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Volume 76 Number 2 Copyright © 2010 Diablo Valley College - The InquirerThursday, March 11, 2010

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DVC students “March Forth on March Fourth” on campus and in San Francisco.

Jonathan RoismanStaff writer

Hundreds of people at-tended a March 4 rally and concert at DVC to protest the statewide budget cuts to education.

The nearly four-hour event – which included speeches from students, teachers, and political activists – ended with a march around the school and extended across the street to the sidewalk of College Park High School.

Afterwards, some partic-ipants headed for a larger rally in San Francisco dur-ing the evening.

“This is probably the larg-est DVC rally in history,” said Frank Runninghorse, a longtime DVC student and member of Students for a Democratic Society, the club that sponsored the rally.

SDS adviser and political science professor Mickey Huff said he was pleased with the turnout.

“I think it’s raising aware-ness,” he said. “It’s show-

ing students they’re not alone in their worries and concerns.”

The rally began at 11 a.m., with banners and picket signs bearing slo-gans like “Fund education, not imperial occupation,” “An injury to one is an in-jury to all,” and “Stop fee hikes, terminate Ah-nuld.”

The chanting gave way to the band Running Horse, which played a number of cover songs, before ceding the stage to Jeffrey Michels, president of the United Faculty, the union that represents fac-ulty in the three-campus Contra Costa Community College District.

Michels told the crowd it was everyone’s civic re-sponsibility to stop cuts to education.

Other faculty and staff speakers included stu-dent life manager Adriana Lopez, music professor Glenn Appell, sociology professor Andy Barlow,

See SDS, page 6

Julius ReaNews Editor

The latest targets for re-solving DVC’s remaining $4 million budget deficit for next year include the

admissions and records director, the social scienc-es dean and the adviser to student government.

On a 3-0-1 vote Feb. 24, the district governing board approved pink slips

for Admissions Direc-tor Ileana Dorn, Lynden Krause, dean of social sciences, and student services manager Adriana Lopez. Trustee Tomi Van de Brooke was absent

and trustee Jess Reyes abstained.

In later interviews, Krause and Dorn said their job responsibilities would be taken on by oth-er administrators.

“I mean, there’s no lon-ger a position,” Krause said. “That’s what that March 15 notice basically said: There’s no position for you in the new go-round – in the new DVC.”

Dorn said her respon-sibilities would fall under the purview of Beth Haus-carriague, the dean of

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DVC’s Budget Com-mittee will meet Friday to discuss recommendations for a 15 percent reduction in college managers, non-teaching staff and operat-ing budgets to eliminate $4 million in “red ink” for the 2010-11 school year.

Although the project-ed deficit is $5.2 million, classes were already chopped from next year’s schedule for a savings of $1.2 million.

“We must downsize,” DVC President Judy Wal-ters told committee mem-bers on Feb. 26.

The college rallied to fight its “show cause” find-

ing by the Accreditation Commission for Communi-ty and Junior Colleges and now must do the same for the budget problems, Wal-ters said.

The Budget Committee includes managers, facul-ty, staff and students. It is part of a new, multi-com-mittee structure formed in response to the Commis-sion’s recommendations. It is chaired by Leivas and biology professor Ray Goralka.

It will report its recom-mendations to Walters and the College Council, which will make the final deci-sions.

Although the committee members received five documents covering dif-ferent areas of the bud-

get and proposed reduction informa-tion on Feb. 26, Leivas said two of them needed re-working because of typographical and numerical errors.

Emphasizing that the num-bers being worked with are estimates, he focused on setting re-duction goals to offset the $4 million deficit.

A 15 percent cut to the $6.1 million DVC spends on 38 management posi-tions – eight of which are

See CUTS, page 6 Chris Corbin & Kate Vasilyeva / The Inquirer

Hundreds rally against cutsDemonstration draws college comunity closer in statewide day of action

BudgetThe issueCommittee crunches numbers, will report to president

Governing board attacks deficit, axes three key positions for fall 2010

DVC should not cut its most important managers.See Page 5

“Short Sighted and

Foolish”

Getting lost locally Exploring the hidden gems of the Bay Area.

See Page 2

Professor uses basic skills to make beautiful works of art

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The downpour slowed to a sprinkle, then to a mist and finally dissipated en-tirely at an empty turnout overlooking the Golden Gate.

Far over the Pacific, a single ray of sunlight ripped a hole through the grey cloud cover, revealing clear blue skies. It quickly spread east to the shore and soon the entire bridge was visible and then the City.

It was almost T-shirt weather in the Marin Headlands as an Inquirer photographer and I head-ed for Kirby Cove, a se-

cluded, red-sand beach that lies just west, almost in the shadow, of the Gold-en Gate Bridge.

Seclusion is perhaps what is most beautiful about this place; most people don’t know it ex-ists.

Beginning at the top is Battery Spencer, a 100-year-old structure where huge turret-mounted guns once guarded the Bay. Ig-nore this and start down the dirt trail to the right of the battery.

About a third of the way down Battery Wagner ap-pears.

This battery has a series of dark, creepy rooms lit-tered with empty alcohol

bottles and who-knows-what that are fun to ex-plore for a little spook. Up on top, graffiti artists regu-larly put up new murals, some quite beautiful.

At the bottom of the trail sits Battery Kirby, just above the beach. Fragrant fennel plants have taken root in the cracking con-crete. To the right of the battery, a small calla lily -lined stream flows into an old brick tunnel that pops out on the beach be-low and is passable most times of the year.

The beach itself is unique in that the sand is red, its grains more like tiny pebbles. It drops quickly, and the current is

strong and the water cold. Yet on a warm day, a quick dip is possible.

The sun sets on the beach before it sets on the horizon, which allows time for a hike up to Bat-tery Spencer to watch the sunset. The views of the bridge and the Bay are in-credible, and one avoids the tourists who crowd the vista earlier in the day.

Kirby Cove offers a mix of history, modern art and, of course, nature.

Most importantly you feel like you’ve gotten away from it all.

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Christian VillanuevaStaff writer

Christian Villanueva highlights some lesser-known Bay Area destinations and cultural events in his column, “Bay Trippin’”

Barracks at Battery Spencer, located north of the Golden Gate Bridge. Enclosed rooms covered in art at Battery Wagner.

The Golden Gate Bridge, above, as seen from Battery Spencer.

Detailed mu-rals, left, on concrete walls at Battery Wag-ner.

View of San Francisco, below, as seen from Kirby Cove across the Bay.

Photos by Annie Sciacca / The Inquirer

Contact Christian Villan-ueva at cvillanueva@thei-nquireronline.com

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An exhibit opened yesterday in the DVC art gallery featuring the work of Jane Fish-er, a professor of drawing and painting who recently joined the art department.

Fisher’s collection in the gallery is titled Fur, Fish and Game, which, Fisher says, is the title of a sportsman’s magazine she remembers seeing during her childhood.

As she prepared for her work, she ex-plains, the title of the publication frequently came to mind.

“The ‘fur,’ ” Fisher said in an email inter-view, “refers to the surface textures of many of the things I paint. ‘Fish’ is a reference to my name and one of my ongoing preoccu-pations in terms of subject matter.”

The last part of the title refers more to Fisher’s view of people than a specific ele-ment of the show and hints at the nature of her personality.

“ ‘Game’ describes an attitude I admire in people,” she said.

The exhibit is the second show in the gallery of the spring semester, and it will act as an introduction to Jane Fisher, who is new to DVC but has been showing her art in public since 1984.

Fisher’s collection features pieces in dif-

ferent painting mediums, her preference being oil paint. She has included a variety of water-based pigments, however, which, she says, helps her to consider the bridge between sketches and paintings.

The earliest piece in the collection, Fish-er said, is one inspired by a trip she took to Bali, Indonesia, in 1995.

“I recently traveled to the Philippines,” she said, “and was often reminded of this painting.”

Within her work as a whole, Fisher has included portraits of people and animals, still lifes, scenes from hotels and interiors, and scenes from events such as fairs.

As a teacher, Fisher hopes to pass on to her students a love of learning.

“I hope that upon viewing the show,” Fisher said, “students will see that with an understanding of the fundamentals, an art-ist is not limited. The possibilities are end-less. I want to convey to my students that the more they learn, the more options they have and that learning never stops.”

The exhibit will be in the gallery, which is open Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., until April 2.

“I hope that uponviewing the show,

students will see that with an un-derstanding of the fundamentals, an artist is not limited. The possibilites are endless.”

Annie SciaccaStaff writer

- Jane Fisher

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Jane Fisher

Three of Fisher’s paintings, above, left and, far left, which will be on display in the art gallery, starting on March 10.

Artist

Contact Annie Sciacca at asciacca@thein-quireronline.com

New exhibit focuses on the fundamentals

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DVC teams running out of timeThe latest victims of

DVC’s financial crisis are the women’s and men’s tennis, cross country and track and field teams. All are eliminated, beginning with the 2010-2011 school year.

“The response has been a sad one for our athletes, and the community is re-ally upset about the loss, said Daniel Cruz, head coach of track and field and cross country.

Cruz has coached for 39 years, the last nine of

them at DVC.The college faces

a $5.2 deficit for the coming school year, because of the state’s budget problems. Of that total, $1.2 million was carved out of the

2010-211 course sched-

ules, with the re-maining $4 million still to come from other budget cat-egories.

Athletic director Chris-tine Worsley said the teams were picked for elimination because they “affect the least amount of students.”

But men’s head tennis coach Pete Benko took is-sue with the cuts.

“The administration is

not supporting athletics at DVC,” he said. “That is the bottom line.”

Head coach since 2007, Benko said the tennis team cut is particularly devas-tating, since DVC has the only community college team in Contra Costa and Alameda counties.

“Cutting sports was a bad idea,”

said Sergio Perez-Smith, one of the men’s tennis captains. “You want to keep the students con-centrated in school as well as being healthy and ac-tive.”

Both tennis teams begin tournaments and champi-onship matches in April. They compete April 9-11 in the Big 8 Conference Tournament, followed by the Ojai Tournament in late April.

About 20 cross country runners, men and woman, ran their last races at DVC this past fall.

As for track and field, 20 male and 12-15 female athletes just began their last competitive season at DVC.

Next month, the teams compete in the Ameri-can River Invitational, the Coast Classic, NorCal Multi Event Champion-ship, and the Big 8 Con-ference Championship.

DVC’s Track and Field Teams compete March 11-12 in the Flex Day Meet at the College of San Mateo.

Contact Carrie Soldati at csoldati@theinquireron-line.com

Small team doesn’t stop short to cover all bases

“The administration is not supporting athletics at DVC.

That is the bottom line.”- Pete Benko

Head coach of men’s tennis

Carrie SoldatiStaff writer

The Vikings softball sea-son was almost derailed before it began.

With a roster of just 10 players, DVC is one injury away from the minimum needed to compete.

“[They] have had several minor injuries like ankles, thumbs, sore arms and backs,” said head coach Angela Goularte. “The girls are working through those; they are a tough group.”

With a 3-6 record on the year, the Vikings have played well, despite facing teams with more players.

Third baseman Therese Gascon-Minton said she reminds her teammates last year was no different.

“We hold each other up

in some ways,” she said.Now the team heads

into the ultra-competitive Big 8 Conference with a matchup March 16 against defending conference champions Sierra.

“Last year was a real awakening for the power-houses of the Big 8 Con-ference,” Gascon-Minton said. “They did not expect a fight coming from a tiny team of 10. They should expect the same heart, fight, and dedication if not more than last year.”

When the team returned from the winter break, Goularte found she was down three players.

“One moved and two decided not to play,” Gou-larte said. “They felt [that] they needed to focus on academics.”

The Vikings suffered yet another blow when return-

ing outfielder Leanne Cory suffered a major knee in-jury in January after collid-ing with a baseball player on the football field.

Her injury dropped the number of active players to 10. And that’s when Goularte sent out emails and put up flyers around campus, asking if anyone was interested in playing.

But Goularte said she had no intention of can-celling the season. “[We] never even thought of it or discussed it” she said.

DVC is led by an infield full of return-ing players. Shortstop Jessica Pader, second baseman Brittany Her-rera and Gascon-Minton all return for their sec-ond season. Outfielder Megan Souza rounds out the list of second-

year players. “The entire team has re-

ally stepped up to get our season going,” Goularte said. “Returners are shin-ing, and freshmen are fill-ing in crucial positions.

“Everyone is being flex-ible and willing to play multiple positions to get through each game.”

With so few players

and only two pitchers – Gina McAdle and Raven Mostella-Andeson – the Vikings don’t have the luxury of everyone playing her natural position.

“It gives us more of a chance to get to know each other and bond,” Gascon-Minton said. “We spend almost everyday to-gether and we learn early

how each other is, on and off the field.”

The Vikings play their next games Saturday against San Mateo and Feather River at a tourna-ment in Fremont.

Contact Curtis Uemura at cuemura@theinquireron-line.com

Team Name W L Percentage W L Percentage StreakSacramentoCity

1 0 1.000 12 1 .889 Won 8

Sierra 3 0 1.000 17 2 .875 Won 1

Modesto 1 0 1.000 4 8 .333 Won 1

San JoaquinDelta

1 1 .500 15 2 .882 Won 2

AmericanRiver

1 2 .333 6 8 .429 Won 3

CosumesRiver

0 2 .000 11 7 .611 Loss 1

Santa Rosa 0 1 .000 6 6 .500 Loss 3

Diablo Valley 0 1 .000 3 6 .333 Loss 3

Conference Overall

Curtis UemuraSports editor

I was very disappointed by some of the attitudes expressed in Julie George’s opinion piece, “Love should never be a battlefield.”

While I agree that abu-sive relationships are a serious problem, and we need resources to help people who are in them, Ms. George’s use of vic-tim-blaming language was inappropriate and counterproductive.

Victims of abuse do not “al-low themselves to be put in bad situations.” Abusers put them in those situations. Victims of abuse are not “creatures of habit” who

lack “the courage or will to leave.”Abusers are master manipula-

tors who intimidate and coerce their victims into staying through threats, isolation and shaming

Abuse victims stay with their abusers not because they are weak, but because they are afraid, and using language that blames and shames the victims for not being able to protect themselves only makes it more difficult for them to seek or accept help.

We need to place the blame for continuing on the shoulders of the people who are respon-sible in the first place: the abusers, not their victims.

Anita M. KingStudent

“Take a deep breath.” It’s one of my favorite things to hear just

before the skin bleeds. This

15-second adrena-

line rush precedes a process of mixed

emo-tions.

Anticipation: pacing around the shop while waiting for my signal to go to “the last room on the right.”

Excitement: the butterfly build up and rac-ing thoughts, “Is this going to hurt.”

Clammy hands and the knowledge that I’ll leave with a new addition that fits my style.

Since the recent opening of a tattoo and piercing shop in downtown Walnut Creek, I’ve enjoyed the experience of getting pierc-

ings to the point that it’s becoming an addic-tion.

I spent my last two birthdays getting an in-dustrial, which is a horizontal bar that goes from one upper end of the ear to another, and a belly button and eyebrow piercing. But those are not the only ones. I have four piercings on my earlobes (two of which are gaged), and a nose ring.

People always want to know, “Didn’t that hurt?” when I explain the piercing process. In fact, the amount of pain has varied with each piercing, but the industrial and belly button were the most painful.

Piercings are not for everyone. If you are doing it to be a rebellious teenager and piss off your parents, or just think you might want it, don’t waste your time or money.

The labor costs around $20 to $25. And on top of that, jewelry runs anywhere from $10 to $50.

While you may be tempted to have your best friend pierce your tongue, it’s wiser to

have a professional do it. Otherwise, you could end up in the hospital with an infection you don’t even want to imagine.

On the plus side, piercings are a great conversation starter for those awkward, si-lent situations. Many times I’ve made new friends just from compar-ing gages and other jewelry.

Overall, they are a non-per-manent, fun part of being young that will one day be a memory. Until then, I plan to keep adding to the number of holes I put in my body.

It was just seven months ago that the last of the cash-for-grades trials concluded in a Martinez courtroom.

In a scandal that rocked DVC and drew national and international me-dia attention when it became public in 2007, a total of 54 former DVC students were charged with buying or selling hundreds of grades out of the DVC Admissions office for six years.

The scandal landed DVC in the cross-hairs of the Accreditation Commission for Community and Junior Colleges and the school was in serious danger of losing its ac-creditation because of the lax over-sight that allowed the grade sales to flourish.

Yet on Feb. 24, the district gov-erning board voted 3-1-1 to give a pink slip to the current director of admissions and re-cords, who was hired away from UC Bekeley to bring credibility and stability to that office in the wake of such unwelcome notoriety.

At the same time, it notified two other DVC managers of possible termination of their po-sitions because due to a $4 million shortfall in the college’s 2010-11 budget.

The Inquirer does not question the need to cut the jobs of managers during these dif-ficult times.

But we object to two of the board’s first three targets: Ileana Dorn, the director of ad-missions and records, and Adriana Lopez, student services manager and adviser to student government.

No longer plagued with the lax oversight that led to the cash-for-grades scandal and

jeopardized DVC’s accreditation, the Admis-sions and Records Office is back on solid footing under Dorn’s leadership.

So we question why DVC is now threaten-ing to cut a position they strived to fill well by hiring Dorn such a relatively short time ago.

At the Feb. 24 meeting, the governing board also approved the possible layoff of one dean and the retirement of two others under an early retirement incentive pro-gram.

DVC President Judy Walters told the In-quirer that with the possible loss of these positions, the college’s management struc-ture is bound to undergo change, with other administrators taking on extra duties.

But to lay off the manager who helped re-store credibility to Admissions and Records Office and to add her significant responsibili-ties to those of another dean?

This appears to be short-sight-ed and foolish.

Similarly, the possible termina-tion of Lopez, newly hired in the fall semester, makes no sense.

The responsibilities of these two positions are simply too im-portant to be taken on by other managers.

And the elimination of Lopez’s position would have a serious and direct effect on students.

The improper campaigning and endorsement controversy of last year’s ASDVC leadership elec-tions occurred when there was no student services manager and Bill

Oye, dean of student services, had to add those duties to his own.

Believing that Lopez, in her po-sition as student services manager, is a nec-essary bridge of communication between the college and the students, the ASDVC has of-fered to raise the 20 percent of her salary it already pays out of its budget to 50 percent and is willing to go even higher.

Considering the effects of overlapping managerial positions and unstable admin-istrative situations at DVC in the past, we strongly question why, at this time, the dis-trict is choosing to cut these particular posi-tions.

At a time of such financial uncertainty for public education, what we need to retain most is established and organized communi-cation and administration, particularly in po-sitions that matter most to the reputation and student life of DVC.

What did you think of the March 4 rally?

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“If you are doing it to be a rebellious teenager...don’t waste your time or money.”

I believe The Inquirer does a fabulous job in covering hot top-ics for students.

The Dec. 9 article, “Park-ing Fee Increase Looms Next Semester,” successfully cov-ers the topic in its entirety. Under current economic con-ditions students have no choice with regards to fee hikes.

Reporter Oksana Yurovsky does a wonderful job in advis-ing students exactly where the increase is allocated.

They will see that a majority of the $5 increase is paid to an out-side vendor, which allows them to use their debit/credit cards to

pay for parking. After all, who carries around

$2 or $3 in quarters? Debit card use is a convenient alternative to lugging around change or repeat-edly receiving parking tickets. Though students will not be happy about any kind of in-crease, it may be helpful to re-mind them that DVC is the best value for a low cost, consistently ranking as the No. 1 transfer to U.C. Berkeley.

When reminded of ben-efits such as this, it helps the reader to put things into perspective, and a $5 in-crease does not seem so bad!

Jaime Keane

Thorough reporting explains fee increase

Language hurtful to survivors of abuse

Contact Morgan Renteria at mrenteria@theinquireronline.com

Morgan RenteriaStaff writer

Justin Velgus, 22Undeclared

“Yeah, it was a big turn-out. I heard a speaker say this was the most politically active they’ve seen people at DVC.”

Candace Richards, 18

Photography Major

“Not many people have listened to protestors in the past. Protests don’t normally work in govern-ment issues.”

RJ Panlilio, 17 Undeclared

“I go to College Park right now...but we haven’t re-ally heard anything about it now that it’s over.”

Lisa Kim, 19Criminal Justice

“From what I saw here, I thought there would be a lot more people based on what was advertised.”

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outreach, enrollment and matriculation.

Hauscarriague refused to comment on any spe-cific details, saying that no duties had yet been deter-mined.

DVC president Judy Walters emphasized that the notice only warned of potential job elimination, as required by a March 15 deadline. By law, actual notice of termination must be given by a May 15.

“Some districts opt to give the March 15 notice to all their faculty and staff in order to give themselves a certain amount of flex-ibility,” Walters told The In-quirer following the board meeting. “We’ve decided not to do that here be-cause it can be terrible for morale.”

Walters declined to com-ment on why these particu-lar managers were given notices, saying that this was more about dealing with budget cuts than per-formance.

“When you start to talk about [individual] people, you can’t have that conver-sation,” she said.

At its Feb. 24 meeting, the governing board also approved the retirement of two DVC deans under a re-tirement incentive offered all district employees for the 2010-11 school year.

Asked whether DVC’s management structure would undergo a change, given these retirements and the possible elimina-tion the three managers’ jobs, Walters declined to give details, confirming only that there would be changes, most likely involv-ing fewer dean positions and other administrators picking up the slack.

As a result of statewide budget cuts, DVC still faces a $4 million deficit, despite chopping courses from next year’s course schedule for a savings of $1.2 million

ASDVC representatives came to the Feb. 24 gov-erning board meeting to support their adviser, stu-dent services manager Lo-pez.

In her plea to the govern-ing board, ASDVC Presi-dent Lindsey St. Hill asked the board not to terminate Lopez, as ASDVC believes her to be an essential line of communication between the students and the col-lege. Contact Scott Baba at sbaba@theinquireronline.com

and political science pro-fessor Huff.

The mostly jubilant crowd erupted in cheers when Appell declared, “Tax the corporations, not the student.”

Huff, one of the keynote speakers said, “These budget cuts affect every-body, and the reality is that the sooner everybody realizes that, the sooner maybe people in Sacra-mento will get that mes-sage.”

A number of students also spoke, including Marc Lichterman, 17, who said the cuts affected him personally.

“I don’t have a ton of money,” he said. “If it keeps on getting more and more expensive, I won’t be able to afford this anymore.”

During the rally, some-one pulled fire alarms in several buildings at about 1 p.m., leading to evacua-tions across campus.

SDS did not take credit for the action.

The rally led way to marching just before 2 p.m. as more than a hun-dred protestors headed towards the Humanities building chanting, “Whose rights? Our rights!”

The crowd moved through campus before heading back to the Main Quad for more speeches.

The police followed from behind, but kept their dis-tance.

After the rally more than 70 people got onto a char-ter bus, organized by SDS

for a larger rally in San Francisco.

Once there, they joined thousands of protestors at City Hall for more speak-ers, moving towards the

front of the rally with their signs and two large, red banners.

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The Associated Students of DVC will vote March 16 whether to spend nearly $100,000 from its budget reserves to save three key student services positions, including that of its advis-er, Adriana Lopez.

The district governing board approved pink slips last month for student ser-vices manager Lopez, as well as a dean and the director of admissions and records because of a $4 million budget deficit projected for the 2010-11 school year.

Immediately following the vote, Bill Oye, dean of student life, began formu-lating a proposal to pre-serve Lopez’s position.

“We can’t just keep cut-ting, cutting, cutting,” Oye

said, “because eventually you’ll have nothing left.”

The ASDVC already pays $25,000 a year to-wards Lopez’s salary out of its Student Union Build-ing Fee Reserve Account.

Oye recommends AS-DVC in-crease the amount to $50,000 to cover more than 50 percent of her sal-ary for at least a year.

Oye said the re-serve ac-count con-tains about $300,000 and can be spent on anything having to do with the running of the Student Union, includ-ing staff. The decision to

use the funds, however, is up to the ASDVC board.

ASDVC President Lind-say St. Hill said she be-lieves that without Lopez, the responsibilities of the ASDVC adviser will fall to Oye, much as they did

the semester before Lopez was hired.

“Without that advisory position, I just see the organization collapsing,” St. Hill said.

Lopez was hired at the begin-ning of the fall 2009 se-mester. Her

duties include advising ASDVC and the clubs pro-gram, handling cash for the clubs, organizing and training the student work-

ers in the Student Union and managing the build-ing.

But Lopez said her real passion lies in conflict resolution and helping stu-dents become better lead-ers and advocates.

“It’s kind of like the trick-le-down effect,” she said. “If the students involved with ASDVC aren’t feeling supported…then how are they going to be as effec-tive advocating for the stu-dents?”

At the ASDVC meeting on March 2, Oye brought forward a second proposal to save two additional em-ployee positions – the stu-dent activities coordinator and the student activities assistant – by paying 100 percent of their salaries. .

Ariel Messman-RuckerEditor-in-Chief

ASDVC adviser gets ‘slip’

DVC students take a bus to join thousands against fee hikes.

Jesse Thompson / The Inquirer

Contact Jonathan Rois-man at jroisman@thein-quireronline.com

Thursday, March 11UC Berkeley visitsCounseling OfficeDrop In: 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Friday, March 12History of Contra Costa Community CollegesM-10110 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Saturday, March 13Men’s Baseball vs. Sacramento City CollegeDVC Baseball Field1 p.m.

Horticulture Plant SaleGreenhouses9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Monday, March 15 – Wednesday, March 17Speech and Debate MeetingsPAC- 1062 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Monday, March 15 – Saturday, March 20Walter Crew Art Exhibit, “If Not Now – When?”LibraryMon.-Thurs. 8 a.m. – 9 p.m.Fri. 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.Sat. 12 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Tuesday, March 16CSU East Bay counselor Annie Chandler will answer transfer questionsCounseling Office9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Jazz Club: Three Combos in ConcertM-101$7 in advance$10 at the doorSome tickets free

Wednesday, March 17The DVC Night Jazz BandYoshi’s Jazz Club & Restaurant8 p.m. show - $1610 p.m. show - $10

Thursday, March 18Women’s Softball vs. Santa Rosa Jr. College (conference game)DVC Softball Field3 p.m.

Brown Bag Lecture: New Political Strategies: Women and Minorities in 2010 and 2012 ElectionsSU-20412:30 p.m.

Friday, March 19 – Sunday, March 21Drama Performance “Othello”PACFriday – 8 p.m.Saturday – 8 p.m.Sunday – 2:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 24Business Boosters WorkshopCommunity Conference Center5 p.m. – 7 p.m.$20/workshop$50/ three workshops

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vacant – would be the equivalent of eliminating 8.2 full-time jobs for a savings of $920,193, the report said.

Similarly, a 15 percent cut in the $15.6 million spent on 202 non-teach-ing employees would be the equivalent of eliminat-ing 30.29 full-time posi-tions for a savings of $2.3 million.

“I think a lot of services that were barely staffed before will be gone,” said Jocelyn Iannucci, presi-dent of the Classified Sen-ate, in a later interview.

“We are going to lose some students because we’re not going to provide the services they need.”

“We can’t just just keep cutting, cutting, cutting because eventu-ally you’ll have nothing left.”

- Bill OyeDean of Student Life

Contact Julius Rea at jrea@theinquireronline.com

Contact Ariel Messman-Rucker at amessmanruck-er@theinquireronline.com