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September 29, 2011

‘Fashion Provoked’ provokes controversy

By JAMIE LAM Staff writer

The dance show “Fashion Provoked” organized and performed by the Ohlone Bliss Dance Company on Sept. 16 and 17 received a complaint due to its brief nude scene.

The show attracted audiences of various age groups from young children to seniors, a large range to cover for the dedicated dancers who had been preparing for five months.

“Cassie Begley has always been responsible about informing me about any controversial parts. While I have not seen the show, I was aware that a nude suit would be worn by the dancer,” said Walt Birkedahl, dean of Fine and Performing Arts at Ohlone College.

Bliss has always tackled women’s issues and life experiences in their dance shows- a factor many could find “edgy,” said Birkedahl.

Ohlone’s theater program is both prolific and rigorous.

In the past, Birkedahl has seen what would be one of Ohlone’s more sexually suggestive shows, “The Time Machine,” which ran last spring.

While some would find the play too literal and cast members scantily clad, no levels

of vulgarity were passed.

Birkedahl agreed he did feel uncomfortable at some points, but Ohlone theater directors were wary of crossing any lines and convinced Birkedahl to watch it twice just to be careful.

Likewise, “most assumed “Fashion Provoked” would be moreofafashionshowthananything else,” said Birkedahl.

With an unassuming title, members of the au-

‘ This happens.

Theater can and very often is controversial. It’s not an unusual situation.’

--Birkedahl

dience did not expect a sexually charged performance from Bliss dancers.

Bliss is a dance company of students enrolled at Ohlone.

One must audition to become accepted and while receiving small audiences, “it’s a dedicated bunch of dancers,” said Birkedahl.

“The group is committed to what they’re trying to convey with their performance.”

As the complaint was

Photo by Sophia Vaughn “Fashion Provoked” dancers’ suggestive moves upset some audience members.

There were warnings that the show would be for mature audiences only. Most of the attendees thought the show would be more focused on fashion. sent directly to the college, Birkedahl verified with his superiors that a nude suit was worn and that students were the ones dancing.

“This happens. Theater can and very often is controversial. It’s not an unusual situation,” said Birkedahl.

Most of the audience en joyed both aspects of the show: fashion and dance. Birkedahl said, “The show was about how women could be beau-

tiful wearing the trends of today, but also about how they shouldn’t feel defined by fashion.”

This explains the ending of the show and how much of it revolved around a sense of being relieved from the obligations of society.

In every advertisement printed about the show, Bliss warned the show was marked “Intended for mature audiences” underneath the title of

their ad, informing spectators that their expectations should expect material not necessarily family friendly.

“People must be aware of artistic freedom.With that being said though, the shows performed here should be more careful about what they’re trying to portray and avoiding topics that could hurt the college.

We plan to be more specific in our warnings he said.

Vivien Larsen, a new voice to the Board

By JAMIE LAM Staff writer

The new school year brings along many new changes and for Ohlone students, the addition of Vivien Larsen to the Board of Trustees will certainly impact the school years to come.

From budget cuts to student issues, Larsen and the rest of the Board of Trustees remain decisive in determining the future of the student population.

“All my life, I’ve been working for education. Being an immigrant myself, I learned early on in life that you have to work really hard and get an education. That’s how to open up all the opportunities in life,” said Larsen.

Her career as a teacher, as a counselor and then an administrator gave her a fresh

perspective on students every day at Newark Memorial, she said.

Through her counseling program, she encouraged their assimilation into Ohlone out of the other community colleges, such as De Anza, Foothill and Chabot.

To her, the most important aspect was to guide them to go to whichever school was the best fit for them.

This started the working relationship between Larsen and Ohlone as she became familiar with meets, career options, and transfer programs.

“I really do believe a student’s best bet is to go to community college. It’s a hidden secret and saves everyone money,” said Larsen.

After becoming involved with the passing of Measure A to build the Newark campus,

satellites and have smaller courses, a school was built right across the street and Larsen retired, watching her work completed.

However, Larsen continued to stay involved in her community and encouraged Dr. Ron Quinta, Ohlone’s dean of science, technology and engineering, who brought the College Student for a Day STEM-Pathway program to Newark Memorial, to start something similar down for the middle schools.

STEM is Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.

Working with the principal at Newark Junior High School, Ohlone teamed up and gave them guidelines.

As an innovative green project, it explored all major emphasis on stem careers within science, technology,

and math- dubbed the “expiration program.”

With the two districts, Newark Unified and New Haven Unified, facilitators were hired and looked into industrial sectors of California that all professions are grouped into.

It also provided field trip opportunities for the students, adolescents were given the opportunity to see how they could work.

Feeling connected after advocating for the students for so long, Larsen saw Ohlone going far and decided to run for trustee after the death of her close friend, Bill McMillan.

Through the voting process, the intense training began as she took on her position.

“I like to do things right. I want to be a good trustee, and I want to make decisions with

Photo courtesy of Ohlone Vivien Larsen knowledge,” she said.

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Petition favors students over wealthy class

By NAVIN KRISHNAN Staff writer

dust their seats for the next generation.

However, a recent influx of college campuses have been taking advantage of students, billing them with a glut of bills and clipping them onto the desk of debt. Debts are overwhelming the American student body and the economy is relapsing as a sign of it.

A petition started by Rep. Hansen Clarke (D-MI) suggest that students should get a break – regardless of their grades or tuition – and that the government should es-

sentially shoulder the burden of debt for those who will be employed in the future.

The concept that being a student, having the power of opinion and vision for the future is now being defeated by the concept that the rich have more opportunity. There are better chances of entering a four-year university so that students are better equipped to deal with the outside world.

That notion is false. Send it packing and never let that thought erode the minds of young, opportunistic adults.

Not at Ohlone, not in California, not anywhere.

The idea that being wealthy and having cash to burn can replace the mind of a sound student; the adage that green is more glorious or that those financially unable to sustain themselves should turn back and walk away is ludicrous.

This petition suggests that businesses should boom from a consumer spending increase. However, it should be kept in mind that a new era of entrepreneurship will not come from which student is

most in debt, but from which student is taxed most of her or his own blood, sweat and tears.

It’s never the effort parents put in to their jobs that determine how successful a student is in her or his trials. It’s how the student uses that sum of money earned, educationally or as an entrepreneur, to fund their own cycle; to start anew, build their own systems. To spring their own stems and fund the next generation.

However, without government backing and a wretched

reached an agreement with their staff on pay and benefits.

But many nurses at those On Sept. 22, a massive hospitals decided to strike in strike took place at over 30 support of the nurses at Sutter Sutter Health and Kaiser Health hospitals.

On the day of the strike, hospitals.

I had to go to Kaiser for a The nurses were striking in doctor’s appointment. The front of the hospitals for betnurses were lined uparound ter pay, hours and more staff. the outside of the parking They believe striking will lots to picket. They carried create overall better patient their signs and walked the care, which is their main goal. driveways when they could to Many Kaiser hospitals had hold up the traffic for a while.

That’s an effective and extremely terrifying method when you pull up to a picket line like that.

My biggest fear at that point went from “Oh God, the doctor’s office” to “Oh God, please don’t step out in front of our car.”

In the waiting room, I overheard one of the nurses talking to a patient. She’d said she was one of the replacement nursing covering for one of the strikers. Coincidentally

enough, she and I echoed the same, previously mentioned fear of running down a picketer. I don’t disagree with the strike itself. I think that strikes can make changes and can push progress forward.

But a strike can be a very intimidating process, for those affected and those involved.

This strike could have gone in the wrong direction if replacement nurses were not found.

If the hospitals hadn’t taken

the steps to hire replacement staff for the strike, what could they have done?

They would have been severely understaffed with most of their nurses picketing on the sidewalk. They certainly could not shut the hospitals down for the day. I think we can all echo the discomfort of being out a hospital for one day. However, the nurses gave notice about the strike days in advance for the benefit of the hospitals to dodge that bullet.

School is meant to be a balanced and justified place to learn about the world. From preschool to high school, students learn social skills, how to cooperate and what they want to pursue for the rest of their lives. School is meant to be an unrivaled stem in the jungle of justice.

As students get older and more mature, they learn to become more involved in the function of their schools and teachers in turn learn to

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Strike dodged bullet with proper actions taken

By AMY SCOTT Opinions editor

Campus Comment > > >

How do you pay for your school expenses?

Brian Patnode BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION “...My own money...”

Lovedeep Jhamat ECONOMICS “Financial aid...”

Serena Sanders UNDECIDED “...Parents...”

Marcus Tondre ECONOMICS “...I get reimbursed by the government...”

Jonathan Barouch MATH/THEATER “My dad pays for it...”

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economy like today’s, that may, at some point, become impossible.

The fine line between the financially well off and the poor is getting thicker and the more fence-sitting that this generation rosters instead of habitual action, the more those futures are being thrown away.

Tomorrow, the source of America’s jobs could be outsourced and those bright minds bulging with ideas may never be recognized.

Explain the point of throwing away money that could be used in a start-up to employ dozens when the reality is that funding hits a brick wall when that future entrepreneur pays off student loans.

Students should support H Res. 365, introduced by Rep. Hasen Clarke (D-MI), as a bill to pronounce the death of debt.

It should be supported because saying no to the budding minds of America will happen again and again before one person’s potential is realized.

This bill should be passed because it discourages the outdated “trickle-down” economics that turned this country from booming to busting.

It instead deposits the hopes of America onto the shoulders of graduates.

It also reduces the wide disfigurement of the economy into a simple, fundamental and quick recovery process.

In short, instead of giving

tax breaks to the wealthy and hoping they forgive the middle class and expecting them to spread the wealth out of relatively rare integrity and unselfishness, why not dispose of those tax breaks to students and give to those who are primed to be the next generation of leaders, engineers and entrepreneurs?

Saying no to this bill means more than saying no to student debt.

It’s saying no to trusting the brilliant, enthralling young minds of this nation to guide us out othis pacification of ideas and innovating on what America does best: lead the world.

Students should support this petition because their futures depend on it.

Representatives claim that, “With the stroke of the President’s pen, millions of Americans would suddenly have hundreds, or in some cases, thousands of extra dollars in their pockets each and every month with which to spend on ailing sectors of the economy.”

The petition is as of Sept. 23, only about 5,000 signatures away from reaching its goal.

Don’t be surprised if a vote for this bill ends up making a major impact on America not too distant in the future.

So the next time an Ohlone student picks up a ballot, she or he should remember that it’s not about saving money.

It’s about the opportunity of a lifetime for a generation that might just go to waste.

By BEN ROSETE Staff writer

The Ohlone Speech and Debate team also known as the forensics team placed third in the two-year school category at the competition that took place on Sept. 23-25.

Entering as a two-year school the team secured several awards in individual events and parliamentary debate.

On Sept. 23, the four competitors participated in the City College of S.F Individual Events Swing and the rest of the weekend in the Golden State Opener.

Led by Kay Harrison, Nicole Sandoval and Andrea Adams the members participated in events on all three days.

In the first section of the contest, Eric Cama-

cho achieved second place in Novice Extemporaneous Speaking and fourth in Novice Impromptu Speech.

Philip Enguancho attained first place in Novice Poetry Interpretation and third in Programmed Oral Intepretation.

Heather Warren accomplished the position of Top Novice Speaker in Communication Analysis and Dramatic Intepretation Warren recieved third place in Prose Interpretation.

On the second day of the tournament, the Ohlone team accumulated more awards, with Camacho coming in second place for Novice Extemporaneous Speech, Enguancho achieving third place in Programmed Oral Interpretation and Prose Interpretation.

Warren took first place

in Prose Interpretation and sixth that day for Open Dramatic Interpretation.

Allen Chan achieved sixth in Open Extemporaneous Speech.

Debate events at competition level are broken up as either individual AFA style or as NPDA parlimentary style, which is a team of two.

Individual events are in prepared platform speechs and limited prep speechs like extemporaneous speaking The forensics team faced other two-year institutions such as Las Positas College.

Ohlone was also up against four-year universities such as forensics powerhouse the University of the Pacific.

Manika Casterline contributed to this report.

Vi v i e n L a r s e n ’s v o i c e the issue of how to continue balancing the issues that did everything they could to persist, such as student popugive the best to the students. lation and budget fees, while Larsen’s concern lies with remaining a high-quality becoming aware of the issues institution. and making them priority “All my previous years have right now. worked for this,” said Larsen.

“The board is thinking of “My career is completely deways to create revenue and not voted to education and if I still to depend on the state. Ohlone have the energy and passion has enough students, but we to continue serving students, want to have an open-door I will do it.” policy that can accommodate Through the board of everyone,” said Larsen.

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further strengthening her resolve that young people must receive windows of opportunities to become young adults.

She said this trend shouldn’t be reserved only for high schools, but also for community colleges.

As community colleges serve people, from those straight out of high school to those looking to pursue another career, Larsen said she understands the need for people to continue their learning.

ASOC debates new system for print charges

By JOE NICOLS Staff writer

want to give feedback can do so by going to the print count Talk at Tuesday’s ASOC site.”

He suggested and e-mail be meeting turned quickly to the sent out to students regarding concerns over the new print the changes. count system that some senaASOC President Jason tors say is cauing problems for Trinidad addressed the senate students. and outlined his expectations The new print count system of the members of the ASOC. was put in place to replace the “I delegate and that delgo print card system. egation includes teamwork,” ASOC Vice President Nabeel Naqvi said, “I have been made aware of some concerns about the new system.”

Naqvi said, “Some students were concerned about the 30cent transaction fee.”

Sen. Angela Chu voiced concerned about the system issued password was hard to remember and could not be easily changed.

“Students may not be aware of the fact that a new system is in place,” Sen. Richard Le said.

According to Student Trustee Kevin Feliciano the administrations reason for changing the system was high maintenance costs for the current system.

Naqvi said, “Students that

Trinidad said.

“I need help in the decision making process.” Trinidad finished his address saying, “We will have fun.”

The council then discussed guidelines on campus publicity for clubs and student organizations.

ASOC Marketing and Communications Rep. Charlyn Gonda said, “Part of the

ASOC’s job is to make sure that the guidelines are followed.”

The guidelines include getting approval for any club flyers and publicity material.

Senators will be assigned a building and be responsible for making sure all club bulletin boards are cleared of outdated flyers.

Trinidad said, “Any sena-

tor not keeping up with their building assignment is in violation of ASOC by-laws and will be up for removal from office.”

Naqvi, who serves as chairperson of the Inter-Club Counsel, said that the ICC has approved a new constitution.

Changes to the existing constitution include a redefined mission of the ICC.

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FEATURES

Dancing her way to victory chales is one of her idols.

Ploss’s long terms goals are to finish her general education recquirements and eventually Anabelle Ploss, a second major in sports broadcasting. year student here at Ohlone, “I’m a big fan of sports, achieved a spot as part of and I love the sound of my the Sacramento Kings dance own voice,” Ploss said when team. asked why she was interested Ploss, who began dancing at in sports broadcasting. the age of thirteen at Yokos’s “Go big or go home,” she dance and performing arts stusaid confidently, giving advice dio, decided to try out for the to anyone pursuing a goal.

Sacramento Kings auditions.

She also went on to mention “I was really nervous, it was that you should try everything, a long and intense process,” Photo courtesy of www.nba. said Ploss. com/kings/skd even though there may be the possibility that you may not After an arduous process make it. ing ballet, tap, jazz, and conof auditions, Ploss received Ploss will soon be the new temporary which was amongst a call last Saturday notifying addition to the Sacramento Photos courtesy of www.nba.com/kings/skd her of her acceptance on to her favorite.

She claims to be obsessed Kings Dance team from the team.

Anabelle Ploss makes successfully earns a spot on with Beyonce and Mia Mi- Ohlone.

At age 13, she began dancthe Sacramento Kings Dance team.

By LILIANA MOLINA Features editor

Free yoga classes offered for faculty and staff

By BEN ROSETE Staff writer

The Employee Fitness and Wellness Program at Ohlone is offering free yoga and meditation classes for members of the staff and faculty through weekly sessions with certified instructor Deb Parziale.

The courses will be held each Wednesday in Building 9 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. through Dec. 14.

A member of the faculty

at Ohlone for more than 33 years, Parziale has had experience in teaching within the nursing department and organizing programs devoted to physical health and medicine.

Though her current position in the faculty is Coordinator of Program Review, Student Outcomes and Assessment, and Professional Development, she has worked for years with the Wellness Program at the college and has been in-

volved in working with the faculty.

In the past, Parziale has organized several workshops pertaining to alternative medicine and offered them to students and staff at the college.

“It was not until some five years ago that we started with yoga,” Parziale said, but it is the first time there is a class exclusively for members of the faculty.

“Requests from the faculty and college employees have

always been the main motivation to organize outside workshops and projects,” she said.

Kate Harrison, program coordinator for Community Education and Workforce Developments, has been working on this project as well through her department, managing enrollment and communication.

Earlier in the semester, she composed an email announcing the new classes and providing contact infor-

mation for members of the staff or faculty to register.

Enrollment has been coordinated through her office in the Community Education Department.

“One of the reasons we chose to work with the office of Kate Harrison was to highlight the community aspect of the courses,” said Parziale.

The classes are open to all employees of the college and are free of cost.

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Ohlone alumna ‘tumbles’ her way to FashionWeek

By ASHLEY LAM Staff writer

Tanesha Awasthi, an alumni of Ohlone, took up fashion blogging merely six months ago and to date she already has 24,000 followers on Tumblr.

Awasthi attended Ohlone to fulfill her general requirements before transferring to UC Berkeley to complete a bachelor’s degree in English.

“I had a professor at Ohlone I’ll never forget. His name is Bruce Bennett and he was one of the first professors to encourage me to pursue writing,” Awasthi said.

“At the time though, I had no idea that I’d end-up writing about fashion and blogging about my own daily outfits.”

One of Awasthi’s most recent achievements was to be selected as one of the 16 fashion bloggers in the United States to go to New York Fashion Week sponsored by Tumblr.

Awasthi said that just eight weeks before fashion week, Tumblr had announced that they would send a group of bloggers to cover the shows in New York.

Awasthi quickly jumped at this opportunity and sent an email to the fashion director of Tumblr to apply.

After a Skype interview, Awasthi made it to the final round and packed her bags for New York city.

While at New York Fashion Week, Awasthi saw a number of shows.

She said the shows that stood out the most for her were Oscar De la Renta, Christian Sariano and the television hit “Project Runway” finale taping.

“My absolute favorite show was Oscar De la Renta. His gowns are amazing, and the models had a confidence that made their beauty shine from the inside out as they floated down the runway.” Awasthi said.

“I also got a glimpse of Anna Wintour, whom I look

Photos Courtesy of girlwithcurves.tumblr.com Tanesha Awasthi posed with Marie Claire’s very own fashion director Nina Garcia.

Tanesha Awasthi up to in a major way, being that she’s Vogue magazine’s Editior-in-Chief.”

Awasthi also said that the general feel of the runway shows this season consisted of many bold colors, vintage-inspired trends, feminine silhouettes, maxi shirts and midi-length dresses.

After fashion week, Awasthi said that she was able to bring a bit of fashion week back home with her.

“I think every show I saw

inspired me in some way, especially Christian Siriano’s collection, with its bold color and sheer fabrics,” said Awasthi.

“I already wear lots of color and I love sheers, so seeing them styled in different ways on the runway has given me new ideas on how to wear things that I’m already w e a r i n g and it’s always nice being able to re-wear things that are already in my closet!”

Although Awasthi’s blog and trip to New York Fashion Week were both recent successes, Awasthi’s interest in fashion started at a much earlier age.

“I think my love for fashion stemmed from seeing my Grandma get dressed-up in her intricate jewelry, threepiece suits, hats and high heels. I loved how pretty she looked in her matching skirt, top and blazer suit and sparkly jewelry. She looked like a movie star, and I wanted to dress just like her when I grew-up.” Awasthi said.

Awasthi has a full-time job in the technology field, but she still keeps up her

Sketchbook tour will visit U.S.

By AMY SCOTT Opinions editor

In 2012, Brooklyn Art Library will be hosting its third annual Sketchbook Project tour.

The site describes it as a “rock concert tour without the band.”

Artists around the world can participate in the tour.

The participant can pick from 40 different themes for their sketchbook and the Library encourages that the theme is just a starting point.

Artists can take their book in any direction they want. As long as the book is filled with the artist’s

work, whether it be drawings, paintings, stories, etc.

Major cities all over the United States will be visited by the tour as well as cities in Canada, England and Australia.

The tour boasted to having over 10,000 sketchbooks last year.

The participation fee for the tour is $25, which pays for the sketchbook for the tour.

When ordering the sketchbook, participants also get the option of buying a shirt, having their sketchbook professionally scanned for online viewing for an extra $20 and a charity of their choice to donate a free sketchbook.

fashion blog, girlw i t h c u r v e s . t u m b l r. com in her free time.

“I needed a creative outlet outside my fulltime job in technology, so my husband suggested I start a blog. I knew I wanted to write about fashion, but I wasn’t exactly sure what I’d focus on,” she said.

“As an experiment, I posted a picture on flickr. A week later, I discovered my picture was posted and commented on, over 400 times on Tumblr.

I immediately decided I’d start a blog about my own, personal style, and decided to call it “Girl with Curves,” since most of the comments were about me being curvy.”

Awasthi said she has been getting amazing feedback on her blog and she has been a huge inspira- A model struts down the cattion for women of all walk at Fashion Week dressed ages, shapes and sizes. in an Oscar de la Renta dress.

When Awasthi looks Awasthi also offered words towards the future she said, of advice to young fashion “In 10 years, I hope to have advocates and bloggers. started a body-acceptance “The best advice I can revolution, by having inspired curvy girls of all ages to embrace their bod- ‘ In 10 years, I hope ies and develop positive to have started a relationships with fash- body-acceptance ion and getting dressed.” revolution by having She said, “Far too many inspired curvy girls of times, have I heard girls all ages to embrace say they hate shopping, their bodies and dedue to the frustration they velop positive relaface in finding clothes they feel good in, therefore tionships with fashthey want to lose weight.” ion.’

In the future, Awasthi --Tanesha Awasthi said she hopes to work in the fashion industry may- offer is to develop your be as a stylist or designer. own unique voice.”

Awasthi said that she has Awasti said, “Your readalways dreamed of moving to ers will want to engage New York or Los Angeles to in your blog because you pursue a career in fashion. have something to ofShe said that she aspires fer that appeals to them, to create her own cloth- so it’s important to stay ing line specifically with true to yourself, your style curvy bodies in mind. and have fun blogging.”

‘My car is on fire’

Registration for the tour ends October 31.

Sketchbooks must also be sent in by January 31 and the tour will start April 2012.

Participants can go to the website at http://www.arthousecoop.com/projects/ sketchbookproject to register and sign up for the tour.

Photo courtesy Alan Ngo Photo courtesy arthousecoop.com A vehicle that was parked in parking lot C on Sept.

Registration for the tour 28 sent plumes of smoke into the air as it burned.

The cause of the fire is unknown. ends on October 31.

NEWS Transfer Day: 45 places to go after Ohlone

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By SALLY HUO Staff writer

Ohlone College held a Transfer Day College Fair Wednesday attended by at least 45 colleges California State Universities, University Of California, local colleges and out-of-state universities.

It is important for those students to attend who are interested in transferring to four-year universities, not only for sophomores who are in their second year at Ohlone, said Frances Fon, Transfer Center director. “ A d d i t i o n a l l y, s o m e colleges might just come for the fall fair but not the spring one,” said Fon. University representatives answered most questions from students and provided information about college unique programs such as some special courses for disabled students such as sign language classes.

“Transfer Day fair is a really good opportunity for Ohlone students to adjust their plan and decide which college are they going to or what major is suitable for them,” said Fon.

Students could keep in touch with university’s representatives and get the recently information about college policy on transferring.

“Students get the information about university in five parts essentially. Academics and admissions, resources and services, cost and financial aid, housing, campus life,” said Fon. Representatives from every college talked with transfer students about their majors, what grade point average they need to transfer and more details about campus life at those universities.

UC Berkeley provide disabled students program and financial aid program for transfer students and also there will be a orientation for new students too,” said Evelyic, the representative of UC Berkeley.

Some other states universities came to the fair.

“California community colleges are a good market for us, and also we accept IGETC and CSUGE credits, thus we hope students from California can join us study

Photo by Joe Nichols Students look at the options that are available while visiting the booths for Dominican University and UC Irvine, which were represented at transfer day. in Arizona State University,“ said Brenna Tonelli, transfer admissions specialist at ASU. Stanford University Medical School came to this fair as well.

“We really welcome students from Ohlone. Stanford Medical School provides fantastic pre-medical re-

sources for transfer students who are medical majors.

There will be a summer trip for students staying at the Stanford campus the last six weeks,” said Marcella Anthony, the Stanford representative.

Financial aid is a frequently asked question from

students looking into transferring. There will be some options for students provided by universities to help students financially such as workshop and housing.

Students can also get the details about Transfer Day information online.

‘S’ is for sneaky snake stranger danger

By CODY CAMPBELL Staff writer

In the heat of afternoon on Sept. 22, the Ohlone library, its staff and students were the victims of a outside stranger invasion.

A large gopher snake somehow managed to make his way into the library either Photo courtesy of Ohlone through a ventilation shaft or The snake was seen slithbecause of the possibility that ering around the library.

Parking lots face closure at dusk

By CODY CAMPBELL Staff writer

In the afternoon during Ohlone College campus hours, some Mission Boulevard drivers have been using the lowest level parking lots as means of quick access around the irritating hordes of vehicles in front of the campus.

This has caused safety concerns to campus security chief Steve Osawa and staff as Ohlone campus.

“With pedestrians trying to find a shortcut, many of these people are exceeding speeds of at least 55 miles per hour, creating too many opportunities for danger for the children and students as well anyone who could be walking through the lower lots at that moment,” said Osawa.

At first speed bumps were

made to stop the speeders, but they proved to be ineffective to the speeding pedestrians, Osawa said.

As a result the campus staff has installed new gates in parking lots Lot K through D and Lot H to E. For now, on the gates will close at 4 p.m. and will remain closed until at 8 a.m. on weekdays.

The gates will remain closed on weekends.

Osawa said boulders are being placed in between trees near the new gates in case anyone tries to drive around them.

New stops signs near Waverly and Pine have been installed and there are plans to install some more at the Newark Ohlone campus within the next couple weeks due to the fact that two accidents have occurred there just this semester alone.

the recent construction had destroyed its environment.

It seems though that the little critter had been inside the library undetected for awhile.

The gopher blended into the library’s carpet and was first noticed when a student passing by in the hallway near the

elevators had almost stepped on, causing it to retract back and hiss with its fangs out.

The library staff and a student managed to react in a quick decisive manner and came up with a plan of humane removal.

It was carefully put into

a printer paper box using the lid to guide it in and was released into the dead yellow brush on a hill next to the side of building 7.

Almost instantly it blended in with its camoflage and gracefully slithered away.

The gopher snake can easily

Going back to the basics, Club Days goes themeless

By CODY CAMPBELL Staff writer

This year’s club days on Tuesday and Wednesday took a different turn with fewer distractions and more emphasis on the clubs.

The event is held every year by the ASOC to promote clubs and recruit students, was held in the cafeteria at the Ohlone Fremont campus.

Club Days featured no main theme or any activities compared to the last two years when a carnival was held at the same time.

Instead of investing in this extra entertainment for the event this year, the campus activities staff wanted to focus more primarily on the clubs itself instead.

Students were given a paper slip in front of the cafeteria entrance that they could use to get free pizza as long as they had at least three of the clubs signatures and recieve a stamp.

This was designed to help

clubs draws in more students and give people more of an opportunity to look at clubs present.

There were at least 20 different clubs was with a variety of social interests such as in careers, hobbies, scholarships and ethnic pride groups.

The Green Club, a group that promotes solar energy and ethical living; The Puente Club, aimed at helping minor-

ities of all backgrounds have a voice and become leaders in their communities; the Crossroads Club, a Christian group based on bible study; the Listo Club, one that gives students of Latin background ideas and information for careers with technology; Rotaract, a club based in Fremont that gives back to the city through community service and business skills for students.

Photo by Joe Nichols ASA was one of the many clubs represented during this year’s gimmick-free Club Days event.

SPORTS/EVENTS

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Upcoming Fall 2011 Sports Calendar VOLLEYBALL

MEN’S SOCCER

WOMEN’S SOCCER

MEN’S WATER POLO

WOMEN’S WATER POLO

Sept. 30 - Skyline College 6:30 p.m.

(San Bruno)

Sept. 30 - Everygreen Valley College 4 p.m. (DH) (Ohlone)

Sept. 30 - Mission College 1:30 p.m. (DH) (Ohlone)

Oct. 5 - Cabrillo College 3 p.m. (DH) (Ohlone)

Sept. 30 - Laney College 3:30 p.m.

(Ohlone)

Oct. 4 - City College Of San Francisco 1:30 p.m.

(San Francisco)

Oct. 7 - DeAnza College 3 p.m. (DH) (Cupertino)

Oct. 5 - Cabrillo College 4:30 p.m. (DH) (Ohlone)

Oct. 7 - Skyline College 1:30 p.m. (DH) (Ohlone)

Oct. 12 - Merced College 3 p.m. (DH) (Ohlone)

Oct. 7 - DeAnza College 4:30 p.m. (DH) (Cupertino)

Oct. 11 - West Valley College 1:30 p.m. (DH) (Ohlone)

Oct. 14-15 - Cuesta Tournament All Day (San Luis Obispo)

Oct. 14 - DeAnza College 1:30 p.m. (DH) (Cupertino)

Oct. 19 - West Valley College 2 p.m. (DH) (Saratoga)

7 - UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design Transfer info event 10 a.m.

11 - ASOC Meeting 4 p.m.

Oct. 5- Foothill College 6:30 p.m.

(Ohlone) Oct. 7 - De Anza College 6:30 p.m.

(Cupertino) Oct. 12 - San Jose City College 6:30 p.m.

(San Jose)

Oct. 4 - West Valley College 4 p.m.

(Saratoga) Oct. 7 - Cabrillo College 4 p.m. (DH) (Ohlone)

Oct. 14 - BYE

Oct. 11 - Mission College 4 p.m. (DH) (Ohlone)

Oct. 19 - City College of San Francisco 6:30 p.m. (Ohlone)

Oct. 18 - Hartnell College 4 p.m. (DH) (Ohlone)

Oct. 8 - College of San Mateo 3:30 p.m.

(San Mateo) Oct. 12 - Merced College 4:30 p.m.

(Ohlone) Oct. 14 - BYE

September 29 - Soul Surge (Campus Activities) 11 a.m.

29 - Speech Speaker Seminar: Wedding Prints by Miranda Olzman, SFSU 2 p.m.

30 - Science Seminar: Panel Discussion: Ohlone Students Describe Their Internship Experience Noon

October

Oct. 1 - Sacramento State University Preview Day (Transfer Event)

3 - Breast Cancer Awareness Week (Campus Activities) Noon 3 - College Council Meeting 3 p.m.

3 - Curriculum Committee Issues Meeting 3 p.m.

3 - Inter Club Council (ICC) Meeting 4:30 p.m.

3 - Meeting: Citizen’s Oversight Committee, Bond Measure A 6 p.m.

4 - UC Santa Cruz (University Rep. Visit) 10 a.m.

4 - Facilities Committee Meeting 10:30 a.m.

4 - Transfer Options in Nursing (Transfer Workshop) Noon

4 - Breast Cancer Awareness Week (Campus Activities) Noon

4 - ASOC Meeting 4 p.m.

5 - San Francisco State University (University Rep. Visit) 10 a.m.

5 - Breast Cancer Awareness Week (Campus Activities) Noon

5 - Admission Application Session (Transfer Workshop) 3 p.m.

5 - Faculty Senate Meeting 3:30 p.m.

6 - Transfer Admission Guarantee (Transfer Workshop) 2:30 p.m.

7 - Last day to apply for Fall 2011 Graduation or Certificate of Achievement

8 - AMSA ARC/UCD PreMed/Public Health Conference 2011 8 a.m.

8 - Ohlone College Super Flea Market 8 a.m.

9 - AMSA ARC/UCD PreMed/Public Health Conference 2011 8 p.m.

9 - Ohlone Wind Orchestra 2 p.m.

10 - UC Santa Barbara (University Rep. Visit) 12:30 p.m.

10 - College Council Meeting 3 p.m.

10 - General Education Subcommittee Meeting 3 p.m.

10 - Inter Club Council (ICC) Meeting 4:30 p.m.

12 - Sustainability Committee Meeting 12 p.m.

12 - Board of Trustees Business Meeting 7 p.m.

13 - San Francisco State University Fall 2011 Information Sessions for Undergraduate Nursing Programs 5 p.m.

14 - Cal Poly Agriculture Preview Day (Transfer Event) 8:30 a.m.

14 - Mission Peak Brass Band 8 p.m.

15 - CSU Stanislaus Preview Day (Transfer Event) 8 a.m.

15 - CAMPUS VISIT: UC Santa Cruz Preview Day (University Open House/ Preview Day) 10 a.m.

15 - CSU Monterey Bay Open House University Open House/Preview Day 10 a.m.

15 - UCLA Theater, Film & Television Information Sessions (Transfer Event) 10 a.m.

15 - Smith Center Presents!

Spanish Brass, Luur Metalls 8 p.m.

17 - Curriculum Committee Screening Meeting 3 p.m.

17 - Inter Club Council (ICC) Meeting 4:30 p.m.

18 - Admission Application Session (Transfer Workshop) 10 a.m.

18 - Facilities Committee Meeting 10:30 a.m.

18 - Sushi Day (Campus Activities) 12 p.m.

18 - Technology Committee Meeting 3:30 p.m.

18 - ASOC Meeting 4 p.m.

19 - Faculty Senate Meeting 3:30 p.m.

SPORTS Golf tournament a growing success

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No birdie If there is anyplace in this newspaper that I simply do not under any circumstance belong its in this section, sports.

I’ve contributed written content to all of the other sections. Here I am though, an editor-in-chief who notoriously told my elementary school physical education teacher that my paternal grandmother said girls don’t play sports.

It was the 1990’s and no, as a first grader I had no knowledge of Title IX. Only now do I actually understand how degrading it was for me to be taught that.

So, why am I here? It is not as if I have something insightful to say about cycling or swimming especially since I can’t ride a bicycle and have had multiple traumatic water park episodes. I almost drowned in the tide pool at Raging Waters, twice.

There is a sports event that brings me to this last page, which is the annual golf tournament. Every time I’ve gone it has been as the partner in crime to that semester’s sports editor.

In year one, there was no extra golf cart to drive around the hilly Castlewood course. I’m small enough that I managed to squeeze into a golf cart and tagged along with one of the teams in order to take pictures.

That group of four will always be the “dream team” to me, but what I found myself having that Monday was fun. Fun in a place I least expected to be having fun.

The tournament moved to its current location Wente Vineyard in 2010 and it was me that wanted to cover it. Me, the girl who doesn’t like sports or participate in them.

I pushed the sports editor this year too. The only exception is that this time someone asked me if I’d be there as if it was expected of me. Again, me, the girl that doesn’t like sports or participate in them.

So what if I never learned anything about golf?

Or sports for that matter, since golf isn’t much of a sport to begin with.

I did learn something, though. That when venturing the links that are outside of one’s known course it’s possible to score a hole in one.

By KYLE NORDEEN Sports editor

Monday marked one of the most pivotal days in the Ohlone athletic department’s season when Wente Vineyard in Livermore played host to the 27th Annual Fremont Bank & Ohlone College Golf Tournament and Dinner, the largest fundraising event the athletic department has each year.

Chris Warden, Ohlone’s athletic director since 2007, has been a part of this event since his days as an athletic trainer, but the event itself has never been bigger.

“The event has grown, substantially, since then,” he said. “Sponsors that have come in… and just straight golfers on the course itself.

Back when I started [as AD] we probably had about 12426 golfers on the course, and Monday we had 144 registered golfers and a few no-shows.”

All of the revenue generated from the tournament gets injected directly into the athletic department. Title sponsor, Fremont Bank, contributed $10,000 to the event, and presenting sponsor Fremont Orthopaedic & Rehabilitative Medicine (FORM) contributed $5,000.

Greenstein, Rogoff, Olsen & Co. (GROCO) and GilbaneEISpro were each gold level sponsors and each have $3500 commitments. A host of eight silver level sponsors include Cargill, ALFA TECH and St. Rose Hospital, and their commitments were each $1,800.

Event sponsors, depending on the size of their commitment, each received dinner at the Vineyard, advertise-

Photos by Manika Casterline ment spaces, participation Above left: Ohlone College President, Gari Browning, finishes up in the tourna- the front nine at Wente. ment and a Above: Mikelyn Stacey, interim Dean of Humanities, Social Sciences and Mathematics, watches her ball and finishes her swing. host of other Below: An aerial view of the course at Wente Vineyards. benefits.

The tournament itself would routinely raise a little over $20,000 each year, but that number has grown substantially — now consistently raising over $40,000 a year — thanks in large part to Dave Smith, Executive Director of the Ohlone Foundation.

“Right now we’re doing two decades and appreciates “The secondary for me and pretty well the sense support that this what really drives it home are with the help of the foundaevent gives the school and the the scholarships we give out tion… Dave Smith is just an to the athletes of the year… amazing guy to work with,” department.

“Just the total support from During the banquet piece of said Warden.

“Really, because of him the community and the people it we present those to the winand the dedication of the com- that support the athletic pro- ners from last year.”

“So we hear about their stomittee, which is comprised of gram… That’s always fun,” ries and how they came here… people on the campus, from she said.

Each team gets a share of All those people funding, Fremont Bank and the founthe funds from the tournament donating and the president’s dation… That group melded and did so well together, that and Runyon already has an there, and everyone kind of it just felt like we were able idea on how she plans of im- gets a sense of ‘Oh, this is why to expand to the next level.” proving the softball program. we’re here.’”

Each scholarship is for “We always increase our Many members of the athletic department took part facility with new stuff and this $500 and this year’s recipients in the golfing aspect of the year we are looking at putting were softball pitcher Jessica event, including softball head in a new artificial carpet in our Varady, who now attends San Jose State University, and coach Donna Runyon, base- batting cage.”

While the addition of funds swimmer Jason Corbet, the ball coaches Julian Russell and Dan Lewis and Warden into the athletic department is most decorated swimmer in the main focus of the event, Ohlone College history. himself.

The growth of this fundraisRunyon, who has more one of Warden’s favorite than 750 career wins with events is the presentation of er dircetly affects the success the softball team, has been a the scholarship checks to the of Ohlone’s athlete’s. And the future looks extremely bright. part of this event for the past athletes of the year.