Vol. 68, Issue 9, Sept. 18, 2014 by El Camino College The Union

EL CAMINO COLLEGE September 18, 2014

Senate Bill 850 is game changer

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Salary protests see end

Jessica Gualotuna

Aryn Hicks

On the way to being implemented, Senate Bill 850 would allow 15 community colleges to participate in a statewide baccalaureate degree program. The pilot program would launch Jan. 1 with each participating community college offering one bachelor’s degree per district. The pilot program would begin no later than the 2017-18 academic year. Students involved in the program would not be charged fees higher than the baccalaureate degree programs at the California State Universities or Universities of California. The students would have until the 2022-23 academic year to complete their degree, according to the bill. “This gives students a career path,” Claudia Striepe, Academic Senate co-president, said. “They can complete full degrees all at one place.” SB850 was introduced by Senator Marty Block of San Diego. The program would allow California to produce one million baccalaureate degrees in order for the state to remain economically competitive, according to the bill. “This would raise the impression of community colleges from an institution that offers A.A’s to four-year degrees,” Striepe said. It would provide students with the skills needed to get jobs in the vocational fields like health,

Torrance, California

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Vanessa Winstead, 49, health major, takes a break to smoke between her classes. Winstead is one of many at EC who will be affected if the proposed smoking ban goes into place.

College Council’s plan to ban smoking on campus ignites Jessica Martinez

Co-editor-in-chief @ECCUnionJessica

Students could soon call EC a smoke-free college, as College Council has decided to move forward with the “full restriction” of smoking on campus, Christina Gold, former Academic Senate president, said in an email. At a board of trustee meeting this year, e-cigarettes and other forms of tobacco use were added to the plan, Gold said. “If they want to make the change (to ban smoking), I’m all for it,” Vanessa Winstead, 49, health major, said. “It will make me stop.” Years ago, College Council began discussions about the smoking

policy, she said. Faculty, staff, and students were surveyed. “Given the results of that survey, College Council decided to move forward with restricting smoking to designated spots on campus,” Gold said. But, due to the high cost of the construction of the designated areas and the difficulty of finding places on campus that could become those areas, the plan never happened. The only smoking restriction at EC now is one in accordance with state law, not one the college has put forth itself, Gold said. Of five select colleges in Los Angeles County, all but one has designated smoking areas on - See Smoking Ban, Page 2

Area colleges with designated smoking areas Long Beach City College Mt. San Antonio College Pierce College Santa Monica College

Area colleges with no designated smoking areas Cerritos College El Camino College

Information on other community college smoking policies could not be obtained by deadline.

Five percent posters around the school were a constant reminder of how much faculty and staff wanted an agreement on their salary settlement. Their chants and marches helped move forward into what they believe was long overdue. El Camino College Classified Employees (ECCE) and the Federation of Teachers (ECCFT) got their salary raise. Ken Brown, vice president of the board of trustees, said, “Staff and teachers are satisfied about the agreement that was settled at the board of trustee meetings.” Because of the different salaries for the faculty and classified unions, Brown was not able to say the exact percentage that was negotiated. Those on Step A to Step E on the salary schedule get a raise each time they move a level, but not until recently did they add Step F, which is what the staff salary was fighting for. Luukia Smith, president of ECCE, said, “We showed loyalty and (we) care about this institution but we fought for eight or nine months (and) it doesn’t affect all classified employees.” This means the certain ranges the staff and faculty are in will make more money than other paid positions. The staff or faculty who works for years will move upward, but once they reach Step F, they will see the additional step that everyone was fighting for. Smith said since 2008, there has been no raise, “so people are - See Salary Talks, Page 2

Finding a new home in a crowded place To passersby, it may just look like an old hotel, but it’s been home to El Camino students for months Jessica Martinez

Co-editor-in-chief @ECCUnionJessica

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NEWS LINE

Malik Wildermuth, 18, undecided major, waits for the bus outside Studios on Cabrillo. He’s one of 22 students living at the unit.

In a renovated hotel located on the corner of two busy streets in old Torrance, EC students mingle with those just like them, those with unfamiliar faces in unfamiliar places. The Studios on Cabrillo, “dormitory style student housing,” as described in the brochure, is located at Carson Street and Cabrillo Avenue and has 39 units with room available for 65-70 students, set up by the El Camino College Foundation. There are students who attend California State Universities Fullerton and Long Beach and Loyola Marymount University occupying the space, Angie Covarrubias, on-site manager,

said. “The board (Director of the Foundation Katie Gleason is part of) said there was a need in the community” for student housing like this since there’s not much like it in the South Bay, Wayne Dolan, project manager, said. The first level of the space consists of four tables for students to do homework, couches and a TV, a kitchen, and a ping pong table. The second has single, large single, and double bedrooms and bathrooms. Covarrubias said the students regularly have movie nights and potlucks in the first floor community room. Gleason added a local language school rented out a group of rooms during the summer, putting the building at full occupancy. “This is proving to be a successful project,”

Gleason said. Both Gleason and Dolan said the response from the students has been positive, adding the proximity to retail and entertainment is a plus. A part of the job Dolan has enjoyed is a global community coming together under one roof. Many students living there come from around the country and even other countries. “It seems like students were feeling that impact,” Dolan said. “I’ve enjoyed seeing the world through other people’s opinions.” Although it’s still early in the project, Dolan said talks of expanding the same kind of idea are happening and the bumps with the first project are starting to smooth out, leaving the group optimistic about moving forward.

Dating Violence Awareness Workshop

UC Strategy Workshop

Long Beach State Admissions Workshop

Hispanic Heritage Month

A Dating Violence Awareness Workshop will take place in the East Lounge Activity Center Wednesday from 1-2 p.m. Dating violence can happen to any teen at any time and this workshop will go over tips and actions to watch for. For more information, call 310-660-3593 ext. 3394.

On Wednesday, there will be a UC Strategy Workshop taking place from 1-2 p.m. in the Distance Education Center. This will help students transfer from EC to a UC. For more information, call 310-660-3593 ext. 6137.

There will be a CSU Long Beach Admissions Workshop in the Distance Education Center from 1-2 p.m. Thursday. This relates to students who plan on attending Long Beach State in the near future. For more information, call the Transfer Center at 310-6603593, ext. 3408.

To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, there will be food and a music celebration on the library lawn Sept. 30. The festivities will take place from 1 to 2 p.m.This will be the second time this event will be taking place. For more information, call 310-660-3813.

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news

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POLICE BEAT By Michael Hakimi

Male tries to take peek in bathroom Sept. 16, 3:20 p.m.—Officers responded to the second floor of the Music Building regarding a call from a female student. The student said she was in the bathroom when she noticed someone reaching under the stall. She believed it to be a male attempting to take a picture of her on the toilet. Another female student on scene said a guy bumped into her on her way into the bathroom. The male left the scene before officers showed up.

Student burns hand in air conditioning class Sept. 16, 12:40 p.m.—Officers responded to the Police Station lobby regarding a medical aid incident. A male student burned his right hand in his air conditioning class while working on a project. The student was treated by the health department and was picked up at the Police Station by a family member.

Female student transported for chest pains Sept. 15, 9:37 a.m.—Officers responded to the Student Health Center regarding a medical aid call. A female student was experiencing chest pains. Paramedics were called and the student was transported to a local hospital for further treatment.

Male student loses control of car in Lot C Sept. 15, 8:33 p.m.—Officers responded to the west side of parking Lot C regarding a non injury traffic collision report. A male student said he was driving in Lot C when he lost control of his car and hit two parked vehicles. A report was taken.

Female student experiences anxiety attack Sept. 12, 12:15 p.m.—Officers responded to the Technical Arts Building regarding a medical aid call. A female student was experiencing an anxiety attack and was having trouble breathing. Paramedics were called and arrived on scene. The student was transported to a local hospital for further treatment.

Two females involved in verbal altercation Sept. 11, 12:50 p.m.—Officers responded to a student incident report regarding two female students involved in a verbal altercation. One of the female students said it almost escalated into a physical altercation. The incident took place at the Student Activity Center and was broken up by a group of friends before the two female students got physical. Officers are still trying to identify the other female student involved in the altercation and the students will be sent to the Director of Stuent Development.

Baseball player stung by bee on field Sept. 10, 4:12 p.m.—Officers responded to the Health Center regarding a medical aid call. A male student on the baseball team was stung by a bee on the baseball field. Student had an allergic reaction to sting. Paramedics were called and student was transfered to a local hospital.

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The current Murdock Stadium, seen as three photos stitched together, is located on the west side of campus. The new stadium is expected to be completed by December 2015, allowing the football team to play its first season in the new stadium in 2016. This year and the next, the team is playing all home games at Redondo Union High School.

Murdock Stadium is a work in progress Andrew Wieland

Staff Writer @ECCUnionAndrewW

Since its demolition in December 2013, construction crews have been at work renovating Murdock Stadium, which was originally constructed in 1949. While the stadium is under construction, the football team will be playing their home games at Redondo Union High School. “This will be one of the top, if not the top, football stadiums in the California Community Col-

lege Athletic Association,” Athletic Director Randy Totorp said. To those passing by every day, it appears that little, if any, progress is being made. However, Tom Brown, Facilities director, said the large mounds of dirt have a purpose. The new stadium will have a field house incorporated into the base of the home team’s stands. To do this, it was necessary to remove dirt to pour the concrete footings for the new building. In addition to removing dirt to make room for the footings, the

said. “(The stadium) will be completed in December of next year.” Brown isn’t the only person that is enthusiastic about the new stadium. “We are very satisfied. It looks like it’s going to be a wonderful new stadium,” John Featherstone, football coach, said. “We are looking forward to, hopefully, playing there in the season of 2016.” The new stadium is set to include seating for home and away teams, a field house which will contain lockers for players, offices for the coaches and staff, a confer-

ence room, a training room, and, above the stands, there will be a press box. Unlike the original stadium, the new playing surface will be comprised of artificial turf. The renovated Murdock Stadium will bear resemblance to Veterans Stadium where the division rival Long Beach City College Vikings play their home games. The stadium, which gained renovation funding from Bond Measure E, is set to cost a total of $45 million and will be open in December 2015.

Student Trustee Garcia embraces new job and duties Juan Lorenzo Gutierrez Staff Writer @ECCUnionLorenzo

In her kitten black heels, Kimberly Garcia, 20, political science major and student trustee, walked into the Sept. 4 Associated Student Organization meeting with confidence. Garcia was elected as the student trustee in the last round of ASO elections last spring and, since taking the oath of office in June, Garcia has worked hard with the trustees. “Originally, when I first was sworn in, it was intimidating because my very first meeting was in the East Dining Room rather than the Board Room, so we had a lot more faculty there and I’ve told many that, for me, it’s a huge step up because I started off as not even a senator but a divisional council member,” Garcia said. Garcia wanted to become a student trustee because this is her last year at EC and she was look-

ing to get more involved with the college. “As a student trustee, I am looking in at it as to view for how these things benefit students, that keeps on going whether is concealing programs students activities fee were you getting money from these programs, so directly benefits for students,” Garcia said. Breanna Von Stein, student services specialist, said Garcia is a positive person with a lot to offer. She added Garcia is speaking up at meetings so far and she clearly cares about students. Garcia said the job is a lot more than she expected. She spent time talking to student trustees from the past few years for advice. Soon after she officially started her position, she realized it was more of a time commitment than she had ever imagined. “Anytime she has a board meeting coming up, (if) she has any questions, she comes to me,” Von Stein said. “So, she reviews the agenda for the board of trust-

Student housing - Housing, from Page 1

Covarrubias said there are 22 students living in the rooms now, but Dolan said he thinks they’ll be full by the end of the month. Most recently, students from

Harbor College and UCLA have expressed interest in the building, Dolan said. Dolan’s favorite part of has been seeing students happy with what they’re providing. “My favorite part was seeing

Smoking ban

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campus. Cerritos College is the only college with no designated areas that responded. Most designated areas at other colleges are on the sides of cam-

pus and in parking lots. The state law is that smokers cannot be “within 20 feet of a main exit, entrance, or operable window of a public building,” according to the bill. This is the regulation at EC that could soon change.

ees meeting.” Garcia is a fluent Spanish speaker and loves new things. “I’m a bookworm. I love reading. A hobby of mine is learning about different cultures and I like to self-teach myself different languages,” Garcia said. “My dad likes to watch foreign TV shows. Through him, I was inspired to know all different languages, so occasionally I would teach myself.” As a student trustee, Garcia works as a student ambassador, spending much of her time at school. “The dedication she gives to El Camino is impeccable, it’s so inspiring,” Anjannete Aguilar, 19, ASO director of human resources, said. “She always likes to put her best effort.” Garcia wants to transfer to UC Berkeley or Davis next year and has her career plans well thought out. “I want to work for the United Nations, I want to work as an am-

everything come together,” he added. “The students can appreciate what’s going on there.” To view the floorplan of the second floor of the Studios on Cabrillo, visit eccunion.com.

Adding that several community colleges and universities have banned smoking on their campuses, Gold said “a significant amount of thought and consideration has been given to the issue by faculty, student and staff leaders.”

Pierce College, Woodland Hills Smoking policy: Designated smoking areas

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Student Trustee Kimberly Garcia waits for the Sept. 4 ASO meeting to begin. Garcia was elected to the position in May for the 2014-15 school year. bassador advocating for human rights,” Garcia said. “My concern is countries where women are be-

Mt. San Antonio College, Walnut Smoking policy: Designated smoking areas Santa Monica College, Santa Monica Smoking policy: Designated smoking areas

Long Beach City College, Long Beach Smoking policy: Designated smoking areas

Cerritos College, Norwalk Smoking policy: No designated areas, only in accordance with state law El Camino College, Torrance Smoking policy: No designated areas, only in accordance with state law Photo courtesy of Google Maps

El Camino’s smoking policy compared with local area colleges. The information here is from news articles and emails from Academic Senate presidents.

ing oppressed and I want to make sure that they have rights and are getting the proper education.”

Salary talks finish

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happy there is something.” A reason faculty and staff were protesting was because COLA (cost of living adjustment) was going up each year. In a Union article from March of this year, Linda Beam, vice president of human resources, said it seemed the COLA for the 201415 year would be 0.8 percent. In the final budget for the 2014-15 school year, available to the public since Aug. 25, “The State General Apportionment also includes

B.A. degrees - Senate Bill 850, from Page 1

Vandalism reported in the West Wing of Schauerman Library Sept. 8, 8:20 a.m.—An officer responded to the second floor of the West Wing in the library regarding a vandalism report. A male EC custodian discovered that the water fountain had been broken and a plastic trash can had been damaged. The Facilities department was notified.

dirt that was under the entire stadium had to be excavated in order to recompact it before the new construction begins. Construction of the footings for the home side’s stands has begun. In the last several weeks, crews have been working on forming and pouring approximately 850 cubic yards of concrete. Although construction seems slow, Brown said that this is not actually the case. In fact, the project is scheduled to be completed on time and within budget. “We are on schedule,” Brown

biotechnology, public safety and other needed fields, according to Section One of the bill. “I had no idea that this was even possible,” Sharai Rodriguez, 22, English major, said. “People would think higher of the community colleges and appreciate it more.” Community colleges would create a curriculum unique to the college. They would report on the progress of students who are enrolled in the program and its success Once all of the information has been compiled, they then will decide on the future of the bacca-

a 0.85% COLA increase for base apportionment revenue.” She said ECCE is satisfied there was a salary increase this year. The settlement came to an agreement after weeks of protesting and signs that are still on windows around campus, but not until 2017 will they see a new contract after the three-year agreement is over. Regarding the faculty and classifed unions wanting to voice their opinion on their salaries, Brown said, “Not everyone is going to get everything they wanted.”

laureate program, according to the California Legislature. “More people would enter community colleges with higher goals in mind instead of stopping at and A.A,” Erica McMilliam, 25, nursing major. said.”They would be motivated to get a B.A.” The program would join 20 other states such as Florida and Hawaii offering similar degrees, according to Section One of the bill. “This would attract a wider variety of students outside of our district,” Streipe said.” The more diversity, the more eclectic the mix, the more interesting the classes are.”

Features

September 18, 2014

Don’t Read This

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National Banned Book Week, a look into controversial books History is a highly censored subject. “(I read a)New York Times article, which showed the history of how history books have talked about the Indians, and how the vast majority of them skipped over the suffering and massacre of Native Americans until the 1980’s and 1990’s,” Anna Mavromati, English and journalism instructor, said. Pivotal events in history are sometimes omitted to help maintain a sense of patriotism.

Michael Hakimi

Staff Writer @ECCUnionMichael

f you ignored the title, defiantly reading this article, then happy National Banned Book Week. From Sept. 2127, Banned Book Week celebrates intellectual freedom and non-censorship. Here at EC students and teachers can practice their First Amendment rights by reading a wide-range of literature.

Mavromati had the opportunity to read highly controversial texts since she was home-schooled. “I was home-schooled and got to study things like Bikini Island and learned that we weren’t always the good guys.” The Bikini Islands served as America’s nuclear bomb testing grounds during the Cold War. The fallout of these tests devastated locals living on the islands.

Professors on campus work with controversial books in their curriculum. Many controversial books have been challenged or banned from educational institutions. Intellectual freedom instigates mental growth. “It’s through literature that we learn about other people and experiences, and through learning we can have compassion” Christina Nagao, English professor, said. By educating ourselves, we can empathize with others and enrich our lives with new ideas. “Literature has the power to change the world,” Nagao said.

Censored historical accounts inhibit growth nationally. George Orwell’s words from his controversial novel 1984 comments on the importance of learning history.“He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past” (Orwell). These warnings remain at the core of many human problems still rampant in the 21st century.

Nagao teaches with controversial books, Angels in America and Maus, in her English 1B class. Angels in America is a play about homosexual characters struggling with the AIDS epidemic and societal expectations. Maus is a tragic account of the holocaust from the perspective of a Jewish family.

According to Burton, who recommends George Orwell’s texts 1984 and Animal Farm, books are central to the academic experience. Censoring books restricts knowledge expandsion. In order to foster educational growth, a wide-range of literature and intelluctual freedom is key to mental growh. “A lot of our education is from books so... why are we going to limit people” Burton said.

“These are two misunderstood groups in history. So by reading their stories, students get a better understanding, have compassion, and maybe even take action,” Nagao said. These books provide a historical lens on misunderstood groups of people. Books are powerful objects; books have the ability to provoke laughter, sadness, thought, and even sleep. Books also provide a platform for creativity and artistic expression. It is precisely this reason that books have been banned and burned throughout history; in an attempt to censor thought, books have been banned for radicalism, crudity, religion, homosexuality, and many other reasons. because it’s limiting children from expanding their Among the most frequent- minds. It’s like we are forcly challenged books between ing kids to go to school to 2001 and 2013 are pop cul- learn more, but in the end ture hits like The Hunger we’re restricting them from Games series, and Captain not being able to read books Underpants. Classics have that can really expand their been frequently challenged minds,” Joey Burton, 20, and censored. Moving and Business major, said. This thought provoking tales like paradox of education does The Adventures of Huck- not exist at EC. leberry Finn, Of Mice and Men, and Catcher in the Rachel Williams, English Rye have all, at one time, professor, also uses contro been banned or censored. versial books, like SouthThese stories examine topics land, to broaden the scope like slavery, working-class of her students. In the six Americans, and rebellious years Williams has taught teenagers. “I think books here, she has received no should not be banned, complaint from faculty

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Literature has the power to change the world.” Professor Christina Nagao

Statistics for challenged books 1. 1,577 challenges for “sexually explicit” material 2. 1,291 challenges for profanity 3. 989 challenges for age-inappropriate content 4. 619 challenges for “violence” 5. 361 challenges for “homosexuality Information provided by Americna Library Association (ALA)

read it. If you don’t want to, don’t. I don’t think it should be banned like for everybody,” Esther Park, 21, English major, said. Individuals -- not institutions -- should The freedom to read con- have the ability to decide troversial books should be what books are inappropriindividuated. “I think it’s ate. Controversial classics more of the personal opin- should be accessible to all ion. If you want to read it, students. regarding her curriculum. “Censorship is wrong. People need to have the freedom to read about different views,” said Williams.

Rodger Herrera, 21, English major, recommends A Brave New World, a book challenged for its insensitivity, offensive language, and sexually explicit content; This controversial novel is taught in high school classes throughout the country. It is good to teach books like A Brave New World, because it broadens people’s intellectual horizons, Herrera said. “[Books] open up new ideas and give readers different points of view on religion, politics, and sex” Patrick Papetti, book salesman at the EC bookstore, said Books should not be banned, said Papetti.

Although there are a lot of advantages to allowing full access to literature, censorship still occurs today. “(Censorship occurs) due to lack of understanding and maybe even ignorance” Nagao said. Challenged texts, such as Catcher in the Rye, have a lot of educational value regardless of the profanity and sexual content. Banned Book Week celebrates intelluctual freedom and access to non-censored literature. The EC bookstore carries an abundance of controversial literature, such Angels in America and Maus I/II. According to Papetti, no subject matter is banned except for porn. Intelluctual freedom is at our fingertips at EC.

Banned, challenged classics

1. The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald Reasons: language and sexual references 2. The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger Reasons: blasphemy, lack of morality, profanity, sexual references, and violence 3. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee Reasons: language, psychological damage, racial slurs, and sexual references 4. The Lord of the Flies, by William Golding Reasons: demoralizing, language, racism, sexual references, and violence 5. 1984, by George Orwell Reasons: explicit sexual matter and pro-communist Information provided by American Library Association (ALA)

EDITORIAL

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Commentary

Russell Lewis

Playing the blame game helps nobody

Arts Editor

@ECCUnionRussell

Right and wrong aren’t what dictate the actions of humans, it is desire. Women-kind has had a very vocal and provocative last month, as we have had high profile cases of privacy invasion and assault, with a dash of targeted marketing. I’m speaking of the celebrity nude photo leaks, the video of NFL running back Ray Rice’s fiance being knocked unconscious, and a new nail polish that could help women detect common date rape drugs. First off, it is never fair to blame a victim for an attack. Ray Rice’s wife Janay Palmer received universal support after the video leaked of her being knocked unconscious. To everyone who watched that video, Rice is the person at fault because he is a grown man who should know what is right from wrong and should have the self control to never cross that boundary. Regardless of whatever happened in that elevator, those two people are still in love, as they got married after that incident. As disturbing as it might seem to the rest of us, we have no right to step in between them. We cannot fairly judge Palmer because she continues to support her husband. We cannot truly blame either of those people in that situation, all we can say is that it was illegal to strike his fiance. The term blame should only be used if it affects you personally. Without a personal attachment or involvement, there is no one to blame. Another recent story which led to victims being blamed was when Jennifer Lawrence, Victoria Justice, Kate Upton and several other celebrities’ iCloud accounts were hacked and hundreds of nude and personal photos were leaked onto forum websites Reddit and 4chan. This is another situation where the people who are at fault are the people who committed the crimes, meaning the unknown hacker and those who watched and downloaded the photos. Perhaps it was not wise of the celebrities uploading their personal information into the hands of Apple, where they are essentially giving up their control over their property, but that doesn’t give anyone the right to steal. Ideally, this would be how society works, but it doesn’t. There is a reason why we have a military, even though it’s wrong of another country to attack us. Sadly, we must live our lives protecting ourselves from other people’s desires, which is why it is ridiculous that some feminists are insulting a group of male North Carolina State University students for trying to invent a nail polish that can detect “rape” drugs like Xanax, Rohypnol, and GHB. Of course it is disappointing that there is rape in general, but that doesn’t mean men or women shouldn’t take measures to protect themselves. That is the reason why it is illegal to attempt murder or rape, because the result is just as criminal as the action or attempt. In all, blame is not a term relevant in terms of criminal activity, it is all about the rules.

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Can we bum some fresh air? One of the primary arguments made against a ban was that it would Imagine you’re sitting outside next to Café Camino, your mouth watering violate the rights of individuals, but you must consider students and faculty over a delicious cheeseburger and you’re ready to dig in. Then suddenly the stench of burnt tobacco seeps through your nostrils, with existing health issues like asthma or women who are pregnant. The ill effects of secondhand smoke are real and can’t be taken lightly. souring the experience of your tasty burger. Yes, banning someone from smoking in a public area is infringing on You look to your left and you notice two students sharing a cigarette. Your eyes venture off to your right and you witness hipsters clouding their a person’s individual rights, but others have a right to live a healthy and proactive life style. lungs with e-cigs. In addition, it’s obvious the signs asking students to Ducking your head to avoid the haze of smoke, you smoke 20 feet from entryways don’t work, and as of the notice a sea of cigarette butts littering the ground at your The Issue moment there’s no real enforcement of that policy. feet. We could set up designated smoking areas around This is the reality on campus, and smoking certainly • Cigarette litter is a widecampus, but the $50,000 - $100,000 price tag for the has gotten out of hand at EC. spread issue on campus, construction and maintenance of each possible smoking A responsible person should know better than to and few students respect zone is ridiculous when the money could be better spent carelessly discard their cigarette. It can’t be stressed the rule to smoke 20 feet elsewhere. enough how bad it is for the environment, considering the away from all doorways And who would enforce such smoking zones? proximity of EC to the coast. Certainly not faculty, that’s not their job. We don’t have More importantly you shouldn’t have to get through Our Stand enough cadets or campus police officers to monitor each smoke barriers when entering in and out of facilities. It’s designated smoking zone. So why waste time, money, and disrespectful to say the least to force someone to breathe • Designated smoking zones energy on something that’s doomed to fail? something harmful. would be too expensive, We could forget about the ban, leaving our school It’s evident that there’s a shortage of pride amongst so it’s best to simply ban in the hands of those who consider our campus a giant students. Many take this school for granted and The smoking on campus ashtray, or ban smoking entirely, bringing about a cleaner Union wished that wasn’t the case. and healthier school environment. Yet this total disregard for this institution, We’re not fans of infringing on personal freedoms. If environmental impact, and non-smokers continues to fuel you smoke that’s your business, but when you hurt the campus and the wellthe issue of whether or not smoking should be banned. Back in 2011, faculty were surveyed about possibly changing the smoking being of others, that’s when people have to deploy policies to teach social policy on campus; 30 percent wanted to leave things as is, while 70 percent etiquette in public spaces. Like any privilege that gets abused, it should be taken away, and a policy banning smoking on campus is long overdue. of faculty supported a stricter smoking policy.

Revitalizing the American dream Mindless zombies slugging from place to place after the relentless all-nighter. Coffee in one hand and textbook in another. The life of a college student -- often times balancing work, school, and social engagements -- can be an arduous undertaking; regardless, it is expected. The socio-economic structure we live in centralizes white-collar jobs. In translation, degrees are often times a must. The problem: money. Student debt is often unavoidable, but now that may change. Senate Bill 850 or SB-850, which may commence as a pilot program in academic year 2017-18, will allow students the opportunity to earn a bachelor’s degree at select community colleges. Imagine what this could mean. This could help invert the growing disparity between the rich and the poor. Educationally speaking, poor students are at a disadvantage, because they have less fiscal resources; ergo, richer students are more likely to

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obtain a degree, which is unfair. The execution of SB-850 would help close that gap. Students from poorer backgrounds will have a better opportunity to expand their education, and advance their economic status. Student debt is no longer a rarity; in fact, it is quite common. The average student debt is $29,400 according to the Project on Student Debt. However, under the pilot program, each unit is only $84 for upper division work. Just saying $84 sounds like music to my ears especially opposed to the cacophonous sounding $150 plus per unit at other schools. Money is a problem that often interferes with educational pursuits, which also interferes with the American dream. America is fixated with this dream that anyone could make it. In some ways that’s true and some ways it’s not. With tuition increasing every year, this dream generally, and a four-year degree

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specifically, can seem unreachable. Competition is another hurdle in post-secondary education. Competition to get into a four-year institution is growing every year. Every year students are expected to get higher SAT scores, and have stronger GPAs than the previous years’ applicants. The college application process is becoming increasingly more intimidating and challenging. Every year more students are grasping at the straws of a post-secondary education, and more are getting rejected. The successful execution of SB-850 can help those students; a stride towards realizing the American dream. However promising this program may sound, its continuation is contingent on the success of the pilot program. The program will shut down after four years unless the senate votes to continue it. Potential hurdles include the financial cost to start-up the program and low student enrollment. If not many

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students sign up for the pilot program, it’s unlikely for the program to continue. But, why wouldn’t students take advantage of a program like this? One word that comes to mind is recognition. Competition lives in both an academic construct and the work force. Even with a degree, finding a job is often times difficult. If two applicants -- one from a four-year community college and another from a Cal State University, CSU -- applied for the same job, the advantage may go to the CSU graduate. Students that graduate from universities with higher recognition may have an advantage over community college graduates. However, the strength of an applicant’s resume is multifaceted. It also depends on internships, extracurricular activities, and so forth. The financial benefits of a program like this is too great to ignore. It is a social, educational, and financial advantage; a stride towards the American dream.

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September 18, 2014

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Would heavier weapons make EC safer?

Michael Hakimi Union Columnist

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A new history, a new consciousness Carl Sagan once said of Earth; “Look again at that dot. That’s here. That’s home. That’s us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering... every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there-on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam.” Sagan wished for us to look at our planet with a new perspective. Not as a big world filled with endless resources, but as a dot in an unfathomably large ocean of mystery we call the universe. He wanted us to take care of this dot; to recognize that chances are, we are not alone; and that if there is to be hope for survival, it is to work together for a brighter future filled with scientific exploration and discovery. It is easy to dismiss the “big picture” when family issues, school, and work dominate the majority of our lives. It is hard to look past the news headlines and envision a brighter future. It is equally difficult to understand where we are collectively by studying history. The histories of nations and cultures around the world are separated by borders, beliefs, and language. We learn about what makes us different rather than what makes us alike. We focus on the disasters of wars, the inhumanity of kings and tyrants, and the greed of men. These stories encompassing the dark side of mankind should serve as a warning to future generations. While we are capable of such wondrous creation and beauty, we are also capable of mass destruction. It is the way we learn about our history that characterizes our view of the present and future. If we are taught a violent history we are more likely to accept violence. If we are brought up to idolize celebrity’s, politicians, and sports stars we are less likely to appreciate teachers, scientists, and activists. After creating one of the most widely used products on the market, and after amassing the largest fortune to date, Bill Gates has become a powerful advocate for change. His most recent philanthropic endeavor involves changing the way history is taught. After watching Australian Professor David Christian’s revolutionary college course entitled “Big History” the richest man in the world thought to himself, “God, everyone should watch this thing!” “Big History” is best described by its creator, Christian, who said “I hope by the end of this course, you will have a much better sense of the underlying unity of modern knowledge.” Beginning with the Big Bang, Christian’s course takes students through the history of our universe. Instead of going back a few hundred years to look at the birth of the United States, or a few thousand years to study the Egyptians, “Big History” takes us 13.7 billion years back to a time when the Universe was merely a speck. This course focuses on answering the big questions we should all be asking: Where did we come from? How did we get here? And, why are we here? “Big History” takes us far beyond an Earthly perspective, and with any luck, changing our perspective on history will let us change perspective on our future. The views expressed in this column are those of the author. They do not represent the views or opinions of the Union, its staff, editorial board or advisers.

Jacob Richmond, 18, finance “I wouldn’t really feel safer, I feel pretty comfortable as it is, I don’t think we need assault rifles at EC”

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Mayra Guillen 28, special education “I think I would feel safer, in case someone else came onto campus heavily armed, they’d be better able to take care of it “

UP FOR DEBATE Would you feel safer on campus if the ECPD had access to heavy weapons? Guns don’t kill people, armed criminals do

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Recently the Compton School District began equipping it’s police officers with assault style weapons to protect their campuses from school shootings. Some might argue that this is a bad thing, considering that police brutality is a serious issue that causes problems and clashes between law enforcement officials and citizens, Andrew Wieland most recently seen in Ferguson, MisStaff Writer souri. @ECCUnionAndrewW However, firearms, in the hands of responsible citizens and law enforcement officials, can greatly reduce crime and murder rates. According to an article published on huffingtonpost.com, Chicago Police have posted the lowest first quarter murder rate since 1958. Not mentioned in the article was the fact that more concealed carry permits are being issued to the citizens of Chicago which seems to serve as a deterrent to would-be violent criminals. In the horrific incident at Sandy Hook Elementary School, police response was not slow, yet 20 children were brutally murdered, as well as six adult staff members. Had there been an armed officer on the campus, there’s a chance that the tragically high death toll might have been reduced. Even one saved life would make it completely worth staffing an armed officer. So, why assault weapons? Criminals have the knack for getting their hands on items that law abiding citizens cannot legally obtain. Therefore, automatic weapons, high capacity magazines, and incendiary devices are not off the table for criminals. Police officers can be outgunned when not properly equipped. For instance, in March of 1997, Los Angeles Police Officers were outgunned in a shootout with bank robbers (who happened to be equipped with automatic weapons and body armor) and had to rely on a nearby gun store to procure high powered rifles to pierce the robbers’ body armor. If a situation like this were to occur inside a school, such as EC, wouldn’t you want the responding officers to stand a fighting chance against an opposition that has the same quality/style weapons, if not better? The reality of the situation is that if your own life were in danger, you would want those defending your life to be as best equipped as possible to deal with the threat.

What can happen when campus police officers are armed with rifles? The answer; anything. Anything imaginable is possible. An officer may unintentionally shoot the rifle while in burst mode. The rifle may be stolen by another individual. Then the rifle may become a tool of massacre. The Compton school district has Jay Bamba decided to arm their school police Staff Writer officers with AR-15 rifles in order to @ECCUnionJay prevent situations where police are not properly equipped to deal with heavily armed gun men. EC is an institution where thousands of people attend on a regular basis, which means that there are also thousands of potential victims.Students, the potential victims should worry about the possible outcomes in the future. While the idea to provide safety is plausible, the possible dangers outweigh the benefits. The presence of a dangerous weapon on campus gives the possibility that minor violence may escalate into a deadly result. Carried firearms should be limited to a minimal size and amount, such as handguns, ordinary weapons for defense. Recent incidents demonstrate that police around the nation have been using unnecessarily heavy equipment, such as the Ferguson police using armored vehicles to control riots. This only shows that arming school police officers with rifles is just not a good idea. There are numbers of horrific things imaginable if there are rifles in our campus, but the worst thing to happen is a mass shooting. The shooting can be led by anyone, including students, staff, or officers. It is important to know that most rifles have the ability to load more bullets than handguns. The AR 15 can fire between 45 to 60 rounds per minute. Most mass shooting incidents in America have been made by handguns, which made the number of victims to few to ten people. However a when rifle is used there can be many victims, like the 26 victims of Sandy Hook elementary. While safety is undeniably a necessity in school campuses, over protection is not needed as it may cause unpredictable cases.

Mckenzie Jeffery 19, fire tech “I’d feel like I’d be more protected, in case a lunatic came onto campus with the same weapons, or even worse ones”

Skyler Sandeen, 25, political science “I don’t feel like something like that is really necessary on a college campus.”

Elizabeth Menegazzo, 26, business management “Honestly, to me it seems pretty ridiculous, I don’t really see the point in it and I think it’s a waste of time”

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s the theater lights flicker indicating the audience to take their seats, the curtain is prepped, the actors say their final prayers, and the director anxiously waits – waits to see their imagination come to life. “I really, really, love directing,” Maya Hardison, 19, studio art major said. “I’m in an auditioning class, but I’m really torn because I really love doing both. I really love acting and playing characters but I love directing and seeing a vision come to life.” Soft black curls that bounce to one side of her head, she coyly breaks into girlish excitement as she recalls how her journey began. “I graduated [from Culver City High School] in 2012, so I have been attending EC since [that] fall,” Hardison said. “I am a visual art major but I do a lot of work in theatre.” During her formative years, the Los Angeles native was first introduced to the theatre realm just a few years ago through a program called Possibility Project of Los Angeles, a program that gave young students the opportunity to experience theatre and arts. “This program took kids from different parts of L.A. county – they didn’t cast us based on our ability to act or sing or anything like that, but casted us on our drive and compassion in wanting to make a difference in our neighborhood,” Hardison explained. “Through the process of improve and pulling improve from real moments in our lives we would create original musicals. I was cast as one of the leads and it was very terrifying for me because it was my first time on stage.” Prior to the current One Act, Hardison has never participated in an EC theatre production, nonetheless was thrust into

directing by her trusted advisor following her initial exposure to EC theatre classes. “I didn’t even think about directing until [Scarlatta] mentioned it to me. I think he picked me because he saw my work ethic,” Hardison recalls. “I’m an artist, but I’m also an academic person – I like to have everything organized and get all my work done and just really like to be on top of things. And I think he noticed that in my work – I turned in all of my assignments and made sure to get good grades.” Ronald Scarlatta, Theatre professor, is Hardison’s most notable acting teacher and happily confirms to be the one that pushed her into the directing direction. “She’s a special lady - she has a real strong core and (is) very disciplined,” Scarlatta said about Hardison. “She loves acting and one of the things that a director has to do besides being creative is organized and have that follow through - she has all that.” “She has really good insight into the characters and also a really good work ethic,” Scarlatta said. “The director [has to] hold the whole project together, especially in an educational setting - where people are coming in with different levels of commitment and discipline she’s got that core of commitment that inspires her actors.” Hardison recalls the directing class as being pivotal in recognizing the demand of being in the director’s position and recognizing what it takes to do so. “It consists of eight or nine students that are picked by [Scarlatta],” Hardison recalls about the production class. “It is very intensive and we work together, we become very close and by the end of the semester we each make a ten minute play that we cast from open casting calls for students at [EC]… We pick the music, we pick the lights, we do everything.” Kate Graham, 23, theatre

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Amira Petrus/ Union Maya Hardison, 19, visual arts major, looks over her notes as to give blocking directions to the actors. This is Hardison’s first time directing a One Act Play at El Camino College.

major, was in the directing class last semester along Hardison and is proud to be working under her direction for the first time. “She’s a really hard worker this isn’t even her major - but she’s so dedicated to it,” Graham said. “She’s so organized and has a strong work ethic, you always feel like she’s in control - especially as a director, she knows exactly what she wants and she’s really good at getting it - and in a positive way.”

It was after being exposed to these types of valuable experiences and opportunity that Hardison found not only her niche but her passion. ”I have [always] been really, really into movies. What compelled me so much is that people could create stories and could become a part of my life in some way,” Hardison says as she recalls her childhood inspirations.

Million dollar act comes to EC Jay Bamba

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Kenichi performing one of his jaw dropping moves during a performance. Photo courtesy of UTB Hollywood

On The Scene

Broadway auditions The Voice audition sign-ups are located in the Fine Arts Division office no later than Sept. 24 at 4:30 p.m. The master class will be only heard for Broadway selections. Auditions start Sept. 26 from 1-2 p.m. in the Music building room 134. Broadway star Eden Espinosa from Wicked, Brooklyn and Rent will be there.

“So my dream with art - art in general - because I’ve always seen drawing as a medium to create life and bring a story because really I’m a story teller and that’s why I love directing so much,” Hardison said. “I’ve always just really wanted to bring something to life and kind of impose on other people that feeling of - this is something personal to me and I can connect to this and I can bring this back up whenever I feel down or it can remind me of a place I once was. I just feel like art really affects people and I want to help affect other people.” The One Act Plays are on Friday, Oct. 10 and Saturday, Oct. 11.

Kenichi Ebina, dancer and performer, is the winner of the eighth season of the reality television series “America’s Got Talent”. Ebina is known for his unique dance style that incorporates martial arts, video game-like visuals, acting, and miming which he calls “dance-ish” performance. Ebina is the first performer to win on “America’s got talent” with a dance act and the first person to win from an Asian origin. Ebina will be performing next Saturday and Sunday, here at El Camino college. Ebina was a college student in America from Japan when he first decided to be a professional dancer. His original purpose was to study English abroad for a couple of years. “Then I realized how fun it was so I naturally went with the flow and stayed even after I graduated.” Ebina started his professional dancer/performer career in America after graduating college.

South Bay’s Got Talent The James Armstrong Theatre is offering their first regional talent competition open to all ages and open to all different types of performances. The catch is that the audience gets to decide the winner and not the judges. This will take place on Sept. 27 at 8 p.m. Tickets range from $15-$25. For more information visit www.torrancearts.org or call 310-781-7171.

Ebina recalled his experiences as a student in America and explained it as something “entirely different” than in Japan. “Everything is in a bigger scale and you have a lot more liberty and academic choices.” Ebina says that winning in “America’s Got Talent” has positively changed a lot of him and his career. He explains that his victory is responsible for the recent gain in “recognition and offers,” but claims the biggest change was “getting paid more,” as he laughs. Ebina also said that “the fame and recognition now allows me to make my performance more flexible in terms of artistic diversity and do things that I was not able to do before.” Ebina emphasized to simply be entertained by his performance. “I want to tell my audiences not to think too hard and just watch, as my “dance-ish” performance is not a thing to take too seriously.” Kenichi Ebina will perform at El Camino College’s Marcee Auditorium on Sept. 20th and Sept. 21st, Saturday 20th at 7 p.m., and Sunday 21st at 4 p.m.

EC music faculty performs EC music faculty will perform at Campus Theatre on Sept. 28 at 3 p.m. in a trio of Glinka’s Trio Pathétique, Reinecke’s Trio in a minor, Op 188 and Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante. Dane Teter playing the bassoon, Polli Chambers-Salazar playing the piano and James E. Mack playing the clarinet. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the Campus Theatre.

Next to the iPhone 6 launch, Activision and Bungie’s “Destiny” was the most anticipated release of 2014. Announced back in 2012, Bungie’s dream and promise for “Destiny” was to create an open world First-Person Shooter MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game) that players would group up to tackle missions and raids, similar to World of Warcraft. Since Bungie had already revolutionized console shooters back in 2001 with “Halo: Combat Evolved,” they had the trust of the masses to deliver another masterpiece. And while “Destiny” is no lemon, it is missing several touches that hold it back from greatness. Activision had the means to invest heavily into the production, leading “Destiny” to be the most expensive video game to date. The production values are apparent in the game’s expansive open worlds, detailed graphics, and most importantly, a functional online world which might be the most successful massively multiplayer game release, while most MMO games deal with terrible lag and connectivity issues during their fist few weeks, “Destiny” received minimal complaints. The best part of “Destiny” stem directly from the gameplay; “Destiny” combines the floaty low gravity combat of “Halo” with the controls of “Call of Duty”, which while fun doesn’t necessarily add anything new to the genre. Only a few of the weapons that you use truly feel powerful, something the Halo franchise was known to have issues with, unlike “Battlefield” or “Titanfall.” This isn’t necessary for a shooter to be fun, but if Destiny was going to separate itself from other shooter RPGs that could have defined the game. “Borderlands” is the game most similar to “Destiny,” and while that game was critically acclaimed for cooperative multiplayer FPS combined with weapon and item “looting”. Gamers wanted that experience with more mature and realistic graphics (“Borderlands” featured cartoon inspired celshaded graphics.) Ironically, “Borderlands” received an Mature rating while “Destiny” has a Teen rating, something that is very rare to find with a shooter. Video Games are like movies or TV shows where mature themes are sometimes necessary in order to tell a richer story, and listening to the lifeless voice acting and reading the dull story of “Destiny” is a brutal experience. Most cutscenes cannot be skipped, so while you can ignore the story once you are playing with your buddies online, there is still going to be those dull moments where you yawn your way through hours of cutscenes. The game feels like Activision took out the adult themes and blood in order to earn a Teen Rating so they could sell the game to a younger audience. “Destiny” is unfortuantely overhyped, but if you have friends which you can play with this can be a very addictive RPG. If you can handle the droll dialogue and aren’t looking for the most realistic shooter, “Destiny” will provide you with hours of grinding and looting.

“Run for your wife” The Torrance Theatre Company is hosting a comedic play about a taxi driver having two wives in different areas of London. Chaos takes over the taxi driver’s double life after an incident happens. The event is Sept. 20 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased by calling 424-243-6882 or at www. torrancetheatrecompany.com.

Sports 7 Winning streak ends at eight for women’s volleyball team

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Sophmore outside hitter Kimberly Haney, saves the ball during a tournament that took place at Cerritos College on Sept. 13, 2014. The El Camino Women’s volleyball team defeated Glendale College, Cuyamaca College, Cuesta College, Long Beach City College and lost to Cypress College.

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After winning eight consecutive games to start the season the women’s volleyball team was unable to win its five game battle with Cypress College Sept. 13. The team would end up losing in the fifth game of the match giving the team its first loss. “It was a little tough because we weren’t used to going that long in a game in awhile,” sophomore outside hitter Darlene Lee said. “I think having to go to five games was a little different than we’re used to. I think adjusting to having to go five games with long rallies is what we need to do, and we should be fine.” Lee had a game high 36 digs in the championship game. After sweeping Cuyamaca, Glendale, Cuesta, and Long Beach City College the team found themselves in an unfamiliar place facing a game five in the championship game during the Cerritos College Tournament. “We had to learn how to adjust a little to one of their big hitters,” Lee said. “We did pretty well so we should be fine moving forward.”

The team had great contributions from everyone. During the Cuyamaca game, Lee and Kimberly Haney each knocked in 10 kills apiece. While the team saw a lot of improvements the team does have a few things they’d like to address

“I think we need to work harder and work together and talk a little bit more (moving forward),” freshman Nickeisha Williams said. moving forward. “We definitely need to pick up our defense and learn to get behind the ball and get it up,” Laynie Thompson said. “They had a really good offense over there. So, we just have to work a lot on our defense.” While going against Glendale College, Haney led the team with 14 kills with a .273 hitting percentage. Echeverri and Kaili Napoleon each chipped in eight kills. Along with strong performanc-

es from Haney and Lee, freshman newcomer Nickeisha Williams has come on to make great contributions for the Warriors this season. “The college experience is really fast and more work,” Williams said. “I think we need to work harder and work together and talk a little bit more (moving forward). Also working a lot on our defense is what we need to do.” Against Long Beach City College the sophomore Nicole Echeverri led the team with 11 kills while sophmore setter Sadie Fraker dished out 32 assists. Although the team faced its toughest contest of the season the team will learn from it and use it as a learning experience. “It’s a lot of fun,” Thompson said. “It’s nice to have a battle like that that. It definitely showed us we need to learn how to have some preservance and know not everything is going to be so easy for us and always be three in a row for us. We have to keep working through everything.” The team will look to improve on all facets of the game when it faces Cerritos College tomorrow at 6 p.m. The Warriors currently sit with a 8-1.

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Wide receiver Nicky Roos appears to have come down with the touchdown during the Warriors’ 33-30 loss to Ventura College

Questionable call The football team had a call go against them in its 33-30 loss against Ventura College. Kristopher Aguilar Staff Writer

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Facing fourth and 11, sophomore quarterback Joey Notch took the snap. As time was ticking down he saw Nicholas Roos streaking to the endzone and threw a pass which appeared to be caught by Roos. As Roos fell to the ground the official ruled the pass incomplete, ending the football team’s comeback attempt during its 3330 loss to Ventura College Sept. 12. “We had to battle back all night.” coach John Featherstone said after the game. “It was a fight to the finish.” The game ended after Jalen Brady ran the ball out of bounds in the endzone giving up a safety. Quarterback Joey Notch was sacked four times and placekicker Eddie Garcia was blocked during a field goal attempt. Defensive line coach Talanoa was anything but happy at half-time regarding the Warriors early performance. The Warriors had a fumble, an interception, and seven penalties in the first half of the game. They weren’t without successful plays however. Just minutes into the game, quarterback Joey Notch made a successful pass to wide receiver Devante Jenkins which brought the Warriors to an early lead. “I know I got a bigger role on the team, so I just been trying to come bring it every play,” Jenkins said regarding the return for his second year.

And he wasn’t alone; Running back Kendall Spark rushed for 102 yards and helped score two touchdowns for the Warriors. “When you got a good player, you want to play ‘em.” Featherstone said about Sparks. “I have confidence now, and I have confidence in my team too.” Sparks said. The Warriors had the lead coming out of half-time with a score of 14-13, but it wasn’t long until Ventura began to score. Luckily for the Warriors, two touchdowns were not counted due to penalties from Ventura. Once the fourth quarter started, the Warriors began a strong comeback. The defensive line held Ventura back. Notch completed his passes, and Sparks and Raphael Lawson-Gayle pushed their way through Ventura.

“I know I got a bigger role on the team so, I just been trying to come and bring it every play,” sophomore wide receiver Devante Jenkins said.

be a touchdown. “He did not complete the catch in the field of play,” an official said. Even though Roos had caught the ball in the end zone and took a couple steps, he had dropped the ball after he hit the ground, which resulted in the pass being ruled incomplete. “Even if you’re on the ground and you’re still coming down, and then [the ball] pops out it’s not a touchdown,” Featherstone said. “That’s actually a violation now.” It was the first loss for the Warriors this season, but Warriors tight-end Josh Brinkley looked to the future. “We tried the best we could, even though plays ended how they ended,” Brinkley said. “So now we just gotta work harder and get ready for next game.”

Men’s Soccer:

women’s Volleyball:

Monday at Victory Valley 2 p.m.

Tomorrow vs Cerritos College at 6 p.m.

Women’s Soccer:

woMen’s water polo:

Today at L.A. Valley 2 p.m.

Tomorrow at El Camino College Tournament

men’s Water polo:

Sept. 24 vs LA Trade Tech at 4:15 p.m.

Sept. 6 at Pasadena City College 37-20 W (1-0) Sept. 13 vs Ventura College* Sept. 20 at Saddleback College

33-30 L (1-1) 6 p.m.

Sept. 27 vs Citrus College* 4 p.m. Oct. 4 at Riverside City College 6 p.m. Oct. 11 vs Cerritos College*

4 p.m.

Oct. 18 BYE Oct. 25 vs L.A. Harbor College* 4 p.m. Nov. 1 at Chaffey College

1 p.m.

Nov. 8 vs Mt. San Antonio College* 4 p.m.

The team was lead by a passing attack from Notch as well as stellar play from wide receiver Devante Jenkins. Along with them, sophomore running back led the team with Tristan Bellisimo / Union Morale rose; it seemed like the Warriors El Camino’s Devante Jenkins catches a long had the game. Then Notch attempted a pass to wide- pass getting a first down during the 4th quarter. receiver Nicholas Roos for what seemed to The Warriors had an upsetting loss 30-33.

Warriors Schedule

2014 Football Schedule

Nov. 15 at Long Beach City College 6 p.m. *Denotes home games that will be played at Redondo Union High School for the 2014 season

Warriors Scoreboard woMen’s Volleyball:

Warriors 2 (8-1), Cypress 3

Men’s Soccer: Warriors 3 (17-8), El Camino-Compton Center 1,

Women’s Soccer:

Warriors 2 (1-4), Fullerton 0

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