Traditions… Even if we want to escape them, they are a part of us at least once in a while… However, it is interesting to see traditions be re-born, changed, and even mixed to meet the needs and behaviors of new generations. One tradition with more than three thousand years of history, a tradition recognized by the “United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organiza-tion” (UNESCO) as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity, goes by the name of “El Día de Los Muertos” (The Day of the Death). This traditional celebration starts Novem-ber 1st and ends on November 2nd. It is celebrated mostly in Mexico and in some Mexican American communities in the United States and yes! This celebration goes by the name of “El Día de Los Muertos” (The Day of the Death).

Even though this tradition is popularly known to

be Mexican in origin, it is important to acknowl-edge that regardless of the geographical location, most ancient cultures differently honored the death of their ancestors. However, writing about each one of them would make a very thick book! Therefore, I will briefly focus on the Aztec/Mexi-can/Spanish tradition of “El Día de Los Muertos.”

The Mexicas -- or popularly known as the Aztecs— were Pre-Hispanic warriors who created a diverse political empire localized in the cen-tral part of what now is Mexico. They created a multiple month festival to celebrate the goddess Mictecacíhuatl, who was the Aztec’s goddess of the underworld. The Aztec’s philosophy about life

after death was captured in diverse poems stating that “life is only a temporal stage, and death is an opportunity to be reborn into eternal life.” The Aztecs believed that life after death was marked on how the deceased person died and not their be-havior during their lifetime.

Then Columbus “discovered” the Americas by arriving to what today is known as Guanahani. Eventually, the Spanish –and other European- kingdoms started to colonize the civilizations liv-ing throughout the Americas. Since colonization is not about “getting to know each other,” the process was filled with massacres and injustices. However, the Aztec’s descendants learned ways to

keep some of their traditions alive, and the Span-iards learned that to have these natives convert into Catholicism flexibility had to be implemented; which is seen in the present traditional festivities of “El Día de Los Muertos,” which conveniently coincide with the Catholic celebrations of “Día de los Fieles Difuntos and Todos los Santos” (All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day). However, unlike the Aztec’s beliefs, the Spanish traditionally dedi-cated these two days to pray for those who have died and especially to pray for those whose souls still live in the purgatory.

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Occupy Wall Street and Why You Should Support The 99%

About a month ago the world saw the birth of a movement known as Occupy Wall Street (OWS). The movement was organized by the online powers of the hacktavist collective Anonymous, the anti-corporate magazine Ad-Busters, and the powers of Internet blogging. The OWS movement purpose is to protest the causes of our failing economy, which is to say the carelessness of greed-driven Wall Street bankers and the corporate death grip of whatever spare change is left in the world. The Movement has taken on the slogan “We Are The 99%,” which is a nod at the fact that 1% of the U.S. population is the owner of the majority of wealth [approximately 75% of total wealth in the U.S.]. Many Americans are expressing their outrage that the poor are get-ting poorer and the rich are getting tax breaks. Now many people are under the impression

that the people protesting at OWS are doing so because they are bums who want govern-ment handouts. However, contrary to popular belief, a great many of the protesters are em-ployed. There is a large portion of the popu-lation who are completely ignorant to what is happening. It doesn’t help that news sources, such as Fox News, are on a smear campaign against the movement. Fox News is trying to discredit the movement; one of their pundits

has gone as far as calling the protesters crack heads and America hating violent anarchists. So it comes as no surprise that many would be completely unaware of the importance of this movement. This movement is asking for the govern-

ment to tax the top 1% of the population. The United States has let the rich get tax breaks under the false pretense that the top 1% would redistribute the wealth to back into the economy. As it has been proven time and time again, the top 1% is only looking to line their own pockets with more money, and have benefitted greatly from these tax breaks. This movement is asking for corporations to not be taxed like citizens, because corporations are groups of individuals who are retailers sell-ing products and making massive amounts of revenue. This movement is looking to remove the bankers who created the financial melt down, the same bankers who where bailed out by tax payer money and the same bankers who caused the housing crisis that left a great portion of the population homless.

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Governor Jerry Brown Signs California DREAM Act into Law

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After hearing we would have a mem-ber of Congress speak at our school, I was extremely curious and then pleas-antly relieved when Zoe Lofgren was KHUH�RQ�VWDJH�UHDIÀUPLQJ�WKH�WUXWK�WKDW�these are politically strange times we live in. The main theme of Lofgren’s visit was one of community outreach and informative Q/A; speaking with relative urgency, Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren provided us with another account of recent events and current trends.

Some of the topics addressed were immigration and the status of immi-gration reform, Occupy Wall Street, and the respect due to those who stand up for what they believe. As well she mentioned Herman Cain’s “Astound-ingly bad” 9% Sales / 9% Income / 9% Corporate Tax plan, and there was brief mention and dissection of Citizen’s United, and it’s affects on election cycles and what amounts to corporate personhood invading the domain of campaign spending. There was also a question regarding LGBT rights and marriage, in which Zoe openly agreed that people should be able to marry whomever they want.

Lofgren had also previously in-troduced a bill in effort to bolster the potential of public funding for candidates, but it was blocked and the general feeling was that partisan SROLWLFV�KDYH�EHHQ�GLFWDWLQJ�WKH�ÁRZ�and blockage of any substantial reform WKURXJK�H[WHQVLYH�ÀQDQFLDO�HIIRUW�YLD�some more manipulative corporations, generally referring to the oil and other raw resource industries.

The last question addressed was re-garding the counter-intuitive stance of which some politicians and members of Congress sign oaths to each other or to interest groups, with Lofgren UHVSRQGLQJ�E\�DIÀUPLQJ�KHU�EHOLHI�RI�being her own guide and upholding her RDWK�RI�RIÀFH��QRW�DQ�RDWK�WR�VSHFLDO�LQWHUHVWV� RU� SHUVRQDO�ÀQDQFHV��2YHU-all I feel Ms. Lofgren provided our community with a great opportunity to learn and gain some more relevant insight into the mindset and efforts of those who represent us in congress. It’s not entirely surprising that Zoe Lofgren has managed to stay in of-ÀFH�IRU����FRQVHFXWLYH�\HDUV��ZKLFK�is quite an accomplishment in and of itself.

After years of effort the activists, students and politicians behind the &DOLIRUQLD�'5($0�$FW�FDQ�ÀQDOO\�FHOHEUDWH�VXFFHVV��2Q�2FWREHU����������Governor Jerry Brown signed the second part of the DREAM Act AB 131 LQWR�ODZ��7KH�ÀUVW�SDUW��$%�����ZDV�VLJQHG�LQWR�ODZ�HDUOLHU�LQ�WKH�\HDU�RQ�-XO\�25, 2011. In a press release Governor Brown stated, “Going to college is a dream that promises intellectual excitement and creative thinking, the Dream $FW�EHQHÀWV�XV�DOO�E\�JLYLQJ�WRS�VWXGHQWV�D�FKDQFH�WR�LPSURYH�WKHLU�OLYHV�DQG�the lives of all of us.”

Although the DREAM Act will not be put into action until 2013, the newly passed legislation will grant undocumented students with several opportunities. Students with excellent academic standing will have the abil-LW\�WR�DSSO\�QRW�RQO\�IRU�SULYDWH�VFKRODUVKLSV�DQG�ÀQDQFLDO�DLGV��EXW�DOVR�WR�DSSO\�IRU�VWDWH�ÀQDQFHG�JUDQWV�DQG�DLGV�VXFK�DV�WKH�%2*��%RDUG�RI�*RYHU-QRUV��)HH�:DLYHU�DQG�&DO�*UDQW��+RZHYHU��RQO\�VWXGHQWV�GHHPHG�TXDOLÀHG�ZLOO�EH�DOORZHG�WR�DSSO\��7KHLU�TXDOLÀFDWLRQ�GHSHQGV�RQ�WKHLU�DWWHQGDQFH�DW�a secondary school in California for three or more years, graduation from a California secondary school or the equivalent, and their informing the college or university they are to attend to of their application for lawful immigration status (or intent to do so as soon as they are eligible.

� �7KH�ELOO�KROGV�JUHDW�VLJQLÀFDQFH�QRW�RQO\�GXH�WR�WKH�IDFW�WKDW�LW�LV�being passed in a state with a large undocumented population, but also because LW�LV�WKH�ÀUVW�WR�DOORZ�XQGRFXPHQWHG�VWXGHQWV�DFFHVV�WR�SXEOLF�IXQGLQJ���7KH�'5($0�$FW�ZDV�ÀUVW�LQWURGXFHG�WR�WKH�6HQDWH�LQ������E\�6HQDWRU�*LO�&HGLOOR��The Bill was vetoed several times by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, citing &DOLIRUQLD·V�SRRU�ÀQDQFLDO�VWDWXV�DV�WHUPV�WR�GHQ\�WKH�SDVVLQJ�DQG�VLJQLQJ�RI�the act. There was also great controversy stemming from the bill because of the fact that many Californians feel that it is unfair to aid undocumented students ÀQDQFLDOO\�ZKHQ�VR�PDQ\�OHJDO�VWXGHQWV�DUH�QRW�EHQHÀWLQJ�IURP�WKHVH�DLGV��

Some Californians also fear that the bill will be yet another burden on

taxpayers. According to the California Department of Finance, an estimated 2,500 students will be eligible for the Cal Grant thanks to the bill’s passing. This will cost $14.5 million which is 1% of the entire Cal Grant fund. Other politicians and citizens claim that the bill is sending the wrong message to undocumented people declaring that their having broken the law by coming to the United States is acceptable and is being rewarded. These views may cause groups and politicians to plan a revoking of the bill in next year’s ballot.

Nevertheless, according to the LA Times, Cedillo holds, “After

having invested 12 years in the high school education of these young men and women, who are here through no fault of their own, it’s the smartest thing for us to do to permit these students to get scholarships and be treated like every other student.” Undocumented students remain hopeful and continue to look forward to a more secure academic future with the help of public and private ÀQDQFLQJ�

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Jordan MeineckeWritter

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Henry Yong, was unanimously ap-pointed by the Board of Trustees as the new President of Evergreen Valley College, and he started on July 1. Yong spent 30 years of ser-vice in education, which included teaching and administration. He has previously worked in the high school Regional Occupational Programs (ROP), adult education, and other community colleges as well.

As the new president, Yong believes “it’s important for students to develop a global perspective in higher education, so that they are equipped to successfully compete anywhere.” He mentioned about the importance of SB 1440, the legislation that guarantees transfer to the CSU system, and that EVC will soon be offer-ing transfer degrees in Administration of Justice, Mathematics, and History.

He shared that in his college years, he successfully ran for the Presidency of the

Student Government. He also served as one of the reporters for the Student Paper. He has expressed support for The Messenger, and hopes that more students get involved in producing The 0HVVHQJHU���+H�VHHV�7KH�0HVVHQJHU�DV�IXOÀOOLQJ�the role of a communication tool for the campus, one that connects with the various constituencies. President Yong notes that many campus publi-cations, like their commercial counterparts, are increasingly moving to an online format, which could be more economical to produce and main-tain, and more effective in reaching a wider audi-ence through the Web. Young suggests that The Messenger, in addition to offering still photos, could possibly look at offering short video clips of interviews, collegiate matches, and other news events. He has pledged to support technology on campus, and points to the Technology Initiative with the iPad’s as an important beginning on the “Techno Road.” He also points to the planned

construction of a photo-voltaic array (aka the Solar Farm) as an important milestone for EVC in adopting green technology, and reducing its carbon footprint.

President Young also observes that EVC has much greenery, and a variety of facili-ties that serve to connect with the community. He mentions the lake, hiking trails, picnic areas, ÀHOGV��DQG�SK\VLFDO�HGXFDWLRQ�IDFLOLWLHV�́ DOO�VHUYH�the community’s needs and interests, and bring the community to the college.”

The two biggest challenges facing the college are accreditation and the budget. Young LV�FRQÀGHQW�WKDW�WKH�FROOHJH�LV�XQLWHG�DQG�GHWHU-mined to get off warning, so that the institution FDQ�KDYH�LWV�DFFUHGLWDWLRQ�IXOO\�UHDIÀUPHG���$V�for the budget, he said “bad times come and go in cycles,” and he expects it would be a few more \HDUV�EHIRUH�WKLQJV�LPSURYH�ÀVFDOO\�IRU�WKH�VWDWH�

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Ever notice how stories are worded, how seriously they try to sell them selves. Headlines in local papers, the Inter-net, TV news, supermarket tabloids, and TMZ are always sideswiping on our collective societal intelligence. They cull and lure us in with tag lines they know grab out attention, lines used to pull in key demographics. It’s scary to come to the realization that more then half of what you will ever read in your life in is in fact just rhetoric. How do you discern what is and what isn’t hyperbole, SDUW\�OLQH��PDUNHWLQJ�SOR\�RU�ÀFWLRQ"�How do you see through the lies and XOWLPDWHO\�JHW�WR�WKH�WUXWK"� So many times taglines are planted in publications and on Television to boost viewership and sell more ads. Can you blame them IRU�WU\LQJ�WR�EH�SURÀWDEOH"�1R�LI�WKH\�actually tell the truth when you get to the substance of their stories, but yes if it’s all nonsense. I sometimes

watch FOX News to see what newscasters are passing off as the truth; sometimes they are fair as the tagline would sug-

gest, and other times they are just ludicrous. The same can be said of MSNBC; some of the anchors they have, like Lawrence O’Donnell are intelligent and serious, but others like Ed Schultz seem like mirror images of their FOX counterparts. Sure MS-NBC has to sling some bull to stay in WKH�GLUW�ÀJKW��EXW�VDFULÀFLQJ�TXDOLW\��fair reporting just to win viewership doesn’t seem satisfactory or ethical. What’s worse though is realizing how political campaigns, both large and small, are trumped up in this same manor. It is appalling how a Presidential candidate like Rick Perry, Governor of Texas, in a recent Republican debate said that our free-doms were won by our forefathers in the 16th century. When asked about the “Occupy Wall Street Protest,” the Conservative majority parses it out

in the media as illegitimate and disruptive. But they neglect to remind the nation at large the fact that they called for people to get into action and march on the White House and Congress to change politics. The tea party was born of this. Both members of the “Occupy Wall Street Protest” (OWS) and the Tea Party at their core both want change, but both want it for differing reasons. The Tea Party mostly utters ignorant rants and offers no true plan other than the centuries old revolutionary cry “don’t tread on me”. The OWS lacks a true leader, but at its base, people are united. Both the Tea Party and the OWS want the banks to pay for their mistakes, and they both want to see the tax system changed. The Tea Party sadly has been sold on the idea that fewer taxes for the people who make all the money will make our country solvent. The OWS realizes that this is a fallacy, and that wealthy people and the banks need to pay their share. Most banks pay no taxes at all—banks that pull in billions in SURÀWV³WKURXJK�ORRS�KROHV�LQ�RXU�WD[�ODZV��7KLV�RQ�RQH�VLGH�LV�sold as fair, and on the other side for what it is. But with all the attention grabbing over sensationalized headlines circulating around, it’s hard for people to focus on what is and isn’t trust worthy. In the end it’s up to the reader to decide what the truth is and what is hyperbole that someone is trying to slide as fact. Photo Credit: Edward Balaoro

For many modern cultures, death is a taboo sub-ject that brings about feelings of mystery, sorrow and grief. In the past, how-ever, many ancient civilizations revered death as a natural tran-sition and regenera-tion into another life – a process that is an expected element of being human. Families were encouraged to remember their loved ones that have passed on, as well as celebrate and give thanks for the life we are given.

Dia de los Muertos, as it is called in Spanish – meaning “Day of the Dead” – is a tradition that has its roots in pre-Colum-bian civilizations dat-ing back thousands of years. One or more months were dedicated every yearly cycle

for the specific purpose of honoring our ancestors.

After the arrival of

the Europeans, Catholicism was forced upon the Native inhabitants of this Western

Hemisphere and superimposed religious traditions on many indigenous rituals.

Today, the Dia de los Muertos ceremonies are done with a blend of both Catholic and Na-tive/indigenous Mexican traditions. It is usually observed on November 1st and November 2nd, the Catholic equivalent of All Saint’s Day.

The Enlace Stu-dent Association (ESA) hosted a Dia de los Muertos on EVC cam-pus on Nov. 1, 2011 from 12:00pm-2:00pm in Gullo II, featuring an

Lupita Torres

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Day With the Dead

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On November second the protestors of Occupy Oakland decided on having a mass strike on all banks, businesses and corpora-WLRQV��7KLV�VWULNH�ZDV�WKH�ÀUVW�JHQHUDO�VWULNH�in Oakland since 1946. The protestors where looking to make a statement on ending police attacks, a statement on the defenseless school systems. The protestors where looking to make a statement on their place within the Occupy Wall Street movement. I was originally was going to miss out on the general strike since I had a class from 6-9. I was talked into it by two of our staff writers, Jessica Diaz and Lisa Mae Enrile. I saw the importance of this day in history and knew it was worth missing out on class for (sorry Mrs. Moran!). I gathered with Jessica and Lisa Mae and also another co-founder of The Messenger, Michael Felix. We took the 4:30pm Bart train to Oakland and on the train we exchanged our points of views on the protests that have happened thus far. We were all excited and entirely unprepared for what we where about to experience at 14th and Broadway. Upon exiting the Bart train and station we were immediately met by the protestor’s oc-cupied park at Frank Ogawa Plaza, recently renamed Oscar Grant Plaza. At least a few dozen tents where in the park as well as many other tents. A truck at the center of

the closed off Broadway and 14th played music and empowering speeches from some protestors. There was so much energy com-ing off the entire area that I could feel it in my bones. All around there where people of all ages and races all united for the same cause. While walking around we saw two vendors distributing free food to the protes-tors, one was an Organic Café and the other was a large group of union workers. All over the plaza there where signs posted calling out to the 99% and demanding the end of a

corporate-democracy that have been widen-ing the wealth gap in the united states.We had gotten there a little after a large group of protestors had started marching towards one of the bigger ports in Oakland. The group that we where received by was smaller than the group as a whole. By 7pm a large group of the marchers had arrived back at the park as the sun had dawned on the plaza. At that time it was announced that WKH�2FFXSLHUV�KDG�RIÀFLDOO\�FORVHG�GRZQ�WKH�port and stopped all carriage from going to

and fro. Right then they told all the protestors to follow a truck with speakers to join the group holding down the port. Mi-chael, Jessica, Lisa Mae and I decided to march along with the protesters to the shutdown port. On the march we walked with all kinds of people. The march had the vibes of what I imagine every

protest before it carried. It felt like the weight of civil rights, the weight of The March in March, and the weight of Vietnam protests. The people took to the streets, marching to the tunes of the revolution. We marched for everyone who has ever felt the pressures of our decaying economy. We marched for the end of a corporate ran democracy and a desperate lower class. Those sort of energies where felt in every step we took toward that port. Lines of police in riot gear painted the streets blue, but the march continued peace-fully. When we arrived at the port, the small VWUHHWV�ZKHUH�ÀOOHG�ZLWK�WUXFNV�WKDW�ZKHUH�unable to pick up their cargo at the port. The protesters brought out fences and success-fully shut off the port, effectively costing the corporations that where shipping there URXJKO\�����PLOOLRQ�GROODUV�This protest was a complete success and will go down in history as a great leap for the Occupy Wall Street Movement. The few dis-crepancies of vandalizing was due to a group of Black Bloc anarchists looking to cause some damage and was frowned upon by the peaceful protestors. I am proud to say that The Messenger had a presence on November 2nd and I am proud to say that The Messen-ger is a supporter of the Occupy Wall Street protests.

The Messenger Occupies Oakland during the November 2nd General StrikeFrancisco ZarateManaging Editor

Aurthor Series: Andrew LamThe Author Series once again brought to the campus the Andrew Lam. Andrew Lam is a Vietnamese-American writer who WKRXJK�ERUQ�LQ�9LHWQDP�DQG�ZDV�ÁXHQW�LQ�Vietnamese and French. He now writes novels in English, the language he fell in love with. He dreams in English and thinks in English, it comes so naturally to him that he couldn’t fathom using another language to express his work. Andrew Lam attended the University of California at Berkeley, receiving a BA in biochemistry. Soon after his graduation, he came to the realization that he did not want to become a doctor. In fact while studying to become a doctor, he would become insecensed at the poorly written material with which he had been subjected to. Lam related to the crowd in attendance that he would think to himself, “I could write this”. These realizations lead Arthur Lam to enrolling in a creative writing program at San Francisco State University, then on to a career in Journal-ism. He most notably won the Outstanding Young Journalist Award from the Society of Professional Journalists in 1993. Arthur Lam’s passionate reading during his author series presentation was

very moving. To hear the eloquence in his words, to hear the detail and the vivid de-scriptive phrasing was eye opening to the crowd. While Mr. Lam’s craft is in writing and journalism, which are his passions, he FDQ�EH�FRPPHQGHG�IRU�DOO�ÀHOGV�RI�ZRUN��He uses this passion for his writing to fuel his preparation, his drive and constant need to improve and grow. Mr. Lam spoke about how he reads over 20 books in a month to keep current and fresh, a feat which is astonishing in itself. Knowing he does that much reading as side work to prepare for his real tasks is inspiring and makes one want to push them-self to get more out of their endeavors.(The November 9, 2011 speakers at the EVC Authors’ Series will be Dan Archer and Olga Trusova who collaborated on a JUDSKLF�QRYHO�GHDOLQJ�ZLWK�KXPDQ�WUDIÀFN-ing.)

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Withdraws and Repeats, The “W”s Count Now!

Cory Hinckstaff writer

Halfway into the fall semester and Evergreen Valley College’s As-sociated Student Government (ASG) is just gearing up for the onslaught of activities about to come your way. During the month of October your student government has chartered multiple clubs, including: Regeneration, Runner’s club and Hip Hop club (amongst various others). Also, the student government just threw the second annual Hallow-een Party, titled “A Night in the Twilight Zone”. The party had much to offer (YHUJUHHQ�VWXGHQWV�VXFK�DV��IUHH�IRRG��UDIÁHV�DQG�SUL]HV��7KHUH�ZDV�D�7KULOOHU�dance competition and a Halloween costume contest, in which the victors won a cash prize of $50 dollars. There was a haunted house set up near the entrance of the cafeteria, and a student said “it was one the scariest experiences of my life. Very scary and very exciting.” Also, the DJ was awesome. ASG also just sponsored a Personal Statement workshop, which is meant to help students who are planning to transfer to a four-year college. Writing a Personal Statement is a daunting task. So with the help of an admis-sions representative from UC Santa Cruz, many students found the workshop TXLWH�EHQHÀFLDO�� November is upon us and the ASG is looking forward to helping the student population at Evergreen continue their pursuit of higher education. 4XHVWLRQV��FRPPHQWV�RU�FRQFHUQV�DERXW�DIIDLUV�DW�(YHUJUHHQ"�&RPH�YLVLW�WKH�$6*�RIÀFH��GRZQ�WKH�KDOO�IURP�WKH�ERRNVWRUH��You can also check out the Facebook page by searching Evergreen Valley Col-lege Associated Students. Look out for events in November, like the 2nd annual Turkey Bowl, which is a football tournament amongst the clubs at Evergreen. To play, a student only has to join a club. This event will provide free food for the players and a chance to relieve the stresses of life by engaging in a friendly game of tag football.

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It’s time to kick off the fall semester with ASG second annual TURKEY BOWL.

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Azteca dance performance by Tezkatlipoka and a presentation by special guest speaker Arturo Villarreal, Professor of Ethnic Studies at EVC.

Prof. Villarreal went into great detail of the symbolism and meaning behind specific rituals regarding the ceremony. He explains that the altars that are set up for this ancient tradition serve as an axis-mundi (center of the universe) for the souls of the dead. It is a spe-cial place for the spirits to return to be greeted by the living. “Food and water is placed on the altar to quench the thirst and hunger of souls upon arrival,” said Villarreal, “Smoke [from sage and copal] symbolizes the transformation of earth and matter that is associated with the returning souls of the dead,” He further ex-plains that four natural elements are associated with the altars.

For example, water symbolizes life and purification, while the cempoalzuchitl (mari-gold flowers) guide the souls to the offerings and serve to represent the earth element. The candles provide the fire element and the papel picado (decorative tissue art) provides the wind element. Together, honoring these four elements shows respect for the natural world and of life itself.

Also placed on the altar are copal (incense), sugar skulls, pan de muerto (Mexican sweet bread), and pictures of loved ones that have passed. People are encouraged to enjoy and express fond memories of their beloved de-ceased. As well as laugh and even make light of the fact that at one point, everyone we know one day will die, and it is not necessarily a negative or scary thing. It is a natural and un-avoidable part of life that should not be feared, but rather, embraced.

Several weeks of planning are required to

put on ESA’s events, and dedicated students and staff contribute volunteer hours to create an awareness of the cultural traditions and customs of our people. President of the Enlace Student Association, Araceli Garza, 19, said the focus of the group is to promote cultural awareness and provide academic and social support for its members.

Garza said all cultures are welcome to join ESA - the club attends outings together and gives scholarships to qualifying members. She said the club helped her meet a lot of people and gave her the confidence she needed to improve her personal communication skills. “I think its so important to have confidence in yourself, [ESA] inspires leadership and in-spired me to run for president because I feel so passionate about what the group is doing,” Garza said that the group made her feel in-cluded and supported and as a first-year mem-ber she loved attending the meetings.

Fresh out of high school last year, Serina +HUQDQGH]�����LV�DOVR�DQ�XS�DQG�FRPLQJ�\RXQJ�leader. As ESA secretary, she said she truly enjoys being a member of the club. “This is my first real thing I got into, I was a loner for the first two weeks of school. It [ESA] is more community-based,” said Hernandez, “It’s a good place to hang out and feel comfortable and just have a good time.” She said that being a member of the club helped her learn how to work with different types of people, and that it takes commitment on the students’ part to help organize social events. The benefits, however, are well worth it.

The Enlace Student Association meets on Monday from 2-3pm in the MISHRA Room, located inside the library. Everyone is wel-come to attend.

As a result of the mixture of these two cultures the ‘Ofrendas” (altars) you will see around our campus or in Mexican American communities will have symbolisms from both cultures. Some of these symbolisms will vary depending on tradition and creativ-ity, but an altar usually contains the follow-ing: Calaveras de dulce (Sugar Skulls), Pan de Muerto (Bread of the Dead), and typical foods laid for the dead to enjoy and take their essence, fresh Cempaxúchitl flowers remind the living of the temporariness of life, a pic-ture of the deceased person to whom the altar is dedicated, water to cease the thirst of those making the journey to the altar, candles which represent hope, life, faith and light up the spirit’s journey, incense to clear the space from negative energy or bad spirits, and “papel picado”( decorative tissue paper cutouts).

“In order for traditions to survive, traditions will always change to meet the needs and be-haviors of new generations,” says Professor Regua, and I agree. Personally traditions fol-low me as a gift from my childhood living in Mexico City, a geographical location that

has seen “El Día De Los Muertos” change through time. But, let me explain what No-vember 1st and November 2nd was to me. First, I helped to decorate the school’s and my mom’s small altar. I wrote “Calaveritas” (a poem about “El Día de Los Muertos” or something related to the celebration) for my Spanish class. I wore an all-black dress with a pointy hat, and I went out with my friends to ask my neighbors for “Mi Calaverita!” which is something like “Trick-or-Trick!” The only difference is that I would get money instead of candies.

Today, as a young adult seeing people on campus and in the community create altars, makes me feel that traditions, such as “El Día de los Muertos,” are so strong that despite the time or place, traditions survive in the hearts of those exposed to them. At the same time, I am not afraid of the evolution traditions go through in order to survive. It is just some-thing natural and inevitable that happens through time. History always teaches us that change is natural. So, Happy Día de Muertos!

Many people are completely oblivious to the fact that the movement is so powerful it has grown passed its original residence of Zuc-cotti Park in New York. The movement is so big that almost every major city in the United States has its very own Occupy branch. As a matter of fact if you head downtown to San Jose City Hall, you’ll see protesters camping out front. That’s only speaking nationally; internationally a great many major cities in the world are seeing their very own Occupy movement happening as well. The latest numbers show there has been at least ������GLIIHUHQW�2FFXS\�HYHQWV�LQ�DW�OHDVW����GLI-ferent countries. It’s clear that the movement is something happening near us, and not just thou-sands of miles away. The Occupy Wall Street movement

started out being ignored. After growing for the past couple of months it became misunderstood. Recently even president Obama has been quoted as saying that people in leadership have to let the “people know that we understand their struggles and we are on their side.” The more the population understands the plight of the protesters the more attention this movement will get. The more the at-tention it gets, the more things will change. It’s not hard to see big changes need to be made in order for our economy to recover. You can support the movement by joining the protesters downtown or donating food, money or items necessary to them. If anything at least understand why they are fed up and why they are protesting.

SACNAS Pi Run

The Student Association for Chicanos, Native Americans in Sci-ence’s (SACNAS) Evergreen Valley College chapter held a very vibrant and successful 5k Pi Run at Evergreen’s Montgomery Hill.³7KLV�LV�WKH�¿UVW�DQQXDO�3L�UXQ�KHOG�E\�6$&1$6��6$&1$6�members all came together one day and produced both a great morning workout and a scholarship fundraiser for our commu-nity college” Math Major and President of SACNAS Jason Mora explained. “The fundraiser helps fund our planned seventh annual High School Outreach, which is where SACNAS promotes higher education to High School students and offers an EVC campus tour, as well as Math, Science, and Engineering Workshops. SANCNAS DOVR�RIIHUV�WZR�¿YH�KXQGUHG�GROODU�VFKRODUVKLSV��RQH�IRU�DQ�RQ�coming High School student, and the other for a transfer student. Everyone is invited to participate but has to be an active SACNAS member to apply for the scholarship.”The Pi run began with a very motivational, informational and re-spectful speech by SACNAS Vice President, Monica Solis, as she brought up safety warnings about potholes, dehydration, and the blue markers that must be followed at all times. Solis said, “We appreciate you helping us provide scholarships and education. We

want people to keep pursuing higher education at all times, have fun and thank you.” Vice President Monica Solis of SACNAS stated, “The fundraiser helps fund our planned seventh annual High School Outreach.”“My favorite aspect of this event is the fact that it is for scholar-ships,” Sociology major Sheila Pusey explained.Automotive soon to be English major Dalton Mead commented, “I was offered extra credit from my Environmental Science class taught by Señor Gonzales. The trail snakes through the meadow next to Montgomery Hill. It’s a throwback to a time when it was a common place to witness such a crisp morning. Participants of all ages looked as if they had a life-changing time.” Another activity SACNAS will sponsor this semester is a “Churro fundraiser,” where they will be selling tamales, hot chocolate, atole, and of course churros. In late November, look for a Luis Rios and company (SACNAS) at 1812 Cunningham Avenue San Jose, CA 95122.

SACNAS meets at the EVC Club room every Wednesday at 4:30 P.M. The Club Room is located in the GULLO

Michael Felix

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Gaming is a form of play or sport, especially a competi-tive one played according to rules and decided by skill, strength or luck. “League of Legends” refers to competitive skill and team-work. League of Legends is an action RTS (Real Time Strategy ) video game developed and published by Riot Games for Microsoft Windows. It was inspired by Defense of the Ancients (DotA) mod of Warcraft III: the Frozen Throne.� �2Q�2FWREHU��WK�������WKH�FRPSDQ\�DQQRXQFHG�WKDW�WKH�release of League of Legends Clash of Fates would be on Octo-ber 27th, 2009. League of Legends gives each player control of a powerful champion unit in a team-based battle to destroy each enemy bases. Real-time strategy elements, like AI controlled foot soldiers and turrets, and role-playing features, like leveling abilities DQG�EX\LQJ�EHWWHU�HTXLSPHQW��SURYLGH�ORWV�RI�YDULHW\�DQG�ÁH[LELOLW\��There are pros and cons to this game.

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every out skilled by people with more runes or mastery points to use.

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you could.- The joy of trolling people raging at you on the other team for killing them too many times or

when you backdoor their turrets.

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them again unless you add them to your buddy list.

- There are so many champions that it's rare to see the same one more than three times in a row

unless they are free that week.

- The fun you can have with friends whilst messing around playing the opposite of how

you are recommended to play for L.O.L. (Brand, Tank Soraka, AD Lux, AP Ashe, etc.)

- The ability to adapt and build yourself ups dif-ferently every game, depending on whom you

are against, by using different items

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nent's "First Blood".

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lane a visit and mess you up.

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one else/killing a turret/kill stealing/minion kill stealing/feeding the enemy/etc

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against and you realize that you have no chance of winning.

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We take everything we have for granted. Looking at the next big thing wishing you coulda’ had it. Looking for self appreciationThrough people who lack imagination

Party here, party there, party everywhereWe poisoned our own generation

Every sentence we say Is covered by the goals we dream of everydayThere is nothing more that I hate, than fake passionBecause every dream is big, if you’re the type of person that carries on.

Because dreams, dreams, dreams, dreams is all we haveUntil we reach the impossible of the mountains we climb. Because god, put things in our wayTo challenge us everyday.

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Blaming others for getting in our wayWith no realization, that we are, our own dismay. The fear of being judge by othersForgetting that god is the only judge, but he wont even botherBecause what kind of a father Stops his child from dreaming bigger,

We should be willing to challenge usBecause no one else can reach our dreams, but us. Looking for adviceIn our selves, from our bad experiences. But the past doesn’t make us. Because once you walk forward there is no way of turning back. Every lights behind you turned black

Now I’m not saying the past doesn’t matterBut I believe we should move forward for the better. Just stop everything you’re doing and thinkinglook up, and thank god for believing.

because even with a mask on our facegod still love us in every way.

-Abigail Marie Pascua

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Gamer’s Corner

Madison MoungWriter

The EVC Messenger, will consider captivating bodies of writing that our student pop ulation offers for possible publication. However, this section is purely for the poetry that our fellow students are willing to share. Here you can express the perceptions that will help us understand that certain motor that gets you feeling sublime. This section is here for your beautiful mind to get noticed. DO NOT HOLD BACK.

Michael Felix

P o e t r y C o r n e r

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“It was such an EPIC event! Overall a great success I am proud of the ASG Board for their hard work!” -Tim Burpee

Congratulations to 80’s Winners

Araceli GarzaJasminePhoto Credit: Jerome.G & Edward.B

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And to Halloween Winners

Rachael Thompson Jeremy Cariaga

� 2Q�2FWREHU����������WKH�$VVRFLDWHG�6WXGHQWV�KHOG�WKHLU�annual Halloween party “A Night in the Twilight Zone” for the student body. As usual, the group went all out and made a haunted house as well as decorating Gullo with spider webs, streamers and smoke machines. The haunted house was above expectation, and really well put together. It featured zombies, loud music and psychedelic video playing in the background. It thoroughly tied in the whole Twilight Zone theme of the eve-ning. Spin Master J, who was on point with the beats all night long, provided the music of the evening. From the moment WKH�SDUW\�NLFNHG�RII��KH�KDG�SHRSOH�WDNLQJ�WR�WKH�GDQFH�ÁRRU�WR�show off their skills. It was a good crowd, with lots of interest-ing and strange costumes. On in particular was a stalker cos-WXPH��ÀW�ZLWK�WKH�SHUIHFW�IDNH�PXVWDFKH�DQG�VXQJODVVHV��7KHQ�there was a batman, Bumble bee and ladybug, even a King Tut cutting up the rug. All in all, good times for all to be had.

It is just another great example of how the school can come together to celebrate and get along.

Staff Writer

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CutCopy presents new work by California artists Matt Cella, Andy Kolar, and Tom Mueske. The exhibition features collage-based paintings, draw-LQJV��GLJLWDO�SULQWV�DQG�VFXOSWXUH��ZLWK�LQÁXHQFHV�UDQJLQJ�IURP�HDUO\�YLGHR�JDPHV�WR�JUDIÀWL�DQG�0RGHUQLVW�SDLQWLQJ��&UHDWLQJ�ZRUNV�WKDW�LPSRVH�RUGHU�over abstract gestures in pixels and paint, the artists form calculated images of giddy color and mutated forms. – Matt Cella -

Matthew A. Cella

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Through October 24th to November 23rd, the Evergreen Valley Col-lege Art Gallery (Visual Art Center) will be hosting the art show CUT/COPY. The show features the works of three up and coming artist. Matthew Cella, Andy Kolar, and Tom Mueskes’ work shows the varying styles many contem-porary artists have been working to. Though these works fall within the realm of contemporaries, they out perform many of their counterparts in form and execution of their work.� 0DWWKHZ�&HOOD·V�KLJKO\�VW\OL]HG�´��%LWµ�FROODJHV�HYRNH�PDQ\�LPDJHV�and emotions in the viewers mind. Having grown up on videogames like many others, the appeal is unending. While most works that I have seen using video-game imagery has been representative, or a play on other famous works, Mat-thew Cella has been able to make the images his own and create a new feel for the genre. Similarly, Andy Kolar takes painting to a strange new place with his work. Strange, is not to be taken out of context, but more for the “uneasy feel” WKDW�WKH\�JLYH��7KH�EHDXWLIXO�ÁDW�TXDOLW\�RI�FRORU�LQ�WKH�EDFNJURXQGV�RI�KLV�work is unique. It pop’s out and takes the viewer into an almost surreal mind-set, where depth is lost and a new plane begins. His technique of painting on different surfaces and amalgamating the pieces in a collage like representation is not only a painstaking endeavor, but also a transformative one. Where as most painters create the entire layout on one surface plane, Kolar uses several to create his work and then bring it back together for a new and exciting com-position. Tom Mueske as well uses a new approach to the creation of his collage patterns for his works. Tom’s main display in the gallery NAME OF ITEM HERE<, is a series of work done in marker and ink and framed to bring a clean presentation together. Tom’s approach is unique in that he colors with marker in a sporadic nature, then goes back through the work and outlines and highlights the disctions he wants to come out. Where it comes out in a Neo-Pollack style, it takes that feeling to an exciting new place. Come and check out the show and see the work for yourself the collec-tion of neo-collages on display. Get a feel for the works of artists of the now, and see how their work connects with the styles of the past. Matthewcella.comTommueske.com

Alexander DaryananiEditor in Chief

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