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TO ASHES Student government extinguishes hopes for student smokers as it votes in favor of a resolution to ban smoking on campus
“ASCC does not have the power to make policy and procedure change, but they advocate on behalf of student interest.”
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he Associated Students of Citrus College executive board voted 6-2 in favor of a resolution banning smoking on campus with the exception of parking lots and other recommended zones. A vote to postpone the BY MEGAN BENDER vote of that resolution EDITOR-IN-CHIEF failed 2-5. MBENDER@CCCLARION.COM The resolution states the ASCC executive board “recommends the on-campus smoking policies be expanded to respect non-smoking community members, while considering the right of smoking community members, completely banning smoking of any substance on the Citrus College campus property, with the exception of Citrus College parking lots, or other zones as recommended by the District.” The resolution also stated the ASCC executive board recommended “that related committees including but not limited to Student Services, Student Equity and Physical Resources, in complete collaboration with ASCC, begin the consideration and implementation of smoking zones as early as Fall 2016.” The resolution concluded with a statement that ASCC executive board insists the Citrus College Community District takes these steps to prepare the college for a possible full ban as a result of Assembly Bill 1594. SE E S M OKI NG • PAGE 5
Student body president challenged with impeachment BY MEGAN BENDER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
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The Associated Students of Citrus College executive board president withstood an impeachment challenge at the May 3 board meeting. The resolution to impeach Cameron Wisdom failed 8-4, four votes shy of the two-thirds majority needed to pass. The issues brought against the president were due to concern for his lack of support for the rest of the board. Former Student Trustee Juniper Cordova-Goff and three other executive board members presented the issues to Dean of Students Maryann Tolano-Leveque. “The emphasis was lack of initiative and positive teamwork File Photo that was not there,” ASCC Student Body Cordova-Goff said. President Cameron Vice President Rene Wisdom. Gutierrez, Treasurer Larissa Cabrera and Senator Vanessa Salinas were among those with concern over Wisdom’s position. Tolano-Leveque, who oversees student life, said her approach to the conflict was to ask the students if they would like to speak to the president, have her speak to the president or set up a meeting for everyone to discuss the issue. After two weeks of discussion between adviser and students, Tolano-Leveque put the issue on the agenda as an immediate action item. She said she told the concerned executive board students this issue needed to be discussed publicly and will not be revisited once resolved. “Most of the board was actually blind-sided by it,” Wisdom said. “Three or four people had been given the platform to complain while the rest of the board was really unsure about what was going on and how it gotten to that point so quickly.” Cordova-Goff said there was a calm 45-minute discussion on the issue before the vote was held. She said Wisdom was given the opportunity to defend himself and told the board he was dealing with a lot personally. S E E IM P EACH • PAGE 5
citrus club ‘feels the bern’
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Political party preference deadline approaches Registering for the semi-closed California primary affects candidates available to voters The last date to register and affiliate with a political party to vote in the California primary is May 23. The semi-closed primary, which will allow voters to decide who will be on the presidential ballot, takes place on June 7. To vote for a presidential candidate, voters must be registered under the appropriate political party. The website http://Fairvote.org said a semi-closed primary represents “a middle ground between the exclusion of independent voters in a closed primary and the freefor-all of open primaries.” Voters unsure of their party preference should either double-check or re-register. For Democrats, this is the opportunity to influence who the Democratic nominee will be, Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders. Republicans, however, are limited in their choices now that Donald Trump is the only candidate left running as a GOP nominee. The California Secretary of State website said unaffiliated voters, also known as No Party Preference
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voters, will receive a ballot with no presidential candidates listed. However, upon request, NPPs can request a presidential ballot for the American Independent Party, the Democratic Party and the Libertarian Party. These three political parties have notified the Secretary of State that they will allow NPPs to vote for their candidates.
Keep in mind that registering under the American Independent Party is vastly different from registering as a No Party Preference voter. If you are independent of a political party, register as NPP. To ensure you are registered as an NPP, re-register to vote immediately. The Republican party, the Green party and Peace & Freedom parties
will not allow NPPs to vote for their candidates. If an NPP voter wants to vote for a presidential candidate in the Republican, Green, or Peace and Freedom partie, the NPP voter must re-register to vote with one of those parties by the May 23 deadline. The California primary will also allow voters to pick United States Congressional candidates, an
equally important decision considering recent Republican Senate behavior. Candidates for statewide positions and state legislators will be decided as well. The ballot will also present Proposition 50, which calls for the suspension of legislators without pay if he or she is under scrutiny for a felony. These elections allow any voter one candidate per contest regardless of preference. Re-registering under the correct or no political party does not mean you must vote in either the California primary or the general election. But to have a say on who ends up on the ballot in November, voting in the California primary will influence the choices available. After registering online at http:// registertovote.ca.gov, there is one last deadline to remember. To receive a ballot and vote by mail, voters must apply by May 31. Applications must be mailed in unless specific counties allow in person or by phone application. This election has been the strangest one yet and will rely heavily on the millenial vote. Young voters who are not sure about how to be a part of the election process should refer to the California Secretary of State website to better understand how to vote responsibly.
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Stumped by Trump? An analysis of ‘The Donald’ BY CHRISTOPHER AMURAO STAFF WRITER
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Donald Trump will finish with the most votes of any GOP primary candidate. Every voice speaking against him is met with one speaking for him. The Donald is polarizing by design. Given that many people appear to agree with him through their vote, to simply dismiss him as a racist bigot would be irresponsible. When a candidate who is as unexpected as Trump rises to become the GOP candidate, we must try to find why support is growing. Given his clashes with the media, it is especially important to get it right. For an emerging constituency–a “silent majority”–Donald Trump has become an antihero for a section of people disillusioned with the sins of a broken political system – and is winning, due to a savvy media use and weak opponents. Trump has ruled the media, allowing him to run a campaign vastly under expected budget for a presidential campaign. Trump didn’t create this machine. He has commandeered it. While Correct The Record, a pro-Hillary super-PAC, spends $1 million to defend Clinton on social media, Trump has an enthusiastic group of people who willingly spend their leisure internet time to parrot his ideas for him. Half hearted criticisms and poorly researched hit pieces are quickly attacked, sometimes by
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Trump himself on Twitter, discrediting the source of criticism to a point to which its truth becomes diluted. In the same way, the mainstream media has seen the same effect when they give him an extremely lopsided amount of airtime. Trump has ruled the sound bite, giving newsmakers the low hanging fruit they have been accustomed to picking. Trump’s trick that grabbed headlines is called truthful hyperbole, which he has written about in his book “The Art of The Deal.” One begins with a pebble of truth and deviates from it, supporting it with strong and loud exaggeration. Media coverage accounts for
some popularity, but there must be some sort of message to sustain this. Trump claims to be anti-establishment. In some ways he is –he is not beholden to corporations and funds his own campaign through a loan to his political campaign. He capitalizes on the same disdain for the corrupt establishment that Bernie Sanders appeals to. People who have had little care for politics rooted in a distrust of a corrupt system have taken interest because there is someone who is not part of the system. While Sanders and Trump supporters both believe that the current system is broken, they have vastly different opinions on how
to fix it. Idealists tend to like Sanders’ socialist views and realists like Trump’s strong capitalist views with economic reform. In the latter case, Trump has tapped into peoples’ disappointment and infused them with hope to Make America Great Again. Trump and his supporters argue that America should take care of its own problems, though detractors say that idea of closing borders is xenophobic. There is no doubt that America has issues, many of which have stemmed from bad decisions made by previous governments. Foreign policy, in particular in regards to immigration, has been allowed to fester. Trump’s answer to this is hostility towards Mexicans and Muslims. He wears his hostility proudly. Surprisingly (and alarmingly) to some, voters have latched on to this message of firm and hostile isolationism. This might not be the ideal strategy, but it is a clearly defined one. For some, that solution–any solution–is enough. Some have accepted a sad reality that this is the best alternative compared to others who hide their evils. Even among the poor, some believe that he will be the best choice for president and will cite that under Trump’s economic plan, there will be 0 percent tax rate for yearly incomes under $25,000. Confusingly, there remains some reason not to trust him. He
is a real-estate mogul who is synonymous with excess and egocentricity. He likely doesn’t have the disillusioned poor’s best interests at heart. He is only beholden to himself. With a stacked Republican Congress, there is nothing stopping him from becoming the new establishment. We know what @realDonaldTrump aims to do, but do we know what Donald Trump wants? It is our task to figure out. There exists an asymmetry of good and evil. It takes a magnitude more effort find truth than it does to tell lies. Trump can rattle off pebbles of truth wrapped in something less. We cannot. So far, the media have taken a lazy assessment of the phenomenon, and have lost credibility because of it. The New York Times recently was accused by an interviewee of spinning her quotes to fit their anti-Trump narrative in their frontpage article last Sunday. The media and voters cannot have the same lack of effort. We must be above it. Despite any moral shortcomings, Trump has never lacked for energy. The media and voters must give the same amount of effort and more in deciding whether he is the right person for the presidency. Ultimately, the presidential race is a matter of personality and trust. Do we like this person? Do we trust them to do what they say they will do? Which issues matter to you?
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• MAY 18 - EPSILON PHI DELTA POETRY READING/HONOR CEREMONY Epsilon Phi Delta’s Annual Poetry Reading and Honor Ceremony from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Campus Center East Wing. EPD is inviting everyone to enjoy a night of poetry from around the world. • MAY 18 - CHANCE TO WIN FUNDRAISER Psychology club is hosting a fundraiser in the Campus Center Mall. Students can enter a contest for a chance to win. • MAY 18 - SPEAKER SERIES FEATURES RJ MITTE The Faculty Learning Institute’s Speaker Series is featuring actor RJ Mitte, who plays Walter Jr. also known as Flynn in the popular show “Breaking Bad,” at 2:40 p.m. in the Haugh Performing Arts Center. • MAY 19 - ASCC STUDENT GOVERNMENT APPLICATION DEADLINE The deadline to apply for the Associated Students of Citrus College executive board president, vice president and multiple senator positions is 2 p.m. Applications are available in the Office of Student Life and Leadership Development in the Campus Center. Contact the ASCC executive board or stop by the Student Life office for more information. • MAY 19 - ENGLISH SOCIETY POEM FESTIVAL The English Society is announcing the first, second and third place winners of their first poem contest at 4 p.m. in the Campus Center. Everyone is welcome to enjoy refreshments and games as well as the poets reading their winning pieces. • MAY 26 - 53rd ANNUAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Citrus College is recognizing 2016 Service Leaders of the Year, Female and Male Athletes of the Year, Keys of Knowledge Recipients and Distinguished Student Awards Recipients. Light refreshments will be served at 5:30 p.m., seating beings at 6:45 p.m. and the ceremony beings at 7 p.m. in the Campus Center.
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“The board did everything in its power to send the survey out before it was caught in the chain of command.”
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Students attending the May 17 meeting shared sentiments of denial or postponement of the smoking resolution before the board made their decision. One student, Andrew DiGiovanna, said the board should consider postponing the resolution until more information and light could be shed on this issue. Commissioner of Equity and smoking committee head Juniper Cordova-Goff presented the smoking resolution and also defended the actions of the board to move forward. “This resolution does not go into action when passed,” she said. “This is just a proposal to the Board of Trustees. Potentially they will say what is fit for the college.” Dean of Students Maryann Tolano-Leveque, who oversees student life, reminded the board that a resolution is essentially something a board approves when it does not have actual jurisdiction over a policy but rather recommendations to “the powers that be.” Tolano-Leveque said as soon as she heard students did not receive the survey, she emailed Information Technology to find out what was happening. She also said she made a recommendation two weeks ago to pursue the resolution to move forward because she was not certain if the survey would come out soon, if at all. “The college was not comfortable sending out a survey immediately,” she said. “For those reasons I will take responsibility of saying to move forward with your recommendation and opinion, not necessarily a policy that will be enacted.” At an open forum on April 7,
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For some of the members, this was not a satisfactory response. “Over the past year has been absent has not shown concern for projects or leadership initiative,” Cordova-Goff said. “We felt if the representative is handling a lot at home they should leave their role to give to someone who can handle it.” Wisdom said in any situation if 11 or 12 members agree on one thing, he is going to be the one to bring up the counter-argument. “It is not always well received but is something I feel I have to do,” he said. “I’m not always supportive of their causes and if they’re doing something and I’m not there for every event that they do in the quad.” He said his position is different to where he supposed to act as the agent for ASCC executive board at all times and this sometimes means he is the middle man between ASCC
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The Associated Students of Citrus College hosted an open forum on April 7 in CI 159 to gauge student support of smoking bans and restrictions on campus and offer students a survey to gather feedback. In spite of a survey hold up from Citrus, ASCC has presented a smoking resolution based off the feedback from the forum.
ASCC gauged initial student feedback on a smoking ban and the student body was assured they would receive a survey gauging further feedback via email. Cordova-Goff said the survey must be distributed through the Office of Institutional Research, Planning and Effectiveness and was held back to “avoid survey fatigue.” “We do acknowledge that we as a board said we were coming out with a survey and never did,” she said,”but the board did everything in its power to send the survey out before it was caught in the chain of command.” In an article previously published in the Clarion covering the open forum, Cordova-Goff was reported saying, “in addition to the forum, ASCC will send out a survey to all students via email ask-
and other constituents on campus. Cordova-Goff said as a president the board expects him to be leader and take initiative and foster team work, and they felt that is not really present. “I’m proud of the board,” Tolano-Leveque said. “That is always a difficult thing for any board to do even in the professional world and I thought they handled it in a very respectful way.” Wisdom remains the president of the executive board for the remaining five weeks of the spring 2016 and the issue will not be revisited by the board. “It’s not going to be brought up again, whatever came out of this meeting was going to be the final word on it for the rest of the semester,” Wisdom said. “The vote went the way it did because majority of the board respects me and knows that I’m there to support them.” The ASCC executive board meets at 2:40 p.m. every Tuesday in the Student Center.
ing if they are for, against, have no comment or do not care about the smoking ban within a week.” In addition to this, Student Life Supervisor Adrienne Thompson followed up the remark with reassurance the survey would be sent out within weeks following the forum. “This process has been kind of messy,” Cordova-Goff said. “At the beginning of the semester we made a smoking committee and drafted a timeline of our plan and everything was going as planned until the survey had to be submitted through the school.” She said the intention was to include faculty and staff in addition to student feedback with the survey. Citrus faculty received the questionnaire Tuesday morning, May 17, from the Office of Institutional
Research, Planning and Effectiveness. Jody Barrass, administrative assistant in the Office of Institutional Research, Planning and Effectiveness, said the questionnaire was sent to 13,489 students at 2:51 p.m. May 17. Cordova-Goff also said the resolution itself is based off the student feedback received at the open forum since data from a survey would not be collected before the end of the semester. The smoking resolution does not restrict smoking to parking lots but rather suggests this solution to the Citrus College Board of Trustees when they discuss smoking restrictions on campus. “ASCC does not have the power to make policy and procedure change,” Thompson said, “but they advocate on behalf of student interest.”
Student body President Cameron Wisdom said despite feeling this issue is not as vital to student success as other issues-students have approached Wisdom with such issue as WiFi connectivity, trouble with library computers and more– he feels students should be involved. “If we are going to take action on issues that affect the entire campus community,” he said, “it should be done the right way.” This resolution follows California legislation passed on May 4 raising the smoking age limit from 18 to 21, as reported in the Los Angeles Times. This bill is effective across California June 9. A measure to ban the use of tobacco products and electronic cigarettes on all California State University and California Community College campuses passed in the California State Assembly on April 25 with a 41-24 vote. The California Legislature website said AB 1594 would allow governing bodies of CSUs and CCC districts to set standards for the enforcement of the tobacco ban with full enforcement by January 2018. AB 1594 will be heard next in the California State Senate.
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Associated Students of Citrus College Student Body President Cameron Wisdom, right, speaks in an executive board meeting with former student trustee Juniper Cordova-Goff during the fall 2015 semester. Wisdom recently withstood an impeachment challenge brought on by Cordova-Goff and three other members of the ASCC executive board. ADVERTISEMENT
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Career and technical education first in completion rates Citrus’ CTE Program continues to grow with highest completion rates BY RICKY GUANDIQUE STAFF WRITER
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Citrus College’s Career and Technical Education program’s completion rate has had a huge increase this year. Citrus’ CTE program includes classes for cosmetology, automotive technology, dental assisting, and more. In 2015, the program had a completion rate of 63 percent. This was the third best in California. This year the CTE program has a completion rate of 68.5 percent, putting Citrus at the top of California’s community colleges. “Out of all 113 colleges in the state, we were No. 3,” said Jim Lancaster, Ed.D, dean of curriculum, career, technical and continuing education. “Now we’re No. 1.” Lancaster said this is 17.1 percent higher than the state average for completion in these areas. “That is a huge acknowledgment,” CTE Counselor Justina Rivadeneyra said. “It’s really great that students can come into a program that they feel solid in.” A beneficial attribute of the CTE programs are student wages. “The students here on average
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Information available from the California Community Colleges Student Success Scorecard; collected by Dean of Curriculum, Caereer, Technical and Continuing Education Jim Lancaster and his staff.
had a 28.2 percent wage gain from last year,” Lancaster said. These are annual average inflation adjusted wages for students who have already completed a CTE course. For supervisor of CTE programming and grants Marti DeYoung it is difficult to decide which gain is more beneficial to the Citrus’ CTE program-completion rate or wage gain.
“I would say both are equally important, and equally as satisfying,” DeYoung said. In addition to having the highest completion rate of all community colleges in California and a strong wage gain, there are certain aspects of Citrus’ CTE program that separate it from all of the others. “We have dedicated staff and faculty in this division who have done a lot of great work,” Lancaster said. ADVERTISEMENT
“This is a team effort when you see something like this. Everybody comes together to really work as a team to help our students succeed.” Rivadeneyra and DeYoung said they do not mind giving a huge amount of the credit to Lancaster. “If our program was an orchestra, he’s the conductor,” Rivadeneyra said. DeYoung said she shares Rivadeneyra’s sentiments.
“That is a beautiful way to look at it,” DeYoung said. “He has deployed the vision on all levels of the program.” Lancaster said he believes everyone involved has a hand in this special accomplishment. Rivadeneyra and DeYoung do as well. “It takes a village to make a student,” Rivadeneyra said. “It is very important that we all help students finish what they started.”
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Professors Roberta Eisel, left, and Lisa Telesca, center left, pose with students, from left to right, Andrew Kleger, Rebecca Kuhlman, Emily Hermosillo, and Viridianna “Viri” Gomez while on a trip to the Huntington Library on April 13.
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said. However, Kang believes modern poetry is not quite as structured as it used to be. “In the past, English poetry was structured with certain rhyme adherence to meter and rhyme,” Kang said. “However, the majority of poems these days use free verse.” She said she hopes the club will help fos-
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“The contest will help people discover that poetry is a more artistic way to express themselves instead of, say, through a Twitter rant.”
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The English Society will reveal the finalists for its poetry contest May 19 in the Campus Center. The ceremony, part of the Poem Festival event, will include refreshments and games and is open to everyone. Finalists will be given the opportunity to recite their poems during the festival. Language arts and English Professor Eun Kang said the first-place winner will receive a $100 reward. Second place will receive a $50 reward and third will receive college memorabilia courtesy of the Owl Bookshop. These students are a part of the English Society, a new club created to provide guidance from English faculty for English majors. The contest is the first of what the society hopes to be an annual event. English major Andrew Kleger has been with the society since fall 2015 when the club was founded after students and faculty decided they wanted to continue holding meetings that provided all-around improved insights for English students. “The contest will help people discover that poetry is a more artistic way to express themselves instead of, say, through a Twitter rant,” Kleger said. Kang, who is a part of the English Society, said she believes the contest will allow students to have their voices heard and could possibly generate interest in the English major. Kang said the main theme of the poem contest was identity, because it creates an image for students who have submitted work. Kang said a lot of students get intimidated when they see poetry. “Only a small amount of students write (poetry) but the vast majority prefer to write short stories and things of that nature,” she
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ter a literary atmosphere at Citrus, because of the large amount of writers Citrus has. English and language arts instructor Roberta Eisel, who is among faculty who collaboratively support the club, said the English Society was based on identifying and nurturing students interested in the field of English and literature. “We wrote ourselves an objective to host a reception for students where we would share ideas about education and careers where an English or literature major could be beneficial,” Eisel said. The group is student-run, with no leader. Students are mentored from a group of five faculty members including Eisel and Kang. Kang said Citrus administrators from top to bottom have played a big role in helping the English Society. “The Citrus College community really is, really supportive of the students and they’re really trying to get them to be creative and just voice through,” Kang said. Kang said the English Society applied for a College Completion grant through the Citrus College Foundation, which will help the club with recognize first- and second-place winners. Eisel, who will be a part of the evaluation process in the contest, said students looking to be a part of the English Society are encouraged to contact her, Lisa Telesca, Eric Odegaard or other faculty instructors.
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‘Garde’ians of st yle Cosmetology’s 2016 Avant-Garde style hair show pushes boundaries of creativity STORY BY: JOHN MICHAELIDES PHOTOS BY: CHRIS FERNANDEZ The Citrus College Cosmetology Hair Show brought the themes of contemporary classic and avant-garde together and the audience were treated to a spectacle of creativity by the results. From wild makeup to creative hairstyles and detailed nails, the models wowed the crowd for the hour long show Friday, May 6, at the Haugh Performing Arts Center. Cosmetology team “Desire for Beauty” won the grand prize for their work on model Julia Iacopetti. The judges were all former Citrus alumni who work professionally in the fashion industry. “Desire for Beauty” was Citrus student Natalia Pryannik’s idea. Pryannik created a custom hairpiece using real hair, butterfly decorations and battery-operated lights for Iacopetti to wear, while Luvy Soto applied makeup and Joanna Eade created nails that took on the shape of fusilli noodles. Pryannik said with avant-garde, creativity plays an important part in the style. “With avant-garde, you have to push the boundaries and do something unexpected,” Pryannik said. “That’s why we came up with this idea, to use nail tips for the makeup, for example.” The team showed creativity in attaching fake nail tips to Iacopetti’s face, giving her an eyelash look that could be only imagined with an avant-garde theme.
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“When you see your concept, you see your vision, you kind of go for it,” Pryannik said. “We’ve got to do it, because it’s something that the judges are going to appreciate.” The preparation for the show began at 8 a.m. Friday and the live competition between the Cosmetology department took place at 2 p.m. inside the Student Center. The participants had 90 minutes to apply makeup and do hair and nails for their models. After the 90 minutes were up, the judges walked around the room for 35 minutes, observing each model presented by the teams. The judges deliberated while final preparations for the main event took place. The audience was treated to a dance number from the dance department and cos-
metology student Summer Barratt performed two songs. This year’s hair show was different, allowing the audience to see each model twice on stage, instead of the customary onetime walk down the runway. The audience applauded often as the models took turns down the runway, starting with contemporary classic followed by avant-garde. Awards were given out at the end of the hair show for categories in hair, makeup and nails for contemporary classic and avant-garde and the grand prize was awarded to Pryannik and her team. Pryannik has participated and won in competitions before. She recently finished second-place for avant-garde at the International Salon and Spa Exhibition in January in Long Beach.
“I love to do competition because it’s such an amazing experience,” Pryannik said. “Every time, you learn something new and you meet such incredible people.” Pryannik was recently awarded a scholarship from the Professional Beauty Association, given to only five students in the United States. “It gives you such a power and confidence to do something that people are going to appreciate,” Pryannik said. Her team believed in the vision Pryannik was going for with “Desire for Beauty” and the idea was executed exactly the way she hoped, Pryannik said. The team swept the competition, taking home first place for avant-garde in hair, makeup and nails, to go along with the grand prize trophy.
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1. Cosmetology students Kara Short and Kelsey Sanders apply makeup for Haley Stephenson. 2. Natalia Pryannik works on Julia Iacopetti’s hair. 3. Themed “Tribal Princess Warrior,” Marleen Navarro poses before the hair show. 4. Themed “Golden Goddess,” Megan McCormick poses before the hair show. 5. Themed “Desire for Beauty,” Julia Iacopetti poses before the hair show. “Desire for Beauty” won grand prize at the show.
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Unofficial student group campaigns for Bernie Sanders Student voters spark political discussion in Campus Center Mall BY MEGAN BENDER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
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An unofficial group calling itself “Citrus Students for Bernie” decided it is time for Citrus College to feel the “Bern.” The group of student volunteers set up a campaign table May 10 in the Campus Center Mall and provided chocolate, handouts and personal laptops. In addition to encouraging others to vote for Bernie Sanders to be the Democratic nominee for president, Citrus Students for Bernie also encouraged students to register to vote and invited them to share varying political views. Organizer and communications major Matthew Luna, 24, said he wanted students to feel open about their support for any presidential candidate. “Libertarian, conservative — it doesn’t matter what your political party is at all,” he said. Luna attended a march for Sanders in Los Angeles in April, where he encountered the National Nurses Union and a group called California State University Northridge for Bernie.
Growing up, Luna organized events to support the homeless and gained experience in orchestrating campaigns like these. Through these contacts and other friends connected to the grassroots Sanders campaign, Luna found the inspiration and posters to table for Citrus Students for Bernie. The volunteer students working the booth invited anyone passing by to check their voter registration and indulge in a conversation on issues that matter to them. The table also attracted students who did not support Sanders including Donald Trump supporter and history major Anthony Quaternik. Quaternik said he has experienced angry treatment from Sanders supporters because he does not fit the typical Trump voting demographic. “I’m Hispanic, I’m under 40, I’m gay and I support Donald Trump,” he said. “Everyone’s so afraid of stepping on toes...they’re too afraid to stand up for something.” He said this makes Trump unique and his choice for president. Despite this, his experience with the Citrus Students for Sanders supporters has been a pleasant one. “They’re good people,” Quaternik said, “I’m impressed that they’re trying to register people to vote.” Joining Quaternik was a registered Citrus student voter, Jack
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Ramsses Montes, right, talks to Jack McLeod, left, about his voter registration status on Montes’ personal computer onm May 10 in the Campus Center Mall. Montes is a part of an unofficial group of students encouraging political conversation and voting as well as supporting Bernie Sanders for president.
McLeod, who said feels if he has to choose between Hillary Clinton or Trump, it’ll most likely be Trump. McLeod was circling the Sanders table with Quaternik and the two engaged the Sanders supporters in political conversation. “I can’t stand Bernie Sanders,” McLeod said. “He has communist views, the whole utopia of everyone winning everything...” McLeod said he is not a fan of Clinton due to her ties to Benghazi. ADVERTISEMENT
For Luna, who was previously a Trump supporter himself, encouraging conversation is more important than which political candidate they support. Despite varying opinions, all of the students engaged those passing by to register to vote. “What matters is that you’re trying to speak about something that you know of and learn something that you don’t,” he said. “Exchange information and find out what you think is best.”
“They’re good people. I’m impressed that they’re trying to register people to vote.” -Anthony Quaternik
Trump supporter, history major
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The 2016 Citrus Singers perform songs from contemporary plays in the first act of the Broadway show on Saturday, May 14, at the Haugh Peforming Arts Center.
The award-winning ensemble combines old and new hits for oustanding performance in annual Broadway show
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Citrus Visual and Performing arts department presents
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Friday, May 20, 2016 aT 8PM saTurday, May 21, 2016 aT 2PM Tickets: $12 Student/Senior: $10 ALL tickets (regardless of age) are $15 at the door.
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The Visual and Performing Arts Department delivered a performance that both young and old would appreciate. With musical numbers from “The Book of Mormon” to “Singin’ in the Rain,” there was a wide range of Broadway hits to appeal to all at the Citrus Singers 2016 Broadway show May 14 in the Haugh Performing Arts Center. The first act featured performances from more contemporary plays, such as “The Book of Mormon,” “Sister Act” and “Rent.” The second act featured musical numbers from classic plays like “Singin’ in the Rain,” “The Wiz,” “West Side Clarion Ad #7 Story” and “Wicked. ” Spring From the opening musical May 18,the2016 number “A Musical” from play “Something Rotten,” performed by Citrus singers John McGavin and Steven Federoff, the audience was captivated by the music, choreography and comedy of the duo. In the second number of the show, the Citrus women entertained the audience with their take on “Bless Our Show” from the comedy musical “Sister Act.” The transitions were smooth, even with multiple wardrobe changes between each performance. Every performer took the stage for multiple performances. “Hello!” from “The Book of Mormon” was one of the more memorable performances of the night, a performance that would have “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, who also wrote the play, smiling. The vocals of the talented Citrus Singers were a perfect compliment to the orchestra, conducted by Alan Waddington. The audience was delighted with seamless dancing and acting, setting the scenes and having the plays come alive on stage. The performers executed John Vaughan and Renee Liskey’s choreography to perfection. The first act also featured a med-
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The Citrus Singers perform a “Top of the Charts” medley in the first act of the show. The second act featured songs from classic plays like “Singin’ in the Rain” and “Wicked.”
ley assembled of songs by American composer Stephen Sondheim who wrote “Into The Woods,” “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” and “Anyone Can Whistle.” The medley was performed by Edward Little, Audrey Conte, Andrew Limon, Israel Lacy and Julia Iacopetti. The second act began with “Broadway Melody/Broadway Rhythm” from “Singin’ in the Rain,” a performance that would have made the late great actor Gene Kelly proud. The skill of the performers, led by Micah Tangermann, was on full display, with singing and tap dancing all over the stage. It paid great homage to one of the most beloved musicals of all time. The audience had a laugh at the comedic number “Coffee In A Cardboard Cup” from “And the World Goes Around.” The song humorously shed light on the people that struggle to function without the help of coffee. The second act continued with a moving performance of “Anthem” from the play “Chess,” sung by the Citrus men. Jenna Minor, Paige Lockhart,
Carly O’Neill, Emily Pinkus, Kelly Grandmaison, Ashley Miller, Iacopetti and Molnar charmed the crowd with their performance of “Broadway Baby” from the musical “Follies.” The show concluded with musical numbers from the play “A Chorus Line,” where the Citrus Singers delivered a heartfelt performance of “One.” Afterwards, the Citrus Singers announced to the audience they will perform in New York, the Philippines and China this year. The veteran third-year Citrus Singers who will move on from Citrus came together in the middle of the stage to close the show. The group, consisting of Delia Trear, Taylor Barbata, Grandmaison, Little, Federoff, O’Neill, Molnar and Iacopetti performed an emotional version of “For Good” from the musical “Wicked” as their peers looked on. The Citrus Singers were lowered under the stage to a loud round of applause and cheers from the audience. From the cheerful opening number to the emotional finale, the Broadway show was a success.
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Undeclared Citrus College student Leah McCorkle, a hobbyist painter, walks through the Chris Van Winkle Memorial gallery on April 7 in Hayden Memorial Library. Van Winkle, who died Jan. 23, taught at Citrus College for over 30 years.
Memorial celebrates life with art BY EMILY HERMOSILLO STAFF WRITER
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The Hayden Memorial Library Gallery featured the scenic paintings of a late professor from April 2 through May 13 as a celebration of his life. Chris Van Winkle taught at Citrus College for over 30 years before he died on Jan. 23 at age 86. “I greatly appreciate Chris’s work; he was a great artist and a great guy,” said John Goodno, a student of Van Winkle’s. The room featured information about the artist written by his students, but most of the room is ded-
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Above: One of Chris Van Winkle’s scenery paintings from his travels around the world. Van Winkle often took his students on trips to different locations around the world, including Canada, Mexico, Ireland, Spain, Norway and Italy.
Right: John Goodno, a former student of Van Winkle, admires the late professor’s work April 7 in the Hayden Memorial Library. Goodno owns two of Van Winkle’s pieces that were displayed as a part of Van Winkle’s memorial.
icated to Van Winkle’s watercolor works. Winkle used to bring his students on annual trips around the world, including places such as Canada, Mexico, Ireland, Spain, Norway and Italy. In his two years as president of the National Watercolor Society, Van Winkle managed to raise enough money to convert a warehouse in San Pedro into an art gallery. Goodno said Van Winkle knew how to use white space in his paintings to give them “sparkle” and he allowed parts of the painting to be “symbolic.”
The trees and background in Van Winkle’s paintings are not hyper-realistic. The colors and shapes make the trees recognizable, but more than anything they set the mood of the scene by giving it a unique atmosphere, as if the viewer is witnessing a fleeting moment in time. “I like that some of the lines are random; I get drawn to the colors,” Leah McCorkle, an undeclared student and hobbyist painter, said. Van Winkle’s watercolor sketchbook as he traveled around the world, can be found by searching “ChristianVanWinkle” on YouTube.
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Citrus softball leader ready for new challenges BY JOHN MICHAELIDES SPORTS EDITOR
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Autumn Bartholomy is driven both on and off the softball field. Her personality makes it easy to understand why the 20-yearold sophomore infielder at Citrus College is loved by her friends and family. “She can be very down to earth and understanding,” sophomore teammate Kali Smith said. “But then she can be crazy and fun and say awkward things that will make everyone laugh.” Bartholomy’s easy-going personality complements her leadership and competitive nature on the softball field. She credited her parents for constantly pushing her to follow her dreams. “My dad and my mom always raised me to be generous and kind to everyone and to always go for what I want,” Bartholomy said. Bartholomy is the youngest in her family and has two older brothers, Damien, 30 and Devin, 22. She is close to both her brothers, but being a couple years apart with Devin, Bartholomy looked up to him growing up. “She always knows how to cheer the family up and make us laugh,” Devin Bartholomy said. “Growing up with her has been amazing, especially us being so close in age.” Bartholomy said her brother taught her a lot and deserves credit for who she is as a person. Family is important to Bartholomy, because it was there during the roughest time in her life. During her sophomore year at Pomona Catholic High School, Bartholomy was hit in the face by a ball in a game and has dealt with post-traumatic anxiety as a result. A few months later, her uncle died unexpectedly of a heart attack. “He was like another father to me,” Bartholomy said. “Me and him were really close.” The death of her uncle and her brother Devin’s diagnosis of
Hoefferle and Bliss close out golf season Sophomore’s finish 21st and 27th on the leaderboard at finals BY STEPHEN IM STAFF WRITER
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With two members of the team participating at the California Community College Athletic Association State Championships, the Citrus College men’s golf team officially closed out its 2016 season Monday, May 16, at the Desert Island Golf and Country Club in Rancho Mirage. Though the team as a whole did not compete, Citrus was represent-
multiple sclerosis in 2011, were eye-openers for her. “You only get a certain amount of time with people on earth,” Bartholomy said. “I am a believer that you have to go through things.” Bartholomy, who has played softball since she was 8, said softball is her escape place from the stress in her life. Citrus head coach Jackie Boxley helped her fall in love with the game. “She’s your coach, but she’s also your friend,” Bartholomy said. Boxley notes how her family has always been supportive of her softball career and attributes Bartholomy’s success on the field to her upbringing. “Autumn is a good student, a great teammate,” Boxley said. “She is funny and a person that others want to be around.” Boxley provided a family environment and Bartholomy said her teammates have become sisters to her. With only Smith and Bartholomy returning from the 2015 team, a team that went 32-11 record, including a conference-best 18-3 record, Bartholomy now found herself a leader for the young 2016 team. Bartholomy was impressed with how well the team built chemistry this season. “We had a whole new team,” she said. “Meeting all these girls…they are all so outgoing and supportive. It was really easy to get along.” Freshman teammate Jade Nua said being a first-year player, she did not expect to have a connection with the sophomores. “I expected they’d probably hate me, ‘cause I’m the young one,” Nua said. “But they were really accepting, especially Autumn. She actually came up and talked to me.” After a slow start to the season as the players learned to play alongside each other, Citrus won eight of its final 11 games, just falling short of a playoff berth on the final day of the season. Bartholomy appeared ed well by sophomores Tyler Hoefferle and Tyler Bliss. The men’s golf team did, however, qualify and compete in the CCCAA Southern California Regional Championships on May 9, its first appearance in 15 years. In his seventh year as head coach, Trip Horton has seen his team improve year after year and this year’s regionals appearance exemplified the notion. “It’s really competitive and tough to make regionals,” Horton said. The Southern California regionals were at Bear Creek Golf and Country Club in Murrieta. The Owls shot themselves out of state finals contention after the morning round and finished in seventh place. But Hoefferle and Bliss emerged individually to make their first appearance in the state finals that were held on Monday in Rancho Mirage. Hoefferle’s two-round total of 154 and Bliss’s 155 placed them 21st and 27th respectively in the final day of the 2016 golf season. To qualify and compete in the
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Sophomore infielder Autumn Bartholomy stands outside of her home field the on Monday, May 16, at Citrus College. She appeared in 82 games over two seasons for Citrus, with a .307 batting average and 3.79 ERA.
in all 40 games in 2016 and had a .260 batting average, 24 RBIs and two home runs. She also pitched in 18 games, finishing with a 5-9 record and a 4.05 ERA. She appeared in 82 games over two seasons for the Owls. “She was a leader that her teammates looked up to in so many ways, not just softball,” Boxley said. “I’m going to miss Autumn, but she is going to be a success in no matter what she does.” The next stage of Bartholomy’s life is sure to be a change for her. Bartholomy has been talking with the softball coach at Carson-Newman University, a Division II school in Jefferson City, Tennessee. Although nothing is set in stone, Bartholomy said she is nervous, because she has been a homebody and had a supportive family.
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Bartholomy pitches in a game against Glendale College on Thursday, March 24, at Citrus College.
She admitted that her mother has tried convincing her to stay nearby at Azusa Pacific University, where she said she has already been accepted, while her father has seen the positive that Bartholomy has already completed two years at Citrus, so she is halfway through her schooling. “I think it’d be great to just go
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Citrus sophomore Tyler Bliss shot a two round total of 155, finishing in 27th place Monday, May 16 at the state finals at the Desert Island Golf and Country Club in Rancho Mirage.
Citrus sophomore Tyler Hoefferle shot a two round total of 154, finishing 21st. The tandem made their first appearances at the state championships.
regionals, Citrus needed to place third or better in the Western State Conference finals on April 25, a two-round event hosted by Rio Bravo Country Club in Bakersfield. After their first round of the day, Citrus found itself in second place only behind state powerhouse College of the Canyons. Citrus’ second-round performance was enough to punch its ticket to the regionals where it was only one of nine Southern Califor-
nia community college teams to compete. The day was also highlighted by a first-place individual finish by Bliss, who posted a 2-under 70, followed by 76 for a total of 146. Horton will lose a big contingent of his team, with key sophomores departing, and will look to build for next season. “We’re a small school with a small program, so we like to recruit local and drive the local talent,”
out and become dependent on myself,” Bartholomy said. “They’ve always been there.” Bartholomy said her dream is to go into forensic psychology. With her father being a parole agent, she said she grew up being interested in the criminal justice programs. She said she enjoyed her time at Citrus but is ready to follow her dreams. Aside from working in criminal justice, Bartholomy’s dream is to start a family and “be as great of a parent as my parents were to me.” As Bartholomy prepares to make important life choices over the next few months, she is ready to make her family and the game she loves proud. “My belief with softball is you will enjoy the game if you have that support behind you,” she said.
Horton said. “Our philosophy is preparation and creating routine… knowing full well that golf is not a game of being perfection but learning how to move past mistakes.” Citrus freshman Brandon Dooley had a strong first season, finding himself atop the leaderboard often for the Owls. Dooley led the team with an individual 76.6-stroke average heading into the Western State Conference finals, fifth-best in the conference. Horton will look to add more talent alongside Dooley and the other returning freshmen through recruiting next season. Aside from pushing his players to succeed in practice and tournaments, Horton also pushes his team to flourish academically. The players have proven this by owning the highest GPA for a team at Citrus, Horton said. The team will have a meeting for anybody interested in joining the men’s golf team for the 2017 season. The meeting will be held at 5 p.m. June 17, at the Citrus College driving range.
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BARBER MATTHEWS PROMOTED TO WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HEAD COACH BY JOHN MICHAELIDES SPORTS EDITOR
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A new era for Citrus College women’s basketball began with the hiring of Linnae Barber Matthews as head coach. Barber Matthews served as an assistant coach in her first season at Citrus last season. With Loree Moore stepping away, Barber Matthews steps into Moore’s role. “It’s a dream come true,” Barber Matthews said. With nine years of coaching, the majority of it spent at College of the Canyons, Barber Matthews said it was not until her third year coaching that she realized she could become a head coach someday. “I realized I had a special gift connecting with student-athletes, as far as the mental side,” Barber Matthews said. Barber Matthews said some student-athletes deal with issues off the court, whether related to family, grades or life choices. “I knew once I was able to help them out off the court, they’ll shine on the court,” Barber Matthews said. Barber Matthews enjoyed her time at Canyons, but with Greg Herrick at the helm for 23 seasons, Barber Matthews knew she had to find an opportunity elsewhere to follow her dream of becoming a head coach. Because she needed to grow as
a coach, she took a leap of faith and joined Moore’s coaching staff last season. Barber Matthews said she knew something was special about the team last season. Citrus finished with an 18-11 record in 2015-16, going 10-4 in conference play. Citrus earned a playoff spot for the first time in seven seasons and advanced to the second round before falling to Mt. San Jacinto College. Barber Matthews will take a similar coaching philosophy as Moore last season - it will just be a new voice for the players. She said her competitive nature is more intense than Moore’s. Barber Matthews played college basketball at Canyons, so rivalries like Mt. San Antonio College have more meaning to her, having played and coached against them. Looking ahead to the 2016-17 season, Barber Matthews said preseason and early tournaments will be important. “You have to play top teams,” Barber Matthews said. “These girls need to see what it is to compete, so when we play in conference, it’s easier. We’re ready to go.” Citrus will open up the new season participating in the Mt. San Antonio College tournament. Barber Matthews said she is excited about the freshmen that will return for their second seasons after learning from and pushing the sophomores last season.
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Citrus College head coach Linnae Barber Matthews, center. huddles up with her team after practice Monday, May 16, at the Owl’s Nest. The Citrus women will open up their 2016-2017 season Nov. 4 at the Mt. San Antonio College tournament.
“In the offseason right now, we’re working hard,” Barber Matthews said. “We are doing a lot of fundamentals, getting them in shape and now I’m just bringing out the confidence in them.” Barber Matthews said she believes Citrus can compete for a conference championship in the 2016-17 season with the pieces that are in place. “Our post play is really good,”
Barber Matthews said. “Marisol Chavez-Delgado, she was an underdog, trying to learn from her sophomores. For her coming back this season, she’s ready.” Barber Matthews said Chavez-Delgado’s versatility will allow her to play both forward positions and Jessica Rosas at the guard position will play a big part in what Citrus does, offensively. “We just have good pieces com-
ing back,” Barber Matthews said. “Our conference, in how it’s set up, I definitely think that we have a chance to win it.” The women’s 2016-17 campaign will begin Nov. 4 at the Mt. San Antonio College tournament, followed by the Mt. San Jacinto College tournament Nov. 11. Citrus will participate in five tournaments during the regular season.
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