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revolution that needs to take place within the Sanders campaign and how she wanted America be a “good place for all of us to live.” She went on to say “We will finish what we started in 2016.” As soon as Sanders was seen by the crowd and reached the podium, the crowd of thousands erupted into a huge chant of “Bernie! Bernie! Bernie!” In a quick response to the crowd, “No, no, no it is not me, it is us,” with his speech focused on his policies. Sanders started speaking by delivering a usual blow to the Trump presidency. “Donald Trump is an embarrassment to the United States,” Sanders
Certain doors on campus lack deadbolts that allow doors to be locked from the inside. Fred Diamond, director of facilities, estimated 90 percent of doors are currently equipped with internally lockable thumbturn deadbolts. The campus lockdown on Jan. 15 and the inability to lock these doors had some students and faculty questioning their safety should an emergency situation occur. Student Peter Conley was trapped in his classroom for over six hours during the lockdown. He was inside a room that had doors with deadbolts on all exits. Conley said had those doors not been lockable his anxiety during the situation would have been much higher, causing him to stay in a highalert position for longer. Conley said his professor issued instructions on what actions to take should an active shooter attempt to enter their classroom. “The professor told us that if it was an active shooter that we should throw everything we could get our hands on and that he would charge the shooter,” Conley said. “There is nothing else you can do in that situation.” This is in part due to a ongoing retrofitting effort. The remaining 10 percent of doors fall into three categories. The first, Diamond said, are those doors which are mandated by law to retain panic-bars. Panic-bars, also known as crushbars, perform a life-saving function in the event of a fire. An inward-swinging door equipped with a conventional handle can trap panicked occupants crowded around an exit, Diamond said. Panic-bar doors curtail this by opening via pushing, and always swing outward. The way by which panic-bars work make it impossible to fit these doors with a thumbturn deadbolt. The requirements to have panic-bars are determined by factors like occupancy rating as well as for what
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt) announces his campaign promises to the a crowd of more than a 1000 people gathered on March 23, in Grand Park, Los Angeles. Sanders talked about his goals for free healthcare and college to the cheering crowd below him.
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He believes everything I believe. Free education, free medical and that’s the way it should be. It’s not just the rich get to go to school and the poor have to go go work.”
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Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, one of the most popular politicians in the U.S., held his own announcement rally in Grand Park in Los Angeles for the first time since he announced his run for president earlier this year on March 23. Many Democratic politicians know that California is going to be a key battleground to winning the Democratic primaries, so they frequently rally in the blue state. As the 2020 race for the presidency starts to heat up, many Democrat and Republican voters look to find their best choice in the elections. People, from couples with young children to older men and women from the Los Angeles community came out to support Sanders at the rally. William Dore, an older man and attendee of the rally, advocated for the legalization of marijuana. “He believes everything I believe, free education, free medical and that’s the way it should be. It’s not just the rich get to go to school and the poor have to go to work,” Dore said. For the children that attended the rally with their parents, most were covered from head to toe in Sanders’
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Senator Bernie Sanders steps off the podium after the speech to meet face to face with his supporters on March 23 in Grand Park, Los Angeles. Sanders shook hands and hugged people as he made his way around the buffer zone.
merchandise; they yelled and screamed alongside their parents for the promises that Sanders hoped to accomplish. Free college, Medicare for all and expanding social security are just some of Sanders’ goals once in office. “I look at it as a total medicine and people who are against it, the big companies didn’t want to see it because they thought people would get lethargic and wouldn’t work hard,” Dore said. “But they’ll give any of them coffee for free and keep ‘em wound up …. They haven’t even begun to scratch the surface of the
medical part.” A number of speakers were in support of Sanders, including California Rep. Ro Khanna of the 17th congressional district, which covers a majority of the east San Francisco bay area. Khanna agreed about many of the policy ideas that Sanders had, with the largest idea being a Medicare for all system. “We seek to build America up, not others down,” Khanna said. Nina Turner, former senator from Ohio, also spoke about similar policy ideas of Sanders at the rally. Turner spoke about the political
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music uses both sides of the brain BY JERICK PALACIO STAFF REPORTER
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Music provides a certain frequency and rhythm that has the ability to resonate with the current mood of a person. This is the reason why everyone has their own genre of music they listen to, depending on how they feel in a certain moment. Each genre of music supports a person through different situations in life, whether they are depressed, in need of relaxation or trying to connect with a feeling. Music is there to guide them through the river of life. Although the appreciation of music can be of significant help, putting it into practice and learning how to play an instrument or sing takes your mind and body further into the abyss of creation. Learning an instrument engages both parts of the brain and taps into the abstract thought process that everyone possesses. Everyone should learn how to play an instrument. Becoming a musician benefits both sides of the brain. Learning how to play an instrument requires technical attention, engaging the left side. Composing and improvising music engages the right side, building creativity and fluidity. We are one with sound. Music is a deeper level of sound, one that creates an emotional understanding between a person and their environment. Barry Goldstein quotes Petr Janata in “Conscious Lifestyle” magazine from a study done in 2009. Janata is a cognitive neuroscientist studying the psychology of music at UC Davis. He finds that the brain “associates music and memories when we experience emotionally salient episodic memories that are
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Music promotes brain health and engages the left and right side of the organ. This is especially helpful in treating neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s.
triggered by familiar songs from our personal past.” Music can stimulate the mind to guide memories deep within the subconscious into existence. Playing a familiar song helps to remember how a day went and which feelings were present. Patients with Alzheimer’s benefit from this. Having the ability to remember events will create a greater experience for those who have poor memory. If just listening to music has the potential to help with cognitive abilities like memory, attention and emotions, think about how learning the theory behind music can benefit the mind.
Having the power to create original compositions of sounds and rhythm creates a spiritual bridge from the mind to the heart, allowing the connection between the two to free creative energy and transform thought to sound. Scientifically, learning instruments increases blood flow in the brain. Increase in blood flow strengthens dormant areas of the brain by providing more oxygen. This effect is caused because of the need to process sound, sight and touch simultaneously. People who perform in bands take this a step further. Along with having three senses active, they all must
synchronize their awareness into one precise moment. Communication is present through the rhythm of the beat, and the sounds of the instruments. This ability requires exceptional multisensory skills. No specific physical instrument benefits a person anymore than the next. The connection to rhythm and sound is what helps the brain flow with creativity. But there is one instrument that is not physical. It’s the instrument most people are born with – voice. For centuries, singing has brought people together and is used in many cultures to connect with both divinity and themselves. Shamans
used ancient chants to communicate with godly entities to bring back transcendental information to the three-dimensional world. Buddhists meditate OM to connect with their inner selves to guide them to enlightenment. Christians and Catholics sing the word of God to bring his presence directly into their hearts and minds. Learning how to sing or play an instrument does not only give you the label of “talented.” It guides you to become more positive and selfaware. Positivity would be abundant in this world if people put down their phones and learned the art of sound.
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Open parking lots for homeless students California Assemblyman Marc Berman has introduced Assembly Bill 302 which would allow homeless community college students to sleep in their cars on campus parking lots. AB-302 should be passed. In March, Temple University, along with the Hope Center, reported that 19 percent of community college students in California are homeless. AB-302 defines homeless students as youths without a fixed or reliable residence during nighttime hours. Bills like AB-302 would help ease the burdens of homelessness while students seek a college education. AB-302 is not the first bill aimed at assisting homeless students. AB-1995, which was passed in 2016, requires any community college with shower facilities to make them available to homeless students enrolled in courses. If AB-302 becomes law, the same rules would apply to all community colleges with parking facilities. Laws protecting and assisting the homeless community are needed now more than ever. A recent report by the Los Angeles Police Department shows a 68 percent increase in crimes committed against homeless people in 2016-2017. Getting students off the streets, even if in a car, is paramount. AB-302 would require overnight
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parking areas to be designated for students facing homelessness and for these parking areas to be monitored. Having a monitored place to rest may give homeless students a level of security unavailable to them in the past. By law, California is required to reimburse any additional costs that school districts or local agencies may
accumulate through this process. The potential cost to taxpayers is not mentioned in the text of the bill, but each campus will have different needs. School districts would have until July 1, 2020, to assemble a viable plan of action if AB-302 were to pass. AB-302 also has requirements that students must meet to use overnight
parking. The bill states that students must be in good standing with their school district and have all tuition fees paid. Homeless students would also need to register with the campus and sign a liability waiver in order to use overnight parking. These restrictions are a good call. Students will be held accountable
for their academic success while using these free resources. AB-302 will not bring an end to homelessness for community college students, as students would still not have a stable home during and after college. AB-302 is just one of the first steps to help aid against the struggles in the lives of homeless students.
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The whole planning and checking process can take years. In addition, all plans are sent to Sacramento to the Division of the State Architect, where they are
examined for compliance with building codes and laws. Diamond said this is the same process by which all public schools undergo planning and construction.
When the plans are approved, construction begins. Contractors make bids on the project, and ground is broken, with the plans referenced every step of the way for quality assurance. Once completed, all parties mentioned above will examine each part of the finished building to ensure adherence to the building plans. Modifications to the building that can affect fire safety, without approval from responsible parties, including the DSA, is a felony. Diamond said this includes removing a panic-bar from a door in order to install a thumbturn deadbolt. Fire is not the only consideration when a structure is built. Any number of potential emergency situations must be considered. If a situation that necessitated a lockdown occured, there are places on campus in which it would be unsuitable to hide. The second category of doors are are those that provide access to buildings in which it would be unsafe to hide during a lockdown, Diamond said. For example, a building with inadequate ventilation will not be fitted with internally locking deadbolts. Diamond said this is to discourage
and loud boos from the crowd at the mention of the president’s name. Sanders talked about his promise to tax the rich more and how he hopes to help the people by providing free healthcare to all. As he was talking about healthcare, an older member of the audience collapsed and fainted in the
back of the crowd. EMS rushed to help and she was taken away. The younger crowds were driven to vote for Sanders due to his campaign goal for free college. “We’re going to make public colleges free … I want everybody in this country to have a higher education,” Sanders said. Alongside his promise for free
college, another one of his promises was to increase student debt forgiveness, a contrast to Trump’s plans to remove debt forgiveness from the 2019 budget for the U.S. These announcements left the mostly young crowd cheering. Sanders also made other promises geared at the older population of the U.S., with plans to increase
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the room will be used, Diamond said. For example, rooms that are expected to hold larger groups of people or contain materials that increase risk of fire, like a chemistry laboratory, may require additional fire precautions, such as panic-bar doors. In part these determinations are based on Title 24, Part 9 of California Building Code. This California Fire Code includes regulations for fire-safety for community colleges. Fire remains a significant threat in California, with the aftermath of the 2018 wildfires still fresh in the minds of many. In the U.S., fire accounted for $23 billion in damage in just 2017 alone. 3,400 people lost their lives to these fires. Building plans, including panic-bar required locations, go through rigorous examination by architects, structural engineers, fire marshals and contractors.
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individuals from putting themselves at risk by hiding in dangerous areas during emergencies. The third category are doors that are awaiting modification. When the retrofitting began, Diamond said, doors were assessed based on the speed and ease with which they could be modified, in order to prioritize where work should be started. Diamond said the driving force behind these decisions was to “use taxpayer money most efficiently to get students what they need the most.” Some doors could be easily modified, while others would require more time, effort, and resources. In order to use resources efficiently, the locks that could be modified the fastest were targeted first, followed by those that required moderate intervention. Doors that would require major overhaul were slated to be modified last, Diamond said. If a lockdown was to occur, individuals in rooms from inside of which the doors cannot be locked, such as those having push-bars for fire safety, the current protocol is to “barricade the door with multiple heavy objects to prevent or delay the intruder from entering the room,” Macias said. social security and his plan to make healthcare free. “We’re not going to cut social security, we’re going to increase social security,” Sanders said. The rally was a possible look into the 2020 Democratic primary election cycle, as a win in California will be a key part for any of the Democratic candidates.
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Twice a month, the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank’s mobile food delivers fresh, nutritious food to Citrus College students who are dealing with food insecurity. On average the mobile food pantry serves about 200 people per Citrus College visit. “I think it’s fantastic,” vocational nursing major Marianne Aguilos, 40, said. “It helps lots of people.” The Los Angeles Food Bank website said the food pantry distributes food to locations across Los Angeles County to underserved areas that do not have adequate access to other food assistance programs, such as pantries and soup kitchens. “The Student Life Office oversees the mobile food pantry at Citrus College,” Basic Needs Coordinator Dunia Valladares said. To receive food, students line up, sign their names on a roster and then proceed to stations along each side of the mobile food pantry to receive their food items. Students can take one box of food at each station. Students have a wide variety of food items to choose from, including fresh fruit and vegetables, canned fruit and vegetables, soups, stews, rice, pasta, crackers, bread, bagels and other types of food. Bread and bagels are popular items, and as a result, tend to run out. The mobile food pantry is a welcome relief for Citrus College students who are experiencing homelessness. “I’m homeless and it helps me and my kids out a lot,” dental assistant major Roxanne Macias, 30, said. Student Life supervisor Rosario Garcia said the types of food items
Students line up to receive food from the Mobile Food Pantry on March 18 at Citrus College.
offered by the mobile food pantry are based on the types of food items requested by students at the Health Center and Veterans Success Center, both locations having Los Angeles Regional Food Bank Food Pantries. Garcia said some of the different types of food students request are protein shakes, food bars, protein bars, power bars, granola bars, cereal, nuts, trail mix, fruit, dried fruit, juice, canned food, canned meats, canned fish, canned chicken, soup, bread, bagels, peanut butter, any kind of nut butter, yogurt and other food items. Garcia said because the mobile
food pantry is supplied by donated food, it’s hard to control what kinds of food they can get, but they mostly can get the types of food students request. “We work through L.A. Regional Food Bank because they are easy to work with,” Garcia said. “If we want something done then they accommodate us.” Citrus College Dean of Students Dr. Maryann Tolano-Leveque and Garcia first arranged to have the mobile food pantry come to Citrus College during the spring 2017 semester, once in May and once in June. However, even though flyers ad-
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vertising the mobile food pantry had been posted around campus in advance, not many people showed up to receive food, so Tolano-Leveque and Garcia sent out their food drive volunteers to notify students on campus, which helped bring in a couple hundred people. Volunteers are a big help to the mobile food pantry, and though unpaid, are rewarded in other ways. “Young and old have a hard time buying food,” sociology major and food drive volunteer Claudia Arevalo, 27, said. “I’m not in class right now so I can spend the time doing something productive and seeing
the people happy makes me happy.” Garcia said that by the fall 2017 semester, the mobile food pantry was coming to campus once a month and within a year was serving students twice a month. By this time, more students knew about the mobile food pantry because professors started notifying students about it in their classes. Garcia said to ensure as many students as possible can get served, they arrange for the mobile food pantry to come on different days and at different times, in order to accommodate the various class and work times of students. The Los Angeles Food Bank website said research has shown students learn better when they are well-nourished, and eating healthy meals has been linked to higher grades, better memory and alertness and faster information processing. Students that get the nutrition they need are more likely to graduate and live happier, more productive lives. “We want to provide services that students need so they can can just focus on studying and not have to worry about how they’re going to get food,” Garcia said. “We want to make it easier for students to complete their educational goals.” Garcia said serving food is a gesture much appreciated by the people who use the mobile food pantry. “It’s great,” mechanic technician major Brian Perez, 19, said. “I help my family, because my mom doesn’t work. I can bring food home for the family. It’s a blessing from God.” If interested in becoming a food drive volunteer, inquire at the Office of Student Life and Leadership Development in ED 171 or email Dunia Valladares at dvalladares@citruscollege.edu.
New degree opens up networking opportunities Students gather for the Transfer Fair on March 28 in the Campus Center Mall.
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Last week Citrus College students gathered around the campus center for the 2019 spring transfer fair. The fair included a variety of representatives from the UCs, CSUs and private schools. The fair was held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 28 with a large number of students who showed up to the event. Jessica Lopez-Jimenez, the director of student support services, oversees the transfer center at Citrus College and felt that the transfer fair was a good thing not only for the school but also the students she serves. “It’s a great opportunity for students to come talk to them, ask them questions about the university, questions about the majors that they offer, financial aid, different aid or services that they have on campus. It’s a great way to network with them and
just connect with someone from the university that students are interested in transferring to,” Lopez-Jimenez said. All types of students participated in the fair, from transferring third year students to first year students at Citrus who just finished their first college semester this past fall. Josh Strong, a third year transferring sociology and psychology major student, has been to two transfer fair events while at Citrus and believes students should be active and curious enough to attend the event. “I think it’s advantageous for student that want to have more information about the programs they are interested in and they can apply that to their applications which is great,” Strong said. Some Citrus College students are just getting started and already have their eyes on transferring to a four year university. Mauricio Franco, a first year busi-
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ness administration major student, attended his second transfer fair while at Citrus. “I know there’s representatives that come and talk to the students one on one so you just have to make an appointment. For example UCLA, I had an appointment with her yesterday so today I saw her but I already knew what she had to tell me, there’s no need for me to spend more time with her. So I think it’s good, they just need to promote more of let people know that representatives come and talk to students one on one so you can just save more time,” Franco said. The career transfer center will host a number of transfer events to help students prepare themselves for the next step in their education journey. The career/transfer center will be hosting a “Career Express” event at 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. April 10 in the Hayden Memorial Library.
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Citrus College will introduce an associate degree for transfer in computer science in fall 2019. It has taken years of growing demand for this degree to become one of those offered at Citrus. Before the new option was introduced, students wanting to study computer science had very few options, including the competitive program at Mt. San Antonio College and extremely expensive or noncredit online schools, such as Udemy. Gaming and application development student Christian Carter said that “not everyone can afford expensive schools and you need some sort of certificate to get a job in the field.” So by introducing this degree, Citrus is creating what Carter called a “great affordable option” for students of computer science. These students have professor Robert Solis to thank for the new degree, as he has been involved with every step of the process of developing this degree over the last several years. Solis said in an email that the new degree “is a foundation to a lucrative
career in various fields.” Being able to transfer into a computer science program at a university gives Citrus students a greater chance in high-tech career fields. Michael Rueter, president of the computer science club, said that the introduction of this degree will “absolutely” bring more students to Citrus, adding that even the related classes being offered now “get filled pretty quickly with more and more students.” Rueter expressed both excitement and regret about the new degree, because the new group of students that pursue the degree will get to do so in unison and create a network among themselves, which is something that Rueter missed out on in his experience as a computer science student who will transfer before the degree is introduced. All the same, this new degree provides opportunities for Citrus students that they did not have before. It also provides those opportunities for students who may be competing for the limited space in the computer science program at Mt. Sac. The computer science ADT will be a beneficial addition to the programs at Citrus.
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New pre-med club prescribes initiative The newly-formed Doctors of Tomorrow club guides pre-med students toward their career BY GISELLE VARGAS STAFF REPORTER
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The Doctors of Tomorrow started this spring with two officers, president Matt Serna and vice president Jasmine Quezada. The idea came to life when they attended a medical conference at Pomona College for the National Hispanic Medical Association Health Scholars. After the conference, Serna and Quezada wanted to share the knowledge they gained with other students. Compared to four-year universities, community colleges do not offer as many internships or programs to prepare pre-med students for their future careers, in turn leading to community college students to look on their own. “We can help our members network we can help them find opportunities that may not be as visible to community college student as maybe someone at a university,” Serna said. The purpose of the club is to form a community for students who have an interest in the medical field. This way, they can gather together and help each other to become the future doctors they want to be. “We want to put this together for kids to join and to prepared because the medical field, in general, is very competitive,” Quezada said. A future goal of the club is that
they want the Doctors of Tomorrow to be known off-campus through networking. When they send applications to medical schools, the goal is to be remembered for being part of the Doctors of Tomorrow. “There is power in numbers, and if all of us together are able to meet a person and bring them... I feel like our name will get out there,” Quezada said. Networking and internships are the kind of support the club wants to offer their members to be more competitive candidates for medical schools. In the first meeting of the club, they talk about COPE, a program offering students to start working on their hours for medical school by shadowing doctors and the opportunity to volunteer in hospitals. The club teaches their members how to fulfill the requirements they need to meet as future medical students. “We want our members to feel that they a part of something and to be able to relay in each other, rely on me and the officers,” Serna said. Doctors of Tomorrow does not just provide sources for students on how to start their medical journey; it wants its members to succeed. “My goal for this club is to promote our health scholars on campus,” Serna said. Doctors of Tomorrow meets every other Monday at 4:50 p.m. in PS 203.
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2019 PAGE 9 ADVERTISEMENT
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The Violet Jays pose outside HPAC on March 27. The band formed this January and consists of four Citrus students.
The Violet Jays are ready to soar Pop-rock classes lead to formation of Citrus’ newest rock band
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BY ALEJANDRO HUERTA STAFF REPORTER
AHUERTA@CCCLARION.COM
It is common to hear about a group of college students forming a band within the Los Angeles County area. The process of a establishing a band is no easy task with the amount of talent and competition in the music scene. There’s something about The Violet Jays that might be the next band you put all your priorities aside for in order to catch their next gig. Formed in late January, The Violet Jays are a quartet of Citrus College students consisting of lead vocalist and guitarist Connor Jolgren, english major, 20; bassist Agustin De La Torre, music major, 19; guitarist Cuauhtemoc Stenmo, music major, 21; and drummer Seth Rivera, music performance major, 18. The band was founded by Jolgren and De La Torre, who have been close friends since they were in middle school. The duo met Stenmo and Rivera by playing music together through the pop-rock classes at Citrus. The Violet Jays primarily revolve around the alternative and classic rock genre, while building in their own elements that will strive to flourish toward rock-oriented music style. Jolgren admires how highly skilled each member is. “Cuauhtemoc just knows a lot about music theories and he’s able to hop in on songs and can just solo and go from there, he’s learned a lot,” Jolgren said. “The same with Seth too, he can fill in on a groove like nothing and Agustin just hops in and does his thing. Everyone plays so much, these guys work hard.” All members of the band carry a fusion of different music influences that contribute to the involvement of their music process. Influences such as Rage Against the Machine and Metallica for Stenmo, jazz oriented drumming for Rivera, The Smiths and The Beatles for De La Torre, Kings Of Leon and Bruce Springsteen for Jolgren. The band has a strong sense of pride for sharing their different styles
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The Violet Jays performs on March 29 at Skyland Ale Works.
among each other, and in result, it allows them to become extremely versatile. The band has no official songs released yet. They have two original songs that will potentially be released in early May. They have a few more songs that are in the works. Jolgren emphasized that they’re ready to release some content by late April. Jolgren also said that they will be releasing important information and content on the band’s Instagram, Twitter and Facebook such as videos, and potential upcoming shows. Regardless of The Violet Jays not having many original songs to share yet, Jolgren’s mindset on the band playing live is to make sure their audience enjoys some familiar songs they might know of. “When you start out and you’re playing bars and whatnot, you’re just trying to get as much of a set list together as you can, so you play any songs that anyone knows to get people going and build up your repertoire from there,” Jolgren said. The band’s first show was on March 29 at Skyland Ale Works brewery in Corona. Jolgren was satisfied and relieved with the outcome of the band’s first attempt at a live performance. “The gig went really well, considering it was the first one, there was good
energy and a couple hiccups here and there, but that’s to be expected,” Jolgren said. “The sound was really tight, it was a solid start.” De la Torre and Stenmo said their mindset for The Violet Jays is to provide music that can connect with all generations in a variety of ways. “I really want to strive for versatile songs that not only people can groove too, but as well as having songs that do have message that we feel sentimental about, as we actually put thought into them,” De La Torre said. “I don’t want to just strive for one style of music.” Stenmo added, “I do like versatility in music. As a band or an artist you have to have some sort of formula to attract a fan base and keep them invested, but I do like bands that take chances in taking the opportunity to attract other people. You’re not going to be able to please everyone, to have a wide variety of taste in your music rather than playing to one specific group of people.” The Violet Jays booked their first show at Skyland Ale Works with only three months of formation as a band, that determination shows they are ready to share their talent with tremendous competition in the music scene. With the ambition and charisma that the Violet Jays carry, it won’t be surprising to see them on some lineups at various venues soon.
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SPORTS
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2019
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owls Hit stride during conference play BY TANNAN LUZZO SPORTS EDITOR
TLUZZO@CCCLARION.COM
After going 4-10-1 in the preseason, the Citrus College Owls baseball team has rebounded in conference play, going 7-4 in their first 11 conference games. The Owls swept the Victor Valley Rams in their opening conference series — a much needed string of wins for the team as they struggled early on. Head coach Steve Gomez attributed the sweep to the improvements the pitching staff made. “We pitched well enough to win those games and we actually hit very well in those games too,” Gomez said. In the preseason, the Owls pitching staff had an ERA of 6.41. However, during conference play their ERA has dropped to 3.9. Gomez said as a unit the pitchers have grown and settled into their roles. “They all have improved as a whole, but we’ve had one individual who’s been tremendous in conference and that’s Sam Gomez,” Gomez said. Sam Gomez has struggled early on in the season giving up 10 runs in just 3.1 innings pitched in his appearance against Ventura in the preseason. However in conference play he has improved, according to the skipper. Against Glendale, the top team in the conference, Sam Gomez pitched 4 2/3 innings while giving up no earned runs and just two hits. He was also awarded a save in a 6-4 victory over the College of the Canyons when he pitched three perfect innings — no walks, no hits, no runs. “He has come in in the middle innings and he has really shut it down,” Gomez said. “And then there’s been a second one that has come in whose actually a second baseman and that’s Mario Castro.” During the middle of the season, one of coach Gomez’s left-handers departed, leaving Gomez in a difficult position with one man down in the rotation. Looking for someone to fill the void, Gomez chose second baseman Castro, who quickly stepped to the plate when the coach called his name. “The two of them have come in there and given me quality innings, but overall we’ve seen a pretty good improvement in the guys who’ve been pitching for us,” Gomez said. Sophomore Angel Ruiz also made some personal adjustments that helped the Owls keep opposing runners off the bases. “Angel has improved too, he was just walking too many guys and he
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Owls freshman outfielder, Kanta Kobayashi, loads up in the box during a game against Barstow College April 2 at the Citrus College baseball field. Kobayashi is batting .350 and has 18 RBIs.
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I think that we are getting a lot of guys on base, and I mean, as a team, collectively, we are swinging the bats better.” -STEVE GOMEZ
Owls baseball head coach
has pitched much, much better,” Gomez said. The Owls struggled with leaving men on base. On more than one occasion, the team left a double-digit number of runners stranded on the basepath — notably 13 men left on base during a 9-7 loss against the College of the Canyons. For the majority of conference play, the bats showed up, and the on-base percentage rose to .355 this season for Owls batters. “We’re swinging the bats better in conference play,” Gomez said. “I think that we are getting a lot of guys on base, and I mean, as a team, collectively, we are swinging the bats better.” Despite the batting improvements, Gomez is most pleased with the pitching staff. “The key for us, when we started
having success and moving from that 1-8 to 11-14, was that the pitching stepped way up,” Gomez said. “The pitching got way better.” The Owls placed second in the conference despite producing the second least amount of runs. The upcoming series against Barstow is vital for the conference. “For us, if we want to compete for the conference, we would have to go out there and sweep and at a minimum win three of four,” Gomez said. Barstow lies in the middle of the conference, but if the second-place Owls are able to secure a win, they inch closer in the standings to defending conference champions, Glendale. Conference trends are consistent with the Owls’ trajectory. Gomez noted this year has been a little bit different. Typically, the winner of the conference only has two to three losses, but Glendale currently leads the conference with two losses already. “Almost every year, we finish a game or two behind Glendale and Canyons because they always make sure they beat those other teams,” Gomez said. “But (Glendale) already lost twice, which they normally don’t do.” Two losses would not typically matter for a conference champion, but Glendale’s losses to low ranked
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If you start losing two or three games to teams at the bottom of the configuration, your chances of winning the conference are very minimal.” -STEVE GOMEZ
Owls baseball head coach
opponents are unusual for a team in the lead. “If you start losing two or three games to teams at the bottom of the configuration, your chances of winning the conference are very minimal,” Gomez said. While the ultimate goal of winning the conference is within the Owls grasp, Gomez said taking each game day by day is his priority. Regardless of the situation, the Owls need to be ready. “Go out there and compete and you cannot do anything different,” Gomez said. Despite the rough start, Gomez said the season has been a good turnaround. The series against Barstow begins April 2 and concludes April 6 at the Citrus College baseball field.
OVERALL Batting Average
.257
Earned Run Average
6.41
Slugging Percentage
.336
Record
11-14-1
CONFERENCE Batting Average
.297
Earned Run Average
3.92
Slugging Percentage
.407
Record
7-4
FIGHTING OWLS
RESULTS AND UPCOMING SPORTS CALENDAR BASEBALL 11-14-1 3/19 Victor Valley W, 6-2 3/21 Victor Valley W, 11-5 3/23 Canyons W, 6-4 3/30 Canyons L, 9-7
2:30 p.m. 4/4 Thursday @ Barstow
SOFTBALL 14-15 3/21 Glendale W, 13-0 3/22 Cerritos W, 6-1 3/26 LA Valley W, 5-4 3/28 Canyons L, 5-4 3/29 East Los Angeles W, 8-0 3/30 Mt. SAC L, 2-1
2:30 p.m. 4/11 Thursday @ Victor Valley 12:30 p.m. 4/12 Friday @ Pasadena City
MEN’S GOLF
1 p.m. 4/6 Saturday vs. Barstow
Noon 4/2 Tuesday @ Allan Hancock
10 A.M. 4/8 Monday WSC #8 Neutral
2:30 p.m. 4/9 Tuesday @ Glendale
2:30 p.m. 4/4 Thursday @ LA Mission
10 A.M. 4/15 Monday @ Citrus (WSC #9)
2:30 p.m. 4/11 Thursday vs. Glendale
1 p.m. 4/5 Friday @ El Camino
2:30 p.m. 4/12 Friday @ Glendale
2 p.m. 4/8 Monday @ Long Beach
2:30 p.m. 4/16 @ Mt. SAC
2:30 p.m. 4/9 Tuesday vs. Antelope Valley
MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SWIMMING
4/5 Friday RCC Invite
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Freshman golfer, Adrian Trujillo, takes a chip shot on the practice green at the Citrus Driving Range on Feb. 1.
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who’s going where CITRUS COLLEGE FALL SPORTS TRANSFERS
tennessee tech
MONTANA
DEFENSIVE END first-team HENRY all-conference KARIMU
RUNNING BACK all-state MARCUS first-team KNIGHT all-conference
florida international university GINA VOLLEYBALL LIPSCOMB Conference player of the year in the WSC
Tuffin university
WIDE RECIEVER second-team MAJOR all-conference LEE
texas-san antonio
MICHAEL KURFEHS
UTILITY first-team all-conference
eastern michigan university
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DEFENSIVE END two-time GRANT first-team TRUEMAN all-conference
florida tech DEFENSIVE TACKLE first-team JONATHAN all-conference SHELLY INFORMATION COMPILED BY TANNAN LUZZO | INFOGRAPHIC BY VICMAN THOMÉ
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