Week geared toward educating students about a healthy life style

Angela Braza Ventura campus editor

Those looking to emotionally and physically improve their lifestyles will have the opportunity to check out the benefits of holistic health care.

Holistic Health and Wellness Week kicked off on Monday at Ventura College. Hosted by the VC Holistic Health Club, the weeklong venture into the world of holistic health opened its arms to the public and provided attendees with tips to live a healthier lifestyle.

According to Linda A. Rovai, counselor for Ho-listic Studies and Holistic Health Club co-advisor, the purpose of the week’s events is to explore, cel-ebrate and discuss human beings as a whole at the levels of mind, body and spirit.

“These events, along with the Holistic Studies classes, will allow students to gain an insight into the nature of wellness from the Holistic---whole person----perspective,” said Rovai in a written state-ment. “Health and wellness, from the Holistic per-spective, goes beyond the traditional Western Main-stream concept of equating health with the absence of pain and/or being physically fit. “It includes the concepts of creating wellness, graceful aging and disease prevention, being at peace, having joy, con-tentment and purpose in one’s life.”

Guest speakers will also be in attendance throughout the week to guide students through holistic health-related issues, according to Raeann Koerner, professor of health education and physi-cal education and primary advisor of the Holistic Health and Wellness Club.

Monday’s activities included an introduction to yoga demonstration and a lecture on spirituality led by guest speaker Mike Juarez.

“My goal is to teach yoga for spirituality, not as a fad or fitness gimmick, but for its intended pur-pose,” said Juarez during his discussion. “My over-all objective is to assist those who were seeking in finding the self, love and happiness through mind, body and spirit.”

Throughout the week acupuncturists, herbal-ists, chiropractors and massage therapists will also be on campus to speak with students.

There will also be workshops advising students how to live green and grow organic foods.

“Attendees will have an opportunity to hear speakers, view films and watch and engage in some basic Martial Arts demonstrations on campus and, perhaps, even get a five minute chair massage,” said Rovai.

The biggest festivities of the week will fall on Earth Day, April 22, where a Holistic Wellness Festi-val will take place.

A Health Care Fair will be set up in the campus quad from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., as will a silent auction from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Students will find the quad bursting with music and entertainment, and there will be a free barbeque lunch for those who participate in a mulching activ-ity.

Rovai encourages students to attend and open their minds to the various healing actions the world has to offer.

“The integration of the ancient healing arts and western medicine is happening now,” she said.

“Yoga, stress reduction, Reiki, herbs, acupunc-ture, as well as the concepts of unconditional love and forgiveness are fast becoming part of one’s healing journey.

Local hospitals such as St. John’s, Community Memorial and Cottage Hospital are in the forefront of offering these services for individuals.”

For a related article, see page 3.

Student Voice Apr i l 21- May 4 w w w . S t u d e n t V o i c e O n l i n e . c o m FREE Vol. 7 , No. 5

MoorparkOxnardVentura

Brennan WhitmoreStaff writer

The board overseeing Ventura, Oxnard and Moor-park colleges eliminated 34 positions April 13.

Positions included four deans, two disabled services employees and three counsel-ing assistants, the total count coming to 24 classified posi-tions and five management.

“I work just as hard as everyone else, so I deserve a right, a privilege and a place

to continue my work and con-tinue to contribute,” said Bri-an Hu, director of institution-al research, who was among those who lost their jobs.

The Ventura County Com-munity College District board of trustees voted on the cuts, eliminating 28 occupied and four vacant positions.

The district will save $2.25 million through the cuts, which brings it closer to clos-ing the budget gap of $6.5 million, according to Direc-tor of Administrative Services

Claire Geisen.“Anytime you are affect-

ing individual lives, it’s dif-ficult.” said Sue Johnson, vice chancellor of business and administrative services. “It’s necessary to balance the bud-get.”

Joaquin Flores, chief nego-tiator for Service Employee’s International Union, spoke out against the cuts and sug-gested using the district’s re-serve fund estimated at $8.8 miliion, according to Johnson.

“This is exactly the sort

of rainy day that reserves are there for,” said Flores.

Flores said that the union was considering saving six of the jobs through almost four days of furloughs, which was still in negotiations with the district.

“They would furlough a lot more if it meant saving jobs,” said Flores.

Flores also worried about the impact on the students.

“Students should be very concerned, students should probably start coming to

board meetings,” said Flores. “They’re going to notice

much longer lines, students are going to find it really hard to graduate on time.”

Current Moorpark Col-lege Classified Senate Presi-dent Kim Watters said she understands the board’s deci-sion, even though her husband Greg Watters, who works in Maintenance and Operations, lost his job.

“It’s tough times, every-one has bills,” said Watters. “Everyone has debts.”

District cuts 34 more jobs in effort to close budget gap

Robert Pond Staff writer

People’s eyes peer-ing, crowds gathering, cameras, cell phones snapping; all to catch a glimpse of a new dish that just rolled out of the kitchen.

Students from Ox-nard College’s Culinary Arts Program attended the California Commu-nity Colleges Family and Consumer Science, Culinary Arts/Hospi-tality competition in Downey, Calif. on April 16.

For the first time ever OC competed in

the competition, which included a place setting competition as well as a cooking competition.

Although the team did not place in any of the competitions, they still made a mark. Carol Peterson finished 5th in the cooking competition while Jeanette Herrera-Ortega, with help from Renee Tallie, did well in the table setting compe-tition.

“There’s a new fron-tier of restaurants that have their own gardens, and a lot of patrons are looking for healthier entrées,” said Herrera-Ortega on the inspiration

for her table in the table-setting competition.

“It’s a learning expe-rience, just to be able to do it is good.”

Peterson tried a new theme in cooking in her competition.

“I wanted to bring classic French cuisine and incorporate organic vegetables and herbs,” said Peterson.

“It’s called Millen-nium Fusion because ev-eryone wants to be more health conscious.”

Oxnard’s Culi-nary Club and some of the culinary classes made the competition an event, summoning a

bus and heading down to Downey’s Energy Re-source Center to cheer on their competitors.

“It’s a great learning experience,” said Bruce Archer, a 60-year-old Culinary Arts student at Oxnard.

“Food has come a long way.”

Another important aspect of the competition and conference was net-working, an important aspect of the restaurant business according to restaurant management professor Richard Hard-en.

See FOOD, pg. 2

OC feasts on knowledge of competition

The melTing poT– Above, the Masanga Marimba Ensemble performs for stu-dents in the Moorpark College quad on

multicultural day. Below, booths were set up across the quad to give students the chance to experience cultures from all over the world.

Shoaib Najmuddin Staff writer

The world and its many cultures vis-ited Moorpark College on April 13 as the 20th anniversary of Multicultural Day gave way to a blending of foreign customs, art, music, dance, food and many more events that allowed stu-dents to become part of a tighter hu-man culture.

“Multicultural Day is a learning experience for everyone,” said chair and co-founder Professor Ranford Hopkins. “It’s coming from many different areas, [and] every as-pect of culture is covered.”

Moorpark College’s year long theme of “service” was integrated into the event as some open stands accepted donations for charities, one of which was to help the peo-ple of Haiti recover from their recent earthquake.

Multicultural day at MC

Photos by Jake Henderson

Mind, body and spirit keeps VC students healthy

See MULTICULTURAL, pg. 4

Photo by Jake HendersonClean up day– Tina Miller, a 24-year-old medical assistant major, sits behind a pile of garbage collected during a campus beautifi-cation project at Ventura College on April 20. Dozens of volunteers collected trash surrounding the track and field.

Oxnard beats Cuesta 3-0 story pg, 5

Moorpark one acts come to life april 22

Story, pg. 6

Monica ValenciaContributing writer

Community mem-bers integrated with Ox-nard College students as both groups gathered to enjoy authentic indig-enous music and a brief perceptual lesson on an-cient Mexico.

Martin Espino ar-rived for the lecture anx-ious to unravel his box of instruments and to share his knowledge. His lec-ture, entitled, “Mexico Origins: Who Are We & Where Are We Going?” was given on April 14, at the Oxnard College Lit-erature, Arts & Lecture Series.

“Just as I don’t define my music, I don’t define culture,” said Espino. “There is no final word on exactly where every-thing starts. In terms of our origin, we can only go forth on what was left to us, which means that knowing the truth is vital.”

Espino spoke about his passion for music and displayed instruments adorned with tribal pat-

terns that he created by hand.

Dr. Marie Butler, so-ciology professor at Ox-nard College, believes that a person’s cultural history is a key aspect of their lives.

“It’s important for people to know about their origin so that his-tory won’t repeat itself.,” said Butler. “Often, peo-ple don’t know where they come from but it’s imperative that they do. It’s also important to know where others come from in order to appreci-ate the differences and similarities.”

Espino hoped to in-spire everyone to take a look at their roots and destroy the myths of cultural self-hate. He also urged the youth to research and investigate beyond what is taught in contemporary his-tory books found in aca-demia, in order to know the facts.

“We don’t think of ourselves as Native Americans, but we are,” he said. “Before there were borders, we were

all living on the same land and we all shared drastic commonalities.”

Patty Burt, a 51-year-old sociology major, was among the many students who at-tended the lecture.

“I liked the music especially,” said Burt. “But the lecture made me realize that we do need to go back and find our roots, especial-ly since there are many interracial marriages in our families.”

Shelley Savren, Eng-lish professor and coor-dinator for the lecture series, was also excited by the performance.

“Martin is wonder-ful and charismatic,” said Savren. “I am also very glad we had com-munity members at the lecture. The goal is to get everyone to come because education exists outside of the classroom as well.”

The lectures take place every Wednesday in LS-8. For more infor-mation contact Savren at ssavren@vcccd.edu or (805) 986-5800 ext. 1951.

OXNARD COLLEGEPage 2 Student Voice • www.StudentVoiceOnline.com April 21, 2010

OC lecture series embraces its roots

Photo by Monica ValenciaAncient Art–Martin Espino demonstrates how to play a traditional Native American musical instrument. Espino spoke of embracing each person’s cultural traditions.

continued from pg. 1“I like the opportunity for young

people to get together,” said Harden. “There is some networking going on… The conference is a good way to get kids interested.”

Students as well believed the com-petition was an overall benefit to the program as well as themselves.

“I think it’s a good way to get Ox-

nard College’s program out,” said Don Wainwright, a 30-year-old culinary student. “It shows our level compared to other schools.”

Chef Joe Carabajal attended the event and was pleased with the work of his students’ competitors.

“I looked at all the plates and ta-bles, and it’s a tossup,” said Carabajal. “This is the first time we’ve gone to this show.”

FOOD: Oxnard culinary group serves up some competition

Photo by Robert PondBon Appetit–Oxnard College submitted a pasta dish prepared by Carol Peterson. Each college that participated in the competition was allowed to submit one dish.

Angela BrazaVentura campus editor

Ventura College’s Alpha Beta Gamma dominated an annual lead-ership conference earlier this month, taking home a total of four prestigious awards.

ABG, the International Business Honor Society, attended their An-nual International Leadership Con-ference from April 8 through 12 in Pensacola Beach, Fla. Chapter advi-sor Dr. Jeff Stauffer and chapter presi-dent Raymond Morua represented the VC branch as well as the state

of California.“It was a fun, great experience,”

said Morua, a 27-year-old interna-tional relations major. “To represent our school at such a worldwide level is amazing.”

According to Morua, there are only two other ABG chapters in Calif., but both were unable to attend the confer-ence. VC solely represented the state in the midst of other chapters from Canada, South Africa and Europe, tak-ing home honors that have previous-ly been awarded to ABG chapters all along the East Coast.

“We had no idea we were going to win anything,” said Morua. “These awards are based on annual reports we submit, including financial man-agement and lists of events we do throughout the year.”

ABG swept the awards banquet, winning the International Honor So-cieties Hausman Siegel Distinguished Chapter President Award, the Eva Bobrow Memorial Medallion of Excel-lence and the Excellence in Financial Management Award. Dr. Stauffer was also individually honored with the Outstanding Advisor Medallion.

Though Morua and Stauffer were the only two representatives from Ven-tura College, over 30 members are cur-rently involved with ABG. The Ventu-ra chapter is known for reaching out to the community.

“I’m very proud of the work we’ve done and have been able to do for the community,” gushed Morua. “To hear the cheers from the crowd when we won was so exciting. We’ve been re-warded for all the work we’ve done.”

Brett ArveStaff writer

For 36 years, Ventu-ra College has been for-tunate enough to have history professor Mayo De La Rocha as part of the teaching staff.

Since 1974 De La Rocha has been a major force on campus, men-toring student organi-zations such as M.E.Ch.A., contributing to his colleagues through the American Federation of Teachers and serving as the Department Chair of Social Behavioral Sciences.

When it came to schooling, De La Rocha’s decisions were between life and possible death. School and war as his only two options, he thought it was in his best interest to stay in school. Straight out of Royal Heights in Los Angeles, De La Rocha was accept-ed to UC Santa Barbara, where he was given the opportunity to further his education.

While there, De La Rocha compared his math and English effi-ciency skills and looked at potential jobs, feel-ing that his math skills would lead him to an en-gineering career. Shortly after discovering the amount of math and sci-

ence required to become an engineer, De La Rocha lost interest in his major.

Fate struck a chord with De La Rocha when he later took his first Latin American History class. He fell in love with the subject and absorbed all things history.

De La Rocha can now be found educating young minds on Mexi-can history, U.S. history or, his favorite, Latin American history.

The history buff is continuously fascinated by how people can relate and find topics relevant to this day.

“I enjoy the ideas, philosophy and the peo-ple we get to discuss,” De La Rocha emphasized.

When he’s not teach-ing in the classroom, De La Rocha is writing staff schedules, planning toy drives or mentoring the M.E.Ch.A. group.

M.E.Ch.A. is an or-ganization for Latino students. Together they promote higher educa-tion and history, dis-cussing current issues, solving local problems and putting on benefits to help those in need. De La Rocha has been head of this organization for 35 years.

De La Rocha loves what he does, and his fervor for teaching does

not go unnoticed by others.

“Mayo is a dedicat-ed human being,” said history professor Tomas Sanchez, a colleague and friend of De La Rocha.

“He is student, campus and community-

oriented,” said Sanchez.De La Rocha is also

a favorite among stu-dents on campus, many of whom get immersed in his sprited teaching environment.

“If there is one thing you notice as a student

about De La Rocha, it is how passionate he is when he talks about history and culture,” said 21-year-old philoso-phy major Greg Ayala.

Although it’s hard for him to choose a specific teaching mo-

ment, De La Rocha still has his favorites.

“[I like] when I can engage in a philosophi-cal discussion with students and see them gain knowledge and the understanding of it all,” he said.

VENTURA COLLEGEPage 3 Student Voice • www.StudentVoiceOnline.com April 21, 2010

Teaching for the love of history

Logo courtesy of Raymond Morua

ABG group wins big at international conference

Ventura clubs come together for Earth Day James WilliamsStaff writer

In celebration of Earth Day, a num-ber of Ventura College clubs will come together to help beautify the commu-nity.

Earth Day falls on Thursday, April 22, and many clubs are doing their part to contribute in what has become a day of both celebration and raising awareness.

On Saturday, April 24, the Sociol-ogy, Anthropology and Psychology clubs will be among the other campus organizations participating in a beach cleanup at the Ventura Point, accord-ing to VC Anthropology Club Advisor, Gigi Fiumerodo.

“The clubs unite in not only par-ticipating in the beach clean up but to also expand their social network and meet other students interested in so-cial causes,” said Fiumerodo. “Overall, it is about the planet, whether it be en-vironmental concerns or socio-cultural issues. It is a time to spread knowledge and awareness.”

Members of the Holistic Health Club will host a holistic health and wellness festival on Earth Day to pro-mote not only better physical and emo-tional health, but also a better, cleaner campus.

Students can participate in a cam-

pus beautification project on the ath-letic track or meet with any of the 30 holistic health care professionals that will be set up in the quad.

The importance of Earth Day is for students to become aware and get active outside the walls of school. The beach cleanups and beautification project allow individuals to support a cause that is beneficial to both the com-munity and the campus clubs.

“It allows students to feel commu-nity activism and the positive effects of being involved,” said Fiumerodo in regards to the importance of student participation.

While the holistic wellness festi-val is new to campus this semester, the beach cleanup has proven to be a popular activity in recent years. This year, the Anthropology Club decided to come together with other campus clubs showcase such festivities once more, according to Fiumerodo.

“This year, we have interest from the Sociology Club, Alpha Gamma Sigma, the Gay-Straight Alliance and the Psychology Club,” she said.

The event will start at 8:30 a.m. at Surfer’s Point in Ventura.

For more information on the beach cleanup and other Earth Day festivities, contact the Anthropol-ogy Club Advisor Gigi Fiumerodo at (805) 654-6400 ext. 1274.

Photo by Angela BrazaM.E.Ch.A. MAn–Filled with a variety of historical artifacts, Professor De La Rocha’s office illustrates his passion for the subject.

MOORPARK COLLEGEPage 4 Student Voice • www.StudentVoiceOnline.com April 21, 2010

Michael Lemerand Staff writer

Moorpark College students anticipating to transfer to their prospec-tive universities next year will get a chance to be recognized by family, faculty and representa-tives from the various campuses.

On Thursday, May 6, in Moorpark College’s Fountain Hall, these transferring students will be able to attend the Moorpark College Transfer Social, in honor and recognition of their successes and achieve-ments during their du-ration at the college.

The reception will allow students to net-work and mingle with their peers, giving the

transferring class an op-portunity to gain famil-iar friends before begin-ning their courses in the fall 2010 semester.

Students attending will fill out the Transfer Admissions Statistics form, which they can turn into the Career Transfer Center for a formal invitation to the commencement ceremo-ny and an opportunity to post their acceptances on the “Wall of Fame” in Fountain Hall.

Students are en-couraged to invite their family and friends to the commencement ceremo-ny, on Wednesday, May 19, at 5:30 p.m.

The Commence-ment Ceremony will take place on the Moor-park College Quad.

YOUR COMMUNITY

COLLEGESTART AT

CALLUTHERAN

FINISH AT

Robert PondStaff writer

Although it was a Saturday, Moorpark College’s Forensics partied like it was Fat Tuesday after winning another national championship in New Orleans.

“All the coaches knew by the beginning of this semester that this team had potential to win,” said coach Neal Stewart.

Stewart says the victory dur-ing the weekend of April 10 and 11 was a yearlong effort starting at the beginning of last semester and leading up to the days before na-tionals. This is Moorpark’s ninth national championship.

Stacy Treible received a bronze medal in Oral Interpreta-tion of Prose and a silver medal in Program of Oral Interpretation.

“I’ve never been so proud to be part of anything in my entire life,” said Treible.

Megan Rayzor received the silver medal for Informative Speaking.

“It was an amazing experi-ence, and it was amazing to have the team’s support,” said Rayzor. “The team supported everyone.”

Katie DelBagno, a competitor for the team, felt gratified from the experience.

“It’s a very surreal feeling,” she said. “Not only does your hard work pay off but [so does] the work [the team] and the coaches put into it.”

Joe Laughon had the high-est score of anyone, winning the Bovero-Tabor Award in the com-petition, as well as winning three gold medals and one silver. The

runner-up for the Bovero-Tabor Award was fellow Moorpark stu-dent and debate partner, Ebony Taylor.

“Obviously it was good to see everyone do great, it’s a great feeling,” said Laughon. “[It was] definitely a team effort.”

“I feel happy with all my per-formances, even the ones I didn’t do well in,” said Amy Fram, who received a bronze medal for Oral Interpretation of Prose and took home the gold for Communica-tion Analysis.

“Everyone’s going to have their own opinion, but overall the judges know what they’re do-ing.”

“[Being on the Forensics team] is a commitment you don’t choose; it chooses you,” said Treible.

Photo courtesy of the Moorpark College Forensics TeamChampions–The Moorpark College Forensics Team brought home its ninth national championship title on April 11, bringing back 22 individual awards, two team awards and the overall title. Ebony Taylor, top row, third from left, and Joe Laughon, to the right of Taylor, were the team’s winningest members, bringing home three individual awards a piece and a team medal between the two.

Spoken like true national champions... times nine

Students will be celebrated at Transfer Social

Continued from pg. 1“Service is an important part of bringing cul-

tures together,” said Hopkins. “When we support each other, we are supporting our own humanity.”

The festival began at 8:30 a.m. and consumed most of the campus as events and activities were lo-cated within classrooms, lecture halls and in open areas outside.

As in past years, the entire day had been labeled an “alternative day of instruction” with many pro-fessors canceling classes or providing extra credit for student involvement.

“It’s an alternative day of learning amongst other cultures,” said Hopkins. “I do think that in a college experience, the broader the experience the better.”

Many students agreed that the weather had en-hanced their experience, as the low winds and sunny conditions allowed students to move freely through-out the day.

“The weather could not be any better,” said Kelly Grayson, a 19-year-old psychology major. “It’s been horrible all week. I think we all got really lucky that it could be so perfect today.”

As students and faculty made the most of their day by attending lectures and performances, the common consensus of the attendees was that the event was an evident success. Even veteran students would agree of the day’s accomplishment.

“This is my fourth year attending Multicultural Day and I don’t think it’s ever been this fun,” said Elise Murray, a 24-year-old biology major. “That’s not to say I didn’t enjoy the other ones, but it just feels different this time. I think everyone just seems more involved which gives some sort of pride to all us students.”

Being the 20th anniversary of Multicultural Day at Moorpark College, the campus has seen the world. Hopkins has been involved for all 20 years and still looks to improve the program.

“Our overall goal remains the same every year,” said Hopkins. “However, we are always looking to improve and to enrich the students’ experience as they are being exposed to various cultures. I expect Moorpark College, with the help of students and fac-ulty, to have another 20 years of unifying the world’s culture.”

For a closer look, including more articles and videos, visit the Multicultural Day Coverage section at www.StudentVoiceOnline.com.

MULTICULTURAL: Campus comes together for a day of diversity

“I expect Moorpark College to have another 20 years of unifying

the world’s culture.”-Ranford Hopkins

Photo courtesy of Moorpark College Muggle QuidditchBludgeoned–Moorpark Muggle Quidditch founder, Harrison Homel, left, plays the role of keeper against Francis Juliano while Danielle Kaufman, far right, looks on.

Robert PondStaff writer

Quidditch is a familiar part of the Harry Potter universe; it is the most popular sport in the wizard-ing world, but, until recently, Muggles have been un-able to play the sport.

On Saturday, April 24, Moorpark College will host the Southwestern Cup, a Muggle Quidditch tournament, which will include Moorpark College, UCLA, Occidental College and Arizona State.

The club is thrilled with the positive feedback they’ve received.

“The school has been very supportive,” said Cambria Wells, secretary for the club. “We can’t thank them enough to help us do this.”

Events will include Quidditch matches, live music from The Bogarts and performances form the

Exotic Animal Training and Management program’s owls. Kevin and Bean from 106.7 KROQ-FM will also be in attendance.

The Intercollegiate Quidditch Association, the official organization for college Quidditch teams, has over 220 colleges worldwide.

“It’s more about the game and the event than it is [about] winning,” said Muggle Quidditch presi-dent and founder, Harrison Homel.

The AS utilized their Programming Fund to finance the event, which included the pur-chase of the official brooms used for Muggle Quidditch.

“Once you have those brooms, we can play [official league] matches as a team,” said Wells.

The tournament will take place at the Moorpark College soccer field from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Muggles seek out competition at Moorpark

Tim WeisbergSports editor

I will admit it. As much as I hate bandwag-on fans, it’s always nice to root for the underdog to rise above and knock off the favored team.

This year’s March Madness was full of up-sets, epitomizing the sec-ond part of the phrase “madness.”

Two 5-seeds ended up in the Final Four, and mid-major Butler University played in the National Championship and gave perennial pow-erhouse Duke a run for its money.

However, I deviated from the mainstream fan base that wants to see an-other underdog story for one simple reason: the closing seconds of But-ler’s Final Four match-up with Michigan State.

Up by three with less than thirty seconds to go, Butler purposely fouled the Spartans, taking away a chance for them to tie the game with a three, and forcing them to go to the line where they would have to hope they get a missed shot for a put back.

This instantly raised the ethical question of purposely fouling a team when you are up by three to take away their chance of tying the game.

I think it is highly unethical, and if any-thing, should be con-sidered an “intentional” foul, resulting in two free throws and posses-sion of the ball.

Although doing this is not violating any rules,

it’s what I like to call a le-gal way of cheating.

People can technical-ly count cards at the ca-sinos, nothing against it, but it is frowned upon.

I frown upon teams that use this scapegoat. It takes away from the game of basketball, and is a legal form of cheat-ing.

The 2008 NBA cham-pion Celtics did this to the Orlando Magic in game five of the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, which disappointing me and as a Lakers fan, made me despise them even more.

How is this ethical? If you use a scapegoat, it is never acceptable.

This is why, as good as a team as Butler is, and no matter how much heart they played with, I can’t respect their run through the tournament.

Journalism has a code of ethics, and so should basketball. What defies an “intentional” foul anyway?

You can argue that when teams foul at the end of games to stop the clock is an “intentional” foul. The whole process needs to be overlooked and fixed instantly.

This is not the way to play the game of bas-ketball.

Casinos do not like it when you count cards, and fans shouldn’t like it when teams force its op-ponent to shoot two at the line when down by three.

Cheating is frowned upon, and there are con-sequences for your ac-tions.

The “intentional” foul is a form of cheat-ing and teams should be punished for it. The pen-alty: the intentional foul call; two shots and pos-session of the ball.

Shame on Butler. Shame on Boston. There is not legality in cheat-ing.

SPORTSPage 5 Student Voice • www.StudentVoiceOnline.com April 21, 2010

SKYDIVE TAFT* Over 20 years experience. * Excellent safety record. * State of the art equipment. * Personalized video of your skydive. * Open 7 days a week, year round. (weather permitting) * Tandem and Accelerated Free Fall available.* BBQ, bunkhouse, camping & showers on site

Discount Rates for students,

birthdays, military, fire and police.

www.skydivetaft.com

661-765-JUMP500 Airport Road

Taft, CA 93268

Here’s how I see it...

OC Condors soar over competition

Photo by Tim WeisbergWinding up–Oxnard’s Bryan Wilson throwing a pitch against Cuesta College in a Western State Conference game on April 17. Wilson pitched a complete game shutout, allowing no runs and five hits over nine innings of work to help the Condors beat the Cougars 3-0 at the Condors’ Nest.

Tim WeisbergSports editor

When the offense is lacking, a good team always manages to find great defense to pick up the slack.

The Oxnard College Condors baseball team used strong pitching from Bryan Wilson to re-main undefeated in con-ference, squeezing out a 3-0 victory over Cuesta College Saturday after-noon at Oxnard.

The Condors strug-gled offensively, but when you have a pitcher that pitches a complete game shutout, it is tough to lose.

The Condors (21-9, 11-3 WSC) broke the scoreless tie in the bot-tom of the sixth inning on an RBI-single from pitcher Bryan Wilson to give the Condors a 1-0 lead.

Wilson not only helped the Condors de-fensively, but offensively as well to get the Con-dors on the board.

According to Con-dors head coach Jon Lar-son, players like Wilson are hard to find.

“They don’t come along too often, guys like him [Wilson],” Larson said. “It takes a pretty special player.”

Mahan, who scored on Wilson’s RBI single, went on to say Wilson was the difference maker in the outcome.

“Bryan [Wilson] won that game for us,” Ma-han said. “He was pitch-ing really [well].”

Wilson received two more insurance runs in the bottom of the seventh and the bottom of the eighth to give him more than enough cushion to close out the game.

Wilson held the Cou-

gars (15-15, 7-7) to five hits on nine innings of work, and did not walk one batter.

According to Wilson, he is simply doing what he needs to do to put his team in a position to get the victory.

“I’m giving us a chance [and] an oppor-tunity to win,” Wilson said. “It’s hard to play here [home]I think, and we have played well here.”

The Condors sit atop the WSC standings, and control their own destiny with six games left in the regular season.

Wilson believes the Condors need to contin-ue to play hard and play consistent if they want to win the conference.

“[We] just have to compete every game, every pitch,” he said. “[And] give everything we got and play to win.”

Photo by Jake HendersonSWing aWay–A Ventura College player prepares to hit the ball during a Western State Conference doubleheader April 20 at Ven-tura. The Pirates split the doubleheader, clinching the WSC crown, spoiling the Raiders’ chance to win three straight WSC titles.

VC track anticipates WSC championshipsMichael PrietoStaff writer

Exceeding expecta-tions has been the Ventu-ra College track and field team’s forte this season.

And with the West-ern State Conference championships coming up they look to push even further and capture the conference crown.

The Pirates don’t have the usual amount of runners, but they make up for what they lack in numbers by practicing hard and with intensity.

Head coach Tim

Gutierrez believes the team has talent and is headed in a positive di-rection.

“Overall our guys are working hard,” Guti-errez said.

“Our expectations around here are to win championships, and right now I think this team is headed toward that direction, and cer-tainly we have some good athletes on this team that are good build-ing blocks to head in that direction.”

Pirates runner T.J. Castillo, who competes

in the 100, 200, 4X100 and 4X400 yard events, believes that while ex-pectations have been met, they still aren’t fin-ished and need to work hard to get where they want to go.

“We’ve surpassed everyone’s expectations [and] we’ve been coming out here and just killing a lot of the teams,” Cas-tillo said. “We just got to keep working hard and we could surprise our-selves coming up at the championships.”

According to Gui-tierrez, the Champion-

ships will be a great test to see where the program is and how far it needs to go to perform at a cham-pionship level.

“It’ll be a good gauge to see where we are as a program this year,” said Guitierrez. “We’re going to go up against some great competition, Ba-kersfield and Glendale and Moorpark. Those are some tough oppo-nents.”

The Pirates look to surprise themselves and everyone else at the WSC championships Saturday, April 24 at Moorpark.

Pirates split doubleheader, clinch conference crownShoaib NajmuddinStaff writer

The Ventura College softball team officially became Western State Conference Gold Divi-sion champions after splitting a doubleheader with Moorpark College April 20 at Ventura.

The Pirates needed to win at least one game in order to secure the

WSC title.The Raiders stole the

first game, coming from behind to score three runs in the sixth inning to erase a 3-0 deficit. The game went into extra in-nings, with the Raiders prevailing 5-3 in ten in-

nings.“They got a couple

of good hits in the tenth [inning] and were able

to come back,” said Pi-rates outfielder Carlie Callaway. “They had some momentum going on their side.”

The Pirates rebound-ed in the second game, taking a 3-1 lead head-ing into the fifth inning.

The Pirates then made sure the Raid-ers would not win their third consecutive WSC title; tacking on five more

runs for the 8-1 win. According to Pirates

head coach Sue Johnson, the Pirates treated the second game as an elimi-nation game.

“After we lost the first game, the second became a championship game,” said Johnson.

“It was a must win for both teams but our girls fought for this win and they got it.”

Arts & EntertainmentPage 6 Student Voice • www.StudentVoiceOnline.com April 21, 2010

Photo Couresty of Andy Schultz It’s the end of the world as we know It– From left, Scott Donohue, Sam Sterns, Kristine Purcell, Jonathan Foley, Shane Jackman and Mike Terry act out in different perspectives on the end of the world in Andy Schultz’s Original One Act, “End of Tomorrow,” opening this month. The One Acts will run April 22-May 1 on Thusdays and Fridays at 7:30 p.m., tickets cost $8.

MC ‘One Acts’ return with promise

Michael LemerandStaff writer

Ventura College Fac-ulty Professor Robert Lawson’s original com-position “Tumaini” will be showcased April 17, at Oxnard’s Performing Arts and Convention Center, esteemed artists hailing from Ventura College.

The evening will also feature famed composer Johannes Brahms’ classic piece, “Double Concerto,” with regarded virtuosos Virginia Kron on Cello and Yue Deng on violin, and music director Burns Taft conducting the sym-phony.

Utilizing the entire body of the orches-tra, Lawson’s efforts will become alive for the first time, publicly, on the night of the event.

The choir will contribute with their rendition of Brahms’ “The German Reqi-uemm,” the piece that arguably catapulted him into fame.

Members of the Gold Coast Concert Chorus and the Ventura Master Chorale will join the Ventura Choir in en-gaging this complex and challenging piece, as well as the accompany-ing soprano Lisa Hofer, and baritone Randy Crenshaw.

The event will be held at 8 p.m. in the Ox-nard Performing Arts and Convention Center, the biggest auditorium in the county and boast-ing the potential occu-pancy of 1,600 guests.

Prospective attend-ees should note that this is a one night event, and that tickets can be pur-chased now.

Tickets are avail-able at the Oxnard PAC box office prices vary-ing from $5, $10, $15 and $20.

The box office is lo-cated at 800 Hobson Way, and will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

Tickets are also available by phone at (805)486-2424, or on-line at www.Etix.com.

Ventura’s ‘Tumaini’ to play at county’s largest auditorium

Katherine McKennaContributing writer

As careers in the arts become less lucrative and more competitive with the country’s cur-rent economic recession, the student-playwrights of Moorpark’s Original One Acts are embracing the personal rewards of creating live theater.

Katherine Lewis, a theater professor at MC since September 1975, and Professor John Loprieno, the MC the-atre department head, organize and moderate MC’s biannual Original One Acts showcase. This spring, Lewis and five student playwrights, who also direct their pieces, guarantee an evening meant to spark conversation.

From the selection to rewrites to rehears-als, Lewis and the play-wrights remain intimate collaborators, working toward the satisfaction of opening night.

To begin, Lewis se-lects the plays for the showcase from among the numerous works submitted. For this spring, she received 18

plays from individual students and six from members of the college’s playwriting class. From those, she selected five pieces that she considers “promising.”

However, promise is just one of the elements Lewis takes into consid-eration when choosing the pieces.

“When you choose plays, part of it depends on the point of view of the teacher. Students need to understand that,” said Lewis.

Also, Lewis cites how the plays relate to each other and to the showcases’ overall theme as factors when choosing the plays.

From the many im-plications of the words “I love you” to the possible apocalypse of 2012, the participating One Acts cover a wide array of topics. Yet, the five pieces serve the same purpose for their authors: personal curios-ity and catharsis.

Shea Taylor and Andy Shultz, two veter-ans of the one acts show-case, hope to engage the audience by taking their pieces to the realm of the

hypothetical. Taylor’s play, “The

Stairs,” explores the evil in all of us through the dialogue of real and fan-tastic villains.

“It all taps a creative place that is fulfilling in its own right.” Taylor said, “If I feel like I’ve got something to say then I want to sit down and write it.”

Shultz’s piece is also a byproduct of the au-thor’s own meditation on an idea. In “End of Tomorrow”, Shultz uses characters to represent and debate the outcomes of the possible Dec. 21, 2012, apocalypse.

Allison Parmenter, a third-year student and another of the evening’s playwrights, drew from personal experience to write her piece. “Those Three Little Words”

emerged from the writ-er’s meditation on her relationship with her boyfriend.

“I wrote this piece kind of to try to explain to myself and others what love can be because it differs for every per-son,” said Parmenter. “Love is what you make it. It’s who you’re with and how you react.”

With such universal topics evident through-out all the plays, the playwrights hope that the audience will con-nect to their work and recognize themselves in the pieces.

However, the words alone cannot achieve this.

The actors, the light-ing and the sets, all re-sults of student partici-pation, ultimately bring the plays to life.

Photos by Hannah Davey and Janet Murphylawn ornaments– Above,this character is one of the many decorating the lawn outside the OC ceramics department. Below, participating students write their answers to the auestion “How are you?”on ceramic tiles made by Jenchi Wu and her students from the campus ceramics department.

Self-expression with ceramics

OPINIONPage 7 Student Voice • www.StudentVoiceOnline.com April 21, 2010

Brennan WhitmoreStaff writer

Ah, the Internet. It’s able to show the vast in-telligence and seething stupidity of the strange beast known as man. Of-ten accompanied by vid-eos of dancing cats.

When it comes to web browsers, your boat and oar on the net-worked- informat ion monsoon, there are a lot of options. First off, there are currently two big dogs when it comes to performance and secu-rity; Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome.

Google Chrome has the slight advantage when it comes to perfor-mance with faster page loads, according to an ar-ticle on Lifehacker.com. Chrome also has the ad-vantage of isolated pro-cesses that can keep one bad tab from crashing the browser, which users

of Firefox frequently ex-perience.

Firefox, on the other hand, has a huge library of add-ons that can let you do cool things with your browser.

Want to block all ads? There’s an add-on for that.

Some people steer clear of Chrome for the simple association with Google.

For a while now they’ve been rising in power and gaining ac-cess to the personal in-formation of more Inter-net users.

Obviously, that makes them appear to be a James Bond style super villian coming to pow-er, so some users avoid Google like the plague.

One last thing to consider is keeping a second browser handy for when your main one starts acting up or when a friend wants to use your computer. This goes double if you have Chrome, where your fa-vorite websites are saved for all to see and it can be a bit of a pain to remove them.

If you can’t imagine why this would be em-barrassing, congratula-tions; you are the first woman ever to read Geek Culture. Don’t you feel special?

Geek Culture Would you take classes if the fee were raised to $40 a unit?

Mayra Gutierrez, 19Nursing

Jessica Ortiz, 18 Medical Assisting

Rosie Zuniga, 19 Psychology

Adam Esquivel, 20 Psychology

Chris Campbell, 21English Literature

Molly Norman, 22Dance

“Yeah, I’d still take class-es. I wouldn’t let expensive classes ruin my dreams.”

“Yes, because I have to get an education, no mat-ter how much it costs.”

“I’d start looking for work so I could pay for that but I would still pay it.”

“I would just take less classes.”

“No, I would not take classes at $40 a unit.”

“It would be tough and ex-pensive, but maybe I will. I won’t be happy though.”

Editor Hannah Davey

Online editor Michael Galasso

Opinion editor Hannah Coyle

MC Campus editor Amy Chu

OC Campus editor Benji Guererro

VC Campus editor Angela Braza

Sports editor Tim Weisberg

A&E editor Mallory Martin

Photo editor Jake Henderson

Student Life editor Hayley Skene

Copy editor Robert Pond

Producer David Lopez

Staff writers:Beau AkersBrett Arve Dustin Brewer Shelby HebertMichael LemerandKen McWaidAra Ortiz

Shoaib NajmuddinMichael PrietoKenny Redublo Aaron Simon James Williams Brennan WhitmoreJ. Carlos Zavala

The Student Voice

7075 Campus Rd. Moorpark, Calif. 93021 Phone: (805) 378-1552 Fax: (805) 378-1438 Email: StudentVoice@vcccd.edu

Kenny RedubloStaff writer

No matter where technol-ogy heads, the ever-changing landscape of music can imple-ment its fruits of innovation or battle against the flow.

Wherever music heads, people are following suit. To stay in one place is just coun-ter-productive.

In the golden eras of mu-sic, fans stayed concrete to their music choices since inno-vation and technology were neck and neck, providing births of genres and styles.

Though many can debate the artists responsible for the conception of which genres,

there was always a fine line between these styles of music.

Today, these lines have blurred to the extent that art-ists can consist of multiple genres and sub-genres and styles.

Looking too deep into what these genres classify can take away what really matters most, the soul.

What makes a song a “rock” song? What makes a band “progressive,” “indus-trial,” “post-hardcore?”

By being so concerned what requirements to fulfill in order to fit a certain group, how can there be any room to know how the song will make you feel?

Music is as moody as the listener. It’s a cause and effect situation. There is always a conflict among technique and soul.

Even if there is no perfect balance between the two, that disarray is what makes music that living entity, constantly changing and evolving.

How music makes us feel is purely an individual judg-ment. Different situations can illicit different moods, but a song’s ability to relate what-ever the situation and mood shadows its status among a genre.

One of the most gratifying aspects of music is to connect individuals no matter where

they are in life. E v e n t h o u g h the In-t e r n e t can un-leash a plethora of information to anyone, some-times all it takes is a guitar and a microphone to get a message through.

Artists that inspire are categorized in genres to lead hopefuls in the right direc-tions. Genres are needed for a catalyst, but what lies ahead after that reaction is up to the musician.

Genres are like the lines in

a coloring book, you don’t al-ways have to stay in the lines. They are guides for us to make our own path.

Music is a living entity. It reflects the way we feel, the way we act, the way we inter-act.

With whatever restriction may be built, music can find a way around it. Wherever mu-sic goes, we will follow.

Music is a form of artistic expression that can’t soley be defined by labels and genres

Illustration by Hannah Davey Notes–Music cannot be tied down by a certain genre or type.

VeNtura

VeNtura oxNard Moorpark

oxNard Moorpark

Public Displays of Affection is should be kept minimal

Bees are buzzing, birds are singing and love is in the air; spring flings are upon us and students are not holding back when it comes to public displays of affec-tion.

PDA is by no means uncommon to student life. However, when is PDA appropriate and when does it go too far?

PDA seems to be least offensive in the form of holding hands. It’s the simplest way of showing affection. Stu-dents who walk down

the halls holding hands with their significant others don’t draw eyes of disgust--unless of course a bitter bystander is reminded of their own loneliness.

Other appropriate means of showing af-fection can be a quick peck on the cheek, the unspoken goodbye for those who are off to class or in a hurry to get to somewhere. Again, it’s simple, swift and kind of sweet.

Not so sweet? When couples on campus take their affections to the next level. The term “get a room” was made for and is defined by these kinds of students. They’re the students who get a lit-tle too touchy-feely, the male students digging their hands into the back pockets of their female counterparts, and the careless youngsters who lay on the grass pretend-ing to give mouth-to-

mouth. Students go to col-

lege to further their education. The antics of overly smitten students have proven to be a bother to those who are

serious about their edu-cation.

This isn’t to say that these students aren’t se-rious about their classes, but if they’re utilizing the library study rooms

to make out rather than study, it sends off a mes-sage of carelessness and disrespect. In high school and junior high, PDA is not only frowned upon, but too much affection

can land a student in detention. According to Time magazine, middle schools across the coun-try have banned any sort of physical student con-tact, including hugs and high-fives.

On college cam-puses restrictions on PDA are almost non-ex-istent. Even so, should the lack of restrictions be reason enough to swap spit during a lecture, in line at the cafeteria or in front of professors and administrators?

The life of a college student is already filled with distractions. The last thing any college student would want or need is to bear witness to the incessant lip locking of lovebirds.

-Angela Braza Ventura campus editor

PDA: When it’s appropriate and when it’s not–Editorial–>

An editorial is the opinion of the editorial staff of the Student Voice.

Photo Illustration by Hannah CoyleaffectioN–Students come to their college campuses to learn, not to get an over-doseage of PDA.

STUDENT LIFEPage 8 Student Voice • www.StudentVoiceOnline.com April 21, 2010

Dustin BrewerStaff writer

Tucked in a corner in a tiny plaza off Los Angeles Av-enue in Moorpark, Calif. sits a family-run business that offers a unique way to spend an eve-ning.

Butera’s Billiards is a fam-ily owned pool hall that has been open in Moorpark since 2008.

It is a second generation business operated by profes-sional pool player Sal Butera and his wife Laurie.

They have been open a little over two years now and have enjoyed seeing a growing number of people come in.

Owner Sal Butera has seen an increase in several particu-lar groups since opening in 2008.

“We’ve enjoyed a big in-crease in women players, cou-ples and a variety of groups that come in to have fun,” Butera said.

Other than having over 10 top-of-the-line pool tables, Butera’s entertainment offers darts, a few electronic games and a full bar with a wide va-riety of foods to fill the time while you wait for your next shot or a table of your own.

On Wednesday nights they host karaoke where any-

one can step up and sing a song in between games.

In addition to having implemented karaoke night, Butera’s is looking to expand.

“We plan to bring in bands on a regular basis, frequent

appearances by top pool ce-lebrities, professional men and women and challenge match-es,” Butera explained.

One thing that makes Butera’s unique is the fact that it’s the only place in Moorpark

that can serve alcohol past 12 a.m. and stays open until 2 a.m. every night of the week.

Garret Clark, a 19-year-old undeclared major, has been frequenting Butera’s since it opened two years ago.

“Since I’ve been coming to Butera’s, I’ve noticed more and more regulars each time I go,” Clark said.

Even though it wasn’t al-ways Butera’s Billiards, it was previously another billiards hall.

Upon purchasing the building, Sal and Laurie re-modeled from the inside out. They added 10 Diamond pool tables, updated the bar and added food items to the menu, new lighting fixtures and col-lectible sports memorabilia that customers can purchase.

Sam Butera, 19, sees her parents’ business ownership as a great opportunity for students to hang with friends and save some money in these hard times.

“I love it. It’s a lot of fun and I would take my friends there because it’s somewhere that has tons of things to do,” Butera said.

Butera’s is carving a nice niche for itself as a place where people of any age and any amount of experience with bil-liards can come to shoot some pool or just the breeze with unique people in a comfort-able, family run setting.

For more info on rates and prices visit www.buterasbil-liards.com or call (805) 523-3088.

Benji Guerrero Oxnard campus editor

Class never goes out of style. The fashion in-dustry is always moving at a fast pace, and with trends coming in and out of style, it’s hard to keep up sometimes.

I have always been a strong believer that your class is the most impor-tant style that you can uphold.

We all know that how you dress says a lot about who you are.

Too often do I see people dressing without realizing how they are presenting themselves.

Skirts are getting shorter, tops more re-vealing and pants falling too low.

The worst part of it all is that each year younger people are be-ginning to dress like this.

With men it seems that sizes are becoming larger than necessary.

I always see the same look with most men, oversized shirts and baggy pants.

Realistically men who dress like this don’t really care much for fashion.

However, from a fashion point of view, baggy clothes are a bit 90s, but today baggy clothes are often associ-ated with gangs and vio-lence.

Men would benefit to choose clothes that actually fit, or contrast a baggy piece of clothing with a slimmer fitting piece.

For example, if you wear baggy jeans, choose a smaller shirt and vice versa.

This keeps your out-fit trendy and refreshing, as opposed to having a negative connotation.

Women seem to do the opposite by wearing tighter, smaller clothes.

A lot of women make the mistake of wearing a tunic as a dress.

To clarify, tunics are long shirts and are sup-posed to be worn with leggings or jeans.

One key factor to re-member when choosing attire is to make sure you don’t show a lot of skin.

Most girls are aware of this but don’t know exactly how to apply it to wardrobe.

First, decide what it is that you want to wear and if you do choose to show skin, keep it classy by limiting how much you show.

For example, if you choose to show leg, contrast it by covering up other areas and vice versa.

Overall, remember to keep it classy.

Everyone is guilty of judging people based on what they wear, but remember that in turn, we all fall victim to what people think.

As college students, we are at that age where we should dress up as opposed to dressing down.

Class will never go out of style, and can be demonstrated both in your actions and in your attire.

Hayley SkeneStudent Life editor

Follow Your Heart Cafe is hidden in the tranquil back portion of the animal-friendly, entirely vegetarian Follow Your Heart Mar-ket in Canoga Park, Calif.

The business has been open since 1970, when its vegetarian founders set up shop in a building that, ironically, was once a butch-er shop.

Many of the friendly Follow Your Heart employees uphold the values of the business in their own lives.

“Working here has been a huge influ-ence on my lifestyle,” explained Brittany Edyburn, who has been a waitress at Follow Your Heart for four years.

Moorpark freshman Kyle Bolvik, 18, is also an employee of the animal-friendly en-terprise.

“I’m not really a vegetarian, but working in this environment has changed my outlook on healthy eating,” said Bolvik.

The food offered at the cafe is surpris-ingly affordable and generous in portion size. The menu is extensive and each meal includes a special, typically one of their fa-mous vegan soups.

The award-winning veggie burgers, made by the Follow Your Heart brand, are unbelievably hearty and somewhat meat-like, although entirely vegan. The vegetarian options are endless, including veggie takes on Mexican, Italian, American and Asian cuisine. The restaurant is open daily from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m. Customers are welcome to dine indoors or outside on the patio.

Many patrons spend hours soaking up the warmth of the friendly environment and socializing with other guests.

Follow Your Heart features its own line of meat-free products, produced at a solar-powered plant known as Earth Island in Ca-noga Park.

This environmentally healthy practice is just one example of the earth-friendly ac-tions that are standard of Follow Your Heart. The restaurant and market attracts not only locals, but is known worldwide for its foods and home-goods. The market strives to cover all aspects of vegetarian living, even selling gifts and books.

Nightlife around the table at Butera’s

Classy chic

C

M

Y

CM

MY

CY

CMY

K

TNC_StudVoiceCoup_Apr10fin.pdf 4/16/10 4:58:18 PM

Animal-friendly dining alternative

Collage by Benji GuerreroStick with the baSicS– Models demonstrate how black and white tones on garments give outfits a classier look; the women show leg but stay conservative by covering up on top; the men keep in style by matching loose-fitting pants with fitted jackets.

Photos by Hayley SkeneNatural liviNg– Top, the cafe offers take-home baked goods and cook-books for vegetarian chefs-to-be. Middle, the message of love is pro-claimed along the market wall. Bottom, candles and incense promise to set a mood of tranquility in the homes of Follow Your Heart shoppers.

Photo by Dustin BrewercalliNg PocketS– Local patrons hang out and cue-up shots in the main room at Butera’s Billiard Hall in Moorpark.

Vegetarian restaurant in Canoga Park serves up cruelty-free delicacies

Fashion View