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Vol. XLI No. 13

Renegades ruffled in losing game

Arizona’s law aims at immigrants

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Math goes to the movies

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NEWS

FEATURES

Flea market always a carnival

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Fremont, California

May 6, 2010

Photo by Amy Kent

President Dr. Gari Browning said, ‘Ohlone College is proud of its second LEED Certified building.’

Student Services Center wins LEED Gold certification

By DENISE ANN BURGAN Staff writer Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design GOLD Certification (LEED), has been awarded to Ohlone College’s new Student Services Building, located on the Fremont campus.

Designed by tBP/Architecture and funded by the Measure A Bond, the 44,500-square-foot Student Services Center was completed in June 2009.

This helped to further advance the District’s commitment to constructing sustainable facilities.

Recognized nationally as the industry standard for the design, construction and operation of high-performance green buildings, LEED promotes a “whole-building” approach to sustainability.

“There are ways to demonstrate to the U.S. Green Building Council that the project meets specifications,” said Patrice Birkedahl, Director of College Advancement.

“The USGBC must ascertain that the building functions in an energy efficient manner, according to plan,” continued Birkedahl.

LEED Green Building Certification is determined via a point

Learning to walk like an Egyptian

By MANIKA CASTERLINE News editer Speech Professors Brenda Ahntholz and Kay Harrison introduced this semester a new component to their public speaking course called the International Negotiation Module (INMP).

The INMP is set up much like Model U.N. The participants form a group, which is assigned a member country of the United Nations and compete against one another.

Ahntholz’s class represented

Egypt while four of Harrison’s students were Vietnam.

Both classes engaged last week in four 90-minute negotiations online with the other 18 other teams from across the country.

The topics for this were human rights with a focus on child soldiers, health in terms of population control, energy and fossil fuel alternatives, and the global economic recession.

Student Olivia Lee took part in the forum on overpopulation negotiation.

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system instituted by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

The USGBC states, “LEED sets standards for building construction and operation that will have the least negative impact on the environment and the greatest benefit to the community and the building occupants.”

The USGBC Rating System measures sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection, and indoor environmental quality in determining a building’s LEED certification.

Contingent upon the total ac-

cumulated points, a building may be awarded a Silver, Gold, or Platinum certification.

The Ohlone College Newark Center for Health Sciences and Technology, which opened in January 2008, received LEED Platinum Certification for its environmentally sustainable building.

The Newark Center incorporates 81 acres, is 135,000 square feet and has become a living laboratory for the campus, certified

by LEED as a wetland restoration site.

LEED points were received

The Spring 2010 edition of Midnight Magazine will be distributed on campus starting next Tuesday.

The once-a-semester arts and culture magazine is produced by students in Ohlone’s journalism department.

This issue contains stories about skydiving, surviving as an artist, a resort with lions and elephants, plus much more. And the cost is right: free. Watch for it around campus.

for the 1,585 solar panels, which generate up to 50 percent of the center’s energy needs.

The shredded denim insulation is much more efficient than traditional fiberglass.

The carpet in the Newark Center is made from 30 percent to 38 percent recycled plastics, the ergonomically-designed furniture is up to 97 percent recyclable and 91 percent of the construction waste on the Ohlone Newark Project was recycled as a result of the Turner Construction Waste Management Program.

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We ignore the negative influences of media

By Christy Marovich Advertising staff If it’s one thing that I’ve grown to be extremely passionate for over the past five years of my educational career, it’s increasing the general public’s awareness on how much the media uses their hidden agendas to obtain their profits via sources of imagery.

Being the emotionally involved and driven person that I am, I simply cannot stand the fact that there are a great multitude of people in our communities that are blind to the ways in which these hidden agendas work their ways into shap-

ing how we view and obtain our ideas of what reality is.

It is in human nature to be affected by everything around us, and media is no exception. How can a concept that seems so easy to understand become so difficult for people to really see and believe?

It seems that a lot of us, especially the younger generations, have underestimated the power and control the media has over our very realities that it has become physically sickening for me to even fathom.

Get this, teens ranging from the ages of 13-16 are becoming less and less receptive to specific media imagery, but are still executing the

very ideals behind them.

I also know this from personal experience, having conducted a study via Saint Mary’s College that had me visit several schools in the Bay Area and give a short slideshow of various sexually-charged advertisements followed by a 16question survey. All advertisements shown had been recently produced from various competing companies like Calvin Klein and Guess Inc. All advertisements had also been pre-screened for a high rating of similarities in size, color, and choice of pose. Upon first glance at the data collected, it seemed that our future generations had simply adapted a

very nonchalant attitude toward the advertisements, claiming that “the ads were just another picture out there for them to notice for five seconds and move onward”.

Contrary to this claim other studies show that professionals have reported a high percentage of teens adopting some of the clothing and behaviors associated with various posings depicted in such sexually-charged advertisements in order to gain more attention from the opposite sex. This, they argued, was a prominent factor in the increase of sexually-oriented behavior between teens and their peers resulting in a higher than

wanted pregnancy and sexuallytransmitted disease rating.

But what’s even more important to realize is that this hinders us from positively shaping our communities into a healthy, confident mass of people by not acknowledging the flaws of a system that promotes the negative, unhealthy ideals that place our communities in such great psychological (and physiological) danger. Our future generations are learning to shut out the media at an earlier and earlier age, and not even trying to question why the media targets them the ways that they do, or even acknowledge that Continued on Page 3

elimination of three programs. Of the three programs, only Medi-Cal Program “optional” benefits is likely to be eliminated.

“California is going to look like a third world country,” said Assemblyman Wesley Chesbro (D – Eureka), on March 24 at the hearing on the governor’s cuts.

Jessica Rothhaar, Program Director of Health Access, said that Gov. Schwarzenegger’s “trigger mechanism” was added so he can publicly blame the U.S. Congress when he cuts the “optional” benefits. She said, “There is no way we’ll get $6.9 billion; the most optimistic estimate by Sen. Mark Leno

(D – San Francisco) is projected to be $5 billion at the most.

Health Access is a coalition of 27 non-profit organizations that advocates for quality, affordable health care for Californians.

Medi-Cal Program “optional” benefits are optional for states to provide adults. If provided by the state, the federal government pays matching funds -- currently 61.59 cents, with California paying the rest.

The governor eliminated half the Medical “optional” benefits in 2009 include. The California Legislature couldn’t stop the cuts, as the governor has the line-item

veto. Rothhaar said a lawsuit to restore benefits was tossed out of court, as the benefits were optional under federal statutes.

Previously, people with disabilities were prevented from returning to work, as they were uninsurable.

Today they are able to work and pay a premium to the Medi-Cal Program to retain medical coverage, and “optional” benefits provide services necessary for retaining them in the workplace.

“Optional” benefits proposed for elimination include: medical supplies, durable medical equipment, prosthetics, physical/occupational therapies, independent rehabilita-

tion facilities, hearing aids and orthotics.

Many seniors covered under Medicare use Medi-Cal as secondary insurance, because Medicare doesn’t pay for medical supplies.

These costs could be passed onto already financially stressed families.

“The medical supplies to be eliminated include all wound care, syringes and testing supplies for diabetics which cost about $50 per month for Type II, and as high as $300 per month for Type I diabetes,” said Rothhaar. “Optional” benefits, such as medical supplies, Continued on Page 3

Governor may eviscerate Medi-Cal benefits

By INEZ BLACK Staff writer On April 26 I appeared before the California’s State Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services to oppose Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s proposed elimination of occupational and physical therapies, as I have received these therapies for traumatic brain and orthopedic injuries.

The 2010-’11 proposed budget has the “Governor’s Trigger Mechanism,” requiring $6.9 billion in additional federal funding for California to prevent reduction or

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“Stupid, and I don’t think you should classify people on looks.”

“Against it. No way to be sure.”

“It’s a big change but they just need to not let people in the US.”

“I don’t know.”

“Reinforcement of what is already a federal law.”

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By MANIKA CaSTerLINE News editor

Bad food habits Now being a college student, I’ve observed several things about my peers.

The first being that we don’t sleep very much, whether it is because we are out partying too much, or because we up late writing term papers.

The second though is the obscure eating habits that we have, or lack thereof.

And I myself am not immune to these conditions.

During this week’s White House Correspondent’s Dinner, aka nerd prom among the people that I circulate with, comedian Jay Leno mentioned how the current First Lady is working on the issue of childhood obesity.

Leno accompanied her PSA with video of President Obama chowing down on some of the worst gastronomical food choices.

But these were some of the best food options there are, in my opinion, such as red velvet cupcakes.

But only if they are Sprinkles.

I love Sprinkles’ red velvet cupcakes.

But even Obama’s dietary habits are not as bad as what I’ve seen, and the weird habits that I have.

Around the Monitor office there is a communal editor addiction to binge coffee drinking.

Peach rings...apple rings...watermelon rings... have a way of vanishing as soon as they make an appearance.

That is why when candy purchases are made, they are made in bulk. Hello Monday, having back up fruit by the foot.

And there is also a weirdness to how we college students consume food.

I happen to be unconventional in my dislike of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

However, I only like peanut butter when it’s in cookies or Reese’s peanut butter cups.

Then there is the OCD issue I have regarding my food touching.This, of course, is nowhere near as strangely neurotic as my issues with hot beverages.

For instance, if you take me to Starbucks, I will make sure that the lid and the sleeve are perfectly aligned to the fold of the paper cup.

That’s seriously abnormal.

What’s the bigger issue in all this? Control.

We can’t add more hours to our days so that we can be as productive as we should be.

However, we can control what we eat or, in some cases, what we don’t eat.

As the old saying goes, “you are what you eat.”

If that’s the case, well then I’m a tall cappucino from Starbucks and a bag of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos.

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Multicultural negotiations Continued from Page 1 Egypt’s position was that their citizens ought to be educated regarding the issue of overpopulation. The problem they faced was trying to get money from other countries.

While her classmate, Stephen Lacombe, was one of the students who tackled the child soldier issue.Lee said, “Some people took the positions of their countries literally, while others had a ‘in a perfect world’ approach to their proposals.”

“It was a new experience and frustrating at times during the negotiations because some people wouldn’t listen. But I would do it again,” Lacombe said.

LEEDs award

Ahntholz was first introduced to the INMP during a conference at Whittier College in Whittier, CA ,which exemplified the value of internationalizing community college curriculum.

“My team had to learn about Egypt and then they had to negotiate policies that would benefit Egypt and also benefit the globe,” Ahntholz said.

Ahntholz continued, “I’m interested in doing the INMP again in either my Public Speaking class or in my Critical Thinking class.”

INMP was funded through the Title VIB Business and International Education grant of $85,000 that has been in implementation since July 2008.

This grant was awarded by the U.S Department of Education. And Ohlone is in the second year of the three-year grant.

According to Eddie West, Director of International Programs and Services, “The International Programs and Services office worked with an outside consultant to write the grant application to the U.S Department of Education. We were also helped by other members of the campus and surrounding communities via letters of support.”

Ahntholz is considering taking a contingent of 10 to 15 students to Egypt for two weeks during winter break. This will be a sightseeing trip and she hopes INMP students will go.

Eviscerated program

Continued from Page 1 of Ohlone College said, “Ohlone College is proud of its second LEED Certified building.

Browning continued, “Ohlone has demonstrated fiscal and environmental responsibility in our use of bond funds, building a better college for our community.”

The Measure A Bond, approved on March 5, 2002, allocated financing for both the Newark Center for Health Sciences and Technology and the Student Services Center.

Designed to consolidate the Student Services programs, the new Student Services Center has been described as a “one-stop shop” offering students assistance with services such as registration, health care and financial aid.

Continued from Page 2 are in the lower-cost portion of Medi-Cal, emphasizing health maintenance and prevention – generally less than $50 per month for each patient.

The Assembly staff analyst estimated “optional” benefits being cut at $47 million for feefor-service This is excluding Medi-Cal patients in managed care, such as Kaiser Permanente.

“We estimate the Medi-Cal total for “optional” benefits cuts at $52 million. California will lose $66 million in federal matching funds,” Rothhaar said.

The governor’s zeal to dismantle Medi-Cal “optional” benefits puts California in a deeper economic hole in losing $66 million in matching funds.

Even worse, the governor’s

Continued from Page 2 acknowledge that it plays a part in their daily peer-to-peer dramas.

Another problem is that there are still many adults today who are so naive as to say that media cannot construct and alter their realities.

These adults then become parents who then have children who grow up to be just as politically blind as them, and thus the cycle continues.

It is only until we can acknowledge the immense power the media has over us that we can produce a change and break that cycle.

We must all be able to humble ourselves and realize that we are not as invulnerable as we think, for we are all vulnerable to the media.

We are all blank-slates, waiting to be written on by the people in power and control of the imaging companies.

legacy includes losing California $10.7 billion in federal matching funds for basic Medi-Cal funds which is essential for retaining health-care related jobs and business activity of $27 billion.

With the governor’s cuts, California will have no public healthcare services to return functions essential to performing the activities of daily living (ADL).

Without physical therapy, occupational therapy, durable medical equipment and prosthetics, if a person loses a leg in an accident, they won’t be able to obtain a prosthetic leg or wheelchair, or learn how to safely use them to perform ADL’s.

Does the governor expect an employer to hire a person who moves about on a four-wheel freight dolly, six-inches off the ground, as they do in third-world countries?

Naive about the media I admit, it can be hard for some of us to acknowledge a problem when you just don’t want to admit it’s happening. We should all keep in mind that if we want things to change for the better, being open minded and acknowledging truth is essential.

Let’s not let our society continue to spiral further and further out of control as the media continues to play with our hearts on puppetstrings

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Food for Thought

By Nazia mastan Columnist

Save the schools I have been discussing the importance of education in slowly pulling the United States out of the mess that it’s in now.

This educational boost is going to help us immensely with our fiscal debt as well as producing equal numbers of research professionals that are innovative in their thinking than the up and comers like China and India.

Teachers and school administrations can boost standards of education for the students that are capable of performing at such levels to ensure that no student falls through the cracks, whether by their own fault or the education system’s fault.

I’ve noticed that many students who are fully capable of acquiring an excellent education are cheating themselves out because they don’t want to put in that extra effort, or feel that “getting by” is going to allow them to acquire some sort of job in the future. However, these slipping personal standards for students should not be overlooked because with some urging by teachers who are in tune with the needs of students’, I’m almost positive more kids will choose to stay in school and work hard for a brighter future, for themselves and for our country.

Teachers are the keys to a bright future. The Department of Education is comprised of teachers, administrators and scholars that understand the difference in demographics throughout our country, but why are they allowing those varying demographics to shape the educational standards for different regions in the U.S.? We all live in the same country; we should all have the same standards of education.

This will ensure equality above all else.

No student should be cheating themselves, nor should they be cheated from a national standard of education.

We need to rally our government to allocate more money to the Department of Education so that we are given more teachers, creating increasingly intimate learning environments so that this equal material is being taught effectively to students who have varying educational needs.

We all have different methods of learning; we should be catered to so that we have a chance to understand the nationwide equivalent material.

I feel that teachers are the resources that will give American students the edge they need to be able to grow up and allow our country to compete with foreign intellectual powers like China and India once again.

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Super Flea Market Saturday

Photos by Jessie Wordon

This Saturday, May 8, Ohlone will have its Super Flea Market. The flea market, held the first Saturday of every month, offers knick-knacks, jewelry and more. Parking is $2. The flea market is open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Life and styles of the rich and famous

By Sarah Hashemi Staff writer Learning a new language can be easy for a few, but for the majority of students, there is a bit of frustration.

Assistant Professor of Spanish, Deborah Lemon, has embarked on what some can call an expedition to make learning a new language a little less discouraging.

Lemon has worked for Ohlone for the past eight years, originally hailing from North Carolina. She holds a B.A. from North Carolina State University and a M.A. from University of California, Santa Barbara.

Several years ago, she crossed paths with Thomas Harland, former professor of arts, while he was escorting an art class to a study abroad trip to Italy.

After meeting him, Lemon

said that Harland told her, “you teach Spanish in North Carolina, you should teach Spanish here [at Ohlone].”

Not long after, Lemon applied to Ohlone and got the job. Since then, she has been teaching Spanish at Ohlone and has been implementing a more interactive way of learning the foreign language.

“We do a couple projects and it shows how languages are really flexible—it is not like learning a series of facts, it is actually more like a physical skill, like dancing or like a sport,” she said.

Every semester, Lemon has her students do three projects: Fashion Show, Dream House and Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous.

The Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, also known as the Ohlone International Luxury Hotel Expo, is the last project of the semester and, according to Lemon, the most

difficult of the three.

The hotel project tasks students with designing and advertising a luxury resort to the class—be it as large as a Sandals resort, or as simple as a bed and breakfast.

Although, Lemon describes it as “personal and still about you, just in Spanish.”

At the beginning of each semester, she introduces this project, but it is not until the half-way mark that the students sign up with their groups.

From here, the student is tasked with designing the type of luxury resort and where it is located.

Lemon provides a list of cities in Spanish-speaking countries that students are allowed to use and which ones not to use.

After a student figures out the location of their resort, they must create two brochures: one in Spanish and one in English. They also

have to decide which aspects of their hotel’s region they wish to integrate and promote within the project itself.

After working out nearly every detail of a luxury hotel, it must be advertised in a presentation form.

Lemon said the “best presentations are those that utilize a more three-dimensional aspect, such as a 3D model of the resort, food that would be served, or clothes that might be worn.”

The presentations easily take up the two-hour class. During the first hour, students present in Spanish to their peers, keeping the goal of “I want you to stay at my resort” in mind.

For the second hour, the displays are open to the ESL (English as a Second Language) class, who vote on which resort is most welcoming, and to the public.

The winning group will often be

awarded a gold medal of excellence or something of that manner.

Lemon started this specific project when she arrived at Ohlone and so far has considered it successful.

Every two years, Lemon said she takes a new language course so she can remember what it is like to be a student learning something completely foreign. This makes it easier to relate to the students’ position.

Lemon said that having group work on projects helps a student pull away from a textbook and apply what they have learned.

“If I’m bored with it, they must be bored with it,” is another explanation she offers.

On Monday May 10 at 12:30 p.m., the Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous displays will be open to the public at Ohlone Newark Campus in Room NC-2100.

Mathematics, media and movies galore

By Dave Sheffer Staff writer Did you bring a pencil? If you did, do not worry, this is not going to be on the test. On Friday, May 14 Jeff O’Connell will present “Math in the Movies” which will give students a look at the way math is used in media.

The seminar will be held from noon to 1 p.m. at the Jackson Theater at Ohlone and is free of charge. The seminar, which was

originally supposed to be held May 7 has been delayed due to scheduling errors.

O’Connell has been teaching math at Ohlone for 15 years, and this is his fifth science seminar in a row.

Other science seminars have included card counting, the golden ratio and internet security.

One of the first science seminars done by O’Connell was actually Math in the Movies. So this seminar can be considered a sequel since

according to O’Connell “a sequel is just a rehash of the plot with new characters added, and I have old and new things in it.”

According to O’Connell, there is no theme to the math presented; it is a mix of funniness and mistakes.

The videos presented range from modern-day TV shows like “The Simpsons” and “The Office” to older stuff like Abbott and Costello.

All of the videos are captioned for easier understanding.

O’Connell started doing these

seminars because “students get in the mode that they only need to learn what is on the test, and we want to turn them into life-long learners.”

Students will often study only what will be on the test, which can be blinding to the things that are fun and interesting.

Other than the fact that the seminar is free and funny, one of the best reasons to show up is that “Homer Simspon may or may not have disproved a 350-year-old

theorem and you will have to find out on Friday,” said O’Connell.

More information can be found at the website http://www2. ohlone.edu/people2/joconnell/ mathinmovies.html. On the site is a clip from the Abbott and Costello movie “In the Navy,” where Abbott tries to convince his commanding officer that 7 times 13 equals 28.

It is the perfect example of what the seminar will involve, and a good introduction for the uninitiated.

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‘Frostiana’ covers the road less traveled

By Anika Dokes Staff writer Are you the type of person who creates their own poetry or better yet, writes poems for enjoyment?

The Ohlone Community Chorale will host their final event of the spring semester this Saturday, May 8 at the Centerville Presbyterian Church in Fremont.

Darryl Guzman, director of the Ohlone Community Chorale, has been the directing for the past five years. Not only has he been con-

ducting the Ohlone Community Chorale but he is also the Director of Traditional Worship and Choral Ministries at Centerville Presbyterian Church in Fremont, Fifty voice Centerian Sanctuary Choir, Vocal Ensemble and the Center Peace Worship Band.

Fremont Christian High School’s Living Water Vocal Ensemble will also be having their final performance in the spring semester as well.

Both vocal groups will be presenting “Frostiana,” a series

of selected works by American composer Randall Thompson.

“Frostiana” is a unique collaboration between American poet laureate Robert Frost and Randall Thompson.

Guzman said, “Frostiana began in 1985 when composer Randall Thompson was commissioned to compose a piece celebrating the 200th Anniversary of the incorporation of the town of Amherst, Massachusetts.

Guzman went on to say, “The people decided that Thompson set

a poem by Robert Frost who lived for sometime in Amherst.”

“Thompson, a friend of Frost’s, suggested that he compose a suite of seven poems and title it ‘Frostiana,’” said Guzman.

The Road Not Taken, The Pasture, Come in, The Telephone, A Girls Garden, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening and Choose Something like a Star are the poems that were translated into a choral of art songs.

The overview of the series of poems is centralized around the im-

portance of the many small choices we are called to make throughout life. The poem reminds us to “take the road less traveled” and “keep our promises before we sleep” and “stay our minds upon something like a star.”

The Ohlone Community Chorale and Fremont Christian High School’s Living Water Vocal Ensemble this Saturday, May 8 at 3 p.m.

For more information and ticket prices visit www. smithcenterpresents.com.

Ohlone Orchestra presents ‘From the Stage & Screen’

By Sarah Hashemi Staff writer The music department at Ohlone consists of six instrumental ensembles: Chops Big Band, Ohlone Community Band, Ohlone Symphony Orchestra, Ohlone Wind Orchestra, Tuba Ensemble, and the Jazz/Rock Combo.

The Ensemble, as well as the Ohlone Community Band and the Ohlone Wind Orchestra, is conducted by Tony Clements, who acquired the title of the Director of Bands at Ohlone in 2007.

Clements modestly said, “I don’t like to talk about myself, but I’ve been playing my whole life, played in all the big symphonies, and soloed across the country.”

He has played for symphonies such as the San Francisco Symphony, San Diego Symphony, the Oakland Symphony, the Sacramento Symphony, the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra, The San Francisco Opera Orchestra, Opera San Jose and Ballet San Jose.

He has held teaching positions at not only Ohlone but at Stanford University and Cal State East Bay as well. Clements started off at Ohlone in 2001, being appointed director of the Wind Orchestra or the OWO. When he became Director of Bands, he also acquired the responsibility of the Community Band, also known as the OCB. The OCB was founded back in 1977 and has been directed by conductors Phil Zahorsky, Rich

Levin, Steve Barnhill, and currently Clements.

Since then, it has expanded and grown in number, “When I showed up, we had 14 players; now we have 65,” Clements explained.

The OCB is formed of current music students and musicians from the community, therefore making the band a mixture of the experienced and new musicians.

To be a part of the OWO, one has to try out, assuming there is an opening. They play more advanced music and require a higher skill level.

At one point, they were invited to play the Summer Olympics in Beijing, China but did not pursue it. The OCB is open to any Ohlone student. Clements said, “ If you’re

a music student here, you are in the band…no questions. To be a music student here, you have to have some major performing ensemble.”

Due to the current lack of music students, the OCB would not be a fully functioning band if it were solely made up of students, hence the community players.

There are typically four performances a year by the OCB. The concerts are primarily Ohlone ensemble concerts, except for the winter concert, which coincides with the Fremont Symphony.

Besides that, “We do typical concert in the park stuff. Music of the more popular nature like show tunes and marches,” said Clements.

The last performance of the

year, “From the Stage & Screen”, will be held on Wednesday, May 12, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Smith Center.

The first half of the concert will be played by the Tuba Ensemble, which will be followed by the OCB for the second half.

The Community Band will feature Broadway Show-Stoppers Overture arranged by Warren Barker, The Cowboys by John Williams and Seventy-Six Trombones

by Meredith Willson.

The Tuba Ensemble will perform George Bizet’s Entr’acte to Act II of “Carmen,” Finlandia by Jean Sibelius, and more.

Tickets are $5 for students and seniors and $10 for general admission.

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Registration for the next semester opens up

By TINA KARIMI Staff writer A glitch with Ohlone’s software provider, Datatel, has prevented registration for the upcoming summer and fall 2010 semesters from occurring as originally planned.

The WebAdvisor software has undergone numerous updates to improve efficiency this year after registration errors took place in the fall semester of 2009.

When the updated software was loaded into Ohlone’s system, it was found that there were several errors that would prevent the program from running effectively.

Datatel has upgraded the malfunctioning software, but regis-

tration had to be pushed back in order for WebAdvisor to be tested for efficiency.

Registration was originally scheduled to take place on May 5 for continuing students.

Continuing students received an email from the Admissions and Records office informing them of the registration delay on April 29.

Registration for priority students was shifted to Friday, May 7, while continuing students were pushed back to the following Monday.

Athletes, who have to balance class schedules with the demands of their sports, are considered priority students and are given the opportunity to register for classes earlier than other students.

Priority students also include those in the DSPS program (Disabled Students Programs and Services) and EOPS program (Extended Opportunity Programs and Services).

Continuing students are those who have spent at least one semester at Ohlone and are registering for the new term.

Registration times for continuing students are based upon whether or not they have a declared major and also upon the number of degree applicable units they have completed at Ohlone.

Degree applicable units completed at another college are not counted when determining registration appointments.

Summer registration for high school students in grade 10 or higher begins on June 14.

Students in kindergarten through ninthe grade have to wait until June 21, the first day of summer classes.

Since there are fewer summer classes available however, classes may be filled by college age students before younger students are able to register.

Grade 10 through 12 students are only allowed to take CSU and UC transferable courses at Ohlone.

These are in high demand among the college age students who are able to register for classes earlier.

High school seniors who attend

Math Club ninth in U.S Ohlone College’s Math Club has placed ninth in the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC) contest.

Some 1,089 colleges from around the nation competited in this event. Eight out of the top 10 schools were from California, with honors going to local community colleges De Anza, Diablo Valley, and Chabot.

The first round took place last fall and the top placing Ohlone student was Math Club President Xin Ma. Yang Guo was Ohlone’s top student for the second round. The overall placing is based on a cumulative scoring process.

The Math Club is offering free tutoring at Mission Coffee this Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m.

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Ohlone’s freshman connection day on May 15 at the Newark Campus however may be able to meet with counselors and register for their classes earlier than other new students.

Earlier registration means an increased chance of getting classes necessary for transfer.

With fewer available sections, there is no guarantee students will get into the classes they need.

The holdups on registration come at a tense time, as class offerings have been slashed significantly due to the state budget crisis.

Summer classes in particular have been affected, as 50 percent of the summer offerings, or 142 classes, have been cut.

42 to receive awards

By DENISE ANN BURGAN Staff writer Ohlone faculty will honor the accomplishments of 42 students today at the annual Ohlone College Student Awards Ceremony.

It will be held in the Jackson Theatre starting at 6 p.m.

Refreshments will be served at a reception preceding the awards ceremony at 5 p.m. in the lobby of the Smith Center.

“The event is open to the entire college community,” stated Professor Rob Smedfjeld.

“We would very much like to encourage friends of the award recipients to attend the Student Awards Ceremony and cheer them on,” continued Smedfjeld.

Faculty members, in the respective department of recognition, chose the student award recipients.

At the Student Awards Ceremony, the 42 award recipients will be presented with an award certificate by a faculty member from the department from which they are receiving the award.

The faculty member will speak briefly about the student selected to receive the award and will share the student’s accomplishments.

The Ohlone College Student Awards Ceremony is open to the public and there is no charge for admission.

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Renegades rollin’

Ohlone swims in State meet

Continued from Page 8 -ing into this weekend’s playoff opener.

The Pirates have won eight of their last 10 since losing four in a row, beginning with a 16-6 loss in the end of March into the first few days of April, and clinched the 14th playoff seed, finishing the season with an 18-18 overall record and a 12-9 conference record.

Modesto has allowed 15 runs in their last three games and has only scored a total of four runs in their previous two.

Terrance Marin leads the Pirates’pitching staff with a 5-4 record and a 2.80 ERA, along with fivecomplete games on the season.

The Renegades may see Marin or Vince Roberts in game one on Friday. Roberts finshed the season with a 4-6 record and a 3.25 ERA going along with a team-high 67 punchouts.

By Kevin Yin Staff writer

Photo by Jeff Weisinger

Lefty Roberto Padilla may start Game One vs. Modesto Friday.

Ohlone may send out Padilla on the mound in Game One, which begins Friday at 2 p.m.

Ten swimmers from Ohlone’s men’s and women’s swimming teams competed in the Swimming State Championships at Mt. San Antono College last weekend.

Nine men and one woman made the trip from the Bay Area to the city of Walnut in Los Angeles County to represent Ohlone in the tournament.

All nine of Ohlone’s men participated in relay events, while three of them swam in individual events as well.

Nick Raimondi, Jason Corbett and A.J. Griffeth swam in individual events, while those three plus Jon Green, Harvey Scott, Jerry Cruz, Matt Kerner, Keith Testerman and Nonda Kozas crewed Ohlone’s relay teams.

Ashley McBride was Ohlone’s

lone woman swimmer in the Southern California tournament.

Raimondi swam the 200 IM, the 400 IM and the 200-meter freestyle.

He made the preliminary cut in the 400 IM, and in the finals he finished seventh out of 16.

Corbett swam the 200 IM, the 200 free, and the 100 breaststroke.

He made the finals in the 200 IM and the 100 breast, finishing 11th out of 16 and 15th out of 16, respectively.

Griffeth swam the 100 back and the 200 back, making the finals in the 100 back and placing 13th of 16.

McBride competed in the 50meter fly, the 100-meter fly and the 500-meter freestyle during the tourmanet weekend.

She made it to the finals in the 50-meter fly and in the 100-meter

fly, finishing 12th out of 16 in the 50-meter fly, and 12th out of 18 in the 100-meter fly.

Ohlone’s men’s team competed in all five of the meet’s relay races, making it to the finals in three of the events.

The quartet of Corbett, Griffeth, Green and Kerner finished 13th out of 16 in the 200 free final.

Griffeth, Harvey, Cruz and Kerner finished 16th of 16 in the 400 medley.

Griffeth, Corbett, Cruz and Kerner placed 11th of 16 in the 200 medley The men’s team placed 22nd out of 29 squads in total score.

Ventura College won the men’s state title. The women’s team placed 25th out of 27.

Orange Coast College took home the women’s state title.

Ohlone will look to come back stronger in 2011.

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May 6 Sustainability Committee meeting in Room NC1317 from noon to 1 p.m.

6 Gay Straight Alliance

(GSA) meeting in Room SC-116, at 4 to 5 p.m.

6 Student Awards Ceremony in the Jackson Theater. Reception at 5 p.m., awards at 6 p.m.

7 Summer 2010 Registration begins for continuing students.

7 Fall 2010 Registration begins for continuing students.

8 Men’s Baseball Regionals.

8 Ohlone College Super Flea Market in Parking Lots E and H from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

8 Ohlone Community Chorale in the Centerville Presbyterian Church at 3 p.m.

9 Men’s Baseball Regionals.

Thursday, May 6, 2010

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Feather River ousts Ohlone in first round

By Nick Zambrano Sports editor It was the bittersweet ending that no one wanted. The tears rolling down their faces signified the depth of the moment they were trapped in. Hugs were given out, but none of the congratulatory type, these ones were more along the lines of the farewell type.

None of them wanted to leave.

This was the picture painted on Sunday afternoon after the Ohlone Lady Renegades were caught off guard and swept in two games by the Feather River Golden Eagles of Quincy, CA. The heavily favored Lady Renegades entered the regional playoffs fresh off a 9-1 streak to end the season. Anchored by Coast Conference Pitcher of the Year Jessica Varady, Ohlone did not seem nervous or uncomfortable going into the series. However, the team had a setback when center field maestro Ashtyn Mullin tore ligaments in her throwing arm in practice. With Mullin out, Head Coach Donna Runyon was forced to rework a lineup that had given her so much production all year.

Out of the Golden Valley Conference, the Golden Eagles’roster was packed with numerous award winners including catcher Chelsea Venable, who was selected as the conference player of the year. Venable, along with teammate Brittany Potter, led Feather River with seven home runs on the season.

In game one, Feather River doubled Ohlone’s total runs and surpassed them, 10-5.

The Golden Eagles jumped out to an early lead when they strung up three runs on five hits in the first three innings. They would add another two runs in the fifth on Shelby Watts’ double to make it 5-1.

Ohlone would strike back in the bottom half of the inning.

Varady helped herself out with a two-run homer that bounced off the top of the fence.

Stefanie Hatley followed that with a single that brought in Shelby Tomasello to make it a 5-3 ball game.

The Golden Eagles saw Ohlone creeping up in the rear view mirror and immediately sped up in their next at-bat. This time, they tagged Varady for four runs, including a two-run double from Potter.

“They can hit,” Runyon said.

Game two was no different.

Feather River came out just as strong in game two, this time around tagging Ohlone for three runs in the first inning. Dani Ming was the culprit that facilitated the first inning rally with her lead-off double. Ming pestered the Lady Renegades’defense for the whole series, going for 4-8 with a triple and a double.

With the game in the Eagles’ hands in the fourth inning, Ohlone responded. Already down 4-0, Shelby Tomasello finally got the Lady Renegades on the board with a single to bring Ashley Nahale home. While a play at first occupied Feather River, Varady snuck in behind the play and scored from second to make it 4-2.

Tomasello would score immediately after on a Stefanie Hatley double to make it 4-3.

However, Feather River widened the gap again. With two outs already and Varady looking in top form, Venable struck for a single that would open a bigger wound. Watts followed Venable and opened up two runs with a homer to left.

It quickly became a shootout when the combination of Nahale and Varady struck again. This time the duo eached scored a run to cut the lead to 6-5.

Both girls would finish the game 2-4.

Paulina Gentry found herself to be the tying run when she connected for a double in the sixth. She was 6-7 for the whole series.

Photo by Alex Glanville

Stunned: Jessica Varady and the Lady Renegades mounted a late inning comeback against the Golden Eagles, but were thwarted in the final frame.

And in what may have been the most clutch play in all of the series, pinch hitter Sesi Baca would drive Gentry in with a double to make it 6-6.

It was now a whole new ball game.

That was until Potter had anything to say about it.

With one out in the seventh, the freshman crushed Ohlone’s hopes with a solo blast to

bring the game to its final score of 7-6.

“It sucks going out like this, we’re so close as a team and as a family,” Nahale said.

Despite the unfortunate ending, Ohlone displayed a tremendous amount of heart throughout these games, never giving up in the ugliest of situations. But as Nahale said, they’re family and even when faced with sorrow, they still stand together.

Renegades riding to playoffs on ‘Cloud 9’ Ohlone baseball riding nine-game win streak into Regionals

By Jeff Weisinger Editor-in-chief For the second straight season, the Ohlone baseball team will host a Regional Semifinal (and if they move forward, most likely a Regional Final as well).

Also, for the second straight season, the Renegades finish the regular season with less than 10 losses (nine in 2009, eight this season) and won their season finale, this time defeating Gavilan 14-5 last Friday.

Although they didn’t break the 30-win mark, just missed out on a second-straight Coast Conference Pacific title, and are not the “top” seed entering this weekend’s playoff opener against Modesto, the Renegades are more dangerous entering the playoffs this time around.

Ohlone (28-8, 20-5) finished the regular season leading the CCP in team ERA (4.11), runs allowed (176) and strikeouts (270).

Sophomore left-hander Roberto Padilla led the conference with 11 wins in 14 appearances (two

complete games) with a 3.27 ERA on his way to being named CCP Pitcher of the Year. Sophomore righty Justin Kuks was named to the All-Conference team finishing the year with a 2.98 ERA and a 4-0 record in 12 appearances (six of which were starts).

Offensively the Renegades dominated during the 2010 regular season. Leading the conference in homers with 45 and finishing the regular season third in team batting average hitting .314, the Renegades scored 10 or more runs in six of their last nine games, all of which they won. Ohlone has also scored 10 runs or more in 15 games overall during the season.

The Ohlone lineup led the Renegades to an impressive 16-2 record since losing back-to-back games in mid-March.

Third baseman Zach Johnson led the Renegades’ lineup with 12 homers on the year (ranking him second in the state), batting a team and conference high .405 with a team-high 42 RBI’s, and headlines an All-Conference infield that includes teammates Kyle Holmstrom and Michael Ussery as first-team All-Conference. Ussery played clutch for the Renegades in the season, coming up with almost

Photo by Jeff Weisinger

Clutch shortstop Michael Ussery dives into home against MPC to cap a Renegades comeback in last Thursday’s 6-4 win. each and every big hit or defensive play in key situations. Ussery batted .336 for Ohlone, knocking in 23 RBI’s and knocking out one homer on the season and had a .973 fielding percentage with a team-high 127 assists at shortstop.

Speedy All-Conference outfielder Steven Ramos stole 35 bases

on the year (out of 36 attempts) and knocked in a CCP leading 60 hits with six triples while batting .380 during the season.

Yet, despite all the high numbers and individual accolades and the win streaks, this is a team that is peaking at the right moment.

Ohlone has won nine in a row en-

tering Friday’s Regional semifinal opener against Modesto, and they are just beginning to peak.

“Momentum is definitely a factor in the game,” said Renegades Head Coach Jordon Twohig.

Much like the Renegades, Modesto has the momentum goContinued on Page 7