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Spring 2011 - Issue 1 - Volume 88.6TRANSCRIPT
NEWS/FREE PSYCH HELP/ 3 • VIEWS/GET HAPPY/ 9 • STYLE/V-DAY IDEAS/ 10
SPORTS / 6
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THE POLL:
Don Sneddon is ninewins away from making
Santa Ana Collegebaseball history
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This time of year
always seems to
be more stressful
and pressure-filled
than the rest. And
especially so for
students. It’s the
beginning of a new
semester. We’re still
recuperating from the chaos of the holidays.
We’re trying to get used to our new schedule,
new professors, new routine, not to mention
scarcity of parking spots — and it can be hec-
tic. It’s times like these when we need to stop,
relax and take a deep breath. Don’t let the
pandemonium of the New Year consume you.
Relax, and enjoy college life.
/ tim randall / Sports Editor
SOFTBALL PLAYS HARD BALLSPORTS 7 / The young team has won fi ve out of their last seven games so far this season even though 16 of the 19 players on the roster are new to the program.
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d seXoloGy / Before taking on his current alter-ego as one of the college’s most beloved instruc-tors, Dan Goldman has lived a life that has taken him around the world. / martha cowley / el Don
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STRESSED OUTVIEWS 9 / Overwhelming diffi culties in obtaining classes and funds have added excessive pressure to students’ daily routines. But there are solutions to help cope with these emotions.
I HEART MOVIESSTYLE 11 / This season’s movies are typically just chick fl icks and romantic comedies because of Cupid’s holiday. Check out the ones to see as well as an alternative to going to the theatre.
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“Most of them didn’t let me add the class and I was stressing out and worried that my scholarship would be taken away,” said Rodriguez. “I couldn’t even think straight.” The first month of a semester causes many students to feel stressed from a combination of school, work and personal problems. Stress is a normal physical reac-tion that makes you feel vulnerable. Long-term exposure can cause seri-ous health problems. “Signs of severe stress include insomnia, inability to concentrate
during class, and even anger out-bursts,” said psychology professor Jeff Pedroza. “Most people don’t know the difference between normal stress and severe stress.” Having a strong stable support system like family and close friends can ease the effects of stress. Santa Ana College is equipped with staff to help students deal with mental health. The psychological services include counseling for individual students as well as couples and groups that need someone to talk to.
“When a student talks about what’s bothering them to someone, they experience catharsis, a feeling of a great weight being lifted off your shoulders,” said psychology professor Ricardo Castillo. Counseling is intended to relieve a student’s stress. The services are provided by mental health professionals and ad-vanced doctoral psychology interns working under the supervision of licensed psychologists. Students are guaranteed confiden-tiality. None of their information is released unless they report abuse, suicidal thoughts, or are capable of harming others. Threats or acts of violence are taken seriously and will be reported. Psychological Services is in the U-Building and open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Students who have paid the health fee are entitled to counseling. Rodriguez eventually got the classes he needed and was able to keep his scholarship.
avalanche / An overwhelming schedule of things to do piles on for students the first month of a new semester. / Philip Brooker / MCT
COPING WITH STRESS
For sophomore Eric Rodriguez, focusing on football while trying to balance his grades is a lot to deal with. The day before the spring semester started, Rodriguez was told his full ride to Southwestern
Oklahoma State University would be revoked if an additional 11 units were not completed by the end of this semester. Rodriguez was then stuck trying to peti-tion into several classes.
communication is keY
By elaiza armas / el Don
computer stolen from newsroom
An Apple iMac computer was stolen from a department chair’s office over the Christmas break. The 27-inch monitor computer, worth about $2,000, was taken from C.W. Little’s office in the C-Building. “There goes 25 years of my work,” said Little, chair of the communica-tions and media studies department. While there was no sign of forced entry, the thief had to open two locked doors to gain access to Little’s office, located inside the el Don newsroom. Campus Safety called the Santa Ana Police Department to investigate. A suspect has not been identified./ amy ellison
Because of the austerity measures hatched by Gov. Jerry Brown in an attempt to bring California back from the brink of debt, community col-leges may have to turn away about 350,000 students next year. The community college system would lose about $400 million more in funding under this plan. To make ends meet, colleges would have to increase tuition by $10 per unit, said Community Colleges Chancellor Jack Scott. / amy ellison
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Encouraging a packed audi-torium to hum a seduc-tive song, the 72-year-old biology professor begins to unbutton his short-sleeve,
collared shirt to get the attention of his antsy class. Dan Goldmann, a warm hearted, funny yet tough and to-the-point pro-fessor, first began capturing SAC stu-dents’ minds 35 years ago. His strip tease — that later reveals a strand of DNA printed on his undershirt — is one way he gets it done. “He is very dynamic and never boring and is always thinking about how to make class real for the students,” biol-ogy teacher Kathleen Takahashi said. But Goldmann, with his outgoing personality, is far from the amateur stand-up comic he portrays in the classroom every year. While pondering a way to express deep meaning into words, Goldmann stood silently in front of the class. He held back tears as he answered a ques-tion one student asked about his accent and his heritage. He eyed the crowded classroom as they guessed the country of his birth, and he explained to them why he
speaks German, Hebrew, Yiddish and English. He was raised in a small farm-ing community in Israel, because his Jewish parents were not allowed to get a job in Germany. The farm he was raised on was self-sustaining and meant to provide his family with necessities. “It was very difficult,” he said, about his parents fleeing Germany and leav-ing their families behind. Goldmann earned money by helping with the harvest of food crops. As a farmhand he would wake up early to dust plants and give injections to the chickens, which he says were “stinky.” “The times were tough and simple, much like the Great Depression in the U.S.,” he said. Simple times did not keep Goldmann from serving four years in the Israeli military. He earned his parachute wings by jumping from a plane five times during three weeks of intense training, and later became a first lieu-tenant. Parachuting out of a military plane in high altitude frightens most peo-ple, but Goldman said during a train-ing exercise that he felt relieved. He recalled how air sick he was from
circling around a specific drop point. “The whole military experience is a quick act of growth and maturation,” he said. Today, his tanned, sun-worn skin hints of the days when he traveled much of the world as a professional soccer referee for the North American Soccer League, where he met soccer stars Pele and Franz Beckenbauer. He still referees high school soccer, but he also assigns referees for all divi-sions of college soccer. Goldmann, a graduate of UCLA, spoke about being the first coach in the SAC soccer program, starting in 1976. “Soccer was my sidekick,” Goldmann said. His first year he won the con-ference championship with a 13-1-2 record, and he was 6-0-2 in conference. Several of his successes on this cam-pus were off the soccer field. He was president of the academic senate, and also served as the college’s department chair for biology. Yet, as time wears down on him, he refuses to think about retirement. “I enjoy the teaching,” Goldmann said. “When you come to school and you’re among young people ... you usually forget how old you are.”
• He bakes cookies for faculty and friends at the end of the year.• He attended UC Berkeley before transferring to UCLA, where he earned his degree.• He used to run five miles a day. “The best part about the run is the shower afterwards,” he said.• He has had 40 to 50 T-shirts made with biology related images. They cost him $20 each.
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Sneddon learned his craft from two of the most respected coaches in collegiate baseball, Wally Kincaid, formerly of Cerritos College, and Au-gie Garrido, currently the head coach at the University of Texas. “It’s part of a perception. It’s just a number. It’s certainly an accomplish-ment, and you have to respect that,” said Garrido, who has 1,629 wins, five College World Series Championships and a career wins percentage of .681.
Kincaid is the only coach in Cali-fornia Community College history to record a perfect season and was named National Community Col-lege coach of the century by Baseball America Magazine. After graduating from Dominguez High School, Sneddon enrolled at Cerritos College where he played for Kincaid and was an All-Southern California shortstop. He was recruited to play at Cal
State Fullerton by Garrido. “Donny is a very special guy,” Garrido said. “He was also a strong student.” Garrido recalls Sneddon fighting back from an arm injury. “He had to make a comeback to make the team, and he did. That’s the kind of man he is,” Garrido said. While at Cal State Fullerton Sned-don led the Titans to California Collegiate Athletics Association Championship in 1974. He was the first NCAA Division II All-American in school history. By the time he got to CSU Fuller-ton, he already knew that he did not want to continue his baseball career past graduation. But baseball was his destiny, though he shunned the field. Sneddon served as a graduate assistant coach to Gar-rido at CSUF for two years before coming to Santa Ana College. He was as an assistant coach to Jim Reach. When Reach retired in 1981,
Encouraging words / Baseball Head Coach Don Sneddon, entering his 30th season, is poised to win his 1,000th game. He gives out a few pointers to the 2011 Dons team during a Wednesday afternoon practice. / daniel Hubert / el Don
A pICTURe oF A WINNeR
With his arms crossed and a stern expres-sion on his face, Don Sneddon stands quietly in the back of the dugout as his players take the field.
Sneddon, already the winningest coach in California Community College Baseball history is poised to reach another milestone, possibly by the end of the month — his 1,000th win. “The number of wins doesn’t really mean a lot,” Sned-don said. “people are going to get higher numbers. Somebody is going to break this record.”
the road to 1,000
By Tim randall / el Don
swimmers stuck at starting block
The Dons continue to swim against the tide as its four-person roster was declared ineligible to compete in the first meet of the season Friday due to paperwork problems. It has been a bitter start to what has already been a rocky season. Head Coach Michelle Vos is taking over this year for John Wright after he resigned under short notice, leaving Vos with no time to recruit swimmers for the season. Vos believes her high school coach-ing background, coming from St. Joseph’s, will help her recruit some talented athletes for next season. / daniel Hernandez
swimming
tortured run almost over
This year has been a tough one for the Dons, winning only three of their first 21 games this season. The leading scorers this season for the Dons have been Yama Kader and David Swartz with 212 and 207 points respectively. As its season winds down, the Dons will have will have to endure some tough matchups with their last two games against Cypress College and Fullerton College. / Tim randall
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The softball team stitched together five consecutive games without a loss at the beginning of last season before fading away, missing the playoffs. With 16 players new to the program, the Dons are looking to finish strong. “The team is fun, always smiling, and a tight-knit group,” said first baseman Asia Alvarez. The team has a deep bench. Strengths for the Dons include hit-ting, solid defense, and roster flex-ibility, with players capable of playing multiple positions. “There is no drop off in ability from starters to replacements,” said outfielder Nicole Baltierra. Despite fielding a young team, the Dons will rely on sophomores Shelly Tait, pitcher, and Sarah Steinbeck,
shortstop. Tait is key to the team’s success. She is leading or tied for the lead in two offensive categories and five pitching categories. Steinbeck leads the team in stolen bases and defensive assists. The Dons are 5-2, similar to their 4-2-1 start last season. However, playing in the orange empire Conference poses a few chal-lenges. Four teams posted a winning percentage over .600 last year, while the Dons’ winning percentage was only .429. But the Dons are not worried. “Compared to last season, the team is more talented and has an estab-lished work ethic,” said Co-Head Coach Jessica Rapoza. This year, the Dons are an offensive
juggernaut, batting over .400 with 20 extra base hits, scoring 48 runs, and stealing 25 bases in 27 attempts. pitching for the Dons has been split between four players, combining for a 3.93 earned run average. Tait and Monica Sepulveda have thrown 26.2 out of 36.2 innings pitched. Rapoza carries 19 players on her roster and welcomes competitions in practice for starting spots. The start-ing lineup can change based on who is working the hardest. “practices are in depth, and you’re always on your feet,” Alvarez said. “Something new is learned everyday,” she said of their workouts. The team shows chemistry, and displays a positive energy. Rapoza’s coaching philosophy is centered on attitude and effort, expressing a “team over self ” mentality. “If we play consistent without beat-ing ourselves, we will compete in the conference,” Rapoza said.
DONS AIMING HIGHER16 new players add depth to a Dons team that has improved in all areas
Profi le Kim Nutter is entering her
16th year with the softball team, second as co-head coach. Nutter returned to the Dons last season to coach alongside Co-Head Coach Jessica Rapoza. “The two of us are a good fit together. Jessica is young, a great coach, and has excel-lent experience,” Nutter said. Prior to returning to the Dons, Nutter was on a coaching hiatus. During her free time she traveled, and volunteered at a Boxer res-cue kennel. She’s coached at Long Beach City and Rio Hondo Community Colleges.
“The entire staff here is great. The love and support from the athletic family is unparalleled,” Nutter said.
KIM NUTTER
“Compared to last season, the team is more talented and has an established work ethic.”
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Hard Ball / Sophomore shortstop Sarah Steinbeck leads the Dons in stolen bases and assists. / daniel Hubert / el Don
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Sneddon was named head coach. Since he took over the baseball program, the team has won 15 or-ange empire Conference Champi-onships and three of the six state championships in which they have played. “one of the things I take pride in is the ability to keep the program at this high of a level,” Sneddon said. “It’s the consistency.” Sneddon has maintained a win percentage of .740 over the 29 seasons he has coached here. But these numbers are second-ary to the numbers that matter most: 178 of his former players have received scholarships to play at four-year universities, and 101 have signed professional contracts. “He’s looking out for the best interest of the players all the time academically and athletically,” said Associate Head Coach John Bry-ant. “He’s trying to develop people
who will be constructive in society as well as good baseball players.” His players have a deep appre-ciation and respect for him as a coach and a mentor. “He is a very honest person. Th at’s why I have a lot of respect for him,” said Christian Meza, a former player and two time Southern California pitcher of the Year. “If you respect him, he’ll take care of you. He knows what he’s talking about and he’s always right.” Many of Sneddon’s past play-ers have gone on to play in Major League Baseball. A number of active players include Heath Bell, who is an all-star relief pitcher for the San Diego padres, Atlanta Braves start-ing pitcher Kris Medlen and C.J. Wilson, who was a starting pitcher for the Texas Rangers in the 2010 World Series. “It’s obviously not about me, it’s about the players,” Sneddon said.
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inTEnsE / Head Coach Don Sneddon throws batting practice to his players. / dan Hubert / el Don
RESPECT: CoACH AND MeNToRSPORTS
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CHILL OUT FOR A SEC You wake up Monday morning, glance at the clock and a red 7:36 a.m. glares at you. Angry that your phone alarm didn’t buzz you awake, you leap out of bed, grab whatever shirt and pair of jeans are on the floor, sniff them to make sure they’re decent and glide a brush through your hair. You rush out the door, almost for-getting your books while praying to every deity you can think of, hoping you’ll make it in time for your 8 a.m. class. But when you hop into your beat up Tercel and throw your bag in the back, the engine won’t start. You try again. Yes! When you finally find a parking spot, it’s 8:05 a.m. You’re late. After you run up a flight of stairs cursing and arrive at the end of the hallway, a sign on the door of the room says class has been cancelled. Much ado about nothing, and yet your nerves are frazzled anyway. Besides the panic that morning, other personal, societal and economic is-sues make stress unavoidable. Work hours being cut back, bills piling up and never-ending tuition increases add financial pressure that make it complicated for us to have any extra money in our pockets. Disappearing class sections and
overcrowded rooms have made going to class more difficult than it should be, while a limited number of avail-able units make some of us wonder if we’ll be able to keep our full-time student status in order to keep our health insurance or scholarships. Stress is inevitable, especially in these tough times. However, it is not unmanageable. A lot of us cling to unhealthy solutions to ease our stress, such as smoking or binge drinking. But there are healthier, simpler and cheaper solutions. We all know what it’s like to want to scream at the top of our lungs to vent our frustration, and doing so isn’t such a bad thing. Almost any way to help tension is beneficial. Listen to music or rent a movie at Redbox. Take 10 minutes to walk outside, sit down and breathe. Play a board game with friends or fam-ily or harvest your crops on Farm-ville. Sometimes even the simplest of things can help us forget the real world, even for just a few minutes. The best alternative is to talk. Call a friend or relative and have a con-versation about anything that could make you feel better. And if those people aren’t available, counselors at Psychology Services on campus are willing to lend an ear.
STAFF EDITORIAL Stress happens,
but it doesn’t need to take over
our lives.
LOOKING FOR HEALTH THROUGH HAPPINESS
Some people are incredible, going through life having tragedies happen to them and still holding their head up high. I tend to focus on what I don’t have and overlook the blessings in my life, like my parents, hilarious brothers, and angels of friends. Stewing on negative thoughts about past events, I tend to focus on things that went wrong and how I was shortchanged. I ask myself, how can I get over this? A few months ago I was watching an episode about happiness on The Oprah Winfrey Show when the guest was an expert who studied happiness. He found that the happiest of people think “in with the good, out with the bad.” Another guest on the same show was a funeral director, who said he was fulfilled with life because he felt he brought comfort to the families and friends who had lost their loved ones. A study done by Harvard researchers found that happiness doesn’t depend on what you are doing so much as how much attention you are devoting to it. One should focus on the present moment, taking attention away from wandering thoughts. It doesn’t matter where you are. As long as you give what you’re doing your full attention, this makes for the hap-piest of feelings. Happiness, to me, means the feeling I get from being close to someone. I love affection and the feeling of belonging. Happiness means being surrounded by accepting people who don’t try to control my actions. It means believing that I am exactly where I’m supposed to be at this moment in time, having peace of mind, and being completely nonjudgmental toward others. I consider the healthy thinkers in my life to be my role models. I seek advice from my close friends who lead joyful lives, and try to take what life brings as best I can.
POSITIVE THINKING
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LAST MINUTE IDEASYou don’t have to spend lots of cash to show your love. Instead of candy and roses try something a little diff erent that you will both remember.
According to the Society of American Florists, 198 million roses were produced forValentine’s Day in 2010.
RESIST THE CHEESE ON LOVE DAYIt can all go down hill, say SAC students who recall past Valentine’s Day disasters
“My date took me out to Red Lobster for a romantic Valentine’s Day dinner,” said Karina Herrera. “Everything was going good until he decided to tell me he somehow had ‘forgot’ his wallet. We had already started eating so I was stuck paying for dinner. I never was able to talk to him after that.“
“In grade school everyone would slip Val-entine’s Day cards into everyone’s box,” said Justin Herndon. “I had this crush on this girl so I made her a special card. I didn’t want her to know it was from me, so when she left for recess, I went to her box. For some reason she walked back in, I panicked, tripped and fell.”
FACTOID
We know this economy makes it hard to afford the best Valentine’s Day date, but taking her to the beach or having a romantic picnic at a nearby park can become one of her favorites.Gift idea for her: You can never go wrong by showing your baking skills. Make her a dozen chocolate cupcakes and don’t forget the frosting.
So Cal makes it easy to create
romance with its
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F L O W E R S N O M O R E
What about a bar night? If you are asking a guy out for Valentine’s Day you’ll find that most men can’t resist celebrating Cupid’s day with their hot girl while sipping a cold beer. Gift idea for him: Video games are irresistible for most guys, so go buy him the latest release.
WheN he aSKS her out:
WheN She aSKS him out:
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After a Golden Globe winning performance in The Black Swan, Natalie Portman takes a
break by co-starring opposite Ashton Kutcher in a new romantic comedy. No Strings Attached is a chick flick where the two main characters — no surprise — end up together. If you’ve seen the previews then you’ve seen the movie. The plot involves a love story about two people who end up as friends with benefits. Natalie Portman’s character, Emma, is a young doctor who works 80-hour shifts and wants a
relationship based on sex. She chooses Ashton Kutcher’s character, Adam, an old friend. When Kutcher walks in at Portman’s job and hands her a ‘good job’ balloon, it’s hilarious to think someone could give you a balloon to say thank you for rocking their world in bed. Kutcher makes a period mix CD for Portman and her girlfriends, showing Kutcher’s character as the hopelessly romantic, serious-relationship type. So if you are looking for a movie with love and laughter, No Strings At-tached is just right for you.
No StriNgS attached
REElING IN A lIttlE lovE
Bill Shakespeare’s classic prose about two star-crossed lovers has hit the big screen again,
this time with lawn ornaments play-ing the lead roles. Red gnomes and blue gnomes have been enemies forever. Kelly Asbury’s latest animated flick centers on two anthropomorphic garden gnomes falling in love even
as their families feud. Keeping true to the story’s English roots, primarily British actors voice Gnomeo and Juliet. Starring James McAvoy and Emily Blunt, with ozzy osbourne voicing a fawn—worth the price of admission—and the music of Elton John, this adorable tale takes a modern and unique ap-proach to one of the greatest plays.
Ever thought about escaping? Just dropping everything and running away from life’s problems for a couple of days? Weeks? Even years? That’s exactly what Frank Abagnale Jr. did when he was just 16 years
old. Steven Spielbergs’ 2002 film Catch Me If You Can takes you on a roman-tic, tragic and inspiring ride with leonardo DiCaprio as he traces the steps of Frank’s childhood. It’s a refreshing detour from the mass-produced chick flicks coming out on valentine’s. take a typical romantic comedy, take out everything you know about how they work, and add jail time in dingy cells, a sudden divorce and breaking the law. This movie will throw you right into the cheery days of the ‘60s and teach you a thing or two about love.
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Friends no more/ It’s easy to say, hey let’s just hook up, but spending intimate time together stirs emotions and can change the game. / Courtesy AllmoviePhoto.com
GArden romAnCe / Love knows no boundaries. / Courtesy miramax Film/mCT
CoLorFUL LiFe / Chameleon character gets the girls / Courtesy dreamWorks By TiFFAny johnsTone / el Don
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