Napa Valley College students Lucinda Knudson and Vanessa Walker were honored by being named to the All-California Academic Team, a state-wide honor. Knudson was named to the first team; Walker to the second team. Both outstanding scholars, they are in Phi Theta Kappa honor society and are active on campus. They were honored at a luncheon in Sacra-mento also attended by Dr. Edna Baehre, college president, and Prof. Cathy Gillis and Prof. Glen Bell, honor society advi-sors. The students received certificates from Phi Theta Kappa as well as

from Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom.Knudson, a political science major, has a

3.94 GPA. She is a sophomore and the cur-rent captain of the softball team. She was named second team, All Bay Valley Confer-ence, and NVC Best Defensive Player last season. She also plays flute and alto saxo-phone in the North Bay Wind Ensemble and NVC Jazz Ensemble. She volunteers with several youth softball programs. She has plans to transfer and earn a law degree in hopes of becoming a lawyer. She will attend Notre Dame de Namur in the fall and play for their NCAA Division II softball team. She plans to double major in political science and English.

Her parents, Bill and Cinda Knudson, and grandparents, Ralph and Loraine Moore,

attended the Sacramento event with her.Walker, journalism major, has a 3.7 GPA

and will earn NVC degrees in psychology and social and behavioral science before she trans-fers to CSU Sacramento in the fall. She has spent two years working as an intern with First 5 Solano’s School Readiness program helping children and families in Vallejo with academics and mental health issues. Her career goal is to work for a California newspa-per and report on music, the arts and educa-tion. She is also passionate about working in the social service and mental health fields. She has been a student writer for Napa Valley Col-lege’s newsletter.

Her parents Rowena and Ronald Walker and Brandon Perry attended the event with her.

Lucinda 'Luie' Knudson

Vanessa Walker

NVC students on All-California Academic Team

Six members of the Broadcast Television Engineering Technology Program at Napa Valley College were selected and took more than half of the available openings of the National Association of Broadcasters

BTV students awarded national scholarships

Submitted photoFrom left, in Las Vegas Edwin Macalalad, Napa Valley College; Amanda Smith, NABEF coordinator; Kiersten Gurule, NVC; Maria Perez, NVC; Amber Stilson, Hocking College; Matt McMillan, Hocking College; Scott Heitman, NVC; Michael West, NVC; Alexander Gitana, NVC; Andrew Johnson, ITT Technical Institute; and not shown Nikki Marra, University of London.

TV Continued on Page 16

Speaker series continues

April 21: 'When

Policies Become Prisons'

Napa Valley College faculty members are participating in an exciting new speaker series which will offer something for everyone.

“Contemporary Conversations with Napa Valley College Faculty,” sponsored by the Napa

John Liscano

PRISONS Cont. on Page 3

Napa Valley College

NEWSApril 21, 2011News for Students, Staff & FacultyWWW.NAPAVALLEY.EDU

"If you think education is

expensive, try ignorance!"

– Derek Bok, American Educator,

Lawyer, Stanford grad., pres. of

Harvard 1971-1990

President’s BlogSee the college homepage at www.napavalley.edu for a new blog by Dr. Edna Baehre Kolovani, college president. It is located under “President’s Blog” under "About NVC."

NVC’s president is featured on the Napa Rotary Club’s show on Public Access Channel 27 Sundays at 3:30 p.m. and Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. through April.

A college show will be taped April 22 to air in May. Watch for future information on when the show will air.

Budget BlogThe budget blog (available with a college log-in) has been extended to May 6 to gather more ideas for budget reductions and ways to increase revenue. Suggestions can also be dropped into the Suggestion Box which is located near the door into president’s office in the 1300 Building. A listening session on budget ideas was held by the Board of Trustees prior to the April board meeting. It was standing room only in the Community Room of the Library.Watch for announcements of a budget forum.

In this IssueNVC Receives Copia Library Donation ........... Page 2NVC Qualifies for Hispanic Designation ........ Page 3BRAVO ............................................................. Pages 4, 5Black History Dinner ....................................... Page 6Calendar .......................................................... Page 8Sister City Benefit ........................................... Page 10MESA............................................................... P:age 10NVC Clothesline Project ................................. Pages 12, 13Classified Appreciation Week ......................... Page 13Hands Across Campus .................................... Page 14NVC Women's Soccer Coach Announced ...... Page 15Pay to Stay ...................................................... Back Page

NOTE: Production of this issue of NVC News was delayed due to the move of the Community Relations Office and signifi-cant computer issues. Please send your news for the next issue to bmalmgren@napavalley.edu

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Thanks to efforts by Bonnie Thoreen, now-retired dean of the Upper Valley Campus and Library and Learning Ser-vices, the 6,000 volume cookbook col-lection from Copia was acquired by Napa Valley College.

Copia, the Center for Wine, Food and the Arts, opened in 2001 and closed in 2008. It was the vision of the late vintner Robert Mondavi and located near the Oxbow in Napa on First Street.  Thoreen started pursuing the collection in April 2009. She examined the collection and then met with one of the attorney’s over-seeing the distribution of assets from the bankrupted Copia. The attorney sup-ported the idea of keeping the collection local and making it available for commu-nity access.  Months of negotiations fol-lowed; the cookbook collection was delivered to the Upper Valley Campus in December.

NVC’s Napa Valley Cooking School had already received the cookbook col-lection of Belle Rhodes. The Copia col-lection starts in the year 2000, which was near the time when Rhodes stopped collecting. The size of the Upper Valley Campus library had already been expanded to accommodate the Rhodes collection and those cookbooks have been cataloged into the SNAP system. Having the Copia books will provide an

additional rich resource to the SNAP regional library system.

“The purchase was made possible by

the endowment that Belle and Barney Rhodes left to the college’s  Napa Valley Cooking School,” Thoreen notes. “I am delighted that the collection is housed at the Upper Valley Campus and available to our culinary students and faculty as well as to library users throughout the region.  And I believe that Belle and Bar-ney would be very happy to have this collection added to theirs.”  

This project has also been a labor of love for volunteer Bunny Goldstein, who worked on the collection as a volunteer at Copia for years. “He was so support-ive during the negotiations and abso-lutely thrilled to be able to help us get everything entered into the SNAP data-base,” said Thoreen.

Napa Valley College can now qualify as a Hispanic Serving Institution and is now eligible to apply for HSI-related grants.

To qualify as an HSI, a college must have at least 25% of FTES (full-time-equivalent students) claimed by Hispan-ic students.

Traditionally a large percentage of stu-dents do not indicate their ethnicity on the admissions application.

The effort to encourage students to declare their ethnicity for purposes of becoming a Hispanic Serving Institution and thus eligible to apply for millions of dollars in Federal grants that will serve ALL students (not just Latinos), is criti-cal in this era of limited funding for edu-cation, said Oscar De Haro, vice presi-dent of student services. “If the college is able to obtain these grants, it will benefit all students,” he said.

At the beginning of this academic year Hispanic students claimed approximate-ly 19.9% of FTES, while students of

unknown (unreported) racial/ethnic backgrounds claimed 30% of FTES at NVC. Thanks to efforts by the college researcher, with leadership from the Office of Student Services, a college-wide committee, support from faculty and the “Declare Yourself” campaign, additional Hispanic students were identified.

A website for collecting data was launched, and fall 2010 credit students with unreported race/ethnicity informa-tion were contacted through email, robo-calls, and personal telephone calls and encouraged to update their records.

“According to our calculations, His-panic students claimed approximately 27% of FTES in fall 2010 and the propor-tion of FTES claimed by “unknowns” was reduced by 14%,” said Dr. Robyn Wornall, director, Institutional Research. “For the first time, the numbers we report to the federal government via IPEDS (the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) show that His-

panic students claimed more than 25% of NVC headcount.”

Students are still being encouraged to share more complete information with the college.

If students have not declared their ethnicity, there is still time. The college recently learned that there is some money from fiscal year 2010 that is available from the U.S. Department of Education for HSI STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math) and articulation projects.  Since the funding is from 2010, HSI qualification for grant proposals will be based on fall 2009 enrollments.  NVC’s fall 2009 IPEDS data indicate that Hispanic stu-dents claimed 19% of headcount. “Our records show that Hispanic students claimed approximately 24.5% of FTES.  NVC is continuing the Declare Yourself campaign and contacting ‘unknowns’ from fall 2009 in an effort to meet the application deadline of April 29,” Wor-nall said.

NVC gets high marksNapa Valley College’s bond rating by Standard

& Poor’s has been affirmed as “AA-“ and “stable outlook” indicating confidence in the college.

The college also received high marks from the independent auditors at a recent college board meeting.

Congratulations to John Nahlen, vice president of Business and Finance, his staff and all those involved in financial reporting.

Bookstore hoursGiven the budget and staffing, the Napa Valley

College Bookstore’s new hours are Monday through Thursday 7:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. and Fridays 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

For the convenience of students there is a new vending machine with supplies available in the Library lobby. Check it out!

April 10 Founder’s DayNapa Valley College’s Found-

er’s Day was April 10, the birth-day of Dr. Harry McPherson, the college’s founding president. The day recognizes his vision for the college, leadership and ongoing support. The legacy of Dr. McPherson, who passed away at age 99 in January 2001, is still felt on campus with the awarding of the McPherson Distinguished Teaching Awards each year and the Jessamyn West Creative Writing Contest, funded by the McPherson-West fund through the college Foundation.

On the movePrinting Services is now located

in the college Warehouse. The college Transfer Center has

moved to the south hallway of the current Administration Building (1300 Building), across from Human Resources. 

The Community Relations Office, which was located in the former Library, is in temporary quarters in the portable building behind the Little Theater.

The former college Library is being remodeled and will become the Administration Building.

After work on the old Library is complete and Administration moves in there, the current Administration Building will then be remodeled and bring together many Student Services under one roof.

Napa Valley College receives Copia book collectionTop photo: Bonnie Thoreen and volunteer Bunny Goldstein celebrate the arrival of the Copia cookbook collection to the Upper Valley Campus. The collection is an asset for NVC’s Napa Valley Cooking School and is also available to the community through the SNAP library consortium.

Photos below: Tyson Holmes and his crew from Holmes Moving accomplished the move of the Copia books to the St. Helena Campus. The local company has provided major service to the college with recent moves such as moving the college Library on the main campus and moving campus offices.

Photos by John Thoreen

“Declare Yourself!” campaign continues

Napa Valley College qualifies as Hispanic Serving Institution

Valley College Foundation, will be free and open to the public.  Different faculty members will address a contemporary issue in their field of study. 

“When Policies Become Prisons: How Interests & Ideas from the Past become Impediments to Our Future” will be the topic for Dr. John Liscano, Napa Valley College professor and chair of the Social Sciences Division, Thursday, April 21 at 7 p.m. The talk will be in the Silvagni Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center, on the Napa campus.

“Consider a point in time when significant international or domestic changes compel

a society to adopt sweeping policies (and the institutions necessary to implement them) in order to accommodate this new world.  What happens when subsequent changes make it necessary for a society to alter policy course again and yet the institutions from the past, and the interests and ideas that have become an appendage to them, constrain a society’s ability to change direction?  What happens when the constraints prove too strong?” he asks. “Using a political economy perspective, I’ll examine these questions with regard to policy areas such as education, economics, demography, and foreign policy.”

For reservations or more information, contact the NVC Foundation at 707-253-3374.

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Book Fair successfulThe Napa Valley College Child Development Center hosted the annual Scholastic

Book Fair April 11-15 at the center, Building 3000.The Book Fair offered hundreds of new books from around the world. Funds

raised will help purchase books for center classrooms.  Families, faculty, staff and the community were invited to attend this event that helps inspire encourage lifelong readers, according to Michelle Burhorn of the center.

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Journal named the LLRC as one of the North Bay Area’s Top Real Estate Projects of 2010. In addition, the American Libraries’ Library Design Showcase also featured the library with online recognition in three digital issues. See americanlibrariesmagazine.org/librarydesign11.

Prof. Michael Dow was recognized and featured for his poetry in a Napa Valley Register column by Poet Laureate Michael Waterson. The article shared his history, many achievements and a poem.

Napa Valley College athletics supported Coaches vs. Cancer, a benefit for the American Cancer Society, on Feb. 4 when NVC faced Solano College in basketball. In addition to the portion of the admission fee that was donated, there was a donation jar available for fans

who would like to contribute to the cause, according to Kevin Luckey, dean of Physical Education and Athletics.

Blanckenburg honored by FoundationThe Hon. Bill Blanckenburg was honored at the NVC Foundation winter gala with the “Spirit of Napa Valley College Award.” The retired judge is one of the founders of the Foundation, is a past Foundation president, and had been a long-time college supporter and donor. He was honored with a video tribute and Congressional resolution.

The dinner was held in the Performing Arts Center and was followed by a performance by Pride and Joy.New Foundation board membersThe Napa Valley College Foundation Board elected five new board members to a three-year term at the quarterly meeting November 30, 2010. Diane Benfield, Carole D. Kelly, Erik W. Lawrence, Lorie L. Mazzaroppi and Chad Meyer join 18 other community leaders on the board. 27th annual Latino Youth Leadership Conference The 27th annual Napa Valley College Latino Youth Leadership Conference was held March 26 on campus and was very successful.

The goal of the conference was to help motivate students to aspire to continue their education onto the college/ university level. During the day there were workshops on different topics to provide information and guidance to help students achieve success through higher educational opportunities and speakers, according to Hector Brambila of Financial Aid/EOPS. Middle school and high school students and parents from throughout Napa County attended.

The event was sponsored by Napa Valley College’s EOPS Program, Napa Valley College Educational Talent Search Program, and the Napa County Migrant Education Program.Chamber Business ExpoNapa Valley College and the Small Business Development Center staff worked a booth at the Napa Chamber’s Business Expo held at the Meritage. Below, from left, Jerry Jinnett, Sandy Stelter, Dr. Edna Baehre Kolovani and Carolynne Gamble. Dr. Baehre Kolovani is on the Napa Chamber board and also helped staff that booth.

A hopped-up business plan for a microbrewery won first place at the Napa Valley College Youth Entrepreneur Business Plan Competition.

Corinne Shimel wrote and presented her plan for Hop It Up Microbrewery, taking top honors in the college division and a $1,000 cash prize.

“I am going to spend at least half of it at (store) Napa Fermentation so I can work on getting two beers perfected,” Shimel announced. “The money will also help with entrance fees for homebrewers’ competitions.” Shimel wrote her plan in the Business 100 class at Napa Valley College taught by Professor Julie Hall.

The event was hosted by the Youth Entrepreneur Program (YEP) at Napa Valley College and designed for high school and college students who want to explore the business world. Judges from local businesses scored student business plans on creativity, research, clear explanations of products and services, and realistic financial plans.

Alex Javier Arevalo, Jr. took second place in the college division for a business plan for his business called YourStyle & Decor.

“This isn’t a win for me, but a win for my family. I will use that $400 prize

money to further support my family and business,” Arevalo said.

The competition was open to high school and college youth ages 14 to 27. A total of 25 different business plans were submitted for the competition, but only 11 plans made the final cut, organizers said.

The creators of the winning business plans in the high school and college categories received $500 and $1,000 respectively. Smaller cash prizes were also awarded.

The Napa Hispanic Network honored counselor Vanessa Luna with a Lifetime Achievement Award at a meeting held on campus earlier this semester. Community leader Angela Peatman was also honored and Friends of the Network were named.

Bravo to NVC’s Napa Valley Cooking School and Executive Chef Barbara Alexander and chef Laura Lee who donated treats to the recent Bake Sale to benefit Japan held at the Oxbow Market on April 2. (See related story on May 1 benefit concert on page 10).

Prof. María L. Villagómez attended the California Com-munity College Association’s Spring Confer-ence April 15-

17. Prof. Diane Van Deusen, who was nominated by the NVCFA union board, and Kristy Iwamoto, who was nominated by Solano College but is an adjunct instructor at NVC, received

W.H.O. awards at this conference. The W.H.O. awards are given to association members who are dedicated to their local

chapters.

Prof. Villagomez also attended the Community College Association’s Winter Conference in February.

Carolynne Gambel, a consultant at NVC’s Small Business Development Center, will be featured with Diane Pope and Elizabeth Bloom in an art show “An Eye for Art with Mother Nature” opening with a reception from 6:30 to 9 p.m. April 27 at the Eye Works Optometry, 1006 First St., Napa.

Prof. Julie Hall successfully completed one year of doctoral classes at Capella University. Her focus is on adult learning theories and online course design, facilitation, and assessment. She attended her second residency in Jacksonville, Florida, in December. This residency focused on research methods and designs to support her dissertation. She anticipates completing her comprehensive finals this summer and beginning her dissertation in the fall of 2011.

Bravo to nursing students who planned and staffed a student health fair in the cafeteria. Nursing students did blood pressure checks, vital sign assessments, stress assessments and provided information on recommended cancer screenings.

In other news from Health Occupations, Prof. Maria Biddenback was interviewed and received recognition as a “super star volunteer” for Napa County. She was also selected for the Hispanas Organized for Political Equality’s Hope Leadership Institute, Class 2011. (NVC’s Prof. Maria Villagomez and counselor Vanessa Shannon are HLI alumnae.)

Professor and Interim Associate Dean Sue Engle

is a reviewer for Medical Surgical Nursing (Lewis et al.). She is listed under reviewers in Volume 1, 8th edition.

Dr. Linda Napholz conducted three continuing education webinar’s presentations for nurses entitled “Striking A Balance” earlier this year. She also continues to provide volunteer time to disaster preparation efforts in the community.

Bravo to all those involved in the February production of For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf, presented by the Umoja Community. Umoja recently had an open house in Room 862, their new space.

Mary Cervantes has been appointed as the new lead business advisor for the Napa Valley College Small Business Development Center. Mary brings more than 12 years of business development assistance and training experience to the SBDC. Most recently she served as the business assistance manager of the Merced County Department of Commerce. If you are interested in the services offered through the SBDC contact her at 253-3211.

Charlie Monahan has been appointed the Napa Valley College Business and Entrepreneurship (BEC) coordinator, a new position which will provide resource development and training to businesses in Napa, Sonoma, Marin and Solano counties. Monahan has more than two decades of business development and training experience in Napa and Solano counties and he recently left his position of lead business advisor to lead the new state grant funded BEC. The Business & Entrepreneurship Center will provide resources and training to regional

business/industry including, hospitality, agriculture, emerging tech businesses and small business. As BEC coordinator, he will continue to provide the NVC award winning Youth Entrepreneur Training Programs (see related story page 5). For more information on the services of the BEC, contact him at cmonahan@napavalley.edu.

Bravo to local dentist and NVC creative writing student Monroe Katz who published “Sparring with Rembrandt.” Former NVC journalism student Terry (Marie) Houts shared his book.

Jamie Jones was featured in Napa Valley Marketplace about her quest to go into nursing. From the CNA program at the Adult School, she will enter NVC’s LVN program then transition to the RN program, she said.

Monica Hurtado, former Puentista and 2007 NVC valedictorian, was accepted to the JFK University’s doctoral program. “We’re very proud of her success!” says Prof. Cathy Gillis.

The Blood Center of the Pacific reports that there were 33 donors at the college blood drive in March. According to Charlene Reilly NP, of Student Health Services, they were very happy with that number.

Bravo to the NVC Child Development Center for a parent newsletter distributed in March. It has great information and lots of photos of activities at the center. A family picnic was held April 16 at Kennedy Park. Director Monique Villagran reports on a gardening project and Michelle Burhorn describes the efforts to promote good nutrition at the center.

There is also a new TRIO

newsletter with leadership from Howard Willis, new SSS director. The newsletter

features SSS success stories and shares many resources for students. SSS is having a busy spring semester.

Former Super Bowl coach Dick Vermeil, Calistoga native and former NVC student and coach, was pictured in the Napa Valley Register with news of his tasting room at Vermeil Wines. He was also recently inducted into the California Sports Hall of Fame with a ceremony in Southern California.

Napa Valley College students Elizabeth Corro, Anahi De Haro, Angelica Murillo-Menchaca, and Leonardo Rosas were accepted to attend the Target 2020 California Summit in San Jose April 15-17. Sponsored by Mobilize.org, they joined their peers from around northern California to “explore the barriers preventing California’s community college students from completing their education and develop student-led solutions to address them,” according to event organizers.

Kaye Hall, a student in Erik Shearer’s fall Painting Studio class, was recently named “Artist of the Month” by the Napa Valley Artists Association and had an exhibit at the Napa City/County Library. The work which, she says, merited her the distinction, was of an oak tree in front of NVC’s Art Building. She is also an author and has recently published a children’s book. See www.kayehall.com.

The North Bay Business

Michael Dow

Howard Willis

María Villagómez

Bill Blanckenburg

YEP winners announced

Submitted photosCorinne Shimel, left, and Prof. Julie Hall.

Vanessa Luna

Photo by Betty MalmgrenDean Kevin Luckey and former Storm basketball star Jessica Zeller.

BRAVO from Page 4

Betty Malmgren photo

Diane Van Deusen and Terri Long of Mt. San Antonio

College who presented the

award.

Kristy Iwamoto

BRAVO Cont. on Next Page

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Back in the mid 90’s, someone posed the question: “What if Ryu went up against Wol-verine? Who would win?” The idea of clash-ing two legendary prop-erties like the Marvel Comics Universe with the variety of characters from Capcom like Street Fighter has fueled the timeless

“Who’s better?” debate for years. The Vs. series of fighting games have always been extremely frantic, faster-than-light thrill rides that pit the greatest characters of the Marvel Universe against those of Capcom. Marvel vs. Capcom 3 continues this long tradition of excellence; and after over a decade since the last game, the wait has been well worth it.

The character roster features about 36 characters, with the promise of additional fighters in the future. Staple characters like Wolverine, Ryu and Spider-Man are still present, and new faces like Deadpool, Dante and Zero help bring variety to the roster. Every character is extremely well detailed, bursting at the seams with vibrant colors that pop off the screen. Although this game is about putting your favorite team together and taking every-one down, simply watching everything going on is a visual rollercoaster ride.

Controls have been simplified, but a few hours spent in training mode will get even the most inexperienced player up and run-ning. Combos are as easy as pressing each attack button (Light, Medium, Heavy) in succession, and chaining them with special attacks is even easier. In addition to the basic Arcade and Versus modes, there is also a Mission mode, where the player is put through unique challenges for each

character that help with mastering com-plex combos that will give an edge when playing against others. I found Mission mode to be a little unnecessary, because a lot of the trials required very specific situ-ations and were rather difficult to pull off in more practical fights. For those looking for extra practice, it can’t hurt however. Once you’ve got your team picked out, the game really shines once you’re online, or playing against a friend.

While the average fight is exciting, I found them to also be very short. It doesn’t take too much effort to seriously injure a character, as a well timed hyper combo can take down a character outright, and cripple one of their partners if they were

unlucky enough to get caught in the cross-fire. One new trick I was impressed with was the use of Aerial Exchanges, where one character tosses their opponent in the air and tags in their second and third teammates to take turns letting loose on them, making matches dynamic. While this game is easy to pick up and play, it takes a long time to master. The sheer amount of strategies, combos and teams one can think of ensures that many differ-ent players will constantly bring something new to the table.

For the most part, playing online is real-ly decent. In my experience, most of my fights were lag-free, and were just as fast paced as if I were playing offline. When you actually do get in a room of players, there isn’t a Spectator mode to watch the battle taking place, which is vital to learn-ing new strategies by watching other peo-ple going at it. As a result, you’ll be stuck with nothing to watch until it’s your turn. This was a terrible flaw, because Spectator mode has been a staple in online fighting games for years, and the fact that a new game is lacking a very standard feature is a major oversight.

Without a doubt, Capcom has succeed-ed in crafting another masterpiece to join their dynasty of great fighters. Regardless of if you’ve won or lost a match, you’ll always have that itch to play “just one more round,” and before you know it, a few hours have flown by. Despite a couple of design oversights, this game never ceases to amaze. Whether you’re playing this game because you’re an avid comic book fan, or just simply love fighting games, Marvel vs. Capcom 3 successfully marries both hobbies and provides something cool for everyone.Rating: 4.5/5

To read the unabridged review, visit 9999hitpoints.wordpress.com.

One of the most popular New Year’s resolutions is to shed some pounds. But the opposite is occurring, the na-tion is growing dangerously obese. Still, our country is fascinated with the way our bodies look, made obvious by these ideal bodies prevalent in our pop culture and media. There are three types of ideal bodies shown on tv: skinny, toned or skinny and toned. Most of the country does not fit in any of these categories.

Consider popular broadcasting with shows like Biggest Loser, I Used to be Fat and Heavy. They are among the most popular and highest rated reality shows and all of them involve shedding pounds. America loves to watch people get their dream body. Yet according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, not one state achieved the Healthy People 2010 obesity target rate of only 15% in 2009. What does this say about us as a country? As our desire to watch people loose weight for entertainment goes up so does the number on the scale?

Now compare the toned body of weight loss guru Jillian Michaels to the 80 lbs. body of Nicole Richie idolized just less than four years ago. It started a trend and soon most of Hollywood’s elites started to

appear strikingly thin. Lindsay Lohan, Mischa Barton and Rachel Zoe were slammed routinely for their tiny frames which ensued and they were constantly in the media. This in turn would make this body type seem desirable no matter how unhealthy it was. In 2006, in a report for CBS News, Elizabeth Palmer showed the concern over the fashion

world and its “anorexic-look.” Sean Alfano quotes, “Ultra-thin models, the so-called size zeros, have been banned by organizers of Madrid’s Fashion Week...” Yet, adds Palmer, even as the fashion ideal is getting thinner...women are getting more voluptuous. The trend still continues today as women in the media are now adapting a freaky hybrid of a super

skinny and super muscular body that the average female could probably never achieve.

America is caught in a schizophrenic weight-war of skinny and toned dreams versus a fat reality. Maybe all the speculation of the “perfect body” is in fact the most dangerous. Why is there such an emphasis of body images in the media anyway? Shouldn’t people be worth more than what they look like? What if the media showed people that looked “normal”? Instead of going to extremes, why is there no median? What kind of message are we sending ourselves with these unrealistic standards? Maybe the prefect body is too hard to achieve–that’s why people have given up. Whatever the reason, there is still a striking contrast between the reality of body shapes and the ones portrayed in the media.

Ideal body vs. real body

Walk in honor of AndreaProf. Tom Smeltzer, Welding Program coordinator,

and his wife Doris continue to provide information, workshops and support on the topic of eating disor-ders through their Andrea’s Voice Foundation. The foundation, in honor of their daughter Andrea who died in 1999, is holding a fundraiser on June 11 with the Multiservice Eating Disorders Association (MEDA). A walk along the Napa River will start at 10 a.m. , leaving from Veteran’s Park in downtown Napa. See www.andreasvoice.org to register or for more information. If you can’t join the walk, you can still make a donation.

By Vanessa Walker and Brandon Perry

On February 25, the UMOJA community and the Associated Students of Napa Valley College hosted the 10th annual Black History Month dinner in the cafeteria. The hall was packed with students, staff, and their families.

The night was filled with entertainment from many contributors, such as spoken

word poet Tiara Phalon, the Napa Valley College cast of ‘For Colored Girls’, and motivational words from UMOJA BSU President James Holliday and Executive Vice-President Verrose Hill.

A number of special recognitions were announced during the event. NVC Board of Trustees President Brenda Knight was recognized for “her leadership in the area of academic excellence and her

willingness to devote herself to live an exemplary life for women everywhere,” says Holliday. Tia Madison was recognized for her excellence as the UMOJA community’s coordinator and advisor.

10th annual Black History Month dinner

Photo by Brandon PerryThe 10th annual celebration was held in the Cafeteria and featured entertainment and recognitions.

Brenda Knight

Tia Madison

It’s here! Fallout: New Vegas is the game that fans of the 2008 Bethesda studios hit Fallout 3 have been waiting for sense catch-ing a glimpse of it months ago at this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo. Fallout was a game that had many a gamers’ antici-pation at an all-time high. It’s safe to say that, while this game may have relatively few high points that live up to some gamers’ expectations, it does offer a good amount of enjoyment with its subtle but significant tweaks to its predecessor.

The story is one high point in Fallout: New Vegas. New Vegas puts you into the role of an unnamed ‘courier’, at the begin-ning of the game you get shot in the head and left for dead in an unmarked grave.

This is what prompts the first in a series of missions that leads you to one of the many different conclusions for this truly epic game. The story revolves around the city of New Vegas and the Mojave wastelands, which escaped the devastation wrought by the nuclear war that left much of the world the way you see it in Fallout 3. New Vegas is a vast swath of resources and predictably, there are numerous factions vying for con-trol of the strip and its surroundings. These factions include the NCR, a newly risen

super-power which was introduced in the first two Fallout video games; Caesars Legion, a despotic band of slavers from east of the Colorado river, and the illusive Mr. House, de-facto leader of the New Vegas strip.

Another positive aspect is the addition of the reputation system when dealing with factions. The missions all revolve around a system of reputation that allows for an organic story that can only be fully explored through countless hours of re-playing. This is because each decision you make along your journey will have lasting effects through to the end of the game–if you choose to side with one faction over

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another, all missions associated with the faction you alienated will no longer be available.

Besides the addition of these different game play mechanics the game falls short in key areas. Glitches abound for one thing. I only experienced a few, but I know of gamers who would con-sider their experience soured because of a glitch in the game.

Some of the ones I experienced were with the enemy move-ments and the companion A.I. That’s not to say that these were things that ruined the experi-ence for me, but it takes away an element of fantasy on the rare occasions when it does happen. In addition the main story quests feel rushed and under-developed, which is probably due to the fact that there are four separate story arcs to play

through, which is the short main story’s only saving grace; getting to wear the NCR ranger combat armor while working for Caesars Legion is not to be missed.

In my opinion the best part of the game is combat, which receives a boost, albeit a small one, thanks to the addition of ‘true’ iron-sight aiming. This doesn’t really increase the accu-racy of the weapon you’re firing, but it does give a true ‘shooter’

sense to an already solid combat system. Of course the combat doesn’t have the polish of Halo: Reach, or Mass Effect, but it more than makes up for that with the sheer number of weap-ons, weapon modifications, and ammo types available. I’ve played through the game three times and haven’t been able to find all the weapons listed in the

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Middle East Edition

The Middle East, a land that for most of human history

has been ruled by kings and dictators, has seen a wave of democratic uprisings in the past three months, leading many to speculate uncertainly about the region’s future. From Tunisia to Bahrain, Libya to Yemen, the people of the Middle East seem to be chaffing under the thumb of the long-lived authoritarian regimes that have ruled their countries for decades. With the ousting of dictators in Tunisia and Egypt, and a full-scale civil war raging in Libya, the future of the Middle East has never been more dubious.

The “Jasmine Revolution”

The revolution in Tunisia was the first to kick off this wave of Middle East uprisings, beginning in December of 2010 with a series of protests against poor living conditions and a lack of fundamental rights, such as the freedom of speech. The protests in Tunisia were ignited by the self-immolation of one man, Mohamed Bouazizi, which occurred on December 17, 2010. After 28 days of anti-government protests, the longtime president of Tunisia Zine El Abidine Bin Ali was forced to resign after fleeing to Saudi Arabia. On March 3, the interim government officially announced the disbanding of Ben Ali’s political party, the RCD. Democratic elections to a constitutional assembly are scheduled for July 24.

Revolution in EgyptEgypt, as many know, is the land

of the Pharaohs and one of the oldest civilizations on Earth. On January 25, the Egyptian people began a series of non-violent protests that gripped the attention of the world. For 18 days the people of Egypt stood their ground against all that the then president of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, could throw at them. Luckily for the people of Egypt, the army refused to shoot its own citizens. However, on February 2, the protests turned violent when Mubarak supporters clashed with anti-Mubarak protestors, some even riding into Tahrir Square on camels, killing some civilians and attempting to force protesters to disband. On February 11, after 18 days of fighting, and while trying to draw very little attention to himself, President Hosni Mubarak fled the capital and handed over control of Egypt to the supreme council of Egyptian armed forces.

Civil war in LibyaOn February 13 the protests

in the Middle East had already spread to Libya, and Muammar Gaddafi wasn’t going down without a fight. When civilians in Benghazi rose up to defend their fellows from the vicious attacks by Gaddafi supporters that saw 200 dead in one day, the civil war was officially on. For 23 days civilians battled Gaddafi’s military in an all-out campaign to oust the dictator who has ruled Libya for the past 40 years. It’s been reported that the rebel forces had actually made it to within 60 miles of the capital city of Tripoli. Tripoli is in the west half of the country, Benghazi in the east. Rebels held much of the country until March 14, when Gaddafi’s forces began pushing back the rebel line of advance. Currently the line stands 12 miles west of Ajdabiyah, a town about 100 miles south of

the rebel capital of Benghazi. If Ajdabiyah falls, then the rebel capital of Benghazi would most likely fall soon after that. That, so far, has been avoided thanks to the United Nations swiftly acting on the authorization to form a no-fly zone around Libya that was passed by the U.N. Security Council on March 17. Since then the rebels have been held up outside of Ajdabiya, per a NATO mandate which forces them not to pass a line 12 miles past the western gate of the rebel-held city. The mandate is to protect rebel forces from attacks by NATO planes, which are making bombing runs on Gaddafi’s ground forces. All the while the rebel city of Misrata has been the place of fierce fighting as the rebel forces have lost and taken back the city center multiple times. At this point artillery shells continue to rain down on the city of Misrata, as forces loyal to Gaddafi try to pummel the population into submission. Also, at this point in the rebellion, there are reports of rebel leaders becoming more organized, as well as using better communication and tactics in their fight against Gaddafi’s professional military. It was also reported, as this newsletter went to press, that rebel forces have been supplied with better heavy weapons, though no one knows what country is responsible for sending these heavy weapons, or who’s supposed to be training the rebels in their use. These are promising reports for an opposition once thought to be doomed to failure, especially when coupled with recent statements by Gaddafi himself, who even offered to step down from power and be replaced by his son, Seif al-Islam, an idea which was shot down entirely by a frustrated Libyan populace who don’t want their country in the hands of someone who promised “rivers of blood” should

the Libyan people rise against his father.

Are more revolutions on the way?

In addition to these three examples of revolution that leads to drastic change for a country, there have been a series of smaller events spread throughout the entire Middle East. In Algeria thousands of protestors have been rallying in the streets since December 28, 2010, trying to force the government to make some changes, including lowering the inflation rate and the unemployment rate. In Bahrain the majority Shiite population has been protesting its lack of government involvement and social equality with a series of protests that have gone on since February 14. The protests have grown so rapidly that the Sunni King has requested military intervention from the Gulf Cooperation Council, and after arriving, security forces confronted demonstrators in the Pearl Roundabout. Yemen has also seen its share of protests, with a series of demonstrations leading to the announcement on February 2 that Yemen’s president Saleh would not seek re-election, nor would his son take his place on the ticket.

With all these changes in the power structure of the Middle East, the future of Middle East diplomatic relations may be at risk. Many fear the ascension of an anti-west/anti-American leadership in places like Egypt and Tunisia, much like the west faces in Iran. Others are optimistic that these protests can lead to legitimate stability and prosperity for the one of the world’s most underdeveloped and poverty-stricken regions. In a place where the majority of people have few luxuries, and almost no rights, the thin luxury of peace is being traded in as the people of the Middle East fight for their inalienable rights.

by Matt Rios

RundownThe

strategy guide. Besides the weapons there’s the armor at your disposal. In the Mojave wasteland there so many suits of armor to choose from, easily twice as many as there was to be found in the ruins of D.C. Power

armor makes a return, but can only be used if you side with a rogue faction during one of the side-quests. Unlike in Fallout 3, which made power armor a part of the main story, your journey in New Vegas will most likely see you wearing one of the other dozens of outfits to choose from.

Helped by an amazing soundtrack, including the likes of Vegas legends Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, and an astounding amount of vocal talent–Matthew Perry as mob-ster Benny is flawless, the game is definitely a diversion from the standard slew of sub-

par games that are heaped on gamers every year. While it may not have all the marks of an excellent game, it does have most of them, and plenty of fun is to be had, if you’re will-ing to spend 200+ hours trek-king across the vast Mojave wasteland to find it.FALLOUT

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NVC teach-in draws attention to plight of ethnic classes

Photo by Richard BrunsThe Student Multicultural Alliance organized a “teach-in” to support ethnic studies April 18 in front of the Library. Several faculty members, including Prof. Amanda Badgett, above, participated. April 18 was a national “day of action” to raise awareness of the importance of such classes.

April 28 – Afro-Punk documentary screening“Afro-Punk,” a James Spooner film, will be shown on campus at 6 p.m. April 28 in the Little Theater. It will feature author Shawn Taylor for an after film discussion. Sponsored by the NVC Multi-Cultural Alliance, cost will be $5 for students and $10 for non-students. Proceeds will benefit the San Francisco Unified School District’s Ethnic Studies Program.April 30 – registration deadlineThe Napa Valley Dream Act Coalition (NVDAC) is a group of students who represent various organizations and clubs from the college and the community at large. According to Daisy Chavez, “We are a group of students from graduate and undergraduate levels who have come together on our own time to organize for justice. In November, we formed the Napa Valley Dream Act Coalition and we have collectively established our mission: ‘United to raise awareness in support of the Dream Act.  Education is a human right that will lead to a prosperous future for all.’” The focus of the group, she

says, is to engage in political and social issues that affect millions.  On May 21 the group is planning a “Dreamers Conference: Supporting the Community of the North Bay” from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Little Theater. “Our main purpose for this conference is to have a space for undocumented youth, A.B.540 students, families of immigrant students, allies, and educators to be informed about higher education,” she says. For more information, see http://tinyurl.com/dreamersconference-com or email nvdreamactcoalition@gmail.comEarth Day – April 23Napa Valley College will again have tables at Napa’s Earth Day downtown from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 23. Volunteers are still invited to help staff the tables. Contact Community Relations at 253-3372 for details.A fun run to benefit Napa Valley Education Foundation will start near the NVC solar field and Kennedy Park Duck Pond described as “a 5/10K Race for Education.” See nvef.org for more information.

Health Occupation’s Barbara Brock issues a challenge for faculty, staff and students to join her “90-year young mother, my husband and one of my daughters as our family walks to support education in this area!!!... Education happens to be in my blood…my Mom is a retired teacher and my Dad (now deceased) was the Superintendent of the Travis Unified School District in the Fairfield/Travis Air Force Base area, so we are happy to support this benefit.”Healthy People, Healthy Planet – May 7Napa Valley College, Kaiser Permanente and the City of American Canyon are sponsoring the annual Healthy People, Healthy Planet health and wellness fair set this year for May 7 at the American Canyon Community Center. It will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and this year will include a 5K fun run. For more information, contact Joann Stubitsch, NVC Health Occupations Division, at 253-3206.

May Fair on May 17 pairs wine, food and artSave the date! NVC’s Viticulture and Winery Technology Program will hold the second annual May Fair on May 17 to release new NVC wines! It will be from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the south campus area spanning from the Napa Valley Vintners Teaching Winery to the Art Building and the Ceramics Building. Watch for future announcements.Let’s Dance! May 13, 14, 15The Napa Valley College Dance Department will present the Spring Dance concert 2011 “Let’s Dance!” on May 13 and 14 at 8 p.m. and May 15 at 2 p.m. in the Little Theater, Building 1200. NVC classes and student dancers have been hard at work creating their own inspirational choreography. Tickets will be on sale in the Little Theater box office starting May 2-5 from 3 to 6 p.m. and then again on May 9-12 from 3 to 6 p.m. Tickets are for reserved seating and will also be available one hour prior to each performance. For more information contact Kelly McCann at 253-3224.

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By José Hernández, MESA director

The Napa Valley College Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) Program was initiated in Fall 1999 to serve educationally underrepresented students. It encourages them through a wide range of services to develop the necessary academic and leadership skills to successfully transfer and later graduate from a four-year university with a degree in mathematics, engineering, science or computer science. MESA currently serves 109 participants who will be tomorrow’s math instructors, doctors, engineers, viticulturists, biotech, computer science and STEM researchers in their specific majors.

MESA has a proud tradition of achievement including five All-USA Community and Junior College Academic Team members, and two New Century Scholar awardees. The Napa Valley College Foundation has awarded scholarships to 226 MESA participants for a total of 462 scholarships since 2002, and 112 participants had paid research/internships from 2004 through spring 2011.

Since 2002, 176 MESA students have transferred to a four-year college/university. Twenty three MESA participants transferred to a college/university last year including University of California (Davis, Berkeley, Santa Barbara, Merced), California State University (San Francisco, San José), University of Washington, Cal Maritime Academy and Pacific Union College. While some of our participants are today’s professionals, others are completing their incredible dream.

Former MESA student, Arturo Ayala-Navarro, a transfer student from Napa Valley College to Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, recently wrote: “Summer 2007 - Jose Hernandez helped me find my first internship in Chico State (the BASTAR program). Summer 2008 - Dr. Booth selected me to continue the BASTAR program at the Center of Environmental Research and Technology in UC Riverside. Summer 2010 - My experience allowed me to land an internship at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Fall 2010 - My team and I won 1st place in a national

design competition: http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2010/12/16/1411778/cal-poly-team-wins-engineering.html. Now, my greatest accomplishment thus far - I have been admitted into a program called MSRP (Massachusetts Institute of Technology Summer Research Program). I will be working in the Nonlinear Dynamics Laboratory at MIT! Thank you all for providing me with the foundation essential to my success.”

Other past participants include: Maria Sanchez, (MESA) class of ‘07 graduate from UCLA ‘10, BS in psychobiology, who will begin her advanced work at UC Irvine Interdepartmental Neuroscience program or Uniformed Services University Neuroscience program (Washington DC); Ivan Gonzalez MESA ‘07 graduate from UCLA ’10, BS in biochemistry and currently being interviewed for medical school; Alex Franceschi MESA ‘07, graduate from UCLA ’10 in engineering and completing his MS in engineering at UCLA, and Aurora Gomez MESA ‘03, graduate from UC Berkeley ‘07 in

psychology and in her second year as a medical student at UCSF.

MESA’s successful grant proposal record includes: US Department of Transportation’s Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program, in which NVC is one of four community colleges in the nation participating in 2009-2010 and 2010-2011. These ten (10) participants receive a $5,000 fellowship which includes a yearlong research project on a specific topic pertinent to transportation and they demonstrated their knowledge at the Transportation Research Board annual meeting held in Washington, DC. MESA has also received the Hewlett-Packard Community College Pre-Engineering/Computer Science Grant award of an HP Wireless Mobile Classroom, amongst other funded proposals.

MESA has also co-facilitated the NSF sponsored second and third Basic and Advanced Science and Technology Academics of Research Symposiums: 2006 UCLA and 2008 CSU-Sacramento.

What is MESA?

Photo by Richard Bruns MESA success stories. Where are they now? From left, Prof. Antonio Castro, faculty advisor to the Transportation Fellowship students with the ‘09-‘10 group, from left, Daniel Montanez (now at UCSB), Henry Murdaugh of the U.S. Dept. of Transportation; Linda Romero, current NVC student; Cameron Ranje, Dept. of Transportation; Jonathan Castillo (now at San Jose State), and Aurora Ildefonso (now at UC Berkeley).Below Jose Hernandez at a recent UCLA graduation with Ivan Gonzalez and Maria Sanchez, MESA grads. Below, right, Arturo Ayala-Navarro when went to Cal Poly.

One hundred and nine students at Napa Valley College will receive free laptops as part of a state-wide effort to help address the digital divide that exists

in many areas of California.

The students enrolled in the college’s MESA program (Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement

program) will be eligible based on computer training/certification and community service criteria as part of the “California Connects” effort just announced.

(MESA) is part of the California Connects program, funded by a $10.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration for Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP). The program was announced in Sacramento.

“Napa Valley College’s MESA program is delighted to participate in this program which will help our students

succeed,” said José Hernández, MESA director.

California Connects is administered by the Foundation for California Community Colleges in partnership with the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office and the Great Valley Center to begin increasing state’s digital literacy. California Connects will help increase the state’s broadband users by more than 61,000 through deploying community college MESA students and representatives from the Great Valley Center to teach members of the community how to access and navigate the Internet for educational, health, and economic purposes.

NVC students to receive computersMESA

PresentationThe David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowships Community College Program NVC/MESA Student Research Project grant presentation awards will be Tuesday, April 26 from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in the basement of the 1800 Building (MESA area).

MESA FairThe Spring 2011 Mesa Fair is Thursday,

April 28, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Library plaza. The fair this year will feature demonstrations by the Engineering, Physics and Chemistry departments represented by Forest Quinlan, Antonio Castro, Michael Gianvecchio and Tom MacMullen. There will hot dogs, chili dogs, burgers, cheeseburgers, nachos, chili nachos veggie burgers and drinks available for sale. For more information contact Rene Rubio at 253-3199.

Submitted photos Left: Mario Garcia uses a new laptop.

Above: Shondala Spencer, Brita Larsen and Davisha Benjamin fill out forms to get a laptop.

(Editor’s note: Several NVC staff members were involved in a benefit for Iwanuma, Napa’s Sister City, held at the Napa Opera House. Dr. Charlie Ray, retired faculty member, spoke on behalf of the Sister City Project. The college

has a long connection with the Sister City effort. Dr. Ray has led numerous trips to the Sister City. A college singing group led by Dr. Eve-Anne Wilkes visited Iwanuma in 2008.)

Sister City benefit May 1

Napa Valley College will host a benefit for our Japan Sister City Iwanuma with Music Napa Valley’s Ode to Joy concert at 7:30 p.m., May 1. A singing group of 22 from our Sister City was scheduled to perform in Napa but, because of the disaster in Japan, will not be able to participate.

The San Francisco Concerto Orchestra with Dr. Roberto-Juan González, conductor, and Seth Montfort, artistic director, will present a musical extravaganza with full orchestra. It will include professional guest soloists, community and college choruses and piano virtuosity on Napa Valley

College’s new Steinway piano. Relish the glorious sound of more than one hundred voices raised in song for the finale of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.

Guest soloists will include Lisa van Stuijvenberg, soprano; Karen Carle Irwin, mezzo soprano; J. Raymond Meyers, tenor; Adam Paul Lau, Bass and Seth Montfort pianist.

Featured choruses include: St. Helena Chamber Singers, Craig Bond, director; Napa Valley Chorale, Jan Lanterman, director; Napa Valley College Singers, Vaida Falconbridge and Dr. Eve-Anne Wilkes, directors.

The concert will be held in the Napa Valley College Performing Arts Center.

Tickets are $20. To buy tickets by phone, call

707-256-7500

or in person at PAC Box Office

Walk up hours Monday - Thursday

1:30-4:00 p.m.

or see

www.musicnapavalley.org

Submitted photos

From left, Jesus Mendez, Eloy Lopez, Enrique Mora, Lucero Cervantes, Lucia Ruiz. Not pictured, Amanda Gunnell.

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The Napa movie premiere of “Heaven’s Rain” with the film’s writer and producer, Brooks Douglass, was held at Napa Valley College on April 12.  This event was co-sponsored by Napa County District Attorney’s Office Victim-Witness Division and the Napa Valley College Criminal Justice Training Center. It was planned to coincide with the 2011 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. The film will be shown in the Performing Arts Center on campus.

Napa Valley College annual Clothes

Library patio new venue for Club Rush

Club Rush, held earlier this semester, had a new venue in the Library plaza. ASNVC officers and club representatives provided information on many campus groups and activities. Clubs represent a wide range of student interests and topics from Business and Economics Club to the Video Game Club. (See the ASNVC website or visit the ASNVC Office for more information on campus clubs.)

line Project shares stories

Napa Valley College thanked and honored Classified staff at a dessert social on April 15. Ice cream, cake, cookies and other sweets were served in the Cafeteria with the high point of the afternoon the drawing for door prizes. The prizes donated by administrative staff and faculty were a hit. The event was planned by the President’s Office with sup-port from staff from the Office of Human Resources and other volunteers.

Classified Appreciation

WeekNVC staff enjoyed desserts and each other’s company at the event in the Cafeteria. At left, Mary Manning, Margarita Ceja, Beverly Wirtz, Mike Barney and Susan Brinson were among staff recognized.

"Heaven's Rain" writer

and producer Brooks

Douglass, at right, was

introduced prior to the

film showing.

Photos by Betty MalmgrenAbove, Dean Greg Miraglia and Brenda Knight, president of the college Board of Trustees at the reception.

The Clothesline Project is a moving display of t-shirts designed by victims of sexual assault. It was displayed on campus April 4 and 5. For more information contact the Sexual Assault Victim Service (SAVS) at 252-3687.

Merged photo panarama by Richard Bruns

Photos by Betty Malmgren

NVC site of 'Heaven's Rain' movie premiere

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The new Napa Valley College Storm women's soccer team, announced at the end of 2010, will be led by recently hired head coach Brad Williams.

He brings to Storm Field a significant resumé. Last year he was the men's and women's assistant soccer coach at Cal State Bakersfield, a Division II School. In 2009-2010 he was the assistant men's and women's soccer coach at Cal State, Chico, also a Division II competitor.

In January he was appointed to the NorthBay Elite Fútbol Club coaching staff. The NBEFC is a Solano-based non-profit organization designed to pro-mote the game of soccer while develop-ing the skills on both the individual and

team level with the goal of advancing players and teams to state, regional and national competitive levels. He will be coaching the Under 17 and the Under 13 girls teams for the year.

As a player himself, he took a spot between the pipes as a goal-tender for Division I St. Francis University from 2005-2008. At the time of this writing, Williams still holds five school records for a variety of goalie statistics. Follow-ing graduation from St. Francis he played for the San Francisco Seals and the San Jose Frogs for one year each, both members of the USL Premier Development League. The USL is the national governing body for professional and amateur soccer in the United States.

Napa Valley College players will bene-fit from Williams' depth and breadth of experience, a player and coach who was

a standout Division I university player, a Division II collegiate coach and who has experience at the professional and inter-national levels of the sport.

He has at least another page of nation-al and international coaching and per-formance credits, but space here is limited.

In addition to teaching an NVC weight training class, he is actively involved in Napa soccer and has con-firmed that recruiting efforts for the NVC Storm women's soccer team is going well. The team's first season and entry into the Bay Valley Conference is in fall 2011.

Student athletes interested in trying out for the team should contact Dean of Athletics Kevin Luckey at 253-3222 or Coach Williams at bwilliams@napavalley.edu.

Women's intercollegiate head soccer coach announced

Brad Williams

Napa Valley College racquetball instructor and AmPRO certified teach-ing professional Richard Bruns and sev-eral former NVC racquetball students performed well in the annual Park Point Vintage Doubles tournament in Santa Rosa over the weekend.

The Vintage Doubles tournament has Napa roots. Tournament directors Barry Lynes and Vinnie Caramagno of Marin County started the event in Sonoma County in the mid-ninties and were looking for a host facility for the second annual offering. Richard Bruns was club pro at the now gone La Cancha Health Center and arranged for the facility to host the event. Bruns actually named the tournament. “It made sense to hold it in Napa and call it Vintage Doubles,” he said. “It’s wine country...and it’s an age-

division only event, starting originally for ‘vintage’ players 40 years and older but now includes a category for young-sters - 30 and under.” It’s been held at the Park Point facility for several years.

Dawn Kerrigan of Novato and Carol Palombino of Petaluma took home sec-ond place in the Women’s Doubles divi-sion. They won three of their four matches losing to the Marin County team of Karen Schmidt and Kelly Her-nandez. Both had commuted to Napa Valley College in past years to take rac-quetball classes.

Jason Santos of Novato, an open play-er on the tournament circuit and a fomer NVC student, teamed up with Santa Rosa’s John Els to take first place in the men’s under 30 division. They won two of their matches in two games

of 15 points while their final match end-ed up with a split on the first two games. Santos and Els won the 11 point tiebreak for the championship.

NVC Instructor Richard Bruns teamed with Novato’s Barry Lynes for a win in the 60 plus division. The combo won three of their four matches in two games each while the finals match against Pepe Berasain of Reno and Bruce Metras of San Rafael was forced into a tiebreak. Lynes and Bruns won the championship in the final 11 point game.

Former NVC student and multi-tour-nament winner Kent Barthman partici-pated in the 40 years plus and 50 years plus events, winning several matches but not enough to place in either.

Former NVC students perform well in RBall tourney

Richard Bruns file photosLeft, Dawn Kerrigan. Center, Jason Santos. Right, Kent Barthman. The three players are former Napa Valley College students who commuted from Marin and Sonoma counties to benefit from the Napa Valley College racquetball classes.

Hands across

campus

Photos by Richard Bruns/ Bottom photo originally in Vallejo-Times Herald 4/15/11ASNVC Vice President Benjamin Quesada provided leadership to organize NVC’s version of Hands Across California. NVC held its event April 14, in advance of the state-wide effort April 17. The event was being called "the largest fundraising event in higher education's history." It was designed to raise awareness and scholarship funds for California Community College students. Some 200 NVC students and staff participated and about 40 students from the campus Child Development Center came with Clifford, the big red dog!

Above photo by Elyse Lopez

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(NAB) Educational Foundation’s Technology Apprenticeship Program. This program was offered to all colleges with media training programs. Prof. Steve Goze, program coordinator, says they won six of ten available scholarships. More than 100 applications were submitted. According to the NABEF, no other single college has taken this many scholarships. The NABEF Technology Apprenticeship Program (TAP) is a six-month program designed to expose high-tech graduates and professionals to the broadcast industry.

In April, Scott Heitman, Mike West, Edwin Macalalad, Kiersten Gurule, Maria Perez and Alexander Gitana attended the NAB convention in Las Vegas. Activities were planned for participants to interact with leaders in broadcast technology.

In May they will attend Radio Ink Convergence Conference in San Jose at the Silicon Valley campus of Microsoft for two days.

The NVC students will then complete a two month paid hands-on summer apprenticeship, a stipend of $3,800, at a radio or televi-sion station followed by a

three-day training program at a technology manufacturer.

They will wrap up their experience at NAB headquarters in Washington, D.C., where they will spend one week working with the NAB Science and Technology department developing a presentation that will be delivered via webcast at the end of their visit.  All airfare, registration and accommodations costs will be included in this scholarship.

The Broadcast Television Engineering Technology Program has graduated some 400 engineers in the past 40 years and program records

show that most have been successfully placed in the industry.

is a publication for faculty, staff and students of

Napa Valley College and the community which the college serves.

Dr. Edna Baehre KolovaniSuperintendent/President

Betty MalmgrenDirector, Community Relations

Richard BrunsLayout & Design

Sports Editor & PhotographyNVC Print Shop

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Napa Valley College Board of Trustees

District 1 – Steven Reinbolt

District 2 – Bruce Ketron

District 3 – Brenda Knight...........................President

District 4 – Bill Blair

District 5 – Michael Baldini .........................Vice President

District 6 – JoAnn Busenbark

District 7 – Thomas Andrews

James Holliday ..........................Student

TrusteePhotos by Richard Bruns

Left: Prof. Steve Goze congratulates scholarship winner Maria Perez. Photo right: other NVC students honored included Edwin Macalalad, Michael West, Kiersten Gurule, Scott Heitman, and Alex Gitana.

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