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Victor Berschansky stands next to a 1959 Wartburg made in Germany. It is one of only 469 built and one of only nine that were sold in the USA. Victor is restoring the vehicle in hopes that he will be able to show it in Pebble Beach next year.

Homecoming Dance to take place Saturday

Homecoming Dance, sponsored by the Inter-Club Council, will take place 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Satur-day in the Student Activities Center. Tickets cost $2 with the ASB sticker and $5 without it.

UC Personal Statement Workshop to take place

There will be a UC Personal Statement Workshop from 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Alondra Room. It is hosted by the Transfer Center and will help students who are fi lling out UC applications.

UCLA tour is available for interested students

There will be a UCLA tour next Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Students must pay a $5 refundable deposit and have a current class schedule. For more information, call the Transfer Center, 310-660-3593, ext. 3408.

The last day to drop with a ‘W’ is next Friday

The last day to drop with a ‘W’ is next Friday. After that day, if students have not dropped certain classes, they will get grades that show on the permanent record. To drop, log on to the myECC website.

Cancellation of winter session would lead to longer time at EC

Non-payments result in dropped coursesMatt SimonStaff Writer

It’s two days before the start of the semester and most students log onto their MyECC accounts to print out their schedule for the semester.

About one thousand students, in-cluding Jason Williams, 23, history major, logged in to fi nd that they had been dropped from all of their classes and now had to scramble to get into new classes or into their old classes.

Another problem students are running into is that when they en-roll in a class and are put on the wait list, they pay for the classes they got into right away, but end up getting dropped from everything because they don’t pay when they get add-ed to the roster from the waitlisted classes.

“It was terrible, I was enrolled into four classes that I needed to transfer and I was dropped from all of them,” Williams said. “I had to rush to try to get back into my class-es, only to fi nd that all of them were already full and I had lost my spot. I wish I had more warning for the deadlines.”

EC has had an established pay-ment deadline for the last three se-mesters.

“We have two payments to clear spots for new students that are com-ing in after continuing students should have taken advantage of their priority registration,” Jeanie Nishime vice president of student and community advancement, said. “The second deadline is used to make room for more students that come to campus who want to take classes.”

To help reduce the number of students that are being dropped, Nishime suggested students down-load the MOX application which is used to show students notifi cations, schedules and display campus news.

“The app is a great way to stay connected to the school,” Nishime

said. “It’s also easy. You can type in your username and have automatic access to anything from notifi cations to emails or even the campus map.”

For students who have fee waiv-ers, these drops from payment dead-lines are no problem for them.

“I’m on fee waivers, so I never have to worry about how my class-es are going to be paid for,” Cody Stephenson, 20, philosophy major, said. “I have friends who are always panicking to pay for classes because their registration date is so close to the deadline.”

However, some students didn’t have any problems due to paying as they registered for their classes.

“I think if you just pay soon as you can, get your classes, you’ll be fi ne,” Kenneth Johnson, 18, art ma-jor, said. “It’s what I do, and I have no problems when it comes to the deadline dates.”

Along with downloading the MOX application, Nishime believes students need to use their myECC to utilize their college email more to prepare themselves.

“When students transfer they will be given a school email,” Nishime said. “Most colleges use it to communicate with their students and send out information on events and things going on on campus.”

“Students need to begin to pay more attention to their email. We’ve had a lot of intances where students pay for all of the classes only to get dropped when they don’t pay for the classes they get into after being on the wait list,” Nishime added.

In order to reduce the number of students being dropped, students need to start to going onto the college website more and become proactive in terms of knowing when they add classes and when those classes need to be paid for, Nishime said.

“I ran into this problem last se-mester and ever since I downloaded the MOX app I have been fi ne,” Ryan Howard, 22, English major, said.

Student rebuilds classic

Veterans gain a helping handAndrew LimNews Editor

The Veterans Center is set to have a grand opening celebration 1 p.m. next Tuesday in the Student Services Center, after offi cially being open for about half a year

“The Veterans Center is going to be a place where veteran students can meet other veteran students,” Esperanza Nieto, assistant director of Admissions and Re-cords, said.

“They can also submit their paperwork for the Veterans Affair benefi ts,” she add-ed.

During the grand opening celebration, the program will include some remarks from a student veteran Scott Hookey and a keynote speech by Lt. Col. Robert Friend who was one of the original Tuskegee Air-men.

The services at the new center includes

access to computers, study area, work-shops and on different Veterans Affair and medical benefi ts by Veterans Administra-tion, Martha Angel, Veterans Certifying Offi cial, said.

Angel added that it is designed to have different veterans around campus connect with one another.

The Veterans Center will also host a tour and will unveil the paintings that have been donated by the South Bay Folk Art-ist.

Sherman Watson, 29, political science major, is one of the veterans to utilize the new Veterans Center and he also said that his past experiences of serving in the mili-tary has helped him.

“I use my skills from (the Marine Corps) to stay on top of things and be more organized,” Watson said. “Every one follows the rules in the Marine Corps but here you’re dealing with a lot of different people.”

Overall success rate and retention rate for 2010

Success rate is based on the percent of students who passed with a C or better and the retention rate is based on the percent of students who completed the course without dropping.

Andrew LimNews Editor

One second, winter session is back and the next second, it might be out once again.

Recently, the administration has been going back-and-forth whether winter session should be included in the calendar.

A year ago, after the winter ses-sion was canceled, students and faculty voiced their opinions about wanting to have them through public forums and petitions

“We need to develop a calendar for the 2012-2013 school year,” Jeanie Nishime, vice president of Student and Community Advancement, said. “Two calendars are being proposed, one that has winter, and the other one that has no winter with back-to-back summer ses-sions.”

With various reasons as to why win-ter session is up for debate once again, Nishime said she could not go into too much specifi cs as the negotiation pro-cess has just started.

“Part of it are budget reductions forcing us to cut more classes,” Nishime

said. “That’s why majority of the cuts proposed are coming to winter and spring.”

Two weeks ago, the Calendar Com-mittee met again after going back and forth the last year about making changes to winter session.

Christina Gold, Academic Senate president, said that the administrators have changed their reasons as to why they want to make changes to the cal-endar.

“When (the administration) initially introduced it, the administrators said the winter session disrupted things,” she said. “When we asked if it was budget, the administration said no and that it was cost-neutral.”

According to the overall success rates and retention rates for 2010, win-ter was the most successful session at an 84.3 percent success rate and a 92.2 percent retention rate. Spring session has been the most unsuccessful at a 67.2 percent success rate and an 81.2% re-tention rate.

Gold said that although the adminis-tration said that not having winter saves money, she has not seen how the money would be saved.

She added that the reserve fund which has been in question by the stu-dents and faculty, have been steadily in-creasing over the years and that the fund should be used to create more sections.

According to a report by the Aca-demic Senate, the reserve fund was a little over $5 million in 2005. As of this year, the reserve fund is now about $23 million.

Nishime said due to EC being frugal in its spendings, the reserve fund has been on a rise.

“It really started rising when the partnership with Compton College be-gan,” Nishime said. “We make $4 mil-lion a year from Compton. We do have plans to spend (the reserve fund) in the near future.”

Students, including Nick La Croix, 35, music major, are already scrambling for classes due to the recent number of budget cuts which have impacted the number of sections offered.

“It would upset me a little bit,” La Croix said. “I want to hurry it up and make it happen. No one wants to wait another semester. Potentially, a third of our time can be wasted due to budget cuts.”

Board of Trustees Election Results

Area 1Kenneth Brown, incumbent20,167 votes / 100%

Area 2Mary Combs, incumbent19,776 votes / 100%

Area 3Bill Beverly, incumbent12,400 votes / 55.28%Wendy Doeh 10,033 votes / 44.72%

—L.A. County Registrar-Recorder

November 10, 2011 / El Camino College Union2 NEWS

—Andrew Lim

POLICEBEAT

Female student leaves the scene of an incident

Nov. 4, 8:45 a.m.—Female student was backing out of a stall in the second fl oor of Parking Lot H. She stepped on the gas hard which caused her to hit a vehicle and that vehicle hit another vehicle. She left the scene of the acci-dent. However, offi cers found her, contacted her and gave her a citation for leaving the scene of an incident.

Offi cers fi nd male lying down in Parking Lot H

Nov. 3, 8:10 a.m.—Offi ces responded to Parking Lot L. A suspicious male non-stu-dent, who was not wearing shoes, was looking into cars. The offi cers found out that there was a $50,00 warrant on him for domestic violence. He was transported to the Police Department.

Male injuries himself while riding a scooter

Oct. 31, 7:20 p.m.—A male non-student was riding a gas-powered scooter and was passing by the police station. He hit a bump on the road which caused him to fall and he dislocated his shoulder. Paramedics arrived at the scene.

“I think that when you survive, you become stronger.”

—Russell Levine, president of the

History Club

Bike thefts are on a rise on campusDeAnna CallowayStaff Writer

The economy is still in a plunge and students are looking for ways to save all the money that they can.

Riding a bike to school and not wasting money on gas seem to be a perfect idea.

However, there has been an increase in bike thefts on campus and the Campus Police is advis-ing students to take greater mea-sures to protect their bikes.

“There’s a lot of contributing factors as to why more bikes are getting stolen,” Sgt. Dal Toruno of the Police Department, said. “There are more bikes on cam-pus due to the economy. Another

issue is because some bikes are very expensive, but the thieves are targeting both expensive and inexpensive bikes.”

Toruno added that some stu-dents don’t use locks or they’ll only wrap the lock around the tires and handlebars, making them more vulnerable to get their property stolen.

“We have various bikes racks throughout campus,” Toruno said. (However, some students) use light posts making them more vulnerable.”

Leilani Ikahihifo, 18, hu-manities and dance major, who rides a bike to school, was a vic-tim to a bike thief.

“I use my bike to go to school, church, my bank, fam-

ily member’s houses,” Ikahihifo said. “It’s like my car. It hurt be-cause the people that steal, don’t think that people use their bikes for everything.”

Ikahihifo said that he went to the police, fi lled out a report and gave the police a picture of the bike. He added that the offi cers and cadets were helpful.

“Between a Tuesday and Thursday we had nine bikes stolen all over campus,” Toru-no said. “We caught three bike thieves in a total of three weeks. We already have surveillance all around campus and we are in the process of setting up more sur-veillance.”

Toruno added that not only are students stealing bikes, but

non-students are stealing them as well.

“We caught one thief; he wasn’t a student here and he was a juvenile,” Toruno said. “We also caught people working in pairs and they were students here.”

With a variety of thieves roaming around campus, stu-dents who ride bikes need to stay on high alert, Toruno said.

“What students can do to help prevent bike theft is use the designated bike racks,” Toruno said. “If you have an expensive bike, you should invest in a qual-ity lock. We recommend that students use kryptonite locks and we also encourage students to write down the serial numbers.”

Survivor encouranges manyDiane VayStaff Writer

A holocaust survivor. Hilda Fogelson, 85, came to campus last Friday to share with the His-tory Club and students on campus of her experiences and memories as a Holocaust survivor.

Students sat down on chairs in the classroom and wrote down what they have learned and their opinions after listening to her life experiences as a Holocaust survi-vor.

“We have so many people de-nying the Holocaust,” Fogelson said. “And people still wonder how Hitler came to power.”

Fogelson said because the Germans had power through lit-erary and musical works, Hilter took that to his advantage and be-came a powerful leader.

“Germany lost a lot of ter-ritory and then came Hitler who promised them a better life,” Fo-gelson said.

“The very moment he came to power, he placed laws against the

Jews, who were the scapegoats, and blamed them for the depres-sion in Germany,” she added.

Like the thousands of Jewish children who were sent to Eng-land under the Holocaust Kinder-transport, Fogelson was sent to live with her sponsor. Unlike many of the other children, Fogel-

son said that she was able to stay near family because her sponsor was her uncle.

Fogelson said that only 15 percent of the children saved by the Holocaust Kindertransport ever saw their parents again.

“Although parents believed they would see their children soon, they were gone forever,”

Fogelson said. “The parents were sent to different locations because Hilter did not want people to see what was really going on.”

Fogelson said she was fortu-nate to have an uncle in England, who later sent her to boarding school. After spending a year and a half in England, Fogelson was reunited with her family and moved to Los Angeles.

“She is a Holocaust Survivor with an amazing experience,” Florence Baker, history professor, said. “She was saved by the Holo-caust Kindertransport which was created to help the Jews.”

Having heard Fogelson’s sto-ry as a Holocaust Survivor, Stu-dents including Russell Levine, 18, president of the History Club, can only be encouraged by her life experiences.

“I would encourage many people to reach out, hear and learn from these stories while they are around,” Russell Levine, 18, president of the history club, said. “I think that when you sur-vive, you become stronger.”

Tips on keeping the bike secure

Use a steel U-shaped lock and cable.

Position the lock so that it will be kept off the ground to avoid giv-ing the thief leverage to break the lock.

Position the keyhole of the lock so it is facing the ground.

Take the bike seat with you if it’s easily remov-able.

Homecoming to be hosted by ASONicholette RaeckeStaff Writer

The Homecoming dance’s theme is “Blast from the Past.” Associated Students Organization (ASO) and In-ter-Club Council (ICC) are teaming together for the fi rst time. The dance will take place 9 p.m. Saturday after the football game.

The Homecoming activi-ties will be open to all stu-dents this year, unlike the previous years.

Tickets will be sold through this week at the li-brary lawn, until they are sold out. The event will take place after the football game, when the team will be playing Ven-tura College at 6 p.m.

“We’re celebrating the whole of the twentieth cen-tury,” Waheed said. “We hope that students will come

dressed in their favorite de-cade. There will be props from these decades, and forms to take picture in, and music to celebrate these de-cades also.”

“During halftime there will be a parade, showcasing the Homecoming Court, in classic cars,” Waheed added.

Lily Kurosaki, ICC vice president, said that ICC want-ed to make the event more inclusive so that everyone can take part in the various events.

“We’re expecting to sell 200 tickets for the event,” Kurosaki said. “Food and drinks will be covered by the entrance fees. It is strongly advised that students bring their student IDs.”

Tickets will be $2 for ASB members, $5 without.Food and drinks will be cov-ered by the entrance fees.

November 10, 2011 / El Camino College Union ADVERTISMENT 3

Winter session is back! Wait, no it isn’t. Is it? Maybe...After what seems like an endless dispute

between the administration about whether or not winter session will be here to stay, students are fi nding themselves frustrated and confused more than ever.

First, it was reported that winter session 2013 was to be canceled.

This news probably enraged, saddened and left some students with no hope for fi nishing their education here at EC sooner rather than later.

Then, it was reported that winter session 2013 would return, leaving most students on campus ecstatic with the good news. There was hope among students once again.

Now, it is back to the same old story.Is winter session back?When will students know? What classes will be available?While it might be sometime before stu-

dents or anyone knows whether or not winter session 2013 will be a part of the academic calendar, the truth is that some students really depend on winter session to take required classes.

Classes during winter session are more demanding compared to those of spring and fall but the time frame for them is much shorter.

Enrolling in classes is hard enough dur-ing spring and fall.

While there are not enough seats for ev-

ery student who tries to add into a class, sessions like winter and summer help those students get the classes needed out of the way.

With one less session for students, there will be that much more hoping and waiting to add classes during the spring semester.

When it all comes down to it, classes and or winter session is eliminated be-cause of budget cuts.

Enough with people saying that educa-tion is important and that in order to be suc-cessful in life a college degree is required. Students at EC are aware of that, but how are they supposed to obtain a degree when classes that are needed are being cut, but winter session is also being considered for elimination.

If winter session 2013 is going to be canceled, students need to know now so then they can properly prepare for it and possibly attend a different college during that time.

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Students are left to guess about winter session

Having a job while attending college and studying for required classes is not uncommon for a college student. However, being able to balance all responsibilities can get diffi cult and extremely stressful.

The added pressure to get good grades in order to transfer out of a community college and into a four-year university, while making enough money to be able to pay and afford per-sonal expenses can be extremely overwhelm-ing. As a student at EC with a job, I often fi nd myself in this same situation.

After having a diffi cult spring semester, I decided to lighten up my work load this fall by taking one less class and working fewer hours.

The cliché saying, “time management is key” has actually helped in my efforts to be less stressed and accomplish all of my tasks to my satisfaction. I have limited myself to work-ing no more than 24 hours a week in order to have suffi cient time to get my schoolwork and studying done.

By only taking three classes, I do not feel as if I have too many tests and assignments pil-ing up to the point that I cannot complete them.

This was not an easy thing to fi gure out, as trial and error played a large role in fi nding a schedule that worked for me.

Many students believe that being a full-time student while working and having a social life is possible and while for some it is, a ma-jority of people simply can’t handle having a job and attending college.

I have learned through experience that I

am one of those people that sim-ply cannot handle a heavy load.

Yet by ac-cepting this fact,

I feel less pressured and can actually take the time to relax.

The best part of fi nding a schedule that worked for me is being

able to have a social life without feeling guilty about not spending as

much time on schoolwork as I felt was needed. This semester I have not felt as stressed as

I have in the past and can honestly say I have been handling my classes and work with ease.

A student can do many things to handle stress in a way that best suits them, but if only a student knows what he or she is capable of handling, then stress won’t be something to worry about.

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The issue: It is not yet clear whether winter session is canceled or not. Our stand:

Students are confused and need to know if winter session is to stay or be canceled.

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With three of her four classes paid for and added to her schedule and one class added to the waitlist, she logs off of the computer and goes on about her day.

A few days later, she returns to check the status of the waitlisted class only to fi nd that all of her classes have been dropped.

As she attempts to enroll in the classes that she was dropped from, it is too late as all the spots have been fi lled.

This is just one of the many scenarios that students ex-perienced this past semester when enrolling in classes, all due to the fee deadlines which state that if a student doesn’t pay all the total amount fees, they will be dropped from all classes.

If all the classes that were initially enrolled and active were paid for, then those classes should have never been dropped.

Getting into classes that one needs is not that easy nowa-

days, there needs to be a system that will prevent things like this from happening.

If classes are dropped it can mean that a student will have another added semester to their time here on campus and some students apply for transfer or their degree and it can possibly push that back from happening.

Now, some will say that it is a students responsibility to continuously stay updated and check on the status of a waitlisted class.

However, many students on campus don’t check their EC email due to a variety of reasons.

Some students don’t have access to computers at home, making it diffi cult to check on a waitlisted class.

Usually, when a student enrolls in classes or is waitlist-ed, they don’t check their email or class schedules right away because they are on vacation.

Most fee deadlines are sometime during winter or sum-

mer breaks. Some students go on vacation and dealing with classes

and or EC websites is the last thing on anyones mind, es-pecially if all of the classes that were active, were paid for in full.

As to how this can be fi xed, some possible solutions would be that if a class is added to a schedule, they will have a specifi c time to pay for the class.

Maybe students can be alerted via text message that there has been a change to their class schedule. With most students carrying cellphones during the day, a quick text message could avoid any unnecessary dropping.

Another reasonable solution could be that if that class, that was waitlisted isn’t paid for, then it gets dropped alone. Leaving the paid for schedule alone.

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Hundreds of tents align the lawns near City Hall, as hundreds of protesters fi ll the streets, trying to make a difference with the Occupy L.A. Movement.

According to an L.A. Times article, the group of demonstrators which is “against economic policies that benefi t corporations and the wealthiest Americans” has been camped out for several weeks now and has said to possibly camp out in tents until christmas.

However, is camping outside in protest of the Oc-cupy L.A. Movement anything but in sanitary condi-tions really worth it?

According to an L.A. Times article, people camping out and protesting can lose the city $58 million.

Now should people have better jobs and better pay? Yes they should, but is protesting the best way to solve this issue?

Many issues can’t be solved with a protest, if any-thing what a protest does is that it helps brings attention to a cause.

But is losing the city $58 million a good answer to an economy that is already suffering at this point?

Is camping out really the answer to our problems? If it’s going make us lose money then there is no point to this.

Why are people quitting their jobs to protest? They are just wasting potential money that can be earned.

After all of this is over, which eventually it will be, the demonstrators are going to have empty pockets and nowhere to live since most have abandoned their homes.

Photos of this movement have surfaced all over the Internet showing everyone around the country what is going on.

For those who have seen these photos, one can see

that the environment and sur-rounding of these camping grounds are anything but clean and sanitary.

An L.A Times article stated that with people trashing parks, urinating and defecating in public places, it’s making places around the city an unsanitary place.

Health offi cials have asked the protesters to dispose of the wastewater in a drainage system rather than just the ground.

If health offi cials didn’t step in, would the protesters be living in fi lth?

There have been no reported diseases, but if this keeps up, it is possible for a disease or sickness to oc-cur and since these people quit there jobs, what money will they have to pay for medicine?

Even if this movement makes a change in society, these people can’t just go back to there regular lives.

Some people have left their homes to live on the streets and join this movement.

Even if this protest makes a difference, the protest-ers are digging themselves a grave because they have no income and without money you can’t do a whole lot.

The 99 percent campaign isn’t going to help people when all they’re really doing is taking a mini vacation.

If people want something to happen, it has to go through the government, camping outside in tents and what seems like added fi lth isn’t going to make a dif-ference.

Protesting shouldn’t leave one homeless

Shane UttonStaff Writer

COMMENTARYHandling stress positively is crucial

OPINION 5November 10, 2011 / El Camino College Union

Are online college courses effective?Online courses

allow students to learn on their own.

Traditional courses are effective for

students.

Joseph Holliday is the ad-viser of the Honors Transfer Program (HTP) club. With 30 active members, the club meets in the Natural Science Building, every other Tues-day from 1 to 2 p.m. What are your duties as the adviser?I must attend all meetings and make sure that they are fol-lowing the rules.

Who is the president of the club?The president is Kevin Hobbs.

What are the duties of the president?The president runs the meet-ings and also makes sure the activities and fundraisers ac-tually happen. He also makes sure that members know about meetings.

What are the requirements to join the club?They don’t have to be in the honor’s program, but they should be. However, there are no real requirements.

What are the requirements of joining the HTP?Have at least a 3.1 cumula-tive GPA at time of comple-tion. Complete at least two regular (fall or spring) semes-ters in the HTP. Successfully complete English 1A the fi rst semester in the program (unless already completed). Complete at least fi ve honors courses, each with a mini-mum grade of C. Complete at least four seminars or Alter-nate Enrichment Activities. Complete at least two sched-uled half-hour counseling ap-pointments

How does your club con-tribute to the campus and the community?It is an active club that pro-vides support to the Honors Transfer program. We also do fundraising and other chari-table work. Last semester we collected clothes for 3 non-profi t organizations.

When was the club found-ed?It was founded 5 years ago by Danny Ruiz.

Are there any perks in join-ing this club?Students can write about be-ing part of the HTP in their personal statements when they apply to UCs and private schools.

Joseph HollidayAdviser

Honors Transfer Club

Online courses can be just as effective as classroom learning. It offers more vari-ety and time, which can be essential for the 21st century learner.

In the traditional classroom setting, a student can sit and never contribute or participate in a discussions and still get an A if he or she passes all tests. In the vir-tual classroom you can’t blend in, discus-sions are mandatory and you have to think for yourself. Online courses are more de-manding.

The courses require you to be self driven and more critical of your work. As a working student, it allows one to be more fl exible and not have to be tied down to a schedule. The online programs have schedules, but the fl exibility of your time allows the student to work, be home for the family and do your day-to- day task.

Traditional classroom classes run at least 3 weeks shorter, but it’s an all-day task. If it weren’t for online courses, going back to school for the working adult would not be an option.

A well-designed online course pro-vides opportunities for student interaction through discussion groups with pre-deter-mined discussions questions and group assignments. Online learning has defi nite advantages over face to face instruction when it comes to teaching and learning, according to a New Meta analysis released by the U.S. Department of Education in 2009.

The study found that students who took all or part of their instruction online performed better, on average, than those taking the same course through face-to- face instruction.

The study found that those who took blended courses, a course that combines elements of online learning and face to face instruction, did even better, EC of-fer these type of courses. They’re called hybrid courses and students who do them seem to do well. Online courses do better not because of technology, but because of time.

Studies proved that learners in the on-line classes spent more time on tasks than students in the classroom. Online learning

is much more conducive to the expansion of learning time than is face to face in-struction, it is also cost effective in school districts and colleges nationwide as proven in studies.

It appears that a student’s concentra-tion level is higher when studying online than in a traditional classroom, so let’s not fi ght technology and expand our minds online.

Read and respond. Download and re-ply. Nuanced commands distinguished only by an era of digital advancement. Both, though, are used in an outdated and oversimplifi ed teaching model.

Students learn best when they actively participate in their learning through di-verse activities. In its 2011 instruction handbook, Florida State University de-scribes active learning as the opportunity

for students to meaningfully talk and lis-ten, write, read and refl ect on an academic subject.

Online courses just don’t offer this op-portunity for active learning.

Students taking online courses are un-able to exchange ideas with their peers in a classroom discussion facilitated by a pro-fessor. Instead, students get one perspec-tive—the one they’ve formed by skim-ming over reading materials with limited guidance from their professor, and little motivation to see ideas in another light.

According to the book, Distance Learning in Higher Education, computer-mediated communication reduces nonver-bal cues such as encouraging gestures, and increases miscommunication.

In a classroom, students not under-standing any concept have the opportunity to stop and tell their professor that they don’t get it. They get the chance to set their learning pace by asking teachers or class-mates questions before moving on to the next concept.

Sure, students can email their profes-sors, but students may not have the writing skills to articulate a complex question that, in a face-to-face discussion, might be more simply and more immediately clarifi ed. And, in other cases, professors may not provide prompt replies that fully answer students’ questions, or may fail to make students feel that they are accessible at all.

Instructor presence was shown to posi-tively impact students’ effective learning, cognition, and motivation in a 2010 study published by The Journal of Educators Online.

With such variance in teaching of-fered across online courses, students tak-ing these classes are left with a misunder-standing of subjects that may affect their future development and achievement.

Online courses can’t offer students the opportunity to use knowledge gained in face-to-face interaction to build a real-world understanding of concepts.

Reducing the face-to-face classroom setting to a fully online course is simply a one-dimensional alternative to a complete and quality college experience.

The wars have come and gone. Whether veterans were drafted or enlisted, they went to our duty and served the country we loved. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard, those who served in these forces came from all over the country.

Nov. 11 is Veterans Day. Many Americans mistakenly believe that Veterans Day is the day America sets aside to honor American military personnel who died in battle or as a result of wounds sustained from combat. That’s not quite true. Memorial Day is the day set aside to honor America’s war dead. Veterans Day, on the other hand, hon-ors all American veterans, both living and dead. In fact, Veterans Day is largely intended to thank living veterans for dedicated and loyal service to their country. Nov.11 of each year is the day that we ensure veterans know that we deeply appreciate the sacrifi ces they have made in the lives to keep our country free.

At exactly 11 a.m., on Veterans Day, a color guard,made up of members from each of the military branches, renders honors to America’s war dead during a heart-moving cer-emony at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington Nation-al Cemetery. The president or his representative places a wreath at the Tomb and a bugler sounds Taps. The balance of the ceremony, including a “Parade of Flags” by numer-ous veterans’ service organizations, takes place inside the

Memorial Amphitheater, next to the Tomb.

There have been 11 wars be-ginning with the American Revo-lution. In these confl icts from our founding to today’s news reports, a total of 42 million Americans have served in our military. Of this total, 650,000 died in battle. Another 309,000 died from other causes in the theatres where they served.

According to the National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics (NVA) today we have almost 17.5 million living American veterans of wartime service. Can you believe that’s about 5.5% of our total population?

Thinking about it brings a lot of memories of my el-dest brother. I remember, like it was yesterday, when he decided to enlist in the Air Force in 2003. I was only 12 years old when he told my family and being so young the only things that ran through my mind was war, shooting, bloodshed and other bad things. I was mortifi ed to think he wanted to be a part of that.

Soldiers in the military got their training from stern

men who never smiled. They pushed themselves harder than they ever had previously. And when their physical training was over, they knew things were just beginning. To them, training was only a fi rst step. They stayed in distant countries with strange names, combat, danger and sometimes long periods of empty days and nights. All they knew was drill and duty.

I used to ask myself, why would anyone want to do this? My brother enlisted in the Air Force twice making that eight years of being a part of the U.S Air Force. He said he knew that it was time to answer our nation’s call and enlist in the military. He told people he joined to fi ght terrorists, fundamentalist militants and the enemies of America wherever they hide.

He is proud today that he honorably served here and overseas in the name of freedom and justice and furthered our nation’s goal of eliminating those who wish to destroy us for the things that we cherish and believe in. It fi nally all made sense to me. I cannot be anymore proud of him and the rest of our soldiers.

So if you know someone who has served in any branch of the service, wartime or peacetime, or both, this is the day to shake his or her hand and to say, “Thank you for what you did for us. We are grateful for your devotion to duty and to our country.”

Eman ElshiyabCo-Opinion Editor

Veterans day is a time when we can thank our troopsCOLUMN

Amie Angelich, 21,nursing major

George Gomez, 19, criminal justice major

CAMPUS VIEWPOINTS By Diane Vay

Are online college courses effective?

UP FOR DEBATE CAMPUSCORNER

Illustration by Jennifer Oh

—DeAnna Calloway

Sheila BroussardStaff Writer

Natalie SripongkosolStaff Writer

Nelli Shirzaid, 19, biology major

“Yes. Because it’s more demand-ing than a regular in class course. Your forced to concentrate and motivate yourself to focus.”

Daniel Carvalho, 20, business major

“No. Online courses are diffi cult because you can get easily dis-tracted and not focused like when you are taking a regular class.”

Freshta Sidiqi,19,sociology major

“Yes. Because it’s on your per-sonal time and you can go to work and complete your desired degree at the same time.”

Carlos Narez, 20, digital media arts major

“No. From the experience, I real-ized that I had a less likely chance of getting help. I had to work on my own or make guesses.”

“Yes. Because you learn just as much and online classes tend to be a lot easier to understand and more clear.”

“No. When taking classes online a professor doesn’t teach you. Instead, you are helping yourself and that is so hard.”

ON THE SCENE

Music

Engelbarts Concert

The EC Choral, South Bay Children’s Choir and other musical guests will per-form in concert at Marsee Au-ditorium on Sunday at 7 p.m. The concert is a celebration of the new organ purchased by the Engelbarts Trust—a fund that provides scholarships to music students and purchas-es instruments for the music department. Tickets are $15 and all proceeds will benefi t music students. For more in-formation, interested persons may call 800-832-ARTS.

Film

Travel cinema fi lm

Take a trip through Alas-ka’s wild terrain in the travel fi lm, “Alaska’s Inside Pas-sage.” The fi lm will be shown on Monday at 3 p.m. and again at 7:30 p.m. in Marsee Auditorium. Tickets are $7. For more information, inter-ested persons may call 800-832-ARTS.

Art

New exhibit featured in Schauerman Library

Portrait photography, woodwork displays and art work featuring recycled ma-terials are now on view in the Schauerman Library lobby. Featuring the art work of Bejan Amini and construc-tion technology students, the exhibit is free. For additional information, interested per-sons may call 310-660-3519.

—Natalie Sripongkosol

6 ARTS November 10, 2011 / El Camino College Union

Historic photographs in Schauerman LibraryDiane VayStaff Writer

Portraits of generals from the Battle of Gettysburg line the walls while scattered images of soldiers from the Seven Days Battle are positioned throughout the lobby of the Schauerman Li-brary.

Providing a glimpse of the American Civil War through portraits, Bejan Amini, photog-rapher, shares his perspective of history through re-enacted still life photos.

“The photos are document-ing classical portraiture of peo-ple through role-playing,” Amini said. “They are playing the roles of soldiers and others (involved

in) the Civil War who mimic the lifestyle of the people they imi-tate.”

Amini’s photographs will be featured in a solo exhibit throughout November.

Amini said he fi rst became involved with the college about four years ago when he and a group of photographers from the South Bay Camera Crew were invited as guests to an exhibit in the Schauerman Library. After the exhibit, he said he became interested in showcasing his art work in the same way.

“Two and a half years ago the process of creating my exhibit began,” Amini said. “It’s excit-ing as well as a heck of a lot of work.”

Rather than randomly choos-ing just any genre for the exhibit, Amini said he chose historical re-enactments because the pho-tographs offer more of an oppor-tunity for students to learn about history and about the models who role play these characters.

“I think it is really nice to have something that provokes or starts up a conversation about historical time periods beyond Google and books,” Albert Romero, library technician and curator, said.

From experimenting with black-and-white fi lmed cameras as a child, Amini said he became a photographer to share his own perspective of the world through various genres of history.

“I found a hidden talent in myself,”Amini said. “I was ex-tremely interested in photogra-phy and began to see the world as well as people in a different perspective.”

With portraits that display historical re-enactments, Amini said it gives students an oppor-tunity to connect with American history; from the soldier who fought in the American Civil Wars to the nurses and generals, a connection is made, he said.

“I see drama,” Amini said. “And through photography, I am able to show the world how I see things in my perspective.”

Amini’s photography can also be seen in cinematic produc-tions as well as through various

images including landscapes.“He is a very talented pho-

tographer and we are very happy to have his exhibit in the library,” Romero said.

“A majority of my photos are taken by coincidence,” Amini said. “In the end, it eventually comes down to the magic be-tween the model and myself.”

Also featured in the Schauer-man Library are woodwork dis-plays by construction technolo-gy students and various recycled art work and paraphernalia coin-ciding with National Recycling Week. The Schauerman Library is 8 open a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday and 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.

Jewelry class inspires new path for student Sheila BroussardStaff Writer

Staring at the gold links he just molded, he positions the light closer to the shiny object.

Using skinny pliers, he posi-tions the small, blue gem stone in place. He holds it at a distance as the stone shines bright against the light.

Raul Barbosa, arts major, is currently spending his time learning the process of jewelry fabrication.

Recently enrolling in the arts program, Barbosa is not going to school for academic accolades, rather he said he is taking classes here for the experience he gets and the knowledge he obtains.

“I want to learn all I can,” he said.

Barbosa, who said he was fi rst encouraged by his peers to pursue his passion for art, en-rolled in EC in the 1970s.

His love for watercolor paintings, life drawings and sculpturing quickly became his main interest, he said.

“I always loved all different art work,” Barbosa said. “So I decided to take some classes af-ter work.”

He continued to do this for many years while working full-

time as an aircraft and engine mechanic for Continental Air-lines.

Throughout the years, while going to school and working, he was also constructing a life-size, 450-pound bronze bust of Nefer-titi, who was the Queen of Egypt during the 14th century BC.

“I was truly inspired by Andrew Fagan, a teacher at the time, to complete the sculpture,” Barbosa said.

He said it took him 13 years

to sculpt his replica of Nefertiti. He said it was fi nally completed in 1976.

Barbosa’s recreation of Nefertiti was, at the time, the largest sculpture ever cast at EC and because of this, he said he continues to receive great recog-nition.

His replica of Nefertiti ap-peared in the Daily Breeze and was also featured on the broad-cast network, KCAL.

Retiring from Continental Airlines in 2003, Barbosa once again became a student, enroll-

ing in jewelry fabrication classes this time around.

“I decided to go back to school again because I wanted to be more productive and do things that I always wanted to do,” Barbosa said.

In his spare time, he con-tinues to sculpt and is currently working on replicating a stage from the Creation of Man—a scene Michelangelo painted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

“I like to make art work that you don’t see too often,” he said.

And in doing so, Barbosa said he likes to work with bronze among many different metals in-cluding gold and silver during the jewelry fabrication.

Recognized in many ways for his art work, Barbosa is also an inspiration to many students, Irene Mori, art professor, said.

He also lends a helping hand wherever he can, she added.

“Raul is a very dedicated and fascinating artist with a vision,” Mori said.

Barbosa said his art work has become a hobby and he works very hard to put everything he has into it.

And rather than a profession, Barbosa said it is a past time hobby, which keeps him busy while pursuing his dreams.

STAR RISING

‘Death of a Salesman’ enthralls audience with captivating castNatalie SripongkosolStaff Writer

Shoulders sinking forward beneath the weight of his well-worn brown, three-piece suit and hat, a 63-year-old salesman returns to his little house on an unknown Brooklyn street. As soon as he speaks, his hurried, yet tired cadence earnestly trans-ports the audience back to 1949 and into the brooding head of Willy Loman.

A Pulitzer and Tony Award winning drama, “Death of a Salesman” was written by Ar-thur Miller and fi rst debuted on Broadway in 1949. Center-ing around the demise of Willy (Norman Snow), the play de-picts a middle-class patriarch with an overwhelming angst for his failed success.

In the theater department’s revival, which opened Nov. 4 in the Campus Theatre, a well-rounded ensemble of profes-sional and student actors wield the story of a common man’s struggle to reach his American Dream. The family dynamic that surrounds him strikes a completely relatable chord with the audience.

The set design and stage management, under the direc-tion of John DeMita, cleverly establishes walls and staircase where none physically exist.

And just as tangible as these walls, which divide the scenes, are Willy’s sporadic thoughts spanning from painful memories of his past to the current reality of his life.

In the fi rst act, Willy’s dia-logue sets the mood.

“It’s all right,” Willy re-sponds more dejectedly than matter of fact, “I’ve come back.”

Immediately, Willy reveals that he’s been lying to his fam-ily, to the audience and to him-self.

But despite Willy’s failures,

his doting wife, Linda Loman (Peggy Flood), kneels to remove her husband’s constricting shoes and replaces them with slippers.

Continuing to bolster Willy’s morale with an unfailing loyalty and deep love no matter the con-dition of their life, Linda proves to be the most complex character in the play and acts with effort-less strength.

Through Flood’s perfectly balanced tones, which venture between a girlishly affectionate tone to a wearily matron-like dialogue, she makes believable her love for her husband. As her character strives to keep a fam-ily together, she furiously scolds

her grown sons, Biff Loman (Nick Cagle) and Happy Loman (Clifford Cisneros), for the lack of deference toward their father.

“Attention must fi nally be paid to such a person,” Flood demands of them and the world.

In one of the most powerful scenes of the play, Biff, Willy’s eldest son, ponders his internal turmoil over accepting his true self-worth versus rising to the infl ated expectations set by his father.

Adding to the dynamic cast, 20-year-old theater arts major, Cisneros, nails the smooth-talk-ing, womanizing and often ig-nored little brother, Happy, who is ironically the comedic coun-terpart to Biff.

Together with supporting cast members, Flood, Cagle and Cisneros move seamlessly across Snow’s character’s reali-ties to help piece together exact-ly how the American Dream was broken.

Though the title of Miller’s play leaves little suspense as to what becomes of the protagonist, “Death of a Salesman” keeps its audience in suspense as they follow the desperate but under-standable paths of Willy Loman.

“Death of a Salesman”

When: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday

Where: Campus Theatre

Tickets: $7.50 to $15

Information: 310-329-5345 or www.centerforthearts.org

Photo Courtesy of EC Center for the Arts

Peggy Flood, Norman Snow, Nick Cagle and Clifford Cisneros star in “Death of a Salesman” which made its debut in the Campus Theatre.

Vanessa Adams / Union

Raul Barbosa focuses on learning the technical skills of jewelry fabrication as part of the arts program.

Dion Santos / Union

Shane Walker, 24, automotive technology major, looks at the images of historic re-enactments by photographer Bejan Amini on display in the Schauerman Library through November.

SPORTS 7November 10, 2011 / El Camino College Union

ON DECK

Football

Saturday at 6 p.m. vs. Ventura College.

Women’s Volleyball

Today at 6 p.m. vs. L.A. Trade Tech College.

Wednesday at 5 p.m. at Mt. San Antonio College.

Women’s Soccer

Today at 3 p.m. vs. Long Beach City College

Men’s Soccer

Today at 1 p.m. vs. Long Beach City College.

Men’s Basketball

Friday at 7 p.m. vs. West L.A College.

Wednesday at 5 p.m. at Gross-mont College.

Women’s Basketball

Today at 6 p.m. vs. West L.A College.

Tomorrow at 5 p.m. at Palomar College.

Cross-country

Nov. 19 at Woodward Park in Fresno, CA. State Champion-ships time to be announced.

Men’s and women’s water polo

The men’s team fi nished the season 9-12.

The women’s team fi nished the season 10-11.

—Shane Utton

After a three and a half hour uncom-fortable bus-ride to Righetti High School to face the Allan Hancock College, the football team was out to a fast start.

Alondra Johnson sparked the team with a 61-yard touchdown in the fi rst two minutes of the game leading EC to a 38-14 victory.

“It was a new play that we had just installed, a wrinkle from last week that worked pretty well,” Johnson said. “They bit pretty hard on a fake and everybody got into their position to make a block and I went untouched.”

Johnson wasn’t done there, he also had a 30-yard touchdown run for his second score of the game.

“I was really pumped up after that one,” Johnson, who fi nished with 109 to-tal yards and two touchdowns, said. “The receiver had a great block and I was able to score.”

After going down early in the game, the Warriors began to air it out and quar-terback Omar Herrera led the way.

Herrera went 18 for 28 for 372 yards and three touchdowns, all in the fi rst half. Luckner Brady was one of Herrera’s favor-ite targets, fi nishing the day with 166 yards on seven receptions.

Along with Herrera, the Warriors’ rushing game was pivotal in taking time off the clock and insuring the win.

Peter Walton rushed for 100 yards on 18 carries, leading the team in rushing yards.

“Our guys played great,” John Feath-erstone, coach, said. “After that long drive, our guys came out and performed really well. I’m proud of them.”

Along with the offense running on all cylinders, the defense dominated after al-lowing 14 points in the fi rst quarter.

The defense racked up three sacks, one forced fumble and had one interception while they shutout Allan Hancock in the

last three quarters of the game.With the win, the Warriors, 8-1 overall

and 3-1 in conference play, are one victory away from a possible state championship game and national championship.

“Last week was the fi rst week coach (John Featherstone) told us we only have two games left,” Johnson said. “He told us that if we won against Hancock and win our next game, we will give ourselves a re-ally good chance to make something hap-pen for the playoffs.”

The Warriors now turn their eyes to Saturday when Ventura College visits Murdock Stadium at 6 p.m. for the team’s last regular season home game of the year.

Even with a 1-0 lead at the half, the women’s soccer team was unable to withstand Pasadena City College, losing 3-2.

“We played really well, and they played really well too,” Van-essa Reid, midfi elder, said. “We were winning the fi rst half 1-0, but then in the second half they scored twice, and when we man-aged to tie it again they scored.”

Yennifer Baca, midfi elder, said that over confi dence may have led to the Warrior’s defeat.

“Not everyone gave it their all,” Itchel Guzman, forward, said. “We still did pretty good, but if everyone had been in it we probably would have won.”

Once Pasadena was able to score back-to-back goals, the Warriors felt more rushed to

score.“We weren’t on top of our

game which caused mistakes and goals,” Baca said. ‘We wanted to win, but obviously it wasn’t our game.”

Guzman said that the team weakened defensively in the sec-ond half, contributing to its loss against Pasadena.

“It seemed like they wanted it more,” Guzman said.

Even with the loss, the War-riors were able to play well.

“We were able to hold them down in the fi rst half, and in the second half were able to tie the game back up after they scored,” Reid said. “We kept pressuring, but lost our focus towards the end.”

With two crucial games left, the Warriors know they have to fi x their mistakes in order to

make it to the playoffs.“We just have to make sure

that we score the fi rst fi ve min-utes of the game, and also keep playing hard all the time,” Reid said.

Playoffs are around the cor-ner and the team will continue to practice and leave it all on the fi eld.

“We have to play like we did against Cerritos, get to every 50/50 ball, get a lot of shots off, mark up, and don’t dive in just play our game,” Guzman added.

The next game is Tuesday against East L.A College. The game will start at 3 p.m.

“We are a good team and de-serve to go to the playoffs,” Baca said. “Now more than anything we must win our last games at home not only for the team, but for the school we represent.”

Warriors one win away from bowl gameMatt SimonStaff Writer

After leading 2-1 in the 82nd minute last Fri-day against Pasadena City College (PCC), the men’s soccer team collapsed.

Midfi elder Vahagn Manoyan of PCC tied the game, and two minutes later, off an EC turnover, forward Irving Rosales hit a line drive into the goal to put the Lancers up 3-2.

“They scored with about eight minutes to go and we dropped our heads and lost confi dence,” Andrew Britton, assistant coach, said. “They kept attacking and kept scoring.”

The Warriors would allow another goal, losing 4-2 to PCC last Friday.

The players who stood out for the Warriors were Forward Chris Marckstadt and midfi elder Magnus Peterson, who each scored a goal.

“Magnus played pretty well and got his fi rst goal for EC,” Britton said. “It was a nice fi nish.”

Marckstadt changed the momentum of the game for EC, when he tied the game at one.

“It felt good because it was our fi rst goal (of the

game) and we tied it at 1 and it changed the tempo and put us back in the game,” Marckstadt said.

Peterson would score the other goal of the fi rst half, off an assist from Ben Turnbull, to put the team up 2-1.

“It felt wonderful, but if we lost the game it doesn’t matter, because we didn’t win,”Peterson said. “It’s all about the winning.”

The loss put the Warriors out of playoff conten-tion for the season with a 4-8-6 overall record and 3-6-3 in the South Coast Conference coming into Tuesday’s game.

“It’s diffi cult because that pretty much put us out of the playoffs,” Britton said. “We can still fi n-ish in the top half of our conference, which is our goal for the last two games.”

The Warriors’ last regular season game and home fi nale is today. They will host Long Beach City College at 1 p.m. at Murdock Stadium.

“We are going to try and fi nish the season strong,” Britton said. “Defensively, we have been poor and made too many mistakes, especially at the end of games.”

Soccer team’s playoff s in jeopardyLoss ends team’s postseason shot

Tayani DavisStaff Writer

Sergio ReynosoStaff Writer

Jorge CamarilloStaff Writer

Running through grass, sand, and back onto concrete, with the crowd yelling from the sidelines, was nothing new for him. But all he could focus on was the person in front of him.

He breathes in and out furi-ously trying to pass his opponent. Using a last burst of energy he draws himself closer to the run-ner ahead of him, trying to take fi rst place.

Over an extended 4 course, cross-country runner, David Ro-sales placed second, fi nishing in a time of 21 minutes and 50 sec-onds.

Coming in as a freshman this year, Rosales has led the cross-country team to many victories.

“We knew he was good com-ing right out of high school,” Sean Sheil, assistant coach, said.

In the beginning, Rosales was quiet, kept a smile on his face and stood behind the scenes. The coaches knew there was some-thing about him because of his zeal to run.

“David is a little quiet, but he never complains when I ask him to do anything,” coach Dean Lof-gren, said. “Matter of fact, he al-ways has to go the extra mile and he does it with a smile.”

Rosales, 18, business market-ing major, began running cross-

country freshmen year at San Pedro High School. Coming from a family of runners, much of Ro-sales motivation came from his two older brothers.

Pablo Rosales, 19 and Alex Rosales, 23 also started their journey running cross-country at San Pedro High School.

Once Rosales started running his freshman year, he mimicked his 19-year-old brothers every move. He timed every race. When he saw he was closer to beating his older brothers’ time, he found ways to make himself better.

“The night before a race, I did a lot of ‘carb loading,’ eat-ing pizza, pasta and breads. I also made sure to drink lots of water to stay hydrated during the race,” Rosales said. “My brother does motivate me to run. He gives me tips on what to do better.”

Rosales said even if someone else motivates them, every ath-lete who is truly into what they do should set their own goals and achievements.

“As an athlete you have to push yourself to achieve your own goal,” Rosales said. “You have to reach your limit and see how far your body can handle the pain and the pressure. It feels good knowing that you achieved that goal.”

Not only does Rosales have

his two older brothers to motivate him to run, he also looks up to last semesters’ cross-country run-ner, David Cardona.

“He has some similar charac-teristics of David Cardona,” Sheil said. “He never misses practices and like Cardona he has the drive to exceed,” he added.

Last semesters’ top cross-country runner David Cardona made an impact in EC’s sports history after breaking the 28-year-old EC record in the 5,000-meter race at the Ben Brown Invitation-al, March 3.

“My goal is to beat David Cardona’s score,” Rosales said. “Before I leave EC, I want to be as good as Cardona if not better. He motivated me to strive to be the best.”

Undecided on what college to transfer to, Rosales just wants to focus on running cross-country and fi nishing school.

“Hopefully I get a scholar-ship for cross-country, then I’ll see where we go from there,” Ro-sales said.

After working with Rosales, Lofgren has high expectations and is confi dent Rosales will do well in his career.

“People who have a mind-set like Cardona usually turn out successful in that fi eld,” Lofgren said. “And he has a clear view on why he is here.”

Cross-country star shows drive

David Rosales, 18, business marketing major, leads the cross-country team this season to the state fi nals in hopes of receiving a scholarship.

Andrew Lim/Union

8 SPORTS November 10, 2011/ El Camino College Union

On a rainy Friday night, the women’s volleyball team beat Cerritos for its second sweep against the Falcons 25-17, 25-20, and 25-13.

Since losing a non-conference game at Fuller-ton College, the Warriors have been undefeated in conference play, at 11-0.

“We had a lot of blocks tonight, and a lot of people are improving at the right time,” Coach Le Valley Pattison said. “Also Tarryn is playing well and she doesn’t make a lot of mistakes and Lauren (Edwards) has been taking on quite of load as of late, but we are fun to watch right now.”

The fi rst game started off with both teams com-ing on strong early. Tied up at 3-3, Lauren Edwards and Tarryn Luafalemana, both middle blockers, started to erupt early showing strong leadership.

From then on it was all EC. With the aggressive play of Luafalemana, the Warriors came out with the win 25-17.

“I had an opportunity to start tonight so I made the best of it,” Luafalemana said. “Our passing was great tonight, it helped us win.”

Game two started off with Cerritos getting some early momentum, going up 3-1. EC then made a huge run of its own going on a 4-0 run to make the game 5-5.

It was a back-and-forth game for a while, in-cluding six ties and six lead changes.

Once tied at 15-15, EC got a burst of energy going on a 10-5 run to close the game 25-20. Set-ter Sarah McFadden and middle blocker Nigeria Owens made a huge impact in the game.

“I have been working on my blocking and it paid off tonight,” Owens said. “We just have to keep playing as a team and pass well.”

Game three was a different story. The Warriors started off well and never looked back.

Keeping its distance throughout the game, the Warriors kept at least a 5 point gap after going 10-5. With the defensive specialist libero Keely Stevenson diving on the fl oor, the Warriors won big 25-13.

“We passed really well and our hitters didn’t really make any mistakes,” Stevenson said.

Luafalemana had 10 kills and seven digs, Stevenson had 10 digs, McFadden had 31 assists, Owens had seven blocks and fi ve kills, and Lauren Edwards had seven kills, seven digs and three blocks. Also Barnes had 10 kills and two blocks.

With the playoffs coming up soon, the team is more focused than ever to win this year.

“We look really good right now,” Luafalemana said. “Everybody better watch out.”

Shane UttonStaff Writer

Women’s volleyball crushes Cerritos

Warriors ready to dominate

A steady downpour and muddy conditions dur-ing last Saturday’s Southern California Regional Championships were perfect for David Rosales to make another top fi ve fi nish.

“The race was great, really great,” David Ro-sales said. “It was raining and a little overcast. They were the perfect conditions for me.”

Rosales fi nished third with a time of 20:21.Rosales’ performance helped the men’s team

fi nish in sixth place in a fi eld that included 28 full teams along with individual participants.

Alex Villaescua and Anthony Lewis were both able to fi nish near each other in 25th and 27th place.

Freshman Dezhan Bland fi nished in 50th after improving his time from last month’s race by two minutes fi nishing with a time of 21:25.

One of the team’s top runners Justin Caracoza fell to the back pack after falling in the fi rst mile of the race.

“It was tough for Justin, after he took that spill, it was hard for him to get back in a rhythm,” Dean

Lofgren, coach, said. “He wasn’t able to get back into it after that, but he fi nished strong.”

With its fi nish, the team easily advanced to the state championships which was given to the top 12 teams fi nishing in the race.

“We’re looking forward to state and we usu-ally always have a strong fi nish in state, but we will have a strong opportunity to do well,” Lofgren said. “With the perfect storm we can defi nitely fi nish in the top fi ve. If everyone is able to have one of their best races and put everything together at the same time, we are more than capable of fi nishing in the top fi ve or better at state.”

The men’s team fi nished the race in sixth with 175 points, 20 points away from fourth place.

Now the men will prepare for the state champi-onship which will take place Nov. 19 at Woodward Park in Fresno.

“We defi nitely will work hard and make sure our guys are ready,” Lofgren said. “I know David (Rosales) has his own goals, but I defi nitely believe he can fi nished in the top ten. If he does what we all know he can, he will do great. For only being a freshman he has done great this season so far.”

Brandon Bibbins/Union

Matt SimonStaff Writer

Cross-country advances to championship

Adrian Brayboy and Cameron Gray practice against each other to prepare for the basketball teams’ fi rst games. The team got its fi rst win of the season on Tuesday at EC against West Los Angeles Col-lege 99-90. Gray, forward, had 23 points, 12 rebounds, two blocks and three assists.