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INSIDECommentary..................................................2Around Campus............................................3 Front Page Jumps.........................................5Fashion/etc....................................................6

The voice of San Jacinto Collegesince 1991

Rockets continue to shoot for the stars.Page 2.

One Fry Short andFashion.Page 6.

Ex Astronaut inspiresstudents at South.Page 3.

Simple mistake leads to flight delayBy JOSE ALEJANDROSan Jacinto Times

Dallas Love Field was shut down on April 1, 2012after a suspicious device was found on board one ofthe Southwest Airlines planes. After the TSA hadevacuated gates 3 through 15 it was discovered thatthe device was actually a robotic car. The robotbelonged to local San Jacinto College students andhad been accidentally left on the plane. The San Jacinto College honors students werereturning from the Great Plains Honors Conferencein Kansas City when they arrived at the Dallas air-port. The students unloaded from the aircraft but

accidentally forgot to take the robotic car they hadbuilt and presented at the honors conference withthem. Around 4 p.m. the next flight crew boardedand began prepping the plane for its next flight toAmarillo; they noticed the robotic car with anattached cell phone and exposed wires. Not some-thing you want to see a when boarding a plane.This caused alarm and the flight crew informed

local authorities, setting forth the precautionaryevacuation of 13 gates, temporary shutdown of theairport, the hold of 10 planes and three others beingdiverted. As a bomb squad came in to investigatethe device onboard Southwest Airlines Flight 157,airport security officers detained the 11 passengers

– this included the students and their professor –who by this point, had been linked with the device.The evacuation lasted for about 30 to 45 minutesbut it was later determined that the device was notdangerous; just a science project. Frank Librio,spokesman for Dallas City Hall, released a state-ment in which he said, “… [The device] was a stu-dent’s science project. The student was travelingwith fellow students and a professor. That studenttold authorities the robot was accidentally left onthe plane.”

A reader of Dallasnews.com expressed some con-cerns about how the evacuation was handled on a

blog about the event. He claims, “…that instruc-tions regarding the evacuation were not delivered ina manner that was clear or even broadcast over theintercom until 20 minutes into the supposed evacu-ation….[and] many TSA personnel were obliviousto the fact we had even been asked to evacuate.” In the end, Flight 157 departed for Amarillo at6:39 p.m.; almost three hours behind schedule. Thiswould have been one heck of an April fools prank,but sadly this was absolutely no joke, rather anawful case of mistaken identity that led to studentsbeing detained and a false alarm. The lesson herebeing always make sure you leave a flight witheverything you climbed onboard with.

Take care with childrenBy KARINA ARGUETASan Jacinto Times

Saturday evening I decided to take my younger sister and cousin to theneighborhood park. As we were playing a game of hide-and-seek, a boy

with rosy cheeks came up anddecided to join us. We continuedplaying and soon I realized that he

was unsupervised. I began to look around to see if any other parent wasaround the playground supervising their child. I noticed that my youngersiblings and I were the only ones there.“Where are your parents?” I asked.“Oh my dad is blowing up rockets over there!” He pointed. “He told meto come play over here.” He ran and he seemed pretty comfortable being by himself. His namewas Camden and he was seven years old. His dad stopped by to check onhim every ten minutes or so and the last stop he made was to tell him thathe was leaving.“NO!” The boy screamed, “You can go, I’ll stay here!” I figured that the dad would come storming to the playground and forcethe child to go home with him. Unfortunately, the father just left and said,“Ok! I’m leaving then bye bye!” I was shocked. My sister and I left thepark that evening talking about the father’s irresponsibility and how sadit was to have seen him drive off leaving his son there on his own.Many children are reported missing everyday in many parts aroundthe world due to parent’s lack of responsibility and for many other rea-sons. In MSN.com, a recent study shows that about 800,000 childrenare reported missing in an estimated year. In the last decade, theseabductions have “brought to the light” many concerns and people havedecided to do something about it.

SEE CHILDREN on Page 5

It’s time to learn the newest languageBy EDITH MANZANARESSan Jacinto Times

At some point, we have all done it. Guiltyas charged. We text with acronyms andabbreviate our words. Most people find iteasy, convenient, and fast to abbreviaterather than spell the whole word.Sometimes the desire to shorten wordscomes from the limit to the number of char-acters that are able to be communicated in asingle text message. If we have a smartphone, it will automatically input the wordfor us or try to correct us, aka “Auto cor-rect”. Texting has become one of the mosteagerly adopted methods of communica-tion and it seems it’s not going to disappearanytime soon. Punctuation and spelling are far from vitalfor many when they send texts. Theirthumbs quickly work to compose text mes-sages, giving them a sense of accomplish-ment. Is it really an accomplishmentthough? The text message might have sent

successfully, but what about the messageitself? Most teenagers and young adultshave the tendency of abbreviating theirwords or using acronyms to send the mes-sage. Taking a further look into text messageacronyms and abbreviations, a popular listinclude the famous lol (laugh out loud),omg (oh my god), smh (shaking my head),omw (on my way), brb (be right back), g2g(got to go), I dk (I don’t know), btw (by theway), ppl (people), jk (just kidding), rotfl(roll on the floor laughing), ttyl (talk to youlater), etc. The list goes on and on. The use of the language has adapted sowell that it has become part of the youthculture which has continued to use it evenwhen the need to shorten is not necessary.For the older generation, a concern ariseswithin them. Is it replacing the English lan-guage? Inevitably, this corruption of theEnglish language in text messaging, instantmessaging, and e-mail has become a bit of

a problem with schools.The trend of using text speak is corruptingspelling and grammar among today’syouth. There should be a time and place inwhich text message lingo should be used. Itis fun to use when sending a quick messageto friends, but it should never have toreplace grammar at school or any other pro-fessional location.Text language is like a code, only thosewho most use it will understand it. It actu-ally takes little more than this shortenedlanguage to be used not only in text, butalso in instant messaging and e-mail.Teachers who have complained aboutencountering writing from their studentsthat include text message lingo rather thanproperly spelled out words have said it isincreasingly common now and are worried.However, text messaging capabilities canbe positive or negative depending on how itis used. It can either make someone’s day

SEE LANGUAGE on Page 5

FUN TIMES AT NORTHGator Day givesstudents a breakBy LINDSAY FLOYDSan Jacinto Times

Last Wednesday, the North Campus showed off theirschool spirit by hosting Gator Day. Gator Day was a freeevent for the school and community to come enjoy theNorth Campus and see what San Jacinto has to offer. Among the biggest attractions were the three carnivalstyle rides that you would never expect to see at yourschool: A mechanical bull, a rock climbing wall, and agyrosphere. The gyrosphere looked like a broken neckwaiting to happen.Student Austin Clevenger gave it a try.“It was pretty cool,” he said. “Kind of like doing cart-wheels in zero gravity.” Ok, so no broken neck, but probably not for everyone.The mechanical bull was the favorite attraction amongstudents and teachers. Although some were timid to hopon at first, after watching a couple students give it a goeveryone wanted a piece of the action. Even nursinginstructor Jeffrey Lockett was up for giving the mechan-ical bull a try. But there was much more to see at Gator Day, with

rows of booths put on by the student organizations. Thedifferent clubs, organizations and societies hosted indi-vidual booths offering free information and fundraisingfood and drink items. Everyone from Art Society, AnimeClub, Cosmetology Club, to Medical Careers and everyclub in between were set up. Conducting student surveyson, what students like about the campus, what improve-ments could be made and other issues were JoshuaHenderson and Timothy Payne.They will later give these surveys to North Campus

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COMMENTARY

The gyrosphere was a popular ride at Gator Day on North Campus.

Arpil 16, 2012San Jacinto Times • Page 2

Opinion/Commentary

The San Jacinto Times is published week-ly by the journalism students at San JacintoCollege Central, 8060 Spencer Highway,Pasadena, TX 77505.Opinions expressed herein are those of

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SOUTH CAMPUS EDITORSVanessa Pina, Lori Brown

ADVISERFred Faour

EDITORSMichael Deats

San Jacinto Times

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PAGE ONE EDITORNicholas Page

NORTH CAMPUS EDITORSEdith Manzanales, Steven Tallas

OPINIONS EDITORCaty Christy

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FASHION/LIFESTYLE EDITORAngelica Rodriguez

MUSIC EDITORLindsay Floyd

By NICHOLAS PAGESan Jacinto Times

On Aug. 1, 2007 I sat in a window seat nearthe front of a greyhound bus heading westdown I-10. In a trancelike state I stared at thedense tree line as we passed. Sunlight crawleddown my cheek as the sun set behind theseemingly never-ending road ahead. Everyseat on the bus was full but only a handful of

us were going to the same place. After a short conversation with theman sitting next to me I didn’t speak for the rest of the trip. For thefirst time in nearly twenty hours I was able to relax but that wouldsoon be over. I was only hours away from Lackland Air Force Base inSan Antonio where I would spend the next seven weeks in BasicTraining.I enlisted in the military at 21 years old and believed I was as grown

up and wise as I would ever be. Over the course of my four year enlist-ment I discovered I was mistaken. I had the privilege of travelling theworld and seeing places I had only read about or never knew existed.

I have been met with open arms and closed fists alike by people acrossthe globe. After understanding the world’s immense scale I felt sosmall and I still do.Less than 1% of the American population serves in the active duty

military. Less than 1% of that active duty force deploys to a war zone.After 9/11 the American population was continually exposed to thehorrors of terrorism through media. Because of this I needed to see thehomeland of the men who killed so many innocent people. In October2009 I contributed to that small percentile by volunteering for deploy-ment to Iraq.I deployed to multiple bases around the world in support of

Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Someassignments were uneventful and others were very dangerous. I waslucky enough to return uninjured from my experiences but no veterancomes back as the same person. Once you have looked into the eyesof men who have killed for God and country the innocent expressionon other’s faces seems peculiar.I was honorably discharged on July 31, 2011, not even a year ago.

Before I left my fellow airmen tried to convince me to re-enlist. Theyshared horror stories of friends who separated and wished they had

not. After four years of steady paychecks, benefits and job security,life without them is frightening. Like most, I have relentlessly appliedfor jobs but have yet to find employment. I have transitioned into thelife I was living before August 2007. I was complacent and spoiledwith the benefits of being a government employee. I greatly respectthose who live and fight in this world where nothing is certain.Returning home after being gone for so long was one of the happi-

est moments in my life. Never again would I spend another holiday onthe other side of the world. Most of my peers with whom I oncewalked the halls of Central campus are now married and employed intheir career of choice. In a way I am playing catch-up with them andI’m paranoid of their judgment.The truth is that, although I am very proud of what I have done, the

military life is not for me. I want to be challenged in another aspect. Icould have easily remained enlisted and continued to live an unhappylife. Leaving the military takes an immeasurable amount of courageespecially for this generation of veterans. We do not think we aresuperior to those who have not served. We just see the world from adifferent perspective. All we want is a chance to be happy and for onceput a little bit of ourselves before service.

Veterans have tough time coming home

By VICTOR ARAIZASan Jacinto Times

At the time of his hir-ing, few would havebanked on Kevin McHaletaking the Rockets to theplayoffs given the limitedsquad he was given in theoffseason. Now, with

only six games left in what’s been a short, stacked,and abnormal NBA season due to the lockout, theRockets look to be returning to the playoffs for thefirst time since 2009.No, this team doesn’t have an All-NBA player

that can put the team on their shoulders and wieldthem to victories a la Kobe Bryant, LeBron James,or a Kevin Durant. The Rockets lost the closestthing they had to a player like that in the offseasonretirement of eight-time All-Star Yao Ming.The Rockets have their own formula for success:

Teamwork.The city of Houston and its suburbs just experi-

enced how teamwork can carry a team through theplayoffs as the an injury-hit Texans roster just keptwinning away with their “next man up” state ofmind. The Rockets, hit with several injuries them-selves, look to take the same approach.Amongst the notable names sidelined this season

have been Kyle Lowry, Kevin Martin, and GoranDragic. Injuries of course were expected to be aresult of this compacted short season due to thelockout, and the Rockets haven’t complained.They’ve taken the hand they've been dealt and sur-prised some along the way.Key wins over the Bulls, Lakers and twice

against the Thunder prove that this Rockets teamwill give you war and take the win if you overlookthem.Of course no one expects them to win an NBA

title, and that makes them even more dangerousbecause then you’re playing a team with nothing tolose. The Memphis Grizzlies entered as the 8thseed in the 2011 playoffs where they eliminatedSan Antonio in the first round and, although even-tually losing, took Oklahoma City to seven gamesin the second round.Houston will look to repeat and possibly better

what the 2011 Memphis team accomplished sincethey will likely enter as a lower seed team, mean-ing no home-court advantage.Yet for Houston fans starved for playoff action,

just getting there is the priority and worry aboutthe rest later. It’s like they say, “once you’re in theplayoffs, anything can happen.”Surviving a depleted roster, an abnormal NBA

season due to the lockout, the ex-Celtic great hashis team believing in his coaching philosophy andjust games away from returning to the postseason.I don’t think any of us expected Kevin McHale todo anything with this team. At least from this fansperspective there’s a new respect for McHale, aguy who is giving this city as much as he can withthe little that he’s been given.

Rockets rollingBy BRANDON HURLEYSan Jacinto Times

As I sat with my family thispast Easter Sunday, flippingback and forth between theAstros game and the Masters, Inoticed something extremelyprofound and definitely worthfurther examination.It wasn’t Louis Oosthuizen’s

Albatross hole in one, it wasn’t the Astros actually win-ning a three game series, and it wasn’t even watching myfamily stuff sweets in their mouth til’ they couldn’t talkanymore.No…it was seeing Bubba Watson crying like a baby

after he won the masters with what can only be consid-ered a curveball out of a forest to put him on the greenand win the tournament.It wasn’t just a couple tears either. This man was bawl-

ing and wiping snot on everyone’s odd colored poloshirts during hugs’ embrace so much, I couldn’t help butthink to myself, “what are you crying for, you big baby?You just won $1,440,000!”What are tears of joy anyway? Is there really such a

thing? I turned to Wikipedia, the ultimate source forinformation, to find an answer and really didn’t getmuch. Basically, what I came up with is that people crywhen under strong emotional stress, anger, physicalpain, or when they are extremely happy.This isn’t earth shattering, but the question still

remains, “why?” So I decided to take a look at this froma sports perspective and cycle through my head all theimages I remembered of crying in sports.I saw Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant slobbering all

over their respective championship trophies. I thoughtabout Terrell Owens standing up for Tony Romo, “That’smy quarterback, man.” More recently, Arian Foster criedduring his press conference after signing his contract thisoffseason. Well deserved, I might add.Askmen.com has a take on this. They claim crying for

athletes is only permissible in three scenarios: After vic-tory, after loss, and after injury. Anything else is unac-ceptable. I tend to agree with them.It just blows my mind that these superhuman athletes,

who normally look so calm and collected, make the mostdifficult tasks look so easy, and are trained to breakthrough in the toughest of situations can be reduced tosomething as human as crying.Then it hit me. It’s because they are human. What you

see with these individuals is real. Just because variousmedia outlets do their jobs really well and make theseplayers look like actors in a soap opera doesn’t mean thatthe stories don’t hold merit.Tiger Woods really did cheat on his wife, Mark

McGuire really got his dignity ripped away when he gotcaught for using steroids, and Bubba Watson really haswaited and worked his entire life for this moment.Can you imagine the emotional stress, (ref: paragraph

5), that he must have been under when he was in a two-man playoff, standing there in the shade of the trees hehit himself into, trying to figure out how he was going toput the ball on the green?Not to mention, his every move was critical because he

was playing against a man whom you could have con-vinced me that God, Allah, and every other Judeo-Christian worship icon was rooting for. A doubleeagle….Really!?Guess what…He did it. He did it and he made it look

easy. Congratulations to Bubba Watson. Have a goodcry, my friend. You deserve it.

A real tear jerker A few ways to protect your identityBy JENNY RAMOSSan Jacinto Times

Imagine when you’re looking at buying a home for you and your fami-ly. Everything is perfect, and the house is exactly what you dreamed of.You’re ready to close in on the deal; however, all high hopes are down thedrain when you’re not approved for the house loan after the credit checkwas initiated. All those years of on-time payments on your car loans andcredit card bills are now meaningless. This could be a result of identitytheft.Millions of people every year have to face some sort of identity theft in

their life. Whether it’s opening a credit card in someone else’s name and social to stealing a per-son’s driver license identity, these forms of identity theft can be crucial to your life overtime.People spend years of their life handling paper work and making phone calls to handle the identi-ty theft situation; however, it takes years for theserecords to disappear and sometimes they don’t disap-pear at all. If you’re not careful, this could easily hap-pen to you.While rummaging through old pieces of paper, there

are probably a ton of records you’ve had for years thatyou no longer need. Crumpling up those papers andthrowing them away in the trash may be the easiestsolution to getting rid of those unnecessary records,but it’s not the smartest solution. One great exampleof having your identity stolen is by discarding materi-als with your identity on it without properly destroy-ing the information. Dumpster diving is a methodidentity thieves do by searching through loads of trashfor information exactly like this and using it to theiradvantage. A person can wait outside of a home oreven a garbage dump just to seek a piece of paper withyour name, social, driver’s license, or anything else that may become of use for them. This is butjust some of the many ways a person can steal your identity. Now, next time you’re emptying outa drawer full of old papers from years ago, be sure and have a handy shredder next to you insteadof just the trash can.Another way to help you keep secure with your information is by going paperless on statements.

Mailbox theft is a reoccurring issue around the world. Instead of risking your valuable informa-tion, find statements and records online by accessing the issuer’s website. This could save youfrom having any precious identity of being in the hands of an identity thief. One less document tothrow away or shred could be one less way for your identity to be stolen.The Internet is one of the number one reasons why people get their identity stolen. While surf-

ing the web, a website you get into could cause an identity thief to have easy access to your per-sonal records on your computer. Although many people do have it, anti-virus and spyware for yourhome or office computer always needs to be on and up to date. It can significantly help loweringyour chances of identity theft, and can keep you on top of any unknown viruses or hackers attempt-ing to access your private information. Another way to remain safe is by only using Wi-Fi hotspotsyou’re unfamiliar with. Accessing the Internet through just any unlocked Wi-Fi hotspot may beeasier; however, it’s not the safest way to search the web. Make sure you know the network you’reconnecting to before doing so.Always keep up to date with your billing statements and be on the lookout for any unauthorized

charges to your account. Also, ordering a copy of your credit reports will help you see all of yourpayments you have made to credit cards, loans, etc. Equifax, Experian, and Transunion are thethree known credit reporting companies you can choose from to conduct credit reports. Whilesearching throughout your credit reports, “look for inquiries from companies you didn’t contact,accounts you didn’t open, and debts on your accounts that you can’t explain. Check that yourSocial Security number, your address(es), name or initials, and your employers are listed correct-ly,” (identitytheftassistance.org). A person could easily use your social to apply and get a job aswell, so it’s important to know all your information is accurate and up-to-date.Another type of record to conduct a search on is your medical records. A person can use your

identity in order to “to see a doctor, get prescription drugs with your health ID number, file claimswith your insurance provider, or done other things that leave a trail in your medical records,” (iden-titytheftassistance.org). Order copies of your medical records and search for inaccuracies of placesyou may have visited, ordering of prescriptions, etc.These are but just a few methods of how identity thieves steal information on a daily basis. It’s

important to keep track of all your information and be alert as much as possible. Before you typein your social security number on a website or swipe your card at an ATM, make sure you knowyou’re in a secure environment. It’ll save you stress and time in the long run if you’re careful.

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April 16, 2012San Jacinto Times • Page 3Around Campus

8 DAYS A WEEK8 DAYS A WEEK

Monday, April 16• Tennis Club Meeting, 3:30 p.m., Tennis Courts

• GEO JACS, 6 p.m., S7.148

• Mixed Martial Arts Meeting, 8:30 p.m., S21.120

Tuesday, April 17• Student Bible Fellowship, 11:30 a.m., S11.109

• Does HIV Look Like Me?, 11:30 a.m., S15.151• TIES Meeting, 11:30 a.m., S12.141

• Chess Club Meeting, 1:30 p.m., S9.238

• SGA Meeting, 1:30 p.m., S11.228

• Game Enterprises Guild, 3:30 p.m., S8.1062

• Pre Med Club Meeting, 5 p.m., S7.128

• Writer’s Block Meeting, 6 p.m., S9.200

Wednesday, April 18• Free STD Testing, 10 a.m., S11.237

• Health & Wellness Fair, 10:30 a.m., Student Center

• Ping Pong Tournament, 2 p.m., Student Center

• Phi Beta Lambda Meeting, 2:30 p.m., S8.2014

• History Club Meeting, 2:30 p.m., S7.156

• Philosophy Club Meeting, 2:45 p.m., S7.100

Thursday, April 19• Clearly You Crystals, 9 a.m., Student Center Atrium

• Game Enterprises Guild, 3:30 p.m., S8.1062

• Student Veterans Association Meeting, 3:30 p.m.,

Top of Student Center Stairs

Friday, April 20• Mixed Martial Arts Meeting, 9 a.m., S21.105

• Chess Club Meeting, 1 p.m., S9.234

• Phi Theta Kappa Meeting, 1 p.m., S8.2014

Saturday, April 21• N0 Scheduled Activities

Sunday, April 22• N0 Scheduled Activities

Monday, April 23• Tennis Club Meeting, 3:30 p.m., Tennis Courts

• Mixed Martial Arts Meeting, 8:30 p.m., S21.120

Monday, April 16• Raven Day, 10:30 a.m., North Courtyard

• Math & Engineering Club Meeting, 12:22 p.m., C1.142

• Psychology Club Meeting, 12:50 p.m., C3.211

Tuesday, April 17• Surgical Technology Meeting, 8 a.m., C11.2066

• Surgical Technology Bake Sale, 11 a.m.,

Student Center

• Phi Beta Lambda Meeting, 1 p.m., C3.215

• Gay Straight Alliance Meeting, 2:30 p.m., C3.204

Wednesday, April 18• Phi Theta Kappa Bake Sale, 11 a.m., Student Center

• Anime Society Meeting, 1 p.m., C20.253-255

• Chemistry Club Meeting, 2 p.m., C20.171

Thursday, April 19• No Scheduled Activities

Friday, April 20• SGA Meeting, 11:30 a.m., C1.155

• Phi Theta Kappa Meeting, 10:30 a.m., C1.230

• LASO Meeting, 12:30 p.m., C2.210

Saturday, April 21• No Scheduled Activities

Sunday, April 22• No Scheduled Activities

Monday, April 23• Math & Engineering Club Meeting, 12:22 p.m., C1.142

• Psychology Club Meeting, 12:50 p.m., C3.211

Monday, April 16• No Scheduled Activities

Tuesday, April 17• Voter Registration, 11 a.m., Student Center

• Culinary Club Meeting, 1:30 p.m., N12.215

• Art Show Opening & PRISM Literary Magazine

Release Party, 6 p.m., Fine Arts Center Lobby

Wednesday, April 18• No Scheduled Activities

Thursday, April 19• Sociology Club Meeting, 7 a.m., N2.219

• Rotaract Club Meeting, 1 p.m., N12.215

• Anime Club Meeting, 2:30 p.m., N9.133

Friday, April 20• Robotics Club Meeting, 1 p.m., N2.108

Saturday, April 21• No Scheduled Activities

Sunday, April 22• No Scheduled Activities

Monday, April 23• No Scheduled Activities

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Lunes, Abril 16• Junta del club de tenis, 3:30 p.m., cancha de tenis

• GEO JACS, 6 p.m., S7.148

• Junta de artes marciales mixtos, 8:30 p.m., S21.120

Martes, Abril 17• Does HIV Look Like Me?, 11:30 a.m., S15.151• Junta de TIES, 11:30 a.m., S15.151

• Junta del club de ajedrez, 1:30 p.m., S9.238

• Junta de SGA, 1:30 p.m., S9.228

• Junta del club pre-medicina, 5 p.m., S7.128

Miercoles, Abril 4• Prueba gratis de STDs, 10 a.m., S11.237

• Feria de salud y bienestar, 10:30 a.m., centro estu

-diatil

• Torneo de Ping Pong, 2 p.m., centro estudiantil

• Junta de Phi Theta Lambda, 2:30 p.m., SB.2014

• Junta del club de historia, 2:30 p.m.,m S7.156

• Junta del club de filosofia, 2:45 p.m., S7.100

Jueves, Abril 5• Clearly You Crystals, 9 a.m., atrio del centro estu

diantil

• gremio de juegos de empresa, 3:30 p.m., SB.1062

• Junta de la asociacion de veteranos estudiantiles,

3:30 p.m., parte superior de las escaleras del cen

tro estudiantil

Viernes, Abril 6• Junta de artes marciales mixtas, 9 a.m., S21.105

• Junta del club de ajedrez, 1 p.m., S9.234

• Junta de Phi Theta Kappa, 1 p.m., SB.2014

Sabado, Abril 7• No hay actividades

Domingo, Abril 8• No hay actividades

Lunes, Abril 9• Junta de artes marciales mixtos, 8:30 p.m., S21.120

Lunes, Abril 16• Dia del Raven, 10:30 a.m., NOrth Courtyard

• Junta del club de matematicas e ingeneria, 12:22

p.m., C1.142

• Junta del club de psicologia, 12:50 p.m., C3.211

Martes, Abril 17• Junta de tecnologia quirurgica, 8 a.m., C11.2066

• Venta de pasteles de parte de tecnologia quirurgi

ca, 11 a.m., centro estudiantil

• Junta de Phi Theta Lambda, 1 p.m,. C20.253-255

• Junta del club GSA, 2:30 p.m., C3.204

Miercoles, Abril 4• Venta de pasteles de Phi Theta Kappa, 11 a.m.,

Centro estudiantil

• Junta de la sociedad de anime, 1 p.m., C20.253-255

• Junta del club de quimica, 2 p.m., C20.171

Jueves, Abril 5• No hay actividades

Viernes, Abril 6• Junta de SGA, 11:30 p.m., C1.155

• Junta de Phi Theta Kappa, 10:30 a.m., C1.230

• Junta de LASO, 12:30 p.m., C2.210

Sabado, Abril 7• No hay actividades

Domingo, Abril 8• No hay actividades

Lunes, Abril 9• Junta del club de Psicologia, 12:50 p.m., C3.211

Lunes, Abril 16• No hay actividades

Martes, Abril 17• Registracion de votante, 11 a.m., centro estudiantil

• Junta del club culinario, 1:30 p.m., N12.215

• Fiesta de lanzamiento exposicion de arte & PRISM

Literary Magazine, 6 p.m., lobby del centro de

artes bellas

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Jueves, Abril 5• Junta del club de sociologia, 7 a.m., N2.219

• Junta del club de Rotaract, 1 p.m., N12.215

• Junta del club de Anime, 2:30 p.m., N9.133

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By VANESSA PIÑASan Jacinto Times

Mark Edward Kelly is a lot of things.An American Astronaut, a retired U.S. NavyCaptain, a naval aviator who flew combat duringthe Gulf War, and bestselling author of “Gabby”A Story of Courage and Hope.His path to success has been remarkable. The sonof Richard and Patricia Kelly -- two retired policeofficers -- was born in Orange, New Jersey on Feb.21, 1964. Captain Kelly was selected to become aNASA space pilot in 1996. He flew his first mis-sion in 2001 as pilot and the final mission of spaceshuttle Endeavour. Kelly is married to U.S. con-gress woman Gabrielle Giffords, the victim of anassassination attempt in Jan. 2011.Honored tobe in the sameroomasoneofour

American heros, Kelly took the stage on April 3,2012 at the San Jacinto South Proscenium Theatre.For Kelly growing up in a suburb area was “a lit-tle rough,” he admits that as a kid he was not thebest student. By the time he was 13 his motherdecided to do more for her family by becoming apolice officer like his father,“This is the first time in my life that I saw any-body that had a goal,” he explains. After watchinghis mother accomplish her aspirations, CaptainKelly decided it was time to have a better directionin his life.“I got a job, I started doing better in school.”Only 17 years old, one of his first jobs was drivingan ambulance from which he clearly remembers anincident involving an 18 year old boy who had bul-let holes, including one in the head. With a smallpause he continues to remember after 30 years, andnow 14 months earlier he received the news thathis wife had been shot in the head.Captain Kelly and Gabrielle Giffords met inChina, both with complete opposite personalities,he jokes, “I was your typical underachiever and shewas our typical overachiever”. He was blown awaywhen he first met her, “she was like ten women atonce; she was a mechanic, she raced motorcycles,

raised horses…” For Gabrielle Giffords her goalsinvolved helping her community and in the coun-try, for Captain Kelly his goal was to be the firstperson to walk on Mars “I really believed I coulddo this, I talked myself into it.”After going into space and having multiple dan-gerous encounters, captain Kelly realized he wasnot the one with the “risky job,” “She was the onethat would nearly lose her life serving her country.”On Jan. 8 2011 Giffords was shot on the left sideof her head while meeting with constitutes at alocal grocery store near Tucson, Arizona. Afterreceiving a phone call Captain Kelly called back indisbelief only to be reassured of the tragic event.After waiting 40 minutes, Gabby was in the oper-

ating room having her first of five brain surgeries.Captain Kelly’s role was about to change, “I havenever been given the role of a caregiver before.”He continued to keep learning from her despite ofher accident. He remained persistent on hispatience. “After watching the woman that I lovefight so hard to survive, and then fight so hard tocome back. She reminds me every day to deny theacceptance of failure.”Kelly reminded students of the importance ofhaving goals and accomplishing them no matterwhat the circumstances are, even though at timeswe are faced with difficult situations.Though Kelly’ss journey ended without him mak-ing it to mars, he learned the importance of goingout for what he wanted. “I am a strong believer thathow good you are at the beginning of anything youtry is not a good indicator of how good you canbecome. I am a prime example of somebody thatwas able to overcome a lack of aptitude with prac-tice, persistence and the drive to never ever giveup.”Delivered by Captain Kelly, a special messagefrom Gabrielle Giffords, something to remind usall not to allow anything overcome the best of usand to always“Be patient. Be courageous. Be strong. Be yourbest.”Kelly is all of those things.

Photo by San Jacinto Marketing DepartmentMark Kelly speaks to a group at San Jacinto South.

Kelly inspires students

BY STEVEN TALLASSan Jacinto Times

What would you do with 450,000 staples? Having this used as an unlimited supply in the office maycome to mind, but to French artist, Baptiste Debombourg, he decided to make an art that goes beyondnatural portrait paintings.Debombourg took 450,000 staples and made a large historical mural of five muscular men fighting. Henamed this Aggravure III. Stapled to a wall in the Karlin Studio in Prague, this uniquely crafted art ismeant to inspire others in the field. Dembombourg is known for many great arts and his contextualapproach to art."My sculptural work is generally part of a contextual approach, and I operate in a space with materialschosen specially for it," Dembombourg says.Although Dembombourg didn’t reach his original dream to become a car designer, unwillingly, he foundart in many different places. He started painting and drawing at school, but Dembombourg craved more.He admits that he was never good in mathematics and physics so that kept him for entering design school,and art itself frustrated him.In an interview with journalist, Michal Noveotny, about an upcoming exhibition project in 2011Dembombourg explained, “I was absolutely sure I didn’t want to be an artist. Art was for me so disor-ganized, there was no structure, it was like a no man’s land with no order or system. I tried to enter appliedarts, I tried scenography, and in all these things, I failed.”However, Dembombourg admits that in his fifth year of studies at a fine arts school, he finally accept-ed the system.“I am an idealist. I believe in the power of beauty. My very first childhood experience of art was beau-ty. It was the first thing which interested me.”Instantly fulfilling his own satisfaction, Dembomborg now wants to move his art beyond museums. Hewants to move it where society can see it on the streets.“Artists themselves have to put in more investment. They have to push their abilities also outside of thefield of art…It could be interesting to use this in the real world and not only keep our experiments with-in museums,” Dembomborg states.Defining reality to achieve a goal is definitely Dembomborg’s motto to life. I mean, what would youhave done with 450,000 staples?

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The first episode of the show starts with a catchytune which stays in your head throughout. It con-tinuously repeats the lyrics, “The dream of the 90sis alive in Portland,” as Jason, oneof the many characters portrayed bySaturday Night Live actor FredArmisen, explains about how won-derful the town of Portland, Oregonis. The show Portlandia whichdebuted January of 2011 stars FredArmisen, from SNL and CarrieBrownstein singer of the band WildFlag. The show is featured on theIndependent Film Channel, IFC,and is a comedic show much like SNL but with atwist of hipster mocking. Portlandia has two sea-sons under its belt and a 12 episode third season onits way. It has featured guest stars such as AubreyPlaza, Steve Buscemi and even Sarah McLachlan.

Portlandia features several sketches which as pre-viously mentioned, mocks a lot of the current gen-eration of “hipsters” who are known for having anappreciation art that most of us find weird, want tobe the first of their friends who does a certain thing,and enjoy a vegan way of life. Armisen andBrownstein portray the people of Portland, Oregon

as very relaxed and who have a 90s mindset whichis, “When people were content to be unambitiousand sleep ‘til 11.” Portland is also featured as atown which can be compared to Austin, Texasbecause of the young people who live there andtheir ways of life. Like around Austin, the phrase

“Keep Portland Weird,” is a regularthing seen around town. A lot of the sketches have repeatcharacters which becoming nearand dear after seeing them over andover. The rude biker, Nina andLance, and Toni and Candice aresome of the more hilarious charac-ters which are featured inPortlandia’s episodes. The showalso has many catchprases, such as“cacao” and “put a bird on it,”

which have stuck to fans of Portlandia since thebeginning.

Portlandia is one of those shows which must bewatched with an open mind. It is funniest that waybecause some might be offended by its content. Ifyou enjoy things such as SNL, Parks andRecreation or just want a good laugh, be sure tocheck out Portlandia. Episodes are currently beingfeatured on Netflix and clips from the show are fea-tured on IFC’s YouTube account. If you dream ofgoing back to the 90s, remember that Portlandia’sPortland is the place to be.

Portlandia an entertaining show

By DENNIS TAGUESan Jacinto Times

Since the invention of the QWERTY style key-board in the year 1878, this has been the wayAmericans and people across the world have typed,texted, and e-mailed each other. QWERTY key-boards have had a pretty sweet gig as the dominat-ing keyboard in our society. Now, Google is about to release a new way totype, or should I say “tap”. Yes, our wonderfulfriends at Google are trying to integrate Morse codeinto the communication fields once again. Thename of this revolutionary software is “Gmail Tap”.Close your eyes, and remember with me a timewhen a touch screen phone had not been inventedyet. Ah the good ol’ days when you could achieve apoint of texting mastery and you could text withouteven looking at your keypad. If you were a texting“legend” you could hide your QWERTY keyboardequipped phone behind your back and text withease.Come back to reality again, and you now realize

you have a touch screen smartphone. With autocor-rect and no feel for where letters are, you texts

would be a disaster. Now, there is no need to fear,because Gmail Tap is here.Gmail Tap is set up much like Morse code. Youare given only three keys for a keyboard: a dot, adash, and a space bar. On the Gmail Tap website, itteaches you how to type all the letters of the alpha-bet and numbers one through nine. For example totype the word “hello” you would type • • • • / • / •� • • / • � • • / � � �. Though it would appear to be easier just to type“hello” on your smartphone, would it be as easy totype “hello” without looking at the traditionalQWERTY keyboard on your screen? Google alsoboasts that as it starts to gain popularity, a featurewill be added soon that will allow you to tap twoconversations at once.I had the privilege to try this out on a phone, andat first it is difficult, but once you get used to Morsecode, it becomes easier than QWERTY. Right now, you cannot download this app,because it has become so popular that Google statesthat they are “overloaded”, but as soon as GmailTap is available I will be tapping the world.

A chance to “tap” into more

By LAUREN MOTLEYSan Jacinto Times

The day finally came when we had to say goodbyeto the beloved cast of One Tree Hill. The show wasaired for 9 years over a span of two television net-works the WB and the CW. Teens and young adultstuned in every week to watch this cast grow andmature of the 9 seasons.The first four seasons were based on the charac-ters in high school. Half brothers Lucus Scott (ChadMichael Murry) and Nathan Scott (James Lafferty)fight to be the best on the basketball team girls andfor the love of their father. The main themes in theshow were love, sports, literature, and music withevery episode bringing a new form of these to theaudience. The series showed that your dreams can

come true throughout the season when Nathan andHaley’s marriage survived against all odds or whenBrooke the girl who got around made a big fashionline. This show gave the audience watching hopethat one day their dreams will come true. When thekids in the show grew up so did the kids in the audi-ence it was a show for all ages.Although Chad Michael Murry and Hilary Burtonleft the show after season 6 with their newbornbaby Sawyer the ending of the last episode camefull circle. They all were able to show how happytheir lives were and their kids grown up just likethem. I will miss this show every week but in my mindit will never end. The lights might be off on the set,but the show will live in in the hearts of all the fansthat have followed for the last 9 years.

One Tree Hill is finally ending

By LIZ LOPEZSan Jacinto Times

It has been half a year since the death of a manthat inspired a generation. Steve Jobs was anAmerican genius that accomplished so many thingsin life, and will be remembered for many futuregenerations to come. Naturally, with the death ofsuch an iconic person, it is to be expected that amovie will be made in remembrance of their life.And Jobs is no exception. There are two films beingdeveloped, one being done by Sony Pictures will bebased on Walter Isaacson’s biographical book enti-

tled, Steve Jobs. The other indie movie has no offi-cial title but has created a buzz, because the actorchosen to portray Jobs is Ashton Kutcher.This indie movie will reflect on the initial partner-ship of Steve Wozniak and Jobs, and the early yearsof Apple. Jobs' earlier life and early days at Applehave been previously covered in other films such as

Pirate of Sillicon Valley.The news of Kutcher in the role of Steve Jobs hashad mixed reactions, but now that it is final manypeople are saying how confident they are inKutcher. Producer for the movie Mark Hulme said,“He is already meeting with folks that knew SteveJobs. He’s working with professionals to get insidethe voice. He’s letting his hair grow out. I under-stand he’s canceled all meetings and actually can-celed all other projects.” Looking at the picture ofyoung Steve Jobs and Kutcher, you can definitelysee a resemblance. But looking the part and actingit are two different things.

I for one cannot wait to see both of these moviesand hope that Kutcher will be able to give justice toa man that has made such an impact in our lives.And to finish I’d like to include a quote of a speechfrom the 2005 commencement address delivered atStanford University by Jobs that is my personalfavorite, “Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.”

Kutcher set to play Steve Jobs

Google ImagestKutcher a good match for a younger Steve Jobs.

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LANGUAGEContinued from Page 1

or quickly become a disaster. Like e-mailing or instant mes-

saging, texting can be a wonderful way to communicate and

build relationships.

According to ldg.org, if texting is “managed and kept in con-

trol, it can have positive results. However, if it is allowed to take

over, it can be disruptive and even damaging.”

CHILDRENContinued from Page 1

According to MSN.com, in 2009 105,171 childrenwere reported missing in California alone.The website explains this number by breaking itdown to different types of casualties:*100,043 were determined to be runaways.*268 were reported “lost.”

*45 were abducted by strangers.*1,210 went missing at the hands of a familymember.*349 were abducted under suspicious circum-stances.*3,244 went missing under unknown circum-stances.A couple from Houston was involved in a caseabout a month ago also. Fernando and Auboni

Champion-Morin had reported their 8-month oldson missing in late 2004. Last summer, they foundout that the child’s godmother had kidnapped himand took him to live with her in Forth Worth Tx.On March 28, 2012 according to YahooNews.com,a Texas judge was to make a decision whether ornot 8-year old, Miguel Morin will be able to livewith his biological parents.How can a parent let this situation come this far?

I believe that a parent should never let their chil-dren wonder about in a lonely neighborhood or lettheir children walk around a grocery store bythemselves. We see many cases where children areabducted, raped, and even killed.If you have a child and decide to leave him or

her unattended, think twice before doing sobecause you may never know who’s on the lookout.

GATORContinued from Page 1President, Allatia Harris.Gator Day was a much needed break from the everyday lectures and testsand also a great way to inform students about the various clubs and activi-ties going on around campus. There should be a Gator/Raven/Coyote Dayat least once a month.

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Enjoying the day

The mechanical bull (left) was one of the big hits at Gator Day, whichalso featured Joshua Henderson and Timothy Payne (above), who con-ducted student surveys, and rock climbing (right).

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Lifestyle/Fashion

By ANGELICA RODRIGUEZSan Jacinto Times

There are a million ways to brighten up anything in your wardrobe.Whether you dress casual, dressy or girly, having your nails done isalways great. This season we have a lot to choose from like bright,pastels and nude colors. No matter what color you decide on, it willlook nice on any color clothes you are wearing. For bright colors tryorange, pink, yellow and blue, pastel colors are better in purple,turquoise and melon. Nude, of course, looks great depending on yourskin color.No, this doesn’t mean you have to go to the nail salon every two

weeks, try doing them yourself and coming up with your own designsto make them stand out. Although most nail salons charge about $12for the basic manicure, most nail polish bottles start from about $5 atyour local drug store.Not only is having your nails done a great idea for your cute outfit,

having a little hairpin in your hair can also make a difference.Sometimes you have the straight or wavy look, other times it’s prob-ably a messy style but even then, a hairpin makes everything puttogether. There are many shapes, sizes and colors. Some great ideasare flowers, bows, and simple headbands. Headbands are a greataccessory to wear especially with the messy style. Hope you guysenjoy these great spring ideas and tips and find them helpful.

Hey San Jac students! Ever wanted to see your name or picture onthe newspaper? Well, now is your chance! Each week we will pick oneout of many photos to be on the “San Jacinto Times”. The pictureswill be taken of our current students each week who are wearing thelatest trends or season styles. We will also describe a little about youroutfit and why it was chosen. How to participate you ask? It’s easy,just being yourself, if you stand out you’ll see me and my camera atany San Jac campus looking for you. All you have to do is answer acouple of questions about your apparel so your picture and descrip-tion can be printed here for the “Pic of the Week”. So San Jac,whether you dress up or dress down, be on the lookout, the next per-son might be you!Don’t see me around campus and want to participate? Take a pic-

ture at any SJC of your seasons’ outfit and send it in to:rodriguez.a2412@student.sanjac.edu only from your San Jac e-mail.Tell me what you consider your style to be, why you chose that out-fit, don’t forget to mention your first and last name, age, hobbies,major, and also include the campus you attend.

Fashion tips: Nails

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