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cutting corporate taxes by 10 percent, and getting rid of the Al-ternative Minimum Tax (AMT). The territorial tax system would allow companies that operate out of the country to avoid pay-ing taxes. The AMT lets taxpay-ers pay whichever is higher, the regular tax or the minimum tax. On immigration, Romney’s solu-tion includes securing the borders, and creating an entryway to citi-zenship for those who have served in the U.S. military. Obama has halted deportation for illegal im-migrants under the age of 30 who have a high school diploma or who have served in the military. Obama has awarded states more than $4.35 billion in grants in exchange for plans to improve teacher quality and student per-formance. His plan builds on the No Child Left Behind Act and is called Race to the Top. Rom-ney’s plan is A Chance for Every Child, which ensures that quali-fied teachers are in every class. He promises that parents in low-income families will be able to choose where their student goes to school.

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Monday, November 5, 2012

With the election just one day away, Americans around the coun-try will be turning to the polls to choose the next president. Demo-crat Barack Obama and Repub-lican Mitt Romney are the two main candidates, but Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson, the for-mer governor of New Mexico, and Green Party nominee Jill Stein are also on the ballot in Maryland. Students around AACC have been voicing their opin-ions throughout the campaign. “Obama will win this election,” said 26-year-old student Natalie Hargrove. “If Romney wins this, the country will be a lot worse off.” “If Mitt Romney doesn’t win this election, I’m moving to Canada,” said 19-year-old student Damon Mitchelson. “Obama has screwed this coun-try up enough in four years.” Obama and Romney have gone head-to-head three times in the past month to debate policies and how they would handle the coun-try. They have both drawn up plans on issues the country is fac-ing, from unemployment to taxes, from immigration to education. On unemployment, both Obama and Romney plan to bring train-ing programs together to create a single program for people to seek

out. Obama wants to create part-nerships between businesses and community colleges to give people an opportunity to go directly into a career position out of commu-nity college. Obama also would put a minimum tax on businesses that outsource jobs and profits, while giving local businesses a tax cut, which would give local busi-nesses an opportunity to hire more employees. Romney would lower taxes on foreign products and en-courage businesses to outsource. “I’ve been unemployed since I started college two years ago,” said student Denise Flanery. “Whoever has a better plan to help make jobs has my vote. It doesn’t matter if they’re a Democrat or Republican.” On taxes, Romney’s plan has been studied by the Tax Policy Center, which found that if Rom-ney’s plan were enacted, the na-tion’s debt would increase by $3.7 trillion over the next 10 years. His plan also promises to end a tax break for the upper class, or people making over $200,000 a year, and remain neutral in reve-nue. Obama’s plan promises to cut taxes for a majority of taxpayers, raise taxes for people making over $200,000 a year, and raise revenue. Romney’s tax plan includes en-acting a territorial tax system,

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Question 4 on the Maryland ballot:

Establishes that individuals, including undocumented immigrants, are eligible to pay in-state tuition rates at community colleges in Maryland, provided the student meets certain conditions relating to attendance and graduation from a Maryland high school, filing of income taxes, intent to apply for permanent residency, and registration with the selective service system (if required); makes such students eligible to pay in-state tuition rates at a four-year public college or university if the student has first completed 60 credit hours or graduated from a community college in Maryland; provides that students qualifying for

in-state tuition rates by this method will not be counted as in-state students for purposes of counting undergraduate enrollment; and extends the time in which honorably discharged

veterans may qualify for in-state tuition rates.

By Kyle McKenzie Staff Writer

The Dream Act allows il-legal immigrants to pay in-state tuition at public colleg-es and universities. It has very strict criteria, however. It re-quires the students to attend a Maryland high school for at least three years to gradu-ate. It also requires that their parents pay taxes in Mary-land for three years, and that the students attend com-munity college for two years before transferring to a four-year college or university. The bill will cost taxpay-

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ers about $3.5 million a year, but it is thought that the money will be made back because the immi-grants will use their col-lege degrees to get better jobs and pay more in taxes. The Dream Act was passed by the Maryland General Assembly and signed by Gov. Martin O’Malley last spring. Opponents of the law succeeded in getting enough signatures to put it on the November ballot.

Oct. 23-27, AACC played host to the Men’s and Women’s Soccer Region XX Division III Regional Championships. Schools from as far away as Georgia, West Virginia, Penn-sylvania, and Virginia along with local schools competed to earn a spot in the National Tournament in New York. Check out the sports section for more details of the tournament.

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2 OpinionSocial Buzz

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Question 4 on the Maryland ballot is the Dream Act, which would allow illegal immigrants to attend colleges and pay in-state tuition while being registered as out-of-state students.

The requirements are simply that the student attends three years of a high school in Maryland and graduate. Plus, the parents, guardian of the student, or themselves have been paying taxes in Maryland for at least three years prior to enrollment. This allows them to attend Maryland commu-nity colleges at an in-state tuition rate. The in-state tuition at AACC is $97 a credit, and the out-of-state tuition is $330 per credit. According to the John A. Cade funding formula, the states community college’s expenditures would increase to $778,400 in FY 2014. By FY 2016, that dollar amount is ex-pected to rise to $3.5 million. Granted, students still have to pay enrollment costs, and the responsible parties are paying taxes; but with the extra students attending school at a lower tuition cost expenditures are expected to rise.

With community colleges already having to work on crafty ways to utilize state and county funds, while raising money of their own to do the day-to-day operations. The question now becomes, “where will the necessary funding come from?” At some point, the state, county, and the schools will have to

public universities would be responsible for recovering lost in-come. State operated institutions could fall to the taxpayers.

So looking at the possibilities for the Dream Act is it rational for the state to allow this to pass. In a time where people are

colleges are already losing money do to lower enrollments.And these students are not getting any breaks in price; they are being forced into low wage earning positions rather than take a full course load. This is something to think about as you step into your voter’s booth tomorrow. Be sure to take a stance and vote no to Question 4.

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4 Opinion

School, work, gas and food —the driving forces in college students’ lives. But, how often do students look past those necessities to what causes them? What can change those needs for the better or for the worse?

The recent presidential debates between Demo-cratic incumbent President Barack Obama and Repub-lican challenger Mitt Rom-ney heavily discussed issues relevant to the college student generation. But ask Anne Arundel students what they thought of the presidential debates, and most people don’t have an opinion. The few students who did watch the debates seemed to share the same reaction: disappointment and annoyance.

“They both seemed to be lying about everything,” said Nick Tsakanikas, a psychology major. “Both

Tomorrow we student voters have an opportunity to right a wrong against another minority. Last spring the Maryland legis-lature EXPANDED civil marriage law by allowing gay people to get a civil marriage license.

Some religious people want to delete the law via a ballot referendum. The First Amendment to the United States Con-stitution absolutely allows churches the right to do or not do wedding ceremonies as per their faith.

Our gay/lesbian friends and family deserve, like everyone, to have dignity, fairness and equality, including the human right to the legal marriage commitment so they also gain the hap-piness and protections all married couples enjoy under Mary-land’s legal marriage system.

Legal marriage EXPANDS marriage, as was done in the past for Jews (1864 in Maryland), African-Americans (1867), and in-terracial couples (1967). Legal marriage equality for all minori-ties supports the institution of marriage. By the way, America has never had any legal requirement that married couples be able to procreate.

Please vote FOR Question 6. Keep the law in place. Help to make America more true to its ideals —protecting the equal-ity, fairness and freedoms of all committed couples.

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Madison GrayStaff Writer

Letter to the editorcentering their views to pick up the undecided. Honestly they’re both aw-ful. It’s picking the best of the worst.…I would vote independent if they ever had a chance to get voted into office.”

The public should not have any doubt about the validity of statements from the candidates. Yet profes-sional fact checkers are cri-tiquing every sentence. Yes, it is important that Amer-ica can critically analyze these figures, but college students are disappointed that anything but the truth was being spoken.

On Facebook, I put up a status update asking what fellow students thought about the debates. One stu-dent wrote “Only a politi-cian can pack so much B.S. in so little time.” Quickly the “likes” added up.

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With Election Day on Nov. 6, one Anne Arundel Community College pro-fessor wants to make sure that everyone, especially undecided voters, are well informed about the im-portance of voting as U.S. citizens. “I’m not a last minute decider,” said political science professor Dan Nataf. “I certainly have my preferences and I assess the individuals the best I can.” Nataf also said that he thinks about who and what he will vote for all the time. “One of the things I keep telling my students is, ‘Have you gotten your sample ballot yet?’ and a lot of them say, ‘No I haven’t gotten it,’” said Nataf. Nataf wants to make sure that we know that we need to study our sample ballots. “You’re not going to be able to go into that vot-ing booth and intelligently vote,” Nataf said. He continued by saying that we need to be prepared and give the potential candi-dates some thought if we’re going to vote meaningfully. Nataf, who has a doc-torate in political science, has been a part of AACC’s family since 1995. On the subject of mo-tivation, Nataf said he doesn’t need any external motivation to keep teach-ing. “I’m motivated because I like what I do,” Nataf said. “Every day is a day of exploration.” Nataf likes teaching because he said that an institution of education allows you to keep growing and it expands your hori-zons constantly. “To me it’s an ideal life and I couldn’t really imagine doing anything

differently that would be any more satisfying,” said Nataf. “I look forward to every class I go to.”

AACC courses you teach: The current courses I’ve been teaching lately, the last couple of years have been Intro to Ameri-can Government, which is usually an online class, an International Relations class, and a State and Local Government class. Those are the three that are of-fered pretty much every se-mester. I’m also the faculty supervisor for the Mary-land General Assembly Internship Program. That is also a class I teach in the spring semester. Those are four that are typical. It’s such a wonderful program.

College Attended:Undergraduate, I started off at [Cal State] North-ridge. I stayed there for about two years and then I was at Berkeley for the next two years. I graduated from Berkeley and went to UCLA for graduate school.

Places you’ve taught:I taught at UCLA during my last year as a graduate student there and then I taught at UMBC for a few years as well.

Any other job you would want: That’s a hard question. The academic environment is always challenging, whether it’s having discussions with students in class or reading academic journals, articles, and books. This lifestyle is one that I prefer because I’m not required to focus on the everyday tasks of the moment, but I can fo-cus on the broader picture, deeper intellectual passions and interests I have, and not be forced to constantly worry about short-term projects that have to be

done one after another. I like doing what I’m doing right now.

People would be sur-prised to know that: I have written a book about

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Portuguese politics. [Na-taf ’s book is entitled “De-mocratization and Social Settlements: The Politics of Change in Contemporary Portugal” and was pub-lished August of 1995.]

Favorite President: I guess everybody’s favor-ite, given my generation, would’ve probably been JFK, because he seemed the most inspirational and he guided America.

Nataf: Know before you vote

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6 Sports

Anne Arundel Community College athletes always look good and ready for the game with the help of the hard-working staff of Equipment Services. “We really take pride in the way the athletes look,” said Mary Moorer of AACC Equipment Services. Equipment Services, also known as “The Cage,” is known for washing all the uniforms for AACC athletes, but the staff does a lot more than that. They organize all the sports practice and game equipment so that it’s ready whenever it’s needed. They are also in charge of all the equipment for the physical education classes, like CPR mannequins and skeletons. “The busiest season would be spring with baseball and lacrosse,” said Moorer. “They are the biggest teams and both of those sports have a heavy schedule.”Each of the 11 sports at the college has at least two uniforms, and some of the teams, like men’s lacrosse and baseball, have more than 30 players on the team. Dur-ing the spring season when both of those teams are play-ing, the laundry can pile up, but that task is no problem for the two industrial wash-ing machines, which can wash 80 pounds of clothes at one time. “Each cycle for the differ-ent uniforms is programmed and automatic,” said Moor-er. “So when we put in the codes it gives us the amount of detergent that goes into the machine.” The uniforms are made of different materials. Some of the uniforms, like base-ball, take a beating and get stained easily. Since each material requires different care and water temperature, each has a separate spin cy-cle and detergent-to-water ratio. After each game and practice, the athletes are required to turn in their uniforms for cleaning. The school has emphasized the

seriousness of turning in the uniforms on time. All the athletes must sign an agreement saying that they will respect, care for, and return the uniforms. If ath-letes lose their uniforms or turn them in late, the school can charge them or declare them ineligible to play. One way the staff saves money is by designing the uniforms. Betty Hession, who has worked in equip-ment services for 26 years, designs every uniform so that school is getting its money’s worth and the athletes have a uniform that will last. Hes-sion works with venders like Nike and Asics. “For years I have been do-ing this, working with the venders,” Hession said. “We put a lot of time into the de-sign of the uniforms.” AACC is the only com-munity college in the state that does the athletes’ laun-dry, Hession said, and the school takes pride in making the athletes look their best. “We are almost par-ents to these athletes,” she said. “After taking care of the athletes for the short time that they are here it hurts to see them leave.” When the laundry is done there is still plenty for the staff of “The Cage” to do. Equipment can be orga-nized, new sports apparel can be ordered, or the fields can be prepped. Whatever the job, they are always do-ing something for the ath-letes.

By Shelby Smith Staff Writer

Staying sharp, keeping clean

AACC’s Rob Engel, Ryan Pollack, Luis Gomez and Jon Adams participate in a human wall to prevent a shot on goal from Potomac State College of WVU. The men’s team eventually fell to Potomac 2-0, ending their national title hopes.



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The Business Depart-ment on campus is an en-trepreneur’s best chance of starting a new small business. “Sixty-five percent of all businesses close down in five years, while 85 percent of all businesses started and grown through AACC’s very own small business hatchery are successful in the economy,” says Steve Berry, instructional spe-cialist for Anne Arundel Community College’s Entrepreneurial Stud-ies. With over 200 par-ticipants, the diversity of ideas and skills range from rookies to experts. The Business Depart-

ment faculty has in-vested much of their time starting small business and working with students, helping them start their own. Makeeba Glore began baking with her grand-mother at a young age and decided to come to AACC to study culinary arts. Through the busi-ness department, she now has her own busi-ness, Divine Desserts and Catering, and works with other young entrepre-neurs trying to start their own small businesses. “Any concept can be built into a business en-deavor,” says Glore. “I al-ways encourage students to take advantage of the resources here at AACC and in the hatchery

(small business resource center), so don’t be shy!” AACC’s Entrepreneur-ial Studies Institute of-fers degrees and certifi-cates in entrepreneurial studies, has scholarships for qualified students, a business resource cen-ter to support new ven-tures and business advis-ing to help troubleshoot problems. Students don’t have to major in busi-ness to receive support from the business team. Their advice is for all students seeking help on starting a small business. “First, get real with your idea- make it clear and concise,” says Glore. “Second, seek guidance from someone who has already been success-ful in a small business

who can guide you as you develop your own. Finally, find out which classes you can take to help expand your knowl-edge and tailor your idea for today’s industry.” The professors in the business department will help you find your target market, provide positive reinforcement, and provide space for you to discuss your ideas with a commu-nity of entrepreneurs. Several AACC alumni have gone on from the hatchery to develop successful businesses. Heather Howe, a former culinary arts student, became an entrepreneur at AACC and started her own bakery, Fields of Heather, after winning

first place in the Busi-ness Plan Competition. The Business Plan Com-petition is open to both credit and noncredit stu-dents to compete for cash prizes, and a space in the Incubator for the winner. “You need to have or-ganizations that work with entrepreneurs, be-cause small businesses are what help grow the economy,” says Glore. The Entrepreneurs Club meets the first and third Thursday of the month at 3 p.m. in CRSC 322 dur-ing the semester. Busi-ness plans for the annual Business Plan Competi-tion are due by 5 p.m. on March 13, 2013.

By Jess Cantley Staff Writer

8 NewsEntreprenuers Club helps studentsgrow a new business from scratch


9 HealthFood Column - The Kitchen Diva

According to the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse, about 2 million people -- or 1 in 133 people -- in the United States have celiac disease. It is considered to be a genetic disorder, and can be diagnosed in infancy through adult-hood. Both males and females can have the disease, but more women than men are diagnosed with it.

Celiac Sprue is a disease in which a person does not toler-ate gluten, the protein in wheat, barley, rye and, to a lesser extent, oats. Celiac Sprue is not a food allergy, but a disease that dam-ages the small intestine and prevents absorp-tion of nutrients. My daughter struggles with celiac disease, which makes family dinners an interesting blend of gluten-free products transformed into family favorites.

The Celiac Sprue Association lists three things that happen before the onset of the disease: a genetic predisposition, a diet containing wheat, barley, rye or oats, and a trigger. The trigger could be something like overexposure to wheat, extreme stress, surgery or a viral infec-tion.

It is a complicated disease because a person can have it and not have symptoms. There have been in-stances where children have been diagnosed with Celiac Sprue, but then have symptoms disappear. They later found that although there were no symp-

toms, damage to the small intestine was still occurring.

The damage in the small intestine is to the villi, which are thin, hairlike projections on the lining of the small intestine. They allow nutrients into the blood-stream. If the villi are damaged, malnutrition, anemia, weight loss and growth retardation can occur.

Celiac disease is often underdiagnosed because it can be confused with other diseases such as irri-table bowel syndrome, diverticulitis or Crohn’s disease. Symptoms of celiac disease vary from person to person. To diagnose celiac disease, a physician will

certain antibodies are present, they will do a small bowel biopsy to check for damage to the villi.

The only way to treat the disease is the elimi-nation of gluten in the diet. Usually people no-tice a difference within a short period of time. Maintaining a gluten-free diet allows the small intestine to heal.This recipe for Swiss Chard Sushi is not only gluten-free, it’s all vegetarian and totally delicious!

SWISS CHARD SUSHI

You can use zucchini,cucumbers, bell pep-pers or any other crisp veggies that have been sliced into thin strips in this recipe with delicious results.

8 large leaves Swiss chard1 tablespoon plus 1/2 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons coconut oil1 tablespoon low-sodi-um soy sauce1 cup cooked fried, brown or white rice 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper2 medium carrots, cut into thin strips2 green onions, roots removed, green and white parts cut into thin strips1/3 cup Ume plum vinegar2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil

Prepare Swiss Chard:

Rinse Swiss chard leaves under cool run-ning water. Fill a large bowl with ice water and 1/2 tablespoon salt and set aside. Fill a large saucepan with water and bring to a boil over high heat. Add 1/2 tablespoon salt. Blanch chard leaves by submerging in the boiling water until the rib is softened and the leaves become

limp -- about 1 minute. Transfer to the pre-pared ice bath, drain cooled leaves and stack between sheets of paper towel until dry. Cut out the rib on each leaf and set leaves aside.

Make the rolls:

Stir the coconut oil and soy sauce into the cooked rice. Lay the prepared Swiss chard, vein side up and stalk end pointing toward you, on a cutting board. Sprinkle with vinegar and sesame oil. Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, pep-per and crushed red pepper over the car-rots and green onions. Place a few pieces of the carrot and green onion and 2 heaping tablespoons of the rice at the end of the leaf. Fold the bottom edges of the leaf over the

shape, until it forms a tight bundle. Repeat

leaves. Keep chilled

Going gluten-free

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until ready to serve. Serves 4.

Make the Dipping Sauce:

Mix the Ume plum vin-egar and the toasted sesame oil together in a small dish. Serve alongside rolls.

Angela Shelf Med-earis is an award-win-ning children’s author, culinary historian and author of seven cook-books. Her new cook-book is “The Kitchen Diva’s Diabetic Cook-book.” Her website is www.divapro.com.To see how-to videos, recipes and much, much more, Like Ange-la Shelf Medearis, The Kitchen Diva! on Face-book and go to Hulu.com. Recipes may not be reprinted without permission from Angela Shelf Medearis.

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those, such as work study, loans and family contribu-tions. Other handy informa-tion on the page details the graduation rate of the school, and whether it’s considered low, medium or high. The loan default rate also is shown for the school, comparing it with the national rate. One of the most helpful sections of the sheet is the loan-repayment informa-tion. The section shows the average levels of borrow-ing for the school, as well as the expected monthly rate of repayment over 10 years. Students will know going in what their repay-ments are likely to be.

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Repayment Plan (ICR) Income-Based Repayment Plan (IBR) loans. Determining just how student aid is calculated can be a big help when it comes to selecting a school. Look for The EFC Formula 2012-2013 infor-mation.Dependent students who have already started the online process for financial aid (and who must include the parents’ income in the calculation) can update their information online should there be a change in the family’s financial situation. Students who were accepted at schools that didn’t provide the “shop-

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David Uffington regrets that he cannot personally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into his column whenever possible. Write to him in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send email to [email protected].

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