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Gold Line parking structure overflows The Azusa Pacific University/ Citrus College terminus spills into student parking lots BY STEPHEN IM STAFF REPORTER SIM@CCCLARION.COM
Metro Gold Line patrons looking to park and ride will face consequences if they park in the Citrus College parking lots, moving forward. The APU/Citrus Metro station’s parking structure, which often fills by 7 a.m., does not match the need a terminus requires. The former terminus at Sierra Madre Villa station in Pasadena has 841 free on-site parking spaces, while the APU/Citrus station has 200 free on-site parking spots. Since the completion of the extension March 5, 2016, riders have purchased daily permits and utilized the student parking spaces on campus to travel elsewhere. Jordan Nielsen, psychology major, said she typically arrives a half hour early for class to find parking and was not happy Gold Line riders have taken up spots. “That’s frustrating, ‘cause college parking sucks as it is,” Nielsen said. Campus Safety has began cracking down on Metro riders using the Citrus parking lots. Approximately 30 feet from the crosswalk that leads to the the APU/ Citrus Metro station on the corner of Citrus’ campus is a sign on a wooden frame with a warning in red bold letters stating there is no Metro Gold parking at Citrus College. In addition to the multiple signs in the S1 parking lot, which is the closest lot to the Metro station, Campus Safety has also issued verbal warnings to drivers before they park their car. Campus Safety supervisor Ben Macias said if they can establish cars are not affiliated with the campus, drivers will be cited and could have their vehicle towed. Nielsen said the consequences are fair. “I would be cited and towed if I didn't park somewhere I was really supposed to be,” Nielsen said. Since the completion of the Gold Line extension, the added convenience for students to get S E E PA R K I NG • PA GE 5
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I played two tournaments in the States before and I came here to play basketball and compete. Just like how rugby is popular back home in New Zealand, basketball is more competitive out here.” -QUINTIN BAILEY
Citrus College basketball player
chasing a dream
Basketball player from New Zealand moves to America to pursue athletic career BY KATE LIMING SPORTS EDITOR
KLIMING@CCCLARION.COM
Quintin Bailey knows first hand how difficult it can be to leave family and move to a new country to pursue dreams. Bailey, a freshman on the Citrus men’s basketball team, came to the United States from Stratford, New Zealand, in order to pursue his basketball career in an environment where basketball is popular. Bailey packed up his bags and traveled approximately 6,668 miles to Glendora, California in October of 2016. Citrus College welcomed Bailey,
a kinesiology major, with the opportunity to play on the men’s basketball team, where teammates and head coach Brett Lauer have supported him on his new journey. “They’ve been great on and off the court,” Bailey said. “I was nervous for the first few days, but now it’s great.” Lauer credited Bailey for his impact on the team during the season. “There hasn’t been one negative moment,” Lauer said. “He has great body language, he cares about his teammates and most of all, he cares about winning only,” Lauer said. “He doesn’t care how
the wins happen or who scores the baskets. All he cares about is helping the team win, which makes him effective.” Athletes from around the world come to the U.S. because of the reputation American athletes have for their respective sport, such as NBA players Steven Adams of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Aron Baynes of the Detroit Pistons, both from New Zealand. The transition of leaving one's home in a different country can be difficult, but not for Bailey. “I played two tournaments in the States before and I came here to play basketball and compete,”
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Bailey said. “Just like how rugby is popular back home in New Zealand, basketball is more competitive out here.” Freshman guard and teammate Andrew Ammann said in a Twitter message the team has enjoyed having Bailey as an international player and has learned more about his home country. “Throughout the year we have all asked him about his home in New Zealand and what it's like there compared to here in the United States,” Anmann said. “It's been interesting for us to learn more about New Zealand and about a culture S E E QUIN T IN • PAGE 1 4
ASCC REVOTES ON FUNDING
A veteran and his service dog support the aquatics program
Student body executive board reconsiders after denying artist students' request for funds
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EDITORIAL
Financial Aid: The High Price of Playing the Waiting Game
Around the start of the semester, there are many things students worry about: school, grades, their future. The one issue that ties all of these worries together is money. At the beginning of the semester, a common setback for students receiving financial aid is the late disbursement date, which affects purchasing all the necessary class resources, such as textbooks. Because of this, Citrus College should allow a direct deposit option. Using this system would give students access to their money in just a few business days. According to the Financial Aid Office and Office of Institutional Research, roughly 5,000 students at Citrus benefit from federal pell grants, which are delivered to their mailboxes. However, many of these students have to wait nearly a month into the semester for their checks to come in. Students who make extra corrections to their FAFSA or Cal Grant are the ones who suffer the most from waiting for their checks. They need to wait around ten days to two weeks extra for the changes to arrive at the Financial Aid Office. This means some students must pay out of pocket for books and unit fees that can run up to a few hundred dollars. If a student pays out of pocket, at $46 a unit, a typical 12-unit schedule would cost $552–and that is only for classes. Other expenses such as the health service, student representation, student service and parking in total would cost about $89, or $84 with the Board of Governors fee waiver. In addition, textbooks, being one of the largest expenses for a student
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at Citrus, have a price range varying from $20 to $200, so having to buy multiple books for different classes out of pocket would prove to be extremely costly. With a direct deposit system, similar to one used already by student employees, students would be able to acquire their funds faster, helping them be prepared on time. The financial aid money is available right away at the beginning of the semester, but only for the first
week of class before the checks are sent. Purchases at the Owl Bookshop are deducted from the financial aid amount. Buying books straight from there would only take a day or two depending on availability. Unfortunately, most of the books at the Owl Bookshop closely mirror the retail price, so the cost of getting textbooks immediately is very high. If a student wishes to buy their books from an external source to cut
costs, it would probably take more than a month from the start of the semester to get them. Being able to get their aid faster would mean that students can plan ahead to purchase textbooks cheaper without having to sacrifice a few assignments, and in turn, their grades. Even though professors sometimes set aside extra copies of their required textbooks in the library, if the book is checked out at the time
that the student goes to the library, the student won’t have a chance to read the book at all. There are more students waiting on their checks than there are copies of textbooks at the library. The direct deposit system is also physically more safe and secure than checks being mailed. Mailing checks creates a possibility of being lost, which leads to a greater delay and burden on the student. A downside of the direct deposit system would be that some students may not have a bank account, meaning they cannot have money electronically sent to them, but this is not a common issue. Community colleges around Citrus are utilizing third parties for students to get their money, such as Mt. San Antonio College, Chaffey College and Rio Hondo College, which use a site called BankMobile. The system allows students to opt for making an official BankMobile account for faster funds. As shown with the other community colleges near Citrus, the direct deposit feature is capable of helping the students acquire their financial aid faster. Like all colleges, Citrus wants to help their students succeed. Yet even with this reassurance, some students must wait for their financial aid for weeks causing them to fall behind in their classes. If Citrus College took an extra step to help students pay for their course materials faster, there would be no high price for playing the waiting game.
OPINION
Why should I solve for x if you don’t know the news? BY EVAN SOLANO STAFF WRITER
ESOLANO@CCCLARION.COM
There’s an old adage that says people tend to hate what they don’t understand. This would immediately explain the utter disdain most of the country feels towards the “mainstream media.” This is one problem that was not a direct result of Donald Trump, but it certainly explains why he was able to charm his way into the most powerful office in our country. The mistrust of the media is a topic of discussion by both the tin foil hat wearing conspiracy republicans and “Bernie Bro” liberals who all are “too woke” and assume the media is bought and paid for by billionaires. What unites the snowflakes and deplorables in the age of Trump is their total misunderstanding of news media and how it works. The means by which information is spread has evolved much more rapidly than it did when our parents were in high school and college. Media no longer just influences our culture, it is our culture. With the rise of fake news, alternative facts and social media within the last few years, media literacy is not only a vital skill that everyone needs to have, but it is one that should be a requirement in order for students to receive a diploma from any high school, community college or university. In January, California State Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa) introduced SB-135, a bill which would require the California Board of Education’s Instructional Quality Commission to be responsible for developing the framework for incorporating media literacy into K-12 school curriculums. SB-135 will be set for a discussion
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hearing in the California Senate Education Committee on April 19, and it is a valiant first step toward required media literacy in education. However, the fact that our current education system requires students to complete courses in the major core classes and presumes that by those subjects alone students are able to critically analyze and disseminate hard news from “alternative facts,” is a gross misunderstanding of our current society and the generation growing up in an age where we are being constantly bombarded with 24-hour newsfeeds. Media literacy is the ability to analyze and evaluate the complex and varying messages that young students are exposed to through television, print and online mediums.
If you can solve for x in algebra, then you better be able to tell me the difference between and article from New York Times and one from “libtardsnowflakehater.org” before you ever get to tell people you are a college graduate. Being able to properly know how to read and analyze news has become a crucial skill for students who are beginning to enter the world. It can no longer be enough to let them rely on math and English skills in order to be contributing members of society and be competent, critical and literate in all media. College is a place where critical thinking skills are supposed to be nurtured and utilized, but most college students treat their higher education as a stepping stone, to regur-
gitate enough information from their textbooks to get a degree. The state of California requires all high school students to complete minimum requirements in math, English, science, physical education, social studies and visual or performing arts in order to receive a diploma. But these requirements are just what they are described as, the bare minimum. At Citrus College, COMM 100 “Mass Media and Society” is just one option out of more than 30 classes in the “Social & Behavioral Sciences” category that is required for all students to earn a degree. If you want to know why media literacy is important, take a look at what happened with the White House press office. On March 17, the press office featured an article from the Washington Post on their weekly “Your 1600 Daily” newsletter titled “Trump’s budget makes perfect sense and will fix America, and I will tell you why,” an article that tries to breakdown the logic behind Trump’s recently proposed budget. The article was actually a satirical piece from humor columnist Alexandra Petri that hilariously eviscerates every part of Trump’s budget plan with golden pearls of wit like, “All schoolchildren will be taught by an F-35 wearing a Make America Great Again hat.” The fact that Press Secretary Sean Spicer’s office didn’t have the basic knowledge or forethought to actually read the article before sharing it is exactly the reason why media literacy needs to be a requirement in earning a degree. The price of sharing misinformation is just too high and makes people look foolish and ignorant in a time when there is no room to be uninformed. When you have a president who
not only consumes more television news than a bored housewife and sets policy based on what he watches and reads from utterly biased organizations like Breitbart and Fox News, you realize why the necessity for everyone growing up in the age of social media needs to have a basic understanding of how real news sites gather information. Media literacy is also integral to the continuance of us as a country. Thomas Jefferson once wrote that “a well-informed electorate is a prerequisite to democracy.” Basically saying, in order for America to thrive, there needs to be a general populous that knows, cares and can actively debate what is happening around them. Can you imagine Trump’s personal counselor, Kellyanne Conway trying to explain “alternative facts” to Jefferson? His head would explode. I’m sure Jefferson would not care if Conway knew how to do proper MLA citation or knew enough algebra to earn a degree, but the fact that she and a vast majority of the country, choose not to be well-informed and listen to facts would be a major cause of worry for him, and this is someone who despised newspapers as much, if not more than our current administration does, yet understood the need for citizens to be actively engaged in media. It is the responsibility of institutions of higher learning to ensure their students are gaining real-world skills that will prepare them for a successful future. Being able to understand news is more of a priority in today’s America than making sure you completed the bare minimum. In a world that has seen a rise of “citizen journalists” who can spread information with the touch of their phones, the demand for proper media vetting and analysis is imperative.
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• APRIL 5 - AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY OPEN HOUSE
Curious about what the Citrus College Automotive Programs have to offer? Come to an Automotive Technology Open House from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. in CI Community Room 159. • APRIL 10 THRU 13 - SEX 101 WEEK
This ASCC sponsored event aims to shed light and insight on the taboo topic of sex. There will be screenings, panels and more all across campus. Times and locations are still being finalized but fliers will come out soon.
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• APRIL 13 - FINANCIAL AID FAIR
All are welcome to learn more about FAFSA, Cal Grants and all things financial aid. The fair will happen from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Campus Center Mall. • APRIL 25 - COSMETOLOGY AND ESTHETICIAN OPEN HOUSE
Are you interested in a career as a cosmetologist or an esthetician? Attend an informal open house at 6 p.m. in the Cosmetology building. • MAY 13 - CINEMAGIC
This year the renowned Citrus Singers transform movie musicals into a parade of showstoppers with titles like “The Wizard of Oz,” “The Sound of Music,” “Grease” and more. The event will take place at 2 p.m. in the Haugh Performing Arts Center on Saturday, May 13. Regular presale tickets are $26. Presale tickets for students and seniors are $24. Tickets at the door regardless of age are $30. • MAY 16 - RETIREES AND NEW TENURED FACULTY RECEPTION
Everyone is welcome to share the celebration of those who will be retiring and those who will take on a new role as a tenured faculty member. Sponsored with appreciation by the Citrus Community College District Board of Trustees. The event will take place at 3:30 p.m. in CI 159.
THE 1000 BLOCK
Incident Reports
Owling w/ Laughter
CITRUS COLLEGE
A COMIC STRIP BY E M I LY HERMOSILLO
REPORTS ARE PROVIDED COURTESY OF THE CITRUS COLLEGE CAMPUS SAFETY DEPARTMENT. A REPORT IS NOT A STATEMENT OF GUILT.
Burglary
Drug Law Violation
LOCATION: Field House REPORTED: Unknown CASE #: 2017-021 DISPOSITION: Open
LOCATION: S6 Parking Lot REPORTED: 3/21/17 CASE #: 2017-022 DISPOSITION: Closed
Sexual Battery
Drug Law Violation
LOCATION: LB Building REPORTED: 3/21/17 CASE #: 2017-023 DISPOSITION: Open
LOCATION: S1 Parking Lot REPORTED: 3/23/17 CASE #: 2017-024 DISPOSITION: Closed
Hit & Run
Grand Theft
LOCATION: S6 Parking Lot REPORTED: 3/23/17 CASE #: 2017-025 DISPOSITION: Closed
LOCATION: VT 117 REPORTED: 3/27/17 CASE #: 2017-026 DISPOSITION: Open
Standards of Conduct
Standards of Conduct
LOCATION: S2 Parking Lot REPORTED: 3/28/17 CASE #: 2017-027 DISPOSITION: Closed
LOCATION: PE 139 REPORTED: 3/28/17 CASE #: 2017-028 DISPOSITION: Closed
Suspicious Circumstances
Petty Theft
LOCATION: ED Building REPORTED: 3/29/17 CASE #: 2017-029 DISPOSITION: Closed
LOCATION: SS Bike Rack REPORTED: 3/29/17 CASE #: 2017-030 DISPOSITION: Closed
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FALL 2017 September 7-December 1 •Study in one of the world’s most beautiful capitals. • Course work is CSU/UC transferable and fulfills general education requirements. •Accommodations, insurance, and central London transit pass are included. Group airfare is available. •British Life and Culture series provides guest lecturers and guided field trips. •Optional tours explore the great cities and historic sites of Europe.
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NEWS
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 2017 PAGE 5
Showcase fund request approved, with conflict Student government decision sparks question of wasteful spending BY CHRISTOPHER AMURAO WEB EDITOR
CAMURAO@CCCLARION.COM
Citrus College art students will receive funding for a portfolio workshop where they can display their work to four-year colleges. The funding did not come without a fight, however. Over three meetings, a request for $251 to the ASCC student senate was rejected, revived, negotiated down and ultimately passed for the original amount. The initial rejection of the funding began discussion over students’ best interests, spending and perceived entitlement to funds. For the past 16 years, colleges such as the University of Southern California, Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising and California Institute of the Arts have come to Citrus College to view and critique work done by students and give advice on their portfolios. The majority of the funding was to provide lunch for the representatives of the colleges that come to critique the student artists’ body of work.
Students speak Over 30 people came to attend the ASCC senate meeting March 14. ASCC advisor Maryann Tolano-Leveque was not present, allowing the meeting to stray from typical procedure. Students, teachers and counselors stood up and emphasized the strength of Citrus’ art program with the senate in an open forum. ASCC members Ruben Romero and Jennifer Chavez-Ramos also defended the portfolio workshop. Senator Andrew DiGiovanna, who was not present for the initial voting, proposed a fundraiser in place of using money from the ASCC’s social activities account. The idea of fundraising was met with skepticism. The senate revisited the request the next week.
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Students address the Associated Students of Citrus College executive board over the initial denial of a request for funds for an artist showcase on March 14 in the CI 159. ASCC revisited the item to re-vote after push back from the student body questioning their lack of support.
The Re-Vote Only certain speakers acknowledged by the board were allowed to present March 21. Michelle Plug, articulation officer at Citrus College, spoke to the board. “Can you tell me the difference,” Plug said, “in terms of how you allocate the funding from one to another? Students might think that maybe there’s a bias to it. I’m kind of uncertain because I want to know the criteria is. And what’s fundraisable?” “All these students pay for these ASCC stickers,” Plug said, before running out of time allowed to speak. The proposal of a fundraiser was rejected for concerns that funding would not be given in the future. “Funds have been donated,” said DiGiovanna a week after his proposal. Nevertheless, the senate’s only jurisdiction was their own funding of the workshop and not another organization.
In a series of amendments to the request that negotiated the request down to $35, back to $251, up to $182 and back to $251, the amendment passed for the original amount. After suggesting the final amendment for the original amount, senator Favian Fragoso said, “The art department should not have to be going through these hurdles to fundraise in the future if we don’t have such generous board members that wish to fundraise for them.”
The aftermath After the approval of the portfolio workshop, some senators voiced concerns over spending and fear of running over budget. ASCC senator Ian Rodrigues, who called himself a “budget-hawk,” introduced a bill to monitor spending by the board, called the Wasteful Spending Prevention Bill. “There’s no ill intention from the senator,” said senator Sean Cazares. "This is not meant to degrade, or
what have you, no ill intent. Frankly I would like to know what’s in all our accounts.” Tolano-Leveque assuaged these fears, explaining that she and her other advisors would not allow the board to spend more than the $20,650 budgeted in the social activities account. Last year, the ASCC ended with $5,492 in budget surplus, Tolano-Leveque said. In the fall, $9,920 had been spent. As of March 14, there is under $8,000 left in the social activities account for the 2016-2017 school year. Funds are first-come, first-serve and when they run out, the board cannot spend any more. A week later, while further discussing spending, Rodrigues gave a statement. “It gave me a sense that they were entitled. We can’t give in to entitlements. This board needs to set a precedent,” Rodrigues said. “They were saying last meeting that they’ve been
doing this for 16 years. Why stop it now? That for me feels that they were entitled to the money. Now, I was raised differently. I was taught that you weren’t entitled to a darn thing, you have to earn everything. If we feel that people want money just because they’re entitled to it, we need to strike that down before it gets out of control." Some senators voiced different opinions on the portfolio workshop. “I see it as tradition. I don’t see a reason why this board should go against that tradition. It’s at the core of what Citrus is,” senator Juan Martinez said. ASCC meetings are open to students at 2:30 p.m. every Tuesday. The senate will no longer meet when the adviser is not present, as a result of breaches in procedure. They did not meet April 4, as Tolano-Leveque could not attend. Find out more online at http:// www.ccclarion.com.
In case of emergency, know these resources BY MEGAN BENDER MANAGING EDITOR
MBENDER@CCCLARION.COM
Planning determines preparedness in the face of a real emergency and Campus Safety supervisor Ben Macias said being proactive and prepared is the best way to handle real emergencies on campus. Citrus’ spring 2017 campus wide emergency drill, set for April 6, will be a combination of a lock down and shelter drill and an evacuation drill. When it comes to being alert and prepared in the face of emergencies at Citrus, these resources and safety features are available virtually and on campus for students, staff and faculty:
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-BEN MACIAS
Citrus College campus safety supervisor
load Citrus’ safety app. Citrus Guardian allows users to create a profile and communicate directly with Campus Safety. It features GPS tracking and timer features and serves as another connection to local police departments.
Citrus Guardian
Citrus Alert
Search for Rave Guardian in your phone’s app store and down-
Sign up for Citrus’ Emergency Alert System and receive voice mail,
Parking FR O M PA G E 1
locations as far west as Santa Monica and everywhere in between, including downtown Los Angeles
Classroom Phones
Drills are important as they provide the platform for the college to test our emergency response procedures, our notification system, the campus’ response and the opportunity to learn from any deficiencies we may have.”
or sports venues like Dodger Stadium and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. While Los Angeles Rams football games typically fall on Sundays in the summer and fall when students are not impacted, Campus Safety may see an upswing in Dodger fans donning hats and jerseys, migrating from Citrus’
email and text notification by updating contact information on WingSpan. The Citrus website said tjat Citrus Alerts are sent “in an emergency, such as an act of nature, threat of violence, chemical hazard, or other significant events such as a school closings or power outages.”
parking lots to the Metro station in the middle of the school’s busiest hours. Performing arts major Marcos Ochoa said drivers are taking advantage of Citrus’ parking lots. “It’s kind of messed up that you would be taking college parking away from people who are actually here going to get your education
Classroom phones can send and receive emergency notifications and also provide one button access to Campus Safety.
Classroom locks, where applicable Thumb turn the bolt on the interior of classroom doors. This will lock door from inside without having a key or needing to go out to the hallway.
Alertus Macias said these Alertus beacons and computer software allow emergency notifications to be broadcast through the beacons which have been installed in many areas around campus and have a speaker and LED lights around them. The software will also take over any campus computand you’re going to like a baseball game,” Ochoa said. While the struggle for parking is not a new issue for Citrus students, the task for campus safety to minimize outsiders, including park and ride individuals, will be ongoing. “Even if it’s only five, 10 or 20 spaces, we are ensuring these are for students,” Macias said.
ers and will give the emergency notification.
Students Macias also said students must listen to the directives from employees, Campus Safety, the building Emergency Information Officer, or responding law enforcement. He said no drills have gone wrong to date but Campus Safety does find areas to improve in. “Drills are important as they provide the platform for the college to test our emergency response procedures, our notification system, the campus’ response and the opportunity to learn from any deficiencies we may have,” Macias said. Information provided courtesy of Ben Macias and Citrus College website.
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Even if it’s only five, 10 or 20 spaces, we are ensuring these are for students,” -BEN MACIAS
Citrus College campus safety
Citrus College Foundation Scholarship • More than 100 scholarships available • Application opens March 13th • Deadline to submit application is April 10th • Scholarship Reception TBD
SUCCESS STARTS H E R E Need Help?
Scholarship workshops offered in the Student Services Building Date
Room
Times
Friday, March 17
SS168
9:00-10:00 AM
Friday, March 17
SS168
2:00-3:00 PM
Monday, March 20
SS168
9:00-10:00 AM
Thursday, March 23
SS168
2:00-3:00 PM
Wednesday, March 29
SS168
9:00-10:00 AM
Monday, April 3
SS168
2:00-3:00 PM
Thursday, April 6
SS168
2:00-3:00 PM
Monday, April 10
SS168
2:00-3:00 PM
Click on “Citrus College Scholarships” on the Citrus College Financial Aid webpage to apply. For more information on how you can support and promote student success through the Citrus College Scholarship Program, contact the Foundation at (626) 914-8825 or foundation@citruscollege.edu. 1000 West Foothill Boulevard, Glendora, CA 91741-1885 (626) 963-0323
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FEATURES
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 2017 PAGE 7
Shane Malins smokes a daily cigarette on March 13 outside the LB building at Citrus College. Cigarettes are a common theme for the indie rock band Fortune Boy.
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lead vocalist creates a vision
Shane Malins’ band Fortune Boy gains a following BY MICHAEL QUINTERO STAFF WRITER
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A full-time student, and part-time worker, Shane Malins finds the time to write the music for the indie rock band Fortune Boy. Malins, 21, is a music business major at Citrus College. While he is not studying, Malins is writing and performing concerts as the frontman of Fortune Boy. The band consists of Nicholas Pedroza, Dominic Rivera, Joel LoGiudice and Malins. Fortune Boy was formed in March 2016 in Claremont, California. Within a few months, the band played the Glasshouse in Pomona. Malins said this event was one of the bigger accomplishments the band has made since forming. “The moment the crowd started singing ‘Andrea’ I felt as if I could die right that second,” Malins said. “I felt that we made it in a sense.” The drive Malins puts into his music is why Fortune Boy is a band worth a listen. Malins has sent their album out to over 200 record labels. Also, he booked their last seven concerts with more upcoming. With streaming and free downloading of music, Malins said he still goes the extra step to get their name out there. “Shane is definitely one of the more tenacious and personally motivated people that I know, a great friend and passionate musician,” LoGiudice said. Malins’ role in the band is rhythm guitar and vocals. He writes a majority of the lyrics. Malins has been playing guitar since he was 11 years old and is
now branching off to learn piano and bass. The band formed while everyone was having difficulties with other bands. They came across Malins’ music on Soundcloud and Fortune Boy was formed. “There is really no meaning to the name, it just kind of happened when we were eating fortune cookies,” Malins said. “We have a pretty great group dynamic that definitely breeds creativity and allows us to make good music,” LoGiudice said. The band is feeding off the positive energy, and Malins is taking it to the next level. “I want the band to be more anything in the world,” Malins said. Having this success at a young age can change the ego of a musician. Malins is a humble person with all the success Fortune Boy has made. He focused on making Fortune Boy a household name. “The whole experience has been weird since we started last year,” Malins said. “I feel the experience has enhanced my perception of music”. Malins said a year ago he could barely write a song. Now he is already started working on solo music for himself. This learning experience shaped his mindset around the idea of recording music. Big dreams are to come from Malin’s visions. “Shane is a really close friend of ours despite the fact that we only met him about a year and a half ago. He has a lot of stories to tell and he’s always drinking Dr. Pepper,” Rivera said. He understands the struggles of being a musician, and the leadership it
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Lead singer Shane Malins, right, performs alongside Dominic Rivera and Fortune Boy on April 1 at the American Legion in Pomona. Fortune Boy was formed in March 2016.
takes to follow his dreams. The band has only been around for less than a year, but their following is beginning to grow, so Malins is doing something right. Andrew VanWyngarden from MGMT and the late Jim Morrison from The Doors are the influences that drive Malins to produce music. Morrison’s shock rock style of music is what Fortune Boy drives on. Malins said their album is a typical garage recorded album, but it is their
stage presence that makes them different. A band can have all the talent in writing songs, but being boring on stage will change the audience’s perception. Fortune Boy does not have this problem. Their stage antics are what brings their following. The album “Chris” came out in May 2016. “We just started work on our next album so it’s feeling official and we’ve been having lots of shows, and the experience has been incomparable”
Pedroza said. Rivera said their new album is going to be recorded more professionally compared to the garage sessions. They are all looking forward to releasing the album this year. The album “Chris” can be purchased for $10 at https://fortuneboymusic.bandcamp.com and can be listened to on Spotify, Soundcloud, Bandcamp and iTunes. They also can be found on Twitter and Instagram at @Fortuneboymusic.
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“The Only Way Out Is In” Citrus celebrates International Women’s Day with an exclusive panel of women in art BY EMILY HERMOSILLO STAFF WRITER
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International artists spoke at an art panel from on March 8 in the Visual Arts lecture hall about their careers and process of creating art. These artists have their work on display in the art gallery “The Only Way Out Is In” in the Visual Arts building until May 12. Much of the panel was focused on the artists’ process of creating a piece. Process art is all about the experience, not the end result. There is typically little or no conceptualizing or expectations. Mela M, an award winning artist who lives in Los Angeles, is inspired by everyday life, especially architecture. M said the wooden pieces on display are affected by her emotions and she created the piece “Pink Sun Over the City” to represent her love of the city and respect to the feminist artist icon Judy Chicago For Nzuji De Magalhaes the process of creating art is all about the challenge. Oil paintings became comfortable for her, so she
began integrating yarn. Creating these pieces are challenging for her to do because yarn does not blend like paint and it requires her to contort her body and stay in a position for hours. From a few feet away, some may not realize Magalhaes’ “Obscured Umbrella” painting is made of strands of yarn, plastic beads, and glitter. Magalhaes is not the only one who prefers to work with unconventional materials. Coleen Sterritt, a 64-year-old L.A.-based artist, does not know what her pieces will become once they start. Sterritt said it is about creating something, not the end product. Sterritt creates art from random found objects and has created sculptures from abandoned cabinets and doors from when she remodeled her home. When she saw the discarded wood from her bedroom, Sterritt said she saw the pile of wood “with new eyes” as materials. The door had been painted a color called “honey”, which was inspiration for the title of the piece “Honey Pile” that is currently on
display in the art gallery at Citrus. “‘Honey Pile’ is kind of like an endearing term, in a way, and you know, it was the doors that came off the bedroom and it just seemed sweet and appropriate,” Sterritt said. For artist Julia Schwartz, her paintings are deeply emotional and nothing is planned in advance. The panel’s moderator Eve Wood described Schwartz’s art as “sinister whimsy,” which is reflective of the years she spent conducting psychoanalytical study. Wood asked the panelists how much time an artist should spend on a piece in the studio, to which Julia Couzens replied, “Working isn’t just hammer to the chisel or hand to the brush.” Couzens said time has nothing to do with the quality of the art, but time spent conceptualizing or experimenting outside of the studio counts as an artist’s work. “Time has nothing to do with art.” Couzens said. M encouraged student artists to sketch or experiment when they don’t feel like working on their main project. Many of them stressed the importance of attending galleries
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Robin McBurney, visual arts counselor, poses with art made by Marion Lane and Coleen Sterritt.
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Mela M. takes a picture of her own work on March 1 at the opening of “The Only Way Out Is In.” The art gallery will be open until May 12.
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If you are 25 and haven’t made it yet, you’re fine.” -NZUJI DE MAGALHAES
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Noah Castillero, art major, and Brett Grubbs, psychology major, view Julia Couzens’ work.
and shows to make connections and friendships with other artists. Networking can be difficult for introverted artists, but Magalhaes said it’s “90 percent networking, 10 percent art.” Marion Lane began making art around 15 years ago, while M has been drawing since she was a child. “If you are 25 and haven’t made it yet, you’re fine,” Magalhaes said. “You have to forgive yourself because in your mind you can fly, but if you fly for real you will fall. Hard.” The art panel was held on International Women’s Day and with all the featured artists being women, the topic of feminism and what it means to be a “feminist artist” was brought up. For Magalhaes, being a “feminist artist” was something intimidating and confusing when she first heard of it. She arrived in America from Angola, Africa, not understand-
ing what feminism meant and did not want to be stigmatized. Rieley Slater, an undeclared student who is interested in studio art, said she is glad the artists brought up feminism because she thinks it is an important topic to talk about in all spaces. Slater said the panel was interesting to her because she recently discovered her own interest in abstract art and that she can get preoccupied with the end goal of her art instead of the process. Professor Michael Hillman identified with many of the things the panelists talked about as an artist that works with ceramics. While he said he does have an envisioned product, he often gets lost in the process of creating due to the constantly changing, malleable material. Hillman praised Rochelle Botello, an art professor and curator for organizing the art gallery and art panel, for her ability to encourage interaction with the pieces.
Above is the piece “Pink Sun Over The City” by Mela M.
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A glimpse at the full gallery. The featured art piece above is “Honey Pile” by Coleen Sterritt.
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Above is the Julia Schwartz’s piece, “Trapeze”, made of oil on linen.
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American students encountered peaceful protests relating to the refugee crisis and Donald Trump inauguration while studying abroad in January in Italy. The Women’s March on Washington, D.C., had sister marches in over 75 countries. On Jan. 21, Citrus College students were coincidentally on an excursion to Rome during one of the sister marches. Crowds of people gathered at the Piazza Della Rotonda in Rome to support the American Women’s March. Men and women, young and old, held signs and chanted in English and Italian against the patriarchy and exclusion of immigrants. Professor Senya Lubisich is accustomed to seeing protests while teaching abroad but said she was surprised when she walked into the Women’s March in Rome. Some of the protesters in Rome are or were American citizens. Despite living in another country, they felt the need to let their voices be heard about perceived injustices in the United States. “It certainly speaks to Americans abroad and the values that you have at home carry with you, and you are still affected by what’s happening at home even if you are abroad,” Lubisich said. Lubisich said that if she were back home, she would have participated in the Women’s March in downtown Los Angeles with her children and husband. “I just wasn’t expecting to see something that is so prominent in America right now, overseas,” 19-year-old Citrus student Alexys
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Protesters take part in the Women’s March Jan. 21 in Rome. Protesters held signs in response to President Donald Trump’s proposed travel ban.
Spilotro said. Some protesters were clearly against the newly appointed Trump and his actions. People brandished signs saying, “Trump dishonors us all” and “Bridges not walls, l’amore battle l’odio (love beats hate).” “The Women’s March in Rome had a powerful impact,” criminal justice and journalism double-major Nicole Spata said. “It was inspiring to see people so passionate and fight for what they believe in. I am a strong
believer in ‘everyone is entitled to their own opinion’ and I absolutely love when I see people fighting for that.” A protest about immigration policy in Venice occurred in early January. On Jan. 13, protesters went out into the cold, carrying signs and spoke into a megaphone against strict immigration laws. Citrus students were visiting the Peggy Guggenhiem art museum at
the time. Distracted by the noise and flare, some students gathered around windows and outside to watch the protest from across the water. “We were at the Guggenheim in Venice and we heard a lot of racket and commotion,” art history professor Michael Hillman said. “It was surreal now because it was across the grand canal . . . that was mainly in Italian so we didn’t understand what they were protesting.” As of 2009, aiding or housing an
illegal immigrant in Italy is a crime punishable by up to three years in prison. An Italian man is facing prosecution for aiding a pregnant refugee and her family travel to France. While students were savoring their last few days in Italy, news of Trump’s travel ban hit. The ban did not only affect refugees, but also people with many different types of visas. Lubisich said she thinks there is already evidence of the ban deterring and inconveniencing international and study abroad students. “I feel like all across, sort of, the west. . . there’s such a return to nationalism and nativism,” Lubisich said. “There’s this real desire to close yourself off and to try to be whatever that nation is, the idea of what your nation is.” Citrus students returning on the group flight home experienced protesters against the travel ban, proTrump protesters and volunteering lawyers holding signs. Isaac Godoy, 26-year-old business major, was inconvenienced while studying abroad by the crowds of protesters that made it difficult to stay with his group. “It’s a small price to pay if there will be a change to policy the Trump administration has set in place,” Godoy said. Godoy said he believes the travel ban will not reduce domestic terror attacks and that it is a waste of resources. Lubisich was not in favor of the travel ban. “The travel ban, I think, really does send a message that the United States is not an option. Which in my historian hat makes me very sad,” Lubisich said. “I wish we really were about human rights.”
Workshops available at Hayden Library BY ROSI DI STEFANO SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER RDISTEFANO@CCCLARION.COM
One of the largest resources available to Citrus College students on campus is the Hayden Memorial Library. In this study haven, librarians provide a variety of workshops during the semester. The workshops take place at different days of the week and times, so it is easier for students to find time in their schedule to attend the workshop they want or need. Workshops are hosted to help students with writing assignments by teaching them how to correctly cite and find sources according to required styles and to avoid plagiarism. In contrast to 2016, workshops are only going to be provided during spring and fall due to the lack of student equity funding this year. This is an 80 percent decrease in workshops offered from fall online education and technical services, Selene Pineda, librarian, said. The type of workshops they offer are based on what students ask the most when librarians are helping them and by faculty recommendations based on student needs, Pineda said. “Since many students were asking about different types of workshops, including resume and career ones, we have partnered with career counselors to offer career workshops at the library since we do have space for it,” Pineda said. “The career counselors facilitated few resume workshops last fall and they will be offering more career workshops this semester at the library.”
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Citrus student Michael Vasquez listens during librarian Selene Pineda’s MLA workshop lecture on April 4 at the workshop room inside the Hayden Memorial Library. A variety of workshops are available to students during the spring semester.
Students can also make suggestions of what type of workshop they would like to take by either going in person to the reference desk or online via email or chat on the library homepage, Sarah Bosler, public services librarian, said.
“Students usually have questions on citations plus they usually get extra credit for attending,” Pineda said. Professors such as Dale Salwak have offered extra credit for going. Pineda said based on surveys conducted last year at the end of each
workshop, as well as verbal feedback, student response was positive, saying that the workshops are helpful. “(Students) asked that we offer them at a wider variety of times and days, different days of the week, more in the evening, etcetera,”
Bosler said. “In the past, we tried to offer them at varying times, but with limited faculty available to teach them, the schedule is limited.” Students can find the workshop schedules at http://libguides.citruscollege.edu/library.
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Another woman personified Gravity, as the opposite of Levity. Unlike the latter, Gravity was clothed in black and became the focus of the man’s attention. He lifted and spun her into complicated arabesques. Hanging upside down on a suspended hoop, he held his arms out and swung her up into the air where audiences gasped at their intense flips and twirls. “I had to remind myself to breathe,” audience member Colleen Windham-Hughes, one of three professors who visited from California Lutheran University, said. “I was holding my breath. It was so amazing. I was just transfixed.” Quixotic had three main characters. “We have Gravity, the dark character, Levity is the light character and we have a central character,” violinist Shane Booth said. The protagonist was played by trapeze artist Oliver Parkinson. He represented man’s bond between the force of gravity. Lifting weights is part of his daily routine in order to flip his partner, Megan Stockman who played Gravity, from the ground into midair. To prepare for the role, Parkinson said they had been training as partners for 18 months. “My role is Levity, which is the light character. It’s more of a loose
storyline in the struggle between dark and light. So, my character’s role is to remind the main character to turn towards the light”, said ballet dancer Rachel Coats. Ballet dancer Ryan Jolicoeur-Nye described the whole performance as a “theme of struggle and figuring out a way to balance life harmoniously.” In addition to composing most of the Quixotic’s music, Booth said, “I’m kind of the show and tell guy. I walk around and introduce all the different acts. I’ll bring out each person that’s doing a specialty act and introduce them to the crowd. I’m more of the fourth wall breaker.” True to his word, Booth’s live violin score played in the background as a woman took center stage. With her back facing a white silk screen, her right hand extended to her right and a white ball of light appeared. As she picked it up, it transformed into a fireball that reflected her every move while she danced. The ball immediately morphed into rain as drums beat against the music. Throughout the performance, LED lights danced with her and shined towards its audience in sync with the music. Overall, it was a mesmerizing experience of humanity’s devotion to the ground and their desire to defy gravity.
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Unlikely mascot cheers on Citrus Aquatics BY HANNAH WALLECK STAFF WRITER
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The swim team has an unlikely new mascot on the pool deck, a service dog named Bayern who has an energetic personality and an uplifting journey. Bayern is a golden retriever who has positively influenced a team and changed his owner’s life in more ways than one. Gregory Ellender, Bayern’s owner, is a veteran who was deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, serving nine years in the Army. Now Ellender is a Citrus student, only a few classes away from an associate degree. Ellender was introduced to Bayern through Paws 4 Patriots, an organization that trains dogs for disabled veterans. Some of the services Bayern provides for Ellender include emotional, behavioral, mobility and physical disabilities. “He helps me when I am having night terrors,” Ellender said in a phone interview. “Bayern either lays across my legs and wakes me up by bumping me or barking. He is sensitive to my behavior.” Ellender has been a Citrus student since spring 2014, taking sociology and psychology classes. A few semesters later, he started to take kinesiology courses. In fall 2016, Ellender met water polo and swim head coach Jennifer Spalding through softball head coach Jackie Boxley. Boxley referred Ellender to Spalding, who teaches classes in the kinesiology department in addition to coaching. Ellender needed additional units to fulfill his general education classes.
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Service dog Bayern watches over freshman Megan Card as she finishes her swim set March 22 at the Citrus College Aquatic center. Bayern and his owner Gregory Ellender have been attending practices since the start of water polo season in fall 2016.
“Greg actually needed some classes and so he took some of the classes I taught and brought the dog around,” Spalding said. “Then all of a sudden, Greg started hanging out with the water polo team.” Ellender asked Spalding to attend a practice for an assignment on coaching athletes and to get any additional advice about kinesiology. “I went to a few practices with Bayern and he enjoyed interacting with the girls, so I brought him a few more times,” Ellender said. Bayern and Ellender grew closer
to the team and continued going to their practices during the peak of water polo season. Ellender thinks Bayern made an instant connection with the swimmers. “Bayern is very passionate about the girls,” Ellender said. “I would go as far as to say that he is somewhat attached to some of the girls.” Ellender also connected with the swim team on a personal level. “The water polo and swim team has impacted my life in an unbelievably positive manner,” said Ellender. “They have helped me by talking
to me and just being themselves. I have a tremendous amount of respect for them as both athletes and as ladies.” Ellender returned the team’s hospitality by opening his home to any swimmers who needed a place to live. Megan Card, Hunter Olivier and Angela Smith took Ellender’s offer and currently live with him and Bayern. “I needed a new place to live as well as my roommate, Angela,” Card said. “Greg was kind enough to open his home to us.”
Card is on the swim team and also plays water polo, where she met Ellender and Bayern. “I love Bayern and how protective and loving he is,” Card said. “He definitely relieves my own stress everyday I come home.” Spalding has noticed Bayern’s personality and how he has influenced the women on the swim team. “You can be in the worst mood and when you see this dog, you’re just instantly happy,” Spalding said. “He’s definitely our team mascot,
that’s for sure.” Bayern helped make a positive transition for Ellender after serving in the Army and creates a comfortable environment for Ellender and those who come in contact with him. In just half a year, Bayern has acquired 15 additional family members and is the new mascot and official aquatic dog of the swim team. “Bayern provides unconditional care and love and has been with me through thick and thin,” Ellender said. “He is my lifeline.”
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“Quintin adjusted quickly to our style of play and fit right in with the team,” Ammann said. Lauer said he was also happy with the way Bailey fit in with the team coming from a different country. “He’s gotten used to the speed of the game and the strength of the college players,” Lauer said. “Every high school guy goes through it, but he is from another country and the game is a little different out there,
not to say that one way is better, but he has adjusted well to everything.” The 6-foot-7-inch forward, who made the switch from rugby to basketball at age 13, said his game has developed since he came to the U.S. “I’m a lot stronger by doing post moves,” Bailey said. “But now I’m just working on my jump shot and trying to get bigger to compete against bigger players.” Ammann said he has seen the growth in Bailey’s game from when
he first joined the team in October. “He has always been very skilled, especially for a post player, but he adjusted very well to the speed that our team likes to play at, as well as getting a lot better at being a more aggressive scorer and getting a lot of rebounds,” Ammann said. The New Zealander grabbed 111 rebounds in his first season at Citrus while also getting 20 steals and blocking eight shots. Bailey impacted the team this
year, shooting 81.8 percent from the free throw line and scoring 135 total points. Bailey is already looking ahead into the future to pursue his dream here in the U.S. to play basketball at a four-year institution and eventually make it his career. “I want to move on to a university and play pro if I can,” Bailey said. “Otherwise, I’ll head back to New Zealand and play in the leagues back home.”
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that’s different than ours.” Although Bailey arrived at Citrus while the men’s basketball team was already in training prior to the season, Ammann said he admired Bailey for immediately adjusting to the basketball team.
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Softball prepares for final stretch BY KATE LIMING SPORTS EDITOR
SCOREBOARD A W A Y
BASEBALL TUE THUR 3/28 3/30 ANTELOPE ANTELOPE VALLEY VALLEY W, 3-2 W, 9-1
SAT 3/18 ANTELOPE VALLEY L, 5-3
TUE 4/4 VICTOR VALLEY W, 19-6
SOFTBALL FRI FRI 3/31 3/31 EL CAMINO EL CAMINO L, 12-11 L, 12-4
THUR 4/4 L.A. MISSION W, 7-0
THUR 4/4 L.A. MISSION W, 11-3
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Citrus freshman outfielder Seanna Jimenez attempts to make a catch in the outfield in a 9-1 victory over Glendale College on March 23 at Citrus College.
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Citrus freshman pitcher Vanessa Garcia winds up for a pitch on March 23 at Citrus College.
these final games. “We need to catch balls because that’s our kryptonite right now,” Boxley said. “We can’t catch a ball
right now, so our pitcher has to throw strikes and keep it in the park.” Garcia, who averages 2.8 strike-
outs per game and has pitched a total of 70.2 innings, said the team has to work on finishing games strong against their opponents. “Being able to come back, pick ourselves up where we go back into the game, score runs and try to get ahead is one of our biggest goals right now.” Boxley and her team do not worry much about how their opponents play, rather, she and the team focus on how they play. “One thing about us it that we don’t worry about the other team,” Boxley said. “We just kind of worry about us and if we do okay.” Boxley is confident the team will come on top against San Bernardino Valley College this Thursday. “San Bernardino is competitive and they have a good coach, but I think that if we hit the ball really well, then we’re gonna beat them,” Boxley said. The Citrus College softball team will travel to play their final non-conference game at 3 p.m. April 6 at San Bernardino Valley College (13-12, 4-6).
golf looks to finish strong in conference BY STEPHEN IM
• Saturday, March 11 Chaffey Invitational 5th at Chaffey College • Friday, March 17 L.A. Pierce College (WSC #2) 5th at L.A. Pierce College • Friday, March 31 Santa Monica (WSC #3) N/A at Santa Monica College
MEN’S GOLF
• Monday, March 20 SoCal Regional Preview 3rd at El Camino Country Club • Monday, March 27 Santa Barbara (WSC) 4th at Alisal Ranch Golf Course • Monday, April 3 Canyons (WSC) N/A at Tournament Players Club, Valencia
UPCOMING BASEBALL THUR 4/6 VICTOR VALLEY 2:30 PM
FRI 4/7 VICTOR VALLEY 2:30 PM
TUE 4/11 MT. SAN ANTONIO 6 PM
WED 4/12 PASADENA 2:30 PM
SOFTBALL THUR TUE 4/6 4/11 VICTOR SAN BERNARDINO VALLEY 1 PM 3 PM
TUE 4/11 VICTOR VALLEY 3 PM
THUR 4/13 CANYONS 2:30 PM
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• Thursday, April 20 WSC Championships at Allan Hancock College (Day 1) • Friday, April 21 WSC Championships at Allan Hancock College (Day 2) • Saturday, April 22 WSC Championships at Allan Hancock College (Day 3)
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Since hosting the Western States Conference Citrus event on March 17, the Citrus men’s golf team competed in two events, placing third in the WSC SoCal Regional Preview and fourth in WSC Santa Barbara event. Sophomore James Bragger finished the last three events as the Owls’ lowest scorer, including a two-over 74 at WSC SoCal Preview and an eight-over 80 at WSC Santa Barbara. El Camino Country Club in Oceanside, California hosted the SoCal Regional Preview event where the Owls finished with a score of 394, 11 strokes behind first place Ventura College and three strokes behind runner-up Santa Barbara CIty College. Bragger’s 74, Joshua Strong’s 76 and Aaron Coiner’s 78 were among the 10 best individual scores behind medalist Brandon Resnick of Ventura College with a one-over 73. Alisal Ranch Golf Course in Santa Barbara hosted the WSC Santa Barbara on March 27 where Citrus finished fourth behind College of the Canyons, who finished first for their
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With only nine games left in the season, the Citrus softball team, 18-11, 7-3, is looking to finish off with a stronger record than last year’s, 18-22, 13-8 record. The team has played many backto-back games with little rest in between and catcher Celine Spathias, who currently has 28 runs and 20 runs batted in, said it’s been pretty hard on the team. “Because we had seven games last week, it was just so tough getting hyped for every game,” Spathias said. Freshman pitcher Vanessa Garcia also said the grueling schedule last week pushed the team to keep playing together as a team. “Towards the end it was more like, ‘Alright, let’s do this, we’re almost there,’” Garcia said. With a three-day break, the Owls were able to get some rest before playing L.A. Mission in a doubleheader at home on April 4. Citrus defeated L.A. Mission 7-0 in the first game and 11-3 in the second game. The Owls’ current home record is 12-7 and with the next four games being at home, including a doubleheader against Victor Valley next Tuesday, Boxley said she knows her team is going to play great in front of a home crowd these next few games. “We’re gonna kill it,” Boxley said. “We’re comfortable here.” Boxley said her team is feeling motivated to go out and play with the intention to win these last nine games. “We’re tired of losing,” Boxley said. “We have pressure right now, but all we can do is show up and play.” Within the last two weeks, the softball team has won seven of eleven games, scoring six or more runs eight times during the span. Spathias said her mentality going into these final games is to win. “I know that because this is my final season here, I want to finish strong,” Spathias said. With time ticking before the season is over, Boxley said the team needs to work on defense to win
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third conference victory this season. Despite the high winds that played a role in some of the higher scores, the 17-stroke margin of victory for College of the Canyons left the remaining teams battling for second which went to Santa Barbara City College with a team score of 399.
With a score of 417, the Owls placed fourth — Citrus’ best round, which once again belonged to Bragger, who shot an eight-over 80 which placed him 10th individually behind medalist Ben Campbell from College of the Canyons with an even-par 72. With four events remaining be-
fore the WSC finals, teams will be fighting for a top-four finish in conference qualifying for a return trip to El Camino Country Club for the SoCal Regionals event on May 8. The Citrus men’s golf team will travel on April 10 to Oakmont Country Club for the WSC Glendale event.
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