ICU hospitalizations.

Bratton said all new flu cases at

Ohlone would be presumed to be H1N1 until proven otherwise.

If a student becomes ill with a fever over 100 degrees, a cough and sore throat, he or she should telephone the center and report it. Students are not encouraged to report the illness in person at the center.

Bratton said students are expected to self-quarantine, stay at home away from other persons, and return to school more than after 24 hours after the illness has completed its course.

The center will not provide medications for the flu such as Tami Flu and Relenza. Students are encouraged to seek treatment for the flu from their personal physicians.

Campus Events/Sports

September 24, 2009 monitor

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Peñaflor, Volleyball aiming for rebound season The main question surrounding the Ohlone Women’s Volleyball team for the past few years isn’t whether they have talent or not, but moreso when will the Lady Renegades actually become consistent enough to pull away from the “middle of the pack?”

That is the goal that second-year head coach Jeremy Peñaflor is aiming to accomplish.

“You set goals and you achieve goals,” Peñaflor said. “By the end of practice, we know what to work on.”

Although he is just a career 3-16 so far as the head coach of the Lady Renegades, he is confident that his squad is a completely different team than the one that lost 12 straight matches to end 2008.

“Last year was an interesting year for me in my first year at the collegiate level,” Peñaflor said.

Peñaflor started the 2008 season splitting the first four games to start

Inside the lines

By Jeff Weisinger Editor-in-Chief his Ohlone career 2-2, however, injuries, illness and an extreme lack of consistency plagued the Lady Renegades, resulting in a 12-game skid, resulting in a winless conference record.

However, in his defense, Peñaflor inherited a struggling program that only saw one returning player in 2008, a setter at that. Although he worked quick to field a team in time for the 2008 opener, Peñaflor didn’t see the upcoming challenge that arose later on in the season.

“I’ve learned the position as a head coach on this particular level is a lot more than what happens on the court,” Peñaflor added.

As far as on the court in con-

cerned, the Lady Renegades are an inconsistent 1-2 in the first three matches, being swept in three matches in both losses. They swept a struggling College of Alameda team in three sets on Sept. 9 for their first and only win of the season.

After learning through a disappointing 2-14 season, Peñaflor is looking to make a statement when conference play starts on Oct. 2 against Chabot.

“We’d like to win some games in the conference,” Peñaflor stated.

“We didn’t win any last year, so any coach would be disappointed in that.”

The Lady Renegades also had to postpone a game against Laney College, which was scheduled for Sept. 3; a game that libero Kimberly Lam said would be an easy win after losing their opener to American River on Sept. 2.

However, despite a lack of consistency, and a mere sense of cockiness, the Renegades do have

one thing going for them. They can fight back while trailing and score at will.

Despite losing to Cosumnes River in three sets last week, the Lady Renegades found ways to go on hot streaks and nearly came up with the upsets in the second and third game.

However, simple mistakes and lack of communication hurt Ohlone’s chances at gaining their second win of the season, let alone avoiding the sweep.

The Lady Renegades fought back from a 4-10 deficit in the second match to come as close to 13-16 midway through, and battled back and forth in the third match, including an epic battle early on which gave the Lady Renegades an early 5-2 lead, that they would eventually surrender to the Hawks in a 25-22 loss.

Ohlone even took Division-3 Mills College to five sets back on Sept. 10.

So, despite the early 1-2 record, Peñaflor has set himself up with a team that has the ability to get hot at any time.

The question is when?

Ohlone has a .266 attacking percentage throughout their first four matches, including a total of 30 aces, but have also committed 79 errors in the four matches (including Mills College).

They also recorded a season team high 5.5 blocks against Cosumnes River last week.

Long story short, this is a team that can get hot at any time, for their sake, hopefully during conference.

Once again, the question is when will they get hot?

Once thing for certain is that Peñaflor cannot afford another down season like last year.

“We’d like to win more games,” he said.

We would also like to see this squad win more games.

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September 24 Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) Thursday at 4 p.m. Green Room in the Smith Center, SC-116.

Contact Mark Nelson at ohlonegsa@yahoo.com 25 Last day to petition to complete a class on a pass/ no pass basis 25 Movie with the Book Club: Ray Bradbury’s Farenheit 451, 12:30 p.m. in the Library, Room 1307 25 Science Seminar: Viruses, Influenza, and Swine-origin 2009 A(H1N1), 1:15 p.m. in Room 3201 25 Men’s Soccer vs.

Skyline College, 4 p.m. at home 25 Women’s Soccer vs.

Los Positas College, 6 p.m. in Livermore 25 Women’s Volleyball vs.

West Hills College, 6:30 p.m. at home 25-26 Women’s Water Polo vs. Cabrillo College, all day in Aptos 25-26 Men’s Water Polo, Ohlone College Tournament, all day in the Fremont campus pool 26 Fremont Symphony and Fremont Opera, 8 p.m. in Smith Center’s Jackson Theatre 28 General Education Committee meeting, 3-5 p.m. in Room 1407 28 Curriculum Committee screening meeting, 3-5 p.m. Room 1407, Fremont

Francisco, 4 p.m.

campus. Free

2 Women’s Volleyball Home vs. Chabot College, 6:30 p.m.

10 Men’s Water Polo - West Valley Tournament away. All day

5 Curriculum Committee issues meeting @ 3-5p.m. room 1407, Fremont Campus/Room 1317, Newark Center

10 Making the

29 Budget Update Forum with Dr. Gari Browning, 2-3 p.m. in the Jackson Theater (Smith Center) 29 ASOC meeting, 4-6 p.m. in Room 6105

6 Women’s Soccer home vs. West Hills College, 2 p.m

Campus/Room 1317, Newark Center 29 Inter Club Council (ICC) meeting, 2:30- 3:30 p.m. in Room 6105

29 Men’s Soccer away vs.

Galvin College, 4 p.m. in Gilroy 29 Women’s Soccer vs.

Skyline College, 4 p.m. at home 29-30 Carnival Club Days, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Palm Bosque, bottom of Building 1 stairs, Fremont campus. Play games, win prizes and check out the student clubs. Each student club will host a table and have information about how to become a member.

Also visit the Wild 94.9 or 106.1 KMEL booths.

October 1 Sustainability Committee meeting , noon-1 p.m. in Room NC1219, Newark campus 2 Men’s Soccer home vs.

Evergreen Valley College, 1:30 p.m.

2 Women’s Water Polo home vs. College of San Mateo, 3 p.m.

2 Men’s Water Polo, home vs. Solano College, 4 p.m.

2 Women’s Soccer home vs. City College of San

6 Inter Club Council (ICC) meeting, 3:30 p.m. in Room 6105 6 ASOC meeting, 4 6 p.m. in Room 6105 6 Men’s Soccer home vs.

Los Positas, 7:30 p.m. in Livermore 7 Bingo Ballin, noon in the Cafeteria, Building 5, second floor, Fremont campus. Play Bingo and win prizes!

7 Women’s Water Polo home vs. Laney College @ 3:30 p.m.

7 Campus Tour 4 p.m. meets on the second floor of the Student Services Building. The Ohlone College Peer Mentors conduct campus tours the first and third Wednesday of every month, unless otherwise specified. Wear comfortable shoes, as you will be walking.

7 Women’s Volleyball at Gavilan College, 6:30 p.m.

9 National Depression Screening Day, 9 a.m.

Student Health Center, Building 7, Fremont

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Thursday, September 24, 2009

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Ohlone takes to the links

By Nick Zambrano Sports editor For the last 25 years, the Fremont Bank/Ohlone College Golf Tournament has been a staple in Ohlone Athletics. Held every fall semester, the event has sent its earning directly to the Ohlone Athletic Department.

The brainchild of Ohlone icon Dick Walsh, the tournament helps pays for travel in case any Ohlone teams make it to the postseason.

The department only gets so much money for the regular season, so in order to pay for such things as broken scoreboards and hotels during road-trips, the tournament is necessary.

The tournament is now being ran

by Softball Coach Donna Runyon and Fremont Bank Vice President Gloria Fuerniss. Fuerniss, an Ohlone alum, was all smiles and wasn’t afraid to comment about her game. “I used to golf in tournaments, then I found I was golfing in a tournament a month,” Fuerniss said. “Then I said ‘okay it’s time to get serious since I’m golfing so much,’ ” With 120 players registered to play, some of the faces were hard to miss.

In attendance were some of Ohlone’s very own, including the three vice presidents, Mike Calegari of administrative services, Ron

Travenick of student services and Jim Wright of academic affairs.

Dave Smith, the executive director of the Ohlone College Foundation was also present to take his shots at the course.

Also among the faces on the course were Campus Police Chief Steve Osawa, Men’s Basketball Coach John Peterson, Associate Vice President Leta Stagnaro and Athletic Director Chris Warden.

“I was amazed at the kids and all the people that got this ready,” Runyon said. “Seeing the Athletic Department is awesome, it’s almost like we bond, we do this because everyone has a piece that fits into the puzzle.”

The tournament was played “shotgun” style, with a group of four starting at each hole. Because of the shotgun format of play, the tournament went by faster than past tournaments. For each hole, every group took the two best individual performances and was given that score.

However, the big highlight of the day came from back on the links.

Different holes in the tournament offered side prizes but none were as big as what hole four had to offer. For an effortless hole-in-one, someone could walk away with a $10,000 certificate of deposit from Fremont Bank.

Bud Meek, a retired Teamster, was the lucky recipient after he

sank the difficult shot on one try.

After golfing for 47 years, this was Meek’s first hole-in-one.

“I couldn’t believe it, I still don’t believe it. So I’m kind of emotional,” Meek said. Ironically, he didn’t see the shot go in, he was informed by one the volunteers helping on that hole. “When I hit the shot, it kind of sliced and it hit the ground, then ran up on the green

Ohlone has never beaten, narrowly edged out the Renegades 16-14. The Renegades also lost to Delta College 18-11. Ohlone will get another chance to beat Modesto this upcoming weekend at the Ohlone College Tournament starting Friday.

Ohlone will look to open up strong in their home opening tournament, hoping to rebound from a disappointing 2008 season.

All of the team’s starters from last year are returning, giving the team very big expectations and reason to believe that this year will be special. “Experience,” exclaims Men’s Head Coach Gene Kendall.

“Experience is number one.”

With a team full of sophomores, the Renegades don’t have to focus as much on learning the speed of

the college game, as much as learning the tendencies of other teams, focusing on their strengths and weaknesses.

“We’re way more competitive this year versus teams that are traditionally very strong,” Kendall added.

The upcoming tournament at Ohlone will give the team a chance to play a team that has beat them twice already, Delta College.

“We’ve devised a defensive strategy that can help us out quite a bit,” Kendall explained. “I’m looking forward to imploying that against them, and seeing where it can take us.”

The Ohlone College Tournament will be held at Ohlone on Friday and Saturday with the matches starting at 10 a.m.

Photo by Manika Casterline

Ohlone history instructor Darren Bardell watches his shot land on the fairway.

Bardell has participated in the tournament five of the last six years. and went in. And then he ran to the hole and starting jumping around, and that’s how we found out.”

The scores were tallied up during the awards banquet, which announced the winning foursome along with Ohlone’s Athletes of the Year. The net-winning group consisted of Ron Fraser, Craig Fovel, Robin Van Galder and Trevor Vonnegut, who had a very impres-

sive final score of 56. Softball star Jamie Miller was honored as Female Athlete of the Year, while Ian Hoff of baseball fame received the Male Athlete of the Year award.

Adding to the tournament’s success is an online auction that is continuing until Oct. 4. For any information regarding the online auction, contact Donna Runyon at (510) 659-6053.

Polo opens with home tourney Renegade Scoreboard

By Jacob Schabert Staff writer

As the Ohlone Men’s Water Polo team opens up its first week of home tournament play, the third tournament overall, the Renegades hope to build off a strong showing last weekend, and continue to improve week after week.

Last week at the Cuesta College tournament in San Luis Obispo, Ohlone went 2-2. Ohlone beat Solano 11-1.

The biggest victory of the day was beating Merced 15-10, for the first time in the men’s 34-year team history, a huge achievement, and a sign that Ohlone’s Men’s team is primed for a big year.

Modesto, another team that

Women’s Soccer: 9/10: Lady Renegades vs.

Modesto Junior College Win, 3-0

9/17: Lady Renegades at Diablo Valley College Loss, 2-1

9/15: Lady Renegades at Monterey Peninsula College Loss, 2-0

9/22: Lady Renegades at Hartnell College Win, 3-1

UPCOMING GAMES:

9/25: at Las Positas College, 6 p.m.

9/29: vs. Skyline College, 4 p.m.

Galloway makes due outside of the box

By Tomás Ortega Staff writer Daniel Galloway had made four consecutive starts at the keeper position for the Ohlone Men’s Soccer team. Come game five Friday afternoon versus Mission College in Santa Clara, Galloway will be replaced by 2008 starting keeper Iman Aghel.

There would be no second-guessing Head Coach Jan Eric Nordmo’s decision to swap the two.

Against Mission, Galloway went on to score three goals to collect the first hat trick of the year

in a 5-0 victory.

Galloway continued his scoring ways Tuesday afternoon, scoring the first goal in a 3-1 win over Napa Valley College.

Renegades forward George Mayer II intercepted an inaccurate, short goal-kick by Napa’s keeper Hector Huijon, then sent a quick, rolling pass to his left in front of Galloway, who took the pass and made the 13th minute deposit for a 1-0 lead.

“I was up top last season so it’s coming over from last season,” Galloway commented when briefed that he now leads the team

in goals scored with four.

“They put me out in the field and I just do what I know how to do,” he added.

“Galloway is keying in on positioning,” Coach Nordmo said.

“He’s a very clever player, reads the game well and his size is certainly helpful. What he may lack in technical he certainly makes up for in his physical presence out on the field.”

Cezar Ramirez of Napa Valley College scored the equalizing goal in the 23rd minute after a defensive lapse by Sean Randall.

Renegades keeper Aghel didn’t

stand much of a chance against Ramirez just outside the six-yard box.

The game remained tied 1-1 through halftime.

To start the second half, it took only four minutes for the Renegades to strike again. Mayer again involved himself in the play with an assist after receiving a long pass from Isac Ulloa, then dumping it off to Jared Fluke for the go-ahead goal.

Late in the second half Mayer took a pass down the left side, evading three consecutive defenders with pristine ball control finishing with

a strong center to a streaking Fluke for the coup de grace score.

“We’re dangerous from the width,” Nordmo went on to say.

“That’s what we’ve been coaching. That’s the philosophy we’ve established as the system of play that falls in with the players we have.” “(George) is clearly a big part of turning this team into a dangerous threat from the wing.”

With the win, the Renegades improve to 4-2 heading into Coast Conference play tomorrow at home against Skyline College of San Bruno at 4 p.m.