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VOL. 29, NO. 4

OCT. 17 - OCT. 30, 2012

ASSC elects new board John Glidden News Editor jglidden@solanotempest.net

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Solano College counselor, Nick Cittadino, speaks with students at the PAC BBQ on Oct. 10. The California Teachers Association at Solano College has formed a Political Action Committee to promote Proposition 30.

Faculty union’s political action committee garners student support for Proposition 30 Sharman Bruni Online Editor sbruni@solanotempest.net

Elections are right around the corner and a number of faculty members have taken an active role in influencing students and community members to vote yes on Proposition 30 in the November election.

The California Teachers Association (CTA) at Solano Community College has formed a Political Action Committee (PAC) and on Oct. 3, members of the committee met to discuss their activity in the community and how individuals

can get involved.

“The money there (Proposition 38) as I understand it only goes to K through 12,” said school counselor Nicholas Cittadino. “It doesn’t touch the community colleges. Prop 30 does. If it doesn’t go through there’s going to be huge budget cuts coming up for community colleges."

“It’s a spiral down that is tough to climb out of,” said Professor Marc Pandone. “We need to communicate to not only students, but the community, the importance of this tax measure to raise funds for education as well as other social services.” “(Proposition) 38 only goes to

schools. (Proposition) 30 does go to teachers, firemen, policemen, other social services as well as schools. That’s why it has a much broader coalition of support,” Pandone said.

A flyer has been going around campus with one side written on why to vote no on Proposition 32 and yes on Proposition 30. The flyer was given to The Tempest at the meeting and Pandone spoke about a key note on the flyer, California’s low position of 47 out of 50 states in per-pupil funding.

“The de-funding of public education has been pushing students into private for-profit schools,” Pandone said. “California is 47

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right now I Solano think, we’re College just above faculty Arizona in union regards to political funding. It’s action a travesty. committee There’s still hosts BBQ extraordinary fine See story education, on Page 6 teaching going on at this campus regardless of that.”

“The community college system in the state of California is the larg8SEE PAC, PAGE 6

For the first time in eight months, the Associated Students of Solano College student government has an elected board.

One hundred twenty votes were cast during the four days the polls were open.

Leah Ferrell and running mate Alonzo Brown garnered 103 ‘yes’ votes to 6 ‘no’ votes for the positions of president and vice president, respectively.

Kayla Salazar was elected to the office of student trustee earning 102 ‘yes’ votes to seven ‘no’ votes.

Salazar was the interim student trustee appointed by the student government at the end of the spring semester to fill the position until a student trustee was elected in the fall.

Angela Buford, elected to the position of legislative advocate, gathered 98 ‘yes’ votes and five ‘no’ votes.

A collective sigh of relief could be heard throughout the Solano College student government meeting after Naser Baig, acting-presiding officer of the student government, announced the voting results.

“I present to you a correctly elected board,” Baig said during the meeting.

“It’s over guys!” said Kayla Salazar, newly elected student trustee after the student government ratified the election results.

“I’m disappointed with the turnout,” Baig said after the meeting.

“We did a good job letting people know about the election.”

To garner interest in the student elections, Baig and the select interim committee plastered the main campus, the Vallejo center, and the Vacaville center with election 8SEE ASSC, PAGE 6

QUOTE OF THE WEEK “A politician thinks of the next election. A statesman, of the next generation.” - James Freeman Clarke

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SCC Governing board candidates for Nov. ballot Trustee Area 3 - Vallejo, Benicia, Suisun City Educational background B.A, business education, University of Missouri M.A., business ducation, Oregon State University

Rosemary Thurston, (incumbent)

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Measure Q: Support Prop. 30: Support Prop. 38: Do not support

Contact Information http://rosemarythurston.com

If re-elected, what are your five goals for SCC?

Educational background Attended UC Berkeley; A.A., business administration, Solano B.A., business management, St. Mary’s College

1. Accreditation 2. Career technical expansion 3. Expansion of four-year degree offerings through MOU’s with nearby universities 4. Retention of students.

5. Fiscal responsibility.

Mike Wright

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Measure Q: I like to know more about it. It’s hard for me to support something that I know very little about.

Prop. 30: Support Prop. 38: Did not offer position

If elected, what are your five goals for SCC? 1. Budget 2. Being more transparent with decisions 3. Outreach 4. Putting the students and parents that live in the community first 5. Increase the attendance 6. Vocational programs Contact Information selectmw@yahoo.com Daytime: (707) 344-1039 Evening: (707) 425-1119

Trustee Area 5 - Fairfield, Green Valley, Cordelia

David Brannen

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Mark Laluan

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Educational background Attended Riverside Community College; A.A., Social Science, Political Science, Liberal Arts, International Relations, History, Foreign Language - Spanish, University Studies - Social Science, University Studies - Liberal Studies, University Studies - Communication, University Studies - Arts & Humanities, Solano College; A.S. Criminal Justice - Corrections, Criminal Justice Law Enforcement, Solano College B.A., Legal Studies, Political Science, UC Berkeley

If elected, what are your five goals for SCC? I would encapsulate them into one goal: changing things for the better for students. Solano Community College is the county’s only higher education public resource.

It needs to be here and provide services for every resident of Solano County. Education is always a good thing. We need to provide a stellar education opportunity for every student who comes through our doors. To provide that is no small feat. The mission needs to be upheld.

Measure Q: Support Prop. 30: Support Prop. 38: Do not support

Contact Information brannen4sccboard@gmail.com

Educational background General education at Solano; B.A., history, CSU East Bay; Working on M.A. in history, CSU East Bay.

fessor here at the college, then enrollment can verify if courses are transferable to the UC and CSU. 3. I would love to work to bring down student fees 4. I would love to bring a more diverse student body at this campus.

5. But at the end of the day, the district has to work with what it has, and work with what it has, responsibly. Then we can tackle the larger issues.

Measure Q: I would have to do more research on where the monies would go.

Prop.30: and Prop. 38: I’m not against investment in higher education. We need to take into account fiscal realities and gridlock in Sacramento.

If elected, what are your five goals for SCC? 1. Look top-down on what Solano is spending 2. Tackling transfer issues. If you have an online database that uploads all the syllabi created for every course created by every pro-

Educational background Attended Riverside Community College; B.A., political science, minor in math and history, San Diego State; Teaching credential from San Diego State.

Monica Brown

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Frances McCullough

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Contact Information www.facebook.com/elect.laluan elect.laluan@gmail.com

Measure Q: Support Prop 30: Support Prop 38: Do not support If elected, what are your five goals for SCC? 1. Measure Q money is spent appropriately 2. Finding extra money for

Educational background A.A., early childhood development, Contra Costa College; B.A., sociology, B.A., business personnel (human resources), San Francisco University M.A., human relations, San Francisco State M.A., educational administration, San Francisco State Ed.d, organizational leadership, San Francisco University Chief Executive Officer, Community College, credential Supervision, community college, credential Teaching Degree, community college, credential Certificated, parent educator Certificated, human resources specialist

Solano College 3. Work with 7th and 8th graders, along with high school students on why they are not coming to Solano – what do we need to keep the kids here?

4. Get our act together in regards to accreditation 5. Being involved – let’s talk about it behind closed doors, then come out as a united front.

Is there something I can’t agree with, I’ll say no.

Contact Information MonicaBrown707.org MonicaBrown707.info

Prop. 30: Support Prop. 38: Do not support If elected, what are your five goals for SCC? 1. Working to remove that warning status (accreditation) 2. Measure Q – expand the college.

3. Fiscal responsibility.

4. Ensure that the resources available to our college are equitable distributed across the college 5. Student retention – retained until they are successful with their identified goals.

Contact Information Website: www.francesmccullough.com Email: FMsuccesscenter@aol. com (707) 864-8446

Measure Q: Support

Trustee Area 7 - Vacaville, Winters, Dixon

Phil McCaffrey, (incumbent)

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Educational background A.A., Banking and finance, Solano Community College; Working on bachelors; Military certificates, military leadership courses.

your five goals for SCC? 1. Accreditation 2. Realistic numbers for our budget 3. Foundation needs more creative ideas to bring funds to the school

Measure Q: Support Prop. 30: Support Prop. 38: I need to do more research about it

Contact Information email: phil_mccaffrey@yahoo. com

If re-elected, what are

Educational background A.A., business, Solano College B.S., business administration, Sacramento State University

Mike Martin

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Measure Q: Support Prop. 30: Support Prop. 38: Did not offer position If elected, what are your five goals for SCC? 1. Vocational training 2. Career Tech

More information about these candidates can be found at www.solanotempest.net

3. Middle College for high school students, partnerships with more local four-year universities in the area 4. Accreditation 5. Bond money and how it is going to be spent 6. Better representing the story of Solano College in the county.

Contact Information Website: michaelamartin.org

Interviews by News Editor, John Glidden

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Food fight: I say “tomato” you say “tomato” What do you see while standing in the lunch line--crusty rice and rotten bananas? For those of us who live on a tight budget, finding good affordable food in the cafeteria is like taking your car into the shop: there’s a good chance you could be ripped off. I myself have eaten the crusty rice time after time, but what choice do I have when there’s not much in the realm of cheap and tasty?

go here anymore, but my favorite meal was the hotlinks,” Megary said. He said they were cheap and had an appealing taste. I cringe as he goes into more detail, first because I’m a vegetarian, and second because the details get too indecent to print in this newspaper. Megary also said the sushi made him yak the most, “it’s not edible, plain and simple”.

Jessica Lally, a first year student at Solano says her favorite meal comes from the salad bar. “You can create your own salad, and having those options are great for me,” Lally said. She also said that she loves the Chinese food section in the cafeteria. When asked what makes her yak, she said, “Oh god, the burgers and all their grease.” Jessica nods her head when I ask her if she is truly satisfied with the cafeteria, “Yes, they always have something good.”

It’s time that we all take a long hard look at our options. If we have the power to change our cafeteria maybe we should exercise that power. Let’s venture into the cafeteria and listen to what our student body has to say.

Armed with a note pad and pen I made my way to the cafeteria to seek out the opinions of hungry students. The questions were:

• What’s your favorite meal offered?

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• What makes you yak?

manner.

• How satisfied are you with

“My favorite is this,” she said, smiling and pointing to her bowl with her plastic fork. She seems to be enjoying it and speaks to me between chews. “The burgers here are the worst item, they have a weird texture, and I’m pretty sure they’re not made from real beef,” Traxler said.

our cafeteria?

• If you’re unsatisfied, then why?

Jessica Traxler, a returning student at Solano asks me if she can sit at my table in the lunch room. She’s eating a Teriyaki chicken bowl in a rather hurried

“The cafeteria is a good place to

hang out with friends and have lunch, but the place should have a secluded area to separate lunch students from study students,” Traxler said. She also said that our cafeteria could use more seating, she usually has a problem finding an open seat during peak lunch hours.

At this point I am thinking about my usual scoop of rice, and

how it might taste better if I load it up with the Teriyaki sauce. I am wondering that will make it adequate. I sigh as I contemplate the mystery of the white rice.

Dennis Megary, a long-time and former student of Solano, sits at a far table playing cards with his buddy. He smiles at me as he answers my questions. “I don’t

letter to the editor Measure Q seeks to raise taxes Dear editor: In 2002, the taxpayers of Solano County funded a $124.5 million dollar bond measure (Measure G) to improve the facilities at Solano Community College. $5 million dollars of that amount was used to remodel the science/engineering building. The remodeling was just completed during the summer of 2011. Now the district has spent $300,000 dollars to float a

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new bond measure (Measure Q) in the Nov. 2012 election, asking the taxpayers of Solano and Yolo Counties for an additional $348 million dollars.

Part of the money from Measure Q will be used to gut or entirely demolish the newly remodeled science/engineering building and build a new one. In addition, $1 million dollars from Measure G was spent on building a new soccer field. If Measure Q passes, the soccer field is to be demolished and replaced with a pond.

tinuance (see The Tempest, Dec. 7, 2011). After the campus and community spoke out to support these threatened programs last year, the program discontinuance process was “put on hold”, but has not been cancelled. What the students of Solano Community College urgently need is a commitment from the administration that their educational programs will remain intact, and that their classes will be offered. However, Measure Q provides no funds whatsoever for keeping these and other academic programs alive.

Meanwhile, fourteen programs, including Engineering, remain under threat of Program Discon-

If Measure Q passes, and statewide Proposition 30 (which would provide funds to pay teachers and

other staff) is defeated, students at SCC may find themselves with an unneeded new science/engineering building, but with no classes being taught due to program closures, class cancellations and layoffs.

Sincerely, Dr. Melanie Lutz Engineering and Physics Departments

Fairfield, CA

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correction The Sep. 19 issue included water polo in the sports calendar. There is no water polo this semester.

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So there you have it folks, Chinese food leads by two, while burgers are down by two. Hot links are on their own level of greatness, and the cafeteria staff gets the gold trophy in excellence.

Unfortunately, I still haven’t figured out what to do with my crusty rice Bananas.

faculty adviser: Samanda Dorger

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contact us: It is Tempest policy to correct any errors in the paper. Please contact us if you spot one.

To get in touch with us: phone: (707) 864-7000, ext. 4361 e-mail: tempest@solano.edu postal address: SCC, Room 1861 4000 Suisun Valley Road, Fairfield, California 94534

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FEATURES Gaming, Old Testament style The Binding of Isaac:

Biblical game delivers strong, weird experience

By Patrick Finnigan Staff Writer PFinnigan@solanotempest.com

Many gamers would say that religion and video games mix well, in most recent cases at least.

It took trial and error to find the right balance of religious context in video games, the earliest examples of which were full on bible-based games, which did not fare well mostly because of poor marketing choices. Nowadays, games use religion frequently, but are careful not to overexpose the religious contexts involved. This is why The Binding of Isaac really took me off guard when I first saw it, because TBOI’s plot is actually based on a story from the Bible.

The story is that of a young boy named Isaac living a normal life with his religious fanatic mother.

Everything was normal until Isaac’s mother started hearing the voice of “God” in her head, telling her to save her son from sin and show her faith by sacrificing him in His honor. Isaac overhears this from his room, and he escapes into the basement below as his mother comes in.

Some people can tell right away that this is based on the biblical story of the same name, in which Abraham attempts to sacrifice his son by the command of God, but is stopped at the last minute by

an angel. This doesn’t mean that the game takes that much from the story, because other than that obvious comparison, this game is actually quite brutal, bloody, and very fun to play.

The game can be described as a Roguelike game, being that the player must delve into five, randomly generated levels before reaching the end, each with different enemies and challenges, all in the semi-cutesy animation style that is used in this game.

The game also has hundreds of items to collect, from a third eye, to Isaac’s mother’s bra, each with their own beneficial abilities and powerups. The game thrives off a player’s ability to repeatedly beat the game, collecting new items and viewing the several different endings. With this much replay value, it can get addicting after a while, especially with the very simple controls gives people a good grip on the action.

Although I have to say, the game sometimes the game delves on too deep with the action. For one thing, the game can get pretty difficult at some points, and while some items are greatly useful, others are worthless and don’t do much. These things wouldn’t be much a problem if it wasn’t for the fact that if you die once, it’s back to square one, which isn’t

really necessary in most games in my opinion. Luckily the levels are short, so that takes out some of the sting from dying over and over again.

Overall, this game is a great buy, for what it’s worth. There’s a fair amount of content and tons of replay value, and the game itself feels very nice to play. But this game isn’t for everyone, considering the monstrous difficulty that comes up later on might turn some people off. If you are looking for a simple, solid dungeon crawler at a cheap price, this could be the game for you.

Final grade: C+ The Good: Very easy to get into, very hard to get out of.

The Bad: Difficulty curve makes this a game not made for Average Joe Gamer The Ugly: Prepare to see tons of blood and grotesque monsters in this game.

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Some people can tell right away that this is based on the biblical story of the same name, in which Abraham attempts to sacrifice his son by the command of God, but is stopped at the last minute by an angel

SCC Film Program: A Journey, Part I

by Max Shepherd Staff writer, MShepherd@solanotempest.net

It was spring of 2009 and my first semester of college.. I was late. I walked into Ian McIver’s Cinema 011 class to find all of the students standing in a circle. McIver had commanded the students tostand up and share one piece of information about themselves as a way to break the ice.

As my turn quickly approached I frantically scoured my mind to find something about myself worth saying. Eventually I settled on informing the class that I was wearing two different brands of socks. We were then herded into teams; I was grouped with a distant relative of Nick Nolte’s, and a girl who had learned to shove nails up her nose at the circus.

My daydream of joining the circus to learn how to spin fire on the backs of elephants with sharp bits of metal jammed in my face were pushed aside when McIver readied to play the first film we would watch that Semester, Shirley Temple’s “The Littlest Rebel”, starring Shirley Temple as the most adorable racist in the history of film. After 90 minutes of watching a 5-year-old tap dancer glorifying slavery we were free to go. This was my introduction to the

Solano Community College film and television program.

Two days later it was time for Cinema 010, also taught by Ian McIver.

It was the first time I stepped foot in to Solano’s Studio 121. The heavy metal doors were almost hidden on the side of library amid overgrown foliage. It was in this class where I first crossed paths with Alden “Sheep Tortilla” Tatum, but it would not be the last.

A year later it was time to stop messing around and start making movies. The theory and history of film were out of the way. Cinema 015 is where it got real. It was also where I met truck driving After FX wizard and musician Bradley “Bradmiral Akbar” Daniel.

“I remember being filled with dreams and aspirations. I knew with film I could bring any vision to life.” Bradley communicated to me over Facebook. “I wouldn’t know what know today without the friends I made and what I’ve experienced. I’m very grateful.”

Cinema 015 is where students are taught the practical aspects of making movies. The studio lab is equipped with Macs loaded with non-linear editing program, Final Cut Pro, and students are given access to mini

HD cameras with which to shoot their proj- level, the biggest impact is how many of ects. Mics, tri-pods and other equipment the alumni have stuck together, have found are available to be checked out. Former one another and have worked together.

SCC student, now member of Room More than anything, I am grateful for all 121 Productions (named in honor of the the wonderful friends I have made with the SCC TV studio), Roberto Berrios, passed same passion and daring to dream. When through the film program in the late 90’s Steve and I first conceptualized Room 121, when things were quite a bit different. this was at the core of it.”

“The times were changing; it was a time of Look for part two of “SCC Film Program: A transition. When I first started, we were Journey” in our next issue. splicing super 8 film, and scratching liter to create crude animations. We used bulky SVHS cameras and edited on VTR’s the size of an Xbox 360,” Berrios said. “The digital era of filmmaking was in its infancy. Sadly, few saw any hope for it. In fact, I quite recall that on the internet and periodicals, digital was seen as a cheap knock-off. A little over a decade later, and it is now causing a revolution in the filmmaking world. With that, I can say that SCC’s film program was (in my time) ahead of its time, leading the path of innovation.”

Like Brad Daniel, Berrios looks back at his time attending the SCC cinema program fondly and finds its greatest reward to be the friendships he forged.

“My biggest joy is that I have made lifeTyler Manzo long friends. Regardless of where our paths 2010’s film festival ad have taken us, I think that on a personal

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By Patrick Finnigan Staff Writer PFinnigan@solanotempest.com

Halloween is all about pumpkins, costumes, candy, and, for the more unfortunate, scraping wet toilet paper from the roof and picking out sporks that have been jammed into the front lawn. But for Solano, they plan on doing something a bit different- holding a zombie-themed fashion show.

The concept of “Zombie Project Run A Way” may seem simple on paper, but for the theatre department at Solano, it’s much more than just a show. The Project is in conjunction between the costume, scene building, and makeup classes here at Solano.

“The kernel of the idea was to give the students the opportunity to get really excited about something that they are creating for themselves or for somebody else” said, Rebecca Valentino, one of the Theatre teachers assisting in this event. Barbara J. B andy, the theatre make-up teacher on campus, said that “This project is a project of love, between Rebecca Valentino and me. She came up with a project she wanted to do with her class in conjunction with mine…

It’s also quite evident that many of the students are looking forward to this event. Tyler Nix, One of the students in the makeup department, stated, “Just learning how to do everything to get to that point, where the public can see my work, is pretty fantastic.” “It’s just the coolest thing.”

Mentioned Toni Murray, another make up student in the class. “It’s kind of like [a] playground for actors and the makeup.”

in the park for them, but the fact of the matter is that the Theatre Department has been gutted of funding due to recent budget cuts on the college. Despite that, they have made the most of it with what they have. “I think the event is really good for the school since our budget has been cut down.” stated Stephanie Howard, another makeup artist for the project.

“It’s these kinds of shows that the teachers are putting in all this effort to keep the theatre alive.”

But don’t just expect a simple fashion show at this event. There will be much more going on.

“We’re also inviting the Fairfield Visual Arts Association to join us. We just wanted an evening of all the artists on campus to get together and just enjoy each other and start sharing ideas, and really kinda connecting with the outer community.” Barbara Bandy said.

They will be showcasing an art gallery at the event, in association with the FVAA, as well as food and wine and zombie-related media to entertain the guests before the initial runway show begins.

The doors open at the Harbor Theatre 4:30, with the runway

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Free food entices students to register and learn about November ballot Sharman Bruni Online Editor sbruni@solanotempest.net

Students flocked to the 1400 building at Solano Community College’s main campus on Oct. 10 to enjoy a free barbeque while political activists encouraged student to register to vote.

“This age group is so underrepresented,” said Professor Evangeline East, speaking of the large number of young students present at the barbeque.

East is a speech teacher at Solano College and was at the event to encourage students to register and vote ‘yes’ on Proposition 30 and ‘no’ on 32. Propositions 30 and 32 were important talking points at the barbeque and many community members got up to the

microphone to speak about the propositions.

“Just don’t look on and do nothing,” said student government representative Charlene Ott, speaking to the crowd.

Professor Jim Dekloe pointed to Proposition 13 and how educational funding was reduced as a result of it being passed. Dekloe believes a similar educational downturn will occur, if Proposition 30 does not pass.

Former foster youth were present at the event serving food in coordination with the Foster Youth Success Initiative. Counselor Kamber Sta. Maria relayed that the program is a club on campus which supports both former men and women in the foster program, helping them toward the road to success. (http://www.solano.edu/ counseling/fysi.php) A similar barbeque took place at

the Vallejo and Vacaville campuses a day before and approximately 40 people registered to vote in Vallejo while another 37 registered at the Vacaville campus, said Bob Daprato.

Student Ruben Hernandez stopped by to enjoy the barbeque and relayed that he is already registered to vote.

“Because of this school I’m more aware of issues going on,” Hernandez said.

Superintendent/President Jowel Laguerre made an appearance as well and was excited by the turnout of students.

“They never fail to show up,” said Laguerre.

“When you don’t vote, other people win,” said professor Thomas Bundenthal.

The PAC paid for the BBQ through donations from faculty members, Daprato said.

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advertisements, information was placed on the Solano and ASSC websites, and quick response codes were placed on posted agendas and flyers.

Despite these efforts, only 120 students voted.

Last semester the ASSC student government held spring elections.

The results were tossed out by student government because of nu-

merous errors by the election committee and a low voter turnout.

Only 50 students voted.

Over the summer, the select interim committee met to organize for the fall election.

The newly elected board was sworn into their positions at the Oct. 9 student government meeting.

Solano College student government endorses Proposition 30 7 PAC: FROM PAGE 1

est educational institution in the world,” said Diana Lisi, a regional staff consultant for the CTA. “They’ve also changed the name from junior college to community college because it represents the community that it resides in and it’s considered the backbone of middle America.”

“If 30 is defeated UC, CSU tuition is definitely going up,” Pandone said. "(Community colleges) will be pressured to do the same. You can guarantee that they will be looking for ways to generate funds. The premise of you guys being here is to move out to CSU, UC, and you need to know those fees have gone up drastically for everyone who has gone before you and will go up again if 30 is not passed. That is guaranteed. So it’s a huge measure. This PAC is dedicating itself to get that measure passed.”

“ASSC (student government) wrote a resolution of support and approved it today in support of Prop 30, said PAC member Charlene Ott, a student representative at the college. “We need more people with better education so that issues like this in the future, there will be better communication, maybe we won’t even need props because we’ll have better people managing the money.”

While the current educational system may seem like more of a hassle than it’s worth, the PAC members offered words of encouragement to students and why it’s important to stay in school. Professor Robert Daprato spoke about a student he knew at Solano and how far she has come since her time here.

“In the RN (registered nursing) program here, before she graduated, she walked up to me and showed me a job offer from the California state department of prisons for $98,000 with her degree from this school,” Daprato said. “She’s not alone, there’s a lot of others that are like this. They’re there because they know they get a quality education from professors, not from TAs (teacher’s assistants), not from someone who’s learning.”

“There are jobs out there that require a higher level of technical expertise,” said Gene Thomas, a professor and faculty union representative at Solano.

“It never gets cheaper,” Pandone said. “Waiting doesn’t help, necessarily. I think students have some work to do to be more informed. They can’t be tourists in this process. Education is as cheap as it’s going to get right now and now is the time to do it.

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Members of the SIC (seated) count the ballots from the fall election. Adjunct political science Joel Powell offers support (standing, right). New vice-president of ASSC, Alonzo Brown, watches the tabulation (standing, left)

news briefs

Turkey Trot race is Nov. 22 Sharman Bruni Online Editor sbruni@solanotempest.net

Looking to burn off those extra calories this holiday season? Join community members on Thanksgiving day for the fourth annual Solano Turkey Trot at Solano Community College.

vember 22. Proceeds from the race will benefit Heather House, Mission Solano, Children's Nurturing Program, and Meals on Wheels of Solano County.

Register for the 10K run or the 5K run/walk at the Solano Turkey Trot’s website: www.solanoturkeytrot.org/aboutturkey-trot.php

The race begins at 8 a.m. on No-

MESA student awarded grant Tempest Staff

Arturo Castillo, a student in the Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement Program (MESA) has been awarded $5,000 in grant money from the Dwight David Eisenhower Community College Fellowship Program, which awards students who are pursuing degrees in transportation-related career.

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A student draws with chalk at the PAC BBQ at the main campus on Oct. 10

Castillo was invited to attend the Transportation Research Board (TRB) annual meeting in Washington D.C. in January

2013. The TRB mission is to promote innovative solutions in transportation through a range of interdisciplinary activities.

Castillo assisted his fellow MESA students in constructing a k-12 school in Cherette, Haiti, working with Water and Education International, a non-profit organization. Castillo served as the Associated Students of Solano College legislative advocate in 2011, as well as leadership positions in the Puente club and MESA Student Society.

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49ers no match for Falcons Benjamin Gogna Sports editor/photographer bgogna@solanotempest.net

The Solano woman’s soccer crushes Yuba City 9-2 in Bay Valley Conference play Tuesday Oct. 9.

The Falcons’ first goal came from a 49ers own goal in the fifth minute of the game and then Bryce BrannaganFranco, assisted by Mallory Creamer, scored the second at 7:40.

Sydney Sjoberg received a pass from Krysta Caughman and scored in the 29th minute extending the lead 3-0.

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Creamer scored two goals, the first at the 51st minute, assisted by Alexis Myers and the second coming off an assist in the 68th minute from Sjoberg.

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“Coming onto the team, I knew they were very successful,” Sjoberg said. “I just look forward to being part of a successful team.”

“Coming out here, I expected to be part of the success, but not as the leader or anything,” Sjoberg said.

Sjoberg leads the team in goals, nine currently, five in league play. “It’s my team that helps and should get the credit for my goals.” Sjoberg said. “Our games haven’t been competitive so I am hoping that we are prepared for the challenge we will face in the playoffs.”

campus calendar

Wed. Oct. 17

Thur. Oct 25

Information meeting: Sonoma State University Program at Solano Community College

Ethnic Studies Presentation:

12- 2p.m.

Rm. 712

Bill Hackwell - “Cuba: Past, Present, & Future” 9:30a.m.-10:50 a.m.

Rm. 1421

Thu. Oct 18

Ethnic Studies Presentation:

Veterans Brown Bag Lunch

Dr. Nexus Avelar - “Dia de los Muertos” & “El Fin del Mundo”

12-1 p.m.

Rm. 605

Sat. Oct. 20 “Bunko Goes Pink”

11 a.m. - 12:15p.m.

Rm. 1421

Fri. Oct. 19

4th annual Fundraiser for Breast Cancer

Donuts and Coffee brought to you by the SCC Student Veterans Organization

Starts at 2 p.m. doors open at 1p.m.

8:30a.m.- 11:30 a.m.

Cafeteria

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Tue. Oct. 23

Sun. Oct. 28

ASSC student government meeting

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Information meeting: Sonoma State University Program at Solano Community College

Disability Awareness Day 10 a.m-3 p.m

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Falcons net solid win Skinner chalks up eleven kills in victory over Los Medanos Tim Hosford Photographer thosford@solanotempest.net

The Solano Community College women’s volleyball team destroyed Los Medanos 3-0 Oct. 3 in Fairfield.

The Falcons outscored the Mustangs 25-11, 25-11, 25-2. In the third set, only three Solano players served, winning 25-2, not even finishing a full rotation. The team combined for a total of 30 kills and 18 aces.

“It was the first time seeing that team, so it’s always hard not knowing, so then we’ll know when we go to their place next time,” coach Darla Williams said.

Solanos’ returning defensive player, Lainey Brown led the team with 15-16 at the service line with five aces.

Outside hitter Emily Skinner, playing her second year, chalked up 11 kills.

Middle hitter Pilar Washington had eight kills and three blocks.

“So much of volleyball is about unforced errors,” Williams said.

“We have been really trying to work on controlling the ball and

“So much of volleyball is about unforced errors.”

- coach Darla Williams

having less unforced errors.”

“Two of the big parts of volleyball now is serving and passing and that’s what has happened with some of the teams we’ve beat with a pretty big margin,” Williams said.

Setter Courtney Sanchez was 11-11 at the line with five aces.

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Solano Falcons Pilar Washington spikes the ball towards the Mustangs Ashley Russo during the game on Oct 3rd at Solano Community College. Washington finished with eight kills and three blocks.

SOCCER

Falcons Shut out Contra Costa 9-0 Bradley Mossman Photo editor bmossman@solanotempest.net

The Solano Community College women’s soccer team shuts out Contra Costa College in Fairfield Oct. 5, 2012. Midfielder Janelle Richards (18) scored the first goal for Solano, 14 minutes into the game. Solano went on

to score four more times to make the score 5-0 before the half. Megan O’Dwyer Scored the sixth goal 11 minutes into the second half bumping the score to 6-0 in favor of the Falcons. The Falcons won 9-0.

“The girls played great offensively and defensively, they took advantage of their chances to score and put it [the game] away early. Contra Costa is a much better than the score today reflects,” head coach Jeff Cardinal said after the game.

Falcons’ Megan O’Dwyer races Contra Costa’s Laura Hurtado to the ball in their game at Solano Friday Oct. 5, 2012. Bradley Mossman/ Tempest