CHRISTINE MICHAELSStaff Writer

A 52 percent cut in sections is beingmade to this summer’s intersessionwhich will include only 191 sections,compared to summer 2011’s 369, offi-cials say. Deans were asked to keep sec-tions which move students towardsdegrees and transfers, called “com-pleter courses,” said Director ofInstitutional Effectiveness CrystalKollross.

Vice President of Instruction RobertBell explained the courses are vital tostudents who wish to move forward

with degrees. “It’s been challenging fordeans to choose classes students have totake to transfer,” said Bell.

According to Kollross, the seats incertain classes have been increased.“The sections existed, we just upped theseats in some sections, like [Argiro]Kiotas’s psych 1 class,” she said.

Seats are increased in sections wheredean – picked instructors can handlelarge group instruction. Bell explainedthe classes with the most demand hadseat increases.

Eight ESL classes were added to thesummer intersession, with internationalstudents allowed to fill half of the seats

at Bell’s request. “It can seem conflict-ing to someone on the outside that wehave cut so many courses, but then weadd sections,” said Bell. The interna-tional students’ tuition covers the costof the section by itself, said Bell.“Twelve international students can payfor the course to be open, it’s a win –win situation,” he added.

The summer section cuts were madein response to possible budget cuts inNovember, according to Bell. “What thedeans and I are doing is prelims for thebig ‘what ifs’ okf the possible cuts here,which is estimated at $10.2 million. Weneed to start planning now,” he said.

GALEN PATTERSON-SMITHStaff Writer

Veterans from the VeteransClub honored their fallen com-rades at a Memorial Day serviceat the veterans memorial wall onThursday.

Reverend Albert Cohen, aNavy veteran of the Korean War,contributed two minutes ofprayer for the fallen at the open-ing of the ceremony.

“On Memorial Day, we’re talk-ing about ultimate commitmentsthat people have made and willmake,” said Cohen. “I have anidea of what is the appropriatething to do and the appropriatething to say,” he said.

Among the crowd of about 100people, veterans from all branch-es of the armed forces stood inthe overcast heat of the mid-dayto recognize the sacrifices madeby those who came before themand those who served withthem.

“Since I’ve served in the mili-tary, I think it’s important tohonor those who served before,that’s how I feel deep downinside,” said Chase Rodgers, art,a Marine veteran.

“It’s a good thing to do forMemorial Day. I certainly don’twant to recall how many peopleI know that have died, other-wise, I’d drink it all into obliv-ion,” said Alex Hellsund, jour-nalism, and Navy veteran.

Attendees at the event wereasked to share what Memorial

NEIL PROTACIOEditor-in-Chief

A new witness in the second trial of a PCC stu-dent accused of killing his girlfriend took the standTuesday, saying that she heard the upstairs brawlbetween Isaac Campbell and Liya “Jessie” Lu thatultimately led to a “loud smack, like skin hittingskin.”

Campbell, a former PCC student, was arrested in2007 and charged in connection with the killing Lu,also a PCC student, and stashing her body in arecycling bin filled with kitty litter. His first trial,which lasted two months, ended with a dead-locked jury.

On the night of Lu’s disappearance, NikkiKazadi, the downstairs neighbor of Campbell, saidthat she could hear a lot of the interaction happen-ing upstairs.

“It’s an old apartment,” Kazadi said inAlhambra Superior Court on Tuesday. “You canhear footsteps, water running. You can hear every-thing.”

Kazadi was pregnant at the time and was wait-ing to take her prenatal vitamins before going tosleep. After doing so, she lay in bed unable tosleep.

“I was laying in bed and I heard the two argu-ing,” Kazadi said. “Then the two started gettinglouder and louder. I heard her scream, ‘Why didyou have to f*** her?’ And then he kept saying,‘No, no I didn’t.”

Lu then started sobbing, Kazadi recalled, beforeshe started screaming again.

“I heard him scream out ‘F*** you,’ and thencharging footsteps and a big smack sound, andthen it was quiet,” Kazadi told the court.

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Upcoming Events

Police BlotterMay 10A faculty member received

three emails from a former stu-dent seeking a friendship.  Areview of the emails found noviolations of statutes. The facultymember will contact campuspolice should the former studentattempt further contact. 

May 17A student reported that she

was being harassed and threat-ened by an unknown man.Investigation revealed no assaultoccurred nor was a suspect iden-tified. 

May 21At about 2:41 am, a man was

found parked on the roof in Lot4, level 5.  The man was subse-quently escorted off campus.

May 22A Bookstore staff member

reported the possible theft offour books, valued at $514.When the officers arrived thesuspect had departed.  Policehave a description of the suspectbut were unable to establish hisidentity.

May 24A facilities worker reported his

radio and electric cart key werestolen from his cart at the Cbuilding.  Later that evening theradio was discovered on top of acloset in the C building.  Thekeys remain missing.  No sus-pects or further information. 

May 24Two men got into a physical

altercation. Officers responded,separated the combatants, andinterviewed the parties and wit-nesses.  One of the combatantsreceived a minor abrasion dur-ing the altercation and was pro-vided first aid by anofficer.  Neither party wished topress charges. 

May 25 A cell phone was reported

missing from the C Building. Aninvestigation revealed a custodi-an found and removed the cellphone from campus. The track-ing feature of the cell phone wasactivated and provided suffi-cient evidence to question thecustodian, who was subsequent-ly arrested in connection withthe theft.

May 25 Eight microphones with an

estimated value of $2,000 werereported missing from the musiclab. The reporting party provid-ed possible leads to the missingitems. This investigation is ongo-ing. 

Compiled by Philip McCormick

Stem cells not invincible, expert saysF. E. CORNEJOStaff Writer

Stem cells are not invincibleand therefore not likely to be themagic wand in the world of med-icine, but they may be a great cluein finding what will be, a researchprofessor explained on Thursday.

As part of a stem cell seminarseries, Barbara Driscoll, Ph. Dpresented a lecture in the UBuilding titled “The Impact ofAging on Stem Cells.” The pres-entation covered basic informa-tion about stem cells, the agingprocess of mammals and how thetwo are crucial to the next great

discovery in medicine.Driscoll is an assistant profes-

sor of Developmental Biology atUSC and a researcher at theSaban Research Institute atChildren’s Hospital Los Angeles.“We’re really kind of stuck. Isaging a disease or is it simply theplatform for disease?” she said.

“There is no standard geneticprogram for aging,” Driscoll said.“Everyone gets old in a differentway.”

Even organs have differenthierarchies of stem cells andtherefore age differently. Thelung, which is the focus ofDriscoll’s research, hits peak

function at age 25 and begins itsdecline. There is no way to recap-ture lost lung function, butDriscoll said “people can lose 60to 70 percent lung capacity andstill be fine,” as long as they aren’ttrying to run from wild animals.

Current lab testing is gearedtoward determining if stem celltherapy can prevent the prema-ture aging of lung stem cellsand/or repair already damagedstem cells to regain lung function.

“Researchers hope they cantrain stem cells into becomingspecific cells so that those special-ized cells can be used to regener-ate and repair diseased or dam-

aged tissues in people,” accord-ing to an article on the MayoClinic’s website. “People whomight benefit from stem cell ther-apies include those with spinalcord injuries, type 1 diabetes,Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’sdisease, heart disease, stroke,rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthri-tis and multiple sclerosis. Stemcells could also be grown tobecome new tissue for use intransplant medicine.”

Driscoll said that damage tostem cells that occurs duringdevelopment can also have a pro-found impact later in life, likepremature aging and disease.

“Intersectionality” week celebrates diversity

Divisionrealignmentmoves forwardMARY NURRENBERNStaff Writer

The College Council approveda portion of the realignment planto have the Business Divisionand Engineering and TechnologyDivisions get permanent deansat its meeting May 23. Themotion was approved with 10 infavor and three opposed.

Another realignment moveapproved was to have the Careerand Technical Education divi-sion’s dean position be consoli-dated into a position that is deanand director. Eleven voted infavor, none opposed and threemembers abstained.

“We have scores of faculty thatdeserve a dean,” said RogerMarheine, Faculty Associationpresident and English instructor.

On the proposed list ofchanges was one to move thearchitecture department to TheVisual Arts and Media Studiesdivision. After a plea fromColeman Griffith, Engineeringand Technology instructor to notmove architecture, a motion wasmade to keep it in theEngineering and Technologydivision.

“I cannot see the advantage ofus moving at this time until thereis a greater understanding ofwhat is happening in the collegeas a whole,” said Griffith. Avote on the proposal to movearchitecture was approved withseven in favor, two opposed andone abstention.

The council also voted to havethe Community EducationCenter report to the vice presi-dent of educational services untilJune 30, 2013 and then report tothe vice president of instruction.

BRENDA RENTERIA ANDKARLA SOSAStaff Writers

Students and guests praisedsocial differences hoping to bet-ter understand other cultures ata three-night event celebrating“intersectionality” last week atthe Creveling Lounge.

The Reunited Organization ofFilipino Americans and theYankuititl Aztec Dance Groupperformed at the Multi-CulturalGala on May 22, presenting cul-tural dances and even givingthe audience a chance to partic-ipate in them.

“Both groups put on a greatperformance,” said SamanthaTorrez, English major. “I havenever seen anyone dance likethat, and their garments were socolorful, and ornate,” she said.

Also at the gala, Los Angelesartist Lilia Ramirez was theguest speaker where she recited

some of her poetry. Ramirez isan artist and educator workingwith adolescents in arts educa-tion as a tool for healing andtransformation.

On May 25, a workshop enti-tled “Racial and ResponsibleGender: Feminism, Masculinity,Misogyny & Femininity” wasgiven by Sinclair Sexsmith fromSugabuch Chronicles.

The interactive workshopcovered topics like what aregender roles and stereotypes,and how men and women canbreak these roles and buildthem back up responsibly.

“There’s many ways to dogender outside of societynorms. I hope we can expandour gender roles in society,”said Sexsmith.

Sexsmith majored in genderstudies and creative writing atthe University of Washington,because she was trying to figureout her gender. She later found

out she was “trans-butch” -between male and female gen-der roles.

Sexsmith hopes that with thetalks she gives, people canunderstand their sexuality bet-ter. “It’s always good to take agender studies class. There are alot of things you can learn aboutyourself,” said Sexsmith.

Sexsmith has gotten emailsabout how she has changedpeoples’ lives after the work-shops. “It feels great reading theemail I get, and knowing howyou can change someone’s lifeby them reading my blog orgoing to the workshops,” saidSexsmith.

On Friday, students and fac-ulty learned more about the cul-ture of drag and were given achance to dress in drag for ac o m p e t i t i o n . P a r t i c i p a n t sdressed up as the Queen ofEngland, Jason Mraz, TomCruise and Britney Spears.

Today“Brass Bash” - The brass

ensemble is holding a free con-cert in the JamesonAmphitheater at 6 p.m.

Friday“Don’t Shoot the Soprano” -

Anne Marie Ketchum directsthree one-act operas in theSexson Auditorium at 8 p.m.Friday, on Saturday at 2 and 8p.m., and Sunday at 4 p.m.Tickets are $15 general admis-sion, $10 for students, and soldonly at the door.

“Crimes of the Heart” - Will

Ahrens directs Beth Henley’smost famous play in the LittleTheater, C 106. Performances areFriday at 8 p.m, Saturday at 2and 8 p.m, and June 7 and June 9at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 generaladmission, $5 for students, andsold only at the door.

SaturdayPiano Ensemble Concert -

Phillip Young and CynthiaWilliams direct the ensemble in afree concert at 8 p.m. inHarbeson Hall.

Chamber Ensembles Concert -Classical music performance will

be held at 4 p.m. in HarbesonHall. Admission is free.

“Silent Voices” - HeatherCorwin directs student writtenone-act plays in the LittleTheater C 106. Performances areSaturday, Sunday and Mondayat 7:30 p.m., June 7 and 8 at 8p.m., and June 9 at 2 and 8 pm.Admission is $5.

SundayThe Lancer Concert Band will

perform at 6 p.m. in the JamesonAmphitheater. Admission is free.

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Natalie Sehn Weber/CourierAssociated Students Vice President for Internal Affairs Daniel Perea and Miranda Alvarado, vice president-elect for Academic Affairs, rock it on the catwalk during the Intersectionality Week Drag Show in theCreveling Lounge on Friday.

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ONLINE POLL RESULTSONLINE POLL RESULTSOnline, we asked: Was the 30­day jail sentence for the Rutgers bully the right decision?

Results as of 5 p.m. Wednesday:Yes 41%No 59% vote at

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Editorial

Be grateful: Show up at the pollsThese are not happy times in

California, certainly not in thework force or in the educationsystem.

Californians have faced a mul-titude of obstacles recently;unemployment, poverty, educa-tion cuts, protests and policebrutality, all due to a failingeconomy and mismanagementon the part of elected officials.

Every election season bringsabout a slew of “Rock the Vote”type campaigns to attract newvoters and reengage disillu-sioned voters, splashy cam-paigns should be totally unnec-essary.

If students can be motivated toprotest , while sometimes put-ting their safety at risk, then theyshould be self-inspired to vote.

As students, taxpayers, parents,protesters, educators, employersand Californians the simplest,non-violent and most effectiveway we can change the directionof our state is to vote.

Without question, the politicalprocess can be painfully slowand disappointing.

Troubling and turbulent asthese times may be, they do notcompare with the times in ournation’s history when peoplehad to fight for their right tovote.

The 15th Amendment to theConstitution of 1870 states the“right of citizens of the UnitedStates to vote shall not be deniedor abridged by the United Statesor by any state on account ofrace, color, or previous condition

of servitude,” giving African-American men the right to vote.

“The promise of the 15thAmendment would not be fullyrealized for almost a century.Through the use of poll taxes, lit-eracy tests and other means,Southern states were able toeffectively disenfranchiseAfrican Americans,” accordingto the Library of Congress web-site.

“It would take the passage ofthe Voting Rights Act of 1965before the majority of AfricanAmericans in the South wereregistered to vote.”

Not until 1911, just more than100 years ago, did women winthe right to vote, but only inCalifornia.

The 19th amendment was not

ratified until 1920, after a 57-yearstruggle, according to theLeague of Women Voters.

Many citizens for many yearsstruggled just to win the right tovote.

They encountered numeroussetbacks, but they powered on inthe hope that one day their voic-es might be reflected in publicpolicy.

How dare we insult their workwith laziness and apathy? Manyof us still would not have theright to vote were it not for theirefforts.

If nothing else, history hastaught us that there will alwaysbe some kind of struggle.

Be grateful. Be inspired. Beheard. Be a part of your ownsolution. Be a voter.

Justice was servedsince Ravi notcharged with murder

Hate crime convictionwarranted moresevere punishment

DUSTY EARLStaff Writer

Tyler Clementi, a RutgersUniversity undergrad, threwhimself off the GeorgeWashington bridge in New YorkCity on Sept. 22, 2010.

In the days before his death,Clementi’s roommate, DharunRavi, had used his web cam tospy on Clementi’s romantic trystwith another man, and tweetedabout it to friends and class-mates.

Ravi was convicted on severalcharges including witness tam-pering, invasion of privacy, andintimidation bias.

The maximum sentence forRavi’s crimes is ten years in jail.Many, including some gayactivists, were hoping for lenien-cy in a case of a prank gonewrong, but nobody expectedhow lenient Judge Glen Bermanwould be.

At the May 21 sentencing,Judge Berman scolded Ravi forhis lack of remorse, saying, “Ihaven’t heard you apologizeonce.” He added, “you can’texpunge the conduct or the painyou caused.” But despite theharsh words, the punishmentwas light.

He sentenced Ravi to 30 daysin prison as well as three years

probation, community service,meager fines, and counseling oncyberbullying and alternatelifestyles.

During sentencing, Bermansaid he believed Ravi acted notout of hate, but out of, “colossalinsensitivity.” So the judgeessentially overturned the intim-idation bias conviction.

Ravi did act out of hate.Clementi was different, and Raviexploited that and set him up forridicule. He did this because ofClementi sexual orientation.

If Clementi had brought awoman to their room, wouldRavi have spied on them andshared it with classmates?Unlikely.

Yet, even with just the inva-sion of privacy, witness tamper-ing, and other charges not relat-ed to hate crimes, he shouldhave received a stiffer sentence.He committed a detestable act,and tried to cover it up.

Judge Berman didn’t want tomake an example of Ravi forwhatever reason, but he endedup doing so with his sentence.

He’s saying that anyone canspy on their roommate’s mostintimate moments, gay orstraight, drive them to suicide,lie to police, never apologize,and still expect leniency.

RAYMOND PECSONStaff Writer

Tears of relief, not sadnesswere shed by Dharun Ravi, theformer Rutgers student whowas found guilty of spying onhis roommate with a webcam,after a judge made the right callby leniently slapping him with a30-day jail sentence.

However, some might think itwasn’t punishment enoughwhen you throw in the fact thathis roommate, Tyler Clementi,was gay and ended his own lifeby jumping off a bridge afterdiscovering Ravi told others ofhis encounter with anotherman.

Although it was a blatant actof invasion of privacy, Ravi wasnever charged with murder andnever deserved severe punish-ment.

Ravi faced five to ten years inprison and that was just tooharsh a sentence for secretlyvideotaping a roommate.

Ravi didn’t push Clementi offthe bridge, nor did he threatento do so. It would’ve beenheinous if he was sentenced likea murderer.

He was a teenager at the timeand calls what he did a result of“dumb kid” actions.

“I was 18, I was stupid, Iwouldn’t think about myactions beyond a minute intothe future,” Ravi said in a televi-sion interview. “I wasn’t the onewho caused him to jump off thebridge.”

College kids do stupid things

and that is exactly what Ravidid.

But he didn’t do anything stu-pid enough to land him years inprison with killers and rapists.

Many were quick to use Ravias an example of bullying. Theylabeled him anti-gay and guiltyof a hate crime, but he was noneof the above.

“I had to go up there in frontof a judge under oath and say Iintimidated Tyler because of[his] sexual orientation,” Ravisaid. “[But] I don’t hate gay peo-ple.”

Ravi never intended to haveClementi kill himself and hisactions were not a case of an eyefor an eye, and the judge sawthis.

“A defendant in a criminalcase is not entitled to a perfecttrial, he’s entitled to a fair one,”said presiding Judge GlennBerman. “I’m convinced with-out any question he got a fairone.”

A perfect verdict for theClementi family probably sawRavi rotting in a cell for 10years, but cooler heads pre-vailed and the judge ruled cor-rectly with justice, compassionand reason while still scoldingRavi for his recklessness.

“[Ravi] is not convicted of ahate crime,” said Judge Berman.“I do not believe he hated TylerClementi. He had no reason to,but I do believe he acted out ofcolossal insensitivity.”

The judge was right, and jus-tice was served in the sentenc-ing of Ravi.

Was the 30-day term for the Rutgers bully justified?YES

NO

Editor’s note:Ravi on Wednesday decided to begin his30-day sentence, after apologizing forhis ‘thoughtless and immature’ actions.

SCENESCENE May 31, 2012 7Courier

Around the clockA day in pictures displays

the variety of life on campus

Daniel Nerio/Courier The clocktower and quad as seen from the R Building late at night.

Daniel Nerio/CourierLate night students wait in line at the food hut to buy snacks.

Justin Clay/CourierMembers of the football team engage in passing drills during spring practice at Robinson Field. TheLancers are making preparations for the upcoming fall football season.

Joseph Dealba,19, computerscience, keepsthe hacky sackup in the airwith his barefoot while play-ing in a hackycircle with fel-low studentsnext to theMirror Pools.

Blair Wells/Courier

Protestersstand in frontof the U.SRecruitmentcenter acrossfrom campus.The groupprotested tofree BradleyManning, ayoung soldierwho wasarrested andcharged inconnectionwith leaks ofgovernmentsecrets.

Nyantaisuren/Courier

Ronald Johnson/CourierScott Russell, 36, welding, cuts an I beam with a cutting torch in welding class.

Ronald Johnson/CourierCelina Sutton, 21, graphics communication, works on her class project.

Protestersstand in front

of the U.SRecruitment

center acrossfrom campus.

They supportedBradley

Manning, ayoung soldier

who wasarrested amdcharged withleaking gov-

ernmentsecrets.

Nyantaisuren/Courier

Natalie Sehn Weber/CourierStudents walk the passageway between the C and V Buildings as they make their way to and from class.

DUSTY EARLStaff Writer

The PCC Percussion Ensembleshowcased its beats in the LillianVosloh Forum on May 25.

Percussion program head TadCarpenter directed the night’sarrangement that included solosand duets as well as largeensemble pieces with many dif-ferent instruments.

The concert was a departurefrom ensemble performances inthe past that did more tradition-al pieces. “I wanted [students] tocome experience some of thecomposers we did tonight.They’re kind of out there, verycontemporary, and kind ofquirky,” said Carpenter.

One of the high points of a

night filled with fantastic timing,was the amazing performance ofAlice Gomez’s “Gitano, Mvt. I,”by Daniel La France on marimbaand Pablo De Lazaro on cajon.De Lazaro and La France areboth veterans of the PercussionEnsemble.

The cajon, a box-shapedinstrument from Peru was espe-cially well played by De Lazarowho has, “more of a Latin back-ground,” he said.

Music major Dani Rico espe-cially enjoyed Eugene Ahn’s ren-dition of Bach’s Gavotte enRondeau on marimba. “I’veheard that song a zillion times,so it had better sound good, andit did,” she said.

Giselle Garcia, undecided,who is a drummer herself, alsoliked Ahn’s performance. “I real-ly enjoyed it. It was beautiful,”she said of the top-notch marim-ba playing.

The big finale was a largeensemble performance of AirtoMoreira’s “Lua,” featuring a hostof different percussion instru-ments. It capped the night withan epic feeling.

KARLA SOSAStaff Writer

Cosmetology isn’t just learn-ing how to put make-up on, ordoing hair do’s. It’s a whole dif-ferent world, it’s about takingcare of your skin, experts say.

“Skin is the most importantthing that everyone shouldworry about,” said TeresaBrown, a cosmetology instructor.

Brown strongly recommendswearing sun block. “If you puton sun block before leaving yourhouse, you are preventing your-self from aging faster and gettingspots on your face,” said Brown.

Darla Glover, cosmetology,knew she always wanted to

learn cosmetology. She wasalways doing her sisters’ hairbefore they would go to school.This month, Glover won anaward at the SIBE Hairshow inLos Angeles.

“I love studying [cosmetology]it has taught me so many newthings, especially how to takecare of my skin,” said Glover.She recommends for women touse products for their face, sinceit helps the skin get a healthierglow.

Ashley Meyers, cosmetology,has been in the program for ninemonths. “I love coming hereevery day, the teachers are great,they’re always helping stu-dents,” said Meyers.

Meyers recommends womento use make-up brands that willhelp their skin, and not makethem clog your pores. “Theproducts that women get,shouldn’t have that many chem-icals, because it can cause dam-age to the skin,” said Meyers.

Collen Cayocaa, cosmetology,is in the program because shewants to help women feel betterabout themselves, “I want forwomen to see that they are beau-tiful, I want to help them feelconfident about themselves,”said Cayocca.

Brown, Glover, Meyers andCayocca all agree that sun blockis the most important thing thatwomen should always wear.

BRENDA RENTERIAStaff Writer

For Shannon Stone, 21, filmand television isn’t just hermajor, but a passion and dreamthat is starting to come true.

Stone has been acting in schoolplays and performing in talentshows since middle school, but itwasn’t until she started workingas an extra for television showsand movies that she learnedwhat she wanted to do with herlife.

“I always knew I wanted to bea part of the film business, but Iam still figuring out what thebest option for me is, “ saidStone.

“In high school I was a part ofthe media program makingfilms, acting, along with editingand writing; I [still] love editing,photography, and design,” shesaid.

Currently Stone has had reoc-curring roles as a high schoolstudent on “Pretty Little Liars”,“90210”, “Subergatory”, and“Glee.” She has also been on afew bigger shows like “Dexter”,“Revenge”, “DesperateHousewives”, and MTV’s“Fantasy Factory” and in thetrailer to The AmazingSpiderman movie coming outlater this year.

“I’ve had a lot of different fea-tured roles. Sometimes they havelines, and sometimes they justneed me to be next to the mainactor, or react to an actor in a cer-tain way,” said Stone.

A classmate of Stone’s, EricPagliotti said, “I saw her inFantasy Factory [recently] and Ithought it must be fun to dowhat she was doing.”

“I thought that it was prettycool that my friend was on a TV

show I watched,” said Pagliotti. Stone said she had met some

of her best friends on these sets.“It makes the experience thatmuch better,” said Stone.

Her parent’s and family havebeen supportive of her and evengo to her to get the inside scoopon their favorite shows.

“My parents have alwayswanted me to finish school andget my degree. I look back nowand I am very grateful they havekept me on this track and sup-ported me through it all,” saidStone.

Stone is in her last semester atPCC and will be transferring toCSU Long Beach in the fall.

“I have always wanted to skipschool and go straight to work-ing, but I do believe education isreally important and I am excit-ed to start at a brand new schoolthat will help me focus on mymajor,” she said.

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Cosmetology more than skin deep

Aspiring actressfinds work on thesmall, big screens

Percussion ensembledrums the night away

Shannon Stone, 21, on the set ofLaw and Order: Los Angeles

Cosmetologystudent, Ashley

Meyers showsher hair design

on a man-nequin head at

theCosmetology

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Transit system offers driving alternatives

A model of Formula E-Racer that won first place last year at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena.Daniel Nerio/Courier

CHRISTINE MICHAELSAsst. Features Editor

The Art Center College ofDesign, a top design and engi-neering college, is working againwith design programs at PCC tocreate a unique learning oppor-tunity for six chosen students.

The “Formula E (elastic)” race-car design project is 14 weekslong. One PCC student is pairedwith two graduate engineeringstudents to create a car that willrun on one industrial strengthrubber band as an energy source,according to Design InstructorStan Kong. He chose studentswith a high interest in designand a good sense of professional-ism. “They are great representa-tives of PCC,” Kong said.

The project began in 2006 bythe Art Center’s Andy Ogden.Last year was the first time PCCstudents were included in theprogram. Ogden, a long timefriend of Kong, a past instructorat and alumnus of PCC,explained he was more thanhappy to offer access to studentswho wanted to expand theirknowledge and experience indesign. “Stan kind of guilt –tripped me into getting PCC stu-dents in on the race,” Ogdenchuckled, “It was a great experi-ence last year, so, we are doing itagain.”

There were a few concernswith beginning the integration

last year, said Kong. “We wereworried about the age differenceand more importantly the hugediscrepancy with the educationlevels. But the teams workedwell. The older students werelike mentors and the youngerstudents rose to the call of duty,”said Kong with a smile.

“It’s really a great learningexperience for the students, andit’s a top rank division withhighly focused individuals,”Kong said. “Plus, the grad stu-dents usually take care of thecost for the car.”

A racecar of about 18 inchescan cost up to $1,000, accordingto Kong.

Graduate student JohnBadalamenti helped to pay forhis winning racecar last year. Histeam members were graduatestudent Jan Lienhard, who hasan internship with Porsche thissummer, and PCC student ZhunWang, who received a scholar-ship to attend Art Center thiscoming year. “Jan and I paid forthe car parts, we wanted to takethe load of off Zhun,”Badalamenti said.

Industrial design major JustinBabikian is looking forward toworking with higher - level stu-dents. “It will be a differentlearning experience. It won’t belike professors lecturing stu-dents, it’s more on an equal play-ing ground,” he said.

The students unanimously

agreed there was an opportunityto learn different perspectives.Entertainment design major EricYip explained his major is verydifferent and out of the ordinarycompared to the other designstudents. “I want to see the dif-ferent ways to integrate engi-neering and entertainmentdesign,” he said, “There aremore possibilities.”

According to Ogden, the mostimportant learning experience isworking in teams. “It’s differentto learn in groups. Learning theart of how to be in a team withpeople you don’t know is veryrewarding,” said Ogden.

Kong felt the same.“Teamwork is key, and it makesthe learning experience fun,” hesaid with a smile.

Badalamenti explained howthe team’s experience wasexpansive.

“It was different in the begin-ning. Jan and I were on a differ-ent level than Zhun. But he waswilling to learn and had a handin the concept design of our car. Ienjoyed it,” he said.

Kong has high hopes for thisyear’s “Formula E” racingteams. “Students say this is oneof the best experiences they havein college. Last year, six of theeight PCC students who were inthe project decided to [transfer]to the Art Center. It’s a phenom-enal place for opportunity,” hesaid.

Teams to design elastic-powered car

LUIS RODRIGUEZStaff Writer

A large number of studentsbypass the stress of owning andmaintaining a car by utilizingpublic transportation, but notwo students share the sameexperience.

“I’m taking the bus becausemy car got stolen,” said AndrewVasquez, psychology.

“It’s convenient and I’m sav-ing money on gas, but some-times it doesn’t even come ontime. Even the smell of the buscan be weird.”

Vasquez reluctantly got on the180 Metro bus at ColoradoBoulevard and Hill Avenue butothers are grateful that they cantake the bus despite the draw-backs.

“You can get the I-Pass forboth Metro and Foothill for $30. Iuse it a lot and not just forschool. I like to go to Los Angelesand see my friends,” said DevonRuiz, graphic design, while wait-ing for the 267 on Del MarBoulevard.

“I’ve definitely had someintruders who don’t leave mealone and at night when you’re

by yourself, it can be scary,” saidRuiz.

A common complaint amongcommuters on the bus is that itjust takes longer to get wherethey’re going

“You have to be patient,” saidAmber Castillo, graphic design.

She had missed her bus by acouple minutes and had to waitan hour for the next one butseemed unfazed and took outher iPod.

The extra time can be used tostudy for an upcoming test orjust to relax.

The PCC website recommendsnot sleeping on the bus if onealone and if someone is bother-ing you, to loudly say “Leave mealone” and find another seat.

“You do meet a lot of interest-ing people. It just changes theway you look at people, but if it’sanything less than 10 miles I justrun,” said Chan Man Chiu, ele-mentary education, “I don’t haveto spend money on gas or insur-ance.”

With a little patience and agood book, taking the bus can bea good way to get from point Ato point B.

Fallen soldiers honored

“Had you heard the voicebefore?” asked Prosecutor SteveIpson.

“It was Isaac’s voice,” Kazadisaid. “I’ve heard that before.”

Kazadi said that after thesmack, everything went quiet.Ipson put Lu’s picture up infront of the court.

“Did you ever see her [Lu]again?” Ipson asked.

“No,” Kazadi responded.Asked why she did not call 9-

1-1 or file a complaint with theapartment manager, Kazadi saidshe felt it was none of her busi-ness.

“I didn’t want anything to dowith it at the time,” Kazadi said.“I really thought he was com-forting her when it was quiet.”

Jim Duffy, Campbell’s publicdefender, questioned Kazadiabout details of the night inquestion.

“Are you saying that five yearslater your memory of the event isgetting better?” Duffy asked.

“No, I’ve just had an opportu-nity to think about it,” Kazadiresponded.

Duffy continued to pressKazadi about the time and dateof the fight she heard. He offeredto show her a transcript of thefirst interview conducted withher in November 2011.

“In your original statement toDetective [James] Just, you saidyou couldn’t make out what theywere saying,” Duffy told her.“Do you think looking at thetranscript of that interview willhelp you remember?”

Kazadi told the court that itwouldn’t help, and that whenshe first talked to police it wasthe first time she had thoughtabout that night in years.

“I had time to think about it,and I had to think about it, afterI talked to the police,” Kazadisaid. “The more I think about it,the more it comes back.”

Duffy continued to questionKazadi about the possibility ofDetective Just suggesting specif-

ic dates and times for the inci-dent until the judge ordered himto stop.

“If you think there is an issuewith Detective Just suggestingspecific details, you need to takeit up with Detective Just,” saidJudge Stan Blumenfeld.

Kazadi’s husband, SanzaKazadi, also testified.

Sanza Kazadi reiterated histestimony from the first trial.

“I saw him [Campbell] themorning of August 11. I was at arestaurant in Pasadena withsome students of mine and I sawhim come in with a youngwoman,” Sanza Kazadi said.

“Was it Liya Lu?” Ipson asked.“It was not,” he said.August 11 is the night that Lu

disappeared. Under cross-examination

Duffy asked Kazadi if he wouldsay that he has a better recollec-tion at his earlier testimony.

“I would not say that, no,”Kazadi replied.

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Day means to them.U.S. Army veteran Art

Borgquist, told the stories of sev-eral young men who died inVietnam, several of whom heknew personally. “There are somany boys that bought the

farm,” said Borgquist.“This is our (veteran’s) Dia De

Los Muertos,” said HaroldMartin, adjunct professor andretired Army veteran.

“We honor not war, but war-riors…we enjoy the chances anddreams they (the fallen) neverexperienced.”

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New witness testifies about night of slaying

LUIS RODRIGUEZStaff Writer

Athletes get hurt. A lot.Thosethat do can use the athletic train-ing clinic in GM-111 to get helpwith things from routine physi-cals to sprained ankles.

“We do the prevention, evalu-ation, treatment and rehabilita-tion. All of our athletes start offwith a physical by our orthope-dic surgeon,” said Patty Bellali,head athletic trainer.

Working alongside Bellali isthe other athletic trainer, RudyAguilar.

“The most injuries come fromfootball, but badminton players[also] do get hurt. With soccerwe have a lot knee and ankleinjuries and with volleyball weget a lot of shoulder injuries, ofcourse,” said Bellali. “A fewyears ago we had a cheerleader

come in with what we thoughtwas a bug bite but it wasn’t heal-ing. She was really pale and gotreferred to the ER. She had got-ten bitten by a spider but eventu-ally recovered.”

Not all injured athletes whocome in are in as dire condition.

“I’ve used the [athletic train-ing facility] numerous times,”said Yanni Joseph, anthropology.“We have a lot of resources forathletes. When they get hurt orinjured in any way you don’thave to make an appointment tosee a doctor.”

“I play volleyball and I had athird degree ankle sprain but itwasn’t too bad because I hadPatti and the staff to help me.Patti is awesome, she’s reallysupportive,” added Joseph.

The resources available areextensive. The state-of-the-artfacility is equipped with electri-

cal stimulation and ultrasoundunits, full-size whirlpools, icemachines, hydrocollator units(hot packs), stationary bikes, atreadmill, paraffin bath, an AED,treatment tables and an exten-sive taping counter.

The clinic also has a separateexamination room, staff room,hydrotherapy room, as well asan office in the center.

“I use it like to do [electricalstimulation] therapy,” said LioMaino, biology.

“Rudy’s awesome. He pushesyou and sometimes he gets a lit-tle crazy, but he gets it done. It’sdefinitely good for us to havethis,” Maino said with a smile.

Since the current sports seasonended, the tape and pain reliefcream scattered around the facil-ity aren’t getting as much use,but Bellali and Aguilar are get-ting ready for summer and fall.

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BRENDA RENTERIAAsst. Sports Editor

It’s not every day a Lancer ath-lete PCC makes history, butfreshmen badminton playerAngie Ortiz did just that.

On May 12, Ortiz became thefirst CCCAA State IndividualSingles badminton champion inthe 13 years of the program.

In the finals match at SanDiego City College, Ortiz ralliedfrom a set down to defeat CityCollege of San Francisco’sEvonne Zheng, 18-21, 21-12, 21-12.

“I felt wonderful, and for amoment I couldn’t believe I[had] won,” said Ortiz. “I havewon other tournaments … butnothing like the state champi-onship.”

She’s not the only one who’spleased.

“I am very proud of Angie,”said Bill Sanchez, badmintoncoach. “She works [hard] on andoff the court and I [am] especial-ly proud [of] how she supportsthe other players and coaches.”

Ortiz was leading in the firstset, but let her guard down andended up losing the set.

“In the second set I couldalready see that Zheng was get-ting really tired, and I knewwhat I had to do,” said Ortiz.

“Ortiz’s style [of play] is fastpaced and aggressive,” said

Sanchez. She likes to move her oppo-

nent around the court and tirethem out. “I do believe that Ibeat her in three sets because shegot too tired,” Ortiz said.

In the semi finals, Ortiz facedthe number one seeded player,LanAnh Nguyen from San DiegoCity College, the same opponentwho had broken her 44-gamewining streak the week before.The rematch was one in twostraight sets with identical scoresof 21-19, 21-19.

“Going into the semi-finals toplay Nguyen, was nerve wrack-ing and very scary,” said Ortiz.“I honestly thought I was goingto lose, but I never gave up and Igave it my all and I ended upsurprising myself in the end,”she said.

While playing againstNguyen, Ortiz kept recallingtheir match the week earlier tohelp her in forming a game plan.

“Coach helps me keep myhead in the game,” she said. “Hereminds me constantly that Ihave to play my game, and notlet my opponents play theirs.”

Nguyen, became very tired tothe point of almost throwing up,said Ortiz. “Stamina is a keypoint in singles,” she said.

Ortiz is not sure yet if she willplay next season.

“My priority has always beenschool, so if school work allows

it like this season, then for sure Iwill play,” said Ortiz.

Musing on one day having a

picture of herself inside theHutton-Patterson Gym, Ortizsaid: “That would be the best

recognition of all. I would feelhonored to represent PCC insuch a special way.”

COrtiz wins state badminton title

Ronald Johnson/ CourierAngie Ortiz at podium, receives a congratulatory hand shake from President Mark Rocha after becomingthe first womens CCCAA state singles champion in PCC badminton history. Also attending were headcoach of the women’s badminton team Bill Sanchez and Athletics Director John Woods.

EDWIN LEEStaff Writer

The PCC swim team ended itsseason with a bittersweet taste.

The men’s team finished witha record of 3-4 in dual meets,sixth at the South CoastConference final and fifteenthplace at the CaliforniaCommunity College Athletic

Association Swim & Dive StateMeet.

The woman’s team finished 5-3 in dual meets, fourth place atSCC finals and 29th at CCCAAState Meet.

Stephen To shined at theCCCAA state championships ashe flew to win the men’s 200 but-terfly state title.

Head Coach Terry Stoddard

felt the season went well. “Ourindividual events at state andconference, but our team per-formance was not that high,”said Stoddard.

Stephen To, undecided, waspleased with his performancethis season. “[Swimming] newmany personal best times in dif-ferent events was a good accom-plishment,” said To, “Winning

state was icing on the cake after agood season.”

Anthony Vega-Fujioka, biolo-gy, pushed himself this seasonand was able to swim strokes henever did before. “Our team hastransformed this season andshowed a lot of potential for thefuture,” he said.

Cario Liu, kinesiology, didwell in his individual events.

“Coach Stoddard would give meencouragement after each raceregardless of what happened,”Liu said.

“I plan to train harder and[have] better time managementfor next season,” said MichaelChiodo. Chiodo’s performancealso improved as the season pro-gressed.

Swimmers experience individual success, as team struggles

Injured athletes get help at training clinic

Anthony Richetts/ CourierHead Athletic Trainer, Patty Bellali instructs a CPR course to a smallgroup of athletic trainers at the campus' training center located in theHutto-Patterson gym.