VVC RamPage Vol. 32 Issue 4

RamPage October 28 2011 Volume 32 No 4

Victor Valley College

ldquoIts only keepers the peoplerdquo George Washington

By Ron Banta Reporter

VVC Calls For Help To Get Accreditation Back on Track

students who have either fallen short of standards set by the Financial Aid Office and who wish to appeal their dismissal or for students who have contentions involving the denial of their eligibility to receive financial aid The Financial Aid Appeals Committee reviews the initial decision of the Finan-cial Aid Office based on any additional information or factors involving the stu-dents academic record that the student submits to the committee They told me to go to the SAP work-shop I showed them my medical docu-ments and they still denied me said Wilson For some VVC students receiving fi-nancial aid this semester certain chal-lenges have made financial aid arduous to attain Many students have expressed

With the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges breath-ing down the neck of Victor Valley Col-lege leadership a new weapon emerges from the Colleges arsenal to fight against accreditation termination in the form of Dr Matthew Lee Boasting a perfect track record on top of an extensive resume Dr Lee was hired by the College for $126360 through Professional Personnel Leasing on Sept 19 to help VVC with achieving the recommendations set forth by the ACCJC earlier this year Beginning his career at Pasadena City College Lee went from Computer Li-ason Officer to Dean of Institutional Planning and Research serving posi-tions such as Accreditation Liason Offi-cer and Chair of statewide Matriculation Advisory Committee Lee left PCC in

2000 to form his own consulting firm and now assists community colleges in various areas such as accreditation sanc-tions (successfully completing contracts with six out of six campuses) program review campus climate and others as l i s t e d o n h i s w e b s i t e wwwmcleeconsultingcom Lee held two open forums on Oct 17 in order to gather information from ad-ministrators faculty and students about what they feel should be done in order for VVC to overcome Commission sanc-tions ldquoThere is a severe lack of communica-tion between staff members We used to have an email program that notified us when emails we sent had been read so we knew that they were getting to where they needed to go Now it seems like they just get launched into space never to be heard from again Its extremely frustratingrdquo said one classified faculty member during the forum

For some students the need for finan-cial aid is indisputable Tammy Wilson a VVC student was awarded financial aid but her goals had to be set aside as she battled cervical cancer and an enlarged heart At the same time she was caring for her elderly mother who recently passed away of bone cancer Even Wilsons tragic circumstances couldnrsquot stop her from studying and at-tending Victor Valley College not even after her financial aid was denied due to a collection of Ds Fs and Ws which she incurred during lifes travails According to VVCs website SAP stands for Satisfactory Academic Pro-gress The workshop was designed for

Students Angry Due to Problems with Financial Aid

Other faculty members noted that the decision-making process should be more transparent and Dr Lee agreed saying that management processes are typically ldquoa little fuzzyrdquo at this point ldquoSuggestions made to VVC leadership gets no feedback before new processes are implementedrdquo said another member of classified faculty The ACCJC by law cannot require full compliance by March 15 2012 how-ever if VVC shows no effort toward compliance at all further action can be taken at that point including termina-tion ldquoThe College runs a real risk of harsher penalties by the ACCJC Just getting out of trouble isnt enough VVC needs to get on track for the long-term The recommendations are pretty well on track and there is a great deal to be done hererdquo said Lee

a belief that they should qualify to re-ceive financial aid but have found that they are judged by their parents finan-cial situation rather than by their own Students are forced to work two or three jobs in order to afford their education Many in the process of receiving finan-cial aid end up bound in red tape Kathleen Hearns also a student attend-ing VVC has been approved for finan-cial aid after what was for her a frustrat-ing process to supply the information required of her She found Web Advisor over complicated which led to a critical delay in receiving her aid check Continued in Financial Aid on page 4

By Sherri Bender Reporter

Oct 28 2011 Page 2 RamPage VVC

Ready Rams Heats Up the SAC with a Wing Contest By Alexandra Ochoa

Reporter

ldquoI took 2 bites I didnrsquot chew I just swallowed I sucked the bones dryrdquo James Agor ldquoIt was pretty spicy Irsquoll give him that much over all I felt like I could have handled it if I could have had a few more secondsrdquo said Victor Healdly one of the participants ldquoI just put my hands up immediately so that everyone knew I was the Wing King Next year I plan on being the back to back champ its 20 minutes later and I still havenrsquot touched my waterrdquo said Agor

Victor Valley College had a very ex-citing wing contest held at the Student Activity Center On October 18 Ready Rams and Campus Crusade for Christ both participated in holding this event All the proceeds and money from the event went towards the Lights of Love charity The Charity works to en-sure that underprivileged kids will be getting toys during the holiday season ldquoWe put this event on because it seems like a fun event to do it is a good way to promote the Ready Rams and Campus Crusade for Christ all the money goes towards an awesome charityrdquo said Cesar Ramirez a Ready Ram member Up to six students were able to par-ticipate in the wing contest and anyone was welcome to buy wings The price range was 50 cents per wing or an eight dollar combo for eight wings water and some chips The six participants had to eat 10 wings with no sip of water the first one that finished won a $30 Ameri-can express gift card The actual wing contest started at 2 pm at first Ready Rams was only going to take five participates then an extra spot opened up to make it six Devlind

Robinson Matthew Smith Victor Healdly Joseph Stephens-Castleman James Agor and Brenda Castro where the brave six to step up and participate As the contest began nearly everyone in the Student Activities Center got up out of their seats to see all the excite-ment that was happening on stage After not even three minutes there was a win-ner James Agor had finished all ten of his wings without taking one sip of his water

set parameters in the system for each game

Any two students would be selected at random and whoever loses passes on the controller The winner of the competi-tion gets half of the donations The run-ner up gets a free tournament Games are brought to the Competition through Mariblersquos approval with both Microsoft X-box 360 and Sony Playstation 3 Marible plans to cater to gamers of all ages

James Agore ICC Representative of Black Student Union serves as liaison to Marible if he plans to bring the club idea to life

The rules of the tournament are simple but strict donrsquot be loud clean up after yourselves and be respectable to each other and the space If the gamer is rowdy they will be removed from the

Photo By Alexandra Ochoa From left Devlind Robinson Matthew Smith Victor Healdly Joseph Stephens-Castleman James Agor-winner and Brenda Casto

The landing by the old foundation office has been the site of card game tournaments for the past couple of years With approval From ASB President Christopher Dustin and Director of Aux-iliary Services Robert Sewell Victor Valley College student Michael Marible hosted the first VVC Video Game Com-petition in the Student Activities Center

ldquoItrsquos basically to have fun and bring-ing the student body together by relaxing and having fun and playing video gamesrdquo said Marible

With a donation of 1 dollar towards the tournament students could play against one another in a party style com-petition with games ranging from First Person Shooters to Fighting Games with

By Micah Raimo Managing Editor

The First Video Game Tournament of VVC competition The tournaments are pro-posed to be held every two weeks

In spite of the enthusiasm had for the competition not everyone agrees gam-ing is good for general health

ldquoIt means quitting smoking going in for that mammogram or colon cancer screening It means going for a run or hitting the gym and raising our children to step away from the video games and spend more time playing outsiderdquo said Obama

ldquoIf [the kids] are getting obese itrsquos the parentrsquos fault Not the kids [The par-ents] need to watch what their kids are doingrdquo said Agore

If you want more information you can find Marible gaming and plotting for the next Gaming tournament in the SAC



Associated Student Body Student Ser-vices Angela Perdomo put together the successful event Kulasxa did the shop-ping and the gathering of supplies while the other Harvest Council Members made sure the volunteering clubs would show up

ldquoI felt it went a lot smoother than I thought I was very excited about it from the beginningrdquo said Kolasxa

Kids decorated sugar cookies and painted pumpkins on top of the festivi-ties ASB spent roughly $450 This fig-ure included lunch for all the volunteers and the various decorations from Food-4-Less 99-cent Store Winco Dollar tree and Costco

All the clubs who volunteered created a series of carnival games for all the little children Clubs included Phi Theta Kappa which did a Knock-the-Ball-Off-the-Cans-Game VVC Veterans Club who had a Toss-The-Bean-Bag game Black Student Union gave away candy Physics Club had a demonstration of

various chemical constructs and Ready Rams Club did face painting

The Off Broadway Performing Arts Club put on the play of Porkenstein which had all the children in smiles

According to last yearrsquos Rampage issue between 75 and 80 children showed up to [the] event This figure did not include the parents and participating club members In total over 100 bodies floated around the SAC to receive treats and smiles from VVC representatives

This year due to a lower student count in the Child Care Center the at-tendance was not as prominent but chil-dren still left with smiles and treats

ldquoIt was overall very wellrdquo said Ko-lasxa

Director of Auxiliary Services Robert Sewell returned as Rammy the VVC mascot and was swarmed by children

Associated Student Body Vice Presi-dent Jeremiah Brosowske returned as Doctor Phill Good

Continued in Halloween on page

With the Associated Student Body Social Sciences Senator Christina Ku-lasxa taking the reigns The Student Ac-tivities Center saw another successful Victor Valley College Annual Harvest Childrensrsquo Event on Oct 28

Last year VVC student Casey Dean dressed in a ball gown was inspired to do the Childrensrsquo Event because she realized that VVC is a central hub for the High Desert

ldquoThere are a lot of families coming to VVC Roughly every five people in a class have children It seemed logical for an event to take place on campus Plus I wanted to dancerdquo said Dean in last yearrsquos RamPage issue in regards to the event

Following in the footsteps of Dean Kulasxa along with Off Broadway Vice President Greg Harbor II Associated Student Body Inter Club Council Sena-tor Evonne Tirado and newly appointed

ASB Delivers A Successful Childrenrsquos Halloween Event

on November 4 5 11 12 at 730 pm and November 6 13 at 230 pm Tickets are $10 seniors $7 and with ASB card is free Anyone under eighteen will need to be accompanied by an adult due to ma-ture content

ldquoIt will touch a lot of peoplersquos heartsrdquo said Actress Denice Wolf playing Nurse Ratched With performances right around the corner every little aspect is being fine tuned The performances will take place

Over a hundred students and faculty are busy grinding away to produce One Flew over the Cuckoorsquos Nest ldquoIt has the potential to be the best play at Victor Valley Collegerdquo said actor Giovani Maldonado playing Chief Bromden Director Ed Heaberlin is currently leading a cast full of new and veteran actors at Victor Valley College ldquoIrsquom blessed to have the cast that I dordquo said Heaberlin This is Mr Heaberlinrsquos first time ever producing One Flew over the Cuckoorsquos Nest The production written by Dale Wasserman is based on the Novel by Ken Kesey ldquoIt has its own unique voicerdquo said actor Irann Arias playing Dale Harding The cast and crew have been working vigorously day in and day out to create a realistic show for the audience ldquoItrsquos gonna affect people more than they realizerdquo said actor Mark Dufrenne playing Randle Patrick Mcmurphy

By Bradlee Howe Reporter

Performing Arts Hard at Work for another Play

Photo by Bradlee Howe (From left to right) Irann Arias Nicolas Dye Chris Johnson (arms up in back) Benjamin Bledsoe Mark Dufrenne Denice Wolf Levi Wayne Keel Bryon Raymond Giovani Maldonado Wakaba Mwangi

RamPage VVC Oct 28 2011 Page 4

Financial Aid from 1 When the line is long and you get up to the window theyll do anything to get the line moving All they do is refer you back to the Web Advisor said Hearns Im dependent on this money I may be homeless because theyre making me wait 30 more daysrdquo The last workshop of the semester will be held Monday Nov 7 at 2 pm Seat-ing is limited to the first 60 people at each workshop For more information visit wwwvvceduofficesfinancial-aidsapshtml

Halloween from page 3 VVC Student Judy Schmoll dressed as

Casual ASB Director Robert Sewell complete with lanyard and business cards

Associated Student Body Treasurer Monique Ballard was one of the attend-ing parents of the festivities

ldquoASB did a great job in providing the younger children at the Child Develop-ment Center with great activities lots of fun and games and candy They were all dressed up and I think ASB reached their goal in accommodating the children with gamesrdquo said Ballard

It is about creating camaraderie be-tween the different branches of law en-forcement But mostly it is about train-ing the students so that when they get employed the citizens feel confident that they are safe in their community The facility will however only be used to less than fifty percent of its capa-bility due to the accreditation review Victor Valley College is under With the probation that VVC was put under Vis-ser says ldquoWersquoll be unable to move our entire program next semesterrdquo

how to ldquoresolve conflict without having to use forcerdquo as Michael Visser instruc-tor of AJ said It is about training their minds to deal with the emotional trauma they will deal with out in the field Vis-ser believes the real life scenarios will ldquomake them think as opposed to just reactingrdquo ldquoWe donrsquot want to shoot people we donrsquot want to injure themrdquo explain both Visser and Fields about what they want the students to learn ldquoThey should con-sider any other option firstrdquo said Fields

A state-of-the-art public safety training facility is being built to give students the experience and skills they will need to go out into the field and perform their jobs to the highest skill level The training facility will have every-thing needed for the Administration of Justice Allied Health and Fire Technol-ogy programs It is located on an 11 acre lot that was donated by the Wal-Mart Distribution Center and due to the Col-lege Foundationsrsquo help it was able to be put into part of the JJ Bond and passed ldquoIt will be one of the best facilities in the staterdquo said Ron Gerhardt the project manager The facility will have a shooting range which will have walls that are all coated with Kevlar material It will give stu-dents real life scenarios with the 3D technology that will be used so that they react correctly under stressful situations Administration of Justice Department Chair Ron Fields believes it will put students in environments that they will experience when on active duty ldquoEverything I felt on patrol I felt againrdquo said Fields when speaking of one of the scenarios he tried out It will have a defense tactics room academic classrooms a fire station lockers restrooms with showers a search city that will be propped to look like a restaurant a living room and it will have cells so that students get the right training to make the right decision The facility is also about showing them

By Genesis Pleitez Reporter

Home of the Future Law Enforcement Training Facility

Photo By Genesis Pleitez New police training facility currently in development

As a reminder students who would like to submit guess work to the RamPage is always wel-

comed Also students who has a specific talent please contact us at VVCRamPageGmailcom or VVCRamPageYahoocom

Editor in Chief

Jonathan R Brown


In-N-Out A Diamond or A Dud There are many reasons to love In-N-OutThe ingredients are always fresh crisp lettuce tomatoes and fries They cut and cook their fries right in front of you and there is nothing I love more than fresh french fries The bun is toasted to perfection And theyrsquove got to have the best shakes in the history of fast food (try neapolitan swirl) The menu is simple just three combos to choose from They are the one place that proves all you need is good ingredients to make a simple dish amazing They only need a few things to do it right You can also order their great burgers in a few different ways from their (not so) secret menu (itrsquos on their website) such as protein or animal style Both are delicious depending upon your taste Beyond the ldquosecret menurdquo you can pretty much order any-thing your heart desires Okay so a cheeseburger and fries is not the healthi-est of meals In-N-Out is still fast food however their calorie count in com-parison to other fast food joints is considerably lower Their fresh ingredi-ents and the fact that their patties are not huge take most of the credit As long as yoursquore not frequenting the place more than a cou-ple times a week (even though itrsquos hard not to) itrsquos probably the healthiest of the fast food choices Aside from all that the places are very clean The tables chairs and bathrooms are always spic and span This is a biggie in my book If a place has the best burgers around it can be completely ruined by a disgusting bathroom The employees are always friendly helpful and funny They are happy to take your order and have fun doing it Why wouldnrsquot they be happy to be there In-N-Out treats its employ-ees very well They have always paid higher than the minimum wage even offering paid vacations and 401K plans for its workers It is nice to learn that this is still the same family owned and operated business that was started in 1948 here in Southern California The company still upholds the same principles of fresh quality food friendly service and a sparkling clean envi-ronment The diligence of the owners managers and workers has shown through in their product This is why In-N-Out Burgers have that ldquoquality you can tasterdquo Hands down you just canrsquot deny that In-N-Out really is what a hamburger is all about

mdash Kelli McGurk Copy Editor

As a person born and raised in Southern California I have been trained by my peers to like three things The beach the Lakers and In-N-Out Two of the three have grown on me over the years but one I cannot get used to and thatrsquos In-N-Out I just donrsquot get the hype surrounding this fast-food chain It sells basic hamburgers and below average French fries The only other things on the menu are drinks and shakes Then of course there is their ldquosecretrdquo menu which isnrsquot so secret This menu fea-tures simple variations of their other items People go crazy for their ldquoanimal stylerdquo option which is just

Thousand Island dressing smoth-ered on your bur-ger andor fries T h e r e a r e things from our childhood that we never seem to forget or let go These things vary from movies books games TV shows hob-bies or even food As long as we keep a fond memory of a cer-tain thing it will

always subconsciously leave us to believe that the thing was good For example as a kid I loved the movie Space Jam as most people in my age group would attest to Now as an adult I can see the movie has many flaws and is considered to be a bad movie But no matter what whenever I see it on TV I have to tune in In high school it was the desired hangout spot for everyone In-N-Out was the cool place to go to when you ditched class Now as an adult itrsquos just an over-crowded place to get a quick burger There are plenty of other places to get a decent burger Bakers has al-most the same exact burgers yet it doesnrsquot get the same hype Why Because Bakers has variety in-stead of In-N-Outrsquos measly four menu items Until In-N-Out gets rid of its hipster status and updates their thin fries you wonrsquot see me step foot inside one of their restaurants

mdash Joseph Ciulla Opinion Editor


By Robert Rios Reporter

verines and this Rio Hondo Roadrunners game that could be considered contro-versial ldquoI am impressed with the teamrsquos per-formance in soccer it is hard to come back from a 3-1 deficit We played well and I am proud of the team and the way we have played all seasonrdquo said Head coach Michael Bradbury ldquoSometimes tempers get high we keep calm and keep on playing the game we just play and we donrsquot blame the offi-cialsrdquo said Tuno Adepojo When asked if he thought the officials had anything to do with their loss Ray Escoto said ldquoThey werenrsquot nice but we donrsquot depend on officials we play the gamerdquo

Again a Ram was down and Rio Hondo attacked but the ball hit the post Then when a Rio Hando stepped out of bounds and there was no call Rams froze for half a second and that allowed Rio Hondo to score making it 2-1 Rio then 3-1 Rio Hondo When the game seemed over the Rams brought the ball on the right side Rio Hondorsquos goalie and two defenders were on the near post Sergio Ibarra kicked it over to the left side where Dakota Vogel could head-butt it in and score 2-3 Rio Then the Rams brought the ball over carefully sharing the ball and looking for the right shot They found Ray Es-coto who dribbled the ball down field and kicked the ball tying the score at 3-3 After the tie there was very little time left about five minutes calls were not appreciated by the Rams fans The final score was 4-3 Rio Hondo There have been two important confer-ence games The San Bernardino Wol-

No Love from Officials for Rams Against Rio Hondo

Eric Lopez became the first Victor Valley College wrestler to win a Califor-nia Community College Athletic Asso-ciation title last season and freshman Ryan McWatters is looking to become the second Wrestling in the 174 pound division the freshman has looked domi-nant all season with his only loss coming at the hands of defending state champion and number one ranked Martin Fabbian from Fresno City College at the West Hills Tournament in early October He would avenge his only loss two weeks later at the Meathead Invitational at Questa College San Luis Obispo by beating Fabbian 9-3 but that wasnrsquot all he did McWatters who was unranked going into the tournament took first place gained the number one ranking in the state and was voted outstanding heavyweight of the tournament by the coaches Ray Delgado (125) and Gino Griffith (197) also placed for the Rams with each of them getting fifth in their respective weight classes but the tournament spot-light was on McWatters ldquoThe first time they wrestled Ryan

By Arvin Sulikhanyan Sports Editor

Promising VVC Wrestlers Looking to Secure Individual Championships Seeleyrsquos hope is that soon he can achieve one of his biggest goals to field not only individual champions but to have a team thatrsquos a champion On a team full of freshman three wrestlers have stood out above the rest and emerged as not only the best wres-tlers but also the teamrsquos leaders Ray Delgado Gino Griffith and of course Ryan McWatters have all done quite well Delgado has come on strong as of late McWatters is a legitimate con-tender for state champ and Griffith has improved mightily as the season has progressed Delgado who just recently cut down to his desired weight class of 125 says that even though it has been difficult adapting to collegiate level wrestling he alongside McWatters and Griffith who Seeley points to as being the teamrsquos most improved player have all tried their best to lead and help push the other members of the team The Junior College All-Star Dual is a tournament in which the top two ranked wrestlers in each weight class get to compete McWatters is competing and Delgado is an alternate Next up for the Rams is the West South Conference Tournament in Bakersfield Nov 11-12

The day after the first cold night of the season it was a little nippy and there was a strong wind coming from the south west but weather was not the only factor in the game On October 25 the Victor Valley Col-lege Rams soccer team played the Rio Hondo College Road Runners Rio Hondo had possession deep in their own territory as they brought the ball across most of the attention was directed towards the ball When in the backfield a Ram fell on the floor and stayed down but the game continued They played for a while before Rio Hondo started their attack While the Rams had one man down Rio Hondo Scored Marcus Thoms attacking inside the box was fouled and was awarded a free kick He scored tying the game

dominated him (Fabbian) but made a mistake Second time around he didnlsquot make a mistake and just dominated him beat him soundly and even though the score was 9-3 it didnlsquot seem that closerdquo said VVC head coach Scott Seeley Seeley had a lot of praise for McWat-ters and could not stress enough about just how much of a force he has been all season ldquoIf Ryan continues to improve and can stay healthy he has a great chance at winning staterdquo As for the team as a whole the season has been somewhat of a struggle in re-gards to not having a full squad Heavy-weight Anthony Jimenez hasnrsquot wrestled all season due to an injury and 145 pound wrestler Anthony Solis started the year off and was doing quite well but wasnrsquot able to continue competing be-cause of family-related reasons A few other players were deemed ineligible to compete because of poor grades and there were no returnees from last yearrsquos team The whole situation has put Seeley in a tough place but the team has actually done quite well considering the circum-stances Recently taking ninth in the Questa tournament which featured al-most every team from California

RAMPAGE STAFF Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Brown Managing Editor Micah Raimo Copy Editor Kelli McGurk News Editors Wyketta Wilfong Phillip Phan Features Editors Adreana Young Reyna Arvizu Entertainment Editors Racheal Rickman Garrett Johnston Sports Editors Shaun Canady Arvin Sulikhanyan Mario Gonzalez Opinion Web Editor Joseph Ciulla Photo Editors Roscoe Esparza Abbey Mullen Video Editor Samuel Mullen Editor Emeritus Roderick Allen Gray Jr Reporters Jennifer Baeskens Ron Banta Sheri Bender Bradlee Howe

Octavious Thomas Axl Marr Nicole Fuentes Lynnea Lombardo Alexandra Ochoa Eileen Atkinson Philip Hill Rachel Hanley Genesis Pleitez

AdviserInstructor Don Holland Cartoonist Guest Work Welcome AdministrationFacultyStaff Mentors Jennifer Fowlie Patty Golder

Bev Huiner Tim Isbell Scott Mulligan Deanna Murphy Christopher OrsquoHearn Robert Sewell PJ Teel Paul Williams

Printing Victor Valley College Campus Print Shop

CONTACT INFORMATION VVC RamPage 18422 Bear Valley Road Victorville CA 92395 Phone (760) 245-4271 Extension 2773 bull Fax (760) 241-5723 Email vvcrampagegmailcom or vvcrampageyahoocom httpwwwvvceduofficesrampage Website httpwwwissuucomvvcrampage

GENERAL INFORMATION The RamPage is a newspaper published as an educational exercise and First Amendment Public Forum by students at Victor Valley College in Victorville Calif Issues come out approximately twice a month in the two full-length semesters generally each February March April May September October November and December for a total of 14 issues each calendar year The views expressed by the RamPage are not necessarily those of VVC its board of trustees its administration its faculty its staff its Associated Student Body Council or its students The RamPage welcomes press releases story ideas letters to the editor guest articles and guest editorials Submit proposed items to the on-campus mailbox of RamPage Adviser Don Holland clearly marked as being submitted for publication Or email them to vvcrampagegmailcom or mail information to RamPage Victor Valley College 18422 Bear Valley Road Victorville CA 92395 or leave a message at 760-245-4271 extension 2773 VVCrsquos journalism program belongs to the Associated Collegiate Press the California Newspaper Publishers Association and the Journalism Association of Community Colleges ADVERTISING The RamPage generally accepts as advertising only 8 12 - by -11-inch flyers as inserts The cost is $100 which covers insertiondistribution of 1500 copies The cost and responsibility of designing reproducing and delivering the 1500 flyers to the RamPage is borne by the advertiser To discuss display advertising options or to purchase any form of advertisement call Assistant Director of Auxiliary Services Deanna Murphy at 760-245-4271 extension 2707 Acceptance of any advertisement in the RamPage does not constitute endorsement by the paper college district board council or student body The RamPage reserves the right to reject any material mdash advertising or editorial mdash that it deems to be not in keeping with the standards of the paper



ONE FLEWOVER THECUCKOOrsquoS

NESTWritten by Dale Wasserman

Based on the novel by Ken Kesey

Directedby Ed Heaberlin

NOVEMBER 4 5 11 12 at 730 PM and 6 13 at 230 PM

6 PERFORMANCES ONLYTickets can be reserved at (760) 245-4271 ext 849 or wwwvvcedutix

General Admission $10 Senior $700 VVC - with valid VVC ASB card FREE

DUE TO MATURE SUBJECT MATTER - CHILDREN WILL NOTNOT BE PERMITTED TO SEE THIS PRODUCTION

One Flew Over The Cuckoorsquos Nest is produced through special permission from Samuel French Inc

Victor Valley College Theatrepresents

ALL of the RULES are about to be BROKEN


Ready Rams Heats Up the SAC with a Wing Contest By Alexandra Ochoa

Reporter

ldquoI took 2 bites I didnrsquot chew I just swallowed I sucked the bones dryrdquo James Agor ldquoIt was pretty spicy Irsquoll give him that much over all I felt like I could have handled it if I could have had a few more secondsrdquo said Victor Healdly one of the participants ldquoI just put my hands up immediately so that everyone knew I was the Wing King Next year I plan on being the back to back champ its 20 minutes later and I still havenrsquot touched my waterrdquo said Agor

Victor Valley College had a very ex-citing wing contest held at the Student Activity Center On October 18 Ready Rams and Campus Crusade for Christ both participated in holding this event All the proceeds and money from the event went towards the Lights of Love charity The Charity works to en-sure that underprivileged kids will be getting toys during the holiday season ldquoWe put this event on because it seems like a fun event to do it is a good way to promote the Ready Rams and Campus Crusade for Christ all the money goes towards an awesome charityrdquo said Cesar Ramirez a Ready Ram member Up to six students were able to par-ticipate in the wing contest and anyone was welcome to buy wings The price range was 50 cents per wing or an eight dollar combo for eight wings water and some chips The six participants had to eat 10 wings with no sip of water the first one that finished won a $30 Ameri-can express gift card The actual wing contest started at 2 pm at first Ready Rams was only going to take five participates then an extra spot opened up to make it six Devlind

Robinson Matthew Smith Victor Healdly Joseph Stephens-Castleman James Agor and Brenda Castro where the brave six to step up and participate As the contest began nearly everyone in the Student Activities Center got up out of their seats to see all the excite-ment that was happening on stage After not even three minutes there was a win-ner James Agor had finished all ten of his wings without taking one sip of his water

set parameters in the system for each game

Any two students would be selected at random and whoever loses passes on the controller The winner of the competi-tion gets half of the donations The run-ner up gets a free tournament Games are brought to the Competition through Mariblersquos approval with both Microsoft X-box 360 and Sony Playstation 3 Marible plans to cater to gamers of all ages

James Agore ICC Representative of Black Student Union serves as liaison to Marible if he plans to bring the club idea to life

The rules of the tournament are simple but strict donrsquot be loud clean up after yourselves and be respectable to each other and the space If the gamer is rowdy they will be removed from the

Photo By Alexandra Ochoa From left Devlind Robinson Matthew Smith Victor Healdly Joseph Stephens-Castleman James Agor-winner and Brenda Casto

The landing by the old foundation office has been the site of card game tournaments for the past couple of years With approval From ASB President Christopher Dustin and Director of Aux-iliary Services Robert Sewell Victor Valley College student Michael Marible hosted the first VVC Video Game Com-petition in the Student Activities Center

ldquoItrsquos basically to have fun and bring-ing the student body together by relaxing and having fun and playing video gamesrdquo said Marible

With a donation of 1 dollar towards the tournament students could play against one another in a party style com-petition with games ranging from First Person Shooters to Fighting Games with


The First Video Game Tournament of VVC competition The tournaments are pro-posed to be held every two weeks

In spite of the enthusiasm had for the competition not everyone agrees gam-ing is good for general health

ldquoIt means quitting smoking going in for that mammogram or colon cancer screening It means going for a run or hitting the gym and raising our children to step away from the video games and spend more time playing outsiderdquo said Obama

ldquoIf [the kids] are getting obese itrsquos the parentrsquos fault Not the kids [The par-ents] need to watch what their kids are doingrdquo said Agore

If you want more information you can find Marible gaming and plotting for the next Gaming tournament in the SAC








































Editor in Chief

Jonathan R Brown













































































Editor in Chief

Jonathan R Brown




















































Editor in Chief

Jonathan R Brown









































































































































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