Associated Students of MillsCollege (ASMC) leaders kickedoff this spring semester with a newvision statement: "to empower stu-dent voice."

At ASMC's Jan. 31 executiveboard retreat, ASMC officersbegan by writing personal andcommunity goals.

“My goal is to survive seniori-tis,” said Terrylynn Cantlon,Prospect Hill Senator, “and toempower a new leader. I want tofind somebody, get them motivatedand recruit them to participate insomething.”

Other student leaders sharedideas for projects.

Anna Guiles, Class of 2014Historian, reported on what thefirst year students are up to andasked ASMC to support and col-laborate with them.

Guiles said that a lot of firstyear students are big fans ofPostSecret, an online communityart project where people mail in

their secrets anonymously on oneside of a postcard.

“So we want to do a MillsCollege PostSecret,” she said,“where we have a drop-off time forabout three weeks for girls to dropoff their postcards. We want to putthem on display near the TeaShop.”

The project is intended to fostera sense of community.

“Mills sometimes doesn’t havethat community,” Guiles said. “Weput up those barriers a lot of times.That’s something we noticed reallyearly on, even being first years.”

Rebecca Freeman, InternalAffairs Chair, urged the studentleaders to keep their written goalsand plans for carrying them out intheir binders.

“By the end of the semester,”she said, “we can maybe revisit thisand ask, ‘Did this happen? Is thissomething you made happen?’”

The next ASMC meeting isMonday, Feb. 28, at 6:30 p.m. inGSB 118. The first 15 minutes areOpen Forum for students to shareconcerns or questions.

After over 20 years of beingon the Mills College campus,Education First, an internationalimmersion and language school,will be moving to a San Franciscocampus in April.

The EF school provides inter-national students the opportunityto learn English on an Americancollege campus. The EF interna-tional students had the opportunityto intermix and mingle with Mills students.

The program has over 400schools and offices globally. In theUnited States, EF International has11 schools in different citiesincluding Miami, Los Angeles andNew York.

The EF International schoolwas established at Mills Collegein 1989, according to EF’s officialwebsite.

Both Mills College and EFlanguage school said the departureof the program from Mills campuswas mutual.

“It’s our time to depart Millsand move to our super school inSan Francisco,” said KeikoPadilla, director of the EF schoolat Mills College.

Dorothy Calimeris, director ofAuxiliary Services at Mills, saidthat the departure was a mix ofMills needing White Hall and theEF program consolidating to itsSan Francisco site.

In January of this year, 22 EFstudents left the Mills campus forother campuses as part of the tran-

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A chalk drawing of a bacteria being infected by a virus is sketched outside of the NaturalSciences Building. The image was drawn by Kat Moon, a post-bac student. It took Moon atotal of two days to complete the drawing. “I thought it was so appropriate for her to useher art skills and her science knowledge to create something in front of the science building,” said Jo Scullion, Health Professions Program Coordinator at Mills College.

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sition off of the college’s campus,according to Padilla. In mid-March, 33 more students will beleaving to finish their English stud-ies at other campuses.

EF students will be compensat-ed for the inconvenience and willchoose another location of theirliking to spend the remainder of their English immersion experience.

“You get to choose where youwant to go and I chose New York,”said EF student, Celina Gonzalezfrom Mexico. She will be continu-ing her studies on a college campussimilar to Mills in New York City.

The EF program will be mov-ing its location to downtown SanFrancisco near Fisherman’s Warf.

Some Mills students feel thatthey will be losing close friendswith the leaving of EF.

“(I had) a really strong relation-ship with a special person in EF,”said Isabel Cortes, President of theFem Dems at Mills, referring to herrelationship with an EF studentfrom France. The French studenttutored her in his native tongueand, with his help; she aced herfirst French test.

Not all Mills students hadfriendships or relationships withthe EF students.

Dorothy Calimeris, MillsCollege director of AuxiliaryServices and Keiko Padilla, EFschool director acknowledged a“cultural clash” between EF stu-dents and their relationship with

the campus. Calimeris and Panillanoted that these clashes are not thereason for the departure.

The building, White Hall thatthe EF program has been rentingfrom Mills College will be renovat-ed, according to Auxiliary ServicesDirector Dorothy Calimeris.

There are many possibilities forthe future of White Hall, includingnew residential opportunities forMills students, utilization byMiddlebury College for theirSummer Language ImmersionProgram and/or utilization by otherconference groups,” said ReneeJadushlever, the Vice President forOperations at Mills College.“Additionally, there are severalclassroom spaces in the building.”

Before the hall can be used bythe college, it has to undergo several renovations.

“At the end of the summer,major repairs will be undertaken inthe entire building, including infra-structure repairs, bathroomupgrades, painting, new carpeting,lighting improvements, etc,” saidJadushlever. “We hope to have thatwork completed by the Spring2012 semester, or at the latest, bythe summer of 2012.”

The EF building could possiblybe used for dormitories to housemore Mills students, according toCalermeris. She said that shewould like to focus on better cam-pus housing options for juniors andseniors at Mills. The College Boardwill be meeting this month to dis-cuss the finality of what White Hallwill be used for.

The Psychology Departmentand Psychology Club hosted theirSpring Extravaganza in the court-yard of the Natural SciencesBuilding on Feb. 3.

The event was designed “todevelop a sense of communitywithin the department,” said ClubCo-President Laura Samuelson.

The event featured several pan-elists including professors and onegraduate student.

Each speaker briefly told their personal journey from their time as students to theircurrent research and educational work.

Attendees heard from Dr. DeanMorier, among other panelists, whohas been researching cultural preju-dice towards the elderly.

Another speaker, Dr. LizBachen, focused her research onunderstanding the connectionbetween stress and the immune

system, while Dr. Carol George hasbeen studying attachment duringinfant development.

The event was also a chance forpotential members of the club to beintroduced to the officers of thePsychology Club. The club nowconsists of a handful of dedicatedPsychology students.

“The group has been meetingoff and on for years, depending onstudent interest,” said ProfessorJohn Ruch, head of the Psychology department.

Dr. Morier remarked that thisparticular group of students “start-ed last year…but they really ampedit up recently.”

“This year the Psych Club’sreal focus has been providing infor-mation to students about all theresources available within thedepartment,” said Vice President ofthe Psychology Club, AngelicaPerez, “the first goal (of the club) isto provide a platform, and a com-munity, on which students can takean active role in shaping their ownacademic path to success at Mills

and beyond.”“The Psych Department is

invested in all aspects of a student’slife,” stressed Laura Samuelson,one of the two Club’s Co-Presidents, which made this eventintegral to showcasing that community.

“The Psychology Club's activemembership (has) varied from yearto year depending on the amount of“This year the Psych Club’s realfocus has been providing informa-tion to students about all theresources available within thedepartment,” said Vice President ofthe Psychology Club, AngelicaPerez, “the first goal (of the club) isto provide a platform, and a com-munity, on which students can takean active role in shaping their ownacademic path to success at Millsand beyond.”

“The Psych Department isinvested in all aspects of a student’slife,” stressed Laura Samuelson,one of the two Club’s Co-Presidents, which made this eventintegral to showcasing

that community.“The Psychology Club's active

membership (has) varied from yearto year depending on the amount oftime the club leaders devoted toorganizing and advertising theirclub activities,” said Dr. ChristieChung, whose lab studies memoryand aging, “ we have strong leadersthis year, so I am hoping that theclub will thrive!”

The current officers and mem-bers of the club are mostly seniorswhose graduation is fast approach-ing but they continue to plan futureevents that will emphasize theirinclusive presence on campus.

This week, Monday throughThursday, all declared Psychmajors, including Bio-Psych,Infant Mental Health, and graduatestudents, are invited to come to thePsych Lounge during lunchtime forPhotopalooza. The event is aneffort to further integrate thePsychology community. Clubmembers will be giving cookies inexchange for student photos, whichwill be displayed in the lounge.

The Psychology Club said theyare actively welcoming new mem-bers.Interested students can attendthe Club’s meetings on Tuesdayand Thursdays from 12:15 to1:00pm in the Psychology Loungeor through the group’s Mills com-munity page, email list, or Facebook.

“There are no requirements tobecome a member, just interest,”said other Co-President Kiya Komaiko.

After the lecture portion ofSunday's event concluded, thelighter side of the Psychologydepartment emerged.

The convivial atmosphere ofthe sundae party allowed profes-sors, students, peer tutors, and TA’salike to mingle and connect withone another.

“We might have used up ourannual budget on this event,” Laurajoked with a Professor as shescooped ice cream. She asked thenext person in line, smiling,“cookies and cream or chocolate swirl?”

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KKeeeeppiinngg uupp wwiitthh tthhee WWoorrlldd- Hosni Mubarak

stepped down as Egypt’spresident on Friday, Feb.11, 2011, after nearly 30years in power. TheEgyptian militaryhas officiallyassumed controlof the country.

- The formerruling party inTunisia, theConstitutionalDemocratic Rally,has been almostcompletely shutout of the nation’spolitics as theinterim presidentof Tunisia, FouadMebazaa, assumes powerto rule by decree.

- North and South Koreaheld a military delega-tion. It was the first such

meeting held between thetwo states since theNorth attackedYeonpyeong inNovember, 2010.

- Indonesia faced twoattacks against religiousminority groups. A mobof Muslims attacked anAhmadi sect and beatfour of its members to

death in western Java. Incentral Java, another mobburned down Christianchurches.

- China faced theworst drought ithas experiencedin 60 years,according to itsofficial mediareports.

- An armyrecruitment campin Mardan,Pakistan wasattacked by aTaliban suicide-bomber. Theattack killed and

injured dozens of people.

- Taiwan arrestedGeneral Lo Hsien-che,accusing him of being aspy for mainland China.

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Fresh FridayWhat: A PartyWhen: 9 p.m.Where: Student Union

Oakland Featured ArtistsShowWhat: Local artists sharetheir workWhen: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.Where: Jack LondonSquare

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Home Coffee RoastingClassWhat: A coffee workshopWhere:2049 San PabloAve. BerkeleyWhen: 7 p.m.Cost: $25

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21Monday

Blood DriveWhat: Save a life. GivebloodWhen: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Where: Student Union

Workers of Faith What: Ebracing body &spirit. Clothing optionalWhen: 7 p.m.Where:OrchardMeadowRm.152 Call 818.923.8815to get in

Improv Comedy What:Improv Comedy Troupe entertainsWhen: 8 p.m.Where: Pan theatreCost: $10

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19Saturday

LiveTalk Lecture Series What: Come listen to thethe brightest minds of thebay areaWhen: 7 p.m.Where: Oakalnd CollegePrepataory School

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Truman Capote

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Lecture by Laerke LautaWhat: Discussion of her lat-est work “floating female”When: 7 p.m.Where: On campus,Danforth Hall

The dimly lit Student Unionsmelled of sweat and spray paint -the smell of a lifestyle. The atten-dees ranged from novice to experi-enced hip-hoppers, Mills studentsto community members, all eagerto learn and to share. The entertain-ment was heavily booked with per-formers showcasing one after theother. It was the night the Mills'Black Women's Collective (BWC)had been planning for weeks. Itwas the night of the Cypher.

Originating from the Africangame of Capoeta, the cypher hasdeveloped into a free style supportsystem. Participants stood in a cir-cle as they watched performersdance, speak and rap in the center.

Such a culture is exactly whatthe BWC wanted to replicate onFriday, Feb. 4 with their exhibitionof graffiti artists, break-dancers,rappers and emcees.

“Cypher today talks about

stand’n in a circle. Hip-hop is usu-ally standing in a circle freestyling," explained Davey D,renowned hip-hop emcee. "We feelfrom the energy from the circle."

The BWC hoped that the mod-ern take on the traditional Africansport would get students excitedabout this month’s celebration ofblack culture.

“(The cypher) is our main-stream event for BWC. It’s the firstone open to the public and it’s real-ly starting off our celebration ofBlack History month,” said sopho-more Noni Thomas, BWC treasure.

Golden State Breakers took thefloor with the first performance ofthe evening, break-dancing to aremix of James Brown’s “Get UpOffa That Thing.” Guests watchedthe duo show off their fancy footwork, head spins and flips, in aweof their talent.

“I like (the performances). It’sreally interactive and pumped,”said freshman and attendee Audre Mowry.

As the Golden State Breakerscompleted their dance the room

filled with applause.“In a cypher you are suppose to

dance with the free-stylers so theycan feed from your energy. Hip-hop is not a spectator sport,”announced Davey D as theapplause died down.

As Davey D suggested, theBWC got the audience to partici-pate with a variety of hip-hop per-formers and pieces, all with differ-ent messages.

Coon and Trouble Sin, the E-Legal Tag Team duo, deliveredtheir performance with soulful spo-ken word, inspired by strugglesand strength. Dropping lines suchas, “love don’t cost a thing, butsome how she made a profit…yougave that girl the world and nowyour world is crashing,” and “I’msleeping in garages because I don’thave a family, mamma kicked meout ‘cause I resemble daddy.”

E-Legal Tag Team’s inspirationcomes from God, life and their environment.

“We speak mostly for theyouth, but also adults. Becausewho else raises the youth, but the

adults,” Coon said.As far as their participation in

the hip-hop culture they placethemselves in their own category,inspired by hip-hop but influencedby life experiences they find theirstyle varies depending on wherethey are in their life journey.

The impromptu freestyle endedand transitioned into an interpre-tive dance from a member of theGolden Gate Breakers. Performedto Natalie King Cole’s “Smile,” thethree minute dance offered analternative approach to the clichédgangster life associated with hip-hop.

Throughout the evening’sentertainment, graffiti artistsworked outside to complete a four-panel piece spelling out “BWC.”One of the artists, Alberto Azurdia,began his trademark graffiti in thetenth grade.

“First it (graffiti) was justbecause everyone else was doingit, but then I started to want to per-fect it," Azurdia said. "I started onpaper then walls, mostly in mybackyard to practice."

Despite the growing apprecia-tion of graffiti art there are stillrisks to the trade. According toAzurdia, it can take three to fourhours to complete a detailed piece,while a simple one takes 10 to 30 minutes.

“When starting off my firsttime, I had to worry about cops andgoing to jail. I always kept cau-tious,” Azurdia said.

The evening ended with a setfrom DJ Sane and many of the per-formers introducing themselvesand interacting with the group.With future events plannedthroughout the month of Februaryincluding the BWC dance on the18th and the “Art of Living Black”on the 26th, the cypher introducedthe community to an important partof the black culture and the month.

“All of the performances wereamazing," said Mariah Taylor, firstyear BWC member. "Some of themhave been really powerful becausewe can relate to them as women.”

Future events include the BlackHistory Month Dance and the Artof Living Black.

Above: Guest performers dance in the center of the circle of attendees during the cypher. Below: Graffiti artists paint a four-panel piece spelling out “BWC” outside.

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Walking through the door, aguest to Karma Kitchen is over-whelmed with the smell of Indianspices, doughy naan and sweetmango lassi. The walls are coveredin murals painted in deep, rich col-ors to depict various deities. Otherguests sit comfortably in their elab-orately-carved chairs as if they aresitting at their own dining roomtables. The waiters and chefs arenervous but excited, like a typicalfirst-day employee. But for KarmaKitchen, there is almost alwayssomeone new on staff becauseeveryone’s a volunteer.

CharityFocus, a volunteer-runcharity organization, opened theBerkeley Karma Kitchen in 2007.Karma Kitchen's Berkeley location- which is rented out every Sundayby the restaurant Taste ofHimalayas - serves as one of threerestaurants that make upCharityFocus' project inspired by aconcept called the "gift economy."

“(Karma Kitchen) is a gift-economy operation, where every-one contributes not for themselves,but for the person after them. Here,it is a chain of generosity,” saidNipun Mehta, one of KarmaKitchen's coordinators and co-founder of CharityFocus.

With an outrageous bill of$0.00, many people agree that

Karma Kitchen is generous. Whilethe "gift economy" encouragesmany people to keep coming back,both as customers and as volun-teers, others wonder why anyonewould dish out free food for peoplewho don't need it.

"It's important that people don'tcome with the essence of a 'freemeal,'" Kahn said. "This isn't cor-porate sponsored.... This food is a gift."

Although bills are $0, andguests are welcome to leave justhaving had enjoyed the food, peo-ple, and energy, Karma Kitchenencourages guests to be generouslike the people before them whomade their meal possible. Whetherit’s a box of cookies or money, anysincere contribution maintains thecycle of giving that Karma Kitchenstrives for.

Mehta explained further thatKarma Kitchen is a way for people to, as he likes to say, "pay it forward."

“Naturally, we are a humbleexperiment," Meta said. "Such anexperiment introduces (people) to aculture of sharing."

The culture of sharing hasattracted some regulars, like MosesCeaser. Caesar has volunteered atKarma Kitchen once every monthfor over three years and intends oncontinuing to do so. For Ceasar, itonly seems fair to help others getthe Karma experience.

The Karma Kitchen experience

is just as special for the volunteersas it is for the guests. The volun-teers are given an opportunity toparticipate in the more spiritualaspect of Karma Kitchen; they getthe chance to extend the services ofKarma Kitchen by offering theirtime and energy to act as waiters,dessert chefs, dishwashers and general helpers.

According to Ceasar, it is alsothe volunteer’s duty to interact withthe guests. Having extended con-versations, hugging, singing andlaughing are all highly encouraged.

Although she is the one servingthe guests, Lachmin Singh, whohas volunteered at Karma Kitchenmany times before, feels like thevolunteers and guests have a sym-biotic relationship.

“I needed the energy,” Singhsaid. "It's a way for me to reach hearts."

Not all of the volunteers are aswell seasoned as Ceasar and Singh.On Super Bowl Sunday, Ceasar andSingh were two of three who hadvolunteered before. The other

seven workers of the day had noprior experience working in arestaurant, nor a place anything likeKarma Kitchen.

According to Vinod, an every-day engineer and first-time volun-teer, he had been a guest the weekbefore and had returned this time tohelp because he liked the Kitchen'shigh-energy.

Another first-timer, Meena,wanted to know what it was like to be on the other side of theKitchen door.

“I was really curious aboutwhat this was like, and I’ve alwayswanted to work at a restaurant,"Meena said.

Guests, too, came from all walks of life and for all different reasons.

Mike Bloxham, a retiredPhysics professor and a regular,dined at Karma Kitchen with his wife.

“I’m anti-capitalist - that’s whyI love Karma Kitchen. My wife ismore into the spiritual, non-commercial component,” MikeBloxham said.

Another tradition that keepspeople coming back is theKindness Table, located just left ofthe entrance. The Kindness Tableserves as a space for guests andvolunteers to leave behind anythingfrom scrapbooks about KarmaKitchen, C.D.s of personal music,stacks of the newspaper PositiveNews and "smile cards" - U.C.

Berkeley student Surya Koatha'sfavorite item on the table.

“You’ve been tagged,” the"smile card" says on the frontalongside a huge smiley face. Onthe back, the card encouraged itsreceiver to perform any act of kind-ness. For Koatha, the "smile cards"embodied the giving concept ofKarma Kitchen.

In tune with Super BowlSunday, the ten volunteers agreedto have “Super Generosity.”According to Ceasar, the guestswere asked to think of 30-secondcommercials they would create tochange the world. They were thenasked to write down acts of “supergenerosity.” Some of the thingsguests wrote include:

“I would like to give the gift ofvolunteering so that others canenjoy the meal just as much as Idid!”

“Respect your children as indi-vidual- don’t put them down.”

“This does not belong to me, itbelongs to us all.”

Yet regardless of whether or notthere is a theme that day, Ceasarbelieves Karma Kitchen alwaysprovides a unique experience.

“People know from the begin-ning that this is an experience that’sdifferent,” Ceasar said.

Karma Kitchen is located atTaste of Himalayas Restaurant,1700 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. TheKitchen is open from 11 a.m. to 3p.m. every Sunday.

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Karma Kitchen, a project put on by CharityFocus, gives guests a bill of $0.00. However, guests are encouraged to make whatever contribution possible - may it be moneyor a box of cookies - to keep the Kitchen running. The cycle of giving continues with a staff of volunteers who come in to serve, prepare, wash and help in the Kitchen.

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“People know from thebeginning that (KarmaKitchen) is an experiencethat’s different.”

- Moses Ceasar

Karma Kitchen provides “gift economy”What goes around comes around:

In case you have been livingunder a rock—or really, in caseyou haven’t logged into yourFacebook recently—some prettycrazy stuff has been happeningover in Egypt. Two weeks ofprotests have resulted in the resig-nation of 30-year president, HosniMubarak. Many are saying theprotests themselves are partiallythe result of networking donethrough social media, such asFacebook and Twitter.

The uprising in Egypt is cer-tainly not the first instance ofsocial networking media being uti-lized for activist and organizingpurposes—a majority of the mobi-lizing which occurred during the

Ukraine’s 2004 “OrangeRevolution” was credited to inter-net activity. This is not suprising,as the emergence of widespreadinternet in the Ukraine was begin-ning at that time. Youth riots inGreece during 2008 relied on twit-ter feeds, as did the 2009Moldovan uprising—referred to as“The Twitter Revolution.”

As interested as we are here atthe Campanil in the intersectionsof activism and the interwebs, ourjournalistic tendencies have usthinking most about the role ofsocial media for us reporters—outthere in the middle of all thatactivist action. Some of us think itmay be possible that the use of

social media by journalists duringthe Egyptian uprising may providesome answers to questions abouthow journalism will change (orhas already changed) in the digitalage.

With the use of Twitter andFacebook on the rise, everybodycan get “published.” Many peoplerely more heavily on social mediafor “newsfeeds” rather than pick-ing up the paper. Layoffs aboundin print journalism, and manypapers have gone out of business.Supposedly these trends may be anindication of “the death of journal-ism,” but as the minute-by-minutesocial media coverage in Egypthas shown, reporting is anything

but dead. This pervasive and ubiquitous

computing technology makes clearthe need for trained reporters nowmore than ever. Coverage is notinherently less valuable because itwas tweeted rather than in print—but it is important that said cover-age is accurate and thoroughlyfact-checked.

Instant information sharing canmake this process of fact-checkingeasier, but can also lead to publish-ing stories based on misinformedtweets. It is the role of responsi-ble, trained journalists to navigatenewsfeeds—using the old journal-ism stand-bys of multiple sourcesin each and every digital platform.

Governments may regulate andcensor traditional media outlets—newspapers, television, etc.However, users create their ownstatus updates and tweets. Theforum found on Twitter may notnecessarily represent democracy atit’s purest, but it is certainly anoutlet for alternate and dissentingvoices that may not be representedin government regulated, tradition-al media—especially in times ofpolitical upheaval.

We don’t embrace twitter feedsas the single savior of journalism’sfuture—or the future of activism,for that matter. However, we can’thelp but say, “Viva la tweets! Vivala revolution!”

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Dear Fellow Californians:

I am writ-ing you thisletter to helpyou to realizethat the legal-ization of mar-ijuana in thestate ofCalifornia isneither feasible, nor smart.

In the wake of the great reces-sion, even voters of conservativevalues began to eye the potentiallegalization of marijuana as a pos-sibly economically sound option tosolving the revenue problems witha higher than 12 percent unemploy-ment rate, 50 billion dollar deficit,and endless furloughs for stateworkers. Many liberals got excitedabout legalizing marijuana for peo-ple of age, because, isn’t Californiaone of the most liberal states afterall? And people are doing it any-way, right?

After this initiative was put onthe ballot in November of 2010,many voters’ hopes were dashedafter a sweeping majority knockedit down. And others were relievedbecause they somehow believed

that if marijuana was legalized, itwould be the end of the world afterall. Even President Obama’sAttorney General Eric Holder indi-cated on the eve of the election thatif the law passed, it would beimmediately considered illegal ona federal level.

But does California, with itshigh unemployment rate reallyneed more people at home lightingup instead of looking for work? Dowe really want our high school stu-dents dreaming of turning age 18 or21, so they can smoke weed athome or in public? And do we needmore sin taxes and surgeon’s gen-eral warnings because a lack ofinformation may saddle long termsmokers with diseases and healthcomplications we can’t presentlypredict and will ultimately pay forin high health care costs and dis-ability benefits?

Do we need poor and minoritycommunities marketed to the sameway that alcohol and cigarettescompanies presently target them?Wouldn’t you say that enough isenough, and that our citizens, rich,poor, and in between need to be inas healthy and optimal a place pos-sible in order to survive the rigor ofthese tough economic times?

Since many of us were young,we heard marijuana referred to as agateway drug that leads to recre-ational use of harder drugs andrisky behavior. If we suddenlydecided that recreational marijuanause was legal, would that argumentsuddenly be unfounded? And whatabout inmates in California prisonswho will be incarcerated for lifeunder the Three Strikes law? If oneof their offenses was marijuanarelated due to possession or distri-bution, does that mean that theirlegal records can be expungedretroactively because of the legit-imization of marijuana as some-thing that now benefits the larger society?

It’s already tough enough thatmedical marijuana is widely unreg-ulated and quasi-legal for thosewho need it for health reasons.Black market distribution alreadyputs many of our citizens at riskevery day without their knowledge.

So let’s be smart about thisCalifornia, by thinking this throughand realizing that more optionsdon’t necessarily mean better ones.

— Monica Ayers,first year graduate student

Divinia AndersonCONTRIBUTING WRITER

Californianeeds to keepdangerous sexoffenders offthe streets.With the pro-visions inP r o p o s i t i o n83, many sexoffenders areleft homelessand this makes it difficult for lawenforcement to keep track of them.I believe that sex offenders shouldnot be forced to become homeless,but they also should not be permit-ted to live 2,000 feet withinschools or parks.

Proposition 83 also known asJessica’s law was passed byCalifornia voters in 2006. Jessica’slaw states that sex offenders cannotlive within 2,000 feet of a school orpark. In keeping with compliancewith this law 2,100 offenders havebecome transient in California. Iencourage voters to keep the 2,000feet limitation, despite the results ithas caused. Other measures can betaken to offset the resulting homelessness besides repealing the provision.

A California judge temporarilyblocked the enforcement of a legalrestriction on how close sexoffenders can live to parks andschools in Los Angeles County.The reasoning behind the suspen-sion on this provision of the law isthat it could cause a serious risk topublic safety Many believe that

homeless sex offenders put thepublic at risk. These offenders areunstable and more difficult to supervise.

Voter support is needed toaddress the 2,000 feet limitation,California voters will be urged torepeal the 2,000 feet limitationbecause many sex offenders havebecome transient and harder totrack. An alternative to repealingthis provision is immediately allocating funds to better tracking and monitoring of transient sex offenders.

It is crucial to have bettersupervision on sex offenders whoare most likely to recommit crimes.The routine evaluations that aremandatory for all sex offenderswill determine which ones aremost likely to recommit crimes.The better monitoring techniqueswill help to reduce the risk of sexoffenders recommitting crimes. Iurge voters to address this issue ofsecurity when it comes up on thenext ballot and vote to keep the2,000 feet limitation in place, andin addition to this stricter monitor-ing and more counseling for sexoffenders must take place to tracktransient sex offenders. To ensurepublic safety Jessica’s law mandat-ed the 2,000 foot limitation, but itleaves many people homeless. Amore long term solution would beto create more housing that wouldallow sex offenders to be in com-pliance with the law. More solu-tions other than more housing areneeded because there is a housingshortage all over California. In themean time the 2,000 feet limitationshould remain in place.

Give Up That Legalizing Marijuana Is GoodOr Possible for California

Why California VotersShould Maintain Provisions

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What would be abetter mascot forMills than “The

Cyclones?”

Question of The Week

“Unicorns. Mills is amagical place andthere are lots ofinteresting crea-tures—and unicornsare beautiful.”

— Ashley Diaz,first year

“I like the cyclone. It’scurvy, it morphs. Itcould be construed asphallic, but it’s a vor-tex—so it’s inherentlyvaginal.”

— Jessica Glennon-

Zukoff,

sophomore

“The Robots.”

—Courtney

Jacobson,

first year

“Seahorses, because theysubvert animal sex roles.”

—Weyam Ghadbian,

senior

“Elephants. Becausethey’re super smart.”

—Thea Anderson,

first year

WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY KATIE SUNSHINE

Trevor RogersGUEST COLUMNIST

Hallelujah,I've seen thelight. Thanksto conserva-tive talkshows, I'vefinally con-cluded thatgays shouldnever beallowed tomarry.

It's comforting to know thatthere are voices of reason to guideme in this topsy-turvy world. Rushand Glen, you've taught me somuch. In fact, as a result of subject-ing myself to marathon sessions ofFox News I'm now convinced thatALL committed, long-term rela-tionships should be outlawed.Judged by conservative standards,marriage is clearly anti-American,anti-capitalist, and anti-democracy.

A marriage typically consists oftwo people living in one house andsharing a single bank account. Ihonestly can't envision a more thor-

oughly un-American arrangement.Is this or is this not the God-fearingU.S. of A, where the pooling ofassets and resources in communal,egalitarian fashion is considered aslippery slope toward socialism?

Honest, hard-workingAmericans agree that the free mar-ket should be the sole determiner ofa person's lifestyle and finances,yet marriage often forces a wealthyperson to share his/her income witha far less successful spouse. Is therea more deplorable example ofwealth redistribution? Why shouldthe proletariat get to ride the coat-tails of the upper class? In true cap-italist fashion, the primary bread-winner should get the bedroomwhile the secondary earner is con-signed to the garage until he/shegets a better job. You want mattressprivileges, loser? Maybe youshouldn't have settled for aBachelor's degree in social work.

The communist underpinningsof marriage aren't limited toincome discrepancy. In the eventthat one partner is laid off fromwork, marriage potentially acts asthe ultimate form of welfare. WeAmericans expect to succeed or failon our own merit, not be bailed out

by the charity of the taxpayer orsome wealthy spouse. And healthcare? If you think Obamacare wasa socialist plot, just wait until yousee how many people are benefit-ing from a joint insurance policy.It’s sickening. And not just theadults in the family...buy your ownRitalin, freeloading brats.

Marriage doesn’t simply under-mine capitalism, it runs counter tothe whole concept of democraticsociety. By definition, democracyrequires at least three participants.A democracy of two is unsustain-able. If I want fish and you wantchicken, who casts the decidingvote? Polygamy would be a muchmore democratic arrangement.

I'm not saying that married peo-ple are evil...I'm saying that everytime someone gets married, the ter-rorists win.

So to anyone considering enter-ing into the subversive, socialist,democracy-eroding pact that ismarriage: we're on to you. Nolonger will you be allowed to chipaway at the very fabric of capitalistsociety with your unholy, un-American matrimony.

Down with marriage. God blessthe USA.

The Truth About Marriage

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A. Mills CollegeB. Mariposa BakingWhat: a 100% gluten-free bakeryselling goods including bagels,pizza crusts and cinnamon rollsWhere: 5427 Telegraph Ave.,OaklandContact: (510) 595-0955 orwww.mariposabaking.comC. Good Chemistry BakingWhat: a 100% gluten-free bakeryselling products includingbaguettes, biscuits and cookiesWhere: 3249 Grand Ave., OaklandContact: (510) 350-7190 orwww.goodchemistrybaking.com D. MLK Café What: an Ethiopian/Americanrestaurant that offers gluten-freepizzaWhere: 3860 MLK Jr .Way,OaklandContact: (510) 450-0600E. Pizza RusticaWhat: an Italian café that offersgluten-free pizza

Where: 5422 College Ave.,OaklandContact: (510) 654-1601 orwww.caferustica.comF. Fine Feather CaféWhat: a vegan bakery that offersgluten-free options includingcakes, macaroons and sconesWhere: 1080 Stanford Ave.,EmeryvilleContact: (928) 499-7295 orwww.finefeathercafe.comG. Sfoof’s Woofle CaféWhat: a casual café that servesgluten-free waffles and PaniniWhere: 2554 Bancroft Ave.,BerkeleyContact: (510) 548-0118H. Saturn CaféWhat: a vegetarian café that offersa gluten-free menu includingnachos and quesadillasWhere: 2175 Allston Way,BerkeleyContact: (510) 845-8505 orwww.saturncafe.com

When Rene’e Gallison’s fatherbet her $50 that she couldn’t gowithout eating gluten for a week,she happily accepted. A week with-out pizza and bread seemed like apiece of cake.

What the Mills College juniordidn’t expect, however, was thatshe’d stick to the lifestyle, eventu-ally losing 40 lbs.

It’s been three years, and the23-year-old is still eating a gluten-free diet. Not that she has to nixfavorite foods such as pizza and pasta.

With people increasingly goinggluten-free, alternative choices arepopping up.

But what is gluten and why arepeople avoiding it?

Gluten is a type of protein thatappears in wheat, barley, rye andoats; these grains are often groundinto flour, which makes up com-mon foods including bread andcereal. Gluten reacts with yeast,making focaccia fluffy and donuts doughy.

But this common ingredientmay come at a cost. According toDr. Dana Q. Pletcher of health-docs.org, one in 30 people areintolerant to gluten; their bodieshave trouble breaking down andabsorbing the protein. Symptomsmay range from subtle stom-achaches to severe nausea.

Gallison said that before the betwith her dad, she'd often feel sick

without knowing why."I was getting a lot of stomach

aches and so I researched it,"Gallison said. "Since going gluten-free, I've had no stomach pains. Ifeel like I have more energy; myfocus is better."

And Gallison isn’t the onlyMills switching it up.

Mills’ food service Bon Appetitare offering dishes that omit gluten,using alternatives such as rice flourand xanthan gum to replace theingredient. The Tea Shop alwayshas gluten-free bread available forsandwiches and Founders occa-sionally offers alternatives such asgluten-free pasta and brownies.

Additionally, Bon Appetitmarks which foods are gluten-freeat Founders Commons, Café Suzieand the Tea Shop.

“For every meal there arealways gluten-free options,” saidBon Appetit general manager JasonLandau. “We recreated the menu tohave a lot more gluten-freeoptions.”

“Gluten-free has become moreand more prominent (here atMills),” Landau said. “The chefswent through quite a bit of trainingon what is gluten-free.”

Bon Appetit executive chefJaime Dominguez said he has beenfocusing on adding more gluten-free options to Mills’ menus sincehe first began working here a yearand a half ago.

“My priority is to offer wholegrains and veggies that are in sea-son,” Dominguez said. “Since dayone I started focusing on gluten-free.”

For instance, Dominguez saidnext week's menu includes freshcabbage roles stuffed with quinoa,a gluten-free grain rich in protein,optimal for a vegan diet.

Junior Olivia Stame, who

became gluten-free last June, eatsfrequently at Founders. Stamefaces another obstacle besidesavoiding gluten: she’s been vege-tarian since age seven.

“It’s been hard at Mills, espe-cially because I’m vegetarian,”Stame said. “They offer a lot ofgluten-free meat products.”

Landau said Bon Appetit triesto accommodate all differentdietary restrictions however.

“There are some students whoare vegan or vegetarian and glutenfree, so options like quinoa aregood for those students,” Landau said.

Stame said that she was able toeat at Founders, though, lookingfor common staples to eat.

“It’s easy when they have riceand beans,” Stame said.

Landau said Bon Appetitencourages student with dietaryrestrictions to communicate withfood services.

“I meet with students all thetime who have food allergies; weencourage them to do so,” Landausaid. “They come in and we discussthe menu and ingredients.”

Sophomore Brittany Watkins,who has been gluten-free since age13, said she has communicatedthrough comment cards availableat all of Mills’ eateries.

“I had to write a comment cardfor Founders saying that you can’tlabel couscous or oats as gluten-free and to be mindful that somegluten-free people are vegetarian,”Watkins, 25, said.

Landau said that Bon Appetit isconstantly working on options forall students and also focusing onmaking sure that the food tastesgood at the end of the day.

“The chefs are just very cog-nizant about keeping flavors sim-ple,” Landau said. “We have reallygood chefs; some of them havebeen chefs for 15 years.”

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