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RamPage May 27 2011 Volume 31 No 7

Victor Valley College

ldquoI think Ive discovered the secret of life - you just hang around until you get used to itrdquo mdashCharles M Schulz

In This Issue

VVC Says Farewell to Retiring Faculty and Staff

Story by

Phillip Phan

Reporter

As the months wind down and spring

semester comes to a close some teach-

ers and faculty members prepare to retire

from their distinguished careers here at

Victor Valley College

In an effort to reduce

staff in order to help

cope with the tighten-

ing budget the Sup-

plemental Employee

Retirement Program

was proposed by Kee-

nan and Associates a

company who deals

with VVClsquos employee

benefits The SERP

program provides for

an early retirement for

staff and faculty who

qualify and provides

an additional payment

of income in addition

to their state employ-

eeslsquo retirement pro-

gram

―(Keenan and Asso-

ciates) proposed a plan with pros and

conshellipsome critical positions may have

replacements said Jeri Kay Falkowski

Executive Administrative Assistant of

Human Resources ―I hope they still

have it when Ilsquom old enough

According to Falkowski after the

presidents vice presidents and directors

of each campus department submit a list

of necessities a SERP committee will

decide what positions will and wonlsquot

have replacements in an effort to overlap

responsibilities and reduce costs

For some it was just a matter of time

though the incentives offered by the

SERP helped to make the idea of early

retirement much more enticing

―I am just ready said Claudia Basha

a Professor of English Drama and

French of over 23 years here at VVC ―I

am a heart transplant patient so there are

physical issues that played a part in my

decision as well said Basha

Paul Mount a VVC custodian for 14

years also felt that the timing was just

right

―I was offered

the SERP twice

within the last

three months but

I finally got all

my finances to

where I can

(retire) said

Mount ―I also

had surgery on

my knee last

year and Ilsquom still

having problems

with it

―I saw a great

opportunity

said John Paine

a Professor of

Physical Educa-

tion at VVC for

17 years ―I was-

nlsquot going to retire until next summer but

the college came to us and offered a

great package said Paine ―I took a

look at it and decided it was right for

me

Paine and his wife had taken days in

order to more carefully deliberate about

which course of action to take but with

the SERP package they knew that it was

the right time for retirement

With the California budget crisis and the

retirement of a large number of the

teachers and staff at VVC it will be

―serious no matter where you look That

means fewer courses less seats and

more pressure on the faculty said

Paine

But events taking place beyond VVC

had definitely been on the minds of

some

Continued in Retirement on page 6

Coach Paine in pre-retirement at the North Shore of Kauai Nov 2009 Photo courtesy of John Paine

The VVC Lady Rams Softball Team 1998 Foothill Conference Champions with Coach Paine Photo

courtesy of John Paine

News May 27 2011 Page 2 RamPage VVC

Ready Rams and CCC Hold Multiple Campus Events

Ready Rams and Campus Crusade for

Christ Clubs are teaming up for a bundle

of events at Victor Valley College end-

ing on June 1 There will be different

dates first the clothes drive will be on

the May 25 and then the blood drive

will be on June 1 In addition to the

blood drive the clothes drive will take

place again on that same day

―I enjoy working with such clubs on

campus as Ready Rams This club has

wonderful students and I admire their

example of team work and reaching our

community said Aimee Cash Vice

President of Campus Crusade for Christ

The first event that was held was a Hot

Wing Eating Contest on May 18 at 2

pm The Ready Rams (RRC) were the

front runners with Campus Crusade for

Christ (Tripple C) providing the sound

Thomas Jimenez President of The

Ready Rams purchased Buffalo Wild

Wings Blazinlsquo sauce to cover the mini

drum sticks

―The history of the partnership be-

tween the Ready Rams Club and Cam-

pus Crusade for Christ has been a very

amazing journey and influential lesson

RRC and Triple C have teamed together

on several events which include our

Lights of Love Celebrations Playstation

Opportunity Drawings Dodgeball Tour-

nament and many more said Jimenez

Contestants Tyler Griffin Garland

Brotherton Edward Valdez Marquisha

Cail Gabriel Diaz Jerald Croox Dale

Morgan and Juan Lopez attempted to

eat eight wings in three minutes with a

bottle of water in front of them If they

drank the water the contestants would

be disqualified Winner of the contest

was Juan Lopez who was the first to eat

all of them in minutes

During the event Ready Rams held

an ipod raffle where a single ticket cost

one dollar or six for five dollars Second

place winners receive a gift certificate

from Buffalo Wild Wings and Third

place receives a gift certificate from In-

N-Out The last day of the raffle is June

ninth where Ready Rams will contact

the winner

―The Wing Frenzy event was I

think a huge success and Ilsquom looking

forward to working together with Ready

Rams again or any club we can have the

blessing of collaborating with We have

Story and Photo by

Micah Raimo

News Editor

a Blood DriveClothes Drive event com-

ing up together with Ready Rams said

Wadmar Miguel President of Campus

Crusade for Christ

All clothes will go to the Victorville

Rescue Mission and the clothes drive

box locations are at the VVC library the

Student Activity Center Bookstore and

the ASB Office

On May 25 Triple C had spread the

boxes around the campus In total two

boxes were filled plus several bags of

clothes were donated by the students of

and faculty of VVC Ready Rams

pitched a booth alongside the Campus

Crusade for Christ already advertising

their Life Stream Blood Drive Bus that

will be here on June 1 The Blood and

Clothing Drive event was titled ―Drive

for the World Their earnings amounted

to 100 volunteer signatures and the num-

bers are still rising

―I think itlsquos awesome to work together

with other clubs to promote teamwork

unity and fellowshipmdashthe way Jesus

Christ shows us to be Without judging

each other or closing ourselves off to

each other but opening our hearts to one

another to let the friendship build up and

take its proper course Ilsquom hoping that

by working together with Ready Rams

we will show that clubs are better to-

gether and that we as one student body

can do good things for this campus

said Miguel

―Triple C is a wonderful club who

focuses on the students and community

as well as always donating a hand or so

to a fellow club One word stands out

above all when it comes to explaining

the way RRC feels about Triple C -

blessed said Jimenez

President of Ready Rams Thomas Jimenez and

CCC President Wadmar Miguel

VVC Commencement to be Held on June 10 Story by

Tracy Martinez

Reporter

Victor Valley College Commence-

ment Ceremony will be held on June 10

2011 at 5 pm in the gymnasium Stu-

dents have to arrive at the Adapted PE

building 70 to line up and march into the

gym Graduates must arrive 60 minutes

prior to the ceremony

Tickets will be limited to five per

graduate These are for the guests to be

admitted into the gym Small children

also need tickets to enter into the gym-

nasium

The graduatelsquos diplomas will be avail-

able for pickup and all holds from li-

brary and financial aid should be

cleared The certificates will be mailed

on an ongoing basis as the graduates

complete the requirements

Honor cords can only be worn at the

commencement ceremony by the stu-

dents with a cumulative grade point av-

erage of 350 or higher based on the

completion of degree requirements

Continued in Grad on Page 3

May 27 2011 Page 3 RamPage VVC

Grad from page 2

The Honor cords are available for stu-

dents at the Ramlsquos bookstore

The proper wear for the cap and gown

is very strict The cap for both men and

women should have the tassel on the

right side The robes of the gown will be

maroon and should be shorter than the

womenlsquos dresses

Organization will be enforced The

graduates are to follow a guidelsquos instruc-

tions since there will not be a rehearsal

―Donlsquot be nervous you should be hap-

py that you are going to walk everyone

will be watching you on what you have

accomplished said Edikan Akapabio a

writing center tutor

For the degrees the President will an-

nounce the graduates to the Board of

Trustees Once the degrees are con-

ferred the guides will take individual

rows of graduates to the platform It is

the graduates job to receive the degree

with the left hand and shake hands with

the right as a form of receiving congrat-

ulations

Once the ceremony ends the students

have to remain standing for the order to

exit the gymnasium The ones to go out

first will be the platform members fac-

ulty and then graduates Guides will lead

the way for exiting the building

Victor Valley College Accreditation Follow Up

The Institutional Effective Committee

commended Victor Valley College for

having innovative outreach programs

student-centered facilities ASB partici-

pation and Sustainable building projects

VVC has eight general recommenda-

tions which would be further detailed in

the final report College has to establish

and maintain an ongoing self-reflective

planning process that includes measura-

ble goals evaluation of all programs

documented assessment results integra-

tion with budget and decision-making

dialogue about continuous improvement

systematic use of financial resources

formalized evaluation of effectiveness

processes and recognition of total cost of

ownership in planning

―The exit report is comprehensive and

gets submitted to the Commission Re-

sults will be given on June once you are

evaluated look for improvement said

Virginia Moran Dean of Inst Effective-

ness

College has to examine and provide

evidence of appropriate leadership for

distance education and services support

for the learning of students Also they

have to accelerate assessments by Fall

2012

―Accreditation is a necessary and im-

portant process said Deedee Orta

Budget Analyst

Fiscal plans have to be developed to

ensure transfers and balance the budget

Projections have to be based on priori-

ties and data

Leadership programs have to be

formed to help the students with services

and education based on skills

Story by

Tracy Martinez

Reporter

May 27 2011 Page 4 RamPage VVC Features

Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Hopes To Grow

Story by

Tiandra Bullock

Reporter

Beta Sigma Phi is a non-academic

sorority and presents to the High Desert

Chapter 92 Xi Phi Iota

Nedra Murphy 35-year founding

member of Chapter 92 explains that

Walter W Ross originally generated

Beta Sigma Phi in 1931 in Abilene Kan-

sas as the What to Read Club It began

as a social and cultural organization that

integrates services into the club activi-

ties

Creation of the club was for cultural

social and civic enrichment amongst its

members given little exposure to the

cultural aspects throughout the depres-

sion

With progression a new structure for

the organization was established and a

new motto was selected for the now so-

rority It developed through the Greek

letter system using ―Beta ―Sigma and

―Phi which are the first Greek words

for life learning and friendship or BSP

In April 1932 the state of Missouri

granted the incorporation of Beta Sigma

Phi under a charter and today it is cur-

rently a nonprofit corporation Chapters

are involved in local and international

philanthropic projects that they fundraise

for

There are over 12500 chapters inter-

nationally and over

1000000 members Chap-

ters are community based

and are available on college

campuses although not re-

quired

As listed in the Chapter

Year Book Chapter 92 Xi

Phi Iota Victorville CA

chartered March 30 1984

Xi Phi Iota is active nine

months throughout the year

beginning in September and

ending in May Involvement

includes attending two

meetings a month one busi-

ness meeting and one social

A white and yellow chapter

badge is worn at each meeting and the

sorority flower is a yellow rose which

emblems a token of friendship and sis-

terhood

There are currently 14 active members

in this chapter and they are hoping to

grow This sorority is distinct because

the women involved highly value friend-

ship support and honesty These mem-

bers have developed everlasting relation-

ships truly care and can be there

for one another

Xi Phi Iota welcomes all women

of the community who are interest-

ed in learning more about the so-

rority and potentially joining to

visit the BSP website

wwwbetasigmaphiorg or call

Nedra Murphy at (760) 964-3513

―A man comes and goes but a

sister is forever ndash Debi Hartzler

President of Xi Phi Iota

The badge of Nedra Murphy after 35 years in the organization

127 Hours spent in the office over sev-

enteen days Ironically its also the same

amount of hours Aron Ralston spent

stuck between a boulder and a canyon

141 Number of times a fellow editor

was told to sit down and shut up (You

know who you are Micah)

336 Number of phone calls received by

RamPage reporters editors and advisors

793 Number of readers on our website

this semester alone

280 Dollars spent on food and drinks

for the editors on production days com-

bined

75 Pieces of coffee cake consumed by

my fellow editors and I

3210 The amount of times I have been

blamed for something because Ilsquom Edi-

tor-in-Chief

3209 Number of times I actually de-

served it

70-80 Percent of these numbers are

estimated or entirely made up

In all seriousness it has been an honor

and a pleasure to serve as Editor-in-

Chief of the Victor Valley College Ram-

Page I want to thank Evan Spears for

taking the time out of his busy schedule

to actually sit down and give me a

walkthrough of how to layout the paper

I would also like to thank Roderick Gray

for believing in me enough and giving

me the chance to succeed as Editor-in-

Chief

It was a bit tougher than I expected

and would not be able to do it without

the help of my fellow editors and advi-

sor Adreana Young has put in the same

amount if not more hours than I have

and I feel does not get the credit she

deserves for the help and dedication to

this paper

I would also like to thank Judith Pfef-

fer my advisor for opening my eyes to

the journalism field Without her I

would have never considered journal-

ism or writing as a career

On a final note I would like to thank

everyone else who has helped with the

production of the RamPage and for put-

ting up with me all semester I wish my

successor the best of luck with the pres-

tigious VVC RamPage

mdash Joseph Ciulla Editor-in-Chief

A Satirical Look at Being

Editor in Chief by the

Numbers


Second Annual Transfer Celebration Honors Students

At the second annual transfer celebration

held on Thursday May 26 many stu-

dents felt excited and relieved to receive

their certificates of transfer from Victor

Valley College

The Department Head of Counsel-

ing Diane Wallon acknowledged the

coordinator of the celebration Lorena

Ochoa and the Dean of Student Services

Tim Johnston for putting together a great

ceremony for the students transferring to

the many different schools of their

choice

―Life throws obstacles in our way

and you students who are transferring

have overcome those obstacles and are

on the right track to becoming success-

ful said Vice President of Student Ser-

vices Mark Zacovic He wanted the stu-

dents to know that as they go on their

journey to another college the relation-

ships that they have built with the staff

faculty and administrators at Victor

Valley College will not end and if they

ever need anything they will be there

for them in any way that they can

ASB President Monica Cabingatan

gave a heart warming speech to the

transfer students about what their suc-

cess meant to her and many other stu-

dents who are on their way to becoming

transfer students themselves

―You are an inspiration to all of us

students who are trying to reach the goal

that you have just now reached This is a

celebration of your hard work and deter-

mination Victor Valley College does

one thing readies the students to transfer

to their university of choice

―Three years ago I didnlsquot know

what I wanted to do where I wanted to

go or what I wanted to be and now I am

transferring from Victor Valley College

to major in psychology This celebration

is an achievement of the coursework we

have completed and transferring is a

mile stone that I have crossed to take the

next step in furthering my education

said Jaime Ruiz-Rubio who is transfer-

ring to UC Riverside with five other

students

Along with the transfers form UC

Riverside two students transferred to the

University of Laverne Seventeen trans-

ferred to Cal State University of San

Bernardino and eleven student s trans-

ferred to the other many Cal States in

California Five students transferred to

private and out of state universities and

three transferred to some of the Univer-

sities of California

In closing to the celebration the

representative from the University Dr

Parker had a few closing word to say

―Donlsquot let anyone steal your dream

A person with a dream will never be

denied

Policewomen Who Made Histo-

ry Breaking through the Ranks by

Robert L Snow

HV 8023 S66 2010

Slow Death by Rubber Duck The

Secret Danger of Everyday Things

by Rick Smith and Bruce Lourie

RA 1213 S65 2009

The World has Changed Conversa-

tions with Alice Walker edited by

Rudolph P Byrd

PS 3573 A425 Z96 2010

Friedrich Nietzsche A Philosophi-

cal Biography by Julian Young

B 3316 Y68 2010

The Feminist Promise 1792 to the

Present by Christine Stansell

HQ 1150 S723 2010

The Shallows What the Internet is

Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas

Carr

QP 360 C3667 2010

Story by

Charaye Franklin

Reporter

Sherri Pierce Appointed as DSPS Coordinator

Sherri Pierce a counselor for the Disa-

bled Students Programs and Services has

now been appointed as DSPS coordina-

tor

―They werenlsquot able to fill the vacancy

that they had and so they were looking

for people that had the experience within

the department that were willing to take

on those duties They asked several peo-

ple I donlsquot know all of their names but

I was one of the people that was willing

to take it on

Pierce has come a long way before

getting this position

―Well I was a student here from 1985

to 1990 I got my liberal arts associates

degree here I started working part time

here in 1998 and then I got my full time

counseling position in 2000 said

Pierce

Though she didnlsquot always know her

calling would be to become a counselor

for disabled students Pierce can relate to

her department and what it strives to

accomplish

―Well Ilsquove had a disability all my life

So itlsquos just something that I naturally

just came to do I thought I might be a

teacher when I was younger and I found

out that counseling was very similar to

teaching And so I chose a slight change

in career path I know a lot about disa-

bility having grown up with one and

experiencing my own life with a disabil-

ity and also college and education and

having ventured it myself and knowing

where the students are coming from and

the barriers that theylsquove come up

against I understand that And Ilsquove been

a good problem solver in my own life so

it just seemed like a natural fit for me

Now as coordinator she will make the

effort to address issues for the benefit of

the disabled students attending VVC

―To help VVC provide accommoda-

tions to make everyone every student

active to make their success achievable

and that VVC and the DSPS depart-

menthellip

Continued in Pierce on page 18

Story by

Carlos Garcia

Reporter

RamPage VVC May 27 2011 Page 6

Retirement from page 1

―A lot of teachers and faculty are taking

the SERP because they see the looming

budget crisis said Mount ―maybe I can

leave and save someone elselsquos job

Mount was also worried that

states would follow in the

footsteps of Wisconsinlsquos

Senate by removing bargain-

ing rights for state employ-

ees

With employee salaries

composing about 84 percent

of the school budget includ-

ing benefits it was only nat-

ural as a target for reduction

―In the last two years we

have taken vacant positions

out of the budget Last year

17 faculty members and staff

took the SERP offer while 30

took the offer this year said

GH Javaheripour Vice

President of Administrative

Services

It has been estimated that

in a best-case scenario the

schoollsquos budget will be cut

by $25 million In the worst-case the

budget will be reduced by a staggering

$4 million

―There will be a natural reduction in

courses said Javaheripour

But Paine still wonders why there had

been a sizeable amount of money spent

on improving campus appearance de-

spite the recent budget constraining

―I emailed them asking why they spent

$1 million on rocks instead of educa-

tion said

Paine

Though

there was

plenty of

reassurance

that the qual-

ity and num-

ber of ser-

vices would

be main-

tained oth-

ers were

doubtful

With three

additional

custodians retiring Mount worries that

the school wonlsquot have the necessary staff

to maintain the campus

―The appearance of the campus is al-

ready on the decline said Mount ―I

donlsquot see how (the custodial staff) can

handle the additional workload

―As far as I know they wonlsquot be re-

placing me though they will be having

interviews for other positions said Ba-

sha The recent string of retirements will

―affect the (school) dramatically said

Basha ―we are losing a lot of full-timers

in all departmentshelliptheylsquore the ones

with the institutional memory

Basha hoped that she could help train

the new part-time faculty or adjuncts

but they have yet to appear

Both Paine and Mount were equally

concerned about a lack of replacements

for their position once they retire ―I do

hear that they will add a lot of (non-

teaching) faculty but

I havenlsquot heard much

about hiring I do

wish they hired more

faculty for Special

Ed though Paine

said

Mount also was

unsure about his re-

placement

―Not to my

knowledge said

Mount ―Originally

someone from night

shift but I heard they

might not do that

But according to Javaheripour the

school does plan to hire new members

though to what extent is yet t be re-

vealed

―We will have to hire some new facul-

ty at least six or seven said Ja-

vaheripour ―But we believe we can save

about $1 million after taking into ac-

count new hires

Interestingly the SERP proposal does

allow employees who decided to retire

with the program to return to teaching

though only as a part-time

adjunct which some faculty

are opting for

Despite the uncertain pre-

sent the past and the future

remain places of refuge for

the soon-to-be retirees

Basha plans to attend to her

ranch which is home to 29

horses to visit her mother in

Arizona who is 90 years old

and to ―attend to those pro-

jects that we all say welsquoll get

around to

Though she will be retir-

ing she plans to still teach as

an adjunct

―Ilsquom going to miss VVC

said Basha

Mount plans to always

keep busy and has plans to

supplement his retirement

income while having fun In

general ―to just stop and smell the ros-

es said Mount

―Ilsquoll miss everybody said Mount ―I

spent about 12 years at the night shift

and then decided to switch to day I had

the opportunity to interact with students

and facultyhellipone of the best decisions

Ilsquove ever made I will miss them all

Paine echoed the same sentiments

―It has been a very very good place to

work Ilsquove had a wonderful career here

said Paine ―This has never been like a

job to me I come smiling and leave

smiling

Activities in the future would include

more time spent at the beach and paddle

boarding though coaching still remains

in his heart

―If I could just coach without instruct-

ing (courses) Ilsquod do it in a heartbeat

said Paine ―The money isnlsquot worth it

but the memories are

Paine summed up the collective expe-

riences and memories of the outgoing

and retiring staff when he wrote in a

letter to the Community College Associ-

ationlsquos newspaper The Advocate ―The

classroom is not just about academics

but about learning how to establish

healthy relationships and learning about

life

Mr and Mrs Paul Mount sitting together at the retirement lunch ceremony Photo cour-tesy of Roderick Gray

Claudia Bashas other horse Rusty dressed up Photo courte-sy of Claudia Bash


Annual Tech-X Event Showcases VVC Departments

Story by

Tiandra Bullock

Reporter

Technology education fun activities

and competition warped together on

May 13 and 14 for the Victor Valley

College annual Tech-X event

As documented on the Tech-X flyer

the theme of Tech-X was technology

education and sustainability Tech-X

focused on providing ideas and effective

ways to preserve and reuse energy how

to maintain these practices and keeping

an ecological economic social and po-

litical balance of natural resources in the

high desert

Tech-X was a free event and made was

available for all interested in possibly

finding a new hobby career or job skill

while stimulating your imagination

Two hundred volunteers from the

community VVC faculty and students

organized this event to present multiple

outlets of technology and programs

available on campus

The calendar of events for Saturday as

listed in the Tech-X brochure included

the High Desert Car Club Council car

show woodworking an articulation

ramp bamboo pole fishing firemanlsquos

make and break robotics street art

technical math decathlon electric vehi-

cles hydrogen powered vehicles solar

boats recycled boat races Tech-X

Awards and the car show awards

In front of the Students Activities Cen-

ter the Educators Band played music

throughout the event while food

vendors and guest services were

available as well

The Fire Academy demonstra-

tions and the fire-

manlsquos make and

break coordinated

with the VVC

Fire Academylsquos

35th graduation

on May 14 as

reported by Glen

Stewart Faculty

and Instructor in

the Fire Technol-

ogy department

Family and

friends came out

to support their

families and

check out the

festivities as well

Ray Dodd

teacher at Colum-

bia International Science and Tech-

nology Magnet School in Adelanto Ca-

lif presented the seventh and eighth

grade students robots from the technolo-

gy program for the robotics portion of

the day Students created robots and

programmed each one to complete a

task

The Tech-X event was very successful

and had over two hundred people in

attendance The community and future

students are welcome to come out when

this event is given and explore the world

of technology For more information

call (760) 245-4271 extension 2246

A piece of technology displayed during Tech-X

Firefighters show kid how to use a fire hose

Two gentlemen working on a car


San Bernardino County Fair Entertains High

Desert Residents

Story and photos by

Abbey Mullen

Reporter

The annual San Bernardino County

Fair continues to be one of the few plac-

es in the High Desert where affordable

fun can be found for the whole family

The fair took place at the Victorville

fairgrounds May 14 through the 22

For the 2011 fair everyone who at-

tended only had to pay an entrance fee

of $5 and with a coupon that could be

found online or in the Daily Press the

cost was only $4

The Green Acres-themed fair started

off on Saturday May 14 with a crowd of

enthusiastic people waiting for the gates

to open The fair set a new opening day

record according to general manager

Ken Alstott and fair officials even had

to open a reserve parking lot

―Ilsquove never seen this in my seven

years Alstott said of the crowd as stat-

ed in the Daily Press He also went on to

say that 6000 people attended the Skil-

let concert

Along with local schools local resi-

dents of all ages brought in their live-

stock to showcase and hopefully win

best in show Allison Andrews an 18-

year-old representing Future Farmers of

America of Chino won first place in the

Showmanship category as stated in the

Daily Press according to the Daily

Press

―Showmanship is how you present

your animal to the judges she said

adding ―This is my fourth year com-

ing to the SBC fair and my last with

FFA I am excited to be here as stat-

ed in the Daily Press

Attending the SBC Fair for the first

time Jose Gonzalez was eager to have

a good experience with his friends

―Being able to enjoy the fresh air

good food and just having fun trying

to win the biggest prize is what I en-

joyed the most Gonzalez stated

about his experience at the fair

This year the fair had many different

performances on the grandstands

throughout the week to entertain fair-

goerlsquos Some of the big name concerts

included Skillet Gerardo Ortiz Na-

than Owens Bucky Covington

Creedence Clearwater Revisited and

Clay Walker

On a smaller stage yet still just

as entertaining were the Doo-Wah

Riders Jeffery Perez A tribute to

Michael Jackson and Stevie

Wright a semi-finalist for 2009

American Idol Now in a band

with her dad as lead guitar and

Tamara Cox one of her former

High School music teachers as

backup Stevie Wright enjoys

singing rock and roll

San Bernardino County Fair

ended its nine-day run Sunday

with increased attendance includ-

ing two record-breaking Satur-

days according to Alstott chief

executive officer for the 28th Dis-

trict Agriculture Association at the San

Bernardino County Fairgrounds as stated

in the Daily Press



More Things to do in the High Desert

The RamPage is bringing an update on

more places and activities to make sure

that people living in the High Desert are

fully aware of all their extracurricular

opportunities

The Bullet Hole Training Center was

established in the year 2000 by Craig

The Bulletlsquo Buchanan a world-

renowned Muay-Thai Boxer At the Bul-

let Hole you can enjoy indoor rock-

climbing and direct access to Buchanan

as he trains you personally on the ring

turning any amateur quickly into a fit

athlete

Gymnastics is very popular in the

High Desert 360 Freestyle gym in Ap-

ple Valley High Desert Cheer in Vic-

torville and High Desert AcroBrats in

Hesperia have facilities that

have classes for children and

adults

Mojave Narrows is an often

overlooked hideaway that is

available to residents of the

High Desert A lake is available

on the premises and several

grills for you to enjoy a barbe-

que with friends and family

Stables are also available where

you can have a nice guided one

hour tour on horseback through

the forest for a $50 fee

In the nearby city of Littlerock

visitors can enjoy sailplane

rides better known to some as

gliders Southern California Soaring

Academy offers several types of rides

that can range from scenic rides to more

daring aerobatic rides in which the pilot

actually inverts the glider The academy

also offers training for those who are

interested in obtaining their gliders li-

cense

At Southern California Soaring Acade-

my you can meet Candace Schroeder a

22-year old Palmdale resident

―I love gliders They are different from

other types of aircraft They provide a

quiet smooth flight I enjoy performing

aerobatics with the gliders said

Schroeder

Schroeder is currently a student pilot

who has been flying gliders for about

four years and Helicopters around two

months

Close by the Southern California Soar-

ing Academy is Big Rock Creek The

creek is a wonderful scenic area located

in the San Bernardino Mountains where

visitors can actually go find their own

nice relaxing place to unwind A Forest

Adventure Pass is required and can be

Palmdale residents preparing to ride a sailplane

The scenery at Mojave Narrows

STEM Program at Victor Valley College

Victor Valley Collegelsquos instructional

programs Science Technology Engi-

neering and Mathematics (STEM)

division offer many transferable classes

―STEM is a nationally recognized

name across the country said Dean of

Instruction Dr Lori A Kildal

STEM came from a federal man-

date The programs have many opportu-

nities to get National Science Founda-

tion grants and are just at the end of a

title five grant that focused on math and

science The school was able to buy new

equipment for the science labs It also

allowed the school to hire a faculty

member as a counselor and students as

science tutors

―I really like the lab rooms and sup-

plies they have for biology and anato-

my said student Hannah Jennison

―When I took Biology I was happy

that they provided most of the materials

for the lab because it would have been a

lot extra and I wouldnlsquot want to spend

that much money on something I wasnlsquot

even majoring in said student Heather

Malone

The grant also funded school field-

trips both local and abroad as well as

gave some of the schoollsquos staff members

the opportunity to attend workshops to

further their knowledge on the subjects

they were teaching

STEM has many classes that fall

under its division Itlsquos not just your nor-

mal science and math classes but also

classes like nursing and digital anima-

tion

These classes were all put together

under one division because they have

similar aspects within the world of edu-

cation Each involves some math and

science

Continued in Stem on Page 18

Story and Photos by

Anna Vivar

Features Editor

Story by

Cassie Ulrich

Reporter


Car Show Presents Classic Automobiles

Story by

Rueben Hagens

Reporter

High Desert Car Club Council created

a Saturday event where car enthusiasts

wanted to be On the campus of Victor

Valley College HDCCC hosted their

annual car show and fund raiser event

HDCCC provided over 40 classic cars

from 19 different car clubs within nu-

merous cities for spectators to view and

enjoy HDCCC also set up vending ta-

bles selling classic hot rod memorabilia

in conjunction with VVC prominently

being involved providing their list of

vendors for partakers Filled with festive

activities for participants faculties and

students many people found multiple

ways to be entertained VVC faculty

was in full bloom creating a great atmos-

phere on the campus

―One of the features welsquore glad to do

is the Recycle Boating Regatta where

students and faculties build from used

recycled materials and create boats to

race them in our campus lake said Da-

vid Desterhouse an instructor in the

Construction Technology department

The winners of the Regatta race were

the Ladybug created by the Automotive

Department the second place was AS-

Blsquos ―The What Boat The VVC fire

academy also participated in the event

Located next to the Performing Arts

building they displayed their trucks and

hosted water hose

contests Individu-

als would line up

to shoot the fire

hoses and who

would ever hit the

most fire cones the

fastest would win

the contest

―Everyone just

had fun shooting

hoses knocking

over the cones and

just enjoying the

spirit of doing the

exercise said Glen Stewart one of the

Fire Academy Instructors and Fire Tech-

nologist

―This is my second year doing this

this is for Tech X and this year they

have a lot of really neat activities Glen

went on to say

Live music filled the air as spectators

peaked inside of nicely restored automo-

biles Some event goers were spotted

checking and buying small Hot Wheels

toys from a local vendor and member of

HDCCC Mike ―Hot Wheeling Mike

McGail Mike had over 500 Hot Wheel

cars on display and proudly confessed

that he had over 40000 Hot Wheels that

he personally collects

Tech X was on display as well

demonstrating and providing insights to

the powers of Solar Paneling Part of the

event was a presentation from this group

to bring out alternative power awareness

to the high Desert The Broadcaster Club

was also on location snapping photos

and collecting film footage

Cars lined up almost around the whole

lake and offered colorful auto eye candy

to all spectators One of the cars that

sparked a fair amount of interest was a

Champagne brown 1961 Chevy Impala

intricate interior designs expensive and

classy inside and

out When asked

one of the car club

members who

watched the carlsquos

renovation said the

engine alone had

set the owner back

ten thousand dol-

lars It was aston-

ishing to find the

same car was for

sale at a mere forty

-seven thousand

dollars

By the end of the day HDCCC was

handing out awards to members and

affiliates for different contests and auto-

mobiles Everyone who came out went

home with some kind of memorabilia

physically and emotionally

Story and Photo by

Roderick Allen Gray Jr

Special Projects Editor

Deaf Movie Night Shown at VVC

To promote diversification in events

held at Victor Valley College members

of the Diversification Committee held

the screening of The Legend of the

Mountain Man during the movie night

May 16

The movie was screened in the Student

Activities Center on a Monday Night

and was completely shown without

sound but was completely produced in

American Sign Language with subtitles

A Combination of students and area resi-

dents totaled nearly 60 viewed the film

of a dysfunctional family that was

shipped to their grandparentlsquos ranch in

Montana by their father

―This was an interesting film because

it was completely without sound like a

silent film in color However the Ameri-

can Sign Language aspect of it allowed

the sound for the movie to be created in

your imagination ―Jon Garcia area resi-

dent The showing of the film was sup-

ported by The High Dessert Deaf Com-

munity and was this yearlsquos VVC Culture

Craze event

―Based on a campus survey the topic

of interest was sharing information on

disabilities and the campus wanted more

info on disabilities said Sherri Pierce

committee chair

In the past VVC has held a Culture

Craze event that emphasized the diversi-

fication of different cultures in the Vic-

tor valley community with food vendors

and entertainment providers

―What we tried to highlight was that

the Deaf as a culture has a number of

talented people said Deborah Chesser

committee member

Top Deborah Chesser Ray Navarro Bottom Sherrie Pierce

Photo courtesy of Tiandra Bullock


Memorial Weekend Event Honors Veterans

Hundreds of high desert residents

gathered on the Victor Valley College

soccer field to honor those that have

served in the United States military and

their families on May 27 The event

which was put together by Derek King

of Excelsior Charter School kicked off

Memorial Day weekend in the Victor

Valley

The event opened with skydivers and

the United States Marine Corps mounted

color guard It also included several

speeches from local leaders or their rep-

resentatives and an award ceremony

honoring fallen military veterans of all

branches of service followed by the re-

leasing of doves in their honor

The day was not only about the older

generation of veterans but of todaylsquos

veterans and active duty service mem-

bers as well This sediment was ex-

pressed through United State Marine

Corps Major J Ed Christiansen Christi-

ansen spoke of Sept 11 2001 and his

memory of American Airlines Flight 77

as it flew directly over him while he was

in the Navy Annex building then into the

Pentagon where his co-workers still

were in their offices across the street

Excelsior students did not let King put

this event on by himself and many of

them got involved and participated in the

day from announcing speakers at the

podium to the school band playing patri-

otic songs throughout the morning

―Students were really excited and

wanted to help said Alex Ruger a stu-

dent at Excelsior and member of the

Associated Student Body

Ruger felt it made the students more

aware of veterans of Memorial Day and

proud to be Americans This could also

be seen in the excitement that the stu-

dents showed during the day

For the students it was an ―educational

experience to see Americalsquos true heroes

said Victor Valley Elementary School

Superintendent Dr Dale Mardsen and

that it was ―an outstanding event for us

to bring the community together

The event was funded using communi-

ty donations Not only monetary but for

services as well

―I heard about it and wanted to help

said Dan Alexander owner of

Lemonade Express Alexander

whose own father Paul was an

Army Ranger brought his mobile

lemonade trailer and offered free

lemonade to everyone in attend-

ance Food was also available

right next to Alexanderlsquos trailer

Victor Valley Trophy Company

also donated to the event making

plaques to remember fallen ser-

vice members at no cost to Excel-

sior or the families Plaques in-

clude a photo of the service mem-

ber and a short biography in their

recognition

Additionally congressional

recognition awards were given to the

families by US Representative Buck

McKeon

When the event was over King was

excited about the results and enjoyed the

large turnout after four months of hard

work and planning

Serviceman at the Memorial Day Celebration

Senior Career Launch Aims to Prepare High Story and Photo by

Jason Becker

Reporter

Local high school seniors got a

firsthand look at 17 different depart-

ments during the Senior Career Launch

at Victor Valley College on May 19

Students attending the event represented

10 different area high schools

According to Nord Embroden de-

partment chairman of the Construction

and Manufacturing Technology Depart-

ment and one of the organizers of the

event about 134 high school seniors

were in attendance

―We knew we wanted to do some-

thing more focused than Tech Xhellipwe

wanted to gear the program to high

school seniors only said Embroden

The senior career launch is still only

a pilot program

and the students

who attended

will be tracked

academically to

determine the

success of the

program to see if

they have a

higher success

rate at VVC than

other students

matriculating

from high

school All stu-

dents in attend-

ance were also part of the Bridge Pro-

gram which prepares the students for

college and gives them priority registra-

tion over other

first-year stu-

dents

The high

school seniors

not only were

able to preview

academic depart-

ments that inter-

ested them but

also were given

the opportunity

to speak to cur-

rent VVC stu-

dents

―I really look

forward to coming to VVChellip

Continued in Senior on Page13

Students learn the nursing program requirements

Story and Photo by

Jason Becker

Reporter


Senior from Page 12

I was really nervous at first but now I

feel comfortable said Raquel Bravo a

senior at Serrano High School She was

previewing the Nursing Department

which also had the largest number of

participants of the day

―It was a great opportunity to come

herehellipIlsquom ready said Luzbeth Vasquez

from Victor Valley High School

Vasquez also plans on entering the nurs-

ing program at VVC

―Itlsquos just a community college said

Amilcar Ceballos describing his view-

point before the event began A senior at

Apple Valley High School Ceballos had

his perceptions of VVC change quickly

He continued ―I didnlsquot even know they

had an auto shop herehellipI like the shop

―It blew away my expectations said

Sarah Nyberg from Victor Valley Chris-

tian School She toured the Digital Ani-

mation Department whose presentation

included allowing the seniors to try out

the animation software firsthand

Nyberg who wants to find a career in

media arts enjoyed the campus but was

still undecided where she plans on at-

tending college

―We are looking forward to next

year said Embroden when asked how

he thought the event turned out The

success of the program however will not

be known for a few years

Career Works Holds Instructional Workshop

Educators Discuss Student Opportunities at Seminar

Story and Photo by



Dean of Vocational Technology Edu-

cation Patricia Luther welcomed region-

al K-12 and college

educators to the Green

Technology Pathways

seminar at Victor Val-

ley College May 18

This event highlight-

ed ways to interoper-

ate the technological

and green resources at

VVC to create profes-

sional career pathways

for students and establish an educational

bridge for high school students to ma-

triculate into community college

―This seminar bridges the gap between

high schools and community college

programs in green and renewable energy

areas High school teachers and VVC

faculty are here today for the benefit of

all our students to ensure they have a

clean and clear pathway to career suc-

cess said Fleming

―We appreciate the opportunity to

learn about the regional resources avail-

able in the area of green technology as

well as collaborate with our high dessert

colleagues said Educational Coordina-

tor for Antelope Valley Union High

School District Diane Walker

VVC Vocational Technology faculty

members Neville Slade and Tony

Malone joined panelists

Evgeniya Lindstrom Di-

rector of Regional Center

of Excellence for San Ber-

nardino County Troy

Seagondollar Kaiser Per-

manente Logan R Olds

Victor Valley Wastewater

Reclamation Authority

John C Davis a 40 year

veteran of California pub-

lic agencies Glenn Bland

Co-Owner and President of Solar Semi-

nars Hugo Calvilo District Conserva-

tionist at Natural Resources Conserva-

tion Services and Antonio D Penna

Construction and Efficiency Manager

for the Victor Valley Wastewater Recla-

mation Authority for discussions on the

value of area resources

―These recourses are here with people

and connections and we would like this

seminar to be the catalyst for students

and new programs Slade said

The Child Development Program of

Victor Valley College held its annual

CDC Career Works Program Spring

Workshop for nearly 40 students in the

Communication Center from 8 am to 4

pm on Saturday May 21

This event was made possible by a

grant from the Foundation of California

Community Colleges a division of the

Chancellorlsquos Office It was specifically

designed to assist career development

for students who are enrolled in public

assistance programs but it was open to

all CDC students

A morning and afternoon workshop of

instructions was provided for the partici-

pants

The first workshop introduced students

to the Keynote speaker and presenter

Kati Bee creator of

Mrs Flutterbeelsquos Play

and Make Believe

Workshop This por-

tion of the seminar

was designed to pro-

vide CDC students

with the creative

means to interoperate

movement song and

play with curriculum

development

―Be free to be you

Bee said

The afternoon workshop was a make

and take book creation opportunity

where students learned how to make

story books and illustration materials

from flannel With patterns provided and

precut flannel shapes students made il-

lustrative materials that there were able

to take home and later utilize in their

laboratory classrooms settings at the

CDC Mary Ann Dane

and Jan Espinoza pro-

vided the afternoon

instruction

―Make it simple and

enjoy Dane said

―The whole study of

early childhood devel-

opment has trans-

formed the sick in the

mud type of instruc-

tion into a creative

educational facilitator

where educators engage the learners

said CDC student Dewey Kelleygray

Event facilitators Sandy Visser and

Kimberly Day provided students with a

Professional Growth Certificate at the

end of the day breakfast and lunch was

also served

―We were able to help more students

Day said

Mrs Bee during her keynote speech

Officials at the event

Story and Photo by



junk was on full display In this se-

quel Ken Jeong has his nude scene

yet again only with more screen time

than the first It almost seemed as

though the writers half-assed parts of

the script and looked at the original

thinking that if they throw in more

random nudity it would be that much

funnier This may or may not work

for some but either way there is no

shortage of wiener in this movie

Ed Helms Bradley Cooper and

Zach Galifianakis reprise their roles

of Stu Phil and Alan respectively

Each character is the same as they

were in the first In fact if it wasnt

for the comedy timing and talents of

these men the movie would have fell

very flat indeed Even if the charac-

ters feel stale and recycled at times

they are still the reason people will

tune in to see the movie

If youre a fan of the original Hang-

over then theres a good chance that

you will appreciate the humor of the

sequel While it isnt as funny as the

first it is edgier and ups the raunchi-

ness often for the sake of shock val-

ue The original movie was one of those

love it or hate itlsquo movies And if you

hated the original then its a safe bet you

will hate this movie as well Nonethe-

less if you like dirty humor and smok-

ing monkey drug dealers then this mov-

ie will serve to entertain you for a couple

hours

Entertainment RamPage VVC May 27 2011 Page 14

Sequel More Like Migraine than Hangover

Lets see if this sounds familiar to any-

body A group of friends are preparing

for the wedding of one of their own

They have a crazy evening and wake up

the next day with no memory of the

events that transpired the night before

Additionally there is a missing comrade

they must find before the wedding The

group travels around getting into lots of

comedic trouble while they try to piece

together what happened and where their

friend is This is the plot for the first

Hangover Disappointingly the sequel

shares the exact same plot almost detail

for detail

The Hangover 2 is a good movie if all

youlsquore looking for is a couple of decent

laughs All of the comedic elements and

sight gags that made the original a hit

are present in the sequel theyre only

amped up a bit This is both a good thing

and a bad thing Its good because these

things made the first movie memorable

and hilarious Where this is bad is that

Hangover 2 doesnt really try anything

new Its almost an identical movie to the

original only in a different setting This

is still good for laughs but some of the

attempts to repeat the success of the

original ended up not working while

making the film feel tiring and repeti-

tive

For example in the original film one

of the funnier scenes involved a random

naked Asian guy jumping out of the

trunk of a car and beating the crap out of

all the main characters It was unex-

pected and very funny even if that guylsquos

Review by

Roscoe Esparza

Photo Editor

Photo courtesy of Warner Brothers

Almost Maine Showcases Castrsquos Talents

Almost Maine a play written by John

Cariani is stuck between love and a cold

place this production at Victor Valley

College was delightfully funny and emo-

tionally touching The production dates

were May 5 6 7 12 13 14 at 700 PM

and May 8 and 15 at 200 pm all in the

black box

Directed by Ed Heaberlin the play is

set in the frigid cold of Maine and with

the synchronized events at one time in

different places in the town called Al-

most There were

several different

scenes that had dif-

ferent ways to fall

in and out of love

Each scene capti-

vated audiences

with an array of

emotional ties from

embarrassment to

sexuality Each

scene implemented how delicate rela-

tionships can be but with complex varia-

tions that sought out the meaning of

love

The actors in the production were

Brian Owen Brittney Harter Ceisley

Jefferson Chris Johnson Denise Pem-

berton Denice Wolf

Giovani Maldonado

Jazmin Cheek Jorge

Ferguson Kailey Lom-

bardi Mike Paszkow-

ski Nick Martinez

Nicolas Dye Nicole

Perry and Samantha

Nickole Hammond all

of whom preformed

with amazing enthusi-

asm Each part had something that eve-

rybody could relate to and the actors

demonstrated their skills very nicely and

with professional quality

Continued in Maine on page 16

Review by

Robert Rust

Reporter


Piratesrsquo Commandeers Summer Blockbusters

Pirates of the Caribbean On Stranger

Tides opened to mass fanfare grossing

an impressive $902 million in its open-

ing weekend placing it in the No 1 spot

and making it the highest- grossing

weekend opener of the year

The new Pirateslsquo movie loosely based

on the book by Tim Powers On Stranger

Tides is a fun look at another adventure

of everyonelsquos favorite pirate Jack Spar-

row

The movie starts out with Sparrow in

London trying to save his longtime

friend Joshamee Gibbs from a terrible

fate at the gallows but quickly ends up

in his own capture giving him an un-

wanted audience with the king Through

quick wit some blundering and a lot of

improvisation Sparrow finds himself

once again free and on the run

Sparrow hearing rumors that he is in

London looking for a crew quickly goes

to investigate to find out who the im-

poster is This search leads him to pub

and into a back room where a sword

fight breaks out between Sparrow and

his imposter This leads Sparrow down a

path toward the fountain of youth that he

canlsquot seem to escape from throughout

the rest of the movie

The characters in the movie are all

well done and well-acted Johnny Depp

does another fantastic job acting as the

strange sometimes effeminate Jack

Sparrow as expected Geoffrey Rush is

back playing Hector Barbossa though

the twist to his character this time

around is a little hard to get used to and

believe even with Barbossalsquos reveal as

to why he is the way he is in this movie

Edward Teach (Blackbeard) played by

Ian McShane is a threatening man who

almost lives up to the fearful reputation

that the real Blackbeard has Angelica

played by Peneacutelope Cruz the first fe-

male pirate for the series is quite a

match for Sparrow oftentimes just as

quick-witted as he is

The new pirate movie was shot in full

digital 3D and at some parts throughout

the movie it was useful or ―cool but for

the rest of the movie it wasnlsquot needed

There are times in the movie where a

character or an object is shadowed and

in the foreground making it very hard to

see what is happening in the background

as the shadow takes up a lot of the

screen Other times the 3D is done well

like moments where water falls from

above or sword tips point toward the

audience

The music done by Hans Zimmer as

in past pirate movies is incredibly well

done From the exciting and adventurous

Sparrow theme to the new haunting and

devilish theme for Blackbeard they are

all masterpieces in their own right My

one gripe about the music in the movie

is Sparrowlsquos theme I felt was overused

in moments where he is acting heroical-

ly or at least as heroic as a pirate can be

Filmed in Hawaii the locations and

sets in the movie are stunning The jun-

gles are thick with greenery the water is

a beautiful shade of blue and everything

just looks gorgeous Blackbeards ship

The Queen Annes Revenge is just as

frightening as its captain There is a lot

to look at in this movie and its all

breathtaking in its own way


Tides is another great movie to start out

the summer blockbuster season I would

recommend watching this movie know-

ing its not perfect but its still enjoyable

Photo courtesty of Disney

Review by

Garrett Johnston

Reporter


Maine from page 14

Rehearsals started at the beginning of

the semester and the actors did various

parts though out the performance dates

which made the production all the more

unique

Ed Heaberlin will be directing the next

two plays over the summer as well

Snow White and You by Maurice

Berger and also A Midsummers

Dream by Shakespeare setting in the

1960s These plays will be performing

in the Performing Arts Center in July

For more questions about the times and

dates of the upcoming plays contact the

Victor Valley College Theatre Arts De-

partment

LA Noire Raises the Bar for Rockstar Franchise

Taking place in the year 1947 in the

city of fame fortune and corruption that

is Los Angeles Cole Phelps the main

character is an LAPD officer who rises

through the ranks of the department

Phelps who was a World War II hero

who joined the police force to clean up

the wrongs he had committed and clear

the streets of Los Angeles of horrid

criminals

Throughout the game Phelps goes up

in rank after every few crime investiga-

tions You first start off as a patrol man

then from there you become a traffic

detective homicide vice and finally

arson investigator Each rank has a

unique case clues and people similar to

crimes before

Unlike Rockstarlsquos previous titles LA

Noire is an open world free-roaming

based game but has a linear angle to the

story When youlsquore off-duty you can

explore LA or complete various side

missions given by choice through the

police radio

LA Noire balances out shooting

fighting and chasing down crooks

throughout the entire game The se-

quences of these cases are very life like

simulations of just how criminals react

to the LAPD One

second you could be

walking through the

doors of an establish-

ment and the minute

a scoundrel sees you

coming he will take

off running

As a good cop

therelsquos more to it than

simply arresting some

bad guy off the street

In order to solve cas-

es you need to find

clues to figure out

exactly what hap-

pened to pin point the culprit

Similar to Law and Order Cole will

need to investigate the crime scene

searching for new leads and motives for

the crime

LA Noire sets the bar in games with

its lengthy crime investigations its

amazing real-life like graphics and real-

ism compared to old style films back in

the day This game has the potential to

not only advance Rockstar but video

games period The down sides of not

having any multiplayer or co-op game

play LA Noire has plenty of replay

value considering the option to replay

cases and obtain a higher score on that

particular case

With certain restrictions in game the

linear approach works well in storytell-

ing I canlsquot wait to see further franchises

of this game and what we could be in

store with in the near future of gaming

Review by

Mario Gonzales

Reporter

Jonathan Brown

Entertainment Editor

Photo courtesy of Rockstar Games

Fans Will Go Gaga for Born This Way

In 2008 Lady Gaga released her debut

album The Fame which brought her

superstardom after 5 songs broke into

the billboard top 10 charts

Gaga gained true fame for her appear-

ances at various events dressed in the

most outrageous costumes From an out-

fit made out of pure meat to arriving on

the red carpet of an awards show in a

giant egg Gaga sure does know how to

make an entrance and keep the eyes fo-

cused on her

With the release of her second studio

album Gaga shows she has no intent of

slowing down Born This Way brings the

fans the same Gaga flavor that she

brought on her debut album

The first and final track in Born This

Way is ―Marry the Night and ―The

Edge of Glory which begins and ends

the album with a bang ―The Edge of

Glory contains a sweet saxophone solo

to close out the album

The album shows the same flare and

has dance hits comparable to The Fame

bringing those synthpop beats that you

will find yourself fist-pumping to The

album will surely have great commercial

success and be in dance clubs all over

the world

Review by

Joseph Ciulla

Editor-in-Chief

Photo Courtesy of Interscope Records

Freshman

Height 5rsquo10rdquo -

Weight 160

Born June 25

1988 in Orange

County California

Bats Right

Throws Right

Sports

Athlete of the Issue Zac Bilsland

V

V

C

R

A

M

S

AVG R RBI HR SLG OBP

386 17 16 2 518 446

Batting Statistics

Mini Bio

- Made 2011 Second Team All-Conference

- Favorite Baseball Team Seattle Mariners

- Favorite Player Felix Hernandez - Pitcher

- Hobbies Fishing amp Working Out

- Has previously played Division 2 baseball for

Cal State San Bernardino and Cal State Monte-

rey Bay

Zac Bilsland is the starting shortstop

for the Victor Valley College Rams

baseball team He holds an overall bat-

ting average of 386 with 16 runs batted

in and two home runs in 24 games

played

Bilsland started playing baseball

around the age of 8 years old and first

became serious about the sport at the

high school level He was cut as a fresh-

man but kept working to prove to his

coaches that he was good enough to be a

starter for the team He eventually made

the junior varsity team and worked his

way up to varsity in his sophomore year

After high school Bilsland began

playing collegiate level baseball for Cal

State Monterey Bay and eventually Cal

State San Bernardino but things didnlsquot

work out for him at either school He

debated on whether or not he should

continue playing baseball at a collegiate

level until his previous coach at Cal

State San Bernardino suggested that he

should continue playing at Victor Valley

College

Bilsland balances his athletic talents

with his responsibilities in the class-

room He is currently a year away from

achieving his bachelorlsquos degree and

plans on continuing his education to-

wards a masterlsquos degree According to

Bilsland the most difficult part of being

a student athlete is ―time management

Itlsquos definitely rough but if you have

good time management you can do it all

at one time he said

For his efforts on the field Bilsland

was recognized as being a part of the

2011 Second Team All-Conference and

he looks to continue his consistent play

in hopes of higher recognition in the

future

Bilsland also received recognition and

praise from his coach Jesus Beltran

―Zac is a hard worker (Helsquos) always

striving to get better He was kind of the

spark that started the fire for the team

Hes dedicated to what he does He just

continues to get better Beltran wrote in

an email message

Bilsland focuses mainly on self-

motivation to fuel his desire to be the

best baseball player he can be on the

field ―It is my life itlsquos what I live for I

couldnlsquot ask for more he said

Bilsland plans to continue playing

baseball with the hope of receiving an

athletic scholarship from Bacone Col-

lege in Muskogee Oklahoma He wants

to go as far as he can go with the sport

and he has aspirations of one day play-

ing Major League Baseball

Bilsland also looks to continue his

education by majoring in the science

field where he plans on forming a career

in water management


Story and Photo by

Stephen Boyce

Reporter

Zac Bilsland 6 Shortstop

Photo above provided by the Daily Press

Comic by Carlos Garcia Reporter


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Upcoming Events -June 2 Victor Valley Mu-

sic Department Present

Thursday Night Jazz at

730pm

-June 3 Victor Valley Mu-


Joint Concert with CSUSB

at 730pm



VVC 50th Anniversary

Concert Beethoven Spec-

tacular at 730pm

-June 11 Spring Semester

ends

-June 20 Summer Session

begins

-June 23 Grade submission

deadline for Spring

- Cassie Ulrich Reporter

Stem from page 10

While she was explaining why all these

classes were put together under the

STEM division Dr Kildal said ―We

looked at what made sense to start align-

ing

These classes are not just for people

who want to major in subjects having to

do with science and math but for almost

anyone who wants to transfer to a four

year school

Next semester they are looking into

adding an electrical engineering program

under STEM that may be partnering

with California State University Long

Beach for students with a grade point

average of 25 or higher

Pierce from page 5

work very hard to make sure that stu-

dents have equal access to their educa-

tion said Pierce

No doubt Sherri will see to it that

VVC become much more disabled stu-

dent friendly

―Im going to work really hard and try

to be one of the best coordinators that

theylsquove had and I hope that I do the

students proud said Pierce

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Heard Around the Lake How are you preparing for finals

―Basically studding no crash time at all

-Edward Bentley

―Ilsquom stressing and cramming like no other

-Cynthia Cox

―Studding every night and getting rid of

my social life -Heather Hamrick



News May 27 2011 RamPage VVC

Ready Rams and CCC Hold Multiple Campus Events

Ready Rams and Campus Crusade for

Christ Clubs are teaming up for a bundle

of events at Victor Valley College end-

ing on June 1 There will be different

dates first the clothes drive will be on

the May 25 and then the blood drive

will be on June 1 In addition to the

blood drive the clothes drive will take

place again on that same day

―I enjoy working with such clubs on

campus as Ready Rams This club has

wonderful students and I admire their

example of team work and reaching our

community said Aimee Cash Vice

President of Campus Crusade for Christ

The first event that was held was a Hot

Wing Eating Contest on May 18 at 2

pm The Ready Rams (RRC) were the

front runners with Campus Crusade for

Christ (Tripple C) providing the sound

Thomas Jimenez President of The

Ready Rams purchased Buffalo Wild

Wings Blazinlsquo sauce to cover the mini

drum sticks

―The history of the partnership be-

tween the Ready Rams Club and Cam-

pus Crusade for Christ has been a very

amazing journey and influential lesson

RRC and Triple C have teamed together

on several events which include our

Lights of Love Celebrations Playstation

Opportunity Drawings Dodgeball Tour-

nament and many more said Jimenez

Contestants Tyler Griffin Garland

Brotherton Edward Valdez Marquisha

Cail Gabriel Diaz Jerald Croox Dale

Morgan and Juan Lopez attempted to

eat eight wings in three minutes with a

bottle of water in front of them If they

drank the water the contestants would

be disqualified Winner of the contest

was Juan Lopez who was the first to eat

all of them in minutes

During the event Ready Rams held

an ipod raffle where a single ticket cost

one dollar or six for five dollars Second

place winners receive a gift certificate

from Buffalo Wild Wings and Third

place receives a gift certificate from In-

N-Out The last day of the raffle is June

ninth where Ready Rams will contact

the winner

―The Wing Frenzy event was I

think a huge success and Ilsquom looking

forward to working together with Ready

Rams again or any club we can have the

blessing of collaborating with We have

Story and Photo by

Micah Raimo

News Editor

a Blood DriveClothes Drive event com-

ing up together with Ready Rams said

Wadmar Miguel President of Campus

Crusade for Christ

All clothes will go to the Victorville

Rescue Mission and the clothes drive

box locations are at the VVC library the

Student Activity Center Bookstore and

the ASB Office

On May 25 Triple C had spread the

boxes around the campus In total two

boxes were filled plus several bags of

clothes were donated by the students of

and faculty of VVC Ready Rams

pitched a booth alongside the Campus

Crusade for Christ already advertising

their Life Stream Blood Drive Bus that

will be here on June 1 The Blood and

Clothing Drive event was titled ―Drive

for the World Their earnings amounted

to 100 volunteer signatures and the num-

bers are still rising

―I think itlsquos awesome to work together

with other clubs to promote teamwork

unity and fellowshipmdashthe way Jesus

Christ shows us to be Without judging

each other or closing ourselves off to

each other but opening our hearts to one

another to let the friendship build up and

take its proper course Ilsquom hoping that

by working together with Ready Rams

we will show that clubs are better to-

gether and that we as one student body

can do good things for this campus

said Miguel

―Triple C is a wonderful club who

focuses on the students and community

as well as always donating a hand or so

to a fellow club One word stands out

above all when it comes to explaining

the way RRC feels about Triple C -

blessed said Jimenez

President of Ready Rams Thomas Jimenez and

CCC President Wadmar Miguel

VVC Commencement to be Held on June 10 Story by

Tracy Martinez

Reporter

Victor Valley College Commence-

ment Ceremony will be held on June 10

2011 at 5 pm in the gymnasium Stu-

dents have to arrive at the Adapted PE

building 70 to line up and march into the

gym Graduates must arrive 60 minutes

prior to the ceremony

Tickets will be limited to five per

graduate These are for the guests to be

admitted into the gym Small children

also need tickets to enter into the gym-

nasium

The graduatelsquos diplomas will be avail-

able for pickup and all holds from li-

brary and financial aid should be

cleared The certificates will be mailed

on an ongoing basis as the graduates

complete the requirements

Honor cords can only be worn at the

commencement ceremony by the stu-

dents with a cumulative grade point av-

erage of 350 or higher based on the

completion of degree requirements

Continued in Grad on Page 3


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and the students

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determine the

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higher success

rate at VVC than

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matriculating

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school All stu-

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first-year stu-

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The high

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also were given

the opportunity

to speak to cur-

rent VVC stu-

dents

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year school







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dent friendly





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CONTACT INFORMATION







GENERAL INFORMATION

















Community Colleges

ADVERTISING







extension 2707








-Edward Bentley


-Cynthia Cox





May 27 2011 RamPage VVC

Grad from page 2








womenlsquos dresses

















ulations































ness






2012



Budget Analyst




ties and data




Story by

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Reporter



Story by

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ties





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for


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quired
















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for one another






















this semester alone



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Charaye Franklin

Reporter





tor








to take it on








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accomplish
























menthellip


Story by

Carlos Garcia

Reporter












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Paine

Though

there was

plenty of

reassurance

that the qual-

ity and num-

ber of ser-

vices would

be main-

tained oth-

ers were

doubtful

With three

additional

























about hiring I do


faculty for Special

Ed though Paine

said

Mount also was


placement

―Not to my

knowledge said

Mount ―Originally

someone from night


might not do that




vealed





count new hires






are opting for











around to



an adjunct


said Basha






es said Mount












smiling




in his heart













life





Story by

Tiandra Bullock

Reporter













high desert









available on campus















available as well


tions and the fire-

manlsquos make and

break coordinated

with the VVC

Fire Academylsquos

35th graduation

on May 14 as

reported by Glen

Stewart Faculty

and Instructor in

the Fire Technol-

ogy department

Family and

friends came out

to support their

families and

check out the

festivities as well

Ray Dodd

teacher at Colum-








task







call (760) 245-4271 extension 2246






Desert Residents

Story and photos by

Abbey Mullen

Reporter











cost was only $4












let concert









Press






















Clay Walker




















in the Daily Press








opportunities









athlete







adults






















cense








Schroeder




months



























science tutors










Malone






they were teaching





tion





science


Story and Photos by

Anna Vivar

Features Editor

Story by

Cassie Ulrich

Reporter



Story by

Rueben Hagens

Reporter


















phere on the campus















hosted water hose

contests Individu-

als would line up

to shoot the fire

hoses and who

would ever hit the

most fire cones the

fastest would win

the contest

―Everyone just

had fun shooting

hoses knocking

over the cones and

just enjoying the

spirit of doing the



nologist




went on to say

























classy inside and

out When asked

one of the car club

members who


renovation said the

engine alone had

set the owner back

ten thousand dol-

lars It was aston-

ishing to find the

same car was for


-seven thousand

dollars







Story and Photo by









May 16




















Craze event





committee chair









committee member













Valley












































services as well

















recognition




McKeon




work and planning



Jason Becker

Reporter












were in attendance






a pilot program

and the students

who attended

will be tracked

academically to

determine the

success of the

program to see if

they have a

higher success

rate at VVC than

other students

matriculating

from high

school All stu-

dents in attend-




tion over other

first-year stu-

dents

The high

school seniors

not only were

able to preview

academic depart-

ments that inter-

ested them but

also were given

the opportunity

to speak to cur-

rent VVC stu-

dents

―I really look




Story and Photo by

Jason Becker

Reporter


Senior from Page 12











ing program at VVC

















tending college








Story and Photo by





al K-12 and college


Technology Pathways


ley College May 18

















cess said Fleming














nardino County Troy

































all CDC students



pants



Kati Bee creator of


and Make Believe

Workshop This por-

tion of the seminar


vide CDC students

with the creative


movement song and


development


Bee said










CDC Mary Ann Dane


vided the afternoon

instruction


enjoy Dane said



opment has trans-











also served


Day said



Story and Photo by






































hours

















for detail

















tive







Review by

Roscoe Esparza

Photo Editor








were May 5 6 7 12 13 14 at 700 PM


black box





most There were

several different


ferent ways to fall

in and out of love

Each scene capti-

vated audiences

with an array of

emotional ties from

embarrassment to

sexuality Each




love




berton Denice Wolf

Giovani Maldonado

Jazmin Cheek Jorge


bardi Mike Paszkow-

ski Nick Martinez

Nicolas Dye Nicole

Perry and Samantha

Nickole Hammond all

of whom preformed







Review by

Robert Rust

Reporter













row


















































audience


























Review by

Garrett Johnston

Reporter


Maine from page 14





unique











partment











criminals








crimes before







police radio






to the LAPD One

second you could be

walking through the


ment and the minute


coming he will take

off running

As a good cop





es you need to find

clues to figure out

exactly what hap-





the crime












particular case






Review by

Mario Gonzales

Reporter

Jonathan Brown















cused on her


















the world

Review by

Joseph Ciulla

Editor-in-Chief


Freshman


Weight 160

Born June 25

1988 in Orange

County California

Bats Right

Throws Right

Sports


V

V

C

R

A

M

S


386 17 16 2 518 446

Batting Statistics

Mini Bio







rey Bay






played




















College











at one time he said






future








an email message
















in water management


Story and Photo by

Stephen Boyce

Reporter





Scan with your


our website


appreciated

vvcrampagegmailcom




730pm




at 730pm





tacular at 730pm


ends


begins


deadline for Spring


Stem from page 10





ing





year school







Pierce from page 5



tion said Pierce



dent friendly





RAMPAGE STAFF

















CONTACT INFORMATION







GENERAL INFORMATION

















Community Colleges

ADVERTISING







extension 2707








-Edward Bentley


-Cynthia Cox





May 27 2011 RamPage VVC Features


Story by

Tiandra Bullock

Reporter











ties





sion














for


nationally and over





quired
















terhood








for one another






















this semester alone



bined





tor-in-Chief


served it













Chief








this paper











tigious VVC RamPage




Numbers







Valley College








choice






































students
















denied



Robert L Snow

HV 8023 S66 2010




RA 1213 S65 2009



Rudolph P Byrd

PS 3573 A425 Z96 2010



B 3316 Y68 2010



HQ 1150 S723 2010



Carr

QP 360 C3667 2010

Story by

Charaye Franklin

Reporter





tor








to take it on








Pierce





accomplish
























menthellip


Story by

Carlos Garcia

Reporter












ees














Services






$4 million









tion said

Paine

Though

there was

plenty of

reassurance

that the qual-

ity and num-

ber of ser-

vices would

be main-

tained oth-

ers were

doubtful

With three

additional

























about hiring I do


faculty for Special

Ed though Paine

said

Mount also was


placement

―Not to my

knowledge said

Mount ―Originally

someone from night


might not do that




vealed





count new hires






are opting for











around to



an adjunct


said Basha






es said Mount












smiling




in his heart













life





Story by

Tiandra Bullock

Reporter













high desert









available on campus















available as well


tions and the fire-

manlsquos make and

break coordinated

with the VVC

Fire Academylsquos

35th graduation

on May 14 as

reported by Glen

Stewart Faculty

and Instructor in

the Fire Technol-

ogy department

Family and

friends came out

to support their

families and

check out the

festivities as well

Ray Dodd

teacher at Colum-








task







call (760) 245-4271 extension 2246






Desert Residents

Story and photos by

Abbey Mullen

Reporter











cost was only $4












let concert









Press






















Clay Walker




















in the Daily Press








opportunities









athlete







adults






















cense








Schroeder




months



























science tutors










Malone






they were teaching





tion





science


Story and Photos by

Anna Vivar

Features Editor

Story by

Cassie Ulrich

Reporter



Story by

Rueben Hagens

Reporter


















phere on the campus















hosted water hose

contests Individu-

als would line up

to shoot the fire

hoses and who

would ever hit the

most fire cones the

fastest would win

the contest

―Everyone just

had fun shooting

hoses knocking

over the cones and

just enjoying the

spirit of doing the



nologist




went on to say

























classy inside and

out When asked

one of the car club

members who


renovation said the

engine alone had

set the owner back

ten thousand dol-

lars It was aston-

ishing to find the

same car was for


-seven thousand

dollars







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committee chair









committee member













Valley












































services as well

















recognition




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work and planning



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Reporter












were in attendance






a pilot program

and the students

who attended

will be tracked

academically to

determine the

success of the

program to see if

they have a

higher success

rate at VVC than

other students

matriculating

from high

school All stu-

dents in attend-




tion over other

first-year stu-

dents

The high

school seniors

not only were

able to preview

academic depart-

ments that inter-

ested them but

also were given

the opportunity

to speak to cur-

rent VVC stu-

dents

―I really look




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all CDC students



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and Make Believe

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vide CDC students

with the creative


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development


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vided the afternoon

instruction


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Jazmin Cheek Jorge


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tions and the fire-

manlsquos make and

break coordinated

with the VVC

Fire Academylsquos

35th graduation

on May 14 as

reported by Glen

Stewart Faculty

and Instructor in

the Fire Technol-

ogy department

Family and

friends came out

to support their

families and

check out the

festivities as well

Ray Dodd

teacher at Colum-








task







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Features Editor

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hosted water hose

contests Individu-

als would line up

to shoot the fire

hoses and who

would ever hit the

most fire cones the

fastest would win

the contest

―Everyone just

had fun shooting

hoses knocking

over the cones and

just enjoying the

spirit of doing the



nologist




went on to say

























classy inside and

out When asked

one of the car club

members who


renovation said the

engine alone had

set the owner back

ten thousand dol-

lars It was aston-

ishing to find the

same car was for


-seven thousand

dollars







Story and Photo by









May 16




















Craze event





committee chair









committee member













Valley












































services as well

















recognition




McKeon




work and planning



Jason Becker

Reporter












were in attendance






a pilot program

and the students

who attended

will be tracked

academically to

determine the

success of the

program to see if

they have a

higher success

rate at VVC than

other students

matriculating

from high

school All stu-

dents in attend-




tion over other

first-year stu-

dents

The high

school seniors

not only were

able to preview

academic depart-

ments that inter-

ested them but

also were given

the opportunity

to speak to cur-

rent VVC stu-

dents

―I really look




Story and Photo by

Jason Becker

Reporter


Senior from Page 12











ing program at VVC

















tending college








Story and Photo by





al K-12 and college


Technology Pathways


ley College May 18

















cess said Fleming














nardino County Troy

































all CDC students



pants



Kati Bee creator of


and Make Believe

Workshop This por-

tion of the seminar


vide CDC students

with the creative


movement song and


development


Bee said










CDC Mary Ann Dane


vided the afternoon

instruction


enjoy Dane said



opment has trans-











also served


Day said



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hours

















for detail

















tive







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Roscoe Esparza

Photo Editor








were May 5 6 7 12 13 14 at 700 PM


black box





most There were

several different


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in and out of love

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vated audiences

with an array of

emotional ties from

embarrassment to

sexuality Each




love




berton Denice Wolf

Giovani Maldonado

Jazmin Cheek Jorge


bardi Mike Paszkow-

ski Nick Martinez

Nicolas Dye Nicole

Perry and Samantha

Nickole Hammond all

of whom preformed







Review by

Robert Rust

Reporter













row


















































audience


























Review by

Garrett Johnston

Reporter


Maine from page 14





unique











partment











criminals








crimes before







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to the LAPD One

second you could be

walking through the


ment and the minute


coming he will take

off running

As a good cop





es you need to find

clues to figure out

exactly what hap-





the crime












particular case






Review by

Mario Gonzales

Reporter

Jonathan Brown















cused on her


















the world

Review by

Joseph Ciulla

Editor-in-Chief


Freshman


Weight 160

Born June 25

1988 in Orange

County California

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played




















College











at one time he said






future








an email message
















in water management


Story and Photo by

Stephen Boyce

Reporter





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our website


appreciated

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at 730pm





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year school







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tion said Pierce



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Services






$4 million









tion said

Paine

Though

there was

plenty of

reassurance

that the qual-

ity and num-

ber of ser-

vices would

be main-

tained oth-

ers were

doubtful

With three

additional

























about hiring I do


faculty for Special

Ed though Paine

said

Mount also was


placement

―Not to my

knowledge said

Mount ―Originally

someone from night


might not do that




vealed





count new hires






are opting for











around to



an adjunct


said Basha






es said Mount












smiling




in his heart













life





Story by

Tiandra Bullock

Reporter













high desert









available on campus















available as well


tions and the fire-

manlsquos make and

break coordinated

with the VVC

Fire Academylsquos

35th graduation

on May 14 as

reported by Glen

Stewart Faculty

and Instructor in

the Fire Technol-

ogy department

Family and

friends came out

to support their

families and

check out the

festivities as well

Ray Dodd

teacher at Colum-








task







call (760) 245-4271 extension 2246






Desert Residents

Story and photos by

Abbey Mullen

Reporter











cost was only $4












let concert









Press






















Clay Walker




















in the Daily Press








opportunities









athlete







adults






















cense








Schroeder




months



























science tutors










Malone






they were teaching





tion





science


Story and Photos by

Anna Vivar

Features Editor

Story by

Cassie Ulrich

Reporter



Story by

Rueben Hagens

Reporter


















phere on the campus















hosted water hose

contests Individu-

als would line up

to shoot the fire

hoses and who

would ever hit the

most fire cones the

fastest would win

the contest

―Everyone just

had fun shooting

hoses knocking

over the cones and

just enjoying the

spirit of doing the



nologist




went on to say

























classy inside and

out When asked

one of the car club

members who


renovation said the

engine alone had

set the owner back

ten thousand dol-

lars It was aston-

ishing to find the

same car was for


-seven thousand

dollars







Story and Photo by









May 16




















Craze event





committee chair









committee member













Valley












































services as well

















recognition




McKeon




work and planning



Jason Becker

Reporter












were in attendance






a pilot program

and the students

who attended

will be tracked

academically to

determine the

success of the

program to see if

they have a

higher success

rate at VVC than

other students

matriculating

from high

school All stu-

dents in attend-




tion over other

first-year stu-

dents

The high

school seniors

not only were

able to preview

academic depart-

ments that inter-

ested them but

also were given

the opportunity

to speak to cur-

rent VVC stu-

dents

―I really look




Story and Photo by

Jason Becker

Reporter


Senior from Page 12











ing program at VVC

















tending college








Story and Photo by





al K-12 and college


Technology Pathways


ley College May 18

















cess said Fleming














nardino County Troy

































all CDC students



pants



Kati Bee creator of


and Make Believe

Workshop This por-

tion of the seminar


vide CDC students

with the creative


movement song and


development


Bee said










CDC Mary Ann Dane


vided the afternoon

instruction


enjoy Dane said



opment has trans-











also served


Day said



Story and Photo by






































hours

















for detail

















tive







Review by

Roscoe Esparza

Photo Editor








were May 5 6 7 12 13 14 at 700 PM


black box





most There were

several different


ferent ways to fall

in and out of love

Each scene capti-

vated audiences

with an array of

emotional ties from

embarrassment to

sexuality Each




love




berton Denice Wolf

Giovani Maldonado

Jazmin Cheek Jorge


bardi Mike Paszkow-

ski Nick Martinez

Nicolas Dye Nicole

Perry and Samantha

Nickole Hammond all

of whom preformed







Review by

Robert Rust

Reporter













row


















































audience


























Review by

Garrett Johnston

Reporter


Maine from page 14





unique











partment











criminals








crimes before







police radio






to the LAPD One

second you could be

walking through the


ment and the minute


coming he will take

off running

As a good cop





es you need to find

clues to figure out

exactly what hap-





the crime












particular case






Review by

Mario Gonzales

Reporter

Jonathan Brown















cused on her


















the world

Review by

Joseph Ciulla

Editor-in-Chief


Freshman


Weight 160

Born June 25

1988 in Orange

County California

Bats Right

Throws Right

Sports


V

V

C

R

A

M

S


386 17 16 2 518 446

Batting Statistics

Mini Bio







rey Bay






played




















College











at one time he said






future








an email message
















in water management


Story and Photo by

Stephen Boyce

Reporter





Scan with your


our website


appreciated

vvcrampagegmailcom




730pm




at 730pm





tacular at 730pm


ends


begins


deadline for Spring


Stem from page 10





ing





year school







Pierce from page 5



tion said Pierce



dent friendly





RAMPAGE STAFF

















CONTACT INFORMATION







GENERAL INFORMATION

















Community Colleges

ADVERTISING







extension 2707








-Edward Bentley


-Cynthia Cox







Story by

Tiandra Bullock

Reporter













high desert









available on campus















available as well


tions and the fire-

manlsquos make and

break coordinated

with the VVC

Fire Academylsquos

35th graduation

on May 14 as

reported by Glen

Stewart Faculty

and Instructor in

the Fire Technol-

ogy department

Family and

friends came out

to support their

families and

check out the

festivities as well

Ray Dodd

teacher at Colum-








task







call (760) 245-4271 extension 2246






Desert Residents

Story and photos by

Abbey Mullen

Reporter











cost was only $4












let concert









Press






















Clay Walker




















in the Daily Press








opportunities









athlete







adults






















cense








Schroeder




months



























science tutors










Malone






they were teaching





tion





science


Story and Photos by

Anna Vivar

Features Editor

Story by

Cassie Ulrich

Reporter



Story by

Rueben Hagens

Reporter


















phere on the campus















hosted water hose

contests Individu-

als would line up

to shoot the fire

hoses and who

would ever hit the

most fire cones the

fastest would win

the contest

―Everyone just

had fun shooting

hoses knocking

over the cones and

just enjoying the

spirit of doing the



nologist




went on to say

























classy inside and

out When asked

one of the car club

members who


renovation said the

engine alone had

set the owner back

ten thousand dol-

lars It was aston-

ishing to find the

same car was for


-seven thousand

dollars







Story and Photo by









May 16




















Craze event





committee chair









committee member













Valley












































services as well

















recognition




McKeon




work and planning



Jason Becker

Reporter












were in attendance






a pilot program

and the students

who attended

will be tracked

academically to

determine the

success of the

program to see if

they have a

higher success

rate at VVC than

other students

matriculating

from high

school All stu-

dents in attend-




tion over other

first-year stu-

dents

The high

school seniors

not only were

able to preview

academic depart-

ments that inter-

ested them but

also were given

the opportunity

to speak to cur-

rent VVC stu-

dents

―I really look




Story and Photo by

Jason Becker

Reporter


Senior from Page 12











ing program at VVC

















tending college








Story and Photo by





al K-12 and college


Technology Pathways


ley College May 18

















cess said Fleming














nardino County Troy

































all CDC students



pants



Kati Bee creator of


and Make Believe

Workshop This por-

tion of the seminar


vide CDC students

with the creative


movement song and


development


Bee said










CDC Mary Ann Dane


vided the afternoon

instruction


enjoy Dane said



opment has trans-











also served


Day said



Story and Photo by






































hours

















for detail

















tive







Review by

Roscoe Esparza

Photo Editor








were May 5 6 7 12 13 14 at 700 PM


black box





most There were

several different


ferent ways to fall

in and out of love

Each scene capti-

vated audiences

with an array of

emotional ties from

embarrassment to

sexuality Each




love




berton Denice Wolf

Giovani Maldonado

Jazmin Cheek Jorge


bardi Mike Paszkow-

ski Nick Martinez

Nicolas Dye Nicole

Perry and Samantha

Nickole Hammond all

of whom preformed







Review by

Robert Rust

Reporter













row


















































audience


























Review by

Garrett Johnston

Reporter


Maine from page 14





unique











partment











criminals








crimes before







police radio






to the LAPD One

second you could be

walking through the


ment and the minute


coming he will take

off running

As a good cop





es you need to find

clues to figure out

exactly what hap-





the crime












particular case






Review by

Mario Gonzales

Reporter

Jonathan Brown















cused on her


















the world

Review by

Joseph Ciulla

Editor-in-Chief


Freshman


Weight 160

Born June 25

1988 in Orange

County California

Bats Right

Throws Right

Sports


V

V

C

R

A

M

S


386 17 16 2 518 446

Batting Statistics

Mini Bio







rey Bay






played




















College











at one time he said






future








an email message
















in water management


Story and Photo by

Stephen Boyce

Reporter





Scan with your


our website


appreciated

vvcrampagegmailcom




730pm




at 730pm





tacular at 730pm


ends


begins


deadline for Spring


Stem from page 10





ing





year school







Pierce from page 5



tion said Pierce



dent friendly





RAMPAGE STAFF

















CONTACT INFORMATION







GENERAL INFORMATION

















Community Colleges

ADVERTISING







extension 2707








-Edward Bentley


-Cynthia Cox







Desert Residents

Story and photos by

Abbey Mullen

Reporter











cost was only $4












let concert









Press






















Clay Walker




















in the Daily Press








opportunities









athlete







adults






















cense








Schroeder




months



























science tutors










Malone






they were teaching





tion





science


Story and Photos by

Anna Vivar

Features Editor

Story by

Cassie Ulrich

Reporter



Story by

Rueben Hagens

Reporter


















phere on the campus















hosted water hose

contests Individu-

als would line up

to shoot the fire

hoses and who

would ever hit the

most fire cones the

fastest would win

the contest

―Everyone just

had fun shooting

hoses knocking

over the cones and

just enjoying the

spirit of doing the



nologist




went on to say

























classy inside and

out When asked

one of the car club

members who


renovation said the

engine alone had

set the owner back

ten thousand dol-

lars It was aston-

ishing to find the

same car was for


-seven thousand

dollars







Story and Photo by









May 16




















Craze event





committee chair









committee member













Valley












































services as well

















recognition




McKeon




work and planning



Jason Becker

Reporter












were in attendance






a pilot program

and the students

who attended

will be tracked

academically to

determine the

success of the

program to see if

they have a

higher success

rate at VVC than

other students

matriculating

from high

school All stu-

dents in attend-




tion over other

first-year stu-

dents

The high

school seniors

not only were

able to preview

academic depart-

ments that inter-

ested them but

also were given

the opportunity

to speak to cur-

rent VVC stu-

dents

―I really look




Story and Photo by

Jason Becker

Reporter


Senior from Page 12











ing program at VVC

















tending college








Story and Photo by





al K-12 and college


Technology Pathways


ley College May 18

















cess said Fleming














nardino County Troy

































all CDC students



pants



Kati Bee creator of


and Make Believe

Workshop This por-

tion of the seminar


vide CDC students

with the creative


movement song and


development


Bee said










CDC Mary Ann Dane


vided the afternoon

instruction


enjoy Dane said



opment has trans-











also served


Day said



Story and Photo by






































hours

















for detail

















tive







Review by

Roscoe Esparza

Photo Editor








were May 5 6 7 12 13 14 at 700 PM


black box





most There were

several different


ferent ways to fall

in and out of love

Each scene capti-

vated audiences

with an array of

emotional ties from

embarrassment to

sexuality Each




love




berton Denice Wolf

Giovani Maldonado

Jazmin Cheek Jorge


bardi Mike Paszkow-

ski Nick Martinez

Nicolas Dye Nicole

Perry and Samantha

Nickole Hammond all

of whom preformed







Review by

Robert Rust

Reporter













row


















































audience


























Review by

Garrett Johnston

Reporter


Maine from page 14





unique











partment











criminals








crimes before







police radio






to the LAPD One

second you could be

walking through the


ment and the minute


coming he will take

off running

As a good cop





es you need to find

clues to figure out

exactly what hap-





the crime












particular case






Review by

Mario Gonzales

Reporter

Jonathan Brown















cused on her


















the world

Review by

Joseph Ciulla

Editor-in-Chief


Freshman


Weight 160

Born June 25

1988 in Orange

County California

Bats Right

Throws Right

Sports


V

V

C

R

A

M

S


386 17 16 2 518 446

Batting Statistics

Mini Bio







rey Bay






played




















College











at one time he said






future








an email message
















in water management


Story and Photo by

Stephen Boyce

Reporter





Scan with your


our website


appreciated

vvcrampagegmailcom




730pm




at 730pm





tacular at 730pm


ends


begins


deadline for Spring


Stem from page 10





ing





year school







Pierce from page 5



tion said Pierce



dent friendly





RAMPAGE STAFF

















CONTACT INFORMATION







GENERAL INFORMATION

















Community Colleges

ADVERTISING







extension 2707








-Edward Bentley


-Cynthia Cox












opportunities









athlete







adults






















cense








Schroeder




months



























science tutors










Malone






they were teaching





tion





science


Story and Photos by

Anna Vivar

Features Editor

Story by

Cassie Ulrich

Reporter



Story by

Rueben Hagens

Reporter


















phere on the campus















hosted water hose

contests Individu-

als would line up

to shoot the fire

hoses and who

would ever hit the

most fire cones the

fastest would win

the contest

―Everyone just

had fun shooting

hoses knocking

over the cones and

just enjoying the

spirit of doing the



nologist




went on to say

























classy inside and

out When asked

one of the car club

members who


renovation said the

engine alone had

set the owner back

ten thousand dol-

lars It was aston-

ishing to find the

same car was for


-seven thousand

dollars







Story and Photo by









May 16




















Craze event





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were in attendance






a pilot program

and the students

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will be tracked

academically to

determine the

success of the

program to see if

they have a

higher success

rate at VVC than

other students

matriculating

from high

school All stu-

dents in attend-




tion over other

first-year stu-

dents

The high

school seniors

not only were

able to preview

academic depart-

ments that inter-

ested them but

also were given

the opportunity

to speak to cur-

rent VVC stu-

dents

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Reporter


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vided the afternoon

instruction


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phere on the campus















hosted water hose

contests Individu-

als would line up

to shoot the fire

hoses and who

would ever hit the

most fire cones the

fastest would win

the contest

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hoses knocking

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classy inside and

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one of the car club

members who


renovation said the

engine alone had

set the owner back

ten thousand dol-

lars It was aston-

ishing to find the

same car was for


-seven thousand

dollars







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May 16




















Craze event





committee chair









committee member













Valley












































services as well

















recognition




McKeon




work and planning



Jason Becker

Reporter












were in attendance






a pilot program

and the students

who attended

will be tracked

academically to

determine the

success of the

program to see if

they have a

higher success

rate at VVC than

other students

matriculating

from high

school All stu-

dents in attend-




tion over other

first-year stu-

dents

The high

school seniors

not only were

able to preview

academic depart-

ments that inter-

ested them but

also were given

the opportunity

to speak to cur-

rent VVC stu-

dents

―I really look




Story and Photo by

Jason Becker

Reporter


Senior from Page 12











ing program at VVC

















tending college








Story and Photo by





al K-12 and college


Technology Pathways


ley College May 18

















cess said Fleming














nardino County Troy

































all CDC students



pants



Kati Bee creator of


and Make Believe

Workshop This por-

tion of the seminar


vide CDC students

with the creative


movement song and


development


Bee said










CDC Mary Ann Dane


vided the afternoon

instruction


enjoy Dane said



opment has trans-











also served


Day said



Story and Photo by






































hours

















for detail

















tive







Review by

Roscoe Esparza

Photo Editor








were May 5 6 7 12 13 14 at 700 PM


black box





most There were

several different


ferent ways to fall

in and out of love

Each scene capti-

vated audiences

with an array of

emotional ties from

embarrassment to

sexuality Each




love




berton Denice Wolf

Giovani Maldonado

Jazmin Cheek Jorge


bardi Mike Paszkow-

ski Nick Martinez

Nicolas Dye Nicole

Perry and Samantha

Nickole Hammond all

of whom preformed







Review by

Robert Rust

Reporter













row


















































audience


























Review by

Garrett Johnston

Reporter


Maine from page 14





unique











partment











criminals








crimes before







police radio






to the LAPD One

second you could be

walking through the


ment and the minute


coming he will take

off running

As a good cop





es you need to find

clues to figure out

exactly what hap-





the crime












particular case






Review by

Mario Gonzales

Reporter

Jonathan Brown















cused on her


















the world

Review by

Joseph Ciulla

Editor-in-Chief


Freshman


Weight 160

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1988 in Orange

County California

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College











at one time he said






future








an email message
















in water management


Story and Photo by

Stephen Boyce

Reporter





Scan with your


our website


appreciated

vvcrampagegmailcom




730pm




at 730pm





tacular at 730pm


ends


begins


deadline for Spring


Stem from page 10





ing





year school







Pierce from page 5



tion said Pierce



dent friendly





RAMPAGE STAFF

















CONTACT INFORMATION







GENERAL INFORMATION

















Community Colleges

ADVERTISING







extension 2707








-Edward Bentley


-Cynthia Cox















Valley












































services as well

















recognition




McKeon




work and planning



Jason Becker

Reporter












were in attendance






a pilot program

and the students

who attended

will be tracked

academically to

determine the

success of the

program to see if

they have a

higher success

rate at VVC than

other students

matriculating

from high

school All stu-

dents in attend-




tion over other

first-year stu-

dents

The high

school seniors

not only were

able to preview

academic depart-

ments that inter-

ested them but

also were given

the opportunity

to speak to cur-

rent VVC stu-

dents

―I really look




Story and Photo by

Jason Becker

Reporter


Senior from Page 12











ing program at VVC

















tending college








Story and Photo by





al K-12 and college


Technology Pathways


ley College May 18

















cess said Fleming














nardino County Troy

































all CDC students



pants



Kati Bee creator of


and Make Believe

Workshop This por-

tion of the seminar


vide CDC students

with the creative


movement song and


development


Bee said










CDC Mary Ann Dane


vided the afternoon

instruction


enjoy Dane said



opment has trans-











also served


Day said



Story and Photo by






































hours

















for detail

















tive







Review by

Roscoe Esparza

Photo Editor








were May 5 6 7 12 13 14 at 700 PM


black box





most There were

several different


ferent ways to fall

in and out of love

Each scene capti-

vated audiences

with an array of

emotional ties from

embarrassment to

sexuality Each




love




berton Denice Wolf

Giovani Maldonado

Jazmin Cheek Jorge


bardi Mike Paszkow-

ski Nick Martinez

Nicolas Dye Nicole

Perry and Samantha

Nickole Hammond all

of whom preformed







Review by

Robert Rust

Reporter













row


















































audience


























Review by

Garrett Johnston

Reporter


Maine from page 14





unique











partment











criminals








crimes before







police radio






to the LAPD One

second you could be

walking through the


ment and the minute


coming he will take

off running

As a good cop





es you need to find

clues to figure out

exactly what hap-





the crime












particular case






Review by

Mario Gonzales

Reporter

Jonathan Brown















cused on her


















the world

Review by

Joseph Ciulla

Editor-in-Chief


Freshman


Weight 160

Born June 25

1988 in Orange

County California

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V

V

C

R

A

M

S


386 17 16 2 518 446

Batting Statistics

Mini Bio







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played




















College











at one time he said






future








an email message
















in water management


Story and Photo by

Stephen Boyce

Reporter





Scan with your


our website


appreciated

vvcrampagegmailcom




730pm




at 730pm





tacular at 730pm


ends


begins


deadline for Spring


Stem from page 10





ing





year school







Pierce from page 5



tion said Pierce



dent friendly





RAMPAGE STAFF

















CONTACT INFORMATION







GENERAL INFORMATION

















Community Colleges

ADVERTISING







extension 2707








-Edward Bentley


-Cynthia Cox






Senior from Page 12











ing program at VVC

















tending college








Story and Photo by





al K-12 and college


Technology Pathways


ley College May 18

















cess said Fleming














nardino County Troy

































all CDC students



pants



Kati Bee creator of


and Make Believe

Workshop This por-

tion of the seminar


vide CDC students

with the creative


movement song and


development


Bee said










CDC Mary Ann Dane


vided the afternoon

instruction


enjoy Dane said



opment has trans-











also served


Day said



Story and Photo by






































hours

















for detail

















tive







Review by

Roscoe Esparza

Photo Editor








were May 5 6 7 12 13 14 at 700 PM


black box





most There were

several different


ferent ways to fall

in and out of love

Each scene capti-

vated audiences

with an array of

emotional ties from

embarrassment to

sexuality Each




love




berton Denice Wolf

Giovani Maldonado

Jazmin Cheek Jorge


bardi Mike Paszkow-

ski Nick Martinez

Nicolas Dye Nicole

Perry and Samantha

Nickole Hammond all

of whom preformed







Review by

Robert Rust

Reporter













row


















































audience


























Review by

Garrett Johnston

Reporter


Maine from page 14





unique











partment











criminals








crimes before







police radio






to the LAPD One

second you could be

walking through the


ment and the minute


coming he will take

off running

As a good cop





es you need to find

clues to figure out

exactly what hap-





the crime












particular case






Review by

Mario Gonzales

Reporter

Jonathan Brown















cused on her


















the world

Review by

Joseph Ciulla

Editor-in-Chief


Freshman


Weight 160

Born June 25

1988 in Orange

County California

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V

V

C

R

A

M

S


386 17 16 2 518 446

Batting Statistics

Mini Bio







rey Bay






played




















College











at one time he said






future








an email message
















in water management


Story and Photo by

Stephen Boyce

Reporter





Scan with your


our website


appreciated

vvcrampagegmailcom




730pm




at 730pm





tacular at 730pm


ends


begins


deadline for Spring


Stem from page 10





ing





year school







Pierce from page 5



tion said Pierce



dent friendly





RAMPAGE STAFF

















CONTACT INFORMATION







GENERAL INFORMATION

















Community Colleges

ADVERTISING







extension 2707








-Edward Bentley


-Cynthia Cox








































hours

Entertainment RamPage VVC May 27 2011
















for detail

















tive







Review by

Roscoe Esparza

Photo Editor








were May 5 6 7 12 13 14 at 700 PM


black box





most There were

several different


ferent ways to fall

in and out of love

Each scene capti-

vated audiences

with an array of

emotional ties from

embarrassment to

sexuality Each




love




berton Denice Wolf

Giovani Maldonado

Jazmin Cheek Jorge


bardi Mike Paszkow-

ski Nick Martinez

Nicolas Dye Nicole

Perry and Samantha

Nickole Hammond all

of whom preformed







Review by

Robert Rust

Reporter













row


















































audience


























Review by

Garrett Johnston

Reporter


Maine from page 14





unique











partment











criminals








crimes before







police radio






to the LAPD One

second you could be

walking through the


ment and the minute


coming he will take

off running

As a good cop





es you need to find

clues to figure out

exactly what hap-





the crime












particular case






Review by

Mario Gonzales

Reporter

Jonathan Brown















cused on her


















the world

Review by

Joseph Ciulla

Editor-in-Chief


Freshman


Weight 160

Born June 25

1988 in Orange

County California

Bats Right

Throws Right

Sports


V

V

C

R

A

M

S


386 17 16 2 518 446

Batting Statistics

Mini Bio







rey Bay






played




















College











at one time he said






future








an email message
















in water management


Story and Photo by

Stephen Boyce

Reporter





Scan with your


our website


appreciated

vvcrampagegmailcom




730pm




at 730pm





tacular at 730pm


ends


begins


deadline for Spring


Stem from page 10





ing





year school







Pierce from page 5



tion said Pierce



dent friendly





RAMPAGE STAFF

















CONTACT INFORMATION







GENERAL INFORMATION

















Community Colleges

ADVERTISING







extension 2707








-Edward Bentley


-Cynthia Cox

















row


















































audience


























Review by

Garrett Johnston

Reporter


Maine from page 14





unique











partment











criminals








crimes before







police radio






to the LAPD One

second you could be

walking through the


ment and the minute


coming he will take

off running

As a good cop





es you need to find

clues to figure out

exactly what hap-





the crime












particular case






Review by

Mario Gonzales

Reporter

Jonathan Brown















cused on her


















the world

Review by

Joseph Ciulla

Editor-in-Chief


Freshman


Weight 160

Born June 25

1988 in Orange

County California

Bats Right

Throws Right

Sports


V

V

C

R

A

M

S


386 17 16 2 518 446

Batting Statistics

Mini Bio







rey Bay






played




















College











at one time he said






future








an email message
















in water management


Story and Photo by

Stephen Boyce

Reporter





Scan with your


our website


appreciated

vvcrampagegmailcom




730pm




at 730pm





tacular at 730pm


ends


begins


deadline for Spring


Stem from page 10





ing





year school







Pierce from page 5



tion said Pierce



dent friendly





RAMPAGE STAFF

















CONTACT INFORMATION







GENERAL INFORMATION

















Community Colleges

ADVERTISING







extension 2707








-Edward Bentley


-Cynthia Cox






Maine from page 14





unique











partment











criminals








crimes before







police radio






to the LAPD One

second you could be

walking through the


ment and the minute


coming he will take

off running

As a good cop





es you need to find

clues to figure out

exactly what hap-





the crime












particular case






Review by

Mario Gonzales

Reporter

Jonathan Brown















cused on her


















the world

Review by

Joseph Ciulla

Editor-in-Chief


Freshman


Weight 160

Born June 25

1988 in Orange

County California

Bats Right

Throws Right

Sports


V

V

C

R

A

M

S


386 17 16 2 518 446

Batting Statistics

Mini Bio







rey Bay






played




















College











at one time he said






future








an email message
















in water management


Story and Photo by

Stephen Boyce

Reporter





Scan with your


our website


appreciated

vvcrampagegmailcom




730pm




at 730pm





tacular at 730pm


ends


begins


deadline for Spring


Stem from page 10





ing





year school







Pierce from page 5



tion said Pierce



dent friendly





RAMPAGE STAFF

















CONTACT INFORMATION







GENERAL INFORMATION

















Community Colleges

ADVERTISING







extension 2707








-Edward Bentley


-Cynthia Cox





Freshman


Weight 160

Born June 25

1988 in Orange

County California

Bats Right

Throws Right

Sports


V

V

C

R

A

M

S


386 17 16 2 518 446

Batting Statistics

Mini Bio







rey Bay






played




















College











at one time he said






future








an email message
















in water management


Story and Photo by

Stephen Boyce

Reporter





Scan with your


our website


appreciated

vvcrampagegmailcom




730pm




at 730pm





tacular at 730pm


ends


begins


deadline for Spring


Stem from page 10





ing





year school







Pierce from page 5



tion said Pierce



dent friendly





RAMPAGE STAFF

















CONTACT INFORMATION







GENERAL INFORMATION

















Community Colleges

ADVERTISING







extension 2707








-Edward Bentley


-Cynthia Cox







Scan with your


our website


appreciated

vvcrampagegmailcom




730pm




at 730pm





tacular at 730pm


ends


begins


deadline for Spring


Stem from page 10





ing





year school







Pierce from page 5



tion said Pierce



dent friendly





RAMPAGE STAFF

















CONTACT INFORMATION







GENERAL INFORMATION

















Community Colleges

ADVERTISING







extension 2707








-Edward Bentley


-Cynthia Cox





RAMPAGE STAFF

















CONTACT INFORMATION







GENERAL INFORMATION

















Community Colleges

ADVERTISING







extension 2707








-Edward Bentley


-Cynthia Cox





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