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in dealing with academics," saidRobert E. Fox, Dean of StudentServices.

Serving in the student govern-ment is an unpaid job that re-quires its officials to put in timefor administration meetings andvarious events.

Students interested in makinga difference on campus are en-couraged to campaign for posi-tions that interest them.

In order to qualify, studentsmust be enrolled in at least sixunits, hold a 2.0 GPA, and musthave a valid Associated StudentBody card. Applicants must alsogather 150 registered FCC stu-dent signatures on a petition.

Registration forms will be avail-able March l0th in the studentIounge, and must be tumed in by

See Electlons, page 2

eace corps wantsCCCD students

By Poua HerRampage reporter

The Peace Corps is looking forrs from communitv col-

The federally funded orga-is looking for people to

in other countries as repre-ves for the United States.

The Peace Corps was started inearly 1960's by President John

Kennedy to challenge studentsthe University of Michigan to

as goodwill ambassadors tocounrles.

Since then, the agency hasto 7.000 volunteers in more

than 70 countries across the world,including Bolivia, Haiti,Mozambique, and Thailand.

Former Fresno City CollegeDean Joaquin Jimenez is a recruiterfor the Peace Corps. ln his early20's, Jimenez spent two yearsabroad with the Peace Corps as ateacher in Venezuela.

Jimenez was a choir teacher, andeven started and directed a summercamp for kids in his first year. Helived and learned with the people,working not only with the children,but also the parents.

See Peace, page 2

According to the Cen-ter for Disease Controland Prevention, black in-dividuals accounted for49 percent of total AIDScases in the United Statesin 2001. And 58 percentof all AIDS cases wereblack women.

Kennedy's researchshows that Hispanic andAfrican-American womenare increasing in the num-ber of HIV/AIDS infec-tions.

"I've Iooked at infor-

RepresentFGG, join ASGStudent body will elect new fficers

By Poua HerRampage reporter

Elections for Fresno Cityllege's Associated Student Gov-ment will be held Aprll 26

28.Available positions include:

vice president, president¡tem, and others.

ASG is an organization that rep-the student population inmeetings and school func-

"ASG is the group that hears thevoice. They

re the ones thatthe FCC

udent voices.influence stu-

life. health and

, cultural ac-

ies. and issues

Division sees huge demandfor computer knowledge

ByMona Llsa MccormlckRampage reporter

TheBuinessDi-atFresnoCþ

has agoaltoide the best

intlrebusi-fieldandtopre-

students forfer and the Meyer

. saidBusiness DivisionAs-Dean of Insftrctior\ Marityn

,EdD.Upon coming to FCC, Meyer

atFresno State foreightyears as

programmer.

She then became an irntuctor foryears at FCC in ttre Computer ln-

formationSystems Departnent in the Brsi-

ness Division before in 2001 being appointed the Associate Dean of InsEr¡c-

tionMeyer lnows comput€rs and she

mears businæs.

There are seven computer labs inthe Business Edt¡cation building alone.

"The division is fast-growing andthere is just a huge dsnrand for any-thing that has to do with computers",

saidMeyer.In 1992, FCC expanded and opened

seven computer labs and classrooms inthe Outeach Center at ManchesterMall for th¡ee main reasons.

One because "[the computerSee Dlvlslon, page 2

"It ß one thing to pú tlnr information ouf therc and if ß øntlar thing to cteote preventiorL"

-FCC instructor Jean Kennedy

PhotG by S€rgio Co¡tes, Graphic by Däisy R6asA collage of Fresno City Collcge srudcnts andfacrþ represents the equal rßk everyone slnres in contracting the HNvirus. According to the Califomia Afue of AIDS in July 2004 thcre were 550 HN cases in Fresno County.

Fox Who is at r¡sk?Frcmo City College inst¡ttctor believes tlut without awareness no one is safe from HN

ByMona Llsa McCormlckRampage reporter

The state of California has tar-geted the 93706 ZIP code in con-junction with The Good Citizens,Inc. to receive grant funds fromthe state for much needed helpdue to the higþ rate of HIV/AIDS cases in that area, accord-ing to the California State Of-fice of AIDS and the FresnoCounty Health Department.

The Fresno County HealthDepartment reported that Afri-can-Americans are among thefastest growing group carryingthe HIV/AIDS virus.

Fresno CityCollege instructorof Women's Stud-ies, Jean Kennedyexplained that herresearch con-firmed the reportacross the board. Kennedy

For the past year, Kennedyhas done research on risk-tak-ing behaviors. Kennedy will bepresenting this information todefend her dissertation in May.

''My methodology for my re-search is a qualitative model u's-ing a questionnaire to gather in-formation on risk-taking behav-iors within the African-Ameri-can community", said Kennedy.

Kennedy is hoping the mate-rial from her research wi'll be auseful tool for organizations lo-cally, statewide and even na-tionally. She hopes this infor-mation will help the Center forDisease Control and Preventionto better interpret what consti-tutes risk-taking behaviors.

The CDC will process the re-search by Kennedy and thenhave a better understanding ofthe language and behavior ofcertain minofity groups and cul-tures,

See Awareness, page 5

Peace:Gontlnued lrorn page I

Jimenez has fond memories of histime abroadwith thepeace Corps, andspeat<s veryhighly ofhis time in Ven-ezuela-

"\Me live in a very global world, andthe Peace Corps is one of those ties;one offewfteprograms thatthis coun-try has that is a voy positive tie withother countries world wide,', saidJimenez.

The Peace Corps is looking forpeople ofall backgrounds and skillstoteach health and HIV/AIDS aware-ness, educate the youth, help in com-munity developmen! agriculture, busi-ness development, and informationtechnology.

Jimenez has tips on how to be ac-cçted inø a coturty. .ilfyou like thefood or least ty to undersbnd the food,and understand and enjoy the music,and understand the idioms of the lan-guage, that counfy will probably ac-ctptyou," he said

To be in the Peace Corps, a volun-teer mwt be at least l8 yean of ageand a United Sûates citizen Each ser-vice is 27 months long, with threemonths of extensive taining and24months on ttre job in the county thatthe volunteer is selected for.

Volturteers a¡e fully tained by ttrePeace Corps and unde4go inten¡iewsjust like any otherjob. Those who areintqest€d can fill out an applicationfound in the recruitnent office or onthe Peace Corps website.

Once selected, a volunteer is thennominated to a program meeting theirskills, goes thrcugh amedical exami-natior¡ and tlren is officially invited toserve as a Peace Corps volurteer.

'Life is calling," says the peace

Corps catalog. "How farwill you go?"For more information please con-

tact Joaquin Jimenez at the Employ-Resowce Center on Tuesdays8-l I :30a.m. and Wednesdays

2-5p.m. You can also receive in-on www.p€zlc€cotps. gov.

ections:nucd lron ptge I

ril 8th,Current ASG president

iel Lorente stresses the timededication required in hold-a position. Lorente spends

nywhere between l5 to 20rs a week at meetings and

functions. "You shouldn'trunning just to be running.

's seeing problems and com-ing them," said Lorente."[ASG] represents unparallel

unities for [students] tolop skills," said Dean Fox.

t's more than getting some-lng on your resume.""[ASG] helps develop lead-

skills and helps to makechaflges,l' said former

ülections Commissioner.ie Garcia. ,¡

When electioiis are held onil 26th-28rh; fóC studenrs

y vote for thèiï canðidates inCampus Mall.

The voting booth 13 Openduringm 8a.m. to 6p.m.

e dates.If you'd like to find out more

tion, ASG holds meet-

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DivisiOn: rechnotos,topens nØly doors þr FCC students

lndexGontlnued from page Iclasses] were impacted at FCC, wedidn't have a lot of space to growand computer classes \ryere verypopular," said Meyer.

"Second reason was at that par-ticular point and time, there was abig welfare-to-work push and weworked very closely with Cal-works.

"Third we have a number of shr-dents who don't have their own pri-vate fransportation and ManchesterCenter is a hub for the Fresno bussystem," said Meyer.

The Bwiness Division not onlvoffers theprograms and classes atFCóand Ma¡rchester Center but also hastheir own job placement program inthe division.

"Suiting ry for Success" is aFCCstore inManchesterCenterspecifically

to help shrdørts in attainingproperat-tire for ttre interview process.

The paralegal program at FCC wasnamed one ofthe Top 100 in the coun-ty.

"That is just a big honor," saidMeyer.

"þ be namedl Top 100 not onlywitr the community colleges but alsoamong law schools tlratrunpara legal

prograrns, tù/ewere çitepleasedwiththat " saidMeyer.

In 2002, the division put intoplace a program for sû¡denß who areinterested in the computer operatingsystem, which is the MCSE,Microsoft C,ertifi ed System Engineø.

"[the MCSE program] is an ex-citing program because MCSE professionals make good money and it.can cost quite a bit to obtain classesin which FCC students can attendfor the regular $26 per urit. And ittakes only a year for certification,"said Meyer.

Having great programs is onething and brying to keep up withtoday's changingtechnology is an-other.

'It is a constant challenge. For-tunately, [the business division staff]is very de.voted and enthusiastic.[The staft] is constantly seekingfornew knowledge to teach our studentsso that they have the edge they needforthe advantage in the worþlace,',Meyer said.

"[We] are very proud ofthe Busi-ness Division. We have a numberofoutstanding prognuns and a verydevoted faculty andwe are dedicatedin helping our students."

photo by Daisy Rosas

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Big Ballers. FCC men's basketballteamclinches CVC tifle and breaksschool record.

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mation around women in thehigh risk population right nowand heterosexuals in particular,ivomen of color, specifically,are rapidly becoming infécted.

With heterosexual African_American women in the fore_front, Hispanrc women areright behind in numbers",Kennedy said.

Fresno City College student,Shardae Rasheed said, ..Since

I am African-American, it re_ally makes me sad knowinethat AIDS is hitting the Afrilcan-American community themost. But we canrt go aroundudging people just because

they have AIDS. [V/e shouldll] use protection and don't dorugs".

Because of challenges withccess to proper health care,revention ad treatment of

DS, the disease seems torike African-Americans mo¡e

n, according to the CDC.Kennedy's researclr showed

at HIV/AIDS was impactingme groups more that others."I began to realize how

evastating this virus is. not

only as a health issue, but as aneconomic issue", said Kennedy.

"Economic-wise, my phi-losophy is if you don't have ahealthy work force then youdon't really have healthv ahealthy community that óanbuild economically", Kennedyadded.

"It is one thing to,put that in_formation out there and it is an_other thing to create the preven_tion.

- There is no point in sayingthat down the street there is ãproblem but then you're not do-ing anything to prevent it',, saidKennedy.

The Good Citizens Inc., acommunity-based organizationlocated in the southwest Fresno93706 Zlp code, consulted withKennedy.in creating The Brothaand Sista Project, made pos_sible by a grant from the Cali-fornia State Office of AIDS.

The grant provides preven_tion and intervention servicesfor HIV Positive African_American women, men andothêr individuals.

The Project focuses on areasof health and wellness, referral

and linkages, counselins ser_vices, skitls buitding foi safebehaviors, support groups andsocial events.. The FCC Black Faculty andStaff Association is alså be-coming involved with commu_nrty outreach. The Good Citi_zens Inc. asked Kennedv tohelp with providing volunieerstudents.

FCC\tudents are also.awareof the seriousness of this dis_ease.

"AIDS is no joke", said sec_ond semester construction andreal estate student, AxelCortez, "it is an important is_suet'.

Dalvir Kehal commented thatAIDS is dangerous, ..Always

takethe precautions. Know how it istransferred", said the first semes_ter International Student.

The FCC Health Center pro_vides anony'mous HIV testins forstudents.

"We are walking targets. Weneed to take responsibility and ask[your partnqr] questions and be pro_active in your sexuality", Kennedysaid.

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Falcons ISport: Men's BasketballWhen: Feb. 16, 7 p.m.Where: West Hills CollegeNotes: The undefeated andfirst-ranked Rams travel torüest Hills, the only otherteam in the conference witha winning record.

By Ryan McHenryRampage reporter

The Fresno City College men'sbasketball team clinched their thirdstraight conference championshipFeb. 12 at FCC with an 82-67 winover Porterville College. Modestohelped a little by defeating WestHills and putting FCC three gamesup with only two games remaining.Not only did the Rams win the con-ference championship, but they alsoextended their win streak to a

school record 27 straight wins.Jordan Farley led FCC in the win

over Porterville, scoring 2l pointsand adding five rebounds. Defen-sively, Cedric Kalombo put hismark on the game, recording 6blocked shots to go along with his7 points and 2 rebounds.

With justtwo games to go in theregular season, the Rams exploreuncharted waters as the team triesto close the season without a loss.The Rams strategy

throughout the season has beento wear teams out with fresh guysplaying at an extremely high levelofenergy, leaving opponents flat-footed and tired.

When a team goes undefeatedfor this long it brings added pres-sure to the players to perform as

teams try to end the streak."There is always going to be

pressure playing under Walberg sowe understand that pressure andfeed off of it" said GeoffreyClayton.

Clayton, a sophomore on thisyears team, played his final homegame of the regular season Satur-day night.

"I'm just happy we can come outand win one for the fans, we haveplayed in gyms where there wereonly a few people, the fans comeout here and suppof us so this winwas for them," Clayton added.

The Rams, although they have

two games remaining, can't helpbut look ahead to the playoffs.What else do they have to prove,having won 27 games in a row inthe regular season? There isn'tmuch left to prove but continuingtheir own legacy and extending thesçhool's record for most consecu-tive wins.

"Not many other teams matchthe energy we put out with our con-

FCC's Jordan Farley hangs from the rim afier dunking over Kimarley willia¡ns Qert) andMamin Carraway (20) Feb. 12. FCC won 82-67, clinching the Central Valley Conference title.

"The other FCC teams are greatbut we snapped the school record,"said Reggie Butler. "What we aredoing outthere is beating teams thatcan't match our style ofplay. Whenwe get to the playoffs that is goingto be different, it will be the littlethings that will help us win state."

Head coach Vance Walberg istrying to play down the consecutivewin record and keep the team fo-

See ten, page 8

ditioning andhardpractices, so I amlooking forwardto the challenge ofthe playoffs," said Bubba Tolliver,one of the team's and conference'sstingiest defenders.

The biggest question that re-mains to be answered is the ques-tion of whether or not this year'steam has what it takes to win thestate championship, which haseluded FCC in years past.

13 Rams ftansfer to fotlr-yeat collegesBy Davld WltteSports editor

Thirteen Fresno City Col.lege football play-ers will play at four-year colleges next fall, in-cluding four at PAC-10 schools.

"Our goal in this program is to get 100 per-cent of our players on to four-year colleges,"FCC coach Tony Caviglia said.

Palauni Ma Sun, Jr., and Pat So'oalo, bothoffensive linemen, have signed NCAA lettersof intent Feb. 2 with Oregon, while mnning backNate Wright and cornerback Aaron Millersigned with Oregon State.

Miller led FCC with six interceptions, twoof which he ran back for touchdowns. Wrightran for 677 yards his sophomore year, falling

short of his freshman mark of 1452 yards hisfreshman year due to an injured ankle. He alsoreceived offers from Kentucky, Texas Tech,Marshall, Central Florida, and MississippiState.

"I like the PAC-10, it's a good conference,"Wright said. "I'll better myself if I play in theconference, playing against teams like USC andCal."

Another offensive lineman, KalaviBlanchard, will play at Kentucky, while defen-sive lineman Tolifili Liufau and linebackerZach Diles will play at Utah. Wide receiverDeAngelo Ramsey will play at Idaho, and fel-low receiver Joey Stein, who led the Rams inreceptions, will head to Division II Humboldt'State.

"I \ryas playing D-III out of high school,"Stein said. "To be able to come back and playin front ofmy family and friends, and then jumpup to a D-II, it's really great."

Four players transferred at the semesterbreak: safety James Brown to Kent State, de-fensive lineman Levi Ehnisz to SacramentoState, Selevasio Fauolo to Nevada, and centerJohn Verwey to Idaho.

Fauolo was second on the team with 106tackles, including eight for lossés and two sacks.Brown totaled 73 tackles (42 assists) and threeinterceptions.

"It's all about getting these guys to four-yearcolleges," Caviglia said. "We're always goingto win, but it's all about getting them moved on."

Barely above evenFCC womenfail tu 14-13 overatl with an 83-67loss to Reedley, giving Reedley a season sweep

By Ryan McHenryRampage reporter

Fre sno City Collegewomen's basketball suffered itssecond defeat at the hands ofReedley College 83-67 atFresno City College Feb. 12.The Rams' second straight lossleft head coach Donnie Johnsondisappointed at the team's playthus far with a l4- I 3 record and6-5 in conference.

Johnson is looking for helpfrom his key players to give himsomething positive to build onfor next season.

The Rams started the seasonat the College of the Sequoiastournament, finishing secondand looking forward to a pros-perous season. ,

Unfortunately the roller-coaster ride has left coachJohnson with something morepainful than a stiff neck: a dis-appointing season.

"I never imagined us beingwhere we are right now," saidJohnson. "My stomach is stillupset from the Reedley game."

The disappointing season. iq ^

partially because ofthe lack ofplayers coming to FCC due toso many colleges in the areapulling from the same pool asFCC.

"We are getting youngerplayers than we have in yearspast, and more coaches are pull-ing girls from our area.,,Johnson said. "Bakersfield,Modesto, Reedley, COS, are allschools that are watering downour talent coming in."

Johnson also placed some ofthe blame on a difficult sched-ule and the fact that FCCdoesn't have a tournament theyhost to give girls more experi-ence, as in the case of COS andReedley.

"We have one of the top tentoughest schedules in the state

and it wears you out when youhave a young téam like ours,,Johnson said.

Johnson used the analogy ofthe women's team this year be-ing similar to a chair; "We havefour key players: BrittneyNicolls, Breanna Perry,Verenique rùy'arren and SandraGarcia. They are all the legs,when one of the legs is brokenthen chair will fall."

Lucky for Johnson there aretwo freshman ón the team in thatnucleus ofplayers.

Verenique Warren and

Breanna Ferry ar-e both expeotedto return next year for the Rams.Warren is one of the team's bet-.ter def,enders and will undoubt-edly anchor the Rams defensenext yèar.

"Verenique. works hard atwhat she does, she wants tolearn, and that is encouraging.I'd like to see her become moreof a complete player," saidJohnson.

The Rams travel toPorterville College Saturday,February l9th at 7pm to closeout the season.

FCC\ Brittney Nicolls passes to Raffinee Edwards during a7l-5gvictory over Portenille Jan 26. The Rams løve sircefattento I4_13.

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FCCI Sarah Montoy misses a pitch during tn" no^r,s!ìî:jí;::-"*Sierra College at FCC Feb. 8. FCC is 2-4 on the season.

By Davld WltteSports editor

Fresno City College's softballteam.split its double header inFremont Feb. 13, defeating Col-lege of the Redwoods l4-9 in nineinnings before losing to Ohlone 4-0.

Pitcher Jennifer Spradlingearned credit for both games.

Despite seven errors, the Ramsouthit Redwoods l4-10. MarissaSalazar went 3-3, with twodoubles and two runs, JenniferCoronado and Joyce Lett added atriple and two runs each, and Sa-rah Monto¡ Michelle Lee, andVeronica Guzman each went 2-4.

The Rams followed this perfor-

mance with a 4-0 loss to Ohlonedespite committing only one er-ror. Spradling ended the weekendwith a 2-2 record.

The Rams split their double-header Feb. 12 at San Mateo, win-ning the first game 9-5 behindSpradling's effort on the moundand in the batter's box. Spradlingwent2-3 in the game, along withMelanie Madrid, who hit adouble, and Cindy Chavez, whohad a triple.

San Mateo rebounded with I Ihits in the second game, leadingto an 8-3 victory. MelanieMadridhit FCC's first home run of theseason, but the loss fell onMontoy's shoulders. The fresh-man pitcher is 0-2 this season.

With FCC's 5-l anó9-6 home'losses to Sierra Feb. 8. FCC isnow 2-4.

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Above - Takuya Trudo ,rorlïî""'r"äi,ii"run against Butte College Feb. 5 whileJason Sadoian ( I ) runs toward first basein the bottom of the ninth inning. Lefi -Adam Matchum swings at a pitch duringthe same game, which FCC won game 9-8. beating Cosumnes River 6-4, ShastaCollege l3-4, and Butte 9-8, the Rams hitthe roadfor a three-game series atSacramento. FCC lost thefirst two l0-3and 5-0, but won the third 2-1.

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Men: Walberg keeping rheteam focused on winningGontinued from page 6cused by sticking with the basicfundamentals of the game. He hasexplained to the team the opportu-nity they have in playin gfor a greatteam like this one, reminding theteam that most players in the state,or even the country do not have theopportunity to be a part of some-thing as special as this.

"We know it in the back of ourminds, but coach has us concentrat-ing on the little things," said But-ler.

Butler's explosiveness allowedhim to score I 6 points by way of g

slam dunks in the game versusMerced College.

"We all talk aboirt the record andhow great it is to be undefeatedoutside ofthe basketball court, butwhen it comes time to play we haveto focus on getting the win,"Clayton said.

Trying to remain humble in spiteof all the team's success is some-thing that coach Walberg is trying

his best to instill inside his players'heads. Freshman guard HeathColvin was unable to comment onthe team's success due ro teammateGeoffrey Clayton.

"We had to run lines last weekbecause he [Clayton] said that itwould take a division one,team tobeat us," Clayton said. "So he can'ttalk to you."

V/ith the way this team is play-ing, Colvin may be right. FCC hasnot only won all their games but theteam has an average winning mar-gin of 29 points per game, and hasscored at least 100 points in 19 ofthe 27 wins.

FCC, although it has won theconference championship, still hasto beat a very good West Hills teamthat is second in the conference anda COS team that was severely short-handed due to injuries in their firstmatch-up to remain unbeaten. Bothgames being on the road presentsan even bigger challenge Feb. 16at Coalinga, and Feb. l9 at Visalia.

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into sowrcthing scary.' What do FresnoState, College of the Se-quoias and Reedley Col-lege have that Fresno CityCollege does not?

Dormitories.And whynot? Fresno

City College should beable to have a

McCormick Hall, okaywell maybe not to benamed afterme, b¡rt dor-mitories would definitelybe a big plus for FCC.

Remembei the park-ing problem? That greatmonster of a problem?Dormitories would alle-viate some of the park-

with your friends fromyour dorm? By the way,I have eaten in the caf-eteria and (no offense to

assume thatFCC studentshave enoughmoney to pay

fo, housing?

tial neighborhoods.People that reside in the

area wouldn't appreciate noisy,iresponsible college studentsmoving in next door. Sure, ['inmaking a huge generalizationabout the students that wouldbe living in the dorms, but ona Friday and Saturday night

I'm sure the dorm residentswon't be sitting on thecouch, quietly watching theGolden Girls [unless you'reme of course.]

Location also raises myeyebrow. Where would thedorms be placed? rr¡/e allknow there is so muchempty land surrounding thecollege. What will be torndown to make room?

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Good idea.Students will take school

more seriously.

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ever the case may be. ButI can assu¡e you that aftera couple ofweeks ofdor-mitory living, you will bea social butterfly. Youcould never imagine thatyouknew so manypeople.

Generally, breakfast,lunch and dinner are in-

cluded in the "staying in

You canT use the the dorms" package, an-other plus. Can you

you couldn't findparking.

ing problem because instead of finding aplace to park, the students wouldjust be ableto walk to school, and that would count forsome type of fitness right? Another plus..

Buf then for thosé of you'làie pëo¡ilé,(oka¡ okay I'm included in that group), youcan't use the excuse that you were late toclass because you couldn't find parking.

Dormitory living is a great idea becausefor someone like myself, I drive at least 30minutes to getto campus, not including foggydays, and that's one way. So if I lived in thedorms, I would definitely have extra'time tostudy. The library and computer lab wouläjust be a hop skip and a jump away. Or Icould use that exta time to hang out or mostlikely, sleep.

If you look at dormitory livingthrough a sociologists eyes, (thank you Ms.V*g), staying in a space where living quar-ters wer€ sha¡ed with another student helpssocializing skills, just hope that you don't geta devil worshþer in a cult for a roommate.You and your new roommate or even othersin the dorms can hang out, eat together, goto games together, share beauty secrets, what-

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swnmer time for highschool graduates ingetting acquaintedwith college life byliving with other stu-dents going throughthe same transition.There would be counselorsand den mothers to help.

If FCC offered dor-mitories, I would definitelyconsider signing up to bé aresident. So when one ofmyfellow students would askme, "Where do you stay?"Instead of saying, "Forright now, I am stillstaþgwithmypar-ents." I would be

able to sa¡ "I'mstaying in thedorms". Cool.

oor-itorì., at FresnoCity College seem like agood idea nntil you reflect onthe problems the college al-ready'faces.

Think of all the space thatwould be used to builddorms, when more parkinglots couldbe installed. Thinkof all the money that wouldbe spent, that could be usedto remodel the dilapidatingclassrooms.

My poinf is, why add tothe problem with unneces-sary expenditu¡es when thecollege could improve onthings it already has. Not tomention the chaos it wouldcause to the aging residen-

Are we going to

Maybe, the historical, old administrationbuilding? Forum Hall? The toxic scien'celabs? Or even, [gasp] a parking lot!

OK, maybe I'm beingtoo dramatic, but re-ally, where is thereenough room to house

several hundred FCCstudents on campus?

If dorms were placed oncampus, think of all the con-

struction that would be disruptiveto the everyday movement of the col-

lege.It's also a known fact that a reason why

students attend a community college is tosave money while getting a worth- whileeducatiori. Are we going to assume that sev-eral hundred FCC students hâve enoughmoney to pay for housing?

While dorms seem like a fun and excit-ing idea for city college students, it won'twork. Money can be spent on more impor-tant things.

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secutive wins - 25. Read the Bee's sports section andthat fact is still a secret. Good luck in Washington, sportseditor.

Despite the peùking problems and the sports cover_up areminor blemishes on an otherwise splendid institution, Ram_land is an experience students can, and should, and MUSTtake pride in. When you see fellow student say, ,.Fresno CityCollege? You bet! I've been there and I'm proud of it."

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's just common sense, we students carry on our shoul-the burden ofprotecting and enriching the school's repu-

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rue, the administration also bears that responsibility. Thellence of the faculty and staff, the attention-drawing

program (see Sports page 6), the wide diversity of; offered, the physical plant and classrooms, rightto the elegant beauty of the campus landscaping

ncing evidence. mits to selling 10,000 parking permits.

Large stone and cement steps lead ten feet undergroundto a massive and beautiful home that is carved out ofFresno's famous field stone.

It is so pictwesque and old world, there is reallynothing like it anywhere in Fresno.

Roman arch-ways are guardedby old black irongates, and a largebanquethall whereyou can easily pic-

hear about but we never actually goand see because we have taken it for

plants and a fürit tree. One of the üees pro-Ir is one of those things that we olten | ffi:iJå:;ffiä:-itr:'r'ff',ï

hue a large wedding or party happening. Thewhole experience is inc¡edible.

The Underground Ga¡dens were created by aSicilian immigrant named Baldasare Forestiere,who first came to Fresno to become ã farmer.

lnformation about Forestiere underground Gardens can be found at s201 w.shaw Avenue or call 271-0794. Gardens are open for tours on the weekends.

as ii$agäir,eported, we can takefact on tieway

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orestiere Gardens are one of Fresno's fOrgotten trea;Each year, he dug out another room, and eventually he began to live completely

underground in this full functioning house.Over a span of40 years, the space grew to 10,000 square feet.This labyrinth of tunnels and architectural achievement features more then 50

rooms' and 100 patio's, court yards, and grottoes, all lying beneath I 0 Acers of land.The massive skylights hold numerous

grantedfor so long.

when he dug into the soil and found field stone undemeath, it made the landdiffrcult if not impossible to cultivate. To escape the summer heat, Baldasare dug acellar to sit in and cool off.

was so wonderful they would have heardabout it and gone to it a long time ago.

There are so many interesting and fascinating things to do in Fresno. The un-derground Gardens is definitly one of the most interesting things to do. I stronglyrecommend that everyone go and see them.

The Underground Gardens are one ofFresno's forgotten treaswes. It is one ofthosethings that we often hear about but we neveractually go and see because we have taken itfor granted for so long. I think that peopleIook at it with the logic that if something

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ARIES (March 2l-April 19) Aflock of pigeons will take overyour living room, forcing you towatch th all dav.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)Johnny Cochran will come to youraid after you are accused ofbeingthe Wisconsin Nun-beater.

GEMIM (May 2l-June 20) A treewill fall in a foresr. Theconsequences will be debated forcenturies.

â'\tCANCER (June 2l-July 22)youwill meet your estranged twin at afrat party, and proceqd to steal hischeerleader girlfriend.

LEO (July 23- Aug. 22) You wiltdiscover that what you thoughtwas your neighbor's dog crappingon your lawn is actually,yourneighbor. 4.J -.f@.VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sep t. 22) yourtest to join a Buddhist monastery inTibet will hinge on rhe question,"What is the square root of367,9267'GroeqrÐ

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-pleas for those damn dirty apes toget their hands off you will fall ondeaf ears.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.2l) Your week will be uneventful.Maybe

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-J an. 19)Capricorn has bee¡ shut down, dueto poor sales and a general lack ofrnterest.

(Jan.20-Feb. l8)Youill thwart your tapeworm's questrule the world when you put toouch hot sauce on your burrito.

(Feb. l9-March 20)is tired of telling you how

week will go, and just wisheswould go away.

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Community concert band wows packed FCC theatre

The Fresno Community Con-cert Band performed on February4, in the FCC Theatre. The con-cert was a sold out event as peoplearrived at the last minute andsearched for a seat among thecrowd.

People ofall ages rvere in atten-dance as the Community ConcertBand prepared to teat the audienceto a night of entertaining music.The room filled the lights dimmed,and the perfornance begun.

The theme for the night was"Hooray for Hollywood," withmusic from many movies includ-ing: 'Harry Potter', 'The Lord ofthg Ringql- The Fellowship of theRing, 'Pirates of the Caribbean;,and mrny others-

The Fresno Community Con-cert Band was excellent. Theyplayedmusic that audience mem-bers ofall ages responded to. youdidn't have to be a connoisseur toenjoy the music played by the band.They played very well and every-one enjoyed it.

The music was $nexpectedlylively and you could picture the

It was very different from theFresno Philharmonic concerts. Thisgroup hadpersonality and it showedthrough the music that it chose toplay that night.

Theband itselfwas diverse in itsage group, from one young ladywith black and red hair to the greyhaired music veterans.

Among the band members wasWendy Begley. Begley is a20 yedi-old trumpet playe who has ben withthe concert band for two years.Many past and present music teach-ers, students, and other music lov--ers filled out the rest ofthe concertband.

"We sell out every concert,,, saidconductor Robert Nielson. ..We

can't do it with just one show.',Some concertgoers I sat aroundechoed the statement.

David Harper, a retired teacherfrom Selma, has been to the con-cert six times now and enjoyed eachone.

"People should be here, fight-ing tooth and nail to get here,,'said Harper. Harper wants alarger venue so more people havethe chance to enjoy the show.

As the evening closed and theaudience dispersed out to theircars, audience members couldn'tstop talking about what a greatshow they had just seen. Thisgroup of performers played wellbeyond their years. Instead of"Hooray for Hollywood,".iishould be hooray for the FresnoCommunity Concert Band for agreat performance.

The next Fresno CommunityConcert Band performance willbe held Friday, April 8, at 7:30pmin the FCC Theatre. The themefor that show will be ..Musical

Picture ." Anyone wanting infor-mation about concert dates andtickets can contact the FresnoCommunity Concert Band at:www.fresnoccb.org. .

movies playing out in your mind asthe music played. It was a gteatshow for both the very young andthe old. The audiencè wab eventreated to an explanation about thegame Quidditch, from a youngHarry Potter fan, who seemed in-sulted that the conductor didn,tknow how the game worked.

Straight from the undergroundFCC student displays his lyrical creativity on solo debut

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Brooks fell in love with music mainstream artists is gar_early in his childhood. Listening to bage," said Brooks.underground hiphop, classical jazz There's no intelligence be-

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After a three-year hiatus Collective Soul is back withthcir seventh album'Youth':

"Youth is a mindset, not a number!" said lead singer ofCollective Soul Ed Roland.

All songs on the CD spread this idea. They're great cruis-ing music, especially for the spring. Full ofYeatr-life-is-good-feeling they get you in a good mood when you're in a badone and make your mood even better when you're alreadyhappy. Especially 'Better Now'with the chorus

"I'm feeling better now."The songs on 'Youth'are very smooth yet not too slow

and still really comforting. Listening to'Foels Like (It FeelsAlright)' reminds me of the big party at the end of the movie'DazedAnd Confrsed', many people, everyone is contentand just having a great time.' Other favorites are the heaffelt and hooky ballad ,How

Do You Love'as well as the atmospheric, ribh mid-temporocker 'Perfect To Stay'. 'Under Heaven's Skies' explodesfiom its genial verses into a ferociously raucous chorus andis a song to hear over and over agþin.

Abonus to the CD is the detailed booklet with all thesong texts and some good pictures of the guys, one big eyecandy.

Collective Soul will be playing in Califomia with stopsin Ventura Feb. I 8, Anaheim Feb. 19, San Diego Feb. 20 and

Collective Soul (Iefr to right) Slune Evans, WiIl Turpin, Ed Rotand, Joel Kosche and Dean'Roland are back againto release their seventh album titled 'Youth'. The group is touring the country right now and will perform in citiesctcross Calfornia starting on Feb. 18 and ending on Feb. 23.

ber Dean about 'Youth'. "I think that a lot of these songsrepresent that."

If you want to know more about Collective Soul andtheirtoudaþs checkorf theirhomepage: www.collectivesoul.corn

in San Francisco on the 23. If you're somewhere near thesecities, don't miss them!

"I want people to feel the good energy, the good placethat we are in," said Roland's brother and fellow baäd mem-

H ip-hOp: Artist loolcs to travel

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andjust see the reist ofthe world. I'mjust going ûo keep doing what I love.

:This is something I've been doingfor years. I grew up on the love ofthe a¡t of [music], it's unfortunatethat underground isn't getting the

'Metamorphosis Act' is a greatCD from begiruring to end. The waythe þics and rhythms of the fiacksflow together is something that main-stream artists and record labels a¡e

missing.Hopefrrlly they'll catch on one

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