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Rio Hondo’s Campus Wide Repairs LEO VILLANUEVA
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This coming Wednesday, March 13, Rio Hondo College will be hosting its own Suicide Prevention Training Day. It will be held inside the Learning Resource building, room LR 128, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. The training will be held by the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, teaching students staff and faculty about QPR (Question, persuasion, and Relief). Aiming to show how to talk, and ask the right questions to those who are in trouble and who think about suicide, also how to refer them to professional help. Many of Rio Hondo’s students visit the ‘Student Health & Psychological Services’ building (Student services building,RM SS230), with thoughts of suicide and fears of depression, seeking help. According to the departments head Psychiatrist, Denna M. Sanchez, Ph.D. an average of one to two students show up everyday with suicidal ideation. “It’s not only a psychological services issue its a community issue” Says Sanchez, “ so the more that we can teach people how to have these conversations..., That’s a prevention effort that I feel is a responsibility for everybody, not just psychologist.” Unfortunately, the department has been functioning with a small number of staff members, ranging from Sanchez being the only full time staff member, and just a hand full of interns. With such a high demand for their services it’s hard to give the proper help that’s needed. Because of this, there is a waiting that can be as long as two weeks. Without enough therapist they provide some counseling and mostly referrals to off-site counseling centers. The Suicide Training day workshop and services offered
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our local schools over the last several years as part of our Adopt-A-School programs,” Superintendent/ President Teresa Dreyfuss said. The Adopt-A-School program with providing information on College programs during Back-to-School night, offering campus tours and connecting students with cultural programs at Rio Hondo. Each year Rio Hondo host about 250 middle school students for Discover Rio, a day of exploration of higher education opportunities. Rio Hondo College students Carolina Castillo, Samantha Martinez and Angela Yerena worked with students on writing projects and math support. The session included helping fi fth-graders brainstorm arguments for why the school would benefi t from having a longer recess or a vending machine and what arguments they might hear against those plans. They later offered small group tutoring in math and one on one assistance in reading during a pull-out session. Some tutors stayed until after school to assist students
Navigating construction sites seems to have become an integral part of student life for Roadrunners. An email was sent out February 26th, informing faculty members and students of a road closure on Circle Drive. With each new semester comes carmageddon, thanks to the fi ne job of security: a potential traffi c and parking disaster was averted. According to Yulian Ligioso, Vice President of Finance & Business, a hot-water leak was discovered under the roadway of Circle Drive near the Central Plant. The leak has been repaired, but work was halted due to heavy rainfall. An inspection of the site will be performed this week. Rio’s complex plumbing infrastructure combined with the lower quad’s topography presented challenges in locating the leak, but with the help of a drain camera, the leak has been narrowed down to an area near the café. A plan to replace the faulty pipe, or perform a bypass is the next step. The Finance & Business dept. is contemplating a facilities bond for 2020, which will include infrastructure needs, and within those needs will be a plan to phase out Rio’s aging Central Plant. The “L” Tower, formerly the library, is being seismically retrofi tted and upgraded to bring the building into compliance with Title 24/ CBC. Among those upgrades are new restrooms, and new elevators. Completion dates have not been provided for any current construction. Contractors have clearly marked and secured each site. It is advisable to maintain a safe distance from all construction equipment and barriers.
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PHOTO / RIO HONDO COLLEGE Children at Rio Hondo College’s Child Development Center explore and learn in classrooms for 2-year-olds and 3- to 5-year-olds.
Over the next four years Rio Hondo College will receive $664,220 in a Federal Childcare grant to remove financial barriers that can prevent students with children from attending college. CYNTHIA RIZO News Editor cynthia.rizo1559@my.riohondo.edu
The Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) grant will provide the college with $1665,055 annually to subsidize up to 75 percent of the cost of childcare for parents who are Pell Grant recipients or Pell Grant eligible. The grant provides the opportunity to eliminate cost for childcare for parents in need. The federal dollars will be provided on a sliding scale, depending on the family need. “Rio Hondo College is deeply committed to providing the promise of a higher education to all members of a community as a pathway to
a more fulfi lled life,” Superintendent/President Teresa Dreyfuss said. “Childcare cost are a signifi cant barrier to achieving that dream.” The Child Development Center (CDC) has a capacity to serve 105 children and currently has openings available in classrooms serving all ages. The CDC provides care from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Friday in coordination with the colleges academic schedule. The grant will fund a new administrative position to manage CCAMPIS programs, which include a slate of parenting classes and regular visits with a counselor for parents. Rio Hondo College has launched a free tutoring program for the area public schools in its Adopt-A-School program, providing college students who are studying child development and related fi elds to assist K-12 students during and after school. The program is offered at Scott Avenue Elementary in east Whittier City School Distract and at Dean Shively Middle School in Valle Lindo Elementary School District. “Our tutoring program builds on the relationship our College has built among
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Body of Child Found in Hacienda Heights
PHOTO CREDIT: DIANA JUAREZ Community members gather on March 10, 2019, at the scene where a little girl was found dead inside of a duffel bag in Hacienda Heights trail on March 4, 2019. DIANA JUAREZ Managing Editor Diana.juarez8805@my.riohondo.edu
On March 4th the body of a young girl was found in Hacienda Height near Hacienda Boulevard and Glenmark Drive. The body was found on the side of hiking trail partially shoved into a duffel bag. Workers who were cleaning the trail discovered the disturbing scene and immediately notified the authorities. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department declared the young girl dead on the scene and predicted that she had died before ever reaching the trail. This
led them to believe that the duffel bag with the girl’s body inside was thrown from the side of a nearby road into the brush of the trail. They also stated that there were no immediate signs of trauma, but the Homicide Bureau would still be responsible for the investigation going forward. An autopsy report would be needed before making a definite conclusion about the cause of death. Following the initial response from the Sheriff’s Department the immediate priority became identifying the young girl. The Sheriff’s first step for this was to
release photos of the clothes the child wore at the time of her death and the type of duffel bag she was found in. They also ran through a missing child database but were unable to find a match. With that option failing the investigation had to rely on the public for information and to help with this a police sketch of the girl was released. She was described as 4 foot 5 inches, 55 pounds, and between ages of 8 and 13 years old, but the Sheriff’s Department have chosen not to release a cause of death as there is a security hold on the autopsy results. In the few
days following the release of this information there have been thousands of tips, but none have led to a successful identification. This tragedy brought the community of Hacienda Heights to celebrate the life of a child that ended far too soon. Hundreds gathered to a community organized candlelight vigil to mourn for a girl whose name is still a mystery. Candles, flowers, stuffed animals, and other toys were left to honor the girl. Everyone took comfort in each other as songs were sung, an understanding that this horrific murder could have happened
to any of their children. “These are the hardest cases to handle. Anything involving a child. This is very sad,” Lt. Scott Hoglund of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement to media. This case remains open with no suspect named and a community hungry for justice. Any information regarding the case should be reported to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.
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in room SS230, the department offers outreach tables in the quad and suicide prevention on their website. And for those who want to partici-
pate, they contact the department at RSVP (562) 908-3438
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with their homework. “I’m going to be a preschool teacher, so I thought it would give me experience before I went into the career. I wanted to see if teaching was what I really wanted,” said Yarena. Tutors are paid through the Federal Work Study program, which allows them to combine financial aid commitments with career training. The students may work up to 20 hours a week. PHOTO / SPRC The Suicide Prevention Resource Center provides prevention support, training, and resources to assist organizations and individuals to develop suicide prevention programs, interventions and policies, and to advance the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention.
“We are thrilled to be able to provide this service to our community,” Rio Hondo College Board of Trustees President Gary Mendez said. “It’s important for Rio Hondo to connect with students at every stage of their education, showing them they can achieve their dreams.
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Resources for Rio Students ASHLEY LOZANO Reporter
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Rio Hondo offers many resources throughout campus to help ease the stress and prepare students to do their best for the upcoming midterms. The math and science center, MSC, located in room S103 in the science building, offers free tutoring in all math, chemistry, and physics classes. In order for the student to access the tutoring all they have to do it enroll into the free, non-accredited lab, NVAS 010. Once enrolled the student can sign in and out of the lab as many times as they need throughout the day or semester. No appointment is needed so tutors are on stand-by whenever help is needed. The tutors are their to help with specific questions the students have on certain questions. There are no one-on-one tutoring options located at this room. When a student arrives to the MSC and logs into the system, they pick a cup pertaining to the subject they will need help on. Green is for statistics, blue is for physics, purple is biology/chemistry, orange is for math 73 and lower, and red is for calculus and trigonometry. Whenever the student has a question or is struggling with a certain math question, they put the cup upright and a tutor comes to help with that particular problem or question.
They also offer “math excellence workshops” specifically for per-statistics, statistics, and algebra. These workshops are available on certain days and times of the week. Each session, depending on the subject, a tutor covers a specific topic. Students sign up for the workshop and the tutor goes over the topic for one hour answering any questions. “So I just recommend them to making it a habit to use the tutoring service, when you make it a habit, you get your homework out of the way,
you get your studying out of the way, then you’ll do better on exams, you’ll feel a little bit less stressed. When you have the confidence, you’re gaining a confidence that you need so that you can do well in your math classes, and know that you don’t need a tutor necessarily to get you there, you can do it on your own, that is what our goal is here so that you pass your classes and you get to graduate and you get to transfer.” Says tutor and Rio hondo graduate, Valerie Sagastume. The Learning Assistance Center, LAC, located in room
LR-114 in the LRC building, also offers free tutoring services for all students. Here one-on-one tutoring services are available by appointment. Students can schedule one hour sessions, three hours a weeks per subject max. They offer tutoring in most subjects like English, math, and science, just to name a few. The room also offers study rooms and study areas for study groups, computers, free printing for class assignments, and a variety of educational workshops. Monthly calendars are released with information
regarding the topics being discussed in the workshops. Each workshop is an hour long and goes over math or English topics. Many free services are available for students throughout campus so they should really take advantage that many people are willing to help. These are great opportunities to improve their knowledge on certain subjects and also give them the confidence to walk into class knowing they fully understand the material and will get the grade they worked hard on.
ANAMARIA APARICIO/ EL PAISANO NEWS Rio Hondo tutors help improve your work and get better grades in your classes.
Top 5 John Hughes Movies ASHLEY LOZANO Reporter
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The Breakfast Club Many can agree that the 1985 comedy-drama movie is by far the best John Hughes movie ever. It always seems to win the number one spot on all lists of best movies from the writer/ director. The movie is about five high school students from different social backgrounds spending a Saturday in detention. It is almost entirely filmed in the school’s library. As the day goes on, these students realize that they are more similar than they thought. This movie has a much deeper meaning than just five teenagers in detention. It shows that no matter how you grew up, or who you identify as, you ultimately go through the same struggles. It reminds you to never judge a book by its cover
because you never know what that other person is going through. It’s no wonder that critics consider it to be one of the greatest films of all time. Home Alone The 1990 film, who Hughes also produced, became the go-to Christmas movie to watch during the Holidays. It’s where child actor, Macaulay Culkin, made his break in Hollywood. It consists all the classic Christmas songs. The movie is about Kevin, played by Culkin, getting accidentally left home alone close to Christmas while his family left to Paris. It shows how Kevin spends his days living on his own, it’s all fun and games until two local burglars make an attempt to break into his home and steal. Kevin comes up with a plan to set traps throughout the house to stop them from stealing anything. The Oscar nominated film is full of comedic and heartwarming
moments that make it one of the best Christmas movies ever. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” These were the words Ferris Bueller used in an excuse to spend the day outdoors, instead of school. He fools his parents into thinking he is sick, drags his best friend and girlfriend to join him to explore Chicago. The 1986 movie features many famous landmarks and a musical number “Twist and Shout” by The Beatles. Which gets you in the mood to go outdoors and enjoy the day. It reminds you that having an occasional day off is very needed at times and take that opportunity and enjoy. It is definitely a ‘feel-good’ movie.
Sixteen Candles This 1984 coming-of-age comedy movie definitely gives hopes to all the outcast girls, who are in love with the most popular boy in school, that one day they might finally get noticed by him. High school student, Sam, is completely in love with Jake Ryan, her high school’s heartthrob. Without Sam’s knowledge, Ryan picks up a note she wrote saying that she would one day want to lose her virginity to him. This finally gets Sam on his radar and is seen throughout the day staring at Sam until he finally realizes that he has an interest in her. The movie famously ends with Sam and Ryan kissing over her candle-lit birthday cake. Of course many more things happen in the movie but the happy ending between Sam and Ryan is what ultimately makes the movie the cutest teen movie to watch when a girl is infatuated over her
high school crush. Pretty in Pink This movie, produced by Hughes but directed by Howard Deutch, features Molly Ringwald’s second time in a John Hughes movie. The 1986 romantic-comedy shows Andie, played by Ringwald, a lower class high school student that works at Trax, a record store, who gets noticed by Blane, a upper class preppy boy. Blane gets the courage to ask Andie out on a date, which she agrees to, but she quickly realizes that their class differences and social backgrounds are coming between the two. The movie ends with a kiss between the two, which at this point sounds a bit cliché, but it is still a lovable teen movie. The movie shows that no matter what your background is, if you like each other enough, you can make things work.
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Delightful and Bright:Captain Marvel Review NOAH GARCIA Editor-in-Chief Print noah.garcia3720@my.riohondo.edu
There’s a Line in the film, that is maybe the Penultimate theme of the picture, which I know everyone can relate to on a certain level, and it’s this : “ I have nothing to prove to you.” 2019’s Captain Marvel is exciting, charming and is just doing it’s own thing - which is just so fun to watch. While it background features issues people deal with everyday, and has real themes that are relevant to today, it doesn’t pander to said problems and integrates them into the character. These obstacles she can overcome while all antagonists are stating that she cannot. Captain Marvel is here to crack some jokes, punch some aliens and doesn’t care about what people think of it, since it knows it has value and merit and identifies itself as having worth. Story: Carol Danvers, a soldier in the Kree empire, who has a major memory issue as she’s constantly triggered by a dreams of a past she cannot remember. This film is about Danvers learning about her past and how she came to be. With people telling her that she’s basically useless without them, she proves to everyone, and herself, that she has the power to be who she wants to be. Aside from these thematic constructs, the film is filled with the classic Marvel comedy, action shots and personalities that are styled in a certain way here to be fresh enough as to not seem as repetitive as earlier films. Brie Larson’s Carol Danvers and Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury have an entertaining report here that is accompanied by a supporting cast which are interesting in their own right. Production: The film doesn’t lag in any places, has a good pacing and takes it’s time telling a story that’s filled with action scenes that move the story along. The lighting, set design, music, and sound design are par for the course. If there’s an issue I have, it’s with the visual effects which are fine but the powers of Captain Marvel can look somewhat hollow and give off this wavy effect that doesn’t seem to have real impact and I didn’t think would hit as hard as they do until the film showed me. I do appreciate the directing style of Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, as well as the cinematography work of Ben Davis; but some of the most impactful moments are
NOAH GARCIA/EL PAISANO NEWS Despite receiving a bit of controversy due to Brie Larson’s words regarding a more diverse group of critics, the film itself is proving to be another financial success for both Disney and Marvel Studios. Brie Larson will return as Captain Marvel in next months Avengers: Endgame.
heavily filled with special affects which is forgivable. While I’m more of scenes that are live shots, with minimal edits ( a favorite particular one in a desert near the end) the film does a fine enough job designing a couple wow moments for the audience to remember. Now this is literally the 21st film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and it can be easy to slap a “superhero fatigue” label on this film and call it day. One of the most important aspects of this film is its ability to entertain and tell a good story. Now I’ve done a quick blurb on my opinions of the story, and while there has been controversies on the films publicities and early Rotten Tomatoes score, this is all opinion and you should go see the movie for yourself and decide if it’s good or not. And as the Captain would agree remember this, you don’t have to prove anything to anyone but yourself and you can choose who you want to be.
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A young couple, going to whittler’s Starlight Cinema to watch Captain Marvel, Thursday March 7th 2019. The woman on the right is sporting a jacket with the style of the Captains suit, she being one of the people to sport superhero themed attire.
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Alex Trebek Diagnosed with Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer. SAMUEL GARCIA Reporter
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Alex Trebek revealed he is diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. The longtime host of Jeopardy! made the announcement through YouTube. He decided
to make an official statement to avoid people being told “inaccurate reports” about his health. For all stages of pancreatic cancer combined, the one year survival rate is 20%, according to the American Cancer Society. In most of these cases, by
the time a diagnosis is made, the cancer has progressed to the point where surgery is impossible. Trebek knows he’s in a precarious situation, but he remains positive. He appreciates all the support from his fans, asking them to “keep the faith” so
they can get through this together. “I plan to beat the low survival rate statistics for this disease,” he says in the video. He says the disease won’t slow him down or keep him from hosting Jeopardy! Trebek is still under contract through 2022,
something he joked about in his video. “...under the terms of my contract, I have to host Jeopardy! for three more years!,” he says jokingly.
Hulu’s “Vampire Chronicles” to Begin Filming This Fall
ILLUSTRATION BY JAIME APARICIO Mostly set in the city of New Orleans, The Vampire Chronicles revolves around characters coming from all types of backgrounds from different parts of the world. Anne Rice’s main protagonist, Lestat, was first made famous to the masses by actor Tom Cruise in the 1994 film Interview with the Vampire with co-star Brad Pitt. The main cast for the upcoming Hulu series has yet to be announced but will most likely feature Rice’s favorite vampire, Lestat.
DAVID IBARRA Reporter
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Anne Rice’s The Vampire Chronicles has found a home at Hulu and has been scheduled to begin filming this September in Budapest. The series has had its ups and downs with its original show-runner Bryan Fuller
departing production last year. However, with a new show-runner in Dee Johnson (Nashville) and a scheduled shooting date, the show looks to be moving in an upward direction. The Vampire Chronicles is a collection of novels written by Anne Rice that tells the story of an 18th century French man, Lestat
de Lioncourt, who turns into a vampire. The Chronicles are composed of 13 novels that have garnered its own fanbase, selling 80 million copies around the world. Its most famous adaptation is the film Interview With the Vampire, which was released in 1994 and starred Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise amongst other
stars. It was a successful film at the time, generating Oscar and Golden Globe nominations and grossing over 223 million dollars worldwide. Rice and her son Christopher Rice are set to executive produce the adaptation, and with production beginning in September, look for the show
to arrive to Hulu sometime next year. There has been no word as to who will appear as the cast or if any of the original cast from the 1994 adaptation will return to reprise their roles. However, with a name as big as The Vampire Chronicles, it should not be too hard to find star talent.
KROQ is getting Bean-Boozled. SAMUEL GARCIA Reporter
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Gene Baxter - “Bean” from “The Kevin & Bean Show” - is leaving the long running radio show after 30 years. During their March 6 broadcast, Baxter made the startling announcement. He told listeners that he plans on moving back to Great Britain, where he was born. Baxter clarified that he is not retiring from broadcasting, and will try to continue his career over in England. “Even though I have this funny accent, I just hope someone will give me a chance,” he says. Kevin Ryder, Baxter’s co-host on the radio program, tweeted that “Bean has wanted to move to England for a long time.” He believes that this will make his friend
happy, and in turn make him happy as well. Baxter will stay on the show for another nine months. Afterwards, the show will more than likely continue with Ryder and the other members of the broadcast. What exactly that will look like is up in the air. In 2018, Baxter took some time off from the show to take care of his mental health. He felt that he couldn’t dedicate the necessary time toward the show and try to get healthy at the same time. “It was a really hard decision because you kind of just feel like you should just push on,” he said at the time. When he returned to the show, he urged listeners to seek help for their own mental health issues. KROQ listeners will no doubt miss “Bean.” His quirky
personality made him a fan favorite amongst listeners. He became the butt of many jokes because of his interest in the former planet Pluto, as well as his fascination with the U.S. Postal Service. Cheerio, “Bean,” and happy travels.
“It was a really hard decision because you kind of just feel like you should just push on,” - Gene Baxter
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LP’s Sold Out Wiltern Concert Was Not Lost On Us
DIANA JUAREZ / EL PAISANO NEWS LP played a sold out Wiltern Theater March 9, 2019 during one of the last few shows of her Heart to Mouth tour in the U.S. before she heads to Mexico and Europe for a string of music festivals. DIANA JUAREZ Managing Editor
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LP brought the sold out Wiltern to its feet during her unforgettable homecoming concert March 9. After a rocky start to the first leg of her “Heart to Mouth” tour when illness forced her to reschedule a handful of concerts early on, LP recovered and brought over 1,500 people to their feet. Dedicated fans from all over the world congregated at The Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles starting around noon this past Saturday. From Italy to Texas, France to Mexico, LP’s fans treated each other more like family as they shared stories about the first time they heard her sing. “This is my first time seeing her,” said Nancy Elizabeth Aguiar, an LP fan from Baja California, Mexico, “I just love her so much and I had to make the trip up here. We drove all the way from Ensenada just to see her.” Loaded down with gifts and letters for their favorite musician, fans braved the cold L.A. evening. Always approachable, LP has a very close relationship with her fans and the meet-and-greet VIP tickets sell out just as often as her concerts themselves do. Brenda Ro and her sister, Karina Ro Cruz, drove from San Diego to see the show. While Cruz is an avid fan of LP’s, Ro was more of a casual listener who quickly fell in
love with LP’s power vocals. “We couldn’t get the VIP but we brought her something,” said Cruz, “we gave our gift to someone in the VIP line so we really hope she gets it.” This type of dedication isn’t strange at all considering the caliber of artist that LP is. The New York native, L.A. based singer songwriter has had many hits and misses in her career that began in the late 90’s. Although she received plenty of positive reviews from critics, her early albums didn’t gain enough traction at the beginning. LP went on to sign with multiple record labels and co-wrote songs with famous musicians including Rihanna, Christina Aguilera, and even Cher. Her songs have been featured in popular shows such as Orange Is The New Black, Shades of Blue, and Sense8. It wasn’t until her single, “Lost on You,” made the radio in Greece back in late 2016 that LP’s career took a turn for the better. She has played late night shows such as David Letterman, Jimmy Fallon, and Conan O’brien. With her signature whistle and undeniable swagger, LP drove the crowd wild at The Wiltern as she danced from one end of the stage to the other. Not even a literal and accidental mic drop was enough to stop the electric performance. From upbeat dance music to heart wrenching break up songs, LP kept her captivated
audience entertained them with her versatility and undeniable talent. Even the opening acts for this tour were brilliant as bands such as The Years, Slug, and Lauren Ruth Ward, LP’s fiancée and an amazing singer songwriter in her own right. After the show, fans quickly opened Instagram to see if the singer had posted to her account a video of all the gifts she received, hoping to see their own gifts showcased. “...Thank you LA and @thewiltern for such an amazing night wow!! What an amazing home town audience!!” Posted LP to her instagram. A sentiment she repeated throughout the
show. LP’s infectious charisma, mind blowing vocals, and heartfelt lyrics attract people of all ages, making her rising star one to keep an eye out. There is no doubt about it, as if the string of sold out shows across the west coast weren’t enough, LP’s larger than life stage presence will keep fans wanting more. The concert closed out with one of fans all-time favorite, “Lost on You,” which the audience belted out along with LP. It was an echo to her show at the Observatory in Santa Ana, when LP was too sick to finish the song and the audience gladly took over for her. To say that the show at The Wiltern more than
made up for any perceived disappointment is an understatement as LP delivered far and beyond anyone’s expectations. If you’re not familiar with her music you should definitely check her out, and if you see her walking around L.A. with her dog, Orson, just wave “hi.” She might even let you pet him. Her tour will be taking her around the world for the next few months but people will get a chance to experience her at the Ohana festival in Dana Point.
DIANA JUAREZ / EL PAISANO NEWS LP and her touring band wowed fans as she took the stage for one of the last scheduled concerts of her Heart to Mouth tour. Fans went crazy as she sang through some of their favorite songs.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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The Galaxy Fold
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Samsung showed off its first foldable smartphone that will be available in stores on April 26 starting at $1,980. The new Galaxy Fold has many creative features that regular smart phones don’t have. This phone looks like an ordinary phone at first, but with a touch of a button it opens to a 7.3-inc tablet. The interesting part of this new device is the folding technology. The Galaxy Fold opens smoothly and naturally thanks to the backbone of the deceive that holds strong while folding. People can still use it like a regular phone with one hand, but the entertaining
PHOTO CREDIT/ SAMSUNG Samsung will debut its Galaxy Fold, April, 2019.
part, it comes two in one. The Galaxy Fold has the same similarities as regular phones. It comes with the same applications and it’s the size of a person hand.This
foldable phone i s also a unified device. When people are on social media or other apps on the regular screen, they simply unfold it and observe details on the bigger screen.
When the phone is in tablet mode, individuals can look go up YouTube, Google, and Text a friend at the same time. While a regular smart phone only has one screen
and searches one thing. Here the Galaxy Fold comes with two batteries that performs more powerful than a regular device battery which is less powerful. This device comes with six cameras, three at the back, two from the inside, and one in the front while an ordinary phone comes with two cameras, one in the front and one on the back. This foldable phone is provided with four different galactic colors such as black, space silver, green, and aristo blue, while a normal phone only come with one boring color. With all those high-quality features, the Samsung Galaxy Fold is one of the most powerful smartphones on the market.
Potential Cure For Diabetes Type 1 SAM GARCIA Reporter
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There’s no cure for diabetes, but we’re one step closer to that reality. Feb. 1, researchers at the University of California - San Francisco published a finding in Nature Cell Biology where they transformed human stem cells into insulin-producing beta cells. This is a big step in the right direction for curing type 1 diabetes. There are two type of diabetes: type 1 and type 2. Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body can’t properly uti-
lize insulin. Type 1 diabetes occurs when the body doesn’t produce insulin as a result of the immune system attacking the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. Bodies need insulin to manage the glucose/sugar levels in blood, and no insulin means the body’s blood sugar levels spike, which can lead to kidney, heart disease, and even worse: death. The most common treatment for this disease is to take shots of insulin during every meal. There’s also the option of getting a pancreas transplant, but patients who
receive the transplant have to take immune-suppressing medications so their bodies don’t attack the new organ. Matthias Hebrok, Director of the Diabetes Center at UCSF, and his colleagues performed the experiment with the hope of one day being able to transplant these labgrown beta cells into patients with diabetes. Though a work in progress, this procedure has the potential to help many people with type 1 diabetes. It wasn’t all smooth sailing, though. Nicholas Weiler’s article
Functional Insulin-Producing Cells Grown in Lab details how Hebrok and his colleagues, along with Gopika Nair, PhD, struggled to get the cells to fully mature. When exposed to blood glucose, the cells couldn’t secrete insulin properly. That is, until they remembered a factor in beta cell development: the process of the cells separating from the pancreas and forming the islets of Langerhan. So the researchers isolated the stem cells and put them into islets - cluster rs of insulin-producing cells, which helped the cells to fully
mature . Hebrok and his team later transplanted the labgrown islets into mice. The mice responded well, and the islets were functional within a few days. The hope is that doctors will be able to transplant these cells into patients, potentially curing their diabetes. “We’re finally able to move forward on a number of different fronts that were previously closed to us,” says Hebrok. “The possibilities seem endless.”
The Evolution of Alienware Area-51 JESUS MARQUEZ
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The Alienware Area-51 laptop was founded in 1996, and this year is one of the most expensive computers. It could cost up to thousands of dollars because of massive upgrades. The first Alienware laptop may not be as relevant as the new Alienware Area 51m. This new device can do more things than the older version. This alien computer has upgradeable graphics, CPU and more memory, However it could be difficult to upgrade in the long run. The availability of the new Alienware has 64 GB of storage, Nvidia Geforce RTX graphics, While the old version Alienware has a decent graphics processor and 16GB of DOR3 1600MHz Ram. The new PC games can be
played in the new Alienware Area 51, while the old Alienware might not have enough power to download the new PC Games. The old version could be usable, if they change the graphics card for better performance, and play the new games in the old Alienware. The new version still can not be taken outside to other places. The older version weighs nine in a half pounds heavier than the new one which is eight pounds. The Alienware Area 51 acts like a desktop replacement. The laptop from the
PHOTO CREDIT/ DELL Alienware has continuously lead the way in advanced gaming.
outside looks unique because it looks like a sci-fi starship while the olds one looks like an ordinary computer. The expensive laptop could cost between two thousand and three thousand dollars Online, but the old version is cheaper with the price of five hundred dollars. The old school Alienware is still usable because the new games can still be played if gamers had a change to
upgrade from the inside. Gamers could purchase new parts of the old version Alienware and upgrade it to save money and play the new games, such as GTA five and Minecraft in the old laptop. They could save up to hundreds of dollars and not purchase the new Alienware Area-51 that just came out.
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For disabled faculty members and students requiring access to the lower quad from the upper quad, an alternate elevator is located in the Student Union building. For access to parking lot’s “A” and “B,” take the North Drive entrances via Workman Mill Road. PHOTO CREDIT: RIO HONDO COLLEGE A map that shows the Circle Drive ROAD CLOSURE in ORANGE and the RECOMMENDED TRAVEL PATH to Staff Lot B and Student Lot A in YELLOW up North Drive