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November 8 - November 21, 2010
Swimming blues
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BROKEN BOILER CANCELS WATER COURSES Aptos High’s swimming pool; the latter being almost half by Cole Bendinelli and Hagar Barson
Swimmers at Cabrillo feel like fish out of water. On Oct. 23, Cabrillo’s pool maintenance staff discovered a faulty part in the pool’s heating system, rendering it unsafe to use. Upon further investigation, maintenance employees realized the boiler heater was overheating, causing the system to leak and could lead to further problems. After a pool boiler specialist from San Jose came to look at the problem, the pool was immediately shut down to the dismay of students in 17 classes including swim fitness, intercollegiate water polo and adaptive swimming for physically limited students, among others. “It’s terrible to have to cancel classes,� says Steve Dukelow, the Assistant Facilities Planning and Plant Operations Director. “We really don’t want to have to do that.� The boiler heater uses a cylinder that bubbles gas that ignites, creating a blanket of fire around another cylinder that looks like a giant oil filter for a car, in which pool water is exchanged and pumped back in the pool, eventually heating it. The failure of the RBI brand boiler heating exchange causes the pool temperature to drop more than 10 degrees, according to Steve Birkhofer, Pool Maintenance Director. Despite the pool being closed, practice has not been cancelled for the water polo teams. Instead they’re confined to splitting time between Soquel High’s swimming pool and
the size. “[Aptos’s pool] is a lot smaller where we’ve been practicing at, so we can’t even fit the whole team in it. It’s like a baby pool,� she said. Using high school pools also has time constraints, forcing both teams to practice at the same time, leaving some to second-guess their upcoming tournament performances. “Some people just stop showing up [to practice] in general just ‘cause ‘oh, it’s not convenient anymore, so I guess I’m not gonna go,’� said Joey Desalvo, 18, of the men’s water polo team. “When people can’t practice it’s just sort of unmotivating and discouraging,� said Ksineya Krulicki, 18, women’s water polo team. “It sucks... nobody enjoys it,� said Desalvo. Dukelow’s main concern is the students being affected by the shut down swim facility. “As soon as I got the word, I turned around and got this thing ordered, made the paper work happen and immediately got the part on a truck.� The part, which costs $8,702, was ordered from an RBI Water Heaters based out of Toronto, Canada. The part should only take one day to install, with a $2,000 labor fee, said Dukelow. The pool is currently scheduled to be closed through November 11.
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Queer prom vs. budget cuts
WHY THE STUDENT SENATE PRESIDENT REALLY PULLED THE PLUG by Ryan Boysen Cabrillo College’s first ever ‘Queer Prom’ was the cause of recent contention between Leading Out club members and Theo Offei, Student Senate president. Leading Out, the first LGBT rights club at Cabrillo in over 30 years, was founded at the start of this semester and wanted to kick things off with a bang. “There’s never been a club like this, and there’s never been an event like this,” said Elizabeth Habara, president of Leading Out. “[But] I think some people maybe aren’t ready.” After settling on the idea of a Queer Prom, Leading Out’s first course of action was to secure funding for the event, with an estimated total cost of $2300. The Inter Club Council approved $1000 towards the event after a presentation by Elizabeth Habara and the prom was halfway on when an unexpected delay took place. Theo decided to veto $700 that the Student Senate had approved towards Leading Out and its proposed prom. “I’m a strong proponent of Leading Out and LGBT rights, but this is about fiscal responsibility,” said Theo Offei. Treasurer Oleksii Chuiko had amended the original request for $1000 to $700 and the Student Senate then passed the motion. A letter sent by Theo to the Student Senate and Leading Out thus came as a surprise when he announced in it his veto of the motion, saying: “Please let me elaborate on what this veto is NOT. This veto is nothing personal against Ms. Habara… Furthermore, let it be known that this veto is by no means antigay sentiments. I am a strong proponent of gay right [sic] and as some of you know, I have fought and continue to fight vividly, tirelessly, and vigorously for the LGBTQ community…” “To end, I urge the budget committee to give a thorough review and reconsider other means of funding this event, then recommend it to the entire senate.” In the letter, Theo outlined his decision to veto the motion on the basis of three main complaints. His first concern was that the event would not necessarily be benefiting the entire campus and student body as a whole, only a part of it. Additionally he called attention to the grey area inherent in an event such as this, arguing it toed the line between a cultural awareness event and a purely social function. “Given the fastest [sic] pace at which we are currently spending our funds, the amount approved by the ASCC Senate is more than we should be investing in this event, especially at this critical time of
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Elizabeth Habara discusses the LGBT prom at a committee meeting on Oct. 27 budgets [sic] cuts in every corner of our vital programs and departments,” wrote Theo. Citing the fact that Elizabaeth Habara, herself a member of the Student Senate, had voted on the motion in question, Theo gave his second point of contention: “Although there is no rule / law restricting the vote of any member of the board, it is usually an ethical issue to abstain if you belong to an organization involved in the discussion,” wrote Theo. His main problem with the motion however, was the fact that funding from the Inter Club Council and the Student Senate comes from the same general fund. Since Leading Out had already received $1000 from the ICC, Theo thought that asking the Student Senate for more funds from the same source would amount to financially irresponsible “double dipping.” Elizabeth Habara however, says that this is fairly common practice and that Leading Out was only following standard procedure by asking for funding from both sources. While some speculate that Theo’s rea-
sons for vetoing the motion were not based entirely on a desire to make responsible use of Student Senate funds, at this point it is impossible to objectively say for sure either way. The future of the prom was uncertain as the item failed to appear on the next week’s agenda due to a bureaucratic mix-up, leaving Leading Out faced with a choice between accepting a loan or attempting to negotiate an alternative with the Senate Budget Committee. “This is just another struggle, just another obstacle that we’re going to overcome, we’ll just have to work twice as hard,” said Antonette Kortie, a Leading Out club member. Theo was still hopeful that the Student Senate and leading out would be able to work things out, saying “This is not yet over, there is still time to come to a common ground.” However, just as unexpectedly as the prom’s funding had been thrown into question, the answer was found from an unlikely source. Numerous out of pocket donations
from staff members and additional donations from anonymous benefactors brought funding for the project to $2283, extremely close to the original estimate of $2300. Tempers still run hot regarding the veto and its implications, and Elizabeth Habara says she will be running for President of the Student Senate next semester. However, for now Leading Out is focusing on putting together the prom and making sure it goes off without a hitch. “The Queer Prom provides an opportunity for many students to participate in a major event that they never had the chance to while in high school,” said VP Matt Martinez, “I look forward to exceeding expectations.” The prom will be held in the Cabrillo Cafeteria on Dec. 3rd, with tickets on presale from Nov. 8 to Nov. 19th at 15 dollars each, after which they will be 25 dollars each. Discounts will be given on multiple tickets. “We’re looking forward to an evening of diversity, acceptance, and celebration,” said Matt Martinez.
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November 8 - November 21, 2010
Homebrewed goodness
A PEEK AT CABRILLO’S MOST INTOXICATING COURSES
by Bryce Jacobsen
Your last name does not have to be Christ in order to create an alcoholic elixir from scratch. Water, yeast, hops and barley—when put in the proper hands these four simple ingredients can create something godly: booze. Cabrillo College students are skipping the alcohol aisle and choosing to take a class to learn to brew their own beer. It is the next logical step for the health and economically conscious in Santa Cruz. Homebrew is cheaper and you know exactly what is in it. The problem is that many have the misconception that hombrewing is too difficult and that mass produced beers, such as Budweiser, are the best the world of beer has to offer. Mark Taylor, 52, wants to clear things up. Three years ago, Taylor, a local
“With beer there is no
limitation, the spectrum of what you can do is huge. - Mark Taylor handyman, decided to share his passion by creating a homebrewing class at Cabrillo College. The class meets on Sundays for five weeks, but Taylor wastes no time. “First day of class we’re brewing beer right off the bat. The whole idea of having five weeks is that they get to see the results of their efforts in brewing. By week four you’re sampling the beers you made in class,” says Taylor. Taylor says the way to learn to brew is by jumping in and doing it hands on. After students complete their course in homebrewing 101, they can pick up supplies for their new hobby at Seven Bridges, a homebrew store that carries organic ingredients for creating beer. Taylor is trying to bridge the gap for those that feel unsure about committing money to a hobby before knowing if they like it, or in Taylor’s case--love it. “It’s a way for them to not have to commit to buying a bunch of equipment and they can see this is doable, that I can do this at home pretty easily,” says Taylor. Taylor also hosts a beer appreciation class—one day filled with sampling great-tasting, classic beers.
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An anonymous hand puts in time at the bubbliest lab on campus. Taylor aims to educate people about how versatile beer is, saying that many people come to the tasting with no idea that there are so many styles of beer. It is hard to blame them; after all, even styles have styles. “There are six different types of stouts that people don’t even realize are
unique. We’ll go through a dry stout, a sweet stout, an imported stout, oatmeal stout and do a comparison between each of them so that they can see that when people say stout you have to really be specific because there is a whole handful of types of stouts,” Taylor says. Taylor feels that beer should be
paired with dinners according to style and deserves a spot, not only alongside wine on the dinner table, but above it. Taylor claims he loves wine as much as the next guy, but much more goes into brewing. “A lot of people that are winemakers probably get pissed off to hear me say that, but wine is really limited to the grape. With beer there is no limitation, the spectrum of what you can do is huge,” says Taylor. Taylor discovered his passion for brewing 10 years ago when he saw a flyer for a brewing demonstration at Seven Bridges. There he saw his first batch of beer, and was enthralled with the process. Taylor could not believe that anyone could make his or her own beer. Without an ounce of hesitation, Taylor bought his first homebrew kit, went home and brewed his first batch. Fast-forward to present day and Taylor normally has “about 60 gallons of beer on hand at any time.” Taylor can afford massive amounts of brew because he calculated that each pint, including the propane expelled to cook up a batch, costs him a mere 30 cents. Smaller breweries that produce more exclusive styles and cost more are on the rise despite the ailing economy. In 2010, small-scale craft breweries have increased sales by 10.3 percent, according to The Brewers Association. During a time when nearly everyone is looking to save, people are indulging on their favorite carbonated beverage. “People are recognizing that beer is really part of our heritage and that it’s worth [the money.] We’ve all kind of been over the years brainwashed to believe that Budweiser, Coors or Pabst Blue Ribbon were what beer was. We’re coming out of this Budweiser fog to recognize that there is more to life than homogenized, watered-down beer. There’s flavors and history to beer that we have been out of touch with and I think people really want to get back in touch,” says Taylor. Taylor is looking forward to spreading his message to more students during the spring semester. His next homebrewing class starts March 13th. In the mean time, Taylor is going to keep his creative juices flowing and find local ingredients that he can put into his next batch- no matter how unorthodox. “Today I ran into Joe Marini, who runs Marini’s Candies and was saying to him it’d be cool to make a salt water taffy beer. And you know— you could.”
November 8 - November 21, 2010
Silverlining for Dems in California 2008 GAINS REDUCED TO A BLUE TINT
Election
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ILLUSTRATION BY MORGAN ANDERSON
by Patrick Evans The Santa Cruz Democratic Central Committee held an election party in a ill-lit, dirty office building known as The Galleria, at 740 Front Street. The mood was subdued, though the night was largely one of victory for California democrats. Edgar “Jerry” Brown beat Meg Whitman in the most expensive gubernatorial campaign in U.S. history, Democrat Barbara Boxer beat Carly Fiorina in Senate race, Dem. Gavin Newsom beat Rep. Abel Maldonado in the race for Lieutenant Governor, and Dem. Kamala Harris beat Rep. opponent Steve Cooley to become Attorney General. “It’s a difficult time nation wide,” said Zach Friend, 31, Chair of the Santa Cruz Democratic Committee. Local results had been favorable, but Democrats were losing seats in the House, the Senate, and State capitols across -thenation. It was a bloody rout. The Democratic Party lost 71 seats in the House, and 6 seats in the Senate. “I hope this will motivate people, so in two years we can take back the House,” Friend said. “I’m not thrilled,” said former California State Senate candidate John Laird. “But I’m happy to see Prop. 23 go down in flames,” Laird said. Prop 23, which would have repealed California’s clean air act AB-32, was defeated by a wide margin, 61% against to 38% for. Many of those present expressed mixed emotions over the California elections, and some were less than enthusiastic over Jerry Brown’s win. “I voted against Meg, not for Jerry,”
said Greg Cristopher. “He didn’t protect protesters in Oakland against police with rubber bullets” Cristopher said. Greg referred to an incident when Brown was mayor of Oakland. Oakland Police fired wooden bullets, threw “less-than-lethal” grenades, and drove motorcycles into a crowd of 800 striking ILWU longshoremen and warehouse employees at the port of Oakland in 2003. Brown defended the actions of the Oakland police against strikers, which drew criticism from Californian labor organizations. “Brown needs to represent his voters,” Cristopher said. “He’s better than Meg” said David Stearns, former Cabrillo Student Senate vice president, and campaign manager for SC City Council candidate Ron Pomerantz. “No politicians or candidates are talking about the changes we need to make,” Stearns said. “I think we’re in for messed up times.” said Bernard Bricmont. Bricmont was seated behind a low plastic table, covered in green baize. Before him was a mostly empty contribution box. “The Tea-Party has split the Republicans, they won’t get anything done,” said Bricmont. Richelle Noroyan, a tall woman ovalfaced woman with thick grey hair, walked precincts in the Alameda and Santa Clara regions on Tuesday for Joe Buchanan and Jerry McNerny. “My particular precinct was terrible,” Noroyan said. Noroyan said she found whole blocks of registered voters that almost completely failed to turn out. “People weren’t fired up.”
Even Clouds’ popular appeal couldn’t save the victory party.
Santa Cruz victory celebration receives apathetic turnout
CAMPAIGN PARTY FAILS TO IMPRESS by Morgan Anderson The bar was practically empty, save for a middle-aged man with dirty blonde dread locks hanging down to his lower back, wearing a pair of Hawaiian swim trunks and a dirty white T-shirt with holes in it. A few others sat on stools quietly, staring aimlessly up at either of the two televisions mounted above the bar playing the election news updates without sound. Lynn Robinson, who ran and won for Santa Cruz city council for her second four-year term, celebrated her re-election in a back room at Clouds, a restaurant and bar in downtown Santa Cruz located across from a parking garage. Robinson heavily supports and protects public safety, working closely with the police department and community members to clean up the streets of Santa Cruz. The 11 people that gathered for Robinson’s event were just meandering around aimlessly as if in search of the point. The small, huddled conversations were barely worth noticing, as mothers rambled on to one another about their children and what they had done that day. Others spoke of their day at the office, but there was barely any mention of Robinson or her campaign triumph.
A small, half-eaten sheet cake was accompanied by a mediocre array of bread, garlic cloves and hummus. Robinson, who won the second seat of three with 22 percent of the votes for city council was sitting at a table fixated on her white Mac laptop, barely looking up to greet her loyal supporters and friends. Not once did she stand to give a speech or thank the people who made their way to her end of campaign celebration. “ I really feel, especially in walking through the neighborhoods, that the economic strength of the city is on everybody’s minds,” she said to the Santa Cruz Sentinel. “I think that is kind of reflective now, that people said, ‘These were the candidates that really understood that need in a big, substantial way.’” Judging from the caliber of the festivities Tuesday night, Robinson is in no better economic standing than your average Joe. As the night drew to a close and the votes were tallied, it was clear that this was as good as it was going to get: this was no newsworthy party worth televising. The group of three homeless men playing scattered chords with an out of tune guitar was more enjoyable to watch than Robinson’s re-election party. Observing the handful of supporters that showed up, one wonders how on earth Robinson won.
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November 8 - November 21, 2010
Voters swing sharp right U-turn THE GRAND OLE TEA PARTY SWEEPS INTO POWER THIS NOVEMBER By Rad Keiding A yellow flag showcasing a coiling rattlesnake poses the words “Don’t tread on me.” It’s creator, one hot and hissing movement of people in the United States, named itself the Tea Party, echoing the tea-sabotage incident leading up the American Revolutionary War with Great Britain called the Boston Tea Party, which protested against taxes. It is not an actual political party, but rather a wave of like-minded activists, many with steady jobs and normal American lifestyles, but mixed in are a slew what Cabrillo student Allison Maupin called, “white trash hippies.” The group is protesting against three main things: the bank bailout of the world financial crisis in ‘08, which injected $700 billion into the banks, the stimulus plan of 2009, which decreased some federal taxation, boosted welfare slightly, and also invested some of it’s 750 billion dollar worth in education, and lastly it demonstrates against the healthcare reforms such as making insurance policies more humane and making them more efficient. The “party” is conservative, but not strictly republican. The demonstrators gather and listen to speeches non-violently but scream out outrageously because of the fear that the government is not listening to their concerns. “Don’t tread on me!” they say from their deepest fear of displacement. However, with 10 congressional candidates under the movement’s support, and a handful of them elected, people do need to listen, and learn to discern its spin from valid concerns and ideas. Corporation giants like BP and McDonald’s, who thrive with conservative and fascist governments, cater to humanity’s most entrenched fears and habits, in turn support our self-poisoning and trashing of our life-source Earth. Yet the Tea Party wants to give the big conglomerates less restriction and more room to control the game of resources and consumption in exchange for less government involvement, or as they see it, interference. The group is irrate about taxes, and is actively lobbying in Washington so that unregulated markets can replace the role of government—with efforts already by newly elected Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, son of the presidential candidate Ron Paulany form of welfare is equal to communism. Brashly the movement is making itself heard now, which makes it relevant to see
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Tea Party Celebrites Rand Paul, Sarah Palin, Christine O’Donnell, and Sharron Angle are far from disappointed with Tuesday’s mixed results. what it really wants. Like the snake, it does not want to be stepped on, and there is something latently powerful in someone asking to be respected. In Aretha Franklin’s day, the woman giving voice to R-E-S-P-E-C-T, people did not even see her as a civilized person from an acceptable culture. The US was a segregated and otherwise intolerant country then. Yet Franklin called for her right to be, and with her might, did get what she was asking for. So is it possible to give an ear to the intolerant? Shall we tolerate the intolerant? “At root, the Tea Party is nothing more than a them-versus-us thing,” said Matt Taibbi of Rolling Stone. People all across the world have been shocked and also baffled. But as Taibbi points out, this is not an us versus them scenario and the reality is that the Tea Party full of members of our own society ex-
pressing perfectly valid concerns, the roots of which is shared by everyone. Getting trampled on sucks says the rattle snake with its shaker, and in the United States people are pouring in across the borders, something that conservatives and tea partiers want to put an end to, and are posting up in lawn chairs with American flags along the US-Mexico border because they don’t want to be displaced. In fact, the issue is so hot that a lot of conservative legislators think that it’s time to punish people coming across illegally and getting caught. Unfortunately, there appears to be a greedy hand at play, just like the Private Prison Corporation testifies to. “Wayne Calabrese, president of the Geo Group, a prison company, recently told investors that he expected business to improve: ‘Those people coming across the border and getting caught are going
to have to be detained and…there’s going to be enhanced opportunities for what we do,’” reported an editorial in San Jose Mercury News, Nov 2, 2010. Information of this sort makes journalists across the world freak out about the Tea Party potential, considering it adheres to leaders of very extreme and fundamental positions, such as the Tea Party leader Mark Williams, a white man, who wrote a letter to Abraham Lincoln in the voice of “colored people,” complaining about the state of affairs, using expressions like “we coloreds.” But privatized prisons, which is drawing increased international attention and criticism, would thrive with more conservative support. And with the ultra-conservative News Corporation as the organizations’ number one financer, an agenda of privatization across the board can be expected.
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From conception to creation NEW SCULPTURES AT VAPA OR HORTICULTURE BREAKTHROUGH? By Nicolette Nasr Beautiful and mysterious sculptures have seemed to organically risen at Cabrillo’s VAPA center. The site-specific installation helps represent the V in VAPA (Visual and Performing Arts) Center while it enhances the Crocker Theater and Music Recital Hall’s entry way. The products of a Cabrillo Extension’s summer program class called “Large Scale Sculpture,” these impressive structures were conceived, fashioned and erected in just ten days. Jamie Abbott, longtime Cabrillo Art instructor, oversaw the class, marveled how the whole thing came together. “We had the perfect number of people for the spaces. Nobody got in anybody’s way and everybody was accommodating, which was great,” said Abbott. There were no prerequisites for the class and it attracted established artists like Jeff Caplan as well as novices like Molly Wilson, a 19 year old from Santa Margarita who was in town visiting her grandparents. Most of the class had never welded before. They started with a brainstorming session and site selection. Josephine Espinosa brought her plastic guitar cases the first day and already had an idea of what she was going to do and where she would put it. Hugh Voris, on the other hand, was inspired by “a creation motif, primordial ooze and all that stuff.” He added “first the leaves, then [he] added the spider and then the fly, the spider had to eat something and then a couple of days later [he] added the hummingbird.” Jamie Abbott finished and mounted his piece before the class started so they could see the scale they would need to fill the platforms. He knew they would seem huge in the little laboratory but would be dwarfed when they got outside. Many of the building materials were recycled; the long metal rods that appear in almost every one of the pieces and contribute to the cohesiveness of the collection came from the demolished art building. The process was noisy and physical putting these huge pieces PHOTO BY MORGAN ANDERSON of steel together. “Arcs and Sparks,” chuckled Voris. Brandon Burgess’s sculpture was deemed “Hollywood” after it The pieces tell a mythic story of was seen on display with lights. man’s relationship to art and nature as
you walk among them. If you start at Soquel Drive you come across “Still Growing” by Lynda Watson, which appears to be bundles of rebar intricately woven together with wire. Then onto “Orator” by Geoff Cavas, which is a sweeping figure pontificating to what looks like a bar of glycerin soap. Next “Silent Heart” by Diane Patrcuaola, an evocative metal figure with an open-ended head filled with rocks and one dangling rock from a chain representing the heart. Jamie Abbott’s “So Fine” rounds out the first stretch with delicately balanced sticks forming a teepee that holds a solid, phallic-shaped hunk of metal under its peak. Jog a little to the front of the Recital Hall where the perfectly placed “Friday Night” by Josephine Espinosa is a whimsical jam between a drummer and sax player made of old guitar cases, metal bars and other acquired objects. The next stunner is by John Hylton, titled “Convids Teach the Cosmos to Humans,” and has a carved wood human plaintively staring at geometric shapes with ominous black crows perched upon it. “Hollywood” by Brandon Burgess looks like a rusted Emmy surrounded by askew music stands. Each platform has lights built in and when they shine up on the sculptures it creates an entirely new effect. “From the Void Springs Life” by Hugh Voris features fronds of metal delicately decorated with flies, a spider and a wire hummingbird. Jeff Caplan has created a familiar looking dragonfly out of Volkswagen parts that bounces and responds to every gust of wind. “Improv I” by Alan Helfen stretches to the sky and catches the light with it’s colorful glass circles. Last is Molly Wilson’s “Eyes and Legs,” a huge rusty metal spider crawling on to her platform from out of the bushes. There is no plan for repeating the summer class anytime soon. The next project created over the summer will be a mural on one of the many white expanses of wall at the new VAPA center. The giant bugs and huge humans of the sculpture walk will stay as it is for at least two years.
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Friday night
by Alexis Kevin Flores A duet of Guitar cases playing a saxophone and drums? Something in your head tells you to pinch yourself. Nope. You’re not dreaming. Maybe you took a wrong turn and ended up in a wacked out Disney movie. A puzzled look comes over your face as you take a look around and see more odd looking sculptures recently placed near the art wing. But the one that your now standing in front of demands your attention like a full moon on a cool winter night. You start wondering what Josephine Espinosa was thinking as she put this little piece of dreamland on Earth. You look a little harder and notice that this duet of musicians have no eyes, no lips, and no ears. Zip. Zero. Nada. Just a pair of feet to tap to the beat, and hands to hypnotize you with their instruments. Oh and a few curly Q’ssticking out where there heads should be. A phrase you have heard all your life comes from that same voice from before, “You are what you do.” An idea pops into your head as you smile. Maybe Josephine is just trying to show you all the time, dedication, blood, sweat, tears, and patience that musicians put in just to make us smile and move our feet on one magical Friday Night.
You are putting together dances, music, songs, dialoges, then of course the costumes and the sets and sometimes its hard getting it all into place and with enough juggling I t all comes together. Kathryn Adkins- Director
I watched the film to get some idea of how the story was going to be like and what the time period was like. Also, to get an idea of the woman they were and what kind of lives they lead that would put them in that kind of position to have to choose a taxi dancer in a dance hall as a career. Brie Michaud as Nickie
Sweet Charity Cabrillo College Theater Department Nov. 6-21 Evenings 8:00pm; Matinee 2:00 Crocker Theater, Cabrillo College Tickets: $20.00 General, $16.00 Senior/Student, $13.00 students with ASC card For tickets, call 479-6331 or www.ticketguys.com
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Photos by Kevin Johnson and interviews by Ultima Rossiter
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November 8 - November 21, 2010
New complex not out of the woods HEALTH AND WELLNESS HAS FORESTED ROOTS AT TOP OF THE WORLD By Alison Maupin Cabrillo’s 35 year-old Stroke and Disability Learning Center building, “wasn’t going to last another 35 years,” says Stroke Center program coordinator, Terry Przybylinski, 61. “We were afraid that students were going to fall into the sinkhole in the floor.” Despite the leaky roof, hole in the floor in the hallway, mildew, mold, leaks and floods in the bathroom, student Bonnie Menezes had this to say of the original Stroke Center building opened in De La Viega Golf Course in 1975; “It is a jewel on the hill. It houses precious cargo: human kind, some slower than others, some carrying a heavier burden in different ways than others. It is a healing place like no other I’ve ever known. You come as one and before you know it you are a strength to be reckoned with. The jewel sits bright as its students march on. The leaders are many, the staff is strong. But let us not forget those who have come before us and paved the way. We follow in their wake but put our footsteps in their own place. We grow stronger in ourselves little by little, step by step.” Now, when you walk through the Stroke Center, located in the orange building adjacent to the new Health and Wellness Center, which opened up September 25, 2010, you see high vaulted ceilings, balconies, well-lit wide hallways and the striking artwork made by students. “It hosts a unique population of students,” says Nursing & Allied Health program coordinator, Jill Gallow, 43, of the stroke center. “It’s beautiful, full of artwork. It’s the place where people re-learn the simple acts of living, like cooking and taking something off a shelf. It’s offering people a whole new chance at life.” “75% of our students have had a stroke while the other 25% have suffered some disabling condition,” says Stroke and Disability Learning Center director, Debora Bone, 59. As we walk through the center, Bone leads the way past upper body exercise bicycles used for shoulder coordination, strengthening and precision with the hands. Classmates look into the mirrored wall in the speech room, watching their own lips as they practice making sound shapes. “They’re still in there,” says Przybylinski. “Sometimes the words are there but you can’t express it.” “A stroke is a brain injury,” says Bone. “Depending on the part of the brain that
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PHOTO BY KEVIN JOHNSON
The new location for the Stroke Center at Cabrillo is a huge improvement from their previous housing. was injured different symptoms occur. Hands, legs, speech, all can be affected and must be retrained. We deal with all kinds of challenges.” Students tackle relearning motor skills at all levels, from eating, chewing, swallowing, (“keep the food from entering your lungs,”) to reaching up for plates and cups from the top shelf, to walking, balancing and leg strengthening exercises. Among disabling conditions that the learning center provides for are muscular sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, traumatic brain injury, and other neurological disorders. “The heart is the foundation of the stroke center. If you come meet them and see, you can tell that the students bond and are a great help to one another,” says Przybylinski. “We try to work with their functional loss. It helps them maintain their independence in the community for as long as possible.”
The age of Stroke and Disabilities Center students range from the 30s to their 90s. “Many have had a rich long life before they get here. There are doctors, mayors, great-grandmothers, artists, rich and poor,” says Bone. Students are excited by the proximity to the rest of the campus. “It gives our students and younger students an opportunity to get to know each other,” says Bone. And for the first time, Stroke and Disability Center students were able to get their pictures taken for their student IDs. Apparently, in 35 years, no photographer had ever come out to DeLaVeaga, but with the new convenient location, one walked over from the Student Senate building to get these students their ID card pictures. “The building there was very old and falling apart, so we are very happy to have a new home,” says Bone. When they moved into the new building they had lots of plug-in fans to bring, previously used
to combat the heat of summer. To their delight, they found that they didn’t need them anymore. The new facility is well insulated, modern and well located. However, it’s not without its problems. Przybylinski points to a towel-sized dark water stain growing on the ceiling in her new office. “We’re finding it wasn’t the building that made the place, it was the students and the staff that made it happen,” says Przybylinski. Even so, this new building sure is nice. A giant banner on the wall says “Love spoken here.” The art room is filled with paintbrushes, rulers, clay and paint. There are pottery classes to help students retrain the muscles in their hands. A long line of clay creations chock full of personality line a shelf along the wall. Lately, they haven’t been doing as much art due to budget cuts. “A lot of studies show,” says Bone, “that the creative process helps you to connect with the inner resources to work through trauma. We help people find a way to connect with their new life and feel good about themselves, even if life is different.” The computer lab run by Laura Acevedo and Maritt Tucker teaches classes in adaptive computer technology. There are extra walkers and wheel chairs for mobility training. “It’s amazing to see somebody get up again- they’re walking!” says Przybylinski. “I’m touched by all of them. If you know a person before stroke and you meet them past strokeit’s amazing to watch the transformation from when they first arrive and as they make progress towards their goals. It’s amazing to watch their progress. It’s the best place I’ve ever worked.” For those looking to get involved in the courageous community that just moved in next door, there are numerous opportunities for students to get involved. “Every semester we are seeking more student volunteers who are interested in a career with the disabled and seniors. It’s a great opportunity. The young students are really important to make the program better,” says Bone. “We have a lot of nursing volunteers, dental hygienists. We have amazing volunteers from Cabrillo, and San Jose State that are interested in speech and pathology. They love it here and they come back.” There are opportunities as mobility instructors and counselors, and speech communicators. “Come talk to Lenny Norton, the volunteer coordinator,” urges Przybylinski. To volunteer or learn more about the Stroke and Disabilities center call (831) 477-3300 or visit them online at strokecenter.com.
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November 8 - November 21, 2010
Plastic preys as grant $ vanishes REMEMBERING COLLEGE WHEN YOU PAY INTEREST: PRICELESS
By William Lee-Jobe The most common terminal affliction you can contract from college is not herpes; it’s credit card debt. Becoming a college student means new responsibilities, like mouths to feed, bills to pay, books to buy and tuition to fund. No matter your situation, you’re going to be dancing with a lot of finances, and most need outside help to figure it all out. Knowing this, banks throw out everything they can to make you their customer, hoping that they can make big bucks off stupid college kids unsure how to wisely spend their money. The deadliest bank offer of all, credit cards, leaves many in debt for the rest of their lives. Most people have experiencee with credit cards but here’s a quick breakdown with some facts missed by the average consumer. hold a limit—a flat amount that the bank can loan you—to spend whenever a student feels the need. But, while they use that money in the present, the bank adds it to a balance, which is paid back over time—with interest. Most credit card companies do not make you pay all of your balance at the end of the month. Instead, customers pay a minimum payment, which is usually two percent of the outstanding balance. Paying this minimum payment barely covers interest, leaving these consumers to eventually pay much more than 100 percent interest for purchases made years earlier. Most companies even charge fees for paying off all your debt too quickly Credit companies know this, and they make a lot of money off people who only
make minimum payments—ensuring their dependence until at least their 30s or 40s. With college costs on the rise— “tuition and fees of four-year schools have increased by 50% to an average of $7,000 a year,” according to collegeboard. com—more education expenses are being charged to plastic, boosting student debt to record levels. A study released last year by credit.com says that the average undergraduate carries $3,173 in credit card debt—the highest it’s been since 1998. In comparison, 2004 students averaged a debt was $2,169. As students complete more college units, they also gain debt—the higher the grade level, the higher the debt. The website also said that in 2008, seniors with credit accounts graduated with an average of $4,138 in debt, 44% more since 2004. In comparison, freshman’s average debt raised 27% to 2,038 dollars.
While credit cards used to be the lender of last resort, private lenders have been pulling back support because of the recession, making it harder for student to pay for college, according to Kalman Chany, an advisor on college funding. “The message is clear,” says Edmund Mierzwinski, consumer program director for the U.S. Public Interest Research Group. “Students are carrying more debt
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November 8 - November 21, 2010
It’s a family tradition
Cabrillo vendors offering more than the naked eye can see
By Faith Sackett Cultura Nativa is more than the booth that sits in the quad of Cabrillo College; it is a family that brings their culture, passion and healing to the students. The vendor booth is the production of mother Maria Luisa Gallo, 64 of Mexico City, Mexico, daughter Maria Gallo, 43 of Guadalajara, Mexico and grandson Nicholas G. Kinsella, 13 of Torrance, CA. Currently based in Los Angeles, the family travels around showing and selling a variety of hand-made items like hairclips and earrings made of feathers and stones, bracelets, necklaces and dream catchers. Cultura Nativa prides itself on not being a mass production jewelry factory. All the pieces are hand- and custom-made on the spot and blessed by Maria upon request. Common stones—amethyst, rose quartz and tigers eye—as well as rarer stones—snowflake obsidian, moss agates, lime jade, laborite, and quartz—are wrapped with high-grade, colored copper, beneficial to beauty, skin, and health, according to Maria. Their roots are Mexika—Mexican Aztec—and are
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based in Taxco, the silver capital of Mexico, where Maria Luisa Gallo’s father was a silversmith. Elias Gallo made his living molding and casting silver, mining and shaping stones, while Maria Luisa took care of her nine younger siblings. Her godmother, still located in Taxco, is involved in silver making and wholesale. At age 24, Maria Luisa Gallo immigrated to Venice Beach, CA. Eleven years later, at 35, her father’s creative genes kicked in; Maria Luisa Gallo began crocheting sweaters and blankets, arranging fresh flower art, and dressing up hand-made teddy bear characters. “She can make just about anything. She constantly changes and evolves,” said her daughter, Maria, who shares not only her mother’s name but also her artistic talents. The family utilizes not only metals and stones, but also feathers, obtaining them from pheasants, North American peacocks, quail, Canadian ducks, Makawas, wild turkeys and ostriches. Cultura Nativa sells Navajo-inspired dream-catchers, from the influence of Maria Gallo’s nieces raised on a reservation in Mexico.
The daughter Maria says her mom looks for different colleges so she can share her knowledge with students. Grandmother Maria says, “She likes students because they can make a difference in the world.” All kinds of students go up to her and call her mom or grandma because she makes such an impact on their lives. She teaches students about natural stones, herbs and plants that aid in healing. She is a knowledgeable medicine woman and she does blessings on stones she works with, so she has a lot of students that she calls her children all over the country. She picked Cabrillo because the fees that it costs them to set up the booth benefit the students. The items they sell range in price from $5 to $250. Nicholas, Maria Gallo’s son, is no exception to the family business; his participation has taught him the art of jewelry as well as the art of business. He travels around with the family to all the events so he is home schooled. His mom Maria feels he is getting a better education by seeing the different cultures and meeting people from all over. His mom says, for fun, “He likes carving skulls on avocado seeds and making origami.” The Cultura Nativa booth mirrors their Mexika cultural values: respect to mother earth, each other, and especially elders. If you would like to get more information or buy their products contact: Cultura Nativa, Maria Luisa Gallo Aztec Jewelry Designer.
November 8 - November 21, 2010
The coal companies feel this land is worth no more than the fuel hidden beneath.
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Fall caravan to Black Mesa
SANTA CRUZANS PLAN TO PROTEST WITH ARIZONA NATIVES OVER THANKSGIVING
By Sylvia Benson The Diné (Navajo) of Black Mesa, Arizona, have been resisting relocation policies of the US Government for generations. In 1974 their struggle intensified when Public Law 93-531 was passed, allegedly to settle a land dispute between the Diné and their Hopi neighbors. This law required the forced relocation of over 14,000 Diné and more than a hundred Hopi from their ancestral homelands. The dispute that was supposedly settled by PL 93-531 was, in reality, fabricated by mining & energy companies—in partnership with the US government—to obtain easier access to strip-mine one of the largest coal reserves in North America. Since then, more than 12,000 Navajo have been forced off their lands, but the 350 residents continue a staunch resistance at Black Mesa—mostly in the region of Big Mountain. Thanksgiving week, a caravan of work crews from across the country will travel to the reservation to participate in the annual Black Mesa Fall Wood & Supply Run. One of these work crews is originating in Santa Cruz, and will include local residents and a few Cabrillo students. “With the guidance of Black Mesa residents,” explains one participant, “the aim of the caravan is to honor the elders and bring support to their communities before
the arrival of the cold winter months.” The caravan is organized by Black Mesa Indigenous Support, a grassroots collective of volunteers with regional chapters across the country. The group’s website is “dedicated to working with and supporting the indigenous peoples of Black Mesa who are targeted by & resisting unjust large-scale coal mining operations and forced relocation policies of the US government.” Volunteers will spend the week helping residents by hauling wood, herding sheep, and constructing outbuildings as needed. By assisting the communities with direct, on-land projects, participants will be helping families to stay on their lands, and continue their fourth decade of resistance—which serves as the only obstacle to expanded coal mining. The discovery of some 21 billion tons of low-sulfur coal beneath the surface of Black Mesa is the driving force behind the relocation policy that continues to threaten the Diné’s traditional way of life. With a value estimated as high as $100 billion, it is the largest of such deposits in the entire United States and lies completely under Indian reservation lands. Control of these lands became the subject of a dispute between tribal governments manipulated by the coal companies, and in 1966 the Hopi and Navajo tribal councils--in conflict with much of the general tribal population--signed
strip-mining leases with a consortium of energy companies that promised more air conditioning for Los Angeles, more neon lights for Las Vegas, more power for Tucson-and for the Indians, great wealth. “Today, thirty years after the strip mining for coal began,” explains environmental & politicial writer, Judith Nies. “The cities have the energy they were promised, but the Hopi and Navajo nations are not rich. Instead, Black Mesa has suffered human rights abuses and ecological devastation.” The families that remain on the land endure air polluted by generating plants, harassment and intimidation by tribal and federal agents, and increased health issues resulting from air and water contamination. “Over 40 years, we Diné have endured harassment from the US Federal and Hopi Governments.” writes Katherine Smith, elder resident of Black Mesa. “The BIA (Bureau of Indian Affairs) Hopi police impound our livestock, arrest Navajo residents without cause, and caused injuries in doing so.” In 1988 a suit was filed against the US government to stop the relocations. Although the case was eventually dismissed without resolution, it attracted the attention of the United Nations. The UN describes the forced relocation as one of the most flagrant violations of indigenous peoples’ human rights in this hemisphere,
and in 1998 they sent an investigator to Black Mesa. It was the first time the UN officially and publicly investigated a specific case against the US government. Their report agrees that “that the human and religious rights of the Traditional Diné people are being violated.” In spite this and other international media and attention, the US Government continues to threaten the remaining families, while Peabody Energy—the largest coal company in the world—continues its strip mining operation. “Supporting these communities, whose very presence stands in the way of largescale coal mining,” said one caravan participant. “Is one way to work on the front lines for climate justice and against a future of climate chaos.” One Friday, November 12th, the Academy Award winning film that brought international attention to the Diné’s struggle, Broken Rainbow, will be shown at the Resource Center for Nonviolence (RCNV) at 515 Broadway in Santa Cruz. The showing will begin at 7pm and is a fundraiser for the fall caravan. Donations of $5-7 are appreciated. There is also need for donations of tools of all kinds, vehicles, work supplies, food, blankets, and medicinal herbs. All donations are taxdeductible and will be accepted between 12 and 5pm, Monday through Thursday at the RCNV, or they can be contacted by phone at 831-708-8199.
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November 8 - November 21, 2010 sports FOR UPDATED COVERAGE OF WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL CHECK OUT THECABRILLOVOICE.COM
Photo by Kevin Johnson
Softball anyone?
WOMEN’S SOFTBALL LOOKS TO FILL VOIDS LEFT BY GRADUATED By Edgar Hernandez The Cabrillo women’s softball team is in deep need of manpower, or in this case womanpower. The team has four returning starters from last years 17-172 team and has many roster spots open to anyone willing to go out and play. It is a bit early for anyone to shows signs of panic two weeks into practice, but any spectator may think otherwise. At Tuesday’s practice there were only five participants out on the field. “Yeah, we’re not doing much right now, some of our players are participating in other sports like soccer, volleyball and basketball. We’re hoping
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to have them out here soon,” said Coach Gene Johnson. Coach Johnson, a former Cabrillo football coach, hopes for the same success he has seen in recent years. His teams have made playoffs twice in the last three years, barely missing them last season by one game. Cabrillo saw its’ streak snapped last season of having eight consecutive years with a winning season. “I’ve been doing this since ’83, they asked me to coach when the other softball coach left,” Said Coach Johnson. “I was coaching both football and softball up until three years ago when I decided to quit [coaching football]. Our goal is always to make postseason, and be one of
the top teams.” The players lost are more of an issue than the actual numbers. One of the team’s biggest losses is former Cabrillo pitcher and San Lorenzo Valley High School graduate - Tanya Mutz. The 2008 all-conference player was the teams main, and for the most part, only pitcher in the 2009-2010 season. She started a team high 27 of 36 games, pitching in 29 of those games and winning 12 of her starts. “She was a very strong, hardworking and dedicated player,” said Coach Johnson. Another key loss is Cabrillo graduate Rachel Gregory. Gregory was a two-sport athlete, earning honors in both Basketball
and Softball; she also led the state in hitting. Gregory resides in Virginia and is currently enlisted in the Army program. “She hopes to participate in the Army in one way or another,” Says Coach Johnson “She may also be looking to play some ball there.” Cabrillo has a 40 game schedule this season, including a tournament and a double header. The season opens January and ends in April. Coach Johnson hopes to see more bodies out there, and advises any one interested in playing to go out. “Right now were just looking to fill our roster, and there are any spots for people to get some playing time.”
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Music that shocks IT’S DARK, IT’S HORRIFIC, IT’S RUTHLESS by Kevin Johnson
PHOTO BY ROB MCCREA
Hungry customers wait for their meal in the dimly lit Burger.
Bodacious Burgers at a prime price
NEW RESTAURANT LIVES UP TO ITS NAME by Claire Dunlap One word explains it all: burger. This new kick-ass restaurant on the corner of Bay and Mission in Santa Cruz offers daring burger combinations like the “The Johnny Marzetti”: a patty with bacon, American cheese, mac’n’cheese and tomato, or more mellow options like “The Syd Barrett”: a patty with Swiss cheese and mushrooms. To top it off these inventive burgers are made from Humboldt grassfed beef. What catches you off-guard about walking into burger., is that someone actually decided to make a cool restaurant. The bright white entryway where the chalkboard menu is located contains surprising items at a great price. With seven dollars you’ll be able to get a burger with shoestring or sweet potato fries. Instead of getting a number to put on your table, you get a great conversation starter in the form of a celebrity mug shot. Sean Nash and I got The Doors’ singer, Jim Morrison. The dining room is awesome. Open seating at the bar, tables, booths, or lounge area with comfy couches and board games makes your dining experience a little bit more fun. Burger. is the perfect place to bring the family and is also hip enough to come out with friends for weekly specials like “Wine Down Wednesdays” offering $5.00 glasses of wine all day. It also has a modern interior with black, grey and red walls, graffiti, chalkboards, and lots
of mirrors. Flat screen TVs and a working jukebox easily keep you distracted while waiting for your food. The burgers came not too long after ordering. I got “The Burger”: a beef patty, cheddar cheese, house sauce, tomato, lettuce, and tons of onion and pickles plus shoestring fries. I was satisfied with my burger after I took off some of the onions and lettuce, which let me taste more of the tender beef patty and actually be able to fit it into my mouth. Sean ordered “The Spicoli” (named after Sean Penn’s surfer dude character in the movie, Fast Times at Ridgemont High): a black bean, housemade veggie patty with house sauce, Swiss cheese, fries, and guacamole with sweet potato fries. Unfortunately Sean’s burger was delivered to him with a broken bun that was beyond repair. After the frustration of trying to enjoy his burger became too much to bear he went to the counter and got another bun making his meal complete. While eating, I noticed a fellow Cabrillo student and catcher for the Seahawks, Patrick Mell, 19, who was accompanied by his dad. Patrick had ordered “The Dude” (named after Jeff Bridges character in The Big Lebowski): a beef patty with jack cheese, bacon, avocado, and some sweet potato fries. It was his second time at burger., and he was really impressed with an eatery that serves sweet potato fries and a cool atmosphere, “It fits perfectly in Santa Cruz.”
Hidden beneath the Liberal attitudes, sunny beaches, and the optimistic reggae mantras that fill the streets of Santa Cruz writhes a repulsive, misanthropic serpent—a musical movement known as Black Metal. Having caused a tabloid media crisis in Norway during the mid 1990s with rumors of satanic cults and church arson, Black Metal communities are now found scattered throughout the world. In Santa Cruz, the underground extreme metal scene has seen the rise of said genre, and at its forefront walks the torchbearer—The Idolater. Idolater’s creative blueprint was drawn by a single man, which resembles bands such as San Francisco’s Leviathan and Norway’s ground breaking one-manband, Burzum. From the musical composition to mixing and production, Idolater is the work of a sole force. “I found early on that I do not work well with others. But even greater is the belief that I do not want others to poison my vision,” says Idolater. “My lyrics and notes are sacred to me. I do not want any other individual to have a part in my creative process.” Idolater adds that, “Being alone is difficult in that everything must be done without help. Writing, recording and mixing, are extremely time consuming and draining on my mind and body.” In conjunction with black metal’s past, Idolater’s lyrics and philosophy glorify misanthropy, anti-society, sexual desire, and anti-religion, all of which draw from his profound hatred of a single-minded society. “My lyrics are a direct assault on religion, society and mankind,” says Idolater. “They convey the message that Christianity has been the greatest failure in my life and that religion should be eradicated. I preach that man should not be bound by morals or faith.” Musically, Idolater closely resembles the second-wave of black metal by retaining an unconventional song structure, distorted guitars, and screeching vocals. Tracks off of Idolater’s first full-length album, Black Sexual Blasphemy, slither through the listener’s subconscious yearnings with high, yet comprehensible atmospheric dissidence. Guitar riffs are presented melancholically with stylized tremolo picking, drums utilize double bass and segments of blast beats, and vocals evoke harsh emotions and sheer physical pain. Amongst the typical black metal riffs are spirals of obscure, nightmarishly psychedelic seas of chaos.
ILLUSTRATION BY THE IDOLATOR
The haunting album art for Idolator’s Black Sexual Blasphemy.
“I tend to perform large amounts of research so I can learn how to mold notes into specific moods. I’ve been known to spend a month writing one riff,” says Idolater. “For Black Sexual Blasphemy, I have about six hours of riffs that never made it to the final cut. After all music is written, I listen to the riffs constantly to and write lyrics that fit.” As an artist in his own right, Idolater devotes his life to his work, his music and overall message to mankind. For Idolater, black metal serves as an outlet where he can express his deepest thoughts and feelings. “My music is my child. It is my calling and my purpose. In a world of social conditioning and groupthink, Black Metal it is the one place where I do not censor myself. Black Metal is my refuge—both artistically and emotionally”, says Idolater. The Idolater presents himself in a negative light in the eyes of society but musically his art plays on the strongest of human emotions. Though most people disagree with his ideologies, they are seen as the norm within black metal culture. “Misotheism and misanthropy should be greeted with open arms, acceptance and understanding—not controversy”, says Idolater. “With every passing day, the end of God draws nearer. The secularization of humanity is inevitable”. For the full Q&A interview with Idolater, visit www.scmetalbay.com
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November 8 - November 21, 2010
Arts & Entertainment every Sunday
Music every Wednesday
trivia and prizes The Poet and the patriot, santa cruz free for the 21+
the hippo happy hour cilantros, watsonville free prizes free admission for 21+ 5:30pm-7:30pm
Wednesday, Nov. 10
tuesday, Nov. 23
Open Mic Gadgetbox Studios-santa cruz suggested donations $1-$5 7-9:30pm all ages
Friday, Nov.12
ziion I in store performence street light records 6:30pm free admission for all ages
Saturday, Nov 13
cabrillo college’s 25th biannual coastal cleanup ksco radio staion free admission, live music, breakfast, and lunch limited street parking 9-12pm
Sports
Friday, November 12
• Women;s Soccer Vs. Foothill 2:00 PM • Men’s Soccer Vs. Ohlone 7:00 PM • Men’s Basketball Vs. Chabot 7:00 PM
new riders of purple sage Wednesday, November 17 • Volleyball Vs. DeAnza moes alley, santa cruz 6:30 PM $17 advance $20 at door 8:30pm for 21+
Thursday, November 18
Saturday, Nov. 27
the cataracs the catalyst $15 in advance doors open 8pm for 21+
• Women’s Basketball vs. Las Positas 5:30 PM
Saturday, November 20 • Women’s Basketball Cuesta 2:00 PM
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Tuesday, November 23 Friday, Dec. 3
• Women’s Basketball Chabot 5:30 PM
passion pit santa cruz civic auditoriTuesday, November 27 um • Men’s Basketball vs. $30 and up. 8pm Ohlone 7:00 PM www.ticketmaster.com
Saturday, December 4 Saturday, Dec. 4
carillo latin music ensamble mixed nutz! the nutcracker black box theater re-mixed $7 gen $6 sac at door ucsc theater arts for more info visit Tuesday, Dec. 7 http://arts.ucsc.edu/ A date which will live in tues. & wed. Nov. 23-24 infamy warren millers winterven- cabrillo music hall $7 gen $6 sac tion call (831) 477-5653 rio theater, santa cruz 8pm Fri. & Sat. Dec. 10th & www.warrenmiller.com for 11th more info the expendables +c-money Saturday, Nov. 27 & the players bill cosby The catalyst santa cruz civic auditorium $20 advance $25 at door 7pm ages 16+ www.santacruztickets.com 7:30pm
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• Men’s Basketball Tournament TBA
Sunday, December 5
• Men’s Basketball Tournament TBA
Wednesday, December 22 • Men’s Basketball Foothill 7:00 PM
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• Men’s Basketball H a r t nell 5:30 PM • Women’s Basketball Hartnell 7:30 PM