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Saddleback College reached a deal with SVUSD to help high school students prepare for college
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The South Orange Community College District is proposing a policy that, if passed, would ban smoking on all South Orange County Community College District properties. In the policy, cigars, cigarettes and pipes would be banned from campus, along with electronic cigarettes and chewing tobacco. “It is the intent of the South Orange County Community College District to maintain an educational and workplace environment that is conductive to the health and safety of our students and employees,” the policy states. “Realizing the health hazards posed by smoking and by second-hand smoke, it is the policy of the South Orange County Community College District to maintain a smoke free environment for all district sites.” The Saddleback College Academic Senate voted unanimously in favor of the policy during their meeting on Sept. 25. During discussion of the policy, Academic Senate president Dan Walsh said that it was inspired by the recent smoking ban that took effect at California State University, Fullerton, as well as the upcoming smoking ban in the University of California system set to go into effect in 2014. In an announcement in Feb., the California State University Chancellor’s office stated that in response to a resolution passed by the CSU Academic Senate, they will begin the process of implementing a tobacco products ban across all 23 campuses. The announcement did not specify a start date t o the ban,
instead saying that a taskforce would be created, and a report would be issued before the end of the calendar year. If the policy passes, IVC and Saddleback would become the second and third community college campuses in Orange County to have a complete smoking ban. According to the California Youth Advocacy Network (CYAN) website, there are currently 14 community colleges in California that have “100% TobaccoFree” policies. Fullerton College is the only community college in Orange County that is smokefree. According to CYAN’s data, Saddleback and IVC’s current policies prohibit smoking within 25 feet of campus buildings, while Coastline Community College, Cypress College, and Orange Coast College prohibit smoking within 20 feet. Golden West College, Santa Ana College, and Santiago Canyon College all have prohibited smoking on campus except for in parking lots, with Santa Ana and Santiago Canyon allowing smoking only in designated lots. According to the Americans for Nonsmoker’s Rights organization, there are more than 1,100 campuses across the country that have smokefree policies implemented. Arkansas, Iowa, Oklahoma, and Louisiana all have passed legislation banning smoking on public colleges and universities. Iowa is the only state to have passed legislation banning smoking on both public and private institutions.
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Pluck-A-Duck comes to Saddleback Nathalie Lozano
A&E Editor
The Saddleback College Student Development Center has coordinated the Pluck-A-Duck fundraiser to support kids fighting cancer. On Oct.19 rubber ducks will go on sale to enter the raffle for $10 each at the homecoming game. They will be sold on the field before the game and in the Student Services Center and in the quad from Oct. 21 to Nov. 4. In the quad area on Nov. 5, a kiddie pool with the ducks will be raffled off and prizes will be handed out to the lucky winners from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The money raised from pur-
chasing the ducks will go into the chemo duck program for kids fighting cancer. The Chemo Duck Program guides family’s through their new life and encourages mental healing through play therapy. Chemo ducks are named that, because they are given during the chemo process of cancer treatment. Since chemo is a vulnerable stage, the Chemo Duck Program intends to give comfort and is now gives Saddleback College students an opportunity to get involved. Associated Student Government member Sarvy Pahlavan, a 20-year-old neuroscience major, is going to be helping at the event and encourages students to volunteer to come by and paint the ducks on the Oct. 19 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. “It hits close to home and it raises awareness to our students
and community to help one another,” Pahlavan said. Pahlavan mentioned that Children’s Hospital of Orange County, as well as other local hospitals, help to fight the cancer battle.
UC/CSU transfer applications deadline is Nov. 30 Shiirley Smith
Staff Writer
In order to gain admission for the fall 2014 semester to either University of California or a California State University, a transfer application must be completed by Nov. 30. For the transfer student daunted by the application process, or for someone who needs some general counseling regarding his or her continuing educa-
Saddleback Homecoming celebrates 46 years of Gaucho football
Elizabeth Ortiz
Staff Writer
Saddleback College football will face Fullerton College this Saturday with kickoff at 6 p.m. There will be a pre-game tailgate party that will take place at 4:30 p.m. and will be open for students, the community and their families to participate. The Associated Student Government will hand out Saddleback spirit wear (articles of clothing with flare) to those who come and celebrate. “Anyone can come to the tailgate party,” Kaywan Balbas, ASG’s officer of finance for events, said. “It’s a great way to support the school and have fun.” The Homecoming game traditionally launches support for the new season’s Gaucho football players. ASG supports the team and will give away prizes during the tailgate party with carnival-themed activities and a bounce house. A gourmet popsicle truck will be in the parking lot. “I know some people on the team and it makes it exciting for me,” ASG president Bahman Sabahi said. Pluck-A-Ducks can be purchased to help raise funds for children fighting cancer. “It attacks kids without them knowing what is happening to them,” said ASG’s officer of community service Iman Moujtahed. “And it affects me because I lost my 2-year-old niece in the summer due to cancer.” Sabani expressed his appreciation to ASG for their efforts in planning this year’s event. “I’m so proud of this year’s ASG, the planning and organization for Homecoming has been incredible,” Sabani said.
tion, the Saddleback College Transfer Center is there to give such assistance to help make the transfer process seamless. Project specialists like David Schlesinger help students through the first process, which is connecting students with a counselor who will then check to see what is the student’s transferable GPA. “It’s important to meet with one of the councilors,” Schlesinger said. “To make sure you are on the right track.” Schlesinger urges students call at 8 a.m. on Fridays for an appointment with a counselor. Appointments fill up quickly, he said, but walk-in, 15-minute appointments are available if one only needs to calculate his or her GPA. Schlesinger said the next step is to make an appointment for one of the workshops, held in Student Services Center Rooms
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139 and 140. These workshops include helping students with online applications for UC and CSU. Several students come in and out applying for workshops, making appointments and asking general questions. The project specialists are helpful in supplying the necessary information needed for each individual. Jason Dussan, a 23-yearold accounting major, hopes to transfer to Cal State, Fullerton in the fall but has picked two other colleges as alternatives in case it doesn’t come through. “I’m looking to get a clear understanding of how the transfer center works,” Dussan said. For further information, visit the Transfer Center’s website at www.saddleback.edu/esars/ transfer/eSARS.asp, call (949) 582-4328, or email sctco@saddleback.edu.
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School cafeteria should serve everything, including nutrition facts Saddleback’s cafeteria is not providing students with adequate nutritional information LARIAT STAFF
If one enters the cafeteria in the Student Services Center building and asks the manager for a copy of nutritional information for the food served there, he or she might be surprised to find out he can not provide any. Nutritional information should be readily available to students for food served at Saddleback and Irvine Valley Colleges. The Lariat has been actively seeking out this information from the cafeteria and Saddleback Student Health Center for weeks, to no avail. The Lariat was told by the manager of the cafeteria to contact the owner of S&B Foods for nutritional information. The Lariat contacted owner of S&B Foods Roy McDonald by phone and finally got a response. He said that he has provided food to 14 colleges and has never had to provide nutritional information before. “Nobody’s ever asked me for the nutrition information,” McDonald said. However, McDonald told the Lariat he is fully capable of calculating nutritional information for his products. He said he will produce nutritional information for the Lariat Staff and Saddleback. Regardless of this, a student should not have to jump through hoops contacting corporate offices to simply find out what they are putting in their bodies. The closest the Lariat has received before we got in touch with McDonald, was a “nutritional value chart” that was part of a proposal from S&B Foods when they bid Saddleback for services in 2012. The Lariat received this in an email from Grants and Contracts Manager Roxanne Metz. The chart only provides information for a few select items and is of questionable accuracy. One of the main issues with this chart is that cholesterol is stated in grams rather than milligrams. For example, the chart states that S&B Foods’ cheese omelet contains 215 grams of cholesterol. Although this is likely a typo, other calculations appeared to be incorrect as well. “The chl in their abbreviation for cholesterol and should be stated in mg. These calculations don’t appear to be very accurate, though,” Professor of Nutrition Suzanne Hewitt said. “I do believe one can choose items for a healthier meal anywhere.” According to Metz, Saddleback’s contract with S&B foods “indicates a requirement
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for ‘health conscious selections,’ but it does not specify a requirement for providing nutritional information.” Why is there no requirement for providing nutritional information? More importantly, how does Saddleback know that they are being provided “health conscious selections” if they are not receiving nutritional information? If all they are looking at are these proposals from S&B Foods, then they are clearly not looking very closely. According to U.S. News, several colleges implemented nutritional charts in their cafeterias in 2011. Among these were Northwestern University, North Carolina State University, University of South Carolina, and University of Connecticut. They also mention that some colleges use digital displays to provide nutritional information, like Miami University, which offers “interactive kiosks for students who want to see just how many calories they’ve put on their tray.”
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“Yes, because you know some people are allergic to stuff...People who want to be healthier are really looking into the nutrition facts, so having it already available in the cafeteria or whatever would be more beneficial to them.”
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“I think that people would like to know what they’re consuming. I mean, it’s their right to know what goes inside their body.” MORGAN PERRY, 21, nursing
-CORY CAMPBELL, 18, undecided “I do think that it should be provided, because I think it’s always good to know what’s going in your body.” -MARISSA DAVIS, 18, undecided
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During midterms this week, many students will seek the aid of study buddies, tutors and caffeine. Sparknotes provides a healthier and more accessible solution to any of the aforementioned tools, as well as the unenviable consequence of sleep deprivation. While there is a value to reading all the assigned content directly from a textbook, the reality is that students are tested on their comprehension of the material and not the time they invest. If a student can accurately complete his assignment on time, and meets the requirements with the help of Sparknotes it can be of great benefit to him. Especially if the formerly mentioned student is balancing multiple classes or jobs. Sparknotes.com is a website started by Harvard Students to help fellow students study by providing summaries of assigned reading books. Since the website’s sale to Barnes and Nobles in 2001, Sparknotes has expanded to include books in almost every category, centered toward almost every demographic. In fact the Sparknotes database now offers 19 subjects, hundreds of authors and thousands of titles. In most scenarios students will use Sparknotes as a complement to the book they are reading. Sparknotes is by no means a perfect solution to avoid arduous hours of navigating textbooks. Students are not absolved from working hard in their classes when using Sparknotes. However if used responsibly it can relieve a lot of stress, and be a fast, and fun way to study. Some Saddleback students agree with this assessment. One such student Mackenzie Gross a 19-year-old business major said, “I feel like Sparknotes is a good way to summarize. It totally provides detailed info.” Students also often save money on expensive textbooks by using the resources available on Sparknotes. Cameron Jacob an 18-year-old undecided major said, “Sparknotes is a useful way to get information I need. I wish that there were more books listen on their website. In high school I saved a lot of money by not buying a book and just reading the summaries on Sparknotes.” Some students see both the pros and cons of using Sparknotes. “There already are summaries in every chapter of the textbook provided to you. I don’t see the problem in using an outside resource for the same information. It is also a way to save money on buying expensive books,” said David Trujillo, a 40-year-old fine arts major. However, Trujillo does acknowledge some flaws in using Sparknotes as a primary resource. “You are not always getting all the info if you don’t actually read the book. That is why I will read the book and take copious notes. I make my own summaries,” Trujillo said. Some students use other tools to gather information about the texts they are assigned. Daniel Archer an 18-year-old psychology major used to use Sparknotes, but has moved onto newer tools. “I don’t really use Sparknotes anymore” said Archer. “Now I use Thugnotes! Thugnotes is a dude on Youtube talking to you about the book and summarizing everything you need to know.” Sparknotes is complimentary to topics taught in the classroom and should be seen as a helpful resource. pvogel.lariat@gmail.com
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“It would be nice to have nutritional values provided in our school’s menu because we can figure out what we are eating actually.”
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Nutritional charts would be a useful resource to many Saddleback College students. Students struggling with health concerns such as diabetes or obesity may need these charts if they choose to eat food provided on campus. Even students without health concerns could use nutritional charts in order to select healthier food choices. Bruce Nelson, a 44-year-old psychology major, said that having nutritional information would “give us the option to choose if we want to eat the food or not.” Saddleback College needs to implement nutritional charts for food served on campus, as it would be a very valuable resource to students on campus. Many other colleges have taken the initiative, why can’t Saddleback?
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Making a difference one ride at a time Sarah Dhanaphatana
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Kendra Rysan, 19, had an experience of a lifetime this past summer through the Pennsylvania-based program called, “Bike and Build”. This program is a national non-profit organization that stands on the basis of youth empowerment and raises awareness for affordable housing. Through the program, young adults aged 1828 can participate in cross-country cyclist trips. Along the ride, young adults undertake America’s longstanding issue of affordable housing by building homes, spreading the word and raising money for the cause. According to Justin Villere, Director of Operations and Outreach, “For ten weeks, the South Carolina to Santa Cruz team pedaled 4,256 miles, an average of 71 per day to Santa Cruz, SC and the Pacific Ocean.” In less than four months, Kendra and her teammates traveled across America sparking the movement to help gain awareness for affordable housing while gaining a significant amount of communal interest towards the issue. He says that just this year the “Bike and Build” program will donate nearly
$500,000 to over 300 affordable housing non-profits across the country.” Rysan described the cross-country cyclist trip from South Carolina to Santa Cruz as breathtaking. “It was life-changing. I found a strength I didn’t know I had.” She found out about the program at the age of 16 while she was in Pennsylvania participating in the Student Conservation Association. During this time she saw bicyclists from the “Bike and Build” program and became interested in mirroring the passion for a cause that these bicyclists expressed. “My route specifically had a entire week of building in Colorado Springs and we were working alongside a family who was getting the house,” Rysan said about her greatest accomplishment. “We really got to know everyone involved with Pikes Peak for Upper Humanity. On the last day we had a land dedication for the family, they were so appreciative and they were crying. It was great to see what we were able to accomplish in a week and how much it meant to them.” When asked why she was so passionate about affordable housing she said, “Everyone deserves at the bare minimum a safe place to live, a roof to have over their head.” She encourages young college students who are interested in the “Bike and Build” program to, “Just do it, to make a difference in someone’s life.” Interested in joining the “Bike & Build” program in 2014? Applications for trip leaders will be available in mid-Oct., and rider applications will be available on Nov. 1. Learn how you can make your impact on the nation’s affordable housing crisis:
Saddleback library receives grant to broaden collection of Muslim culture Michele Hardy
Copy Editor
To introduce the Saddleback College community to Muslim culture, the library showed the film “Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World” on Oct. 12. “A lot of people are unaware of the Muslims’ experiences,” librarian Wendy Gordon said. “This is a way for those who are unaware and interested to be introduced to the wealth of cultural and social gifts that the Muslims bring to our society.” Narrated by actress Susan Sarandon, the film covers the vast history of Islamic artists, highlighting the most significant pieces, both contemporary and historic. The film is one of 28 pieces of material granted to Saddleback by the National Endowment for Humanities under the “Bridging Culture” project. The Muslim Journeys Bookshelf includes 25 books and three movies. The books are divided into five categories including Connected Histories, American Stories, Literary Reflections, Pathways of Faith and Points of View. Muslim Journeys is a way to fill in any gaps and provide up-to-date information on the Muslim culture. “It brings a different perspective to the works we have here. Especially the literature written by Muslims,” librarian Lydia Welhan said. “It opens that world of information to students that wasn’t previously there.” The books are available for check out at any time to students with an driver’s license or student I.D. When searching the Saddleback Library’s website, typing “Muslim Journeys” into the search bar will generate the entire list of books in the library’s collection. • For more information, contact Wendy Gordon. Phone: (949) 582- 4932 or visit the library’s website: saddleback.edu/library.
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Friends of the Library program helps foster children Lend a helping hand to foster children by donations to the Friends of the Library bookstore located insode the Learning Resource CenPhil Vogel
IVC Editor
There are a lot of us who brag of having friends in high places. Luckily for the Saddleback library the playful boasting is not just a pipe dream. Anna Maria Cobos has been a librarian at Saddleback for 18 years and is a faculty liaison for the Friends of the Library, a program founded 30 years ago. According to the mission statement, Friends of the Library is “a nonprofit organization under the aegis of the Saddleback College Foundation, promoting the interests of the Saddleback College Library as a cultural, educational, research, and recreational part of the college and the community.” “They support the library in a number of ways,” Cobos said. “The friends of the Library sell donated books. The donated books on sale on the second floor of the Learning Resource Center cost a lot less then they would otherwise at the bookstore.” The Friends of the Library have recently expanded their charity work to now include offering scholarships to students in economically deprived situations. “Friends of the Library offers two to three $1000 scholarships per year to children raised in foster families. The student has to spend the scholarship money here, and fill out a lengthy multi-page application
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Friends of the Library bookstore located on the second floor of the Learning Resource Center showing motivation. We are supporters of upward mobility,” Cobos said. Cobos explains that the members of the organization are an assortment of alumni, former faculty, and members of the South Orange County community. “The friends are members of the community, and while they mostly have direct ties to the school, some don’t. ‘Friends’ is a non profit 501 (c) cooperation, and benefactors can get a receipt for a write off,” Cobos said.
“The majority of donated items are books, but also include paintings, and direct monetary donations.” Cobos said, describing ways to contribute. Students can become members of the FOTL for only $2 pvogel.lariat@gmail.com
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Soccer champion scores record Freshman Danyelle Allen leads both the Gauchos and the state in goals scored with 20, eight Cleats hit the freshly cut more than the previous school record.
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grass with each stride, as the ball weaved in and out between her feet. The goal was getting closer and closer until the sound of her shoe hitting the ball was heard across the field, sending it flying through the air and into the goal. The cheer of the crowd symbolized victory. Forward Danyelle Allen, an 18-year-old undecided major, tied the Saddleback College women's soccer record for most goals scored in a single game, broke the school's single-season scoring record and is the top scorer in the state for the California Community College Athletics Association. She achieved all of this in her first semester at Saddleback College and continues to succeed. “It’s just making sure that I’m in the zone for the game, just concentrating and thinking about the game and knowing that I need to help my team out,” Allen said. Allen first became interested in soccer at a young age through her father, who always loved the sport and used to play. After high school, she decided to move to southern California with her sister and was impressed by Saddleback’s tutoring programs and the women’s soccer team. “I was kind of scared at first,” Allen said. “But the first day was a lot of fun in summer and it was easygoing. Right away it was a good experience.” Originally Allen played defense, but her former club coach Ed San Juan is the one who saw
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the potential in her to become a forward, changing her whole perspective on the game. “She first came to me as a defender and I saw a tremendous upside two player, fastest kid I’ve ever seen,” San Juan said. “She pushed her way to the top and became my starting outside right. She was steady, dependable and never broke down. It’s been fabulous to watch her do this and I’m so proud of her.” Like her club coach, she’s become close with her new teammates and Coach BJ McNicol. Allen practices with them Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and considers them to
be like family. “The girls are so nice,” Allen said. “I love the team and the coaches also. We’re very encouraging before games and during practice. We bonded really quickly, and that’s pretty impressive for a team to clique so fast, that’s why we’re doing so well.” Jenny Kraska, a 19-year-old psychology major, also plays forward on the Saddleback team and said they’re lucky to have Allen. “Danyelle and I play the same position on the field, so I have the privilege to combine and play off of her every single
day,” Kraska said. “From my 12 years of playing competitive soccer, I haven’t come across a teammate as talented as her. Everything she does on the field seems so effortless; she’s a natural. That’s what makes her the best in the state.” “I try not to think of the game as much, because if I think about it too much, then it gets in my head and I don’t perform as well,” Allen said. To get pumped up before a game, Allen makes sure to eat healthy and stay hydrated and she said she watches Alex Morgan, a forward for the U.S. Women’s National Team, a gold medalist and a model, for inspiration. “It’s the way we play,” Allen said. “Usually she scores on breakaways, and that’s sort of how I score sometimes too. Our speed is somewhat the same, the way that we run and our skills.” She said her favorite part of the game is being able to rush past a defender, and having that kind of speed is a lot of fun. “If the ball is ahead of another girl and I see it, and I start sprinting and I know I’m going to defeat her, that’s just such a great feeling,” Allen said. Although Allen doesn’t know what her plans are going to be after Saddleback, she knows that soccer will be a part of her future in some way. “It’s always been a dream to play professionally if I could, so if I were ever to get that chance I would take it,” Allen said. mroberts.lariat@gmail.com
Big Hit: Saddleback College freshman receiver Lee Griggs barrels over a Santa Ana defender during the Gauchos' 21-15 win on Oct. 5.
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Gauchos to take on Hornets in Homecoming matchup Keyyon Bush
Contributing Writer
The Saddleback College homecoming football game will take place on Sat. Oct. 19, 2013 at 6 p.m., as the Gauchos host the Fullerton College Hornets. The No. 4 ranked Hornets are coming off a huge win against the previously top ranked Riverside City College Tigers. The No. 27 ranked Gauchos are also coming off a huge win, as they defeated the previously No. 29 ranked Ventura College Pirates. The Gauchos come into the game looking for their third consecutive win behind the arm of top ranked quarterback Tim Belman. Belman currently leads the Southern Conference in yards per game (381.2). Belman hasn’t done this all by himself though, getting the much needed help from the likes of Dominick Ela, currently ranked as the top receiver in yards per game (127), Lee Griggs a shifty 18 year old out of Las Vegas and RJ Dedrick a sure handed southerner from Alabama.
The Gauchos in the past weeks have gotten a knee buckling offense to roll fast, putting up 73 points in the last two weeks. After coming off a 465yard game against Ventura, the Gauchos look to keep dropping bombs with their second ranked passing attack, averaging a coverage changing 338.2 yards per game passing. As for the Hornets, they rely heavily upon the legs of their top two leading rushers in the state Ryan Byrd 120.2 yards per game & Lavorrie Johnson 102.2 yards per game. Also, the Hornets enter with the No. 3 ranked quarterback averaging a helpful 227.4 yards per game to accent that high powered rushing attack. The Hornets can link drives together as they trail Saddleback 1-2 in first downs (132). The offense showing many scheme producing stats the top of which is their second ranked points per game (185). The team to prevail this week will be the team with fewer turnovers and less penalties. My pick is the Gauchos by a score of 35-34.
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