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April 15, 2010

Administration reveals ‘pots’ of reserve funds

By KATHRYN DIXON Staff writer The Ohlone College Board of Trustees found, implemented and began to look into several money-saving measures in their Wednesday meeting.

The Trustees accepted the 2010‘11 Initial Bargaining Proposals of the United Faculty of Ohlone (UFO), and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) at the. The California School Employees Association (CSEA) filed its proposal. The unions are now in compliance with California’s

Sunshine law, which requires these proposals be presented at a public meeting, and formal negotiations can commence.

According to Associate VP of Human Resources Sharon Zingsheim, the college wants the union to agree to a 2.4 percent reduction in wages in 2010-‘11.

Union negotiations have commenced and Zingsheim hopes to reach agreements with the unions

by June.

The board voted to authorize implementation of a severance incentive. The incentive will be Continued on Page 6

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Student Inez Black gets her copy of ‘Censored: Media Democracy in Action’ signed by guest speaker, Peter Phillips.

‘Project Censored’ director says big stories not reported

By TINA KARIMI Staff writer Professor Peter Phillips of Project Censored led a discussion on Thursday that focused on the censorship of media.

It was hosted by the Ohlone College Mass Communication Department.

Phillips is a professor of Sociology at Sonoma State University and was the director of Project Censored for 14 years.

He currently teaches classes in Media Censorship, Investigative Sociology, Sociology of Power, Political Sociology, and Sociology of Media and has also published

11 editions of “Censored: Media Democracy in Action.”

Project Censored began in 1976 when Professor Carl Jensen began collecting stories that had been censored by the mainstream media.

Today, Project Censored works with Sonoma State University and other colleges and universities around the world to compile a yearly list of the top 25 stories that have not been carried by the major sources of media.

Students are also published on the Project Censored website.

Students find compelling news stories from independent sources, write a synopsis of the story and have it evaluated by a professor.

They then can submit the synopsis to the Project Censored website, where it will be posted and others can leave comments.

People can also view an archive of the top 25 censored stories of the past 34 years on the Project Censored website.

Professor Phillips called this bottom-up approach, with citizens providing the news to other citizens, the “democracy of the media.”

Professor Phillips criticized the mainstream “corporate media,” calling it “absolutely irrelevant.”

He said the corporate media in the United States, including Continued on Page 3

ASOC votes out a member

By EAN TAJERON Staff writer On Tuesday, ASOC removed one of the 36 council members up for removal. Staciey Zhang, was voted out of office by a twothirds vote from the 18 council members, who were not on the infractions list.

The infractions ranged from not cleaning up bulletin boards to not maintaining the required amount of office hours.

Before the initial voting took place, President Kevin Feliciano warned the voting body, “Blind voting will not be tolerated. We are all friends here, but we are here to do a job, which is to serve the students.”

To ease the pressure on the voting body, the votes were taken by ballot, and they voted on each of the 36 council members, one at a time.

Each flagged council member had a minute to explain themselves

to the voters, to which almost all of the members apologized for their failure to carry out certain duties.

Some of the members have already come up with plans to ensure they will not violate these rules again. While others said that there simply was no excuse for their failure, and offered an apology and the promise of more vigilance with duties, and even more effort on their parts.

After the voting was over, Continued on Page 3

Photo by Juan Sanchez took first place in Earth Day photo contest.

Earth Week plans set for next week

By Manika Casterline News editor Ohlone is known for how it takes the lead in all things environmental.

And during Earth Week there will be a whole range of events going on at the main campus as well as at the Newark campus.

All week at the Newark campus,

there will be a display of the photo contest winners.

The contest, entitled “The Ohlone Environment,” was the idea of Photography Professor Paul Mueller. Biology Professor Jeff Watanabe made the suggestion that it should coincide with Earth Week.

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The future addition to your toys in the attic

By Sarah Hashemi Staff Writer Growing up as a pure ’90s kid, I was raised on Pogs and Legos.

As I grew older, my toys became more and more advanced, thus embarking into the realm of Super Nitendo and Tamagotchi.

Timeless as those toys are, always holding a special place in my heart, society has reached technological advances that make those toys look like rocks in comparison. Those rocks tend to end up in storage, if not tossed out, they simply become toys in the attic.

When I say toys, I mean toys: things that are fun, unnecessary and impractical. A toy that follows these

guidelines—the newest addition to the Apple family: the iPad. The iPad, which is essentially a giant iTouch, is a 9.7-inch LEDbacklit IPS with a 10-hour battery life. At first glance, you notice how thin it is, at half an inch thick.

Picking it up for the first time, it seemed pretty light, considering Apple claims it to weigh in at a featherweight of 1.5 lbs. After a short while, it feels more than 1.5 lbs and starts to weigh your hand down. For that limited time of holding it, it actually fits comfortably in your hand due to the curved back.

The screen is multi-touch and extremely sensitive. Just playing around with it, you can tell that

Apple finally perfected the touch screen. There is no lag when moving or navigating, it is simply smooth. Since it has a larger screen, it is also a little more precise in comparison to the iTouch or iPhone. The precision makes it easier to type on the screen, but it is still not as accurate as a regular old computer.

Other features in the iPad include: wifi and an optional 3G network that costs $14.99 for 250MB of data and $29.99 for unlimited data a month. That is on top of the starting price of $499 for the iPad with an additional $130 upgrade to make it 3G capable. The data plan is with AT&T, the infamous dropped call network, which barely

gets any service here at Ohlone.

Wondering how you can get your iPad connected to the oh so wonderful network of AT&T? Well, there is an app for that. On this app, you can control which data plan you are willing to waste your money on and manage your usage.

Knowing Apple, they front almost like a clothing store, once you buy an outfit, you have to accessorize. Accessories for the iPad are limited as of right now, but so far there is an iPad camera connector, a connection kit, an iPad docking keyboard, and a case. These will run anywhere from $29 to $69.

If you are going to app up your iPad, be prepared for a broken wallet, because only 20 percent of

the 3,000 apps are free. Apps run around $2.43, while games go for about $3.52. Apple even attempted to beat out Amazon’s Kindle by creating the iBook application, but the average price for an iBook book: $12.99 to $14.99.

Now my question is: what makes this new Apple product the Holy Grail of technology? Every aspect of it has been done before, and just because it is bigger, it does not make it better—remember: size does not always matter.

Apple has managed to make this new product, which like I said before, an iTouch on crack, and with this product, Steve Jobs has figured out another way suck our wallets dry.

After so many years, health care reform passes

By Loveday UkaigwE Contributing writer WASHINGTON, DC – After exactly one year and two months of debate over health care, Congress has finally passed the landmark bill.

Although the bill does not provide coverage to all Americans, 30 million Americans who currently don’t have insurance have to be grateful to the president and his team for staying on course and getting the job done. Over the past nine decades, revamping the dysfunctional health care system

has eluded seven presidents, dating back to President Teddy Roosevelt in 1912. Something has to be fundamentally wrong with the system for all those presidents to want to fix it.

There have been a lot of arguments made over how this is the largest health care expansion since the creation of Medicare, how costly the bill will be, how America is becoming socialist, whether the government should mandate health insurance, and even how the government is growing too big and is on the verge of taking over our lives.

This is what I know, the politi-

cians opposing this legislation all have the best health care in the world. They want to convince the American people that this bill is awful. It is too expensive for the country. In reality, this bill will benefit millions of Americans.

This is the question that I have for these politicians, conservative talk show hosts and the pundits.

What is the price tag on American lives? Why is it that the rest of the industrialized world can afford health care for its citizens and yet, the richest country in the world can’t? How can these rogue politicians go to bed at night knowing full well that the system

is dysfunctional for millions of Americans? Instead, they choose to oppose the bill for their own political gain, as opposed to doing what is right for the American people. Whatever happened to the spirit of a united America that this country had during the September 11th attack? I thought we were supposed to have each other’s backs in times of need.

This is the time when millions of Americans who don’t have health insurance need your support. This is the time for insurance companies to stop denying children and adults coverage based upon pre-existing conditions. This is the time when

all Americans and insurance companies should have compassion for their own. It is the fundamental right and moral thing to do for your fellow citizens. What’s wrong with having the top 2 percent income earners pay more taxes to help pay for the bill? We should stop putting profits and budget deficits over people’s lives.

By the way, for those who argued that this bill would add billions of dollars to the federal deficit?

The independent body known as the Congressional budget office (CBO) has estimated that the bill will reduce the federal deficit by $143 billion over 10 years.

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“My iTouch is enough.”

“Yes. Since the iPhone and the iPod are so good why not.”

“No. I heard it’s like a computer and I already have a computer.”

“No. I could use he money on better stuff like my education.”

“Hell no! It’s useless and it sounds like a tampon.”

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By MANIKA CaSTerLINE News editor

Gleekin’ out Now I don’t know anything about golf. And I have never been a part of a show choir.

What I do know is that both are making a comeback of sorts this week.

In a media-saturated society, the story of a celebrity follows a particular trajectory. Hard work gets you to the top and you cultivate an image to go along with that. You gain endorsements and become the spokesperson for multiple brands.

But, then there is the paparazzi to capture when you fall from your pedestal. Culture builds you up and winds up tearing you down in the face of a mistake.

The infidelity of Tiger Woods is no different than the vices of any other sports figure, musician, or politician.

The principle is the same, no matter what addiction the person has. While we disapprove of certain actions, we intuitively want the individual to overcome it and move forward.

The case of Tiger Woods proves how, even in the vicious world of tabloid journalism, we have the capacity for humanity... even when he isn’t a master at being on top.

Then there is the other pop culture comeback, the return of Fox’s breakout hit, “Glee.”

Gleeks everywhere were exuberant about the Tuesday night premiere after the four-month hiatus.

But, the episode entitled “Hell-o” garnered mixed reactions from the self-professed gleeks, including myself.

I never thought by winning sectionals it would change the premise of the show and that is the depiction of New Directions as the underdog that we all root for. As far as shows go it was just that, the underdog that captured the hearts of its viewers.

However, things seemed off, Dont’t get me wrong, I love “Glee.” I really LOVE “Glee” and the changes are not drastic enough to alter what the show stands for.

“Glee” always had a snarky aspect beneath its sunny disposition. While the characters are revealing more complexities, the show is also becoming more sexual.

The common tie between Tiger and Spanish teacher, Will Shuester is an image one as well as a comeback one.

Both had that squeaky cleaness about them and both are in the midst of attempting to change perception.

Hopefully, Shuester’s group will master the art of a comeback. Because that’s the one I’m rooting for.

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College Council approves the 15-year Facilities Master Plan

By TINA KARIMI Staff writer College Council endorsed the Facilities Master Plan at their Monday meeting. The Facilities Master Plan can now be sent to the Board of Trustees for their approval.

The discussion revolved around checking the progress that various committees have made in fulfilling the objectives of Goal 4, one of a long list of college goals spanning the next few years.

Goal 4 involves the use of resources: human, fiscal, technological and physical. Each of its nine objectives addresses a different aspect of the college’s resources.

One of the outcomes of the goal is the development of a Budget Committee by 2013 that will facilitate “the faculty and staff…understanding that budget

priorities are established through systematic planning.”

According to Joanne Schultz, the current task force working on this objective is “honing closer and closer on our outcomes” of deciding the makeup of the committee.

The committee will also come up with areas where there are “holes in the budget process.”

Four of the objectives involved technology and facilitating growth in those areas.

The Technology and IT Committees will assess which classrooms have particular technological needs and which classrooms have fewer needs.

They will also “define appropriate life cycles” for technology, or in other words, decide how long a particular piece of technology should be used, and make plans to update technology as funding

allows.

The committees are also reviewing WebCT and working on making the Ohlone website more user-friendly. The technologyrelated goals are all projected for 2010 and 2011.

Other goals addressed the facilities and the maintenance of the Fremont campus, with Goal 8 calling to “maximize use of campus property as an income source for facilities improvement while promoting efficient and responsible use of the land.” This includes future development of Ohlone’s frontage property.

The other major topic discussed was the naming of a wing in the Newark Campus after Washington Hospital. Since 1972, Washington Hospital has bequeathed $2 million to Ohlone College.

It helped to start the nursing

program, donated to the physical therapy lab at the Newark campus, allowed Ohlone nursing students to use the nursing skills lab at the hospital, and has been a sponsor of many Ohlone events for years.

Washington Hospital has also been named this year’s “Citizen of the Year” by the Ohlone College Foundation.

According to one council member, however, “They haven’t been hiring our graduates” in recent years, taking nurses with Bachelor’s of Science degrees in nursing over Ohlone’s nursing program graduates.

Councilmember Deb Parziale countered, “Washington Hospital always came through for us.”

The Council voted in favor of the recognition, with one member choosing to abstain from the vote.

‘Corporate media ignores big stories’ Continued from Page 1 major television news outlets such as CNN and Fox News, eschew featuring important information in favor of broadcasting “junk food news” or sensationalistic stories involving car crashes, lurid murders and celebrity scandal.

Such stories entertain, said Phillips, but do not inform. According to Phillips, the United States media is embroiled in a “truth

emergency.”

This is wherein mainstream media is run under the Propaganda Model, meaning that major newspapers and broadcast news organizations do not run stories that might offend advertisers.

Phillips gave the example of a 2005 press release from the ACLU regarding autopsy reports on Iraqi civilians who died in U.S custody.

The ACLU reported that the condition of the bodies indicated death from torture. When the story was picked up by the Associated Press, fewer than a dozen newspapers covered it, and the story received no television or radio coverage.

He also mentioned a 2007 study

by MIT that set the death rate for Iraqi civilians over 1 million since the beginning of the war.

“You will not see this in cor-

porate media,” Phillips said. “As unpleasant as a story is, in a democratic society with a free press, to have topics that can’t be covered in the media is unacceptable. That is censorship.”

This is why Phillips places such an emphasis on independent reporting. The way to change the way news is reported, he said, is by, “going in and doing it yourself, being an informed citizen.”

Health Fair aims at abuse of women

By Denise Ann Burgan Staff writer

Director of Student Health Services Sally Bratton, along with representatives from the Ohlone Student Health Center, welcomed students and faculty Wednesday to the 2010 Healthy Habits Health Fair.

Held on the first floor of the Student Services Building, guests were free to mingle among the many booths, all of which supported the campaign to raise awareness of issues relating to the health and

ASOC votes member out Continued from Page 1 there was a general relief shared throughout the room, and the council members were grateful to have been given a second chance.

ASOC Activities Director Debbie Trigg said she would not want the ASOC to have do this again.

She said she was glad that they all were given another chance, and this went to show all of them, that take this job very seriously.

Staciey Zhang was not the only senator to leave the council on Tuesday. Yuechen Zhao resigned from her position. According President Kevin Feliciano, she had sent him an email stating that she would not be able to fulfill her duties.

well being of the students.

Domestic Violence Volunteer Counselor, Hallie Murray, promoted the SAVE Foundation - Safe Alternatives to Violent Environments.

“Dating violence is quite prevalent on college campuses.”, said Murray. “Statistics are alarming.”

“Approximately 1 in 3 college students report being/having been in an abusive relationship,” continued Murray, citing one of many facts provided in the SAVE educational handout.

Recognizing behaviors such as extreme jealousy begins the list of “things to look for” in an unhealthy relationship, followed by the constant need to check calls, texts, MySpace, etc.

Unhealthy dating relationships can lead to a cycle of violence that “sees no boundaries.”

Also present was “Narika - Helping women of South Asian origins: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Tibet.”

Narika’s mission is to “Break the Silence and the Cycle of Violence.” Culturally sensitive,

Narika provides support to women who are forced into arranged marriages, abused by their in-laws and/or family member and offer faith based programming for the Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim and Sikh communities.

The Ohlone College Psychology Club was also present at the Health Fair, promoting the upcoming “Speaker Series Event” to be held on Friday, April 16 at 7 p.m. in the Smith Center. Brian Dunning, author and creator of Skeptoid. com, will discuss “Health Scams and Myths.”

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Life & Style

By Ashley Mckenzie Culture Columnist

Love all around This week I want to discuss the phenomenon that is online dating.

Everyone needs a little love and affection in their lives, whether it’s only for one night or for the rest of their lives.

I decided to explore this idea as many people around me have been meeting and forming long lasting, solid relationships with people they met on the internet.

One of my best friends met his boyfriend on an online dating site and they’ve been together for over a year. Another friend of mine met her boyfriend on the exact same dating site and they have happily been together for eight months.

I started to wonder why online dating is becoming so popular; is it because you have a better chance at getting to know someone without physical attraction coming into play or because you have a wider dating pool you now have access to men and women all over the world as opposed to just the people in the area where you live or is it simply because online dating site’s compatibility and matching services really do work?

The only way I could think of truly finding out the answer was to join a dating site. I chose the site where both of my friends met their current love’s, which was OKcupid.com.

To my own astonishment I found that I really like this site.

It’s fun to browse around the site, meet new people, look at other people’s profiles and send and receive messages. Of course, there are always creepers.

A guy IMed me on OkCupid, saying he had seen my profile, liked what he saw and thought we should hang out. I checked out his profile and saw that he seemed like a normal guy.

Also, many of the other guys who had contacted me through the site had the exact same thing, so I thought nothing of it…until he insisted on meeting right that minute. I asked him where he wanted to meet.

To my surprise, he didn’t want to meet anywhere overly public.

Honestly, it probably meant absolutely nothing; he’s probably just one of those people who doesn’t like to be in a crowd (and I don’t blame him) but as soon as he said he’d prefer not to be around a lot of people, warning bells went off in my head and I told him I wasn’t up to meeting him.

However, I’ve made a lot of new friends and maybe even somebody I might possibly even like. We’ll have to wait and see.

All I know is it was a fun and interesting new experience and I can’t blame anyone who is looking for love who tries it.

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Left: Moses Stanton and his daughter ( portrayed by Henry Brown and Tessa Thompson) have a confrontation during a heated scene. Right: ‘Everyday Black Man’ official movie poster. Photos courtesy of clm productions.

Carmen Madden’s ‘Everyday Black Man’

By Anika Dokes Staff writer Have you ever gone to the movies and realized that the movie was not what you expected?

You might want to take a closer look at viewing a different movie that will spark your interest and keep you on your toes.

Carmen Madden, creative writing and English composition teacher at Ohlone, has decided to have a screening of her film, “Everyday Black Man” Madden has been published in literary magazines and has also performed with writers who act.

With her busy teaching career, Madden has managed to produce, direct and write several films.

“Everyday Black Man” focuses a man named Moses who is the main character throughout the movie.

The plot that continues to grow throughout the film is about a man growing up and how he realizes his past mistakes and not being able to correct them or let himself be free of guilt so he can stop making continuous mistakes in his life and become a better individual.

There is a different overview of the story, which focuses on a local store owner who would like

to prove himself to his family and make a better world for his community but doesn’t have any money to do so.

Moses decides to take on a handsome young partner, who turns out to be something different than he claims and of course Moses must be the man that he used to be in order to save his family and his neighborhood.

Madden said, “the title of the headline of the film came from a newspaper and wrote a fictional story.”

Madden hopes the film will stimulate conversation and get people to think about their com-

munities but also their lives and how they can make it better or at least plant a seed that will hopefully make it better.”

The film doesn’t have any current students from Ohlone, however there are former students who did work side-by-side and behind the scenes.

In addition, Madden also said, “the film may have a prominent African-American theme, the film it for everybody and anyone can relate to it.”

The African-American Club will be hosting a free preview of “Everyday Black Men” Thursday, Apr 15 in Building 3, Room 3201.

known; he explained by saying “I’m not sure how I ran across it, I’m always fascinated by poetry that’s written by people who are not considered great poets, or people who have been oppressed or discriminated against.”

According to Mitchell, he only read about the Chinese immigrant poetry in passing, but was able to locate a book on it that contained the original characters next to an English translation.

Mitchell explains how the book opened a gateway into the immigrant poetry.

“I doubt many people realize that these immigrants wrote poetry. Instead of reading it or printing it, they wrote it on the walls of the barracks that they were staying in.”

The writing on the walls, as explained previously, did not last unfortunately.

In the past, Mitchell has done poetry readings once a semester

at Ohlone but he hopes to increase that number. “Each semester, two readings, bringing in different kinds of poetry.

“Next semester I would like to do the African American poetry, and maybe this [Chinese poetry] again.”

Mitchell would like students to witness history through the means of poetry and will continue to look “for these little pockets of poetry that people don’t know about.”

A gateway to immigrant poetry

By Sarah Hashemi Staff writer Ohlone students will be given the chance to hear poetry from immigrants passing through Angel Island, in the Fremont campus library, Thursday, April 15, from 1-2 p.m.

Ohlone’s own Robert Mitchell, a member of the English faculty, makes this possible.

Mitchell’s inspiration is un-

Oscar-nominated film defines conflict

By Dave Sheffer Staff writer The Muslim Student Association (MSA) presented a free showing of the Oscar nominated documentary “Promises” The film was introduced by Club President Gehad Massoud, who said that the MSA’s purpose of showing the film was “To make the audience think about it” and ultimately “enlighten yourself.”

MSA Advisor Nadia Dadgar said that they exist to “Educate our community to what Islam is and represents.”

The club has existed for over 10 years at Ohlone and regularly does events around the campus, although showing a film was a

first for them.

The film, directed by Justine Shapiro, B.Z. Goldberg, and Carlos Bolado looks at the Israeli-Palestine conflict through the eyes of children on both sides.

The film focuses on kids over a three-year period from 1997 to 2000, a relatively peaceful time in Israel.

The kids are aware of the violence and constant military presence around them, but seem adjusted to it.

All the children in the film are too young to grasp the reigon’s complete situation, but they almost all have a level of self righteousness seemingly passed on from family.

The Jewish children all have a

sense that the land belongs to them because the Torah talks about God giving the land of Israel to the Jewish people.

On the other hand, Palestinian children believe the land to be their ancesteral home. Not to mention the anger that they hold for having their friends and family die or be in prison for fighting.

The only children that are able to even perceive of some kind of mutual cohabitation are the two secular Jewish children.

In large part because they are not brought up religious, they do not perceive Israel as their chosen land and wonder why both sides cannot live in harmony. They feel uncomfortable around the Orthodox Jews and live in fear

of Palestinian suicide bombers, leaving them outsiders in a tense struggle.

According to Massoud, there are secular Muslims but they are not as clear cut as secular Jews: people who are raised Muslim in practices because it is traditional in their household or are Muslim by name only.

The problem lies in the fact that, “There’s a bit of a difference between culture and Islam.”

Massoud went on to say that, “People tend to mix their culture up with their faith and call a cultural tradition “Islamic” when it may not be.” for more info about ‘Promises’ and the MSA go to http://ohlonemsa.blogspot.com/.

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Food for Thought

By Nazia mastan Columnist

Friend in Me What do you do when your friend is down? You pick them back up, dust their shoulders off, and show them that you are there to support them during their tough time. This is exactly what the U.S. should be doing with Poland.

Polish President Lech Kaczynski and other Polish military and political leaders were aboard a plane headed toward the Katyn Forest in Western Russia.

They were planning to attend a commemoration service for innocent civilians and Polish POWs who were executed there under Stalin’s command of the Politburo Army.

It had been 70 years since that ill-fated day and Poland was showing its respect and trying to forge a stronger tie with Russia, although Russia did hit Poland when it was down in the past, when Stalin’s Communist Russia invaded Poland even before Hitler did, a precursor to WWII. Forging ties at somber moments is an important relationship builder.

I feel that although the complexities of international relations far surpass everyday life, there are approaches similar to forging intrapersonal relationships that the United States can take towards building alliances with other countries, such as helping Poland when they are mourning the death of President Kaczynski.

The trip to the Katyn Forest

by Polish leaders is said to have been a notion of putting the past behind the two countries, the United States can most definitely be a catalyst to a stronger relationship between the two by initiating diplomatic talks once Poland recovers from their loss.

Building international relations is not limited to Poland.

Unfortunately, there are many other countries that are under immense social or economic strain as well.

They need the help of a democracy, whose citizen’s care about the welfare of ailing nations.

These citizens are us.

We need to start taking our privilege of living in a democratic country seriously and push our government to give its hypothetical shoulder to lean on when another nation needs it desperately.

Let’s push the United States to build alliances with nations that need us, not with countries that regret our aide, and those who simply emphasize the illegitimacy of our military occupancy.

It’s time to regain our grasp of democracy’s reins and push our government to act.

Clockwise from top left: photo contest winners work by Kimhak Em, 3rd; Ann Tung, 2nd; and Erick Brown, HM.

Earth Day events planned next week Continued from Page 1 This has been the first photo contest that Mueller has put on and he is not sure if this will be an annual showcase for photographers or if it will be just a one- time thing.

The judging panel of Paul Mueller, Jeff Watanabe and Bill Parks chose Juan Sanchez as the first place winner. Ann Tung placed

second while Kimhak Em received third place. Erik Brown got an honorable mention.

Ohlone’s Sustainabilty Committee is also putting events on throughout the week.

The week kicks off with a solar demonstration on Tuesday.

On Wednesday, there will be a worm composting workshop that

will teach attendees how to integrate the practice into their lives.

The biggest project is building a biodynamic garden April 22 on the main campus. All students are invited to join.

There will also be a microeconomics sustainability debate on April 22.

The first Earth Day was cel-

ebrated in 1970 and inspired by a 1969 speech by Sen. Gaylord Nelson to a meeting of the United Auto Workers union.

He led a grassroots movement in order to highlight environmental issues that citizens For more information, contact Professor Narinder S. Bansal at nbansal@ohlone.edu.

Board still in the hole, but climbing Continued from Page 1 sent to all employees across the board and consists of a payment of $1,000 for each year of employment, with a maximum payout of $20,000, with the college reserving the right to disapprove any furlough. Zingsheim estimates Ohlone will save about $300,000 if at least five or six employees take the incentive.

A confidential interpreter was approved for Dean of Deaf Studies Genie Gertz and her staff and faculty. CSEA members objected, stating that union interpreters currently on staff can already handle the workload.

Tenure was approved for Sandra Ammons, Cecile Davila, Heather McCarty, Joan Rogers, Teri Taskey and approved two-year probationary contracts for Holly Dane, Laurie Issel-Tarver, Matt O’Donnell, and Jeffrey Roberts and approved a one-year probationary contract for Diane Cheney.

Director of Disabled Students Programs and Services Anne Burdett made a presentation on the DSPS’s staff and programs. DSPS will serve 80 new students in the fall, and provides 563 students with disabilities on campus.

VP of Administrative Services

Michael Calegari said the college faces a shortage of about $300,000 in the 2009-‘10 budget, and anticipates a $2.6 million budget gap for 2010-‘11. He said the plan to make up the gap includes saving about $300,000 through severance incentives, $320,000 by laying off hourly counselors, and $500,000 from the rainy day fund. This will leave an additional $500,000 in the fund should any other shortages arise. The remaining $1.48 million gap in the 2010-‘11 budget is expected to be made up by a 2.3 percent reduction in wages to the administration and members of the UFO, CSEA and SEIU. Calegari said that the college has “reserve pots” of money, for various areas, totaling in about $2 million. He said he does not want to use these funds to meet the current budget deficit, saying “[Having] strong reserves in position is a good place to be, given the uncertainties of the current economy.”

Calegari also said that the college has a “5 percent board reserve” of $2,250,000, which is 5 percent of the college’s total yearly expenditures of $45 million. This reserve is kept in accordance with state guidelines.

Browning said in her March 24

budget update, “I have asked the business office to prepare a threeyear plan to use our reserves to help us through the next years. The plan will allow us to spread out a significant portion of the reserve funds through the years we know will be difficult and provide us with a prudent amount we would like to hold on to in addition to the five percent board reserve.”

When asked about the three-year plan, Calegari stated he is working on this and does not have the details yet.

In 2009-‘10, the Deaf/Hard of Hearing Program lost about $1 million because the state provided just over $200,000 for the program, which had already spent about $1.1 million and had qualified for $1 million in state funding. The college is paying that $1 million out of the general fund and it is a major cause of the current $2.6 million deficit. VP Student Services Ron Travenick said, “The chancellor has responded to Dr. Browning’s letter and my inquiries to the DSPS Office at the state level, by telling us that the funding model they used for the 2009-‘10 allocation will be adjusted to provide a more equitable distribution for 2010-‘11 by removing the maximum cap

placed on DHH funds. The letter share no specific figures [though we] should expect some money to be returned to us next year, based on our very high college contribution this year.”

In addition, the college plans five different cohorts focusing on education for displaced NUMMI workers. Funding of $200,000 for this project will come from the stimulus and WIA. The college will partner with industry on two new projects with Chabot College and obtain grant funds to help workers learn how to repair BMW automobiles.

Math Club offers tutoring The Math Club elected Xin Ma as the club’s new President on April 7 and he said he is already hard at work on his agenda.

The club will host a free math tutoring session that is open to all students, this Saturday at Mission Coffee from noon to 6 p.m. Ma said the club hopes to do this in the future if there is enough of a demand.

For more information contact Math Club advisor Geoff Hirsch at ghirsch@ohlone.edu

Sports/Campus Events

April 15 Financial Aid Awareness Day: A perfect time to complete your FAFSA form and learn some more about financial aid — and how to score more of it. Students who completes a survey will be “awarded” a free burrito lunch at the Building 7, 2nd floor lobby from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

15 Poetry of Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island at the Fremont campus library, 1-2 p.m.

15 Men’s Baseball, home vs. San Jose City College at in 2 p.m.

Brian Dunning. Seminar in the Jackson Theatre, Smith Center at 7 p.m.

17 Women’s Softball away vs. Solano College DH at noon.

17 Men’s and Women’s Swim/Dive away vs. NorCal Conference Diving Meet

18 Spring 2010 Youth Basketball Instructional League, Mini Renegades, Grades 1-2 Boys and Girls, 9:30 a.m.

17 Ohlone for Healthy Living Open House. Meet the new you: healthy, fit and committed to total wellness of mind and body.

At the Newark Center from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

17 Men’s Baseball away vs. Cabrillo College at noon.

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18 Spring 2010 Youth Basketball Instructional League, Little Renegades, Grades 3-4 Boys and Girls, 8:45 a.m.

19-23 Earth Week 2010 19 Curriculum Committee Screening meeting in Room 1407 /NC-1102 at 3 p.m.

15 Movie: Everyday Black Man, a Carman Madden film in Room 3201, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.

15 Women’s Softball, away vs. Chabot College at 3 p.m.

15 Safety Committee in Room 5209 at 3 to 4:30 p.m.

15 Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) meeting in Room SC-116 at 4 p.m.

16 Raza Recruitment Day, 2010. Ohlone College cordially invites all Tri-City high school juniors and seniors to attend the 5th Annual Ohlone College Raza Recruitment Day at the Ohlone College Newark Center for Health Sciences and Technology campus.

From 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

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Ohlone’s top swimmers aiming for conference

By Kevin Yin Staff writer

Photo by Alex Glanville

Ohlone celebrated ‘sophomore day’ with a bang. From left: Antonia Gentry, Mariah Jones, Head Coach Donna Runyon, Julyssa Perry, Shelby Tomasello, Ashtyn Mullin, Paulina Gentry, Kendall Beermann and Ashley Nahale.

Tomasello walks off in grand fashion

By Nick Zambrano Sports editor Conventional wisdom usually speaks against walking the three-hole hitter to get to the clean-up hitter. So when De Anza pitcher Blanka Molina intentionally walked Jessica Varady to face Shelby Tomasello in a 3-3 game already in extra innings to load the bases, everyone in the Ohlone dugout was left scratching their heads.

Especially Tomasello, who was 1-4 prior to her ninth inning at-bat.

“I thought it was kind of a slap in the face actually because Jess is a good hitter,” Tomasello said.

It must have been a slap in the face or a sign of respect for Varady, who had been ripping the cover off the ball in the last few games. After the walk, Varady was 2-4 with a double and an RBI. What came next could not have been written any better than a

Hollywood screenplay. Tomasello stepped to the plate, the game in her hands and adrenaline pumping through her veins. The bases were loaded and all it would have taken for Ohlone to win was either a shot in the gap or a sacrifice fly. Or a grand slam would also suffice.

And that is exactly what happened.

With the count going against her at 1-2, Molina lobbed a fastball, middle and up in the zone, just where Tomasello liked it. She took the gift and sent it down the left field line and over the fence to seal the game for Ohlone, 7-3.

And to make things even more interesting, Tomasello - a sophomore - won the game on “sophomore day.” She, along with Antonia and Paulina Gentry, Mariah Jones, Julyssa Perry, Ashtyn Mullin, Kendall Beermann and Ashley Nahale, were honored by Ohlone Head Coach Donna Runyon and staff.

“It can’t get any better than that,” said Runyon. “Sophomore day with

all the parents here, some recruits here and a great game. I have to give it up to De Anza, they played us tough.”

It was an all too familiar scene for Tomasello. She was the one who brought Ohlone back against De Anza earlier this year in a similar game. It was also a bittersweet moment for the sophomore as she may not be playing softball after her departure from Ohlone.

“It actually feels real good considering I might not play softball when I go on to play soccer at Sacramento State,” Tomasello commented. In the fall she also served as the starting goalkeeper for the Ohlone soccer team.

The schedule for today calls for the Lady Renegades to travel down 880 and face heated rival Chabot College. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m.

And as far as conventional wisdom is concerned, maybe coaches will think twice now before throwing in Tomasello’s wheelhouse.

Ask three of Ohlone’s best men’s swimmers how they expect the team to fare at next weekend’s Conference Championship meet, and you’ll get one answer.

“First place all the way.”

Those were the words of Jason Corbett, and they were echoed by teammates Nick Raimondi and Matt Kerner.

“Second or third is not an option,” said Kerner. “I think with the depth we have, the well rounded swimmers we have, we should definitely take first.”

“We won last year,” Raimondi added. “And this year we’re a better team. We’re definitely going to get first.”

Some might think these statements are indicative of arrogance, but the trio of swimmers announced those expectations not with bravado, but with calm and certain confidence.

“I think thing that sets us apart is we have so much depth,” Ohlone Coach Gene Kendall said. “We’re 18 swimmers deep and they’re all really good. They’re all going to score big points. A lot of teams have 5 or 6 guys that are really good, we have 18.”

Qualification for the State Championships is done at the Conference Championship meets.

The Top 16 swimmers in each individual event throughout the entire state qualify for the State Championships. Kendall named four swimmers who have a good shot to qualify: Corbett, Raimondi, Kerner and women’s swimmer Ashley McBride.

Raimondi, the only sophomore of the group, qualified last year in the 400 IM, 200 IM and 100

free. He is also the school record holder in the 400 IM. Corbett, who Raimondi called the team’s fastest swimmer, hopes to qualify in the 200 free, 200 IM and 100 breast.

Kerner, a self-described specialist, is gunning exclusively for the 50 free. All three are quick to praise the overall depth of the team.

“It’s more than just the three of us,” Raimondi said. “There’s probably eight guys I’d say are up there. All of us, we really push each other in practice.”

Expectations for the women’s team are more modest. Kendall expects them to finish somewhere in the middle at the conference meet. McBride, however, isn’t discouraged by the disparity.

“I think the girls have improved a lot,” she said. “A lot of us are going to do well at conference. We want the girls team to be taken seriously.”

McBride has been hindered by torn rotator cuffs in both of her shoulders. Although not severe enough to require surgery, she says that swimming through the pain has been difficult. Despite the injury, she hopes to qualify in the 100 fly, 500 free and 200 free.

All four swimmers talked about the kind of dedication it takes to compete at this level. Between 6:45 a.m. workouts, two-hour afternoon practices, extracurricular exercise and the meets themselves, the time commitment aggregates to more than 20 hours of exhausting work. Not to mention a full college course load.

“It’s really tough. Balancing school on top of that, and trying to get some sleep of course,” McBride said with a laugh. However, she doesn’t regard the work ruefully.

“It’s part of my life. It doesn’t make much sense to go about life without swimming.”

Renegade bats lead way to 20-win mark

By Jeff Weisinger Editor-in-chief

Photo by Joseph Florez

Christian Weeber and Cody Foster congratulate Zach Johnson, right, after his home run.

Ohlone’s win Tuesday over West Valley officially proved one thing in particular about this year’s team: They’ll always bounce back strong from a loss.

After allowing a solo home run to Vikings designated hitter Bryan Hewitt in the top of the fourth inning, the Renegades fired back on all cylinders, answering Hewitt’s solo homer with a four-run inning of their own, followed by a threerun fifth inning in Ohlone’s 8-3 win over the Vikings, marking their 20th win this season.

Tuesday’s win over the Vikings keeps Ohlone within four games off first-place Cañada College in the Coast Conference Pacific with just eight games left in the regular season.

Right-hander Matt Fontaine (4-2) tossed seven solid innings, allowing just two runs on five hits

while striking out five. He started the game retiring 14 of the first 15 Vikings, allowing just the solo homer to Hewitt in the fourth.

“I was so pleased to see him come out and pitch the way he did,” said Ohlone Manager Jordon Twohig. “He was locating his fastball and changeup better than I have ever seen him do.”

The Renegade bats caught fire in the fourth inning against Viking starter John McLoughlin. Kyle Holmstrom’s two-RBI single to left field, scored both Zach and Jeff Johnson to give Ohlone the go-ahead 2-1 lead. Holmstrom advanced to second on a walk issued to Michael Ussery and advanced to third on a passed ball before scoring off catcher Michael Di Rocco’s twoRBI single with two outs that also brought Ussery home from second to give the Renegades a 4-1 lead.

McLoughlin’s day would end when he followed Johnson’s home

run by walking Chris Weeber and allowing a single by Holmstrom.

McLoughlin would pitch just 4 2/3 innings, allowing seven runs on seven hits with two strikeouts and two walks.

Curtis Camilli relieved McLoughlin and pitched well in relief, however Ussery sent a Camilli pitch over the wall with one out in the seventh inning, his first of the season, giving Ohlone the comfortable 8-2 lead.

“Michael (Ussery) really came up big for us today,” Twohig said. “He struggled earlier in the season, but stayed with it, put some hard work in, and is starting to come around.”

The Renegades (20-8, 11-5) finish the four-game home-stand today against San Jose City College at 2 p.m, before going on the road for four of their next five games before finishing the regular season with a pair of back-to-back games beginning on April 29.