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Red donation buckets were on the tables of every club booth. Teaming up with the Fresno/Madera Chapter of the American Red Cross, Fresno City College’s Associated Student Government coordinated a fundraiser during last Wednesday’s Club Rush in an effort to raise money for survivors ofthe Haitian earthquake.

ASG members sat beside the Red Cross booth near the foun-tain from 10am to 2pm promoting the cause and asking for donations. Red Cross volunteer answered phones in the call center and took donations to help with upcoming events.

The goal for the day was $25,000 in donations, which is only about a dollar per student. Some students didn’t hesitate to rid themselves of the weight of change from their pockets and

looked proud when they tossed it in to the donation bucket. A few even whipped out a five or ten dollar bill.

Others felt uncomfortable giving away their hard earned money, saying they feared it wouldn’t be spent wisely by the corporations who would be han-dling it.

But most students either didn’t have the extra cash or simply chose not to donate and it showed in the final money count.

ASG had thrown in $250 to the pot before Club Rush. The final count for all buckets was about $350, a very small amount compared to their goals.

Fortunately, a few FCC faculty members and students donated an extra $150 after Rush, for a total amount of about $750.

Kaitlyn Nichols, ASG Sen-ator who helped create the idea of a donation booth with Red Cross, said before the Club Rush that if

turnout wasgood, they would try to get Red Cross back on cam-pus again. No future events are planned at this time.

For more information about donations or the “Rams for Relief”

program, please contact,Kaitlyn Nichols, ASG

Senator: (559) 442-8275 or the Fresno Madera Chapter of the American Red Cross: (559) 455-1000.

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A former Fresno City Col-lege quarterback now faces mul-tiple drug charges after his arrest in December.

Clovis police arrested Em-manuel Lewis, 21, a student at Fresno City College and former football star, on Dec. 10 after a four-month investigation involving the possession and solicitation of illegal drugs. Lewis is scheduled to appear Friday at Fresno County Superior Court for his preliminary hearing.

According to Clovis police, Lewis sold close to an ounce of cocaine and 25 ecstasy pills to undercover narcotics officers dur-ing the investigation. The suspect also faces child endangerment charges. Lewis' 2-year-old son was in the car during the transaction just before the arrest. The boy was placed with Fresno County Child Protective Services.

Janet Stoll-Lee, public in-formation officer for the Clovis Police Department, said that the officers searched the suspect's apartment shortly after the arrest. “[During the search] they found scales and packaging material,” Stoll-Lee said.

Richard Scheidt, the as-sistant coach of the Fresno City College football team, declined an interview with The Rampage and did not wish to comment.

Lewis' arraignment oc-curred Dec. 15, according to Clovis police. The upcoming preliminary hearing will be held Friday, Feb. 5.

Lewis, 21, was the Ram’s quarterback for the 2008 and 2009 football seasons. According to information on FresnoBee.com, he threw for 2,227 yards and 21 touchdowns. He holds the Central Section career passing record with 8,667 yards.

by Andrew VeihmeyerRampage Reporter

Martin Luther King Jr. African Dance Troupe performs during opening ceremonies of Black History month.

See “Black History Month” on page 5

ASG Senator Sidney Harris collects Hope for Haiti donations

Black History Month Celebrations Begin

ASG Appeals to Students for Donations

Lewis to Appear in Court on Friday

Emmanuel Lewis.Courtesy of Clovis PD

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by Laura Solis

Rampage Reporter

Along the many goals As-sociated Student Government has prepared this semester, one of them is to give student organizations more access to the campus. “We plan to represent students on the campus committees and make sure students voices are being heard and their rights are being appealed,” said ASG president Sergey Saluschev. By doing this, student committees would be able to organize events that would take place on the Fresno City College campus.

Aside from this goal, here are other goals ASG has prepared for this semester:

• ASG plans on continuing research with regards to making FCC a more Green campus.

• ASG plans on giving stu-

ASG Plans Ahead

Fresno City College is relatively safe, according to State Center Community College Dis-trict Chief of Police Joseph Cal-lahan. Information posted on the website of the SCCCD Police shows that a majority of calls were for medical treatment or lost property.

Callahan credits the safety procedures at the FCC campus to the low crime rate in recent years. The 2009 record for felony reports on the FCC campus indicated one rape, one robbery, five aggravated assaults, 15 burglaries, 14 vehicle thefts, four reported arsons, and no murders.

Additionally, in the eve-nings, a few SCCCD officers have started patrolling the park-ing lots in the evenings to ensure the safety of students attending classes. Callahan said students

can also call the SCCCD Police Department to escort them to their vehicles.

Callahan also explained the process for dealing with a student who commits a crime on campus. For selling drugs, for ex-ample, the student will be arrested and processed at the Fresno City Police Department and will be treated like any other person who is accused of committing a crime.

An ex-convict who wants to come back and attend the FCC campus will have to meet with the Dean of Students first and then site council to determine if he or she should be allowed to re-enroll. The Dean of Students may or may not let that student back on campus.

Callahan also said that the college has an emergency evacuation plan in case of an incident like the Virginia Tech massacre. He added that the Fresno Police Department will be involved in this kind of situation and would help if needed.

B e f o r e c o m i n g t o SCCCD, Joseph Callahan worked as a detective with the Fresno Po-lice Department for 29 years.

“It was just time to go,” he explained. He understands crime on campus since he's dealt with crime elsewhere for half of his life. “It’s a little different, but a good change.”

dents a better chance for education and resources.

• ASG also wants to de-velop a consistent and constructive communication with all constitu-encies on campus.

Some events planned for this semester are:

• March in March. This march is to raise awareness of the different problems faced by community colleges all around California.

• Spring Formal. This event will raise money for the up coming Centennial Celebration events.

• Staff and Faculty ap-preciation banquet. This event gives students the opportunity to nominate their favorite teaches to be awarded.

Ramdoggy. This event will give students with ASG

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“We are in a very unique economic time,” said Lee Farley, Director of the Extended Op-portunity Program and Services at Fresno City College. EOPS is facing additional cuts, beyond what other campus programs are dealing with.

This year alone, EOPS has already suffered a cut of about $700,000 in its funding, and it's

facing another loss of $180,000 at the FCC campus.

Farley also appealed to the Associated Student Government to get involved and raise awareness so students can have a say on this.

ASG is planning a visit to Sacramento to participate in the state wide rally on March 22. “Stu-dents will have the opportunity to meet with local legislators and talk about their problems and concerns regarding the cuts,” said Sergey Saluschev, ASG President.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzeneg-

ger proposed a plan that would provide less money for prisons, health services, transportation and environmental programs, but more for education. The governor said he wanted to pre-vent further cuts to the education budget. In this plan, however, EOPS is the only service that would receive a cut.

“ I don’t know why EOPS,” said Farley. “We have some speculation as for the rea-son of the cut, but we don’t know exactly why.”

The plan has not yet been passed and awaits approval by the legislature.

In the past, EOPS has served around 2,000 students a semester, but in response to budget cuts, the program has only been able to serve 1,500. “We have been try-ing to keep most of the cuts away from students,” stated Farley. With such a reduction, EOPS students have been receiving a $150 grant for books each year, instead of the $250 offered to previous qualifying students.

“Now I have to use my own money to pay for textbooks, it makes it harder. Whatever we get from EOPS is still helpful,” said Criminology major, Isamar Cruz.

The EOPS program has also reduced the number of students on their VIP program, a program that gives students 18 to 25 a chance to get internships and jobs.

“We know that we have to get cut because of the economic situation, but why not a fair cut?”, Farley asked.

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Students line up to enter the FCC bookstore on Jan. 13. During the first weeks of classes, FCC booktore staff limited occupancy to 30 students at a time. Bookstore greeter, Karen Fleeting, said, “We’re busiest the first week of school. The lines are the longest around 9 a.m.”

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by Andrew VeihmeyerRampage Reporter

What’s my new school go-ing to be like? How will I pay for it? What’s the deadline to apply? How do I register?

Panic can set in when a transfer student gets ready to leave Fresno City College. They some-times make mistakes that cause frustration and worry.

But in anticipation of trans-fer anxiety, Fresno City will pro-vide a series of workshops in February to help.

“We are going to provide all of the required materials,” said Sylvia Sanchez, office assistant at the Transfer Center. PowerPoint presentations will also be shown to guide the students through the loads of information.

But these workshops have limited space and those interested are encouraged to visit the Trans-fer Center, located on the top floor of the Student Services building to reserve a spot.

Students can get informed

and take advantage of the tailored services provided on campus while they still can.

Over at Fresno State, Ken-neth Ternate, an academic coun-

and gets advice from counselors and workshops, they still need to consider costs.

For example, a state resi-dent who has grown accustomed to paying $26 a unit at community college, will pay $372 a unit at Fresno State. All other expenses, like campus fees, will also be sub-stantially more.

Of course, four-year uni-versities such as Fresno State also offer financial aid, which requires a completed FAFSA form with all additional paperwork to be eligible. Student may also choose to seek loans instead.

Another often overlooked form of financial help: scholar-ships, many of which often go unclaimed. “Some of them tend to be narrow and focused like you have to be a kinesiology major of Armenian descent,” Ternate joked.

But no matter which campus you’re currently on or which uni-versity you plan to attend, schol-arships are a promising start for persistent students who seek them out and complete the paperwork.

“There are no programs that are geared solely toward transfer students.”

Kenneth TernateAcademic Couselor

selor and coordinator of Dog Days: New Student Orientation, said transfer students must be able to seek out the required informa-tion on their own after they leave their community college.

“There are no programs that are geared solely toward transfer students,” Ternate ex-plained.

Even if a student is on top of the transfer procedures

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Black History Month Celebrations Begin

by Ray JuarezRampage Reporter

"I hope every student has a great learning experience throughout the next 28 days."

Dr. Jean KennedyBHM Coordinator

Music & Theatre PerformancesThe Exonerated

March 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13 at 7:30pm

March 6, 7, 13 at 2:00pm

FCC Community Orchestra

March 23 /May 5 at 7:30pm

FCC Jazz Festival

March 25 and 26 at 7:30pm

FCC Concert Band

April 6/ May 5 at 7:30pm

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Fresno Chorale Concert

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May 6 and 7, 2010 at 7:30pm

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May 12, 2010 at 7:30pm

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Fresno City College kicked off its celebration of Black History on Monday in the college theater. Black economic empowerment: "Passing the torch" is the theme of this year's celebration.

"I hope every student has a great learning experience through-out the next 28 days," said Dr. Jean Kennedy, instructor of Women's Studies and coordinator for this month's events. Kennedy said that a variety of activities are planned throughout this month and that FCC students and staff are encour-aged to attend and participate.

"We can't have a strong enterprise, if we're not connected," Kennedy said.

The "Rites of passage" is will take place this morning in the student lounge at 10 a.m. Kennedy said "the rites of passage is what ties us back to the "Di-aspora". How did we get here? What was the sacrifice that was made? What is the coming-out piece that we need to have? Just because the color our skin is different doesn't mean we are not connected to the African Diaspora.

So, the rites of passage al-low conversations that black men and women need to hear. Along with today's event, a poetry jam will be held at Fresno State at 7 p.m.

A goal of the Black History Month celebration is to create awareness about health. On Feb. 9, members of the FCC commu-nity will be offered a free HIV testing in front of the bookstore.

"Sex is a beautiful thing; however, I think we're not being responsible enough, and I don't think we're asking all the right questions, nor getting into healthy relationships," Kennedy said. Sex is not the only way to contract HIV; it seems to be the predomi-nant way it happens. The bottom line is HIV is the highest at risk for

African Americans. Kennedy also said, "We have already lost our young people to gangs and lower income health issues." She urges everyone to take the test.

Next on agenda, Kennedy said is her favorite event, the "Af-rikan Tent" celebration on Feb. 17 in the free speech area.

"The Afrikan Tent is what we call "a safe place in the market place," Kennedy said, adding that the tent brings people of all differ-ent backgrounds together.

"Not only are we building the tent, but once the tent is up, the next day we will have vendors and activities. We're even looking into having our daycare center come out, so the kids are used to seeing color, energy, and be a part of the African American month as well," she said.

K e n n e d y said all students, faculty, and the community are in-vited. "Come hang out," said Ken-nedy, "have lunch under the tent; do your homework or meet a new friend."

To help provide entertain-ment during the festivities, Dr. Kennedy said she is hoping for a performance from Reggae band "Green machine" on a day that will be called the Bob Marley Celebra-tion. "We know he had a message in his music, and the message is still alive today in spite of where we are in society," Kennedy said. "It's a day we're asking all students to wear Bob Marley t-shirts."

Following the tent, most of the rest of the events will take place at Fresno state.

"On Feb. 28, we'll go out with a bang," said Kennedy. "We have our gospel celebration, and it's awesome. Kennedy said, "One doesn't have to be religious or spiritual to enjoy this event. Differ-ent things mark different culture, and everyone knows that in the Af-rican Diaspora, we're people who are joyous; we love music, and we love to demonstrate through activities."

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“It doesn’t have to be brand new. As long as I can read it and it’s cheap.”

Laura MartinezFCC Student

A student copies books at the resource station in the library. Students can only copy up to two chapters at a time and for 10 cents a page.

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by Annette DeDios &Nick Brockett

Rampage Reporter Students are waiting

patiently in line near the library’s copy machine. A growing number of Fresno City College students have cut costs significantly this semester by finding alternatives to buying their textbooks. One of the newest trends: photocopying textbooks available on library reserve.

When asked about how many students come in daily to use textbooks from the reserve, library technical services assis-tant Theresa Delaney said, “It is unknown on the exact number of students. However, this year has been the busiest year in 13 years.”

Students are able to copy two pages from the textbook at a time, front to back, for 10 cents a page. If a book’s average chapter length were 20 pages and con-tained 30 chapters, it would cost the student merely $30 to photo-copy the entire textbook.

When asked if restric-tions were set by the college to prevent copyright infringement,

Delaney said, “The school fol-lows copyright laws and has them posted by the copy machines. It is up to the student to follow those laws.”

The relevant restrictions posted included the messages,

“copying several chapters per book,” and “copying several ar-ticles per magazine.”

When asked why she chose photocopying as an alterna-tive to purchasing textbooks, FCC English major Rebekah Morrisson said, “It costs less to make copies than to buy the book and you’re giving change to the library.”

Overall, the photocopy-ing method has proven to be the one of the cheapest. Students with a limited budget also seek local bookstores and online services to find the cheapest books.

Among the alternatives, the newest of online textbook services is Chegg.com, an online textbook rental service. At Chegg.com, students may rent their text-books for a fraction of the listed retail price. However, late fees may apply for rentals not turned in by the designated due date.

FCC psychology major Nicole Marroquin, who is an avid customer of Chegg.com, said, “I

am able to save a lot of money by renting my books. Plus, I’m saving the planet because a tree is planted for every book I rent from Chegg.com.”

When asked about the disadvantages of returning rented books, Marroquin said, “It sucks that I have to go out of my way to the UPS. But I don’t have to pay to ship the books out, so it works out.”

For those who find online transactions untrustworthy, local bookstores are yet another avail-able resource. Located across the street from Fresno City College, University Bookstore and TK College Bookstore are among the few bookstores that carry text-books needed by FCC students. Although there are many local bookstore locations, few carry the textbooks FCC students seek. Of-ten, students who choose to shop around the city for textbooks end up spending more time and money than necessary.

More often than not, stu-dents seek textbook retailers aside from the FCC bookstore that offer lower prices on the textbooks they need. However, many students still choose the FCC bookstore for a one-stop shop.

Undeclared major Her-ber Ortiz said, “I just want to buy my books here. It’s more convenient for me. I don’t have to wait for my books to ship and the prices are reasonable.”

FCC assistant book-store manager Gina Tarvin said, “Students don’t realize that the revenue earned from used book sales is put toward college activi-

ties and renovations.” In addition to price, an-

other element of buying books from the campus bookstore to consider is the new refund policy, which requires all refunds to be made within five days and a 10 percent handling charge is applied to most refunds.

While shopping for a textbook at the campus FCC bookstore, liberal studies major Laura Martinez said, “It doesn’t have to be brand new. As long as I can read it and it’s cheap.”

Martinez added, “I’ll probably look online after this.”

Photo by Valerie HillStudents search for cheaper textbook deals.

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Fresno City College stu-dents can make their lives a little easier if they know about services available on campus.

Need money for college? Consider visiting the Financial Aid Office. Financial resources such as the Board of Governor’s Fee Waiver and Federal grants are awarded to students who have filed the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) and are eligible based on financial need. FCC Financial Aid representatives are available and ready to help students utilize these resources.

If ever you find yourself struggling in a class, just know you are not alone. The FCC Stu-dent Success Tutorial Center offers tutorial services for stu-dents who seek additional help with class as-signments and understanding material. In ad-dition to tradi-tional one-on-one and group tutoring, the Tutorial Cen-ter offers on-line tutoring and host desig-nated Writing and Reading centers as well.

Specialized programs such as the Extend the Class Room (ETC), a tutorial program led by expe-rienced students who have done well in the classes they tutor, is also available for student success.

Students can meet with an academic counselor while attending FCC to help develop and achieve academic goals. The Transfer Center located within the Counseling Center also offers counseling services specifically to students who wish to transfer to 4-year Universities. No matter what your major may be, coun-selors at the Counseling Center will help you find the path that is right for you.

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He bluntly calls himself “lazy.”

Kevin Rodriguez, a Fresno City College nutrition major, doesn’t want to re-take the same courses, but sometimes he has to.

“If I failed the first time, chances are I just didn’t like the class,” Rodriguez said.

He did contact a counselor in regard to failing a course. How-ever, he said, the answers he got were insufficient.

Rodriguez is one of many students on campus retaking a course. The process can be con-fusing for a variety of reasons. Apparently, students must wait two years, then meet with a counselor, and then finally submit paperwork.

Frances Lipmann, FCC’s admissions and records manager, said the policy on re-taking courses has changed many times.

“You are allowed to attempt a class three times,” Lipmann said. The school has a Title 5 policy under academic regulations, which contains the written standards about retaking courses. According to the Title 5 policy, students may repeat college courses in which they have received grades of D, F or NC/NP by re-enrolling in the course.

According to Lipmann, the policy has not changed since last year; it is a step-by-step process that enables each student to have access.

Each student is offered

three attempts to pass a course. If they do not pass the course in those three attempts, the policy then requires them to meet with a counselor.

“The counselor will offer their assistance and go over op-tions with you,” said Lipmann. She often sees students who come into the counselor’s office, stressed out, because they automatically assume the course they failed was a required course.

In some cases, students find out that they wouldn’t benefit from retaking a course, simply because it isn’t a required course in their curriculum.

After meeting with a coun-selor, students will then summon a letter of recommendation, which grants the permission to retake a course for the fourth time.

If the fourth attempt results with another failing grade, stu-dents will then have to petition a written statement to the Academic Standards Committee. The written statement must include a strenuous reason regarding the failing grade such as a life threatening issue or a “harsh discrepancy” that inter-vened with the class, according to Lipmann. This could include car accidents, illness, etc.

When the course has been successfully completed, the stu-dent’s GPA will change. However, a student’s cumulative GPA will remain the same, but the transcript will show the passing grade in brackets, with an official code on the side.

Lipmann urges students to meet with their counselors, “Take the time there is.”

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Kyle CalvertRampage Reporter

I remember going to see ‘9’ less than six months ago hop-ing to see a movie about the post-apocalypse that would make me appreciate humanity in a world devoid of it.

‘The Book of Eli’ accom-plished that where others did not.

The year is unknown, but thirty years prior to the film’s present, war devastated mankind and ruined most of the planet. A dazed mankind has entered the world to find what they loved has become extinct. A full generation grows to adulthood not knowing how to read, never having known the life we all take for granted, struggling to survive in a land where any food or water is a precious resource.

Denzel Washington plays Eli, a nomad who believes he is guided by the will of God to his destination in the west. And, as you might have guessed, Eli carries a book with him – the last known Bible in existence. Aided by Solara (Mila Kunis) and fol-lowing the voice of God, Eli has journeyed on foot for the past thirty years to an unknown place where the book can be kept safe from evil men such as Carnegie (Gary Oldman) who would use it to control entire societies.

The two things that re-ally leap out at viewers with this movie are exactly what it meant to show us: the struggle of hu-man survival in a dismal world, and the awe and power of real

faith, combined in a way that is hard to describe. Any scene in the film will show you the hardship of living on a planet that has seemingly fallen apart, and the thought of scavenging for anything you can find that is worth its weight shows us how fortunate we are to have what we do and what we will leave behind long after we are gone.

At the same time a viewer can see the beauty of the human spirit in its attempt to survive, and the amazing difference that true belief can make while at-tempting even the most trying of tasks. Seeing a character so reso-lute and committed to faith as Eli traversing the world is truly awe-inspiring. The soundtrack is a great help.

T h i s is the first m o v i e i n theatres this year that I cannot f ind fault with. At times it is funny, while at others it is brilliantly violent, but through-out the film is a deeply somber feeling of spirituality.

For someone like me who had almost forgotten what people can accomplish when they truly believe in what they are doing, ‘The Book of Eli’ is the most impor-tant film of the year.

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Events Calendar3l Songwriter’s Showcase. Audie’s Olympic, 1426 N. Van Ness Ave. 8 p.m. FREE.

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4l Art Hop. Various Locations. 5-8 p.m. FREE.

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5l Blackbird, Backup Johnny, Style Like Revelators. Audie’s Olympic, 1426 N. Van Ness Ave. 10 p.m. $5. 21+.l Numbskull presents: Outbreak, Forfeit. Chinatown Youth Center (CYC), 901 F Street. 6 p.m. Tickets: TicketWeb.com.l Rise Before the Fall, The Grand Armada, more. Kuppajoe, 3673 N. First Street. 7:30 p.m. $6.l Veil of Nithael, Infinite Aggression, more. Starline, 831 E. Fern. 9 p.m. $7.

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6l Normandie, Pretty Mess, Giant State, Fay Wrays. Audie’s Olympic, 1426 N. Van Ness Ave. 8 p.m. $7. 21+.

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7l Defeater, Touche Amore, All Teeth, Elmo Marconi. Chinatown Youth Center (CYC), 901 F Street. 6 p.m. $7.

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9FEB.l Rock for Haiti benefit show. Starline, 831 E. Fern. 7:30 p.m. $5.

11FEB.l Beat Down Poetry Slam. Revue Café Theater, 620 E. Olive Ave. 8:30 p.m. $3 donation, $5 performers.

12FEB.l Fresno Filmworks presents: “The Messenger.” Tower Theatre, 815 E. Olive Ave. 5:30 and 8:15 p.m. $8 students, $10 general.l Antidote for Anxiety, From Indian Lakes, more. Kuppajoe, 3673 N. First Street. 7:30 p.m. $7.

13FEB.l Valentine’s Day Super Love Jam. Selland Arena, 700 M Street. 7:30 p.m. Prices vary.

13-14FEB.l Fresno Philharmonic: Romeo and Juliet on Valentine’s Day. Saroyan Theatre, 700 M Street. Time and Pricing TBA.

16FEB.l Mardi Gras party. Starline, 831 E. Fern. 9 p.m. $5.

17FEB.l Jazz Concert/Clinic. FCC Recital Hall: MS-132. 7:30 p.m. FREE.

18FEB.l Brad Paisley, Miranda Lambert. Save Mart Center, 2650 E. Shaw Ave. 7:30 p.m. $26.75-$57.75.lAfrikan Tent Celebration: Music and Vendors. FCC Free Speech. 9 a.m. FREE.

19FEB.l ICATCHFIRE CD release show, with A Current Affair, more. Kuppajoe, 3673 N. First Street. 7:30 p.m. $8.

23FEB.l Numbskull presents: Tera Melos, All Leather. Starline, 831 E. Fern. 9 p.m. $8.

23-24FEB.l Avenue Q (Broadway Musical). Saroyan Theatre, 700 M Street. 7:30 p.m. Prices vary.

24l Open Mic Poetry. FCC Free Speech. Noon. FREE

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25FEB.l Ron White Live. Saroyan Theatre, 700 M Street. 7:30 p.m. $40.

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The Rampage jumped at the chance to interview local black metal band Veil of Nithael, the opening act for ‘Metal Christi Presents’ at Starline on Feb. 5.

Rampage: How did you guys start?Nick Taylor (vocalist): “I really got inspired by black metal and wanted to start a band, so I looked up Fresno black metal musicians on MySpace and I found Justin.”Justin Blair (rhythm guitarist): “For about a year we played on our own, and then it progressed into a band, and we had Veil of Nithael.”

RP: Why Veil of Nithael?Nick: “We needed a new name since we felt like this was a new start for our band. So the band got together and started on this name and we felt like the name fit the sound, and it just stuck.”

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Rampage ReporterRP: What made you guys decide on playing metal?Nick: “The reason why we de-cided to play metal is because we all grew up with it and it was just something we all agreed on.” Johnny Valles (drummer): “It’s the music that gets my blood pumping. It’s my life.” Adam Camera (lead guitarist): “Metal is such a timeless genre.”

RP: How do you feel about your upcoming show at Starline?Justin: “We’re going out of our minds!”Nolan Davis (bassist): “Ridicu-lously excited.”Johnny: “It has also given us a bit of a reality check.”

RP: If you guys had to, what other music besides metal would you play?Justin: “I’d either play jazz or classical.”Johnny: “I’d do ska.”Adam: “I’d have to go with folk music.”

RP: Do you guys plan on becom-ing famous one day? Johnny: “If it happens, it happens. We just enjoy playing music.”Nick: “If there are people out there who enjoy our music, that’s great. If they don’t, it doesn’t matter. But if they like it, it’s a bonus, like ic-ing on the cake.”

RP: What was the best concert you’ve ever been to?Nick: “Motorhead, DIO, Maiden.”Adam: “Behemoth.”Johnny: “Behemoth.”Sarah Zacky (keyboardist): “Skeletonwitch.”Justin: “Azathoth.”

Nolan: “Darkest Hour.”

RP: After this concert, do you guys think you’ll succeed and play at more places?Justin: “Yes, we already have other dates for concerts.” RP: Anything in closing?Nolan: “Buy our records!”The whole band: “Come check us out Feb. 5 at the Starline; tickets are $7.”

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Photo by Kyle CalvertBlack metal band Veil of Nithael prepare for upcoming Fresno performance on February 5.

My first impulse is still to kick things that don’t work. It fixes my TV, but I’m sure it will take

more than a boot to deal with these people.

Ghost student at FCC?

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Rampage Reporter

Kyle Calvert

I am not an easy man to please. When my TV gets fuzzy, my first impulse isn’t to get it repaired, but to kick it in the side for its insubordination. It started working again, which was the desired effect even if the colors became a tad absurd.

The point is I’m easily angered when something I have

Students Vanish From Known Universe

to use or work with doesn’t do what it’s supposed to do. The problem is that most of what I have to work with isn’t technol-ogy, but people. Unfortunately most people that don’t do what is required of them cannot be ‘fixed’ by a swift boot to the side. We all see them, but do all of us believe they exist? If you don’t believe it, allow me to open your eyes to some strange creatures.

Take a minute and look around you. Almost anywhere

on campus, you can spot these people. You might not know who to look for, but they’re there. They’re almost everywhere, and I’ve come up with some endear-ing nicknames for them.

For example, single out one of the students you see in your local hangout that always seems to be there and never seems to have class. They aren’t doing schoolwork, and in fact they might not be doing anything at all. They’re just there, taking

up space in a chair you like, breathing your air, maybe even hogging the plugs with their laptops and surfing the Internet.

The reason why they never seem to go to class or be worried about going to class is because they don’t intend to go to class. From the perspective of those in the classroom, these are ghosts: people who are enrolled in the class, and never actually go. Like

any ghost, you get a feeling they are there somehow when the roll is called, but when you look? Nothing.

Is attending class such a problem to one’s personal life that it must be avoided at all costs? I know school is a great place to have a social life, especially at FCC, but the point of going to a school is to take classes. Some people did not get that memo, and it goes beyond ghosts. Many people come to school just to socialize because their large groups of friends have classes and all hang out together.

Mind you, these people are not taking any classes themselves – they’re just there because it’s fun, or because they have noth-ing else to do. For this behavior I have labeled such people dust bunnies: people who are not en-rolled in classes, but can still be

seen in the same places almost every day doing the same things. I personally know of a man who has come to Yoshinos for years, and I have never seen him go to a class. Doesn’t this seem some-what irresponsible? Don’t these people have better things to do, like look for jobs?

This last one is my per-sonal favorite: Bigfoot. This is the student that you know is en-

rolled in the class, rarely attends but for some reason stays in the roster, and can be seen in your peripheral vision ditching class, similar to the Bigfoot sightings of urban legend.

I’ll be the first to admit I have been each of these things before, and I know I wasn’t proud of it. Anyone can understand that enjoying your personal life or slacking have their ups and downs, but students who go to class and have to depend on people to help earn their grade know how much of an annoyance these kinds of behavior are.

My first impulse is still to kick things that don’t work. It fixes my TV, but I’m sure it will take more than a boot to deal with these people. Don’t be a ghost, or a dust bunny, or a Bigfoot. Settle for responsible student.

Mysterious creatures take place of FCC students

Photo by Abel Cortez

Reefer Madness!Rampage Reporter

Jaren Hockert

Who wants greens? Z o n i n g o r d i n a n c e

12-306-N-56-c, which was en-acted in late 2006 through Fresno’s municipal codes, stated that medi-cal marijuana collectives are to operate under state and federal law.

Under federal law, mari-juana is illegal and is a Schedule I drug, meaning it has no po-tential medicinal use (although 13 states have declared mari-juana medicinally beneficial). Jan. 19 finally brought the court case to an end. The City of Fresno thinks the state superseded local laws. Fresno has already taken action and succeeded in the re-moval of nine medical marijuana collectives.

For the past several years the debate has raged and collec-tives have been moving in to Fres-no county islands to avoid the city zoning ordinances. A non-profit collective called Herbal Medical

Collective opened three weeks ago in a county island business zone.

John Morse, head of the Collective board, stated, “I am ivn check with all the city codes and located in a county island. I got my business license through the city. But if they want to stop us, I will comply. But for me to stop on my own, well, they would have to pass an ordinance strictly against Fresno County. We have seen how long it took for them to enact a bill put in place in 2006. But regard-less, I am obeying the law and will comply if asked to close.”

Jan. 18 lead to California’s Public Safety Administration ap-proving Assembly Bill 390 by a four-to-three majority. The bill allows for the regulation of mari-juana use, cultivation and sale for persons over 21. A $5,000 annual sales license fee, similar to an al-cohol or tobacco license, will be enacted under the bill allowing $50 tax on every ounce sold to be paid to the state. The bill will be heading to the Department of

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be hard to stay focused on what you’re doing. For example, social networking has become extremely popular over the past few years.

According to TechCrunch, a website on reporting on new Internet products and companies, Facebook has recently become the world’s top social-networking site with 200 million registered users, doubling MySpace’s figure. It’s hard to choose the boring homework over talking to friends. But consider using these sites or games as a reward for finishing what really needs to be done.

Today’s students are distracted by multiple things, particularly technology.

Rampage Reporter

Max Rosendahl

Age of Distraction

Photos by Valerie Hill

Let’s be honest, some class-es at Fresno City College are extremely boring. Students have been turning to a wide variety of sanity-saving distractions to ignore their professors’ dull lectures and to procrastinate on homework.

The phone in your pocket just vibrated, indicating a new text message. Do you continue taking notes or do you see what the mes-sage is? Most students choose to answer the text regardless of the professor’s rules and regulations.

One day, I was listening to a lecture and the professor noticed I was text messaging. Furious, the professor asked me to leave the room until I was done talking to whoever was more important than this class.

The truth is, a student can never give their full attention to a cell phone and an instructor at the same time. They will miss valu-able information that will likely be on an upcoming exam or quiz. And the cell phone becomes a distraction for everyone who sees or hears it.

In this age, more and more assignments and tests are using Blackboard or some other kind of web-based system of teach-ing. If your homework is online, this presents many distractions in itself. With all the fun and exciting things to do on a computer, it can

Another common distrac-tion is the instant messenger. AIM, Yahoo, Windows Live, Xfire, etc., are some of the worst distractions

because they have the tendency to interrupt you in the middle of work. “Staying focused requires involvement and participation in

the class,” said Debbie Ockey, an ESL/Linguistics instructor.

“Challenge yourself to study for more time. Take good

notes in class and review them. It’s not magic, but it takes hard work and effort.”

Remember that we’re all at

school for a reason. Check your texts when you get out. They will still be there when class is over. Most cell phones have voice mail, and if someone is trying to reach you, they can leave a message.

When doing homework, it works best to have a quiet envi-ronment. If you are working on the computer, try to sign out of your instant messenger or make yourself invisible until you’re done. Being Generation Y college students, we have many electronic distractions that are quite easy to access, making it difficult to stay focused.

“Take good notes in class and review them. It’s not magic, but it takes hard work and effort.”

-Debbie Ockey - Linguistics Instructor

Filling aTable For OneA tale of hunger on a budget at FCC

Rampage Reporter

Will Christensen

It’s a Thursday night, and like many of my fellow students, I was starved. Finding food at City can be difficult for the average student, and it doesn’t help that I’m directionally challenged.

The wonderful state of California handed me money and told me to use it toward education. I bought five Wendy’s Jr. Bacon Cheeseburgers. Half-way decent burgers for a buck? What a won-derful world! The path to the land of cheap food becomes familiar and inviting.

It’s Tuesday evening again and I ate Carl’s Jr. for the first time in a year. I’ve learned that it has the best burgers nearby. If you have the cash, go there. Even if you don’t, see if they have any specials.

If no two-for-five buck deals are available, Famous Stars are the cheapest and most filling. But that day I tried the promotion-al burger: the cheap Six-Dollar Burger. With a student discount, the price became little less than advertised. Huzzah!

Tuesday evening, the last meal of the day for me, and Pacif-ic Café chili cheese fries sounded good. Two bowls sounded even better! I pried myself out of my steel chair, set down my book and entered the café.

As fate would have it, Murphy’s Law dropkicked me in the face when I discovered prices had gone up. My life-long dream of two bowls of chili cheese fries cruelly denied.

It’s late Tuesday once more and I decided to try a place that a few friends recommended: Au Lac, a vegetarian joint only a block away from City. They said the food is well worth the money you pay. The atmosphere within proved comfy and the chess board tables off to the side made me smile.

I was served a Happy Burger and it owned anything McDonald’s ever has to offer. But my schedule yanked me away from a peaceful meal and I took it

with me. Even after it had cooled, it was the best vegetarian burger I’ve had yet.

It’s a Wednesday afternoon and a friend of mine treated me to lunch at the cafeteria here at City. It’s a wonder that so many people cram themselves in there and a greater wonder that thevy can hear themselves think over all the noise.

But as I walked into the food court, the noise died away

and only the sights and smells of food remained. The selection was overwhelming and I changed my mind a hundred different times before settling on a quesadilla. Though I don’t go there often, it was a nice place to get food. Having any money to buy food in the first place is nice, but that goes without saying.

While the mule tried to de-cide which pile of hay to eat from, it starved to death. That probably won’t happen with you, but even so, I hope the suggestions help.

...As I walked into the food court, the noise died away and only the sights and smells of food remained.

-Will Christensen

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With AB 390 heading into possible public voting it is unclear how Fresno will react to the recreationalization of marijuana statewide. It is also uncertain how the Federal government will react.

As a l ready men-tioned, marijuana is a Schedule I drug meaning it has no medicinal benefits whatsoever. However, Ma-rinol, a THC synthetic pill,

is listed as a Schedule III drug meaning it can be prescribed by a doctor for medicinal uses. This is a clear contradiction.

How can THC be sched-uled twice under two very dif-ferent categories? Highly illegal yet a doctor can prescribe it? What if your doctor could pre-scribe heroin, a Schedule I drug?

OxyContin, a Schedule II drug that can also be prescribed by a doctor, is significantly similar to heroin. In fact, people cook it down and inject it specifically for it being “cleaner” than heroin as it’s produced in the lab at a higher purity and quality.

The 13 states allowing

medicinal use of marijuana will surely change governmental opinion. President Obama has been very open about his disap-pointment in the D.E.A. who has on numerous occasions raided caregivers and collectives state and nationwide. “I’m not going to be using Justice Department resources to try to circumvent

state laws on this issue,” Obama told Mail Tribune Newspaper last March.

It’s clear that even with the legalization of marijuana there will still be a difficult road to overcome for local and national unity. FCC student and state-approved medical card holder

Samantha Janet High said, “It’s all happening too fast! Even if it did pass in my life, it would have to re-written to fit all the medical programs and laws currently in place. AB 390 doesn’t currently have any plans for medicinal use. It just doesn’t seem right, going so far for medical marijuana then dropping all of it for recreational

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by Kenny Rodgers

Rampage Reporter The Fresno City College

men’s basketball team took on the Reedley Tigers on Saturday. Leading the Rams was Brandon Johnson with 16 points and Jibreel Nasir with 11 points during the second game to break triple digits: 102-63.

Men’s basketball has won its conference season eight times in a row since 2002 and is look-ing for number nine this spring. In order for them to achieve this, focus is the key. “The main goals for the Rams are to stay focused and take one game at a time.” said coach, Ed Madec.

With 12 out of 17 Rams being freshmen this year, focus is one of the biggest challenges. FCC freshman guard, Alex Fletcher said, “The changing work load between high school and college is something to get used to.” If players aren’t studying the books, they’re working on their jump shots because every team in the league is trying to knock them down.

With a 257-35 record, the team has the most wins in Cali-fornia, by any community college to date. Last year, they made it to the elite eight in the state tourna-ment with a record of 34-0. Madec added, “We’re not looking at the wins and losses; we’re looking at how we can be better and how we want to finish our season.”

In the first half of the con-ference season, the Rams have beaten every team at least once. The Jan.13 game against Columbia College proved to be the highest-scoring win this season at 103-54.

The College of the Sequoias face off on Jan. 16 became the first game to go into overtime, finally ending with a Rams win, 81-76.

Fresno City Rams Men’s Basketball started the winter tour-naments off at the 72nd Modesto Tournament. Up against Siskiyous in the first round, the Rams won, 95-54. In the tournaments cham-pion’s finals, FCC went up against San Joaquin Delta and won 98-78. Rams go up against Yuba and win 67-74 in the championship game, taking home the victory.

Fresno City started the COS tournament by beating Sacramento City College, 78-73. The Rams beat Sac City on the boards, total-ing 30 defensive and 13 offensive rebounds. Fresno City lost on the second day to Bakersfield, 69-76 and found themselves in a fight to place at the tournament.

On the tourney’s final day, Fresno City dominated Allan Hancock College for the second time this season, winning 98-65 and claiming third place in the tournament.

Fresno City’s first game in the Allan Hancock Tournament was a 2 point loss to Cuesta Col-lege, 74-72. The match up, statisti-cally, between the two teams was equal. Brandon Hawkins & Bran-don Johnson, each knocked down 20+ points, and Fresno City shot 75 percent at the free-throw line.

The Rams ended out the AH tourney up against Vandenberg Air Force Base with a total of 39 offensive & defensive rebounds, and a 15- point win, later losing the tournament. “It’s not about the losses, it’s about the growth”, Ma-dac said, noticing growth in every one of his players this season.

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February3-Men’s Basketball vs West Hills 7PM

4-Baseball vs Sacramento City 7PM

5-Baseball vs Sacramento City 7PM

6-Baseball vs Sacramento City 1PM

6-Women’s Basketball vs Taft 5PM

13-Men’s Tennis vs UC Santa Cruz 10AM

13-Softball vs Gavilan 10AM

13-Softball vs Cuesta 2PM

13-Women’s Basketball vs Reedley 5PM

13-Men’s Basketball vs West Hills 7PM

14-Softball vs Butte 12PM

14-Baseball vs Modesto Junior College 1PM

17-Men’s Basketball vs Porterville 7PM

19-Baseball vs Chabot College 6PM

20-Baseball vs Chabot College 1PM

23-Baseball vs Taft College 3PM

26-Men’s Tennis vs Consumnes River College 1PM

26-Women’s Tennis vs Consumnes River College 1PM

27-Baseball vs Taft College 1PM

March2-Men’s Tennis vs Sacramento 1PM

2-Women’s Tennis vs Sacramento City 1PM

4-Softball vs West Hills 2PM

4-Baseball vs Cosumnes River 3PM

9-Women’s Tennis vs Modestto 1PM

9-Men’s Tennis vs Modesto 10AM

9-Softball vs Porterville-DH 2PM

10-Women’s Tennis vs COS 1PM

10-Men’s Golf vs CVC Tournament #3 12PM

11-Baseball vs Reedeleey College 2:30PM

12-Men’s Tennis vs COS 1PM

16-Baseball vs Cosumnes River 7PM

19-Men’s Tennis vs Ventura College 2PM North Vs South Classic @Buchanan High School

20-Men’s Tennis vs Mt Jacino College 9PM North Vs South Classic @Buchanan High School

20-Baseball vs Merced College 1PM

20-Men’s Tennis vs Grossmont College 2PM North Vs South Classic @Buchanan High School

23-Softball vs Taft 2PM

23-Baseball vs Porterville College 6PM

24-Men’s Golf vs Glendale, MPC & Ventura 12PM

25-Men’s Tennis vs Reedley College 1PM

26-Women’s Tennis vs Reedley College 1PM

26-Badminton vs San Fransisco Community College 3PM

27-Baseball vs Porterville College 6PM

April6-Badminton vs Mission 3PM

7-Men’s Golf vs CVC Tournament #7 12PM

8-Baseball vs COS 3PM

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13-Softball vs Merced 2PM

15-Softball vs Reedley-DH 2PM

15-Baseball vs West Hills 3PM

17-Badminton -Conference Mid Season Tournament 10AM

20-Baseball vs West Hills 3PM

22-Badminton vs Skyline 3PM

27-Baseball vs Reedley College 6PM

29-Badminton vs DeAnza 3PM

29-Baseball vs COSS 3PM

28-Men’s Golf vs CVC Tournament #11 12PM

May 21-23 Baseball State Championships TBA

The Rams at HomeSpring SportS overview

FCC Badminton begins its 11th season. Coach Carlo Kindego said she is looking forward to the the season. “This is my largest roster I’ve ever had.” She said, “I only have three returning players this season and some of my new players are still getting use to play-ing the game.”

Women’s tennis head coach Angelina Minova hopes to make an impact this season with her outstanding freshmen roster and two star players out of Bullard High School.

Men’s Tennis Head coach Steve Loop said, “We’re at the

level we need to be at, and we’re hitting the ball like we should be, but we need to be a little more physical.”

Softball head coach Rhon-da Williams plans on defending the team’s title and reaching the state tournament while improving “team unity and better team chem-istry.” Williams added, “We’ve been working out a lot and can’t wait to play.”

FCC Track and Field will spend the entire season on the road for the third year in a row. However, the team has continued to produce athletes who rank

amongst the top 10 in state includ-ing Caire Tademy, Gozian Okali, Courtney Gooch, and Nate Mose.

FCC Baseball is third in the state and head coach Ron Scott expects to remain a top contender utilizing “new and old” players such as FSU transfer Dave Rome and returning sophomore Paul Anaya. The first game will be held Thursday against fifth in state, Sacramento City.

Golf began its season this Monday with the two-day Larry Carr Invitational in Bakersfield. Sophomore Tom Richardson fin-ished second.

Woman’s Basketball team is heating up the court in preparation for their next big game.

Men’s Tennis player, Kirill Sinitsyn t it out on the court during a one-on-one match.

Badminton star, Minyu Mandy Zhou, is a film major.

Photos by Valerie Hill

by Ray JuarezRampage Reporter