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Ohlone ranked as premier community college By FRANKIE ADDIEGO Staff writer
The Ohlone College Board of Trustees stopped to remember the man who gave the college its name. Filipe “Phil” Galvan suggested the name in the mid-1960s in honor of his ancestors’ tribe when the college was in its infancy. The focus of the meeting,
however, was on reports. Mike Bowman, dean of Institutional Research, presented data showing that Ohlone was ahead of the state average in a number of key areas in a study by Accountability Reporting for the Community Colleges. “When you look at this report,” he said, “it continues to say that Ohlone is one of the premier community colleges.”
According to Bowman’s report, Ohlone is received 60 percent in performance, where the statewide average is 44 percent. Improvement rates for remedial English courses are at 48.6 percent , while improvement rates for remedial math courses are 50.9 percent, both of which are well over the state averages of 38 percent and 37 per-
cent respectively. However, Ohlone is behind in some areas, such as improvement rates for ESL courses at 17.7 percent, which is far behind the state’s average of 38.9 percent. Ohlone’s Vice President of Academic Services Ron Little discussed the contract with Verde Design to construct three academic sport fields:
one for baseball, one for soccer and one for softball. The project will cost $6 million, which will come from funds created by Measure G. The college leases the land to the builder during construction. The meeting ended on a sour note with the expulsion of student Theodore Domingo, who was accused of cheating and plagiarism.
Planning website. However, even Ohlone was hit, seeing a drop in full-time enrollment during this time period. “Our full-time equivalent student enrollment is up,” said Michael Bowman, the Dean of Admissions and Records and institutional Research and Planning. Full-time equivalent students are calculated by multiplying the number of students enrolled in a class by the number of contact hours the class has during the semester and then dividing by 525, according to the research and planning website. The number of contact
hours a full-time student would have is 525 in an academic year. The cuts statewide resulted in fewer instructors at colleges and a decrease in academic year course offerings by 21 percent. Summer course offerings fell 60 percent during these years. First-time student enrollment declined 5 percent, while the number of California high school graduates increased by 9 percent in this same time period. The institute research fellow and co-author of the report Sarah Bohn discussed some of the report’s findings.
“The decline in access of first-time students is troubling, given California’s longstanding need to increase college-going rates for new high school graduates, who are the workforce for the future,” she said. Community colleges are the largest system of higher education in the nation. The report is compiled from official community college reports and a survey of more than 100 senior administrators throughout the system in fall 2012. Schools, including Ohlone College, have had to adapt to the monetary restraints and implement new budget plans.
“Setting enrollment priorities makes sense, especially because community colleges have been criticized for their students’ low completion rates,” Bohn said. “As the system’s fiscal outlook improves, it’s important for policymakers to weigh the colleges’ multiple missions and their ability to achieve them.” The passage of Proposition 30 has ensured that the state budget for education will increase, possibly as early as fiscal year 2013-2014. However, while the report finds that this will help, it will also be difficult to overcome the years of cuts.
State data suggests dropping enrollment By LOUIS LAVENTURE News editor
Full-time enrollment at California community colleges has dropped to a 20-year low, according to a report by the Public Policy Institute of California. The institute report finds that the California community college system has suffered from $1.5 billion in funding cuts from 2007-2008 to 2011-2012. Ohlone has an annual headcount enrollment of around 17,000 students, according to the analytical summary of the environmental scan on the offical Research and
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Professor by day, film fanatic by night News bites By TARA INGRAHAM Staff writer
Professor Robert Selinske has taught History of Film at Ohlone for many years. How would you describe Q:yourself as a person? : “I would say that I am A a film fanatic, an opera lover, a photographer, an art lover and a gardener.”
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: That goes back to my father. He was a carpenter and went back to college to get a teaching degree in order to have a more stable job. He ended up teaching industrial arts and he took me to his classes. I wanted to be a photographer and I started working with cameras when I was 12, but by the time I was 15, I decided that I wanted to become a teacher. Also, both my sisters were teachers, so I guess you could say it runs in the family.
“True Bugs, New Species, and Why I’m Not Smarter Than a Fifth-Grader” will be the topic of a science seminar April 19, from noon to 1 p.m. in Room 3201 on the Fremont campus. Bradley Balukjian, a Ph.D. candidate at UC Berkeley, will discuss his research in which he found and documented 25 species of plant bugs – relatives of stinkbugs and bed bugs – in the volcanic islands of Tahiti. This seminar is co-sponsored by the Biology Club of Ohlone College.
you go into Q:theWhyfilmdidn’t industry? : Where have you taught? : I simply wanted to teach. Q A And I think it is important : Before coming to Ohlone for people to know about film because it is the 20th century Ain 1996, I taught film for medium. I would say film is as 11 years at Menlo-Atherton important to the 20th century as the novels were to the 19th century. My goal is to get as many people as possible to watch film and ask questions. That is what my book is about. Also, film was just starting to take hold in New York in the 1960s when I went to college, so there were no film courses at that time. Many people thought film was not an intellectual enough subject to be taught in college. I was probably one of the first people to teach film courses. That was 10 years after my time at Columbia University.
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: What made you want to teach?
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High School, then continued on to teach at multiple colleges such as Foothill, De Anza, Mission and San Jose State. : Have you taught anyQ thing aside from film history? : I also taught screen writA ing before retiring three years ago, but I decided to
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History of Film professor Robert Selinske hods a copy of his book “Talking About Films” during one of his weekly night courses at Ohlone’s Fremont campus.
a class and how it can affect their lives. keep teaching my film class. When I was in school, my teachers rarely gave A’s. : What are your pet Lionel Trilling was one of my peeves? mentors and I remember when a student asked him what he : Something I do not had to do to get an A. Trilling like is when students responded by asking the boy are completely grade ob- to come up. Then Trilling sat sessed. I want students to see down and said ‘All right, now what they are getting out of you teach the class.’
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Would you consider this Q:your dream job? : Yes. I love teaching A film and the other major endeavor I have is Pocket
Opera, which translates operas into English. I have been the cinematographer for San Francisco’s Pocket Opera for 10 years now.
Students enlightened at JACC competition By MONITOR STAFF
The Ohlone Monitor brought home seven awards – including a top award for its web site – from the statewide Journalism Association of Community College convention in Sacramento, which ran from April 11 to 13. More than 500 students from 41 California community colleges attended the event. The Monitor’s website, www.ohlonemonitor.com, won General Excellence for Online Journalism.
The student newspaper staff awards include those earned by Frankie Addiego, third place for On-the-Spot Editorial Cartoon; Manika Casterline, Honorable Mention for On-the-Spot News Story; and Celia Freire and Joshua Mobley, Honorable Mention for Bring-In Advertisement design. Other winners are Hannah Walrod, second place, Publication Advertisement design; Heather Hegeman, second place, News Photo;
and Marra-Marie Magsakay, “JACC makes me want to fourth place for Inside Page step up my game because I’m Design (Tabloid). inspired by things I’ve or seen Casterline also received at conference,” said Manika recognition for her work as Casterline, the Monitor’s feathe 2012-2013 Northern tures editor. California Student President Casterline was the 2012of JACC. 2013 NorCal student body “We’re one of the small- president for JACC. Working est colleges and have one of with the team has given her a smallest staffs at JACC,” said different perspective. Jeanie Wakeland, Monitor “Being president has made adviser. “I’m just so proud of me more appreciative of all the our staff who work so hard.” work that goes into JACC. The “It was inspirational to see team works hard to put on a what other community col- convention at the state level,” leges are doing. They have said Casterline. the same tools, so we have The Ohlone Monitor is pubthe capacity to improve what lished 10 times during each we are doing,” said Louis semester. The seven awards Laventure, the Monitor’s news are of the many awarded to pass, according to the county editor and sports editor. the newspaper since 1967. inspection report. A majority of the deducted points were due to the new garbage disposals being installed at the time of the inspection. The most shocking result of the preliminary inspection was that mice or rat droppings were found underneath the self-serve soda dispenser. In the inspection results, Tran suggested the facility take immediate action to eradicate the rodent problem. All the issues were taken Ohlone Monitor staff (from left) Tam Duong, Manika Castercare of, said Café Manager line, Mike Delahoussaye, Tara Ingraham, Frankie Addiego and Louis Laventure celebrate the awards the Monitor staff earned Jenny Seetoh.
Cafe gets green pass By LOUIS LAVENTURE News editor
The Fresh & Natural Café on the Ohlone College Fremont campus received a green pass April 4 from the Alameda County Department of Environmental Health. That means the cafe meets the minimum standards for food safety and cleanliness set by Alameda County. The last inspection on Feb. 22 yielded a 75 point score for the Ohlone facility out of a total of 100 points possible, resulting in a conditional
April 13 at the JACC convention in Sacramento.
Associate Professor of Mathematics Jeff O’Connell will discuss the leading digit in most real-life data distributed in a specific, nonuniform way on April 26 from noon to 1 p.m. in Room 3201, Building 3 on Fremont campus. “Benford’s Law states that in most – but not all –reallife data, the leading digit is distributed in a specific, non-uniform way. That is, a number will begin with a 1 more than it will begin with a 2, begin with a 2 more than it will begin with a 3 and so on,” said O’Connell “Benford’s Law applies to populations of cities, numbers found in newspapers, molecular weights, addresses and death rates.” The mathematics in this talk will be accessible to any level. For more information about Benford’s Law, visit: http://www.ohlone.edu/instr/scienceengineering/scienceseminars.html
California Dream Act Financial Aid is now available to AB 540 students through the California Dream Act. According to the California Student Aid Commission website, AB 540, passed in 2001, allows students who meet all of the legislation’s criteria to pay the same tuition and fees as resident students at California public colleges and California universities. A number of new requirements to Federal Student Aid Programs took place on July 1, 2012. More information is on the California Student Aid Commission website: http://www. csac.ca.gov/dream_act.asp - Compiled by Norihiro Sasaki
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Learning takes a virtual detour classes would be, students not being able to engage with their teachers in a classroom environment. “Humans are social creatures. Taking away class time, that interaction between student and teacher is lost,” said Landavazo. Landavazo said that students often do not know how to take online classes. “Sometimes students do not have exposure to online learning in high school, so approaching that at the college level can be a challenge,” said Landavazo. “Computers go down all the time, so it is really a shame if students cannot turn in assignments or complete online tests due to technical failures,” said Landavazo. To improve online class Ohlone could have Skype lectures in real time, said Landavazo. The problem of success rates could be avoided in the first place, said Harper. “Ohlone could use a screening tool that would help students better identify whether or not online learning is a good fit for their personality style, skills and abilities,” said Harper.
By ASHLEY LAM Editor-in-chief
without picking up a pencil and quizzes and tests can be graded instantaneously. Editor-in-Chief: Online learning is becoming There are factors of conAshley Lam a popular alternative to tradi- venience that come along tional teaching methods. This with online learning. Ohlone Senior editor: concerns some educators and has online students as far Manika Casterline students because the quality as China, said Lenore Lanof learning is redefined once davazo, adjunct counselor and News editor: teaching has gone virtual. instructor at Ohlone. Louis Laventure With new learning platforms “Essentially if a student has available, students could theo- Internet access and a computFeatures editor: retically get through a whole er, they can take any classes Manika Casterline class just using they want,” said Landavazo their smart who counsels students virtually on a daily basis. Sports editor: phones Landavazo said Louis Laventure and never touching that she sees online classes slowing down Opinions editor: a textbook. even though the online Norihiro Sasaki Reading can be done virtulearning culture is growing. Online editor: ally, homeJoshua Mobley work can be comMonitor Staff: p l e t e d Frankie Addiego Michael Delahoussaye Tam Duong Celia Freire Tara Ingraham Adviser: Jeanie R. Wakeland JACC NorCal Student President: Manika A. Casterline
“We get caught up in new culture, and everyone wants to use technology for everything. But students have told me that they actually prefer in class learning,” said Landavazo. Landavazo said that there is a specific student who does well in online classes. “Students who are diligent will do better. These students tend to be people who have worked and are going back to school,” said Landavazo. Jennifer Harper, professor and counselor, has similar views. “Online is not for everyone. I find that motivated students who are self-starters and have good time management skills learn very well in the online environment,” said Harper. Based on the students Landavazo has worked with, she said she could guess about the success rates of students taking online classes. “Based on what I have seen, I think that for students coming fresh out of high school, about 10 percent of students are able to pull passing grades from online classes. This is completely my opinion,” said Landavazo. Landavazo said that one FRANKIE ADDIEGO / MONITOR of the main cons of online Ohlone currently offers fully online, hybrid and Web-Enhanced
Printer: classes, catching on the the virtual teaching trend. FP Press
Main campus follows Newark’s green lead By ASHLEY LAM Editor-in-chief
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The ASOC is gearing up to finish off the spring semester with a long list of events, including items that go from addressing on-campus environmental issues to admissions and records surveys. The ASOC is working to formulate student input forms for upcoming months. These surveys are meant to get feedback from students about their personal experiences at Ohlone. As the forms are being put together now, it will take some time before the results will be given to students. The ASOC will be engaging in green practices through a series of different efforts to spread awareness and positive environmental practices. The ASOC created a Green Team headed by Jessica Ceja Nolasco. In collaboration with Jeff Watanabe’s campus greening project, the main campus will be helping out with the environmental effort to become more sustainable. “Watanabe requested help to pass out stickers that say ‘Caught Green Handed’ to students or faculty that are making green choices, like using a reusable water bottle or cloth bag,” said Nolasco.
Photos will also be taken of students who are making green choices. Their portraits will be uploaded to the Ohlone website to encourage others to follow their green example, said Nolasco. New elections for the ASOC board will take place on April 29. ASOC Vice President Sonia Patel said, “Make announcements in your classes, I have already. It’s important that you make sure students know who you are.” The council also discussed Hire One. ASOC members said that they had difficulties with the system. One of the main concerns was that Hire One subjected students to additional fees unbeknownst to them. Students have had transaction problems with the system in the past. ASOC plans to inform students of ways they can bypass the fees and better utilize the application. It was mentioned that Ohlone’s broadcasting department is putting together an informational video. This would be a sort of step by step guide for students. “It is our responsibility to inform students about this,” said ASOC President Amit Patel.
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The Art 133 Black and White Photography class covers the fundamental processes of photography including camera mechanics, the use of light sensitive materials, composition and darkroom skills required to produce quality black and white prints.
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Crowds have ‘time of their life’ at Berkeley’s Green Day concert
and “Welcome to Paradise.” All the while, they continued to throw in newer songs such as “St. Jimmy” and
“X-Kid.” Playing each song as if it were their biggest, the band maintained the same intensity throughout
the entire show. They even managed to squeeze in some classic rock tunes like AC/DC’s
“Highway to Hell” and Led Zeppelin’s “Rock and Roll.” It was a boisterous romp through the songs that rose Green Day to prominence. At one point, Armstrong even took time to send love to the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings.“Our thoughts and prayers are with Boston tonight,” he told the sellout crowd of 8,500. After finishing up the romp that included a medley of “King for a Day,” “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” and “Hey Jude,” the band took a bow and walked off stage. All those in attendance stood waiting for the band to come back out for more. They came roaring out with their career-reviving album’s title track, “American Idiot.” Green Day continued the encore by playing the over nine-minute “Jesus of Suburbia” in its entirety. Armstrong gazed at the crowd before leading Green Day into the final song of the night; the hauntingly beautiful “Brutal Love.”After bidding Berkeley farewell and leaving the crowd in awe, Green Day took one final bow. Once they left the stage, the entire theater stood unmoving, waiting. Though the band didn’t return, no one felt let down. After 2-1/2 hours of pulse pounding punk rock, the Greek Theatre had truly been welcomed to paradise.
like, basically a party,” said Jessica Ceja, the student council’s Newark Rep. According to ASOC Stu“We’re gonna have the dent Body President Amit popcorn machine going and Patel, recent polling by As- the games for sure. sociated Students of Ohlone The Newark rec room is College led them to realize equipped with an area for that the recreation room at video games, which includes a Ohlone’s Newark campus is set-up for rhythm games such in need of an overhaul. as “Rock Band” and “Guitar The campus will host a Hero.” grand reopening of the recThe room also includes a reation room May 7. popcorn machine, foosball “We’re just gonna have, and pool tables and a piano
for students to play at their leisure. Meanwhile, the rec room stays true to the Newark campus’ commitment to environmental friendliness. According to one student, chairs are post-consumer material and the paint on the all is non-toxic. The rec room also provides jobs for Ohlone students. “I’ve worked here for, like, two days,” said business/ accounting student Phuong
Nguyen, who runs the front desk where students can check in. On Tuesday, ASOC held a Pinterest party at the rec room, hoping to drum up support for a similar event to take place on the Fremont campus on April 24. The event mainly featured students decorating reusable bags that they could keep after the event. “I just came in randomly,” said chemistry major Robert
Glemann, who described his decoration as a “random creation about peace and love.” Communications major Cassandra Naguiat also participated in the event. “I kind-of just got invited and I thought it would be nice,” she said. ASOC will host a similar event on the Fremont campus April 24 in the quad between the student store and the library in honor of Earth Week from 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
By MICHAEL DELAHOUSSAYE Staff writer
Billie Joe Armstrong is definitely back and he’s better than ever. “We’re all alive!” the Green Day front man screamed to a sold out crowd at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley. No truer words could have been spoken by anyone that night. Alive may have been an understatement for describing the massively energetic crowd in attendance. Blasting out with the current tour’s opening title song “99 Revolutions,” the audience could tell right out of the gate how excited the punk rock troubadours were to be back home in the bay. “For the first time in a long time, I’m happy to say; hello Berkeley California!” Armstrong said after the first song ended. “Oh my god, it’s so nice to be home,” Armstrong said later. After a turbulent path complete with a meltdown and rehab, the Bay Area native has a new lease on life. Since resuming the tour, it’s clear Armstrong isn’t wasting a second. Rolling through more recent hits, the band sashayed their way into their “Kerplunk” and “Dookie” era hits. The next hour was spent churning out classics such as “Basket Case,” “Christie Road,” “Minority”
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Green Day’s frontman Billie Joe Armstrong jumps into the thick of performing in Chicago on March 28. The band’s last Bay Area show was in December 2011.
Recreation center receives makeover By FRANKIE ADDIEGO Staff writer
Starlight, starbright a look at what’s above By NORIHIRO SASAKI Opinions editor
Ohlone Astrophysics Club held its Star Night at Newark Center April 12. More than 30 people, not only from Ohlone but also from other places, enjoyed the talks, observation and the profundity of the universe. Why do stars fascinate people? “When I was a child, my
grandfather gave me a telescope, which introduce me to the universe, ” said James Riemers, Ohlone Astrophysics Club member. “When we think about the universe, you can think about stuffs we are made of. Maybe there is another earth. Maybe there, people think about the universe like us. It doesn’t matter where you are in universe. I can say it is a kind of romantic. But we always share something
in this universe. That’s why I love it. ” In her lecture, Rhealyn Letada talked about the international space race. “The resulting Cold War led to battle for space domination. They were competing each other to win the influence on the world. It was a war between the United States and the Soviet Union, between capitalism and communism,” Letada said. She used not only Power
Point, but also a model of the Saturn 5 rocket, explaining how Saturn 5 went beyond low Earth orbit. Nabeel Naqvi gave a presentation about search for extraterrestrial life, with tools that enable astronomers to see spectrum beyond where human can see, explaining how scientists can observe the space. “What is the most likely place in our solar system to
look for life?” he said in the lecture. While taking a rest between lectures, people went outside and observed stars with big telescopes. “We hold Star Night every semester,” said Letada. “In our club, we talk about terraforming, possibilities of life on other planet, gravity, why Pluto isn’t a planet, everything about the universe. If you are interested in us, join us,” Letada said.
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OPINIONS America should be ready just in case of the worst By JOSHUA MOBLEY Online Editor
Last week North Korea threatened that it would soon launch nuclear missiles at cities inside of the United States. While North Korea has threatened other countries with this kind of rhetoric before, it marks the first time in recent memory that the country has openly threatened the United States. The U.S. military quickly moved anti-missile systems within the reach of North Korea just in case it did decide to fire any kind of missile. According to CNN, the people in South Korea are used to these threats and life pretty much just goes on as normal. Taking into account all of the other instances where North Korea has threatened FRANKIE ADDIEGO / MONITOR another country, should we take this seriously? Kim Jong Un’s father, Kim Jong Il, was famous for this saber-rattling rhetoric in the past. This could just be an attempt by Kim Jong Un to gain the respect of his people. North Korea’s people starving This is the same country that or those, like me, who shed went on television claiming tears watching Hyeonseo that it would finally annihilate Lee’s TED speech. South Korea once and for all
Nobody wants to solve North Korea’s problem By NORIHIRO SASAKI Opinion editor
Two months have passed since North Korea conducted a nuclear test. Some people argue the United States need a talk with North Korea while others argue what it needs is nothing but sanctions. I don’t know which is the best way. However, this situation is a nothing but a false dichotomy. Which nation really wants North Korea to collapse? If North Korea collapsed, South Korea would really have big trouble. While West Germany was the world’s No. 3 economy, East Germany also was a good country as a communist country before the Berlin Wall fell. After German reunification, however, Germany has been troubled by the huge economic gap between the former West and the former East. South Koreans understand what would happen if North Korea fell. In addition, people in South Korea don’t take the problem seriously. It is proved by that PSY’s new song, “Gentleman,” rated first in search engine searches. Like South Korea, China doesn’t want to North Korea to fall. China would suffer from huge economic loss, such as accepting a lot of immigrants from North Korea. While China may want North Korea accept capitalism, China understand it is
almost impossible. Once a country opens its economy, people want not only economic freedom but also ideological and political freedom. Even China has to duck the question with growing antiJapanese sentiment. North Korea, which is in much more serious situation, couldn’t handle it. China wants North Korea not to collapse, but stay proChinese and anti-American nation. How about the United States? Why doesn’t it attack North Korea even after Kim Jong Un has done provocative acts so many times? The answer is simple: There isn’t much to be gained by doing it. As President Obama has said again and again, North Korea doesn’t have capability to load a nuclear bomb on ballistic missiles. The fact that Interfax, one of the main mass media in Russia, took a joke article by The New Yorker titled “North Korean missile test delayed by Windows 8” seriously proves everyone doesn’t believes North Koreans have much technology. In addition, to democratize North Korea must make China, a hypothetical enemy of the United States angry. That’s why the U.S. doesn’t take a strong stance. Here’s my conclusion: the problem can’t be solved because nobody wants it except
Reuters reported. Of course, nothing ever happened after that threat. What makes this threat different is that the North Korean military authorized the use of nuclear weapons on the United States. Going to war isn’t exactly the answer either. If we bomb North Korea, we are bombing innocent people who might not even fall in line with the government. War isn’t the answer, but we seriously run the risk of attack by a foreign nation if we do nothing about it. At this point, we should have some kind of defense plan just in case North Korea does decide to finally act out. If we simply shrug off their threats as empty we still run the risk that they are really planning on attacking someone. However if North Korea did attack the United States or any of its allies you can be sure that the country would be utterly crippled by its enemies. The best course of action is to attempt to make peace with North Korea, but keep our missile defenses in place just in case.
Campus Comment >>> If president Obama declared war against North Korea, how would you feel? Logan Sabin COMPUTER PROGRAMMING “To start a war is a big thing. There’d have to be a good reason. If it was necessary, I’d be all right, but why would we start another one?” Mike Mcelroy FATHER OF OHLONE STUDENT “I don’t think we deserve to be in another war. We have done too much in Iraq and Afghanistan. Let them take care of their own problems.” Kristy Ross PSYCHOLOGY “It depends. If they actually attacked us I could understand. If he did it for no reason, I’d be mad.”
Julie Cottrell COMMUNICATION “I would be upset because we’ve been in so many wars. We need to focus on our own country.”
Carlos Florres BUSINESS “Scared. North Korea looks intimidating and not afraid to use missiles. We should leave it alone.”
SPORTS Lady Renegades softball win home finale
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By LOUIS LAVENTURE Sports editor
In their final home game of the year, the Lady Renegades lived up to their mantra: Finish. They did exactly that on sophomore day in Fremont on Tuesday by defeating visiting Mission College 7-2 in a conference game. The triumph helped improve Ohlone to 20-18 overall and 9-8 in conference with just one regular season game remaining. “The win was huge and hopefully we can win tomorrow so we can keep practicing next week,” coach Donna Runyon said. The final home game of the year for the departing sophomores was bitter sweet. LOUIS LAVENTURE / MONITOR Sophomore standouts Katelin Pitcher Kelly Taylor delivers a strike on Tuesday in Fremont.
Weger and Mackenzie Bush lived up to the team’s finish creed and finished their home careers on a high note. Weger tallied three hits on the day and scored every time she reached base. Bush collected two hits of her own for the Lady Renegades and was responsible for two runs batted in. “Sophomore Day always gives the players an extra push to do better,” Runyon said. “Last year they were both in completely different roles, especially playing time wise.” Weger was primarily a late inning defensive replacement on last year’s squad while Bush saw most of her playing time in the designated hitter role. Ohlone fireballer Kelly Taylor was brilliant on the mound for the Lady Renegades on
Tuesday. She was in complete control of her pitches throughout the entire contest. Taylor went the distance in a complete game outing win for Ohlone. Taylor only allowed two earned runs in seven innings of work mowing down six Mission College batters for six strikeouts. “At this point in the season we are pretty much on a rotation and Kelly did her job Tuesday,” Runyon said. A victory Thursday against San Mateo College will go a long way in getting the Lady Renegades into the first round of regional post-season play. Regionals begin the first week of May but teams and seedings will not be determined until next week. Ohlone will travel to San Mateo today for the final game.
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Top: Swimmers and divers from Ohlone, Cabrillo and West Valley colleges dive into the pool during a race at the Tri-Meet on Friday in Fremont. Middle: The swimmers enter the water during the Tri-Meet on Friday at the Fremont campus. Bottom: Lady Renegade Laura Choate comes up for air during the Tri-Meet on Friday in the only home meet for Ohlone College this season. By LOUIS LAVENTURE Sports editor
It can be hard to take away positives from a sporting event when there are no winners or losers. However, this is the case for the Ohlone College swim and dive team. “Our regular season is basically to get us prepared for conference and state
championships,” coach Gene Kendall said. Friday Ohlone hosted a TriMeet with Cabrillo and West Valley Colleges respectively. Lady Renegade Devan Seeley is the top rated swimmer in the 100 and 200 meter individual medley. “Swimming is more about individuals than most sports, so you have to go based off your times and constantly try
to improve yourself.” The entire team is in the processing of “tapering,” which entails toning down the workload everyday in hopes to being fresh for the conference and state championsips. “The combination of tapering and shaving all of their body hair tonight should help them be successful,” Kendall said. “My beard acts as a drag
in the water and in the long run it will help me be faster,” Justin Cox said. The conference championships are today through Saturday at De Anza College. The state championships will be held at East Los Angeles College at the end of the month. The top 16 swimmers in each event from the state qualify for the championships.
Bombing sets frightening precedent By LOUIS LAVENTURE Sports editor
Tragedy stuck the nation on Monday when two bombs exploded near the finish line of the 117th Boston Marathon. Terror that claimed three lives and left over 150 injured marred one of the premier sporting events in the world on Monday. In the wake of September 11, Americans are no strangers to adversity while staring terror in the face. This disgraceful unfolding of events had a different tone to it because it took place at a sporting event – an event that is world-renowned and also held on Patriot’s Day. It is a true piece of Americana that will go down in history with the 1996 Atlanta and 1972 Munich Olympics. Sporting events are the equivalent of Sunday church service or the funeral of a loved one, a hallowed sacred event that is off limits to terror. It is an unwritten rule that
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The 117th Boston Marathon was marred by bombings Monday.
sporting events are a place to get away and forget about the worries of the world for a few hours. Before Monday, the sports world had really only been touched twice by tragedy in a major way. The bombing is a scary new benchmark for terrorism that proves even the world of sports is not untouchable or sacred. While sports are in many ways similar to battle, especially in overcoming adversity and striving for victory, the
two do not go hand in hand and nor should they. Terrorists have struck in incomprehensible and immoral ways on numerous counts; however, sporting events have always been sacred to Americans. Bay Area native and former New England Patriot Tedy Bruschi runs a charity that had runners in the marathon. He spoke to ESPN Monday evening. “I looked out of the window to check on one of our run-
ners who was about to finish and the first bomb went off,” Bruschi said. Martha Buddops lived in Boston for the first 30 years of her life before relocating to the Bay Area in 1985. “I have been at the race too many times to count and even stood near where the bombs went off one year, so it made me really sick and sad to see my fellow Americans and Bostonians have to go through tragedy,” Buddops said. Terror has become too common whatever forms the individuals chose. All of the lives taken, altered and destroyed in the name of nothing are becoming too familiar of a sight. Hopefully someday innocent people will not have to die for others to prove their point and show their displeasure for another nation or culture. Pray for Boston.
Ohlone baseball beats Hartnell By LOUIS LAVENTURE Sports editor
The Ohlone College baseball team defeated visiting Hartnell College on Tuesday in Fremont 7-2, improving its record to 16-16 overall and 11-9 in conference. The Renegades are currently ranked 15th in the California Community College Baseball Coaches Association poll, boding well for their potential playoff seeding. Chris Harper pitched a gem for Ohlone, stifling the Panther bats all day only allowing two runs while striking out seven. The Renegades are now in a deadlock for the top spot in the Pacific Division of the Coast Conference with Cabrillo College. Both teams picked up victories Tuesday, keeping them even in conference play with just four games remaining in the regular season. “We knew every game from here on out would be high intensity and very important,” said Ohlone pitcher Jackson Zarubin. “We had to come out with some fire and passion and try and make key plays in key situations, capitalizing on every opportunity given to us.” That is exactly what Ohlone was able to do early in the contest when in the bottom of the second inning, catcher Jake Cardoza sacrifice-flied to center field plating fellow Renegade Collin Crowl for the first run of the game and an early 1-0 lead. The Panthers bounced right back in the top of the third inning, scoring a run of their own and tying the contest at 1-1. Ohlone then exploded for four runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. Third baseman Tanner Robinson delivered for Ohlone with the bases loaded driving them all in with a huge grand slam putting the Renegades up for good. Next up for Ohlone will be a rematch with Monterey Peninsula College today at 2:30 p.m. in Monterey. The last time these two teams met the Wolves were able to defeat the Renegades handily in Fremont by a final of 18-8. “We do remember how Monterey embarrassed us on our own field and we will not let it happen again,” Zarubin said. Ohlone only has one remaining home game of the four remaining regular season contests. The Renegades will return home on April 25 in the regular season finale against conference foe Skyline College at 2:30 p.m. in Fremont.