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King and
queen of
the sea are
crowned
City bans
plastic bags
at markets
By Desiree Hedger Western Sun staff writer
The next time you visit
your local market in Huntington Beach be sure to grab your
reusable bags, or it could cost
you. The Huntington Beach
reusable bag ordinance went
into effect on Nov. 1. This ordinance bans single use plastic grocery bags, and requires
merchants to charge for recyclable paper bags.
According to the ordinance
all large retail stores such as
Wal-Mart and Target, in addition to supermarkets, pharma-
Opponents feels
it’s unnecessary
and a government
overreach
By Sommer Clark
Western Sun new editor
WESTERN SUN PHOTOS
JESSICA BRAVO and Roman Osorno were crowned homecoming
Jessica Bravo and Roman Osorno were
crowned “Under the Sea” Golden West College’s homecoming King and Queen on Saturday, Oct. 26 at the game’s half-time at Le Bard
Stadium at Orange Coast College.
Members of the homecoming court walked
the field and took their places in front of the
hand made banners with dolphins and sea life
presenting the theme “Under the Sea.” Each
member of court was dressed in formal wear.
Kelly Gadea, 2012-13 Queen was present for
the announcement of her successor and presented Bravo with her crown, robe, and a bouquet
of flowers.
“I am super excited for this great achievement. All my hard work has finally paid off and
I am excited to see where it goes,” Bravo said.
The finalist for queen was Brittany Swigart,
Mikayla Richards, Jessica Bravo, Stacy Espinoza, and Thuy Nguyen. For king the candidates
were Roman Osorno, Andy Cook, Hugo Cholula, and William Gomez.
cies, convenience stores, food
marts and liquor stores will queen and king at halftime of GWC’s Oct. 26 football game.
no longer be allowed to offer
plastic single-use grocery bags
and must charge customers 10
cents each for paper bags. In March of 2013 the Huntington Beach city council approved the ordinance, which
they assert is needed in order
to keep plastic bags out of By Katherine Preza
sociated Students of Golden
West College in 2011.
the local environment and to Western Sun staff writer
He is involved with the West College has been at“improve the aesthetics of the
school’s clubs such as GLASA tending couple of confercity’s beaches, parks, and othWhat has our president been (Gay Lesbian and Straight Al- ences and we learned more
er public spaces.” up to? Our student body presi- liance) and was formally pres- about leadership and things
While proponents cite en- dent, that is. Mitchell Jimenez ident of the Mi Casa Club.
that we can do here at Golden
vironmental issues, opponents is Golden West College’s stuHe was also student ad- West College.” He has been
feel the law is unnecessary and dent president for 2013-14. vocate in 2012-13. He has working with colleges to get
is a case of government over- He is a 20-year-old political as had his hands full for the some new ideas for the future. reach. science major from Garden past couple of weeks and said, Jimenez and the council have MITCHELL JIMENEZ
ASGWC president
Continued on page 2
Continued on page 2 Grove who enrolled at Golden “The Student Council and As-
A.S. president going green
Sustainability a goal for Mitchell Jimenez and student govt.
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Ban on plastic bags has
A.S. president Jimenez its supporters and foes
Continued from page 1
created goals for the 2013 term and from those goals and some have been
accomplished a couple already. “One of the goals that we wanted to accomplish was the Stuart’s Sustainability [a program promoted by environmental activist Stuart L. Hart]; we are accomplishing that by recently
purchasing a water refill station. You are able to use a reusable water bottle
and refill it.”
The life of the student body president has been challenging path, but
definitely a learning experience for Jimenez. “Some days it’s really cool
and nice. It’s nice to able to delegate authority and to able to be a model for
the board. They ask me how to do certain things and how to create a better system. Some days it’s hard. Some days it’s too much. Some days you
wonder ‘Why am I doing this? I could be something else.’” Jimenez is happy that he is the president and he finds it rewarding, but very challenging.
In the future, he would like to give more power to the senators of
the school because he wants “students to have a better chance to
speak, to communicate with us about their concerns.” Jimenez would
also like to update some of the rules of the college; some of it is a bit
old. He would like better communication with the administration;
“I want them to reach out to us instead of us reaching out to them.” Next issue of the Western Sun
hits the stands on Nov. 19.
Also, follow the news on our website.
www.westernsun.us.
Continued from page 1
Organizations such as Environment
California encourage cities to ban plastic bags over concerns that the bags
are polluting the oceans and harming
wildlife. They assert that the plastic in
the ocean outweighs plankton 6-1, and
that the debris is killing sea turtles and
birds. Concerned about the fact that the
plastic is not biodegradable they say,
“Nothing we use for a few minutes
should pollute our oceans for hundreds
of years.”
However, other organizations
are saying not so fast, Cal Watchdog.
com rebuts many of the environmental
claims stating that plastic bags require
70 percent less energy to manufacture,
and actually generate less waste then
paper bags. Travis Allen, a state assemblyman
from Huntington Beach opposes the
ban on his website saying that “In my
mind it’s a consumer safety issue,” relaying concerns that reusable bags are
unsanitary. Allen also raises concerns that this
is another case of government intruding into private lives, and not trusting
its citizens to make their own informed
choices. Some residents seem philosophical
n IS THE PLASTIC BAG ban
really necessary? Opinion by
Desiree Hedger, page 4.
about the change. Nena Roy said, “I
don’t mind it I think it is good for the
environment.” However, others say
they don’t like the government telling
them that they can’t use plastic bags
and that they already recycle them.
Here are 10 ways for you to recycle
your bags.
1. Line trash cans with them.
2. Collect pet waste with them or
use them to hold dirty diapers.
3. Weave or braid them into sleeping mats, purses, belts or rugs.
4. Stuff pillows or mattresses with
them.
5. Put one on your head as a rain
bonnet.
6. Wad them up as packing material.
7. Carry wet or dirty clothes in
them.
8. Wrap them around an arm or leg
cast to keep it dry in the shower.
9. Use them as lunch sacks.
10. When gardening, wrap them
around your knees to keep them clean
and dry.
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Campus&Community
Datebook
WESTERN SUN PHOTO LAURA ERICKSON
COSMETOLOGY CLUB members provided free face-painting at the Halloween event on campus last Thursday.
Jesus over Jigsaw in GWC’s
Halloween costume contest
By Laura Erickson
Western Sun staff writer
Jesus beat out the Jigsaw Killer to win first place in the
Associated Students of Golden West College’s costume contest on Halloween at the Student Activities Center. “It was
rigged,” joked one of the cosmetology students applying fake
blood to a student at a table set up for free ghoulish face painting and body art.
The Student Activities Center was full of costumed students ranging from a giant squirrel to bloodied creatures
from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Halloween as part of activities organized by the Intercultural Program, the Puente Program and
Club, and the Associated Students of Golden West. Free face painting by the cosmetology students, pumpkin
carving, sugar skull decorating, the costume contest, and a
flash mob “Thriller” dance by students in the choreography
and jazz class filled the activities center. The Intercultural
Program arranged to have a group of cosmetology students on
hand to do the face painting and body art.
Colorful Day of the Dead Altars designed by students in
the Puente Program were also on display. “Every year the Puente Program designs altars as part of their grade,” explained
advisor Lorena Ortega. Besides the Golden West students
roaming around in costume, there were also about 50 students
from Coastline Community College participating in the event.
Andres Ceja wore the winning costume that edged out the
villain from the “Saw” movies.
ANDRES CEJA as Jesus in the Halloween Costume Contest.
n Wednesday, Nov. 6: Golden West College and UC
Irvine Health Blood Drive, 9
a.m. - 3 p.m. in Central
Quad. n Wednesday, Nov. 6: Representative from UCLA on
campus, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. in
Transfer Center. Call the
center, to make an appointment. n Thursday, Nov. 7: Veteran’s Day Celebration, 10
a.m. – 2 p.m. n Friday, Nov. 8: Men’s soccer, 3 p.m. at Irvine Valley
College.
n Friday, Nov. 8: Women’s
volleyball, 6 p.m. at Fullerton College. n Saturday, Nov. 9: Women’s water polo at Fullerton
College. This will be the
OEC Championships.
n Monday, Nov. 11: Veteran’s Day’s. No classes are
scheduled.
n Tuesday, Nov. 12: Men’s
soccer vs. Norco, 3 p.m. n Thursday, Nov. 14: CSU
Fullerton representative on
campus, 1:30 p.m. – 4:30
p.m. in Transfer Center. Call
the center, to make an appointment. n Friday, Nov. 15: Women’s
soccer, 3 p.m. at Saddleback College. n Friday, Nov. 15: Men’s
water polo vs. TBA, Southern California Finals in
Riverside.
n Friday, Nov. 15, Chicana/
Latina College Day, 8 a.m.
- 2:30 p.m. 600 high school
will be experiencing the
Golden West College campus.
n Saturday, Nov. 16: Football, 6 p.m. at Saddleback
College.
n Saturday, Nov. 16: Women’s water polo at Riverside
College. Time will be announced. n Wednesday, Nov. 20:
Women’s Volleyball, 6
p.m. at Irvine Valley College.
n Wednesday, Nov. 20:
CSU Fullerton Teaching
Major Representative on
campus, 9 a.m. – 10 p.m. in
Transfer Center. Compiled by
Kristina Ebanez
4 NOV. 6-19, 2013/THE WESTERN SUN
Opinion
HB’s plastic bag
ban is necessary
Cost of litter cleanup
and damage to our
environment are key
By Laura Erickson
Western Sun opinion editor
It’s too bad that it took an ordinance to make people in Huntington
Beach do the right thing and stop using plastic bags. While waiting in line at the grocery
store last week, I overheard a couple
of different complaints about the new
ordinance. “This is such a hassle to
remember to bring our own bags,”
Comment
and “You know the politicians are just
going to keep the 10 cents in their own
pockets,” said the people in front of
me.
The store clerk chimed in and
agreed, but the truth is the Huntington
Beach Plastic Bag Ordinance effective
Nov. 1, 2013 establishing a 10 cents
fee on the issuance of recyclable paper
carryout bags at all grocery stores,
supermarkets, and drug stores will be
kept by the store. The store can only
use the money for the recyclable bag
program.
Regarding the hassle part, according to the Natural Resources Defense
Council Californians spend an estimated $34 million to $107 million
each year to manage plastic bag litter
in our state and Californians Against
Waste says 267 species have been scientifically documented to be adversely
affected by plastic debris.
This ordinance reminds me of
California’s seat belt law, the Motor
Vehicle Safety Act, that went into effect Jan. 1, 1986. Wearing a seat belt is something
everyone should do, but most people
didn’t wear one until it became a state
law.
Seat belts have saved an estimated
255,000 lives since states started
adopting seat belt laws in 1975. There
is a financial cost to taxpayers for
persons not wearing seatbelts. Crash
deaths cost the state of California
$4.16 billion in 2009 according to
the Center for Disease Control and
Prevention, and wearing a seat belt
reduces fatalities by 50 percent
When California adopted the seat
belt law, I was 20 years old, had never
worn a seat belt and thought the law
was stupid and the government didn’t
have the right to tell me what to do. For the first few months, I didn’t
wear one partly out of habit but
mostly out of defiance of the law. Not until I got pregnant that spring
did I think twice about it and started
wearing a seat belt full time to protect
the baby and also because I couldn’t
risk the price of a ticket with a baby
on the way.
Adopting a ban on plastic bags
isn’t as dramatic as the seat belt law,
but it is the same in that we need the
law to force us to adopt new behavior
that is better for our environment and
that will save our state millions of
dollars. Looking at the environmental and
GET USED TO bringing your own shopping bag to the grocery store.
fiscal impact, I can live with a little bit
of hassle and remember to bring my
own bags. My kids don’t even know
what it is like to drive in a car without
a seat belt and don’t think twice about
buckling up. Eventually, we will all get used to
bringing our own bags, and the next
generation will never know a different
way of living.
U.S. schools are not making the grade
By Desiree Hedger
Western Sun staff writer
Our public school system has been
one of our country’s greatest assets. For generations we have been assured
of our place in world leadership partly
because of our well-educated population. However, public schools are no
longer keeping our students ahead of
their global peers, and now they could
now be putting our nation at risk.
A recent Council on Foreign Relations Report shared on Forbes.com
Comment
warns of dire consequences to national security due to the fact that our
young people are not being adequately
prepared to compete in the global
marketplace. According to the U.S.
Department of Education 2009 PISA
rankings for literacy, math, and science, China was leading the pack and
the United States ranked well below
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U.S. schools get an F grade?
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many of the other developed nations
scoring as low as 31st for math. Despite these concerns we do need
to maintain a public education system
that is open to all children and free
of cost. Public schools reach thousands of children who might otherwise
receive little or no education. Also,
children who attend public schools
interact socially with others from
widely diverse ages and backgrounds
and benefit from a wide number of
programs and activities. On the other hand, we have to ask
ourselves if this once-great educational system has become an outdated
behemoth that no longer serves the
purpose for which it was created. We
have experienced countless educational reforms and supposed solutions,
but the problem seems to have only
become worse.
In addition, recently there is the
growing perception that our public
schools are not a safe place for our
children. The violent death of one
child is unacceptable, and according
to CNN’s U.S. School Violence Fast
Facts our school children have been
the victims in 58 separate violent acts
that resulted in fatalities in the last 31
years. These numbers go much higher
when we figure in suicides, gangrelated deaths, and bullying. Some parents are taking advantage
Photo Poll
The best Halloween
costume you saw was...
“A female Pokemon trainer from
the fifth generation Pokemon
games.”
Aubrey Halman, 23, Westminster,
math.
AMERICAN students rank 31st in mathematics worldwide.
of alternatives in the public education
system such as charter schools, but
thousands of others are abandoning
the public school system altogether
by enrolling their children in either
private schools, online schools, or
home schooling. Although, abandoning the public schools does not solve
our society’s greater problem.
How do we save our public schools
and once again compete on a global
level? First, we have to cut through
our strangling bureaucracies and obsessions with testing, pay our teachers
a living wage, and get back to putting education first. Finally, the most
important step is that all of us need to
take a personal responsibility for our
schools and get involved.
“A couple that was a red cup
and a big white ball, and they
were beer pong.”
Vanessa Su’a, 20, Huntington
Beach, communications.
Bring baseball into 21st century
Comment
By Dan Bourland
Western Sun executive editor
If you’re a sports fans like me, you
have seen “bad calls” and stood up
and screamed, “Why, how could you
let this happen?”
Bad calls in sports are a part of our
athletic traditions, but some areas of
big league sports have taken major
steps to reduce the problems caused
by errors by officials, and some have
not.
A chief instigator of this has been
the widespread use of instant replays
in televising sports. Before that, a fan
sitting in the stands or watching on
TV might think a call was blown but
wasn’t really sure.
But when replays shown on
national TV and on huge stadium
screens demonstrated that the official
got it wrong, the protests were deafening. The NFL heard the message
and instituted challenges and reviews
which have had the effect of reducing
sharply the number of mistakes made
in officiating, especially at crucial
points in the game.
Of course, no system is perfect.
Last Sunday, for example, during the
game between the Indianapolis Colts
and the Houston Texans, two apparent errors were made that stood. One
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concerned whether a fumbled ball
had remained in bounds, and another
whether a pass was completed.
Both could have changed the
course of the game, which was narrowly won by the Colts in the closing
minutes.
Although the NFL’s system still
has some holes, it’s yards ahead of
what’s going on in baseball. Always
the most tradition-bound of the major
American team sports, baseball has
been slow to adapt to new technologies.
In 2008, major league baseball
took one important step in using
replays to determine whether or not
a ball was a home run or not. That’s
good, but that only involves a tiny percentage of calls made in a game by the
umpiring crew.
One umpiring error cost a Detroit Tiger pitcher a perfect game,
for which the responsible umpire
later apologized. A nice gesture, but
wouldn’t it have been better to use the
all-seeing eye of a camera to be able
to verify what really happened?
No one doubts that being a sports
official is a challenging job. Plays
happen in the blink of an eye, and
split-second decisions need to be
made. But officials need to be held
accountable. The wider use of readily
available technology would not only
bring baseball into the 21th century,
but also give fans the assurance that
games were decided not by officiating mistakes, but by the play of the
athletes on the field.
“I saw two men dressed perfectly as Jules and Vincent
from ‘Pulp Fiction’.”
Guilianna Chavez, 20, Huntington Beach, communciations.
“I saw someone dressed up
as Harley Quinn from Batman
and it looked really realistic.”
Dash Nagy, 24, Westminster,
criminal justice.
Interviews, photos
by Sommer Clark
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Arts&Entertainment
More laughs, mischief in ‘Bad Grandpa’
Johnny Knoxville is
back in comedy in the
‘Jackass’ tradition
By Dan Bourland
Western Sun executive editor
“Hi, my name is Johnny Knoxville…” but this time he’s not going
to welcome you to a “Jackass” movie.
Instead he is reprising an old role and
playing Irving Zisman, a crabby old
man taking his “grandson” across the
Midwest to be with his dad and we get
go along for the ride and watch all the
mischief and mayhem that only Knoxville can provide in the feature film
“Bad Grandpa.”
Now I know what all of you are
thinking and I’ll answer the question.
Yes, this is a Johnny Knoxville standalone movie but has the same shock
elements as a typical “Jackass” movie.
“Bad Grandpa” is a purely shock
and awe type of movie where you see
people’s reactions to very odd situations and inappropriate behavior.
Awkward and outrageous stunts
are littered throughout this film in a
way only the great Johnny Knoxville
can provide, so if you’re looking for a
Movies
BAD GRANDPA
86-year-old Irving Zisman
(Johnny Knoxville) takes a trip
from Nebraska to North Carolina
to take his 8-year-old grandson,
Billy, back to his real father.
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movie with a good story or expecting
an Oscar winning performance… keep
looking cause you won’t find it here.
“Bad Grandpa” is most definitely
an adult movie and not a movie to take
the kids or parents to go see unless they
are already fans.
It’s funny, yet crude humor is definitely something to see if you do like
that sort of thing. So if you’re a fan of
their work then you will like if not love
this movie.
If you think that the Jackass boys
are immature and crude then this movie is definitely not for you. Yea this
movie isn’t for everyone but if you are
a fan you won’t be disappointed in all
the fun Knoxville will bring to “Bad
Grandpa.”
A WEDGIE from Grampa Irving in “Bad Grandpa.”
A toast to
Edgar Allen
Poe at GWC
By Sommer Clark
Western Sun news editor
A simple but eerie atmosphere was
set on Oct. 25-26 when Matthew Domenico’s “A Toast to Poe” was showcased in Stage West of Golden West
College as The Future Performers
Club’s first production of the season.
“A Toast to Poe” was staged readings from the perturbing works of Edgar Allen Poe. The cast, dressed in
the ominous shades of gray and black
preformed some of Poe’s most famous
works adapted for the stage.
“The Black Cat” performed by Mason Meskel and Brianna Russavage set
the mood of the night with the story
of a man murdering his wife. Meskel,
was placed at a desk as the man writing
the story. With his commanding tone
of voice, he created the creepiness and
darkness that is present in Poe’s works. His counterpart, Russavage, gave a
reflective performance and brought
the profound emotion of the story out
ANTOLEO LANI (left) and Hugo Cholula in a performance of “The Tell-Tale Heart.”
through her eyes. While the content of the story is
ominous with the tale of a man committing murder, “Tell-Tale Heart”
performers, Antoleo Lani and Hugo
Cholula, produced a comedic rendition through their exaggerated actions. They were one character, but Lani was
the storyteller and Cholula acted the
scene out. I found myself enjoying this
dark tale and following each word Lani
produced with conviction.
Marina Garcia recited “Annabel
Lee” a poem, and when asked how she
prepared for her performance she said,
“I watched Holes, it is the main reason
why I wanted to do Annabel Lee.”
Act I started with “A Dream Within A Dream” followed by “The Black
Cat,” “MS. Found in a Bottle” and
“Cask of Amontillado.” It came to an
end with “Annabel Lee.” “Spirits of the
Dead” started Act II off and was trailed
by “The Oval Portrait,” “Tell-Tale
Heart,” and ended with “The Raven.”
Audience
member
Victoria
O’Connor found the production “Entertaining because it had great excerpts
from Edgar Allen Poe’s works that provoked great feeling and emotion.”
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What’s Up: Nov. 6-19
Kill the walking dead as you
fight for your life in Dead Rising
3 where they are more dangerous than they look. Build your
own weapons with materials you
find throughout the game and
slaughter the dangerous dead.
Join the after party Nov. 22
available for Xbox One.
the arena. May the odds ever
be in their favor in theaters
Nov. 22.
On Stage
A ‘White
Christmas’
coming to
Golden West
By Mark Kendall
Western Sun staff writer
Karl Urban portrays John Kennex, a cop living and investigating in a not- so- distant future
and must partner up with an
android in Almost Human.
Experience the future of protecting and serving on Fox with
the two-night premiere starting
Nov. 17 at 8 p.m.
Chris Hemsworth and Natalie
Portman are back in Thor: The
Dark World. Thor reunites with
Jane foster while on a dangerous journey to save us all. Join
the action Nov. 8 when Thor’s
hammer strikes down in theaters. It’s rated PG-13.
Katniss Evedeen and Peeta
Mellark are far from safe in The
Hunger Games: Catching Fire,
rated PG-13. New dangers arise
when the capital targets these
unusual victors in the 74th Hunger Games, where past victor
must fight for their life again in
Experience the beats of Avicii
at the Hollywood Bowl Nov. 9
at 6:30 p.m. The concert will
have special guests such as
Sander Van Doorn, Excision,
Arty, and Cazzette. Don’t miss
out on a night of catchy beats.
It’s only November, but for some,
it’s never too early for a dose of the
Christmas spirit. The Golden West
Theater Arts Department is kicking
off the holiday season with a musical
adaptation of Irving Berlin’s “White
Christmas” starting Nov. 15.
Directed by the affable Martie
Ramm, the musical is filled with a
plethora of costume changes, extended
dance numbers and complex set designs. That being said, the story is far
from an elaborate ruse.
“This was a musical about something real,” Ramm said. “It’s really
about two men wanting to help out
their former general.”
“Truly, the essence of it, is a story
of helping someone out,” she said.
A diverse cast of seasoned singers
and dancers, with a surplus of current
and former Golden West students in
the mix, was praised by the director.
“I have a wonderful cast,” Ramm
said. “Because my background is in
dance, I’ve really been able to do a lot
of hard choreography … which has
blossomed because I’ve really been
Complied by Sommer Clark
‘Almost Human’ is almost here ... on Fox
By Sommer Clark
Western Sun news editor
“Some cops are born. Others are
made,” in Fox’s new sci-fi drama, “Almost Human,” from executive producers, J.J Abrams and J.H Wyman.
In 2048 the use of android technology is put into effect in law enforcement. Each cop receives the latest in
Television
weapon technology, an android partner, rather than a human. This partnership has become mandatory.
Karl Urban, the actor that portrays
Star Trek’s eccentric Leonard McCoy
(Bones), plays outcast cop, John Kennex that prefers his partners human.
He suffers from depression and psychological rejection of his own synthetic limb.
Kennex has had a history and outright dislike for the android partners
he is given and refers to them as syn-
KARK URBAN and Micheal Ealy in “Almost Human.”
thetics. He is then given a partner designed to be as human as possible, the
DRN, or Dorian.
Michael Ealy portrays Dorian that
is not like most of Kennex’s previous
partners. He refers to he synthetics as,
“Logic based, no free will and designed
to feel nothing. I am not like them.”
As a partnership goes, it appears this
team will provide audiences laughs as
Kennex’s hesitant outlooks toward androids transforms as Dorian provides
him with countless motives to serve as
true partners.
Sound interesting? The two-night
series premiere starts Sunday, Nov. 17
at 8 p.m. on Fox.
able to challenge the students.”
Costume designer Susan Thomas
Babb was given the enormous task of
dressing everyone on stage, which tells
a story itself through imagery.
“Because we have 33 people in the
show, every one of them has several
costume changes,” Ramm said. “So
you’re talking, 200 to 300 or more costumes.”
“That means shoes and undergarments and wigs and jewelry… it goes
on and on,” she said with laugh.
The scenic design is headed by
Wally Huntoon, a famed, award winning designer and teacher who frequently works on Golden West stage
productions.
“We had a few pieces already in existence, but other than that we build it
from scratch from his design,” Ramm
said.
Musical Director and Conductor
Rick Heckman has worked with Ramm
on many productions throughout the
years. “We’re very fortunate to have a
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Universes collide in these ultimate matchups
Ultimate matchups, crossover brawls, universes colliding… these are the things that
we as people think about and
wish “what if” this match had
happened. What if heroes and
villains from other universes
collided and who could win?
This Top 10 will cover just
that. The top 10 matchups:
10. Hulk vs. Apocalypse
- this is a true battle of heavyweights and pure rage. Hailing from the Marvel Universe
Hulk had to be sent to another
planet because he was a danger to Earth. Make no mistake
he is dangerous and strong like
his opponent. Apocalypse who
is from DC is equally dangerous and almost kills Superman
and must be sent to another
dimension in order to protect
earth. Both are super angry
and strong and a matchup we
all would like to see… from a
distance.
9. Optimus Prime vs.
Mobile Suit Gundam – one
it begs the question who’s better? Man or Machine?
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is a machine and the other is
piloted by man but both are lethal and four stories tall. Optimus is a transforming Autobot
with lots of weapons and skills
that could put down and Gundam, but any Gundam isn’t
whom he is facing. Many Gundam pilots like Heero Yue and
Domon Kashu have seen and
know battle on scales that are
borderline insane. This is an
interesting matchup because
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are the best of the best. Wedge
has flown not one but two
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also commands the elite group
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7. Voltron vs. Megazord
– a very interesting matchup
because both involve teams
of five piloting machines to
transform into a giant robot.
Megazord powered by the
Power Rangers has had many
different versions and looks
but has always been a pain in
the butts to those who would
harm earth. Voltron is an import from planet Arus and
although there have been recent adaptations Voltron has
defended the universe from
many foes… who would win
this five on five
6. Indiana Jones vs.
Lara Croft - This match features two archeologists with
equally dangerous adventures
and skills. Indy has seen a lot
and been through a lot battling
Nazis, Russians and other bad
guys trying to kill him. Laura
isn’t much different; although
she is easier on the eyes than
Indy she too has seen and done
a lot of death defying adventures worthy of a tale or two.
Both of these are quite skilled
but who would be the better.
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8. John Shepard vs.
Master Chief - both of these
guys have a knack for almost
getting killed and beating the
odds. Master Chief is an elite
solider who is one of the last
remaining of his particular talents and has killed countless
enemies to defend earth, however his opponent has done
the same. Shepard has been to
many worlds and has slain as
many if not more enemies defending earth with his teams.
It would be interesting to see
both these elite soldiers in a
one on one battle
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4. Boba Fett vs. Samus
Aran – this is a pure bounty
hunter brawl and it features
two of the best. Boba who is a
Mandalorian from “Star Wars”
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has seen and done a lot in his
quests for bounties. Same can
be said for Samus who has to
also contend with the likes of
monsters and mutants as well.
Both of these characters feature gadgets and weapons that
even the great Iron Man would
be jealous of and it would be
cool to see whom the better of
the two is.
3. Albus Dumbledore
vs. Gandalf the White – old
guys maybe but both are powerful wizards and could be one
of the best to offer. Albus who
has taught many young wizards is a master of his craft
and would be a formidable opponent for any wizard. Enter
Gandalf, he has had many perils and adventures in his time
in middle-earth and is also a
very skilled wizard who has
battled many foes. This match
would definitely be an entertaining one.
2. Donald Duck vs. Daffy Duck - oh yeah this one is
here for a reason. Donald is no
slouch when it comes to being
hot tempered and being silly as
he waltzes around doing what
he does best, but Daffy might
just be the one to tame him. He
too is no slouch when it comes
to being dastardly and despicable to his fellow toons. This
match would be incredibly fun
to watch, two of cartoons best
slugging it out to see who is
truly top duck.
1. Superman vs. Goku
– a true battle of titans makes
this number one an easy one
to pick. Superman the Man of
Steel is one of the most iconic
heroes of all time. He is the
strongest, one of the fastest
and the closest thing to an immortal being you can find, in
fact he has problems being too
powerful, same as Goku. Although childish at times and
a voracious eater this guy has
actually died and come back
to fight again and again. He
has battled countless aliens,
monsters and has more than
enough to offer Superman in
this clash of immortal men.
Agree with this list? Maybe
you don’t, any way the debates
and battles will continue.
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GWC alumna is now
Miss Garden Grove
By Kristina Ebanez
Western Sun staff writer
A dream came true on Aug.
24, 2013 when Missy Mendoza was crowned Miss Garden
Grove.
But who is this Miss Garden Grove? Mendoza was
born and raised in Garden
Grove, and is a proud Garden
Grove High School alumni.
She displayed her leadership
skills when she participated in
many extracurricular activities
Missy started out as a
cheerleader in her local high
school and received awards
like “Most Worthy Argonaut.” She was also a part of
the National Honor Society
and the Drama Department;
she found her true passion in
singing and won fourth place
in her school talent show.
A Golden West College graduate, she now attends California State University Fullerton
and is a sophomore at 19 years
old. She is working her way to
a bachelor’s degree in health
science and hopes to enter a
physician’s assistant program
and intern in a third world
country with that degree.
Miss Garden Grove is a
member of the Alpha Delta
Pi and holds the position of
Spirit Chair. During Greek
week, she helped her sorority
win five of the seven banners.
Missy’s sorority helped raised
$21,000 CSUF’s philanthropy,
Camp Titan. The project helps
underprivileged kids to a camp
to learn archery, leadership
skills and do arts and crafts.
Mendoza works as the athletics coordinator for the Titan Tusk Force at CSUF. Her
job includes planning tailgate
events, Homecoming Week,
attending athletic games
and promoting school spirit.
$2,500 in scholarship money
and the Miss American Organization has helped shape her
into the woman she is today.
Blood drive continues
today in GWC quad
Applicants must also be in
good health and eat a healthy
meal and drink plenty of flu UC Irvine and Golden West ids before donating. If you
College have teamed up for have had tattoos or pierca blood drive to increase the ings in the past 12 months,
blood supply at Orange Coun- you may not donate blood
ty’s only Level I Trauma Center. (with the exception of ear
The drive started Tuesday and piercings done by a gun.) continues today, Wednesday, The entire donation process
will take approximately 45
Nov. 6 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The BloodMobile will be minutes where you will first go
located in the central quad. Al- through registration, providing
though appointments are avail- basic information such as your
able, they are not required. name, address, and age. RegisAssociated Students of Gold- tration will also request you to
en West College says the answer 50 questions related to
screening process is simple your medical history.
Afterwards, your medical
and standard like the Amerihistory
will be reviewed and
can Red Cross.
you’ll
have
a mini-physical.
Blood donors must be at
The
blood
donation
will ocleast 17 years old and may
give blood no more than once cur and afterwards, you may
every 56 days in order to par- relax and enjoy water, fruit
ticipate in the blood drive. You juices, cookies, and assorted
must also bring a valid photo snacks. Drink plenty of fluI.D, i.e.- driver’s license, pass- ids and avoid strenuous export, employee or student I.D. ercise for at least 12 hours. By Katherine Preza
Western Sun staff writer
MISSY MENDOZA, new
Miss Garden Grove is a
GWC grad.
What has she has gained
from Miss America organization?
“I gained how to manage
my time a lot better,” she said.
“I think I have become
a lot more responsible because of being the titleholder. You have to manage
your service as well school,
work, and leadership positions,” Mendoza concluded.
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A $35,000 grant has been
awarded to the geology department at Golden West College by the Massen Greene
Foundation, according to Bud
J. Benneman, an instructor
here.
The grant was in response
to GWC’s acceptance of a
large rock and mineral collection from Rebecca Nelson last
spring.
The foundation was impressed the department’s
willingness to incorporate the
mineral collection as part of
the GWC Native Garden and
the teaching of geology here.
Portions of the grant will
fund the purchase of rock
saws and polishing equipment, as well as an on-campus
seismograph tied into the California State Geological Survey, United States Geological
Survey and international realtime earthquake monitoring
system.
The display with monitors
will be proposed for the campus Student Center, allowing
students to observe global
earthquake and regional seismic events as they occur. California has over 200 seismic
events each week.
‘White Christmas’ to
come to Golden West
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lot of professionals who want to come here and work,” Ramm
said. “It helps the students because they exposed to not just what
happens in the classroom, but how you do this.” “They will learn
so much,” she said.
With all of the glitz and glam and musical history behind
this story, the message Ramm wishes to convey is actually quite
simple. “This is a message about helping somebody out, about
paying it forward,” Ramm said. “But i do want them to be smiling when they leave.”
“I better see them smiling,” she said.
Irving Berlin’s White Christmas can be seen Nov. 15-24 on
the Mainstage Theater on the Golden West College campus
10 NOV. 6-19, 2013/THE WESTERN SUN
Men’s soccer
is 4th in OEC
at 8-7-2 mark
The Golden West men’s soccer
team is struggling to stay consistent
and hoped to get a streak going. The
Rustlers only have three games left and
hope to make the playoffs, but it isn’t
likely with their record at 8-7-2.
Against Cypress College on Nov. 1
the Rustlers shut out Cypress and won
the game 7-0. This is the Rustlers’ fifth
shut out of the season and is fourth in
the Orange Empire Conference.
Eight minutes into the game the
Rustlers scored, and then four minutes
later they scored again to go up 2-0.
Twelve minutes after that the green and
gold scored another goal to go up 3-0.
Before half the Rustlers scored four
goals in a five-minute stretch, puttingGWC ahead 7-0.
Orlando Orrellana led the offense
with two goals, and Andrew Arredondo, Alvin Ballesteros, Noe Corona,
Danny Stagnaro and Max Hubert all
contributed with one goal.
David Elias only got shot on four
times and saved every goal. In the second half he was taken out and Kevin Cabrera saved a free kick when he read the
Cypress player in the last few minutes
of the game to preserve the shut out.
The Rustlers are next in action on
Friday, visiting Irvine Valley College.
The one that got away
WESTERN SUN PHOT0
JACOB ANDERSON (6) of Golden West and Dorian Barnett of Santa Ana College leap for a ball that got
away from both of them in football action Oct. 26. Golden West prevailed 28-16 and is now 8-1 going into its
final regular season game. Story on page 12.
THE WESTERN SUN/ NOV. 6-19, 2013, 2013 11
Hazing has no place
today in pro football
WESTERN SUN PHOTO SARAH MARTINEZ
GWC WOMEN’S SOCCER team practicing. Next game is Friday at
Norco College at 3 p.m.
Women’s soccer falls
to Cypress by 4-1 score
Rustlers are sixth in Orange Empire Conference
By Sarah Martinez
Western Sun sports editor
The Golden West Rustlers women’s
soccer team (7-6-4) will continue Orange Empire Conference play against
Norco College (1-9-2) on Friday, Nov.
8 at 3 p.m.
After the Norco game the Rustlers
have two regular season games left and
if they have a good enough record they
will have a shot to make a playoff run.
The last three game results for the
Rustlers have been a 0-0 tie and two
losses. More recently the green and
gold lost to Cypress College 4-1, on
Tuesday, Oct. 29. In the OEC, GWC is
in sixth place.
Nine minutes into the game Kylie
Redmond scored first to give Cypress
the 1-0 lead. Seven minutes later Cypress scored again to go into half leading 2-0. Cypress played stout defense
and only allowed two shots on goal.
Forty-seven minutes into the game,
Aviles Alina made the only goal of
the game to cut Cypress’s lead 2-1. It
didn’t work out as with a vengeance
CC made two more goals to go on to
win 4-1.
Olivia Bedard got shot on 13 times
and saved nine goals, only allowing
four to be scored against her.
Hazing the rookies is part of sports
but when does it become too much?
Should hazing even be allowed? I get
its part of the game but sometimes it is
taken too far.
Hazing could really hurt someone
and it should be banned from sports.
Guys shouldn’t take advantage of a
rookie and the veterans should know
better. Coaches should stop the hazing
because as been shown it could be
taken too far.
Several retired and current veterans
and even rookies have given instances
of what happened. LaDainian Tomlinson stated he was forced to take out
veterans to dinner and sometimes it
cost up to $17,000. Rookies and new
players don’t have that type of money
to give out.
Well, some do, but they don’t get
all the money right away.
What if that player has a family
to support and is forced to spend this
type of money, it’s just wrong. Sometimes the players don’t even stick up
and in a recent case became bullying.
Other players or the team should’ve
done something about it.
Richie Incognito has been having
anger issues and behavior problems
dating back to his college days. His
behavior made prolific teams such as
the Colts, when Tony Dungy led them,
and the Patriots General Manager
Scott Pioli passing on him. Incognito’s
behavior made him be waived by the
St. Louis Rams when he got in a fight
with his head coach, and now bullying
led him to be suspended indefinitely.
The Miami Dolphins made the
right decision to suspend him because
he took advantage of
his own teammates
when he should be
a leader that others look up to. With
Jonathon Martin was
forced to constantly
pay for dinners, with
what little money the Sarah
second year player
Martine
makes.
Over the summer
Martin had to foot a $15,000 trip to
Vegas and didn’t say anything because
he feared his teammate. Martin over
this week even quit the team because
he didn’t feel safe in the locker room.
I don’t blame him for not wanting to
play and it is sad he had to resort to
such drastic measures.
His team should feel like his home
and not a place to fear. He did the
right thing in walking away before he
was killed because Incognito threatened to do so.
“He needs to be gone,” Bart Scott
said. “No one would miss him anyway. Trust me.” Scott added: “You got
to be some type of loser in your spare
time away from the building you want
to call me and leave threatening messages and text messages on my phone.
That’s taking bullying to a whole
other level.”
Scott is right, he does need to
be banned, especially after some of
things he did and said to Martin. The
team also should’ve known something
was wrong, especially after they knew
Martin was upset about something in
the offseason.
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Rustler women’s polo
seeks second straight
state championship
Orange Empire tournament starts this weekend.
By Mark Kendall
Western Sun staff writer
The Golden West women’s water
polo team remained undefeated on the
season entering the conference tournament, as it seeks a second consecutive
state title.
The Rustlers (22-0) have yet to be
appointed an opponent for the opening
round of the Orange Empire Conference Championships, which will take
place at Fullerton College Nov. 7-9.
The State Championships follow starting on Nov. 15 at Cerritos College.
Golden West defeated a strong
squad in Riverside City College (132) at home on Oct. 30. The score was
knotted 5-5 after three quarters when
Alexandria Loveless took over with
four fourth quarter goals en route to an
11-9 victory.
The Rustlers had beaten Riverside
four days earlier, taking the Battle at
the Beach championship by a score of
17-9. Golden West preceded the championship game of the tournament, held
at Cal State Long Beach, with wins in
the opening rounds over Cypress College and Sierra College respectively.
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Sports
Rustler football set to go bowling?
Saddleback is next,
then post-season play
for 8-1 GWC squad?
By Mark Kendall
Western sun staff writer
The Golden West football team
looks to end its conference schedule
with a sixth consecutive victory at
Saddleback College (4-4) on Nov. 16.
The (8-1) Rustlers have reeled off
five straight wins preceding a welldeserved bye week, including victories
over rivals Santa Ana College (2-6)
and Orange Coast College (3-6).
The green and gold’s only loss
came against Fullerton College (8-0),
Coming Up
n Nov. 16 at Saddleback
College (4-4), 6 p.m.
and Fullerton is currently in first in the
National Southern California Conference Standings. In the Southern California National Division the Rustlers
are currently ranked fourth according
to the California Community College
Regional State Football poll, and is
most likely going to get a bowl game.
Golden West took care of Santa Ana
with a 28-16 win at home, as quarterback Chris d’Entremont continued his
efficient play with 126 yards and four
touchdowns without an interception.
Wide out Kyrel Brown caught three of
those touchdowns, finishing with six
catches and 58 yards as the go-to receiver.
The real fireworks came against
Orange Coast, where the Rustlers won
their fourth consecutive Battle of the
Bell in a decisive fashion with a 56-7
drubbing of the long-time rival.
Golden West wasted no time diving deep into the playbook, opening
the game with a double pass on the first
play from scrimmage that resulted in a
touchdown.
D’Entremont found wide out Luke
Pastell on a backwards pass who then
chucked it downfield to fellow wide
out Nik Little for a 74-yard score.
The Rustlers never looked back.
Following a late first quarter field
goal, Golden West widened the margin in the second quarter as it threw
for a touchdown and ran for two more,
opening up a 31-0 blitzkrieg before the
half.
“We wanted to come out and have
fun and let it fly,” Head Coach Nick
Mitchell said. “We could feel the energy,” he said.
The Rustlers would end up reeling
WESTERN SUN PHOTOS
AARON BROWN (21) had a long punt return for the Rustlers that set up GWC’s first touchdown against
Santa Ana College. Rustlers prevailed 28-16 over the Dons.
putting constant pressure on the Pirate
quarterbacks to the tune of 10 sacks
and three interceptions. Rustler defensive lineman Anthony Davis led the
charge with three sacks and was followed closely by fellow lineman DelRoy Steele who recorded two, respectively.
Standings
National Southern Division
Team
Fullerton
Golden West
Grossmont
Saddleback
Palomar
Santa Ana
Orange Coast
Conf.
4-0
4-1
2-2
2-2
1-3
1-3
1-4
Overall
8-0
8-1
4-4
4-4
2-6
2-6
3-6
Standings as of Nov. 5
off 56 straight points before the Pirates
found the end zone when the game was
well out of reach.
Running back Ryan Hunley had a
monster day running the ball, totaling
136 rushing yards on five carries and
two touchdowns.
D’Entremont finished with 197
passing yards on 15 completions and
four total touchdowns, two passing
and two rushing. Little led the receiving corps with 171 yards on six catches
and two scores.
The Golden West defense stymied
the Orange Coast offensive efforts,
GWC’s Chris d’Entremont hands
off the ball against Santa Ana College on Oct. 26. The Rustlers won
the game 28-16, and have a bye
this weekend and won’t play their
last regular season game against
Saddleback until Nov. 16.