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Math is for anyone who tries hard

A mixture of studying, time and energy made a formula of success in AMATYC competition

By David Bermudez
Math is for anyone who tries hard
Recently, the math skills of Chabot College students ranked 29th out of 174 two-year colleges for the 2007-2008 school year. The ranking comes from the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC) that tests students from two-year colleges and is only open to two-year college students who do not have a four-year degree.

There's no abbreviation for getting tested

By Alexis Daniel

In Alameda County alone, there are 889 people living with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). Four Bay Area counties-San Francisco, Alameda, Santa Clara and Contra Costa-ranked in the top 10 for rates of HIV. Fifty-eight counties were surveyed and Alameda county ranked sixth while the neighboring county of San Francisco ranked second just behind Los Angles County according to the February 2008 California Department of Public Health report.

Adopt-a-cat month comes with tons of kittens

By Michelle Olson
Adopt-a-cat month comes with tons of kittens
"It's a short trip to find a life long companion." This is the ASPCA's slogan for adopt-a-cat month otherwise known as June. There is a baby boom of kittens due to a lack of spaying and neutering and an abundance of cat hormones. Cory Smith, program manager of animal sheltering issues at the The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), talks about the effects of spaying and neutering, "It makes a huge difference.

Q&A with new Chief of Security at Chabot College

By Marcus Midkiff
Q&A with new Chief of Security at Chabot College
Ruben Pola will be the new Chief of Security at Chabot College. The Spectator interviewed him about issues that directly concern students. Spectator: What is your background prior to coming to Chabot? Ruben Pola: I was a member of the Hayward Police Department, and worked in many different fields.

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