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Police make arrest in sexual assault case SAVE THE Forum answers safety concern questions
By Cole McCarthy cmccarthy.connect@gmail.com An email notification was issued the morning of Nov. 12, confirming the arrest of the suspect believed to be the perpetrator of the sexual assault committed Oct. 26 in a men’s restroom on campus. This was the topic of discussion at the open campus safety forum, held in the L-111 building on Thursday Nov. 12. Faculty Union President Jason Newman started the forum by giving Cosumnes River College President Edward Bush an opportunity to speak to attendants. The forum was then open for questions and discussion. There were about 20 staff and faculty members in attendance. Forum speakers included CRC Police Capt. Chris Day, Vice President Cory Wathen and College Nurse Michelle Barkley. A packet detailing safety related information for the CRC campus was provided. “He’s possibly being linked to additional crimes in the area,” Day said. The Sacramento Police Department will met with the District Attorney to discuss additional
DATE LRPD TRAINING
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The Los Rios Police Department, faculty and staff for CRC hold a safety forum on Nov. 12 to discuss questions and concerns about safety after recent string of crimes on campus.
Wathen stated it will be sent out by administration as early as the morning of Nov. 16 or as late as Nov. 17. Clicking on the icon twice is all that’s needed to send an instant notification to the district dispatch. The dispatch then contacts the campus police with details of who sent it and from where. Officers will then respond. District-wide safety training for faculty is now being held every week. Each college in the district is rotating the training on a weekly basis every month. Wathen said CRC’s
“We’re doing the best we can with the tools
we have. Students and safety are our priority. ” -- Michelle Barkley
Cosumnes River Collge Nurse details concerning the suspect’s charges on Nov. 13. The suspect’s identity has not been released following this arrest. The investigation of the crime remains ongoing. “We’re extremely proud of our staff and grateful to Sac PD for working together to make this arrest,” Day said. The campus implemented an emergency response notification icon called “ERNI” for all staff and faculty work stations, service desks and active computer desktops on campus. Faculty members will not have to install the icon.
training is currently being held during the third week of the month. Faculty have the opportunity to choose between workplace security awareness training or an active shooter training. The focus of the training options were chosen based on survey polls taken by staff members. Wathen said the active shooter training was the most popular. Times and campus locations for the safety training are being sent directly to their faculty email accounts. Professors continued to express concern over lack of police response on campus. An incident was men-
tioned where a non-student walked into a classroom and wouldn’t leave. Day said officers did make contact with that individual but dispatch has failed to follow up after calls are made in some instances. Campus police have increased visibility on campus and in the parking lots with additional patrols but are still having trouble with meeting the number of officers the college really needs. “We have about 15,000 students. We need 15,000 police officers on campus,” Day said. Day and Wathen both said the police simply cannot always be everywhere on campus. Many officers leave the district when they’ve completed employment on campus to go to other departments. The LRPD also has a low number of potential candidates applying to become police officers. “Our police department is making progress but staffing officers is a long process,” said Faculty Senate President Julie Oliver. Oliver mentioned she remembered that during the previous forum, LRPD Chief Cheryl Sears had addressed that our entire region’s lack of individuals applying for careers in law enforcement. There are faculty concerns regarding the amount of officers on campus at any given time, which is usually two, but they also have security patrols that help monitor the ongoings of the campus, Oliver said.
“We’re doing the best we can with the tools we have.” Barkley said. “Students and safety are our priority.” Police are hoping for developments with student volunteers to act as additional eyes and ears. Public Information Officer Kristie West said, “Every improvement we make either benefits our students directly or indirectly.” Day expressed that it’s important for staff and students both to walk with a purpose when they are walking to their cars or anywhere else on campus and to not have their valuables accessible and to put their phones away. He said that awareness and vigilance are key, so stay to areas that are well-lit and, if possible, to walk with other people in groups. All of those things can potentially prevent anyone from becoming a victim in a crime of opportunity. The number for campus dispatch is 916-558-2221. Once a caller hears the automated voice reception answer the call, they should press zero to speak directly with a dispatcher which will help to avoid having to listen for options. “Next one needs to be for students,” Newman said. Day expressed its importance for staff and students as well. Bush stated that administration is working with the Student Senate to have a safety forum organized for students.
The Los Rios Police Department is providing an Active Shooter Training Lecture and Lab on Nov. 19. The lab will be held in the Winn Center room 150 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The lecture will be held in the Library building, room 111 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
JOURNALISM OPEN HOUSE
The journalism department is holding an open house to provide information for joining the school newspaper. The open house will be held in room 109 of the Learning Resource Center on Nov. 19 from 12:30 to 3 p.m. Newspaper staff members, faculty and counselors will be available to answer questions and help students who would like to enroll.
LRCCD HIP HOP COMPETITION
The Los Rios District is having a Hip Hop Class Coreography competition at Folsom Lake College at 7 p.m. in the Falcons Gym. Folsom Lake, American River College and Cosumnes River College will all be competing against each other in the competition. Students are encouraged to come show their support. Tickets are $5 at the door.
THANKSGIVING BREAK
Los Rios District will be closed for Thanksgiving break Nov. 26 through 29. All campus offices across the district will be closed and no classes will be in session during this time. Campus offices will reopen and all classes will then resume session again the following week on Monday, Nov. 30.
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Philosophy panelists discuss ethics of free will By Cole McCarthy cmccarthy.connect@gmail.com
This year’s 10th annual Fall Ethics Symposium was held at Cosumnes River College on Nov. 16 in the Recital Hall. There were two sessions held throughout the day. Speakers included Ph.D. candidate for the Department of philosophy at University of California, Davis, Timothy Houk, Assistant Professor of philosophy at Colorado State University Moti Gorin, Professor of philosophy at St. Louis University Dan Haybron and Emeritus Professor of philosophy at UC Davis Gerald Dworkin. Professor of philosophy and Coordinator for the Center for the Advancement of Staff and Student Learning Rick Schubert opened the second session by introducing the unofficial spokesperson for the symposium, Channing Wilbridge, a senior at Sacramento State. “My focus is philosophy, political philosophy and ethics. This topic is a bit of an overlap of those two things,” Wilbridge said. The topic for this year’s fall symposium was “Ethics of Nudges.” “Nudging” is an
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Philosophy panelists (left to right), St. Louis University Professor Dan Haybron, UC Davis Professor Gerald Dworkin, Colorado State University Assisstant Professor Moti Gorin, and UC Davis Ph.D. candidate Timothy Houk attended Ethics Symposium on Nov. 16 in the Recital Hall.
ethical term used to describe influencing someone’s decision without actually taking away their free will. Wilbridge said she wrote her senior paper about nudging so the symposium was a good fit for her. After Wilbridge introduced each speaker, Gorin went over his paper titled “Much Ado About Nudging.” “Much Ado About Nudging” analyzed many different aspects of nudges from Gorin’s perspective.
“Nudges are interesting because they can be very effective, but don’t force anyone to do anything,” Gorin said. He emphasized the fact that nudging can reveal aspects of our human behavior and show how easily our environment is able to influence us. “It seems like it’s a new approach to policy that could make a big difference in people’s lives and it raises a lot of questions,” Haybron said.
Time was given for attendants to ask questions once Gorin finished going over his paper. Some of the topics discussed were students nudged into choosing classes by counselors, government nudging society into making decisions or doctors nudging patients into treatment options. Nudging is wide-ranging in its application. “It’s really special that we’re having this on two cam-
puses in two days,” said Sac State Ethics Center Director Russell Disilvestro. The symposium was previously held at each campus individually, switching every other year. Now it’s being offered on both campuses over the course of two days. Schubert said he hopes students walk away from the symposium with a sense of how enjoyable academic and intellectual engagement can be outside the classroom.
Governor makes voter registration automated at DMV By Coy Granderson cgranderson.connect@gmail.com Automatic voter registration has arrived, now that lawmakers passed Assembly Bill 1461 (Gonzalez), the “California New Motor Voter Program,” which Gov. Jerry Brown signed on Oct. 10. Supporters of AB-1461 hope that millions of unregistered voters will be added now that eligible California residents will be automatically registered to vote when they apply for or renew driver licenses or identification cards. “In a free society, the right to vote is fundamental,” said Secretary of State Alex Padilla, in a San Francisco Chronicle article. “Government should not impede a citizen’s right to vote.” According to an article in the Huffington Post, the Alabama Legislature gutted key provisions of the Voting Rights Act and passed a law requiring photo identification of all voters, then closed 31 offices that issue driver licenses.
As dozens of states are cutting back on early voting and implementing other restrictions that hinder the electoral process, the new law will expand access to the polls. “The New Motor Voter Act will make our democracy stronger by removing a key barrier to voting for millions of California citizens,” Padilla said. California is the second state behind Oregon, which passed legislation earlier this year, to require the mailing of ballots to citizens who registered through the Department of Motor Vehicles. One of the biggest barriers to participating in our democracy is voter registration, according the the bill. “A lot more young people should be registered to vote,” said Ariana Ross, a 19-yearold sociology major. “Young people should be informed.” Professor of political science, Elizabeth Huffman, said voter education is essential in reducing obstacles of voter turnout.
“Voters need to know about the opportunity to mailin ballots,” Huffman said. In a Sacramento Bee article, Democrats concluded that AB-1461 would increase voter participation among the young, poor and non-white.
driver licenses, but that doesn’t mean they’re responsible enough to know what it is they want to vote for,” said Henry Nguyen, a 19-yearold computer science major. “Some just vote for the sake of voting, to participate in the
“Kids want to get their driver licenses, but that doesn’t mean they’re responsible enough to know what it is they want to vote for. ”
--Henry Nguyen
computer sceince major, 19 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton praised the new legislation and tweeted that other states ought to join California in automating voter registration. Critics suggested that simply increasing voter registration will not cause California residents to be more interested in voting or engage in the political process. “Kids want to get their
process.” AB-1461 was opposed by Republicans who warned it may lead to voter fraud because non-citizens who are eligible to get driver licenses, but who are ineligible to vote, may be registered and cast fraudulent ballots. “No one wants to see voter fraud in the process,” Huffman said. “The truth is we’ve been able to document very
few instances of voter fraud, where it makes sense that our eligible voter population” is automatically registered so the probability of voter turnout is increased. AB-1461 requires the DMV to forward the data it collects to the secretary of state’s office where a resident’s legal eligibility to vote will be verified before registering them. Residents may opt out or cancel voter registration at any time. The Motor Voter Program requires that the state’s voter database “VoteCal” is fully implemented before automatically registering voters. The Legislature has appropriated money and a system is in place to protect the transfer of non-citizen information. Huffman offered solutions to voter turnout that may increase voter participation. “Rather than voting on one day, voting over a period of three to four days [and] having enough polling stations,” are ways for the working class to participate in the voting process, Huffman said.
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Environmental club funds water refill stations By Alec Gonsalves agonsalves.connect@gmail.com The Students for A Sustainable Future Club at Cosumnes River College is using the $1,500 grant it won last semester at the “Tapapalooza” contest to install another refill station on campus. “One thousand dollars from that award will be going into the manufacturing and installation of another hydration station, a specialized fountain that allows students to refill their reusable water bottles,” said Jaime Gonzalez, 24, an environmental studies and sustainability major and president of SSF. In total, there are six bottle-filling stations across cam-
“For every bottle
refilled at these hydration stations, there is a [plastic] bottle being saved from destroying the environment. ”
-- César Aguirre environmental studies major
pus: one in the Winn Center, one in the Cafeteria, two in the Community Athletic Center and one in the Southeast Office Complex.
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Gino Omalin, a 20-year-old mechanical engineering major fills up his recently-purchased “Klean Kanteen” water bottle at the new refill station, located in the cafeteria. Other water refill stations are located in the WInn Center, as well as the Community Athletic Center.
To supplement those stations, SSF’s campaign is projected to bring that total to seven by the spring of 2016, Gonzalez said. In regards to where this new piece of equipment will be installed, both Gonzalez and Chavez have mapped out a couple options for other locations, including the Learning Resource Center and second floor of the campus library. “We’d love to place it in the LRC building, because
there is a constant flow of students, a cluster of staff offices and many resource centers, making it a prime centralized location,” said César Aguirre, 28, an environmental studies and sustainability major and SSF treasurer. As for the remaining $500, SSF is planning to place an order for a shipment of “Klean Kanteens,” aluminum reusable water bottles, which students can purchase for $15 and faculty for $25.
“The SSF has a relationship with the CRC Foundation in which we buy Klean Kanteens and sell them amongst students and faculty to fund our [the] campaign,” Gonzalez said. “Then the money goes toward our initiatives like this hydration station.” Along with their green initiatives, SSF is promoting environmental preservation awareness with these stations. “For every bottle refilled at these hydration stations,
there is a [plastic] bottle being saved from destroying the environment within landfills,” Aguirre said. Ultimately, students are helping prevent pollutants from reaching reservoirs and damaging environments. “I’ve always noticed the dial on the fountain, but never knew what it meant,” said Sheryl Grindsby, 20, a nursing major. “I feel more empowered now to know that my actions are for a good cause.”
Student enrollment declines during fall semester By Kayleen Carter kcarter.connect@gmail.com The campus has fewer enrolled students for fall 2015 compared to fall 2014. Currently, there are 14,674 students enrolled at Cosumnes River College, which is a 1 percent decrease compared to this time last year, according to a CRC research brief. “Although enrollment dropped compared to last fall, when we finally had the resources to add classes back to the schedule,” said Dean of College Planning and Research Katherine McLain. “The drop is less than what was experienced when we had to reduce our course offerings.” The decrease in the number of students also extends to the other colleges in the Los Rios Community College District. These numbers are lower
than projected and may have an effect on funding. “We are under the amount we would like to be,” said Public Information Officer Kristie West. She said that CRC has a certain amount of students who need to be enrolled at the campus in order to receive the
72 districts and 112 colleges. The primary factor for funding the CCC’s is in correlation with the results of Full-Time Equivalent Students, according to the Los Rios Community College District Tentative Budget. West attributed the decrease in student numbers to a
“Although enrollment dropped compared to last
fall, when we finally had the resources to add classes back to the schedule. The drop is less than what was experienced when we had to reduce our course offerings. ”
-- Katherine McLain
Dean of College Planning & Research state funding they need. The California Community College system consists of
growing economy. “When the economy begins to improve, and more
people are able to find work, people will often choose to work over getting a college degree,” West said. When the economy is especially bad, students return to school to receive training for new skills, West said. Some of the CRC students agreed with what West said. “People just want to focus more on work than coming to school,” said 20-year-old business marketing major Heriberto Nunaz. “Like my cousin he has an opportunity to go to college, but instead he wants to [work] full-time.” Over 78 percent of undergraduates work 30 hour-perweek jobs, according to the U.S. Department of Education. “I’m actually thinking about that - working full time,” said 20-year-old law enforcement major Lilina Angeles. “I just think that people
get lazy, too. They just go to work instead, and get money.” Most students are female, according to the CRC research brief. There were 55.7 percent of female students and 44.3 percent of male students in fall of 2015. However, though female students represent more than half of the student population at CRC, the trend is nationwide, according to the research brief. McLain stated that she did not believe CRC’s mostly female population had any relation to the decrease in enrollment. “[Enrollment] shouldn’t affect one gender differently than another,” McLain said in an email interview. “In addition, our enrollment data shows a pretty consistent pattern in the percentage of our students who are female.”
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Pharmacy Tech program unique to CRC By Sean Pastrana spastrana.connect@gmail.com Within the Los Rios Community College District, each school has certain programs that are specific to that campus. At Cosumnes River College, students have an opportunity to participate in a pharmacy technology program. The Associate of Science of Pharmacy Technology is a two-year program offered to those who are interested in a medical occupation and is the only accredited pharmacy program within the Los Rios district. It is currently taught by Professor Joseph Gee, a University of California San Francisco graduate and an employee at the University of California Davis Medical Center. After working within a clinical setting for a number of years, he decided it was time to come back to education and teach the pharmacy technology program here at Cosumnes River College. “It’s the foundation to a four-year program,” Gee said. “A stepping stone.” The program is broken up in two parts. In the first year,
students should expect the bulk of their school work to be lecture and theory intensive. Students begin to familiarize and memorize numerous pharmacy terminology. Matthew Vang, 28, pharmacy technology major said the program can be very rigorous and there is more to the job than people might think. “It’s overwhelming at first,” said Vang. “It’s intentionally set up that way, so you could get an idea of what the program is about.” There were over 50 students when Vang started his journey, but now the number has dwindled to 17. Gee said the second year is more hands on. The students who partake in the mandatory lab have the chance to work in a “mock-pharmacy.” In just two years, students can accumulate 60 to 65 transferable units. If students want to continue their education, they can take two more years of courses at a university and then apply to their choice of pharmacy schools. Gee said before students can obtain their A.S. in pharmacy technology, they are required to complete 120 hours
of retail and 240 hours in an institutional pharmacy as an externship, which is similar to an internship but shorter in duration. By the spring 2016 semester, some students in the program will begin their externships. Vang said the program’s top students will have a chance to do their externship at UC Davis Medical Center. “The externship is a trial run in which students can demonstrate the skills that they learned in class which could lead to a job opportunity,” Gee said. He said the hands on training from the lab and the externship prepares future pharmacy technicians in not only giving people the right medications, but also educating the patients. “The field has changed dramatically which includes the responsibilities,” Vang said. “Before pharmacy technicians were limited, but now are acquiring the pharmacist’s duties.” In 2013, Senate Bill 493 was passed to reclassify the pharmacist profession, according to the California Society of Health-System Phar-
“Pharmacy technology is going to open a different bunch of avenues. There is a great personal satisfaction.” -- Jennifer Alchor
pharmacy technology major macist website. The bill gives pharmacist the ability to help patients when there are shortages of physicians. “Pharmacist are now known as Health Care Service Providers,” Gee said. “The services provide an emphasis for preventive care, provide knowledge and how to mentor the patient.” Gee said that although pharmacy technicians are not qualified by law to make any diagnosis, they can be trained to provide education to patients by protocol. This means that under the tutelage of the pharmacist, pharmacy technicians may help answer any questions that patients may have.
Some pharmacy tech students said graduating with an associates degree in pharmacy technology at CRC can lead to many opportunities in that field. Jennifer Alchor, 44, pharmacy technology major started in 2010 and said she returned this fall to accomplish her goal. She previously worked in the medical insurance field, but she said she knows the pharmacy technology field is growing and is secure. “Pharmacy technology is going to open a different bunch of avenues,” Alchor said. “There is a great personal satisfaction.” She said she either wants to work in a retail or institutionalized pharmacy. It’s Vang’s last semester, but he said he doesn’t want it to end here. He wants to become a medical doctor in the future. He said his plan is to gain enough experience in his field and then integrate himself into medical school. Vang said his only advice for those who want to pursue a career as a pharmacy technician is to, “take pride in what you do. Aim for 100% accuracy because patients’ lives are at stake.”
Share Fair brings volunteer vibes Editor in Chief: Nicole Goodie News Editor: Emily Lotz Features Editor: Nicole Goodie Opinion Editor: EJ Aguayo Sports Editor: Tyler Santana Online Editor: Matt Johnson Faculty Adviser: Rubina Gulati
Rachele Doty, First Call Hospice volunteer coordinator talks to 19-yearold, nursing major Martin Arienba about how taking care of elders and getting to know them can be a great experience at the annual Share Fair on Nov. 18.
Staff: Kayleen Carter, Alec Gonsalves, Coy Granderson, Nichelle Heu, Cole McCarthy, LeShea Munoz, Taunika Ogans, Sean Pastrana, Quincie Pruitt, Kalaisha Totty
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‘Evil Dead’ back and deader than ever By Cole McCarthy cmccarthy.connect@gmail.com More than 30 years after events depicted in the first film Ashley “Ash” Williams, portrayed by none other than Bruce Campbell, is back for more bloody mayhem with the deadites he thought were long since put at rest, in “Ash vs. Evil Dead.” Having conjured the spirits of evil once more by reading a passage from the book, it’s now up to Ash to stop the deadites again. Deadites are what characters’ friends turn into after the book’s evil possesses them. Sam Raimi, writer and director of the original film, returned to the directing chair for the pilot episode. He is also an executive producer alongside Campbell and Robert Tapert, who produced the original film. In a featurette for the series Campbell said “the idiots are back” with both Raimi and himself working together again for this project. They’re not only back but better than ever. The original film was released in 1981 under the title “The Evil Dead.” It was a low -budget horror film produced for less than $400,000. Three decades later, it is considered a cult classic and is regarded as one of the most respectable horror movies of all time. Having the original brains behind the gore-filled franchise is definitely a plus for the new series.
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Raimi and the creators of “Ash vs. Evil Dead” have stuck to their old ways of putting Ash into violent conflicts against deadites with blood gushing results. Boomstick in one hand and chainsaw prosthetic in the other, Ash looks the same and so do the deadites. The special effects artists have applied the classic look of the deadites from the original evil dead film for the new
series opposed to the more updated design that was used for the remake released in 2013 as “Evil Dead.” One difference with the new series is that Campbell has two sidekicks named Pablo, played by Ray Santiago, and Kelly, played by Dana Delorenzo. Lucy Lawless, most well known for her portrayal of “Xena” the warrior princess, is also co-starring opposite
Campbell as another evil hunter previously experienced in destroying deadites by all means necessary. Speculation for a continuation of the original story began around the time the remake was in the works. Campbell confirmed he would star in an “Evil Dead” television series at 2014’s Comic-Con and now it’s here for consumption every week on Starz. The series deserves praise for its well executed use of classic scare tactics put into new use for its loyal audience. Anybody expecting a “less-than-what-it-was” version of “The Evil Dead” will be pleasantly surprised when they see how true to the original film and the whole franchise this new series really is. Campbell’s performance as Ash also stays true to the original film because the only thing that has changed about it since 1981 is that his jokes are all the more well timed, well planned, well delivered and even more outrageous than ever before. The schedule for episode release times can be found on the Starz website page for the series. Episodes are aired on the premium channel and are released via On-Demand for cable recipients. The network has confirmed they have renewed the series for a second season so stay tuned if you’re not already on board for this new expansion of “The Evil Dead.”
Run to Feed the Hungry
KCRA presents Western Health Advantages 22nd annual run to feed the hungry benefiting Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services Date: Nov. 26 Price: $20-25 Location: CSU Sacramento
Global Winter Wonderland
Guest can celebrate the Magic of the seasons where they walk through giant, illuminated displays representing the four seasons. Nov.18- Jan 3 $18 for adults $14 for child $14 for senior Location: Cal Expo
Movie Premieres Nov. 20 “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2” “Secret in Their Eyes” “The Night Before” Nov. 25 “Creed” “Victor Frankenstein” “The Good Dinosaur”
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“He’s fallen off big time, so maybe this act was to market his success and get another shot at being in a movie by learning from his own performances,” said Hugo Gonzales, 18, a criminal justice major.
Bloomingdales received major backlash after they came out with a holiday ad for their catalog that had obvious date-rape undertones. The company formally apologized for the ad. “The picture does give off a negative vibe. The public relations team didn’t think of it clearly enough. They tried to be ironic, but came off the wrong way,” said Denali Meshew, 19, an art major.
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Actor Shia LaBeouf held a three day movie marathon where New Hive live streamed LaBeouf watching all of his films in reverse chronological order.
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Paris was targeted in a terrorist attack that included various suicide bombings and mass shooting on Nov. 13. The attacks killed 129 people. “We could support them without being aggressive, but we should not make this issue our responsibility because our allies should not have to be leaning on our shoulders every time a crisis happens,” said 18-year-old Jake Barber, an undeclared major.
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Photo department receives lenses from space By Cole McCarthy cmccarthy.connect@gmail.com Imagine having the chance to look through a lense that once recorded the stars. This can be a reality for Cosumnes River College photography students after a recent donation from NASA. “I am sure NASA used them for documentation but we are using them to help train our students in professional practice in photography,” said Professor of Photography Jim West. This is the most recent large scale donation the CRC photography department has received. The lenses are made by Nikon Camera. West said Nikon is one of the premier manufacturers of lenses in the world and have been in business for more than 50 years. He said the department’s goal is job training. “With donations such as this we hope to provide the ultimate in job training for our photography students,” West said. The lenses vary from close up to wide-angle and telephoto to macro. Low-light situations are where they are best utilized, however, they can be used for a variety of purposes, West said. Just one of these lenses usually costs around $3,800 and the donation is worth about $10,000 collectively. West said donations like this give the department an opportunity to send out beginning students that couldn’t afford cameras of their own to take pictures with great ones.
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Above: Photography student Felix Chung is using one of the donated lenses to photograph his subject as part of his portfolio in his studio lighting class. Left: Final photo taken by Felix Chung.
“They’re so awesome I can’t believe we have them,” said Professor of Photography Patty Felkner. Felkner emphasizes visual literacy
for her students. She said she wants to increase awareness of their surroundings. “Historically, photography has been a way of letting us know what’s out there in the universe,” Felkner said. Professor of Photography Kathryn Mayo said the information photography students receive is state of the art and cutting edge. “I’m just proud of the department; we have the right mix of instructors and enthusiastic students and it creates a really unique environment,” Mayo said. She also said the students are chal-
lenged at a high level. Felkner compared the use of visual communication technologies a lot of us use for different social networking outlets to photography. She said, “the better we can communicate with those tools the better off we’ll be.” Associate Vice President Torrence Powell helped secure a donation from the FBI last Spring that consisted of 50 Nikon camera bodies, 50 standard lenses, 50 flashes, 50 wide lenses and 50 telephoto lenses. West said colleges enrolled for the federal donation program are informed when donations are available and receive those donations based on availability and their position on the federal donation list. But he said there are certain factors and consideration that goes into the decision process to see if the donation is truly the best thing for the program. West said the donations are free but do have costs, including paper handling fees for processing the donation and the shipping to get the donations to their destination. Felkner compared the use of visual communication technologies that a lot of us use for different social networking outlets to photography. “The better we can communicate with those tools the better off we’ll be,” she said. When a donation is chosen and received, it gives CRC students that extra push into the professional world. “You don’t have to have the best technology to take a beautiful picture,” Mayo said. “But if you do have that cutting edge technology, you’re already a step ahead.”
College debt continues to cast shadow over students lives By Kalaisha Totty ktotty.connect@gmail.com Have you ever had to choose between purchasing necessary school supplies or paying for rent? For students who are overloaded with debt, this can be a realistic dilemma. Every year, on average, 60 percent of college freshmen take out student loans, some borrowing up to $200,000, according to Deferred, a documentary about the effects of the student debt crisis on America. Student debt makes up over $1 trillion of the nation’s debt to date, and increasing every second, according to the documentary. “Debt is a major crisis in our country with the national debt growing, creating a massive liability for future generations,” said Cosumnes
River College’s Vice President of Administrative Services and Student Support Cory Wathen. “All debt has a ripple effect that can impact the individual, their families, taxpayers for subsidized loans, bank customers or shareholders for unsubsidized loans.” The student loan default rate, failure to make payments, has decreased throughout 2015. However, community college default rates are higher than all other institutions, according to Department of Education statistics. “It’s hard to deal with,” said Sean Mullins, a 19-yearold undeclared major. “It’s something I deal with myself. My family is low on money, but I was lucky enough to get a Pell Grant this semester.” Historically, student instate tuition prices have increased slightly. However,
the debt per borrower is five times as much as the amount of tuition, according to a study by StartClass, an education research website.
“Debt is a major crisis in our country with the national debt growing, creating a massive liability for future generations.” --Cory Wathen
Vice President of Administrative Services
Less than 20 percent of America’s community college students take out loans. Within that percentage the lowest borrowed, around $5,000, were counted in the 40 percent
of defaulters. Furthermore, 58 percent of defaulters earned no college units, according to a study conducted by the Association of Community College Trustees. “With the price increases for things such as gas, it’s hard for students to show up for school,” said Katelyn Ellis, 22, television production major. “Prices going up really affect the way students have to live their lives.” But there is hope. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, is one of the main resources available for college students in need of money to pay their way through school. With resources such as FAFSA, Cal Grants and scholarships, students can pay for anything from tuition to living expenses without worrying about paying that money
back. Debt can be avoided if students and their families research all the options they have and find the best paths for them to take when paying for school. Students have resources they can access in order to educate themselves about the ways they can get financial support for their schooling. “Living beyond our means has created a major problem for many families, states and the nation,” Wathen said. If you’re already in debt or are in fear of being in debt, there are debt forgiveness programs and recovery resources available to lessen the financial hole debt creates. “As long as credit is available for people or the government to buy things they can’t afford, debt will be a problem,” Wathen said.
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>>Opinion EDITORIAL
Students must use voice to fight for change Students at the University of Missouri took a stand against the lack of action by university officials in dealing with racism, and received mixed reactions. What should have been seen as a movement of young people coming together to stand up for their rights, was seen by some as ungrateful millennials speaking out when they shouldn’t be. Millennials have often been seen as lazy, entitled and narcissistic. In 2013, TIME magazine even published a story showing data to prove millennials are deserving of this stereotype because they tend to stay plugged into their phones, look out for themselves and expect things to be done for them immediately. But, that stereotype proved to be false this year at Missouri when the lazy, narcissistic millennials acted on racial unrest. More than 100 students came together on Sept. 24 at an event called “Racism Lives Here,” speaking out about the racial intimidation that they had encountered. Another rally was held a week later, where students urged that Mizzou President Tim Wolfe take action. Things escalated on Oct. 24 when campus police responded to a property damage claim in which someone had left a swastika, scrawled in feces, on the bathroom wall of a campus dorm,
according to a police report obtained by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. This was just another incident in a long line of reports of racial intimi-
A graduate student went on a hunger strike, promising to sacrifice his health for change. Shortly after, the school’s football team threatened
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dation that students have dealt with, including the student body president and the Legions of Black Collegians having racial slurs shouted at them in separate incidents. Change was needed, and students were not going to sit and accept the campus’ passive responses anymore.
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to boycott all of their games, which would cost the university millions. The protesters shared the same demand: fire Wolfe or let him resign. Wolfe and Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin resigned from their positions almost immediately, following the protests.
As the story has continued to grow the students protesting received a great deal of support, but there has also been backlash. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called the protests “pathetic,” according to FOX Business. When we tie the campus protests at Mizzou in with other protests across the country, including millennials arguing for higher wages or cheaper education, many people on the other end aim to shut them down. We’ve heard this generation be labeled as lazy, and entitled brats who stay plugged into their iphones and surf the internet through all hours of the night. But, many students are protesting across the world as a united front joined together with a common goal. Millennials’ dependence on technology can be a positive thing. Social media can act as a platform to bring people with a common mindset together, standing up for what they believe is right and to make sure their voices are getting heard. There’s nothing lazy about that. Contrary to popular belief, millennials can and have made a difference, too. The Missouri protests showed that millennials do care enough to stand for what they believe in, exercising their First Amendment right to free speech.
How does your image on social media differ from reality? Compiled by Nicole Goodie and Quincie Pruitt
Tina Mercer, 59, sociology major
Aden Trawick, 20, RTVF major
“Everybody doesn’t need to know everything. When you’re on social media you have to be really careful with what you say or do because people know who I am and my father always said “your namesake is your bond.”
“There’s a persona, I would have to admit, that I put on from time to time. Society in general, society has all these expectations they put on us..”
Forrest Ambrose, 20, psychology “I don’t like how other people play up a different life on social media. Everybody’s flaunting stuff and you know you only take pictures when you’re doing fun [stuff ], but life isn’t always about fun [stuff ].”
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Face off #selfies: They’re everywhere, but should they be? Pro: Selfies are healthy for the soul By Nichelle Heu nheu.connect@gmail.com We all seem to be taking self-portraits when no one is looking. We’ve almost all been guilty of taking selfies. During my freshman year in high school, I was overweight and non-materialistic. I was bullied and body shamed by many of my classmates because of it. Being bullied didn’t stop me from taking pictures or posting them on social networks. Although I wasn’t perfect in other people’s eyes, I was beautiful in mine and that’s where building my self-confidence started. Twenty-five percent of adults described those who take selfies as “attention seeking, 32 percent described them as fun loving, 8 percent were insecure, while 27 percent thought them to be confident,” according to a survey of 2,000 adults conducted by Opinium, a research agency in the United Kingdom.
percent of teen boys answered “overall, social media makes me feel more self-conscious about my appearance,” according to The Ideal To Real Body Image Survey by TODAY/AOL. Women, especially, find themselves always wanting to improve and look better, wearing the latest fashion or new makeup. We’re always on the look-out for the latest and greatest. “As teens try to form their identity, selfies serve as a way to test how they look,” said Dr. Andrea Letamendi, a clinical psychologist at University of California, Los Angeles in an interview with TIME magazine. “And because they live in a digital world, self-portraits provide a way of participating and affiliating with
Con: Selfies are an unnecessary obsession By Kalaisha Totty ktotty.connect@gmail.com People have become obsessed with the amount of Facebook friends and Instagram followers they have. We have become a culture that seeks attention from the masses to find worth within ourselves. Our society is full of self critics. More and more suicides become the result of low self esteem, according to the Suicide Prevention and Support
“Selfies are fun,
can help build confidence and allow those who take them to learn to accept what they believe are flaws. ” I wake up every morning and take selfies on my Snapchat, and sometimes throughout the day. I do it because it’s fun. I also enjoy letting my friends and acquaintances know what I’m doing and where I am. Regardless of how goofy my selfies may look, I couldn’t care less about other people’s formed opinions of me. Selfies are fun, can help build confidence and allow those who take them to learn to accept what they believe are flaws. No matter what you think about yourself or what others think, putting your selfie on a social network takes courage. Fifty-five percent of girls and 34
that world.” I follow people on Instagram because I like the way they dress, or makeup gurus to learn other ways to do my make-up. I later add my own personal twist making it unique from theirs. I don’t look at others’ selfies while comparing myself to them because everyone is different. We all have different skin tones, face shape and bodies in general. There’s no one way to be. Comparing yourself to others only leads to insecurities. It’s best to accept your flaws and embrace self-love. If you’re trying to live up to other people’s expectations then you’re no longer you and you’re doing it for the wrong reasons. Instead, you’d just be a mannequin for social media. When not taking them for the wrong reasons, selfies can be healthy.
Network. Selfies, or the act of taking self-portraits, have taken over the world. ‘Look at me eating breakfast.’ ‘Here I am in my new outfit.’ Why do we feel the need for definition by others? Social acceptance is becoming the trend in everyday life. There is nothing wrong with appreciating personal looks and sharing them with the world. Although there is everything wrong with harsh criticism based on a low number of likes on social media. Mental health has become an increasingly large issue with social media, and now it’s beginning to surface from selfies. People react negatively to seeing others’ photos get more attention than theirs.There is no blame on a person for posting a photo and getting likes, of course. The pattern of comparing oneself
to others has been a long-standing issue for many. The introduction of the term ‘internet trolls’ has also been an issue with selfies on social media sites. Internet trolls are those who have created destructive ways to lower the self-esteem of others in order to gain confidence, by voicing their negative opinions. There isn’t a way to ban selfies forever, but I propose that we, as a culture, need to shift our self-mentalities and mindsets to uplift and not destroy.
“Mental health has become
an increasingly large issue with social media, and now it’s beginning to surface from selfies. es ” There also isn’t just one resolution to the problem of social media pressures and the negative mental effects that stem from them. Each individual can learn to love themselves and not look to society to define their worth. The problem is less targeted at selfies and more at self-love and confidence. Mental disorders are very real and our society doesn’t make it easy to live with them. The stresses of only the best looking people are payed attention to and their “perfection” being the end goal are only deteriorating the strength of our society. False images of what we should look like and how we should dress are negatively impacting us all. From the way we dress to the way we merely live our lives are results of following trends. We envision those we follow to be cool and we want to be apart of that circle. Removing the drama by staying away from social media is one way to avoid the feeling of social pressure. We must find encouragement and a sense of worth within ourselves. There isn’t one simple way to deal with the effects of social acceptance anxiety, but the first step must be towards self-acceptance and finding power from within. For many, selfies have way more damaging qualities than they do beneficial. Ultimately, taking selfies has the potential to be dangerous.
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Men’s soccer unable score against Santa Rosa By Coy Granderson mjohnson.connect@gmail.com The Men’s soccer season ended with a 0-3 home loss to the Santa Rosa Junior College Bears on Nov. 13. Thirty-five minutes into the game, Bears forward Chris Ochoa scored the first goal against the Hawks. The first half ended with the Hawks down 0-2 when Bears midfielder Nick Klimenko scored the second goal two minutes before halftime. “It was a tie game. We couldn’t finish,” said Hawks freshman forward Heriberto Trevino. “They scored two goals. You know, they took advantage of the mistakes we made.” At the start of the game, the Hawks played a solid game and defended their goal well against the Bears. Both teams battled for ball control and positioned themselves to score until the Hawks defense
went south and received a referee’s warning. “Two mistakes then we got down,” said Hawks sophomore defender José Torres. Hawks freshman defender Greg Gulseth received a second half ejection with 32 minutes left in the game. During an attempt to take away the ball, a Bears player had bumped Gulseth while he was dribbling the ball across the field. Both players hit the turf hard. “Greg got red carded because apparently he went cleats up,” Trevino said. “We played better with 10 players.” Bears forward Ochoa scored his second goal of the game with 23 minutes left in the second half. “I thought we played better in the last 25 to 30 minutes. We had a good shot,” said Hawks freshman midfielder and defender Jacob Schanning.
Hawks head coach Ron Preble echoed his player’s sentiments. “We were sort of off balance, which lead to those two scores. You take away those two mistakes. Then we got red carded and a player comes out. You can’t complain. I actually think we played better with 10 players,” Preble said. The gritty play of the Hawks was not lost on Bears head coach Marthy Kinahan. “Cosumnes always plays hard. We’re moving on [to the playoffs] and it’s their last game. Those are really dangerous,” Kinahan said. “The way they play is no indication of their record. We capitalized on two mistakes. We were pretty fortunate to be up 2-0 at halftime. I thought the red card changed the game a little. I didn’t actually think it was a red card, a yellow. Our guy fouled just as much as their guy.”
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Freshman defender Jacob Schanning crosses over center field during the first half. The Hawks were defeated by Santa Rosa 3-0 on Nov. 13.
Women’s basketball earns second place in tournament By Quincie Pruitt qpruitt.connect@gmail.com
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Scoring guard Alyna Kanae blowing past West L.A. defense on Nov. 12.
The women’s basketball team played three games winning the first two in the Cosumnes River College Classic which is an annual tournament hosted at CRC which was held from Nov. 12 through Nov 14. The Hawks first played West Los Angeles College and won 87-68. The leading scorer in that game was gaurd Daija Ward who put up a total of 18 points, two steals, and nine overall rebounds. “Was very impressed. Daija Ward also played very well for us and is very consistent with her scoring and rebounding,” said head coach Coral Sage. Her fellow teammates Alyna Kanae, and Briana Barnes also put up double digits that contributed to the win. Kanae had 13 points, four steals, three assists, six rebounds; Barnes put up 11 points, two assists and four rebounds. In the following game on Nov. 16 against Shasta the Hawks took another win, but it wasn’t an easy win. “After our opening game with Siskiyous didn’t go
so well, we went back to the “drawing board” and tweaked some things,” said Sage. During the game there was a lot of mistakes made on both teams, the Hawks defense struggled which caused their offense to have 13 turnovers. The game also ended up going into double overtime, with the Hawks coming out on top with a close score of 59-57 moving the Hawks forward into the tournament. “The game was definitely a nail biter, our defense is new this year and we’re still trying to perfect our rotations,” said assistant coach Shantell Thomas. The players that stood out in that game were Daija Ward and Briana Barnes said Thomas. “Briana Barnes who received all-tournament was a key factor in our success this weekend. She led the team in scoring and did a great job getting to the bucket like we needed,” Sage said. Some of the players said they had several things to work on moving on, a big point of focus was their defensive play.
“We need to perfect our defense and getting back and rebounding,” said guard Taneisha Dyer. The final game of the tournament the Hawks played rival American River College in their final match of the tournament. The game went back and forth throughout the first half with the score ending with ARC over the Hawks 38-34. The game remained close going through the second half, the Hawks outscored ARC 39-37 but it wasn’t enough for the Hawks to take the win. The final score of the game ended with ARC earning the win by two point with a score of 75-73. Some of the key players for the Hawks in this match were Ward and Barnes. Ward scored 14 points had six rebounds and a whopping four steals. Barnes walked away from the game having put up 18 points three assists and two steals. She also made four out of six three point attempts. “Overall I was very happy with the team’s effort and for the whole team stepping up, playing their role and giving all they had,” Sage said.
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Women’s soccer heading to playoffs By Kalaisha Totty ktotty.connect@gmail.com The women’s soccer team tied with American River College 2-2 in their last game of the season on Nov. 13. At the start of the game, Athletic Director Liz Belyea introduced the freshman players first then the sophomores. Each sophomore player received a pair of yellow roses from Coach Cesar Placencia. Placencia wrote a letter to the sophomore players, read by Belyea, expressing how appreciative he and the whole staff are of their hard work.
Cosumnes River College forward Erica Lim, made the first shot on goal but was blocked by ARC’s keeper, Stephanie Doss. The first goal was made by CRC midfielder Jessica DeAnda with an assist by outside midfielder Marissa Lopez. In the 37th minute ARC’s Taylor Greer scored their penalty kick. “Movement off the ball could be better since we started a new formation up top,” said forward and midfielder Andrea Story. “We could get better at that.” In the end of the first half,
the score was tied 1-1. Start of the second half, Story went in for a corner kick and Lim made a shot at the goal before ARC’s Amanda Holtzen made the next goal. “In the second half we definitely picked up the intensity,” Lim said. “We really wanted [the ball] and it showed.” In a failed header ball, defender Vanessa Curtis was involved in a head collision with a ARC player. While Curtis was assessed for a possible concussion, Lopez was tagged into the game. In the 57 second, midfield-
er Kate Burkhart received a yellow card. With an assist by Maddy McCann, Story scored the last goal of the game. “We had a lot of attacking and we had some difficulty shooting on goal but over all I thought we played a really good game,” said outside midfielder Marisa Vidrio. With over 10 shots on goal, attempted by CRC, and a yellow card granted to ARC, the game resulted in a 2-2 tie. “Sometimes we talk in negative manners to each other on the field when we get frustrated,” Story said. “I think if we had better commu-
nication we could play better.” This was the last game of the women’s soccer regular season. Results of playoffs standing is still to be determined. “We kind of had a rough start. It was hard to find out how everyone played against each other and how to connect,” Lim said “Throughout the season we had to try didn’t stuff and see what worked.” The Hawks will continue on into the playoffs facing San Jouquin Delta College on Nov. 21 at 6 p.m. The match will be held at Gardemeyer field in Stockton.
Sophomore midfielder, Breanna Avilla attemps to steal the ball from an ARC forward.
Midfielder Andrea Story, middle, takes the ball away from ARC’s Taylor Greer while midfielder Kate Burkhardt, left, sets up the block during the first half of the match.
Sophomore midfielder Jessica DeAnda dribbles the ball across midfield looking for an open teamate.
Breona Robinzine, sophomore forward, hugs the sidline as she tries to extend the play past ARC midfielder Silvia Garcia late in the game on Nov. 13. All Photos By LaShea Muñoz
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Defender Jose Alvarez walks, center, across the field with teammate midfielder Juan Ramirez following a 3-1 loss to San Francisco City College on Sept. 13. The Hawks went on to struggle the rest of the season only earning two wins out of the 20 games they played. Head Coach Ron Preble said that a lack of experience among the team led to the disapointing season.
Men’s soccer team looks to improve over the offseason, coach says By Coy Granderson cgranderson.connect@gmail.com “Cosumnes always plays hard. The way they play is no indication of their record,” said the Santa Rosa Junior College Bears Men’s soccer head coach Marty Kinahan on Nov. 13. Kinahan’s words summarize the disappointing 2015 season record of the Hawks men’s soccer team and the character of a young and talented group of athletes who
continue to believe in themselves despite their 2-14-4 record. “We should be able to bounce back,” said Hawks freshman midfielder and defender Jacob Schanning. Hawks men’s soccer head coach Ron Preble is optimistic about the future of his team. “The group was young this season and played the game well but lacked the finishing touches required to get the results we were looking for this season,” Preble said. “The freshman class is large and we expect that they will
come back better if they wish to make our 2016 squad.” During the off-season, Preble expects his young athletes to remain committed, focused and to get into the weight room to get stronger. “Our philosophy is that we want the ball with the end result of running the legs out of the other team and creating a goal scoring chance on each possession,” Preble said. Hawks sophomore defender José Torres, who won’t be around next season because he’s transferring, thought that trying new and different for-
mations may improve the Hawk’s chances of winning. “It’s up to the coach,” Torres said. Preble and his coaching staff agree that the team’s low winning percentage was due to inexperience. He has identified areas to improve that should increase the total number of wins next season. The speed and endurance training is an area players will need to work on. “We need to be stronger and have more matches in the matchbox to do a better job competing for next season,”
Preble said. “The difference for us on the season was the lack of the final pass and the finishing.” Although the Hawks are losing four sophomore athletes, two due to transfers, Preble has identified student athletes to recruit but is tightlipped about their identities. “This year we are looking for attacking personalities that can score,” Preble said. Preble also revealed that student athletes who weren’t on his radar have contacted him about playing for the soccer team.