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Sheriffs to carry heroin revival kits
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A new program tested by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department will allow select deputies to carry Naloxone Kits for emergency treatment of drug overdoses. “If [deputies] arrive before the ambulance to the call, we can deploy (the drug) rather than having to wait for them,” said Lt. Jeff Hallock. “With this being an option we felt that this is an effective way to potentially decrease those [overdose deaths].” Naloxone will be carried in patrol cars throughout the cities of Stanton, Mission Viejo and Laguna Niguel in a six month pilot. This program was started due to the recent spikes in heroin overdoses in Orange County etween 2012 and 2014. A majority of Orange County overdose deaths are opiate related and have increased by 84 percent in the last three years. “It’s no less of a problem in south county than the rest of Orange County,” said Hallock. “We
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Emergency medical services [EMS] save many lives on a daily basis and serve an important role in our communities across the nation. Saddleback College has a program for those seeking a carrier that requires EMS knowledge and training. For 27 years Saddleback has offered such a program, the paramedic EMS program, educating students with the fundamental skills and theory in emergency medical care. The paramedic program is designed to prepare individuals to conduct basic life support procedures during an emergency situation and during transport to the hospital. It prepares trainees to have the proper attitude when dealing with a variety of individuals in need of emergency medical services. The training also provides the prop-
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SAVING LIVES: Naloxone blocks and helps reverse the effects of opioid medication, including extreme drowsiness, slowed breathing, or loss of consciousness. are seeing a high proportion of overdoses in Laguna Niguel, San Clemente and Dana Point where there are a lot of sober living homes.” Funding for the program will be
coming from proceeds in drug seizures and forfeiture cases. Naloxone, also known as Narcan among other names, is a medication used to reverse the effects of opioids especially in overdose. The
medication may be given intravenously, which works within two minutes or it may be injected into muscle, which works within five minutes, but the medication may also be used in the nose.
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er skills and knowledge to make split decisions and execute them properly in a life threatening situation. The person responsible for the programs’ success is Barbara Penland. She has been the paramedic programs director and instructor since its introduction in August of 1988. Penland moved to Southern California from Chicago when she was 8 years old and received an associates of arts in nursing from El Camino College in Torrance. She also has a masters of arts in health services management from Webster University in Irvine. “I started in 1988, August of 1988 was the first classes,” Penland said. “When I was hired, I was hired to start the program and have been with it throughout its duration.” Penland, a registered nurse, has many years of emergency department nursing experience at
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MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Chief Jack Thomas congratulates Barbara Pendland for winning educator of the year. Daniel Freeman Hospital in Inglewood. She also has experience as a Prehospital Care Coorinator at Huntington Beach Hospital for eight years before coming to Saddleback College in 1988. “I’m a registered nurse and have many years of emergency department experience, and EMS
coordination experience,” Penland said. Penland is also active as volunteer for School on Wheels, a tutoring program designed to reach out to homeless youth to teach, mentor and assist in all aspects of their educational lives. She has also volunteered with animal welfare and adoption organizations. She has a passion for traveling the U.S. by train. Penland has traveled by train through various states and cities including New York, Chicago, Washington D.C. and Seattle. Penland also enjoys reading, with her favorites include mysteries and historical fiction. “I love to read, especially historical fiction and mysteries,” said Penland. “Also I love to travel by train, I have traveled all over the country by Amtrack.” FOR FULL STORY VISIT LARIATNEWS.COM/NEWS
Professor of anthropology at the University of California, Irvine, Dr. Tom Beollstorff, visited Saddleback College on Wednesday afternoon to present a lecture as part of the college’s ongoing “Anthropology Speaker Series.” The lecture was titled “Anthropology, Technology, and Human Futures,” and touched on subjects ranging from sexuality in Southeast Asia to life in a virtual world. “The way most people think about culture is wrong,” Beollstorff said. Beollstorff believes cultures like Thai, Japanese and Mexican have no solid borders. He also believes aspects of each culture, like politics, religion and sexuality, are not entirely separate. “Cultures are never bounded and the domains within them are intersecting,” Boellstorff said. “The link between nations and sexuality interests me and the way that technology intersects all these things is something I have looked at a lot.” READ MORE ON PAGE 2 ON THE WEB
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The following are selected incidents as reported from the daily media log, courtesy of the Saddleback College Police department. ■ Campus Police
Monday Nov. 2, 7:43 a.m. An informant had questions about cyber bullying from a subject that is out of state.
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Monday Nov. 2, 11:13 a.m. An informant states that a suspicious person was seen walking around campus giving out flyers for a screening to a “secret” movie that is not affiliated with Saddleback. Officers responded and could not find the subject.
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Tuesday Nov. 3, 9:52 a.m. A white female was seen yelling at a black male to stop stalking her. The male was yelling back saying “I hate white women.” The two were seen getting into a vehicle together and left campus. Station 18 was notified to help search for vehicle off campus.
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Wednesday Nov. 4 6:31p.m. An informant stated he smelled smoke in the area.
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Thursday Nov. 5, 7:14 a.m. An informant wanted police to check a vehicle of four males who were possibly smoking marijuana inside. Officers responded and found the vehicle unoccupied and nothing suspicious in or around car.
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Monday Nov. 9, 3:55 p.m. A vehicle was stopped and warned for a stop sign violation.
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Tuesday Nov. 10, 1:16 p.m. An informant says they saw damage to a fence and think a vehicle hit it. Officers responded and talked the construction worker/driver, who was already aware and is fixing the fence.
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Tuesday Nov. 10, 4:29 p.m. An informant called on a call box saying he was thinking about his life, then said he didn’t need assistance. Officers responded and checked the welfare of the person, putting report in as a code 4.
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Shopping center opens in time for holidays JORDAN RANGEL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
It’s fall in San Clemente and the city is about to change color because the Outlets at San Clemente are officially open. The 500,000-square-foot retail center, which sits upon a cliffside plateau overlooking the ocean, will include 67 businesses including six restaurants upon its completion. More businesses are scheduled to open at a later date. The outlets offer an incredible shopping experience and a beautiful oceanfront view. Included in the outlets are a walking, biking and jogging trail, which opened during summer. Craig Realty Group, the builder, owner and manager, notes on its website, “this affluent area is among the highest ranking in the nation in buying power, household retail spending and density of households with annual incomes over $100,000.” However, they also said over 90 percent of clientele are expected from outside of the area, with 50 percent being foreign visitors. Based on future sales, Craig plans to develop more spaces for a better mix of merchandise.
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Boellstorff has been researching the link between globalization and sexuality by immersing himself in Indonesian gay, lesbian and transgender communities for about 22 years. His book, “The Gay Archipelago” is described by the Princeton University Press as, “the first book-length exploration of the lives of gay men in Indonesia.” Since 2004, Boellstorff has been using the same anthropological methods of researching gay and lesbian communities in Indonesia and has applied them to the online virtual world “Second Life.” “Second Life,” was first launched in 2003. According to developer Linden Lab, there are infinite possibilities and the user is guided only by their imagination. Boellstorff uses his avatar, a tattooed version of himself, to conduct focus groups and interviews with other avatars in the game. “I tried it once but I couldn’t figure it out,” said Gabriella Montanez, a student attending the lecture for her cultural anthropology class. According to Boellstorff, people with disabilities have been at the forefront of “technology adoption and transformation.” His current research project studies the community of “Second Life” users with Parkinson’s disease. Boellstorff shared an interview with an 88-year-old woman diagnosed with Parkinson’s who is depicted in “Second Life”
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HAPPY TREE: The Outlets of San Clemente officially opened last Thursday though construction will continue, according to Craig Realty Group. Residents of San Clemente have mixed feeling but generally, they all hate it. “We called it ‘the wall’ when it started,” said San Clemente surfer and resident Erik Buell. “Because it blocked San Clemente in half.” The outlet center spans from Avenida Vista Hermosa to Avenida Pico and is visible from the Santa Ana Freeway. In fact, the outlets do block off North
San Clemente from the rest of the city. Houses that once had ocean views now gaze upon the retail center. “I don’t want it but I don’t really care,” said local Morgan Cross. “We’re going to get a lot more jobs here.” Owner Steve Craig said construction alone has created 1,000 jobs, and did predict that 1,000 permanent jobs would be created with the mall’s opening.
as a young blonde woman who enjoys dancing. Saddleback College’s anthropology department has been organizing the Anthropology Speaker Series for about six years. There have been three guest speakers this semester. The ongoing series is funded by Saddleback College’s Associated
Student Government. “It is one of the allotments we get from ASG,” said Claire Cesareo, chair of the anthropology department. “It is used to bring speakers for students so they can hear about what other anthropologists do and get ideas about what they might be interested in studying in the future.”
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Why do you think millenials are so easily offended compared to other generations?
Gen Y are you so sensitive? Millennials. They’ve been the talk of the town lately and rightfully so since they are the next generation. It makes us wonder, will they solve the problems created by previous generations and how can we get most of their money? Millennials, growing up in the sphere of social media, are over-sensitive and because of this create their own victim narratives rather than embracing our world’s realities. Let’s start by taking a look at who raised this selfie posting generation. Millennials, also known a Gen Y, were raised by Gen X,
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the most pessimistic and apathetic generation and they were raised by Baby Boomers. Baby Boomers were the most privileged and had the best education, enjoying the economic boom of post-WWII American society. Gen X was rebellious because the love they felt was never given to them by their narcissistic Boomer parents. Since Gen-X-ers grew up the way they did, they ended up smothering their Gen-Y millennials, always making sure they know they’re special, giving them the best self-esteem. This itself though is what I believe is the cause of millennial behaviors.
They don’t know how to handle the real world because they grew up getting a gold star for just about everything they’ve done and when they fall into criticism they honestly don’t know how to respond, crawling into a depression. Something else to look at is the fact that we do this to every generation. This “telling them who they are” stuff is getting constant backlash. Gen X was labeled slackers, detached and melancholic until 2011 when the University of Michigan’s Longitudinal Study of American Youth said it was all a misunderstanding and they were no less successful or ambitious than those who raised them.
What Gen Y might have to do, if they have so much anxiety from being labeled narcissistic, is wait it out till we decide to put their children on a microscope. As a person who grew up in the middle, remembering the brick Nokia phone my mom carried and a world without Facebook, but also watching everything evolve, I agree with the current descriptions of today’s millennials. Millennials were raised after the aftermath of 9/11, two brutal wars and a crazy recession. With the selfies, creating yourself as a brand and being in constant need of reassurance, Gen Y is definitely something alright. The real question is, how the hell will their children be labeled?
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“I don’t think they are to be honest, it’s more of just less tolerance of things that actually offensive.”
“I feel like our generations are similar, but kind of different in a way. I think we have more explicit thoughts because of what we were exposed to as kids and they are more ... conservative.
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With the semester coming to an end, many students may be starting to feel the pressure from final projects, essays and tests. However, for a lot of Saddleback students, this isn’t the only thing they have to worry about. Right now is about the time that many Saddleback students are now able to register for the spring semester. And depending on their registration date, that time can vary extensively. For the lucky few, this could mean being able to register as early as the first week of November. For those, who aren’t as fortunate, registration can be as late as mid-December. The variance in Saddleback’s registration dates is attributed to what most colleges would call priority registration. Here at Saddleback College, priority registration is separated into four different levels. Level one being the broadest of the categories, has its students meet a certain list of
Connor Sami, 19
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“I feel like the millennials are a lot less mature. I don’t know if they get more offended easily, but yeah I just think they’re
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criteria in order to sustain their advantage. To be a level one student at the time of registration, a student must have completed less than 100 units, not have been on academic probation in the last two semesters and must have an academic goal. An academic goal includes having the goal to transfer, attain an associate’s degree, vocational degree or trying to prepare for a new career. Level two is
exclusive to the Emeritus institute, while Level three and four is exclusive to those who have over 100 units, have been placed on academic or progress probation, haven’t complete matriculation or are high school students—high school students being last on this list. And looking at the list, I would FOR FULL STORY VISIT LARIATNEWS.COM/NEWS
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TOUGHEN UP KIDS: Millennials are a generation of aesthetics who don’t actually create art, but want to be the art themselves.
Jordan Jones, 19,
“Most of them are not highly educated, but our generation like values education more.
“Because times are a lot different now and because they are used to the way it was back [in the 1990s.]
When Earth is at
Max Capacity While some believe climate change is the most problematic current issue, studies shows overpopulation could be worse than originally thought.
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limate change continues to remain a controversial and divisive issue. The conflict has reached a new head with governments across the world increasingly viewing it necessary to counterattack it. The United Nations considers climate change to be a huge threat and has provided extensive reports on the issue. They hope to deal with what’s causing it behind climate change are linked with the use of fossil fuels, wasted energy and over-consumption. One other factor still receives very little coverage from media outlets and is linked with all of that however: population growth. Allison Camelot, department chair and teacher at Saddleback College’s
Sociology department, says that population growth results in issues due to the resulting human behavior. “Global climate change is affected by industrialization and agricultural activities. The more people, the more that it will be affected,” said Camelot. Camelot says that greater numbers of people being born results in greater strains and issues. “With [increases] in population we have to produce more food, “said Camelot. “We’re raising more cattle. There’s more people using electricity, transportation, industry and industrial processes increase which increases the carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, more
pollution, green house gases that are emitted due to human activity [that affects] the ozone layer.” The United Nations agrees and finds excessive population growth to be an issue. Increases in population, according to its official site, will “exacerbates existing problems” such as crime, economic problems, cultural clashes, diseases and numerous social issues such as human rights. It’s been estimated by the organization with 80 percent certainty that by 2100 the population is expected to reach somewhere between 9.6 billion and 12.3 billion people. A 2009 study conducted at Oregon State University adds another problem to the list. According to the study, one of the biggest contributions to the emissions of carbon is owed to one single act: human reproduction. “Much attention has been paid to the ways that people’s home energy use, travel, food choices and other routine activities affect their emissions of carbon dioxide and, ultimately, their contributions to global warming,” said the study. “However, the reproductive choices of an individual are rarely incorporated into calculations of his [or her] personal impact on the environment.” According to the study’s findings, given current conditions in America, giving birth to a single child alone raises a person’s carbon emissions by 9,441 metric tons through carbon legacy. The study states that act alone raises a person’s carbon footprint 20 times more emissions even if a person minimizes that by doing such things as driving a high-mileage car, recycling, using energy-efficient appliances and light bulbs. These findings result in the study saying individuals must change their life style habits where reproduction is concerned or else there will be consequences. “Ignoring the consequences of reproduction can lead to serious under-estimation of an individual’s long-term impact on the global environment,” said the study. The study has further solidified evidence that population growth is a factor behind climate change. The issue has has resulted in mixed responses about how best to deal with this issue. Governments, such as India and China, have attempted to lower their high birthrates usually through incentives designed to
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The recent population explosion is not because of increased birth rates, but decreases in death rates, with the help of medicine, agriculture yields, urbanization, technology, education, disease prevention, and less war.
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The number of the population growth in the world is the result of incidental or unwanted pregnancies, according to the Germany World Population Fund.
57.4%
The worldwide percentage of women aged 15 to 49 who are married or in a union using modern contraception. This figure falls to only 31% in the least developed countries, according to the World Health Organization.
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encourage people to have fewer children. In the case of the latter, people are only permitted to have two children. However, studies show that birthrates, most notably in developed societies such as Germany, Japan, America and South Korea are declining not due to government intervention, but through the voluntary decisions of individuals to limit the number of children they have or not have any at all. This trend is noticeable especially among younger generations. An Urban Institute study found that fertility rates among female milennials in America aged 20 to 27 have been decreasing driven mainly by the great recession which began in 2007. However, scientists, according to a recent Pew Research study, still worry about the growing population of the planet than the public despite such drops. They worry about finding an adequate solution to this problem. Journalist Alan Weisman offers a few initial steps to accomplishing that in his book “Countdown”: providing good education, giving people the
means to help regulate the number of children they had and enabling people access to greater reproductive freedom. To prove this, Weisman specifically cites a successful family planning program utilizing in Iran beginning in 1989 until 2006. During this period, the country enjoyed access to education about being responsible about having children along with aids designed to prevent unwanted pregnancies such as contraceptives. Iran’s birthrate dropped from a high birthrate of 3.2 percent from 1986 to just 1.2 percent in 2001: one of the fastest drops ever recorded in history. However, the birthrate has begun to rise again due to the dismantling of these programs under the highly conservative regime of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. As a result, the education programs once designed to help curb the country’s burgeoning population are still being systematically eliminated. This kind of undermining behavior, Weisman says, allows a major factor behind climate change to continue.
The number of births every second around the world.
1.8 The number of deaths
every second around the world.
6.72%
The percent of birthrates in Monaco, France, one of the world’s lowest, according to the latest edition of the CIA World Factbook. The latest CIA World Factbook also says that Niger in Africa retains one of the world’s highest birthrates: 46.12 percent.
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The world population increase in just 12 years from 1999 to 2011.
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The population growth every 12 minutes, roughly the same amount of time it takes for another plant or animal species to become entirely extinct (the rate of species extinction is roughly 27,000 per year).
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The billions of malnourished around the globe, according to the World Health Organization. Population growth and environmental degradation are major causes behind the rapid increase of human diseases.
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The billions of people in the world who do not have enough food or safe drinking water.
300%
The population increase in the United States over the course of the 20th century, with a consumption of raw materials increase of 1,700%.
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Illustrating reality Evgenia Gennadi-Willis showcases her artwork at Saddleback College
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PAINTING FROM LIFE: Evgenia Gennadia-Willis’ soft pastel portrait on plexiglass entitled “Anna” is on display on the third floor of the library.
Exactly who is Evgenia Gennadia-Willis? With an education in architecture, graphic design and art, the Russian born Willis has several talents. To further her education beyond Russia, Gennadia-Willis moved to Warsaw, Poland to pursue a higher education. Later, she returned to Russia to obtain a degree in architecture, then began a career as a government projects supervisor in Russia. Although educated and successful, she had yet to pursue her passion for art. She moved to the United States in 1992 where she received both a bachelors and masters degree in fine arts from the Laguna College of Art and Design. Over the past decade Gennadia-Willis has gained academic training and experience from well-established art instructors at the Laguna College of Art and Design. Willis is a faculty member for the Saddleback College Emeritus institute, Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Oil Painters of Amer-
ica, American Impressionist Society, Russian-American Art Foundation and Pastel Society of the West Coast. She is also the co-founder of the United Society of Pastel Arts. Some of her skills include art education, art therapy, art history, contemporary art techniques and oil painting, to name a few. She has instructed art classes at the Art Association of Laguna Woods, and the University of California Irvine-Russian kids studio. Her instructor experience has helped set forth new goals for her career, which aim towards increasing student motivation, awareness and understanding of the arts, with emphasis on interdisciplinary teachings. Throughout the week, Gennadia-Willis has a pop-up art gallery on the third floor of the library. Her work includes soft pastel on various surfaces titled “Anna,” “Anna Dreaming” and “Elisabeth’s Grandchild.” There are 8 pieces or her art on display in total. Her art seems to display a very real element while also incorporating her life experiences. Her extensive knowledge and passion for art is clearly visible, as if you almost understand the mood she was in when she created these fine works of art.
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Saddleback’s Oxford study abroad program begins GREGORY WHITE CONTRIBUTOR
Saddleback College is offering students the opportunity to study abroad in Oxford, England. This gives students the chance to live in Oxford for nine weeks as they continue their studies through Saddleback. The program is set to take place for the spring 2016 semester. The trip will begin on March 17 with classes in Oxford starting on March 21. Classes in Oxford would end May 18 and students would return from the program on May 20. The classes offered to students while studying abroad include English 1B (also offered as an honors course), English 27A (also offered as an honors course), English 18 and Humanities. All students wanting to participate must enroll in English 18, English 27A and Humanities for eligibility. Also, all wanting to study abroad must have a minimum grade point average of a 2.0 and must be enrolled in 12 units or more the previous semester before leaving for the program. This indicates that students are able to handle the full-time work load of 12 units or more that is required while enrolled in the Oxford program. The trip includes round-trip airfare from Los Angeles to London, round-trip airport transfer from London airport to accommodations in Oxford, a welcome reception/orientation, a guided tour through Oxford, three field trips and two theater visits, four educational excursions into London, homestay accommodations including breakfast and dinner, services of local coordinator during the program, medical and program fee
refund insurance policies and $50 non-refundable application fee. The final price of the Oxford program comes out to $6,175. Taya Buehler-Reagan, a Saddleback College student new to the study abroad program, gave insight on what she was looking forward to from the trip. She said she was extremely excited about getting the chance to travel to Europe. She is heading to Europe over winter break to visit some friends, but is eager to study abroad so she can experience what Europe has to offer for a longer period of time. Aside from academics, while in Oxford, students are offered a multitude of different field trips. The program presents students with a tour of Bath and Stonehenge. Saddleback students are granted private access into the stones while visiting Stonehenge. The trip also includes a full day tour of Stratford upon Avon with access into Anne Hathaway’s cottage and the birthplace of Shakespeare. In addition, a tour of Warwick castle is available as well as one theater admission ticket for a performance at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Lastly, the trip includes a London field trip and an optional excursion to York for an additional $600. This opportunity offers students a once in a lifetime chance to broaden their academic journey through exposure to a different culture and a different way of living. “I like seeing how much the students grow and change” head of the Oxford study abroad program, Professor Suki Fisher. “In just seeing how much they learn about themselves and how much they grow as individuals.”
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HISTORIC SIGHTS: Oxford, in addition to its famous education system, hosts equally famous architecture. Hertford Bridge, known popularly as the Bridge of Sighs, connects two parts of Hertford College over New College Land.
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EBONY AND IVORY: David Karp, in addition to teaching the piano, has created over 700 compositions to be played on pianos during his lifetime.
Concert hour with pianist David Karp
David Karp entertains patrons with an evening of music and stories
what you do. That’s what my father used to tell me.” Karp then performed his first published work, “Polly Wolly Swings,” a light, jazzy rendition of the classic tune. He went on to explain the hurBRIAN MEW dles of writing music for a living. CONTRIBUTOR “I had to write under three difDr. David Karp, nationally ferent pseudonyms just to get my known pianist, composer, edu- work out there,” Karp said. “And cator and author held a free con- even then, I was making maybe $25 cert and lecture at Saddleback a solo. If it was a duet, maybe $30 College’s Fine Arts Building since it contained more notes I supNov. 12. Karp, who co-chairs the pose.” At this point, the performance Keyboard Department at Southern Methodist University in Dal- transitioned from lecture to a string las, Texas, performed a number of nearly uninterrupted performancof his favorite personal compo- es. It began with “Lady Margaret’s sitions, lectured on his musical Suite,” a peaceful prelude in the background and answered stu- style of Bach, whom Karp, like most classically-trained pianists, greatly dents’ questions. admires. Karp opened “If winning contests “How could with a composiyou get tired of tion, “Old Man is why you enter a playing Bach?” of the Mountain,” profession, you’re Karp asked. “I imploring stunot meant for that could spend andents to take note other entire lifeof the change profession.” time just studying from A major to David Karp Bach.” B flat minor to Without much evoke the imaghesitation, Karp started into his ery of rocks falling down a slope. Most students in attendance plan three-part “Sonatina.” The first to major in piano or jazz studies, movement made use of metric tripso Karp’s demonstration was lets and sixteenth notes inspired by geared to helping them achieve a a Mozart-era sonata, while the secbetter understanding of jazz and ond movement was a slow, dark composition in Phrygian mode. Its classical compositions. Afterwards, he began to de- final movement was a jazz-inspired scribe his first experiences per- ditty at a lively pace, which Karp exforming music on an accordion plained was even quite difficult for at the age of 8. Despite being himself. Finally, he introduced two stupraised at 15 as a top performer in the nation, he lost his passion dents and guided them through a for the competitive side of mu- duet titled “Sentimental Thought.” After the concert, Karp offered sic. formal instruction to the music stu“If winning contests is why you enter a profession, you’re dents. Those interested moved into not meant for that profession,” a smaller classroom for a more intiKarp said. “You should just love mate and hands-on session.
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The Gauchos gather in celebration after beating Golden West 46-32 en route to achieveing the Southern League Conference title on Saturday at Saddleback
Gauchos win conference title Saddleback defeats Golden West to go 6-0 in National Southern league capturing title. DOMINIC EBEL
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“We just talked about how important it is for us to play with one heartbeat as a team and other then that we just kept doing what we were doing and stuck with the process and we’ve just improve every single week,” said Mark McElroy. “[This is] a special team with some great kids that play hard and play hard together.” Early in the game Gauchos sophomore halfback Michael Neal took a handoff from Stanton, got some day light and rambled just short of a touchdown all the way to the
one yard line. The next play Stanton lept over the the goal line and then passed for the two point conversion, giving the Gauchos the lead, 8-0. “We’ve been put to the test, but never stopped,” said Stanton. “That is so much to do with our defense, so much to do with our line, so much to do with blocking from our receivers and big plays from our receivers.” The Gauchos defense held the Rustlers for the change of possession at the 10:26 mark in the first quarter. In the new series of downs, Saddleback freshman halfback Jojo Binda ran strong to setup Stanton with a pass on 3rd down to pick up the first down that needed to be executed to keep the drive alive. “It was so much fun to be out here on this field and with these guys,” said Stanton. Saddleback started to pick the Rustlers defense apart, starting by dumping a short pass to sophomore receiver Zack Davis from Stanton to pick up the first down. The
Gauchos drive down the field culminated with Stanton leaping into the end zone, putting them up 15-0 at 8:59 mark in the 1st quarter. “It’s awesome, we put so much into this and I mean for the first time in a long time we won the league championship,” said Collins. Golden West needed to strike back, to keep them in the game and they started connecting their scheme on offense. The Rustlers got a 3rd and short when sophomore receiver Josh Smith received a short pass completed by freshman quarterback Nick Sternad. “It’s pretty awesome man, we haven’t had a good season in the past couple of years, so it feels really good to win like that and have an eight game win streak,” sophomore receiver Cody White said. The score by Golden West was orchestrated down the field to the Saddleback 30yard line, just outside of the red zone, using
two series of first downs. The Gauchos defense broke on 3rd down and the Rustlers got their first touchdown making it 15-7 at the 2:59 mark left in the first quarter. At the 50-yard line Gauchos sophomore receiver Dominic Collins sprang into a catch and run from Stanton down to the 35 yard line of Golden West on their next drive. Stanton then ran for 10 yards and sophomore halfback Matt Brock ran to the left side for the touchdown, making it 22-7 with 13:31 left in the second quarter. Golden West responded with a 40-yard kickoff return that sparked them for the moment. The Gauchos defense stepped up though, holding them on the run and then Saddleback’s sophomore cornerback Candido Corporan picked off the Sternad pass, giving the possession and momentum back to the Gauchos. For the complete article go to lariatnews.com/sports.
Saddleback edges out Santiago Canyon 1-0 Lady gauchos defeat Hawks to guarantee a second place finish in conference play HAILEY WEDDINGTON CONTRIBUTOR
Saddleback College women’s soccer entered the 2015 season having never defeated Santiago Canyon College, whether it be at home or away, in the program’s 15year history. After Tuesday’s win, Saddleback snapped that losing streak. Saddleback College (15-3-2) edged conference leader Santiago Canyon 1-0 on Nov. 10 on Santiago’s turf in Orange. The lone goal of the game came from sophomore midfielder Brittney Stevens. The play was developed by sophomore defender Brittany Bartle. Bartle launched the ball down the line only to have it kicked back to her by a Santiago player. She crossed the ball to Stevens who had a clear shot at the goal and booted it in to put her team up 1-0 at the
22nd minute of the first half. This turned out to be all Saddleback needed to clinch the victory. “This is a huge win,” Bartle said. “I think the mentality going into any game is just to win, it doesn’t matter who you are playing, just win and play as a team and fight as a team.” The Guachos were on their heels during the second half, protecting their one-goal lead. The Gaucho’s lassoed the high-scoring Hawk’s for a second straight time this season. Saddleback’s keeper Angelica Ramos closed the door on Santiago Canyon (16-2-2) seven times over the course of the game. “We knew they were quick,” Ramos said. “We knew they were going to try and get through us in the middle to split the ball so I was just focused on getting off my line as quickly as I could.” During the second half, as the Gauchos were holding the lead, players were getting heated as the refs kept the whistles in their pocket. Five separate Saddleback players had to walk off the field and be looked at by trainers for various reasons.
The Gauchos battled to protect the net as Santiago was buzzing around the net. During the four-minute injury stoppage time the Hawks sustained pressure in Saddleback territory. “They put their bodies literally on the line to try and do everything they can to keep the ball from going in,” Ramos said. “From the forwards down to the defense, I want to honor them for sacrificing their bodies for 90 minutes. And I don’t want to let anything in for the team because they are putting everything out there.” While this was a big win for the Gauchos, they now turn their attention to their rivals Irvine Valley College. The team focuses on carrying this momentum into the regular season finale. “We want to continue this momentum and finish strong,” said head coach BJ McNicol. “We have a couple girls that are banged up, so we will look to rest some players and then see if we can finish in the second spot and start focusing on playoffs.” Saddleback finishes the 2015 season at Irvine Valley College at 1 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 13.
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The lady gauchos huddle together after the game to celebrate their victory over Santiago Canyon on Tuesday.