Water Polo!

Anyone going to a water polo match at Chaffey has to run a steeplechase of construction cables, torn up cement, yards and yards of olive green plastic sheeting. You have to wind your way around fences,sneak through the gate into the pool area. After winding and sneaking and pretending to be official, I look for the Breeze sports reporter. But he's not there and I'm on my own.

Fortunately, the scoreboard keeps up with the action...which is very fast. A game barely lasts an hour and is broken up not only into four short periods of 8 minutes but by a 35 SECOND shot clock. There are MANY fouls but that doesn't slow the action much. Referee blows one or two short blasts, signals minimally. The ball is passed back into play and action begins anew!


As the conference season starts, the Chaffey women are ranked at the top of the South Coast Conference.




Left, Ashley Dorrego leads in the Conference stats listing goals, assists and steals. In this game, she made 2 goals, 4 assists and 7 steals; above right, goalie Mary Baker reaches for a save.



















The Panthers have begun their conference play with a match against Mt.SAC September 15. The women Panthers defeated the Mounties 15 - 7 and the men lost 10 - 17. Above, Freshman Casey Oakes scored the most goals for the men in their September 10 win over Santa Monica College and in their match against Mt. SAC.

Above, Panther goalie Christian First making one of SEVENTEEN blocks in the men's match with Mt. SAC.


Left, Todd Johnson helps defend the goal; he scored 2 goals and made one steal against Mt. SAC. Other Panthers in the scoring column included Adam Oakes (2 goals, l assist), Christopher Ward (1 goal, 6 steals), Andrew Hogan (1 goal) and Jared Shurkham (1 goal).




Left, Jaci Cochrane scored 3 goals, an assist and 2 steals in defeating Mt. SAC. Others who scored included Brittney Howell, Miranda Furuto, Gabi Kredel, Kadee Patterson, Jyssica Lopez, Nicole Aksander, Amanda Quinonez, Krysten Rybicki and Dallen Coulter.


The next scheduled home match will be Wednesday, September29, 3:15 pm at the pool. There is seating poolside and bleacher seats above the pool and facing away from the sun. Come run the construction gauntlet and watch our swimmers!

Take my picture! Nooo, don't take my picture!

"Take my picture! Take my picture!"

It's what we hear when we cover a Chaffey event for the Breeze. Sometimes its a charming request, sometimes its a loud demand.

Photo Editor Justin Kenward found that students celebrating the Muslim holiday of Ramadan are like everyone else on the Chaffey campus, at least in some ways. There was that familiar "Take my picture!"
Whenever we oblige, people bring out the ham (yes, even when its Ramadan) and start mugging and posing!

We get some charming shots that I thought to share with you.


















Here's the one that Justin shot.
Here's an example from last year
when we were celebrating Cinco de Mayo

When the basket ball team shows up, they always ask for a photo. And they group themselves like pro's! Here's one from a couple of years ago.

As you can see, "Take my picture!" is in good fun and we enjoy it.

But sometimes, we see something that we shouldn't shoot and if the subject could holler, they'd probably say, "NOOO, don't take my picture!"

Here's an example of "Noooo!" It's from the past, so no one should get into trouble!














So keep asking us, "TAKE MY PICTURE!" We might do it, we might publish them. Or not!


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Summer's over. Parking is hell. And even the midsummer cool spell has vanished like the coward it is.

Where does summer break go? Does anyone take a summer break anymore? (If not, I hope you earned beaucoup dinero ...)

So it's back to The Breeze for the editors and the new staff writers. We'll tackle the parking mess, (the fact there seems to be only one exit to Haven from mid campus), the lack of places to sit and eat lunch, the agony of book prices.

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Midsummer... heat's on... time to head for hills.

Mt. Baldy in the summer is the closest cool spot for hot Chaffey denizens...













A sylvan setting...

A peaceful creek...









Grafitti...or the innocent carving of lovers and children?

The Breeze in Venice

Finals are done! The Breeze Photogs head for Venice Beach...








They found dirt and scandal...



























Drugs and secrets going on...












Strange faces, strange dreams...

Washed away by the sea.

Car Show! at Chaffey College

The 2nd Annual Chaffey College Car Show




On an overcast Sunday afternoon, 77 hardy exhibitors braved the wind and threat of rain to show their cars.

Despite the threat of rain, the friendly crowd milled about the parking lot snapping pictures,buying raffle tickets and gnoshing on hamburgers and hot dogs grilled up Club advisor Sherm Taylor, faculty and staff volunteers Jim Osborne, Ann Perez, Nancy Pyle and Susan Steward

In all, $1800 was raised through exhibit fees, food and drink sales and the raffle, all of which will go toward scholarships for Chaffey students.

Each car had a unique history. Hidden under the hood of this classic l953 Ford was a tribute to Scott Carter's mother Sandy. Sandy had passed away recently but Carter found a photo of her taken in l953 when she was 12 years old.














John Lopez' 1955 two door Bel Aire, pictured on this years' show flier, had been in his family since l970. It was always the old reliable heap that started up whenever anyone in the family needed emergency transportation. Twice, Lopez tried to give it away, but "It just kept coming back..." Now, it is a restored classic, destined to stay in the family forever.

It was a family affair all day, including the Chaffey College family. Theatre faculty Christa Havenhill brought her l957 Buick to the show to help in the fundraiser. "It's such a chick car!"

Larry Peterson found this l957 Ford in a barn with just 52,000 original miles on it."It did NOT look like this when I found it!" he said of the beautiful restoration.
















Gary Castillo found his classic car rotting away in someone's back yard. He turned the l956 De Soto into a "theme" car with gaming motifs both inside and out.






Speaking of themes,the car that won "Best Paint" had a ghostly theme with white clouds, skulls and a snarling character painted under the hood. Although the humor was broad, the paint job was elegant against the skyblue of the Chevrolet.



















In all, 24 trophies and 12 special awards were handed out. The "Best of Show" was a bright red l954 Corvette owned by Pam and Paul Powell.

Seeking Awareness for Student Health Services

It was a hot, sunny Tuesday on the Chaffey Quad. "Hey, did you finish your lab?"

It was Gaby from Espanol, but I answered, "No, I'm headed for the Quad to cover Student Health Services..."

"Oh, they're great! I got antibiotics from them and you can get blood tests too. They're really nice."

It seems everyone has a positive word about SHS. The Chaffey Breeze annually writes at least one story about Student Health Services, a dry recitation of the services and low cost and the promise of confidentiality. But I think our stories lack the human touch. So I headed to the Quad to investigate. It happened to be "Cold and Flu Awareness Day."

Not much was going on, just the usual cheerful social shenanigans.

But at a table near the cafeteria, large groups of students crowded around a table, while nearby Phoenix University drew only one or no students at all.




It was the Student Health Services table and it seemed to be drawing a large number of inquiries.


The table was covered with fliers and pamphlets about fighting colds and flu, H1N1, literature, referrals and free items. I approached Tanya Wall , asking if they were seeing an abnormally large number of cold and flu cases. She chuckled and said, ""No, 'Cold and Flu Awareness' is just a topic of discussion to get students to the table to talk about what's really on their minds."
And what would that be? "All kinds of things, psycho-social issues." The purpose of the day was to let them know what's offered at Student Health Services.



According to Director Kay Peek, the Student Health Services treats some 40 to 60 people each week. And Peek adds that 90% of them are uninsured or under-insured. As long as you are a registered student, you can get treatment for short term ills and counseling in a secure and confidential environment. If they can't treat you, SHS will refer students to free or low cost services nearby.

So on that cheerful afternoon,RN Jacqueline Bowman and MA Lashara Blaylock handed out fliers, tampons, hand sanitizer, bookmarks and condoms along with advice and an invitation to Student Health Services.

There will be 5 more "Awareness Days" on the Quad: April 7, 13,10,21 and 27, all scheduled from 11am to 1pm.

Go check them out.

Fashion and Flowers

It's Wednesday noon at the Breeze office and Eddie is making sushi, Angie is videotaping and before we know it, we're on the air streaming live (www.chaffeybreeze.com). Nothing much is happening, except for our demonstration of sushi gluttony.

Never fear! Our intrepid editor gathers up the Breeze staff to reconnoiter the Quad. Something's afoot (besides the Breeze staff.) We walk into a set decorated with denim pants and moderated by an emcee exclaiming, "Adorable! Adorable! Work the runway! Isn't that cute?!!?" It seems there's a fashion show in the Quad.

The models are showing off recycled denim outfits in an annual show during Black History Month. The full story will be in next week's edition of the Breeze.

Some unexpected drops from the silvery sky fail to dampen the spirit of the show but they do manage to water the wildflowers that grow on the Rancho campus. Like the flowers adorned in denim, these blooms cry out to be photographed. What else can I do?