Court hears Chabot story

on plantBy Jake Hewitt

NEWS EDITOR

On April 19, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard argu-ments from both sides on the Russell City power plant being built in Hayward.

The plant, which has been largely contested by students and staff at Chabot, and by people living in the neighbor-ing community, is according the Mercury news, “well under way towards completion.”

The court was filled with representatives from Calpine, the builder of the power plant, the Environmental Protection Agency, and Pacific Gas & Electric all vying for the plant to be built. Only one attorney, Ms. Jewell Hargleroad, repre-sented Chabot and the Las Pos-itas community college district.

Even though she was by herself, Hargleroad brought up very good arguments that can in fact hurt the power plants chances of ever running. The main argument that was com-ing from the side of Chabot was that the EPA and Calpine overstepped boundaries and overlooked regulation.

The regulations that they are accused of stepping over are the National Ambient Air Quality Standards, which is saying that the power plant will be producing toxins that will not meet air quality standards.

The second is challenging the electrical transmission lines. If the court finds these to be p a r t

The effects of the budget cuts will soon be in action here at Chabot and unfor-tunately affecting students, staff and administration.

Dr. Susan Sperling, president here at Chabot said, “We’ve worked collectively as hard as possible to keep the budget cuts as far from students and classrooms as we’re able, and that’s something that I feel very deeply about as president.”

Some effects of the budget cuts include a change around the child development center. These include closing in July, not replacing retir-ing staff and renting out unused rooms.

Effects of the cuts also include eliminating summer tutoring, sus-pending classes at the San Leandro campus and not filling some of the vacant staff/admin-istration positions.

Some of the vacant staff positions that won’t be filled are; administrative assistant II, a counselor and dean of social sciences. More effects of these cuts include reducing supplies and expenses.

There were also talks of raising student fees such as: raising unit prices up to around $46 a unit, increas-ing prices of parking per-mits, transcripts and cards.

“All of these inevitably affect students one way or another,” Sperling said. “What always happens in a case like this is those of us who are not part of the reductions are doing more work, there’s more stress, we are trying to deal with

it as best as we can but the impact is there.”

Yvonne Wu Craig, clas-sified senate president and Grant developer/writer brought up the suggestion that since students are go-ing to be paying more for parking, then how about staff and administrators to help out in those costs.

After all the necessary payments are made such as salaries, benefits and legal

requirements, there is little to be spent.

According to a slide-show presented at a budget meeting, the proposed plan to spread this is by using $114,000 as increased rev-enues, $208,000 for full time equivalent faculty

(FTEF)/adjuncts-schedule reductions, $23,000 for net transfer to other funds, $640,000 for expense re-ductions, $250,000 for off-setting expense, $229,000 for the child development center (CDC) reductions, and $425,000 for CDC re-duced revenue.

President Sperling and staff/administration en-courage all of us to fight these issues and to respond

to these cuts in a way that will get the attention of our legislators. Kathy Kel-ley, early childhood de-velopment instructor here at Chabot encourages us to contact legislators and speak to them about fair funding.

“ S t u d e n t s should describe what they have taken away from being educated, their positive growth experienc-es and learning in College, and how this changes or po-tentially changes their lives,” she said.

“Explain why this matters to you, as young people, who are or will be voters. You can put announce-ments on your Facebook pages…we are looking to identify alumni of Chabot College. You can also put legislative infor-

mation on Facebook.”“I think that we have to take it all the way to the state capital, we have to educate our legislators. I’m seeing people, includ-ing myself, ready to really put their shoulders to the wheel on this. So I truly am hopeful,” Sperling said.

For more information contact the writer at galia@thechabotspectator.com.

The Chabot College forensics team recently competed in the week-long Phi Rho Pi National Tournament in Schaumberg, Illinois.

The tournament hosted 58 schools from 11 different states, with over 400 competitors .

The tournament challenged its competitors with numerous events from, various interpretations of arts and books, debates on social issues and policies and also performing platform speeches.

Jake Hewitt took home Chabot’s only individual award in NFA-LD solo debate on U.S. and Chinese trade policies.

“I wouldn’t have been able to do it without my team. Having been prepar-ing for this since August, it’s a sigh of relief. It feels like all the work paid off,” described Hewitt.

Although a solo award, Hewitt is gracious towards his teammates. “Everyone helps each other out de-veloping a case, gathering arguments and evidence,” a thankful Hewitt recog-nizes. “They help work all that into our cases – to help tell a story. If you can’t do that, you can’t win.”

Chabot’s team award is a testament to the prowess

of forensics instructor Jason Ames. “Winning the team award, I think everyone thought Jason got what he deserved. Some schools have multiple coaches and we just had him,” describes Hewitt. “It was nice to see Jason get an award for all the things he’s done.”

Coach Jason Ames stated in a pervious article they focus on three things: education, fun and competi-tion.

Support the forensics team by coming to the Speak Up May 8 at 6:30 p.m. For more information email Ames at james@chabotcol-lege.edu.

For comments on the article email the writer at jcomeaux@thechabotspectator.com.

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Success follows Chabot forensics team to nationals

The award-winning national forensics team for Chabot.

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By Jon Comeaux

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Budget meeting shows need for changeBy Galia aBusHi

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A chart showing the declining funds in the Chabot-Las Positas community college district.

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At the end of spring break, Chabot students arrived to some new neighbors, the bees.

The entire area from the Bookstore to the Cafeteria to the DSRC was blocked off from the Monday, April 17 to the Wednesday, April 18.

Over the break we all thought about having fun and getting some rest, meanwhile at our very own Chabot College bees were doing the same thing by making their new home right in front of building 2400, also known as the Disabled Stu-dent Resource Center (DSRC).

Chabot security was also given the oppor-tunity to speak on why the hive was moved in the middle of the school week instead of be-fore students were back as well as how long the hive had been there but we received no response in time.

The DSRC usually has a lot of traffic and students and staff like Carla Humphrey, who is not only a student but also a receptionist in the DSRC, “At first I thought it was a murder scene with all the caution tape around,” Humphrey said, “But then I was told by security that there was a beehive in one of the trees in front of the

DSRC and the only way around was on the other side of the building so in order to get in all stu-dents would need to go around the building.”

In addition to traffic diversion and the overall large size of the beehive, there was the overall worry of bee stings which according to Rosafel Adriano-Nogra was surprisingly low.

“There was actually no report of any per-son that needed treatment for bee stings,” stated Adriano-Nogra, “I’m guessing since the area was blocked off students knew to stay away for their own safety.”

Since it is the spring, bees and other insects are common, so here are some tips on preventing stings and other insects this spring from http://www.care2.com.• Avoid wearing brightly colored clothing• Use non scented soaps and lotions• No perfume• Try avoiding bananas• Stay clean, sweat makes bees angry• Avoid flowers and other plants• Call a professional to remove beehives• Be careful what you eat outdoors• Don’t walk barefoot• Do not wear loose-fitting clothes• Keep your car windows rolled up• Don’t hang out in flower gardens• Avoid drinks that contain sugar

Last Friday there was an-other flea market on the Chabot College parking lot.

The weather was nice and there was a lot to see and buy. What made it es-pecially great to its guests this last Saturday was that this flea market was so rich with variety. There are people selling their stuff yard-sale-style and there were people professionally selling cloth-ing, purses, antiques, jew-elry, stones, g a r d e n i n g supplies and of course food. You can find a diversi-ty of hot dogs and also many other different things to eat.

“I like to find interest-ing and rare things. You find different people with different tal-ents, for example there was a woman who made art of melted crayons.” said An-drea Preciado.

Something that not ev-erybody might know is, that this flea market has been going on for over 20 years here at Chabot, spon-

sored by the ASCC (Asso-ciated Students of Chabot College), assembled to pro-vide leadership, representa-tion, and assistance to our Chabot College Students.

There are 300 vendor spaces at the flea market, anyone can rent. Each ven-dor space is the size of two parking spots, but if you have a lot to sell, you can also rent 3 parking spots for the day. Non-profit organi-zations can even rent the space for free.

“I like meeting the ven-

dors and lis-tening to their stories; I also enjoy the family friendly environment.” said Eliaser Hernandez.

If you take the time to browse this flea market, you might find great trea-sures you would never find anywhere else.

“I like antique stuff

when I go to the flea market, so when I go I like to look for treasure - something that is unique. I like to go to the flea market with people who enjoy to spend the whole day there.” said Ricardo Aranha, Chabot student.

And if the weather continues to be as great as last Saturday, there is a great chance that many visitors will come and vis-it Chabot every third Sat-urday from now on. But even if it is raining, the flea market will be there

for you to browse and explore. And during this time, park-ing is free on parking lot B for everyone.

If you want to sell any-thing at the Chabot Flea Market, you can go online at: http://www.

chabotcollege.edu/stu-dentlife/fleamarket/

The dates for this year’s flea market are May 19, June 16, July 21, August 18, September 15, October 20, November 17, Decem-ber 15.

Contact the writer at sophia@thechabotspec-tator.com

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be part of the Russell City Energy Center, then they will be in direct violation of Bay Conservation and Development Commis-sion, putting an even larger burden on Calpine.

Due to both of these possible viola-tions, it makes it very hard for Calpine to receive the final permit for the Russell City Energy center.

Chabot student Bernard Miranda feels that although there were good arguments brought to the table, it is too late to stop

the plant from being built.“The hearings are a waste of time. Al-

though I disagree with the construction of the power plant, I feel as though it is unstoppable and will be built regardless,” Miranda said regarding the issue.

There is no set timetable for the judges decision, so the community will have to sit be and hope for a positive outcome.

For more information on the story, contact the author at jakeypoo@thech-abotspectator.com.

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Vendors shielding themselves from the ferocious sun.

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Vendor sells items at a reduced price.

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A dev ice ca l l ed the REDFLEX Traffic System (RTS) aka: the Red Light Photo Enforcement system (RLPE) was installed to help elevate violations in the more traffic-congested parts throughout Hayward and is now placed near Chabot on Hesperian Blvd.

The laws passed for this system were without the voice of the people. Thus, on July 17, 2007 Hayward City Council Resolution Number 07-110 was signed, sealed and delivered by Mayor Sweeney.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) explains the major reason for embarking on this project, is nearly 1,000 Americans are killed and 176,000 are injured annually due to red light violations resulting in collisions.

According to http://www.sfgate.com, anyone in California snapped violating a red light pays a fine of $480, and also gives the overall intake from current fines for violating a red light in California is $480 million and of that amount, $80 million is paid annually to state and $50 million is paid annual to cities and counties.

More repercussions are: a suspended license, many court dates, court cost, including a possible “notice to appear” - which can lead to a warrant for your arrest plus many other court related.

The RLPE is placed in each location on basis of either a short-term and long-term basis determined by efficiency of the system.

S o m e s h o r t - t e r m l o c a t i o n s : M i s s i o n -Tennyson, Santa Clara-West Jackson, Foothill-City Center, WestA-Highway 880, Mission-A, Mission-Fletcher, Grand-D, West Winton-Southland.

To contact the writer, email at khadijah13@thechabotspectator.com.

Barbara HallidayHalliday is a current Hayward City Council member and Mayor Pro Tempore, as noted on the City of Hayward website www.hayward-ca.gov.

She was first elected to the Hayward City Council in 2004 and was reelected in 2008. If she is reelected again, she will be serving her third term until 2016.

Halliday has a Bachelor of Arts degree in American S t u d i e s f r o m M a r y Washington College of the University of Virginia. This candidate also has graduate work in Journalism from the University of Maryland. She worked at Norcal Mutual Insurance Company from 1980 to 2008 as a claims supervisor.

In Halliday’s current term she has been a part of four committees: Airport, Budget and Finance/Capital Improvements, Downtown and Commercial Center Improvement. She is also the Council Liaison for the Citizens Advisory Commission.

H e r c o m m u n i t y service work for the City of Hayward includes the Planning Commission (1996 to 2004), Citizens Advisory Commission (1990 to 1996), 92/880 Interchange Citizens Advisory Committee (1991 to 2002) and Growth Management Task Force

(1992 to 1993). Halliday’s current intergovernmental agency assignment is for the East Bay Division of the League of California Cities.

Francisco ZermenoZermeno was first elected as a Hayward City Council member in 2008, according to the City of Hayward website. His term ends this year and he is running to be reelected for another four-year term (from 2012 to 2016).

Zermeno has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish and Portugese, which he obtained in 1975 from U.C. Santa Barbara. He also has a Master of Arts degree in Spanish and Portugese from U.C. Santa Barbara in 1978. Zermeno has worked as a professor of Spanish at Chabot College in Hayward for 34 years.

This candidate has worked on the Downtown and Commercial Center Improvement committees during his first term. Zermeno is also the Council Liaison for the Economic Development Committee, as well as for the Human Services

Commission.Zermeno’s community

se rv ice has inc luded the Hayward Planning Commission (1999 to 2007), Hayward Library Commissioner (1998) and Task Force for the Hayward Public Library (1996). His current intergovernmental agency assignments are for the Associated Community Action Program Governing Board and the Association of Bay Area Governments.

Olden HensonHenson has been a part of Hayward City Council since 1994, when he was first appointed according to the City of Hayward website.

Henson was elected as a member first in 1996 and has been reelected three times since (in 2000, 2004 and 2008). If he is reelected this year, he will be serving his fifth term as City Council member until 2016.

Henson received a Bachelor ’s degree in Physics from the University of Pennsylvania in 1975 and a Master’s degree in

Physics from the University of Pennsylvania in 1977. He is self-employed as the owner of Physician’s CompuBilling Group, and has also worked in security software development.

Henson is serving on four council committees currently: Airport, Sustainability, Technology Application, and Personnel and Affirmative Action (for which he is the Council Liaison).

H i s c u r r e n t intergovernmental agency assignments are Alameda County Waste Management Authority, Alameda County Congestion Management Agency, National League of Cities – Public Safety and Crime Prevention Steering Committee and Silicon Valley Joint Venture.

Henson’s community service has been with Hayward Citizens for Rent Relief (1978), City of Hayward Planning Commission (1991 to 1994), Mayor’s Task Force on Schools (1993 to 1994) and City of Hayward Citizen’s Advisory Commission (1987 to 1991).

Al MendallMendall is running for Hayward City Council for the first time. If elected, he will serve a four-year term as a Hayward City Council member (2012 to 2016). Mendall works as a senior software engineer at a data company in Hayward.

On Mendall’s election page on Facebook he says, “For over a decade, I have been working for the betterment of Hayward. My wife Kindra and I love living here … we appreciate what a diverse community Hayward has to offer, and we are deeply committed to this city.”

On the candidate’s Facebook page, he also talks about his public service as president of the homeowner’s association in his neighborhood and helping to pass Hayward’s campaign finance law.

Mendall has been on the Hayward Cit izens Advisory committee, as well as the Sustainability Committee and Planning Commission. Mendall says, “Now I’m running for City Council to make our city safer, bring more jobs and shopping opportunities here, beautify our city, put us on a more sustainable path economically and environmentally, and to make Hayward a more youth-friendly city. I hope you’ll join me in this effort.”

To contact the writer email her at ssuennen@thechabotspectator.com.

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Hayward City Council CandidatesBy Sarah Suennen

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From left to right: Barbara Halliday, Francisco Zermeno, Olden Henson and Al Mendall.

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By Khadijah Ford

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The 10th annual Return of the Swallows Festival took place in the lobby of the cafeteria at Chabot College last Tuesday, April 17, 2012. It was co-sponsored by the Ohlone Audubon society, Terlingua Translation and Chabot College.

The festival started at 11 p.m., and for the past few years this festival has been held at the Cesar E. Chavez plaza, between the cafeteria and book store, but due to the bees - it was moved into the lobby of cafeteria.

Hayward city councilman and Chabot Spanish instructor Francisco Zermeno was hosting the event.

First was the art, music, poetry and photography contest awards for candidates who submitted their work by April 5. Janice Golojuch, graphic arts instructor of Chabot College, has organized the bird art show for many years.

This year, first place went to Madeline Rose for her pencil drawing “Owl”. Second place was Daniel Ramirez for “Wren,” created

in pencil. Third place went to April Yun Chen for her pencil drawing “Catus”.

Golojuch said: “The exhibition of bird art travels around campus for two months, starting in art gallery 900, then was moved to the library east wing and is now on exhibit in Chabot College’s new book store art gallery for the rest of the semester.

“Most of each year’s entries are donated to my bird art show collection and are exhibited around

campus the month before the next annual bird art show. The collection now consists

of more than 50 pieces.” Golojuch added.

Loreta Siegal, a member of the Hayward community who has taken

some classes at Chabot, presented a poem about birds after the awards.

They also organized two field trips on the weekend of April 21 and 22, 2012.

Zermeno explained that, “the main purpose, when I started it 10 years ago was, and is,

educating our college community on the wonders of our cliff swallows, so that we protect, rather then destroy them.

“This year the festival was moved inside, so we were missing live insects

and reptiles,” professor Zermeno added.

Zermeno said he likes to

hearing the ooohs and aaahs as [people] learn about our birds.

According to Zermeno, the first day cliff swallows returned to Hayward for 2012 was on March 14.

The returning cliff swallows already started building their nests on the outside walls of our school buildings. You can find their nests when you walk around the paths between buildings 1800, 1900, 2000 and 2100.

If you are interested to learn more about the returning swallows, please e-mail professor Francisco Zermeno at fzermeno@chabotcollege.edu or machetez@sbcglobal.net.

You may contact Miss Golojuch at her e-mail jgolouch@chabotcollege.edu for more information about the art show.

To contact the writer please e-mail her at apchen@thechabotspectator.com.

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Welcome back, cliff swallows!

Sakuras are blossoming

By April Chen

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Hayward’s Cliff Swallows’ round trip journey is 14,000 miles fromArgentina.

The five-tier Peace Pagoda made of concrete and blooming cherry tree blossoms.

2012 Honolulu Cherry Blossom Festival Queen Erin Mie Hi’ileialoha Morimoto on the Kikkoman float at the grand parade.

The Mikoshi (portable shrine) is carried through the grand parade on the shoulders of youth who are believed to temporarily possess the divine spirit.

Members of the San Francisco Taiko Dojo perform on the Japan Center Garage Corp. float at the grand parade.

Members of the Nippon Minyo Buy Renmei in San Francisco perform a dance at the grand parade.

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Chabot students gather around to see some of the art being displayed in the cafeteria lobby.

The past two weekends, April 14, 15, 21 and 22, San Francisco’s Japantown held its 45th Annual Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival.

Between March 20 and April 27, Washington D.C. is also celebrating 100 years of the National Cherry Blossom Festival.

It is said that the San Francisco event is the second largest cherry blossom festival outside of Washington D.C., and is in one of the three remaining Japantowns in the United States.

The festival was held on Post Street between Laguna and Fillmore Street in San Francisco.

There were food booths, live bands, cultural performances, martial arts, a queen program, an anime costume contest, talent performers and vendors that were selling creative clothes, designed pottery and traditional Japanese stuff to the people.

During the festival, thousands of

artists from the United States and Japan brought their ethnic performances to entertain the Bay Area. Experts in karate, kendo (a style of fencing with bamboo swords), aikido and judo demonstrated their skills on the stage in the Peace Plaza of Japantown.

Part of the festival was a Cherry Blossom Queen pageant. The five candidates were: Miki Fukai, 22; Chihiro Hirai, 21; Manami Kidera, 22; Asaki Osato, 21 and Megumi Yoshida, 24. Asaki Osato was named the 45th Northern California Cherry Blossom Queen at the Sundance Kabuki cinema.

The most fun part of the festival was the two-hour Japanese-style grand parade on Sunday, April 22 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. It began at the Civic Center, proceeding up to Post Street, and then ended at Fillmore Street in Japantown.

Catherine, a s tudent from Washington High School in Fremont, was working as a volunteer for the festival in Japantown on April 22.

“There’s a lot of people, and it’s fun, I liked watching the parade,” Catherine said. This was her third time working for this festival.

Griffin Robins, graduate from Balboa High School in San Francisco, participated in the anime parade and the costume contest.

“I had to miss it last year because I had some stuff to do, so I made it this year,” Robins said. When asked what he likes about the Cherry Blossom festival, Robins answered “The festivities, and you know, I can dress up [as] whatever I want.”

According to the information from its website, http://www.sfcherryblossom.com, each year the Northern California Cherry Blossom festival attracts about 200,000 people from all around the world.

For more information please check their website, or e-mail at info@sfcherryblossom.com.

To contact the writer please e-mail her at apchen@thechabotspectator.com.

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Chabot Talent ShowReed Bluffington Performing Arts Center

Eliana Cortes sings the U. S. national anthem. Kate Ford sings “Don’t Explain” by Billie Holiday.

Gregory Ozment and Isabel Macasieb sing “Price Tag” (Original A capella/Cover)

Heidi and Hillary Arnott perform a scene from “West Side Story”.

Mendy Ling sings a cover of “The Middle” by Jon McLaughlin.

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Sonya Jimenez and Yardley Coronado perform the Quiebra-dita dance.

Jessica Vazquez sings “I Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston.

First Place: Heidi and Hillary Arnott, Second Place: Gregory Ozment and Isabel Maccasieb, and Third Place: Sonya Jimenez and Yardley Coronado

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The reality of 3-D movies

Winning the million-dollar lottery should be enough for someone to pay for food and other necessary items around the house.

Amanda Clayton, 25, of Lincoln Park, Michigan thought she could still use her food stamps after winning the lottery, but she was wrong.

She was arrested and charged for Welfare fraud. According to Clayton it was okay for using food stamps since she was unemployed.

Personally I believe that her being arrested and charged for fraud was good because there are people who really need the money while she has a million dollars and she’s still

spending government money. It is not okay to take advantage of a program willing to help you until you stand up on your own foot.

I also think the program makes most people lazy and the approval system is way too easy.

People that have welfare are people who are able to work and make money like every other citizen but they would rather get the free money. Clayton being charged was a good example to those who are mistreating the system.

This case will actually open people’s eyes and maybe the government will take a step closer to finding more people who are taking advantages to the welfare system that is being provided.

Maria Ibrahim current Chabot student agrees and states, “Karma

sure does come around and with her court fee and all the other expenses of being charged and arrested she will be back on the poor line.

Although it is sad to see people take advantage, I personally encourage the government to enforce more laws and rules on such situations.”

Like Ibrahim, other students and faculty believe that the government should be stricter on their system.

I personally believe that those of us who do not receive these programs should not have to pay extra taxes for those who receive them and are taking advantage.

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As movies evolve throughout the years, the technology enhanced in them has made them of better quality by producing scenes that could not have been created or be seen in a more realistic way than in the early years of film.

The way that technology has altered the film industry has changed the way people today view movies, which is now based on its quality of content and the quality of its effects.

Yes, there has been a debate of whether the 3-D films are actually in 3-D, but as this debate continues, still more film companies are generating 3-D films. The change to 3-D has had its benefits as well as its downfalls but the enjoyment one gets in viewing better quality films is priceless.

According to eHow.com, the way in which 3-D works is that, “two separate images of the same scene are superimposed onto the same screen. These images look out of phase and blurry to the naked eye.”

This is where 3-D glasses play the role of using its color filters in the polarized lenses, bringing the light and colors from the movie images together, forming a three-dimensional image.

An example for the satisfaction that 3-D movies provide is “Titanic” which was generated in 3-D. It may not of had achieved the expectations of the entire audience, seen that it was in 3-D and the movie itself was not fully in 3-D.

The depth and definition of the renewed movie made the audience appreciate the textures of the scenes more, being that it added more profundity, marking the

difference from the original 1997 “Titanic”.

Many critics such as Joe Morgenstern, a movie reviewer from the Wall Street Journal said, “This version has deepened and enriched a film that was already rich in emotions and remarkable for its depth of detail.”

Movie reviewer Linda Cook from the Quad City Times added, “Wonderful cinematography and special effects help create this colossus of a show that’s more than a run-of-the-mill disaster movie and more than a flippant adventure flick,

especially with poignant scenes.”

In the end, it is up to oneself to determine whether 3-D movies are more convenient to see, since everyone shares different views on how movies are directed or filmed.

For me, it only takes a good written script, great actors and good editing and special effects to make a movie a success. If 3-D is added to it, then that completes the quality of a great movie.

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When James Cameron’s “Titanic” announced it was coming out in 3-D, I was thrilled just visualizing the many opportunities there would be to use 3-D: bodies flying about in panic trying to get to the lifeboats, the rushing water, the destruction of the ship.

There was none of that. At many points, like while walking with Jack and Rose on the deck, I could

practically touch the railing of the ship and felt the ache of missed opportunity; these details, not the action packed sinking, were most enhanced.

Just because something can be done, does not mean it should be done. 3-D technology is amazing, no doubt about that, I’ve felt the magic at 3-D theaters in Disneyland - I get it. 3-D can be put to good use.

In animated films like “Hugo” or when creating entire worlds in movies like “Avatar,” 3-D allows more flexibility with animations and gives filmmakers the opportunity to bring life to places that couldn’t possibly exist.

Films were made for escapism. The primary joy of

moviegoing is getting lost in the film, anything distracting from that only ruins the experience. It seems ironic and counterintuitive to make things jump out unnaturally.

At home, I can pause, grab snacks, go to the bathroom and wear whatever I want without disturbing others. The only reason to go to a theater is to get lost in a big screen, to experience a movie the way we cannot at home.

Live action films featuring 3-D, like 2010’s “Inception” designed certain scenes specifically for the 3-D enhancements it had to show off -- like at the corner cafe explosion when thousands of small specks flew out at the screen. This kind of 3-D looks too deliberate, the effect is so overdone that it is distracting and then we’re thinking about the effect, not the movie.

Notable Chicago Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert, who is famously against the use of 3-D, noted on his blog that, “Whenever Hollywood has felt threatened, it has turned to technology: sound, color, widescreen, cinerama, 3-D, stereophonic sound and now 3-D again.”

The entire point is to make more money. “3-D movies are too expensive and most of the time they don’t even seem 3-D,” said theater student Nicholas Urbonas, “It doesn’t add anything to a film.”

When I put on those awkward 3-D glasses, albeit a lot less dorky and flimsy than the paper or plastic of the past, “Titanic 3-D” was the exact same movie, only a lot darker. Glasses get irritating, but 3-D without glasses is blurry. With the additional ticket price, it was like paying $5 more to get a headache -- totally not worth it.

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The Chabot Gladiator men’s tennis team continued their season of success this past weekend after beating Sierra College over the weekend at Chabot.

The Gladiators went into the match as the number four seed in the Nor Cal dual team playoffs and beat the five seed Sierra College 5-3.

After winning ten and only losing two matches in the regular season, the Gladiators had a bright outlook going into the playoffs. A large part of their success, according to head tennis coach Rick Morris, has been their depth and their ability to succeed with their doubles teams.

Rick Morris has made sure to keep his team level headed despite their continued success.

When asked about his team’s work ethic, he stated, “Every day there is something to work on. We want to make sure we play the game the right way every time. Every day we are trying to get a little bit better.”

The team has also realized that they still have things to work on. According to Brook Workeneh, who holds the team’s number one position, there are still basic things that they have to work on.

When asked about the team’s struggles, he said that the team could be more physically fit. “During our match against Sierra, with all of the running around and the hot weather, I could see my doubles partner clearly getting tired.”

He continued on saying, “That’s not something that can happen to us, especially during playoffs.”

Their next match will be against the number one seed Fresno at Fresno this Tuesday. Brook is aware of the challenge that is coming with the match-up against the number one seed Fresno team, and says that mental toughness will be a key component in their victory.

For more information email the head tennis coach Rick Morris at rmorris@chabotcollege.edu, and for any question on the article email the writer at jakeypoo@thechabotspectator.com.

By Jake Hewitt

NEWS EDITOR

Men’s tennis set to take on No. 1 Fresno

PLAYOFF UPDATE

Bulldogs’ bats come alive against ChabotBy NaviN krisHNaN

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Chabot baseball team hosted San Mateo Thursday, April 19 only to be handed a 11-1 loss.

“[Our goals] are to compete every pitch, and to go out and perform at a very high level,” Chabot head coach Steve Friend said after the game.

P e r h a p s t h e expectations for facing the College of San Mateo were slightly mishandled, but nobody expected a blowout as devastating as the one suffered on Thursday.

Friend acknowledged that putting up a fight with San Mateo was vital to their position. “We were two games out with about five or six to play. The College of San Mateo is one of the top teams in Northern California,”said Friend. Chabot was able to hold off San Mateo until the

top of the third, when they gashed Chabot with a 3-run home run. After that, the barrage kept coming, with San Mateo scoring three times in the next two innings, leaving Chabot down 6-0.

The Gladiators found themselves in a cavern of calamity facing such a ferocious team in San Mateo, but were able to display a few bright spots during the game.

Chabot loaded the bases, showing they can hit with the best of San Mateo’s pitching. It was not necessarily a loss for the batting of Chabot, as much as it was a loss for the pitching.

“We did a very bad job on the mound. We had 15 batters hit or walked. You cannot beat the game of baseball giving up 16 bases,” said Friend.

In order to prepare for the playoffs, the pitching of Chabot has to become more consistent

and their batting needs to be as dominant as it has always been.

“We didn’t really produce,” said Chabot outfielder Aaron Hofford.

Hofford said this game showed the lack of ability to compete and “push through it.”

The worst loss in the 2010-11 season came against San Mateo, when the Gladiators lost 17-3, giving up ten runs on eight hits.

Chabot’s pitching in 2011 against San Mateo was a combined 24 hits, 27 runs, and 15 errors in two games. Thursday’s game provided similar numbers, when the Gladiators gave up 11 runs in nine innings.

-----Notes-----Chabot’s last game of the season is today against Mission College at 2:30 p.m. Chabot will dedicate its baseball field in honor of Gene Wellmen former coach and athletic director.