Alex FarrThe San Matean

College of San Mateo • www.sanmatean.comVolume 172, Number 3 March 8, 2010

San MateanTHE

Protesters serve Cañada President with demands

See page 3

Students at Skyline walk-out against budget cutsSee page 3

Grad reels in big spear fishing honorsSee page 4

Marilyn Lawrence, General Manager of KCSM-TV, convinced the Board of Trustees to give her 30 more days to pursue new funding

sources for the station.“The work Marilyn has done has

been truly remarkable in trying to save KCSM,” said District Chan-cellor Ron Galatolo.

Lawrence addressed a meeting of the Board of Trustees, Feb. 24,

as they debated the issue of selling KCSM-TV. She presented the board with a range of options to deal with the remaining $500,000 operating deficit facing the station.

The District cut nearly $1 million dollars of funding for KCSM-TV

for the upcoming year, due to budget constraints. Lawrence has worked for months to close the station’s budget gap, but was still $500,000 short at the meeting.

Lawrence said that she had sever-al deals in the works, prompting her

to say with “70 percent confidence” that she could bring the deficit down to $133,000 in two weeks.

Deals still being negotiated include a spectrum use agreement

KCSM-TV granted 30-day funding extension

Photo by Cecile Basnage of The San Matean

Students wave signs protesting educational budget cuts, Thursday, March 4 at the “Day of Action” in San Francisco. Similar events were held throughout the state.

Christine KaravasThe San Matean

Salaries published in local paper

The 2009 salaries of nearly 800 district employees were published in the Palo Alto Daily Post, Feb. 24 and 25, sparking confusion about “pay increases” amidst budget cuts.

The report included a front-page story on Feb. 24, and a list of the 784 top-earning district employees, published over two days.

The article “College officials pay boosted” by David DeBolt, Daily Post staff writer, detailed the 2009 salary increases of some district officials. Higher tuition and budget cuts were also mentioned.

“The actual information was cor-rect, although some of the narrative was not,” District Chief Financial Officer Kathy Blackwood said.

All increased salaries in 2009 were contractual obligations, Dis-trict Chancellor Ron Galatolo said.

“There were no raises given to any employee,” he said. “Nobody got a Cost of Living Adjustment. … (The story said) students aren’t being offered classes, yet raises are being given. But they are not raises. They are the natural step-ping column.”

All district employees, except the chancellor, have schedules which outline their regular salary based

upon position, longevity and quali-fications. The chancellor’s salary is voted upon by the District’s Board of Trustees, which also approves all salary schedules.

“Every community college has this stepping system,” Galatolo said. “They don’t pay based on merit – they pay based on longev-ity.”

The District reviews salaries schedules on a regular basis and considers how employees are com-pensated relative to other districts in the Bay Area, Galatolo said.

“The goal is to get competitive with neighboring districts,” he said.

Protesters march through SFNick Zirbes

The San Matean SAN FRANCISCO — Thou-

sands of students and teachers marched through the streets of San Francisco, March 4, to protest budget cuts affecting colleges

statewide. Several speakers told protesters

to unite against the cuts which are causing class reductions in two and four-year colleges.

Many marchers waved flags and banners or wore costumes express-

ing their concerns.“The diversity of program offer-

ings and the extent to which student expression was foregrounded made me feel well satisfied with our plan-ning efforts,” said Kate Motoyama, a CSM speech professor.

Motoyama estimated 12,000 in attendance.

Motoyama was among the con-tingent of the San Mateo Commu-nity College District participating in the protest.

Similar events took place in the

East Bay and Southern California, in an effort coordinated throughout the state by faculty and students to express concerns about budget cuts.

Activities began at 1 p.m. as

See “March” on page 3

Smokin’Photo by Cecile Basnage of The San Matean

Students Ohannes Aristakessian, 20, and Andy Lopez, 18, work together to help cool the outdoor kilns for Ceramics Class.

See “KCSM-TV” on page 7

See “Salaries” on page 7

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by Stephen Barsanti

Campus Blotter Friday, Feb. 19 11:43 a.m. - The Hillsborough police got a report that a resident heard “gun shots,” possibly on the CSM Campus. The Hillsborough Police Department, CSM Security and the San Mateo Police De-partment responded. CSM Security found two students who heard the same possible shots. A Hillsborough Police Officer located some people in a black truck lighting fireworks in the lower west end parking lot. The Hillsborough Police Officer resolved the situation. Wednesday, March 3 11:18 a.m. - A 25 year old man and a 16 year old girl were found in a parked car in CSM Lot #1 drinking champagne. They were cited for having an open container, and released.

If there is an event that readers would like listed in Campus Briefs, please submit it to The San Matean at Bldg. 19, Room 123 or sanmatean@smccd.edu. Submissions should be typed neatly. For more information, call 574-6330.

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American International College Campus VisitMonday, March 810 a.m. to 1 p.m.Upper Quad

CPR Class - Faculty and Staff TrainingWednesday, March 109 a.m. to 1 p.m.

San Mateo Farmers’ MarketWednesday, March 109 a.m. to 1 p.m.Lot 1B

Flex Days - No ClassesWednesday, March 10Thursday, March 11Friday, March 12

Discover UC Davis -- Campus Tour And InformationFriday, March 127:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

University of California Davis Campus VisitFriday, March 129 a.m. to 2 p.m.Upper Quad

VITAFree Income Tax Preparation by CSM StudentsSaturday, March 139 a.m. to 1 p.m.Bldg. 14, Room 104

San Mateo Farmers’ MarketSaturday, March 139 a.m. to 1 p.m.Lot 1B

University of Pacific College Campus VisitTuesday, March 1610 a.m. to 1 p.m.Upper Quad

Guest Speaker - Vista Center for the Blind Alice McGrath - Community Relations Coordinator Lynda Johnson - Counselor for Vista Center Wednesday, March 1710 a.m. to 11:15am Bldg. 14, Room 215

Transfer FairWednesday, March 175 p.m. to 7 p.m.Bldg 16, Lobby

UCSF Transfer Admission WorkshopSaturday, March 209 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.UCSF Campus, Cole Hall

CSM Asian Pacific-American Film FestivalSaturday, March 207 p.m.

SportsMen’s Baseballv. West Valley College, Mon., March 8, 2 p.m., San Mateov. San Jose City College, Thu., March 11, 2 p.m., San Josev. City College of San Francisco, Sat., March 13, noon, San Franciscov. Mission College, Tue., March 16, 2 p.m., Missionv. Skyline College, Thu., March 18, 2 p.m., San Mateo

Women’s Softballv. San Jose City College, Mon., March 8, 3 p.m., San Josev. Ohlone College, Thu., March 11, 3 p.m., Ohlonev. Cabrillo College, Tue., March 16, 3 p.m., Cabrillov. West Valley College, Thu., March 18, 3 p.m., San Mateo

CorreCtionThe San Matean would like to apologize made for an error in the Back Talk section of the February 22 issue of the San Matean. The paper published a photo of Erryn Yano, but misidentified and misquoted her as Sim-one Cappadocia. The San Matean apologizes for this error and regrets any confusion this may have caused.

John ServatiusThe San Matean

A trust fund has been set up for the family of student athlete Janisa Jones.

The Jones lost their home, Feb. 17, when it was hit by a plane.

The trust fund is account # 1890103461, at California Bank and Trust, 1735 E. Bayshore Road, East Palo Alto, CA 94303

The Board of Trustees slashed $6.6 million in spending across all three campuses and the district office for fiscal year 2010 – 2011, at its Feb. 24 meeting.

“I’m not enjoying this night,” said Trustee Helen Hausman, be-fore casting her vote. “I feel like I have to vote and that I’m the executioner.”

All five members of the board voted in favor of the cuts. Board President Patricia Miljanich con-curred by phone from the Phoenix airport, where she was between planes. Vice President-Clerk David Mandelkern conducted the meeting in her absence. Student representa-tive Virginia Medrano Rosales’ supporting-vote was advisory only, said Barbara Christensen, District Director of Community and Gov-ernment Relations.

The board also approved lan-guage for a proposed $34 annual

parcel tax to be placed on the June ballot. The measure would raise between $6 million and $7 million annually for four years if approved, Christensen said. A two-thirds vote is required for passage.

“By moving this forward, you must understand why we are doing this. We can no longer rely on the State of California,” said Trustee Richard Holober. “We have 14,000 students on wait lists. UC denied (admission to) 40,000 students. The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco said we will not be out of the woods until 2013.”

Documents outlining the budget cuts for fiscal year 2010 - 2011 at CSM, Cañada, Skyline and the District Office were provided by Ginny Brooks, the Administrative Assistant to the Board.

Programs recommended for hiatus include French, German, Aeronautics 1 - Ground-school and Cooperative Education.

The College is also recommend-ing section reductions in low-

enrollment programs. Permanent reductions will be made through the Program Improvement and Viability process – the procedure by which curriculum and academic programs are changed throughout the district.

Recommendations for program elimination will be made to the Board of Trustees before the end of the academic year.

Also up for discussion was the opportunity for residents to continue attending classes on the Coastside campus.

“The Cabrillo District wants to work with the district,” said Chan-cellor Ron Galatolo.

“It (the district presence) will not be what it is today,” said Trustee Karen Schwarz. “(We can) share facilities, services, staff at a budget price we can afford.”

Talks are on-going. The next Board of Trustees meeting will be held at the district office March 10 at 6 p.m. The proposed parcel tax will be discussed then.

— Alex FarrThe San Matean

Cañada Total reductions….… $886,320

SkylineTotal reductions…$1,722, 149

District Office Total reductions….…$1,413,468

$6.6 million cut for next year

PROGRAMS/PACIGPROGRAMS O IATS,

$925,000

COCRRET EROMETIMITATIOS, $97,000

AMIISTRATIE POSITIOS, $225,000

RETIREMET SAIGS(ESTIMATE), $94,000

Total permanent reductions (Estimate) $2,528,000

COASTSIE OFFERIGS, $25,000

OPERATIG COSTS SAIGS(ESTIMATE), $100,000

SMMER SESSIO, BY 15 PERCET, $165,000

EIMIATIO OF F 1 AF 3, $897,000

Fund 1: Unrestricted General Fund –spending allowed for any purposeFund 3: Restricted General Fund –only specific funding allowed by granter, support for KCSM-TV

Campus Briefs

NewsMarch 8, 2010 The SAN MATEAN • Page 3

John ServatiusThe San Matean

March continued from page 1

Middling audiences of students, faculty and staff gathered in CSM’s Little Theatre March 4 to hear a series of speakers plead for an end to course and program budget cuts.

Punctuating the presentations were performances by the CSM Jazz Combo and vocalist Jeanine Robertson, an all-women dance class, and renditions of classic pop tunes by Helen Souranoff, who runs the theater. She was accompanied by Rudy Ramirez of Ethnic Studies.

The so-so crowds were due to the way Tuesday-Thursday classes are scheduled, said Souranoff.

“This should have been done on Wednesday or Friday where classes are every hour,” she said.

Snippets of “Shock and Awe: Privatizing Education” and a George Carlin comedy bit high-lighted Geography Instructor Angela Skinner-Orr’s appearance.

“Only crisis produces real change,” she said. “Shock is a temporary state. Shock and awe are killing education – for profit.”

Skinner-Orr was referring to

the for-profit education industry: Kaplan, DeVry, University of Phoe-nix, Corinthian Colleges, Yorktown University, among others, which are not regionally accredited and do not transfer to UC or CSU, but receive Federal funds. Kaplan has just inked a deal with California’s

community colleges, she said. “What employers say: all you

have is book learning, not hands-on experience. (Graduates of for-profit colleges) do not get top jobs,” she

said. Skinner-Orr asked audience

members why they were going to college. Answers ranged from get-ting a good job to having a decent life or being able to buy things.

“Welcome to the age of crap stuff,” she said. “Get more and

better stuff,” she said, referring to Carlin’s monologue. “Oligarchs want you to be a sheep; they don’t want you to ask questions. Crap merchants want to get to you. Who

Speakers protest shrinking budget at CSMwill lead us?”

“You!” The most moving presentation

of the day occurred when student, Brayan Pelayo asked the audience, “Who thinks for themselves?” mo-tioning those who answered to join him. 11 students gathered around him. Pelayo asked each to tell the audience why they were in college. Tentatively, they began to speak.

“I’m the first one in my family to go to college.”

“If I don’t go, neither will my siblings.”

“All my family is low-income; I want a better life for my daughter.”

So it went until all had re-sponded.

Cañada students walk out Jeff Gonzalez

The San Matean

The student group Cañada Strikes Back organized a 10 a.m. school wide walk-out, on March 4, protest-ing educational budget cuts .

With around 200 participants, student Katy Rose, one of the event organizers, said she was happy with the turn out.

“I’m a little older than you,” Rose Honnes, another organizer, told the crowd. “Back in my day, we didn’t have to pay for education. It was free.”

After students walked out of their classes, they re-assembled in the courtyard at 10 a.m., where speakers pepped them up with feisty speeches and angry words.

“We’re fighting for our education and people think we’re stupid,” said Chuck McKeever, 23. “Of course we’re stupid, they keep cutting our education!”

About eight speakers shared their thoughts with the nearly 200 people in attendance. Students were later given the option to go and speak before the crowd.

With picket signs and enthusiasm, the students reacted to the speeches

in a way that left organizers like Rose satisfied, she said.

“Where are we going to get the officers, if we’re not getting educated?” asked U.S. Army of-ficer Miguel Arguiano, one of the speakers.

“These cuts are going to devastate the community,” Rose said. “Not just the students but workers out in the community.”

When all the speeches were fin-ished, the speakers presented a list of demands to the crowd.

The giant piece of paper included demands the students had for the school, the state and the world.

“No cuts to: EOPS, ESL, DSPS, tutors, buildings and grounds, teaching staff, counseling or library services,” it read. “No privatization or outsourcing. No fees, education should be free. Union Yes! Open new sections, eliminate waiting lists.”

Students in attendance were in-vited to sign the list. They huddled around the easel to get their names on the paper. When it was all signed, the crowd lined up and marched to the President’s Office in Building 9.

Cañada President Tom Mohr, 74, was expecting his guests, and

Photo by Jeff Gonzalez of The San Matean

The student group Cañada Strikes Back lead a walk-out, Thursday March 4, to protest budget cuts.

waited for them outside the admin-istration building.

They massed around him and he addressed his crowd. Mohr ac-cepted the list of demands and told the gathered students he would do his part in the fight.

“Some compromises will have to be made,” said Mohr.

“I’m not surprised by anything

on the list,” he said. Cañada has been a part of meet-

ings regarding budget issues in recent months, and the issues on the list were nothing new to Mohr.

“I compliment (the students),” he said. “Their demonstration was genuine, fairly done, and heartfelt. They are our students and we wel-come their voice.”

The students then continued their march to the parking lots. At noon, they headed back toward the theater, where many rendezvoused to arrange carpools to get to the Milbrae BART station.

They continued together to 24th Street and Mission in San Fran-cisco, where a 3 pm. march to the Civic Center began.

Chris HaynesThe San Matean

The students of Skyline college took action to make their voices heard, along with many other col-lege campuses state wide.

March 4 was organized as a day of statewide marches to oppose the budget cuts taking place amongst many colleges in California.

Members of the Skyline com-munity participated in a walkout, approved by most faculty, to let their voice be heard.

“They say cut back, we say fight back,” Students chanted.

Students also came together to sing an old civil rights song, “An’t

gonna let nobody turn me around,” a song which gave people hope.

The students united, despite ru-mored controversy in recent weeks.

“It was all a misconception, all artificial,” said Skyline Student Senator Raymond Kurttila. “We are all working together.”

Students marched around the school chanting with one voice.

“No cuts no fees, education should be free,” they said.

Some students supported the march, but could not make it to the actual event.

“The teacher would count it an absence if we walk out,” said Ashley Michaels, business major.

“Making a physical presence of

unity is powerful in societies eye,” said Rodney Belle, a social worker from Oakland.

“I definitely agree with the walkout,” said Daniel Porter, physical fitness major, of Pacifica. “(The state representatives) don’t think we are aware of what they are doing. Some of us (are) actually educated and we don’t just play video games.”

The students of Skyline made sure their voices were heard, and did it in a peaceful but enthusiastic way.

“I think it’s the best thing that’s happened in the state California since the civil rights movement,” said Alex Mickenly, music and political science major of Pacifica.

Skyline unites to march against educational cuts

speakers addressed audiences in front of San Francisco City Hall.

Among the speakers was Steve Zeltzer, 60, of the United Public Workers for Action and lead or-ganizer of the education protests.

“We need free education for all … but no one is going to help us,” Zeltzer told the protesters. “It is us who have to help ourselves. Hands off our schools. Free our education

now.”Hundreds of protesters marched

in San Francisco from 24th and Market street to City Hall were they united with Zeltzer’s morning rally. Speakers and protesters took to the stage to voice their perspectives.

Chants and songs by the spirited participants filled the evening. Ac-tivities continued long into the night with several organizations airing

their views, with cries of “Chop from the top,” and “They say cut back, we say fight back.”

Those in attendance ranged from kindergarteners to university students, as well as workers within the community.

“We, and two of my friends helped get these groups together,” said Alessandra Goldsborough, 16, a Gateway High School student

who organized her high school’s response to the Day of Action. “We just skipped class.”

“American history shows when you aren’t moving you don’t make progress,” said Jeff Benford, 23, a participant in the rally. “If you deprive a kid of an education, you deprive him the right to move.”

“Word,” replied Mark Rancifar, 39.

The event subsided around 7:30 p.m. as masses began to thin, but the music and chanting continued on late into the night.

“The next big education event is the statewide ‘March in March’ scheduled for March 22, in Sac-ramento,” said CSM President Michael Claire.

Claire said he encourages student to participate.

Photo by Chris Haynes of The San Matean

News crews filmed Skyline College’s march against budget cuts.

“Only crisis produces real change. Shock is a temporary state. Shock and awe are killing education - for profit.”

— Geography Instructor Angela Skinner-Orr

NewsPage 4 • The SAN MATEAN March 8, 2010

Free lunches, and a free ride, will be offered to students inter-ested in a tour of the University of California, Davis.

“Students interested in the UC Davis Tour and Admissions Infor-mation Session, which is an all day event where students can explore UC Davis’s programs, need to come to my office to sign up, register on-line and fill out the ‘Release From Liability Form’ required of all students,” said Mike Mitchell.

“It is open to any transfer bound students interested in UC Davis and is offered every Spring,” he said.

“I am interested in the tour of UC Davis because it is a famous University and want to look around the environment,” said Wing Luk, 23, business major. “I also want to know more about school major and what did the students learn

from there.”The tour leaves by bus at 7:30

a.m. on Friday, March 12, and re-turns around 5:30 p.m. Interested students can go to Bldg. 1 Rm 115 to sign up to join the tour.

“However, reservations are almost full. We only have a few spots left,” said Mitchell.

Students should fill out the form as soon as possible, or go online to sign up or apply.

Toi CheungThe San Matean

Free lunch with UC Davis college tour

Photo by Toi Cheung of The San Matean

Julie MyhreThe San Matean

Photo courtesy of Dan Silveria

Dan Silveria catches a 150-pound Yellow fin tuna after a struggle

CSM alumnus Dan Silveria, 25, will compete in the 2010 World Spearfishing Championships in Croatia in September.

Silveria has been spearfishing since the age of 7.

“My Dad was born on the Islands of Portugal, in the Atlantic Ocean, where fishing is a way of life,” said Silveria. He was taught the sport from his dad as a hobby and a way to represent his heritage.

After high school Silveria re-alized his love for the sport and decided to turn professional.

“I entered a competition as a novice, and ended up beating ev-

eryone,” Silveria said of his first competition.

Since then Silveria has become a member of the USA Spearfishing Team, a SCUBA instructor, and a professional underwater cinema-tographer and photographer. He has won numerous awards and even broken some spearfishing records, including being the first and youngest diver to ever win the Pacific Coast Championships three years (2007-2009) in a row.

“Water is my second home,” Silveria said.

While spearfishing the athlete deals with many types of elements, including cold water, large waves, kelp beds, murky water, and heavy equipment.

Silveria explained that when he is in the water his focus is like meditation and helps him to control his twitching and breathing before he pulls the trigger.

“The split second before I pull the trigger is my favorite part of the sport because I am purely in the moment and nothing else matters,” Silveria said.

To prepare for competitions, Sil-veria extensively studies the fish so he can learn to track and intercept them. “The first thing I study about the fish is what they eat, because that tells you where you can find the fish. Then I map the ocean and try to predict where in the pinnacles the fish are and how the fish will move,” Silveria said.

CSM alumnus ‘spears’ toward successHe knows so much about fish that

he teaches his own seminars and classes on the subject. “Without seeing the bottom of the ocean you can know how deep you are by the types of fish you see,” said Silveria.

After the fish is caught, Silveria cooks the fish with family and friends, freezes the fish for a later date, or donates the fish to the locals. “When I dive in Mexico, I give a few 100 lbs. to the people of the town because fish and fishing are expensive there, and they are in need of the protein,” Silveria said.

Silveria is currently preparing for his competition, with high hopes of success and raising money for the USA Spearfishing Team’s trip to Croatia.

Mike Mitchell

Jeff StanleyThe San Matean

Photo by Cecile Basnage of The San Matean

Warren Shelby, CSM alumnus, presents an original spoken word composition on Feb. 25

Spoken word closes Black History Month The Diversity in Action Group hosted spoken word performances followed by a feast, celebrating Black History Month last Thursday, Feb. 25. The ceremony began outside the Office of Student Life and Leadership Development, with an audience of about forty people. Water was poured from a vase onto the earth, while the crowd chanted “Ashe” which means, “so be it” in Swahili. Danita Scott-Taylor, Director of Student Support Services and Ex-tended Opportunity Programs and Services and Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education, explained the purpose of the tradition was to remember and honor those who have passed away. The event continued inside, where

various poems were read aloud by faculty, students, and special guests that reflected the hardships

of African Americans. “Back then African American women were not noticed,” Neko

Towers, 39, a Student Assistant, said. “I wanted people to under-stand how difficult it was to be a

Black woman at the time; they were invisible.” Scott-Taylor lectured the audi-ence on how the Europeans only captured slaves on the Western coast of Africa, due to the threat of Malaria. She went on to say that Afri-cans were stripped of their roots, because they were not allowed to practice their customs once they were enslaved. “I thought it was really interest-ing how we remembered people of African American history,” Jon Ueng, 20, business and econom-ics major said. “There were a lot of great poems that I never heard of before,” The Diversity in Action Group proceeded to serve a feast follow-ing the performances. The food prepared included collard greens, corn bread, rice, fish, chicken, red beans, and sweet potato pie.

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Angelica Gordillo, 19 Psychology, South City

“I like Speed Skating, and I like Apolo Ohno, because he’s very talented, young, and good looking.”

What’s your favorite sport in the Winter Olympics?

In the Mix By Cecile Basnage

Elizabeth Gomez, 18Criminal Justice, San Mateo

“Ice skating, because it’s pretty and elegant. I’ll watch it whenever it comes on.”

Papu Tuiasosopo, 19 Kinesthesiology, Millbrae

“Bobsledding. It’s cool and interesting.”

Oleg Kroll, 18 Biochem. / Microbio., Foster City

“My favorite Olympic sport is snowboarding, and my favorite athlete is Shaun White.”

Lydia Piña, 21Undecided, Millbrae

“I like skating because it relaxes me. I like the lady from Tahoe and the Russian lady.”

Chris HaynesThe San Matean

Bruno ManriqueThe San Matean

Bulldogs pitch 3 consecutive shutoutsThe softball team put on a batting

display against Foothill College, defeating the Lady Owls 15-0 in five innings, Wednesday, Feb. 24.

The Bulldogs scored 11 runs in the first inning, powered by the bats of Stephanie Bautista, Tai Vegas, and Callie Pacheco.

Sophomore infielder Meggan Craviotto led the scoring assault with three runs, two hits in four at bats, three RBIs and a double.

“Regardless of the score we put

up, I’ll never be satisfied with my performance,” said Craviotto. “I always strive to get better.” CSM got back-to-back hits in the first inning and amassed a total of 16 in only five innings.

Our goal as a team is to win our conference and we must do any-

thing and everything to get there” said freshman left outfielder Shelby Molini, 18. “It’s not just going to

get handed to us.” Molini had a hit at every one of

her four at bats, she scored twice and added an RBI.

Foothill’s Lady Owls only had nine active players. All of them failed to hit against CSM pitchers Lauren Cole and Ashley Rincon.

“This is a game that we were supposed to win, it wasn’t a real challenge,” said Head Coach Nicole

Borg, a CSM student and pitcher in 2000. “We know what we are capable of and I expect nothing less than that.”

CSM also hosted Contra Costa College the day after in back-to-back games, winning the first 5-0, and the second 8-0 in only five innings.

In spite of the result, most players looked somewhat disappointed on their hitting and lack of communi-cation on defense.

Lauren Cole pitched the first game. Callie Pacheco pitched the second.

“I tried to stay consistent hitting my spots,” said Cole.

The Bulldogs’ focus improved in the second game. “I’m feeling confident with my swing,” said sophomore first baseman Stephanie Bautista, 20. “If you want to throw it my way, then hey, I’m gonna hit it right back.”

“We have to take games one at a time, and play as a team” said freshman catcher Morgan Elkins, 18, about games to come.

CSM will play six more games at home before going in an eight-game road stretch.

“If you want to throw it my way, then hey, I’m gonna hit it right back.”

- Stephanie Bautista

Will HennesseyThe San Matean

Softball team splits doubleheaderLackluster offense caused the

Bulldogs to lose the first game of an at-home doubleheader against Sierra College, Feb. 27, 6-0. Seven runs in the fifth inning of game two, against Butte College, helped the Bulldogs seal a come-from-behind win, 11-5.

The first game, the Bulldogs battled the Comets and the weather. Rain postponed the game for over an hour. When play resumed, offense and defense were both problems for the Bulldogs. The home team’s bats were silent, as Sierra pitcher Sam Baker held the Bulldogs to just two hits and zero runs for the complete game.

“We anticipated Sam Baker to be effective,” said Bulldog Manager Nicole Borg. “She was one of the best pitchers in the state last year.”

The lone bright spot in game one for the Bulldogs was outfielder

Anna Dea. At the top of the fourth inning, she threw a runner out at home from right field, and she later made an outstanding running catch in foul ground. At the bottom of the third inning, Dea hit a slow-roller infield. Her extra hustle down the first baseline and her head-first slide enabled her to beat the throw. Dea then stole second base, but was stranded there for the rest of the inning.

In the second game, against the Butte College Roadrunners, the Bulldogs fell behind, 5-0, by the fourth inning. A seven-run rally in the bottom of the fifth inning gave them the momentum for the victory.

Freshman Callie Pacheco started on the mound for the Bulldogs, and retired the first seven Roadrunner batters she faced. Pacheco ran into trouble in the third inning. Sophomore Lauren Cole stepped in to finish out the game, earning the save.

Trailing 5-2 in the fifth inning,

the Bulldogs’ rally began when lead-off hitter Alyssa Jepsen drew a walk. It was followed by Nicole Cardoza’s bunt single.

With runners on first and second, Meggan Craviotto blasted a three-run home run to left center, tying the game, 5-5.

After that Butte’s pitching and defense fell apart. The Bulldogs finished up the inning by tacking on four more runs. Two more runs in the sixth brought them to 11-5 victory.

“(We were) very confident be-cause we’re a team of higher caliber to begin with,” said sophomore catcher Tatiana Grelli, 20. “The only surprise would have been if we’d lost.”

Grelli had a great game at and behind the plate. In two at bats, she had a walk and one hit, resulting in two RBIs.

The Bulldogs’ home stand con-tinued through March 4, when they faced DeAnza College.

Photo by Bruno Manrique of The San Matean

Meggan Craviotto hits a three-run home run against Butte College.

The Bulldogs baseball team finished up their last game before conference play, Feb. 27, by defeat-ing College of Marin, 13-3.

The Bulldogs secured a comfort-able lead over the Mariners early in the second inning when freshman second basemen Riley Goulding

tripled and drove two Bulldogs home to score two runs.

CSM ended the inning leading 4-0.

The Bulldogs controlled the game from the start including six strikeouts by sophomore pitcher Glen Wallace.

“I just wanted to get ahead early and use my fastball,” said Wallace.

His fastball was untouchable,

allowing only one hit through six innings of work.

The Bulldogs offense seemed to be locked-in throughout the game as the Marin offense struggled to keep up with Wallace.

CSM continued to dominate as freshman center fielder Justin Maffei had an outstanding game, getting four hits in six at bats, two RBIs, and a stolen base.

Maffei almost hit for the cycle with a triple, double, then a single.

“I was just sitting on that fastball, just waiting for it,” said Maffei. “It was all about being relaxed.”

The Mariners made a run to make the game exciting, and scored two more runs in the ninth inning with the bases loaded, but freshman Zack Sanford put on a strong relief effort to quickly put that to rest, and ended

the Mariners’ hopes of coming back. “Learn to never expect domi-

nance,” said Head Coach Doug Williams. “Just compete and expect to win.”

The Bulldogs opened up confer-ence play on the road against Mon-terey Peninsula College, March 2 and won, 13-3. Their next game is against West Valley College, March 9, at home.

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KCSM continued from page 1with Sezmi, said Lawrence.Sezmi is a TV service which provides customers with access to local and cable TV channels, as well as a selection of on-demand movies, without requiring a traditional cable subscription.

Under the sprectrum use agree-ment, the details of which have not yet been worked out, KCSM would allow Sezmi to use some portion of KCSM’s 19.6 Mega bit per second bandwidth in exchange for a fee.

19.6 Mbs is enough bandwidth to broadcast four to eight channels

of programming, depending on the degree of signal compression.

The agreements are projected to be worth as much as $300,000 for KCSM, said Lawrence.

A further $400,000 might be raised from an unspecified donor, if the accompanying grants can be arranged, said Lawrence. But this grant would only be for one year.

Another $50,000 per year could be raised from the county if KCSM takes over a Peninsula TV channel, said Lawrence.

Comcast pays the county to

provide education, public, and government access channels, as required by the FCC. San Mateo County currently pays Peninsula TV to perform that service, but that may change.

KQED has also placed a bid for two channels of KCSM’s band-width for $200,000, or one channel for $140,000, said Lawrence.

If all the deals go through, KCSM-TV could operate with a short term surplus.

“We will have to lay off two to three staff, at most four,” said

Lawrence when the board asked. “But if the station is sold, that’s 21

people losing their jobs,” continued Lawrence, who expressed doubt about any term of sale that could preserve any staff jobs.

There would also be considerable expenses associated with selling the station, Lawrence said.

“The grant from the (Corpora-tion of Public Broadcasting) is $600,000 per year,” said Lawrence. “If the station goes to another CPB entity, then the college would have to refund that grant.”

If the station were simply sold to the highest bidder, there would be multiple grants that the college might have to re-pay, which could add up to as much as $10 million, Lawrence told the board.

“We would support your motion to give KCSM and Marilyn another 30 days, and I think everyone in the audience would agree with that,” said Charles Jones, of IT services, during public comment.

“I don’t think 30 days will make that big of a difference,” said Trustee Helen Hausman.

Blackwood echoed his description of offering “competitive salaries,” and regularly comparing salaries with neighboring community col-lege districts.

The district has 14 different sal-ary schedules listed online, includ-ing plans for executives, regular faculty, adjunct employees and management. The highest possible annual salary listed is $214,000 for an executive vice-chancellor at step six on the schedule.

“Salaries are determined by the Board of Trustees specific to each district,” Gary Alexander of the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office said. “There is no regulation on our side.”

The Daily Post story also de-scribed Tatiana Isaeff as an hourly faculty member in the math and science department, who earned $88,008 in overtime and a gross pay of $184,923. Isaeff is actually a full-time employee in the nursing department, which is part of the math and science division.

“She works a sizeable amount of overload,” Galatolo said. “She is compensated according to the (American Federation of Teachers)

faculty contract.”The AFT faculty contract outlines

a schedule for salary increases, based upon an employee’s “step” and “grade.” Steps reflect how many years an employee has been with the District. Grades are as-signed based upon a faculty mem-ber’s academic degrees and number of units carried.

The current regular faculty salary schedule lists the highest-possible annual salary as $99,438, for a fac-ulty member on step 23 and grade 5, which requires a PhD, EdD or JD.

“Salaries listed were the (gross) salaries earned by the employees,” said Monica Malamud, local AFT chapter president. “Many faculty members work overload, that’s why their salaries could be higher.”

No faculty members have six-figure regular salaries, Malamud explained, though overload time causes some to earn a gross sal-ary above $100,000. Payment for faculty overload is regulated by an AFT schedule according to steps and type of overtime.

“Without an explanation of how a faculty member can get the sala-ries … it can be very misleading,”

Malamud said. “It looks like they’re making a really nice salary, but you need to know that those people are working very hard.”

The most typical reason for faculty overload is teaching extra classes, Malamud said. Faculty responsible for other duties, such as academic senate presidents, have assigned amounts of time “units” which count towards overload.

“Everybody knows they’re work-ing,” Malamud said. “(Overload pay) is for something very specific that you’re supposed to do as a faculty member.”

The Daily Post presented a Public Records Act request to the District for the salary information. The Dis-trict is required by law to provide the information when requested, according to Blackwood. After the salaries were published, some employees expressed concern.

“Several employees have called me to ask how the newspaper got the information,” said Barbara Christensen, director of community and government relations. “I told them about the public records law, about which they were not aware.”

CSM President Michael Claire,

whose 2009 salary increase was mentioned in the Daily Post article, confirmed that the pay records are public information, but declined to comment “on matters concerning the salary of any college employee.”

Skyline President Victoria Mor-row also declined to comment.

“It is not unusual in my experi-ence for circumspection to arise about salaries of public employees in the midst of a difficult and try-ing fiscal environment,” Cañada President Tom Mohr said, though he had not read the Daily Post’s article as of publication.

Some faculty have exchanged e-mails regarding the publication of the story and their reactions.

“The gist from the e-mails I have received is that faculty does not want to be distracted and divided by this publication,” said Yaping Li, speech professor and co-chair of CSM’s AFT chapter. “We want to keep fighting against cuts to save the education for our students.”

Discussion about the published salaries could occur at the next AFT meeting, March 19, she said.

“I have no problem with the public knowing what I am paid,”

Professor Kate Motoyama said. “They may not understand though, that I teach during the summer, run the lab and take classes that are un-staffed – all of which are overload to a base salary with a PhD and nearly twenty years of teaching.”

“There are staff concerned about the paper requesting (the informa-tion,)” Galatolo said. “I wish we were able to keep these things more confidential, for personal confidentiality. When you’re a public employee, this comes with the territory.”

The last general salary increased given in the District was during 2008-2009, Christensen said.

“The District has not reduced the salaries of any unit during these troubled budget times, nor have we had any furloughs,” she said. “Instead, the colleges and district office have worked collaboratively to determine how to make cuts in ways that hurt the students the least,

“It is important not to pit the various groups within the District against each other, but instead to focus on the state budget process and obtaining more funding for the District as a whole,” she concluded.

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ministration to discuss changes being made to journalism program. On Feb. 25 a letter was sent from Rachel Matteo-Boehm, the pro bono lawyer representing the interests of The San Matean to John Nibbelin, county counsel who represented the college in the Feb. 18 meeting. The letter stated that the understanding of those in attendance at the meeting was that no decisions have been made to move forward with any deci-sions about the journalism program and that if that understanding was not accurate that the meeting attendees should be notified immediately. On Sep. 1, 2009 President Michael Claire sent a response to a Califor-nia Public Records Request issued by the editor at the time of The San Matean. “The Media PIV process is now complete and changes to the curriculum will be completed by the fall 2010 semester in accordance with the recommendations of the Academic Senate. The administration has accepted the recommendations of the Academic Senate,” read the response. The result of the meeting and the statement made by President Claire contradict each other. The editors of The San Matean demand answers immediately. For further updates and details about the situation, visit www.sanmatean.com.

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Kris Silliman, 20 Fire Technology, San Carlos

“Yes. I think the school needs as much funding as possible.”

Jose Vidal, 19Biology, San Mateo

“I would walk out because it’s definitely affecting us. ... We don’t have much of a choice.”

Fiona McTierna, 18 Nursing, South San Francisco

“Yeah, sure. I’d be supporting the cause, the budget cuts are getting kind of ridiculous.”

Exchel Baltazarm, 19 Nursing, Hayward

“No, I wouldn’t walk - it doesn’t affect us. We’re losing money for each student who doesn’t come to school. We can protest in other ways. I’m writing a letter.”

Travis DePetris, 18Game Design, Millbrae “I wouldn’t really care. If I walked out it would be for my own selfish reasons - to not go to school. I don’t have a view on these things.”

Sasha Randall, 21English, San Mateo

“Oh yeah, definitely… I’ve come to understand the value of an education. Teaching changes the world, and if that’s not provided, that’s a huge injustice.”

What woke people up?” asked Professor Tim Maxwell referring to the student protests against Vietnam. Now the same question can be asked of students regarding current budget cuts. What will wake students up to become active and motivated in the fight to save their education?

Cañada students joined together and created Cañada Strikes Back to fight budget cuts. 10 members came together on March 2 to discuss the upcoming walk out. The meeting was nothing short of energized. But at CSM, there seems to be less motivation to save education. There is information on fighting budget cuts scattered throughout campus, but little response from the student body. There isn’t a lack of publicity on fighting budget cuts, but a lack of student motivation.”Most of the teach-in’s success was because teachers required their students to attend,” said a student who wished to remain anonymous. Tryn Miller is one of few students willingly acting against budget cuts. “(Save Our Education) was founded by me,” she said. “I was passionate about the budget cuts so I had pitched the idea ... It is officially open to all staff and students.” Save Our Education meets Mondays at 11:30 a.m. in Bldg. 18, Room 302. Unfortunately, there are only two other student participants. Some students do not feel affected by budget cuts, with only a $6 increase per unit and availability of the right classes due to prompt Websmart access, they don’t see a reason to fight. But what will be reason enough to fight? Saving the nation from becoming illiterate? Continued cuts to education result in a poorer job of educating the youth, the future. Today’s youth needs to be intellectually prepared to insure a positive future. The draft, along with the overwhelming belief that the Vietnam War was immoral, was the wake up call for young people to join together and fight for a cause. What will be the wake up call for CSM students? Will the price for education be too high to pay before students wake up, come together, and fight against budget cuts?

— Ashley FarabeeThe San Matean

Budgets are being cut, the Trustees are proposing new taxes and others, outraged, are protesting and even walking out of classes. But no one is mentioning the first step to take: register to vote.

It sounds so simple, and it is. It can also be revolutionary. Take a moment and think about it. The budgets are the result of decisions about the distribution tax revenues collected by the state and the county. The tax rates and details of distribution are decided by representatives, elected with– votes. There are 40 State Senators, each representing about 846,791 Califor-nians, and the State Assembly has 80 Representatives, each representing about 423,395 Californians. They are all chosen by vote. The population of San Mateo County was 712,690 at the last census, with about 74.2 percent of that number estimated to be over 18 - about 528,816, of that number there are an estimated 357,514 registered voters, only about 302,736 of which voted in the 2008 presidential elections. Doing the math, 302,736 votes out of 528,816 residents of voting age means that about 226,080 San Mateo County residents either didn’t vote, or didn’t even bother to register. Now multiply that by the 58 counties in the state, and the result is approximately 13,112,640 potential statewide votes that were not cast. To get an idea of what this means, consider the fact that Schwarzenegger won the governorship in 2006 with 4,850,157 total votes. If those who didn’t vote in 2008 got together, they could easily decide any election.And, with enough change in the Senate and Assembly, the state budget gridlock could finally be unjammed. Funding could be arranged, and re-prioritized. Statewide, change can be made by those who have never voted before. And what about the Board of Trustees itself? Five of six Trustees are elected by county voters and one is elected by the students of the district. Students that live in the county can vote in all of the Trustee elections. If the student is registered to vote.

The Editors would like to thank Publisher John Wilcox and the San Francisco Newspaper Company, owners of The San Francisco Examiner, for 17 years of free printing. The donation, which included expensive color processing, saved the program $214,880 in printing costs. The support over the years has been greatly appreciated.

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