Clarion 6/13/23

A Look Back...

BY ABIODUN COLLINS

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The future of the Clarion without its print publication will be different in diverse areas of emphasis, such as doing more online works that contain audio, video, photos and graphics.

Communication/journalism professor and adviser to the Clarion, Patrick Schmiedt, said this is an exciting time for the Clarion to try something new, different and special.

“The innovation is happening online, and not in print, and we want our students to be innovative,” said Schmiedt, who initiated the change.

Schmiedt said this change means the Clarion will be more responsive to where college students are.

Citrus students are mostly online and they are not necessarily reading newspapers. Schmiedt said a better way to be more responsive is to put focus on what Clarion is doing online, and that is something the Clarion is going to embrace.

Schmiedt said a bit of sadness comes with the change, but at the same time, the evolution is a good one for students and for the college.

“It is also a good chance to be able to prepare students to transfer and to be able to enter the professional world,” Schmiedt said. “… We have to keep up with what is happening in our profession.”

BY GWEN RYAN STAFF REPORTER GRYAN @ CCCLARION.COM

200 students gathered around the firepit at Citrus one day after the assassination of MLK.

“Are you willing to say what you believe knowing that you may be killed? Will you alienate yourself from your parents, friends?”

The question was posed to white students as Black students questioned their sincerity.

Historical events. Censorship challenges. Homecoming festivities. Lawsuits. Elections.

Celebrity appearances. Historical events.

The Clarion has covered it all through the years.

Since 1947 the Clarion has had one purpose, to serve the community.

However this was no easy task, with multiple censorship challenges, interview strikes and faculty backlash the Clarion still prevailed.

As the Clarion has dealt with criticism, the newspaper has multiple aspects that left and joined as the paper evolved.

n Polls: The Clarion would conduct polls, regarding questions

about the school. These polls then were used as data for an article in the next edition, recapping both sides.

n Letters to the editor: When sent a letter, the Clarion staff would include it in print editions to acknowledge and share the letter.

n Paper scheduling: The Clarion has alternated from a weekly, biweekly and tri weekly paper.

n Color print: Originally published in black and white, the Clarion has spent more years without color than with. The

transition to color print was slow, for years color was only printed on the front page until 2015 when the entire Clarion included colored ink.

n Featured sections: As society has evolved, the Clarion has gone with it, feeding readers demands. The Clarion has included recurring sections of: what is trending on social media, popular ted talks, local, state, national and global news, local crime reports, trivia quizzes, campus questions and national election coverage.

Beginning as the Citric Acid, changing into the Collegiate Owl

then the Clarion, the newspaper much like the college has a long history.

Citrus College was originally operated by Citrus Union High School District, functioning as both a junior college and high school.

During this time period, the paper was named the Cougar Growls with Joan White as the advisor.

The Clarion has been supported by many advisors through its time consisting of Lee Walker, Janice Rawson, Meg O’Neil, Jim Gulli, Stacy Long and Patrick Schmiedt.

Schmiedt said having something tangible in your hands is fun, however, at the same time, one can replicate that feeling online in a bunch of ways, such as having social media posts with lots of likes and shares.

Schmiedt said seeing the Clarion’s impact is easy with print. However, online publishing is measurable.

Schmiedt said the thing he fears the most is that students leave the college unprepared and not ready for what the university or profession is going to throw at them because they are being taught how the job was done 20 years ago.

“We want them to be able to do the job and foresee what is going to be coming in the next 20 years,” Schmiedt said.

Even though the 30 newspaper stands on the college campus will be gone, Schmiedt said opportunities for serendipity are not. He said the Clarion has more opportunity for serendipity online through social media posts, which it plans to capitalize on.

In terms of on campus visibility and reach, Schmiedt said the Clarion

has got big ideas to stay relevant, such as hosting a table in the Campus Center Mall, having display boards in place of the stands, and organizing events on campus in the community as the Clarion and student media.

The Clarion has a weekly newsletter that keeps the student, faculty, staff and the Citrus College community updated on recent stories.

Each newsletter includes recently published stories alongside article picks from each reporter regarding pertinent issues.

To receive the Clarion newsletter, visit the Clarion website, scan the QR code on print issues, or visit the Clarion’s social media handles for the links to join.

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At its end of print newspapers, the Clarion looks back on its history

With the print publication coming to an end, the Clarion’s online presence grows

“The innovation is happening online, and not in print, and we want our students to be innovative.”

Patrick Schmiedt Clarion Adviser

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After 76 years, the Clarion’s print run is coming to an end.

The Clarion’s publications

Feb. 5, 1965: Newspaper name change

The Citrus College newspaper changed its name from the Junior Collegian Owl to the Clarion. The name was created by the journalism students at Citrus. The name was designed to be “clear and shrill,” with inspiration from the carillon on the Citrus College library tower.

April 29, 1966: School limits Clarion’s rights

Members of the executive board demanded resolution at a meeting, rallying against the Clarion’s style and misrepresented board meetings. Their resolution called for fact checking, publishing letters, and refraining from criticizing editorials. The final vote resulted in seven for and four against.

Oct.

28, 1966: Students mourn MLK

The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. left Citrus students devastated. Over 200 students met at Citrus to raise questions and mourn the death of MLK, speaking passionately about the future. Students then created a petition to add Black History and Culture to the curriculum.

March 17, 1967:

Dr. Haugh new president

Robert D. Haugh became the new president of Citrus College and superintendent of the Citrus Junior College District. He began his position July 1, 1967, succeeding Glenn G. Vaniman who retired after 28 years with Citrus. Citrus’ Haugh Performing Arts Center was named in honor of Haugh.

Oct

30, 1974:

Citrus alligator kidnapped

Citrus’ 6-year-old pet alligator, Wally, was taken from the pond patio area of the Natural History Museum. The bolts were found off and the screen was flared up. Wally lived with his owl cagemate, Hoot, and was often visited by many students and staff on campus. No ransom was asked as Wally was said to be worth about $100.

Oct. 24, 1969: Vietnamese ambassador at Citrus

Former Vietnamese ambassador to the United States and delegate to the U.N. Tran Van Dinh attended Citrus as a guest speaker for the United Nations’ Day Observance. Here, he spoke about the critical role of the U.N. in Asia, along with recapping experiences from living in southeast Asia.

Jan. 23, 1970: First

Black ASB president

Roy Elder became the first Black ASB President at Citrus with 75% of the votes. However, in the election a week before that was thrown out due to stuffed ballots, Elder only had 47% of the votes. Elder ran again even with doubts of winning to show his passion for the position.

April 3, 1974:

George Carlin at Citrus

When Citrus board policy made it difficult to hire a rock band, Citrus concert coordinator Bert Lybrand found George Carlin. Famous comedian, veteran and D.J., he visited Citrus to hold “An Evening with George Carlin.” The concert was set to be a success, making history but not profit.

May 28, 1975: Faculty boycott Clarion

Citrus faculty created a boycott endorsed by the Faculty Senate Council endorsed a boycott against the Clarion, due to their unhappiness with the paper. They listed five charges against the Clarion, and encouraged staff members to reject all Clarion interviews until the problem was solved.

March 7, 1979: Hare Krishna Controversy

The 1970s were a time of some groovy movements, one of which was the branch of Hinduism known as the Hare Krishna movement. The Hare Krishna movement was no stranger to controversy, as the Clarion reports on a judge ordering they stop dressing up like airline officials to garner donations at LAX.

May 14, 1980: Musical chairs record

A band called Enthusiasm decided a plan to finance their tour to Ireland that involved setting a world record for the largest game of musical chairs ever. They used the Citrus College stadium where participants would need to pay $1.50 for admission and the winner of the game would win a prize of 500 gallons of gasoline.

April 1, 1982: Dodgers and singers

Nope, it’s not an April Fool’s joke, the Citrus Singers performed at a season opener Dodger game against the Giants. The Singers gave a 15-minute performance to honor the Dodgers’ World Series win the year before and to provide live music while the Dodgers raised a championship banner in the stadium.

March 8, 1984: Our stars vs. the stars

The Citrus Owls basketball team faced off against a group of celebrities that included Tim Culbertson of “Star Trek”, Jack Coleman of “Dynasty”, Dean Butler of “Little House on the Prairie”, Ira Angustain of “White Shadow” and Earnest Harden Jr. of “The Jeffersons”. Proceeds from attendance were donated to charity.

Feb.

20,

1991: Gulf War students

Nine Citrus student reservists were called to serve in the Gulf war to topple the regime of Saddam Hussein. The names of the students were Tracy A. Bates, Matthew C. Fraijo, Evan P. Guevarra, Aaron J. Lowers, Donald Merrill, Stephen Morgan, Harpreet S. Sira, Eric Harvey, and Jason S. Williams.

May 1, 1986: Salwak

shows off

Current Citrus faculty Dale Salwak showed off his magic skills at a “crazy legs” contest hosted by the Disabled Students Club. The club hosted this event as a fundraiser to finance a trip to Knott’s Berry Farm among other things. The winner received two free dinners at a local restaurant.

April 5, 1990: Gay club approved

Citrus’s first club for LGBTQ+ people was established by John Consegura, who persisted despite fears of being denied by the approving committee, the Club Senate. To his surprise, the club was approved but immediately faced backlash in the form of students tearing down flyers that promoted the club.

March 25, 1992: 605’ long burrito

The Citrus College Circle K club broke the California state record for the longest burrito. The record was previously held by Cal Poly’s Phi Sigma Epsilon at 543 feet. The Circle K Club’s burrito was 605 feet, 8 inches. The record setting burrito was made in what is now the Campus Center Mall.

Oct. 6, 1993: Lunch lady saves life

Cafeteria worker Juli Santa Cruz heard her coworkers calling 911 for a student choking on his food. When she ran out to the cafeteria patio she saw Jim Hensley turning blue with his eyes rolling back in his head. Santa Cruz instinctually performed the Heimlich maneuver and saved Hensley’s life.

throughout the years

Nov. 15, 1995: 25% on probation

Nearly 25%, 1,400 students, scored a GPA below 2.0. This put them on academic probation. Low GPA students are dropped because there isn’t much the score can really do. Students didn’t take initiative with registration staff, and counseling considered limiting units available for probation students.

Sep. 25, 1996: Citrus to Somalia

War-torn Somalia lost its leader and was replaced by a former Citrus student, Hussein Mohammed Farrah Aidid. A U.S. citizen who immigrated in 1976, Aidid settled with a family, went to public schools and had city jobs. He was a Marine. He fought against Somalia. Clan leaders announced the replacement.

Nov. 5, 1997: Offensive ASCC student

ASCC members, Jesse Binnall and Mark Tarango, were subject to a pending investigation about offensive conduct towards a girl at the CCCSAA conference. It happened when the girl was asked to leave a room. Binnall claimed no misconduct in his contract agreement. He resigned in December that year.

March 18, 1998: Miss America potentials

Two Citrus College students were two steps away from the Miss America title. Ashley Hanson, 20, crowned Miss Covina, was a liberal arts major. Kristen Molles, 19, was the first Miss La Verne and pre-med/psychology major. Both women were attracted to the scholarships, which in the country totaled $32 million a year.

Sept. 12, 2001: 9/11 hits nation

It was the day after 9/11. Many officers and firefighters died in the first full day. Osama bin Laden was already a suspect. California sent search-and-rescue teams. Ships and Airforce cleared the ports and guarded by sea. Four commercial planes had been hijacked for attack.

Oct. 11, 2000: Owl sculpture comissioned

Recommended for years of great work, Glendorian Richard Myer built an owl as a fountain adornment in the campus center. At the time, Citrus was owl-less. It stood four feet tall, 300 pounds, wings open, and brown. The unveiling happened at the 85th anniversary celebration. Three organizations each paid $12,000.

Oct. 12, 2005: Peeping Tom

Edgar Arellano was alleged to have taken cellphone photos in two women’s restrooms under the stalls. Richard Ghidella, a teacher, and a student detained the suspect after his round in the second-flood LB restroom after a pursuit. The investigation was ongoing. He had not yet been charged.

March 8, 2006: Golf ball injury

A practicing football player was struck in the head by a wayward golf ball. Loren Robinson was treated with a single staple to a gash on the head. The golf ball made its way over the safety net, a possible occurrence with drivers. The net stood 75 feet tall. Schedules were needed to avoid interference.

Aug. 23, 2006: Drummers “Got Talent”

Seven Citrus drummers played with five clog dancers, helping them advance to the final level of “America’s Got Talent.” A two-minute piece was played in front of a TV audience of 9.7 million. Alan Waddington, drum corps leader, was called by Paramount three days earlier for a drum line.

Nov. 9, 2011: Bomb scare interrupts classes

An anonymous false bomb threat disrupted campus activities on Oct. 27. The third of its kind in 18 months saw the evacuation of students and teachers to the center of the campus. The threat was traced to a pay phone on Route 66 in Glendora.“I have a bomb. I’m going to blow up Citrus College,” said the caller.

Nov. 6, 2013: Citrus blackout

A campus-wide power outage forced the cancellation of classes and other arranged events on campus. Wifi was down for a week due to the blackout, and weekend

Haugh performances were canceled. The failure of the main circuit breaker on campus caused the outage. Fred Diamond, Citrus director of facilities said it was an unpreventable occurrence caused by equipment failure.

April 23, 2014: Owls win softball championship

Citrus College beat Santa Monica 11-3 to win its first Western State Conference championship in seven years. The Owls finished with a season record of 27-13 and a conference record of 17-4. Coach Jackie Boxley led the winning team. The team qualified for a spot in the regional championship because of this win.

May 10, 2017: Citrus transitions to Canvas

After 15 years of utilizing Blackboard, Citrus College switched to a new learning platform, Canvas. The transition came after Blackboard’s contract ended. Canvas cost less money, was easier to use for online classes and was funded for two years by the government. The majority of California community colleges also used Canvas.

June 7, 2017: Mobile app goes live Citrus College launched a mobile app to improve student services. The app allowed students to navigate campus easily by providing links to various resources such as Canvas, student courses, campus map, course catalogs, Owl Bookstore, Citrus athletics and clubs on campus. Technology and Computer Services programmers Sean Osborn and Bryun Sakaye developed the app.

Dec. 9, 2020: Campus goes greener

Citrus College implemented renewable energy by constructing solar canopies. Apart from saving the planet, the solar canopies will also have saved Citrus a good chunk of the utility bills that cost $1.5 million annually. The school worked closely with Southern California Edison to make this possible.

April 21, 2021: Virtual commencement ceremony

On the heels of COVID-19, Citrus College held an online commencement ceremony for its graduating students. Although outdoor activities were allowed, campus leadership decided to host the event virtually. The school provided a distanced drive-up area on campus where graduating students could take graduation photos.

Aug. 24, 2021: Citrus

acquires new leader

Citrus College appointed its eighth superintendent/ president, Greg Schulz, on June 15. Schulz said he wanted to participate in various campus activities to show that what they did mattered. Schulz was the former president of Fullerton College. He replaced Geraldine M. Perri, who retired after serving as superintendent for 13 years.

Oct. 5, 2021: Haugh celebrates golden jubilee

The Haugh Performing Arts Center celebrated its fiftieth anniversary on Oct. 13. The theater opened under the leadership of Superintendent/President Robert D. Haugh in 1971. The building was then named after him in 1981 to honor his retirement. The Haugh has been featured in different significant movies. An example is “The Circle” starring Emma Watson and Tom Hanks.

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Top 5 recommended Superbloom spots

5 cheap locations in the surrounding area are perfect for experiencing Southern California’s flower power

BY KALIN GREENE STAFF REPORTER KGREENE @ CCCLARION.COM

The California superbloom draws nature lovers, families and influencers all alike to the state parks and beyond.

Springtime in Southern

California superbloom, where vibrant hues of orange, yellow, purple and blue wildflowers blanket the valleys and hillsides, drawing nature lovers from all across the world.

One of the best places to witness this natural phenomenon is Chino Hills State Park, a half hour drive from Citrus. If you enjoy hiking, you’ll surely enjoy a journey through the Chino Hills valleys, appreciating the colorful displays of California poppies, lupines and other wildflowers.

But Chino Hills State Park isn’t the only place to see the superbloom. The Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve, in Lancaster, is a highly photogenic landscape to say the least. The location is a state protected reserve that attracts crowds from all over to observe the state’s most beloved wildflowers.

For those who are more thrillseekers, look no further. The Skull Canyon Zipline in Corona offers an eccentric perspective on the superbloom. Starting at less than $100 to zip over a poppy filled valley, you can book your next adventure through their website (Skullcanyon.com).

If you prefer a stroll to a hike, check out some of the flourishing native flowers through Descanso Gardens. This beautiful experience is in Los Angeles and offers a variety of spring blooms.

One last scenic super bloom experience is through the Weir Canyon Trail. A 30-minute drive south of Citrus,

you’ll find a moderate 6-mile hiking trail trekking the Santa or sauntering through a garden. Gather your friends or family

Discharged dean sues district:

BY ABIODUN COLLINS STAFF REPORTER ACOLLINS @ CCCLARION.COM

Citrus’ former dean of Counseling Programs and Services has filed a lawsuit alleging sexual harassment and retaliation against Citrus College.

In the lawsuit, Nicole Smith said she was the subject of sexual harassment and retaliation while serving under her supervisor, Richard Rams, vice president of Student Services.

Smith claimed that Citrus College leadership failed to take any action to end the harassment and instead created unfounded bases to terminate her employment.

In an email, Robert Sammis, director of human resources, said the district does not comment on pending legal matters. However, specific to this matter, Sammis said the District disputes the alleged claims, as he said they contain factual inaccuracies.

The lawsuit was filed with the Los Angeles County Superior Court on March 29. Smith is demanding compensation greater than $25,000: specific amounts were not mentioned and Smith’s lawyers did not respond to questions.

According to the lawsuit, Sammis in a letter indicated the following reason for Smith’s termination:

nConsuming alcohol during an Aug. 18, 2022, department-wide, off-campus, happy hour while on work time.

nCreating divisions in her counseling department by treating male counselors more favorably and thereby giving them more leadership roles.

nEngaging in a pattern of demeaning and angry behavior

toward classified staff.

Smith’s role as dean began on July 1, 2019, and ended on Dec. 13, 2022.

Rams became vice president of student services in February 2021.

Smith in the lawsuit alleges the harassment lasted from August 2021 until December 2022.

On several occasions in the lawsuit, Smith alleges that Rams made sexually themed comments toward her and talked about her appearance.

Smith, in the lawsuit, also said Rams allegedly used abrasive and demeaning language to describe her behavior.

Citrus College on May 19 filed a response with the court to Smith’s lawsuit, denying every allegation

and damages suffered by Smith.

According to the lawsuit, on Aug. 12, 2021, Rams allegedly told Smith that she shouldn’t be moving boxes because women shouldn’t be performing that kind of work in the first place and because she was dressed too beautifully. Also in an alleged incident on Zoom, Rams allegedly told Smith that he would give her a “paddling” in his office.

Smith said she was embarrassed and humiliated by the comment made in front of her colleagues because she understood it to be sexually laced.

However, in an investigation by Citrus, Rams said he meant that he was offering to give Smith a paddle, which she could use to hit him “upside the head” for stepping on

Former dean alleges unsafe working environment due to harassment

Smith allegedly told Fink that Rams would raise his voice at Smith and that, at one point, Rams slammed his fist on a desk during a conversation with her, which made her feel intimidated and unsafe. Smith alleged that Rams treated other employees with more respect and deference than her.

According to the lawsuit, Fink allegedly responded by saying that her complaint sounded like a business complaint and that she would share Smith’s complaint with Sammis, who would relate the complaint to Superintendent/ President Greg Schulz.

The lawsuit said that the appropriate response was to investigate Smith’s complaint instead of discussing it with Sammis or Schulz.

her toes during the meeting.

Court documents also show that on May 12, 2022, Melissa Utsuki, executive director of Communications and External Relations and co-worker of Smith, told Smith that Rams complained about her (Smith’s) tight clothes during lunch.

In another alleged incident on Aug. 10, 2022, Rams told Smith that she dressed well and was goodlooking and that he wanted Smith to “put as much effort into her work as she did her appearance.”

On Sept. 2, 2021, Smith met with Brenda Fink, Citrus’ Title IX coordinator, and Sammis to formally complain about Rams’ inappropriate behavior. According to court documents,

After attending a sexual harassment training presented by Sammis on Oct. 12, 2022, Smith made a formal complaint through email to Human Resources about the sexual harassment allegedly experienced under Rams. Smith in court documents said she was triggered because so many of the issues discussed during the training had been inflicted on her by Rams in prior years.

Fink responded to the email stating that Smith should use the Employee Assistance Program (a federal program that helps federal employees resolve personal issues that negatively affect their work life) as needed and that they would follow up in the future.

In a follow-up meeting with Sammis, Fink, and another manager, Sammis allegedly raised his voice at Smith, telling her she was wrong for her complaints.

Smith, in the lawsuit, said she

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Dedicated No. 1 IT guy guides campus for 25 years

BY ZACHARIAS QUINTANILLA STAFF REPORTER ZQUINTANILLA @ CCCLARION.COM

All across campus are the markings of one of Citrus’ most valued workers for 25 years.

From 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., every weekday in his tiny office in IS, Tom Cheng can be found working on and updating Citrus technology.

Cheng is the primary “staff-oncall” for campus-related questions of computers and technology.

“His dedication and strong work ethic are truly commendable,” IT co-worker, programmer analyst Bryun Sakaye said in an email. “He consistently puts in the extra effort to deliver exceptional results. Tom’s unwavering patience further sets him apart.”

With degrees from Citrus and Cal Poly Pomona, Cheng leads a team of eight technology professionals and student workers to maintain AV support, infrastructure maintenance and the help desk support in Student Services.

Prior to full-time hours, Cheng found himself at Citrus part-time and, before, as a student worker.

“I went through the normal interview process and was recommended for a second interview,” Cheng said. “Then I met with the president/superintendent.”

Cheng interacts with a high amount of campus community. Passwords need resetting, devices need to connect to Wi-Fi and Canvas/ Wingspan need navigation

Cheng can access Citrus apps and other things if the help desk cannot fix the issues.

No personal computer enhancements are worked on, only Citrus issues are.

“Tom is exceptionally dependable,

both in terms of meeting deadlines and delivering on his promises,” student worker Briana Espinoza said in an email. “Whenever there is a task at hand, I can rely on him to provide.”

Pride in a good work well done cannot be contained to just one project over the 25 years.

The building and implementation of the student help desk less than a decade ago has been one of the more notable campus improvements, Cheng proudly noted.

“In the end, our staff are very good at what they do and we usually overcome any challenges,” Cheng said.

Day-to-day, Cheng is involved in meetings and cooperative interactions with staff and faculty, such as with governance and other committees. Tech at TeCS is always busy. Campus mass email notifications go through Cheng’s office. Cheng takes the lead with vendors and contractors on current tech projects, planning for the future.

“It’s never a dull moment here at TeCS,” Cheng said.

If one is not aware of the work Cheng has put in, then he says he “has done a good job.”

Cheng is also on the job during off hours. Sometimes functions are only available after hours.

Because of email, he can always be found.

Net data and hardware are always improving quickly, so Cheng said he and his team lead updates.

For what it’s worth, Cheng, maybe being biased, said he believes wholeheartedly that Citrus is one of the best community colleges to work and attend. Cheng said that Citrus is beautiful while the community is an extended family that helps and cares.

As of late, Cheng said, after retirement, he may apply for a position teaching computer science.

“I think our computer classes and faculty teaching these classes are very capable, but I would like to see more technology-based classes in the future,” Cheng said.

Cheng said it excites him to make a difference in lives. His ambition is to make it as easy as possible for the faculty to teach and assist students

to grow and move on by overseeing all campus technology, such as that being installed in the new ED building.

Major projects are always ongoing, like the new data center.

Cheng is in a proficient department considering size and needs.

He also has a personal life. He has a bowling team that meets twice a week, and he has friends and family to hang out with whenever he can.

“From being around Tom, I can say he’s a good, kind and funny guy! Always a good time talking to him and he’s always so helpful and understanding,” student worker Alejandrao Lopez said in an email. “The best boss I have ever had, hands down.”

The IS building is the site of Cheng’s office. Call IS directly at 626-857-4100 for Cheng or walk in. He also can be emailed, tcheng@citruscollege.edu.

Campus vending machines frustrate students

BY BLAKE HALL STAFF REPORTER BHALL @ CCCLARION.COM

Students at Citrus College have two main ways of getting food or drinks on campus – one being the Owl Café and the other being the vending machines.

The Owl Café is open from 7:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Monday – Thursday. The café serves breakfast and lunch items.

The vending machines are available 24 hours a day.

However, students often find issues with the machines.

“They’d be helpful if they weren’t broken down all the time,” said Brenda Jimenez, a photography major.

Clarion staff recorded 35 vending machines on campus. On May 26, 11 of the machines had issues preventing them from performing their intended purpose.

“I don’t even use the school vending machines because I know how often they don’t work,” said Alaric Burgess, a studio arts major. “…They don’t have very good stuff anyways.”

The machines that work best are inside the Owl Café. These machines are rarely broken, and if an issue happens, the students can more easily talk to campus staff about getting the issue fixed. The three machines on the

athletics side of campus are not working.

“The one by the Visual Arts building will let you buy the item, but you don’t get to receive it since the compartment doesn’t open for you to grab it,” said Joon Carrasco, a ceramics major.

Other than being off, the main issue found was machines being cash or card only; then occasionally, it rejects that payment method. Some have mechanisms that drop drinks. Some machines are mostly operational, but some of the rows

won’t dispense the item chosen.

The vending machines have snacks, candy, microwaveable foods, coffee, sports drinks and one has ice cream. The machines near the art and music buildings have drinks and snacks; however, no hot foods. The Owl Café and

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buildings next to the vending machines by the cosmetology department have microwaves. This map shows the location of vending machines on campus, the type of items offered, and whether or not they worked when data was collected.

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Tom Cheng happily salutes end of the semester on June 5th in the IS building.

The map displays on-campus vending machines. The full, interactive version on ccclarion.com.

One man consistently working around campus leads TeCS team to strengthen telecommunications and is always neighborly

11 out of 35 machines experiencing haphazard breakdowns are noticable to students, some machines still reliable

Summer ‘22

Aguirre, Mary Angelie S.

Areiza Chavarría, Catherine

Avila, Anthony Edwards

Baldovino, Gabriel Jacob

Broussard, Jason Alexander

Burapanakan, Kornchanok

Burton, Tyler Warren

Camson, James Marvene Ruanto

Cardenas, Rogelio

Carranza, Raymond Benjamin

Carrillo, Alyssa C.

Christin, Jacqueline

Corder, Rachelle Ann

Corona, Laura

Corrigan, Logan

Curiel, Javier

DuBois Geller, Yvette Marie

Durham, Joseph Randolph

Eldridge, Ashley Jeanine

Escalante, Mariano Anthony

Feng, Chun Chia

Fernandez, Christopher E.

Flores, Christian Arlina

Gordon, Niaijah Mariah

Gutierrez-Villaescusa, Julieta

Gutierrez, Jocelyn Maeli

Gutierrez, Rodrigo Jose

Hall, Gabriela

Henderson, Kendall James

Hernandez, Edwin Raul

Hill, Shelby Nicole

Hirano, Kendra Rose

Hsieh, Bethany Faith

Ibarra, Jessica

Kantawala, Nirali V.

Kseibat, Musaddak M.

Kuttruff, Kelli

Lainez, David

Lopez, Juan M.

Lopez, Osberalicia

Maldonado, Angela

Malone, Brelyn Kendall Charlene

May, Angelica

McNeil, Sharayah Christiana

Mercado, Abraham

Molina, Ernesto

Montes, Subrina Desiree

Moore, Jeffrey Michael

Moran Jr., Marlon Marco

Mucu, Caterine

Navarro, Ana Christina

Ornelas, Kimberly Marie

Padilla, Adrian Nicholas

Padilla, Maleina D.

Palacios, Christopher Anthony

Parker, Morgan Nicole

Pasillas, Michelle

Pereyra, Brandon Suarez

Perry, Jordan Elijha

Portillo, Sophia

Quinones, Christina Amparo

Ramirez, Elisa Nicole

Razo, Giovanna Franchesca

Reyes, Brandy M.

Reyes, Lorene

Rodriguez, Matthew Scott

Romero, Alyssa Marie

Sanchez, Jr., Ismael

Sanchez, Sheccid

Sandoval, Edgar Joselo

Sarabia, Stephanie Caroline

Shafer, Mackenzy

Tapia, Rosendo

Tate, Delaney Marie

Torres, Martha Yazmin

Villa, Nicole Angelina

Widjaja, Jason

Zamudio, Karen M.

Fall ‘22

Aceytuno, Sergio D.

Aguilar, Chelsea J.

Al Nawaiseh, Kassandra

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CNW Grand Finale: Chick-Fil-A vs. Popeyes

Round 1 Round 2

Round 3 Nugget King

encountered a chicken nugget that can achieve the level of flair Chick-fil-A nuggets can without loads of different seasoning, but when you bite into a Chick-fil-A nugget, you will get a burst of simple chicken flavor with just the right amount of salt and pepper. It’s perfect, so of course it earns a 10.

The Popeyes nuggets have the trump card of the best seasoned breading in the game. On top of that they also have some of the most flavorful chicken inside that breading. The only downfall is slightly artificial taste, but if you’re eating fast food chicken nuggets, do you really care? Popeyes earns a 9.

BY ROBERT DAVIS STAFF REPORTER RDAVIS @ CCCLARION.COM

If these nuggets were Citrus College students and the Chicken Nugget Wars was finals week, they both would have finished at the top of their classes with 4.0 GPAs. But who will be the valedictorian?

That is what we will find out in the ultimate final battle of the Chicken Nugget Wars.

There’s no question as to if Popeyes and Chick-fil-A deserve to be in the finals. Popeyes is the reigning defending chicken champion after winning the Chicken Sandwich Wars and Chick-fil-A is the clear fan favorite after the Clarion Instagram story received a flood of votes for Chick-fil-A to win it all.

The stage is set. The fan favorite vs. the defending champion. Who will take it home? As always, fIve categories will determine their fate.

Popeyes is unmatched in the crispiness category. The thickness of the Popeyes breading carried it through the Chicken Sandwich Wars, and the nuggets don’t fall far from the chicken sandwich tree. It’s impossible for nuggets to be at a better crispiness level than these, so Popeyes earns a 10.

The Chick-fil-A nuggets are not nearly as crispy. However, the lack of a crispiness actually works in their favor in some ways as it leads to a more unique gourmet presentation and texture. Although they aren’t nearly as crispy as Popeyes nuggets, they are by no means soggy, so they earn an 8.

The lack of a thick crust benefits Chick-fil-A in the juiciness category as the crust is just thick enough to keep the juice inside but does not overpower the juice once a bite is taken. It’s frankly unbelievable how juicy these are without being gross. Chick-fil-A earns a perfect 10.

The thick breading has the reverse effect on the Popeyes nuggets. In a sandwich form, the exceptionally juicy chicken and the thick breading work together beautifully, but in nugget form, the ratio of crust to juice gets thrown off due to a larger nugget surface area with a smaller chicken content. That being said, these nuggets were by no means dry, earning an 8.5.

In the tenderness category, both nuggets were almost dead even. The thin breading was the deciding factor in Chick-fil-A

earning a 10 and Popeyes earning a 9.5, but to be clear both nuggets’ chicken portions were equally tender. However, the breading on the Popeyes nuggets held the nugget together just a bit too ferociously, bring-

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ing its score down by a half of a point.

The Chick-fil-A nuggets are the most flavorful chicken nuggets available and the amazing thing is that they don’t taste like anything but chicken. I have never

Where do I even begin with Chick-fil-A sauce? It’s unique, it tastes amazing on everything, it’s the perfect consistency and it doesn’t taste artificial. You will never find a better nugget dipping sauce outside of a Michelin star experience. Chick-fil-A earns another 10.

The combination of Popeyes buttermilk ranch and Bayou buffalo is the best duo of dipping sauces anyone can possibly get. Both are opposites in flavor, but they work so well together. They are a perfect symbol of balance in the universe, and that’s why they earn a 9 without question.

Without our five categories out of the way, Popeyes earns 1 price point for being the cheaper nugget, which brings us to the final grand totals of the Chicken Nugget Wars.

The defending champion earns a near perfect score of 47.5, but in the Chicken Nugget Wars a new champion is crowned as Chick-fil-A earns an insane score of 48 total flavor points to become the undisputed chicken nugget champion!

They avenged their loss to the Habit. They destroyed the Dino Nuggies. They went from a firstround elimination in the Chicken Sandwich Wars to champions in the Chicken Nugget Wars. If this doesn’t inspire you to keep getting up when life knocks you down, I don’t know what will.

ILLUSTRATION BY ROBERT DAVIS, CLARION

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In the long-awaited ending of the Chicken Nugget Wars, Chick-Fil-A battles Popeyes for the Nugget King title

Drone class provides students opportunity

Citrus College’s new drone program paves way for future pilots

BY BLAKE HALL STAFF REPORTER BHALL @ CCCLARION.COM

The drone industry is looking to become a key aspect of how society functions. The Citrus College Drone program is built to prepare prospective pilots for the industry.

Plus, because it’s noncredit, it’s free.

Professor Ryan Woolford started the program in the fall semester of 2022 with the hope of bringing a new career-oriented program to the school in a new industry.

Since starting the program, 11 students have received their drone pilot licenses. Thirty students that have been certified for Drone Deploy, a drone mapping program.

Citrus’ non-credit program is free, compared to similar programs that can range from $100 to a few thou-

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sand depending on what is offered with the course. In the program, students get

Brandy Melville:

BY ROBERT DAVIS STAFF REPORTER RDAVIS @ CCCLARION.COM

Sizing in women’s clothing is broken, and men have no idea.

Unlike in most industries, women’s fashion is extremely exclusive in who companies choose as their target audiences. The sizes of women’s clothes are based more on marketing and the strange desires of male fashion designers than the actual sizes of women’s bodies.

As a man, I’m confident that I can go into almost any clothing store and find something that will fit me. My body, like most men’s bodies, doesn’t have the curves that many women have, so sizing for me is not much of an issue. I assumed that with the plethora of women’s clothing brands, women would have no problem finding clothes that fit them. I was dead wrong.

I didn’t realize my ignorance until a classmate led me on a rabbit hole that opened my mind to a problem I never thought existed. It all started with a brand women know for all the wrong reasons, Brandy Melville.

Brandy Melville is a women’s clothing brand headquartered in Los Angeles that can be used as an example of everything wrong with women’s clothing.

Brandy Melville checks all the boxes: racism, classism, and most prominently, size discrimination.

Ex-Brandy Melville store owner Franco Sorgi said in a Business insider article that the company’s CEO made it clear that he did not want Black people to shop at the brand.

Marsan told him that overweight or Black customers would ruin the brand’s reputation, Sorgi told Insider.

Additionally, out of the 53 photos of models on the homepage of the Brandy Melville website, not a single one appeared to be any other race than white.

Sorgi also told the insider that Marson wanted “good-looking rich little girls” to be the target audience of the store Sorgi opened, which is an obviously disgusting statement on a couple different levels.

First, the statement implies that

not only does the brand discriminate against Black people but also against people who aren’t “rich” and, most of all, against the body sizes of most women.

The biggest issue with Brandy Melville is its sizing or lack thereof. Brandy Melville sells every one of its garments under one size unique to that garment. The largest garment found on the website was a women’s small/medium, which is already an arbitrary size as qualitative sizes vary tremendously from brand to brand.

At this point, I wanted to know what this store was like in person so I went to the Brandy Melville in Glendale. Upon entering, I was struck by how ridiculously small all of the clothes in the store were. The clothes looked like they would be better off in a Gap Kids than a store marketed toward teenage girls.

On top of that, every piece of clothing was marked with the same “one size” tag with no actual numeric measurements included. I knew at this point I needed to ask someone why a brand would be so insanely selective with their market?

Citrus Anthropology Professor Jennifer Miller-Thayer says that brands like Brandy Melville are not isolated in their practices of only selling clothes to certain sizes.

Miller-Thayer said in an interview that women walk into a store and immediately know nothing will fit them “all the time.”

Miller-Thayer said women are taught that their worth is dependent on their body from when they are little girls, but the fashion industry starts more aggressively using toxic marketing tactics against women when they hit puberty.

When a girl goes through puberty and her body undergoes changes, her proportions uniquely change and imminently the amount of clothes a teenage girl has to choose from shrinks. This happens because women’s clothing is built on a sizing chart developed for one body type when women’s bodies come in an unmeasurable array of different shapes and sizes.

Miller-Thayer said the reason

Drones are commonly used for their photo and video capabilities. However, they can also be used for search and rescue, mapping, package delivery, solar panel inspections and the military.

With the current war in Ukraine, an estimated 10,000 drones are used monthly.

Companies such as UPS, Amazon, FedEx and Zipline are developing systems for drone delivery.

Thermal imaging cameras, speakers, claw arms and signaling lights are small advancements being made in the search and rescue field for drones. Sending out drones is safer, easier and often more effective at finding lost individuals than sending a search and rescue team or a helicopter.

Iraq and Afghanistan, drones started becoming more common. The military started recruiting gamers to be drone pilots as opposed to normal fighter pilot recruits because they were natural at flying the drones.

The program at Citrus offers two certificates, one is in drone technology, the other in drone operations. The program has six classes in total.

These classes are eight weeks long on average and usually meet on Fridays. The class is three to four hours long.

After taking the class, many students have expressed to Woolford that they’re looking at making their own businesses with their new skillset.

hands-on experience with professional drones and the actual software a pilot can use in the field.

Everything wrong with women’s clothes

women’s clothing is so exclusive in size is because women’s fashion brands associate who wears their clothes with the quality of their brand.

A woman’s worth in Western culture is based on the misogynistic belief that if a woman doesn’t fit into the narrow beauty standard of the Western world she is not worth as much in a society. So women’s clothing brands want to be associated with those who are worth more in Western culture.

That’s why Brandy Melville only sells clothes in one size. They only want one size of women to wear their clothes.

This practice destroys the self-esteem of the women who don’t fit into those clothes because it sends the message that they are not wanted by the brands meant to make them feel beautiful.

Citrus College psychology major Leyland Pacheco, the student who originally sent me down this rabbit hole, said in an interview that brands like Brandy Melville contributed to her developing an eating disorder and body dysmorphia, from which she has since recovered.

For her, walking into a Brandy Melville store would immediately make her feel “suffocated” and out of place.

“I have a more muscular build than the Brandy Melville girls models because I was a gymnast and a runner, and so I tried the shorts on and they don’t fit and I’m like, ‘fuck, like, OK, something’s wrong with me,’” Pacheco said.

She said going into a Brandy Melville store will make someone go home and look in the mirror and see problems with their body that aren’t there. Walking into a store as a young girl and not fitting into anything sends the message that there must be something wrong with the shopper’s body, so they’ll see problems even when there aren’t any. This is what can lead to somebody developing body dysmorphia, which can lead to things like bulimia and anorexia.

In reality, there is nothing wrong with women’s bodies, just the

Woolford noted that students who grew up with video games such as “Call of Duty,” “Halo” or other console games found learning to fly to be easy. This is likely due to the controllers for drones and consoles being similar.

During the U.S. military’s time in

Being a part of a still-growing and futuristic industry is interesting and drone piloting is a skill set that can be useful in many fields. Learning the skills necessary to work in the field in a free program is a great opportunity for students.

Theauthorofthisarticlehas takenclassesforthisprogram.

clothes produced by problematic brands.

Pacheco said when she was experiencing body image issues, she would use the fact that she could fit into Brandy Melville clothes to reward herself for being smaller.

“It’s a sick psychological thing” Pacheco said “‘Oh, I can fit into this. I’m going to buy it to prove to myself that I’m small enough and therefore good enough for people.”

This problem is compounded by the fact that most fashion designers are men.

An article by McKinsey & Company says that less than half of well-known womens wear brands are designed by women, and only 14 percent of major brands are managed by women.

This heightens the disconnect between women’s clothing brands and the bodies those clothes are actually supposed to be worn by.

After learning this lesson the easy way, as a man from the outside, I wanted to see if I was alone in not experiencing these issues.

I interviewed Citrus College students and couple Sonny Arroyo and Blanca Carrasco together to see their

experiences shopping for clothes. I wanted to see if their experiences were different with Arroyo being a man and Carrasco being a woman.

While Arroyo said he never walks into a store and thinks he won’t be able to find clothes that fit him, he also said he very rarely shops for clothes to begin with.

Carrasco’s experience was different. Although Carrasco said she shops for clothes nearly every day, she still finds it hard to find clothes that fit her. And said she avoids stores like Tillys and Brandy Melville for that reason.

Carrasco said she believes the reason it’s hard for her to find clothes is that “proportions are a little different.”

After hearing Carrasco’s reasoning, it reminded me of Pacheco saying she felt her body was the problem and not the clothes. I don’t believe this is the case. It should not be women’s responsibility to change their bodies to fit into the clothes they like. It should be the clothing brands’ responsibility to make clothes that fit women’s bodies.

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Courtney Schoen looks at the “one size” tag on a shirt at the Brandy Melville store in Glendele on April 20.

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Citrus students in the drone program work on their drone piloting skills, helping each other when needed working with drones.

From newsstands to networks

School newspaper evolves to focus on online readership

e year is 2099. Hologram

President Elon Musk has just signed an executive order dictating that all publications must ditch the internet and get with the times by uploading news stories directly into people’s brains.

Adviser to the Citrus College

Clarion, Schmatrick Piedt, quickly creates a Neurolink account and complies with the order to give students the opportunity to learn about what it’s like to be a journalist in the present (future) times.

Well… Not really. Who really knows what the Clarion will look like in 76 years? Not us. But we can say that 76 years ago, the publication that became the Clarion began as a print publication, and 76 years after that, the Clarion is transitioning from a

print to a fully online format.

A comparison of our website tra c and amount of print newspapers on the stands revealed that more Clarion readers get their news online than in print.

To adapt to an ever-changing media landscape and to give students the opportunity to learn in an up-to-date environment, the Clarion decided to move from being online and producing a print edition to focusing solely on our website and social media.

Although seeing the Clarion not in print anymore is sad, it’s a needed change. We plan to further keep up our online presence and deliver pertinent news to your email through our weekly newsletters.

e Clarion has never failed to deliver print news to its audience, except in 2020 and 2021, the years of the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic that hindered the production and distribution of the Clarion print newspaper.

Despite this physical hindrance,

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Jo Ann Garlington

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Stephen Hemmerick

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Diane Kauffman

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Jerome King

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Mike Grehan

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David Huff

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Doug Walsh

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R.C. Dahlem

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Ed Maine

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Jim Rettie

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Cathy Lawhon

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Randy Owen

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Cathie L. Parker

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Dave Barton

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Scott Piazza

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Mike Willman

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Bill Kelly

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Jim Caster

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April Heath

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Pamela Moore

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Geneen Robinson

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Renee Wallace

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Mark Skertic

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Sharon Follick

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Marty Cortinas

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Kelly Miller

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Kimberly Ordunio

■ Fall 1985

Clarion reporters still had news posted online.

In some ways, seeing the Citrus Clarion discontinue its print publication is disappointing, as this will mean future student journalists will not get to experience the joy and feel the adrenaline of designing print pages on deadline.

However, the Clarion’s purpose is not to give students the opportunity to “play paper.” e Clarion’s purpose is to prepare students for being professional journalists and, as such, the Clarion must follow where the industry is going.

Nothing beats the feeling of holding the completed physical copy of a newspaper lled with your work but nonetheless, the Clarion will evolve to give future student journalists what they will miss from print publication – even if that means uploading stories directly into people’s brains in 2099 or encoding stories into people’s DNA in 3075.

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Doug Padilla

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Myca Lynn Poulos

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Sarah Torribio

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Aaron Claverie

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Raul Roa

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Kathryn Dunn

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Jennifer Bernardo

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David Kato

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Jill E. Sandoval

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Lisa R. Uvence

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Stacie Galang

roughout all of these changes, one constant will always remain.

e work of Clarion reporters will be of no importance without readers, so, as we transition we want to thank you, our readers –students, faculty administrators and the rest of the Citrus College community– for reading our stories.

We also want to encourage you to keep tabs on our latest stories by subscribing to our newsletter and following our social media handles where we update you on the latest

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William D. Braxdale

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Denise Heady

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Emily Rios

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Frank Ram

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Rosalynn Garcia

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Julia Kupisiewicz

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Andrew Vasquez

stories:

■ On Facebook– Citrus College

Clarion

■ On Twitter– @ccclarion

■ On Instagram–Citruscollegecllarion

■ On Tik Tok–Citruscollegeclarion

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