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The Mesa Press Volume 55, Issue 7 The Independent Student Publication of San Diego Mesa College v v September 11, 2012 facebook.com/themesapress twitter.com/themesapress www.mesapress.com Online OPINION FEATURES SPORTS Mesa wins first football game Page 8 True Food is all-natural alternative Page 5 Drinking not as bad as perceived Page 3 Fall draws moviegoers to theaters Page 6 Lauren J. Mapp/Editor-in-Chief Nguyen Do/Photo Editor Lauren J. Mapp/Editor-in-Chief Photo courtesy of International Business Times Construction task to be completed soon CAROLINA SOLIS Features Editor Lady Olympians stomp on Saddleback College in first volleyball match Nguyen Do/Photo Editor T he San Diego Community College District Police Department has appre- hended the culprit of the recent series of cell phone thefts occurring at San Diego Mesa College. Victims described the suspect as a black male, between the age of 19-25, approximately 5’10” - 6’0”, heavy build, with short black hair and brown eyes. The suspect has been reported to haven taken these phones when asking for directions on campus. When the suspect was done asking for direction, the suspect would pick up vic- tim’s cell phone. To prevent from future cases, the SDC S an Diego Mesa College ongoing con- struction of the new Student Services Facility, which is adjacent from the I- Building, is slated to be completed and open in October. “One of our challenges is to continue to teach and serve you and all of our students while we build and create a new state of the art campus,” Public Information Officer Lina Heil said. Business Administration Chair Mark Aba- jian teaches in classroom K201B, which is lo- cated directly across from the construction site of the Student Services Facility. “It’s like background noise to me now… like white noise. It’s more bothersome to the students,” Abajian said. The grand opening and ribbon cutting of the new Student Services Facility is tentatively scheduled to take place in the month of Oc- tober 2012 and the staff and faculty members currently housed in the Modular Village will be able move into the new facility, according to Vice President of Instruction and Coordina- tor of Construction Tim McGrath. The Student Services Facility will house Admissions, Financial Aid, Evaluations and Testing, Counseling, student government, Dis- ability Support Programs and Services (DSPS), Information and Outreach, classrooms, confer- ence areas and a Terrace Café. The project also includes a new express elevator between the lower parking lot and the upper campus, ac- cording to the San Diego Mesa College Prop S & N website. Dean of Social/Behavioral Science & Multicultural Studies Dr. Charles Anthony Zappia started teaching at Mesa College 26 years ago, and said that the conditions of Mesa College has changed greatly since then. “There was no air conditioning so it was stiflingly hot…the grounds were nice but the buildings were simply substandard,” Dr. Zap- pia said. “[The improvements are] long over- due, and very good, the new buildings going up and those that are planned and we have S an Diego Mesa College will be holding its semiannual event Club Rush on Sept. 10 – 12 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.—in which students have the opportunity to join or gain information of the numerous clubs on campus. The event will be held in the quad in front of the cafeteria. Student clubs ranges anywhere from cultural to academic, recreational to religious. A few examples include: the Black Student Union, Fashion Club, Fencing Club, Honors Club, In- tervarsity Christian Fellowship as well as Phi Theta Kappa. Kevin Dare, who agreed to under- take this years’ presidency of the Mesa Japan Club, decided to do so in order to push himself out of his “comfort zone.” “To do that you got to socialize and meet new people,” Dare said. Students seeking new connections and extracurricular participation have plenty of options to choose from. “Last year, we started out pretty strong. We had 42 clubs,” Senior Stu- dent Services Assistant Courtney Lee said. Lee will supervise Club Rush and advise the Mesa College Gamers’ Le- gion. “I helped create the Gamers’ Le- gion, not only because I play games myself, but because there’s a lot of game players on campus,” said Lee. “I was thinking if we got these guys orga- nized, there’s probably gonna’ be more we can do.” Clubs bring together students of common interest and are also benefi- cial on college applications as some provide opportunities for communal involvement, offer connections hard to come by and all while forming a social web for members along the way. When asked about some advantages that come with being a club member, John Reid, Sociology Major and Presi- dent of the BEAT Club (Bringing Edu- cation and Activism Together), echoed some of the virtues already mentioned. “You get to meet other like-minded people and if you’re interested in these sorts of things, I think it’s a great way of learning about these kinds of is- sues, if you don’t already know a lot. I personally think it’s rewarding to feel like you’re doing something, even if it’s only just a little. They say ‘Think globally, act locally,’ I think that’s its own reward. Other than that it might look good on applications to colleges, and you get to build relationships with teachers because a lot of the teachers are pretty supportive of what we’re trying to do,” Reid said. Campus police crack down on cellphone theft DERRICK MCGRATH Staff Writer Club Rush gives students access to campus activities HECTOR ERIBEZ Staff Writer See Construction, Page 7 Construction on the Student Services Building is making great strides in progress; the grand opening and ribbon cut- ting ceremony is scheduled to take place during the month of October, on Tuesday, Sep. 4, 2012. Nguyen Do/Photo Editor See Cell Phone, Page 7 one for my school that we will be breaking ground for in the spring, they’re functionally what we need in the sense that they provide the facilities that we’ve long lacked and aestheti- cally they are very attractive… I’m particulary proud of the social behavioral sciences build- ing that is a very nice design and eventually by 2017 when the entire Prop S & N build- ing campaign ends and this quadrangle you’ve probably heard about is finished in the middle of the campus it’s going to be a really beautiful place. I think it will be a place where students Lauren J. Mapp/Editor-in-Chief

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The Mesa PressVolume 55, Issue 7 The Independent Student Publication of San Diego Mesa Collegev v September 11, 2012

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Mesa wins first football game Page 8

True Food is all-natural alternativePage 5

Drinking not as bad as perceivedPage 3

Fall draws moviegoers to theaters Page 6

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Construction task to be completed soonCAROLINA SOLISFeatures Editor

Lady Olympians stomp on Saddleback College in first volleyball match

Nguyen Do/Photo Editor

The San Diego Community College District Police Department has appre-hended the culprit of the recent series of

cell phone thefts occurring at San Diego Mesa College.

Victims described the suspect as a black male, between the age of 19-25, approximately 5’10” - 6’0”, heavy build, with short black hair and brown eyes.

The suspect has been reported to haven taken these phones when asking for directions on campus. When the suspect was done asking for direction, the suspect would pick up vic-tim’s cell phone.

To prevent from future cases, the SDC

San Diego Mesa College ongoing con-struction of the new Student Services Facility, which is adjacent from the I-

Building, is slated to be completed and open in October.

“One of our challenges is to continue to teach and serve you and all of our students while we build and create a new state of the art campus,” Public Information Officer Lina Heil said.

Business Administration Chair Mark Aba-jian teaches in classroom K201B, which is lo-cated directly across from the construction site of the Student Services Facility.

“It’s like background noise to me now…like white noise. It’s more bothersome to the students,” Abajian said.

The grand opening and ribbon cutting of the new Student Services Facility is tentatively scheduled to take place in the month of Oc-tober 2012 and the staff and faculty members currently housed in the Modular Village will be able move into the new facility, according to Vice President of Instruction and Coordina-tor of Construction Tim McGrath.

The Student Services Facility will house Admissions, Financial Aid, Evaluations and Testing, Counseling, student government, Dis-ability Support Programs and Services (DSPS), Information and Outreach, classrooms, confer-ence areas and a Terrace Café. The project also includes a new express elevator between the lower parking lot and the upper campus, ac-

cording to the San Diego Mesa College Prop S & N website.

Dean of Social/Behavioral Science & Multicultural Studies Dr. Charles Anthony Zappia started teaching at Mesa College 26 years ago, and said that the conditions of Mesa College has changed greatly since then.

“There was no air conditioning so it was stiflingly hot…the grounds were nice but the buildings were simply substandard,” Dr. Zap-pia said. “[The improvements are] long over-due, and very good, the new buildings going up and those that are planned and we have

S an Diego Mesa College will be holding its semiannual event Club Rush on Sept. 10 – 12 from

8 a.m. to 1 p.m.—in which students have the opportunity to join or gain information of the numerous clubs on campus. The event will be held in the quad in front of the cafeteria.

Student clubs ranges anywhere from cultural to academic, recreational to religious. A few examples include: the Black Student Union, Fashion Club, Fencing Club, Honors Club, In-tervarsity Christian Fellowship as well as Phi Theta Kappa.

Kevin Dare, who agreed to under-take this years’ presidency of the Mesa Japan Club, decided to do so in order to push himself out of his “comfort zone.”

“To do that you got to socialize and meet new people,” Dare said.

Students seeking new connections and extracurricular participation have plenty of options to choose from.

“Last year, we started out pretty strong. We had 42 clubs,” Senior Stu-dent Services Assistant Courtney Lee said. Lee will supervise Club Rush and advise the Mesa College Gamers’ Le-gion.

“I helped create the Gamers’ Le-gion, not only because I play games

myself, but because there’s a lot of game players on campus,” said Lee. “I was thinking if we got these guys orga-nized, there’s probably gonna’ be more we can do.”

Clubs bring together students of common interest and are also benefi-cial on college applications as some provide opportunities for communal involvement, offer connections hard to come by and all while forming a social web for members along the way.

When asked about some advantages that come with being a club member, John Reid, Sociology Major and Presi-dent of the BEAT Club (Bringing Edu-cation and Activism Together), echoed some of the virtues already mentioned.

“You get to meet other like-minded people and if you’re interested in these sorts of things, I think it’s a great way of learning about these kinds of is-sues, if you don’t already know a lot. I personally think it’s rewarding to feel l ike you’re doing something, even if i t’s only just a li t t le. They say ‘Think globally, act locally,’ I think that’s its own reward. Other than that it might look good on applications to colleges, and you get to build relationships with teachers because a lot of the teachers are pretty supportive of what we’re trying to do,” Reid said.

Campus police crack down on cellphone theftDERRICK MCGRATHStaff Writer

Club Rush gives students access to campus activitiesHECTOR ERIBEZStaff Writer

See Construction, Page 7

Construction on the Student Services Building is making great strides in progress; the grand opening and ribbon cut-ting ceremony is scheduled to take place during the month of October, on Tuesday, Sep. 4, 2012.

Nguyen Do/Photo Editor

See Cell Phone, Page 7

one for my school that we will be breaking ground for in the spring, they’re functionally what we need in the sense that they provide the facilities that we’ve long lacked and aestheti-cally they are very attractive… I’m particulary proud of the social behavioral sciences build-ing that is a very nice design and eventually by 2017 when the entire Prop S & N build-ing campaign ends and this quadrangle you’ve probably heard about is finished in the middle of the campus it’s going to be a really beautiful place. I think it will be a place where students

Lauren J. Mapp/Editor-in-Chief

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The Word: How do you feel about Todd Akin’s statement?

“He’s probably all messed up.”“Is it because he would do this himself?”

“It’s ignorant of him.” “Damn, that’s crazy!”

Cameron Townsend, 29 Geology

Scott Kott, 24Undeclared

Rose Anne Villamaria, 19Vet Technician

Kim Middleton, 23Undeclared

Adriana Loza, 17Communications

“Everyone’s entitled to their opin-ion until it becomes a conflict of interest..”

Staff Editorial:

Social updates takes life away from realityWith the constant barrage of

status updates and posts from various social media outlets,

it’s easy for one succumb to FOMO (Fear of Missing Out). It’s prominent among society and has grown to be an epidemic.

FOMO is the anxiety that over-comes a person who has to constantly update Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or other social mediums of what they’re doing to compare them to updates from others to see if what they’re doing is better. It’s a competition for bragging rights and to see who is having a bet-ter night, with the winner being able to say, “You should’ve been there.”

People are so tied into their smart phones that they actually forget to or are unable to socialize amongst each other, which is showcased among teenagers, and even adults, whose main mean of commu-nication is through text rather than an actual phone call or a face-to-face conversation.

This can be easily seen throughout school campuses: a group of students sit-ting together at a table with all of them just staring at their phones. FOMO has even plagued restaurants, with people having to take pictures of every little thing their eating or drinking just to post them online.

It happens all the time. It’s not un-common (sadly) now to go to a party or a social gathering to see half (if not more) of the people there either on their phones updating their statuses or taking pictures to upload on Facebook for everyone to

see, then tagging everyone at the party. This just cries out, “Hey! Look at me!”

Rather than wasting time updat-ing social statuses, use that time to ac-tually be with your friends and fam-ily instead of worrying about trivial posts. Truly enjoy the moment, whether it’d be a party, a concert, an event, a trip, or even a simple meal, and forget about having to post it for others to see.

People nowadays are so dependent on social media outlets that they some-times forget to actually live their lives, but instead live vicariously through need-less posts, updates, and check-ins that glamorizes their persona. These posts are often (if not always) an exaggera-tion of what’s really going on, and are there to provide comfort, excitement, or even just to brag about one’s life.

Heck, these posts might even be pure fabrications to enrich or feed one’s self-esteem or ego. There’s no way of discerning which updates are true or false, and so because of this, social me-dia outlets provide a second life–a fan-tasy life, for those who wish to (or need to) concoct one. The online social pro-file becomes more of a character than an actual representation of the person.

This is when the line separat-ing fantasy from reality becomes blurred, and what is left is just a shell of a life– a shallow image only to be displayed without any profound rea-soning, much like reality television.

Congressman Akin’s comments spark disputeSHANNON SMITHStaff Writer

Recently a Republican rep-resentative shocked the entire country on a St.

Louis television station KTVI-TV by contradicting science and stating the body’s defense mech-anisms adapted to the individual. The Republican Party wants to take away a woman’s personal, bodily right to choose abortion for herself.

“If it’s legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. But let’s assume that maybe that didn’t work or something. I think there should be some punishment, but the punishment ought to be on the rapist and not attacking the child,” said Con-

gressman Todd Akin of Mis-souri.

Akin talks about putting pun-ishment on the rapist and not on the child, yet fails to mention the victims of rape who find them-selves pregnant with their rapist’s child. He fails to acknowledge that the victims of these crimes would bear the punishment if they were forced to bring their pregnancies to term.

Akin tried to backpedal, meaning to say forcible rape in-stead of legitimate rape. If this were the case, it still shows a fun-damental lack of knowledge of the female reproductive system. Akin and the Republican Party want to take away the women’s rights of making decisions for their own bodies without even

fully understanding the rights they are taking away.

Akin is not alone in these be-liefs, nor is he the first Republican to demonstrate such ignorance.

“The facts show that people who are raped - who are truly raped - the juices don’t flow, the body functions don’t work and they don’t get pregnant,” said Re-publican Rep. Henry Aldridge of North Carolina.

In this day and age where there is a wealth of knowledge readily available at the click of a button, it is baffling to think there are still elected officials that hold these beliefs. It is a scary thought that a group of elected officials want to make laws based on facts founded on pseudoscience and assumptions.

Advising ProfessorJanna Braun

“The odds that a woman who is raped will get pregnant are one in millions and millions and millions,” said Republican Rep. Stephen Freind of Pennsyl-vania.

The idea that a woman can-not get pregnant from being raped is preposterous. Studies have found that pregnancy occurs roughly five percent of the time, resulting in over 30,000 unnec-essary pregnancies due to rape annually. Elected officials are ignoring these facts and trying to control a woman’s choice over her own body.

Republican women are not safe from the ignorance spouted by the Republican Party.

“I actually think that a wom-an conceiving during rape is so

completely rare that, I mean, it almost doesn’t happen,” said Em-ily Jarms, a delegate of the Re-publican National Convention in Oregon.

The Republican Party has re-cently shown their complete lack of knowledge regarding women’s reproductive health. If in power, the Republican Party will take away the bodily sovereignty of thousands of women using lies and misinformation in place of scientific facts.

It’s a direct violation of our rights as Americans, and the citizens cannot allow this to happen. It is a woman’s right to make choices for her own body, and the government should not be able to take that away from women.

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Smart phones vs the people

Drinking should be accepted as a college social pastime

College is a time in a student’s life to become further educated, have an increase in responsibil-

ity and explore everything college has to offer and much of that experience in-volves the social aspect of drinking.

Drinking and college practically go hand and hand. Drinking can be seen as a stress reliever from the rigors of home-work, difficult tests and choosing a ma-jor. The majority of students being ages 18 to 24 make up the student body and some partake in this sort of stress relief.

Another reason why college stu-dents tend to drink is that there may never be another time to live life to the fullest and have fun doing so. After col-lege, students enter the real world and begin to work to make a good living. Of-ten times their jobs consume them and the job becomes the main responsibil-ity while being social takes a back seat.

The drinking age is 21 in these Unit-ed States but people tend to experiment, or rebel for short, and start consuming al-cohol as early as high school. This offers lots of risks including binge drinking and getting cited for possession.

According to the Center for Science in the Public Interest, “ binge drinking negatively affects college students’ aca-demic performance, social relationships and health.” They classify binge drink-ing as consuming five drinks for men

CURTIS MANLAPIGSports Editor

and four for women in a two-hour period.Drinking in excessive amounts often

lead to problems. Avoid it by walking away from that third beer pong game or taking a break from drinking every time Barney wore the duck tie on “How I Met Your Mother”.

With the bad comes the good. Hav-ing a drink from time to time can be re-laxing and lead to creating relationships with people. It also has the sense of ad-venture. Not knowing where life will take you in one night has a sort of fun factor that many people want to experience.

Drinking can be fun as long as its in moderation, in a controlled environment and those involved do not drive. Drink-ing and driving has become an epidemic recently and the police have been crack-ing down by increasing checkpoints. More and more young adults are getting DUI’s and the consequences are major.

The biggest risk with driving drunk is that the driver puts everyone around him or her at risk of possible injury or death. According to DUI consequences.org, first time offenders “ are looking at fines, possible jail time, a license suspen-sion, community service and mandatory attendance at alcohol and drug educa-tion classes.” This is a serious crime that can easily be cut down by people tak-ing it easy when it comes to drinking.

There are ways to control drinking to where someone does not get overly

JAY GARCIAOpinion Editor

No matter where you are or who you’re with, you will com-monly see someone parading

around with a smart phone. But most likely, these smart phones are being op-erated by not-so-smart people and aren’t being used to their full capabilities.

Smartphones have definitely come a long way from Sidekicks and Palm Tre-os. There is a great deal of learning to be done in order to be able to know how an operating system functions, such as an iPhone, Android, or Windows. Each is distinct and unique in its own way.

If you’re not prepared to learn the operating sys-tem and basic troubleshoot-ing for your device then it might not be the best for you. I see this constantly be-ing the case, as owners want a friend,

family member, or coworker to help them out with the issue. The same goes with the terminology and concepts that can confuse the owner, such as apps or widgets. Each device and operating system works differently from one an-other. Just because you get apps on your iPhone, doesn’t mean you can get them on your Android tablet and vice versa.

With the Internet being such a won-derful resource that can educate non-tech savvy owners with the basics required to enjoy your smart phone, it is baffling to see people unable to research to learn the basic functions of their smart phone.

I currently have an iPhone 3GS, which is about three years old now. An-cient in terms of technology, but I am still able look up local merchants or send emails on it. So when I see people with far better smart phones than mine not be-ing able to look up an address or know

what time something closes, it frustrates me. Having such a powerful resource in your hand and not knowing how to use it is like owning a Lamborghini but not knowing how to drive. What’s the use?

What makes a smart phone remark-able is that even though my phone is over three years old, I can still download an app and bring it up to speed. Remember that it’s not the phone that makes the person but how the person utilizes the phone. Years ago our phones were in their infancy with the term like apps, touch screens and GPS. These days these things should empower the owner by being able to look up the next movie showing, make your reservation, and enjoy your evening all on your phone.

Smart phones, nonetheless, are won-derful tools to help make everything easier for us. That’s not to say that simply pur-chasing one will make your life instantly better, unless you know what you’re doing. But if you don’t know anything and are simply jumping ship, be prepared to learn how to swim with the technological current or else you will drown in the sea of Nokias.

Editor-in-Chief / Lauren J. Mapp

belligerent. Eating before drinking and spacing out drinks with water are two ways to avoid getting drunk. Bring cash so that there is a limit to how much you drink. This writer’s personal favorite is to dance while drinking. It keeps you mov-ing which lessens the effect of alcohol and no matter how silly or embarrassing it may be, just remember that your hav-ing fun and that is really what its all about.

Drinking alcohol can be about hav-

ing a good time with other people. Yes, it can lead to serious health and school problems but when done in moderation, it can be a great way to let loose and be stress free for a few hours. Don’t drink and drive and don’t binge drink. Noth-ing positive can come out of those situa-tions. If you’re going to drink have fun, be in a controlled environment and take a sip every time Barney yells SUIT UP.

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Art questions moralsNICOLE D. ZUELKEStaff Writer

Committing one of the seven dead-ly sins according to the Catholic Church will destroy one’s grace

and charity. What will these seven accom-plished artists from around the globe di-vulge for you in the “Seven Deadly Sins” exhibition? Surely those who are lusting to attend will soon be spreading their con-jectures around campus.

From the early 14th century, Euro-pean artists were incorporating the seven deadly sins into their creations: lust, glut-tony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride.

“The concept of ‘The Seven Deadly Sins’ seems far-fetched now a days to most people” says Beate Bermann-Enn, curator of the exhibition which is to be held Sept. 6 - Oct.1 in room D-101 and the Gallery Courtyard.

The opening reception was Thursday Sept. 6 from 5-7 p.m., and included five of the seven artists exhibited and a pre-sentation by Art History Professor Beate Bermann-Enn.

The artists, Phyllis Davidson, Mari-

anela de la Hoz, Peter Zokosky, Doug Sutherland, Gene Flores, Henning von Berg, and Alexia Markarian, are from all over the United States and even as far as Germany.

Henning Von Berg spends half the year in Germany and the other half in Los Angeles compiling pieces for his favorite themes “Character Portraits” and “Nude Studies.” Berg captures his imagery using the various California landscapes

When asked if he sees his work as a tool for communication, Henning replied, “[Absolutely,] yes. Several of my public art happenings inspired discussions about traditions, taboos, gender play, laws, and tolerance.”

Von Berg considers “Character Por-traits” and “Nude Studies” his favorite themes to shoot.

From the ancient medium of egg tempera to a video projection flashing the political sins of society, we can expect to see a bold twist of surrealism portraying the Cardinal Sins.

Campus recitals teach students about musical performancesASHLEY MANNStaff Writer

San Diego Mesa College’s weekly Musical Recital Hour is back to show the community the latest tal-

ent in music today. The recitals are lo-cated in C119 in the Music Department building every Wednesday at 12:45pm and are free to the public.

Many of the artists that perform are faculty from the Music Department, along with many local professionally trained art-ists. The musical recitals, which is spon-sored by Bumble Bee Foods, LLC. for fall 2012 semester, beginning on August 29th and running until December 12th.

The first concert featured Lynn Men-doza-Khan, soprano, who is a classically trained professional singer and vocal in-structor. She has worked with the San Diego Junior Theatre for the past five years. Accompaniment included Kenneth Herman on grand piano. He works with Mendoza-Khan at the First Unitarian Uni-versalist Church of San Diego.

The opera pieces that were performed were by musicians from European nations and the continent of South America, and were written during the 19th century. The artists that were preformed were Heitor Villa-Lobos, Joaquin Rodrigo, Fernando

J. Obradors, Manuel de Falla, Jayme Ovalle, Antonin Dvorak and Giacomo Puccini. The highly of Mendoza-Khan’s performance, was a piece by Stefano Donaudy entitled Amorosi miei giorni, which is a very popular aria that consists of 36 pieces.

The Music Department offers the music recital as a 0.5 unit class during the fall semester and the name of the class is Music 123 Recital Hour, in which the school’s catalog describes it as “a series of live musical events in a variety of styles, including traditional classical mu-sic as well as music from diverse cultures. Presentations feature well-known inter-national performers, music faculty and music student performers. Students in this course participate by active listening and completing a workbook that describes and assesses their musical experiences and perceptions.”

The next performances will be locat-ed in the Music Building in room C119, with George Svoboda and Romantic Guitar on September 12, Third Story on September 19, The Hausmann Quartet on September 26, and Benedetti/Svoboda, Guitar Duo on October 3.

‘Mirror Gazer’ lets listeners gaze onNGUYEN DOPhoto Editor

Onuinu, the stage name of Dorian Duvall, will be releasing his first album titled “Mirror Gazer” on

Sept. 11 (digital), after delay from its August date. The hard copies will be re-leased on September 25.

Dorian Duvall is an indie electronica producer hailing from Portland, Oregon. Onuinu was on tour with fellow Portland band, Yacht, earlier this year and now ini-tiating another nationwide tour with Ty-cho. He draws his influences from artists such as David Bowie, Brian Eno, J-Dilla, Madlib and Sun Ra.

Onuinu is a self-proclaimed disco-hop producer and “Mirror Gazer” does not let go of that signature disco-hop feel. Duvall does not hesitate to bring catchy guitar loops and reverberated vocals to the table. The sound that Duvall has pro-duced really is a unique blend of electro-

pop synth lines and funky four-on-the-floor disco beats.

“Ice Palace” is a great example of a song that exemplifies this modern sound – it is reminiscent of songs from Washed Out’s sophomore album, “Life of Leisure”. The synthesizer on this track blends well with the vocals; all of the sounds build up to create a gratifying combination of digital resonance.

“Always Awkward” is a track that shows its disco-hop influence. The song begins with a looping guitar riff, groovy bassline and the very-familiar 808 clap. This clap sound adds a indisputable posi-tive note, letting listeners easily keep time with the beat.

“Mirror Gazer” by Onuinu is a must-buy, must-l isten album to be available for download on Sept. 11.

Photo courtesy of onuinu.bandcamp.com

This painting titled “Abattoir” (Wrath) by Phyllis Davidson provides an interesting take on slaughterhouses.

Nguyen Do/Photo Editor

“Lust I” by Henning Von Berg supplies a unique look on a typically male-dominated society.

Nguyen Do/Photo Editor

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LAUREN J. MAPPEditor-in-Chief

True Food Kitchen impresses locavore fanatics

When choosing a restaurant to dine at, the general rules of thumb are to avoid establish-

ments in malls and chain restaurants, but True Food Kitchen bites its thumb at both of those rules.

True Food – located in Fashion Valley Mall at 7007 West Fashion Valley, Suite 394 – is the newest addition to San Diego’s all-natural food scene and puts traditional mall food court fare to shame.

A pristinely clean restaurant with an open kitchen welcomes customers into True Food, transporting them away from the bustling mall scene and into a relax-ing dining experience like none other. Small potted succulent plants are perched on each of the tables, and if you sit at the bar, a piece of whole fruit will weigh down your check.

Local-eats friendly quotes from famed foodies such as Alice Waters and Michael Pollan adorn the walls. Pollan’s quote shows how committed True Food’s staff is in terms of promoting locally grown and natural food: “If it came from a plant, eat it. If it was made in a plant, don’t.”

One such example of this ideology in practice is evident when it’s time to order a drink. If you are looking to wash down your meal with a high fructose corn syrup-laden soft drink, then you’re out of luck. True Food’s non-alcoholic drink menu consists of handcrafted beverages that are both tasty and nourishing.

A mixture of fresh juices and ginger syrup puts the sweet and ever so slightly kicked up apple carrot tonic at the top of the drink list. The medicine man – an antioxidant-rich drink – features sea buck-thorn, a berry high in vitamin C, alongside triple brewed black tea, pomegranate juice, muddled blueberries and a splash of soda water.

Years of supermarket knockoffs of a traditional Mediterranean snack do not

do justice to the protein-packed, chickpea dish of hummus. True Food’s herb hum-mus is flavorful on its own, yet is topped with grape tomatoes, cucumbers, kalamata olives, feta cheese and marinated red onion slices, putting it at forefront for its kind in San Diego.

True Food’s caramelized onion tart with dried black figs, smoked garlic and gorgonzola cheese is another must-try item. Though a little on the small size, this thin, four-sliced flatbread serves as a per-fect amuse bouche if you’re sharing, or a great appetizer for solo diners.

Try the pillows of white truffle-in-

fused, edamame dumplings for a truly unique experience. Served with daikon radish and a delicate broth with whole eda-mame beans, this dish entices your taste buds and readies them for the entrée.

An artichoke and asparagus flatbread pizza is a nice segue from the dumplings. The crust is brushed with a simple olive oil sauce, and the light sprinkling of cheese complements the vegetables without over-powering them.

Carnivores will want to give the bi-son burger a go – especially since it can be served rare. On its flaxseed bun with mush-rooms, onion, Parmesan and mayonnaise,

it is also paired with a sweet potato hash and kale salad tossed in lemon vinaigrette, breadcrumbs and Parmesan cheese.

No meal is complete without a bite of dessert, and True Food’s olive oil and al-mond tart with yogurt and blackberries will (probably) not bite back. Slightly sweet with an almond aftertaste reminiscent of amaretto, the tart’s crispy edges make it all the better.

True Food may be a little on the pricy side, but knowing that your meal wasn’t engineered in a factory and shipped in the form of canned goods to the restaurant is well worth making a return trip.

True Food Kitchen’s robust bison burger is a great, lean alternative to beef. Served on a flaxseed bun with a side of sweet potato hash and kale salad, this dish is both mouthwatering and well-balanced.

Lauren J. Mapp/Editor-in-Chief

High fructose corn syrup is absent from the drinks at True Food, and is replaced with all-natural sodas and juices. True Food’s carrot apple ginger tonic is a great way to bump up your vitamin intake without losing the flavor that one hopes for in a mixed drink - even a non-alcoholic one.

Lauren J. Mapp/Editor-in-Chief

The olive oil almond tart at True Food leaves a final impression on diners, enticing them to return again soon.

Lauren J. Mapp/Editor-in-Chief

JAY GARCIAOpinion Editor

Apps aid student studies

San Diego Mesa College students utilize technology for nearly every-thing these days - the most common

being texting which has been on the rise since early 2000.

Now these devices have become the new lifeline on which we rely a great deal. Students should be aware that there are more ways of using a phone aside from texting. There are applications that help out with school work tremendously. The applications below are Mesa Press’ essen-tials for a successful fall semester.

Although most of the applications list-ed are for Apple brand devices, you’ll also find some applications for the Android op-erating system and Windows based phones.

The Blackboard application is vital for those Mesa College students that are tak-ing online classes as this application will enable access to your assignments, grades, discussion boards and save files from the system. The convenience is the key fea-ture here since most of us carry our smart phones with us wherever we go. That being said, turning in homework late is a thing of the past.

Best of all, this application is free and will download to both the iPhone and iPad.

Edmodo is a free application for all iOS and Android devices and makes shar-

ing ideas with your instructor a breeze. This application is highly recommended to those who don’t have online classes but want some sort of digital enrichment to their class. This app is vital to those in-structors wanting to branch into the digital age but don’t want to deal with Blackboard as this app is only specific to the class you’d like. Students are sure to appreciate how easily they can get in touch with their professor.

iTunes U is a phenomenal application that works best with the iPad and allows students to get an Ivy League education without having to pay any tuition. There’s no limit to what you may learn with iTunes U as you can search for any topic you’d like to learn and the school will allow you to view their recorded sessions. Occasion-ally, the instructor uploads homework so that the person viewing the recorded ses-sion immerses themselves fully into this learning experience. This app is also free and works on both iPhone and iPad and is kept in sync with iCloud.

ThinkBook is an iPad exclusive that takes advantage of its bigger screen by al-lowing you to write out a plan, outline your next essay and take notes as well. This app

See Ed Apps, Page 7

ANDREW FERNANDEZStaff Writer

Minimal pop in ‘Coexist’

Three years after their popular and critically acclaimed self-tilted LP, the XX (stylized as “xx”) release

their sophomore album “Coexist”. Formed in London in 2008, the group

emerged in the music scene with a splash and rode on the wave of success after the debut of their first album, titled “XX” in 2009.

The minimalist pop style with catchy R&B beats captured new audiences with their unique sound in an era of loud con-voluted electronic and pop music. World tours and performances ensued including the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Fes-tival and the Glastonbury Festival of Con-temporary Performing Arts.

The album title, “Coexist”, suits the gentle and calming moods echoed in each track. The first two tracks, “Angels” and “Chained”, have already been released as singles and can be heard on YouTube. They give a sample of the album and show a step in the same direction from their first album. Deep rhythm and bass with minimal sound tag alongside the soothing vocals and harmonies of Oliver Sim and Romy Croft.

In “Angels”, Romy Croft sings a min-imalist love song, keeping it simple with a touch of guitar, drums, and bass and ending

with her voice singing “love, love, love”. “Chained” includes a minor drum and bass beat, electronic hues following the track with the duo singing “we use to get closer than this, is it something you miss?” and a short catchy guitar solo before ending.

The xx retain their unique sound throughout the album touching each track with a simple intricacy and showing that less can be more. “Coexist” includes less upbeat tracks than “XX” and more down tempo sounds, which relax and ease the mood. They never stray too far from their original LP sound but there could have

See The XX, Page 7

“Coexist” releases on the iTunes Store Sept. 11, 2012.

Photo courtesy of thexx.info

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Top movies coming this FallJOE LLORINFeatures Editor

Ask anyone - this summer has been one of the hot-test we’ve ever experi-

enced- and not just literally. It’s been a sizzling year in

a wide assortment of categories like politics, science, sports and of course, movies. “The Dark Knight Rises” and “The Aveng-ers” alone made almost $2.6 billion worldwide. Sadly, the summer will soon be coming to a close, but don’t put away that sunblock just yet, moviegoers. Films set to hit theatres this fall keep the heat coming with a wide lineup of sure-to-be blockbust-ers. Among the luxuriance of movies to release this fall, these are the films that will be leading the charge to the box office.

5. “The Perks of Being a Wall-flower” – Sept. 21

• Based on the 1999 book by Stephen Chbosky, the film adaptation has a plethora of both distinguished and rising stars, such as Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Paul Rudd and Dylan McDermott. The story revolves around the shy and isolated Charlie (played by Lerman) as he attempts to survive the tribu-lations of high school. The film is to follow the book’s storyline, as the movie adaptation is both written and directed by Chbosky.

4. “Looper” – Sept. 28• Taking place in the future

of 2047, Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays the role of Joseph Simmons, a “looper.” A looper is an agent who uses the method of time traveling to track down, kill and dispose of any targets assigned to him. It is a looper’s absolute duty to ensure that their targets do not escape. But when he is to track down his

future self (Bruce Willis), he must reach within himself to fin-ish the job.

3. “Life of Pi” – Nov. 21• Ang Lee, the director of

several Oscar nominated films like “Brokeback Mountain” and “Crouching Tiger Hidden Drag-on” returns to the limelight with his interpretation of “Life of Pi,” based off of the 2001 novel writ-ten by Yann Martel. After sur-viving the crash of his parents’ freighter ship, Piscine “Pi” Patel finds himself on the journey of his adolescent life.

He finds odd company in a Bengal tiger as the pair embarks on a quest across the vast Pacif-ic Ocean, with Pi learning more about life and spirituality each step of the way.

2. “Wreck-It Ralph” – Nov. 2 • From the minds of Walt Dis-

ney Animations Studios comes “Wreck-It Ralph,” the story of a video game villain who simply wants to show the world that he can be a good guy after growing weary of being bad all the time. The film features an excellent vo-cal cast, including John C. Reilly, Jane Lynch and Sarah Silverman.

Behind the screen is director Rich Moore, who is noteworthy for his work on “Futurama” and “The Simpsons,” so movie goers can expect to have a good laugh while enjoying that classic Dis-ney charm.

1. “Red Dawn” – Nov. 21• After a long three years of

production and surviving the fi-nancial troubles that impeded the film’s creation, “Red Dawn” fi-nally hits theatres in late Novem-ber, two years after its intended release. A remake of the original 1984 film, “Red Dawn” takes place in a small town in Wash-ington where all hell breaks loose when an invasion by North Korea occurs.

In the midst of chaos, three young men- Robert Morris (played by Josh Hutcherson) and brothers Jed and Matt Eckhert (played by Chris Hemsworth and Josh Peck respectively)- lead the charge to fight for their freedom and way of life.

Bay gets festiveKYLA BROWN Staff Writer

The 18th annual Pacific Islander Festival is geared up to party island style through live music,

dance performances and mouthwatering food Sept. 22-23 at Ski Beach in Mission Bay.

The festival will begin at 9 a.m. Satur-day and will host continuous performances and events through 3p.m. Sunday. The event is free to the public and will promote the people and cultures of Melanesia, Mi-cronesia and Polynesia.

Professional bands and dance perfor-mances representing a wide variety of Pa-cific Island cultures will draw big crowds.

San Diego Mesa College’s own Senior Secretary of the School of Arts and Lan-guages Ruth San Filippo will be perform-

ing with the Pride of Polynesia at 12:45 p.m. Saturday. The dance group has per-formed throughout San Diego at venues such as the Del Mar Fairgrounds and is known for their bright costumes, authentic Polynesian dance routines and live music.

Over 100 vender booths will offer hearty island style food, arts and crafts and Pacific Islander items for sale. Hawaiian shaved ice is guaranteed to be a favorite.

Parking is available at the Sunrunner parking lot off of Sea World Drive and at Hospitality Point on Quivera Blvd. A shut-tle service will be available for $1 round trip. With over 25,000 expected attendees it is sure to be a blast, so grab your Hawai-ian lei, a beach chair and an umbrella and head on over to Mission Bay.

Photo from ‘Life of Pi,’ courtesy of flicksandbits.com

Photo from ‘Red Dawn,’ courtesy of shockya.com

Photo from ‘Wreck-It Ralph,’ courtesy of mix108.com

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Cell PhoneContinued from page 1

SDCCDPD released a bulletin on how to keep belongings safe.

“Remember to always keep your belongings near you at all times,” Officer Shar Hariri of the SDCCDPD said.

Students are being more aware and careful with their pos-sessions while on campus.

“I keep my phone in my pocket at all times,” Mesa Col-lege student Randy Chandarath said.

“I leave my laptop and my cellphone in my bag pack, and I always have my bag pack with me,” Mesa College student Hue Vo said.

The suspect was able to take advantage of the cell phone being un-guarded. However, the mesa police have apprehended a sus-pect, based on good information by the victims.

Officer Shard Hariri did note however “it is an on going inves-tigation”. They are also commit-ting patrols on the Mesa campus to prevent cell phone theft.

is your one stop for productive class time. A feature that sets ThinkBook apart from other apps is its ability to adapt to the user by noticing what the user is doing most then suggesting what might follow.

Mesa College students should see about downloading some if not all of these applica-

tions so that the school year is more organized and the student has some direction in succeed-ing with their endeavors. Al-though there are more applica-tions constantly being created these have thus far gained more momentum with their ability to help students organize them-selves.

Ed AppsContinued from page 5

never been any need to consider-ing the popularity of it.

“Reunion” and “Sunset” are two of the tracks along with “Chained” that are reminiscent of the more catchy beats heard on “XX”. The tracks resonate an intimate relationship between two lovers now lost, with lyrics such as “Did I see you, see me, in a new light? Never not ever again”, in “Reunion” and “after

The XXContinued from page 5

all that we had, we act live we had never met” in “Sunset”. The sad-dening lyrics cast a dark light but are overshadowed with the soft voices and beats in each track that convey an easing mood.

“Coexist” is a little less catchy and charming than their first self-titled album, but is still definitely worth a listen for those looking for smooth R&B with a slight pop touch to it. “Coexist” is available now through Young Turk Records.

will want to spend some time which is not the case in present.”

According to McGrath, dur-ing the Christmas break materials and classes normally held in the H-Building will be relocated to the Modular Village. The Math

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and Sciences building being built near Mesa College LRC is 50 percent to completion in con-struction. It is scheduled to be completed Fall 2013 and open for student and staff use Spring 2014. Other construction in the future

will include a renovation of the second floor of the LRC which will include a language lab, six classrooms, UN space for stu-dents to practice the languages they are learning, a campus front door, clock, and coffee shop.

Map courtesy of Mesa Communication Services

Crime ReportAugust 21•Suicide Threat 10:20 a.m. Threat made by student who then walked out to an unknown location. Oc-curred at L-504.•Sick/Injured Person 9:30 p.m. Vehicle almost hit student at ten-nis courts. The student had to dive out of the way, banging up his knee. Two male subjects in the vehicle – no description – blacked out windows.

August 28•Trespassing 9:30 a.m. Subject wanted to speak to the class, was permitted, and ranted about how the Navy was polluting the envi-ronment. Subject left the area in an unknown direction. Occurred at I-300.

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The Mesa women’s soccer team kicked off the 2012 season against El Camino College on September 4

at Mesa College and the game ended in a 0-0 tie.

With a roster made up of predomi-nantly freshmen, some might feel a little uneasy about Mesa women’s soccer this season. Despite only three sophomores re-turning, the team looks as though it will be able to contend for a winning record.

The Lady Olympians are a young team that haven’t been playing together long. With a roster made up of predominantly freshmen, some might feel a little uneasy about Mesa women’s soccer this season. Despite only three sophomores returning, the team looks as though it will be able to contend for a winning record.

They showed impressive communica-tion and ball movement in spite of being a young team. It would be easy to assume that a new line-up might struggle with such a task. However, the chemistry between the team didn’t look new at all. Prior to

the game on Tuesday, the Mesa women’s soccer team spent the weekend in Ventura. Head coach Todd Curran commented on the road-trip, “we started to play a little better soccer and trust each other more, on and off the field.” The team didn’t get the wins they would have liked that weekend, but their chemistry has been growing ever since.

While Mesa only has three returning players, they only have one returning start-er. Sydney Blackman and Joanna Ortega are both coming off of injuries that kept them out last season. This means that the only returning player from the 2011 Mesa starting line-up is defender, Tiffany Ysassi.

It wasn’t hard to tell that Ysassi had previous game experience. She did a great job in assisting her defense in stopping El Camino’s offense. She also stepped up and took every corner kick for Mesa. Although none of them were turned into goals, she delivered them all with great skill.

Despite keeping the ball on El Cami-no’s half for the majority of the first forty-

Young team with a lot of kick, excited for the seasonKIMMY BLOOMStaff Writer

As football season is finally upon us, the Mesa Olympians began the 2012 season with a 24-8 victory

over the Los Angeles Southwest College on Sept. 1 for the season opener on their home field.

Since winning the 2008 American Mountain Conference Championship, the Olympians have not had much success in their recent seasons. Rivals such as Gross-mont College and Southwestern College are tough competitors when attempting to win this conference. Mesa, though, still is feeling confident about their chances of beating Grossmont this season after the thrilling game in which Mesa won by just a few points. When talking about the most anticipated matchup for the team this year, freshman lineman, Brandon Kelly said, “Grossmont is planning on getting revenge from last year when they only lost by 3 points, but we are a strong team this year and are not going to let that happen.”

Coach Henry Browne is in his 18th season here coaching the Mesa Olympians and his 21st in the district as he coached at City College prior to joining Mesa. When asked about the team’s goals for the sea-son, Coach Browne stated, “we want to go into every game with a chance to win, and our goal is to go 1-0 each week.” Coach Browne made it known that he wants his team to continue to progress each week. He later stated, “each week we start fresh and if we had a good game last week we can’t become complacent.”

After the Olympians were able to end their 16-year drought of winning against the Grossmont Griffins last season, the team is looking to continue their success against their closest rival. After an accom-plishment such as beating Grossmont last season, the Olympians feel confident going into the season that they can build on pre-vious success and increase their win total from a year ago.

It took almost an entire quarter for the Olympians to warm up, however, in the

Mesa defense stingy, offense airs it out toward first victory on the schedulePATRICK BALTHROP JRStaff Writer

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five minutes, the game remained scoreless. Each team went to their opposing sides, both looking worn out as the sun beat down on the playing field.

Momentum seemed to change in the second half in favor of El Camino. Mesa’s freshman goalkeeper Elizabeth Stabile was getting more action than in the first half. While Mesa’s passing relays between one another were still present in the second, they weren’t as often, and they weren’t enough. El Camino had stepped their game up, and were winning more possessions. Though Mesa wasn’t playing as strongly as they had in the first half, they would not back down and the game would end in a 0-0 tie.

As expected, neither team seemed to be very happy with the outcome of the match. Nonetheless, the young Mesa women’s soccer team’s potential is plenti-ful. Mix this with an experienced and suc-cessful head coach and Mesa College can once again, expect to see some well played soccer this season.

last minute of the first quarter, freshman quarterback Joe Kennedy threw a deep touchdown pass down the middle of the field to sophomore wide receiver Stephen Sousa for the team’s first touchdown of the season. Once the team got going there was seemingly no answer to stopping their of-fense or defense.

A stand out player on the Olympians offense was sophomore wide receiver Cruz Navarro. Mid-way through the second quarter, the Olympians stretched the lead to 14 on a reverse play that opened up the left side of the field for Navarro to run free-ly to the end zone. After two quarters of play, the Olympians held a 17-0 lead over their opponents and had to feel confident about their chances of sealing up a win.

Although the Olympians appeared to have the momentum going into the sec-ond half, it was actually their opponents that came out of the locker room moving the ball effectively. As the Cougars were amidst a seemingly methodical drive, lead-ing them all the way to the goal line, it was halted by the defense of the Olympians. The team’s defense did not allow a touch-down until the fourth quarter when their opponents were finally able to get into the end zone.

A defensive standout was sophomore linebacker, Kris Kemper. Kemper proved to be a problem for the opposing offensive line as well as many others on this defense as they were able to bring down the quar-terback and created interceptions that se-

cured the victory. After their opponents scored a touchdown and converted the two-point conversion, it appeared that the Olympians would have to tighten up one more time if they wanted to win the game.

When the team needed a stop late in the game to end the Cougars’ momen-tum, they were able to take advantage of a flawed pass by the opposing quarterback by intercepting a pass that killed the Cou-gars hopes of a late game comeback.

The season started on a high note and they will look to get better from here on out. The team’s next game is an away matchup at Grossmont College as the team looks to improve their record to 2-0 for the season.

Mesa football’s special teams players practice kicking field goals and other plays during practice, on Thursday Sep. 6.

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