Et Cetera December 3, 2014

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From Sao Paulo to texas Brother and sister move from one of Brazil's biggest cities to Texas suburbs, Page 3

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Eastfield plans campus security changes

By Robert Burns etc4640@dcccd.edu

In light of the recent crimes committed on campus, college administrators and police plan to implement new security measures such as adjusting officer patrols to increase their visibility and stationing officers in the Pit during peak hours.

Officials held a safety forum on the main campus Nov. 19 and repeated it Dec. 1 at the Pleasant Grove campus.

At least three violent crimes have taken place on campus this semester.

An employee was charged with sexually assaulting a student in a locked music room, a man was cut with a box cutter after a fight broke out at an Eastfield DART bus stop and an intruder attacked two campus police officers after attempting to break into a room late at night.

Additionally, a campuswide warning was issued just as the semester began after a woman was found severely beaten in an alley three blocks away.

The forum outlined future plans to increase personal safety on campus.

“We are investigating the possibility to have Eastfield police academy have cadets serve an internship on our campus so that there are more eyes and ears,” President Jean Conway said. “They won’t be doing actual police work, but they will have a police radio and they can contact police with what they have seen and heard.”

The college will also compare the number of police on staff to other urban colleges of similar size to determine if Eastfield needs to expand its police force.

In addition, increased emphasis will be placed on scenario-based training for emergency preparedness.

The campus’ social media outlets will also be reporting non-emergency disruptive incidents, and a new email

list will be created for students to receive this information as well.

It is expected that Eastfield will receive a centralized computerized locking system for exterior doors by January.

Smaller measures include posting room numbers on the interior of doors so professors who change rooms frequently can report their location efficiently in the event of an emergency, grouping evening and weekend classes within the same building to make it easier for the police to patrol, adding emergency procedure cards to all rooms except private offices and installing emergency alert buttons in faculty computers.

Students and faculty are an important component of campus safety as well “See something, say something,” Chief of Police Michael Horak said.

“If they see something they believe is out of the ordinary, then they need to go ahead and call. ... Police officers look at suspicion different than the normal person because they are trained to what is normal or abnormal activity. If they see something that could lead them to go and engage with that person, then they will.”

Horak said students should report suspicious behavior to the police by first reporting a description of the person and then any suspicious activity that students see.

Descriptions should be thorough and include unique identifying features such as tattoos, facial hair or jewelry.

Students should then report what the suspicious person is doing as well as if they have a weapon.

Students should not approach the suspicious person themselves, even if they have military training, and should call the campus dispatch at 972-860-4290 instead of 911 because

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Above, Police Chief Michael Horak reminds students and staff at a safety forum Nov. 19 to let officers handle suspected criminal incidents. Below, Sgt. Melissa Jacobs, who was injured by a campus intruder Nov. 3, talks with counselor Jeff Quan after the forum. She recently returned to work.

the campus police can respond more quickly than Mesquite police.

After Horak explained how to properly report suspicious activity students and faculty were invited to ask questions and give suggestions that might be implemented into the new safety procedures.

A common concern was safety when traveling to a vehicle in the parking lot, especially at night.

Students and employees can request to be escorted to their cars by calling dispatch, and if they are waiting for a ride, Horak suggested that they wait by the police station.

Alberto Martinez thought the forum was informative and should be a regular occurrence “Honestly I think they are doing a good job,” he said. “I think they should do this once a year so they can keep up with instances of crime.”

Conway said she wants to prioritize safety on campus.

“We just want this campus to be safe for students, so they can come learn,” she said. “If students are worried about their safety, they’re not going to be free to be creative and to learn like they need to, so we’ve got to make sure safety is just a given.”

Pleasant Grove campus offers teaching assistant training

By Juanita Hernandez etc4640@dcccd.edu

Eastfield’s Pleasant Grove campus is moving students from its classrooms into K-12 classrooms with a 48-hour Teaching Assistant Preparation Program.

Administrators say the certificate program, in its fourth semester, is in high demand.

“All classes have been filled,” said Rosana Martinez, continuing education program coordinator. There is a waiting list for the next session, which begins in January.

Classes meet two or three times per week for

eight weeks. The instruction prepares students to work with children, manage a classroom, understand the expectations of a school principal, write a resume and meet deadlines.

Adviser Dora Pacheco said participation helps students evaluate whether careers in education might suit them, possibly encouraging them to pursue associate’s, bachelor’s and even a master’s degrees.

It doesn’t replace an associate’s degree, Martinez said, but “it is a starting point for the students to get their foot in the door.”

Starting salaries range from $17,180 to $36,680, depending on factors such as dis-

trict, location and experience, Martinez said.

Growth in the job field is expected to grow by 9 percent through 2022, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Martinez said many graduates have found jobs in the Dallas Independent School District, and others, such as Mesquite and Forney, are starting to look to the program for applicants.

“Eighty-five percent of the students have obtained a job during or right after the course,” she said.

Giovani Delgado, who finished the course in August, said he has received multiple job offers.

“Skyline (High School) offered me a job as

a monitor,” he said. “Samuell (High School) offered me a special education position.”

He hasn’t decided which job to take, but he said he wants to continue his education and one day work as a school principal.

Registration is open for two eight-week sessions, which start Jan. 26, and another two sessions, one starting March 30 and the other April 6. Students must be at least 18, have high school diplomas or GEDs and speak English.

Tuition costs $475 and includes course material. Financial aid is available. For information, call 972-860-5307 or visit www.eastfieldcollege.edu/ced/teachingassistant.asp

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Brother, sister leave home to study in US

By Braulio Tellez etc4640@dcccd.edu

The Sgobbi siblings went from eating their mom’s feijoada and watching soccer to eating hamburgers and going bowling.

Bruno, 24, and Isabella, 18, are first-semester international students from Brazil’s largest city, Sao Paulo.

Their transition from foreign students to transplanted natives has been fairly smooth. They miss their home country, but say Texas is a great alternative to the busy city life they are use to.

“People are so nice and welcoming here,” Bruno said. “They’re always asking us, ‘Do you need anything? Are you feeling all right? Are you enjoying your time in the United States?’ Here, the people really care about you. You’re someone different.

Sometimes we’re the only Brazilian they know, so they want to know everything about you. They want to know more about your culture and they want to introduce you to their culture. I love that.”

Isabella attended Sachse High School her junior year in 2012 as part of the school’s foreign exchange program. She returned to Brazil to finish high school and travelled to Texas last year after her host family, Lori and Daniel McClain, suggested she continue living with them while attending Eastfield.

“My host dad actually came to Eastfield and said it was a really good school and a good way to save money before going to a university,” Isabella said. “I thought it would be a great idea and so did my real parents, so now I’m here and I couldn’t be happier.”

Bruno graduated from Centro Universitario das Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas with a bachelor’s in law before he began working as a lawyer in Brazil. He saved up enough money to move to Canada, where he lived with friends and practiced his English. After living in Toronto for six months, he returned to Brazil before moving to Texas in 2013.

When Bruno came to visit Isabella in Rowlett in the spring, her host family suggested he stay with them and attend Eastfield with his sister. He registered soon after and began taking classes.

Isabella said she was not too excited about the news when she first heard it but soon warmed up to the idea.

“In the beginning I didn’t really want him to come because I didn’t want to share my host family with him,” Isabella said. “But afterwards it was much better because I didn’t get homesick as much as I used to. Our host family is great, but Bruno and I are real family, so we both have someone to go to when we are missing Brazil and it’s like we can take each other back for a little bit.”

The siblings attend the same learning community classes, a group of courses taught together with a common theme among them to streamline the overall learning experience. Bruno is pursuing an associate’s degree in business while Isabella is working on her basics. She plans on attending either Texas A&M or the University of North Texas to become a pharmacist.

They are both enjoying their time here and taking full advantage of the opportunities Eastfield has to offer.

Isabella is president of the International Club, to which Bruno also belongs. They said the club has helped them create new friendships and feel like a part of the college.

“Clubs make college interesting,” Isabella said. “We don’t have school clubs in Brazil, so it’s been really nice for us. We hang out on campus for meetings and while we’re here, we meet new people. Our professors always told us that, and we never really listened, but it’s true. Participating in this club has helped us make new friends.”

Outside of school, they help their host parents rescue abandoned boxers. The hobby has brought them several canine companions.

“We love saving these dogs because it makes us happy knowing we’re improving the lives of these animals, and sometimes

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Isabella, top, and Bruno Sgobbi, international students from Brazil, started studying at Eastfield this semester.

we find one that we love so much that we just keep him,” Isabella said.

Even though they’ve enjoyed their time in Texas, they still miss Brazil. Bruno said it’s harder to keep up with his favorite soccer teams, although he’s figured out how to watch them from a computer. Both say they miss food such as feijoada and chicken heart, common dishes back home.

“It’s different for us because we used to live in Sao Paulo and we have 22 million people there, so Rowlett is a really small city for us,” Bruno said “It’s very much like living in the countryside.

Sometimes it’s way better than Brazil because of security, but a lot of the time we miss our friends and our family. We miss going out too because Sao Paulo is a city where, even if it’s 3 a.m., you can still go out and grab a bite to eat.”

Isabella misses her parents, but knows they’re proud of her and her brother for what they’re doing.

“They are really supportive and help us out so much,” she said. “They are the ones who suggested I be an exchange student and I am so happy we all agreed on it. They know it will be better for us in the future because even if we don’t stay here, we can go back to Brazil, and with the educations we have, make a better living than if we had just stayed in Brazil.”

Amina Kader, their adviser at the English Language Learning Advisement Center, said they are both doing well socially and have adapted wonderfully to the college.

“For it being their first semester here, they’ve been doing a lot,” Kader said. “And every time you see them around the campus, they are always with someone new. They have flourished and have had no problem fitting in. They know how to make friends wherever they go.”

Kader said they play the dynamic of brother and sister well and are very close-knit.

“It’s adorable to see their interactions because they pick at each other very often, but it’s not a bad picking, it’s just very brothersistery,” she said. “Isabella is definitely the more eccentric and outgoing one, and Bruno is the older, more stoic big brother. He’s very observant and he’ll poke at Isabella when he thinks she’s doing something she shouldn’t be. They really care about each other and you can tell by the way they treat each other.”

Marissa Williams is another academic adviser at the ELLA Center and said Isabella and Bruno are distinctive students.

“They are very outgoing, independent and strong, so they’re not just going to flower away in a corner somewhere,” she said.

“They’re making their own way and they’re great no matter what they do. They are definitely a breed of their own and stand out in a good way.”

Their time at Eastfield has just begun, but the brother-sister duo knows they’re in a great place.

“Eastfield tries really hard to bring everyone together by putting on events and having these clubs and having amazing advisers,” Isabella said. “It’s awesome because they’re so involved with the students and it makes us feel like we really belong here.”

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Tutors, professors warn of bad habits

Inadequate sleep, poor studying leads to subpar grades on exams As finals approach, students are scrambling to find the best ways to study.

An increasingly popular trend is to stay up all night studying the night before a test – an “all-nighter.”

Teachers advise against that.

“Don’t cram,” said Cindy He of the Math Spot. “I’ve seen students that start studying the night before. Don’t do that. Then the next day everything will be jumbled up and you won’t understand all that much.

“The best thing to do is study in increments. The week before, start studying daily and review your notes.”

Others believe in making sure that you not worry too much about tests.

“Don’t try and learn a semester’s worth of information in a night,” said Shayn Davenport, tutor for The Link.

“Along with that, understand that this is one grade in one class in your college life.”

There are many aspects of studying. Stress is a big factor when studying for tests, Davenport said.

“Stress will literally shut your brain down and you will not be able to accomplish anything,” he said. “It’s a biological fact” Study habits can vary from person to person including things such as highlighting, memorization and making flash cards.

“After studying a topic section and moving to the next, make sure you identify possible relations between the two sections, similarities, differences, and new additions of content,” said Dr. Anna Rodriguez, professor of college readiness and math.

Others prefer to look at concepts while studying the textbook.

“I scan in textbooks. I look for things that are bolded, graphs and pictures,” Davenport said. “Then I look at the end of chapters and look at summaries, things I’m supposed to know by the end. Then I go back and that’s what I’m looking for because those things will be the most important. As I’m finding those, I will highlight them or make notes.”

At Eastfield, there are several

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Things to know before you hit the books : • Research has shown that students who get six or fewer hours of sleep have lower GPAs than those who get eight or more.

• Most adults need somewhere between six and 10 hours of sleep per night.

•Say yes to cardio. Science says that just 20 minutes of cardio can improve your memory.

• Say no to cramming and study in intervals. Studying in 20-50 minute increments and giving yourself five-10 minutes in between is more beneficial than cramming.

• Avoid all-nighters. Based on a 2008 study by Pamela Thacher, professor of psychology at St. Lawrence University, all-nighters impair reasoning and memory for as long as four days.

Celebrate your success as you boost your motivation and prepare to tackle your next goal.

—Dr. Anna Rodriguez Math professor

• Find alternate study spots. Supposedly, the brain makes subtle associations between what it is studying and the background sensations it has at the time.

• Eat super foods and antioxidants. Research suggests that high-carb, high-fiber, slow-digesting foods like oatmeal are best.

• Maximize practice testing. Practice testing through the use of flashcards or taking practice exams was observed to be a highly effective studying technique.

Source: State University of New York

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places such as the Math Spot and The Link that can helps students when it comes to studying.

“It’s key that they come in here (the Math Spot) and get math help outside of a classroom environment,” He said. “Often time I see students that tell me that I understand in class and have good notes, but when they do it themselves, they freeze up and do the same in the test scenario.”

The Link is located in the library and can help with all forms of writing.

“Anything that has to do with writing, anything that has to do with studying, we are here to help,” Davenport said. “We have a fantastic staff and the people that work at The Link are dedicated to student success here at Eastfield.”

The time before you take the test can often be as vital as the time you spend during the test.

“Take time to visualize yourself completing the test with ease, remembering and applying all you have studied,” Rodriguez said. “This can help you get into a positive attitude. “ Overall some believe the key to success is time management.

“We all have busy lives, but we have to schedule time to study,” Davenport said.“If you want to be continually successful ... then plan out times to study.”

Then, “celebrate your success as you boost your motivation and prepare to tackle your next goal,” Rodriguez said.

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Artful gallery Far left, Monique Jones’ “Don’t Overthink It” Left, Olivia Belen Estrada’s “Fair Night” Below, from left, Emily Jacobo’s “Dallas from 30,” Amy Sage’s “Tyler,” Dresha Edinburg’s “Blended” and Ryan Elliot’s “Sitting Patient” PHOTOS BY BRAULIO TELLEZ/ THE ET CETERA

Art Department displays work from multiple students

By Braulio Tellez etc4640@dcccd.edu

The So Fresh Student Exhibition is installed in Gallery 219 and is giving student artists a chance to show off their best work.

The show, open through Dec. 5, was organized by art faculty and gallery coordinator Iris Bechtol.

Bechtol said the faculty was excited about the show at the beginning of the semester because they knew there were going to be dozens of great works to choose from.

“From the beginning of the year, we had this consensus that we had really good art students all across the board that were sort of intuitively making good work, but also striving to be better,” Bechtol said. “For the most part, they’ve been really engaged in the studio process.

“The faculty is really excited about what their students have accomplished. Of course, they’ve already seen the work, so to see it in the gallery is something that’s more for the students to show their friends and family.”

Art major Hunter Cave is a first-year student and part of the collective of student artists on display in the gallery. He attended the opening Nov. 24 and was surprised by the quality and caliber of the show.

“I’m very impressed with what everyone has been able to come up with, and it’s pretty awesome because I didn’t know that there were going to be all these different classes in the show,” Cave said. “It really gives the show a lot more variety being able to see how other students use their mediums to create. It’s looking like a really fantastic art show.”

Bechtol, who has done the show for five years, enjoys putting students in the spotlight. She said it’s a chance for students to test the waters of professional showings.

“Even if the student is not someone seeking to be a professional artist or work in some art career, it’s valuable because whenever you work really hard on something and you’re able to put it in some place where it can be appreciated by others, it gives you a sense of affirmation,” Bechtol said “Yes, you’re making it for yourself and some are doing it because it’s part of their grade, but the other part of that is being able to share it with the community.

“It’s that last little way of validating their reason for it to be the object or drawing or painting or sculpture. If we just keep it to ourselves, it doesn’t go any further than that.”

She said most students also consider it a milestone.

“It is also valuable because it gives them closure on the semester,” she said. “They work with their professor and they pick the best piece and they install it. Then they’re able to go in there and view it as an accomplishment.”

Dual credit student Nathaniel Tatom feels the same way. He is part of Rebecca Carter’s 2D design course and helped put together the stop motion animation video “Panther Raven Owl” on display outside the gallery.

“We were assigned to make puppets, and I decided to make mine out of metal instead of paper, and it turned out way better than I thought it would,” Tatom said. “That was our first time ever making anything even close to stop motion animation, and it came out awesome.”

Although Cave plans to earn a certificate in welding, he agreed with Bechtol that the show gives students a confidence boost and a sense of accomplishment.

“When you see it up on the screen, you begin to see all of the flaws in it and you think, ‘I could have done better,’ ” Tatom said.

“But I think it’s just because I’m the one who made it. So you get kind of critical about your own work.

“But if I ever do become a welder, I could totally do art as a hobby on the side now that I know it’s possible for me to create it.”

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Give locally this holiday As the holiday season commences and the demand for the hottest toy, game or gadget continues to rise, we tend to forget the basic necessities we take for granted every day. A blanket or can of food might not seem like the ideal gift for most of us, but for others, it can be a Christmas miracle. The big-name charities get deserved attention this time of year, but smaller, local outlets need help, too.

Here are five to consider.

COURTESY OF DREAMWORKS ANIMATION

Agent Classified (Benedict Cumberbatch) and Skipper (Tom McGrath) face-off over leadership of the penguins’ latest mission.

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Madagascar penguins return with kid-friendly adventure

By Juanita Hernandez etc4640@dcccd.edu

“Penguins of Madagascar” is funny and fast-paced but doesn’t carry enough weight to truly capture an adult audience.

The movie — a sequel to the “Madagascar” films by DreamWorks — presents the heroic hidden origin story of the four penguin brothers: Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private. Flashbacks illustrate how these four penguins become brothers and inseparable secret agent companions.

After the oldest three save the youngest, Private, they seek a new “adventure and glory like no other penguin has ever seen before” as they leave Antarctica on a block of ice.

The main plot unfolds after the events of “Madagascar 3.” As usual, Skipper (Tom McGrath) leads the quartet until they are saved from the villain Dr. Octavius Brine (John Malkovich) by a team from the undercover agency North Wind.

North Wind’s commander is a gray wolf (Benedict Cumberbatch) who is so deep undercover that his name is “Classified.” At first, Skipper seems hesitant to give up leadership powers, but as things get complicated, he submits to the guidance of Classified and his team.

The movie is full of laughter from beginning to end. The jokes are perhaps a bit too cliché, but it’s enjoyable for children under 10.

The 3-D effects improve the film, giving it a more “action” feeling, especially in the scenes when the penguins are being chased by Dr. Brine or when they jump out of a plane.

“Penguins of Madagascar” sends a message of not underestimating others.

The average adult would not take much from the movie, but children will enjoy the slapstick action and simple lesson.

→ Love for Kids

6260 E. Mockingbird Lane, Dallas 75214 Ever since Love for Kids was founded in 1975, it has strived to help senior citizens and underprivileged and chronically ill children in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

Love for Kids collects toys, clothes and money. Its annual Christmas party donates toys and clothes to over 3,000 children. Love for Kids operates year-round with several volunteering opportunities. For information, visit volunteer@loveforkidsinc.org or call 214-462-LOVE.

→ Wilkinson Center

3402 N. Buckner Blvd. No. 302, Dallas 75228 After a donation from the Wilkinson family, The Munger Place Emergency Service Center changed its name to the Wilkinson Center in 1982. The Wilkinson Center offers food, emergency services and family education to low-income families in East and Southeast Dallas. Classes are provided at Eastfield’s Pleasant Grove campus for adults who wish to continue their educations.

The Wilkinson Center also offers classes for children as a supplement to their public education. Visit thewilkinsoncenter.org or call 214-821-6380.

→ S.M. Wright Foundation 9213 Sovereign Row, Dallas 75247

The S.M. Wright Foundation has been working to provide hope and relief to Dallas families since 1998. Providing community services such as hunger relief, economic advice and tutoring, the foundation also offers items such as bus passes, clothing and gas cards to families in need.

Community program services include the Beds for Kids program, the South Dallas “Top of the Class” Community Tutoring Center and the Foundation Job Fair. Visit smwrightfoundation.org or call 214-741-4990.

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Charities such as the S.M. Wright Foundation collect food donations year-round.

→ Captain Hope’s Kids

10480 Shady Trail, Suite 104, Dallas 75220 Founded in 1989, Captain Hope’s Kids focuses on helping homeless infants, children and teens in North Texas.

Items such as diapers, baby formula, clothing and school supplies are in constant demand. The annual Holiday Gift Drive runs through Dec. 14, and the organization is currently collecting winter coats of all sizes. Volunteers are also welcome. Visit captainhope.org or call 214-630-5765.

→ Eastfield Angels N-230

The Eastfield Angels program needs volunteers to buy gifts for the children of qualified college employees.

Thirty-six children from 17 families need to be “adopted” this year. The beneficiary families also receive grocery gift cards to buy food for Christmas. Helpers can shop for gifts or donate money and gift cards. Call or email Sandy Hampton at sandyhampton@dcccd.edu or 972-860-7284.

The deadline is Dec. 11. ­— Compiled by Juanita Hernandez

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‘Tattoo hunter’ collects images, body art

Left, Lars Krutak reveals one his many tattoos after speaking Nov. 20 at Eastfield (Photo by Braulio Tellez). Above, Krutak with a Hamar warrior in Ethiopia. Below, a woman from the Kayabi tribe in Sarawak, Brazil. (Photos by Lars Krutak)

By J. Gomez etc4640@dccd.edu

Tattoo anthropologist Lars Krutak has ventured across the globe studying tribal cultures and collecting experiences in the form of sacred tattoos.

Krutak, who spends weeks at a time coexisting with different tribal peoples and experiencing cultures, has been able to obtain an accurate study of their lives and the significance of their body art.

Krutak spoke Nov. 20 at Eastfield about the cultures from which he has learned.

Krutak primarily works for the Smithsonian repatriating human remains and funeral objects back to tribes in Alaska and the Southwest. He said he considers his tattoo anthropology a labor of love.

When Krutak visits villages and tribe, he brings photos of tattoos, hoping to encourage others to share their own.

“I have been really lucky,” he said. "Two or three times I have brought back a photograph someone took a hundred years ago and it happens to be someone’s great-grandfather when he was a boy or something and they had never even seen a photograph of that relative. But I will leave it there, then you go back and the next year it’s pinned up

on the wall as a family heirloom and when it happens those are really magical moments.”

Krutak has been writing for tattoo magazines since the late 90s. He has worked as an anthropological consultant for various National Geographic documentaries as well as staring in the show “Tattoo Hunter” for the Discovery Channel. Krutak has also written four books and lectures at schools as well as tattoo conventions.

“You always have a limited amount of time, so you want to be as productive as possible,” he said. “But when you only have a couple weeks maybe a month or whatever, you just want to interview as many people as possible and do a lot of homework.”

Krutak has portions of his body covered in tattoos, which he has received from tribes throughout the world.

“I didn’t get my first tattoo until pretty late in life, I was about 27,” he said. “It’s an armband inspired by my research in the Arctic. It was done with a machine by one of my good friends that was learning to become a tattooist at the time. I didn’t receive my first traditional hand-tap tattoo until 2002, a rosette on my shoulder I received in Borneo.”

Unlike American culture, most indigenous tribes have rites of passage solidified in their societies, many involving tattoos.

“You’re basically honoring your ancestors and these traditions that have been a part of their identities and their cultures since they have been on earth,” he said. “It makes you who we are as a people vis-a-vis other people around us.”

Krutak’s visit was part of a yearlong study of Eastfield’s common book, “The Illustrated Man” by Ray Bradbury. In it, tattoos on the body of a nomadic character narrate eighteen different stories.

“I hope students realize the value of studying tattoos, the historical and anthropological value they reveal about cultures throughout history,” said English professor Amber Pagel.

Marcos Ramirez, a student working on his core curriculum, attended Krutak’s lecture for a final project in history.

“He has gone into every nook and cranny of tattooing, even though it’s so different in each area of the world,” he said. “It’s because it’s so different that it makes it fun for him to explore.”

Krutak donated a copy of his recently published book, “Tattoo Traditions of Native North America: Ancient and Contemporary Expressions of Identity,” to the Eastfield Library. His photos will be on display in the library through Jan. 30.

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‘Far Cry 4’ excels in play, villian, scenery

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By Caitlin Piper etc4640@dcccd.edu

On the one hand, “Far Cry 4” feels less like a proper sequel and more like an official expansion for its predecessor, “Far Cry 3.”

There are several notable improvements, sure, and if you’re going to effectively re-release a game with a new coat of paint, “3” makes for an excellent template. But more than once did I find myself experiencing some major deja vu while playing “4,” and for all the fun I had, I hate seeing laziness from developers who know they will make a profit no matter what they push out.

On the other hand, you can’t hop on a wild elephant and make it throw your gun-toting adversaries off the side of a mountain in “Far Cry 3.”

“Far Cry 4” is set in the fictional country of Kyrat, a Himalayan hamlet caught in the middle of a civil war. Protagonist Ajay Ghale returns to his parents’ homeland for the first time in decades to spread his late mother’s ashes, but quickly finds that escape will not be easy. Pagan Min, a British-Chinese warlord with a love for violence and an eyebrow-raising fashion sense, is doing everything he can to take Kyrat for himself, and it seems he has a bit of a history with Ghale’s family.

Seeing as Ghale’s father is the founder of the Golden Path, a resistance movement that often employs methods not entirely dissimilar to Min’s own, Ghale must find a way to bring down Min’s army and free the Kyrat natives without losing his life.

While surprisingly well written at times, much of the plot is little more than set dressing.

Fans of the “Far Cry” series came in expecting a pseudo-sandbox game with lots of shooting and some truly breathtaking nature scenes, and “4” has them in excess.

The towering trees and exotic wildlife are a lot to take in even after a few hours of gameplay, and a highly impressive draw distance allows players to marvel at miles of these sights at once from the snow-capped peaks of one of Kyrat’s many mountains. I cannot stress how beautiful “Far Cry 4” is, and I would frequently get “lost” in the middle of important missions to explore Kyrat further.

Of course, the visuals mean nothing if they don’t have fun gameplay to support them. Despite its status as a first-person shooter, “4” is a sandbox game at heart. Players are free to explore the map for the majority of the game, and there is much to do when you aren’t scaling

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New to the series are outposts and fortresses, enemy structures that can be taken solo or with friends via multiplayer. Claimed outposts can be used for instant travel around the map, but are susceptible to attack from nearby fortresses. They are heavily guarded with waves of camo-clad troops and screeching alarms, but that makes it all the more satisfying when you cut the alarm, kick down the door and unleash hell as a one-man army on your unwitting opponents.

The system adds a bit of depth to the already varied gameplay, and despite being shamelessly similar to its predecessor in many areas, I still found myself returning to “Far Cry 4”. Everything has been interwoven beautifully, and the dozens of collectibles, sidequests and sites to

explore make “4” a game with incredibly high replay value.

I cannot talk about “Far Cry 4” without further mentioning the villain. With his metallic pink suit and bleached blond undercut, Pagan Min easily steals every scene. His suave British accent and silver tongue make him surprisingly charismatic, and it’s hard not to laugh when he’s carrying out his latest atrocity with some beautifully written pitch-black humor.

“Far Cry 4” might not be the most original game around, but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t have an absolute blast playing it. There’s so much to do in the blood-stained kingdom of Kyrat, and its polished gameplay, gorgeous graphics and memorable villain make it one of the most purely enjoyable games I’ve played in a long time.

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‘Descensus’ disappoints despite 2-year anticipation Sidney Murillo etc4640@dcccd.edu

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Circa Survive is an American rock group from Philadelphia.

Singer Anthony Green is also known for his work with Saosin and The Sound of Animals Fighting while guitarist Colin Frangicetto previously played for This Day Forward.

Circa Survive’s fifth and latest full-length album, “Descensus,” is also the first album to be released under the Sumerian Records label. The band parted ways with its former record company, Atlantic Records, after its third LP was released in 2010.

Before leaving Equal Vision records, the band found critical acclaim with strongly progressive albums such as “Juturna” and “On Letting Go” and went on to record with Atlantic Records for the release of “Blue Sky Noise.”

After the split, Circa Survive was able to keep a disciplined but experimental sound with its first self-produced album, “Violent Waves,” in 2012.

Unfortunately, “Descensus” doesn’t come off like that.

And with only 10 tracks, one being a 54-second instrumental, “Descensus” can be easily critiqued after just a handful of listens.

While its opening track, “Schema” has the fast-paced, punchy and brawny personality of past projects, the song advertises something that falls a bit short in the end.

Two tracks that stand out in a negative way are the sixth and eighth tracks, “Nesting Dolls” and “Phantom.”

Both of these songs sound lethargic, drawn out and a bit lazy. This could be because of Green’s hollow and echoing vocals that struggle to compete with a myriad of guitars and drums.

The tracks “Child of the Desert” and “Only the Sun” take too long to begin, frankly. The hooks rarely appear in each song, and they feel almost incomplete as a result.

I mainly hear this in “Child of the Desert.” The intro starts off strong, but when it gets to what I think should have been a climax, the song just plateaus.

However, the songs “Always Begin,” “Quiet Down” and “Schema” and the instrumental “Who Will Lie With Me Now” immediately pull me back in.

Green’s daring vocals in “Schema” and the harmonization between the bass and guitar in “Quiet Down” remind me why Circa Survive is my favorite band.

This album makes me wonder if Sumerian Records’ fingers were in the creative pot in the production of “Descensus.” A couple of Google searches revelaed that Sumerian Records produces for popular bands such as metalcore band Asking Alexandria and deathcore bands Born of Osiris and Veil of Maya.

Being very familiar with Circa Survive’s past work, their experimental and alternative sound was a bit muffled.

“Descensus” is a good album but not the band’s best.

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Patience pays off for Eastfield starter, team leader Bell

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Growing up in the commonly mispronounced small East Texas town of Mexia, Walter Bell led a simple childhood. Then he received some difficult news: His parents were getting a divorce.

Bell took the news hard.

“It was tough on me because I’m a daddy’s boy,” he said. “I wanted to go with my dad, but my mom said I couldn’t. It really hurt that I couldn’t be with him.”

However, Bell soon found his passion in basketball. After seeing how much he loved the game, his parents decided to make a change when Bell was in seventh grade.

“Me, my mom and my dad all talked and decided it would be better for me to come to Dallas for basketball,” Bell said.

“So I moved to Dallas [with my mom], and I’ve been here since then.”

Bell’s parents thought he would receive more recognition playing basketball in Dallas than in Mexia and that would give him a better chance of playing in college and beyond. So he enrolled at Lakeview Centennial High School in Garland.

“I just really fell in love with [basketball] my freshman year of high school,” Bell said. “I didn’t really know anybody there, but I started seeing the athletes getting college letters and I was like, ‘I want that.’

“I wanted to take my game to the next level because they were taking their game

Walter Bell to the next level.”

When it came time for Bell to choose a college, he considered two schools.

“It was a tough decision,” he said. “Cedar Valley head coach Chris Carter actually wanted me to come to Cedar Valley, but things didn’t work out. I ended up talking to coach Antonio Richardson and coach Anthony Fletcher [at Eastfield], and it was closer to home, so I felt like this was the right thing for me to do.”

Bell, now a redshirt sophomore guard for the Harvesters, was an everyday starter and a key player for Lakeview Centennial. However, at Eastfield he had to adjust to a new role.

He spent much of his freshman season on the bench, averaging just 1.4 minutes

per game as the Harvesters won the Metro Athletic Conference tournament and advanced to the national tournament.

“It was hard for me,” Bell said. “I wanted to play really bad. I talked to my family and they said my time was going to come, so I just focused on helping my team get better every day.”

Fletcher said Bell maintained his composure despite the difficult circumstances.

“He didn’t act out, but you could tell the frustration from him and his family,” Fletcher said. “You can tell when people are frustrated or aren’t as happy as they would be. [He] paid his dues, [and now] he really understands what it’s like to be a college basketball player. He knows the hard work and preparation that you have to put in every day to be successful.”

Bell is now a starter and one of the Harvesters’ top leaders, helping Eastfield (12-1) win its first 11 games this season.

He ranks third on the team in scoring with 15 points per game.

“Leadership, shooting and athleticism: Those are his strengths on the court for this team,” Richardson said.

Off the court Bell is described as an “easy going, nice guy,” by Richardson.

His role model is Michael Jordan. Bell said he always wants the last shot, just like Jordan did.

“Walter works hard every day,” Fletcher said. “It is now time for him to put this team on his shoulders and get us back to where we were last year, or hopefully farther this time.”

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Bell, who is a guard for the Harvesters, fires up a 3-pointer against Paris Junior College on Nov. 25.

Harvesters’ winning streak comes to an end with 3-point loss

By Tony Neese, Brad Watkins and Carolina Catalan etc4640@dcccd.edu

After winning first 11 games, the Eastfield Harvesters lost their first game of the season Nov. 25 against Paris Junior College and are now 12-1. The following is a roundup of the Harvesters’ games played during the past two weeks.

Eastfield 101, Southeastern Oklahoma State JV 92 With a team-high 31 points, 13 rebounds and six steals from guard Danzel Whitemon, the Harvesters picked up a road win over Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant, Okla., on Nov. 17.

Eastfield held on in the second half after only leading 49-42 at halftime. Majycal Howard (22 points), Walter Bell (20 points) and Chadd Dansby (10) also scored in double figures. Forward Youssef Kaoud controlled the boards with 11 rebounds.

Eastfield 97, Tomball JC 84 After holding a slim 39-38 first-half lead, Eastfield outscored Tomball 58-46 in the second half Nov. 20.

Once again, Eastfield spread the ball around, with all five starters ending the night scoring in double figures. Kaoud had a double-double, scoring 21 points on 10-of-14 shooting and grabbing 17 rebounds.

Howard contributed 17 points and eight assists; Bell had a team-high 22 points; Earnest

Matthews had 15, including four 3-pointers; and Whitemon added 11.

Eastfield 108, North Harris 74 Guard Donald McBride came off the bench to lead the Harvesters in scoring for the first time this season with 22 points as Eastfield went to Houston and defeated North Harris Junior College by 34 points Nov. 21.

Reserve forward Mark Caldwell also had his best game of the season, posting a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Jonathan Frazier scored nine points off the bench by shooting 3-for-4 from behind the 3-point line.

Eastfield dominated the boards with 64 rebounds and shot better than 40 percent from 3-point range.

Eastfield 96, Tomball JC 88 Eastfield won its 11th game in a row, but had to fight back from a 46-41 halftime deficit on the road to do it Nov. 22.

Six Eastfield players finished in double figures, led by Howard’s 20 points and Whitemon’s 17 points and 12 rebounds. Matthews added 16 points, Bell and reserve Paris Yerry had 12 each and Kaoud had 10 points and seven rebounds.

Paris Junior College 102, Eastfield 99 Eastfield saw its five-point halftime lead disappear in the second half as Paris outscored the Harvesters 63-55 in the second half to take a narrow three-point victory in Mesquite.

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Videos games challenge tradition of ‘real’ sporting Sports are made up of strategy, skill and teams of superstars. Esports have all of that.

Electronic sports, or esports, refers to videogame competitions, primarily among professional players. But it’s not for video football and baseball. Esports encompasses games centered on fighting, first-person shooter, multiplayer battles and strategy.

“Professional sports” is a term reserved for the most elite athletic spectacles. It’s as if people believe you can blemish the word “sports” by referencing activities such as cheerleading, esports or chess. I find that unfair.

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figures with 23 points.

He was followed by Whitemon with 21, McBride with 16, Matthews with 11 and Letron Manning with 10.

The Harvesters committed 20 turnovers in the game compared to 12 for Paris.

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It pumps up the esports crowds to watch teams battle it out and have a player make plays that seem impossible become possible.

Skill is a major part of esports. It is what classifies the community as a sport to me. Players are recognized for their fantastic efforts for “League of Legends,” “Dota,” “StarCraft” and even more popular console games such as “Halo.”

Esports have already made a footing in the online and gaming communities and are quickly spreading to the American public.

Colleges give out scholarships for gamers now, and some players have managed to make careers out of it. Whether your definition of sport matches mine, esports has made an impact on the world of sports.

With online streaming and subscriptions, standout stars can coach their fans with tutorials, opening up a new realm of fan freedom while earning a little extra money on the side.

Esports aren’t just video games.

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cluding all five starters, as Eastfield shot 58 percent from the field and rolled to a 32-point home win over Texas Wesleyan’s junior varsity Nov. 26.

Kaoud led the way with a double-double, scoring 25 points on 10-of-16 shooting and pulling down 14 rebounds. Whitemon chipped in 21 points on 9-of-11 shooting.

Also in double figures were Howard with 18 points, Matthews and Bell with 17 each, Williams with 11 and Dansby with 10.

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Soccer requires more running than football.

Football has more physical contact than basketball, and tennis demands more endurance than basketball.

Although esports require less body conditioning, its composition is mostly the same.

Strategy: Each game has a winner and a loser. The outcome relies on who has the most knowledge of the game. Knowing your competition and recognizing their playing style is essential to having the upper hand in a match.

Physical prowess: It might seem like a joke that video games would require any form of physical activity, but each player has to condition muscle memory to efficiently play a game.

Most games require rapid reflexes and can include unhelpful camera angles and character responses to in-game environments.

Skill: Yes, the main reason why athletes have such a following is because skill is so easily recognizable. Speed and strength are feats that are fun to witness and can make the athlete or sport so iconic. Esports has its own skill as well.

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President correct to act on immigration On Nov. 20, President Barack Obama announced a series of long overdue executive actions that will finally allow undocumented immigrants who meet certain criteria, primarily parents who reside in the United States with their children, to temporarily live and find work permits in the country without risk of deportation. The actions will be in effect for three years, and can be legally reversed by our next president.

Critics claim President Obama’s actions are illegal, calling for everything from impeachment to imprisonment to a mass lawsuit.

The president’s acts are not only perfectly legal, but a major step forward for immigration reform.

Current legislation makes it difficult for undocumented immigrants to do the right thing and gain legal citizenship while punishing children who were brought into the United States by guardians. It allows skilled workers to be taken advantage of and paid significantly lower than minimum wage by greedy employers. It forces well-meaning people to forgo opportunities our country provides for fear of being deported.

Amnesty for all undocumented immigrants is not the solution we need, but neither is punishing otherwise law-abiding people who are so desperate to improve their lives that they leave their homes behind in favor of the constant risk of arrest. Many people in Mexico, for example, are currently being terrorized by widespread drug cartels and high crime rates.

Mass deportation only encourages undocumented immigrants to remain in hiding while discouraging them from gathering the proper documentation to become full-fledged citizens. Granting them amnesty will allow them to find better jobs and wellrounded educations, improving the quality of life for the United States as a whole.

Regardless of whether or not members of Congress agree with the president’s decision, it is still undeniable that our country is in dire need of

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comprehensive immigration reform. Current immigration laws promote fear, split apart families and forcibly remove people from the only home they’ve ever known. They prevent people from building better futures in the land of opportunity.

We are a country founded for immigrants, by immigrants, and it’s about time we started showing some compassion for our fellow man.

Honey help: Be sweet to bees, we need them Since I started working for a bee removal company earlier this year, my appreciation for bees and the work that they do has increased.

Bee removal is basically an alternative to killing honeybees to remove them from homes.

In the early ‘80s, Africanized killer bee DNA was mixed with European honeybee DNA to create a stronger hybrid bee. This made the bees bigger, stronger and more aggressive.

People grew to fear Africanized bees, but we need bees. We should be helping them, not killing them. Thanks to the Africanized mutation, bees here in Texas can adapt more easily to harsh weather conditions and predators.

But even with this mutation, bees still face the perils of pollution, pesticides and a decrease in wildflowers.

Bees are responsible for at least one-third of the entire nation’s food source. And if the extinction of honeybees were to ever happen, there would be a collapse in our food chain. Animals also eat from all kinds of plants that the bees pollinate.

Not one person can change the world and save all the bees, but doing small at-home projects can

help the honeybees with their daily Sidney chores of pollinating. Murillo When spring rolls around, the bees come out of hibernation and search for wildflowers, herbs and floral trees.

Honeybees are attracted to lavender, mint, rosemary, sage, thyme and fennel. By planting these herbs in a small garden in your backyard, bees will be more than happy to give your garden a visit.

According to NorthCoastGardening.com, honey bee-friendly pesticides include sulfur (a fungicide), serenade (a biological fungicide), insecticidal soap, petroleum-based oils and Bacillus thuringiensis (biological control for caterpillars). By using these natural pesticides in your gardening, you could prevent potential harm

to the bees.

According to iflscience.com, over 750 bees must log over 55,000 miles in flight in order to produce a pound of honey.

With that much work, bees need a quick boost of energy to make it back home to their hives.

Italian designer Hady Ghassabian witnessed fatigued honeybees and came up the idea of designing a keychain that acts as a first aid kit for bees.

It’s a 2-inch wide piece of biodegradable plastic that contains specifically formulated artificial nectar. The plastic is brightly colored to attract the bees, and a thin film of wax is spread over the nectar to keep it from spilling.

Ghassabian is accepting donations in order to introduce the product to the market.

Bees touch most of our foods before they are even picked. In order to sustain and thrive, fruits and vegetables need to be pollinated. Change doesn’t happen overnight, but doing small things like starting a garden can help your local honeybees.

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