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!S COURSES CONTINUE TO BE SLASHED AND THE DEMAND FOR THEM SURGES THE STATE PLANS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF TIMES STUDENTS ARE ALLOWED TO REPEAT A COURSE IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE THEM MORE ACCESSIBLE )N *ULY THE "OARD OF 'OVERNORS OF #ALIFORNIA #OMMUNITY #OLLEGES ADOPTED A NEW REGU -OTIVATED LATION STATING STU REGULATION DENTS CAN ONLY REPEAT ! NEW POLICY AND WITHDRAW FROM A WHICH REDUCES CREDIT COURSE FROM THE THE NUMBER OF CURRENT EIGHT TIMES TO TIMES STUDENTS ONLY THREE CAN TAKE A 4HE REGULATION CREDIT COURSE WAS FILED ON 3EPT PROVIDES WITH THE SECRETARY OF ACCESS TO DEDI STATE AND IMPLEMEN CATED STUDENTS TATION IS SCHEDULED THROUGHOUT THE STATE FOR SUMMER #ONTRA #OSTA #OLLEGE !RTICULATION /FFICER +ENYETTA 4RIBBLE

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3AM !TTAL EDITOR IN CHIEF 'EORGE -ORIN ASSOCIATE EDITOR ,AMAR *AMES ASSOCIATE EDITOR "RETT !BEL ASSOCIATE EDITOR !DAM /LIVER OPINION EDITOR !LEXANDRA 7AITE NEWS EDITOR 2ODNEY 7OODSON SPORTS EDITOR &AYTHE $EL 2OSARIO EDITORIAL CARTOONIST *ERMAINE (ARRISON CIRCULATION MANAGER 0AUL $E"OLT FACULTY ADVISER 3TAFF WRITERS $AREN !KAGI !MANDA !RROYO 4YLER #LARK #HRISTOPHER #LAUSEN %RIC $UNKINS #HANDLER 'OODING !PRIL (ALOG 4RYPHOSA (AWKINS 4EVIN -ITCHELL !LEC -URILLO -IKE 4HOMAS 3ARAH 4UCKER *EAN 7OMACK 3TAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS 1ING (UANG !LEX -ORA #ARLOS 0AGAN 2ONIESTA 7YATT 2OMAN 9OUNG 3TAFF ILLUSTRATORS *ARED !MDAHL $AVID 2OGERS (ONORS !#0 .ATIONAL .EWSPAPER 0ACEMAKER !WARD

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TUDENTS REGISTERING FOR HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER CLASSES FOR THE FIRST TIME SHARE A COMMON WORRY 7ITH INCREASED ENROLLMENT DEMAND FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE COURSES AND LIM ITED CAPACITY MORE STUDENTS FACE THE LIKELIHOOD OF NOT BEING ADMITTED INTO THE COURSES THEY NEED 3TATE OFFICIALS HAVE ECHOED SENTI MENTS OF WORKING TO MAKE CLASSES MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR STUDENTS AND FINALLY THEY ARE BEGINNING TO ACT ON THEIR ASSUR ANCES )N *ULY THE "OARD OF 'OVERNORS OF #ALIFORNIA #OMMUNITY #OLLEGES ADOPT ED A REGULATION THAT WILL LIMIT THE NUM BER OF TIMES STUDENTS CAN REPEAT AND WITHDRAW FROM A NON REPEATABLE CREDIT COURSE "EFORE STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO RE TAKE A COURSE AND LATER WITHDRAW OR RECEIVE A SUBSTANDARD GRADE UP TO EIGHT TIMES 3TARTING IN SUMMER STUDENTS WILL ONLY BE ALLOWED TO REPEAT A COURSE THREE TIMES WITH WITHDRAWALS AND A $ OR AN & )N THE REGULATION STUDENTS MAY REQUEST A FOURTH ATTEMPT IF THEY ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION FOR EXTENUAT ING CIRCUMSTANCES BUT THE COLLEGE WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY MONEY FROM THE STATE IN RETURN FOR ACCOMMODATING THE STUDENT 4HE STATE S DECISION TO CAP THE REPETI TION OF ENROLLMENT IS A STRIDE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TOWARD PROVIDING STUDENTS ADMISSION TO CRUCIAL COURSES !LSO THE REGULATION WEEDS OUT LAZY OR UNCOOPERATIVE STUDENTS WHO NOT ONLY TAKE UP SPACE BUT ALSO WASTE THE STATE S MONEY BY NOT TAKING COURSES SERIOUSLY 4HE STATE ,EGISLATIVE !NALYST S /FFICE CONDUCTED A SURVEY THAT PROMPTED THE REGULATION WHICH INDICATED THE MORE TIMES A STUDENT TAKES A COURSE THE LESS LIKELY HE OR SHE IS TO PASS IT 3TUDENTS WHO RE TAKE CLASSES HAVE PRIORITY REGISTRATION DATES THAT SHOOT AHEAD OF FRESHMEN STUDENTS DATES 4HE OLD PROCESS LEAVES THE SAME PEOPLE IN THE CLASSROOM WHILE NEW STUDENTS ARE LEFT HOPING THEY CAN STILL ENROLL #ONTRA #OSTA #OLLEGE !RTICULATION /FFICER +ENYETTA 4RIBBLE SAID THE REGU LATION CAN ALSO BE BENEFICIAL FOR THE STUDENTS WHO CONSTANTLY REPEAT COURSES

BY FORCING THEM TO RE EVALUATE THEIR INEFFICIENT ACADEMIC TACTICS h 4HE LIMIT MAKES THEM THINK ABOUT WHAT THEY DIDN T DO v SHE SAID h!LSO IT COULD MOTIVATE THEM TO SEE COUNSELORS AND FIND OUT WHAT THEY CAN DO TO PASS THE CLASS v )N THESE DIRE TIMES FOR STUDENT ACCESS THE "/' DESERVES PRAISE FOR THIS LEGIS LATIVE TURNING POINT THAT IS SURE TO SAVE THE STATE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MONEY AND FUNCTION TO BETTER SERVE STUDENTS WHO ARE SERIOUS ABOUT THEIR EDUCATION .OW THE STATE NEEDS TO CARRY ON THIS STREAK OF PROLIFIC ACTION AND PRODUCE MORE LEGISLATION WITH STUDENTS BEST INTERESTS IN MIND

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HE HIGHLY CONTROVERSIAL EXECUTION OF CONVICTED COP KILLER 4ROY $AVIS ON 3EPT SHOCKED AND INCITED OUTRAGE AROUND THE WORLD $AVIS WAS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR THE !UG MURDER OF POLICE OFFICER -ARK -AC0HAIL IN 3AVANNAH 'A -ANY DETESTED THE DECI SION DUE TO A LACK OF PHYSI CAL EVIDENCE AND WITNESSES RETRACTING OR CHANGING TESTI MONIES THAT ORIGINALLY LINKED $AVIS TO THE MURDER AFTER THE TRIAL 4HIS WAS THE FOURTH TIME HE WAS SCHEDULED TO DIE AND PERHAPS THE MOST DISPUTED OF THEM ALL WITH HUNDREDS OF PROTESTERS LINING OUTSIDE THE PRISON DEMANDING HE BE TREATED FAIRLY SHOUTING PHRASES SUCH AS h) AM 4ROY $AVISv AND h4HEY SAY DEATH ROW WE SAY HELL NO v 0ROTESTS AGAINST $AVIS SENTENCE WERE HELD THROUGH OUT THE WORLD AND HIS SUP PORTERS INCLUDED FORMER 0RESIDENT *IMMY #ARTER 0OPE "ENEDICT 86) A FORMER &") DIRECTOR THE .ATIONAL !SSOCIATION FOR THE !DVANCEMENT OF #OLORED 0EOPLE SEVERAL CONSERVATIVE FIGURES AND MANY CELEBRITIES 4HE EXECUTION SERVED AS A WAKE UP CALL TO THE 5NITED 3TATES POPULATION REMINDING US THAT CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IS STILL CARRIED OUT REGARDLESS OF POLARIZED OPINIONS TOWARD IT 5P UNTIL A YEAR AGO THE IDEA OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT SEEMED JUSTIFIABLE 7HEN ATTEMPTING TO TAP INTO THE MIND OF A FAMILY MEMBER OF SOMEONE WHO WAS MURDERED THE DEATH PEN ALTY APPEARED TO BE THE ONLY

DERERS WITH CONCLUSIVE EVI DENCE CONNECTING THEM TO THE CRIME TO MAKE THE PUNISH MENT IDENTICAL TO THE CRIME IN TURN MAKES THE LEGAL SYSTEM UNBALANCED 3ENTENCING A MURDERER TO DEATH BUT NOT SENTENCING A RAPIST TO BE RAPED FOR EXAMPLE VALIDATES WAY THAT INDIVIDUAL COULD FIND SOLACE 4HE ONLY PUNISH THE DEATH PENALTY AS BEING A CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISH MENT WAS AN EYE FOR AN EYE MENT 4HE ARGUMENTS ASSURING KILL 4HE PUNISHMENT IS ALSO ING A MURDERER COULD SAVE THE USELESS TO UPHOLD AS ITS LIVES OF MANY OTHERS OR PUT SENTENCING IS NOT UNIFORM THE MINDS OF THOSE CLOSE TO THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY THE VICTIM AT EASE MADE THE 7HILE $AVIS WAS EXECUTED DEATH PENALTY INDISPUTABLE BASED ON MINIMAL PHYSI 9ET BEING LIBERAL IN MOST CAL EVIDENCE YEAR OLD ASPECTS OF POLITICAL ISSUES MY SUPPORT OF CAPITAL PUNISH #ASEY !NTHONY WAS ACQUIT MENT DID NOT ALIGN WITH OTHER TED OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER IN LIBERALS BELIEFS ON THE TOPIC THE DEATH OF HER YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN *ULY THOUGH HER $ISAGREEING WITH PEOPLE ) NORMALLY AGREED WITH WAS THE CASE HAD SUBSTANTIALLY GREATER EVIDENCE THAN $AVIS FIRST SIGN TO RECONSIDER MY -INUTES BEFORE DYING STAND $AVIS MAINTAINED HIS INNO 2ECOGNIZING A SIMPLE CENCE AND URGED HIS FAMILY NOTION WAS ALL IT TOOK TO AND FRIENDS TO LOOK DEEPER CHANGE MY POINT OF VIEW ON INTO THE CASE IN ORDER TO FIND THE DEATH PENALTY THE TRUTH +ILLING A MURDERER WOULD +ILLING SOMEONE WITH SO ERADICATE THAT LIFE FROM THE MUCH DOUBT SURROUNDING HIS WORLD AS THE VICTIM S WAS BUT IN NO WAY WOULD IT BE AN OR HER GUILT IS UNJUST AND THE DEATH PENALTY NEEDS TO BE EQUAL PUNISHMENT ENDED BEFORE ANOTHER MISTAKE 4HE DEATH PENALTY ONLY IS MADE INJECTS THE KILLER WITH A SHOT ,IFE IN PRISON WITHOUT AND PUTS THEM DOWN FOR PAROLE WOULD FORCE PRISONERS A NAP THEY NEVER WAKE UP FROM 3UCH A FATE IS NOT ONLY TO REFLECT ON THE CRIME THEY COMMITTED FOR THE REST OF TAMER THAN WHAT THE VICTIM MOST LIKELY FACED BUT IT DOES THEIR LIVES 4HOUGH DIFFERENT FOR NOT FACTOR IN THE INTRICACIES EVERYONE THEIR ACT WOULD OF EACH CASE LIKELY HAUNT THEM UNTIL THEIR #APITAL PUNISHMENT IS AN EXTREMELY SEVERE AND NARROW FINAL DAYS A PUNISHMENT FAR MINDED SENTENCE ONE THAT IS MORE FAIR NOT WORTH CARRYING OUT ESPE !LEXANDRA 7AITE IS THE CIALLY WHEN THE PRISONER S NEWS EDITOR OF 4HE !DVOCATE GUILT IS QUESTIONABLE AS IN #ONTACT HER AT AWAITE $AVIS CASE ADVOCATE GMAIL COM %VEN FOR CONVICTED MUR

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WONDERFUL WORLD IS OUT THERE ! WORLD WHERE ANYBODY CAN BE A TOP MODEL AN ICE ROAD TRUCKER AN IRON CHEF OR A REAL HOUSE WIFE WITHOUT EVER HAVING TO GET OUT OF BED 4HAT PLACE IS THE WORLD OF TELEVI SION A PLACE WHERE MODERN FAMILIES AND CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATORS FILL PEOPLE WITH GLEE AND ALLOW THEM AN ESCAPE FROM REALITY "OOKS ARE NOT ALLOWED THERE .O 2EADING TAKES A BACKSEAT WHILE EXCIT ING VISUALS NAVIGATE THE OPEN ROAD TO ENTERTAINMENT 'ROWING UP SOME CONSIDERED ME A DECENT WRITER 7HEN THEY ASKED ME HOW ) LEARNED TO WRITE OR WHAT BOOKS INSPIRED ME ) WOULD ANSWER HONESTLY h) DON T READ BOOKS ) DON T LIKE READING -UCH OF WHAT ) LEARNED ) LEARNED FROM TELEVISION v ) EXPLAINED 7HAT WOULD ALWAYS FOLLOW WAS A CONFUSED OPEN JAWED GLARE 4EACHERS SHUNNED MY LEARNING METHOD 4HEY WISHED STUDENTS WOULD ADOPT MY APTITUDE BUT NOT THE WAY IT WAS ACQUIRED !VID TELEVISION WATCHERS AREN T THE MOST REVERED PEOPLE ON EARTH 7RITER AND ACTOR ,ILY 4OMLIN SAID h)F YOU READ A LOT OF BOOKS YOU RE CONSIDERED WELL READ "UT IF YOU WATCH A LOT OF 46 YOU RE NOT CONSIDERED WELL VIEWED v )N AN AVERAGE 5 3 HOME A 46 IS ON FOR MORE THAN FIVE HOURS A DAY 'ENERALLY THE MAIN FUNC TION OF 46 IS TO ENTERTAIN 7HEN THE 46 TURNS ON BRAINS WANT TO TURN OFF SO RELAXATION CAN BEGIN h4ELEVISION WATCH ING DOESN T HAVE TO BE PASSIVE v THE -EDIA !WARENESS .ETWORK SAID h)T CAN PROMPT QUESTIONS KINDLE CURIOSITY OR TEACH ACTIVITIES TO PURSUE WHEN THE SET IS OFF v ! CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF THAT TIME IS SPENT WATCHING SHOWS THAT PORTRAY OVERT SEX VIOLENCE AND OTHER HUMAN CONFLICT 2EALITY SHOWS REP RESENT THESE DRAMATICS

TO TELL INVOLVING HUMAN STORIES v 0ROGRAMS WITH LOW MORALS AND IN CONTRAST HIGH ENTERTAINMENT VALUE ARE ENGAGING WHILE THEY SEEMINGLY PRO VIDE LESS SUBSTANCE 3HOWS DEEMED TO LACK EDUCATION STILL HOLD VALUE OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF CONVENTIONAL LEARNING AND ENTERTAINMENT 4HERE ARE GOOD SIDES TO CONSIDER WHEN ANALYZING ANY 46 PROGRAM 4HERE ARE COUNTLESS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OUT THERE FOR THOSE READY AND WILLING TO EXPAND THEIR MINDS 7HILE THOSE ARE FINE FOR SOME THEY AREN T EXACTLY ENTERTAINING FOR MOST %VERY 46 PROGRAM HAS THE POTEN TIAL TO ENHANCE THE VIEWER S CREATIVITY LINGUISTIC SKILLS SOCIAL AWARENESS AND RESPONSIBILITY !CCORDING TO THE #ENTER FOR -EDIA ,ITERACY 46 PROVIDES MODELS OF BEHAVIOR INCLUDING STANDARDS FOR SUC CESS AND FAILURE AND EXAM PLES OF WHAT IS RIGHT AND WRONG

A WAY OF SHOWING SOMEONE THAT YOU WANT HIS OR HER COMPANY AND ENGAGING IN A LOW KEY PLEASANT UNDEMANDING WAY v )MITATING 46 IS EASY 4HE TRICK IS TO FIGURE OUT WHEN IMITATION IS APPROPRI ATE AND WHEN IT IS NOT 7HILE BEHAVIORS ARE SUBJECTIVE THE OVERALL SOCIAL CON SCIENCE IS CONSTANT )F READING A BOOK IS PROVING TO BE PROBLEMATIC WATCHING THE MOVIE VER SION OF IT IS THE NEXT BEST THING 7RITING AN ESSAY BASED ON THE MOVIE VERSION OF A BOOK IS PROBABLY NOT THE BEST IDEA BUT OPTIONS ARE LIM ITED WHEN TIME IS A FACTOR 4HIS METHOD CAN ALSO BE USED IN REVERSE 4HE -EDIA !WARENESS .ETWORK SAID h0ARENTS CAN USE 46 AS A CATALYST TO GET KIDS READING FOLLOWING UP ON 46 PROGRAMS BY GETTING BOOKS ON THE SAME SUBJECTS OR READING AUTHORS WHOSE WORK WAS ADAPTED FOR THE PRO GRAMS v ,IKE ALL TECHNOLOGY 46 IS A TOOL THAT CAN BE USED TO WORK FOR US NOT AGAINST US 7HILE 46 HAS DEFINITELY SUPPLEMENTED MY BRAIN ) KNOW THAT THERE ARE THINGS THAT CAN ONLY BE ACHIEVED FROM BEING A DILIGENT READER 4HE BEST WAY TO BECOME A BETTER WRITER IS TO FIRST BECOME A BETTER READER /BVIOUSLY READ ING IS ESSENTIAL AND CAN NEVER AND SHOULD NEVER BE REPLACED ,ITERACY IS IMPOR TANT EVEN IF IT S USED ONLY TO READ 46 LISTINGS SHOW INFOR MATION AND MOVIE SYNOPSES

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0RE LAW GROUP HOSTS MEETING 4HE 0RE ,AW -ENTORING #LUB WILL CONDUCT ITS FIRST MEETING ON &RIDAY FROM TO P M IN THE !35 OFFICE 3TUDENTS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN LAW ARE ENCOURAGED TO COME AND PARTICIPATE IN THE INAUGURAL MEET ING !TTORNEY -ARK *ACKSON THE MENTOR FOR THE CLUB IS A ### ALUMNI AND THE DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR !LAMEDA #OUNTY

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&ESTIVITIES BOOST #OMET MORALE 4HE ### (OMECOMING 'AME IS SCHEDULED FOR 3ATURDAY AGAINST -ENDOCINO #OLLEGE AT #OMET 3TADIUM AT P M ! TAILGATE PARTY WILL START AT NOON IN THE PARKING LOTS NEAR THE STADIUM 4ICKETS FOR ADULTS COST AND FOR STUDENTS AND SENIORS &OR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT -ARKETING AND #OMMUNICATIONS #OORDINATOR -ICHELE *ACKSON AT EXT OR EMAIL HER AT MJACKSON CONTRACOSTA EDU

CrimeWatch 4UESDAY 3EPT !N INSTRUCTOR REPORTED ONE OF HER STUDENTS MISSING LAST SEEN NEAR THE 'YMNASIUM ! SEARCH WAS CON DUCTED WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS 4HURSDAY 3EPT 5NKNOWN SUSPECTS STOLE A WAL LET IN THE !PPLIED !RTS "UILDING -ONDAY 3EPT 5NKNOWN SUSPECTS VANDAL IZED THE GARDEN AREA OF THE %ARLY ,EARNING #ENTER !LEXANDRA 7AITE

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SAID $IRECTOR OF !DMISSIONS AND 2ECORDS -ICHAEL !LDACO SAID h)T S IMPORTANT FOR STUDENTS TO BE THINK ING DEEPLY ABOUT WHETHER TO DROP OR RECEIVE A 7 FROM A COURSE NOW v (E SAID WITHIN THE OLD SYSTEM STUDENTS ARE ALLOWED SEVERAL WITH DRAWALS AND SUBSTANDARD GRADES 5NDER THE NEW SYSTEM HOWEVER EVERY WITHDRAWAL $ AND & COUNTS AS AN ATTEMPT TO TAKE THE COURSE LEAVING STUDENTS WITH THREE MORE CHANCES BEFORE THEY ARE BARRED FROM PROCEEDING ! PROVISION IN THE REGULATION ALLOWS STUDENTS TO RETAKE A COURSE A FOURTH TIME BUT THE STUDENT MUST PROVIDE EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANC ES SUCH AS A FLOOD FIRE OR OTHER EXTRAORDINARY CONDITION BEYOND THE STUDENT S CONTROL 4HE COLLEGE WOULD NOT RECEIVE APPORTIONMENT FROM THE STATE FOR THE STUDENT S FOURTH ATTEMPT h 4HE SYSTEM IS A LOT SIMPLER BUT FOR SOME STUDENTS IT WILL BE LIKE A COLD BUCKET OF WATER DUMPED ON THEM v !LDACO SAID 4RIBBLE SAID THE LAW 4ITLE 2EPETITION AND 7ITHDRAWAL FOR #REDIT #OURSES DEALS SOLELY WITH

REPETITION REFERRING TO COURSES STU DENTS CANNOT RETAKE AFTER PASSING WITH AN ! " OR # 4HE REGULA TION DOES NOT AFFECT REPEAT ABILITY WHICH REFERS TO COURSES THAT ARE REPEAT ABLE AFTER STU !LDACO DENTS RECEIVE A PASSING GRADE SUCH AS MOST PHYSI CAL EDUCATION COURSES !LDACO SAID IN THE OLD SYSTEM STUDENTS HAD EIGHT ATTEMPTS WITHIN SIX SCENARIOS TO TAKE A CREDIT NON REPEATABLE COURSE )N ONE SCENARIO A STUDENT WOULD RECEIVE A PASSING GRADE AND HE OR SHE COULD NOT REPEAT THE COURSE )N ANOTHER SCENARIO A STUDENT WOULD ENROLL IN A COURSE AND WITH DRAW !FTER THAT A STUDENT WOULD HAVE FOUR MORE CHANCES TO RETAKE OR WITHDRAW FROM THE COURSE WHILE THE COLLEGE STILL RECEIVES A SUBSIDY FROM THE STATE FOR UNITS )F ON THE FIFTH TRY A STUDENT GETS A $ OR AN & HE OR SHE CAN CONTINUE TO TAKE THE COURSE THREE MORE TIMES TO RECEIVE ANOTHER SUBSTANDARD GRADE OR WITH DRAW ONCE AGAIN h4HESE ARE RARE CASES WHERE

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STUDENTS KEEP TAKING THE COURSE BUT THEY ARE NOT DOING WELL v !LDACO SAID h 4HESE STUDENTS HAVE PRIOR ITY OVER STUDENTS TAKING THE COURSE FOR THEIR FIRST TIME v (E SAID!DMISSIONS AND 2ECORDS IS WORKING TO IMPLEMENT A SYSTEM ON 7EB!DVISOR FOR STUDENTS RETAK ING COURSES 5NDER THE NEW SYSTEM WHEN STUDENTS ENROLL IN A COURSE A SECOND TIME A NOTICE WILL POP UP STAT ING IT IS THEIR SECOND ATTEMPT AND THEY ONLY HAVE ONE MORE LEFT /N THE THIRD ATTEMPT THE STUDENT WILL BE BLOCKED FROM ENROLLING ONLINE AND ASKED TO BRING A PETITION TO !DMISSIONS AND 2ECORDS TO SEEK APPROVAL /N THE FOURTH ATTEMPT THE STU DENT CANNOT TAKE THE COURSE UNLESS DOCUMENTATION FOR AN EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCE IS SHOWN !FTER THAT ADMISSION FOR THE COURSE IS BLOCKED AND THE STUDENT MUST TAKE IT IN ANOTHER DISTRICT !CADEMIC 3ENATE 0RESIDENT 7AYNE /RGAN SAID ,EGISLATIVE !NALYST S /FFICE DECIDED TO CHANGE THE LAW AFTER CONDUCTING A SURVEY THAT SHOWED THE MORE TIMES STU DENTS TAKE A COURSE THE LESS LIKELY THEY ARE TO PASS IT

(E SAID THE ,!/ DETERMINED THE REGULATION WOULD SAVE THE STATE MONEY AND HELP SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF ACCESS FOR STUDENTS 4RIBBLE SAID GIVEN THE REDUCED SYSTEM CAPACITY AND INCREASED ENROLLMENT DEMAND THE STATE LEVEL REGULATION IS NEEDED TO ENSURE AS MANY STUDENTS AS POSSIBLE ARE ALLOWED ACCESS TO COURSES h! LOT OF STUDENTS NEED TO TAKE THESE CLASSES BUT STUDENTS RETAKING THE COURSES PREVENT THEM FROM GETTING A SPOT IN THE CLASS v SHE SAID 0SYCHOLOGY MAJOR -ARIYAM )FTEAM 2UFAEL SAID WITH SECTION CUTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH RESOURCES TO SERVE STU DENTS WHO CONTINUE TO DROP OR FAIL CLASSES h"RINGING IT DOWN TO THREE TIMES FORCES STUDENTS TO TRY HARDER v 2UFAEL SAID &ACULTY AND STAFF MEMBERS ARE WORKING TO SPREAD INFORMATION ABOUT THE REGULATIONS IN ORDER TO AVOID BLINDSIDING STUDENTS 4RIBBLE SAID !LDACO SAID STUDENTS WILL BE RECEIVING EMAILS WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS REGARDING THE CHANGES

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THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL MAINLY IN THE !PPLIED !RTS "UILDING AND ,IBERAL !RTS "UILDING 7ITH THE COMPLETION OF THE NEW CLASSROOMS THERE WILL BE MORE THAN ROOMS FURNISHED WITH TECHNOLOGY ON CAMPUS h 4HE ADDITION OF SMART CLASSROOMS HAS BEEN A SLOW PROCESS BUT HAS SEEN A STEADY INCREASE OVER THE YEARS v )NTERIM 6ICE 0RESIDENT $ONNA &LOYD SAID 4HE FIRST FEW SMART CLASSROOMS WERE INTE GRATED SIX YEARS AGO AND HAVE GOTTEN PROGRES SIVELY BETTER OVER TIME %YESTONE SAID 4HE NEWLY MODERNIZED SMART CLASSROOMS KEEP UP WITH STANDARDS AND HAVE AN IMPROVED CONTROL PANEL /LDER SMART CLASSROOMS WILL NOT GET THE LUXURY OF BEING UPGRADED UNLESS THEY HAVE BEEN UPGRADED WITH BETTER SECURITY TO PREVENT THEFT IN THE LAST EIGHT MONTHS &LOYD SAID 3INCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SMART CLASS ROOMS TWO COMPUTER THEFTS HAVE OCCURRED ON CAMPUS 2IGHT BEFORE THE FALL SEMESTER A COMPUTER WAS STOLEN FROM !! %YESTONE SAID (E SAID THE SECOND COMPUTER THEFT TOOK PLACE IN ,! TWO WEEKS AGO 4HE COMPUTERS ARE INSTALLED SO ONLY SOMEONE WITH SPECIAL TOOLS CAN REMOVE THEM HE SAID &LOYD SAID h)T THE THEFTS SETS US BACK 7E INTENDED TO COMPLETE THE NEW CLASSROOMS ALREADY v #OLLEGE ADMINISTRATORS ARE DISCUSSING WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE GETTING THE CLASSROOMS READY FOR USE BY THE SPRING SEMESTER SHE SAID 3HE SAID CLASSROOMS SHOULD BE LOCKED WHEN THEY ARE NOT IN USE ALSO LOCKING UP THE BLACK CASES HOLDING THE SMART CLASSROOM S COMPO NENTS AND THEN REOPENED FOR CLASS SESSIONS h"UT WE RE SHORT STAFFED AND THAT INCLUDES THE HELP FROM 0OLICE 3ERVICES 4HEY WERE USU ALLY THE ONES WHO MADE SURE THINGS WERE LOCKED UP AT NIGHT v &LOYD SAID ! BUDGET OF WILL BE ALLOTTED FOR THE ADDITION OF THE SMART CLASSROOMS WITH AN ADDITIONAL COST TO ADD MORE SECURITY MEASURES SHE SAID 4HE FUNDS FOR THE PROJECT COME FROM THE -EASURE ! "OND PASSED IN 4HE APPROVED

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BOND ALLOWS PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE TO THE CAMPUS 4HE -ASTER 0LAN IS A FOUR PHASE PLAN WHICH UPGRADES FACILITIES AT #ONTRA #OSTA #OLLEGE )T WILL UPDATE VARIOUS FACILITIES ON CAMPUS +ING SAID SMART CLASSROOMS WILL BE INSTALLED THROUGHOUT THE NEW CLASSROOM BUILDING WHICH WILL BE BUILT IN THREE TO FOUR YEARS TAKING THE PLACE OF THE ,! "UILDING /N TOP OF A SMALL BUDGET THIEVERY AND THE PERSISTENT ADVANCEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY SOME COMPONENTS ARE UNAVAILABLE TO THE CLASSROOMS h4ECHNOLOGY IS ALWAYS CHANGING AND SO IS THE INDUSTRY v %YESTONE SAID h)T S THE SAME INTER FACE BUT WE HAVE TO MAKE NEW THINGS WORK WITH WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE v 4HOUGH THE $6$ WILL BECOME OBSOLETE OVER TIME TEACHERS STILL USE THESE MEDIA AND TAKING

OUT SOME OF THE MEDIATED INFORMATION COULD AFFECT COURSEWORK HE SAID .URSING MAJOR ,EAH !JAYI SAID h) THINK SMART CLASSROOMS HELP THE TEACHER A LOT )T HELPS THEM PREPARE BETTER PRESENTATIONS AND EXPLAIN THINGS IN CLASS v !RT MAJOR -ARTIN -AYFIELD SAID PROJECTORS IN SMART CLASSROOMS HELP TO SEE DEMONSTRATIONS IN CLASSES SUCH AS GRAPHIC DESIGN 2OOMS IN SIX BUILDINGS ON CAMPUS WILL SOON HAVE THE ABILITY TO PROJECT 0OWER0OINT PRESENTA TIONS AND PLAY INFORMATIONAL $6$S "UT WITH THE COMPLICATIONS OF THEFT ADMINISTRATORS ARE UNSURE OF THE EXPECTED DATE OF COMPLETION h7E WERE REALLY HOPING TO BE DONE BY THE END OF 3EPTEMBER BUT WE RE SET BACK #LASSROOMS MIGHT BE READY DURING THE FIRST OR SECOND WEEK OF /CTOBER v %YESTONE SAID

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3IMPSON SAID h7E NEED TO SUP PORT 2ICHMOND AND WE NEED TO SUPPORT THE KIDS "OXING GIVES THEM SOMETHING TO DO AND IT KEEPS THEM OUT OF TROUBLE v “I don’t 4HE EVENT FEATURED

care about BOUTS WITH winning FIGHTERS FROM TO or losing, AGES INCLUDING FIVE I just want FIGHTERS FROM the kids to THE2ICHMOND 0 O L I C E come out ! C T I V I T I E S and have ,EAGUE )SLAND some fun.” SAID h-ATCH MAKING WAS HELL ) HAD THE #ARLTON -EGRUE MOST PEOPLE *AB #ITY "OXING PULL OUT OF TRAINER THIS EVENT THAN EVER BEFORE v "ECAUSE OF THE ELIMINATION OF SOME BOUTS AND OTHER EVENTS HAP PENING IN THE CITY ON THAT DAY )SLAND SAID HE ALMOST HAD TO CANCEL THE EVENT h%VERYDAY IT SEEMED AS IF SOME ONE WAS PULLING OUT ! LOT OF THE PEOPLE WE NORMALLY WORK WITH FOR THESE EVENTS WERE BUSY WITH OTHER EVENTS BUT WE CAME THROUGH v HE SAID (E SAID HE WANTED TO MAKE MATCHES THAT WERE FAIR AND CHAL LENGING FOR THE FIGHTERS h9OU EITHER GO HARD OR GO HOME v HE SAID

4HOUGH SHE SPENT MOST OF HER CAREER AT ### HER "OOKSTORE PRO FESSION STARTED BEFORE SHE CAME TO #ALIFORNIA 7ALSH SAID SHE WORKED AT THE 5NIVERSITY OF 2HODE )SLAND AND "OSTON 5NIVERSITY S BOOKSTORES h) FELT THAT SELLING BOOKS WAS THE CLOSEST THING TO TEACHING WITHOUT TEACHING v SHE SAID h3ELLING EDUCATIONAL TOOLS AT A COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS MORE INTI MATE WITH STUDENTS 4HEY RE MY FRIENDS ) NEVER MADE ENEMIES JUST PEOPLE ) LEARNED TO AVOID v SHE SAID AS SHE LAUGHED 3HE WAS MORE OF A FRIEND TO HER FORMER EMPLOYEES THAN A BOSS 3OME OF HER FORMER SUBORDINATES CONSIDER HER TO BE ONE OF THEIR CLOS EST FRIENDS 3UPPLY BUYER .ICK $UNN WHO WORKED UNDER 7ALSH FOR NINE YEARS SAID HE AND 7ALSH BECAME A LOT CLOSER IN RECENT YEARS h7E WORKED REALLY CLOSE WITH ONE ANOTHER OVER THE PAST SIX OR SEVEN YEARS AND THROUGH THAT TIME WE BECAME FRIENDS v HE SAID h7E WENT OUT FOR DRINKS ON OCCASION 3HE WAS MORE THAN MY BOSS SHE WAS MY FRIEND v 4HROUGH OUT THEIR TIME TOGETHER 7ALSH WOULD CALL .ICK h-R $UNNv AND HE WOULD CALL 7ALSH h%L *EFE v OR h4HE #HIEF v h7HEN ) FIRST CALLED HER THAT SHE THOUGHT ) CALLED HER A HEIFER v $UNN SAID h,ATER ) JUST STARTED CALLING HER CHIEF v 7ALSH SAID THAT SHE WAS GOING TO LET HIM GET AWAY WITH CALLING

HER HEIFER BEFORE SHE KNEW WHAT HE REALLY SAID h.OW HE JUST CALLS ME @CHIEF AND IT MAKES ME LAUGH v 7ALSH SAID h)T REMINDS ME OF MY FATHER WHO WAS A 2HODE )SLAND FIRE CHIEF AND EVERYONE USED TO CALL HIM THAT v ### STUDENT AND FORMER EMPLOYEE OF 7ALSH #HELSEA "ROWN SAID THAT 7ALSH WAS A GREAT PERSON AND THAT SHE WAS VERY MOTHERLY h7HEN MY MOTHER DIED SHE GAVE ME GOOD ADVICE ON HOW TO DEAL WITH MY LOSS AND SHE GAVE ME A SHOULDER TO CRY ON ) WENT TO HER SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE ) KNEW SHE WOULD GIVE ME THAT COMPASSION v "ROWN SAID (ER LOVE WAS NOT ONLY FELT BY THOSE WHO WORKED ALONGSIDE HER IT WAS ALSO FELT BY THE PEOPLE AT THE COLLEGE WHO SHE WOULD REGULARLY COME IN CONTACT WITH 3TUDENT ,IFE #OORDINATOR +ELLY 2AMOS SAID h) LOVE *ANIS ) M SO SAD THAT SHE S GONE BECAUSE SHE WAS AN AWESOME MENTOR FOR ME 7HENEVER ) HAD ISSUES ) COULD GO TO HER OFFICE AND SHE WOULD GIVE ME ADVICE AND ANSWER MY QUESTIONS v 7ALSH WAS NOT THE TYPE TO PUT A LIMIT ON THE DEPTH OF HER RELATION SHIPS )N FACT HER FORMER EMPLOY EES STILL CHERISH THE BONDS THAT WERE BUILT DURING HER CAREER #URRENT "OOKSTORE MANAGER WHO WORKED WITH 7ALSH FOR THREE YEARS $ARRIS #REER SAID SHE WAS SOMEONE THAT HE COULD TALK TO OUT SIDE OF WORK h3HE JUST BECAME A FRIEND 7E WOULD HAVE LUNCH OR DINNER AT TIMES AND ) VE BEEN INVITED TO HER HOUSE

AND MET HER ENTIRE FAMILY 3HE TOOK ALL OF US IN AS EXTENDED FAMILY v !FTER WORKING AT ### FOR YEARS 7ALSH DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO LEAVE /NE OF HER REASONS BEING THE HIGH COST OF ACADEMIC BOOKS 7ALSH SAID h) LOST FAITH IN THE INTEGRITY OF THE PRODUCT ) THINK IT S CRIMINAL WHAT PUBLISHERS ARE DOING TO STUDENTS AND BEING ON THE FRONTLINE IT S DIFFICULT TO SIT BY AND WATCH ) THINK IT S SAD v (OWEVER HER DISPLEASURE WITH THE HIGH COSTS OF BOOKS ISN T THE ONLY REASON SHE RETIRED 7ALSH SAID HER TIME AT THE COL LEGE WAS A BLESSING 3INCE RETIRING 7ALSH HAS BEEN ENJOYING HER FREE TIME RIDING HER BIKE AND VISITING FAMILY AND FRIENDS IN 2HODE )SLAND h) M HAVING A BLAST v 7ALSH SAID h) SPENT A MONTH ON THE %AST #OAST AND ) BROUGHT MY BIKE TO DO SOME RIDING v 3HE SAID WHILE IN 2HODE )SLAND SHE EXPERIENCED HARSH WEATHER CONDITIONS INCLUDING A FLASH FLOOD A HURRICANE AND AN EARTHQUAKE 7ALSH SAID SHE FOUND THE WEATHER CONDITIONS hEXCITING v !FTER MORE THAN THREE DECADES 7ALSH IS LEAVING THE EVERYDAY GRIND IN HER PAST YET TAKING WITH HER THE LOVE AND FRIENDSHIPS SHE CREATED AT ### h) DON T MISS WORKING v 7ALSH SAID h) LOVE NOT HAVING THE PRES SURE OF COMING BACK FOR THE START OF ANOTHER SEMESTER "UT ) DO MISS ALL OF THE CHARACTERS AND ) LL CONTINUE THOSE RELATIONSHIPS v

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4HE !BILITY #LUB SUPPORTS DIS ABILITY AWARENESS CONTRIBUTES TO LOCAL CHARITIES AND TEACHES STUDENTS TO BE SOCIAL AND CARE FOR ONE ANOTH ER -EMBERS OF THE CLUB LEARN ABOUT PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE CAMPUS GOVERNMENT CAMPUS EVENTS AND THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM THAT THEY MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT 4HE $ISABLED 3TUDENTS 0ROGRAMS AND 3ERVICES DEPARTMENT SPONSORS THE !BILITY #LUB BUT CLUB 0RESIDENT ,UANNA 7ATERS SAID h)T IS A MUL TICULTURAL CLUB FOR ALL STUDENTS NOT JUST STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES v )T IS A PLACE FOR STUDENTS TO SOCIALIZE GET ALONG WITH AND LEARN FROM OTHERS h)T S A WAY TO KEEP SHARP v 7ATERS SAID 3HE SAID SHE WAS BECOMING TOO RESERVED AND THE CLUB HELPS HER BE MORE SOCIAL 4HE CLUB ALLOWS MEMBERS TO TAKE ON VARIOUS CLUB PROGRAMS AND DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS

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2OUND TABLE ,EFT TO RIGHT !BILITY #LUB ADVISER 2UTH 'ORMAN 0RESIDENT ,UANNA 7ATERS AND MEMBER +ERRY 7ILLIAMS LISTEN TO %RLINDA 6ANCE BOTTOM TALK ABOUT A FUNDRAISING IDEA AT THE !BILITY #LUB MEETING IN THE 2EC 2OOM ON 4HURSDAY -ATH STUDENT AND )NTER #LUB #OUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE %RIC 3ANDOVAL SAID h) REALLY LIKE IT BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS MORE SERIOUS IN THIS CLUB v (E SAID HE HAS MANY INTERESTS AND THE CLUB ALLOWS HIM TO SHARE HIS EXPERIENCES AND HELP OTHERS -EMBERS ARE URGED TO BE OPEN AND SHARE SUGGESTIONS FOR THE CLUB HE SAID 4HEY CAN PROPOSE ANY IDEAS THEY MIGHT HAVE OR WOULD LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN IN THE CLUB OR AROUND CAMPUS !LL MEMBERS HAVE A VOICE AND WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGED 4HE CLUB STRIVES TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE COLLEGE AND COLLEGE LIFE #ARRIE 7ILLIAMS PSYCHOLOGY

AND !FRICAN !MERICAN STUDIES STU DENT IS CURRENTLY ORGANIZING A COAT DRIVE 4HE CLUB IS ACCEPTING ANY COAT DONATIONS FROM THE COMMUNI TY AND WILL DONATE THEM TO STUDENTS IN NEED OF WARM CLOTHING h4HE COAT DRIVE IS A WAY TO BENEFIT PEOPLE WHEN THE RAINY COLD SEASON COMES v 7ILLIAMS SAID 4HE !BILITY #LUB IS ACTIVE IN ALMOST ALL CAMPUS EVENTS #LUB ADVISER 2UTH 'ORMON SAID h7E DO A LOT OF FUN STUFF IN THE CLUB AND IT S NOT ALWAYS BUSINESS v 4HEY COMMIT TO CHARITIES BUT ALSO HOLD EVENTS SUCH AS WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL GAMES AND FIELD TRIPS 3TUDENTS OFTEN ASK CLUB MEM

BERS FOR STUDY HELP AND ASSISTANCE WITH FINDING TUTORS "ECAUSE OF THIS THE CLUB IS DEVELOPING PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE STUDY GROUPS AND TUTORS FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS MAINLY IN THE AREAS OF MATH AND %NGLISH 4HE CLUB PRIDES ITSELF IN ADVO CATING HEALTH AND THE NEEDS OF ALL STUDENTS 4HE !BILITY #LUB WAS ESTAB LISHED IN WITH FEW MEMBERS AND HAS BEEN STEADILY GROWING -EMBERS ARE CURRENTLY GETTING READY TO PARTICIPATE IN #LUB 2USH A CAMPUS EVENT HELD TODAY AND 4HURSDAY WHERE STUDENTS PROMOTE THEIR CLUBS AND ATTEMPT TO GAIN PRO SPECTIVE MEMBERS

7ILLIAMS HAS WATCHED THE CLUB GROW OVER THE COURSE OF FOUR SEMESTERS h7E RE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING BIGGER v SHE SAID 3HE IS PROUD OF THE GROWTH SHE HAS SEEN 7ATERS SAID h7E ARE SMALL BUT WE ARE EFFECTIVE 7E RE LOOKING TO GROW v 4HE !BILITY #LUB MEETS 4HURSDAYS FROM TO P M IN THE 2ECREATION 2OOM LOCATED ACROSS FROM THE COLLEGE "OOKSTORE 4HE !BILITY #LUB IS OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS 4HOSE INTERESTED IN THE CLUB ARE ADVISED TO DROP BY THE $303 /FFICE OR THE CLUB S &ACEBOOK PAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION

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4HE DISTRICT 'OVERNING "OARD WILL VOTE NEXT MONTH TO MOVE FORWARD ON A CONTROVERSIAL PROPOSAL ALLOWING ONLY UNIONIZED CONTRACTORS AND CONSTRUCTION WORKERS TO PERFORM LABOR ON BOND FUNDED PROJECTS IN THE DISTRICT 'OVERNING "OARD TRUSTEES ARE ARGU ING WHETHER OR NOT TO IMPLEMENT THE 0ROJECT ,ABOR !GREEMENT OVER CON STRUCTION FUNDED WITH -EASURE !

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WILL BE VOTED ON AT THE $ISTRICT /FFICE DURING THE /CT BOARD MEETING 'OVERNING "OARD 4RUSTEE *OHN .EJEDLY SAID IN A DISTRICT THAT CURRENTLY CONTRACTS PERCENT OF ITS CONSTRUCTION PROJECT WORKLOAD TO UNIONIZED LABORERS AND THE REMAINDER TO NON UNION WORK ERS A 0,! OVER THE BOND WOULD BE DISCRIMINATORY TO THE OTHER PERCENT h)T S JUST WRONG TO LEAVE NON UNION

WORKERS OUT OF THE LOOP v HE SAID AT THE 3EPT 'OVERNING "OARD MEETING .EJEDLY AND LOCAL TAXPAYERS ARGUE THAT HIRING ONLY UNIONIZED CONTRACTORS WOULD COST THE DISTRICT UNNECESSARILY MORE FOR THE SAME QUALITY OF CONSTRUC TION WORK h) DON T THINK THE SYSTEM IS BROKEN RIGHT NOW SO ) DON T THINK YOU NEED TO FIX IT v "AY 0OINT RESIDENT *OHN 0ARKER SAID 0ARKER REPRESENTED TAXPAYERS AT THE LAST 'OVERNING "OARD MEETING )F THE TRUSTEES VOTE TO ACCEPT A RESO LUTION DISCUSSING THE RULES OF A 0,!

SPECIFIC TO THE DISTRICT THE AGREEMENT MAY BE VOTED UPON AS SOON AS MID .OVEMBER 4HE 'OVERNING "OARD TRUSTEES WHO SUPPORT 0,!S HOWEVER SAY THAT UNION IZED CONTRACTORS DO BETTER WORK h0ROJECTS UNDER 0,!S ARE USUALLY FINISHED ON TIME WITH A GREAT RESULT v 'OVERNING "OARD 4RUSTEE *OHN -ARQUEZ SAID h7HEN THEY TALK ABOUT HIGHER COSTS ) DON T KNOW WHERE THEY COME

FROM v .EJEDLY SAID THE IDEA OF ASKING ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO HAVE THEIR HANDS IN OTHER POLITICAL GROUPS DEALING WITH UNIONS TO VOTE ON 0,!S WILL BRING UP ISSUES AND CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS (E SAID THOSE IN FAVOR OF 0,!S ON THE BOARD ARE LOOKING AT THEIR OWN POLITICAL GAIN RATHER THAN WHAT S BEST FOR THE DISTRICT AND ITS STUDENTS h4HIS MAKES NO SENSE FOR OUR DIS TRICT v .EJEDLY SAID .ICOLE 'OEHRING THE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS DIRECTOR FOR THE !SSOCIATED "UILDERS AND #ONTRACTORS SAID THE DIS TRICT SHOULD NOT EVEN BE CONSIDERING 0,!S RIGHT AFTER FACING MAJOR REDUC TIONS IN COURSE OFFERINGS AND CLASSIFIED STAFFING h4HE DISTRICT IS POTENTIALLY IN A WORLD OF HURT SO WE WANT TO PAY MORE FOR OUR BUILDINGS v 'OEHRING ASKED 3HE SAID ALLOWING THE 'OVERNING "OARD TO VOTE ON A 0,! IS UNETHICAL h4HE BOARD MEMBERS ARE ELECTED

TO SERVE THE TAXPAYERS OF THEIR WARDS NOT TO SERVE SPECIAL INTERESTED GROUPS v 'OEHRING SAID h4AXPAYERS VOTED FOR THIS BOND AND ARE PAYING FOR IT WITH THEIR PROPERTY TAXES )F THIS 0,! LANGUAGE WAS IN THE BOND IT WOULD NOT HAVE PASSED v 'OVERNING "OARD 4RUSTEE 4OMI 6AN DE "ROOKE SAID THE BOARD IS TAKING TOO LONG TO SETTLE ON AN AGREEMENT h4HIS IS A WASTE OF TIME v SHE SAID h7E NEED TO JUST GET IT OVER WITH v 3TUDENT 4RUSTEE &RANCISCO (INOJOSA SAID HE WISHES THE 'OVERNING "OARD WOULD DISCUSS HOW IMPLEMENTATION OF A 0,! AFFECTS STUDENTS (E SAID h!S A STUDENT IN THIS COM MUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT ) M THINKING @7HERE S THE BENEFIT FOR THIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT v (E IS UNHAPPY WITH THE 'OVERNING "OARD TRUSTEES WHO WISH TO END THE 0,!

DISCUSSIONS WITH A VOTE h(OW WILL IT HURT TO LOOK OVER THIS LONGER 7HY WOULDN T WE WANT TO DIG v

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"OND PROJECTS w $ISTRICT TRUST EES WILL VOTE ON THE LAN GUAGE FOR THE 0ROJECT ,ABOR !GREEMENT ON /CT

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)N AN ATTEMPT TO RAISE MONEY FOR A (ALLOWEEN DANCE -IDDLE #OLLEGE (IGH 3CHOOL IS INVITING STUDENTS TO THE OPEN MIC h+ARAOKE %XTRAVAGANZAv ON &RIDAY FROM TO P M IN THE 2ECREATION 2OOM &UNDED BY THE !35 THE FIRST ANNUAL KARAOKE EVENT WILL PROVIDE BOTH -#(3 AND #ONTRA #OSTA #OLLEGE STUDENTS WITH A NIGHT OF SINGING FOOD AND REFRESHMENTS -#(3 IS A HIGH SCHOOL LOCATED ON CAM PUS )TS STUDENTS TAKE REGULAR HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES WITH THE OPTION OF TAKING COLLEGE COURSES AS WELL

$UE TO BUDGET CUTS IN THE 7EST #ONTRA #OSTA 5NIFIED 3CHOOL $ISTRICT OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS -#(3 HAS LOST MOST OF ITS EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITY FUNDING 3TUDENT LIFE ASSISTANT 2OSE -ARIE 'UMPAL SAID TAKING CLASSES AT ### DOES NOT PROVIDE -#(3 STUDENTS WITH THE TYPICAL HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE h7E WANT TO GIVE THAT BACK TO THEM v 'UMPAL SAID h4HIS IS WHY THE !35 IS GETTING INVOLVED IN THIS EVENT 7E WANT TO HELP BRING THE SCHOOL TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY v SHE SAID 4HE !35 IS HELPING OUT -#(3 BY ALLO CATING OF STUDENT FUNDS TO BUY NECES SARY SUPPLIES SUCH AS DRINKS FOOD AND STAFF TIME

!LL PROFIT MADE FROM THE EVENT WILL GO TO FUNDING THE HIGH SCHOOL S (ALLOWEEN DANCE WHICH HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR /CT -#(3 STUDENT AND !35 3EN !LEX (ALE SAID THIS DANCE IS IMPORTANT TO -#(3 STU DENTS BECAUSE THEY DO NOT GET TO PUT ON MANY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES !35 0RESIDENT 2ODNEY 7ILSON AND 'UMPAL SAID ONLY A FEW TICKETS HAVE BEEN SOLD TO DATE BUT MOST PEOPLE WERE PLANNING ON BUYING THEIR TICKETS AT THE DOOR OF THE EVENT 4HERE HAS NOT BEEN A LOT OF TALK ABOUT THE EVENT AMONG -#(3 STUDENTS -#(3 STUDENT $ORIENNE 3IMS SAID h) MIGHT GO BUT IT DEPENDS ON WHO GOES v 3IMS SAID

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3EPT AT ,OS -EDANOS 7 3ATURDAY VS -ENDOCINO P M /CT AT 'AVILAN P M /CT AT 2EDWOODS P M /CT VS !MERICAN 2IVER P M /CT AT 3OLANO P M .OV VS 3HASTA P M .OV VS 9UBA P M

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#ONFERENCE RECORD

#ONFERENCE FINISH SECOND

4HE FOOTBALL TEAM S RECORD LAST YEAR WAS A PRODUCT OF THE PROGRAM S IMPROVE MENT UNDER A NEW COACH BUT IN THE SAME RECORD WILL BE VIEWED AS A DISAP POINTMENT 4HIS YEAR THE #OMETS HAVE EXPECTA TIONS OF "AY 6ALLEY #ONFERENCE GLORY AND ARE FOCUSED ON ACHIEVING THEIR GOALS h4HE GOAL IS TO WIN THE "AY 6ALLEY #ONFERENCE ,AST YEAR WE WERE AN EXTRA POINT AWAY FROM DOING THAT v FOOTBALL COACH !LONZO #ARTER SAID ,AST SEASON THE FOOTBALL TEAM LOST FOUR GAMES BY POINTS OR FEWER AND FELL SHORT OF THE "6# TITLE BY ONE VICTORY 4HE ROSTER BRINGS A MORE SOLID GROUP OF FOOTBALL PLAYERS LED BY A SKILLED GROUP OF SOPHOMORES AND INCLUDING A TALENTED RECRUITING CLASS OF FRESHMEN FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY h7E WANT TO GO 7E PRACTICE HARD EVERY DAY GOING PERCENT TAKING IT WEEK BY WEEK TO ACHIEVE OUR GOAL v SAID FRESHMAN RUNNING BACK 2ASHAD (ALL A SPEEDSTER WHO RAN A SECOND YARD DASH BEFORE THE SEASON BEGAN 4HUS FAR THE #OMETS HAVE BANKED TWO ROAD WINS ONE AGAINST -ONTEREY 0ENINSULA #OLLEGE WHERE THEY BLEW OUT THE ,OBOS ON 3EPT 4HE OTHER AGAINST ,OS -EDANOS #OLLEGE 3ATURDAY WHERE THEY WALKED AWAY WITH A VICTORY #ONTRARY TO EARLY ASPIRATIONS OF AN UNDEFEATED SEASON THE TEAM SUFFERED A DISAPPOINTING FIVE POINT HOME FIELD LOSS AGAINST $IABLO 6ALLEY #OLLEGE AFTER OPENING THE GAME WITH A LEAD (OWEVER WITH SIX OF LAST YEAR S ALL CONFERENCE PLAYERS RETURNING #ARTER IS EXPECTING A GREAT SEASON FROM QUARTER BACK *EFFERY !NDERSON AS WELL AS RECEIVERS *ORDAN -ORROW AND .AJEE ,OVETT BOTH OF WHOM WERE "6# ALL CONFERENCE PLAYERS A YEAR AGO !DDITIONS TO THE SQUAD INCLUDING LINE

BACKER %NRIQUEL &LORENCE FROM !LABAMA DEFENSIVE LINEMAN $EMETRIUS #HERRY FROM &LORIDA AND QUARTERBACK ,AMAR -C+NIGHT WHO JOINS THE #OMETS FROM .EW *ERSEY ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE A SERIOUS IMPACT ON THE TEAM S SUCCESS THIS SEASON h&LORENCE IS FOOT INCHES POUNDS (E IS GOING TO MAKE A BIG DIF FERENCE IN OUR DEFENSE BY ALLOWING OUR OTHER LINEBACKERS TO PLAY THEIR NATURAL POSITIONS v #ARTER SAID h$EMETRIUS #HERRY HAD INITIALLY SIGNED WITH 7ASHINGTON 3TATE 5NIVERSITY BUT HE S HERE BECAUSE HE DIDN T QUALIFY v (E ALSO SAID THAT -C+NIGHT CAN THROW THE FOOTBALL YARDS AND EARNED !LL 3TATE HONORS IN HIGH SCHOOL !N INTENSE SUMMER OF TRAINING HAS THE SQUAD POISED FOR AN IMPRESSIVE SEASON 3OPHOMORE RUNNING BACK *AMES (INES SAID h4HE SUMMER WENT WELL )T WAS HIGH INTENSITY ALL THE TIME AND MY FLEXIBILITY STRENGTH AND SPEED HAVE ALL INCREASED v 4HIS YEAR WILL ALSO BE THE FIRST FULL YEAR ON THE JOB FOR OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR .ICK )ANO ,AST SEASON )ANO BEGAN AS THE WIDE RECEIVER S COACH AND WAS PROMOTED TO OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR AFTER THE TEAM S THIRD GAME #ARTER IS EXPECTING THAT THE COMBINA TION OF -ORROW ,OVETT AND !NDERSON UNDER THE TUTELAGE OF )ANO WILL PROVE TO BE A COMBINATION FOR SUCCESS h) M LISTENING EVERY DAY IN PRACTICE WATCHING FILM FOCUSING ON MY WEAK SPOTS SO ) CAN IMPROVE MY OVERALL GAME v -ORROW SAID 2ETURNING TO THE ALREADY TALENTED SEC ONDARY GROUP CONSISTING OF ALL CON FERENCE HONORABLE MENTIONS )SSAC 'OINS AND #LORDION +ENNEDY IS CORNERBACK #AMERON &ULLER AND SAFETY -ALCOLM !JAI &ULLER WAS AN ALL CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION IN AND !JAI EARNED FIRST TEAM ALL CONFERENCE HONORS IN AS WELL h4HE STRENGTH OF OUR DEFENSE IS THE LINEBACKERS AND THE DEFENSIVE BACKS 4HEY ARE COMPETITIVE EVERY DAY IN PRACTICE AND THEY ALL CAN RUN WHICH IS THE THEME OF OUR DEFENSE v #ARTER SAID

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#ONFERENCE RECORD

#ONFERENCE FINISH SEVENTH

!T A GLANCE (EAD COACH :ACHARY 3HRIEVE ND SEASON +EY RETURNERS -ELANIE 2AQUEL /( ,YNN )OSUA -" +EY LOSSES ,AI 3AECHAO /( 3HAYLA &ARINAS -" *AZMINE -ENDOZA 3

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Volleyball players aim to overcome lousy communication through combined effort "Y !LEC -URILLO 34!&& 72)4%2

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0OOR COMMUNICATION TWO INJURIES AND A HEIGHT PROBLEM ARE DELAYING THE WOM EN S VOLLEYBALL TEAM FROM BEING A POTEN TIAL THREAT IN THE SEASON h7E HAVE A LOT OF TROUBLE TALKING v CAPTAIN ,YNN )OSUA SAID h) WANT US TO HAVE MORE COMMUNICATION BY WORKING TOGETHER AS A TEAM v /UTSIDE HITTER -EAGAN -AILE S HEIGHT BLOCKING AND POWER ABILITY ALONG WITH OUTSIDE HITTER %LLA 'UANA S QUICKNESS MAKE THE #OMETS OVERALL IN THE "AY 6ALLEY #ONFERENCE A VIABLE COMPETI TOR -AILE WHO IS FOOT INCHES AND FOOT INCH MIDDLE BLOCKER !LLYCE %SCORCIA ARE THE TALLEST PLAYERS ON THE TEAM 4HE REST OF THE SQUAD STANDS AT FOOT INCHES OR SHORTER WITH THE SHORTEST PLAYER BEING FEET TALL h7E HAVE TO WORK WITH OUR HEIGHT DISADVANTAGE THIS YEAR v COACH :ACHARY 3HRIEVE SAID )OSUA SAID LAST SEASON S HEIGHT DISAD VANTAGE PLAGUED THE #OMETS AND THE TEAM FINISHED WITH A OVERALL RECORD h7E PULL SHORTER PEOPLE OFF THE NET SO THEY CAN DIG AND GET THE BALLS OVER v 3HRIEVE SAID 3HRIEVE IS LOOKING TO FOCUS THIS SEASON ON TEACHING HIS PLAYERS TO REACH THEIR POTENTIAL RATHER THAN EXPECTING WINS h/BVIOUSLY ) WANT TO WIN EVERY MATCH v THE SECOND YEAR COACH SAID h"UT ) M ALSO A REALIST AND ) KNOW WHAT ) HAVE v (E SAID ### DOESN T HAVE A CHANCE hIN HELLv AGAINST .APA 9UBA AND 3OLANO COLLEGES THREE DOMINATING TEAMS THAT EAS ILY BEAT THE #OMETS LAST YEAR "UT 3HRIEVE SAID HE WILL NOT JUDGE HIS TEAM S SUCCESS ON THE NUMBER OF WINS IT ACCUMULATES h)T S NOT ABOUT WINNING IT S ABOUT HAV ING A GOOD TIME v 3HRIEVE SAID h)F EVERY ONE DID THE BEST THEY COULD AND REACHED THEIR POTENTIAL THAT S A SUCCESSFUL YEAR TO ME v 4HE #OMETS AREN T SUCCESSFUL YET 3HRIEVE SAID AND HAVE NOT REACHED THEIR POTENTIAL CONSIDERING THEY HAVE ONLY ONE WIN AGAINST #OLLEGE OF THE 2EDWOODS OVERALL IN A NON CONFERENCE GAME h.OT TO DISPARAGE OUR TEAM IN ANY WAY ) M TELLING YOU WHAT S REAL v 3HRIEVE SAID

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“It’s not about winning, it’s about having a good time. If everyone did the best they could and reached their potential, that’s a successful year to me.” :ACHARY 3HRIEVE VOLLEYBALL COACH

4HE WINS AND LOSSES ARE INEVITABLE 3HRIEVE SAID BUT REACHING THAT POTENTIAL INDIVIDUALLY AND AS A TEAM IS THE FOCUS FOR THE SEASON h) WANT THEM TO COME TOGETHER AND FORM A TEAM v 3HRIEVE SAID h)T WILL HELP THEM GROW INTO WOMEN IF THEY LEARN HOW TO BE TEAMMATES WHETHER THEY WIN LOSE OR DRAW v ### FORMED A COMPETITIVE TEAM LAST YEAR AND MANAGED TO DEFEAT CON FERENCE RIVALS #OLLEGE OF !LAMEDA AND -ENDOCINO #OLLEGE TWICE 7ITH TWO KEY STARTING PLAYERS INJURED EARLY THIS SEASON THE BEGINNING OF CONFER ENCE PLAY WILL BE A TOUGH ENDEAVOR FOR THE VOLLEYBALL TEAM /UTSIDE HITTERS 'UANA AND -AILE COL LIDED IN A GAME AGAINST 3AN *OSE #ITY #OLLEGE ON 3EPT DUE TO MISCOMMU NICATION 3HRIEVE SAID THE TWO KEY PLAYERS HAVE STRAINED LEG INJURIES AND MAY NOT PLAY THIS WEEK h)T S THE BAD COMMUNICATION THAT LEADS TO THAT v 'UANA SAID h7E NEED BETTER COMMUNICATION /UR TEAM KIND OF WINGS IT v 3HRIEVE SAID THE #OMETS ARE A COM PLETE AND SOLID TEAM WHEN 'UANA AND -AILE ARE IN AND HEALTHY "UT UNTIL THEY RETURN HE SAID THE TEAM WILL BE CHAL LENGED h7E NEED TO CONTINUE TO PLAY WHAT ) LIKE TO CALL A @LIVE TO PLAY ANOTHER BALL STYLE v 3HRIEVE SAID h7E HAVE TO REALLY BE SCRAPPY AND GET A HAND ON IT v !S SECOND YEAR COACH FOR THE VOLLEY BALL SQUAD 3HRIEVE LED THE TEAM TO FOUR WINS LAST SEASON COMING OFF A RECORD 4HE #OMETS WILL HOST DEFENDING "AY 6ALLEY #ONFERENCE CHAMPIONS .APA 6ALLEY #OLLEGE TONIGHT AT P M

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! PROBLEM SOLVER MOTIVATOR AND SYNTHESIZER #AROL -AGA HAD AN IMMENSE DEVOTION FOR THE INNER WORKINGS OF THE COLLEGE MAKING SURE IT SERVED STUDENTS THE BEST IT COULD &OR FIVE YEARS THE FORMER VICE PRESIDENT OF ACADEMIC STUDENT AFFAIRS PERFORMED A VARIETY OF TASKS UNTIL HER RETIREMENT ON *UNE h3HE HAD A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON THE COLLEGE v 0RESIDENT -C+INLEY 7ILLIAMS SAID h3HE HAD AN OPEN DOOR POLICY AND SHE GOT ALONG WITH ALL OF THE CAMPUS v -AGA WAS IN CHARGE OF ALL THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE CAMPUS $ISTRICT 0ROJECT -ANAGER "URL 4OLER SAID -AGA DESIRED TO HAVE A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF ALL THE CON STRUCTION PROJECTS AND WOULD NOT SIGN OFF ON ANYTHING IF SHE DID NOT COMPREHEND IT h3HE HAD A SOMEWHAT AGGRESSIVE STYLE THAT FIT WELL WITH THE PROJECTS )T SERVED THE ENTIRE TEAM WELL AND WE MADE SURE THAT ALL KEY ISSUES WERE ADDRESSED v 4OLER SAID (ER DECISION MAKING WAS AN INTEGRAL PART IN THE REMODEL OF THE !PPLIED !RTS "UILDING !UTOMOTIVE "UILDING #AREER 4ECHNOLOGY #ENTER AND THE BASEBALL DUGOUTS AS WELL AS THE DESIGN OF SMART CLASS ROOMS UPGRADES TO #OMET 3TADIUM AND THE CARD ACCESS SECURITY SYSTEM FOR BUILDINGS ON CAMPUS 4HE MOST IMPORTANT CONSTRUC TION PROJECT SHE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN COSTING MORE THAN MILLION IN CONSTRUCTION AND INFRASTRUCTURE WAS THE CAMPUS CENTER PROJECT WHICH INCLUDES BUILDING A NEW 3TUDENT !CTIVITIES "UILDING A NEW CLASSROOM BUILDING A NEW &IRESIDE 2OOM A NEW !MPHITHEATER AND ENHANCED ROADWAYS AND PEDESTRIAN

SEE THAT TRANSLATED INTO A SUCCESSFUL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT v -AGA ALSO SUPERVISED AND PRO VIDED INFORMATION TO ALL OF THE DIVI SION DEANS ON CAMPUS ,IBERAL !RTS $IVISION $EAN (ELEN +ALKSTEIN SAID -AGA HAD A GREAT RANGE OF SKILLS AND WHENEVER THE DEANS HAD QUESTIONS SHE WOULD ALWAYS ANSWER THEM h3HE WAS GREAT WITH ANALYZ ING AND SYNTHESIZING INFORMATION v +ALKSTEIN SAID h3HE WAS VERY DILI GENT AND SHE MADE SURE THINGS THAT HAD TO HAPPEN DID v ,IBERAL !PPLIED (EALTH 6OCATIONAL 4RAINING AND !THLETICS $IVISION $EAN 3USAN ,EE SAID -AGA KNEW HOW TO ACCOUNT FOR &ULL 4IME %QUIVALENT 3TUDENT ENROLL MENT NUMBERS AND KNEW THE NUM BER OF CLASSES THAT NEEDED TO BE CUT IN ORDER TO BE ON TRACK WITH THE BUDGET h3HE HAD BEEN HERE FOR SO LONG SHE HAD A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE v ,EE SAID h3HE ALWAYS HAD AN ANSWER )T LL BE HARD NOT TO HAVE HER HERE v 7ILLIAMS SAID -AGA WAS HIS SECOND IN COMMAND AND RIGHT HAND PERSON (E SAID SHE WAS THE ACCREDITA TION LIAISON OFFICER MEANING SHE WAS THE COLLEGE S CONTACT WITH THE 7ESTERN!SSOCIATION OF #OMMUNITY #OLLEGES AND COORDINATED THE COL LEGE S ACCREDITATION SELF STUDY TO MAKE SURE #ONTRA #OSTA #OLLEGE IS AUTHORIZED TO GIVE STUDENTS CREDIT FOR THE COURSES THEY TAKE 4HOUGH SHE HAS RETIRED SHE IS CURRENTLY FINISHING THE MID TERM ACCREDITATION PROJECT DUE IN /CTOBER -AGA WAS HIRED AS ### S INTER IM VICE PRESIDENT IN .OVEMBER AND BECAME THE PERMANENT VICE PRESIDENT IN *ANUARY (ER FORMER SECRETARY -ARY (EALY SAID -AGA WAS A BRILLIANT WOMAN AND SHE WAS IN CONSTANT AWE OF HER INTELLIGENCE

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Event remembers, reveres social code ASU teaches students constitutional rights

“We want to inform students that they have more rights here than in other countries.”

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2ED WHITE AND BLUE COLORS HONORING THE FOUNDING OF THE 5NITED 3TATES #ONSTITUTION BEAUTIFIED THE CAMPUS WITH PATRIOTISM IN THE QUAD 4HURSDAY 0RESENTED BY THE &INANCIAL !ID /FFICE AND THE !35 THE #ONSTITUTION $AY EVENT SOUGHT TO DRAW STUDENTS CLOSER TO THE HISTORY BEHIND THE COUNTRY S DEFINING DOCUMENT SIGNED 3EPT BY THE &OUNDING &ATHERS h4HIS YEAR WE WANTED TO MAKE STUDENTS AWARE OF THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS v FINAN CIAL AID ASSISTANT +ENNY 0URIZAGA SAID h4HE MORE YOU KNOW THE WISER YOU ARE v "UT HOLDING THE EVENT WASN T EXACTLY A CHOICE FOR THE COLLEGE &INANCIAL AID ASSISTANT 2OSEMARIE 'UMPAL SAID THAT IN ORDER TO BE IN COMPLIANCE TO

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.APA 6ALLEY #OLLEGE ON &RIDAY AT P M +OSTADINOV SAID THAT THE TEAM IS HAPPY WITH ITS FIRST CONFERENCE WIN BUT NOT SATISFIED h7E WANT TO WIN ALL OF OUR CONFERENCE GAMES 4HAT S OUR GOAL v HE SAID :ELLER ALSO HAPPY WITH HIS TEAM S PERFOR MANCE SAID h)F WE CAN PLAY LIKE THIS IN ALL OF OUR LEAGUE GAMES WE CAN WIN THE CONFERENCE v

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+%.4&)%,$ #OLLEGE OF -ARIN OVERALL IN THE "AY 6ALLEY #ONFERENCE SCORED A GOAL IN THE FINAL MOMENTS OF OVER TIME TO EARN A VICTORY OVER THE #OMET WOMEN S SOCCER TEAM HERE &RIDAY h)T HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH OUR DEFENSE v COACH .IKKI &ERGUSON SAID h4HEY THE -ARINERS SCORED A GOOD GOAL v 4HE #OMETS OVERALL IN THE "6# FOURTH LOSS OF THE SEASON HOWEVER CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO FATIGUE h!T THE END WE JUST GOT TOO TIRED v #OMET ScoreBoard G O A L I E -AGALY *UNCO -ARINERS S A I D #OMETS h7E TRIED THE BEST .EXT GAME WE COULD &RIDAY VS AND WE 9UBA P M HAVE TO DO OUR BEST AGAINST 3OLANO NEXT WEEK v ### SOPHOMORE -ONI 2ODRIGUEZ SCORED THE TEAM S ONLY GOAL AT MINUTES INTO THE SECOND HALF TO TIE THE GAME AT (OWEVER THE TIRING #OMET DEFENSE WATCHED THE TEAM S CHANCE FOR A WIN VANISH AFTER -ARINER FORWARD (ANNAH 2ADLEY SCORED A GOAL PAST THE DIVING GOALIE INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE NET h4HERE S NOTHING TO SAY ABOUT IT v &ERGUSON SAID h7E NEED TO COME OUT AND COMPETE TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY IN ORDER TO IMPROVE FOR THE SEASON v .EITHER TEAM MANAGED TO SCORE A GOAL IN THE FIRST HALF ALTHOUGH AN OFFSIDE PENALTY NULLIFIED A GOAL BY -ARINER SOPHOMORE 2ADLEY #OMET FORWARD !LMA "RUNO

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"ATTLING IT OUT ### DEFENDER +ARINA "RENES LEFT BATTLES FOR BALL CONTROL WITH -ARINER FORWARD -ICHELA 3ERCHIA AT #OLLEGE OF -ARIN ON &RIDAY TRIED TO SCORE MINUTES INTO THE SECOND HALF BUT THE TEAM S PLAY WAS HAMPERED DUE TO POOR CONDI TIONING h) RAN TO THE RIGHT CORNER AND DIDN T MAKE IT v "RUNO SAID 3HE ALSO SAID THEY NEED TO CON DITION BETTER TO INCREASE THEIR OFFEN SIVE PRODUCTION FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON "RUNO BLOCKED A SHOT FROM THE -ARINERS DURING THE SECOND HALF AFTER THE BALL RICOCHETED OFF OF THE GOAL POST AND A #/- PLAYER

ATTEMPTED TO SCORE &ERGUSON SAID "RUNO PLAYS WELL IN GAMES WHEN UNDER PRESSURE 4HE #OMETS HAVE ONLY ONE WIN SO FAR THIS SEASON A HOME WIN AGAINST -ISSION #OLLEGE ON 3EPT

h(E S &ERGUSON PUSHING US AND HE KNOWS WE HAVE POTENTIAL v SOPHOMORE *UNCO SAID h)T S THE LITTLE MISTAKES WE HAVE TO FIX v 4HOSE MISTAKES INCLUDE TIGHTEN ING UP A LOOSE DEFENSE

“He’s (Ferguson) pushing us and he knows we have potential. It’s the little mistakes we have to fix.”

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0)443"52' "OTH TEAMS STRUGGLED OFFENSIVELY BUT THE #OMETS DEFENSE PUT FORTH ITS BEST EFFORT OF THE SEASON AS #ONTRA #OSTA #OLLEGE IN THE "AY 6ALLEY #ONFERENCE WAS ABLE TO BEAT ,OS -EDANOS #OLLEGE IN THE 'OLDEN 'ATE #ONFERENCE WITH A HARD FOUGHT WIN ON 3ATURDAY NIGHT 4HE #OMET PASSING GAME WAS ONLY ABLE TO ACCUMULATE YARDS THROUGH THE AIR IN WHAT WAS QUARTERBACK *EFFERY !NDERSON S WORST GAME OF THE SEASON (OWEVER ScoreBoard THE ### DEFENSE DOMINATED THE #OMETS -USTANG OFFENSE BY -USTANGS SHUTTING DOWN THEIR PASSING AND FINISHED .EXT GAME 3ATURDAY VS WITH FOUR QUARTER BACK SACKS AND THREE -ENDOCINO P M INTERCEPTIONS #OMETS CORNER BACK )SSAC 'OINS WHO FINISHED THE GAME WITH TWO INTERCEPTIONS SAID h7E WERE TRYING TO GET PRESSURE ON THE QUARTERBACK &ORTUNATELY WE GOT THE PRESSURE WE NEEDED AND CORNERBACK #AMERON &ULLER GOT A PICK ) GOT TWO v &ULLER SAID OF HIS INTERCEPTION h7E WERE IN A COVER THREE DEFENSE THE QUARTERBACK ROLLED OUT ) SAW HIM LOOKING AT THE RECEIVER ) WAS COVERING HE THREW IT AND ) WAS ABLE TO MAKE A PLAY v 4HE TWO CORNERS PLAYED SHUTDOWN DEFENSE ON THE -USTANG RECEIVERS FOR THE ENTIRE GAME AND COUPLED WITH THE SMOTHERING PASS RUSH ### HELD ,-# TO AN ABYSMAL YARDS PASSING FOR THE GAME #OACH !LONZO #ARTER SAID h7E HAVE THREE $IVISION ) CALIBER CORNERS ON OUR TEAM #AM AND )SSAC BOTH HAD BAD GAMES LAST WEEK AGAINST $IABLO 6ALLEY #OLLEGE AND BOUNCED BACK TONIGHT 4HE SECONDARY HAS

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3TOPPED IN ACTION #OMET DEFENSIVE BACK )SSAC 'OINS HOLDS ONTO -USTANG WIDE RECIEVER 4ERRANCE 0OLK AT ,OS -EDANOS #OLLEGE IN 0ITTSBURG ON 3ATURDAY ! STRONG DEFENSIVE EFFORT LED TO THE #OMETS VICTORY OVER THE -USTANGS BEEN ROCK SOLID THIS SEASON v #ARTER SAID THAT 'OINS SAT ACROSS FROM HIM ON THE BUS RIDE TO ,-# BEFORE THE GAME AND ASSURED HIM THAT HE WOULD NOT LET HIM DOWN ### AND ,-# BEGAN THE GAME IN AN UGLY OFFENSIVE FUNK AS THEY COMBINED FOR SEVEN STRAIGHT THREE AND OUTS /N THE #OMETS NEXT OFFENSIVE POSSESSION !NDERSON THREW THE FIRST OF HIS FOUR INTERCEPTIONS FOLLOWED BY -USTANG QUARTERBACK -IKE "EHR THROWING AN INTERCEPTION ON THE -USTANGS NEXT POS SESSION !NDERSON WOULD THROW HIS SECOND PICK ON THE #OMETS NEXT POSSESSION AS WELL #ARTER SAID h*EFFERY WAS JUST OFF HIS GAME AND A LITTLE BEAT UP v (E ALSO SAID THAT !NDERSON S FIRST HALF STRUGGLES WERE NOT ENTIRELY HIS FAULT h7E ALSO HAD MISCOMMUNICATIONS AND SOME DROPPED PASSES v ! YARD TOUCHDOWN PASS FROM ,-# QUARTERBACK $EVYN 0ARSONS TO WIDE RECEIVER +YRAN (OWARD WAS THE ONLY SCORE OF THE FIRST HALF

### S OFFENSE BEGAN TO GET INTO A RHYTHM BEHIND SOLID RUNNING FROM HALFBACK *AMES (INES WHO LED ALL RUNNERS WITH YARDS RUSHING ON CARRIES h/UR OFFENSIVE LINE WAS USED TO THEIR DEFENSIVE SCHEME FROM OUR PRACTICES v (INES SAID h4HE HOLES JUST OPENED UP FOR ME v #ARTER SAID h*IMMY (INES STEPPED UP AS AN OFFENSIVE LEADER AND RAN HARD v #ARTER ALSO GAVE PRAISE TO THE OFFENSIVE LINE SAYING h 'UARD (UDARI -URRAY HAD HIS BEST GAME OF THE SEASON AND CENTER -YLES 'RACE PLAYED A GOOD GAME AS WELL v 'RACE LET THE TEAM DOWN WITH PENALTIES AGAINST $6# BUT BOUNCED BACK WITH A GREAT PERFORMANCE #ARTER SAID /N A FOURTH AND NINE FROM THE ,-# YARD LINE THE #OMETS EARNED THEIR FIRST POINTS OF THE GAME A TOUCHDOWN PASS FROM !NDERSON TO WIDE RECEIVER 0HADRAE 7HITE IN THE THIRD QUARTER !NDERSON SAID h )N THE SECOND HALF ) JUST STARTED TO SLOW THINGS DOWN AND THE ZONES IN THE DEFENSE OPENED UP FOR ME v 4HE #OMETS TOOK THE LEAD AFTER KICKER

*OSE -UNGUIA MADE A YARD FIELD GOAL WITH REMAINING IN THE THIRD QUARTER )N THE FOURTH QUARTER ### SPEEDSTER 2ASHAD (ALL PUT THE #OMETS UP BY POINTS AS HE OUTRAN THE -USTANGS FOR A YARD TOUCHDOWN ### S DEFENSE CLOSED THE DOOR ON ANY COMEBACK ATTEMPTS AS THE #OMET DEFENSIVE BACKFIELD BEGAN TO PRESS THE ,-# RECEIVERS 4HE #OMETS DEFENSIVE LINE ALSO PUT PRESSURE ON 0ARSONS FORCING HIM TO THROW HIS SECOND INTERCEPTION OF THE GAME WHICH WAS PICKED OFF BY 'OINS 'OINS SAID HE GOT THE INTERCEPTION BY PLAYING HIS RECEIVER WELL AND BEING IN A GOOD POSITION /N ,-# S LAST OFFENSIVE POSSESSION A SACK FOLLOWED BY A SACK FUMBLE PUT THE -USTANGS IN A THIRD AND YARD SITUATION ,-# WOULD ONLY GAIN TWO YARDS ON THIRD DOWN AND PUNTED THE BALL AWAY ### S OFFEN SIVE PICKED UP THREE FIRST DOWNS ON THEIR NEXT POSSESSION AND RAN THE CLOCK OUT TO END THE GAME

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h4HEY RE NOT THE TYPE OF FIRST AND SECOND STRING QUARTERBACKS v #OMET FOOTBALL COACH !LONZO #ARTER SAID ABOUT HIS NEW DOUBLE QUARTERBACK ADVANTAGE THIS SEA SON h4HEY RE A AND ! TYPE OF DEAL v 4HESE TWO BLISTERING FLAMES HAVE IGNITED A ONCE FROZEN ROCK INTO A BRIGHT DAZZLING COMET 4HAT DAZZLING COMET IS THE #ONTRA #OSTA #OLLEGE FOOTBALL PRO GRAM WHICH HAS BEEN SPARKED BY A FLUENT POCKET PASSER AND A SCRAM BLING BIG ARMED RUSHING QUARTER BACK h4HEY RE THE DUAL THREAT QUAR TERBACK DUO v OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR .ICK )ANO SAID 1UARTERBACKS *EFFERY !NDERSON AND ,AMAR -C+NIGHT HAVE IGNITED THE #OMET FOOTBALL PROGRAM WITH BRIGHT LEADERSHIP SHIMMERING TALENT AND A GLOWING MISSION TO CHANGE #OMET HISTORY FOREVER !FTER A DREADFUL SEASON GOING THE #OMETS RESURRECTED THEMSELVES IN WITH FIRST YEAR COACH #ARTER AT THE HELM FINISHING OVERALL AND GOING IN THE "AY 6ALLEY #ONFERENCE 4HIS SEASON THE #OMET SQUAD OVERALL IN THE "6# IS AIMING TO DESTROY ITS FALTERING REPU TATION !ND WITH THE SQUAD S DUAL QUARTERBACK THREAT HOPE CAN BE FOUND AT #OMET 3TADIUM h4HIS WILL HELP THE TEAM v #ARTER SAID ABOUT THE QUARTERBACK PAIR h"UT *EFF IS OUR MAIN GUY STARTING QUARTERBACK v &RESHMAN -C+NIGHT SAID THE h AND !v DEAL IS BASED SOLELY ON ABILITY STRENGTH AND A GAME S SITUATION h)T S SOMETHING YOU CAN T PRE DICT v -C+NIGHT SAID h"UT THE COACHES WANT TO USE THE BOTH OF US AND #ARTER THOUGHT THIS WOULD MAKE FOR A KILLER TEAM v 4HAT VISIONARY TEAM WON ITS SEASON OPENER ON 3EPT AGAINST -ONTEREY 0ENINSULA #OLLEGE WHERE !NDERSON AND -C+NIGHT EXCELLED AT CONNECTING FOR DEEP TOUCHDOWNS h*EFF IS A GREAT POCKET PASSER v )ANO SAID ABOUT THE MAIN DIFFER ENCE BETWEEN THE QUARTERBACKS h !NDERSON PASSES ACCURATELY AND GETS THE BALL TO HIS RECEIVERS v "ESIDES BRINGING A PHYSICAL ASSET TO THE TEAM THE SOPHOMORE S

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