Victor Valley College Inside: Kiss Me Kate Pg. 6 RamPage March 8, 2013• Volume 35, No. 2 Rams Baseball “All our dreams can come true – if we have the courage to pursue them.”~Walt Disney Pg. 8 Campus Communication Day is held to inform faculty that this is VVC’s last chance to come off of probationary status Story By Kristen Martin Student Learning Features Editor Outcomes, commu- nication on campus, and budget. Victor Valley College is clos- The school has ing in on the end of the Accredi- until Oct. 15 to pro- tation probation that has been in vide evidence to the effect for approximately two ACCJC that they years. The first of four Campus have fully met every Communication Days for spring recommendation; if semester focused on addressing the school has not issues with accreditation. met all recommenda- At the meeting held Feb. 25, tions, VVC will lose seven panelists gave briefs and its accreditation. were able to answer questions “Campus Commu- asked by the audience. The pan- nication Day is an elists included Mark Clair, Jus- event used to com- tin Gatewood, Christopher municate infor- O’Hearn, Jessica Gibbs, Peter mation amongst all Allan, David Gibbs, and GH employees at VVC,” Javaheripour. said history profes- “We’re at an interesting time sor Jessica Gibbs. “It in our life, and we’re going to is video-recorded so be fine,” said Superintendent that those that may Peter Allan explains the remaining recommendations VVC must fulfill before the probationary O’Hearn. O’Hearn has not once not have the oppor- status is lifted. Photo by Kristen Martin, Features Editor doubted his faith in this school. tunity to attend be- He believes whole heartedly that cause they are serv- VVC will prove itself to the ing students at the Accrediting Commission for important event. time can still participate in the open to all staff and students; Community and Junior Colleges “I’m not surprised that many campus-wide dialog and contin- everyone is encouraged to join. and keep its accreditation and be faculty did not show up,” said ue the dialog within their areas Questions regarding accredita- a fully functioning institution Vice President Allan. “It was amongst colleagues.” tion may be answered on the for many more years to come. scheduled for 10 a.m. on a Very few staff attended the VVC website where all recom- “We have a little bit more to go, Monday morning, many teach- meeting; compared to the first mendations and progress have and we’ll do it.” ers are in class. It was also a Campus Communication Day been documented. VVC started off with nine held in November, only about last minute meeting. Getting recommendations in 2011 when one quarter returned. O’Hearn faculty to attend any meeting the school was first put on pro- voiced his concern very strongly is already hard enough.” bationary status. The three rec- addressing the fact that so many The next Campus Communi- ommendations remaining in- staff failed to cation Day is to be held on clude the implementation of include themselves in such an March 27 at 3:30 p.m. It is News Pg. 2 Features Pg. 4 Entertainment Pg. 6 Sports Pg. 8 • Victor Valley College RamPage • [email protected] • issuu.com/vvcrampage • vvc.edu/offices/rampage • RamPage Victor Valley College News March 8, 2013 Page 2 New policy prevents students from repeating some courses Story by Ashlee Dubach “Everybody realizes with an levels or variations that can be News Editor applied skill like music, one time created.” through the class isn’t going to Repeatability does not prevent The new Repeatability regula- do it,” said Miller. teachers from creating more than tion will prevent students from re Concrete evidence of necessary four courses in a family. As a -entry into many courses at com- repetition is fairly easy to track commonality, courses have been munity colleges in California through the success of music divided into: beginner, interme- effective fall, 2013. students. Other programs, how- diate, advanced, and professional • Next Board of Trustee regu- ever, struggle to effectively or portfolio. However, classes Currently, community colleges lar meeting is March 12 at 6 allow students to repeat classes prove an importance of the con- can be divided in a number of they have successfully passed. tinuation of a single class. different ways. p.m. in the Administration This is particular to Fine Arts, “There is also an exception for “The new regulations do estab- Building (#10). P.E, and some Liberal Arts clas- competition-based courses, such lish that in physical education ses such as Journalism. Maxi- as forensics,” said Rich Camer- and visual and performing arts, mum credit limits put a cap on on, Chair of Mass Communica- students may have no more than • “Lewis Williams Passport the amount of times a student tions at Cerritos College. four enrollments in any given Travel Series Jerusalem: Sa- can repeat a class, but the limits Some classes are exempt from group of active participatory cred and Profane” March 17 this new repeatability regulation, courses that are related in con- are hazy. 2:30 p.m. in PAC. General “The repeatability is another including Model United Nations, tent,” said Bruno and Morse. Admission $8 ASB Card- means of legislation limiting the with the content of the class be- Course contents are now being number of units people take,” ing directed towards competi- regulated at community colleges holders have free admission. said Thomas Miller, Victor Val- tions involving people not en- throughout California in prepara- ley College Music Director. rolled at Victor Valley College. tion for the fall change. Teachers With this new piece of legisla- However, due to the cuts in class must look at their classes and • Sign up in transfer center tion, repeatability of courses will retake, schools are being re- separate material into categories (Bldg. 55) to meet with Uni- be terminated. Music depart- quired to look at the programs for students. With levels of con- versity reps in the month of ments are largely affected by this they wish to have students repeat tent separated, students can March 760-245-4271 x2139 change due to the importance of and attempt to create divisions spend more time in one field repetition to the growth of stu- within that class. These classes without disrupting repeatability dent ability. do not qualify for exemption. terms. Even though students can • 2013 scholarship dive dead- “I’m not opposed to it. I think take four courses in a family, “All music majors are required line for applications will be to have an ensemble at least we sometimes keep students too enrollments are not counted sole- once. Every semester of those long at a community college ly on passed courses. March 15. Apply online, look first four semesters for us, four level. The more we can encour- “The family rule, as it applies for the link on the financial years total for a bachelor’s de- age them to move on, we’re do- to Fine Arts and PE at least, is aid page on vvc.edu or call gree,” said Miller. ing them a favor. From a news- that a student is allowed four 760-245-4271 x 2277 for paper point it’s really difficult attempts in the course. If a per- Since the music departments more information. can clearly show that repeating but it’s forced us to look more son receives a substandard grade classes through their programs is closely at the program and I --D, F, drop-- in a family course, beneficial, they have been ex- think that’s a positive,” said then it counts as an attempt,” empt from repeatability regula- Chaffey journalism advisor Doug said Cameron. • Last day to drop a class and tions to a certain extent. Walsh. Teachers voice concern about still receive a ‘W’ is March “What they said was, ‘look, if Each class will have sub cours- the new program. If levels of 29. you can demonstrate that there is es known as a family of courses courses are now required in cer- a requirement at the transfer for a topic. A student can take a tain instances, advisors may need level for the student to have that maximum of four courses within to be on campus longer to teach • Victor Valley College Music the family. Classes considered separate classes. class every time, if we could Program presents the Spring prove that was a requirement for for division will be broken down “It’s what they call an overlay. Music Recital March 22 at us and we attach that evidence to depending on local decisions by If I had three separate classes, I our course outlines we are al- Chancellor Chair members and couldn’t teach because I’m a part 7:30 p.m. in the PAC. Admis- lowed to repeat that class four College staff. timer. So what they do is kind of sion is free times,” said Miller. According to Julie Bruno and overlap everything. I’m going to Universities require repeating David Morse on the Academic have all the kids at the same time certain music based classes in Senate for California Community with arranged hours,” said order for students to transfer. Colleges website, “There is no Walsh. Title 5 limit on the number of This creates one exception. Continued in Repeatability on Page 4 RamPage Victor Valley College News March 8, 2013 Page 3 VVC students explore career fields outside the norm Story by Ethan McGarvey rate themselves from the rest of “You don't have to be a good ly into the work force.