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Election 2012: Romney vs. Obama Don't stay stuck in the rut of "I am a Republican, I'm voting for Romney" or "I am a Democrat, I'm voting for Obama." Voting is personal and a civic duty to you and your country. Get informed. Here is the skinny on some big issues: Strengthened the Pell Grant program. Increased funding by 95 percent, which helped nearly 10 million students.
Wants to "strengthen and simplify" the financial aid system, and will welcome private sector participation. In place of Obamacare, policies to give each state the power to craft a health care reform based on their own citizens' need will be pursued.
Obama's federal health care plan requires free preventative care for services such as mammograms; young adults are covered by their parents until 26.
Wants to fully commit to a robust, multi-layered national ballistic-missile defense system to deter and defend against nuclear attacks on our homeland and our allies.
In 2010, President Obama announced an international effort to secure all vulnerable nuclear materials and proliferation of nuclear weapons in Iran and North Korea in four years.
Makes permanent acrosss-the-board 20 percent tax cuts in marginal rates.
Cut taxes by $3,600 for middle class families making $50,000 a year.
Information compiled by Brittany Patrick from the candidates' respective websites.
Prop 38 looks to restore K-12 funding By Latisha Gibson lgibson.connect@gmail
If Proposition 38 is passed, schools from K-12 will have their funding restored and expanded, according to the official voter information guide. Proposition 38 raises $10 billion a year for schools, puts it into a secure trust fund that politicians can’t touch and distributes the money evenly on a per-child basis to every public school, according to California State Parent Teacher Association website. According to the official voter’s guide, Proposition 38 is the
Proposition 38 - State Tax Increase Income
$7,316
$43,104
$2 million +
(Lowest Bracket)
(California Average)
(Highest Bracket)
0.04%
1.4%
2.2%
Tax Increase
*Note: The % tax increase is relative to your personal income. Compiled by Josh Slowiczek from Fox News, the California Budget and the Legislative Analyst's Office.
only education initiative on the ballot because it guarantees that new education dollars go straight to every local school and can be used to restore cuts to improve student learning. If the proposition passes,
Students find shortcuts on a small budget
personal income tax rates will be increased at all income levels, with the wealthiest Californians paying the most, according to the official voter’s guide. “Both Propositions 30 and 38 would provide increased funding
20-year-old film and television production major. Sava said that she has difficulty cutting back on spending money due to being a student and working. “It’s hard when you have to commute for a job and forced to fill up your gas tank almost everyday, especially with gas prices right now,” said Sava. With school tuition and textbook prices Joshua Lee going up because of the school’s budget cuts, jlee.connect@gmail Sava says she feels frustrated. “It's actually really frustrating, especially Being a college student isn’t as easy as it when they say we have no money then they used to be, nor is it as cheap. start building more things,” said Sava. According to the California CommuOn top of school tuition, book fees and nity Colleges Chancellor’s Office, funding for the cost of transportation, students struggle to California community colleges has been cut keep up on payments and other things outside by $809 million, causing tuition to go up and of school. making it difficult for students to pay school According to Bank of America, the best tuition while working. way for college students to budget their money “It's hard working and paying for every- is by creating a list of things that are important thing on my own when every year, the cost such as bills, while also leaving some money of classes raises up more,” said Renee Sava, a for social and entertainment activities and eat-
for public education. Proposition 30 would include community colleges, while Proposition 38 focuses on the K-12 sector,” said history professor Jason Newman. “Although the propositions >>Prop 38, Page 2
ing at home instead of going out to eat. Early childhood education major Cathy Chao, 20, said that she cuts back on spending money by going to her friend’s house to cook instead of going out and spending so much money on meals. Shawn Cha, a 20-year-old biological psychology major, said that working a part-time job isn’t enough to help with bills. “I have to pay bills such as school bills, car bills, phone bills and house bills so it’s hard to keep up with payments,” said Cha. He said he makes a list of what he needs, how much it cost and how much money he has left over to spend. Even though Cha manages to create a budget, he still struggles with money because of school textbooks. He said he hates how expensive textbooks are and how cheap the school buys books back at the end of the semester. “It just makes being a college student that much harder,” said Cha.
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Prop 34 could end the death penalty Jonathan Rich jrich.connect@gmail California is one of the 33 states that currently authorizes the death penalty. California currently has 725 people on death row whose sentences will be replaced with life in prison without parole if Proposition 34 is approved, according to the official voters guide. Proposition 34, titled the “Death Penalty Initiative Statute,” would repeal the death penalty as maximum punishment for persons found guilty of murder and replace it with life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. It applies retroactively to persons already sentenced to death and requires persons found guilty of murder to work while incarcerated and use their wages to be applied to restitution for their crimes. This will create a $100 million fund to be distributed to law enforcement agencies to help solve more homicide and rape cases. Repealing the death penalty could save the state millions through layoffs of prosecutors and defense attorneys who handle death penalty cases, as well as not having to maintain the nation’s largest death row at San Quentin Prison, according to a study from Loyola Law School. As well as saving the state money, some people view the proposition from a moral standpoint like 22-year-old psychology major Mario Cortez. “No person shouldn’t judge another person to death,” Cortez
said. “Its not justice, its revenge. To all students voting: know the facts, do your research and be knowledgeable before you vote.” A long term con to passing Proposition 34 is that the already low on funds state will have taxpayers shell out an additional $50,000 more annually, giving lifetime healthcare/housing to murderers and rapists, according to the official voters guide. Pros and cons aside, U.S history and The Innocence Project, founded in 1992, prove that there were and still are many inmates that are innocent and were wrongly convicted that are on death row. Psychology professor Stacy Rilea has personally seen the effects of wrongful convictions as she has been an expert witness in several eyewitness identification cases. “Cases that were overturned by The Innocence Project, 75 percent were misidentifications,” Rilea said. As of Oct. 1, the “No on 34” campaign had raised $245,600 compared to the roughly $5.9 million raised by the “Yes on 34” campaign. “Students should take a good look at all the propositions including Prop 34 before voting blindly, because all these things are affecting you or will affect you in your future,” Rilea said. “Imagine if it was your father or another family member who was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death, and you knew they were innocent, but there was nothing you could do about it.”
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differ in terms of focus and the income levels that would be taxed, both propositions are vital for our public schools.” With Proposition 38 only tackling the funding issue for K-12, it leaves out higher education funding that will be needed. "In the case of community colleges, once K-12 funding meets the national average, Proposition 38 will be eliminated and along with it, community college funding guarantees. Community colleges will then be forced to compete with everyone else for funding,” said
VirginiaAnn Shadwick, California Teacher Association board member representing higher education, according to the CTA website. The Community College League of California has taken a support position on Proposition 30 and is neutral on Proposition 38, according to the Faculty Association of California Community Colleges. Shadwick also expands on how Proposition 30 will be the ideal bill to vote for on Election Day November 6th. Proposition 30 will fund all
educational institutions in the state and will only tax the individuals making more than $250,000 for the next five years. If both Proposition 30 and Proposition 38 are passed the Constitution specifies that the provision of the measure receiving more “yes” votes will prevail, according to the official voter’s guide. “If Prop 30 fails, or is beaten by Prop 38, we are facing even deeper cuts at the community college that will affect all of us here at CRC,” said political science professor Elizabeth Huffman.
Proposition 38 - Distribution of Revenue
K – 12
Total Funds Over 12 Years
2012 – 2013 State Budget
$92 billion
$39 billion
Details
- $6 billion a year for first four years - $8.5 billion a year for remaining eight years
Early Care & Education
$16 billion
State Debt
$12 billion
$872 million
- $1 billion a year for first four years - $1.5 billion a year for remaining eight years
$16 billion
- $3 billion a year for the first four years - Deactivated for remaining eight years
Community Colleges & Public
$0.00
$5.5 billion
Universities
- Proposition 38 does not include or account for any expenditures related to California Community Colleges or Public Universities
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Community colleges complicated by new act Getting through community college is becoming an increasingly difficult task. While it is a noble effort, the Student Success Act, which was signed by Gov. Jerry Brown, is only creating more hoops for students to jump through. The Act being signed has been a long time coming. The Student Success Task Force was created in January 2011, and has since been evaluating community colleges and drafting recommendations on how to improve the “success” of students in the California system. AT A GLANCE The Board of Governors approved recommendations and beThe Issue: Gov. Jerry Brown gan implementation of the SSTF’s supposedly improves stu- ideas, which have gone on to bedent education by signing come the Student Success Act. the Student Success Act. Within the recommendations comes changes to enrollOur View: The Success Act ment priority and fee waiver makes student education eligibility, as well as a set of checkinto a process of jumping points to get students through through hoops. community college in two years. Community college “success” Agree? Disagree? should not be a set definition. The Send comments to core of the community college connect@crc.losrios.edu system is the idea of serving the public. The general public does not only include those looking to advance through higher education systems, but anyone who wishes to learn a new craft, explore a topic or advance their own skills with a sort of formal training. With such a plethora of options that community colleges were meant to cater to, “success” is becoming defined as moving through a two-year college into a university. Such an arbitrary definition of success is destroying community college, especially in times when the budget is in the tumultuous hands of the public. With Proposition 30 on the ballot, a potential $550 million is at stake for community colleges. If the public refuses to raise personal income and sales taxes, community colleges will suffer a massive blow. Under the Student Success Act, students would need to meet with counselors to set plans for course selections to gain priority enrollment. With a lesser variety of available courses under budget cuts, which have increased over the past three years, more students are forced to enroll in the same few courses that will be left. Not only that, but counselors are already at extreme ratios with students, and getting a meeting in the first place is a hassle. When the last study was conducted, the student-to-counselor ratio was 1,900-to-1, Vice President of the Faculty Association of California Community Colleges Dean Murakami noted in his guest article with The Sacramento Bee. Thanks to the Student Success Task Force’s recommendations being signed to the Student Success Act of 2012, the maze of navigating community colleges is becoming increasingly complex. Pin that tag to the gift that is the decreasing number of courses and wish yourself good luck on getting through community colleges in two years.
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Myspace has no space for comeback By Scott Redmond sredmond.connect@gmail Once upon a time, there was a social network giant that was the goto place for sharing all things in one’s world online and meeting up with people virtually, and then it died. There was a time that hearing the words “Hey, add me on Myspace” were a serious matter for young people and your status on Myspace meant everything about your status in the real world. That was of course before, over a few short years, Myspace became a footnote in the history of social media. A punch line of jokes that long ago stopped being funny. In the time since the decline of Myspace various other contenders for the social networking crown have emerged. While there are shaky moments, Facebook has managed to maintain the spot it took from Myspace long ago. Reaching a billion members in September shows that while slowed, Facebook is still a contender of social media. Alongside Facebook, Twitter is still pushing along strong. Others have entered the race such as Pinterest and Instagram, which Facebook purchased earlier this year. Google tried to throw their hat into the ring with Google+ leading to mixed results as well as the fact that even with their user levels they are not poised to knock any of the other sites out of the running. So with all of these sites fighting for the already
minimal time, or attention span for some users, is there really room for Myspace again? Justin Timberlake seems to think so. The minority owner in Myspace and music artist has his name and face plastered all over the site and video promoting the social network’s return. Perhaps Timberlake’s role as Napster founder Sean Parker in the 2010 movie ‘The Social Network’ spurred him on to want to get in on the ground floor of the phenomenon. It is quite the money maker I hear. While the entrepreneurial spirit should always be fostered and applauded, as it is one of the backbone ideals of this country, in this case it seems an endeavor that is not destined for greatness. It is hard to even think of a world where Myspace could be popular again after the dramatic fall it went through. That’s like wondering if Crystal Pepsi, the XFL, and AOL are primed for a comeback. Not sure what those are? Just think of them as things like Myspace, best forgotten relics of the past. Perhaps I’ll be wrong though. Maybe, just maybe, Myspace will rise from the unmarked grave alongside the highway it was callously tossed in years ago. Maybe it will rise to the top and be the talk of the town. After all new and younger members of society are joining the net everyday with no clue that Myspace used to be a thing. Maybe that is where their return will work. Banking on the knowledge of their first try at being relevant not being knowledge that is held by potential users. They can hope at least.
What is the golden rule you live by? Compiled by Osay Ogbebor and Joshua Lee. Photos by Jonathan Rich.
“Always follow your first instinct. With my major I was kind of messing around a little bit, but I have a son on the way and I always wanted to be a teacher. I wanted to major in liberal studies so I did it.” Evin Johnson Sr., 20 Liberal Studies
“Be happy. No one really matters, the only opinion that matters is your own. Because whenever it comes down to it it's your choice. It’s my choice and what I do I have to stand by it.” Courtney Legg, 20 Small Business Management
“Stay safe. Make the right decisions, go to the right classes that you really need for your future.”
“Do right; the best you can. That’s the golden rule I live by. Just do the best I can on my education. Nothing complex or anything like that.”
Jaylen Goodwin, 18 Automotive Technology
Ryan Waddle, 21 Multimedia
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The gym that almost never was
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The Community & Athletic Center from the start of the project in 1991 to today. The gym was finished in 2000 and will host its second state championships in 2013.
After many questions about being finished, the CAC will be on display for the whole state to see at the state championships
Flash forward to 1991, Sacramento Kings' owner Greg Lukenbill saw an opportunity with CRC. In affiliation with the Sacramento Sports Association, Lukenbill wanted a new gym built where his Kings could practice. The idea was that the gym was to be donated to CRC for the Chiefs, now known as the Hawks, to use when the Kings were not practicing, according to a press release from 1991. “I was hired in ‘89 and was told I would By Zach Hannigan have a new gym within a year,” said former zhannigan.connect@gmail women’s basketball coach and current assistant athletic director Jeanne Calamar. “We When it opened in 1970, Cosumnes would sneak out there, we couldn’t believe River College didn’t have much to boast they were actually working on it.” about other than being surrounded by orBut because of a struggling economy, chards, farmland and open fields. the project was not finished on schedule. The school was given the “stepchild” Phase I of the gym was left behind with pseudonym, because Sacramento City nothing more than concrete walls held up College, American River College and Sier- by rusty beams. ra College were the older more established “There were trees growing in places schools. where the foundation wasn’t laid out yet,”
Calamar said. Center stands prominently on the north So CRC was left with a choice: tear end of campus as a beacon of hard work and down the concrete monster at a cost of $1.5 an ode to the past. million or finish it for $2.5 million. But the gym isn’t just all glitz and glamWhile deliberation began on what to our, it is the site of the California State Basdo with the gym, jack rabbits made “stone- ketball Championships for the second year henge,” as it was coined, their home. in a row. “They called it a lot of things,” Calamar “Given the colorful history of the buildsaid. “I called it ugly.” ing, from its transformation from the drawHowever, with a bit of luck and stick- ing board to the pristine facility it is today, to-it-iveness, the gym was set to be com- you'd be correct in assuming it was a long pleted, again. shot to ever host an event of this scope,” said With an allocation of $3.8 million sports information officer Nicholas Podesta. from the Los Rios Community College From stagnant walls to a state-of-theDistrict, phase I, the first floor, was com- art facility, the CAC is finally getting the atpleted with a price tag of $4.3 million. tention it was intended to get. The second floor, phase II, was com“I certainly see why CRC was selected pleted with a budget of $1.8 million, said to host the State Championships,” Podesta director of administrative services Cory said. Wathen. “It is widely considered the top facilThe gym was finally dedicated and ity in the entire state, and given the huge opened on Oct. 7, 2000. success of last year's event, you know the Now flash forward to 2012, the CCCAA will be calling once again after this 48,200-square-foot Community & Athletic season.”
Superstitions draw athletes toward routine >> Superstition
By Scott Redmond sredmond.connect@gmail
• A belief or notion, not based on reason or knowledge, in the ominous significance of a particular thing, circumstance, occurrence or proceeding.
Not crossing a black cat or making sure not to open an umbrella indoors are superstitions that are held by the average person, but the average person is not the only one who has them. Tiger Woods always wears a red shirt in the final round of golf tournaments. Michael Phelps swings his arms three times before a race. Rituals and superstitions that athletes hold in regards to their respective sports are nothing out of the ordinary and are not only relegated to higherlevel athletes. “We decided home is white now 'cause we won the first game in white polos,” said the Hawks’ assistant volleyball coach Kira Rand. “We’ll see how the rest of the season goes.” Rand considers herself to not be very superstitious outside of things like the color the team wears. The team’s head coach Natalie Wells is a different story though. “I always sit in the second chair,” Wells said. “There always
Baltimore Orioles players all face the logo on their baseball cap towards the batter in hopes of starting a rally, players say. However, the Orioles would eventually be eliminated from the playoffs.
has to be a space between me seem strange to others, these and the next person.” superstitions help put the athWells might always take lete in the mindset for success. “I touch the field a lot and that second chair, but her notebook always gets the first, a do the cross,” said freshman fornotebook that gets marked with ward Eduardo Ramirez. “I pray to the gods and angels. Just so the same pen each time. After the team won their we don’t get hurt.” Pregame prayers were last game Wells said that she did the same rituals the next day something quite common beeven down to making sure her tween both teams. Freshman outfit and hair were the same as defender Andres Carillo spoke of praying before each game to they were the day before. “I’m okay with changing bless himself, the field and his things,” Wells said. “I might teammates. Some are even tied togethstick with a lineup because it was working, but if it stops er with a player’s position. “I force myself to be the first working I’m okay changing.” The small things seemed to person on the bus and the last be what came up with various off the bus,” said freshman goalmembers of the team. Things keeper Robert Peckham. “Cause like wearing the same head- I’m the goalkeeper and sort of band every time or just serving the last line of defense.” In an activity with high the ball the same way each and every time to avoid making a gains and heavy losses like sports, it’s not surprising for mistake. The men’s soccer team had athletes to grab onto something various rituals and supersti- that seems to be working for their desired outcome. tions among the players. Superstitions and ritu“I have to eat spaghetti the night before the game,” said als are their way of working sophomore midfielder Joel Tor- through the stress and trying to control the outcome of the res. While such a thing may game.
>> Ritual • Done in accordance with social custom or normal protocol.
Lebron James of the Miami Heat does his pregame ritual, the chalk toss. The Heat won the NBA Title last season.
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Men's soccer captures elusive victory By Cody Durham cdurham.connect@gmail The men’s soccer team snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the College of the Sequoias on Oct. 9. Everything finally clicked for the Hawks, who hadn’t won a game in over a month. They played aggressively and were able to dominate the entire game. The Hawks’ intensity was unmatched and they won 3-0. “We had an epiphany,” head coach Ron Preble said. “We have a better picture on the style of soccer we are trying to play.” The epiphany was a success. From the opening whistle, the Hawks were filled with energy and aggression as they won the possession battle early. The Hawks forced the Giants onto their heels and made them settle in on defense. With 18 minutes left in the first half, Hawks’ freshman midfielder Ronald Bonilla shot a ball that ricocheted off the crossbar, allowing freshman forward Jose Escamilla to strike a header past the goalie and put the Hawks up 1-0. “I was making a run, hoping for a cross,” Escamilla said. “It deflected off the post and I was at the right place at the right time and took advantage.” The goal gave the Hawks the momentum and they continued to dominate the possession battle with patient, clean passing. Just before halftime, Hawks’ freshman midfielder Javier Lopez passed the ball to his streaking teammate, freshman midfielder Chimmy Power, who chipped the ball over the keeper’s head for the goal, which increased the Hawks’ lead to 2-0. “I was watching the back line and I made a run,” Power said. “I saw the goalie come out and I decided to just chip him.” The second half was more of the same, the Hawks were first to nearly every loose ball, and utilized precision passes to hold
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Hawks' midfielder Joel Torres jumps over a COS defender's slide tackle on Oct. 9.
possession. Despite the deficit, the Giants continued to play tough. “They had some pace and some chippiness,” Preble said. “They have good players.” However, the Giants were simply outplayed in the second half, and had a tough time putting any significant pressure on the Hawks. To add insult to injury, Hawks’ freshman forward Rigoberto Gomez scored in stoppage time off of a nice pass from Lopez, his second assist, which increased
the lead to 3-0 and solidified the Hawks’ performance. “After struggling, I finally managed to score. It was a great assist from Javy,” Gomez said. Although the Hawks played great and snapped their losing streak, the coach and team realize there is always room for improvement. Both emphasized the final pass as a focal point. “Our final pass is a little suspect and our defense needs to be improved,” Preble said. “But we’ve been on the verge of this win for a while now.”
Volleyball suffers a tough loss to rival Sac City The team vows to come back stronger and beat Sac City in Nov. 7 rematch By Kevin Frodahl kfrodahl.connect@gmail The Hawks volleyball team faced off against the Sacramento City College Panthers at Cosumnes River College on Oct. 10. The two teams spent most of the game in a heated battle, with both teams winning two sets. Despite demonstrating a strong offense and several point streaks throughout the
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game, the Hawks fell in the final set 15-13. “This is just one match in a ton of matches that we'll face.” said head coach Natalie Wells. “So hopefully it opens our eyes and it shows us that we are in this and we can do this, but it has to start here. Hopefully, this is our jumping point for where we're at right now.” Sac City scored the first points of the game, as CRC started the first set with a bad serve. The Panthers quickly picked up a second point after landing a kill on the Hawks. The two teams spent most of the first match in a close battle, until the panthers broke
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Hawks players prepare to defend a Panthers shot on Oct. 10.
an 11-11 tie and pulled ahead, eventually winning 25-20. The Hawks appeared weary at the beginning of the second set, but quickly took the lead after two out of bounds faults by the Panthers. CRC was able to pick up a third point on a kill by sophomore middle hitter Rose Koloamatangi. CRC stayed in the lead for the rest of the set and had several killstreaks against the Panthers. Hawks’ freshman libero Mary Tamayo hit the winning kill, finishing the set at 25-22. The Hawks seemed more confident at the beginning of the third set, in spite of an initially aggressive performance by the Panthers. CRC broke ahead with a streak of kills and several faults by Sac City. At one point, the Hawks lead 15-10, but several successful plays by Sacramento nearly brought the set to a tie until CRC won 25-23. Sacramento exploded in the fourth set, and took a commanding lead early on, with several killstreaks that rapidly gave them a 12-4 lead over CRC. The Hawks never recovered, and the set lasted only 12 minutes with the Panthers winning 25-18 and tying the overall score at 2-2. The fifth and final round
saw a neck-and-neck battle between the two teams. The Hawks kept a slight lead but the Panthers pulled ahead and won the match 15-13, and the game 3-2. The game was close for both teams, but freshman setter and team captain Candice Bohlmann sees the loss in an optimistic light. “We're going to come back, we're not going to let Sac City beat us again,” Bohlmann said. “It's just more motivation that we're not at the bottom this year, and that we can definitely keep up with the rest of the teams.”
UPCOMING GAMES Opponent
Date
@Diablo Valley College
Oct. 17
American River College
Oct. 24
San Joaquin Delta
Oct. 26
@Santa Rosa JC
Oct. 31
@Modesto JC
Nov. 2
@Sac City
Nov. 7
Referees are the police of the sports world. They enforce the rules of the game, make split-second decisions and prevent any team or player from exploiting aspects of the game, all from a neutral standpoint. Their sole purpose is to provide the fairest outcome possible within the parameters of the sport. However, do referees abuse their power? Do they make mistakes that change the outcome of games? Do they do the exact opposite of what is intended, provide a fair outcome? I think so. There have been many instances in recent years where it has been obvious that referees have affected the outcome of a game, whether it is on purpose or accidental. Recently, the NFL came under fire when their replacement referees, put in action during a lockout for the original referees, seemingly blew a Monday Night Football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Seattle Seahawks on the final play of the game. A controversial call ended the game with the Seahawks being the winner, when the overall consensus was that the Packers should have won. Fans were outraged and the media set the replacement referees ablaze. Now that may be an extreme circumstance, being that they were not the original referees of the sport, but it has happened to the originals too, countless times. Just over a week ago, during a wild card playoff game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Atlanta Braves, an umpire called a controversial infield fly rule, resulting in an automatic out for the Braves batter, even though the Cardinals players dropped the fly ball. The ball landed nowhere near the infield and many people felt the call was terrible, including Atlanta fans that littered the field with trash following the call. Baseball umpires have been known to abuse their power. For instance, the home plate umpire is in charge of calling balls and strikes, based solely on his opinion. These umpires do not like being shown up. An example of showing up the umpire would be a batter starting to walk to first base after believing the previous pitch was ball four, only to have to come back to the plate because the ump called it a strike. Umpires hate this, and nine times out of 10, call the batter out on strikes even if the last pitch looked like a ball. While this is an umpire’s way of asserting his presence and showing his disapproval of being shown up, it is an abuse of his power and could easily affect the outcome of the game. With the advancements in technology, especially in replay, can we limit the roles that referees play in these sports and rely more on technology to determine the outcome? Or do we keep the “integrity” of the sport, and continue to risk unfair results for the teams we have grown to love?
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Horror fans launch podcast full of 'Madness' By Alex Mosqueda amosqueda.connect@gmail Moving away from the standard fanzine approach, 26-year-old film major Andrew Hooper and 33-year-old small business management major Rocco Magsam created a weekly podcast devoted to their favorite genre: horror. “The Mouths of Madness” podcast was formed in order for the two friends to get together and discuss what’s new in horror movies with the occasional homage to a classic horror movie. “It’s a podcast devoted strictly to horror and it originally started as a reason to hang out,” said Hooper. “But we scour the net for anything going on in the world of horror and we’ll review a movie.” But they don’t limit themselves to just horror movies, they find a variety of other spooky media to discussas well. However films seem to be their main focus. “If it's horror we try to talk about it,” said Magsam via email. “We don't really limit ourselves live though because we'll end up ranting about ridiculous shit every night, but we definitely start with a horror game plan.” They usually don’t have a preconceived idea on what they’ll discuss for a typical episode. Normally they go in with an assigned movie in mind and talk about other horror related news they have found. “Usually I show up at Hoop's house or he comes to mine,” Magsam said. “We briefly talk about anything that we've seen or heard of horror-wise during the week and loosely draw up the outline for the show. The only definite thing is the movie review we do during the last 15 minutes or so. We dedicate ourselves to watching one assigned movie a week and we will debate and discuss it. Everything else is just really improv.” Aside from hearing the two friends discuss scary movies, Magsam and Hooper have a variety of guests on their show, and for their 19th episode they had Rick Boeck, professor of film and media studies at Cosumnes River College. During that episode, Boeck gave his
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Horror fanatics Andrew Hooper and Rocco Magasm started "The Mouths of Madness" podcasts in the summer of 2012.
opinion on the wildly popular subject of vampires and shocked both Hooper and Magsam when he stated he wasn’t a horror “purist” and didn’t object to the idea of movie remakes. Even though Boeck’s indifference towards horror remakes would be considered blasphemy, Hooper points out that it’s guests like him who animate the setting of the show. “Boeck looks at the horror genre from a completely different and new perspective,” Hooper said. “And we like looking for people to make us see the movie differently.” With Halloween coming up “The Mouths of Madness” team have a lot planned for the month of October. “We have been chomping at the bit for this month. This is our time to really shine because horror shit finally happens,” said Magsam said. “We started in September with Miss Misery's Days of Terror. Then
we will be checking out a lot of local haunted houses hopefully.” The two friends are most excited for two major events lined up for October, starting with the Universal Studios Haunted Horror Nights in Hollywood and later the Sacramento Zombie Run. “USHHN is amazing. They close down all of Universal Studios and change it to a complete horror theme,” Magsam said. “This year is ‘The Walking Dead’ themed and we couldn't be more excited. There are people screaming everywhere and monsters running all around. The Sac Zombie Run is a 5k run/obstacle course that I do not plan on finishing (Andrew probably will) because running sucks. We're still doing it though. Basically it's zombie flag football. You have three flags and zombies chasing you for three miles.” Even though both Hooper and Magsam consider themselves diehard fans of the
Horror scenes that scare Students and professors share their favorite movies that have left them with frightening memories
By Osay Ogbebor oobebor.connect@gmail “I remember watching the old original Freddy Kruger movies. When he goes gets the lady from the bed and just opens her up and swallows her whole with his fang, that was the best part. I watched it with my sisters at home and then me and my little nephew watched when he was two and he had nightmares for about a week.” Silver Rodriguez, 21 Computer science major
“It has to be 'Insidious'. The part
“There was this one movie that scared me that made me jump was seeing when I was younger which was 'The Exorthe face [the demon's] for the first cist' with Linda Blair. It was scary just betime. It looks so much like Darth cause the way her voice sounded and then Maul from 'Star Wars'. When I when her head went all around her neck I watched it again I was with my was like wow. I did not have bad dreams I sister and I covered my eyes the was just like terrifying to the point I went whole time while she jumped.” to hide my face and the part where she Samantha Lee,19 spits on that dude I hit my lip against my Early childhood education major pillow and busted my lip as kid, " Nyenbeku George Sociology professor
“My favorite scary movie would be 'IT'. When I was a child after seeing that movie I couldn’t be by myself because of the clown in the movie. The part when the I remember when I was really clown pops out through the shower head young and I watched 'What You was scary so I was pretty traumatized after Did Last Summer' and it was that. After watching it I had nightmares traumatizing, I saw it and I never of me taking a shower and the clown wanted to go into bathroom withwould pop out and grab my leg and eat me. out anybody else going with me." Still till this day I keep my distance from Magalhy D. Cabrera, 21 clowns.” Human services major Carlos Ortega, 22 Business major
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horror genre, they encourage non-scary movie fans to tune into their weekly podcast because there might be a chance they will discover something they will enjoy. Plus they insist the films are more enjoyable with other people around. “Horror’s such a community based genre,” said Hooper. “When you’re watching it with a group of people it’s a different reaction. I remember I saw ‘Audition’ by myself and I completely hated it, but then I watched it again in Boeck’s horror film class and hearing all the people’s reactions and squirming around made me enjoy it more.”
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“'Exorcist', it’s a good movie and its really scary. It’s good when she turns her head all around in a circle and the girl said, “Do you know what your daughter did?” When my dad first showed it I had terrifying dreams about it and was freakishly scared. I kept on seeing the girl turning her head around in a circle.” Sarah Hibbs, 20 Criminal justice major
“When I was little I used to watch
a lot of scary movies but my favorite scary movie back then was 'Bride of Chucky', I always got scared. My brother got a Chucky-like doll at a store and one night I was sleeping when he put the Chucky doll right next to me on my bed and I woke up and I started screaming and crying. He [Chucky] stills scares me till this day.” Lisa Luu, 18 Finance major
“One scary movie that just plays with your mind is 'The Descent'. The whole sense of like regular horror with blood and the darkness and not knowing what’s in gore it was more like psychologifront of you and the unknown just really cal to freak you out. I didn’t have sets the mood and the tension just right. I any bad nightmares but I was own the movie so I would watch it around definitely scared at my house so I Halloween. I didn’t have any nightmares had to flip all the lights on.” but it made me check back my car before I Ashley Gallenstein, 18 got in at night a couple times.” Vet tech major Emily Gaines, 21 Anthropology major
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Demetrious Williams, a 22-yearold culinary management major, and Efrain Valadez, a 18-year-old culinary arts major, cut the New York strip steak in order to cook it properly.
A pinch of hard work and a dash of
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By Ariel Hevesi ahevesi.connect@gmail
rom the state-of-the-art oven to the bucket of mouth watering chocolate, it’s no wonder students make a beeline to the back of the cafeteria for what seems to be Cosumnes River College’s best kept secret. Tucked away in the corner of the campus cafeteria lies a factory of talented and hardworking chefs in training. “Everyday is an adventure each time you walk in the door,” said Anthony Bailey, a 45-year-old culinary arts major. Around 150 students meet in the Garden Room for culinary classes on a regular basis, said culinary arts professor Cynthia Torres. Whether it’s marketing, baking, sanitation or cost control, the department offers a wide variety of cooking and management classes, Torres said. Through the management program students are given the opportunity to supervise restaurants and get entry level jobs, Torres said. Culinary arts major Daniel Yang, 24, showed his hard work and dedication through classes and now works at the Rio Bistro cafe. Yang emphasized the hands on activities the culinary courses provide, calling it a “fun learning experience.” “I fell in love with it,” Yang said. There’s a lot of excitement and activities that go on in the kitchen once students break into groups and begin cooking, Torres said. Oct. 9 on the menu was beef stock, pork line wrapped in bacon and macaroni and cheese, she said. Although eating and drinking is prohibited while cooking, “at the end of class we eat all the food until we pop,” Torres chuckled. Students also learn safety measures, such as how to cut, carry and use knives correctly, said Bailey. “It’s the simple things we take for granted, such as reading recipes and making the correct adjustments,” said Bailey, who enjoys incorporating what he learns in his daily life. “Now I’m at home baking bread and
making everything from scratch,” Bailey said. However, with every profession comes challenges. “Word to the wise, be prepared for math,” said 33-year-old culinary arts management major Robert Hicks who emphasized the importance of math in this field. Before walking through that kitchen door you have to know your conversions, said Bailey. Although difficult, the math gets easier over time, Yang said. In the end, the hard work pays off. Students work events through the Sacramento Asian Sports foundation and participate in a crab feed three times a year, Torres said. Student catering funds over 75 percent of the culinary arts department, including classes, equipment and special events, Torres said. One event in particular is the Chicago National Restaurant Association, or as Torres calls it, “eight miles of aisles” with everything from food to kitchen supplies. People all around the country come to see what’s advertised and try the samples, said instructors assistant Kevin Penn. Whether it be Nathan Hot Dogs, Sweet Street Desserts or good-old filet mignon “we eat like royalty when we’re there,” Torres said. “I was stuffed and then I realized there was a whole other floor,” Penn said with a laugh. Torres hopes her students learn how to be successful in their careers. “I want them to make a difference. Go out there, have fun and get paid,” Torres said. At first, Bailey just wanted to learn the skills of cooking, but after a year of being in the program, he now hopes to earn his associates degree in culinary arts. Meanwhile, Yang, who began his culinary journey merely “exploring the campus” now envisions owning his own business in the future. When it all boils down to it, “we get to make food for other people. How do you beat that?” Torres said.
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The students dish up their plates after a long day of cooking. Students sample every dish to help give criticism for each cooking group improve when they make the dishes again.
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Michael Sanders, a 44-year-old culinary arts major, transfers the yeast from the mixing bowl to a different bowl to prepare to make soft rolls.
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In the study zone: Quiet places to concentrate With midterms around the corner, students seek out their favorite places on campus to hit the books Photos by Jonathan Rich jrich.connect@gmail (Right) The tables by the police station is the perfect place to study for 20-year-old studio art major Diana Orejel and 20-year-old early childhood education major Letisia Anguiano.
Mattisse Graham, a 18-year-old nursing major, studies for her geography exam oustide the Visual & Performing Arts Center.
(Left) Cierra Brewer, an 18-year-old animal science major, studies in the library for her upcoming midterm.
(Above) Jinaki Bahati, 32, American Sign Language major, and Amara Carey, a 21-year-old apparel marketing major, practice Sign Language for their upcoming exam by the business wing.
A CRC student catches up on his reading for his English exam outside the LRC.