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By Veronica Figueroa
[email protected]
Native Los Angeles unsigned singer,
songwriter and producer David Choi, has
been taking up YouTube by storm. The
24-year-old celebrity ranks number 6 on
the websites most subscribed singers list
and has over 550,000 video subscribers.
On his DavidChoiMusic channel, he fea-
tures videos of himself doing covers of pop-
ular songs like Katy
Perrys Waking Up
In Vegas and Owl
Citys Fireies. He
also features some
of his own material,
which can be found
on his CDs Only
You,released in 2008, and By My Side,re-
leased earlier this year.
His most popular video however - with
over 2,600,000 views - is his hilarious song
called YouTube: A Love Story,in which he
professes his love for the website: I like
the founders/Some Asian and some white
dude/But more than you/I love YouTube.
David exhibits his personality through
his music and his videos and thats what
allows him to have such a strong follow-
ing. He also represents Asian-American
artists who are trying to make it in the
American market, and that in itself is in-
credibly inspiring, Tu Do, a fan of the Da-
vid Choi Facebook, said.
Unsigned
singer blows
YouTube away
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By Nikki Namdar
[email protected]
Valencia Community College stu-
dent Neil Abraham Ramroop was ar-
rested Oct. 14 at his home after an in-
cident on the West Campus involving
the mother of his two children, Afeefa
Ayube, also a Valencia student.
Ramroop, 28, was charged with
kidnapping, robbery, battery (do-
mestic violence), and tampering
with witnesses to hinder communi-
cation with law enforement officers.
Ramroop allegedly kidnapped and
robbed his girlfriend of six years on
the evening of Oct. 13.
Ramroop was said to have fol-
lowed his girlfriend from their class,
confiscating from her: an envelope
with $2,000 in cash, along with her
cell phone and school books, then
tightly placed his right arm around
her neck, and with a pen in hand,
threatened to stab her.
If you dont start walking, I will stab
you with the pen, Ramroop report-
edly said. Keep your eyes straight or
Ill shove the pen up your nose.
Ayube told Orange County police
that earlier that day she found infor-
mation on her boyfriends computer
that allowed her to believe that he
was having an affair, which led her
to pack her possessions from their
Metro West apartment and leave
with the children.
Ramroop assertedly said he was
angered by Ayube taking the belong-
ings in their home.
Ayube claims she was forced into
his car and pummelled in the stom-
ach by Ramroop.
According to Ayube, she was prom-
ised to be dropped off at her vehicle,
but instead Ramroop drove off cam-
pus to their home, where her head
was squeezed by her perpetrator.
After many attempts to flee, Ayube
was set free from Ramroops captiv-
ity and made her way to the house of
her mother who called 911.
Ayube refused any medical treat-
ment stating she had no injuries
from the assault.
Ramroop was released on home
confinement with a GPS monitor-
ing system on Oct. 15. His bail bond
amounted to $10,400.
Due to Ayubes allegations, Ram-
roop is unable to have any contact
with her or the children until further
decisions are made by the Depart-
ment of Children and Families.
It is unknown where Ayube cur-
rently remains. Communication via
telephone has been made but Ayubes
number is no longer in service.
Numerous attempts to speak with
Ramroop have been made, but no
contact included comment.
Valencia student arrested
aer West Campus incident
Neil Ramroop charged with kidnapping:
girlfriend alleges assault, threat with pen
Orange County Jail
Valencia student Neil Abraham at the Orange
County jail after his arrest for kidnapping his
girlfriend from campus.
Author reads work
to Valencia students
By Jonathan Terbeche
[email protected]
The reason I write fiction is be-
cause it is in direct opposition to all
the negative forces in the world. It
can save us, are the profound words
spoken by author Richard Bausch.
Author of ten novels and countless
short stories.
Bausch has been featured in such
publications as, The Atlantic Month-
ly, Esquire, Harpers, The New
Yorker,Playboy, and many more.
He is the current head of the writing
program at
the University
of Memphis.
Born in
Ft. Benning,
Georgia in
1945, he grew
up with five
brothers and
sisters with
a fairly nor-
mal upbringing, Bausch believes that
good writers can come from any-
where.
You dont need war, you dont need
depression to be a writer. Just a pencil,
a lot of paper, a room, and peace, he
said.
With so many students interested
in writing, being able to listen to such
a wise voice in the profession was a
welcomed endeavor.

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