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Elan Bradford
Editor in Chief
Despite a transition in leadership
which has seen a new Associated
Student Government advisor and
Vice President of Finance, the
ASG has made their annual budget
publically available, including
planned initiatives and outcomes
for the duration. “Our goals for
this year are to increase student
outreach, educate our constituents
of programs and services offered
at MiraCosta College and increase
student success,” stated CoCo
Brown, President of the ASG.
Goals for the semester and the
year as a whole include partnering
with clubs, departments, and offcampus organizations through
College Hour, as well as promoting
cultural celebrations outside of
College Hour, and increasing
student awareness of college
resources and services as part of
their public relations plan. “The
Associated Student Government
brainstorms and builds their goals
for the entire year and are tracked by
due dates and documented actions
to fulfill each goal,” said Brown.
In addition, the ASG formed an ad
hoc committee “to finish out the
language and mission statement of
ASG’s goals.”
MiraCosta College’s nature as
a “commuter school” affects the
ASGmuch in the same way as
other clubs and organizations on
campus, according to Geoffrey
Koch, Vice President of Legislative
Affairs. “One challenge we have
faced, or at least I have faced, is
that ASG needs to improve how
we flow from one semester to the
next, and surely from one year
to the next. With the change in
administration, and only the more
recent completion of our team,
not to mention an advisor that has
been out since the beginning of the
year, coming together and learning
our roles has been a challenge,”
stated Koch. For Koch, this means
students and staff committed to
clubs and organizations are only
so for a semester at a time. This
makes continuous management and
accountability difficult, since ASG
officers, like other student groups,
are constantly in a state of transition.
The $157,000 budget is consistent
with that of the previous fiscal year,
which lists “ID Card Income” as its
primary revenue generator, with
contribution from the privatelyowned bookstore fund at $5,000,
and $2,000 for “Contact Table
Rental.”
The ASG website and 2014-2015
itemized operating budget lists
$150,000 of their $157,000 annual
budget generated by revenue from
“ID Card Income,” 21 percent of
which is then distributed to oncampus clubs and groups. However,
with the student population less than
18,000 according to the latest census,
and with ID cards revenue set at $5
per ID, the most optimistic figures,
which would unrealistically account
for every student purchasing an
ID, place the student ID-generated
income at $108,000, far short of
the estimated $150,000 income
for 2014. Last year, Jim Gonzalez,
Director of Student Activities,
clarified this publicly-available
figure, saying that the ASG income
is “guaranteed” and allocated from
the college general fund, with all
revenue generated from ID card
sales offsetting and subsidizing the
money allocated from the general
fund. Historically, ID cards were
managed by the bookstore, which
was at one point owned by the
ASG. Eventually, the ASG ran the
bookstore into the red, resulting in a
takeover by the college, eventually
turning it over to private ownership
by the Follet Corporation. This
terminology remains on the fiscal
year 2014-2015 operating budget
document.
According to the official budget
document, the stipend for the ASG
President has increased to $2,400,
up from $1,000. There has also been
an increase in ASG scholarships
to $13,500, up from $10,000 on
the previous year’s budget. Brown
disputes this claim. “Stipends have
not risen from $1,000 to $2,400
for ASG members. Not all ASG
members receive stipends. The
president and trustee receive $200
stipends monthly, whereas the rest
of the ASG, excluding the Studentat-Large, receive scholarships. The
Executive Council—those with
“Vice President” after their name—
receive a $1,000 scholarship for
their completed term. Senators
receive a $250 scholarship for their
completed term,” stated Brown.
Inter-campus contribution has
increased this fiscal year, up from
$4,800 last year to $15,000 this
year. The inter-campus contribution
fund is money set aside by the
Associated Student Government
to support campus departments
and clubs which hold events
and programming designed to
support students and build the
wider campus community. The
$10,200 increase, determined by
a vote within the ASG, serves “to
better help in our support of our
constituents [...] $4,800 was not
enough,” said Brown. Upcoming
budgetary decisions include funding
intramural sports kayaking and
hiking, athletic department t-shirts,
and a Student Center dining room
refurbishment.
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NEWS
September 25, 2014
MiraCosta College
“To preserve the freedom of the
human mind then and freedom
of the press, every spirit should
be ready to devote itself to
martyrdom; for as long as we
may think as we will, and seek
as we think, the condition of man
will proceed in improvement.”
Thomas Jefferson
Chariot Staff
Editor in Chief
Elan Bradford
Renovations to T-100 bring new vet lounge
Brooke Schnedar
Staff Writer
Assistant Editor in Chief
Debbie White
Assignment Editor
Jack Redmond
Graphic Designer
Jason Finn
Staff Writers:
Bryce Clark
Conor Kelly
Andrew Leasure
Hope Okpeku
Hollis Potts
Brooke Schnedar
Photographers:
Jessica Lucero
Eithel Krauss
Adviser
Jane DeRoche
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There's no lounging around for workers constructing new Veteran's Center.
Renovations to T-100 building
prepare new vet lounge
Brooke Schnedar
Staff Writer
The Oceanside campus T-100
building is being renovated into
a new Student Center/Veteran
Annex, into which the existing
Veterans’ Lounge will relocate
sometime next month. The opening
was planned over the summer
of 2014. However, the opening
was delayed and construction is
ongoing.
The renovation is a part of the
college’s five-year construction
plan, designed to renovate and
improve buildings located on
both the Oceanside and San Elijo
campuses, beginning this year and
continuing until 2020.
Other construction plans for
this year include renovating the
Oceanside campus’ gymnasium,
and the Art/Music center, reroofing
and Student Activities Center
remodeling.
Currently, the Veteran Lounge
and Information Center is located
in the 3000 building in room 3033,
“We have a large population of
veterans here. It’s a welcome
change. It gets crowded quickly in
here with people coming in,” stated
Veteran Peer Advisor Leopoldo
Curiel about the new lounge.
The Veterans’ Lounge gives
vets a space to socialize, do
schoolwork and gain access
to important services that the
college offers. These services
include Montgomery GI Bills, the
Veterans Educational Assistance
Program (VEAP), and the Post9/11 Veterans Educational
Assistance Act of 2008.
The Veteran’s Information
Center also provides a full time
veterans counselor, and vets may
contact a VA representative on
campus.
Office hours for the Veteran
Information Center run Monday
through Thursday from 8 a.m. to
7 p.m., and Fridays from 8 a.m.
to 4 p.m.
Professor to publish book on community college icon
Jack Redmond
Assignment Editor
Last Friday, MiraCosta College
professor Rita Soza signed a contract
with Xlibris to publish her first book.
The book, entitled “Helen Miller
Bailey," The Pioneer Educator and
Renaissance Woman Who Shaped
Chicano(a) Leaders,” tells the story
of Bailey, a community college
professor at East Los Angeles College
from 1946-1974, and the educational
and cultural impact her life had on
California.
According to Soza, Bailey’s
teaching style and efforts to raise
scholarship money helped encourage
a generation of first generation
Chicano students to not only attend
college, but to eventually become
community leaders.
“She helped people move beyond
financial and cultural barriers and
rise to the highest levels, including a
U.S. ambassador and the co-founder
of Telemundo, among many others,”
Soza said.
Soza was a student of Bailey’s
at East Lost Angles College in the
1960s, never forgot the way Bailey
taught.
“She enlivened the textbook with
slideshows and films of her travels
around the world,” Soza said. “Oil
paintings she had done on her travels
surrounded the room.”
The book was written over nine
years, during which time Soza
interviewed Miller’s family, students,
colleagues and many others Miller
was involved with over the course of
her career.
“MiraCosta students interested in a
career in teaching will gain inspiration
in the legacy that the career can offer.
The book shows the impact a single
teacher made on one of our greatest
cities, Los Angeles,” Soza said.
Soza chronicles Bailey’s
involvement in the Latino
community and beyond in and out
of the classroom, beginning with her
volunteer work in settlement houses
for Mexican laborers in the 1930s,
and extending to her fight against
Japanese internment camps during
WWII and her efforts to ensure that
military veterans had a place in higher
education after returning from WWII,
Korea, and Vietnam.
“Essentially it’s a California
history book covering 1930 to 1976,”
said Soza.
A professor in the Business
Administration Department, Soza
started the book nearly a decade ago
after deciding that someone ought to
write about Bailey.
“Helen’s story is my story in the
sense that I went to school in East LA.
I know the people, I care about the
people. I have an intimate knowledge
of the area and I care a lot about it,”
Soza said.
According to Soza, the book will be
available for purchase within the next
few months, with a target release date
of the first of next year.
OPINION
September 25, 2014
MiraCosta College
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Fantasy football: week three waiver wire
Andrew Leasure
Staff Writer
Anyone who plays fantasy
football knows that the roster you
start your season with will likely
change drastically throughout
the season. This could be for
many reasons including injury,
suspension, poor play or bye
weeks. If you find yourself
needing to bench a player due
to one of the reasons previously
mentioned, there is a solution. The
waiver wire is a pool of players
that are not owned by other teams
in your league. These are mostly
backups who don’t usually see a
lot of action throughout the season
but can be valuable pickups half
way through the season if one of
your starters goes down for one
reason or another. Here are five
players that you should consider
picking up off the waiver wire if
you find yourself with a hole to fill
on your fantasy team this week.
Kirk Cousins, QB, Washington
Redskins - Kirk Cousins will
have a job for a long time in
Washington if he keeps up his
pace from the last couple weeks.
He has stepped in well for an
injured RG III in the last two
weeks, throwing for 677 yards
and 5 touchdowns with only 1
interception. He has another easy
matchup against the New York
Giants next week. He is still only
owned in less than half of fantasy
leagues, so if you can manage to
pick him up, you can expect him
to get you at least a couple scores.
Legarrette Blount, RB,
Pittsburgh Steelers - In Week
3, Blount gashed the Panthers
defense for 118 yards rushing
and a touchdown. While Le’Veon
Bell will get most of the carries
this week, expect Blount to be
used in short yardage and goal
line situations leading to at least
a score. He should only be viewed
in most leagues as a low RB2,
but both Blount and Bell should
be looking good this week as the
Steelers are matched up against
the Bucs’ 21st ranked rush defense.
Lorenzo Taliaferro, RB,
Baltimore Ravens - With the
Ravens’ starter Bernard Pierce out
with an injury, Taliaferro played
like a man with a purpose, beating
the Browns defense for 91 yards
and a touchdown on 18 carries.
With such a strong performance
and some uncertainty about the
future of Pierce, Taliaferro should
be picked up soon in most fantasy
leagues. He should be available in
most fantasy leagues right now
and should see more carries as the
season progresses. The Panthers
are ranked 26th in the league in
rush defense allowing 145.3 yards
per game and should be a good
matchup for the Ravens RBs in
Gary Kubiak’s system.
Jordan Matthews, WR,
Philadelphia Eagles - The rookie
caught 8 passes for 59 yards and
2 touchdowns in Week 3. While
he is not yet being used in twowide sets yet, the man in front
of Matthews on the depth chart,
Riley cooper, has only 71 yards
over three games and should see
less action compared to the rookie.
Owen Daniels, TE, Baltimore
Ravens - With Joe Flacco’s
number one target Dennis Pitta
out with another hip injury,
expect Owen Daniels to see an
exponential jump in the number of
targets he receives in the coming
weeks. Owen Daniels only caught
1 pass for 8 yards in Week 3 but
expect to see his numbers rise, as
Joe Flacco loves to throw to his
tight ends.
Future distraction: the smartwatch
Elan Bradford
Editor in Chief
The tech community was
so eager to kill the wristwatch
with the everything-to-everyone
smartphone; yet, here we are,
trying to get the watch back onto
our wrists and into our digital
lives. This summer saw the
release of an entirely new way
to connect to the internet: the
“smart watch,” a device tethered
to a smartphone which forwards
alerts and notifications from the
pocket or purse onto the wrist.
Unfortunately the smartwatch
platform, in its current state, offers
nothing particularly new. It aids
our lives with no greater ease
than the smartphone that must
be slid in and out of a pocket or
purse. LG, Samsung, Motorola,
and other, less prominent tech
companies released their latest
gadget to a sector hungry for “the
next big thing.” This September,
Apple answered the call with its
unusual for an
electronic
devices in an
era of indistinct
black glass
and aluminum
slate. There’s
a promise of
some electronic
individuality
here, and, while
however boring
the electronic
side of things
Graphic Illustration by Jason Finn
may be, the
pairing of
fashion
and
gadgetry
may be
“Apple Watch,” due out sometime
too
much
to
ignore.
early next year. With offerings
The smartwatch has the
available from Samsung, LG,
potential
to lessen the compulsion
and Motorola, it seemed that
of
checking
our phones every
this device category would be
few
minutes,
which is bound to
doomed to adoption exclusively
do
great
things
for the flow of
by enthusiasts and nerds—a loyal
discussion,
note
taking, and the
fanbase—but not one that would
ability
to
hone
our
attention in
generate tremendous profit, or
general.
The
motion
of glancing
influence the tastes of popular
at
a
watch
face
may
be more
fashion.
subtle
than
checking
stuff on
With the release of the Apple
a
five-and-a-half
inch
phone
Watch early next year, this device
screen.
Either
way,
we’re
still
may become obligatory not due
distracted.
to a killer feature only the watch
It’s too early to tell what
possesses, but because it can
sort
of etiquette might emerge
quickly become a fashion item.
from
the smartwatch era. If it
Whether it be the Apple Watch’s
is
to
function
as seamlessly as
changeable, colorful wristbands of
a
traditional
analog
timepiece,
varying material—leather, metal,
its
screen
must
be
always
on,
colored plastic, you name it—or
prompting
both
the
owner
and
the round screen of the Moto
360 harkening back to classic curious bystanders to idly gaze
Swiss design, these personalized, into the undeniably beautiful,
custom-tailored features are high density sapphire display. A
What do you think?
second mobile screen may prove
counterintuitive and redundant,
and the classroom will likely suffer
the consequences of this new toy.
On a conscious level this point may
seem dismissible, but consider the
Pavlovian behavior at work when
there’s a small, glowing screen just
within the periphery. Try not to
look. Combined with the urgency
and constant connectivity of the
smartphone, the watch’s return
may doom our lectures to constant,
reflexive bouts of wrist flicking. If
students weren’t already largely
dismissive of a midday lecture, the
era of the smartwatch will plague
the insecurities of even the most
confident of professors.
While both phone and watch
platforms are a guaranteed
nuisance in a focused setting,
the smartwatch is arguably the
more offensive distraction. There
is a marked difference in body
language between someone who
constantly checks a phone’s
notifications versus checking
a watch for the time. For one,
checking the smartphone has
become an almost-universally
understandable, or, at least,
relatable habit. On the other hand,
checking a watch often conveys a
sense of anxiousness or disinterest
in the present. When one is seen
constantly checking their watch
for the time, they are, whether
or not they realize it, signaling
to everyone around them that
a moment more important lies
ahead. Habitual watch-checkers
are seen with a disdain unlike their
newer, phone-gazing counterpart.
We’ve come to forgive ourselves
for that behavior, but there is
reasonable room for doubt as to
if the smartwatch will receive the
same pardon of circumstance.
It’s easy and predictable enough
to be contrarian, to pan the
smartwatch just because there’s
potential, however undiscovered,
for the platform to revolutionize
how we interact with the internet
and each other. Unfortunately,
there’s nothing the smartwatch
does in its current form that makes
it something that must be owned,
that can’t be lived without. It’s a
shame. Perhaps the emergence of
the device category signifies our
collective need for a fresh muse, a
harder drug, a greater distraction.
It’s easy to acknowledge this dark
stuff but continue on anyway, if the
device in question is so important
that forgetting it at home for the
day leads to tremendous feelings
of anxiety and dissociation,
maybe even a meeting missed or
a deadline forgotten.
I doubt professors, instructors,
and lecturers in general will come
to appreciate the smartwatch as
a return to a focused classroom.
Odds are the smartwatch, if it is
able to carve out a niche at all,
will likely divide our focus even
further. Hopefully, educators can
find a way to re-engage us before
we’re too far gone.
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STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
September 25, 2014
MiraCosta College
Geoffrey Koch aims at giving all
students a voice
Hollis Potts
Staff Writer
When Geoffrey Koch left
Mesa College several years
ago, he wasn’t sure where
he was heading. Koch went
out and worked several jobs,
traveling around the country,
“doing my growing up,” he
said. Koch ended up landing
a service job at a hotel of
notable luxury and was doing
well. But when it came down
to it, Koch didn’t believe he
was fulfilling his potential.
So, he decided to give up his
well-paying job in order to
return to community college-this time at MiraCosta
College, to have another go
at taking a step towards his
newfound dreams.
In his return to school Koch
has been a major leader in
giving us students a voice
so that all of us may be able
to represent ourselves. Koch
has been the standard to
which all of us can measure
ourselves in terms of active
participation and involvement
to make MCC as rewarding as
it can possibly be. In July,
Koch was elected as the
Vice President of Legislative
Affairs for the ASG and
has been active in creating
greater student involvement
with school governance.
“It’s my job to communicate
with the students and to
represent them,” said Koch,
who believes that the key
to creating the best MCC
experience possible is to
have every student be active
in voicing their own wants,
needs, opinions, and gripes. Koch
is a true believer in the power of
representation and he understands
why many students don’t get
involved with student governance,
“I hadn’t realized how valuable
my own opinion was until I started
getting involved with ASG,” stated
Koch. Koch, who knows almost all
of the ins and outs of MCC, says
that the staff and administration
are very much open to change
and are very responsive to the
opinions of the students. The only
problem is that there doesn’t seem
to be enough students voicing their
opinions in order to initiate change.
“The voter turnout has not been
good,” said Koch, referring to the
strikingly small number of students
involved in ASG elections. And
he’s right--voter turnout has been
hovering around one percent of the
student population for the last two
elections--which is exactly where
Koch would like to see change.
Koch’s belief in creating greater
student representation expands
beyond his involvement with
ASG. For the past few months
Koch has been a valued member
of MCC’s Gay Straight Alliance,
an organization he earned
a scholarship from. Koch has
been involved in creating greater
awareness and acceptance of
MCC’s diversity and his work
for GSA has helped create a
much more diverse and open
environment on both MCC
campuses. For example, Koch
has been involved with organizing
and gathering participants for the
GSA’s “Coming Out Forum,”
which is a gathering for students
to share their own stories about
coming out and to open up the
topic for a student-led discussion.
“It’s where change happens, when
Photo by Debbie White
individuals realize that there’s all
sorts of different people around
them,” said Koch. For Koch, the
greatest driver of change is giving
each individual a voice, to tell each
person to share their opinions as
that is what will be the catalyst
for progress.
Students are lucky to have a
student like Koch representing
us, who understands that many
of us will have to make huge
Geoffrey Koch brings wealth of life experience in helping give MCC students like Chris Lawrence a voice.
decisions while at school and all
of that can be very trying, Koch
has experienced all of this. Koch
himself encountered diverging
paths and initially decided to
pursue something other than
school. But in talking about his
return to college, he is filled with
enthusiasm in his advocacy for
attending. “I could get by without
an education, but I gave that up
because I knew a degree would
be well worth it. I can already
see my decision paying itself
off intellectually and I know it
will financially… MiraCosta
is well worth it,” said Koch.
Koch is trying to use his own
leadership skills to give all of
us a voice so that we may put
ourselves in the same position
that Koch finds himself in
today: one of leadership and
boundless potential.
Photo by Brooke Schnedar
FEATURE
September 25, 2014
MiraCosta College
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Theatre celebrates 50th anniversary
with golden performance
Photo by Andrew Leasure
Rehersals for "The Graduate" promise a stellar show.
Jack Redmond
Assignment Editor
In 1964, the MiraCosta College
theatre program started its run
on the Oceanside campus in a
little makeshift theatre where
room 3601 now stands. The Joe
Sasway-directed production of
George Bernard Shaw’s “Arms
and the Man” began a half a
century of top-notch student
performances at the college. This
week, in our gorgeous theatre
on the south side of campus, the
program is set to celebrate its
golden anniversary.
But how to honor the program’s
50th anniversary? Eric Bishop,
chair of the Theater Department
and director of the upcoming
show, toyed with the possibility
of doing a version of “The Odd
Couple.” The twist was it would
feature both a male and female
couple, with the men’s story set
in 1964 and the women’s in 1984.
But issues arose acquiring the
rights of the Neil Simon play, and
in the end there was an obvious
choice—“The Graduate.”
“It fit the bill because it’s
set in Southern California in
the 1960s, and it’s an excellent
representation of the time period,”
said Bishop. “It gives up a chance
to look back and see what has
changed and what has stayed the
same.”
The classic coming-of-age
1964 film revolves around the
disillusioned recent college
graduate Benjamin Braddock,
who receives a post-graduate
education of sorts from an older
woman, Mrs. Robinson, before
falling in love with her daughter,
Elaine. The film was adapted to
the stage by Terry Johnson and
made a run on Broadway in the
early 2000s. The show retains
the best of the film’s deadpan
comedy and timeless characters,
while injecting the story with the
energy of the stage.
“We hope to pay homage and
present it in a very theatrical
way,” Bishop said.
There are even marked
improvements to the Mike
Nichols film, most notably when
it comes to the characterization of
the female leads.
“The character of Elaine
Robinson is more fleshed out, and
the play makes Mrs. Robinson
more human,” said Emily Scibeta,
a member of the show’s ensemble
cast.
The set features an elevated
bedroom as the main set piece.
The bedroom gets pushed
back for some sequences, but
its high walls, combined with
some inventive lighting, give
some of the more tense scenes
a wonderfully claustrophobic
urgency.
Rehearsals began on Aug. 25,
and the cast and crew have been
putting in long hours since then to
get ready for opening night.
There’s a wonderfully manic
kind of camaraderie at “The
Graduate” rehearsals. It’s easy
to see how much affection the
cast and crew have for each
other. Even after long hours
together with the pressure of
looming deadlines, everybody
involved seems to genuinely like
each other, and that chemistry
translates to the stage.
The chemistry is most apparent
with the three leads: Christopher
Badillo as Benjamin, Rosie
Gordon as Mrs. Robinson, and
Lainey Woo as Elaine Robinson.
This is borne out of experience
working together. Badillo and
Woo, in particular, met several
years ago at the Actor’s Academy,
a summer “actor boot-camp” that
Bishop co-founded, and have
worked together ever since.
The three leads all bring out
the central contradictions of their
characters, Woo gives Elaine a
combination of worldliness and
naiveté, Badillo plays Benjamin
as being both cocksure and scared,
and Gordon’s Mrs. Robinson
has a steamy sensuality and an
egg shell sensitivity. The cast
is rounded out with fantastic
performances by the supporting
cast, notably Steven Garretson as
Mr. Robinson, Cassidy Mitchell
as Mr. Braddock, Carol Naegele
as Mrs. Braddock.
As the director, Bishop is the
rock of the production. All at
once he’s a traffic cop, a cohort,
and a mentor. Bishop intertwines
teaching and directing so
seamlessly that it’s impossible to
tell where one stops and the other
starts. Before a scene that takes
place in a seedy
bar, Bishop has the
actors come up
with descriptions
to give them
a sensory
motivation
for the scene.
W h i l e
blocking
a scene,
Bishop
reminds
an actor
of four reasons for
movement on the stage--comfort,
attraction, repulsion and escape-and discusses which reason the
scene required.
Bishop never sits in the same
seat for more than one rehearsal,
taking in the view from a different
spot in the audience, sometimes
alone, sometimes next to head
stage manager Chris Lynch. His
directorial style employs an adroit
control of his actors. He carefully
works out his actors’ blocking,
thinking five moves ahead like a
chess player putting himself in a
winning position. Bishop has an
ear for dialogue, working with the
actors to put emphasis on just the
right part of a word or sentence.
But as meticulous as he can be, he
makes allowances for his actors
to feel comfortable, allowing
them room for interpretation,
encouraging subtle variances in
wording, and even eliminating
troublesome parts of the script.
“Eric has such a beautiful idea
in his head and he is really good at
getting everyone else to visualize
it. At the same time though he is
open to suggestion and change,
so the whole process is very
collaborative and organic,” said
Woo.
But Bishop’s biggest strength
is in his bearing. Even with the
opening curtain approaching
he seems relaxed. He laughs a
lot. His calmness is contagious.
That’s the one thing that really
stands out about the production:
Everyone seems really relaxed.
“Our relationships with each
other make everything really
smooth and tension free,” Woo
said.
All the hard work culminates
when the curtain goes up this
week. The play runs Sept. 2628 and Oct. 2-5, with a preview
performance Sept 25. At just $10
for students, go ahead--let the
MCC Theatre Department try to
seduce you.
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ON CAMPUS
September 25, 2014
MiraCosta College
What's your story?
Calendar
Calendar
Profiling students with unique backgrounds
Friday, Sept. 26
Last day to petition for
Credit by Institutional
Examination for fall
Photos by Andrew Leasure
Natasha Schmidt
is a 22-year-old nursing major with
great aspirations for helping people.
Schmidt was born on Sept. 11 1992
in the Adelaide hills of southern
Australia.
She has wanted to be a nurse since
she was in the first grade, beginning
with a mentally challenged student
in her first grade class. Schmidt
noticed that no one wanted to talk
to him, be friends with him, or want
to be involved with him in any
way only because he was mentally
handicapped. Her compassion made
her want to go against the grain and
start being friends with him. She
notes this experience as the point
in her life that she realized that she
wanted to help people.
She moved to Cardiff at the age
of 15 when her father was moved to
California for a job opportunity as a
medical specialist. In 2009 she spent
a month working in a medical clinic
in Sudan. She moved to Escondido
in 2012. Now she is in her fourth
semester at the college, where she
is working on prerequisites for her
major in nursing and she plans on
transferring to CSUSM.
Andreas Fornemark
is a 37-year-old architecture major
who has been here since spring of
2013. He was born in Stockholm,
Sweden but after 19 years decided
he wanted to travel the world. His
main motivation was to broaden
his horizons, expand his mind and
learn things about other parts of the
world that he would never be able
to if he stayed in Sweden.
He spent about two and a half
years in South America and
Central America, one year around
Asia and eight months in Australia.
Fornemark got into surfing when
he was in Indonesia, but didn’t
really get in to it greatly until he
started surfing in Costa Rica.
Fornemark met a beautiful
American girl in Costa Rica,
who he has been with for more
than five years. They tried to go
back and live in Sweden but a
combination of wanting to surf
and his girlfriend’s displeasure
over the winter weather led to them
moving to California a year later.
Fornemark plans to transfer to a
four-year university and get his
B.A. in architecture.
John Digiovanna
is a 24-year-old business admin
major in his first semester. He
was born on January 23, 1990 in
the city of Ponoco, PA.
He joined the Marine Corps
in January 2010, at the age of
20, where he spent his time
working as Motor T operator.
He was deployed to Afghanistan
from 2011-2012, where he saw
a switch in his job, as many
Marines that get deployed end up
doing. Digiovanna was ordered
to go on patrols with the infantry.
He and his unit spent 8 months,
from Oct. 2011 to May 2012, in
the city of Kajaki, Afghanistan.
One of the main power sources
for the city was the dam that
Digiovanna and his platoon
were tasked with guarding and
protecting. He and his unit
spent eight months holding off
insurgent attacks on the dam.
Now that Digiovanna is
out of the military, he plans
on transferring to a four-year
university and getting a bachelors
in business administration.
8:30 – 9:30 a.m.
ASG Executive Meeting
Location: CLC 100
10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
ASG:
Student Senate Meeting
Location: CLC100
10 – 11 a.m.
Chemistry Club
Location: OC3432
4 – 6.pm.
MiraCosta Men's Soccer
Game
Location: OC Upper Soccer
Field
6 – 8 p.m.
MiraCosta Women's Volleyball Game
Location: Bldg. 5000
Monday, Sept. 29
3 – 4 p.m.
Puente Diversity Network
Club
12 – 1 p.m.
2014 Umoja Community
Location: OC3400
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Allied Health Occupations
Club
Location: OC3601
2 – 3:45 p.m.
MiraCosta Women's
Soccer Game
Location: OC Upper Soccer
Field
Location: OC3432
4 – 6pm PDT
Japanese Club
Location: Aztlan B OC3449
4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Ballet Folklorico Xochiquetzal
Location: OC3400
Upcoming Intramural Sports Calendar
Intramural events are free sports events and
recreational activities for MiraCosta students and
Staff. Students must be currently enrolled.
Call: (760) 757-2121 ext. 6242 or ext. 6425
Email: pconohan@miracosta.edu or dhardaway@miracosta.edu
Tournaments
HSP holds Moonlight Beach Bash
The Honors Scholar Program
hosted its annual Fall Beach Bash
on Friday, Sept. 19 at Moonlight
beach for over 50 MiraCosta Honor
Students, Students Ambassadors
and members of Phi Theta Kappa.
The sun was out, the sunscreen was
on, and many were eager to relax
and have a good time.
The event itself is one of the
most anticipated HSP events of the
semester and was a great way for
the Honors community to come
together. Some of the activities
throughout the afternoon and
evening consisted of a friendly
game of volleyball, glow in the
dark frisbee and soccer, ladder
golf, swimming and s’mores by
the bonfire. Towards the end of
the evening there was even an
impromptu dance party that had
many students up and on their feet
having a blast. Nick Sabree, fellow
Student Ambassador and HSP
member, commented on the event
saying, “It was great! I wouldn't
have guessed that the honors
Photo courtesy HSP
students could cut loose like that!”
As always, the Fall Beach Bash
was an excellent opportunity
for students to meet one another
and begin to build lasting and
meaningful relationships within
the Honor Scholars Program. The
Honors Scholar Program strives to
build a supportive and welcoming
community of members who
motivate each other to succeed.
Come make your MiraCosta
College experience more engaging
and entertaining.
Friday, Sept. 26
Tuesday, Sept. 30
Kayaking, 1 - 3 p.m.
Poker Tournament
Carlsbad Lagoon
Saturday, Sept. 27
Soccer 5 v 5 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Baseball Outfield
6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Gym
Saturday, Oct. 4
Hiking 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Meet at parking lot 5A
Open play days
Flag Football (Thursdays)
Sept. 25, Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23, Nov. 6, 13, 20
6:30 - 8 p.m. Gym
Basketball (Thursdays)
Sept. 25, Oct. 9, 16, 23, 30, Nov. 13, 20
6:30 - 8 p.m. Gym
COMMUNITY
September 25, 2014
MiraCosta College
Career Center
Internships
Genuine Products Group,
Carlsbad, Accounting or
Finance Intern
i-SAFE, Inc., Carlsbad, Social
Media Management.
Ricki Douglas Photography,
Vista, Social Networking
Coordinator
ArtBeat on Main Street, Vista,
Photoshop Intern
Level 3 Construction Inc.,
System Management Intern
– Paid
Checkout CareerPoint
which lists all available
internship opportunities.
http://www.miracosta.edu/
Apps/Careerpoint/Student/
login.aspx
Stop by the Career Center
to start the process and learn
all the steps necessary to
getting into an exciting
internship in your major.
Job Opportunities
Fitness Manager, San
Marcos, Wage: TBD
Writing Tutor, Carlsbad,
Wage: $20
Student Success
Workshops
Minimize Stress, Calm Your Senses,
Focus on Success presented by Edward
Pohlert
Wednesday, Oct. 1, 12 – 1 p.m.
OC 1202
Pronunciation Workshop presented by
Melissa Lloyd-Jones
Thursday, Oct. 2, 12 – 1 p.m. CLC 118
To view all upcoming Student
Success Workshops please see www.
miracosta.edu/studentservices/tutoring/
studentsuccessworkshops.html
Shipping Manager, Wage: $11
Extended Day Program, Wage:
$12.24
System Support Technician,
Wage: $22.63
Theater Operation Assistant,
Wage: $15.63
Sales Associate, Carlsbad,
Wage: $15
Workshops this Week
Job Search Mondays, 12-1 p.m.
Resume Review, College
Hours, Thurs, 12:15-1:15 p.m.
The TAG deadline is approaching!
Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG)
application deadline is Sept. 30.
Please attend a TAG application
workshop on Saturday, Sept. 27 on
the Oceanside campus in room 1201
from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. or at the San
Elijo Campus Sept. 30 in room 108
from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m., no reservation
is required.
Attention fall 2015 transfer students:
the application period to submit your
California State University (CSU)
online application is Oct. 1 –Nov.
30. Establish your personal profile/
password at www.csumentor.edu
A California State University,
Online Mental Health
Screening
www.miracosta.edu/
healthservices then click on
“Online Health Screening”
Flu Shots
Flu Shots available starting
Oct. 1, 2014
Oceanside and San Elijo
Campuses No appointment
needed. $15
Free Confidential Personal
Counseling available at
Oceanside and San Elijo
Transfer Center
San Marcos (CSUSM) Admissions
representative will be on the Oceanside
Campus Tuesday, Oct. 7 from 1 p.m.
– 4 p.m. to meet with you. Please call
the Transfer Center at 760-795-6880
to schedule an appointment.
Are you transferring to a University
of California (UC) in fall 2015? The
UC site is now open to begin your
online application. (Submit November
1 – November 30). Establish your
personal profile/password at: www.
universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions
A University of California,
San Diego (UCSD) admissions
representative will be on the Oceanside
Campus Wednesday, October 8 from
The Fuzz
A restraining order is an order put in place by the court to stop
one party from being in the same vicinity as another or having
contact with them. This is generally to prevent harm to one of the
parties, such as in domestic violence situations. When a person
(Petitioner) requests a restraining or protective order and it is issued
by the court, the court outlines the
stipulations expected for the party
being restrained (Respondent) to
follow. Usually, it will state the
Respondent cannot go within so
many feet of the Petitioner’s person,
home, work, or school.
Our department does enforce these
types of orders. It is necessary for
Officer Mahan
a copy of the order be given to our
MCCPD
department to keep on file, along with
the police agency in the city where the Petitioner resides and works.
It is important for these agencies to have the documents on hand
in the event a situation arises and further verification is necessary.
In addition, the Petitioner should keep a copy with them wherever
they go. Officers will support what the judge has stipulated in the
order and will arrest a person for violating it.
An arrest is a serious consequence; therefore, two areas call
for clarification. First, if the Petitioner does not follow what is
outlined within, the order is no longer valid. For example, if it were
to say the parties can have “no contact” and the two make-up…
only later the Petitioner wants the order to be re-enforced, it is no
longer enforceable. The parameters are clear and they are not to
be used whimsically. Secondly, if the order is changed or updated,
the Petitioner needs to provide an updated copy of the order to all
of the police agencies as stated above. The updated order (not the
original) is what will be enforced. If you have an order and need
to submit a copy to the MiraCosta Police Department or have a
Respondent coming upon the campus violating an order, contact:
760-795-6640. Submit your law enforcement related questions to
“The Fuzz”, Officer Rebecca Mahan 760-757-2121 x 6519 or via
email: rmahan@miracosta.edu
Health Services
Fall 2014
Scholarships
available
MiraCosta College Fall
2014 Friends of Dance
Scholarships ($500)
Student must have
completed six units or
more at MiraCosta with
a cumulative GPA of 2.0
or greater.
Student must be
currently enrolled in
six units or more and
include a dance class at
MiraCosta.
A letter of reference
from a MiraCosta dance
instructor is required.
An unofficial
MiraCosta College
transcript and a personal
statement are required.
Winners will be
announced at the fall
dance concert.
Deadline: Oct. 30,
2014
MiraCosta College
Spring 2015 Classified
Senate Education
For information or to set up
an appointment call Health
Services (760) 795-6675
Oceanside Campus
Building 3300 Room 3326
Monday – Friday
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Thursday 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
760-795-6675
San Elijo Campus
Student Center
Monday through Friday
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
760-944-9444 x7747
12-3 p.m. to meet with you. Please
call the Transfer Center at 760-7956880 to schedule an appointment.
Fall 2015 transfer students; mark
your calendar to attend a UC/CSU
application workshop. Come by the
Transfer Center for a schedule of
workshops beginning in October
or check the schedule online under
news and events at www.miracosta.
edu/transfer
California State University, San
Marcos (CSUSM) has reopened for
Veterans only for spring 2015. Please
visit the Transfer Center for additional
information.
Scholarship Info
Scholarship ($500)
Student must be a
MiraCosta College
permanent classified
employee or a dependent,
between the ages of
17-24, of a permanent
classified employee.
First priority will
be given to permanent
classified staff, followed
by dependents.
Classified staff must be
current with the payment
of their classified dues.
Student must include
proof of enrollment or
intent to enroll in an
education program; i.e.
course description, class
schedule, etc. A personal
statement is required.
Award recipient will
be notified in December.
Deadline: Noon on Oct.
30, 2014
Jack Kent Cooke 201516 Undergraduate
Transfer Scholarships
(up to $40,000 per year)
This scholarship honors
excellence by supporting
outstanding community
college students who have
financial need and plan
to transfer to a 4-year
institution to complete a
bachelor’s degree. The
selection process criteria
include achievement,
academic ability, financial
need, persistence,
leadership, and desire to
help others.
MiraCosta student,
Travis Williamson, won
the scholarship and
transferred to Columbia
University, NYC.
Interested students are
encouraged to sign up
on the Jack Kent Cooke
website to receive an email
alert when the application
opens.
Sign up for the Oct. 9
webinar at 1 p.m.
Visit the Jack Kent Cook
website for information.
Questions, call JKCF at
855.509.5253 or email:
scholarships@JKCF.org.
The application process
opens in October with a
December deadline.
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September 25, 2014
MiraCosta College
Photo by Jason Finn
Monsters occupy the caves
Jason Finn
Graphic Designer
The La Jolla caves are very
accessible for us here in southern
California. There is no excuse for
not visiting this awesome site for
a couple hours. Make a day of it.
Everything is worth the sight--the
seals, the caves, the water, the
sunset and the restaurants. The
smell may be awful near all the
seals and birds, but that’s just
simply worth enduring for this
experience.
The caves are explore-able
from three fronts. The sidewalk
leads people straight to the rocky
edge between land and water. The
water front is accessible through
snorkeling and kayaking which can
be be pricey for equipment rental.
Then there is the underground,
available through the cave shop.
The cave entrance costs $5 per
adult ($3 for kids), but it is worth
the money for the perspective.
The cave shop has stairs going
down to a dug-out tunnel with an
almost-overwhelming amount of
stairs. Tall people will be forced
to duck as the hole-with-steps
expands and contracts for no
explainable reason. The feeling of
moisture and the smell of damp
saltiness starts to reveal itself after
the 30 or so steps.
After 145 steps there is finally
a flat platform with some natural
light exposure. Tide pools are
forming from dripping water to the
right in a small cavern too small
to explore. To the left is the rest
of the fifty or sixty foot long stiltbuilt path. At the end is a little bit
of a deck and warning signs to not
climb over.
The mouth of the cave is tall and
thin and allows for a harsh light
into the darkness of the platform’s
location. Most likely there will be
kayaks right outside the cave and
snorkeling in the unknown-dark
Photos by Jason Finn
waters inside the cave. The trip
down the tunnel may not be an
all-day event but it is surely worth
the sights. The 145 steps back up
the stairs are sure to test the cardio
of the lazy student too.
Leaving the doors of the shop at
the top leads to the canopy of the
cave. A few steps lead down to
some cliffs and some easy climbdown opportunities to get closer
to the water. It is not difficult to
find the exact location above the
platform of the cave below. This
location is perfect for seeing the
caves from the outside and hordes
of wildlife.
Within walking distance from
the canopy of the shop cave is
another place right off the sidewalk
with a gate to enter. These are the
rocks where nearly all the seals are
bathing in the sun. The seals are
fearless and enjoy flopping right
on over to everyone. They look
extremely silly worming their way
up into the spotlight of everyone
trying to take photos with them.
Their sure size will test anyone’s
poise as they confidently creep
on forward. There is no telling
when a seal might stop coming
closer and closer. They are very
comfortable getting extremely
close to anyone who stands by.
This area begs much more
exploring than these few spots.
The West Coast is spoiled with
its beautiful sunsets and making
the trip for that sole purpose alone
is reasonable. After this type of
adventure it may be time to hit
up one of the restaurants nearby
to top off the day.
Spartans proving to be a tough competitor
Jessica Lucero
Photographer
MiraCosta Athletics started
off a bit rough, but are now
beginning to get into the swing of
things. Men’s Soccer picked up
two wins and a tie this past week
and are proving themselves as a
tough competitor in the Pacific
Coast Athletic Conference.
Tuesday’s game against East
Los Angeles College started
off quickly with a goal fifteen
minutes in by Eddie Guerro.
However, there were severe
weather conditions including
thunder and lightning which
delayed the game 30 minutes.
Although the delay could have
thrown the men off their game,
the team did not stop there.
Immediately after the game was
reinstated Eddie Guerro scored
his second goal of the day, with
an assist by Sergio Lopez, putting
MiraCosta on top 2-0. Although,
goalie, Angel Ruiz, was able to
make 6 nail-biting saves overall,
one ended up getting past him in
the second half. The game ended
with our men in blue on top 3-1
when Austin Genevay scored
the final goal with the help from
Argenis Ramos’ assist.
The soccer team had another
game Friday night at 4 p.m.
which, freshman defender, Jared
Marr described as being “evenly
matched and a hard fought tie,”
against Rio Hondo College.
Midfielder, Oscar Vasquez, was
responsible for our only goal
that day which was scored on a
penalty kick. Keeper, Angel Ruiz,
once again fought long and hard
and had multiple saves fighting to
keep the lead. Rio Honda ended
up scoring on MiraCosta in the
second half. Through the multiple
shots taken by MiraCosta’s
soccer team, they were not able
to gain the lead again. The final
score resulted in 1-1.
The last match of the week
was a home game against
Cosumnes River College, located
in Sacramento, CA, held on
Sunday, September 21st. Due to
another foul on Oscar Vasquez,
he was responsible for our first
goal on another penalty kick. An
own goal was scored by Cosumes
which put MiraCosta up 2-0 in
the first half. When the second
half began Ruben Esparza was
responsible for 2 more goals
which then put us up 4-0. Goalie,
Angel Ruiz was able to save
every ball that came near him
on Sunday’s game, keeping their
4-0 lead.
Oscar Vasquez, who was
overall responsible for 3 goals
this week mention how “the team
is playing better,” as a whole. The
Men’s Soccer team started this
week with a record of 0-3 and
finished this week 2-3-1, proving
that they are ready to face tough
competitors. Their next game will
be held Friday at 4 p.m.
In Women’s Soccer news,
Freshman Taivin Rodriguez was
named Pacific Coast Athletic
Conference’s “Player of the
Week.” She was responsible for
three of the four goals against
Cuyamaca College which was
held on Sept. 12. Aside from
the three goals, Taivin is also
responsible for two assists this
year. The next home Women’s
Soccer game will be on Friday
at 2 p.m. where they take on a
top competitor, Chaffey College.
Women’s Volleyball travelled
to Mesa for a tournament this
past weekend, where they went
2-1, making their current record
3-4. MiraCosta was able to beat
out Riverside and Glendale but
fell to Antelope Valley after four
sets. They will be back at home
Friday at 6 p.m.
To keep updated with our
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us on Instagram @MCC_Spartans
and Twitter @MCCSPARTANS.
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keep up with the latest updates
on our Athletics and Intramurals.
Freshman Taivin Rodriguez was named Pacific Coast Athletic Conference
“Athlete of the Week.”
Photos by Jessica Lucero
#9 Eddie Guerra, scoring against East Los Angeles College on Sept. 17.
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