By Leeann RoseCity Times

The San Diego City College Photo Club is pre-paring its fall 2013 student exhibition.

The photo club typically holds an exhibition every spring. This will be the first year it is also conducting one in the fall.

As Photo Club President Edward Honaker explained, “We have such a nice facil-ity, why not utilize it year round?”

As opposed to the spring exhibition that is judged, the fall exhibition gives stu-dents a chance to have their work displayed in a non-competitive environment.

Last year, the spring exhibition had roughly 75 participants.

Honaker explained that the event is “ .... a great place to see our best stu-dents’ work.”

There were no require-ments for the type of photos that were submitted. Cat-egories included, but were not limited to: portfolios, commercial, portraiture and fine art; it could be in color or black and white.

The award-winning photo department offered 19 classes this fall, ranging from basic black and white

to landscape and nature photography.

They also offer a travel photography course every summer. Last summer’s trip took participants to Cuba. In previous years, students have traveled to Europe.

Students not only gain experience in the field of photography through the department, but can also earn an associate degree and a certificate of achieve-ment in visual and perform-ing arts photography.

The opening reception for the exhibit will be held on Friday, Nov. 15 at 6:30 p.m. and remain open until approximately 9 p.m. in the Luxe Gallery, located on the fifth floor in the V Building.

The exhibition will be free and open to the public. Photos will be on display from 10 a.m to 10 p.m Nov. 15 through Nov 29. For more information contact Honaker at sdcityfoto@gmail.com.

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By Chris HandloserCity Times

Celebrants of Dia de los Muertos invite the souls of departed loved ones to return for a visit. For the loved ones of Diana Gonzalez, this year’s holiday delivered a bitter-sweet victory. For the City College students who toiled to bring life to the mural com-memorating her, it was a day of progress.

The family of Gonzalez, a City College student mur-dered on campus in 2010, arrived late to the Centro Cultural de la Raza in Balboa Park. They came straight from the courthouse with the news that a judge had finally approved their adoption of Gonzalez’s now 4-year-old daughter, Chrystal.

The parents, Jose and Concepcion, cousin Beatriz, and Chrystal last viewed the mural partially completed in September. They painted the approximately 25-foot by 12-foot mural for more than an hour with students and fac-

ulty in the Gorton Quad.Seeing it now in vibrant

fruition at the Centro Cul-tural – gracefully displayed amid the many ornate shrines – brought warmth to the precious memory of their beloved departed.

“As long as we know that we’re not alone in our daily remembrance of her,” expressed cousin Beatriz when referring to the turnout that day.

For the students who cre-ated the mural, unveiling it at the cultural center, as opposed to somewhere at City College, was a fitting progeny of sorts after original plans to hang it on campus were held up due to a misunderstanding between the students and the administration.

“Centro Cutural was started by among others, Chicano City College stu-dents, who were trying to be able to express themselves more freely than they were on campus at the time,” explained Visionary Feminist (VF) member and unofficial

emcee, Arny Brenes. “So I think it’s pretty much the per-fect venue where we’re able to express ourselves fully.”

The celebration beck-oned onlookers of the mural to peruse the monuments of photographs and sculptures of the Dia de los Muertos exhibit, among the numer-ous styling of “Catrinas” and “Calaveras,” Mexican figurines used traditionally to entice visits from spirits.

Jesi Gutierrez, a BEAT member and ally to VF, co-designed the portrayal of Gonzalez. “The mural speaks life and love in this space and now has a home for a while.”

Interim City College President Lynn Neault and Associated Student Govern-ment Vice President Michael Roderick were among those who joined them in sharing

Mural is unveiled

Dedication ‘speaks life and love’ for Gonzalez’ familyThe Diana Gonzalez mural was finally unveiled to honor her memory on Nov. 1. Chris Handloser, City Times

Jesi Gutierrez shows Diana Gonzalez’ daughter and father the memorium they designed for the unveiling of the mural on Nov. 1. Chris Handloser, City Times

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Student photo exhibit opens

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The City College Photo Club’s student exhibition opens on Nov. 15. Photo Courtesy of Rene SalvadorSee Mural, page 2

Exhibit hours:10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Nov. 15- 29in the Luxe Gallery located on 5th Floor of V Building

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November 12Employment Preparation Workshop,Cover Letter workshop A-111/Career Center, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

November 13World Cultures Program, “Traditional Life Ways of the Kumeyaay” with O’Jay Vanegas, Museum Educator of the Barona Cultural Center and Museum. V-101, 12:45 p.m. to 2:10 p.m.

November 15ASG Senate meeting, D-105, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

ASG meeting, D-105, 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

November 18Cosmetology Orientation, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

November 19 Special Municipal Mayoral Election Poll, P BLDG Flex Room, 1480 Park Blvd. (Physical Ed Bldg) 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

November 22 ASG Senate meeting, D-105, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

ASG meeting, D-105, 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

November 25Thanksgiving break

November 26Thanksgiving break

November 27Thanksgiving break

November 28Thanksgiving break

November 29Thanksgiving break

ASG Senate meeting, D-105, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

ASG meeting, D-105, 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

December 2Employment Preparation Workshop, Re-sume workshop, A-111/Career Center, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

December 4Blood Drive, Gorton Quad, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

December 6ASG Senate meeting, D-105, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.ASG meeting, D-105, 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

December 9 Employment Preparation Workshop,Interview Techniques, A-111/Career Center, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

CORRECTIONSThe following is a corretion of an error

from our Oct. 29 issue. From Page 3, Amanda Rhoades’ name is

misspelled as Amanda Rhodes.

sentiments surrounding the creation of the mural and

the tragedy itself.Addressing the family, Neault stated, “I

just want you to know that this will never, never leave the hearts of those of us who were around to experience this. Diana will always be in our hearts and always be impor-tant.”

Neault thanked everyone for their patience while they continue to work towards finding a home for the mural on campus. The students involved want the same.

“My intention has always been for this mural to be on campus, and specifically for Diana Gonzalez and all survivors and victims of domestic violence,” expressed Brenes as the gathering was winding down Nov. 2.

The mural will remain at the Centro Cutural until the end of the year, at which

point all parties involved hope to have found a permanent home on campus.

The exhibit hours are Tuesday to Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. (closed Monday). The Centro Cultural is located at 2004 Park Blvd., across from the Naval Medical Center. Contact (619) 235-6135 or visit www.centroculturalde-laraza.com for more information.

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The exhibit is located at 2004 Park Blvd across from the

Naval Medical Center.Hours are Tues – Sun.,

noon–4:00 p.m. (closed Monday)

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By Jennifer OvalleCity Times

Residents of San Diego, including City College students, will be voting for the mayor in a special election on Nov. 19, after Bob Filner vacated the of-fice in August because of allegations of sexual misconduct.

The successor will serve the re-mainder of Filner’s four-year term. If none of the 11 candidates wins a ma-jority vote, a runoff election between the top two candidates will take place in February.

According to a recent KPBS public poll, three candidates have emerged as frontrunners: Nathan Fletcher, David Alvarez and Kevin Faulconer.

Here is the City Times breakdown of those contenders:

Nathan Fletcher: Fletcher, 35, was born in Carson City, Nevada, and is a decorated retired Marine. He made headlines in 2012 when he changed his party affiliation from Republican to In-dependent, ultimately aligning himself with the Democratic Party in 2013. He said his political views evolved over time and his values were more closely aligned with those of the Democratic Party.

He is the Senior Director of Corpo-rate Development for the San Diego-based cellular giant, Qualcomm, and teaches political science at the Uni-versity of California San Diego, roles he’s reduced to focus on his campaign. While serving as a state assemblyman, Fletcher sponsored Chelsea’s Law, which established harsher punish-ments for sexual predators that target

minors.Fletcher is campaigning for more

police patrols to decrease crime re-sponse times, and believes that a safer city environment will aid in creating new jobs. His campaign is pushing for investing in manufacturing jobs that come with health care benefits and a good living wage. More information is found in nathanfletcher.com.

David Alvarez: Alvarez, 33, has served as a San Diego City Council-member since 2010. He grew up in Bar-rio Logan, where his family struggled through financial woes. Alvarez was his family’s first high school graduate, attending San Diego High and went on to graduate San Diego State University with honors. He is running as a Demo-

crat.A social worker and an after-school

teacher, Alvarez was selected for a fellowship in 2003 for the reputable Capital Fellows Program, a University of California internship program that allows members to engage in public service and help shape political policy.

As a city councilman, Alvarez is heavily involved in environmentally centered action, including serving as chairman of the Natural Resources and Culture Committee and is vice chair of the Land Use and Housing Committee. He also takes part in several other city and county committees.

During this campaign, he coined the

By Chris HandloserCity Times

City College was officially pro-claimed by San Diego County as the 12th member, and first col-lege campus, to participate in the countywide initiative entitled ‘Live Well San Diego’ (LWSD) on Nov 7.

Then on Nov. 14 at 2 p.m., Pro-fessor Veronica Ortega and cross-country coach Paul Greer will host County Supervisor Ron Roberts for a proclamation ceremony in Gorton Quad. Following, Greer is organizing a 2K Fun Run across campus to kick off the event for the students.

City College will partner with the Cities of Oceanside, National City, Coronado, Chula Vista and La Mesa, and others, to focus on de-livering better fitness, better nutri-tion, and better behavioral health to many county residents.

Currently, the long-term health strategy only includes Chula Vista Elementary and Encinitas Union schools, so adding City College is exciting for everyone involved.

“It’s very important to the county that we’re doing it and they’re very excited because they see us as potentially being a model for other college campuses,” ex-plained Ortega.

Associated Student Govern-ment, faculty and their classes, the entire cross-country and baseball teams, the women’s softball team, and many others will celebrate the proclamation day with college ad-

ministration and county officials. The plan is broken down into

components, strategies and areas of influence, all intended to posi-tively effect the Live Well indica-tors of life expectancy, quality of life, education, income and more. (See the graphic right.)

Launched in 2010, the county moved into the second component, Living Safely, in October 2012. However, Ortega strongly feels City College should follow the ex-ample of the county and start fresh with Building Better Health.

“Our faculty, our administra-tion, our staff, we all have to walk the walk,” Ortega emphasized. “It can’t just be something that we’re asking students to do.”

After the initial launch, the com-mittee will hold monthly meetings and establish a 12-month calendar in order to organize related events every month including nutritional education, behavioral health activi-ties and fitness activities.

Ortega’s committee includes City College Public Relations Of-ficer Heidi Bunkowske. The two ofw them came up with “Step Up to Live Well” as a way to brand the college’s program differently.

“It really came out of the fact that we have a lot of steps here on campus,” joked Ortega. “And im-plied in that is people do have to step up. They do have to make the effort.”

For more information, con-tact Veronica Ortega at vortega@sdccd.edu.

Mayoral voting Nov. 19

David Alvarez talks to City College students. Chris Handloser, City Times

By Jennifer ManaliliCity Times

City Times was recently awarded with two prestigious first place honors -- winning both best college newspaper and first place college news site -- at the San Diego Press Club’s 40th annual Excel-lence in Journalism awards Oct. 29 at the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innova-tion.

Former Editor-in-Chief Troy Orem was awarded first place in Cover Design. Orem also placed second and third respectively in College Media Photography.

Cartoonist and current copy editor, Adam Baird, received second place in Drawing, Illustration, or Car-toon for “Why So Serious?” He also took second place in Reviews for his story, “Evolu-tion of the ‘Creed.’”

City Times alumni Fahima Paghmani and Adam Burkhart both placed in the News category, with Pagh-mani winning second place for her piece “Commemo-rating victims of abuse.”

Burkhart took first for his news story “Brown delivers ultimatum.”

Current Co-Editor-in-Chief Allison Brown was awarded third place in Feature Writing for “City students hit the airwaves,” which detailed the launch of Jazz 88.3’s second radio sta-tion, SDS radio ---- or Student Designed Sound.

Former City Times adviser and current City College Legend magazine adviser, Roman S. Koenig, also went home with six awards for design among other specialties.

Earlier this year, the publi-cation fared well at San Diego Society of Professional Jour-nalists and the Journalism Association of Community Colleges (JACC), the latter of which yielded 10 awards for on the spot and mail-in com-petitions, as well as Best of Show, Best Focus on School and Best Layout/Design at the San Diego County Fair over the summer.

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URBANALITIES By Michele Suthers

From behind the political curtainMany people are angry

about San Diego’s special election on Nov. 19, not only because it’s expected to cost taxpayers nearly $5 million but because it’s a bitter re-minder of Mayor Bob Fil-ner’s resignation as a result of allegations of sexual ha-rassment.

But the special election was like music to the ears of low-income, part-time or un-employed workers because it meant a chance to earn money to survive another month.

I am one of those work-ers, a canvasser, hired by political campaigns to line up votes for their candidate or cause. We are hired to persuade possible voters by phoning them or knocking

on their doors. The cam-paign gives us a script to use that promotes the candi-date’s accomplishments and his endorsements.

Canvassing is a difficult, even dangerous job. In the three years I have been do-ing it, I have been attacked several times by canvassers of rival campaigns and their supporters.

Once, while working for the Labor Council against Carl DeMaio’s campaign for pension reform, a young man threatened to throw acid in my face. My co-work-er and I had to flee.

A canvasser tried to hit me outside Best Buy in Mis-sion Valley. A police officer who responded to the con-frontation asked me how much I was being paid to do this work.

“Fourteen dollars per hour,” I answered.

“It’s not worth it,” he told me.

During the same cam-paign, a couple of young An-glo canvassers outside a Wal-Mart in Clairemont made racist comments about me.

“Why you aren’t you working at a strawberry field instead of being here? You would be better there,” one shouted at me, while trying to stop me from taking their photos so I could report them to the authorities.

Once in Rancho Peñas-quitos, we set up outside a market next to canvass-ers trying to get signatures to put DeMaio’s pension reform plan on the ballot. We held up a sign that said, “Please be careful before you sign.”

A shopper, who identi-fied himself as a Republican approached me, pointed his finger at me angrily and told

me: “How many babies have you killed? When you get home, tell your daughters you are a baby killer.”

Those who have con-fronted me can’t imagine that I am a good mother to my daughters, risking my health and life to put food on our table.

In my experience, we are expected to “sell” the candi-date with whatever spin is necessary, including telling half-truths and falsehoods. A friend, a fellow canvasser, always complains about hav-ing to lie. Honestly, we have to deliver to the clients what they want.

Most candidates are nic-er before they get elected. Afterwards, some of them just walk past us, acting as if they are doing us a favor by being there. Maybe they see

SOCIAL MEDIUMSandra Galindo

Question by Ahmad Blue

Photos by William Morse

Do you think NSA surveillance helps national security?

Rebekah Romero,26, Psychology

“Too much of something can be a bad thing. I think that one aspect, it’s good for a defensive strategy. However when you create alliances and you are not trusting those alliances, it can say something about your char-acter.”

Lane Keck, 53, Cosmetology

“I think it does neither, because it does both. It’s as if I’m someone who doesn’t worry about that, I’m Joe average thinking if you don’t have anything to hide than don’t worry about it? I don’t worry about something seeing what I look up on Google.”

Bianca Sandez, 19, Child Development

“I think it harms us because the govern-ment isn’t giving us our privacy. ”

John Nabors, 23, Construction“I don’t think it harms us, I don’t have nothing to hide so it’s not like I’m worried about what information they get off me. But I can see why people feel as though they’re having their privacy invaded.”

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By Torrey SpoererCity Times

The Day of the Dead, or Dia de los Muer-tos, is a traditional Mexican holiday cel-ebrated on the first two days of the month of November.

The City College Languages Depart-ment, in collaboration with faculty and stu-dents, presented their annual Dia de los Muertos festival in the campus’ A-building student cafeteria.

The cafeteria was already a full house by early noon, decorated with large and color-ful altars in memory of deceased loved ones from the San Diego community and the national and international community. One altar that stood out was dedicated to the young victims of an elementary school mass shooting in Newton, Conn., in Dec. 2012

Along with the altar presentation and competition were short movies, costumes and a costume contest, guest speakers, sugar skull-themed face painting, food and traditional Mexican folk music.

“I have helped coordinate this event for the past two or three years,” said Profes-sor Rosalinda Sandoval of the Languages Department. “City College has been doing this though for many years now.”

The turnout has also been increasing every year, creating a demand for more space to house the annual event.

According to Sandoval, “every year is getting bigger. It started with a small sec-tion in the faculty lounge next to the student cafeteria.”

“Now we had to move it,” says Sandoval, “and even then, we have so much people and activities this year that we may need even more space for next year’s Dia de los Muertos event.”

In spiritual tradition, the spirits of all deceased people return to their families on these two days. In order to return, their spirit must be able to find their way back to their families, usually by the scents of incenses, marigolds and flowers.

Once they arrive, they may be thirsty or hungry, which is why their living relatives leave food and water at their gravesites. Other items considered to be offerings to

the dead are usually items related to the character of the deceased person, such as their favorite cigarettes, books or liquor.

The second day of November is often the climax of this holiday.

People visit cemeteries, set up altars, make special toys, bake special bread and write short, satirical poems called “Calav-eras.”

On that day, death is nicknamed “the bold one,” “the one with the showing teeth,” “the slim one,” “the dusty one,” and so on. All of these nicknames for death refer to the physical appearance of the skeleton or of the grim reaper. When referring to the physical act of death, substitute phrases are used in speech and in poems, such as “death took him,” and “he hung up his tennis shoes,” for example.

Constructing altars, exchanging candy skulls, making special toys such as skel-eton puppets and coffins, baking the special Bread of the Dead, special dances and plays are all traditions combined in a respectful yet festive celebration of death.

Today, this celebration extends itself to Spanish-speaking U.S. communities that typically celebrate the American and Euro-pean tradition of All Hallows Eve and Hal-loween.

“For example,” Sandoval explains, “my father died 15 years ago. If I want to honor him, I put his photo on the altar first and then add on artifacts related to who their charac-ter was. If his favorite beer was Tecate, you put a bottle or can of Tecate on the altar. Or if he liked cigars, you put cigars on the altar. If he was also Catholic, you add on Catholic decorations to the altar.”

The theme of death permeates all aspects of Spanish-speaking culture and life.

The acceptance of death is quite rela-tive, since death is inescapable. Therefore, people have learned to live with such a real-ization by building defenses and releases that are easily seen within the use of jokes and games regarding the honest face of death.

“What the holiday means to me person-ally and many others is basically the connec-tion between those people that we honor,” concluded Sandoval.

Dia de los Muertos

By Michelle MoranCity Times

On Nov. 18, 1978, Ameri-cans were shocked by one of the most traumatic incidents in history.

More than 900 people died that day in Guyana, in a place called Jonestown, from an apparent mass suicide.

Many of the victims were children.

Jonestown was located in Guyana, a northern part of South America and was run by a religious cult named The Peoples Temple.

On Oct. 29, City College had the honor of having Laura Johnston Kohl, one of the few remaining survivors of the tragedy, speak on campus.

Kohl was a part of The Peo-ples Temple. Temple was led by Jim Jones, who instructed those innocent people to take their lives.

Kohl’s presentation was held in room V-101 and was filled with a large audience.

She began with a brief his-tory about her life and how she came across The Peoples Temple.

To this day, talking about it brings tears to her eyes and she is still trying to cope with how this tragedy happened and why she survived.

“I really felt like I put him [Jim Jones] under the micro-scope for two years. I watched everything that he did. He was a very simple, practical man on the personal level. So that being said, behind the scenes of course he was a ego-maniac,” said Kohl.

When the group started Jonestown, they had a few houses and some electricity, living a very primitive lifestyle.

By the summer of 1978, there were 900 people living there, so it was hard for them to build the community to sup-port everyone.

At the end of October 1978, there were approxi-mately 1000 people living in Jonestown.

“It was a community of my dreams with people of all different races. Many of the things that went on in Peoples Temple were things that I felt I really wanted to have part of my life,” said Kohl.

Kohl went on to talk about how Jones started to show a darker side, one not visible to the public.

He was a drug user, abu-sive to his family and very controlling.

“His secretaries and mis-tresses wouldn’t let him out of their sight if he [Jones] wasn’t coherent. So they would keep him from the rest of the com-munity when he was going through his paranoia in his

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term “grassroots economics,” which im-plies that when people focus on cleaning up and a repairing neighborhood, good jobs can be introduced into that neighborhood.

Alvarez hopes to improve the care of our national landmarks and find a more efficient way to purify San Diego’s drinking water.

More details can be found in alvarezfor-mayor.com.

Kevin Faulconer: Faulconer, 46, who was born in Oxnard, is also an SDSU graduate.

He has served as a San Diego City Coun-cilmember since 2006, and is running as a Republican.

Faulconer has a background in finance and is the chair of the council Audit Commit-tee, vice chair of the Rules and Economic De-velopment Committee and is a member of the Budget and Finance Committee.

Faulconer was also responsible for advo-cating and successfully passing Proposition

C, a law that kept Mission Bay Park funded by its own generated revenue and has helped to fund other city parks.

In 2010, he was among those who rejected Proposition D, which would have increased sales taxes in San Diego.

Faulconer believes one of the biggest is-sues facing San Diego is the lack of focus on the communities. He wishes to focus on street repairs and fixing roads in all neighborhoods, and similar to Fletcher, he wants to see more police officers patrolling the streets of San Diego.

More information can be found in kevin-faulconer.com.

Honorable mention: Michael Aguirre, 64, served as City Attorney from 2004 to 2008, and has an extensive background in fighting high-profile fraud cases. The main focus of his campaign is ensuring pensions and un-employment bonds to workers, as well as re-pairing roads, recreation centers and several other public services.

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the poverty and need in our eyes ---- or in our clothes.

They are the ignorant ones because, no offense, we are the ones doing the dirty work: the walking, the phone calling, the persuading.

Many of us take this work so seriously that we even get stressed when we don’t get enough people saying “yes” they will vote for our candi-dates.

In the current mayoral race, organizers for the Da-vid Alvarez campaign called

me to work for them. However, I missed the

campaign’s first training. My employer, a 93-year-

old woman with a terminal diagnosis, was sent to a hos-pice and I had to help her that day.

The Alvarez campaign re-fused to hire me.

Fortunately, I was hired by Nathan Fletcher’s cam-paign.

It’s been a great experi-ence for me to be in an en-vironment where the job of canvassers is respected.

For the first time, the can-didate shook my hand while I was working saying, “Thank

you for the job you are doing. I really appreciate it.”

Fletcher’s organizers have informed us that they don’t want negative mes-sages, even when he’s being attacked with flyers full of negative information.

Some of us are nostalgic about previous campaigns we have worked for.

We miss the camaraderie. But we know that the work means extra money for a time, and that we will work for whoever pays our next month’s rent.

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deepest drug addiction, they wouldn’t let him be seen in public. We only saw when he was articulate and on top of things, which was less and less of the time,” said Kohl.

Jones was also responsible for the murder of Congressman Leo Ryan.

Ryan visited Jonestown and was killed shortly after by a sniper on Jones orders.

After that attack, Jones manipulated his followers into drinking a poisonous beverage so they could all commit suicide.

As he distracted the adults about why they should leave their lives behind, his mis-tresses and secretaries gave poison to the children.

Upon touching on this delicate part of the story, Kohl’s eyes began to tear up.

Kohl survived because she and a few other people that were part of the group were staying in Georgetown, which is a 24-hour boat ride away from Jonestown.

She and a few other people heard about the mass suicide and Kohl immediately went to get the Georgetown basketball team, which included two of Jones’s sons.

They were all instructed to commit revo-lutionary suicide as well but none of them wanted to go through with it.

Although this was a difficult subject to talk about, Kohl’s presentation was very empowering and gave a major insight on a part of history that not many people may know about.

“The biggest part of my experience in survival is that I need to be involved to make the world better. I can’t take a break, I can’t believe what I hear, I have to do what I know I have to do,” Kohl said.

“So it’s made me more of an activist than ever because I’ve seen the world can be really wonderful and integrated and treat people well and I’m really not satisfied with anything less, that makes me motivated everyday.”

She has recently published a book, titled “Jonestown Survivor: An Insider’s Look.”

It is an autobiography about her reflec-tions and survival in The Peoples Temple.

For more information about her book, please visit www.jonestownsurvivor.com.

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Batman to his limits. The game also brings

back challenge maps which are fun but only consists of stealth and fighting missions that get boring quickly.

Players can only use Batman but if the game was pre-ordered, you will also be able to play as the assassin, Deathstroke.

“Origins” also offers mul-tiplayer, something new to the series.

In multiplayer, players

have the opportunity to play as Batman, Dick Grayson’s Robin, or any of The Joker’s and Bane’s henchmen.

This mode is new but lacks variety.

At times it feels very broken as heroes die imme-diately and henchmen seem invincible.

Luckily, “Origins” focuses more on its single player experience.

It is both a positive and a negative, it can leave players wondering if putting more resources into develop-ing a better story could’ve improved the game.

The Joker, while argu-

ably the best character in the series, has been the main antagonist in all three of the series’ games and this raises a very important ques-tion: can there be another “Arkham” series related Batman game without the Joker?

The game is good but suf-fers as a prequel and builds on nothing.

It is a fun experience but bugs and glitches, along with no real character devel-opment, make for a very disappointing and lackluster gaming experience.

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By Fernando RamirezCity Times

“Whatever you don’t put out another team will.”That is what women’s basketball Coach Andrea

Aguilar tells her players whenever they are tired – to inspire them to fight through it.

This is Coach Aguilar’s sophomore season at City College and she says that the time for rookie mistakes is over.

“Last year was a crash course for not only the girls but my coaching staff too,” expressed Agui-lar. “…This season our focus is to put it together for every game and bring it.”

Aguilar stressed that in addition to the team, the coaching staff is also prepared for the season that begins Nov. 15.

Her staff will be counting on their sophomores to mentor the new freshman to be ready if called upon. They’ll be specifically leaning on sopho-mores Maria Torres, Melanie San Nicolas and Audrey Cayetano to bring a championship home.

“One of the best things about this upcom-ing season is that I am going to have six of my ex-players coming to City,” stated Aguilar. “They played for me at Olympian High School so they know what I expect from them. We also have two 6-foot girls which is great.”

One of the unique things about Aguilar is that her assistant coach is her father.

“I am so thankful and lucky to have my dad on my coaching staff. I have learned so much from him. Whatever one of us can’t do the other one can.”

City College has a hard road to this year, having to play powerhouse teams like Southwestern Col-

lege, Mount San Jacinto, and Palomar College. The Lady Knights have four tough tournaments in the next month and have to be on their game if they want to place in the tournaments.

Aguilar not only wants them to play hard on the court but also in the classroom.

She wants all of her girls to get their degrees and not only thinks all of them can play at the next level, but encourages them to also.

Aguilar’s office is a “chill zone” for her players. She has snacks for them and knows they are tired after class, and they can come in and sleep and get ready for what she believes will be a very success-ful season.

“I want everyone to know that we have an incredible team this season,” expressed Aguilar. “These girls are going to come out fighting to have a good season and I want everyone to please come out and support our team.”

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The Lady Knights start off the season in the Santa Barbara Crossover tournament Nov. 15. Mariel Mostacero, City Times

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By Ahmad Blue City Times

“Batman: Arkham Origins,” the

third installment in the Arkham series has received a lot of hype months prior to release so, does the game live up to that hype or did it fail as a prequel? Yes and no, but mostly no as the cons out weight the pros in this particular title.

When “Origins” opens, Bruce Wayne has only been donning his Batman persona for just two years. He’s not necessarily the experienced caped crusader we all know and love.

After an incident at Blackgate Prison, he dons his costume, on a mis-sion to find the source of the chaos. As he arrives, Batman finds that mobster Black Mask has broken into the prison and killed most of the police.

The event prompts Batman to inves-tigate and after a boss battle against Killer Croc, he learns that a $50 million bounty has been placed on his head. The bounty is for one night and intro-duces seven assassins that he must confront, giving players their goal for the game.

Playing through, the game was very much like its predecessors, veterans of the series will know know what to expect when it comes to combat in the game.

Although it’s still fun beating down criminals, the game lacks major changes.

All the enemy types make a return with the exception of a new martial artist type enemy.

Each enemy requires different tac-tics and this does add dynamic to how fights are handled throughout the game.

The stealth side of the game returns but sadly has not changed at all. The player still has the same goal of taking down all enemies in the vicinity and the same approaches being conveniently placed by gargoyle statues and vents.

This gives it a dull feeling and a lack of innovation, even new players will know what to expect.

As the game continues, you are given both the remote claw, shock gloves, glue grenades and concussion grenades, which, add some new ways

of combat.Three of these new weapons seem

to be recreations of Batman’s old gad-gets from “Arkham City,” making the lack of innovation even more obvious.

Playing around even more in free roam, it froze, not once but multiple times. These freezes did go away but were common enough to make “Ori-gins” dreadful to play at times.

Boss fights all require different approaches that make the player think about how they need to overcome this particular obstacle.

The boss fights are great, but do get very repetitive and mind numbing as each fight requires just one tactic. Once you learn the tactic, just wash, rinse and repeat your way to the victory.

As far as characters go, the game does introduce players to a new and younger Batman, but it’s hardly notice-able.

One aspect of the previews and interviews with Warner Bros. Games Montreal developers said that players were to see Batman taking on enemies that would ultimately push him to his limit and that was not the case in the final product.

It felt as though it was the same Batman from “Arkham City.”

The only real difference in Batman as a whole is that he’s harder to connect to as a character, players barely get to learn about the man behind the mask. This becomes the one character flaw that is present throughout the game.

The Joker, on the other hand devel-ops pretty well, as the main villain for the third time in the series.

Players get to see the origins of his story and come to understand how he became the psychotic criminal that we know today.

As players encounter him through-out “Origins,” you grasp how crazy he is and discover why he’s pushing

Does the ‘Arkham’ series really need a prequel?

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By Angelica WallingfordCity Times

After the unexpected success of Psy’s “Gangnam Style,” international pop music has been on the rise in the States. From smooth hip hop/R&B-influences to interpretations of Western-style pop/dance genres, there’s something for everybody. You may not understand the lyrics but that doesn’t matter. Just sit back and enjoy. Music is a universal language after all.

1. AKB48 – “Heart Ereki” (Heart Electric)AKB48 is one of the top idol groups in Japan. Made up of

89 members, the girl group is best known for its interesting music videos and addicting pop songs. “Heart Ereki” has the top 16 girls, or the Senbatsu, dusting off their instruments and playing a catchy sixties-inspired j-pop tune; complete with matching marching band-type outfits. This is the type of song that will get stuck in your head on the first listen.

2. GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE – “Hot Shot”

GENERATIONS is a seven-member boy band that is part of a collective of musical groups/artists in Japan called EXILE TRIBE. All are signed under the same agency, LDH Inc., best known for representing EXILE, one of Japan’s most successful boy bands. “Hot Shot” is GENERATIONS’ fifth single and one of the best songs that the band has released thus far. It’s a cool dance-pop hybrid that taps into old school boy band mode while keeping up with the trends of modern music.

3. Itano Tomomi – “1%”Formerly of super idol group AKB48, Itano Tomomi has

more then proven that she can hold her own. The tune “1%” is her sixth and final single before officially leaving AKB48. This song is everything you could want in a pop song and more. Good music, catchy harmonies and an interesting vocal arrangement, all wrapped up with a nice dance-pop bow. It’s not every day that you get a singer that sounds bored on a song and have it actually work in your favor.

4. f(x) – “Rum Pum Pum Pum”f(x) is one of the best girl groups on the Korean pop

music scene. “Rum Pum Pum Pum” is the lead single off of the group’s second full-length album and features musical influences from various genres, like hip hop and pop. The song also incudes drum-line style percussion breakdowns and sitar-influenced guitar playing. Not only is the song really good but the video is also something to check out. Those girls stomp the yard better then a certain 2007 movie bomb.

5. Jay Chou - “I’m Not Worthy”Most people might remember Jay Chou as Kato from the

2011 film “The Green Hornet.” However, what most people might not know is that he is also a renowned Taiwanese singer-composer. “I’m Not Worthy” is just one of his many hits. The song is a contemporary R&B slow jam complete with smooth vocals and soul-influenced instrumentation. Plus, the music video is more of a short film then a typical video, which makes for an interesting and entertaining expe-rience.

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Asian pop music playlist: a top 5

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