The Spectator

Gladiators hit their way to the next round

Thu, 15 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Playoff baseball is the time for players to deliver clutch performances that will be remembered. For the Chabot players, the series victory over Modesto will be remembered for such performances.

Since the Gladiators have eliminated the Modesto Pirates in the first round of the state playoffs, the Gladiators will be advancing to the second round.

New plans for a green studies program

Thu, 15 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Chabot College has been looking into new ways to "go green" and conserve.

In the fall 2008 semester, Chabot will offer courses that will be part of a new "green studies" program.

The program will possibly consist of interdisciplinary studies regarding fields such as auto-tech, environmental sciences, alternative health approaches and nutrition.

Chabot athletes race toward the finish lines for the state track finale after a meet in Modesto

Thu, 15 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

As the sun sets on Chabot's track and field season, head coach Steve DaPrato and his team have plenty to be proud of.

This year's Northern California Championships took place last weekend at Modesto Junior College and proved that both the men and women's teams were for real this season.

Jael Myrick is a STRONG political fighter for young people

Thu, 15 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

At 23, Jael Myrick is fast becoming a star among local Bay Area political organizers, advocating and attempting to rally young people to become a stable political force. A Chabot alumnus and former Spectator political writer, Myrick is co-founder and CEO of the non-profit corporation Standing To Represent Our Next Generation, or STRONG.

Is the American dream alive or not?

Thu, 15 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The Statue of Liberty and its engraving stating, "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free" is an obsolete, absurd symbol.

The dream is not a singular thing; in fact the concept of the American dream is different for different groups.

Bush administration makes wrong choices

Thu, 15 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Since The Bush administration always gets on the news for making bad choices, I decided to take a positive look at what our wonderful leader has accomplished in his two terms in office.

People attack our leader everyday, yet I think to myself, who is dumber?

The idiot, or the people who put said idiot in power? I mean, would you put your fate in the hands of a monkey and expect the monkey to take responsibility for his actions? NO!

Because you cannot teach a monkey responsibility, in our case you cannot teach a trust fund baby to think of others.

Many reasons not to vote

Thu, 15 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

One of America's greatest traditions is once again under attack.

Every four years, as election days falls upon us, America is filled with the cries and lamentations over the seemingly lackadaisical public and their continued refusal to take to the polls.

Those who decide to spend their time at home or work instead of exercising their electoral duty are accused of being lazy, selfish, and worst of all, unpatriotic.

Major weekly magazines go to war

Thu, 15 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Going down the aisle to pay for the numerous products in the shopping cart, you notice it is filled with magazines luring you with words such as "Exclusive!" or "Never before seen!" And many times, the face of an A-list celebrity is plastered on the cover, inviting you to spend that $3 or $4 on it.

Death Cab's new CD different, but still good

Thu, 15 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Death Cab for Cutie change tones and turn heads with their seventh album, Narrow Stairs, a darker, more melancholic voyage into space and beyond.

Almost three years after the release of their sixth studio album, Plans, Death Cab for Cutie is now presenting us with 11 new songs.