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Focus
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AWARDS, RECOGNITIONS AND NEWS ABOUT
MISSION COLLEGE STUDENTS AND STAFF
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The
work of Mission College art instructor Deborah
Paulsen was featured as part of an exhibit
entitled "The AIDS Chronicles" at the
Sam Francis Gallery in Santa Monica in December.
The AIDS Chronicles now spans 10 years. Each year,
a new volume is unveiled featuring the major reporting
about AIDS as carried in The New York Times.
Until now, the volumes were not formally bound.
Several artists, including Paulsen, were asked to
design book covers for each of the volumes. Paulsen’s
image for the 2000 AIDS Chronicles is presented
as a triptych – a single image weaving across
the space. Paulsen said the design was inspired
by the completion of the sequencing of the human
genome in 2000, an achievement in genetic engineering
that may prove to be a landmark in AIDS research. |
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If
you’re pulled over by a law enforcement officer
and you happen to notice a small device on his or
her utility belt that doesn’t look like handcuffs,
mace or a writing pad, chance are, it’s a small
recording device. That would be the guess offered
by
Kelly
Enos, administration of
justice instructor. Enos, who’s been on the
adjunct staff at Mission College since 1998, recently
presented a paper at the American Society of Criminology
conference in Denver. The subject – "Do
Citizen Complaints Encourage Uniformed Police Officers
to Carry Micro Tape Recorders?" – was
the focus of research conducted by Enos last spring
for his master’s thesis at Cal State, Los Angeles.
Based on interviews and surveys distributed to more
than 60 law enforcement officers, Enos concluded
that the number of officers who carry and routinely
record their encounters with the public is definitely
on the rise. "More than 60 percent said they
carry micro recorders and nearly all of them said
they do so to protect themselves against frivolous
lawsuits," said Enos, who is himself a retired
Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy. "Many
of them are terrified of being sued. Even if the
complaint is frivolous, they might have to sit at
a desk for months while it’s resolved. They
think a tape recording of the incident might spare
them the grief." Enos, who also works as a
private consultant advising law enforcement agencies,
found that many police agencies across the state
do not have definitive guidelines governing the
use of personal recording devices by their officers.
Enos recommends that police agencies develop procedures
to familiarize officers with privacy laws. |
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English
instructor Vickie
Oddino is in print again. December columns
and features in the Los Angeles Times and
Los Angeles Family magazine were added to
an impressive resume of freelance works she has
contributed to numerous publications, including
the Christian Science Monitor and the magazines
Diabetes Forecast, Mothering, and
Ventura Family. "I really enjoy expressing
myself through writing," she said, "and
it’s great to have my abilities confirmed by
these publications." Those who often struggle
with writer’s block might be surprised to hear
Oddino say, "I’ve got a computer full
of stories that I’ve already written. That’s
the easy part. The hard part is marketing these
stories to the right publication." Oddino’s
career got a boost when Los Angeles Family
asked her to become a contributing editor. "Now,
they come to me with stories." Oddino would
like to take her writing career toward two long-term
goals: freelancing for more national publications
and travel writing. "I love to travel and I
don’t work all summer so that would be ideal,"
she said. Oddino’s students need not worry
that they will lose her to her second career, which
she terms more of a hobby. But she will be teaching
a brand new journalism class in fall 2004 –
Mass Communication. She hopes that will lead to
a news writing and news gathering class down the
line. |
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Two
Mission College authors and their works were well
received recently. Dr.
Ruthie Grant had an outstanding turn-out
for the book-signing of "I Thought I Was the
Crazy One – 201 Ways to Identify and Deal with
Toxic People." Grant defines toxic personalities
as "…people who create chaos, drama and
confusion wherever they go. Toxic people rarely
accept responsibility for their actions and have
a way of making you feel that you’re
the crazy one," said Grant. The English instructor
said that many of the people she met at the Encino
book-signing told her they had a toxic personality
in their lives. Grant’s book offers "survival
skills" for people who have
to cope with
toxic
personalities…Meanwhile, about 60 people turned
out
to hear English instructor
John
Orozco read from his satirical
novel,
"Delano,"
a fictional account of a young man’s journey
through the 60’s and 70’s. During the
Q-and-A that followed, Orozco was peppered with
questions about how a new writer goes about getting
published. |
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A
Mission College team led by Sandi
Lampert
(right) helped
raise more than $1,800 for the Los Angeles Jewish
Home for the Aging. The team, which included instructors
Leslie
Milke (left) and Cindy
Cooper, joined about 1,500 other participants
in the Wells Fargo Walk of Ages 5K Run/Walk. Proceeds
from the event go to support the Home’s 800
elderly residents. Lampert and Cooper took first
place medals in their respective classes. |
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