Saturday, March 26, 2011

2012 what does it mean?

The year 2012 has a different meaning to everyone to some it means doomsday, to others the beginning of a new era and to the rest it will be just another ordinary year. 
So what should one believe? That you can decide on your own.
According to: “The Daily Sundial” people should not be worrying about what their faith will be in 2012, they think that we should take these 2012 predictions as a weather forecast.
According to: “NASA” 2012 is not the end of the world it is however just another winter solstice.
According to: www.2012contact.com Doomsday is near and people need to be prepared for it, there might be a way for you and your loved ones to be saved, and you can purchase a book that tells you how you can be prepared.
According to: ABC News people are going crazy getting boom shelters in order to be protected from nuclear radiations in 2012.
I will interview people to find out what they think about 2012, to get to the bottom of this, is it all just a hoax to scare people or is it the real thing.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

A Day In The Life Of a SWC Campus Officer

A Day In The Life Of a SWC Campus Officer

By Mayra T. Niebla
First Amendment Staff Writter
Southwestern College services about 19,000 students every year, with such a big population there needs to be security in order to maintain order.
Ricardo Suarez has been working as a police officer in the Southwestern College campus for four years. Officer Suarez works hard to maintain a safe environment for students, staff, and guests at the Southwestern College campus. On the regular basis Officer Suarez  pulls zero to ten people over. When Officer Suarez pulls someone over he considers the circumstances, he goes by two ideals, the spirit of the law and letter of the law, “It depends on the situation, we are not required to give a ticket” Officer Suarez said. When asked about Oscar Torres a former Southwestern College student that made death threats to a professor Officer Suarez gave no comment. Instead he explained what action officers take in a situation of that matter, “We open a case, identify the student, run it through our system, check if they have priors...” Officer Suarez said. His interest on becoming a police officer came from taking criminal justice classes on campus. Officer Suarez very much enjoys his job. 
Sources:
Officer Ricardo Suarez
www.swccd.edu

Saturday, March 5, 2011

A day in the life of a SWC campus police officer.. questions for interview

On tuesday I will be interviewing Officer Ricardo Suarez, Sergeant Robert Sanchez assigned him to be interviewed by me. 
Some of the questions I will be asking Officer Suarez are:
What is your name?
How long have you been working at  Southwestern College?
When did you decide to be a police officer?
Why did you choose to work at Southwestern College?
How many officers do you work with?
Have you ever had to shoot anyone because they did not comply?
About how many people do you regularly pull over in a day?
About how many people get tickets when you pull them over in the daily basis?
What kind of tickets do you give out mostly?
In September 2010 Oscar Torres a student threatened to shoot a teacher, what action did the campus police take?
Have there been any serious car crashes on campus?
Do you enjoy working here?
Tell me about a memorable experience you’ve had working here?
and more...
These are some of the questions I would ask the student:
Why did you get pulled over?
What was your reaction?
How did the police officer act?
Have you ever gotten pulled over in campus before?
Did you get a ticket?
Do you think the campus police is doing a good job?
and more..
I am still thinking of other questions to ask because I do not want to miss out on any of the juicy details. I will practice before I interview Officer Suarez because I am very nervous.