Farewell to Burgess

STUDENT GOVERNMENT

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By Allison Browne City Times

Dozens of people came out to honor and say farewell to City College President Terry Burgess, who will be retiring at the end of June.

The party was held in the Corporate Education Center, located in the new MS build-ing, on April 29.

“People all over campus should be given the chance to come and say thank you, and goodbye,” Constance Carroll, chancellor of the San Diego Community College District, said.

The event began with per-sonal speeches by several of Burgess’ closest colleagues.

Board President Rich Grosch spoke first, saying, “Though you are leaving, you won’t be forgotten. And we hope you won’t forget us.”

Carroll, who has worked with Burgess for more than 30 years, spoke next. “What has impressed me most is your intense, and I mean intense, love for this college,”Carroll said.

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Staff holds party for the retiring school president

President Terry Burgess cuts the cake at his farewell party on April 29. Allison Browne, City Times

District not cutting classes for fall 2013

ADMINISTRATION

By Michelle MoranCity Times

Community College students expected budget cuts this upcoming fall semester, but it seems like the budget will increase. Instead of classes being cut, there will in fact be more classes added in the fall.

As the district gener-ates more funding, classes will continue to be added to the fall and spring semesters. Chancellor Constance Carroll hopes that with time the district might see summer and winter sessions return in 2014.

“Our top priority has always been service to our students,” Carroll said in an email interview. “Classes are not being cut at City College, and there are no plans to cut classes at City College.”

Carroll and the district worked hard to make sure that Prop. 30 was passed, so it can start getting things back to normal.

“The San Diego Com-munity College District, including City College, supported and worked hard on ensuring the pas-sage of Proposition 30, since it was our best hope for improving opportuni-ties for students. Our top priority has always been service to our students,” Carroll said.

Before the spring semester started this year, classes were added and that gave more breath-ing room to the students. And according to Carroll, more will be added in the fall.

“In the spring semes-ter, Districtwide, we have added a total of 446 class sections, which includes 105 additional class sec-tions at City College. We are planning to add even

more class sections for the fall and are waiting for the California budget decisions to be made so that we will know how many classes we can add,” Carroll said.

The passage of Prop. 30 last year seems to be benefiting community colleges this year, as it was proposed to increase taxes for those who have an income above $250,000. The money col-lected is supposed to go to the schools, 89 percent for K-12 schools and 11 percent to community col-leges.

“I am heartened to see the state slowly rebound-ing with the possibility of some improvements in funding that will benefit our students, faculty, staff, and broader community,” Carroll said in her Chan-cellor’s Budget Message.

Over the past five years, California Com-munity Colleges had their funds decreased at a total of $809 million.

Jacque Bell, City Col-lege’s vice president of administrative services also ensures that there will be more classes added next semester.

“There will be classes added next semester; I think preliminary thinking is around the summer and winter sessions, I think that’s the goal,” Bell said. “Adding buildings and square footage to campus is increasing our operating costs while the budget is not increasing.”

Bell expects the budget will stay the same, while the adding of classes will improve gradually over the upcoming semesters.

Last year, the California community colleges had to turn away around 500,000 students due to the budget cuts for student enroll-ment.

HIGHER EDUCATION

By Allison Browne City Times

The Associated Student Government has announced the results of the elec-tions for the 2013-14 school year, which took place from April 9-10 through online voting.

Student elections finalizedfor 2013

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BurgessContinued from Page 1

Burgess smiles as faculty give speeches about him during his term as president. Allison Browne, City Times

By Fahima Paghmani City Times

City College held its 9th Annual Student Project & Research Symposium on May 1 in Gorton Quad.

The Symposium orga-nizing committee honors certain students who took their time in a specific topic that they were concerned with and worked on it by researching the issues and creating a display for the event.

“Twenty students of mine did the research proj-ect, but I had to only choose five of the students who did a great job,” said Luis Perez, personal growth professor and counselor.

Students had a variety of different topics that they researched and dis-played, from “The Corre-lation Between Active and Passive Procrastination,” by Viola Ninchak, to “Age

Preference in Dating for Casual vs. Lifelong Part-ners,” by Kelsey Currier.

Students were told to write about a particular topic in which they are very passionate about and explain it by using all dif-ferent kinds of forms, as Ana Camarillo did with her topic “Dealing with Divorce.”

“I started my assign-ment off with a question-naire which I made up myself,” said Camarillo.

Camarillo explained the intent of her project was to inform the public about how adults and chil-dren deal with divorce and how therapy is a great option to have.

The event also held dif-ferent activities other than the displays, like a “History of Hair,” makeup tutorials and performances of mar-tial arts, zumba and hip-hop dance routines.

Student projectsshowcased at school symposium

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“It’s going to be hard to see you leave, but I will hunt you down. I cannot imagine work without my closest col-league.”

Concluding the speeches, academic senate president Pete Haro stated, “I hate using the work retirement because I can’t see Terry sit-ting around painting or fish-ing. I see him applying his skills and knowledge every-where he goes.”

The Radio and Television department then presented

a video chronicling Burgess’ time at City and containing farewell messages from dif-ferent people.

Burgess then spoke, saying, “There is no place better than City College. I’ve felt welcome since the day I arrived. I can say I’ve had a great day at City every day I’ve been here.”

Even though Burgess will be retiring, he won’t be leav-ing the school entirely. “I will be active in the Centennial, which is coming up within the next year. I’m also going to be active with City College Foundation. I will be around.”

Nursing professor Kris Hale, who was in attendance, said she could never miss a ceremony honoring Bur-gess. “When Terry hired me,

he was so personable and he made the college appear to be the same way. It’s going to be hard to replace him. He’s been so fabulous.”

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By Paul Smoot City Times

From graduation rings to ceremonial gowns, the Grad Fair is all about preparing stu-dents for their upcoming com-mencement.

Held in the Schwartz Square courtyard on April 30, the fair consisted of nine information booths with fea-tures ranging from handmade jewelry to class ring fittings.

Dee Dee Porter, the bookstore supervisor and coordinator of the the event, explained the origins of the fair and its purpose.

“Traditionally, it’s the col-leges and the universities, not so much the community colleges. It’s to encourage students to buy their regalia early.

“We have found that if we make it kind of a festive occa-sion, then we have a better chance of having students have regalia before the day of

the ceremony,” Porter said.Even though this year’s

fair produced a lackluster turnout, some undergradu-ates showed up to see what the commotion was about. David Pekar, a first-year stu-dent, gave his take.

“I was just in-between classes. I don’t really know what this is, I just see people out, but I think it’s good for the school,” Pekar said.

Organizing for the fair starts at the beginning of the spring semester and a low-budget plan is arranged and that has kept the Grad Fair running for more than nine years.

All of the participants involved share the same gen-eral goal that can be summed up by George Bulahan, presi-dent of the honor society Phi Theta Kappa.

It’s about “... being the mentor and leading them in the way that’s going to make that individual successful.”

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Grad Fair preps students for commencement

Students receive free energy drinks at the Body Armor Super Drink stand on April 30. Paul Smoot, City Times

Students find necessities for graduation at campus event

City Times staff members receive prestigious honors

Event held for aspiring filmmakers

By David CarilloCity Times

The City Times student newspaper was recently awarded first place with special merit by the Ameri-can Scholastic Press Asso-ciation.

The results of the national contest were announced April 24.

In addition to that award, the staff participated in the Journalism Association of Community Colleges State Convention in Sacramento on April 11-14.

The convention lasted three days and was full of events, contests and work-shops for news writing, design, editing and photo-journalism. This year City Times staffers came back with awards for photogra-phy and design.

Several on-the-spot awards were given, which were based on competi-

tions done at the state con-vention.

Editor-in-Chief Mariel Mostacero won first place in news layout and gar-nered special recognition as editor. Photo Editor J. Rae Chipera received fourth place in news photo. Aubrey Brewer, photogra-pher for City Times, also received honorable men-tion in sports photo.

Awards were also earned by former students of City Times from previ-ous issues, which were submitted for judgement prior to the convention.

Past Editor-in-Chief Troy Orem was awarded second place for front page layout. Anulak Singphi-phat, another former edi-tor-in-chief, was awarded first place for inside page layout. Former columnist Andrew Hahn received third place for critical review.

By Fahima Paghmani City Times

Students, professors and aspiring writers gathered in the Saville Theatre for City College’s very first event geared at those aspiring to get into the film industry.

Script to Screen: The San Diego Indie Scene was held on April 27.

Attendees to the free event learned about several things, including writing scripts and directing a screenplay.

Guest speakers also dis-cussed the casting and pro-duction process.

Attendees were able to watch a teaser for “El Camino Real.” Directed by David McClendon, the film dis-cusses the life of an undocu-mented immigrant from Mexico and parts of the film were shot around the City College campus.

The guest speakers who attended the Script to Screen event included some of City’s own faculty including Russell Redmond, David McClendon, Kathy MuCurdy, John Rosen-

berg, Cy Kuckenbaker and many others.

Professor Redmond, who also served as the event’s coordinator, expressed the importance of having a good script.

“Without a script, it is like without a plan,” said Red-mond.

Redmond also explained

the importance for students and writers to learn from these workshops and try to network with attendees.

Many people showed up to the event which happened early on a Saturday morning and expressed that they were impressed by many of the speakers.

Professors enjoyed the

outcome and felt confident about having another event some time next year.

“This is our first Script to Screen here in City College, but this won’t be our last,” said Redmond. “I am sure next time we have another Script to Screen it will be held in the grand opening of the new RTVC building.”

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Screen shot of film editing software, Final Cut Express. Tutorials were given at Script to Screen event to use these programs. Allison Browne, City Times

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Generalizations happen every day and they carry heavy consequences with them.

For example, is it right for society to make them about a specific gender?

A generalization some make is that women set themselves up for rape with how they dress.

According to the Rape Abuse and Incest National Network, there is no statistic proving that the way women

dress causes rape. Anyone who puts these two together needs to research the facts before making that assump-tion because of the potential damage their comments can cause to ladies who can be offended by this generaliza-tion. Is it right, no, but these generalizations are made anyways and they carry repercussions with them like a hatred towards men.

Another generalization is that men are not suscep-tible to crimes against them, including rape.

There are men out there who are genuine, sensitive and don’t believe in violence. Men can become victims too. A RAINN study found that 2.78 million men in the U.S. have been victims of sexual assault or rape. It does not make them any less of a

man, it just means that they were forced into an act they did not want to perform. Yet some people in society frown upon things like this, saying that it is well beyond impos-sible. The damage of this generalization is major and can include homicide and suicide.

Before you generalize men who have been victims of rape as weak, understand the facts and try to have an open mind for rape victims are both men and women.

A common generalization thrown around for men is that they are all ‘dogs’ when it comes to how they talk to women. Some men make comments about how “she must be on that time of the month” when a woman is having an attitude or auto-matically assume that a

woman is easy because she is wearing very subjective clothing.

Do we as men stop and think before we speak? Most of us do. But unfortunately some of us don’t and that leads to women bashing our gender as a whole, calling all men “dogs, ignorant and incapable of having coherent rational thoughts.” Because of a few, an entire gender is crucified.

This generalization is not only an unfair one but it is one of the most common I hear every day. Men can react by isolating themselves from trusting women or to more aggressive and vio-lent tendencies like rape or worse.

A common generalization

WHY SO SERIOUS? By Adam Baird

If then was now.

The consequences of generalizing

IS IT RIGHT?LaShawn Encarnacion

See Gender, page 14

Mariel MostaceroEditor-in-Chief

Heric Rubio Managing Editor

Adam Baird Online Editor

Juan Carlos SeizarVisuals Editor

Kaily SandersNews EditorCalendar Editor

Jennifer ManaliliOpinion EditorSocial Media Editor

Adam Baird Allison Browne Arts Editors Life Editors

J. Rae Chipera Photo Editor

Roman S. KoenigJournalism Adviser

City Times StaffAubrey Brewer, Angela Calderon, David Carrillo, Lizz Carson, LaShawn Encarnacion, Chris Handloser, Issa Lozano, Michelle Moran, Faduma Muhidin, Fahima Paghmani, Ashley Perez, Aldo Ramirez, Fernando Ramirez, Klarissa Sanchez, Paul Smoot, Angelica Wallingford, Mary Watson, David Wells, Bobby Whaley

With the popularity of films like “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” and “Silver Lin-ings Playbook” (both adapted from novels of the same name), the subject of mental illness has become quite pop-ular.

But this isn’t new. A few years ago, films like “Girl, Interrupted” and “Prozac Nation” were at the forefront of pop culture.

And while it’s great that tales of mental illness are being told and finding a way to spread awareness through using film, television and lit-erature as a medium, let’s all remember that mental illness is an ongoing (and in some cases a lifelong) struggle for many of us and a stigma sur-rounding it remains.

Watching these movies simply doesn’t make you an expert on the subject of mental illness, and it’s not something that simply stops or can be “cured” by finding true love with Jennifer Law-rence.

It’s this stigma that pre-vails as millions of men, women and children go to sleep feeling hopeless and it remains the disease’s greatest setback.

We have reached a point where things have eased slightly, depression is almost like a constant in our culture which should be deemed a positive thing but has also proved negative.

Because our exposure to the word is so rampant (think of how many times you see a

commercial for antidepres-sants), attempts to approach the subject can be clueless or insensitive. We are almost desensitized. The problem now is things like anxiety, depression and bipolar disor-der have been skewed for the public’s consumption, often overly dramatized or up in the air.

The more these disorders are presented in the same way, the easier it seems for the public to ignore or dismiss them.

Some people still view depression as something that is imagined or confuse social anxiety with shyness or awk-wardness. (Being awkward is a whole other trend for a whole other column.) When both can feel as crippling as any other disease, because let’s be honest, that’s exactly what it is.

All too often now mental health is reduced to headlines like “Top Ten Tips to Boost Your Mood!” on lifestyle magazines. The more they’re presented in the same way, the more the public seems to dismiss or diminish the seri-ousness of these issues and the impact this kind of repre-sentation causes.

Recently, actress Glenn Close became an advocate for spreading awareness about mental health disorders after revealing her sister is bipolar. She started a nonprofit orga-nization called Bring Change 2 Mind, designed to end the stigma.

The website states “The fact is a mental illness is a disorder of the brain ---- your

The stigma surrounding mental illness

PAPER CUTSJennifer Manalili

A sign by Bring Change 2 Mind, an organization spread-ing awareness about mental disorders. Official image

See Mental, page 13

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“The right of the people to be secure in their per-sons, houses, papers and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no War-rants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and par-

ticularly describing the place to be searched, and the per-sons or things to be seized.”

This is the Fourth Amend-ment to the U.S. Constitution, the amendment that requires any law enforcement to have a warrant before they are allowed to search any person, home or vehicle within the U.S. However, this amend-ment does not provide blan-ket protection to all U.S. citizens at all times. For exam-ple, when a citizen is coming into the U.S. from any interna-tional border.

According to the U.S. Code

of Federal Regulations, Title 19, Clause 162.5: “A customs officer may stop any vehicle and board any aircraft arriv-ing in the United States from a foreign country for the pur-pose of examining the mani-fest and other documents and papers and examining, inspecting, and searching the vehicle or aircraft.”

Because of this law, it is perfectly legal for any U.S. customs agent to search your vehicle with or without your permission, even if you are a U.S. citizen. When you’re coming into the U.S. from a different country, you simply are not protected by the Fourth Amendment.

The Constitution only protects people and vehicles that are already within the U.S., not ones that are enter-ing from another country. A border patrol or customs agent always has the right to ask to search your vehicle, as do police officers.

Searching vehicles that

are entering the country from a foreign nation is a neces-sary precaution to ensure that illegal actions are not taking place.

If you refuse to let a cus-toms agent or border patrol officer search your car once they’ve asked, you have given them probably cause to search, which makes the search legal under the Fourth Amendment.

Even if your refusal isn’t enough to give probable cause, a customs or border patrol agent can detain you and your car until they have secured a warrant, thus the question of unconstitutional-ity is a non-issue.

Preventing smuggling and human trafficking are just two of the reasons that border searches are not only legal but necessary.

The federal government has the right to regulate these illegal actions and searching cars at interna-tional borders is just one

way they choose to do so.As a U.S. citizen you

are granted certain rights, but searches at the border are not a violation of these rights. If the government simply stopped searching every person with U.S. citi-zenship at the borders, any U.S. citizen could start com-mitting international crimes.

Being a U.S. citizen means that you accept that the government will function under the laws and regula-tions that have been created since 1775. Nowhere in the Constitution is a citizen’s right to not be searched when entering the country pro-tected.

When you choose to cross an international border you are choosing to give up cer-tain rights, that includes your assumed right to privacy under the Fourth Amend-ment.

If you don’t want to give up this right, then don’t cross international borders.

PROLizz Carson

Are warrantless searches at the border right?Unconstitutionality is not the issue

America: home of the free and land of the brave? Not anymore.

In Southern California, even if one does not leave the U.S., it is inevitable that

a driver will pass through a border patrol checkpoint; whereupon, questions will be asked, ethnicity will be judged and the car might even get searched, all in the name of safety and national security, but to what end?

Border patrol is not only racist, but also unconstitu-tional ---- a violation of the Fourth Amendment.

When law enforcement searches a car, they must have “just cause” but when a driver en route from the U.S.

to the U.S., passes through a border patrol checkpoint without crossing an interna-tional border, he or she will be judged as “suspect” if border patrol’s request to unlawfully search the vehicle without just cause, is denied.

Anyone with an accent and a particular skin tone is asked to produce a passport or proof of residence, even if they live in Southern California legally.

There is a country that, in the past, required citizens to verify their nationality. It was Germany, circa 1945. Does America seriously want to emulate World War II-era Ger-many?

Some Americans say the border patrol effort currently in place is still insufficient.

“Well, now they’re going to say we need to quadruple the border patrol, or they’ll want

a higher fence. Maybe they’ll need a moat. Maybe they’ll want alligators in the moat. They’ll never be satisfied,” President Obama once said about Republican dissatisfac-tion over his border protec-tion measures.

Whether or not it is a Republican or bipartisan mon-ster, border patrol has gotten out of control, pushing Amer-ica into a new status as a racist police state.

The premise of having a border patrol checkpoint just south of San Clemente (well over fifty miles north of Mexico), is allegedly to keep drugs and “ille-gal immigrants” out of the country, but it’s a facade.

Drugs are still smuggled into the U.S. from Mexico (and elsewhere, by the way), and people still come

to the U.S. from Mexico without documentation, in an attempt to try to estab-lish residence in a country with a more stable govern-ment and more promising economy.

America is no more secure with border patrol in place than it was without it; it simply has less privacy and freedom now than it did before.

Border patrol continues to search the cars of American people without just cause or a warrant.

America is rapidly becom-ing the most-populous police state on Earth. U.S. citizens continue to voluntarily give up their constitutional rights in exchange for a false sense of security.

The U.S. is treading on dangerous waters.

CONJ. Rae Chipera

Kevin Caniya, 19 Unde-cided

“No. I feel like everyone has a right to have privacy and that should not be taken away from them.”

Nestor Olivo, 21 Graphic Design

“I don’t think it’s constitu-tional unless they have a specific reason.”

Mia Watson, 20 Biology

“No. I feel it is unconstitu-tional because they don’t necessarily have a reason to search the cars besides the person’s skin color or race. I think authority abuses their power at the border based on racial profiling.”

Carolynn Clapp, 18Biology

“It depends. If you see suspicious activity going on then it’s better to check it out, but technically it’s not constitutional.”

Say goodbye to your constitutional rights

The border patrol is abusing its given power

The controversy that surrounds checkpoint sto-ries occurring in inland areas ---- namely the U.S./Mexico border, centers around a rapidly growing viral movement in which drivers are videotaping their heated altercations

with border patrol officials on. Namely, these alter-cations become heated because the drivers in the videos are on the receiving end of racial profiling.

The videos can be found on Youtube with many shar-ing their testimonies. They usually begin and end the same way: A car is stopped and the first question that is asked is if the driver is a U.S. citizen. The driver declines to answer (which they can) and asks if they can go on their way. This is where things descend into an argument with the agent typically threatening to send the car into sec-ondary (where it must be searched).

This is also where the risk of corruption and an abuse of power comes in. Some border patrol agents have been taking advantage of their position by using it as a way to get away with searching vehicles they deem “racially appropriate,” so to speak.

ABC News investigated the stories in an article titled “Border Patrol Con-frontations Go Viral.”

According to a 1976 Supreme Court decision, checkpoints are allowed to exist up to 100 miles from the border. But drivers who have become a part of the aforementioned movement

on Youtube hope atten-tion will spread awareness about the injustices: “ … If they are not crossing a border, they should be able to freely travel within their own country without being questioned by federal agents. Still, others say the random stops “encourage racial profiling and dispro-portionately target individu-als who are Latino.”

Most of the frustration also stems from the “rapid growth of the U.S. Border Patrol and the proliferation of inland checkpoints.” The agency itself has garnered controversy as it’s “ ... quin-tupled in size since the mid-’80s, from 4,000 agents to 20,000 agents” despite “a recent spike in corruption and abuse charges.”

ABC states that the Cus-toms and Border Protec-tion declined to comment over the phone but issued a statement:

“ ... Immigration check-points do not give Border Patrol Agents carte blanche to automatically search persons and their vehicles. … The agents must develop articulable probable cause to conduct a lawful search. Probable cause can be developed from agent observations, records checks, non-intru-sive canine sniffs and other established means. Motor-ists may also consent to a search, but are not required to do so.”

But one of the reasons this sensation has gone viral is because they are rooted in assumptions and generalizing, mainly racial profiling. It feels like the altercations are hap-pening because the agent

EDITORIALCity Times Editorial Board

Is it constitutional for border patrol agents to search cars at the border without a warrant?

Question by Kaily Sanders

Photos by J. Rae Chipera

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“Hey Ally,” one of my classmates approaches me after class. “You’re a feminist right?”

“Yes,” I answer uncer-tainly, not sure of where this is going.

“Real quick, why do you think women are better than men?”

I’m slightly shocked by this question. Is this what people think feminism is? Is this why so many reject the idea? They assume all feminists are man-hating she-beasts?

Feminism is currently defined as, “the advocacy for women’s rights on the grounds of political, economic and social equality to men,” by Merriam-Webster’s dic-tionary.

I personally define femi-nism as so much more.

Feminism is being viewed as an intelligent, free-think-ing human being. It’s about being able to make my own life decisions, free of tradi-tional expectations. Feminism is being able to take care of myself, with or without some-one by my side. It’s evening out the playing field and allow-ing women the same opportu-nities as men.

Before I go any further, let me make this very clear ---- no, I do not hate men.

I do not believe women are superior in any way. I have not renounced my femininity, and probably spend more time each morning on my hair and make-up than anyone else I know.

That being said, I do believe women should be treated equal. According to the International Labor Union, women only earn 76 percent of what men are paid for doing the exact same job for the same amount of time.

Female representation in government is still severely lacking as well. The WCF

Foundation reports that only 22 percent of elected repre-sentatives are female, and only six states have a female governor.

Violence against women is so common, it has a category of its own within the justice system.

A 2009 report by the Bureau of Justice Statistics showed that of 652,660 vio-lent crimes analyzed, more than 551,500 had been com-mitted against women. These included rape and sexual assault, but also robbery, homicide, aggravated assault and minor assault.

Some may see these sta-tistics as women “victimizing” themselves, but others see them as deeply concerning.

What I find deeply con-cerning is, despite the unde-niable gender gap, so many women are afraid of being called a feminist.

The statements range everywhere from pop icon Lady Gaga saying, “I’m not a feminist ---- I hail men, I love men. I celebrate Ameri-can male culture, and beer, and bars and muscle cars,” to political activist Phyllis Schlafly writing, “Feminism is doomed to failure because it is based on an attempt to repeal and restructure human nature.”

Popular culture’s idea of feminism has slowly shifted from the strong women of the 1920’s fighting for the right to vote to whiny, unattractive feminazis.

Women---- identifying your-self as a feminist does not mean you must burn your bra, refuse to shave your armpits, abandon your family and hate all men. It means weather you want to be a stay at home mother or join the workforce, it is your decision.

“I guess I am a modern-day feminist,” singer Beyonce said in an interview with Brit-ish Vogue. “I do believe in equality and that we have a way to go and it’s something

that’s pushed aside and some-thing that we have been con-ditioned to accept.”

It is not extreme to believe in equal pay, protection from abuse and freedom of choice, and it is certainly not extreme to have a word for it. You should not be afraid of being viewed as “less of a woman,” or offer apologies or excuses for your beliefs.

As author Mary Elizabeth Williams writes, “You don’t have to twirl your hair and stamp your toe delicately into the ground and sweet-talk that maybe you guess it’s OK that men and women be treated equally ... It does not and should not be considered a diminishment of your feminin-ity or an indictment of men to say, ‘I’m a feminist.’ You don’t have to be afraid that you will somehow undermine your va va voomy image.”

Men ---- it doesn’t emascu-late you to support equality between the sexes.

Frederick Douglas, an escaped slave who was a strong supporter of equality, once said, “A woman should have every honor which is enjoyed by man, to the full extent of her capacities and endowments. The case is too plain for argument. Nature has given woman the same powers, and subjected her to the same earth, breathes the same air, subsists on the same food, physical, moral, mental and spiritual. She has, there-fore, an equal right with man, in all efforts to obtain and maintain a perfect existence.”

Think about your daugh-ters, or future daughters. Think about your sisters, your mothers, your grandmothers, aunts, friends and girlfriends. Don’t you want to know that they will be safe? Don’t you want them to have every opportunity to succeed?

At the end of the day, the issue of feminism isn’t simply just black and white.

It’s not just a women’s issue. It’s a human issue.

PERSPECTIVEElliot King and Neil Alperstein

‘Feminist’ is not a bad word

Don Wright, MCT Campus

PERSPECTIVEAllison Browne

The debate about mas-sively open online courses, or MOOCs, has reached such fevered pitch that we recently got to witness an internecine argument about it at The New York Times.

On one side was the tech-nology-optimist columnist Thomas Friedman, who imagines a time when stu-dents in a remote village in Egypt could install a couple of computers with high-speed Internet access, hire a local facilitator and study with the best professors in the world. On the other side, the Times’ editorial board felt compelled to point out that most online courses are pretty dreadful, with high dropout rates and poor learning outcomes.

Of course, online edu-cation and its first incarna-tion, distance learning, have been around for a long time. MOOCs have leapt onto the front pages because of their scale _ 10,000, 100,000, 200,000 students _ and the name-brand schools involved. Students can study with M.I.T. professors. Wow. As exciting as that may

sound, the shortcomings and challenges have also been well known for years.

The problem with the current debate is this. The quality of the education a student receives at Stanford

or M.I.T. is not driven by the large lecture classes offered there. It rests on the more intimate oppor-tunities to study, learn and conduct research along-

side the top researchers in the world and their graduate students in small classes, seminars and labs. And though the formula changes from institution to institution (smaller liberal arts colleges give more direct access to professors, for example), no college or university pro-motes its 1,000-seat lecture courses as its strength or a reason to enroll. So what’s the ongoing attraction of a 100,000-seat class?

On the other hand, the criticism of most online classes really involves look-ing backward. Over the past couple of years, new technol-ogy, particularly the ability to produce and stream video at low cost, has emerged that promises to be a game-changer for online courses. Not surprisingly, MOOCs make extensive use of video. Noting that online education has not really been that ben-

eficial so far is like saying in 1985 that cellphones have very limited applications.

The real debate should be about how to create online educational experi-ences that are as rich or richer than the traditional classroom. The quality of an educational experience rests on four dimensions: the qual-ity of the student-teacher interaction; the quality of the directed student-student interaction; the ability of the teacher to build an authen-tic connection with the stu-dent to foster a relationship that inspires and motivates students to learn; and the engagement with content of the course. MOOCs may excel on the last dimension by making complex mate-rial more accessible, but it is hard to see how they can compete on the other three. As for other kinds of online classes, to date, they too have often failed in the same ways.

It is not that online classes can’t work. They just haven’t worked yet. The size of the class and the prestige of the institution or profes-sor are not the issues. What is important, however, are the characteristics of the experience.

MCT Campus

Asking the right questions about online courses

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We are all hipstersFilmed right here in San Diego, ‘I Am Not A Hipster’ brings

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If you are not in the mood to get all dolled up and hit the clubs downtown on a weekend, East Village

Tavern+Bowl is just the place for you.

It is a restaurant and sports lounge located in downtown, only a few blocks from Petco Park.

As you walk in, there’s a full bar to your right, plenty of seating and some flat screen televisions for you to enjoy watching your favor-ite sport teams conquer or get slaughtered. Go farther to the right and there is a

bowling alley that gets you in the mood to challenge your friends to a game after a drink or two. At night, you bowl in the dark with some cool lighting that gives this place a hip vibe.

One thing I absolutely love about restaurants is a good appetizer menu. This place has some of my favor-ites: wings, pretzels and nachos all served with a nice cold local brew. If you

are looking for something on the lighter side, the clas-sic caesar salad or any of the other salads are very tasty.

The burgers and the entrees all sound so deli-cious, but nothing will change my mind about what I order everytime I come here: the bucket of tater tots.

Just like in the movie “Napolean Dynomite,”

East Village Tavern + Bowl, located in downtown, has a restaurant, bowling alley and sports lounge inside. Michelle Moran, City Times

Games are violent because people are

Music playlist: Best cover songsThe glorious cover song. Anyone who

has heard music in their lifetime has heard one. Some may have even thought that they were originals by whoever was covering it.

I can almost guarantee you that as long as there has been music, there have been cover songs and that most of the artists

that you love have done one. From the classics like Mozart to the popular artists of today like Britney Spears, cover songs are everywhere. Here are some of my favorites:

1. The Scene Aesthetic – “Love Story” (originally by Taylor Swift)

The Scene Aesthetic is an acoustic/indie pop duo based in Seattle. They are made up of Eric Bowley and Andrew de Torres and have been on the scene since 2005. In 2009 they released their cover of Taylor Swift’s “Love Story” as part of “Rockin’ Romance,” a compilation CD from Destiny World-wide. There are a lot of things that I like about this cover, but one of the things that made me love it was that Bowler and de Torres didn’t change the lyrics. Usually, bands or artists will change the lyrics of a song to fit their sexual orientation, so “she’s” become “he’s” and vice versa. They put their own spin on the record by making a stripped down acoustic version. By arranging the lyrics in a back and forth style of singing with the original lyrics, it makes for a unique re-imagining of the song. You can get this song along with The Scene Aesthetic’s other releases on iTunes.

In case you’ve been living in a cave down by the beach in the past few months, I’d like to let you know something: there has been quite a lot of violence going on in the world lately. Shootings. People and places blowing up. Revolu-tions and wars. Rape culture. Of course, if your absence has been because you have retreated to a bomb shelter, then ... well played.

But, being the “Gaming Sensei,” I don’t have time to discuss the intricacies of all the aforementioned issues. As Sweet Brown would say, “I ain’t got time for that!” No, my days are absorbed in attaining Nirvana through video game transcendence. And before you laugh, think of this: medi-tation is about clearing your

mind of all thoughts. Now, pic-ture a gamer with a controller in hand.

Exactly.However, it is my cosmic

duty to impart gamer wisdom upon the masses. Violence is the issue at hand, a subject in which video games are no stranger to.

Before I continue, keep in mind that I was born in the same year that Mario warped into existence. I’ve seen all of the video game violence controversies, from Mortal Kombat to Grand Theft Auto. I was subject to the ESRB rat-ings growing up, the “blood cheat codes,” and the Poke-mon animal cruelty outcries (as forcing animals to battle against each other raised more than a few eyebrows back then).

My, how far we have come. Calls against violence in video games began with the 1976 release of “Death Race,” which was a black-and-white arcade game that played and looked like “Pong,” but with a steering wheel. You would

GAMING SENSEI Adam Baird

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Not your average bowling alley

SOUNDBREAKAngelica Wallingford

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JUST EAT ITMichelle Moran

Chicano Park was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on Jan. 23. The Park has his-torical and artistic importance not only to Barrio Logan, where it’s located, but nationwide, too.

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(Left) Daniel Guevara, a traditional Aztec dancer from Mexico City, models his traditional Aztec traje during Chicano Park Day. He performs dances that were created by his ancestors and are taught to each new generation.

“They come from a long way,” Guevara said.Traditional Aztec traje’s are usually made from leather and Earth

materials, but Guevara made his traje with other materials that were available to him. His pectoral is significant because the ancient sym-bols represent the journey and struggles of life.

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Juan Carlos SiezarJ. Rae Chipera Angela Calderon

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(Below) Ruben Ramirez is one of the 17 members of the San Diego Oldies Car Club.

“It’s in my nature. I’ve done it since I was a kid,” Ramirez said.

He restored his 1949 Chevrolet pickup that he built for his grandson who is cur-rently 8-years-old. Ramirez and his son,

J. Rae Chipera, City Times

We are celebrating the actions of the San Diego City College student body, that came out of San Diego City College to create Chicano Park along with other students, after it was announced through the MEChA Central at City College.

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“Salvador Torres

Salvador Torres, original muralist of Chicano Park, enjoyed the festivities on Apr. 20. Juan Carlos Siezar, City Times

Ruben Roberto, both did the wood work and railing on the pickup, and paint job done by Marlo’s Paint in National City.

“It’s a passion. It brings everything back to life,” Ramirez said.

Ramirez was born and raised in Logan Heights and has been living in San Diego his whole life.

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Box office season heats up By Jennifer Manalili City Times

Do Trekkies, Iron Man and a reimagining of the Superman legend sound like a good time?The big battle in terms of summer box office this year is between Marvel and DC Comics,

with the latter universe’s Superman stepping into the limelight just as Batman bowed out last summer with “The Dark Knight Rises.” And with 2012 being dominated by Iron Man, Black

Widow, Thor, Captain America, Hulk and Hawkeye ---- with “Marvel’s The Avengers” breaking records here and overseas and opening with the highest grossing weekend ever. Ever. ---- the

stakes remain high.While rumors of a Justice League movie continue to loom (which would band Superman,

Wonder Woman, Batman and The Green Lantern together) it’ll be interesting to see what box office receipts look like at the end of the year. Iron Man opens the summer box office,

Superman enters the game in June and Thor rounds out the year with “The Dark World” to be released in the fall.

But don’t count the non-super heroes out. Like many a year before, the summer seems to belong to a round of sequels and even a re-envisioning of an F. Scott Fitzgerald classic (of

which I’m sure many of us became familiar with through mandatory reading in high school) coming to the big screen.

Here are just a few we can’t help anticipating:

“Iron Man 3” - May 3Marvel’s cocky but brilliant billionaire entrepreneur

Tony Stark faces off against Oscar winner Ben Kingsley’s villainous The Mandarin in this third installment that picks up after the

events in “The Avengers.”

“The Great Gatsby” - May 10Leonardo DiCaprio reunites with his

“Romeo + Juliet” director Baz Luhrman for the first time since 1996 in this 3-D adaptation

of the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel of the same name. It’s sure to be filled with colorful cin-

ematography and an incredible soundtrack to boot, like many of Luhrman’s past endeavors. But with the director’s notorious reputation for being hit or miss with audiences, it’ll be intriguing to see what 3-D conversion can

do for this drama. For what it’s worth, blog-gers are already spoofing the idea: “Feel the

themes of loneliness right in your face!”

“Star Trek Into Darkness” - May 17With director J.J. Abrams stirring up controversy in the geek world

by signing on to helm a new trilogy of “Star Wars” films, eyes will be watching to see what he offers up in this follow-up to 2009’s “Star Trek.” Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto returns as Captain Kirk and Spock. Together they lead the search for an Enterprise crew member

that has gone rogue, who the team will discover is a “one man weapon of mass destruction” (played by “Sherlock” BBC favorite Benedict Cumberbatch).

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(left to right) “Iron Man 3” promotional poster and “Man of Steel” promotional poster. Official images from Marvel Studios and Legendary Pictures

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Lessons in diversity‘People use many different words for themselves and speak

with many different voices.’ SDCITYTIMES.COM

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Presentation held in honor of Earth Day

Recently, singer, song-writer and actress Beyoncé Knowles reintroduced the Master Cleanse Diet on the “Oprah Show,” on which she claims to have lost 20 pounds

for her movie role in “Dream Girls.” The diet consisted of consuming nothing but water and a concoction of lemon juice, maple syrup and cay-enne pepper for 10 days in conjunction with mild laxa-tives both in the morning and evening.

But what everyone doesn’t know is that with this “rapid weight loss” she gained back every lost pound at the end of it all. It is not healthy to gain back weight as fast as this, nor

is it even healthy to lose that much weight that fast.

Now that “detox” has gone mainstream, you can probably rattle off the names of half a dozen detoxes or cleanses. You might have even tried one or two, in an effort to boost your energy, lose 5 lbs., or look more radiant for a big event.

So, many of you are prob-ably wondering, what is the deal with the latest craze in “detoxing”? Is it really healthy and important for our system, or is it just a waste of time?

The term “detox” used to refer primarily to medi-cal procedures that would rid the body of dangerous levels of alcohol, drugs, or poisons. Now, it is the sub-ject of a growing number of infomercials, articles and advertisements that urge us to eliminate alleged toxins. These toxins are claimed to be caused by the environ-ment, eating habits, and even from products we use daily for personal hygiene. They claim

that detoxing can cure every-thing from headaches and fatigue, to bloating, joint pain and depression.

The real truth of it all is that there is no medical evidence supporting any of these dietary plans. Accord-ing to Harvard Health and WebMD, “There is no data on this particular diet in the medical literature. But many studies have shown that fasts and extremely low-calorie diets invariably lower the body’s basal metabolic rate as it struggled to conserve energy”.

Much of the weight loss achieved through these diets is the result of the fluid loss related to extremely low carbohydrate intake and fre-quent bowel movements, or by diarrhea caused by salt water and laxative tea. When the dieter resumes normal fluid intake, this weight is quickly regained, which you can see in Beyoncé’s case.

The heavy risks with these diet plans are dehydration,

electrolyte imbalance and impaired bowel function, as well as lack of protein, fatty acids and essential nutrients.

Carbohydrates supply most of a body’s calories and to cut them out as suggested by all of these new diet crazes is

foolish. You are risking poten-tially disrupting your body’s

Don’t fall for the latest detox diet scam

By Angela CalderonCity Times

In honor of Earth Day, City Col-lege’s BEAT club hosted the “Voices of a People’s History” event in the Saville Theatre on April 16, which focused on the environment and land rights.

Bringing Education and Activ-ism Together, or BEAT, is a campus activism club that raises awareness on issues regarding to global citizen-ship. Its responsibility is to promote student awareness and discussions

on related global issues.The “Voices of a People’s His-

tory” event was a tribute to historical events that are related to a super-abundance of current events.

“The first thing we need to do is educate ourselves,” a BEAT student said in reference of current global events.

Seven students performed nar-ratives that were written or spoken by an eminent activist throughout history.

While each student recited a narrative at the podium, historical

images were displayed on a screen behind them, giving the listener an interpersonal connection with the reader.

Images of signs that read “Defend Human Rights” and “Label GMOs” were displayed, as were pic-tures of historical strike events on nature, native rights and pesticide elimination.

Pictures of well known activists were on display, such as labor leader and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez and Rachel Carson, the founder of a global environmental movement.

Before each reading, one of the two student MCs provided brief background information for each activist narrative that was declaimed.

Seven narratives were recited from activists such as John Muir, the famous naturalist and wilderness advocate, and Winona Laduke, an American Indian activist and envi-ronmentalist.

The speeches and writings, some decades old, were brought to life and became instantly connected and rel-evant to present global issues.

After the students finished with

their speeches, the floor was opened for questions.

One audience member asked for suggestions on improving the com-munity.

Many students recommended getting involved with direct action activist organizations on campus or in their communities.

The student club members of BEAT are also involved with other activist programs on campus and throughout San Diego.

For more information on BEAT, visit sdbeatclub.wordpress.com.

The Electronic Glass Scale from Sharper Image boldly displays your weight in 1.6-inch-high numbers with cool blue backlight. Natalie Caudill, Dallas Morning News

HEALTHY LIFE Faduma Muhidin

(left) Sun breaks through the trees at Mt. Laguna camp site north of San Diego. (right) Photo illustration of flower blooms in garden. Photo by Mariel Mostacero and photo illustration by Faduma Muhidin

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CTBy Klarrissa SanchezCity Times

Finals. It’s the most stress-ful time of the semester. With less than a month left, you should start preparing now. Don’t wait until the night before an exam to memorize 18 weeks of information. Plan ahead!

First, don’t procrasti-nate. Procrastination causes unnecessary stress and sets you up for failure. Check out your exam schedule and start studying for your hard-est final first, and leave the easiest one for last. You’ll have more time to study if you organize your study

guides, quizzes, and home-work assignments by chap-ters.

Second, find a quiet place to study. Find somewhere to study other than your bed. Of course we all want to be comfortable while studying,

but lying in bed probably won’t end well. Find some-where to study that has no distractions and is beneficial for concentrating and learn-ing. This way you’ll have more time to study, instead of sleeping. When you study at

a coffee shop, you can study for a longer period of time because you have nowhere to sleep.

Finally, it’s important that you make enough time to

First-year law student Terran Chambers studies in the law library at the Univer-sity of Minnesota - Minneapolis on September 20, 2011. Renee Jones Schneider, Minneapolis Star Tribune via MCT Campus

An unwritten rule of social media is that unless a prob-lem affects powerful people, it doesn’t matter. While other sites have two-step authenti-cation to make their networks secure, Twitter’s equivalent is still being tested.

I’m a verified user and new feature tester on social media sites. I watch social platforms to ensure they are acting within the best inter-est of users.

Twitter Inc. has a prob-lem with security, and until recently, they haven’t seemed to care.

Hackers compromised the Associated Press’ Twitter

account on April 23, posting a fake Tweet that stated two bombs went off at the White House and the president had been injured.

Prior to the AP hack, both Justin Bieber’s profile and BBC Weather were hacked (among others). Afterward, CBS News confirmed that two of its Twitter accounts were compromised. Now that security issues affect a celebrity, the media, and the government, writing code in the interest of user security is on the to-do list at Twitter.

Most social sites, includ-ing Facebook and Google+, have an option called “two-step authentication.” Even the notoriously hacked Yahoo Mail has it.

When users enable it, the site will request a PIN, and send it to the user via text message or phone call. If the user’s profile is accessed on a computer that is not veri-fied as one he or she uses, a

hacker would need to com-promise the user’s phone in addition to getting the pass-word in order to flank two-step verification.

Twitter is working on a two-step security feature, but a release date beyond “soon” hasn’t been provided.

Google released their two-step feature to the public in Feb. 2011, but the authenti-cation project started around Sept. 2010. Twitter posted job openings for development of the security feature in Febru-ary. Therefore, it will likely be at least another few months before it becomes available.

Two-step verification has flaws, and a better solution to security issues should be invented.

Users who are traveling abroad or out of range of cell towers would probably deactivate the feature. With-out cell reception, the PIN cannot be received, and the user would be locked out of

his or her account. If some-one were to immigrate, that lockout could be perma-nent.

International commut-ers probably don’t use the paramount feature. They can, but it’s expensive. The PIN could be sent to two mobile numbers, or even a backpack full of phones if the user travels frequently. A user can also pay for inter-national cell use or spend the fortune on an iridium phone.

Since Twitter is over two years behind everyone else in security issues, its developers would be wise to release a better option than what Google and Facebook (and virtually every other site) already have ---- perhaps a new innovative, cost-effec-tive way to account for the cross-border dilemma.

However, Twitter is not likely to develop anything new.

Healthy alternative to Chinese takeout

ChickenRice

Making chicken fried rice is an easy feat and a great way (ahem, or excuse) to clean out your fridge. It’s one of those throw-everything-but-

the-kitchen-sink-into-the-pot kind of recipes, but one of its pitfalls remains: it’s notorious for not being very healthy.

This is an adaptation from “Cook This! Not That,” a great book from the makers of the very popular “Eat This! Not That,” series. Similar to their trademark way of offering readers safe routes by pinpointing healthier alternatives on

menus and advice on dining at fast food joints, this new line of books offers healthy ways to cook some previ-ously notorious heavy or

rich foods.This recipe packs in a

lot of vegetables ---- mark-ing a departure from the usual fried rice dishes you can find in most restau-rants ---- and trades white rice for brown rice. The amount of soy sauce is sig-nificantly smaller but I’m guilty of adding an extra

tablespoon when I make a lot (which I do often, especially for big gatherings). This would work well paired with a main dish but with so many veggies and even some eggs, it’s hearty and filling enough to enjoy all on its own.

So take the book’s advice (and of course, my own) and skip Panda Express next time you’re at the mall and try making this at home instead.

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1.Heat the oil over medium-high heat in a wok or a large nonstick skillet. When the oil is slightly smoking, add the scallion whites, ginger, and garlic and cook for 30 to 45 seconds.

2. Add the zucchini, carrots, broccoli and mush-rooms next and cook for 4 to 5 minutes. Use a spat-ula to stir the vegetables throughout.

3. Add the chicken and continue to cook for 2 to 3 minutes, until the pieces are no longer pink.

4. Stir in the rice and soy sauce and cook for another 5 minutes, allowing the rice to get crispy on the bottom.

5. Create an empty space in the center of the pan and add the eggs. Use a spoon or the spatula to quickly scramble the eggs until light and fluffy. Afterwards, stir in the rest of the ingredients. Serve garnished with the scallion greens. Enjoy.

Adapted from “Cook This! Not That.” Serves 4

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A more efficientway to study

Map of Colorado area. Graphic by J. Rae Chipera, City Times

By Ashley PerezCity Times

“Once we’re all gone where are they gonna learn this from?”An audience of 50 students filled the Sav-ille Theatre on April 18 for a screening of “Songs of the Colorado.”

Filmmaker Daniel Gold-ing and Jon Meza Cuero tell the story of the tradi-tional songs of the Yuman-speaking people and how those songs connect them, through story, language and history.

“Songs of the Colorado” features interviews and

performances from Preston Arrow-Weed and Dale Phil-lips, vice chairman of the Cocopah and others.

At least 10 indigenous peoples along the Colo-rado River speak the Yuman language, includ-ing the Cucapa, Havasupai, Quechan and Yapavai and it is believed to be one of the oldest languages on the continent.

The elders who do speak the language are slowly passing away. The language is at risk of being lost.

In the winter of 2009, traditional singers from

the Yuman speaking tribes located along the Colorado River decided to meet in an attempt to protect the songs. This was important to better understand the similarities of the people.

Hoping to spark an interest in reviving the lan-guage, Quechan filmmaker Daniel Golding decided to document Yuman songs, with grant funding obtained by Quechan Elder and Lead Singer Preston Arrow-Weed.

The event was sponsored by the San Diego City Col-lege Foundation and World Cultures Program.

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Chicken Fried Rice:

1 tablespoon canola oil4 scallions, green and white parts separated,

chopped1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger2-5 garlic cloves, minced1 medium zucchini, diced2 carrots, diced2 cups bite-sized broccoli florets2 cups shiitake or white button mushrooms,

stems removed, sliced½ pound of boneless, skinless chicken thighs,

sliced into thin bite-size pieces. (You can also use boneless skinless chicken breasts.)

4 cups cooked brown rice (Leftover rice works great.)

2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce2 eggs, lightly beaten.

Chicken fried rice. Jennifer Manalili, City Times

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body’s most important organ ---- and 1 in 6 adults lives with a brain-related illness including depression, bipolar disorder, PTSD and shizo-phrenia.”

Like any disease of the body, it can be caused by many factors, anything rang-ing from biological, environ-ment and social or cultural issues, to genetics.

“And just as with most diseases, mental illnesses are no one’s fault. The unusual behaviors associated with some illnesses are symp-toms of the disease ---- not the cause.”

Banners for the campaign are frank. One reads “Imag-ine if you got blamed for having cancer.”

We fall into the trap of being ignorant to what we cannot understand. So for many, it’s hard to move past the stigma and accept that depression is a real monster. We can’t touch it, we can’t see it, so how can it be real? “Everyone gets sad! Why can’t you just get over it?” Because after all, who in their right minds wants to be sad all the time?

But there’s a difference between feeling sad and being empty.

For many the fear of tell-ing someone and receiving this kind of judgement is

what hinders wanting to seek help and postpones their receiving a proper diagnosis.

One 21-year-old man shared his battle with schizo-phrenia with CBS News. In it, his mother confessed that her biggest misconception of her son’s diagnosis was that she could “ … fix it. That if I tried hard enough, he would regain his health.”

One quote from the National Alliance on Mental Illness website reads “In this culture you are not a person with an illness, when it comes to mental illness, you are the illness. Do you ever hear anyone say ‘that cancer person?’ But do you hear ‘that mentally ill person.’”

Mental illness isn’t like

a cold that just goes away because a person has a good few months or every reason to be happy. It finds ways to prevail but can be treatable through different kinds of psychosocial therapies and medication and treatment can offer an opportunity to lead a fuller more productive life.

For those who are suf-fering, simply getting up is a triumph and every day is a battle. They need your help, but more than anything, they need your understanding.

“Do you know what inspires people with mental illness to get treatment? You,” reads another Bring Change 2 Mind sign. And it’s the truth.

natural flow, and the con-sequences are sometimes severe.

The human body can defend itself very well

against most environmental insults and the occasional indulgence. If you’re generally healthy, concentrate on giving your body what it needs to maintain its robust self-cleaning system — a healthful diet, adequate fluid intake, regular exercise, sufficient sleep and all recommended medical check-ups. If you experience fatigue, pallor, unex-plained weight gain or loss, changes in bowel function, or breathing difficulties that persist for days or weeks, visit your doctor instead of a detox spa.

“The Hangover Part III” - May 24

The Wolf Pack is back. While its predecessor was a shot for shot do-over of the original (and a complete bore), this final installment seems like a refreshing and fitting way to end what’s become one of the most suc-cessful and notorious R-rated comedy trilogies of all.l time

. And with director Todd Philipps promising Cinem-aBlend.com that “It’s not a hangover, it’s not a missing night,” and the addition of the incomparable John Goodman ---- how can we resist?

“Man of Steel” - June 14

Zack Snyder is no newbie to adapting graphic novels, having directed both “Watch-men” and “300.” Here he teams with producer Chris-topher Nolan (who helmed “The Dark Knight” trilogy) for this re-imagining of the DC Comics favorite. And if the trailer or poster is any indication, ---- with the caped crusader (“The Tudor’s” Henry Cavil) in handcuffs ---- the tale will be similarly grim but inspiring. Amy Adams plays Louis Lane with Kevin Costner and Russell Crowe playing Clark Kent’s biological and extraterrestrial dads respectively.

“World War Z” - June

21Fans have been antici-

pating this adaptation of Max Brooks’ “World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War” for quite some time. Brad Pitt stars as U.N. employee Gary Lane, a man trying to stop the spread of a zombie pandemic that threatens to end humanity.

“The Conjuring” - July 14

“Saw” and “Insidious” director James Wan brings the story of Ed and Lor-raine Warren’s (the real life paranormal investiga-tors who inspired “The Amityville Horror”) most frightening case to the screen. But he promises not to follow recent trends

in horror, with the trailer teasing “It’s not a haunt-ing. It’s not a possession.” Reportedly, the film was originally scheduled for release last fall, but test screenings were so suc-cessful that Warner Bros. decided to shelve it in favor of a coveted summer block-buster slot.

“The Wolverine” - July 26

Hugh Jackman suits up as the X-Men fan favorite in this 3-D film that finds Wolverine battling his nem-esis the Silver Samuari and struggling with immportal-ity in modern day Japan. Twentieth-Century Fox promises that the hero will “emerge more powerful than we’ve ever seen him before.”

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Napolean doesn’t want to give up his tater tots to the bully in his class, and neither will I. “They are crunchy and they’re good,” my waitress said before setting them on the table, a good thing to pair with any meal off the menu.

After your meal, you cannot skip out on more fun in the bowling alley. You might have to put your name on a waiting list on the weekends, it is well worth it. It has a dif-ferent atmosphere from your average bowling alley. Booze and bowling is a perfect combination for any day, and they can accommodate anyone’s sched. t\They are open seven days a week.

There’s a full bar and a great selection of beer on tap and in bottle

form. My favorites are of course the variety of local brews, from Stone to Karl Strauss.

It is very affordable, as oppose to paying $15 dol-lars for a cranberry and vodka filled with ice at a club. But, if I may sug-gest, stick with an ice cold beer, you can never go wrong with a Stone I.P.A. ---- my favorite.

Sorry kids, this place enforces a 21 and over policy after 9 p.m.

They are open all week, Monday through Friday 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 2 a.m.

East Village Tavern+Bowl is located in the East Village downtown, at 930 Market St. (between 10th Ave. and 9th Ave.).

For upcoming events and other information, check out their website at www.tavernbowl.com/east-village-tavern.

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drive a car and run over “gremlins” in all of their stick-figure glory. They would shriek when ran over.

And...that was it. No blood. No stealing cars from elderly ladies during a shoot-ing rampage, no emanci-pating peoples skulls with spines still attached from their bodies. Just a white square running over other screaming white squares.

However, in 1976, that was a bit much. The National Safety Council called it “sick and morbid.” Major news networks ran feature sto-ries on the game, analyzing the psychological impact it would have on those who play it.

Keep in mind, you could make a more advanced game

nowadays on your phone while sitting on the toilet (and I’m pretty sure some modern games have been made that way). But at the time, video games were new. Nobody could foresee how far the technology could, or would, go.

In light of “Death Race,” one could see how the mere act of controlling a violent action on a screen could lead to a propensity of violence. Watching violence is one thing; acting it out is another.

Fast-forward to 2013. Some of the most popular games and franchises out today are “Call of Duty,” “Halo,” “God of War” and “Assassins Creed.” All vio-lent in one way or another. The objective in all of them, ultimately, is to kill. Kill in-game characters. Kill other players. Shoot, stab, blow up, assassinate, lightning-fire-ice

bolt them, whatever. Oh, and blood.

I know, yikes. We humans seem to like it though, as all of those are best-sellers. Other best-selling games seem, on the surface, to not be violent. “Sim City,” a city building simulation, allows you to wreak havoc on your creations via natural disas-ters. For some, “Minecraft” is an unlimited Lego-block simulator...yet also includes swords, bow and arrows, and the ability to wage war and kill other players.

To further elaborate, take a look at Jennifer’s summer superhero movie article. I implore you to find one that doesn’t include violence as a primary plot-point, or at least secondary. Or, take a look at the New York Times bestseller “Fifty Shades of Grey.” Violence in associa-tion with sex. Of course, this

isn’t about sex...I’ll save that for another article. But I’m just sayin....

Ok, so now I have hope-fully convinced you that we are all bloodthirsty beasts. Good. That is what I call “wisdom.” But my point is that art, any art, is a reflec-tive expression rather than a cause. We aren’t violent because movies and video games make us that way. They are that way because we have violent tendencies, or at the very least have a fascination with it. Most of human existence has been subject to terrible, violent actions and events. By living in a civilization, we have been able to curb those ten-dencies and actions, and live in relative peace.

All I’m saying is that many of the violent artistic expressions are reflections of our history, and the deep-

seeded, possibly inherent memories of our collectively violent past. Acting them out virtually doesn’t seem to make me want to go out and perform them. In fact, many games have given me a per-spective as to why I am glad we live in a relatively peace-ful society, particularly when I played “Medal of Honor” back in high school, which threw me into World War II, storming the beach at Omaha. Think “Saving Pri-vate Ryan,” except you are the one in control, dodging bullets, watching your fellow soldiers get slaughtered, trying to survive.

Hell, if I had ever wanted to join the service, the reali-ties of what I “experienced” really sent me in another direction.

As for me...yes. I have played all of the games men-tioned, and I enjoyed them.

But not out of craving for blood (unless the moon is full, then all bets are off). Mostly, the “Call of Duty” games are no different than tag. Kill, kill, die, re-spawn a few seconds later, kill, kill, die, ad infinitum. Yes, guns and/or swords are involved. But when I would play during recess in elementary school, I and all of my other friends, sure as hell had swords and guns (we had imagination back then too...it’s pretty cool, try it out sometime).

If we truly want to figure out as to what or where the roots of violence stem from, we need to stop pointing fin-gers at our movies, books, video games, and music. Because, who created them in the first place? Who are the ones that eat them up like a pack of zombies? Yeah, I know...me too.

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thrown around for women is that they are all innocent and they are not capable of doing wrong when it comes to men and relationships.

It takes two to make a relationship go right, but it also takes two to make a relationship go wrong.

While men may be the persecuted cheaters, what pushes a man to cheat? And is it the man that always cheats? That should be the question and here’s why: In some personal experiences I’ve witnessed, women who are frustrated in their rela-tionship can’t communicate with their companion so they look for the easy way

out: adultery.They try to justify their

adultery as valid, saying things like, “My lover lis-tens to me, he makes me forget about the arguing and fighting I do with my husband, and I can commu-nicate with my lover better than my husband.”

The fact of the matter is if the relationship gets to the point of adultery, then signs of trouble have long been there and no matter the circumstances, even if there are kids involved, a break-up is inevitable.

These are just a few generalizations that go on, and while they go on every day, they also carry con-sequences that may hurt and scar people for years to come.

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Continued from Page 42. David Cook –

“Always Be My Baby” (originally by Mariah Carey, as heard on “American Idol”)

“American Idol” isn’t really known for amazing cover songs, or for artists that go on and become major successes (minus Kelly Clarkson, that girl is amazing). David Cook rose to fame by winning the seventh season of “American Idol,” during which he gave one of the best perfor-mances of the entire compe-tition. He performed a rock arrangement of “Always Be My Baby” during Mariah Carey’s mentor week on the show. You would think that a guy with a gritty rock oriented voice couldn’t pull of an R&B classic. Well, he did. Not only did the rock arrangement match his

voice perfectly, he managed to keep the soulful quality that is in all of Carey’s songs. It was praised by all of the judges and Carey herself, and the studio version quickly rose to the top of the iTunes charts, becoming one of the most successful singles that “American Idol” has released. The studio version of the song even had Mariah Carey doing backing vocals. This song used to be available on iTunes but has since been taken down. But it is all over YouTube for you to check out.

3. Bayside – “Be My Baby” (originally by The Ronettes)

As soon as I heard that one of my favorite bands did a cover of one of my favorite songs, I got excited. So excited that I downloaded and listened to their EP of covers over and over again. Bayside is made up of Anthony Raneri, Jack O’Shea, Nick Ghanbarian

and Chris Guglielmo. They formed in the winter of 2000 in Queens, New York. In October of last year, they released an EP titled “Covers – Volume 1,” which includes five cover songs that span decades of music. The EP was one of the best releases of 2012 and while you can’t go wrong with any of them, “Be My Baby” is definitely a highlight. The original is considered by many to be the best pop song ever released and other covers up to this point have been epic fails (ahem, the Millionaires). What makes this cover so amazing is that the band manages to keep the integ-rity of the song while still making it all their own. You can get this song and all other releases by Bayside on iTunes.

4. Paradise Fears – “Call Me Maybe” (originally by Carly Rae Jepsen)

“Call Me Maybe” has to be one of the catchiest songs ever. You hear that song once and it’s guaran-teed that the lyrics will get stuck in your head. While not everyone is a fan of the song, this cover will make you change your mind. In March 2012 Paradise Fears released the music video for their cover of “Call Me Maybe” on their YouTube channel. The band is known mostly for their imagina-tive and unique covers of popular songs by varying artists and genres. Their cover of “Call Me Maybe” is a stripped down version of the original with only acoustic instruments and is one of the best songs they’ve released. The stripped down sound the band gives this song is refreshing compared to the full on plugged in sound that most bands lean towards when doing covers. This song is also available on iTunes.

sleep. Sure, coffee and Redbull come in handy when you want to pull all-nighters. While most col-

lege students think that pulling all-nighters will help them remember more for an exam, they can actually ruin your final grade. Students can’t concentrate if their eyes are rolling in the back of their heads. Well-rested students are much more comfortable and attentive when it comes to taking their finals. Make time to sleep. You’ll thank your-self when it’s all over!

Remember, you can force yourself to take breaks. Don’t think you need to sit down for 12 hours straight, studying for that one final in one sitting. Break it all up into parts and study in pieces. It’s all about making time between work, hanging out and class so that you can have all the time in the world to study for finals.

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approaches the driver already assuming they are guilty of something.

Let’s remember again that only the border patrol are allowed the privilege of hold-ing this kind of entitlement in their hands. No courts are overseeing them. This becomes an example of unchecked power, where in they are given the unrestrained right to go through your things no matter if their reasoning is flawed.

Police must have probable cause before they can search you. Imagine if they’d been given this kind of power? They would be able to go through your home, all without a warrant.

There is no oversight over the border patrol. And this power is a direct violation of the rights given to us through the constitutional right of Search and Seizure in the Fourth Amendment.

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Focus

Language Festival is a passport around the

world

It was nice to see everyone at

school intrigued by different cultures.

The festival showed the openness in

City College.

““Tracy Adams, student

If you were looking for an interesting and fun event

last month, the Language Festival was not to be

missed.

This cultural event was held April 17 in Gordon

Quad. Originally scheduled from 10 a.m to 2 p.m., the

event ran slightly longer because of a piñata breaking.

Student Jamel Branch, who attended last year’s

Language Festival said “It was great, seems like it gets

better and better every year.”

The event was filled with various tables that show-

cased different countries. Participants visited booths to

get their passport stamped, but not before answering a

few questions about the country.

“I feel it was very informative, and it exposed a very

wide variety of cultures. Passports made us interact

and learn,” student Amanawit Teferi said.

There were many performances happening as well,

from live music to capoeira. Attendees even took part

in a dance called “El Caballo Dorado, which is similar

to an American line dance.

“It was nice to see everyone at school intrigued by

different cultures. The festival showed the openness in

City College,” student Tracy Adams said.

Traditional items like dresses, bracelets, hats and

henna tattoos were for sale.

“Very awesome and diverse. I love to travel, so it was

great to have all this diversity at school,” Cage Cluff

said.

Story and Photos by David Carillo, City Times

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Cuyamaca Coyote tennis player Rosey Pattah serves the ball at the beginning of a match against City Knights of Feb. 26 at City College, with score 0-9 (Cuyamaca). David L. Wells, City Times

Womens’ tennis coach has a good first yearBy Mariel MostaceroCity Times

The Lady Knights tennis team recently played at the SoCal Regionals on May 2-4, marking the end of their season as the semester ends. First-year Coach Jami Yonekura-Jones believes the season ended on a high note, especially with this being her first year at City College.

“Since it was my first season at SDCC, I feel that the season went pretty well. I had a nice group of girls who worked hard and learned a lot throughout the past few months and I learned along with them,” Yonekura-Jones said in an email interview.

While Yonekura-Jones has coached at Long Beach Uni-versity and been recognized as a professional tennis player since 1988, she returned to San Diego, her hometown, to train City College students.

The tennis matches proved difficult, as the team ended with the record of 0-10 prior

to the regionals. There were new players who competed during the season, and they went up against championship veterans this year.

“Our toughest match was probably our first match against Grossmont who has won the conference and state many times. At that point of the season, some of our girls had never played a match and did not have much experi-ence,” Yonekura-Jones said.

The players have been able to improve, and make the effort to become a stronger team upon return-ing next year. Many of the players will be returning for another season.

“Again, since this was my first season, I feel it was a building year, and there-fore pretty tough all the way around. However, all of the girls improved with each match and we will have a solid core group returning next year, which is impor-tant,” Yonekura-Jones said.

There were also spe-

cific students she noticed throughout the spring, including Crystal Ellis, Jennifer Wishmeyer, Clau-dia Cook, Anna Grageola, Yuliya Zybtseva and Tierra Young who went “above and beyond” during practices and matches. Some even made huge steps in becom-ing better at tennis, like Andrea Velazquez.

However, Yonekura-Jones feels it is always a group effort.

“When you have a small team, everyone is a key player,” Yonekura-Jones said.

Aside from some work on conditioning and consistency, this has been a positive first season for the students and coach. She also hopes there will be more interest shown next year.

“We are actively looking for players to join the SDCC Women’s Tennis Team. Anyone who is interested can contact me at jyjones@sdccd.edu or (619) 388-3436.”