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Sciences Building cost increases KURTIS RATTAY NEWS EDITOR
Although an opening date has not been announced, the Saddleback College Sciences Building is expected to be completed during the summer and ready for use during the Fall 2016 semester. The facility is anticipated to be a “top-notch learning environment,” said Saddleback College President Tod Burnett, outfitted with 26 laboratory spaces, gardens, a three-story atrium and an underground system for retaining storm water. To stay consistent with the facility’s state-of-the-art theme, the South Orange County Community College District approved a change order during a monthly board meeting on March 28 which increased the contract amount to allow a new audiovisual system to be installed. “The Sciences Building construction paralleled the college’s effort to evolve the [audiovisual] standard,” said a SOCCCD report. “The
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RISING COSTS: Saddleback College’s new Sciences Building is expected to be open for use this fall 2016 semester for students and faculty on campus. college Director of IT recommended that the college administration support instillation of the new system in the Sciences Building.” The unanimously approved change order raised the contract amount by $665,512. Audiovisual “system modifications” will cost
about $645,000, according to a report. “We have allocated a certain amount of basic aid to cover the project,” said Trustee David Lang at SOCCCD board meeting on March 28. “If we got into an instance where for example, the col-
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Leaders wanted at workshop for women MATTHEW KIRKLAND LIFE EDITOR
Women interested in learning leadership skills in student government positions came together last Friday for the six-hour workshop “Elect Me” at Saddleback College. Saddleback’s Associated Student Government hosted the event, sponsored by the American Association of University Women of San Clemente and Running Start, a nonprofit organization that brings knowledge about politics to young women. About 30 students attended the workshop, created to inspire young women to pursue positions within their student governments and ultimately run for other leadership positions. Prominent women in the community spoke on the issues women face in politics and presentations provided students with information about diversity in government. “It is a unique perspective,” said the program facilitator Christine Hernandez. “It is a lot of national data which a lot of time we don’t think about the context of why people should run for student government, especially women.” Speakers added context to the information and talked about their
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MOTIVATING WOMEN: Program facilitator Christine Hernandez, program organizer Lucy Hendrix, speaker Diane Harkey, Saddleback President Tod A. Burnett and ASG president William Vassetizedah celebrated a successful workshop. experiences as women in politics. Diane Harkey, a member of the Board of Equalizers, was the first to speak followed later by Saddleback College instructor Kayla Graney. “I have never really thought of [a career in politics] until now, hearing Diane Harkey speak,” Rei Kamio, 20, a business economics major said. “I was like, wow, that is something that is definitely possible for me.” Kamio said the workshop provided information about roles in higher levels of government outside of college. “Elect Her” lasted almost six hours and had about 30 Saddleback
students in attendance. The event was sponsored by the AAUW and Running Start, which is a non-profit organization that brings knowledge to young women about politics. “As a student at Saddleback and also being involved in ASG this is definitely helpful for me to know how the student government works and also how the higher positions in the government, like public government works as well.” Kamio said. The workshop also had individual and group exercises that developed leadership skills. Students spoke publicly on a microphone, completed worksheets and ex-
pressed their feelings on government and politics. “Something I would really love to continue on here at Saddleback and through the student government is encouraging people our age to vote, because it is such an important thing that so many people aren’t taking advantage of.” said program organizer Lucy Hendrix. The national program was applied for and won by Saddleback early in the fall semester and will continue to make stops at different colleges and universities around the country. The elected leader workshop is closely related to the salary negotiation workshop also put on by the AAUW, “Start Smart Work Smart.” Hernandez provided words of advice for students, especially women, who were looking to get into student government or any other leadership positions. “I always say go for it.” Hernandez said. “You do not get the positions you don’t apply for, you don’t run for, you don’t ask for. When you don’t apply for it you are always missing those opportunities. You gain so much from running, especially for student government and hopefully they want to run for public office.”
Saddleback College has students of all walks of life, including students with young children. Though it may be beneficial to some, many people are unaware of the child care center in front of the golf range in the corner of campus. According to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, 26 percent of college students have children. To make dramatic increases in the number of students with postsecondary credentials, which the president has identified as a crucial step in strengthening the U.S. economy, we must make supports such as child care available to student parents. This is a step Saddleback has already taken on campus. The development center offers priority as well as a 20 percent discount to Saddleback students enrolled in six or more semester units. “We also have student scholarships that can aid in helping to reduce their child care costs,” said child care development director Lisa Cavallaro. “So it makes it very affordable for students and also very convenient because they are right on campus.” Once the students enrolled, the remaining slots are open for the faculty and communiREAD MORE ON PAGE 2 ON THE WEB
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residents. The center has several learning opportunities for their preschool and toddler kids throughout the day. Dramatic play, helps the child learn the difference between fantasy and reality. The science center teaches the value of exploring, observing details and discovery. Art and outdoor activities, movement and music, language and literature as well sand box are just a few of the other learning centers available for preschool children. The younger ones have a slightly different set-up. The toddler program is for children 18-30 months old and has been open since Jan. 2010. The preschool program has one teacher to every six kids, whereas the toddler program, is more intimate with more one on one and small group interaction. The Centers for Disease and Prevention stated the early years of a child’s life are very important for his or her health and development. The toddler program is open Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m.-5:30 a.m. however, they do not allow drop offs between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. They offer care two, three or five full days a week and the monthly price ranges from $765$1395. The preschool program slightly differs, parents have the option of two, three or five days as well, but also the option of full or half days. Children between the age of 2 ½ and 3 ½ that are not toilet trained have a monthly tuition of $485-$1275. The child development center can accommodate children 18 months old to those entering Kindergarten at various learning levels. Continuing education and raising a family may be difficult, but affordable, convenient child care right on campus can make things easier.
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OFFICE OF GOV. JERRY BROWN
CHANGE: Gov. Brown signs a bill that will increase the minimum wage from $10 to $15 by 2022.
Historic bill signed BREANNA GREENUP MANAGING EDITOR
California made history this past week by being the first of 50 states to raise the minimum wage to $15. Gov. Jerry Brown signed the bill Monday, approving the 50 percent wage increase that will reach its promised amount by 2022. The bill’s signing comes one week after Gov. Brown, legislators and labor leaders announced an agreement to raise current minimum wage of $10 per hour. Brown’s decision to sign the bill is more about the people than just economics, according to a release. “This is about economic justice, it’s about people,” Brown said. “This is an important day, it’s not the end of the struggle but it’s a very important step forward.” The Senate Bill 3 was approved by legislature on March 31. The assembly approved SB 3 with a 48-26 vote, with the Senate approving it 26-12.
“Raising the minimum wage will directly help working people who have too often had to make choices about which necessity– housing, food or health care–they can afford each month,” said assemblyman David Chiu, D-San Francisco. “This is a balanced approach that addresses the dire needs of struggling Californians while providing predictability for employers.” However, not all who voted on the bill agrees that it will be beneficial. Many of those being republicans, all of who voted against the bill. “This is a backroom deal that is supposed to help workers, but will actually do much more harm than good,” said assemblyman Matthew Harper, R-Huntington Beach. “It is likely that employees will see their hours reduced, or their positions eliminated. Making jobs go away is not good for anyone, especially young people who are just starting out.” Young people and unemploy-
ment is a known fact, with the percentage of unemployment of college students at 14.9 percent. At the same time, students also face student debt after graduation. Saddleback student Josh Pederson, 20, social psychology major said the rise in a minimum wage is a step in the right direction, but isn’t enough. “I know plenty of students that deal with minimum wage and have to work two jobs to support themselves and deal with stacking loans,” Pederson said. “Sure it [the rise in minimum wage] will help a bit, but this seems like very small steps when students are still struggling.” Minimum wage will rise to $10.50 next Jan. 1 for businesses with 26 or more employees, and then rise each year until reaching $15 in 2022. Once the minimum wage reaches $15 per hour for all businesses, wages could then be increased each year up to 3.5 percent for inflation.
where for example, the colleges all of the sudden decided that they wanted to make a bunch of changes to the contract that hadn’t been there to start with, and maybe it wasn’t a basic aid money, that might be an instance where it comes out of the college budget rather than the basic aid funds.” Other costs covered by the change order included “unforeseen over-excavation at observatory curb,” relocating a dome control panel, a concrete ramp and concrete v-ditch at the observatory. Two months before construction began on the Sciences Building, SOCCCD Board of Trustees approved a contract with C.W. Driver, with a “guaranteed maximum price” of $53,844,044. Three months later, during July’s meeting, the contract increased by $1.25 million. “I guess the issue I had on this one is back on April 27 back when we considered this we were all thinking, ‘this is great we got almost a $219,000 reduction in this contract,’” Trustee Lang said during the July 20 board meeting. “But by that date we had already had two items that were going to increase the contract by like a million and 59 thousand dollars. From a timing standpoint it didn’t sit well with me.” The contractors knew the “finalized pricing” by April 7, 2015, according to C.W. Driver’s primary representative to the Sciences Building project who was at the July 20 meeting. “We certainly knew by the board meeting which was April 27 when we approved the reduction in the contract,” Lang said. According to a report, the Saddleback College Sciences Building project has a budget “with an approved basic aid project budget of $67,258,346.”
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I spit on your bill, state legislature SB 151 takes action to change the age to purchase tobacco to 21 AUSTIN WEATHERMAN ONLINE EDITOR
Alexander Gordon, 19, Bio-mech. Engineering
“Practice surgery because that’s what I want to do.”
Joseph Torres, 20, Bio Chemistry
“I would do things I couldn’t do in my tangible body, like near death experiences. Experience things without actually going through it.”
Farrah Hansen, 19, Marketing
“Play Sword Art Online in real life, yeah, I would do that.”
“I would use it to experience a concert through the music.”
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The California State Assembly should change its title to “mom” after passing Senate Bill 151, which now moves on to Gov. Jerry Brown. The bill would require a minimum age of 21 to purchase cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco and vaporizing devices. It all started when Healdsburg, California, became the first city in the state to raise the tobacco purchasing age to 21 on December 4, 2014. The bold step by the city moved Sen. Ed Hernandez to introduce SB 151, raising the age to buy tobacco to 21 statewide. Ever since that cold December day, getting tobacco out off kids’ hands has been their main directive. During the process of the bill passing through legislation, Saddleback College became a “tobacco free” campus Aug. 17, 2016. San Francisco took a stand against tobacco, raising its legal age of purchase to 21. In the nation, 19 states have restricted tobacco only to users 21 and over. So I can die for my country but I can’t take a drag off a cigarette or have a dip? If we take a stroll back in time to the 1920s in the days of Prohibition, we can see what the 18th Amendment did to the usage of alcohol. It did nothing. If not anything positive, it got tremendously worse. At first, the movement proved to
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INFRINGING ON PERSONAL RIGHTS: Smokers and tobacco users alike now have yet another
restriction on their tobacco intake. The new bill also attacks vaporizers due to unknown risks.
be a success leading to a 30 percent decrease in alcohol consumption, according to History.com, but the success only lasted so long. Criminal activity such as illegal production of alcohol, known as bootlegging, increased tremendously. Al Capone made $60 million dollars in bootlegging alone. People consumed 60 to 70 percent more of alcohol compared to the pre-prohibition levels of 30 percent rises. Now are 18 year olds going to start bootlegging cigarettes and causing trouble over a $5 high? Highly unlikely, but the point is this, kids are going to smoke whether you like it or not. Teenage rebellion isn’t a new concept. Nearly nine out of 10 cigarette smokers first tried smoking by age 18, and 99 percent first tried smoking by age 26, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. As recently as 2014, 73 percent of high school students and 56 percent of middle school students who used tobacco products in the past 30 days reported using
a flavored tobacco product during that time. Young kids have always experimented with cigarettes and chewing tobacco, so does raising the legal age to buy the products make a difference? Stopping kids from smoking should start at home, parents being parents and showing their kids the side effects of smoking. Twelve-year-olds whose parents smoked were more than two times as likely to begin smoking cigarettes on a daily basis between the ages of 13 and 21 than were children whose parents didn’t use tobacco, based a new study that looked at family influences on smoking habits, according to the University of Washington. It’s like tattoos, if your parents have them, you are more than likely to get them. Passing laws to take away privileges of legal adults has no effect on actually combating kids getting addicted to nicotine. If lawmakers did want to make a change without
pissing off a generation by creating “nanny” laws to restrict them, go after the tobacco companies themselves. Attack the problem at the source: stop the toxic, cancerous chemicals from entering the product. California sues over everything, why not tobacco? Defeating big tobacco companies and reducing the amount of tobacco products starts with the parents. If mothers and fathers cannot see that their addiction is promoting their children to start at a younger age, do what federal and state programs already do and use schools to promote anti-tobacco campaigns. Show the kids what happens when you choose incorrectly. Even after grotesque pictures of the effects of smoking and kids still want to participate in smoking, attack the manufactures for putting in toxic chemicals in what was an organic product. The fate of 18 year olds smoking cigarettes is now in the hands of Gov. Jerry Brown as his signature seals the statewide raise in age.
‘Free the nipple’ pokes at social norms CHELSEA SULLINS CONTRIBUTER
Today’s challenge now seems to be logging on to social media without seeing a post about feminism in response to hashtag “Free The Nipple” within minutes of scrolling. Celebrities and activists from Kim Kardashian, Emily Ratajkowski, Miley Cyrus and several other public figures have expressed their support with this cause on both their Twitter and Instagram accounts and have been seen walking down the red carpet in outfits that reveal their breasts. “Free the Nipple” is a film and equality movement as well as a mission to empower women across the world to stand against female oppression and censorship. Kardashian and Ratajkowski recently posted a topless photo together with a black bar over their breasts to their social accounts to show their support for feminism. Ratajkowski’s post was in response to critics of feminism that seems to have upset many people after Kardashian uploaded her first nude selfie earlier this year. “However sexual our bodies
may be, we need to have the freedom as women to choose when and how we express our sexuality,” Ratajkowski wrote. Saddleback college student and mother Stacy Morin doesn’t see women defending feminism by taking off their clothing, but acknowledges there are other ways to support the cause. “You can take feminist stances but you don’t need to do it crudely,” Morin said. “If Kim wants to be a feminist, she could be breast feeding in public.” As of today, breast feeding in a public place is deemed inappropriate by some and is often making headlines on the news for mothers being discriminated against in shopping malls and restaurants. Anthropologie is one of those companies that made headlines when a customer who had just spent over $700 in their Beverly Hills store was asked by an employee to move from the sales floor to the restroom, where she had no choice but to sit on the toilet while she fed her crying and hungry child. The customer was told that she could make other customers feel uncomfortable, and therefore had
to continue breast feeding in the restroom. Anthropologie released a statement shortly after this incident when the mother’s story was picked up by several media outlets. The statement included an apology and reassured the public that proper training with breast feeding mothers would be introduced in their company, which serves a wide customer base including thousands of mothers and mothers-to-be. Saddleback student Andre Cabrera feels women should have the freedom of taking care of their babies by whatever means. “In a perfect world, it should be OK for women to do whatever they want without being judged by others,” he said. “We as a society make it to be a social norm that women shouldn’t expose their breasts in public.” In December of last year, new mother Ashley Kaidel took to Facebook to post a photo of herself breast feeding her two-weekold baby in the middle of a crowded restaurant. She wanted the world to see that it is OK to breast feed in public. In the photo she is
glaring at a woman across the way who was previously looking at her in disgust and disapproval for breast feeding. Since then her photo has gone viral and has inspired thousands of other mothers to be proud of what their bodies can do for their baby and has shown that breasts aren’t always a sexual concept. Former Saddleback and current Cal State Long Beach student Emily Prideaux also agrees that breasts aren’t always sexual unless made out to be. “I think freeing the nipple is a great movement towards the acceptance of human anatomy,” she said. “America is one of few countries that doesn’t look at the human body or sex as natural, beautiful things. Many nations around the world embrace naturality and are empowered by the beauty of sex. Not every single time that I see a naked body do I think of sex, something private, or taboo...only when it is portrayed that way.” As of today 49 states, the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands have specific laws that specifically allow for women to breast feed in any public or private space.
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Video games are the main focus of VR at the moment if not just for the fact that they are easier to wrap one’s mind around. Many games such as Star Wars Battlefront
faces them with a patient who has suffered in fatal car crash. It is up to the student to save them. This kind of experience learning is a huge advancement in the education field. The retention rate for new concepts taught through lecture and reading is about 10 to 30 percent. The retention rate for new concepts taught through enacting in a simulation of a real event is around 90 percent on average. Learning through experience is not only more fun, it’s more effective. STEM education, which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, has an extremely large rate of students who drop their major. One of the common complaints for STEM education is the lack of hands on interaction, as most STEM education is based more on theory. With VR, it is finally possible to make education not only more hands on, but more fun as well. Companies such as Ford Motor Company have been using virtual reality for creating and testing new technologies as far back as 2014. The British government recently announced that they are now training their field medics with Occulus Rift. The National Grid in Boston uses VR systems to train new engineers for safety, as their working environment is extremely dangerous. Although virtual reality has a steep hill to climb, the incredible outcomes of the technology are certain to astound. An educational revolution is in the works. In a few years, instead of getting up at 7 in the morning, struggling to find parking for 30 minutes and falling asleep during a droning lecture, maybe we will stay in bed, slip on our headsets, and join our class in outer space.
“The original iPhone was $599 with a two-year contract. The first Kindle was $400. Over time, the prices decline.” Laura Sydell
and Minecraft plan to add VR support to their games once the headsets launch, while others like EVE: Valkyrie and Lucky’s Tale are being built from the ground up for VR. Although VR enabled video games allow players to immerse themselves in the game, they are not the only applications of VR. Immersive Education is a new startup dedicated to delivering educational VR experiences to students of all ages. A wide range of subjects is covered from History, to Math, to Medicine. There are two experiences available now, the first is the Apollo 11 Experience, which puts the student in the shoes of Neil Armstrong from the point of him walking onto the Apollo 11 Rocket to his first steps on the moon. The second is titled ER VR and places the student in the ER room and
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“Changes in velocity. Moving at speed doesn’t actually make people sick; once you’re moving and at equilibrium that’s fine,” said Palmer Luckey, founder of Occulus Rift, in an interview with MIT Tech Review. “The issue is constant deceleration and acceleration. It’s actually the duration of that change, rather than the magnitude, that makes people change.” The physical strains of Virtual Reality can be contained through testing and knowledge of what not to do to make people sick. “An instant acceleration from zero to 100, like truly instant, actually makes very few people ill. But slowly ramping it up and then ramping it down is a lot more uncomfortable for a lot of people,” stated Luckey. “Taking control of the camera in ways that don’t match with their vestibular system, especially very strong motions, is something you can’t do.” The starting point of virtual reality may be extremely high, but as with all technology; parts will become cheaper, processes will become faster, and things will advance for VR to become a staple in everyone’s household. “In defense of Luckey and Oculus, this is far from the first time a new class of computing technology started out with a high price tag,” said Laura Sydell in her article ‘Is Oculus Rift’s $600 Price Too High For Virtual Reality To Succeed?’ “The original iPhone was $599 with a two-year contract. The first Kindle was $400. Over time, the prices decline.” The newest iPhone is still over $600, but unused older models can be purchased for much less. Brand new Kindles can be found for as low as $80.
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virual reality immerses students in the future of education. By Nick Alaimo
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magine being in the same room as Einstein while he lectures about the Theory of Relativity. Atoms, planets, and other images are displayed all around the room as Einstein puts into words the ideas and theories he has so vividly contained in his mind. Classmates and tutors can also pop into the experience at any time to answer any questions students might have about the wondrous experiences in front of them. This could be the virtual reality future that our lectures become. Virtual reality is a computer technology that replicates an environment that could be real or imagined. The user’s physical presence is simulated in the environment and allows the user to interact with it. Some VR experiences artificially create sensory experience using sight, touch, hearing , and even smell. Most VR experiences are displayed with a special virtual reality headset. Some simulations include additional sensory information and focus on real sound through speakers or headphones targeted towards VR users. Tactile information is included in some advanced haptic systems, known by most as force feedback, which is used in medical, military, and gaming applications. Input is handled through standard devices such as a mouse and keyboard and also through multimodal devices such as wired gloves or omnidirectional treadmills. The goal of VR is to create an experience that is incredibly immersive for the user. Sony recently made a big splash by unveiling their Playstation VR headset at their recent press conference. Running in at $499 for the headset, a Playstation camera, and two Playstation Move controllers, Sony has brought forth the lowest barrier to entry for Virtual Reality. VR headsets require either a computer, game console, or phone to be able to run. Playstation VR and a Playstation 4 offers the cheapest way in, with a total price of around $848. Samsung Gear VR is the cheapest headset, only priced at $99, but requires either a Galaxy S6 or S7 which could come to about $698 for the S6 or $898 for the S7. Occulus, the VR Kickstarter that was recently acquired by Facebook, is more of a premium product. The Occulus Rift is included with a sensor, Xbox One controller, and two games, and launches at $599. The minimum specifications for a PC to run a game with Occulus Rift would cost around $949, which would bring the total to around $1,548 . The most advanced technology around VR, the HTC Vive, is also the most expensive. The Vive, which includes two controllers and three games, costs $799 at launch. Along with a compatible PC, the total comes to around $1,748. Virtual reality not only has a steep barrier to entry on the price side of things, but also on the user side as well. Virtual reality sickness is very similar to motion sickness and is a common reaction for new users to VR.
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McKinney boasts ‘She Loves Me’ RACHEL WILFORD CONTRIBUTOR
It was a full house at the McKinney Theatre for the opening night of “She Loves Me” on Friday, April 8. Students and families filled the theatre to watch the musical come to life at Saddleback College. “She Loves Me” follows the story of two perfume clerks who despise each other, but then realize they are actually in love. The clerks write anonymous love letters to mysterious lovers using the alias “Dear friend,” unaware that they are actually writing to each other. “We have been working on ‘She Loves Me’ since last July 2015,” said Scott Farthing, director. “We started rehearsing Feb. 1, and the cast is just so excited.
They want to share this with everyone because they have been working so incredibly hard on it.” Farthing even sat in the audience to watch the show himself, alongside his friend and coworker Deidre Cavazzi, the choreographer of “She Loves Me” and chair of the Dance Department. The cast included many dedicated Saddleback students, such as lead actors Alex McDermott who played Amalia Balash, and Emma Chassey who played Ilona Ritter. Nathan James Corbett also gave an impressive performance playing Georg Nowak, the lead male role. McDermott played her stubborn character with grace, throwing convincing tantrums and having dramatic meltdowns that both exhibited her talent and made the
audience snicker. Chassey was delightfully engaging and she portrayed the sassy and confident character of Ilona with ease. Corbett’s performance was absolutely flawless and he certainly displayed his acting expertise through his character Georg. “Tonight went phenomenally,” said Meghan Riopelle, who sang the charming and comedic “Romantic Atmosphere” and played the Dance Captain. “We could not have asked for a better audience. Everything is just going to get better from here.” The musical has been adapted many times since it was first written in 1937 by Miklos Laszlo. But interestingly, the script was later actually adapted into the popular 1998 movie “You’ve Got Mail”
starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. “She Loves Me” is directed by Lex Leigh and features songs like “No More Candy” and “Vanilla Ice Cream,” and ballads like “Will He Like Me?” and “Dear Friend.” “The show was absolutely hilarious,” said business major Natalie Cervantes. “It was very clever and well done. I appreciated the subtle humor throughout. I might be biased because he is my brother, but I thought Jonah Cervantes gave a great performance as Kodaly. The two main leads who played Amalia and Georg were also amazing and just very natural.” The set was designed as a mid-century perfume store, complete with pastel arrangements. The show was blithe and enter-
taining and the audience couldn’t wait for Georg and Amalia to finally realize that they were in love with each other. “Opening night sets the tone for the whole show,” Farthing said. “The audience spreads their thoughts about the show through word of mouth, which will affect the rest of the performances in the following weeks.” Farthing has a background in directing, including past productions at Saddleback College and ten years of vocal and choral concerts. Choreographer Deirde Cavazzi also has a profound history in dance, including teaching various classes of dance, yoga, choreography and dance history as well as being the director and choreographer for ArchiTexture Dance Company.
‘Allegiant’ lacks bridge to final installment RYLEE FANSLER CONTRIBUTOR
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ONE OF A KIND: ‘Hardcore Henry’ becomes the first movie to replicate a first person shooter video game and uses cars, guns and a unique point of view film angle to immerse viewers.
First-person ‘Hardcore Henry’ soft on storyline JACOB TATHAM STAFF WRITER
It’s hard to criticize a movie for wanting to do something original. However, it’s even harder to give it a pass when it’s unique style makes it borderline unwatchable. “Hardcore Henry,” directed by Ilya Naishuller, is a beserk, hyperactive action film that takes place entirely in the first person. The audience views the movie through the eyes of mute super-soldier named Henry who takes the phrase “actions speak louder than words” to heart by killing enough people to populate a small nation. On his path of mayhem, he teams up with a wacky, equally violent character named Jimmy (Sharlto Copley) to stop a generic villain (Danila Kozlovsky) from creating more super-soldiers and predictably taking over the world. The movie doesn’t seem to be too concerned with it’s plot however, but is instead directs it’s efforts towards being a brutal, full throttle 96 minute action scene. And for a good portion of it’s
runtime, it’s pretty damn fun. Yet at some point near the middle, the adrenaline wears off and the headache kick in. With it’s first person viewpoint and A.D.H.D. writing, “Hardcore Henry” undoubtedly draws heavy inspiration from video games, perhaps a little too much. After endless scenes of punching, shooting, stabbing, exploding, decapitating, incinerating and pulverizing, the feeling sets in that you’re no longer watching a movie, but instead watching your friend play a video game on the big screen. To complete the video game experience, it has a antagonist so corny and over-the-top that he makes bad guys in saturday morning cartoons seem tame and collected. Action movies have become very generic and formulaic over the years, so a film that brings something new to the table deserves to be noticed. But while the concept of a complete first-person style is intriguing and new to mainstream movies, the constant bobbing and shaking of the camera is very likely to trigger nausea among movie
goers. The fiesta of blood and gore won’t help the situation either. The video game atmosphere further shortens the film by not allowing it any downtime to develop characters or let the audience breathe. By doing this they avoided the dreaded case of boredom, but they overcompensated by making every aspect so extreme that it detracts from important elements such as connecting to the audience. Despite it’s glaring flaws however, “Hardcore Henry” is so charismatic and unapologetically aggressive that it’s charm did peek through at times. Most of these instances centered around Sharlto Copely’s on-screen lunacy. He seemed completely immersed in every goofy line he delivered and it’s tough to imagine he didn’t have a blast in the role. This film is not for those who can’t handle extreme violence, have easily triggered nausea or are looking for a structurally complete movie. But if you’re in the select minority that these warnings don’t apply to, this film could be right up your alley.
Based on the first half of the final novel in Veronica Roth’s bestselling YA book trilogy, “Allegiant” picks up not too long after the events of “Insurgent”. In the latest addition to the “Divergent” series, the residents of dystopian Chicago deal with the repercussions of the Erudite Faction’s takeover of their city. All while discovering that they are part of an experiment being run by mysterious individuals who reside outside the wall that surrounds Chicago. Ex-Factionless leader Evelyn (Naomi Watts), who is now the head of the Chicago society, forbids everyone including her own son Four (Theo James) from leaving the city. The tensions created by Evelyn and her followers nearly push the city into a civil war. Despite her commands, Tris (Shailene Woodley) and Four defy Evelyn and assemble a group to venture beyond the Chicago wall. Once on the other side they discover the Bureau of Genetic Welfare: the organization behind the Chicago experiment. The institution, currently under the leadership of a scientist named David (Jeff Daniels), fronts itself as a solution for solving the collapse of their society. But as Tris and Four learn more about the Bureau and their mission over time, it becomes clear that David’s plan is more sinister than anything they anticipated. “Allegiant” primarily focuses on further developing the Divergent Series’ mythology, as well as the general storyline before the release of the final film, “Ascendent”. The explanation heavy scenes left little room for compelling character development. Between author Veronica Roth’s original underlying material, and from where the previous film leaves off, the plot is inconsistent. Meanwhile, the overwhelming amount of information leaves viewers feeling confused and exhausted. Tris and Four have established
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DIVERGE: Four (James) embraces Tris (Woodley).
their relationship comfortably by this point and their romantic feelings for each other are key to the plot line. Yet considering the anti-climatic nature of the film, the romance seems passive and doesn’t aid in the storyline in the way necessary. Woodley’s character in particular feels detached, only showing glimpses of the power female character seen in “Insurgent”. While James’ character desire for redemption outshines any romantic interests he appears to have. Likewise, supporting roles such as Zoë Kravitz (as Christina) and Maggie Q (as Tori) seem tired and uninterested. Neither of their characters impact the story in a greater way than simply helping the flow of the story. While Ansel Elgort’s character Caleb’s, quest for vengeance seems forced and inauthentic. Despite attempting to provide a transition into the final film of the series, “Allegiant” confuses viewers rather than helping them. The film does provide some pivotal revelations for the plot, including the detail that everyone except Tris, has been genetically modified for a greater purpose. But these excerpts feel tacky, and are undermined by the foolish science and psychology supporting them. Similarly, nobody besides Tris believes David has good intentions, which immediately tips off the audience that he is the antagonist. Combined with the lack of character development, “Allegiant” fails to achieve its goal, making for a miserable viewing experience.
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Gauchos in sole possession of first place NICK NENAD
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The Saddleback College baseball team swept Santa Ana College in three games last week to remain in first place in the Orange Empire Conference standings. The California Community College Baseball Coaches Association also now ranks the Gauchos No. 1 in Southern California. “We’re feeling good, I mean it’s very difficult to sweep somebody in our conference,” said Sommer McCartney, Saddleback head coach. “The first two games were really close and it was nice to have that last one where we kinda got on them early and we were able to pitch with a lead.” The first game of the series with the Dons was a wild one, ending in a 13-11 score. Saddleback scored nine runs in the first three innings, but their pitching staff was off their game, allowing Santa Ana to stay close the entire game. The Gauchos held on and got the victory, thanks to solid hitting performances by sophomores Ryan Fitzpatrick and Dallas Dey, both of which hit home runs in the contest. “That first [game] was concern-
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SWEEP: Saddleback baseball completed a three-game sweep of Santa Ana College last week. ing ... we were pitching behind, every count seemed like it was 1-0 or 2-0 or something like that,” McCartney said. “You’re competing at the highest level and trying to win a conference and all that, you gotta pitch better than that.” The second game of the series was much tighter due to the weather conditions. The start time was delayed and field conditions weren’t very good, but the Gauchos got the win, 2-0.
Saddleback’s starter, Dominque Key, pitched seven shutout innings, struck out four batters and only allowed five hits. Santa Ana’s starter Guillermo Sanchez also pitched well, going eight innings, but allowing two runs. In the final game of the series, the Gauchos dominated, winning 12-1 and ending the series emphatically. The Gauchos had five players get two RBIs and freshman Jackson Rees went seven in-
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Saddleback College’s men’s golf team now has command over second place in the Orange Empire Conference after their match at the Victoria Golf Course on Monday, April 4. With only two matches left in the season, each round of golf is crucial in standings for the Gauchos. In his first season coaching the Gauchos, head coach Wayne Westling sees second place foreshadowing how the team will finish their season. “It’s been a long time since we’ve been in second place this late in the season so it feels good,” Westling said. “Not as good as first place feels though.” The team started their season in first place on day one at the Los Serranos Golf Course in Chino Hills. Since that time, men’s golf has placed fifth twice in nine matches as well as a fourth place at the Navy Golf Course. Saddleback College golfer Nick Prudhomme started the Gauchos up streak by scoring a 73 at the Tijeras Golf Course, his personal best of the season. “It’s coming back, we are
nings, only allowing one unearned run. Sophomore Cameron Aufderheide and freshman Michael Carr came in after Rees and closed out the game, each pitching a shutout inning in relief. “[Rees] threw really well, I mean ... I think every start in conference, he’s really thrown well,” McCartney said. “He’s using both sides of the plate and getting ahead and he’s making them hit
his pitch.” Saddleback is currently on a five-game win streak and they will next face Orange Coast College in another three-game series. The Pirates are two-time, defending Orange Empire Conference champions and come into the game with a 6-6 conference record and a 1512 overall record. “[OCC] is good, you know, they have a lot of depth,” McCartney said. “They’re a good ball club, they’re well coached and this will be a big series for us.” Including the series with OCC, every game for the Gauchos is a big one from this point. Saddleback leads Fullerton College by one game in the OEC standings with nine games remaining in the season. Saddleback will play Fullerton in a three-game series to end the regular season. That series could determine the winner of the conference. Those games will be on April 26th and April 28th-29th. “You can’t have a day off, I mean, you gotta keep playing your ‘A’ game everyday,” McCartney said. “These guys know if we go out there and play the way we are capable of playing, we’ve got a shot at winning every game.”
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PUTT: Golfer Nick Prudhomme eyes his next shot. looking really good this year,” Prudhomme said at the start of the season. The last time Saddleback College placed anywhere close to the top three in their division was in 2011 with Mike Rae as the head coach. That same season, men’s golf took seventh in the Southern California Regional tournament. Based on the program’s history, whenever the men’s golf team places second or higher in division, they also place in the regional and state tournament. Top three teams in the division advance to the regional tournament. “It feels good to get the opportunity to go to regionals,” said Roberto Lievana. “Our team has made some big improvements in how we play. We make fewer mistakes now.” Recently, Saddleback golfer Jack Lutz led the team into second place at the Victoria Golf Course, with a score of 73. “I played smarter than any other round I’ve played this year so I am happy with that,”
Lutz said. “I made five birdies that day but what saved me were a few long par saves I sank.” In order to finish well in the conference, the Gauchos must place high at the Oak Creek Golf Course and finish well at the championships. “I’ve played a tournament their before and I am playing a practice round over the weekend so I am confident going into this match,” Lutz said. The Gauchos trail Orange Coast College by eight games with two matches left. With each match having five games within, first place is not out of the question for Coach Westling. “With such a tough conference this year, there is only a one-point difference between second and third, third and fourth, and so on,” Westling said. “It’s tight, but regardless of the poor rounds we had early on, this is the real team.” The OEC Championship tees off on April 25 at the Los Serranos Golf Course.
The Saddleback College surf program was created in the academic year of 2000-2001 by Mark McElroy, who was also a student at the college before he started teaching. McElroy loves teaching and is very active in physical education. The curriculum he wrote for the surfing program has become extremely popular and always has a waiting list. Later, the program was passed on to Bill Steinriede who then passed the class on to his daughter Lindsey Steinriede in 2010. Lindsey also currently teaches yoga, pilates, spinning and cardio kickboxing. She has also won multiple championships in surfing along the way. Each college team consists of six male short boarders, two female short boarders and one long boarder male or female. Depending on the year, Saddleback will have one or two teams that will compete. Saddleback has had three nationals championship titles, four state championship titles and in 2014 the college won the national title. “Surfing has long been viewed more as a recreational activity, however, I think people are realizing that being a top-level competitor surfer requires an immense amount of strategy and focus, coordination, cardiovascular and muscular endurance, balance, agility, and all the components required of any top level athlete,” said Lindsey Steinriede. Surfing has been apart of the Polynesian Culture for centuries, never meaning to be a recreational sport. It later developed into an art, then a hobby. In the late 1800s it made its way up to North America, to other
countries as the years went on. It is one of the worlds oldest practiced sport on the planet. This sport was not created for leisure, instead it was a sport that was meant to keep Hawaiian chiefs in top physical condition and served as a system of conflict resolution. They would test their skills in fierce competitions with winnings of wealth, pride and romance. Most students on the team do not plan on becoming professional surfers and have other career paths. However, there are a few who have performed on a professional platform or dream of being on one, hoping to make it big in the industry. Competing students range from 18 to 23 years old. There are four league events that run from October to February and three divisions in the National Scholastic Surfing Association intercollegiate—men’s short board, women’s short board and long board. State championships happen in March and nationals in June. Never knowing what kind of waves that will be ridden during the time of competitions the surfers are always kept on their toes. Although, most competitors prefer the short board division, this year Mason Klink won state championship title for the long board division. “Competition dates are pre-determined, so it’s all up to Mother Nature,” Steinriede said. “That’s the crazy thing about our sport. It’s unpredictable and influenced by factors we can’t always control.” With popularity growing and a little understanding of how much endurance is put into the sport, the need for professionals will continue to grow. There is a chance the sport will become part of the Olympics.
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