NEWS OPINION FEATURES A&E Are you aware of crimes committed on campus? 13% 87% No Yes @ChaffeyBreeze This week’s question: Follow Us On Become a Fan On Search for Chaffey Breeze Do you feel this semester has gone by too quickly? April 5, 2010 volume 20. issue 12 chaffeybreeze.com NANCY AVILA AMBER YASIN A bout 15,000 students, faculty, administrators and constituent groups from UC, CSU and com- munity colleges — including 27 students from Chaffey — fervently exercised their democratic rights as they peacefully rallied in Sacramento on March 22. This protest, known as the “March in March,” was held to express discontent and to object to the educational budget cuts that have devastated public colleges all across the state. Community colleges have been hit the hardest. They have had to chop away many course offerings, lay off faculty and staff and drastically reduce indispensable ser- vices. Organized by the Student Senate of Cal- ifornia Community Colleges, this march has become an annual event. One of the demonstrators representing Chaffey was Eduardo Rivera, EOPS counseling pro- gram assistant. “We used to service a little over 1,000 students, but now only about 800,” Rivera said. “Almost half of our services were cut.” He said that funding for purchasing textbooks and for transportation was also affected. “Now we can’t make education as accessible as we could before,” he said. Rivera also attended the march last year and expressed his frustration in finding the situation relatively unimproved. “From this march, I hope that our voic- es be heard, our assemblymen understand how important education is and that they stop the cuts. We put these people in pow- er and I hope students realize that. We have to have faith that there is a democ- racy and hope that legislators care about edu- cation,” he said. The groups of marchers rallied on the Capitol steps, all the while chant- ing, “No cuts, no fees, education should be free” and “We are students, we are united, we will never be divided,” while others beat their drums in unison. One of the speakers, Richael Young, graduate and former president of Student Senator for California Community Col- leges, encouraged many of the students and said “We are not going to stop marching and rallying, until they make a commitment to us. Stop terminating our education!” While most of the protesters united their voices as they chanted, small groups of students attended their scheduled appoint- ments with legislators. As students ate lunch in the state capi- tol, there was a discussion of the events happening between faculty and students. Although they were originally sched- uled to meet with Senator Robert Dut- ton, one par- ticular group of Chaffey stu- dents met with Larry Venus, the legislative aide for Dutton. “Senator Dutton’s goals include education, public safety, and social services. Last year, taxes were raised and that still did not solve the budget problem. So raising taxes is off the table for Senator Dutton,” Venus said. “We have to live within our means this year. The decisions are not easy. Senator Dutton knows the value of an educated workforce. If we get our spending in line now, things will get better later on,” he said. Chaffey students and faculty also spoke with Rosalind Escobar, consultant for Sen- ator Gloria Romero. Also in attendance was ASCC Presi- dent/Student Trustee James Applewhite II. He shared his concerns with Escobar. “Doors are closing on us,” Applewhite said. “We don’t want to stay community college students. We want to transfer out. But we can’t take the required classes.” “If there’s anything Senator Romero can do to protect funding, she will do it,” Escobar said. “We understand that this is happening too fast. Community colleges got a double whammy. The Senator un- derstands the importance of keeping com- munity colleges running. But sometimes those things that are the most logical don’t make it through the capitol,” she said. Though no clear solutions were pre- sented, Escobar explained that there are no plans to cut Cal grants because that would be a major setback for students. “But how do we get things from this conversation and make them a reality?” Applewhite said. “I was sitting here talk- ing about the same thing last year.” Escobar encouraged students to get in- volved in their community and read up on current events and politics. “They are going to listen to you is in your district. So make an appointment with your legislator,” she said. “We all need to work together to find solutions.” MARCH IN MARCH Using a variety of props, thousands of students protested in Sacramento on March 22 against the education cutbacks. -NANCY AVILA “ We don’t want to stay commu- nity college students. We want to transfer out. But we can’t take the required classes.” - What does your fashion say about you? - Battle in Wonderland Page 8 - Why should we not clean up? - Summer school cuts cause students to stay Page 9 Elections • Students • Faculty • Staff Page 5-7 A losing battle A student’s passion to save a life Page 10
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NEWS OPINION FEATURES A&E
Are you aware of crimes committed on campus?
13%
87%No
Yes
@ChaffeyBreeze
This week’s question:Follow Us On Become a Fan On
Search for Chaffey Breeze
Do you feel this semester has gone by too quickly?
April 5, 2010volume 20. issue 12chaffeybreeze.com
NANCY AVILA AMBER YASIN
About 15,000 students, faculty, administrators and constituent groups from UC, CSU and com-
munity colleges — including 27 students from Chaffey — fervently exercised their democratic rights as they peacefully rallied in Sacramento on March 22.
This protest, known as the “March in March,” was held to express discontent and to object to the educational budget cuts that have devastated public colleges all across the state.
Community colleges have been hit the hardest. They have had to chop away many course offerings, lay off faculty and staff and drastically reduce indispensable ser-vices.
Organized by the Student Senate of Cal-ifornia Community Colleges, this march has become an annual event. One of the demonstrators representing Chaffey was Eduardo Rivera, EOPS counseling pro-gram assistant.
“We used to service a little over 1,000 students, but now only about 800,” Rivera said. “Almost half of our services were cut.”
He said that funding for purchasing textbooks and for transportation was also
affected. “Now we can’t make education as accessible as we could before,” he said.
Rivera also attended the march last year and expressed his frustration in finding the situation relatively unimproved.
“From this march, I hope that our voic-es be heard, our assemblymen understand how important education is and that they stop the cuts. We put these people in pow-er and I hope students realize that. We have to have faith that there is a democ-racy and hope that legislators care about edu-cation,” he said.
The groups of marchers rallied on the Capitol steps, all the while chant-ing, “No cuts, no fees, education should be free” and “We are students, we are united, we will never be divided,” while others beat their drums in unison.
One of the speakers, Richael Young, graduate and former president of Student Senator for California Community Col-leges, encouraged many of the students and said
“We are not going to stop marching and rallying, until they make a commitment to
us. Stop terminating our education!” While most of the protesters united their
voices as they chanted, small groups of students attended their scheduled appoint-ments with legislators.
As students ate lunch in the state capi-tol, there was a discussion of the events happening between faculty and students.
Although they were originally sched-uled to meet with Senator Robert Dut-ton, one par-ticular group of Chaffey stu-dents met with Larry Venus, the legislative aide for Dutton.
“ S e n a t o r Dutton’s goals include education, public safety, and social services. Last year, taxes were raised and that still did not solve the budget problem. So raising taxes is off the table for Senator Dutton,” Venus said. “We have to live within our means this year. The decisions are not easy. Senator Dutton knows the value of an educated workforce. If we get our spending in line now, things will get better later on,” he said.
Chaffey students and faculty also spoke with Rosalind Escobar, consultant for Sen-
ator Gloria Romero.Also in attendance was ASCC Presi-
dent/Student Trustee James Applewhite II. He shared his concerns with Escobar.
“Doors are closing on us,” Applewhite said. “We don’t want to stay community college students. We want to transfer out. But we can’t take the required classes.”
“If there’s anything Senator Romero can do to protect funding, she will do it,” Escobar said. “We understand that this is happening too fast. Community colleges got a double whammy. The Senator un-derstands the importance of keeping com-munity colleges running. But sometimes those things that are the most logical don’t make it through the capitol,” she said.
Though no clear solutions were pre-sented, Escobar explained that there are no plans to cut Cal grants because that would be a major setback for students.
“But how do we get things from this conversation and make them a reality?” Applewhite said. “I was sitting here talk-ing about the same thing last year.”
Escobar encouraged students to get in-volved in their community and read up on current events and politics.
“They are going to listen to you is in your district. So make an appointment with your legislator,” she said. “We all need to work together to find solutions.”
MARCH IN MARCHUsing a variety of props, thousands of students protested in Sacramento on March 22 against the education cutbacks. -NANCY AVILA
“ We don’t want to stay commu-nity college students. We want to transfer out. But we can’t take the
required classes.”
- What does your fashion say about you?- Battle in Wonderland
Page 8
- Why should we not clean up?- Summer school cuts cause students to stay
Page 9
Elections• Students• Faculty• Staff
Page 5-7
A losing battleA student’s passion to save a life
Page 10
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Chaffey Car ShowThe 2nd Annual Chaffey Car Show, sponsored by the Car Club, will be held on Sunday, April 11, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.. Admission is free, unless you’d like to enter your car (or motorcycle). That’s $20. The event will include food, music, door prizes, a slot car track for play — but most of all, beautiful classic cars. Proceeds support scholarships and book grants.
Resume writing workshopLand that interview by learning how to write a excellent resume on Thursday, April 8 from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. The workshop will teach the fundamentals of writing a re-sume and cover letter. Interested students need to sched-ule appointments. Seating is limited. For information visit www.chaffey.edu/gcc or reserve a spot, call 909-652-6511.
Transfer FairUniversity representatives and campus staff from dozens of area colleges will be available Wednesday, April 14 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. to discuss transfer opportunities and share information on student support services. The fair will be held in campus center east quad.
Taste and hear the Spanish culture The campus Ensemble, directed by Spanish Professor Dougals Duno, the California State University, and San Bernardino Chamber Singers will perform at the Come, taste, and hear the Spanish and Spanish-American Art Songs on Wednesday, April 14 from noon to 12:50 p.m.at the Center for the Arts, Music CAE-101
Global Awareness Reserve a seat and bring a note book on Thursday, April 15 to ponder Mariette Joubert’s lecture from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Joubert will share his experience on “The Tales and Trails of a Diplomat.” Pizza will be served while supplies last. For information visit www.chaffey.edu/gcc or reserve a spot by calling 909-652-6511.
Earth Day at the Wignall Free, fun, and for kids! Join in the excitement of Earth Day and Family Day in a joint celebration at the Wignall Mu-seum on Saturday, April 17. Modern art, charming activi-ties, healthy snacks, music and informational booths will be part of the event. Campus clubs and art students are collaborating to make this year’s festivities unforgettable! Volunteers are needed. Call 909-652-6490 for details.
julie cosgrove Chaffey education students brought gifts of do-nated books to the children of the AfterSchool Program at Kingsley Elementary in Montclair. Each child received a book. Rachel Dailey helps organize the piles of books for distribution.
Budget ForumJoin Chaffey President Dr. Henry Shannon and college ad-ministrators in a discussion of the college and state budget on Wednesday, April 7 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. main campus staff lunge.
Links For LifeJoin the campus gerontology program for “Links for Life,” featuring panel discussions in aging issues, on Friday, April 23 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the health science build-ing HS-143. Topics include Gentle Transitions, Trends in in Aging, Adult Education and Culinary Arts. The event will begin with a continental breakfast and snacks from 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. provided by VITAS Innovative Hospice Care. RSVP to [email protected] by April 12 with your name and major when registering.
Sociology Student ScholarshipThe sociology department is offering several scholarships varying between $50 and $200. To qualify students must have taken at least two sociology courses with a minimum GPA of 3.5 in both classes and an overall GPA of 3.0. Stu-dents must write a 500-word essay explaining why they deserve the scholarship. Turn in unofficial transcripts and essay to room SS-109 by Friday, April 16 at noon.
The Golden Panther Film Festival The Campus Cinema & Television Club will present the first Golden Panther Film Festival on Friday, May 7 from 4 to 6:30 p.m in CAA-218. The club will be screening a number of shorts and projects from submitted entries. The deadline for submission is Friday, April 23. Light Refresh-ments will be provided before the screening. For submis-sion details such as medium, format, contact info or ques-tions e-mail jenna at [email protected].
Second Annual GradFestThe graduating class of 2010 is invited to the Second An-nual Chaffey College GradFest, scheduled Wednesday, April 28 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., in the quad. The festive atmosphere provides students with an opportunity to pur-chase all of their graduation attire and accessories. The Bookstore is offering a 15 percent discount for on all ap-parel and memorabilia. If graduates join the Alumni As-sociation they can save up to an additional 15 percent. GradFest is hosted by the campus bookstore, Alumni As-sociation, Student Activities and ASCC. For details visit www.chaffey.edu/gradfest, or call 652-6541.
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April 14Transfer Fair in the quad 10 a.m. 1 p.m.Cal Poly Pom. 2 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
April 11UCLA 9 a.m. - noon The transfer center offers a variety of university trips. Students must sign up for each trip prior to the activity date.
April 30UCLA Stomp Trip - Bus leaves campus at 6:30 a.m., departs UCLA at 3 p.m.
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• March 1: North Parking Lot— Suspect put hands on victim’s neck.
• March 1: North Parking Lot— CD player miss-ing from vehicle.
• March 9: Theater Arts—Dumbbells taken from weight room.
• March 9: North Parking Lot—CDs and parking permit taken from vehicle.
• March 9: Theater Arts—Personal items taken from unlocked lockers.
• March 13: Lowder Baseball Field—Toilet van-dalized.
• March 17: Transportation—Brake light and housing strip reported missing.
• March 23: Panther Drive—Sale of prescribed controlled substance, oxytocin reported.
• March 25: Library—Unattended cell phone taken.
• March 26: Library Parking Lot—Dog left un-attended in a vehicle.
• March 26: Wargin Hall—Picture drawn on re-stroom wall.
*Selected from campus crime watch
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DANIEL SOLIS
The recent health insurance reform bill passed in Congress also includ-ed legislation that will drastically
change the way college students all across the nation pay for school.
As reported by the non-partisan gov-ernment Congressional Budget Office, the health insurance reform bill passed by Congress will cover 32 million Americans for a cost of $940 billion over the next ten years.
Instead of government subsidies under the Federal Family Education Loan pro-gram going to private lenders like Sallie Mae, who then give out loans to students, the federal government will lend directly to students under the Direct Loan program beginning July 1.
Previously, the government was re-quired to guarantee student loans if a stu-dent defaulted under a private lender. Un-der this new legislation students can also
expect to see lower interest rates, as well as higher approval rates.
Intended to reduce the deficit, and par-tially help pay for health care costs, the student loan reform package attached to the health insurance reform bill will save taxpayers $61 billion over a period of ten years, according to the CBO. Approximate-ly $9.1 billion will go to funding health care in its early years. Another $36 billion will go to expand the Pell Grant program.
Pell Grants, which help low income students pay for college, will be increased from the current maximum of $5,500 to $5,975 by 2017.
The Obama Administration and Sec-retary of Education Arne Duncan said that without the student loan reform, Pell Grants, which many students in the state of California use in combination with Cal Grants, would have dropped to a maximum of $2,150 by this fall.
“The average student ends up with
more than $23,000 in debt. So when this change takes effect in 2014, we’ll cap a graduate’s annual student loan repayments at 10 percent of his or her income,” Presi-dent Obama said in his weekly address on March 27.
Currently, students are required to pay 15 percent of their income on paying back their student loans. Student loans will also be forgiven after 20 years if their payments are kept up.
Those who choose a career in public service will have their debt forgiven after only 10 years.
Most public institutions of higher edu-cation in the state of California, including the Cal State and UC systems, have already made the switch from private lenders to the federal direct loan program.
The student loan reform will also direct $2 billion in new investments for career and trade training programs to community colleges all across the nation.
ROSALIND MORTON
Students who have taken a math class, should be quite familiar with the Math Success Center
(MSC). Recent news is that the cen-ter is closing at the end of this semester. The new Math and Science Success Cen-ter will re-open in the Fall increasing the community it serves and providing long awaited services for the sciences.
Currently, students needing help with any science class use the Multi-disciplinary Success Center and Science labs, which has been limited in what it could provide.
The MSC space will be remod-eled over the summer making room for the Science department. The remod-eled space will have rooms for 15-20 student workshops and a computer lab. The new center will be able to provide stu-dents with hands on science experience.
“The best way to learn science is to use stuff,” said Terri Guijni, dean of Math & Science Department. “By giving students the use of models and microscopes.”
The Math Success Center is run by the Math department with Tim Arner as the center coordinator. There may be a reorga-nization of staff when the new center opens with the combined Math/Science focus but the service that it provides for math will be the same. The sciences will be limited in services at first opening, but will eventu-ally increase services over time.
With an average of 1-5 student tutor ra-tio, the current staff specializing in Math spend time working with students by an-swering any question they may have dur-ing any given time.
MSC services 21 math subjects with 3,000 students served per semester at 25,000 student contact hours. Visiting dur-ing peak times offers an idea of the usage in the MSC.
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BEEN BETTER Jimmy Purcell
ROSALIND MORTONBalancing equations, fixing formulas, and solving for X is all in a day’s work at the Math Center.
Here comes helpNew success center for math & sciences
ROSALIND MORTONThe math center is known for its inviting atmosphere.
Student loan reform included in health insurance bill
PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY JUSTIN KENWARD
This legislation will deliver new funding to community colleges across the United States, including Chaffey College.
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VIRGINIA LUCERO
Pizza and Praise was held on March 25 as the kick-off event for the Christians at Chaffey College Bible
study, which will be held every Thursday at 2 p.m. at Wargin Hall, room 112.
Those in attendance were served pizza as they mingled and got to know one another.
Chris Santos, club president, led the festivities. Students joined together to sing praise songs, with a Bible study rounding off the afternoon.
“I like going to Bible study,” said Jennifer Muljana, business major. “I like to learn about the word of God.”
Police cadet and English major, Jennifer Camarillo, took a few minutes to pop in and see what all the excitement was about.
“I have been a member of the Christian Club since last semester,” said Camarillo. “It’s a place for Christians to encourage each other.”
JESSICA VASQUEZ
ASCC hosted “Pizza with the President” in the student’s activities office on Wednesday,
March 31. President Dr. Henry D. Shannon provided not only pizza for Chaffey students but some peace of mind.
During this meeting students were able to voice their concerns related to the recent rise in student fees, the scarcity of parking, the lack of healthy food options and the issues related to the recent construction on campus.
One of the upcoming changes discussed is the demolition of the current cafeteria and Taco Bell that will take place on May 10. Replacing the building will be a new two-story building that is predicted to have a larger variety of vendors to choose from.
Some of the names in running are Jamba Juice, Subway, Boston Market, and Mc Donalds.
During construction of the new cafeteria, one of the food option plans will be to expand the Bookstore into a convenience store and have different vendor carts rotating throughout the week.
Chaffey also plans on opening up “Grab and Go” stations across campus where students can stop and pick up a quick lunch, coffee, or even smoothies.
There is also talk of a new Omni transit center that will be placed across campus. This will open up more room for parking spaces and decrease bus traffic on campus.
Finally discussed was the effort to create a “Smoke Free” campus where the campus will set up designated smoking areas away from trafficked areas.
Bible study nourishes soulPresident shares pizza, info
AIMEE MUNN
With fixed attention and heart-melting smiles the children of Kingsley Elementary School
welcomed a handful of volunteer students and staff from Chaffey College in honor of Dr Seuss’ birthday on March 5. Volunteers from Chaffey came with excitement, ready to share their favorite childhood stories with students of Kingsley’s regular after-school-program.
Each Kingsley student received a grade-specific title to take home and keep as well as a snack. The celebration was a great op-portunity to act as a role model for local kids in the Ontario-Montclair School Dis-trict.
“Books are expensive. They may not
have a book that’s theirs. A book that is theirs is the goal,” said Director of Stu-dent Activities Susan Stewart. “Reading is a key to your educational success and the sooner you can put a book in a child’s hand, hopefully they’ll develop a lifelong passion for reading.”
Beginning in August 2009 individual students, clubs, staff and faculty began the worthy task of collecting enough books for all the students at Kingsley. Chaffey met the goal of 867 books and more, totaling at more than 1,000 books.
Grades first through sixth waited expec- antly as Stewart, English professor Neil Watkins, representatives of the Chaffey College Car Club, the Montclair Associ-ated Students for Success Club, the Future Teachers Club, and others filtered into the
chatter-filled cafeteria.Chaffey volunteer readers led the King-
sley students in groups of 12- 23 off to dif-ferent classrooms for story time.
Imelda Rodriguez, Kingsley Elemen-tary School Alumna and club president of the Monclair Associated Students for Suc-cess, and myself took turns bringing to life Corduroy and Harry the Dirty Dog to a first through third grade audience.
“It feels good to come back and visit,” said Rodriguez, her eyes sparkling with pure delight. “There are so many memo-ries! I like to see the kids all excited. I wish more people would do this. I have come before and I want to do it again. It feels good.”
“The kids were really deserving. They wanted to read to us,” said Alyssa Snyder,
a member of Future Teachers who aspires to be an elementary school teacher.
One young lady in particular, Sheri Wesley, thoroughly enjoyed herself, loved her new book and wanted to know when Chaffey would be coming back to visit. In fact, she wanted me to come home with her.
“You are going to live with me, my brother and my mom,” said little Wesley.
Letting children know that they are worth investing in and just spending time talking to them about their interests is key in building their self esteem, which is what Read Across America, Online to College and Dr. Seuss’ Birthday are designed to do.
“It’s never too soon to let them know about college. The door is open to all stu-dents,” said Stewart.
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ASCC Elections 2010
Election Schedule
April 5 - Fontana Campus (Lewis Center East by Bookstore)
8 a.m. - 11 a.m.
April 6, 7, 8 Rancho Campus(Student Activities Lounge)
8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.4:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
ERICA SMITHDANIEL SOLIS
Only eight of the 14 candidates up for election this year appeared at the candidate forum where a small
number of students attended and asked questions on March 30. Elections are held each spring for student government offices
Questions submitted by students in at-tendance included topics regarding, how the presidential winner plans to manage their time, what personal experience they have that makes them able to fulfill the duties of the office of president, and what they plan to do to help prevent the impend-ing budget cuts.
There are two candidates running for president this year: Habeeba Mowlanazada and Eddie Sanchez. There are two uncon-tested positions this year. Eriverto Vargas, running for vice president, and Gabriel Sanchez, running for commissioner of in-ter club council, are unopposed. Ten can-didates are running for senate positions
including, Nancy Avila, Justine Buelna, Marcie Gonzalez, Charmaine Goodwin, Maury Hodge, David C. Jaime, Solomon Nwoche, Omar Palmerin, Maria Simpson, and Amber Yasin.
James Applewhite II, who is currently serving as ASCC President/Student Trust-ee for 2009-2010 school year said, “I feel I did a really good. I’m happy with the ASCC’s performance. We’ve pushed each other to conquer great things this year.”
Applewhite, when asked what he thinks about the candidates vying for his position this year said, “It’s not an easy job. It says a lot about a person who is willing to take on the job.” Applewhite will be transferring to a four-year university in the fall.
Many students on campus do not under-stand the point of student body elections. Due to the lack of advertisement for the elections, students were unaware how to get more involved.
“How are we supposed to know about student elections if no one tells us? If we knew about it, we would be more pas-
sionate and more interested about it,” said Chris Kolb, political science major.
“It’s seems pointless to have student elections because, typically, students in a community college go to class and go home. They don’t take the time to hang around campus and socialize, like at a uni-versity,” said Brandon Biazo, communica-tions major.
“I know they are coming but I have yet to know who’s running,” said Chynna Miller, broadcasting and cinema major.
In an attempt to increase voter turnout for the student elections, the ASCC will hold a gift card raffle. Students who vote in the election will be included in a raffle to win one of five $100 Visa gift cards.
ASCC candidates speak to small turnoutANGELICA DAVALOS
The candidate forum in the quad on March 30 attracted only eight of the 14 candidates, and a few potential voters.
I am running for re-
election as a student Senator, because
I believe there is so much more I can do for
this college. Chaffey needs people on the inside that
understand what students are going through and how to cater to their needs. Being involved in student government, I have grown so much as a person, and I learned that students really can make a
difference just by helping one person at a time. I have helped organize events
such as the African American and Chinese New Years celebrations, and I am ready
to continue serving my college and community.
Through personal experience,
I have found life to be about encountering obstacles and
overcoming them through passion, hard work, and determination.
As a student balancing work and school, I feel a deep desire to help
my fellow schoolmates undergoing similar hardships. Through ASCC, I hope to reach many students and give them guidance, knowledge, and support. My intention is to awaken students to
the endless opportunities available on campus that can equip them with the tools
they need to succeed now and in the future. I seek to promote an environment of
goodwill and unity among us all at Chaffey.
I am ASCC Senator Gabriel
Sanchez and I am a candidate for the office of Commissioner of
Inter Club Council. As a Senator and member of several clubs on campus, I have
been given the opportunity to work with some of Chaffey’s most involved students on very
important issues.As the Commissioner of the Inter Club Council, I plan to assist club members in creating better interclub relationships and develop more co-club sponsored events that continue to
benefit the students of Chaffey College. I will represent Chaffey’s clubs at ASCC
meetings and facilitate organized and productive Inter Club Council
meetings.
Do not ask me what
Chaffey College can do for you, or else I
will ask you what you have done for yourself.
As a student Senator, I have gone out of my way to inform students on what Chaffey College has to offer. Now running for Vice President, I will continue
to represent the Chaffey College students and
make sure to do my job to the best to my
ability.
Hi everyone, my name is Habeeba
Mowlanazada and I am running for ASCC president. I hope to leave Chaffey College as a better place, an even better place than when I started here about 2 years ago. As a president it is important to hear the voices of the student population at Chaffey College.
If you know me personally you know that I am on top of my
game and will get things done. During my final year here, I
hope to leave a good impression on this school and hope to have
the opportunity to serve my fellow classmates.
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Habeeba MowlanazadaRunning for: President
Being a volunteer for A.S.C.C, has afforded
me the opportunity of a firsthand look at each
organization on campus and their affects on students. This
compelled me to become an integral part of that process as
an A.S.C.C. Senator. My personal goal as a student representative is to help students become aware of the resources Chaffey College has to offer, most importantly how we can assist each other to have the best possible educational
experience at Chaffey. My purpose in aspiring to become A.S.C.C.
President is to help bridge that gap between Chaffey College’s
resources, and all my fellow students.
Candidates for President
Candidate for Vice President
Eriverto VargasRunning for: Vice President
Candidate for Commmissioner of Inter Club Council
Gabriel SanchezRunning for: Commissioner of
Inter Club Council
Candidates for Senate
I want to become senator because I feel that I can
have a major impact on our student body
by understanding your desires, addressing these
requests, and hopefully through my leadership and devotion, by
serving as a positive role model for our campus. As a leader, I assure you that I won’t be just another ASCC name, and regardless of whether I’m
elected or not, it’s not about having the vote or the badge. At the end of the day, I know that
my voice matters, and I won’t need a badge for you to know who I am.
Nancy AvilaRunning for: Senator
Eddie SanchezRunning for: President
Justine BuelnaRunning for: Senator
Marcie GonzalezRunning for: Senator
I, Charmaine
Goodwin, am running to fulfill the candidacy of ASCC
Senator. I have experience in this role because I currently hold a position. Representing Chaffey College and the student
body is important. It is important to me to represent every student that attends Chaffey. Each and every student at Chaffey is different. Whether it be race, background, or even a life experiences. I believe that I would be the best representation of difference to Chaffey as a whole and
my fellow peers. If chosen as an ASCC Senator, I will fully complete
and surpass my required duties in office.Charmaine Goodwin
Running for: SenatorAs a current
Senator of ASCC,
I understand the demands of
such a position. I understand that my job is to
inform the students about the resources and opportunities that are available to all. I also understand that it is my responsibility to serve as a key representative in all
advocacy efforts that directly effect student life. It has been an honor representing the students thus
far and with your help, I can continue to do so. Please assist me in being re-
elected as an ASCC Senator.
I David Jaime am running for your ASCC Senator position for the year
2010 -2011. I am dedicated to making this upcoming school year even better for Chaffey
students. I am planning on providing students not only from the Rancho Campus but also the Chino and Fontana campus more information. Such as scholarship information, book grants, deadlines, and college information. Achieving student success is my goal, if students have
opportunities we as students can make Chaffey a better learning experience.
If I am elected I will stand by my word and be the voice of the
student body.
David C. JaimeRunning for: Senator
I Solomon
Nwoche, declare my intention for the office of senator position. I am
contending for the office of senator because I want to represent my peers and fellow
students in the ASCC student government office. Since I have had time to mingle amongst my peers, I understand the concerns and issues that they have about their education but are too afraid to voice out. Evidently, I feel that I could be their voice,
help promote democratic change amongst our school administration and become
a binding force in implementing strong policies that benefit my
colleagues.
Solomon NwocheRunning for: Senator
With an experience
of having leadership as president in a club, I believe that I can be a
great contributor as a Senator for the Associated Students of Chaffey College government. Being
a Senator, I will try to the fullest in representing Chaffey College as the best community college. I will time to talk to student and listen to the concerns in how students and student government can improve campus life for every student and be a voice for
those that need a voice. By voting for me as a Senator, I will work with the student body of
this campus and the governing board to create a voice for all students.
Omar PalmerinRunning for: Senator
As your Senator, I
promise to represent you with the utmost integrity. I
promise to be someone reliable that you can come to with your
questions and concerns. I hope to be an excellent representation
of you, the student body. I seek to make Chaffey a better place by voting on your behalf on key issues that are presented. I hope to continue to make Chaffey an enjoyable campus
and a place that you can be proud to say you are a part of. Vote for me,
Maria Simpson, as your ASCC Senator.
Maria SimpsonRunning for: Senator
For the
past year, I have been a
part of the ASCC. It has been a wonderful
experience to participate in a student government which actually commits to guiding and encouraging current and incoming students. As a member, I have participated in, developed, and overseen many of the activities that have taken place on campus, and as a returning
member for the coming year, I believe that my experience and familiarity with the college
will enable me to make Chaffey, as well as its student government, stronger
and more constructive.
Amber YasinRunning for: Senator
Maury HodgeRunning for: Senator
All candidate statements appear in their original form as written by the candidates themselves. Photos by Justin Kenward.
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Nominees for Faculty of the Year
Nominees for Staff of the Year
My name is Marc Mey-er and I was born when I was very young. Soon after I began dig-ging for fossils. Three decades later I finally
found one. In addition to fossil hunting in faraway places, I have been a repairman and a truck driver in NYC, earned my Ph.D. from U Penn, and I have tickled babies.
My teaching philosophy at Chaffey is simple: We could learn a lot from crayons. Some are different colors and some have different labels with weird names, but they still have to learn to live in the same box. In one line I suppose that my bio could be summarized as a mixture of one part Chuck Norris and two parts Michael Jackson.
I’ve been working here since 1987, 11 years as an adjunct instructor and 12 years as a full-time
instructor.I work in the Math and Engineering De-
partment. I also did teach physics.After few years of teaching at Chaffey
College, I had this feeling that people in Chaffey really care about students’ learning. I enjoy when I can help and guide the stu-dents. Students are the hope of the future. I cherish every moment of teaching.
This is my 7th year at C h a f f e y. t e a c h i n g
English. The students are my favor-ite thing about Chaffey. I’m working my dream job, inspired by hardwork-ing students and dedicated colleagues. Together, we strive for students to gain the knowledge and skills they’ll need to make their own dreams come true.
Deckard Hodge
MohammadTavakoli
MarcMeyer
I’ve worked at Chaffey College for eight years.
I work at the Chaffey College Fontana Campus as an Educational Program Assis-tant.
I have always enjoyed the people (fac-ulty, staff, and students) here at Chaffey College. I think the people I work with keep me motivated and the students always keep me looking toward the future. I am truly blessed to be allowed to work at such a wonderful establishment.
I have been at Chaffey College for 6 years. I started Aug. 18, 2003 as an hourly.
I am a Financial Aid Advisor working in the Rancho Financial Aid Office.
What I love about Chaffey College is that it is a family caring about the education and concerns of students. Even in this dif-ficult economy our Chaffey family strives to implement a course of action that will benefit students, faculty and staff.
Iv’e been at Chaffey just over two years, where I work in the Rancho and Chino-Bookstore.
I love the collegial atmosphere at Chaffey. Having worked in private indus-try for the last 15 years, I feel privileged to now be of service to my community.
The faculty and staff are extremely fo-cused on serving the students, and I find it personally rewarding to be a small part of helping further the education of so many.
I have been at Chaffey for 24 years and work in the Maintenance & Operations De-partment.
I enjoy the diverse population of stu-dents from every aspect of life, both young and old. The college has a unique fam-ily atmosphere for students and staff. The camaraderie here is unwavering. Chaffey College is a very friendly environment, offering various services and programs in addition to instruction. Staff displays the Can Do attitude to help and assist students achieve their goals.
I am an agricultural migrant, and first generation college student that graduated from Calexico High School. By 2005, I re-ceived a BA in Spanish from UC, Riverside and in 2008 obtained a Master’s Degree in Counseling from University of Redlands.
It is my passion and desire to help oth-ers that like me, struggle through financial, academic and personal obstacles in order to reach their goals. My strongest motiva-tion and desire is to make a difference in our community through constant dedica-tion and mentoring.
In the last four years, Chaffey College has been very generous by allowing me to reach out to our community through pro-grams like EOPS, and with the constant support of faculty, staff, administrators and other departments. We have made a difference in reaching those students that would never consider coming to college. It is a pleasure working with such dedicated student oriented members of the college, whom like me; share the passion of mak-ing a difference in our students’ lives.
I have been at Chaffey for four years and work in the Honors Program Depart-ment.
What I like most about Chaffey is that not only does it provide an excellent edu-cational environment but it does in a way where students are nurtured. Our staff tru-ly cares about the students as if they were their own family. In a world such as ours, it’s an honor to work in such surround-ings and that is why I like working here at Chaffey.
Dale Ann Davidson
Anita Fletcher
Joshua Lowe
Rosanna Morales
Ernesto Rivera
Margaret Slagel
Kelly Wilkerson
Educational Program Assistant
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First impressions are crucial. It takes the average person 10 seconds to form an opinion about someone,
and this is mostly based on physical appearance. Naturally, what a person wears has a huge effect on first impressions. On this level, clothing choice is important.
Let’s be honest. Fashion doesn’t actually matter. It isn’t going to end world hunger, or bring about peace on earth, or any other goal of Miss America contestants. It’s just a manufactured desire, heightened by our innate proclivity to copy one another, as well as our need to find a mate.
On a more personal note, my current style came about when I got a job that required a more “grown-up” wardrobe. Also it was the desire to be taken more seriously because, when you have green hair, wear neon pink tights, combat boots,
a Lucky Charms hoodie and a tutu, no one takes you seriously. Yes, that is my awkward ensemble past. Fashion has always been an outlet for my artistic tendencies, but I have since realized the importance of adult attire.
So, while fashion isn’t a life changing, earth-shattering subject, you never know who is looking. You don’t want to be passed over for something because you look like a hobo. What does your style say about you?
Campus Threads is having a makeover contest! The winner will receive an outfit makeover, courtesy
of the Breeze. Email a short paragraph describing your current style and the look you would like to achieve to [email protected] by April 16. You may enter yourself or nominate a friend. Check out next issue’s Campus Threads for updates.
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Alice in BoringlandKURTIS FROST
What happens when a large studio, famous director, big name actors and a multimillion
dollar special effects budget get together to re-tell a classic story? Sadly, the result is a watered down, uninspiring, boring piece of crap.
Hands down, Alice in Wonderland had the worst acting performances by Johnny Depp and Anne Hathaway, who for some reason could not put her hands down throughout the whole movie.
Mia Wasikowska, who played Alice, was just overall boring and added nothing to the film. The only reason I could think of her being selected was because she looked exactly like the Disney version of Alice.
The story was too chaotically presented and made what was originally a beautiful and strange land into a sporadic and dull world of pretty images. This made me wish they did not focus on re-writing the story and just focused on re-telling a classic story.
Lastly, the final nail in the coffin for this film, was the dance scene at the end. It is nothing but a distracting, silly scene to hopefully make the audience ignore plot holes and unanswered questions. Disney and Tim Burton have two of the biggest followings in film and have just let their fans down. Alice In Wonderland has done great in the box office ($650 million worldwide). That’s great. But it is still a horrible movie.
A movie that truly takes you to WonderlandJUSTIN KELLER
When I first heard about the new Alice in Wonderland movie, I was a bit apprehensive. Could
Tim Burton’s take on the Lewis Carroll classic truly live up to expectations?
Burton managed to create a visually stunning world that maintained the classic Wonderland look while giving it a more mature Burton feel. What can I say? The movie truly took me to Wonderland.
Danny Elfman did a superb job with the score for the film. The music was haunt-ingly beautiful.
The visuals were astounding as well, with colorful scenes and great costume de-signs. It was indeed a feast for the eyes.
Johnny Depp’s portrayal of the Mad Hatter was not his best performance. In some areas he tried too hard, while in oth-ers he was a bit stale, causing his perfor-mance as a whole to be a bit awkward.
Anne Hathaway did a terrible job as the White Queen. She was trying to go for the soothing, never angry, loving queen. In the end, however, it just looked like she was intoxicated.
Mia Wasikowska and Helena Bonham Carter did excellent jobs as Alice and the Red Queen.
Wasikowska maintained the innocent curiosity of Alice while bringing new as-pects to the character that an older, more mature Alice would have. She also looks like an almost-perfect Alice.
The Red Queen was by far my favor-ite character. She was hilarious and overly dramatic in a good way and helped keep the movie fresh and enjoyable the whole time.
Though it is not the greatest movie of the year, this Alice in Wonderland interpre-tation truly holds its own.
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That’s the question cluttering the minds of faculty members on campus, since we seem to be
understaffed in the facility maintenance department.
Economics Professor Bret McMurran said “some first level managers are informing faculty” of where they can get cleaning supplies, in case they want to help fill in the vacuum left by insufficient maintenance staff.
Having faculty members help keep our school clean may seem like a neat solution, but the ramifications of such a move suggest the potential to make an even bigger mess. In a mass-email to the
faculty, McMurran explained that teachers and staff may not want to dust off their cleaning skills just yet.
“Helping out with Facility Maintenance...might perpetuate the [understaffing] problem,” said McMurran. He went on to explain that by helping clean “classrooms, hallways, etc.,” faculty could unintentionally relieve the pressure to hire more Facility Maintenance Attendants (FMA), and take valuable work away from existing staff.
So while the school district may plan to hire on more FMA, don’t be surprised if you see some instructors trade in their textbooks for push broom between classes, and remain unsurprised if it becomes a controversy.
Finally, look out for a rise in economics majors on campus, since knowing the subject well enough may allow you to explain why not working is actually the right thing to do, in one clean sweep.
Vacation: Cuts in summer coursesKURTIS FROST
The summer school program at Chaffey has been cut from 490 courses to 162 this year. This is
completely insane.I planned on taking classes during the
summer, because like most students, I take my hardest class over the summer and focus all of my time on it, as opposed to juggling it with the my other classes during a full semester.
Now, the fight to get the class will be considerably worse than during the fall. This change will only prolong the students’ stay at Chaffey.
I understand the budget needs to be cut, but cutting classes really seems as if this school is shooting itself in the foot. This is a primarily a college and the main thing students need from this school is available classes, not segways, new buildings, or a remodeled cafeteria.
within every one of us is the power to heal. it’s called marrow, and thousands of patients could potentially be saved by a marrow transplant.
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In November of 2009, Jane Yamamoto, a reporter for Fox 11 News, presented a special report about a child who des-
perately needed a bone marrow transplant before the end of the year.
Fifteen-year-old Eddy Valenzuela had been battling lymphoma for three years. While undergoing 85 chemotherapy treat-ments, 31 radiation treatments, and an unsuccessful bone marrow transplant, his disease continued to rapidly advance.
In August of 2009, Valenzuela suffered a severe relapse. It was then that he and his family learned that aside from battling lymphoma, his body was fighting acute myeloid leukemia. The disease had taken a turn for the worst. Valenzuela’s struggle for survival had become much more chal-lenging.
Valenzuela’s critical need for a bone
marrow transplant stressed an urgency that made a powerful impact on me. I needed to help save his life.
While I was already a member of the bone marrow association, I decided to take an extra step to support Valenzuela’s needs. I decided to go to the Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles and donate one pint of blood. It was amazing how a simple pint of blood evolved into a friendship that I will cherish for the rest of my life.
Although my plans were to only donate blood that day, I was miraculously con-nected to a compassionate chain of saving lives. The desperate search for Valenzu-ela’s match had suddenly become much more than a crisis.
The number of patients suffering from the same disease as Valenzuela’s is astro-nomical.
While their most potential donor is a sibling, 70 percent of these patients depend
on the generosity of others to save their lives.
In December of 2009, in association with the City of Hope and Be the Match Registry, The Breeze and the Spanish club united and coordinated a bone marrow drive in efforts to save Valenzuela’s life.
According to Be The Match Registry specialists, “We had an outstanding turn out.”
Despite the extensive efforts to save Valenzuela’s life, the disease continued to advance to the most critical stage that we all feared.
Valenzuela’s little body could no longer sustain the strength to fight the disease. Af-ter falling into a deep sleep for three days, Valenzuela died in February.
A phone call from his older sister noti-fied friends and loved ones of the tragedy. It broke my heart to know that my little friend was gone.
I feel truly blessed that my son and I were able to visit Valenzuela and his moth-er at the Children’s Hospital in Los Ange-les. I’m glad that we had the opportunity to meet such beautiful people and keep in touch.
Despite the battle and sadness Valen-zuela was enduring, we did whatever we could to make him smile by sending him funny jokes and silly stories.
Prior to Valenzuela’s passing I was determined to continue to try to find his match. I contacted Be The Match Regis-try and coordinated another bone marrow drive for Valenzuela at a local church in Victorville.
Although I was notified that Valenzuela was no longer among the living, I felt that moving forward with the drive in Valenzu-ela’s honor was the best thing I could do. It was a mission to save someone’s life in his honor and it needed to be carried out. He would have wanted us do it.
Despite the unpleasant, cold weather
which prohibited many from attending the registry, Raquel Amezquita, Specialist for Be The Match Registry had a positive out-look about the five who registered. “Some-times it ‘s the small turn outs where we find someone’s match,” she said.
Valenzuela had a true passion for soc-cer. His dream was to become a profes-sional soccer player. BrittiCares Interna-tional, actor/comedian Chris Tucker, the LA Lakers and other compassionate vol-unteers, fulfilled Valenzuela’s dreams with an amazing “Imagine Me Bedroom Make-over.”
The team’s efforts in providing Valen-zuela with the most comfortable environ-ment throughout his final struggles pro-vided a unique quality of hospice care that he and his loved ones could enjoy together.
I feel honored to have met Eddy. Al-though it was only for a short time, I will cherish our friendship forever. A unique friendship has developed between his mother and me due to the strength and moral support we shared.
I would like to thank members of The Breeze, the Spanish Club, Student Services and everyone who participated in Valen-zuela’s bone marrow drive. All efforts in attempting to save his life are greatly ap-preciated.
I plan to continue this effort by coordi-nating more bone marrow drives. There are thousands of patients just like Valenzuela who need our help.
Everyone has a dream to become some-thing grand when they grow up. For some, surviving a life threatening disease is all they can dream about.
For more information, visit bethematch.org. For information about BrittiCares In-ternational and to view Eddy Valenzuela’s “Imagine Me Bedroom Makeover,” visit: BrittiCares.org or link onto http://www.youtube.com/BrittiCares.
Eddy ValenzuelaA teenage boy’s battle with leukemia ends
ALIX CONTRERASAfter a long battle with lymphoma and leukemia, 15-year-old Eddy Va-lenzuela died on Feb. 12.
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VIRGINIA LUCERO
Two students have donated some-thing that is very valuable to most of us. Jerod Shelton and Gema
Rodriguez have donated their hair to help children who have experienced total hair loss due to various illnesses.
Locks of Love, a nonprofit organiza-tion, uses the hair to make high-quality wigs for underprivileged children. The hair prostheses are custom made for each child, and are valued from $3,500 to $6,000 each.
Jerod, was asked by a fellow student why he had cut his hair. “To donate it,” he said.
Later during class on the same day, Gema (pronounced Hema) told the same student, that she was planning to donate her hair. The new semester classes had just started, so Jerod and Gema did not know each other and they were both donating their hair to the same organization, Locks of Love.What motivated you to donate your hair?
Jerod: “Well I had to keep my hair short in high school because I went to a college prep program that required it. So when I graduated, I just decided to not cut it for awhile. Then it started getting longer and I chose to keep growing it for Locks of Love. I really think it’s great what they do. It was an easy way to make a positive impact on some child’s life.”Gema: “I’ve been thinking about donating it for about a year now. It’s something I’ve always said I wanted to do but hadn’t done until now. My mom was the one who fi-nally convinced me to do it. My hair has al-ways been long so it’s normal for me to be attached to it, but it was time for a change and this was a way to go through that change and do something to help someone else in the process.”What comments did you get from family and friends when you told them about donating your hair?
Jerod: “My family was all for it. My dad had his hair down his back before he joined the military and wishes he had donated it. Some of my friends were a little disappointed that I was going to cut it. It’s funny there is a stigma about guys having really long hair. I would get comments sometimes, especially from older men to cut my hair, “hippie.” I always found it funny to see their reactions when I told them I was growing it out to donate to children suffering from cancer. It always shut them right up.”Gema: “Some of them didn’t really believe me when I told them I wanted to donate my hair, which motivated me even more to do it. They gave me one of those ‘I’ll believe it when I see it’ looks. Others didn’t want me to cut my long hair because it’s kind of my trademark. But in the end most were very supportive in my decision to do this.”
How has this experience changed you?
Jerod: “It made me more aware of cancer patients. It inspired me to support cancer research and encourage people to live healthier lifestyles.”Gema: “My hair used to be like my security blanket. I used to hide behind it. But now that my hair is gone, I have nothing to hide behind. Instead of just seeing a head of hair, people see me and that’s sort of liberating.”
To read the full story and see Gema’s video of her haircut and get information on Locks of Love go to www.chaffeybreeze.com.
Selfless giving
KIM ROBBINSVIRGINIA LUCERO
Before and after pictures of Jerod Shelton.
VIRGINIA LUCEROBefore and after pictures of Gema Rodriguez.
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ERICA SMITH
The Lady Panthers edged the Desert Roadrunners 4-3 in a home game on March 26.
After giving up two runs to the visitors in the first inning, the Panthers came back to score three times in the bottom half of the inning on three base hits. Stephanie Walters drove in two runs to lead the at-tack.
Pitcher Lauren Perez (6-0) calmed down after a shaky start and held the Des-ert batters at bay over the first four innings to keep Chaffey ahead.
“It was hard,” Perez said after the game. “I have a sore elbow. I felt I had to get the job done.”
Center fielder Heather Jaramillo scored the final run for the Panthers on a Cassan-dra Rodriguez’ RBI in the home half of the of the second inning.
The tally put the Panthers up 4-2. The rest was up to the Panther pitching staff.
Desert scored one run in the top of the third, but Perez and reliever Christina Car-penter (2-2) shut the Roadrunners down the rest of the game, allowing no runners to advance as far as third base.
Carpenter was also pitching hurt.“I was scared,” said Carpenter, who did
not want to risk further injury. “It felt re-ally good. I’m still capable of doing it even though I’m hurt.”
Left fielder Marissa Diaz caught a fly ball to end the game.
“I was nervous,” Diaz said. “I didn’t want to mess up, but it was an easy fly.”
The win gave the Lady Panthers a 7-2 record, good enough for second place in the Foothill Conference.
Their next home game is Wednesday, April 7 against San Bernardino Valley. Game time is 3 p.m.
Women move to 7-2, second in conference
Lady Panthers hold offDesert Roadrunners, 4-3
ROSALIND MORTONPitcher Lauren Perez (above) swings at the incoming pitch during the Panthers’ 4-3 win over Desert. At right, relief pitcher Christina Carpenter concentrates as she winds up for a pitch. Both hurlers kept the team in the game as the Lady Panthers improved to 7-2.
ROSALIND MORTONNicolette Aponte, Maria Carillo, and Lorraine Cabrera keep their eyes on the action while relaxing in the dugout between innings.
