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OCTOBER 18, 2010 / Vol. 88 / No.3

STARTING STRONG David DeRidder / el Don

SPORTS / 10

Andrew McDonald has gone undefeated since he became the Dons starting QB

NEWS/ARMED ROBBERY/ 4 • VIEWS/IT’S DOPE IN CALI/ 16 • STYLE/GREEN ART/ 20

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Whenever election season rolls around, young adults are reminded that few of us vote. But as a result, our voice is not heard. Such low voter turnout is attributed to a mix of ignorance, apathy, laziness, lack of motivation or indiff erence. Sometimes we feel that the candidates do not appeal to us, or believe that certain measures do not apply to issues we care about in our everyday lives. Fortunately, this year, el Don did the homework for you.

Take a look at our election packet, which provides candidate bios and defi nes ballot measures. Remember, your taxes pay politicians’ salaries, so seize control of how they will represent you. Read the election special, register to vote and go to the polls. Make your voice heard.

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ThE RACE FOR GOvERNOR / Jerry brown pits his political experience against Meg Whitman’s accomplished business resume as California seeks a new governor. / DANNy MORALES

LAST SECOND HEROICS SPORTS 14 / The Dons men’s soccer team played an unusually long game against Fullerton College Tuesday. Santa Ana squeaked past the Hornets with back-to-back goals by freshman Gilberto Castaneda in extra time.

BULLIED TO DEATH VIEWS 15 / Recent suicides among young people throughout the country is bringing attention to the need to fi ght cyber bullying and hate crimes committed against gays and lesbians in the school environment.

AT HOME IN THE WORKPLACE STYLE 18 / A grizzled shoe shiner has served downtown Santa Ana. His tiny shack is open seven days a week because it’s not just a workplace. It’s also where he lives.

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NEWS

AROUND CAMPUS

cannon gears up for education

STATE UNIVERSITIES

CSU AMITTING MORE STUDENTS

The CSU system will admit up to 30,000 new students for the winter and spring 2011 terms as a result of the State Senate approving a $126 million budget plan for community colleges this month.

“The mission of the CSU is to educate California’s students and despite the uncertainty surrounding the budget, we need to provide services as best as we can,” said CSU Chancellor Charles B. Reed. / Mike Organistko

TRANSFER STORIES / Sophomore Janelle Guzman visits the SAC Transfer Center as she plans on transfering to Cal State Fullerton, to major in child development. / David DeRidder

SB 1440 guarantees transfer

law aligns HIGHER ed

By JOSUE CORTES / el Don

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new law that realigns the transfer process now guarantees community college students a spot at a California State University.

Signed into law Sept. 29 by Gov. Schwarzenegger, Senate Bill 1440 grants junior status to students who have fulfilled 60 units for a new transfer associate’s degree and maintained at least a 2.0 grade point average.

“Students are required to take 60 units, assuming they are ready to take college level classes,” said Vice President of Academic Affairs Norman Fujimoto.

Moving from a community college to a university has been difficult because of varying course requirements.

Transfer students complete on average 20 units more than the required 60 units of coursework, according to a study by the CCC Chancellor’s Office.

Many problems continue at the CSU level because of duplicative degree requirements and courses that do not transfer. The bill streamlines the process, creating a statewide curriculum allowing students to take only the courses they need.

“SB 1440 will better align our high-

er education system, saving students time, money and freeing up state resources to serve more students,” said Sen. Alex Padilla, D- Pacoima, who sponsored the bill.

However, because students are admitted into a CSU does not mean that they will be enrolled into the school of their choice. Santa Ana students need to be more open to geographic changes, said SAC President Erlinda Martinez.

California community college stu-

dents make up more than 70 percent of all college students in the state, but only about 20 percent who intend to transfer to a university achieve that goal, according to the Institute for Higher Education Leadership and Policy. “I already know I want to be a music teacher and get a degree from Cal State Long Beach,” said freshman Josue Castillo.

This streamlined process could generate about $160 million yearly in cost savings, according to the CCC and CSU Chancellor’s Offices.

“Guaranteeing admission into a CSU for any community college student who completes the newly established transfer degree under SB 1440 is a monumental step forward for California’s higher education system,” Gov. Schwarzenegger said in a statement.

A similar bill, SB 2302, passed the same day, requires the University of California system to find transfer programs that will also guarantee a bridge from community colleges.

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National GEAR UP Day, Sept. 30, encouraged middle and high school students to stay in school.

The purpose of GEAR UP, Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, is to increase the number of low-income students that are about to enter high school and to help them excel.

The event, hosted by Nick Cannon, took place in Phillips Hall, where over 400 students attended from local middle and high schools.

“I have been blessed with the opportunity to be in front of many people so I have to represent by putting education first,” said Cannon.

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NEWS

CALIFORNIA LAW

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STATES CONSIDER CELL PHONE BAN

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Soon you might have to think twice before picking up calls when driving. Several states, including California, are considering a ban on cell phone use while driving, including hands-free devices. The proposal was discussed at the annual meeting of the Governors Highway Safety Association last month.

A study from the American Journal of Public Health found that distracted driving casualties caused by cell phone use and texting have risen 28 percent, nearly 1,300 more instances over a three year period.

The same study reported that texting resulted in more than 16,000 deaths from 2001 to 2007. The highest percentage of fatal car crashes involved drivers younger than 20.

“It doesn’t take a Ph.D. to know that cell phone use and driving is dangerous and that lives have been lost due to this practice,” said Jonathan Adkins, a spokesman for the GHSA. The highway association is made up of state officials from across the country, and is influential in developing safety policies.

The National Safety Council, which is backing a total ban, estimated that cell phone use is responsible for more than one in four accidents.

But some consider talking on cell phones as less dangerous than texting. “The primary traffic safety problem associated with cell phones is texting, since it disengages your hands, mind and eyes from the task of driving,” said Chris Cochran from the California’s Office of Traffic Safety.

“It’s not where your hands are, it’s where your head is.”

“I think that’s going to be hard to enforce,” said Santa Ana College sophomore Manny Rodriguez. / Cinthya Robles

LOCK IT OR LOSE IT / Most bikes are stolen on campus because students do not properly secure them. Santa Ana College District Safety and Security Supervisor James Wooley recommends U-shaped locks to secure your bike. / Mike Organistko

DISTRICT ORDERS MORE VIDEO CAMERAS

CRIMES SPUR new POLICY

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wave of on-campus thefts and an armed robbery has prompted the district to expand its network of surveillance cameras to help safety officers secure the college.

Last month, a male student was robbed at gunpoint on the evening of Sept. 27 outside the Johnson Center.

Also, about eight bicycles have been stolen off the main campus and the Digital Media Center. Two were stolen in one day from the rack between The Drip coffee stand and the Nealley Library, the busiest area of the campus.

Bikes have also been lifted off the rack between Hammond Hall and the Administration Building. As with all cases of on-campus crime, safety officers report-

ed the incident to the Santa Ana Police Department.

“The suspects remain at large, but the police have been very helpful,” said James Wooley, district safety and security supervisor.

The armed robber, described as a Hispanic male about 5 feet 9 inches tall and about 25 to 30 years old, approached the student, and asked for the his backpack and laptop computer.

“He was alone and sitting outside the Johnson Center at around 10:45 p.m.,” said Steve DeMaria, safety and security officer.

When campus safety arrived on scene, the student told them that he saw the suspect hanging out in the Target parking lot across the street from campus safety headquarters.

“SAPD responded quickly,

and we checked the lot a minute after the student said he saw the suspect, but he was already gone,” DeMaria said.

The district also wants to add bike racks on parking lots and in front of campus buildings. A shortage of rack space prompts bicycle riders to lock their bikes on sign posts, stairwells and poles, which aren’t as secure as the racks, Wooley said.

“A great deterrent is to get a heavy duty, U-shaped lock as well,” Wooley said.

The stolen bicycles’ worth ranges from $600 to $800, according to campus safety’s incident report.

Campus safety encourages anyone to report suspicious behavior. Public notices and stickers were posted on building entrances and the bicycle racks.

“The suspects remain at large, but the police have been very helpful.” / Lt. James Wooley

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HOMELESS USING SAC FACILITIES

By DULCE CASTELLANOS and NICK GERDA / el Don

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ot everyone taking a shower in the men’s locker room is a typical athlete.

Homeless men frequently use the locker rooms on weekends in order to shower, shave and even sleep, said a head soccer coach and student athletes interviewed for this story.

A shower may seem harmless but it costs the college money because these are not enrolled students, said Lt. James Wooley, the district safety and security supervisor.

“It’s hard to tell them to get out,” said Men’s Soccer Head Coach José Vasquez, adding that security is often called to escort the homeless off the premises.

During the spring and summer, homeless men are in the locker rooms

almost every day, but most of the time they are friendly and not disruptive, Vasquez said.

In one case, however, a homeless man pulled out a knife in the locker room, said Brandon Brown, a 24-yearold football player. The man was told to leave and security escorted him out.

Even though the man happened to be a continuing education student at the Centennial Education Center, he was not enrolled in any exercise classes, Wooley said. Anyone not enrolled in exercise classes cannot use the locker rooms or showers.

Homeless people can also be seen digging through trashcans to collect bottles and cans.

unwelcomed

“They ask me for money almost every day,” said psychology student Jennifer Silva.

As long as the homeless do not interfere with operation of the campus they are not discouraged from taking bottles and cans, Wooley said.

On rare occasions homeless people are found sleeping in buildings and are taken off campus. While they are usually compliant, some fight with safety officers when drunk or high on drugs. Santa Ana police is then called for assistance, Wooley said.

A large homeless community gathers near Santa Ana civic center, which is less than two miles away. The city’s Housing and Homeless Needs Assessment reported that over 21,000 people will cycle

in and out of homelessness in a year in Orange County, and 23 percent identify Santa Ana as the city they lived in before becoming homeless.

Homeless people are also part of the Santa Ana College community because some of them are students, although it is difficult to measure how many because the college doesn’t keep track. Moreover, it would be difficult to define whether a student is homeless, said Robert Manson, associate dean for financial aid.

The student might have received a check from Social Services that covers three weeks of housing before the money runs out and they become homeless for a week, or move in with family or friends. “It’s not just either homeless or not, there’s kind of a gray area,” Manson said.

Santa Ana College is located about two miles from downtown Santa Ana, where Orange County’s homeless congregate. Because the college is open to the community, some have been using its facilities, such as locker rooms to shave and shower. They often attempt to sleep overnight on campus benches.

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campus: While most enounters are non-violent, safety officers have gotten into physical altercations with drunks.

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BALLOT MEASURES

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47th Congressional District

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alifornia’s 2010 initiatives have the potential to shape the state’s political and legal future for years to come. In November, voters decide whether to legalize marijuana for those 21 and older, put an end to gerrymandering and end the two-thirds majority required to pass the budget.

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Marijuana Legalization Initiative Allows people 21 years old or older to possess, cultivate or transport marijuana for personal use. Permits local governments to regulate and tax commercial production and sale of marijuana to people 21 years old or older. Prohibits people from possessing marijuana on school grounds, using it in public, smoking it while minors are present or providing it to anyone under 21 years old. Maintains current prohibitions against driving while impaired.

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Congressional Redistricting Removes elected representatives from the process of establishing congressional districts and transfers that authority to recently-authorized 14-member redistricting commission comprised of Democrats, Republicans and representatives of neither party.

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Vehicle License Fee for Parks Requires deposit of surcharge revenue in a new trust fund and requires that trust funds be used solely to operate, maintain and repair state parks and to protect wildlife and natural resources. Exempts commercial vehicles, trailers and trailer coaches from the surcharge. Requires annual audit by the State Auditor and review by a citizens oversight committee.

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Ban on State Borrowing from Local Governments Prohibits the state, even during a period of severe financial hardship, from delaying the distribution of tax revenues for transportation, redevelopment or local government projects and services.

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Suspend AB 32, the Global Warming Act of 2006 Suspends state law requiring greenhouse gas emissions to be reduced to 1990 levels by 2020, until California’s unemployment drops to 5.5 percent or less for four consecutive quarters. Requires the state to abandon implementation of comprehensive greenhouse-gas-reduction program that includes increased renewable energy and cleaner fuel requirements, and mandatory emission reporting and fee requirements for major polluters, such as power plants and oil refineries, until suspension ends.

LORETTA SANCHEZ / DEMOCRATIC incumbent The moderate, Blue Dog Democrat has been in Congress since 1997, when she unseated the seemingly invincible, six-term GOP incumbent Bob Dornan.

Sanchez is the only Democrat and female representative in Orange County, representing Central Orange County.

She graduated from Chapman University and earned an MBA, working as a financial consultant before taking office.

Despite being a fiscal conservative, she voted in favor of the bailout package and healthcare reform.

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Repeal of Corporate Tax Breaks Repeals recent legislation that would allow businesses to shift operating losses to prior tax years and that would extend the time period permitted to shift operating losses to future tax years. Repeals recent legislation that would allow corporations to share tax credits with affiliated corporations. Repeals recent legislation that would allow multistate businesses to use a sales-based income calculation, rather than a combination property, payroll- and sales-based income calculation

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Majority Vote for Legislature to Pass the Budget Changes the legislative vote requirement necessary to pass the state budget and spending bills related to the budget from two-thirds to a simple majority. Provides that if the Legislature fails to pass a budget bill by June 15, all members of the Legislature will permanently forfeit any reimbursement for salary and expenses for every day until the day the Legislature passes a budget bill.

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Supermajority Vote to Pass New Taxes and Fees Requires that certain state fees be approved by two-thirds vote of Legislature and certain local fees be approved by two-thirds of voters. Increases legislative vote requirement to two-thirds for certain tax measures, including those that do not result in a net increase in revenue, currently subject to majority vote.

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Elimination of Citizen Redistricting Commission Eliminates the 14-member redistricting commission selected from the applicant pool picked by government auditors. Consolidates authority for establishing state Assembly, Senate and Board of Equalization district boundaries with elected state representatives responsible for drawing congressional districts.

Reduces budget, and imposes limit on amount Legislature may spend, for redistricting. Provides that voters will have the authority to reject district boundary maps approved by the Legislature. Requires populations of all districts for the same office to be exactly the same. information / ballotpedia

VAN TRAN /

REPUBLICAN CHALLENGER Riding an anti-incumbent wave and galvanizing a loyal Vietnamese-American voting block, Van Tran poses the most viable threat to take the only House seat not held by the GOP in Orange County, The self-styled Little Saigon kingmaker served for 10 years as a councilman and assemblyman. He graduated with a degree in political science at UC Irvine and was admitted to the California State Bar in 1994.

Tran is endorsed by the Tea Party Express.

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u.s. SENATE RACE

BOXER VS. FIORINA

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ncumbent Sen. Barbara Boxer cruised through the primaries with token opposition, but she faces a tougher general election against GOP candidate Carly Fiorina, a former Hewlett-Packard chairperson who plans on using her experience to create jobs for Californians. The fight for the Senate seat will gauge whether the state has veered to the right, or remains a bastion for embattled Democrats.

BARBARA BOXER / Democratic incumbent Incumbent Sen. Barbara Boxer, running for a fifth term, faces her toughest competition in years against former CEO Carly Fiorina.

Boxer has been an ardent supporter of women’s rights to abortion, comprehensive immigration reform and voted in favor of the healthcare overhaul that expands coverage to all Americans.

Previously, Boxer served five terms as U.S. House representative in California’s District 6, composed of Marin and Sonoma counties.

She’s painted as the ultimate insider at a time when voters have turned against incumbents as frustration grows over high unemployment and slow economic growth.

Boxer voted in favor of the Troubled Asset Relief Program that bailed out so-called “too big to fail” financial institutions. She also voted in favor of President Obama’s stimulus program, crediting it with saving jobs and creating new ones.

While economists credit TARP with halting the free-falling market, voters have grown to resent tax-funded federal intervention. And while nonpartisan analysis has shown that the stimulus program has saved jobs, Tea Party activists and fiscal conservatives believe it’s a waste of funding and smacks of socialist-tinged intervention in the free market system.

The 69-year-old, who almost retired in 2004, is also in favor of extending 98 percent of George W. Bush’s tax cuts, but believes it shouldn’t include the nation’s highest earners.

On the environment, Boxer coauthored the cap-and-trade bill and supports measures that would limit greenhouse gas emissions.

Boxer has also been a strong supporter for college students. She’s in favor of increasing Pell grants, including allowing community college students to receive the same amount as those attending four-year institutions.

Republican senatorial candidate Carly Fiorina thinks her business background can help save America.

Since the primary, Fiorina has ramped up her conservative positions on immigration, gay marriage, abortion rights and the environment.

The 56-year-old first time candidate opposes amnesty, and is against comprehensive immigration reform until the government secures the border. She also favors the resumption of offshore oil-drilling off California’s coast.

Despite recent polls showing her numbers dipping against Sen. Barbara Boxer, Fiorina’s candidacy has been the most viable threat to unseat the incumbent yet.

Unlike GOP gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman, Fiorina has shown fiscal discipline in her own campaign, spending about $5.5 million. She also hasn’t veered to the center, and has been consistent with her positions since the primary,

when she went against a centrist and a self-styled Tea Party candidate.

Flexing her Tea Party credentials, the former Hewlett-Packard chairperson wants to dramatically slash federal spending, enact generous tax cuts and ease businesses regulations.

“Small businesses, family-owned businesses and entrepreneurs are the economic engines that will lead us through these difficult times,” Fiorina said.

Tea Party darling Sarah Palin has endorsed Fiorina, whom she embraces as one of her “Mama Grizzlies,” a group of conservative, female candidates riding an antiincumbent wave.

Fiorina is among the many Republican candidates promising to repeal the landmark universal healthcare law if elected, calling the legislation “… a patchwork of Washington insider deals, and it will cost California taxpayers millions, if not billions, of dollars.”

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CARLY FIORINA / REPUBLICAN CHALLENGER

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NEWS

GUBERNATORIAL RACE

BROWN VS. WHITMAN

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or the first time in nearly a decade, Californians will elect a new governor. Republican Meg Whitman and Democrat Jerry Brown offer the electorate a choice between a former CEO of a national corporation and a seasoned politician whose resume is focused on the Sunshine State.

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MEG WHITMAN / REPUBLICAN

JERRY BROWN / Democrat Jerry Brown, whose four-decade political career includes two prior terms as governor, plans to create more jobs for California by investing in infrastructure and creating more construction and manufacturing jobs to improve roads, highways, airports and public transportation.

He considers illegal immigration as a federal responsibility requiring comprehensive immigration reform, including a path to citizenship.

Brown proposes a reduction of taxes on manufacturing equipment, along with a plan to stimulate production of clean energy, localizing electricity generation and requiring more energy to be derived from renewable sources.

Another plank in his candidacy is ensuring safe and sufficient water supplies for the 21st century.

His approach to the state’s budget crisis includes reform of the budget process, pension and Medi-Cal reform, reducing prison costs and

collecting unpaid taxes.

Brown’s plan for education focuses on community colleges, provides extra funding for English language learners and low-income families, and overhauls the state testing program to improve career readiness.

He began an extensive career in law and politics by working in law firms, and in 1969 was elected to the Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees. One year later he was elected California Secretary of State. In 1974, Brown was elected governor and reelected in 1978.

In 1992, he made an unsuccessful bid to become the Democratic presidential nominee. He became mayor of Oakland in 1998 and was reelected in 2002. Brown was elected California attorney general in 2006.

Born in San Francisco, Brown received his bachelor’s degree in classics from the University of California, Berkeley, and graduated from Yale Law School.

Meg Whitman is a strong supporter of securing the border, opposes amnesty and wants to hold employers accountable for breaking immigration law. But she is being sued by her former housekeeper who claims Whitman was aware of her undocumented status.

Spending a record of more than $141.5 million of her own money on her campaign, the former chief executive of eBay intends to create two million new jobs, cut spending, and fix the education system.

Her plan for job creation includes giving small businesses tax breaks to encourage entrepreneurs, and reducing taxes to prevent companies from moving to other states.

She promises to reduce the state budget by $15 billion by placing a strict spending cap, solving the pension crisis, bringing about welfare reform, and improving the efficiency of state government.

Whitman plans to fix the school

system by ensuring more money reaches classrooms instead of bureaucrats, rewarding outstanding teachers and grading public schools.

In 1997, she joined a business with 30 employees called eBay, and retired 10 years later from a company with 15,000 employees.

Whitman was introduced to the political world in 2008 when Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney asked her to serve as his national finance co-chair during the presidential primary campaign.

After Gov. Romney left the race, Sen. John McCain asked her to serve as the national co-chair for the McCain-Palin campaign.

Born in Long Island, N.Y., Whitman came to California as a young girl with her family. Whitman attended Princeton University and received a bachelor’s degree in economics. She went on to Harvard Business School where she received her master’s of business administration.

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SPORTS

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

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STAYING AFLOAT / Sophomore Brandon Haaker stays cool under pressure against an attaacking Lindenwood player as he attempts to pass the ball to a fellow teammate. The Dons lost at home 13-4. / Daniel Hubert

dons winless in conference play

treading troubledwaters

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espite a rough start to his team’s season, Head Coach Al Reyes Jr. believes that the Dons may still be able to scramble their way into the playoffs.

After shaking the hands of their victorious opponents on Oct. 6, the Dons jumped right back in the pool to swim laps and do drills in hopes that they might work their way into the form needed to make a comeback.

“Right now we’re training. We want to get better, and since we don’t have a women’s team this season, it’s a perfect time to swim and get some more conditioning in,” Reyes said.

“We want to be the best that we can be by the first week in November when conference gets here.”

While the team’s track record has been lackluster, winning only one match so far, Reyes believes that, although it’s a long shot, the team still has an opportunity to pull a conference upset.

The Dons have some of their toughest matches yet to come against

Golden West College, which has lost only one match this season, and Fullerton College, which is 12-4 so far.

The Dons are suffering from a bleak season in which it has won one game, against Southwestern, 17-3, Sept. 18. The team is winless in conference play and has lost 13 games overall.

Sophomore Anthony Lopez-Vargara and freshmen Tim Jennings and

Sean Newport were mentioned by Reyes as being very important to the team’s success.

Of all the players on the team, Reyes seemed to be most pleased by the efforts of Newport.

“Sean wants to go 2-to-2, no matter how tired he is. He just keeps attacking, and he keeps coming all the way back on defense,” said Reyes.

He also gave credit to freshman goal tender Jordan Dahdoul, who has made great improvement, making some very important saves for the team.

Reyes is a new addition to the Santa Ana College athletic staff after former Head Coach Joe Billish resigned at the last minute. He is coming from 15 years as a high school water polo and swimming coach, most recently at La Canada High School, where his team won CIF in 2007, and Long Beach Millikan High School.

While there’s no women’s team this year, it will be reinstated in 2011.

Reyes will coach both teams.

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Although Head Coach Troy Abbey did not comment on the Oct. 8 loss against Orange Coast College, his body language spoke volumes.

He sat quietly on the sidelines with his arms crossed and a frustrated look on his face as his team struggled to stop the hard charging Pirates.

The Dons started strong, scoring the first point of the match, and stayed close for most of the first two games.

However, the Pirates, the 2009 state champions, outclassed the Dons.

Several Dons showed promise, including Melissa Arroyo with seven kills, Lupe Salinas with four kills and one ace, and twins Melina and Jazmin Barrera with four and three kills each.

The Dons have been suffering through lean seasons.

Since 2004, the team’s best overall record is 4-14. It’s won one out of 11 games this year.

But with 10 matches left, the Dons are hoping to salvage a record that’s better or equal to its best performance in 2004.

“The game didn’t go so well, but hopefully we can redeem ourselves,” freshman middle blocker Elaine Guerrero said.

A comeback, no matter how improbable, entails aches and bruises, but it’s a small sacrifice compared with ending another losing year.

“If a ball hits the floor, then a player hits the floor,” Guerrero said.

The Dons will be playing Cypress College, which is ranked second in the Orange Empire Conference, Wednesday, followed by Irvine Valley and Riverside Colleges. / Tim Randall

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Freshman quarterback solidifies starting job by leading Dons towards a championship season.

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STORY BY DAN eSPINOSA / PHOTO BY DAVID DeRIDDeR

fter playing four games, Andrew McDonald has taken his place as the Dons starting quarterback. McDonald missed Santa Ana’s crushing opener against Fullerton college for a disappointing loss due to a minor injury, but came out to help finish off the first victory of the season against Victor Valley. Since then, he has racked up 723 total passing yards making 48 out of 64 total passes.

McDonald rose from closer to starter in four quick games and even claimed the Southern Californian Football Assn.

Player of the Week for week five beating quarterbacks from 37 other schools with his closest rival being nearly please see naTUral, page 12

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52 points behind him. He has completed 75 percent of his attempts and has an efficiency rating of 215.2.

McDonald began his career at Newport Harbor High School. While on the Sailors, he led the offense to a stellar season in 2008 with a 7-3 season and a 3-2 record in league play.

McDonald threw a career total of 3,207 yards and ranked fourth all-time at Newport Harbor.

The Sunset League and NewportMesa Dream Team honored his senior year after throwing for 1,697 yards, 15 touchdowns, and only six interceptions.

Head Coach Geoff Jones believes that McDonald has earned his spot above the rest with his exceptional leadership skills and confidence on the playing field.

McDonald comes from a long line of football playing men in his family.

His father, Paul McDonald, is a uSC legend who graduated from the university in 1979 as an All-American

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quarterback star. He then began a professional career in the NFL as quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys and Cleveland Browns.

He is currently the radio color host for the Trojans. McDonald’s brother, Michael McDonald, threw for the Trojans as third-string quarterback in 2005 and stayed on as reserve until 2007.

The Dons have greatly improved their overall streak, not losing a game and outscoring their opponents 139-57.

He has participated in raising the team’s rank to No. 8 in Southern California and No. 15 in the state.

McDonald started off his season on an amazing run and shows no sign of slowing down. He ranks 2nd in the SCFA for total offense and 3rd in average passing yards per game.

After passing through one bye week, he is ready to return to the field to lead his offense to victory over the next few weeks, including the Dons east conference rival Orange Coast Nov. 13.

INTeNSe / Ever since taking over the quarterback spot, the Dons have not lost a game and have outscored opponents 139-57 / David DeRidder

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all star inducted Major League pitcher and retired Canadian Football League player are among those honored at college Hall of Fame banquet.

San Diego Padres’ pitcher Heath Bell was inducted into the Santa Ana College Athletic Hall of Fame on Oct. 3 along with four other former Dons.

The 2010 class of inductees includes Rolland Todd (basketball coach), Heath Bell (baseball), Frank Andruski (Football and track and field), Ana Velazquez (soccer and softball), Ken Purcell (basketball and Hall of Fame Chairman), and the 1940 and 1942 football teams. “Thanks for the memories,� Andruski said, with tears in his eyes as he accepted his induction into the Hall of Fame. Frank Andruski played for the Dons in 1961 and 1962 and went on to be drafted by the San Francisco 49ers.

He would later play in the Canadian Football League for the Calgary Stampeders who he helped win the CFL championship in 1971.

legend / Ken Purcell, the Hall of Fame chairman, makes it for basketball. / Blanca Valdivia

College. In his seven years as head basketball coach, Todd had an overall record of 155-74. He led the Dons to three South Coast Conference titles in 1976, 1978 and 1982.

Included in this year’s class of inductees were two football teams.

Until this year, no team had ever been inducted into the Hall of Fame. The 1940 and 1942 national championship

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The final inductee was Purcell. Since he played for the Dons basketball team, Purcell has continued to play a big role in SAC athletics. He is the chairman of the Athletic Hall of Fame and is actively involved in fund raising for the Hall of Fame as well as scholarships for student-athletes.

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Women’s soccer Coach Jodi Coffman had the pleasure of introducing one of her assistant coaches, Ana Velazquez, who dominated in both soccer and in softball, setting nine records between 1999 and 2001 as a Don. Some of her records for soccer include: most goals in a season with 33, most career assists with 23, most goals in a career with 49, and most goals in a game with six.

In her softball career at Santa Ana College, Velazquez tied the record for most hits with 112.

Former teammate Kevin Duck represented Heath Bell, who couldn’t make it because he was pitching for the Padres in what would turn out to be their last game of the season.

Although Bell was unable to make it he did send a pre-recorded message to be played at the ceremony. “A family experience,� that was how former basketball coach Rolland Todd described his time at Santa Ana

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LIFTOFF / From an earlier game against Santiago Canyon, Adrian Esparza gets the bigger hop over the Hawks by a few inches. / Daniel Hubert

LATe RuN FueLS VICTORY Freshman forward’s back-to-back goals end unusually long match.

Men’s soccer

By the numbers

98

Length of the game in minutes

4

Total wins out of five matches this season

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Players with five or more goals this year

team, making just under 50 percent of the shots he takes. Orlando Alcaraz and Gilberto Castaneda led the Don’s to vicLeonardo Contreras have also added a great tory Tuesday, scoring his second goal of the deal of talent to the team scoring five season to win their game over Fullerton goals each.

College 2-1.

The Dons are undefeated in conference play so far this year with a record of 4-0-1.

The Dons started off slow, not scoring their first goal until minute 78. “Things The most important thing that the team needs to work on to continue its stellar play weren’t going the way we wanted them to go, and it was just a battle,” said Head Coach is tactics.

Jose Vasquez.

“I’m working with a whole bunch of Despite the 98-minute game, the team did young kids, straight out of high school,” said not waver in their intensity.

Vasquez. “I think this is the youngest team “These guys have heart, and I think that I’ve had, and it’s a struggle, they’re not comthey have more talent to finish games easier ing from coaches that work a lot and not punish their bodies,” Vasquez said. of tactics.”

The Dons expect to play well against No. 1 With a total of eight goals this season, Ronald Ybarra has been a huge asset to the ranked Irvine Valley College Oct. 19.

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“These guys have heart, and I think that they have more talent to finish games.”

– Jose Vasquez SAC Head Coach

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WORK LIFE

Tyler Clementi, 18 Died Sept. 22 New York City His roommate streamed a intimate encounter between Tyler and a man over the Internet without Clementi’s knowledge. A day later he left his suicide note in the form of a Facebook wall post.

William Lucas, 15 Died Sept. 9 Greensburg, Ind. A high school freshman, Billy hanged himself in his grandmother’s barn after being physically abused and continually called a “fag” by classmates. His mother found him dead.

Asher Brown, 13 Died Sept. 23 Houston Asher went home, pulled the trigger of his stepfather’s 9mm Berretta and shot himself in the head.

His parents had reported the bullying to school officials, but nothing was done about it.

Seth Walsh, 13 Died Sept. 28 Tehachapi, Calif.

Seth read the Bible to cope with his homosexuality. After hanging himself in his backyard, he spent his last nine days on life support while his mother witnessed the death of her son.

pushed to the edge STAFF EDITORIAL

Cyber-bullying leads to the suicides of three teenagers and one college student nationwide in less than a month.

In three weeks, four male teenagers across the country committed suicide after being tormented and taunted by peers because of their sexual orientation.

Billy Lucas and Seth Walsh hanged themselves, and Asher Brown shot himself.

The most shocking suicide occurred Sept. 22 in New Jersey where Rutgers University freshman Tyler Clementi jumped off the George Washington Bridge the day after a video of him kissing another man was streamed over the Internet.

The two students who used the webcam to broadcast the video of Clementi are being charged with invasion of privacy and could face up to five years in prison.

Universities are supposed to be places where students share ideas, aspire to higher thinking and be open to all lifestyles. Yet that is not the case.

In an ideal world, the 21st century should be free of bullying and hate crimes but since the rise of social networking, tweets and wall posts have made hate more frequent and more dangerous.

Facebook and Twitter are the

new weapons of choice, making it easier and faster to post videos, sound bites and Photoshop images that degrade others.

As a result of the suicides, Seattle-based columnist Dan Savage started the “It Gets Better” Project where LGBT adults share stories of support for youth on YouTube.

Celebrities, including Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe and openly gay talk show host Ellen DeGeneres are speaking out against teenage bullying urging people to speak up if they suspect a friend is considering suicide.

Here we are 12 years after two men beat and tortured Matthew Shepard, tied him to a fence post and left him bleeding with severe brain damage, leading to Shepard’s death five days later, all because he was gay.

We are the next generation of leaders and we can change what is being done. We spend too much time hating one another for absurd reasons. We hate for the sake of hating and it must stop. Remind those who are being taunted that they are loved and it does get better. Otherwise we’ll be known far less for our ideas than our actions.

I feel negative energy emerging from my left. A woman about 50 years old hunches over, zoning in on the caramel macchiato I am making. She has as much intensity as a lion about to catch its prey.

Ahh it’s one of those customers, I think to myself. “You need more caramel than that,” the woman demands. I line the cup with globs of it.

“Foam, I didn’t want foam. The last time I checked that wasn’t in the recipe.” She spits out the words. I hold my tongue, remove the foam and hand her the drink. “You need to get it together today,” she snarls.

After working at Starbucks for two and a half years, customers from every background continue to yell at me no matter what I do. I can’t control the time we close and some mistakes can’t be avoided because I am human.

Early one morning, a man about 5-feet tall with over-gelled hair came in running toward the cash register.

He asked me for 32 gift cards and envelopes, but after grabbing the 32 cards I told him we only had 31 envelopes left. “How can you not have what I need?” he asked. “What an awful business.”

He then asked for the person in charge and when my manager came out, the customer told him how rude and unprofessional I was. I could feel my throat tightening. “I’m not mad,” my easygoing manager said. The man, realizing that he could do no more than complain, left the store in heated frustration.

Working at Starbucks, I have learned to smile and be cordial regardless of rude or insensitive customers. / Tiffany Johnstone

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Passing Proposition 19 allows marijuana to be taxed, adding revenue to crippled state finances.

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eer or bowl, what’s the difference? As the upcoming elections draw near, the hype over Prop. 19 continues to grow.

Those against it argue that they don’t want it legalized because it’s a waste of time and it’s not good for your health.

Prop. 19 will make it legal for people ages 21 and older to buy and possess up to an ounce of marijuana, smoke it in non-public places and grow it on their property.

The legalization of marijuana has the potential to create an enormous amount of revenue for the state. The levies on marijuana may generate up to $1.4 billion a year, eliminating a large part of California’s annual debt, according to an estimate by the State Board of Equalization.

Thousands of prisoners are serving life sentences for nothing more than selling marijuana because of the three strikes policy, costing taxpayers $47,000 a year per prisoner, according to the Legislative Analyst’s Office—not to mention the cost of enforcing marijuanarelated laws.

Passing this proposition will put many gangs and cartels that have made much of their revenue from smuggling marijuana across the Mexican-U.S. border out of business. Instead, legitimate businessmen will take over.

Despite the fact that marijuana is illegal and alcohol is not, some studies have shown that marijuana is less harmful and less addictive than alcohol. It seems to me that if the alcohol in the can of beer you buy at the gas station or the grocery store is more harmful than weed, then shouldn’t marijuana be legal too?

KUSH CASES Previous legislation has paved the way for Prop. 19 to be put on the ballot.

PROP 215 (1996) / Voters approved medicinal use, cultivation and distribution of marijuana as prescribed by a licensed physician.

PROP 36 (2000) / Lessened the penalty of personal use of controlled substances, including marijuana, requiring the offender to attend drug treatment programs instead of prison.

SB 1449 (2010) / Signed into law by Gov. Schwarzenegger, possession of less than an ounce of marijuana would be an infraction. Previously, offenders were charged with misdemeanors.

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wo and a half years ago Mayra Bailon, a former Santa Ana College student, reached a point in her life where she felt completely overwhelmed.

Many college students can relate to Mayra’s problems, such as deadlines for school papers and midterms, bills to pay while keeping up with family, school, work and friends. She was searching for something to bring a balance to her life.

“I like practicing yoga because it gives me the opportunity to focus on myself and only myself,” said Bailon.

Yoga can be traced back more than 5,000 years, a vast collection of spiritual techniques and practices aimed at reaching a state of enlightenment by integrating the mind, body and spirit.

Among the dozen or so different classes of yoga, Hatha is the most common.

“Ha” means sun, and “tha” means moon in the ancient language of Sanskrit. Hatha is more slow-paced than some other types and provides a good introduction to basic yoga poses called “asana.”

The goal is to hold the poses by integrating breathing with movement. It is a great way to stretch, work your muscles, get in touch with your body, relax and decrease stress.

Another type of yoga gaining popularity is Bikram, known as Hot Yoga, where people practice 26 different poses in a 95- to 100 degree room. The heat allows the loosening of tight muscles and the profuse sweating is thought to be cleansing.

Russell Shields, 63, has been practicing yoga since the 1970s and has been the yoga instructor for Bally Total Fitness Gym in Orange County for the past seven years.

Shields believes that yoga not only improves strength and flexibility, but that through the practice, we develop patterns that bring peace

of mind so that the body becomes accustomed to doing things in a more balanced way.

“There is such a strong connection between the breath and mind that when we get the breath working in conjunction with the body in a smooth way it levels out our whole life,” Shields said.

Most people who practice yoga believe it benefits body posture, alignment and patterns of movement. It creates more awareness of the body, allowing physiological benefits such as a decrease in blood pressure, and more blood flow to organs.

“I absolutely recommend yoga to college students. School can be stressful and yoga eliminates a portion of that,” said Bailon. “It can change anyone into a more, relaxed and positive person.”

Most people who decide to take up yoga do it to feel fitter, become more energetic, and more peaceful.

Another type of yoga gaining popularity is Bikram, known as Hot Yoga, where people practice 26 different poses in a 95- to 100 degree room.

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Peace of mind / Christine Burke, co-founder of Liberation Yoga in Los Angeles, shows proper yoga posture. / Glenn Kloenig

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The smell of turpentine hovers in the air. A young man sits patiently and watches scuff marks disappear from his black dress shoes, which are nestled in Jimmy Van Blaricom’s lap.

“I asked him to take his shoes off because he’s wearing white socks,” says Van Blaricom as he buffs away the wear and tear. “I prefer they leave their shoes on but I’m in the business of shining shoes, not ruining socks.” He then adds with a gurgled smoker’s chuckle, “I wasn’t going to take any chances.”

Known to most in the civic center area of Santa Ana as “the shoe shine guy,” Van Blaricom has been giving new life to tired out shoes since 1974. “I used to be a truck driver until I severed part of my finger,” he says. “While on disability I got the news that there wasn’t enough work and I wouldn’t be needed anymore. My friend Freddy Flynn, who used to own this stand, asked me to help shine shoes — so I did.”

Van Blaricom wears the past 36 years of working seven days a week around his eyes, evidence of his lengthy shoe shining commitment. “Freddy moved on to bigger and better things some time in 1977 and

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I took over the stand,” he says through his bushy gray beard. “It has been my responsibility and my only source of income ever since. That is why I open from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. every day of the week.”

He hands over the freshly polished shoes for an exchange of $7. “Thank you, have a good afternoon.” The third and last customer of the day leaves pleased with his shiny shoes.

The shoe shine stand sits directly across the street from the Orange County Central Justice Center. Most of his customers during the week are from the courthouse.

“Many of the judges and attorneys stop

by Monday through Friday. On Saturdays and Sundays it gets really slow and the days get really long.”

However, the shoe shine guy has no plan to change his occupation any time soon.

“If you create something, it’s hard to give it up. This is my baby,” he says as he pans the inside of the stand with approval. “For some reason this is what I’m meant to do; it’s a life of servitude, shining people’s shoes.” A sign on the wall sums up his sentiments: I live to shine, I shine to live.

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“For some reason this is what I’m meant to do; it’s a life of servitude, shining people’s shoes.� / Jimmy Van Blaricom “It hasn’t always looked like this,� he says proudly, pointing to a sun-worn picture of a makeshift stand made of lattice nailed together for walls. “After taking over for Freddy, I redid the whole thing.�

The stand of today resembles a mini Roman amphitheater that faces the corner of Civic Center Drive West and North Parton Street. A few steps lead to the seating benches. “I also built a sleeping area right around the back. After losing my job I could no longer afford to pay rent.�

Once he closes his shoe shine stand at the end of the day he retires to his small half-closet, half-sleeping quarters.

“I call it my coffin because most people don’t know I’m back there,� he says while lighting a cigarette. “If I die, it might be several days before I’m found. I’m 51 years old and one day I may not wake up.�

Van Blaricom refers to himself as one of the “working homeless,� the label he says society has assigned to people who work to make money for day-to-day survival yet do not have a home. He pays $300 a year to the property management company, and his shoe shining supplies add up to approximately $100 a month. He doesn’t collect any state assistance and makes extra money by renting the outer wall space of

his stand to attorneys and bail bondsmen who want to advertise their firms. “I’m here to make just enough money to keep the stand going, buy cigarettes and eat if I’m hungry. I am content but not satisfied.� Being satisfied, he says, means having enough income to rent an apartment or pay for a motel.

The shoe shine guy’s unbroken spirit shines through his eyes. “For now, I will continue to make a living shining shoes until I’m either taken out by an 18-wheeler or I fall over dead from a heart attack.� The corners of his eyes wrinkle while he conceals a smile underneath his unruly, overgrown beard.

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trash can treasures REVIEW: Local artists make an environmental statement by using common recycled materials in surprising new ways.

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alking into the Think Green art exhibition in the Main Gallery, my eyes are drawn to socks on the left wall.

This work by Laurel Paley perks my interest.

Some are tattered and worn, Test tube dollars / Nadra Haffar and Richard Johnston giving the gist of what the exhibit is about: wastefulness in our consumer culture.

Right above me, old-fashioned potholders are linked together in intertwined colors of cherry red, pastel blue and hunter green. Looking at the detail of interwoven bits of fabric in The Longest Potholder makes me feel alive, maybe because I know that about 1,000 people have worked on it.

Not far away, Elena Wolek turned 1,000 white plastic shopping bags into a chair -sized, slouchy handbag.

This shows how to put plastic to good use, creating art instead of choking up landfills.

Another of Wolek’s pieces, Red Thing, is constructed of shopping bags that are bell-shaped vibrant red, and

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dangling from the ceiling like a chandelier.

All artworks are spaced about two feet away from each other, giving the room an airy yet organized feel.

I stop in front of each piece, wanting to know what they mean and how the artist created them.

Some, like Betsy Lohrer Hall’s are constructed from old cardboard boxes; some use materials that can be found in almost any garage like Libby Gerber’s pieces set in concrete.

Money appears in five of the art pieces by Nadar Haffar and Richard Johnson. Test Tube Dollars echoes the theme of consumer waste.

One-dollar bills are rolled up and placed in plastic tube-like containers, suggesting mindless spending.

The exhibition by seven artists in the C building runs until Nov. 10. Hours are Monday to Thursday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Wednesday evening from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

THE LONGEST POTHOLDER / Laurel Paley