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Living in Rhythm
The audience was watching intently as the five member dance crew, Poreotics, blew bubbles into the air as part of their dance routine. Then instantly the crowd stood up and cheered as Poreotics poked fun at Kanye West. "Yo, Taylor, I'm really happy for you, and I'm going to let you finish, but Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time," and the crowd went wild. It happened again, Taylor Swift was rudely interrupted by Kanye West, but this didn't happen exactly the way it did back in September at the Video Music Awards.
This was a little different. Among the 31 groups that performed at the World of Dance competition in San Mateo on Oct. 3, Poreotics danced gracefully to a Taylor Swift song and cleverly added... Continued on page 14.

A Hundred Miles Off
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Jumoke's Heart Full of Soul

By Ta'ja McClinton
Staff writer

Every contestant on American Idol is judged based on their appearance and "talent." When Jumoke Hill, now 24, made it to the final round and faced judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson, there was both form and content -- his high sweet voice singing "On Broadway" by George Benson, and also a lot of Jumoke -- he stands 6-foot-4 and weighs a little under 500 pounds.

Jumoke (joo-mok-ee) has performed in various student shows around Ohlone, and has returned to study music. He...size.

Sparks Fly at the Crucible

By Ashley McKenzie
Staff writer

Tara Murray used to have an everyday, normal office job. Unhappy with her job, she lived her life going through the motions, working in her cubicle day after day, week after week. She described her job as, "soul crushing," - until she was fired for having a "bad attitude."

A friend suggested she volunteer, helping out at The
Crucible to fill in her newly found leisure time. Murray
had always had an artistic streak, painting in oil since she
was 6 years old. She knew The

Crucible would be a way
to get her feet wet and, while volunteering, if she saw any
classes she was interested in, she could sign up.
The Crucible is an industrial arts educational institution located in West Oakland that, above all, promotes creative expression.

The Crucible is housed in a 56,000 square-foot studio and offers classes ranging from blacksmithing, to fire perform-ance, to jewelry making. The main goal for The Crucible is to teach their students a skill, not just teach them how to make something. The faculty wants
their students to take what they've learned and use it to
look at the world in a more creative way. They have been
successful in this endeavor, as this year is The Crucible's tenth anniversary, and they have had tens of thousands of students. Murray is now a former Crucible-student-turned-employee.

Murray quickly worked her way up the ranks, beginning as a volunteer and then being pro-moted to an intern. One night during her internship, she saw something that would

WALKING IN THE
SHADOWS

By Jake Benson
Staff writer

Most call it ghost hunting but, according to Michael, para-normal investigation is a
much more accurate term. Michael, 28, is an experienced investigator who lives and investigates in the San Francisco Bay Area. The decision to change his name and use the name Michael was to prevent any backlash or ridicule from other investigators.

Michael approaches ghosts from a spiritual point of view as opposed to a scientific one that is

he means that he believes everything has a spirit.

Ghosts, shadow people, demons, natural spirits, good
and evil all exist, according to Michael. He added that you cannot have good without evil. And all of these things are regularly encountered by Michael who aids other investigators and investigation groups in "cleaning up the mess."

Michael said he regularly receives cases in which others need help, either to "encourage" spirits to leave or to document a haunting, or worse yet, a possession... (Cont. page 20)

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Blood and Water

By Kevin Hume
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In recent years, Fremont has had a rich punk/ska scene. Bands like Minus Vince, Issue 10, and Aught 7 pioneered the scene. Now, new bands have taken up this heritage. Enter Blood and Water, a young trio that mixes elements of punk, reggae and ska, with Christian overtones.

Consisting of Jason Barnes, 20, on drums, and brothers Matt and Brad Hagmann, 17 and 19, on bass and guitar, with shared vocal duties, the band has been around since 2002. "We started in 2002 as a sort of lame ska band with no drummer," Brad said. "We started taking it...

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