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The Chabot cheerleading squad re-cently had tryouts and assembled a squad of 13 including both men and women who want to lead Chabot to better school spirit, but starting from the ground up has proved difficult for them.

After the Chabot Spirit Force crumbled last semester, sole returning member and captain Andrea Ceballos has fought since August trying to pull another squad together, “Right now, we’re just trying to keep it alive in-stead of shut down,” she said.

“They [the ASCC] had a meeting and none of us were informed about it,” continued Ceballos. “They did vote on it and of course they have the right to take the money away, but it’s just unfortunate because we are not part of athletics [anymore] and now we have to be a club, so we have to follow what other clubs have to.”

Member Tory Teasley remarked, “The ASCC is supposed to represent the students, and we’re all full-time students. It was completely unfair to have a meeting [about our funding] without us being notified of it.”

Member LaShay Cash summarized the squad’s current financial situation, “We had $3,000 from the ASCC be-fore, but the money was allocated into another fund.”

They were left with only $800 for many of the necessities that every squad should have. The estimated cost

of pom-poms, spanks, shoes, bags and uniforms could cost upwards of $200 per person. This year, each person will have to come out of pocket at least $80 to $100.

Senator Ricardo Pinto Filho commented for the ASCC, “Espe-cially with budget cuts, the money is needed in other places. They [the cheerleaders] used to have so much. Now they want us to pay for their uniforms and other things; they can fundraise like everyone else does.”

Though they have only been in exis-tence for a short time, the squad has already had one fundraiser.

“We had our last Krispy Kreme fundraiser and that was successful enough to get us, maybe a pair of shoes, but all we can do is try to get donations from companies our parents work for to help us out,” said Ceballos.

Besides the money issues that plague the team, members are deflated by their demotion from athletic team to club.

“Places like DVC or Laney Col-lege, their cheerleaders are recognized as a sports team and there is a national scholarship for cheerleaders that go to community college and for us to even qualify we have to be on a team that is considered a sport, not a club,” la-mented squad member Cash.

The important difference between the two groups is a coach. Even with CPR-certified students, the team can-not perform stunts without a cheer-leading coach, which they will have to fundraise to pay for or find a vol-unteer.

“It keeps us from going on to be-ing an actual sport. Without stunt-ing and gymnastics, we’re just con-sidered ‘sideline cheer’ which is not considered a sport, it’s just a dance team at that point,” clarified Cash.

“I don’t think it’s just our club going through things, but we can help everyone else promote their events,” explained Ceballos. “That’s part of cheerleading - promoting what’s go-ing on at school.

“We’re a big source and we can help them out: the ASCC, the band, the nursing program, dental. It’s not just about cheerleading, it’s about ev-erything.

“We’re promoters and without us, we can’t promote other things that are going on and that’s the school’s loss.”

Not so cheery after allDemotion from athletic team to club and lack of funds hurt the start of this year

Back row: LaShay Cash, Emiliana Wilheim, Monica Villanueva, Jonathan Flores, Tory Teasley, Leslie Miller - Front row: Nicolette Shyam, Andrea Ceballos, Edy Gomez

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The Chabot cheerleading squad from left to right: Jonathan Flores, Edy Gomez, Andrea Ceballos, Johanna Olson and LaShay Cash sell Krispy Kreme doughnuts to raise money for new uniforms inside the lobby of Building 2300 at Chabot College in Hayward, Calif. on Dec. 10, 2012.

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Southland robbery

Last Tuesday afternoon two men suspected of rob-bing the Diamond Ring Company jewelry store at the Southland Mall were chased down and arrested.

At 1:00 p.m. Chabot students were alerted via AlertU, Chabot’s emergen-cy text messaging system, of a suspected local jewelry robber, “CHABOT: Heli-copters hovering are due to police activity on Peterman Ave involving arrest of a man with a firearm. Situa-tion stable, no one outstand-ing 1:00 p.m.”

The robbery suspect re-portedly used mace on an employee at the store while the other suspect remained in a getaway car outside of the mall.

The chase only went to Peterman Avenue before the driver of the getaway vehicle was caught. The passenger then jumped out and continued on foot.

The second suspect was later found by a canine unit in one of the neighboring backyards.

Junice Reyes, a nurs-ing major at Chabot, works at the Sanrio gift store in Southland Mall and had this to say about the incident, “That really bothers me, because, first of all, I work at Southland and it just so happened that I called off work yesterday…it really scares me because this is my area…I live, work, and go to school around here.”

Kevin Ramos, a math major at Chabot, on the oth-er hand had a more relaxed view of the situation, “As long as the police catch the suspect I’m okay with it…I mean I hope they don’t come to the school…it is pretty open and you never know what they will do”.

By a. marcus FraTesafrates@thechabotspectator.com

According to the Chabot College Office of Institutional Research last spring Latino students for the first time have surpassed white students in the number of AA/AS degrees earned for the 2011-12 year.

Last year a total of 708 AA/AS degrees were awarded to Chabot students. Out of that total 134 de-grees, 19 percent, were earned by students in the Latino community.

Over the past 12 years, degrees earned by Latino students have increased 34 percent. This is the third largest increase of degrees earned by a single ethnic group at Chabot with the first going to Afri-can American students with a 41.82 percent increase and Asian students in second with a 46.88 percent in-crease since the 2000-’01 academic year.

In fact, all of Chabot’s ethnic groups have seen an increase in the number of AA/AS degree award-

ed to them except for white stu-dents, whose numbers have fallen 22.29 percent over the past 12 years.

The main reason for the decline can be contributed to the massive decrease of white students who at-

tend Chabot. Since the fall quar-ter of 2000 to the spring quarter of 2012, white students have gone down in enrollment from 4,491 to 2,647, a decrease of 41.06 percent.

As far as Chabot students as a

whole are concerned, only about 10 percent of our student population is currently seeking an AA/AS de-gree. The larger majority of Chabot students are looking to transfer, un-dergo job training, or are undecided.

Chabot’s Planning, Review and Budget Council (PRBC) meeting was held Thursday in building 400 at Chabot College.

Before the meeting, commu-nication studies teachers Chris-tine Warda and Jason Ames spoke to the council in saying that they would like to have the term pro-ductivity not used when refer-encing how many students are enrolling in each course.

The governing board of the Chabot is saying that classes that have more enrolled students are more productive which makes those with a smaller group of students feel unproductive. “A class with more students makes more money,” said Jason Ames.

It is estimated that Chabot makes $1,400 per student who at-tends. With each student worth such high profit, the governing board does not favor smaller classes.

Teachers disagree with the way

the governing board of Chabot de-fines a productive course. They feel a class shouldn’t be considered “productive” based on the amount of profit it produces for the school, but rather based on the educational worth of each course.

There is a contract where it is stated that teachers are to perform a 40-hour work week. Many of our teachers at Chabot work more than that.

Communications teachers ex-plained that they are beyond pro-

ductive with smaller classes be-cause it gives them the time and opportunity to connect with their students. As Christine Warda said, “We need a smaller class because we used to interact more with our students who enroll.”

The awareness about “produc-tivity” was brought to the PRBC meeting and it will now be in the agenda for the next meeting. The proposition by our Communication Studies teachers will be under fur-ther review.

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A graph of AA/AS degrees earned by assorted ethnic groups at Chabot from the 2000-’01 academic year to 2011-’12, informa-tion provided by the Chabot College Office of Institutional Research

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On December 4, 5, 11 and 12, Emerging Works debuted nine stu-dent original plays in room 1328.

Emerging Works is designed to showcase playwrights by perform-ing plays originally written in the dramatic writing class, and produc-ing the shows using Chabot student directors, actors and crew.

Theater major Monica Pelcastre says Emerging Works gives stu-dents, “the ability to get an intimate look at all aspects of theater: direct-ing, writing, and acting. We get the chance to work one on one with our peers to put on a variety of great shows. It was an overall refreshing experience.”

Due to construction on the Little Theater, the shows were performed in room 1328 and have changed format structure in the last few se-mesters. The new structure features short plays, ranging from 10 min-utes in length to almost 30 minutes thereby allowing for more work to be produced. Here’s a brief look at each play performed this season:

“Hanna’s Dilemma” is a story about a woman running from the man she loves because she is keep-ing a secret from him that she feels will destroy any life they could have together. Lead actress Cath-erine Lovell gave a heartfelt perfor-mance and had great chemistry with her costar, Armando McClain.

“Oneiroi” was written and di-rected by Kellen Walker. It was an

interesting look at two characters discussing their fragile existence in the consciousness of their frustrated and drunken creator.

In the show “2-4 Weeks,” a woman anxiously waits for a call after an interview for her dream job. Writer and director Geoffrey Kmitt creatively shows the drama of her “inner monologue,” in characters Reason and Emotion.

“No Reason To Be Evil” tells the tragic story of a love triangle between two brothers and the wom-an who loved them. Actors, cre-ative partners and close friends Kel Rama and Luis Lopez dig deep into their characters’ relationship, re-alistically portraying writer/director Michael Fisher ’s in-

tensely dramatic script.“Cheer” is a fun, relevant play

written by theater arts professor Linda Amayo-Hassan and directed by student Dinorah Galvan. It is about a girl named Erica and “her drive for life. She is a pursuer of the American dream, the only thing in her way is her status in the United States,” said lead actress Monica Pelcastre, who played Erica as

one of her many roles in Emerging Works.

Directed by Alex Skinner, “It Hits The Fan” is a show about friendship and murder. Playwright Nicholas Urbonas said he learned a lot from his first play, “It was dif-ficult to cut some lines I really liked but it really made me focus the sto-

ry and themes of the play which is ultimately a great skill to have. The most rewarding part is hearing the audience reactions. Just hearing the laughter and gasps. The audi-ence being completely into the story and enjoying it as much as I did writing it.”

“Make-up,” according to actress Pelcastre, “is about two different views of feminism. One is the more conservative, ‘all women for the cause’ kind of thing that is played by the role of Amy. Whereas Mary is on the New Age thinking side of ‘women are free to do as they please,’ no need to hold back. It is the internal struggle women have trying to fit into a man’s world.”

“St. Emily’s” is a play writ-ten by Kel Rama, who said that he wanted “St. Emily’s” to show “that money is not everything. Love, compassion, and the education of the future is what we all should be focusing on. Money should never come first. Ever.”

In “Until Death,” Victoria Price is being questioned about the mur-der of her husband, and we see why there should be some doubt to her

innocence in the matter. Writer/director Jasmin Thompkins does a good job showing what leads to Victoria’s erratic emotional state, allowing us to take that journey with her.

Emerging Works is a great op-portunity for aspiring thespians to work on original shows and gain a myriad of experiences from the class. For Kel Rama, “The most important thing I learned in Emerg-ing Work this semester is patience and hard work. It has been incred-ibly humbling to work with this ensemble. Filled with new actors and Chabot theater veterans, I knew from the start that this semester was going to be great.”

Next semester, Emerging Works will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 p.m. to 2:15 p.m., sign up for theater 30 to audition. For more in-formation on theater arts at Chabot, refer to Class-Web or visit the Stu-dio 1328 Facebook group for fre-quent updates on upcoming events.

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Katy Hidalgo and Ashraf Dahud play Grace and John in Kellen Walker’s “Oneiroi,” as part of Emerging Works in Rm 1328 at Chabot College in Hayward, Calif. on Dec. 4, 2012.

Emerging Works Playwright Festival

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Alicia Combs and Kel Rama play trou-bled lovers in “No Reason To Be Evil,” written and directed by Michael Fisher, as part of Emerging Works in Rm 1328 at Chabot College in Hayward, Calif. on Dec. 4, 2012.

Tristan Stevenin shows off for Addy Rodriquez-Bernard as Lilly in “2-4 Weeks,” which seems to impress Emotion (Angelica Allen) but not Reason (Shanika Lewis), as part of Emerging Works in Rm 1328 at Chabot College in Hayward, Calif. on Dec. 4, 2012.

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Finals Week ScheduleDay classes (classes meeting before 4:30 p.m.) include the following class combinations:

• GROUP I: • M W classes; also M T W Th / M W F / M

T W F / M W T hF / M T Th F / M T / M Th M F / W F / M only / W only / Daily classes

• GROUP II: • T Th classes; also T Th F / T W / T W Th

T F / Th F / W Th / M T Th / T W Th F / T only classes

• GROUP III: • Classes scheduled “by arrangement”

and Th only and F only classes

ExaminationTime

MondayDecember 17

WednesdayDecember 19

ThursdayDecember 20

FridayDecember 21

7:30 a.m. -9:20 a.m.

Group I7 a.m., 7:30 a.m.,

7:50 a.m.

MondayDecember 17

Group I10 a.m., 10:30

a.m., 10:40 a.m.

Group II9 a.m., 9:30 a.m.,

9:45a.m.

Group I8 a.m.,

8:30 a.m.

Group II7:30 a.m., 7:45 a.m.

Group III7:30 a.m., 7:45 a.m.

8 a.m. -9:50 a.m.

Group II8 a.m.,

8:30 a.m.

Group III8 a.m., 9 a.m.

10 a.m. -11:50 a.m.

Group I11 a.m.,

10:30 a.m.

Group I9 a.m., 9:30 a.m.,

9:45 a.m.

Group II10 a.m.

10:30 a.m.

Group III9:45 a.m., 10

a.m., 10:45 a.m.

12 p.m. -1:50 p.m.

Group I1 p.m., 1:15

p.m., 1:45 p.m.

Group II1 p.m., 1:15

p.m., 1:30 p.m.

Group I12 p.m., 12:30

p.m., 12:45 p.m.

Group II11 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12 p.m.

Group III11:30 p.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m.

2 p.m. -3:50 p.m.

Group I2 p.m., 2:30 p.m.

Group II2 p.m., 2:30 p.m.

Group I3 p.m., 3:30 a.m.

Group II3 p.m., 3:30 p.m.

Group III2 p.m., 3 p.m., 4

p.m.

Who’s your favorite instructor?Brittany HinojosaMajor: Poliical Science“Carmen Johnston, she’s an English teacher. When I was in her English class we had books that were nothing compared to a big giant lit book from regular Eng-lish classes. It was entertaining, and she kept us informed about events that were happening and it wasn’t the normal, typi-cal class that’s boring. It was actually fun and we learned a lot, so that’s why I really liked her class.”

Latanya ClarkMajor: Mass Communications & Radio & Television Broadcasting“Professor Michael Thompson was an awe-some instructor. He always dedicated extra time to help anyone in need. He always made lectures interesting and easy to un-derstand in a way that the most important things would sink down and stick in and that’s what was needed in any learning en-vironment.”

Blessing MorrisMajor: Biology“Christine Warda. She has a way of teach-ing and she breaks everything down for you. She makes public speaking seem eas-ier, as crazy as it sounds. When you go up to give a speech, the environment is com-fortable because of the way she teaches.”

Ben PiersonMajor: CommunicationsJason Ames, he teaches several subjects. He’s in the communications department. Because he’s very passionate about what he discusses. And he tries to get you to a level of understanding that is not so much out there. But understandable in a way that you feel his passion for it and want to learn more about it.

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Initiated during the Fall 2012 semes-ter, Chabot College’s Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement or MESA program is designed to help STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) ma-jors.

It is a learning community that supportsfinanciallyandeducation-ally disadvantaged students. Espe-cially those who are first genera-tion college bound students whose educational goal is to transfer to a four-year institution and to obtain at least a Bachelor of Arts degree and those who come from low perform-ing high schools which include any California high school that’s in the lowest 25 percentile.

MESA coordinator Donna Gib-son says, “MESA started with one of the Oakland high schools and UC Berkeley and it was to try to get more African American and His-panic students into engineering.

It became quite obvious that therewasaneedthathadtobefilledfor such a learning community here atChabot but also benefit it’s stu-dents as well because Chabot’s MESA program came to be dur-ing the third week after the start of the semester and 78 students were already accepted into the learning community before the formal crite-riafortheprogramwasfinalized.”

Funding for the MESA pro-gram was paid for in part by grant through the State Chancellor’s Of-ficeofCaliforniaCommunityCol-leges which supports students by providing services such as peer led study groups that MESA calls aca-demic excellence workshops.

Peer leaders are paid for their roles where they in turn are mentor-ing others in their study groups to be leaders as well as strengthening their knowledge base of the mate-rial. Each peer group leader has a faculty member who mentors them and provides them the resources

and materials such as worksheets, study guides or practice tests to lead the study groups. In the end, it’s a win-win situation where they have a mentor and then they are in turn mentoring others.

Christine Duong who states, “Being a study group leader in the MESA program has helped me build great relationships with my tutees,” shared this sentiment. “Not only am I a tutor, I am a part of a sci-ence community where I can share

my knowledge and expand it [by learning from the students/profes-sors of the MESA program]. MESA has truly shaped me into the person I am today. When I transfer, I know my contribution to the UC’s will be significant --MESA hasmademejust as competitive as another UC student.”

In addition to getting the peer led study groups implemented, MESA didacoupleoffieldtripswherethestudents got to see the wind tun-nel at NASA and several students went to UC Davis for STEM Trans-fer Day. In addition speakers from Lawrence Lab in Berkeley came to speak to the students about intern-ship opportunities.

Chabot’s MESA program also partnered with CA Connects in which selected students are given laptops so that they can help bridge the digital divide and help increase digital literacy in their community by becoming a digital literacy train-er.

Students are required to partici-pate in a self-paced online Microsoft training course and to be Microsoft certified in Word, Excel, Power-Point and Access. In addition, they

agree to a self-paced online training curriculum that will prepare them to deliver digital literacy training. It also allows students to agree to vol-unteer a minimum of 12 commu-nity service hours to conduct digital literacy training for a minimum of twofamilymembersandfivecom-munity members.

According to Donna Gibson, “Originally this is the end of the three year grant CA Connects had to do this and we did not have a MESA program and Chabot was not in the grant.”

Gibson happened to be at the meeting where she heard of the pro-gram and was persistent enough to tie in with them and was able to ob-

tain 24 computers through CA Con-nects to give to the students.

Gibson further notes that “the ultimate goal of the program is that there is a segment of the popula-tion that is not gone into science and math majors and they’re really gearing to opening the access up so that the diversity of the students go-ing into the areamore reflects thediversity of the community.”

As MESA student Francisco Na-varro sums it up best, “In Spanish

‘table’ means ‘mesa’. I feel MESA is the table that holds my opportuni-ties to get me through the path that I have planned to go.

“As students, we are the chairs next to a dinner table waiting for our dreams to come. All the people that make this happen are like the napkins, always ready to help us throughout our mistakes.

“MESA has helped me to findmany people with the same goals in life, which it motivates me to never stay behind.

“If I have the chance to pick MESA once again, I probable will take it because I would like to have serious people helping me to reach my dreams.”

MESA bridges the digital divideBy Tammy Lee

tlee@thechabotspectator.com

Chabot students receieve HP laptops as part of the MESA program that helps them become digital literacy trainers in their commu-nities at Chabot College.

PHOTO COURTESY OF DONNA GIBSON

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Physical fitness at Chabot College is not to be mistaken and limited to sports only. In fact, the wide variety of options might overwhelm some people.

While many people in modern day society consid-er the gym to be the top pick for physical fitness, there are those who are interested in martial arts, yoga and even swimming as a way of work-ing on their physique while doing something they enjoy.

Chabot College offers a wide range of physical fit-ness courses to choose from including tae-kwon-do, ai-kido, self-defense tactics, judo, jujitsu, hip-hop dance, fire fighting, wrestling, and competitive swimming as well as other sports classes.

These courses are taught on campus and are often of-fered throughout the school year. Students who are busy throughout the week due to

a full time course load can also find classes available on the weekends such as swimming. Otherwise, stu-dents can find a multitude of courses offered during the week that range from morning classes to evening classes.

Victoria Ambrecht has taken tae-kwon-do at Chabot for two semesters and highly recommends it to other students.

“Tae-kwon-do is a lot of fun, a great workout, and we get to use punching bags and break boards,” explains Ambrecht.

Martial arts Instructor and head of the American Martial Arts Club Rudy De Guzman has dedicated the last 10 years to the martial arts program on campus, and continues to help stu-dents achieve their fitness goals.

As a result of budget cuts, the Martial Arts Club had to cancel some martial

arts classes. The club con-tinues to offer lessons in a variety of martial arts styles. This is due to member con-tribution, where members help other members learn workouts and lessons from pre-existing classes that are no longer being offered.

“A lot of students/club members participate and help each other, and share what they learned from other classes that are not offered this semester”, Guz-man shares. Involvement in this program gives students a true feeling of a grow-ing community focused on achieving parallel goals.

These classes fill up fast. For those of you interested in programs such as the Martial Arts Club, early reg-istration is highly recom-mended.

For any questions re-garding the American Mar-tial Arts Club, please con-tact Rudy De Guzman at (510) 909-5771.

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P.E. no running joke at ChabotBy Remy FaRah

rfarah@thechabotspectator.com

UPCOMING GAMESWomen’s Basketball

Dates Opponent Location TimeFri-Sun,Dec 28-30

DeAnza Tourney DeAnza TBA

Wed, Jan 9 Cabrillo College Cabrillo 5 p.m.Fri, Jan 11 Skyline College Chabot 5 p.m.Wed, Jan 16 San Francisco

City CollegeSan Francisco

5 p.m.

Sat, Jan 19 Las Positas College Chabot 5 p.m.Wed, Jan 23 Foothill College Chabot 5 p.m.

Men’s Basketball

Dates Opponent Location TimeWed-Fri,Dec 26-28

46th Chabot Classic

Chabot TBA

Fri, Jan 4 College of Sequoias

Sequoias 7 p.m.

Fri, Jan 11 Skyline College Chabot 7 p.m.Wed, Jan 16 San Francisco

City CollegeSan Francisco

7 p.m.

Fri, Jan 18 Las Positas College Chabot 7 p.m.Wed, Jan 23 Foothill College Chabot 7 p.m.

What you’ll need: 1lb of fresh green beans, 1 head of broccoli, 1 zucchini, 1 onion, flour, seasonings such as garlic salt and pepper, 1 can of chicken broth, 1 can of cream of potato soup, 2 tablespoons of light sour cream, a dash of 2% milk.

Crispy onion topping1. Thinly slice onions into strips

and set to the side. Fill a Zip-loc bag with a cup of flour and season it with garlic salt, pep-per, and dash. SALT the onions first, then place them into the flour and shake until onions are completely powdered.

2. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a pan and wait until the oil rip-ples, place the onions in the pan and turn frequently until brown and crisp. Set to the side.

Casserole filling1. Boil chicken broth and cook the

broccoli and the green beans for 15 minutes to infuse flavor into the vegetables. Strain, set aside.

2. Heat 1 can of cream of potato soup, sour cream and a dash of 2% milk in a pot. Cut 1 zuc-chini and place directly into the creamy soup mixture.

3. Add cooked green beans and broccoli to the mixture and you should notice that just enough casserole filling covers the ar-ray of vegetables.

4. Non-stick spray is suggested for easy clean up. Place casse-role filling, followed by crispy onion strings on top and bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes.

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Classic green bean casserole

A slimmed down version of a holiday classic. This healthy, low fat green casserole uses fresh green beans, broccoli and zucchini for added nu-trients.

What’s in your study plan?It’s the last week of school and all of a sudden, due dates are getting near.

Finals are approaching and the students are cramming. Energy drinks like Monster, Red bull and Rockstar are conveniently sold at the bookstore, and lot of us depend on them around this time of the se-mester to stay focused and awake.

The tips below will help you get through the last push of the semes-ter. These tips can in turn, help re-duce your stress and help you stay on track. Stay hydrated. Choose your beverages wisely, and avoid the caffeine jitters and the antici-pated crash.

A healthy recommended amount would be equivalent to 2 cups of coffee. A good alternative would be: Ginseng. It can be found in teas- both hot and cold, and it is ultimately, a healthier, lower dose of caffeine. It legitimately increases energy without side effects, im-proves concentration and has been recognized to aiding in mental function.

Snack smart while studying and you may find that you retain more. Try to get two food groups into your snacks to balance the nutri-ents. Some smart snack examples could be a banana with peanut but-ter, apples with yogurt or a bag of mixed nuts. Many nuts are rich in omega-3 and high in fiber. Ome-

ga-3 is designed to help with brain activity and maintaining a healthy heart, while fiber makes us feel full so we tend to snack less.

Nuts are inexpensive and easy to store, especially when bringing to school. When you’re heading

for the library, pack whole-food items like I mentioned, and always be pro-active by packing water to stay hydrated. This will allow you to succeed without the stress, and you can achieve the combination of being alert and having greater concentration by the act of making

healthier choices. Fruit ranks high among the best

foods you can eat for your brain. Blueberries (which can be bought frozen in bags) get a lot of attention because they contain powerful an-tioxidants and other nutrients. The

natural sugars in fruit offer clean energy, so you don’t experience the crash that follows consumption of refined sugar. Start your day with a smoothie and you may find yourself content with your decision.

While much is said about the reasons to eat breakfast, it’s more

important than you think. The idea is to get some protein, calcium, fi-ber and a piece of fruit in there would be ideal. So, a bowl of cereal with milk and a piece of fruit would do the trick.

For your convenience, I posted a recipe of a breakfast pita pizza. This recipe is a great combination of protein from the scrambled eggs, carbs for energy from the delicious toasted pita, and also calcium and fiber is provided by the vegetables you select. Bell peppers and spin-ach is what I personally added to this recipe, but feel free to play around with the ingredients.

Some of us have our own way to prepare for finals, yet I believe there are two ways to approach this stressful week: as a procrastinator or taking the route of being proac-tive.

I spoke with a Chabot student and asked him if he had any par-ticular tips that he thinks are help-ful towards the end of the semester. Israel age 20, gave me a response that could not be more helpful. He states, “I usually try to make study guides, and remember that it’s just one more test until the class is over. The best thing is to not let every-thing pile up. Take everything one step at a time, and try to work in groups.”

With his advice and the use of the tips mentioned above, you can set yourself up for success without getting overwhelmed.

By Rachelle QutoBrqutob@thechabotspectator.com

Balanced breakfast for finals:

What you’ll need: 1 pita (160 cal-ories), 2 egg whites-1 whole egg, multi-colored bell peppers, jalape-no (spicy option), onion, spinach, and a small handful of mozzarella cheese.

1. Set oven to the broil setting and place the pita in the oven or toaster to cook for 2 min-utes- you don’t want it to be too crispy yet.

2. Sautee jalapenos (spicy option), onions and bell peppers down until transparent. Add eggs and

let cook for 30 seconds. If you allow the eggs to cook before scrambling, they’ll be fluffier.

3. Add spinach in last, once eggs are almost done. The spinach should take no longer than 1min. to cook.

4. Place a light layer of mozzarella cheese on the pita and proceed to place the cooked egg scram-ble on top. Another layer of mozzarella- pop it in the oven and broil the pita pizza for ap-proximately 3 minutes until the cheese is evenly melted.

5. Enjoy and good luck on finals!

ILLUSTRATION BY ALLEN S. LIN

According to the Chabot College Student Satisfaction Survey Fall 2011, students outside of class have mets as a study group with other students in their classes often or very often: 23 percent, sometimes: 41 percent, and never: 36 percent.

Recipes By Rachelle QutoBrqutob@thechabotspectator.com

Containing eggs, bell peppers, jalapenos, onion, spinach and

mozzarella cheese

Total calories: 160RACHELLE QUTOB/STAFF PHOTO

Pita Pizza!