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Volume 64 Issue 10

Transfer degree streamlines pathway to university

Mock drill prepares faculty and students Rhiannon Conrado Staff Writer

Israel Mejia Staff Writer Transfer degrees to be developed at local community college in the next few years may soon guarantee priority registration and create a clear pathway to Cal State campuses for qualifying community colleges students.

In September 2010, former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed SB 1440, the Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act. SB 1440 gives students from California community colleges a streamlined process for transferring as juniors to the California State University.

With the implementation of SB 1440, specific courses for most majors will be defined and articulated through the 23 campuses in the CSU system.

As a result, community college students will be counseled away from enrolling in unnecessary and excess classes.

“The passage of this legislation is historic,” said Justina Rivadeneyra, Career/Transfer Center coordinator. “SB 1440 promises to transform higher education in California while also saving students both time and money.”

This law will also cap community college students at 90 units.

This limitation is designed to save money for them and the state.

This doesn’t mean that students will not be able to take more than 90 units, but its implementation may free up more seats in classes, which are important.

A minimum of two transfer degrees must be made available to students for Fall 2011.

That means that the degrees must be approved for inclusion in the catalog and schedule of classes by April

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NATALIE MIRANDA Citrus College Clarion Students take part in Club Rush in the Campus Center Mall on March 8 and 9 to explore the new and returning clubs on campus.

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Hiring process for full-time faculty halted indefinitely Natalie Miranda Editor in chief The hiring process for eight full-time faculty positions that began in fall 2010 has been indefinitely postponed.

Administrators have also decided not to move ahead with the hiring of several more full-time faculty for fall 2011.

This decision did not affect the number of sections offered this semester, said Irene Malmgren, Ed.D., vice

president of academic affairs.

The college covered those sections with adjunct faculty.

“One of the hirings was not completed because the quality of the applicants was not what we wanted,” said Robert Sammis, J.D., director of human resources.

Offers were ready to be made with the other seven applicants.

“And then we got hit with the latest news in terms of what the budget looks like for next year,” Sammis said.

The state is facing a $26

billion shortfall which may translate to a $400 million cut to funding for community colleges.

Sammis said that the college does not expect to hire any full-time faculty for the 2011-2012 year.

According to the California Community College Code of Regulations, Title V, section 51025, “Community college districts are required to increase their base number of

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A hypothetical “lockdown” drill was conducted recently to assess the college community’s preparedness for a potential incident involving a shooter on campus.

The drill was conducted on Feb. 11, the day winter session concluded, from 1:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.

A Citrus Alert was sent to faculty and students via phone and e-mail, and individuals who were on campus were directed to follow “lock down” instructions.

Those directions dictate that if a shooter is identified on campus, all entrances should be locked, lights should be turned off, and students and faculty should “duck and cover” and stay quiet.

Tony Giannone, campus safety supervisor, said that during the mock drill, campus safety officers inspected two buildings, the Administration Building and the Child Development Center, to evaluate how well instructions were followed.

“Childcare did a great job,” Giannone said. “The little kids were asleep, it was all quiet, and when the officers went by to check, the doors were locked.”

Officers did detect some movement in the CDC building, and Giannone said that is what a shooter will be looking for.

Dr. Mickie Allen, director of the CDC, said her staff is very well trained, and if there is a shooter on campus, the staff will do an amazing job at keeping the children calm and quiet.

In the wake of such an event, staff is instructed to come inside, stay away from all the windows and sit in the middle of the room.

Allen said they will sing songs with the children to keep them calm.

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campus Campus Editor Jennifer Young jennayou22@gmail.com

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Gov. Brown proposes special election

News Briefs

Local Thousands join Susan Komen Race for the Cure

March 9, 2011

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The Susan G. Komen 15th annual Los Angeles County Race for the Cure took place on Sunday as thousands of men, women, children and even small dogs declared their support to find a cure for breast cancer.

Sunday's 5K run/walk included live music and free giveaways from local sponsors, and was expected to raise more than $1 million to provide the underserved and uninsured communities in Los Angeles County with screening, diagnostic tests and treatments for breast cancer.

Source: SGV Tribune State First hand transplant at UCLA completed The operation was the first for the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, which opened its hand transplant unit last year.

The procedure was performed

by Dr. Kodi Azari, surgical director of UCLA’s hand transplant program. UCLA's hand transplant unit is the fourth such center in the United States.

Source: LA Times National Obama to resume military trials for Guantanamo detainees The Obama administration is resuming military trials for terrorism suspects detained at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The president also announced Monday that he was setting new review guidelines for the prisoners that he said would "broaden our ability to bring terrorists to justice, provide oversight for our actions, and ensure the humane treatment of detainees" in all signals that the White House does not foresee the facility being closed any time soon.

Source: LA Times International Missing US student body found in Spain On Tuesday, the body of a U.S. exchange student missing since late last month was found in a river in Madrid, a police official said. The cause of death was not known but there were no signs of foul play in the death of San Diego State University business student Austin Bice, 22, the National Police official said. Bice's body was found in the Manzanares River. He was last seen in the early hours of Feb. 26, said the police official.

Bice, from Carlsbad, California, was studying international business at Carlos III University and had been in Spain since January.

Source: MSNBC

To fix the state budget gap, Gov. Brown attempts to convince Republicans of the importance of putting a tax measure on a potential June ballot.

Jennifer Young Campus Editor Gov. Jerry Brown is proposing that California hold a special election in June to put the decision of how to balance the budget in the hands of voters.

He has also proposed raising the per-unit fee at California’s community colleges from $26 to $36 and cutting $400 million in funding from the 112 community college system.

Should a special election be approved by the state legislature, voters would decide whether or not to temporarily extend $12 billion in tax increases for another five years.

The 1 percent increase in sales tax, the 0.5 percent increase in vehicle registration fees and the $210 reduction in dependent tax credit were approved in 2009 to temporarily fix that year’s budget deficit.

These temporary measures are due to expire on July 1.

Extending them for additional five years is part of his plan to close the state’s $26.6 billion budget gap.

Brown, who is a Democrat, needs to secure the vote of two-thirds of the lawmakers in Sacramento to put the measure on the ballot in June.

He needs four Republicans, two from the state assembly and two from the state senate to vote with him to put a tax extension on the ballot as of press time, he has not been able to secure the four Republican votes.

The five Republicans with whom he has been negotiating with sent him an open letter Monday stating that they had “reached an impasse” regarding their discussions.

Many of the Republican legislators have signed pledges stating that they will never raise taxes.

Brown originally had hoped to get lawmakers to vote on his proposal to hold a special election tomorrow, but he now says he may need several more days before they decide.

If Brown is able to gain the votes needed to hold the special election, he will next face the challenge of convincing California voters to

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The election, if it passes, will not solve the problem of this state, but would rather be a small Band-Aid to a much larger problem.

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vote “yes” on an extension of the temporary taxes. California has a history of rejecting tax initiatives.

“There isn’t much question that the state has significantly overspent and overpromised the citizens of California,” said John Fincher, professor of speech communication and president of the Citrus College Faculty Association.

“The election, if it passes will not solve the problems of this state, but would rather be a small Band-Aid to a much larger problem,” said Fincher.

Without a special election, the legislature will have to cut $26.6 billion from the budget.

Gov. Brown told the joint committee formed to reconcile the Assembly and Senate versions of the Democrat’s budget bills that he believes in this situation that it is necessary to check

with the people to get their approval for all the cuts.

He said that if the $26.6 billion in cuts are going to be made to public programs, permission of the people is a must.

“It is consistent with the Governor’s campaign promise.

He would only approve a tax increase if approved by the voters. It’s a classic, what we call, referendum,” said Gerhard Peters, professor of political science.

The worst-case scenario would be a state budget that relies on cuts would plug the budget hole but would affect almost every aspect of public life.

This includes additional cuts to community colleges, public universities and health care services, according to a report done by the Legislative Analyst’s Office.

The report was requested

by Sen. Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) to give an idea of the extreme measures that would need to be taken if the tax extensions are not approved.

If lawmakers do not make a decision soon on the Governor’s budget proposal, the tax increases may expire before a special election can take place.

Campus Events March 17 St. Patrick’s Day Celebration 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. @ the Campus Center Music*Food*Irish Step Dancers March 30-31 Cesar Chavez National Blood Drive Challenge 8 a.m - 7 p.m. @ the Campus Center Call (626) 852-6444 May 2-5 Springfest 2011 May 25 ASCC Candidates’ Forum 11:30 a.m. @ the Campus Center East Wing May 30-June 2 Stress Buster Week Events TBA Come relax a little before finals!

May 31-June 1 ASCC Elections for Fall 2011 June 6-9 & 13-14 Night Owl Study Sessions 4-11 p.m. @ the Campus Center

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Transfer: Proposed degrees to ease transfer progress 2011.

Citrus College officials are working to develop local transfer degrees based on already approved transfer model curriculum in speech communication, psychology and sociology.

Dave Kary, Ph.D., professor of astronomy and chair of the Curriculum Committee at Citrus College said that this transfer degree requirement has developed quickly and that the process to approve more degrees in more disciplines will take several years.

According to the Career/Transfer Center newsletter, the State Chan-

cellor’s Office has promised to expedite the approval process if Citrus College’s transfer degrees have been developed by college faculty and approved by the Board of Trustees.

The transfer degree is meant to help students who are registering for classes at community college. Many lower division classes are transferable, but because they may be listed as upper division requirements for a four-year degree, students may have to take them again at the university.

According to the SB 1440 implementation, with the

transfer degree students will be directed to take 18 units that will advance them in a major or area of emphasis, plus the Intersegmental General Educational Transfer Curriculum or the California State University General Educational-Breath Requirements.

“I think that this degree will help students stay on track instead of taking so many classes they don’t need and it will avoid surprises when deciding what Cal State one will want to go to,” said sophomore Elizabeth Valenzuela, psychology major.

A local transfer degree

Drill: Campus prepares for potential incident “It’s practice for all of us, for me, for you, everyone,” Giannone said.

Because Citrus is an open campus, safety officers face a unique situation, but the Glendora Police Department has a response time of four minutes, Giannone said.

“Officers that work for the college, myself included, would take a secondary role,” Giannone said. “Only in extreme situations would we be out there without protection because we are not trained as police officers.”

Lynn Jamison, the study

abroad specialist, feels that safety is at the top of the list at Citrus.

“Citrus is working to perfect the emergency response system,” Jamison said. “I think that having preparatory drills are extremely important because it gives the appropriate personnel the opportunity to show how quickly and successfully a lockdown Jamison is the emergency information officer for the TC Building, if there is an emergency, her duties include informing and calling other faculty members in the building.

So Giannone advocates that students and teachers routinely keep their cell phones on vibrate so that they can receive alerts via text message.

Martha McDonald, dean of students, said that the campus community is dependent on the availability of campus safety officers, but when they are available, Citrus plans to have another campus-wide drill.

Giannone said that Campus Safety would like to do more mock drills because better preparing the Citrus community is a top priority.

February 28 - April 1, 2011 Reception: March 23, 6 p.m.

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would benefit Citrus students by granting them priority over other students transferring as juniors into the university. It could become a fast track to a four-year degree.

“Faculty in several disciplines are working on this, and I’m expecting two or more degree recommendations to be brought through curriculum approval this spring,” Kary said.

In the fall 2011, the speech communication, sociology and psychology programs may be able to offer the first Citrus College transfer degrees. Next under consideration will likely be kinesiology,

Dave Kary

Faculty: Search for full-time hires on hold full-time faculty over the prior year in proportion to the amount of growth in credit funded full-time equivalent students if the Board of Governors determines that adequate funds have been provided to support implementation of adjustments to full-time faculty hiring obligations.”

Every fall Citrus measures how many full-time faculty work on campus and compare that number with a target at which the state requires it to be the following year, Sammis said.

The result is the faculty obligation number.

This is part of the 75/25 regulation, in which 75 percent of the college’s full time equivalent instructors have to be full-time and 25 percent have to be parttime, said Carol Horton, vice president of financial and administrative services.

If the college does not meet the 75/25 regulation, it must pay a penalty fee for every full-time faculty member not hired.

“For fall 2010, the replacement cost was $66,801 per one full-time faculty equivalent,” said Brenda Fink, staff diversity officer in human resources.

The college is not facing a fine, according to Sam Lee dean of Language Arts and enrollment management.

The state has provided a loophole so if colleges maintain the 75/25 regulation they are exempt.

“There are more adjunct faculty in spring 2011 than in spring 2010 because there are more sections this spring,” Sammis said.

This spring there is a total of 333 part-time faculty instructors and 169 full-time faculty instructors.

“We are not anticipating that being the issue next year,” Sammis said.

“We’re anticipating that we’re going to have a reduction in our adjunct faculty as part of the overall budget cuts.”

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Donating blood is a sweet deal Huntington Memorial Hospital is hoping to ease its current blood supply shortage with its annual blood drive.

Brandi Mendez Staff Writer Every student who donates blood today during Club Rush receives a coupon for a free pint of Baskin Robbins ice cream.

The blood drive is sponsored by Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, San Gabriel Valley’s only trauma center.

Approximately 17,000 units of blood are donated to the hospital each year.

One unit is 16 oz of blood.

One unit is typically the amount of blood transfused to a patient in need.

“The blood that is collected for Huntington Hospital will stay here,” said Ida Diaz, Huntington Hospital Donor Recruiter.

Diaz is hoping that the Citrus drive will be successful.

Due to lack of donations, Huntington has to purchase

blood from the American Red Cross every week.

According to the American Red Cross, 38,000 people are in need of blood everyday, which translates into a patient needing blood every two seconds.

“I think everyone should donate blood at least once so you experience what it is like,” Diaz said.

Donating blood is a great experience and you get the added benefit of knowing you are helping save a life.

Citrus student ConnieMarie Blanco believes the same about donating.

“I enjoy knowing that it could help possibly save someone’s life or help get better,” she said.

Blanco, 20, is donating for the fifth time and said that she waits to donate specifically to the Citrus’ blood drive because it’s more convenient for her to be able to give blood during the school day.

Huntington’s Mobile Operations Specialist, Sheldon Rivera said that at the start the of the drive Tuesday morning close to 20 people already had come in and donated.

Twenty people is a high

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number to have for donations already made since Huntington’s last visit in September during which 90 donations were collected by the end of the two-day event.

“It’s a good turnout so far in the event,” he said.

Diego Garcia, 20, is a fourth time donor and said that the event was a great way to get out and help out others in need of the blood resource.

“You’re only giving up a little bit, and giving it to some-

one who needs it a lot more,” he said.

Garcia and Blanco said that they usually donate once a year, but besides the campus event Garcia will branch out to other drives.

“If they’re close by me then I’ll donate there too, but this is the main one I give to,” he said.

To qualify to give blood, donors have to be 18 or older and they must be in good physical health with no flu symptoms.

A potential donor must not be on any antibiotics or insulin and tattoos must be at least one year old.

The benefits of donating blood are endless for the simple reasons that you can possibly save someone’s life.

And now you can get a coupon for a free pint of Baskin Robbins ice cream.

Now you have another 31 reasons to go out and make a difference for someone else.

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‘Sit down, shut up, we’re going’ Rhiannon Conrado Staff Writer Now is the time to visit Egypt.

Peter Greenberg, travel editor for CBS News and host of Morning Edition on NPR, delivered this advice at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on Feb. 22.

The latest presenter in the Distinguished Speakers Series, Greenberg offered guidance about the do’s and don’ts of traveling, but the essence of his message was to not be afraid.

“One abuse that you should always avoid is fear,” Greenberg said.

Traveling more than 400,000 miles in a year, Greenberg said there are only four places in the world that he would not visit.

He would not visit Somalia, Chechnya and the Congo, because of the unclarity of who rules in those countries, and he would not visit Newark, just be-

cause its Newark.

But as for places like Egypt, “the best time to go is now,” Greenberg said.

Yet when people see Egypt on the news, they cancel their trips out of fear, telling themselves, “‘I’m not gonna go, I’m gonna stay home.’”

In more than 23 years, approximately 700 civilians have been killed in acts of political violence globally, and that number barely makes a dent in the millions of people who travel outside the country per year.

So don’t let fear keep you at home. Greenberg is “advising you to go.”

He told his friends to visit Egypt, who were hesitant at first, but later thoroughly enjoyed their trip.

After the country’s recent events, the pyramids were deserted, and so was every other place they visited.

Peter Greenberg

The best time to travel somewhere is when “no one is there,” and people will not visit a country they believe is unsafe.

Americans are categorized as “the most ignorant person on the planet,” Greenberg said, but as long as travelers take precautions, there should be no sign of trouble.

“A tourist, to me, is a victim,” Greenberg said. “And a traveler

is a tourist who has been victimized.”

Greenberg advises Americans to educate themselves before their trip. For instance, know where the destination is on a map.

When someone Greenberg knew went to Aruba they had no idea where it was.

Additionally, Greenberg said to communicate with people.

To prove a point, Greenberg conducted an experiment with several members of his staff, all of whom are younger than 35.

Their age is important, Greenberg said, because none of them owns a landline, or a watch, or reads the newspaper. Instead, they use their cellphones, for both calls and telling time, or they just use the Internet.

When searching for a last minute flight from Los Angeles to New York, his staff booked a one-way ticket for $900.

However, by making one phone call to the airline, Greenberg was able to book a “socalled” positioning flight for $108.

According to Greenberg, a positioning flight is a top priority flight, flown out to transport from point A to point B. Just by calling the airline’s toll free number, and asking a human being if there was a positioning flight the morning of the previously scheduled flight, Greenberg saved almost $800.

In any case, there is cheaper available inventory that the airlines do not post online, he said.

Taking the time to speak with a human being can not save individuals money, but they can now advocate for themselves.

One day Greenberg dreams of a day when he owns and runs his own airline, and his motto would be, “Sit down, shut up, we’re going!”

Student trustee-elect has high hopes Mindy Youell Staff Writer The newest student trusteeelect will face unpredicted challenges in the upcoming months on behalf of Citrus College students.

Elected in December 2010, Nohemi Camacho, 18, will speak for the students of Citrus to the Citrus Community College Board of Trustees as the 2011 student trustee.

Camacho said she was scared of running for office until she met former student trustee Karine Ponce. Ponce convinced her the student trustee position would be rewarding.

“I enjoy trying out new things I’m scared of,” she said.

With positive feedback from her peers, and with the help of current student trustee Alejandra Delgado, she has begun training to become the next student trustee.

Camacho will shadow Delgado this semester until she takes office on May 15.

She is already attending regular meetings of the Citrus Community College Board of Trustees and is actively involved with Associated Students of Citrus College.

“Being aware of issues that affect students and being an effective liaison between the board of trustees and ASCC are what it takes to be a student trustee,” Camacho said.

ASCC adviser Adrienne Thompson also works with the student trustee-elect.

“Alejandra's communication with the board of trustees and administration has laid the foundation for Nohemi,” Thompson said.

The student trustee position takes “dedication, a strong work ethic and a desire to serve,” she said.

The student trustee-elect

Nohemi Camacho

commits to a year and a half of service, must carry at least five units and have a minimum 2.0 GPA. “Nohemi is very conscientious and always willing to learn,” Thompson said. “She has a large learning curve ahead of her, but I absolutely believe she will learn to rise to the challenge and represent the students well.”

“She will certainly need to be vigilant in expressing the needs of students when decisions are being made on a number of issues,” she said Donald Linneman, ASCC commissioner at large, is organizing the student government’s plan to help the college titled, Representing Everyone’s Potential.

REP is a proposed $1 fee per student per semester that would be used for Citrus College student representatives to “lobby against harmful legislation,” Linneman said. “Citrus College needs the money to stand up for itself.”

According to ASCC, unlike the $16 student government fee, this $1 fee will be put in to a separate account that will be used to pay for the ASCC to lobby and protest against the fee increases, budget cuts, and rising textbook costs.

Without the REP fee and with the current laws that prohibit the college and Associ-

ated Student organizations from participation in political activities we will have almost no say in Sacramento and Washington D.C. during the decision making according to ASCC. Camacho said, “This is why I urge students to vote in the upcoming April election at Citrus College for support of the student representation fee.”

“It gives us students a voice locally, statewide, and nationally,” she said.

With the looming state budget cuts to education and the likelihood of higher per-unit fees, Thompson said Camacho has a lot ahead of her Camacho is majoring in theater and also plans to get a real estate license.

She grew up in East LA and Montebello. Both of her parents are mariachis in a band called Nuevo Jalisco.

“For my birthdays in elementary school, I would have my family mariachi band come and play in my class,” Camacho said.

Her father is a technician for Toyota and her mother is in sales for cemetery plots and handles funeral arrangements so traveling with her parents was a childhood routine.

“I was always in a car riding to different places and meeting all kinds of people,” Camacho said.

Learning from her parents and observing how hard they worked helped inspire her to run for student trustee.

“They define the word perseverance for me; not to give up, no matter what,” she said.

In the upcoming year Camacho wishes to secure an even tighter bond between ASCC and Citrus Community College Board of Trustees, becoming a more effective leader and help Citrus students through these tough times.

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Joey from the block celebrates his Irish heritage Tom Marshall Correspondent He was born Aug. 16, 1945, the same day the United States dropped the bomb on Nagasaki, Japan.

Joseph Harvey, future language arts professor at Citrus College, was born to IrishAmerican parents who lived in the Ridgewood section of Brooklyn, New York.

Ridgewood was a lower middle-income neighborhood, just over the line from Queens. The neighborhood was ethnically mixed, but with a strong Irish flavor. Families were not too far removed from the “old country.”

One of the few regularly organized family gatherings that Harvey remembers was the annual St. Patrick’s Day party in the parish hall.

“O Paddy dear, and did ye hear the news that’s goin’ round?

The shamrock is forbid by law to grow on Irish ground.”

Harney described the neighborhood boys as close knit and could often be found at the local Irish tavern, where as much singing went on as did the flowing of the beer, he said.

Harvey, the product of parochial schools, described himself as an average student.

However, early on he did recognize the need for a higher education. A college degree was the only escape route from the old block.

Young Joey grew into the man Joe Harvey as he entered Queens College in pursuit of a liberal arts education. However, after a year, he dropped out and enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps.

After serving his country, Harvey first attended Long Island University, then continued working toward his bachelor of arts degree in English at City College of New York. His first teaching position was at Evander Childs High School in the

Bronx.

The job lasted only two years, before he was laid off during a financial crisis in New York City.

“While I was at Childs, I began the school’s first student newspaper, an accomplishment of which I‘m proud even today, given the war-like conditions in the Borough of the Bronx in those days,” Harvey said.

During the layoff, Harvey worked two jobs, got married and started a family.

Two years later, New York was once again financially sound. Back to Evander Childs went Joe Harvey. He also returned to CCNY to earn a Masters degree in English, an endeavor which strained the marriage.

Harvey taught at Evanders Childs until 1988.

His marriage ended and he departed New York for Los Angeles. Finding employment proved to be a major challenge.

He sold and taught computers and even taught as a dayto-day substitute at Los Padrinos detention facility.

Finally after two years of searching for a teaching job he was hired at L.A. Manuel Arts High School.

One year later he was offered positions at two colleges, one being Citrus College in Glendora. He is now celebrating his 22nd year at Citrus College.

The years at Citrus have brought him personal and professional accomplishments. He is remarried and has a daughter Brigit, 18. His son James is a member of an NYFD engine company back in the Bronx.

Today, Harvey spends much his free time working on a second home he recently bought in Big Bear City.

His boundless love of Ireland, the land of his forefathers, has not diminished over he years.

Having traveled to the Green Isle, he says the land constantly tugs at his sleeves. Many of his relatives still live in the small village of Mt. Charles in County Donegal.

Tom Marshall Citrus College Clarion Joseph Harvey, right, language arts professor at Citrus College, is part of the Emerald Society Pipes and Drums, a pipe and drum corps which travels through the greater Los Angeles area performing at parades and events.

His love of music is eclectic.

While he can recite lyrics of myriad songs from many genres, and while he is conversant in discussing jazz giants over the last century and blues artists since New Orleans and the cotton fields, Harvey loves Irish music the most -- from ballads, to jigs and reels.

Three years ago, Harvey joined the pipe and drum corps of the L.A. Police Department, the Emerald Society Pipes and Drums. The group, which numbers approximately 25 members, performs at parades and events throughout the Greater Los Angeles area.

Professor Harvey, who currently teaches English 100 and Reading 19, also served three years as president of the Citrus College Faculty Association and one year as President of its Academic Senate.

His colleague Gerhard Peters, professor of political science summed up the faculty’s estimation saying, “Many faculty members learned a great deal from this man, one of Brooklyn’s finest.”

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Sports Editor Erica Irigoyen erica.irigoyen91@verzon.net

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Rough preseason won’t stop Owls “ Robert Lucero Correspondent

After a slow 6-8 stint in their preseason, the Owls showed some hope leaving their first two western conference openers victorious.

Head coach Steve Gomez attributed the team’s preseason woes to wild pitching giving away walks to too many opponents.

“We know we have the talent here to win the games,” Gomez said.

“If everybody can just get a little bit better, make some improvements, then collectively as a team, we should be better at the end of the year.”

The Owls have since won three in a row against Ventura College 6-5, LA Valley College 4-3, and Glendale College 5-3.

Biology major and shortstop/centerfielder Charles Ball described the team’s record as “unacceptable.”

Ball said that the Owls have “got to work harder, got to get better.”

Ball plans to be a thief on the field and has set a tough personal goal of stealing 40 bases by the end of the season. He currently has 12 stolen bases stashed away.

We need to just go back and play the way we used to play as we were kids, and just go out there and have fun LUIS HERNANDEZ

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With no team captains, the Owls’ coaching staff looks for the sophomores to be the leaders of the team.

Along with Ball, communications major and outfielder, Tyler Bailey has lead by example through his tremendous work ethic.

“You respect the game, it respects you back,” Bailey said. “The work I put in, that’s what I expect in return from baseball in general and success.”

While others continue to work on their fielding, criminal justice major and freshman second baseman Shane Fraijo understands that he has to work on his game, but also on his brain to maintain his eligibility to play with the Owls.

Mixing baseball with classes has been the toughest part of Fraijo’s transition from high school

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to Citrus, but he’s been able to maintain hitting the balls as well as hitting the books.

“We realize what we have to work on, build on that, and get better,” Fraijo said.

Another new addition to the Owls squad is volunteer pitching/conditioning coach, Andrew Perry.

Before Citrus, Perry was an assistant pitching coach at Rancho Cucamonga High School and had coach Gomez as his pitching coach for three years, before graduating with a kinesiology major

and minored in education at Cal Poly Pomona.

Perry has been the biggest factor in the improvement of the Owls conditioning transforming them from a traditional workout team, and has since introduced them to a conditioning program known as CrossFit. Ball, who was reluctant of the program in the early going, came up to Perry during a practice one day, shook his hand and thanked him for getting the team ready for the season.

Despite the Owl’s less than

memorable start, the team is far from hanging up their cleats, gloves and heads.

“That’s really not reflective of how good we are and how good we can be,” assitant coach Bill Viverto said.

“I think we need to just go back and play the way we used to play as we were kids, and just go out there and have fun,” said physical education major and oufielder Luis Hernandez.

The next home game for the Owls is on Saturday, March 12, at 1 p.m., against West LA.

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2011 Citrus Clubs Alpha Gamma Sigma AGS Honor Society promotes and recognizes scholarship and good fellowship.

Gamers Enter Any Realm (GEAR) Unite a community of gamers to one voice and establish an identity in society.

Anime Connection Appreciate and promote the art of Anime.

Gay Straight Alliance Bring the gay, lesbian and straight communities together.

Chess Club Enrich the lives of students through mental sportsmanship.

Holy Hip Hop Showcase talents for the glory of God and Jesus Christ.

Citrus Business Association Develop a student’s social and leadership skills necessary to succeed in the business world.

Citrus College Filmmaker’s Association Promote the appreciation of film.

Cosmetology Day Club Encourages unity within the Cosmetology students and promotes positive student development.

Cosmetology Evening Club Encourages unity within the Cosmetology students and promotes positivestudent development.

Foster to Famous Provide support to foster youth who attend Citrus College.

Helping find Opportunties in Pursuit of Education (HOPE) Provide a positive environment to AB540 students and help their unique educational journey.

Irezumi Club Explore the art of tattooing.

Latinos Unidos Students Association (LUSA) Promote appreciation of the Latino culture.

NATALIE MIRANDA Citrus College Clarion Top: Angela Arambulo, right, 19, psychology major, recruits a stu­ dent for the Anime Connection club at Club Rush on March 8 in the Campus Center Mall. Club Rush is March 8 and 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Right: The Foster to Famous club celebrates its one year anniversary at Club Rush on March 8 in the Campus Center Mall. Ashley War­ ren, left, 19, a child development major, hands out cake to honor the event. Students are encouraged to visit Club Rush which is March 8 and 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to check out the new and returning clubs run by students on campus.

Photography Club Learn professional photography through activities on and off campus.

Psi Beta Honor Society National recognition of a student’s dedication to the field of psychology NATALIE MIRANDA Citrus College Clarion

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NATALIE MIRANDA Citrus College Clarion Citrus students were encouraged to hang questions on the “Are You listening God?” board in the Campus Center Mall during Club Rush on March 8.

Club Rush presents opportunities Rhiannon Conrado Staff Writer Club Rush sets up booths on the campus mall for both active and potential clubs seeking recruitment.

Clubs compete against each other in a booth contest, and a DJ performs to attract students to the campus mall.

“It’s really just a time for students on campus to come around and talk to the different clubs, and find out what they might be interested in joining,” said, Aaron Bennett, Inter Club Council adviser.

Helping find Opportunities in

the Pursuit of Education, a new club this spring, set up their first booth to promote their cause to prospective members.

Erick Sanzon, president of H.O.P.E., said that their club is for students who were unable to receive funding from the federal government, but still need help financing their education.

Members of H.O.P.E. have spoken with other colleges, including Mt. SAC, Cal Poly Pomona and UCLA, to “come together and exchange ideas,” Sanzon said.

Two booths down from Sanzon stood a spring club in the making with a sign that read, “Are you listening God?”

This potential new club, Investigating Christianity at Citrus, needs leadership and interested students to get the club started.

Morgan Greer, a local pastor and APU grad student, is not affiliated with Citrus College but he set up the booth to do outreach and get students interested.

Clubs returning from last year are eager for new recruits as well.

Eric Freischlad, president of the Anime Connection, said that students can expect to see members of the club having fun at their booth “dancing to anime and video game music.”

Club members are looking forward to

their annual trip in July to the Anime Expo, and they also have planned two trips to the Little Tokyo.

David Borunda, president of the Citrus College Filmmakers Association, said that they will be making changes this semester.

For this spring, music videos are out, and short films will be extended from 10 minutes to 30 minutes, Borunda said.

Michael Chen, president of the Chess Club, said that members will be focusing less on competition against other schools or competing nationally.

“We're going to re-explore the more social and recreational

aspects of chess, instead of stressing and preparing for competitions all the time,” Chen said.

Joe Heffron, president of Gamers Enter Any Realm, said that he would like more “gamers” to join G.E.A.R. Inter Club Council President, Michelle Cram, said there are a total of 25 returning clubs this semester, and she said that she is really excited.

“I get excited every semester about seeing all the students getting involved with other students,” Cram said. “I feel it’s really important to have clubs and after school activities that don’t involve just the academic aspect but the extra curricular as well.”

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Daniel Norwood, AKA DSoul, 21, pops and locks to DJ Tim Coy’s (not pictured) beats in the Campus Center Mall during Club Rush on March 8. Club Rush runs until March 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Softball team ready for conference play Kristin Lacuesta Managing Editor

The softball team is anything but shook up over its loss in extra innings during the 2010 playoffs.

Instead, they are heading into the 2011 season with more determination and fight than ever.

The hope of being conference champions is alive in players and coaches alike.

The Citrus College softball team is quite seasoned with 11 sophomores among the 16 players.

Head coach Jackie Boxley predicted the experience of the team will help them reach their goal of a winning season.

The Owls are 4-8 in their non-conference schedule so far, Boxley said she isn’t really worried.

“The sophomores have a lot of fight in them,” she said.

“That’s what is going to get us over that hump from nonconference play into conference games.”

“We schedule a really tough non-conference. All of our games are against topranked teams,” Boxley said.

“Obviously we need to win

Moreno agreed.

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The sophomores have a lot of fight in them.

That’s what is going to get us over the hump from non conference play into conference games.

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more games, but we’re playing tough teams and we’re playing well,” she said.

“Right now this is just helping us pick out the few lumps in our game. So come conference, we will be real prepared.”

First baseman Rebecca Lopez and outfielder Brittni Moreno expressed confidence in the 2011 team.

Last season the team finished with a conference record of 14-4, and an average of .300.

This season the girls are averaging a .222, in their non-conference play.

“We expect to get further in playoffs this season and to win our conference,” Lopez said.

“I expect us to win. We’re good,” she said.

During fall training the team participates in a program titled “Winning at Life” in which the players prepare physically and mentally for the upcoming season.

However, it is not all work and no play for the team.

Boxley says the team’s philosophy includes the need to just simply “have fun.”

“If they’re not having fun, it is going to be miserable for everybody,” Boxley explained.

The Owls had a chance to better their record but came up short against Cypress with a 0-1 loss.

The Citrus College softball team’s first conference game is tomorrow at LA Valley.

The game begins at 1 p.m. The Owls head into this game with a record of 5-9 while LA Valley holds a 6-7 record.

The first home conference game is scheduled for Tuesday March 15 against LA Mission.

The game starts at 2:30 p.m. Admission is free.

Softball Schedule Thurs. March 10 LA Thurs. March 31 LA Valley- Away 1 p.m.

Pierce- Home 2:30 p.m.

Tues. March 15 LA Mission-Home 2:30 Fri. April 1 East LAp.m.

Away 2 p.m.

Thurs. March 17 Tues. April 5 LA ValCanyons-Away 1 p.m. ley-Home 2:30 p.m.

Tues. March 22 Glen- Thurs. April 7 LA Misdale-Away 2:30 p.m. sion-Away 1 p.m.

Thurs. March 24 Bak- Tues.

April 12 ersfield- Home 2:30 Canyons-Home 2:30 p.m. p.m.

Thurs. April 14 GlenFri. March 25 dale-Home 1 p.m.

Pasadena-Away 2 p.m.

Tues. April 19 Bakersfield-Away 5 p.m.

Tues. March 29 Santa Monica- Away 2:30 Thurs. April 21 Santa p.m.

Monica-Home 1 p.m.

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Basketball team qualifies for state playoffs Rubi Carrazco Staff Writer The No. 4 seeded men’s basketball team conquered the No. 8 seeded Irvine Valley College in the final game for the Southern California regionals Saturday night at the Owls Nest. The final score was 71-62.

Having won the Southern Division Championship, the Owls now move on this weekend to the state playoff game in Ventura.

Citrus captured the tip off, when their tallest player Davon Shelton, 6’9 guard tipped it over to sophomore forward Donnel Phifer. Phifer was quick with his pass to sophomore Lateef McMullan who assisted the first two points on the scoreboard made by freshman guard Garett Jefferson.

Irvine Valley played hard in the first half. At one point the Lasers took the lead by a few points, but Citrus fought back and left IVC behind by two points.

“I think they could do better,” said Lauren Hennigan, a loyal Citrus fan during half time. “They definitely have a lot more potential from what I’ve seen.”

Hennigan roots for her cousin freshman guard, Brandon Parga, play at every game.

Into the second half of the game, attitude changes were witnessed with the orignal starting five players: Lateef McMullan, Donnel Phifer, Garrett Jefferson, Jacob Ranger and Davon Shelton. They stepped up their game by adjusting their offensive plays.

At one point in the game Citrus took a 10-0 run on Irvine with Parga’s hit 3-point shot.

Aggressive defense was a key component, where both teams ran a press defense forcing each other to work even harder.

In the last minutes of the second half, the crowd cheered on Phifer for his defensive performance before he was fouled out of the game.

“They’re so hard to handle,” said Kent Madole, Irvine Valley head coach. “I was concerned about their two little guards, #5 (Lateef McMullan) and #10(Donnel Phifer). It was their ball pressure that wore us out.”

With three minutes remaining, back to back shots were swooshing between the Owls and Lasers.

CYNTHIA CARRAZCO Citrus College Clarion The men’s basketball team celebrates their victory against Irvine City College, 71­64 on Saturday, March. 5. They will represent the Southern section CCCAA for a shot at state finals on Friday March, 11 in Ventura CA.

IVC hit two consecutive 3point shots, which made the score much closer.

Citrus freshman Davon Shelton played his best game of the season with six defensive rebounds, two offensive rebounds, four blocks, three assists, and 21 total points, including two points he made as a tip-in shot.

“They won our respect,”

Shelton said. “We expected them to shoot more, but we shut them down. We had a great scout; our coaches did a great job preparing us.”

Citrus head coach Chris Victor expressed confidence in his team.

“We focus a lot on our relationships between coaches and players,” he said. “It is what’s most important,that’s

one of our positives.”

The Fighting Owls are scheduled to face off against Fresno City College in the CCCAA ranked Final Four on Friday, March 11 at Ventura College. Tip off is at 7 p.m.

The Owl men’s basketball team remain in the state championships for the fourth consecutive year, as they follow their motto: “win forever.”

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entertainment Entertainment Editor Kristin Lacuesta kristin.lacuesta@gmail.com

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Big bands battle for bragging rights Brandi Mendez Staff Writer Two local college bands are ready to go trumpet-totrumpet for the eighth consecutive year, sending the audience members back into time with the smooth sounds of jazz, to the up tempo of swing.

Azusa Pacific University's jazz band will battle The Citrus College Blue Note Swing Orchestra in the eighth annual Battle of the Big Bands scheduled for March 18 and 19 at the Haugh Performing Arts Center 8p.m. Tickets may be purchased at $16 for general admission, $14 for seniors and $10 for students.

Citrus performing arts stu-

dents Adrienne McBride, 22, and Jacob Williams, 24, will be featured for the second year in The Battle of the Big Bands.

McBride, who usually sings in the campus Pop/Rock Ensemble, said that she is excited for the battle to begin.

She is to perform jazz numbers that broaden both her range musically, and the audience’s show.

“Doing jazz is a completely different experience,” she said.

The story behind a song is conveyed in a whole different manner, she said.

Trombone player Williams expressed the same sentiment.

“Jazz band is not just jazz.

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There’s musicianship, and it’s not as easy as it looks.”

Conveying a story through jazz is emotionally deep not just for the musicians, but also

the audience. “The crowd can definitely feel the connection between you and the song you’re performing at the time,” McBride said.

For vocalist newcomer Danny Lopez, 22, anticipating the Battle of the Big Bands is a momentous night. This is the first year that Lopez will be showcased as a vocalist.

“I’m not singing for myself, I’m singing for the crowd,” he said.

Having performed in the campus salsa and Pop/Rock groups, Lopez said that playing in the Battle of the Big Bands will help him improve not only as a singer, but also as an all around musician.

Under the direction of Robert Slack, dean of fine and performing arts and Alan Waddington, Battle of the Big Bands is expected to be a great night full of music and magic.

‘Rango’ is a no-go Kristin Lacuesta Managing Editor Going to see “Rango” seemed like a no-brainer to me as I absolutely love Johnny Depp, but to my disappointment, the movie was anything but amazing.

In the animated post-modern Western “Rango,” director Gore Verbinski, along with Johnny Depp and Bill Nighy, move on from the sailing ships and treasure chests in “Pirates of the Caribbean” to desert cacti and gun-slinging reptiles.

A chameleon named Rango, voiced by Depp, accidently ends up in a drought-ridden town named Dirt. Thanks to Rango’s story-telling abilities and charm, he is catapulted into local prominence as the new sheriff. With his status comes responsibility.

Rango must be the hero by solving the town’s water shortage cri-

sis; his improvisation skills ultimately helping him uncover the real reason behind the lack of water in Dirt.

Computer animated, the movie goes through the typical plot: guy is lost, guy meets girl, guy becomes hero, guy gets girl.

Except, the “guy” in this film happens to be a chameleon wearing a Hawaiian shirt.

Despite its cliché plotline, the film deserves some credit.

Animator Maia Kayser (“Hulk,” “Van Helsing”) did an exceptionally good job on the animation.

Scenes where Rango is stuck inside a glass bottle gave the audience a different point of view and kept them entertained.

Refusing to follow the 3-D trend was a relief. It reminds viewers that movies do not have to be popping out of the screen to be entertaining.

Another thing that stood out in

the film was the multiple allusions to other classic movies.

Most notably the scene where Rango gets stuck on the windshield of the convertible of Raoul Duke—another one of Depp’s characters from the film “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.”

But despite the amazing cast and crew—A-listers such as Johnny Depp, Alfred Molina, Isla Fisher, Abigail Breslin and Bill Nighy voiced characters in the film—the movie fell short.

The dialogue was super cheesy. Typical Western analogies mixed with Depp’s not-soconvincing “cowboy” accent made me cringe. And the hope that filming the actors on stage live first to add a certain special quality to the film failed hopelessly.

Bottom line: water was not the only thing of shortage in this film.

‘Beastly’ not such a pretty film Brandi Mendez Staff Writer You’ll always be beautiful to one who loves you most. That sentiment captures the message of the film “Beastly,” an updated adaptation of the classic “Beauty and the Beast” fairytale out Friday. This film’s main character, and ultimately the most beautiful person in his world, is transformed into a monster, only to be changed back through the love of a woman who beholds him to be as remarkable as the monster views her.

“Beastly” leading man Alex Pettyfer is Kyle, a handsome, arrogant and self-absorbed alpha male in his junior year of high school, whose selfishness blinds him in every aspect of his life.

That is until one day, he crosses the wrong person, and his shallow mind-set costs him everything that is valuable to him: his looks.

The witch Kendra, played by

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Mary-Kate Olsen, curses Kyle, physically manifesting his inner self so the world sees how ugly he is. Kendra tells Kyle that he has one year to find someone that loves him for who he is and forces him to stop relying on his appearance to get ahead as he had done for so long.

Among the few things that could’ve been improved in this film is Pettyfer’s performance.

Pettyfer also starred in the Science Fiction flick “I Am Number Four” which received horrible reviews, and had the same issues

with keeping the attention span of the audience. Pettyfer as a leading man is no more than a pretty face; he can’t quite sustain the audience’s attention for long after the opening scene.

“High School Musical” Vanessa Hudgens’ performance was also lack-luster. Her take on the role of Lindy, Kyle’s love interest, was unconvincing and dull.

A notably worthy performance was that of Neil Patrick Harris who played Will. He is blind, however his understanding of the world is clearer than anyone around him. The comedic relief he provided was the high point of the motion picture. I sometimes forgot about Hudgens or Pettyfer on screen because I was more entertained by the “Doogie Howser, MD” star.

“Beastly” had a great simple message that was a tale as old as time. That a person’s physical appearance is not his/her essence. But as for taking the family to see this film, I’d pass.

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Subtle, yet savory Jennifer Young Campus Editor Have you ever heard of something called Umami?

Chances are you have eaten a plethora of things that fall into this category.

Umami is classified as the savory taste.

The taste is subtle but enhances the eating experience and compliments many different types of food.

Dr. Kikunae Ikeda of Tokyo Imperial University discovered the flavor in 1908. But it was not until the 1980s that studies were done to prove the legitimacy of the flavor. It is now internationally recognized as the fifth basic taste.

This taste is responsible for signaling the presence of proteins in the body, which is essential to humans.

This is due to its main active ingredient, glutamate.

You do not have to go far or shop in a fancy, expensive store to get the taste of Umami. It is found in foods we eat everyday.

.gest that the glutamate regulates the digestion of food.

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines Umami as, “a taste sensation that is meaty or savory and is produced by several amino acids and nucleotides.”

Although the taste has been around since the turn of the 20th century, only recently has it become a popular trend.

You do not have to go far or shop at a fancy, expensive store to get the taste of Umami. It is found in foods we eat everyday.

Beef, pork and chicken are all Umami-rich foods; along with some refrigerator staples like carrots, potatoes and eggs.

Businesses have begun capitalizing on this “new trend” and places that cater to Umami-lovers are popping up all over the Los Angeles area.

Umami Burger in Los Angeles was created solely around the concept of the fifth taste. Its owner Adam Fleischman, a chef and food and wine entrepreneur, crafted a menu that would stand out against all the other burger competitors in the area.

The fifth taste is an old friend in a modern world.

If you are looking to expand your taste buds and tap into a savory experience, Umami has been where its at all along.

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The pizza you find in New York City is fresh, thin in crust and robust in flavor.

Here in California you might be able to get New York style pizza, but it is no comparison to the taste of a New York pie.

The first difference you will notice about true New York pizza is the crust.

The dough is hand tossed.

It is stretched thin to form a delicate foundation on which the rest of the delicious ingredients can be placed upon.

What pizza enthusiasts and even general foodies native to New York claim is that the tap water used in the cooking process is why the food and drinks made with it cannot be recreated elsewhere.

In New York this praised tap water is found in the pizza dough and the sauce.

The sauce is slathered evenly onto the dough and explosive in flavor.

Fresh tomato and basil flavors fuse with the dough in a perfect marriage.

Once cooked, the warm sauce provides a perfect moist flavor layer on top of

Austin is at Buffalo Wild Wings in West Covina California, to take on the Blazin' Challenge. The challenge: eat 12 wings in 6 minutes.The Blazin' sauce smothering the wings is a pain inducing fire starting flavor that is sure to put up a fight.

AUSTIN PAUL ADAMSON Citrus College Clarion Freshly made pepperoni and mushroom pie from Grimaldi’s Pizzeria in Brooklyn, New York.

the thin crispy base.

Chain restaurant pizzas have the sauce covered in a lower quality, cost-efficient mozzarella cheese that is usually shredded days before it is used.

At places like Gramaldi’s Pizzeria in Brooklyn, they use freshly sliced, top quality mozzarella.

These round slices leave portions of sauce exposed which ensures that there is no over saturation in cheese, and giving some of the toppings a chance at becoming intimate with the sauce.

In addition to the cheese

and sauce, fresh basil is sprinkled onto the pie, which during the heating process in brick ovens, secretes and infuses a stronger basil flavor with the other ingredients.

The other topping choices are always fresh.

Thick discs of pepperoni and sausage, not like those paper-thin slices you get at the chain pizza factories you’ll find here on the west coast.

When the pizza is cooked in the traditional coal-heated brick ovens, the even, high temperature causes the crust to rise, and to become per-

fectly crispy.

When the pie is cut, the slices are wide and the gooey cheese seeps between.

They are so wide in fact that New Yorkers have their own way of eating these oversized slices.

Grabbing the slice from the crust and folding it half down to the point.

With the fresh ingredients, the traditional methods and the magical tap water, it is no mystery why the pizza from New York is so famously and globally mimicked.

Cooking With Austin Austin invited Clarion staff writer Brandi Mendez into the kitchen to cook up some tasty corned beef hash. Great to make after your St. Patrick's Day celebration if you have some leftover corned beef. Recipe Included.

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Brandi Mendez Staff Writer A place that has become popular for their marinated and broiled chicken did anything but become a popular choice for me to choose from the menu selections.

Dino's Chicken and Burgers is a local restaurant in Azusa.

Located off of Arrow Highway and Lark Ellen Ave, Dino's is a place I've visited twice before.

I have been to Dino’s several times and always had a wonderful experience, so I jumped at the chance to review the great mom and pop burger joint.

However, when I went back to the restaurant and looked at the selections I couldn’t decide what to order, so I simply asked the cashier what the best option on the menu was.

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She mentioned that the charbroiled chicken combo plate because it was not only the most popular, but also said that other newspapers had come out to review the meal and loved it. I figured that was an easy choice, so I went and ordered it.

The combo came with a half chicken, charbroiled and marinated with a rub of different flavors that included both garlic salt and black pepper.

The chicken was served on a bed of shoestring french fries, a side of coleslaw and four white-corn tortillas.

When the plate was first served to me, I thought that it was an odd pairing to have charbroiled chicken, coleslaw, french fries and tortillas together.

The french fries were the first things I noticed. They were soaked in a vinegar-

based juice that completely masked the potato flavor.

Their coleslaw wasn’t any better, the cabbage wasn't fresh and the dressing was too sweet.

The chicken was too dry on the top of the surface and tasted incredibly salty when i bit into it.

The most enjoyable part of the meal was the four corn tortillas that were oddly placed in the combo.

Other options I have tried, like the grilled chicken sandwich combo and the breakfast chicken fried steak were well cooked, and full of sensational flavor. I thought it would be best to expand my range of selections and decided to try something new at the restaurant.

This popular dish was not anything to be desired.

Luckily this was not my first

BRANDI MENDEZ Citrus College Clarion Sloppy, soggy and gross: Dino’s Chicken in Azusa earns an F for taste.

visit to the restaurant, so I will continue to eat at Dino's. Just make sure not to order the charbroiled chicken the cashier may rave about at the front counter.

Believe me, you'll only be demanding a refund like I

wanted to after I finished my meal.

Take a chance on Dino’s Chicken and Burgers, but you should check out the grilled chicken sandwich combo or a standard cheeseburger and fries, hold the vinegar please.

Enchiladas made easy Erica Irigoyen Sports Editor Finding an easy recipe that tastes great too can be a difficult task.

Well, to make it a little easier on you, here is an original recipe for what I consider to be perfect tasting green enchiladas. They are quick and easy to make, and you can have a tasty dinner on the table in a matter of an hour.

Ingredients: •¾ cups of oil •11-14 corn tortillas •2 cups of Mexican blend shredded cheese •Cooked shredded chicken •Small can of olives •28 ounce can of green enchilada sauce Supplies needed: •Small frying pan •Shallow casserole dish •Small bowl •Medium size bowl Directions: 1. Pre-heat oven at 350 degrees and heat oil on low

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heat in a small frying pan 2. In a medium bowl, mix the shredded chicken and 1 cup of cheese 3. Fry tortillas for 5 seconds on each side (just enough time to make the tortillas soft) 4. Put the enchilada sauce in a small bowl so that the tortillas can be easily dipped 5. Thoroughly coat each tortilla in the enchilada sauce 6. Roll the chicken and a

couple of olives in each tortilla and place in a shallow casserole dish 7. Pour the left over enchilada sauce evenly over the top of the rolled enchiladas 8. Cover the dish with foil 9. Place in the oven for 30 minutes 10. Remove foil and sprinkle remaining cheese and olives over the enchiladas 11. Keep baking in the oven for 15 minutes 12. Enjoy!

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Opposing views: Choosing the perfect textbook Digital books, real advantages Ink on paper, here to stay Austin Paul Adamson Food Editor E-books are the better choice for today’s tech savvy college students.

First, you need to choose a tablet or ereader that best suits your needs.

Not all e-readers have the same features.

Some, like the Kindle, have no internal lighting. Text pops up in black and white, with no colors or illustrations giving a more classic book feel. Other devices like the iPad2 and NookColor, use the latest technology with bright, colored multiinput touchscreens.They allow the user to highlight and mark up the pages of their digital books.

Once you have committed and purchased the tablet or e-reader that you like, it will lighten your backpack E-books are perfect for a college student in 2011. If you purchase all of your texts as ebooks, the chance that you will forget to bring a certain book to class will disappear.

You can have thousands of books without

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having to have a dedicated library in your house.

Most e-book sellers keep records of all your e-book purchases and allow them to be redownloaded at any time for any reason.

This means that if your e-reader is damaged or upgraded you can still have access to all of your book collection.

The actual ordering of an e-book is much easier also. You don’t have to stand in line at a bookstore or wait for your package to arrive in the mail. All you need is an Internet connection.

You can order books any time of day or night

and have them instantly.

If on Sunday night you forget you need a book for your Monday class, you can download your book in a matter of minutes.

Many e-reader and tablet devices have built in cellular Internet connections, allowing you to purchase books anywhere there is cell service.

Since e-books don’t use any paper, buying them instead of traditional books helps reduce deforestation.

The Internet has changed how we access information.

Instead of looking up questions in encyclopedias we use computers to access search engines that help us find out what we need to know.

A physical textbook does not give you this search ability to which we have become so accustomed.

E-books are here for us now. As technology improves, so will they.

Future e-books may contain video and audio embedded in the pages, which will make leaning easier and more enjoyable than ploughing through a heavy traditional textbook.

Erica Irigoyen Sports Editor For four centuries, “ink on paper” books have been the primary way of learning. Despite the technological revolution, e-readers, e-books and online homework are no substitute to the traditional ink-on-paper textbooks.

Tablets like iPad, Nook and Kindle have “greener thinkers” talking.

Sustainability and saving students’ money is a big concern.

The price of used textbooks bought at the student store can range from $90-$120. So publishing companies have begun brainstorming ways that can both save people money and better the environment.

According to Eric Magallon, manager of the Owl Bookshop, the bookstore offers e-books for purchase, but students rarely buy them.

Here’s the thing: although e-books are a lighter, cheaper and possibly a more sustainable approach to textbooks, they aren’t necessarily the best for everyone— and they should not be forced onto students.

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Students who don’t own computers or laptops must also consider the cost of purchasing an iPad, Nook or Kindle before considering the costs of e-books. These readers can range anywhere from $200-$800.

Although the e-books option may be perfect for some students, others struggle with the technical aspect, which may inadvertently add to their struggles with classes.

Every student has his/her own way of learning. Some students annotate books like there is no tomorrow.

Some skim through each section looking for specific answers. Some never open the book during the semester.

For those students who learn best from the notes they take and the highlighting they do in their textbooks, traditional ink-on-paper textbooks can’t be beat. With e-books, you are extremely limited to the highlighting you do and the notes you take.

In the sustainable textbook survey conducted

by Kim Holland, Ph.D., director of Workforce Development, in efforts to find a more sustainable approach to textbooks, it was shown that out of the 100 participants, more than half of the students who use e-books still print out the material out—proving that although e-books and online handouts may be more sustainable, students still prefer paper in hand and the freedom of covering each page with scribbles and highlighter.

The point is, whether or not you are looking for the most sustainable or cheaper way to go when purchasing textbooks, you must always consider the a solution that although new technological advances may seem like the best choice, traditional ink-on-paper textbooks will never go out of style.

Sorry California, my stint is over: I’m leaving Kristin Lacuesta Managing Editor California: home to excellent weather year-round, real live celebrities and the most affordable community colleges in the nation just to list a few of its charms.

People dream all their lives about moving here.

So why would anyone be “crazy” enough to want to leave?

If that’s true, then bring me a straightjacket and put me in a white room, because I am one of the few people who is willing to declare that she dislikes living in California.

I have always wanted to live on the East Coast and my recent winter trip to New York confirmed that my feet need to be touching the Atlantic Ocean instead of the Pacific.

This semester is my last at Citrus College.

I am filling out transfer applications to four top universities, all of which, you can guess, are on the East Coast.

Now what’s so good about the East Coast that would make me want to leave So Cal you ask?

Consider the state budget crisis and recent cuts to the CSU/UC system.

To put it simply, less money for education means fewer class offerings.

Fewer sections in the class schedule translates to me having to spend more time on getting my degree, and as we all know, time is money.

Why spend an extra three or four years to get my bachelor’s degree when I can earn the same degree in half the time at a prestigious East Coast university, without the hassle and crowded classrooms.

On a more personal note, I need to break the cycle.

My whole family has grown up in the San Gabriel Valley

and still lives here.

It’s time for a change and I’m the one who is going to do it.

I’m not saying living here is such a bad thing, but come on there is so much more out there beyond the city limits of Glendora, Azusa, Covina!

I have so many other reasons for wanting to move. I love the cold. I love the difference in attitude and lifestyle.

The pizza is tastier. “Fake” people—California is notorious for having a surplus of them—are fewer.

And, finally, I need to be away from my family.

Now, that last reason might seem harsh but hey, I’ve spent 21 years living with my family.

It’s time for me to move out.

Being on your own is healthy for the maturing process.

In my case that will mean a 3,000 mile separation.

But I’m not saying you should to do the same. It works for me, it may not work for you.

All I’m saying is that you

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should broaden your horizons.

Get out there and explore.

Live somewhere else for a year or two.

Even a move to a different city in Los Angeles County could be a good thing.

One of my pet peeves is meeting middle-aged people still living in the same town where they were born in.

While there is nothing really wrong with staying put, you only have one life and it would

be a shame to not have lived it to the fullest.

Don’t be scared. Be a little adventurous.

California isn’t going anywhere anytime soon and you’ve got a cell phone and there is a thing called an airplane that could magically transport you back anytime you desire.

This world is huge, and there is so much to see.

Go check it out!

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The Hoot: What cause would you stand up for?

William Moynihan, 24 Emerging Theatre Technology Ontario

“I would stand up for child protection services reform because I have some personal experience with that agency and I have seen a lot of agenda going through.

I just think it’s wrong that children should have to suffer because of people’s agendas.”

Chad Ferris, 21 Emerging Theatre Technology Pasadena

“I would stand up for peace, as in no war anywhere because I think war is wrong in every realm.”

Cesar Quintero, 21 Musical Theatre Fontana

“The cause that I would fight for is music education in public schools primarily elementary schools. Its proven that at that age, developmental stages of your life, listening to classical music helps the brain develop.”

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March 9, 2011

Letter to the editor

Mock drill secures Citrus safety measures On Friday, Feb. 11, Citrus College’s Campus Safety Department and staff representing other areas joined with the Glendora Police Department to conduct a campus “lockdown” drill.

The purpose of the drill was to assess the college’s needs in order to prepare for a potential incident.

The scenario for the drill was a shooter on campus and the entire college was required to follow lockdown protocol.

College staff was notified of the drill in advance and advised to review the emergency procedures for a shooter on campus.

The procedures are available online at http://www.citruscollege.edu/citrus-alert/Do cuments/EmGuidelinesWeb_Layout_1.pdf.

During the eight-minute drill, five teams comprised of Glendora police and Campus Safety officers were dispatched to designated areas to check whether campus lockdown protocol was being followed.

Students, faculty and staff who are signed on to the Citrus Alert emergency notification system received a voice mail, a text message and/or an e-mail.

Those who participated in the lockdown drill learned valuable lessons that are critical to the safety and well being of our students, staff and visitors.

The Feb. 11 drill is one of several emergency drills that will take place at Citrus College.

In addition, the college staff receives ongoing emer-

gency preparedness training and will participate in training sessions this spring.

Sincerely, Martha Mc Donald Dean of Students

If you have any questions, comments or concerns, send a letter to the editor in chief at mirandanatalie@ymail.com.

Please include your name, age, major and student ID number (ID numbers will not be printed).

Social media: it can make or break you Jennifer Young Campus Editor

Te c h n o l o g y is a beautiful thing.

It brings people together and starts revolutions. But it has now become the very thing that can make or break our future.

According to a recent survey done by Kaplan, more than 80 percent of college admissions officers use social media as a potential factor in determining an applicant’s admission into college.

Startling statistic, isn’t it? I was taken aback when I first read it, but then I breathed a sigh of relief when I got my acceptance letter from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Whew!

Good thing I took down those pictures from my birthday and made my profile viewable to my friends only. But would my birthday party pictures have made a significant difference in Cal Poly’s decision to offer me admission?

One will never know. Although, I will wonder.

Could my Facebook or Twitter profile have hurt my chances of transferring to a four-year institution? Who knew that we could be our own worst enemy when it comes to college acceptance?

It is that time of the year when many of us wait on pins and needles hoping to hear that magic word from our dream school: “congratulations!”

We look back and think about what we have done during our time at Citrus College and hope it was good enough.

But now in this age of technology abundance there is another obstacle we must face in

order to get to our dream school: our own social media sites.

Many of us fail to realize how important, and potentially incriminating, the things we post on sites like Facebook and Twitter can be. But now we have to worry about whether or not the col-

archives to find posts that you thought you deleted long ago.

What we post can affect us tomorrow, next year or even 10 years from now. It is our responsibility to filter what we want seen and what we don’t.

I advise anyone who is waiting to hear back from the colleges they applied to, to give your social media profiles a once over.

How I s ee it leges we apply to will look us up as well.

Social media has become a way of life. We post things periodically throughout the day not really thinking about the impact or repercussions it will have on us.

It is all part of the new “social branding” that we have to become familiar with. People can view your Internet persona before they even meet you, and concoct preconceived notions along with it.

Colleges want the best and the brightest. Those pictures of you doing a keg stand during spring break last year are not the ticket to a promising future.

Sure, its fun to share with friends and we have every right to share whatever we choose with whomever we choose, but we have to learn the importance of keeping our professional and personal lives separate.

As said in the opening scene of the movie “The Social Network,” “the Internet is not written in pencil.”

Anyone with the right knowledge can hack into your private account or search

Would you accept that person?

Chances are you have a questionable picture or incriminating post lurking somewhere. Remove it or make it private. Better yet, make a new profile, a professional one. This profile presents the best version of yourself for people to see if they search you.

The upside to this is that now you have a platform to showcase your marketable talents. Use the new professional site to network and make yourself stand out among the rest.

Keep your personal one for the fun stuff, and use an alias so you your name cannot be linked to certain comments or pictures.

We are a generation that is overeducated and underemployed, anything that can give you the edge among a sea of people just like you is well worth the effort.

Be your own publicist.

Whatever you want to say to the world about who you are, be sure it makes you look good.

Good luck folks!

The Do’s and Don’ts of Social Networks Do: Use it as a tool to keep in contact with people that you know Don’t: Add complete strangers.

Do: Keep your sites up-to-date to show you are able to adapt to changing technology.

Don’t: Post innappropriate messages that can send the wrong message to the people viewing your site.

Do: Use the social networking sites to network and have fun.

Don’t: Utilize social network as a dating system.

editorials March 9, 2011

Let taxpayers decide how to pay the bill The voters of California should get a chance to vote on the budget because the state’s politicians are not going to.

We support Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal to hold a special election in June.

The purpose of this special election would be for the voters to decide whether or not to temporarily extend the tax increases that we are already paying for an additional five years.

Brown’s plan is opposed by the Republican Party in the California legislature who are united against the idea of letting the voters approve or deny allowing $12 billion in tax extensions to remain in place.

These sales, personal and vehicle registration taxes were put in place by former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, himself a Republican.

Where is the Republican’s plan to fix the state’s broken budget?

They have not presented one and are digging their heels in on the stance that it is the Governor’s job to come up with a plan that will fix the budget deficit.

Of course, holding a special election has its drawbacks; the biggest is cost.

The statewide cost would be approximately $70 million, but again: what is the alternative, do nothing?

California is facing a $26 billion deficit and the state Constitution requires that the budget be balanced.

The Governor has also proposed deep cuts to public education; $500 million each from the UC and CSU budgets and another $400 million from the state’s community college system.

If Gov. Brown is able to secure the support of twothirds of the lawmakers in Sacramento to hold a special election it will put the decision of solving the budget in the hands of the voters.

For Republicans, breaking ranks to vote for a special election means committing political suicide.

This is where the problem lies.

A politician who breaks party ranks may be viewed by voters as a hero and by his peers as a traitor.

But if there is no election, we stay right where we are; at the drawing board.

Our elected officials, whose salaries we pay, will have to find a way to cut $26 billion from public programs to make ends meet.

And those cuts surely will not come from their own paychecks.

They will have to come from the programs and services that have already taken hits, such as public education.

Extending these taxes does not increase taxes, it merely means that we will have to pay them for a few

unrecognized.

Coaching aside, the players are the real stars of the game.

Their hard work and commitment has brought them to where they are now.

They deserve to bask in the glory and feel the pride in making it so far.

Freshman forward Davon “DJ” Shelton had an outstanding game against Irvine Valley College, going five for five in free throws, eight rebounds, four blocks, three assists and a steal.

For the season, Shelton leads in rebounds with a total of 203.

Sophomore guards Lateef McMullan and Hakeem Washington had the team high of four assists.

McMullan leads the team in a total of 480 points for the season.

The men’s basketball team should be really proud of themselves.

Those of us on campus sure are.

The win makes us proud to be a Fighting Owl. It shows our community

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years longer until the economy revives.

If having a special election is a pathway to get us out of this financial crisis, then it is worth a try.

California has been in financial denial for years now. We are damned if we do and damned if we don’t.

So it is worth a try to see if the voters will make a de-

cision about our state’s financial future if the legislature won’t.

Doing something is better than doing nothing.

Urge Republican legislators to hold a special election in June and let us voters decide how to balance our state’s checking account.

Congratulations basketball team for making final four For the second straight season, the Citrus College men’s basketball team will be headed to the California Community College Athletic Association final four tournament.

We would like to congratulate the entire team and coaching staff on such an extraordinary achievement.

The Owls, ranked No. 4, secured their position after a 71-64 win over No. 8 ranked Irvine Valley College in the CCCAA Southern California finals on March 5, improving their record to 26-5.

This accomplishment is nothing short of astonishing.

The team endured a change in coaching staff last season.

Doubts were high that new coach Chris Victor was going to carry out the winning tempo.

Head coach Chris Victor has done an outstanding job, and leading his team to the state championships in his first year, is quite a feat; something that shouldn’t go

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that we have an excellent athletic program.

We wish the entire team and coaching staff good luck on their next journey to the state championships, win or lose, what they have accomplished so far will not be forgotten.

The Owls move on to play No. 2 ranked Fresno City College in Ventura on March 11 at 7 p.m. in the state semi-finals.

The winner of that game will advance to the finals scheduled for March 13.

Let’s go Owls!

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