Gates: Bridge to Success
By Ermias Drar | 8:20 p.m.
Cabrillo College’s Digital Bridge Academy (DBA) will receive a $2.6 million academic grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation next year. read more>

'Twilight,' why you shouldn't care at all
By Samuel Witmer |1:20 a.m.
With the help of bad acting and poor special effects, the film adaptation of the four-book “Twilight” series explores this story in more depth, and it’s about as interesting as it sounds: not at all. read more >

It has not even been a month since the Cabrillo football team’s 2009 season concluded, but returning players are already hard at work. Weight training began Oct. 30, marking the beginning of a grueling offseason.
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Tips and Tricks to keep your wallet out of financial funk
By Allan Bettger | 12:30 p.m

Everyone knows there hundreds of ways to save money—changing the way we drive, where we eat, how we use credit cards, and habits around the house. But there is still more to do. Some of these penny-pinching procedures may seem a little extreme, but face it—so is the economy.
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Secret Evil
By Zach Stoloff | 11:00 p.m
“Excuse me, my t--s are up here,” says Jessica, the title character of Comedy Central’s new show “Secret Girlfriend,” whom you’ve just met at a liquor store. That’s right—she’s talking directly to “you.”
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Renaissance Now: a rebirth of the written word in the digital era
By Stephen Richter| 12:20 p.m.
Cabrillo College is proud to announce the inception of the Cabrillo Writers Guild. With an emphasis on the publication of member works, as well as honing the craft of storytelling, the CWG transcends mere gatherings, clubs, or round-tables designed for writers. read more>

New Moon takes one small step
By Buddy Emmonsn | 4:20 p.m
“Twilight” has captivated international film audiences—and disappointed them. I enjoyed reading each book in Stephenie Meyer’s series as well as seeing my favorite characters on the big screen. My only complaint — which my fellow avid “Twilight” readers share — is that the characters couldn’t seem to embody the degree of emotions represented in the book. read more >

Editor's Note:
Infamy
By Stephen Richter | 2:52 a.m.

"December 7th, 1941 — a date which will live in infamy"

On the seventh of December, 1981, an eleven-year old boy and his father stared down at the remains of the USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. I remember standing next to a family of Japanese tourists. Their son was my age and I wondered how they must have felt being them, being there, at a site so charged with emotion and all that it represented. We watched a video in the memorial’s viewing room and that same family sat three seats down from me. I remember feeling angry at them. Their son smiled at me and I didn’t smile back. “Gomen nasai,” he said. I didn’t understand Japanese when I was eleven. It meant nothing to me.

In October of 1993, I learned how it felt to be a U.S. Marine, standing next to a Japanese family, at the Hiroshima Peace Park in Japan. And although I hadn’t been alive when it took place, I still felt very sorry and somewhat responsible for that place and what it represented. I apologized to the family I was standing next to for some reason. The grandmother had surely been alive when it happened. “Gomen nasai,” I said. I bowed to her and left. I was leaving Japan for good that day.

September 11th, 2001
CNN - DAY OF TERROR
A 21st century 'day of infamy'

I remember watching CNN every day for a week after 9/11, until I couldn’t stand it any more. I remember looking at the footage from Iraq and Afghanistan and feeling angry.

December 7th, 2009 - We are, eight years into the war on terror, just a couple years shy of the Soviet Union’s record ten year occupation of Afghanistan. In the fall of 1993 I studied the doctrine of guerilla warfare at the JWTC (Jungle Warfare Training Center) Okinawa Japan, in the Northern Training Area below the prefecture of Nago. We took a class on the mistakes the USSR made during their decade-long occupation of Afghanistan. “That is why the Russians got their asses handed to them in Kabul,” said Sgt. Samoa, “that is why the United States will never do something as asinine as try to occupy a country like that for any extended period of time - not after what we learned from Vietnam, and definitely not in my beloved Marine Corps,” he said. We all laughed.

Psychologists say that one of the most difficult crimes for a victim to recover from is Home Invasion.

Ghandi once said that an eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind.

As a veteran, a father, an American, and a citizen of the global community, I can only hope that on this December 7th we can all pause for a moment of silence to respect those who have been lost, on all those infamous days in human history.

Whether we were there or not, we are all responsible in one way or another, in some way for what comes next. For all those who have lost their loved-ones at the hands of their fellow man,

Gomen, Gomen nasai...

SR.

Ice Cube goes Hollywood Gansta Rap made him do it
By Rawb McCrea | 5:30 a.m.
“Ice Cube—the stage name for artist O’Shea Jackson—will be playing at the Catalyst on Wednesday, Dec. 9. The hardcore gangsta rapper is perhaps best known for his stint with the legendary rap group N.W.A.(Niggaz With Attitude), alongside Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, MC Ren and DJ Yella in the late 1980s and the Westside Connection in the mid-90s. read more >

“Rollin’ with a Pisces” with Nickatina
By Nicole Miceli| 4:20 a.m.
The San Francisco rapper is perhaps best known for his ability to spit a bold gangster rap with a sophisticated twist, evident in his like “Jungle” and “Conversation with the Devil.”Andre Adams, a “rap cat with the BOSS apparel, better known as Andre Nickatina, will perform at the Catalyst at 9 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 19. read more >

MESA Center Takes Center Stage in Cabrillo’s Senate
By Brian Gassmann | 8:40 p.m.
In a well-lit conference room in the Student Activities Center-East building, Cabrillo College’s Student Senate began their meeting over pizza and breadsticks. However,the senate’s appetite is not among the topics of discussion. read more >

Classic Cutbacks: Huge waves hit SC for The CWC
By Nick Nollenberger | 10:20 p.m.
The best surfers in the world flock to Steamer Lane each fall to participate in one of California’s most historical surf competitions, and this year’s O’Neill Coldwater Classic did not disappoint. read more >

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The Evolution of Linguistics
By Alison “Ducky” Maupin | 11:00 p.m
Remember learning how to write in cursive?
In many schools today this form of communication is de emphasized, or simply not taught at all. Whether because of budgetary constraints, a shift in skill-set requirements, or a tech takeover, the ability to write in cursive might go extinct. read more >

Facebook: Social Networking Site or Social Obstruction?
By Kelly Keiley | 11:00 p.m
A college student without a Facebook page is like a celebrity without a Twitter account—they just aren’t A-list. Facebook is a social networking site that originated in February of 2004 and was aimed principally at college students.
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A Strange Yet Beautiful Holiday Tale by One of Cabrillo’s Own
By David Rosen| 11:00 p.m
Stephen Richter, a student at Cabrillo, a former Marine and expatriate, has returned to the United States with a beautiful novel about our perceptions on living in the modern world.
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