VVC RamPage Vol. 33 Issue 2

RamPage March 9 2012 Volume 33 No 2

Victor Valley College

ldquoNothing is as obnoxious as other peoples luckrdquo -F Scott Fitzgerald

In the middle of the desert

with the Wal-Mart Distribu-

tion Center as its closest

neighbour a new Victor Val-

ley College facility featuring

some of the latest training

equipment for the emergency

service fields has opened for

students

Previously VVCs fire

fighting program relied on

public agencies to donate

buildings set to be demolished

to do a live burn simulation

once a year

Now thanks to the new mul-

ti-faceted facility being con-

structed not only can VVC students use

this facility for all of the disciplines in

medical services fire fighting and ad-

ministration of justice but also outside

agencies can rent the facility for usage

ldquoItrsquos great to have these kinds of assets

available in one place to everyone in the

communityrdquo said fire-fighter-in-

training Johnathan Haase

Theres a nine-lane state-of-the-art

indoor shooting range for live and virtu-

al fire simulations and a five-story burn

tower thats believed to be the largest in

the state These new training areas will

test the skill level of the students under

new and more realistic circumstances

Now we can work together here in

doing scenario training The cops pull up

to the scene we call in the paramedics

we call in fire -- there [are] all kinds of

training we couldnt do before said

Michael Visser administration of justice

professor

Its the first major construction project

completed through Measure JJ the

$2975 million bond measure approved

by voters in 2008 The bond measure is

costing taxpayers $20 per $100000 of

assessed property

value annually until

the bond is paid off

with interest which

will take an estimat-

ed 30 to 35 years

Recently the VVC

officials predict that

the new $316 mil-

lion facility will

grow into an elite

training center for

public safety profes-

sionals throughout

the state Its the first

time that VVCs pro-

grams in administra-

tion of justice emer-

gency medical ser-

vices and fire sci-

ence will be in one centralized location

Having this new facility will impact

how much more efficient our emergency

services fields will be well-rounded for

all different types of situations that men

and women will encounter in the future

The college will be hosting a grand

opening celebration on April 21 which

includes tours and demonstrations for

the audience

VVC Public Safety Training Center Opened in Victorville

Fire academy students in formation and ready to train Photo by Zaqueri Black

Story by Zaqueri Black

Reporter

EntertainmentFeatures

MUNhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellippg4

STEM Programhelliphelliphelliphelliphellippg5

Automotive Department hellippg6

ASB Electionshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellippg7

St Patrickrsquos Dayhelliphelliphelliphelliphellippg8

Lillies Reviewhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellippg9

News

Direct Loan Programhelliphellippg2

Vandalism helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellippg2

Debit Cardshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellippg3

News Briefshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellippg3

Sports

Baseballhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellippg6

Softballhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellippg6

Facility Features One of the Most Advanced Simulators in California

News March 9 2012 Page 2 RamPage VVC

Victor Valley College no Longer Having the Direct Loan Program

Story by Desiree Rollins

Reporter

Victor Valley College has a Direct

Loan Program that allows students to

borrow a certain amount of money to

pay for their schooling but VVC will be

temporally canceling it Students must

start paying back the money six months

after graduation

Beginning in the summer of 2012

VVC will temporarily no longer have

this loan program More than half of the

college students are receiving this loan

Irish Ortega a VVC student would like

to know lsquowhat is their reason for the

suspensionrsquo

ldquoWe are trying to make a better inter-

nal process for students to get financial

aidrdquo Arthur Lopez Interim Director of

financial aid said

The reason for the temporarily suspen-

sion is that VVCrsquoS default rate is too

high A default rate is when a college

has to be at a certain percentage in order

to give out any type of financial aid The

college percentage must be lower then

30 percent If it goes over that then the

school can lose every type of financial

aid they offer such as the Pell grants

and Cal grants

In 2008 the default rate was at 2649

percent In 2009 it jumped to 316 per-

cent According to Lopez this is not be-

cause of students that go to VVC now

but because of the students that attended

the college in the past Most of the stu-

dents are not paying back their loans

because of the economic collapse so itrsquos

hard for the college to get back the mon-

ey that the students owe

VVC offers Pell grants which is a total

of $5500 and a call grant B which is a

total of $1551 All of this is given by

the government that you do not have to

pay back

ldquoVVC is very liberal on giving out

loansrdquo Lopez said ldquoVVC students that

are taking out this loan are not really

getting educated on what their really

getting intordquo

If students will take advantage of the

free money that VVC offers they will

not have to take out a direct loan so ear-

ly in their academic year Then VVC

will not have to suspend the program to

drop the percentage of the default rate

Lopez stated ldquoIntentions are to bring

back once established a good default

raterdquo

The Default Prevention plan educates

students on different ways to get finan-

cial aid According to Lopez it is un-

known how long the program will be

suspended for The suspension could just

be for the summer of and into the fall

However he plans on brining in a De-

fault prevention plan

ldquoNot that I wanted to do it but it is the

best thing to do for the institutionrdquo said

Lopez

New Wave of Vandalism Hits VVC Story by Keith Diamond

Reporter

Twelve reports of vandalism have

been reported since January 2012 This

is a 200 percent increase compared to

this same time last year Going back to

2010 this is a 300 percent increase Victor Valley College Campus Police

Chief Leonard Knight declined to com-

ment about the surge of about campus

vandalism College maintenance staff

which requested to remain anonymous

said that the majority of the vandalism is

graffiti

According to VVC campus

police typically a VVC staff

member discovers the graffiti

and reports it to the campus

police Police then photograph

the graffiti take a report and

alert maintenance

ldquoIf it were up to me graffiti

would be cleaned off immedi-

ately so that some-

one doesnrsquot see it

and add to itrdquo VVC

Campus Police Of-

ficer DH Jones

said

According to Jones if graffi-

ti is not removed in a timely

manner the problem will grow

at an alarming rate Walls

tagged by a certain gang left

there too long will be topped

by another gang

Vandalism of any form cost

money to fix clean and inves-

tigate these are all added cost

to the college If a window is broken it

cost money to repair If a wall has graffi-

ti on it it cost labor and chemicals to

remove it The cost will eventually be

passed on to you the student in an in-

crease in tuition

If you see or know anything about the

resent graffiti on the campus please con-

tact campus police at 760-245-4271 ext

2555 Tagging on bathroom stall Photo courtesy of Keith Diamond

Graffiti vandalism is beginning to affect VVC campus Photo by Keith Diamond

Last semester Victor Valley College

made debit cards available to students in

EOPS which led to this semesters stu-

dents being able to receive the much

sought after debit card for financial aid

ldquoI feel the debit card is very useful in

certain ways Instead of waiting to get

your check for a week you have access

to your money at midnightrdquo Victor

Headley said

Many students avoid using banks and

prefer having cash on hand and this is

still an option But if you want your

money to be directly deposited in your

bank it is estimated to take three days

after the issue date of your financial aid

rather than the instant direct deposit A

major reason some students believe it is

better to use your private bank is be-

cause of the $20 fee to replace the issued

card if you lose it

ldquoThe debit card system is a quicker

way for students to receive their Pell

Grants for an idea to become a reality is

an awesome experiencerdquo said Judy

Schmoll former ASB President ldquoJust

last year the ASB council had the idea

Story by Chloe Brooks

Reporter

March 9 2012 Page 3 RamPage VVC

Debit Cards Give Quick Access to Financial Aid

to put funds onto a card so that students

didnrsquot have to wait extended amounts of

time to receive their school fundingrdquo

Former ASB Senator Student Services

Senator Eddie Stacy laid the ground

work and met with the appropriate com-

mittees and campus personnel to get the

debit card system up and running

A concern students have is that they

are being monitored Luckily this service

is conducted through a company called

Higher One not the college Going

through a broker for this service is sav-

ing VVC time and various expenses

Before they had to stamp each envelope

process all the paper work involved and

mail each check out

Mixed feelings have been expressed

on the new card

ldquoI hate the card give me a darn

checkrdquo said ASB Social Science Sena-

tor Christina Kulasxa

ldquoIt is simple and easy to userdquo says

student Dylan Breaw

Like most cards ndash debit or credit ndash it

has a cash withdraw limit of $200

ldquoI donrsquot like the limit that you can take

outrdquo student Drake Parrish says

For any more information contact the

Financial Aid Office at (760) 245-4271

ext 2571

Student Joseph Gay pays with his VVC debit card in the book store Photo by Chloe Brooks

VVC Scholarship is still

available Apply Now Dead-

line will be March 17 2012

Applications will be accepted

online only

Spring 2012 Campus Tours

Students must be enrolled in

Spring classes at least one

Sign up three weeks in ad-

vance of trip in transfer cen-

ter The first school will be

UCLA Friday March 16 700

am to 500 pm

Few days left for the ldquoPirates

of the Penzancerdquo play The

last days are March 10th at

730 pm and the 11th at 230

pm

New in Brief Deadlines for writing contest

submissions is March 16

Contact Tim Adell for more

information

HACU Federal Internship Op-

portunities March 13 at 11-12

in Bldg 21 Room 171

Writing your ResumeCover

Letter March 14 at 2-3 in

Bldg 21 Room 170

SAP Workshop on March 13

at 10-11am upstairs in the

SAC

Veterans Club Meeting on

March 13 at 11am SAC Quiet

Room

Scan with your

smart phone to go to

our website

Your feedback is always

appreciated

vvcrampagegmailcom

Features RamPage VVC March 9 2012 Page 4

MUN Instructs Students Beyond the Classroom Story by Micah Raimo

New Editor

Through hard work and diligence the

Model United Nations program prepares

the students of Victor Valley College for

both a financially and academ-

ically secure future

On Friday Feb 24 the MUN

program hosted a financial

symposium that explained the

basics of the financial market

showing that anyone could

own their own home with the

right strategy SAC rooms A

through D were full with stu-

dents shoulder to shoulder

Each writing notes on tips and

lessons that could help them

get a leg up to financial suc-

cess

Rory Shannon General

Manager of Wells Fargo

Home Mortgage Division

spoke for two and a half hours

on both the financial crisis and

strategies to become a success-

ful home owner Shannon

taught what many attendees

have stated was a much need-

ed course

ldquoMUN highlights what

VVC does right as one of the

few interdisciplinary pro-

grams This spring semester

there are over 40 students in

the programrdquo Bozonelos said

The MUN program is a

competition where students

simulate how they would react

in the real United Nations fo-

rum But their political success

extends beyond the classroom

Professor Kevin Grisham started the

program in 2002 but Bozonelos has

been guiding the team to victory since

2003

With the help of English Professor

Tim Adell who encourages professional

writing skills and the Honors Program

and Communications Studies Professor

Jennifer Fowlie who provides a home

base for the students Professor Bo-

zonelos has created a network of support

above the student academic level

ldquoDino not only trains students in for-

eign affairs but also helps you find your

nicherdquo VVC student representative for

Afghanistan for the University of River-

side Conference student Kaitlin Woods

The Model United Nations prepares

for the University of California River-

side and New York Conferences with

stiff competition ahead of them and

Political Science Professor Dino Bo-

zonelos isnrsquot about to give away the title

without a fight By writing Proposition

Papers (which explains the country and

the teams approach to that country) and

disciplined research in that country the

Victor Valley College MUN team has

won consistently

ldquoThe dedication in Model United Na-

tions helped me understand the amount

of dedication and personal responsibility

I had to put in UC Berkeley in my un-

dergraduate careerrdquo said Joy Hmura

VVC MUN alumni and student of Uni-

versity of California Berkeley

The March 1 training session was lead

by MUN veteran Christopher Shoup and

Professor Dino Bozonelos MUN prac-

ticed for both competitions in the class

center of the Communication

Center

As instructed by Professor

Bozonelos the students start-

ed their training by being

subjected to impromptu

speeches chosen at random

The students are given 30

seconds of prep time The

speeches themselves lasted

one minute and thirty se-

conds This process is to get

them accustomed to quick

thinking no matter the situa-

tion

ldquo[MUN] has helped me come

out of my shell I tend to be

more passive but when yoursquore

fighting for a country you

tend to be more passionaterdquo

said Woods

Under Bozonelos both MUN

vets and students focus on

diplomatic strategy in not

only reaction but also profes-

sional image MUN studies

their own tactics but also

studies their rivals as well

Tactics include studying

background guides and doing

independent research for

more of a complete under-

standing of their chosen

country

ldquoA lot of reading writing and

everything I had to do in

MUN is similar to what I do

at the university Meeting people at the

conferences and being in the shoes of

different countries taught me a lot about

diversity when we were in MUN and

they mentally prepare for going from

one environment to the otherrdquo said

Hmura

ldquoMUN does two things first it devel-

ops the skills necessary to become suc-

cessful as a professional Second you

are given an international educationrdquo

said Bozonelos

Professor Dino Bozonelos (right) hosts financial seminar with Rory Shannon (left) as guest speaker Photo by Micah Raimo

RamPage VVC March 9 2012 Page 5

The Disabled Students Program

and Services the Extended Oppor-

tunity Program and Services and

the Cooperative Agencies Re-

sources for Education are programs

available to assist either underprivi-

leged or disabled students at Victor

Valley College

DSPS provides accommoda-

tions for students with disabilities

to help keep pace with other college

students The goal of the DSPS

office is to make every student with

a disability feel the same as every-

one else

ldquoThe DSPS office promotes equal

access for students with disabilities in

the college settingrdquo Jackie Trost the

counselor for DSPS said

ldquoAccessibility is accomplished through

support services and academic accom-

modations based on the individualrsquos

educational functional limitations of

their documented disabilityrdquo

To apply for the program you need to

be enrolled in at least one unit as well as

provide a written report from a licensed

professional who would understand your

disability Disabilities include those who

are deaf or are hard of hearing those

who have learning or physical disabili-

ties or those with a psychological or a

visual disability

EOPS is a program extended to ei-

ther the financially or educationally

challenged students The main goal of

the program is to help these students

obtain their vocational certificate an

Associate of Arts degree an Associate

of Science degree or to transfer to a four

year university

To be eligible for EOPS you need to

have applied for financial aid and be

enrolled in more than twelve units for

the semester

ldquoEOPS is at full capacity for the

spring semesterrdquo Teresa Campbell an

assistant in EOPS said ldquoAlthough

qualifying students can apply next fallrdquo

CARE is a program designed to

assist single parents To be enrolled in

CARE you must be in EOPS and be

enrolled in twelve units or more You

must be considered single and head of

the household a recipient of Aid to

Families with Dependent Children

Temporary Assistance for Needy Fami-

lies or CalWORKs and have at least one

child under 14

One major advantage all three of these

clubs provide is priority registration

Registration block one is entirely devot-

ed to members of DSPS EOPS

and CARE For further inquiries all

three offices are within Student Services

2 Building 50

Story by Todd Hadler

Reporter

Campus Programs Work to Aid Students

The Science Technology Engineering

and Mathematics (STEM) division at

Victor Valley College affects the educa-

tional experience of most of its students

However most students are not aware of

what STEM is all about

The STEM division is headed by Dean

of Instruction Dr Rolando Regino It is

made up of programs such as Computer

Animation Chemistry Biotechnology

and many others The program aims to

educate and train students for success in

various career fields

The Computer Technology Depart-

ment is headed by Claude Oliver and

boasts state-of-the-art labs for the fol-

lowing programs Computer Integrated

Design and Graphics Media Arts Elec-

tronicsComputer Technology and Com-

puter Information Systems In these labs

students learn everything from computer

aided drafting to architecture The Com-

puter Technologies Department trains

students for careers in video game de-

sign engineering advertising and more

ldquoWe teach skills that directly relate to

jobs right out of schoolrdquo said Oliver

The STEM division is always working

to improve its classrooms and labs The

Computer Technologies Department

recently introduced about 30 new com-

puters into its iMac lab The lab is used

to teach students operating systems

word processing data bases and pro-

gramming

Claude Oliver spoke about an exciting

new program STEM is offering this se-

mester Students can now

earn a certificate in Geo-

graphic Information Sys-

tems for Emergency Re-

sponse and Management

(GIS) Students can be-

come certified after taking

13 units of required clas-

ses With a GIS certificate

students can pursue careers

in fields such as the Fire

Department FEMA and

Homeland Security

Mathematics is the big-

gest department in the

STEM division and will

consist of 130 sections this fall The

Math department has goals to improve

itself by expanding its math lab and

available tutoring The department also

wants to create a math club

ldquoWe want to create an environment of

people getting together to help each oth-

er with mathematicsrdquo said Dr Regino

ldquoSTEM does not only offer four year

graduate trainingrdquo said Dr Regino

ldquosome courses offer two year degrees

and give training for good paying jobsrdquo

Story by Kevin Hunzeker

Reporter

Architecture students model design Photo by Kevin Hunzeker

Entrance to DSPS office Photo by Todd Hadler

STEM Prepares

Students for Future

The four-hour

lab provides

students with

plenty of hands

on learning

ldquoIf you donrsquot

like getting

your hands

dirty and you

donrsquot like hard

work this isnrsquot

the class for

yourdquo student

Joseph Guth-

wilson said

As many of

the students

want to go di-

rectly into the

automotive

field this class

provides them with the information and

skill to do just that


Auto Classes Prep Students for Immediate Jobs Story by Ashlee Dubach

Reporter

John Sweet the Auto Department

Chairman says that the primary goal for

Victor Valley Collegersquos automotive clas-

ses is to train studentsrsquo hands on so they

are prepared for a job right out of the

classroom

ldquoWersquore like a dealershiprdquo Sweet says

ldquoWe take customers mostly from the

school and have the students work hands

on with the carsrdquo

As the shop fills with various vehicles

Sweetrsquos focus turns to his students Peo-

ple are hunched over cars retrieving

tools and swapping ideas as Sweet

moves from one station to another

The class is separated into groups of

students Three to five students per

group each has a vehicle they are re-

sponsible to diagnose and cure One

group is working on a VVC Police cruis-

er

ldquoWersquove been taking parts from all four

[police cruisers] to make one work for

VVCrdquo student Paulin Arroyo says

The five men are hard at work figuring

out what problem they need to solve

next The horn and siren are faulty so

they work together breaking down one

problem at a time to find a solution

ldquoRight now wersquore chasing the volt-

agerdquo Jaime Grado

Automotive Instructor Lee Bennett

teaches the service writers class which

works side by side with the auto class to

handle the customer service aspect of

things The students work on the vehi-

cles and converse with the service writ-

ers to keep their paperwork correct

Students must report to the area called

the ldquoTool Cribrdquo to check out any tools

needed for their assignment David

Steinback oversees the ldquoTool Cribrdquo and

is also responsible for the overall safety

procedures of the shop

Working with tools isnrsquot these students

only job They are responsible for the

cleanup of the shop as well

ldquoA clean shop is the pride of a dealer-

shiprdquo Sweet says ldquoThere are plenty of

shops that do great work and look like a

grease pit If you can do a great job and

keep a shop clean you show the custom-

er the respect you have for them and

your jobrdquo

Jaime Grado left and Joseph Guthwilson right work on VVCrsquos Police cruiser Photo by Ashlee Dubach

Campus Clubs Improve Overall College Experience

Story by Tiandra Bullock

Editor

Victor Valley College campus clubs

are up and running for the spring semes-

ter

As informed by the Associ-

ated Student Body Inter

Club Council Senator

Evonne Tirado events for

VVC clubs are approach-

ing quickly VVC clubs are

hosting a Club Community

Clean-up Day which is

being held on March 11

from 930 am to 1230

pm nearby the VVC cam-

pus where members of all

clubs and the students of

VVC are encouraged to

come out and help clean up

a part of the community

Some of the chartered

clubs at VVC are as listed

Activist Anonymous Physics Club Phi

Theta Kappa Black Student Union Per-

forming Arts Club Native American

Student Association Modeled United

Nations Campus Crusade for Christ

The Veterans Club and Ready Rams

ASB Vice President Jeremiah

Brosowske highlights successful events

different clubs have hosted including the

Performing Arts Club and how they

have made good profit at the conces-

sions of events held inside of the Per-

forming Arts Center while also making

it a fun learning experience for its mem-

bers Brosowske also gives his apprecia-

tion for the speech given at the event

hosted by the Black Student Union Club

in honor of Martin Luther King Jr Day

Brosowske also provides enthusiastic

words for the upcoming semester and

Continued in Clubs on page 7

VVC clubs enrich campus life while giving students unique outlets Photo by Tiandra Bullock


VVC ASB Hopefuls Prep for Upcoming Elections

Story by Daniel Compean

Reporter

The Associated Student Body of Vic-

tor Valley College will be holding their

annual elections later this spring in mid

May Every position will be available

for candidacy leaving a total of 18 open

positions

ASB is the student government re-

sponsible for the voice of the students

ASB lobbies on behalf of the students

and represents the VVC campus As the

ASB constitution states ldquoadvance the

interest of higher education to unify and

direct student activities and to coordi-

nate a more perfect line of communica-

tion with students faculty administra-

tion and the High Desert Communityrdquo

To participate in the election you must

be a student at VVC become a card car-

rying ASB member and sign up for the

election packet An election packet is a

petition hopeful candidates must have

signed by students of VVC A candidate

must have 150 signatures on the packet

to run for the position of their choice

ldquoIt doesnrsquot depend on how many peo-

ple you know it depends on how much

courage you have to talk to those you

donrsquot knowrdquo said Business and Math

Senator Brian Feliciano

The filing period for candidacy is until

March 23 During this period a student

may file to run in the upcoming elec-

tions This period consists of obtaining

signatures for the respective position one

may be running for Two candidates

running for the same position cannot

have signatures from the same student

any instance of this will result in the

signature becoming ineligible A candi-

date running for a position must main-

tain at least 6 units and have above a 20

GPA

ldquoStart coming to meetings and show

involvement If you feel passionate and

you feel you can do it go for it Go at it

full forcerdquo said ASB President Christo-

pher Dustin

The campaigning period will begin on

April 4 and runs through to the election

The campaigning period involves the

typical tactics of putting up signs inter-

acting with students and gathering

votes Voting will be on May 16 and 17

ldquoEnjoy it Dress respectfully respect

yourself and respect the office you work

inrdquo said ASB Vice President and Parlia-

mentarian Jeremiah Brosowske

Those who may be interested in running

for a position or joining ASB should

visit the ASB office in the Student Ac-

tivities Center and fill out the applica-

tion which will be reviewed by the ASB

council Students interested in voting

must be currently enrolled at VVC and

have a current Student ID For any addi-

tional information contact the ASB of-

fice at (760) 245-4271 (ext 2278)

Clubs from page 6

encourages students to join campus

clubs to enhance their overall experi-

ence

ldquoIf you come to VVC and yoursquore in-

volved you have a better experiencerdquo

said Brosowske

In April following spring break a

Club Rush Day will be held This event

will allow students to meet active mem-

bers from each club and become in-

formed of what each club has to offer

Food and beverages will be available

along with other activities students can

participate in

If students are interested in starting a

club they must first obtain an applica-

tion which is available in the ASB office

located upstairs in the Student Activities

Center For a full list of chartered clubs

event details and more information re-

garding VVC clubs please email

Evonne Tirado at missev-

onne1991gmailcom or call 760-245-

4271 extension 2331 or 2278


Drown in Celebration on St Patrickrsquos Day

Although March 17 is not an official

holiday it certainly has become a na-

tional observance for millions of Ameri-

cans and even in other countries such as

Canada Australia and Japan St

Patrickrsquos Day is not a federal holi-

day in the United States business-

es will still open and close at their

regular times and public transpor-

tation routes run on their regular

systems Perhaps the only thing

that may disrupt onersquos daily routine

on St Patrickrsquos Day is a slight traf-

fic diversion due to a local parade

Why Well if you know anything

about the holiday or what the Irish

culture has been known to repre-

sent the obvious answer may be

considered somewhat of an

ldquoexcuserdquo In no way am I criticiz-

ing those who proudly celebrate

this unofficial holiday But how many

partygoers know what they are actually

celebrating

The traditional Irish holiday is actually

a religious one honoring the patron saint

of Ireland St Patrick who is credited

for bringing Christianity to the country

For those who have heard the old tale

about how he drove the snakes out of

Ireland this is not referring to actual

serpent snakes but represents the pagans

that he converted to Christianity Also

March 17 tributes his death so it is a

memorial which is why it has been cus-

tomary to attend a morning church ser-

vice And up until the 1970rsquos it was a

national law that pubs be closed in ob-

servance

But here in the US this ldquounofficial

holidayrdquo has different somewhat

tweaked traditions St Patrickrsquos Day

here in the states originated with Irish-

American immigrants who began to or-

ganize parades in observance of this

time-honored holiday and in respect to

the Irish-Americans serving in the armed

forces It became more of a celebration

for the Irish-American culture

There is a predominant stereotype that

has been tagged on to the Irish for centu-

ries which brings us back to the

ldquoexcuserdquo mentioned earlier If you have-

nrsquot caught on yet I am referring to the

stereotype that the Irish are lsquobig on the

boozersquo

As a result St Patrickrsquos Day celebra-

tions are associated with the consump-

tion of massive amounts of alcohol but

this may not be just another western-

designed tradition Not to say stereo-

types are correct but one Irish tradition

that dates back as far as the seventeenth

century is called ldquodrowning the

shamrockrdquo In an honoring toast it

is good luck to place a clover on top

of your beverage and drink the en-

tire glass Itrsquos easy to infer why this

may have led to a large number of

intoxicated individuals who cele-

brated in tavern with endless drink-

ing of toasts

The Drowning of the Shamrock

tradition connects to St Patrickrsquos

Day for one other reason It is a

symbol widely associated with the

patron saint due to the legend that he

explained the holy trinity to the peo-

ple of Ireland using the three leaves

of the clover

More than 365 million US citizens

claim Irish ancestry which is more than

eight times the population of Ireland

itself But on March 17 everyone is

Irish Itrsquos another reason to drink and be

merry so why not celebrate ldquoIrishnessrdquo

Eat as much corned beef and cabbage as

can drink the greenest beer at the rowdi-

est pub and donrsquot forget to pinch even

random strangers for not wearing green

mdashFacts and info obtained from

historycom and randomhistorycom

By Kelli McGurk

Managing Editor

Need more excuses to consume

massive amounts of alcohol

Here are some more observances

to celebrate this month

International Fanny Pack Day ndashMar 10

Check Your Batteries Day ndashMar 11

Girl Scout Anniversary Day ndashMar 12

Open an Umbrella Indoors Day ndashMar 13

Donald Duck Day ndashMar 13

National Pi Day (314) ndashMar 14

Ides of MarchBrutus Day ndashMar 15

Lips Appreciation Day ndashMar 16

Sports Car Racing Day ndashMar 17

Swallows Return to San Juan

Capistrano Day ndashMar 19

Wonrsquot You Be My

Neighbor Day ndashMar 20

Kick Butts Day ndashMar 21

As Young As You Feel Day ndashMar 22

National Days of

Unplugging ndashMar 23-24

Waffle Day ndashMar 25

Make Up Your Own

Holiday Day ndashMar 26

National ldquoJoerdquo Day ndashMar 27

Take a Walk in The Park Day ndashMar 30

National ldquoShersquos Funny

That Wayrdquo Day ndashMar 31

These are all 100 percent actual national ob-

servances Info obtained from holi-

dayinsightscom and brownielockscom

Photo created by Roscoe Esparza

Entertainment March 9 2012 Page 9 RamPage VVC

Playlist of the Issue

St Patrickrsquos Day

List by Joseph Ciulla

Web Editor

Whether yoursquore headed to your nearest

pubbarparty or just staying home to do

the appropriate amount of studying

here is a list of songs that should be lis-

tened to on St Patrickrsquos Day

~ldquoThe Blood of Cu Chulainn 2010rdquo

Jeff Danna amp Mychael Danna The

Blood of Cu Chulainn 2010

~ldquoIrsquom Shipping up to Bostonrdquo

Dropkick Murphys The Warriorrsquos Code

~ldquoWhiskey in the Jarrdquo

Thin Lizzy Dedication The Very Best

of Thin Lizzy

~ldquoGet on your Bootsrdquo

U2 No Line to the Horizon

~ldquoOne Bourbon One Scotch One Beerrdquo

George Thorogood and the Destroyers

Live in Boston

~ldquoJump Aroundrdquo

House of Pain House of Pain

~ ldquoTubthumpingrdquo

Chumbawamba Tubthumping

~ldquoThe Impression That I Getrdquo

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Letrsquos

Face It

~ldquoParty Hardrdquo

Andrew WK I Get Wet

~ldquoDrunken Lullabiesrdquo

Flogging Molly Drunken Lullabies

~ldquoStreams of Whiskeyrdquo

The Pogues Rhino Hi-Five The Pogues

~ldquoDanny Boyrdquo

Black 47 Bittersweet Sixteen

~ldquoSweet Caroline (Live)rdquo

Neil Diamond The Greatists Hits 1966-

1992

studying in this case is obviously a ref-

erence to the consumption of alcohol

which the RamPage does not in any way

condone

High Desert Band The Lillies Psychedelic

Sound Entertains Crowd

Review by Daniel Compean

Reporter

In a low lit smoke-

filled bar in Down-

town Riverside there is

a mellowness in the

air The turnout may

seem less than favora-

ble but regardless

many of the customers

seem comfortable and

content in the typical

city bar atmosphere A

High Desert native

band The Lillies per-

formed their blues

inspired tunes at The

Mission Tobacco

Lounge

With a name like

The Lillies one might

be tempted to make

some brash assumptions of the band

Whatever imagery or presumptions the

name may conjure up forget all of that

They are a friendly down-to-earth

group They bring sincere earnestness to

their music which is clear in their perfor-

mance Their name in fact comes from

a nickname of a girl their vocalist once

had a crush on

The Lillies originally had a folk style

to their playing taking some songwrit-

ing tips from some of the most prolific

lyricists such as Bob Dylan and Leonard

Cohen

ldquoNaturally it was folkier we didnrsquot

have a lot to work with Over time it

progressed into a blend of everythingrdquo

guitarist Roberto Pereda said

This blend becomes evident in their

voice Matthew Humphrey plays a very

blues guitar with a slight psychedelic

tinge accompanied by Peredarsquos way-

ward vocals and lyrical themes such as

love loss and simple day-to-day living

Raul Magana IIIrsquos slapping bass guitar

for funkier upbeat songs and Mark

Simpsonrsquos driven drums create a blend

that shows they have a characteristic

desire to create their own unique style

With a very melancholic tone

ldquoMadeline Burning Timerdquo is one of the

bandrsquos more folk sounding songs per-

haps a reference to some of their earlier

works Songs such as ldquoBad Gig Bluesrdquo

deal with exactly what you might imag-

ine a personal ode to past hardships of

experiencing one bad gig after another

it is a discouraging familiarity all bands

can relate to

Their desire for separation carries over

into their writing process as well Un-

planned and unprocessed they freely

create their music with not a whole lot of

prior arrangement drawing influence

from each other

ldquoAs a musician I grow with themrdquo

Magana said

With a continuously growing audience

in the High Desert The Lillies have be-

gun to branch out playing more shows

outside of the local venues For what

little the High Desert can offer local

bands The Lillies strive for more yet

are grateful for the support of friends

and locals

When it comes down to it The Lillies

love what they do and plan to keep on

doing it

ldquoWe just want to keep gigging a lot

getting exposure as much as we can and

just hopefully grow in the processrdquo

Pereda said

ldquoItrsquos the one thing that makes us hap-

py You feel like you have to do itrdquo

Simpson said

The Lillies plan to have their first al-

bum released tentatively for late spring

to early summer Expect many upcom-

ing shows as this band and following

continues to grow

Lillies rock out at Mission Tobacco Lounge in Riverside Photo by Daniel Compean

Sports March 9 2012 0 RamPage VVC

Early Lead Turns into Late Loss for Rams Story by Mario Gonzalez

Sports Editor

The Victor Valley College Rams base-

ball team dropped to (0-4) in the Foothill

Conference standings due to a 7-4 loss

against the Antelope Valley College

Marauders on Tuesday March 6

After getting swept by conference rival

Chaffey College the Rams looked to

obtain their first victory in conference

against the Marauders

ldquoThey werenrsquot as good as we thought

they were considering we got swept by

Chaffey and they beat Chaffey twicerdquo

said Rams catcher Ryan Dickinson ldquoSo

they werenrsquot as good as we thought they

were going to berdquo

Once the game got underway the in-

nings went by quickly as pop flies

turned into quick and easy outs and

ground balls turned into double plays

When the third inning came around

the Rams started to get the ball roll-

ing when the Rams outfielder Ken-

ny McMurray managed to reach

first base on an error During the

next at bat infielder Ronald Leon

hit the ball towards right field but

with a quick recovery the Maraud-

ers managed to keep runners on first

and second base

With two outs and two runners on

second and third due t a

fielders choice Dickin-

son lined a balled to cen-

ter field thus bringing

home two runs The in-

ning would end with the

Rams head with a score of 2-

0

In the next inning Antelope

Valley quickly answered

back by bringing in a run of

their own when Maraudersrsquo

infielder Ryan Herrick

knocked the ball to center

field which advanced infield-

er Enrique Alvarado t home

plate and made the score 2-1

In an attempt to send a runner

home to even the score

catcher Dylan Livingston hit a ball to

center field but the runner from third

was quickly stopped and the inning was

over

In the home-half of the fourth inning the

Rams managed to bring in two more

runs to give the Rams an easy 4-1 lead

The fifth inning seemed to be full with

mistakes for the Rams as they let the

Marauders capitalize on a tired Rams

pitcher Jeffrey Montana who gave up

four walks a balk and a wild pitch

Once it was all said and done the Rams

allowed five runs and the Rams were in

a 6-4 deficit

In the seventh inning the Rams made

a pitching switch and brought in Ryan

Oliver to replace Montana Oliver

pitched for the remainder of the game

and only allowed three hits and one run

By the end of the game the Rams suf-

fered a 7-4 loss for their record

ldquoWe threw the ball around and made a

couple of errors that cost us a few runs

and we couldnrsquot come back after thatrdquo

said Rams head coach Jesus Beltran

ldquoBaseball is a fun game and yoursquore go-

ing to make mistakes like that The point

is to just come back and flush it out and

get the next play The only thing that

hurt us were [the] physical mistakesrdquo

Ryan Dickinson bats for the RamsPhoto by Mario Gonzalez

Rams Softball Stopped in Last Minute Rally Story by Octavious Thomas

Editor

The Victor Valley College Lady Rams

softball team set out to play in their first

Foothill Conference game of the season

against the Wolverines of San Bernardi-

no Valley College on March 7 For most

of the game the Lady Rams were down 2

-10 but in the seventh inning a last min-

uet rally brought the score to 9-10 De-

spite the unbelievable comeback the

Lady rams were unable to pull off a vic-

tory and ended the game with a 9-10

loss

ldquoComing into this game we knew that

it was a must winrdquo said head coach

Donell Thomas ldquoThatrsquos what we see all

of our games asrdquo

The game started off with the Lady

Rams forcing two quick outs From

there freshman pitcher Jessica Escobedo

allowed two walks and five hits which

led to the Lady Rams immediately fall-

ing to a 0-4 deficit The home-half of the

first inning went scoreless the Wolver-

ines stopped the Lady Rams from ob-

taining scoring position

Two more runs were scored by SBVC

and brought the score to 0-6 due to the

three hits allowed by VVC However

with bases loaded toward the end of the

top of the second the Lady Rams were

able to make to final out to stop any

more scores

The first score of the night for the La-

dy rams came when sophomore Crystal

Benevidez hit a solo home-run with two

outs

Continued in Softball on page 11

Pitcher Ryan Oliver Photo by Mario Gonzalez

RAMPAGE STAFF

Editor-in-Chief Adreana Young

Managing Editor Kelli McGurk

News Editor Micah Raimo EntertainmentFeatures Editor Garrett Johnston

Sports Editor Mario Gonzalez

Web Editor Joseph Ciulla

Photo Editor Roscoe Esparza

Senior Editors Arvin Sulikhanyan Jonathan Brown Brandon Chiz

Editors Sheri Bender Octavious Thomas Tiandra Bullock

Reporters Eric Abrego Zaqueri Black Chloe Brooks Francisco Casillas

Eric Cheathman Daniel Compean Deith Diamond Ashlee Dubach Jonathan

Giddens Todd Hadler Kevin Hunzeker Matthew Mead Chablis Miller

Desiree Rollins Raymond Valle

AdviserInstructor Nicholas Hartman

Cartoonist Guest Work Welcome

AdministrationFacultyStaff Mentors Jennifer Fowlie Patty Golder

Bev Huiner Tim Isbell Scott Mulligan Deanna Murphy Christopher

OrsquoHearn Robert Sewell PJ Teel Paul Williams

Printing Victor Valley College Campus Print Shop CONTACT INFORMATION VVC RamPage 18422 Bear Valley Road Victorville CA 92395

Phone (760) 245-4271 Extension 2773 bull Fax (760) 241-5723

Email vvcrampagegmailcom or vvcrampageyahoocom

httpwwwvvceduofficesrampage

Website httpwwwissuucomvvcrampage

GENERAL INFORMATION

The RamPage is a newspaper published as an educational exercise and First

Amendment Public Forum by students at Victor Valley College in Victorville Calif

Issues come out approximately twice a month in the two full-length semesters

generally each February March April May September October November and

December for a total of 14 issues each calendar year

The views expressed by the RamPage are not necessarily those of VVC its board

of trustees its administration its faculty its staff its Associated Student Body

Council or its students

The RamPage welcomes press releases story ideas letters to the editor guest

articles and guest editorials Submit proposed items to the on-campus mailbox of

RamPage Adviser Nicholas Hartman clearly marked as being submitted for

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or leave a message at 760-245-4271 extension 2773

VVCrsquos journalism program belongs to the Associated Collegiate Press the

California Newspaper Publishers Association and the Journalism Association of

Community Colleges

ADVERTISING

The RamPage generally accepts as advertising only 8 12 - by -11-inch flyers as

inserts The cost is $100 which covers insertiondistribution of 1500 copies The

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the RamPage is borne by the advertiser

To discuss display advertising options or to purchase any form of advertisement

call Assistant Director of Auxiliary Services Deanna Murphy at 760-245-4271

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Acceptance of any advertisement in the RamPage does not constitute

endorsement by the paper college district board council or student body

The RamPage reserves the right to reject any material mdash advertising or

editorial mdash that it deems to be not in keeping with the standards of the paper


Softball from page 10

ldquoOur plan for this game is to just play

aggressive and get all our players on the

same levelrdquo said Coach Thomas

An infield triple by freshman Cliana

Santa Cruz soon led to a run scored on

her stat sheet when freshman Ryan

Gregg hit a sac-fly to center field to send

her home

As the game progressed the Lady

Rams entered the final ending behind on

the scoreboard with a score of 2-10 Af-

ter being hit by pitch Escobedo ad-

vanced to first and thatrsquos where the

comeback began The Lady Rams made

seven straight hits and eventually set up

the possible go-ahead run With Alexxis

Amouroux left on second an attempt to

steal third base was stopped short and

was tagged out to end the game The

final score was 9-10 and gave the Lady

Rams a (0-1) record in the Foothill Con-

ference

ldquoOne improvement that we could

make would be an improvement on our

hitting gamerdquo said freshman Marissa

Amaya

ldquoIf we just make the improvements for

the remainder of the season we should

be finerdquo said Thomas

mdash Comic by Carlos Garcia Contributing Artist


News March 9 2012 RamPage VVC

Victor Valley College no Longer Having the Direct Loan Program

Story by Desiree Rollins

Reporter

Victor Valley College has a Direct

Loan Program that allows students to

borrow a certain amount of money to

pay for their schooling but VVC will be

temporally canceling it Students must

start paying back the money six months

after graduation

Beginning in the summer of 2012

VVC will temporarily no longer have

this loan program More than half of the

college students are receiving this loan

Irish Ortega a VVC student would like

to know lsquowhat is their reason for the

suspensionrsquo

ldquoWe are trying to make a better inter-

nal process for students to get financial

aidrdquo Arthur Lopez Interim Director of

financial aid said

The reason for the temporarily suspen-

sion is that VVCrsquoS default rate is too

high A default rate is when a college

has to be at a certain percentage in order

to give out any type of financial aid The

college percentage must be lower then

30 percent If it goes over that then the

school can lose every type of financial

aid they offer such as the Pell grants

and Cal grants

In 2008 the default rate was at 2649

percent In 2009 it jumped to 316 per-

cent According to Lopez this is not be-

cause of students that go to VVC now

but because of the students that attended

the college in the past Most of the stu-

dents are not paying back their loans

because of the economic collapse so itrsquos

hard for the college to get back the mon-

ey that the students owe

VVC offers Pell grants which is a total

of $5500 and a call grant B which is a

total of $1551 All of this is given by

the government that you do not have to

pay back

ldquoVVC is very liberal on giving out

loansrdquo Lopez said ldquoVVC students that

are taking out this loan are not really

getting educated on what their really

getting intordquo

If students will take advantage of the

free money that VVC offers they will

not have to take out a direct loan so ear-

ly in their academic year Then VVC

will not have to suspend the program to

drop the percentage of the default rate

Lopez stated ldquoIntentions are to bring

back once established a good default

raterdquo

The Default Prevention plan educates

students on different ways to get finan-

cial aid According to Lopez it is un-

known how long the program will be

suspended for The suspension could just

be for the summer of and into the fall

However he plans on brining in a De-

fault prevention plan

ldquoNot that I wanted to do it but it is the

best thing to do for the institutionrdquo said

Lopez

New Wave of Vandalism Hits VVC Story by Keith Diamond

Reporter

Twelve reports of vandalism have

been reported since January 2012 This

is a 200 percent increase compared to

this same time last year Going back to

2010 this is a 300 percent increase Victor Valley College Campus Police

Chief Leonard Knight declined to com-

ment about the surge of about campus

vandalism College maintenance staff

which requested to remain anonymous

said that the majority of the vandalism is

graffiti

According to VVC campus

police typically a VVC staff

member discovers the graffiti

and reports it to the campus

police Police then photograph

the graffiti take a report and

alert maintenance

ldquoIf it were up to me graffiti

would be cleaned off immedi-

ately so that some-

one doesnrsquot see it

and add to itrdquo VVC

Campus Police Of-

ficer DH Jones

said

According to Jones if graffi-

ti is not removed in a timely

manner the problem will grow

at an alarming rate Walls

tagged by a certain gang left

there too long will be topped

by another gang

Vandalism of any form cost

money to fix clean and inves-

tigate these are all added cost

to the college If a window is broken it

cost money to repair If a wall has graffi-

ti on it it cost labor and chemicals to

remove it The cost will eventually be

passed on to you the student in an in-

crease in tuition

If you see or know anything about the

resent graffiti on the campus please con-

tact campus police at 760-245-4271 ext

2555 Tagging on bathroom stall Photo courtesy of Keith Diamond

Graffiti vandalism is beginning to affect VVC campus Photo by Keith Diamond










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RAMPAGE STAFF























GENERAL INFORMATION

















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ADVERTISING







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ference




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celebrating















servance

















boozersquo
















ing of toasts








of the clover













By Kelli McGurk

Managing Editor
















Wonrsquot You Be My




National Days of



Make Up Your Own














Web Editor













of Thin Lizzy





Live in Boston







Face It


Andrew WK I Get Wet









1992




condone




Reporter

In a low lit smoke-

filled bar in Down-


a mellowness in the

air The turnout may


ble but regardless





High Desert native


formed their blues


Mission Tobacco

Lounge

With a name like


be tempted to make









had a crush on





Cohen

























can relate to






from each other


Magana said








and locals



doing it




Pereda said



Simpson said





continues to grow




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and second base









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a 6-4 deficit



















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loss




















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ference




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Entertainment March 9 2012 RamPage VVC




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of Thin Lizzy





Live in Boston







Face It


Andrew WK I Get Wet









1992




condone




Reporter

In a low lit smoke-

filled bar in Down-


a mellowness in the

air The turnout may


ble but regardless





High Desert native


formed their blues


Mission Tobacco

Lounge

With a name like


be tempted to make









had a crush on





Cohen

























can relate to






from each other


Magana said








and locals



doing it




Pereda said



Simpson said





continues to grow




Sports Editor





























and second base









0















over











a 6-4 deficit



















Editor












loss




















more scores




outs



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ference




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0















over











a 6-4 deficit



















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loss




















more scores




outs



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GENERAL INFORMATION

















Community Colleges

ADVERTISING







extension 2707














her home














ference




Amaya






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