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Hundreds attend High School Theatre Festival.

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Audit rips UC system BRIANNE O’SULLIVAN News editor A recently released state audit revealed that the University of California system lowers admission standards for out-of-state applicants as a way to pad the institution’s budget.

Out-of-state students pay almost three times more than in-state students do for tuition and other basic fees. The audit and critics of the UC argue that California students are losing spots to nonresidents who Continued on Page 2

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Ohlone table tennis team members, from left: Coach Yong Gao and players Weida Guan, Ying Wang and Chang Chen. Wang won the women’s singles title at the National Collegiate Table Tennis Association national championships March 25-27.

CRISTIAN MEDINA Sports editor The Ohlone Table Tennis team members spent their Spring Break the best way they probably could: in Round Rock, Texas, at the National Collegiate Table Tennis National Championships.

The team placed third overall and first in women’s singles, competing against colleges and universities from all over the United States and Canada.

Team founder and president, Ying Wang, took the women’s singles title after defeating Anastasia Rybka from Texas Wesleyan University three sets to two.

Despite a dominant performance throughout the tournament, Wang was humble to have gotten as far as she did and win first place.

“It’s so exciting,” Wang said. “I didn’t expect to get first place. … There are so many good players.”

Wang founded the team last fall with the goal of simply practicing her skills and being able to play

This is the first of five profiles of the candidates for the 17th Congressional District, which includes the Ohlone campus.

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pingpong with other students on campus.

“I want to promote table tennis in America, especially in community colleges,” Wang added.

Ohlone was the only community college in the country represented at the tournament.

The team’s immediate success was mostly unexpected by everyone on the team. But one person knew that the team had the talent to go as far as it did.

“I had a lot of confidence in the ability and hard training,” said Yong Gao, the team’s coach. “I know these people. These players are very good. … I knew we’d be very successful.”

Gao, who is also a computer science professor at Ohlone, has been playing and coaching table tennis for many years. He had tried to form clubs on campus in the past but had been unsuccessful.

The team hopes that this success will put Ohlone

I recently sat down with Congressional candidate Ro Khanna to discuss the issues in the race for the 17th Congressional District, and the nation at large. This is not Khanna’s first time running for the seat. In 2014, Khanna lost by a four-point margin – fewer than 5,000 votes – to Congressman Mike Honda, who has represented the area in Congress since 2001.

Khanna, a longtime resident of Fremont Ro Khanna and intellectual prop-

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ASOC ELECTIONS NEXT WEEK STEP Up walk, dialogue raise awareness MONITOR STAFF The Associated Students of Ohlone College will hold elections next week for executive officers and the student member of the Board of Trustees.

Candidates include Mira Chandra and Kimberly Quinto for president; Samir Panjwani and Catherine Tran for legislative representative; and Miguel Fuentes, Sabrina Listek and Rahul Patel for the student member of the board.

Students can vote online at www.ohlone.edu/asoc or on-site at both campuses from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday.

The on-campus locations are the first floor of Hyman Hall on the Fremont campus and the first-floor lobby on the Newark campus.

In addition to the candidates on the ballot, students can vote for write-in candidates who are current students at the college. A write-in candidate must get at least 50 certified votes.

See photos and candidate statements on Pages 6 and 7.

RISHABH SINGHAL Staff writer The Newark campus will host STEP Up Ohlone’s Day of Dialogue and Out of the Darkness Walk on Tuesday and Wednesday. Both events aim to promote mental health awareness and raise money for suicide prevention.

The third annual Day of Dialogue will include games, screenings, prizes, and photo booths. Its goal is to create a safe, open forum for the campus community to discuss mental health issues.

“We advocate for mental Continued on Page 7

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Health Center Director Sally Bratton, right, embraces Christiana Dawson during last year’s STEP Up Ohlone Out of the Darkness Walk.

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Volunteers are needed for a “Make Ohlone Beautiful” event on April 21 on the Fremont campus, in celebration of Earth Week.

Volunteers will meet from 8:30 to 9 a.m. in the Quad in front of Building 5 to get work assignments.

Coffee and doughnuts will be provided.

Cleanup work will be from 9 a.m. to noon, although volunteers don’t need to commit to all three hours. Trash bags, “picker uppers” and disposable gloves will be provided.

Volunteers should wear sturdy shoes and bring their own work gloves.

To RSVP, go to www.surveymonkey.com/r/PPRPW5V.

Deadline nears for nominations Nominations are due Friday for Employee of the Year awards.

There are four categories: staff of the year, faculty of the year, adjunct faculty of the year and manager of the year.

For guidelines and a nomination form, go to www.ohlone.edu/org/ profdev/employeeofyear.

Submit electronic copies of the application to dpanales@ohlone.edu.

Submit printed copies to the HR mailbox, Fremont campus.

Selections will be made by the Faculty and Staff Professional Development Committees.

Awards will be given at the Pre-Graduation Dinner on May 20.

Science seminar coming Friday Gerardo Noriega will speak Friday about the process of creating a novel medical device in “Bioengineering: Call to Action - A Novel Treatment for Blood Clot Removal.”

The free speech, the last Friday Science Seminar of the Spring Semester, will be from noon to 1 p.m. in Room 3201 on the Fremont campus.

Noriega is the managing director of GVMED; founder of ReVascular Therapeutics; and faculty member of the Santa Clara University School of Bioengineering.

Friday Science Seminars are sponsored by the Math/Science/Engineering Division and ASOC. Sign-in sheets will be provided for extra credit or makeup-credit.

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Convention chaos Donald Trump’s loss in Wisconsin’s GOP primary Tuesday will make it even more difficult for him to win the nomination outright. Many expect chaos at a contested convention. In order to win the Republican

nomination, a candidate has to secure 1,237 delegates. If one candidate does not have 1,237 delegates, the Republican nominee is decided by delegates at the Republican National Convention, which is scheduled to take place in July in Cleveland.

It should be pointed out that the convention rules committee – made up of party leaders and insiders – makes and breaks the rules.

The GOP establishment’s dislike of Trump is no secret, and many have speculated they may plan to “rig the game.” So just that theory is reason enough to follow the convention. But there may be more to add to the political

theater. When people vote in primaries and caucuses, they are not voting for the candidate directly. They are voting for delegates who then go on to represent and vote for the candidate at the convention.

Each state has their own rules on how their delegates must vote. Most states require the delegate to vote for the candidate they are assigned for at least the first bid, and some states bind them until the second bid.

However, after the first vote, many delegates are free to vote for whomever they wish, regardless of whom the people in their state voted for.

Some states, like Pennsylvania, don’t even require

the delegates to vote for any specific candidate. And other states require that delegates stick with their candidates until they drop out of the race or the delegation votes by a supermajority to leave their candidate.

It is expected that, should Trump lose the first bid, a good number of delegates would be ready to break from him and go to the candidate of their own choosing. The rules delegates have to follow vary state by state, but if Trump does not win the nomination outright – even if he does go in with a lead – it is anyone’s guess as to who would come out on top as the Republican nominee.

authority to compel them.

Funding gives state officials some leverage, but they have no direct control over the UCs. The UC released a response to the audit in the form of their own report, “Straight Talk on Hot-Button Issues: UC Admissions, Finances, and Transparency 2016.”

The report argues that “UC policies overwhelmingly favor California residents.”

Many other states have made their residents’ admission and education a priority; the standards tend to be higher for nonresident applicants.

Depending on who you ask, the UC system’s financial crisis is caused primarily by the slashes in state funding or the exorbitant salaries for universityadministrators,and unwillingness to cut costs.

“If anything has constrained the enrollment of California students, it has been reductions in state funding. Nonresidents pay the full cost of their education – and more,” Janet Napolitano, the President of the UC System, argues in a rebuttal at the end of the report.

The Chancellor of UC Berkeley, Nicholas Dirks, is paid $516,446 annually. That is more than Gov. Jerry Brown and President Barack Obama’s annual salaries. Other chancellors and executives at the UCs make about the same.

Some argue that while their pay scale may seem excessive, it is actually below the competitive market price amongst prestigious universities that UC Berkeley typically ranks.

California state officials

are likely to blame the UC’s unwillingness to cut costs for their financial woes, whereas UC officials blame cuts to state funding.

“Over the past several years, the university has failed to put the needs of residents first,” according to the audit.

The costs of pursuing higher education nationwide continues to rise. Seven in 10 seniors who graduated from public and nonprofit colleges in 2014 had student loan debt, with an average of $28,950 per borrower, according to the Institute for College Access and Success. From 2004 to 2014, the share of graduates with debt rose modestly (from 65 percent to 69 percent) while average debt at graduation rose at more than twice the rate of inflation.

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California’s Master Plan for Higher Education outlines that the UC should only admit out-of-state students who are comparable to the“upper half of residents who are eligible for admission,” California State Auditor Elaine Howle’s report says.

However, according to the 116-page audit, UC for the past five years has changed the standards so that out-ofstate applicants only have to “compare favorably” with in-state applicants.

State legislators have called for a change to this practice and have talked about introducing legislation that would do just that. However, unlike the CSU system, the UC is autonomous and so state legislators may not have the

Newark to host Career Expo April 29 RISHABH SINGHAL Staff writer The Newark campus will host the Tri-Cities Annual Spring Career Expo on April 29. More than 50 employers will attend, hiring for part-time and full-time positions. There will be openings in industries like manufacturing, biotech, retail, healthcare, and logistics.

Students are asked to attend in casual business attire and bring their resumes.

The Tri-Cities One-Stop Career Center will offer a number of Power Prep Series to help with Career Expo readiness. The workshops will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday and April 19, 20, 21 and 26 at the Career Center, Room 1211 on the Newark campus.

The Career Expo will be from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

April 29. To learn more or pre-register, go to www. tricitiesonestop.com.

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Khanna outlines positions on issues Continued from Page 1 erty lawyer, is an adjunct professor at Santa Clara University and an economics lecturer at Stanford University. He served with the Department of Commerce under President Obama and used this experience to write his book “Entrepreneurial Nation: Why Manufacturing is Still Key to America’s Future.”

“My inspiration for politics comes from my grandfather,” Khanna said. “He spent four years in jail alongside Gandhi in India’s independence movement, fighting for human rights and social justice in the 1940s.”

Khanna’s grandfather would share with him stories that gave him “the sense that politics can really make a difference in people’s lives.”

This passion for social justice encouraged him to get into politics.

Honda is currently facing a House Ethics investigation, and Khanna has made this an issue in the race.

Honda and his staff were accused of offering favors to those who would donate to his campaign, according to a House Ethics Committee report.

“We need a Congressman who will help everyone and not just a couple donors,” commented Khanna.

Getting super PAC money out of politics has become a much talked about issue this election year. Khanna has sworn not to take money from lobbyists or PACS for his campaign. In the last election, tech powerhouses like Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and Facebook’s first president Sean Parker – neither of whom are constituents of the 17th Congressional

District – made significant contributions to Khanna’s campaign. Many argued that Khanna accepting these funds was no different than accepting money from a super PAC or lobbyist.

When asked why he thinks such wealthy and wellconnected people in the tech industry support him, Khanna put it down to his “understanding of Silicon Valley issues and the nuances of those issues,” and his policies on women in the workplace and coding in classrooms.

Traffic congestion in the 17th district is a huge issue that most likely affects every Ohlone student. During peak traffic times, it can take about 20 minutes to get from the entrance of Fremont campus to the Interstate 680 ramp, which is about a mile-long journey.

Khanna opposes the $68 billion bullet train that is proposed to run through California. Instead, he proposes that money be redistributed amongst congressional districts so that the funds can be invested in more local means of transportation.

Khanna has his own plan for solving the traffic dilemma in the 17th district: By expanding BART to serve San Jose and Santa Clara, adding lanes at the intersection of Interstate 880 and Route 237, encouraging ridesharing plans or programs, and building up bus routes.

“I want a massively connected grid of public transportation,” he said. On top of building on public transportation, our current transportation infrastructure needs to be “upgraded, modernized, and made safer.”

Khanna emphasized he

would do everything he could to meet the needs of the people of District 17.

“I’m doing a Town Hall in every city [in the district] in April,” he said. “I think one of the biggest things about constituent services is being accessible.”

When asked about education, Khanna said he is “really passionate about education.” Throughout the interview, he emphasized that reforming education was one of his top priorities.

Khanna believes more funding and support needs to be provided to K-12 schools and public universities. While he may have a lot of support from the tech community because of his STEM policy proposals, Khanna would like to ensure that art education plays a key role in schools. Khanna is for prioritizing California students over nonresident students for admission to the UC system; an issue that has recently garnered a lot of attention. He supports making public higher education free.

He’s also proposed that the federal government place a greater tax on tech companies that are shielding their money by doing business with foreign banks.

“Cisco pays an almost zero percent tax or a very low tax,” Khanna said, using the tech company that has its headquarters in San Jose as an example. “They need to pay more in taxes in the United States.”

His vision for free public college education, which he compared to Bernie Sanders’ and Robert Reich’s plans, is that students would

go to school for free and pay back 10 percent of their income once they become employed for the first 10 years of their employment.

Student loans and interest rates are a critical aspect in making college more affordable, and Khanna spoke enthusiastically about creating reform that would benefit students. Khanna supports Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s proposal that would let students borrow at the same low rates large banks pay for short-term borrowing.

Federal student loan interest rates, which are set every year by Congress, are about 3 percent. Big banks pay .75 percent for short-term borrowing.

We also discussed private student loans, which tend to be the most harmful to borrowers because of high, predatory interest rates.

Khanna explained that he was in support of allowing private loan borrowers to consolidate their private loans into federal loans, which would provide those students with more protections.

Khanna explained that he fully understands the challenges facing those who wish to pursue higher education, as he is still paying off student loan debt himself.

He said he hopes that young people will become more involved in the political processes that impact their lives, communities, and the world around them.

“That’s why we need new people who are going to inspire people to believe,” he said. “People who are going to be ethical and hardworking and honest.”

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Breaking a leg PHOTOS BY LAURA GONSALVES More than 850 students gathered on the Fremont campus March 18 and 19 for the 22nd annual High School Theatre Festival.

Students competed for 100 awards in 35 categories in performance, improvisation, dance, technical theater, and design in dramatic, musical, contemporary or classical theater. Theater professionals from around the Bay Area served as judges. The festival is the largest of its kind in Northern California.

Here are some of the performers at the two-day festival.

FEATURES A modern-day radio legend Ryan Seacrest delivers entertaining radio shows that are fun for the entire family to listen to, because he doesn’t deliver offensive content.

Instead, Seacrest spins Top 40 hits, helps listeners try to end their troubled relationships, and provides the latest entertainment news.

In 2004, Ryan began hosting the “On Air with Ryan Seacrest” morning show at KIIS-FM, which he still does today. His regular segments include “Ryan’s Roses,” where listeners try to end their troubled relationships, and the entertainment gossip report, “The Celebrity Sleaze.”

The syndicated version of “On Air with Ryan Seacrest” is aired locally on San Francisco station Star 101.3, from 3 to 7 p.m. weekday afternoons.

Seacrest also began hosting the weekly radio staple “American Top 40” in 2004.

He replaced longtime host Casey Kasem, who had retired from the top-rated chart hits countdown show.

Kasem, along with longtime “American Bandstand” host Dick Clark, had been one of Seacrest’s radio idols when he was growing up. AT40 is aired every weekend on hundreds of radio stations worldwide.

Seacrest’s media career did not begin on American Idol, but rather at Top 40 radio station WSTR-FM in Atlanta, where he started out as an unpaid intern during his junior year in high school in 1991.

After graduating from Dunwoody High in 1993, Seacrest stayed at the station and began taking journalism classes at the University of Georgia until he was 19, when he resigned from the Atlanta radio station. He gathered his belongings and moved to Los Angeles.

In 1999, his show became the highest-rated afternoon drive radio show in the Los Angeles Market. His popularity really took off in 2002, when he was hired to become host of a new TV music reality series called “American Idol,” a spin-off of the British television series “Pop Idol.”

“They asked if I thought

I could handle live TV,” Seacrest told the New York Times Magazine in 2004.

“I said, ‘Of course,’ even though I had no idea.”

After Seacrest got the “American Idol” gig, he called one of his own idols, Dick Clark, for his advice.

Clark told him it’s important to have ownership in a project, something that’s much more difficult now than in Clark’s day. The conversation encouraged Seacrest to “establish a brand name that could live forever.”

“So maybe in 20 years it will still be called ‘On Air,’ with someone else hosting the show, but I can still produce it,” Seacrest told the New York Times. “Because, let’s be honest, you don’t know how long people are going to let you into their homes.”

Mass layoffs at San Francisco stations Last week, KGO (810 AM) laid off up to 30 of its news staff, and longtime midday host Ronn Owens announced that he would be transferred to sister station KSFO (560 AM). However, owner Cumulus Media reversed itself on Owens’ move in response to listener anger, and Owens remains part of the new KGO lineup, which

began Tuesday.

Syndicated talk show hosts Armstrong and Getty have climbed aboard for mornings from crosstown rival KKSF (910 AM), Owens anchors the early midday shift from 10 a.m. to noon, weekend host Eathan Bearman will host a noon to 2 p.m. show, Brian Copeland will stay on-board to host an early afternoon (2 to 4 p.m.) show, and then Chip Franklin (4 to 7 p.m.) and one-time Chicago morning show host Kevin “Drex” Buchar (7 to 10 p.m.) will round up the daily lineup.

“We couldn’t be more excited about the new direction KGO 810 is taking, and we believe our listeners will love what they hear,” Program Director Mike Anthony said in a statement.

“Ronn’s audience made it very clear to us that he belongs at KGO – so we listened.”

Meanwhile, at Cumulus sister station KFOG (104.5 FM), four of the station’s six full-time DJs were laid off last week in advance of a new format to begin April 20, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

The news came after Cumulus announced it had hired Bryan Schock as KFOG’s new program director. He most recently served as interim PD/MD of AAA

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Turning to sports The Oakland Raiders didn’t move to Los Angeles after last season as they had hoped, so the NFL team has signed a contract extension with Entercom’s 95.7 The Game to continue as the team’s flagship station.

Included in the deal are simulcasts on sister stations 98.5 KFOX and 102.9 KBLX. “The Raiders will be front and center every Monday,” Program Director Don Kollins told the radio industry website All Access. “The return of Raiders Monday and the addition of several new programming features will build on the best Raiders coverage.”

Monitor radio columnist Henry Ochs has spent many years working in radio and keeps track on all the latest trends in the radio business. He can be reached at DJHammerinhank@gmail. com or on Twitter @DJHammerinhank.

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STEP Up works to make Ohlone more connected ANDY KREISS Communications adviser, STEP Up Ohlone Perhaps you’ve received one of our encouraging emails offering a chance at free movie tickets. Or noticed the colorful “step and repeat” banner in the hallways of the main building on the Newark campus.

Maybe one of your professors directed your attention to a “We’ve Got Your Back” public service video during the presentation of their syllabus. Some of you may have seen our “Let’s Talk” postcards full of cute and goofy veggies promoting open discussion about mental health on display at the Student Health Center.

No matter how, or even if, you’ve noticed the STEP Up Ohlone initiative here on campus, for the past four years, our goals have been simple: to promote mental health as a key element in the academic success of Ohlone students, and to strengthen Ohlone’s infrastructure to create a safe space where students feel supported and socially connected.

While the goals may be straightforward, the reality of achieving them is less so. Research shows that college can be a time of high stress for many young adults. This transi-

tional period where many students are forced to discover, possibly for the first time, who they are, choose career goals, and maneuver new friendships/ relationships can be very challenging. Research also shows that when students are healthy, emotionally supported, and socially connected to a network of caring people, they perform better in the classroom. That’s what STEP Up Ohlone is all about.

The seeds of the STEP Up Ohlone initiative can be traced back to a tragedy that rocked Ohlone’s campus. In 2010, beloved campus safety officer Stewart Dawson died by suicide.

The heartbreaking event brought the campus together to grieve, question, heal and ultimately mobilize, turning this inconceivably sad event into something positive.

In 2012, through the dedication and vision of our director, Sally Bratton, and STEP Up Ohlone Program Director, Dr. Sang Leng Trieu, the Student Health Center secured a two-year $439,000 grant from Alameda County Behavioral Health Services.

Then, in 2014, through a provision of the Affordable Care Act, Ohlone was able to secure federal funding to continue the work of addressing the issue of

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Trieu remarked, “This is one of the most meaningful projects I have worked on in my 18-year career here at Ohlone. The issues of suicide prevention and mental health de-stigmatization cut across all boundaries – gender, ethnicity, race, and class. Working to reduce stigma gives us all hope and a chance that one day mental health can be seen as an issue that we can talk about openly without judgment.”

Over the four years the program has been in existence, STEP Up Ohlone has been the galvanizing force behind events such as the annual Out of the Darkness walks – bringing healing and hope to those who have lost loved ones to suicide – and Day of Dialogue, an annual campus-wide event meant to get folks talking

about mental and emotional health.

It has promoted online Kognito training for students, faculty and staff, created public service announcements, organized stress-reduction events during finals weeks, participated in a national student health survey to better understand the health status of Ohlone students, taken the lead in the development, publication and dissemination of the college’s “Crisis Intervention Handbook,” and established meaningful partnerships across multiple departments on the Ohlone campus, including Veterans Affairs and Human Resources. The list goes on.

Bratton summed it up this way: “It comes down to this: what kind of Ohlone campus do we want to create? One that prides

itself on the well-being of our students? One that thrives on a culture of inclusivity and empathy, or not? Through partnerships and funding STEP Up Ohlone has been able and will continue to promote this simple truth: We all struggle. Every one of us. But here’s the thing, we don’t need to struggle alone.”

Students, here’s your chance to get involved and become a part of this movement. Next week, STEP Up Ohlone will spearhead another Day of Dialogue on the Newark campus ( Tuesday) and an Out of the Darkness 3K walk across the Newark campus (Wednesday), along with Text, Talk, Act activities across both Fremont and Newark campuses (Monday through Thursday).

For more information, go to www.stepupohlone.org.

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I would like to be a student trustee because I want to learn more about my college and leadership. I have been part of ASOC for almost a year. I have learned so many things there. For example, I have learned how to work in a team, which I have never done. Another thing I learned in ASOC is leadership, which I didn’t know how to work it well until now. But my main goal for the Board of Trustees is to learn more and be able to share my opinion as a student, because I believe that students should be heard.

In most cases students are found to be underrepresented, even though they play an essential role in the education system here at Ohlone.

Boardroom decisions directly affect students and I want to be student trustee to ensure that common objectives are achieved. Due to my self-motivation and great desire to serve, I believe I could perform great duties as student trustee. I also have the responsibility it takes for this role and a keen interest in giving students a voice to be heard. My ambitions are to represent Ohlone Community College as a whole, yet uphold diverse interests.

To me, “Student Trustee” means trusted student: someone who is dependable, diligent, and believes in what Ohlone can be for all of us. Yes, we’re all here to ultimately transfer, but for the time ahead, I want to build a sense of a community. As the current Student Trustee, I assist students with a variety of issues and dilemmas – I love it. I want to continue working with all of you. As your devoted Student Trustee, I want to serve as your voice, your representative, and your friend.

So vote for me, Rahul Patel, for your 2016-2017 Student Trustee!

Why I want to run: 1. B e c a u s e I l ov e Ohlone College and believe it’s not only a commuter school but a haven of opportunity.

2. Because I believe there are multiple ways to make this great school even better.

3. Because this school and our students’ needs relate and are important to me.

Hello everyone! In Fall 2014, I served as ASOC senator in which I grew accustomed to the basics of ASOC. I now currently serve as your ASOCVice President/Inter-Club Council chair and through this experience, I’ve learned to love working with the Ohlone community. Serving the many diverse students has brought me complete joy and satisfaction. It has also taught me lessons that I hope to use as ASOC President. I believe that I am the qualified candidate because of my experience, passion, and ambition. You can trust that ASOC and Ohlone College will be safe in my hands :)

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STEP Up events next week Continued from Page 1 health awareness in a fun, festive atmosphere,” said Rosemary O’Neill, Ohlone’s mental health counselor.

The Day of Dialogue will be from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Tuesday in Treadway Court and the lobby of the Newark campus.The next day, walkers will make their way around the Newark campus in the annual Out of the Darkness Walk, held to raise money and awareness for suicide prevention. Registration will be at 11 a.m. and the walk will begin at noon.

“With Out of the Darkness, the Ohlone community comes together to walk the 3K course in support of those who have lost loved ones to suicide,” O’Neill said. Proceeds from the walk will be used for research in suicide prevention.

There also will be a variety of Text, Talk, Act activities centered around mental and emotional health in classes on the Fremont and Newark campuses from Monday through Thursday. The activities will be facilitated by a member of the Student Health Center or a trained student.

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Ohlone table tennis player Ying Wang won the women’s singles title at the NCTTA national championships.

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on the map in the world of collegiate table tennis.

“Before this tournament, nobody knew who Ohlone College was,” team member Weida Guan said.

“We were the dark horse, the strangers.”

Guan, along with Wang,

played professional table tennis in China prior to coming to Ohlone.

Coach Gao added that the team went into the tournament as unknowns, but by the end were receiving compliments and hope to become regulars at the National Championships after doing so well in their

first ever appearance.

“Definitely these guys will go next year and will achieve better,” Gao said.

Now that Ohlone has made its presence known, they’ll look to improve and rely on the many returning players to get them back to the tournament next year.

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ASOC CANDIDATE STATEMENTS Legislative Representative

Vice President

Treasurer

Secretary

SAMIR PANJWANI

CATHERINE TRAN

KYLE SANDHU

JARNA PATEL

EMILY TINACO

My name is Samir Panjwani and I am running to be your next Legislative Representative. As a Senator this past year at Ohlone, I loved working to make our College a place ever ybody c o u l d e n j oy.

As your Legislative Representative, I will highlight and give voice to the problems that affect students the most. I have previous experience not only with owning my own businesses, but also working at my current employer, Microsoft. My previous year’s experience on ASOC, as well as my work experience and passion for leadership, will enable me to create ground-breaking changes and make next year incredible.

Greetings students! My name is Catherine. I am running for ASOC Legislative Representative. With my enthusiasm and dedication toward Ohlone, I will put forth all my effort into implementing laws that will benefit students and Ohlone College at large. Through adhering to the Constitution, I will work toward improving the school. I possess qualities of Legislative Representative because I am outgoing, motivated, and do not hesitate to extend a helping hand.

My main priority will be to ensure the well-being of students; therefore I will work my hardest to see everyone succeed academically, and leave Ohlone with a positive experience.

My name is Kyle Sandhu and I am currently an ASOC Senator and the ICC Secretary. As an ASOC Senator I have worked with stronger leaders, learned to lead from t h e m , and eventually led my own events.

The Vice presid e n t ’s main role is head of ICC. As ICC Secretary I have learned the ins and outs of how ICC works and will bring that knowledge to the table. I know that I will be a smart leader when it comes to ASOC and ICC. I will be a strong Vice President and will help make Ohlone an even better school.

Hi my name is Jarna Patel and I am running for Treasurer of the Associated Students of Ohlone College!

I am well qualified for this position since I’ve served as a Senator on the Budgeting Committee as well as shadowed the current Treasurer this past year. My interests lie in the business world, as my major is Business Administration.

I have explored the world of Finance by interning at the Finance department at Nimble Storage. As Treasurer, I will work with the rest of the Executive Team to represent and address the student body. Vote Jarna Patel for Treasurer!

EmilyTinaco was an APASA club officer for two semesters, an ASOC senator for five semesters, and is now striving to become your next ASOC Secretary. She has gained valuable experience in accounta b i l i t y, reliability, recordkeeping, and flexibility through the aforementioned Ohlonerelated roles as well as through external volunteer or employment opportunities such as library worker, shift leader, and administrative assistant. As ASOC Secretary, she will work to amplify student voices to the college. She will accomplish this goal by providing the ASOC council with the organization and detail to streamline processes and create a productive working environment.

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SPORTS

MONITOR APRIL 7, 2016

For the win

LAURA GONSALVES / MONITOR

Above: Grant Goff pitches in the Ohlone baseball team’s 4-2 win over Monterey Peninsula College at James Logan High School in Union City on March 29. Below: Max Diaz stretches for first base.

Goff deals, Knox rakes in Renegades win CRISTIAN MEDINA Sports editor Another strong pitching performance helped the Ohlone baseball team secure its fifth conference win and 18th overall win of the season. The Renegades beat Cabrillo College 4-2 in the second game of the two-game series.

Ohlone’s first two runs came via errors by Cabrillo in the first and second innings. The rest of the offense came later in the bottom of the sixth inning, in the form of a Naeem Knox double that scored two, giving them a 4-1 lead.

Knox’s double earned him his 16th RBI of the season, tying him for first on the team. So far, the freshman is hitting .329 and having a very impressive season.

Also having a noteworthy season is starting pitcher Grant Goff. Goff threw seven innings of five-hit baseball, holding Cabrillo to two runs.

Goff has posted a 2.01 ERA with 33 strikeouts in seven starts this season.

Josh Calmerin came on in relief in the eighth inning and closed out the game, not giving up a hit and keeping his ERA at 0.86 through 13 appearances this season.

It was also his fifth save.

Ohlone has a tough task ahead as they match up against first-place Cañada College today and Saturday.

The Renegades are right behind in second place, and will try to gain some ground in the standings and improve their record as they make a strong push for the playoffs.

Renegades player Pablo Artero tags out a West Hills College player at Logan High on March 19. Ohlone won 6-5.

Upcoming games BASEBALL Today, 2:30 p.m. at Cañada College in Redwood City.

Saturday, 1 p.m. at Cañada College in Redwood City.

Wednesday, 2:30 p.m. vs. Hartnell College in Salinas.

April 14, 2:30 p.m. vs.

Hartnell College in Salinas.

April 16, 1 p.m. vs. Skyline College at James Logan High School in Union City.

April 21, 2:30 p.m. at Gavilan College in Gilroy.

April 23, 1 p.m. vs. Monterey Peninsula College at James Logan High School in Union City.

April 22, 2:30 p.m. at Cabrillo College in Aptos.

SOFTBALL Saturday, noon and 2 p.m. at Monterey Peninsula College.

April 14, 3 p.m. at De Anza College in Cupertino.

April 16, 1 and 3 p.m. vs.

College of the Redwoods

and Cabrillo College in Aptos.

April 23, 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. vs. Gavilan College and Chabot College in Hayward.

SWIMMING April 14-16, all day, Coast Conference Championships in Cupertino.

LAURA GONSALVES / MONITOR

Above-left: Ohlone’s softball team celebrates a 3-run home run in the game against Chabot College in Hayward on March 31.

Above-right: Renegades player Kassondra Kocha, left, prepares to throw from second to first for a double play.

What. A. Finish. Just when you thought March Madness couldn’t get any more, well, mad, the Villanova Wildcats took a page out of a fairytale to end one of the greatest National Championship games in history.

With the final seconds of the clock ticking away, their opponent, perennial powerhouse North Carolina Tar Heels, hit an impossible, off-balanced, clutch three tying the game at 74 all.

Villanova, a team that had enjoyed so much success in recent years but just couldn’t get over the hump, could only watch as the miracle shot that seemingly saved North Carolina’s season only extended theirs.

The game was almost guaranteed to go into overtime as Villanova had one possession left and just 4.7 seconds to make it down the court and get the final shot off. Impossible, right?

Wrong.

Wildcat senior Ryan Arcidiacono took the ball down the court with time winding down and dished it back to Kris Jenkins who had an open shot for the win.

As the last tenths of a second disappeared from the clock, the arena held its breath as Jenkins let a three go that would win it all or send the game to overtime. The ball was in the air for what seemed like an eternity.

Then, within a split second, swish. Game over. It was straight out of a movie. Over a month of nonstop college basketball that started with 64 teams ended with one shot and one champion.

The buzzer-beater three lifted Villanova to a 77-74 win that secured them their first Championship since 1985.

The Wildcats are the kings of college basketball. The Arcidiacono pass, the Jenkins shot, and the last-second win have given them basketball immortality.

TAM DUONG JR. / MONITOR This will be a hard tournament to beat and one that won’t ever be forgotten.