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The Spectator Chabot College TRUTH, LIBERTY & INTEGRITY Americans vote Obama On Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 President Barack Obama was re- elected against Republican candi- date Gov. Mitt Romney, to serve his second four-year term as presi- dent, finishing with 303 electoral votes. To win the presidency, a can- didate must reach 270 electoral votes. Gov. Romney finished with a total of 206 electoral votes. CNN reported that generally, President Obama led the election by 40,000 votes and with 75 percent of the unofficial national count. President Obama left his hotel room in Chicago and headed to the Obama rally of supporters to con- duct his victory speech. “Tonight in this election, you, the American people, reminded us that while our road has been hard, while our journey has been long, we have picked ourselves up, we have fought our way back, and we know in our hearts that for the United States of America, the best is yet to come,” the president said. “Whether you pounded the pavement or picked up the phone— whether you held an Obama sign or a Romney sign, you made your voice heard and you made a differ- ence,” the president added. President Obama also acknowledged the hard work and great run from Gov. Romney. “From George to Le- nore to their son, Mitt, the Romney fam- ily has chosen to give back to America through public service and that is a lega- cy that we honor and applaud to- night.” The president thanked his cam- paign team and all the supporters for his 2012 campaign. “To the best campaign team and volunteers in the history of politics—the best—the best ever—some of you were new this time around, and some of you have been at my side since the very be- ginning.” President Obama went on to say, “…and whether I have earned your vote or not, I have listened to you. I have learned from you, and you’ve made me a bet- ter president … and with your stories and strug- gles, I return to the White House more determined and inspired than ever about the work there is to do and the future that lies ahead.” “We are and forever will be, the United States of America.” As President Obama wrapped up election night, he said, “…and together with your help and God’s grace, we will continue our jour- ney forward and remind the world just why it is that we live in the greatest nation on earth. Thank you, America. God bless you. God bless these United States.” Gov. Romney also came out, but delivered a concession speech rather than a victory speech. “I have just called President Obama to congratulate him on his victory. His supporters and his campaign also deserve congratula- tions. I wish all of them well, but particularly the president, the first lady, and their two daughters.” “Thank you, and God bless America. You guys are the best. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thanks, guys,” Gov. Romney said to close out his speech. CNN exit polls showed that 60 percent of voters thought that the economy was the most impor- tant issue. 59 percent thought that abortion should be legal. The exit polls also indicated that 73 percent of the voters were white, 13 per- cent were African American, 10 percent were Hispanic or Latino and 3 percent were Asian. GRAPHIC BY ALLEN S. LIN Hayward, California Thursday, November 8, 2012 www.thechabotspectator.com BY GALIA ABUSHI [email protected] GRAPHIC BY ALLEN S. LIN R303* ELECTORAL VOTES 2012 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OBAMA 50 % 60,085,524 ROMNEY 48% 57,401,992 POPULAR VOTE PROJECTED OUTCOME *

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The SpectatorChabot CollegeTRUTH, LIBERTY & INTEGRITY

Americans vote

Obama

On Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 President Barack Obama was re-elected against Republican candi-date Gov. Mitt Romney, to serve his second four-year term as presi-dent, finishing with 303 electoral votes.

To win the presidency, a can-didate must reach 270 electoral votes. Gov. Romney finished with a total of 206 electoral votes. CNN reported that generally, President Obama led the election by 40,000 votes and with 75 percent of the unofficial national count.

President Obama left his hotel room in Chicago and headed to the Obama rally of supporters to con-duct his victory speech.

“Tonight in this election, you, the American people, reminded us that while our road has been hard, while our journey has been long, we have picked ourselves up, we have fought our way back, and we know in our hearts that for the United States of America, the best

is yet to come,” the president said. “Whether you pounded the

pavement or picked up the phone—whether you held an Obama sign or a Romney sign, you made your voice heard and you made a differ-ence,” the president added.

Pres ident Obama also acknowledged the hard work and great run from Gov. Romney.

“ F r o m George to Le-nore to their son, Mitt, the Romney fam-ily has chosen to give back to America through public service and that is a lega-cy that we honor and applaud to-night.”

The president thanked his cam-paign team and all the supporters for his 2012 campaign.

“To the best campaign team and volunteers in the history

of politics—the best—the best ever—some of you were new this time around, and some of you have been at my side since the very be-ginning.”

President Obama went on to say, “…and whether I have earned

your vote or not, I have listened to you. I have learned from you, and you’ve made me a bet-ter president … and with your stories and strug-gles, I return to the White House more determined and inspired than

ever about the work there is to do and the future that lies ahead.”

“We are and forever will be, the United States of America.”

As President Obama wrapped up election night, he said, “…and together with your help and God’s grace, we will continue our jour-ney forward and remind the world

just why it is that we live in the greatest nation on earth. Thank you, America. God bless you. God bless these United States.”

Gov. Romney also came out, but delivered a concession speech rather than a victory speech.

“I have just called President Obama to congratulate him on his victory. His supporters and his campaign also deserve congratula-tions. I wish all of them well, but particularly the president, the first lady, and their two daughters.”

“Thank you, and God bless America. You guys are the best. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thanks, guys,” Gov. Romney said to close out his speech.

CNN exit polls showed that 60 percent of voters thought that the economy was the most impor-tant issue. 59 percent thought that abortion should be legal. The exit polls also indicated that 73 percent of the voters were white, 13 per-cent were African American, 10 percent were Hispanic or Latino and 3 percent were Asian.

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The Hayward Promise Neighborhood partner-ship hosted a fair featuring information and programs for the community last Saturday after-noon, Nov. 3, 2012 at Harder Elementary School in Hayward.

The Jackson Triangle is a triangle-shaped neighborhood in the center of Hayward bordered

by Jackson Street to the north, Harder Road to the south and Whitman Street to the east. The Jackson Triangle was selected as the “Hayward Promise Neighborhood” recently, one of few neighborhoods selected nationwide.

The Hayward Promise Neighborhood project will work with students and families in the di-verse neighborhood with more than 10,600 resi-dents including the majority from low income families.

The project was selected to receive funding nationally in December 2011, receiving a $25 million grant from the US Department of Edu-cation for the next five years. It is the only site located in the west coast and one of two led by a university. The nearby California State Univer-sity - East Bay is leading the project.

The fair was the first event the Hayward Promise Neighborhood has held for the public, hosted and showcased many services provided to the neighborhood, including: city agencies, Hay-ward Area Recreation and Park District, 4C’s of Alameda County, California State University - East Bay and many more. Food and drinks were provided by Jamba Juice and Tacos Uruapan.

The entertainment was from Radio Disney AM 1310.

“I’m honored to be part of the Hayward Promise Neighborhood because I’ve been inde-pendently making a difference in the community for the past 18 years,” said Carmen Gonzalez, owner of Carmen’s Playground, a home daycare located in the Jackson Triangle.

A main focus of the Hayward Promise Neigh-borhood is for children to succeed from “cradle to career” meaning from birth, school, college, and a 21st Century career. The Hayward Prom-ise Neighborhood will provide additional sup-port for children and families.

“I’m excited to partner with the event and the community to promote health and fitness to Hayward especially the Jackson Triangle,” said Sabrina Smith of VCS! AmeriCorps, one of the many organizations at the event. The event in-cluded many families in the Jackson Triangle Promise Neighborhood and some from other parts of town.

For more information on the Hayward Prom-ise Neighborhood please visit the website at http://www.hayward-ca.gov/HPN/.

“Illegal immigrant,” a term that has caused much debate, is back in the news again as the Associated Press made controversy with their recent stance on how they use the term.

Over the past several months, the Associ-ated Press (AP) and news organizations such as The New York Times have been pressured to stop using “illegal immigrant.”

Tom Kent, a representative for the AP and deputy managing editor for standards and pro-duction, released a memo clarifying the AP stance about using the term.

Kent stated that, when using the term accu-rately, “we do think the phrases ‘illegal immi-grants’ and ‘illegal immigration’ are accurate, factual and as neutral as we can manage under the circumstances.

“It is, in fact, illegal to enter, live or work in this country without valid documents. Some people worry that we are labeling immigrants as ‘criminals’ but we’re not. ‘Illegal’ is not a synonym for ‘criminal’ (One can even park ‘illegally,’ though it’s not a criminal offense).”

The pressure grew even more recently when a campaign was started to ban the term back in September by Jose Antonio Vargas.

Vargas, a journalist, who has written sever-al articles for The New York Times newspaper and magazine, has been observing the use of the term in the media.

Back at the 2012 Online News Associa-tion Conference and Awards Banquet in San Francisco on Sept. 21, Vargas told reporters, “The term dehumanizes and marginalizes the people it seeks to describe.

“Think of it this way, in what other con-text do we call someone illegal? Ironically, describing an immigrant as ‘illegal’ is legally inaccurate … being in a country without prop-

er documents is a civil offense, not a criminal one.”

Vargas also pointed out on whom he was keeping a close eye on.

“Right now, my two main targets, and I say that politely, are going to be The New York Times and the Associated Press.”

Kent concluded his piece by summarizing the root of the issue.

“Finally, there’s the concern that ‘illegal immigrant’ offends a person’s dignity by sug-gesting his very existence is illegal,” contin-ued Kent.

“We don’t read the term this way. We refer routinely to illegal loggers, illegal miners, il-legal vendors and so forth.

“Our language simply means that a person is logging, mining, selling, etc., in violation of the law — just as illegal immigrants have im-migrated in violation of the law.”

By A. MArcus FrAtes And JessicA cABAllero

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2Hayward Promise Neighborhood kicks off

Is the term “illegal immigrant” a misnomer?Misnomer [mis-noh-mer] noun: 1. A misapplied or inappropriate name or designation. 2. An error in naming a person or thing.

By EdrEnE ABuEg

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By AlEx [email protected]

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Born to Mexican parents in California, Sergio Romo sent a message during the San Francisco Giants World Series victory parade this Halloween when he wore this shirt that solicited a tweet response (above) from Jose Antonio Vargas.

MEASURE I

Measure I, the Chabot Las Positas Commu-nity College District parcel tax, failed to pass the two-thirds supermajority vote which was required for approval.

Measure I proposed increasing taxes for owners of single-family homes and would have affected an estimated 200,000 parcels in the district.

With 61.58 percent of respondents voting yes on the tax it fell short of the supermajor-ity by 5.08 percent.

If it had passed, Measure I would have generated $5.8 million every year, resulting in total revenue around $33.6 million over the six year lifespan of the measure.

FOR CLPCCD FAILS

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CampusHayward, California Thursday, November 8, 2012www.thechabotspectator.com

3Day of the Dead exhibit in Art Gallery 1000

From Nov. 5, 2012 to Nov. 21, 2012, an ex-hibit in Building 1000 is open to celebrate Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead.

The exhibit will feature artwork created by students, and people are encouraged to place an item, whatever it may be, repre-senting a loved one or to support a cause.

In the opening week of the exhibit, the Art Gallery is having food for sale, face painting, sugar skull painting and Chabot’s radio station KCRH 89.9 FM will be there playing music. Items for sale include food, such as tamales, hot chocolate and pan de muertos (Spanish for “bread of the dead”). Other items for sale include framed student artwork created for Dia de los Muertos.

Some of the altars on display in the Art

Gallery represent activists, Marines, loved ones and even kittens.

The Gallery opening night reception will be Fri., Nov. 9, 2012 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

“I would like the students and faculty to know that this event is for everyone to come and enjoy,” said Pauline Cabello, adviser here at Chabot. “Hopefully [this] will bring Chabot and our surrounding community to-gether during this event and exhibit.”

“They will be amazed at the talented stu-dent artist[s] we have here at Chabot,” she added.

There is no fee to attend the exhibit. If students would like to have an altar on dis-play, however, there is a fee. Contact Pau-line Cabello at [email protected] for more information.

Preview: “Particulate Matter”

From Nov. 7 to Nov. 11, the Chabot College Theater Arts Department will be performing “Particulate Mat-ter” at the Reed L. Buffington Performing Arts Center.

“Particulate Matter” is a new play written and di-rected by Chabot’s very own Rachel LePell. The play follows Josh, who is having trouble in his public and private life.

Josh is an activist fighting against a power-plant being built in his community, and is having commu-nication issues with his wife Lilly. During his protest, Josh befriends Dorrine, a woman who also is an ac-tivist. Their passion for the environment leads to their relationship being more than just friends.

LePell was inspired by the Russell City Energy Center being built in Hayward.

“I was particularly observant of the power-plant opposition when it was happening here in Chabot, I was moved and curious.”

Robert Christopher plays main character Josh. “Josh is a very passionate guy you know, he’s just try-ing to fight for the things he believes in and he’s losing sight of what that is in a lot of ways; his wife, and all the passion,” says Christopher.

Johnna Joy Murch plays Josh’s wife Lilly, a Ph.D. candidate at the local university and a biologist. Lilly is paralyzed and is in a wheelchair.

“She’s been through a lot. She’s been in an ac-cident, which is how she became paralyzed. Through the play, people comment at how it didn’t really affect her. She didn’t really let it hold her down, she kind of bounced back right away.”

“I really want the audience to come and enjoy the story and the humor. There’s a good plot line, there’s sex. It’s got sexy stuff. It’s got funny stuff. It’s got wild, crazy characters.” says LePell. “It’s going to go fast, it’s going to be funny, it’s going to be deep, you could just go along for the ride.”

“Particulate Matter” show times are Nov. 7 through 10, at 8 p.m. and Nov. 10-11, at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 for general admission and $10 for seniors and Chabot students/staff.

For more information please visit http://www.chabotcollege.edu/theaterarts/.

By Galia [email protected]

By EdrEnE [email protected]

“Untitled Work” Women holding flowers by Paty Gonzales.

SERGIO ALMODOVAR/STAFF PHOTOS

Attendees of the art gallery can write names of loved ones who have passed away on a large paper mâché skull by Clayton Theil.

A student altar for kittens.

Small skulls for sale made by Pauline Cabello.

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Residents of Alameda County fill in their ballots at the polling station set up inside the lobby of Hayward City Hall in Hayward, Calif. on Nov. 6, 2012.ALLEN S. LIN/STAFF PHOTO

Victoria Williams fills out her ballot on the stairs inside the lobby of Hayward City Hall in Hayward, Calif. on Nov. 6, 2012.

ALLEN S. LIN/STAFF PHOTO

“I Voted” stickers in English, Tagalog, Spanish, Vietnamese and Chinese.ALLEN S. LIN/STAFF PHOTO

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An electronic ballot reader manufactured by Sequoia Voting Systems of Oak-land, uses paper ballots and high-speed optical scanners at the San Leandro Community Center in San Leandro, Calif.

TAMMY LEE/STAFF PHOTO

Residents of Alameda County wait in line to check in to vote in the lobby of Hayward City Hall in Hayward, Calif. on Nov. 6, 2012.

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PROPOSITIONS

CONTRIBUTING ARTIST NICOLE PEREZ

*Percentages provided by the California Office of the Secretary of State

Proposition: Passed: Percentage: What will happen:

30 Yes 53.9% Y / 46.1% N

The personal income taxes on earnings over $250,000 will be increased for seven years and the sales taxes will be increased by 0.25 cents for four years. The additional revenue will fund education and it guarantees public safety realignment funding.

31 No 39.2% Y / 60.8% N The fiscal responsibilities of the California legislature and Governor are not going to be altered.

32 No 43.9% Y / 56.1% N Unions, corporations and government contractors will continued to be subject to existing campaign finance laws.

33 No 45.4% Y / 54.6% N

Insurance companies will not have to offer new customers a discount on automobile insurance premiums based on the number of years in the previous five years that the customer was insured on other insurance plans.

34 No 47.2% Y / 52.8% N

The California death penalty will remain intact. Offenders convicted for murder may continue to be sentenced to death rather than life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

35 Yes 81.1% Y / 18.9% N

Convicted human traffickers will be required to register as sex offenders and will now be subject to increased prison sentences and fines. Also, registered sex offenders will be required to disclose their internet activities and identities.

36 Yes 68.6% Y / 31.4% N

Revises the law to allow criminal offenders with two prior serious or violent felony convictions who commit a certain non-serious, non-violent felonies with lighter terms in state prisons. Additionally, offenders with two prior serious or violent felony convictions who are currently serving life sentences for many non-serious, non-violent felony convictions may be resentenced to shorter prison terms.

37 No 46.9% Y / 53.1% N Food sold in California will not be required not have labeling if genetically modified.

38 No 27.7% Y / 72.3% N State personal income tax rate will not be affected.

39 Yes 60.1% Y / 39.9% N

Multistate businesses will be required to pay income taxes based on the percentage of their sales in California. This will increase the state revenue by $1 billion annually.

40 Yes 71.4% Y / 28.6% N The State Senate districts drawn by the Citizens Redistricting Commission will continue to be used.

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Campus voting and involvementWith all of the emphasis on national voting in the last year, another set of elections at Chabot College have gone seemingly unannounced and generally unnoticed, those of our stu-dent government, our Associated Students of Chabot College.

Students have been pushed to the national polls with many on-campus voter registration events and forums explaining candidate plat-forms and propositions. Measure I for the Chabot and Las Positas Community College District, for example, has been heavily publicized around campus all semester because the money gained from the measure – had it been passed - would have gone directly into our classrooms, to our personal education.

Around every corner, there are informative

posters proclaiming “Yes on Prop. 30!” to keep further budget cuts from taking more from our education. From the outpouring of support and promotion on campus blasting these issues, it’s obvious that students care what happens to our educational system.

Why, then, aren’t students voting and voicing their concerns about other things they care about?

Students at Chabot don’t even vote for their student government. Last April, there were elec-tions for the ASCC Senate and according to the certified results of that election, only 72 students voted. Total.

According to Dr. Carolyn Arnold, Chabot’s coordinator of institutional research and grants, there are currently around 13,550 stu-dents enrolled at Chabot. 72 votes out of our campus population amounts to a little over

half of one percent. This means that 99.5 percent of

students take no say in electing stu-dent senators who make important decisions around campus. ASCC sen-ators plan events, oversee clubs and vote on issues that affect the quality of the college experience students are getting on campus.

Even worse, it seems that few stu-dents even want to be a part of our student government. In the last school election, every position was filled by a candidate that ran unopposed.

A Spectator source from within the ASCC admitted that little campaign-ing was done by the candidates and not much was done to publicize the elections (held in the cafeteria lobby, Building 2300) because there was no real choice to be made -- other quali-fied students showed interest but failed to submit their applications and re-quired materials by deadline.

In October 2011, a student satisfaction sur-vey was given to 1,597 students in 68 classes at Chabot. 71 percent of those students claimed that they had never been a participant in Chabot athletics, student clubs or the ASCC.

In fact, 21 percent of those surveyed had never even heard of the ASCC, and 58 percent of respondents knew about it, but never used any of its services. There are many departments and of-fices on campus that follow the same trend: ser-vices are available to help students that they are not using, but that they know are there.

In the offices of The Spectator, we have at-tempted to provide positive, informative news to students that we hope they find interesting …

but we don’t know if that’s true. We provide the email addresses of our writers and editors be-cause we care what the populace thinks of our work. We would like feedback, to know people are reading and to hear what students want to know more about. We are open to your criticisms and affirmations. Instead, there is nothing.

At a time when we emphasize the importance of voting, having a choice and making an imprint on the world around us, students are not taking the opportunity to choose representatives -- or to be representatives -- that will make changes that matter in their immediate environment and could set them up for success in the rest of their lives.

Having an impact on campus is about more than passing legislation, it’s about getting in-volved everyday as an active citizen of Chabot -- where it seems to be often forgotten that we are, first and foremost, a community college.

By Jessica [email protected]

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“Chasing Mavericks” focuses on Jay Moriarty, played by Jonny Weston, and his efforts to be-come a great surfer. Moriarty made a name for himself in 1994 by surfing Mavericks, a surfing location just north of Half Moon Bay, Calif.

From the start, the film portrays Moriarty as a likable and happy young man with a love for the water who really falls in love with surfing after seeing his hero Frosty Hesson, played by Gerard

Butler, on a board out in the water. When the movie picks up again, it’s seven

years later and we’re introduced to a 16-year-old Moriarty. One morning he follows Hesson, who is headed up north to surf the mythical Maver-icks near Half Moon Bay. When Moriarty real-izes Hesson can surf the monster waves, he con-vinces Hesson to teach him.

Gerard Butler, as Frosty Hesson in the film, has to work on his American accent and it is made very evident as this film progresses. Throughout the film, we hear hints of his Scot-tish accent peeking through, but that is just the tip of the iceberg.

While the movie was really focused on Mo-riarty and surfing, the moments focusing on Mo-riarty’s home life seemed very rushed. The writ-ers did a poor job at allowing the characters to develop in the eyes of the viewer.

We saw Moriarty’s mom go from a drunk that can’t wake up in the morning to a success-ful shift manager with great attendance in the

course of a few scenes. The shifts in character from scene to scene

leaves the audience puzzled. Eventually the au-dience loses interest in the family plot line and has to put the focus entirely on the surfing.

This film does a good job honoring the memory of Jay Moriarty and the events that led to his rise to fame, but it could have taken more time in creating a finished product with devel-oping plot lines.

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Chasing Mavericks wipes out

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Rating: Rated PG - DramaCast: Gerard Butler, Elisabeth Shue, Leven Rambin, Abigail Spencer, Taylor HandleyDirector: Curtis HansonRunning time: 1hr 51 min

Chabot College has been the leading local ra-dio provider in the East Bay Area for over two decades. Birthing many radio personalities and careers, as well as helping to catapult some ex-traordinary talents.

As an on-air disc jockey, Razberry has been through it all. From having a hectic school schedule, to her own radio show, and being a part of the KMEL Street Team, this DJ set a new bar for upcoming competition in the region.

Razberry has been involved in many com-munity and school events while promoting for Rich Kid Academy clothing.

“Growing up, I was fascinated by music, fashion, dancing, deejaying, everything about music made me want to be somehow a part of it,” she said.

DJ Razberry’s show, “The Morning Tea” has been on-air for over two years, and continues to bring great music, entertainment and media cov-

erage to a growing audience. Aside from multiple awards from the

radio and television department of Chabot College, she has been involved with youth programs focused on educational growth.

Now, Razberry runs a sports program she started in 2009 called “Balling For Success” at James Madison Middle School, working with over a hundred students.

She launched another program in 2010 called “Rich Kid Media,” which is focused on teaching videography, photography, and music to middle school students, “The past few months have been really hectic, school is probably taking most of my time but I’m working on more events and promo with other artists,” she added.

Most people are driven by passion, and ac-cording to this DJ “Hard work pays off.” Razber-ry is not hard to find, and is consistently pushing her career forward while working with her new team “The Dragons.”

You can find this phenomenal DJ every Tuesday and Thursday from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. at KCRH Radio in Building 100, or on-air at 89.9 FM East Bay Area and streaming live at http://www.kcrhradio.com.

By Remy [email protected]

ARTIST PROFILE: DJ Razberry

TAMMY LEE/STAFF PHOTOSDJ Razberry at KCRH 89.9 FM for her show, “The Morning Tea”in Hayward, Calif.

DJ Razberry deejaying during College Hour at Chabot College in Hayward, Calif.

DJ Razberry dances with the Nesquik Bunny during College Hour at Chabot College in Hay-ward, Calif. on Oct. 25, 2012.

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Over a million and a half people showed up to see the San Francisco Giants’ Championship Parade on Halloween this past week in downtown San Francisco.

The morning commute saw Giants’ fans drinking in the streets and on BART making their way to San Francisco. The city was packed by 7:30 a.m., cheers and chants echoed through-out the city streets. The en-ergy was electric.

There was no other date more suitable to fit the theme for the Giants playoff run, “Orange October,” than Halloween. Costumes were seen from “Where’s Waldo” to girls in tutus, but most of the outfits consisted of black and orange.

The Giants celebrated their championship run with fans in attendance stretch-ing from the Civic Center all the way down to the Em-barcadero.

Fans were showered with over three thousand

pounds of black and orange confetti. People were stand-ing on rooftops, statues and trees just to get a glimpse of their Giants bringing the championship trophy home.

There were so many va-rieties of people bonding in

a way that only sports can bring people together. In most aspects the parade was very peaceful, but there were a few fights that started because of lack of space mixed with frustration. Nonetheless,

the Giants brought solidar-ity to the community -- even if it was just for a day.

They provided an ex-perience that many will re-member for the rest of their lives, bringing a champion-ship back to the Bay.

SportsHayward, California Thursday, November 8, 2012www.thechabotspectator.com

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Buster Posey waves to fans while his wife Kristen records the parade on a GoPro during the San Francisco Giants World Series victory parade along Market Street in San Francisco on Oct. 31, 2012.

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San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee waves to the fans along the parade route.

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Brandon Lee and Rochi Bautista enjoy the festivities during the Giants World Series victory parade.

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