Vol. XXXXI No. 1 Fremont, California

MONITORMONITOROHLONE COLLEGE

Monday, August 15, 2005

Katona’s book about books New employees listed

Trustees approve new student centerArchitects’ view of the new Student Services Center, which will replace Building 7 and extend intocurrent Parking Lot P.

Drawing courtesy of tBP Architects

Treadwaytakes standagainst war

New Ohlone employees announced during President DougTreadway’s talk Friday included:

• Kelly White, Counselor.• James Etheridge, Interpreter.• Monique Clark, Interpreter.• Tim Johnson, Interpreter.• Stella Huang, Accounting Tech III.• Kelly Green, Bio Tech Program Coordinator.• Carol Morodomi, PTA Instructor.• Denise Poteat, Microbiology Instructor.• Wayne Yuen, Philosophy Instructor.• Sarah Cooper, Psychology Instructor.• Mark Salinas, Chicano Studies Instructor.• Tracy Virgil, English Instructor.• Maria-Eugenia Grant, Chemistry Instructor.

By JESSICA LOSEEFeatures editor

After deliberating over determin-ing how to act against dilapidateddrains, the Ohlone College Boardmoved to the subject of the plansfor the construction of the new Stu-dent Services Center late Wednes-day night.

The Center will be built whereBuilding 7 now stands and wouldincorporate all of the administra-tions of the school including theCounseling department, the Stu-dent Health Center, Financial Aid,Admissions, and many more.

The plans for the three-storybuilding were presented by RickMangum and Gary Frye of tBPArchitects.

Consisting of three levels, theStudent Services building will al-low several departments to movefrom the portables into more per-manent settings, have meetingrooms while possibly also allow-ing students to gather in the rotundaof the building to study or fill outpaperwork as they do in the lobbyof Building One.

“To have everything right thereis so accessible,” said board mem-ber, Nick Nardolillo.

“Students are literally going tobe able to walk into the buildingand see all of the services rightthrough the door,” explainedMangum.

tBP Architects, the companydesigning the building, has beenstudying the possibilities for thebuilding and consulting with staffand students about needs that haveyet to be filled by other structuresalready existing on campus.

According to tBP, some disabledstudents and staff have approvedthe easy accessibility of the build-ing, which provides not only anelevator to all three floors, but also

a ramp on the outside that willallow disabled students access tothe first floor.

The lower level will consist ofmeeting rooms and a reception desk,which will have different servicesavailable to students.

The second level will consist ofAdmission and Records offices,Student Government, a small test-ing room, and more meeting rooms.The Student Health Center will bemoved to the top level of the build-ing and have a separate, more pri-vate entrance, allowing students tocome and go with little notice. The

By ANNA NEMCHUKNews editor

For students tired of officioustextbooks and tabloids, ProfessorCynthia Lee Katona has written aguide to books: Book Savvy.

A snappy cover and a catchy titlemake this slim, crisp volume lookanything but daunting. The con-tents are an original mix of booksreviews and short essays aboutbooks, reading, and the author’sown experiences. The book reviewsare quick and sweet, containingbasic information such as title, au-

thor, page length and synopsis aswell as the author’s own difficultyrating, reading tips, and relevantmovies. The surrounding materialis perhaps even more intriguing,with a striking portrayal of the la-mentable state of reading inAmerica and some very good philo-sophical reasons to scribble all overone’s books.

Lean and tan, Professor Katonawould look at home by IndianaJones’ side, but her speech is mea-sured, cultured, and clear - an En-glish teacher’s dead giveaway. Alate but fervent convert to reading,

she describes herself as “yourfriendly neighborhood bookpusher”.

There are 88 books reviewed inthe text; Katona read over 1,000 tomake the cut. Her main criteriademanded that the book turn theaudience onto reading more books.

The books are arranged alpha-betically by title and there is noindex: no accident, as Katonawanted seasoned readers to dis-cover something new.

The list encompasses manygenres, from the classical to the

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By AMAN MEHRZAIEditor-in-Chief

His voice breaking with emo-tion, Ohlone President DougTreadway Friday spoke forcefullyagainst the war in Iraq and Af-ghanistan.

Speaking to faculty and staff inhis fall State of the College ad-dress, Treadway said, “I believethat in our classrooms we have aresponsibility to teach regardingoptions to solving conflicts with-out war.”

“We need to teach about Iraqand Afghanistan. To actively ques-tion why we are really there. The $5billion of the U.S. economy goingto support that war every month isa misplaced priority of unprec-edented proportion when you con-sider that every day 30,000 Africanchildren die of starvation and ill-ness that is preventable for much

Cynthia Lee Katona

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“I met a guy in Tahoe in thestreet and asked him to posenude in a photo and he did.”

“I was in a major brawl inReno during a baseball game.”

Strangest thing that happened this summer?

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“I went to India and got pulledover by the cops who de-

manded bribes.”

Look it up in the dictionary – there’s lots of new stuffBy JESSICA LOSEEFeatures editor

There have been a few new addi-tions to the tens of thousands ofwords in Webster’s Dictionary. Yet,the new accompaniments may notbe all what you’re expecting.

According to the Baltimore Sun,the dictionary accepted such wordsas civl union as well as cargo pantsand the notorious chad (the tinyarea of the polling card from the2000 Presidential Election that wasmeant to be punched out for theperson you wished to vote for).These tiny pock-marks of paperbecame the bane of that electionand appeared in several fascinatingforms including the swinging, hang-ing, dimpled, and the most popular,pregnant chads.

Of course, dictionaries must con-sider and deliberate over their newadditions.

“For words to be included in thedictionary,” explains the Sun.“three criteria are considered: Howlong has the word been around? (Aminimum of three years is typical.)How widely is it used? (It mustshow up in mainstream sources,not just obscure journals.) And howfrequently does it appear?”

Those among the words that didnot appear in Webster’s this yearincluded Amber Alert, ringtone,and TiVo. TiVo, the program thatallows customers to record televi-sion programs on a hard drive toview at a later time, fast forwardand rewind live TV; in brief, thebest thing since sliced bread andNintendo.

The Sun also points out that im-provements have been made to thedefinitions of existing words in-cluding sheesh (interj. used vari-ously to express disbelief, surprise,annoyance, etc.) and the addition ofother slang words such as wedgie(n. a prank in which the victim’sundershorts are jerked upward so asto become wedged between thebuttocks).

Another dictionary has been ex-panding their own collection ofwords, the Oxford Dictionary ofEnglish just added such words asdemographic, phishing (emailscams to get unsuspecting people togive out their bank account num-bers in order to receive a portion ofa large amount of money, but beingrobbed instead), and labradoodle (amixed breed of dog made by cross-

ing a Labrador and a Poodle).When one goes to look up slang

words in the dictionary, one tendsto find merely the space where theword would be alphabetized if ithad been added or a definition un-related to which the searcher wasexpecting.

I recollect looking up the worddork in my enormous 10 lb. dictio-nary and finding something similarto the following:

n. the penis of a whale

Now, to a 12-year-old, that defi-nition would be the joke of theyear, but in recent editions of dic-tionaries, the definition has beenchanged to the following, fromwww.dictionary.com :

1. Slang. A stupid, inept, or fool-

ish person: “the stupid antics ofAmerica’s favorite teen-age cartoondorks” (Joshua Mooney).

2. Vulgar Slang. The penis.Not only has the definition

changed, but it has become a certi-fiable slang term. As a child, Idreamed of having a slang dictio-nary, which would, undoubtedly,provide hours of enjoyment for myeasily-entertained sixth-grade hu-mor.

The fun of this has faded away,today these dictionaries will ap-prove such words as labradoodleand, yes, even Botox, and next year,they will be toasting their new edi-tion which will feature a diamond-studded special-edition with theword bling imprinted into the bookin gold plate.

Sheesh.

Campfires in Texas: Bush continues to burn in spotlightBy TONY C. YANGSpecial correspondent

Army Specialist Casey Sheenhan’sdead, cold body lies six feet under, inloamy soil.

But his death continues to haunthis mother, Cindy Sheehan, fuel-ing her spirited campaign to gainsome “facetime” with President

George Bush.As of last weekend, Bush had

still not acquiesed to her request-more of demand – now that she hascamped out in front of his Crawford,Texas, ranch.

This apparent snub comes at atime when more than a majority ofAmericans say they have lost faithin the president. His approval rat-ing is an abysmal 38 points.

Ms. Sheehan has been called atraitor and an opportunist, and evenmembers of her own family saidshe had an agenda.

And she does.What mother wouldn’t want to

know the reasons for a son’s death?What parent wouldn’t go to theends of the earth, in her case, thedeserts of central Texas, to find outthe truth?

President Bush missed a greatopportunity to reclaim his compas-sionate conservative image whenhe sped by in an armored SUV, onhis way to a $2 million barbecuewith Republican contributors.

Taking an hour out of his five-week vacation does not seem un-reasonable, especially when he ad-mits he has only met with less than200 “Gold Star” families.

Sheehan was not your typicalgrunt. He had aced the ASVAB andwanted to be a chaplain’s assistant.

The young man, only 24 yearsold, was killed in Iraq last April.

It was, as T.S. Eliot put it, the“cruelest month” for Sheehan’smother. She posed a question toBush:

“Why do you make time for do-nors and not for me?”

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“Worked at a cemetery and hada lady ask to be buried in her

car.”

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Business

“I almost died river rafting whenmy boat tipped over. I screamed,

“Help I am drowning.”

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27 Transfer Day. Rep-resentatives of UC, CSA and pri-vate colleges and universities willbe agailable to answer questions attables from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thenthere will be a panel discussionfrom 2 to 3:30 p.m. For informa-tion, go to the Transfer Center,which has moved to Room 1102,near the counseling offices.

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Oct. 6 – Last day to apply forFall 2005 graduation.

Nov. 4,5,11 and 12 – Ohloneproduction of The Laramie Project,in the Jackson Theater.

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5 Last day to add a semes-ter-length class.

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9 Last day to petition tocomplete a class on a credit/nocredit basis.

5 Holiday. Labor Day. Noschool.

10 Ohlone Flea Mar-ket. In lower parking lots.

12 Golf Tournament.Twenty-first annual Fremont Bank/Ohlone College Golf Tournament.

Alisha Francisco, left, and Olivia Speranza leave Tuesday for South Korea.Photo by Aman Mehrzai

Two students win scholarshipsto study, teach in South Korea

By JESSICA LOSEEFeatures editor

Tracing the events in a small com-munity, The Laramie Project, a playby Moises Kaufman, addresses theissues of hate crimes and intoler-ance.

Laramie, Wyoming was facedwith the grim reality of a hate crimecommitted in their small town. Thedeath of Matthew Shepard, an openlygay college student, opened the eyesof the nation to the intolerance ofdifferent cultures. The play will bepresented by the Ohlone TheatreDepartment this fall.

Newark Memorial High Schoolalso put on the production three yearsago and faced protesters, includingthe Rev. Fred Phelps of Topeka,Kansas. Phelps also protested at thetrials of Shepard’s murderers .

“I have never called it a contro-versial play,” said Mark Nelson, di-rector and producer of the play. “Idon’t think it will cause a contro-versy, but it’s certainly a movingtheatrical piece, which will causepeople to think.”

Although most key roles havebeen filled, there are some open alongwith openings for lighting, make-upand costumes. Auditions will be Aug.22 and 23 at 6:30 at the Smith Center.

Production will be Nov. 4, 5, 10,11 and 12 at the Jackson Theatre.

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By AMAN MEHRZAIEditor-in-Chief

Ohlone students Olivia Speranza and Alisha Fran-cisco are preparing for a trip that will endlesslychange their lives.

They both won full scholarships to study theKorean language, culture, Tae Kwon Do, and Inter-national Relations at a university in South Korea.

Although the classes abroad will not be accreditedat Ohlone, Kay Harrison, professor of speech com-munications, worked out a special Ohlone accredita-tion for the students who will tutor English to Koreanstudents and keep journals. They will receive six unitseach for spring semester.

Both Alison Hill, director of enrollment manage-ment and Harrison will be in contact with Speranzaand Francisco, who will email them with progress

and updates.“Kay Harrison has gone above and beyond in

helping us,” said Speranza. “She has made specialaccommodations for our safety and helped us meetwith former Korean exchange students to discuss withus what to expect. She is really interested in theoutcome of this trip. We will keep in touch with themto let them know how things are.”

The students will be leaving Tuesday, Aug. 16 andwill not return to the U.S. until Dec. 23.

Speranza and Francisco have set aside some time tofirst visit Shangha before class starts in Korea Aug. 23.

On the return trip, they plan to visit Japan, whereSperanza’s grandmother lives.

“I am most looking forward to fend for myself inthis trip,” said Francisco. “I want to be wide-eyed inseeing what’s out there. I am really exited.”

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less than the war cost. The bestway for Western nations to win thewar on terrorism is to wage a war onworld hunger,” said Treadway.

Capping his emotionally chargedspeech in the Jackson Theater,Treadway tearfully read from apoem by Seamus Heaney, whichsaid, “Human beings suffer, theytorture one another, they get hurtand get hard. No poem or play orsong can fully right a wrong in-flicted and endured. History says,don’t hope on this side of the grave.But then, once in a lifetime thelonged-for tidal wave of justice canrise up, and hope and historyrhyme.”

A captivated audience of nearly400 faculty and staff gave the presi-dent sustained applause severaltimes, and ended with a standingovation.

After the talk, Treadway toldreporters he was moved to speakout against the war by his travelsabroad to Europe this summer.

“This has a personal aspect tome. Going to Europe impacted me.I met different business leaders andprofessionals who were wonderingwhat we Americans were doing.We’re making matters worse,” said

Treadway. “We should be usingour brains not our guns.”

Several teachers said Treadway’stalk showed courage and leader-ship.

“People are seeing the humanside of the president, not a CEO.Previous presidents didn’t show thatside,” said Professor of Anthropol-ogy and Archeology GeorgeRodgers.

“People appreciate that even ifthey didn’t agree. They appreciatethat of him as our leader.”

Treadway said his purpose fortalking about the war was to en-courage faculty and staff to educateand advocate people to speak theirminds.

“When fear of speaking out dic-tates what we say and do, democ-racy itself is imperiled. The anti-dote to repression and fear of ex-pression is hope: defiant, resilient,persistent hope, no matter what theodds against us may be.”

In other topics, Treadway saidOhlone admissions have declineddue to an overallall decrease in BayArea college enrollment.

“We haven’t reached a financialcrunch yet, but if we don’t make upin enrollment, then we could beaffected financially in the 2006/07

academic year,” said Treadway.He pointed to some highlights

from the last school year:• The creation of two successful

World Forums covering the warand China relations.

• Two Ohlone delegations trav-eled to China and set up an ex-change agreement.

• Two Ohlone students wereawarded full-expense scholarshipsto South Korea for spring semester.

• ASOC sponsored a successfulUnity Week and conducted out-reach programs to Latinos.

• Ohlone was awarded a federalTitle III grant that will be fundedfor the next five years, increasingfunding for varying programs andservices.

• The nursing program receiveda special award from VTEA.

• The Classified Senate was dis-solved and the CSEA and SEIUparticipated in shared governancein non-negotiated areas of consul-tation and staff involvement.

• The District received two eco-nomic grants for biotechnology andenvironmental sustainability prac-tices and programs at the collegeand private industry.

• The Department of Labor se-lected the Bay Area Biotech Con-

sortium. Ohlone College serves asthe lead educational institution, asthe first place winner for the 2005Recognition of Excellence Award.

• Ohlone received a state grantfor environmentally sustainablebusiness development in which staffmembers delivered 35 trainingevents serving over 400 profession-als in district and statewide.

• The registered nursing programreceived full national accreditation,the only Bay Area community col-lege to do so.

• A seismograph with computerinterface was acquired for geologyand oceanography classes.

• Ohlone College for Kids had arecord year with over 1,000 partici-pants from grades 4 through 9.

• The state-funded Child Devel-opment Center opened its doors inspring.

• In May, groundbreaking forthe new Newark campus occurred,followed by a gala celebration andlaunching of the Capital Campaignfor the Newark Campus.

• The Board approved a revisedMaster Site Plan for the FremontCampus. The Board also declared40 acres of surplus property andinvited developers to bring forthplans for private development of

the campus frontage and southernboundary.

• The Board also approved thedesign of the new student servicesbuilding.

• Campus Police installed 32surveillance cameras for constantmonitoring.

• Wooden stairs were replacedwith concrete along with the instal-lation of 11 ADA doors and twoADA ramps.

• Earth Day was celebrated inApril with staff and volunteers set-ting a goal for coming Earth Dayevents.

• Through grant funds, the ser-vices of an organization called TheNatural Step were acquired to con-duct a sustainability analysis forthe college.

• Ohlone’s Measure A construc-tion bonds were sold on the marketat a high premium, bringing in $110million, with $1 million going tofinancing costs, which were ab-sorbed by the premium made. Anadditional $4 million was returnedto taxpayers in early bonds retired.

• Over-all enrollment at Ohlonedropped, reflecting a trend set inthe entire Bay Area, but enrollmentof high school graduates at Ohloneincreased by 40 percent.

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Shovelsstart newcampusOhlone officials gavethe new Newark cam-pus a ceremonial startby breaking groundMay 24. From left areTrustees Dan Archer,Bill McMillin, GarrettYee, Ruthe Foster,Nick Nardolillo, BobBrunton and JohnWeed. In the back-ground is OhlonePresident DougTreadway.

Counseling Department andTransfer and Career Services willalso be located on the third level.

Plans for the Student ServicesCenter have been in the works for awhile; the board started discussingthe reconstruction in April of thisyear, explained Partice Birkedahl,the public information officer forthe school.

The building will cost approxi-mately $28 million and construc-tion is slated to begin in December2006. Construction will take ap-proximately 18 months, accordingto Birkedahl.

About three years ago, voterspassed the Measure A bond, whichwill fund the project.

This is not the first design thatthe board has seen; a series of threesets of designs have been presentedto the college President’s staff and

obscure to children’s fiction. Thecult favorite American Gods by NeilGaiman nestles alongside VladimirNabokov’s controversial master-piece Lolita, accompanied by tor-tured Philip Roth’s The Dying Ani-mal, Umberto Eco’s thoroughlyGothic The Name Of the Rose andJack Schaefer’s classic-hiding-as-Western Shane.

“We’re not working hardenough, trying hard enough - theyjust don’t know how to fight thefight,” Katona exhales, referring touninspiring literature teachers,“Students are smart, they’re look-ing to go further, deeper.”

Students and anyone interestedin doing so can find the book onAmazon.com and other retailers.The book is reportedly featured atBorders at the Fremont Hub.

Treadway lists recent college achievements

to the board members. Changeswere made to previous designs in-cluding the addition of the giantrotunda, the addition of an eleva-tor, and the integration of the build-ing with surrounding areas includ-ing the bus stop, and possible con-nections between the Services Cen-ter and Building 6.

One main feature of the buildingis the giant rotunda, which will bemade mostly of glass, allowingviews of the hills and possibly theBay, and will have a skylight toprovide a large amount of naturallight to all levels of the building.

The building has a more modernlook like that of the Gary Sorenson-Smith Center, making some of thefeedback from the board negative.

“[The building] looks out ofplace and it looks stuck on” saidboard member John Weed, com-plaining that it wouldn’t match.

“The building has evolved quitedramatically,” said Mangum. “Itfits the campus like a glove.”

The board members approvedthe Design Drawing phase of thebuilding at approximately 8 p.m.

Wednesday so that the WorkingDrawing and the ConstructionDocument phases may begin.

Trustees okay design for new student center

Artist’s concept of what the new building will look like from the parking lot.

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Katona hasnew book out