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Cornel West delivers speech at CRC By Latisha Gibson lgibson.connect@gmail As staff and community members gathered together in the main gym at Cosumnes River College on Jan. 27, the crowd’s anticipation could be felt while waiting to see civil rights activist Cornel West. West spoke about how Martin Luther King Jr. inspired him and touched on issues that are still relevant today, even after the success of the civil rights movement which peaked in the 1960s. “The education level for African-Americans are lower than ever,” West said. “They are below 70 percent in math and reading; when it comes to education this goes back to the struggles of African-Americans, to the education gap of the Black American.” West said that Martin Luther King Jr. wanted to see the progression of not only a few blacks but of a generation of African-Americans, much like his father. “My dad was a big enforcer when it came to education,” West said. “[His] role as president of Alpha Phi Alpha made me take an interest in what the fraternity was trying to create within the brotherhood.” The Alpha Academy Program provides youth with mentoring, character education and life skills training. The Alumni of the fraternity believe that a “rigorous and relevant education can stop the cycle of complacency, self destruction and mediocrity,” according to the Alpha Academy brochure. The event was organized by Travis Parker, a >>West, Page 3
COACH PROFILE
Basketball coach sets example of dedication for team By Sean Thomas sthomas.connect@gmail If you’ve attended a Hawks’ basketball game, then you’re bound to notice the often animated coach Coral Sage, who for nine years has paced the Cosumnes River College sidelines as head coach of the women’s basketball team. As spring instruction begins, Sage continues to prepare the Hawks for success on and off the basketball court, while also juggling the preparation needed for the arrival of her first born child. “Coaching takes a lot out of you,” Sage said. “And being pregnant even takes more out of you.” To ensure that both she and the baby remain healthy throughout the season, Sage has taken special precaution to take time away from the court for much needed relaxation. “I’ve had to find time for me personally to take naps when I can because I am up so early to get here for practice,” Sage said. “Typically I’ll have to go home and take a little bit of a nap in the afternoon.” >>Sage, Page 4
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Cornel West spoke at Cosumnes River College on Jan. 27 in the gym. West spoke to several staff and community members about injustice in society and the rights of the people.
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Campus club aims to help community By Emily Collins ecollins.connect@gmail
sional laughter until computer information science Professor Markus Geissler indicated that class was ready to begin and the room fell quiet. Business 354 seemed just like any other class at Cosumnes The difference between this class and others found all over River College as conversations hummed, punctuated by occacampus is that this class is also a club, the Enactus Club. “I tell them at the beginning of the semester that this course is going to take a piece of their heart,” Geissler said. “It’s not just sitting in a class listening to lecture. You do learn, but you do it by actually doing.” Enactus is an international non-profit organization that can be found in 39 countries with 62,000 student members. Geissler described his students as “an absolutely outstanding group of very diverse students.” Originally it was known as SIFE, Students in Free Enterprise, but last semester the club changed their name to Enactus because “it had some negative connotations in some of the languages,” Geissler said. The name Enactus stems from the phrase “entrepreneurship in action for the greater good, namely us.” Each year Enactus teams present their projects in various levels of competition. Last year CRC Enactus won a Regional Championship and had the opportunity to compete in the National Exposition in Kansas City, Mo. “Enactus exists to take the power of entrepreneurship and use it to better the community,” Geissler said. “It’s a Stephan Starnes | The Connection worldwide organization helping wherever people need help Enactus Club member Angela Dodge discusses the using business skills.” dynamics between the different sub-groups within the >>Enactus, Page 7 Business 354 class on Feb. 11.
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By Nick Valenzuela nvalenzuela.connect@gmail Cosumnes River College’s OneBook project has invited students and faculty alike to read “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” and convene at designated events to discuss its themes, the next of which will be on Feb. 20. Each year, OneBook selects a different book for its participants to read. Speakers of various academic disciplines, such as psychology and sociology, hold lectures and meetings that approach each book’s content from various viewpoints of those disciplines. Ethics is a major theme examined in “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.” “Some of the events are lectures, some of them are films, some of them are little workshops,” said Maureen Moore, professor of humanities and founder of OneBook CRC. “Some of them are small, 10 or 12 people. Some of them are big, 300 people. Wide variety.” Students are invited to further involve themselves with OneBook student speakouts. “Students, once they’ve read the book, can go and talk on a panel in the bookstore,” Moore said. “They [students] get to talk about their ideas and interpretation of the book.” James Frazee, professor of psychology at CRC and an avid participant of OneBook, expressed his own excitement in attending lectures from professors of other disciplines. “It’s a neat thing, that the students are getting cross-disciplinary exposure,” Frazee said. “I want to be able to facilitate that, and personally, frankly, I love being able to get that.” CRC president and OneBook project participant Deborah Travis expressed her desire to see the project grow further as time goes on. “It creates a community, and that, to me, is a very important value of Cosumnes River College,” Travis said. Through times when the project seemed like it might not pick up, its creators, especially Moore, worked hard to pull it off. Moore’s perseverance maintained confidence in the project’s growth, Travis said. If students are interested in participating but don’t find motivation in lectures and meetings, Frazee said they have other means of encouraging students to attend events. “We have really cool schwag we give out,” Frazee said. “Students can sign up for drawings and they get gift cards for the book store.”
Scholarship season By Zach Hannigan zhannigan.connect@gmail Scholarship season has begun at Cosumnes River College and will run until March 8, according to the school’s website. The campus is offering 91 scholarships in total, which will be given to students on criteria such as GPA, number of units enrolled or completed and major, said administrative assistant Robin Montanez, who handles scholarships. Students may apply for scholarships by completing an application on the CRC website. However, there is a minimum criteria to fulfill, which includes a six-unit enrollment at CRC as well as having six units completed as of the Fall 2012 semester. After entering all the required information on the application, an online search system will match the user with scholarships according to the basic criteria on their application. It is then up to the student to check into the listed scholarships further to see if they meet all criteria, according to the CRC website. Some scholarships may ask for letters of recommendation. The alternative is requesting a professor, employer or community member to fill out an online recommendation through the CRC website. That person must know the student’s school ID number and last name, according to the CRC website. Montanez said that approximately 600 students applied last semester, which was an increase from the previous semester. “We hope that scholarships will help students reach their academic goals,” Montanez said.
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Website connects wealthy older singles with struggling college students By Mozes Zarate mzarate.connect@gmail An emerging website prides itself in being the “Elite Sugar Daddy Dating Site,” where older singles seek to spoil sugar babies, younger and more attractive people, with gifts and finances in exchange for their company. The site SeekingArrangement coins the term “Mutually Beneficial Arrangements” when describing the service it provides, promising that users can find “a deep and genuine level of understanding, and sometimes true love” between their cross-generational companions. Anthony Bailey, a 21-year-old sociology major, knew a friend who joined the website when she had trouble paying her tuition. “Their arrangement was pretty much to where he [the sugar daddy] would pay for her school, her clothes and other stuff,” Bailey said. “She would just attend events with him, sort of like an escort.” On the site, sugar daddies and babies upload personal profiles advertising their desires, body type and minimum or maximum budget. One profile reads: “Wealthy Dr. Seeking Group Activity. 39 years old, offering $20,000 a month to interested parties.” Another profile, entitled “Treat Me Like an Angel and I’ll Take You to Heaven,” offers a negotiable rate to be determined for her company. The struggle that Bailey’s friend found herself in is not uncommon in the current economic climate. In an interview with the Huffington Post, Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, a professor of psychology at Clark University, estimated that “about 85 percent” of the 2011 graduating class would likely move back in with mom and dad at some point in their life after college, unable to sustain financial independence. Meanwhile, the site has seen a surge in college students over the past few years. Of the site’s 800,000-plus members, “35 percent are students,” said Robert Wade, founder of SeekingArrangement, in the same Huffington Post story. The article hints that these relationships are fostered primarily by a sexual and financial component, calling it “totally-not-but-really-sort-of prostitution.” “It’s a fine line,” said 38-year-old psychology major Xavier Basquez. “What two grown people do in their own private lives is their business, but if you look at it morally, they’re basically selling them-
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selves for financial gain.” Rick Schubert, Ph.D., an ethics professor at Cosumnes River College, believes that SeekingArrangement’s place on that “fine line” isn’t a unified position in the United States. “I think our culture doesn’t have clear views about what prostitution is or when sex is morally permissible,” Schubert said. “It’s interesting that we think exchanging sexual gratification for sexual gratification is okay, but exchanging sexual gratification for money is not.” Schubert cites two major western moral theories which the public generally appeals to, the Kantian perspective and utilitarianism, and points out that mutually beneficial arrangements might not be consistent with the principles they outline, particularly because the exchange may be “dehumanizing,” and that the arrangement may cause more harm than pleasure to greater society when compared to “available alternatives.” But, as it turns out, SeekingArrangement doesn’t publicly appear to appeal to any classic moral principle. Instead, the site reads “It’s Natural.”
“I think our culture doesn’t have clear views about what prostitution is or when sex is morally permissible.” - Rick Schubert Ethics Professor “While some societies may have laid down a set of unsaid rules about what is morally acceptable, be it an acceptable age gap between lovers, extra-marital affairs or pre-marital sex,” the site says, “who is to say what is ‘right’ or ‘wrong’?” It is estimated that the average 2011 graduate will finish school with a debt of $27,000 or significantly greater, according to an article from CNNMoney. Under the circumstances, more college students may be considering hooking up with an older and wealthier companion as a ticket out of debt. “It seems like it’s morally impermissible for you to require me to shine your shoes if you hold a gun to my head first,” Schubert said. “But, If there’s a metaphorical gun to the head of these college students,” he said, “who have no other way of paying down their debt other than selling their bodies, it looks like there’s something morally wrong with the system.”
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Students benefit from California Dream Act New state law By Oswaldo Guzman oguzman.connect@gmail Undocumented immigrants are eligible for equal financial aid assistance as of Jan. 1. The California Dream Act is the result of two bills, Assembly Bills 130 and 131. Together these bills allow undocumented and documented students, who meet certain provisions, to apply for and receive financial aid assistance, according to the California Student Aid Commission’s website. “It allows undocumented students to receive the same financial aid those students Nick Valenzuela | The Connection born here get,” said Stephanie Zuniga, a 22-year-old Co- Michelle Perez, 19, fills out a California Dream Act form online at the workshop on Feb. 8. sumnes River College student staff member in the Financial workshop expressed her reser- dream.” ton post, Obama mentions givAid department. Opponents of the Cal ing priority to undocumented vations about applying for the Zuniga is one of the staff- Cal Dream Act. Dream Act argue that it will immigrants who serve in the ers who helped students at a “I wasn’t sure about it. I only add to the growing strain military or pursue higher eduworkshop fill out paperwork didn’t want to give my parent’s on class size and increase in cation. regarding the Cal Dream Act information, so at first it was competition during enrolland other financial aid forms really difficult,” said Michelle ment. “I still have a lot of on Feb. 8. The Cal Dream Act Perez, a 19-year-old medical However, Spanish profesapplication process allows stu- assistant major. “It means a sor Gabriel Torres urges that friends who don’t want dents to identify themselves as lot to me because without it I we must make “a welcoming to share their stories, undocumented students. wasn’t able to go to school, and campus for dreamers” in order “Students self-identify now it will make my career for them to feel safe and move but I think you can through the California Student easier on me and open a lot of forward. change a person’s perAid Commission,” said Kristie doors.” “Don’t be ashamed of who spective on immigraWest, CRC’s public informaFellow Dream Act stu- you are,” said Marquez-Perez. tion officer. “This tells them dent Deirel Marquez-Perez, “I still have a lot of friends tion if you do.” how they qualify for financial an 18-year-old peace and con- who don’t want to share their aid. Our financial aid office is stories, but I think you can then able to download their flict studies major, has similar change a person’s perspective Deirel Marquez-Perez thoughts on the legislation, file.” on immigration if you do. ” — CRC Student These files are strictly but did not have reservations The Cal Dream Act has beconfidential, and there are no about the information being come part of a national movechecks and matches between asked. Opportunities for young “Personally I didn’t, but ment geared towards changing and the Cal Dream application and undocumented imthat perspective, and President any federal databases, accord- I understand why Dreamers migrants are becoming inwould. I have a lot of friends Obama gave a speech regard- creasingly available, whether ing to CSAC. “As of January, which was who grow up to be more cau- ing a “common sense, compre- through the Cal Dream act or when students could iden- tious,” said Marquez-Perez. “I hensive immigration reform,” a national reform, yet some tify as Dream Act students, we feel it has taken away a bar- on Jan. 29, which would allow students are still hesitant. “Go for it,” said Perez, adhave downloaded 107 students rier that has been in place. The undocumented immigrants a dressing fellow Dream Act stuDream Act means more op- clearer way to citizenship. at CRC,” West said. According to the Huffing- dents. “They won’t regret it.” A student attending the portunities to accomplish my
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kinesiology professor at CRC, who wanted to put an event together to promote his fraternity Alpha Phi Alpha and the Martha Parker scholarship, named after his mother. “I made the Martha Parker scholarship so female scholars can apply and have the same opportunity as the males have,” Parker said. “The [Alpha Phi Alpha] scholarship is for high school, male seniors with the grade point average of a 3.0 or better.” However, the fraternity is currently faced with the problem that not many students apply for the scholarships that are available. “The other thing is we are a part of the new Jim Crow era. People are going to prison for drugs,” Parker said. “If you are a prisoner you are a slave. This makes our youth discouraged.” With the youth feeling as if everyone is against them it may be harder for them to graduate high school and college, and they may become a statistic within their community, Parker said. He emphasized the need for strong leaders like Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and West. “Cornel West is my hero,” said Abdului Turay, a 19-year-old sociology major. “A lot of people look up to actors and musicians but I’m different, West inspires me to do more with my life and never doubt myself.” Hasan Abdulmalik, vice principal of Laguna Creek High School, and community activist since the 1960’s, was also at the event. He was honored with the Spiritual Warrior Award. Living with Lou Gehrig’s disease, Abdulmalik still does what he can to help out the African-American youth. Emphasizing that rigorous and relevant education can top the “cycle of self-destruction and mediocrity and helps promote self-respect, economic empowerment and good citizenship,” according to the event program.
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Cornel West poses with students after his speech at CRC. For some this was a once in a lifetime opportunity to actually meet the man who has been molding the community with his powerful words. Instead of influencing others, West tries to guide others in the right direction. “To be in his presence I’m still in awe, “ said Damonik Millan, a 21-year-old African studies major. “The issue West touched on about Blacks being afraid to speak the truth is real. A lot of people hold back how they feel to avoid confrontation, but this won’t help us grow.” Both West and Abdulmalik work on the platform of helping the community by any means necessary, and have come to replace the strong African-American leaders that they once had in their youth. Towards the end of his speech West declared a progression of not only African-American youth, but of all youth, is necessary to making the country a stronger force.
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protects users’ social media passwords and information By Kevin Frodahl kfrodahl.connect@gmail A pair of bills signed by Gov. Jerry Brown in Sept. 2012 went into effect on Jan. 1, prohibiting colleges and employers from demanding social media information from employees or students. The two bills, California Senate Bill 1349 and California Assembly Bill 1844, provide legal protection for the privacy of social media users of outlets such as Facebook, Twitter or Tumblr from their employers or secondary education institutions requesting or requiring private social media information. As such, the laws affect many Cosumnes River College students that use social media. “If it’s true that as a prospective student or employee these bills make it illegal for my school or my employer to demand that I share my login information, it protects my privacy, which is what I have as a citizen, and I think that should override any other status I have,” said CRC Distance Education Coordinator Gregory Beyrer. “I’m a citizen first, before I’m a student or employee.” SB1349 effectively prohibits any secondary education institution or employer from requiring or requesting a student or employee to “disclose the user names or account password for a personal social media account” or “provide the institution or employer with access to any content of the account,” according to the bill analysis on the California state webpage. Like SB1349, AB1844 prohibits companies from requesting or requiring social media from employees, but more importantly, it defines “social media” as “an electronic service or account, or electronic content” which includes “videos, still photography, blogs, video blogs, podcasts, instant and text messages, email, online services or accounts, or internet website profiles or locations,” according to the bill analysis on the California state webpage. Some students are glad that employers and universities can no longer request personal social media information. “I feel safer,” said Seraiah Lacey, a 20-year-old business major. “I feel like that should be private because that’s your own private life and your work or your school shouldn’t be a part of that.” While Facebook often functions as a public forum, it is often regarded as an aspect of private life, separate from work or school. “If I want to say whatever I want to say on Facebook, I shouldn’t have to worry about that coming out at work,” Lacey said. While privacy from employers and schools is important to many CRC students, some suggested that a lack of discretion on the part of social media users was also part of the problem. “I’m completely for the fact that it’s not their business,” said Jordan Merical, a 20-year-old business and social media major. “But if you’re putting your business out on a social media website, it’s your fault.” Professor Beyrer also suggested that employers might not just be concerned with what their employees are posting, but what the act of posting it means. “Let’s say there’s someone who does something silly and gets put on Facebook and their prospective employer finds out about it and says ‘I don’t want to hire him,’ it could be two things, he did something stupid, or that he’s willing to share something stupid, because then he might be willing to share the company’s information publicly.”
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The Cheap $eats The throne belongs in Sacramento By Zach Hannigan zhannigan.connect@gmail These are troubling times in the kingdom, troubling times indeed. Adrian Wojnarowski, a NBA columnist for Yahoo! Sports, set the sports world ablaze when he tweeted, “The Maloofs are finalizing an agreement to sell the Sacramento Kings to the Hansen-Ballmer led Seattle group, sources tell Yahoo! Sports.” He went on to tweet that the deal is like “first and goal at the 1,” meaning that it was almost a sure thing. Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson quickly went into action, talking with the NBA and local millionaires in an attempt to thwart the inevitable deal. But just as soon as Johnson and several other local groups-including HereWeBuy.org where fans pledged over $20 million in tickets-could counter, Seattle landed another huge jab. The Maloof family, majority owners of the Kings, sold the franchise to the group headed by billionaire Chris Hansen on Jan. 21, effectively moving the team to Seattle. The deal was reported to be worth $341 million for 65 percent of the franchise. Things became worse when Hansen said he would try to buy the remaining 35 percent from minority owners. At that point it was left up to the NBA Board of Governors who only had to approve the sale and relocation of the team. But just as the fat lady started to warm up her voice, a glimmer of hope began to shine through the beaten-down capitol city. Johnson’s bulldog-like approach surfaced a billionaire of its own, one that would keep the team in Sacramento. Ron Burkle, a Southern California grocery titan, met with the NBA about buying the embattled franchise. The meeting, which was brokered by Johnson, reportedly lasted two hours and presented matters beyond the Kings, including building a new arena at the current site of Downtown Plaza. So there we have it, a city with a new hope. But as the old saying goes, “things happen in threes,” Kings fans had more reasons to smile. Larry Ellison, a software tycoon in Silicon Valley, tried to buy the Golden State Warriors, but was unsuccessful because of a late bid. Apparently he is back in the market for an NBA team. Ellison, who is said to be worth $41 billion, is expected to meet with Johnson soon about the situation surrounding the Kings. The third ray of hope comes from a legal technicality called right to first refusal. According to the law, the Maloofs had to negotiate with current minority owners before speaking with a third party. Bob Cook, who owns 7 percent of the franchise, claimed that minority owners were denied their legal right to match the Seattle offer. It’s been a long battle, but one thing’s for sure: Sacramentans have nothing to be ashamed of. They have repeatedly shown their character to the NBA and each other. Like a true storybook, let’s hope this tale has a happy ending, this city sure needs it.
Hawks fail to sweep series against Skyline By Scott Redmond sredmond.connect@gmail Fresh off a win against Skyline College, the Hawks’ baseball team set out for a repeat as they took on the Trojans once more at Cosumnes River College Conway Field on Feb. 9. Starting pitcher freshman Kyle Von Ruden started the game and led the Hawks through three quick innings as he shut down any chance for the Trojans to score. “I thought Kyle Von Ruden pitched real well,” said Hawk’s head coach Tony Bloomfield. “I thought he had all three pitches, he mixed it up real well. He froze a lot of guys mixing and matching pitches.” While Von Ruden managed to freeze up the opposing team, the Trojans managed to keep the Hawks from scoring as well. “I thought we were lucky and got some breaks,” said Skyline head coach Dino Nomicos. “CRC is a great team with great coaching.” In the bottom of the third the Hawks took the lead as freshman pitcher Nathan Gonzalez was beaned to first, stole second and advanced to third base because of an overthrown ball to second base. Then a hit to right field sent Gonzalez home putting the Hawks up 1-0. However, the lead did not last long. With the bases loaded at the top of the fifth, Skyline freshman infielder Ismael Orozco took it home off a hit out to left field by freshman infielder Merrick Belding, tying the game at 1-1. “We got young guys that are still playing high school baseball, this is college baseball. They can’t function at this level yet,” Bloomfield said. “They don’t pay attention in practice real well. They’re not real coachable at this stage.” The Hawks rallied back in the bottom of the sixth when sophomore outfielder Malik Hill managed to score a run after getting beaned, bringing the score to 2-1 in Hawks favor. Skyline answered back in the top of the eighth when sophomore outfielder Trevor Greenlaw scored a run off a hit into left field by Orozco and with bases loaded again, freshman outfielder Vince Lozano scored a run to take the lead. Skyline tacked on an-
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Freshman pitcher Kyle Von Ruden started the game against Skyline on Feb. 9. Despite the loss, Von Ruden’s efforts were highlighted by Coach Bloomfield. other run to end the inning up 4-2. A rally in the bottom of the eighth by the Hawks brought another two runs by sophomore catcher Bryan Case and Hill off a hit into left field by freshman outfielder Josh Cosio, tying the score at 4-4. Skyline added two more runs in the top of the ninth made by sophomore outfielder Alex Cordova and freshman pitcher Joey Carney bringing the score to 6-4. “I thought we played okay defense, and other than that there wasn’t a lot of hitting going on,” Bloomfield said. The Hawks defense wasn’t enough in the end to seal the deal. Freshman infielder Michael Chavarria managed to score one last
run for the Hawks before Skyline freshman pitcher Bryan Hidalgo ended the game with a strikeout, sealing the win for the Trojans, 6-5. “It’s a good win for us because the type of team we just beat,” Nomicos said. Nomicos also stated that the difference between the two games was the adjustments they made as a team and also pointed out that his team is young and not quite at the right level yet as well. “We won yesterday because the other team gave us the runs yesterday, and today we just couldn’t function,” Bloomfield said. “It was a pretty good game for a while and we just fell apart.”
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Sage described herself as an “active child” growing up. That same active nature would eventually lead to her decision to join the basketball team in fifth-grade, a decision she would quickly regret. “I didn’t really like it at first, I was more of a softball player,” Sage said. “I just did it because it was something to do.” Luckily for Sage, her fifth-grade coach begged her to continue playing basketball. Her exceptional play as a high school prep player grabbed the attention of university scouts, but a knee injury would force Sage to continue her playing career at the junior college level. As a collegiate basketball player, Sage found success at all levels, winnings a state championship and all-conference honors at Sierra College before receiving a scholarship offer from University of California, Riverside. Following college, Sage Mary Garcia | The Connection began coaching. First, as an Women’s basketball coach Coral Sage gives her player tips assistant at her alma mater during a game against rival Sacramento City College. before taking her first head
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coaching position at De Anza College. Coaching at De Anza College would lead to her finding a home as head coach at CRC in 2004. James Giacomazzi was hired as head coach of the CRC men’s basketball team the same year as Sage and admits to having a great amount of respect for the job she has done while at CRC. “I have a lot of respect for her and what she does,” Giacomazzi said. “She’s a heck of a coach.” Out of all the contributions she makes as part of the Hawks, CRC President Deborah Travis said that the greatest quality Sage exhibits is her caring nature towards her players, which has helped to make them successful on and off the court. Sage hopes to duplicate these successes, while of course doing what’s best for another future member of the Hawks’ family. “I’m doing what’s right for my body and my baby while also being there for my team as well.”
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Men’s basketball team loses to Diablo Valley in overtime Hawks battle but can’t overcome inconsistencies
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CRC’s sophomore guard Charles Stanifer tips off against DVC’s Mike Harris in OT.
By Mozes Zarate mzarate.connect@gmail The Cosumnes River College men’s basketball team battled Diablo Valley College Feb. 12, their second confrontation with the Vikings in less than a month. In January, the Hawks left the Vikings’ court with a tightly contested victory 8784. “I was on beat and I was ready to go,” said Hawks’ sophomore guard Charles Standifer. By the first five minutes of the game, the Hawks maintained a lead with the score at 9-4. As the minutes pressed on, the Vikings began to catch up, with sophomore forward Mike Harris and his teammates collecting rebounded shots and fast-breaking the court to score. As the first quarter dwindled, the Hawks’ lead on the Vikings shrank. The score stood 24-23 with under six minutes left. “They have a lot of good role players,” said Hawks’ freshman forward Jaycob Velasco, “a lot of players that can score off the dribble.” With less than a minute remaining in the first half, the teams fought to tip the scales from an even 30-30. But, with three seconds left, Velasco executed a successful momentum changing shot and the Hawks led by three points going into halftime. The game coincided with breast cancer awareness night, and during the break, the audience was invited to participate in a raffle to raise funding. Starting the second half, the rhythm of
the game seemed clear. The Hawks maintained a 3-5 point lead with the Vikings steadily in pursuit, up until the final minute of the game. As the curtain began to fall, Vikings’ freshman guard Connor Jean launched a three point shot that broke the Hawks’ momentum. With the score standing at 74-73, and 22 seconds left, Velasco landed two successive free throws, giving the Hawks a 3-point lead. With the game in their hands, and less than half a minute to go, the Hawks neared their second victory against Diablo Valley. But with seven seconds left, Vikings’ freshman guard Jelani Hardaway tied the game, throwing the match into overtime. “We missed some easy shots around the basket tonight that we would normally make,” said head coach James Giacomazzi. “In close games like this, our margin of error is small, so we have to finish those easy ones.” Overtime saw several successful shot attempts by Harris. The Vikings took advantage of a loose Hawks’ defense in the latter moments. A free throw by Harris closed the game in the Viking’s favor 91-88, a three point lead. Giacomazzi called the night’s outcome “Ironic.” “They got their payback on us,” Giacomazzi said. Giacomazzi noted that the team could have taken advantage of many free throws but they “weren’t able to convert.” “We did well in some cases, and we didn’t do well in others,” he said. “When you have inconsistency, you’re going to have games like this.”
Hawks lose to Solano despite first home run, fall to 3-3 By Rachel Norris rnorris.connect@gmail Hoping to bounce back after two consecutive losses, the Hawks’ women’s softball team faced off with the Solano Community College Falcons on Feb. 9. The Hawks started off slow and trailed the Falcons by one run after the first inning. However, things started to pick up in the second inning for the Hawks as they scored one run to tie the game, followed by two more runs in the fifth inning. However the intensity wasn’t high enough throughout the game, and the Hawks ended up losing 5-3. “They were in it the entire time,” said Hawks’ head coach Kristy Schroeder. “We had a chance to win it and we obviously fell a little short.” The first three batters for the Hawks flied out and they trailed by one after the first inning. Before the Falcons could increase their lead, CRC turned things around. Sophomore pitcher Allison Barsetti was walked by Falcons’ sophomore pitcher Courtney Williams. Then sophomore first baseman Gabrielle Magana hit a ball towards center field, which drove Barsetti home and tied up the game. The Hawks loaded the bases with two outs, but before they could bring another girl home, sophomore infielder Alissa Greenhaw struck out and ended the second inning still tied at 1-1. “When girls are on base we need to be able to get them around the corner every opportunity we can get,” Barsetti said. By the third inning the Falcons had the bases loaded and a base hit allowed a run to home, which gave them a 2-1 lead. To make things worse for the Hawks, Falcons’ sophomore utility player Autumn Price hit a ball toward first base that hit Gabrielle Magana hard in the knee, which forced her to sit out for the remainder of the game. Solano slowly increased their lead to 3-1 by the fourth inning and by then CRC needed to amp up their intensity if they wanted to make a comeback. Sophomore catcher Lauren Szoboscan did just that when she slammed the ball hard towards center field and
it soared over the fence, resulting in the first home run of the season for the Hawks. Szoboscan’s fellow teammates greeted her at home plate, cheering as she rounded third base and made her way to the ecstatic players. Her home run put the Hawks within one run by the fourth inning. “I wasn’t really thinking anything. My thought process was clear,” Szoboscan said. “Because when I overthink things I tend to do bad, so I try to have a clear mind when I bat.” The Hawks began putting in more effort after the glorious home run, and Greenhaw redeemed herself by making a strong drive to the left field, bringing freshman utility Brooke Malcolm home and tying up the nail-biter game 3-3. CRC’s momentum was short-lived in the start of Stephan Starnes | The Connection the fifth inning when Falcons’ freshman infielder Tai- Sophomore infielder Alissa Greenhaw struck out swinging with the bases ylor Sakurada made her way loaded to end the second inning against Solano College on Feb. 9. around the bases to home about the Hawks’ performance. “Their pitcher did very and scored another run in the sixth inning, which put Solano in the lead 5-3. The good changeups.” The defeat left the Hawks with three wins and three Hawks were unable to match the energy of the Falcons and were unable to score any more runs, giving the final victory losses so far in the season. “We gave a good effort and bounced back from errors to Solano. “Their hitting was very good and the home-run was we made, so I was happy about that,” Schroeder said. “We impressive,” said Solano head coach Terri Pearson-Bloom gave ourselves a chance.”
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Staff Picks We asked our Connection staff members what phone apps they would recommend to someone and why. Here are their recommendations.
App: Pages
“It’s an app to write essays and other documents like invites, flyers and more. I love it because I am able to use it with all my Apple products. I can write my essay on my phone, iPad and MacBook or iMac.”
-Mary Garcia
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App: Block Puzzle
“My favorite app right now is Block Puzzle. It is similar to Tetris only you can’t rotate the pieces. You have to figure out how the pieces fit together to fill in the box. It’s a fun way to pass some time and makes me use my brain at the same time.”
-Emily Collins
Connection Staff Available on: Google Play Price: Free
App: iHomework
“It’s a really useful app to keep track of school and it syncs with calendars and emails.”
-Mozes Zarate
Connection Staff Available on: iTunes Price: $1.99
App: TheChive
“I’m addicted to TheChive app because it is full of pictures of that are funny and ridiculous as well as pictures of very attractive men and women. They also support our troops and take on different charity causes to help people. Its a great app to waste time on!”
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‘WarmBodies’ takes a romantic spin on zombies
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Newly released film “Warm Bodies” keeps the viewers wanting more by offering a variety of genres: action, zombie and romantic-comedy. Lead actors Nicholas Hoult (“X-men: First Class”) and Teresa Palmer (“I Am Number Four”) are a dynamic duo as they team up to save mankind. R (Hoult), his best friend M (portrayed by Rob Corddry) and a group of zombies head out to find food and run into Julie (Palmer), her best friend, boyfriend and a few other living humans who were sent on a mission by Julie’s father, General Grigio (John Malkovich) to find medical supplies and bring them back to camp. R attacks and kills Julie’s boyfriend (Dave Franco) which leads to his attraction and desire to save Julie. Against her will, Julie is taken to the airport where the zombies live. She’s held captive in R’s plane, out of harms way and away from the other zombies. With the song “Patience” by Guns N’ Roses playing in the background, R tries to explain the best way that he can, that he was trying to save her, not feast on her. This is where the movie really gets interesting and the bonding begins. R and Julie join forces to prove to the world that zombies can evolve and end the apocalypse. Some of the lines will mislead the viewer into thinking the characters are about to say something deep only to end in a punchline. For example, when R is wandering
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Julia (Palmer) tries to protect R (Hoult) from her dad and prove that zombies can evolve in the paranormal romantic-comedy film “Warm Bodies.”
around the airport in the beginning of the movie he says “I don’t want to be this way. I am lonely, I am lost. I mean literally lost, I never been in this part of the airport before.” The unpredictable dialog was definitely a plus. The screenplay was written and directed by Jonathan Levine, who also directed the comedy-drama “50/50.” Levine did an excellent job displaying each different genre effectively without overdoing it. The somewhat cheesy previews don’t do the movie any justice. It was definitely a lot more entertaining than expected. Levine and the cast did an excellent job at not making the comedy corny or the romance too sappy. “Warm Bodies” is based on a novel with the same title, written by Isaac
Marion. The film is appropriately rated as PG13, it’s not too graphic or vulgar, yet at the same time it has some raunchy comedy. This movie is really hard to compare to others with similar genres, because unlike others, this film was put together and executed well. If you’re the type of person who thinks outside the box and enjoys a good laugh while also being inspired, then you will really love this movie. Author’s score out of five stars:
Sniffles and coughs and sneezes, Oh my! By Elizabeth Witt ewitt.connect@gmail
It’s that time of year again, when winter break is over and school is back in session. It’s also flu season, and this year it’s hitting North America harder than ever. Influenza is a highly contagious respiratory illness caused by what most people know as the flu virus. Annually, it affects 5 to 20 percent of U.S. residents, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This year is different though. The flu season hit the U.S. much earlier than usual and it surprised most people. Along with an early start, the strain of influenza that is being spread is a harsher virus than just any old flu. “I’ve never had the flu, but it’s deadly,” said 21-year-old Precious Warrick, an early childhood education major. Unfortunately for some of those who catch this virus, Warrick is correct. According to the CDC, this strain of clinical influenza that is affecting North America right now – the H3N2 virus – is associated with a higher rate of illness and death. Each year more than 200,000 people are hospitalized for flu-related complications and anywhere between 3,000 and 49,000 deaths per year have been recorded by the CDC in the past 30 years. his year,
reports are close to epidemic rates. “It sucks and I’m sick,” said Clancy Taylor, a 20-year-old small business management major. Many of us try to avoid getting sick, but some don’t know what the best methods are to maintaining their health during flu season. According to Flu.gov, the best way to avoid getting this virus is by receiving the flu vaccination yearly. But many people don’t do this at all. When 52 students between 18 and 25
regularly, avoiding touching your eyes, nose or mouth and practicing proper cough and sneeze etiquette to keep from becoming infected or spreading the virus. “Lately I just avoid people,” said 26-year-old Nicholas Matthias, a psychology major. “I know proper hygiene usually helps too.” Though many of us try to avoid catching the virus by staying healthy, it’s hard to know where the virus is from if you become sick. The virus can infect people by coming in contact with the eyes, nose or mouth through coughing, sneezing or even touching a germy surface or object and then touching the eyes, nose or mouth, according to the CDC. Along with being infected with the flu virus, spreading the infection is also a problem too. To help stop the spread of influenza, the CDC recommends following proper hygienic procedures and Stephan Starnes | The Connection to clean and disinfect frequently touched years old were asked whether or not they surfaces at home, work or school, espehad gotten a flu shot, only 15 of them said cially when someone is ill. Most people can infect others up to that they have already been vaccinated or seven days after flu symptoms appear, acwould be soon. “Shots are no fun,” Taylor said. “But cording to the CDC. “It’s a consequence of human interacthey work, I suppose.” Along with being vaccinated, Flu.gov tion,” Matthias said. “I guess it’s just going also recommends washing your hands to happen.”
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Hookaholics brings relaxing environment for Sacramento night life By Kevin Frodahl kfrodahl.connect@gmail Relaxing atmosphere, great service and affordable hookah are now just a stone’s throw away from Cosumnes River College, at the new Hookaholics hookah bar at Bruceville road and W Stockton Boulevard. Students that enjoy hookah will certainly want to try the new Hookaholics, which brings a convenient opportunity for a fun night with friends to the CRC area. The hookah bar is reasonably priced, has a great selection of flavors and offers a warm, welcoming environment that is conducive to a fun evening for the hookah enthusiast. Hookah, for those who aren’t acquainted with the substance, is a tobacco, sugar and honey based product consumed with the use of a water pipe. Much like other tobacco products, it can be potentially harmful to the user’s health, but like other tobacco products, or even alcohol, it can be enjoyable in moderation. The location is great, especially for hookah lovers like myself who may be used to going as far as Rancho Cordova for service that isn’t as good. It was actually a huge factor for Owner and Operator Halia Khaliki when she and her husband, Wasim Ahmadi opened the first Hookaholics hookah bar on Center Parkway. “At first we were just checking the waters to see if Elk Grove was into the Hookah business, because I know that when me and my husband wanted to get hookah we had to travel all the way to Sacramento,” said
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The staff is friendly and quick to provide assistance or replace coals in each hookah. Like bars that serve alcohol, Hookaholics does serve products that can be bad for the user’s health. Those that don’t want to use tobacco aren’t left out, however. Hookaholics will soon offer a tobacco free, tealeaf based hookah product. As it is now, those who don’t enjoy Hookah may find themselves a bit out of place at Hookaholics. “We’re introducing a new line that’s going to be made out of tea-leaves,” Khaliki
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Hookaholics had around a dozen people in attendence around 9 p.m. on Feb. 12. Employee Masoud Ahmadi said the busiest times are between 9 p.m. and 1 a.m. on Thursday through Saturday, where they hit their maximum capacity. said. “So it’s going to be more natural, and there’s going to be no nicotine or tar. It caters to people who don’t want to smoke but want to relax and enjoy the environment.”
Hookaholics is a great place for the college student to enjoy nightlife and good hookah. I give it four out of five stars for the Hookah enthusiast.
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How does this happen, you may ask yourself. CRC Enactus is involved in multiple projects this semester including partnering with the Elk Grove Food Bank, which serves 36,000 meals per month, Geissler said. They are currently working on setting up a canned food drive to benefit the food bank. Their newest project they are involved in this semester is the Grace House, said Bill Salsbury, president and chief executive officer of CRC Enactus. Salsbury said that the Grace House helps the homeless transition to a job and to having a home. Grace House helps people get back on their feet, Salsbury
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said. “Elk Grove Mayor Gary Davis is really interested in maintaining this program. It’s such a vital tool in helping the people in the community.” Gage Keifer, 21, vice president and chief operating officer of CRC Enactus agreed. “The Grace House is entrepreneurship at its finest,” Keifer said. If entrepreneurship or business is not your forte, you can still be a successful part of Enactus. Keifer said Enactus needs people with a wide range of skill sets, from public speaking to the use of technology. “It’s beneficial for anybody that feels an interest and a deep devotion to their community and wanting to help,” Keifer said.
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Increase in online classes challenge educational norm Recession stricken California colleges breathed a sigh of relief in November when Proposition 30 passed, signaling a positive future for higher education. However, it’s a future poised to change greatly under the vision of Gov. Jerry Brown. Brown touts online learning and the use of all technology at hand when it comes to higher education and the future. Part of his proposal includes pushing for schools to expand their online education offerings and look into programs similar to the pilot program at San Jose State University. Partnering with Udacity, a Silicon Valley startup that creates online college classes, SJSU plans to offer a variety of remedial and introductory courses online for credit, allowing students to take classes towards their degrees. While such programs and initiatives are embracing the technology of the present and future, there are possible drawbacks. The SJSU pilot program is already tackling one issue that was brought up by opponents of Udacity’s program, some classes do not count for any sort of credit,
EDITORIAL AT A GLANCE The Issue: Gov. Brown is pushing tax dollars to increase online education at higher education institutions. Our Stance: We should encourage more online classes and make them more accessible for students in order to make degrees easier and quicker to obtain. giving little incentive for students to pursue such options. Opponents to these online programs also point out that online classes and forums within them take away the human networking element of the classroom. Students are left to only interact through typed words. That should not stop the pursuit of this avenue for higher education. Human interaction is important in education as much as it is in life overall, but in the context of how the SJSU program and potentially oth-
ers will be run it is a null point. In fact, while online or distance education has been around in this format for decades, the new wave of online courses will incorporate face-to-face interaction via Skype as well as chat rooms, blogs, discussion forums, electronic tutoring, instructional games and push-button audio or video, according to the Sacramento Bee. Brown’s proposed budget includes $16.9 million for community colleges and $10 million each for the University of California and California State University systems for online course expansion for hundreds of high-demand prerequisite classes that fill up quickly, according to the Sac Bee. With only introductory and remedial classes offered, it leaves time in students’ schedules to take the classes they need for general education or their degree in a physical classroom. The programs offered through the SJSU pilot program are offered at a price that is lower than the tuition of the university itself. Students save both time and money, allowing them to potentially work towards their degrees faster.
The governor is pushing for schools to pursue these programs, to the tune of a nearly $37 million investment according to the Sac Bee. The schools have say over how they will push for online and in the end it falls on the student body to set the tone for the education they want. According to the Sac Bee, nearly one in four California community college students is expected to take at least one online course and almost half of the state’s 112 community colleges offer degrees and certificates that can be obtained solely online. Even with those options available, rising levels of on campus class enrollment meant that nearly a half-million students ended up on waiting lists last year, according to the Sac Bee. Showing the district administration and the state that you are dedicated to your education and are willing to take steps to advance faster, could encourage them to work towards offering more classes and programs to assist students. Human interaction is important but losing a bit in order to streamline and fix our educational system is well worth the sacrifice.
Politicians twist tragedy to coldhearted contest Equality in
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The school shooting in Newtown, Conn. may have occurred more than a month ago, but pundits from both ends of the political spectrum continue to use the tragedy as ammunition for gun control bickering. It may be important to analyze our gun laws, especially in the wake of a massacre that wouldn’t have been possible without guns. However, that does not excuse the many Democrats, Republicans and Independents alike, who have turned the Sandy Hook shootings into a gunrights shouting match. Within days of the incident, political figures and interest groups began to jump at the chance to politicize the tragedy. On Dec. 21, Wayne Lapierre, executive vice president for the National Rifle Association, delivered a statement criticizing gun control. “Politicians pass laws for gun free school zones, they issue press releases bragging about them. They post signs advertising them. And, in doing so, they tell every insane killer in America that schools are the safest place to inflict maximum mayhem with minimum risk,” he said. Lapierres’s point, though somewhat compelling, was delivered with all the subtlety and sensitivity of a five-ton Mack truck. Throughout his official statement, the NRA spokesman frequently blamed gun violence on everything from violent slasher films like “American Psycho” to video games like “Grand Theft Auto” called for greater gun ownership and armed guards
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in schools to curb the violence. I sincerely hope that Lapierre doesn’t shoot any of his guns as haphazardly as he shoots off his mouth, or else we’re all in trouble. Interest groups on the left have also abused the Sandy Hook tragedy for political gain. On Jan. 16, the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, a collection of 48 organizations that hope to curb gun violence, created a political ad attacking Rep. John Barrow, a D-Ga. congressman. The video was composed of edited material from one of Barrow’s campaign ads and combined recut samples of Barrow speaking about his support of gun-ownership and the NRA overlapped with videos and soundbites from the news coverage of the Sandy Hook shooting. Reducing a tragedy to nothing more than a political argument is deplorable at
best, especially when it is done so publicly, with so little discretion. I don’t believe there is a single parent in Newtown tonight that feels any better from witnessing the lives of their children being used for political arguments on the internet, the radio and the TV, at least once every day. But just as I know that when I turn on the TV tonight, at some point I’ll be watching a talking-head rant about gun control and referencing Sandy Hook, I know that many of the parents in Newtown will watch and be reminded of the very same thing. It’s important that we analyze each of the many factors that led to the Sandy Hook shooting, but it’s also important we don’t drag the victims of that day and their families and everyone who lives in Newtown into a political argument they’d have nothing to do with otherwise. These people need to heal.
America was built on the very foundation of immigration. The roots of this country reside in the fact that we are one of the most racially diverse countries in the world. “They (immigrants) created entire new industries that, in turn, created new jobs and new prosperity for American citizens,” said President Barack Obama, in his immigration reform speech at Del Sol High School in Las Vegas Jan. 29. So let’s ask ourselves one question: Who are we to take away an individual’s dream to lead a healthy and prosperous lifestyle? Obama mentioned three main proposals that tie in with his immigration reform for 2013, which he said described as “very straightforward.” “We have to stay focused on enforcement, and strengthen security at the border,” Obama said. Since cracking down on security at the border in Obama’s first term, he said, “Illegal immigration is now down 80 percent from its peak in 2000.” Not only is Obama striving to give opportunities to immigrants, he is doing it in such a way that discourages illegal immigration while keeping criminals out of America.
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Hawk Talk If you could have any celebrity as your valentine, who would it be and why? Compiled by Rachel Norris and Oswaldo Guzman “Megan Fox because she’s from the movie ‘Transformers’ and she’s the only actress I know.”
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“I think Taylor Swift, I mean most people are like ‘Oh my god why would you like Taylor Swift?’ But it’s a simple answer. She is so kind and she has the voice of an angel, like she could sing me to sleep but then again she can’t speak Spanish and Spanish is really attractive. ”