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VOL. 28, NO. 12
THE VOICE OF SOLANO COLLEGE
APRIL 4 - APRIL 24, 2012
Be cool, sprich Deutsch German, French and Spanish programs come together for a night of shared learning By Sharman Bruni Editor-in-Chief sbruni@solanotempest.net
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“Bienvenue, Willkomen, Bienvenidos!” Dressed to the nines and flashing vibrant smiles, MCs Jeff Stock and Zachary Scovel welcomed a packed crowd to Solano Community College’s Fourth Annual Foreign Language Night on Friday, March 30. Students performed songs and skits in their respective French, German, and Spanish classes to demonstrate what they have learned and to enjoy a night of shared languages and cultural diversity with family and friends. Professor Margaret AbelQuintero and her Spanish 1 class performed the song “De Colores” in honor of César Chávez. “De Colores” is known as the theme song for the campesinos (farm workers) whom Chávez spent his life defending and for whom he advocated better treatment. This year also
marked the fiftieth anniversary of the United Farm Workers, the labor union which Chávez co-founded. César Chávez Day was observed as a state holiday in California, Texas, and Colorado on March 31. “This is my second time,” said third-semester Spanish student Joshua Bonds. “I like it. I enjoyed it the first time I came with Ms. Abel-Quintero.” “I used to teach Spanish before I became a dean,” said Jeffrey Lamb, dean of Liberal Arts. “I’ve been coming here for four years. It’s great. It’s amazing to me how excited the students are, the families that come, it’s a great crowd.” “It’s actually more fun than I thought it would be,” MC Jeff Stock said. “I’m taking Spanish 2. I love it. I’m taking it so I can actually learn the language, I don’t need language credits for anything.” Stock has a background with the Marines working as a Russian interpreter and 8SEE LANGUAGE, PAGE 6
Abel-Quintero’s Spanish 1 class perform the song “De Colores” while student Veronica Petersen’s two young boys hold their pet chickens on stage to compliment the song.
June ballot will determine the future of Solano County libraries By John Glidden Staff Writer jglidden@solanotempest.net
On June 5, Solano County voters will have a chance to vote on Measure L, a proposition that will extend the eighth of a penny sales tax which would fund Solano county libraries for the next 16 years. According to KeepSolanoLibrariesOpen.com, in 1998 Solano County voters approved Measure B to prevent library closures; maintain collections of books, databases, and other materials; preserves library hours and children, teen, adult, senior programs, including computer training, homework help, family literacy, and children’s storytimes, with all revenues staying in So-
lano County. Measure B will end on Sept. 30, 2014. If approved in June, Measure L will take effect on Oct. 1, 2014 and end in 2030. “[Solano college is] a member of the Solano Napa and Partners (SNAP) Libraries Consortium in which we share our circulation resources. If the local public libraries are able to increase their holdings as a result of the measure, we may find ourselves with access to more books,” said Jeff Lamb, the dean of Liberal Arts, in an email to The Tempest. “I believe our students will be affected because some use the libraries to study and check out books. We are part of a consorOpen Clipart Library tium with the Solano libraries and that will have an effect on access for our students as Voters will have a chance to let their well,” said Superintendent-President Jowel voice be heard regarding Measure L in Laguerre in an email to The Tempest.] June.
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According to KeepSolanoLibrariesOpen. com, the passage of Measure B allowed Fairfield and Vacaville libraries to offer 118 hours of service per week, and Vallejo libraries to offer 108 hours of service per week. “Solano County Library increased its hours from 204 hours per week in 1997 to the current 448 hours per week in 2011,” according to a resolution passed unanimously by the Solano County supervisors. “SCL increased its book and materials budget from $432,000 in 1997 to $1,026,000 in 2011. The deadline to register to vote for the June election is Tuesday, March 22. Voter registration forms can be found in the Student Development Office in the 1400 building.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK “If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished?” - Rumi
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campus calendar
Wed. April 4
April 7-13
Student Health Center Outreach Health Services Vacaville Center 10 a.m. – Noon
Spring Break- No Classes
Thur. April 5 Red Flag Campaign 1400 - lobby Dr. SSEX 1400 - lobby 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Fri. April 6 Typing Test Certificates Room 502, 2:30 p.m. Solano Organization of Latinos (SOL) Room 1427 Noon- 1p.m.
Wed. April 18 Earth Day celebrated 1400 - lobby, and main campus quad 11 a.m. — 2 p.m.
Mon. April 30May 4 Solano Daze- Multi-cultural week
Wed. May 2 ASSC Spring Blood Drive 1400 - lobby 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
2012: Will anything happen? Maybe we’re growing tired of the end of the world In 1999 going into the year 2000, there was a lot of hysteria about what could be coming our way. Our daily conversations were inundated with the mysterious Y2K bug that would effectively shut down our digital world. When that didn’t happen and the dust settled, some people had gotten rich, some had gone broke (preparing for nothing) and others were left disillusioned. Compared to 1999 the 2012 predictions have been relatively quiet. Granted, at the beginning of the year you had what you would expect: things like Harold Camping’s biblical predictions of judgment day. But now it seems that much of that has died down. Some of that could be due to the fact that people have more important things on their minds. With ailing economies and upcoming elections, a lot of the
There is a saying that a species can smell its own extinction. doom and or a mamgloom of moth solar the end flare ala “The times seems Knowing”. to have There is a been put lot going on on hold. around us Maybe and it is not people are very difficult just sick to string a By Larry and tired few of these of all the bad events together Ragland news and to formulate Staff negativity and your own conLRagland@ solanotempest.net clusions. From have simply chosen to tune life-altering out. Supreme Court decisions that will forWe have effectively ever change the way govbeen on apocalypse alert ernment interacts with for about a decade now. the people or declaraIf it isn’t the constant tions of more asymmetdrumbeat of war and ric wars with enemies rumors of wars, then it every bit as determined is the environment or to succeed in their cause some other catastrophic as we are. It isn’t hard event that lurks just to see prophecy everyaround the corner– a where or at the very stray asteroid, if you will, least, why people may
feel the end is near or that something indeed this way comes. There is plenty of fuel for the fires of speculation—far too much to go over here, but I am sure you can find any flow of evidence you would need to fit your particular doomsday slant. There is a saying that a species can smell its own extinction, and maybe the collective feeling that many have is just that, a feeling that everything as we know it is coming to an end. That can be a good thing or a bad thing; it depends on how you see it. I think of it this way: the word Revelation means to reveal or disclose something. Perhaps we are all in for a celestial-sized portion of truth, a lifting of the veil if you will. And truth, ladies and gentlemen, is something that we all could use a little more of.
Celebrity RIP tweets cry wolf Solano sophomore Christina Lamboglia finds material to use for creating an art project to be displayed at the Earth Day event on campus April 18.
Tempest bags four awards at state conference Cartoonist Temple advances to national SPJ contest Every year hundreds of student journalists travel to the Journalism Association of Community Colleges (JACC) conference for California community college students, which was held this year at Burbank March 22 through 24. Tempest journalists who attended this year’s conference included Deborah Graham, Tempest opinion editor and online editor, Nick Sestanovich, Tempest arts & entertainment editor, and Ben Gogna, Tempest sports editor and photography editor. Solano College was recognized during the awards ceremony with four awards. The Tempest won an Online General Excellence award. This is the second year in a row that The Tempest’s website, solanotempest.net, has won the
award. In the mail-in category cartoonist Philip Temple won second place for editorial cartoon and an honorable mention for editorial cartoon. Sestanovich won an honorable mention for copy editing in the ‘on the spot’ contest at the convetions. Forty five colleges and about 550 delegates from California and Rhode Island participated in the JACC state convention. In the Society of Professional Journalists Region 11 Mark of Excellence Awards, Phillip Temple won first place in editorial cartooning for 2-year community colleges. His entry will advance to the national competition.
Rest in peace Justin Beiber. The pop star is dead. Except he really isn’t dead and much to the relief of young girls everywhere, the he is pretty much alive. But if you have a Twitter account and see the headline “RIP Justin Beiber,” then curiosity and fear will peak your interest and you might find yourself clicking on it. Within seconds you realize you have been fooled and tricked by the mischievous lie by someone. This is the classic Boy Who Cried Wolf fable, viewed by millions of people on the internet and on a site that limits its communications to 140 characters. In our minds we only pay attention to the attention-seeking false headlines created by people who view the respectful words of “rest in peace” as nothing more than a joke. Fake celebrity deaths are a trend on Twitter, ever since the tabloid celebrity news website TMZ first broke the news of Michael Jack-
Twitter has seen a rise in these faux “rest in peace” tweets son’s very believing it, real death until variin 2009. ous news A trend sources conemerged firmed it. of fake The atcelebrity tention of deaths, that these false started with death tweets “RIP,” were has caused By Mark reported a kind of Beierly on Twitrumor-andStaff Writer ter, such as practical Mbeierly@ actor Jeff joke havoc solanotempest.net Goldblum across the and comesocial dian Eddie Murphy. networks of the World Over the course of Wide Web. Questions three years, the Twitter are raised if a death is website has seen a rise true or not, celebrities in these faux “rest in and their publicists have peace” tweets. In the hurried to say they are past few months, The very much alive. This fake deaths and “rest in can either be annoying peace” tweets of rapper to some people, but to Snoop Dogg, British be honest it’s downright singer Adele, and rock disrespectful to the n roll musician Paul dearly departed and to McCartney. By the time the families trying to the very real tragedy honor their loved ones. of Whitney Houston unfolded weeks ago, Words have meaning some people including and people define their myself had a tough time actions by their words.
The term “rest in peace” is a way to say goodbye to a loved one. By diluting a meaningful phrase to a mere social networking joke tarnishes eulogies, obituaries, and tributes to any man or woman who is gone from this life. Consider boxing writer Burt Sugar, who died last month, of cardiac arrest and the news of his passing was trending on Twitter. Now his death was real and the “rest in peace” tweets that spoke highly of him were a lovely tribute. Until a day later, when someone tweeted the fake death of a rapper named Chingy. So the story of a boxing writer who was highly respected in his profession is diluted by the fake death of a musician who hasn’t been relevant since 2004. The fake tweet is childish and disrespectful. I’m not saying Twitter should censor them; after all they have the right to free speech. But I implore people and Twitter to RIP fake RIP tweets. Let the departed have their true words.
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What do you feel about the proposed smoke-free policy on campus
“I think it is hassle. If my class is in the middle of the parking lot I am going to rush to finish my cigarette. -Kyle, 20 chem/biomed engineering
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“I understand because there are people who blow smoke in people’s faces as they walk by or flick ashes. There should be designated areas though.
“It doesn’t bother me because I don’t smoke. I don’t have a problem with people who smoke in the designated areas on campus
“I wish they would provide designated smoking areas. I am also interested in knowing how are they going to enforce this policy ”
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“Once Upon a Time” continues to improve
“Shank 2” provides more action-packed fun By Larry Ragland Staff Writer
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“Once Upon a Time” delivers dark fantasy, strong character development, and emotional investment. By Sharman Bruni Editor-in-Chief
There is no genre I love more than fantasy, but one of the original reasons I chose to watch “Once Upon a Time” was that its creators (Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis) were writers on one of my favorite shows, “Lost.” The show immediately draws on “Lost” with the use of continual flashbacks, but in this show the flashbacks are not only in the past, but in a different plane of existence as well. The show goes back and forth between the fantasy realm known as the Enchanted Forest to the modern town of Storybrooke, Maine. The residents of the Enchanted Forest have been banished to Storybrooke due to a curse enacted by the “evil queen” and cannot remember the lives they lived before Storybrooke. After watching the first couple episodes I admit that if it
wasn’t for the acting talent and cinematography, I probably would have never kept watching. The initial storyline was so cookiecutter at times that I found myself more skeptical as each new episode came out. Revamping classic fairy tales isn’t exactly groundbreaking and is a tactic Hollywood is quite familiar with. I kept watching the show nonetheless, hoping the plot would develop further and the characters would draw me in. After my initial favorite character was killed off and I yelled angrily at the screen, I knew then I was hooked enough to keep watching for the entirety of the show. While the show’s antagonist was portrayed to be the “evil queen” in early promotional material, there is a defined power struggle between her and the show’s Rumplestiltskin. Robert Carlyle does a phenomenal job of playing both Rumplestiltskin as well as his modern day character Mr. Gold
and is one of the strongest actors on the show. Depth is added to each character with every new episode and while at first it seemed that there would be a clear line between “good” and “evil”
After my initial favorite character was killed off and I yelled angrily at the screen, I knew then I was hooked enough to keep watching for the entirety of the show.
day Snow White and Prince Charming begin to have an affair because Charming is still married, the “evil queen” who is the town mayor in Storybrooke shows compassion and care for her adopted son, and the modern day Jiminy Cricket must battle with his own conscious making decisions in his psychiatric profession. Using classic stories like Alice in Wonderland, Hansel and Gretel, Beauty and the Beast, and Little Red Riding Hood, Horowitz and Kitsis have crafted a truly compelling storyline and while it seemed like the show was off to a bumpy start, I look forward to the remainder of “Once Upon a Time’s” first season. The show airs Sundays at 8 p.m. on ABC. All episodes can currently be viewed for free at ABC.com
characters, that line begins to gray and many paradoxes begin to display themselves. The modern
Burma photography exhibit on display in 1800 building By Tempest Staff
Over winter break, Solano Community College instructor Ron Zak and 19 photographers from Solano, Napa, Sonoma, and Alameda counties traveled to Burma (also known as Mynamar)
for one of the department’s Study Abroad photography trips. Photos from this trip are now on display in the halls of Building 1800A and are available for public viewing. The country has been in the news a bit lately, as President
Obama has been pushing for increased relations with Mynamar. The photographers were able to capture the feeling of being in a completely different country as well as the sights, people, artifacts, and culture of living in Mynamar.
Past photography trips have included Paris and Peru, and a trip to Cuba is scheduled for Summer 2012. The 1800 building is open to viewing from morning to evening on Mondays through Fridays.
A shank, in the context that we are using it, is a crude stabbing or cutting tool fashioned and equipped by some of our nation’s finest inmates. In “Shank 2” you play a Rambo love child equipped with all manner of blunt, sharp and magazine fed weaponry. But as his namesake implies, he prefers to shank people, and he’s very good at it. The Shank universe is a 2D side scrolling brawler in the vein of “River City Ransom” or “Streets of Rage” with a lot more rage. The beautifully stylized comic book graphics use sharp, black outlines with rich, deep colors that help drive home the intense action. It is an Xbox Live Arcade game (xbla) so it doesn’t have that AAA budget that a “Halo” or “Gears of War” may get, but that doesn’t mean that it lacks quality. Microsoft has come a long way in providing bigger and better downloadable content (dlc) gaming experiences and “Shank 2” is a testament to this. It is a very brutal game, but done in that early ‘90s action film vibe that serves the main character well. The simple button mechanics also allow anyone who just wants to jump in for a while and beat on something to do so with style and not have to memorize anything too complex. Your standard attack, projectiles and explosives are mapped to the “X,” “Y,” and “B” buttons respectively but unlike many arcade games that rely on a twin stick gaming, “Shank 2” effectively uses most of the buttons on the controller but keeps it simple. Mixing up your attacks along with directional input from the left thumbstick offers air juggles and more. If you need to dip and dodge while you’re handing out beat downs, the right analog stick serves as to evade. Enemies are your standard henchmen, your typical paramilitary video game lunatics. After a couple of hours it can get slightly repetitive, but luckily for the player, “Shank 2” has a bevy of weapon combo mix ups that keep the action going strong. All the familiar weapons from the first game return: shotguns, pistols, grenades, machetes and your trusty chainsaw along with a few others. “Shank 2” will cost you 1200 points. That’s a little steep but not unwarranted. It’s a quick, fun downloadable title that doesn’t stray much from the previous installment. It just gives you more of what you loved. If you were into the first one and you want more of the same, you can’t go wrong. “Shank 2” is available now on XBLA.
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“Fire and Ice” contains great animation, so-so story and characters Journey back to a time long forgotten , when noted fantasy illustrator Frank Frazetta and animator Ralph Bakshi (“Fritz the Cat”) decided to cash in on the recent trend of fantasy films following in the wake of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s run as Conan the Barbarian. This strange film is set in a distant age, before the dawn of Rome (and pants, apparently. No, I’m serious. The loin cloth is the high of fashion in this world), the evil queen Juliana and her son Nekron, plot to take over the world…by running over everything with magical controlled glaciers. Okay…the remaining resisting kingdom, Fire keep, is literary built into the side of a volcano. (Yes, they’ve managed to create architecture as complex and delicate as anything that could be built today, but couldn’t figure out pants.) Anyhow, realizing that usual tactic of “steamrolling over the area with giant blocks of ice” won’t work, Nekron and mummy send a delegation to negotiate with King Jarol, and by “negotiate” I mean “kidnap the king’s daughter Teegra ,” a graduate of the Jessica Rabbit’s School for Jumpstarting Puberty in Young Boys. But she manages to escape and meet up with Larn, a strapping young lad whose village was destroyed by Nekron in the opening scene. They bond, they eat, they fight a giant squid, and then Teegra gets captured again. Luckily, he meets up with
Darkwolf, who is half-Batman, half-Conan. Together, they learn about Friendship, and by FROM THE BOWELS OF NETFLIX By Sam Zaghloul Staff Writer
Friendship, I mean “stabbing people.” First, the good: the animation is excellent. The movie uses the rotoscoping technique that was also used in Bakshi’s 1978 “Lord of the Rings” adaptation and the original “Prince of Persia” game. This makes the character’s movement much more life-like. I also like Teegra, for an easily kidnapped princess/eye candy, is pretty good at taking care of herself. She escapes from her captors the first time by stabbing them in the heart with a stick. Oh, yes, there is a lot stabbing in this movie, and slashing-and hacking. If there was bit more blood, then I seriously doubt that they could have gotten away with a PG rating. Now, for the bad: the characters are mostly bland stocks. Well, they’re not actually bad, but there’s little time spent on their characterization. They’re just… there. Especially Darkwolf, who we know nothing of, and never learn anything about. Hell, the only reason I know he’s called
“Darkwolf’ is because I read it on Wikipedia. We never learn why he’s doing any of this or what his stake in the conflict is. Is he just bored? I mean, cool as he is, I’d like to understand why I should care about him as anything other than vehicle for entertaining axe murders. And Nekron seems a bit bored with all this “evil sorcerer” stuff. It’s his mom that’s making all the plans and plots here. He just seems to want to stab things. This is kind of an interesting dynamic, but who ever heard of an evil overlord with an overbearing mother? So, to sum up my thoughts on “Fire & Ice” a.k.a. “Adventures in Loin Cloth Land,” it’s not painful to watch, but I wouldn’t do it unless you’re really bored, or have friends over to make jokes at its expense.
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“Neo Geo: Battle Coliseum” is standard but fun nostalgia
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The battle stage of “Neo Geo: Battle Coliseum.” By Larry Ragland Staff writer
I am a sucker for a fighting game, especially an old-school, 2-D fighter. Some of the best gaming memories of my life have been throwing fireballs and crouch punching people in the shins. Playing Neo Geo Battle Coliseum for the Xbox Live Arcade certainly didn’t set any standards, but it sure did bring back some fond memories. I will tell you right off the bat that this is a game you can totally pass on and not be missing anything. It’s your standard SNK 2-D fighter albeit with a smaller roster than usual. Players select two characters that you can do rudimentary combo tag team moves or alternate between during matches. The roster is made up of Neo Geo favorites from games like “Samurai Shodown,” “Metal Slug” and “World Heroes.” And no SNK fighter is complete with Terry Bogard but oddly enough, no Joe Higashi! A travesty I know.
Visually speaking, “NG: BC” doesn’t stand out either. There seems to be an odd experimental mix of 2-D fighters with backgrounds that are more high-resolution than the players. It can be off-putting and reminded me of a bad version of “King of Fighters XII” that went for a similar look as well. The visuals are not a deal breaker, but it certainly won’t convince you that graphics matter that much in this game and shouldn’t be used as a barometer for purchase. If you’ve played any 2-D fighters (the “Street Fighter” series, Fatal Fury, etc.) then you can jump right in and be fine. Like I said, you won’t be missing anything if you haven’t and there are much better games of this type that you can choose to spend time and money on. Still, if you are like me and have a soft spot for older fighting games (or fighting games in general,) then you should at least try the demo. The game itself is about 600 points on XBLA, and there is a demo available so you can try before you buy.
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Students perform songs and skits in different languages
Campus takes steps towards being a smoke-free zone
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has taken German along with his current Spanish class at Solano. Those like Stock who speak two or more languages were recognized as polyglots and included students Nicol Baker, Rosemary Bennett, Annie Brownwood, Holly Donohue, Isabel Espinoza, Tasha Hagerman, Cat Ligioso, Eric Lozano, George Reyes, Zachary Scovel, Paul Tack, Alex Zakrzewski and Lisa Zanolini. “I have always been interested in foreign languages,” said MC Zachary Scovel, who takes French and German. “I studied Spanish five years prior to this. I’ve been to Europe and I just love the culture and everything that’s involved in it.” “It’s awesome, I am so stoked right now,” said student James Hill. Hill attended the
event to sing and dance to “Los Marcianos Llegaron Ya” with his Spanish 2 class. His teacher, Abel-Quintero, relayed that “Los Marcianos Llegaron Ya” was written as a comical response to H.G. Well’s book “The War of the Worlds.” Other performances included “Alouette” by Lorna Marlow-Muñoz’s French 1 class, “La Bamba” by Elisabeth Sturm’s Spanish 1 class, “Be Cool, Sprich Deutsch” by Gail Kropp’s German 4 class and the skit “Le Chewing Gum,” by Marlow-Muñoz’s French 4 class. The students ended the night by singing alternating rounds of “Frère Jacques” for the French students, the Spanish version “Fray Felipe” and “Bruder Jakob” for the German students.
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Solano Community College is proposing a tobacco-free policy on campus. Under the policy, the use of all tobacco products will be prohibited on campus property except for designated areas. An increasing number of colleges have adopted smoke-free or tobaccofree policies in the past few years, according to American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation Project Manager Liz Williams. In the past year alone, 120 campuses were added to the smoke-free list. Solano Community College, will be added to that list by fall. Deans Jerry Kea and Moire Morinec joined forces two years ago to advocate a smoke-free campus after Morinec observed smoking activity near the childcare center. “I drew up the smoke-free policy after a survey given on campus last year showed 75 to 80 percent were in favor of a smoke-free environment,” said Kea. The policy will provide “a safe and healthy environment for its students, employees and visitors,” the proposed policy states. Noel Robinson, public health nurse at the Student Health Center and a member of the safety committee, was instrumental in supporting Kea in getting the policy implemented.
Kea came to her because she said he knew her position on smoking. “I just don’t want people smoking,” Robinson said. “I am aware of the health problems and it is not conducive with a learning environment. Smoking causes cancer and other related health issues. Having the campus smoke free is an ideal solution.” Robinson said the school is supportive of smokers who want to quit. The health center offers one or two free classes a semester for students. The smoking cessation classes will increase to four classes and the transition period will be a year, according to Kea. Peter Bostic, executive director of institutional advancement, attended a meeting last week with the Associated Students of Solano College student government (ASSC) to discuss the smoke-free policy. Bostic says the feedback was unanimous. ASSC voted for the smoke-free campus and the school would be moving forward to implement the changes by the fall 2012 semester. “The feedback has been heard from the community and changes have been made, primarily to the location of the designated smoking areas,” said Bostic Kea agreed with Bostic about looking at designated smoking zones. The safety board, along with Police Chief Dawson and others, are working out the logistics. The policy will be presented to shared governance April 25.
Language students end the night with alternating rounds of the song “Are You Sleeping Brother John” in French, German and Spanish.
Vacaville center has been erroneously receiving an extra million dollars a year By John Glidden Staff Writer jglidden@solanotempest.net
Last month Solano Community College was informed by the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office that the state has been erroneously giving the Solano college district $1 million each year for the Vacaville center. To receive the yearly bonus of $1 million, a center must have at least 1,000 full-time equivalent stu-
dents (FTES). “In looking back over our records we find that your district has reported since 2006-07 to 2011-12 consistently under 1,000 FTES annually for the Vacaville Center,” said Frederick Harris, assistant vice chancellor to the chancellor’s office in an email to Yulian Ligioso, vice president of finance and administration at Solano college. Harris’ letter was reprinted in Superintendant/President Jowel Laguerre’s “S/P Direct.”
“We have therefore mistakenly been providing your district annually the $1 million apportionment allocation … since 2006-07, when it should have received $0,” Harris said. Harris did not respond to requests for comment. Laguerre said in an email to the Tempest that Solano College will not be required to return the money they have received so far. In order to allow your district sufficient time to correct this situation, this issue will not be ad-
dressed in 2011-12,” Harris’ letter said. “If the [Vacaville] center continues to be under 1,000 FTES in 2012-13, we propose to treat your center like a ‘grandparented’ center only in 2012-13. However, beginning in 2013-14 you will get $0 if the Vacaville Center continues to report FTES under 1,000.” Shirley Lewis, dean of the Vacaville center and Travis Air Force Base, did not respond to requests for comment.
According to the Vacaville and Travis AFB centers newsletter from June 2011, the new Vacaville center opened in summer 2010. “In 2010-11, the Center enrolled 644 FTES, averaging 1,642 students per semester (excluding Summer 2010).” Laguerre said that more faceto-face and online classes will be added to the Vacaville center.
Students work on “found art” projects to display on Earth Day By Tempest Staff
As many Earth Day aficionados can attest, one man’s trash can be another man’s treasure. Marc Lancet’s 3-D design class embodies the concept as students gather scraps of metal, wood, and other found objects to make sculptures. Recent projects by students in the class will be on display during Solano College’s Earth Day events April 18. The Earth Day celebration will offer a variety of activities. People can check their carbon footprint and discover ways to reduce carbon emissions in the environment. The recycling club on campus will have recycling bins for participants to paint, and will place the decorated bins around campus. Ken Williams from the horticulture department is working to have Morningsun Herb Farm, Recology, Portrero Hills Landfill, and other companies present at the event. For more information on Earth Day at Solano Community College, contact Sandra Diehl from the horticulture department: sandra.diehl@solano.edu
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Solano Community College sophomores Miles Vallejos and Barbara Welch discuss ideas while creating art during class on Monday, March 26. In the background, Arthur Jackson searches for material to display on Earth Day, which will take place on campus April 18.
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THE TEMPEST n APRIL 4 - APRIL 24, 2012
2012 13th Annual Solano College invitational
Marin’s Yukie Sano and City College of San Francisco’s Alyssa Uno compete in the womens 50-yard Butterfly.
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just three in the men’s threemeter dive.
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The 13th annual Solano Community College Swim/Dive Invitational was wet. Very wet. Divers relax, pre-dive, for the 2012 Solano invitational, March 31, 2012.
Not only for swimmers, but wet also for the fans and coaches watching nine teams compete March 31 at Solano College. “It’s pretty crappy,” Modesto swimmer Richard Johannsen said of the weather, “but we’ve had worse.” Johannsen competed in the mile, the 50-meter freestyle and the 100-meter freestyle. The meet ended earlier than expected because many students backed out of the event due to rain. “I hate it, I don’t like to swim in the rain,” said San Joaquin’s Kelsey Agardy. Agardy swam in the sprints, 50-meter freestyle, 200-meter freestyle, the medley relay and 50-meter breast-stroke.
College of Modesto’s, Cody Nagy competes in the men’s 100-meter fly at the Solano Invitational, March 31, 2012. Nagy recorded a 1:10.11 time.
“The weather is really bad,” said Natalie Erickson, a red-shirt for Solano,. Erickson was taking pictures for the team and doing timing.
Head-Coaches:
“Horrible, I hate it,” said Corima Basso of Modesto.
The San Joaquin Delta Mustangs
“The weather sucks, honestly,” SCC swimmer Edith Larios said. “We expected rain, but we did not expect to be in rain. Everyone is acting really positive about the weather.” Larios competed in the 100-meter freestyle, 50-meter backstroke and 50-meter freestyle.
coached by Mike Maroney, City College of San Francisco Rams coached by Phong Pham, Modesto Junior College Pirate coached by Kurt Olson, Laney College Eagles coached by Sarah Stretch, College of Marin Mariners coached by Warren Lager, Shasta College Knights coached by Mark Wagner, Diablo Valley Vikings coached by Rick Millington, San Mateo Bulldogs coached by Randy Wright and the Solano Falcons coached by Scott Parrish Photos by: Ben Gogna Sports/Photo Editor
Scott Parish and other coaches from community colleges across Northern California huddle under the scoring tent pre-race at the Solano Inivtational, March 31, 2012.
Athletes competed in 32 events. The events ranged from 38 competitors in both men and women’s 50-meter freestyle to just five competitors in the men’s 200-meter individual medley and
San Joaquin swimmer Kayla Heib finished the women’s 1,650 yard freestyle with a time of 19:34.80 while San Mateo’s Carlos Sanchez won the men’s 1,650 yard freestyle with 17:22.24. San Joaquin’s Cha Cha Vera, Kayla Heib, Corrine Knierim and Kelsey Argardy won the women’s 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:40.80 and the men’s 200-yard medley relay was won by College of Marin’s Xendon Cross, John Fechter, Edward Focha and Cody Nagy with a time of 1:36.00. San Joaquin’s Olivia SalvatoreKing won the one-meter women’s dive competition with a score of 179.20 and the three-meter women’s dive, scoring 183.50. Diablo Valley’s Kwane Stephens won the one-meter men’s dive, scoring 159.20. Shasta College’s Josh Webb won the three meter men’s dive with 123.45. The Solano team, Kyle Sawyer, Joseph Ferrian, Karen Valadez Castro, Julia Parker, Leila Dayani, Erica Cupp, Jacob Bloomer, Anthonry Gallardo, Jordan Riordan, Jackson DeKloe, Kari Pua, Jerica Duey, Edith Larios and Brian Freeman participated in one or more of these events. Although not placing well, SCC swimmers had a determination to compete in the invitational against their piers. When asked about the closing of the Solano aquatic program, Eric Crowe said, “I think there should always be a swimming program because it gets kids into a four year college after the community college level. So it’s sad to see them cut the program, any program.”.
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THE TEMPEST • APRIL 4 - APRIL 24, 2012
softball
Solano falls to San Jose
Falcons lead in Bay Valley Conference Ben Gogna Sports/Photo Editor Bgogna@solanotempest.net
Scoring first in the bottom of the second, Solano was hoping they would hold the lead. Top third, San Jose fires back scoring and then the top of the fourth, Janae Grime from San Jose hits a lead off homerun to tie the game 2-2. Bottom sixth, Solano Chelsea Shipley hits a HR to center field, her second of the day. The first homerun coming in the first game against San Jose. “It felt really good of the bat,” Shipley said.
With two outs in the top of the ninth, SJ Jasmine Jones hits a two-run homerun to center streching the lead to 11-4. “I was waiting on a two ball count and I knew she was coming in so i took advantage,” Jasmine Jones said. Shipley hit a homerun in the previous game against San Jose and said, “I wasn’t quite sure if it was out or not so I just ran it out.” Solano the first game 8 - 3. Both games were rain makeups from earlier in the season. Solano’s next home game is a double-header, April 12, against Mendocino College at 1pm.
With four hits in the top of the seventh, San Jose takes the lead 7-4.
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Hannah Wilbur pitches against San Jose in makeup game March 30. Solano loses 11 - 4 at home, Fairfield, Cali.
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The Solano Falcons (10-12) men’s baseball team is enjoying a five-game winning streak leading into the Los Medanos game, March 29. The Falcons have beaten Marin, Contra Costa, Laney, Mendocino, and Yuba College. The recent game against Yuba College (7-15), March 26 in Marysville, CA at Engelken Field, was a makeup game for the March 13 rain cancellation. Solano won 14-5 in nine innings. The Falcons drove in three runs in four separate innings, the first, second, fifth, and seventh. Solano added two additional runs in the top of the ninth to secure the victory. Ben Monroe (2-1) got the win, pitching 6.2 innings allowing two runs on three hits, facing 24 batters and striking out three. Alex Crosby, 3 for 4, drove in four runs and Justin Quilatan, 2 for 4, also with four RBIs. Robert Houston, 3 for 4, scored four times and Zach Welz, 3 for 5, scored four times, had two RBIs.