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Vol. 23, No. 5
e student publication of the San Jacinto College District
President Obama takes
charge of divided nation
During the campaign, the administration directed attention towards college students saying
the White House intends to stand
up and defend financial aid.
“Higher education cannot be a
luxury,” President Obama said in
a video news release in April, “It
is an economic imperative that
every American should be able
to afford.”
During his first term, President
Obama increased Pell Grants to
reach an additional three million
students and lowered interest
rates on student loans by 3.4
percent. According to the IRS,
the president plans to make the
American Opportunity Tax Credit
permanent.
Without intervention, it will expire at the end of 2012 eliminating a number of tax credits
available to students and their
parents.
President Obama addressed
higher education in his victory
speech in Chicago on election
night.
“You’ll hear the determination in
Energy drink under fire for
Maryland teen’s death
Anally De Leon
Staff Writer
Anais Fournier of Maryland
drank two cans of Monster energy
drink for two consecutive days. It
was the last decision the 14-yearold girl ever made.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) caps the amount of
caffeine in a soda to .02 percent,
but there are no comparable limits for energy drinks. One 24
ounce Monster contains the caffeine equal to seven cans of 12
ounce cola.
Anais had a genetic disorder that
causes blood vessels to weaken.
This condition, known as EhlersDanlos syndrome, impeded the
heart to pump blood, leaving
Anais in a coma.
Anais’ parents filed a lawsuit on
October 20th against the manufacturers of Monster. The lawsuit
states Fournier died from cardiac
arrhythmia due to caffeine toxicity resulting from the consumption of two 24 once Monster
drinks. The lawsuit also calls for
packaging to carry warning labels
outlining the risks associated with
drinking the product.
The FDA is investigating reports
of five deaths and one non-fatal
heart attack allegedly resulting
from the consumption of Monster
energy drinks. Some of the incidents date back to as early as
2004.
“Monster does not believe that
its products are in any way responsible for the death of Ms.
Fournier or any other fatality, and
intends to vigorously defend the
lawsuit,” said Roger Pondel, attorney for Monster Corp.
Dr. Kenneth Jutzy, chairman of
the Department of Cardiology at
Loma Linda University Medical
Former San Jac
player gets baseball’s
biggest prize
Former San Jacinto College baseball player, Brandon Belt, became
a champion with the San Francisco
Giants when they won the 2012
World Series in October.
Belt, who is from Nacadoches,
was on the Gator’s roster in 2007.
That same year, he helped guide
San Jac to the Junior College
World Series. Belt was awarded
the Rawlings Big Stick for being
the most impressive hitter at the
tournament. That included the best
JUCO teams from all over the
country. The phenom from Nac
continued to demonstrate a proficiency guiding a team to a championship game during his stint at
the University of Texas. The Longhorns were champs at the College
World Series in 2009.
The Giants’ first baseman told
www.sanjacsports.com before the
start of the 2012 World Series,
“This is an amazing feeling (getting to the World Series). I’ve always dreamed of being in this
moment, and it’s hard to wrap my
mind around it.” Belt could have
taken a big payoff right out of high
school in 2007, as he was drafted
in the 11th round by the Atlanta
Braves organization, but he chose
instead to lend his talents to San
Jacinto College. “Some of the best
times of my life were at San Jac,”
Belt said, “I’ve been fortunate to
have been a part of some close
teams throughout my career, starting at San Jac, and including this
Giants team.”
The road to the championship
wasn’t easy.
The Giants came from behind in
both the National League Division
Series against the Cincinnati Reds
and the National League Championship Series against the St. Louis
Cardinals. “We performed well
from behind,” said Belt. “We had
confidence in each other, and it
was a full team effort.”
When asked if his past success
has helped lead to his current success, Belt confidently said, “No
doubt. It helps to have played on a
bunch of different teams that have
been successful. I never played in
front of a big crowd until I played
in the JUCO World Series with San
Jac, and I’ll never forget that.”
Belt is affectionately nicknamed Baby Giraffe as a result
of the ‘funky’ play he made as
an outfielder during a road
game against the Milwaukee
Brewers.
See Belt on Page 6
MCT Campus
Election winners celebrate victory together in Chicago on Tuesday night.
Barack Obama was elected to
a second presidential term Tuesday Nov. 6, receiving 303 electoral votes and 50 percent of the
popular vote to narrowly defeat
Republican candidate Mitt Romney.
Obama’s re-election was fueled
by majority votes from Latinos,
women and age groups 18-35.
According to CNN’s website, the
incumbent president nearly
swept the polls in the battleground states of Colorado, Ohio
and Virginia.
November 12, 2012
the voice of a young field organizer,” President Obama said,
“who’s working his way through
college and wants to make sure
every child has the same opportunity… I believe we can seize
this future together because we
are not as divided as our politics
suggest… We are and forever
will be the United States of America.”
-- San Jacinto Times staff
contributed to this story.
High caffeine levels can lead to
health complications.
Center, said “energy drinks, like
anything else, in small amounts
are not that big a deal, but two,
See Monster on Page 6
Ex-Gator Brandon Belt, shown here in 2007, won the World
Series title with the San Fransisco Giants.
College campus threats
hit close to home
Jose Alejandro
Commentary Editor
MCT Campus
Rob Vanya, San Jacinto College Marketing
In the last month it seems that
schools in Texas have had to
deal with plenty of bomb
threats, making San Jacinto
College students wonder how
its campuses would handle a
similar situation.
On Oct. 18, Texas State University had to call an emergency evacuation to deal with a
bomb threat they received. The
following day on Oct. 19,
Texas A&M evacuated their
school and closed it off for the
remainder of the day to deal
with a similar bomb threat.
Then on Oct. 24 Lone Star
College evacuated its Tomball
campus due to a bomb threat.
Texas State University was
evacuated on Oct. 18 after
three separate emails were received which said the admissions building was going to be
“blown up.” The email was received at 8:20 a.m. and read, “I
will blow up Texas State up to
small little pieces starting with
the admissions office today at
three, central time.” Captain
Daniel Benitez with the Texas
State’s police department told
The Eagle that he couldn’t release whether the email was
encrypted or with whom the
email correspondence was between.
Police in San Marcos arrested
19-year-old former Texas State
student, Brittany Henderson,
Tuesday Oct. 23 after she was
linked to the emails. Henderson was charged with three
counts of making terroristic
threats, one for each email.
Each charge is a third-degree
felony, and carries a penalty of
up to a decade in prison and a
$10,000 fine.
Then on the Friday of the
same week that Texas State
was evacuated, Texas A&M
was evacuated for a similar
bomb threat. A&M students received alert messages on Oct.
19 that told them to evacuate
the campus.
Erika Arredondo, a four- year
student at the university, explained that the school has
what they call a “Code Maroon
Emergency Notification System where we can opt to receive texts and emails (via
CodeMaroon.tamu.edu) alerting us of anything that we as
students should be aware of.”
See Threats on Page 6
San Jacinto Times
November 12, 2012
Opinion/Commentary
Page 2
Minx Thinks: Don't kid yourself, drone attacks are terrorism
That appeal becomes somewhat
eclipsed, however, when your son has
been blown to bits for standing half a
mile from a target.
According to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, between 474 and 885
civilians have been inadvertently killed
in Pakistan alone. These were not firefights where some benefit of the doubt
can be given for the chaos that develops in the heat of battle. Drone attacks
are planned assassinations, complete
with intelligence gathering and several
levels of authorization.
In many cases, these casualties were
not accidents. They were calculated
sacrifices.
I don't think anyone put it more
poignantly than Time columnist Joe
Klein during a segment on Good
Morning America after the last presidential debate:
"The bottom line in the end is, whose
four-year-old gets killed? What we're
doing is, is limiting the possibility that
4-year-olds here are gonna get killed,
by indiscriminate acts of terror."
Yes Joe, you laid out the bottom line,
which is that you're a dude who justifies killing 4-year-olds. Is this what
being a progressive means to some
people? Abhor injustice and human
Asher Minx
Staff Writer
Drone strikes are a nonpartisan issue
for establishment politicians. Bush was
the first to capitalize on unmanned aerial vehicles in combat, but the Obama
administration increased their use multiple times over. Romney made it a
point in the last presidential debate to
express how much he agrees with that
decision. Why?
From a strategic perspective, their
appeal is easy enough to understand.
Drones are fast, effective, and don't put
soldiers in harm's way. As a risk-free
method of targeted killing, the technology has been integral in the decimation
of al Qaeda and the Taliban by taking
out thousands of suspected terrorists
and several high-ranking leaders.
Careless social media
presence keeps youth from
jobs, college entry
Jaclyn M. Bates
Community Editor
Have you ever had a sloppy drunk
weekend or an ultra embarrassing Halloween costume? Do you have friends
who can’t seem to resist posting incriminating pictures or videos of these
incidents on Facebook? If these scenarios sound familiar to you and you
are unemployed, this could be the reason.
Employers now have access to your
personal life and social life via Facebook, Twitter, and other social media
sites. College admissions specialists
can also search social media. Possibly,
this is why you receive more rejection
letters than acceptance letters.
We live in a digital-centered era. It is
so easy to hop on a search engine, such
as Google, and search for someone. A
search conducted by first and last name
will yield your Facebook profile, Twitter account, and other websites you are
a part of. A single Facebook profile
contains over 40 pieces of recognizable
information. They often include full
name, birthday, education and employment history, contact information, sexual preference and relationship status,
political and religious views, and pictures.
Screening applicants through their social media accounts is becoming a
common trend among prospective employers. Facebook statuses and Twitter
posts can reveal more intimate personal
information, such as a sick family
member or a devastating break up.
Social media can keep you from receiving unemployment benefits in addition to keeping you from being hired
in the first place. Stephen Burns lost his
job after his employer found out about
several negative Twitter posts. Burns
said his work environment was “toxic,”
his co-workers were “morons,” and his
administrative assistant was “dysfunctional,” “psychotic,” and “schizophrenic.” Burns’ employer had several
policies set that stressed respect in the
workplace and prohibited harassment
and disparagement of co-workers. His
employer confronted him about the in-
rights violations until you're guy is
doing it and it becomes politically viable not to?
Okay sure, terrible, but Joe is a
columnist. His argument may be stomach turning, but at least it's coming
from someone a hair removed from the
political process. The same cannot be
said of Robert Gibbs. When pressed
about a drone strike that killed a16year-old American citizen who had
come to Yemen looking for his dad—
an al Qaeda propagandist who had met
the same fate two weeks earlier—the
senior advisor of the Obama campaign
stated, "I would suggest that you, uh,
should have a far more responsible father."
Clearly that kid should have known
better than to be somebody's son.
If this is the kind of explanation we
accept, though, one has to wonder,
why stop there? Under this new warbut-not-war logic, would it not also
make sense to kill any bystanders who
run in to help drone victims? They're
trying to rescue terrorists, right? Also
on the table, why not find funerals
being held for dead terrorists and wipe
out all the mourners? An entire family
of terrorists, slain in a single strike.
Just kidding, we already do both of
can produce 50,000 pounds of milk
per year.
Sports Editor
Because we’re talking about cattle,
Today, most humans do not drink and not human women, does that
milk past infancy. That behavior pre- make the process any more ethical?
dominantly takes place in western It depends on how you feel about anculture. Milk has been marketed to imal rights. Is it natural? Not a
Americans as healthy, safe, and - chance. Most people don’t see anysome would say - patriotic. While it thing wrong with drinking cow milk
may be hard to imagine a life with- because we’ve been doing it for so
out dairy products, it is actually the long.
way nature intended.
Imagine if it wasn’t cow milk, but
Let’s start by talking about where something else. Could you consider
we’re getting our milk. Milk from a it normal to drink dog milk, cat milk,
cow would appear to be the best or milk from any other mammal?
source because the animal is strong, “Hey bro, I just milked my Golden
docile, and produces a lot.
Retriever! She had pups and now we
Why don’t we use human milk for have free milk! You come over?”
daily consumption? As odd as it may
“No that’s disgusting. You’re
sound, let’s pretend it isn’t weird to weird.”
drink breast-milk past infancy.
Cow milk is for cows. Human milk
Human females only produce milk is for humans and only for a short
during their children’s infancy time during infancy.
stages, or as long as they’re being
In other parts of the world, espe“milked.” Then, the body shuts off cially in Asia, Africa, and South
production as nature intended.
America, adults drinking milk is
This is the same with cows. Milk taboo. It’s like watching a 30-yearproducers would not be able to ethi- old man sucking on a pacifier.
cally inject hormones and enzymes
The truth is daily consumption of
into human women and constantly dairy products has been linked to
milk them to increase production many diseases Americans are faced
like they do with cows.
with today. BGH has been directly
Fifty years ago, a dairy cow could linked to various types of cancer.
naturally produce around 2,000
Here’s a shocker: contrary to
pounds of milk per year. Cows are what’s been advertised, new discovmuch bigger than humans, so this eries in science are showing milk acisn’t a big surprise. Cow milk is for- tually may contribute to the
mulated to help calves grow. Today, development of osteoporosis.
after many years of selective breedIn an article written by The Physiing and developmental research, a cian’s Committee for Responsible
“dairy cow” that has been enhanced Medicine, they say, “Milk’s main
with BGH, bovine growth hormone, selling point is calcium, and milkdrinking is touted for
building strong bones
in children and preventing osteoporosis in
older persons. However, clinical research
shows that dairy products have little or no
benefit for bones...”
The article goes on to
say, “Prostate and
breast cancers have
been linked to consumption of dairy
products, presumably
Art Courtesy of Asher Minx related to increases in a
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terrorism. Sometimes confirmed, more
often suspected. That's not saying
much, especially considering that the
administration now officially assumes
"all military-age males in a strike
zone" to be combatants.
Couldn’t any of these people have
been, you know, captured? Like we
used to do? Before we started embracing indiscriminate murder? It's uncomfortable to think about, but is there not
a slight possibility our preemptive
strikes may be playing a contributing
role in new terrorist recruitment? Can
you imagine if the sides were
switched, if unseen Pakistani militants
were killing American civilians with
remote-controlled aircraft? How much
traction would an extremist anti-Pakistan group gain?
You can dress it in reaffirming nationalist sound bites and give it a spinning
bowtie, but this is unacceptable. House
Republicans, House Democrats, when
either of your parties take a stand to
denounce and reject drone attacks outside of combat zones, you can sweet
talk the country about your commitment to fighting terror abroad.
Until that time, shame on you. Shame
on both of you.
Please don't kill me.
New studies show Americans should
steer clear of milk
criminating posts and Burns admitted
to authoring them.
Burns further admitted at his compensation hearing that not only was he the
author of the posts, but he also was
aware of the respect policies at the time
of the tweets.
At first, a referee granted unemployment benefits to Burns. The grant was
appealed and the Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Board of Review reversed the original decision and
denied him benefits.
Burns openly admitted to posting the
tweets and violating a reasonable work
rule. He was denied benefits for those
specific reasons.
Most employers have now put social
media policies into place and usually
discuss them during orientation.
The only thing to do now is clean up
your social media sites.
ABCNews.com pointed out that
cleaning up your social media sites is
helpful during the college process.
Begin by eliminating inappropriate
posts and pictures.
You should know what your friends
are posting also. Even if you are not
“tagged” in pictures or videos, employers may stumble upon them.
Next, tighten your privacy settings.
You have the option to set your profile’s privacy so that only your friends
and you can view any posts. You
should do this.
Perform your own searches. Google
your full name and see what pops up.
Conducting your own research will
let you know what is on the Internet
about yourself.
Search engines have the ability to
work around whatever privacy settings you put in place, so searching
yourself can offer better insight into
what is out there. Go back through
your old postings.
College admissions people and employers will go all the way through
your social media sites. Check your
pages at least once a week to stay
alert to any new postings.
A good rule of thumb to follow: If
you don’t want your parents to see it,
take it off.
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
those things. It's called "double tapping", but if this is your first time hearing the term, you'll know it by its more
colloquial name—"terrorism". I hope
you're a fan, because we aren't stopping anytime soon.
In fact, according to a report the
Washington Post put together based on
interviews with dozens of national security officials, we are on the precipice
of a new perpetual system for counterterrorism. The Disposition Matrix, as
it's called, will be a next-generation list
of potential militant threats that will
become a part of our defense infrastructure and continue to aggregate
new names indefinitely. When speaking of the drone war's timeline, the
Post article chillingly states, "Targeting lists that were regarded as finite
emergency measures after the attacks
of Sept. 11, 2001, are now fixtures of
the national security apparatus. The
rosters expand and contract with the
pace of drone strikes but never go to
zero."
This just might be a defense contractor's dream come true. Going beyond
that though, and beyond all the legal
and ethical liberties we continue taking, consider our prize at the end of the
day: a dead guy with possible links to
Araceli R. Bautista
Monica Davila
Anally De Leon
Liliana I. Delarosa
Leif Hayman
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compound called insulin-like growth
factor (IGF-I).
IGF-I occurs more frequently in
cows treated with BGH. Cows
treated with BGH are also more
likely to develop mastitis, or an infection of the udder. In response,
they are supplemented with antibiotics that may turn up in the final
product. Even more disgusting, mastitis can lead to the udder leaking a
discharge, or pus, which can end up
in milk that sits on grocery store
shelves.
In theory, it would be safer to drink
organic milk, but it’s still unnatural.
It’s like trying to build a house with
the wrong raw materials, there are
going to be structure problems down
the road.
“Cow’s milk is a foreign substance
that has pervaded every corner of
our diets... Today, there is little
doubt that early and frequent feeding
of dairy products leads to greatly increased incidence of childhood diabetes. It has been confirmed that
high cow’s milk consumption is a
major cause of osteoporosis.” Said
Linda Folden Palmer, DC, in her
book Baby Matters: What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Caring
for Your Baby.
Switching to soymilk or almond
milk is the best alternative. Most
brands are fortified with the vitamins that you obtain when drinking
cow milk so you don’t miss a beat.
Finally, we’ll give PETA, People
for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, the last word on this. They’re
pretty good at this sort of thing.
According to the home page of
PETA’s
anti-milk
website,
www.milksucks.com: “Dairy products are a health hazard. They contain no fiber or complex
carbohydrates and are laden with
saturated fat and cholesterol. They
are contaminated with cow’s blood
and pus and are frequently contaminated with pesticides, hormones, and
antibiotics. Dairy products are
linked to allergies, constipation, obesity, heart disease, cancer, and other
diseases.”
So, let me ask you one more question: “Got milk?” I sure hope not.
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November 12, 2012
8 DAYS A WEEK
North
Monday, November 12
• No Scheduled Activities
Tuesday, November 13
• No Scheduled Activities
Wednesday, November 14
• Houston Fire Department Recruiter, 10 a.m.,
Student Center Lobby
• Ladies of Integrity Meeting, 11:30 a.m., N10.128
Thursday, November 15
• UH Downtown Transfer Recruiter, 9 a.m.,
Student Center Lobby
• Culinary Club Meeting, 3 p.m., N12.215
Friday, November 16
• No Scheduled Activities
Saturday, November 17
Central
• No Scheduled Activities
Monday, November 12
• Agriculture, Wildlife, & Fisheries Club Bake
Sale, 10 a.m., Student Center Lobby
• Free HIV/STD Testing, 11 a.m., C14 Lounge A
• Martial Arts Club Meeting, 1 p.m., C18.11
• College Democrats Meeting, 2:30 p.m., C2.224
Tuesday, November 13
• Tell Us Your Story Casting Call Sponsored by
Marketing, 9 a.m., Student Center
• Creative Writers Meeting, 11:30 a.m., C3.257
• Live Music by Jake Ousley, 11:30 a.m.,
Student Center Raven Café
• NSCS Meeting, 1 p.m., C1.233
• Psychology Club Meeting, 1 p.m., C2.204
• Sociology/Anthropology Club Read a Book,
1 p.m., Library Lobby
Wednesday, November 14
• Houston Police Recruiting Information Table,
9 a.m., Student Center Lobby
• Anime Society Meeting, 1 p.m., C15.115
• VYNE Meeting, 1 p.m., TBA
Page 3
Spotlight on Faculty
Algebra professor flying high
Vanessa Piña
News Editor
College Algebra professor
Joseph Fischer didn’t always intend on teaching math.
Professor Fischer graduated college with a Bachelors of Science
in math and a minor in business
and eventually completed a masters’ degree in mathematics. At
the time of graduation the country
went into a recession leaving professor Fischer unable to find a job.
He began teaching in the 1970’s.
“I wound up teaching, because
that’s the only job I could find,”
Mr. Fischer said. Although his
field was not education, he realized he enjoyed teaching. However, he also realized that the pay
wasn’t enough and he would have
to leave it and pursue his original
career path.
One day while still teaching, another teacher taking an appraisal
course came to the math department looking for help. Professor
Fischer knew the other teacher
was in real estate. After helping
him, professor Fischer asked a
few questions about real estate.
The two struck up a friendship
and the teacher he’d helped, reciprocated by sponsoring him to
get his license and helping him
get into real estate. He did it part
time for a couple of years until he
opened his own business. Though
his real estate career took off and
his business was doing well, Mr.
Fischer continued teaching. “I
kept teaching over the years, a
class or two at night,” Mr. Fischer
said.
Besides being a teacher and a
successful business owner, Mr.
Fischer never let go of his dreams
and the things he wanted to accomplish in his lifetime.
Around Campus
8 DAYS A WEEK
North
Monday, November 19
• University of Houston Clear Lake Recruiter, 9 a.m.,
Student Center Lobby
• Recreation Sports Sign Up, 9 a.m., Student
Center Lobby
• Math & Engineering Club Meeting, 10 a.m., N8.251
• Science Club Meeting, 12 p.m., N8.201
Tuesday, November 20
• Recreation Sports Sign Up, 9 a.m., Student
Center Lobby
• Men of Honor Meeting, 12 p.m., N12.112
Wednesday, November 21
• College Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday
Thursday, November 22
• College Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday
Friday, November 23
• College Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday
Saturday, November 24
• College Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday
Sunday, November 25
• College Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday
Monday, November 26
Vanessa Piña San Jacinto Times
Algebra professor Joseph Fischer (top) poses in front of his
airplane before taking it out for a flight.
“There was a time where I got
into my mid to late thirties that I
started to realizing that I was starting to get a little older and there
were things that I needed to do before I got too old to do them,” Mr.
Fischer said.
Some of the things he wanted to
do were scuba diving and flying,
and he set a goal to do one each
year. He began with flying. This
special goal took him more than a
year to reach, but it paid off in the
end. He now owns an airplane.
Professor Fischer has also
taught a few aviation classes and
continues to fly his airplane for
fun. He has the advantage of visiting relatives, and takes all luggage he pleases. “We can take all
the shampoo we want,” he said.
He continues to teach part time
and this is his third year at San
Jacinto College. Though his career didn’t take off right away, he
discovered and learned new
things that helped him along the
way.
Central
• No Scheduled Activities
Monday, November 19
• Martial Arts Club Meeting, 1 p.m., C18.117
• College Democrats Meeting, 2:30 p.m., C2.224
Tuesday, November 20
• Creative Writers Meeting, 11:30 a.m., C3.257
• National Society of Collegiate Scholars Meeting,
1 p.m., C1.233
• Psychology Club Meeting, 1 p.m., C2.204
• Sociology/Anthropology Club Read a Book,
1 p.m., Library Lobby
Wednesday, November 21
• College Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday
Thursday, November 15
Thursday, November 22
• Engineering Day, 11 a.m., Science Building
• Phi Beta Lambda Enterprise Day, 12 p.m.,
Student Center Ballroom
• PTK Meeting, 1 p.m., C1.230
• GSA Meeting, 3 p.m., Raven Café
• Creative Writers Poetry Jam, 6 p.m.,
Raven Café
• College Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday
Friday, November 23
• College Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday
Saturday, November 24
Friday, November 16
• College Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday
• TACHE Meeting, 12:30 p.m., C2.210
• Robotics Club Meeting, 1 p.m., C20.320
• SGA Meeting, 1:30 p.m., C1.155
Sunday, November 25
Saturday, November 17
Monday, November 26
• Gaming Society Meeting, 10 a.m., Student
Center 1st Floor
• Martial Arts Club Meeting, 1 p.m., C18.117
• College Democrats Meeting, 2:30 p.m., C2.224
Monday, November 12
Monday, November 19
• MMA Meeting, 8:30 a.m., S21.120
• Live Music by Jake Ousley, 11:30 a.m.,
Student Center Atrium
• Tennis Club Meeting, 3:15 p.m., Tennis Courts
• Pre-Med Club Meeting, 5 p.m., S7.102
• Mixed Martial Arts Club Meeting, 8:30 a.m., S21.120
• Coyote Science Club Meeting, 2:30 p.m., S12.109
• Coyote Future Teachers Club Meeting, 3 p.m.,
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• Tennis Club Meeting, 3:15 p.m., Tennis Courts
• Pre-Med Club Meeting, 5 p.m., S7.102
• College Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday
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• Career Carnival, 10 a.m., Student Center Lawn
• Service Learning Cosmetology, 11:30 a.m.,
Student Center Atrium
• SBF Meeting, 12 p.m., S11.111
• SGA Meeting, 2:30 p.m., S11.228
• Game Enterprise Guild, 3:30 p.m., S8.1062
• 17 & Under Tennis Club Meeting, 3:30 p.m.,
Tennis Courts
Wednesday, November 14
• Career Carnival, 10 a.m., Student Center Lawn
• HSF Meeting, 1 p.m., S9.208
• PBL Meeting, 2:30 p.m., S8.2018
• Philosophy Club Meeting, 2:30 p.m., S7.102
• WEBB Meeting, 2:30 p.m., S7.156
• Coyote Future Teachers Club Meeting, 3 p.m.,
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• SVA Meeting, 2:30 p.m., S8.2066
• Game Enterprise Guild, 3:30 p.m., S8.1062
• 17 & Under Tennis Club Meeting, 3:30 p.m.,
Tennis Courts
• SBF Meeting, 12 p.m., S11.111
• Student Government Association Meeting,
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• Tennis Club Meeting, 3:15 p.m., Tennis Courts
• Pre-Med Club Meeting, 5 p.m., S7.102
November 12, 2012
From the Cover
San Jacinto Times
Ink more accepted, still problematic
Araceli Bautista San Jacinto Times
David Young, 29, proudly displays his tattoos.
Araceli Bautista
Staff Writer
A job seeker is typically expected to look as professional as
possible when going on a job interview. This means, they should
be dressed modestly, be well
groomed, and have a confident
demeanor.
With more companies instituting strict policies regarding tattoos, are tattoos also a factor in
determining professionalism?
According to a poll conducted
by the Pew Research Center, 36
percent of Americans between the
ages of 18 and 25, and 40 percent
of those between 26 and 40, have
at least one tattoo.
Student Danny Arrazola, age
47, does not have any tattoos of
his own but said he has seen a
significant change in opinions
over the years.
“When I was younger, tattoos
were thought to be sort of gangrelated and overall had a bad rap.
Nowadays, you see people with
tattoos everywhere. Times have
changed. I think the idea that tattoos are unprofessional will go
away with time,” Arrazola said.
Although public opinion has
shifted, there is still some stigma
surrounding body ink.
According to The Patient’s
Guide, a website dedicated to
skin care, within the last year
laser tattoo removal has increased
by 32 percent.
Many cited employment as the
reason for undergoing the procedure.
Tattoo removal businesses often
see new college graduates concerned their tattoos will hinder
their chances of getting a good
job.
“I’m currently self-employed so
there’s no need to hide my tattoos,” San Jac student Diana Higgins said. “I always had to cover
them up with my past jobs and it
was so frustrating. Once I got
hired for a retail job and the day
after my orientation I got a call
from the store saying that visible
tattoos were restricted.”
“Tattoos are a beautiful way to
express yourself and in my opinion it’s demeaning when companies turn someone down simply
because they don’t think tattoos
are appropriate for the workplace.”
Student Robert Davila agrees
with Higgins.
“Who’s to say that a person with
no ink is a better employee than
someone with a sleeve of tattoos?
A person’s skill and work ethic
should be the deciding factor
rather than their physical appearance,” Davila said.
While many feel they are discriminated against because of
their tattoos, companies have the
right enforce policies regarding
them.
“I have countless friends
who’ve had to cover or remove
their tattoos because of a job. Of
course, I understand their reasoning behind it, but I think it’s a
shame that a lot of people still see
tattoos in a bad way,” San Jac student Angel DeAnda said. “I
couldn’t work for a company that
didn’t accept my tattoos.”
Although some agree with DeAnda, not everyone can be as
picky. Texas’ unemployment rate
may have decreased, but the desperation for jobs is still present.
Personal career coach Elena
Grymes suggests students who
decide to get tattoos should
choose a career path that will not
leave them regretting their tattoos
later.
“I encourage my clients and job
seekers in general to be themselves and if that means expressing themselves through tattoos
then absolutely go for it,” Grymes
said.
“A lot of employers provide a
bit of leeway when it comes to
tattoos. If you’re able to cover
them up with pants and long
sleeves, it isn’t a problem.”
While Grymes disagrees with
anti-tattoo policies, she urges job
seekers to do their research and
find out about a company’s dress
code before pursuing a job there.
Belt
Continued from Page 1
Brewers. The former SJC
Gator was the Giants’ highest
ranked prospect at the start of
the 2011 season. Belt made the
Opening Day roster that year,
but jumped back and forth from
Major league to AAA six dif-
Monster
Continued from Page 1
three, or four in a day is raising the caffeine and sugars, we
really don’t know how safe it is
long term.”
The Association Doctors of
Nova Scotia from Canada is
asking their providence to ban
the sale of caffeinated drinks to
Threats
Continued from Page 1
Arredondo also said that the
first text message she received
was at 11:34 a.m. which read
“Code Maroon. Bomb threat
received for campus in general.
Evacuate campus by foot immediately. Do not use vehicle.”
Texas A&M canceled classes
for the remainder of the day
until authorities cleared the
buildings of any threats. The
campus remained closed until
4:02 p.m. when students received an eight message which
read, “Code Maroon Campus is
reopened. Uncleared bldgs still
closed. We're confident event
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ferent times throughout the season. His role has since increased and the numbers don’t
lie.
Belt played 145 games and
had a .275 batting average with
seven home runs, 56 RBIs, and
47 runs scored. He also stole 12
bases.
In the final game of the World
Series, Belt hit an RBI triple in
the second inning to give the
Giants an early lead which they
-- Brandon Hurley contributed to
this story.
those under the age of 19. This
is the same association that
successfully lobbied the government to pass a law making
it illegal for anyone under the
age of 19 to tan.
At Cape Breton University in
Canada, an exchange student
had an outburst after consuming an energy drink. His psychiatric report indicated that he
was heavily intoxicated with
caffeine. He was charged with
mischief, creating disturbance,
and criminal harassment and
was sent back to Korea.
Monster Corp. sales lead the
energy drink market garnering
a 39 percent share. Following
closely behind, Redbull and
Rockstar sales have also benefited from the surge in popularity of energy beverages. The
energy drink industry is expanding internationally to
Ecuador, Hong Kong and
Slovenia with more to follow
next year.
venues are safe.”
Closer to home, Lone Star
College evacuated its Tomball
campus after a threat was received at 1:31 p.m. Wednesday
Oct. 24. The school posted an
emergency alert on their website at 2:12 p.m. and later that
afternoon the all-clear was issued at 4:40 p.m. after authorities found no evidence of a
bomb on campus. Houston
Business Journal reported that
all classes were canceled at the
Tomball campus as a precautionary measure until bomb
squads from Montgomery and
Harris counties were able to
sweep the entire campus.
This latest evacuation follows
a clear number of bomb threats
at colleges in Texas and across
the country and has students
asking, how would San Jacinto
College handle a situation like
this?
When asked about this topic,
Officer Ludwig said that information on this issue is limited
to students and to the San Jacinto Times because they don’t
want to publicize the manner in
which they would handle it.
They don’t want bomb threats
being called in after students
know the full details, but he
added that police would assess
the situation and respond accordingly. The one thing that
was clear is that, just like any
other major situation at San
Jacinto College, students
should expect a San Jac Alert
message, the same way that
A&M students received their
Code Maroon.
lost in the sixth and would have
to regain in the 10th to secure
their place in history books as
world champs.
Belt offered some advice to
players who have big league
dreams of their own: “Keep
working, never give up, and be
determined. Find out what you
do well and do it 100 percent.”
San Jacinto Times
November 12, 2012
Baptist Student Ministries offer
warm meals, recreation
Anally De Leon
Staff Writer
The Baptist Student Ministry
located on Central Campus
grounds is promoting spiritual and
moral growth of individual students. At BSM, students can get
involved in Bible studies, missions, and conferences.
BSM is sponsored and joined
with other facilities throughout
the State of Texas.
Scott Flenniken has directed the
Central campus location for over
20 years. His duty as a guide, as
well as that of other volunteers, is
to clear up thoughts of those students who are part of the organization and ultimately understand
and follow Christ.
Short Bible studies are available every Wednesday beginning
at 12:15 p.m. and are based on
leadership principals. Their purpose is to lead students to honorable and acceptable conduct by
recognizing right and wrong in society.
According to Flenniken, BSM
installations are meant to offer a
more intimate feeling compared to
the intensity of students at the student center. It is a place to meet
and make long friendships with
students who are there just to
relax. Ping-Pong and pool tables
are also available for student use.
The facility opens every day at 9
a.m. and is operated by the
volunteers.
BSM is partnered with 120
local Baptist Churches from
around the local area. Representatives of the churches donate their
time to bring students a warm
meal. The organizations understand that the average college students are always busy as in a full
time job. By bringing in the
meals, the members help the college students be well nourish and
alimented which are factors for
prosperous students. The free
lunch is served every Wednesday
at 11:30 a.m. More than 160 students take the advantage every
Wednesday and drop by for the
delicious lunch. All students are
encouraged join for lunch and
give thanks.
Anyone who attends SJC or any
other college is welcomed to
come. It is completely free and
opened to all religious preferences. “We want students to come
in and see what we are all about,”
said Flenniken.
Students can sign up for missionary pastimes. Missions are
available all across the world from
Hawaii to East Asia. Students take
the opportunities to help the ones
in need.
The requirements to join a mission are to have a valid traveling
VISA and raise partial trip expenses.
The nationwide BSM Club donates the remaining funds to covers a portion of the dues.
Christmas break and spring missions are now open for student’s
enrollment.
For more information contact
Scott
Flenniken
or
visit
Gonowmissions.com.
cess in college is the most important factor within FYE’s existence.
One of the tools FYE uses is
New Student Orientation (NSO)
for incoming students. “We take
them on a tour of the whole campus, show them around, and we
also guide them through registration.” Jennifer Garza, San Jac student and second year FYE
Mentor, said.
NSO is the first impression first
year students will have of college,
many of which are new to the
community and surrounding
areas. When asked if NSO pro-
vides an opportunity for students
to get to know other students, she
replied, “Yes. Of course, and as
well because we (FYE Mentors)
are students as well.”
Another tool FYE has in place is
its Calling Campaign, which facilitates the contacting of first year
students by designated FYE Mentors. The Calling Campaign’s goal
is to make sure students are doing
well during vital points of the semester, and ensuring they continue to register for classes.
“We’ve been doing this for
many, many years.” said Liz Garcia, FYE Coordinator for San Jac-
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Student Life & Community
Final Exam Schedule
Classes That Meet
Exam Day
Exam Time
10 a.m./10:30 a.m. MWF or 10 a.m. MW
Monday, Dec 10
10:15 - 12:15
Monday, Dec 10
2:45 - 4:45
8 a.m./8:30 a.m. MWF or 8:30 a.m. MW
12:30 p.m. MWF or 1 p.m. MW
2:30 p.m. MWF or 2:30 p.m. MW
5:30 p.m. MW
7 p.m. M or 7 p.m. MW
Monday, Dec 10
Monday, Dec 10
Monday, Dec 10
Monday, Dec 10
8 a.m./8:30 a.m./9 a.m. TTH
Tuesday, Dec 11
1 p.m. TTH
Tuesday, Dec 11
9:30 a.m./10 a.m. TTH
2:30 p.m. TTH
5:30 p.m. TTH
7 p.m. T or 7 p.m. TTH
Tuesday, Dec 11
7:30 - 9:30
8:00 - 10:00
Wednesday, Dec 12
2:45 - 4:45
Wednesday, Dec 12
Wednesday, Dec 12
open
Thursday, Dec 13
7 p.m. TH
5:15 - 7:15
10:15 - 12:15
Thursday, Dec 13
4 p.m. TTH
12:30 - 2:30
Wednesday, Dec 12
7 a.m./7:30 a.m. TTH
11 a.m./11:30 a.m. TTH
8:00 - 10:00
2:45 - 4:45
Tuesday, Dec 11
Wednesday, Dec 12
7 p.m. W
7:30 - 9:30
Tuesday, Dec 11
11:30 a.m. MWF or 11:30 a.m. MW
4 p.m. MW
5:15 - 7:15
10:15 - 12:15
Wednesday, Dec 12
1:30 p.m. MWF
12:30 - 2:30
Tuesday, Dec 11
7 a.m./7:30 a.m. MWF or 8 a.m. MW
9:30 a.m. MWF
8:00 - 10:00
12:30 - 2:30
5:00 - 7:00
7:15 - 9:15
8:00 - 10:00
Thursday, Dec 13
10:15 - 12:15
Thursday, Dec 13
2:45 - 4:45
Thursday, Dec 13
12:30 - 2:30
7:00 - 9:00
First Year Experience transitions San Jacinto College students into higher ed life
Adrian Salas
Staff Writer
Having a successful collegiate
career is a challenge. How does
one start off college on a good
note? San Jacinto College believes it begins with a department
called First Year Experience
(FYE).
FYE was established in March
2011 to address the issues of student success and student retention
for first year college students.
The goal of providing a first year
experience to incoming students
that will allow them to have suc-
into College’s central campus.”
“The first round is within four to
five weeks of school to say: ‘Hey,
how did it go? Did you buy your
books?’”
Throughout each semester FYE
sponsors events. According to
their department brochure, FYE’s
events are meant to
“encourage student participation
in campus activities, support the
academic mission of the college,
and connect first-year students to
their campus communities.”
FYE changes some of the
events from year-to-year to adapt
to the changing environment at
San Jacinto College.
This year, all three campuses
held a new event called Kick-Off
Priority Registration. This event
gives enrolled students an
opportunity to register for
classes
before new students. The event
also encourages students to look
ahead for registration.
According to Garcia, “We
recognized that this date was
here (priority registration). We
learned last year that not a lot of
students took advantage of early
registration. So, we really wanted
to prevent that (this year).”
As a result FYE held the KickOff Priority Registration.
This demonstrates FYE is
constantly developing and
willing to change their routine to
accommodate the experience of
first year students.
According to Garcia, there are
roughly 2,500 first time students
this semester. FYE’s target
audience is first time students.
The Mentors and Coordinators
will accommodate and guide any
student looking for help.
They also partner with other
departments within San Jacinto
College to broaden their outreach.
San Jacinto Times
November 12, 2012
Sports & Fitness
Another day at the office
Heartbreaker ends Coyotes’ season
Brooks Kubena
Staff Writer
The Coyote’s season came to an
abrupt end in a gut-wrenching loss
to Paris Junior College on an overtime penalty kick in the opening
round of the Region XIV Tournament. This marks the team’s second straight overtime playoff loss,
after losing in the second round to
Tyler last season.
Ranked eighteenth in the country, the Coyotes headed into the
tournament hot off an 11-1 tear at
the end of the regular season, defeating Paris twice during that
streak. But the playoffs ended
sooner than expected, leaving the
team to wonder what could have
been.
“I think the guys did very well,
especially being a young team
with so many freshman and myself being a first time head coach.”
Head coach Ian Spooner said. “I
think we were all disappointed in
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the way it ended. We felt we were
the better team against Paris. We
just didn’t finish our chances and
ended up losing in a penalty kick
shootout. It can go anybody’s way
in soccer. But all in all, I think the
boys did very well. I was very
proud of them. To go 12-4-1 is
very good.”
Falling short of the Regional
Title for the second straight year,
head coach Ian Spooner will take
a young team through the off-season.
With 16 returning players,
Spooner will have plenty of talent
in next year’s roster. Those players
have seen what it takes to rebound
in a season, turning a 2-3 start into
a nine game winning streak.
“I think we learned a lot through
this season.” Spooner said. “I
think we realized that we all have
to work together, play together,
and it’s more than just an individual player that’s going to win a
game for us. I think that showed
Ravens push streak to 25
throughout the season. I think the
guys just learned that it takes hard
work every game and it doesn’t
matter who we’re playing,
whether it be a ranked team or a
non-ranked team that we have to
come out and play hard in the
game for the whole time.”
With a year of experience under
their belt, both Spooner and his returning players know what the
next step is.
“The next step is winning that
playoff game to move on to the
District Championship. I think we
are right there on the edge waiting
to break through. It’s a big group
of players that should be coming
back. We’re almost there and they
know what it takes, so we should
be able to get over that hump next
year.”
Paris Junior College moved on
to the NJCAA District Tournament, beating Pearl River Community 1-0, then were eliminated
by Tyler Junior College 5-0.
Brooks Kubena
Staff Writer
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Pole dancing extends beyond adult entertainment
Lady Ravens return a serve during a match with Baytown.
that time the concept of pole dancing had expanded and changed
across the world.
Chinese pole use was mainly
from circus professionals. They
would have a pole about three to
nine meters in height laced in a
rubber material and wear full body
costumes.
Chinese acrobatics would display their skill on the pole through
climbing, sliding down, stretching
and holding positions. The burn
marks the performers would get
from the training became a way
for them to identify and have respect for one another. The acrobats
influenced circus acts that followed them, including Cirque De
Soleil.
Indian pole use was mainly from
wrestlers. Mallakhamb was used
to develop speed, reflexes, concentration and coordination. This
training helped increase stamina,
strength and endurance. It was
beneficial for other sports such as
Judo, horseback riding, and gymnastics.
Pole dancing disappeared for
centuries and reappeared around
the start of the 20th century. During the depression, traveling circuses would set up tents and
women would dance around the
tent poles. These were known as
the hoochie coochie dances according to IPDFA and Pole Diva
Dance.
The pole craze was believed to
have kicked off in Canada in the
1980’s. A woman named Fawnia
Mondey-Dietrich was one of the
world’s first pole dancing champions and a decade later she started
Monica Davila
Staff Writer
Monica Davila San Jacinto Times
Instructor Lisa “Elle” Anders demonstrates the body strength
necessary to dance on a pole at Yoga Rasa in Houston.
Spending time on the pole is not
just for strip clubs. It is a sensual
workout that helps boost confidence and helps improve control
of the muscles in the body.
Dancing in skimpy outfits and
showing off ‘the goods’ for entertainment is not everything that
pole dancing is about and it did not
start that way.
According to the International
Pole Dance Fitness Association
(IPDFA) and Ezine Articles, the
first recorded strip tease comes
from an ancient Sumerian myth
when Inanna, the goddess of love,
descended into the underworld to
find her love Damouz. At each of
the 7 gates of hell she removed an
article of clothing or a piece of
jewelry. Some believe that this
myth evolved in the Dance of
Seven Veils of Salome from the
Bible. Different countries have
different names for their type of
pole such as Chinese Pole and Indian Pole.
IPDFA and Pole Diva Dance
both state that pole dancing dates
back to the 12th century with
Maypoles — African tribal dances
where women would dance
around a wooden pole in front of
men. Some believe that they
danced in front of men they were
engaged with to show how she
wanted him to make love to her.
Others believe the intention of the
dance was to boost fertility.
The wooden pole was destroyed
in 1547 as a ritual because it was
considered a pagan idol, but by
teaching and released the first instructional pole dancing videos.
Now, pole dancing is still considered both sensual and erotic by
many and is still found in strip
clubs, but it has also evolved as a
form of aerobic dance. Many fitness clubs offer pole dancing for
both men and women who are not
only signing up for a form of exercise, but also to gain confidence.
It is becoming so popular that
groups of women are holding “hen
parties” to learn pole dancing.
“It is difficult to calculate how
many calories are burned during
pole dancing because there is
more than one action occurring.
Every muscle in the body is
worked, hanging upside down
while spinning while holding out
your legs is not an easy task.” said
pole dancing instructor Elle Saizl.
“The less clothing worn the better
because bare skin can get a better
grip on the pole.”
There are many pole competitions to this day. The competitions
have become so organized that the
IPDFA began pushing for the sport
to be included in the Olympics.
The effort to include pole dancing in the Olympics was initiated
by K.T. Coats. IPDFA seeks to
gain the International Olympic
Committee’s recondition of pole
dance as a sport by speaking with
the Olympic committee members
about the facts.
The fusion of Chinese circus
performers, energetic acrobatic
skills of Indian wrestlers, and alluring sensuous dance skills of the
Western world are what make up
pole dancing today.
Winning a closer game than expected against Wharton Community (18-18) 3-2 in the regular
season finale, the Lady Ravens extended their win streak to 25
games and clinched the top seed in
the Region XIV Tournament.
Head coach Sharon Nelson and
her team are looking to win their
eighth straight Region XIV title,
facing off against Trinity Valley
(18-10) in the opening round. The
wake-up call against Wharton
may have been a valuable lesson
heading into a game versus the
lowest seed in the tournament.
“Any given day, anybody can
beat anybody.” Nelson said.
“We’ve really worked on being
level-headed and taking each
game one ball at a time, one point
at a time. There’s always possibility of anything happening in volleyball.
It’s
very
momentous-oriented. Anything
can happen at any time in any
game. So I definitely don’t feel
like we’re looking past [Trinity
Valley]. I think we’re really focused on taking care of the ball.
Some of the games we’ve had
lately pointed that out to us.”
The number one ranked team in
NJCAA Volleyball will head into
the tournament without leading in
any team statistic categories. The
highest individual statistic performer is sophomore middle
blocker Oni Lattin, who is fourth
in blocks per set (1.35). But that’s
not the type of team they are. They
lead in the one category that matters: wins.
“I really think this team defines
team chemistry for me.” Nelson
said. “They are very much a team.
They really sell out for each other.
If someone is really having an off
day, they will step up for each
other. They don’t make excuses.
We’re probably the biggest we’ve
been in the middle since I’ve been
here. I think everyone steps up and
does their job really well. Just
working together and buying into
[the system], this is probably one
of the better groups I’ve had for
that.”
With six players six feet tall or
taller and a team average of 5’10”,
San Jac has been able to control
the net against their opponents.
A win against Trinity Valley
would send them to the Regional
Final to face the winner between
third seed Laredo Community and
fourth seed Panola.
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