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CSU’s shut outeager students

Kayla FigardThe San Matean

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Bulldogs win in late come-back against West ValleySee page 4

CSU’s will be turning away 10,000 qualified students next semester due to a $550 million budget cut that will go into affect in 2011-2012 academic year.

The cut represents a $60 million cost savings according to the CSU’s Board of Trustees’ press release on the subject. Other cost-saving mea-sures include an increase in tuition and a reduction in staff. Campuses will be asked to cut an additional $281 million.

“We have tasked the presidents with managing most of these budget cuts at the campus level, and they will have to make some very difficult decisions in light of the magnitude of this reduction in state support,” said CSU Chancellor

Charles B. Reed in a press release. The decision was made after a

CSU Board of Trustees meeting held on March 22, 2011.

“With less money to spend, we will have to hire fewer faculty and that means fewer courses can be offered and thus our enrollment will be less,” said Dr. James Postma, Chair of the Academic Senate of the California State University.

“To put it in perspective, the state is giving the CSU the same budget it gave us back in 2005 but now we have 70,000 students more than we did back then,” said Postma.

Students looking to transfer in the next academic year may be affected.

The only affect that is really go-ing to happen is that students will be less likely to get into a CSU that is impacted,” said Liz Chapin, CSU Public Affairs Officer. “It will

depend on the campus.”CSU campuses are working to

make transferring easier, but be-

Skylineprofessor takes on Libya issue See page 6

Swimmers aim for state finals with young talentSee page 5

TB warnings sent out due to possible campus epidemicRachel Nielsen

The San Matean

An unnamed female student was recently diagnosed with ac-tive tuberculosis and warnings were sent to anyone in contact to get tested for the disease.

April 11-12, 18 and 19 were the dates given for the testing, a two-step skin test will be admin-istered to those students identified as having close contact with the diagnosed person. Students were told to fill out a questionnaire and bring it to the assigned location by the San Mateo County Public Health Department through the

TB Control Program. Tuberculosis or ‘TB’ is a bac-

terial infection that is spread through the air, primarily through lungs, coughs, sneezes or talking. It can affect the lungs, brain, kid-neys or spine.

Someone with active TB ex-hibits symptoms, such as cough-ing, fever and chest pain, and can spread the disease to others. “A month ago the student’s diag-nosis was confirmed,” said Sha-ron Bartels, nurse practitioner and health services coordinator. Letters were sent out March 28, a month after the confirmed di-agnosis. “No testing can happen

sooner than April 11. The incuba-tion period is about a month and the body reacts to the test,” said Bartels.

“My TB test came back nega-tive,” said Valerie Louie, 19. “I had to get it done because I work with kids. I don’t know who it is who has TB, I just got the letter saying I’ve been in close con-tact with the person.” The name of the student or her schedule of classes cannot be released.

“In 2010, a total of 11,181 tu-berculosis cases were reported in the United States,” said Jeff Di-mond, Center for Disease Control Media Representative. “Califor-

Volume 174, Number 5 April 11, 2011

Photo courtesy of Janice Carr,Magnified image of TB bacillus, the bacterium for tuberculosis.nia, Texas, New York and Florida had 5,503 cases and made up for nearly half of all cases nation-wide.” The San Mateo County

Health Department was unable to give specific numbers on TB cases this year or advice of any predicted outbreak at this time.

Drumming the night away

Budget cuts force CSU’s to turn away incoming qualified students

cause of the cuts there is limited space for transfer and freshmen students.

“Projects such as The Transfer Bill (SB 1440) are making it more

Tuition jumps to $36 per unitKayla Figard

The San Matean

Enrollment fees are set to raise from $26 per unit to $36 per unit starting in July 2011 according to the governor’s proposed state budget.

This is a result of the impeding budget cuts that will go into affect next semester. The decision was made by the legislature as part of the state budget plan.

According a 2011-2012 state budget document from the Leg-islative Analyst’s Office, “(The increase) would raise about $110 million in additional revenues.”

“The revenue would partially backfill the (California Communi-ty College’s) General Fund reduc-tion, restoring funding for about 23,000 full time equivalent stu-

dents,” said the document. “This would help the colleges provide more programs and services than would otherwise be possible.”

Though it may benefit the state, it could affect student enrollment.

“We know from experience that the number of students applying for financial aid will go up,” said Kathy Blackwood, Chief Finan-cial Officer. “Students who are price sensitive may choose not to come.”

It is hard to say exactly how stu-dents will react, said Blackwood.

“Obviously it will make things more expensive for me,” said CSM student Jenna Finegold, 20. “I probably will not take anymore classes for enrichment.”

“I might not come. It would be hard for people who cannot afford to come to college,” said CSM

student Chuck Simi, 25. The per-unit fee could increase

again if the governor’s tax exten-sion is not put on the ballot or is voted down.

“Given that only three other states currently charge full time students less than $1,800 to at-tend a community college, even at $60 per unit, CCC fees would remain among the very lowest in the country,” said the LAO docu-ment.

Though the current situation can be discouraging, many stu-dents plan on continuing their community college coursework.

“I am inspired to take more units. I would like to get as many classes out of the way as possible as I foresee greater increases in the future,” said Julie Piccolotti, 41, a CSM student.

Steel drum class participants practice keeping the beat. SF Pandhandlers Steel Drum Band re-hearses Wed., March 30 in the theater with bands from Nueva School and North Montessoir School. The drummers prepared for their performance at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 1.

Photo by Yasmine Mahmoud of The San Matean

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Unfounded flierA blizzard of unauthorized fliers were spotted around cam-pus demanding the impeachment of ASCSM PresidentVivian Abellana for alleged abuse of veto power. The flier is anonimous and provides no evidence. “The flier is not only libelous, but it also had no stamp of approval from the Office of Student Life to be officially and publicly published,” said Chief Public Safety Officer.

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Cal State East Bay University Campus VisitMonday, April 11, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.Bldg. 1, Room 115 Transfer Club Scholarship FundraiserTuesday, April 12, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.Bldg. 10, Front Quad Area Spring FlingTuesday, April 12 to Thursday, April 14, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.Upper Quad University of California, Davis Campus VisitWednesday, April 13, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.Bldg. 1, Room 115

College Center Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Open HouseThursday, April 14, 2:30 p.m.Building 10

Connect to CollegeThursday, April 14, 6 to 8:30 p.m.Building 3, Theatre Study Abroad London Fall 2011 Information MeetingThursday, April 14, 6 to 7:30 p.m.District Office, Board Room

Psychology/Philosophy Movie NightFriday, April 15, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.Theatre

Math Boost WorkshopSaturday, April 16, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.Bldg. 14, Room 103 A Birthday Party for ShakespeareSaturday, April 16, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

AB-540 Teach InMonday, April 18, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.Theatre

Menlo College Campus VisitTuesday, April 19, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.Building 16

University of California, Berkeley Campus VisitWednesday, April 20, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.Bldg. 1, Room 115

San Francisco State University Campus VisitThursday, April 21, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.Bldg. 1, Room 115

University of California Berkeley Tour & Admissions In-formation SessionFriday, April 22, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.Bldg. 1, Room 115 24th Art & Science PresentationFriday, April 22, 7:30 to 9 p.m.Theatre

Math Boost WorkshopSaturday, April 23, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.Bldg. 14, Room 103 SPORTSCSM Baseball vs. Ohlone CollegeTuesday, April 12, 2:30 p.m.Baseball Field

CSM Softball vs. Foothill CollegeTuesday, April 12, 3 p.m.

CSM Softball vs. San Francisco City CollegeThursday, April 14, 2 p.m.San Francisco City College

CSM Track Compton InviteFriday, April 15, 12 p.m.Merritt College

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by Kyle Laplante

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Campus Blotter Monday, March 21, 1 p.m. – A student who was applying for a job in the bookstore put down his back-pack on the floor by the doorway and when he returned to it he noticed that his iPod was missing.

Wednesday, March 23, 10:20 a.m. – A campus security officer was walking around Lot 4 and noticed a black mustang convertible spinning its tires. Then the car sped through the lot onto West Perimeter Rd. Se-curity noticed later that the same car had returned to Lot 4 and when security approached the car the driver got out and started to run. The suspect was chased through buildings 16 and 19 until the security lost sight of him. Campus security is still looking for the suspect.

This information was provided by Chief John Wells of CSM Public Safety. — Kyle LaplanteThe San Matean

The health center hosted a health fair held on Tuesday, March 28 and Wednesday, March 30 to bring awareness of the many commu-nity health services available to students.

The health fair, organized by Gloria D’Ambra, featured nearly 20 informational booths with exhibi-tors throughout San Mateo County.

The fair included many diverse booths which ranged from differ-ent relaxation treatments to free cholesterol and body fat testing, along with free food and giveaways.

A comprehensive body fat test was featured as one of the booths administered by Health Services Coordinator Sharon Bartels and Dr. Donald Nichols. The test pre-dicted students’ body mass index and evaluated other aspects of their general health such as blood pres-sure and weight.

“We have lots of different oppor-tunities and services for students in order for them to be more aware of their health and healthy choices,” Bartels said.

Varsha RanjitThe San Matean

Health fair showcasesvariety of student services

Library launches WorldCat

CSM recently introduced a new library system that allows students to access libraries all around the world.

The system is called WorldCat and while it is a new method of finding books, it did not replace a previous system. WorldCat per-mits distance learners to access the materials necessary for classes at any location from within the Peninsula Library System or even further.

“Using the WorldCat system will allow them to look up and request materials at their own lo-

Rachel NielsenThe San Matean

cal library. I think it’s really neat that this allows us to be connected to collections in libraries all over the world,” said Katherine Becvar, CSM Adjunct Librarian and creator of the WorldCat tutorial.

The new program allows students to share information in many ways. Email and social networking sites provide additional methods of

distributing information, which can be beneficial to group proj-ects.

Aside from the capabilities of searching for books and materials locally, the system includes formats for citations. Based on the method of citation the professor requests, WorldCat can explain the best method of citing sources. “I know students often have a challenging time figuring out how to properly cite the sources they use in their re-search, so I am a big fan of anything that makes the job of preparing a bibliography easier,” said Becvar.

“This will not impact employ-ment at the library,” said Lorrita Ford, Director of Library Services.

The psychology and nursing department also coordinated stress tests and information on depression.

Dr. Makiko Ueda, head of the psychology department, discussed the significance of students taking treatment of stress seriously, as inevitable part of our lives it may be, especially as students.

“People have to be aware of the warning signs of stress so that you can be proactive in treating it,” Ueda said.

Students were attracted to many

of the services available, such as the booth by the nursing department at CSM which displayed the pros and cons to body piercings and tattoos to information about the blood drive held on Wednesday, March 30.

The health fair is held once every semester and is organized by the health services center.

While the fair is only once a semester, the health services center encourages students to take advan-tage of the services available on campus throughout the year.

Photo by courtesy of Katherine BecvarWorldCat allows students to access libraries all over the world.

Photo by Varsha Ranjit of The San MateanChiropractor Mario Gutierrez works on student Riddhi Chauhan, 20, at the Health Fair held on campus on March 28-29.

clear to community college students which classes they need to take to prepare themselves for transfer and to give those that do prepare a higher priority for transfer,” said Postma.

“In the CSU, we have projects like The Graduation Initiative which attempts to graduate stu-dents more quickly, and that too should make more room in our classrooms,” said Postma.

Students are urged to continue their community college education and apply to more than one school.

“We encourage students to take all their lower division general education and major preparation courses at CSM before transfer,” said Michael Mitchell, Program Services Coordinator in the Trans-

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fer Center. “(Students) should meet with a

counselor to do an education plan and to sign up for priority registra-tion,” said Mitchell.

“It’s a little disheartening,” said Roxanne Chiu, 19.

“I just keep in mind that I have priorities and goals I wish to ac-complish, so I’ll do anything to get into the school I need to get into,” said Chiu, a CSM student.

Students who are within the ser-vice area of the CSU they want to attend will not face any new transfer requirements.

“The local admission area for SF State includes students from six Bay Area counties: San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa and Marin,” said Jo

Volkert Associate Vice President of Admissions at SF State. “Because local students will be admitted based on the same criteria as in the past, we hope they will not be discouraged.”

If the governor’s tax exten-sion is not put on the ballot or is voted against, the CSU’s could face greater reduction in state support.

An additional $500 million would need to be cut, which makes a total of $1 billion reduced state funding.

“This type of cut would have long-lasting effects on the level of access and service that CSU can provide to students and would negatively impact California’s economy,” said Reed in a press release.

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late the text. The book was created exclusively by Qadhafi without any predecessor or ideas from the government beforehand.

Moving between the East and the West was not as easy as ElJar-rari anticipated. ElJarrari began to notice signs of corruption, more obvious than they had been before. He did not receive payment for his subsidized teaching position.

“Things weren’t rosy,” ElJarrari said, “There were months were sal-ary wasn’t being paid.” In order to make ends meet, ElJarrari had to start a dairy distribution company while waiting for paychecks that would never come.

ElJarrari was in Libya this January, and says that signs of the brewing revolution were virtually nonexistent in Tripoli, “I will say that there was a great deal of con-struction, it seemed rather boom-ing. [There was] no implication by demand for change of regime.”

ElJarrari said that this is com-mon of Tripoli, because the Libyan Secret Service controls it. He said that this was not the case in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, and wonders why this revolt did not occur 10 or 20 years ago.

While ElJarrari was only able to protest on the streets of San Fran-cisco, for his family in Tripoli, it was another story.

ElJararri’s parents, two sisters and brother are still living in Libya. He said that his brother

was involved in the protest and saw three men gunned down in a public square, only feet away from him during the breakout of the first protest, in front of a mosque right after Friday prayers.

ElJarrari would prefer it if his family would come to America, but now they are unable to. Numer-ous checkpoints and searches for young and middle-aged men cause everyone to stay in their homes, and because of this recruiting,

ElJarrari’s brother-in-law has been missing for days. People are afraid to leave their homes because of the monitoring and violence.

“[People are] no longer partici-pating in the protest—[it’s] a city under siege,” ElJarrari said about Tripoli, the Libyan capital which has the highest rate of governmental control.

Regarding the Western influence that is now upon Libya, ElJarrari feels two ways, “You want them to

After two months away from his native country of Libya, Tarek El-Jarrari is shocked by recent protests in Tripoli, Sabha and Benghazi.

Skyline Psychology Professor ElJarrari, 42 years old is a native citizen of Libya, born in the second largest city, Belghazi and has been going back and forth since the late 1980’s.

ElJarrari first came to the United States in order to attend the Univer-sity of Wisconsin where he received a Bachelor’s degree in psychology. After earning his degree, he moved back to Libya for two years, where he worked in a mental health clinic in order to give back to his com-munity.

“He worked with kids [in private practice] with different needs…it was pretty interesting him having the experience with a country with a different culture, with kids in bad situations.” Dominic Biancalana, 19 former student of ElJarrari.

ElJarrari returned to the United States where he earned a Master’s in psychology at Notre Dame de Namur University. During this period ElJarrari returned to Libya in order teach at Fateh University in Tripoli, the highest-ranking uni-versity of Libya.

ElJarrari says that Qadhafi has been in power his whole life, and that numerous generations grew up under his influence, “Qadhafi is like our father, and he knows what’s best for us—therefore we must obey him.” ElJarrari said about the psychology that is promoted by Qadhafi’s manifesto, The Green Book. ElJarrari says that this way of thinking is common to the Arab world, and that it is a “function of its heritage.”

The Green Book is a hot issue in Libyan politics. The Green Book is related to The Red Book of China, in that it is a constitution that is learned by all citizens.

A common saying in Libya is that The Green Book is like a watermelon—green outside and red inside. Qadhafi claims that the book is mandatory in order to es-tablish and run a democratic state. Although it states that democracy is key, there are still totalitarian elements in The Green Book.

The book is read in school by children, starting in middle school as part of the daily curriculum. The government’s goal is that by the time one has entered high school that they will understand and emu-

Yasmine MahmoudThe San Matean

Photo courtesy of Tarek ElJarrari

intervene, but you don’t—on one hand [we] never need the excuse to do the right thing…hindering and slowing down deaths on civilians.”

On the other hand ElJarrari feels as if the Libyan people have been hijacked of their revolution, he said. Geopolitics is the reason for intervention, rather than humani-tarianism, according to ElJarrari.

Oil production, and that the deployment of foot soldiers could create a cold war situation between the European Union, China, Russia and India, as well as the African Union, to which Qadhafi is one of the major donors.

The Libyan struggle is not only felt in ElJarrari’s home on the outskirts of Tripoli, but here in America as well.

Married with two daughters, ages four and eight, he said that the news of the attacks and protesting is greatly affecting the older daughter as well. ElJarrari and his wife are greatly concerned, because of his daughter’s heightened awareness of the issue.

Hearing about Tripoli and the other areas affected by the fighting on the news and futile attempts to communicate with all of the fam-ily are difficult for her, especially because of her recent trip, “Tripoli is people, it’s family” ElJarrari states.

While ElJarrari believes that there is truly no favorable outcome, he still wants one: “We are witness-ing a cultural revolution, seeing a shift in the cultural paradigm [it’s] absolutely historic. My people, my country!”

Skyline prof. remembers Libya

KCSM features vetsKyle Laplante

The San Matean

CSM veterans were featured on a KCSM show that will air April 9 at 4 p.m. in a segment titled “The Bay Today.”

Jarome Vahai, Romie Bassetto, and Mike LaFors all sat down with the show’s host Ben Blandford in the KCSM studio. The 15 minute segment, which will air during “The Bay Today” will be a chance for people to see how much time and effort is put into the veterans’ services by former veterans.

Vahai, a nine-year Marine Corps veteran, who is starting a gas-to-electric car conversion program

for veterans at Skyline College, had the chance to get the word out about his new program.

Bassetto, a Vietnam veteran and member of the American Legion Post 105, wanted to get the word out that the American Legion, is open to all veterans of any group.

“The American Legion does a lot of community outreach and gathers a lot of money for memorials,” said Jacqueline Smith, producer of this veterans segment.

LaFors, described how he would not be able to attend college right now if it was not for the Veterans Affairs groups and the GI Bill and extended his gratitude towards those resources.

Tarek ElJarrari and his children, Hadeel, 8, and Shadia, 4, enjoy a relaxing day on a beach in Tripoli, Libya, only months before the uprising against Colonel Muammar Abu Minyar al-Qadhafi.

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The CSM baseball team, com-ing off a blowout victory against Cabrillo College, squeaked past visiting West Valley College, win-ning the game 4-3 on Tuesday, March 29.

The Bulldogs (14-7, 8-2 Golden Gate Conference) had Devin Bradley starting on the hill as the Vikings (11-11, 6-4) sent out Hous-ton Hibberd.

The first three innings started off slowly for both teams offensively as the starting pitchers did not give up any runs.

The game started to heat up in the fourth inning for the Vikings who scored three runs including a big two run double with the bases loaded.

In the bottom half of the inning the game got more intense as a few CSM coaches jumped out of the dugout to question the strike calls from the home plate umpire.

The umpire went over to head coach Doug Williams to give the team a warning for yelling about the strike zone.

“He had a rough day behind the plate. Everyone has a bad day” said CSM assistant coach Brian Vogel when commenting about the umpire.

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Triple play ignites late comeback

The last two CSM batters struck out looking to end the inning trail-ing 3-0.

In the top half of the seventh inning Bradley gave up two con-secutive singles. Williams called on sophomore Josh Fredendall to come in relief for Bradley.

With runners on first and second the Vikings attempted a double steal but the batter lined it to shortstop Michael Kathan who caught it and flung the ball over to first base where Chris Killeen snagged it and whipped the ball to Cody Zim-merman at second base for a 6-3-4 triple play.

“I didn’t realize it was a triple play until after it happened,” said Kathan. “It was great to be a part of.” The triple play was the first one executed by CSM since 1999.

With the Vikings still leading 3-0 after seven innings of play the Bulldogs went on a hitting spree in the bottom of the eighth. After three consecutive singles Griffin Kirsch came up with the bases loaded.

Kirsch singled to right allowing a run to score from third putting the Bulldogs on the scoreboard for the first time.

With the bases still loaded, center fielder Justin Maffei hit a chopper to third base, but an error allowed another run to score and Maffei reached safely. Kathan was the next

Photo by Marcy Palacios of The San MateanStarter Devin Bradley throws a fastball in a 4-3 win over West Valley College on Tuesday, March 25. Bradley gave up seven hits before being replaced by Josh Fredendall in the seventh inning.

batter up and also hit a chopper to third base but this time it bounced over the defense and into left field to score two runs for a 4-3 lead.

“I was just looking to be aggres-sive and for a fastball in the zone,” said Kathan.

A timely two-run double by left fielder Ashley Rincon was key in the softball team’s 6-1 win against visiting Cabrillo College on Friday, March 25.

The team was forced to postpone the initial Thursday’s first pitch to Friday after constant showers in the afternoon.

CSM (19-6, 7-1 Coast-North Division) came off a tough 4-0 loss to Gavilan College on Wednesday that snapped a 12-game win streak.

A cold, windy afternoon seemed to have the same effect in the CSM bats, as they struggled to hit against the fifth place Seahawks (9-14, 3-5 Coast-South Division).

CSM allowed a run early in the first inning as starter Alyssa Jepsen allowed a hit from leadoff hitter Bianca King who later scored the only run of the inning after an infield error.

Second baseman Lindsay Handy quickly knotted the score 1-1 as she belted a solo home run that

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Bulldogs rebound with win over Cabrillo

Photo by Bruno Manrique of The San MateanSophomore left fielder Ashley Rincon powers a two-run double in a 6-1 win over the fifth-place Cabrillo Seahawks.

Fredendall shut down the Vikings in the top of the ninth inning to give the Bulldogs a late comeback win. “We were telling our guys to stick with it,” said Vogel. “We were hit-ting the ball hard it was just right at their defense.”

CSM finished with seven hits and two errors. Fredendall earned the win, pitching three innings and only giving up one hit.

CSM will host conference rival Ohlone College on Tuesday, April 12 at 2:30 p.m.

cleared the center field fence, scor-ing CSM’s lone run in the second.

“It’s important to get hits like that,” said Handy after hitting her third home run of the season. “If

we all just pick it up and use plays like that to rally together we can make big things happen.”

Singles by sophomores Callie and Samantha Pacheco, and a line

drive double by Handy put two more runs on the board to give CSM a 3-1 lead to close the third. Handy finished the game 3-for-3 with a single, double and home run. The freshman out of Hillsdale High leads the state in doubles with 12.

Jepsen struck out the order to begin the fourth inning, but the Bulldogs suffered a similar fate being retired in a groundout, bunt and a pop up to center field.

CSM’s defense stood tall in the fifth, with Callie Pacheco at the hill as Jepsen moved back to her natural shortstop position.

The inning was highlighted by Samantha Pacheco’s foul catch as the first baseman caught a pop-up ball about to land inside of the Cabrillo dugout where the team stood. Pacheco extended her right arm into the visitors’ dugout and came out with the catch, drawing applause from the Cabrillo players as well as her teammates.

The hosts’ bats heated up in the sixth with singles from Handy and Annabel Hertz. With runners in scoring position – Rincon un-

leashed a line drive double to right field, legging her way to third base and scoring two of her teammates.

“I’m happy to come through in clutch situations but I’m a little dis-appointed in the way we hit today,” said Rincon. “We need to get back into the groove and get consecutive hits instead of just getting one here and there.”

Morgan Elkins’ sacrifice hit scored Rincon to lead 6-1.

Sophomore Callie Pacheco con-tinued pitching into the seventh, as she pounded the strike zone aggressively to close the game out.

Though the Bulldogs bounced back to win, their bats did not hit at their usual high-octane prowess, failing to score in double digits in the last four games.

“We were flat,” said head coach Nicole Borg. “Our sticks are a little cold right now; we have to find a way to get those heated up again.”

“We gotta play at a higher level,” added Borg. “Lindsay (Handy) has been great for us all season long, but everyone has to step up individually and start hitting.”

BULLDOG SCOREBOXBaseball:3/21 @ Cañada College (W) 8-13/22 @ Hartnell College (L) 1-83/25 vs. Cabrillo College (W) 11-23/29 vs. West Valley College (W) 4-33/31 @ CCSF (W) 26-2

Softball:3/23 vs. Gavilan College (L) 0-43/25 vs. Cabrillo College (W) 6-13/27 vs. Feather River College (L) 0-83/29 @ West Valley College (W) 12-13/31 @ Monterey-Peninsula College (W) 6-1

—Compiled by The San Matean Sports Staff

Swimming:3/25 West Valley Dual MeetMen: 1st Place / Women: 1st Place3/26 Solano InvitationalFirst place finishers:A. Chan: 100 butterfly, 1650 free.N. Najdawi: 50 free.S. Campbell: 200 IM.A. Andaluz: 100, 200 breaststroke.M. Oto: 100, 200 butterfly.

Track & Field:3/25 – 3/26: Chabot RelaysMen: Placed 2nd out of 31.Women: Placed 13th out of 28.

Shortstop Michael Kathan’s game-winning hit caps off a 4-0 run to take the lead from fourth-place West Valley

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Swimmers aim for finals

Andrea ChanSophomore, Psychology

100 butterfly, 200 IM, 1650 freestyle

The swim team has shaken the Coast Conference with a mix of experienced state finalists and freshmen talent on the rise – meet the swimmers who could soon make school history

The former Mills High standout has dominated every event she’s entered this season, excelling at the butterfly and individual medley. Chan qualified for state finals last year, medaling in all three events – fifth in the 200 IM, seventh in the 100 butterfly and eighth in the mile. So far this season, the 5-foot-4 sophomore has posted times that are tentatively good enough to make state finals every year. “I’ve gotten physically stronger and learned to organize my events,” said Chan, 19. “My mile time it’s faster by 30 seconds now and I’ve been improving in all my strokes.” A member of the water polo team in the fall, Chan has managed to stay active in the pool. “Polo is like a break from swimming,” she said. “It’s a good workout and it’s great to be able to do something in the offseason.” Chan is also part of the women’s medley and free relay teams alongside Najelah Najdawi, Shelbi Campbell and Sophia Hommes. “She has it all...great work ethic, strong swimming background, tremendous attitude and Division 1 speed,” said CSM coach Randy Wright. Chan is considering UCLA, UCSD and Concordia University as schools for transfer.

The water polo team’s captain and leading scorer makes her mark once again, this time qualifying for swimming state finals midway through the season. “I’ve improved my arm speed in the 50’s,” said Najdawi, 19. “I’m doing squats, the bench, jumps and plyometrics to get stronger. I just qualified at the Solano meet and I already feel a lot faster and as good as I felt at the end of last season.” The breaststroke specialist has placed first in various meets, but knows her competition is bound to get better. “Having competed in state finals last year, it’s a dramatic change,” said Najdawi. “It gets to be a real comepetition.” “I’m trying to get my breaststroke time under 1:10,” she said. “Personally I feel great where I’m at but I still wanna push myself to get better, our relay team can also make state finals, so I know everyone is improving.” Najdawi became CSM’s first water polo All-American in the fall after leading her team to third place in the conference race. “She is being recruited to play polo next year by D1 and D2 schools,” said Wright. “She’s a great swimmer – strong, powerful, she’s perfect for water polo.” Najdawi plans to transfer to San Jose State University to continue playing.

Najelah NajdawiSophomore, Kinesiology

50 freestyle, 100 breaststroke

Masa OtoFreshman, Undeclared

100 butterfly, 50 freestyle, 200 butterfly

Alvaro AndaluzFreshman, Kinesiology

100 breaststroke, 50 freestyle, 200 breaststroke The six-foot Sequoia High product recently placed first on the 100 and 200 breaststroke at the Solano Invitational. Andaluz is also part of a contending relay team alongside Masa Oto, Ryan Smith and Nicky Reynicke. Aside from freestyle and backstroke, Andaluz has also experienced swimming the mile, an event he never swam in high school. “When you’re in there and have the adrenaline pumping, it’s great,” said Andaluz, 19. “...but then you wanna shoot yourself in the head afterward.” Andaluz credits his success to his competitiveness. “I get in the zone and compete when I’m out there, but after that it’s all smiles,” he said.“A guy from San Joaquin Delta beat me on Friday, but I beat his time the next day. It’s not as satisfying as beating him on a race, but it’s still good to know that I did better than the day before.” “He has the chance to be great,” said Wright. “I know I haven’t seen his fastest yet.”

The freshman out of Aragon High has raised eyebrows during conference competition, often earning first places in his events. Transitioning from high school to junior college is often a difficult move but it hasn’t stopped Oto from performing. “It’s more competitive here,” said Oto, 18. “There’s more commitment to improve and more dedicated athletes here.” The 5-foot-7 Oto has also ventured into swimming the mile, a different experience from his other events. “After the race you can say it’s fun, but it’s different when you’re there,” said Oto. “I’m usually really tired after that and just need a rest for a while.” Oto just placed first at the 100 and 200 fly at the Solano Invitational held on Saturday, March 26. “He has a champion’s attitude and everything that goes with it,” said Wright. “A hard worker, strong swimming background, great past coaches and a fly that doesn’t just win meets, but wins states.”

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Professor makes it big with short film

Luis Cortes, 22Psychology, Redwood City

“I don’t really know who she is.”

What is your favorite Liz Taylor movie?In the Mix

By Matt Furtado

Katlin Meyer, 17Undecided, San Mateo

“I’m too young for this.”

Roy Roque, 33 Nursing, San Mateo

“The only one I know is Cleopatra.”

Niko Larot, 19Law, South San Francisco

“I don’t even know who Liz Taylor is.”

Melissa Aliu, 20Sociology, South San Francisco

“I don’t have a favorite.”

Alexandra LujanThe San Matean

CSM broadcasting Professor Michelle Brown’s short film “Tyr-anny of the Mirror” has recently been selected as a contender in the Sacramento Film Festival.

“Tyranny of the Mirror” is the basis of a poem that Brown, 39, had read and in her words is now a “cini-poem” (cinema poem). The poem is written in eight different parts that circles around women who feel unsatisfied with their ap-pearances.

For the film, Brown decided to use eight different women for the

eight different parts in the poem.The Sacramento International

Film Festival began in 1995 as the Sacramento Festival of Cinema under Kenneth Segura Knoll to bring cinematic arts and events to the city. In 1999, Knoll gave full ownership to Access Sacramento who the FOC had partnered with.

In 2004, the Sacramento Film Festival was born when Access Sacramento decided to focus its energy on a local film program.

Since then, the SFF has widened its diversity by including many dif-ferent film programs such as digital video, short story, ethnic films, and academy award winning films.

For Brown, this is the third time her films have been screened at the film festival, but the first time it has been included in the Norcal All Stars.

“It’s always validating to have your work recognized and to be able to get recognition,” said Brown.

Brown has made many short films over her nine-year career of teach-ing broadcasting in the Bay Area.

Curtis Fleharty, 55, a student of Brown says that he enjoys taking Brown’s class because “of the terminology she uses and partly because I raise Brown’s eyebrows sometimes.”

“Brown is inspiring and brings

excitement to the class. She gives advancement for your ideas about broadcasting,” said Fleharty.

“It’s exciting to have her film included in the festival and it’s great to see Brown able to teach what she loves and to be able to create something that she has passion for,” said Fleharty.

As for Brown, she continues to make her films and teach her students. Although she says it feels fabulous to be recognized, she doesn’t think she will win.

“It can be difficult to be in film festival because there are so many different categories and you don’t know who will win,” she said.

Photo by Alexandra Lujan

Michelle Brown

Campus LiFe

Campus Spotlight

SM: Where are you from and where do you live now?BC: I moved here in 2001 from England. I live in San Mateo.

SM: What kind of things did you do growing up in Eng-land?BC: I was mad on soccer; it was a passion. I played pretty much anything outside.

SM: Do you have any hobbies now?BC: I like to play tennis, golf, and I hike.

SM: Where did you go to college?BC: I started as a foreign student on an AA course at CSM. Then I went to San Jose State University part time.

SM: Did you always want to work at a bookstore?BC: Well I started off as an educator for kids with special needs at a middle school.

SM: Why are you working at the bookstore now?BC: The kids I worked with were put into general educa-tion and I was working part time for the bookstore and they offered me a full time job here.

SM: Do you see yourself pursuing another job?BC: No not really. I really like this job, the people and the atmosphere.

SM: Are you married or have any kids?

Photo by Matt Furtado of The San MateanBen Cathie

BC: I’m married but no kids. I’m coming up on my eighth year of marriage.

SM: How did you meet your wife?BC: I met her working in the bookstore. She started at the same time as I did.

Name: Ben CathieAge: 32

Title: Bookstore shipping and receiving manager

— Matt FurtadoThe San Matean

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In recent global news, there have been several natural disasters. The most prominent and well-known disaster was the earthquake in Japan that spurred a destructive tsunami. Amidst the chaos that ensued, fires and explosions at Fukushima Daiichi distributed radiation throughout the waters.

Even recently, radiation was found in some sam-ple rainfall in Massachusetts. With all of this focus on the radiation, iodine tablets have been sell-ing like hotcakes.

Though iodine tab-lets have no real pur-pose for those who are nowhere near a nuclear event, they can be help-ful for those working at a power plant.

With that informa-tion, why are people stuck on purchasing these tablets in bulk? Is radiation reaching US shores a legitimate fear or has the media blown this out of proportion?

Web sites have announced selling the product so much that the iodine tablets are on backorder. Nukepills.com lists both the liquid and pill forms of iodine are both out of stock. California officials have announced their possible side effects, espe-cially on those with thyroid conditions.

While the radiation can be a concern, the con-cern that media coverage has such power over the

Radiation makes uslose our minds

How worried are you about radiation?

Ian Kelly, 27Undecided, Woodside

“Not at all.”

Nicole McDonald, 19Undecided, San Mateo

“I’m not that worried.”

Josh Hublitz, 19Nutrition, San Mateo

“It won’t kill us.”

Kayla Goluv, 19Psychology, San Francisco

“I feel like it’s possible that it could come over here, but I feel it will bypass us.”

Sailokeini Mounga, 19Undecided, San Mateo

“It’s whatever to me.”

Luis Franco, 18Psychology, Burlingame

“I hope it will give us super powers.”

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CSU’s slam door on new studentsCSU’s will be forced to turn away 10,000 qualified students this fall,

creating an even stricter competition for admission. This is the result of devastating budget cuts that the CSU’s face in

the next academic year. If the tax extensions are not put on the June ballot or are voted against, these cuts could get worse.

This will make it even harder for high school seniors and com-munity college transfers to get into state universities in California. Students who spent their whole high school or community college careers preparing for universities will have essentially wasted time and hard work. These denials will ultimately discourage students to further their education.

Though we have all the points to make it to the next level, we are still getting a “game over.” How many undeserved “game overs” can we take before we quit?

Budget cuts are happening at every level. But turning away thou-sands of qualified students at the CSU level will make the enrollment situation even worse.

How can the state encourage education, yet pass legislation that does the opposite?

These times are hard, but we have to keep pushing through them. There is one bit of good news: if voters pass a tax extension in June, the cuts won’t be as drastic, so more students can be admitted at the CSU level.

We are students but we are also voters. Nobody likes to pay taxes, but think about our future. This is affecting us directly and we need to do something about it. Instead we should pass the tax extension and continue working hard for our education.

Let’s not let our future be decided for us.

general public seems to be more worrisome. Everyone is infromed about Japan and the destruction at Fuku-shima Daiichi. People have seen the problems on their televisions or videos on the Internet.

With everything being displayed, who has stopped to ask the question: how will this affect me? How will this affect the area I live in?

In any given metropolitan area, scientists with ex-pertise relating to radia-tion have submit their professional opinions to various news sources. Those opinions, howev-er, remain buried amidst the panic of what is cur-rently happening. The words “radiation” and “destruction” forces one to focus on the hysteria

instead of reading beyond the words written in bold. Perhaps the case that the most sensational news

sells. The news corporations use these key words to ensure that these stories are selling faster than iodine pills.

Newsweek Magazine’s latest cover shows an image of a giant tidal wave with emboldened words, “Apoca-lypse Now,” written within the turbulent waters.

How much more sensational can we get?

—Rachel Nielsen The San Matean

“Who has stopped to ask the question:

‘How will this affect me?’”

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Editorial Cartoon by Patrick Carhart of The San Matean