2008 Woodie Awards
After nearly two weeks of being pressured to turn over video footage of an alleged on-campus assault of a campus safety officer, the Lariat was issued a subpoena Monday afternoon (May 5) for all notes, records and video related to the case. The subpoena, hand delivered by Saddleback College Chief-of-Police Harry Parmer, was issued by District Attorney Autumn Major requiring materials to be mailed or hand delivered within five days following the service of the subpoena.
Saddleback College student Zach Chanoski was arrested on campus Friday for suspicion of assault for the second time in less than two weeks following an altercation with Lariat photographer Bill Bridgeford. Chanoski, 21, has also been charged with newspaper theft and was suspended from the college, according to administrative and police reports, but remains free on his own recognizance.
Saddleback student Zach Chanoski, 21, assaulted a Campus Safety officer April 9 and had to be subdued after a short chase. Chanoski allegedly entered the Student Health Center around 11:30 a.m. asking personal questions, according to another student who was present in the Health Center.
A Saddleback student assaulted a Campus Safety officer Wednesday and had to be subdued after a short chase. Paramedics were called to take him to Mission Hospital for observation. The student allegedly entered the Student Health Center around 11:30 a.m. asking personal questions, according to another student in the Health Center.
They decorated the atrium of the Irvine Valley College Student Services Center for more than 10 years, a silent, colorful tribute to the ethnic and cultural diversity of the central Orange County campus. One day they were gone. The only information given was a two-sentence press release: "For over 10 years, Irvine Valley College has flown international flags approved by the United Nations as an expression of the college's diverse student population," the statement from Dana Oaks said.
Classes at Saddleback College, Irvine Valley and ATEP have been disrupted due the decision to close the colleges. The shutdown was made official Oct. 25 at 10:30 a.m. by district chancellor Raghu Mathur. Adding to the distress caused by fires and poor air quality throughout the county, students and faculty alike had the course of their classes altered.
On Thursday morning, Saddleback, IVC, and ATEP decided to cancel classes for the rest of the week citing "extremely poor air quality" conditions. District chancellor Raghu Mathur and the presidents of the three schools made the call, which went into effect at 10:30 a.
Saddleback and Irvine Valley College were forced to close due to a fire that was deliberately set at approximately 6 p.m. on Oct. 21. Ash and dust coming from the Santiago Canyon fire are affecting several areas of Southern California. IVC and Saddleback were officially shut down by 3 p.
More than three weeks have passed since Saddleback football player, Jamal Malone, 20, was rushed to Mission Hospital with massive head trauma, which he received during a fight at a near-campus party Sept. 22. He arrived at the emergency room in a coma, which eyewitness Ashley Gollwitzer, 20, kinesiology said occurred from hitting his head on the pavement at the Promenade Apartments.
The vibe in the waiting room of the Surgical Intensive Care Unit was cold and somber. Brett Malone was resting with his feet up trying to gather his thoughts. Down the hall his son is fighting for his life. Saddleback football player Jamal Malone, 20, was on the football field four weeks ago.
Team Astroglide had prepared a strategy to win the inaugural pizza-eating contest. "I think we're going to do great, we're starving," the team yelled. "We're pissed off hungry." Their hunger helped them win the event that was hosted by Saddleback's Associated Student Government last Thursday.
The 2nd Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest last Thursday was a meat-lovers delight. The competition, sponsored by the Saddleback Associated Student Government in the school cafeteria, pitted teams of starving competitors devouring Hebrew National Hot Dogs as quickly as possible.
The Lariat received First Place with Special Merit from the American Scholastic Press Association for its 2008 Scholastic Newspaper Awards. The award recognizes deserving publications of schools with more than 2,500 students enrolled. Middlesex Community College of Bedford, MA, Los Angeles City College, and Southwestern College of Chula Vista, CA, all shared the honor with Saddleback.