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MEMORIAL: Locals set up a memorial where the bombings occured on April 15.

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news opinion sportsgauchos softball falls

to grossmont college after homerun is over-turned in last inning.

ELECTION EDITION

Local response to Boston Bombingafter the tragedy in boston, america is shaken.

a day after the boston marathon bombing killed 3 and injured more than 170, saddleback college stu-dents and faculty share their reac-tions to the catastrophic event.

“this is a sad irony, the more they try to divide us, the more they bring us together,” said 76-year-old retired journalism instructor Pat-rick o’brien.

Despite being on opposite coasts, students at saddleback still have close ties to the tragedy.

“I had a close friend running the marathon there and she only

finished 20 minutes before the ex-plosion and was only two blocks away,” said niko labarbera, 20, political science major.

on the other hand, discovering the type of bomb that was used may indicate a general idea of where the attack is coming from.

this boston bomb was a home-made device—a metal pressure cooker filled with nails, ball bear-ings, metal shards that were left in duffle bags similar to roadside bombs used against u.s. troops in Iraq and afghanistan various news

organizations reported.In response to the recent iden-

tification of marathon bombing supects tamerlan and Dzhokhar tsarnaev, austin lonsert (18, psy-chology major) said, “When things like these happen, the government needs to lock down.”

on the east coast, those in-volved with the marathon are deter-mined to keep the race running.

“boston is strong. boston is re-silient. boston is our home. and boston has made us enormously proud in the past 24 hours. the

boston marathon is a deeply held tradition – an integral part of the fabric and history of our commu-nity. We are committed to continu-ing that tradition with the running of the 118th boston marathon in 2014.” said Thomas Grilk , Execu-tive Director of the boston athletic association, to the boston globe.

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In the recently released california community col-lege student success score-card, Irvine Valley college showed a higher completion rate from its students than saddleback college.

according to the student success scorecard, the com-pletion rate is the, “percentage of degree and/or transfer-seek-ing students tracked for six years through 2011-12 who

completed a degree, certificate or transfer related outcomes.” IVc had a 62.6 percent over-all completion rate during the study, with a 76.5 per-cent completion rate among “college prepared” students. The scorecard defines “col-lege prepared” as, “student’s lowest course attempted in math and/or english was col-lege level.” saddleback col-lege had a completion rate of 57.4 percent overall, and 69.7 percent among “college pre-pared” students.

In a press release from sad-dleback college, the purpose of the student success score-cards is to, “…give college-

by-college statistics of stu-dent performance and were a major recommendation of the student success task force and the student success act of 2012.” the press release continues on to say that the scorecards are part of a plan implemented by the california community colleges board of governors to increase the number of students earning degrees or transferring to four year colleges.

In the press release, sad-dleback college President Dr. tod burnett said, “saddle-back college welcomes the recommendations of the stu-dent success task force and

is grateful of the work of our state chancellor’s office for their leadership in implement-ing those recommendations. While saddleback college’s metrics shown on the student success scorecard are quite positive, our goal is to contin-ue to increase rates in persis-tence, completion, basic skills, and career technical educa-tion. I look forward to work-ing with our faculty, staff, and administrators to bring our college forward in advancing success for our students.”

Student Success scorecards give IVC higher ratingMichael Grennell Staff Writer

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Americans for each other.” -Andre Kushnir, 20, Philosophy

Why should you vote? Does it really matter?

meet your 2013-2014 asg/ asIVc candidates!

The Associated Student Government elections will be taking place today through April 25 at Saddleback College.Irvine Valley College elections begin today and end tomorrow April 24.Voting will be held online and requires students to log in using Mysite credentials.

For Saddleback College representative voting, please visit www.saddleback.edu/asg. For Irvine Valley College representative voting, please visit www.ivc.edu.

Who will you be casting YOUR vote for?? Flip to page 2 for a full list of candidates.

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*candidates featured on the lariat are not endores by the lariat. candidates featured are those who responded to the lariat’s request for features.

Additional Saddleback Candidates

Shay Sharp-ICC ChairShayan Akhavan-Chair Events CabinetBriana Cooke-ASG Vice PresidentLily Rahmani-Chair of Senate

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increase student involvement.

Nguyen wants students to enjoy being on campus.

Additional IVC Candidates

Perla Montes-Vice PresidentGabriel Masri-ICC PresidentJoshua Pham-ICC PresidentXiao Li-Business ScienceChristina Ha-Fine ArtsTania Guzman-Fine ArtsAaron dean-Humanities and LanguagesSebastian Roberts-Humanities and LanguagesMedhi Talle-Life and TechnologyRaumi kinan-Life and TechnologyAlan Xu-Math-Computer Information Sciences and EngineeringHuayang Xie-Math, Computer Information Sciencesand EngineeringBrian Tong-Physical Sciences and Technology Tarek kabbara-Physical Sciences and Technology Amira Brown-Physical Sciences and Technology

Choum wants to get students more involved with the community and

wants to strengthen relations between students and staff.

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Shivani wants new ways for

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Campus Comments: Do you think the student government on campus is beneficial?

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Every year elections are held to elect a new board of student officers, to run student govern-ment at both Saddleback and Ir-vine Valley Colleges. Though an effort to advertise and promote candidates is made, many stu-dents seem uninterested.

However, more students should care and become in-volved in the voting process, because student government is at the center of student activi-ties and has the power to make waves and enact important changes on campus.

“Student government should cater to the needs and interests of its main focus, students,” said Zachary Ho, vice presidential candidate and associate justice for the Associated Students of Irvine Valley College. “Whether through leadership opportunities or to simply let others become more involved with what IVC has to offer, student government should do so while fostering an open, honest and spirited envi-ronment.”

It’s important to vote for the officers that serve on Associated Student Government at Saddle-back and ASIVC, because they are advocates for student inter-est and have the money to make changes.

From 2011 to 2012, Saddle-back ASG worked with a budget of $847,052, and used the funds for campus life ($205,490), co-curricular programs ($120, 419), student support ($168, 491), op-erational expenses ($109, 050) and contingency, allocation for anticipated mid-year requests and scholarships ($243, 602).

They work with a budget to provide students with activi-ties, scholarships, programs and

support. ASG puts their money where their mouth is, but if the student public doesn’t voice their demands or concerns, ASG cannot accurately repre-sent them. Voting is key to being more involved in the process of spending this money and having a collective student voice.

Sadly, many students don’t know that student government is valuable or does much for the school, so they don’t care about voting for the new officers.

“I don’t give two pennies about elections, especially something as mediocre as stu-dent elections,” Michael San-chez, 19 said.

Students feeling apathetic about voting need to understand that ASG is responsible for more than they realize.

Anytime there is a blood drive, movie night, fundraiser, or an event in the quad, it is most likely put together by ASG. Ac-cording to their website, the student government, “plans, organizes, promotes, sponsors, and finances a comprehensive program of activities and ser-vices for all Saddleback College students.”

Saddleback and IVC stu-dents should vote in the up-coming elections, because ASG can bring student issues to the attention of higher-ups, and re-ally make changes to campus life. Most importantly, ASG and ASIVC wield the money. Dan Deacon once said in reference to voting that “your apathy is their reward”, and it’s true. If students don’t tell their associated gov-ernment what they want, how can ASG and ASIVC possibly make it happen?

The student elections this year will be held from April 23 to April 28 in front of the ASG office and Gaucho Lounge, SSC 211, and at other polling loca-tions throughout campus.

When I was fifteen, I had trouble choosing what color I wanted the bands on my braces to be from week to week, let alone choosing what career path to begin to tread on.

Even in middle school, there were kids and parents who were already immersed in the college planning process. I did not have any part of it.

That was for kids whose parents were the kind of people who put ice in their orange juice and make you take your shoes off in the house.

The pressure to pick a major still hasn’t subsid-ed after four years of high school and three years of community college. I’m greatful that my parents never forced me down a particular path, but the power to choose your own comes with the weight of so many options.

“We see a lot of students come through that don’t have a major in mind,” Mary Ann McCarthy, counselor at Saddleback College, said, “It’s partic-ularly difficult when they’ve got all their general education, done but then not their major prepara-tion.”

In high school and middle school it’s harder to explore a wide variety of disciplines than it is in college. Students should be encouraged to explore their interests when they get to higher education rather than be pressured to get in, get out and know exactly what they want to do.

“[In] eighth grade I knew what I wanted to do, and for like five years I was set on being a psy-chologist,” said Maria Lopez, 18, communication disorders. “But coming into college I changed it to speech pathology.”

McCarthy says that stumped students can take Applied Psychology 140 and 160 at Saddleback to explore their options and match career paths with personality types and interests. This is something she reccomends particularly to younger students.

“There are very few students who really know from a young age what they want to do,” McCar-thy said, “They are few and far between; Most stu-dents do struggle with that.”

Students still asking the question, “what do I do if I don’t know” can be sure that they’re not alone.

I still feel like society is expecting me to know what I want to do, where I want to go and get in get out and get on my way so that I can get to a place where I’m making a pretty penny. For now how-ever, I’m choosing to work the system and explore my interests. The more you see the less you know, and I may never know. But at least I’ll see a lot in the process.

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Michael Hendrick, 19, Graphic Design

“I don’t even know what the

student govern-ment does on the campus. I didn’t vote for anyone. For all I know it could be a class or something.”

Laura Young, 18, Nursing

“I see random flyers around for ASG but that is

about it.”

“I think it is fun and interesting that there is programs or the govern-

ment organizing fun events for students.”

Kassandra Santos, 18 Kinesiology

Isamar Negret, 18, Political Science

“I don’t really find them ben-

eficial. I haven’t been influenced

enough to get in-volved in school

activities.”

“Yes, because I feel like they help out with organi-zations on campus and to

me that is important.”Shannon Duffy, 19, Undecided

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Controversy hit the Gauchos softball team in the seventh inning of their 5-1 loss to Grossmont College.

Moments after freshman McRae Cay-ton launched a two run home run to make it a 5-3 game, the Grossmont coaches called the home plate umpire over to the dugout to talk. After several minutes, the umpire walked over to Saddleback head coach Nick Trani and informed him that the home run would not count, and Cay-ton would instead be called out for bat-ter’s interference for batting out of order.

The batter’s interference call came from a lineup change earlier in the game.

Cayton was removed from the lineup in the fourth inning after colliding with freshman Christina Pantages while at-tempting to make a play in right field. After the game, Cayton said that there had been some miscommunication be-tween her and Pantages on the play, and she ended up rolling her ankle in the col-lision.

Cayton returned to the dugout where she had her ankle attended to, and even-tually returned to the game. Head coach Nick Trani said it was at that point when he sent her back out that he made a mis-take.

“I took her out when she was hurt earlier, and I didn’t reenter her [into the lineup] when she went back in,” Trani said. “That was my bad. First time I’ve done that in 25 years. It happens.”

Because of that, Cayton’s home run in the seventh was nullified, and the next batter, freshman Sydney Abounassar, struck out to end the game. Cayton said

after the game that she was disappointed about the outcome of that call.

“I knew we had to get four runs to come back and tie it,” Cayton said. “So I was doing whatever it would take to do it.”

Freshman Jordan Hodge was tagged with her first loss of the season--pitching five innings and surrendering four runs while allowing 10 runners to reach base. Abounassar came in to pitch two innings of relief, allowing one run on two hits and three walks while striking out one.

“[Hodge] did a great job coming in for her first start,” Trani said. “If we hold a team to five runs we would normally win. We just didn’t hit today in the clutch spots.”

Saddleback had only seven hits in the loss, with Cayton the lone player to have more than one. The Gauchos lone run came in the fifth inning when sophomore Kelsey Hodge hit a single to centerfield, driving in pinch runner Bailey Benoit.

“I think we did well, but we could have done a lot better,” Cayton said. “We weren’t on our ‘A’ game with our hit-ting.”

The Gauchos final game of the regu-lar season will be on Wednesday April 24 when they host the Santiago Canyon College Hawks. Saddleback beat San-tiago Canyon 7-6 in their last matchup earlier this month.

On Tuesday, the Saddleback College Athletics Department announced that two-time Or-ange Empire Conference co-MVP Josh Smith had commit-ted to Concordia University in Irvine.

Smith averaged 9.4 points-per-game and 6.4 rebounds-per-game in his two years at Saddle-back. He also made 96 blocks while helping the Gauchos to a 47-14 record during his career.

The Concordia Eagles ended their 2013 season at 23-11, after winning the Golden State Ath-letic Conference Championship, and advancing to the Sweet 16 round in the NAIA champion-ship.

After a disappointing season in 2012, the Saddleback College women’s volleyball team will be looking for guidance from new head coach Michelle Quon.

The Saddleback Athletics Department announced the hir-ing of Quon on Wednesday, as well as the departure of former head coach Carmen Stratton. The coaching change comes fol-lowing a second-to-last place finish in the Orange Empire Conference with a 5-18 record.

Quon was an assistant coach under Stratton during the 2008 season, when the Gauchos fin-ished with a 4-17 record. Over their last six seasons, the Gau-chos have a combined 29-97 re-cord (13-71 in conference play).

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Freshman McRae Cayton gets checked out by team trainers after col-liding with a teammate in the fourth inning. Cayton left the game with a minor ankle injury, but later returned. She finished the day 2-3 with a double, a walk, and two stolen bases.

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AGony of DefeAt: Freshman Tiffany McCracken watches the ball fly over the glove of the Griffins’ shortstop as she runs to first base. This single was her lone hit of the day, as she finished 1-3 with a strikeout.

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“That was my bad. First time I’ve done that in 25

years. It happens.”-Softball head coach Nick Trani on game

changing lineup mistake