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Wednesday, October 26, 2011 Vol. 65 Issue 5
Board of Trustees to vote on redrawing boundary lines Daniel Hernandez News Editor
The Citrus Community College District Board of Trustees is undergoing a mandatory redrawing of area boundaries based on population data from the United States Census Bureau, which is conducted every ten years. The community will be offered an opportunity to weigh in at a public hearing where the board will be presenting one redistricting option at the Nov. 15 meeting at 4:15 p.m. in CI 159 community room. According to redistrictingca.org, the district lines have to change in order to maintain equal population. Otherwise some districts would have very large populations while others very small populations. In order to comply with the United States Constitution, districts must contain about the same number of people so that votes are worth about the same value per district. The board has been collaborating with Redistricting Partners, a private company headed by Paul Mitchell, a political consultant in Sacramento, in redrawing its five geographical areas to adjust to the 2011 census. The principles guiding the redistricting effort include maintaining
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Randah Najjar (left) and Abdul Najjar (center) place their order with Gazelle Sharmahd (right). The students are all smiles during the grand opening week of the Art and Coffee Bar located on the bottom floor of the Student Services Building.
Starbucks: now brewing on campus Martin Cabrera Correspondent The Owl Bookshop Art and Coffee Bar had its grand opening Oct. 24 and will continue through Oct. 28. Ten percent is taken off of all coffee bar drinks for the grand opening special. The store has been selling art supplies since the beginning of the fall 2011 semester but just recently has been holding a sample opener for the coffee bar since Sept. 30. The sample opener had no official announcement but has gotten publicity by word of mouth said Eric Magallon, bookstore manager who oversees the Art and
Coffee Bar. The Art and Coffee Bar is student owned so all the profits go back to the institution. Run by Citrus students, trained by local Starbucks employees, the coffee bar serves the full drink menu of Starbucks but has used the sample opener to take feedback from customers and make adjustments to the quality of their drinks and service. “The Art and Coffee Bar is a student based store so we run on their feedback,” said Kyle Reiner, coffee bar student worker. “Our recipes go along with what they tell us and we try to make them happy.” “Even though we are Star-
bucks we make sure all the ingredients and drinks are all good products according to the feedback we’ve gotten, and we don’t nickel and dime students for cups and extra shots,” said Magallon. “We’ve done more than what was expected from the local Starbucks.” Aside from Starbucks drinks, the store offers its own variety of food and drink such as pastries, sandwiches, fountain soda, energy drinks, slush puppies and microwaveable meals. Students appreciate that they no longer have to leave the campus to have Starbucks quality coffee. “It saves time because I don’t
have to go off campus and lose my parking spot,” said Citrus student Mercedes Dominguez. “And plus, it will help students stay awake.” Citrus faculty and staff also benefit. “Faculty don’t really have time to see and meet other faculty and staff and the coffee bar serves as both a good place to focus on work and have that great sense of community,” said astronomy professor Denise Kaisler. “Faculty and staff are here all day and definitely need it,” said coffee bar student worker
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Photography student, bookstore employee dies unexpectedly Daniel Hernandez News Editor
The sudden death of a young Citrus College student due to an undiagnosed medical condition devastated family and friends. Arnold Hernandez Gomez, 20, from Hacienda Heights, was pronounced dead on Sunday, Oct. 9 after his parents discovered him unresponsive at home around 4:30 p.m. Lt. John Corina, of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau, said that there were no initial signs of any crime, drugs or alcohol involving Gomez's death.
It was suspected that Gomez suffered some type of medical conditions, Corina said. Coroner’s officials planned an autopsy to determine the cause of death, which usually takes six to eight weeks for the report to be complete. In a statement, his parents Robert and Lupe Gomez, expressed their appreciation to all of their son’s close friends who have shared their condolences with the family through Gomez's Facebook page. A vigil took place on Thursday, Oct. 20 at Queen of Heaven Mortuary in Rowland Heights. A viewing was held from 4 to 8 p.m. and a rosary from 6 to 8
p.m. On Oct. 21 a mass was performed at St. John Vianney Church in Hacienda Heights at 10:30 a.m. followed by the funeral at Rose Hills Memorial Park and Mortuaries. Reverend Ricardo de Alba conducted the mass in which family and friends privately said their last goodbyes. “Arnold was a beloved son, a friend and classmate,” de Alba said. “He was happy – always smiling and loved sports.” Gomez's parents hosted a reception following the funeral for close friends and relatives. At Citrus, Darrell Carr, professor of photography, shared a
great sadness as he got to know Gomez after two semesters of having him as a student. “I had him a semester before for basic photography and this semester for electronic imaging,” Carr said. “He had a great personality. He was a great individual. I miss his smiling face.” Carr and his students collected donations to help the parents with the funeral. Art Garcia, 20, a Citrus student became friends with Gomez last semester in basic photography and said Gomez was a huge soccer and baseball fan.
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NEWS Quote of the Day “I suppose leadership at one time meant muscle; but today it means getting along with people.”
—Indira Gandhi
Announcements Blood Pressure Clinic In the Southeast side of the Student Services Building. Oct. 26 and Nov. 2 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
ASCC Meetings In the Campus Center’s ASCC Executive Board Room Nov. 1 and Nov. 8 at 2:45 p.m. Find out what the Associated Students of Citrus College executive board is planning for the semester.
Dia de Los Muertos Celebration In the Campus Center Mall Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Come celebrate “Dia de Los Muertos” with the Latinos Unidos Student Association. Sweet Bread will be sold for 50 cents and combo plates of Mexican food for $5 in the Campus Center East Wing.
Gay Straight Alliance Guest Speaker Nov. 2 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. The Gay Straight Alliance club will have guest speaker, Mitch Stein, a former Charter Oak High School professor who was fired for being gay. He will talk about coming out and being a proud professional and proud father.
Salute to Veterans In the Campus Center Mall Nov. 3 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Citrus College presents its annual "Saluting Our Veterans" event. The event is co-sponsored by Associated Students of Citrus College, Azusa Pacific University, the City of Azusa and the City of Glendora.
Board of Trustees Meeting In the Center for Innovation, room 159 Nov. 15 at 4:15 p.m.
The Writing Café: Free Workshops Resume Writing 101 in Educational Development 224 on Nov. 1 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Social Networking for your job or internship in Educational Development 224 on Nov. 15 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
This Day in History .
In 1984, the first baboon-to-human heart transplant was performed on “Baby Fae,” a 14-day-old infant, by Dr. Leonard L. Bailey at Loma Linda University Medical Center in Loma Linda, Calif. “Baby Fae” was born with hypoplastic left-heart syndrome, meaning parts or all of the left side of a newborn’s heart is missing. Whitney Houston earned her first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1985 for her song “Saving All My Love For You.”
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News Briefs LOCAL Bay Area man gets stuck in baby swing at park for nine hours An identified 21-year-old Vallejo man made a $100 bet with his friends that he could fit into a baby swing at a local park. He lubed himself up with liquid laundry detergent and squeezed into the swing at about 9 p.m. Friday. His legs swelled and he got jammed. Unfortunately, his friends abandoned him. Nine hours passed until a groundskeeper finally heard his calls for help at 6 a.m. Vallejo firefighters were called but were unable to free the man from the swing until he was taken to the hospital. Source: Los Angeles Times
Police look into allegation of special education teacher assaulting student in Baldwin Park Officials are investigating a county special education teacher who is being accused of assaulting a 15-yearold Sierra Vista High School student last week. Detectives have yet to speak to the teacher in question, as both the student and the teacher had left the campus on Friday when the investigators arrived. The teacher left due to an injury from the incident, while the student, who also had minor injuries, was picked up by a parent. Source: San Gabriel Valley Tribune
STATE California leads nation in solar jobs Solar-related jobs are now being led by California as the industry is expected to grow by nearly 25 percent over the next year. New data from the Solar Foundation was released by Environment California. It shows that the state boasts a work force of about 25,575 people who are employed by more than 3,500 solar-related businesses and organizations. Of California’s solar jobs, 29 percent are in installation, followed by 25 percent in sales, 19 percent in manufacturing, 14 percent in other and 13 percent in research and development. Other top states for solar employment include Colorado, Arizona, Pennsylvania, New York and Florida. Source: San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Gun falls out of bag at airport A loaded handgun fell out of a checked bag being loaded onto an airline at the Los Angeles International Airport Sunday morning. It is only legal to carry an unloaded firearm in checked luggage on flights as long as the airline is notified ahead of time. However, the gun owner, whose name has not been released, did not notify Alaska Airlines about the .38-caliber handgun. He was questioned but was let go and boarded a later plane. Transportation Security Administration spokeswoman Lori Dankers said the bag passed screening for explosives. The TSA screens for firearms in carry-on luggage, but it’s not the agency’s responsibility to detect firearms in checked luggage. Source: San Gabriel Valley Tribune
NATIONAL Most powerful U.S. nuclear bomb being dismantled A weapon hundreds of times stronger than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima, the last of the nation's most powerful nuclear bombs, is being disassembled nearly half a century after it was put into service at the height of the Cold War. The B53 bomb was scheduled to be broken down on Tuesday at the Pantex Plant near Amarillo, the nation's only nuclear weapons assembly and disassembly facility. According to the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration, the completion of the dismantling program is a year ahead of schedule and aligns with President Barack Obama's goal of reducing the number of nuclear weapons. Thomas D'Agostino, the nuclear administration's chief, called the bomb's elimination a "significant milestone." Source: The Associated Press
Boys should get vaccine for HPV, too In part to prevent young boys from spreading the sexually transmitted virus to girls, a government panel wants young boys as well as girls to get the controversial HPV vaccine. For the past five years, the HPV vaccine has been recommended for young girls to protect them against cervical cancer and genital warts. The vaccine has been slow to catch on: only about a third of adolescent girls have gotten all three shots. Experts say the HPV vaccine could protect boys against genital warts and some kinds of cancers. But they also say vaccinating 11- and 12-year old boys could help prevent them from spreading the human papilloma virus to girls. Source: MSNBC
INTERNATIONAL Obama announces Iraq troop withdrawal President Barack Obama announced on Oct. 20 that he is bringing all U.S. troops home from Iraq at year’s end, closing out a war that has lasted nearly nine years and killed nearly 4,500 Americans. Only a “normal embassy presence" will remain, a White House official said. “Today I can say our troops in Iraq will definitely be home for the holidays," Obama said in an appearance in the news briefing room. He made the withdrawal announcement one day after the killing of longtime Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi, a development that some experts say vindicated his strategy for assisting rebel forces. Source: Los Angeles Times
Video images show captured Kadafi alive, then dead In one grainy video clip, a figure in a blood-soaked shirt who looks like Moammar Kadafi is manhandled behind a truck by frenzied fighters shouting, "God is great!" The man stumbles and appears to struggle against his captors. In another clip, a shirtless body lies on the ground. Fighters roll it over to show what appears to be Kadafi's bloodied face to cheering fighters. According to some accounts, he was shot by his captors. Officials from Libya's provisional government said he was placed in an ambulance bound for the city of Misurata and either succumbed to his wounds or died in crossfire along the way. Source: Los Angeles Times
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Redistrict: boundary lines being redrawn [Continued from pg. 1] equal population, creating geographically compact and contiguous diversity, following natural geographical boundaries, maintaining community interests and abiding by the California Voting Rights Act. Mitchell presented the board with five redistricting options, labeled A-E at the Oct. 18 meeting. Options A – C were compliant with the VRA, but were not considered because it would split Azusa between Districts 1, 3, 4 and 5. Following Mitchell’s presentation, the board chose the D option
to be presented at the next board meeting. “Ultimately both D and E do a better job at keeping Azusa whole,” Mitchell said. “My viewpoint is that letter D is the best.” Using option D, District 1 is reduced to 54 percent Latinos in order to provide for a second VRA section 2 seat. District 3 increases to 50 percent Latino. The downside of D is that the shape of District 3 is awkward, Mitchell said. It also keeps Azusa intact, a goal that every board member agreed on. The failing in option E is that nothing really changes. District 1
holds 47 percent of Latinos and District 3 holds 55 percent Latinos, which is similar to the existing lines. But in the new option, District 1 and 3 just swapped, Mitchell said. Area 5 Trustee, Joanne Montgomery, who represents Monrovia, Bradbury and Duarte, said that options D or E would work for her area, as there would be no drastic changes under those two options. Area 1 Trustee, Gary L. Wood's main concern was to keep Azusa whole. The college’s governing board is required to adjust the boundaries by March 1, 2012.
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Students from the physical geology and earth history classes at Citrus try and push one of their vans out of the sand dunes in the Sierra Nevadas on Oct. 23. The classes examined the different rock types around the Sierra Nevadas for extra credit on the weekendlong field trip.
Joshua Anderson. “And since it’s in here [Student Services Building] it’s very convenient for the staff.” The move of the art supplies from the bookstore to the new shop has had a positive effect on the art department and its students. “Art students don’t have to go all the way to the center of campus to get quick art supplies and we are able to finetune what we offer the students because we have more interaction with the art faculty,” Magallon said. “We are now working with them [art faculty] to produce art kits that will be much more affordable for students.”
Future plans for the Art and Coffee Bar include the introduction of new food, drink and the upkeep of Starbucks seasonal promotions, as well as showcasing more of the art department work. “We are working on selling student artwork where the student will get a cut, the art department will get a cut and we will get our administration fee,” Magallon said. “We have had a lot of good feedback but the Art and Coffee Bar is still a work in progress.” The hours of operation are 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Friday. The store is located on the bottom floor of the Student Services Building.
Death: Student dies from unknown cause [Continued from pg. 1] Garcia said he enjoyed Gomez’s semi-awkward sense of humor. Garcia said he would remember Gomez as his photography classmate who had a sense of humor. Gomez was also a student employee for the Owl Bookshop and began working there in Sep-
tember of this year. Martin Cabrera, 21, a former employee of the Owl Bookshop who worked with Gomez expressed his condolences. “You can tell he was a really good guy. He always had a smile on his face,” he said. “His disposition was really good and he always had nice things to say about people.”
See anything interesting on campus? Send in your wild art photos to us and see them run in the Clarion. All photo submissions can be emailed to the editor-in-chief at mirandanatalie@ymail.com.
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Campus honors veterans in sixth annual salute Emily Rios Managing Editor
As a way to honor local veterans and to reach out to student veterans, the campus introduced a “Saluting our Veterans” in 2006. The sixth annual event will take place on Nov. 3 in the Campus Center Mall from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The 2011 Veterans Salute is being sponsored by the Citrus College and co-sponsored by Associated Students of Citrus College, Azusa Pacific University, the City of Azusa and the City of Glendora. U.S. military veterans and Citrus College alumni David Keys and Carla McGraw will serve as the event’s keynote speakers. “It’s nice to have that perspective from successful vets that gone through our program and have transferred,” Citrus professor and volunteer veterans coordinator Bruce Solheim said. The event will feature the AMVETS Honor Guard, military exhibits and vehicles, the Gladstone High School marching band and a patriotic music program. Citrus student and Army veteran Pedro Deleon, 28, will be one of the many student vets participating in the salute festivities. “I want to be a part of the
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FILE PHOTO Army Veteran Eddie Hahn and Pearl Harbor survivor James Wire look over some of Wire’s photographs during 2007’s “Salute to Veterans.” Wire was stationed on the USS Tennessee during the Dec. 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.
community and show my support to my fellow veterans,” he said. The program will also give Citrus, APU and the cities of
Azusa and Glendora the opportunity to honor some of their veterans. “It’s a close knit community around the college,” Solheim
said. “It’s a nice occasion for the surrounding communities to honor veterans, often older vets who perhaps have yet to be honored.”
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In addition to “Saluting our Veterans,” ASCC will be hosting a veterans breakfast on Nov. 10 to honor approximately 100 of Citrus’ student vets. The breakfast is a way to show the student veterans that their service to our country does not go unnoticed. “Even though they are being honored along with the community veterans at the salute, we want a more personal, intimate way to honor them,” ASCC Commissioner of Activities Brandi Garcia said. “It’s about showing them we have pride in them and that we are here to give them our support.” Since the first veterans salute event six years ago, Citrus has established a Boots to Books program that aims to assist veterans in transitioning back to civilian life, transitional counseling and a Veterans Center that was established as a place where student veterans could interact with one another and receive aid in applying for veteran benefits. Currently, 235 student veterans have been certified through the Veterans Center to receive benefits. For more information on the programs available to student veterans, contact the Veterans Center at (626) 852-6421.
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The Silent Heroes: solving life’s equations everyday Daniel Hernandez News Editor
A dedicated but strict professor with a sense of humor and an understanding heart has made a huge difference in many students’ attitudes towards mathematics, including my own. Physics professor Lucia Riderer, 46, a resident of Rancho Cucamonga, was born in 1965 in Baia Mare, Romania, where she attended high school and college. At that time Romania was a communist country. “Life for everybody in a communist country is very hard,” Riderer said. Children either attended school and obtained an education or went to work in factories or in the fields. Parents pressured children to go to school. “That was your only choice to succeed,” she said. Her father was an engineer, her mother an accountant. In Romania, children had to get over several hurdles just to go to high school. In 1979, Riderer had to take an entrance exam in order to get into her high school, which focused on math and physics. After graduating high school in 1983, she was required to take an
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Lucia Riderer, along with the Citrus GraviTeam, participated in the NASA Re duced Gravity Education Flight Program in Houston, Texas, June 1625.
exit exam as well as an exam to get into college. Children who did not attend high school would prepare to enter the work force after about a year in vocational school. Riderer chose to put the efforts in obtaining a bachelor’s degree in physics from Babes Bolyia University in 1987. “I didn’t just want to go ahead and work in a factory,” Riderer said. “I wanted to get an education.”
While completing her bachelor’s, Riderer had several teaching internships at a local school. “I realized I liked it. Students really listened to me,” Riderer said. “I realized I could do a good job.” After she completed her studies, Riderer was sent to teach at a small high school in the northeastern part of Romania for two years. After the Berlin Wall was torn down, Romania became a democratic country in December 1989. When the revolution ended, Rid-
erer moved with her husband and daughter to her birthplace, where she taught in high school for five years. In 1995, Riderer was accepted to graduate school and she and her family moved to the United States. She was granted a fellowship in a graduate program at Wayne State University in Detroit. At WMU, she worked for a year as a research assistant in Medical Physics but realized that field was not right for her. She then decided to earn a teaching certificate. Riderer’s first teaching job in the U.S. was a small private Catholic school in Michigan. She moved to California in 2002 and earned her master’s degree in math at Cal State San Bernardino. She then taught high school physics in Fontana. After deciding she wanted to teach college, she first became an adjunct faculty member at Victorville Valley College. In 2005 she came to Citrus College as a full time professor and soon became active helping students beyond her classroom duties. “I like teaching. I think I can help and inspire the students that I teach. I am strict and I have very hard expectations, but I am fair,” Riderer said. “Most students will
see that and achieve.” Two years ago, she received a grant from the Mathematical Association of America for $6,000 to create the Women in Mathematics program. She launched the program with 10 female Citrus students. They outreach to girls in Glendora, Azusa and Monrovia, and members meet with professional mathematicians. She also became the adviser for the GraviTeam, a student group that got together to conduct an experiment and submitted it as a proposal in the NASA Reduced Gravity Education Flight Program in Houston. Some of the members are her former students. “When they approached me, and I knew they were responsible kids, I said ‘yes,’” Riderer said. Riderer said she enjoys spending time with her husband and helping her daughter. Her daughter, 24, is in medical school in Colorado. “That is the biggest success that we have accomplished here,” Riderer said. “When I go to a good restaurant, or when I buy nice clothes, I always remember that I worked hard for it and that I was lucky to get this,” Riderer said. “I don’t take my daughter for granted either.”
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Male participants in cosmetology: a small range Alexander Dissan Vargas Staff Writer
Cosmetology is a predominantly female academic program, but there are a few exceptions this semester. Of the 300 students in the Citrus College cosmetology program, 97 percent are women. This semester, a total of 10 male cosmetology students are enrolled, said Ervalyn "Gus" Brooks, director of the Citrus College cosmetology program. Justin Lewis graduated from Chino High School in 2002. Before switching to cosmetology, Lewis was a nursing major and has been working as an independent personal trainer for nine years. Friend and client, Nona Pitts, a salon owner, influenced Lewis to pursue a career in cosmetology instead. "Males work harder to surpass females in something that has become a natural talent for them," Lewis said. "Males tend to be attack learners." Lewis encourages prospective
male cosmetology students to "be open minded.” “It will change you creatively and artistically. Allow yourself to see the beauty in this industry,” he said. Cosmetology student Mike Govea served in the Marine Corps for four years after graduating from Rancho Cucamonga High School in 1995. Govea was in 1st battalion, 4th Marine regiment and served from 1995 to 1999 in Camp Pendleton. Govea started college as a business major and used cosmetology as an outlet for stress before realizing that he could combine business and cosmetology to “build an empire.” Angel Cosio graduated from high school in Mexico and then moved to the U.S. in 2006 to make a better living in Los Angeles. He decided to follow the example of his mother, who owns a salon in Mexico. Cosio's passion is makeup and he hopes one day to work in Hollywood as an on-set makeup artist. "When females work on a client, they tend to do it the way they'd nor-
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Cometology student Simon Gomez practices blowdrying techniques on an other student in the cosmetology program.
mally do it on themselves," Eric Melton said. "Males, on the other hand, tend to do it the way the client wants it to be." The Citrus cosmetology program introduces students to the latest techniques in cosmetic treatment of the hair, skin and nails. Citrus College is a Pivot Point
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Members of the Citrus College Clarion staff hold the awards they won at the Journalism Association of Community Colleges SoCal convention at Cal State Fullerton on Oct.15. The staff attends JACC every semester.
Team Clarion wins in web, video
Brandi Mendez Staff Writer
At the Journalism Association of Community Colleges Southern California conference, the Citrus College Clarion staff brought home 10 awards. JACC took place on Oct. 14 and 15 at California State University, Fullerton. Four of the accolades went to entries in the mail-in web broadcast and video journalism categories. Freelancers Martin Cabrera and Trevor Stamp received three honorable mention awards for web broadcast and two honorable mentions in video journalism. Managing Editor Emily Rios and Mila Salahuddin received an honorable mention in web broadcast as well. When asked how it felt to win three awards in the web broadcast and video categories, Stamp said that he was excited for winning the awards and was also surprised because he wasn’t aware that his material had been submitted into the competition.
“I didn’t know that my work had been selected for JACC, so to win on top of that was a great surprise,” Stamp said. The entries are selected and submitted under the discretion of the adviser. Editor-in-Chief Natalie Miranda said that placing in the web and video categories reaffirms that the newspaper is heading in the right direction with their advancements in online material. “I’m proud of how the Clarion performed in regards to web videos because it shows that students are willing to learn and create using new technology,” Rios said. “It illustrates how important it is to have a multi media reporting class.” Other awards won include an honorable mention in illustration for former staff writer Rachel Fuller; an honorable mention for former Managing Editor Kristin Lacuesta in editorial writing and first place for former staff writer Alyssa Gibbs in the same category. Miranda and Rios took home fourth place in inside layout de-
sign for tabloid. “I was super surprised that I placed fourth in design with Emily. It helped motivate me because I’m not from the background [of designing],” Miranda said. Former Editor-in-Chief Courtney Mitchell took home first place for front page design. Current arts and entertainment editor, Sydney Presley, won first place in the on-the-spot opinion writing competition. “I went into the competition expecting nothing and when I was announced on stage for the first place award, I was so excited,” Presley said. “I remember I just wrote about what I knew and that was McDonalds.” Now with the Southern California conference wrapped up, the Clarion staff is gearing up for the JACC State Conference in March 2012, in Burbank. “I’m really happy with the vision and the passion my associate editors and staffers came back with,” Miranda said. “I wish JACC would be sooner in the semester.”
System member school, which means teachers use an international methodology to teach their cosmetology students. Simon Gomez graduated from Gladstone High School in 1999 and started at Hacienda/La Puente Adult Education for cosmetology. It was not a good fit for him, so he trans-
ferred to Citrus College and "fell in love." Being a male cosmetologist has its perks, because it is easy for men to stand out, Gomez said. The morning program is for fulltime students who are in school for a year and eight months. The night program is designed for part-time students and takes two years and nine weeks to finish the program. "All of the 10 male students from the morning and night programs work hard to overcome obstacles that females would rarely or maybe never encounter," said Susan Bautista, full time cosmetology professor. "These guys have what it takes to make it big and will carry the Citrus cosmetology reputation in good stance." On Oct. 26, the Citrus Cosmetology Club will be putting on a Halloween hair show in the Campus Center titled "Nightmare on Cosmo Street." Doors will open at 4 p.m. Pre-sale tickets are $5; tickets at the door are $8. For more information call (626) 665-4112.
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ELECTION 2011: 5 c T he election is Nov. 8. To find out w here to vote in you city, visit sos.ca.gov
PATRICIA RASMUSSEN
Patricia Rasmussen
District: 4 Cities Represented: Glendora, Azusa and San Dimas City of Residence: Glendora
TRACY RICKMAN
Tracy Rickman
District: 2 Cities Represented: Claremont, parts of Azusa, La Verne and Pomona City of Residence: Claremont Age: 47
Restoring class sections and increasing employment opportunities for students are goals for a community activist who is seeking election to the Citrus Community College Board of Trustees. Tracy Rickman has taught at Glendale Community College and Citrus College for four years. He currently instructs an emergency medical services career preparation class at Citrus. He is the fire technology program director at Rio Hondo College, where he has taught for 15 years. Ensuring students have the classes they need to succeed is a matter that can be solved by resetting budget priorities, Rickman said, who hopes to represent Claremont and parts of La Verne, Pomona and Azusa in District 2. The current board has done a “fabulous job” at building up the
BRUCE CARTER
Bruce Carter
District: 5 Cities Represented: Monrovia, Bradbury and Duarte City of Residence: Monrovia Age: 69
Keeping a balanced budget and streamlining the educational experience for students are two things Board of Trustees hopeful plans to emphasize if elected. Bruce Carter, Ph.D., is running against incumbent Joanne Montgomery to represent Monrovia and Duarte on the Citrus College Board of Trustees for the next four years. Carter has worked at Pasadena City College for 34 years as a professor, department chair, dean of natural sciences and interim vice president of instruction and has served on the Monrovia school board for 12 years. A fresh perspective and a new approach to current issues that affect the student body like class availability and counseling is what Carter said he will be able to bring to the board. “You’re only going to be innovative and dynamic with something
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campus, Rickman said. “Now almost all of the buildings are built, we need to shift the focus from buildings to being an advocate of student success,” he said. “I would open up the books and look at other areas that can be cut from so we can bring sections back,” Rickman said. “I’d look at any other possible cuts before cutting classes.” Rickman said that he would
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new,” Carter said. “An individual and institution needs periodic renewal.” Carter has served as a director of the San Gabriel Valley Region of the California School Boards Association for four years, wrote several grants for PCC, served as the International Education Liaison with the CSBA and PCC, and organized a principal exchange program between schools in Shanghai, China and California.
Running unopposed, Patricia Rasmussen, Ed.D., is up for reelection to serve another four-year term on the Citrus Community College District Board of Trustees. “I’m hoping that my community thinks I’m doing a good job,” she said. “Otherwise someone would run against me if they think I wasn’t.” During her second term, Rasmussen said she would like to see the five board members work more collaborativey. Some of the members “don’t see eye to eye” on certain concepts, she said. “Life changes and things change. You have to be progressive and go with the flow,” Rasmussen said. Providing classes for students is something else that Rasmussen
hopes to accomplish during her second term. With a reduced number of sections, some students have stayed more committed to completing classes, Rasmussen said. However, class cuts still remain a crucial issue that she hopes to address. Rasmussen has devoted 35 years of her career to education, of those years she spent 22 in administration. Her administrative positions have included dean of planning and economic development; administrative dean of planning and institutional advancement, director of development, and director of public affairs. She worked at Mt. San Antonio College for six years, retiring as vice president of institutional ad-
look to consolidate efforts as administrators retire, and redirect funds into creating classes and other opportunities for students. Rio Hondo College, which operates with a much larger budget than Citrus, has 19 fewer administrators than Citrus, he said. “Students are staying here longer because they can’t get the classes they need to get a job or transfer. Students should only be spending two years or less at a community college,” Rickman said. “Get in, get what you need, get done.” During Rickman’s time at Rio Hondo College, companies would contract the school to train employees. “We have that going for the EMT program. Why not the other ones?” he said. “We need to do a better job at marketing our students to employers.” Coming from three genera-
tions of veterans and having served in the Air Force for eight years, Rickman is a strong advocate for the veterans program at Citrus College. He wants to continue to make the transition to civilian life as easy as possible and to ensure that student veterans have the support they need. Rickman said that Geraldine M. Perri, Ph. D. superintendent/ president of Citrus College has “set the stage” to move Citrus College into the future. As an educator in the community college system for more than 20 years, a curriculum author and educational program developer, Rickman said he understands the business model of a community college and can handle the responsibilities of a board member. “I’m not afraid to be the new guy,” he said. “I can make the tough decisions.”
During his time as an educator, Carter said he “sneered” at administration before he realized that he enjoyed it. “I realized I could reach a broader scope of students,” Carter said. Ensuring that Citrus’ budget is in line with its resources is vitally important. Deficit spending can only be maintained for a short while, as the budget reserves for a college can only last for a short amount of time, Carter said. With a decrease in state funds, “education will never be the same” and with the “depth of experience on all levels of higher education,” Carter said he can address the needs of students. “A college degree is the ticket for better paying jobs,” Carter said. Streamlining the track to students’ graduation or transfer date is something he said can be resolved
by taking a closer look at our system. “Our students are drifting and don’t know how to get what they need,” Carter said. “There are fewer sections we can offer in the classroom.” An increase in academic counseling is what can reach the students and put them where they need to go while freeing up classrooms for incoming students, Carter said. “When I first started, [as an educator] we had Vietnam veterans returning to the classrooms,” Carter said. “I am familiar with the needs of a community college student.” Technology is a portal that can reach a bigger number of students. There is a need to introduce a counseling support that can be provided online, Carter said. “I have a passion for education,” Carter said. “It shows in everything I’ve done.”
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candidates, 3 seats vancement. In 2007 Rasmussen returned as a Board of Trustees member, representing residents in the Glendora area. Her commitment to education and hope for change in the Glendora, Azusa and San Dimas area is what prompted her to run for the board in 2007. She said she felt like she had some skills to bring to the board, having worked as an administrator for 22 years. Rasmussen said that her initial concern was upgrading the board policies, which had not been reviewed or rewritten for many years. With her current term coming to an end, Rasmussen said she feels that to some degree she has fulfilled what she wanted to accom-
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plish. As a life long learner and an English and communications degree holder from Cal State San Diego and Cal State Fullerton, Rasmussen has developed writing talent that has benefited her greatly in all that she has experienced. She attended El Camino Col-
lege where she earned an Associate of Arts degree in English/Journalism and also was editor of the student newspaper. “You give me something to write about, and it’s clicking in my head the who, what, when, where, where, how. I can sit down and write it like that,” Rasmussen said, snapping her fingers. The training she received as a student reporter was defined by her as “wonderful,” and she has utilized that knowledge to write her dissertation, a formal treatise especially one written by a candidate for the doctoral degree at a university, and any other reports for schools and as an administrator. When she is not on campus making decisions, Rasmussen is in her jeans and boots spending time
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with her horse Meggie. “I have been horse crazy all my life,” Rasmussen said. “In training her, there is a lot of things parallel with working with people,” she said. Being with her horse is very “calming and athletic,” and training her horse has similarities to her every day job. Rasmussen describes Geraldine M. Perri, Ph.D., superintendent/president of Citrus College, as a “super and dynamic” president. “I hope to support Perri’s efforts to make Citrus the best community college out there,” she said. Rasmussen said that she thinks that all they are doing makes an impact on the students. Therefore, all the board’s hard work is worth the effort.
Emphasizing her 12 years of experience on the Citrus Community College District Board of Trustees, incumbent Susan M. Keith says she understands the issues and knows how to prioritize, the use of college resources. Keith is seeking re-election for a fourth term as the representative for Area 2, which encompasses Claremont, parts of Azusa, La Verne and Pomona. Keith is being challenged by Tracy Rickman, coordinator of the fire technology program at Rio Hondo College and adjunct faculty member at Citrus College. “My experience as a board member sets me apart from the other candidate,” Keith said. “I know what it is to be a board member.” The five members of the Citrus Board of Trustees set policies, hire and fire college
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Area 5 representative Joanne Montgomery strives to help Citrus College by supporting fiscally conservative policies while increasing opportunities for students. Montgomery has been an elementary school educator for 32 years. During that time, Montgomery says that she “loved every minute at school.” She has lived in Monrovia for more than 50 years and has served on the Citrus Community College District Board of Trustees for 13 years. Montgomery was appointed to fill a vacancy on the board in 1998 and has run unopposed for three four-year terms. This election, she is running against retired Pasadena City College administrator, Bruce Carter, whose children she
taught during her tenure as an elementary school teacher in Monrovia. “I feel fortunate to have someone run against me,” Montgomery said. “I’ve perked up and met a lot more people.” By increasing class availability through more grants and simplifying access to student supply services, Montgomery plans to move students along more quickly towards their educational plan. “I’m interested in student success,” Montgomery said. “I want every student to succeed.” Montgomery wants to serve for another term because she is eager to see Citrus’ Strategic Plan completed. “We’re really on the right track,” she said. “We’re going to be the premier college in the San Gabriel Valley.”
I don’t get to meet a lot of students, but those that I do, I treasure them. Susan M. Keith BOARD MEMBER
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employees, including the superintendent/president. Keith said she believes in getting involved with campus activities to support the student leaders and the programs that they are involved in. “I don’t get to meet a lot of students, but those that I do, I treasure them,” she said. “I would also continue to support the superintendent/president who has brought such fab-
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ulous leadership to Citrus,” Keith said. Keith was first elected to the board in 1999 and has served three terms, while helping to guide the college through a successful accreditation process and a $121 million bond election. She is in full support of the Citrus College Strategic Plan, the major components of which focus on student success. “I would assure students that everything we do is making sure that our students have everything available for them to succeed on their educational goals.” Keith said that she monitors the state and federal budget processes and their impact on Citrus College’s fiscal stability. She supports advocating at the state level for funding to increase the number of classes available to students. Keith has also joined with
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Montgomery attends numerous student events such as basketball games, performances at the Haugh Performing Arts Center and events sponsored by Extended Opportunity Programs and Services and Disabled Students Programs and Services. “I’m very active in my community, and I want them to know how great Citrus is,” she said. “I’m there for them. That’s
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Citrus College faculty and staff to pull together when times are tough, she said. She believes in systematically seeking input on new ways to use current resources more efficiently so the college can continue to maximize the impact of all available funding. Keith has spent many hours working with the student leaders on the campaign to bring the Gold Line to Citrus, Azusa Pacific University and to Claremont so that fewer students have to drive to campus. Keith wants to strengthen partnerships with community groups such as the Chamber of Commerce; with federal, state and local government officials; with business and industry; and with service organizations. “I want people to understand what I stand for, because I want them to make an educated vote,” Keith said.
what it’s all about.” She serves on the Board of Directors for the Boys and Girls Club of the Foothills, is a member of the Monrovia Chamber of Commerce Legislative Committee, the chamber’s BEACON (Business, Education, and Community Outreach Network) Committee and is president of the 48th District Agriculture and Nutrition board of directors. She has been active in the Parent Teacher Association, Children’s Home Society, League of Woman Voters, the Monrovia Guild of Children’s Hospital and the Foothill Unity Center. “If I’m going to take a job, I’m going to do it whole-heartedly,” she said. “I don’t think you can do your job just going to the board meetings twice a month.”
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Men’s basketball season ready to commence Richard Morales Staff Writer
With the 2011-12 season only weeks away, second year head coach for the Citrus College Owls is preparing for a long road ahead. Head coach Chris Victor knows that at the helm of almost an entirely new team, it will be difficult to get back atop the Western States Conference. Specifically, back to the state championship. “As a first year head coach there was a steep learning curve, this time around I know a little bit more of what to expect and it’s going to be an exciting year,” Victor said. Last year, the Citrus College men’s basketball program sent seven student athletes to receive scholarships and play for four-year universities. “We have a lot of new faces and a lot of things we need to get on the
same page with,” Victor said. “It takes a while to get new guys involved and used to the system we’re using.” Conditioning began at the beginning of September and practice started in early October. The main goal Victor emphasizes to the team is being able to play together and gel offensively as well as defensively. Second year guard Brandon Parga knows that it will not be an easy season but is determined to lead the Owls back to the state championship. “We have to stay focused. Our mindset going into the season is to win games, win conference, win state,” Parga said. Last year Parga averaged 18 minutes per game, 8.7 points and 2.2 rebounds for the Owls. This year Parga is focused and striving to have a better season than last.
Along with Parga, last year redshirt guard, Kerry Carter is returning for his second year with the Owls. One advantage Carter has over newcomers to the program is his knowledge for the game. “Really it’s just all about leadership right now and showing other guys that haven’t been here what were about,” Carter. “We’re here to show them how to establish the team as role models.” “We have a good group of guys this year and they get along with each other really well,” Victor said. “We’re excited to see what we’re able to do this year.” As the time winds down to the first game of the season, the Owls are hungry and prepared to continue their great tradition of “Win Forever.” The Citrus College Owls home opener is on Tuesday, Nov. 8 when they take on the Oxnard College
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The Citrus men’s basketball team practices in the gym for their upcoming season. Last season they were state championship runnerup. Their first game of the season is on Nov. 8 at 7 p.m.
Women’s basketball set to compete in new season Richard Morales Staff Writer
With her first season already on the books, the Citrus College women’s basketball head coach is devoted to bettering the team and turning them into serious contenders this year. The season does not begin until Nov. 11, but coach Tamara McDonald has already set the precedent for what she expects out of her Owls. “We’ve started practicing earlier than I’ve done in the past,” McDonald said. “I want to put them into a more competitive role as opposed to just doing drills for the sake of it.” Although the philosophy from last year remains the same, the team is not. Last year, McDonald and assistant coach Kristy Urbick sent three sophomores to four-year universities, contributing to Citrus College’s great matriculation factor. The program now introduces nine freshmen into the 2011-12 season, joining only four sophomores. “We have such a great solid group of freshmen who have come in and can play a good amount of minutes for us and give us great production,” McDonald said. Last year the women’s basketball program recorded a 1512 season and went 7-5 in Western State South conference play. Rating last season mediocre at best, McDonald and Urbick both plan to have a great season with the athletes they have now as compared to last year. “Our bench wasn’t deep at all last year. Now we have a good 10 players who we can go to and will give us solid minutes,” Mc-
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The women’s basketball team is gearing up for their upcoming season which begins on Nov. 11.
Donald said. Sophomore guard Julia Tani discussed the importance of her role to the team and how the team plans to get continually get better each day. “My job is to make sure everyone knows where they’re suppose to be on the court, study and know plays and help coach make adjustments wherever they are needed,” Tani said. “The bottom line is we have to always give our all whether it be during practice or in a game.” As the 2011-12 season approaches, both coaches and players know that trust and confidence will be the key to a successful season.
Jasmine Cox, forward/center, is aware of the fact that everybody needs to get on the same page but still feels that the Owls are on track to a great start. “We devote a lot more time focusing on basketball as individuals and as a team which makes us that much better,” Cox said. “We have a great group, everybody works hard. Our new group came ready to play and our old group is hungry.” With the season only three weeks away the Owls are striving to be ready come game day. The Owls first home game begins on Thursday Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. against the Los Angeles Trade Tech College Beavers.
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Golfer brings spark to women’s team Maryann Malimban Jacob Quintieri Staff Writers
A high school field hockey player is proving to be a promising addition to the Citrus College women’s golf team. Hannah Thurston, a 19 year-old freshman from Glendora is a criminal justice major who aspires to be a police officer after she earns her bachelor’s degree. Thurston did not compete in golf at Glendora High School, but she has family ties to the game. Jim Pasone, her grandfather, would on occasion take her to the driving range to practice her swing. “I picked up the golf clubs simply because my grandfather played and he always encouraged me to play,” she said. Thurston has been playing golf for a total of four months and is already scoring lower than the majority of her teammates. Thurston originally focused on field hockey at GHS. She was approached by scouts from colleges on the East Coast but decided to attend Citrus College since she did not want to leave her family. She also wants to save money on her general education courses. Thurston is the eldest of her three siblings who are entering stages in their lives where having an older sister nearby for help with school and social situations could benefit the decisions they make, she said. Julian “Trip” Horton, coach of the women’s golf team de-
scribed Thurston as the quickest to improve out of all the girls, “If she keeps up her work ethic by practicing two to three times week, she will be the best in no time,” he said. Horton encourages girls to start playing golf at a young age since there are more scholarships for female players at the college level than in any other sport. Colleges such as Cal State University San Marcos, Pepperdine University, University of California Los Angeles and University of Southern California are some of the local colleges that offer scholarships for women golfers. Thurston plans to dedicate as much time to golf as she can. “My goal is to shoot in the low eighties by next year,” she said. Thurston scored a 117 in her most recent Western State Conference match in Santa Clarita and 101 at WSC San Dimas. Thurston said that she enjoys staying mentally and physically sharp as well as being competitive in extracurricular activities. She works part-time as a hostess at Red Robin in San Dimas. She also recently applied for a cadet position at the Glendora Police Department where she would take stolen vehicle reports, direct traffic, file paperwork, and deliver subpoenas all while being required to attend college with a 3.0 GPA or higher. “Hannah is a good team player, and is also competitive and charismatic,” said Berenice Yang Gonzalez, an international student from El Salvador who is also on the women’s golf team. The team’s next tournament is Oct. 30-31 for the WSC Championship at 10 a.m. Location to be announced.
Receiver makes impressive comeback Bre Payton Features Editor
The football team captain and “mama’s boy” trades a medical redshirt for time on the field after a year-long recovery. Wide receiver, Kelvin “Chick” Chatham, 20, kinesiology major, lives out his motto, “always think positive” on and off the field. “Football is everything where I came from [Dallas]. When I would go to the barber shop, they would tell me, ‘When you get old enough you’re going to play for my team,’” Chatham said. “As it turns out, I was actually good at it, and I’ve been playing ever since.” After high school, Chatham said his friends went to play football at “big schools,” but he didn’t have the grades to play at a four-year university, and with encouragement from Ben Noonan, offensive coordinator and assistant coach, he decided to attend Citrus College. In 2009, Chatham received one pass during the two games he played that season. During the third game of the 2010 season, Chatham broke his ankle and spent the rest of the season as a medical red shirt. “When I got injured for a year, that’s when I realized I can’t live without football,” Chatham said. His ability to remain positive during his recovery is a trait that head coach Ron Ponciano said sets him apart from a lot of other players. “It’s a feel-good story because of what he went through,” Ponciano said. “A lot of other guys would have given up.” During Chatham’s year-long recovery, athletic rehabilitation was a key factor in bringing him back. “I became real tight with the trainers,” Chatham said. “I used to come in twice a day and get my rehab. Without them, I wouldn’t be here right now.” Fear of failure proved a motivator for Chatham, who worked with the quarterbacks during the off-sea-
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Receiver Kelvin “Chick” Chatham, 20, runs up the field during a home game in an attempt to gain yardage against College of the Canyons. Chatham has made seven touchdowns in the seven games he has started this season.
son. “During the summer when everybody was doing nothing, we were together. That’s how our relationship was built,” Chatham said. “The [quarterbacks] are like my white brothers.” Chatham has improved his grade point average, as well as his game, Noonan said. He excels in the weight room, classroom, on the field and off, Noonan said. “If we had a whole team full of him, we’d never lose.” “What he does on film is impressive. He’s unselfish, he will block,” Ponciano said. “We saw something different in him right away.” Moving away from home was a difficult transition for Chatham, who calls himself a “mama’s boy.” “Without her I wouldn’t be here right now,” Chatham said. “She is my personal motivator; she’s my everything, I talk to her every day.” Despite the 1,408-mile distance,
Chatham’s mother visited from Dallas to attend the first game of the season. “I had been telling her, ‘Mom, I’m doing better, I’m doing better,’” he said. “Then when she came out here, she was so happy and proud.” This season, Chatham has received 38 passes, averaging 15 yards per catch. He has made seven touchdowns in the seven games he has played. The Owl’s next home game is Oct. 29 at 1 p.m. against Los Angeles Harbor College. Chatham plans to transfer to a four-year university yet to be determined. After graduating, Chatham hopes to make it to the National Football League and coach football as a way to give back to the community. “We’re already bummed that this is his last year,” Ponciano said. “Way too few times in someone’s career do you get a guy like him.”
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Hannah Thurston, from the women’s golf team, practices her swing at The Range at Citrus.
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Symphony to perform Halloween inspired music Luis Preciado Staff Writer
The Halloween spirit takes over this weekend, with a spooky take on film music in the Haugh Performing Arts Center. “A Nightmare of Music from Film” is an annual production that has been performed at Citrus for 11 years. The production will bring to the stage the talents of the Citrus Sierra Wind Symphony, the Citrus Concert Choir and the technical theater production class. In total there are 160 students performing. “This production will be unique,” said Bill Hoehne, conductor of Sierra Wind Symphony who has collected custom arrangements of all kinds of spooky music. The theme hits audience mem-
bers from the get-go with “Moments Macabre,” a medley of pieces from well known movies such as “Dracula,” “War of the Worlds” and “Beetlejuice.” Other featured movie music include “Jurassic Park,” “The Omen” and “Sweeney Todd.” The 60 students in the symphony have been practicing for this production from the start of this semester. Freshman Elizabeth Paiz, 18, is majoring in music education and business. Paiz, who plays the tuba, practices around two hours a day. “I have been practicing since the beginning of school,” Paiz said. “When we got the music we have been practicing over and over for this concert.” Michael Torres, 19, is majoring for a music performance. Torres says he practices with
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William Hoehne conducts the Citrus College Concert Choir and the Citrus Sierra Wind Symphony in a rehearsal for “A Nightmare of Music from Film” on Oct. 25.
his oboe 25 hours a week. The highlight of the show is featuring performer James Walker, one of the great studio film flute players. Walker has performed in “Jurassic Park,” and now he is
going to be playing the same song for the audience. This production will put Citrus Concert Choir with the Sierra Wind Symphony. The concert choir will be singing songs from “The Omen,”
“Sweeney Todd,” “Nightmare Before Christmas,” “Corpse Bride” and the Hitchcock movie “The Man Who Knew Too Much.” Melissa Arellano, 18, musical theater major, will be performing in the concert. She is a freshman soprano singer in the Concert Choir. “I have been singing since elementary school,” Arellano said. Arellano says she is looking forward to singing in the “Storm Clouds Cantata” from the Hitchcock film, “A Man Who Knew to Much.” Tickets for “A Nightmare of Music from Film” can be purchased online at www.haughpac.com or you can call the box office at (626) 9639411. Tickets for students and seniors are $10 and $12 for the general public.
For the love of food: enjoy the food that’s in front of you Natalie Miranda Editor in Chief
During my first semester at Citrus, I would watch people walk out of the tunnel by the IS building with plates of food and wonder, “where the heck are they getting this food?” Little did I know Citrus has a café and it was not until my second semester that I found out. Long gone were the days of losing parking in between classes to go get food, or eating the same mundane sandwich day after day. As I entered the Stuffed Owl Café for the first time, it was like walking through the pearly gates. Almost any type of food was available to me. I was greeted with grilled food, fried food, sandwiches, pizza and home cooked comfort food. Although the café looks small, do not be deceived. The taste is bigger than what you think. Since the newsroom is my home away from home, I frequent the café quite a bit. There are times where I choose my food by my moods and Philomena O’Shea, cafeteria supervisor, and her staff know how to accommodate me. If I’m feeling stressed or have had one of those days, I go for the cheeseburger that is made to order with an order of spicy curly fries. The amount of fries takes up about half the plate and the hamburger patties are juicy and go great with the special sauce they lather on the buns. When I’m walking the healthier route I usually opt for an Italian Submarine with a side of cottage cheese or I’ll go for the chicken Caesar or Chinese
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chicken salad. The great thing is that instead of lettuce they have sprouts and have cheddar, provolone or swiss cheese available for whatever your preference is. The salads are huge and look like a pile of greens atop the paper plate it’s served on; more than enough to fill you up. On those days when comfort food is needed, the roasted turkey is my go-to plate. It comes with homemade stuffing, mashed potatoes, vegetables and cranberry sauce, though I usually opt out of the cranberry sauce. Stuffing is my favorite Thanksgiving food and when I stumble upon a great recipe, it makes me want to lay my head on it. That’s what the café’s stuffing does for me. The turkey is never dry when I indulge in it, and if I close my eyes it’s as if I’m enjoying a home cooked Thanksgiving feast.
The café also serves breakfast from 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Monday through Thursday, and lunch is served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bagels, Cream of Wheat, cold cereal and breakfast burritos are just some of the many breakfast choices available. Some complain that the café is too expensive, as a sandwich costs $6, but I figure if the quality is great and I’ll save money on gas, then there’s no contest. For those who have never indulged at the Stuffed Owl Café, take a walk over today and get a taste of the goodness cooking right on campus. I would suggest going before or after noon if you’re in a time crunch between classes as the lines can get a little long during that time. The café is located under the Handy Campus Center and offers indoor and outdoor seating, along with vending machines and microwaves.
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Student’s first script to hit the stage James Slater Correspondent
For one student screenwriter, the opportunity to produce and showcase her own original work has been presented to her via the student screenwriting showcase, Emerging American Voices. Student playwright Jessica L. Bravo first took a creative writing class at Temple City High School. However, her quest to produce a full-length screenplay did not fully materialize until she enrolled in Neil Weiss’ screenwriting and stage class at Citrus College. Before studying screenwriting, Bravo studied figurative art and journalism at Citrus College. Bravo, 20, a performing arts student, first heard about the Emerging American Voices screenwriting showcase last spring in her screenwriting class when professor Weiss suggested that Bravo include “Polaroid,” a piece she had begun writing in
high school. The three-night showcase also features screenplays of five Citrus students, as well as “The Bronze Star,” written by Bruce Solhiem, professor of history. The production includes performances by more than 60 student actors with professors Weiss and Cherie Brown as directors. Weiss will co-direct “Polaroid,” alongside Academy Award winning sound director Cecilia Hall, who has worked on feature films such as “Top Gun,” “The Hunt for Red October” and “Beverly Hills Cop.” Cherie Brown, director of the theatre arts department, described the Emerging American Voices as “a production education experience that will enable the writers to gain feedback from the audience.” This is an idea that has not been tried yet at Citrus and Brown is hoping the program will be a success. Bravo’s screenplay features a troubled 23-year-old man who
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has lost his parents and high school sweetheart and now suffers from emotional distress that currently plagues his relationship with his brother and his friends. “When I first wrote the play in my senior writing class, I wrote a story about a bipolar person who falls in love and how that person deals with relationships. Characters’ personalities and actions are based off of people I have known, dialogues I have had, and
Professor’s play to be performed Patricia Pena Staff Writer
An aspiring screenwriter and Citrus professor wrote a play in response to a friend’s experience in and after the Vietnam War, which will be read at Emerging American Voices Nov. 8-10. The “Bronze Star” describes a soldier and his struggle, which later leads to his suicide, after being rejected by his mother when discovering his homosexuality while in combat in Vietnam and also being rejected by society for participating in the war. Bruce Solheim is a professor of history at Citrus and a veteran of the U.S. Army. Of the play’s two messages, one is that it is necessary for society to take care of returning soldiers once they’ve gone to war. Another message conveyed is that although some people remain reluctant to accept gays and lesbians, if the military is capable of doing so, the rest of America can as well. The gay population in society is at 10 percent and those who fought and served for our country deserve recognition, he said. “It’s really a story about a friend of mine who committed suicide in 2002 and since that time I have been struggling to figure out how to tell his story because it’s a really good story. Being a historian I thought, maybe I could write a book about it or a novel, but it just didn’t come out right,” Solheim said. “I think it was about three or four years ago, I was running, and then it came to me, kind of the opening scene and then it just came out as a play or a movie and ended up being a play.” It was not until after his death in 2002 that Carl Ferguson’s family became aware of the Bronze Star Medal he had received following his heroic and brave service in Vietnam, which they then gave to Solheim. With Ferguson’s compelling story and actual artifacts in hand, Solheim became inspired to write the screenplay.
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Bruce Solheim holds the Bronze Star medal that inspired the play “The Bronze Star,” which is set to be performed at Emerging American Voices Nov. 810 in the Haugh Performing Arts Center.
Prior to Solheim’s project, Cherie Brown of the theatre arts department revealed that she had been looking to demonstrate a story about vets for a while but could not find one she liked, so Solheim acted on that and began his production. "Bruce is a terrific guy, he's hard working, he cares about his work, and he's excited about his work. This became a huge project. Much larger than we thought it would be," Brown said. Solheim has been working on this play for about three years and feedback has been abundant. Solheim recruited 16 military veterans to conduct the first reading of the play about two years ago and eight more auditioned for a second reading last spring. Following auditions, three veterans made it to the next rehearsal as actors and several veterans are working as backstage technicians.
Alex Maravilla, 32, an engineering major, is one of the Citrus veteran actors in the play who has the role of a Vietnam soldier. “I really enjoyed the play. I thought it was well written, funny and actually brought back memories of when I was in the military,” Maravilla said. The actors have been rehearsing for three weeks on Saturdays and have conducted mini boot camps to get the other performers familiar with military life. The fully staged play will debut next fall. The cast is working hard to convey Ferguson’s story, “The essence and the messages are there and we want to do the best we can to tell the story,” Solheim said. “I really feel like I have to tell the story, I have to get the story out there and let Carl live on through his messages.”
events I have experienced,” Bravo said. “I’ve always liked reading and writing. My passion for literature carried into my passion for film and screenwriting, which became an outlet for me to fuse both.” “The process of writing ‘Polaroid’ took nearly two years: six months of writing followed by a year and a half of rewriting,” she said. “I started writing ‘Polaroid’ in spring 2010. I finished my first full-length draft in summer 2010. I have done four revisions since then, adapting it from the screen to the stage,” Bravo said. Bravo was not able to finish “Polaroid” until after taking Neil Weiss’ screenwriting class. “‘Polaroid’ is a very compelling, entertaining and very moving screenplay about a group of young people who have to deal with the death of a friend,” Weiss said. “I feel it very honestly represents and reflects how people in their early 20s handle grief when they have never encoun-
tered it before.” Weiss also mentioned that the showcase will give the writers, actors and directors a unique and productive experience, entertain the audience and let them see into the process of how creating a film works. In her free time, Bravo enjoys watching movies, reading, hiking with her boyfriend Jordan and spending time with her family. Bravo may eventually like to transfer to Chapman University or UCLA and might eventually consider writing for cable television. “Polaroid,” the only fulllength student screenplay of the festival, will be performed at the Haugh Performing Arts Center on Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $12 for general admission, $10 for seniors/students/military. Tickets can be purchased by calling (626) 9639411 or in person at the Haugh Performing Arts Center box office.
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Letter to Glamour & growing pains: baby’s first midlife crisis the Editor Sydney Presley A&E Editor
There has been an array of misconceptions here at Citrus College and throughout California regarding Assembly Bill 131, the second half of the California Dream Act. Now with the California Dream Act signed by Governor Jerry Brown on Oct. 8, it is necessary for the public to be informed of what these two new assembly bills (AB 130 and AB 131) actually consist of and their fiscal effects. First, the California Dream Act is not the Federal Dream Act. Therefore it has no authorization to grant citizenship, but supplies financial aid to a certain type of student: the AB 540 student. Secondly, an AB 540 student is not an undocumented student necessarily. It’s any student, including outof-state students with U.S. citizenship, who meet specific criteria to pay in-state tuition at California's public colleges and universities. Assembly Bill 130 allows students who meet the in-state tuition requirements to apply for and receive scholarships derived from non-state funds. It has no cost to the state. Assembly Bill 131 allows students who meet the in-state tuition requirements to apply and receive financial aid at California public colleges and universities. An argument against the Dream Act is that AB 131 will take from financial aid founded by the taxpayers and give it to undocumented students who don't pay taxes. This is not the case. The legislation allows undocumented students to apply for public financial aid only after citizens and permanent residents have received funding. AB 131 does not take money away from students who are legal citizens, as there are provisions in the bill to ensure that the number of financial aid awards will not diminish. The California Dream Act would not affect U.S. citizens or legal residents receiving funds from the state's $1.3-billion CalGrant entitlement program. Those grants are unlimited and given to anyone who meets the academic and low-income requirements. The California Dream Act is a huge step forward for all California, and the rest of our country. Undocumented students and their families have paid into the state funds, and that tuition makes up for the institutional aid that they previously could not access. The California Dream Act improves access to higher education for all and will lead to more jobs in our state economy. AB 540 students aren't seeking welfare, but rather an opportunity to attend college and contribute to the only home most of them have ever known. The California Dream Act isn't a drain on the state funds, but an investment in its future. — Club HOPE
I first fell in love at the ripe old age of 12. According to my sixth grade judgm e n t , Matthew Whitehouse was the cat’s pajamas. I am not sure if it was the lanky arms or the mouth full of metal that captivated my heart. My crush continued throughout middle school and I took him to my first high school homecoming dance. It was when he walked out in a pink tuxedo that I decided that he was just not the one for me. Since I went to an all girls high school, having a boyfriend was a status symbol. However, I never felt compelled to take part in a long-term relationship. I was still waiting for body parts to grow in and had in no way reached the stage of maturity needed to sustain a relationship. So while other girls’ boyfriends sent them flowers on Valentine’s Day (paid for by their boyfriends’ parents), I was completely content with flowers sent from my mom and dad. Once I graduated high school, I not only decided that I was ready
for a relationship, but for a long distance one at that. I lived a six hour drive away in Northern California, while my then-boyfriend lived back in Southern California. Eventually I moved back home and continued the relationship with a mere 20-minute driving distance between us. Two years later, I found myself in a rut. I was 19, tied down and just not having fun anymore. I was not “in love,” yet I was “in habit.” We had become what I always feared becoming: the young “old married couple.” Without understanding what love is, I found myself already so deeply invested in the relationship. Still, breaking up did not feel as liberating as I had expected. It seemed that all of my old high school classmates were moving in with their significant others or getting engaged. When I received my first baby shower invitation in the mail, it all became too real. I found myself having a midlife crisis at age 20. I became disillusioned with the single life. Unexpectedly, things turned around as I busied myself with anything I could find. I started to focus on school and fill my days having fun with friends.
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I listened to them complain about their boyfriends and found that, for the first time, I had nothing to complain about. My friend asked me: “How do you do it? I mean, being alone.” I had never thought of it that way, but I remembered a quote from Stephen Chbosky’s “The Perks of Being A Wallflower”: “I don’t know how much longer I can keep going without a friend. I used to be able to do it very easily, but that was before I knew what having a friend was like. It’s much easier not to know things sometimes. And to have french fries with your mom be enough.” I was reminded of how easily I functioned before I knew what it was like to have a boyfriend. I felt like I had regressed for the better. I could hang out with whomever I wanted.
I didn’t have to tell anyone where I was going or what I was doing. And the only time I found myself crying was when the television was left on the Lifetime Movie Network. As some of the perks of being a 20-year-old, I had a clearer view of life. I grew up a little. Now I have surrounded myself with new faces who let me be a carefree, young adult again. Having french fries with them has become enough. No one should feel uneasy about the stage in life that they are at. Being a young adult comes with so many fun and exciting experiences that can only be dampened by the boundaries we set for ourselves. Even at age 20, I am still growing and figuring myself out, much less trying to figure someone else out. I experienced my first crush in adulthood and although it created a strange, crampy, “after eating a Big Mac” feeling in my stomach, it felt good to bring back the excitement and uncertainty of being young. I will keep living my teenage dream until I grow out of it, and hopefully by that time I will comprehend how to not be so awkward around the opposite sex. No one puts braces on baby teeth. We have to grow up before we grow together.
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Per unit fee should be increased Increasing unit fee is detrimental Richard Morales Staff Writer
The California legislature should increase the cost of community college per-unit fees annually to allow college officials to properly plan their budgets to help students plan theirs too. The per-unit fee is $36 and is expected to increase to $46 in summer of 2012. The per-unit fee was increased from $26 by $10 following Gov. Jerry Brown’s state of the state address on Jan. 31. The fee increase was passed to help cut California’s $25 billion deficit. California’s per-unit fee remains by far, the lowest in the nation. For example, Arizona community college per-unit fee stands at $58. California community colleges should steadily increase per-unit fees annually by $10 until the amount of $76 dollars is reached. Of the students at Citrus College, 78 percent of them receive financial aid. Even if per-unit fees were increased, it would not prevent students from enrolling.
Most students receive the BOG waiver and end up paying no fee rates at all. Fees for California should be raised to help the demand for more classes and teachers. By being able to hire more teachers, Citrus would be able to offer more sections to students. A higher fee would benefit Citrus College by generating more money that could benefit students. The fee increases also provide additional revenue for the state of California. California’s budget cuts to public education certainly make it harder for students to enroll in classes they need, which only slows them down in the process of earning a degree or transfering to a four-year college or university. Students are constantly competing for seats in classes and are having a difficult time enrolling in enough units to be considered full-time. This means students have to spend extra time in community colleges to fulfill requirements. This time extension can keep a student from spending a whole third year just to acquire credits needed to transfer. Time is money. In the long run, increasing the per-unit fee could, in fact, save students both.
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California should not consider nor pass any laws to raise the per-unit tuition fee because it affects the students who pay for classes and do not qualify for financial aid. An anticipated mid-year budget cut reduction has caused the community college and Cal State University system to speculate on what the Board of Governors are going to implement over in Sacramento. The economic recession has an impact on the student population as it affects the outcome of the money being distributed to the college system. A decade ago, the fee for enrollment was between $11 and $13 per unit. In 2003, as the state’s budget decreased, the fee rose to $18 per unit and by 2004, it went up to $26. However, in 2007, instead of increasing the fee, it went down $6, which made any college or university in the United States the lowest enrollment fee for the state of California For college students who pay fees, the fee began to increase once again in 2009, when Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed AB2X, a
bill that required community colleges to raise the fee back to $26 per unit. In July 2011, the per-unit fees went up $10 making it $36. Although California is the state that has the lowest per-unit fee tuition rate opposed to Nevada, whose per-unit fee stands at $72.25 and Arizona’s average at $76, we have been accustomed to paying low fees, which helps out a lot, pointing out that we still have to deal with paying for textbooks. The small population that does not qualify for the Board of Governor’s fee waiver, FAFSA, or the Pell Grant are facing financial difficulties as well. My parents pay for my college tuition and although thankfully they have been able to keep up with a good investment in my education, it still affects our budget as we still have to deal with paying for textbooks and personal bills. If the per-unit fee were to increase, state officials should consider investing more into education. Effective spring 2012, tuition will be raised to $46 per unit. School officials and society are always encouraging students to pursue higher education, however, our resources and space availability continue to shorten and we the students are only continuing to become in debt with loans being taken out to be able to afford college. Raising the per-unit fee per semester should not happen.
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At this point of deep economic recession and cutbacks in public education, we especially appreciate the efforts of the Citrus College grant writers and their group of supporters whose efforts soothe the pain of reduced student services and help students succeed. Citrus College recently obtained a five-year grant titled “PT5: Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers Today Through Technology,” in the amount is $3.8 million. Lucinda Over, Ed.D, dean of counseling at Citrus College spent approximately 10 months writing the student/teacher grant which is in partnership with the University of La Verne. The extra funding provides for counseling, tutoring, supplemental instruction and faculty professional development. The technology literary training for future teachers and current faculty will open soon. The PT5 grant also funds a scholastic literacy summer camp program for all students. The University of La Verne is our first affiliation based on the grant. More articulation agreements with UC and CSU campuses and private institutions are under construction. Sylvia Smythe, director of College Success has continued to help Citrus College to renew another $4.3 million grant which funds the STEM bridging community college students to universities in science, technol-
ogy, engineering and mathematics fields. As 40 percent of students enrolled at Citrus College are Hispanic, the school is qualified for the U.S. Department of Education’s grants that aim to help Hispanic students and underrepresented groups. Although the primary goal is to improve success rates for female and Hispanic students, every student benefits from the funding from both grants. In fall 2009 the STEM program helped 491 students with science tutoring, and 811 students sought assistance with math tutoring. Another renewed grant is for the Women in Mathematics program which is meant to help women in mathematics, sponsored by Tensor Foundation through the Mathematical Association of America. Lucia Riderer helped Citrus College apply for this grant. In the amount of $6,000, it offers chances for all Citrus students enrolled in pre-calculus and calculus courses, with an emphasis on participation by women. Women in Mathematics students take part in a variety of activities, such as field trips, social get-togethers, “Adventures in Mathematics” outreach to elementary and middle school projects, awards and recognition events, attending career seminars, and “Let’s Do Math!” sessions.
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Budget reduction in the past few years has resulted in overpopulated classes and students being turned away from adding a class. However, these grants encourage and support students to achieve their studies in their chosen field, whether it is in becoming a teacher, a mathematician, or a scientist. The grant writers who take the initiative to bring in funds to better serve the students at Citrus must be thanked for their hard work and dedication.
Students who take advantage of every opportunity provided should take a moment to thank the team of Citrus faculty and staff. Without the grants, the extra resources that help students in their education would be shortened. Thus the grant writers and their supporters deserve appreciation for their interest in helping students succeed and students can express their gratitude by taking advantage of the services.
Support the troops, provide adequate support In light of Veterans Day, we thank our troops for their service. We also call attention to helping those who have returned from warfare fight the psychological war once they are back home. On Oct. 20 President Barack Obama announced that the 40,000 troops currently occupying Iraq will be withdrawn by the end of the year after being there for nine years. The Department of Veteran Affairs mental health care system needs to rebuild their program and treat patients in a timely manner before the troops return home. In May, the 9th District Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the Department of Veterans Affairs to fix its mental health care system, according to armytimes.com. In the ruling, the appeals court stated it takes the mental health department on average, four years to provide full mental health benefits allocated to veterans and often takes weeks for a suicidal veteran to get a first appointment. This is unacceptable. Suicidal and depressed veterans are at a higher risk of ending their lives and it would be foolish to deprive them of services that are guaranteed to them. Another article by armytimes.com reported there are 950 suicide attempts every month by veterans who are already receiving some type of treatment from the VA, which results in an average of 18 veteran suicides every day.
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It was also reported that one in every three soldiers that returns from Iraq and Afghanistan were treated by the VA for mental health issues such as post-traumatic stress disorder. Nearly 300,000 returning soldiers suffer from PTSD or major depression, according to a 2008 research by RAND Corporation. The study also found that many service members do not seek out help and resources for their symptoms and yet of those that do seek help, only about half of them receive “minimally adequate” treatment. Asking for help, especially psychological help, is not easy for soldiers. Once they do ask for help, they should not be put on a waiting list. Americans cannot say we are
grateful for the sacrifice put forth by our veterans and then sit back and do nothing about the inadequate treatment they are receiving. We need to show we are thankful by providing help when they need it, not when it’s too late. The appeals court also discovered that high-ranking VA officials confirmed high rates of suicide, but also a “desire to keep quiet the numbers of vets under its care who attempt suicide.” An email from VA psychologist Norma Perez surfaced after the trial in which she suggested to counselors in Texas to “make a point to diagnose fewer post-traumatic stress disorder cases.” Obviously doctors know PTSD is a problem, but trying to conceal it and pretend the problem is not as
big as it really is is no way to fix it. With the 40,000 troops returning from Iraq, there is going to be a major influx of veterans who are going to need help. The only way to provide adequate, timely help is to add on to the 153 hospitals and 800 clinics that are under the VA’s health care system. In the economic state we are in every department is strapped for money, but the government needs to prioritize funds. Instead of funding government agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency to preserve the environment, those funds need to be redirected to helping our veterans. Priorities need to be set to help veterans transition back into civilian life. Here at Citrus, the Veterans Center is open to all veterans and offers a Boots to Books course that assists veterans in transitioning back into civilian life, as well as transitional counseling. Also offered is the Academic Battle Buddies program, whose primary goal is to provide support to the college’s veterans. The campus will also host its annual Saluting Our Veterans celebration on Nov. 3 from 11 a.m. 1:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Mall. It’s important to show our support and appreciation for our veterans, but it’s more important to provide them with the proper resources they need to deal with the mental wounds they often return home with.
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(L to R) Justine Morvice and Lizzy Gutierrez from Manea Dancer perform Tahitian dances in the Campus Center Mall on Oct. 24 for United Nations Day. Various campus clubs repre sented different countries to stand for the diversity found on campus.
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Shakira Chau, 23, looks on as Daniel Norwood, aka DSoul, 21, dances with Isabella Renteria, 4, in the Campus Center Mall during United Nations Day.
One benefit of going to Citrus College is that there are students from all over the world. This year’s United Nations Celebration Day promoted diversity by having different nations represented by Inter Club Council clubs Oct. 24 in the Campus Center Mall. United Nations Day began in 1948. Since 1971, it has been observed as a public holiday. On this day, people around the world make a new commitment to uphold the principles of the United Nations. According to www.un.org, “Cultural diversity is a driving force of development, not only with respect to economic growth, but also as a means of leading a more fulfilling intellectual, emotional, moral and spiritual life.” “Students get to experience other cultures without having to go to the other countries,” said Associated Students of Citrus College Vice President Megan Bruins, 19. Bruins believes the celebration shows how every student is connected. “We are all alike, even though we are from different cultures,” she said.
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Students enjoy ethnic food at United Nations Day on Oct. 24 in the Campus Center Mall. Clubs participating in the event hosted booths representing dif ferent countries.
By highlighting international fashion and food, students are able to appreciate other customs. Every booth featured a specific country. From Columbia to Japan, each booth had art, fun facts and food. LUSA represented Guatemala and sold fried bananas. Alpha Gamma Sigma represented Greece and sold pita sandwiches, while some members dressed up in togas. “The clubs put in a lot of work to make today such a success,” said Dellara Ahmadi, 19, GSA member. Some clubs raised the stakes in the celebration by dressing
the part, attracting students who otherwise would have ignored them if it weren’t for their costumes. “I liked the live performances: flamenco and hula,” said Brian Lawrence, 30, from Leadership Academy. From the live performances done by professional dancers to the variety of food, cultures were definitely appreciated by the student body. The United Nations Celebration Day succeeded in getting students to go outside their comfort zone and try something new.