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STYLE: The annual student art
show, with pieces ranging from paintings and ceramics like Black Bottle with Bowl Stopper features the best works from peers. 7 LIFE: Learn how The Pill gained its popularity as it turns 50 this month and proves to be one of the most used forms of contraception. 8
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MONDAY, MAY 24, 2010 • VOLUME 87, ISSUE 11
Athletics maintain gender balance EDUCATION: Passage of Title IX provides equal opportunities for males and females in college sports. By Kathie Espinoza el Don Editor in Chief Female athletes at How It Helps many colleges are still • In the last five not receiving equal years the gap treatment or opportubetween male and female athletes nities to participate in grew from 1.13 to sports 35 years after the 1.25 million passage of Title IX. Over the last five years • More male teams are being added the gap between male rather than dropped and female athletic parwhile male involveticipation grew from ment continues to 1.13 to 1.25 million, grow at colleges according to a report from the Women’s Sports Foundation. This is not the case at SAC. Athletics officials have done as much as possible to keep men and women’s athletic programs equal. Teams rotate
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Fashioning a cause Story by Michelle Wiebach • Photos by David Dayfallah
Makeovers, clothes help women get ready for interviews during economic hardships
For one day, sophomore Karla Alvarado felt like Rachel Zoe, the Hollywood “it” stylist to the stars. Her client, Flor Anorve, enters the stage to the pulsating beat of Lady Gaga’s “Just Dance.” Anorve stands proud, shoulders back, and struts onto the catwalk in a striking black skirt suit, stilettos, and beaded necklace with her dark hair slicked into a low ponytail. “This is my client, Flor, and she is interviewing to become a fitness manager or instructor,” Alvarado says to the audience of friends and family. This is the Runway Fashion Society’s annual event, where this year Anorve and 33 other women received makeovers and three outfits comprised of used clothing donated by Santa Ana College faculty, staff and students. Student stylists worked with one or more clients and assembled around 100 outfits from the donated clothing. In previous years, the SAC Fashion Club held an annual student show limited to SAC students. This year, the club wanted to help women from the community who are trying to return to the workforce by providing business chic outfits they can wear to future job interviews. Women were selected from applications received at the El Salvador community center in Santa Ana, SAC’s financial aid office and from acquaintances of students
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Campus: Resource programs provide counseling, financial aid, referral and employment assistance. By Meg Faulkner el Don Staff Writer After twelve years in the Navy, Jeremy Roybal wanted to go to college. Under the G.I. Bill, Roybal was entitled to education benefits that would cover his tuition, but couldn’t access them without submitting an education plan to the Veterans Administration. When Roybal approached Santa Ana College’s counseling department, he was frustrated to learn it would be two months before they could assist him with his education plan. “I knew I was driven enough to succeed in college,” Roybal said. But even after waiting two months, he received a plan that didn’t Jeremy Roybal meet VA standards. “I was getting the runaround.” That was a year ago. Today, Roybal is one of four work-study veterans who work at the new Veterans Resource Center, helping other active and retired military personnel transition to college.
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COMMUNITY PROFILE
SECRETS of THE silk road REVEALED
Mummies, artifacts on display at the Bowers Museum By Mike Organistko el Don Staff Writer
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Nearly 4,000 years old, The Beauty of Xiaohe, is a startling example of mummified remains found in Western China.
Three well-preserved mummies exhibited for the first time outside of Asia are now on display at the Bowers Museum. The mummies have European features and Western artifacts were found buried with them. Nearly 4,000 years old, the flaxen-haired Beauty of Xiaohe lies wrapped in a finely-made woolen shroud above a boat-shaped coffin made of curved poplar flanks. Secrets of the Silk Road also features the mummies Yingpan Man, found buried in Persian garments, and an infant girl mummy. She is wrapped in a blanket of red wool and wears a blue felt bonnet. The Silk Road was an interconnected series of trade routes from China to as far as the Roman Empire. The artifacts shown in the exhibit exchanged hands several times along the Silk Road. Hundreds of mummies were found buried in the Tarim Basin in the Far Western Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China in the early ‘90s. The exhibit is on loan from the Chinese government. A skillfully-woven basket containing grains of wheat was found next to the Beauty of Xiaohe’s head. “Wheat is a Western import, suggesting she had contact with
the West via the Silk Road,” said Victor Mair, professor of Chinese language and literature at the University of Pennsylvania. Mair is one of several experts who contributed their professional opinions. Buried in the fourth or fifth century, Yingpan Man is clad in the most affluent vestments of the three mummies. He wears a white-painted mask illustrating his strikingly European features. “The prominent nose doesn’t resemble the noses seen in Chinese descendants,” Mair said. Yingpan Man’s trappings, or ornamental clothing, “are definitely of European origin. Besides his rich clothing, Yingpan Man was buried with lavish goods including a necklace, bow and arrows, and a Roman glass bowl,” Mair said. The infant girl mummy died in the eighth century B.C. Little blue eyestones were found over each eye. “The fact that blue stones do not occur in this region in any quantity suggests that they hunted far and wide to find these stones. There is a tiny bit of hair that shows that she was sort of a strawberry blond,” professor Elizabeth Barber, a textile expert from Occidental College, explained in the museum’s audio tour. Secrets of the Silk Road will be on display until July 25. For more information visit the website at www. bowers.org.
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Graduation Santa Ana College’s Commencement Ceremony for the class of 2010 is Thursday, June 3, at 6:30 p.m. at Eddie West Field. Line-up begins at 6 p.m. Caps and gowns may be purchased for $25 in the SAC Don Bookstore. High heels are prohibited on the field and flower-filled vases and balloons are not allowed in the stadium. Parking opens at 5 p.m. and costs $5. The field is located at 602 N. Flower St., Santa Ana, CA 92703. -Felipa Penaloza
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Jump in your car and head on down to America’s Drive-In: the first Sonic in Santa Ana has arrived. Located at 3531 S. Fairview St., Sonic is known for its old school carhop service and specialty items you won’t find at any other fast food restaurant. Favorites include Texas Toast sandwiches, chili cheese hot dogs, tater tots and more than 168,000 drink and slush combinations. Sonic is open from 6 a.m. to midnight. -Allison Lujan
Santa Ana College offers free technical support for students who need help with computer-related issues. I-Tek is located in the Cesar Chavez building in A-117, and is open Monday through Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon. Services are provided on a first come, first serve basis. If technicians are unavailable, students can leave a message at 714-564-6111. -Felipa Penaloza
Transfer Fun
Voices In Tune
A celebration for transferring students is being held Thursday, May 27, in the Phillips Hall Theatre. A Faculty Transfer Advocate of the Year will be awarded to a nominated winner. Check-in begins at 5:30 p.m. For more information call the University Transfer Center at 714564-6165. -Felipa Penaloza
Listen to the harmonization of Santa Ana College’s choirs. The choirs will perform under director Dr. David Lopez. The second of the two shows will be in Phillips Hall Theatre, Saturday, May 29, at 8 p.m. -Michelle Wiebach
Soulful soles International shoe charity Soles4Souls has opened a number of international trips to the general public to help distribute, fit shoes and work on various projects. Volunteers can travel to six locations during the 2010 calendar year, including Haiti, Mexico, Los Barriles and Honduras. Individuals will experience first-hand the impact a single pair of shoes can make to underprivileged people. Soles4Souls has donated more than 8 million shoes worldwide. For more information visit soles4souls.org. -Michelle Wiebach
Dates to Remember
Acting with emotions
Take a break before finals start. Monday, May 31, is Memorial Day, which means classes will not be in session. Final Exams Week begins the following day, June 1, with June 6 being the last day of class. -Felipa Penaloza
The Theatre Arts Department presents its last spring showcase of the semester, Wednesday, May 26. The showcase will be in room P-105 at noon. The event is free to all who attend. -Michelle Wiebach
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Finding her way home
Rhonda Wolf overcame personal struggles to succeed By Portia Bode el Don Staff Writer
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Rhonda Wolf, 40, found help with her dyslexia when she enrolled at SAC where Disabled Student Services began providing resources she needed.
She holds the class assignment close to her face, but the words appear backward. Frustration colors her face pink as she struggles to read and pronounce the words. Despite her dyslexia, and with the help of Disabled Student Services, Rhonda Wolf can complete her coursework. Dyslexics struggle with spelling, reading, learning letters and how to speak, making it difficult to succeed academically. In its more severe forms, dyslexia qualifies a student for special support services. But throughout her childhood Rhonda did not get the educational support she needed. When she was 11, she entered the first of ten foster homes. She recalls that the first home was abusive. Several homes later, Rhonda and her siblings were placed with an AfricanAmerican family although she is Caucasian. This determined which gang she joined. She started doing drugs in part, she says, because she thought that no one loved her. “So, the gang reached out and showed me what love is, but it was a totally different kind of love that I wasn’t looking for,” she said. Next she was sent to an all-girls group home, where she had no choice but to stay out of trouble. By her senior year, Rhonda was planning on attending UCLA on a basketball scholarship, but she injured her knee. Unable to play, she lost her scholarship. When she moved back to Long Beach,
where she grew up, she got involved with the same people from her past. Then one night she unwittingly got involved in a crime and found herself in jail, before she was later released on probation. She had time to think about her life. It was time to change. At 40 years old, Rhonda started attending Santa Ana College, where she finally got the help she needed. Disabled Students Programs and Services Coordinator Maria Aguilar provides support services for Rhonda. “She is the definition of determination and motivation,” Aguilar said. “You can tell she puts a lot of love and pride into what she does.” The DSPS provides software called Kurzweil, which reads text out loud. Although homework and other assignments take longer to complete than for most students, Rhonda’s learning disability no longer stops her from acquiring the information she craves. Genice Gilreath, a SAC reading professor who has had Rhonda as a student for the past four semesters, said, “I’ve seen her growing in many different ways, not just as a student, but as an individual.” Currently undeclared, Rhonda wants to be a counselor for girls in junior high and high school who have had life experiences similar to hers. In April, she received recognition from the Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) for earning a 3.67 GPA. Her main motivation for doing well in school, though, is her three children. She wants them to be proud of her.
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Show: free clothes brings style to fashion runway Continued from Page 1 involved in the fashion club. Planning the makeover event started last semester when the fashion design merchandising, promotions and coordination classes created the new makeover concept: providing assistance to women seeking jobs at a time when California’s unemployment rate is at about 12 percent. The challenge for the event was making it work with only $200, which is the budget given to clubs at SAC. Student Manny Cocina, who handled publicity for the event, said the club had to be resourceful, reach out to the community and “find other ways to not financially eat away at the school.” Professor of fashion and club adviser Karen Conrad Warner helped the club’s students. The fashion design merchandising and promotions class secured a location at Westfield Main Place Mall, at the entrance of the Macy’s department store, by calling the Main Place coordinator and obtaining approval from Student Activities on campus. “It’s a tough time these days and we wanted to give back to the
community,” Warner said. “With a regular fashion show, women wouldn’t have been able to keep the clothes.” Another challenge was matching the used clothes to different client body types, Warner said. The fashion club also sought support from Hair California Beauty Academy, which is associated with Santiago Canyon College. Student volunteers from the beauty academy assisted with hair and makeup. Cosmetics store Sephora donated goodie bags that framed the stage, with makeup samples for each client. Shopper Mandy Eamello noticed the women receiving makeovers and said she believes the runway program is good for people seeking an interview and increases the chance that these women will land jobs. Eamello said she knows how difficult it can be in these current economic times because she has been searching for a job herself. Club president and event coordinator Nancy Barajas said that working on the event hands-on was better than reading about fashion and merchandising out of a book, and it proved to be a bonding experience.
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Stephanie Machowski, a student at Hair California Beauty Academy, applies makeup to a client.
Kimberly Nguyen and student stylist Mayra Suarez share a moment as they look at outfits assembled from used clothes.
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Title: not all colleges agree with older regulations Continued from page 1 turns at playing during peak hours, have the same amount of hours with athletic trainers, are allowed the same transportation opportunities and have identical locker rooms. Santa Ana College is in compliance with federal Title IX regulations, according to a self-survey conducted by Dean of Exercise Science and Athletics Avie Bridges. SAC abides by, catering to the interest and ability of women’s sports since women are the underrepresented gender. Some feel that Title IX has changed since it took action in the mid-70s. “I have two daughters, I am all for women’s sports, and I want women’s sports to flourish, but let’s keep it fair. Numbers are now unbalanced and the playing field is not level,” Dick Gorrie, men’s golf and football running back coach said. In 2005 the Bush Administration enacted a policy that allowed schools to use surveys as their only proof of compliance. That policy was repealed this April and schools are now required to take a more comprehen-
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sive approach in the implication of Title IX “We were given money to build a new men’s locker room, which was obviously not fair, given the condition of the women’s locker room at the time. The board of trustees voted to use Measure E money to build a new women’s locker room as well so both teams would be working in the same conditions,” Bridges said. Many critics of Title IX argue that it is the reason for cuts to men’s teams at some educational institutions. The recent suspension of women’s tennis was because of a lack of participation in the sport on the part of students. Men’s track, cross-country and swimming were suspended as a result of the budget. The suspension and eventual return of these programs have no effect on the school’s compliance with Title IX. “Women’s tennis was canceled because a lack of interest. It would be easy to get enough people off the street to fill up programs like tennis, but we need to make sure these people who want to participate are able to participate at the college level,”
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Bridges said. The future of Title IX at SAC continues to receive support from coaches, directors and board members. “I can’t see us not being in compliance with Title IX as long as we have the programs, faculty and board of trustees that we have,” Bridges said. Signed into law by President Richard Nixon in June of 1972, Title IX of the Education Amendments
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requires that all academic institutions that receive federal funding, with the exception of military and religious schools, shall not discriminate or exclude any individual from an educational activity on the basis of gender. The law was renamed as the Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act for its principal author, Patsy T. Mink, after her death in 2002.
SAC accused of not being in compliance of following Title IX
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Women’s soccer is one of eight female sports active on campus.
The Obama administration revises Title IX policies
VRC: soldiers get their own space began to take shape. Academic counselor John Acuna, himself a The VRC, now open in the U veteran, was permitted to dedicate building at SAC, is intended to part of his schedule to the new serve veterans by providing assiscenter, as was Dorothy Nacita, a tance with VA paperwork, counsel- certified financial aid counselor. ing, financial aid, and community With certified staff in place, the VA referral services. Veterans can also could establish a work-study prouse the center as a quiet place to gram in the VRC, assigning four study, with access to computers part-time employees to the center. and printers. Now, when veterans enter the Associate Dean of Student VRC, they meet someone who’s Services, Jane Mathis, said the been in their shoes and can show VRC was developed in response to them how to navigate the comthe increasing number of men and plicated process of developing an women returning from Iraq and educational plan, applying for VA Afghanistan and seeking to enroll benefits and beginning their colat SAC and SCC. Together, the col- lege experience. leges serve more than 350 veterans, Response to the program has many of whom have been away been overwhelming. from an educational environment The VRC hosted a grand for 10 years or more. opening celebration on May 12. “Just walking onto a college cam- Representatives from local governpus after being away for so long is ment offices and community orgaincredibly overwhelming,” Mathis nizations such as the American said. “A lot of these men and Legion and the Santa Ana Elks women were getting so discourattended the event, which featured aged they were just walking away.” a resource fair for veteran students. While the need was obvious, the Mathis continues to seek funding solution wasn’t. In light of the curfor the VRC through community rent financial crisis, funding for grants and by establishing a partnew programs doesn’t exist. nership with the Santa Ana College Mathis sought grant funding Foundation. She anticipates that but faced a catch-22. “People told the demand will continue to grow me, ‘We’d give you money if you as more veterans become aware of had a program,’” Mathis said. “I the VRC. said, ‘Give me money and I’ll have “These are amazing students a program’.” to have on campus,” Mathis said. By sharing resources with other “They’re very motivated and they departments, the fledging VRC have an incredible work ethic.”
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Associate Dean of Students Jane Mathis presents a certificate to SAC campus safety and explains how the resource center is beneficial to veterans.
“People told me, ‘We’d give you money if you had a program.’ “I said, ‘Give me money and I’ll have a program’.” Jane Mathis Associate Dean of Student Services
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Underrated Artists By Joseph Elizalde el Don Staff Writer
Love Struck Fall in love all over again with the release of Valentine’s Day on DVD. The movie follows an allstar cast of couples as they make up and break up on the infamous holiday. See Taylor Lautner play something other than a werewolf and Taylor Swift without a guitar. Pick up a copy and who knows? Maybe you’ll find your soulmate at the store. The Taylors fell in love on set. It didn’t last, but Cupid may have something different in mind for you. - Jeanae Goss
In a day and age when the best way to sell records is to keep your face in the tabloids, wear the most outlandish outfits you can think up, and have a live show filled with lasers, fireworks, and enough back up dancers to start a small army, one might wonder, what happened to the music? At some point in time we actually cared about the quality of the music, but somewhere down the line it seems we just stopped. And even though we no longer appreciate artists for the quality of their music, the true musical artists don’t mind because they don’t do it for fame and fortune. They do it because that’s what they love to do. And since you’ll never catch these artists dressing like a schizophrenic dominatrix or pop locking across stage, most won’t ever get the attention they deserve. But here is a list of a few who, if you haven’t had the opportunity to hear them yet, you should take a second to get familiar with.
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James Morrison. Born in the UK, Morrison spent most of his teen years busking on the streets around his neighborhood and attended Treviglas Community College where he studied music. After graduating he spent two years performing at a local bar’s open mic night where he gained a small following and earned a record deal. When you hear him sing “there’s so much craziness surrounding me, so much going on it gets hard to breathe, when all my faith is gone, you bring it back to me” with the soulful pain of a broken man who has nowhere to turn but to the love of his life then you start to understand this is no regular artist. That, paired with his unique heart-melting vocals, makes him a talent seen once in a generation. He has performed on the Jimmy Kimmel Live! show and most recently had a song featured in the major motion picture She’s Out Of My League. Songs to Download: Wonderful World and Undiscovered
Gavin Degraw. Probably best known for his song I Don’t Want To Be, the theme song for the TV drama One Tree Hill, Degraw began singing and playing piano at the age of eight and later attended the Berklee College of Music. His vocals are so pure and sincere that with each note he has the ability to put you in a state of bliss or tug at your heart, and in most of his songs he finds a way to balance the two perfectly. Songs to Download: I Don’t Want To Be and We Belong Together
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Blink-182 wannabes All Time Low have solidified themselves as the new Backstreet Boys with their newest release All Time Low: Straight to DVD. The twodisc set comes with a live performance CD from New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom and a DVD of documentary-style footage that promises endless nude scenes, behind the scenes moments and nonstop profanity. Are they goofy and immature? Hell yeah. Are some people totally infatuated with them? Duh. - Kathie Espinoza
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Parachute. The young Pop-Rock band from Virginia formerly known as Sparky’s Flaw has been together since high school, apart from lead guitarist Nate Macfarland who joined the band while the boys were in college. The band started touring together after they graduated from school in 2008 and have slowly gained a small but devoted fan base. The pieces are all in place for the band to get attention worldwide with a catchy up-tempo single (Under Control), a lead singer with a falsetto and a baby face the girls swoon over, and talented musicians who all play their instruments like seasoned vets. Songs to Download: Under Control and She is Love photo courtesy of parachute
Eric Hutchinson. This Washington, D.C. native was once signed to Madonna’s Maverick Record label but the label shut down before the release of his first album, which forced him to release it on his own. His music is a mix of rock, folk, and pop, delivered with subtly strong yet smooth vocals. He attended college in Boston where he was hailed as one of the best singer songwriters in the city. He plays both piano and guitar and has played his music on The Tonight show with Jay Leno as well as Late night with Conan O’Brien. Songs to Download: All Over Now and Rock n Roll
nuclear launch After a decade of peace, Terran, Protoss and Zerg duke out their differences once again for galactic domination in the realtime strategy sequel, StarCraft II:Wings of Liberty. Blizzard releases its anticipated follow up to 1998 classic, StarCraft, which continues the intergalactic race war, gamers have been starving to see unfold. The battle begins July 7. -Joseph Baca
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Marie Digby. Her music is a mix of pop-rock and acoustic songs with a folksy feel. Her smooth vocals and creativity are just a few of the qualities that set her apart from every other musician in her genre. But the real story here is how she got to where she is today and how 20 years ago she would have been just another talented artist lost in the crowd. The 27 year old was born in New York and moved to Los Angeles, where she went to high school. Digby later attended the University of California, Berkeley; during her freshman year she won the Pantene Pro-Voice competition, which earned her the chance to work on an album with a professional producer. From there she built a strong internet fan base by doing covers of popular bands including Linkin Park, Maroon 5 and The Game on YouTube. Songs to download: Umbrella and Miss Invisible
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Creative Minds
Black Bottle
By Meg Faulkner el Don Staff Writer
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Free on-campus exhibit impresses and inspires
Organic Matter by Odilon Delgado mixes vibrant colors, stimulating senses.
What is it with art students? When I go to class, I take notes. On an adventurous day, I might dissect a frog. If it ever becomes necessary, I could locate the testes on a dead amphibian. Apparently, when Odilon Delgado goes to class, he renders everyday objects in such vivid, saturated color that tomatoes under glass become gorgeous—hypnotic, even. If it ever becomes necessary, he could create beauty from the mundane. When William Myers goes to class, he captures adventure and loneliness on black and white film. If it ever becomes necessary, he could tell a story without speaking a word. When Connie Major goes to class, she squishes clay into creatures with humor and history, or swirls storms of color into ceramic glaze. If it ever becomes necessary, she could evoke life from something lifeless or form from something shapeless. Whenever I see a student art show, I marvel at the work of my fellow students. This year’s show is no exception, with an eclectic display of about 150 works representing a jury selection of painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, digital media, jewelry and photography. Both the subjects and style are as diverse as SAC’s student body. I also marvel at the notion of art education, how instructors take talented, creative students and equip them with the tools to realize their varied visions. I wonder how the value of art education can be questioned when exhibits like this demonstrate how art students are poised to beautify, clarify, organize and enrich the world. The Annual Student Art Show runs through May 28 in the SAC Main gallery. Hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and Tuesday and Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
with Bowl Shari Mildon mirrors ancient artifacts.
Kendra Ortscheid’s Avocado uses acrylic paint to create a very realistic image.
GONE PHISHING
Alternative rock group goes mainstream with the release of their new movie, spotlighting a recent Indio show. By Daniel Espinosa el Don Staff Writer
When I heard that Phish was releasing a 3D concert of their eighth festival, I was a little skeptical. Many 3D concert films have featured pop staples like U2, the Jonas Brothers, and Hannah Montana. I wondered how Phish would translate such a unique concert experience into a film but was pleasantly surprised. The advanced screening on April 20 included a handful of venues in Southern California. Fans who attended the L.A. screening remarked that the film was amazing and almost like being at the festival. Many fans treated the screening like another concert, arriving in costumes and starting glow-stick wars inside the theater. Phish is a four-piece jam band with all four members on vocals: Trey Anastasio plays guitar, bass and drums; Mike Gordon plays bass and guitar; Page McConnell plays keyboard, organ and grand piano, and Jon Fishman plays drums and vacuum. Festival 8 was a three-day music event held at the Empire Polo Fields in Indio. Phish, the only band performing, played a total of eight sets in three days including a full acoustic set and a complete cover set of the Rolling Stone’s album Exile on Main Street. Phish fan Guy James called it “a great three days spent without any regards to the pangs of society.”
The film is laid out as a typical Phish concert. The first set highlights songs of the first and third nights of the festival. The second set offers a few songs from their Crack of Noon acoustic set on the third day, most notably The Curtain With, the last song the band played at their break-up festival in 2004. The last and final set of the movie features songs from their Halloween costume set and closes with Suzy Greenberg. The film ends with an encore performance of Tweezer Reprise in which Trey even addresses the theater as the concert crowd and thanks them for their applause. I found myself surprised at how well the film worked. Besides the noticeable wardrobe changes, except for the drummer who wears the same muumuu throughout the film, the songs fool viewers into thinking they are watching one seamless concert. During Suzy Greenberg a moviegoer can see and feel the connection between band members and sense the song’s epic peak and high energy, a feeling absent when listening to the recording. The film gives fans the chance to relive their festival experience or see what it was like if they missed it. Phish kicks off their summer tour in Chicago on June 11 with their only West Coast stop in Berkeley in August.
Trey Anastasio jams in a purple haze during a performance.
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LIFELINES
Health & wellness
SPF demystified If you’re shopping for sunblock this summer, don’t be surprised when you see new products with SPF labels as high as 100. Don’t be fooled: SPF 100 is not twice as strong as SPF 50. According to the American Academy of Dermatology, ratings higher than 45 don’t make much of a difference—protection is only a tiny increment higher at each level and no sunscreen blocks 100 percent of rays. - Meg Faulkner
Stay cool & save When the mercury rises this summer, keep your living space cool and your electric bill down with some simple strategies from the U.S. Department of Energy: open your windows at night and close windows and blinds during the day. You’ll capture the cool night air and block the daytime heat. Using a fan will allow you to set your A/C 4˚ higher without feeling the difference. - Meg Faulkner
Stress relief
We all know that exercise can help ease the symptoms of stress; it releases feel-good endorphins and provides an outlet for pent up energy. But choosing an activity that requires concentration can also give your mind a break from worry and leave you feeling refreshed. The next time you’re stressed, try playing catch, tennis or other activity that forces you to stay focused on the task at hand. -Meg Faulkner
Nifty Fifty
The Pill turned half a century old this month and is more popular than ever By Jeanae Goss el Don Staff Writer Fifty years ago Enovid burst onto the scene making it easier for women everywhere to control ovulation. To date over 100 million females worldwide are on The Pill. But the road to FDA-approved birth control pills wasn’t an easy one. After working as a nurse and witnessing many early deaths caused by the stress of too many kids and selfinduced abortions, Margaret Sanger became an advocate for oral contraceptives. She also opened the first birth control clinic in the United States, now known as Planned Parenthood. Joined by her good friend Katharine McCormick, they set out to find a scientist who could help them. Gregory Pincus had experimented with fertilization, and in 1934 successfully impregnated rabbits through invitro. He joined Sanger and McCormick on their quest, and with a small grant from Planned Parenthood began his journey. McCormick donated $40,000 to the cause, after the Planned Parenthood grant was depleted. A chemist working for Syntex in Mexico City, Carl Djerassi had independently come up with a chemical formula for The Pill but had no desire to test it. After more studies had been done by Pincus, proving estrogen and progestin could stop ovulation, a chemist named Frank Colton working at G.D. Searle accidentally developed another oral contraceptive. At a conference Pincus met Dr. John Rock and learned he had been testing his patients with an oral contraceptive, proving that it works. A clinical trial held in Puerto Rico and Mexico ensured The Pill’s safety. After reviewing both Syntex and Searle’s pills, Pincus and Rock submitted Searle’s Enovid for FDA
approval. In 1957 The Pill was released as treatment for gynecological disorders. Three years later it was FDA approved, and by 1963 1.2 million women were taking it. Soon 13 other companies developed their own version of The Pill. Syntex released theirs under the name Ortho-Novum. After many complaints that its high dosage (ten milligrams) caused nausea, blurred vision, and weight gain, in 1980 lower doses began to hit the market. Today doctors can prescribe as little as one milligram of progesterone. Two versions of The Pill are available today: a combination pill, which contains both estrogen and progestin, and the minipill, which has just progestin. The combination pill works by realeasing hormones that stop ovulation, meaning an egg does not get released. The minipill is less reliable and works by thickening mucus membranes, making it difficult for semen to enter the vagina. It also keeps fertilized eggs from implanting in the uterus. Although both prevent pregnancy they do not protect against STDs. Birth control pills are available in 21 or 28-day packs and are taken at the same time every day. The 21-day packs are ingested and then stopped for seven days to allow for menstruation. The last seven pills in the 28-day packs are nonhormonal and serve solely as a reminder to take your pill daily. The Pill was the biggest birth control breakthrough since 1855, when Charles Goodyear helped invent the rubber condom. New breakthroughs with The Pill and other forms of birth control are happening every day. Scientists are even working on a birth control pill for men.
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SANTA ANA COLLEGE el Don • MONDAY, MAY 24, 2010
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STAFF EDITORIAL
Revising dated rules
The time has come to reevaluate the nation’s out-of-touch equality act that has prevented teams from reaching their full potential
vicki valerio MCT Title IX was 35 years ago and thanks to this landmark decision women have made enormous strides in sports. Thanks to advocates of the regulation like tennis player Billie Jean King and Patsy Mink, the congresswoman who penned the bill with the help of Elizabeth Green, men and women are guaranteed equality across the board when it comes to federally funded programs. But how much equality has Title IX really given college sports programs? The popular men’s sports like baseball and football are still gaining ground while all the women’s sports are struggling to survive due to low enrollment and athletes who just can’t compete at a collegiate level. On the same hand, the men aren’t allowed to keep their sports that do have high numbers because everyone has to be equal. This year budget cuts and Title IX forced three men’s sports but only one women’s sport to be suspended. Women’s tennis was cut due to low enrollment. Men’s crosscountry, swimming and track and field were cut for money and just to be in compliance of this archaic rule. Sports are about winning and losing. So why not judge their worth by performance? Better teams should be able to flourish and prosper from their success rather than get cut. The men’s track and field team gets suspended even though in 2009, the team sent two athletes to the state championships and had a roster with more than 20 men on it. How equal does that sound? We know. Women deserve the chance to compete. There are a lot of great female athletes who can compete with and beat men in their fields. But when teams are consistently underperforming, they have no right to just expect to be back next year and receive all the same funding as teams who win. Title IX was created in the name of equality but adopted in the name of political correctness. Yes, equality is a great thing. But when rules are made that are impossible to uphold, no one wins. The writing of Title IX was a great thing. Genders deserve to be equal, but there comes a time when old-fashioned rules need to be revised. The standards have become garbled and misinterpreted. Revise the act. Call for action. Equity is a necessary thing. Maintain the standard of making sure the field is even and everyone receives the same opportunities. But one group should not be sacrificed in the name of another because of an outdated requirement.
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SANTA ANA COLLEGE el Don • MONDAY, MAY 24, 2010
FALSE IDOLS
OF JUSTICE What’s with wearing Che, Zapata and Villa on T-shirts? By Allison Lujan el Don Sports Editor At the beginning of May, thousands of people came together in Los Angeles to protest a law they believed was unjust. Protestors chanted, waved American flags and some even wore T-shirts with the picture of an iconic man: revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara. The black and white photograph titled “Guerillero Heroico” was taken 50 years ago, but it has somehow crept into American fashion and pop culture, glorifying a murderer. Let me give you a very quick overview of what Che stood for. He was an intellectual and author. His motorcycle journey around South America became a best-seller and an awardwinning film. Above all, he believed in the power of one man to make a difference for social and economic equality. The means by which he went about achieving this end is where I stop agreeing with him. For Che, answers to the world’s problems were gained through violence. He was an advocate of guerilla warfare, a leader in the Cuban Revolution and successfully helped Fidel and Raul Castro take over the country they still control today. Che also played a major role in repelling the Bay of Pigs Invasion and bringing nuclear missiles to Cuba. Later he was executed by Bolivian forces for trying to incite a revolution. Yet everyone from pissed-off teen-
agers to activists wear T-shirts and carry messenger bags with his face emblazoned on them. Let me also point out the irony of these consumer products since Che was completely against materialism and capitalism. Che isn’t the only villain who gets the hero treatment. The images of Mexican Revolutionary leaders Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata are regularly spray painted on black shirts. Their dates of birth and death as well as something like “Viva Zapata” usually surround the images. Instead of being looked at as train robbers and banditos, they are praised for their contributions to Mexican history. We even idolize fictional anti-heroes. Pulp Fiction, The Godfather and even comics like The Punisher are all about people doing horrible things, but we still idolize them. The difference is, that’s fiction. This is the real world where people bleed real blood and knives hurt. I get it. They stand for something you stand for. They have a strong personality. But you can’t just take the good with the bad when the bad includes murder. These men killed people with families, without the blink of an eye. Fighting for something in the name of a cause is great, but there are other ways to go about it. Wearing a shirt with the image of a so-called revolutionary doesn’t make you counterculture or a rebel. Learn your history and pick someone a little more worthy of your adoration.
‘I am not a role model’ By Daniel Lujan el Don Staff Writer
Players may blow it off the field but that’s not why we watch them
Athletes are admired by adults and children from all over the world. Parents see them as role models for their children and children look up to them as heroes. Yet, athletes seem to be getting into more and more trouble. Are they really role models? Charles Barkley, professional basketball player for more than 15 years, argues that athletes are not role models. They are paid to play a game. In his 1993 Nike commercial he says, “I am not a role model” and closes the ad with “just because I can dunk a basketball doesn’t mean I should raise your kids.” Barkley is known for his com-
pulsive gambling problem and speaking his mind on any topic. I can make a long list of athletes known for gambling problems, Barkley, Michael Jordan and Pete Rose just to name a few. The list is just as long for cheaters and sex addicts. Some of these athletes are in the Hall of Fame in their respective sports. These problems are not limited to athletes or any locale; these problems occur across the United States, in big cities and small towns. The human factor is always there. Instead of looking at all the bad role models, we rarely look at the examples of good. When I bring up the name Brian Davis I often get blank stares or confused looks. Davis is
a golfer every coach and parent should look at as a teaching opportunity. During the Verizon Heritage Tournament, Davis found himself in a green side hazard for his third shot and nicked a loose impediment on his back swing, a violation of the rules and a two shot penalty. Davis chose to call the penalty on himself. In a time when athletes try to get every possible advantage, Davis conceded victory. While his opponent Jim Furyk walked away with over $1 million for winning, Davis left with $615,000 and the satisfaction of doing what’s right. Fans tend to put athletes on hero-like pedestals. They can jump higher, run faster and hit harder than most of us ever will.
They can hit shots and make plays that normal people only dream of making. Yet we dwell on things that make them human and expect athlete after athlete to step up to a podium and read a statement or pre-written apology — an apology sometimes easier to swallow if said athlete is on your team and there are games in the win column. Are athletes role models? Yes, whether good or bad. They are as much a role model as an older brother or sister is to younger siblings, as much as teachers are to their students or coaches to their players. Athletes are humans first. They are role models not because they are athletes but because they are human.
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SANTA ANA COLLEGE el Don • MONDAY, MAY 24, 2010
SPORTSLINE People & events
RJ Hively pitched 2.2 shutout innings in the loss at home against Cuesta College.
Tournament raises HOF funds The SeaCliff Country Club in Huntington Beach hosted the 2010 Ed Arnold Golf Classic last Monday. The tournament, put on by the SAC Athletic Hall of Fame, featured 144 golfers playing to support the development of the SAC Hall of Fame and provide scholarAndruski ships for transferring SAC studentathletes. Headlining was former football star Frank Andruski, baseball pitcher Heath Bell, former men’s basketball coach Rolland Todd, softball and women’s soccer standout Ana Velasquez and Hall of Fame Executive Committee Honoree Ken Purcell. Taking part in the event were Hall of Fame members Dave Alexander, Ray Carrasco, Dana Pagett, Mike Schwabs and Nancy Warren. The awards dinner, saw the announcement of the Hall of Fame class of 2010. –Hugo Pacheco
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Dons lose to Cuesta in Super Regionals
Kurtz, Korzelius receive honors During the 2010 Ed Arnold Golf Classic awards dinner, six Santa Ana College athletes were rewarded with studentathlete scholarships. Proceeds from the golf tournament help provide funds for the scholKurtz arships geared towards transferring SAC athletes. Women’s basketball star Jessica Korzelius, an AllOrange Empire Conference player, received the 2010 Female Scholar Athlete of the Year honor. Football linebacker, freshman Sean Kurtz, was named 2010 Male Scholar Athlete of the Year. In March Kurtz was also recognized by the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame as a scholar athlete. Softball pitcher Katlyn Harp, women’s soccer and track & field star Cortnee Kleidon, state champion wrestler Jose Navarro and football running back Johnny Privitelli each received student-athlete scholarships. –Hugo Pacheco
Santa Ana gets knocked out of regional playoffs despite a No. 1 seed and home field advantage. By Hugo Pacheco el Don Sports Editor
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ABOVE: Julian Duran went 4-for-9 with two RBIs in the Dons’ two losses. RIGHT: Pitcher Nicholas Perez allowed three runs in the loss.
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Freshman pitcher Marcus Garrett made his second start of the year for the Dons in the most crucial game of the season. Little did he know his inexperience would cost the Dons a return to the CCCAA State Championships. In a win-or-go-home game against Cuesta College, Garrett was torched for six runs on seven hits in his short 2.1 inning appearance. Despite a late rally, Santa Ana would fall 11-10 to the No. 16 ranked Cougars at home May 15. With the loss, Santa Ana, the No. 1 ranked team in the state, was eliminated from the CCCAA Baseball Southern Super Regional Championships. The defeat gave the Dons their second loss in the double-elimination format tournament having lost to No. 9 ranked Rio Hondo 4-2 earlier that day. Santa Ana’s early outing marks the third time in the last four years the Dons fall in the Super Regional’s as the No. 1 seed. Playing in memory of the late James Wernke, who was found dead in Fullerton last December in an apparent drowning, Santa Ana’s season ended with a 31-10 record. The Dons finished with a .336 team batting average hitting 50 homeruns and 327 RBIs. Julian Duran, the OEC Player of the Year, finished with a .441 batting average. Christian Meza, the OEC Pitcher of the Year, finished 10-1 with a 3.30 earned run average and Head Coach Don Sneddon earned his 15th OEC Coach of the year award. This was the fourth straight year the Dons clinched the OEC championship.
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Wins this season
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Pitchers used in two losses
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Runs allowed in two losses
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SANTA ANA COLLEGE el Don • MONDAY, MAY 24, 2010
Year of wins and losses Santa Ana’s sports overcome budget cuts to find success in their respective seasons
By the numbers
By Allison Lujan el Don Sports Editor
The 2009-2010 Santa Ana College athletic season got off to a depressing start. Due to budget cuts, four sports were suspended including men’s cross country, men’s swimming, men’s track and field and women’s tennis. Despite the cuts, numerous sports were gearing up for their fall start. The men’s wrestling team had the best season as they became state champions for the first time since 2005. Jose Navarro, Bobby Scofield and Jaime Martinez also became individual state champions in their respective weight classes. Navarro was the lone Don on the team to finish the season undefeated. Men’s water polo had a disappointing season, ending with a 3-24 record. Sophomore Daniel Nagy led the team with 71 goals, nine assists and 33 steals. Both men’s and women’s soccer advanced to the playoffs this season. The women’s turnaround season ended with a 13-7-1 record. Goalkeeper Cortnee Kleidon helped backstop the team into the playoffs with a 5-1 record while midfielder Yoana Leon led the team on offense with a team-high eight goals. The Dons lost in the first round to rival Santiago Canyon College.
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Teams with playoff appearances
Meanwhile, men’s soccer advanced all the way to the state semifinals where they fell to Taft College, ending their season with a 156-4 record. The Dons picked up their 16th consecutive Orange Empire Conference Championship as sixth year Head Coach Jose Vasquez earned his 100th win. During the spring, softball improved from the previous year with a 17-20-1 overall record. With leadership coming from new Head Coach Jessica Rapoza, the team consisting of mostly freshman players finished fifth in the OEC. Utility player Sarah Steinbeck was selected to the First-Team AllOEC with a .404 batting average, 14 RBIs and 34 runs scored. Despite not having a men’s team, the women’s track and field team were able to get two athletes into the Southern California Preliminaries. Runner Reyna Fonseca set a personal best and the third fastest time in SAC history with a time of 2:19:31 in the 800-meter run. She also qualified for the 1500-meter distance. Fonseca was unable to qualify for the finals, finishing eighth in both races. Kleidon, a shot put thrower, also qualified for the preliminaries with a distance of 36 feet and 1.5 inches but was unable to make it to the finals, finishing eighth in her heat.
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Teams fielded by SAC this year