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erasing the board: TRANSITION TO CANVAS BY BIANCA SANTELICES STAFF REPORTER
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Blackboard Learn has graced the computer screens of Citrus College for 15 years. This summer, Citrus will integrate a new learning platform. Canvas Learning Management System is a learning platform that serves 90 out of 113 California community colleges. California’s Online Education Initiative named Canvas as the top choice by community college students, faculty and administrators. With Blackboard’s contract expiring at the end of this se-
mester, Dean of Social and Behavioral Sciences Dana Hester decided to move to Canvas. “The government and state legislature partnered with OEI to fund colleges who would switch to Canvas for free for two years,” Hester said. Furthermore, Hester said that if Citrus did pay for Canvas, it would still be 50 percent less than what was being paid for Blackboard. “We’re excited about this because we have this body of experience from colleges around the area, such as Pasadena City College, who’ve gone through the transition from Blackboard
to Canvas,” English professor Beverly Van Citters said. Hester said though Canvas has similarities to Blackboard, the features are easier for professors to use for distance education classes. “It has all of the same features that Blackboard does, the grade book and discussion boards,” Hester said. “But with online courses, the technology is much easier for faculty to use. “If a faculty member has dates attached to the course schedule that they would like to set up, it would all have to be done individually on Blackboard. So, if you made a date change in
the calendar then you’d also have to make it in the syllabus and then you’d also have to find where it was in the module.” On the other hand, Canvas is more intuitive in which it automatically updates everything related to that date change. “The support from Canvas is much more comprehensive,” history professor Senya Lubisich said. “You are able to do more robust things.”
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WOMEN’S HISTORY COURSE INTRODUCED TO CURRICULUM After several years of push from the history department, the first women’s history-focused class comes to campus BY MALCOLM CASTELLI STAFF REPORTER
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Coming to Citrus College in the 2017 fall semester, students can take the first women’s history course on campus after years of the history department working to offer the class. The three-credit course will be held from 1:05 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays in the fall semester and cover the history of women in America from the pre-Columbian era to modern times. The discussion-heavy class will be CSU and UC transferable and requires no prerequisite, though general knowledge of American history is recommended. No formal textbook is required for the class instead, history professor Elisabeth Ritacca will assign three separate readings to supplement her teachings that highlight the diversity of women’s lives in America, she said.
The memoirs “Lakota Woman” by writer/activist Mary Crow Dog and “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl” by abolitionist Harriet Jacobs will be read alongside “Cannery Women Cannery Lives” by UC Irvine historian Vicki L. Ruiz Ritacca has previously taught women’s history at UC Davis, Solano College and Walla Walla University and was considered for her job here at Citrus based off of her own specialization in the field. “It’s very unusual to not have this course offered, so I think it’s a big step forward,” Ritacca said. While the course serves to better educate students on the history of women in America at a community college level, the class can also help students who plan on transferring. “We’ve looked at our course offerings and we do find with the general survey courses, that in terms of students who want a transfer degree we
need more specialized courses,” history professor Senya Lubisich said. Lubisich said the history department has pushed for the past several years to get the course into the curriculum but was unable to make progress prior to hiring someone of Ritacca’s professional background. Upon getting hired she took the lead for getting the course curriculum approved and had the full support of the faculty, Lubisich said. “To have somebody that can throw their academic training and academic weight behind the subject, that’s what we really need and that’s who she represents,” history professor Bruce Solheim said. “We have wanted to see it offered for such a long time,” Lubisich said. More than anything, Lubisich said she wants students who take the class to have fun in her class while SE E HI S TORY • PAGE 5 Photo: Maddison October, Illustration: Megan Bender Clarion
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EDITORIAL
accessible voting can prompt students to vote
Since voter turnout rate for the Associated Students of Citrus College elections are always extremely low, we commend ASCC for allowing students to vote online this election cycle. Voting online at https://orgsync. com gives every student the opportunity to have their voice heard and make a difference in our campus. It would allow students to conveniently vote without having to take time out of their schedule. When signing up for OrgSync, a student is required to pick that they attend Citrus College, but it does not require they use their Citrus email to sign up. Though online voting would get more students involved in campus affairs, using OrgCync presents a problem: the possiblility to create multiple accounts using different email addresses. The possibility of fraud should cause ASCC to reconsider voting through OrgSync and instead consider voting through a poll on WingSpan, so that everybody gets one vote. Mt. San Antonio College and Pasadena City College both vote online
through their school portals. Voting on our portal, WingSpan, would prevent fraud but it does not solve the perpetuating problem that not all students check their school email. Many do not know when or where to vote for ASCC in person or that they can even vote online, so the same students would not know they should login to WingSpan either. Summer and fall term registration begins May 15. Every student has to login to their WingSpan to pick their classes. Since registration is open until the start of the semester, if possible, ASCC should not only conduct voting through WingSpan but also consider bumping up the election a week to align more with registration so there is a higher voter turnout. Before registering for classes, students can cast their vote in a poll. Voting on WingSpan would be the best way to get more students involved because we cannot expect every student to make one OrgSync account, but we can expect more students to login to WingSpan. ASCC elections are from 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. May 23 and 24.
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OPINION
Acronyms that educate BY XELA QUINTANA STAFF REPORTER
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In an entertainment climate where laugh tracks cue a thoughtless echo and structured reality television is the epitome of mainstream culture, there is a need for continued funding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which includes support for the Public Broadcasting System and National Public Radio. President Donald Trump called for a $54 billion increase in defense spending for fiscal year 2018. In concern for the federal deficit, Trump wishes to balance the budget with an equal decrease from non-defense programs that would affect the CPB, PBS and NPR. The cuts to these non-defense domestic programs would gain an annual savings of $2.5 billion which is 0.22 percent of the total discretionary budget for the fiscal year of 2018. However, Trump administrative officials have argued that the budget proposal was a misuse of taxpayer money. This means the money was less about how much it saved and more about what it represented. CPB is a private, nonprofit corporation and is fully funded by the federal government. With the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, the support to annual federal investment in public media assures universal access to educational programming and services. The funding feeds into local public media stations, content development, community services and other local station and system needs. Joan Ganz Cooney, co-creator of “Sesame Street,” detailed in the government data report “The Potential Use of Television in Preschool Education, that the television format was an untapped means for educating underserved and disenfranchised children. “Sesame Street” allowed young children without the preschool experience access educational programming that encouraged preparation for school.
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In a nationally conducted survey, about 90 percent of respondents agreed that PBS helps children learn reading, math, social skills and models positive social and emotional behaviors for children. The CPB does not just educate children; it educates adults too. NPR provides crucial news that requires comprehensive listening from its consumers. NPR’s foundational purpose was exclusively a noncommercial, educational station. “National Public Radio will serve the individual; it will promote personal growth,” Bill Siemering, NPR’s
first director of programming, said. The service of in-depth, quality news provides the “sense of active constructive participation, rather than apathetic helplessness” of which Siemering strived. The programs supported by the CPB challenge and inform us. Mainstream media has monopolized the images consumed by society. The television format is being wasted on vapidity. To lose programming that specifically fills the void of entertainment without substance is harmful to present and future generations. Even if those generations decide
not to consistently utilize the programs of the CPB keeping the option available is imperative. I like knowing that the power to be more informed is easily accessible. I probably will not turn off “RuPaul’s Drag Race” anytime soon and all of the PBS viewing I do is through Netflix or other online sources but as a fully commercialized consumer I need more than one place to get the same service. There is Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat for my social medias, Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts, McDonald’s for my breakfast, and Asos, H&M, Forever 21 for my clothing. I want choice.
Besides programs supported by the CPB, there are no options that provide services that are high quality, non-commercial, and free. There is an argument that even if these programs lost funding and were completely cut from the budget that they would land on their private money donations, however this would not guarantee that the service would remain non-commercial and free which is the whole point. If the funding was cut for these programs, it would be a disservice to our social responsibility, which is to progress through innovation, creativity and critical analysis.
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O W L B E AT Everything you need to know about current events in the campus community. If there is something you want us to cover, email us: contact@ccclarion.com
• MAY 8-11 - ICC SPRING CLUB JOUST
The Inter-Coub Council will host a week-long social event where various clubs and the students involved will play a string of different activites. These activities include chalk art, bean bag toss, water balloon toss, relay race, musical chairs, dodgeball and badminton. Check the campus event calendar on the college website to view the times for each day. • MAY 13 - CINEMAGIC
This year the renowned Citrus Singers transform movie musicals into a parade of showstoppers with titles like “The Wizard of Oz,” “The Sound of Music,” “Grease” and more. The event will take place at 2 p.m. in the Haugh Performing Arts Center on May 13. Regular presale tickets are $26. Presale tickets for students and seniors are $24. Tickets at the door regardless of age are $30.
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Everyone is welcome to share the celebration of those who will be retiring and those who will take on a new role as a tenured faculty member. Sponsored with appreciation by the Citrus Community College District Board of Trustees. The event will take place at 3:30 p.m. in CI 159. • MAY 21 - THE LARAMIE PROJECT
This riveting story is about Matthew Shepard, the young gay University of Wyoming senior who was brutally murdered by two disaffected young men. In the play, the hate crime is reexamined within the framework of a portrait of Laramie, its citizens, and their reactions to the tragedy, examining the potential for violence in the most ordinary corners of America. The play will take place at 2 p.m. in the Haugh Performing Arts Center. Regular tickets are $15. Tickerts for students and seniors are $10.
WORKSHOPS SCHEDULE NEXT TWO WEEKS AT SS 281 • MAY 10 - GOAL SETTING 4 P.M. TO 5 P.M. • MAY 11 - STUDY SKILLS 11:30 A.M. TO 12:30 P.M. • MAY 15 - TIME MANAGEMENT 11 A.M. T0 12 P.M. • MAY 16 - MEMORY TECHNIQUES 1 P.M. TO 2 P.M. • MAY 17 - STRESS MANAGEMENT 2:30 P.M. TO 3:30 P.M. • MAY 18 - NOTE TAKING 10:30 A.M. TO 11:30 A.M. • MAY 22 - TEST TAKING 2 P.M. T0 3 P.M. • MAY 23 - LEARNING STYLES 10:30 A.M. TO 11:30 A.M.
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vote for class pass ARRIVES AT END OF SPRING Students face vote to keep their free bus passes and in turn raise student fees BY HALEY MARTINEZ STAFF REPORTER
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The time to vote for higher fees and a free bus pass has come. At the end of the spring semester, Citrus College students must vote on keeping, or getting rid of, the Foothill Transit Class Pass after a yearlong trial period. The Class Pass is a reusable, micro chipped sticker that is adhered to a Citrus student ID card and gives students unlimited rides on Foothill Transit Local and Silver Streak bus lines. The Class Pass connects students to 22 cities in the San Gabriel and Pomona valleys and downtown Los Angeles. Foothill Transit has provided free transportation for students enrolled in at least one unit during this trial period. Associated Student of Citrus College executive board elections will take place on May 23 and 24 where the Class Pass will also appear on this year’s ballot. However, agreeing to keep the Class Pass will come with a fee. For both summer and winter semesters, part-time students would pay $3 on top of their student fee’s and full-time students would pay $4. For fall and spring, part-time stu-
CANVAS FR O M PA G E 1
For instance, in Blackboard, Lubisich said that it takes her about a day and a half just to change dates and transfer her coursework from one semester to another. To test Canvas, she timed herself to see how long it would take her to do the same thing. “I imported my content over and Canvas had a little button that let me adjust the due dates,” Lubisich said. “So, in 60 seconds, my entire course was copied over along with all of the tests and assignments that was moved and adjusted.”
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dents would pay $6 and full-time students would pay $7. Dean of Students Maryann Tolano-Leveque said she is neutral to whatever the students want. “The biggest thing is to get students to vote,” Tolano-Leveque said. “The election will be online, making it easier for students to vote. The link
will be sent to your Citrus College email, so it is important for students to check their emails.” About 2,000 students use the Class Pass, alleviating congestion in the parking lots. “Since I have a disability, I have access to the PCA sticker that allows me to take the bus for free,” sociol-
ogy major Myemouna Ngwegni said. “I think it might be difficult for students who don’t have the money to pay the fee. Adding another fee would be really inconvenient for them, because they are already spending their money on books and other things.” Business major Seley Baez said
the Class Pass has been “very beneficial to me, since I have such a long commute.” “Without the bus pass many of us would struggle to get a ride home,” Baez said. “Even though the pass comes with a fee you will be saving money rather than paying $2 for the bus every day.”
One difficulty Van Citters noticed from her students was the fact that they could not access Blackboard’s discussion board through Internet Explorer. Alternatively, Canvas is compatible to mostly any search engine. “That sounds awesome and I can’t wait,” business major Megan Bunda said. “I struggle with the fact that Blackboard was noticeably slower when I use Google Chrome.” Another frustration she has is with Blackboard’s app. The app often defeats its own purpose: to notify students. To prepare for its debut, Hester said administration is aiming to give professors their new course shells this month in order to make Canvas available this summer.
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history FROM PAGE 1
learning about the marginalized history of women in America.
“It’s the type of class where it turns into a kind of mini-community because we talk about so many personal issues,” Ritacca said. “From my perspective it makes teaching really fun.” Ritacca said she wants as many students to enroll as possible, and
will be giving out “add codes as necessary” if a student comes to find this class is at full capacity in the fall. Registration for the fall semester begins May 15 alongside summer registration.
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FEATURES
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musician finds new passion with anthropology BY EMILY HERMOSILLO ART EDITOR
EHERMOSILLO@CCCLARION.COM
Logan Kruger attends school, tutors, goes out to eat with friends, and on some nights he plays the drums for his hardcore band, Same Son. There was a time when Kruger considered being in a band was the only career option for him. “I’ve always had this drive to perform, express myself in different ways,” Kruger said. As a teenager he believed it was the only thing he was good at, but now he is majoring in anthropology at Citrus College and aims to become a forensic anthropologist. “I love the idea of being a polymath . . being a master of some, but good at many things,” Kruger said. Daniel Spector, drummer for the Richmond, Virginia, hardcore band Down To Nothing, is an inspiration to Kruger because he is a drummer and an ER doctor. To Kruger, this sends him a message that there is no stopping him from pursuing multiple paths. Kruger is used to performing from his time in marching band when he attended Upland High School. He was comfortable playing at the Rose Parade in front of thousands, but he said it does get more intense when he is on stage with only three or four other people. Alex Armijo, guitarist for Same Son, said he also loves to perform. “Performing has always been in my blood since I was a kid, it’s just my life, but being in a hardcore band allows me to express myself and just let go of whatever that’s been bothering me that week or that month or even that day and just be myself,” Armijo said. Kruger and Armijo would see each other when their bands would play
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Logan Kruger demonstrates how he tutors other college students April 24 inside the ED Building at Citrus College. Kruger tutors students, plays the drums for the band Same Son and is majoring in anthropology.
at the same venue, but Armijo said it wasn’t until about three months ago that he joined Same Son and became close friends with Kruger. Donald Jette has been friends with Kruger for about three years. Before Same Son, they played together in the band Generally Speaking. “Our songs and genre are definitely hardcore, but hardcore is a vague term nowadays,” Jette said. Kruger compared their band to Black Flag and Minor Threat, but “harder.” He said that he was heavily influenced by ‘80s punk music
and wanted to use strong melodies in his compositions because he feels people often neglect the melody of a song. Professor Jennifer Miller-Thyer asked Kruger to tutor for her introduction to Cultural Anthropology class because of his good grades and attitude. Kruger tutors cultural anthropology and English. He said he would be willing to tutor students who need help in sociology too, if there is a demand for it. Kruger’s passion for performance
hasn’t fizzled out, he still plays at small venues and bars and he compares performing live to tutoring fellow students. Kruger compares tutoring to performing music in the sense that you have to know who your audience is, think on the fly, and know your material. He said that for a musician you need to know how to play your instrument, memorize the music, and you need to recite it back to people. Similarly, as a tutor you need to know the subject matter and resourc-
es for students then recite it back to them in a way they can understand. “I have developed so much more as a person simply because of learning how to like, tutor properly,” Kruger said, “Learning how to communicate with different people has really helped me learn how to be a better person.” To Kruger, one of the best ways to learn is to teach because you have to know what you are explaining to the other person. Kruger aims to get his masters in physical anthropology so he can teach others. He said it would make him happy to return to Citrus one day as a professor for the nostalgia. Miller-Thayer had Kruger in multiple of her classes and said that she has heard positive feedback from her current students that have gone to Kruger’s tutoring. “He is kind and considerate, the students that have gone to see him for tutoring love him,” Miller-Thayer said. Miller-Thayer said that Kruger has gone out of his way to make tutoring sessions available to students and she is glad that he is tutoring for her class. From an anthropologist’s point of view, bands like Kruger’s challenge social norms and are one of the ways that culture changes. In Miller-Thayer’s sex and gender class she shows a documentary on rock bands to discuss gender roles, stereotypes and social expectations. “In general, when you look at rebellion it relates to the culture telling you how to rebel,” Miller-Thayer said. Miller-Thayer said that hardcore or punk bands are an example of how rebellion can create a subculture where people who may feel as if they do not fit in society now have a place where they are empowered.
REVIEW
Afters Ice Cream - The mediocre milky bun BY SAHARA BARBA OPINIONS EDITOR
SBARBA@CCCLARION.COM
When Afters Ice Cream opened up in West Covina in March, over 550 people liked a tweet announcing its opening. Despite its hype, the only reason to go to Afters is for their signature milky bun, which isn’t very good but provides the most food for your money. Their ice cream is just too expensive for being so average. One scoop of ice cream is $4, but for $6.50 you can either get two scoops of ice cream or the milky bun, a donut cut in half with a few scoops of ice cream between and a choice of one topping. The combination of the milky bun being heated up before served and the only seating at Afters being two benches outside in the sun makes the bun extremely messy to eat. Served in a paper sleeve like that of a hot pretzel, there is no place to catch the quickly melting ice cream. I could easily come back in the evening to avoid the melting, but that’s when the line gets long and I’m not going to wait more than 15 minutes for $7 ice cream and no place to sit. After finishing the overly-sweet milky bun, I could not help but think about how much money I could have saved by making it myself. For being so pricey, I expected Afters to supersede expectations of an average ice cream establishment. It wasn’t much better than ice cream I could buy from Stater Bros., let alone the ice cream and frozen
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The signature milky bun at Afters Ice Cream is pictured in West Covina. The milky bun is heated up before ice cream is added inside. The lack of seating at Afters and quick melting ice cream makes the milky bun a messy treat.
yogurt places near campus such as Baskin-Robbins, Yogurtland, Rita’s and Cold Stone. The Afters in West Covina has the same minimalist look as the other locations. The only colors inside are black
and white besides the ice cream. With half of the walls covered in dark gray bricks, a white wall that says “ICE CREAM” in black letters and a worn brownish-gray floor, Afters provides a dismal environment that you would not expect for an ice
cream place. The addition of new decor and furniture could cause Afters to go from dull to classy and to make a trip to Afters more. Not much can be added if there is no room for tables, but a few plants
can provide Afters with the flare that it needs. The service was pretty decent. When I went on a Saturday afternoon, there was only one employee working. An improved environment can attract more customers.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 2017 PAGE 7
Production strives to end hate
BY EDWARD RAMIREZ STAFF REPORTER
ERAMIREZ@CCCLARION.COM
It was a cold October night in Laramie, Wyoming. Matthew Shepard was having a drink at the Fireside Lounge in Laramie after a meeting with a LGBT group he was involved with on the University of Wyoming campus. Little did Shepard know he was going to become a part of an event that would spark international and political attention and bring media from all over the country to the secluded city of Laramie. Shepard, a 21-year-old openly gay male student at the University of Wyoming, was approached at the bar by two men, Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson, who had earlier purchased a pitcher of beer with quarters and dimes. Around midnight, Shepard left the bar with McKinney and Henderson, thinking they were going to give him a ride home, not to a fence in the outskirts of Laramie. Shepard was tied to the fence by McKinney and Henderson, who tortured Shepard, striking him 19 to 21 times with a pistol and then leaving him to die. McKinney and Henderson looted Shepard of his wallet, identification and his shoes. Shepard was found 18 hours later by a mountain biker who ran to call the authorities. Sheriff Reggie Fluty and emergency first respondents had arrived quickly. Shepard had blood covering his face, except for the area where tears ran down his face from his crying due to the suffering and pain he was in. Shepard was rushed to Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado. He had severe head injuries due to the pistol whipping strikes from McKinney and Henderson. Shepard died six days later on Oct. 12, 1998. Almost 19 years later, Shepard’s story is still being told, even by Citrus College students who are performing in the upcoming play called “The Laramie Project” a play written by Moises Kaufman and directed by Kari Hayter. “This play can change viewpoints of those who have hatred toward the LGBT community, I can guarantee changes,” cast member Deborah Ontiveros said. Ontiveros plays four roles in “The Laramie Project.” Those roles include Marge Murray, Eileen Engen, Anonymous and Sherry Johnson. Ontiveros, like many of the cast members, did not know the story behind Shepard and his death until she
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Michael Caceres, Leigh Fondakowski, Madison Stirrett, and other student cast members rehearse their upcoming play, “The Laramie Project” on May 7 in the Haugh Performing Arts Center. This play was writen by Moises Kaufman and is being directed by Kari Hayter.
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This play can change viewpoints of those who have hatred toward the LGBT community, I can guarantee changes.” -DEBORAH ONTIVEROS
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did research about what happened. “It still brings tears to my eyes, even during rehearsal and I just ask myself, how can someone have so much hatred,” Ontiveros said. Michael Caceres, a cast member, said he could go crazy places emotionally with the play. “‘The Laramie Project’ made me look at things from others’ perspective and it challenged me, it taught me to have a hate-free heart, to spread the word of having a hate-free
heart and to be more open-minded,” Caceres said. “The play made me appreciate the little things in life, but also respect people no matter what their race or gender is.” Caceres is playing six roles in the production that include Rob DeBree, Greg Pierotti and Dr. Cantway. Madison Stirrett, a cast member, is new to Citrus College and the performing arts program. She wanted to be a part of the cast because she knew the story behind “The Laramie Project.” “The story is incredible and I wanted to be part of the cast because I can connect this story,” Stirrett said. “I believe this play can change someone’s perspective, someone who might hate people of the LGBT community, or people who might just hate.” Stirrett plays three roles in the production, including Romaine Patterson, who was Shepard’s best friend, Leigh Fondakowski and plays the minister’s wife, who hates homosexuals. Suzanne Boles had been on a ADVERTISEMENT
hiatus from acting for a while, but decided to join the cast for this production. “I didn’t know what I was getting into when I auditioned for ‘The Laramie Project’ cast, because I had no idea what ‘The Laramie Project’ was,” Boles said. “This production has changed me in my acting, personal life, perspective, the way I treat others.” Boles will play four roles for “The Laramie Project.” She will play Zubaida Ula, Kristen Price, Lucy Thompson and Tiffany Edwards. “We want people to open their minds and stop the hatred, no matter what gender or race they are and we believe this production can do that,” Caceres said. “The Laramie Project” will be at 8 p.m. May 12, 13, 19, 20 and at 2 p.m. May 21 at the Little Theatre. Tickets are $15 presale, $10 for students and seniors and $20 at the door no matter what age.x
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It taught me to have a hate-free heart, to spread the word of having a hate-free heart and to be more open-minded. The play made me appreciate the little things in life, but also respect people no matter what their race or gender is.” -MICHAEL CACERES
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Main character Eamon Baily, played by Tom Hanks, speaks to a crowd in the film “The Circle” in a scene filmed inside the Haugh Performing Arts Center last year.
“The Circle” misses the point despite star cast BY JOHN MICHAELIDES EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
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A star-studded cast of Emma Watson, Tom Hanks and John Boyega could not save the all-over-the-place story in the film “The Circle.” Part of the filming for “The Circle” took place at Citrus College last year inside the Haugh Performing Arts Center, with Watson, Hanks and Boyega all visiting the campus to film scenes inside the venue. A movie that felt like it ran too long, “The Circle” ends abruptly, leaving the audience to wonder what happens next - If the audience cared to wonder what’s next. The story could not stick to a plot and with so many things going on, it was hard to find a focus of what the film is trying to convey. With a Big Brother-like theme, the movie follows Mae Holland, played by Watson, best known for Hermione in “Harry Potter” and Belle in “Beauty and the Beast,” a daughter struggling to help her parents get by until she is given an opportunity to work at the most prestigious tech company in the world, The Circle. Mae has to adjust to her new life while trying to balance relationships
with old friends and family. The movie does not build Watson’s character well enough and the audience is given the sense that Mae is better off when she is not around others, even kayaking at night in the fog alone to get away, which contrasts with what she encounters at The Circle, where the world knows what she is doing at all times. The ball-like cameras that see everything worldwide show a couple scenes that affect Mae, one involving her parents and another with her friend, Mercer, but the aftermath of both those scenes goes away so quickly, the audience is left to move on without feeling anything. It was hard to feel any emotion watching “The Circle” and the movie ends before there is a true sense of who any of the characters really are. Not too much is known about Eamon Bailey, played by Hanks, and the audience was left wondering throughout if he was a good guy or a bad guy. The ending leaves many questions left unanswered in regards to Hanks’ character, though it vaguely answers whether he has good or bad intentions. Ty Lafitte, played by Boyega, best known for playing Finn in “Star Wars:
The Force Awakens,” was the most interesting character in the movie, but did not get enough screen time. The movie missed the mark, because Ty was the outsider at The Circle and the audience was robbed of getting to learn more about him. By the end of the movie, Ty was nowhere to be seen, leaving people wondering what is next for him. Boyega’s character played a huge role in the ending, but all behind the scenes. The idea of “The Circle” was an interesting one, even if more and more movies are moving toward the technological, digital theme, but the execution of the movie left much more to be desired. “The Circle” should be no more than a rental on Redbox for the avid movie watcher and have already seen the more popular movies in theaters. At a time in which “Beauty and the Beast” and “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” are in theaters, it would be a wiser investment to takes friends and family to watch one of these again before seeing “The Circle.”
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Ty Lafitte, played by John Boyega, stands in a scene with Mae Holland, played by Emma Watson, in “The Circle.” Despite the all-star cast, the movie was unable to stick to one plot, leaving the audience with many unanswered questions.
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Dancers dazzle front-and-center BY HANNAH WALLECK STAFF REPORTER
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Motion!, an exciting and energetic performance by the Citrus Visual and Performing Arts Department, will take center stage at 7 p.m. May 19 and 2 p.m. May 20 at the Haugh Performing Arts Center. Motion! is a student - and faculty-run production consisting of 19 dance numbers that show unique choreography and impressive moves. Thirty students total are either choreographing or dancing, with faculty members John Vaughan and Renee Liskey directing and overseeing the entire show. Vaughan has been at Citrus in the visual and performing arts department for 27 years and Liskey has been for 12 years. With their experience and knowledge, they can direct and guide the production smoothly. “Students will work with peers on learning how to choreograph and create dances,” Vaughan said. “We want each student to come away from the concert having a better perspective of dance and what it takes to put on a fully realized stage production.” With the show under two weeks away, the visual and performing arts department are preparing for the last minute steps that will make Motion! complete. “We rehearse for three months and as the production comes together next week, we add lights and sound, costumes and so on,” Vaughan said. “It’s a fully produced show.” Citrus student and dancer Matthew Salvador will be choreographing a duet and participating in six dances throughout the show. Salvador thinks that choreographing is much more difficult of the two positions. “It takes a lot of time and effort to
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Motion! performers rehearse on May 5 during a Friday afternoon in the video tech building on campus. Dancers featured from left to right are Lucas Howard, Hibiki Yoda, Yuki Yatabe and Judah Lacy.
come up with a concept,” Salvador said. “The great part about it is that we have faculty members that are willing to help us through certain things we get stuck on.” Salvador thinks that each dance is unique to the choreographer’s vision and what they want to portray. “Sometimes it can just be about wanting to dance and others it’s just
trying to say something that you’re not physically able to say it, but you want to share it with everyone,” Salvador said. “That’s the best part about it.” Salvador’s peer Shawna Cook has over 20 years of dance experience and will use her expertise to help dancers get out of their comfort zone. “I just love helping people who
have a passion for dance like I do,” Cook said. “I like to show them, don’t be afraid to jump outside the box of your comfort zone and try new things in the world of dance and outside of dance.” Cook choreographed a dance and will be in four dance numbers. She said the time and effort that goes into a show is worth it when her vision
and the dance merge together as one. “Your vision comes to life and your dancers come to life as well,” Cook said. “It’s a cool feeling.” Tickets for Motion! range from $10 to $15 a person and can be purchased online at http://www.haughpac.com or at the box office.
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Cowboys round up classics and comedy BY HANNAH WALLECK STAFF REPORTER
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Riders in the Sky brought the heart and soul of the old Wild West on May 7 at the Haugh Performing Arts Center. The performance at the Haugh was their 7,102nd appearance in their 40-year career as they proved with their impressive performing skills that this was not their first rodeo. Each band member performed a wide range of vocal ability, all while harmonizing to traditional Western music. Riders in the Sky proved to have more talent than just their vocal skills when they incorporated playful banter in between songs that appealed to audience members of all ages. Too Slim shared with the audience that comedy is part of the act “we’re paid to be ridiculous.” Expert bass player Too Slim and skilled fiddler Woody Paul competed in a face slap-off where each musician would play an old west tune by slapping their faces. Too Slim outmatched Woody Paul by using his head and massive bass before playing their next song. Riders in the Sky played hits from their most popular and Grammy-winning album from “Toy Story 2,” “Woody’s Roundup: A Rootin’ Tootin’ Collection of Woody’s Favorite Songs.” The band performed Randy
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Ranger Doug, left, and Too Slim perform on stage with their band Riders in the Sky on May 7, at the Haugh Performing Arts Center. The two-time Grammy-winners provided music for Disney Pixar’s “Toy Story 2” and Monsters, Inc.”
Newman’s hit “You’ve Got a Friend in Me.” “America’s Favorite Cowboys” had charisma and comedic flare that kept the audience’s attention
all throughout the show. When reminiscing the 2003 Grammy Awards, Too Slim shared his experience meeting famous rapper Eminem backstage before
singing his own rap based on “Slim Shady.” Even after intermission, the show was filled with energy and surprises.
Woody Paul, guitarist Ranger Doug and accordion master Joey showed up on stage in different colorful and flashy outfits without Too Slim after intermission. The three Riders in the Sky members introduced a guest bass musician acted by Too Slim known as “Side Meat.” Side Meat spoke with sass and claimed he was fluent in “gibberish” before giving a monologue on Gabby Hayes, a famous Western film and TV actor. Woody Paul invited his son, Jake Chrisman, onstage to perform one of their Western classics with Riders in the Sky. Chrisman wowed the audience with his talented banjo skills before hugging his father and exiting the stage. Riders in the Sky closed their show by taking song requests by the audience. With too many song choices, they sang a Beach Boys classic “Surfin U.S.A.” with a Glendora twist. Riders in the Sky kept the diverse audience entertained throughout the show. The lighting and stage design accentuated the Wild West theme while “America’s Favorite Cowboys” brought the traditions of Western music. Overall, 40 years of experience helped Riders in the Sky keep the audience interested whether people knew them and their music or not.
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fighting Owls become Golden Eagles BY JOHN MICHAELIDES EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
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After a 24-7 campaign and third round finish for the Citrus College men’s basketball team, four players earned scholarships to continue playing basketball at the university level. Kenneth Cyprian, sophmore guard, and freshman forward Khalil Williams earned scholarships and will transfer to California State University, Los Angeles. “To begin a new chapter in my life with someone I’ve built a tremendous bond with is pretty amazing,” Williams said. “Our chemistry will show when we play with each other on that Cal State L.A. basketball court.” Sophomore forward Calvin Martin will transfer to Sacramento State University and sophomore forward Tyler LaCour will transfer to Concordia University. Williams and Cyprian will bring Cal State L.A. the experience of having played around NBA talent. Cyprian played at Chino Hills High School alongside NBA top-three draft prospect Lonzo Ball for two years. Williams will return to the Drew League in the summer, the recreation league in Los Angeles that has attracted NBA players such as Paul George, James Harden and Nick Young. “To be around so many talented players from different levels is good,” Williams said. “The Drew League will either make you or break you.” With players in the NBA like Cal
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Citrus freshman forward Khalil Williams drives against Antelope Valley guard Reggie Byers on Feb. 15 at Citrus College. Williams and sophomore guard Kenneth Cyprian will both transfer to Cal State L.A. in the fall.
Poly San Luis Obispo and current Laker David Nwaba and California State University, Long Beach’s James Ennis, the two Cal State L.A.-bound players look forward to the opportunity ahead of them. “I know it’d be one hell of a story,” Cyprian said. “But I also know it’s extremely tough to get to the NBA. I would be undrafted, mainly because I’m at a D-II school, ball out at summer league and then ball out even
more to make it to training camp and survive roster cuts along the way.” Williams said the thought always runs through his head. “I always think, ‘What if?’” Williams said. “This is why I’m working so hard now to see if I can be that ‘next guy.’ It’s definitely a dream of mine so I’m working towards making that dream a reality.” In the short term, Cyprian, who plans to major in communications ADVERTISEMENT
with an emphasis in broadcasting, and Williams, who plans to major in kinesiology, are both focused on the upcoming season. Cyprian said the recruiting process was an exciting period for him and his family. After visiting the campus and meeting the coaches, Cyprian made his decision. “I just took the recruiting process a day at a time, talked it over with my family and close ones and then
prayed about it,” Cyprian said. “I came away with Cal State L.A. being the best place for me on and off the court.” Cyprian plans to add five pounds of muscle to his 6-foot-4-inch, 185-pound frame. He also plans to work on his athleticism and improve his ball-handling and shooting. Cyprian finished his Citrus career second all-time in three-pointers made with 156 on 37 percent shooting from long range, fourth all-time in school history. Cyprian is also the first Owl in school history to start every game during his two seasons. Williams said the family environment at Cal State L.A. helped him make his decision. “From talking with the coaches to meeting the players, it was just a great family environment and that’s why I chose them,” Williams said. The 6-foot-2-inch, 180-pound freshman provided a push for the Owls off the bench all season, scoring 9.5 points per game. Williams said he will remember the relationships he developed with his Citrus teammates and coaches the most when reflecting on his time at Citrus. Williams and Cyprian agreed Cal State L.A. head coach Jim Saia will help them grow both on and off the court. “He’s coached really talented guys before so he knows what it takes to be on their level,” Cyprian said. Cyprian and Williams will join a Golden Eagles team trying to improve from a 14-16 record during the 2016-17 season.
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