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Artists perform during the April 16 art expo, part of the Solano Daze multicultural week. The event was held in the 1400 building and featured live music, positive rap, battle of the bands sponsored by the Black Student Union and the Solano College student government.

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Final touches: art building re-opens on main campus Max Shepherd Staff Writer mshepherd@solanotempest.net

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Bo Yeung, of J.C. Metal, makes final adjustments to the remodeled 1300 building on the main campus Monday, April 29.

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Solano’s new art building is officially open. On Saturday, April 27, building 1300, the college celebrated the new art facility on Solano’s main with a ribbon cutting ceremony and art exhibits. In attendance were local community members as well as Solano faculty, staff and students.

The new building has a number of features including a print shop that will have a full size lithography press, and an etching press, a dark room, a wood-fire kiln, a wood shop, a ceramics studio, and a painting and drawing studio. Many rooms were decorated with the art work of SCC alumni and current students, including prints, paintings, drawings and sculptures.

Ceramics student Sherry Tobin was one of a few working in the building leading up to its opening ceremony. “This new art building is great,” Tobin said. “I’m just loving it.”

“I think the art building is fabu-

lous, it’s very beautiful,” said alumni advisor Lorenzo Phillips.

“Without art, without culture, without ideas and innovation – that’s what creates history and drives history forward, and without those things history becomes stagnant and starts crumbling and breaking down.”

At 1:30 a crowd gathered for the ribbon-cutting ceremony which began with Solano College Superintendent/President Jowel Laguerre addressing the public and continued with speeches from Gary Moriarty, representing Kitchell, the company that headed the construction of the new facility; Kurt Johnson, the executive director of the Education Foundation, the non-profit fundraising arm of the college; and Dean of Liberal Arts, Jeff Lamb.

When all of the speakers were done addressing the crowd, the ribbon was cut and the building flooded with people eager to take a look at the new facilities and art showcases.

The art department is scheduled to move back into the building during the summer.

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COFFEE BREAK Nostalgia is overrated

starter has encouraged creative endeavors which would have just withered died in years past. The Internet in general has lowered the entry cost into a Sure we see bygone lot of industries, and ages as better when created hundreds of we look back at communities that them, but that’s span the globe , based out of hindsight. upon more subjects When you were in

By Sam Zaghloul and interest than you elementary school, could ever imagine. did you think that Features Writer I can have a store, these would be szaghloul@ camera, a film studio, a the simplest days solanotempest.net library and a phone in of your life? No, my pocket at the same time. Can you worried about school yard crushes, and math test and fitting anybody in the eighties say that? in, and other such things. They Look, the way I see it is like this: seem so simple now because Tomorrow is inherently better you are capable of handling and than today , because we start our understanding bigger and more knowing all the things we found complex subject matter. You still out today, if only in hindsight. have the same feelings and reacWe have more information to tions you do now, just you now make better decisions, more tools appeal them to more appropriate to deal with our lives and how to things, like death and taxes.

navigate this big, confusing, blue Plus, look at the things have ball we call a world. Even if we now. I can summon up informascrew up, at least we know what tion on almost any topic at all not to do the next time-or at least most anytime. Stuff like Kicksomebody else does…

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Walk against rape I decided to take a stand and make a difference by raising rape awareness.

Anyone can make a difference, you just have to stay motivated and positive and believe you can change the world one day at a time. Thanks to San Francisco Women Against Rape (SFWAR) for raising awareness about sexual assault. According to SFWAR, one in four women and one in 11 men will be raped in their lifetimes, and it’s estimated that less than 20 percent of rapes are reported to police.

San Francisco decided to take a stand and form Walk Against Rape. People from all over came to participate in the 3.5 mile walk including myself. I loved this experience because there was so much positive energy and so much support from everyone there. You don’t have to be a victim to participate in events such as this one.

Everyone should join organizations like this so people who

termath of an assault. They made the survivors of sexual violence feel welcome and wanted them to heal and celebrate their survival.

This really moved me to want to help everyone I can. I signed up to take counseling classes so I can be a certified counselor of those who have been sexually violated.

By Alysha Reed Staff Writer areed@solamotempest.net

have been abused know that there is support out there. The festival was a great experience: there was food, prizes for the top fundraisers, motivated speakers, performances, local community organizations, and The Clothesline Project on display.

I could feel the empowerment in this organization. Everyone is friendly, motivated, and determined to make this problem be known. At this walk they couldn’t stress it enough how important it is to educate communities about the resources available in the af-

Just knowing that everyday someone wakes up feeling less of a person, scared, angry, or suicidal motivates me to want to change that and save a life. Some of these individuals do want to get help but just don’t know how to tell their story about being raped.

In Solano County, thanks to Safequest Solano, no one has to feel like they have no one to turn to.

Safequest is a non-profit organization that provides prevention education and support services for all victims. Safequest is confidential and always has open arms for everyone. This experience has opened my eyes and I hope this story opens your eyes.

OPINION Campus Conversation: The“N-word” Ryan Tucker Staff Writer rtucker@solanotempest.net

Mark Jensen Online Editor mjensen@solanotempest.net

Words are powerful. They can uplift, inspire, and encourage you to do great things.

For all the positive things words can do, they can just as quickly be used negatively or ignorantly.

This ignorance is perfectly personified in the word “N----r.”

Our intention is to start a campus-wide conversation on how often, and more important how loosely the word is used these days, especially by the youth.

We plan to have a booth where the student body will be able to voice their opinion on this topic.

Tempest staff writer Ryan Tucker and online editor Mark Jensen will have a booth inside the Student Services building Friday May 3 and Monday May 6 from noon to 2 p.m. We will also have a comment box for those who wish to remain anonymous.

We encourage you to share your thoughts; don’t be afraid to voice your opinion.

Unique flash drive designs will make your head spin Rachel Sison Staff Writer rsison@solanotempest.net

USB flash drives play an important role in today’s society, being used to back up files/documents, to physically carry files from point A to point B, and to store music and photos. There are many different types of flash drives out there; most of them have the same basic design, however there are two unique design concepts that bring new meaning to the words secure and organized.

The Cryptek is a flash drive concept featuring a locking mechanism based on the cryptex from

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“The Da Vinci Code,” as said in the article “Crypteks physically lockable USB flash drive takes data protection seriously,” on Gizmag.com. The Cryptek lock is a cylinder composed of five rings; each ring has all 26 letters of the alphabet written on it, allowing the user to choose from over 14 million letter combinations. The lock design is meant to store the flash drive stick and to make it impossible to break-into the storage/lock unit. On top of the physical lock, the creators of the Cryptek are also including a digital password users must put in before gaining full access to their data.

Next, we have the Amoeba Modular USB Flash Drive. This USB is made up of four smaller flash drives that combine to make one regular sized one. The reason for this design is to allow a user to organize their photos, documents, music, etc. rather than lumping them all together in a single flash drive and have multiple files.

With this design not only is your work organized, but it’s still all together in a single package.

Though both the Cryptek and the Amoeba are ingenious designs, they have yet to be released to the public and are still concepts.

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Cryptek is a flash drive concept featuring a locking mechanism based on the cryptex from the ‘Da Vinci Code’

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Patrick Finnigan Erin Fritz John Glidden Mark Jensen Shaianna Rincon Alysha Reed Max Shepherd Rachel Sison Ryan Tucker

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SPORTS player profiles

Rachel Sponsler couldn’t stop playing even if she wanted to

Shaianna Rincon Staff Writer/ Photographer Srincon@solanotempest.net

Rachel Sponsler began playing sport when she was 5-years old.

She started with soccer and when she was seven she began playing softball as well. Sponsler’s mother was her coach in both sports and Sponsler ended up having to choose between the two sports to be able to fully dedicate herself to it.

“I realized softball was my sport in middle school. I was playing softball competitively throughout the whole year and I could not stop playing even if I wanted to.

Softball became my life,” said Sponsler.

“I listen to music to get me excited and pumped for my games and I also talk to myself and tell myself what I need to do in order to pitch a great game,” said Sponsler, a sophomore at Solano Community College.

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When Rachel was younger she looked up to her cousin, Ashley.

Ashley was her role model and helped her develop into the player that she is today.

Rachel Sponsler winds up for a pitch against American River College Feb. 21.

“Playing softball has changed my life for the better. If I never started playing softball I have no idea where I would be with my life right now. I’ve been able to meet so many great friends through softball, but I couldn’t even call them friends because they are more like my second family. Softball is my way to forget about anything bad that’s happened it’s my stress reliever.

“When I’m on the field I do not have to think about anything that’s going on in my social life, all I think about is softball and how to make myself a better player.” said Sponsler.

At Vallejo High School Sponsler played on the varsity softball team for all four years.

After graduating from Vallejo High School in 2010, Sponsler came to Solano Community College with the intention to play on the softball team. Here she is now the starting pitcher. She wears jersey no. 9 because that’s her favorite number. Sponsler’s major is university studies with an emphasis on liberal studies.

After Solano Sponsler plans on perusing her overall goal to become a CHP dispatcher.

Kellie Long looks up to Michael Phelps and Missey Franklin Shaianna Rincon Staff Writer/ Photographer Srincon@solanotempest.net

Since the age of 6 Kellie Long has been involved in athletics. “My parents wanted me into sports to keep me busy and out of trouble.”

Long said. She’s been swimming for nine years now. Long took soccer and swim lessons while growing up and ended up begging her parents to let her join he first swim team.

“Before I get up on the blocks I splash myself to get used to the water so when I dive in my muscles don’t freeze up. I also clap when I get on the blocks before I dive off for my event. It gets me pumped up.” said Long.

Long knew swimming was her calling while she was younger taking swim lessons. “I fell in love with it” Long said. “I begged my parents to put a pool in the backyard so I could swim all the time. It never happened.”

When Long was ten years old she persuaded her parents to let her join her first swim team, “from the first day of practice, I knew swimming was what I wanted to for as long as I live.” said Long.

Long played water polo at Rodriguez High School for three years, and was on the swim team for all four years. She holds records at Rodriguez including, one record in the 200 medley relay and one in the400 free relay.

Michael Phelps and Missy Franklin are two Olympic swimmers Long looks up to, “If they can do it, then I can do it.” said Long.

She also looks up to her father because he taught her to stay dedicated, work hard and have fun with what she loves. He has also pushed her to do the best she can.

Long’s inspiration is close to home, her dad. “He has always been there and supported me no matter what. He always tells me when I am nervous for a race, ‘Kellie do your best, it doesn’t matter how other people do, do your best. You got this.’ He also tells me ‘I am proud of you no matter what,” After graduating in 2012 Long chose to come to Solano Community College because it was a smarter decision for her, it’s closer to home and the smarter

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Kellie Long swims the 50-yard butterfly in the BVC Championships April 20 where she made finals and placed third overall. choice financially. She plans on swimming to keep in shape after Solano.

“Swimming has taught me to

never be afraid to be who you are, taught me to be dedicated, work hard, love what you do, always do your best, and it has taught me how to be the best Kellie I

can be. Swimming is a lifestyle, it takes up so much time in my life, it becomes my life. All I do is eat, sleep, and swim,”

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Jackson Dekloe’s motto is “Life is short, eat dessert first.”

Shaianna Rincon Staff Writer/ Photographer Srincon@solanotempest.net

Since the age of eight, Jackson has been involved in sports, his first sport being soccer. Growing up he played soccer for six years, baseball, and was even in a bowling league for a couple of years. It wasn’t until he began high school when he started getting involved with water sports.

“I like to stand behind the blocks and get loose a few races before mine and just focus on my race,”said Jackson.

At Angelo Rodriguez high school Dekloe played water polo, and was on the swim team for four years.

“I have always liked the water, and when I spontaneously signed up for the water polo team freshmen year , it has stuck ever since then,” said Dekloe.

Not only does being involved in sports keep him healthy and active, Dekloe also says it helps him focus on his school work.

“I’ve had great coaches,” said Dekloe. “My high school coach, Sarah McLaughlin, and now my college coach, Scott Parish, that I have become very close with. Not only did they help me with my swimming ability, but also with my schooling. They’ve pushed me to be better.”

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After graduating in 2011, Jackson came to Solano Community College, because he was unsure of what he wanted to do after high school. Here at Solano he is on the swim team and majoring in Liberal Arts.

Dekloe plans on transferring to a university and go into biology, his goal is to one day get into Biotechnology. For Dekloe, after Solano he plans on swimming as a hobby or even an intermural sport.

“Playing sports has brought a lot of great memories, friends.

Experiences and work ethics.” said Jackson. His personal motto is “Life is short, eat dessert first.”

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Jackson Dekloe swims the breaststroke at the BVC Championships.

Next fall Dekloe will attend UC Santa Cruz.

SCC hosts the 2013 BVC Championships Christine Butler Sports editor

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Ben Gogna Editor in chief bgogna@solanotempest.net

The Solano Falcons swim team did in this year’s 2013 Bay Valley Conference Championship. Solano’s Men placed third overall in the meet.

It started with qualifiers Thursday April 18 which continued through April 19 and ended with the finals Saturday April 20. The six colleges competing were Shasta, Marin, Sequoias, Laney, Merced and Solano.

Day one of the BVC Championships went okay for the Falcons. Solano’s men placed fourth in the Men’s 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:38.57. The swimmers include Jackson Dekloe, Yang Tai, Austin Anderson, and team captain Jordan Riordan.

Anderson managed to place fifth in the men’s 200-yard IM with a time of 2:12.05. Kellie Long, Amanda Rossi, Amanda Welch, and Ariel Velebit placed fifth in the women’s 400-yard medley relay.

“After leaving high school, I wasn’t positive on where I wanted to go or what to do and I grew up being closely related to Solano because my father works here,” said Dekloe. “Coach Parrish recruited me because I had swam and played water polo all four years of high school. Under his tutelage, I have dropped a lot of time off my races.”

On day two Dekloe, Al Nutt, Anderson, and Riodan swam at a 1:49.54 in the men’s 200-yard medley relay. Long placed third in the women’s 50-yard butterfly with a time of 29.41. Welch swam at a 38.01 in the women’s 50-yard breaststroke placing fourth. Tai, Pierre Cineas, Brian Freeman, and Nutt also placed fourth swimming the men’s 800-yard freestyle relay.

“This is my first year on the swim team but my second year at Solano,” said Nutt. “We have a phenomenal team. The other teams have a lot more people, but we’re doing great for what we have and we’re close behind the other teams.”

It all came down to Day three.

Long placed first in the women’s 100-yard butterfly with a record breaking time of 1:04.55.

Anderson placed third in the men’s mile race at 18.27.

Riordan, Dekloe, Anderson, and Pua swam the men’s 400-yard freestyle placing fifth.

Long, Rachel Orr, Welch, and Velebit placed sixth in the women’s 400-yard freestyle relay.

“This is my first year swimming and my second year at Solano,” said Tai. “Coach Parrish recruited me through the swim class I was taking. He thought I was a really good swimmer so he said I should join the team and I said okay. I think I could’ve done better at this meet. I was sick a few weeks

ago so during spring break I missed a few practices and got out of my routine,” said Tai. “Being on this team has been a good experience and I plan to be here next spring.”

“Coach Parish has really taught me to be responsible in the pool and in my life every day,” Gonzales said. “He’s taught me a lot about how to deal with studying and to get past obstacles like in a race. Coach Parish has pushed my abilities past my expectations,” Orr said, “by making me swim strokes I’ve

never swam before. Since I’ve started swimming with Coach Parish, I’ve dropped a total of 15 seconds off all of my races.”

For some of the swimmers, this was their last meet for the Solano Falcons swim team. Next fall Freeman will be attending University of San Francisco, Dekloe will attend UC Santa Cruz, Ryan Gonzales will attend Sacramento State, Daniel Schmitgal will attend UC Santa Barbara, and Riordan will attend Pacific Union.

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Al Nutt swims the 100-yard breaststroke April 20.

baseball wrap up

Falcons baseball fails to get the (W) at last home game

Mark Jenson Online editor mjenson@solanotempest.net

By the time the first inning was over, Solano was already trailing by two runs. In the top of the second inning Tucker Bishop fumbled making an error which allowed what should have been an easy out at first base to proceed to second.

Immediately following the error Byron Buckley for Laney hit a triple making the score 3-0 followed by another run before the inning was over.

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Sophomore Alex Crosby just misses a Laney runner returning from a stolen base attempt in the second inning of Solano’s losing home game on April 25.

This set the tone for the first few innings as Solano attempted to find their footing and Laney continued to exploit their weakness. The top of the third was the final bit of action as

Laney scored another six runs bringing the total score going into the fourth inning 10-0 Laney.

The highlight of this inning was when Kenny Chavez smacked a fly ball to center field for a triple bringing in their last runs until the eighth inning.

The game slowed down between the third and eighth inning making this outing just a little more mind numbing for fans.

Later innings where very routine, some ground balls, a walk here and there. Adding insult to injury Laney scored the final run in the eighth which capped the score to 11-0 in favor of Laney.

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“Bioshock: Infinite” takes to the skies

By Mark Jensen Online Editor Mjensen@solanotempest.net

Bioshock Infinite is a haunting game. This is made evident in the first few moments and is expanded upon for close to fifteen hours. As Booker Dewitt you are dropped off in the middle of a thunder storm with nothing more than a pistol and a few pictures.

Your goal is to find and “rescue” a girl named Elizabeth from her oppressor Zachary Comstock.

Comstock, who serves as the main protagonist, is a religious zealot who has used many forms of propaganda to manipulate the mass populous into his vision of what America should be (Hence the name Colombia; do ya research!) .

You enter an eerie lighthouse with a mysterious note attached to the door, “Bring us the girl and wipe away the debt.” By the time you finish your adventure this phrase will have an entire different meaning than what it does now. The door creeks open and you are greeted with a spiral staircase you must traverse. The scenery, while to detailed to fit in this review, is ominous to say the least. The amount of intrigue and mystery you encounter will stick with you, literally until the last few seconds of the game.

The developers at irrational games seem to have made a commitment to making the city of Colombia feel very, very real.

And having the game take place in 1912 gave them a chance to recreate and reimagine a America that never existed. During my first trip to Colombia I saw things that would make religious and political leaders alike cringe at times.

Slaves (yes slaves) scrub floors and shine shoes, while posters and signs accentuate the segregation.

In one portion you even have the chance to see the difference between ‘white’ and ‘colored’ restrooms. However the issue of race is an undertone compared to the heavy biblical references mixed with politics. What Comstock has done is basically turned the founding fathers into gods and demonized the likes of Abraham Lincoln or anybody else speaking out against his vision. There really are too many details to list in this review, just know that the people at irrational games have spent countless hours building a living breathing world and it shows.

To not stop and ‘smell the roses’ would be robbing yourself of one of the most detailed and realized worlds in gaming.

While half of the game is used to expand story, and build characters there are still many enemies to eradicate. The game has a healthy dose of guns however this

is limited due to the fact that you can carry only two weapons at a time. This is counteracted by the addition of vigor’s. Vigor’s are various powers that you will attain throughout the game that range from fireballs to unleashing an army of crows to attack your enemies. These abilities provide a certain feeling of power and can make for some pretty sweet combos. The problem however is most of them, while good ideas, are useless. Of the eight I obtained throughout, I used maybe four on the regular. This is more nitpicking than anything though, because the four that I did use where always ALWAYS awesome.

My only other issue is that the eerie and at times scary atmosphere of past entries is gone. Where the original was tense from the time the plane crashed this one, while dark at times, seems to bask more in wonder rather than terror.

This is one of the few games that I have ever played where after it was over I could not wait to play it again just to piece the story back together again. It has the same effect as Inception where seeing the ending makes you rethink everything you saw in the first place. This is a smart game and it expects a lot out of you from a narratives standpoint. But if you invest some time and attention into it you will be handsomely rewarded. With some of the best

voice acting and sound design I have ever heard this is a fun game, one that will beg for your attention and will constantly make you

change your mind about what you think is going on in Colombia.

And trust me you have no idea.

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The Resurrection Of Scott Mescudi: Indicud Review

By Mark Jensen Online Editor Mjensen@solanotempest.net

“Once you realize you can do anything, your free, you can fly. Nobody can touch you. Nobody.” Macaulay Culkins 1993 film The Good Son is sampled to open up the album and perfectly encompasses the ambition that Indicud embodies. In an attempt to further his artistic prowess, Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi chose not to have his usual team of producers handle the production on his new outing; opting instead to produce the entire album himself. What we are left with is an amazingly unique and sometimes powerful listen, that probably won’t bring in a whole cash cow of new fans, but is by far one of the most important releases for hip-hop since The College Dropout.

The album opens up with Unf*ckwitable which pretty much sums up what you can expect from the eighteen tracks to come. Synthesizers and heavy bass battle for control on what sounds like an acid soaked battlefield draped in a druggy distortion that Jimi Hendrix would be proud of. The song serves as a Plato for Cudi new found confidence. As a fan since day one when his ‘A Kid Name Cudi’ mixtape came out in 2008, I have to mention it’s a little strange to hear him so confident and almost dare I say happy. His usual anthems of self-pity and self-consciousness

are replaced with songs of empowerment and the fulfillment he’s been looking for, for the past five years. This is made most evident on the albums second single Immortal where he harmonizes “Bet you want to see me weak/Not sort of my thing you see/I’m too damn cool, my mojo too dope.” Lord of The Sad and Lonely follows the albums structure but the beat sounds more like an 8-bit sample you’d hear when entering a dungeon in the original Legend of Zelda (in other words awesome!). Cold Blooded serves as the albums true closer while Afterwards comes off more as a victory lap complete with Michael Bolton.

The peak of the album comes on the track Beez featuring Wu-tang clans RZA. When the synths drop it sounds as if a true grand master has entered the 36th chamber and RZA reminds us why he is one of the greatest.

Indicud is a great album, flip side to that is it is by no means Cudi’s classic as it was hyped to be before its release (‘Man on The Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager’ still holds that title). However the fact that he had the confidence and ingenuity to craft such an amazing body of work should be commended and respected. If nothing else it serves as a good foundation and basis for the rest of Scott’s career. This album holds some of his best work to date and will defiantly satisfy fans and newcomers alike, at least until he concludes his Man on the Moon series in 2014.

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By Patrick Finnigan Staff writer Pfinnigan@solanotempest.net

Capcom has been known to have made very questionable decisions in recent years.

I mean, it doesn’t seem in the interest of the consumer to develop Megaman Legends 3 for the 3DS and then cancel it for no explainable reason. But let’s just forget for a moment that Capcom is slipping up on some of its popular properties, and focus on a particularly notable game series that they haven’t ruined; Monster Hunter, and their most recent release, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate for the 3DS and Wii U. The premise for MH3U is fairly straight forward. There is a sea monster wrecking up a sea-faring town known as Moga Village, and it’s your task to kill this beast and save the village. Of course, you clearly are not prepared to face such a beast, so you must hunt various monsters and collect numerous resources to craft armor and weapons, in order to fight even larger monsters and craft equipment from them.

This process is easier said than done, as preparations for hunting are numerous, requiring players to collect resources such as

mushrooms and herbs to produce potions, checking the sharpness of your weapon so as to get the most damage, and eating meat so as to increase your slowly descending stamina in order to dash for longer periods of time and dodge attacks. During the initial hunt, you better be prepared to dodge and block when fighting monsters. This isn’t a game where you can slash and dash any enemy unless you’re looking to get yourself killed. Hunting requires patience and remembering attack patterns and watch out for openings to really lay out the damage on a monster. Sometimes the monsters run away, requiring you to either toss a paintball beforehand or go on a goosechase to find out where your target went.

And then there’s the post hunt, where you have to craft armor and weapons, upgrade current weapons, combine resources, and preparing for the next hunt. The presentation is fantastic, which environments being beautifully designed and multifaceted to contain the multitude of creatures for you to hunt. Although there is the fact that the initial difficulty later on may not make this game so open, if you put the effort and planning into it, you’re bound to have some fun with this title.

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The power of the Cheeto Charles Spillner, left, looks on as Kiran Kaur demonstrates the energy displaced by a single Cheeto during the Science Magic Show at Saturday’s Career Tech Education Fair where over 35 departments participated in promoting Solano College. Apr. 28, 2013.

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Solano drafting program a boon for students looking for work Rachel Sison Staff Writer rsison@solanotempest.net

Solano drafting students are having no problem finding work.

Current and former drafting students have been hired by several architectural and engineering companies and even by Solano Community College.

Solano county unemployment rate is 9.3 percent but companies such as Foulk, Gomez, and Associates are looking at Solano Students as future employees because they feel that Solano students are better prepared.

“The students are good, bright, and hardworking,” said Brad Foulk, president of Foulk, Gomez, and Associates, a Vacaville firm that provides various landscaping and civil services. “They are well prepared.”

“Class is a little hard,” said Dave Wallick a current student at Solano who was recently hired by CableCom. “You learn a lot about drafting, you get practical experience from someone in the industry.” CableCom provides an assortment of construction, engineering, and testing services.

“I enjoy designing,” said Kim Galusha, another current student at SCC. “I was originally an art major, but I didn’t want to be a starving artist, so I changed to drafting.”

Drafting is the process of composing plans that visually communicate how something will work and be constructed. Drafting instructor Karen Cook says there are several

Cindy Jorgenson, drafting professor at SCC, instructs students Rachel Sison/Tempest

fields that students can specialize in and different jobs they can do, such as drawing blue prints for buildings, electronic drafting: designing phones, etc.

Former student Cindy Jorgenson, who graduated in 2010, currently works at Solano as a part-time instructor while also running her own business. Jorgenson said she began drafting on her own, doing landscape design and in 2006 began taking classes at Solano.

“After taking SolidWorks I fell in love with it and wanted to teach it,” Jorgenson said.

Jorgenson said that it is important to have someone in the field teaching the class, so students understand what the business is about and know about some of the challenges they may face.

“Because our program is more diverse, it covers mechanical, electrical, civil, 3-d Design, and SolidWorks,” Jorgenson said. “ITT tech is primarily focused in architecture.”

Shawn Carney, a 2005 graduate, is another student who was hired by Solano to be an instructor. Carney was originally pursuing a degree in electrical engineering and took CAD classes as a supplement. “I Took CAD classes, and choose then and there to go into drafting,” Carney said.

Carney said that the drafting program here is specialized in industry related fields and has industry related classes and teachers who are or were in the industry. The course requires organization and students who enjoy being challenged.

SCC dance production offers production of music styles May 3 and 4

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Solano students rehearse for the upcoming production of “Dance of the American Dream,” at the Solano College Theater May 3 and 4. Tickets can be purchased online at sccdanceshow2013.brownpapertickets.com and will be available at the door for cash purchase only (no credit card or checks at door). Doors open at 7:30 p.m.

on campus

Vallejo Center open late for finals From 10 p.m. to midnight for the weeks of May 6 – 9, May 13 – 16, and May 20 and 21, the Solano Community College Vallejo Center will be open for students to study for finals.

A computer lab will be available for use.

For more information, contact Jerry Kea, dean of the Vallejo Center, 864-7000 ext. 4624.