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Your Voice Q1: What are your plans for Thanksgiving? Q2: What are you most thankful for?

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Q1: “Working, then being with my family.”Q2: “My parents.”

Q1: “Playing baseball , and stuffing my face with turkey.”Q2: “Friends, family, and baseball.”

Q1: “Hanging with m family.”Q2: “My family and friends.”

Q1: “Just relax with my family.”Q2: “To be playing bseball, to have my family and friends.”

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Remember, remember, the 5th of Novem-ber.

The date of a failed plot to blow up British Parliament in 1605, the 5th of November has become a pop-cultural rallying point against corporate and government oppres-sion (thanks in no small part to the feature film “V for Vendetta”). Also known as “Guy Fawkes” day, after the most infamous of the conspirators, this year’s November 5th plot didn’t involve any gunpowder. Still, with an estimated 650,000 people partici-pating, it went off with quite a bang.

“Bank Transfer Day”, as it became known, found its impetus in September when Bank of America announced plans to implement a monthly 5 dollar debit-card fee. As a re-sponse, disenfranchised customers banded together to leave the big banks behind in favor of their local credit unions.

Bank Transfer Day isLocal, National Success

Credit unions are non-profit member run organizations. That means if a profit is generated, it is injected back into the com-munity in various ways -- higher account dividends, better interest rates on loans, and better member services.

Kristen Christian is a 27-year-old L.A. art gallery owner who started the movement on Facebook. She explains her motives on Bank Transfer Day’s official Facebook page: “I was tired -- tired of fee increases, tired of not being able to access my money when I needed to, tired of them using what little money I have to oppress my brothers and sisters. So I stood up.”

Stood up, alongside thousands of others. Christian’s Facebook page currently has 66,000 “likes”, and according to the Credit Union National Association (CUNA, www.cuna.org) over 650,000 individuals

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have opened new accounts at their local credit unions since Bank Transfer Day was announced -- including 40,000 account switches on November 5th itself. Those 40,000 accounts alone equate to an estimat-ed $80 million in transferred savings.

Bay Federal is a local Monterey Bay area credit union with 7 branches and more than 55,000 members. Amy Ivey is Bay-Fed’s Associate Vice President of Market-ing and Development. “generally speaking we open between 350-400 new checking accounts per month, and we actually saw a pretty significant surge in the month of October,” said Ivey. A 175 percent surge, to be exact. On Bank Transfer Day alone BayFed opened 98 new accounts.

The smaller Santa Cruz Community Credit Union saw a 240% percent in-crease in new accounts, with 35 opened on November 5th and another 190 in the previous month.

“For a lot of people it’s a big commitment

to switch banks,” said Ivey. But it was a commitment they were willing to make. What it comes down to Ivey explained, is people are “tired of being just a number at the larger financial institutions.”

Some industry analysts are skeptical about whether or not Bank Transfer Day will have any negative impact on the big banks at all. Because the account holders intimidated by the proposed 5 dollar fee are likely to hold the smallest accounts, it may not be much of a loss for the big banks to nix them and focus instead on their larger account holders.

And the 5 dollar fee that, so to speak, broke the camel’s back? Thanks no doubt to the negative press and public hype, it’s no longer being implemented. In that respect, at least, Bank Transfer Day was a success -- and while a gunpowder treason it was cer-tainly not, this grass-roots campaign that actually changed corporate policy may, like its failed predecessor, never be forgotten.

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Putting Your Money Where Your Protest Is

Occupy Speaker Shares the Love

It’s not just the value of U.S. currency that’s been generating controversy recently, but also it’s appearance. If it’s not Lady Gaga or Boba Fett disgracing the august portraits of Washington and Lincoln with their superimposed then it’s those “baby eating atheists” trying to get “In God We Trust” removed from the bills.

As a protest against unconstitutional church-state entanglement and govern-ment establishment of religion, some individuals have taken it upon themselves to cross out “In God We Trust” from U.S. currency, and write in its place the secular motto, “E Pluribus Unum,” or its translated form, “Out of Many, One.”

According to the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s website, “In God We Trust” has been on U.S. currency since 1864 and declared as the official motto of the country since 1956. The Establishment Clause of the First Amendment prohibits governmental endorsement of one religion over another, but current interpretation of the text does not prohibit the government’s entry into a religious sphere, allowing for the protection of such phrases as “In God We Trust” and “one nation, under God” in the civic sphere.

Some view this denominational deface-ment of dollar bills as an attack on religious freedom, a direct stab at American patrio-tism, and flat-out illegal. Others, including but not limited to baby-eating atheists or theists who only occasionally indulge in fried toddler toes, believe this protest stems from a legitimate issue of federal religious endorsement.

Sonya Newlyn, advisor for the Cabrillo College chapter of the National Secular Student Alliance, says she understands the issue this dollar bill protest addresses, but does not see the defacement of U.S. paper currency as a “meaningful” method for effecting real change in U.S. church-state relations. She said, “Lawsuits, fighting

against endorsement of religion by govern-ment legally, and bringing attention to the issue by public forums” are a more effective means of addressing the problem, especial-ly in “areas where the threats are huger.”

Though federal law prohibits requir-ing any sort of religious test or profession of belief to elect or appoint government officials, seven states (TX, MA, MD, NC, PA, SC, and TN) have religious require-ments written into their legislature. Article IX, Section 2 of Tennessee’s constitution expressly prohibits atheists from holding office, stating, “No person who denies the being of God, or a future state of rewards and punishments, shall hold any office in the civil department of this State.”

Besides the crumbling wall of separation between church and state, paper currency has become a popular vehicle for protest-ing other issues, like social and economic inequality in the US. In solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street protests, dollar bills stamped “Future Property of the 1%” or “In Debt We Trust” are being circulated, in physical cash transactions, as well as in JPG format for the online masses to spread the message further.

The demand for clearer church-state separation that this protest voices “is not an attack on religion in the private sphere,” says Newlyn. What this protest may indi-cate is, in the words of Father Bob Maguire, an Australian Catholic priest and social justice advocate, a need for “freedom from religion, as well as freedom of religion.”

By Gloria Kim

“Occupy Wall Street: What’s Love Got to Do With It?” is not a new political song from Tina Turner—it’s the title of the lec-ture given by renowned author and peace activist, Marianne Williamson, at Unity [Church] of Berkeley on Sunday afternoon, Nov.6.

Marianne Williamson, author of Healing the Soul of America, emphasized the im-portance of keeping this movement non-violent to avoid losing credibility. This is a pertinent topic, especially in the face of the violence that is becoming increasing prevalent and brutal in many U.S. cities on the part of both the participants and the police. She quoted Martin Luther King and Ghandi and suggested reading their words aloud at locations where the occupy movement gathers. She told a standing-room-only group that we must “get rid of the anger in our heads” and approach our opponents in a loving manner. There is more of a chance for resolution in this way.

Marianne applauded, Jennifer, a mem-ber of the audience who announced that she has set up a tent in Occupy Oakland in which she and others are reading prayers of

non-violence. She also reiterated sugges-tions to bring food and blankets to protest-ers who are sleeping at the Occupy sites, as a way of supporting the movement in a peaceful way.

Miss Williamson said that we are now facing the largest financial inequality in this country since 1929. She believes a big part of the problem is related to Congress allowing anonymous contributions to political campaigns from corporations through deregulation.

Miss Williamson said that we are “stewards of American Democracy…just as the suffragettes, abolitionists and Civil Rights workers were.” She said it is our responsibility to “bequeath the blessings of American democracy to our children.” She continued, [Occupy Wall street] “is not just about, ‘I want my job.’—It’s about ‘I want my country!” She reminded the audience that by using non-violent protest, “we stopped a war” and changed civil rights laws through “the power of justice and brotherhood.” Marianne William-son said, “Non-violence is a way of life for courageous people.’

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Changing the Way We Think, to Create the World We Want”.

For those that are not ecologically motivated, major news headlines can be the only information they regularly are exposed to about the changing state of our environment. With such stories gener-ally limited to the natural disaster scene whether its global warming, water short-ages, or the hole in the ozone layer above Australia. Many people feel powerless to stop the world from sending us the same way as the Golden Toads of Monteverde; in

Local biologists, community activists, and environmentally concerned citizens from around the county came together on November 11 to welcome internation-ally recognized environmentalist Francis Moore Lappe. The author of Diet for a Small Planet, Lappe is credited with chang-ing many of the paradigms regarding how we perceive natural resources and envi-ronmental issues. The event at the Crocker Theater on the Cabrillo College campus

was a stop on her tour promot-ing her new book, “EcoMind:

other words, extinct. Lappe seeks to address this sentiment in

her new book through the concept of the Ecomind, a philosophy that attempts to address the concerns and detriments of how we perceive our role and responsibility in society.

“It is far too late, too bad for pessimism,” said Lappe.

Many of Lappe”s arguments stem from an idea that the natural catastrophes we face, from floods to starvation, are not the prob-lem but the side effects to basic communal dysfunctions we face as a society. Accord-ing to Lappe, the main contributor to soci-etal impotence is the notion of individual powerlessness which is reinforced by what she refers to as the scarcity mindset, or the belief that there naturally are insufficient amounts of resources to go around.

“Why are we together creating a world that we as individuals would never choose?” said Lappe regarding how a com-munity driven by powerlessness will act in any way but its own advancement. “It is perversely a lie what we “know” about the environment and human welfare.”

Lappe draws upon a wealth of environ-mental and psychological case studies, such as the perpetuation of African starva-tion as a paradigm for the entire continent, and the 1971 Stanford prison experiment outlining the extreme ranges of human behavior under stress. She contends that there must be a social shift in politics and society away from concentrated power, secrecy, and blame towards the promotion of the dispersal of responsibility, transpar-ency, and mutual accountability.

This shift is embodied in the Ecomind mentality, where the concepts of scarcity are abolished and replaced by what Lappe refers to as a “living democracy”.

“This is not a world of separateness and scarcity, but of continuous change, cooperation, and co-creation,” said Lappe. “With a ‘living democracy’, needs are met and fear recedes.”

Lappe contests that whether or not we agree with her mentality, similar cultural

shifts have been occurring around the globe over the past decade. Some of her most prominent examples included the utilization of agro-forestry in Nejhar Africa, whereby the process of mixing trees with crops has provided food security for over 2 million people. The collaboration between small and large-scale farmers and the government in Mali, too, that directly facilitated active democracy and decided the country”s agricultural and economic future.

Lappe also addressed the nature of the ongoing Occupy movement, and revealed that while she shared many of the senti-ments voiced by protestors, she saw flaws in the movement”s direction.

“Remember that 80% to 90% of Ameri-cans think that the government has too much power,” said Lappe. “But the move-ment is still divided. They need to focus on bipartisan issues. It should be called Oc-cupy Democracy, not Occupy Wall Street.”

Otherwise the concept of the Ecomind falls in line with many complaints that are held by the Occupy protestors.

“We have what I call “private govern-ment”,” said Lappe on the subject of political lobbying. “Getting money out of politics is the mother of all issues.”

Lappe closed her lecture by summing up the Ecomind concept in a basic, primal sense.

“We still maintain the pack mentality, if you separate you die.” said Lappe. “I sug-gest that we accept that we were wired to be frightened of separation. Think of fear as pure energy, used to achieve whatever we want. If my heart is pounding in fear, maybe I”m doing exactly what I need to be doing.”

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Francis Lappe addresses Santa Cruz environmentalists

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Last year the San Francisco 49ers were 6 and 10, their quarterback Alex Smith looked like one of the biggest busts in NFL history, and they had just fired their coach, Hall of Fame linebacker Mike Singletary. It was time for change.

At the same time, University of Stan-ford was going to the Orange Bowl led by Head Coach Jim Harbaugh. After Stanford won the Orange Bowl, the 49ers hired Harbaugh as head coach. He brought his offensive and defensive coordinators Vic Fangio and Greg Roman along with him. The rookie head coach immediately said that the starting quarterback would be Alex Smith. 49er fans were not happy.

Defensively, the 49ers are led by 4-time Pro Bowler Patrick Willis, linebacker NaVorro Bowman, defensive end Justin Smith and safety Dashon Goldson. Last year the only strong point on the team was the defense. By far their only playmaker on the offense was injury prone running back Frank Gore. Last year, Gore broke his hip in week 8 against the Arizona Cardinals, ending his season.

This season the team has started out with 8 wins and one loss. They lead their divi-sion by 5 games and have the second best record in the NFL. After everything I just told you it’s hard to believe isn’t it? Well believe it.

The 49ers defense is number one in the league. They have not allowed a rushing touchdown all year and haven’t given up 100 yards rushing in two years. They aver-age around 2 turnovers a game, which is 2nd best in the league behind the Detroit Lions.

Alex Smith is 23rd in the league in pass-ing yards but has thrown 11 touchdowns with only three interceptions. Frank Gore had a consecutive 5 game streak of 100 yards rushing. He has 782 yards rushing with 5 touchdowns.

Patrick Willis is 8th in the league in tackles with 78 but 2nd year linebacker NaVorro Bowman is second in the league in tackles with 95.

For the first time since 2002, the 49ers are undefeated on the road. Jim Harbaugh has brought a fire and intensity to the 49ers that they lacked for 9 years. The 49ers are finally fun to watch again. They are a team that thrives on managing the game and making no mistakes and so far that game-plan is working.

After every game Harbaugh gathers his players and asks, “Who’s got it better than us?” the team yells, “Nobody!” In the end I see the 49ers going 13 and 3 winning their division and making the playoffs. Who’s got it better than them? Nobody.

The Cabrillo women’s volleyball team ended the season strong after beating Foot-hill College 25–17, 20–25, 25–16, 25–15, in an exciting match on November 16 at the Cabrillo College gymnasium.

The two squads battled it out on the hard-wood court and the Owls tried to snap the Lady Hawks win streak. It was too much to handle for Foothill, and Cabrillo made it 14 wins in a row, finishing the season with an amazing overall record of 26–1.

Game one started with the Lady Hawks taking control early in the match and win-ning with ease, 25–17. However, Foothill came back with vengeance in Game 2 and regained control of the match with a much smarter set up for the ball and tricky tip shots to take a quick 7–1 lead.

This caught Cabrillo off guard and sopho-mores Tori Bozzo and Summer Mitchell tried to bring the Lady Hawks back in the game with a small run to pull within two, 13–11. It continued to be a tight one for

the Lady Hawks and intensity on both sides of the net was a grand sight to see. Cabrillo took

a timeout trailing the Owls 23–20, yet, it wasn’t enough after the brief water break and Foothill takes game two, 25–20.

After a pep talk by the head coach, Gabby Houston, during the second intermission, Cabrillo was set to regulate their opponent in Game 3. Sophomore Sierra Clark and freshman Kaitlyn Shaug helped out with a couple of their combined total 27 kills.

The Lady Hawks took a commanding 16–9 lead but then let the Owls make a small comeback of their own. Still, Cabrillo made sure Game 3 wasn’t going to the chal-lenger. Bozzo contributed some of her nine blocks on key plays and the rest of the Lady Hawks defense only allowed seven more points to win the third game, 25–16.

Dominance can only describe Game 4 and Cabrillo was set to finish the match to move on to the postseason. The Lady Hawks stormed out of the intermission with a blazing 11–4 lead. But like the an-noying little brother or sister that won’t leave the bedroom, the Foothill Owls didn’t want to leave Cabrillo College Gymnasium just yet.

Cabrillo let up again on defense and poor communication amongst each other and allowed Foothill to creep back in the game. The Owls rallied to score seven points and pull within two to make the game 13–11. Though it looked as if Cabrillo was forced to play a fifth and deciding game, there was no need for that when key players took over the match.

Lady Hawks sophomore Brooke Car-roll was able to set up the ball accurately throughout the game and continued to do so in game four. Cabrillo players like Clark, Shaug, Bozzo, and Mitchell were able to take advantage of Carroll’s precise ball placement for crushing kills to finish off Foothill and win game four, 25–15.

“We played really good, we came through, and pulled it off in the end,” said Summer Mitchell about.

When asked what the key factors of tonight’s win was she replied, “Just working together as a team and communication on the court.”

“We needed to win this game and we were excited for playoffs next week, and

we just wanted to come out and kick butt,” said Mitchell.

Head Coach Gabby Houston was pleased with the win, “I just really like the way our offense was running. We were running the middle a lot which I love to do,” she said.

“I thought the girls played really steady. We had one little blip, but I thought the girls played really, really steady. It was good volleyball.”

When asked why she thought Cabrillo struggled a bit with Foothill in the middle of the match, she responded, “They were really smart at placing shots. They weren’t going to overpower us. But they were good defensively and they were smart.”

Cabrillo manages to keep the number two spot in volleyball’s Top 25 community colleges from California and prepare for next week’s playoffs. They are hoping for a top spot when the Nor Cal seeding meet-ing takes place in Stockton. There, the Lady Hawks will find out what teams will stand in their way on the road to the Final Four and a chance to bring a championship back home.

Due to the popularity the sports polls are back and hoping to continue strong this sports issues theme is football. People at Cabrillo I’ve meet and seen on the campus couldn’t stop talking about football. Even a lot of jerseys worn on campus so this was perfect to ask a few people in the series of football questions some NFL to NCAA even some at Cabrillo! Hopefully we will continue this tradition on with different theme questions. Such as basketball, baseball, soccer, and much more! These answers are from your fellow Cabrillo students!

1. 49ers or Raiders?49ers 56%Raiders 44%2. Better to watch NFL or collegeNFL 62%college 38%3. How would you describe Cabrillo’s

football season?Good 30%Average 35%Bad 20%Never followed 15%4. With the allegations going on at Penn

St should the football team be able to participate in a bowl game this year?

Yes 77%No 23 %5. Do you believe Cabrillo s football team

next year to make a bowl game next year?Yes 80%No 20%6. Favorite NFL player overall right now?Arron Rodgers 30 %Tom Brady 24 %Frank Gore 15 %Darren Mcfadden 12%Mick Vick 10 %Ardain Peterson 5 %Patrick Wills 4 %7. Should College athletes get paid for

playing sports such as football?Yes 69 %No 31 %8. Have you ever attended an NFL game?Yes 51%No 49%

9. Have you attended a college game?Yes 85%No 15 %10. Will you be watching the Super bowl

even if your team isn’t in it?Yes 95%No 5 %11. Best NFL team?Packers 45 %49ers 30%Raiders 15%Patriots 6%Saints 4%12. Favorite College football team?Stanford 42%USC 25%CAL 13 %UCLA 10 %Ohio St 7 %Alabama 3 %13. Favorite Niners playerPatrick Willis 57 %Frank Gore 24 %Alex Smith 8 %Veron Davis 4%14. Favorite Raiders Player?Darren Mcfadden 66 %Jacoby Ford 18 %Sbastian janikowski10 %Jason Campbell 6%15. Who Will win the Superbowl?Packers 48 %49ers 35 %Patriots 7 %Ravens 4%Raiders 2 %

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Left: Alex DaRosa (left) and Brooke Carroll block a kill attempt by Foothill College.

Right: Alekxis Mondragon sets her eyes on the ball on her serve.

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Cabrillo Veterans Team Up with IHOP for BenefitBy Beth Pittenger

IHOP staff welcomes guests for benefit on Veterans Day. Photo by Beth Pittenger

The veterans who are part of the new Veterans Information Center (VIC) at Cabrillo took action on their commitment to other veterans by partnering with the In-ternational House of Pancakes (IHOP) for Veterans Day and the weekend following.

On Friday, Nov. 11, the official Veterans Day, the IHOP was packed with people. General Manager Michael Ray said that IHOP likes to have good relations with the community so they thought the benefit was a solid idea. “We give more than people intend to give,” Ray said.

The arrangement was that 20 percent of your ticket at IHOP would go to the VIC, who intend to use the proceeds to help homeless veterans and to provide toys

for the holidays for veterans who can’t be home.

IHOP reported a 40 percent spike in business on Veterans Day, according to VIC President Broderick Moreland. The final figures have yet to be tallied.

Veterans Day was formerly known as Armistice Day until 1954 when Congress changed the name. “Armistice” refers to the history of World War I that the Germans signed an agreement to stop hostilities on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. This year there would be an extra “11” for the year itself. Perhaps the numbers will turn out to be lucky.

Occupy Cabrillo is now officially a club. This is exciting news for supporters and

members as it gives the club more campus-wide recognition as well as a bank account and access to many useful resources and supplies like a sound system, projector and video camera. This also means the club can host movie nights, teach and speak-ins, parties and more. A movie night is currently in the works, and more are being scheduled for the future Thursday nights.

The club has also created a website, Occu-pyCabrillo.org, in order to reach interested people who are not on the mailing list. This website is linked to their Facebook group page, www.facebook.com/groups/Occu-pyCabrillo, and will also be linked to any other social networking pages that might be made in the future.

On Monday night, Nov. 14, a group of Cabrillo occupiers attended John Perkins’ talk titled “The American Empire, the Future, and You: A Call to Action” at the Crocker Theater. Perkins is the author of the book “Confessions of an Economic Hitman.” The occupiers showed up a bit late so there was already a whole audience of people. As the club members walked

in with their posters the crowd welcomed them with cheers. The club went up to the front row and placed their posters near Perkins. Perkins himself has visited Oc-cupy San Francisco, Occupy Oakland, and is in support of the Occupy movement in general. He believes the Occupy movement

is like an awakening of the people coming together, and that the people must take action.

Though around 150 people signed up to participate, there are usually much fewer people at the general assembly gatherings. Conflicting schedules and lack of time has kept many people from being able to attend. But the club strives on, encouraging members to “occupy their blackboards” or spread the word any way possible. The gen-eral assembly gatherings, which had been happening every Thursday in the Amphi-

theater near the cafeteria from 12:30-2:30, are now happening twice a week. Along with the aforementioned time, people that can’t make it on Thursdays are also welcome to the new Monday gatherings, which go from 1:30-3:30. Anyone can and is encouraged to show up at any time.

Cynthia “Summer” Maiorino said she felt this movement is about autonomy, per-sonal power, and people doing what they

can to make a difference. For this reason, she and the rest of the club encourage people who are even slightly interested

Occupy Cabrillo Gains MomentumBy Jessika Ronquillo

New Gym on Campus Remains Partly UnusedBy Emily Karis

There is a spanking new gym on cam-pus, filled with shiny iron giants waiting to be pushed, pulled and released with leather seats just screaming for sweaty gym clothes. However, at the moment this $500,000 gym is inaccessible to almost all of the Cabrillo community

Except for the 310 students enrolled in Cabrillo’s Kinesiology 27 and Weight Training, the new gym remains empty. On-nie Killefer, Program Chair, and Kathleen Welch, Division Dean, are currently work-ing with the Cabinet of Cabrillo College to address the budget crisis that has left the Health and Wellness Center unstaffed and scarcely used. Eventually they hope to have the gym open to students, staff

and the public. In the future, they plan to have a Fitness Director for the Center, with kinesiology in one room and a drop- in lab in the other.

“The drop- in lab is designed for students and community members to learn training protocols and program design,” said Onnie Killefer.

To keep it simple, participants will gain knowledge on what exercises to do for certain body parts and what exercises work best for them. It will be an environment focused on educating, students, faculty and the community.

Cabrillo’s main goals is to get the 10,000 square feet gym fully functional, filled with $368 of new equipment, in addition to 21 treadmills, 16 elliptical machines, 14

If you pass by the grass area downhill from the library, midday on a Tuesday, you may feel that you are entering a time in the past or witnessing a culture from another land. There, you will find, seated on the grass in a circle, devotees of Krishna--clad in saris and light clothing, with a tilak-- two yellow lines and tulsi leaf painted on the area of their “third eye,” along with oth-er Cabrillo students who are seekers. You will also see a decorative cloth laden with Bhakti Yoga books, free for the taking, as well as a kindly person, offering you a plate of blessed homemade vegetarian lunch and a warm smile. The lunch, prepared at the Temple, varies slightly each week, and usually includes, rice, yellow split peas, potatoes, carrots and spices from India.

A devotee and Cabrillo student, Govinda Nandini, explained that the tilak sym-bolizes the legs of Krishna and his lover, Srimati Radharani, a goddess, whom he created from the pleasure center within himself and wearing it is the devotees’ way of showing that their bodies are a temple of the Lord Krishna

When the Cabrillo Bhakti Yoga club meets, its members participate in devo-

tional chanting, reading and discussing of scripture, the

Bagavad Gita, which is a sacred writing from 300 or 400 B.C., said to be a com-munication between the god Krishna and the warrior Arjuna. The book they read on campus, “The Hidden Treasure of the Sweet Absolute,” was written by their guru and includes the original Sanskrit text, a word-for-word translation, a translitera-tion and an English translation that is said to be a very poetic version, which focuses on love and the nuances of the language. The devotees believe that the chanting of the prayer, Hare Krishna, is the easiest

way to have a relationship with god. They also strive for what they call “a Krishna consciousness” to be always thinking about and emulating the loving ways of Krishna, much in the same way that Christians do with Jesus.

Govinda Nandini said that the Bhakti Yoga club was started on campus in 2006 and creates a place where sincere seekers can go, many of whom are searching for their identity and purpose in life, which is especially difficult in a material world, such as the one in which we live. The Bhakti

Yoga devotees want to be available to give hope to those students who are suffering and feel alone. They want to create a place where it�s OK to ask questions and not feel judged. Some members of the Bhakti Yoga Club live at the Ashram in Soquel, others visit to worship and to participate in good works, such as the distribution of food to the homeless and veterans

On Tuesday, Oct. 25, special guest lec-turer, Swami B.P. Janardan spoke to a gath-ering of twenty students in the SAC west building on the topic of “Simple Living and High Thinking.”

Janardan Maharaj said that our bodies are of the material world and they last on this earth a short time, but our spirits are eternal and find happiness in a relation-ship with the Divine Supreme. The swami quoted and translated many messages from the Bhagavad Gita about selflessness, duty, devotion and meditation. Janardan Maha-raj taught students that the Peace Formula consists of four things: Humility, Toler-ance, Giving respect to others while not expecting respect for yourself and chanting and glorifying the name of God.

On Tuesday, Nov. 15, Srimati Divayas-hakti Devi Dasi gave a lecture and lead

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Bhakti Yoga members participate in discussion of Bagavad Gita.

bikes, 6 steppers, variety of free weights, 3 bench presses and an assortment of other cardiovas-cular and strength equipment.

“A pos-sible option is partner-ing with community members, at the same time keeping within the educational model,” said

Onnie Killefer. A community college is a perfect place to bridge that gap.

a discussion on “Reality the Beautiful,” in which she shared that “Krishna is our dearmost friend and wants us to come to Him.” She also spoke of Krishna’s qualities as Harmony, humility, affection and beauty, which humans can attain through chanting of his Holy Names.

All are invited to the Ashram on Sundays at 12 noon for devotional music, spiritual discoveries and a delicious free vegetarian meal. It is located at 2900 Rodeo Gulch Rd. in Soquel. The websites are www.SevaAs-hram.org and www.ScsMath.com and the

phone number is (831) 462-4712.The Cabrillo College Bhakti Yoga club

meets on Tuesdays between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on the lawn between the library and the SAC buildings. They are plan-ning to give a vegetarian cooking class next semester. For more information, contact Sara, the ICC representative at [email protected] and she will be more than happy to enlighten you.

to come to the gatherings. People can also visit the student senate office any time and find Maiorino, email [email protected], or call/text the Occupy Cabrillo phone number, (831) 607-9493.

Things are just starting up for the Oc-cupy Cabrillo club, and there’s no tell-ing what will happen next. One thing is for sure; the 99% continues to grow, and 99 to one are great odds.

...the 99% con-tinues to grow, and 99 to one are great odds.

Rows of exercise equipment await users.Photo by Marianne Naegele

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Those who step inside Cabrillo’s Art Gal-lery will discover that there actually isn’t any art being displayed right now.

Faculty artists from Cabrillo’s Visual and Performing Arts division have displayed their own work that reflects a world with-out art. “Without Art: Artists Respond to Life Without Art,” the latest exhibit at the gallery, focuses on what a world without art would look like. The month-long ex-hibit features work from different media, such as two- and three-dimensional works, dance performances, short theater

and vocal performances.“Without Art” argues that

art may eventually become

nonexistent, largely due to budget cuts eliminating art programs from schools. To-bin Keller, director of the Cabrillo Gallery, said that the exhibit is making a political statement.

“In response to state budget cuts, ‘With-out Art’ reflects the continuous diminish-ment of art in society,” he said.

Sylvia Rios, a Cabrillo ceramics instructor who is showcasing her work in the exhibit, was at first stumped on how to approach the project.

“Art is everywhere in everything people do,” she said. “My initial response to the idea of a world without art was ‘it just isn’t possible.’”

Rios discussed the project with her col-leagues in the ceramics department, only to discover that “everything we thought of eventually became art.” She decided to create an installation with “mechanical, un-inspired repetition with no emotion.”

“It will look kind of boring and dull, which is, after all, what the world would be without art,” Rios added.

Her work consists of many tubes of dif-ferent sizes created from recycled clay. The work is unfired with no glaze and demon-strates Rios’ goal of “uninspired repetition.”

The gallery plans to host many events over the month-long period of the exhibit. On Dec. 1, the gallery will host the event

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“A Day Without Art,” which will observe AIDS and the impact it has on the artist community. Donations made at the event will go to the Santa Cruz Artists’ Assistance Relief Fund, which assists artists who have medical emergencies.

Besides being a political exhibit, Keller mentioned that “Without Art” plans to ad-dress a larger philosophical question—the paradox of creating work that shouldn’t be considered art.

“How can we make art without it being art?” he asked.

“Absence” by Jody Alexander and Janet Fine.

Two dancers perform on stage during the play.

Cabrillo will be hosting the traditional holiday play.

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A beloved holiday tradition, the Nut-cracker Suite--a magical two-act ballet with an enchabting musical score by Tchai-kovsky--has delighted audiences, young and old since it was first performed in December of 1892 at the Marinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, Russia .

Cabrillo’s Crocker Theater presents this year’s performance, by Santa Cruz Inter-national Academy of Dance, on its main stage during the last week of Novenber, featuring Miami City Ballet dancers along with children, teen and adult students of the academy and community members, including two of Cabrillo’s English instruc-tors, Geneffa and Kevin Jonker. Geneffa told The Voice, “We are really trying to pro-mote the production as a family-friendly, community-oriented ballet that features Cabrillo non-dance faculty performing alongside professional dancers.”

In the ballet, based on The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, written by E.T.A. Hoffman in 1816, twelve year old Clara’s favorite new toy, a nutcracker doll--painted as a soldier—comes to life on Christmas Eve and takes Clara on a wondrous adven-ture. In Act I, in a battle pitting the Nut-cracker, accompanied by his gingerbread and tin soldiers, against the Mouse King and his rodent army, Clara helps save her heroes life, at which point, he comes to life as a handsome prince. In Act II, the prince transports Clara in a nutshell boat pulled by a dolphin to the enchanted “Land of

Sweets” where Sugar Plum Fairies, Flowers and culinary delicacies dance in her honor. Clara and her Prince are then crowned as rulers of the delicious country of “Confi-turembourg”, forever.

The staff at International Academy of Dance, at 320 Encinal St., where dance is done “for the joy of it”, “aims to “provide the highest caliber training in a comfort-able and encouraging atmosphere”, helping students to “develop their style, artistry and individuality while being true to the dance form studied.” according to the I.A.D. website. The staff also “encourages healthy dietary habits and exercise.” The three state-of-the art dance studios are equipped with sprung floors to reduce injury and fatigue, as well as the same Marley dance surface used by the Royal Ballet in London.

The I.A.D. invites all to “experience the magic” at their performance of The Nutcracker at the Cabrillo Crocker Theater Saturday, Nov. 26 and Sunday, Nov. 27at 1:00 and 4:00 p.m. Tickets for reserved seats can be purchased for $15 - $25 at www.IADance.com, at the Crocker Theater prior to show or through www.brownpap-ertickets.com or at the 24/7 ticket hotline 1-800-838-3006.

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The holidays are a time when many people will get together with family and friends. During this time, people often tend to overeat and be a little more on the unhealthy side. Most people will overload their plates with mounds of stuffing, turkey and mash potatoes. From Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day, most American’s will gain 1-2 pounds and even up to 5 pounds for those who battle with their weight. When loading up on your Thanks-giving plate, focus on quality not so much quantity of your meal. Lean meat (white) is healthier than dark meat, which actually contains more fat. On a healthier side, try to replace side dishes such as stuffing with more nutritious choices like vegetables (ones that are not covered in sauce) because they have little to no fat. If you lean towards stuffing, replace it with dried fruits such as cranberries or raisins to have a good balance on your plate.

‘Tis the Season to be Healthy

Here are a few tips to follow during the holiday season to stay healthy:1) Watch portion size: Instead of taking a huge slice of pumpkin pie for desert, try to

slice just a sliver. Are eyes are often bigger than our stomachs anyways.2) If you eat it, log it: Keep a food log of what you eat or drink during the holidays to

track your calorie intake and balance your weight.3) Beware of liquids: Avoid calorie rich beverages, such as eggnog, stick to water, which

is a better alternative keeping you hydrated and not consuming more calories.

By Natalie Chamberlain and Bruce Rodriguez

New Asia Restaurant Brings a Taste of China to

Watsonville

My senses peaked as I opened the door to New Asia. I heard the bell ring and was teased by the aroma of crispy chicken wings and the sound of broccoli beef siz-zling in a wok. The quality and freshness of the Chinese food are complimented by the value and friendly service.

As my daughter, Ferny and I entered the restaurant, a line of shiny red paper lan-terns hanging from the ceiling caught my eye, but they paled in comparison to the bright smile we received from the hostess, Xie Pei, as she welcomed us and lead us to our table. We chose a large round one in the corner because we needed space for the school assignments we had brought to work on during our meal. We were de-lighted to see adorable six-year old, Haley, the owners’ youngest daughter, bringing us our menus.

We decided to order some my favor-ite dishes, Crispy Chicken Wings for an appetizer and Honey Walnut Prawns, accompanied by steamed mixed vegetables and “Special” fried rice for our entrée. The chicken was deep fried and true to its name, crispy on the outside and steaming on inside with just the right amount of

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The Bloody Background Behind Thanksgiving

of the Pequot Tribe had gathered for their annual Green Corn Festival, which was their time when the harvest was ready, to celebrate, laugh, love and be with their families. The Native American version of Thanksgiving. As the night turned into early morning, English and Dutch merce-naries snuck up on the Indian longhouse and ordered them all outside. Those who followed orders got shot or beaten to death, and the woman and children that stayed in struck with fear were burned alive along with their longhouse.

The very next day, Governor of Mas-sachusetts Bay Colony declared “A Day of Thanksgiving” because 700 Pequot Indians were murdered. Sparked by their last victory, some colonists and Indian allies attacked village after village. Any Indian who was over 14 were sold as slaves, while the rest were murdered. Boats loaded with as many as 500 Indians left often from New England ports. Bounties were paid for In-dian scalps as motivation for settlers to try and kill as many Indians as possible.

Following another successful raid against the Pequot Nation near current day Sam-ford, Connecticut, the churches announced a second day of “Thanksgiving” to celebrate victory over the despised “savages.” During the feasting, hacked off heads of Natives were kicked through the streets like soccer balls by children. Friends of the settlers, the Wampanoag, didn’t even escape the chaos. Their chief was beheaded, and his head impaled on a pole and remained for nearly 24 years on display near Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Killing sprees became more and more often with days of “Thanksgiving” feasts held after each successful massacre. George Washington later suggested that only one day of “Thanksgiving” per year should be set aside after each and every massacre. Later Abraham Lincoln then declared Thanksgiving Day to be a legal national holiday during the Civil War. In fact, it

The first time when you learn the history of Thanksgiving in grade school, you are taught to believe a fairy tale type story. It’s usually about Indians and the settlers get-ting along and having a huge feast where they exchanged tons of food and tradition. And that did happen...once. However, the truth is more like a series of bloody mas-sacres.

It begins in 1614 when the English ex-plorers sailed back home to England with ships full of Patuxet Indians headed for slavery, the only remains the English left back was smallpox which wiped out the escaped Patuxet Indians.

When the Pilgrims arrived in Massa-chusetts Bay, they found only one living Patuxet Indian left. A man by the name of Squanto, who survived the English slavery and knew their language. Squanto proceeded to teach the Pilgrims how to fish and grow corn, and he negotiated a peace treaty between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indian Nation. The later part of the year the Pilgrims held a great feast honoring Squanto and the Wampanoag’s. This is what you were taught about in grade school, but no Thanksgiving Day ever declared by anyone. Never again did a recorded gathering between Pilgrims and Indians take place.

However, back in Europe, word spread of a place of paradise in the New World. Religious fanatics known as Puritans and British settlers began arriving by the boatload. Finding no fences around land in the new world they considered it “public domain.” They seized as much land as they could, captured the young, strong Indians for their personal slaves and killed the rest.

The Pequot Indian Nation had not agreed to the peace treaty Squanto had negotiated and fought back, turning into one of the bloodiest Indian wars ever known--The Pe-

quot War. In 1637 near present day Groton, Connecticut, over 700 men, woman and children

A tall thin frame glides quietly by--no clunking gears, no whizzing wheels. Si-lently, the purple bike with white handle-bars raises its front wheel into the air like a horse rearing on its hind legs. But this is only for a second, until the rider loses control of the wild beast and has to swerve out of the way of a parked Utility truck unsuccessfully. That’s the beauty of these fixed gear bikes, they can be aesthetically pleasing but if you don’t know what you’re doing, Bam! Right into a parked car you never saw coming.

The fixed gear bike, or ‘fixie’, was some-thing that most people never expected, un-til they were popping up like an outbreak of bird flu. You thought you were safe but then if you got too close, sooner or later you were infected by the trendy bike craze.

Bike stores that cater to the demand for fixed gear bikes have increased in the last couple of years in the Bay Area, such as the San Jose-based store iMinusD, and the Cabrillo College Bike Co-op, which offers colored chains and white wall tires. This lends to the bikes’ appeal since it can be more personalized with bright colors and stickers, more so than is found in other types of bikes.

Michael Sconce, a 29-year old Washing-ton native said he was first introduced to the “fixie” by a friend. A bike was handed to him on the cheap, and he couldn’t refuse, so he decided to give it a try. But one time is all it takes for most to become addicted.

The fixed gear bike scene pedaled out of the early twentieth century from its use as a track racing bike on banked oval tracks called Velodrome’s, into the twenty-first century as a popular choice for bike mail couriers in big cities in Europe, eventually spreading to New York and San Francisco.

The bikes simplicity is a big factor for

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was the same day that he ordered troops to march against the starving in Sioux, Min-nesota.

So Thanksgiving began as a celebra-tion the night after a massacre, but when you break down the title of the holiday, it doesn’t make sense. “Thanks” and “giving”

are the two words that make up the name of our holiday “Thanksgiving Day.” The set-tlers of this country showed no thanks or giving in the creation of this celebrated day. So this year when you are sitting around the table on Thanksgiving stuffing your face with food and drink, think about what

Fixed Gear Bike Craze Sweeps Through Santa

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most riders today. With nothing more than a frame, two wheels, handlebars, ped-als, and a chain, the bike has “Apple-like” durability, which means they don’t break easily. But there is a price to pay when you strip away brakes and a free spinning hub. The most dangerous factor is the inability to efficiently and safely stop the bike.

19 year old, Christopher Barnett rides fixies because he “loves their efficiency, and the momentum you feel because the bike can’t slow down like a normal bike. You feel connected to the bike-like a ‘oneness’ with it.”

However, that ‘oneness’ takes time to learn, and “when topping out at 48 mph…with no helmet,” Barnett states, “if you don’t know what you’re doing, things can become dangerous [once the bike travels] faster than your legs can pedal.

The only way to slow down is either to push back with your legs while continuing to pedal forward, or do a skidding stop, which means throwing the back wheel out like a car fish tailing in a Dukes of Hazzard chase. The problem is that you go through tires more quickly, and this maneuver takes time to master.

“People put themselves in a lot more danger [when riding fixies] because they don’t understand what it takes,” says Wade Hall, 50, a Salesman at Spokesman Bikes. Wade uses his fixie for training purposes, as a way to improve his pedal stroke, but cautions those who are not familiar with fixies not to go off and throw away their brakes. “We don’t sell fixed gear bikes here without brakes,” says Hall.

According to the California Highway Patrol Support Services, Santa Cruz, in the last four years has had six bicyclist deaths and 515 injuries of bicyclists. The number of deaths has decreased to none in 2010 but there has been one incident of death in

Santa Cruz a year ago.After attending Thursday’s bike polo

game next to the Santa Cruz Skate Park,some players noted that fixies are actually not that good to ride for bike polo even though some still ride them for fun. “I’ve started doing a little bit of Cycle-X--that’s kind of the new thing,” says Sconce. Others chime in with the consensus that fixies have peaked and they’re probably on their way out.

With the rise of Cycle-X as the predicted next “big thing” in the cycle world, it looks like the sun is setting on the fixie, as it casts its shadow on a slender figure--one wheel in the air--attempting one last trick before he falls off permanently.

2011. The records however do not differen-tiate between fixied bear and regular bikes. The most recent death was that of Zach-ary Parke, 25, who was struck on Empire Grade, by a car, which drove off.

“Every day I see people in the Urgent Care come in with bike injuries: lacera-tions and abrasions. Every day on my way to work, I see bikers weaving in and out of traffic, not stopping for traffic signals,” says Sonia Beatham, 49, a medical Assistant at UCSC’s Health Center.

Sconce said that since he started riding fixed gear bikes seven years ago, he’s been hit 4 or 5 times, twice falling off his bike, all off which occurred in Santa Cruz. “People are really friendly towards bikes, but they’re more spaced out here,” says Sconce, who moved from central Washington to

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seasoning to awaken my taste buds. The vegetables were cooked “al dente”, allowing them to maintain their natural essence and vitamins. The rice was prepared with egg, shrimp, chicken and bits of pork, as well as chopped carrots, peas and mushrooms. The “piece de resistance”, the Honey Wal-nut Prawns were succulent and sweet, with a creamy sauce covering the battered deep fried seafood delicacy.

One of the customers, Olivia Vallejo said that New Asia was her family’s favorite restaurant and they even have birthday parties there because they feel so at home and love the food.

New Asia is one of Watsonville’s best kept secrets, on a small frontage road between Valero Gas and Grocery Outlet at 1116 Main St. Lunch specials are between $5 and $6, with dinner starting at $7.75. to go orders receive a discount and will be delivered to your home. Hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Haley plays hostess for New Asia

student art Nov. 22 - Dec. 6, 2011

Student Art Forum By Helen Tinna

As any budding artist can tell you, getting your work seen by other members of your local art scene can be a grueling task. Spending hours on the phone or in front of a computer trying to book a venue is one of the less glamorous parts of the life of an artist. Fortunately, there is a brand new place to get your art published, because The Cabrillo Voice has provided a page where student art submissions are displayed. If you are interested in participating in this community art forum please shoot us as email at [email protected], or stop by room 407 and drop off your submission. We are looking forward to seeing the collective creativity that our Cabrillo community is capable of!

Artists: Woods and Taco TuesdayLocation: Cabrillo’s men’s bathroom by the VapaThese two pieces showed up on the wall of a bathroom stall around Halloween.

Artist: Aaron PetersMedium: Emulsion on RecordName: 2010Contact: [email protected]

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