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District to review smoking ban
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of full-time college students aged 18-22 years-old were current smokers All statistics from www.no-smoke.org
Last puffs?: Stefan Huber, 19 year-old business major, said it would be unfair to have electric cigarettes banned along with traditional tobacco products. The potential ban will prohibit smoking at Saddleback and Irvine Valley College campuses.
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addleback College and Irvine Valley College are in the process of drafting a board policy for a tobacco-free campus, including electronic cigarettes. The tobacco-free policy started as a college recommendation, which Saddleback College President Todd Burnett approved at consultation council on Jan. 28. The policy is in the district process and has no projected implementation date. Board policy currently follows California state law, which states smoking is permitted 20 feet away from a building’s entrance. “It’s been talked about on our campus for years. The policy is consistent with the general wave in our state and our nation about smoking.” Burnett said. “Where the process is now is that our representatives and IVC’s (representatives) are going to the district, it’s called the board policy and review committee, we know it as B-Park. They are going to be drafting a board policy to go through that process and once it gets there, the board approves it or doesn’t and it becomes a board policy.” Last semester, a three-question student survey was conducted by the Associated Student Government concerning smoking on Saddleback’s campus. 1,059 students answered the poll and results were announced on Dec. 12, 2013. The policy recommendation was originally drafted for designated smoking sections but changed to create a tobacco-free atmosphere. This poll was a catalyst for the board to respond on adopting the tobacco-free policy district-wide. If the policy passes students will be required to walk off campus to either Marguerite Parkway or Avery Parkway. “People with short breaks between classes, they don’t have time to walk all the way down there and come back,” Salim Hawatmeh, 19-year-old computer programming major, said. “I think people will ignore it and just continue to smoke.” Parking lots will be included in the policy, however, students will be able to smoke in their cars. “It is my understanding that [a car] is your private property and you are in your confines and you are allowed to do that,” Burnett said. Even with that allowance, the implementation of the policy will be a struggle.
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“Regulation and implementation is a whole other challenge… that’s one of the parts and concerns. How do we implement this? We are not the first campus to do this. The entire UC system is tobacco-free and the Cal States are following,” Burnett said. It is unclear as to what the repercussions will be for students caught smoking on campus. “I don’t like that (banning electronic cigarettes) because it’s water vapor and it doesn’t affect anyone and if you inhale vapor second hand it doesn’t really do anything,” Katie Meeker, 19-yearold business major said. “If they searched me I’d be fine with that because I don’t use hash oil. It’d be a little extensive though because you have to go up to everyone to make sure. Usually you need a warrant or cause to search someone. I think people are going to be more stressed out after class.” David Turney , a 21-year-old engineering major and electronic cigarette smoker, speaks out about implementation. “I heard about the ban a few months back through word of mouth. I think it’s pretty ridiculous… Some people smoke under the no smoking signs, but it’s pretty rare,” Turney said. “If they are going to be writing tickets for it, it’s just a form of income I think, another way to charge people. If they want to search me I would say they have to go to my rights and get a warrant.” Burnett discussed some of the positive aspects of going tobacco-free. “One of the benefits are for people that aren’t smoking is sec-
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ondhand smoke. Number two if we are an institution trying to promote health …it is not a good message being sent. Third is a little bit of environmental stuff,“ Burnett said. Smoking cessation classes for students have been discussed but not yet implemented. Students may also visit the health center for information and help with quitting smoking. Other concerns are a loss of registration numbers and returning students. “Will students be unhappy about that and choose an institution that is more free on their smoking policies?” Burnett said. In the event that the tobacco ban seems too stringent it can be revised to accommodate the college’s needs through a board policy review. “I personally believe that with the banning of tobacco products you are going to start excluding students that smoke on campus, possibly allowing them to go the distance to try to do that and therefore that could get people to do other activities that definitely would not be legal on campus,” Stefan Huber,19-year-old business major, said. “As far as vaping and electronic cigarettes there is a lot of confusion to the mass population about what is in them. When people who know a lot about it try to talk to them about it, they kind of just throw it away, they don’t really care what our opinions are about it and that affects the opinion all together of the community.”
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(on the right) The Ghost Bike Ride was organized by Jax Bicycle Center owner, Dave Hanson on Feb. 5.
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A ghost bike is a bicycle that is painted white and chained near the sight of where a bicyclist was killed riding their bicycle. Starting in St. Louis Missouri in 2003 there are now ghostbikes in global locations reminding motorists to share the road and in memorium of lost riders.
Memorial Ride for former IVC student Marivel Guzman
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Joseph Robinson’s family, a 21-year-old former Irvine Valley College student, celebrated his life with a Ghost Bike Ride on Feb. 5. Robinson was killed by a motorist on Monday while riding his bicycle on Santiago Canyon Road by Loma Ridge Jeep Trail. A group of friends, family, neighbors, coworkers, classmates and community members joined in a ride from Jax Bicycle Center in Irvine, where Robinson used to work, to the intersection where Robinson lost his life. South of Santiago Canyon Road, drivers will see the Ghost Bike attached to the fence in the place where Robinson was struck. “I’ve always had a concern about [driving through here],”
said Eric Lee, family-friend and Irvine resident. “People drive too crazy fast over here. I don’t have the balls to drive through Santiago Canyon on a bicycle. It’s dangerous enough out on the surface streets.” The Ghost Bike Ride started at 6:30 a.m. from Jax Bicycle Center. California Highway Patrol and Irvine Police lead the cyclists to the canyon. Once the riders entered Santiago Canyon Road, the CHP closed the roads both ways to allow the cyclists to enter Loma Ridge Jeep Trail, where the memorial service with more than 200 attendees took place. This memorial ride was planned by Jax Bicycle Center owner Dave Hanson and the CHP in coordination with Irvine Police Department assisted with protecting the riders.
“Joey worked for me at Jax Bicycle only three months, but he was in bicycle business for almost a year-and-a-half,” Hanson said. “He worked at Two Wheels and a Planet before.” Mason Cox, a coworker of Robinson’s, said he was quiet, but once you got to know him he was a very funny guy. “Nowadays people are in a such a big rush to go places, they need to take a big breath, motorists need to be more respectful,” Cox said. Irvine Police Officer Patrick Peña said the security is enforced on the road on the weekends. “On the weekends there is a higher volume of traffic up here,” Peña said. ”Bicycles, cyclers, motorcyclers, pedestrians… we do what we can to beef up the security up here.”
Transfer center discusses student struggles S teve sohanaki Staff Writer
The counselors in the Saddleback College Transfer Center say that many students who apply to universities get denied because they don’t complete the application process or haven’t fulfilled the requirements to transfer. “The number one mistake students make is not following up on their applications,” said Jayne Klunder, Tranfer Counselor. “Second, would be not fulfilling the mandatory 60 units required to transfer. Sometimes they also don’t complete transferrable math classes and they’re not even aware of it. The last mistake, and the most difficult to deal with, is when they wait until spring quarter to try to finish their english, math and speech requirements.”
These mistakes can set a student back a full year in their transferring goals. In addition to those factors, another common mishap is missing the deadlines due to varying dates. Klunder pointed out the differences in the University of California system and the California State University system as an example. “The Cal States and UC’s are completely different,” Klunder said. “The UC system applications and deadlines are all exactly the same, but the Cal States each have their own deadlines and procedures.” According to Klunder, missing deadlines can have dire consequences, especially for the Cal States. “Cal States are very unforgivable about missing deadlines,” Klunder said. “They
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often terminate student applications when deadlines for follow-up applications are missed.” To assist students with the transfer process, there are qualified professionals in the Transfer Center to guide students to success. “Students who need help filling out their applications and have questions about transferring should come here because we have counselors who specialize in the process,” said Jeri Magnetta, support staffer in the Transfer Center. The Transfer Center, located in the Student Services Center, Room 225B, recommends scheduling appointments. They can be made by calling (949) 582-4328 on Friday mornings starting at 8:00 a.m. to book for the following week.
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American Idol influences Saddleback Star audition
Saddleback’s commercial music program presents Saddleback Star Vocal Competition Auditions for the first ever Saddleback Star Vocal Competition will be held Friday, Feb. 21 from 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. in FA 101. Finals will be held Thursday, March 6 in the McKinney Theatre. Students may perform a cover or an original song from any musical genre including, but not limited to; classical, jazz, pop, R&B, hip hop, rap, musical the-
ater, etc. The song must be less than five minutes and will be the same song performed at the contest. Applicants must perform alone without additional props, but may accompany themselves on guitar or piano. A piano and guitar amp will be provided. Applicants may bring a pre-recorded track on a CD or MP3 to sing along with. Up to fifteen applicants will compete in the final competition
on March 6, but the judging panel has the right to select less than fifteen applicants. Applicants will be notified, by email, if they have been selected for the final contest, by Feb. 25th, 2014. To sign-up for an audition email aalexander@saddleback. edu or walk-in. For more information visit www.saddlebackstar.com.
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Quantum physics and dance join forces LAM TRAN Staff Writer
Students and faculty of the physics and dance department gathered last Wed. and Thurs. at 7:30 p.m. in the McKinney Theatre to perform Entangled States: Exploring the Intersection of Arts and Physics. The concept of quantum physics was demonstrated through dance, which showed the audience how the two divisions can collaborate as art. “A lot of people think that the arts and the sciences are very different fields,” said Deidre, dance department and choreographer. “I always as an artist like to find ways to work collaboratively with different fields.” Each audience got a pair of glasses before the show started to view the lights in different colors and understand more about the concepts of light. “I loved that everyone really seemed to love the glasses and I feel that people will go out and think about light in a dif-
ferent way. That people would get excited about it and go into another world with them”, said Cavazzi. Todd Brei, a physics instructor at Saddleback, started the performance with a brief explanation of quantum physics, which included lights as particles and waves. He helped create the visual concept of the performance by joining forces with Cavazzi. ”When I told him the idea, he said well if you want me to speak about physics, that’s a big request so I have to figure out how to distill that down to 20 minutes”, she said. “ He said ‘what if we talked about these four major concepts and you make choreography with these concepts’, and I said ‘OK!’ So I had to take those concepts and figure out how to make them happen.” The show was continued by the dance students to better demonstrate how quantum physics works. In the middle
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of the performance, there was a duet routine with female and male dance partners. Brittany Lockhart, who was a part of the duet, demonstrated her talent and strength by lifting her male partner. “It’s all focus at that point”, said Brittany Lockhart, 21, dance major. Cavazzi stated she wanted students, parents and others outside of Saddleback to learn in a new way. She also stated that without Angels of the Arts, the show would not have been able to happen. “I hope to take the audience into a whole different world of art and hopefully give them a new perspective on the science,” she said. “That’s really my goal - how they go together - and getting the audience together. Angels of the Arts made it possible because they funded it and without funding we could not have done any of this.”
FACULTY ART EXHIBITION • The Saddleback College Fine Arts faculty presents a mixed-media exhibition featuring photography, ceramics, sculpture, painting, printmaking, drawing, jewelry and more today through Fri. March 14.
TED TUESDAY • TED Talk by Joshua Klein: The intelligence of crows will be presented by DJ Tate at noon in the student lounge SSC 211. A light lunch will be served about fifteen minutes before the presentation.
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The neo-soul band Moonchild originated from the University of Southern California School of Jazz and has opened for Stevie Wonder at a previous performance. The group performed at the McKinney Theatre at Saddleback College on Sunday Feb. 9. “We’ve been a band for almost three years, but we’ve been playing together for six years,” said their lead vocalist, Amber Navran. “We were all students in the USC [University of Southern California] School of Jazz together.”
The group consists of five musicians, who are all in their twenties: Max Bryk, Ben Rose, Nick Campbell, Andris Mattson and Amber Navran. Utilizing an array of instruments from the keyboard to the saxophone. They played eight songs, one of which was their first single, “Be Free,” and another song inspired by the Planet Earth series, “Ocean Deep.” The young band is currently scheduled to perform at Yoshi’s in San Francisco on March 4 but wouldn’t mind performing earlier somewhere
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Former Saddleback student goes to Pro Bowl Kimberly Johnston
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Whether at a fundraiser, fan meeting, or via Twitter, former Saddleback College Gaucho Kyle Long loves to interact with his fans. When the National Football League announced that Long would be named to the 2014 Pro Bowl, it came as no shock, since the all-star game is based on one-third of the fans’ vote. The former Gaucho, 25, played for Saddleback in 201011 before transferring to the University of Oregon. Currently, Long is an offensive guard for the Chicago Bears. Initially selected as an alternate, he was invited to the game after San Francisco guard Mike Iupati was injured during the NFC Championship game. “It was a larger than life experience,” Long said. “You grow up watching all of these really good players in the NFL... and then to have the opportunity to go play with them... and be in the same huddle with guys like Andrew Luck and Drew Brees... I was in football heaven, kind of.” Long recalls being on the field with Cam Newton, the quarterback for the Carolina Panthers. Newton was among his favorites to play with, particularly finishing off a scoring drive. “Cam is like, my size, with like a million dollar smile,” Long said. “He’s smooth, everyone wants to be Cam Newton. My job [was] to block for him, and we didn’t get in on the play, but he wasn’t down yet, so I just wrapped my arms around him and threw him into the end zone and we scored. It was pretty cool.” The first-time Pro Bowler played as a defensive end for Saddleback in 2010 before switching to offensive line in 2011. He then played at Oregon as an offensive guard for the Ducks and was drafted in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft by the Chicago
Bears with the No. 20 overall pick. Long is the first offensive lineman to make the Pro Bowl from Chicago since 2006 (Olin Kreutz and Ruben Brown). “I mean, everybody’s goal as a football player is to one day play in the Super Bowl and have the opportunity to get a Super Bowl ring, Long said. “But if there’s a close second to that, it’d be going to the Pro Bowl, especially as a rookie.” The game took place this year at the Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. After flying in from Manhattan Beach, Calif., Long’s trip was mostly business. However, for his friends he brought along, it was mostly pleasure. “I’d get back from practice and going to all these fundraisers and stuff like that during the day and I’d get back at night and my buddy would be like, ‘yo, I hung out with this girl, she’s like a swimsuit model, she lives in Hawaii, she moved here from the states,’” Long said. “They did this hike at three in the morning to go and watch the sunrise, so it’s like a three hour hike or whatever, and you get to the top. Iet’s called stairway to heaven, I think, and you get up there... they went with a couple of really cute girls.” However, swimsuit models and 3 a.m. hikes weren’t on the agenda for the football player. His priority was to rest before the big game. “I get to do what I get to do, which is hang out with all these really cool players and experience all these things that nobody would ever really get the chance to do,” Long said. During his trip to the island, Long posted live updates on Twitter. The active user also finds the social platform as a
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way to regularly connect with fans. His frequent interaction has many followers praising him for his humility. One had this to say on his Twitter account: “I love the fact that you’re as much of a fan as you are a player.” Long is the son of Pro Football Hall of Famer defensive end Howie Long, and brother of St. Louis Rams defensive end Chris Long. “There’s a lot of stuff that’s humbled me off the field. I’ve been through experiences that... have really forced me to appreciate what’s in my life and the things that are in front of me,” Long said. “It wasn’t too long ago that I was fighting for a starting position at Saddleback College.” With only a few years of experience, Long demonstrated his strength to the Bears and started all 16 games during in his rookie year. In 2013, the Bears offense acquired 6,109 yards and 445 points, breaking franchise-records. “You get what you give... I remember the guys that were really cool to me when I was little, that my dad played with, and I’ll remember those guys forever, and that’s the impression that I want to leave,” Long said. “I love the fans, I love being able to interact with the fans, ‘cause at the end of the day, we’re all fans and we all love the game.”
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Gauchos drop two in doubleheader Matt Corkill
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Sophomore pitcher Tyler Brashears gets ready for the second half of the doubleheader that took place Saturday afternoon. The Gauchos lost both games.
The Gauchos suffered two losses to the Santa Barbara Vaqueros in their doubleheader at Doug Fritz Field, Saturday afternoon. Saddleback’s bats have come alive during the past four games, but multiple runners stranded in scoring position proved to be too much against the undefeated Vaqueros. Saddleback left the bases loaded twice during the first game, but failed to bring anybody home until the sixth inning with an RBI single up the middle by sophomore first baseman, Mitch Holland. Saddleback lost the first game 7-1. In the second game of the doubleheader, the Gauchos fell behind early 4-1 before they were able to respond to the Vaqueros’ four-run second inning with a six hits and six runs of their own in the bottom half to lead 7-4. It went back and forth for the next few innings before the Vaqueros took advantage of freshman pitcher Logan Escudero’s tough outing by putting up another four runs in the top of the eighth inning to take the lead for good 10-8. “It was a tough loss full of mistakes both offensively and on the mound,” Saddleback pitching coach Jorge Araiza said. “We need to make quality pitches to stay ahead, pound the strike zone and get some timely hits.” Saddleback is now 3-3 on the season while Santa Barbara improved to 6-0. The Gauchos play next here at Doug Fritz Field against the defending three time conference champions Glendale Community College (3-3) on Tuesday at 2 p.m.
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