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By JOSEPH ENGSan Jacinto Times

On Thursday, April 14, San Jacinto College will behosting its annual Communications Day. Highschool students and college students with an interestin pursuing Mass Communications (such as newsanchor or radio DJ) as a career choice are invited toattend. The Event will take place in the Slocombauditorium from 9 am to 11 am. The event includescontests with prizes and several guest speakers.There will be three major stars guest speaking,

headlining with Richard Justice from the HoustonChronicle. If you would like to meet any of thesethree people in person as well as ask them questions,you are encouraged to attend.

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Individuality top priority for this prof

By CHRIS SHELTONSan Jacinto Times

If you’ve been to San JacintoCollege North you might have seenhim around campus. It’s pretty hardto miss a white guy with long dread-locks sporting a dress shirt and a tiewalking around. His name is not just“that guy with the hair” as some stu-dents refer to him as. He is ProfessorEdwin Aiman and he teachesPhilosophy at North Campus. If youstuck with your initial surface judg-ments you would never guess that heis an avid Mixed Martial Arts fan,loves 80s hip hop (the golden era ofhip hop, with artists like KRS-Oneand Public Enemy) and enjoys cultmovies of the 70s. In Professor Aiman’s class, the

objective is to teach students to thinkindependently and break any alba-tross that confines students to the viceof close-mindedness. His coursesattack broad themes including misog-yny, racism, and classism usingdiverse elements. For instance, Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Discourse on theOrigin of Inequality attempts toexplain how savage man began toaccept alienation and inequality. He also used more recent examples likeBryon Hurt’s documentary Beyond Beats and Rhymes which explores misog-yny and homophobia in hip-hop.

What Mr. Aiman is proud of, is that he can have a positive impact on thelives of young people, either through his extensive community service or hiswork at San Jacinto College. He is an alumni advisor and active participantwith the local chapter of Alpha Phi Omega, a Coed Service organization at theUniversity of Houston. This group is affiliated with Yellowstone Academy, a

Boy Scout troupe located in ThirdWard and also works with RonaldMcDonald’s House, TexasChildren’s Hospital, MarathonKids and the 2011 Texas Med 5Kat Ben Taub Hospital. Mr. Aimanstated that he enjoys beinginvolved with organizations that“teach citizenship and civic duty.”

Professor Aiman enjoys teach-ing philosophy and its relatedcourses because “[it] is the mostpractical of any subject you canstudy because it has applicationsand implications in everyday life.The trick is to get students to seethat, while the benefits of a philo-sophical education might notappear immediate, the criticalthinking skills developed willreverberate for years to comebeyond the classroom experi-ence.”

One example Mr. Aiman uses isImmanuel Kant’s CategoricalImperative, which in layman’sterms, says that the validity ofone’s actions should be judged byhow positively or negatively it

would affect society if all citizens committed the same action. For instance, Ifbanks, lending agencies, investments firms, insurance companies which hand-ed out faulty loans and packaged them on Wall Street, and irresponsible indi-viduals that accepted loans that they could not possibly pay back practiced theCategorical Imperative, maybe the ensuing economic down turn in 2008would have been avoided. They would have known their actions were unsus-tainable if many others used similar judgment.

See AIMAN on Page 5

By WILL STEWARTSan Jacinto Times

Dropping early in the semester isn’t something that is onevery student’s mind, but it should be. Many people have hadthat ‘one bad class’ that played to their disadvantage from thevery start that has dropped their GPA. One can usually tell italmost instantly when entering a class. Either by the teacherbeing hard to understand, or maybe their Blackboard site thatis never updated. Dropping classes is not difficult and canbenefit one’s college career if used properly, but remember itshould be used sparingly.Dropping a class can easily be done online on the school’s

SOS website. To drop a class, log on to your SOS site andclick on the “My Student Records” section of the page, thenon to “My Registration” which should be the first button nearthe top of the page. Then click on “Step 5. Register, Add orDrop Classes” where it will then ask what term you are cur-rently in. After the term is selected, a list of the classes youare taking during the chosen semester should be at the bot-tom. Find the class you want to drop and open up the scrolldown window and select “Drop Course.” There should be apercentage refund on the cost of the class being dropped if it’sbeing dropped early in the semester. To finalize, click on the“Submit Changes” button at the bottom of the screen.Though, if the class in question is College Prep, the SOS

website cannot drop the class, it must be done manually. Theassigned counselor must be notified of one’s intention’s todrop a College Prep class and finalized in Enrollment

See DROP on Page 5

Comm. Day set for April

Photo by Michael Deats/San Jacinto Times

Students observe Shell Federal Credit Unionduring the career expo at San Jac Central.

Career encouragement

Sticking with a classcan be a tough decision

Aiman ace at imparting wisdom on students

Photo by Chris Shelton/San Jacinto Times

Professor Aiman points at a sign bearing a personal motto.

February 21, 2011San Jacinto Times •

Opinion/Commentary

The San Jacinto Times is published week-ly by the journalism students at San JacintoCollege Central, 8060 Spencer Highway,Pasadena, TX 77505.Opinions expressed herein are those of

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Potential birthright law is a terrible ideaBy MARIA CHAVEZSan Jacinto Times

People look at the United States as the land of opportunities. Theydon't see that with the choice of immigrating to a different countrycomes the price of being picked on for not belonging. They leave theirhomes, their families, and their life long friends to start anew, just torightfully have a successful life that may not be close to a choice intheir own countries.Recently in politics, Arizona and Oklahoma have brought up verycontroversial subjects in legislature. Arizona has been in the spotlightfor a while now and now they believe, along with Oklahoma, that anychild born to illegal immigrants in the United States shouldn't begranted this "birthright citizenship" that has been given to infantssince the 14th amendment was established.Has the legislature forgotten that we all come from illegal aliens?That those who weren't born here, when the country first started,became citizens through naturalization and then their childrenreceived this rightful birthright citizenship? Has legislature ignored

the fact that these newborns aren't at fault for what their parent’s did-for the fact that they weren't there when their parents decided tomigrate to the States?What are the many reasons as to why Arizona and Oklahoma gov-ernment representatives believe that these innocent children whoknow nothing of the world that lies ahead shouldn't have citizenship ifnot have been parented by somebody in the States legally? Is it fair totake away certain rights that have been promised by the Constitutionof the United States of America?The 14th amendment states that anybody “born or naturalized in theUnited States...are citizens of the United States and of the state where-in they reside." Why is it that all of a sudden they want to take theserights from children who have done absolutely nothing? They're prac-tically blind when it comes to knowing what illegal and legal means.They don't know that their parents did wrong by crossing into theStates. The children shouldn’t have to suffer for being born into acountry that’s not their parents’ home country. They should be able tolive in this country like any other child who has either one or both par-ents as legal citizens.

The birthright citizenship should be available to all those who areborn here. Even if their ancestry says they are of another nationality,their homes will reside here in the United States- they’ll know noth-ing of being homed by another country. They’ll see the States as theironly country and only feel the connection to their parent’s home coun-try by their parents.What is Arizona and Oklahoma scared of? What makes them believethat these infants, who are barely seeing the light of day, should becharged with a crime they haven’t committed? If it’s because they canlater make their parents legal residents, then they need to look at thefact that they’ll have to wait 18 years and even then, they might justget tired of living here and move back to their own country, leavingall this behind. Is it the job percentage? It’ll be years before theseinfants will be able to work and hopefully (something we all wish for)by then the economy will be a little better off than what is now.There is no reason the legislature of Arizona or Oklahoma shouldtake these rights away. They should not have the power to take awaythose three precious things that the constitution once gave us: life, lib-erty and the pursuit of happiness.

By MICHAEL VASQUEZSan Jacinto Times

Many fans of the NFL are unaware of thetragedy that may strike the season of 2011.There have been talks of a labor strikecoming from the players if certain demandsare not met. It seems the Players Union isin an epic battle with the NFL regardingbenefits and wages towards the players.Basically the owners around the leaguehave an agreement with the Players Union.When disputes break out the players havethe right to strike. To counteract this move,the owners reserve the right to lock playersout. This means anyone in the PlayersUnion is not allowed to take the field.Besides obvious reasons that no footballin 2011 would not go well with the fans, itwould also hurt the league financially.Right now as we speak, the NFL brings rat-ings that any other professional sport couldonly dream of. The reason this keeps theleague afloat, is because the massiveamount of money they make off the net-works is nothing compared to the moneycollected at every game. Forty percent ofall the money made on game days acrossthe league is pocketed by the NFL. Thisyear despite losing the season, the Bengalscontributed seventy-eight million dollars tothis percentage. This was one of the worstteams this season. Yes, even worse thanHouston. So that being said, just by multi-plying that by thirty-two and then thatnumber by sixteen will give you an ideawhy the league needs to have teams on thefield by August.If you have ever seen the movie TheReplacements, then you know how crazyteams might get to suit out players. The lasttime this occurred was in 1987. Among thecomplaints for the players include healthbenefits, revenue division between playersand the owners, and even an eighteen gameseason. Owners complain that sixty percentof their revenue is spent on player salariesand excess funds. This is the polite way ofthem saying hospital bills for injured play-ers. One major concern for fans is that if alockout does occur how many games it willtake until our teams are playing with ouractual players. Imagine seeing some guygoing deep for a pass that hasn’t playedfootball in years. If you ever had thoughtsof playing in the NFL, perhaps this couldbe a window of opportunity for you. On amore serious note as fans we don’t make abig enough difference in the revenue num-bers to have a say in this matter. It seems tohave your voice heard in this argument youmust at least contribute a billion dollars.This whole ordeal must be wrapped up byMarch third otherwise we will face a laborlockout. The lead representative of theUnion was quoted saying that a lockoutseems imminent. The main problem is thatboth sides seem to be doing too much talk-ing and less action. If you are an NFL fan,I would advise following the progress ofthis football battle royal.

Footbrawl:money battlelooms in NFL

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Protesters confront police in El Arish, Egypt.

Riots should be cause for alarm, even in the U.S.By JOSEPH ENGSan Jacinto Times

The year is 2008; United States president Zod hasjust successfully won his eighth election with a land-slide vote of 90 percent of voters – for the eighthtime. Under his policies, minorities and religiousadvocates have no ability to vote or complain.Criticism of his office or of him is illegal, with pun-ishment varying from fines to life in prison. The fed-eral police have authorization to use any amount offorce deemed necessary, including lethal action. Thelocal media is controlled by Zod, the commerce and‘free market’ is controlled by Zod. The United Statesis a completely autocratic nation that is led by thisman. Zod has promised reform for the last thirtyyears, but so far has delivered nothing – and in manycases has regressed on those basic freedoms prom-ised during his first tenure of office.Zod’s economic reforms have failed as well. Theunemployment rate officially states it is below sevenpercent, but the unofficial unemployment rate is sig-nificantly higher and reaches as high as thirty per-cent for youth and people that have recently finishedcollege. No one is hiring new employees, and inorder to sell anything you must have a speciallicense.You are freshly out of college and unemployed.You have not been able to find a job in several years,and as a result you make your living selling fruit andvegetables on the street in order to earn enough cashto survive. The federal police have just confiscatedyour produce for attempting to sell it without alicense on the street. Without that fruit you have nosource of income and you do not have enough cashto last more than a month.That’s a pretty bleak scenario, but as bad as itsounds, this very situation sparked riots in three

countries, Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen. All threecountries are – though there is a definite possibilityof this verb being changed to the past tense in thenear future – autocratic nations. Each nation hasbeen under the control of the same ruler for aroundthirty years, with no real free elections to potentiallyremove them from office. Political reform in allthree nations has stagnated and the scene is rife withcorruption in the ailing economies.It started in Tunisia, an African country largelythought to be stable by foreign investors. MohamedBouzizi was an unemployed graduate that sold fruitand vegetables in order to make a living in the townof Sidi Bouzid. Police confiscated his produce due to

his lack of a fruit vending license (required in orderto sell produce in Tunisia). In anger and protest theman set himself on fire and sparked riots throughoutthe streets of the city. Youth in revolt, frustratedfrom over thirty years of empty promises of politicalfreedoms and poor employment opportunities, tookto the streets of Tunisia in protest for nearly a month.Eventually caving into political pressure, then presi-dent Zein Al Abadine ben Ali was forced to flee thecountry as dissent and sustained riots threatened tobring the nation down. Soon the political dissonancespread into the nations of Egypt and Yemen, and forthe past month riots and protests have been a com-mon sight in the two nations.Riots have largely died down in Tunisia and Egyptas reform steps in. On February 11th Egyptian pres-ident Mubarak resigned amidst growing unrest. Thisallowed the military to step in and suspend the con-stitution and parliament for six months until elec-tions can be held to determine the new leaders.However, civil war is threatening to break out inYemen as southern providences are seeking seces-sion to distances themselves from the government’spro-American actions. Nearly half the population ofYemen falls below the poverty line of $2 a day andit is believed that Yemen’s oil wells (responsible fora vast majority of export in the nation) will go dry inthe near future. Tired of having no voice in hard eco-nomic and political times, the people of the threecountries have desperately turned to their last option,violent protest.As bleak as the fantasy United States sounds, it ismerely a work of fiction. Yet, for something ficti-tious, millions of people have lived in that countryfor decades.

February 21, 2011San Jacinto Times • Around campus

8 DAYS A WEEK8 DAYS A WEEK

Monday, February 21• Hush Art Exhibit by Ann Wood, 8:30 a.m.,

Black Box Theater, Fine Arts Building

• SGA Meeting, 3 p.m., Room 4202

• Tennis Club Meeting, 3:30 p.m., Tennis Courts

• Mixed Martial Arts Club, 8:30 p.m., Gym

Tuesday, February 22• Hush Art Exhibit by Ann Wood, 8:30 a.m.,


• Music of Zane Williams, 11:30 a.m., Student

Center Atrium

• Writer’s Block Meeting, 6 p.m., Room 3200

Wednesday, February 23• Hush Art Exhibit by Ann Wood, 8:30 a.m.,


• Student Bible Fellowship, 11:30 a.m., Game Room

• WEBB Society Meeting, 2:30 p.m., Room 1131

Thursday, February 24• Hush Art Exhibit by Ann Wood, 8:30 a.m.,


• Phi Beta Lambda Meeting, 2:30 p.m., Room 2208

• Student Veterans Association Meeting, 3:30 p.m.,

Top of Student Center Stairs

Friday, February 25• Hush Art Exhibit by Ann Wood, 8:30 a.m.,


Saturday, February 26• No Scheduled Activities

Sunday, February 27• No Scheduled Activities

Monday, February 28• SGA Meeting, 3 p.m., Room 4202

• Tennis Club Meeting, 3:30 p.m., Tennis Courts

• Mixed Martial Arts Club, 8:30 p.m., Gym

Monday, February 21• Prepare the Way Meeting, 11:30 a.m., CSTC 210A/B

Tuesday, February 22• VYNE Recruiting Event, 11:30 a.m., CILC Lobby

• TSEA Meeting, 1 p.m., CSCI 243

• BSM Bible Study, 1 p.m., BSM Building

• VYNE Meeting, 1:30 p.m., CSTC 210A/B

• GSA Meeting, 2:30 p.m., CADM 204

• Open Gym (Bring Your ID), 5 p.m., Auxiliary Gym

Wednesday, February 23• BSM Free Lunch, 11:30 a.m., BSM Building

• BSM Bible Study, 1 p.m., BSM Building

• VYNE Meeting, 1:30 p.m., CSTC 210A/B

• Anime Society Meeting, 2 p.m., CADM W112

• Open Gym (Bring Your ID), 5 p.m., Auxiliary Gym

Thursday, February 24• BSM Soul Cafe, 11 a.m., BSM Building

• Intramural Soccer Sign Up, 6 p.m., Gym 110

• Philosophy Club Meeting, 2:30 p.m., CADM W106

Friday, February 25• No Scheduled Activities

Saturday, February 26• Gaming Society Meeting, 12 p.m., CSTC 210A/B

Sunday, February 27• No Scheduled Activities

Monday, February 28• The Office of Student Life Presents: Evolution-The Aging Process, 9:30 a.m., Student Center

• Prepare the Way Meeting, 11:30 a.m., CSTC 210A/B

Monday, February 21• Outstanding New Artist Review), 9 a.m.,

Galleria del Norte

Tuesday, February 22• Outstanding New Artist Review), 9 a.m.,

Galleria del Norte

• Rotaract Club Meeting, 1:30 p.m., NSTC S215

Wednesday, February 23• Outstanding New Artist Review), 9 a.m.,

Galleria del Norte

• Third Annual African American Read In,

11:30 a.m., NSTC S200

• WEBB Society Meeting, 1:15 p.m., NBCB C1026

Thursday, February 24• Outstanding New Artist Review), 9 a.m.,

Galleria del Norte

• LEX Introduction Ceremony, 3 p.m., NFAB 103

Friday, February 25• Anime Club Meeting, 12 p.m., NTEC A1025

• Fine Arts Friday Free Concert, 12 p.m., NFAB 103

Saturday, February 26• No Scheduled Activities

Sunday, February 27• Financial Aid Event, 12 p.m., NILC 108

Monday, February 28• No Scheduled Activities

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EspanolEspanol

Lunes, Febrero 21

- exposición de arte de Hush por Ann Wood, 8:30

a.m., Black Box Theater, Fine arts building

- Junta de SGA, 3 p.m., Cuarto 4202

- Junta del club de tenis, 3:30 p.m., Tennis Courts

- Junta del club de artes marciales mixtas, 8:30

p.m., Gym

Martes, Febrero 22



- Música por Zane Williams, 11:30 a.m., Student

Center Atrium

- Junta del club de Writer’s Block, 6 p.m., Cuarto

3200

Miercoles, Febrero 23



- Junta del Estudiante de la biblia de becas, 11:30

a.m., Game Room

-Junta de la sociedad de WEBB, 2:30 p.m., Cuarto

1131

Jueves, Febrero 24



- Junta de Phi Beta Lambda, 2:30 p.m., cuarto 2208

-Asociación de los estudiantes veteranos, 3:30

p.m., superior de las escaleras del centro de estu-

diantes.

Viernes, Febrero 25

-exposición de arte de Hush por Ann Wood, 8:30


Lunes, Febrero 28

- Junta de SGA, 3 p.m., Cuarto 4202

-Junta del club de tenis, 3:30 p.m., Tennis Courts

- Junta del club de artes marciales mixtas, 8:30

p.m., Gym

Lunes, Febrero 21• Junta de Preparando el camino, 11:30 a.m., CSTC

210 A/B

Martes, Febrero 22• Evento de inscripción para el club de VYNE, 11:30

a.m, CILC Lobby

• Junta de TSEA, 1 p.m., CSCI243

• Estudio de biblia de BSM, 1 p.m. edificio de BSM

• Junta del club de VYNE, 1:30 p.m., CSTC 210 A/B

• Junta de GSA, 2:30 p.m., CADM 204

• Gimnasio Abierto ( traer su identificación), 5

p.m., Auxiliary Gym

Miércoles, Febrero 23• Lonche gratis de parte de BSM, 11:30 a.m., edifi-

cio de BSM

• Estudio de biblia de BSM, 1 p.m., edificio de BSM

• Junta del club de VYNE, 1:30 p.m., CSTC 210 A/B

• Junta de la sociedad de anime, 2 p.m., CADM

W112

• Gimnasio Abierto (traer su identificación), 5

p.m., Auziliary Gym

Jueves, Febrero 24• Café del alma de parte de BSM, 11 a.m., edifico

de BSM

• Inscripción de futbol dentro del colegio, 6 p.m.,

Gym 110

• Reunión del club de filosofía, 2:30 p.m., CADM

W106

Sábado, Febrero 26• Reunión de la sociedad de juegos, 12 p.m., CSTC

210 A/B

Lunes, Febrero 28• La Oficina de vida estudiantil presenta:

Evolution- The Aging Process, 9:30 a.m., Student

Center

• Junta de Prepara el Camino, 11:30 a.m., CSTC 210

Lunes, Febrero 21• Critica del Nuevo Artista Excepcional, 9 a.m,

Galleria del Norte (Lunes a Viernes)

Martes, Febrero 22• Junta del club de Rotaract, 1:30 p.m., NSTC S215

Miércoles, Febrero 23• Tercera lectura anual de Africano Americanos,

11:30 a.m., NSTC S200

• Reunion de la sociedad de WEBB, 1:15 p.m., NBCB

C1026

Jueves, Febrero 24• Ceremonia de introducción de LEX, 3 p.m., NFAB

103

Viernes, Febrero 25• Reunion del club de Anime, 12 p.m, NTEC A1025

• Concierto de Viernes gratis de las bellas artes, 12

p.m., NFAB 103

Domingo, Febrero 27• Evento de ayuda financiera, 12 p.m., NILC 108

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Festival time once againBY JANNETTE MARINSan Jacinto Times

It's that time again! The Southby SouthWest Music and Mediaconference celebrates its 25thAnniversary in 2011. There isgoing to be showcases of hun-dreds of musical acts from aroundthe globe that you won't want tomiss. This annual event is held inAustin, Texas and it is a great wayto meet people that love to dowhat also interests you. The inter-active, film, and music conferenceis an awesome experience andgives everyone the opportunity tonetwork with important anddynamic speakers that are alreadyin film or music professionally. Ifyou love music or film and haveprojects ready, then why wait?Now is your chance to set upmeetings and express your ideas.The SXSW Film conference is a

creative environment build for tal-ented and smart audiences, so thepeople get to be the first ones towatch hundreds of independentmovie trailers that are shooting forthe big screens. For all musiciansthe SXSW Music conference isalso a great way to interact withlegendary keynote speakers andmeet people with music histories.Networking is the main goal;

many people try to search for anyprojects they would like to shareand be discovered. This eventoffers more than enough network-ing and entertainment for any agegroup. Every night SXSWFestival is going to hold manyparties. For example, the filmopening party welcomes anyoneto enjoy drinks, listen to greatmusic, meet with friends, andhave fun making new ones! Bandsare going to play in bars, clubs,and other stages for everyone to

dance and shout to the rhythm ofthe music. Award winning SouthKorean band "Apollo 18" willplay their popular post rock andhardcore music. Adam &Alma theyoung electro duo from Swedenwill also be performing, as well asJet Queen Band and hundreds ofother bands you would love towatch perform live! DannyGuzman, vocalist of the Jet QueenBand says, “This is awesome!Definitely something you want todo when you get the opportunity.”So pack your bags for a few daysand invite your friends for a roadtrip you won’t forget, and enjoythis superb and spectacular event!

SXSW Week Schedule: March11-20

Interactive: March 11- 15Film: March 11-19Music: March 16-20

BY GREG STARKSSan Jacinto Times

Baytown's own Cosmic Sound, formerly ofGhost Mountain fame(another great local band)has come tearing out of the gate with his firstsolo release VHS Vision. This record is a clearfront runner in the local Houston electronicscene. Every track is a hit, and is totally self pro-duced by Stephen Farris. I have had the pleasureto both see him live and meet/hang out with him.He is a really cool guy with boat-loads of naturalmusical talent. If you haven't heard his previous

work with Ghost Mountain, it is him and hisfriend from high school who raps. The musicproduction is outstanding as well and is a definitefavorite of mine too. The track that stands out themost to me is Bear Auras. It begins with analmost ethereal synth line then breaks into afunky slap-bass and keys jam. It has vocal sam-ples galore talking about corona discharges andauras over Jesus's head. A definitely differenttake on electronic pop music but it works, and itworks well. I don't know if the album is in stores,but I'm sure if you want it bad enough, you'll findaway to get your mitts on it.

BY GREG STARKSSan Jacinto Times

Indie-rock heavyweights Arcade Fire returnfrom Montreal with their third studio album TheSuburbs. This record is great; it has everythingyou'd want from a great indie rock band- maleand female vocals, lots of different instrumentsand rockin' beats. Now I don't usually keep upwith the Grammys, but they know whats up inthis case. This record won the 2011 Grammy forbest album of the year. I personally own theirother two albums as well and I am more than

pleased with the way this record turned out. Mytop pick is definitely Rococco, a song about mod-ern kids in big cities who think they know it all,or as they are more commonly referred to as,“scene-sters.” I believe that as Win Butler (frontman and Houston native) grows older, he realizesthat most of the people who bought his recordswere the subjects of this song. Perhaps that wasthe motivation to do things slightly different onthis album. It is still Arcade Fire and still a greatrecord. I definitely recommend that you lend itan ear as soon as possible, you won't be disap-pointed.

Lord Newborn and The Magic Skull, supergroup?BY GREG STARKSSan Jacinto Times

This super-group consists of: Money Mark, fromBeastie Boys fame, Tommy Guerrero, formermember of the skate crew Bones Brigade, andShawn Lee, whose solo music has been featuredon television shows such as Lost, Eastbound andDown, Life, and even CSI Miami. This self titledmasterpiece fuses the trio's talents seamlessly.The majority of the album is funk centered, butmany other aspects fly in and out throughout thealbum. It is apparently obvious that these threehad an absolute blast recording this record. Thesong titles are pretty funny, for instance the first

track is titled A Phase Shifter I'm Going Through.A phase shifter is an effects pedal designed guitarsand basses, if you didn't know. Theres also a trackcalled Escape From Prism and one calledRevenge Of The Fillet O' Fish. If you are familiarwith the general feel of a “jam-band” album thenyou kind of know what to expect from these three.Although, the sheer originality of this record willleave you wanting more. I haven't seen anythingsaying these guys will release another colabora-tion, but I truly hope that they do because there isnothing else like this record out there. So broadenyour musical horizons a little and have your mindblown by Lord Newborn And The Magic Skull'sself-titled release as soon as possible.

BY MATT ADAMIAKSan Jacinto Times

Thirty-six years and twenty-eight albums later,Motörhead is still going strong. Even in recentyears the band has stayed quite busy with touringand time spent in the studio. Therefore, it cameas no surprise when Motörhead released their lat-est installment to their already massive discogra-phy earlier this month.As a long-time Motörhead fan, I was very excit-

ed when picking up my copy of The World isYours. The cover art maintains the trademarkicon while at the same time the music maintainsits trademark sound. When I popped the new CDinto my car stereo, I was very pleased with theopening track Born to Lose, which really got mepumped for the rest of the album.However, despite the excitement of the first

three tracks and the album’s fantastic production,

The World is Yours gets progressively weakerwith each track. The music becomes very repeti-tive about midway through and I realized thatthree songs had passed without me noticing achange. As the disc was inching closer to itsfinale, I was surprised to hear that the final trackwas an acoustic version of Ace of Spades, whichbrought an end to the monotony of the album’sprevious songs.

As a whole, The World is Yours is not a terriblealbum; it just falls short of its predecessors.There is just no comparison here to the albumsthat made Motörhead the awesome band we allknow and love (such as Ace of Spades andOrgasmatron). But with the band’s currentmomentum, I don’t see them slowing down any-time soon (unless Lemmy kicks the bucket), soyou can still expect plenty more Motörhead inthe near future.

BY MATT ADAMIAKSan Jacinto Times

Progressive thrash metal behemoth, Helstarneeds no introduction within the Houston metalcommunity. Deriving heavy influence frombands such as Judas Priest and Iron Maiden,Helstar delivers a nostalgic yet powerful sound.Originally formed in 1981 by guitarist LarryBarragan, Helstar has led a very successfulcareer, releasing several great albums and per-forming with bands such as Anthrax andMegadeth. For nearly 30 years they have dazzledaudiences with their fast riffs and high pitchedvocals.Earlier this month, I attended a Helstar show at

Numbers Nightclub in downtown Houston. Theshow was celebrating the release of their newalbum, Glory of Chaos. When I entered thevenue, I was pleased to see large crowds of eagerfans banging their heads and moshing to the

sounds of Houston’s finest.After enjoying all that Helstar had to offer that

night, I immediately purchased a copy of Gloryof Chaos without hesitation. After listening to theCD, I must say that this is easily my favoriteHelstar album since their 1989 classic,Nosferatu. It’s good to hear that, James Rivera’svoice, the main muscle behind the band’s suc-cess, remains triumphant and unchanged after allthese years. Alma Negra, the album’s 9th track isby far the most impressive on the album and alsothe best received by critics, including myself.

Finally, as a way to pay homage to legends ofmetal’s past, the album includes covers ofAnimal Magnetism by The Scorpions andSaxon’s Heavy Metal Thunder. Both songs makeup the cherry and whipped cream topping for analready delicious metal sundae. In short Glory ofChaos is a burst of adrenaline that hooks the lis-tener from start to finish.

Band among one of Houston’s loudest and oldest

Masters of heavy metal showing no signs of rust

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Professor shares his knowledgeBy ASHLEY ALLYNSan Jacinto Times

Struggle with understanding andmaking a passing grade in Science?Professor Paul Barron is at SanJacinto Central to help! A lot of stu-dents have a phobia of learning anyform of Science in general. Well, Mr.Barron explains the facts of Sciencein a clear and understanding way.Wouldn’t you love to actually lookforward to going to your Scienceclass? From his knowledge to hishumor-Mr. Barron will keep youinterested and enthused to learn!Q: What classes do you currently

teach at Central?A: General Zoology BIOL 1413,

General Botany BIOL 1411,Anatomy & Physiology I BIOL 2401and Anatomy & Physiology II BIOL2402.Q: What college did you gradu-

ate from? Degree (s) you received?A: I graduated from Midwestern

State University with a Bachelor’s ofScience in Biology and a minor inChemistry. I also graduated fromMSU with a Master’s Science inBiology where my thesis wasCarbohydrate Composition of theHemolymph from Two Families ofSpiders (Araneae: Lycosidae andAraneidae). Published a portion ofthat work in the Journal ofArachnology. Carbohydrate

Analysis in Hemolymph of SelectedLycosid and Araneid Spiders. 1999.Journal of Arachnology 27:550-552.http://www.americanarachnology.org/JoA_free/JoA_v27_n2/arac_27_02_0550.pdf. I also worked on a Ph.D.in Entomology at Texas A&M butended up “all but dissertation”. I wasadmitted to candidacy in 2002 com-pleting over 100 hours inEntomology, Biochemistry andGenetics courses including: InsectPhysiology, Insect Toxicology,Acarology, Principles ofPhylogenetics, QuantitativePhylogenetics, Insect Transgenesis,Biochemical Genetics andGenomics. My research centeredaround the molecular genetics tech-niques of creating differentialexpression libraries from the LoneStar Tick while blood feeding.Sequenced and analyzed results aswell as verifying expression patterns.We cloned two genes whose func-tions remain unknown and attemptedstudies to ascertain those functions.Q: What is your favorite part

about teaching?Getting students over their biology

phobia. A lot of students have hadmiserable experiences in variousbiology classes and I’m deeply inter-ested in connecting biology to themin a meaningful and positive way.Seeing students get interested is thegreatest reward.

Q: The strangest thing that hashappened in one of your classes?A: Last summer there was a young

bird trapped above the ceiling tiles inthe Frehls building. The bird was try-ing to get out through one of thelights and as it was reaching through,a student saw it and let out a bloodcurdling scream. We had heard somescratching but an animal reachingthrough a light like that would freakanyone out. Mix in the scream andwe were all totally freaked out.Q: Do you have a favorite animal

or insect?A: I’ve been fascinated with spi-

ders and insects since I was a kid. Iused to keep them in terrariums andgo out looking for them constantly.We had over 10,000 spider speci-mens in the collection and over thecourse of two summers, I looked atand verified the identification of allof them compiling a catalog of themfor my major professor, NormanHorner. Over the years I have col-lected 1000’s of spiders, insects,ticks and mites.Q: What is your favorite place to

vacation?A: I love Australia! My mother

immigrated there in 1995 when shegot married to an Australian. I’vebeen four times and my fiancée and Iwill be honeymooning there later thisyear. It is a fascinating and beautifulcountry.

National Gallery coming through townpaintings will be showcased

for a limited engagement.The exhibit will take place at

the Museum of Fine ArtsHouston Beck Building. Atimed-entry ticket, whichincludes general museumadmission, is needed. For adults,admission is $20 and for chil-dren, seniors, and students,admission is $15. Admission isfree for children 5 and under,though a ticket is needed toenter the exhibition. OnThursday general museumadmission is free and tickets areavailable for a lower price, $15adults, $10 children, seniors,and students. For more infor-mation visit www.mfah.org orcall 713-639-7300.

By PRISCILA ZARAZUASan Jacinto Times

The National Gallery of Art inWashington, DC is travelling toHouston featuring some of the

most famous artists from Francebetween the 1860s and the early20th century.Manet, Monet, Renoir, van

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Services.Even though the last day to drop a class in the

spring semester is on April 15th, there are advan-tages for dropping classes early, like a refund of apercentage of the cost of the class. Dropping aclass shouldn’t be taken lightly, especially sincethe six drop rule that states any undergraduate isonly allowed to drop a maximum of six classesbefore graduation.Dropping a class can be very beneficial, freeing

up time to hang out with friends or do homework.Also, one less thing to worry about as a bad gradein dropped class does not affect one’s GPA. So ifyour grades are failing and it’s near impossible tobring the grade back up to snuff, then the onlypossible thing to do is to drop the class.There are a few rules of thumb that can help

decide if a class can be passable and not worth oneof the precious six drops in college. One being,

don’t drop if the material is easy, even if theteacher is very unpleasant, do not drop the class.If one already has a firm grasp on the materialbeing discussed, just reading the textbook shouldbe good enough to pass most, if not all tests.Though, if you don’t know the course, under-

standing the professor clearly is key. Nothing ismore frustrating than trying to learn from ateacher who has an accent thicker than Mississippimud. This does not mean that one should drop aclass if the teacher speaks a slight deviation of theAmerican language. What is meant is, if onlythree out of ten spoken words can be understood,and then drop the class immediately.Do not be afraid to drop a class that has a good

friend in it, they will defiantly be able to under-stand and you can always hang out with them afterclass.It’s a tricky decision, but if used correctly with

these rules of thumb, dropping a class early in thesemester can not only save one’s GPA, but maybeeven a small chunk of money.

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As of the spring semester, students atSan Jacinto College North can takePhilosophy, Logic, (which ProfessorAiman wants to emphasize transfers to afour year university as a math reasoningcourse!), Ethics, and the recently addedWorld Religions. Now students cancomplete their associate’s degree inPhilosophy without transferring to theSouth or Central Campuses. Students arealso offered the opportunity to join thenewly created Philosophy Club.Meetings for the club will be held bi-weekly and interested students can emailMr. Aiman at [email protected] vision Mr. Aiman has for the clubis, “A student run organization that cangrow and encourage students to embracedialogue about important issues and cur-rent events that have philosophicalimplications or applications. I also wantto offer a forum where several studentscan enter into philosophical debate thatthey might not be able to in their otherclasses.”Students also have a positive view of

Professor Aiman’s teaching. The com-ment that students continuously leave is“the class requires the student to be openminded.” So if students remove them-selves from the caves that blind themfrom certain truths their experience inProfessor Aiman’s courses will berewarding and enlightening.

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