The Associated Students of Or-ange Coast College is decreasing its budget by 10 percent each year until 2015—a reduction that will leave many student government-supported programs on campus struggling to find funding.

According to Fiscal Affairs

committee member James Wren, ASOCC’s annual budget is made up of the $15 college service charge that every OCC student pays at the beginning of the se-mester, profits from the recycling center and Associated Student bookstore revenues. At this time, ASOCC also has $90,000 in re-serves from 2009-2010.

ASOCC uses the money that it receives to fund student programs like athletics, speech and debate and clubs on campus. However, with the bookstore contract up for renegotiation in 2013, ASOCC has started trimming its budget

in preparation for potentially losing bookstore revenues in the upcoming years.

“There will be reduced fund-ing for all groups on campus,” Quatch said.

In 2009, the Coast Community College District entered into an updated contract with bookstore owner and operating company Follett that included all three of the district’s colleges—which includes OCC, Golden West Col-lege and Coastline College.

The contract states that funds from the Golden West College and Coastline College bookstores

are allocated to the district and then are redistributed back to the colleges at the district’s dis-cretion. However, under OCC’s previous contract with Follett, ASOCC received a guaranteed $750,000 each year from the bookstore.

When the new contract came about in 2010, many ASOCC members were concerned that the bulk of their budget would be taken out of their hands and put toward the district’s funds.

After much negotiation, the district and ASOCC came to the agreement that the student

government would continue to receive the $750,000 in funding per year until the current contract expires in 2013.

According to Wren, if the dis-trict’s board of trustees decides to take the bookstore revenues in 2013, OCC may still see a small percentage of funds.

“The board would take the money and then allocate what they felt necessary to the student government,” Wren said.

According to Vice President of Fiscal Affairs Steven Quatch,

Six Orange Coast College students joined 18,000 others in a student protest at the Califor-nia Capitol on Monday to voice their dissatisfaction with the governor’s proposed budget cuts on higher education.

The Coast Community College District also sent 16 students from Golden West College and 17 from Coastline Community College to Sacramento for the student rally known as the March in March. Students in leader-ship positions were chosen to represent the district in the rally supporting the California Com-munity College, California State University and the University of California systems.

“The march is important be-

cause it’s a physical demonstra-tion for students from up and down the state to show the legis-lators that they are there and that education is important to them,” Carla Martinez, student services coordinator at OCC, said.

OCC student Joe Venegas III, an 18-year-old political science major who also serves as the student representative on the instructional planning commit-tee, attended the event to show support for his fellow students and bring attention to this crucial issue.

“If there are cuts, the students are not going to receive the value education they deserve. It hurts us, future Californians and the nation,” Venegas said.

According to Alex Pader, pres-ident of the Student Senate of California Community Colleges,

the March 14 rally drew a crowd of 18,000 people on the steps of the state Capitol building during a downpour. Student representa-tives from community colleges, Cal State and UC systems spoke at the rally, as well as assembly members Warren Furutani and

Marty Block. Sara Khatib, 19, a business

economics major who also serves as the Associated Students of Orange Coast College senate vice president, said that she was

Legal fees in the Coast Com-munity College District, which have reached nearly $1 million annually in recent years, could soon see a decline after the district’s board of trustees unani-mously agreed that the charges

need to be reduced.During a closed session meet-

ing that lasted close to midnight earlier this month, board members reportedly agreed to reduce fees after concerns were raised over the sharp increases seen recently.

Total legal fees have increased from about $385,000 in 2007-2008 to $800,000 in 2008-2009.

Additionally, Burke, Williams and Sorenson, the firm that em-ploys the district’s general coun-sel, reportedly has a history of controversy for alleged high legal fees at other public agencies in-

cluding the Los Osos Community Services District, the Streetwater Union High School District near San Diego and Ventura County Community College District, according to various newspapers including the Los Angeles Times and San Diego Union Tribune from 2002 to 2006.

“What we’re spending on attor-ney fees and lobbying is the only discretionary money the district could use to fill in for critically needed classes and faculty,” Walt Howald, a retired district trustee said of the fees.

Jack Lipton was hired by the board to serve as general coun-sel for the district in December 2008. The following year, the district’s legal expenses more than doubled.

According to Jerry Patterson, president of the board of trustees and a retired senior managing partner from Burke, Williams and Sorenson, Lipton is one of the few lawyers specializing in com-munity college law and the only one who has a doctorate.

Despite concerns from other board members that Patterson

shouldn’t have voted on Lipton’s appointment because he was retired from the same firm, Patter-son said he does not regret voting in favor of hiring Lipton.

“Jack Lipton is with a firm I was with but I never met him as I remember,” Patterson said. “I never worked with him and he’s been portrayed as my close friend. I have no conflict of interest pe-riod. It’s hurtful and it’s simply not true.”

Other trustees disagree. When

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Above, students from the CSU system and the Student Senate of California joined 18,000 others at the march in the state Capitol.Below, Orange Coast College students Diana Aguilar, Kosuke Kudo and Joe Venegas III rally against cuts to higher education.

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Community college students rally against cuts to education in Sacramento Monday.

Orange Coast College Vice President of Instruction Melinda Nish is one of five candidates being considered for president of Mt. San Antonio College .

Nish is in the running to replace Mt. SAC’s retiring president John Nixon, according to Sue Hothi, administrative secretary to Mt. SAC’s director of marketing and communication Clarence Brown.

“My personal observation (of Nish) came across as well versed about Mt. SAC,” Hothi said. “She’s obviously done her research, seemed exceptionally bright, but it’s not my decision to make.”

Hothi said that the Board of Trustees for Mt. SAC, which is located in Walnut, California, will make its final selection in April.

Nish has been the vice presi-dent of instruction at OCC since 2005. Previously, she was the dean of business and computing at the college.

In 2008, nearly 50 faculty members submitted a petition to the Coast Community College District’s board of trustees calling for a formal process to evaluate the job performances of former Coast president Bob Dees, Vice President of Student Services Jess Craig and Nish.

English instructor Gary Hoff-man said he believes that Nish has focused on creating an en-vironment that is driven by ad-ministration rather than faculty at OCC.

“She brought a strong business model to the position of vice president more than an academic model,” Hoffman said. “But faculty members have different opinions about that.”

Nish declined to comment.

–Annie Kim contributed to this report

because the bookstore contract will be up for renegotiation in a few years, ASOCC is preparing to lose the bookstore revenues. This means that ASOCC will be forced to sharply reduce the amount of money that they al-located to student programs.

“Basically what will happen is clubs won’t get start up funds and the money we have for athletics

may dry up,” Wren said. “But we’re not completely sure what’s going to happen right now.”

Wren said he believes that ASOCC will not be receiving bookstore revenues after 2013.

“If things aren’t better in the next two years, the chance of keeping that money is directly paralleled with the economic state of our state and district,” Wren said.

Orange Coast College Stu-dent Senator Courtney Grove has resigned leaving the Senate scrambling for a replacement and opening up applications for next term which are due Friday.

Grove verbally resigned from her position on Feb. 16. Stu-dent Senate President John-Paul Gabler said Grove resigned for personal reasons and the senate

hopes to find someone to fill the position for the remainder of this term as well as applicants for next term.

“We are looking to fill the Senator vacancy with someone who is ready to hit the ground running, and has a genuine passion for contributing to the school and its students,” Gabler said.

According to Gabler, with the exception of having to fill the vacancy, there has been no other major impact on the Senate because of Grove’s resignation but he did say that they are sad to see her go.

The Senate by-laws states that the current vacant position be

offered to the runner-up of the past election and if that candidate declines the position then it will continue on down the line.

According to the Student Gov-ernment Manual, the purpose of the student senators is to represent and give voice to the Associated Students of Orange Coast College.

“The most important respon-sibility for a senator is to be not only aware of — and involved with — things happening on and around OCC, but also, to have a drive to represent the students’ voices in those matters,” said Gabler.

So far there have been no takers and the remaining Sena-

tors discussed their plan of ac-tion at their March 9 meeting. They decided that since next term’s elections are coming up and applications for that are due Friday they will ask those who apply for next term if they would like to get an early start in the Senate and apply to fill the seat for the remainder of this term.

If none of the next term ap-plicants want to give it a go then they will open up the vacancy to the rest of the student body. Those applications are due on Wednesday March 23 no later than noon and interviews will be scheduled for the same day starting at 5:30 p.m.

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A female student returned to her car to find her laptop miss-ing and reported it stolen from her car between 10:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m. on March 7.

The student said she left her MacBook in her blue 1998 Toy-ota Camry which she parked near the fitness center in the Adams Avenue Parking Lot.

She said her MacBook was taken from her car and that she might have left her vehicle un-locked. The laptop is said to have cost approximately $1,700.

Chief of Campus Safety John Farmer advised students to keep belongings out of sight and to make sure to lock up their vehicles before heading out and leaving the parking lot.

Missing ClockA petty theft was reported

to have taken place between Wednesday night and Thurs-day afternoon in the Construc-tion Technology building by a staff member.

A 12-inch, round, white face and black numbered clock was stolen from above the door of Room 172. Farmer said the suspect unscrewed the clock and undid all wiring that it was connected to.

The staff member had remem-bered seeing the clock hanging above the door Wednesday night before locking up.

—The Crime Blotter was compiled by Crystal Ho from Campus Safety reports.

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Massage therapist, Sandy Flentye of Westcliff Medical Center, offered free massages to students and community members in their booth during Orange Coast College’s 3rd Annual Community Health Fair in the Quad on Tuesday. From Page 1

BUDGET: Cuts expected to affect campus.

Donated clothes were folded on the tables which also held bags full of groceries Friday – offerings that were ready to make a difference in the lives of Orange Coast College students struggling through a tough economy.

Every Friday in March, the OCC Extended Opportunity Programs and Services honors club, in conjunction with Caring S.H.O.S., distributes clothing and food to students in need.

Caring S.H.O.S. which stands for Students Helping Other Students, is a non-profit organi-zation that began in 2008 with a mission to help fellow students achieve their academic goals by helping them financially.

Jamie Edge, a 27-year-old communications major, and

vice president of EOPS, said she knows what struggling students are going through.

“Last year my family and I were living in our car when I heard about Caring S.H.O.S. When I went, they made sure I didn’t walk away empty hand-ed,” Edge said.

According to Edge, that is what drew her to the club. She said she enjoys the humanitarian aspect of it and knows firsthand how much of a difference the clothes and food from the pro-gram can make.

Fifty percent of college stu-dents never end up graduating and Caring S.H.O.S. is trying to decrease that statistic, officials said.

For one month each semester, group members collect as much food and clothing from students as possible, along with com-munity resources, to pass out to college students who need help.

“There’s no questions asked,” Edge said. “We know that by people showing up, they’re in need and we want to help out as many people as possible.”

On Friday people streamed in through the open door of the Student Center, trying to find food for a meal and clothes to get them through.

One of the recipients, adap-tive physical education student Elaine Fuggett, said she has attended Caring S.H.O.S. in the past. She said she lost everything she had in a fire and is trying to recover.

“Every little bit helps. Every-one has something to offer and it all adds up,” Fuggett said. “If it didn’t, this wouldn’t be going on.”

EOPS President Victoria Canelos, a 25-year-old biology major, said she joined the club

because she didn’t like the path her life was on. After coming to OCC she said she wanted to get as involved as possible.

“To be involved in something that has nothing to do with ap-pearances, to help other students selflessly, has a rewarding aspect to it,” Canelos said.

Students are able to donate non-perishable food and clothing in the bins set up around campus as well as in the EOPS office.

On Friday and March 25, Car-ing S.H.O.S. will be set up in Classrooms and Labs 112 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.

EOPS officials said they urge any students who need assis-tance or want to volunteer to come out.

From the outside, it’s a quiet building that may even go un-noticed, but step one foot inside the Harry and Grace Steele Children’s Center and you’ll hear the little personalities come alive.

The center has been on the Orange Coast College campus since 1969 and administrators have focused on creating a posi-tive and nurturing environment for children.

“We have a really diverse cen-ter, it’s pretty unique in Orange County because of the quality we give,” Susan Bierlich, child care manager for the children’s center said. “We’re giving them a real love for learning.”

Bierlich said the center focus-es on children growing by pro-moting education and healthy relationship building.

“We’re trying to create a sup-portive community to help par-ents raise their kids,” Bierlich said.

The children’s center tries to save about 40 percent of its spaces for students and 60 percent for the community. Ac-cording to Bierlich, until then, they will focus on the people they call family like the parents, kids and staff.

“We’re always looking for ways to continue to strive in our best practice,” Bierlich said.

Maura Mejia, a 30-year-old psychology major and childcare attendant for the center, said the

philosophies of the children’s center are what make it not only a daycare but also a developmen-tal center.

Mejia said working at the cen-ter has given her patience and a

new sense of learning that she can now take home to use with her own son who also goes to the center.

“We have the ability to grow children, parents and teachers,”

Michelle Arant, the Child Care Supervisor for the center said.

With a 90 percent satisfactory rate, based on an annual survey, it’s no surprise that the center has acquired a wait list that is 123 people deep, but with more than 86 employees, their hands are still full.

“You get to see integrity, you get to see people here really wanting to be here for the chil-dren,” Arant said.

She said she hopes the children and families can take from the center a good sense of commu-nity, kindness and respect.

“We’re always pushing our families to do their best. You need the mom that’s always supporting you and making sure you’re on your game, that’s what we do here,” Bierlich said.

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Caprice GagnonCAITLIN DUFFY

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PARKING LOT DIARIES

Juggling two bags of fresh challah rolls, a thick stack of cooking books and sporting a chef’s hat, Caprice Gagnon, 24, is the picture of a culi-nary arts, baking and pastries major.

The Orange Coast College student was talking about her rolls, when she was interrupt-ed by a phone call shoring up plans to go rock climbing.

Gagnon said she has been climbing on and off for two years—using any free time between work and school.

In addition to cooking and climbing, Gagnon said she enjoys traveling. She said she has been to places like Costa Rica, Panama and Yosemite.

“Yosemite’s my favorite place to go to. Costa Rica was rad, except you can’t camp there because it’s too flippin’ humid.”

An active person, Gagnon said she also enjoys biking, going to the beach and camp-ing in remote places.

“I like to get out on my fixed gear and head to Newport or Sunset Beach,” Gagnon said.

“The water is almost always okay to swim in.”

She said when the weather permits, body-surfing, paddle ball and beach volleyball are a few of her favorite activities to partake in with her friends.

When she’s not enjoy-ing her outdoor adventures, Gagnon said she is focused on jump-starting her baking career and finishing her edu-cation at OCC.

Gagnon said she plans to sell her baked goods at farmer’s markets across the state, even before her time at OCC is over.

“I want to work for my-self, start a bakery caravan, going from town to town,” she said.

She said her plans after graduation are pretty straight forward.

“Ideally, I would like to sell baked goods, save up a good chunk of money and go travel,” she said. “And when the money runs out, come back and sell some more baked goods.”

The kids are alright

OCC honors club teams up with a charity to help needy students.

BY KELSIE TINESTAFF WRITER

Photos by Nick Gerda

While receiving quality care in the children’s center, these toddlers get treated to some cookies.

Children’s center at OCC gives quality and unique care to students’ children.

BY BRITNEY PERAZASTAFF WRITER

Caring S.H.O.S. extends services with donations

Photo by Kelsie Tine

Adaptive P.E. student Elaine Fuggett helps pack some clothing.

“We know that by people showing up, they’re in need and we want to help out as many people as possible.”

Jamie Edgevice president of EOPS

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4 ST. PATRICK’S DAY

From the Irish folk-punk fusion of The Pogues’ “Rum Sodomy and the Lash” to the political protest of U2’s “War,” Ireland has produced a variety of great records.

While many St. Patrick’s Day celebrators may be caught in the local pubs butchering “Sunday Bloody Sunday,” others may rejoice with the band from the other side of Dublin, My Bloody Valentine.

“Loveless,” released in 1991, is the best example of the shoegaze movement, where bands stood motionless during performances, staring at their feet, similar to

what the many St. Patrick’s Day celebrators will be doing on the latter part of their fun night.

The luscious and textured ar-rangements meshed with airy melodies and sonic experimen-tation manifested a soundscape that almost feels tangible. The boy-girl vocals of Kevin Shields and Bilinda Butcher only add to the sensual experience that oozes provocativeness, something that may be hard to find in a local bar.

“Only Shallow” kicks off the record with whipping guitars contrasting with Butcher’s sleepy vocals. It’s a good rocker to play while pre-gaming back at the dormitory or pounding those Irish Car Bombs at a party with your buddies.

The lush “To Here Knows When” serves as a St. Patrick’s Day celebrator’s motto for the night, and shows off the talents of the band, meshing Butcher’s vocals with layers of feedback

and guitar distortion that still feels ventilated and beautiful.

At the end of the night or the morning after, self-reflect with the distorted and piercing ballad of “Sometimes.”

Shields sings, “I don’t know, when I lay down on the ground, you will find the way it hurts to love,” with imagery of post-party activities and exploration of rea-sons that might have impacted a crazy St. Patrick’s Day night.

The hangover of “Loveless” proved to be difficult for Shields, and his collaborations with other acts like Yo La Tengo were good, but never lived up to the grand expectations left by My Bloody Valentine’s last work. Then again, there are few records that do.

“Loveless” is a hazy master-piece that plays like a forgotten dream or a St. Patrick’s Day cel-ebration that was good enough to not be remembered.

My bloody St. Patty’s Day‘Loveless’ is the right soundtrack for Irish holiday celebration.

BY JAMES VUFEATURES EDITOR

FEES: Trustees agree legal expenditures have been too high. From Page 1

hen one goes to an Irish restau-rant for traditional Irish fare, one might not know exactly

what to expect.Those who frequent Skosh Monahan’s,

however, know that they can expect some-thing wildly unfamiliar yet totally delicious.

While the restaurant boasts a variety of everyday favorites, even going as far as to offer gluten-free options, the traditional Irish cuisine is a must try for the more adventurous among us.

The atmosphere in the restaurant was like being in your hometown pub, but with all of the contemporary amenities. It’s a comfort-able mix of dark wood, dim lights and plasma TVs.

The traditional food is nothing like what you find at your hometown pub though.

Skosh Monahan’s shepherd’s pie was defi-nitely a pleasant surprise with its hearty and flavorful meat and potatoes. The gravy that came with the dish had a slight spicy kick to it and made for a perfect pairing.

The cabbage and corned beef was also quite delicious. While pickled cabbage is not everyone’s cup of tea, it was definitely worth trying and the beef was spiced and brined enough to give it flavor but not so much as to overpower the natural flavor of the meat.

On the other hand, the bangers and mash were less than satisfactory. The sausages seemed a tad overcooked and, accordingly, had a very dry, tough texture to them.

The mashed potatoes, which were served with the sausages, were light and fluffy and paired with the afore mentioned gravy. In-terestingly enough, that gravy seems to taste great on just about everything.

The restaurant also features a full bar with all the traditional drinks and a selection of Irish beers and liquors.

For all those looking to go on a mouth-watering Irish adventure, Skosh Monahan’s can be found at 2000 Newport Blvd., on the corner of 19th Street and Newport Boulevard, in Costa Mesa.

Prices range from $5 to $15 for appetizers and $10 to $30 for entrees. The traditional Irish favorites cost about $15 each.

By Priya Gupta and Hannah Fry

St. Patrick’s day celebration is never complete without a nice tall glass of cold beer. So for the sake of research

and to become fully prepared for the upcom-ing holiday, four popular Irish beers were put to the test.

The first beer on the tasting menu was Smith-wicks, pronounced “Smitticks.” This Irish ale was first produced by brewer John Smithwick in 1710. On first sight the beer is a dark brown color but still somewhat clear with a thick white foamy head. It definitely had a malt taste with noticeable hops. The beer was smooth and it was fun to keep saying “Smitticks” with each sip.

The second Irish beer was Kilkenny Irish Cream Ale which originated from Ireland’s oldest brewery. This beer was reddish-brown

in color and had a creamy taste to it. Kilkenny, along with Smithwicks are both brewed by the Guinness brewery company.

The next beer was Bass and although it is an English ale it was recommended by Aubre Day, the bartender at Skosh Monahan’s because of its popularity in Ireland. This beer was much lighter than the first two ales but seemed to have just as much intensity in flavor.

The last and final beer on my quest of finding the perfect Irish beer was Harp Lager. This beer is also brewed by Guinness and is said to be made with water from the Cooley Mountains in Dundalk, Ireland. This beer was the lightest in color and noticeably crisp in taste, especially when compared to the other three beers.

So, after tasting four different beers and contemplating which beer reigned supreme, the best answer I could find was - try all four. After all, it’s St. Patrick’s Day.

By Annie Kim

MARCH 16, 2011

asked if Patterson should have abstained from the vote, trustee David Grant said he absolutely should have.

“On any business venture, which there has been a past relationship, it’s inappropriate without abstain-ing,” Grant said of the vote.

As state budget cuts have slashed class offerings, officials say money for legal expenses could be put toward faculty employment.

“Depending on how you calcu-late it, if we’re paying $500,000 in legal fees, that’s like hiring five to 10 faculty members,” Vesna Marcina, Orange Coast College Academic Senate president said.

According to Grant and Howald, Orange County’s counsel services would be a better, more cost ef-ficient way to spend district funds for legal fees and funds should instead be appropriated for addi-tional classes.

“A better solution than we cur-rently have is to utilize the county counsel which is essentially a free service for community colleges and what we used before 2008 and what most community colleges use now,” Grant said.

According to Howald, legal is-sues that the general counsel deals with now was previously and ef-fectively handled by the district’s risk manager, administrative em-ployees, insurances and outside litigation counsel when needed.

According to the district’s human resources department, Bill Kerwin, the district’s former risk manager, was transferred to Coastline Com-munity College in a different capac-ity on March 1.

Kerwin had no comment when asked about his role in handling legal issues for the district.

County services alone may not be sufficient, however, to deal with the array of issues the district deals with on the legal front.

“Legal fees is a very normal cost of operating a district,” Chancellor Ding-Jo Currie said. “County ser-vices would not suffice, no.”

According to Patterson, an alter-native to hiring an outside firm for general counsel would be to hire an in-house general counsel who would serve as a district employee and receive a salary and benefits as such.

In an estimated cost summary submitted by Patterson, an in-house general counsel salary is estimated

at $175,000 a year. According to an estimate of total expenses however, an in-house general counsel would cost around $400,000 yearly when benefits and other affiliated costs are added.

“In my opinion, for $175,000, you’ll probably get a pretty good lawyer but not a Jack Lipton,” Pat-terson said.

Patterson said that this estimate does not include litigation fees but the figure for general counsel fees would not change once approved.

General counsel fees for the district were just over $500,000 in 2009 and in 2010 it was closer to $400,000 of the total expenditure.

While the board has unani-mously agreed to reduce legal fees, how they plan to cut those fees is still unclear and no resolu-tions or items have been passed to restrict or limit general counsel fees.

“We need to reduce fees,” Pat-terson said. “I have heard it from the board and from you all.”

Patterson said he plans to cut general counsel fees by $100,000 next year.

“This is something I’m going to have work with Dr. Lipton on,” Patterson said.

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“ T h e P i r a t e s o f Penzance,” May 4-8: Gil-bert and Sullivan’s comic operetta will have audi-ences laughing and sing-ing along. In the Drama Lab Theatre. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door. Students, seniors and children’s tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. May 4-7 at 8 p.m. Matinees May 7-8 at 2:30 p.m. Free OCC student and faculty show May 6 at 12:30 p.m.

“Original Play Festi-val,” April 15-17: Come see a collection of works written by and for the OCC Repertory. Recommended for mature audiences. In the Drama Lab Theatre. Admission is free. April 15-16 at 8 p.m. April 17 at 2:30 and 7 p.m.

“One-Act Play Fes-tival,” May 19-22: An eclectic festival showcas-ing a wide variety of origi-nal and published works. Recommended for mature audiences. In the Drama Lab Theatre. May 19-20 at 8 p.m. May 21 at 2:30 and 8 p.m. May 22 at 2:30 and 7 p.m.

Theatre

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Dance“Student Dance Con-

cert,” Apr. 29-30: OCC students perform original choreography with the help of faculty and guests. Tick-ets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door. 8 p.m. in the Robert B. Moore Theatre. Tickets $5.

“Studio Hour,” May 17: OCC’s dance depart-ment invites guests to an informal presentation of classroom material and works in progress. Studio hour showcases the depart-ment’s wide range of dance styles including jazz, bal-let, Middle Eastern and swing. In the Robert B. Moore Theatre at 7 p.m.. Tickets are $5.

Toilet humor and creative kills

In a time of first-person shoot-ers that are covered in grim colors and depressingly serious story lines, it is a breath of fresh air to have a creative and com-pletely over- the-top game such as “Bulletstorm” come around.

Fox News called this game one of the worst games ever made, meaning its extreme vio-lence and crude humor was go-ing to scar the minds of children significantly.

What Fox News failed to realize is that games with such heavy amounts of violence are not sold to kids in a majority of retail outlets.

That is like saying cigarettes are killing children off. While yes, it is possible for kids to get a hold of a cigarette, the main problem lies with the parents.

That is beside the point—this game is what I believe the first-person shooter genre needs more of.

I am not talking about the fact that shooting a mutant in the face yields more blood than is probably circulating through his veins, but the game itself being one of the most ridiculous things I have ever played.

Seriousness is thrown out the

window.When the most popular and

recent shooting games are “Call of Duty,” “Gears of War” and “Halo,” which all have dark sto-rylines and bleak color palettes, it is unbelievably refreshing to have a game that lets the player control a giant robot dinosaur that shoots laser beams out of its eyes.

“Bulletstorm” is one of the goriest games in recent memory and the humor is pretty much all toilet and innuendo related, so if

that turns you off then this game is not for you.

If you are like me and have the sense of humor and get joy from kicking enemies into giant man eating plants, you will love this game.

The game has a unique rank-ing system where players are rewarded with upgrades for killing enemies creatively.

For example, impaling an enemy on a overgrown cactus will yield points, but causing an explosion and impaling a cluster of enemies into many different

enormous cacti will drasti-cally increase the net amount of points.

Enemies are abundant and have the mindset to kill the player by any means necessary, making the game play adrena-line-pumping to say the least.

The controls feel very fluid and make killing enemies a breeze.

A few issues were present in the game.

The single player is very short and starts to lose a little bit of steam near the end, but I sup-

pose it is better to end the game early than make the last half a complete drag to play.

With the campaign being short with no co-op support and a multiplayer that is very me-diocre, recommending spending $60 for about seven hours of fun is very hard for me to do.

I think if “Bulletstorm’s” price goes down to around $30 or less, which it most likely will in a few months, it can easily be a worthy purchase for any-one who is interested in some crazy and bizarre run-and-gun

Over-the-top antics make for a fresh new spin on a moody genre.

BY ETHAN HAWKESSTAFF WRITER

Alien apocalypse falls flat

Apocalyptic story plots gen-erally seem to excel at the box office, and this weekend, “Battle: Los Angeles” held true to that as it ranked No. 1 and generated $36 million.

Despite having a trailer that depicted a massive alien invasion with end-of-the-world conse-quences, “Battle: Los Angeles” is a film that barely deals with a full blown invasion the way films such as “Independence Day” and “War of the Worlds” have.

“Battle: Los Angeles” is pri-marily a cliché story plot that in-volves the main character’s road to redemption while extraterres-trials destroy everything in Los Angeles. The film instead deals with the presence of the Marines and how their ethics persevere in drastic times.

Through the film’s illustra-tion of how the Marines save the day, the film inevitably ends up appearing biased, and as a result, ultimately fails to provide a genuine alien invasion movie worth watching.

Story plot aside, the film’s spe-cial effects are decent. The extra-terrestrials in the movie look like a merge between the slimy aliens in “Independence Day” and the mechanical aliens in “District 9.” The weapons and other ma-chinery used by the aliens appear

technologically advanced, which is typical, but “Battle: Los Ange-les” does not bring forth anything new or innovative in regards to an alien invasion.

Ultimately, if you’re looking for an intense film that presents a massive alien invasion with the potential to end humanity, “Battle: Los Angeles” is not a candidate that fits the criteria. The film’s weak story plot and mild invasion undermines an entire genre dealing with extra-terrestrials.

Human struggle during an alien invasion is the focus in this film.

BY STEPHANIE MENDEZSTAFF WRITER

Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures

MARCH: Students protest budget cuts.

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excited to participate in the march, which she stressed was important for all students af-fected by the education cuts.

“Students need to be informed about what is going on in the state legislation, be less apathetic and more involved in getting their voices heard,” Khatib said.

The major fear of students is how the $400 million cut to community colleges could rise to a $900 million cut if Sacramento legislators do not put extended tax hikes on the June ballot. Those speaking at the rally promoted the proposed taxes, encouraging the legislature to put it on the ballot and encourag-ing the students to vote for the initiative.

“There is no way if you sup-port higher education, [not] to support the tax hikes,” Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom said. “The com-munity colleges could not absorb deeper cuts at this point.”

However, Republican As-semblyman Allan Mansoor, who presides over the 68th district which OCC is part of, disagrees about the need for the tax hikes.

“I think that [the tax hikes] are going to hurt our state and they obviously are going to hurt the taxpayer. We already pay too much and it does not solve the real problems that are going on in our state,” Mansoor said. “How many times can we keep cutting and how many times can we keep raising taxes. That’s why I keep on advocating for true reform.”

Photo courtesy of Epic Games

“Bullestorm” players who tire of face-shooting can choose to mount a robotic dinosaur that shoots laser beams out of its eyes.

A newer restaurant at South Coast Plaza does everything to impress from its unique décor to its versatile menu with every item less than 435 calories.

Season’s 52 opened in fall 2010, and has an upscale environment. It has a dining room, a wood fire grill kitchen, and a bar as well with many selections of wine. The name of the restaurant reflects its menu because the menu changes when the seasons change.

The lunch and dinner menus

consist of flavorful choices in-cluding wood fired flatbreads, ap-petizers, salads, entrees and mini indulgences for dessert.

I had the Organic Baby Spin-ach Salad and the Grilled Chicken Caesar Sandwich which were both delicious.

The tangy vinaigrette dressing and sweet pears complemented the salad. The chicken in the sandwich was cooked to perfec-tion and had a balanced medley of tomatoes, lettuce and Caesar dressing.

Season’s 52 also has mini des-sert indulgences which are served in a shot glass and are $2.75.

My dessert selections were the chocolate peanut butter mousse and keylime pie. The keylime pie was accented with a layered gra-ham cracker crust that was savory

with every spoonful. The other mini indulgence

choices are mocha macchiato, Meyer lemon pound cake, pecan pie, Belgian chocolate rocky road, carrot cake and fresh fruit.

The customer service exceeded expectations from the moment of entering the restaurant to leaving and it created a very pleasant atmosphere.

For such a busy Saturday after-noon, my friend and I were served in 45 minutes and everything came out in a timely manner.

I would recommend this restau-rant not only for its delicious items on the menu, but also a healthier option when going out to dine in Orange County.

Lunch at Season’s 52 ranges from $10-$20 and dinner from $15-$25.

Director Alex Golson’s students took a trip to the past Wednesday through Sunday in the Drama Lab Theatre as they performed William Shakespeare’s popular play, “As You Like It.”

Though the theme was unorigi-nal, Golson and his students’ take on the 1960s was passionate and filled with great ambition and ef-fort. The entire play was fun-filled and laid-back.

The main actors, Michael Cañas and Hayley Jackson, both 20 and theater majors, had great chemistry on stage and followed through with their roles comically.

With all the cross-dressing and

love triangles, it was too difficult not to love the humor that Golson puts together.

The 1960s feel was achieved through the set and the actors’ bright and beautiful costumes.

The men wore suits or button-up collared bowling shirts with moose hide moccasins on and hair slicked back with gel. The women wore brightly colored dresses, knee-high boots and floral panty hose with their hair teased high under thick bright headbands.

The lighting seemed to be a huge factor in the play. To con-trast the two different settings, the hierarchy and the forest hip-pies, lights were dimmed or brightened.

When hierarchy was present, lighting was brightened as they stood on stage with their suits in dark and plain colors. The lighting in the forest was always dimmed since the colorful set and the beautiful costumes stood out most.

Almost every single seat was filled with people of all ages.

The music was upbeat with

fun, folk-like guitar. One of my favorite aspects of the play had to be all the various Beatles songs

throughout. “Here Comes the Sun,” “All You Need Is Love,” and “I Want to Hold Your Hand”

were just a few of the classics sung and also brought out laughs from the audience.

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A record label Fiasco

Season’s 52 offers taste delights

After a series of delays and disputes with the Atlantic Re-cords, on March 8 Lupe Fiasco released “Lasers,” a collection of overwrought tracks that plays on rap’s worst musical trends.

Fiasco, who has been an in-dustry rebel from the begin-ning, was apparently forced to compromise some of his artistic vision on “Lasers,” and it really shows on tracks like “The Show Goes On.”

Not only does it have a bad, sped up sample of an indie rock staple, Modest Mouse’s “Float On,” Fiasco raps like a T.I. impersonator. This sounds like a record label’s step-by-step process of how to make a rapper sound credible while appealing to the masses.

On “Words I Never Said,” Fiasco criticizes both sides of the political spectrum, calling Glenn Beck a racist, and trumpeting not voting for Barack Obama, while taking shots at the media, “If you turn on TV all you see’s a bunch of what the fucks, dude is dating so and so blabbering about such and such, and that ain’t Jersey Shore homie, that’s the news.”

Although Fiasco displays some of his lyrical wizardry on the song, the music itself is muddled down by heavy syn-thesizers and a chorus sung by Skylar Grey, who sounds like Rihanna without an accent.

The dance-poppy “I Don’t Want to Care Right Now” re-calls a bad Timbaland produc-tion, with another vocal guest, MDMA.

If ecstasy were an singer, it would not be MDMA, and his singing with the cheesy synthe-sizers during the chorus create a bad European club atmosphere.

One of the better tracks, “Till I Get There,” sounds like the Fiasco of 2006’s “Lupe Fiasco’s Food and Liquor” with ideas of

staying positive and working through difficult times.

“Doctor, doctor please, the fame ain’t painless enough, that’s ‘cause you ain’t famous enough, you got a little name, but your name ain’t ringing enough,” Fiasco raps about what seems to be his frustrations throughout the whole process of “Lasers.”

In 2007, “The Cool” received four Grammy nominations and a Billboard Top 40 hit in “Su-perstar,” one of Fiasco’s best songs.

What more does an artist have to do to have more creative reins over their music? Atlantic Records should take a tip from Sean “Diddy” Combs who al-lowed Janelle Monáe complete control over her genius debut last year, released under Bad Boy Entertainment.

Not only was her album com-pletely original, it was refresh-ing, and Fiasco who has been a breath of fresh air in mainstream rap with his clever rhymes and unique outlook, should not have to sacrifice his imagination to sell records.

The rapper’s long-awaited album disappoints in nearly every way.BY JAMES VUSTAFF WRITER

BY ELIZABETH SCHMIDTSTAFF WRITER

Photo courtesy of Season’s 52

These mini dessert indulgences are a cheap way to finish off your meal with a sweet treat.

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Brooke Lauren Fuller, Hayley Jackson and Nathan Stanton (from right) and others act as forest hippies in “As You Like It.”

Healthy choices abound at a unique new restaurant in Costa Mesa.

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What is your favorite St. Patrick’s Day spot?QUESTION of the WEEK

EDITORIAL

Students need to become more informed and involved in politics, especially when they involve the fiscal matters per-taining to education.

If they are to continue to receive the quality education which they are accustomed to, government officials will have to be made to understand that cuts to the education budget cannot be the solution to our budget woes time and time again.

More creative solutions—or at least less repetitive ones—will have to be found.

Demonstrations like Mon-day’s March in March rally are extremely important if students hope to have their voices heard by the state government.

If those affected by such cuts speak out, either by peaceful protest or by political means, then legislators and politicians will have a much harder time

taking away their funding. If the voice of the constituency remains silent, however, politi-cians will continue to take the easy route rather than finding real solutions.

Students need to get more involved in order to preserve the quality of their education and a big part of that is simply to keep oneself informed about the issues at hand.

While many students might not be as highly concerned about the possibility of extended tax hikes come June, they may find the issue more pertinent if they realize the lack thereof could mean an additional $500 million in cuts to the community college budget.

Students need to realize that political events affect their ev-eryday life whether or not they choose to participate and that, accordingly, it is in their best interest to take a stand.

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“Anywhere the green beer is flowing.” “It’s a club in Long Beach called Hamburger Mary’s.”

“I like to go bar hopping in the Newport peninsula area.”

“This is my first year going out to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and I’m

going to Proof in Santa Ana.”

“I like Sharkeez in Huntington Beach or Johnny Saloon in Fountain

Valley.”

Shop like a proOften the

first thing that comes to mind w h e n y o u th ink about shopping is new jeans but here I’m talk-ing about real adul t shop-ping.

I’m talking about grocery shopping.

The move out of your parents’ house may have seemed like a good decision at the time but you need to be prepared for the limited supply of what used to make a regular appearance in your parents’ fridge.

I took for granted the box of cereal that never seemed to run out or the already made food that was always available. These rosy images, however, quickly disap-peared when I moved out.

Suddenly I had a budget and shopping at more than one store

was now my new Sunday game in order to find the cheapest deals.

I’ve become just like my mother-- a frugal, coupon-keeper extraordinaire.

In my years of getting used to feeding myself on home-made dinners, I’ve come up with my own tips of the trade.

For starters, it’s usually cheaper to buy groceries if they’re locally grown like fruits or vegetables. Farmers markets are an easy bet to find cheap produce along with other home-made food like torti-llas, hummus and desserts.

Just be sure to wash everything thoroughly because bugs crawl-ing in your fruit parfait are not the most appetizing – unless you want the protein.

Many new grocery shoppers buy name brands of everything, so when they check out they aren’t prepared for the cost. Be-lieve me, a store brand will taste the same and is smart if you’re hurting for cash.

Also wake yourself up and

take the time to notice how much more you’re getting for the big-ger jar of peanut butter versus the smaller. At times the bigger jar ends up having more ounces for your buck which could equal one whole extra peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch.

This next word of advice comes with caution and an at your own risk note. When buy-ing groceries, the expiration date doesn’t necessarily mean that you can’t consume it past then but rather than stores legally can’t sell it.

Also, you have to remember to be realistic in your food buys. Make sure you distinguish be-tween your wants and needs. Going for the loaf of bread that will last me weeks instead of the Doritos I will demolish in two days is always a smarter choice.

If the wants win or it takes you longer than normal to become an expert grocery shopper there is always the dollar menu or mom and dad’s fridge. Good luck.

I have never written to a news-paper, however, the article pub-lished on Feb. 23, “It pays to do bathroom recon,”regarding campus restrooms has compelled me to do so.

The hard-working custodial crew work throughout the night cleaning and servicing this cam-pus and when their shift ends at 6 a.m., restrooms have been cleaned and stocked with paper products. By mid-morning some of them are in a state that baffles me.

I personally have received many calls from faculty, staff, even deans reporting, sometimes with more detail than I would like, the condition of a restroom.

I ask myself the same question each and every time, “who would do such a thing?” Reports include such things as someone not using the toilet, but instead the floor.

I concede that a small percent-age of incidents reported are ac-cidents, however, when I receive a report that a person has used the floor or smeared human waste on the walls, it is no accident (and the young man reporting wonders why there is a smell).

When I have to place a radio call for these incidents, which happen more often than you would think, I give the location of the restroom and state only that it “requires a clean-up,” inwardly feeling horrible that I have sent a co-worker to attend to what I can only describe as disgusting.

Often I will apologize to them when they return for what they have had to do. A student as-sistant informed me that when she enters some restrooms, paper products and feminine items are thrown all over the floor and that she herself is disgusted.

I am proud to work at Orange Coast College and therefore choose to treat this campus, including the restrooms, with the same respect I do my own home.

You could walk into the staff restroom here at any time of the day and would find it only one way – clean. Paper products are placed in the receptacle provided. I have used other staff restrooms throughout the campus over the years and have found them to be in a clean and sanitary condition too.

I have worked high school football games, graduations, etc.

where the attendance is often at maximum capacity of 7,200 for LeBard Stadium. I continuously check the restrooms throughout these events, which are used by adults, high school students and young children.

The restrooms may be older, but not once have I found the re-strooms in the condition that they are on a daily basis during any given semester on this campus. I must ask again …. “who would do such a thing?”

Maureen CrawfordOrange Coast CollegeMaintenance and Operations

Letter to the Editor

Britney PerazaStaff Writer

Effects of tech advances are still unknownWheneve r

technology is discussed, there always seems to be uncertainty over whether or not technology makes our lives easier.

Our ever-d e t e r m i n e d scientists work day and night to find new advancements in technology that aid us in so many different ways.

The advancements in the medi-cal field alone have saved countless lives over the years and continue to give us hope by finding new cures and making new beneficial discoveries.

The recent development of tech-nology has enabled us to accom-plish feats never thought possible before. If you went back in time, even just a century, and told people about the iPad, you would be the laughing stock of the town.

If it were not for advancements in technology, our lives would be considerably different.

It’s difficult to think what we would do or how we would cope without a refrigerator, a micro-wave or a washing machine.

Although none are absolute necessities, they make parts of our everyday lives so much easier. It is a fact that technology aids us in performing tasks more efficiently, gives us luxury and just simply makes life easier which is some-thing we all would like.

Aside from the concrete ben-efits, technology also gives us one important thing: hope.

We all hope that one day a cure for cancer will be found.

Furthermore, on a lighter note, we all hope that teleportation will be possible.

As I glance at my cell phone to check the time, I can’t help but think of what a cell phone was like 15 years ago and what one will be like in 30 years. It is truly mind boggling.

Many seem to be under the misguid-ed impression that technol-ogy is mak-ing our lives easier, how-ever, that is not necessar-ily the case.

While some technological advance have improved our qual-ity of life and the ease with which we accomplish important tasks, technological advances have brought forth as many problems as they have solutions.

The rat race in which we live can greatly be attributed to tech-nology.

For instance, look at the evo-lution of the cell phone from the gargantuan, single-purposed monstrosities of the past to the compact and dynamic little de-vices they are now.

Sure, the progress of the

technology involved is astound-ing and no, I’m not saying that I want to carry around one of those dinosaurs, but come on. Are the differences between the multiple generations of the iPhone really so life-changing that there has to be a mile-long waiting list every time a new one comes out?

How much less time would society spend trying to keep up with the Jonses if there was no new, barely improved but somehow absolutely necessary device on the market every other nano second.

Now don’t get me wrong. I want technology to wash my dishes for me and for medical advances to lengthen my life.

I just think the scientists creat-ing that technology would have a lot more time to focus on such things if they weren’t trying to create the billionth generation of some product which everyone already has an almost identical version of already.

Mustafa Naqvi

Staff Writer

Tip well or dine inWi t h t h e

recent trag-edy in Japan, i t seems a t the very least trivial to talk about sports.

In fact it seems down-right idiotic, e s p e c i a l l y when it’s mil-lionaire ath-letes whining about billionaire owners and vice versa. Let’s face it, a meaningless game.

Sports are meant to entertain and more accurately, to distract

us from the world we live in, not compound our troubles and add to our sorrows.

Normally at this time of year, with the NFL scouting combine just finishing, I am able to get all amped up about the football season that is still more than five months away.

I fantasize about my team hav-ing the perfect draft that will lead to decades of domination.

Instead, I tune in to watch owners and players fight over how much of my hard earned money they are entitled to. I find myself getting angry as I re-search the litigation process that

will take place over the coming months just to find out if I will be able to see my team play this season.

I can’t really understand it. Let me get this straight—there may not be football because you can’t decide what to do with my money. Imagine walking into Starbucks tomorrow to get your morning coffee and the barista tells you they are no longer serv-ing coffee because they can’t de-cide how to spend all the money they are making off of you.

It makes me rethink how much of my time I want to invest in the sport. What good is an escape if

it makes you upset and angry? If I want a hobby that makes me

lose sleep, cry, get pissed-off and curse, I will take up golf again.

Bryant Gumbel said it beauti-fully on his most recent episode of Real Sports with his closing remarks: “Right now, it does seem that the same viral whirl that’s driving events on the front page is taking all the fun out of the back pages we used to enjoy.”

NFL lockout angers fansThere are

m a n y s t u -d e n t s w h o make the i r living work-ing as servers at many of the local restau-rants and as one of them I often wonder how people don’t know the etiquette of gratuity.

This last weekend I had a table of four girls that tipped me $3 on a bill that was about $90. Now for those of you that are reading this and thinking that’s not so bad, you are dead wrong.

It baffles me that there are so many people out there that do not know tip etiquette.

I did get a moment of redemp-tion with one of the girls though.

I ran into one of them here at Orange Coast College. I asked the girl if she ate at the restaurant I work at on Sunday and she got a nervous look on her face.

I acted polite because I feared she would call my work and com-plain if I ripped into her the way I wanted to, however, I’m guessing she knew that she and her friends should feel embarrassed.

Let me break it down for you cheapskates. If you want to go out and eat at a restaurant please tip appropriately. If you can’t afford it then stay home, cook breakfast and clean up after yourself.

If your service was mediocre tip 15 percent on the bill, if your service was good then tip 18 percent, and if it was exceptional take care of your server and give 20 percent or more.

Brian CollardStaff Writer

Cory BriddleStaff Writer

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Bathroom horrors cause much disgust

For many, running doesn’t come easily, but Orange Coast College track team member Sarah Toberty makes running look like nothing.

“When I was younger, I played soccer and could run forever, so my dad suggested I join a track team,” said Toberty, a 20-year-old nursing major.

Her dad’s suggestion worked in Toberty’s favor, and she is now a top competitor excelling in both the 5k and 1500 running events.

“She is really talented and do-ing a great job,” head coach John Knox said.

Toberty originally attended UCSB as a freshman, but be-

cause of an injury was forced to stop running for a year.

This led her to make the deci-sion to leave Santa Barbara and come to OCC to retrain and get back into running shape.

According to Toberty, her time here at OCC has gotten her where she wants to be as a competitor, and she said she is in better shape than before.

“I didn’t think I would get it all back so fast, and I really credit the coaches who are al-ways pushing me to be better,”

Toberty said. Her talent shows in meets,

l ike the showcase meet at Cal State Fullerton where To-berty raced the 5k in the 8th heat with four-year university competitors and placed fifth out of 36.

“I was really happy and didn’t expect to place that high,” To-berty said.

According to Knox, Toberty excels both individually and as a member of a team.

“Sarah is a leader by example,

she is responsible, always on time, works out hard, and is very self motivated,” Knox said.

Toberty’s goals this season are to run under 17 minutes in the 5k and to make it to state in both the 5k and 1500 events.

She plans on transferring to a university in the near future and is looking at Biola, Vangaurd, UCLA, and UCSB.

“If she keeps on running like she is, she is going to get a lot of interest from a lot of different schools,” Knox said.

There haven’t been many losses this year, but for the Orange Coast College baseball team, they’re coming at the wrong time of the year and in frustrating fashion.

The Pirates held the state’s hottest hitting team to just six hits, but poor defense early on and some erratic base-running decisions down the stretch proved costly in Saturday’s 4-3 Orange Empire Conference loss to visiting Santa Ana.

Ruben Orosco (4-1) pitched a complete game to get the win for the Dons (12-5, 5-0 in OEC), the 1,000th of SAC head coach Don Sneddon’s career. Orosco allowed three runs on 11 hits with three walks and five strikeouts.

OCC (16-4, 2-3) fell behind early when a pair of errors led to two unearned runs. In the third, the Pirates had runners on first and second with nobody out, but

Orosco minimized the damage and allowed just one run to keep SAC out in front, 2-1.

It stayed that way until the sixth when Gary Apelian hit his fourth home run of the season — a solo shot to left — giving the Dons a 3-1 advantage.

Coast responded with a run of its own when Matt Moyni-han reached on a bunt single (one of four bunt singles in the game for the Pirates), went to second on a sacrifice bunt by Trent Woodward, advanced to third on a bunt single by Colton

Hamill and scored on a fielder’s choice grounder by Steven Mc-Michael.

In the seventh, Santa Ana extended its lead to 4-2 and had bases loaded with just one out, but relief pitcher Mike Smith came in and struck out the next two batters to get out of the jam.

That escape from further dam-age gave OCC some momentum and Zach Chavez led off with a single to left, but was thrown out trying to stretch his hit into a double.

8 SPORTS MARCH 16, 2011

While I was reading the cur-rent issue of Sports Illustrated and its ar-ticle on Joe Dimaggio, something dawned on me. Where did all the heroes of sports go?

It seems that in the days of sports media technology, fans, especially kids, do not have a role model or a certain player to inspire them.

Who is really to blame for this? Is it the players with their outrageous salaries and personal drama? Is it the own-ers who trade all their old stars away?

There are many reasons and the blame can’t be put on one specific area. Technology in the media, however, has had quite an effect on sports, turning sports gods into pariahs.

Sports stars, like all celebri-ties, are under the watchful, scrutinizing eye of the media. No matter what they say or what they do, they cannot escape the public — and what opinions are formed of them.

Now, we know everything, from Plaxico Burress shooting himself in the leg to whomever Alex Rodriguez is dating.

This is a big part of the reason why we don’t see heroes sports anymore because sports and the people who play them have be-come a part of the phenomenon called the media circus.

Hopefully, these “heroes” will come back. Maybe one day, we won’t have shows where a hot-shot basketball player tells the whole world what team he is going to play for next season.

One thing is for sure, sports is in need of a hero.

THE SPORTS JUNKIE

Calling all heroes

Jason MorashSports Editor

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Coast brings out the brooms

The Orange Coast College men’s volleyball team swept Irvine Valley College, 25-23, 25-22, 25-20 in a Pacific Coast Conference match Friday.

The Pirates (3-1) rallied back from Wednesday’s four game loss to conference rival Grossmont College.

“This is a big step for us,” Coach Travis Turner said. “We haven’t beat them (IVC) in a while. It’s always nice to beat a team rival.”

Turner said that although the team has done well this season, they have had a few setbacks including losing several play-ers for eligibility reasons.

“Losing players definitely set us back this season,” Turner said. “We’ve had to make some adjustments.”

Troy Tomasello led Coast with nine kills, Chris Pratt added eight kills for the Pirates and Jeff Patton added seven.

Middle blocker Richard De St. Jean added six kills to the scoreboard.

On the defense, libero Dan-

ny Baker contributed seven digs and setter James Anderson added 31 assists.

The Pirates started out strong during the first game, but lost momentum during the begin-ning of the second game, al-lowing the Lasers to pull ahead by seven points.

The Pirates began to heat up in the middle of the second game, tying the score 11-11, before allowing the Lasers a 15-13 lead.

OCC then scored six points to secure the Pirate’s lead and closed it out with a net viola-tion and a kill by 6-foot-7 outside hitter Jeff Patton.

Freshman middle blocker McKay Smith, who had six kills and five blocks, heated things up in the third game with three blocks to assist the Pirates in their win.

Pratt and IVC’s leading scor-er Caleb Brophy battled above the net. OCC then pushed the ball onto the opposing team’s side and then slammed back with a huge stuff during the third game.

“We made a blocking switch, putting Patton on the right side instead of Anderson and it worked really well,” Smith said.

Smith credits the team’s loss against Grossmont to their comeback against IVC.

“After we beat Long Beach

real nice, we kind of just let up, which we can’t ever do. It was a real wake-up call for us. It just kind of let us know that nothing is going to be easy,” Smith said.

“Everyone is going to come after us every night. We need to work harder and get better at a lot of things. I think we made a step in the right direc-tion tonight,” he said.

Coast trailed only once dur-ing the final game before they overpowered the Lasers for the first time in two seasons.

“Last year was grueling,” Tomasello said. “It sucks get-t ing heckled on our home turf.”

T h e P i r a t e s w i l l p l a y Wednesday at San Diego Mesa and rival Golden West College on Friday at 6 p.m.

Baseball drops another conference gamePoor fielding and base running causes Coast to lose to Santa Ana.

Coast runner hopes to jog all the way to state meetSarah Toberty uses her time at OCC to retrain and get back in shape.

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