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THE STUDENT VOICE OF CONTRA COSTA COLLEGE, SAN PABLO, CALIF.

.OLDON PREPARES TO LEAD COLLEGE Bay Area local assumes top spot on campus

Event unites campus, welcomes new president "Y !LEXANDRA 7AITE !33/#)!4% %$)4/2

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4HE SEARCH FOR A PERMANENT PRESIDENT IS OVER AND THE NEW LEADER OF #ONTRA #OSTA #OLLEGE WILL OFFICIALLY BEGIN HER TENURE *ULY ! "AY !REA LOCAL WITH AN AFFINITY FOR HELPING STUDENTS

$R $ENISE .OLDON S BUSINESS FIRST ATTITUDE INTELLIGENCE AND DEDICATION ARE SOME OF THE ATTRI BUTES THAT WILL ALLOW HER TO FIT IN AT ### h3HE S SMART SHE S DOWN TO EARTH AND SHE S REAL v DISTRICT #HANCELLOR (ELEN "ENJAMIN SAID AT .OLDON S MEET AND GREET HELD IN THE &IRESIDE 2OOM ON -AY h) THINK SHE S EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED AT THIS COLLEGE v 7HEN SHE RECEIVED WORD OF $R "ENJAMIN S CHOICE .OLDON COULD BARELY CONTAIN HER EXCITE MENT h) RECEIVED A MESSAGE v SHE SAID h)T WAS AT A MEETING AND ) STEPPED OUT TO MAKE THE CALL ) WAS VERY EXCITED ) LET OUT A MUFFLED SCREAM v !LTHOUGH SHE HAS NEVER WORKED AT ### OR WITHIN THE DISTRICT .OLDON FINDS HERSELF IN FAMILIAR TERRITORY "ORN IN /AKLAND AND RAISED IN "ERKELEY

THE FORMER 9ELLOW *ACKET GRADU ATED FROM "ERKELEY (IGH 3CHOOL IN AND IS ACQUAINTED WITH THE DIVERSE COMMUNITY SHE WILL LEAD 0RIOR TO BEGINNING HER CUR RENT STINT AS VICE PRESIDENT OF STUDENT DEVELOPMENT AND ENROLL MENT MANAGEMENT AT &OLSOM ,AKE #OLLEGE .OLDON SERVED AS THE COORDINATOR OF THE %/03 #!2% PROGRAM AT ,AS 0OSITAS #OLLEGE AND WAS A COUNSELOR FOR #AL 3TATE %AST "AY S %/03 â– 3%% ./,$/. 0AGE !

#OLLEGE MANAGERS STAFF FACULTY AND STUDENTS OFFERED PRESIDENT ELECT $ENISE .OLDON A WARM WELCOME DURING A MEET AND GREET HELD IN THE &IRESIDE 2OOM ON -AY 4HE EVENT WAS DESIGNED TO ACQUAINT $R .OLDON WITH THE #ONTRA #OSTA #OLLEGE COMMUNITY BEFORE SHE BEGINS HER TENURE AS THE NEW PERMANENT COL LEGE PRESIDENT ON *ULY h4HIS HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL WELCOME v .OLDON SAID h) M ALREADY IN LOVE WITH THIS COLLEGE COM MUNITY AND ) M HAPPY TO BE HERE v 3HORTLY AFTER THE EVENT BEGAN AT P M

VARIOUS MEMBERS OF THE COLLEGE LINED UP AROUND THE ROOM TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES TO .OLDON AND DISCUSS THEIR PLANS TO WORK TOGETHER IN THE FUTURE 0OLICE 3ERVICES #HIEF #HARLES 'IBSON LIKENED THE EVENT TO A GUARD MOUNTING A FORMAL MILITARY CEREMONY OF INSTALLING A NEW GUARD AND RELIEVING THE OLD ONE h)T S ALWAYS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO SEE THEIR NEW LEADER v 'IBSON SAID h3HE IS VERY PERSONABLE AND INTELLIGENT ) LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH HER v /NCE THE LINE SUBSIDED !CADEMIC 3ENATE 0RESIDENT 7AYNE /RGAN WALKED UP TO THE PODIUM TO FORMALLY WELCOME .OLDON ON BEHALF OF THE COLLEGE "EFORE HANDING THE MICROPHONE OVER TO HER /RGAN PRESENTED .OLDON WITH A FOOT LONG TO DO LIST MADE UP BY THE 3HARED 'OVERNANCE #OMMITTEE .OLDON THANKED THE COLLEGE MEMBERS FOR THEIR HOSPITALITY AND ASSURED THEM OF HER DEDICATION TO CONTINUE BUILDING THE COLLEGE AND FOCUS ON SERV ING ITS STUDENTS h) M HERE TO MAKE ### MORE THAN A PREMIER COMMUNITY COLLEGE v SHE SAID 7HILE WAITING THEIR TURN TO MEET THE NEW PRESIDENT ATTENDEES SNACKED ON FOOD SET UP IN A NEAT PRESENTATION IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROOM BY CULINARY ARTS STUDENTS #ULINARY ARTS DEPARTMENT #HAIRPERSON .ADER 3HARKES SAID STUDENTS SPENT TWO HOURS BEFORE THE EVENT PREPARING THE FOOD AND REFRESHMENTS WHICH INCLUDED VEGETABLE EMPANADAS BACON WRAPPED DATES PERSONAL SIZED PIZZAS AND DESERTS RANGING FROM COOKIES TO CUPCAKES &ORMER !35 SENATOR *ANICE ,EIGHTON !RMAH SAID SHE WAS IMPRESSED WITH THE TURNOUT FROM THE '%/2'% -/2). 4(% !$6/#!4% 0RESIDENTIAL ˆ ### PRESIDENT ELECT $R $ENISE .OLDON SMILES WHILE HOLDING A FAUX TO COLLEGE AND FELT THE EVENT WAS A BONDING EXPERI DO LIST AT A MEET AND GREET EVENT HELD IN HER HONOR IN THE &IRESIDE 2OOM ON -AY ■3%% %6%.4 0AGE !

FEE TO PRECIPITATE CAPITAL edit orial )NCREASED RESPONSIBILITY

ASU to benefit from student activity cost "Y 'EORGE -ORIN !33/#)!4% %$)4/2

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3TUDENT ACTIVITY !N OUTSTANDING BALANCE OF AT LEAST FEE BRINGS NEW RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THIS SEMESTER WILL HIT THE DISTRICT S STU AND FUNDING TO DENTS SIGNING UP FOR COURSES BEGINNING THE !35 WITH SUMMER TERM ENROLLMENT

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4HE DISTRICT 'OVERNING "OARD HAS PUT INTO EFFECT A MANDATORY STUDENT ACTIVITY

FEE OF THAT WAS APPROVED LAST SPRING

WHICH IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE !SSOCIATED 3TUDENT 5NION GROUPS AT #ONTRA #OSTA $IABLO 6ALLEY AND ,OS -EDANOS COLLEGES 4HE 3TUDENT #ENTER OF #ALIFORNIA #OMMUNITY #OLLEGES MADE A RESOLUTION TO GIVE DISTRICTS THE OPTION TO CREATE STU DENT ACTIVITY FEES 4HE STUDENT GOVERNMENTS OF THE THREE DISTRICT COLLEGES DISCUSSED AND APPROVED THE STUDENT ACTIVITY FEE AND 'OVERNING "OARD TRUSTEES PASSED IT AS OF THE SPRING SEMESTER !35 0RESIDENT 2ODNEY 7ILSON SAID

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h/RIGINALLY WHEN ) FIRST HEARD ABOUT THE FEE ) WASN T IN FAVOR OF IT v HE SAID h"UT AS ) RESEARCHED MORE ) REALIZED HOW BENEFICIAL IT COULD BE FOR THE !35 AND THE STUDENTS WE REPRESENT AND SERVE v 4HE STUDENT ACTIVITY FEE ALLOWS THE !35 TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR CAMPUS CLUBS EVENTS ACTIVITIES AND CAMPUS BASED PROGRAMS THAT BENEFIT THE STUDENT POPULATION %XAMPLES OF PROGRAMS WHICH THE ACTIVITY FEE COULD SUPPORT ARE STU DENT SCHOLARSHIPS TEXTBOOK SCHOLARSHIPS

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4HE MANDATORY STU DENT ACTIVITY FEE ALLOWS THE !35 TO PROVIDE FUND ING FOR CAMPUS CLUBS

EVENTS ACTIVITIES SCHOLAR SHIPS AND CAMPUS BASED PROGRAMS 4HE STUDENT GOVERN MENTS OF ALL THREE DIS TRICT COLLEGES DISCUSSED AND APPROVED THE STU DENT ACTIVITY FEE AND 'OVERNING "OARD TRUSTEES PASSED THE FEE DURING THE SPRING SEMESTER 4HE FEE WAS ENACTED IN THE SPRING SEMESTER

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$ESPITE HAVING KEY CLASSES CUT FROM THEIR PRO GRAM THE COLLEGE S DANCE STUDENTS STILL PLEASED AUDIENCE MEMBERS WITH AN EXTENSIVE SELECTION OF STYLES AND PERFORMANCES IN THE +NOX #ENTER ON 3ATURDAY 4HE $ANCE *AM HELD ON &RIDAY AND 3ATURDAY NIGHTS ATTRACTED FEWER ATTENDEES THAN IN PREVIOUS YEARS h 4HE TURNOUT WAS DISAPPOINTING v 2ICHMOND 3!- !44!, 4(% !$6/#!4% 3OARING ˆ $ANCE AS 0ERFORMANCE STUDENT #HAUNTEL !COSTA LEAPS DURING RESIDENT *ENNEKE 3CHOEMAKER SAID h4HERE WERE SO MANY NICE PERFORMERS 4HEY PUT A LOT OF WORK THE $ANCE *AM IN THE +NOX #ENTER ON 3ATURDAY

INTO IT AND A LOT OF CHOREOGRAPHY v ! ONCE BI ANNUAL EVENT THE DANCE PROGRAM CAN NOW ONLY HAVE THE SHOWCASE ONCE PER YEAR IN THE SPRING DUE TO BUDGET CUTS DANCE ENSEMBLE COORDINATOR ,ATANYA 4IGNER SAID $ANCE AS 0ERFORMANCE AND $ANCE %NSEMBLE

TWO COURSES THAT HELP STUDENTS PREPARE FOR THE DANCE PERFORMANCES WERE CUT FROM BOTH THE FALL AND FALL SCHEDULES 7ITH THE ELIMINATION OF THOSE SECTIONS STU DENTS ARE LEFT WITH JUST THE SPRING SEMESTER TO CONCEPTUALIZE CHOREOGRAPH AND REHEARSE THEIR PIECES 4IGNER SAID h3TUDENTS HAD TO PUT IN A LOT OF WORK v SHE SAID â– 3%% *!- 0AGE !

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!LEXANDRA 7AITE ASSOCIATE EDITOR "RETT !BEL ASSOCIATE EDITOR ,AMAR *AMES ASSOCIATE EDITOR !DAM /LIVER OPINION EDITOR #HEYENNE 'ALLON NEWS EDITOR !LEXIO 6ACA NEWS EDITOR 2ODNEY 7OODSON SPORTS EDITOR -ALCOLM ,ASTRA SPORTS EDITOR &AYTHE $EL 2OSARIO SCENE EDITOR -ARCI 3UELA EDITORIAL CARTOONIST *ARED !MDAHL SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR *ERMAINE (ARRISON CIRCULATION MANAGER 0AUL $E"OLT FACULTY ADVISER 3TAFF WRITERS %RICK #HIVICHON !PRIL (ALOG (ILBERTH )BARRA !ESET -UHAMMAD #HAN 3AEPHAN 3TAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS 3AYRA (ERNANDEZ 1ING (UANG 'UANNAN ,IU !LEXANDER -ORA (ONORS !#0 .ATIONAL .EWSPAPER 0ACEMAKER !WARD

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Editorial "OOSTING RESOURCES $5 student activity fee increases responsibility

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HE !SSOCIATED 3TUDENTS 5NION IS ABOUT TO DO MORE THAN EVER BEFORE !T LEAST IT OUGHT TO 7ITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A DISTRIC TWIDE STUDENT ACTIVITY FEE THIS FALL

THE STUDENT GOVERNMENTS ON EACH OF THE THREE CAMPUSES WILL BE ABLE ˆ AND EXPECTED ˆ TO SERVE MORE STUDENTS WITH MORE EVENTS AND SERVICES IN THE FUTURE 4HE DISTRICT 'OVERNING "OARD APPROVED IN !PRIL THE FLAT TAX ON STUDENTS WHO REGISTER FOR CLASSES BEGINNING THIS SEMESTER #ONTRA #OSTA #OLLEGE S !35 HAS BECOME AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY AFTER YEARS OF IDLE RESTING 3TUDENTS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DISCUSS THEIR FRUSTRATIONS AT GENERAL ASSEMBLIES ON CAMPUS AND AT THE STATE #APITOL AS A RESULT OF THE !35 S EFFORTS THIS YEAR 4HESE ARE NECESSARY STEPS TO VOICING CONCERNS OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS AND MORE IMPORTANTLY MAKING SURE THEY ARE HEARD BY DECISION MAKERS 4HIS FEE WILL HELP THE !35 HELP STUDENTS &URTHERMORE IT WILL HELP STU DENTS HELP THEMSELVES "Y HAVING TO PAY THE FEE STUDENTS WILL WANT TO KNOW HOW THEIR MONEY IS BEING SPENT AND WILL WANT TO HAVE A SAY IN IT ˆ AS THEY SHOULD 4AKING FROM EACH STUDENT WILL GENERATE MORE THAN FOR THE !35 EACH SEMESTER 4HAT AMOUNT OF MONEY WILL ALLOW FOR NOT ONLY MORE EVENTS BUT BETTER MARKET ING OF THEM 4HE MONEY COULD ALSO GO TO PAYING FOR THE MOST ATTRACTIVE ASPECT OF ON CAM PUS EVENTS FREE FOOD %VERY DEPARTMENT ON CAMPUS IS LOOK ING FOR SOLUTIONS TO THE BUDGET CRISIS AFFECTING THE STATE BUT THE !35 HAS FOUND A SOLUTION 7ITH THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING HOW EVER THE !35 WILL NOT HAVE AN EXCUSE FOR FAILED EVENTS -ONEY IS SCARCE AND WITH STUDENTS HAVING TO PAY MORE TO ATTEND THE COL LEGE THE !35 "OARD WILL TAKE ON MORE RESPONSIBILITY THAN EVER 3PENDING MONEY ESPECIALLY TENS OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS DOLLARS REQUIRES OVERSIGHT AND COMMUNICATION 4HAT WILL ALSO BRING CRITICISM AND FRUSTRATION "UT FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS THE !35 HAS BEEN MOVING IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION AND MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF ### STUDENTS .EXT YEAR S BOARD WILL COME IN HAV ING TO LIVE UP TO HIGH EXPECTATIONS AND STUDENTS PAYING MORE TO THE !35 THAN EVER BEFORE EVEN AT A SEMESTER WILL HAVE HIGH EXPECTATIONS OF THEIR REPRE SENTATIVES AS WELL 4HE ATTENTION PAID TO THE !35 MAY CREATE TOUGH DECISION MAKING SITUA TIONS BUT IF IT KEEPS THE CONCERNS OF STUDENTS AS ITS PRIORITY IT WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A BIGGER AND BETTER IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF ### STUDENTS

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EOPLE OFTEN ASK ME WHY ) HAVEN T TRANSFERRED YET h9OU SHOULD BE AT A REAL COLLEGE BY NOW v THEY SAY h5#S ARE BETTER 4AKE THOSE CLASSES THERE v ) VE HEARD IT ALL 3URE MOST STUDENTS WOULD DREAD THIS PLACE AFTER GOING TO A HIGH SCHOOL ON THE SAME CAMPUS LIKE ) DID "UT THE RICH EXPERIENCE #ONTRA #OSTA #OLLEGE HAS PROVIDED FOR ME OVER THE PAST SIX YEARS IS SOMETHING MANY WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND 4HIS PLACE HELPS BUILD OPPORTUNITY AND CHARACTER )T WASN T JUST MY TEACHERS AT -IDDLE #OLLEGE (IGH 3CHOOL AND ### WHO HELPED MAKE THE CAMPUS FEEL LIKE A HOME )T WAS THE STUDENTS THE STAFF

MY FELLOW "OOKSTORE COM RADES AND EVEN SOME POLICE OFFICERS AND ADMINISTRATORS &OUR YEARS OF TAKING BLACK AND WHITE FILM PHOTOGRAPHY COURSES AND FOUR YEARS ON THE STUDENT PUBLICATION AT A COM MUNITY COLLEGE COULD BE SEEN AS A WASTE OF TIME )T WASN T %VEN AFTER SPENDING COUNTLESS HOURS DEVELOPING FILM AND PRINTS ) DIDN T GROW TIRED OF THE !RT "UILDING ) USED TO HANG AROUND IN THE PHOTO DARKROOM WITH MY GOOD FRIEND !DAM /LIVER AFTER CLASS ENDED TO HEAR CRAZY STORIES FROM OUR SMELLY OLD TEACHER 2ON -ORONI -OST STUDENTS HATED HIM AND THE STENCH OF CHEMICALS ON HIS CLOTHES BUT THE GUY REALLY CARED ABOUT THE STUDENTS WHO GAVE A DAMN ABOUT THE ART !ND IT WASN T UNTIL HE ANNOUNCED HIS LEAVE FROM THE COLLEGE THAT THE IMPORTANCE OF TAKING THIS COLLEGE SERI

OUR FACULTY ADVISER WHO MADE ME CARE )T WAS MY EDITORS WHO MOLDED ME INTO THE PERSON ) AM 3URE ) WOULD GET LAZY AND TAKE %NGLISH ! AND EITHER DROP IT OR GET A BAD GRADE SEVERAL TIMES ) CAN T EVEN REMEMBER HOW MANY TIMES OUSLY REALLY HIT ME ) VE ENROLLED IN THAT CLASS

)F IT WEREN T FOR THOSE AND OTHERS "UT IT REALLY LONG INSPIRATIONAL AND

SOMETIMES HILARIOUS CONVER DIDN T MATTER 3PENDING MORE TIME HONING THE SKILLS AND SATIONS MY SUCCESS ON 4HE RELATIONSHIPS ) ACTU !DVOCATE WOULDN T EXIST AND ) WOULDN T 3PENDING ALLY CARED ABOUT WAS MORE IMPORTANT HAVE A GIG SHOOTING ) TOOK UP A JOB PICTURES AND WRITING MORE TIME AT THE CAMPUS FOR ONE OF THE BEST "OOKSTORE JUST TO AUTOMOTIVE BLOGS HONING SPEND MORE TIME 4HOSE WHO KNOW HERE 4HERE WERE ME THROUGH 4HE THE SKILLS DAYS WHEN ) WOULD !DVOCATE HAVE SEEN COME IN UNSCHEDULED THE PASSION THAT DEVEL JUST TO VENT TO MY OPED AFTER ) SAW THIS AND RELA BOSSES .ICK $UNN

PLACE S POTENTIAL ) MATURED SINCE JOIN TIONSHIPS $ARRIS #REAR AND *ANIS 7ALSH 4HEIR ING THE PAPER IN ATTENTIVENESS IS BECAUSE THE CHANGES SOMETHING ) APPRE FELLOW STAFFERS MADE ) ACTU CIATE AND WITHOUT BECAME APPARENT 7HO KNOWS HOW ALLY CARED THEM WHO ) VIEW AS FRIENDS RATHER THAN MANY ARTICLES ) VE SUPERIORS SORRY WRITTEN AFTER MAKING ABOUT GUYS ) WOULD BE IT CLEAR THAT ) HATE LOST WRITING OR HOW MANY 4HE PEOPLE HERE PAGES ) DESIGNED WITH WAS MORE HAVE KEPT ME ATTRACT NO CLUE WHAT TO DO IMPORTANT ED TO ### FOR AN !LL THOSE LATE AMAZING SIX YEARS WEEKENDS AND PRODUC 4HEIR STORIES PERSONALITIES TION NIGHTS WERE MORE THAN JUST TYPING HALF AWAKE HOURS AND SERVICES MAKE THIS PLACE PAST DEADLINE #REWS OF TIRED IMPORTANT -Y TIME AT A FOUR YEAR AND HUNGRY STUDENTS WITH DIF UNIVERSITY WON T BE THE SAME FERENT SKILLS BONDED 7E ALL AND ) M STILL NOT READY TO HAD THE SAME DESIRE TO PUT LEAVE 7EST #OUNTY S GEM OUT A KICK ASS PRODUCT ONE ) LL MISS THIS PLACE DEARLY OF THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY )T SHOWED US THE IMPOR 3AM !TTAL IS THE EDITOR TANCE OF GOING AGAINST THE BODY S DESIRE TO FALL ASLEEP TO IN CHIEF OF 4HE !DVOCATE #ONTACT HIM AT SATTAL MAKE A DIFFERENCE INSTEAD )T WASN T JUST 0AUL $E"OLT ADVOCATE GMAIL COM

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Should students have to pay a $5 student activity fee each semester?

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HAT LIES BEYOND THE ECO TONE WILL ALWAYS BE THE PUREST ENIGMA &OR AS FAR AS ) CAN TELL

WITHOUT WEIGHING INTO THE EARTH OF ONE S NEW BIOME AND AWAKENING THE SENSES TO THAT NEW FRONTIER NO FORWARD GAZ ING IS EVER ENOUGH TO KNOW WHAT IS REALLY AHEAD &ROM THE VANTAGE POINT OF MY HIGH SCHOOL SELF #ONTRA #OSTA #OLLEGE WAS A LIN EAR SMASHING OF GOALS THAT REVOLVED AROUND ONE LARGER AMBITION ˆ TRANSFERRING -Y STAY WAS PLANNED FOR THE DULL RHYTHM OF ATTEND CLASS LEAVE CAMPUS WORK AND REPEAT FOR NO MORE THAN TWO YEARS !CCEPTANCE INTO A FOUR YEAR SCHOOL OVERSHADOWED ALL THE SUBTLETIES OF WHAT ) MIGHT LEARN AND EXPERIENCE HERE "UT WHAT A WASTE OF TIME IT WOULD HAVE BEEN TO REMAIN SO INSISTENT UPON THE NEXT STEP )T WAS NOT LONG BEFORE IMMERSION IN THIS COMMUNITY CONVINCED ME OF THIS 4HERE WAS THE SOUR AROMA OF STOP BATH THAT REPEATEDLY

ADAMOLIVER LURED ME BACK TO THE DARK ROOM EVEN WHEN ACADEMIC CLASSES WERE MORE PRESSING 3IX SEMESTERS STANDING AND WAITING IN A DANK SMELLY CLOSET WOULD HAVE BEEN TOO MANY FOR MOST BUT AS FELLOW DWELLERS WOULD AGREE THERE IS NO PLACE MORE REFRESHING 4HERE WERE THE EVER OPEN DOORS OF !!

THE FLOP HOUSE WHERE !DVOCATE STAFF ERS AND A SELECT FEW OUTSIDERS GATHER TO LAUGH BREAK BREAD AND OH RIGHT PRODUCE ONE OF THE FINEST TWO YEAR STUDENT NEWSPAPERS IN THE NATION ) WOULD NEVER HAVE IMAG INED THE SORT OF RESPONSIBILI TIES ) WOULD ASSUME OR HOW MANY HOURS ) WOULD CLOCK BENEATH THE HARSH FLUORESCENT GLOW OF THE NEWSROOM $AY MELDED INTO NIGHT

AND NIGHT DAY SO SEAMLESSLY %NDLESS HOURS OF WRITING AND EDITING HAD MY SLEEP DEPRIVED MIND ON THE VERGE OF HALLU CINATION "UT STILL ) WAS NOT COUNTING THE MINUTES 4HE ONES WHO COULD REALLY UNDERSTAND THE GRIND AND ITS IMMENSE PERSONAL REAPING WERE THOSE TOILING ALONGSIDE WITH THE SAME END IN SIGHT %VEN WHEN THE HOURS SPENT SIDESTEPPING ASSIGNMENTS OUTNUMBERED THE TIMES OF DILIGENCE AND FOCUS THEY WERE SPENT WITH SOME OF MY CLOSEST FRIENDS AND MENTORS -OREOVER WITHOUT THEIR CONSTANT SCRUTINY AND REIN FORCEMENT COMFORT WOULD HAVE GOT THE BEST OF ME ) WOULD HAVE SUCCUMBED TO THE SOCIAL ANXIETY OF ENGAG ING TOTAL STRANGERS AND SIMPLY DROPPED A CLASS THAT WOULDN T TRANSFER ANYWAY !ND FOR ONE SEMESTER THE URGE WON "UT SITTING AT THE SIDELINE AS MY PEERS CONTINUED THEIR SERVICE TO THE CAMPUS BECAME JUST AS UNNERVING .O MAT TER HOW PLAGUED ) WAS BY

COGNITIVE DISSONANCE IT WAS CLEAR THAT THE ANSWER WAS NOT TO AVOID CONFRONTATION AND DISMISS THE ) WAS LEARN CHANCE TO INFORM READ ING TO CON ERS AND LEARN WITH EACH NECT AND ASSIGNMENT ) WAS LEARNING EMPATHIZE TO CONNECT AND EMPA WITH REAL THIZE WITH REAL PEOPLE PEOPLE IN A WAY ) HAD NEVER IN A WAY ) KNOWN POS SIBLE 3OME ABANDONED HAD NEVER BIT OF HUMAN SENTIENCE KNOWN RETURNED TO ME COVERING POSSIBLE THE ISSUES AND FACES OF ### AND ) HAVE NEVER FELT SO INVESTED IN MY SURROUNDINGS "UT EACH DAY MY DEPARTURE FEELS MORE AND MORE CERTAIN AND THE SENTIMENTS OF IT ALL THE HEAVIER -Y MULISH RESISTANCE

TO CHANGE IS NUMBING THE REAL ITY BUT THIS IS REALLY MY FINAL COLUMN AS OPINION EDITOR OF 4HE !DVOCATE AND THE FINAL DEADLINE ) WILL EVER MISS FOR %DITOR IN #HIEF 3AM !TTAL )T ALL FEELS SO RUSHED !ND AS ) TRANSFER TO 5# "ERKELEY IN THE FALL ) CANNOT HELP WONDERING IF MY TENURE HERE IS REALLY AT ITS PROPER END 4HE EXPERIENCES ) WILL MISS THE PEOPLE WITH WHOM ) WILL NEVER CROSS PATHS AND THE SHEER FINITUDE OF MY JOURNEY HERE ARE ALREADY SOURING THE TRANSITION THAT ONCE COULD NOT COME QUICKLY ENOUGH "UT ) WILL NOT BE GUILTY OF THE SAME SHORTSIGHTED PESSI MISM THAT LED ME TO DISCOUNT THE VALUE OF THIS ECCENTRIC LITTLE SCHOOL )T S BEEN REAL ### BUT MY FAREWELL IS JUST A TESTAMENT TO HOW MUCH ) HAVE LEARNED AND HOW LITTLE ) REGRET !DAM /LIVER IS THE OPIN ION EDITOR OF 4HE !DVOCATE #ONTACT HIM AT AOLIVER ADVOCATE GMAIL COM

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PPROACHING STRANGERS AND STRIKING UP A CONVERSATION USED TO CREATE AN IRRATIONAL FEAR WITHIN ME AND WAS SOME THING ) BELIEVED ) WAS INCA PABLE OF DOING )N THE PROCESS OF WORKING ON MY LAST STORIES FOR 4HE !DVOCATE THIS MONTH ) CAME TO A SUDDEN REALIZATION THAT THE SOCIAL ANXIETY THAT ONCE ENCOMPASSED MY DAILY LIFE HAD VIRTUALLY DISAPPEARED )T IS HARD TO )T IS HARD TO GRASP HOW GRASP HOW FAR MY THREE YEARS ON FAR MY THREE THE COLLEGE NEWSPAPER HAVE TAKEN YEARS ON ME THE COLLEGE )N HIGH SCHOOL ) JOINED NEWSPAPER GROUPS LIKE THE SPEECH HAVE TAKEN AND DEBATE TEAM AND ME MARCHING BAND TO HAVE AN EASIER TIME MAKING FRIENDS RATHER THAN SEEKING THEM OUT ON MY OWN .OT WANTING TO BE STRANDED AT #ONTRA #OSTA #OLLEGE ) ENROLLED IN 4HE !DVOCATE IN HOPES OF FEELING PART OF SOME THING AGAIN AND SAW IT AS A CHANCE TO IMPROVE MY WRITING SKILLS AS WELL -Y RUDE AWAKENING CAME ON THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS WHEN THEN EDITOR IN CHIEF (OLLY 0ABLO TOLD STAFF MEMBERS THAT WE WOULD BE RECEIVING OUR STORIES WITHIN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS 7HILE OTHER STUDENTS JOIN ING MAY HAVE BEEN UNFAZED OR EVEN EXCITED BY HER ANNOUNCE MENT MY HEART SANK IN MY CHEST AT THE THOUGHT OF SPEAK ING TO PEOPLE ) DIDN T KNOW 4O TOP IT OFF MY FIRST ASSIGNMENT WAS TO COVER THE CULINARY ARTS DEPARTMENT S 4URKEY #OOK /FF AN EVENT WHERE ) WOULD HAVE TO TALK TO ALL OF MY SOURCES RIGHT THEN AND THERE -OST PEOPLE ONLY WOULD BE SLIGHTLY INTIMIDATED BY THIS TASK BUT COULD SUBDUE THAT UNEASINESS FAIRLY QUICKLY ) COULD BARELY SLEEP THE NIGHT BEFORE THE EVENT

STRESSING OVER HOW ) WOULD APPROACH PEOPLE AND THINKING UP RESPONSES TO ANYTHING THEY MIGHT SAY 0EOPLE WITH SOCIAL ANXIETY ARE CONSUMED WITH A CONSTANT WORRY OTHERS MIGHT BE THINK ING NEGATIVELY ABOUT THEM DURING SOCIAL INTERACTIONS

ALEXANDRAWAITE !S MUCH AS ) DIDN T WANT TO COVER THE EVENT ) KNEW ) HAD TO IF ) EVER WANTED TO OVER COME MY PHOBIA AND OPEN UP MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MYSELF IN THE FUTURE 4HE NEXT DAY ) ENTERED THE 4HREE 3EASONS 2ESTAURANT

SHAKING WITH ONLY MY PEN AND STENO PAD SURVEYED THE AREA AND CHOSE A CORNER TO COMPOSE MYSELF BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO TALK TO ANYONE "EFORE GATHERING UP THE COURAGE TO MOVE A FRIENDLY MAN IN A CHEF S UNIFORM CAME INTO MY VIEW AND BEGAN POLITELY ASKING ME QUESTIONS AS TO WHY ) WAS THERE (E TOLD ME HE WAS THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE DEPARTMENT AND FROM THERE HE INTRODUCED ME TO EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THE EVENT 7ITHOUT .ADER 3HARKES WARM WELCOME ) DON T KNOW HOW SUCCESSFUL ) WOULD HAVE BEEN IN GETTING ALL THE SOURCES NECESSARY FOR THE STORY -Y EXPERIENCE BEING ON THE NEWSPAPER FOR SIX SEMES TERS AND INTERVIEWING COUNT LESS SOURCES ON AND OFF CAM PUS HAS HELPED ME COME TO A PLACE WHERE ) CAN SUCCESSFULLY MANAGE MY ISSUES WITH SOCIAL INTERACTION 3OCIAL ANXIETY NEVER FULLY LEAVES A PERSON BUT THE NEWS PAPER EXPERIENCE HERE HAS PROVIDED ME WITH THE TOOLS TO KEEP IT AT BAY WHEN IT STARTS TO GET IN THE WAY OF COMPLETING A TASK "EFORE ) WAS RIDDLED WITH THE FEAR OF DISTURBING PEOPLE OR COMING OFF AS UNLIKABLE

BUT AFTER ENCOUNTERING ALMOST EVERY TYPE OF PERSONALITY ONE UNDERSTANDS IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL OTHER PEOPLE S PERCEP TIONS AND AT A POINT WORRYING ABOUT IT BECOMES UNPRODUC TIVE 4HIS EDITION OF 4HE !DVOCATE WILL BE MY LAST BEFORE ) TRANSFER TO 3AN &RANCISCO 3TATE IN THE FALL 4HE !DVOCATE HAS NOT ONLY GIVEN ME A FAMILY UNIT TO LEAN ON DURING DIFFICULT TIMES BUT THE SOCIAL SKILLS TO GUIDE ME INTO A WORLD ) WAS ONCE TOO SCARED TO EXPLORE !LEXANDRA 7AITE IS AN ASSO CIATE EDITOR OF 4HE !DVOCATE #ONTACT HER AT AWAITE ADVOCATE GMAIL COM

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ROWING UP ) WAS NEVER KNOWN AS THE SMART KID OR ONE OF THOSE KIDS WHO FOUND SCHOOL EASY OR FUN -Y PARENTS WERE NEVER LUCKY ENOUGH TO DRIVE AROUND WITH THE h-Y KID S AN HONOR ROLL STUDENTv BUMPER STICKER ) WAS THE CLASS CLOWN WHO WOULD COME ) NEVER THOUGHT ) WOULD WAS GOOD AT MAKING OTHER HAVE A CAREER OR KIDS LAUGH BUT NOT %DUCATION A JOB THAT ) TRULY MUCH ELSE ENJOYED ) PICTURED &ROM A YOUNG MYSELF HOPEFULLY AGE SCHOOL WAS NEVER GRADUATING HIGH MORE OF A SOCIAL SCHOOL AND FALLING EVENT RATHER THAN A TURNS IT S INTO A JOB WHETHER ) PLACE FOR LEARNING LIKED IT OR NOT 4HE REASONS FOR BACK ON YOU &OR THE FIRST MY EDUCATIONAL COUPLE YEARS OUT OF HARDSHIPS WERE NOT HIGH SCHOOL ) WORKED BECAUSE OF ANY DIS NO MATTER AT JOBS THAT ) DIDN T ORDERS OR HANDICAPS -Y HARDSHIPS HOW MUCH WANT TO WORK AT ) WAS KNOWN AS WEREN T DUE TO NOT SOMEONE WHO DIDN T HAVING LOVING PAR YOU FIGHT IT AT ALWAYS MAKE THE BEST ENTS BECAUSE ) DID DECISIONS BUT AS A ) COULDN T BLAME MY FIRST YOUNG ADULT ) STARTED ACADEMIC DIFFICUL TO MAKE DECISIONS TIES ON NOT HAVING AND MISTAKES THAT WOULD HAVE EXTRA RESOURCES LIKE AFTER LIFE LONG CONSEQUENCES SCHOOL PROGRAMS WHICH MY !FTER A FEW MORE YEARS OF PARENTS PROVIDED SCREWING UP ) FOUND MYSELF %VEN THOUGH ) WAS GIVEN THE TOOLS TO SUCCEED ) NEVER IN A BAD SPOT ) WAS WITH NO JOB NO CAR NO FORM OF TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THEM HIGHER EDUCATION AND A CRIMI $URING MY HIGH SCHOOL YEARS ) WAS MORE CONCERNED NAL RECORD %VERY DAY WAS THE SAME ABOUT BEING COOL AND POPULAR !T A TIME WHEN ) SHOULD HAVE FOR ME 4HEY WERE DAYS FULL OF NOTHINGNESS BEEN BROADENING MY EDUCA 4HAT S WHEN ) DECIDED TO TIONAL HORIZONS MY PRIORITIES GO BACK TO SCHOOL LAID ELSEWHERE !FTER TWO YEARS AT #ONTRA )NSTEAD OF STUDYING ) RAN #OSTA #OLLEGE ) RECEIVED MY THE STREETS WITH MY FRIENDS !! IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT WITHOUT A CARE IN THE WORLD 7HEN ) RECEIVED MY CER 4HROUGHOUT MY YEARS AS A TEEN IT SEEMED LIKE ) WAS IN TIFICATE ) WAS SURPRISINGLY A BATTLE WITH EDUCATION LIKE FUELED WITH A SENSE OF FULFILL EDUCATION WAS OUT TO GET ME MENT WHICH ) HADN T FELT IN A VERY LONG TIME ) WAS NEVER ONE OF THOSE .OW IN MY THIRD YEAR AT KIDS WHO THOUGHT ABOUT HIS FUTURE OR THOUGHT THE FUTURE ### ) M GETTING READY TO

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TRANSFER TO 3AN &RANCISCO 3TATE AS A JOURNALISM MAJOR 2ECENTLY ) REALIZED THAT ALL THOSE YEARS OF STRUGGLING WEREN T DUE TO ME NOT BEING SMART ENOUGH -Y TRIBULATIONS WERE THE RESULT OF ME NOT BEING READY OR WILLING TO TAKE ON THE CHAL LENGES THAT OUR EDUCATION SYS TEM PRESENTS ) HAVE COME TO GRASP THAT THE KEY TO SUCCEEDING IN ACADEMICS DOESN T REQUIRE SOMEONE TO BE A GENIUS IT DEMANDS THAT A PERSON HAVE THE DRIVE AND DEDICATION IN ORDER TO REACH THAT SUCCESS 0EOPLE CANNOT BE FORCED INTO EDUCATION 4HEY HAVE TO HAVE THE WANT AND WILLING NESS TO LEARN %DUCATION NEVER TURNS ITS BACK ON YOU NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU FIGHT IT AT FIRST 9OU COULD HAVE MADE A MILLION BAD CHOICES IN YOUR LIFE BUT IF ONE DAY YOU DECIDE TO TURN YOUR LIFE AROUND ) GUARANTEE EDUCATION WILL WELCOME YOU WITH OPEN ARMS LIKE IT DID ME %VEN THOUGH ) HAVE A LONG PATH AHEAD OF ME STILL ) WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE WHO HELPED ME GET TO WHERE ) AM TODAY 4HANK YOU TO MY PARENTS FOR NEVER GIVING UP ON ME

ALL THE TEACHERS AND PROFES SORS WHO HELPED EVEN WHEN ) DIDN T WANT IT AND THANK YOU ### FOR OPENING MY EYES AND HELPING ME REALIZE THAT ) M GOOD ENOUGH AND FOR GIVING ME THE CHANCE TO BET TER MYSELF AND MY LIFE !LEXIO 6ACA IS A NEWS EDITOR OF 4HE !DVOCATE #ONTACT HIM AT AVACA ADVOCATE GMAIL COM

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3YNOPSIS 4HE WRITERS OF h3UPERBADv AND h0INEAPPLE %XPRESSv TEAM UP AGAIN WITH THIS COMEDY ABOUT FOUR SUBURBAN FAMILY MEN WHOSE PLAN TO FORM A NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH GROUP AS A WAY TO GET OUT OF HOUSEHOLD CHORES GOES HORRIBLY AWRY WHEN THEY FIND THEMSELVES THE LAST LINE OF DEFENSE AGAINST AN ALIEN PLOT THAT THREATENS THE ENTIRE WORLD

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3YNOPSIS 1UEEN 2AVENNA IS THE RULER OF THE ENTIRE %UROPEAN KINGDOM AND HAS PLANS TO CONQUER THE +INGDOM OF %NGLAND 2AVENNA LEARNS FROM HER -AGIC -IRROR HOWEVER THAT HER STEPDAUGHTER 3NOW 7HITE IS NOT ONLY DESTINED TO SURPASS HER AS THE KINGDOM S FUTURE RULER BUT AS THE hFAIR EST OF THEM ALL v )N ORDER TO PREVENT THIS THE QUEEN MUST CONSUME 3NOW 7HITE S HEART TO GAIN IMMORTALITY !NGERED BY THIS REALIZATION THE QUEEN HIRES (UNTSMEN %RIC TO KILL HER 5PON FINDING HER THOUGH %RIC TAKES SYM PATHY ON THE PRINCESS AND TEACHES HER TO FIGHT LEADING TO A h%UROPEAN 2EVOLUTIONv TO TAKE DOWN HER STEP MOTHER

4ITLE h4HE !WAKENINGv 'ENRE (ORROR MYSTERY SUSPENSE 2ELEASE $ATE !UG 2ATING . ! $IRECTOR .ICK -URPHY 3TARRING 2EBECCA (ALL $OMINIC 7EST )MELDA 3TAUNTON

4ITLE h(IGH 3CHOOLv 'ENRE #OMEDY 2ELEASE $ATE *UNE 2ATING 2 $IRECTOR *OHN 3TALBERG *R 3TARRING !DRIEN "RODY -ICHAEL #HIKLIS -ATT "USH 3EAN -ARQUETTE

3YNOPSIS 3ET IN WHERE %NGLAND IS TRYING TO REBUILD FROM ITS OVER WHELMING LOSS AND GRIEF FROM 7ORLD 7AR ) HOAX INVESTIGATOR &LORENCE #ATHCART VISITS A COUNTRYSIDE BOARD ING SCHOOL TO LOOK INTO SIGHTINGS OF A CHILD GHOST *UST WHEN SHE THINKS SHE HAS DEBUNKED THE GHOST THEORY

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3YNOPSIS 4HE DAY AFTER SOON TO BE VALEDICTORIAN (ENRY "URKE -ATT "USH TAKES A HIT OF THE CHRONIC FOR THE FIRST TIME HIS SCHOOL PRINCIPAL -ICHAEL #HIKLIS INSTITUTES A ZERO TOLERANCE DRUG POLICY AND ADMINISTERS A MANDA TORY DRUG TEST FOR STUDENTS "URKE HAS TWO OPTIONS FAIL AND LOSE HIS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP OR TEAM UP WITH HIS FRIEND "REAUX 3EAN -ARQUETTE TO BEAT THE SYSTEM 4HEY STEAL HIGH POWERED GANJA FROM LAW STUDENT TURNED DRUG DEALER 0SYCHO %D !DRIEN "RODY AND SPIKE THE SCHOOL S BAKE SALE BROWN IES GETTING THE WHOLE SCHOOL STONED OUT OF THEIR MINDS "UT WITH THE STU DENT BODY GETTING HIGHER WITH EVERY BROWNIE AND A PISSED OFF 0SYCHO %D ON THEIR TAILS FOR STEALING HIS STASH

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POSITION h)T SHOWS A COMMITMENT TO WHERE SHE WANTS TO BE v SAID "ENJAMIN REFERRING TO REASONS WHY SHE APPOINTED .OLDON TO THE POSITION h3HE HAS AN OBVIOUS COMMITMENT TO STUDENTS ) THINK SHE CAN BECOME ANYTHING SHE WANTS TO BE AND WORK IN ANY ORGANIZATION SHE WANTS v )NTERIM 0RESIDENT $ANIEL (ENRY SAID .OLDON HAS MADE HER FOCUS CLEAR h)N MY CONVERSATIONS WITH HER ) VE BEEN IMPRESSED )T S CLEAR SHE CARES ABOUT THE COMMU NITY SHE WANTS TO WORK IN v (ENRY SAID h4HERE HAVE BEEN CUTBACKS ON ACCESS TO INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS AND STUDENT SERVICES OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD AND IT HAS HAD AN IMPACT ON THE COLLEGE 4HE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE SHE IS WILLING TO DO AND SHE IS DEDICATED v (ENRY ADDED THAT HER WARMTH AND COMPAS SION WOULD SERVE HER WELL HEADING THE COLLEGE )NTERIM 6ICE 0RESIDENT $ONNA &LOYD WHO MET .OLDON AS A FELLOW COLLEAGUE AT #HABOT #OLLEGE IN THE LATE S AGREED WITH (ENRY h) THINK SHE S A VERY GOOD FIT v &LOYD SAID h3HE SINCERELY CARES ABOUT STUDENTS AND STU DENT SUCCESS 4HAT S ONE THING THAT STANDS OUT ABOUT HER THAT S WHY SHE DOES THE WORK THAT SHE DOES v $R .OLDON S FRATERNAL TWIN SISTER #HERYL SAID

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SPRING SEMESTER &INAL %XAM SCHEDULE &INAL %XAMINATION 7EEK AT #ONTRA #OSTA #OLLEGE IS -AY THROUGH -AY !LL FINAL EXAMS MUST BE GIVEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE $AY CLASSES THAT MEET -7& -7 7& -474H $AILY )F YOUR CLASS BEGINS AT 9OUR FINAL EXAM IS ON OR A M -ONDAY -AY A M TO A M OR A M 7EDNESDAY -AY A M TO A M OR A M -ONDAY -AY A M TO P M OR A M 7EDNESDAY -AY A M TO P M OR P M -ONDAY -AY P M TO P M OR P M 7EDNESDAY -AY P M TO P M OR P M -ONDAY -AY P M TO P M OR P M 7EDNESDAY -AY P M TO P M $AY CLASSES THAT MEET 474H 474H& OR 44H )F YOUR CLASS BEGINS AT 9OUR FINAL EXAM IS ON OR A M 4UESDAY -AY A M TO A M OR A M 4HURSDAY -AY A M TO A M OR A M 4UESDAY -AY A M TO P M OR A M 4HURSDAY -AY A M TO P M OR P M 4UESDAY -AY P M TO P M OR P M 4HURSDAY -AY P M TO P M OR P M 4UESDAY -AY P M TO P M OR P M 4HURSDAY -AY P M TO P M

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0AID BY EVERY STUDENT AT ALL THREE CAMPUSES THE STUDENT ACTIVITY FEE IS DESIGNED TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE !35 4HE FUNDS THAT ARE COLLECTED WILL THEN BE USED TO SUPPORT STUDENT SERVICES LIKE FREE STUDENT IDENTIFI CATION CARDS FLU SHOTS CONDOMS

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-IDDLE #OLLEGE (IGH 3CHOOL EVENTS AND DANCES AND WILL GO TOWARD OTHER STUDENT EVENTS h4HE !35 OVER THE PAST COU PLE OF YEARS HAS BEEN COMPLETELY REBUILDING OUR CONNECTIONS WITH OUR STUDENTS v SAID !35 2EP !LBERT !MBRIS h4HE STUDENT ACTIV ITY FEE WILL HELP GIVE US THE FUNDING TO CONTINUE TO PROMOTE THESE CON NECTIONS THROUGH EVENTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES v 7HEN RESEARCHING OPTIONS ON HOW TO INCREASE FUNDING TO THE !35 BUDGET FOR ACTIVITIES SERVICES

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SAID 4IM #LOW SENIOR DEAN OF RESEARCH AND PLANNING AT THE DISTRICT )F THE HEAD COUNT REMAINS THE SAME BY THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR DESPITE DROP OUTS AND WITHDRAWALS

THE FEE WOULD BRING IN A TOTAL OF

TO THE COLLEGE S !35 "UT THE !35 WILL NOT KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH REVENUE THEY HAVE RAISED UNTIL THE END OF THE FIS CAL YEAR IN *ULY 4HE !35 WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE END OF EACH SEMES TER TO SEE THE OVERALL REVENUE FROM

THAT SEMESTER 7ILSON SAID h7E HAVE DONE THE BEST WE COULD WITH OUR CURRENT BUDGET WHICH WAS AROUND OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS v HE SAID h3O THIS FEE WILL DEFINITELY GIVE US ENOUGH FUND ING TO GIVE BACK TO THE STUDENTS THROUGH ACTIVITIES SCHOLARSHIPS AND EVENTS v 3OME STUDENTS ARE SURPRISED BY THE NEW FEE h) WAS HINDERED FROM SIGNING UP FOR MY CLASSES v PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR (AYLI "ROWN SAID h)T REALLY CAUGHT ME BY SURPRISE ) HAD NO IDEA WHAT ) WAS EVEN PAYING FOR AND WHY v !UTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY MAJOR "ETO 'UIRREZ AGREES h)T WAS A SHOCK 4HE !35 NEEDS TO DO A BETTER JOB OF GET TING THAT INFORMATION OUT TO THE STUDENTS v HE SAID h(OPEFULLY THEY WILL BE ABLE TO DO THIS IN THE FUTURE WITH THIS FEE v /THER STUDENTS FOUND THE FEE REASONABLE AND BENEFICIAL IF THE FUNDS ARE USED FOR STUDENTS h&IVE DOLLARS IS NOT HARD TO PAY

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!35 REPRESENTATIVE

!35 PUTS ON v "IOTECHNOLOGY MAJOR +AELAN 4AYLOR AGREED h) M CONFIDENT THE !35 WILL USE THE FUNDS PROPERLY v 4AYLOR SAID )NTERIM $EAN OF 3TUDENTS 6ICKI &ERGUSON SAID THE FEE WILL HELP THE !35 SUSTAIN ITSELF AND GIVE IT A BET TER OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH RELEVANT EVENTS AND RESOURCES h) CAN UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE WOULDN T WANT TO PAY THIS FEE

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SAID 7OODSON HELPS KEEP HER MOTIVATED WEEK TO WEEK h(E S DEFINITELY VERY HELPFUL AND ALWAYS OFFERING ADVICE v SHE SAID h(E S ALWAYS TRYING TO KEEP YOU LEVEL HEADED AND FOCUSED v %VEN BEFORE 7OODSON BECAME A SPORTS EDITOR IN THE FALL SEMESTER HE WAS HELPING OTHER STAFFERS BECOME COM FORTABLE PRODUCING CONTENT FOR THE PAPER h(E S SOMEONE ) COULD ALWAYS TALK TO v 3CENE %DITOR &AYTHE $EL 2OSARIO SAID h0EOPLE HAVE AN EASY TIME TALKING TO HIM v 3O FAR 7OODSON HAS WON SIX AWARDS FROM THE *OURNALISM !SSOCIATION OF #OMMUNITY #OLLEGES AND RECENTLY WON A SECOND PLACE PLAQUE FROM THE #ALIFORNIA .EWSPAPER 0UBLISHERS !SSOCIATION FOR "EST 3PORTS 3TORY OF THE YEAR h(E S A GREAT STORYTELLER v SAID $E"OLT

THE JOURNALISM DEPARTMENT CHAIRPERSON h(E HAS A LOT OF ADVANTAGES GOING FOR HIM RIGHT NOW v /UTSIDE OF JOURNALISM 7OODSON ALSO HAS OTHER HOBBIES THAT HE SAID WOULD HELP HIM AS A WRITER AND EDITOR (E HAS WRITTEN POETRY SINCE AND HAS BEEN A CERTI FIED MASSAGE THERAPIST AND HEALTH EDUCA TOR AFTER HE GRADUATED FROM THE .ATIONAL (OLISTIC )NSTITUTE IN h-ASSAGE SCHOOL WAS PROBABLY THE BEST SCHOOL ) EVER WENT TO NOT BECAUSE ) GOT A MASSAGE EVERY DAY BUT BECAUSE ) MET A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE FROM A LOT OF DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS v HE SAID 7OODSON SAID HIS TIME AT THE .ATIONAL (OLISTIC )NSTITUTE HELPED HIM APPRECIATE OTHER CULTURES AS HE INTERACTED WITH FEL LOW CLASSMATES A SKILL THAT HAS TRANSLATED WELL IN 4HE !DVOCATE

“It’s going to be rough at first, but once he learns more about the paper, that’s going to solidify him as a good editor.”

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(IS FELLOW 3PORTS %DITOR -ALCOLM ,ASTRA RECRUITED 7OODSON TO 4HE !DVOCATE ONE NIGHT WHILE THE TWO TOOK OUT THE TRASH TOGETHER WORKING AT "IG 3PORTING 'OODS IN 0INOLE IN THE SUMMER OF h4HE FIRST DAY OF CLASS ) SAW HIM v ,ASTRA SAID h(E WAS A MAN OF HIS WORD (E WAS PRETTY DEDICATED TOO v ,ASTRA SAID 7OODSON WILL BE A HARD WORKING LEADER h)T S GOING TO BE ROUGH AT FIRST BUT ONCE HE LEARNS MORE ABOUT THE PAPER

THAT S GOING TO SOLIDIFY HIM AS A GOOD EDITOR v ,ASTRA SAID 7OODSON SAID HE PLANS TO CONTINUE HIS WORK STYLE INTO THE NEXT YEAR h) M GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK HARD AND STRIVE TO GET BETTER WITH EVERY STORY EVERY WEEK AND SHARE ALL OF MY KNOWL EDGE WITH THE REST OF MY STAFF MEMBERS v HE SAID h/VER THE SUMMER ) PLAN ON BEING CLOSE WITH THE STAFF THAT S COMING BACK AND WORKING HARD ON SKILLS WE LACK RIGHT NOW v 7OODSON IS GLAD HE JOINED THE PAPER IN THE FIRST PLACE AND RAN FOR THE TOP SPOT h'ROWING UP ) NEVER REALLY ACHIEVED MUCH ) NEVER FOCUSED SO MUCH OF MYSELF INTO DOING SOMETHING v HE SAID h) DECID ED TO CHANGE MY MAJOR TO JOURNALISM 4HAT WAS ONE OF THE BEST DECISIONS ) MADE IN MY LIFE v

!S SOMEONE WHO TOOK PRIDE IN NOT ONLY WORKING CLOSELY WITH INDIVIDUALS BUT ALSO HELPING THEM $R #AMILLE 0ARKER

LOVED HER JOB AT #ONTRA #OSTA #OLLEGE $R 0ARKER WHO WORKED AS THE COORDINATOR FOR #AL7/2+S FOR YEARS MAKES SURE STUDENTS WHO APPLIED FOR THE PROGRAM ARE BOTH ELIGIBLE AND OFFICIAL PARTICIPANTS 3HE IS LEAVING THE COLLEGE AND PERMA NENTLY RETIRING AT THE END OF THIS SEMESTER 4HE #AL7/2+S PROGRAM IS THE ANSWER TO WELFARE REFORM FOR COL LEGE STUDENTS 0ARKER SAID ### WORKS WITH THE COUNTY TO ATTAIN THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO MAKE THE PROGRAM SUCCESSFUL 0ARKER STARTED WORKING FOR THE COLLEGE DURING THE PILOT STAGE BEFORE THE COLLEGE PER MANENTLY TOOK ON THE PROGRAM 0ARKER )NTERIM $EAN OF 3TUDENTS 6ICKI &ERGUSON SAID 0ARKER RETIRED *UNE BEFORE TAK ING A JOB ON CAMPUS AS AN HOURLY #AL7/2+S CONSUL TANT PAID BY THE COLLEGE DISTRICT &ERGUSON SAID 0ARKER HAD BEEN HERE SINCE THE BEGINNING OF #AL7/2+S AS ITS COORDINATOR h3HE S DEDICATED LOVES #AL7/2+S AND THE STU DENTS SHE SERVES v &ERGUSON SAID 3HE SAID SHE SEES HERSELF AS A FARMER WHO PLANTS THE SEEDS FOR STUDENTS TO HAVE A DIRECTION IN THEIR LIFE "EFORE COMING TO ### 0ARKER RETIRED FROM 5# "ERKELEY AFTER WORKING AS ITS SENIOR PUBLIC INFORMA TION REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE PRESIDENT )N THAT POSITION

SHE WROTE AND EDITED THREE PUBLICATIONS AND OBTAINED HER MASTER S DEGREE IN CAREER DEVELOPMENT 0ARKER THEN WORKED WITH "ATTERED 7OMEN S !LTERNATIVES NOW CALLED 34!.$ &OR &AMILIES &REE OF 6IOLENCE AN ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES HELP AND SERVICES FOR ABUSED WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES $URING HER TIME THERE SHE MET $R (ELEN "ENJAMIN WHO SUG GESTED SHE COME AND WORK AT THE COLLEGE h3OMEBODY REFERRED HER TO ME TALKED ABOUT HER SKILLS v #ONTRA #OSTA #OMMUNITY #OLLEGE $ISTRICT #HANCELLOR "ENJAMIN SAID h) TOLD HER SHE WOULD BE A GOOD FIT FOR ### v "ENJAMIN SAID 0ARKER IS A BRILLIANT SCHOLARLY WOMAN WHO EXPRESSES HERSELF WELL 3HE IS A GREAT SUPPORTER OF PEOPLE 0ARKER PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED ### AS AN UNDERGRADU ATE AND SAID BECAUSE OF THE WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE SHE HAD SHE WANTED TO RETURN AS A WAY TO GIVE BACK TO THE COLLEGE 7HEN SHE WAS READY TO RETURN TO ### IN

THERE WAS A POSITION OPEN AT #AL7/2+S THAT MATCHED HER DEGREE h) VE BEEN WORKING WITH HER EVER SINCE SHE FIRST CAME TO CAMPUS v %/03 COUNSELOR /LLIE "AYLIS 0AYNE SAID $R "AYLIS 0AYNE SAID 0ARKER IS A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR THE STUDENTS AND AS A RESULT OF HER RETIREMENT THERE WILL BE FEWER OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO HAVE ACCESS TO A FULL TIME #AL7/2+S STAFF PERSON h) VENTURE TO SAY HER LEAVING WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON #AL7/2+S v "AYLIS 0AYNE SAID 0ARKER SAID SHE HAS WORN A LOT OF HATS WORKING AT THE COLLEGE AS SHE WAS ALSO A COUNSELOR AND TAUGHT #OUNSELING 0ARKER SAID THAT WHILE SHE WOULD LIKE TO HANG AROUND BECAUSE SHE HAS LONGEVITY WITH THE BUDGET BEING THE WAY IT IS THE COLLEGE WANTS TO REORGANIZE THE PROGRAM SO THAT MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE 4HOUGH 0ARKER IS SAD ABOUT RETIRING SHE IS LOOK ING FORWARD TO TAKING ON OTHER PROJECTS 2ECENTLY SHE STARTED VOLUNTEERING AT 2ICHMOND (IGH 3CHOOL WITH THE 7RITER#OACH #ONNECTION WHICH FOCUSES ON HELP ING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS LEARN TO WRITE (ER HOBBIES INCLUDE READING WRITING GARDENING AND 0ARKER IS ALSO A SEASON TICKET HOLDER AT THE "ERKELEY 2EPERTORY 4HEATRE 3HE HAS A SON #HRISTOPHER

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4HE 'YMNASIUM S WALLS RESONATED WITH MUSIC AND DANCING AS YOUNG PERFORMERS CAME TOGETHER TO SEND MONEY TO A SMALL %AST !FRICAN VILLAGE AT THE 3HIRATI &UND 4ALENT 3HOW PRE SENTED BY THE STUDENTS OF -IDDLE #OLLEGE (IGH 3CHOOL ON &RIDAY h!LL PROCEEDS WILL BENEFIT THE CHARITY THE LATE -#(3 TEACHER #HRISTINE #HACHA LEFT BEHIND v -#(3 0RINCIPAL (ATTIE 3MITH SAID -ONEY EARNED FROM TICKET SALES AND A SILENT AUCTION AT THE SCHOOL S SECOND ANNUAL TALENT SHOW WILL BE SENT TO THE VILLAGE OF 3HIRATI

LOCATED NEAR ,AKE 6ICTORIA IN 4ANZANIA #HACHA WAS A SOCIAL SCIENCES TEACHER AT -#(3 WHO DIED OF OVARIAN CANCER ON -ARCH AT THE AGE OF 3HE GREW UP AS AN ORPHAN OF 3HIRATI AND LEFT TO ACQUIRE AN EDUCATION TO BRING CHANGE AND OPPORTUNITY TO THE PEOPLE LIVING THERE 4HE MAJORITY OF THE PERFORMANCES WERE BY CURRENT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS -#(3 IS A HIGH SCHOOL LOCATED AT ### )TS STUDENTS TAKE REGULAR HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ALSO TAKE COLLEGE COURSES "UTTERY 4OAST A BAND COMPRISED OF JUNIORS 9EONAH #HO 'RIFFEN "IER AND !LINA 'ARCIA COVERED *ASON -ARAZ S h) M 9OURS v *ERICHO #ABANAYAN YEAR OLD -#(3 JUNIOR SAID HE WENT TO THE EVENT TO SUPPORT HIS

FRIENDS IN THE SHOW (E DID NOT KNOW #HACHA THAT WELL BECAUSE SHE TAUGHT HIS HISTORY CLASS FOR ONLY A MONTH AND A HALF DURING HIS SOPHO MORE YEAR BECAUSE OF HER ESCALATING AILMENT (E SAID THE EVENT SUFFERED BECAUSE OF A LACK OF PROMOTION -ANY OF THE ATTENDEES WERE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND PARENTS (IS FAVORITE PERFORMANCE WAS BY 0INOLE BAND %VERYONE S &AVORITE 6ILLAINS WHO DID A MODERN TAKE ON TRADITIONAL FOLK SONG h(OUSE OF THE 2ISING 3UNv THAT WAS POPULARIZED IN

BY THE %NGLISH ROCK BAND 4HE !NIMALS 4HE EVENT ALSO SHINED LIGHT ON A FUND -#(3 SENIOR "RIANNA "ROOKS STARTED ON HER OWN BECAUSE SHE SAID #HACHA INSPIRED HER TO HELP PEOPLE (ER SENIOR PROJECT WHICH SHE CALLS /PERATION &EED A 3TUDENT IS TO RAISE TO BE SENT TO 4INA S %DUCATION #ENTER TO FEED THE STUDENTS FOR A YEAR "ROOKS HAS RAISED MORE THAN

WITH MANY OF THE DONATIONS COMING FROM FEL LOW STUDENTS )N ADDITION TO TEACHING #HACHA WAS PRESI DENT OF !FRICAN )MMIGRANTS 3OCIAL AND #ULTURAL 3ERVICES AN ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS IMPROVE COMMUNITIES IN !FRICA AND ASSISTS !FRICAN IMMIGRANTS ADJUSTING IN THE 5 3 "ROOKS WAS INVITED TO VISIT 3HIRATI AND SAW FIRST HAND THE DIFFERING LIVING CONDITIONS BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES h4HE KIDS THERE LIVE SO SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY DON T HAVE MUCH v "ROOKS SAID h.ATURALLY ) FELT LIKE ) NEEDED TO DO SOMETHING v

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*AMIE #APOOT STOOD IN A CROWD OF THOUSANDS GATHERED IN 7ASHINGTON $ # 3UNDAY NIGHT 4HEY ALL LIT A CANDLE FOR THE POLICE OFFICERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY IN THE 5 3 IN #APOOT WAS THERE TO HONOR ONE OFFICER SPECIFI CALLY HER FATHER *IM h(E WAS MY COACH AND MY MENTOR v SAID #OMET GUARD *AMIE #APOOT

THE SECOND OF *IM AND WIFE *ENNIFER S THREE DAUGHTERS 4HE 6ALLEJO (IGH 3CHOOL GIRL S BASKETBALL COACH AND A YEAR VETERAN POLICE OFFI CER IN THE SAME CITY *IM #APOOT

WAS KILLED .OV CHASING A BANK ROBBERY SUSPECT *AMIE #APOOT LEARNED OF HIS SHOOTING DURING A #ONTRA #OSTA #OLLEGE WOMEN S BAS KETBALL PRACTICE THAT ABRUPTLY ENDED THAT AFTERNOON #APOOT S FATHER BEGAN COACHING HER WHEN SHE WAS YEARS OLD .OW MORE THAN A DECADE LATER SHE IS SET TO ACCOMPLISH A GOAL HER DAD HAD IN MIND THE LAST YEARS TRANSFERRING TO 3ONOMA 3TATE IN THE FALL ON A FULL BAS KETBALL SCHOLARSHIP h(E S BEEN THE ONE TO PUSH ME SO HARD HELPING

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ME OVERCOME EVERY OBSTACLE THROWN IN MY WAY v #APOOT SAID h.OTHING IS GOING TO STOP ME FROM PLAYING BAS KETBALL v #APOOT S SEA SON WAS UNLIKE ANY OTHER IN THE HISTORY OF THE #OMET WOMEN S BASKETBALL TEAM IT ALMOST NEVER HAPPENED 7ITH FIVE PLAYERS ON THE SQUAD AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON #APOOT AND 3HAY -ENDES THE ONLY TWO SOPHO MORES MET WITH COACH 0AUL $E"OLT AND DECIDED THEY WANTED TO FINISH THEIR SECOND YEAR OF ELIGIBILITY AT ### 3O THEY WENT AHEAD AND PLAYED WITHOUT A SINGLE SUBSTITUTE ON THE BENCH 4HE #OMETS LOST BOTH GAMES AT THEIR FIRST TOURNA MENT AT -ISSION #OLLEGE IN 3ANTA #LARA .OV AND *IM #APOOT WAS AT THE FIRST OF THE TWO GAMES A LOSS TO 0ORTERVILLE #OLLEGE SITTING AT THE TOP OF THE BLEACHERS AS HE DID FOR MOST OF *AMIE S GAMES PLACED STRATEGICALLY WHERE EVERYONE COULD HEAR

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COACHES AND REFEREES JUST LIKE A COACH (E NEVER WANTED TO MISS ONE OF HIS DAUGHTER S GAMES "UT AN UNEXPECTED EVENT THAT COULD HAVE ENDED THE #OMETS SEASON A SECOND TIME WOULD ARRIVE IN LESS THAN A WEEK )T WAS A 4HURSDAY AFTER NOON 4HE TEAM WAS IN PRACTICE RUNNING ITS h!LL !MERICANv DRILL WHEN $E"OLT HEARD OF #APOOT S SHOOTING #URRENT AND FORMER PLAY ERS AT THE DAILY PRACTICE WERE SPRINTING FROM BASELINE TO BASELINE IN THE 'YMNASIUM

WHICH WAS DIMLY LIT BY THE WINTER CLOUDS OBSCURING THE SUN FROM THE SKYLIGHTS ABOVE THE COURT WHEN $E"OLT MADE A CALL $E"OLT WHO DOES NOT CARRY HIS PHONE DURING PRAC TICES RECEIVED A MESSAGE TO CALL HIS WIFE AND HE GRABBED HIS PHONE FROM THE OFFICE IN THE BACK OF THE 'YM (E HAD SIX MISSED CALLS 4WO WERE FROM HIS WIFE AND FOUR WERE FROM *ENNIFER #APOOT 7HEN $E"OLT CALLED HIS WIFE *OAN SHE ONLY SAID h*IM S BEEN SHOT #ALL *ENNIFER v (E IMMEDIATELY CALLED *IM #APOOT S WIFE h*IM S BEEN SHOT v *ENNIFER #APOOT TOLD $E"OLT h'ET

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4OUGH SHELL #OMET GUARD *AMIE #APOOT IS TRANS FERRING TO 3ONOMA 3TATE IN THE FALL ON A BASKETBALL SCHOLARSHIP (ER FATHER A 6ALLEJO POLICE OFFICER WAS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY IN .OVEMBER *AMIE TO 6ALLEJO +AISER HOS PITAL RIGHT NOW v $E"OLT ENDED THE CALL AND RE ENTERED THE 'YM S BLUE FRONT DOORS AND TOLD *AMIE #APOOT TO PACK UP HER STUFF BECAUSE THEY HAD TO GO 3HE ASKED HER COACH A DIRECT AND FEARFUL QUESTION

h)T S MY DAD ISN T IT v #APOOT SAID HER FATHER PREPARED HER FOR SUCH A TRAG EDY hSINCE $AY /NE v %VERYONE ON THE TEAM KNEW SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAD HAPPENED WITHOUT HEARING A WORD OF IT 4HE SMALL TEAM WHICH HAD GROWN TO SIX COMPRISED OF FOUR FRESHMAN AND TWO

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4HE TH ANNUAL 3TATE &ARM ,ABOR $AY #LASSIC FOOTBALL GAME BETWEEN CONFERENCE AND INTERSTATE RIVALS 4EXAS 3OUTHERN AND 0RAIRIE 6IEW ! - UNIVERSITIES WILL RENEW ON 3EPT BUT THIS YEAR S VERSION WILL CARRY A DEEPER MEANING FOR -ALCOLM !JAYI AND *EFFERY !NDERSON 4HIS SEMESTER !JAYI SIGNED HIS LETTER OF INTENT COMMITTING TO 0RAIRIE 6IEW ! - 5NIVERSITY WHERE HE WILL ATTEND CLASSES AND PLAY FOOTBALL IN THE FALL !NDERSON WILL BE PLAY ING HIS FIRST YEAR AT 4EXAS 3OUTHERN 5NIVERSITY IN THE FALL ALSO WITH A FULL ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP 4HE FORMER #OMET FOOTBALL PLAY ERS WILL SET ASIDE THEIR SELF PRO CLAIMED hBROTHERHOODv FOR AN EVE NING AND LET THE COMPETITIVE JUICES FLOW IN THE NAMES OF 0ANTHER AND

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)NDERKUM *UNIOR 4IGERS FOOTBALL TEAM PLAYED AGAINST !NDERSON AND HIS *UNIOR 0ACERS SQUAD FROM .ORTH 3ACRAMENTO h !S MEMBERS OF THE #OMET FOOT BALL TEAM WE FOUND OUT WE PLAYED EACH OTHER WHEN WE WERE AND YEARS OLD v !JAYI SAID h !NDERSON S TEAM BEAT US v

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SOPHOMORES COULD READ THE BODY LANGUAGE OF THEIR TEAM MATE AND THEIR COACH 4HEY ALL KNEW WHAT *IM #APOOT DID FOR A LIVING h) HAD AN IDEA v SAID !LLY 2OBERTS #OMET GUARD AND GODDAUGHTER TO *IM #APOOT h*AMIE COLLAPSED IN MY ARMS 3HE TOLD ME AND ) DIDN T WANT TO BELIEVE IT )T DIDN T SEEM REAL v &OR NEARLY TWO WEEKS THE TEAM DID NOT HAVE A FULL TEAM IN PRACTICE AND $E"OLT CAN CELED A SCHEDULED APPEAR ANCE AT A TOURNAMENT IN ,OS !NGELES ! DAY BEFORE THE ANNUAL ■ 3%% #!0//4 0AGE "

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!NDERSON ALSO REMEMBERS THE GAME ALTHOUGH HE RECALLS THE CON TEST A BIT DIFFERENTLY h7E DIDN T BEAT THEM WE DESTROYED THEM v !NDERSON SAID h) THINK THE SCORE WAS v !FTER MEETING ONE ANOTHER FOR MALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME DURING !NDERSON S FRESHMAN YEAR AS A #OMET !JAYI AND !NDERSON ALONG WITH RECEIVER *ORDAN -ORROW SHARED AN APARTMENT TOGETHER IN 3AN 0ABLO FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS -ORROW SAID HE MET !JAYI HIS FRESHMAN YEAR AT #ONTRA #OSTA #OLLEGE (E MET !NDERSON PRIOR TO THAT DURING A HIGH SCHOOL ALL STAR GAME PRACTICE h)T S THEIR COMPETITIVENESS THAT MAKES THEM BETTER v -ORROW SAID h)F *EFF TRIED TO DO SOMETHING IN PRACTICE -ALCOLM WOULD DO SOME THING TO COUNTERACT IT v ,IVING TOGETHER !JAYI AND !NDERSON GREW A STRONG BOND 'ROWING UP IN THE SAME AREA GAVE THE PAIR A COMMON GROUND FROM WHICH TO BUILD THEIR RELATIONSHIP 4HEY HAVE ALSO DECLARED MAJORS IN ■ 3%% "2/4(%2(//$ 0AGE "

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#OMET #LASSIC 7OMEN S "ASKETBALL 4OURNAMENT POLICE FROM UP AND DOWN THE STATE FLOCKED TO THE 6ALLEJO (IGH 3CHOOL FOOTBALL FIELD FOR *IM #APOOT S MEMORIAL 4HE #OMET SQUAD AND SEVERAL ALUMNI SAT BEHIND THE #APOOT FAMI LY ˆ *ENNIFER *AMIE AND HER SISTERS *ILLIAN AND *USTINE 3EATED AROUND THEM WERE 'OV *ERRY "ROWN THE 6ALLEJO (IGH 3CHOOL BASKETBALL TEAM AND THOUSANDS OF UNIFORMED POLICE OFFICERS -ANY OF THE SAME 6ALLEJO 0OLICE $EPARTMENT OFFICERS CAME TO 3AN 0ABLO THE NEXT NIGHT FOR *AMIE #APOOT S FIRST GAME SINCE HER FATHER S DEATH )N FRONT OF A 'YM FULL OF SUP PORTERS ˆ #OMET FANS AS WELL AS THE OPPOSING TEAM S FANS CAME TOGETHER $EC TO SUPPORT #APOOT

HER FAMILY AND HER TEAMMATES ˆ AND #APOOT SCORED POINTS AGAINST ,OS -EDANOS #OLLEGE 4HE NEXT NIGHT SHE SCORED AGAINST

-ISSION #OLLEGE 3HE LED THE TEAM IN SCORING AND EARNED ALL TOURNAMENT HONORS h)T WAS TOTALLY DIFFERENT v SHE SAID AFTER LOSING TO -ISSION WHICH ELIMINATED THE #OMETS FROM THE TOURNAMENT h-Y DAD WAS MY BIG GEST FAN &OR HIM NOT TO BE HERE IS REALLY TOUGH v )T PUT BASKETBALL AND THE SEASON INTO A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE h 4HE GAMES DIDN T MEAN AS MUCH TO ME v SAID $E"OLT WHO KNEW *IM #APOOT FOR YEARS AFTER THE TWO BECAME NEIGHBORS IN 6ACAVILLE h) VE BEEN A PRETTY FIERCE COMPETITIVE COACH THROUGH THE YEARS ) COULDN T MUSTER IT UP )T WASN T THERE v "UT THE TEAM KEPT PLAYING IN #APOOT S HONOR 4HEY WORE SHIRTS WITH SYMBOLS TO HONOR #APOOT 4HEY SHARED SLO GANS FROM HIS TIME AS A -ARINE h3EMPER FI v hOORAHv AND hPAIN IS TEMPORARY PRIDE IS FOREVER v 4HEY PROUDLY DISPLAYED HIS BADGE NUM

BER !ND HANGING ON EACH SIDE OF THE COURT WERE SIGNS IN HIS MEM ORY AND AN !MERICAN FLAG ABOVE THE SAME DOORS IN THE 'YM THAT $E"OLT WALKED THROUGH TO DELIVER THE SOBERING NEWS IN .OVEMBER &OR THE NEXT EIGHT GAMES *AMIE #APOOT LED HER TEAM AND THE STATE

AVERAGING POINTS PER GAME $E"OLT EXPECTED HER TO EVENTU ALLY FINISH AT LEAST ONE GAME WITH OR POINTS h.OBODY COULD STOP HER v $E"OLT SAID h3HE WAS FEARLESS v "UT ON *AN ANOTHER SETBACK STRUCK #APOOT AND THE #OMETS 7ITH NINE MINUTES LEFT IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE GAME AT .APA 6ALLEY #OLLEGE #APOOT S SEASON ENDED WITH A BROKEN LEFT FIBULA )T HAPPENED RIGHT IN FRONT OF $E"OLT WHO SAID HE HEARD A SNAP

SAW HER FALL TO THE GROUND AND KNEW IMMEDIATELY WHAT HAPPENED h4HIS IS SURREAL (OW COULD THIS HAPPEN v HE ASKED HIMSELF "UT AS #APOOT MOVED TO THE

TRAINER S TABLE TO LIE DOWN THE #OMETS FINISHED THE HALF 4HEY CAME BACK OUT IN THE SECOND HALF AND BEAT THE 3TORM )T WAS THE #OMETS SECOND WIN OF THE SEA SON AND THE FIRST GAME OF THE SEASON #APOOT DID NOT LEAD HER TEAM IN POINTS AND REBOUNDS h) FELT HELPLESS FOR THEM v #APOOT SAID h "UT ) KNEW THEY COULD DO IT -Y DAD WAS RIGHT THERE WITH THEM AND WITH ME v 2OBERTS SAID SHE FELT THE SAME MOTIVATION DURING THE GAME h) M DOING THIS FOR *AMIE v SHE TOLD HERSELF h)F WE DON T WIN IT S NOT WORTH IT v 4HE #OMETS ONLY WON ONE MORE GAME THE REST OF THE SEASON AND FINISHED OVERALL IN THE "AY 6ALLEY #ONFERENCE "UT THE IMPRESSION LEFT BY THE #APOOTS WILL BE THE LEGACY OF FOR THE #OMETS 4HE SEASON WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR *AMIE #APOOT S UNWAVERING EFFORT DESPITE LOSING HER FATHER FIRST

COACH AND BEST FRIEND )T WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR THE TEAM BONDING TO LIFT ONE ANOTHER THROUGH WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN AN ABANDONED SEA SON )T WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR *IM #APOOT *AMIE #APOOT GRADUATE OF 7ILL # 7OOD (IGH 3CHOOL IN 6ACAVILLE

SAID SHE CHOSE TO TRANSFER TO 3ONOMA 3TATE IN THE .ORTH "AY !REA ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF FROM 6ACAVILLE

SO SHE COULD REMAIN CLOSE TO HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS 4HE CRIMINAL JUSTICE MAJOR SAID SHE PROBABLY WILL NOT BECOME A COP BUT WILL FOLLOW HER FATHER S EXAMPLE 4HE TWO BLONDS *IM AND *AMIE

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WILL FOREVER SHARE A COMMON BOND ON THE HARDWOOD AND AWAY FROM IT h9EAH ) GET IT ALL THE TIME ) LOVE IT v *AMIE #APOOT SAID OF COMPARI SONS TO HER FATHER h-E AND MY DAD HAD A REALLY STRONG BOND )T S THE BIGGEST COMPLIMENT IN THE WORLD v

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LIBERAL ARTS h) LOOK UP TO HIM AS AN OLDER BROTHER FIGURE v !NDERSON SAID h7E CAN JOKE AROUND AND BE SERIOUS BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY WE LOOK OUT FOR ONE ANOTHER 7E LEARN FROM EACH OTHER AND TRY TO BECOME BETTER INDIVIDUALS v !JAYI HAD NOTHING BUT KIND WORDS TO SAY ABOUT HIS FORMER TEAMMATE h*EFF HAS AN AWESOME PERSONALITY v !JAYI SAID h(E HAS A GOOD HEART HE LOOKS TO GIVE BEFORE RECEIVING )T S LIKE HAVING A BROTHER WITH YOU MAKING SURE YOU RE DOING WHAT YOU RE SUPPOSED TO ON AND OFF THE FIELD v !JAYI AND !NDERSON HAVE MOVED AWAY FROM THE APARTMENT THEY SHARED IN 3AN 0ABLO

BUT THEY HAVE NOT MOVED AWAY FROM EACH OTHER 5NTIL THEY BOTH MAKE THEIR TRIPS TO 4EXAS IN THE FALL !JAYI WILL BE LIVING IN $IXON AT !NDERSON S FAMILY HOME 4HE BOND BETWEEN THE TWO IS SO STRONG THAT !JAYI CALLS !NDERSON S MOTHER hMOM v h) VE WATCHED THEM MATURE OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS v !NDERSON S MOTHER 4RACY &RANKLIN SAID h4HEY REALLY HAVE EACH OTHER S BACKS 4HEY BOTH REALIZE HOW HARD IT IS TO GET TO WHERE THEY RE GOING v &RANKLIN SAID THAT HER SON !NDERSON HAS HAD A LOVE FOR FOOTBALL SINCE HE WAS A CHILD

REMINISCING ABOUT HIM IN THE BACK SEAT OF HER CAR DRAWING FOOTBALL PLAYS EAGER FOR HER TO SEE HIS WORK h-Y HEART IS OVERJOYED THAT HE S GETTING AN OPPORTUNITY AND THAT HE S GOTTEN TO WHERE HE IS NOW v &RANKLIN SAID h)T S HARD TO PUT IT INTO WORDS ) M SO PROUD IT S ALMOST OVERWHELM ING v 4HIS PAST FOOTBALL SEASON YEAR OLD !NDERSON LED THE OFFENSE AS ITS QUARTERBACK

AND SAFETY !JAYI WAS ONE OF THE DEFENSIVE LEADERS PLAYING THE SAFETY POSITION !NDERSON S PASSER EFFICIENCY RATING AND PASSING YARDS PER GAME AVER AGE BOTH LED ALL PASSERS IN THE "AY 6ALLEY #ONFERENCE !S A CAPTAIN OF THE #OMET FOOTBALL TEAM !JAYI S TOTAL TACKLES ONE SACK AND INTERCEPTION CONTRIBUTED TO ### S

.O RANKING IN THE STATE FOR DEFENSE 4HE #OMETS ALLOWED AN AVERAGE OF YARDS PER GAME "OTH !NDERSON AND !JAYI SHARE A LOVE FOR FOOTBALL BUT AS ADOLESCENTS THE DUO DISPLAYED ATHLETIC VERSATILITY COMPETING IN MULTIPLE SPORTS 'ROWING UP IN 3ACRAMENTO !JAYI PLAYED BASKETBALL AND BASEBALL BUT THERE WAS SOME THING ABOUT THE GRIDIRON THAT STOOD OUT TO HIM h!LL OF MY FRIENDS PLAYED IT v THE YEAR OLD SAID h)T S REALLY COMPETITIVE THE CONTACT USING YOUR BODY TO TAKE SOMEONE OUT ˆ THERE S JUST SOMETHING ABOUT FOOTBALL THAT IS SUPERIOR TO ANY OTHER SPORT v !NDERSON PLAYED THE SAME SPORTS AS !JAYI h-Y FIRST LOVE WAS BASEBALL v HE SAID h!FTER A WHILE IT GOT BORING 7ITH BASKETBALL

) KNEW ) WAS GOOD BUT NOT THAT GOOD )N SEVENTH OR EIGHTH GRADE ) DECIDED TO TRY BAS KETBALL FOR ONE MORE YEAR THEN ) WOULD FOCUS ON FOOTBALL v -AKING THE JOURNEY FROM YOUTH ATHLETICS TO COLLEGIATE FOOTBALL ALONG WITH !JAYI IS HIS YOUNGER BROTHER CURRENT 3AN *OAQUIN $ELTA #OLLEGE DEFENSIVE BACK -ATTHEW !JAYI h7E DID EVERYTHING TOGETHER v -ATTHEW !JAYI SAID h7HEN HE STARTED PLAYING SPORTS

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0OSITION /UTFIELDER #LASS 3OPHOMORE 2EASONS SHE WAS CHOSEN %LLISON MADE A COMPLETE TURNAROUND STATISTICALLY FROM TO AS SHE LED THE "AY 6ALLEY #ONFERENCE IN HOME RUNS AND IMPROVED HER BATTING AVERAGE FROM TO 7ITH HER LEADERSHIP THE #OMETS WERE ABLE TO FINISH OVERALL IN THE "6# FINISHING IN THIRD PLACE IN THE CONFERENCE 4HE SOPHOMORE OUTFIELDER ALSO DISPLAYED HER SOLID FIELDING SKILLS THROUGHOUT THE SEASON

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!S A DEFENSIVE BACK 'OINS LED THE "6# IN TOTAL PASSES DEFENDED ALONG WITH DEFLECTING PASSES IN $UE TO HIS ABILITY TO CLOSELY GUARD OPPOSING RECEIVERS 'OINS NABBED FIVE INTERCEPTIONS WHICH TIED HIM FOR SECOND IN THE CONFERENCE 4HE SOPHOMORE S EFFORTS ON THE FIELD HELPED THE #OMET DEFENSE ALLOW JUST POINTS PER GAME WHICH RANKED SECOND IN THE "6# AND SEVENTH IN THE STATE

2AMSEY FINISHED SECOND ON THE TEAM IN SCORING AND STEALS WHILE HELPING LEAD HIS #OMET SQUAD TO A OVERALL RECORD

IN THE "AY 6ALLEY #ONFERENCE 7ITH THE HELP OF 2AMSEY THE #OMETS REACHED THE SECOND ROUND OF THE #ALIFORNIA #OMMUNITY #OLLEGE !THLETIC !SSOCIATION ###!! 3TATE 4OURNAMENT FOR THE FIRST TIME UNDER COACH -IGUEL *OHNSON

)OSUA AMAZINGLY PARTICIPATED ON THE VOLLEYBALL WOMEN S BASKETBALL AND SOFTBALL TEAMS THIS YEAR 3HE WAS THE FIRST #OMET FEMALE ATHLETE TO PLAY THREE SPORTS IN SUCCESSION SINCE FORMER #OMET %RICA *OHNSON DID SO IN !S A MEMBER OF THE WOMEN S BASKETBALL TEAM THE SOPHOMORE FORWARD PULLED DOWN A SEASON HIGH REBOUNDS IN A FOUR POINT WIN AT .APA 6ALLEY #OLLEGE ON *AN

,EINTZ LED THE "AY 6ALLEY #ONFERENCE WITH A BATTING AVERAGE FOR THE SEASON 3HE ALSO BLASTED THREE HOME RUNS AND HAD 2")S DURING THE YEAR 4HE SOPHOMORE ALSO SHOWED CRAFTY FIELDING ABILITIES AS A FIRST BASE MAN $UE TO HER SOLID HITTING AND VETERAN LEAD ERSHIP ,EINTZ CONTRIBUTED TO THE #OMETS SUC CESSFUL SEASON BY HELPING THEM FINISH THIRD IN THE CONFERENCE

$ESPITE STARTING THE SEASON PITCHING AT A HIGH LEVEL THE SOPHO MORE HURLER SLOWED DOWN TOWARD THE END OF THE SEASON BUT WAS STILL ABLE TO LEAD THE #OMETS AND FINISH IN THE TOP IN THE STATE WITH AN %2! OF 7ESTFALL PITCHED THREE COMPLETE GAMES FIFTH BEST IN THE STATE 7HILE ### FAILED TO MAKE THE PLAYOFFS 7ESTFALL FINISHED THE SEASON WITH A WIN LOSS RECORD

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)NJURES PLAGUED THE #ONTRA #OSTA #OLLEGE WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL TEAM LEAVING IT IN LAST PLACE OF THE "AY 6ALLEY #ONFERENCE IN THE SEASON ### ENDED THE SEASON OVERALL IN THE "6# )T WAS A FRUSTRATING SEASON DUE TO THE NUMBER OF INJURIES SUSTAINED BY KEY PLAYERS FOR THE #OMETS /UTSIDE HITTER %LLA 'UANA BLEW OUT HER KNEE THEN MIDDLE BLOCKER ,YNN )OSUA HURT HER KNEE AND OUTSIDE HITTER -ELANIE 2AQUEL HURT HER BACK !LL THESE INJURIES MADE IT CHALLENGING FOR THE #OMETS TO GET INTO A GROOVE IN TERMS OF POSITIONS h7E MOVED PEOPLE AROUND DEPENDING ON WHO WAS HURT AND HAD PEOPLE SET WHO HAD NEVER SET BEFORE v COACH :ACHARY 3HRIEVE SAID h0EOPLE S ROLES CHANGED A LOT DEPENDING ON WHAT WAS GOING ON 7HEN -ELANIE GOT HURT THAT CHANGED EVERYONE S ROLE ON THE TEAM 7HEN ,YNN GOT HURT IT CHANGED EVERYONE S ROLE ON THE TEAM AGAIN v 4HE ONE GAME THAT THE #OMETS WON WAS AT HOME AGAINST THE #OLLEGE OF THE 2EDWOODS ON 3EPT

h/VERALL WE HAD OUR BEST MATCH EARLY AGAINST 2EDWOODS 7E WON AT HOME IN THREE STRAIGHT SETS AND THAT WAS THE ONLY MATCH THAT WE HAD ALL OUR PLAY ERS HEALTHY v 3HRIEVE SAID h!FTER THAT %LLA BLEW HER KNEE OUT AND WE HAD SOME OTHER BAD LUCK AND WE JUST COULDN T BEAT ANYBODY v 3TARTING THE SEASON WITH A SMALL ROSTER OF PLAY ERS INJURIES AND ACADEMIC INELIGIBILITY CAUSED THE TEAM TO SHRINK FURTHER 4HE #OMETS WERE FORCED TO FORFEIT GAMES INCLUDING THE LAST TWO GAMES OF THE SEASON AGAINST 3OLANO #OMMUNITY #OLLEGE AND ,OS -EDANOS #OLLEGE )OSUA SAID WHAT SHE LEARNED MOST THIS SEASON WAS hPATIENCE v !LTHOUGH IT WAS A DISAPPOINTING SEASON IN TERMS OF STATISTICS 3HRIEVE SAID HE WAS HAPPY WITH THE EFFORT THAT HIS PLAYERS SHOWED EVERY GAME h4HE GIRLS DID GOOD PLAYING TOGETHER AS A TEAM AND

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4HE #ONTRA #OSTA #OLLEGE WOMEN S SOCCER TEAM ENDED ITS SEASON IN LAST PLACE IN THE "AY 6ALLEY #ONFERENCE FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW WITH AN OVERALL RECORD OF AND IN THE "6# 4HE #OMETS FOUND THE BACK OF THE NET TIMES WHILE BEING SCORED ON TIMES DURING THE SEASON 4HERE WERE MULTIPLE REASONS FOR THE #OMETS DISAPPOINTING SEASON THIS YEAR INCLUDING LACK OF EXPERIENCE LACK OF TALENT AND LACK OF TEAM CHEMISTRY ### ALSO HAD A SHORT ROSTER OF PLAYERS WITH ONLY FOUR SUBSTITUTES TO HELP OUT THE TEAM WHEN PLAYERS GOT INJURED OR TIRED )N ADDITION THE #OMETS STRUGGLED ON OFFENSE

WITH SCORELESS GAMES NINE OF WHICH WERE CONSECUTIVE )N ORDER TO HAVE ENOUGH PLAYERS TO FORM A TEAM ### INVITED PLAYERS OF VARIOUS TALENT AND EXPERIENCE LEVELS TO BE PART OF THE TEAM -IDFIELDER "RIANNA $OTSON S FRESHMAN YEAR WITH THE #OMETS WAS HER FIRST YEAR PLAYING ORGANIZED SOCCER h7E HAD A LOT OF NEW PLAYERS LIKE ME ) VE NEVER PLAYED SOCCER AT ALL IN MY WHOLE LIFE

AND THERE WERE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE LIKE ME ON THE TEAM v SHE SAID h)T WAS LIKE AN EXPERIMENT

A NEW THING TO TRY v 4HIS LACK OF TALENT AND EXPERIENCE WAS VERY CHALLENGING FOR THE #OMETS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON BUT

BY THE END OF THE SEASON THERE WAS A LOT OF IMPROVEMENT $EFENDER -ONI 2ODRIGUEZ SAID h&ROM WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THERE WERE A LOT OF GIRLS WHO DIDN T KNOW HOW TO PLAY BUT AS THE SEASON PROGRESSED A LOT OF THE GIRLS STARTED TO GET BETTER AND BETTER )T IS ALWAYS A LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYBODY v

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/VERALL RECORD #ONFERENCE RECORD #ONFERENCE FINISH 3EVENTH 3EASON SUMMARY STAT ### FINISHED LAST IN THE CONFERENCE BECAUSE OF THE GROUP S INEXPERIENCE AND LACK OF TALENT 4HIRD YEAR COACH .IKKI &ERGUSON SAID THE LACK OF TEAM CHEMISTRY WAS A CRITICAL ELEMENT THAT THE SQUAD WAS MISSING h4HE EXPERIENCE WAS THERE BUT AT THE SAME TIME WE STRUGGLED COMING TOGETHER COLLECTIVELY AS A GROUP v HE SAID h) DON T THINK THIS GROUP UNDERSTOOD THAT TEAM CHEMISTRY WAS A HUGE PIECE THAT WAS MISSING /UR TEAM WAS TALENTED AND ) THOUGHT WE SHOULD HAVE PERFORMED BETTER THIS YEAR BUT ) THINK TEAM CHEMISTRY HAD A LOT TO DO WITH IT v 4HE SHORT ROSTER ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THE #OMETS DISAPPOINTING SEASON MAKING IT CHAL LENGING TO BE COMPETITIVE WHEN PEOPLE WERE HURT OR COULD NOT MAKE IT TO GAMES 4HE LACK OF OFFENSE MADE SCORING DIFFICULT AND KEPT THE #OMETS SCORELESS IN GAMES !S THEY LOOK AHEAD TO NEXT SEASON THE #OMETS GOALS INCLUDE WINNING MORE GAMES AND IMPROVING THEIR STANDING IN THE "6# WITH THE HELP OF NEW PLAYERS h4HE PLAYERS WHO ARE COMING NEXT YEAR AND HAVE COMMITTED TO BEING HERE ON PAPER THEY PUT US IN A MUCH BETTER POSITION THAN WE VE EVER BEEN IN FROM A PROGRAM STANDPOINT v &ERGUSON SAID

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&AMH &ONG AND !LLYSON 2OBERTS WERE THE ONLY PLAYERS TO PLAY EVERY

GAME THIS SEASON ### S ROSTER ISSUES WERE EVI DENT AT THE END OF GAMES 0LAYERS OFTEN FOULED OUT LEAVING THE TEAM TO FINISH SOME OF ITS GAMES WITH FEWER THAN FIVE PLAYERS $E"OLT SAID WAS HIS TOUGHEST YEAR OF COACHING h4HAT SEASON WAS A LESSON IN HUMILITY ˆ A LESSON IN LIFE v HE SAID

4HE TRIBULATIONS THE TEAM EXPE RIENCED ADDED A GREAT LEVEL OF DIF FICULTY TO THE YEAR BUT IT ALSO BROUGHT THE GROUP CLOSER TOGETHER IN THE END h4HIS IS A GOOD GROUP v $E"OLT SAID h4HIS GROUP WILL ALWAYS BE CLOSE AFTER WHAT THEY WENT THROUGH ˆ EXPERIENCING TRAGEDY UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL ) THINK IT CHANGED EVERYBODY v

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/VERALL RECORD #ONFERENCE RECORD #ONFERENCE FINISH &IFTH 3EASON SUMMARY STAT !CADEMIC INELIGIBILITY SIDE LINED ### S BEST HITTER AND INJURIES TO THE #OMET BULLPEN PREVENTED THE TEAM FROM IMPROVING THIS SEASON

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#ONTRA #OSTA #OLLEGE S BASEBALL TEAM HAD HIGH EXPECTATIONS ENTERING THE SEASON 4HE #OMETS HOWEVER FAILED TO REACH THE PLAYOFFS FOR THE TH CONSECUTIVE SEASON AS THE SQUAD FINISHED THE YEAR IN FIFTH PLACE IN THE "6# WITH A OVERALL RECORD AND IN CONFERENCE PLAY 3INCE TAKING OVER THE TEAM IN COACH -ARVIN 7EBB HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO LEAD ### INTO POSTSEASON CONTENTION h7E HAD A GOOD YEAR BUT WE ALSO HAD A

FEW CHARACTER ISSUES v 7EBB SAID h) TOLD THE TEAM THAT THE ONLY THING THAT COULD STOP US WAS OURSELVES AND IT SHOWED IN VARIOUS WAYS THIS SEASON v $ESPITE LOSING KEY COMPONENTS FROM LAST SEASON S TEAM THE #OMETS FINISHED THEIR PRE SEASON WITH A RECORD $URING CONFERENCE PLAY ### STARTED WELL GOING IN THE SQUAD S FIRST FOUR GAMES

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#OMETS IN BATTING AVERAGE AT FROM THE TEAM DUE TO INSUFFICIENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE !FTER LOSING 3IMMONS THE #OMETS LACKED A CONSISTENT HITTER AS THE TEAM HAD A COMBINED BATTING AVERAGE FOR THE SEASON WITH ONLY FIVE HOME RUNS 0ITCHING ALSO BEGAN TO TAKE A HIT AS THE SEA SON PROGRESSED AS DUTIES FELL HEAVILY ON 7ESTFALL AND PITCHER $OMINIC 1UILICI ,ACKING ABILITIES IN BOTH HITTING AND PITCH ING THE #OMETS LOST THE REMAINING SIX GAMES OF THEIR SCHEDULE LEAVING THEM OUT OF PLAYOFF CONTENTION h7E WEREN T FOCUSED OR DEDICATED AS A TEAM THIS SEASON v 7ESTFALL SAID h7E HAD ENOUGH TALENT TO MAKE THE PLAYOFFS BUT WE DIDN T DO ENOUGH TO ACCOMPLISH THAT v

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!FTER TAKING A LEAVE OF ABSENCE DURING THE SEASON #ONTRA #OSTA #OLLEGE MEN S SOCCER COACH 2UDY :ELLER HAD HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR HIS TEAM ONCE HE RETURNED 4HE #OMETS HOWEVER FAILED TO REACH THE PLAYOFFS FOR THE SEVENTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR DESPITE BEING RANKED SECOND IN THE "AY 6ALLEY #ONFERENCE FINISHING OVERALL

IN THE "6# h) THOUGHT WE HAD A VERY GOOD SEASON

BUT WE WEREN T A VERY DEEP TEAM AND WE PLAYED A TOUGH SCHEDULE AGAINST TOP TIER TEAMS v :ELLER SAID h7E ONLY HAD PLAY ERS ON THE TEAM WHERE IT WOULD USUALLY BE

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OPPORTUNITY

ALIFORNIA 4HE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY )T WAS A PLACE FOR !MERICANS TO COME TO ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS OF AN AFFORDABLE ˆ AND ONCE UPON A TIME FREE ˆ EDUCATION 4HOSE SKILLS ACQUIRED WOULD LEAD TO A JOB OR CAREER THAT WOULD ALLOW COLLEGE GRADS TO FEED THEIR FAMILIES "UT THE STATE S FINANCIAL TURMOIL OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS HAS FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGED #ALIFORNIA S COMMUNITY COLLEGES 4HE SYSTEM WHICH ONCE PROVIDED FREE EDUCATION TO STATE RESIDENTS HAS INTENTIONALLY RATIONED ITS RESOURCES AND ACCESSIBILITY DURING A TIME WHEN EDUCATION IS ARGUABLY MORE VALUABLE THAN EVER )N THIS SPECIAL SECTION 4HE !DVOCATE WILL SHOW HOW THE MISSION OF AND ACCESSIBILITY TO COMMUNITY COLLEGES HAS CHANGED SINCE THE -ASTER 0LAN FOR (IGHER %DUCATION WAS PUBLISHED &UNDING COURSE SECTIONS AND ENROLLMENT STATISTICS AT THE TWO YEAR COLLEGES IN THE STATE INCREMENTALLY DECREASE YEAR BY YEAR

SEMESTER BY SEMESTER &ACULTY AND STAFF TAKE CUTS AS THEIR DEPARTMENTS ARE UNDER SCRUTINY !ND THEY WONDER IF THEIR JOBS WILL BE SAFE FOR THE NEXT TERM 3TUDENTS FILL THE &INANCIAL !ID /FFICE WORRYING IF THEIR CHECKS WILL ARRIVE ON TIME BUT ARE SOMETIMES LEFT THINKING THIS ONLY TO THEMSELVES AS STUDENT SERVICES ARE CUT TO MINIMAL HOURS 2ECENTLY LAID OFF AND UNEMPLOYED COMMU NITY MEMBERS RETURN TO #ONTRA #OSTA #OLLEGE IN HOPES OF REGISTERING FOR A CLASS SO THEY CAN RE ENTER THE WORKFORCE "UT THEY ARE SOON DIS HEARTENED WHEN THEY FIND OUT THE CLASS THEY WANT OR NEED IS ONLY AVAILABLE AT A TIME THEY CANNOT SCHEDULE OR AT A PRICE THEY CANNOT AFFORD WITHOUT A JOB !ND THE CYCLE CONTINUES %FFORTS BY STATE LEGISLATORS HAVE DONE LITTLE MORE THAN EXACERBATE THE PROBLEM WITH SHORT TERM SHORTSIGHTED SOLUTIONS &EES AT THE COMMUNITY COL LEGES JUMP SPORADICALLY ˆ IT WILL COST MORE THAN TWICE AS MUCH TO TAKE A CLASS NEXT FALL THAN IT DID IN SPRING ˆ WHILE THE FOUR YEAR INSTITU TIONS EXPERIENCE MANY OF THE SAME PROBLEMS 4HE 5NIVERSITY OF #ALIFORNIA AND #ALIFORNIA 3TATE 5NIVERSITY SYS TEMS HAVE RECEIVED REDUCED FUNDING FROM 3ACRAMENTO AND HAVE BEEN FORCED TO RAISE FEES IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAINTAIN A HIGH STAN DARD OF EDUCATION !ND

FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER THIS YEAR #35 STUDENTS PAID MORE FOR THEIR EDUCATION THAN THE STATE 4HAT WAS UNTHINKABLE YEARS AGO

YEARS AGO YEARS AGO "UT THE MONEY IS DRYING UP FOR EDUCATION IN THE STATE AS PROPERTY VAL UES PLUMMET 4HE 'OLDEN 3TATE ONCE HOME TO THE BEST PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION SYS TEM IN THE COUNTRY IF NOT THE WORLD

HAS BECOME A SECOND RATE JOKE TO MANY #LASSROOM SIZES GROW WHILE FULL TIME FAC ULTY RATIOS SHRINK )NSTITUTIONS NARROW THEIR FOCUS ON ONE OR TWO GOALS IN THEIR MISSION STATEMENTS WHILE THE !CHIEVEMENT 'AP GROWS LEAVING POOR #ALIFORNIANS ON THE OUT SKIRTS OF CAMPUS OUTSIDE LOOKING AND HOP ING TO GET IN #OMMUNITY COLLEGES ONCE REPRESENTED THE WHOLENESS OF THEIR SERVICE AREAS ### ONCE OFFERED WELDING TECHNOLOGIES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF LOCAL LABORERS 4HIS YEAR A DECISION WAS MADE TO PUT DENTAL ASSISTING ON HIATUS $ENTAL ASSISTING IS A FIELD THAT HAS BEEN GROWING IN THE "AY !REA FOR YEARS AND THE COL LEGE SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN HAS ACCOMMODATED THAT NEED "UT AS THE STATE REDUCES FUNDING TO ITS MORE THAN MILLION COMMUNITY COL LEGE STUDENTS EACH YEAR IT SYSTEMATICALLY FORCES COLLEGES TO CHOOSE WHO THEY WILL SERVE AND WHEN 5NTIL THERE IS A FUNDAMENTAL REVERSAL OF THE POL ICIES ENACTED OVER THE LAST HALF DECADE

#ALIFORNIA S COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND THE PERCEPTION OF THE STATE WILL BE AS A LAND OF DWINDLING OPPORTU NITY

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Systemwide cuts to community colleges have morphed once locally-focused institutions into two-year pre-universities to hurry students in and out

SSESS 2EDUCE 2EPEAT &OR FOUR YEARS THE #ALIFORNIA COM MUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM HAS BEEN REDESIGNED ˆ CREATING A FUNDAMENTAL SHIFT IN ITS MISSION ˆ AS A RESULT OF BUDGET CUTS AND STATEWIDE POLICY CHANGES 4HE GRIP OF 3ACRAMENTO LAWMAKERS CON TINUES TO SQUEEZE AND REFORM COMMUNITY COLLEGES INTO A DILUTED REPRESENTATION OF ITS SERVICE AREA AND A MINIATURE TWO YEAR STATE COLLEGE SYSTEM &URTHER CUTS NEXT YEAR WILL EXTEND A HALF DECADE OF STATEWIDE FUNDING CUTS TO HIGHER EDUCATION AND UNSCHEDULED ERRATIC FEE AND TUITION INCREASES AT #ALIFORNIA PUBLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES 4HE PER UNIT INCREASE STARTING THIS SUMMER ˆ JUMPING FEES FROM TO PER UNIT ˆ WILL BE THE THIRD COST INCREASE SINCE SPRING WHEN THE PRICE WAS LOWERED TO PER UNIT FOR THREE SEMESTERS "UT AS THE COSTS TO STUDENTS AND DEMAND FOR COURSES INCREASE DURING THE ECONOMIC RECESSION THE NUMBER OF SECTIONS AVAILABLE EACH SEMESTER DECREASES

3INCE FALL THE PEAK OF ENROLLMENT AND COURSE OFFERINGS AT #ONTRA #OSTA #OLLEGE THE NUMBER OF SECTIONS AVAILABLE AS OF FALL HAS BEEN CUT BY PERCENT AND THE BUDGET AND ENROLLMENT BY PERCENT 4HE STATE ALLOCATES FUNDING FOR ITS COMMU NITY COLLEGES BY THEIR &ULL 4IME %QUIVALENT 3TUDENT RATIOS /NE &4%3 EQUALS ONE STUDENT TAKING UNITS )N FALL THE ### &4%3 WAS .EXT SEMESTER HOWEVER THE STATE WILL ALLOCATE FUNDING FOR &4%3 4RIMMING THE BUDGET CAUSES ADMINISTRA TORS AND MANAGERS TO DECIDE WHAT TO KEEP AND WHAT IS EXPENDABLE IN RELATION TO THE COLLEGE S MISSION 7HAT HAVE BEEN SAVED ARE COURSES REQUIRED FOR TRANSFERRING TO A 5NIVERSITY OF #ALIFORNIA OR #ALIFORNIA 3TATE 5NIVERSITY CAMPUS -EANWHILE MANY COURSES GEARED TOWARD LIFELONG LEARNING AND VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED DESPITE BEING CORE TO THE COLLEGE S MISSION IN THE COMMUNITY ! VICTIM OF THE CONTINUOUS AND CONTINU ING BUDGET REDUCTIONS THE DENTAL ASSISTING DEPARTMENT WILL BE PUT ON HIATUS ˆ THE FIRST

STEP IN PROGRAM ELIMINATION ˆ IN THE FALL FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE IT WAS CREATED YEARS AGO WITH THE COLLEGE S FOUNDING !

GRANT SAVED THE PROGRAM FROM ELIMINATION THIS COLLEGE YEAR BUT THE DEPART MENT S TWO PERSON STAFF COULD NOT FIND ADDI TIONAL FUNDING TO CONTINUE IT IN #HOOSING TO DISREGARD ITS RESPONSIBILITIES TO LIFELONG LEARNING AND VOCATIONAL TRAIN ING THE COLLEGE IS BEING FORCED TO IGNORE ITS RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE COMMUNITY 2EDUCING THE AVAILABLE ACCESSIBILITY TO COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND OTHER HIGHER EDU CATION INSTITUTIONS STATE LAWMAKERS WILL INCREASE THE !CHIEVEMENT 'AP AND EXAGGER ATE THE OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO #ALIFORNIA S HAVES AND HAVE NOTS 3INCE THE DOWNTURN OF THE ECONOMY IN

DEMAND FOR RE EDUCATION AND JOB TRAINING HAS INCREASED BUT AVAILABILITY HAS DECREASED 7E NEED THE TWO BALANCED AND GROWING TOGETHER TO END THIS CYCLE AND FOR THE COLLEGE TO GET BACK TO SERVING THE NEEDS OF ITS COM MUNITY ˆ NOT THE STATE

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What should be the mission of California community colleges?

h4O MAKE SURE STUDENTS GET THEIR ASSOCIATE DEGREE OR TRANSFERABLE CREDIT AND BE OUT IN TWO YEARS v

h4O EDUCATE THEIR STU DENTS AND TO PREPARE THEM FOR THEIR NEXT STEP

WHICH IS A FOUR YEAR UNI VERSITY v

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h4O PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH AFFORDABLE EDUCA TION AND CREATE A SEAM LESS ROAD TO TRANSFER OR CONTINUE EDUCATION ELSEWHERE v "EN 'ERSHEN POLITICAL SCIENCE

h4O HELP US GET A BETTER EDUCATION AND PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR US TO LEARN v ,AN 7ANG NURSING

h4O MAKE CLASSES ACCESSIBLE AND SCHOOL MORE FINANCIALLY ACCES SIBLE FOR STUDENTS

AND TO BE ABLE TO HELP STUDENTS REACH THEIR GOALS BY PROVIDING THE RESOURCES NECESSARY v 'LORIA (ARRISON

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ALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDUCATION IS BEING TRANSFORMED LEAVING PEOPLE WITH THE INABILITY TO PAY FOR EDUCATION IN THE DUST %VERYONE DESERVES THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN EVEN IF HE OR SHE DOESN T HAVE THE PROPER POCKETBOOK FOR THAT EDUCATION !CCORDING TO THE -ASTER 0LAN FOR (IGHER %DUCATION IN #ALIFORNIA

EDUCATION hSHALL BE TUITION FREE TO ALL RESIDENTS v 4HIS WAS BASED ON THE IDEA THAT PUBLIC EDUCA TION SHOULD BE FREE AND AVAILABLE TO ALL STUDENTS JUST LIKE WITH THE + SYSTEM 3ADLY AT A MEET ING IN 3AN &RANCISCO ON $EC

THE "OARD OF 'OVERNORS VOTED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN STATE HISTORY TO MAKE STUDENTS PAY FOR COURS ES AT TWO YEAR COLLEGES )F THE SAME PRINCIPLES THAT WERE PUT INTO A FREE STATE FUNDED + SYSTEM WERE PUT AGAIN INTO HIGHER EDUCATION

WE COULD TRULY MAKE EDUCATION AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE !UTHOR *EFFREY 3ACHS ARGUES IN HIS BOOK h4HE 0RICE OF #IVILIZATIONv THAT THE COST OF MAKING ALL PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCA TION FREE IN !MERICA WOULD BE BETWEEN TO BILLION 7HILE THIS MAY SOUND LIKE A LARGE AMOUNT OF CASH IT COULD ACTU ALLY SAVE MONEY IN THE LONG RUN &IRST OF ALL THE #ALIFORNIA GOVERN MENT SPENDS BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON FOR PROFIT SCHOOLS AND OTHER COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES THAT HAVE LOW GRADUATION RATES 7HAT IS GOING ON IN #ALIFORNIA IS THAT AS STUDENTS GET PRICED OUT OF THE 5NIVERSITY OF #ALIFORNIA THEY DROP OUT OR GO TO COMMUNITY COLLEGES 4HE CURRENT EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE CHANGED TO MAKE EDUCATION AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE !CCORDING TO .ATIONAL #ENTER FOR %DUCATION STATISTICS ONLY PERCENT OF !MERICANS WHO START COLLEGE END UP GRADUATING 4HIS REPRESENTS A HUGE WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY )F STUDENTS DID NOT HAVE TO WORK WHILE IN SCHOOL THE GRADU ATION RATE WOULD IMPROVE DRA MATICALLY )T SEEMS THE BIGGEST REASON WHY STUDENTS DROP OUT OF COLLEGE IS THAT THEY CANNOT AFFORD THE EXTREMELY HIGH COST OF TUITION !LTHOUGH THE 5 3 HAS A FREE + PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM ITS FAILURE TO FUND HIGHER EDUCATION MEANS THAT !MERICA S ECONOMY IS UNABLE TO COMPETE WITH OTHER DEVELOPED NATIONS THAT HAVE FREE UNIVER SITIES "Y REMOVING THE NEED FOR STUDENTS TO GO INTO DEBT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD ALLOW GRADUATES TO BE MORE PRODUCTIVE AND HAVE MORE MONEY TO SPEND WHICH IN TURN WOULD ACT AS A STIMU LUS FOR THE ECONOMY 7HILE FEW PEOPLE WOULD REJECT THE IDEA OF A FREE + EDUCA TION IT IS NOW TIME TO MAKE COLLEGE AVAIL ABLE TO EVERYONE BY MAKING IT FREE ONCE AGAIN IN #ALIFORNIA 'EORGE -ORIN IS AN ASSOCIATE EDI TOR OF 4HE !DVOCATE #ONTACT HIM AT GMO RIN ADVOCATE GMAIL COM

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VERYONE KNOWS THAT COLLEGE IS ESSENTIAL TO SEEK A CAREER THAT IS BEYOND FLIPPING BURG ERS AT -C$ONALD S OR WORKING RETAIL 9EARS OF BUDGET REDUCTIONS HAVE PUT A LOT OF STRAIN ON THE ABILITY OF TWO YEAR COL LEGES TO SERVE THEIR STUDENTS !ND LET S FACE IT ˆ THERE ARE FEWER COURSES OFFERED AT #ONTRA #OSTA #OLLEGE AND WILLING STUDENTS ARE FORCED TO SLOW OR POST PONE THEIR EDUCATIONAL GOALS OR COMMUTE TO OTHER COLLEGES TO GET THE CLASSES THEY NEED 3O MAYBE THE 3TUDENT 3UCCESS 4ASK &ORCE WILL ACTUALLY WORK AND THOSE WHO DESERVE IT THE MOST WILL ACHIEVE THEIR GOAL 3OME MAY BELIEVE THAT NEW INITIA TIVES TO HELP STUDENTS SUCCEED ARE UNFAIR TO A LOT OF THE STUDENTS ALREADY AT THE COLLEGE

AND THAT THEY LIMIT EDU CATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR MANY PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE THE LEVEL OF ACADEMIC PROW ESS VARIES FROM PERSON TO PERSON "UT STUDENTS SHOULD BE REWARDED FOR THEIR SUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS AT STAYING ON TOP OF THEIR STUDIES .O ONE SHOULD GET AID JUST BECAUSE THEY CLAIM THEY ARE A STUDENT (ONESTLY FOR TOO LONG PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TAKING ADVANTAGE OF FINANCIAL AID AND THAT S NOT HELPING THE CROWDED CLASSROOMS !S FEWER AND FEWER CLASSES AND SERVIC ES BECOME AVAILABLE WE NEED TO FOCUS ON STUDENTS WHO ARE WILLING TO DO WHATEVER THEY CAN TO GRADUATE WITH AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE OR TRANSFER TO A FOUR YEAR COL LEGE "EING SERIOUS ABOUT EDUCATION

AND AIDING THOSE WHO ARE SHOULD BE THE BIGGEST PRIORITY FOR ALL #ALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES RIGHT NOW )T WOULDN T BE SURPRISING IF WHILE WALKING AROUND CAMPUS ONE HEARD THOSE RECEIVING FINANCIAL AID EAGERLY SAYING THAT THEY CANNOT WAIT UNTIL THEIR NEXT CHECK COMES 7HEN THESE CHECKS ARE MAILED A FEW WEEKS LATER

THE FULL CLASSROOMS GO AWAY AND EMPTY SEATS APPEAR "UT IT S TOO LATE FOR THOSE WHO COULDN T ENROLL IN THE COURSE BECAUSE IT WAS FULL 0EOPLE FROM LOW INCOME FAMILIES GET THE MOST HELP FROM FINANCIAL AID ALTHOUGH LOW INCOME IS MORE AMBIGUOUS THAN THE ELIGIBILITY RULES LET ON 3INCE FINANCIAL AID IS BASED ON PARENTAL INCOME FOR A MAJOR ITY OF STUDENTS WHO STILL LIVE AT HOME IT LEAVES OUT THOSE WHO HAVE PARENTS WHO DON T MEET LOW INCOME CRITERIA BUT ARE STILL UNWILLING OR UNABLE TO HELP PAY FOR THEIR CHILDREN S EDUCATION 4HE COMMUNITY AROUND THE COLLEGE IS IMPORTANT AND IT IS GOOD THAT ### WANTS TO OPEN ITS DOORS TO EVERYONE "UT IT IS GETTING HARDER TO DO THAT 5NTIL THE BUDGET IS STA BLE ENOUGH TO PROVIDE FOR EVERYONE S NEEDS AND THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYS TEM IS REFORMED TO KEEP ITS COMMUNITY ASPECT

IT IS NECESSARY WE PUT THE MOST RESOURCES INTO THOSE STUDENTS WHO TAKE THEIR EDUCATION SERIOUSLY AND NOT THOSE WHO STEAL TAX MONEY AND CLASSROOM SEATS FROM REAL STUDENTS &AYTHE $EL 2OSARIO IS THE SCENE EDI TOR OF 4HE !DVOCATE #ONTACT HER AT FROSARIO ADVOCATE GMAIL COM -!2#) 35%,! 4(% !$6/#!4%

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#ALIFORNIA S MISSION STATEMENT AS PART OF THE -ASTER 0LAN FOR (IGHER %DUCATION OF MADE BOLD OATHS TO ITS STUDENTS 4HE DOCUMENT PROMISED OPEN ACCESS TO EDUCATION FROM A COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO ANYONE WHO COULD BENEFIT FROM IT )T ALSO PROMISED THAT COMMUNITY COLLEGES WOULD NOT CHARGE TUITION "OTH PROMISES HAVE BEEN BROKEN AFTER THE STATE HAS FACED MASSIVE BUDGET CUTS h4HIS MISSION HAS CHANGED v #ONTRA #OSTA #OLLEGE )NTERIM 0RESIDENT $AN (ENRY SAID h4HE CUTS HAVE CHANGED IT v !S A RESULT OF INCREASED FEES DWINDLING RESOURCES AND FEWER COURSE SECTIONS OFFERED DUE TO SYSTEMWIDE BUDGET CUTS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICTS ARE REFOCUSING THEIR GOALS 4HESE CHANGES SIGNIFICANTLY ALTER HOW COL LEGE ADMINISTRATORS MAKE DECISIONS AND LIMIT WHICH STUDENTS THEY SERVE h4HE ORIGINAL GOAL OF COMMUNITY COL LEGES WAS TO PROVIDE UNIVERSAL ACCESS v ### !CADEMIC 3ENATE 0RESIDENT 7AYNE /RGAN SAID h7E ARE GETTING MORE AND MORE RESTRICTED ACCESS v 4HE ENTIRE #ONTRA #OSTA #OMMUNITY #OLLEGE $ISTRICT IS SPAWNING AWAY FROM THE ORIGINAL PLAN AND RATIONING ACCESS h)T S A PLAN THAT CANNOT BE REALIZED v

h7E VE BECOME LESS AND LESS OF A COM DISTRICT #HANCELLOR (ELEN "ENJAMIN SAID h)T ISN T PRACTICAL IN THE ST CENTURY )T S A GREAT MUNITY COLLEGE AND MORE AND MORE OF A IDEA BUT THERE NEEDS TO BE ADJUSTMENTS #35 JUNIOR COLLEGE v $IESTLER SAID h ### MADE TO THE MISSION v HAD COURSES THAT WERE INTERESTING AND VIABLE !S #ALIFORNIA SITS IN A BILLION DEFICIT BUT THE STATE S SAYING THEY RE NOT LEADING THIS FISCAL YEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGES HAVE ANYWHERE v SUFFERED DEEP CUTS

!LONG WITH TRANS LIMITING THEIR YEARLY FER ### IS FOCUSED BUDGETS AND COURSE ON TRAINING THROUGH /00/245.)49 SECTION OFFERINGS EACH ITS REMAINING SEMESTER VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS !LTHOUGH ### IS NOT SAFE FROM THE REDUC AND TEACHING BASIC ACADEMIC SKILLS TO THOSE TIONS IT IS PUSHING FOR HIGHER COMPLETION WHO LACK THEM 4HE COLLEGE IS FOLLOWING THE NEW RULES SET RATES (ENRY SAID #OMPLETION RATES ARE BASED ON THE NUMBER BY THE STATE #OMMUNITY #OLLEGE 4ASK &ORCE OF STUDENTS WHO EITHER TRANSFER TO A FOUR YEAR TO GET STUDENTS FOCUSED TO BECOME TRANSFER UNIVERSITY OR EARN A DEGREE OR CERTIFICATE STUDENTS IN TWO YEARS 4HE RULES DO NOT GIVE 4HE NEW GOALS FOCUS ON GETTING STUDENTS STUDENTS MUCH TIME TO TRY OUT DIFFERENT SUB IN AND OUT OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES FASTER JECTS AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES $IESTLER SAID h7E HAVE TO SUPPORT STUDENTS MOVING h9OU GET VERY FEW SHOPPERS v HE SAID ON v (ENRY SAID h.OW EVERYTHING IS WATERED DOWN v #OMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COURSES FOR hLIFE ### S BUDGET WOES ARE SQUEEZING OUT LONG LEARNERS v OR STUDENTS WHO TAKE COURSES MORE THAN THOSE LOOKING TO TAKE CLASSES FOR WITHOUT PLANS TO TRANSFER OR GRADUATE HAVE THEIR OWN ENRICHMENT 3OME STUDENTS WHO BEEN SLASHED ARE LOOKING FOR CLASSES TO TRANSFER OR GRADU &INE AND MEDIA ARTS DEPARTMENT ATE CANNOT REGISTER FOR COURSES BECAUSE NOT #HAIRPERSON *OHN $IESTLER SAID COURSES ENOUGH ARE OFFERED /RGAN SAID -ANY SEC ABOUT AND FOR THE LOCAL AREA HAVE BEEN TIONS ALSO FILL UP EARLY CUT REMOVING THE COMMUNITY ASPECT FROM /RGAN SAID THE TREND TO TURN AWAY STUDENTS ### )NSTEAD MOST OF THE REMAINING COURSES WILL CONTINUE AS LONG AS THE STATE DEFICIT ARE ARTICULATED TOWARD TRANSFERRING STUDENTS REMAINS HIGH (E SAID THE STATE DOES NOT SEE TO EITHER A #ALIFORNIA 3TATE 5NIVERSITY OR THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATING EVERY STUDENT 5NIVERSITY OF #ALIFORNIA h%VERYONE WHO WANTS AN EDUCATION SHOULD

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BE ABLE TO GET AN EDUCATION v /RGAN SAID !UTOMOTIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT #HAIRPERSON 0ETER ,OCK SAID HE PREFERS NOT TO TURN AWAY STUDENTS h/VER THE YEARS ) VE TAKEN MORE STUDENTS THAN ) HAVE TO MAINLY BECAUSE ) HAVE TO KEEP THE PROGRAM GOING BUT ALSO BECAUSE THIS WAS THEIR FIRST CHOICE v $ENTAL ASSISTING DEPARTMENT #HAIRPERSON 3ANDRA %VERHART HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO REJECT STUDENTS FROM HER COURSES (ER PROGRAM WILL BE TERMINATED INDEFINITELY BEGINNING THIS SUMMER BECAUSE ITS ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET IS TOO MUCH FOR THE COLLEGE TO PAY h%VERY TIME ) TURN A STUDENT AWAY ) M FAILING AT GIVING THAT STUDENT AN OPPORTU NITY v %VERHART SAID h) FEEL LIKE ) PUT ANOTHER HURDLE IN FRONT OF SOMEONE S LIFE v (ER PROGRAM DOES NOT PRODUCE THE FAST COMPLETION RATES THE DISTRICT DESIRES )T USUAL LY ENROLLS ABOUT STUDENTS IN THE MONTH PROGRAM /NLY A FRACTION COMPLETE EACH YEAR BECAUSE MANY OF THE STUDENTS ARE TAKING CLASSES PART TIME WHILE WORKING OR TAKING CARE OF CHILDREN h)T SEEMS PROBABLE THAT IF BUDGET CUTS ARE LOOMING MORE PROGRAMS ARE GOING TO GET CUT WHICH MEANS THE WAY WE SERVE STUDENTS IS GOING TO CHANGE v %VERHART SAID h4HOSE FOLKS WHO ARE NOT INTERESTED IN GOING TO A FOUR YEAR UNIVERSITY OR PREPARED TO GO TO A FOUR YEAR UNIVERSITY ARE BEING FAILED v

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$ISTRICT MISSES FULL TIME FACULTY RATIO GOAL PERCENT BY PART TIME INSTRUCTORS 7HILE THE RATIO SEEMS IDEAL THE COLLEGE IS %$)4/2)!, #!24//.)34 FAR FROM ACHIEVING THE PERCENTAGE MSUELA ADVOCATE GMAIL COM h&ULL TIME FACULTY COST MORE 7ITH THEIR 4HE STATE BUDGET CRISIS IS AFFECTING PEOPLE RATE OF PAY AND BENEFITS THEY RE MORE EXPEN ON CAMPUS BEYOND STUDENTS SIVE THAN HAVING A PART TIME TEACHER v ### 7ITH FUNDS BECOMING MORE AND MORE )NTERIM 0RESIDENT $AN (ENRY SAID h)F WE LIMITED THE NUMBER OF #ALIFORNIA COMMU WERE HIRE MORE FULL TIMERS WE D HAVE TO CUT NITY COLLEGES FULL TIME FACULTY EMPLOYEES SOMETHING TO COVER THOSE EXPENSES v "ECAUSE THE MAJORITY OF ### S BUDGET IS SLOWLY DIMINISHING AS COLLEGES HIRE MORE FUNDS FACULTY AND STAFF SALARIES AND BENEFITS

PART TIMERS INCLUDING RETIREES THE 7HILE RECOGNIZ COLLEGE HAS DIFFICULTY ING THE CONSTRAINTS BALANCING ITS FINANC OF EACH FISCAL YEAR

/00/245.)49 "AY !REA COMMUNITY ES COLLEGE DISTRICTS HAVE (ENRY SAID THE FACED AN PERCENT DECLINE IN FULL TIME BENEFITS RETIREES RECEIVE ARE A SIGNIFICANT FACULTY SINCE WITH THE #ONTRA #OSTA EXPENSE "ECAUSE THE DISTRICT HAS TO FACTOR IN #OMMUNITY #OLLEGE DISTRICT RANKING THE LOW THE COST FOR CURRENT EMPLOYEES HEALTH CARE AS EST AT PERCENT OF WORKLOAD TAUGHT BY WELL AS RETIREES THERE IS A DEFICIT "ECAUSE FINANCES ARE LOW IN THE DISTRICT

FULL TIME FACULTY 4O INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF FULL TIME HIRING PART TIME INSTRUCTORS IS MORE AFFORD INSTRUCTION LAWMAKERS PASSED !SSEMBLY "ILL ABLE THAN HIRING FULL TIME INSTRUCTORS IN HIGHLIGHTING THE GOAL FOR COL &INE AND MEDIA ARTS DEPARTMENT LEGES TO ACHIEVE PERCENT OF INSTRUCTION #HAIRPERSON *OHN $IESTLER SAID WHEN A PER TO BE TAUGHT BY FULL TIME INSTRUCTORS AND SON RETIRES HE OR SHE IS MORE LIKELY TO "Y -ARCI 3UELA

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BUT THAT DOESN T ALWAYS WORK OUT v BIOLOGY MAJOR 3ALVADOR /CEGUERA SAID h)F THEY HAVE OFFICE HOURS IT MIGHT CONFLICT WITH YOUR SCHEDULE AND YOU CAN T TALK TO THEM v "ECAUSE SERVICES AREN T FULLY ACCESSIBLE

STUDENTS ALSO FACE VARIOUS COMPLICATIONS INCLUDING NOTIFYING THE INSTRUCTOR ABOUT PER SONAL ISSUES !PPLIANCE SERVICE TECHNICIAN ,AVAZIA (ILL SAID STUDENTS MIGHT HAVE SUDDEN ISSUES TO DEAL WITH SUCH AS FAMILY EMERGENCIES LEAV ING THEM UNABLE TO ATTEND CLASS BUT BECAUSE NOTIFICATIONS SENT TO THE PROFESSOR SEEM TO BE OVERLOOKED STUDENTS ARE MARKED AS ABSENT !LTHOUGH MOST PART TIME EMPLOYEES WOULD LOVE TO STAY AT ONE CAMPUS THEY MUST

FIND WORK IN OTHER DISTRICTS TO ACHIEVE THE SAME LOAD AS FULL TIME FACULTY !STRONOMY PHYSICS AND ENGINEERING PRO FESSOR -ARK 7ONG ALSO WORKS AS A PART TIME INSTRUCTOR FOR ,ANEY #OLLEGE AND #OLLEGE OF !LAMEDA TO ACHIEVE A FULL LOAD OF WORK h) START AT ### IN THE MORNING THEN ) HAVE TO DRIVE TO EITHER TO ,ANEY OR !LAMEDA AND THEN DRIVE BACK 4HE DRIVE THERE IS CLOSE TO A MINUTE TRIP v 7ONG SAID !CCORDING TO THE COLLECTIVE BARGAIN ING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE #ONTRA #OSTA #OMMUNITY #OLLEGE $ISTRICT AND 5NIFIED &ACULTY A TEMPORARY FACULTY EMPLOYEE IS LIM ITED TO TEACH A PERCENT LOAD OF A FULL TIME ASSIGNMENT FOR THE SEMESTER 4HE AGREEMENT STATES EACH TEMPORARY FAC ULTY EMPLOYEE IS PAID BY THE HOUR OF INSTRUC TION WITH THE AMOUNT DETERMINED BY THE TYPE OF CLASS ARRANGEMENT AND DURATION h4HERE ARE MORE CLASSES YOU CAN TEACH BUT THE DISTRICT CAN T OFFER THE CLASS IF YOU MAXED OUT ON HOURS v PART TIME SPEECH PROFESSOR AND REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE 5NITED &ACULTY 2ACHEL $WIGGINS "EELER SAID h)F THEY DO BY RULE THEY RE REQUIRED TO HIRE YOU v

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YEAR COLLEGE v !ND WITH TUITION AND FEES INCREASING

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IN THE FALL 4HIS YEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE RESTRICTS WHO CAN COME TO COMMUNITY STATE S HISTORY STUDENTS PAID MORE TO COLLEGES v -AGALONG SAID 4HE INCREASE IN ATTEND A FOUR YEAR UNI FEES HOWEVER QUALI VERSITY BILLION FIED MORE STUDENTS FOR THAN THE STATE FUNDED /00/245.)49 "OARD OF 'OVERNOR BILLION 5# FEE WAIVERS WHICH FUNDING FELL ALMOST COVER THE COST OF ALL COMMUNITY COL BILLION FROM TO h "ECAUSE OF HIGHER TUITION AT 5#S LEGE COURSES 4HIS RESULTED IN A BUDGET AND #35S MORE PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR SHORT OF REACHING PROJECTIONS IN JOBS INSTEAD OF GOING TO SCHOOL v ### AND CAUSED FURTHER SYSTEMWIDE CUTS AND $IRECTOR OF "USINESS 3ERVICES -ARILES MEANT MORE THAN A HALF BILLION DOLLARS IN -AGALONG SAID h/R THEY RE LOOKING FOR STATE BUDGET REDUCTIONS IN h7HAT WAS A VERY ACCESSIBLE AFFORD ALTERNATIVES TO 5# #35 AND COMMUNITY ABLE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE COLLEGES TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION v #OMMUNITY COLLEGE FEES HAVE ALSO STATE IS BECOMING LESS SO v ### )NTERIM 0RESIDENT $AN (ENRY SAID DOUBLED SINCE

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#ALIFORNIA HAS BEEN TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO ALLEVIATE ITS BUDGET WOES WITH CUTS AND TUITION HIKES DESPITE AN INCREASE IN STUDENT DEMAND !ND IN AN ATTEMPT TO KEEP STUDENTS IN COLLEGE

3ANTA -ONICA #OLLEGE S 'OVERNING "OARD TRUST EES APPROVED A TWO TIERED PROPOSAL IN -ARCH h4HIS IS A TERRIBLE 2ADER RECESSION THAT WE ARE IN AND IT WILL TAKE THREE YEARS BEFORE THE STATE S BUDGET CAN COME BACK TO WHAT IT WAS AND

BY THAT TIME PEOPLE S LIVES WOULD BE RUINED v 3-# 'OVERNING "OARD 4RUSTEE 2OB 2ADER SAID h4HE STATE HAS ALREADY SHRUNK PRO GRAMS FROM SCHOOLS WHICH TURNED AWAY AT

LEAST STUDENTS 7E HAVE TO DO SOME EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROPOSAL S THING OTHER THAN WHAT WE ARE CURRENTLY DOING LEGALITY h7HEN WE LEARNED ABOUT THE PROPOSAL

BECAUSE IT S NOT WORKING v 4HE TWO TIERED PROPOSAL WOULD OFFER CER SOME OF ITS ARRANGEMENTS WEREN T ALLOWED

BY THE STATE S EDUCATION TAIN HIGH DEMAND CLASSES CODES v SAID 0AUL &EIST

FOR A HIGHER PRICE WHEN STATE VICE CHANCELLOR FOR THE REGULAR CLASSES HAVE /00/245.)49 COMMUNICATIONS h7E FILLED UP DETERMINED THAT THE PRO 4HE COLLEGE WOULD HOLD HIGH DEMAND CLASSES SUCH AS MATH OR POSAL COULDN T BE PERMITTED BECAUSE IT IS %NGLISH COURSES AT A COST OF AROUND ILLEGAL v #OMMUNITY COLLEGES WILL RAISE TUITION TO PER UNIT WHICH WOULD ENSURE THE FROM PER UNIT TO FOR THE SUMMER STUDENT THE CLASS 2ADER SAID 7HILE STUDENTS WHO RECEIVE FINANCIAL AID SEMESTER 7HILE THE TWO TIERED FEE HIKE IS CUR CAN USE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR THE CLASS 2ADER SAID THAT THE COLLEGE WOULD SEEK OUT PRIVATE RENTLY POSTPONED THE PROPOSAL IF PASSED

FUNDS AND MONEY FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERN WOULD CHANGE THE ATMOSPHERE OF COMMU MENT TO HELP SUPPORT THOSE WHO CANNOT NITY COLLEGES #ONTRA #OSTA #OLLEGE )NTERIM 0RESIDENT $AN (ENRY SAID AFFORD TO PAY FOR THE CLASS h4HE PROPOSAL IS CONTRARY TO THE MISSION )N !PRIL HOWEVER #ALIFORNIA #OMMUNITY #OLLEGE #HANCELLOR *ACK 3COTT ASKED THE OF #ALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES WHICH IS TRUSTEES TO PUT A HOLD ON THE PROPOSAL AS HE TO PROVIDE ACCESSIBILITY TO EVERYONE v (ENRY

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SAID h) SEE THE CREATIVITY IN THE PROPOSAL BUT IT IS A FLAWED APPROACH v 3EVERAL ### STUDENTS AND STAFF AGREED THAT THEY WERE OPPOSED TO THE TWO TIERED IDEA AND THAT IF THE PROPOSAL WAS TO PASS IT WOULD PUT A DAMPER ON THEIR MORALE h4HE STATE NEEDS TO INVEST ITS MONEY INTO EDUCATION v 5NITED &ACULTY 0RESIDENT *EFFREY -ICHELS SAID h4HE MONEY SHOULD BE COMING FROM TAXPAYERS NOT THE STUDENTS v 3TUDENT 6ELFRANCIS -YERS

AGREED h 4HE PROPOSAL WOULD PUT A HOLE IN MY POCKETS AS IT S ALREADY HARD ENOUGH TO GET A JOB v -YERS SAID h4HIS COLLEGE IS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND IT SHOULD BE FREE v 7HILE &EIST AND 2ADER DISAGREE ON SOME LEVELS AS FAR AS IF THE TWO TIERED PROPOSAL SHOULD PASS THEY BOTH AGREE THAT THEY NEED TO COME UP WITH MORE WAYS TO HELP BETTER FUND COMMUNITY COLLEGES THROUGH THE ECONOMIC CRISIS

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7HEN AN INDIVIDUAL IS INVOLVED IN AN EDUCATIONAL HIERARCHY ONE IS HELD TO CERTAIN EXPECTATIONS AT EACH LEVEL "UT MANY STUDENTS MAKE THE MOVE INTO HIGHER EDUCATION WITH OUT ADEQUATE PREPARATION h%IGHTY EIGHT PERCENT OF INCOM ING STUDENTS TESTED INTO BASIC SKILLS MATH WHICH IS -ATH AND BELOW WHILE PERCENT TESTED INTO BASIC SKILLS READING AND PER CENT TESTED INTO BASIC SKILLS WRITING

WHICH IS %NGLISH ! AND LOWER v

-ATRICULATION 3ERVICES #OORDINATOR +ENYETTA 4RIBBLE SAID %ACH + SCHOOL IN #ALIFORNIA IS REQUIRED TO ADMINISTER TESTS THAT MEASURE THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND GROWTH OF ITS STUDENTS 4HE TEST RESULTS ADD UP TO THE SCHOOL S ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE INDEX !0) SCORE 4HE TESTS THAT MAKE UP THIS !0) SCORE ARE THE 3TANDARDIZED 4ESTING AND 2EPORTING 4EST THE #ALIFORNIA 3TANDARDS 4EST THE #ALIFORNIA -ODIFIED !SSESSMENT 4EST AND

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IMPROVED THEIR !0) SCORES IN FROM S SCORES ONLY -IDDLE #OLLEGE (IGH 3CHOOL LOCATED HERE ON THE #ONTRA #OSTA #OLLEGE CAM PUS REACHED THE STATE S TARGET 3OME ### PROFESSORS SAY THE LACK OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS IN 7EST #OUNTY IS A PROBLEM THAT MAY BE

CONTRIBUTING TO THE LOW TEST SCORES h4HE COMMUNITY COLLEGES NEED TO TRY TO HAVE BETTER RELATIONSHIPS WITH FEEDER SCHOOLS AND NEED BET TER COMMUNICATION v MATHEMATICS PROFESSOR %DWARD #RUZ SAID /THER PROFESSORS BELIEVE THE ISSUE GOES BEYOND THE SCHOOL GROUNDS !CADEMIC SKILLS DEPARTMENT #HAIRPERSON %LVIA /RNELAS 'ARCIA SAID h4HE REALITY IS SOME STUDENTS HAVE VERY COMPLEX LIVES h! LOT OF STUDENTS COME FROM LOW INCOME FAMILIES OR LIVE IN UNSAFE COMMUNITIES WHERE VIO LENCE IS PREVALENT WHICH MAKES IT HARD TO BE A SUCCESSFUL STUDENT v

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2ICHMOND (IGH 3CHOOL !SSISTANT 0RINCIPAL +IBBY +LEIMAN SAID h7E DEFINITELY NEED TO RAISE THE RIGOR OF WHAT HAPPENS IN OUR CLASSROOMS h3TUDENTS HAVE TO WORK HARDER

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AND THE STUDENTS OF #ONTRA #OSTA #OLLEGE ARE %VERHART SAID THE GRANT THE PROGRAM FEELING THE EFFECTS OF THE RELENTLESS REVENUE RECEIVED LAST YEAR FROM THE 5NITY #OUNCIL TO CONTINUE THE PROGRAM AFTER S DISCON REDUCTIONS ### S SPRING COURSE CATALOG LISTS TINUANCE SCARE WAS ONLY ENOUGH TO FUND THE #AREER AND 4ECHNICAL PROGRAM FOR ONE YEAR %DUCATION PROGRAMS

%VERHART ALSO SAID HER INCLUDING JOURNALISM MED STUDENTS ARE HIGHLY SOUGHT /00/245.)49 AFTER IN THE PROFESSIONAL ICAL ASSISTING AND OFFICE WORLD 3TUDENTS IN THE PRO TECHNOLOGY CULINARY ARTS MANAGEMENT AND AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES GRAM MUST COMPLETE AN INTERNSHIP AS A )N THE FALL SEMESTER THE COLLEGE WILL REQUIREMENT HAVE #4% PROGRAMS $ENTAL ASSISTING

h $ENTISTS OVERWHELMINGLY STATE THAT OUR SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AND RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCE ARE INTERNS ARE GREAT AND THAT THEY WOULD HIRE OUR THE LATEST TO BE CUT STUDENTS v %VERHART SAID 3TUDENTS LIKE YEAR OLD !MANDA (ELFER

)NTERIM 6ICE 0RESIDENT $ONNA &LOYD SAID WHO ENTERED INTO THE DENTAL ASSISTING PRO EACH COLLEGE IN THE DISTRICT IS SUPPOSED TO GRAM LAST SUMMER WILL NOT HAVE THE CHANCE HAVE ITS OWN POLICY GOVERNING #4% AND OCCUPATIONAL PROGRAMS IN PLACE TO FINISH THE PROGRAM 3HE SAID A POLICY FOR ### WAS APPROVED h) HAVE TO FIND ANOTHER MAJOR OR GO TO A DIFFERENT SCHOOL v SHE SAID h)T SUCKS )T REALLY IN A #OLLEGE #OUNCIL MEETING ON -AY BUT SUCKS )T DOESN T GIVE OTHERS THE OPPORTUNITY THE PROCESS MIGHT TAKE UNTIL FALL TO BE THAT ) HAD TO GET INTO A GREAT FIELD v EFFECTIVE #4% PROGRAMS ARE COURSES INTENDED TO 4HE POLICY REFERRED TO AS THE !DMINISTRA EDUCATE STUDENTS IN ORDER FOR THEM TO ATTAIN A TIVE 0OLICY ON 0ROGRAM 2EVITALIZATION

CERTIFICATE A DEGREE OR THE NECESSARY EDUCA 3USPENSION AND $ISCONTINUANCE MAY REFER TION NEEDED TO GAIN EMPLOYMENT IN DIFFERENT ENCE "OARD 0OLICY BUT WILL DIFFER FIELDS h7E HAVE BEEN USING THE DISTRICT S POLICY

!CCORDING TO "OARD 0OLICY THE BUT IT IS GENERAL v $R &LOYD SAID h)T DOESN T GUIDELINES THE DISTRICT USES TO GOVERN #4% HAVE SPECIFIC STEPS THAT A COLLEGE WOULD FOL AND OCCUPATIONAL PROGRAMS PERCENT OF LOW )N OUR POLICY WE TRIED TO SPELL OUT EACH #4% PROGRAMS ARE EVALUATED BIENNIALLY TO ASPECT OF EVALUATING A PROGRAM v ENSURE THE PROGRAMS ARE UP TO STANDARD )N A REPORT ISSUED AT THE !PRIL DISTRICT %ACH PROGRAM MUST MEET DOCUMENTED 'OVERNING "OARD MEETING #ALIFORNIA S GEN LABOR MARKET DEMAND HAVE COURSE CURRICU ERAL FUND HAS DWINDLED PERCENT SINCE THE LUM UNIQUE TO THE AREA REPRESENT ITS EFFEC FISCAL YEAR FROM BILLION TO TIVENESS BY THE COMPLETION AND EMPLOYMENT BILLION IN RATES OF ITS STUDENTS AS WELL AS BE REVIEWED IN 4HE DISTRICT S BUDGET DROPPED FROM CONJUNCTION WITH THE #ALIFORNIA 'REEN #OLLAR MILLION IN TO MILLION IN *OBS !CT OF $EAN OF %CONOMIC $EVELOPMENT 0RISCILLA "OARD 0OLICY DOES NOT LIST THE COST OF A PROGRAM AS AN EVALUATIVE TOOL FOR MAN ,EADON SAID TWO THIRDS OF THE COLLEGE S STU AGING #4% PROGRAMS DENTS ARE ENROLLED IN AT LEAST ONE #4% h) WAS TOLD NOT TO SCHEDULE CLASSES FOR COURSE THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR BECAUSE THE COLLEGE h7E HAVE TO KEEP THEIR SKILLS AND TRAINING DOESN T HAVE THE FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE PRO UP TO DATE AND COHERENT WITH THE CHANGING GRAM v DENTAL ASSISTING #HAIRPERSON 3ANDRA WORLD OF EACH FIELD v ,EADON SAID h4HE '%/2'% -/2). 4(% !$6/#!4% 5NDER THE HOOD ˆ !UTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY MAJOR "ETO 'UIRREZ WORKS ON AN %VERHART SAID h"ECAUSE OUR STUDENTS DON T WORKFORCE DRIVES #4% PROGRAMS MAKING COME IN AS A COHORT THEY DON T ALL GRADU THEM HAVE TO STAY CURRENT )T S HARD v ENGINE BLOCK IN THE !UTOMOTIVE 4ECHNOLOGY #ENTER ON -ONDAY "Y 2ODNEY 7OODSON

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7ITH BUDGET CUTS NARROWING STUDENT RESOURCES ON CAMPUS IT HAS BEEN HARDER FOR #ONTRA #OSTA #OLLEGE TO FOCUS ON SUCCESS AND TRANSFER RATES 3INCE ELIMINATING THE 4RANSFER #AREER #ENTER COORDINATOR POSITION LAST YEAR HELD BY 2OBIN (ARRISON

### HAS NOT HAD A PERSON WHO COULD FULLY DEVOTE HIS OR HER TIME TO THE TRANSFER OF STUDENTS TO FOUR YEAR UNIVERSITIES h7ITH STUDENTS STILL TRANSFERRING AT SIGNIFICANT RATES IT HAS BEEN A CONCERN WITH BUDGET CUTS v )NTERIM $EAN OF 3TUDENTS 6ICKI &ERGUSON SAID h) M SADDENED THIS SEMESTER THAT WE DON T HAVE SOMEONE IN THE

3TUDENT 3ERVICES #ENTER FOCUSED SOLELY ON TRANSFERRING v 0RIOR TO (ARRISON S POSITION BEING CUT ### STILL STRUGGLED WITH ITS SUCCESS RATES AS THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS GRADUATING AND TRANS FERRING HAS DECREASED SINCE !CCORDING TO THE )NTEGRATED 0OSTSECONDARY %DUCATION $ATA 3YSTEM )0%$3 WEBSITE BASED ON A COHORT OF STUDENTS WHO ATTENDED ### IN TO ALONG WITH TAKING FOUR SEMESTERS ONLY PER CENT OF THOSE STUDENTS GRADUATED &OR EVERY EIGHT OF CLASSES SEMES TERS TAKEN BY STUDENTS FROM TO

PERCENT GRADUATED /UT OF THE STUDENTS WHO TOOK SEMESTERS DURING THAT FIVE YEAR SPAN PER CENT WERE ABLE TO GRADUATE h4HE PROBLEM AT ### IS THAT STU DENTS OFTEN DROP OUT AND COME BACK TO SCHOOL LATER IN THEIR LIFE v 3ENIOR $EAN OF 2ESEARCH AND 0LANNING 4IM #LOW SAID h&OR THE LAST THREE YEARS IT HAS BEEN A DECLINE FOR STU DENTS WHO COMPLETED OR MORE UNITS /UR PROGRESS AND ACHIEVE MENT RATE HAS BEEN FLAT v

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&OR STUDENT $IEGO 0EDROZA STAY ING MOTIVATED IN SCHOOL WITH CON STANTLY RISING TUITION FEES HAS BEEN A STRUGGLE h) M TIRED OF GOING TO SCHOOL v THE AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES MAJOR SAID h7ITH ALL THE CUTTING THEY ARE DOING ON CLASSES IT TAKES MORE TIME TO GRADUATE AND MAKES THINGS A LOT HARDER v !NOTHER FACTOR TO ### S SLUMP IN SUCCESS AND TRANSFER RATES HAS BEEN THE COLLEGE S INABILITY TO GET MORE INFORMATION AS FAR AS WHO IS TRANSFERRING OR GRADUATING DUE TO THE STATE REMOVING STATISTICS FROM THE #ALIFORNIA 0OSTSECONDARY %DUCATION #OMMISSION #0%# DATABASE AND SLASHING AWAY THE STATE S DATA MART FROM ITS WEBSITE

#LOW SAID h7E DON T KNOW WHO THE STU DENTS ARE OR EXACTLY HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE TRANSFERRING BECAUSE THE STATE DOESN T PROVIDE US WITH

ANY INFORMATION v !RTICULATION AND -ATRICULATION 3ERVICES #OORDINATOR +ENYETTA 4RIBBLE SAID h7E COULD BE DOING BETTER THAN WHAT WE ARE CURRENTLY DOING v 4RIBBLE SAID THAT ONE OF THE WAYS TO HELP STUDENTS TRANSFER WITH FEWER COMPLICATIONS IS THE 3TUDENT 4RANSFER !CHIEVEMENT 2EFORM !CT 3" 3" WAS SIGNED INTO LEGISLA TION ON 3EPT AND ENABLES THE #ALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND #ALIFORNIA 3TATE 5NIVERSITY SYS TEM TO COLLABORATE ON THE CREATION OF ASSOCIATE IN ARTS AND ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE DEGREE TRANSFER PROGRAMS 4RIBBLE ALSO SAID WORKSHOPS SUCH AS THE 4RANSFER !LLIANCE 0ROJECT CAN HELP STUDENTS LEARN WHAT IT TAKES TO TRANSFER SUCCESSFULLY 3TUDENTS WHO ARE INVOLVED WITH 4!0 RECEIVE GUIDANCE FROM COUN SELORS THAT COME FROM VARIOUS 5#S AND #35S TO TALK ABOUT WHAT EXACT LY IS REQUIRED OF THEM TO GET INTO THE SCHOOL &ERGUSON SAID THAT ### STILL HOLDS 4RANSFER $AY EVERY FALL

SEMESTER AS WELL AS 4RANSFER 2ECEPTION EVERY SPRING TO REACH OUT TO STUDENTS 0ROGRAMS SUCH AS %/03 ARE ALSO HELPING STUDENTS GET THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO TRANSFER )NTERIM 6ICE 0RESIDENT $ONNA &LOYD WHO USED TO SERVE AS THE COORDINATOR IN THE 4RANSFER #AREER #ENTER SAID THAT STUDENTS SHOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE LITTLE RESOURC ES THAT THE COLLEGE IS OFFERING h3TUDENTS STOP GOING TO COLLEGE FOR A LOT OF REASONS AND IT S UNDER STANDABLE THAT LIFE IS HARD BUT THEY HAVE TO PUSH HARDER AND NOT LET THE OUTSIDE PRESSURES GET IN THEIR WAY v $R &LOYD SAID h7HY NOT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF WHAT OPPORTUNITIES ARE IN FRONT OF YOU NOW v 4O HELP SOOTHE THE 33# S LACK OF A TRANSFER COORDINATOR &ERGUSON SAID THAT ### IS CURRENTLY LOOKING TO HIRE A COUNSELOR WHO SPECIALIZES IN TRANSFERRING h/UR MISSION IS TO STILL PREPARE STUDENTS TO TRANSFER AS WELL AS HAVE A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN GO TO GET THE COUNSELING THEY NEED v SHE SAID

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4HE !CHIEVEMENT 'AP HAS BEEN STUDIED FOR MORE THAN A DECADE BUT STUDENTS CON TINUE TO BE UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM AS IT CONTINUES TO GROW EACH YEAR )T IS DEFINED AS THE LACK OF EQUALITY IN TERMS OF EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS BASED ON SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS GENDER AND ETHNICITY 4HE GAP CAN BE EXAMINED THROUGH COLLEGE ENROLLMENT COMPLETION RATES TRANSFER RATES AND OTHER FACTORS !T #ONTRA #OSTA #OLLEGE THERE EXISTS A LARGE GAP IN SUCCESS RATES BETWEEN !FRICAN !MERICAN AND #AUCASIAN STUDENTS (ISPANICS AND #AUCASIAN STUDENTS AS WELL AS !SIANS AND ALL OTHER STUDENTS h4HIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE OF OUR TIME v !CADEMIC 3ENATE 0RESIDENT 7AYNE /RGAN SAID 4HE !CHIEVEMENT 'AP ISSUE HAS BEEN STUDIED AS FAR BACK AS "UT RECENTLY

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