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Veterans funding in dire straights BY MEGAN BENDER STAFF WRITER
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Campus Safety officer Brian Harsha patrolling the northwest section of campus. During the lockdown/shelter and place drill on March 19, campus safety utilized siren systems in their vehicles to a direct people towards classrooms as well as contact officials inside classrooms from their dispatch office.
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safety drill on March 19 marked the second lockdown/shelter and place drill to be simulated on campus. Unlike the 2011 lockdown drill that counted 973 “potential victims” from unsecure classrooms, this drill evaluated how people in BY JACLYN SPENCER classrooms, buildings and outside STAFF WRITER JSPENCER@CCCLARION.COM follow emergency response protocols. “The drill went off very well,” said James Lancaster, Ed. D., dean of curriculum, career, technical and continuing education, who serves as the planning coordinator for the Emergency Operations Centers on campus. “We were able to basically get the campus lockdown and give an all clear within 15 minutes,” Lancaster said. Officials from Citrus College EOC’s planning committee, the office of campus safety and Glendora Police Department led the operation plans of directing and securing safe areas throughout campus.
The Veterans Success Center at Citrus College will be out of funding by June 30 unless efforts now underway to secure a stable funding basis are successful. The center has reached the end of another fiscal year without improvements in securing steady funding from Citrus College. “We’ve been in this crisis the last couple of years,” said Bruce Solheim, Ph.D., the history professor who started the Citrus College Veterans Network. “It has always come down to the end of the fiscal year and the Veterans Center has to be bailed out by private donors,
the Associated Students of Citrus College, by students or by the Foundation,” Solheim said. According to Paula Green, the director of communications, Citrus College is reviewing all programs for annual funding and will be proactively seeking funds to support the Veterans Center for the 20152016 fiscal year. Martha McDonald, the interim dean, and Monica Christianson, director of the Veterans Center, will be attending the meeting of the California State Assembly’s Higher Education Committee with a student veteran alumnus and two current student veterans on April 7. S E E V ET ER AN S • PAGE 5
Forum talks transparency in law enforcement BY MEGAN BENDER
Ben Macias, supervisor of Campus Safety, outlined the efforts made by Campus Safety and emergency information officers that lead to the quick response time. “Our emergency information officers had already locked the doors and we were able to use our keys and get [students] inside and get [students] into a place where they were able to seek shelter and be out of harms way,” Macias said. During the short drill, campus safety utilized siren systems in their vehicles to a direct people towards classrooms as well as contact officials inside classrooms from their dispatch office. “Each area of campus was covered by a team of campus safety personnel and each area was clear in no more than four minutes, said Macias. “Some were even quicker than that.” Hayden Memorial Library recently updated policies in preparation for the drill. “We met together with the staff and we decided which rooms would be good safe rooms for this kind of drill,” librarian Sarah Bosler said. SE E DRI LL • PAGE 5
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Two sides of the law came together on Tuesday in the Police Procedures and Civil Liberties forum. The topic of focus was transparency, regarding how police should behave and what is expected of them. Present at the forum were leaders from both American Civil Liberties Union and Glendora Police Department. Dave Milbrandt, political science professor, organizes these forums every spring semester that informs students of their rights and police procedures. “We want to find out if we have two sides of the same coin, looking at [these] important issues,” Milbrandt said.
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Milbrandt directly addressed Peter Bibring, staff attorney at ACLU and Tim Staab, Chief of Glendora Police, on whether or not it is legal to search your cell phone when detained by law enforcement. S E E F OR UM • PAGE 5
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Ex-South Hills coach losing his credentials
Second-hand smog drifting in from Asia
Ellen Pao loses Silicon Valley bias case
Former South Hills head softball coach Scott Fisch was notified that the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing plans to revoke his credentials. The decision to revoke Fisch’s credentials comes roughly a year after Fisch was convicted for theft and resigned from the Covina-Valley Unified School District. It was discovered in 2014 that Fisch used more than $4,300 from student funds for personal transactions from 2012-2013. Source: San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Research has shown that California is suffering from “second-hand smog” coming in from Asia. Ian Faloona, an atmospheric scientist with the University of California, Davis, performed the research. Funded by San Joaquin Valley Air Quality Management District, his research has shown that 10 percent of ozone pollution in the San Joaquin Valley region is coming from other countries.
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers won a closely watched suit claiming gender discrimination over a former partner, but not without consequences. Although Pao lost, her case successfully prompted debate on women in technology and venture capital according to Deborah Rhode, a law professor at Stanford University. Kleiner issued a statement saying it was committed to supporting women. “If I’ve helped to level the playing field for women and minorities in venture capital, then the battle was worth it,” Pao said in a brief news conference.
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The Irwindale Speedway will be demolished and replaced with a 700,000-square-foot outlet mall. The plans were approved on March 25 by city officials. Irwindale Outlet Partners will allow the speedway to continue operations until development for the outlets begins as early as 2016. The outlet malls are expected to create more than 5,000 jobs and bring in more than $2.6 million in sales tax revenue annually. The project received no opposition during a recent public hearing. The project is expected to begin as soon as the developers are able to secure 65 percent of their tenants. Source: San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Mt. San Antonio College facing lawsuits Mt. San Antonio College had two separate lawsuits filed against it last week claiming the college violated the city’s zoning ordinance laws. The lawsuits were filed by the city and the homeowners in the city of Walnut. The lawsuits are regarding the $48.5 million parking structure Mt. SAC is currently building on Mountaineer Road. William Scroggins, Mt. SAC president, has said the college is preparing a response to be presented the Los Angeles Superior Court Source: San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Peter Weber Jr. has added his name to the Guinness Book of World Records. Weber became the oldest qualified pilot still licensed and flying solo. He is 95-years-old. The record for oldest pilot ever belongs to Cole Kugel, who last flew at the age of 105. Weber has been a pilot for 72 years and flies about twice a month. Weber served in the military for 30 years before retiring from the Air Force in 1970. Source: Los Angeles Times
State supported mobile app to help job applicants A free mobile app was introduced by California’s Employment Development Department to help job-seekers. The app, CalJOBS, is designed to help link qualified workers and employers. It allows job-seekers to search applications through keywords and in specific areas such as current location. CalJOBS also has the ability to notify the user when sought jobs have become available and to review previous searches and recently viewed jobs. The app was developed by Geographic Solutions Inc. and is available through Apple iTunes or Google Play. Source: Los Angeles Times
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Two men ram NSA gate at Fort Meade An unauthorized vehicle attempted to gain access to the National Security Agency campus in Fort Meade, Maryland. The suspects were two men dressed as women and were driving a stolen vehicle from a hotel nearby. The driver ignored an NSA police officer’s instructions to exit the campus. After it was evident the vehicle would not stop, barriers were deployed and the NSA police opened fire on
the vehicle. One of the suspects died on the scene and the other was hospitalized according to an NSA police officer. Investigators are looking into whether the two men were under the influence of drugs. The FBI does not believe terrorism in related to this incident. Source: KTLA
GLOBAL Amanda Knox charges overturned by Italy Italy’s highest courts overturned the murder convictions against Amanda Knox and her Italian former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito on Friday. Knox was cleared of charges against the stabbing of British student Meredith Kercher. A full exoneration in complicated cases is uncommon. Knox and Sollecito were in custody for four years despite another suspect, Rude Guede being found guilty of Kerchers sexual assault and murder in a separate trial. Source: The New York Times
Germanwings copilot purposefully crashes Flight 9525 Germanwings Flight 9525 crashed into the mountainside of the French Alps on March 24. An investigation later revealed the plane was intentionally crashed into the mountainside by copilot Andreas Lubitz. The plane had 150 passengers onboard and had no survivors. Germanwings’ parent company, Lufthansa, announced that Lubitz informed his flight training school in 2009 that he had suffered from severe depression. Source: CNN
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The Faculty Learning Institute will be sponsoring a transfer workshop designed to help faculty and staff understand the transfer process to a four-year university. The workshop will cover the transfer process to CSU, UC, private and out-of-state campuses. The event will take place on April 3 from 10 a.m.- noon in the Student Services building, SS 211.
Teachers in the Glendora Unified School District protested on March 23. Members from more than seven school district, including Citrus faculty members, came out in support of GUSD teachers. Check out issue #5 for an article about the tentative agreement being discussed between the Citrus College Faculty Association and the Citrus Community College School District.
• APRIL 6-9 - SEX 101 WEEK
The third annual Sex 101 Week returns to Citrus College with a week filled with events in and around the Campus Center focusing on consent, safe sex, healthy relationships and sexual assault. • APRIL 9 - FINANCIAL AID AWARENESS FAIR
The Citrus College Financial Aid Office will be answering financial aid questions from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Campus Center Mall. The event will also allow students to meet with various representatives from on-campus resources such as the California Department of Insurance, Career and Transfer Center, EOP&S and the Veterans Center. Free lunch from Carl’s Jr. will be provided to students who participate from 11:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. • APRIL 13-18 - SPRING BREAK
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FOR THE RECORD: Corrections - Issue 3 Page 12: The caption in the top photo incorrectly identifies actor Christian Cesena as Florian Haberland. The bottom photo also misidentifies Cesena as Haberland.
Page 15: In the Letter from the Editor, the writer incorrectly identifies a faculty adviser for Young Americans for Liberty as being quoted in the CampusReform.org article. The letter also does not clearly specify that the Campus Reform article was written by Citrus student Gabriel Nadales, as well as an outside author who is not a student. Nadales recently stepped down as vice president of Young Americans for Liberty and as of the letter being published has not acted in that capacity.
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In 2010, technologist Tan Le took the TEDGlobal stage to demo a powerful new interface. But now, at TEDxWomen, she tells a very personal story: the story of her family — mother, grandmother and sister — fleeing Vietnam and building a new life.
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Civil liberties forum discusses police procedures FR O M PA GE 1
Bibring and Staab made it clear that an officer can take your phone away from you; however, without a warrant they cannot search through it. “When you’re arrested you have no expectation of privacy,” said Staab. “When we look at your phone we have to do it as if we were searching your house.” Staab brought up the fact that officers of the law are willing to comply with the needs of the public so long as they know where their line is drawn. “We’ll get a search warrant if need be and your cell phone privacy will be maintained, that line needs to be drawn,” Staab said. “Please don’t blame us if we go right up to that line without crossing over it.” Milbrandt moved the forum onto the subject of DNA samples and racial profiling. Bibring expressed concern over the limitations of this database of DNA samples that holds onto the samples indefinitely. “Maryland law allowed swabbing for DNA for the most dangerous of felony offenses,” said Bibring. “California law is much broader and allows swabbing for any felony such as writing a bad check.” Staab was in agreement that DNA samples should only be relevant to criminal investigations, but believes they should be held for future use. Milbrandt pointed out officers are always looking at people to determine if they are good or bad people. He asked where the line should be drawn to address racial profiling. “The problem with profiling is not in the
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“Our goal was to plan spaces that were in different parts of the library.” The Hayden staff estimated within five minutes roughly 200250 students were sheltered in safe spaces with room to spare. “The students were really cooperative and they follow the direc-
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Political science professor Dave Milbrandt (left) moderates the “Police Procedures and Civil Liberties” forum in the Campus Center East Wing on March 31. The forum featured Glendora Police Chief Timothy Staab (far right) and ACLU staff attorney Peter Bibring (center).
police department hiring racists,” Bibring said. “But in hiring people who have biases as a product of growing up in America.” Staab confirmed that these situations are behavior based and not colored based. It is illegal to stop and frisk someone at random as a police officer. The next subject introduced was the ability of the police force being able to use drones for surveillance. Similar to cell phone searches, a warrant would be required in order to use a drone. As of now, using drones is illegal because of the intrusiveness of the technology. “Drones are another technologies where the law needs to catch up,” Staab said. “It’s
tions of the staff to the safe rooms we have already planned,” Bosler said. “They reacted very quickly, nobody gave us any issues or problems and they were very cooperative.” Event officials met for debrief and compile evaluations that further discuss safety outcomes and areas of improvements. “The drills are intended to see what we are doing right and see some things we need to improve on,” Macias said. “There were suggestions and
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those rules that have to be defined for us. Write the rules and we will follow. We want to do things the right way.” Milbrandt introduced police brutality events for the next subject up for discussion. Bibring called for more data to be collected on incidents of police brutality and killings. According to Bibring there is no mandatory reporting requirement for people killed by the police. “One of the reasons we are having this dialogue now is because we are getting the ultimate transparency,” Bibring said. In the wake of Ferguson events, a federal bill was introduced to address police kill-
recommendations that we anticipate to improve on for the next drill.” Improvements dealt with fixing “technical hiccups” within some of the alert systems as well as providing additional emergency information officers in large areas like the library. Officials all agree that students contribute by updating their wingspan information and signing up for Citrus Alert. “Students who had signed up for [Citrus Alert] had it on their phones. They weren’t just listening
to us telling them where to go, they already knew what the message was,” Bosler said. “Having all their information upto-date and accurate is important I think and did help it go smoothly.” Each semester, campus officials perform an emergency drill preparing the campus community with the policies and procedures for scenarios ranging from earthquakes, fires or active shooters. According to Lancaster, the EOC planning committee will meet again in the fall to start planning
“It is not going to go anywhere, it is just a matter of where the funding is going to come from.”
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At this meeting McDonald and a United States Marine Corps veteran will address the committee members in support of Assemblyman Roger Hernandez’s SB 393 Veterans bill that will provide grant funding for California community colleges. Math professor Paul Swatzel, president of the Citrus College Faculty Association, addressed the Board of Trustees on this issue in their meeting on March 17. “I would hope the college would find a way to institutionalize the Veterans Center, so that this does not become an ongoing issue,” Swatzel said. At the BOT meting Swatzel read a statement from Solheim’s behalf reiterating the fact it is time to institutionalize the funding needed to keep the Veterans Center’s daily operations running and support the required indefinitely. Swatzel evaluated that the cost of keeping the Veterans Center fully funded for a year would only expand 0.3 percent of the college’s budget. “It costs roughly $240,000 to do a good job of running the Veterans Center, out of an entire budget of $65 million,” Swatzel said.
ings. In addition, another bill was passed requiring body cameras for police officers. “We are still getting used to seeing how violent those confrontations are,” Staab said. “We have lots of equipment available to try to take people into custody. Tasers are the most effective in taking someone into custody without killing them.” For final discussion, Milbrandt questioned both sides on how to soften the current relationship between the public and law enforcement. “In law enforcement, it is our responsibility to tell the public what we do and how we do it,” Staab said. “The citizens dictate what kind of police work we are going to provide for them.” Transparency has a slightly different meaning, for Bibring, than that of law enforcement. “Increasing independent oversight will provide communities with insurance that there is unbiased oversight of law enforcement.” Bibring said. “Particular oversight that involves community complaint review boards and investigators, who are looking into policies over time.” Overall Bibring and Staab had different ideas of why the law enforcement has certain powers and why it is not allowed others. However, both sides agreed the solution has to come from transparency between the law enforcement and the public. Creating direct line of open communication between police officers and the public is necessary to reduce intrusiveness and increase safety.
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The Veterans Success Center serves as a refuge and study hall for the student veterans at Citrus College. The facility offers student veterans many amenities such as computers and tutoring services.
the next emergency drill, which most like will be a fire drill. In the meantime, the campus community is encouraged to do their part by reading and discussing the procedures for the various drills. The campus safety site found on Citrus College’s website has updated information assessable for any device. “I think collectively if everybody does their part we can all be better prepared to handle these types of situation when they occur,” Macias said.
Veterans Center Supporters like Swatzel, Solheim, Christianson, and McDonald are few of many who are in favor of institutionalized funding that will allow the center to search for grants instead of depend on them. “It’s too much a part of who we are and we are proud of it. Everyone from the president to the faculty to the staff and to the students are proud of our vets and of the fact we have this great center,” Solheim said. Citrus was the first college in the U.S. to offer a credit course in fall 2007 for veterans in transition. The center was successful with its accomplishments by depending on donations, grants and volunteer efforts from a supportive college community. With a secure source of funding the faculty, staff and administration will be free to develop new and more specialized projects and allow the Veterans Center to purse grants that will ensure its growth. This way the Veterans Center can remain a role model for other community college veterans centers in the U.S. With several fund raising events schedule through out the year and increased awareness of the need for the Veterans Success Center, students can also do their part to help our veterans. “I am not worried it is going to close down, not at all,” Solheim said. “It is not going to go anywhere it is just a matter of where the funding is going to come from.”
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The third annual Citrus College Sex 101 week is scheduled for April 6-9 and challenges students to ask if they ‘#gotconsent.’ The theme of Sex 101 week runs in conjunction with California’s SB 967 “Yes Means Yes” law. The legislation mandates review and rewriting of sexual assault and affirmative consent policies in the state’s public school system and protection against sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking. “It confirmed what we do,” said Adrienne Thompson, the student life supervisor. “We’ve been talking about consent on this campus for years.” Sara Acevedo, the Associated Students of Citrus College commissioner of activities, has been an advocate for Sex 101 week since it started in 2013. “We’ve been taught not to talk about sex or that women aren’t sexual and if they are it’s bad,” Acevedo said. Acevedo advocates talking about sex in a positive way. “Safe sex is important sex.” Thompson believes Sex 101 week is an opportunity for students to open up and freely discuss sex questions in a serious
forum. The overall focus of the week long event is not only about consent, but that sex is natural and talking about it is not taboo. We, as a society, have come a long way and continue to progress when it comes to discussing sex. Thompson grew up in a generation where talking about sex was dirty and no one spoke about sex. Now it’s much more common in society to talk about it, but we don’t talk about the serious side of sex,” Thompson said. “The reality is that we have a lot of ignorance. My goal for sex week would be to remove that veil of ignorance.” Thompson pointed out that sexual assault numbers are only reflecting what happens on campus. “With the new law, it will reflect sexual assault between students off campus as well,” Thompson said. She wants students to be aware that Citrus will do whatever they can to handle these situations and maintain a culture and environment that does not protect predators. Sex 101 Week will kick off at 1 p.m. on April 6 with a TED Talks screening titled “We need a new metaphor,” empowering our views of sexuality featuring Al Vernacchio, a sexuality educator. April 7 is the designated “Consent Day” for Sex 101 Week with an interactive improv group known as Sex Signals at 11
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a.m. in the Campus Center East Wing (CCEW). Sex Signals provides a combination of improvisation, humor, education and audience interaction the way that “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” might to spread sexual assault awareness. “It’s a serious message but its fun,” Thompson said on the Sex Signals, the event she is most excited about. The second day will also include “My Silence is Not Your Consent,” an activity based on alternative ways to talk about consent utilizing chalk art and a photo booth with the nationally familiar hashtag, ‘#gotconsent.’ “My Silence is Not Your Consent” will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Campus Center Mall. John and Linda Bartelt, human sexuality professors, will also be discussing healthy sexual relationships April 7 at 1 p.m. in the CCEW. “I think kids in today’s society, we are sort of exposed to sexuality in different ways,” said John Bartelt. “It’s something that, a lot of times, people don’t get information about. Sexuality or consent or anything else much in the world, so they have to wait until they get into institutional higher education to actually be exposed to it.” Sandra Abarca, the community education and outreach manager from Planned Parenthood in Pasadena and the San Gabriel Valley, will be a guest speaker, dispelling the myths surrounding sex, sexual transmitted infections and birth control on April 8 from 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the CCEW Also planned for Sex 101 Week is the screening of “The Hunting Ground,” a documentary on administration cover-
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ups of sexual assaults on college campuses across the nation. “What I want students to walk away with from ‘The Hunting Ground’ is that we need to be politically active and aware of the rules and environments that we put ourselves in,” Thompson said. “The Hunting Ground” will be playing from 11:10 a.m. to 12:40 p.m. in the CCEW. After the screening, Campus Safety officials will make a brief presentation on filing reports against sexual assault to be followed by counselor services provided by Project Sister Family Services. Students are advised to bring comfortable clothing, a towel and water to participate in the gender inclusive self-defense class that will wrap up Sex 101 Week at 1:30 p.m. by Frankie De Guzman, the deputy probation officer of LA County. “What I want students to walk away from this and ‘The Hunting Ground’ with is that we need to be politically active and aware of rules and environments that we put ourselves in,” Thompson said. “[Sex] is a natural instinct for human beings, for all animals really and its not something to be embarrassed by or to be shy,” Thompson said. Sex 101 Week hopes to guide students from misunderstanding to understanding sex and what it brings about, as John Bartelt believes. “A lot of people have been having sex before they really understand enough about what it involves and what are the positive things about it, what are the risks about it, and just how it affects emotions and relationships,” Bartelt said. “It’s a very complex thing, so I think it’s important to raise that awareness on certain information on that.”
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The Cape Owls (left to right): Jimmy Lam, James Couch, Alec Nystrom, Oumnia Maaouni and Casey Rudd. The team is making final adjustments to their vehicle which will be included in this years Shell Eco-Marathon in Detroit.
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EFFICIENCY OVER SPEEd Cape Owls compete in the Motor City’s Shell Eco-Marathon BY JACLYN SPENCER STAFF WRITER
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This past Sunday marked the members of the Citrus College Automotive Physics Eco-Marathon Owl members final shop day. Every weekend for the past five months, this dedicated student group designed and constructed an ultra-energy efficient car. CAPE Owls will be submitting their car in the 30th annual global event, Shell Eco-Marathon. More than 120 teams will be meeting and driving their own car designs at Cobo Center in downtown Detroit on April 9-12. The competition is open to high school and college students. The participants’ vehicles are split into two mileage classes: prototype, a class focusing on ultimate energy efficient, and Urban Concept, the class encouraging particle vehicle designs. The competition tests the mileage capabilities of these vehicles. The fuel categories used between the prototype and Urban Concept vehicles range from petrol, diesel, biofuels, and fuels made with solar energy, electricity or natural gases such as hydrogen. The CAPE Owls strive towards improving and standing out with their petrol prototype as they return for a second consecutive year. “Last year was Citrus College’s first year competing, so we went to the competition and pretty much learned as much as we possibly could,” junior and returning member, Alec Nystrom said. “We started completely from scratch and built a whole new vehicle
“Going to school you learn the theory, but you don’t really see how it’s done until you do it yourself. We are out here getting our hands dirty.”
-Jimmy Lam
Citrus College Cape Owls based off what we learned.” Nystrom elaborates on how driving strategy is also an element that was considered in this year’s planning. “The track is a closed area of downtown Detroit. The one lap itself is about 0.9 miles. Last year was 0.6 miles and we did about ten laps. I think [this year] we will do about six laps,” Nystrom said. “I just have to get used to driving procedures. When we did our first test run, I was able to make a 100 miles per gallon difference, just by the way I was using the throttle.” This year’s team is made up of student recommendations from automotive instructor Mariano Rubio and physics instructor Dr. Lucia Riderer. “Our physics teacher mentioned it briefly [in class]. I went to her office one of the last days of class and asked if I wanted to join,” sophomore Casey Rudd said. “The team was already full, but she said she would add me because she thought I would be a good asset to the team.” Since summer, the CAPE Owls
have been meeting to discuss designs and develop their fiberglass and welding skills before starting construction on their prototype in November. “There were a couple nights, we had to spend the night,” James Couch said. “We work continuously through the night. We wake up and just start working again.” Nystrom is confident in his teammates’ skills and chances at the Motor City. “The team has come together really well. Everybody has their strengths and weaknesses and has developed a really strong suit,” Nystrom said. “I am looking forward to placing in mileage. I think [we are] going to do very well this year.” Over the process of creating this prototype, the team learned through their hands on experience. “Going to school you learn the theory, but you don’t really see how it’s done until you do it yourself. We are out here getting our hands dirty,” sophomore Jimmy
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Rocket Owls Oumnia Maaouni (left) and Casey Rudd (standing right) adjust the door to their vehicle as fellow team mate Alec Nystrom tests out the interior.
Lam. “In this stage it is something you can actually touch and say we built it from nothing from air basically.” For months, the team’s building experience was full of trial and error. The team researched together and learned from one another. “Most of it is learning through my team members. Alec, our team leader, he taught me a lot of stuff and so did James,” Rudd said. “You see how they are doing stuff, you grab it and just learn how to do everything.” In between studying and the long working hours, the team relies on each other like a family. “I am an international student. I do not really have family here,
sophomore Oumniam Maaoouni said. “They are like my family here, like my second home. I see them all like brothers,” she said. Nearing the next phase of the competition, the team looks forward to seeing what the competition will bring. In addition to the competition, the team will be able to meet students from all over globe to discuss and share their automotive passions. “I just want to have a fun time there,” Rudd said. “I’ll talk to other schools, see what they did and just get possible ideas for future engineering projects.”
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The Citrus College Rocket Owls burn midnight oil and rocket fuel in preparation for their launch. Grant Quan Rocket Owls file photo
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he Rocket Owls five members are leaving to Huntsville, Alabama on April 7-12 to represent Citrus College in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Student Launch Program (SLP). Citrus College is the only community college in California and only one of two community colleges in the nation, to compete with 32 colleges to launch a rocket 3,000 feet above ground. According to John Flores, a mechanical engineer major, the challenge requires a team to design, build, and launch a reusable rocket with a payload to mimic a Martian landing scenario, so that NASA can improve upon existing procedures to retrieve samples of soil and rocks and successfully return back to Earth. “Showing Citrus can compete on the same page in a competition that NASA host, and with big time schools like Vanderbilt University and the U.S. Naval Academy says a lot about our STEM students and program,” said Brian Weatherspoon, Rocket Owls robotics specialist and an aerospace engineer major. “It will be nice to beat some of the four year schools with the outreach program,” said Aaron Bunch, the Rocket Owls team leader and physics major. A new requirement to the competition is the use of an Autonomous Ground Support Equipment, which is a robotic rover that collects samples and returns back to the rocket, “The AGSE [must] autonomously locate a payload, go to it, retrieve it, and then find the rocket put it in the rocket and seal it by itself,” Weatherspoon said. Not only are the Rocket Owls staying busy with building their 10-foot rocket for the competition, they also did outreach work with Slauson Middle School and La Fetra Elementary School teaching physics and math in a fun way, by building and launching rockets. While working with fifth graders every month for five hours, the Rocket Owls enjoy spreading science to students. “They are really great kids, and we have met with them for eight months so we really got to know them,” Bunch said.
The Citrus College Rocket Owls (left to right): John Flores, Joseph Molina, Aaron Bunch, Alex Kemnitz, Brian Weatherspoon. The Rocket Owls will travel to Huntsville, Alabama to represent Citrus College in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Student Launch Program.
“Showing Citrus can compete on the same page in a competition that NASA host, and with big time schools like Vanderbilt University and the U.S. Naval Academy says a lot about our STEM students and program.”
-Brian Weatherspoon Citrus College Rocket Owls
Physics professor Lucia Riderer, is the Rocket Owls adviser, hand picks team members under certain requirements. “She looks for people who are hard workers and really committed into doing the best work that they can,” Flores said. “She’s just looking for different traits that are necessary to get involved in a project that requires a lot of time and effort.” The Rocket Owls have been working in preparation for this launch for the past 10 months and if history is any indication, will be working on it up until lift off. “Last year we were working until the day of,” Flores said. “I was even programming in the hotel room the night before trying to make sure everything was working properly.” A necessary requirement of being on the Rocket Owls include a high level of dedication, “You have to go in knowing you will get many sleepless nights and just accept it, it’s fun you have to enjoy that kind of thing,” Bunch said. Although the competition does not award trophies for all finalists, for Flores and the rest of the team, along with the experience and recognition that comes with winning, they are looking forward to something far greater. “Our prize is to go home after the project and sleep in for the whole spring break.” Flores laughed.
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Rocket Owl robotics specialist and aerospace engineering major Brian Weatherspoon prepares the team’s Autonomous Ground Support Equipment robotic rover that the team will be taking to Huntsville, Alabama as part of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Student Launch Program on April 7-12.
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one unit at a time The annual Cesar Chavez Blood Drive draws student volunteers to donate BY MEGAN BENDER STAFF WRITER
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The Associated Students of Citrus College hosted the annual Cesar Chavez Blood Drive Competition last week bringing in 206 units of blood, which has the potential to save approximately 618 lives. “The national blood drive was created to encourage Latinos and Chicanos to donate blood,” said Sara Acevedo, commissioner of activities for the Associated Students of Citrus College. The Migrant Students Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization, created the competitive blood drive to promote a ‘Smart & Healthy’ education campaign honoring Cesar E. Chavez and his devotion to improving the life for the migrant community. Citrus previously won third place among 39 colleges in the second annual Cesar Chavez Blood Drive in 2010. This year’s blood drive results and how many schools are participating will be available this summer.
The blood drive is designed to promote health in the Latino community Acevedo said. “Blood has a life span,” said Adrienne Thompson, supervisor of student life. “There have been times where surgeries are being postponed because there is not enough blood.” According to the New York Blood Center, just like milk, the average life span of donated blood is only 42 days. Platelets last for five days and plasma can be frozen for up to a year. According to Baca-Geary when donating you give up 450 mL of blood, which is the equivalent to 16 oz., about the size of a water bottle. “One of these ice chests holds 12 units of blood,” Baca-Geary said, “We had to get through 24 people because we had so many deferrals.” Women with iron deficiencies are the biggest deferrals or disqualifications for blood donation. People with new tattoos (less than a year old,) with self-piercings, or who have recently traveled in areas with outbreaks of certain diseases can also disqualify an otherwise willing donor. Although Thompson is unable to donate, sponsoring blood drives is her way of giving back to those in need of transfusions.
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Edmond Emani, 22, biomechanical engineering major, donates blood during the Cesar Chavez Blood drive on March 25 in the Campus Center East Wing.
“Anyone can get in the car and be apart of a horrific accident and be in need of blood,” Thompson stressed. “What if it’s not there?” Thompson recognizes that most people say they will donate in the event of a major tragedy when a lot of blood is needed all at once but doesn’t believe people know that there is a time lapse between drawing the blood and testing it so that it is transfusion ready. “Whether it’s a trauma or elective surgery, donating blood is a cool way to watch people give ADVERTISEMENT
back,” Baca-Geary said. “It’s actually the ultimate gift, it really is like giving life.” Thompson has had two relatives saved by blood transfusions, one of whom was an infant. Citrus placed seventh out of 223 schools in 2014, with the number of schools participating growing every year. Those who sign up for the blood drive are given “A Chance to Win” a gift card to Starbucks, Chipotle or Cold Stone Creamery. Donors also received a $5 gift
card to In-N-Out from Huntington Hospital. The student government executive board hosted a club competition to see which one could sign up the most donors for the blood drive. The Anime Club was the winner of the club competition and received a $50 club contribution. Although Citrus College was short of its 250 units of blood goal the both Acevedo and Thompson are holding out for a high ranking this summer.
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A creative alliance of Citrus students have come together to present the musical “Godspell,” a performance that’s guaranteed to entertain and inspire audiences of all kinds. Originally written by Stephen Schwartz the musical was performed off-Broadway in 1971. Then revamped and updated on Broadway in 2011. The Citrus College revival of “Godspell” adds a pop-culture twist and fresh arrangements of Jaclyn Spencer Clarion Josh Tangermann (center), who plays the role of Jesus in the upcoming Schwartz’s original score. performance of “Godspell in the Haugh Performing Arts Center rehearses a This new rendition features a live scene with the rest of the cast. band on stage rather than an orThe performance has a strong acter you are portraying the script chestra in the pit. The performance also has some modern alterations message of accepting one another. through your own personality,” said from current pop-culture touch- “This show is just about love, the Vaughan. More specifically Tangermann, stones such as texting and refer- message of the show is just to love someone like you want to be loved,” as Jesus, has similar qualities to his ences to popular songs. “There are lots of fun spectacles… said Josh Tangermann who is plays character that make him the appropriate fit for the part. “He is abIt is kind of looking at the story Jesus. In updating the musical the stu- solutely wonderful,” said Vaughan. in a new way,” said director John dents have added their own per- “Everything he does he does with a Vaughan. Saturday Sunday • 2PM The huge sense of commitment and his sonal & touch to the production. This production will reenact wellknown events of Jesus’s life in the Citrus version of “Godspell” has a own nature is very gentle and very New Testament as told in the Gos- lot of improvisation and has been a kind so for him playing the character of Jesus he is a perfect fit.” pel According to St. Matthew. The very collaborative effort. Vaughan said the students have “Godspell” will be performed play will focus on teaching the importance of community and friend- really enjoyed the freedom to ex- April 11 and 12 at 2 p.m. in the plore ways to present the parables Haugh Performing Arts Center at ship through the parables. “It is a lot of different changing and put their own stamp on it. The Citrus College. Tickets are $22, $20 emotions. It is just a big long emo- students’ own personalities really for students and seniors, and $15 for 16 & under. tional journey,” said Steven Federoff come through in the production. “That is the most fun thing you who plays one of the 12 disciples. are not portraying another char-
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“Very Still and Hard to See”, written by Steve Yockey and directed by Jason Francescon, took Little Theatre audiences by surprise during its weekend debut. Utilizing a mixture of uncommon tactics and an intimate company of actors, the growing tension became a tangible entity breathing down everyone’s necks. One of the elements that contributed to the play’s success was the intimacy of it all. The Little Theatre created a closequarters atmosphere between the audience and the cast, serving the claustrophobic settings of the script efficiently. Dimly lit and echoing disconcerting sounds, the technical work did wonders for the ambience. Not only did the actors have to be intimate with the audience many times even making direct eye contact, normally avoided in usual plays–they also had to be intimate with one other in ways that demand impressive teamwork. The tone was set immediately with a particularly creepy scene taking place underground. The main antagonist, a brilliantly intense Mer-
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Chelsea Brynd, portraying Edith as the ominous spirit Obake, played by Mercedes DeGuchy, watches with her minions in the shadows.
cedes DeGuchy adorned in demonic makeup and tattered clothes, stood calling upon and moving in lustful unison with her ghostly cohorts. Any sense of comfort was destroyed immediately. The entire company of actors, scantily clad and donning unnerving white masks, scurried on the floor past the audience members, many of whom were seen lifting their feet in surprise. The actors showcased the sort of joined synergy that is seen among
professionals. A glaringly emotional scene between Jade Yancosky and Robert Martinez, portraying feuding couple Betty and Ethan, was biting and passionate enough to make a hole of bodies on a kitchen floor seem like a palpable reality. Director Jason Francescon’s first full time piece was a shining success. “Very Still and Hard to See” promised something different, and delivered.
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The “Women in Leadership” panel took place March 26 in the Center for Innovation Building. Student Trustee Farihah Chowdhury organized the event in honor of Women’s History Month. The panel was made up of women leaders from various departments at Citrus College. All speakers shared their personal experiences of their educational and professional journeys. Each speaker also offered advice to students on leadership, careers, and academics. “I put this panel together because I truly wanted to recognize the hard work of women leaders in our campus.” Chowdhury said. “I wanted to highlight some women, who I feel have rich backgrounds that can provide leadership and guidance for the betterment of the college” Barbara Dickerson is an active member of the Board of Trustees for Citrus College and Executive Di-
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The “Women in Leadership” panel speakers (left to right): Claudette Dain, Dr. Barbara Dickerson, Farihah Chowdhury, Veronica Estrada, Dana Hester, and Lan Hao, share their stories and answered questions about leadership.
rector of Neighborhood Homework House, a non-profit community organization, located in Azusa. Dickerson shared her family’s background and how it shaped who she is now. “I am a product of the segregated south and my grandmother was born into slavery, seeing her perseverance and her work ethic despite the obstacles are characteristics that I want to continue,” Dickerson said. Veronica Estrada Program Evalu-
ator at Citrus College and instructor of leadership, who received a doctorate from USC. Estrada spoke on the importance of mentors and the impact they can have in a student’s life and career. “You need to learn how to lead from the inside out and you need to learn your strengths and weaknesses in order to work with others’” Estrada said. Claudette Dain is vice president of finance and administrative services for Citrus College, who earned ADVERTISEMENT
an M.B.A. from California State University, Dominguez Hills. She currently oversees all fiscal and facilities matters, recalled how she followed her in her father’s footsteps as an accountant and took his advise of passionately growing into a career. “Don’t worry about knowing what you want to do now, use your opportunities to discover what want to do and what you are passionate about,” Dain said. Lan Hao is the director of insti-
tutional research, who received her Ph.D. in higher education administration and policy analysis from the University of Southern California in 2005. As the chair of the Strategic Planning Committee, she led the task force that produced the college’s five-year strategic plan. She focused her advice on ethics and hard work. “The best advice I can give you is to be a good person, know that hard work pays off and be reflective on your day’s accomplishments,” Hao said. Dana Hester is the dean of social & behavioral sciences and distance education at Citrus College, who earned a doctorate of education in educational leadership with an emphasis in community colleges from Cal State Fullerton as well as has a Master of Science in biology. Hester reflected on the struggles and achievements women have been though history. “Choice is a precious commodity that we did not always have, Hester said. “You can lose your job but something you can never lose is your education.” More than 30 students attended the event and had the opportunity to interact and ask questions to the panelists. Nestor Aquino, astrophysics student, connected and was impressed by the personal stories of each panelist and all of the work they have done for Citrus College. “I think this panel was important because it featured women who are dedicated to Citrus College and are inspiring to every student. “
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Big things come in small packages Kalei Guillermo, 20, has battled through culture-change and the trials and tribulations of coming off the bench and expected to produce. Now, she is an everyday starter, an offensive-leader and someone the team looks to for inspiration. BY DILLON COOPER SPORTS EDITOR
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The Citrus College softball team lost a big bat this season when veteran first baseman Sara Moore moved on after playing her two years for head coach Jackie Boxley and the Owls. The hits and runs had to be made up somewhere else in the lineup. Someone else had to provide that spark if the Owls were to repeat as conference champions. Enter outfielder Kalei Guillermo. Guillermo, 20, ended last season with 34 plate appearances, five hits (.192 average), three RBIs and one stolen base. The 5-foot-1 Hawaiian seemed like the least possible source for the needed production, but this season she has come up big. Guillermo had originally intended to attend the University of Tampa, but decided not to go after Hurricane Sandy hit. Coming from the island of Oahu in the spring of 2013, Guillermo chose Citrus not only for the softball program, but for the school’s tutoring services and programs to help athletes transfer and move on to the next level. “When I first got here, I had a really rough start,” said Guillermo. “Boxley just kept pushing me and pushing me. I am so grateful. Life would be pretty rough for me without softball.” Guillermo was eligible to play in the 2014 season after spending 2013 red-shirted, but found her chances to be limited. “I knew at the time, other people were getting hot,” said Guillermo. “If my part was to go sit on the bench and cheer on the other person, I was fine with that.” Coming off of the bench can provide extra pressure for players who have a minimal role but are expected to produce. Their chances off the bench can shape their future with the team, in a negative or positive way. Unfortunately for Guillermo, things didn’t fall her way immediately. “At the time, Boxley would throw me in at the most inopportune times, when I felt like I was super pressured and I wouldn’t perform well,” said Guillermo. “I would kick myself after because that was my chance and I didn’t perform.” “Looking back on it, I see why she would put me in. You only get so many opportunities,” said Guillermo. “To me, that made me a better person” While the Owls were crowned conference champions in the 2014
season, Guillermo was still yearning for chances to prove herself. The offseason was the perfect place to start. “When I go back home, all I do is go to the gym in preparation for the coming season,” Guillermo said. Coming back for the 2015 season, Guillermo impressed coach Boxley right off the bat with the work she did over the offseason. “She understands that she’s in that little body, so she hit the weight room this offseason and she showed up and just started crushing things,” said Boxley. The beginning of the 2015 season started out just like the 2014 season for Guillermo, on the bench. With Guillermo not in the starting lineup, the Owls dropped their first two games of the season. Alongside coach Boxley, assistant coach Terry Paredez has been there every step of the way with Guillermo. Paredez challenged Guillermo to get out of her head and demonstrate in a game environment what she could do. “’I push you and I push you because I know you’re a better player than what you’re putting out,’ he’d say to me,” said Guillermo. “He told me ‘If you just cut your head off, you could be the great player I know you are.” “I took that as him wanting me to be better and I took that challenge, I wanted to be one of those nine people on the field,” said Guillermo. In the Owls’ third game of the season, Guillermo was inserted in the starting lineup and went 2-2 with two RBIs. Since that game, the Owls would utilize Guillermo as the every-day starter in right field. A place she was working toward her entire time at Citrus College. “Kalei is a workhorse,” said Paredez. “She’s started from that day
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Kalei Guillermo, 20, has been a key part of Citrus College’s success this season as she is third on the team in batting average (.367).
“She is like 5-foot-1. Now, she just feels like she is 6-foot-1. It is incredible.”
-Jackie Boxley
Softball head coach on. She’s a spark plug and everyone can tell that she wants it.” The Owls are currently 20-7, 9-1 and Guillermo is third on the team in batting average (.367) and has knocked in 15 runs this season including a walk-off homerun in the eighth inning against Mt. SAC. She also leads the teams in stolen bases with three. “I was really frustrated at the beginning of the season,” said Guillermo. “The coaches are really proud of me that I didn’t give up and I’m proud of myself I didn’t give up.” “She’s like 5-foot-1,” said Boxley. “Now, she just feels like she’s 6-foot-1. It’s incredible.” Guillermo’s spark and personality has made her a favorite among the players and coaching staff. Often leading cheers and the first one to pump up her teammates, Guillermo is enjoying her time on the
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Kalei Guillermo, #12, approaches the plate against Los Angeles Valley College on March 25, 2015. Guillermo went 3-5 in the doubleheader against LA Valley as the Owls won both games.
Citrus softball team. “I’ve been on teams where they just hate each other and they bring that onto the field,” said Guillermo. “But I love these girls, they never take a day off and they put 100 percent in every day. I’m proud to be a part of this team.” “She’s honestly grown into one of the players that has come through that we really latched onto,” said Boxley. “She bought into us and we bought into her. We’re stuck with each other, she’s just a good kid.” Hard work and patience has finally paid off for Guillermo as she is looking to continue her education at Whittier College to pursue a career in chemical engineering. Entering the second half of the season, there’s still much to expect from Guillermo and the rest of the Owls as they look to continue their streak of playoff appearances and try and advance deeper into the state tournament. “I want to leave everything all out on the field. I don’t want to look back and think ‘I shoulda, coulda, woulda,’ I don’t want to do that.” You can catch Guillermo and the Owls at their next home game on April 7 as they host College of the Canyons as part of a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m.
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2015 PAGE 15
EDITORIAL
Sex 101 week: Lets talk about consent With the passing of SB 967 “Yes Means Yes” in 2014, colleges and universities throughout California have begun to reform old policies and practices. This includes outlining the need for an affirmative consent from all individuals involved in sexual activity, as well as requiring incoming students to attend informative presentations on sex, consent and reporting assault. The movement to end sexual assaults on college campuses continues to rely on the conversation between students. Even with legislation and policies in place, it is the responsibility of college students to deconstruct the mentality that this conversation is not important and to realize the need for reform. According to the President Barack Obama’s proclamation of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month in 2014, “an estimated one in five women is sexually assaulted in college.” Although Citrus College’s Clery report released in 2014 shows only one sexual assault in 2013, the fact that Citrus’s student population is 52 percent female makes this statistic alarming. However, change is possible. After our student body accepts that sexual assault is a prevalent issue, we must keep the conversation going. Campus campaigns to educate students on various platforms regarding sexual assault are a first step.
“According to the President Barack Obama’s proclamation of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month in 2014, “an estimated one in five women is sexually assaulted in college.” Student led campaigns, such as “It’s on us,” which calls on bystanders to intervene before sexual assault occurs, have worked to put power in the hands of students. These campaigns spread the message that students hold responsibility in taking an active step against assaults on campus. This must continue. Citrus students need to take advantage of presentations and workshops offered on campus. Annual Sex 101 Weeks, organized by ASCC, provides multiple opportunities to learn information, covering topics from “What is consent?” to how students can file sexual assault complaints. The Health Center is another venue students are able to learn more about what
makes healthy relationships and how they can help spread awareness of vital resources. Ultimately, the core of this movement is putting an end to rape culture. Rape culture can be defined as the societal mindfulness that rape is not as serious as individuals make it out to be. This culture allows for rape jokes and for talking about rape victims in a joking manner. Rape culture also permits the mentality that an assault is somehow the fault of the victim, often times preventing victims from reporting their assaults. However, this ideology must end, and we need to think about sexual assaults with a intentional thoughtfulness. In order to end this, students need to curve their conversation about sex throughout campus. Instead of viewing others as sexual objects, there needs to be a level of respect for all bodies. Citrus College, along with all other educational institutions, should be a safe place for students where they fear sexual assaulted. “Yes Means Yes” being institutionalized allows for students to feel safe on campus, knowing that there are policies set to protect them and their rights. In particular, the California Community College (CCC) system stands as the forefront of power. With 2.1 million students in the CCC system, we hold the potential to create incredible change, and the time is now.
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