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Classes on'net growin demandAT FCC

By Lynda Helm

Students

Rampage reporter

. Fresno City College offers a number ofonline classes from a varieW of areas each

semester. This new technológy can offe'r agreat amount of flexibility and convenience

for students who have access to the Internetaccording to Todd Mcleod, a business and

information technology instructor at FCC.

FCC will be offering a variety of onlinecourses this summer and fall, These classes

are available in health science, informationsystems, accounting, business & technology,

administration, child development, econom-

ics, guidance studies, health information tech-

nology, library technology, linguistics, man-agement and philosophy. A list of onlinecourses is available on the FCC website un-der the fall and suruner schedule of classes.

According to Mcleod mos¡ FCC instn¡c-tors run their online classes through black-board. Blackboard is a professional design

computer program that runs over the web.

This program is where instructors post course

assignments, due dates and test dates. Each

student is given a n¿ìme and a password used

to access the information on this site.

Sarah Edwards teaches FCC onlinecourses for the Health Information Technol-ogy program. She is teaching four onlineclasses this semester and will teach three

more this fall. She has been teaching onlinecourses for the past three years.

Edwards taught a few ofher online classes

on campus in the past. The change has re-

quired a few adaptations. Due to lack oflec-ture available online, Edward's online stu-

dents are required to read more then campus

students. Online students are also required

to do more writing. In addition to more read-

ing and writing, Edwards assigns students to

visit certain websites and give reviews.Sometimes students are required to visit adiscussion board. This is a place online where

students can meet and discuss such things as

websiìe reviews and assignments.

Mcleod often pairs homework with au-

dio files, videos, print-out files orpowerpointpresentations. Students can also take quiz-

zes and exams on blackboard.Like most instructors at FCC Edwards and

Mcleod have an ofüce hour. During this

hour students can reach them on campus or

find them in the discussion room online. Stu-

dents can use this hour to ask questions orgain needed information.

Online classes can be frustrating forstudents who are new to the procedure'. Be-

cause ofthis, Edwards offers an optional ori-entation on campus for students participat-

ing in her classes. The orientation shows stu-

dents how to use the intemet and how to par-

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' Caliþrnia community college students andfaculry meet in Sacramento March 15 10 protest fee hikes and budget cuts.

Community colle ge studentsmarch on into

By Justin EckRampage reporter

SACRAMENTO-An esti-

mated 10,000 community col-lege stutlents marched in Sacra-

mento to protest potential fee in-creases, budget-cuts, and theelimination of student programs

March I 5, according to Gurdeep

Sihota, Director of Collge Ac-tivities.

Students from across the state

a.lSacramentoorganized in the capital and

marched about one mile to the

capitol building.Thirty-five Fresno City

College students participatedin the march.. "I marched because I am a

voice for disabled studentsandwe are greatly affected bybudget-cuts," Josefi na Ortega

said, an FCC student and lib-eral studies major. "Hopefully

See tarch, page 5Thousands of demonstrators Sather at the state capital'

Asian-American week set to beginBy David WitteRampage reporter

" Fou, different Fresno City Coilege clubs

are helping in the planning of Asian-Ameri--

can Week, which kicks offMarch 28 with a

tennis toumament."It's a Social thing," said Janice rWong,

College Center assistant. "It's not like you'regoing to get b€at by a top-ranked player."

The Asian-American Week opening cer-

emony will be held in the Free Speech Area

on March-29, and will involve cultural per-

formances to lead into the week.

Each da¡ FCC will hold a panel discus-

sion. Channel 24's sportscaster Charlie Minnwill talk on March 30 about his film, "Who

killed Vincent Chin." The film and the dis-

cussion are on hate crimes.

The panel on March 3l deals wittr the in-ternment of Japanese during World rù/ar II.

"They come and talk about their experi-ences," said Wong. "We encourage all stu-

dents to sit in and ask questions."

The parlel on April I is on Asian gangs.

Also on April I is Celebration Night at the

FCC theater, which will include Japanese

taiko drums, the Lion Dance, anAsian fash-

ion show, and the third installment in the epic

saga of young Tai Mai Shu, a comedy skit.Admission is $2.

A volleyball toumament on April 2 willbe open to all clubs.

"You don't have to be an Asian club to

join," said Wong. "All events are open to

everyone."The week concludes with Asian Fest on

April3, l0 am to 5 pm. Highlights will in-clude vendors, a food court, a kids' activityarea, a martial arts expositi'ón in the gym, an

import car show, and cultural performances

in the Free Speech Area.FCC will show a movie and a travel docu-

mentary on a different SoutheastAsian coun-

try each day in the Student Lounge. The mov:ies will include "Bend it Like Beckham,""I'm the One That I Want," "Wedding Ban-que!" "Flower Drum Song," and the Hmongcult classic "Better Luck Tomorrow."

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MUN club wins awardsFresno City delegation cleans up at conference

By David WitteRampage reporter

Fresno City College's ModelUnited Nations attended its second

conference of the semester inPleasanton on March 20. FCC'sdelegation walkedaway with threeawards.

"That was the bestperformance by anyjuniolcollege there,"said Dr. James Jo-seph, Model UN'sadvisor.

James Eli¡burg and NatashaI-opez earned awards for GeneralAssembly, and David Burns fortheLeague ofArab States. There wereonly eight awards available for the

entire conference.The Model UN is back after a

stint without FCC support."It wasn't an official club for a

while," said MitchArmbruster, vicepresident ofthe club.

The club is still forming delega-tions for the major conferences inApril in Los Angeles and San Fran-crsco.

Anyone interested in joiningshould talk to Joseph in office SO-213, or call extension 8372.

The club is fresh offof winningnine awards at various conferencesin 2003.

At the California MUN in Octo-ber, FCC won Distinguished Eco-nomic and Social Council Deleeate

and Distinguished Security Coun-cil Delegate. They won a TeamCertificate of Excellence fromVentura, and an Outstanding Secu-rity Council Delegate and an Out-standing Committee on Peacekeep-ing Operations Delegate at the WestCoast MUN in Los Angeles, bothin April.

' March produced an OutstandingEconomics and Social Council Del-egate award from Concord, and an

Outstanding Economic and SocialCouncil Delegate and Distin-guished Committeeon Peacekeep-ing Operations Delegate, both fromLong Beach.

"You have to put a lot of effortin," saidArmbruster. "But it's firtu"

Rogue Festival gets respectBy Susan Morgan

Rampage reporter

The Rogue Festival this year wasthe third for the Tower District.

This festival is an independentaffair that showcases independentmusic, films, and art.

The festival, which lasted twoweekends, showcased a largeamount of local music, includingthe up and coming band Pink F,ye,

Chris Plays Guitaç and Sparklejet.In fact Sparklejet did a very specialperformance of the Who's"Tommy."

The festival also showcaseddrama groups such as the Wood-

ward Shakespeare Company, Im-prover behavior, the All too RealPlayers, and many more.

Local artists such as Aileen R.Imperatrice, Marcia McQueenVander Poel, Javier Vliz Jr., andJeanette Goulart were displayed atthe Ashtree Studios for free.

Local Poet Ben Barker Per-formed a spoken word perfoÍnanceentitled, "The Art The Cause TheLove," at theAshtree Studios in theTower. Salon 637 also displayedart work by Hilary Robertson and.RobenA. Weibel.

The festival also added a uniquefeature to its venues that it did nothave last year. This year they had

the "Bring Your Own Venue"venue. People around the area pro-vided their own hose to show bothshort and feature length hlms. Thetwo feature films were "Ionopsis,"a mythical tale by Stone Circle Stu-dios, and "SometimesPeople WearBlack T-Shirts," a dark comedy byPay Attention Films.

The festival doesn't charge onefee. Instead, each band, artist, andvenue decide how much the publicwill pay. For more informationabout this year's festival and to learnhow you can participate in the 2005Rogue Festival, check out thewebsitewww. Roguefestival. com.

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Video: Travel to Vietnam1r,:00 in Free Speech

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By Lynda HelmRampage reporter

Fresno City College studentswho have the desire to quit smok-ing can receive help from a smok-ing cessation class this fall. Therewill be two classes available onTuesdays and Thursdays in roomSC 216 from either 2:00 to 2:50or 4:00 to 4:50.

The class was introduced intothe FCC curriculum this spring.

According to Jocelyn Tello, theinstructor of the first smokingcessation class, these classês willbe closed, meaning students whowish to enroll must receive the in-structors permission.

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The classes are part of a re-search project from the FCC Res-piratory Care Program.

The program recently earneda grant to study people withChronic Obstructive Pulmonarydisease. This disease is oftencaused by smoking. Studentswho participate will receive $36.

Tello said her class this se-

mester has been successful so far.Her students have been using

a nicotine patch for the last three

weeks. The class will end in Mayhowever, the program will followup on the group ofstudents for thenext year and a half.

In the spirit to quit smoking theRespiratory Care Program will beholding a free screening for stu-dents April 29 in the studentlounge.

There will be carbon monox-ide and pulmonary testing for stu-dents available plus informationon how to quit smoking and thedangers ofnicotine.

Counseling services helpstudents adjust to collegeStudenî Psychiatric Center provides mentalhelp to all registered students at fCC

By Mike ReadRampage reporter

Students feeling lost, hopeless,

or even anxious at Fresno City Col-lege can seek help ofprofessionaltheraprsts at the Fresno CityCollege's Student Psychiatric Cen-ter.

Thanks to the student health fee,

each person enrolled at Fresno CityCollege is entitled to 6-8 freetherapy sessions during their firstsemester.

Those who want to continuetheir counseling are eligible to re-ceive 3-4. 50 minute sessions each

semester.

Services are provided for thosecurrently enrolled at Fresno CityCollege, Reedley Community Col-lege, and the contributing staffand

faculty at each college.The center specializes in ad-

dressing a range ofpsychologicalproblems, including attention dis-orders, anxiety, personality disor-ders, phobias, and depression.

Jocel;'n Tello,'a psychology in-tern at the Student Psychiatric Cen-ter, is one of seven therapiststrained to counsel FCC students.

A majority of students who seekhelp suffer from adjustment disor-der, according to Tello.

"It's no longe¡ high school,people are on their own, adjustingto the situation is extremely stress-

fuI," she explained.Once assigned to a therapist, the

student continues to see that per-son while under no obligation tocontinue. Pending on certain cir-cumstances, students who wish to

continue treatment else where maydo so. "We do provide referrals out(to other psychological centers)with a slight fee." Tello said.

Last year 77 males and 140 fe-males received counseling, with an

average of 200 students a year."We've been getting more (severe

diagnoses), we've been getting a lotof depression and people with sui-cidal history, everything is becom-ing more intense," Tello said.

The center also holds many pub-lic screenings through the year.During April they will be provid-ing alcohol and nicotine screenings.

Students may participate in thequestionnaire to measure the sever-

ity of the two habits."When people come to us, they

know it is the best thing for them,"said Tello.

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ticipate in an online class. Sheshows them how to use black boardand how to access assignments andtum in homework.

According to Edwards andMcloed, online classes require agreat amount of dedication andmotivation. Since there are noscheduled meetings for the classesstudents can create their own sched-ule. "This gives students flexibil-ity but with this comes responsibil-ity," Mcloed said. Students needto be motivated to search for helpwhen needed. According to Mcleodhelp may be found by calling theinstructor or meeting them duringtheir offrce hours. A student couldalso visit the tutorial center or goto the computer center on campus.

Mcloed said students shouldbe aware of the difference betweena dial-up modem and broadband. Adial-up mÒdem is slower and takes

longer to load up each page. A stu-dent may take awhile to do theirhomework because of this. It is also

slower downloading audio andvideo files. The computers on FCChave broadband. Mcloed suggestsstudents who have dial-up modemsat home bring a zip disk with themto download audio and. video frles.

The students who takeEdwards classes are often verydedicated ùo the program and takethe online as well as on campusclasses very seriously. Her onlinestudents have had a high successrate in the past. The introductoryclasses Edwards teach usually haveabout 25 to 30 students enrolledwhile the classes later in the pro-gram have 14 to 15'students en-rolled

Mcleod usually has 90 open-ings for students in his classes plus90 openings on a waitlist. A fewwaitlisted students will make it intothe class but not all. He said about20%o to 30%-o of students drop hisclass within a few weeks. This issimilar to classes on campus.

The HIT classes taught byEdwards are part ofa program for

HIT students to earn their creden-tials. This program has a mix ofclasses available online and oncampus. This program is the onlyHIT program available in the Cen-tral Valley. The online classes givestudents outside Fresno the chanceto participate in this program.

Mcloed has had students inthe past who travel while continu-ing to participate in the class. Onestudent went to Romania for threeweeks. Another student was in Vir-ginia for the entire course session.

" I like online'classes be-cause they increases enrollment,offer flexibility as well as conve-nience to sfudents," Edwards said.Mcloed enjoys the technology in-volved plus the chance to give stu-dents with special needs or circum-stances a chance to get an educa-tion from home.

However Edwards and Mcleodagree they miss the one on one stu-dent contact they used to get in a

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March: 10,000students protestat state capitol

Gontinued from page Iwe made some progress in chang-ing things for the less fortunate."

At the end of the march a rallywas held in front of the capitolbuilding. Students representing dif-ferent community colleges spoke,encouraging students to pressure

legislators to listen to the concernsof students.

After the rally students met withtheir respective legislators, andwere permitted to ask questionsabout future budget-cuts and relatedmaners.

Dean Flores(D-Fresno) and Sa-

rah Reyes(D-Fresno) spoke andentertained questions from FCCand Reedley College students.Flores and Reyes are community

.: college graduates, Reyes from FCCand Flores from Bakersfield Col-lege.

"I seriously wouldn't be here ifit weren't for Bakersfield College,"Flores said. "Although the UC'sand CSU's are being cut, you [com-munity colleges] are being cut dis-proportionately."

Reyes gave students a dose ofreality right of the bat.

"I wish I could come in here andsay I'm going to save you, but thereality is that we are in dire

straights," Reyes said.

Steve Samuelian(R-Fresno) also

spoke but did not answer questions."I was very disappointed in

Samuelian," Shreya Shah said, an

FCC Associated Student Govern-ment senator and business majon"He wasten minutes late and all he

talked about was how a bill sets

passed.

"That was not why we came toSacramento," she said.

Some students marched for fu-ture community college students.

"I marched for my grandchil-dren," Lydia Sumaya said, an FCCbusiness major. "I want them tohave the right to attend an afford-able community college of theirchoice."

Most students directed their an-

ger at Gov.Schwarzenegger, butsome felt it was imperative for stu-dents to speak to other represênta-tives.

"It was very important to com-municate with legislators," Jose

Compose said, second year FCCstudent. "I expected more studentsfrom FCC to participate though."

This was the second "March inMarch." Last year about 10,000students participated in the march.There were no disturbances and noreported arrests.

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Communiry college protesters rally on the steps of the Capitol building for the 2nd annual March inMarch.

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f f Fresno City College baseball coachIRon Scon had his way, the Fresno Beewould opeus its eyes.

It would see the need to expose the bestprogram in community college baseball toits near 200,000 readers.

That's exposure the baseball team hasyet to receive this year.

Through l7 games, the Fresno Bee haswritten two game articles, the seasonopener and a dual against Sacramento CityCollege, a Northern Califomia perennial

POwer.But when the Rams (15-3, 5-l CVC)

took on Modesto Junior College, a gamethat decided the lead in the Central ValleyConference, the Bee was nowhere to be -

found.And with no reason.

Over the past 50 years, FCC has beenthe home of future major league stars,especially big time pitchers.

Hall of fame member Tom Seaver wonthree Cy Young awards and 3l I games

while playing in what minor league playerscall "The Show."

Jim Maloney pitched two no-hitters.Dick Selma holds the major league

record for strikeouts in a season (153) forrelievers.

Ted Lilly currently plays for the TorontoBlue Jays.

And with the possibiliry of the nextgreat FCC pitcher always around, Fresnomay never knoú of them until they make it.

Last year, ace pitcher Danny de lo Ojumped to the minor leagues, and freshmanJustin Labreck went l0-4, providing anawesome l-2 punch.

This year, Rollie Gibson is cunently 7-0with an ERA of 1.43 and a slew of supportin the bullpen.

With coverage now, later on people willsay, "I remember when that guy was atCity." Without, you'll hear "That guy wentto FCC?". Yes he did.

And since you can't see baseball inwords, it's better to see it in person.Coverage would spark an interest in FCCbaseball, which Scott would morè thanwelcome.

But might not happen in the near futureif no one speaks their mind.

The best way to get your way is tocomplain and if enough people speak out,Rams baseball will be in the Bee in notime.

That's why a newspaper puts its phonenumber in print, it get reader feedback.

Give the Fresno Bee's sports section a

call at (559) 4l-6344 and tell him themyou want FCC baseball in the Bee.

If the phone rings enough times, they'llget the message.

.Josh Butters is the Editor-in-chief ofRampage

March 24.

"The unique thing about this team is how diverse it is. We have guysfrom everywhere."

- FCC men's tennis coach Steve Loop

MatchFCC men's tennisteamfinds toughestcompetition on itsvery own roster

Photo by Jøh Hires

Erik Grotemeyer is ranked No. 6 in the state in singles and is the thirdhighest ranked player on the FCC men's tennis team.

By Josh Butters

Editor in Chief

hen the Fresno City College men'stennis team walks onto its home court for

matches and practice, it's reminded of the school'stradition.

Hanging from the fence that surrounds the courts isa wooden banner that shows the Rams' 2l conferencetitles in the last 22years.

That's a tradition Rams head coach Steve Loopwould love to add to.

Ranked Nd. I in the state in the IntercollegiateTennis Feäeration's preseason poll, FCC is off to al0-0 start and is finding little, if any, competitionfrom opponents.

"The unique thing about this team is how diverse itis," says Loop. "We have guys from eve4nvhere."

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Badminton team starts with winBy Justin Eck and Susan Morgan

Rampage Staff Members

The Fresno City College women's badmin-ton team defeated Mission College l4-4 in theRams'home opener, March 18.

"We played well except we were nervousbecause it was our first meet," sophomoreJulie Jensen said. "They weren't that good,but we got some good practice."

Jensen is the No. I player on the team.She is also one of three,sophomores retuln- !

lng from last season. The remaining twoplayers are freshmen.

The Rams finished fifth in the state lastyêar and have high expectations for thisseason. The team plans to work harderthan ever to stay on the top of its game.

"If we stay healthy we can be champi-ons of,our conference," said Ray'ljhjadi,the assistant head coach.

"We have very good players," Jensensaid. ' ò

Last year all six players qualified for

the state championship tournament."Our goal is to be No. 1 in our confer-

ence," Jensen said. "We want everyone toqualify for the state championship."

In the Coast Conference there are frveschools including FCC. The Rams playMission College, Skyline College, CityCollege of San Francisco and Santa RosaJunior College rwice.

FCC will be at home April l, againstSanta Rosa Junior College. The Ramsngxt meet will be at Skyline College onMarch 25.

Bashing softball team goes to 11.11By Justin Eck

Rampage Reporter

The Fresno City College softball teamis I l-l I after splitting four games at theBuchanan Bash Tournament, March 20-21.

The Rams won two of three on the firstday of the toumament. FCC lost its first game

5-l against Santa Rosa Community College,before pounding Chabot College l0-5 andSanta Barbara Community Colleqe l0-0.

Freshman Kaleigh Hernandez had the

Rams' lone RBI in the loss to Santa Rosa.

Frcshman Jennifer Spradling took the loss, and

leftthe game inúìe fifth inningaftertakingaline,drive offher left thigh. She stayed in thegame but was moved to right field.

Sophomore Katrina Jacques had sixhits in three games and picked up a

pitching victory against Chabot.Against Chabot, freshman Marissa

Salazar hit a triple and scored two runs.Freshman Jennifer Spradling went 2 for 2,

and scored three times. Jacques went 3- for4 and also scored three times. S_ophomore

Jennifer Segura and freshrnan Amy Meadboth had two RBI.

"Our bats are heating up," Rams

coach Rhonda Williams said. "I hope wecan keep it up."

In thé Rams' smashing of Santa

Barbara, Spradling got the win, giving uponly two hits and no runs. Freshman Jena

Albertson went on a tear, going 3 for 3

with three RBI, and scored twice. Jacquesand Mead both went 2-3, with Meadscoring two runs. Freshman StephanieAaron also went 3-3 and had rwo RBI.

Unforfunately the Rams' offensecooled down, as they fell to College of the

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MJC ends FCCwinning streakPirates earn tie in baseball standings

With awin, the Fresno City Col-lege baseball team would have a

rwo game lead in the Central Val-.ley Conference.

The Rams lost to Modesto Jun-ior College 8-7 March l8 at EulessPark, pulling the Pirates even inleague.

After relieving Rollie Gibson,Rams pitcher Allen Bushey relin-quished the lead back to MJC in thetop of the ninth inning.

Bushey (2-2) allowed three runsin3 213 innings.

Chad Rothford went 2 of 5 with3 RBIs and a home run.

:. . ttt" loss ended the Rams' ll-game-win-streak, dating back toFeb.17.

Women's tennisThe Rams defeated West Hills

9-0 March l7 in a Central ValleyConference matchup.

In the No. I singles match,FCC's Karie Brock defeatedAronne Hauki 7-6, 6-0.

FCC hosts Reedley CollegeMarch 30 at2p.m.

Men's golfThe FCC men's golf team fin-

ished second in a Central ValleyConference mini tournament heldat its home course, Fig GardenCountry club.

The Rams finished second be-hind College of the Sequoias (387)with a team score of 396.

Rounding up the match wereModesto (398) and Reedley (410).

The Rams travel to ModestoMarch 25 for a 12 p.m. start timeagainst the Pirates.

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The Fresno City CoIIege sofiball tea¡n is not content with a .500 winning percentage-

SoftballzLooking to get over .500Gontlnued from page 6Redwoods l-0, on the second dayof the tournament. In the lastinning, FCC had runners on firstand second with one out. but leftthe runners stranded.

Before the tournament, FCCsplit a double-header againstCollege of the Sequoias, winning3-2 in the frrst game and losing 4-2 in the sêcond, March 18.

Segura and Jacques both had RBI.Spradling picked up the win in the

first game and got the loss in thesecond.

FCC beat Modesto College 4-3, March 16. Spradling got the

win.The Rams lost both games of a

double-header to Merced Collegein Fresno, March lI. FCC lostthe first game 3-2, and the lost thesecond game 5-2. Spradling gotthe loss in the first game and

Jacques got the loss in the second.

FCC bst to Reedley College

4-|on March 9 in Fresno.Spradling got the loss.

The Rams'pitching has been

strong all season, but the lack ofrgn production has cost FCC anumber of games. With ninefreshmen on the team, a .500record might seem acceptable,but the Rams are not content.

"I think we are a better teamthan what we are showing,"Segura said. "We'll comearound."

Track teams off and runningFCC hosts invitational March 27 at Ratcliffe

By Mike ReadRampage reporter

- lresno City College's Trackdnd Field teani is running, jump-ing; and throwingitswày into thetop-5 spots in nonhem Califomia..

' Currently hovering around thethree spot, the team is looking toachieve and surpass what they ac-complished last season.

"We both (girls and boys) havea chance to make a run in the con-ference championship," Headcoach Scott Stark said.

The 2004 team thisseason con-sists of about 70 athletes, with 75

percent of them being freshmen.This weekend they will be trav-

eling to Sacramento to compete inthe Panther Invitational. De-

,*rO"O by Stark as an "Always a

fun meet," the team is ready to puttheir achievements in practice intothe upcoming èompetition. ArisBorjas has thrown the javelin 180

feet practice, but has yet to do so

in a meet.Also among the most accom-

plished FCC athletes, JackieAvent, currently a sophomore,broke FCC's pole vault record byjumping9feetSinches.

400 meter runner, Eric Tailor,has run the 400-meter race in 48seconds. Described as "Hellafast," byAvent, Tailor is only fourseconds shy of the Olympicrecord,

Rudy Diez, a freshman at FCC,can high jump 6 feet 6'inches. He

is ranked second in the state.

On practice last Tuesda¡ bothStark and distance coach, GaryBloth, praised their team for theirwell mannered behavior the previous

meet, Bloth told them "Weire gettingto be much closer as a team."

To encourage su'ôh unity, the twodevised an ingenious plan to furtherunite the team. On any given day, ifthe team member selected from a ran-ddrn drawing can name every otherperson on the team, they will win$s0.

Since the start ofthe season lastFebruary the frack and field team has

been successñil. With a larger teamthan last year, and many driven ath-letes, the team looks to continue itssuccess.

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Tennis:6 of state's top 16 men's players at FCCGontlnued from page 6

except for two. AgainstNorthern Califomia perennialpower Foothill and Central ValleyConference foe College of the

Sequoias, FCC won 8-1.

Not being tested by otherschools, the Rams look to eachother to make themselves better.In an otherwise game for anindividual, FCC makes the mostout of the team atmosphere.

"We keep pushing each otherso we all peak at the right time,"says sophomore Sam Gibbs. "Ithelps that if someone is slacking,they know someone else can

come up and take their spot."Six players on the team are

ranked in the top 16 in the state.

No. 2 Saddleback. who theRams play at Copper River

- Country River, 3 p.m March 26,has three ranked players.

"You could go to anotherteam's practice and pick out theirbest playeç" Loop says. "Youcan't do that with us since we are

so deep.""We have six No. I type

players."And it helps that some have

big backgrounds in tennis.Freshman Louis Taylor has

played in the Davis Cup, an

international tennis competitionfearuring teams made up of some

of the best players in the world.He played for his home country ofthe Virgin Islands.

"The experience was good forme," Taylor says. "I got to traveland experienced playing underpressure. The quality oftenniswas so good, I'm prepared fortrying to help the state win thestate championship."

Franz Molina has won tenBolivian national championshipsand started the season ranked No.2 in the state in singles.

Gibbs was favored to win theValley Championship while at

Bullard High in his senior yearbut fell short.

Last season, he finished inthe top eight in the state duringhis freshman year and wasranked No. 4 in the ITF pre-season poll.

"He's the team leader," Loopsays. "Sam is the glue to theteam."

Since all the players have theirspecialties, the Rams try to makethe most out of practice throughthe experience ofplaying againstgood players.

"We have a guy that's knownas a big server and another that'sgood on the bass line," Gibbssays. "To see all that in practicereally helps when you see it in an

actual match."Since other teams aren't

packed with talent, the FCCplayers that are ranked lower onthe team's ladder usually haveeasy matches, defeating oppo-nents in straight sets and winning

most of, if not all, the games inthose sets.

"Not being challenged in thoselower matches might hurt us inthe long run," Loop says. "That's

, why we have to make the mostout of practice. That's when wehave our toughest competition.

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"If we don't win state, it'll bedisappointing," Loop says. "Butwe have a good chance."

"It would be nice to win it all,'Molina says. "To be the first it dcit in the school's history would br

extra special."

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Tuesday, March 30*Mdeo Travel to Northeast Thaíland and Laqs- 1tam, Student Lounge'Charlie lr,linn and his fìlm- 11am, $tuclent Lounge'Fanel: "Who KilNed Vincent Chìn": 1pm, Student*Ëilm Ëeetival- Wedding Banquet- 3:3üpm, HS-15ü'"Who Killed Vincent Chin" - $pm, Sludent [ounge

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Todoy's media needs We are hurting oursome limitations freedoms

ince the Super Bowl incident, theFederal Communications Commission

(FCC) has been cracking down on thecontent of T.V., movies, and radio. Thefear ofhaving another Janet Jacksonscandal has gotten so bad that theWestminster Kennel Club Dog Show lastmonth broadcasted with a seven seconddelay. I suppose this was necessary as

there were a lot of nipples being shown. Infact, the dog show had a lot of indecentexposure coming from the dogs. I supposethey all wanted the spotlight. Perhapssome of them had a new album to pro-mote.

It would appear that the new measuresof censorship taking place are new formsofcontrol and dictatorship over ourfreedoms of speech. Yet, we know therehas never been true freedom. Vy'e can onlybe free as long as it does not infringe onthe freedoms of another.' Therefore,offending someone is a form of infringe-ment. Sadly, T.V. is as much a part of ourdaily lives as eating, and sleeping.

So what do the stations of T.V. andradio do to keep from going bankrupt fromall the lawsuits? The FCC puts limitationson what can and cannot be shown to mass

audiences.

It's not as bad of an idea as you mightthink. There was a time when no swearwords were used on television or moviesand people still laughed and still found itentertaining. A lot of people think the lackof wholesome entertainment is the productof our times and our societv. That's very

true. A radio progËm or television showwouldn't be on the air if people weren'tsupporting it.

I think the censoring òf the media isactually a good thing because it will pushactors, writers and directors to be morecreative and inventive to entertain theiraudience with out the easv solution of sexand violence.

Talents will have to look back at JackBenny, Buster Keaton, Bob Hope, D. W.Griffith, and see what they did and howthey managed to entertain the world whilenever offending anyone. Although enter-tainment without sex, violence, and fourletter words seems boring, people would besurprised to see how experimental, edgy,and enjoyable it can be. The Lord of theRings had no questionable content and it'smovie that definitely pushed the envelopesof filmmaking. It can be done and it can besood.

.Susan Morgan is the Vews Editorfor theRampage

nce again, censorship rears its uglyhead. Network-affrliated local TV

stations are begging the opporhrnity toengage in prior censorship of the program-ming sent down from the networks. Ofcourse, this content has already beensubjectéd tb censorship be editors, direc-tors, production companies, distributors,network executives, influential advertisersand everyone the pressure groups can et to.Unfortunately, that's not enough. Thereare too few ofthese national executivesand too many special interest groups with ahuge variety of agendas to satisff. Therejust aren't enough national TV bigwigs togo around.

Groups unable to bring their influenceto bear at the national level are eager toattack the local outlets. After all, localmedia, like local politicians, are cowardswhen it comes to pressure groups. So atleast one local station is asking its veiwersto write their senators to demand legisla-tion to enable the local outlet to censortheir network's programming.

is pretentious is when words are

censored that âren't listed to be censored.Words represent thoughts. rùy'hen one istold to not use certain words, what they areactually being told is, they can't expresscertain thoughts. Thus, the censor ischampioning ignorance. Suppress thoqghtand you enhance ignorance. Cause andeffect.

Now, it's not as though ignorance is inshort suþply. There is plenty of ignorance.So much ignorance that many people goback for third, fourth, and even fifthhelpings without making the slightest dentin supply. There is enough ignorancetoelect l0 Bushes. I hope that there a¡e noteight more waiting in line. Do we needmore ignorance? Quite the contrary, whatwe are desperately short of is ideas.

As long as there is persecution, degrada-tion, mãlnutrition, defamaticin, pollution,dissolution, deportation, misdirection,vivisection, deprivation, professionalwrestling and SUVs we will be awash inignorance and starved for ideas.

Censorship, who needs it? As.a now-forgotten comedian from the 60s used tosay, "People ask me, 'Don't you watchwhat you say?' I tell them, 'no I watchwhat I think."'

Howeveq rather than give into despair,one must ask of a now-sainted Sicilian-American and founder of the freedom ofspeech movement in Berkeley, "MarioSavio, where are you now that we reallyneed you?".William Tranquilli writes for theVìews section of the Rgmpage

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Has censorship gone too fafl

Pritha Singh"No, there should defìnitely be

some limitations."

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Amro Suvoh"To be honest, I agree. There

should be some discrepancies onT.V."

Leion Brooks"There is too much censorship.

There are more clatismatic events

in this world than Janet Jackson's

sfunt."

Sabrina Martin"The censorship is fine. There is

too many linle kids watching TV."

Grystal Pence"I feel that TV may give kids toomany ideas. I wouldn't want my

kids watching."

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The Easter bunrty.'a fertile

pagan idol

\f, /nat do a giant bunny, a

V Y colored egg and Jesus Christ havein common? The holiday of Easter. Thatis the only thing they have in common.

The story of the bunny starts a longtime ago, in the 2nd century when the

Saxons celebrated their pagan holidayEastre.

. It was a cÍazy fertility celebration inwhich they honored their goddess Eastre

whose symbol was the hare.

The eggs have been a tradition inpagan rituals from farther back than the

bunny.So far back that its actual roots are

unknown. The ancient Romans and

Greeks used the egg as a symbol offertility, rebirth, and abundance.

In the 1500s, the German's popularizedthe bunny, which they called OschterHaws. Children would await the arrivalof a bunny that would deliver eggs and

chocolate.They also made the f,rrst edible bunny

in the 1800s. It was then popularized inAmerica when German settles arrived inPennsylvania.

Christianity came into play when thechurch accepted pagan festivals learningthat people were faster to give up their godsthan their celebratiots. It was a way forpagan folk to adapt to Christianity with outgiving into, what they considered, somberpractices.

Today, Easter is still celebrated bypagans as a sign ofrebirth and fertility.

Some Christian groups have denouncedthe holiday and refer to it as Resurrection

Sunday.- As for peeps, they originated in 1953 by

the Rodda Candy Company in Pennsylva-nla.

- Last year the U.S. consumed over 700million peeps.

Apparently, pagan or not, Easter is still a

time of celebrating the bunny or at leasteating a marshmallow version of one.

I find the holiday to be quite enjoyableand less filling. Mmmmm...Peeeps.

.Susan Morggn is the Views

Editorfor the Rampagelllust¡ation bv Tacob Franks

Georgecontroverry over his Sept. 11 ad"s

Th" George W. Bush re-elec

I tion campaign recentlyreleased ads that one-second flash

' ofthe Sept. I I tragedy.There are people getting

uptight over George Bush usingthe image of the destruction ofthe twin towers in his campaignads. These folks are, ofcourse,Democrats.

Republicans won't objectbecause he takes care ofbusinessfor them. The huge tax cuts, the

lavish govemment subsidies, the

evisceration of the enforcementelements of regulatory agencies,

the appointment ofjudges whonever saw a rich person theydidn't like.

This silly goose is layinggolden eggs all over the place forthe rich and their dupes - the

middle class and the poorrepublicans.

Clearly it's democrats kickingup the fuss.

They say that it's just too

disrespectful.They say it dishonors the

memory of those who lost theirlives in the tragedy.

But they already don't likeBush, so that's no big deal.

What's at stake is the undecided

voter.It's George's issue. Didn't

George go to Ground Zero andput his arm around a weary

retired firefighter? Didn't he

assure all the rescue workers thathe was with them? And then he

pocket vetoed the $ 150 million infirst responder grants he had

promised them. About $90 millionwas supposed to go right to NewYork City to monitor the health ofGround Zero rescue workers butdidn't.

To have lived four years under

the Bush administration and stillnot know how one feels about himwould argue against the assump-

tion that voters can think.Who caused 9/l l? Fine. so we

know who did it.They must be brought to

justice and held to account.That would be the responsibil-

ity of whoever was in charge ofthe United States. That was Bush.

Did he catch them? No.Who did he catch? Saadam

Husein.

Is there evidence that he wasinvolved? No, V/ell, at least wedidn't go to.war to catch thewrong guy.

Oh, we did?Well, what happened to Osama

bin Laden, where is he?

We still don't know.Whose job was itÍo catch him

but with the full resources of the

mightiest country on eartþ, aidtwo and a half years to ilo it in,still hasn't caught him.

Well, let me see that ad again.

So he wants to be rehired?Vy'ell, let's see now; the

economy's a mess. The environ-ment is becoming lethal. The-federal govemment is further indebt than ever before even thoughthis guy inherited the largest

surplus in history.My kid is sick and I can't

afford health.care for her and myjob was exported to Pakistan. Yet

still, Bush wants to be in charge

again for another four years? Let'ssee that ad one more time.

If this guy, George, is a pillarof society and I'm the son of a

bitch he wants to impre5s, myopinion, then, iq that of any dogtoward any pillar.

Nevermind those democrats,you just keep on running that ad,

George, keep on running that ad.

.William Tranquilli writes for the

Views section of the Rampage

'p arelY finishing ones

I-l midterm and here it is again.

Time to register for nextsemester's classes. So, whatclasses to take? Well, onlinecourses are growing in popular-ity. Classes range from account-ing to business technology,economics, English, linguisticsand philosophy.- Sounds great,

right? Well, it is, if you'reresponsible.

For those with a busyschedule it is a great idea. Youcan access the class from yourhome at any time of the day and

you usually only have to access itonce a week. Yet, students are

having trouble with this concept.Laziness is the problem withthese courses. Students who are

too b'.lsy find themselves fallingweeks behind. I suppose the

classes are so easy that it literallytakes an effort to fail.

For those of us who can

remember to check in once a

week do fine. The assignmentsinvolve leaving messages in the

chat room and your grade can be

accessed by a click of the mouse.

There are other cool classes

you can take as well nextsemester that you may not knowFresno City College offers. Oneof.the cool classes is AudioEngineering. There is noprerequisite and you get to learnand use real recording studioequipment. You can take piano,guitar, and voice lessons.

Photojournalism is a new class

that focuses on photography that

is newsworthy. The class does

require you to take photo l0 frrst.Ifyou're interested in physical

education, try' weightlifting orfitness and health, and choose

your exercise from jogging towalking. Hatha Yoþa is also acool alternative to runnins themile.

There are also some fun filmclasses. Exploring film allowsyou to learn about cinematogra-phy and construct some ofyourown short films.

Try the creative poetry class,

creative fiction or classic mythscourses. Learning the stories ofmythical characters is a fun wayof spending an hour and fiftéenminutes twice a week.

So, when you fill out yourschedule don't forget to add at

least one fun class that you can

enjoy and be wary ofclasses too

easy to slack off in. Onlinecourses are cool, but not foreveryone.

.Susan Morgan is the Views

Editorfor the Rampage

Time for class

Beet, bustiersr and braw¡Renaissance Faire aresounding success

By Susan Morgan

Views editors

' The Cherry Tarts went on for theirlast performance of the day. Thewenches screamed and giggled at theaudience to feel free to throw moneyat them because that's how theymake their living. After singingsome rousing songs like "Roll meover in the clover and do it to meagain," and "The Chandler's wife,"the girls clutch the many bills pok-ing out from their bosom. The girlsare doing well. They travel with therenaissance faire and live out theirdreams of being a wench in the l6'hcentury and are making it their ca-

reer.

This year's renaissance faire washeld on the'vest lawn at Fresno Citv

Photo by Bryan Borrcr

Ottoman traders do a fire dance

College. The fair, consisting.ofsword fights; costumes, food, andlive entertainment was a trip backin time.

The Cherry Tarts are made upof fictitious characters Scarlett,Rose, and Roux. They will be re-leasinganalbumsoon. The char-acters have fights with one an-other, betray each other to the tor-ture chamber and even have af-fairs and scandals.

Lord Derby, who was beingplayed byAuthor Stanley, got intoa big fight with the Ottoman Trad-ers over some fermented milk he

had received from them. Eventu-ally they gave him some moremilk and he drank it and gotdrunk. Hri then offered it to hisfiancée Lady Mary Fitton played

by Brooke Aiello. She then ap-peared to get drunk, too.

The faire offered a lot ofmer-chandise in the same theme ofthe time period.

The character developmentsofthe roles the actors take on arevery imporønt. Education, dur-ing this time period was just be-coming available to the common-ers, so literacy was both scarce and

important.The food was also very authen-

tic. They served tuikey legs, fun-nel cake, polish dogs, hand madelemonade, tri-tip, and kettle corn.Even the people serving the foodwere in character.

There was also a lot of crowdparticipation. James Duelly wasbetrayed by his parents who paid

to have him tortured.

"My parents tried to punish mefor being a bad boy, but it was reallyfun," he said. He was strapped to astretcher and drenched in water as

onlookers laughed and cheered.Aila Duelly, James older cousin,

was first asked to be betrothed to atwelve year old boy and then asked

to be sold as a wench."It's been a long time since I had

a good wench sale," Lord Derby

Photo by Bryil 8orcrScarlett, Rose and Roux of the Cherry Tarts entertain the audience with their rousing perfonnance.

played by Stanley said. "I am fair. There were many performing actsThe wench gets l0 percent and I get that were worth watching, from belly90 percentbecause I have many ei- dancerstomusicalgroups. Oneper-penses, you know?" former in particular is named Dusty

There is a story line that runs and he performed a truly great feat.through the festival. The story line Hejumpedthrougharingoffireandthisyearwasamystery.TheQueen's dodged the swords of two jugglerspearls had been stolen and the court who were throwing them across thewas desperately trying to find the fiery þ6sp. "You knoù how youculprit who had taken them. At the train for something like this," heend of the fair the thief is revealed. asked, "You don't go to college."

The blood, sweat, and tears shed

during the production ofa theatricalplay is nothing short of astonishing.Fresno City College's "The Grapes

ofVy'rath", featuring a cast of60 and

live band, is a wonderful example ofwhat can be done with charm, graceand most importantly, success.

In the beginning spotlight, thefirst melodic tunes of a harmonicaand violin are struck, and as line"The men looked at their dyingcorn..." is recited, the play jumpsoff, taking it's viewers through theperils of the Great Depression withthe Joad family, on the long, longroad from Oklahoma to California.

I do not pretend to be a scholarof the fine arts, but I must attest tothe utter delight and spectacularbeauty in which the play and designwere created.

The set design, when comparedto photographs from plays of thepast, looked to bejust as grand and

ultimately, without sacrifi cing mood

and theme, interesting and visuallyaesthetic.

Quite possibly the most intrigu-ing asset of the show was the livefolk band on stage, providing smoothtransitions from scene to scene. Con-sisting ofa banjo, guitar, frddle andharmonica, the Heartland Harvestgave an inspired perforrnance in sup-porl of the actors and actresses onstage. Yet after the first hour, thosewhom may consider themselvesslightly musically inclined wouldfrnd some aspects of it annoying. Anoccasional song would burst out, and

having not mentally recovered fromthe last "folk song", I found myselfadjusting my sitting position quiteoften.

It is difficult to comprehend theamount of time spent in preparationfor those involved in the play.Rembering lines, lighting cues, theactual acting . . . it takes a specialbreed ofperson, a special sort ofabil-ity, drive, creativity, and dedication.Everyone involved should feel ex-tremely proud of themselves. Bravo !

Photo by Bryan Borror

"Grapes of Wrath" performers dive deep into character

Brass Bashbands beg abetter listen

By Susan MorganViews editor

The Brass Bash XXI is happen-ing March 30 . The concert will fea-ture brass musicians from all overthe San Joaquin Valley.for a musi-cal performance that will honor bothtradition and camaraderie. The con-cert was started 2l years ago byRobert Nelson, who is the conduc-tor of the Fresno Community Bandand Brass Ensemble. The perfor-mance, which will take place at theFresno City College Theatre at7:30pm, will feature the Fresno CityCollege Brass Ensemble, led byDale Engstrom.

"Nelson just wanted to bring thebrass players from all over the SanJoaquin Valley together. It's one ofthe few occasions where brass play-ers from around the valley get to per-form with one another," Engsfomsaid.

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The groups confirmed so far are

Clovis Trombone Choir. FresnoCommunity Brass Band, and the

Sanger High School Brass Choir.More are signing up as the concertgrows closer. Each group will per-

form their own set, followed by afinale that combines the efforts ofall the players.

The säme afternoon of the per-

formance, from 4:30-to 7:00pm,FCC is hosting a reheaisal with allthe musicians for the. final song.

Anyone who wishes to,participatemay join in the rehearsal. .

"Any brass player who wants tocome and be apart of it just needs

to be able to play at the high schoollevel." Engstrom said. The lastsong, which will contain about 50musicians, is being written byEngstrom and Nelson, and is cur-rently being completed.

The musicians are extremelyexcited about the perfôrmance as

wel."lt will be great to get together

with other brass players of the area.

I can't wait," said Gary Anderson,who p'lays the trombone in the en-

semble."I've been in the Brass Bash for

7 years now and I just love it! It'sgreat to get together with so manyother tuba players. There will be 6

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Some of the songs tbe ensemblewill be playing are "This old manMarch," and "Bartok for Brass."The song "Bartok for Brass," isvery míddle ages and has been fea-tured in the cult classic Monty Py-thon and the Holy Grail.

The show is free and there willbe free parking in the D, E, and F

lots.

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