Volume 21, Issue 5 (November 8, 2010)

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No simple masquerade Costume contest a blast Page 9

- Horoscopes: Find out what’s in store for you Page 11

News Living clean Chaffey promotes Red Ribbon Week Page 3

Sports -Volleyball in action -Mens soccer win Page 12

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Carol Kight-Fyfe, a former student and staff member, was remembered on Oct. 31 at the Automotive Club’s second annual Trunk or Treat.

Special treat for beloved employee he second annual Trunk or Treat held on Oct. 31 was dedicated to Carol Kight-Fyfe, a staff member, who passed away on Sept. 12 after a long illness, at the age of 55. She chose to keep the cause of her illness private.

“I want to make sure that I’m there,” she told Sherman Taylor, Instructor Automotive Technology and Car Club Advisor, two months before the scheduled

event, but her desire was not to be fulfilled.

After her death the Car Club voted to honor her at the event. An area was set aside with a memorial including a picture of Kight-Fyfe. Donations were received and the $105 collected has been donated to the Carol Kight-Fyfe Memorial Fund.

A tree will also be planted on campus in her honor. According to Nick Nazarian, Jr., Interim Executive Director, Foundation &Alumni Relations, a Tree Committee is currently in the process of finalizing the

details of the tree planting.

Kight-Fyfe was a former Chaffey student. She was employed here as a Software Applications Support Specialist.

“She had a great sense of humor and contagious laugh,” Melanie Siddiqi said, Director of Administrative Systems. “We are like family here and we were her second family.”

A memorial was held on the patio of the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art on Sept. 18. Many gathered to remember their

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Mary Jane Ross, Instructional Specialist, penned the following eulogy, which appeared on the memorial program.

“Her expectations were modest, her idea of a nice lunch a can of SpaghettiO’s in her office,” wrote Ross. “She had a sensitive conscience, a tender heart, and a deep well of sweetness.”

Ross ended the eulogy with these words: “She was the only one of her kind.

Her passing diminishes us all.”

This week’s question: Did you vote on November 2?

Calendar The Roadtrip Nation Movement This program exists to support, empower, and encourage individuals who want to define their own roads in life. On Tuesday, Nov. 9 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., the campus will be the site of Roadtrip Nation’s next stop. Representatives will be on campus all day to share their innovative educational program that involves career exploration, multimedia, and interaction with the real world community. Their goal is to help students find their own road in life” workshop will also be held that day from 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. in Wargin Hall 142.

Transfer fair at Chino The Chino campus will host a transfer fair on Tuesday, Nov. 9 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the quad of the main instructional building. Currently the fair has 11 campuses confirmed including Cal Poly Pomona, CSUSB, CSULA, UCLA, University of Redlands School of Business, University of La Verne, Azusa Pacific University, Brandman University, Cal Baptist University, National University, and the University of Phoenix. Contact the Transfer Center at Rancho at (909) 652-6233 for more information.

The coffee night saga continues Associated Students’ sponsored Coffee Nights will be on Nov. 9 at the Chino & Fontana campuses from 5 to 7 p.m. and the Rancho campus well be on Nov. 16 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the CAA. Canned food drive Christians @ Chaffey Club are collecting canned food from Monday, Nov. 8 to Friday, Nov. 19. The goal is to reach 2,500 canned goods. Those collected cans will then be redistributed to current students on Thursday, Dec. 2. The club is encouraging professors to get their classes involved by collectively donating at least 50 canned goods. If this happens each student would be awarded extra credit points (depending on how the professor grades). This will serve as a template for an annual events to bring students together and build community. To confirm partnerships, teachers should contact advisors Sadie Anderson (x 6331) or Tara Johnson (x 6578) Boundary Lines This presentation explores the experience of being a mother on Wednesday, Nov. 10 from 12:30 to 2 p.m. The event will be held at the Wignall Museum.

Seminar on anti-bullying The Chaffey College Future Teachers Club will host a mini-seminar on anti-bullying on Wednesday, Nov. 10 from 11:30 from 1:30 at the Student Activities Lounge.

They will screen the 40-minute documentary, “Bullied,” and hold an interactive preand post discussion.

Turkeys needed Student Activities is once again collecting for Thanksgiving food baskets for Chaffey student families. Gift cards to purchase turkeys can be brought to the Activities office

by Thursday, Nov. 18 at 5 p.m.

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Left to right: Robert Hadaway and Travis Kaege assists Chaffey Panthers as ball boys. Next Home game is Saturday, Nov. 13 against Antelope Valley at 6 p.m.

Veterans resource center opening In honor of the men and women who have served and are serving the country, the campus veterans response team is hosting the grand opening of the Veterans Resource Center — appropriately enough — on Veterans Day, Thursday, Nov. 11 from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the AD Building, Room 125. Light refreshments will be provided while supplies last. All students and staff, especially veterans, are encouraged to attend.

Fall musical The Broadway musical Oklahoma! will continue its engagement at the college theater Friday and Saturday, Nov. 12-13 at 7:30 p.m. A matinee performance will be held on Sunday, Nov. 14 at 2 p.m. The Box Office is selling tickets for $15 per person.

Beauty Among Cultures Participants are needed for the Beauty Among Cultures show on Tuesday, Nov. 16 at noon in the Wignall Museum. If students have traditional clothing to model, the International Student Office hopes they will consider participating. This event has traditionally been the highlight of the annual International Education Week celebration.

Potential models should visit the International Student office to complete the paper work by Wednesday, Nov. 10. For more information call at (909) 652-6195.

International Education Week International Festival day will be on Tuesday, Nov. 16. Highlights include Scottish bagpipers, flag parade, country exhibits, international dances, Beauty Among Cultures show, international food, music, and henna tattoos. The campus international student office will host the event on Tuesday, Nov. 16, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., in the Wignall Museum. For more information call (909) 652-6195.

Mock interviews The Global Career Center will be offering a mock interview service for students who would like to practice interviewing with employment professionals. The interviews will be on Tuesday, Nov. 16 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Appointment slots are limited, so sign up at the Global Career Center or by calling (909) 652-6511.

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• Oct. 13 – Threaten bodily harm/civil rights violation – aeronautics • Oct. 14 – Misuse disabled placard – administration parking • Oct. 20 – Petty theft – coffee cups missing from cabinet – CAA building • Oct. 20 – Petty theft – backpack taken, recovered - bookstore • Oct. 21 – Vandalism – toilet stuffed with paper/overflow - library • Oct. 21 – Petty theft – backpack taken from car – child development center • Oct. 25 – Unlicensed driver – bookstore parking • Oct. 26 – Harassment by electronic means/threats – off campus • Oct. 27 – Misuse disabled placard – north parking lot • Oct. 27 – Possession of less than one ounce of cannabis – stadium parking • Oct. 30 – Unlicensed driver – stadium parking • Nov. 1 – Vandalism – graffiti etched on mirror – administration building • Nov. 1 – Vandalism – graffiti on helicopter - aeronautics *The complete Crime Log can be viewed at the Campus Police Department

Pizza with the presidents Join the college President Dr. Henry Shannon and ASCC President Eddie Sanchez on Wednesday, Nov. 17 at 12:30 p.m., in the Student Activities Lounge for an open dialog about the future of the college. Pizza will be provided by ASCC; supplies are limited .

Ceramics Sales The campus Ceramics Club will be hosting a ceramic sale on Tuesday, Nov. 16 and Wednesday Nov. 17 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The sale will take place next to the DPS office adjacent to the Student Activities Office.

Internship information session Presentation about internships through the U.S. Commercial Service will be held on Thursday, Nov. 18 at 12:30 p.m. This U.S. Government Agency is an office of the United States Department of Commerce International Trade Administration. The presenter will be Erica Ramirez, International Trade Specialist. For details, visit www.buyusa.gov/inlandempire/internship.

Submit CSU and UC applications CSU campuses have received additional funding so most campuses are currently open and receiving applications for winter and/spring 2011. Students interested in attending a CSU or UC campus must submit their applications online no later than Tuesday, Nov. 30. Individual assistance and group workshops are available through the Transfer Center. Students attending Fontana or Chino can direct their questions to the Transfer Center representative available on their campus on Mondays from 1:30 to 4:30 in Fontana and Tuesdays from 1:30 to 4:30 in Chino.

Campus closed The campus will be closed on Friday, Nov. 12 in observation of Veteran’s Day.

Donate a turkey Aid student families on campus by donating a gift card for a turkey to the Student Activities Office by Thursday, Nov. 18.

Deadline is at 5 p.m. Donate a frozen turkey on Nov. 17 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. or Nov. 18 at noon.

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Panel talks about re-defining modern family Angelica Davalos

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room filled with more than 100 students and staff waited patiently for the start of a panel discussion titled Family Views: Adoption and the Modern Family, which covered an array of topics focusing on adopting a child and adapting to the change.

Much of the discussion focused on families with adopted children. The oneand-one-half-hour event was held on Nov. 3 in the new Center for the Arts Building.

The participants of the panel were either adoptive parents, adopted, or they related in some way or another to the process of adoption.

Ryan Falcioni, philosophy professor, was one of the panelists that discussed the process of adopting a child.

“Children have the right to a happy healthy childhood,” said Falcioni. He went on to make a point about how “expensive, lengthy, abrasive, and brutal” the process to adopt a child is.

Another one of the panelists was English professor Robert Nazar, who has actually gone through the process of adopt-

ing two children. He spoke about the 40 hours of parenting classes that he had to go through and the four-page checklist that he says felt very impersonal. Going into an adoption agency, he stated that he did not have a preference in the race of the children, but many questions came up such as: Why would a white couple want another race other than white? How is the child going to feel when he goes to school and he sees that he is the only black child with two white parents? All he answered was that the children needed a loving home and that is what he wanted to give them.

Abel Chen, Business Law professor, spoke about some of the legal issues with adopting.”If the mom looks incapable of taking care of the child, the attorney has the right to convince her to give up the child,” Chen said. “The hospital that the mom gave birth in has the discretion to contact the adoptive services.”

He said that these adoptions are usually open adoptions which allow the parent, if the decide, to keep in contact with the child. Although it is an agreement, it is not a contract, and the mother could end up losing contact with the child if the adoptive

parent decide to do so.

After the panelists spoke about the topic, the forum opened up for questions.

Spanish Professor Tamari Jenkins asked about the support from friends and family.

“Once you tell them you are planning to adopt they look at you like you’re crazy or weird” she said.

Beverly Speak, from the child development and education department, was among the panelists and answered the question. Speak said that you have to move in the right direction, be open about adoption and talk about your experiences. If you are open and talk about it, then others will not see it as a bad thing.

“Out of the woodwork,” she said “a whole bunch of people will come and support you.”

Nazar added to that saying that it is not necessary to have the approval of family.

“It is not about them,” Nazar said. “It is about the decision you are making. Friends that you don’t even know are friends will come out and be supportive. And you will learn to shut doors to people that are not being supportive on your decision.”

Students Helen Green, psychology ma-

jor, and Eugene Rossel, who is studying journalism, shared their life experiences of being an adoptive parent or even an adoptive child.

Green shared stories about growing up as an adopted child and related to many of the problems that the panelists brought up, such as bonding with the child and struggling with the relationship with the adoptive parents.

Rossel shared that he adopted children in Spain years ago and that it was so much simpler there than it is in the United States.

“When you raise a kid, he becomes your kid, it does not matter if he is adopted or not.” He spoke about the struggles with adopting but keeping it clear that it was a great experience.

The number of international adoptions has been dropping during the last four years, according to the U.S. Department of State’s website. Last year alone the number dropped 27 percent. The discussion was informative and an eye opener for many that do not know the process of adopting. As Falcioni said, it is important to remember the real reason of adopting, which is to give a child a healthy loving home.

Student Health Center treats campus with knowledge

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table with literature and displays about drug abuse, alcoholism, the health dangers of smoking and other health issues were made available to students as part of Red Ribbon Week on Oct. 26.

The literature on alcoholism also addressed the problem of students who have a parent who is an alcoholic. The pamphlet stated that 1 in 4 students have parents with alcohol abuse addictions.

The pamphlet “Want to quit smoking?” directs those who want to quit smoking to contact the California Smokers’ Helpline at 1-800-No-Butts. The service is free and is funded by the California Department of Health. Self-help materials, counseling and referrals to local programs are available through the helpline. The lung model display showed the blackened effects on the lungs due to long-term cigarette smoking.

Other pamphlets and fliers which were offered addressed methamphetamine addiction, ecstasy and the danger of tattooing when safety and health precautions are not taken.

In the recent election, Proposition 19 was an ongoing discussion on the campus.

Many students agreed that the drug should be legalized. Many do not believe marijuana is harmful to the body. According to the flier “The Harmful Effects of Marijuana,” many parts of the body are affected including the central nervous system. This includes distortions of perception, thinking and reality.

Kay Peek RN, MS, PHN, director of Student Health Services, was present to speak to students about the various health services offered to students.

November 3 was Flu and Cold Awareness Day and Peek wants students, faculty and staff to know that this year’s flu shot is a combination H1N1 and seasonal flu virus preventative and is currently available at Student Health Services. The cost for students is $15 and for staff and faculty the cost is $20.

Other health educational events scheduled inlude:

• Stress Management, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

• STDs/Aids information, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Both events will be held on the walkway near the BE and the old administration buildings.

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Kay Peek, director of Student Health Services, prepares to poke another flu shot. The shots are available to students for $15; $20 for staff.

Wi-Fi vulnerability: A viscous wolf in Firesheep clothing Joshua Hicken

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acking, or to be more precise, “sidejacking,” is now easily accessible to the public, regardless of their level of network expertise.

Firesheep, a recently released (and free) plug-in to the popular web browser Mozilla Firefox, allows users to log into certain vulnerable sites, such as Facebook and Twitter, using other people’s accounts over public Wi-Fi networks.

In other words, visiting one of these web sites while at a favorite Wi-Fi spot, such as Starbucks, could allow a Firesheep user in the same location to access that same web site as if they were you.

Eric Butler, freelance web application

and software developer, announced the release of Firesheep on Oct. 24, on his website codebutler.com. The plug-in has sparked much discussion over web security, which was actually Butler’s stated goal.

On his site, Butler said “Websites have a responsibility to protect the people...[that] they’ve been ignoring for too long, and it’s time for everyone to demand a more secure web. My hope is that Firesheep will help the users win.”

Mozilla has not blocked the plug-in, as they have sometimes done for plug-ins in the past. FIrefox director Mike Beltzner reportedly reaffirmed Butler’s sentiments in an email to computerworld.com. “[It] does not exploit any vulnerability in Firefox or other Web browsers,” said Beltzner.

The security discussion has arisen over a specific vulnerability that Firesheep exploits, which is present in several popular web sites.

In addition to a username and password, many web sites use special information called a “cookie” to allow an individual to consume their services. When that cookie is not encyrpted by such a web site, it can be caught and used by other users on the individual’s network. Public Wi-Fi networks are particularly likely venues for this kind of attack, since they are more likely than a private Wi-Fi network to be populated by potentially untrustworthy strangers.

The weakness that Firesheep exploits could be at least somewhat strengthened using known security measures, such as

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encrypting all a web site’s “traffic” or network information (such as a specific user’s cookie) using HTTPS or SSL. In response to the threat Firesheep poses, some businesses have proposed steps to increase online security, such as IBM and CDNetworks; however those proposals have not at this point led to the release of any security mechanisms. In the meantime, the security-conscious can at least avoid a known set of web sites while using public Wi-Fi. The curious can download Firesheep from Butler’s website, at http:// codebutler.github.com/firesheep/.

Vulnerable websites include Amazon, bit.ly, CNET, Facebook, Flickr, tumblr, Twitter, WordPress and Yahoo. A complete list is available at techcrunch.com.

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Governor approves 2010-11 budget Jessica Rubio

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Governor stretches tight dollars and signs new state budget.

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ast week the college received a portion of its state funds to cover its expenses. If the state would have waited a week longer to disperse funds, the school would have had to turn to loans to cover costs.

Community colleges receive monthly payments from the state. Nonetheless, if the state budget is not signed and approved by the governor, the school cannot receive its allotment.

The governor signed the fiscal year budget and was able to hand over a portion of money that was owed. Chaffey was awaiting more than $21,000,000. And that is only a slice of what is owed, budgeted to cover expenses from July through October.

“Our payroll is about five to eight million a month,” Dr. Henry Shannon said.

“Student’s fees pay less than a fifth.”

If the school had not obtained the money owed for 2010-’11, students would see a reduction in classes offered and staff would be minimized, he said.

“Back in June, 39 staff members retired, but because of the budget cuts there was no money to have those positions filled,” Shannon said.

The college is currently understaffed due to the cutbacks. A number of faculty members, administration and classified management costs were slashed.

“Eight percent or more of our money went to staff,” Shannon said. The school relies on the state and their bonds. Otherwise, the school would have no way of operating.

Shannon said that the same cycle could happen next year if the new governor cuts the budget once again.

No show at Prop.19 debate

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he Civics Club held a debate on Oct. 27 on Prop. 19 with intentions of helping students understand the issue on the Nov. 2 ballot.

Yes on 19 representative Lanny Swerdlow, a registered nurse, showed up to the debate ready to convince the students on how proposition 19 can help the Californian economy. Among the arguments in favor of passage included: • •

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100,000 good paying jobs Police focus on other crimes, not marijuana Reduce the prison systems $1.4 billion of revenue a year

While the No on 19 representative could not make the debate because of family issues, Political Science instructor Kevin Cameron informed the students on the No on 19 views, including the fact that marijuana use would still be illegal on a federal level, which could create a conflict between the states rights and federal laws.

All debating — or in this case, nondebating — issues aside, California voters rejected the proposition by a 54-46 margin in the Nov. 2 election.

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Amanda The life of an exotic dancer/ Chaffey student Crystal Blount

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er hair is long and silky like Angels Falls in Venezuela, and as blonde as the sun. Born in Europe, her skin is as pale as the moon.

On a typical workday, Chaffey student Amanda arrives to her workplace to find hot pink neon lights, indicating an all-nude strip club. Inside, a dark air-conditioned room with black-lights sets the mood for patrons, who choose seating with frontand-center access to the performances.

A vibrant mixture of perfumes sensually overpowers the club’s atmosphere, along with deafening music played by the disk jockey.

Amanda tightly wraps her body to the cold metal stripping pole. She grooves her nude body back and forth to the music, to please her customers in return for tips.

“Business men, married men, women and couples are the usual customers,” Amanda said. “The younger crowd usually [comes] in at night... business men and married men usually [come] in during the day.”

Amanda was 23 when she and her husband split up. “All of a sudden I became a single mother of three girls without any help,” she said. Before coming to Southern California, Amanda worked in Texas for two-and-a-half years, and in Colorado for three years. Some of the jobs she performed while working as a stripper then included topless pole-dancing on stage, personal erotic lap-dances, topless cocktail waitressing and, at times, private parties outside of the club.

For the protection and liability of most dancers and patrons, it is forbidden for customers to touch Amanda, and most dancers at the club. The general rule in most strip clubs is no touching or inappropriate behavior. “When the new girls first arrive, they are cute and nice and [have] a bubbly attitude.” Amanda said. “One year later, the new girls [have] drugged up, tweaked out, [lost] weight, and are mad all the time.”

Amanda currently makes about $1,000 per working day, after paying 20 percent of her tips to the club owner. “[At first] I felt happy because I was making so much money. For a while, I also had an alcohol problem after I started dancing,” said Amanda.

As a mother of three daughters, Amanda was able to express how her daughters felt when they discovered her choice of profession. They found out what she did for a living when they were 10, 11, and 12 years old. “My daughters were aware later on,” said Amanda. “They were OK with the dancing at first, but not OK with it as they grew older.”

“People may think that we are alcoholics, sluts, and f#$* people for their money.

Women hate us a lot. They are jealous that their husbands go to the club,” said Amanda. “Men just want attention, and obviously they are not getting it at home. So... that is our job, to make men feel important, and in return we receive monetary revenue.”

Although dancing is a fast-paced environment and an industry where one may

make a large amount of revenue, Amanda has chosen education as a fallback plan.

“The industry is not what it used to be,” said Amanda. “Everything is going downhill. Prostitution is our biggest competition and our enemies.”

Today, Amanda is an ambitious fulltime student with many goals other than dancing. Exotic dancers are often stereotyped as having drug, alcohol, or sex addictions, and while Amanda proves that such stereotypes are just that, strippers continue to be criticized for their choice of employment.

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Chaffey sweethearts celebrate their 46th wedding anniversary DARLEINE HEITMAN

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alking with Julia and Steve Luna is like a walk through time, reaching back into the days when the foothills were covered in a tapestry of orange and lemon and Chaffey College stood alone on a windswept hillside.

“Chaffey? Rattlesnakes and scorpions,” Steve Luna recalls, “lots of wind…nothing around it, no trees, no nothing.”

Julia, his wife, adds, “Those winds were fierce!”

These Chaffey College alumni met at the new college campus soon after Chaffey moved to the new hillside location, up from its old haunt in Ontario.

Julia started college in l959 and took her first semester of classes at what is now Chaffey High School.

At Christmas break, she was told not to go back there, but to go to the new campus.

It turned out to be a barren landscape of dirt and rocks and a few modern buildings, miles away from any homes or businesses, surrounded by grape vines. As she prepared for a career in teaching, she made friends to last a lifetime, including her future husband Steve.

Fifty years later, Julia and Steve could be found celebrating their 46th wedding anniversary at that very same campus, now surrounded by miles of tract homes, a sleek freeway, shopping malls. It’s not as quiet as it was in the past but then a lot of life was spun in the meantime.

Steve Luna is an Arizona native, who grew up in a copper mining town.

Immediately after graduation, Steve headed to California, looking for better opportunities. Through a cousin, he met Julia, attended Chaffey for a time and then began a long career in construction, working on churches, commercial buildings and hospitals. He worked on the Kaiser Hospital in Fontana, San Antonio Hospital, local churches St. Anthony’s and St. Joseph’s and a strange building designed to look like the Stealth Bomber in Culver City. He won’t retire, but works for Verizon these days, laying wiring, working on walls, learning new things every day.

Julia was a pioneer of sorts, being part of the inaugural class at the Rancho campus and then transferring to what is now Cal State Fullerton. At Orange County State College, she found Quonset huts for classrooms and lots of bare ground.

“Everybody knew everybody. It was one big community .”

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The couple currently lives in Upland.

Here too they pioneered in their own way.

When they chose their house 34 years ago, there was nothing but a pile of rocks on their lot, very few houses and nothing but citrus groves in the surrounding area. They raised two children, a daughter who works for the Marriott hotels and a son who teaches journalism and English at Chaffey High School.

Julia is tickled when her son tells her that some of her old students are now his students who tell him, “Your mother was my teacher! She was my teacher!”

Steve says that Chaffey College was like high school.

“Everybody knew everybody. It was one big community.”

Julia herself remembers the drive from her family home in Corona to the Rancho campus. “Up through Norco, past all the dairy farms, winding on back roads.”

Grinning, she adds, “What was funny was the sheep… sometimes our bus had to stop to let the sheep cross the street. I think it was Haven Ave, and everyone would open the windows and reach out to try to pet the sheep.”

It was through old friendships that the Lunas came back to Chaffey College and on their 46th wedding anniversary. One of their first friends was Bob Larue who founded an auto repair business in Upland.

Because of his interest in maintaining his own classic cars, Steve has kept in touch and there he met John Hudson who also happens to teach in the Automotive Technology program at Chaffey. When Chaffey’s car club put on the Chaffey Classic Car Show, John called and asked if Steve could support them by showing his classic l960 Ford truck that had been restored to pristine condition after a lifetime of service ferrying Steve to construction jobs from San Diego to Santa Barbara, 29 Palms to Palm Springs and back.

And so it was that on October 2, when Chaffey held its third annual tailgate party, John called Steve once again and the Lunas came to Chaffey bringing a blue beauty that spent a year being meticulously hand painted, top to bottom, inside and out.

The car is named “Cindy” after the oldies tune that goes, “Cindy, oh Cindy, Cindy don’t let me down…” Julia grins, adding “The car is number one, not me…”

Steve smiles too, with more than a bit of pride.

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od bless America. This great country has spawned such amazing feats of human ingenuity such as the steam engine, the light bulb and roller derby.

Roller derby was invented in America in 1885. Although the sport has evolved over the years, the general philosophy has stayed the same.

Shannon King, photography major, also known as Shandalous, says, “No one knows each other’s real names.

A “bout” consists of two thirty minute periods and is broken into multiple jams.

Five girls from each team line up on the track. The “jammer,” identified by the star on their helmet, from each team starts ten feet behind the pack. A jam can last up to two minutes or can be called off early by the lead jammer. A referee blows the first whistle once to start the pack and then twice to start the jammers. The lead jammer scores each time they lap anyone on the opposing team.

At the end of each bout, the home team brings trophies for Most Valuable Player, Best Blocker and Best Jammer of both teams. The trophies are handcrafted by the home team and resemble a cross between Garbage Pail Kids meets Night of the Living Dead meets Monster Truck Barbie.

They also raise money for various causes like supporting the troops and fighting breast cancer.

King skates for the Prison City Derby Dames out of Chino Hills. “We do it for the love of the sport. Any money we make from ticket sales goes right back to the team to pay for the rink and uniforms,” King said.

This scantily clad group of bloodthirsty vixens obliterated their competition, South Coast Lagunatics, at their Oct. 23 home game in Corona. After the first half the score was Prison City 11- 27.

The derby bouts always have insanely entertaining half time shows that vary from professional ice skaters on roller skates to pillow fights. The Oct. 23 bout hosted a lucha libre mini-tournament.

After thirty minutes of men throwing each other out of the ring, jumping off the ropes and slapping the snot out of each other, the women were back on the track.

Prison City held the Lagunatics at 27 points, until 27 minutes into the second half when they finally picked up a couple more points. The final score of the bout was Prison City 242, Lagunatics 34.

Anything goes in roller derby.” The top scorers of the bout were team captain, Nutcase, and newcomers, Purrfect, and Apocaloops. Co-captain, Shotgun Dirty Dame, moved from blocker to jammer along with Great Dame and Amyzon to pick up extra points for Prison City and rub some salt in the fresh wounds of the Lagunatics.

“My best friends I met in roller derby.

You know that if you have a flat tire or anything, regardless of what’s going on your life, we will always be there for each other,” said Ja’ass-is-mine, retired Prison City Derby Dame and avid fan.

The next home game for Prison City is going to be Saturday, Nov. 27 for the Annual Thankscrimmage-athon. Any students, with genitals of steel, interested can go to www.prisoncityderbydames.com for details of upcoming events.

JUSTIN KENWARD

Lezberado, Code Blue, Patitude and Shandalous, prepare for a bloody and violent jam during the Prison City Derby Dames home game in Corona. Shannon King, a Chaffey photography student, shows her tough side out on the rink. See more photos online at www.chaffeybreeze.com.

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t may appear on the surface that the presence of witches, walking Tetris pieces, ghost busters, pac men and ghosts, zombies, Lady Gaga, and Maxine announce the time of Halloween.

However there is more behind the masks and costumes, especially when it comes to the Costume Contest on Oct. 27 in the quad.

For the walking Tetris pieces (Grace Arriaga, Diana Sanchez, and Ruth Sanchez), contest participation was not a means to getting the $200 bookstore gift card Their purpose was to raise awareness for EOPS, extended opportunity programs and services. To their credit though, the trio’s hand-crafted costumes, designed out of boxes and tablecloth, took second place in the category of Staff Group — winning them a credit of $100 in the bookstore.

From a student’s perspective, it may be difficult to think that teachers have any use for anything in the bookstore.

That notion is swept away by the story of Susan Nowakhtar (dressed as Cleopatra), professor of Consumer Studies, Life Management and Housing.

“We can buy books, supplies, and even greeting cards,” said

Nowakhtar, “but when I won last year I donated the bookstore credit to a student.” When asked why and Nowakhtar shrugged her shoulders and said, “He needed money for books.”

Chaffey College President Dr. Henry Shannon views the contest not only as an exercise in creativity but as an event to gather the spirit of the students and the faculty.

“With the cafeteria gone, this is a great way for student networking,” he said. “Especially with the lack of dorms on campus, it is exciting to see the students interacting with each other.”

Student Steve Gollihar even went to the extent of shaving his head and goatee to paint his entire head white and smear a red hand on his face to emulate the volleyball in the movie “Castaway.” The seeming crowd favorite though, and the judges’ favorite for the Student Group category, were the Pac Man with ghosts costumes, all made out of cardboard cut-outs.

Regardless of winners and losers, it is not simply the prizes that matter, but the students and the faculty coming together on a common holiday to simply enjoy a day together. The free candy given to the contestants isn’t a bad incentive either.

TOP: Pacman ensemble ended up gaining first place as they showed an animated view of their costume. Top right counterclockwise: Melissa Montoya dressed up as Harle Quin and shot us with her presence. Jessica Helgensen dressed up as Bam Bam and made us travel in time to the stone age. Faculty member Diana Cosand dressed up as a Zombie and frightened the audience. Econ faculty and staff made their presence known. Daniel Carlos gave a small presentation on the upcoming play Oklahoma! EOPS faculty gave us a live demonstration of a Tetris game.

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Safe and Sweet Trunk or Treat SARA GODING

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ear-heads, goblins and ghouls gathered for the second annual Trunk or Treat at the Auto Tech Parking Lot on Oct. 31. Hosted by the Car Club, students and community members were invited to celebrate Halloween and stock up on loads of goodies that were inside the trunks of 35 participants’ cars.

An eclectic mix of costumes paraded around the parking lot. Ironman, ladybugs, Hannibal Lecter and Cruella DeVille, along with many others, made their appearances at the event. Along with candy treats guests enjoyed carnival games and the “Trailer of Terror.”

“The ‘Trailer of Terror’ is the best part. I like watching all the little kids get scared, you know,” Donavan Caver, vice president of the Car Club, said.

The “Trailer of Terror,” complete with a terrifying soundtrack of spooky music, shrill screams, a banshee spinning

head and monsters that grab innocent passersby, had all the makings for traumatizing America’s youth and jumpstarting their little hearts to the spirit of Halloween. Another attraction was a refurbished ice cream drag van with tombstones painted on the side.

“I drag race this thing down at Irwindale in Fontana. The tombstones painted on the side of the van are all the vehicles it beat,” Robert Roth, community member, said.

“I like that all the clubs can get involved and do this for the kids,” Celeste Meranda, vice president of the Anthropology Club, said.

This year’s Trunk or Treat was dedicated to former Chaffey student and staff member Carol Kight-Fyfe. A beautiful memorial was set-up in her honor. As the inscription on the plaque said, “She came here as a student decades ago and never quite got around to leaving.”

LEO BRAVO

Participants decorated cars for trunk or treat while the Avid Zoologist Club brings real life spiders to the event.

Left to right: Daniel Jacobo, Professor of Broadcasting and Cinema, Zulie Moreno, April Kibbe, Sean Dalton, David Herrera, Bradly Smith, Michelle Jarbigian, Justin Lowe and Robert Newman.

Cinema & Television club scare up a good time with Halloween APRIL KIBBE

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he Cinema and Television Club hosted a free scary movie night on Oct. 28. The feature of the night was the 1978 classic horror film Halloween, directed by John Carpenter, staring Jamie Lee Curtis.

Club members were dressed in outrageous costumes for the festive event. They greeted guests at the door with free popcorn, candy and soda pop.

The audience was able to watch the movie on the new digital light projector.

Although they were in a classroom, the DLP and surround sound delivered the mood and felt like being in a real movie theater.

“This is what we wanted to do,” said Daniel Jacobo, Professor of Broadcasting and Cinema. The DLP delivered a unique cinematic experience. “You just can’t get this type of quality at home,” Jacobo said.

Although the film Halloween has been around for many years and has been remade by director Rob Zombie, there were some people among the audience who had never seen the original before.

Zulie Moreno, graphic design and Film major, had seen the remake of Halloween but never the original. “I like the original better,” she said. Moreno is now planning to see the rest of the originals.

Daniel Vargas, music major, attended the event to support the club. He said that

all horror movies seem the same to him.

Almost as a “knock off,” he said, from the Chainsaw Massacre. Though Vargas had never seen Halloween, he knew how to play the movies horror theme on piano.

Despite that the event needed more publicity, “It was a hoot and a holler,” David Herrera said The surround sound helped set the mood for Halloween as it enhanced all the scary sound effects.

Michelle Jarbigian, film major, said the surround sound made the experience a scarier one. A particular scene in the movie scared her so badly that the sound effects made her jump out of her seat.

“I got a little scared,” film major Robert Newman said. He liked the idea

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of bringing everyone together for a movie night. He also liked the original much better than the remake.

Jessica Martinez, performing arts major, is a fan of John Carpenter films.

She says the simple effects make a horror film the creepiest.

Although the event had a frightening slow start, it turned out to be a delightful event with a reasonable number of viewers in the end.

The audience left pumped for Halloween night. As for Jacobo, he left fearing some nightmares.

For more information about The Cinema and Television Club visit http:// groups.google.com/group/chaffeycinema-and-television-club.

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f you think Halloween is scary, wait until the Friday after Thanksgiving.

Black Friday is the event of the season.

Although it is not the busiest shopping day of the year, the number of people stampeding is endless for incredible sales.

Your favorite fashion retailers are making a big push this year to extend the Black Friday shopping season. This includes offering “early Black Friday sales” throughout the entire month of November, but if you are looking for the ultimate savings, Friday, Nov. 26, is the day you’re looking for.

Already you can find great offers online from stores such as Banana Republic, Macy’s, Bloomingdales, and Burlington Coat Factory. For Black Friday Banana Republic is offering up to 30 percent off men’s and women’s clothing and apparel.

Macy’s will open 5 a.m. on Black Friday with a large range of savings from designer sweaters to dress shirts, outer wear and

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Black Friday started in the 1960s and is known as the beginning of the Christmas shopping season. This refers to the old written accounting records when stores were in the “red” deficit and moved to the “black” profit.

Back then Black Friday caused masses of people to clog the streets to get the perfect sales and prevent shopping at the last minute. Today, the same story goes, but it has developed into a competition to see who can win the best deals.

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t the beginning of the month Venus will be alone in the ninth house (mental exploration and long distance) while Mercury and Mars hold still through out the month in the tenth house (career and public standing) as we go from Scorio to Sagittarius.

Aries (3/21 – 4/19): Halloween is over and now it’s time for a new adventure. Your restless spirit is already in Thanksgiving mode. Try to make a nice slow adjustment for your loved one’s sake.

Taurus (4/20 – 5/20): Right when you get used to the idea of one holiday, it’s time to pack up and ready for the next.

Remember that with new experiences come growth and knowledge.

Gemini (5/21 – 6/21): Halloween should have been a blast for you. Now you have a small break before the next big holiday. Focus on work while you can.

Cancer (6/22 – 7/22): Rather than planning a Thanksgiving at home, try making a trip to distant relatives. Until then, work, work, work! Now is the time to get that backed up homework done.

Leo (7/23 – 8/22): It’s that time of year for giving. Your generous personality will be in full force as you try to think of new ways to help your community.

Virgo (8/23 – 9/22): Given your practical and reserved nature you probably didn’t experience Halloween in high gear,

and that’s just fine. Focus on work or school and save the craziness for others.

Libra (9/23 – 10/22): Harmony in society is your forte. Lucky for you we are venturing into a season of hope, faith, and love. Enjoy it while you can.

Scorpio (10/23 – 11/21): The election is over, and I trust that you made a stance and stuck with it. You know what’s best for you, but every now and then you might want to reconsider and mull over others opinions.

Sagittarius (11/22 – 12/21): Thanksgiving is on the horizon, and you just can’t wait. Anything that gets you together with your loved ones is welcome. But don’t forget to buckle down and get your work done also.

Capricorn (12/22 – 1/19): You are patient and determined personality is a perfect characteristic to have when school and work are on the agenda. Concentrate while you can before the family becomes a constant distraction.

Aquarius (1/20 – 2/18): I hope you voted in this past election given your calm and analytical mind. Your strong suit is to be able to have original opinions that you feel confident in. Try relating that to your career and school.

Pisces (2/19 – 3/20): It is possible to be empathetic without getting deeply emotionally involved. Team up with a Leo and organize a way to help the community during the holidays.

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GOING LOKO

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t’s a kick-in-the-ass of a drink. It was designed by three post college students in Ohio, for college students in thirst, and made simply and only as a means of destruction. At $2.50 a can, its cost is near meaningless in the fiscal sense, but cost does not only exist in a pocket or in a wallet. It’s not uncommon for a college student to tell you that on a weekend morning. Its name is Four Loko.

Four Loko has recently reached the apex of its acclaim. The death of a college student in Washington has pushed Four Loko’s notoriety beyond just college students. Its name has now entered into the legal field and the mouths of collegiate faculty across the nation. As a result, surnames for the drink have surfaced, such as “knock out in a can” or “liquid cocaine.”

“Oh Four Loko,” said Timothy Stewart, non-student, “I’ve even heard people call them panty droppers.” The collection of names may contain different words, but the connotation behind the container remains the same: it’s a wicked potent concoction in a can.

The cornerstone of this drink is the combined presence of an undisclosed amount of caffeine content, and a steep 12 percent alcohol content, in one 23.5-ounce can. The copious amount of alcohol, glamorous appeal, and the high demand

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for energy drinks have together created a new iconic drink to pick you up with one can and, with two, take you out and down.

It’s an odd notion to can a substance containing both a depressant as well as an energy drink. Four Loko contains five times the alcohol of an average American beer. Since the caffeine content is held behind a secret veil, it is uncertain how much caffeine is being pushed into each can. It could very well be said that Four Loko is just as much an energy drink as it is an alcoholic beverage. Despite all that is said and unknown, Four Loko is still hauntingly popular.

“See, the real problem came when I finished the second can and began working on the third,” said an undisclosed source.

“I got the spins, and due to the caffeine in my system I couldn’t just pass out as I usually do. I was up until 5 a.m. just vomiting.” The source told this story as he continued to drink his watermelon flavored Loko. When asked what compels a man to have that experience and continue to drink the liquid, he belched and said, “I’m only drinking two cans tonight and I’m f*%king broke.”

Given a youth culture driven by immediacy, it’s an inevitable reality that excess will become more and more prevalent within society. In addition, the declined economy forces students to stretch every penny, pushing them toward

such cheaper and stronger drinks as Four Loko, and closer to the edge.

In the morning though, the edge is realized. The cost of Four Loko consumption rises with the sun, when restless sleep (brought on by caffeine) and dehydration (due to the alcohol content) meet the tried-and-proven theory that too much sugar consumption can make anyone sick. As Hunter Thompson once said, “The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over.”

Four Loko can turn even the most civil American college student into a reckless child, leave them with the pleasure of no memory in the morning and a heavier wallet. Young people haven’t had “enough to drink” until they’ve dropped unconscious at a college party. Students are now relinquishing control to caffeine and animal instincts, stumbling around forcing themselves onto (and in some cases into) complete strangers.

For political correctness the term “allowing them to be forced into” must be stated. Politics aside, this is why students are behaving more savagely than typical of the beasts they already are. It’s not them.

It’s the Four Loko. As a young community, this has become our choice... and in the morning, it becomes our fault alone.

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t was the first week of school, and I was happily on my way to add a class that was possibly open (it wasn’t). I went for the first two weeks and then got shut down very gracefully by the professor. I got back to my car, and I could not find my car KEYS! Well, due to the advice of a very good friend I had bought an under-the-car-key container for like 5 bucks. I at least had a spare key. I went back and retraced my steps, which happened to take me all over the entire campus as I had made many stops that day. No success. The keys were not to be found. So I left campus counting on the assumption that someone would turn my keys in by the following week... oddly enough that was not the case.

Have you ever lost anything at Chaffey?

The answer may be an overwhelming yes and many times over for some, myself included.

The next bit of information is important. The Chaffey College District Police Department Policy Manual has specific procedure on what happens to your property. Property will be held for at least 90 days and reasonable attempts will be made to contact the rightful owner, according to Section 806.5.

What is not known is that after that time unclaimed property can be auctioned to the highest bidder at a public auction or they may be destroyed.

It may be reassuring to know that unclaimed items such as personal information (social security cards, credit cards, drivers license) after 90 days are destroyed, but

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other high-end items such as cameras, musical instruments, or others items that can be used by certain departments are donated. Smaller items such as USB drives are not all screened because of the possibility of a virus on the drive. They are usually donated to local charities, as well as eye glasses and other small valuables.

One of the obstacles that the campus faces according to Campus Police is that not all departments and labs submit lost property to them.

“The best bet would be to be centralized in one location,” David Ramirez, director of Campus Police, said.

The library has a helpful procedure. The unclaimed property is held for a few days then turned over to Campus Police. This should be the applied procedure for all departments, and to deviate from the library’s procedure causes confusion to students.

One of the biggest mistakes that we all make is that we do not properly identify our properly, such as using a label maker to create a label or going to Campus Police and having your item inscribed by them with their engraver.

This reporter is happy that his keys were turned in to Campus Police and were able to be identified because of Owner Applied Number (OAN). This number allows whoever finds property to locate the owner.

Campus Police encourages students to put their OAN on their driver’s license, which would allow anyone in California to locate them. Remember to keep checking back because someone may turn in your keys the very next day. It took six weeks of checking back with them to find my KEYS, but I got them.

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Roaches are not the only bugs to survive the apocalypse Review of Fallout: New Vegas JAmes Calleja

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eing a lone gunman in a post-apocalyptic world is tough. They get shot, left for dead and desperately seeking revenge. Whoever planned the gunman’s murder is always one step ahead.

But the lone gunman knows something his shooter doesn’t: All roads point to New Vegas.

What happens to the lone gunman is an unintentionally hilarious adventure. As he steps out into the wasteland, he decides to

take a shortcut to New Vegas by going off road.

A big mistake on the player’s part, as poor balancing has placed giant radiated scorpions in his way.

The poor gunman, lacking experience, strength and ammunition, is going to have to cash in his chips early.

After spending all of his ammunition and barely scraping by the teeth, the lone gunman escapes his death. He chooses wisely and sticks to the road this time, ending up in a small town.

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He enters a local tavern hoping to pry information out of the barkeep. He walks up to the barkeep and demands an answer, but the barkeep walks away. The gunman looks confused as the barkeep walks through the wall, forever denying him any chance of finding his assailant.

That is the experience players can expect with Obsidian Entertainment’s Fallout: New Vegas. Players discover that the world is filled with puzzling game bugs and performance issues.

Several more months in the oven would

have done the game wonders, allowing the developers to smooth out the edges.

If one were to get past the problems of New Vegas, he would find a diamond in the rough. New Vegas is an improvement over Fallout 3.

The game truly is open ended, allowing players to do whatever they want in the apocalyptic world. The missions are captivating and seemingly entwined in your character’s development. It’s just a shame the game is bug riddled.

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Lay me down to sleep

The scariest part is My Soul to Take that some people are paying to see it Courtney Garcia

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he Paranormal Activity series focuses around a family being tormented by a ghost/demon. The first film was original and frightening; sadly this cannot be said for the sequel.

Paranormal Activity 2 attempts to give a prequel to the first film but focuses more on trying to tie the two stories together instead of creating fear for the audience’s enjoyment.

The worst part about this film is that all the events of the first film happen in the same film nothing new or original happens.

It is just a watered down version of the first film, but with a bigger budget (which I think got wasted on other stuff besides the film).

I had high hopes for these filmmakers because they were the first to make an enjoyable “first person” style film and thought they might revolutionize this style of filmmaking.

Sadly, it seems this was just a fluke for these filmmakers.

I wish I could say something positive about the soundtrack, the actors or anything, but there was no soundtrack, the actors were mediocre at best, and overall a waste of my money and time.

If you already saw the first one, there really is no need to watch a watered down version of it.

I would say see this movie if you haven’t seen the first one so it would be new to you, but there would be parts that would not make any sense.

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y Soul to Take would be better described by an earlier line from that well-known prayer: “Now I lay me down to sleep.”

This newest project of esteemed horror-director Wes Craven has left thousands of fans of A Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream (Craven’s more famous works) with mixed feelings.

The film begins with an awkwardly fast-paced flashback that is riddled with generic scares, corny script-writing, and campy directing.

Next the film fast-forwards 16 years and quickly devolves into a teen drama speckled with weak acting and stereotypical high school embarrassments.

However, just as expectations sink lower and lower, a sense of suspense seems to develop along with the story.

The movie becomes an entirely different type of experience when increasingly unorthodox scares are unleashed, awakening the audience from

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the comfort of obvious tricks.

True to the director’s prolific past, the movie quickly becomes a mystery-slasher flick — even featuring a few creepy cell phone sequences that harken back to the iconic Scream trilogy.

Though the gore doesn’t quite match up to the bloodthirsty demand of today’s audience, the plot attempts to compensate accordingly.

Halfway through, the film almost promises to be a breath of fresh air from the onslaught of modern day teenage B-movies that have degraded the contemporary definition of horror.

However as the film progresses from its mid-way peak, it’s only a downhill journey until the credits start rolling.

Despite the momentary promise it showed, My Soul To Take reaches short of the hype of its advertising and the reputation of its director. It was interesting only to see how it ended, but it lacks any significant re-watch value. My Soul to Take gets a 7 out of 10 for effort.

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Sports

Chaffey soccer looking good GREG WOODSON

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chaffeybreeze.com | Nov. 8, 2010

DARLEINE HEITMAN

Sport Shorts: Volleyball

fter a tough loss to Taft, the men’s soccer team put together a strong performance in their victory over College of the Desert on Tuesday, Nov. 2, at Chaffey College.

Danny Nunez scored two goals for the Panthers, adding to his team leading total of seven goals this season. Steven Ritchie and Kory Fincher also each added a goal in the 4-2 victory.

The Panthers now have put themselves in a good position to earn a spot in the upcoming playoffs. Chaffey is currently sitting in second place in the Foothill Conference with an important game coming up against the first place Victor Valley Rams on Tuesday, Nov. 9, at 3 p.m. at Chaffey.

Head coach Ben Cooper has his men playing at a high level during the most important time of the season with the first round of the playoffs starting Saturday, Nov. 20.

On the other hand, the women’s soccer team is also coming off a 2-0 victory over College of the Desert on Tuesday, Nov. 2, at Chaffey College.

Emma Martinez and Courtney Miller each scored a goal in the victory. Brooke Escobar and Lupe Flores both had an assist in the game as well.

The Lady Panthers will host Victor Valley in the last game of regular season play on Tuesday, Nov. 9, at 1 p.m. before the first round of the playoffs start on Nov. 20.

Panther football collapses in fourth quarter

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ll signs were pointing in the right direction on Oct. 23, as Chaffey led the Pirates 17-14 entering the fourth quarter, but this was short lived for the Panthers as L.A. Harbor took advantage of key turnovers to take home the victory.

Turnovers haunted the Panthers in the second half that ultimately handed them their third defeat of the season. L.A. sophomore John White led the Pirates by capitalizing on several Panther turnovers and finishing with 257 yards on 25 carries and five touchdowns.

Chaffey started out strong in the first three quarters and carried all the momentum as the rain poured throughout the game. Chaffey seemed to be playing smart as they intercepted and recovered a fumble

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he Chaffey women’s volleyball team lost to Victor Valley 0-3 on October 20. Although the Panthers lost the first game, they matched Victor Valley in the second, point for point to 18. Then Victor Valley pushed ahead with six unanswered points. Chaffey was unable to seize the opportunity to regain the lead falling behind 0-2 games. In the final game the Chaffey women appeared disheartened by the prior two losses and this hampered their ability to rally a sufficient offense to overcome Victor Valley.

The Panthers are currently in fifth place in Conference play, with 3 wins and 5 losses and are 8-9 overall. Their next home game will be against Rio Hondo on November 17 at 5:30 pm.

DARLEINE HEITMAN

Freshman Marina Bluethman and captains Nicole Ethridge and Jacquie Elser work together against Victory Valley College on Oct. 20. on two Pirate mistakes. The Panthers then got on the scoreboard by a 44 yard pass completion from quarterback Jeff Ginolfi to sophomore Brandon Caldwell.

Ginolfi and Caldwell then combined again for a 7-yard touchdown pass in the final seconds of the first half to put Chaffey up 17-14. The Pirates have been known to dominate their opponents in third quarters this season only allowing a total of 22 points throughout the season. They stuck to this statistic once again as they shut down the Chaffey offense in the third quarter and took control of the remainder of the contest.

The Panthers were outscored 28-3 in the fourth quarter as White led L.A. Harbor to a commanding 42-20 victory that ended up being the worst loss of the season for Chaffey.

Late Touchdown hands Chaffey second straight loss

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ith 31 seconds left to play in the game, Moorpark College was able to break through the Chaffey defensive line and complete a late scoring drive that gave them a 24-21 victory on Satuday, Oct. 30 at Chaffey College.

Chaffey felt comfortable as freshman Reggie Bryant secured a 1-yard touchdown run that gave the Panthers a 21-17 lead with about three minutes left to play in the game. Bryant had both Panther

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touchdowns as he ended up with 67-yards on 10 carries, but this was still not enough as the Moorpark Raiders were able to crush Chaffey’s victory hopes.

Chaffey sophomore Brandon Caldwell had a solid game as he led the receiving end with 65-yards on four catches. The Panthers also relied heavily on field goals by sophomore kicker Trevor Layne as he went three for three on his field goal attempts from 42, 30, and 27 yards.

This heartbreaker now puts the Panthers at 4-4 as they hope to regain their winning ways.