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Wayne vs.

West, dethroned

3Patsy Cline alive on stage

3Women’s soccer falls short

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THE VOICE OF SOLANO COLLEGE

VOL. 28, NO. 2

SEPT. 21 - OCT, 4 2011

Campus reacts to devastating loss The loss of football player Ennis Johnson resonates with students and faculty at SCC

By Deborah Graham Online editor

News of last week’s killing of Solano Community College student Ennis Johnson, 21, was met with shock and sadness on the campus.

“Ennis was in my English class. He was very smart, athletic and a positive role model for everyone,” said student Vinnie Martin.

Johnson was found unconscious and bleeding by his parents in the bedroom of his Fairfield Hilborn Road apartment complex, according to media reports. He was pronounced dead when police and paramedics arrived on this scene, reports said.

Johnson, a linebacker on the Solano Community College football team and a forward on the basketball team, played a key role in the team’s win in the first game of the season last weekend.

Terri Pearson, interim dean of school of human performance and development, received the information concerning Johnson around 10 a.m Wednesday Sept. 14. Immediately meetings were canceled and an “all hands on deck” was called to assist students who required grief counseling.

“Our department was devastated by the 8SEE LOSS, PAGE 6

On Wednesday, Sept. 14, Solano Community College student Ennis Johnson was found dead in his Fairfield apartment. Fairfield Police have arrested one man in connection to the crime according to media reports. Football and Basketball players and coaches talk about losing one of their fellow Falcons.

See Story on Page 6.

Ennis Johnson

Holocaust survivor accepts award

By Jeffery Stock Staff writer

Holocaust survivor Yanina Cywinska was the keynote speaker at an Ethnic Studies event Thursday held in the Solano College Theatre. It was there she accepted her Jefferson award, a national award recognizing volunteers for public service to the community.

Those in attendance included the President of Solano Community College, Dr. Jowel Laguerre, a behavioral science teacher, Dr. Karen McCord, and Cywinska’s daughter, Tatyana.

Ms. Cywinska stood quietly on stage as the auditorium filled and she was introduced. When it was her turn to speak, she stepped forward past the podium to a row of pictures lining the stage.

There were no projectors, film, special effects or celebrity voice overs; just her first-hand account. “These pictures were

Volunteers pitch in to beautify campus

“Give me the man that did this, and I’d probably forgive him. Forgiveness is something you do for yourself, not them.”

- Cywinska taken by Nazis,” she said, explaining some details of the gruesome images before the audience.

She walked about the stage when she spoke, ending her slideshow on a watercolor she had done. It was a representation of her brother being dragged away; she exlpained that it had painted from her nightmares. Going on to other pictures, Ms. Cywinska calmly indicated the three part portrait of herself smiling, flanked by her in triumphant poses as a ballerina. On this picture, she sent her audience into fits of laughter, saying “And this picture 8SEE SURVIVOR, PAGE 06

Lynette Gray sweeps near the 600 building Saturday morning.

“Bushes have no business growing over the sidewalk” said Susan, a volunteer at Solano Community College. “I’ve got to trim’em back and put them back in their place.”

Lynette Gray, mentioned the re-

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sponsibility that students should feel when it comes to keeping the campus clean; the thought that people come to the campus on a daily basis should make the students want to take care of the school grounds, taking time to

appreciate its beauty and ensuring that it continues looking respectable, Gray said.

On Saturday Sept. 17, 2011, these volunteers cleaned a portion of the campus by the bus loading area.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Do or do not, there is no try.” - Yoda

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Campus calendar Mon, Sept. 19 Green & Clean Day Main Campus 9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

How to Apply for a UC Transfer Admissions Guarantee Workshop 2 p.m. - 3p.m.

Tues, Sept. 20 ESL: Part of speech Workshop Room 135 1p.m. - 2 p.m.

Wed, Sept. 21 Fun with Gramma, Oops I meant Grammar Workshop Room 135 Noon - 1 p.m.

Club Promo Day 1400 Lobby 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Thu, Sept. 22 - Fri, 0ct. 7 A Solano College Theatre Production: Always, Patsy Cline Suisun Harbor Theatre Fri, Sept. 23 Club Application/Renewal Form Deadline Room 1425 Noon Sat. Sept. 24 Football: Solano vs. Feather River Fairfield 1 p.m.

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Mourning Ennis Johnson editorial Solano Community College lost a valued member of its family when football and basketball player Ennis Johnson was killed Sept. 14. According to multiple media reports Johnson was killed at his Fairfield apartment.

We at the Tempest wish to extend our deepest sympathies to the family of Johnson and to both the football and basketball teams as they try to make sense of this tragedy.

Whenever a person is lost to a violent act there can be a knee-jerk reaction for vengeance. We need to understand that vengeance should not be handed out from the likes of us but should be left up to the courts. The killers will be held accountable for their actions. We should not harbor hate in our hearts but love.

We should foster and remember the love that we had for Ennis and not give way to the hate and anger that we feel towards his killer.

We should not mourn the loss of Johnson but instead celebrate his life. Let us remember the person and friend that he was, not just what could have been.

Moving on through the rest of the school year will be difficult especially for the football team who still has to play eight more games. If there was ever a time that the football team needed the student body it is now.

We need to show support for our fellow students.

The next home game will be this coming weekend.

Let’s fill the stadium to show our boys that we stand in solidarity with them.

Solano is hurting, let’s do our best to mend its wounds.

Editorials are the opinion of the editoral staff of The Tempest.

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Tues, Sept. 27 ESL/Basic Skills: Phrases & Clauses Workshop Room 135 1 p.m.- 2 p.m.

The Sept. 7 story “Budget cuts cause unrest” incompletely described changes to Superintendent/President Jowell Laguerre’s compensation. According to Laguerre, he no longer receives a $10,000 housing allowance, but his 2011-2012 salary has increased from $225,000 to $235,000.

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Wayne vs. West, dethroned

I’m not going to lie, in high school I was a big Kanye West fan. I probably would have chosen Lil Wayne any day, but then shit just got real. At first I didn’t understand what Wayne was saying in his songs, it just sounded like he was saying a whole bunch of nonsense and realized the things he was saying was true and being a rapper; he was just flowin’. Others like Solano Community College student, Mauricio Velasco-Castro agree that Lil Wayne is better because “the consistency in his albums is being great and selling great albums… unlike Kanye who was going uphill and fell with that ‘808s & Heartbreak’ and is only seen as good to these so called "eal hip-hop critics when he is just really overrated.”

Undoubtedly when you re-

search discographies, Lil Wayne and Kanye West are two of the world’s most successful rappers, but question is, who is better? After the highly anticipated Carter IV release, Wayne has either lived up to expectations or disappointed greatly.

Either way, the Carter IV sold 940,000 copies its first week. Its first week sales total was more than twice that of hip-hop Kings Jay-Z and Kanye West’s “Watch The Throne” release which hit 436,000 sales just a month before.

Could it be because West and JayZ kept their album airtight or perhaps Wayne’s album leak helped push sales?

Taking the time to look at numbers and history; West is older than Wayne by five years. West has only been active since 1996,

By Sara Berzman Opinion editor

only one year longer than Wayne.

Wayne has been active since 1997, but joined Cash Money Records at the age of nine.

Wayne’s solo debut was in 1999 with “The Block is Hot,” which went platinum. In 2003 Wayne began recording a series of mix tapes entitled “Da Drought,” which

led up to the 2004 album “Tha Carter.” In 2007 Wayne released “Like Father, Like Son” (a collaborative album with Birdman) and mix tapes. 2008- Best selling album “Tha Carter III.” 2009Founded Young Money Entertainment and signed to label We are Young Money. “Tha Carter III” won best rap album at 2009 Grammy awards. 2010- “Rebirth” album was released. While serving an eight month prison sentence in New York, he released “I am Not a Human Being.” 2011- “The Carter IV” was released.

West’s solo debut was in 2004 with “The College Dropout.” His second Album, “Late Registration” debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 and Rolling Stones rated it five out of five.

So far, Wayne has sold 30.5

million records worldwide whereas West has only sold 15 million worldwide.

Student, Ty Carpenter thinks Kanye is more versatile as an artist. He incorporates everything into his work from new school to old school. As a rapper however, Lil Wayne has major advantages in both freestyle and mainstream production. He can rap about anything anytime of the day and make it sound appealing to his audiences. Another student, Ricky Fernandez adds that Kanye is better overall. He produces his own music; he has way better lyrical abilities and he doesn’t wear zebra “skinnies.”

Despite what you think, for now, Wayne has dethroned West lyrically and numerically.

O. Henry was right: lessons from an era bygone Many of us are guilty of rushing to the store at the last minute to buy a card for someone, whether it be a birthday, a graduation, anniversary or any other event. We hastily scribble a short sentence with a signature at the bottom and perhaps throw in some money or a gift card to placate our guilt.

It may be said that a gift given at the last minute is better than no gift at all, but it doesn’t mean that we should throw the anniversary of a special relationship or monumental birthday in the back burner. We live in such a fast paced society that it’s easy to become overloaded and forgetful, but in-

terpersonal relationships should not be taken for granted.

A fancy card wrapped in lace with an expensive box of chocolates will never make up for treating someone right every other day of the year. People don’t realize that a gift does not have to be tangible to truly be of value.

Taking a blank piece of paper and penning in a heartfelt note is not a difficult task to achieve.

You do not have to be a photographer, an artist, or even a writer to articulate how you feel. Thumbing through long love poem cards written by a stranger on a Hallmark card makes me shake my head

By Sharman Bruni Editor-in-chief

in disdain. Although we live in a world of instant gratification, it doesn’t mean that we need to forsake the true meaning of giving.

If the article title is a foreign concept to the reader, it references to one of O. Henry’s most popular short story, “The Gift of the Magi.”

The story relates to a young couple who struggle with a monetary dilemma and the challenge of gift giving during the holiday season. O. Henry relays how the young wife scraps money together by getting her long hair cut short and sold for a wig to pay for her gift, while the husband sells his treasured pocket watch to afford his wife a gift. The wife ends up buying a chain for her husband’s now sold watch and the husband

buys a beautiful set of combs for his wife’s long hair which has been cut off.

While a story like this may seem ridiculous enough to be born out of the mind of Loki, the Norse god of mischief, it draws a deeper connotation. The young couple not only realizes how much more they love each other, but how little tangible gifts matter in the end. The next time you head to the store to buy someone a gift, perhaps take the time to stop and think with your heart instead of your pocketbook.

CAMPUS CONVERSATION

“Does financial aid concern you, and if so, how do you feel about it?”

I think that they could do something to make the process a little less confusing. It’s even worse if you’re trying to get loans…I know it’s gotta be worse for people coming straight out of high school.

I got it pretty fast. This is my first semester, but my sister has had problems.

-Miquella, 18, French

Financial aid needs to be restructured. I’ve been going through this dilemna for the past ten years. I feel like, they tell me you can go to school, but you gotta pay for this stuff on your own.

-Shawn Carter, 37, film and cinema

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

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Inaugural production brings new life to iconic singer

Jazz Festival brings back live music

By Deborah Graham Online editor

Maurice Johnson

Jessica Salt (Left) and Katie Winchell get into character as Louise Seger and Patsy Cline.

Musical focuses on singer’s friendship with a longtime fan

By Nick Sestanovich Staff Writer

Patsy Cline may have passed away in 1963, but her spirit lives on in “Always…Patsy Cline,” Solano College Theatre’s opening production of the 2011-2012 season.

Ted Swindley’s musical revue about the famed country singer and her two-year friendship with a fan named Louise Seger debuted in 1988 and has since had a successful run off Broadway.

It has been performed at Solano twice already, and now under the direction of Joseph DeLorenzo (“The Wizard of Oz,” “The Underpants”), it will grace the SCT stage for a third time.

“The last time ‘Always…Patsy Cline’ was performed at Solano was seven years ago, but the SCT faculty chose to do it again this year because of high demand,” DeLorenzo said. “It’s an audience favorite.”

The story centers around Cline, a popular and influential country singer in the early 1960s.

She recorded a string of hit songs, including “Crazy,” “I Fall to Pieces,” and “Walkin’ After Midnight,” all of which showcased her expressive vocal styles and diverse array of melodies.

In 1961, before a show at the Esquire Ballroom in Houston, she happened to meet a young housewife named Louise Seger, and

the two struck up a conversation.

Though they didn’t see each other again, they became good friends and continued to correspond through letters until Cline’s death in a plane crash in 1963.

“It’s about the underlying connection between an up-andcoming star and an everyday person, which is what makes the play entertaining,” DeLorenzo said.

Cline and Seger are played

by Katie Winchell and Jessica Salt, respectively. For both actresses, the production provides opportunities to take new risks.

“My character is so different from who I am that I’ve gone out of my comfort zone,” Salt said. “It’s very challenging but very fun at the same time.”

Winchell hadn’t done a show in five years, but her parents suggested a musical to mark her return.

“This play was ideal for me because it has a lot of great music from my grandparents’ generation,” she said.

Auditions were held on July 18 and 19. Salt didn’t need to audition because she had worked with DeLorenzo on “The Underpants,” and Winchell was chosen despite her youthful age.

“In this production, the lead actress is generally Patsy Cline‘s age,” DeLorenzo said. “However, I was looking for someone who was a little younger but could still

convey the emotions of Cline’s singing. We wanted a fresh start.”

In addition to watching videos of Cline, Winchell also took inspiration for her portrayal from other sources.

“I have a list of three people I know who are similar to Patsy,” she said.

“They all have strong personalities

“It’s about the underlying connection between an up-and-coming star and an everyday person, which is what makes the play entertaining.”

- Joseph DeLorenzo and

can be very tough.”

After working with the two actresses, DeLorenzo felt satisfied with the effort that Salt and Winchell have put into their performances.

“They have what I like to find in most actors: a willingness to experiment and take risks,” he said. “They seem willing to go where I want them to.”

Both actresses agree that the risks they’ve taken throughout

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the production have allowed them to grow as performers, particularly Salt who was stepping into a whole new world.

“I didn’t know too much about Patsy Cline’s story before, so this was a very mind-opening experience for me,” she said.

Despite having only two cast members, the audience plays a major role. The auditorium will be set up as a cabaret with cocktail tables, and the actors will come through the area during certain scenes. Audience members are encouraged to sing along with Winchell as she performs some of Cline’s most famous songs.

“We want to bring the world of the play into the audience,” DeLorenzo said. “It’s not about the audience but who’s in the audience that makes the evening.”

Through the camaraderie, hard work, and the story’s emotional impact, “Always…Patsy Cline” has proven to be a memorable experience for those involved.

“It’s a really poignant story of a friendship between two strong personalities and a tribute to a hardworking performer,” Winchell said. “I’m glad to be a part of it.”

“Always…Patsy Cline” will be performed from Sept. 22 until Oct. 9 at the Suisun Harbor Theatre.

Tickets are available at the box office and are $20 for adults, $18 for seniors and faculty, and $13 for students and children.

Bodies were moving and grooving to the sounds of the Latin band, “Sapo Guapo” at the 12th annual Vacaville Jazz Festival last weekend.

“We come every year. There is nothing like a live band,” said Veronica Stills of Vacaville. Stills and her daughter Trina brought their lawn chairs and small cooler ready for day two of the three-day festival.

The Jazz festival, which ran from Sept. 16 through Sept.

18, featured over 30 bands and vocal groups. The festival was held at several venues, including the Nut Tree Village, and downtown Vacaville. A special musical tribute to our troops was performed by the U.S. Air Force band of Golden West on Sunday, Sept. 18, featuring guest trumpeter Carl Saunders.

Keith Stout, Vacaville Jazz Society founder and president, organized the first festival 12 years ago. The society has been working with local music programs through “Save Our Music” to provide free camps, demonstration concerts and clinics to youth.

Stout loves the fact that the kids can get an opportunity to see live bands perform. His passion for music is what inspired him to create the Vacaville Jazz Festival.

His band Alive Music Orchestra has performed every year at the festival.

“We love to see the crowd get into it and having fun,” Stout said. “It is a great opportunity for the local talent to get together and play. Our goal is to inspire young musicians.”

Another member of the Jazz Society, Mike Cherry, was happy at the turnout. He said the weather played a major part. Cherry, founder of “Sapo Guapo,” has seen the festival go through many changes and loves the way it has grown.

“It is really great to be able to showcase Latin music,” Cherry said. “Many people feel that jazz cannot be fused with Latin music, but we just want to educate people so they can see that Latin music can fuse with any genre of music.”

Lee Green, from Antioch, was on his way back from the premium outlet stores when he and family stopped by the NutTree. They heard the music and decided to stay for one band performance and ended up staying until 10 p.m. Saturday.

“I never knew this existed. I love jazz music,” said Green “We will surely be back next year. To see all the live musicians was something my kids have never seen before. I am glad we stopped by.”

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 5 “On the Road to Freedom” gives insight to Sly Stone fails to civil rights movement recapture greatness

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By Deborah Graham Online editor

In his book, “On the Road to Freedom,” Charles Cobb Jr. takes us on a journey of sites and places that played a significant role in the civil rights movement.

Cobb was a part of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), in the mid ‘60s. He was instrumental in organizing the Freedom School proposal that played a role in the 1964 Mississippi Summer Project.

The book contains nine chapters, indicating the various

At a time when we have an African-American president, this book shows us just how far our struggles have taken us. states that pioneers of the civil rights were located. The states included are Washington, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee. Cobb not only provides us with historical facts involving the movement in each state, but adds his personal struggle as well.

Reading this book allows you to become part of the movement.

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You marched over bridges, sat at lunch counters, and gathered in churches. You learn where they spoke, where they taught, where they were arrested and where they lost their lives. Cobb spoke about sitting on the steps of a middle school in Medgar Evers’ old neighborhood, across from the Fannie Lou Hamer Library, trying to engage some kids in conversation about the movement in Mississippi. When he told them he’d known Hamer, a little boy said in amazement “YOU were alive back then?!”

It is these little intimate details that make this go beyond your

typical history book. Cobb’s discussion of well-known events and people such as the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. are naturally discussed, but even more importantly Cobb brings to light some of the lesser known events and people. I found out about people such as Ella Baker and others whose names I never knew were involved with the movement.

Although Richmond, Virginia was not a radical part of the civil rights movement, Cobb takes the time to use this chapter to recall some of the events of the preslavery era.

Most of the section of Richmond discusses the Gabriel Prosser slave conspiracy in 1800, and he spends some extra time on how the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank was founded. Cobb closes the Richmond section with a brief profile of tennis star Arthur Ashe and the monument that honors him. I love the way he focused on the past to show how it paved a way for the present conditions for African-Americans.

“On the Road to Freedom” is a wonderful book for anyone who needs to know in depth the workings of the civil right rights movement should purchase this book. At a time when we have an African-American President, this book shows us just how far our struggles have taken us.

By Mitchel Bobo Staff writer

Sly Stone, an esteemed alumnus of Solano Community College, has finally returned with his studio release, “I’m Back!

Family & Friends”. Speculation surrounding a new Sly Stone album has been roaring since his surprise appearance at the 2006 Grammy Awards. Throughout the record Sly seems intent on acquainting himself with the newer generations, rehashing some of his classic hits with some of the biggest names from his era (Ray Manzarek of The Doors, Bootsy Collins, and Jeff Beck to name a few) while also including remixes aimed at today’s club scene.

Sly proves he still holds the great voice that personified so many of his hit records in the ‘60s and ‘70s, and the ingenuity and creativity to mold such songs, as witnessed through two new originals.

With “Get Away” and “Plain Jane,” we see Sly stepping into his most deviant and funky of personas with bass stylings reminiscent of former band member Larry Graham. These two originals, along with the cover of gospel standard “His Eye Is on the Sparrow” prove to be pleasant surprises; the latter a look back to Sly’s early musical ventures in the religious community.

The collaborations, although containing great names, are sometimes subjected to stale and inconsequential reworkings with

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a few of these guest artists being most transparent. In particular, Johnny Winter’s lack of luster on “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)” contributes little to the songs original arrangement. On a better note, guitar virtuoso Jeff Beck sizzles across the funk classic “(I Want To Take You) Higher” with a guitar refrain that busts the song wide open and drives it through the roof.

Most horrendous are the club mixes of “Dance To The Music” and “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)” as these former hits are given the standard club mixing and end up sounding like generic fist pump material.

The appalling dub step remix of “Family Affair” is just best left alone.

Sly gets points for reasserting his talents on “I’m Back!,” but misses out with his forays into conformity.

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Johnson tragedy hits home

BRIEFS Solano County C.E.R.T Drill Solano Community College is hosting their first annual community emergency response drill this year. The drill will be taking place at Solano Community College on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011 from 8am-1:p.m.

Bring these following items: your C.E.R.T vest, gloves, goggles/glasses, helmet, closed toe shoes/ boots, backpack and gear (water, sunscreen, chair and snacks). C.E.R.T. members from Solano County are all invited to participate in this event.

Athletes mourn the loss of fellow Falcon

By Rebecca Naranjo Sports Editor

The death of Ennis Johnson has devastated many of the students here at SCC. There is nothing anyone can say that could possibly help with the pain that many are currently suffering. All that can be shared now are the bittersweet memories of a beloved teammate, friend and what many consider to be a brother.

“I was hurt because I’ve known him for so long,” fellow football teammate Pierre King said. “He hasn’t been anything but positive.

He’s done nothing but encourage the team.”

“I’ve taken it kind of hard,” football teammate Jerome Guss said. “He was one of the first real friends that I made when I moved to Fairfield back in 2006. He’s honestly the reason I came out (to Solano).”

“I’ve just been hurting,” said basketball teammate Justin Goodwin. “I’ve known him since high school. We got a lot closer when we started here at Solano.”

“He was like another brother to me,” Goodwin said. “He was always making me laugh and I was always making him laugh. We had each other’s backs. He really challenged me on and off the court. Because of the changes that he made in his life, he makes me 8SURVIVOR FROM PAGE 1

is ‘Eat Your Heart Out Hitler, I Made It.’” As Cywinska told her story of internment in the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland, all in attendance hung on every word.

Everyone in the theatre shifted uncomfortably in their seats and let

“He has an amazing attitude. He was probably the ultimate teammate.

He was fantastic, positive and inspirational.”

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want to be a better person. It feels like I’m missing a family member right now, but I’m always going to feel him in my heart.”

“He’s always been nothing but positive,” King said. “He never brought anybody down. He was never anything but positive.”

Johnson stood out during practices, bringing a special sort of light to all those he came in contact with.

“He was a phenomenally hardworking dedicated athlete,” head coach John Nagle said. “He has an amazing attitude. He was probably the ultimate teammate.

He was fantastic, positive and inspirational.” “(His death) was a huge loss,” King said. “The team chemistry wore off. You can see it on the field. We’re coping with it by thinking about how he would want us to take it. I mean, we ded-

icated the season to him. Would he want us to just give up?”

“In the beginning, (Johnsons death) affected us a lot,” basketball teammate Dustin Aubert said. “But as time has gone on, we’ve come together more as a team. It’s the love that we had for him that brings us together as a team.”

While the shock of the event remains heavy on everyone’s minds, the appreciation for the life we are all given also comes to the forefront of thought. “(Johnsons passing) saddened all of us, but also makes us value our time together on and off the court.” Goodwin said. “It hurts a lot. We’re trying to make it seem like he’s still here; always trying to keep a smile on our faces like he would. We just try to stay positive in everything.”

“I think about him from time to time,” football teammate Talon McKinley said. “It’s just so weird because I saw him everywhere.

It just makes me think life’s too short.”

“I think it’s refocused all of us,” Nagle said. “It’s the ultimate tragedy but its lead us to reassess where we are and where we want to go. We’ve adopted the mantra to treasure life.”

“I’m glad for the time we got to spend together,” Goodwin said.

“It just wasn’t enough, but I’m glad we got to connect together.”

out gasps of shock and disgust during the more graphic moments.

“As we grow up, we read about these things in elementary school, but to actually hear them from the speaker’s mouth makes it that much more profound,” said Corrine Kirkbride, a faculty member in the Mathematics department.

“I hope it can help students realize how strong they are and that they can keep going.”

Ignorance prompted Cywinska to begin telling her story, and after confronting a group of neo-Nazi skinheads, she realized that she needed the story to continue being told.

“Give me the man that did this, and I’d probably forgive him.

Forgiveness is something you do for yourself, not them,” Cywinska said.

“I’m speechless,” said Bailie Banks, a student of AfricanAmerican Sociology.“It made me think that we really haven’t gone

---Basketball head coach John Nagle

“Our department was devastated by the news,” Pearson said. “I did not know him personally, but the loss of any student is tragic.”

Rooms in the 1700 building were set aside to help the players and students Thursday. Pearson and SCC Superintendant/President Jowell Laguerre addressed the team. Erin Vines, dean of counseling, along with all the counseling staff and other faculty members made their services available between the hours of 11:30-2:30 Thursday.

“It was such a shock to myself and the team,” said football coach Floyd Burnsed., “Johnson was a very popular player. He was well liked by everyone.”

Around campus students were still in shock hearing the news.

“He went to Armijo High School with me, and everyone liked him, “said Eric Toliver. “I was extremely sad to hear about his death.”

Outside the lunchroom area Kayla Peters, another student at SCC just shook her head in disbelief and couldn’t believe he was shot.

“There is never a reason for anyone to get shot…no reason at all…no matter what they did,” said Peters.

Laptop snatched A student was seated near the Solano Community College library using her laptop when the laptop was snatched away by an unknown suspect who ran off Thursday, Sept. 8, according to campus police.

Crimes such as this have occurred on campus in the past and is on the rise, police said. This type of street-level strong-arm robbery of computer gadgetry is known as i-jacking. Police are asking everyone to be aware of their surroundings and anyone acting suspicious, especially when using a laptop.

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Simond Jones, who introduced Cywinska, said it was a nerve racking taking the stage, but that her dynamic personality was a pleasure to work with. “Looking at someone who has gone through what she has, and still has that attitude minimizes your problems.”

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Pirates cage Falcons at home

By Jeffery Stock Staff writer

The Solano Falcons were unable to derail the still undefeated Modesto Junior College Pirates on Tuesday, losing their second in a row at home. Despite high offensive pressure and several solid scoring chances the Falcons couldn’t find the back of the net in the first half. Even though freshman goalkeeper Ashley Yoell and the Falcon’s defensive unit put on a stellar performance coming up with big saves and frustrat-

missed the mark. Later, the Falcons were unable to clear the ball from their defensive zone, turning it over to the Pirates twice before allowing a second header to bring the score to 2-0.

Solano got on the board in the middle of the second when sophomore Alyssa Orme made a heads up play, hitting the lightning-fast Corina Petty with a perfectly placed pass as she broke up the middle. Petty turned on the afterburners, leaving the pirates defense sputtering in a cloud of dust, as she tenaciously

denting the twine to put the final nail in the coffin, ending the game 3-1.

“They’re still getting used to playing together. They’ll get better” said Nena Correa, mother of Falcon midfielders Yvette and Gracie Correa.

“There’s definite growth from game one to game five,” said Joe O’Dwire, father of Solano midfielder Megan O’Dwire and former Solano Falcon. However, the team needs to work on defense, taking some focus off of the ball and being mindful of players

“We were all over them and has some great scoring chances, we just didn’t finish. We had more chances in the first half than in some whole games.”

- Jeff Cardinal

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Krysta Caughman takes charge as she heads upfield to get another goal for the Falcons Tue, Sept. 13.

SPORTS CALENDAR Sept. 21 – Oct. 4 Detailed information regarding games can be found at solanotempest.net/sports.

Thu, Sept. 22 5pm - Waterpolo VS Cal Maritime Academy Fri, Sept. 23-24 All Day - Waterpolo @ Fremont Ohlone College Tournament Sat, Sept. 24 1pm - Football VS Feather River College Tue, Sept. 27 3:30pm - Soccer @ San Pablo Contra Costa College Wed, Sept. 28 6pm - Volleyball VS College of Alameda Fri, Sept. 30 3:30pm - Waterpolo @ Merced Merced College 6pm - Volleyball @ Oakland - Laney College 3:30pm - Soccer - Bye Wed, Oct. 5 3:30pm - Waterpolo VS De Anza College 6pm - Volleyball VS College of Marin Sat, Oct. 1 1pm - Football VS West Valley College Tue, Oct. 4 6:30pm Soccer @ Marysville - Yuba College

Solano unable to pull through

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“It was a tough loss. They did most of the technical things right, they just need more of a connection at midfield. They’ll come together, though; they have the heart” volunteer assistant coach Carlos Diaz said.

According to coach Diaz Mt. San Antonio College plays a typically southern Californian style of physical soccer. “It’s what we’re going to face in the future, hopefully, in the playoffs” he said.

The coaching staff has been

“They did most of the technical things right, they just need more of a connection at midfield” - Carlos Diaz forced to shuffle players around to fill gaps as several Falcons have been sidelined by injuries coach Diaz said.

Gearing up for their next game, the team will be focusing on disciplined positional play and making sure the right players are playing the right positions, coach Cardinal said.

The Falcons host the undefeated Modesto Junior College Pirates Tuesday, Sept. 13. Kickoff is at 4:30 p.m.

ing the speedy Modesto forwards, the Pirates managed to head one in from a corner kick, ending the half with a one goal lead.

“We were all over them and had some great scoring chances, we just didn’t finish” head coach Jeff Cardinal said. “We had more scoring chances in the first half than in some whole games” he said.

In the second half the Falcons continued to put offensive pressure on the Pirates, hitting the post early on with a shot that had beaten the goalie, but ultimately

hammered in Solano’s only goal of the game.

But, after giving up two goals, the Falcons were left “trying to play catch-up,” coach Cardinal said. Catching up proved to be too much for Solano as late in the second half the Pirates confounded the Falcons by putting the ball in play from a corner kick only a few feet from the corner, vice the standard high lob shot on net. The stunned Falcons seemed to stand by and watch as the Modesto maneuvered the ball in front of the net, ultimately

breaking to the net on the back door side, he said.

A second home loss notwithstanding, coach Cardinal was pleased with the team’s performance. The adjustments made after Friday’s loss to Mt. San Antonio College were put into play well against the Pirates; the Falcons simply need to capitalize on the scoring chances they are already generating, coach Cardinal said.

Solano’s next home game is against the winless Mendocino College Friday, Oct. 7.

8 Support the womens soccer team in their next home game against Mendocino College Friday, Oct. 7.

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Falcons claw out eyes of Mustangs

Two Falcons go in to block the Mustangs as Myles King tries to push past the defensive line for a touchdown Sept 10, 2011.

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Solano wins first game of season 15-8 GAME CAPTURE

Sept. 7 – Sept 21 Detailed information regarding games can be found at solanotempest.net/sports.

Football 9-10-11 Solano 15, Los Medanos 8.

9-17-11 Cabrillo 23, Solano 21.

Women’s Soccer 8-30-11 Solano 2, Evergreen Valley 0 9-2-11 American Valley 5, Solano 1 9-6-11 Solano 0, Foothill 0 9-9-11 Mt. St. Antonio 3, Solano 2 9-13-11 Modesto 3, Solano 1 9-16-11 Santa Rosa 2, Solano 0 Womens Volleyball Solano Classic San Francicso 3, Solano 0.

25-20, 25-18, 25-19.

Modesto Togo’s Classic Solano 3, West Valley 1.

16-25, 25-19, 25-19, 25-20.

Sierra 3-Way Tournament Sierra 3, Solano 0.

25-20, 25-11, 25-17.

2011 San Joaquin Delta Classic Volleyball Tournament Foothill 3, Solano 0.

25-22, 25-11, 25-16.

Solano 3, West Valley 0.

25-22, 25-20, 25-17.

Taft 3, Solano 1.

25-15, 23-25, 25-20, 25-12.

Siskiyous 3, Solano 0.

25-23, 25-18, 25-20.

Solano Falcon Classic Solano 3, Diablo Valley 1.

30-28, 25-17, 13-25, 25-13.

Solano 3, San Jose 0.

25-19, 25-21, 25-16 Solano 3, Siskiyous 1.

25-18, 25-12, 19-25, 25-16.

By Rebecca Naranjo Sports editor

The men’s Solano Community College football team just managed to beat Los Medanos in it’s first home game 15-8 on Saturday, September 10, 2011.

Los Medanos made the first move, scoring toward the end of the first off of a safety putting the score at 2-0.

The Falcons didn’t retaliate until the second quarter when Tony Edmondson scored the first touchdown of the game.

Solano only continued their lead in the third quarter when Sean Desmarais ended up dropping into the end zone on top of the ball when the snap was fumbled.

Things only got bleaker for the Mustangs as Demondre Boler scored another touchdown and received an extra point from Keith Leenders, putting the lead for the Falcons at 15-2.

Los Medanos would continue on to score one more touchdown at the beginning of the fourth quarter, but would end the game at 15-8, unable to break through Solanos’ defensive line.

Solano went on to lose it’s second game of the season 21-23 to Cabrillo College on Saturday, September 17 in Aptos.

The next home game for the Falcons will be on Saturday, September 24 against Feather River College.

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Myles King completes the pass as he darts past a Los Medanos player Sept. 10 2011.

Womens Soccer falls short in first home game

By Jeffery Stock Staff writer

The Solano Women’s soccer team did not improve its 1-1-1 record Friday adding a loss at the hands of visiting Mt. San Antonio College.

“It was a good hard fight from both teams.

We did some good things, but lost to a team we were better than” head coach Jeff Cardinal said.

The Falcons took their home field for the first time this season eager to play, attacking

aggressively and keeping the visiting Mounties on the defensive early.

Within the first 10 minutes of the match, freshman defender Karlie Mast picked up a loose ball and fired a rocket, easily clearing forty yards before flying over the sprawling goalkeeper, under the crossbar and into the back of the net.

Later, the Mounties capitalized on two defensive and goaltending breakdowns leaving the Falcons trailing 2-1 at halftime.

In the second half, sophomore Corina Petty rifled home the game tying goal, after receiv-

ing a surgically executed assist from fellow sophomore Briana Scholtens.

Never the less, the Falcons were less enthusiastic and more flat-footed in the second half and gave up one more to the Mounties ending the match with final score of 2-3.

“This is a young team. It’s good to get more experience against tough teams. It teaches us to be tough against teams with more of a physical presence” assistant coach Joe Koller said.

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