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If Joe Everyman owns a cellphone, there’s a good chance he never turns it off, even when he’s watch-ing another screen.

Because he is a responsible citizen, Everyman watches the presidential debates without fail. But because politicians have to spin, well, everything, he boots up his smartphone web browser to FactCheck.org to make sure he can shuffle through the political flotsam and jetsam.

And of course, the next one-and-a-half hours would be a snore fest, if not for his trusty Twitter feed full of friends, rivals and comedians providing real-time commen-tary.

What Everyman is experiencing is how most cellphone users consume media now – what media experts call multi-screen viewing.

Far from the one screen tyranny of the past, the new multi-screen viewing phe-nomenon is more ubiquitous than you’d think. According to Pew Research Center, 52 percent of smartphone owners in the US incorporate their devices into their

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Library to address study-room complaints

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AREAS ARE OFTEN MIS-USED, AND ARC’S STU-DENTS AND STAFF ARE LOOKING FOR SOLUTIONS

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THE COUNSELING OFFICE FOR ARC’S STUDENT-ATHLETES, NAMED AFTER FAMOUS ALUMNUS, IS WORKING TO ‘MODIFY ITS MISSION’

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A sign on the door of the Dusty Baker Center reads “closed today.” This sign has been hang-ing there since Oct. 12.

Campus officials said the temporary clos-ing of the center would allow time for administrators to modify its mission of how best to serve student-athletes.

“It’s going to be more focused on counseling,” said Pam Walker, vice president of student services.

According to Walker, the closing of the Dusty Baker Center was a collective agreement. Walker, Jeff Stevenson, the dean of counseling and Dawn Siracusa, the interim supervisor of the center, agreed that the center had too many athletes that needed help and inadequate space.

“It was already too small the day we built it,” Walker said. Plans to reopen the center are in effect. “We were hoping to get this together before Dec. 1.”

The Dusty Baker Center was opened on June 8, 2011 and was implemented to help provide student-athletes with support in reaching their goals academically and athletically.

Student-athletes familiar with the center are used to dealing with Frankie Johnson, the student personnel as-sistant, and athletic counselor Michael Sachau.

“It provides a much needed facility and a place where

It’s two days before a big test and you and a group of friends are in the library searching for a study room. It’s a weekday, so they are all full

but you spot one with only one person. You politely ask that person to leave but he says, “I’m waiting for someone,” while they play Angry Birds on their smartphone. You take their word and continue to search with-out luck. You return to the room you had walked in before and the same student is still by himself playing Angry Birds.

If you think you’re the only one with this problem, you’re not alone. According to an informal poll conducted by The Current over the course of a recent afternoon, more than a dozen students expressed concerns about the study rooms as well. On the library’s “how are we doing?” wall, one anonymous person wrote, “People use these rooms for cards, movies, sleeping. But the librarians refuse to get involved.” The post has since been taken down. After multiple complaints, the library has since put out an answer poster to the “how are we doing” wall.

The library has answered the claims of the misuse of study rooms, stating it agrees that the rooms should be for academic use only and will now place this on the rooms and their website.

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John Prieto, an American River College student, has had problems finding a study room. “We’ve come up a couple of times

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here. I get to school about 7:30 (a.m.) so I can come up into the library and get a room,” Prieto said.

According to the library’s website, there are 19 group study rooms available throughout the library. They are available on a first-come, first-serve basis and therefore cannot be re-served. Groups are given preference; therefore, individuals using the group study rooms may be asked to leave by any group wanting to use the room.

According to Prieto, however, not every-one follows the site’s current rules. “It’s been at least two or three times that we’ve asked individuals to leave because they’ve been in the room by themselves, lights off, obviously just resting some place quiet,” he said. When asked to leave, these people “make the excuse that they’re waiting for somebody, that ‘they’ll be here.’ And I’m with somebody at the moment and they’re still not giving us the room.”

According to ARC librarian Connie Ferrara, 4,000 students come through the library ev-eryday. It makes it difficult to micromanage all the rooms and follow-up on what people are using them for. When approached by students who want to study, the librarians will inter-vene. But if the student says they are studying, librarians have to take them at their word.

They call campus police if a situation gets out of hand,

but that happens rarely.

Respecting Policies

On the other hand, students like Adrian Gal-lardo haven’t had any problems with people misusing or not giving up the rooms to larger groups.

“I’ve actually came a couple of times where me and my group have asked (people to leave) and they’ve been gener-ous enough to not have any issues and step right on out and be happy with that,” Gallardo said.

However, math tutor Benjamin Uchytil, who comes here on his free time to help stu-dents academically, has had difficulty with the library staff enforcing the rules.

“Last year was a particular problem,” Uchytil said. “I went down stairs asked for help from a staff member or librarian. In each case, I was referenced to the reference desk. They would call upstairs and tell them what the problem is and they would send down to tell me, ’I’m

sorry, we don’t get involved with these things.’” Associated Vice President of Construc-

tion and Learning Resources David Redfield acknowledges the misuse but that students should police themselves rather than having the librarians do so.

“We’ve tried not to be police people to the rooms,” Redfield said. “We think students are adults and have responsibility and when you see a room with one person you say something to them and if there is an issue then you talk to a librarian. I think it teaches people to be adults and teaches how to work in society much better than someone walking up and down the hall.”

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ANTONIO MALDONADO, CLUB AND EVENTS BOARD PRESIDENT, PURSUES HIS DREAMASBNOTEBOOK

The American River College campus is a sea of diversity. Coming from many different so-cial, political and ethnic backgrounds, students have different priorities on many things.

In order to represent the campus, the Associated Student Body also reflects this diversity. One such ex-ample is ASB Club and Events Board (CAEB) President Antonio Maldonado.

Maldonado helps to represent students by chairing the meetings and leading the way for

CAEB. His position also gives him a vote in ASB senate as the voice of campus clubs.

Maldonado has been attending ARC since fall of 2010 and like other students his ma-jor is undeclared. Having gone to high school a few blocks from ARC, “the area is familiar,” said Maldonado.

Born in Mexico, Maldonado has been living in the United States since he was only a few months old. As an undocumented student in Sacramento, he found it difficult to find em-ployment after high school, so he began serv-ing the community volunteering with Western Service Workers. The choice to come to college was big step for him.

“As an undocumented student, I felt like I could not go to college,” Maldonado said. “It was this very big intimidation factor for me.”

Being a first generation college student, Maldonado did not turn to his parents for help with figuring his way through the process that is initial enrollment. Taking his own initiative, he came to the ARC campus and asked around to find out how to get the enrollment started.

Maldonado began working with CAEB last year as the Club Representative Whip. While working in the position, he felt like the “new kid on the block” in CAEB. When it was time for somebody to take charge, however, Maldo-nado was always willing to step up.

During the spring ASB elections, Maldo-nado was disappointed in the lack of people wanting to run for the position of CAEB President. He ran for the position unopposed and got ready to lead the many clubs and activities at ARC.

“The big factor was that no one wanted to step up to be CAEB President and that struck me as wrong,” Maldonado said. “Who wouldn’t want to put on activities for students at ARC?”

Maldonado is an active participate in the culture of ARC. Whether casting his vote to represent students in ASB Senate or playing around with the clubs on Club Day, Mal-donado almost always wears a smile. As an undocumented AB540 student, he is working with the system put in place by the Dream Act to pursue his version of the American dream here at ARC.

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Monster Energy bever-ages faces a lawsuit filed by Wendy Crossland, the mother of deceased 14-year-old Anais Fournier from Maryland, who died from cardiac arrhythmia due to caffeine toxicity, according to Barry Meier’s online article of the New York Times on Oct. 22.

With the death of the 14-year-old girl and the lawsuit filed against Monster Energy, students at American River College must be aware of the health risks of consuming too many energy drinks with too much caffeine.

“Under current Federal Drug Administration rules, companies do not need to disclose caffeine levels in their beverages and can choose to market them as drinks or as dietary supplements,” said Meier.

Dr. Marie A. Schirmer, depart-ment chair of nutrition at Ameri-can River College, agrees with Meier. “Soda pop is regulated by the F.D.A. and is required to list caffeine content,” Schirmer

added.The University of California

Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources published a “Nutrition and Health Info Sheet” regarding energy drinks. “I hand out the info sheet to all of my students that I see drinking an energy drink,” said Schirmer.

The University of California info sheet reveals an eight-ounce serving of brewed coffee has between 134 to 240 milligrams of caffeine. Tea has anywhere from 48 to 175 mg, and a can of soda contains about 22 to 46 mg while one single can of energy drink can have up to as much as 294 mg of caffeine per 12 ounce container. That is not including the ingredient Guarana, an addi-tive found in Monster, Rockstar and Full Throttle drinks, which is another form of concentrated caffeine increasing the amount of caffeine per container.

Though caffeine has been proven to increase energy and

enhance performance, the UC info sheet provided describes the adverse effects associated with caffeine consumption in amounts over 400 mg or more include nervousness, irritability, sleeplessness, increased urina-tion, decreased bone levels, upset stomach and abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia), which is in the conclusion of Fournier’s autopsy report.

“Decreased bone levels come from frequently urinating out all of the calcium that is in the body,” said Schirmer. “Orange juice, fruit, or even chocolate milk” is a good alternative to help with the desire for sugar. “Protein shakes or smoothies are a better choice for energy,” Schirmer added.

Yazmin Hurtado, a student at ARC, chose orange juice to go with her breakfast. When asked why, Hurtado said, “I don’t want my heart to blow up.”

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INBRIEFJAZZIf you are interested in jazz,

ARC has three days worth of events for you.Fourth Annual Jazz Vocal SeriesNov. 7, 2012 at 8 p.m. at the

ARC Theater. The concert is a fundraiser for the vocal jazz program. Ticket price is $10. For more information, contact Dr. Art LaPierre at (916) 484-8195 ARC Instrumental Jazz EnsemblesNov. 8, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. at the

ARC Theater. Ticket prices are $8 general and $5 for students and seniors. The event, directed by Dr. Dyne Eifertsen, is an evening of instrumental jazz music featur-ing ARC Latin jazz and studio jazz ensembles, as well as special guests the Pioneer High School Jazz Band. For more information, contact Dr. Dyne Eifertsen at (916) 484-8676. ARC Jazz Combos ShowcaseNov. 9, 2012 at ARC Fine &

Applied Arts building room 547, at 7:30 p.m. The event is the ARC jazz collective’s concert of origi-nal songs and jazz standards. Ticket prices are $8 general and $5 for students and seniors. For more information, contact Dr. Dyne Eifertsen at (916) 484-8676.

ARC FOOTBALL ALUMNI REUNIONThe second annual ARC Football

Alumni Reunion will take place on Nov. 10, 2012 at 11 a.m. at the south end of Beaver Stadium. For more info, contact Jerry Halflich at (916) 484-8134.

WORKSHOPGot an interview coming up?

Or need to brush up on your job searching skills? Drop by the Career Center at the Student Ser-vices building on Nov. 20, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. for an Interview Success Workshop. Call and register for this workshop at (916) 484-8492.

ARC’S TRANSFER DAYS SETS RECORDSeventy colleges and universi-

ties–the largest number on record–took part in the recent Transfer Day event at ARC, representing 13 states and one international institution. The event saw largest number of UC and CSU campuses participating (eight and 29, respectively).

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On the front page, the Head Cases story is referred to page eight when it

should be to page four. The “Sweeney Todd” review refers to page four when it should be to

page eight. On page two, ASB Notebook

states that CAEB officials include the secretary, when it should be the

Commissioner of Finance. On page three, the interim chancel-lor story states that Brice Harris retired in January 2012, but it

should say that he retired on Aug. 31, 2012.

On page five, in a caption in the Briefs section, “Antonia Bumpers”

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Lawsuit against Monster Energy raises questions

By Sergio Portela & Lance [email protected] & [email protected]

CONCERNS ABOUT CAFFEINE LEVELS AFTER DEATH OF 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL IN MARYLAND

watching experiences. This amounts to about 162 mil-lion people.

Twenty-three percent use their cellphones to talk with others watching the same program in a different location. ARC students and proud multi-screeners aren’t letting distance stop them from watching shows with friends and loved ones.

“This happens all the time,” says ARC stu-dent Antonio Maldonado. “Sometimes I’ll be watching TV and I’ll text a friend ‘oh my god, this episode of “Doctor Who” is amazing.’ Lots of people I know do this too.”

While British sci-fi brings viewers together through the miracle of modern communica-tion, the wireless camaraderie is perhaps stron-gest when it comes to sports watching.

“I always get on Twitter and Facebook when watching sports,” says journalism major Jared Thornburg. “I like to boast when my team is winning or vent frustration when they’re los-ing. It’s a bit of a Sunday ritual.”

During game four of the 2012 World Series, the San Francisco Giants not only dominated the game, but they also conquered the Twitter-sphere. The hashtag #SFgiants topped out at nearly 100,000 on Oct.

29 alone. A lie can be fact checked quicker than you

can say, “Google it!” Twenty-two percent of multi-screeners use their cellphones to fact check something they heard on TV. During campaign season, Twitter lights up with spin doctors, politicos and tons of opinionated will-be voters.

“My favorite part is that people say things that they wouldn’t say in person, they show their honest opinions,” says ARC Biotechnol-ogy student Jayde Yates. “I got into many arguments with other people on Twitter.” Anyone who’s plugged into a social media site is inundated with political news and opinion.

“There were twice as many tweets about the presidential debate in Denver than there were about all the debates in 2008,” says Twitter

spokesperson Shavone Charles. Hashtags have changed the way ideas are spread online. “We’ve moved from a 24-hour news cycle to a 140-character news cycle.”

Politicians are keeping a finger on the pulse of Twitter’s popularity. “One in five world leaders have a Twitter account. It allows in-stant connectivity with constituents and they can use the platform to steer voters into their camps,” says Charles.

Some even think social media like Twitter is the democratization of mass communication.

“Social media has allowed and encouraged lots of people to be engaged in the issues of today,” says ARC student Chuck Livingston. “We’ve seen its influence during Occupy Wall Street and the Arab Spring protests. It’s al-lowed everyone to keep the mainstream media in check.”

How does the future of multi-screen view-ing look? “It hasn’t been written nor has it been broadcast,” according to media expert Brian Solis. “It will be up to the new genera-tion of media consumers to decide that.”

“A hashtag is not a second or third screen experience. Right now, viewers are taking to multiple screens without any direction.”

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Multi-screen: The majority of smart-phone owners use while watching T.V.

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Water polo captain takes team forward

our student-athletes can go to get help off the playing fields,” said Paul Arellanes, women’s soccer head coach. “So much is required of them not only on the field by the coaches in practices and games but also now when it comes to transferring to an NCAA (school) and meeting require-ments.”

Some of the NCAA Division 1 require-ments athletic counselors look for are a minimum GPA of 2.5 and the athlete must have at least 48 transferable units accredited to a degree.

About 240 student-athletes have uti-lized the center this semester for help with issues off the field. They help keep the players eligible throughout the season and they provide athletes with information when it comes to transferring.

The recent closure of the Dusty Baker Center has forced athletes to go through the main counseling office for appoint-ments. This process can take anywhere from a few days to weeks, which can create issues for athletes that need to add

classes or are working towards transfer-ring to four-year schools.

“I got dropped from one of my classes and in order for me to get back into a class, I had to go through counseling and they go by appointments versus the Dusty Baker Center where you can just go in and say ‘I need help,’” said fresh-man women’s soccer defender Stephanie Gasaway.

The center was closed during the mid-dle of the semester because this is the time when it is least utilized. Education plans are already completed for athletes playing this season and transfer agreements are done for those leaving at the end of the fall semester.

Coaches also used the center. It made their jobs easier and it provided a place for them to get information during recruiting and gave them support to help existing players on their teams with academic problems.

“It definitely makes our job easier, but it’s also a showpiece of our department. We use it a lot for recruiting,” Arellanes said.

There are very few people that can say they were captain of a team as a freshman, but this is exactly what sparked the American River College’s women’s water polo team to a 6-1 record in the Big 8 conference and the second seed in the championship meet.

This isn’t as rare as if she was was at a major university, but at a two-year college, it’s still a huge honor to have dur-ing your first collegiate experience. Mackenzie Kaplan is not only a star on the women’s team, but a motivator as well.

“I’m not afraid to take initiative in telling other girls to ‘do work and try hard,’ and I motivate them to be better as well,” said Kaplan.

From being in high school just last year at McClatchy High School where she led her team to the state semi-finals and received MVP honors from her team, to leading her college to a very successful season, Kaplan knows what it takes to work hard.

“I have definitely worked a lot harder on my shot this year, and I have been able to score in crucial moments in games,” said Kaplan. “You come every day, you walk on the pool deck and you want to do well, I would feel guilty if I slacked off.”

It’s clearly visible from her season statistics that she is the leader in the scoring books as well. Kaplan leads the team in steals and assists this season, but it’s her attitude that Head Coach Bethani Black says is her best contribution to

the team. “I think that she’s

a really fun, good-hearted person that wants the best for people,” said Black. “She’s very respon-sible and accountable for her own actions and I think that it naturally makes her a good leader.”

This offseason, Kaplan must build on what she ac-complished with her teammates this season and progress in all aspects of their game. Since the team is required to swim in the spring as well, the girls will have plenty of time to work on their form and techniques.

Although she didn’t get any scholarship offers out of high school, Kaplan still wishes to continue playing water polo after her time at ARC is up.

“I think it would be awesome to play in Hawaii, but that’s still a stretch,” said Kaplan.

She is going to have to work extremely hard this coming offseason, but the potential is there to extend her water polo career long after ARC.

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Freshman captain Mackenzie Kaplan, number six of the American River College women’s water polo team, who leads the team in steals, is second in assists and fourth in scoring.

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The team is currently ranked in sixth place in the Big Eight Division. At the Big Eight Conference on Oct. 30, the women finished in sixth place with 425 points. The Nor-Cal Championship will be held on Nov. 5-6 at Bing Maloney at 9 a.m.

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VOLLEYBALLThe women finished in second place at the NorCal Championships having four members finish in the top 20. The team also won the Big Eight Division. The women’s last meet of the season is the State Championships on Nov. 17 at Woodward Park in Fresno at 10 a.m.

The team is currently ranked No. 15 in the state after winning four of their last five games. The team’s last regular sea-son game is at home versus San Joaquin Delta College on Thursday, Nov. 8 at 3 p.m.

Led by freshmen Lauren Kirschke, Katie Christner, Nicole Hareland and sophomores Bailey Humes and Josie Casillias, the state-ranked No. 7 team is currently on a four game winning streak. The team will host San Joaquin Delta on Nov. 7 at 6:30 p.m.

The team is 6-1 in division play and was seeded second in the Big 8 division championships on Nov. 2-3 where they lost to Diablo Valley College in the fi-nal match. They will be at the NorCal Championships Nov. 9-10 at DeAnza College. The time is to be announced.

FOOTBALLWith a 31-27 comeback victory over Col-lege of the Sequoias, the No. 3 ranked team in northern California has claimed first place in the Valley Conference. After the win, they are 7-2 for the season. The team’s last regular season game of the season is Sat-urday, Nov. 7 versus Sierra College at 1 p.m.

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Matt Airola took first place at the NorCal Championship. Head Coach Rick Anderson was recently named the men’s cross-country coach of the year. The team’s last meet is the State Championships on Nov. 17 at Wood-ward Park in Fresno at 10 a.m.

The team was in the midst of a three game losing streak when they beat division rival Cosumnes River College 1-0 on Nov. 2. The men will finish their season on the road at San Joaquin Delta College and Modesto Ju-nior College before the NorCal Champion-ships.

Offensively, Pedro Moraes and Brandt Taka-hashi have led the team in scoring. Goalie Sam Anderson has brought a dominant presence inside the net. The men finished 3-4 in the Big Eight Division and are com-peting in the NorCal Championships Nov. 9-10 at DeAnza College.

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There’s nothing professional about overpaid athletes

By Steven [email protected]

OutofBoundsThe American River College men’s bas-

ketball team gears up for their first game on Nov. 3 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. ARC will host the Nor-Cal Jamboree, where they will scrimmage against other teams. This give teams the opportunity to adjust and prepare their line-ups preparing for the regular sea-son.

The team’s co-captain and returning soph-omore Mardell Thompson gave his thoughts on the upcoming season. “We’ve got a lot of potential this year, and we got some big men finally,” said Thompson. Thompson is right to be excited to have big men on his team. Not only has ARC lacked many big men, but also most junior colleges lack the size you’ll see in higher divisions of college basketball. The team is not lacking in size this season. With several players over 6-feet-5-inches, playing big is an option for the team. Al-

though the size is a big dif-ference to past ARC line-ups, the offensive scheme will not change.

“We’ll probably put some double-post plays in, but it’s still a mystery if we’ll have all the size on at one time,” said Assistant Coach Bob Benford.

Team co-captain and sophomore Chad Hay-sbert, a 6-foot-9-inch shooting guard, gave ARC an advantage on the court. Most players in his position will range from 6-foot-3-inches to 6-foot-5-inches, meaning a size advantage for the player. “He’s not the traditional post player, he’s more of a perimeter player,” said Benford. ARC’s tall players and athletic guards give them more options on how to play opponents. They should be able to give

teams more problems when trying to score on a shorter team. The words potential and talent are being thrown around a lot between coaches and players.

“Like the coaches say, it’s just potential un-til we prove ourselves,” said Haysbert. The team’s co-captains see the talent the team is capable of, as long as they remain humble.

Size does matter: ARC men’s basket-ball team prepares for big season

By Dakota [email protected]

POTENTIAL IS KEY FOR FIRST GAME WITH NEW LINE-UP, FEATURING SIZE ADVANTAGE

Chad Haysbert (42) cuts across a Sacramento City College player during the Nor-Cal Jamboree on Nov. 3.


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“Show me the money.”To most people, this may be just

another ancient Cuba Gooding, Jr. line. But to professional athletes, it’s a real life demand.

There’s no secret that professional athletes make much more than the aver-age person, but it is even more evident when a player signs an outlandish contract and doesn’t produce.

With this in mind, there must be an answer to why underachieving athletes are making so much for so little, and in almost every case it involves an agent.

These agents are not only ruining sports, but also the lives of these ath-letes. By fighting to ensure a top dollar contract for their clients, agents are setting them up for failure.

It starts with the NFL. It wasn’t until last year that the NFL and NFL Players Association agreed on implementing a rookie salary cap, which would short after become known as the JaMarcus Russell rule.

Russell averaged nearly $5.5 million per win during his three seasons with the Raiders while leaving many crit-ics shocked to see the NFL produce another Ryan Leaf. Looking back on the 2007 draft class, you almost could have chosen anyone but Russell and benefited from the pick up.

However, the NFL isn’t the only orga-nization that this pertains to. The NBA is arguably worse.

Rashard Lewis will make nearly $13 million from the New Orleans Hornets this season. The only problem with this is that he will be playing for the Miami Heat.

While I sit here puzzled, I can’t help but think that something is wrong here. I get that the Hornets bought out the rest of his $118 million contract from Orlando, but why does a struggling team like the Hornets pick up such a ridiculous contract during a rebuilding stage?

If owners would just stop and think, I don’t think we would have these types of deals happening. These players do not live up to the expectations of their own-ers or the fans.

These athletes are considered to be idols to many, but there is nothing hero-ic about what they are doing. Compared to the real heroes of this world – such as police officers and firefighters – athletes have no idea what it means to actually earn their pay.

Sure, there are countless hours of training and practicing, but there is no way a player can honestly understand what it means to work hard for little pay after making that much money. The average salary of an officer in the U.S. is about $61,000 a year, while the average salary of an athlete doesn’t drop below $2 million in any of the top four organi-zations (NBA, MLB, NFL and NHL).

The fact that a player could make $13 million to be an opponent or that a quarterback can make $5.5 million per win is definitely out of bounds.

BASKETBALLThe team started their season Saturday, Nov. 3 by hosting the Nor-Cal Jamboree. Sopho-more team captain Mardell Thompson be-lieves the team is full of potential with the addition of big men. The team’s next home game is Jan. 11 when they play Sacramento City College.

BASKETBALLThe women kick off their season on Nov. 8-10 with the Cosumnes River College tournament. They hope the vet-eran leadership will help improve their record from last season. The team’s first home match is Nov. 21 versus Gavilan College at 5 p.m.

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Millions of people dream about making a movie. The tragic part is that most let it sit there and don’t do anything with their ideas. American River college student Andrew Scott Ramsey

has completed a screenplay and cast the roles for his film, with verbal commitment from several Hollywood actors, for a horror movie titled “Make Believe Time.”

Ramsey, 34, started his first draft of the screenplay in February and completed writing it in about four days. “When you get inspired or creative you’ve just gotta get it out, and that’s exactly how I get it out. Just go,” says Ramsey.

The first draft of the screenplay had been left untouched and unformatted for about eight months. Ramsey went ahead and started casting the members before continuing on to finalize his screenplay with a better idea of how to write his final draft after casting all the roles.

The complete cast includes Lynn Lowry from “The Crazies,” Marilyn Ghigliotti from “Clerks,” and up-and-coming actors Phillip Frields, West Ramsey, Kelsey Zkowski, Sam Qualiana, Eliza Jayne, Marylin Monroach and Jeremiah Groves.

“When I sat down in February and wrote ‘Make-Believe Time’, I was angry. I had a nervous breakdown that day. Literally, I was in my room, blanket over my head, crying,” says Ramsey. “That night I sat down and started writing the damn screenplay and I got about 50 pages in (after) a couple hours.”

With 1,439 “likes” on Facebook and about 300 people talking about it on Facebook, Ramsey has already started quite a buzz online.

“I’ve pretty much built this name by myself. My experience right now, gliding into the movie industry, is very unlike anybody else. All the other filmmakers, whatever they do, I have no advice for them because I’m getting so lucky,” says Ramsey, a first time screenwriter and director.

With a “Hellraiser” tattoo on his forearm, it’s easy to see why Ramsey wrote a script for a horror film. He has always been a fan of movies and used to have a movie column on the American River Current a year ago.

“It’s a home invasion ‘horror’ film, and I say horror in quotes because I don’t want to sound pretentious, but there’s horror, like, something jumps, and it makes you jump,” says Ramsey,

Ramsey had originally just wanted to start small.

“I want a horror film that truly horrifies people,” says Ramsey.

He got another ARC student involved, Phillip Frields, and he plays the role of one of the psychopaths in the film. “He (Frields) was

involved since day one,” says Ramsey. He would have liked to get other ARC actors involved, but the way things were going everything began to grow bigger.

“(Ramsey) apparently wrote the role for me,” says Frields. “He had a vision and he just let me know that he’s got this idea and that he thought I would be excellent for the part and I turned out loving it.”

Frields is not an actor. He has aspirations to become a stand up comedian. “I know that stand-up comedians do get their own TV show sometimes, but they definitely don’t do horror movies,” he said.

There are a lot of unique scenes in the movie. “There’s a scene specifically where we take the

family, we’re invading their house, we put them all into a certain room, and we start inducing them with drugs,” says Ramsey.

“I’m thinking about moving the production down to Los Angeles. I’ve looked at houses up here, and they’re comparable for renting houses but I need a very large house to rent for this film. The entire film takes place in one large house,” says Ramsey on the film’s spooky setting.

Ramsey says that there is a possibility that he gets large level investors involved, but his main source for budgeting so far has been crowd sourcing.

“It would be great to have, like, a $50 million dollar budget or some huge film. That’s the dream. That’s ultimately what I would love to do. I don’t think a lot of independent filmmakers aspire that big,” says Ramsey.

The film is scheduled to start shooting toward the end of March or beginning of April in 2013 for about two to three weeks. Ramsey hopes to have the film finished by late June or early July of 2013 and ideally be sent to various film festivals and will distribute copies to everyone that helped fund the film.By Cintia Lopez

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TOP: A filmstrip of Director Andrew Scott Ramsey showing off his emotions.

BOTTOM: A movie poster for “Make Believe Time” with cast member Eliza Jayne holding a bloody

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Marilyn Ghigliotti who is most noted

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Cecelia.

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ARC student preps his horrific

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It’s like something ripped from Disney’s “Lady and the Tramp.” You walk in to dimmed lighting, with

Frank Sinatra playing softly in the background, and sit at a red and white checkered table cloth with the single red candle placed in the center.

Pasquale’s Italian Pizzeria is a family owned New York style gourmet Italian restaurant that serves just what you’d expect. Their pasta, calzones and Panini ranged in price from $7.50 to $13.50, with pizzas priced between $14.50 and $31 for an extra large Pasquale’s Superb.

As waitresses brought differ-ent tables something from each of those categories each dinner looked and smelled better than the next. This reporter’s party flew through the complimentary garlic bread as well as orders of both Cheese Bread and Brus-chetta (garlic bread topped with tomatoes, garlic and mixed spices). The first was buttery and

covered in mozzarella while the latter had just the right amount of crunch and tart.

The entrées followed close behind. This reporter ordered a Chicken Parmesan Sub and a lemon-flavored Pellegrino to drink. The sub was a foot-long roll covered in butter, garlic and a special meat sauce all topped with a baked, breaded chicken breast covered with mozzarella, parmesan cheeses and wax pep-pers.

The dish was savory and, at the risk of sounding cliché, really did seem to melt in the mouth. The chicken was perfectly tender in the center and slightly crispy on the outside, the meat sauce tasted fresh, the cheese was melted just enough to keep from getting greasy and the wax pep-pers added just a little zing to every other bite.

After the main course, the table split three orders of cannoli (tube-shaped pastry shells filled a sweet cream filling). This last dish was a bit too sweet, but there wasn’t a bite left when the check was brought out.

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Gaming 4 A Cause video game tournaments to battle cancerBy Garitt [email protected]

COMPETITIONS AT FUDDRUCKERS RAISES MONEY FOR ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS WITH CHEMOTHERAPY

Retinoblastoma and rhabdo-myosarcoma: two rare forms of cancer, one of the eyes and the other of the salivary glands. By

the time he was 17, Austin Young had been diag-nosed with both.

At six months old, Young was diagnosed with retinoblastoma and lost most of his sight in one eye and good portion of his sight in the other. After going through radiation therapy, the cancer in Young’s eyes was successfully extinguished. It never rains but it pours; a statement that likely became very true to Young when he was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, cancer of the

salivary glands, in May 2011. Fate, it would seem, had not dealt Young

a fair hand. But Young determined to help those who have helped him battle cancer by formally starting a non-profit organiza-tion called Gaming 4 A Cause in November 2011.

Young’s organization is focused on run-ning video game tournaments in order to raise money for the Koret Family House, another organization that provides hous-ing for Young while he undergoes regular rounds of chemotherapy. Competitors in the tournament are charged an entry fee and a portion of the cost goes to charity while the rest of the money goes toward prizes for the tournament.

“Koret Family House gave us a place to stay,” said Young. “They (took) away one of the largest expenses we would have had. Last summer, I wanted to find a way to give back to them. A lot of times they need more food, so I thought of a canned food drive, but then I thought, ‘What if we could do something with video game tournaments?’”

From there, Young began planning and decided to hold his first tournament at Bella Vista High School.

It wasn’t long before Gaming 4 A Cause grew large enough to need a bigger venue for their competitions. Eventually, Young and his board consisting of young adults found a venue through Fuddruckers in Cit-rus Heights, Calif. on Sunrise Boulevard.

Young holds tournaments on the second Saturday of every month at Fuddruckers and has raised over $6,000 for the Koret Family House. But Young and his board are ambitious; they are looking to expand and hope to hold tournaments at several differ-ent locations multiple times a month. They have also begun sponsoring individuals who are talented at the games they run at the tournaments, including “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3” and “Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3,” in order to spread the word about Gaming 4 A Cause.

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After Sept. 11, 2001 many Americans became overly cau-tious around certain types of people. ARC Theatre’s produc-tion of “The Domestic Crusad-ers,” by Wajahat Ali, shows the audience the life of a Pakistani-American Muslim family after the Sept. 11 attacks on the twin towers.

The Current: What is the con-cept of the show?

Sam Williams: It’s basically a showing of a Pakistani-American Muslim family. A day in their life. I won’t say a typical day, but a day in the life of a three-generation family of Pakistani-American Muslims.

The play is described as a com-edy. What types of humor are included in the play?

It’s really just kind of differ-ent and incongruent. It’s a little bit of exaggeration at some times, perhaps, but (incongru-ent) is probably the (best way to describe it). Where you’re going

one way and it takes you in a different direction.

How did the actors and ac-tresses prepare for their roles?

They’re still preparing. They just auditioned. This is our sec-ond week of rehearsal, so they’re preparing right now. What are they doing? They’re learning things about the standard things in acting, beats, objectives, lan-guage, accents and the meaning of words. There are a whole lot of words in there that are not words that are not English words at all. It’s a lot of that kind of work. It’s pretty intense that way. It’s fun because acting is fun, but you’ve also got to work a lot.

What has been the biggest challenge so far?

The language. Definitely the accents and those types of things. Knowing what they’re saying, and some words don’t translate to English in the same way, but I’m getting a lot of help from an ex-student here, Naveen Habib, and she is Pakistani-American Muslim. So, she’s in this world, she went through the same type of stuff. I’m getting a lot of help from her.

Do you think that some people could become offended by this play?

Definitely. People can get offended by anything, but yeah,

definitely this (play). It’s a touchy situation and a touchy subject. We can’t keep stuff under the rug, so we have to talk about it. If (people) say that I shouldn’t have done this play I probably would question if they want me to go to their work and tell them what not to do at their job. It’s my job, and my job is to bring plays to our community among other things that are diverse and culture, and it also provides work for our students in a learning environment.

“The Domestic Crusaders” premieres on Nov. 30 and runs until Dec. 9, 2012 in Stage 2 (North Entrance to Theater Building).

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Bringing a ‘Giant Saturday’ to the U.S.By Carlos [email protected]

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The Current’s Korbl Klimecki shares the wide variety of

what is in his head

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“Grunts!” by Mary Gentle - A cyborg dragon is killed off page by

side characters, so the main charac-ters can steal its hoard of modern

weaponry, before the 50th page. Not really a typical

fantasy. “Grunts!” follows a band of cunning, elite war-

rior orcs, as the cursed hoard transforms their personalities

into a parody of World War II royal marines.

Pokemon White 2 and Black 2 - If a college student’s love for Pokemon seems strange,

imagine being handed a fire-breathing dragon and then told

to go beat up other monsters. Black 2/White 2 is the first direct

sequel in the Pokemon franchise, continuing the storyline of Black and White after a two-year time skip.

Amanda Palmer’s “Theatre is Evil” - Four years of song writing and a blowout Kickstarter campaign have resulted in Amanda Palmer’s first independently released album. Having backed the Kickstarter, I re-ceived the Deluxe Digital Download with eight extra tracks in addition to the standard album.

“The Man with the Iron Fists” - RZA presents a gonzo fantasy action flick of myriad bloodthirsty factions seeking a treasure of gold. Backed by a sound track of rap and hip-hop, it promises to be a bizarre “just go with it” movie, with many moments where one must repeat the “Mystery Science Theater 3000” mantra.

“My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic” Season Three - Yes, it’s a half-hour toy com-mercial for pre-pubescent girls. It’s also the creation of Lauren Faust, with compelling characters, engrossing plots and references that only the periphery audience of adults will catch. The villain of season two was basically Q from “Star Trek” as a chime-ric dragon (even voiced by John De Lancie). The new season begins on Nov. 10.

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THE CURRENT SPEAKS WITH SAM WILLIAMS, DIRECTOR OF ARC THEATRE’S NEW PRODUCTION ‘THE DOMESTIC CRU-SADERS,’ SHOWING NOV. 30 TO DEC. 9

‘Domestic Crusaders’ addresses hot topic

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Sam Williams is the director of the American River College production of “The Domestic Crusaders.”

If you have never accidentally stumbled onto a showing of “Sábado Gigante” on a Saturday night, it means you have a life, but it also means you’re missing out on one of the most cultural and wild experi-ences you can watch on TV.

The 50-year phenomenon hosted by Don Francisco, our Dick Clark or a pre-hated-on Ryan Secrest, has been a staple in Latino television since 1986 when the current format of the show started to air.

Once you find yourself watching the Latino variety show with all the dancing chicas, people in costumes, and contestants making “The Price Is Right” contestants look bored, you will find yourself at the wrong end of the fastest three hours of your life.

For those who haven’t heard of the show, where have you been? Even if you don’t speak Spanish or are com-pletely unaware of the Latino culture, the longevity of the show has allowed it to have been spoofed or parodied by some of the funniest TV shows including “The Simpsons” and “The Colbert Report.”

To capitalize on this cash donkey, there are talks of giving the U.S. an English makeover in the future. “We are looking into the possibility re-creating the program in English,” Francisco said at a New York event. “We are in talks with a producer.”

This could be great news. With the U.S. lacking a good variety show, it could have a market for non-Spanish speakers. But it would have to be good. A watered down version of the show in English would be worse than watered down Horchata.

Here is what I would do to keep it fresh:

Just please, for the love of God, do not let George Lopez host it. Don’t get me wrong, he provided the Latino community with their version of “Home Improvement” with his sitcom, but he already train-wrecked and burned hosting one show – don’t give him another one.

Regis Philbin or Bob Barker could host. Both are old, experienced with beautiful women and have a certain charm with attracting white people.

Another suggestion is to give away wilder prizes and a better car. Right now, you could win a Ford Fiesta on the show. Calm down; it’s not as cool as it sounds. You would be more styl-ish driving down the street in a Geo Metro or Gremlin.

The last thing I would do is stay loyal to the family aspect of the show. As much scantily clad women as there is, and there is a lot, I could always watch the show with my family when I was young and not have my eyes covered or told to leave during seg-ments.

It’s a good idea. So let’s get some-thing done, Francisco.

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“I like them, especially (the day) it was followed by the music.”

“To be honest (when I hear them) I think it’s time for the workers to go home or that its lunch time.”

KATIEJOHNSONUndeclared

What do you think about the bells?

“I love them. It just makes me feel like I’m somewhere with history and meaning and it makes me feel like this is a real school. It makes me feel part of the education world.”

“I wouldn’t say that I like them, but I don’t dislike them. I tolerate them like I tolerate smoking.”

“They’re nice. They’re not too annoying and not distracting, but it reminds you of the time and that’s really good.”

“To be honest I miss them most of the time, I hear them but don’t really think about them. They’re not very loud.”

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BILLYJEANAZARCONPhotography/Theater

LATONYAROWEHuman Services

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ROSSHOUGHEMPolitical Science

Is age nothing but a number?

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The Oak Café, American River College’s student-run restaurant, received a four-star rating this past September from Allen Pierleoni, food critic for the Sacramento Bee.

“What comes from its kitchen is as good as the fare at many high-end dining spots,” wrote Pierleoni. “That’s saying a lot, but it’s true.”

The Oak Café is part of ARC’s culinary arts & hospitality management program that takes 18 months to complete and includes a semester of working in the Oak Café. Classes run six days a week including Saturdays and focuses on business training and hands-on cooking skills.

Around 400 students are part of the pro-gram this semester, said Brian Knirk, depart-ment chair of the culinary arts and hospitality management program. The Current sat down with Knirk about the article and recognition the Café received.

The Current: What were the students’ and faculty’s reaction to the story?

Knirk: Both the faculty and the students are pleased with the article. This is the third consec-utive four-star rating the Oak Café has received from the Sacramento Bee, which speaks to the high level of training and consistency provided by the staff and the dedication and hard work of the students.

Pierleoni mentions that Food Network star chef Guy Fieri has attended ARC.

Guy Fieri is a friend of mine. We worked together before he became famous with the California Restaurant Association, where he was a board member on the educational foundation. Guy says that he took General Ed classes here prior to moving to Nevada where he earned his degree.

ARC has a bit of history appearing on “Good Day Sacramento’s” Brown Bag Throw-down. How did our student fare?

Our students do not typically participate in the Brown Bag event, but rather we provide the kitchen in which the competition is hosted. Tina (Macuha), one of the new people on “Good Day,” has taken pastry classes with us, which is how the connection with “Good Day” began.

What’s the mood in the department like now, having this much recognition?

We are always proud of our students, their successes and always trying to improve what we do.

Who and what make the program such a success that you guys get this much positive recognition?

ARC’s culinary program is recognized by the state chancellor’s office, as well as local chefs, as providing outstanding real world training for our students who do go on to get jobs in the industry. Local chefs hire our graduates because they are prepared to work in real kitchens. A great deal of that success is built on the fact that all of our faculty have extensive experience run-ning very successful restaurants prior to coming to teach.

Pierleoni mentions that the department has plans to grow the café next year. Is the department and students abuzz and giddy with anticipation?

Yes, that’s a great way to describe it. We hope to break ground on our new building this sum-mer.

Is there anything that you personally, or on behalf of the department, have to say to ARC students and staff?

I have said and continue to express my grati-tude for their dedication and hard work, which clearly pays off when viewed by the public and the great reviews we continue to receive.

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I’ve recently had a friend come to me with an unusual question. He was single, in his late 20s and had asked if it was okay to date someone younger – 10 years younger.

After I gave him my best silver fox joke, something about robbing the cradle, he told me that he had been getting mixed feel-ings because she acted a lot older for her age, but the age gap was something that bothered him. So I began to wonder – can a relation-ship really be affected by age?

This was a question that re-quired some thinking and a look back in my own dating history; I’ve dated both older and younger men.

In one situation, I had just turned 20 and my boyfriend was in his late 20s. He was deep in the social scene, always going out to bars and clubs, to places I knew nothing about because I was under age. He wasn’t ready to give up the party life, so we agreed that the age difference was too much.

In another situation, I was the older one. I was dating a guy who was a couple of years younger than me. I was completely in awe of him. He was so mature for his age that I probably would of voted for him if he ran for office. But like Jerry and Elaine, we operated far better as friends.

I’ve come to find that a person’s emotional maturity level by far exceeds any number of candles on a cake. Age is something I can eas-ily overlook when I connect with someone who is funny, intelligent and can carry a conversation with that doesn’t require me saying “is that right?” while I constantly check my watch.

That is not to say that age won’t play a big role in the success of a relationship because when an age gap does exist, there are certain things that must be taken into consideration.

However, if there is a solid bond and equal understanding from both sides, then who cares? You may not be able to talk about your favorite “Full House” episode, but what it really comes down to is two people choosing to accept the age difference rather than ignoring it. Because, let’s face it, with age comes certain experiences a person cannot rush.

If you feel strongly that the per-son you are with is mature enough and the years apart may actually bring you closer, then go for it and enjoy the years you have to look forward to.

I have said and continue to express my gratitude for their (ARC students and staff) dedi-cation and hard work, which clearly pays off when viewed by the pub-lic and the great reviews we continue to receive.

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Straining muscles, struggling bodies and the sound of steel bars collid-ing with more steel – it may sound like the 1977 documentary “Pumping Iron,” but it’s actually the FITNS 381 Weight Training class, where ARC students get an oppor-tunity during the day to lift weights and get fit. Taking place at PE room 206, the one unit course offers students of all fitness and skills levels a gym environment filled with barbells, dumbbells and other equipment perfect for any kind of exercise. It can seem overwhelming to some students who have never had any experience with weightlifting, but kinesiology professor and former Beavers football

coach Don Dillon tries to help these students feel comfortable with a brain-over-brawn style of teaching, which empha-sizes the physiological part of exercise.

“What we try to do is give the students a founda-tion that they can draw

upon to maintain fitness throughout their whole life,” said Dillon. “The physiological aspects are important to understand because if you don’t have proper rest, you don’t eat well and you don’t take care of yourself, you can’t ask your body to perform at an optimum level.”

While the running and cardio portion of the class can be a hassle to some, Dillon’s students appreci-ate getting a good workout with likeminded class-mates. With no required textbook, the only things a student needs are arms, legs and the will to work hard.

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Keith Grimm, a business major, lifting dumbbell weights for his weight training class on Oct. 29.


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One of the things I really get a kick out of is watching the mental change, because I get so many students that have an ‘I can’t’ mindset… It’s so much fun for me to see them break down those mental barriers and realize, ‘I can do that. I can be successful and yes, I can reach goals that previously I thought weren’t there for me.’

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A lot of people who come into the class get intimidated by the weights and stuff, but if you come in here and you have a goal or objective, you can utilize the weights the best you can.

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I previously wrote a list of the Face-book habits I hated most back in 2011. Since then, Facebook has added new features and forged new partner-ships, unfortunately resulting in more annoyances. These are five more Face-book habits that I hate.

The Dreamer – “I had the craziest dream! I was in space, being forced to read ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ by George W. Bush!” That would be the great, if it were real. The only person who wants to hear your dreams is your psychology teacher. The Social Gamer – It’s bad enough that you waste time on these half-baked browser games that makes “Angry Birds” look like “Uncharted,” but do really need to in-vite me once a day to play “Farmville 2?” If I didn’t accept the first time, take it as a hint.

The Meme Lover – I like the troll face as much as the next guy, but I don’t need my entire news feed littered with your time-wasting shenanigans at knowyourmeme.com. I know they are making funny faces. Let’s calm down.

The Negative Nancy - “What’s with all the Giants posts?” Facebook is a place to share your thoughts. I mean, it says it “what’s on your mind?” in the status box. So when people get excited about a major event happening, such your favorite team winning a big game or a presidential debate, people are ob-viously thinking about it at the time. This is where the Negative Nancy inev-itably rears their ugly head. They will inject a snarky comment just to ruin everyone else’s enthusiasm. I’m sorry you aren’t engaged in current events, Nancy, but leave us enlightened people out of your ignorance.

The Professional Instagram-er – Give someone a few filters, and they think they’re artists all of a sudden. I don’t need to see your interpretation of a plastic bag in the park, because the only thing I need to interpret is what to do with my crazy friend who chases around plastic bags in the park with their smartphone just to add a warm filter and call it “art.”

The Facebook Stock Investor – Hello, you two. Maybe you can invest in time travel?

Opinion Nov. 7, 2012

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I OughtaKnow

By Josh [email protected]

Being a student is expensive enough. So why add more of a debt with textbook prices that are uncalled for?

When Gov. Jerry Brown passed bills 1052 and 1053, it allowed students the access to an online library of free electronic textbooks. Perhaps the most suc-cessful attempt at lightening the rising costs of California colleges.

The bills were recently signed into law on Sept. 27 and will take effect on Jan. 1, 2013.

There have been no decisions made on which textbooks will be chosen, but the 50 courses will be selected on criteria of highest enrollment and those most likely

to generate cost savings. These bills create the Califor-

nia Open Education Resources Council, to be formed by March 1, 2013, which will be com-prised of faculty members from California Community College, California State and University of California campuses.

This committee will be respon-sible for developing and report-ing the progress of this program to both the Legislature and the Governor by July 1, 2013 and is required to solicit input from students.

To have 50 of California’s most popular courses is a great start. Teachers should help out students

by looking into using the open sourced material.

There is no reason any textbook should cost more than $200, especially with more students relying on money from financial aid.

“The financial aid takes care of the class, but then the textbook is almost as expensive,” said Marie Trebley, an art and new media major here at American River College.

“It’s like adding another class. You need to pay for it out of pocket.”

Teachers now more than ever need to look into using the textbooks allowed as well as offer

them as the class textbook.Some students have chosen

to try their luck in a class while forgoing to buy the book because of the high costs.

A lot of students are ending up struggling to keep up with the class and, in some cases, dropping it all together.

Although it’s a great start, a little more should be done to persuade the teachers to be more on board with the online books.

“I have no problem with open sourced textbooks being open sourced,” said American River College History Professor Chris-topher Padgett. “It’s the quality here that matters most to me.”

I eavesdropped on a conversation on cam-pus in which a girl of maybe 19 or 20 said to her friend, “It’s impossible to

find a job.” When her friend asked what sort of jobs she’d applied for she responded with a list of jobs she wouldn’t want.

There seems to be an increased sense of en-titlement among those in my age group when it comes to getting a first job.

Those of us in our teens and early-twenties, once we’ve moved on from babysitting and mowing lawns, toe the line of hope and as-sumption that a $10-an-hour job with decent benefits will be handed to us immediately.

Her list included retail (because “it’s so lame”), food service (“smelling like food is

gross”) and anything that would schedule her on weekends. I can’t think of any entry-level job that exists which meets her unreasonable criteria.

Our parents used to tell us we could be any-thing we wanted to be, but this isn’t always true anymore and we’ve got to just accept it.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Sta-tistics the unemployment rate in California is 10.7 percent as of August.

So while I wouldn’t want to get home smell-ing like fries every night either, no one can af-ford to be picky these days.

When I wrote my “Where do you see your-self in five years?” essay during my sophomore year of high school, I don’t recall thinking,

“I’d love a dead end, minimum wage job,” but sometimes you just have to wait it out and

work your way up.I don’t think John Steinbeck was correct

when he implied the impossibility of the American Dream in his classic “Of Mice and Men” back in 1937.

I think you can get some of the things you want so long as you work hard, set yourself up for certain opportunities and get really, really lucky.

I’m not saying, “don’t shoot for the stars” or anything, but it’s alright to have a healthy level of realism.

If you’re out applying for jobs, don’t be picky. You can’t afford to be for long.

So while you’re scrubbing dishes, dealing with cranky customers and waking up early on a Saturday, just remember: at least you’re get-ting a paycheck.

By Alisha [email protected]

Why college-aged kids can’t be picky when search-ing for a job in today’s society

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Political campaigns are all about personality. Whether it’s President Barack Obama doing his very best to bring back the fervor from ’08 or Gov. Mitt Romney trying to convince voters he’s not cold and unfeeling, the election has been anything if not a “people business.” But I happen to think ideas and words are far more interesting than people. Here are a few of my fa-vorites from the 2012 presidential campaign.

“We built that.” – An Obama stump speech about the history of government spurring economic growth turned on it’s side and taken out of context by the propa-ganda arm of the Republican party known as Fox News. Fun fact: the Republican National Convention was subsidized partly by federal funds, so I guess we did build that. And by “we,” I mean the American taxpayer.

“Corporations are people, my friend.” – The kind of quote you have to dig to find, like your fa-vorite B-side. This happened back during the Republican primaries, when Romney was still fighting for the spotlight amongst people even more backwards than him. I think it’s interesting that corporations are people, but only when it comes to the insane amount of cash they can pour into the political system. If corporations were people, we could have tried and convicted Exxon Mobil and Goldman Sachs to a maximum-security prison in a tiny cell with a “touchy” bunkmate named “Shank Hank.”

“Legitimate Rape” – I suppose favorite isn’t the right word for this one. I do find it pretty egregious that people who so callously call themselves Pro-Life (except in the case of drone strikes and universal healthcare) will also try to re-define rape in order to make abortions harder to get for rape victims. The day men like congressman Todd Akin are able to get pregnant is the day abortion becomes a bi-partisan idea. That, and birth control would become a condiment in between the salt and pepper.

“You’re absolutely crazy.” - yelled Clint Eastwood to an empty chair. Easily my Sophie’s Choice of one of the most tumultuous campaigns ever. An old white guy yelling at a figment of his imagination: the perfect amalgamation of the con-servative movement, and I Oughta Know.

Thanks for the memories

I’m not saying, “don’t shoot for the stars” or anything, but it’s alright to have a healthy level of realism.

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TEACHERS MUST EMBRACE ONLINE BOOK PROGRAM Educators have the power to drive down education costs by assigning free books

The San Francisco Giants swept the 2012 World Series to the dismay of their hosts, the Detroit Tigers. Back in Cali-fornia, bars, streets and homes erupted in celebration. Uncle Vito’s, a Downtown Sacramento pizza joint, was no excep-tion. As the last strike was thrown, champagne was popped and sprayed joyously over the crowd as everyone cel-ebrated the victory.

Photos byAshley King

Above: Dan Markel runs to escape the downpour of the sudden cham-pagne showers. Left: Kimberly Erickson, Mike Camilleri and Michael Murphey embrace as their Giants’ sweep dream comes true. Right: Ryan Malhoski screams for joy.

Left: With the Giants and Tigers tied at the top of the 10th inning, bartend-ers Rain Woollard and Da-vid Joshua optimistically pour cups of champagne. Top Right: At the top of the 10th inning, fans cheer on Giants’ Sergio Romo as he prepares to strike out Miguel Cabrera. Bottom Right: Kimberly Erickson, Mike Camilleri, Michael Mur-phey, and Karlee Wootan celebrate.

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