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April 16, 2012
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Simple mistake leads to flight delay Check out our staff blog at www.sanjactimesstaff.wordpress.com
By JOSE ALEJANDRO San Jacinto Times
Dallas Love Field was shut down on April 1, 2012 after a suspicious device was found on board one of the Southwest Airlines planes. After the TSA had evacuated gates 3 through 15 it was discovered that the device was actually a robotic car. The robot belonged to local San Jacinto College students and had been accidentally left on the plane. The San Jacinto College honors students were returning from the Great Plains Honors Conference in Kansas City when they arrived at the Dallas airport. The students unloaded from the aircraft but
accidentally forgot to take the robotic car they had built and presented at the honors conference with them. Around 4 p.m. the next flight crew boarded and began prepping the plane for its next flight to Amarillo; they noticed the robotic car with an attached cell phone and exposed wires. Not something you want to see a when boarding a plane. This caused alarm and the flight crew informed local authorities, setting forth the precautionary evacuation of 13 gates, temporary shutdown of the airport, the hold of 10 planes and three others being diverted. As a bomb squad came in to investigate the device onboard Southwest Airlines Flight 157, airport security officers detained the 11 passengers
– this included the students and their professor – who by this point, had been linked with the device. The evacuation lasted for about 30 to 45 minutes but it was later determined that the device was not dangerous; just a science project. Frank Librio, spokesman for Dallas City Hall, released a statement in which he said, “… [The device] was a student’s science project. The student was traveling with fellow students and a professor. That student told authorities the robot was accidentally left on the plane.”
blog about the event. He claims, “…that instructions regarding the evacuation were not delivered in a manner that was clear or even broadcast over the intercom until 20 minutes into the supposed evacuation….[and] many TSA personnel were oblivious to the fact we had even been asked to evacuate.” In the end, Flight 157 departed for Amarillo at 6:39 p.m.; almost three hours behind schedule. This would have been one heck of an April fools prank, but sadly this was absolutely no joke, rather an awful case of mistaken identity that led to students being detained and a false alarm. The lesson here being always make sure you leave a flight with everything you climbed onboard with.
FUN TIMES AT NORTH A reader of Dallasnews.com expressed some concerns about how the evacuation was handled on a
Gator Day gives students a break By LINDSAY FLOYD San Jacinto Times
The gyrosphere was a popular ride at Gator Day on North Campus.
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Last Wednesday, the North Campus showed off their school spirit by hosting Gator Day. Gator Day was a free event for the school and community to come enjoy the North Campus and see what San Jacinto has to offer. Among the biggest attractions were the three carnival style rides that you would never expect to see at your school: A mechanical bull, a rock climbing wall, and a gyrosphere. The gyrosphere looked like a broken neck waiting to happen. Student Austin Clevenger gave it a try. “It was pretty cool,” he said. “Kind of like doing cartwheels in zero gravity.” Ok, so no broken neck, but probably not for everyone. The mechanical bull was the favorite attraction among students and teachers. Although some were timid to hop on at first, after watching a couple students give it a go everyone wanted a piece of the action. Even nursing instructor Jeffrey Lockett was up for giving the mechanical bull a try. But there was much more to see at Gator Day, with rows of booths put on by the student organizations. The different clubs, organizations and societies hosted individual booths offering free information and fundraising food and drink items. Everyone from Art Society, Anime Club, Cosmetology Club, to Medical Careers and every club in between were set up. Conducting student surveys on, what students like about the campus, what improvements could be made and other issues were Joshua Henderson and Timothy Payne. They will later give these surveys to North Campus SEE GATOR on Page 5
It’s time to learn the newest language
Take care with children
At some point, we have all done it. Guilty as charged. We text with acronyms and abbreviate our words. Most people find it easy, convenient, and fast to abbreviate rather than spell the whole word. Sometimes the desire to shorten words comes from the limit to the number of characters that are able to be communicated in a single text message. If we have a smart phone, it will automatically input the word for us or try to correct us, aka “Auto correct”. Texting has become one of the most eagerly adopted methods of communication and it seems it’s not going to disappear anytime soon. Punctuation and spelling are far from vital for many when they send texts. Their thumbs quickly work to compose text messages, giving them a sense of accomplishment. Is it really an accomplishment though? The text message might have sent
Saturday evening I decided to take my younger sister and cousin to the neighborhood park. As we were playing a game of hide-and-seek, a boy with rosy cheeks came up and decided to join us. We continued COMMENTARY playing and soon I realized that he was unsupervised. I began to look around to see if any other parent was around the playground supervising their child. I noticed that my younger siblings and I were the only ones there. “Where are your parents?” I asked. “Oh my dad is blowing up rockets over there!” He pointed. “He told me to come play over here.” He ran and he seemed pretty comfortable being by himself. His name was Camden and he was seven years old. His dad stopped by to check on him every ten minutes or so and the last stop he made was to tell him that he was leaving. “NO!” The boy screamed, “You can go, I’ll stay here!” I figured that the dad would come storming to the playground and force the child to go home with him. Unfortunately, the father just left and said, “Ok! I’m leaving then bye bye!” I was shocked. My sister and I left the park that evening talking about the father’s irresponsibility and how sad it was to have seen him drive off leaving his son there on his own. Many children are reported missing everyday in many parts around the world due to parent’s lack of responsibility and for many other reasons. In MSN.com, a recent study shows that about 800,000 children are reported missing in an estimated year. In the last decade, these abductions have “brought to the light” many concerns and people have decided to do something about it. SEE CHILDREN on Page 5
By EDITH MANZANARES San Jacinto Times
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successfully, but what about the message itself? Most teenagers and young adults have the tendency of abbreviating their words or using acronyms to send the message. Taking a further look into text message acronyms and abbreviations, a popular list include the famous lol (laugh out loud), omg (oh my god), smh (shaking my head), omw (on my way), brb (be right back), g2g (got to go), I dk (I don’t know), btw (by the way), ppl (people), jk (just kidding), rotfl (roll on the floor laughing), ttyl (talk to you later), etc. The list goes on and on. The use of the language has adapted so well that it has become part of the youth culture which has continued to use it even when the need to shorten is not necessary. For the older generation, a concern arises within them. Is it replacing the English language? Inevitably, this corruption of the English language in text messaging, instant messaging, and e-mail has become a bit of
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a problem with schools. The trend of using text speak is corrupting spelling and grammar among today’s youth. There should be a time and place in which text message lingo should be used. It is fun to use when sending a quick message to friends, but it should never have to replace grammar at school or any other professional location. Text language is like a code, only those who most use it will understand it. It actually takes little more than this shortened language to be used not only in text, but also in instant messaging and e-mail. Teachers who have complained about encountering writing from their students that include text message lingo rather than properly spelled out words have said it is increasingly common now and are worried. However, text messaging capabilities can be positive or negative depending on how it is used. It can either make someone’s day SEE LANGUAGE on Page 5
By KARINA ARGUETA San Jacinto Times
Opinion/Commentary
Veterans have tough time coming home By NICHOLAS PAGE San Jacinto Times
Arpil 16, 2012 San Jacinto Times • Page 2
On Aug. 1, 2007 I sat in a window seat near the front of a greyhound bus heading west down I-10. In a trancelike state I stared at the dense tree line as we passed. Sunlight crawled down my cheek as the sun set behind the seemingly never-ending road ahead. Every seat on the bus was full but only a handful of us were going to the same place. After a short conversation with the man sitting next to me I didn’t speak for the rest of the trip. For the first time in nearly twenty hours I was able to relax but that would soon be over. I was only hours away from Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio where I would spend the next seven weeks in Basic Training. I enlisted in the military at 21 years old and believed I was as grown up and wise as I would ever be. Over the course of my four year enlistment I discovered I was mistaken. I had the privilege of travelling the world and seeing places I had only read about or never knew existed.
A real tear jerker By BRANDON HURLEY San Jacinto Times
As I sat with my family this past Easter Sunday, flipping back and forth between the Astros game and the Masters, I noticed something extremely profound and definitely worth further examination. It wasn’t Louis Oosthuizen’s Albatross hole in one, it wasn’t the Astros actually winning a three game series, and it wasn’t even watching my family stuff sweets in their mouth til’ they couldn’t talk anymore. No…it was seeing Bubba Watson crying like a baby after he won the masters with what can only be considered a curveball out of a forest to put him on the green and win the tournament. It wasn’t just a couple tears either. This man was bawling and wiping snot on everyone’s odd colored polo shirts during hugs’ embrace so much, I couldn’t help but think to myself, “what are you crying for, you big baby? You just won $1,440,000!” What are tears of joy anyway? Is there really such a thing? I turned to Wikipedia, the ultimate source for information, to find an answer and really didn’t get much. Basically, what I came up with is that people cry when under strong emotional stress, anger, physical pain, or when they are extremely happy. This isn’t earth shattering, but the question still remains, “why?” So I decided to take a look at this from a sports perspective and cycle through my head all the images I remembered of crying in sports. I saw Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant slobbering all over their respective championship trophies. I thought about Terrell Owens standing up for Tony Romo, “That’s my quarterback, man.” More recently, Arian Foster cried during his press conference after signing his contract this offseason. Well deserved, I might add. Askmen.com has a take on this. They claim crying for athletes is only permissible in three scenarios: After victory, after loss, and after injury. Anything else is unacceptable. I tend to agree with them. It just blows my mind that these superhuman athletes, who normally look so calm and collected, make the most difficult tasks look so easy, and are trained to break through in the toughest of situations can be reduced to something as human as crying. Then it hit me. It’s because they are human. What you see with these individuals is real. Just because various media outlets do their jobs really well and make these players look like actors in a soap opera doesn’t mean that the stories don’t hold merit. Tiger Woods really did cheat on his wife, Mark McGuire really got his dignity ripped away when he got caught for using steroids, and Bubba Watson really has waited and worked his entire life for this moment. Can you imagine the emotional stress, (ref: paragraph 5), that he must have been under when he was in a twoman playoff, standing there in the shade of the trees he hit himself into, trying to figure out how he was going to put the ball on the green? Not to mention, his every move was critical because he was playing against a man whom you could have convinced me that God, Allah, and every other JudeoChristian worship icon was rooting for. A double eagle….Really!? Guess what…He did it. He did it and he made it look easy. Congratulations to Bubba Watson. Have a good cry, my friend. You deserve it.
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I have been met with open arms and closed fists alike by people across the globe. After understanding the world’s immense scale I felt so small and I still do. Less than 1% of the American population serves in the active duty military. Less than 1% of that active duty force deploys to a war zone. After 9/11 the American population was continually exposed to the horrors of terrorism through media. Because of this I needed to see the homeland of the men who killed so many innocent people. In October 2009 I contributed to that small percentile by volunteering for deployment to Iraq. I deployed to multiple bases around the world in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Some assignments were uneventful and others were very dangerous. I was lucky enough to return uninjured from my experiences but no veteran comes back as the same person. Once you have looked into the eyes of men who have killed for God and country the innocent expression on other’s faces seems peculiar. I was honorably discharged on July 31, 2011, not even a year ago. Before I left my fellow airmen tried to convince me to re-enlist. They shared horror stories of friends who separated and wished they had
not. After four years of steady paychecks, benefits and job security, life without them is frightening. Like most, I have relentlessly applied for jobs but have yet to find employment. I have transitioned into the life I was living before August 2007. I was complacent and spoiled with the benefits of being a government employee. I greatly respect those who live and fight in this world where nothing is certain. Returning home after being gone for so long was one of the happiest moments in my life. Never again would I spend another holiday on the other side of the world. Most of my peers with whom I once walked the halls of Central campus are now married and employed in their career of choice. In a way I am playing catch-up with them and I’m paranoid of their judgment. The truth is that, although I am very proud of what I have done, the military life is not for me. I want to be challenged in another aspect. I could have easily remained enlisted and continued to live an unhappy life. Leaving the military takes an immeasurable amount of courage especially for this generation of veterans. We do not think we are superior to those who have not served. We just see the world from a different perspective. All we want is a chance to be happy and for once put a little bit of ourselves before service.
A few ways to protect your identity
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Imagine when you’re looking at buying a home for you and your family. Everything is perfect, and the house is exactly what you dreamed of. You’re ready to close in on the deal; however, all high hopes are down the drain when you’re not approved for the house loan after the credit check was initiated. All those years of on-time payments on your car loans and credit card bills are now meaningless. This could be a result of identity theft. Millions of people every year have to face some sort of identity theft in their life. Whether it’s opening a credit card in someone else’s name and social to stealing a person’s driver license identity, these forms of identity theft can be crucial to your life overtime. People spend years of their life handling paper work and making phone calls to handle the identity theft situation; however, it takes years for these records to disappear and sometimes they don’t disappear at all. If you’re not careful, this could easily happen to you. While rummaging through old pieces of paper, there are probably a ton of records you’ve had for years that you no longer need. Crumpling up those papers and throwing them away in the trash may be the easiest solution to getting rid of those unnecessary records, but it’s not the smartest solution. One great example of having your identity stolen is by discarding materials with your identity on it without properly destroying the information. Dumpster diving is a method identity thieves do by searching through loads of trash for information exactly like this and using it to their advantage. A person can wait outside of a home or MCT Campus even a garbage dump just to seek a piece of paper with your name, social, driver’s license, or anything else that may become of use for them. This is but just some of the many ways a person can steal your identity. Now, next time you’re emptying out a drawer full of old papers from years ago, be sure and have a handy shredder next to you instead of just the trash can. Another way to help you keep secure with your information is by going paperless on statements. Mailbox theft is a reoccurring issue around the world. Instead of risking your valuable information, find statements and records online by accessing the issuer’s website. This could save you from having any precious identity of being in the hands of an identity thief. One less document to throw away or shred could be one less way for your identity to be stolen. The Internet is one of the number one reasons why people get their identity stolen. While surfing the web, a website you get into could cause an identity thief to have easy access to your personal records on your computer. Although many people do have it, anti-virus and spyware for your home or office computer always needs to be on and up to date. It can significantly help lowering your chances of identity theft, and can keep you on top of any unknown viruses or hackers attempting to access your private information. Another way to remain safe is by only using Wi-Fi hotspots you’re unfamiliar with. Accessing the Internet through just any unlocked Wi-Fi hotspot may be easier; however, it’s not the safest way to search the web. Make sure you know the network you’re connecting to before doing so. Always keep up to date with your billing statements and be on the lookout for any unauthorized charges to your account. Also, ordering a copy of your credit reports will help you see all of your payments you have made to credit cards, loans, etc. Equifax, Experian, and Transunion are the three known credit reporting companies you can choose from to conduct credit reports. While searching throughout your credit reports, “look for inquiries from companies you didn’t contact, accounts you didn’t open, and debts on your accounts that you can’t explain. Check that your Social Security number, your address(es), name or initials, and your employers are listed correctly,” (identitytheftassistance.org). A person could easily use your social to apply and get a job as well, so it’s important to know all your information is accurate and up-to-date. Another type of record to conduct a search on is your medical records. A person can use your identity in order to “to see a doctor, get prescription drugs with your health ID number, file claims with your insurance provider, or done other things that leave a trail in your medical records,” (identitytheftassistance.org). Order copies of your medical records and search for inaccuracies of places you may have visited, ordering of prescriptions, etc. These are but just a few methods of how identity thieves steal information on a daily basis. It’s important to keep track of all your information and be alert as much as possible. Before you type in your social security number on a website or swipe your card at an ATM, make sure you know you’re in a secure environment. It’ll save you stress and time in the long run if you’re careful.
At the time of his hiring, few would have banked on Kevin McHale taking the Rockets to the playoffs given the limited squad he was given in the offseason. Now, with only six games left in what’s been a short, stacked, and abnormal NBA season due to the lockout, the Rockets look to be returning to the playoffs for the first time since 2009. No, this team doesn’t have an All-NBA player that can put the team on their shoulders and wield them to victories a la Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, or a Kevin Durant. The Rockets lost the closest thing they had to a player like that in the offseason retirement of eight-time All-Star Yao Ming. The Rockets have their own formula for success: Teamwork. The city of Houston and its suburbs just experienced how teamwork can carry a team through the playoffs as the an injury-hit Texans roster just kept winning away with their “next man up” state of mind. The Rockets, hit with several injuries themselves, look to take the same approach. Amongst the notable names sidelined this season have been Kyle Lowry, Kevin Martin, and Goran Dragic. Injuries of course were expected to be a result of this compacted short season due to the lockout, and the Rockets haven’t complained. They’ve taken the hand they've been dealt and surprised some along the way. Key wins over the Bulls, Lakers and twice against the Thunder prove that this Rockets team will give you war and take the win if you overlook them. Of course no one expects them to win an NBA title, and that makes them even more dangerous because then you’re playing a team with nothing to lose. The Memphis Grizzlies entered as the 8th seed in the 2011 playoffs where they eliminated San Antonio in the first round and, although eventually losing, took Oklahoma City to seven games in the second round. Houston will look to repeat and possibly better what the 2011 Memphis team accomplished since they will likely enter as a lower seed team, meaning no home-court advantage. Yet for Houston fans starved for playoff action, just getting there is the priority and worry about the rest later. It’s like they say, “once you’re in the playoffs, anything can happen.” Surviving a depleted roster, an abnormal NBA season due to the lockout, the ex-Celtic great has his team believing in his coaching philosophy and just games away from returning to the postseason. I don’t think any of us expected Kevin McHale to do anything with this team. At least from this fans perspective there’s a new respect for McHale, a guy who is giving this city as much as he can with the little that he’s been given.
By JENNY RAMOS San Jacinto Times
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Around Campus
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• Registracion de votante, 11 a.m., centro estudiantil • Junta del club culinario, 1:30 p.m., N12.215 • Fiesta de lanzamiento exposicion de arte & PRISM Literary Magazine, 6 p.m., lobby del centro de artes bellas
• Voter Registration, 11 a.m., Student Center • Culinary Club Meeting, 1:30 p.m., N12.215 • Art Show Opening & PRISM Literary Magazine Release Party, 6 p.m., Fine Arts Center Lobby
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Lunes, Abril 16 • Dia del Raven, 10:30 a.m., NOrth Courtyard • Junta del club de matematicas e ingeneria, 12:22 p.m., C1.142 • Junta del club de psicologia, 12:50 p.m., C3.211
Martes, Abril 17 • Junta de tecnologia quirurgica, 8 a.m., C11.2066 • Venta de pasteles de parte de tecnologia quirurgi ca, 11 a.m., centro estudiantil • Junta de Phi Theta Lambda, 1 p.m,. C20.253-255 • Junta del club GSA, 2:30 p.m., C3.204
Miercoles, Abril 4 • Venta de pasteles de Phi Theta Kappa, 11 a.m., Centro estudiantil • Junta de la sociedad de anime, 1 p.m., C20.253-255 • Junta del club de quimica, 2 p.m., C20.171
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Kelly inspires students Mark Kelly speaks to a group at San Jacinto South.
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Miercoles, Abril 4 • Prueba gratis de STDs, 10 a.m., S11.237 • Feria de salud y bienestar, 10:30 a.m., centro estu -diatil • Torneo de Ping Pong, 2 p.m., centro estudiantil • Junta de Phi Theta Lambda, 2:30 p.m., SB.2014 • Junta del club de historia, 2:30 p.m.,m S7.156 • Junta del club de filosofia, 2:45 p.m., S7.100
Jueves, Abril 5 • Clearly You Crystals, 9 a.m., atrio del centro estu diantil • gremio de juegos de empresa, 3:30 p.m., SB.1062 • Junta de la asociacion de veteranos estudiantiles, 3:30 p.m., parte superior de las escaleras del cen tro estudiantil
By VANESSA PIÑA San Jacinto Times
Mark Edward Kelly is a lot of things. An American Astronaut, a retired U.S. Navy Captain, a naval aviator who flew combat during the Gulf War, and bestselling author of “Gabby” A Story of Courage and Hope. His path to success has been remarkable. The son of Richard and Patricia Kelly -- two retired police officers -- was born in Orange, New Jersey on Feb. 21, 1964. Captain Kelly was selected to become a NASA space pilot in 1996. He flew his first mission in 2001 as pilot and the final mission of space shuttle Endeavour. Kelly is married to U.S. congress woman Gabrielle Giffords, the victim of an assassination attempt in Jan. 2011. Honored to be in the same room as one of our American heros, Kelly took the stage on April 3, 2012 at the San Jacinto South Proscenium Theatre. For Kelly growing up in a suburb area was “a little rough,” he admits that as a kid he was not the best student. By the time he was 13 his mother decided to do more for her family by becoming a police officer like his father, “This is the first time in my life that I saw anybody that had a goal,” he explains. After watching his mother accomplish her aspirations, Captain Kelly decided it was time to have a better direction in his life. “I got a job, I started doing better in school.” Only 17 years old, one of his first jobs was driving an ambulance from which he clearly remembers an incident involving an 18 year old boy who had bullet holes, including one in the head. With a small pause he continues to remember after 30 years, and now 14 months earlier he received the news that his wife had been shot in the head. Captain Kelly and Gabrielle Giffords met in China, both with complete opposite personalities, he jokes, “I was your typical underachiever and she was our typical overachiever”. He was blown away when he first met her, “she was like ten women at once; she was a mechanic, she raced motorcycles,
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raised horses…” For Gabrielle Giffords her goals involved helping her community and in the country, for Captain Kelly his goal was to be the first person to walk on Mars “I really believed I could do this, I talked myself into it.” After going into space and having multiple dangerous encounters, captain Kelly realized he was not the one with the “risky job,” “She was the one that would nearly lose her life serving her country.” On Jan. 8 2011 Giffords was shot on the left side of her head while meeting with constitutes at a local grocery store near Tucson, Arizona. After receiving a phone call Captain Kelly called back in disbelief only to be reassured of the tragic event. After waiting 40 minutes, Gabby was in the operating room having her first of five brain surgeries. Captain Kelly’s role was about to change, “I have never been given the role of a caregiver before.” He continued to keep learning from her despite of her accident. He remained persistent on his patience. “After watching the woman that I love fight so hard to survive, and then fight so hard to come back. She reminds me every day to deny the acceptance of failure.” Kelly reminded students of the importance of having goals and accomplishing them no matter what the circumstances are, even though at times we are faced with difficult situations. Though Kelly’ss journey ended without him making it to mars, he learned the importance of going out for what he wanted. “I am a strong believer that how good you are at the beginning of anything you try is not a good indicator of how good you can become. I am a prime example of somebody that was able to overcome a lack of aptitude with practice, persistence and the drive to never ever give up.” Delivered by Captain Kelly, a special message from Gabrielle Giffords, something to remind us all not to allow anything overcome the best of us and to always “Be patient. Be courageous. Be strong. Be your best.” Kelly is all of those things.
Staple art something new BY STEVEN TALLAS San Jacinto Times
What would you do with 450,000 staples? Having this used as an unlimited supply in the office may come to mind, but to French artist, Baptiste Debombourg, he decided to make an art that goes beyond natural portrait paintings. Debombourg took 450,000 staples and made a large historical mural of five muscular men fighting. He named this Aggravure III. Stapled to a wall in the Karlin Studio in Prague, this uniquely crafted art is meant to inspire others in the field. Dembombourg is known for many great arts and his contextual approach to art. "My sculptural work is generally part of a contextual approach, and I operate in a space with materials chosen specially for it," Dembombourg says. Although Dembombourg didn’t reach his original dream to become a car designer, unwillingly, he found art in many different places. He started painting and drawing at school, but Dembombourg craved more. He admits that he was never good in mathematics and physics so that kept him for entering design school, and art itself frustrated him. In an interview with journalist, Michal Noveotny, about an upcoming exhibition project in 2011 Dembombourg explained, “I was absolutely sure I didn’t want to be an artist. Art was for me so disorganized, there was no structure, it was like a no man’s land with no order or system. I tried to enter applied arts, I tried scenography, and in all these things, I failed.” However, Dembombourg admits that in his fifth year of studies at a fine arts school, he finally accepted the system. “I am an idealist. I believe in the power of beauty. My very first childhood experience of art was beauty. It was the first thing which interested me.” Instantly fulfilling his own satisfaction, Dembomborg now wants to move his art beyond museums. He wants to move it where society can see it on the streets. “Artists themselves have to put in more investment. They have to push their abilities also outside of the field of art…It could be interesting to use this in the real world and not only keep our experiments within museums,” Dembomborg states. Defining reality to achieve a goal is definitely Dembomborg’s motto to life. I mean, what would you have done with 450,000 staples?
• No Scheduled Activities
Thursday, April 19 • Sociology Club Meeting, 7 a.m., N2.219 • Rotaract Club Meeting, 1 p.m., N12.215 • Anime Club Meeting, 2:30 p.m., N9.133
Friday, April 20 • Robotics Club Meeting, 1 p.m., N2.108
Saturday, April 21 • No Scheduled Activities
Sunday, April 22 • No Scheduled Activities
Monday, April 23
Central
• No Scheduled Activities
Monday, April 16
• Raven Day, 10:30 a.m., North Courtyard • Math & Engineering Club Meeting, 12:22 p.m., C1.142 • Psychology Club Meeting, 12:50 p.m., C3.211
Tuesday, April 17 • Surgical Technology Meeting, 8 a.m., C11.2066 • Surgical Technology Bake Sale, 11 a.m., Student Center • Phi Beta Lambda Meeting, 1 p.m., C3.215 • Gay Straight Alliance Meeting, 2:30 p.m., C3.204
Wednesday, April 18 • Phi Theta Kappa Bake Sale, 11 a.m., Student Center • Anime Society Meeting, 1 p.m., C20.253-255 • Chemistry Club Meeting, 2 p.m., C20.171
Thursday, April 19 • No Scheduled Activities
Friday, April 20 • SGA Meeting, 11:30 a.m., C1.155 • Phi Theta Kappa Meeting, 10:30 a.m., C1.230 • LASO Meeting, 12:30 p.m., C2.210
Saturday, April 21 • No Scheduled Activities
Sunday, April 22 • No Scheduled Activities
Monday, April 23 • Math & Engineering Club Meeting, 12:22 p.m., C1.142 • Psychology Club Meeting, 12:50 p.m., C3.211
South
Monday, April 16
• Tennis Club Meeting, 3:30 p.m., Tennis Courts • GEO JACS, 6 p.m., S7.148 • Mixed Martial Arts Meeting, 8:30 p.m., S21.120
Tuesday, April 17 • Student Bible Fellowship, 11:30 a.m., S11.109 • Does HIV Look Like Me?, 11:30 a.m., S15.151 • TIES Meeting, 11:30 a.m., S12.141 • Chess Club Meeting, 1:30 p.m., S9.238 • SGA Meeting, 1:30 p.m., S11.228 • Game Enterprises Guild, 3:30 p.m., S8.1062 • Pre Med Club Meeting, 5 p.m., S7.128 • Writer’s Block Meeting, 6 p.m., S9.200
Wednesday, April 18 • Free STD Testing, 10 a.m., S11.237 • Health & Wellness Fair, 10:30 a.m., Student Center • Ping Pong Tournament, 2 p.m., Student Center • Phi Beta Lambda Meeting, 2:30 p.m., S8.2014 • History Club Meeting, 2:30 p.m., S7.156 • Philosophy Club Meeting, 2:45 p.m., S7.100
Thursday, April 19 • Clearly You Crystals, 9 a.m., Student Center Atrium • Game Enterprises Guild, 3:30 p.m., S8.1062 • Student Veterans Association Meeting, 3:30 p.m., Top of Student Center Stairs
Friday, April 20
Viernes, Abril 6
• Mixed Martial Arts Meeting, 9 a.m., S21.105 • Chess Club Meeting, 1 p.m., S9.234 • Phi Theta Kappa Meeting, 1 p.m., S8.2014
• Junta de artes marciales mixtas, 9 a.m., S21.105 • Junta del club de ajedrez, 1 p.m., S9.234 • Junta de Phi Theta Kappa, 1 p.m., SB.2014
Saturday, April 21
Sabado, Abril 7
• N0 Scheduled Activities • No hay actividades
Sunday, April 22
Domingo, Abril 8
• N0 Scheduled Activities • No hay actividades
Monday, April 23
Lunes, Abril 9 • Junta de artes marciales mixtos, 8:30 p.m., S21.120
MCT Campus
• Tennis Club Meeting, 3:30 p.m., Tennis Courts • Mixed Martial Arts Meeting, 8:30 p.m., S21.120
Entertainment/Reviews
April 16, 2012 San Jacinto Times • Page 4
Portlandia an entertaining show Kutcher set to play Steve Jobs By JANETH CERVANTES San Jacinto Times
The first episode of the show starts with a catchy tune which stays in your head throughout. It continuously repeats the lyrics, “The dream of the 90s is alive in Portland,” as Jason, one of the many characters portrayed by Saturday Night Live actor Fred Armisen, explains about how wonderful the town of Portland, Oregon is. The show Portlandia which debuted January of 2011 stars Fred Armisen, from SNL and Carrie Brownstein singer of the band Wild Flag. The show is featured on the Independent Film Channel, IFC, and is a comedic show much like SNL but with a twist of hipster mocking. Portlandia has two seasons under its belt and a 12 episode third season on its way. It has featured guest stars such as Aubrey Plaza, Steve Buscemi and even Sarah McLachlan. Portlandia features several sketches which as previously mentioned, mocks a lot of the current generation of “hipsters” who are known for having an appreciation art that most of us find weird, want to be the first of their friends who does a certain thing, and enjoy a vegan way of life. Armisen and Brownstein portray the people of Portland, Oregon
as very relaxed and who have a 90s mindset which is, “When people were content to be unambitious and sleep ‘til 11.” Portland is also featured as a town which can be compared to Austin, Texas because of the young people who live there and their ways of life. Like around Austin, the phrase “Keep Portland Weird,” is a regular thing seen around town. A lot of the sketches have repeat characters which becoming near and dear after seeing them over and over. The rude biker, Nina and Lance, and Toni and Candice are some of the more hilarious characters which are featured in Portlandia’s episodes. The show also has many catchprases, such as google images “cacao” and “put a bird on it,” which have stuck to fans of Portlandia since the beginning. Portlandia is one of those shows which must be watched with an open mind. It is funniest that way because some might be offended by its content. If you enjoy things such as SNL, Parks and Recreation or just want a good laugh, be sure to check out Portlandia. Episodes are currently being featured on Netflix and clips from the show are featured on IFC’s YouTube account. If you dream of going back to the 90s, remember that Portlandia’s Portland is the place to be.
A chance to “tap” into more By DENNIS TAGUE San Jacinto Times
Since the invention of the QWERTY style keyboard in the year 1878, this has been the way Americans and people across the world have typed, texted, and e-mailed each other. QWERTY keyboards have had a pretty sweet gig as the dominating keyboard in our society. Now, Google is about to release a new way to type, or should I say “tap”. Yes, our wonderful friends at Google are trying to integrate Morse code into the communication fields once again. The name of this revolutionary software is “Gmail Tap”. Close your eyes, and remember with me a time when a touch screen phone had not been invented yet. Ah the good ol’ days when you could achieve a point of texting mastery and you could text without even looking at your keypad. If you were a texting “legend” you could hide your QWERTY keyboard equipped phone behind your back and text with ease. Come back to reality again, and you now realize you have a touch screen smartphone. With autocorrect and no feel for where letters are, you texts
would be a disaster. Now, there is no need to fear, because Gmail Tap is here. Gmail Tap is set up much like Morse code. You are given only three keys for a keyboard: a dot, a dash, and a space bar. On the Gmail Tap website, it teaches you how to type all the letters of the alphabet and numbers one through nine. For example to type the word “hello” you would type • • • • / • / • ••/• ••/ . Though it would appear to be easier just to type “hello” on your smartphone, would it be as easy to type “hello” without looking at the traditional QWERTY keyboard on your screen? Google also boasts that as it starts to gain popularity, a feature will be added soon that will allow you to tap two conversations at once. I had the privilege to try this out on a phone, and at first it is difficult, but once you get used to Morse code, it becomes easier than QWERTY. Right now, you cannot download this app, because it has become so popular that Google states that they are “overloaded”, but as soon as Gmail Tap is available I will be tapping the world.
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By LIZ LOPEZ San Jacinto Times
It has been half a year since the death of a man that inspired a generation. Steve Jobs was an American genius that accomplished so many things in life, and will be remembered for many future generations to come. Naturally, with the death of such an iconic person, it is to be expected that a movie will be made in remembrance of their life. And Jobs is no exception. There are two films being developed, one being done by Sony Pictures will be based on Walter Isaacson’s biographical book enti-
Pirate of Sillicon Valley. The news of Kutcher in the role of Steve Jobs has had mixed reactions, but now that it is final many people are saying how confident they are in Kutcher. Producer for the movie Mark Hulme said, “He is already meeting with folks that knew Steve Jobs. He’s working with professionals to get inside the voice. He’s letting his hair grow out. I understand he’s canceled all meetings and actually canceled all other projects.” Looking at the picture of young Steve Jobs and Kutcher, you can definitely see a resemblance. But looking the part and acting it are two different things.
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Kutcher a good match for a younger Steve Jobs. I for one cannot wait to see both of these movies tled, Steve Jobs. The other indie movie has no official title but has created a buzz, because the actor and hope that Kutcher will be able to give justice to a man that has made such an impact in our lives. chosen to portray Jobs is Ashton Kutcher. This indie movie will reflect on the initial partner- And to finish I’d like to include a quote of a speech ship of Steve Wozniak and Jobs, and the early years from the 2005 commencement address delivered at of Apple. Jobs' earlier life and early days at Apple Stanford University by Jobs that is my personal have been previously covered in other films such as favorite, “Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.”
One Tree Hill is finally ending By LAUREN MOTLEY San Jacinto Times
The day finally came when we had to say goodbye to the beloved cast of One Tree Hill. The show was aired for 9 years over a span of two television networks the WB and the CW. Teens and young adults tuned in every week to watch this cast grow and mature of the 9 seasons. The first four seasons were based on the characters in high school. Half brothers Lucus Scott (Chad Michael Murry) and Nathan Scott (James Lafferty) fight to be the best on the basketball team girls and for the love of their father. The main themes in the show were love, sports, literature, and music with every episode bringing a new form of these to the audience. The series showed that your dreams can
come true throughout the season when Nathan and Haley’s marriage survived against all odds or when Brooke the girl who got around made a big fashion line. This show gave the audience watching hope that one day their dreams will come true. When the kids in the show grew up so did the kids in the audience it was a show for all ages. Although Chad Michael Murry and Hilary Burton left the show after season 6 with their newborn baby Sawyer the ending of the last episode came full circle. They all were able to show how happy their lives were and their kids grown up just like them. I will miss this show every week but in my mind it will never end. The lights might be off on the set, but the show will live in in the hearts of all the fans that have followed for the last 9 years.
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The mechanical bull (left) was one of the big hits at Gator Day, which also featured Joshua Henderson and Timothy Payne (above), who conducted student surveys, and rock climbing (right).
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or quickly become a disaster. Like e-mailing or instant messaging, texting can be a wonderful way to communicate and
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According to MSN.com, in 2009 105,171 children were reported missing in California alone. The website explains this number by breaking it down to different types of casualties: *100,043 were determined to be runaways. *268 were reported “lost.”
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*45 were abducted by strangers. *1,210 went missing at the hands of a family member. *349 were abducted under suspicious circumstances. *3,244 went missing under unknown circumstances. A couple from Houston was involved in a case about a month ago also. Fernando and Auboni
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President, Allatia Harris. Gator Day was a much needed break from the everyday lectures and tests and also a great way to inform students about the various clubs and activities going on around campus. There should be a Gator/Raven/Coyote Day at least once a month.
Champion-Morin had reported their 8-month old son missing in late 2004. Last summer, they found out that the child’s godmother had kidnapped him and took him to live with her in Forth Worth Tx. On March 28, 2012 according to YahooNews.com, a Texas judge was to make a decision whether or not 8-year old, Miguel Morin will be able to live with his biological parents. How can a parent let this situation come this far?
I believe that a parent should never let their children wonder about in a lonely neighborhood or let their children walk around a grocery store by themselves. We see many cases where children are abducted, raped, and even killed. If you have a child and decide to leave him or her unattended, think twice before doing so because you may never know who’s on the look out.
Lifestyle/Fashion
Fashion tips: Nails
April 16, 2012 San Jacinto Times • Page 6
By ANGELICA RODRIGUEZ San Jacinto Times
There are a million ways to brighten up anything in your wardrobe. Whether you dress casual, dressy or girly, having your nails done is always great. This season we have a lot to choose from like bright, pastels and nude colors. No matter what color you decide on, it will look nice on any color clothes you are wearing. For bright colors try orange, pink, yellow and blue, pastel colors are better in purple, turquoise and melon. Nude, of course, looks great depending on your skin color. No, this doesn’t mean you have to go to the nail salon every two weeks, try doing them yourself and coming up with your own designs to make them stand out. Although most nail salons charge about $12 for the basic manicure, most nail polish bottles start from about $5 at your local drug store. Not only is having your nails done a great idea for your cute outfit, having a little hairpin in your hair can also make a difference. Sometimes you have the straight or wavy look, other times it’s probably a messy style but even then, a hairpin makes everything put together. There are many shapes, sizes and colors. Some great ideas are flowers, bows, and simple headbands. Headbands are a great accessory to wear especially with the messy style. Hope you guys enjoy these great spring ideas and tips and find them helpful.
Hey San Jac students! Ever wanted to see your name or picture on the newspaper? Well, now is your chance! Each week we will pick one out of many photos to be on the “San Jacinto Times”. The pictures will be taken of our current students each week who are wearing the latest trends or season styles. We will also describe a little about your outfit and why it was chosen. How to participate you ask? It’s easy, just being yourself, if you stand out you’ll see me and my camera at any San Jac campus looking for you. All you have to do is answer a couple of questions about your apparel so your picture and description can be printed here for the “Pic of the Week”. So San Jac, whether you dress up or dress down, be on the lookout, the next person might be you! Don’t see me around campus and want to participate? Take a picture at any SJC of your seasons’ outfit and send it in to: rodriguez.a2412@student.sanjac.edu only from your San Jac e-mail. Tell me what you consider your style to be, why you chose that outfit, don’t forget to mention your first and last name, age, hobbies, major, and also include the campus you attend.
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