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Extension of Citrus Avenue under way BY ERICK CAMACHO STAFF WRITER
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Citrus Avenue will be reduced to one lane for three weeks, according to a traffic advisory notice from Citrus College Campus Safety. The city of Azusa started underground work to extend Citrus Avenue on March 2. However, the bulk of the project is pending government fund availability that will support the construction job said Daniel Bobadilla, director of public works/ city engineer for the city of Azusa. Campus Safety has advised students to plan accordingly, as Citrus Avenue will be greatly impacted during this time. “Students are advised to utilize alternate routes through Barranca and Foothill going west, this will provide access to parking lots S5, S4, S3, S2 and S1,” said Ben Macias, Campus Safety supervisor. “Students should give themselves a little extra time to avoid dealing with time constraints.” APU/CITRUS STATION The new station, part of the new Gold Line CONSTRUCTION AREA Foothill Extension, opened to the public March 5, but access to CITRUS it has been anyCOLLEGE thing but convenient to residents and students. Currently, if a student made his Evan Solano/Google maps or her way to the Gold Line station from the Hayden Memorial Library, the student would need to go down West Foothill Boulevard and make a left onto Citrus Avenue, an inconvenience that forces students to go through East Foothill Boulevard and onto North Palm Drive, before making another right around east Promenade into Citrus Avenue from the opposite end. The project to extend Citrus Avenue has an expected mid-July completion date – roughly 20 weeks from March 2, when the project began with preparatory underground work, Bobadilla said. He added the project is being funded in a collaboration between the city of Azusa and Rosedale, and being conducted by Azusa Land Partners, a limited liability company that will be tasked with completing the project.
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The Little Theatre and the Citrus TheatreWorks prepare to showcase “Scenes From The Eye Of The Storm” PG. 10
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Agency too harsh on higher education
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olleges throughout the state are required to ensure students receive quality education– quality that is monitored by a supervisory agency that desperately needs to be replaced. The Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges is the governing entity regulating accreditation of colleges in the western region of the U.S. As reported in the San Francisco Examiner, “a two-pronged plan to change the process of accrediting the 113 community colleges in California,” was presented to and approved by the California Community Colleges Board Of Governors on March 21. This plan, voted through by about 80 community college district chancellors, includes introducing the option of choosing a new accrediting agency. The CCCBOG voted unanimously to direct the state Chancellor’s Office to request options other than ACCJC in November 2015. We support the CCCBOGs initiatives to implement a new course of action or agency for the process of accrediting higher education institutions. We at Citrus College are among many who, after working diligently over the process of several years, feel they have been slighted by what is supposed to be a constructive peer review process. This controversy with ACCJC
ignited in 2013 after they had revoked the accreditation status of the City College of San Francisco, California’s largest community college, when it could not recover in time from its “severe sanction” probationary period. The Board of Governors approved a resolution in November 2015 that said, “Within a span of 10 years, ACCJC placed 2/3 of all community colleges in California on some level of sanction; and between 2009 and 2013, ACCJC had a sanction rate of approximately 53 percent (compared to 12 percent within other regions).” Disappointment in the agency’s ability to determine higher education standards and feedback did not stop there. In October 2015, Citrus College experienced the unconventional tactics of the agency firsthand after an unjustified self-evaluation report review from a site-visiting team. This team was made up of 14 peer administrators and faculty, meant to deliver substantial constructive criticism and recommendations. Chancellor of the Yuba Community College District and ACCJC visiting team chair Douglas B. Houston delivered a harsh reprimand on Citrus College’s ability to collect data, saying, “the committee feels they have done your job for you.” The official report said Citrus’ self-assessment was “incomplete,
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lacking reflection, and non-compliant with ACCJC self-evaluation manual and guidelines.” A CCCBOG press release on March 21 said ACCJC is out of compliance with federal standards and has been warned by the U.S. Department of Education of the possibility to lose its accreditation authority. The agency sent out a press
release just one day later. President of ACCJC Barbara Bino said in the press release, “ACCJC is carefully reviewing the resolution passed by the (CCCBOG)…we are prepared to consider recommendations from a group of California community colleges and make appropriate improvements to our accreditation standards and processes.”
ACCJC appears to have reached its limit in providing fair and substantial feedback on the quality of education at community colleges. California community colleges deserve a whole new accreditation agency. The CCCBOG and Chancellor’s Office should move forward in picking a new one.
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Church and State, an American tradition in elections BY STEPHEN IM STAFF WRITER
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he separation of church and state has been embedded in our Constitution throughout our nation’s history. But few would argue that there wasn’t some influence from Christianity during the founding of our nation. To this day, the relationship between religion and politics is most definitely a topic of discussion when it comes to presidential campaigns. While there is no religious requirement to hold office, evidence shows voters do care what a candidate believes in. According to Pew Research, of the 43 presidents that have held office, only three have not declared a faith. And of the remaining 40, only one did not belong to some form of a Christian denomination. John F. Kennedy received a great deal of flak during his presidential run in 1960 simply for being Catholic. There were those stating concern that the president would be taking orders from the Pope. Barack Obama, eight years ago, was at the center of controversy concerning his religious upbringing. Though he has declared to be of Christian faith, the swirl of a possible tie to Muslim faith is
not far from the minds of religious fanatics. Fast forward to today and we find ourselves witnessing another issue of religion and politics. This time it concerns Donald Trump and the double standard that has been driving me mad. Trump and his perpetual double-hand waving attacks have taken aim at the leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
“There is a lot to be said that the potential leader of the free world would cease to help someone and throw out all sense of diplomacy.” When Pope Francis made a visit to Mexico, he said, “A person who only thinks of building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not Christian.” The Pope, being the human representative of the Catholic faith, knows that we should love our neighbors as ourselves knowing to reach out and help rather than
denying or ignoring them. Trump called the Pope’s remarks disgraceful and also blasted back at the Pope in a way that implied a threat to not help the Roman Catholic Church if ISIS were to attack them. There is a lot to be said that the potential leader of the free world would cease to help someone and throw out all sense of diplomacy. What is more frustrating is that if Obama, a democratic candidate or even possibly a conservative were to challenge a religious figure like the Pope the way Trump has, his or her campaign would have been sunk by now. Despite this, Trump continues to win state primaries and caucuses and has a dominant lead for the Republican nomination for president. I am struggling to see any positive light emanating from Trump. His hate mongering to groups of people including Muslims, Mexicans and even his own political party, seem so apparent that it is baffling to me that he has such a huge following. The election very well may not come down to Trump’s religious standing, but I do believe it will come down to his character. I have faith that the American public will stop Donald Trump from over taking the Oval Office with actions of hatred and bigotry.
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Everything you need to know about current events in the campus community. If there is something you want us to cover, email us: contact@ccclarion.com • MARCH 29-31 - CESAR CHAVEZ BLOOD DRIVE The annual National Cesar Chavez Blood Drive is back, hosted by the Associated Students of Citrus College executive board. Help Citrus College compete against other schools by donating blood during March 29 -31 in the student center from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Citrus placed 15th in last year’s blood drive. • APRIL 4-7 - SEX 101 WEEK The Associated Students of Citrus College executive board are hosting their fourth annual Sex 101 week to provide a fun educational experience on a topic seldom discussed. • APRIL 8 - WHY POLITICS MATTER FORUM: STATE POLITICS The annual “Why Politics Matter” forum featuring Pepperdine University Dean of the School of Public Policy Pete Peterson and 41st District California Assemblymember Chris Holden at 10 a.m. in the Campus Center East Wing. Moderated by Dave Milbrandt. • APRIL 9-10,16-17 Citrus Fine and Performing Arts Department Music Theatre Workshop presents Disney and Cameron Macintosh’s Mary Poppins at 8 p.m. on April 9 and at 2 p.m. on April 10,16,17 at the Haugh Performing Arts Center. Presale tickets for students and seniors are $22, general presale is $24 and 16 and under is $15. All tickets are $25 at the door. • APRIL 18 - STUDY SKILLS - COLLEGE SUCCESS WORKSHOP Improve reading comprehension skills and develop new ways to study. Head to SS 281 at 1 p.m. • MAY 2 - ENGLISH SOCIETY POEM CONTEST- TOPIC: IDENTITIES Submissions must be sent to Cathy Day at cday@citruscollege.edu before 12:00 p.m. on Monday, May 2. In the body of email, state name, phone number and include poem as attachment. Poems must be 25 lines or fewer, formatted in a 12-point font and must be original and unpublished. All poetic forms accepted. Poems will be considered for their emphasis on voice, imagery, message, interest and overall impact. Winning poems will be selected by Citrus College English Faculty. 1st place award: $100, 2nd place award: $50 and 3rd award is college memorabilia from the Citrus College Owl Bookshop.
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The Citrus College Clarion and Logos Magazine staff brings home awards from the Journalism Association of Community Colleges 2016 Competitions.
Clarion/Logos staff successful at state conference BY AMY LOVE STAFF WRITER
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The Citrus College Clarion and Logos Magazine staff brought home 14 individual awards at the Journalism Association of Community Colleges State Conference on March 17-19 at the Burbank Marriott. Logos Magazine Editor-in-Chief Evan Solano said JACC is “three days of nothing but journalism and being around fellow-minded journalists” and gives students an opportunity to immerse themselves in the field they are studying. JACC weekends consists of a number of workshops hosted by
professionals in the field,on-thespot competitions as well award ceremonies for both on-the-spot and mail-in submissions from the 2015 academic year. Solano won three mail-in awards at the state conference including first place for Student-Designed Advertisement and third place for the photo story essay and informational graphic design mail-in competitions and placed third for Tabloid News Judgment and Layout, on-the-spot competition. Clarion Editor-in-Chief Megan Bender placed second for on-the-spot feature writing Bender said workshops are her favorite part of JACC.
“They really round out how you grow as a journalist,” she said. Clarion and Logos Cartoonist Emily Hermosillo placed third in Editorial Cartoon on-the-spot competition. Hermosillo also placed fourth for the mail-in Editorial Cartoon competition. “It was awesome when they called my name,” said Michaelides who was a first time attendee. “I was looking around and seeing like 50 students thinking, ‘There’s no way I’m gonna win.’” The Clarion and Logos staff will participate in the JACC regional conference next semester.
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Citrus College celebrates our 28th semester in London, England. This enriching experience enables you to enjoy historical surroundings, grow intellectually and enhance your overall knowledge of the world while making normal progress toward your degree objectives. Earn 12 units of Citrus College transferable credit in courses taught by faculty from Citrus College or one of the other community colleges in the Southern California Foothills Consortium.
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Information meeting: March 31, CI 159 at 3:30pm April 14, CI 159 at 3:30pm • Most courses are CSU/UC transferable and meet general education requirements. • Accommodations, insurance, on-site student services support staff, and central London transit pass included. Group airfare is available. • British Life and Culture class features exciting guest speakers and field trips. • Optional tours explore the great cities and historic sites of Europe.
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This year’s “Why Politics Matter” forum will focus on California state politics from the perspective of both political parties. Citrus College political science professor Dave Milbrandt, moderator and host, invited Pepperdine University Dean of School of Public Policy and Republican Pete Peterson and California assembly member and Democrat Chris Holden for discussion at 10 a.m. April 8 in the Campus Center East Wing. Milbrandt said he wanted to “kick it up a notch” this year and get actual law makers and is planning on introducing topics such as term limits, raising the smoking age and parental notification laws. “I enjoy asking questions to get the speakers going, but if there is back and forth
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Pepperdine University Dean of School of Public Policy Pete Peterson will cover a Republican perspective of state politics at this year’s Why Politics Matter Forum on April 8 in the Campus Center East Wing.
I love to hear that,” Milbrandt said, “particularly on two sides of an issue.” Peterson ran for secretary of state in 2014 and promotes civic participation and the use of technology to make government more responsive and transparent. He said he plans on tying
these themes into the conversation. “I think it feeds into this discussion about how we are going to understand Republicans and Democrats going forward,” Peterson said. Holden represents the 41st district of California, which covers from Pasadena and as far east as Upland. Holden was not available for comment. Milbrandt said getting involved with these forums encourages students to get involved in politics and change things. “Students often complain they don’t like how politics is working,” Milbrandt said. “You have to know what the issues are, and to know what those issues are you have to go and listen.”
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There is a stigma surrounding food insecurity making it common for students to joke about the broke college student stereotype: surviving off Ramen noodles for every meal. By definition, food insecurity is the state of being without reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food. Feeding America, a network of food banks, reported that 1 in 10 people who receive food are college students and almost 1 in 3 of those students chose between paying for food and education. Food insecurity is a legitimate problem for most college students, but there is a lack of documentation at Citrus and its nearby food banks. Student services such as Extended Opportunity Programs and Services, California Work Opportunity and Responsibility for Kids, and the Office of Institutional Research did not have any information about students who struggle with food insecurity. Multiple food banks in Azusa, Covina, Glendora and other cities surrounding Citrus have said they do not have statistics on how many college students visit them to receive food. Citrus College Student Trustee and political science major Juniper Cordova-Goff remembers sitting in class her first year worrying about finding food instead of paying attention to lectures. Students who have not had this experiences may take it for granted that they have their needs met so easily. “When you are dealing with food insecurity it becomes a stress on top of all your other normal expected stresses,” Cordova-Goff said. She said she knows how much of an impact food insecurity has on students’ progress in school. “It takes the focus off of what we are here for, which is education,” Cordova-Goff said. There are some ways to combat and reduce food insecurity such as food pantries on campus, voucher systems and general
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The annual Cesar Chavez Blood Drive Challenge returns to campus BY JOHN MICHAELIDES STAFF WRITER
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In celebration of his birthday on March 31, the Cesar Chavez Blood Drive is back. The Cesar Chavez Blood Drive continues from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m March 30 and March 31 at the Campus Center faculty lounge. Chavez dedicated his life to ensuring that farm workers would be treated and paid fairly and have safe working conditions. Citrus College is participating in the National Chavez Blood Drive Challenge, along with other community colleges. Vanessa Salinas, 20, nursing major, was in charge of this year’s blood drive and has worked diligently to reach their goal of students signing up to donate. “We have 600 sign-ups that we want to reach and also I believe 350 pints of blood to donate,” Salinas said. “Of course if we get more than that, that’s great.” Each student who donates blood will receive an In-N-Out gift card and will be automatically entered into a raffle with the prize being a $25 gift card, Salinas said.
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Jesse Perez, 24, business major, donates blood in the Campus Center faculty lounge. Perez is a part of the Photography Club and the Inter-club Council and has been donating for four years.
Food and snacks will be provided on site for students who donate. The first day of the blood drive was March 29. William Blancas, 20, an art major, was among the students that donated blood the opening day. “It feels like I’m helping someone out,” Blancas said. “I was just brought here by a friend, just wanted to try it out. But at the same time, just a good feeling knowing that it is for a good cause.” Blancas’ friend, 21-year-old
Fabian Lopez, also an art major, shared what it meant for him to give blood. “For me, donating blood is one of the easiest things you can do when it comes to donations,” Lopez said. “Even though it’s pretty simple, it can be valuable to other people.” When entering the Campus Center, there will be plenty of signs and staff on hand to give students looking to donate blood further information. ADVERTISEMENT
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Citrus freshman outfielder Jacob Gafford waits for a pitch in a game against Mt. San Antonio College on March 24. The Mounties defeated the Owls 10-2.
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With only 15 games left in the regular season, Citrus College baseball is still looking for consistency. “They have to be able to come out on a daily basis,” Citrus head coach Steve Gomez said. “They have to work at their skills and go out there.” Citrus dropped its home-and-home series against Mt. San Antonio College. The Mounties defeated the Owls 9-5 on Tuesday, March 22, at Mt. San Antonio College and then 10-2 on Thursday, March 24, at Citrus College. “We got real good hits and we had really good pitching today,” Mt. SAC sophomore outfielder Daryl Daniels Jr. said. “We just stuck together, put up a lot of runs. They helped us out with a couple errors, put things together.” It has been a struggle for Citrus as of late, dropping six of its last nine and currently on a three-game losing streak. “They have to learn how to mentally deal with adversity,” Gomez said. “We feel we have the arms, we’re not pitching well. We haven’t pitched very well for probably the last half dozen games.” Despite the recent slide, Gomez said
he believes Citrus has the right personnel of pitching and hitting to play better. “I feel we have enough sticks in our lineup, so are we going to be able to combine that,” Gomez said. With the final 15 games of the season all being played within the conference and Citrus sitting with a 3-3 record in conference play, Gomez is optimistic. “We can compete in this conference,” Gomez said. “We have just about every year. We haven’t won the conference very much, but we are going to be right in there, I would assume.” Citrus sophomore infielder Joshua Chua, who is tied with a team-high three home runs, said the Owls have to step up as a team. “Everyone has a role to play on the team and we have to play as a team,” Chua said. “If we worry about playing as a team, it’ll all click together. Every team goes through a rough stretch. We’ll figure it out.” Up next for Citrus College (10-10-1, 3-3) is a three-game series against Los Angeles Valley College (11-10, 2-4) that begins at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, at Citrus College. The second game of the series will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, March 31, at Los Angeles Valley College.
Softball falls to Glendale at home BY JOHN MICHAELIDES SPORTS EDITOR
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The Citrus College softball team was hoping to carry the momentum its built in its sweep against Antelope Valley, as its continued its homestand. But despite coming into the game having lost eight of its last nine, Glendale had other ideas. Glendale College defeated Citrus College 4-1 on the road Thursday, March 24, giving the visitors their second win in a row after a rough start to their season. With Citrus down 1-0 in the bottom of the third inning, Citrus sophomore outfielder Kali Smith went deep left field for her first home run of the season, tying the game at one apiece. With bases loaded in the top of the fourth inning, however, Citrus sophomore pitcher Autumn Bartholomy walked in the go-ahead run for Glendale. Glendale added one run each in the sixth and seventh innings, sealing the victory for the visiting side. Citrus is now 7-15 on the season, with a 4-3 conference record. “We just need to come together more and just have more timely hitting,” Citrus sophomore pitcher Makaele Moore
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Sophomore pitcher Autumn Bartholomy throws a pitch in the first inning against Glendale College on March 24. Glendale defeated Citrus 4-1.
said. “That will help us a lot.” Glendale freshman starting pitcher Stephanie Garner pitched a complete game, giving up only two hits, and picked up her first win of the season. “All we can do is keep practicing,” Citrus head coach Jackie Boxley said. “We’ve been taking some lumps this year and we got some young kids. And they’ve grown, and we’re looking at the positive.” Up next, Citrus visits Los Angeles Mission College (14-9, 2-5) at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 31.
Citrus head coach Patrick Johnson encourages his team in an 89-71 victory over Glendale College on Jan. 23. The Owls finished 16-14, including 8-6 in conference play, with the first-year head coach.
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The Citrus College men’s basketball season came to an end in the third round of the playoffs with a loss to Antelope Valley College, but first-year head coach Patrick Johnson was proud of his team. “I couldn’t ask for a better group of guys,” Johnson said. “We were a talented team, but we had amazing people in our program. That was the best part.” The Owls finished the season with a 16-14 record and went 8-6 in the conference. More importantly, Citrus made the playoffs for a 10th consecutive season and won two road playoffs games, including defeating No. 2 San Bernardino Valley College on its home court. “It took us a little while to come together,” Johnson said. “We started figuring out how to play together and really just peaking at the right time. So I was really happy with us being able to finish the season strong.” The coaching transition for the Owls was rough and it took a while for Citrus to get going under Johnson. The Owls suffered a six-game losing streak midway through the season. With the Owls sitting at 6-10 and 0-3 in the conference, Citrus ran off four straight conference victories to get back on track. Citrus built momentum, going 10-3 down the stretch before falling in the third round. Johnson was proud of his players both on and off the court. “Whether we were struggling or doing well, we’d come to practice and be around good people,” Johnson said. Johnson played college basketball at Duke University for Hall of Fame head
coach Mike Krzyzewski from 2002 to 2006. Johnson said that although he wants to build his own identity as a coach, he learned a lot about what it would take to become a successful coach from Krzyzewski. “Number one thing he does is bring passion and preparation every single day,” Johnson said. “The guy is never down, never takes a day off. That’s the best thing I try to emulate, is really show that dedication and give that devotion to our season and our team.” Citrus will have many new faces next season with sophomores Mark Williams, Jordan McNellys, Ryan Wiley and Caleb Richey, four of their five leading scorers from the season moving on. Johnson praised his sophomores for how they handled the transition from head coaches. “They were great,” Johnson said. “I got the job in the summer, so I wasn’t able to recruit any of these sophomores. As a new coach coming in, I couldn’t ask for a better group. I think they’re all going to have a lot of success in the future.” Looking ahead to next season, Johnson talked about the importance of improving and finding the right pieces to compliment the freshmen that will be returning. “We’ll be working hard and got a good group coming back, and we’ll have some good guys coming in,” Johnson said. “We want to keep getting better every single day. We got a lot of opportunities to be around each other and get better. If we just keep working to improve and working hard, we’ll have good things in front of us.”
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InTO the ‘eye of the storm’ Production students present their second performance, inspired by a previous show BY BRIANNA SEWELL STAFF WRITER
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Citrus Visual and Performing arts dePartment presents
Citrus TheaterWorks will perform its first all-student written and run show called “Scenes from the Eye of the Storm” at 8 p.m. on April 1 and 2 and 2 p.m. on April 3 in The Little Theater. Theater majors Nathan Gonzales, Alex Durazzo and Jacquie Fregeolle began writing and directing the show a year ago after completing and being inspired by the show “Scenes from the End of the World.” “The difference this year is that every aspect of the show is run by students,” Gonzales said. “We are very grateful to Cherie Brown and the Citrus theater program for giving us the freedom to make the show the way we did.” They made a creative decision to not have an intermission because during the show there will be special effects that create the feel of a storm raging outside. “The storm will reflect the feel of each scene, every crescendo and decrescendo,” Fregeolle said. This show has a mature subject
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Natalia Esquivel and Anthony Nappier embrace in an intense scene which, will have background noise of a storm raging outside, during the performance of “Scenes from the Eye of the Storm.” April 1 through 3 in the Little Theater.
matter warning for language and topics that are considered dark. “We are using our voice to show real issues from real life,” Fregeolle said. “Each emotional drive came from our own life experiences.” They are looking forward to the audience’s reaction to the show because they overcame a long road of trial and error to create the truest art possible. “I am honestly, from the bot-
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tom of my heart, really proud of the actors,” Durazzo said. “They really stepped up this time around and I think a lot of them did really great work.” Anyone interested in attending the show can purchase tickets at haughpac.com or at the box office. Tickets are $12 for students, $10 for seniors and $15 at the door.
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