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4Vying For ThePresident’s Chair

T he Fresno City Col-lege Presidential Search Committee has advanced four finalists

for the position of presidency of the college. to be president of FCC since Dr. Ned Doffoney’s departure from the position last semester.

The finalists are Dr. Kay Adkins, Dr. Cynthia Azari, Dr. Lori Gaskin and Dr. Tina Ludutsky-Taylor, all distinguished women in education in their respective com-munities (one from State Center Community College District).

The candidates will appear in a public forum to be held on Thurs-day, November 13 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the FCC Health Science Building Forum Hall, Room 150.

After the public forum, the next step of the search process is for SCCCD Chancellor Thomas Crow and the Board of Trustees to weigh in on the candidates and decide which one best suits the needs of FCC.

According to the information contained in biographies of the can-didates sent from Chancellor Crow’s office in an October 24 press release, the four women have vast experi-ences in the field of education.

Dr. Kay Adkins currently serves as Provost of Columbus State Community College in Ohio. Adkins

has held various administrative positions in the Florida and the Illinois community college systems. Dr. Adkins received a doctorate in Educational Admin-istration from Illinois State Uni-versity. She earned a Master of Science Degree in Education and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education, both from Southern Illinois University

Dr. Cynthia Azari is the Vice Chancellor for Workforce Development and Educational Services at SCCCD. Prior to joining SCCCD, Dr. Azari served as President of Butler Commu-nity College in Butler, Pennsyl-vania. Dr. Azari has an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from

Seattle University, a Masters in Industrial Relation and a Masters in Education Administration from West Virginia University and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Government, with a minor in History from Houston College.

Formerly the Dean of Instruction at Lake Tahoe Com-munity College, Dr. Lori Gaskin currently serves as Vice President of Academic Affairs and Student Services. Dr. Gaskin holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts Degree in Geography from the University of Califor-nia, Los Angeles, and a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership from the University of Nevada, Reno.

By Joseph Boone

Rampage ReporterThe candidates will appear in

a public forum Nov 13 from

2-6 p.m. in the Health Science

Forum Hall, Room150.

See ‘President’ Page 6

Fresno City College hosted an open forum about transporta-tion, energy and fuels On October 25. Rey León, executive director of the Latino Environmental Ad-vancement and Policy, told partici-pants, “You’re going to be caught up in what has been happening

in terms of fuels and alternative technology.”

The event brought a lot of big names FCC. “This is a very good opportunity to take heed and learn a great deal and also ask a lot of questions. It’s about an exchange of information,” León said.

The forum was broken up into four sessions. But before the panels started, Barbra Steck,

the deputy director of the Council of Fresno County Governments, gave the opening address; she provided information on her organization’s “Blue Print” or planning process for the future of transportation and land use through 2050. A copy of Steck’s statistics can be seen at fresnocitycol-legerampage.com.

The first session was about the air quality challenge in the central valley and the impact that transporta-

tion has on the air. This was led by Ravi Ramalingam, liaison for the Valley Air District and Air Resources Board, Seyed Sadre-din, from the San Joaquin Valley Air Polution Control District, and Daniela Simunovic, from the Center on Race, Poverty, and Environment.

Ramalingam and Sadre-din provided the technical while Simunovic discussed the human

side. Ramalingam described

the role his organization plays in protecting the air. “The Air Resource Board of the California State Government sets air qual-ity standards, works with local districts, develops the mission controls and is responsible for the Assembly Bill 32 for Climate change,” said Ramalingam. The

Open forum addresses environmental issuesBy Jeannie Batey

Rampage Reporter

See ‘Panel’ Page 5

INSIDE

From left to right: Dr. Cynthia Azari, Dr. Lori Gaskin, Dr. Ludutsky-Taylor, and Dr. Kay Adkins

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On October 8, the academic senate met for its bi-weekly meeting. Below are some of the key issues discussed.

• Flu shots are available in the health building for $15. Only students and staff may receive these shots.

• A survey will be developed for staff and students to describe what services they would like to be provided on campus. Look for that in the future.

• A basic skills coordinator to act as an Early Alert counselor was discussed. This program now means that students having problems can be referred by their teacher to a counselor to help them focus on their specific needs. This will please students because instead of a letter being sent to their family about their failing grades, they will receive help from a councilor first.

• On October 25 the Homecoming King and Queen will be crowned. Nomina-tions concluded October 10.

• Solar power is being looked into for development on campus. Currently the plan would be to allow a large company to purchase the equipment and set it up, then charge the school for electricity at a much lower rate.

• The Fresno City Associated Student Government, or ASG, now has a website for event promotions and information. Visit it at www.myspace.com/fccasg

Senate Notes

Fresno City College hosted the all-day satelite feed of the 2008 Women’s Conference in the College Activities Center lead on October 22 by California’s Gov-ernor Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife Maria Shriver. The event included satteltie feeds of celebri-ties such as Jennifer Lopez, Jaime Lee Curtis, and Michael J. Fox as well as political giants, Dr. Condo-leezza Rice, Madeline K. Albright and many other participants who shared their stories to empower women.

Former United States Sec-retary of State, Madeleine Albright stated “Women need to help other women.”

Albright next statement led to an extended discussion later on the subject by saying, “There is a special place in hell for women that don’t help others.”

Leading the discussion pan-els in the FCC student lounge were Business Law instructor, Nancy Holland, and the Executive director of public and legislative relations for State Center Com-munity College District, Teresa Patterson.

Holland asked participants to discuss their impressions of the presenter’s discussion, and Pat-terson commented after input from the audience, “When you look at a panel of women of this stature and you look at how they brought people together from all around the world. I think it is important to bring it down to the micro level, where you and I are at,” she said.

The discussion focused on some of the statements made by

FCC hosts Women’s Conference

Albright, who said, “The hard part is how to be active and effective without being angry.”

Holland, the first to discuss this point, said “That is kind of a difficult position to be in because you get passionate about things you really feel inside and you have to be able to balance that to get your point across without be-ing angry.”

Cherie Blair, Human Rights Advocate and wife of former Prime Minister Tony Blair, brought up another point. She said, “for me it was a question of who do I model myself from. As an advocate, where do I find my voice? And, I learned that there were a lot of different men’s voices…I do think I made a mistake: the mistake I made was to think that I had to do it the way that men did it. I think

as women, we should stand up for the fact that there are differences, that diversity is a good thing, we don’t all have to do things the same way…so find your voice and don’t be afraid for it to be a woman’s voice.”

Holland elaborated on Blair’s statement by explaining, “For the women in this room, I can honestly tell you that goes a long way…because men being looked at as aggressive and assertive and how women are looked at as being aggressive and assertive are very different and the attitude is differ-ent in finding your voice.”

There was another com-ment that Blair said about seeing the opportunities that are out there and seeing a situation you know isn’t right and being able to change it. That’s when Robin Walker, a

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Nancy Holland and Teresa Patterson lead the discussion panal. Photo by Ramiro Gudino

“Education is what empowers you.” - Teresa Patterson

business student, stood up and spoke about two local issues, The Hmong Garden and the curfew that was set a few years ago over at River Park.

Walker said, “They just

needed assistance; they needed a voice because they didn’t know where to go and how to do it.”

In another portion of the forum Patterson told the audi-ence about her voice as a woman. Patterson said that she grew up in a home watching her mother live life without being permitted to do so.

“It wasn’t until my mother had an awakening and eventually left my father and kind of created her own world and found her own voice. And I watched this woman who I considered a caged bird and I’d listen to her sing for so many years as a child. I watched her emerge,” Pat-terson said.

Her mother went from a traditional woman to a “very outspoken, radical…strong feminist,” said Patterson who added that she really struggled to find her voice because of that.

“I never could make up my mind, so I went from failure to failure to failure and eventually ended up flunking out of Fresno State at least three times. Finally I hit my stride…and I decided you know what I think I need to grow up.”

By then, she had two children, and she wanted to turn her life around. So she went back to Fresno City Col-lege and finished her educa-

tion within a ten-year time span. “I went from an F student

on constant academic probation to a degree holder. The difference between the little girl that was very rebellious and outspoken and the woman you see today is the educa-tion. You’ll hear that education is what empowers you.”

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By Jeannie Batey

Rampage ReporterPink

Passionately

Last week the Associated Student Government (ASG) pre-sented “Passionately Pink” To Fresno City College’s campus. The event provided an opportunity for students to register for the Susan G. Komen walk or Race that was

By Jeannie Batey

Rampage Reporter

held at Fresno State.There was a great amount

of students and staff donating and signing up to volunteer their time for the cause. There was a total of 10 volunteers and a total of 204 dollars earned.

Natalie Nelson, ASG ‘s stu-dent trustee studying liberal arts, organized the event. Nelson said, “My grandmother was diagnosed

with breast cancer five years ago. She is a breast cancer survivor.” She also said that she is heavily involved with the Susan G. Ko-men organization because of her grandmother’s survival.

The event featured a bra-decorating contest. For a three dollar donation, each participant got to decorate a bra and support the Komen organization. The group

of women who participated were Markie Hageman, Marina Trian-tafyllou, Eden Gebreab, Naomi Marteniz, Annesha Stennis, FCC instructor Linda Albright, Luna Assad, and Julie Cunna.

The prize was a very pinked-out bra decorated with breast cancer themed goodies perfectly placed in a bra shaped basket. The prize was assembeled by the mother of ASG

member Lisa Kooiman. After the women com-

pleted their bra; the all male judging team, Sean Hendrickson, Brandon Sisk, and Marshall Pul-liam declared Eden Gebreab the winner. Gebreab was not present when the basket was awarded. For more pictures of the event see the story at www.fresnocitycol-legerampage.com

Photo by Ramiro Gudino

Q: What do you feel you will bring to FCC, should you be selected?A: As President of Fresno City College I will bring the breadth and depth of experience needed to do the job. I have served as president of a commu-nity college, and I know firsthand the many challenges inherent in the position. I also bring a passion for student success and I believe that FCC is a premier institution in this state; I will continue to build upon the foundation of excellence that has been laid. I have a deep respect for the traditions that FCC is known for, and I am excited about its future. I will bring a spirit of collaboration, open communication and trust. I am honest and forth-right, and you will always know that I will listen and let you know where I stand on an issue. I also bring experience at the district level and familiar-ity with the California Community College system.

Q: What would be a few top areas of focus (i.e. parking or the O.A.B.)?A: The first priority is to ensure that we continue to provide a quality education for our students. FCC is known throughout the Central Valley as an accessible premier institution of higher learning, and I want to build upon that reputation. For example, parking is one of the number one issues I hear about from students, and I will explore ways that we can mitigate the problem. Another way to promote accessibility is through the expansion of distance learning opportunities to meet the needs of students who are juggling family, school and work commitments. I will also work with the faculty and administration to maintain current technologies and sufficient computer labs to meet student needs.Completion of the renovations to the Old Administration Building is extremely important, and I will take an active role in fundraising efforts in order to complete the campaign.

Q: What do you feel is the significance of all four finalists being women?A: I believe that this is an excellent testament to the progress women have made in higher education, more specifically higher education adminis-tration. The door is now open for women to achieve so much more than when I began my career many years ago. Women today have many more choices, and they are taking advantage of opportunities. The message to our students is that they should not allow gender, race, ethnicity or other differences to dictate their career choices or achievements. Education does make the difference, and that is why I am here.

SCCCD’s Dr. Cynthia Azari Q&A

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Assembly Bill 32 for Climate change was California’s major initiative to reduce climate change or greenhouse gas it was signed into law 2006.

The second panelist, Sa-dredin spoke about transportation from an air quality perspective, the importance of moving goods from one pace to another, and about future changes.

“It’s a very timely topic, transportation and energy not only being told from an air quality perspective, but also with respect to the big problems that the nation and the world is facing. Once you get passed all the shenanigans at Wall Street the big part of our problem with our economy is the fuel and energy cost, and I think a perfect storm is brewing where we might be able to find the right thing needed to improve economy as well as improving air quality by coming up with alternative energy,” said Sadredin.

He also said that the falling price of gas, from an air qual-ity stand point, is nothing to be happy about. He said it will re-verse reductions in vehicle miles associated with high gas prices. Sadredin said, “There was a silver lining in high gas prices.”

The third panelist, Simu-novic, represents an environmen-tal justice organization that has spent the last 18 years working alongside valley residents to fight for clean air. Simunovic said, “There happens to be a pattern in this country that people who tend to be of lower income and have different shades of skin end up living closer to pollution sources and end up having to be impacted by things like bad air, dirty water, and lack of access. That’s where our organization comes in.”

Simunovic also said that valley communities are, “sur-rounded by sources of pollution that are so severe...we have the worst air quality here in the San Joaquin valley; we also have the worst impacts of that on our health.”

She said, “One-in-four children in the San Joaquin val-ley suffer from asthma. That’s the highest childhood asthma rate in the entire state.”

One of the forum’s attend-ees, Ed Eames, a retired instructor, said, “I’m so happy they had this forum. It was nice to have this kind of thing to pull it all together in a format that I can understand and appreciate.”

Rey León said he was very happy with the event, “This is the first of many so we can continue to ensure that the San Joaquin valley has the strongest and most intelligent plan for our residence and at the end of the day it is really beneficial for the state of California.”

Panel adresses issuesContinued from page one

The Fresno City College Jazz Combo and Latin Jazz bands performed at the recital hall last Thursday. The Jazz Combo performed in two groups. The orange and yellow bands - providing such songs as Blue Train, Song for My Father, and Toys.

Both bands gave a spectacular perfor-mance and seemed to feed off each others energy. Though the turnout was few, that didn’t stop these musicians from giving it their all. FCC third year student at FCC, Greg Rodri-guez, played at the Latin Jazz festival. “I think I did pretty good. I practiced my section until the show,” said Rodriguez.

FCC students like fourth year student Katie Steinhauer were thrilled for the opportu-nity to perform in both bands. Steinhauer gave an amazing show all on her own and was the obvious crowd favorite. Her two distinct styles on the rhythm section showed her exellent skills. “I had a lot of fun up there. Before the show, I just listened to the song recording to get the feel of the music,” said Steinhauer.

Some other solos that stood out were Dan Leon (trumpet), Marvin Davis (alto sax), Andrew Hall (piano), and Matt Lozano (alto sax).

Each band had a style all its own that differed from the everyday styles of today’s music. It gave the audience as well as musicians a chance to step out of the real world and enter realm in which music is endless. This show was a chance to try something new and, judging by the audience, the change seemed to work.

The Jazz Combo band sent the crowd into a sort of bluesy, deep listening sound while the Latin Jazz gave people something upbeat to dance to. Anyone who loves the feeling of music would have loved this show.

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Stadium lights, the smell of a cool autumn night, and the cheers of adoring and dedicated fans; these are the things you expect to find at a football game, but royalty? Students and fans of Fresno City College Football Rams were treated to the corona-tion of kings and queens, a once-in-a-lifetime experience that was the highlight of the Homecoming celebration on Saturday 25.

By the end of the celebra-tion William Spain and Cleshay Battle were crowned king and queen while Chance Sigala and Kava Myers were elected prince and princess respectively. Extend-ing this year’s “Go for the Gold” theme, the festivities started with the recognition of the all-star team. Cheerleaders kept the spirits high and pumped up the roaring crowd who cheered the Rams as they led a 23-14 lead at halftime.

The halftime show started with the acknowledgement of all fall sports teams at FCC including players from women’s water polo and men’s basketball.

The event continued with an impressive lineup from the Fresno Mustang Club. Candidates for royalty arrived via Mustang, each escorted by a loved one. Can-didates for queen were first to be

Dr. Tina Ludutsky-Taylor serves as special adviser to the Office of Continuing Education and Workforce Development at Santa Fe Community College in New Mexico.

Prior to her appointment at Sante Fe, Dr. Ludutsky-Taylor was the Vice President of Front Range Community College’s Boulder County Campus in Longmont, Colorado. Dr. Ludutsky-Taylor received a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Education Administra-tion and a Master of Arts degree in Guidance and Counseling from the University of New Mexico and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the State University of New York Col-lege at Cortland.

SCCCD Chancellor Dr. Thomas Crow said FCC’s future president must have “strong lead-ership qualities; we want [the pres-ident] to be very visible on campus and in the community; we want them to certainly be committed to our goal of student success.”

Presi-dential search continues

By Tim Limbrick

Rampage Reporter

introduced followed by candidates for king. Lastly, the returning King and Queen, Charlie Vang and Erika Gutierrez, appeared and greeted the crowd. They were fol-lowed by a long row of cars as the winners for the royalty race were announced.

Later, the halftime show continued with the showcasing of

the shopping car floats made dur-ing Homecoming week by clubs on the FCC campus. Participating clubs included Associated Student Government (ASG) and Teachers of Tomorrow; they showed their pride in modeling their creative works of art like a Nordic battle-ship and a yellow school bus.

photo by Chris AlanizHomecoming King and Queen, William Spain and Cleshay Battle.

Homecoming coronation

Continued from page one

The FCC homecoming game continued to rally support from the crowd even after the first half. The Rams went on to score two more touchdowns and suc-cessfully made a field goal. The FCC Rams ended in a blowout victory of 40-28 against the No. 14 College of the Sequoias.

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It’s that time of the year again and I don’t mean fall. Here are some supremely scary sugges-tions for films for your Hallow-een festivities. They range from classics (Texas Chainsaw Mas-sacre, Psycho) to more modern films (1408, The Descent), offer-ing a variety of ways to scare all your guests.

Session 9 (2001)Shot on site at a mental hospital the movie tells the story of an asbestos removal crew who be-gin to discover that perhaps there is something evil still lingering within the structure, perhaps even beginning to slip into the minds of the workers.

1408 (2007)This adaptation of a Stephen King short story stars John Cusack as a troubled writer who seemingly gets in over his head when he discovers a room within a upscale hotel that not even a seemingly cooperative Samuel L. Jackson will not enter. The room itself steals the film.

Zombie (1979)The film was meant as a Euro-pean only sequel to the Italian financed sequel to Dawn of the Dead, Zombie is the only Italian horror film on the list. With its often graphic vio-lence, the film teeters nearly on cheesy. But its share

of memorable, disturbing mo-ments is what earns it keep as a genuine horror movie.

The Shining (1980)Jack Nicholson’s performance as a family man who brings his family to care for a hotel in the Colorado Wilderness was simply frightening. His shark like smile becomes something to fear for the audience as the evil seem-ingly corrupts his mind.

The Descent (2005)A nearly all female cast lead this tale of thrill seekers who stumble upon cannibalistic crea-tures who dwell within

the cave they just so happen to be exploring in. The ladies eventu-ally discover that the creatures are not the only thing to be wor-ried about.

Psycho (1960)Alfred Hitchcock’s classic film about a lonely hotel clerk and his murderous secret is still beloved over the years. The movie in-novated the way thriller movies should be done, inspiring waves of influence among fellow horror directors of the years. The lack of gore and the use of slow build tension makes this more horrify-ing believe it or not.

The Exorcist (1972)One of the most controversial horror films of all time, The Exorcist features two priests, full of doubt, trying to force out a powerful evil that exists within the body of an innocent young girl. The story was created by

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Silence of The Lambs (1992)An F.B.I trainee is on the hunt for a serial killer named Buffalo Bill. With no where left to turn, she seeks advice from a mon-ster with a human face, Dr. Hannibal

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er with a painted Captain Kirk mask. Myers is an escaped men-tal patient with only one obvious objective in the film, to return home and claim the life of his long lost sister, played by Jamie Lee Curtis. Myers agility and stealth effectively keep the audi-ence on their toes as to whose going to get whacked, next.

Jacob’s Ladder (1990)Tim Robbins plays a Vietnam Vet who begins to hallucinate and have nightmares, seeing demons and things he cannot explain. When he comes to find he is not alone, Jacob begins to question his very existence on Earth. This film contains one of the most emotional endings in horror movies.

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Dawn of the Dead (2004)While following the basics of George A. Romero’s films, this film offers a faster pace by offer-ing more intense action scenes and running zombies. The social commentary found in film can still illicit feelings of horror within the audience.

Se7en (1997)Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman lead an all star cast in which they play detectives hunting down a serial killer with a penchant for punishing citizens by their sins in graphic, memorable ways. The film features one of the most disturbing, shocking endings of all time.

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When one thinks of a haunt-ed house, what imagery comes to mind? For most it is the typical concoction of blood, gore, and people jumping out at them. But for Drew Dominguez, the creator of Haunted Fresno, it is all about playing with people’s emotions; he prefers subtle hints of scary elements.

“I used to do super bloody scary [attractions] but I don’t do that anymore” said Dominguez. “I changed my theories on haunted houses.”

Haunted Fresno is com-prised of two “themed haunted ad-ventures,” the first one being For-tress of Fear, an attraction based on the Van Helsing stories. “We offer stuff that’s just different,” said Dominguez, “it’s a different little slice of Halloween pie.”

“No one really does houses with the ‘terrible three monsters’” said Dominguez, which is what he said inspired himself and his crew to incorporate ‘the terrible three’: Vampires, Werewolves, and Fran-kenstein. Dominguez described his attractions as a double feature movie and stressed the theatrical aspects of Haunted Fresno. “It is very actor driven, especially Fortress of Fear… The vampire house shows the true beauty and majesty of the Halloween season,” he said.

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Interview with Julie Morrice: Nurse ZombieQ: Which character did you want to play?

A: I auditioned for a torture victim but they stuck me in the zombies.

Q: Do you remember your first scare?

A: Yeah I was standing alone in the dark with the strobe light, and you know I have a mirror, so I can see people coming. I turned and saw this horribly disgusting ugly bloody zombie and I screamed so loud and then realized it was me in the mirror, so that was my first scare.

Q: What is your least favorite part of the job?

A: You’re basically alone for five hours except when those few seconds every few minutes when you’re scaring people. The other group has hoedowns and dances and things to stay entertained and we zombies are basically all alone.

Q: How did you get into char-acter?

A: Well I wanted to watch a lot of zombie movies but I get scarred really easily so I just read about this actual culture that believes in zombies because of this potion that makes you sleep so deeply that people think you have died and then you wake up and they would think you had come back to life as a zombie. Then I kind of just worked on my walk. At first I just did this pinballing down the hallway but that bruised up my hips so I developed this floor crawling character.

Q: How do you get out of character?

A: It takes about an hour to get all the prosthetics off. First they use alcohol and some cold cream then you have to wash your face and they do this a bunch of times, like 5 times, to get it off but your face still has a film of stuff on it, like I could scrape my fingernails on my face and get a chunk of glue off. My hair stays all tangled and my face cracks and itches and it stays on for days afterwards which is weird because I work at a preschool by day and the haunted house by night.

Interview with Meaghan McCready: Red VampireQ: How did you find the job?

A: My friend Allie has been working there for like 5 years and she was always going on about it. It sounded awesome, and I probably would’ve done it last year, but they didn’t have it.

Q: How did you apply?

A: Everyone auditioning had to meet there one day and fill out information about ourselves.. and then they told us what parts were available and we auditioned

Q: What kind of information did they want/need?

A: Our names and age and whatnot, and then how we found out about it and any special skills/experience we’ve had

Q: What kind of special skills do you have?

A: I told them I could moon-walk and dance

Q: I didn’t notice that much dancing

A: Vampires don’t dance

Q: Which characters did you want to play?

A: I really wanted to be a vampire actually, but if I didn’t get it, I wanted to be a zombie. I guess I thought it’d be more of a challenge to be a vampire than anything else. Well. Vampires are pretty sexy and whatnot and I’m very NOT sexy in real life...

Q:What do you like most about your job?

A:It’s a tie between the bonding with my fellow slightly disturbed horror-loving actors and hearing people scream. Hearing people scream means I’m doing my job right and giving them exactly what they came for.

Q:What was it like the very first time you made someone scream like that?

A:The first time I felt TER-RIBLE actually. Well, I’d never scared anyone like that before. Well, after I thought about it, I realized it’s like being in a comedy show and making people laugh.

Q:What do you like least about your job?

A: I get so hungry. I can’t really eat much with vampire fangs in.

The second attraction in Dominguez’s double feature is House of Zombies, which he de-scribed as a homage to George Romero, the creator/director of Night of the Living Dead (1968), Dawn of the Dead (1978), Day of the Dead (1985), and Land of the Dead (2005).

“The whole idea for this particular attraction came to me one day around Christmas time when I was listening to ‘More Human Than Human’ by Rob Zombie…and then eight months later it became a reality,” said Dominguez.

Dominguez has been in-volved in the haunted house busi-ness for 37 years and has built 35 houses starting at age 13. Most of his attractions were in the Los Angeles area up until eight years ago when he moved to Fresno.

When Dominguez is not scaring the living daylights out of people, he works as a carpen-ter. Dominguez began scaring people at KnottScary Farm when it opened, and

stayed with it long enough to become the lead prop master for 12 different houses. “[KnottScary Farm] is really the queen mother of theme park Halloween attrac-tions,” said Dominguez, “No one was really doing them until KnottScary Farm.”

Even though Dominguez has been in the haunted house business for so long, he still gets

emotionally tied to every house he does. Haunted Fresno is the attrac-tion that he is most emotionally tied to, though, because it is made up of things that he has wanted to do for quite some time.

“I’ve wanted to do a Drac-ula house forever, and now I’m finally getting to,” he said.

Haunted Fresno is located at 665 Fulton Street, on the corner of Fulton and Mono, in a 25,000 square foot warehouse. The enor-mous warehouse gave Dominguez and his creative team space to cre-ate an atmosphere almost as if one is living in a scary movie, allowing patrons space to get involved with the different rooms in each attrac-tion and to move around. “I want [them] circling around you, giving you the full experience,” he said.

It took the creative team of Haunted Fresno two months and a very large budget to build the ‘houses’ that make up Haunted Fresno. The amount of creativity necessary to build something of this caliber may be hard for some people to imagine. “It took [our team] a whole evening to work the lighting out for one hallway,” said Dominguez, illustrating their attention to detail. Dominguez, as well as Xandra Hobe, Matt Hobe, and many other dedicated people have been working together for at least the last five years, some longer than that. “We always get together once a year and do some-thing,” he said.

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W. is an a-political dramedy about America’s most important poli-tician, George

W. Bush. Director Oliver Stone (Pla-toon, JFK) shapes the tragio-dramedy that is President George W. Bush’s life into a stunningly fair and balanced portrait of the well-meaning near-do-well with the theory that W. is not an evil or malicious war-mongerer, but a puppet of a cabinet of greedy war hawks.

The all-star cast led by Josh Brolin (No Country for Old Men) and James Cromwell (LA Confidential) brings a uniquely humane understand-ing of a man underestimated.

Oliver Stone nails the tone of the film perfectly. The comedy comes from character flaws without becoming mocking.

Stone puts forth the theory that W is the wrong simple man for the wrong complex job who was shot into a hell-storm of a circumstance during a time of great duress for America as well as the rest of the world.

The film does not viciously at-tack Republicans, conservatives, or America, instead it attacks individuals

responsible for the War in Iraq and the prob-lems with the economy.

W. boasts an amazing cast: Josh Bro-lin, Elizabeth Banks, Ellen Burstyn, Richard Dreyfuss, Scott Glenn, Ioan Gruffudd, Thandie Newton, Noah Wylie, Jeffery Wright and even Rob Corddry of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart as well as many new up and comers such as Colin Hanks and Jason Ritter.

Brolin brings deep pathos to the titular character; Brolin’s “Dubya” is not a brainless buffoon, instead he is a confused Good Ol’ Boy struggling to live outside of his father’s shadow and doing his best (albeit mostly erroneously) to help his fellow man.

Brolin nails the accent, facial expres-sions, body language and sad irony to a T and brings great sympathy to a man much maligned by America today. The supporting cast is a delightful feast for more than casual filmgoers. Cromwell plays the compassionate yet distant successful father of W. with an odd twist: he doesn’t play to an imitation of George Herbert Walker Bush.

No funny voice or body language, the closest thing to an imitation he gives is a slight accent. While at first this seemed jarring (I kept waiting for Dudley Smith of LA Confidential to say “Boyo” and was pleasantly surprised when he actually did!) after a few minutes I got used to it.

Scott Glenn (Silence of the Lambs) is

amazing as the snide Donald “Rummy” Rumsfeld. I couldn’t keep my attention on any other character once Glenn took con-trol of a scene.

Thandie New-ton (Crash) plays the simple-minded bureaucratic Condo-leezza Rice with pitch perfect satire. Richard Dreyfuss (Jaws) plays the real villain of the piece, Vice President Dick Cheney. While the imitation is quite good, I feel it is some-times a bit one sided towards portraying Cheney as a truly evil character with a mon-etary agenda.

For all of its strong points (the cin-ematography, the acting, the tone) the film’s biggest flaw is with its disjointed script. Each scene is well written but often a bit rushed. The story of W. is told non-linearly; taking place both during his presidency and during his rise to power. At points too little is revealed (names and motivations)

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and many key events in W’s life seem to be left out. The script doesn’t seem to trust its own story.

This film nails what I believe to be the case regarding President Bush: he is not a man hell-bent on destroying America (as many thought this film would presuppose) but simply a simple man in a maelstrom of a changing America.

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Republicans and Democratsknow when theAmerican people aregetting sold short. Facts are cumber-some things, and whether you’re aconservative or a liberal, they remainhonesteitherwayyoulookatthem.

The need for a single-payeruniversalhealthcaresystemintheU.S.goes far beyond the normal partisantraffic jam.

Itisthebest,mostlogicalsolu-tiontotheincreasinglychaoticsituationwearecombatinginambulances,emer-gency rooms, and pharmacies acrossAmerica.

Takethesefactsintoconsider-ation: theU.S.spendsmoreonhealthcarepercapitathananyothernationintheworld.

TheWorldHealthOrganizationrankedtheU.S.healthcaresystem37thin overall performance, and 72nd bytheoverall levelofhealthamong191nationsin2000.

According to the Institute ofMedicineoftheNationalAcademyofSciences,theU.S.istheonlywealthyindustrializednationthatdoesnothaveauniversalhealthcaresystem.

The facts are cumbersomethings,especiallywhentheypointoutso clearly, thatAmericans are gettingripped-off.

TheU.S.isnowhereonthequal-ityoflifeindex,becauseithasnobasic,uniform system of health care, some-thingthattheUNfundedWorldHealthOrganization(WHO) has documentedextensivelyforsometime.

Sowhatisthesingle-payeruni-versalhealthcaresystem?TheNationalHealth Service was first established in theUKin1948bytheClementAtlee’sLabourgovernment.

Since then, every wealthy in-dustrialized nation has adopted some

form of thesingle-payersystem, ex- cept for theU.S.

T h eidea is simple,but well thoughtout: health careshould be provid-ed to everycitizen,through the govern-ment, and paid forthrough general taxa-tion.

In the U.K. youcouldexpecttopayaboutthe same for a better lifeexpectancy;Alowerinfantmortalityrate,arequirementforextensivematernitycare,preventive care, and a littlesomething called “quality oflife.”

Weallknowwhatthear-gumentisagainstuniversalhealthcare.Itcostsmore.

Actually, according to the“experts”thosewithsomeexperiencein the field of statistics, it’s cheaper.

A single-payer system savesmoney through reduced bureaucraticadministrationcosts.

In the U.S., 84.7% ofAmeri-canshave some formofhealth insur-ance.59.3%oftheinsuredarecoveredthrough their employer, 27.8% arecoveredthroughagovernmentagency,and8.9%purchaseitontheirown.

Ineveryformofcoveragethereisaprivateorpubliclyownedinsurancecompany between you and your doc-tor.

Sinceoursystemisnotfullypub-liclyfunded,itisdubbedamulti-payersystem.

Soeventhoughwearetaxedfor

our healthcare,westill

have to payprivate insur-

ers outrageousfees.

Insomein-stancesindividuals

are left uninsuredbecauseofpre-con-

ditioneddisorders.In mos t in -

stances, the averagecitizen pays taxes to

boththegovernment,andprivateinsurancecompa-

nies.We spend the most

for the least with a multi-payersystem.

A single-payer systemgets rid of the bureaucracy

of insurance companies in themoneymakingbusiness,sothat

professionals can focus on theneeds of patients, no matter who

theyare. Inoneword,thesingle-

payer system is efficient. In America rightnow,15.3%ofthepopulationin

uninsured.Amongtheinsured,16%areun-

derinsured.Thecoveragegapisgrowingrapidly.Thecostofinsuranceisgrowingrapidly.

Thereareoutofpocketfeestopayregardlessofwhatkindofcoverageyouhave.

These out-of-pocket fees can bebigenoughtoputfamiliesonthestreet,and workers out of their jobs.

Themulti-payersystemiscost-ingtheaverageAmericanmoreandmoreon fragile, inflexible substitutes for good insurancecoverage.

Thereisareasonforallthegive

andtake. There are over 40 million

uninsuredAmericans.Notonlythat,there are 40 million more underin-suredAmericanswhowon’tbeabletopayheavyoutofpocketfees.

This means the rest of in-suredAmericansare forced topickup the bill, either through taxation,orhikesonourinsuranceprovidersmandatoryfees.

The cost of insurance willcontinuetorise,aslongasthereare80millionvulnerableAmericansoutthere,andthatnumberwillcontinuetogrowasthenumberofseniorswhorely on social security continues togrow.

UniversalHealthCaresoundslikeafrighteningprospecttosomeofyou. “Everyone included,” soundslikecommunismtosomeofyou.

Well, it’s common sense.Imagine if insurance was not man-datoryforalldriversonaparticularhighway.

Rightnow,15%ofthecarson ourhighwayare startingpileups,forcing us through detours aroundwreckagenooneseemswillingtocleanup.

Attheratewe’regoing,therewillundoubtedlybemoreendangereddrivers,morepileups,andonehellaciousmesstocleanup.

Itisnotenoughtoslowdownifyouknowyou’reabouttowreckyourcar.

Unlessweelectrepresentativesin Washington who will fix the problem atitssource,noneofuscanbesurethatwe’resafe.

Thedifferencebetweenactualchangeandtaxcutsforthewealthyisthedifference between fixing a wreck, and sweepingitundersomeoneelse’srug.

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Chili Cookoff 2008

ThePsychologicalServicescenterrepresentsFresnoCityCollegepride.Inastate-widecompetitionbypastpsychologicalinterns,itwasrecentlynominatedasthehappiestplacetowork. ThePsychologicalServices,Trio-StudentSupportservices,andUpwardBoundcameinsecondplaceinthisstate-widecompetitionandareproudtohavebeenacknowledgedasapositiveandcaringworkenvironment.Theyattributetheirsuccesstothewillingnessoftheirstaffto always put students first. TheChiliandBakeryCookoffisoneofmanyactivitiesthatpromotesemployeemoral.Itallowsstafftocometogetherandgettoknoweachotherinsideandoutsideoftheirindividualjobs.AspokespersonforthePsychologicalServicescentersaid,“Ourworkfamilycontinuestogrowaswecontinuetoreachouttoothersandincludethemaswell.”

PleasereferanyquestionsregardingthePsychologicalServicesortheChiliCookofftoEnriqueJaureguiat

Is healthcare a right or a privilege?

SheyenneWatersUndecided

“Ithinkeverybodyshouldhavehealthcare.”

BrendaKaysAnimalScience

“Theydeserveit,foranyonewholivesintheUnitedStates.Partoftheirwagesshouldgototheirhealthcare.”

NayeliPadillaCriminology

“Ithinkitisarightforpeoplewhopaytaxes.”

EnriqueValesquezCriminology

“It’saprivilege;youhavetoearnitbypayingtaxes.”

JohnHewittForensicScience

“Everybodyshouldhaveitbecausesomepeoplecan’twork.”

WillieRedmanLiberalArts

“Everyonedeserveshealthcarebecausetheyarehumanandit’sahumanrightsissue.”

ElviaRodriguezParalegal

“Itisarightforeveryonetohavemedicalcare.”

LuisaFullerLiberalStudies

“Privilege,becauseI’mpaying;itwon’tbefairtochargeeverythingtothegovernment,andweneedtopayalso.”

Wednesday, October 29 at 12 noon in the FCC Conference room

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Rampage Reporter

AlotofCalifornians aredeeplyaffectedbywhatisgoingonwithProposi-tion8.Peopleare realizing thatwe tendtoseparatehomosexualsawayfromwhattheyreallyare:everydaypeople.InFresno,however, a Catholic priet, an unlikelyspokespersonagainstProp8hasemerged.TheCatholicDioceseofFresno,alongwiththeCatholicChurch,haspubliclydeclaredsupportofProp8andsaiditisuptootherCatholicsandChristianstodothesame

Howwouldonefeel,especiallyapriest,ifhisveryfaithwasbeingchallengedby guidelines that he did not firmly believe? FatherGeoffreyFarrowrespondedbyan-nouncinghispositiontohiscongregation.Athis11amserviceattheSt.PaulNew-manCenterinFresno,onOctober6,FatherFarrowannouncedthathewasagainstProp8.

ABCNewswastheretocapturetheeventasFarrowexplainedhispositionthor-oughly. Before the servicebegan,FarrowsaidinaninterviewwithABCnewsthathehimselfwasgay.FatherFarrowclosedtheservicebyreadingaletterhehadwrittentoreadtothecongregation.

“Iknowthat thesewordsof truthwill costmedearly, but towithhold themwouldbefarmorecostly,andIwouldbeanaccomplicetoamoralevilthatstripsgayandlesbianpeoplenotonlyoftheircivilrightsbutoftheirhumandignityaswell,”saidFatherFarrow.

Manypeopleseemedshockedanditwasreportedthatmanyleftcrying.Manyofthosewhoattendedtheserviceweredividedonwhattomakeofit.Farrowknewthathewasgoingtosurprisepeopleandtherewouldbeconsequences.

AfterFarrowgavehissermon,hetook some personal time to reflect on the situ-ation.Hesetupablogandbegantoexplainwheresomeofhisfrustrationisrooted.Hereferenceda letterwrittenbyBishop John

SteinbeckregardingCalifornia’sdecisiontoapprovegaymarriage.“Whatisthisworldcomingto?”statedBishopSteinbeckastheopening line to his letter. “Hopefully, thecitizensofCaliforniawilloverturntheirmis-guideddecisioninournextstateelection,”helateradded.

Farrowwrotethatthisletterchangedeverything. “This single FAX threw mywhole summer, and in fact,mywhole lifeintoaturmoil,”hewrote.Inexplaininghispositiononmarriage,Farrowclaimedthatmarriagemaynotalwaysbeaboutprocreat-ing,

whichissomethingthatmanyCatholics

believe. This is brought upover the factthattwoelderlypeoplewhoarenotcapableofprocreatingmaymarrybutpeopleofthesamesexcannot. Fatheraskshis readers:Does thecapabilityofprocreationvalidateamarriage?

Father Farrow also goes on toexplain theharms thatmaybe a result ofProposition8.Heclaimsthat“intimidating”thoseofthegaycommunitydoesnotunitethechurch.FatherFarrowalsoclaimsthatthe

burdenofbeingagoodfollowercouldleadotherstodowhathewasdoingforsomanyyears:lietoone’sself.Thisisthemessagethathedeliveredtohiscongregationonthatfatefulmorning.

ABC News was there to captureeverywordhehadtosay. However,onceFather Farrow finished his speech and the camerasstoppedrolling,anotherspeakertookthemicrophone.Withroughlyabouthalfofthecongregationstillpresent,DeaconJohnSupino expressedhis feelings aboutwhatFather Farrow had just said. “He (Deacon JohnSupino)startedtosaythatFatherFarrowwouldnolongerbethepriestthereforobvi-ousreasons,”saidJoshuaDeLaCerda,whowaspresent at the service. “People startedtospeakoutloudacrossthechurch,sayingthatitwasn’trighttogetridofhimandhowtheyshouldn’tbeabletodothat,”headded.DeaconSupinorespondedbyclaimingitwasFatherFarrowwhowaswrong.Afewpeoplebegantoclapinsupportofthedeacon.

Followingtheservice,FatherFar-rowsaidhewasnotsureofwhatwastocome.

ItwasreportedthatonMondaymorning,hehad already cleared out his office and his parishhousingfacilities.Hewasnotsureifhewassuspended,buthewaspreparedforwhateverwouldcome.

Thenextday,theBishopreleasedaformalstatementtothepressregardinghisstanceonProposition8. “Proposition8 isnotaboutgayorlesbianorientation,ortheirlegal rights. Proposition 8 is a reaffirmation ofthenatureofmarriage,”hesaid.“It’stragicthatProposition8opponentshaveconvincedsomewell-intentionedpeoplethatProposi-tion8,asalegitimatelegislativeinitiativetodefine the institution of marriage, is somehow acondemnationofpeopleofsamesexorien-tation”addedBishopSteinbeck,talkingabouttheissuewhilenevermentioningFatherFar-row,said“Nothingcouldbefurtherfromthetruthormoreconfusingtopeople.”

FatherFarrowbegantowriteonhisblog,beginningwithatranscriptofthehom-ilyhehadgivenonlydaysearlier.

He’skeptalmostdailyentriesandhas receivedhundredsof comments frompeoplearoundtheworld.Heanalyzedtheactionsof theBishopalongwithhisown,sincetheBishopwasawayonretreat,hedidwhatonlyonecoulddo:prayandwait.

Attheendoftheweek,theBishopinformedFatherFarrow that hewouldbesuspendedasapriestandnolongerheldaposition at St. Paul Newman Center. Hehadbeenitspastorfor23years.Forhisboldactions, he lost his health benefits, his salary, andhishome.HedecidedtotakehispersonalretreatawayfromFresnoandhassincebeenwithfriendsinLosAngeles.

TheactionsofFatherFarrowshowthatProposition8hasroots thatgodeeperthansimplyanelection.Thisisanissuethatisaffectingus,andisitsomethingthatFresnocitizenswillbepassiveabout.It’shittingusrighthereinourowntown.Whateverone’sstancemaybeonthisissue,hopefullyonewould understand that this is no longer just aboutpolitics.

Priest breaks with church on Prop. 8

Itgoeswithoutsayingthatactivevot-erparticipationisoneofthekeyprinciplesbehind a strong, efficient democracy.

In order for the system to fit theneedsofanever-changingpopulace,votersmust deliver their input via the electoralprocess.

Sowhyisitthatthereissuchadis-crepancy in voter turnout between youthandtheelderly?

In1971,thevotingageinAmericawas lowered to 18. The following year,voterturnoutfortheagesof18to24was50percent.Sincethattime,theyouthvotehasbeendeclining,toaslowas32percentinboth1996and2000.

Incomparison,theelderlyvote,aged65andup,hasbeengrowinginthatsamespan.In1992,70percentofvotersaged65andupdeliveredtheirvote.

Therecouldbemanyreasonsbehindthisyoungvotervoterapathy.MarkTrezza,

a five year professor of political science at FresnoCityCollege, attributes it to threefactors.

Partofit’stime,partofitisinterest,andpartofitisawareness.

In terms of time, if one is talkingabouttheaveragestudent,there’sbalancingtheissueofwork,ofschool,ofrelationships(maybe), activities…voting only comesaround once in a while, so it’s not reallyhighonthelistofpriorities.

As for interest, is there a tangibleconnection between the young voter andgovernment? Sometimes that’s hard to find orstudentsmaynotbeawareofit.

These factors do appear to be aproblem.

AngelVilla, a freshman at FresnoCity, missed registering to vote because“whenI’mnotatCity,I’musuallyworking.Iusuallygotoworkrightafterbeingheresotimeisaproblem.”

Marissa Herrera, another first year student, said she doesn’t want to vote

because “I don’t like either of the candi-dates.

If I don’t feel strongly about it, Idon’twanttovoteforsomeoneIdon’tfeelstronglyfor.”

However, others find this election too important to pass up. Clark Punkett, a first semesterFresnoCitystudentvolunteersattheMcCaincampaignheadquartersinFres-noandofferedthistootheryoungvoters:

“Obviously,it’sapresidentialelec-tion.Youhavetogetoutandeducateyour-selfabouttheissuesandcandidates.Peopleouragealwaysunderstandifyoudon’tvoteyoucan’tcomplain.

Itaffectsourlivesinsomanyways…youhavetogetoutthere.It’saright;it’sourduty.”Outsideofthepresidentialrace,therearemanyimportantissuesfacingCaliforniavoters.

Amongissuesatstakethisyearare:the fate of gay marriage, whether minorsneedparentalconsenttogetabortions,andifahigh-speedraillineshouldbebuiltfrom

LosAngelestoSanFrancisco.Whetheravoterusesanabsenteebal-

lot,whichismailedin,orvisitsoneofthemanypollinglocationsaroundFresno(goto http://www.smartvoter.org/2008/11/04/ca/fr/polllist.html to see a complete list),it’simportanttodeliveravoteonNovem-ber4.

Trezzaasksvoterstolookatitthisway: If an official gets elected, they need voters to keep them in office. Which voters aretheygoingtolistento?

Theoneswhodon’tvoteortheoneswhokeepthemselveswellresearchedanduptodateonpoliticalissues?

ProfessorTrezzasummeditupthisway,“IlikenittotheWorldSeries.Ifyouwanttogetahit,youhavetostepintothebatter’sbox.”

To research the propositions andcandidatesonthiselectionballot,visithttp://www.voterguide.sos.ca.gov/, http://www.factcheck.org,andhttp://www.ontheissues.org.

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By Mark Smith

Rampage Reporter

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Fresno City College has a strong sports program that in-cludes football, baseball, vol-leyball, Soccer, basketball, plus men’s and women’s cross country coached by Gary Bluth.

Coach Bluth has had a long successful coaching career over the last 30 years .

Before coming to FCC in 1978, he initiated the first Women’s Cross Country Team at Skyline Community College, that team placed second in the North-ern California and fourth in the California Community Colleges State Cross Country Champion-ships (Div. II) following year.

In 1990, Coach Bluth led the women’s team at San Francisco State University to its first national ranking (NCAA Div II) in school history. Since 1991, he has been the Head Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Coach at Fresno City College.

In 1999, Bluth helped Mi-chael Kasahun become state cham-pion by being 19 seconds faster than the second place finisher.

He later received a full scholarship and started at the Uni-

Denise Hernandez used her head to help the Rams female soc-cer team kick their way past West Valley in their 4-0 victory.

“I think effort was defi-nitely the key our victory today,” head coach, Oliver Germond, said. “I thought we scored some great goals that came from effort.”

Jenifer McEntire helped put her team’s first score on the board when she stole the ball from one of West Valley players and kicked it 70 yards.

One of the fans yelled, “She looks like she is running track,” as she turned on the afterburners around mid-field.

McEntire said she was say-ing to herself “Oh my gosh what do I do next?” Once she got past the middle of the field, she said “I am faster than all of them.”

When she got near the goal the opposing goalie rushed up to stop her. McEntire then passed the ball to her teammate Hernandez who scored an easy goal.

Jessica Acevado scored the next score as she deflected the ball in off-a-corner kick by Cassie Radela.

The Lady Rams went into halftime and one of their coaches advised them to keep the pressure up on the other team; once they get up to three, the rest of the goals came easy.

The lady Rams pressured the ball most of the game, and West

versity of Oregon.Coach Bluth is proud of his

team’s performance on the track but he also cares about his team’s performance in the classroom. The team has an average G.P.A. of 3.0.

Bluth said he believes his job is to help team members pre-pare to succeed in all walks of life not just in sports.

He says this season was one of restructuring two of his best

runners who graduated last year and working with new ones had to do the same.

Players say Bluth pushes his team to physical limits to make them better runners but not to the point of causing serious injury. He always gives players any length of time to recover after any injury.

Coach Bluth enjoys teach-ing as well as coaching at City College and hopes to be here for years to come.

Roots Run DeepPhoto by Joseph Rios

Coach Gary Bluth has been guiding runners for thirty years

Hills had a tough time getting op-portunities to score.

Hernandez headed the sec-ond score off of a corner kick that defected off the heads of a few players.

Her third and final goal was also a header that came from a corner kick by Maghan Wright. Her third score gave her what is called a hat trick.

The victory was the fourth straight for the women soccer team. Coach Germond said, “I don’t keep track of victories; I just play one game at a time.”

The Lady Rams are now 13-3-2. They play Taft next Friday on the soccer field next to Ratcliff Stadium at 3p.m..

by Marcell Dilworth

Rampage Reporter

McEntire leads Rams over West Valley

Photo by Ramiro Gudino

Around the Horns

Football- Nov 1 at Sierra College Nov 8 At San Joaquin Delta

Women’s Soccer- Nov 4 vs Consumnes River Nov 7 vs College of Sequoias

Cross Country- Nov 8 NorCal at Redding

Wrestling- Nov 3 Cuesta College Tourney (SLO)

FCC’s Women’s soccer team

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Rams Slide Past COSThe Rams football team

squeaked past College of the Se-quoias (COS) 40-28 in a nail biter that went down to the wire.

It was a game that Coach Caviglia jokingly said he was hoping he didn’t get a heart attack. “We fought hard and beat a very good football team,” he said

The COS than scored first when their quarterback ran the ball in from the one yard line.

The Rams quarterback, Emmanuel Lewis, tied the game up on the next drive when he stole into the end zone with a 28 yard run.

The score was 14-7 when COS’s special team center snapped the ball too high for his punter who couldn’t gain control of the ball,

and when the ball hit the ground it was outside of the end zone creat-ing a safety.

The score was then 16 – 7 FCC.

COS turned the game back into a close one when they worked the ball up the field with vigor and wide receiver, Billy Foster, scored with 43 seconds left on the clock.

The Score was then 23 – 14 at half time.

When the Rams came out in the second half, they made it look easy as Quarterback hit Tight end, John Paul Romeus (JP) for a score on a play that had some razzle-dazzle theatrics.

“I got pressured and I spun out of the tackle. Then, I looked up and saw JP wide open down the field; I threw the ball and he did the rest,” Lewis said.

When Romeos caught the touchdown, he gave the impression that it was easy as the Rams home

crowd cheered. The score was then 30-

14 and it looked as if the Rams were on their way to a cakewalk victory.

Someone forgot to inform the Giants because they fought back with vigor.

With 3:04 left in the third quarter, COS’s running back, Bryson Hall scored on a 21 yard run, and with 13:13 left in the game, running back Giovanni Ruffin punched the ball in with a five yard run.

The score was then 30 – 28 and COS had the momentum.

COS had the momentum; their players, cheerleaders and fans were sounding and acting as if they were on the verge of handing the Rams their hats and showing them the door in FCC home stadium.

The Giants’s coaches gath-ered the whole team on the side-line, and they were jumping up and

down to spark themselves and their supporters even more.

A Rams player bobbled the ensuing the kickoff. He picked up the ball and maneuvered his way up the field. He then scrambled in the direction of COS’s sideline and was tackled on his team’s 47 yard line.

They managed to kick a 31yard field goal making the score 33 - 28 FCC with 11:14 left in the fourth quarter.

COS had two opportunities to put some points on the board but they failed.

Their running back fumbled the handoff on the 50 yard line, and Cornerback Rakim Dawkins intercepted a pass stopping a Gi-ants team that was poised to win the nail biter.

FCC’s Cornerback Darryl Jackson intercepted a pass and ran it in for an 11 yard touchdown to put the Rams up 40-28 to end the game because COS had no more time outs.

That was victory number 400 in the history of FCC foot-ball.

Coach Caviglia said, “We have a fine tradition here at Fresno City College with our football program and I am just happy to be a part of it.”

Up next for the Rams are the reigning champions, Sierra College, and Caviglia knows it is going to be a tough game,

Caviglia said, “We always play hard but we have to play bet-ter; we have to play mistake free football,”

by Marcell Dilworth

Rampage Reporter

Photos by Ramiro Gudino

The crowd cheers to a 46-23 victory against College of the Sequoias. photo by: Chris Alaniz

Running back Kenning Hearington ditches to the outside

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After the Rams football team score a touchdown and kick the extra points

Fresno City College cheerleaders went into a cheer.

“Ok crowd, we need your help with this. WE ARE (clap clap) CITY (clap clap). WE ARE (clap clap) CITY(clap clap),”

Their goal was to rally as many fans as possible to follow their lead, so the team hears it; sometimes many members of the football team cheered with the crowd.

Hope Villines, in her first year as the coach of FCC’s cheer-leaders. She has high hopes for her team.

“We are crowd leaders. We are here to get the crowd to cheer for whatever sport is cheering, for that is our main philosophy,” Villines said, adding that a lot of people “should be dancers or we should be professors, or we should be something like NFL cheerlead-ers, and that is not what we are here for.”

Villines was hired with the long term goal to rebuild her squad and future squads into a strong program.

“At most colleges, cheer-leading falls into athletics, and that in what we are athletes.”

The difference between the cheerleading team and other athletic teams is that the cheer-leading team has a season that is year round.

They hold their tryouts in March and start performing im-mediately. They also practice and compete throughout the summer; their season ends after basketball season.

What does it take to be an FCC cheerleader?

“To try out for this squad, you must be able to perform a

cheer that we teach you. We teach you a dance; you must be able to do three different types of cheer-leading jumps.”

These consist of a toe touch, pike, and a hurdler. In toe touch, the cheerleader jumps into the air, spreads his or her legs out wide and touches her toes; in pike, the cheerleader jumps in the air and touch both feet in front.

A hurdler consists of the cheerleader jumping in the air and kicking one leg out to the side and bringing her back leg, bent close to her buttocks, looking like a track runner jumping over the hurdles.

An example of how to do all the jumps isavailable at the Rampage website.

http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-do-a-toe-touch-jump-in-cheerleading

Villines added a male stunt team to assist the women with their stunts.

She said, “We look for very strong male athletes that could come in and be the base for our female fliers.”

A flier is the person who is thrown in the air and does a stunt like a toe touch. Villines is cur-rently in the process of turning her program into a training ground to help the members of her squad to the next level. She is helping them learn how to qualify for Fresno State or other universities.

Villines says she preaches to them that they must have respect for themselves and to others to be on her team.

“I would hope that when they leave here, they would be able to take their experience of talking and being in front of a crowd turn it around and be professional in front of their new bosses or go out and teach this great sport to younger girls.”

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HOPEHope Villines has big plans for the future of the Fresno City College Cheer Squad

by Marcell Dilworth

Rampage Reporter

Felicia Williams rallies the crowd’s support during homecoming.

Cheerleader Stephanie Woo gets a lift from Stuntmaster JoJo Gabel. Photos by Ramiro Gudino