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Rocket owls fly to Alabama BY EMILY CRISTLER-HERMOSILLO EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
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The Citrus College Board of Trustees voted Tuesday to allow the Rocket Owls to travel to Huntsville, Alabama, for the NASA student launch competition. The item was added to the Board of Trustees agenda after their initial decision to prevent the Rocket Owls from competing in the final launch on the grounds of AB1887 was met with criticism. The Rocket Owl team members had appealed to the Board of Trustees Jan. 16, but said they thought their chances of being able to go to Alabama were gone. Still they persisted on their project. They conducted test launches and wrote their reports. They received feedback from NASA scientists while thinking they would miss out on meeting the professionals in person and seeing other schools’ rocketry groups, as well as being present at the launch and award ceremony in Huntsville. Homer Hickam, author of the book the movie “October Sky” was based on, and previous NASA engineer tweeted his disapproval of the Board of Trustees’ decision and urged them to allow the Rocket Owls to attend. “I decided to just raise a little hell and hopefully I got their attention,” Hickam said. Hickam lives in Huntsville, Alabama, and has gone to the NASA student launch program a few times in the last five years to meet students. “They are celebrities by the way, this is so elevated in the consciousS E E R OCK ET • PAGE 6
Gun safety not changing despite tragedies BY ERIK ADAMS STAFF REPORTER
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Citrus College gun safety protocol has been effective thus far, but student government and some of the general student body search for ways to improve the safety of the campus. “I think I feel safe just because my personal experiences haven’t involved gun violence,” Jessica Baker, a Citrus College political science major, said. “But I definitely know that it’s a big issue and it’s something that we should worry about just because of everything else going on.” Community colleges around the
area have taken their own initiatives to respond to concerns like these. Mt. San Antonio College recently switched their security to a full police force dedicated to the college’s campus. Some students have shown support for similar actions to be taken at Citrus. “Honestly, that would be amazing,” Angela Brandonisio, a Citrus College Art History major, said in regards to switching campus safety to a full police force. “I think we could always use more safety, you know? Because you never know.” “You would eliminate a lot of threats knowing that the campus is fully
armed,” Yuri Andres, another Citrus student, said. However Vice President of Associated Students of Citrus College Ian Rodrigues says this idea is not something Citrus is ready for just yet. “Mt. SAC I think has like three or four times the number of students that Citrus has,” he said. “So, I think going and creating a full-fledged police department (for Citrus) is a little premature.” Among the college administrators, Favian Fragoso, president of ASCC, said that from his experiences at student government meetings the idea of switching to an armed police force has
not gained much traction. “There has been some slight talks about it, but nothing too (serious),” Fragoso said. “It was mostly in response to Mt. SAC.” Citrus political science professor Glen Ross expressed concern with the idea of expanding Campus Safety to a fully-equipped police force, “I think that’s a little bit premature – being a little bit over-paranoid.” Amid recent school shootings like Parkland, Florida, where 17 people died last month, other incidents have hit within close proximity to Citrus College. On March 7, students and faculty on
Pierce College’s campus in Woodland Hills had an incident involving an individual allegedly threatening to open fire on the school’s campus. Later, the suspect was arrested and taken into custody. Randi Love, editor in chief at Pierce College’s student newspaper The Roundup, said Pierce College saw the incident as an opportunity to grow. “They want to build on what they’re already doing by just maybe doing more training, according to the captain of the community college bureau,” Love said. “They’re very proud of what they’re doing currently.” S E E S AF ET Y • PAGE 6
CAMPUS CATS: TO Bands battle PET OR NOT TO PET? in jazz night Feral cats and the risk of disease. PG. 7
Performances from film make the performance a night of laughter, see the review PG. 8
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petty theft MARCH 2 – 7:45 p.m. Case#: 2018-020 Location: Library Dispositon: Closed
DRUG LAW VIOLATION MARCH 5 – 6:00 p.m. Case#: 2018-021 Location: Performing Arts Disposition: Closed
traffic collision damage to district property
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MARCH 16 – 8:00 a.m. Case#: 2018-027 Location: Maintenance Operations Disposition: Closed
public intoxication MARCH 8 – 10:30 a.m. Case#: 2018-023 Location: Professional Center Disposition: Closed
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traffic collision damage to district property MARCH 14 – 12:56 p.m. Case#: 2018-025 Location: S4 Parking Lot Disposition: Closed
MARCH 6 – 1:00 p.m. Case#: 2018-022 Location: S1 Parking Lot Disposition: Closed
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Remedial courses removed from English and math BY DANIEL BARDONNER NEWS EDITOR
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Beginning this fall, Citrus will implement modifications to the structure of English and math courses. This is due to California Assembly Bill 705, which Gov. Jerry Brown signed on Oct. 13, 2017. The bill went into effect on Jan. 1. The biggest change will be in the structure of English and math courses, which no longer include several remedial courses; Eng 098, Eng 099, Math 025 and Math 029 will no longer be offered. “AB-705 prohibits the offering of remediation classes,” said Gina Hogan, dean of language arts. Those who have not yet begun their English and math classes will start in the respective college-level course, which will be worth an extra unit. Students who are in need of extra help in those subjects will also be placed into a one-unit corequisite course, which will provide extra aide to students who may require it. During the AB-705 forum on March 1, Michael Wangler, dean of mathematics and business, said, “For the remedial classes, equivalent Math 025 and Math 029, that we are removing, we have non-credit versions of those courses. So, we’re going to look at offering those as non-credit classes for the students who truly need that level of remediation.” AB-705 requires that Citrus “maximize the probability that a student will enter and complete transfer-level coursework inside a ‘one-year timeframe,’” and that students be placed into English and math cours-
es using “multiple measures.” This means Citrus needs to increase a student’s likelihood of completing transfer-level English and math and that the school uses more than one way to place a student into those courses. Students are now placed based on placement tests into a college-level course or one of three remedial math courses and two remedial English courses; however, this will soon change. Starting this fall, students will be placed based on self-reported GPA, last completed math course in high school and Accuplacer results. Applicants will be prompted for a self-reported GPA, as well as high school transcripts if they graduated within the last 10 years. All others will be placed based only on Accuplacer results. “Based on self-reported GPAs, a lot of our students would actually place in transfer-level courses,” Hogan said. Several studies, like one by Emily Shaw and Krista Mattern for the nonprofit organization CollegeBoard in 2009, suggest a high correlation between a GPA that is self-reported and one that is school-reported. This means, most of the time, students are reporting honestly. The California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office requires that changes be implemented by community college districts by fall 2019. By having the changes in effect by fall 2018, “we are one year ahead of the plan from the state chancellor’s office,” said Superintendent/President Geraldine Perri at the end of the March 1 forum on AB-705.
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Fall 2018 placement options for English and various math pathways supplied by AB-705 forum FAQ. Visit the Counseling Center to learn more.
cOllege nominated for million-dollar Aspen prize Award consideration thanks to high amounts in ADTs given BY EMILY CRISTLER-HERMOSILLO EDITOR IN CHIEF
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Citrus College has been selected by the Aspen Institute College Education program for the 2019 Aspen prize for community college excellence. The prize is $ 1 million, funded by 11 sponsors including the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation and given once every two years. The Aspen Institute determines success by considering completion, equity, labor market and learning. Citrus College has been eligible for the community college prize three times. Superintendent/President Geraldine Perri received notice Sept. 26 that Citrus College was chosen as one of the 150 schools eligible for the prize out of all community colleges in the United States. Perri, Lan Hao, director of institutional research, planning and effectiveness, Arvid Spor, vice president of academic affairs and Martha McDonald, vice president of student services met several times to prepare for the phone interview with the Aspen Institute, Perri said. “We did get feedback from the perspective that the interviewer said this is highly competitive,” Perri said. “This time we are hoping to get a call that we made it to the top 10.” Hao was present during a phone interview with Aspen. She said this interview is the bridge between the next
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From left: Dr. Lan Hao, director of institutional research, planning and effectiveness, Superintendent/President Geraldine Perri, Dr. Arvid Spor, vice president of academic affairs and Dr. Martha McDonald, vice president of student services prepare for their phone interview with Aspen Institute.
round of schools chosen. In the past Aspen had narrowed 150 schools to 10. After a school passes the phone interview, a representative will visit the campus, most likely during late April or early May. Hao said she has heard people say that a good campus has good energy and she believes it. She said if faculty, students, and everyone else has the
same priority, there is the same energy on campus. “I think the results from the survey have helped us,” Hao said. By gathering data and evidence, the college executives have a better understanding of which programs benefit students and how. Perri said she thinks the Aspen Institute was impressed with Citrus Col-
lege’s outcomes, mainly associates degrees for transfer. Citrus was ranked fifth in the state for ADTs given, but when ranked by size of student population, Citrus was actually second. “Our students were making more money then other graduates in the region,” Perri said. When asked if Citrus College had a chance of winning, Spor said in an
email “Yes. The metrics that Aspen uses to determine who will be in the running are very strong for Citrus College. Students are graduating and transferring in record numbers.” Hao said the purpose of the Aspen prize was to highlight, share and promote a community college’s methods of improving education “so we can all learn together.”
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students and professor ‘walkout’ for gun reform BY DANIEL BARDONNER NEWS EDITOR
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Students and a professor walked out of class March 14 in support of gun control along with thousands across the country. One month ago, on Feb. 14, a former student of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, entered the campus and began shooting students with an assault rifle. A group of students held a moment of silence for the victims of the massacre, one minute for each victim around the owl fountain in the Campus Center Mall. Following the 17-minute silent memorial, students returned to their classes.
Lisa Telesca, an English professor at Citrus, gave students a 20-minute break from class with the option of joining others for the walkout. Communications professor Meg O’neil said her entire class walked out to participate, except for one international student. O’Neil asked her students to write their reason for participating after they returned to class. “I didn’t see many people outside of other classes but I am glad there was at least some level of support,” Tannan Luzzo said. There were about 40 Citrus college students who protested. Easily 100 students marched out of classes at Rio Hondo college and Mt. San Antonio College. Glendora High school senior Ethan Hermosillo said “hundreds” of students walked out.
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Students walk out of classes at about 10 a.m. in memorial and protest for the victims of the Parkland, Florida, shooting.
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English professor Lisa Telesca and students participate in the national walkout protest March 14.
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Grace Goodrich, left, and Isabella Reyes stand together for gun control walkout on March 14 in the Campus Center Mall. Reyes is part of the indigenous student association club at Citrus College.
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“-ness of people in Huntsville its like my gosh, who knows what’s gonna happen when they arrive at the airport.” Hickam said. “It’s good to be outraged every once in a while, especially for a good cause,” Hickam said. Philippe Schicker, a member of the Rocket Owls, said the day before the Board of Trustees meeting that he would bet on the board approving their travel. “It is incredibly exciting,” Schicker said after the board released their decision. “It was really unexpected that it was put on the agenda very last minute and that kind of gave us hope that if it’s put on the agenda we didn’t see a reason to see it voted down.” Schickler said the Rocket Owls have a lot of work to do before the student launch, including building their payload, but they will be ready.
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From left to right, Rocket Owl members Asaad Marcha, Philippe Schickler and Michael Menendez prepare their rocket’s parachute for a test launch Feb. 17 at the Friends of Amateur Rocketry aerospace company in Kern County.
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The number of enrolled students at Citrus is about the same as Pierce Community College, according to the information on each school’s respective websites, yet Pierce is another community college which relies on armed police as their form of campus security. “We have a sheriff station on campus that has sheriffs that actually are a part of (LASD) and they’re here 24 hours a day,” Love said. However, leaders of Citrus College
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Officer Frank Salcedo patrols at Citrus College on March 20.
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ASCC offer other solutions that could be applied. “There’s several different steps that you could do to ensure public safety,” Rodrigues said. “One of them is just putting basic public safety security cameras on campus...” In response to solutions recently proposed by the Trump Administration to combat gun violence by arming instructors, some Citrus faculty doubt the efficacy of proposed solutions. “From my standpoint, I’ve never carried a gun in my life, and I don’t have any real desire to,” Glen Ross, Citrus College political science professor, said. “I don’t feel like my life is threatened that much, and I would
be afraid, more than anything, that I would shoot an innocent person.” Ross said. “Arming teachers — I’m not OK with that,” Eric Lopez, a Citrus College sociology professor, said. Instead, different solutions were offered to curb gun violence and reduce such threats on campuses. “I think any changes that the school wants to make to our campus safety department, they need to allow for students to be able to voice their opinions,” Fragoso said. “Because, at the end of the day, it’s not really faculty that have to interact with them on a daily basis, it’s the students.” S E E MO RE O N L I N E • W W W. C C C L ARI O N . C O M
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Feral cats on campus cause concern
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I don’t think we should just do nothing, or not feed them, obviously they need help. You can’t just have an organization come and take them to the shelters because they’re going to die.”
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Citrus students were told not to feed the feral cats on campus in an email from Claudette Dain, vice president of finance and administration services. A list of complaints about the cats was compiled, ranging from “occupying public areas around facility dumpsters” to “strong odors resulting from urine and spraying during mating season,” said the email. While many students see the cats as a cute addition to the campus, Dain addresses them in her email, “Feral cats can serve as a reservoir for a host of human and wildlife diseases and parasites.” She wrote that according to the CDC, they can contain diseases such as “salmonellosis- which causes diarrhea, bartonellosis- commonly known as the cat scratch disease and toxoplasmosis- which is contracted through cat feces.” Their reason for being on campus seems to stem from the people who leave food out for them. “I don’t think we should just do nothing, or not feed them, obviously they need help,” Samantha Villanueva, a student at Citrus said. “You can’t just have an organization come and take them to the shelters because they’re going to die.” Facilities have yet to respond on their plan for how they are going to go take care of the feral cats on campus.
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A feral cat sits behind bushes outside the North Bungalow on March 19. Claudette Dain, vice president of finance and administration services, sent an email explaining why people should not interact with the cats.
“All you have to do is get an organization to come and they do TNR (trap neuter release),” Villanueva said. “They trap the cat, they neuter it, and then they bring it back.” “It helps prevent cats from having more babies and it helps with their vaccines so that they don’t have diseases. If they’re feral you can’t just
A feral cat lays in the sun outside the Student Services building March 20.
take them to the shelter, they need to have their treatments.” The Inland Valley Humane Society in Pomona has it’s own TNR program and they could service the cats on campus. Jennifer Ayala, one of the employees of the Inland Valley Humane Society, explained the process of TNR
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as a humane one. Ayala said, the property that is in need of the TNR service must first come to Inland Valley Humane Society and pick up the trap, where they then explain process of how to set up the trap. Once the animal has been caught and brought back to their facility, the
Inland Valley Humane Society will then conduct an evaluation of the animal’s needs. During this evaluation they vaccinate and neuter the animals and assess the animal’s temperament free of charge. This helps them decide if the animal would be able to be adopted or if they can release it back to where they were found. “Many studies have shown that removing wild cats from an area only increases the number of cats over time,” The City of Rancho Cucamonga website said. “The only successful way to deal with a ‘cat problem’ is to maintain a healthy and stable population that cannot reproduce, such as with a TNR program.”
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A feral cat explores outside of the Citrus College Student Services building March 20.
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Jordan Guzman preforms a solo for Citrus College’s band during the Battle of the Big Bands on March 16 in the Haugh Performing Arts Center.
Bands duel to excite Citrus, APU jazz ensembles face off at Battle of the Big Bands BY RYAN THOMPSON WEB EDITOR
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Battle of the Big Bands was a stirring performance of jazz that included both musicians and singers alike. Two dueling big bands brought a lot of excitement to the stage with this unique twist on orchestra performances. The Citrus College Blue Note Orchestra and Azusa Pacific University Jazz Ensemble performed back and forth, as well as together. The two groups performed selections of jazz music directly from films, or altered versions of songs featured in films. I was surprised to hear a western classic “The Magnificent Seven” from the movie of the same title to start the show. This turned out to be a fun way to start the performance and grab the crowd’s attention with both bands participating in the song. ADVERTISEMENT
Audience members guffawed loudly when they saw movie clips projected onto a screen above the musicians. Classic scenes from “Black and Tan”, “The Magnificent Seven” and “The Errand Boy”, among others, were shown. One of the favorites was “Blues in Hoss Flat,” composed by Frank Foster. The mouth movements and other actions of actor Jerry Lewis in a movie clip of “The Errand Boy” were coordinated to match this song. This meant that boisterous trumpet solos from Peter Gutierrez would fill the moments when Lewis would open his mouth, acting as an almost musical speech. The result led to rambunctious laughter from the crowd. Jazzy solos from the alto sax Jordan Guzman and crisp piano solos from Nathan Pinto filled other moments of the scene. I was constantly tapping my hands and feet to the beat of the
drums. Other times I was twirling my fingers to and fro in reaction to the thundering of brass instruments. Sprinkled into songs were solos from singers and musicians of Citrus College and APU. Gabriel Mora of APU Jazz Ensemble impressively performed solos, singing and playing tenor sax to “Dat Dere” composed by Bobby Timmons. I was blown away by his ability to sing, pick up his instrument and immediately burst into a saxophone solo. The finale was a performance of “Caravan,” composed by Duke Ellington. Joe Verbal of APU and Yota Awanao of Citrus traded drum solos that led to a round of cheering and applause from the crowd. Quick and complex hits on the drum set were hard for the eye to follow, but fantastic to hear. Once the last note had been played, the crowd left the building in murmured excitement into the rainy night.
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“A Wrinkle in Time”: a reflection of the now and a hope for the future Story of a teen in search of her father shows importance of love and family BY SAYEDAH MOSAVI STAFF REPORTER
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What makes a work of art living? Its ability to withstand the changes of time--its relevance in perpetuity, which is precisely what makes Ava DuVernay’s interpretation of Madeleine L’Engle’s timeless novel, “A Wrinkle in Time,” so spectacular. It is refreshing, innovative and most significantly, it speaks to the core values of family and love that remain relevant in today’s changing social atmosphere. The movie, much like the novel, follows the journey of Meg Murry, an awkward teen troubled by the mysterious absence of her father. With the initial help of three fairy-like guides, Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who and Mrs. Which, Meg, her younger brother Chris Wallace, and a school friend Calvin find themselves travelling through time and space searching for Meg’s father. He went missing five years earlier while conducting research about space-time travel. On the surface, the movie seems to parallel the novel fairly well, but only in broad strokes. The main elements of the novel: main characters, the central plot, the psychological development of
Meg Murry etc--are captured and articulated fairly well. However, there are many thematic divergences between the novel and DuVernay’s adaptation. Discussions on the source of good and evil, for instance, which appear at length in the novel, are generally glossed over or missing in the film. Where there was a noticeable influence of Christian themes in the novel, they too are almost undetectable in the movie. Other, relatively minor details are also missing--Meg, for instance, has two younger twin brothers, or before saving Chris Wallace from the mind-control of the evil force called IT, the characters “tesser” to the planet Ixchel are entirely absent. DuVernay’s interpretation still feels like the strange sci-fi world of L’Engle. The film captures the essence of what makes “A Wrinkle in Time” so distinct in its character, thanks to the breathtakingly erratic visuals and emphasis of simple themes of love and family. This last bit is perhaps the most intriguing, the emphasis on love and family-- it is what makes the film (and the novel) a work of art. While reading the novel, many people may have imagined the family as “white.” DuVernay’s adaptation seamlessly includes a much broader image of “the family,” one that is bi-racial and certainly much more diverse than some readers may have imagined.
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It is refreshing, innovative and most significantly, it speaks to the core values of family and love that remain relevant in today’s changing social atmosphere. The movie, much like the novel, follows the journey of Meg Murry, an awkward teen troubled by the mysterious absence of her father.” In doing so, she gently coaxes viewers into the image of the family of today. Yet for all of these superficial differences, DuVernay beautifully captures the core theme, that love is love is love. Love does not “wrinkle” as time does because it knows no boundaries. Our love is common, the same, and so shall it remain ad infinitum because love is, above all else, timeless. ADVERTISEMENT
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Alumni and professor lead bowls charity event BY EMILY HERMOSILLO EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
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A Citrus College art professor and two alumni are still crafting ceramics together 15 years after bringing the Empty Bowls charity event to Glendora. Alan Wadham connected with another former Citrus student Lynn Hendricks and art professor Michael Hillman to contribute to a charity by utilizing their common passion: ceramics. Wadham helped organize the event after retiring from being a sergeant at the Glendora police department 15 years ago. Since then Wadham said he has contributed to the event every year by buying a piece and creating the bowls themselves. “I always take at least one home,” Wadham said. Wadham did not begin working with clay until he was 47, but after taking a ceramics course in Colorado, he said, “It changed my life.” Henricks graduated Citrus College with an associates degree and two ceramics certificates, founded an art program at First Christian Church, and arranged for the Empty Bowl event to be held at the church. The Laguna Clay Company donates thousands of pounds of clay, used by Citrus College ceramics students and Pioneer Potters to make bowls to fundraise for the hungry. Customers pay $20 to choose their ceramic bowl and are served their choice of soup supplied by local restaurants. Proceeds from the bowls serve those with food insecurity in three
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This event wouldn’t even happen if it weren’t for Citrus College.” -LYNN HENDRICKS
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ways. The money goes to the Glendora police department so that officers can give food vouchers and gift cards to those in immediate need. The money also goes to Shepherd’s Pantry and the Saint Vincent de Paul society. Scott Pangburn, a fine arts major at Citrus, volunteers at the event. “I take part in the whole process from making, glazing, firing and selling (the bowls),” Pangburn said. Each year 1,000 bowls are made. Pangburn said the bowls that are not sold are referred to as “seed bowls” and are sent to new Empty Bowls locations to help them start their events. Wadham said the event has raised several thousand dollars but that it is “never enough”, so they created another event in November, Empty Cups. Classic Coffee in the Glendora village hosts Empty Cups, where people can purchase a ceramic handmade cup or mug and fill it with coffee or hot chocolate, and all the proceeds go to the same charities that Empty Bowls benefits. Together both events raised $5,700 last year. “This event wouldn’t even happen if it weren’t for Citrus College,” Hendricks said.
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Jeremy smith: Determination, heart, and division I dreams BY RYAN THOMPSON WEB EDITOR
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The strongest part of Jeremy Smith’s identity is his unwavering effort in the face of adversity. Smith’s love for basketball started to evolve in the fourth grade, where his dream to receive a Division I scholarship began. In high school, Smith spent his first three years coming off the bench. Smith was given the starting position as shooting guard during his senior year. “After high school, I didn’t have any looks,” Smith said. “I was small and no one really wanted to give me a chance.” Smith spent one semester at Mt. San Jacinto College hoping to play for their team after graduating Great Oak High School in 2014. He quickly found he was not going to get any playing time. This prompted him to find another school that would give him the playing time he deserved. The fire inside Smith would not be extinguished. “Do I want to be good at basketball, or do I want to be like everyone else?” Smith said. For the next two years he spent most of his time at parks and gymnasiums, honing his craft. “I’d be there from morning til’ night,” Smith said. Friends would often ask each other where Smith was. The consistent reply was that he was on the basketball court.
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Citrus point guard Jeremy Smith poses for a photo on March 13 in the Citrus College gymnasium. Smith averaged 21.6 points per game and finished ninth in state.
Before playing on the team at Citrus College, Smith watched a game during the 2015-2016 season. After the game, Smith was taking shots on the court. By sinking 14 3-pointers in a row,
Smith grabbed the attention of thenhead coach Patrick Johnson. Johnson encouraged Smith to attend Citrus College and try out for the team. Brett Lauer took over from
Johnson before the 2016-2017 season. Expecting to work his way from the bench into a starting position, Smith was surprised when he became the team’s starting point guard
for the 2016-2017 season. Smith has had two great seasons for the Owls. His skills have contributed to backto-back Western State Conference East Championships for Citrus men’s basketball. Smith solidifies his place in the Citrus College history books this year by breaking the men’s basketball single-season assist record and most points scored in a single game with 41, breaking the old record of 39 points. Smith finished his second season with the Owls averaging team leading numbers of 21.4 points per game and 5.4 assists per game. “He made a lot of big plays throughout the year,” said Andrew Amaan, sophomore guard. The season ended and Jeremy Smith has “put together one of the best seasons individually that anyone has had at Citrus College,” said Lauer. During his two years attending Citrus College, Smith has shown growth in his game and fulfilled his dream of receiving a NCAA Division I offer. Smith has been awarded a scholarship for men’s basketball to California Baptist University. Smith will continue pursuing a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology while attending CBU. “With the work that he put in, he earned it,” Lauer said. “There’s nothing better than watching someone achieve their goal.” “Never give up. It’s a lot easier to just give up and walk away than it is to keep fighting and keep going,” Smith said.
Dean of athletics retires after 14 years of success BY ERIK ADAMS STAFF REPORTER
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After over four decades of teaching, managing and competing in athletics at various schools around the country, Citrus College Dean of Kinesiology and Athletics Director Jody Wise is set for retirement. She knew her passions were rooted in sports at an early age. “It’s just been my whole life. And it’s really something I can’t believe that I was lucky enough to do my whole life–something that I loved,” Wise said. Wise played volleyball and basketball through high school and college. She attended University of Nebraska at Kearney, and later moved on to receive her master’s degree at the University of Arizona. She moved from the Midwest to Southern California around 1996, where she was hired as a kinesiology instructor and as the volleyball coach at Concordia University in Irvine. During her second year, the athletic director at Concordia went away on sabbatical. “I filled in and when he came back they just left me there, and I enjoyed it,” Wise said. Wise said she enjoyed the different dynamic that came along with the new position. “It’s kind of a different concept because you’re working with coaches and athletes, instead of just primarily the athletes,” she said. “You get to watch coaches grow and athletes grow–to move to different aspects of their lives.” Since leaving Concordia, Wise has served as the athletic director at Citrus College for the last 14 years. Her career position is largely male-dominated, particularly in theSouthern California region. However, Wise said she has not faced many problems in her field despite the gender disproportion. “Our conference is the only con-
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Jody Wise poses on the Citrus College basketball court on March 2. Throughout college, one of Wise’s favorite sports to play was basketball. Now dean of kinesiology, she is set to retire in June after a 40 year career.
ference, I think, in Southern California that has a female athletic director, and we have two or three (conferences)” Wise said. “There’s not a lot of us.” “I don’t feel any resistance from male athletic directors,” she said. “I think I’ve always felt supported by that.” she said “I’ve found that, you know, a coach is a coach. Your expectations from every coach are the same.” “Their expectations for an athletic director is someone that has their back and someone who is trying to move the programs forward and keep the integrity of the programs.” Wise said. But the job is still tough, regardless of gender. Wise said the pressure to uphold the integrity of the college through her department on a daily basis is one of the most challenging
aspects of her work. “If an English teacher does something wrong, you usually don’t hear about it in the paper. But if a coach or an athlete does something wrong, you tend to make the front page,” Wise said People who have worked by Wise’s side say she has fulfilled this role she’s expected to fill. “If you had a class where, you know, students would learn how to be a professional, then, you know, you should study her,” Mary Brawner, a Citrus College kinesiology instructor and Wise’s former assistant, said. “The work ethic is amazing.” As for the athletic department off the field, Wise sees the people she works with as teammates. “I’ve always felt wherever I am that it is kind of a teamwork situation. The staff, the faculty, the coaches, the stu-
dents; it’s all a team working together,” Wise said. Her legacy at Citrus has inspired several others in the rest of the athletic department. “You can always just feel the support from her,” said Andrew Ammann, a Citrus College basketball player. Brett Lauer, Citrus College’s head men’s basketball coach, said Wise’s influence in the athletic department dealt with more than just winning or losing the game; rather, it emphasized academic success for all of the athletes at Citrus. “It’s because she set a tone with the academics,” Lauer said. Lauer said one of Wise’s focuses as athletic director was to make sure athletes did not “just scrape by and be eligible,” but instead, “to truly achieve the best that they can do and
make sure they can get degrees.” “I hope the next person to take her spot comes in with the same plan as her; put the students first, and grades,” Jeremy Smith, Citrus College basketball player, said. One of Wise’s goal through her career was to focus on making athletics part of the entire college and giving back to the community, and it has been apparent to the students and faculty who have worked with her. She said she wants to use her time during retirement to visit friends and family in Nebraska, where she is from, and continue to watch sports. “If I get really bored, I’ll volunteer somewhere,” she said. “There’s a time when you need to move on and have someone younger have their life and their opportunity to do the job that I loved doing.”
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21,2018
Men’s Golf recruiting spurs successful season BY JESSE ELROD STAFF REPORTER
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The Men’s golf team season started with flyers asking for more people to join their team. When those flyers were posted not many students responded to the flyers, but one student Jeff Gagnon wanted to join. “It’s been a very fun season for
all of us so far,” Gagnon said, “We’ve played on many tough courses and it’s been an eye opening season.” After his two years of playing golf is done at Citrus he wants to transfer to schools such as University of California, Irvine, University of California, Riverside or even the Claremont schools such as Cal Poly Pomona. “This year’s Citrus men’s golf team has been a very big struggle so far,” Coach Trip said. Trip is in his eighth season as
head coach for the men’s golf team said, “I have a very young non knowledgeable team but the upside of that is that I have a lot of red shirts so that means they want to stay an extra year.” Another reason why recruiting players on campus is a hard task in itself is that golf is a money sport and not many people can afford to buy a new set of clubs. “Golf is a funny sport” he said, “not many kids want to go to junior
college for golf unless they want to try and get a scholarship,” Julian Horton said. “I think I’m going to feel better about next season because we will have more knowledge about the sport and we are recruiting some pretty good incoming freshmen so I have high hopes for the future,” Horton said. The Citrus Owls are 4-20 over the course of the season so far.
Veterans host fundraiser for fallen comrade The community is coming together to help raise money for fallen veteran, Tim Griego BY CAMERON SPARKS STAFF REPORTER CSPARKS@CCCLARION.COM
& EMILY CRISTLER-HERMOSILLO EDITOR-IN-CHIEF EHERMOSILLO@CCCLARION.COM
The Citrus College Veterans Club is planning a softball game fundraiser to raise money for the cost of former Citrus student Tim “Rocky” Griego’s funeral. Griego died in a car collision Jan. 24, his wife was also injured in the crash, she is currently in a coma. Griego’s sister started a gofundme page for his funeral cost. “They might raise $100, every little bit helps,” Monica Christianson, director of the Veterans success center, said. Christianson also said the mayor of Azusa Joseph Rocha will be at the softball fundraising game
10 a.m. April 7. Veteran Liz Lopez said that anyone can be on the softball team for a $2 donation. She also said that there are other ways to help raise money. “In order to play in the softball game, it’s gonna be a $2 donation,” Lopez said, “also we’re gonna have a bake sale, snack sale, drink sales, raffles and hopefully that’ll gain enough revenue so that we can give it all to the family.” Griego was a business major and a Citrus College graduate. He also played softball and other sports in the veterans club. “He played softball, the club did flag football and then they did softball.” Monica Christianson said, “and he played both, but he loved the Dodgers and he loved softball.” While the fundraiser isn’t certain to happen, the Associated Students of Citrus College will vote on it on March 19 at their executives meeting. The Veterans club president said that she thinks there will be no problem getting the fundraiser approved.
Liz Lopez, a friend of Griego and veteran is volunteering to coordinate the event. Lopez said there will be a required $2 donation to play in the game as well as raffles, a snack and bake sale. “We have veterans from APU coming, we have veterans from Cal State LA coming for sure, and Cal State Long Beach I believe are coming, so we definitely are encouraging everyone to come not Photo Courtesy of Monica Christianson only from other schools but the community as well.” Lopez said. “Rocky was a great guy, he always had a smile on his face”, Lopez We have veteran’s said holding back tears, after steadyfrom APU coming, ing herself she said “he always helped everyone, he was always in we have veterans here studying with his wife, Amerifrom Cal State LA ca. Whenever we had events outside of school he would always show up. coming,” This past December we had a vet-LIZ LOPEZ eran’s Christmas party at my house Veteran and he actually came, it was an ugly sweater Christmas contest, and you know he participated and we had fun with him.”
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EDITORIAL
smoking ban needs to be implemented
Students have to worry about getting classes, passing their classes and recently have to worry about staying safe from an active shooter on campus. Students shouldn’t have to worry about getting cancer or any disease from secondhand smoke while they are receiving their education. In 2016, a bill was already set in place to ban smoking on college campuses, but Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed the bill stating it was unnecessary because campuses already have the authority to set their own policies. This is a call to action is to the Citrus College Board of Trustees to ban smoking on campus. The New York Times March 4 edition had a full-page warning regarding the harmful effects of secondhand smoke. The warning stated, “secondhand smoke kills about 38,000 people each year in the United States, and causes lung cancer and coronary heart disease in those who don’t smoke. There is no safe level of exposure of secondhand smoke.” Citrus College’s official policy, revised as of June 20, 2017, states that “smoking/vaping is prohibited within 20 feet of a main exit, entrance, or operable window of any campus building or district vehicle. Smoking/vaping is prohibited inside any indoor area of any campus building. Smoking/vaping is prohibited in any enclosed space on campus, including lobbies, lounges, waiting areas, stairwells, and restrooms that are a structural part of any building on campus.” This policy is a joke because everyone witnesses students violating the 20-foot rule daily. Students smoke right in front of classrooms, in the
stairwells, restrooms and even in elevators. There have been occasional times where Campus Safety drives past students in front of ED 165 smoking right in front of the “no smoking sign” without saying a word or enforcing the college’s policy. Students’ health and upholding the college’s policy isn’t a priority. The same enforcement should be recognized just as if a student or staff member parked illegally. Not to mention all the litter of cigarette butts that are left behind on the floor or on the grass. “The University of California system has had a policy in place for years,” said Patrick Mcgreevy in a Los Angeles Times article. “About 18 of the 72 community colleges districts with 37 campuses already have smoke-free policies, as does Cal State Fullerton.” The article went on to say that all of the Cal States are in the process of having a universal smoke free policy. A learning institution should maintain a clean, safe and distraction free environment for students who want to get their education. Students should not have to worry about trying to get away from the secondhand smoke. Seeing students leaving in the middle of class for a cigarette then having to smell the foul odor of cigarette smoke is a distraction. Most of the smokers at Citrus College violate the simple instructions from this policy on a daily basis and the local controls lies on the Board of Trustees to ban smoking at Citrus College and not to just maintain the California law of not smoking within 20 feet of a building. If anyone violates the smoking ban
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there should be punishment just as if a student or staff parked illegally. An example would be a warning, a citation, and increasing the cost of the ticket if anyone violates this on a continuous basis. An incorrigible person should face further disciplinary actions. If anyone refuses to put out their cigarette then they should be subjected to be removed from campus. We recognize that cigarette smoking is an addiction. We understand the instant gratification one gets from smoking and how cigarette addiction is not an easy cycle to break. Citrus College offers a free smoking cessation program for individuals
to help students quit smoking. The meetings are from noon to 1 p.m. every Wednesday in room 153 of the student services building. If a student would like to attend, feel free to call 626-914-8671 and sign up. If you have no interest in quitting, then you will still be able to smoke off campus. The outer sidewalks are at your disposal for smoke breaks. Citrus College is a relatively small college, so it should only be a minor inconvenience. This will also prepare you for transfering to a four-year Cal State or a university since most are banning smoking on their campuses. The students who blatantly ignored the policy, others who didn’t
remind their peers of the smoke-free signs and the Citrus College staff who did not properly enforce the policy are all at fault. It’s time to follow in the footsteps of what the Cal States are doing and make Citrus College a smoke-free campus by banning smoking. If the higher educational institutions are in the process of doing it then it should be something Citrus College should emulate. The existing policy has failed. Smoke-free students shouldn’t have to be subjected to secondhand smoke that has an impact on their life. It’s time to make Citrus College a cleaner and healthier campus.
OPINION
Everyone else is committed to a cause. Why aren’t we? Fewer than 50 students participated during the national walkout. That’s less than half the participants at surrounding colleges BY DARIUS JOHARI STAFF WRITER
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The students here at Citrus College should follow the lead of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students and countless other young Americans across the country who promote changing gun policy, exercising their first amendment rights. Little has been done on campus to address the walkout. Academic Senate sent an email. One question was brought to the Board of Trustees about what was going to be done leading up to the one-month anniversary of the Florida high school shooting that left 17 dead. Fewer than 50 Citrus College students participated on the March 14 walkout, but that doesn’t come close to the thousands of students all around the U.S. who walked out to protest gun violence. On a local level, school systems around Citrus College organized events, rallies and protests to honor the students from Parkland, Florida and others affected by gun violence. Chaffey College, Mount San Antonio College, Pasadena City College and Pierce College are nearby colleges that — with cooperation from their school — had an organized event and designated meeting area for the walkout. Mt. SAC’s walkout was organized by one of their history professors and
a number of other faculty members. Students, faculty and staff who participated went to a designated meeting area near their Free Speech zone, according to the school’s student publication SAC.Media. Even our nearby high school students had a large number of participants during the March 14 #NationalWalkOut. Glendora, Claremont, Covina and Duarte high schools flexed their right to free speech and protest. On a much wider scale, students from all over Colorado, Missouri, New York, the District of Columbia and Florida left class to speak and protest those in power who have been silent on gun reform. This country was born out of a spirit of protest and standing up to officials in high places. Don’t forget one of the most notable protests during the American Revolution — the Boston Tea Party of 1773. Activism and protests led by the colonists paved the way for the Bill of Rights. These first 10 amendments of the U.S. Constitution form the basis of our most valuable liberties today. Protesting is an American tradition. It is the way to making a change when the powers that be aren’t working. Who better to lead these protests than the young generation and the oppressed? American history is full with protests, from labor strikes to women’s suffrage to the civil rights movement and protests against the
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Vietnam War. A new generation, the ones that care to make a difference, are making their voice heard through social media. Social media has been a strong outlet for young Americans to express their concerns with the unchanged policies on school safety and gun regulations. Hashtags like #NeverAgain, #Enough and #March4OurLives have circulated all over social media as the growing number of Americans make their
concerns known that gun reform is a must. In addition to voting, the best way we can make policy change happen is to exercise and promote activism. You may feel like you are only one student whose voice alone makes little difference. But when you add your voice to the thousands of students across the country raising their voice, you can become part of a change that even the most powerful politicians can’t ignore. The next national events for gun
reform will be The March for Our Lives on March 24 and the April 20 National High School Walkout, which commemorates the 19th anniversary of the Columbine shooting. Do not take your right to free speech and assembly for granted. Exercise your rights and make desired changes happen. Don’t shy away from our American tradition of protest. Take a stand for what you believe in because if you don’t stand for something, you will fall for anything.