Twenty-one year old RaySanchez, a College of the Desert

LVN student, discovered his talentin car photography. Unlike mostdreams which start as a child, Sanchezjust noticed his ability to shootexciting photographs four monthsago. Today, he continues to take pic-

tures and finds joy in his newlyfound art.

Ray did not take interest inbeing a photographer until recentlywhen he browsed the internet forinspiration. Being a car lover, he re-searches cars every day. Whilebrowsing through his car-favoritepages on Google, he found car pic-tures that caught his attention. “Ilooked at car pictures online and Idrew inspiration from them. If theycan take a cool picture like that, whycan’t I?” Sanchez questioned.

On Ray’s birthday this year,May 3, he received a digital cameraas a gift from his parents. It was thisday that led him to take his veryfirst, serious picture. He immediatelytook his new camera and shot picturesof an old 60’s car with the givenname, Nissan Skyline. Sanchez ex-plained to a reporter that his favoritecars are Japanese-made. Sanchezsmiled, “It was the first picture Itook with my camera that I actuallyliked.”

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For the last five years, the peoplebehind The Coachella Valley ArtScene have been working constantlyto give up-and-coming artists andmusicians the exposure they deserve.

With a powerful social mediafollowing and a building in CathedralCity to display art and host events,The CVAS has transformed itselfinto an icon for many local artistslooking to be known by other valleyresidents.

The Marks Art Center, Collegeof the Desert's center for art displaysand exhibits, has teamed up withthe Coachella Valley Art Scene tokick off this fall semester with agroup exhibition of young artistsfrom September 15th to October 9th;but the real excitement comes withthe artist reception on September25th.

The reception will feature awide variety of different art formsand feature twelve different localartists; some of them College of the

Desert Alumni.From Spoken Word to canvas

paintings to clothing designers, therewill be something at the receptionto catch the eye of anyone with ataste for unique and creative talent.

It doesn't just stop with artistshowever, there will also be a live setby DJ Alf Alpha during the receptionto keep those of you with bass-drivenears happy. Whatever your artistictaste may be, come down to theMarks Art Center on September 25thfor a glimpse of local artwork!

Both the group exhibition andthe artist reception will be free toenter.

For additional information onthe Marks Art Center, The CoachellaValley Art Scene, and the artist re-ception please call 760-776-7278.

Sarah Scheideman, a CODAlumni herself, started The CVASas an outlet to document artists,media, music, and events aroundthe Coachella Valley through anonline blog. The Coachella ValleyArt Scene Gallery is located at 68571E. Palm Canyon Drive, CathedralCity, Ca 92234 and is open Wednes-day-Sunday 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

The College of the Desert cam-pus is equipped with more than justa new gymnasium this semester;new courses are being added to theCOD curriculum due to the require-ments from local workforce andstudents, and seven new full-timefaculty members have been hireddue to an increased student popu-lation.

There were approximately 10,206students enrolled at COD for thefirst day of classes earlier this month—an additional 704-student increasesince last fall. Consequently, the se-lection of classes has also increasedsince last semester, going from 1,017

in 2013 to 1,189 presently.A variety of new courses are

now offered at COD, including butnot limited to: Computer Architectureand Organization , History of Jazzand Songwriting. Math Conceptsfor Elementary School Teachers andCollege Geometry , and EmergencyMedical Responder and AmbulanceOperations.

The classes offered not onlybenefit the student body by fulfillingcollege requirements, but also allowthose enrolled to learn a new skillthat can carry over to their everydaylives and be of use in the future, likeAquatic Crosstraining, Strokes andStrategies for Tennis Play, or Women’sSelf-Defense.

Before teaching the newWomen’s Self-Defense course atCOD, Wendy Ansley taught coursesin COD’s Kinesiology department

and also became a Rape, Aggression,and Defense instructor over the sum-mer while participating in a workshopand testing protocol at ChapmanUniversity.

“This is a great class for ourwomen at College of the Desert. Iam hoping to empower [my students]through teaching these self-defensetechniques and how to reduce risksfor personal safety,” expressed Ans-ley.

New faculty members havebeen employed in response to theincreased number of students andclasses: Dorothy Anderson in theAutomotive department, Sara Butlerin Political Science, Courtney Doussettin Kinesiology, Emily Maddigan inStudio Art, Reid Sagara in English,Ana Stockwell in Counseling, andScott Ventura in Fire Technology.

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2014 ◆ VOLUME 62, ISSUE 1

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BY CRYSTAL HARRELCAMPUS LIFE EDITOR

The Art Scene HitsCOD's Marks ArtCenter

BY GENE PIETRAGALLOCULTURE CO-EDITOR

PHOTO COURTESY OF THECOACHELLAVALLEYARTSCENE.COMJoin CVAS at the Marks Art Center and enjoy local art.

PHOTO COURTESY OF COLLEGE OF THE DESERTNew COD full time faculty members. (Left to right) Scott Ventura, Sara Butler, Courtney Doussett,Reid Sagara, Emily Maddigan, Dorothy Anderson, and Ana Stockwell.

Ray Sanchez: it started with acar and ended with a picture

Student Spotlight

BY BRYANNA CZARNYSTUDENT CONTRIBUTOR

Disaster preparedness:how to be ready

The Coachella Valley sits on topof a seismic zone making the areavulnerable to earthquakes. In orderto prepare ourselves for “the bigone,” The Chaparral researched thesubject and interviewed CarolCamelot, a local expert with over 30years of experience on the topic.Camelot is a Disaster Readiness Con-

sultant and owner of Disaster SurvivalTraining.

Although there are many thingsto keep in mind when preparing fora natural disaster, here are ten fun-damental tips we gathered throughour research from various sources:

TIP #1: Keep a minimum of 2gallons of drinking water per personand pet per day for 30 days. Wateris life, especially here in the desert.

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BY GREGORIA PARTIDA

STUDENT CONTRIBUTOR

Campus LifeFriends of theCOD Library HostSeptember BookFair, pg. 4

SportsJogo Bonito: thebeautiful game, pg. 8

As the spring semester at Collegeof the Desert rapidly comes to a close,it’s time for students to start lookingfor summer jobs. But with snowbirds flying home and Stagecoachand The Coachella Music Festivalcoming to an end, business this sum-mer is expected to be much slowerand consequently businesses will behiring fewer people. As a result, itmay be much more difficult for stu-dents to find work during the summer

than during other times of the year.General Manager of the local PalmDesert Panera Bread Bakery/Caféwarned his employees that hourswould be harshly cut simply due tothe slowness of the season. GarrettBradley, a member of the club LIFEon Campus at COD commented thatupon looking for a job he called onemanager specifically several timesa week until he got the job. Persistenceand perseverance are what is goingto get students looking for work no-ticed. An up to date list of businessesthat are currently hiring in theCoachella Valley can be found at In-deed.com.

n Monday September 8, 2014the NFL started a week it never wantsto relive. A video taped a few monthsearlier surfaced of Ray Rice, the start-ing running back for the BaltimoreRavens, very aggressively hittinghis then fiancée Janay Parker in theface, and knocking her unconscious.The NFL had lied about what theyhad previously saw and tried tocover their tracks quickly about thevideo before Americans began spec-tating about the incident. The NFLthinking it had already closed thisissue didn’t know what was comingtheir way.

On July 24, 2014 Rice was sus-pended from two games for thisincident. Following the news of thesuspension there was major out lashfrom Americans, especially females.On August 28, the NFL and Goodelladmits to “missteps,” and announceda new domestic abuse policy. Anyplayer that is convicted of domesticabuse for the first offense is suspendedfor 6 games, the second conviction

is now a lifetime ban from the NFL.And with these moves, Goodell feelslike he has escaped a major conflictin the NFL.

On September 10, 2014 the As-sociated Press released a news reportthat indeed the NFL did receive thevideo of event, but also received thevideo back in April. As the NFLbegins to see some dark days comingtheir way and so did commissionerGoodell. Multiple woman’s advocacydid many things to try and get Good-ell to resign. First the NationalOrganization for Women or NOWwrote him a letter asking for the NFLto have a zero-tolerance policy fordomestic violence. Next Goodell hadthe women’s advocacy group Ultra-violet flying planes over NFL gameson Sunday September 14, 2014 withbanners reading: “#GoodellMustGo.”

This was just part of theweek the NFL endured, they alsohad the story of Adrian Peterson,considered a top tier running backin the NFL, being charged with reck-less or negligent injury to a child.Until next time.

The parking around COD hasbeen met with mixed emotions, bothgood and bad. Students who driveto campus find that some parkingareas don’t accommodate them well,while faculty on the campus havefound a few issues of their own.Though these issues have beenbrought to the attention of security,it has not made them nonexistent.Parking has an impact on those whoneed to be punctual to class andthese issues must be attended to soa solution can be found.

Most students on campus eithercommute by car or by motorcycle.This has brought some divisionmostly in terms of who parks where.Motorcyclist, Jason Gregg, has claimedthat there are too few places closeenough to campus designated asparking for motorcycles. Most haveto find space in spots that are meantto be used by larger vehicles, whichdoes not make the motorist happy.Likewise, as expressed by a CODstudent who commutes by car, driversare aggravated enough without theadded concern of colliding with amotorcycle they may not see while

in a rush to park their vehicles.COD faculty have stated that

most of the parking issues have todo with both the lack of handicapparking and shading for most facultylots. According to a DSPS staff mem-ber, there are an estimated six hundredstudents that they look after, andthere is not enough disabled parkingavailable in order to accommodatethem. COD professor, Denise Dia-mond, commented on the fact thatthe staff parking lots are not coveredwhich gives them a lack of protectionfrom the elements.

When a security officer was ap-proached about the issues regardingparking, he had a different perspec-tive. When security comes acrossmotorcycles parking in a car parkingspace they usually have seen twoto three in a single spot. That withnew lots being opened to studentsthere is plenty of space to accom-modate the vehicles. When the lackof handicap parking for disabledstudents was brought up he statedthat no issues have been raised dueto handicapped drivers parking inregular parking spaces. The only is-sues that have been dealt with arethose without the proper permitsparking in student lots.

Parking on the COD campushas proven to have been adequate

since recent remodeling however asthe issues addressed have shownthere are still some improvementsthat can be made. For the motorcyclist,designated parking for motorcyclescan be moved closer to the campusto eliminate the need of using parkingmeant for cars. This will in turn serveto leave open extra space that regulardrivers can make use of or can evenbe put aside to be reserved as morehandicapped parking. As for the fac-ulty parking the solar panels thathave been placed in the student park-ing lots have been effective in termsof shading. To this end why not dosomething similar on a smaller scalefor the faculty lots. Though this doesnot necessarily have to be solar panelsbut a structure of the same designto provide the needed shading andprotection.

On the surface these issues maynot come across as vital, they still,nonetheless, have given some atwinge of annoyance. It is not onlyfor the students, but also the facultythat these issues should be broughtto light and dealt with. Of course,there may be a better way to handlethese parking issues because some-thing must be done in order to makethe academic environment a littleless stressful for everyone.

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PHOTO BY ANDREA CASTANEDA/THE CHAPARRALOne of College of the Desert’s many crowded parking lots.

BY RUSSEL SHELDEN

STUDENT CONTRIBUTOR

The end of summer searchfor jobs begins

BY ASHLEIGH FRIENDS

STUDENT CONTRIBUTOR

Opinion

The week that neverends for the NFLBY JORDAN WILLIAMSSTUDENT CONTRIBUTOR

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Monday, September 22, 2014

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AP IMAGESA jobseeker rests during an employment test at the employmenttraining facility, JobTrain, in Menlo Park, Calif., Wednesday, July30, 2008.

Wouldn’t it be incredible to hearmore American voices contributingto the news? Not just the fast-paced,bit by bit information we receivenow, but more shows that dive deeperinto issues that aren’t normally cov-ered. More stories offering differentperspectives and viewpoints on keyissues, which would open up theformat to more dialogue and broad-ening discussions. News organizationsare now faced with a great oppor-tunity to create more interactivenews programs that would not onlystrengthen our American community,but open the door for people to par-ticipate in dialogue about our world.

Right after I graduated frommy undergraduate studies, I discov-ered the true power of broadcastnews. I was living with my aunt &uncle in Agoura Hills, California,commuting into Los Angeles to work,and they would routinely get homeeach day, make dinner and turn onthe news. It was a place and time tofeel connected to the world aroundus. What was going on locally, na-tionally and internationally, all inone half-hour to hour segment. Butsomething was missing for me. Itfelt like a one-way conversationversus dialogue.

Bill Moyers stated in his speechin 2005 to the National Conventionfor Media Reform, “The great mobthat i s democracy i s rare lyheard...There is a great chasm betweenthose of us in the business and thosewho depend on TV and radio astheir window to the world. We treat

them too much like audiences andnot enough like citizens. They areinvited to look through the windowbut too infrequently to participateand make public broadcasting pub-lic"

American television lacks aninteractive program that providesthe opportunity for citizens to par-ticipate in a televised dialogue aboutcurrent affairs, news, politics andlife in general. A program that is en-tertaining, interactive and modernwith an emphasis on communication,listening, and empathy for others.

Authors W. Barnett Pearce andStephen W. Little John stated in theirarticle New Forms of Eloquence “todialogue with one another is to reallylisten, to seek to understand whatis genuinely other, different, alienand to find the courage to risk one'smore cherished prejudgments.” Itis this type of discourse that wouldbring together audiences and createenvironments of discovery, furtheringexploration of news topics.

These types of news programswould require an audience ready toparticipate and engage, which iswidely available due to the Internetand social media. A public that takesinterest in the news affecting theirworld, and one that wants to engage,share their opinion and participatein helping make stronger commu-nities.

Interactive news would takethe boxes in our living rooms andmake them utilities for communityengagement. A place where we couldreturn to after dinner to feel not onlyconnected, but that our voices arebeing included as part of the con-versation.

On Monday, September 8th ,the Coachella Valley experiencedthe opposite of the oh so hot anddry weather conditions.

With California experiencing arecord drought, citizens have beenhoping for signs of change, howeverthe community got more than whatthey bargained for. With a typicaldry habitat the area was not preparedfor the sudden downpour.

Between the hours of 7:00-8:00in the morning, collateral damageof Hurricane Norbert reached itspeak in the Coachella Valley.

According to the Los AngelesTimes, the storm affected La Quinta,Thousand Palms, and Indio severely.Not only were cars, streets, and res-idential areas flooded, but in someparts of the desert, the CoachellaValley commuting experience cameto a complete halt.

Since this is not the first timeCoachella Valley has experienced

such an extreme flood, citizens arewondering why the valley is notbetter prepared for an event like this.

Coachella Valley resident, Chris-tian Ceja, commutes 35 miles to workin North Palm Springs from his homein The La Quinta Cove. After livingin desert for almost 20 years, he hasthe following to say on the flood:“It certainly makes you wonderwhere the local governments’ pri-orities are. I see road constructionon the way to work every day, butanytime there’s the slightest bit ofrain fall we become incapacitatedas a community. It’s obvious thatmore efficient planning needs to takeplace. “

The Coachella Valley Water Dis-trict advises to be mindful, patient,and to comply with road closuresin case of storm waters or floods.On their website, they inform citizensthat such events can quickly resultin dangerous situations.

After a perpetual dry spell, inaddition to lower visibility, streetscan quickly turn into flood channelsresulting in a higher risk of aqua-

planing.Setting the focus on how Mon-

days’ flood incident affected CODstudents and campus life, COD wasleft intact, students and faculty com-muting from outside Palm Desertto COD however had their difficulties.

On Labor Day, an observed gov-ernment Holiday, classes did nottake place, due to the college campusbeing closed.

September 8th , when the flashflood occured, college students andstaff members from outer parts ofthe valley had a difficult time beingpunctual for their first Monday morn-ing classes of the Fall 2014 semester.With recent budget shortages andclass room downsizing, the stresslevel of students trying to make itinto a class on time was severallyraised.

When the next flood hits thevalley, we will just have to remember‘Coachella Valley Water District’ ad-vise: be mindful, patient, and complywith road closures.

In 1869 a French neurologistnamed Jean-Martin Charcot whohas been called “The Father of Neu-rology” discovered the characteristicsof the fatal syndrome, also knownas amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).In 1939, this progressive neurode-generative disease was brought tothe nation’s attention. ALS is alsoassociated by the name of LouGehrig's disease because on June 2,1941, Baseball Hall of Famer LouGehrig died of amyotrophic lateralsclerosis that affects nerve cells inthe brain and spinal cord. ALS weak-ens skeletal voluntary muscles inwhich the symptoms affect the facialmuscles, speech and swallowing.The progressive degenerative diseaseultimately paralyzes the body andeventually leads to death.

The ALS Association helps fam-ilies and patients cope with theeveryday challenges of living withthe degenerative disease. One of themain purposes is to help the ALS

patients and their families to livetheir life as full and normal as possible.The association provides information,resources and referrals to the com-munity.

Today many people across theworld are seen in social media or incity street pouring buckets of icewater on their heads to raise aware-ness and funds for ALS.

Many children, adults andcelebrities are joining together andraising awareness to fight back againsta disease that doesn’t have a cure.

“We have been moved beyondwords by the power of one family’sability to make such a meaningfuldifference in the fight against a diseasethat has taken too many lives. Allof us at MDA are incredibly gratefulto everyone who has taken the ALSIce Bucket Challenge to raise aware-ness and donations for ALS.” saidMDA (Muscular Dystrophy Asso-ciation) President and CEO StevenM. Derks.

Although, all social media hasbeen flooded over the past few weekswith the Ice Bucket Challenge videosthe rate and total donations have

rapidly risen. According to TIME, it’s been

recorded that a total of $2.9 millionhas been received since July 29 a sig-nificant increase from last year's s$25,000 in donations.

The attention that’s beingbrought by all these videos on socialmedia helps inform those who don’tknow what the challenge is about.

To join MDA in fighting backagainst ALS take the Ice Bucket Chal-lenge by taking a bucket of ice water,taping a video of yourself dumpingthe bucket over your head, post itto your social media pages and nom-inate someone else to do the same.

Then use the hashtag #ALSIce-BucketChallenge and to tag MDAwhen sharing on social media.

ALS Association has achievedexpanded awareness and supportthrough many organizations espe-cially through the effective interactionwith the nation’s news media.

BY KERRY TORIBIO

STUDENT CONTRIBUTOR

Raising those ice buckets forALS awareness The widely-known social media

app, Instagram, has been in favorof Sanchez’s photography. A popularpage on Instagram, Garage Welt,reached out to Sanchez about hiswork. They offered him a spot ontheir website to share his photos,and to implement his own watermark.Although the website focuses mainlyon BMW’s, the page owners tookinterest in Ray’s photography. Now,Ray Sanchez’s car photography isfeatured on the Garage Welt web-site.

When asked about why he lovescars so much he responded, “I donot know everything about cars, butI admire them and read about themevery day.” Sanchez’s fascinationwith cars began in high school whenhis uncle introduced him to the ideathat cars are not just objects. Sincethen, the two have attended multiplecar shows in Los Angeles, where

Ray takes most of his car photos.Sanchez stated, “I think cars are pho-togenic and much easier to takepictures of than people or landscapes.Cars are always evolving, and we,the people, evolve with them. That’swhy I love them so much.”

Currently, Ray takes photos asa hobby, however, if an opportunitycomes his way, he claims to not passit up. One day, he hopes to have aJapanese-made car of his own andto take pictures of it with better equip-ment. Sanchez said, “It’s always nicefor other people to notice my workand to give me compliments, but Itake pictures mostly for myself. Ithink that anyone who wants to bea photographer should not care whatanyone says. You have to start some-where.” Sanchez continues his carphotography today and hopes to in-spire others to do what makes themhappy for self-satisfaction.

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AP IMAGESStaffers douse Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and his wife, Crissy, with cold water on the steps ofthe state Capitol in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, Aug. 22, 2014.

Severe floods impact the Coachella ValleyBY SASHA FLEISCHNER

STUDENT CONTRIBUTOR

Interactive News... Whereare You?

AP IMAGESBill Moyers poses on the set of his PBS newsmagazine "Nowwith Bill Moyers" in New York, May 2, 2003.

BY TONI DELUCA BAKAL

STUDENT CONTRIBUTOR

The Chaparral

Monday, September 22, 2014 Features 3

Saving money in college is goingto take a lot more than a ceramic piggybank filled from time to time; it’s goingto take strategic purchases and timelyplanning.

Here are some ideas on how to save yourself a pretty penny whileattending college:

BooksThese class required textbooks can be so bothersome, but even more

discomforting is the price. There are plenty of discounted textbooks outthere from previously enrolled students that are willing to sell their usedcourse textbook for a descent price compared to the new version.

If you aren’t lucky enough to get a teacher that is lenient when itcomes to the classroom text, there are also plenty of online bookstoresthat’ll sell that chemistry textbook for a fraction of the school bookstore’sprice.

However, the Bookstore here on the COD campus does have a TextRental option offered to students. On average, the price for a rental is lessthan half the amount of a new textbook, so renting is highly recommendedwhen trying to save.

Rethink how you commute to campus Gas prices are too pricey to be driving a V8 engine to school from

Palm Springs every day, so it’s time to think about other options. The busis an excellent alternative to the gas issue dreaded by most, pay one flatrate and you’re set.

For those who’d like to make the frugal switch over can purchase amonth long bus pass for only $5 at the beginning of every month withCOD’s Alumni Association. For more information you may contact theCOD Alumni Association at (760) 636-7957 or visit their website http://co-dalumni.org/

Cut down on eating outNo one can live without food but it doesn’t necessarily mean eating

out is the way to go. According to the National Heart, Lung, and BloodInstitute, one could save up to $2500 a year just by bringing a lunch andsnack from home everyday.

If you plan to eat out, there’s always coupons laying around that couldbe put to good use. Remember to eat healthy, buy in bulk, sign up for ashopper’s discount card, or be creative and plan dinners with friends offamily, the key is to save.

Get paid!There are several online survey sites that’ll pay you for something as

little as a thirty minute questionnaire. Also, there now is a free mobileapp that will pay students to sell their best photos and videos to majorbrands and publishers.

Yes, imagine getting paid for that video you took at CoachellaFestback in April. Some can use the app to pay for their meals or use the appto its full advantage to make thousands, like one user who made $20k. Soget out there and earn the bucks, whether big or small, that’s somethingto put back in your pocket.

Creativity is everything when trying to save, especially in college, socut back on unnecessary spending, and think thrifty.

The Friends of the CODLibrary (FOTL) held a Septemberbook fair on the 13th and 14th at theCravens Student Services Center;

all proceeds benefitted the Collegeof the Desert library. The sale featuredhardcover and paperback fictionbooks, and enabled COD studentsand the general public to fill up abag for $5. The FOTL organizationhas hosted 45-years-worth of bookfairs since its establishment in 1970,

and has garnered an increased fol-lowing ever since—with an estimated$35,000 raised in total last year. FOTLholds three book sales a year in thefall, spring, and summer, but an“emergency” book fair was addi-tionally held in September in aneffort to lower the number of books

in storage. All books for sale at thefair are donated by the public andstored in a warehouse until the timeof the book fair. The literature availablewas all fiction—ranging from mys-tery/thriller to romance and everytrade book in-between.

There were a total of 12

volunteers donned in red vests toassist the book fair shoppers andprovide recommendations. Somevolunteers have been involved inFOTL for as long as 20 years, andnew Friends are welcome to join bymailing in an application to theFriends of the COD Library .

“[The book fair] is able togive students many opportunitiesto share literature with others andbenefit from future learning,” ex-plained Marge Dodge, presidentand coordinator of volunteers atFOTL.

Besides the annual bookfairs, FOTL organizes many otherevents and activities on behalf ofthe COD library, such as scholarshipawards, author luncheons, and chartertours that will help provide fundsto purchase supplies and equipmentfor the library.

Upcoming dates includea meet-the-author event featuringaward-winning novelist MaggieShipstead on November 16, and theFall Book Sale on November 14 -16.For more information about Friendsof the COD Library or how to donatebooks, call the Friends at (760)776-7299.

On Wednesday, October 15, Col-lege of the Desert will be hosting itsannual University Transfer Fair from10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on campus at theHilb Building. Students thinkingabout transferring can meet withCSU, UC, and independent universityrepresentatives to determine theirhigher education goals.

The COD University Trans-fer Fair has been helping studentsplan their future for nine years now,providing an opportunity to gatherinformation and compare notes onvarious programs offered at manyCalifornia colleges, and some out-

of-state. This year, the transfer fairwill feature representatives fromover 40 university campuses.

“The transfer fair is a greatopportunity for students to be ex-posed to various universities andexplore all the majors the schoolshave to offer. This event is not onlyfor students planning to transfernext fall but for all students whomay consider transferring. It is im-portant for students to plan aheadand start early for transfer prepara-tion,” stated Transfer CenterCoordinator and Counselor VeronicaDaut. Thereare important dates and applicationdeadlines approaching that studentsshould take notice of: CSU applica-tions are to be submitted October 1– November 30, UC applications are

due November 1 – 30, and TransferAdmission Guarantee (TAG) is onlyoffered through September 30. Byparticipating in a TAG program, stu-dents will receive early review oftheir academic records, early admis-sion notification, and specific guidanceabout major preparation and generaleducation coursework.

In addition, the TransferCenter will be holding workshopslater this semester and has a Facebookpage that reminds students of im-portant dates and outreach fromother campuses a twww.facebook.com/College-oftheDesertTransferCenter. For moreinformation regarding the COD Uni-versity Transfer Fair, call the TransferCenter at (760)862-1351.

THE CHAPARRAL

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

CRYSTAL HARRELL/THE CHAPARRALFriends of the COD Library volunteers (pictured from left to right): Marge Dodge, Sharyn McKee, Laura Lee Marcarian, Kathi Prado,Karen Ackland

PHOTO COURTESY OF COLLEGE OF THE DESERT Come to the University Transfer Fair on October 15

Friends of the College of the Desert Library host September book fair

BY CRYSTAL HARRELLCAMPUS LIFE EDITOR

BY CRYSTAL HARRELLCAMPUS LIFE EDITOR

University transfer fair coming in Oc-tober to College of the Desert

4 Campus LifeTips for saving more money

in college

BY JASMINE HERNANDEZ

COPY EDITOR

Color Me Runner 5K is here inthe Coachella Valley.

The colorful event is being heldon September 28 at the FantasySprings Resort and Casino's EagleFalls Golf Course in Indio.At 8:00a.m.

You can join the thousands offellow outdoors enthusiasts as yourun, jog or walk past scenic waterfallsand lakes. Kids are welcomed, butpets are not allowed on this doubleloop course.

Entry fee is $35 and will includea white Color Me Runner T-shirtand festive sunglasses.

There is also entertainment and

a colorful celebration after the run.Free parking is available.

The event benefits The Well inthe Desert organization which willhelp the homeless and feed the hun-gry.

Make sure to register as soonas possible as this race is limited to5,000 participants and is expectedto sell out. Registration is availableat any of these two retailers:

Running Wild 611 S. PalmCanyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA92264 Monday – Friday from 10:00a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

New Balance 73-399 El Paseo,Space #105 Palm Desert, CA 92260Monday – Friday from 10:00 a.m. -6:00 p.m. or online at www.col-ormerunner.com

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2014Local 5

Coachella Valley Celebratesthe 75th Anniversary of“Gone With the Wind”

Fathom Events is bringing "GoneWith the Wind" to the Coachella Val-ley for two days to celebrate the 75thanniversary of the 10-time Oscar-winning film.

“Fathom Events is honored tobe part of the multi-faceted com-memoration of the 75th anniversary

of ‘Gone With the Wind,’ and espe-cially to give fans the chance to seeit in the format and venue it wasmade for,” said Fathom Events CEO,John Rubey.

“TCM Presents: Gone With theWind” will be exhibited, in its original1:37 aspect ratio, at 2 p.m. and 7p.m. on Sunday, September 28 andWednesday, October 1 in both, RegalPalm Springs Courtyard Stadium9, and Cinemark Century Theater

at The River.Regal Palm Springs Courtyard

Stadium 9 is located at 789 E TahquitzCanyon Way, Palm Springs, CA92262, and Cinemark Century Theaterat The River is located at 71800 High-way 111, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270.

Tickets are now available atparticipating theater box offices andonline at www.FathomEvents.com

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LOCAL EDITOR

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Participants pose after being soaked in colors. The event will behelp at the Fantasy Springs Resort and Casino on the 28th ofSeptember.

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LOCAL EDITOR

Regal Palm Springs Courtyard Stadium 9 and Cinemark Century Theater at The River will bothshowcase “Gone with the Wind”

So besides keeping water athome, don't forget to also store waterin your vehicle and your office.

TIP #2: Have a pair of workinggloves and protective goggles.

TIP #3: Locate your water andgas supplies now and have a set ofwrenches handy to turn off supplieswhen a disaster strikes.

TIP #4: Keep canned and pack-aged foods at home and in youroffice.

TIP #5: Have a first aid kit andother medical supplies at home, in

your office and in your car.TIP #6: Make copies of vital

documents such as insurance policies,birth certificates, marriage licenses,identification, passports, medicalrecords, important phone numbersand blood type information.

TIP #7: Have a minimum of a3 weeks supply for seriously neededmedication.

TIP #8: Discuss the importanceof disaster preparedness with yourfamily, neighbors and friends andmake a plan to assist each other.

TIP #9: Keep a positive state of

mind before, during and after a dis-aster.

TIP #10: Have a portable radioand extra batteries at home, in youroffice and in your car.

In addition to these helpful tips,Camelot shared with us the “Triangleof Life,” which is a technique thatgives people a greater chance of sur-vival during earthquakes. TheTriangle of Life requires you to laydown behind or next to a furniturepiece such as a couch, bed, or book-shelf to prevent any structure fromfalling on you directly. Doing so, the

furniture can withstand and holdup portions of a collapsed structuregiving you a triangle of safe space.Contrary to popular believe, thegreatest chance of injury and deathcaused by earthquakes comes notfrom objects flying across the room,but from structures collapsing. There-fore, it is unwise to lay under objectssuch as tables that have a tendencyto collapse under the tremendousweight of a caved in wall and/orroof of a building. This fact has beendocumented and recognized inter-nationally by firefighters, first

responders and police officers alike.The Triangle of Life, also sometimescalled “The Survivable Void” method,has been widely proven to be themost successful lifesaving technique.

For additional information orto know more on how you can bestbe prepared for a seismic disaster,contact Carol Camelot at (760) 409-6350 or v is i twww.disastersurvivaltraining.com.

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Bikram yoga is heating its wayto headlines. This newly arising twiston the original form of yoga, alsoknown as "the hot yoga," is capturingfitness lovers attention one 90-minuteclass at a time.

Bikram yoga is a beginner seriesof 26 poses developed by BikramChoudhury from Hatha yoga. It isdesigned to develop strength andflexibility, while keeping the heartrate up. Bikram differs from otheryoga types in that the room is heatedwell above body temperature (approx.

105 degrees F and 40% humidity).It's considered one of the most phys-ically strenuous yoga practices.

The Bikram yoga sequence burnsa significant amount of caloriesthrough full-body workouts. Ac-cording to the calories burnedcalculator created by QuickFit Yoga,an individual weighing 150 lbs canexpect to burn about 1,000 caloriesduring each session of Bikram yoga.The Bikram sequence remains thesame in all studios. Instructors mustgo through an intensive training andget certified by Bikram Choudhury,and rather than demonstrating eachposes in the series, instructors’ main-

tain an ongoing dialogue.A study published in the March

2013 issue of "Journal of Strengthand Conditioning Research" founda decrease in body fat in young adultswho practiced Bikram three timesa week for eight weeks. You can alsopay extra attention to the compressionposes in the Bikram series, they areintended to activate the thyroid andparathyroid glands, fine-tuning yourmetabolism and helping to normalizeweight.

There are a couple Bikram stu-dios located in Palm Desert just likeBikram yoga University Village thatoffer great, affordable student spe-cials.

Another Photo Used to Raise Awareness of #GamerGate

#GamerGate Awareness Artwork Found Spread Across Multiple Websites

For those that do not frequent thesocial network site Twitter, youmay not be aware of the currentsituation regarding videogame en-thusiasts. For the past few weeks,gamers of all kinds have joined to-gether against large onlinegaming websites for what theyperceive to be their end in a move-ment known as Gamer Gate (GG).

Both sides of the debateare fighting for different causesand have different interpretationsas to the reason behind it withthose against GG believing thatgamers are simply angry at theway that the industry is movingtowards what they believe to be amore inclusive audience and thepro-GG side believing that thevideogame journalists have losttouch with their target audienceand are failing to do their jobs aswriters.

The movement beganwith an online blog post accusingone particular developer of ex-changing favors for positivereviews and media coverage. Theblog post led to two videos byYouTube blogger InternetAristo-crat, both of which were later

tweeted by TV actor Adam Bald-win (Full Metal Jacket, Firefly)with the tag “#GamerGate” onAugust 28. From there, the hash-tag was born and the movementgrew. From a few individuals to adiverse crowd, the movementgained public attention, both goodand bad, from sites like Forbes,Breitbart.com, Kotaku, Polygon,CinemaBlend, Escapist, Gamasu-tra, and Vice and received a smallsection on NPR that featured ac-tress Jennifer Hale.

Since the birth of themovement, videogame journalismsites such as Kotaku and Polygonhave lost a large amount of view-ership alongside losingsponsorship from BestBuy andScottrade while the website Es-capist has taken in a large amountof readers since it revised its pol-icy for writers and issued anapology to the gaming commu-nity. The loss of sponsorship andviewership comes primarily fromjournalists from Polygon and Ko-taku sending out insults to theirreaders calling them misogynisticand other things. News editor atGamasutra, Leigh Alexander, pub-licly stated her hatred towardsthose that support GG, going sofar as to say that she could elimi-nate anyone’s hopes of entering

the industry. Ex-readers sent outangry emails at the sites’ sponsor-ship with successful results ontheir part.

A question posed byAdam Baldwin is how will sitesuphold their, some believe, even-tual revised policies? A primarygoal of the movement is for gamejournalists to be less biased andhave as few conflicts of interestsas possible or stating any possiblerelationships with game develop-ers that may damage credibility,but how? It was uncovered byseveral of the pro-GG crowd thatthe journalists would financiallysupport many of the developersthey covered, and it is assumedthey had some form of relation-ship through Patreon, whichallows one to give a monthly do-nation to any person they wishand has a feature that hides whothey support financially. Withthat, some wonder how the siteswill be able to have their writersreveal such info, which would re-sult in conflicts of interests on thepart of the writers, and how saidsites plan to uphold their updatedpolicies.

On August 10 2014, FOX airedtheir annual Teen Choice Awards,an award show honoring the year'sachievements in music, film and tel-evision. However, this year's showwas not only centered on celebratingyoung Hollywood, it also shonelight to those of the web. For thefirst time, the Teen Choice Awardsadded new categories, which allowedviewers to vote for their favoriteYoutube stars. While most of thewinners were announced duringcommercial break, the highest honor,Favorite Web Star Male/Female,was given out during the live show.Viewers chose Youtube sensationsTyler Oakley and Bethany Mota astheir favorite web stars. Since thestart of their Youtube careers, Oakleyand Mota have gained over 5 and 6million subscribers.

Though the two have createdtop status through their Youtubevideos, many will be surprised bythe businesses Tyler Oakley andBethany Mota have started. TylerOakley (25) works primarily in theentertainment world as a host tomultiple news outlets, while BethanyMota (18) owns her own clothing,bedding and perfume line at Aero-postale. Mota has also been featuredon the popular reality series, ProjectRunway, and was recently announcedas a new contestant for ABC's DancingWith The Stars. Oakley also worksclosely with a non-profit organizationcalled The Trevor Project, whichaims for suicide prevention in the

LBGT youth community.Some other Youtubers such as

Michelle Phan, Ryan Higa, TimothyDeLaGhetto, and Hannah Hart haveall found success in areas like beautyand fashion, acting, music and someare even writing their own books.With their Youtube status, they havebeen able to branch out into differentfields of the industry and do morethan just make videos. In recentyears, the younger Youtubers likeOur2ndLife, Lohanthony, Jennxpenn,and Thatsojack, and others, have allrisen to stardom through their videos.While gaining over 1 million sub-scribers each, these Youtubers havebeen seen partnering up with differentTV stations, receiving endorsementdeals, starring in commercials, goingon nationwide tours and rubbingshoulders with some big name celebri-ties in the industry.

Author John Green, and hisbrother Hank in partnership Youtubecreated Vidcon, a convention heldannually in Anaheim. Calif. to enableYoutubers and subscribers to meet.Along with Vidcon, there's Digifest,Playlist Live, and BeautyCon whichare all conventions for subscribersto see their favorite Youtubers throughpanels, Q & A sessions, signings andperformances.

Youtubers reach millionsthrough social media by promotingtheir videos and to getting theirname out. The Youtube communityis gradually gaining popularity andsubscribers are constantly checkingup on their favorite's next movethrough their videos, tweets, picturesand posts.

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STUDENT CONTRIBUTOR

The #TEAMINTERNET

Takeover

MATT SAYLES/INVISION/APOakley and Mota at the Teen Choice Awards 2014 Photo Cour-tesy of Bethany Mota Instagram

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STUDENT CONTRIBUTOR

#GamerGate: A Matter of Ethicsand Trust

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STUDENT CONTRIBUTOR

Heating up with Bikram yoga: The Newest

Form of Yoga That’s Already A Big Hit

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California is in it's thirdyear of drought. According toBusiness Insider, " California'scurrent drought will cost the state$2.2 billion and 17,000 jobs, re-searchers announced at a pressconference July 15 in Washington ,D.C."

Here is a list of waysCalifornians can help save waterto help prevent the crisis from be-coming worse:

1. Take showers in-stead of baths.

2. Turn off the sinkwhile brushing teeth.

3. Use dishwasheronly when it is full.

4. Water plants earlyin the morning or inthe evening.

5. Don't let water runoff into streets.

6. Plant water effi-cient plants.

7. Take shorter show-ers.

8. Use laundry ma-chine only when it isfull.

9. Reuse towels.

10. Instal water effi-cient toilets.

11. Wash car on thelawn.

12. Sweep patios anddrive ways instead ofspraying them withwater.

13. Use water efficientshower heads.

14. Use water efficientsinks.

15. When participat-ing in the ALS IceBucket Challenge par-ticipate on the lawn.

16. Reduce amount oflawn.

People sometimes feel lonelyin life.

And at such a time, people tendto cling to Social Networking Sitessuch as Facebook or Twitter. How-ever, the question is do suchcommunication tools really heal ourloneliness?

According to the a sense of iso-lation investigation that a coherencesupport service group "RelationshipAustralia" carried out in 2011, theperson who used technology as acommunication tool frequently hada stronger sense of isolation.

Experimental psychologist Ka-trina Morrison of the British LeedsUniversity, who has been studyingdepression and net-dependent re-lationships for many years pointsout that social networking sites raisea sense of isolation and adverselyaffects a body when using these com-munication tools for long periodsof time.

"Seeing from a psychological

standpoint, it is serious problem tocontinue the situation without seeingthe gesture and hearing the voice ofthe person," he said.

The opinion of Morrison andthe results of the sense of isolationinvestigation by “Relationship Aus-tralia” are similar. As people useSocial Networking Services as a wayto be connected to other people theopportunity for face-to-face com-munication can be lost.

Of course, Social NetworkingServices that connect people of theworld easily have many benefits too.

On the other hand, becauseyou're addicted to the net to escapefrom a sense of isolation you do notbenefit from the goodwill of a personwatching you and verbally respond-ing.

The internet is only one tool ofcommunication. If you want to healyour sense of isolation, you need tomake the effort to go out to meetpeople who enjoy the same hobbies,or exchange casual conversationson a face to face basis.

The European Union decidedto delay the full implementation ofa trade deal with Ukraine on Sep-tember 12.

During the closed-door nego-t ia t ion in Brusse ls , t raderepresentatives from Russia, Ukraine,and the E.U. agreed to delay theagreement. Russia also got a say asto deciding Ukraine’s economicfuture. European Commission Pres-ident Jose Manuel Barroso, had ahard time defending his decision atthe 11th annual Yalta European Strat-egy conference later that day.

The popular YES summitheld this year in Kiev housed worldleaders, former and acting politiciansand global thinkers. “The Summit’shost Viktor Pinchuk, pointed outhow nice it would have to make thisconcession to Russia before, not after,thousands of Ukrainians had beenkilled.” according to TIME maga-zine.

Wesley Clark, former NATOcommander, said “I’ve seen a mistakegoing to Iraq and I see a mistake notstanding up to Putin.”

European and American leadersagreed that there would be no militarysolution to Russian military aggressionin Ukraine, the consensus among

politicians is that a diplomatic solutionshould be sought out.

“After two nuclear bombs weredropped on Japan, there was still away for a peaceful solution,” Clarkadded.

Last winter when the signingof the Ukraine-European Union As-sociation Agreement was postponedthousands of people took to thestreets to protest, which quickly es-calated into the violent revolutionin Kiev, the annexation of Crimeaand on-going war in eastern Ukraine.

I asked College of the Desertstudents what they think about Russ-ian involvement in Ukrainian politicsand students like Keisuke Shibatasaid, “Russia should not interfere inUkraine’s politics.”

Another student stated that Rus-sia is being “unreasonable” and that,“Putin only wants to reform SovietRussia.”

When I mention to studentsabout the comment that Clark saidat the YES summit, most studentsdidn’t believe in the same notion asClark.

Students believe that thingsshould be settled with “diplomaticnegotiation first” and a student whowould like to remain anonymoussaid, “I don't believe in violence nec-essarily but I do believe in someoneneeding to do what they need to doto survive accordingly, but that doesnot mean causing harm to others.”

BY DANIEL HERNANDEZ

STUDENT CONTRIBUTOR

Terrorist group, IslamicState in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) hasrecently beheaded two hostageAmericans, James Foley andSteven Sotloff. Videos of these be-headings were shared with thepublic to induce fear and causeU.S. airstrikes against the group tostop. ISIS not only could affect thelives of Americans overseas butalso possibly the lives of Ameri-cans on U.S. soil.

"We are seeing, I wouldsay, an alarming rise in the num-ber of American and EuropeanUnion nationals who have beengoing to Syria to help extremist

groups. This represents a gravethreat to our security."said Attor-ney General Eric Holder in aTIME magazine article.'"It is betterto go on the offensive against ISISnow than to risk them becoming abigger threat to Americans later."added Matthew Oldsen of theNational Counter Terrorism Cen-ter in the same TIME magazinearticle.

When asked their opin-ions on America's threatenedsafety, some College of the Desertstudents weighed in. "I believeISIS is a very real threat to theUnited States. Two American jour-nalists have been beheaded in thelast month. Journalists were al-ways considered neutral in pastwars but ISIS sees every westerneras a threat." said Luis FabianoVieyra,who is studying to work

for Homeland Security. "ISISshould be hunted down and elim-inated just as we did with theTaliban and Al Queda." headded.COD student, Adolfo Villi-cana commented that the U.S.should wait for support formother countries and that "weshouldn't have to go at this byourselves.""I think ISIS is a threatto the U.S. but they won't dare toattack us. We have to stop thembefore they gain a lot of powerand try to attack us." said RicardoBadillo.

Some students such asMartin Flores think that ISIS couldalready be here. "With the unse-cured borders, they are probablyalready in the U.S. The question iswhen are they going to attack."added Flores.

Is ISIS a threat to Americans?

BY ANDREA CASTANEDA

CURRENT AFFAIRS EDITOR

SAUL LOEB/ AP IMAGESPresident Barack Obama addresses the nation from the Cross Hall in the White House in Wash-ington, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014.

Vladimir Putin, the Ukraine,and student opinion

AP IMAGESVladimir Putin speaks with his hand on the constitution as hespeaks on his inauguration day

Fear and how Facebook and

Twitter are raising the sense

of isolationBY AKENE MIYAZAKI

STUDENT CONTRIBUTOR

Lets help save water in the Coachella Valley

MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ/ AP IMAGESThe dry bed of the Stevens Creek Reservoir is seen on Thursday, March 13, 2014, in Cupertino,Calif. Lack of seasonal rain has meant water shortages for Californians this winter.

BY ANDREA CASTANEDA

CURRENT AFFAIRS EDITOR

Current affairs 7The Chapparral

Monday, September 22. 2014

While the gym at Collegeof the Desert has people turningtheir heads with its new look, therehas been many improvements withinthe interior of the place.

Some of the main improvementsinclude the new technological qual-

ities added to it. "There's a lot moresmart technology in the new gym,"says Skip Perry, the women's bas-ketball coach for COD.

Perry adds, "The new bas-kets have a new feature of raisingand lowering the baskets all at thesame time, unlike the old gym whereyou had to remote each basket oneat a time."

In the old gym, the bas-

ketball players encountered foottraffic because of the weight roomand workout classes during theirpractice hours.

Since the gym is only for thesport of basketball, it is more exclusiveto the players. Perry mentions, "Thegirls like the new gym because youcan seal it off and have a privatepractice...it's just you and the team.They like the privacy of it." Becausethe old gym was open for everyone,it was a distraction for some of theplayers while they had practice,

Aside from the up-to-datetechnological features within thenew gym, the court itself has a new

look to it. Internally, it looks andfeels new. The colors inside the courtlook more vivid and true. The ar-chitecture outside the gym buildinglooks more contemporary than thelook of the old gym. And not onlywas the gym itself focused on andrenovated, but there are beautifulviews seen when leaving the gym.

There were many consid-erations when the new gym wasbuilt. Considering the extra spaceof the new gym, there's more parkingspace for students to park their ve-hicles.

There is a smaller field in frontof the gym that will be used to make

a setting for the college students. Itwill be similar to the setting betweenthe Social Science and Science build-ings. This will provide an expansionfor more students to have a placeto sit.

With all the changes beingmade in the new buildings, therewill be more space for each sporton campus. When the constructiontakes an end, the entire sports facilitywill have a new look to it. Not onlyis this exciting for athletes to see,but also for all students that attendCollege of the Desert.

Devon Still was cut by theCincinnati Bengals after failing toshow he was focused on football.The distraction that caused him tonot make the team was his four yearold daughter Leah fighting cancer.

Although initially cut, he waskept on the practice squad. Thiscaused a big pay cut for him, but hewas still able to receive medical cov-erage to pay for his daughter's cancertreatment. After joining the practicesquad, Still said, “It was vital to havethat for this fight.” The Bengals havebeen supportive of Still since he toldteam officials of his daughter's con-dition on June 2 of this year.

“They know my situation.the work environment is easier forme because I'm around players thatI know who I care about and care

about me.” Still told ESPN. Beyondsigning him to the practice squad,the Bengals announced that they aredonating all proceeds from Still'sjersey sales to the Cincinnati Children'sHospital. These donations will providefunds needed for pediatric cancerresearch.

Following the announce-ment, Still set a team record for jerseysales. When Bengal's coach JohnHarbaugh heard the news, he per-sonally bought one hundred jerseys.Saint's coach Sean Payton was touchedby the story and also bought onehundred jerseys. According to FoxNews, over $400,000 have been raisedin jersey sales alone. With Stills im-proving on the field, he was promotedback onto the 53-man roster lastWednesday. Not only was this amajor pay increase, but also a showingof loyalty by his team for the former2nd round draft pick.

It’s a brand new season forCollege of the Desert soccer teamand they are coming in with freshnew subs straight from Brazil, sixforeign exchange students have en-rolled at College of the Desert thissemester with goals to bring homea championship.

Gabriel Dias, Nicholas Mar-tinelli, Fabrizio Mazzotini Lucas,Gustavo Lauertino, Vinicus Rocha,and Matheus Silva are the new ele-ments to coach Castillo’s squad thisyear. Three of the players comingfrom the city of Sao Paulo, and theother two from Santos and Itaigi

Brazil.While there majors vary

from computer science to business,one thing is certain they are here be-cause of the education quality, theysay it doesn’t compare to the edu-cation quality in Brazil, and why notplay the sport that they love whilethey are here. “We study here andgo back to Brazil and have a betterjob opportunities and more doorsopen up for us” says Silva.

Dias says that even thoughthey are young this opportunity theyare having of being in this countryis worth it and will greatly impactthere future. He says its perfect thechance to study and play ball isamazing. He hopes to major to mathand one day become a civil engi-neer.

On the field, The College of theDesert’s football team is always hop-ing to provide a lot to talk aboutthroughout the season.

Even though the team came upshort against L.A. Pierce on Saturday,September 13, the team had a numberof good plays and many things tobe proud of that night, like an out-standing performance by thedefensive team.

COD's football team, which has

always been known for having a di-verse group from places all over thenation, has an offensive line hopingto make a name for themselves.

“For a small community collegewe have players from Alaska, Indiana,Florida, and Illinois. Not only arethere players from out of state, butthey have lots of local kids as well.Players range from every corner inthe valley, there are players fromJoshua Springs, Desert Hot Springs,Cathedral City, Palm Desert, LaQuinta, Desert Mirage, Shadow Hills,and Indio.” said Angel Chavez, Of-

fensive Guard # 72.Erich Pili, defensive tackle said

that the team did exponentially welland had a few good plays which ledthe team to score 17 points.

“Despite our loss I thought thedefense did really well, but there isalways room for improvement,” hesaid.

The Roadrunners next homegame is Saturday, September 27against San Diego Mesa. Come outand support the Roadrunners!

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

College of the Desert offensive wall im-presses in loss to L.A. Reid

PHOTO BY ANTONIO RUVALCABA/THE CHAPARRALCOD football team prepares to score touchdown versus L.A. Pierce

BY ANTONIO RUVALCABASPORTS EDITOR

DAY DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME

SEPTEMBER

Sat Sep 6 Santa Monica Santa Monica 1 pm Sat Sep 13 LA Pierce Desert 6 pm Sat Sep 20 Antelope Valley Lancaster 7 pm Sat Sep 27 *San Diego Mesa Desert 6 pm

OCTOBER

Sat Oct 4 *San Bernardino Valley San Bernardino 6 pm Sat Oct 11 BYE --- --- Sat Oct 18 *El Camino Compton 1 pm Sat Oct 25 HOMECOMING *East LA Desert 6 pm

NOVEMBER

Sat Nov 1 *Southwestern Desert 6 pm Sat Nov 8 *Victor Valley Victorville 1 pm Sat Nov 15 *Mt San Jacinto Desert 6 pm

Joga Bonito: the beautiful

game

PHOTO BY ANTONIO RUVALCABA/THE CHAPARRALBrazilian soccer players from left to right: Gabriel Dias,Nicholas Martinelli,Fabrizio Mazzotini Lucas, Gustavo Lau-rentino, Vinicius Rocha, Matheus Silva Rêgo

BY ANTONIO RUVALCABA

SPORTS EDITOR

Father fights to make NFL teamwhile daughter fights cancer

PHOTO BY TONY TRIBBLE/AP IMAGESCincinnati Bengals third round NFL draft pick ,Devon Stillspeaks during a news conference.

BY JOE MCDANIELSTUDENT CONTRIBUTOR

College of the Desert gym

improves in qualityBY ZEINAB HIJAZI

STUDENT CONTRIBUTOR

Fall 2014 Football schedule

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