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Students gather around the quad at for transfer day. Over 40 universities came to the campus on Oct. 1. Among the univer-sities were Arizona State University, The University of Montana, University of San Francisco and Alaska Pacific University.

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Former Los Rios Community Col-lege District Chancellor Dr. Brice Harris was named the 15th California Com-munity Colleges Chancellor on Sept. 26 by the California Community Colleges Board of Governors.

He will be responsible of leading the 72 districts in California and repre-senting the 112 community colleges, the largest system of higher education in the country.

“Harris is absolutely the right leader for the position,” said Cosumnes River College President Debbie Travis.

“He embodies the historic knowledge about the community college and he understands the principles upon which community college education was built in California. He has the connections, the relationship and the belief that our mission needs to be part of the recovery and the continuing vitality of California.”

Harris was the longest serving chan-cellor for 16 years as the Los Rios Com-munity College Chancellor according to an article in the Sacramento Business Journal and Sacramento Metro Chamber named him Sacramentan of the Year in 2011.

The ability to make access for more students was one of his accomplishments. Other program accomplishments, like the Task Force Program and many of the Work Force Programs, were the result of his partnering with community mem-bers and business industry.

Travis described him as an indi-vidual who believes in education for all students and is committed to making sure that students have access to higher education.

Campus facilities like the Winn Cen-ter and expansion on the cafeteria and bookstore resulted from his leadership with the Board of Trustees to get bond measures passed.

Harris will replace Jack Scott, who retired earlier this month.

“I am sad that he is no longer with Los Rios, but I think the statewide com-munity college system picked a great leader,” said computer information sci-ence professor Markus Geissler.

According to press release California Community College Chancellor’s Office, Harris has served on a host of local, state and national boards and commissions. He was the first educator to serve as pres-ident of the Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and also served

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Education to benefit from Proposition 30

If Proposition 30 fails to pass, community colleges in California stand to lose approximately $550 million, California Community Colleges Vice Chancellor for College Finance & Facilities Planning Dan Troy said during a conference call for college newspapers.

Proposition 30 proposes a tax increase for those who earn over $250,000 annually for a duration of seven years, and an increase in sales tax by one quarter of a penny for four years, according to the official voter information guide.

"One of the strong parts of the measure is that it generates $6 billion in the near future for public education and safety in our local communities," Cosumnes River College President of the Los Rios Colleges Federation of Teachers Jason Newman said.

According to the official voter’s guide, spending reductions which center primarily on education would not occur for 2012-2013 school year if Proposition 30 passes. Besides education, money from Proposition 30 would go to police departments, CalFire and other public safety institutions.

Political science professor Elizabeth Huffman said that Propo-sition 30 “significantly impacts our ability to provide high quality education at an

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Some are calling it the end of the middle-class, while others call it politi-cal reform and the end of special-interest spending.

The passage of Proposition 32 would prohibit unions and corporations from

using payroll-deducted funds for political purposes and would change the state cam-paign finance laws, according to the Cali-fornia official voter information guide.

According to the official voter’s guide, a payroll deduction is when an employer withholds money from an employee’s pay-check.

Unions, as defined by the voter’s guide, represent employees in the collective bar-gaining process by negotiating terms of employment with their respective employ-ers.

In further detail, the bill would prevent unions and corporations from contribut-ing to candidates and candidate-controlled committees, but the restrictions do not af-fect spending for federal offices, like the President of the United States, according to the voter’s guide.

While Proposition 32 states that it af-fects corporations too, opponents say the wording is deceptive and that it doesn’t tell the whole story.

“I think that Prop 32 is a trick of the Republican Party to reduce the power of la-bor, reduce the power of unions, reduce the power of the middle class and reduce the power of the Democratic Party,” said Eng-lish as a second language professor Sandra Carter.

The president of the Los Rios College Federation of Teachers, Jason Newman, believes it would hurt the teachers union’s voice in politics.

“If Prop 32 passes, the ability of the LR-CFT, our faculty union, to impact local and state election campaigns will be severely curtailed,” he said.

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Senate clears path for transfer students

Acquiring a bachelor’s degree from a California State University may soon be easier.

In September 2010, the Cali-fornia Senate passed the Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act, officially known as SB 1440, a bill designed to create a clear path for community college students who sought a bachelor's degree from a CSU.

The bill states that prior to entry into the CSU a student must complete an Associate in Arts or Associate in Science Degree for Transfer, which the California Community College Chancellor's Office defines as a degree “having 60 transferable units that include the Intersegmental General Edu-cation Transfer Curriculum or CSU General Education Breadth pattern and 18 units in a major or area of emphasis.”

Many students would pre-fer to skip the general education requirements and delve straight into their major but David Aa-gard, the Transfer Director of Co-sumnes River College, emphasiz-es that these classes are important.

“I think the philosophy be-hind general ed is to give a broad education,” says Aagaard, “[it] gives you time to help get expo-sure.”

Students who work towards an AA-T or AS-T Degree have two options in regards to fulfill-ing their general education re-quirements, Breadth or IGETC.

Breadth, also known as the blue sheet, is a group of re-

quired courses designed spe-cifically for the completion of general educa-tion classes of-fered by com-munity colleges. Once completed these classes are then recognized by the CSUs as legitimate and whose units are transferable.

The other general educa-tion option for an AA-T or AS-T, IGETC, also known as the white sheet, will permit a student to transfer from a community college to a campus in either the California State Uni-versity or University of California system,” according to the IGETC course form.

While they may seem one and the same, IGETC and Breadth are differentiated by two aspects. The first is that Breadth is designed specifically for entry into a CSU whereas IGETC is recognized by both the CSU and UC systems. The second being the difference in minimum grade requirements, a factor which can easily be over-looked.

Breadth requires an overall C average, meaning that a student may receive a D in one or two of the required classes and still be accepted as long as the final aver-age of all courses amounts to a C. IGETC, being recognized by the UC system, asks that students re-ceive a grade no lower than a C in each of it’s classes, meaning that a final grade of D in a class will mandate it’s re-taking in order to be recognized as completed.

With completion of either IGETC or Breadth, students are also required to complete a mini-

mum of 18 units in their desired field. These added courses are ac-knowledged by the CSUs as lower division major preparation and help bring the final unit total to the required 60 for an AA-T or AS-T degree.

Sounds like a lot of work for just a transfer, doesn't it?

Lynn M. Fowler, the Articu-lation Officer here at CRC, de-scribes in simpler terms the de-gree as “a package of coursework that you get to take with you.”

This degree, or 'package' of 60 units, will then be recognized by the CSU as completion of the first half of a bachelors degree giving the student 'priority admission' above other transfer students and upon entry will “prohibit the CSU from requiring students to take more than 60 units to complete a 120-unit baccalaureate degree,” according to a fact sheet from the Chancellor's Office.

These days, the concept of priority admission is becoming increasingly significant. In re-sponse to the current economic climate and cuts to state funding, the CSU system will only be ac-cepting students with an AA-T or AS-T in the Spring of 2013. All

other transfers have been placed on hold until the fall.

Currently the degrees cov-er only five subjects: sociology, math, psychology, communica-tion studies and physics. However, four other degrees, early child-hood education, business, theater arts and anthropology, are being developed in a joint effort by community colleges and CSUs.

Anthropology professor Amanda Wolcott-Paskey is one of three community college profes-sors developing a statewide AA-T degree for anthropology.

“We have a lot of students go-ing to the CSUs,” said Paskey, “and if it helps them get a leg up, great.”

With changes being made to transfer degrees, repetition, re-peatability and even admissions, it seems that the structure and purpose of community colleges are beginning to change.

“I would encourage students to make sure that early on, when you first get here, make sure you're meeting with a counselor, with someone in the discipline that you're interested in,” Fowler said. “To get a sense of 'Is where I think I'm going where I really want to be going?'”

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The Cosumnes River Col-lege bookstore offers everything from e-books, to loose leafs, to the good old-fashioned hardcover textbooks. What may start as a personal preference in style can easily lead to a planned invest-ment.

Students vocalized their frus-trations over loose-leaf texts and appeared baffled by the word “e-book.” One commonality among the student body: the cheaper the better.

Compared to many online booksellers, “the campus book-store has really good prices,” said 30-year-old alumni Mike Lic-ciardello, an international rela-tions major. “And the rental pro-gram at CRC is amazing.”

Bookstore manager Maria Hyde emphasised that students really enjoy the rental program. This semester, students rented on average two to three books each, Hyde said.

If rented versions are not available, then used textbooks are preferred in terms of pricing, said bookstore employee Gina Rosner.

Sociology professor Paul Zisk

said he only offers his introduc-tion text in the loose-leaf version because “books are just too ex-pensive.”

“It saves the students 40 bucks upfront,” Zisk said.

Although loose leaf is less ex-pensive than hardcover texts, the pages get easily ruined, torn and crumpled, said 19-year-old unde-clared major Salvador Vargas.

Devin McCowan, a 19-year-old film and media major said he hatesexpressed his frustrations to-wards loose-leaf texts.

“The regular hardcover text-books are already put together, it’s just more simple,” Mccowan said.

Nutrition professor Timaree Hagenburger encourages her stu-dents to purchase the e-book for her introductory nutrition cours-es.

“E-books are the most eco-nomical, as they’re accessible from anywhere that has internet access,” Hagenburger said via email, call-ing online texts an “interactive” way to learn.

It’s crucial students have both a price alternative and experience alternative provided through vari-ous forms of texts, according to Vice President of learning solu-tions and services for McGraw-Hill Higher Education Tom Malek,

in a New York Times article. Despite its innovative fea-

tures, e-books account for only 2 percent of the campus bookstore sales, Hyde said.

Many students, like 20-year-old welding major Andrew Ma-han, have never heard of e-books, much less purchased one.

Chante Clark, 19-year old lib-eral studies major, coming straight out of high school, prefers to stick to the familiar hardcover book.

“It’s just nice to have a book in my hands with pages to turn,” Lic-ciardello said.

The student body is no doubt a group of savvy shoppers when it

comes to purchasing textbooks. It’s no longer a matter of af-

fordability, but rather a method of learning best-suited for the indi-vidual student.

“Affordability is the headline, but student success is what needs to be the headline here,” Malek said.

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Textbooks in the Hawks Nest bookstore come in a variety of options for students, including hard cover, loose leaf, new, used and rental. Recently, e-books have become the cheapest option.

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New bill will develop open source college textbooks

The government wants to help students get free text-books for their classes.

Gov. Jerry Brown signed California Senate Bills 1052 and 1053 on Sept 27., two bills which place into motion a project that will “establish development of open source digital textbooks for 50 lower division courses which stu-dents can electronically access for free,” according to a press release from California Sen. Darrell Steinberg's office.

Governor signs Student Success Act

Gov. Jerry Brown signed the Student Success Act of 2012 on Sept. 27 to “initiate superior student education and strengthen tomorrow's workforce,” according to a press release from the Cali-fornia Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office.

Brown plans to provide a path for college students that was previously missing before the act.

New Associate Degree for Transfer website launched

California Community Colleges and California State University launched a new website, ADegreeWithAGuar-antee.com, which provides information about the new Associate Degree for Transfer (AA-T/AS-T) pathway, ac-cording to a press release from CCC Chancelor's office.

This pathway is designed to aid students in earning their degrees without wasted units and transferring with ease, according to the release.

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Chancellor:California picked a great leader, Geissler says

as president of the Sacramento Area Commerce and Trade Orga-nization.

Harris served on the Ameri-can Council on Education board and was a member of the Califor-nia Community Colleges Chan-cellor’s Office Student Success Task Force.

“As he always said for us, we go out and we work at a state level that were representing Los Rios and now that he’s the state chan-cellor he’s still representing Los Rios and makes us all very proud,” said President of the Academic Senate Dr. Charles “Kale” Braden.

affordable cost.”The current state budget is written with

the assumption of Proposition 30 passing, according to the official title and summary of Proposition 30.

If Proposition 30 fails, community col-leges will face approximately $338 million in automatic reductions, known as trigger cuts, CCC Acting Chancellor Erik Skinner said.

However, if the proposition passes, then not only would these cuts be avoided, but community colleges would gain $210 mil-lion through the increased taxes.

“The impact to me seems really well written,” Mike Licciardello, a 30-year-old campus political organizer for the LRCFT and CRC alumnus said. “It would actually be used properly for schools.”

Newman outlined the different scenari-os for the Los Rios Community College Dis-trict regarding Proposition 30.

“If Prop 30 passes, we’re looking at an ex-tra $2 million for our district that won’t be

there if Prop 30 does not pass,” Newman said.Newman explained that this would not

be adding any additional courses or students to the college, but that “it will stop us from cutting more classes, that’s the absolute bot-tom line.”

“Overall in the district we’ll see 600 and perhaps as many as 800 classes cut between now and 2014 if Prop 30 doesn’t pass,” New-man said. “That will be a total of a 15 percent reduction since 2009 in Los Rios.”

Beyond that, Newman said that faculty would be facing a 6 percent decrease in pay starting “in January or February,” and that approximately 20 percent of the student body would be unable to attend school.

Proposition 38 is a competing tax initia-tive that looks to increase taxes to fund early childhood programs and K-12 schooling, ac-cording to the voter’s guide.

Civil rights attorney Molly Munger has opposed Proposition 30 in favor of backing 38 to guarantee money to education. Mung-er’s initiative would increase taxes incremen-

tally for those filing taxes over $7,316.Munger’s initiative would generate $10

billion annually and rather than be part of the state budget, the money would go di-rectly to school districts, according to The Sacramento Bee.

Licciardello disagreed with Proposition 38 in favor of Proposition 30. He said that the sliding tax scale would affect everyone, which would only hurt those who need help the most.

Since Propositions 30 and 38 both affect personal income taxes, only one can take af-fect.

In the event of both propositions pass-ing, whichever gets more “yes” votes will go into effect.

In the event that both pass and Propo-sition 38 gets more votes, then community colleges would still face trigger cuts.

“[Proposition 38] doesn’t do anything for higher education,” Licciardello said. “It’s only shooting people in the foot by not sup-porting their educational goals.”

Approximately 2.5 million of California’s workers are repre-sented by unions.

These employee union dues are spent on things like So-cial Security, income taxes and health care.

But unions also use some of that money to fund activities outside of collective bargain-ing, like political expenditures, according to the official voter’s guide.

Proponents of Proposition 32 claim that it would cut the money tie between special inter-est groups and politicians.

In other words, politicians receive money from the unions and then vote the way they tell

them to.However, many union

members don’t believe that the supporters of the bill are being completely honest.

“Prop 32 claims to be po-litical reform; in reality, it’s really deceptive,” Newman said.

Mike Licciardello, cam-pus political organizer for the LCRFT Alumnes of CRC, be-lieves that the bill is not only dis-honest, but it makes politics for unions unfair.

“The most important thing is to preserve some type of balance in politics,” Licciardello said.

“Even though that is what 32 claims to achieve, if 32 passed, it would make the political dia-logue decidedly one-sided.”

Opponents of the bill say that although Proposition 32 in-cludes corporations in the prohi-bition, most corporations do not use payroll deductions to fund politics.

According to the Los An-geles Times, these corporations fund politicians with the money they made via the sale of goods and services these businesses provided.

“I find it curious that it’s making it easier for corporations and harder for unions to par-ticipate in the same thing,” said political science professor Eliza-beth Huffman.

Both unions and corpora-tions spend millions of dollars annually to fund campaigns;

however the amount of money each group gives varies widely.

According to the Center of Investigative Reporting, the top labor unions spent $284 million on initiatives, candidates and parties from 2001 to 2011.

During that same span of time, business contributors spent $931 million.

“Collecting union dues from members is the only way that unions can influence political campaigns in the favor of work-ing class and middle class peo-ple,” Newman said.

Like many union members, he believes the bill is just another attempt to throw unions out of government.

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There is one word that encompasses Rachel Dube’s focus as soccer team captain this season: pas-sion.

As one out of the two returning players to the team, Dube hopes that her passion for the sport can help her in leading a group of new players.

“My parents had a rule that we could play any sport we wanted as long as we played a sport,” Dube said. “My father was a soccer fan so he wanted me to play. I started playing and fell in love with

it.”After

taking a s e m e s t e r off to focus on classes and units in order to make the transfer to a four-year university smoother, Dube has returned to the sport she loves.

“Honestly I wish they were an older

groups of girls, but it’s nice and I love it,” Dube said. “It’s hard though, to work with a team that's never been together.”

Dube’s promotion to team captain demonstrates that pas-sion for the sport is a key in her plans for the game.

“I hope to put some passion in the girls mainly,” Dube said. “We have the skills individually to play, but with the

younger girls they lack the experience.”When it came to her becoming the team captain

head coach Cesar Plasencia said that the experience of having a season under her belt and knowing what college-level soccer is like gave her an advantage for

the position.“She brings experience and leadership

qualities needed for our team as we’re very young,” Plasencia said.

Learning what losing a game means was another area that Dube felt she could expand on with her team. Dube said that losing needed to be seen as a big thing by the team.

“I know I have the leadership to get these girls where they need to be,” she said.

Plasencia said that Dube is already working to instill passion through her

play. The team is very young though and haven’t picked up on her cues yet, he said.

“She’s very strong. She plays hard and gives it her all every game,” Plasencia said.

“She could be an all-conference performer if she continues at the level she plays.”

With the season underway and quite a few games under their belt, Dube believes that her

team has shown a lot of potential so far. She said it would be a struggle to make the playoffs though.

“With the number of injuries so far it’s a toss up,” she said. “Every girl has to be able to commit fully.”

Even with the pressures that come with be-ing captain, at the end of the day Dube said she enjoys being captain and being a role model for her team.

“Be the best you can be and never give up,” Dube said. “Those were things my parents hammered into me. Those that work hard will get what they deserve.”

The women’s soccer team lost their second straight game to the Delta College Mustangs on Tuesday.

Unable to get anything going offensively, the Hawks were shutout 1-0.

“They were better than us to-day,” Hawks’ head coach Cesar Plasencia said. “We were flat and very lazy. They out-hustled us.”

Although neither team came out in the first half with much en-ergy, the Mustangs controlled the ball on offense early and often. Be-cause Delta was able to control the ball, they kept a significant amount of pressure on the Hawks’ defense, forcing them to play on their heels for the majority of the first half.

The Mustangs nearly broke the tie in the 17th minute when sopho-more midfielder Megan Mata sent a cross that went just in front of the net and was met by a group of Mustangs and Hawks. However, the ball dribbled past the Mustangs attacker, and the Hawks were able to clear the ball.

The rest of the first half was much of the same; the Mustangs controlled the possession battle, rarely allowing the Hawks’ offense to get past midfield.

Right before halftime, Delta had another chance to take the lead when sophomore midfielder Kylie Gacer broke past the Hawks defense and sent a shot that was blocked by Hawks‘ freshman goalie Oliana De La Torre.

The tale of the tape for the Hawks in the first half was a lack of energy and aggression. The Mus-

tangs hustled to every loose ball, which was one of the main reasons they maintained possession on of-fense.

“We need to be more hungry for the wins,” freshman midfielder Jessica DeAnda said. “We need to want it more.”

The Hawks came out in the second half with a lot more energy.

Just four minutes into the sec-

ond half, the Hawks had their best chance to score on a corner kick that bounced around in the box. However, the Hawks were unable to get a foot on the ball and the op-portunity was missed.

The Mustangs regained pos-session after CRC’s miss and put the pressure back on the Hawks defense.

In the 9th minute, after an un-

lucky bounce, freshman midfielder Crystal Vega was called for a hand-ball inside the goalie box, which resulted in a penalty kick for the Mustangs.

Gacer was called upon for the penalty kick, and she would not disappoint. Gacer put the ball into the back of the net, which broke the tie and put the Mustangs up 1-0.

“Penalties are always hard to

take,” Gacer said. “All eyes are on you. I just have to breathe and put the ball in.”

The Hawks were unable to tie the game. In their last six games, they have only won once.

“I think they are a little injured,” Mustangs’ head coach Adrienne Sorenson said. “They are definitely a talented team. When we play again it will be a battle.”

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Freshman midfielder Jessica DeAnda falls between two Delta defenders at the Hawks Oct. 2 home game. DeAnda recovered, but the Hawks have battled injuries all year long. "We have to get healthy. We are asking our players to do a lot," Coach Plasencia said.

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“She'S very Strong. She playS hard and giveS it her all every game. She could be an all-conference performer...”

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It was the year 2004 when her coaching career began, coaching a team of develop-

mental athletes 12 years old and under. She now finds her-self as interim head coach of the Cosumnes River College volleyball team, a team she once played for.

For Natalie Wells, volley-ball is her passion and she is ex-cited to take on a greater chal-lenge, like coaching her former team.

“I am very excited to step into this new role as the inter-im head coach for the women’s volleyball program,” Wells said.

“Although I was nervous be-cause I have some good shoes to fill, I am excited to take this next step in my coaching ca-reer.”

Wells temporarily takes over for Coach Minet Gunther, who has been granted sabbati-cal leave to further her educa-tion.

Having played and been around the game for 14 years, Wells has developed quite a re-sume.

As a player, she was a li-bero and captain for both CRC and California State University, Sacramento. She was named Best Defensive Player on the Sac State club team and had some of her best matches at Nationals; a nationwide tour-nament.

As a coach, she helped lead her team at Franklin High School to the playoffs for the first time in school history. Along with coaching at CRC, she is also currently the coach-ing director at Sunset Volley-ball Club where she coaches the 18 and under team, a team in which she lead to the cham-pionship flight of Regionals, the highest of any team in club history.

Her coaching philosophy is simple.

“My coaching philosophy is to train athletes in volleyball as well as preparing my ath-letes for what will come in life,” Wells said. “Since volleyball is a

failure sport, I want my athletes to learn from our mistakes and failures to make us better at ev-erything.”

Like any coach, Wells has expectations, but her expecta-tions don’t necessarily revolve around winning.

“I expect and want my ath-letes to learn something new about their sport that allows them to fall in love with it over and over again,” she said. “I expect them to work hard and strive to get better.”

With Gunther expected to return next season, Wells will continue to be the assistant coach to the team, but that’s next season. For now, this is her team.

“I want to bring some new things to the program and dif-ferent things that the athletes hopefully take too.” Wells said.

“She has taught us new drills, a new and positive at-titude and a winning mindset that keeps us pushing each other and ourselves,” sophmore outside hitter Hoang Nguyen said.

Win or lose, as long as the athletes take in what she ex-pects them to, she has done her job.

She refers to a quote by Mike Krzyzewski, coach of the men’s basketball team at Duke University and Team USA's men’s basketball team.

“Sometimes in defeat, you can set the stage for future victory. I wanted to feel good about what they had accom-plished. Not to like losing but to like the success they had.”

Natalie Wells looks to prepare volley-ball athletes for life

The men’s soccer team squared off against conference rival American River College Beavers under the lights on Sept. 27.

Midfielder Joel Torres sparked high hopes for the Hawks, putting the ball in the back of the net within the first three min-utes.

The fire didn’t last long, as ARC re-sponded with what head coach Ron Preble described as a more “direct style” of play.

“Right when we score, we get too ex-cited,” said Hawks’ freshman captain and midfielder Bernie Gonzalez. “We’re run-ning like wild animals after that. We need to contain. We need to stay solid.”

Throughout the rest of the half, the Beavers maintained control of the ball and shut down any Hawks' attempts to inter-cept in the midfield.

Fifteen minutes in, a dash towards the goalkeeper was halted dead in its tracks when Hawks' defender Mohamed Jaqun was stopped just yards before the goal line.

By the end of the first half, ARC evened the score 1-1.

At the start of the second half, CRC freshman forward Rigoberto Gomez ex-ecuted a successful play and gave the team another goal, all in the first two minutes.

ARC responded to the pressure quick-ly, landing a goal of their own less than one minute later.

Both teams fought for the next half hour, each working hard to tip the scales. Each seemed desperate in the restless con-

frontation, with failed goal attempts, con-stant offside calls and several injuries.

During stoppage time, ARC managed a final goal midfield, sealing the deal at 3-2.

With three ties and three losses, it’s now seven games since the Hawks’ last victory.

Taking note of the result, defender Demitri Fellines argued that in order to make the next game a victory the team needs to be more predatory.

“After the first goal, the next minutes are telling minutes,” he said. “The oppos-

ing team gets scored on and feels like crap, and if the other team is a technically and mentally skilled team, they’re going to keep attacking them.”

Fellines hinted that the Hawks seem to have a hard time closing out games.

“Kick them while they’re down,” he con-tinued. “You have to go for the throat. In this case, we let AR get back up and square with us again. We don’t have that killer in-stinct. We have it to score the first goal, but not two or three more in the next minutes.”

Hawks are winless in last seven, fall to fourth place in the Big 8 Conference

TheCheap$eats

By Zach Hanniganzhannigan.connect@gmail

According to Merriam-Webster, the definition of a lockout is the with-holding of employment by an employer and the whole or partial closing of the business establishment in order to gain concessions from or resist demands of employees.

According to National Hockey League owners, the definition is ripping off the players of as much money as they can.

According to fans, like myself, the definition is a ridiculously long process that involves grown men acting like cry-babies over millions of dollars, while de-priving the average American of his or her sports.

In the past two years alone, fans have had to deal with that “L” word in three of America’s four major sports: the NBA, the NFL and now the NHL.

It gets even worse when you con-sider the NFL locked out its referees as well. We all know how that went.

What happened to touchdowns and dunks? Now all sports fans can talk about is collective bargaining and player pensions.

Let’s move down a level and hit on Division I collegiate sports. While you won’t have to deal with lockouts, you will have to deal with more scandals than a Britney Spears night on the town.

The latest hullabaloo involves for-mer University of North Carolina bas-ketball star Tyler Hansbrough and his mother. Tami Hansbrough allegedly used money that was raised by UNC to fund trips to see Tyler play at away games. Reports have also surfaced that she used some of the money to see her other son Ben play as well. Ben is cur-rently playing for Notre Dame.

Scandals and improper benefits are prevalent throughout Division I sports and I won’t even get into Penn State’s is-sues.

I’ll move yet another level down, to our own backyard. Community college sports are all around us. In fact, outside of the Olympics, they may be the last pure athletic competition left.

While the New York Yankees are busy trying to buy a World Series, our very own Cosumnes River College Hawks baseball team went out and won a State Championship. By the way, none of those players are paid and none of them had a home field to call their own.

While San Francisco Giants out-fielder Melky Cabrera was busy tak-ing steroids, Hawks outfielder Colby Brenner was busy stealing 29 bases, making him second in the state in that category.

And while Los Angeles Lakers for-ward Dwight Howard was busy asking for a trade from the Orlando Magic, CRC was busy hosting the 2012 Basket-ball State Championship.

Our view of professional sports may be from the cheap seats, but make no mistake, the fans do not miss anything. We simply want our sports, we’ll buy the $10 beers and the $5 hot dogs if that’s what it takes to see our teams in action.

But why?We get the same sports at our own

school for less than $10 a game. We don’t have to deal with lockouts or scandals, we simply get to enjoy the competition.

So next time you turn on ESPN and hear about a lockout, don’t fret. CRC and community college athletics have you covered.

Mary Garcia | The Connection

Hawks lose in stoppage time

By Mozes Zaratemzarate.connect@gmail

ARC forward Jamiu Folorunsho makes his way between CRC defenders Christian Ballesteros and Johnny Cuantecontzi to score a goal in stoppage time.

Interim coach brings new philosophy to team

By Victor Maciasvmacias.connect@gmail

Mary Garcia | The ConnectionCRC volleyball coach Natalie Wells watches her team practice.

From pretty pastel pens to curvy girl Legos, it seems as though companies desperately try to rope in the female audience by altering their products to be female-friendly.

Bic now has a new pastel-colored ball point pen called “The Bic Cristal for Her,” which allows women to write “elegantly and in style” as described by the packaging.

The “For Her” pen offers a thinner, tinted barrel, more suitable for a woman’s hand, according to ABC News.

An Amazon reviewer referred to Bic sarcastically as “The Great Liberator,” describing the pen as, “A womanly pen that my gentle baby hands can use without fear of unlady-like callouses and bruises. Thank you, Bic!”

Women of the new era can now express their thoughts with a pastel-colored pen that fits their delicate grip. Perhaps she might keep these trendy pens in the kitchen drawer in case she might need to jot something down in the midst of doing dishes. How did we ever survive before these dainty pens?

But wait, the bedazzlement doesn't

stop at pens. Females have taken over the Lego company as well. Up until recently, Lego stores lacked pink and purple colors, sending many young girls away and into the safe hands of Barbie.

Thankfully, Lego now has a new line of figurines called “Lego Friends,” which are mini-figures with shapely bodies that lock into pastel colored settings such as, “a dream house, a splash pool and a beauty shop,” according to an article published by Huffington Post.

Young girls can now join the Lego fun and build beautiful kitchens and hair salons as they gear up towards the tough life of womanhood.

“ O u r daughter wouldn’t touch Legos until they made the girly sets,” said someone responding to a post on Baby Center Blog.

Industries have done a remarkable job

with gender-based marketing, so women too, can sit pretty with pens and Legos. It’s no surprise companies have geared

their products towards the financial mastermind of the household.

Women control 88 cents of every dollar spent, said Krysten Crawford in an article with CNN Money.

We’ve already claimed lipstick and mascara, why not take all that glam towards tires

and hand tools? Whether she writes with a pastel pink “For Her” pen or a half used pencil laying around the house, at least she’s got choices. Whoever said having options was a bad thing? No matter what new

savvy female-friendly product companies try to sell, women

will always be one step ahead of the industry.

With their keen and level-headed shopping skills, there’s simply no fooling the female buyer.

From sugar and spice to everything nice, it’s just a matter of time before someone designs the next sparkly-pink urinal.

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Presidential candidates target college campuses Editorial President Barack Obama and Republican

nominee Mitt Romney are visiting college cam-puses and joining the social media craze in or-der to target young voters.

Why is our generation such a great target? Because little engagement has been shown in this year’s election.

An election that has multiple propositions dealing with education and employment, make this election one we should be voting in more than ever.

It is hard to disagree with the assumption that this generation is lazy considering recent statistics show only 50 percent of 18 to 29-year-olds are certain they are registered, according to the Pew Research Center analysis released on Sept. 28.

Of those 50 percent young voters that are registered, only 61 percent are highly engaged in the election, according to the analysis.

That’s down 14 percent from the 2008 elec-tion where young voters crowded the polls put-ting Obama in the White House.

We are less engaged four years later when we have advancements in technology to provide

information and constant statuses of the election at our fingertips.

With all the in-formation that sur-rounds us, we, as a generation need to be better informed and engaged in pol-itics.

Yes, we are a generation that was taught to expect in-stant results, but on Capitol Hill we will find that is not the

case, as it takes months to complete the legisla-tive process. However, that does not say the votes will not be put into place.

Not voting because there is uncertainty of whether Romney's path is suitable or whether Obama has benefited the U.S. has been an over-used excuse. With a little research and self-en-lightenment, we can clear up these uncertainties

and educate ourselves on the candidates' true intentions.

We can break down the propositions to their true intentions, understanding just what effect they will have if passed.

It is bewildering that the small amounts of young voters is not registered or are not follow-ing through with a vote. This choice of inaction gives the idea that we don’t care to be a part of decisions that have a major affect on our future.

In this election alone there are many bills that have a profound affect on colleges.

In California’s general election, Proposition 30 would stop the decline of community colleges. The bill would raise for CRC alone. It would also allow 200,000 more students to attend college.

It is one of the most important bills in recent history and it is up to the young voter to get it passed.

If we choose not to vote, we are essentially letting others choose the future for us. And that has never been the American way.

The idea of going to college and making a better living is still alive, but isolating ourselves from things that impact that idea do not help us.

Romney's 47percent raisesquestions

Sugar and spice, not always so niceBy Ariel Hevesi

ahevesi.connect@gmail

Politicians past and present have tried to turn the ear of those within their party.

So it came as a surprise to many to find Mitt Romney declaring, in a secretly shot video released recently, that he didn’t care about 47 percent of the American populace to a crowd of wealthy donors of his own party.

Romney described the 47 percent, those who don’t pay federal income tax, as perceived victims of the system that are dependant on the government for handouts.

But who are the 47 percent really? One has to wonder are there people

who just want to take a handout from the government in order to never work, or is there something more there?

The problem is Romney drew a picture of these people that is not entirely accurate. There is in fact around 47 percent of people who don’t pay income taxes, but there are numerous reasons why.

According to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center, a little less than half of the nation does not pay federal income tax but they do pay various other taxes encountered in our daily lives, including state and local sales tax, property taxes and federal payroll taxes.

The biggest reason behind many who are not paying federal income tax is that their wages are not enough to equal them paying any taxes. The system is working as it was designed.

Attributing laziness and wanting nothing more than to suck off the government’s teat to those who don’t pay federal income tax is a fallacy.

Take myself for example. For the last four years I have been without work.

My lack of work is not for a lack of trying, and because I have no work I have not paid income tax in years as I have no income to report. Does that automatically make me lazy and government dependent?

I personally have every intention to find work if I can and begin to be able to pay my fair share back to the country. No doubt many other Americans out of work or down in wages feel the same.

Going forward we must forget the 47 percent and only think of the 100 percent.

The 100 percent that make up a truly united nation.

By Scott Redmondsredmond.connect@gmail

AT A GLANCE

The Issue: College students show little

interest in the current election.

Our View: Students need to take a stand

and voice their opinion that greatly

influences our future.

Agree? Disagree?Send comments to

connect@crc.losrios.edu

The recent budget cuts have hit everyone. Unit prices have increased, there are fewer part-time teachers than before and next semester’s course selection is looking less variable with cuts being proposed in every department.

I’m not an economist, and that’s the last thing I want to major in but as a student, I can feel the losses that are a direct result of the shift in focus towards saving money.

I’m talking about an illusion, a naïve ideal I’ve been raised to believe since grade school; the education system is here to nurture me generously with its big bottle and bib. Provide me all the classes I want, offer those extra-curricular activities, and don’t forget about my scantrons. I’ll need those A’s in a few years to land that job that doesn’t involve customer service.

I might actually have to start thinking about the teachers, those

majestic providers of knowledge, some of whom could be one pink-slip away from disappearing from next semester’s course catalogs.

As the fog of naivety settles, what becomes apparent is the business that supports this whole shenanigan of knowledge-exchange. With less money being allocated towards education, only the classes deemed most necessary for transfer or graduation will be maintained. Elective courses suffer unless students can attest to the importance of those classes.

In this business of education, students have to quit being so passive.

If I want a large helping of creative writing, archery and table-manners, I better figure out a way to increase demand for those classes. I need to be an active

member of those clubs in jeopardy.Petitioning, marching, fundraising: I

need to figure out what can be done and how to do it. Sound like another ideal? It certainly isn’t as cloudy as the first one.

I referred to this hullabaloo as the “business of education,” though it’s not exactly that. This isn’t “Get More, Save Big,” like your local retailer might lead you to believe. Saving big is detrimental in the form of fewer courses, services and other offerings students are accustomed to. The crisis demands that I don’t just think like a consumer.

So what more can I be?There’s a certain word

for this hoo-ha that we’re all enrolled to and it’s part of an ideal that is most at stake in this conversation: community.

Stop acting like a student. Start working as a member of the Cosumnes River College community.

Budget cuts belittle education for studentsBy Mozes Zarate

mzarate.connect@gmail

“ In thIs busIness of educatIon, students have to quIt beIng so passIve. ”

It's not too late to register to vote:

How: Submit an online application to www.registertovote.ca.gov or pick up a paper voter registration application at your county elections office, DMV or U.S. post office. Be sure to register by Oct. 22,

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“Neither a borrower, nor an undead be.”

Denmark isn’t a place where the dead are resting easy, especially when its current king, Claudius, is plotting to turn the entire kingdom into an Elizabe-than prequel to “28 Days Later.”

It’s “Hamlet: Zombie Killer of Den-mark.” Written by contemporary play-wright Chris Stiles, the play is a comical adaptation of Shakespeare’s most well-known tragedy, adding fleshy puns, all while maintaining the iambic pentam-eter that the expired writer’s dialogue is known for.

The theater department chose this play to run as this semester’s brown bag production.

“You can literally go brown bag it and watch a play,” explained Director Scott Gilbert, also a member of the Adjunct Faculty at the Cosumnes River College Theatre department. “The plays are free, so anyone can come, bring their lunch, eat and watch.”

The play will be featured outdoors in the CRC music quad, which is “a great coincidence,” according to Gilbert, given that Shakespeare’s plays were originally performed in the outdoor globe theatre

in the doublet-n-hoes days.What’s different is that the perfor-

mance will take place in public, rather than in an outdoor theatre, which is a challenge known to any thespian, alive or undead.

“It’s just like if you were trying to preach in the quad,” Gilbert noted. “It’ll be hard to get people to keep from just walking by you.”

The set is also minimal, leaving much to the imagination, and much on the actors to paint the picture.

Gilbert clarified that fun is the pri-ority of the production. “If you’re going to sit out at lunch time and watch, I don’t believe that tragedies are really appropri-ate in that situation, under the sunshine, at noon," Gilbert said. “This should be a

lot of silliness, and lot of foolishness.”Costumes and make-up will be con-

sistent with that tradition, the actors and actresses wearing both contemporary clothing, like Chuck Taylors, paired with Elizabethan garments.

When comparing Shakespeare’s characters to this zombie-rific adapta-tion, Gilbert said, “some of the charac-ters are really close to Shakespeare….and then they turn into zombies. Some of the characters are zombie-like from the start.”

“But for a half-hour play, the actors do get to do quite a bit of Shakespeare,” he continued. “Hamlet has his share of Hamlet-y lines”.

It’s not easy being “one of the great directors of America”, as Scott jokingly

lamented. Either way his take on direct-ing is clear. “You don’t have to do every-thing, but you have to keep everything in mind.” Scott sees his job as a coach for the players, not so much a disciplinarian, but a leader.

Talking about his favorite Shake-speare plays, Scott praised King Lear. “It’s the greatest play ever written by a human being,” he said. “I also like Twelfth Night a lot.”

So how about it Scott? “Twelfth Night of the Living Dead”? “Lich King Lear”?

“Hamlet: Zombie Killer of Denmark” plays Oct. 8, 10, 15 and 17, at 12:30 p.m.

And with that, a word from a reani-mated Julius Caesar:

“Eat-you, Brute?”

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Student ID, discounts

Riding public transportation free of charge is a well-known perk of a Los Rios student ID, but there are a lot more avail-able if you look in the right places:

Yogurt cravings can lead right to Yogurtville Lounge off Bruceville where students can enjoy a cool 20 percent dis-count on a yogurt purchase.

In the mood for burritos and tacos? Head on over to Baja Taco and purchase a burrito and receive a free fountain drink to wash it down with.

Is your mouth watering for a cheesy pepperoni covered pizza? If so you might like the sound of a 20 percent discount off your pizza at Laguna Pizza. Though, student discount not applicable with any other sales offered.

Put up your dukes at LA Boxing, lo-cated near the Target off Bruceville, as they knock 50 dollars right off the enroll-ment fee for full-time students.

Grab a bucket of popcorn at the United Artist theaters to enjoy 75 cents off the ticket price every Sunday through Thursday.

For your cellular needs phone in a discount with Sprint to get 10 percent off your monthly bill.

If you have printing needs FedEx has got your back. All printing done at a FedEx Kinko’s gets students a 10 percent discount.

Because such deals are not generally advertised, the easiest way to find them is to just ask chosen venues.

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Apple’s iPhone 5 went on sale Sept. 14 for pre-orders. It’s 4G LTE capable with the new A6 chip processor which makes the updated iPhone run faster. It also has an added row for applications, making it bigger in height."It’s cute and cool and has a lot of fea-tures," busi-ness major, 31, Karina Mendez said. "But I don’t think it’s worth the cost.

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“Gangnam Style” by Psy debuted on You-Tube on July 15 and became a hit in Korea, but only recently became popular in the U.S. It is now number two on the Billboard’s Hot 100 Songs. Architecture major Stephanie Orton, 19, thinks "it is interesting and differ-ent.""It shows the different syle of music between Korean and American."

Baseball playoffs start on Oct. 4. The two fi-nal teams will move on to the World Series, playing a series of seven games. The World Series starts Oct. 24 and ends Nov. 1.“I want the Giants and A’s to play in the World Series and have a ‘Battle of the Bay’ World Series,” Commu-nications major, 19, Melina Velarde said. “Go Giants!”

“Pitch Perfect” is a comedy movie about an all girl’s acapella group trying to make it to the acapella finals to win the competition. “Pitch Perfect” came out into theaters on Sept. 28. “It was a lot funnier than I thought it would be," business major 24, Amanda Dibbini said. "[It] re-minded me of 'Glee.'"

A comedy of terrors, 'Hamlet: Zombie Killer of Denmark'

Shawn Ferguson, who plays King Claudis, gets into zombie mode during the rehearsal of “Hamlet: Zombie Killer of Denmark” along with fellow actors and actresses and Director Scott Gilbert (right). The play opens on Oct. 8, in the music quad at 12:30 p.m.

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California faces a state of crisis“No oNe caN afford to have ProP 30 Not Pass.” ­­-Student­Senate­President­Rich­Copenhagen

California community col-leges will cut $338 million in the event that Proposition 30 fails to pass in the November election, California Community Colleges Acting Chancellor Erik Skinner said during a conference call held for student newspapers on Sept. 26.

Proposition 30 calls for a raise in sales tax by one-fourth of a cent for four years and an increase in personal income tax rates on annual earnings of more than $250,000 for seven years to fund education.

Eleven percent of the earn-ings would go to community col-leges.

Over the past three years, community colleges have cut $809 million, which is approxi-mately 12 percent of funding overall, Skinner said.

Since 2008, enrollment has dropped 17 percent, 80 percent of colleges reported longer waitlists for fall classes and 70 percent of colleges have reduced course of-ferings, according to a survey of community colleges by the Chan-cellor’s Office.

Many colleges will also have to cut staff members, with part-time faculty being the first to go.

“Despite those best efforts, there is nothing colleges can do to overcome those deficits,” Skin-ner said.

The current budget assumes that Proposition 30 passes. If it does pass, then it “helps prop up education budget for the state,” CCC Vice Chancellor for Col-lege Finance & Facilities Planning Dan Troy said.

While community colleges would be gaining money from Proposition 30, a lot of it would

“not [be] going di-rectly into the class-room,” but rather to pay back deferrals.

If the proposi-tion passes, 20,000 new students would be able to at-tend college, Troy said.

In addition to the $338 million that would be cut if Proposition 30 fails, community colleges would not receive the $210 million of new money that would be gained if the proposition passed.

The approxi-mate $550 million would account for

“10 percent of total system funding,” Troy said.

Failure of the proposition would force community col-leges to decrease enrollment by approximately 180,000 students.

Troy said that community colleges “can’t afford that type of devastation,” and that we “would feel that impact in future years.”

In the event that Proposition 30 fails to pass, the state has no further options to help the bud-get deficit that California colleges face, Skinner said.

Skinner said that colleges “can’t expect much of a recovery in future years.”

The current budget is written as if Proposition 30 has passed because “in part [it] reflects opti-mism of it passing” as well as Gov. Jerry Brown’s unwillingness to raise taxes “without approval of the people,” Skinner said.

Another proposition on the ballot, Proposition 38, aims to in-crease personal income tax.

However, Propositions 30

and 38 cannot both go into effect. If both were to pass, then which-ever received more “yes” votes would be put into effect.

This means that if Proposi-tion 38 gets more “yes” votes in the event that both propositions pass, then community colleges would face the $338 million in trigger-cuts.

Student Senate President Rich Copenhagen spoke during the conference call in order to give a student perspective.

Copenhagen said that the cuts are “very criminal things” and described them as “draco-nian.”

Copenhagen called com-munity colleges one of the most important parts of California and said “California has devalued higher education.”

“[It’s] Not a matter of politics … this tax proposal is a clear step in the right direction,” Copenha-

gen said.Copenhagen said that sup-

port services, such as Extended Opportunity Programs and Ser-vices, Disability Support Pro-grams and Services, financial aid and CalWORKs need to “protect

and empower students who need help.”

He continued on to tell hor-ror stories of students who went homeless trying to finish their degrees because financial aid of-fices are understaffed as it is and could not process the paperwork

fast enough.While students who are not

as reliant on financial aid may get through, cutting the budget would be “devaluing the students who need to be valued the most,” Copenhagen said.

If the proposition fails, Co-penhagen said we would be “fac-ing a California that looks very different than it does today.”

Colleges would be unable to train workers, students would be derailed from career paths and California would be “shipping out our successful students to other states,” he said.

Copenhagen said that from a student’s perspective, class size would increase, which “inher-ently lowers” the quality of educa-tion.

Part-time faculty would also decrease and campuses would be

“losing a lot of innovations” that comes along with part-timers," Copenhagen said.

By Zachary Hannigan & Stephan Starnes

zhannigan.connect@gmailsstarnes.connect@gmail

“Gov. Jerry BrowN is Not iNcliNed to do aNythiNG further to raise taxes if ProP 30 fails.”

—Erik Skinner

CCC Acting Chancellor

 

 

State Funding for Community Colleges 2012 - 2013

Projected earnings from Prop. 30 being passed: $210 million

Trigger Cuts enacted if Prop 30 does not pass: $338 million

Remaining Funding if Prop. 30 does not pass for 2012-2013: $4.5 billion

Graphic by Josh Slowiczek

The newly elected officers of the Associated Students of Co-sumnes River College took their oaths of office for the fall semester on Sept. 26 surrounded by their fellow officers, board members and members of the student body.

After voting was tallied from the previous two days, six new officers joined those already in office. Sabrina Garcia, a current member of ASCRC, was appoint-ed to and sworn into a new posi-tion which was still vacant.

“I’m really happy about it,” said new Representative Zach Davidson. “There were only three individuals serving before. Now we can bring more ideas to the table.”

One by one each new mem-ber was brought forward as the responsibilities for their position were read aloud. Student Associ-

ate Adviser Winnie LaNier led each of them through reciting their oath of office before they signed the printed version.

After they were sworn in, CRC President Deborah Travis

was among those thanking the new officers for their service.

“I really want to express my gratitude at your willingness to step forward as leaders in your community,” said Travis. “Your

leadership at this time is essential. We need to hear your voices.”

Leadership is both an excit-ing privilege and a weight upon one’s shoulders, Travis said. She added that she wanted the offi-

cers to be able to experience both feelings as they moved through their time in office.

CRC Foundation Treasurer Donald Wallace also spoke, stat-ing that few step up to be part of such an organization and that a miniscule percentage goes on to represent an entire student body. Wallace offered thanks to the of-ficers for stepping up.

Several speakers from the CRC Foundation, including Ex-ecutive Director Kenneth Cooper, spoke as well emphasizing the im-portance of student voices in the difficult times ahead for educa-tion and the campus itself.

“As an elected member I hope to better understand the needs of students on campus,” new Senator of Science, Math and Engineering Michelle Lymas said.

As the ceremony wrapped up glasses were passed around and a toast of sparkling cider was raised to the new officers and their fu-ture as part of the ASCRC.

By Scott Redmondsredmond.connect@gmail

Six new student government officers take oath of office

Kevin Frodahl | The ConnectionASCRC members listen as Deborah Travis delivers a speech at the ASCRC swearing in ceremony.