El Paisano Newspaper vo. 56 issue 12

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Tuesday May 8, 2018

Helping the Youth Vallarta Market Set to Give Out Over $100,000 in Scholarships to Latino Students

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Santa Fe Springs ArtFest Santa Fe Spring’s annual art festival took place at the historical Clarke Estate, showcasing paintings, drawings and much more.

RODOLFO PINEDO Son of Alexandra Juarez

rodolfo.juarezpinedo2776@my.riohondo.edu

Vallarta Supermarkets made the announcement Tuesday, April 3 that they plan on donating $110,000 to aid Latino and Hispanic students pursuing higher education. The donation was divided among nine different organizations and schools with programs to help provide financial aid in the form of scholarships.

Receiving $25,000, the most from the donation, TELACU Education Foundation was founded back in 1985 to provide educational opportunities to first-generation Latino and Hispanic college students in response to the record high dropout rates in the 80’s and 90’s.

Antelope Valley College is receiving the second largest donation at 15 thousand dollars.

The rest of the recipients who will be receiving $10,000 are Southwestern Community College, The Hispanic Education Foundation, Fresno Unified School District, Oxnard Community College, Youth Leaders Education Foundation, Hancock College in Santa Maria, and Victor Valley College in Victorville.

Rick Castillo, Marketing Director of Vallarta Supermarkets recognizes how the importance of obtaining an education can help in life, and in a statement given, wants to further offer that opportunity to the supermarket’s community:

“Given our company’s immigrant roots, we recognize the importance of family, hard work, and education.

Consequently, we made a decision to contribute $110,000 toward scholarships for Latino students - Many of our customers came to this country seeking the American Dream of a better life for themselves and their families.

We want to help our customers obtain that dream.”

As Vallarta’s mission moves forward, Dropout rates among Hispanic and Latino high-schoolers hit a 10 percent all-time low according to the PEW Research Center. Hispanic and Latino students enrolled in private Continued on page 5

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Crowds stopped by multiple artists’ pieces of work to admire the creativity and effort Friday, May 4 at the Sante Fe Springs ArtFest.

OLIVIA VENEGAS Daughter of Linda Venegas

olivia.venegas4091@my.riohondo.edu

Hundreds of guests showed up to the Santa Fe Springs ArtFest at the historical Clarke Estate May 4. The evening showcased artwork through short films, paintings

that some we, live performances, interactive art, and plenty of food and drinks.

The ArtFest had many food trucks that supplied sweet treats to good eats.

People could relax and enjoy live performances and short films, or explore the art gal-

leries inside the house.

There were numerous activities and so much art to discover.

Director Bruce McWilliams showcased his short film titled Watts. The film portrayed an insider-outsider in the city of Watts. During

the Q&A, McWilliams and lead actor Elijah Cook shared that their film was done in five hours with only eight actors.

The event was covered in booths were there was art jewelry vendors to seeing Continued on page 4

Rio Obersvatory Opens for Star Wars Day CESAR GONZALEZ Son of Araceli Gonzalez

cesar.gonzalez6118@my.riohondo.edu

CESAR GONZALEZ/EL PAISANO NEWS Rio Hondo’s observatory opened in 1972. Since then, it has provided tons of students the opportunity to look at stars far, far away.

During the evening of Friday, May 4 Rio Hondo College’s observatory held an event that was free and open to the public from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.

The astronomy class had been given an assignment to attend and to get a closer look for themselves what the stars has to offer. With the aid of the National Science Foundation the observatory was opened in 1972. The observatory was late given the name Gordon D. Crowell, after a professor of Chemistry, in 1978.

The telescope is a Meade LX200GPS, 16-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope, and is also the one Continued on page 2

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EDITORIAL:

The Weary Student’s Guide To Final Exam Preparedness:

Smile

In Memoriam of Wellington White DANTE LOPEZ- BENNETT Son of Elsie Bennett

dante.lopezbennett9611@my.riohondo.edu

In Memoriam of La Habra Heights resident and United States Serviceman, Wellington White, who passed peacefully at his home on March 21.

We find it only necessary to petition those under duress of the times, especially students, to remember the efforts of people like Mr. White who were absolute personifications of learned heroism.

Mr. White had lessons from which we could all learn, especially now at the end of our semesters when learning of years now past is what dictates whether we pass or fail.

Final’s week on college campuses tends to be a time of anxiety and late night binge inducing thoughts of the most grandiose sort.

Where many once a hesitant freshman but now a weary senior would contend, there’s much at stake in the fight for the many who seek career opportunities and degrees.

To pass a class or not, conquer the scantron and memory banks are indeed achievements looked to like the end-all of all battles to scholars all over the world.

When weary dispositions and fretful thoughts get to running rampant, it’s often the logic of the most learned that stands true and merits our attention. In the human experience, we place emphasis on “finality,” as final preparedness is something to which we all, no matter our differences, look to achieving.

As we spend overtime in libraries, stress the order of a equations, and contemplate whether our majors will stand the test of time, fret final exam preparedness not, but turn your attention to the actions of those who proved themselves to have persisted well into the face of the unknown.

As a Navy officer serving with the Special Weapons Unit of the Pacific aboard the USS Hornet aircraft carrier responsible for operational

readiness of an atomic arsenal, Mr. White’s preparedness was of a different sort where lines are typically drawn not with ruler on paper but in the sand for drastic measures.

Where the only grades erected to stay afloat are those of the massive aircraft carrier’s steel dimensions.

We must observe that the true grit and dedication Mr. White possessed, is a quality we can all apply to our daily lives where we often exaggerate the innocuous as insurmountable.

Whether exams, existential crises, or expectations, hardship to us, pales in comparison to the duty undergone by those manning the metal masts of ships tasked with protecting the freedom that allows for unknown possibilities in our classrooms that we mistakenly allow to deter our understanding.

Because we can’t envision the beautiful end to which all of our efforts will lead, does not mean that for one moment we should forsake it.

Stress, to Mr. White, was evidently irrelevant as he lived life like the revenant complete with an undulating sense of achieving the mission at all costs.

He, like us all, was a scholar who chose to represent so that others could be allowed a shot at freedom. We should do to one another like he did to all in his presence, smile and be at the utmost attention so as to always be prepared for what obstacles lie before us even though their ends may be uncertain.

In the end, whatever will be, will be. In memoriam of the ever-so inspiring Mr. Wellington White and the lessons afforded by his ardent service that has allowed for all of our curiosities, let the little things not distract us from the larger things that truly matter.

Let final exams, letters of admission, and GPAs not determine our fates. Smile, and do like Mr. White did. Pass with flying colors as beautiful as those of the American flag’s Red, White, and Blue flown by heaven’s breeze at half staff for universal heroes.

Rio Obersvatory Opens for Star Wars Day of the largest telescopes in Southern California that is open to the public free of charge. At an estimated 689 feet above sea level, the observatory has the coordinates of 34o 01’ 08” N, 118o 01’ 34” W.

Anyone attending this event was advised to arrive 10-15 minutes early from the arranged time of arrival. The public was asked to park in Lot C of Rio Hondo College and were also told to meet at the gate in front of the Child Development Center.

As directed, the group will walk up to the observatory a half a mile going uphill.

On nights of observatory visits parking permits are not required. If guest arrived later than the time of departure, they are more than welcomed to walk up on their own.

It is highly suggested to go at your own relaxed pace and to wear comfortable shoes. But be warned, there are no available facilities up at the observatory location, which meant no restrooms, vending machines, nor water fountains. However, you are

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permitted to bring your own snacks so long as you do not liter or feed the wildlife.

There is no flash photography permitted along cell phone use to keep the eyes better adapted to the dark.

Many students made their way out to visit the observatory grounds, some were there for the experience while others were on the scene to receive mandatory credit for their class course. Like one student, Raymond Fernandez, who stated:

“To get a more deeper understanding of why we’re here on this planet and to get a better understanding of why we see the things we see up there,” Fernandez goes onto say, “Pretty much, putting us in perspective of our size and where we are in this galaxy or universe.”

Another student, Alexis Castillo, gave his insight to why he participating in the night’s event for his astronomy class.

Castillo mentions, “I’m here mostly for my class, it’s an assignment that I have to do,” Castillo said, “I have to

attend the observatory for 2 hours and find out everything that there is to offer.”

Castillo also stated, “I really like getting into how the world and stars are shaping, and how they are made and everything about space is very interesting,” Castillo says, “I love getting into planets and what they’re made of.”

Castillo also mentions that learning what planets and comets are made is something that he learned from being in the class. Professor Soto was also showcasing four specific items, which were the planet Venus, the stars called Mizar A & B, and the planet Jupiter.

Thereafter, a yellow slip was distributed which was proof for attendance in the event to obtain credit. The observatory will continue to open in the summer, on the dates of June 8, June 22, June 29, July 20 and August 3.

More information on Rio Hondo’s observatory can be found on the Instagram @riohondocollegeobservatory.

Earthquakes Follow the Volcano Eruption in Hawaii

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY/VIA GETTY IMAGES Roads surrounding the Leilani Estates in Hawaii have been covered in lava following the May 3 eruption.

RAMON ALVARADO Son of Carmen Zapata

ramon.alvarado7328@my.riohondo.edu

Lava continues to spew after Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted Thursday, May 3, causing many residents and tourists to flee the area.

Earthquakes have followed the eruption, leaving a molten mess on the Big Island of Hawaii.

After the eruption Thursday, a 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit the island Friday, May 4. Since then, CNN reports there’s been “an average of one earthquake an hour.”

The grounds miles apart from the volcano’s summit cracked, leaving areas for molten rock to flow through. Whether the volcano eruption or the following earthquakes caused the cracks.

As of Monday, May 8 the Hawaii Civil Defense says that 35 structures, including 26 homes have been destroyed

by the eruption lava.

All residents of the Leilani Estates and Lanipuma areas of Hawaii were ordered to evacuate hours after the eruption, though some were able to go back into their homes. Things aren’t 100% safe for them yet, however.

“Please be aware that because of unstable conditions that involve toxic gas, earthquakes and lava activities, lines of safety can change at any time,” Hawaii Civil Defense said. “You must be prepared to leave areas if required.”

Another concern for everyone in the area is the volcanic gases that have since flooded the air. The lava gives off suflur dioxide, a gas that can be fatal once it reaches high levels.

“The best way to protect yourself and your family from the extremely dangerous volcanic gases is to leave the

immediate area of the volcano defined by the police and fire department,” Hawaii’s Department of Health said in a released statement.

Despite the threat of sulfur dioxide in the air, the public schools on Big Island ran their usual schedule. Any students absent because of circumstances caused by the eruption were excused.

Some of the public school buildings had been damaged from the earthquakes, but the Hawaii State Department of Education found the schools to be safe.

There’s no telling how long the lava and molten rock will continue to spew out of the volcano summit and the surrounding area’s cracks in the ground. The American Red Cross has opened two shelters where the affected residents of Hawaii can stay while they wait for their homes to be safe threats.

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El Monte’s Cinco De Mayo

Celebration And Fiesta of Books JOSE AHMUDA Son of Maricela Castaneda

jose.ahumada7466@my.riohondo.edu

The city of El Monte hosted it’s Cinco De Mayo Celebration event May 5 at Arceo Park on Tyler Avenue from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The celebration consisted of game booths, food, vendors, information booths, moon bounce, a giant slide, face painting, and a poster contest.

The day was started off by the Fiesta of Books from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the El Monte Community Center where children from the El Monte School District from pre-school through 6th grade were able to get two free books. The events were free and open to the public.

There were performances at Arceo Park by Rozenda Bernal, Mariachi Latino De Jose Cervantes, Noe Garcia “El Ronco” and Hugo Armando, and many other groups and artists.

Aside from the Cinco De Mayo Celebration being a community event for the public, it was also to celebrate the Mexican Army’s victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862.

“This tells you that the people have power”, said Jerry Velasco City Councilman.

“For me it was very important to have this Cinco De Mayo without making it political. It’s educational and

cultural.

The point is to bring Mexican food with the American food and mix it in and educate them on their culture.”

The Fiesta of Books book fair was right across the street in the El Monte Community where children were getting books for free.

This was the 35th anniversary for the Fiesta of Books. The person behind it was the retired superintendent Jeff Seymour.

What he did back then was reach out to local teachers, teachers associations, and businesses to donate money to be able to get books and give them to children.

“It is definitely beneficial for the community in that it shows what some really good people in the community can do by volunteering and donating a little time and money”, said Roger Cobian, Sergeant/Training Manager.

People enjoyed the different activities that took place at both the CInco De Mayo Event and Fiesta of Books.

“It’s good for low-income families for free books”, said Viviana Mena. “I like the music.

The music is good. I like the different activities they have. We have the police department here. Very good food. I like the jumpers. Different vendors, you can just look around.”

Businesses Want

To Establish A Marijuana Business in Montebello

JOSE AHMUDA Son of Maricela Castaneda

jose.ahumada7466@my.riohondo.edu

The city of Montebello has taken a lot of applications for a marijuana business to be established. City officials are figuring out how to review all of them with their short amount of staff. There was a 3-2 vote in February by the City Council to allow indoor cultivation, manufacturing and testing of marijuana, although no retail dispensaries, as a way to bring in reve-

MICHAEL KURAIBET / EL PAISANO NEWS

Some of the candidates running in the Rio Hondo student elections were able to tell fellow students what they can do for them, if elected.

michael.khuraibet1864@my.riohondo.edu

Elections for The Associated Students of Rio Hondo College are happening now.

The ASRHC student govern-

ment is the students’ voice among the Rio Hondo administration. Seventeen candidates are running for eight offices, including president.

El Paisano News and its staff do not endorse any candidate in ASHRC. Mon-

nue.

A three-step process was set up for would-be cannabis entrepreneurs: first staff reviews the application, then an appointed committee, and then the City Council.

Starting the first step has been a problem, according to City Manager Andrew Pasmant.

Pasmant went to the City Council seeking permission to hire a contractor to help review the application. He was told to go back and get one bid.

The council members who opposed legalizing marijuana said that the process should be done in the correct manner.

“I see what staff is referring to. We’re understaffed,” said Councilwoman Vivian Romero, who voted against legalization. “We’ve got people overworked. I don’t know

JAKE LAURELL/EL PAISANO NEWS The development of the weed in industry in Montebello has always been a decisive one. The community can possibly face difficulties, but it can help financially.

ASRHC Student Government Elections Forum

MICHAEL KHURAIBET Son of Lisa Lucero

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day, nine candidates (and one spokesperson) met in the Student Union for a campaign forum.

There, they stated why they are for running for office, as well as their campaign pledges. Students were

also able to ask questions to candidates about what they would do if elected.

All four candidates for president were there. Tiffany Nunez, Matthew Mangoba, Alejandro Robles, and a stand-in for Lorena Gonzalez spoke (Gonzalez was not there due to a family emergency). Both Nunez and Gonzalez are current members of ASRHC as vice-president and senator of community service. Meanwhile, Mangoba shared a personal story about his grandfather as an example of trust and determination.

Arlette Raigosa and Rosario Gonzalez are the candidates for vice-president.

Raigosa said that her main goal as vice-president is inclusivity.

“I want to make sure we build a strong community and empower each other,” Raigosa said. After her speech, Gonzalez fielded a question about how the school advertises student events. Gonzalez said that if elected, she would like ASRHC to hold more student forums. “I’m a little more old school, so talking to people, presenting myself… Social

why we’re rushing this. We need to slow it down.”

Councilman Bill Molinari said that the Infrastructure Engineers Inc. of Brea could pose a conflict of interest for the city. They offered their services to marijuana providers in a newsletter.

Mayor Vanessa Delgado believes that the situation can be managed to avoid conflicts.

Delgado supports bringing marijuana to Montebello as a way padding the city’s depleted coffers.. She took a wait-and-see attitude toward the high number of marijuana business owners, whose applications the city will not release to the public.

“My sense is that not all of them will be valid,” she said. “They won’t qualify.

I don’t know the merits of each.”

CIty staff had proposed adding marijuana distribution and delivery-only retailers as allowed uses in the city.

The planning commission has considered the proposal at its 6:30 p.m. meeting on Tuesday.

Delgado said the new language is really a clarification because Proposition 64 allows for a licensed distributor to deliver marijuana.

Marijuana opponents, like Linda Nicklas, don’t trust the city. “I think they’re playing with words,” Nicklas said.

“It’s one step from bringing in dispensaries.”

The proposed decree also does not allow marijuana business to operate next to homes.

media is great, but you don’t always check it when you’re in class.”

Ruben De Paz is the only candidate for public relations, so he shared his deftness to learn quickly.

Guatemalan-born and raised in Mexico, De Paz said he understands the trouble of not having “advanced resources.” “I would like to help the students be more involved on campus,” De Paz said.

Maria Higuera was the only one of five candidates for senator-at-large at the forum.

Higuera echoed the theme of inclusion. “[Rio Hondo] is a community college, and most people just go home thinking it’s not a place where they can be involved, but they can…,” Higuera said.

Candidates ended the forum by answering questions. One student asked each candidate for president about how their areas of study will help them in office. Alejandro Robles is studying political science and philosophy. Robles said they are “studies of people and how they govern themselves.”

Students casted their votes through May 3 on AccessRIO.

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Santa Fe Springs ArtFest continued

body art being painted. Each booth brought different art forms to the event.

Lisa Marano, vice president of ASHBA Media in Las Vegas and a multimedia artist was the featured artist this year along with guest artist director Justin Floyd, visual artist Liz Hutson, illustrator Manuel Cuchilla, and culinary artist Ricardo Diaz.

A portion of the festival was dedicated to Marano’s work that showcased not only her 2D paintings but her 3-D as well. Marano brought her Friday the 13th mask replicas, a clay sculpted dragon head, and props from her work at Cirque de Soliel.

“This one represents a three headed, eight foot long dragon that we did for the TV show Tanked that’s on Animal Planet.” said Marano about her clay sculpted dragon head.

“They are actually figures from Cirque de Soliel’s show Love, which is a Beatles tribute show based in Las Vegas at the Mirage.” said Marano

when sharing her featured pieces.

All the elements of the arts showcased were sights to stop and stare at. Many were blown away by the chalk art by artist Lori Miller. Miller was creating her chalk art right before everyone’s eyes.

Locals Jacob Johnson and Ryann Ippolito were first timers to the event and were amazed at the art they had seen so far but especially the chalk art that was before them.

“This is really cool.” said Ippolito. The promise of art and a good time brought Johnson and Ippolito to the event. “I’ve been seeing the signs as I have been driving through here. I looked it up and I was like this is all us, we like food we like art” said Ippolito.

Among the crowd that attended was Congresswoman Linda Sanchez

“This is my second year, I came last year and I was just blown away by how beautiful the setup is and the quality of the artwork is just amazing.”

JAMES SPENCER/EL PAISANO NEWS A few booths at the festival were there to prepare those participating in the trompe l’oeli exhibition. said Sanchez. “I think having music and dance and drumming I just think it enhances the whole experience.” she added over the loud drums performed by Hikari Taiko

JAMES SPENCER/EL PAISANO NEWS Multimedia artist Lisa Marano showcased her 3D artwork at the festival, including the dragon head seen above.

Drummers on the main stage.

The night had a lot to offer to all those who attended. People had their chance at being an artist with wine and paint sessions. They were able

to interact with art and try painting themselves.

Sandra Hahn and her team are already planning for next year’s festival and have set the date to May 3, 2019.

JAMES SPENCER/EL PAISANO NEWS Multiple Jason Voorhees masks, sculpted by one artist were on display at the Clarke Estates.

Iowa Signs Strictest Abortion Law In the Nation SABRINA TORRES Daughter of Maritza Torres

sabrina.torres2387@my.riohondo.edu

Iowa’s governor signed legislation Friday in Des Moines prohibiting nearly all abortions in the state after a fetal heartbeat is detected, making it the most restrictive abortion ban in the nation.

“I believe that all innocent life is precious and sacred, and as governor, I pledged to do everything in my power to protect it. That is what I am doing today,” Gov. Kim Reynolds said.

The bill was finally approved early Wednesday from

the iowa senate in a divided vote. The house passed the legislation Tuesday night.

The law, unless stopped by the courts will require physicians to conduct an abdominal ultrasound. If a fetal heartbeat on any woman seeking an abortion is detected, a physician cannot perform an abortion.

“A fetal heartbeat can be detected about six weeks into a pregnancy and often before a woman realizes she’s pregnant”.

Planned Parenthood for the Heartland is Iowa’s largest provider of abortions.

They had announced earlier

Friday it would file a lawsuit if Reynolds signed the legislation.

“It’s shameful that when Planned Parenthood heard lawmakers were introducing legislation to ban abortion, we were outraged — but we weren’t surprised,” Suzanna de Baca, president and chief executive officer of Planned Parenthood of the Heartland said. “But I think many of us still never expected that Governor Reynolds would so swiftly jump to sign a bill that is so clearly unconstitutional.”

Reynolds, a Republican who has been outspoken in

her opposition to abortion still declined to say whether she would sign the legislation.

She mentioned she would work with her staff before making any final decisions.

Yet, faith-based lobbyists told The Des Moines Register they fully expected Reynolds would sign the bill.

“This is bigger than just a law, this is about life, and I’m not going to back down.”

Reynolds has previously said she was “proud to be prolife.”

Many Iowa Republican lawmakers said they believe the time is right to pass

legislation that could advance to the U.S. Supreme Court and pose a challenge to Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case that found women have a constitutionally protected right to abortion.

As of these past recent years, the Supreme Court declined to hear similar cases.

And as states continue to pass legislation restricting abortions and Trump appoints more conservative federal judges, abortion opponents are becoming optimistic.

Republican lawmakers indicated they would push for more restrictions this session.

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Helping the Youth continued

and college universities have also reached 3.8 million, a record 180 percent increase since 1999. Despite the high numbers of youth enrolling and graduating from college, Hispanics and Latinos

are still amongst the largest minorities who lack higher education. Only 15 percent ages 25-29 have a bachelor’s degree or higher.

To help spread the word, Vallarta’s 50 supermarkets

across California plan to promote their donation in local supermarkets and social media so their young customers could take advantage of the news.

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Weekly Horoscope

Someone has a huge crush on you ! look for affection in a place you never thought of before, because it is there, anxious and waiting !

May 8 - 14

Repressed memories are going to be remembered this week.

These ghosts of the past will take a toll on you this week.

Secrets are going to be told to you, but you shouldn’t keep them because doing so might cause great harm to you.

It will be so hot this week, but thats ok because its going to be a great asset for you this week.

You will meet someone who is going to bring you experiences that you never thought would be possible

Your shining intellect is going to benefit everyone this week.

Amazing ideas are going to be created !

Reach for the sky, because this week anything is possible. No matter what happens, trust in yourself because greatness awaits.

For those who are single, that is not going to change this week. For those in relationships, your relationship is going to go stagnat.

Dress to impress because the way you look this week is going to greatly affect your lifestlye.

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A woman is going to catch you eye and bring an unforseen event into your life.

Tread carefully this will impact your life.

Some one is going to betray you. Keep all your eyes on your goals, and be ready for someone you care about to stab you in the back.

Someone that you normally would trust is going to have a chance to betray you. Make sure that you are confident in your relationships.

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Mom’s Last Lesson

One of Rio Hondo’s secretaries, Yolanda Ramirez pays tribute to her mom with this story submission.

By Yolanda Ramirez

This Mother’s Day will be the first time that my brother Juan, my sisters Jackie, Selene, Martha and I will not have our Mother, Maria Anaya, to celebrate her day with us. Mom prided herself for always being early to rise and she was always on time.

She continued this tradition when she passed away first thing in the morning on April 7, 2018. Our Mom never drove a car, and although she might need to ride 2 buses and the Metro to get wherever she was going, she was never late, anywhere or anytime.

Yet, despite her pre-planning it, she was late to her own funeral. Thus, leaving us with her last lessons of preparation, patience, perseverance and love.

Mom was sick with pneumonia and sepsis for almost 4 weeks at St. Vincent’s Hospital, when her doctor informed us there was nothing more they could do. The diagnosis was complicated, and painful.

When her doctor assigned her to Hospice, we were scared, we did not know what to do, what to ask, or what to expect. We needed adult supervision and guidance. We Needed Our MOM!

On Thursday night, April 5th, we are ever grateful that her youngest brother, our Tio Martin and Tia Elvira, asked her doctor if we could take her to their house, so that she could be at home, with us.

They said yes, and hospice staff took her there. Before leaving work at RIO, I sent a text to the family suggesting that everyone should plan to visit and say their goodbyes.

The news shook everyone into the realization that she was leaving. Still, just like our Mom and Grandma, we are all doers, and we mobilized to see her, one last time.

13 Grandkids, and two brothers hustled to get there.

Jennifer drove from Cerritos.

Joseph was in training in Bakersfield and Tennille, his fiancee, called his Supervisor to get him here. Madison and Janet, who live in Bakersfield also rushed home. Jeffrey picked up his sister Cynthia and drove from West Covina.

I picked up my mom-in-law in Huntington Park and took her with me. Sergio, my husband, met us there. Tio Juan arrived with his wife, Lola. Claudia, picked up Nataly and Evelyn after work in Commerce.

Stephen and Claudia arrived from Inglewood with Stephanie, Vero and Pablito. Laura brought Carl from Santa Clarita. Antonio had homework and basketball practice, and since Mom believed in sticking to our commitments, we thought we would bring him next day. Jorge and Ebony brought Santiago and Talia.

Gabriel, Stacy, Alex, and Santino, got there after work from L.A. Finally, on Friday Tio Ole and Tia Elvia flew in from México City. The family was there.

In previous conversations, Mom made clear her feelings and wishes concerning life and death. She spoke about how she would love to be home surrounded by family. Mom was happiest when we were all together.

We all wanted to make that wish come true. We honored our Mother through her final days in unity..

Mom could hear the pots and pans while Tio & Tia prepared dinner and served coffee. She could smell the food in the kitchen, could see the kids running around, everyone talking with her about our memories together. She could not talk but wrote and wanted us to know we were loved and all transgressions were forgiven. We talked with

Mom about her coming to the United States. How courageous she had been to do so, on her own. We talked about how many people she had personally helped throughout time. We guessed at least a million people benefited from her personal one-onone kindness for 44 years in CA, not to mention those she helped in México City. She provided help, information and food, there was always food. We stayed as long as we could, not wanting to leave.

Last year, when she had a bout of pneumonia, she had tubes and machines to help her breathe. She made me promise that I would not allow that to happen, again.

She asked me to ask her, if she wanted to continue, or to remove the breathing equipment, when it was time.

While at the hospital, I did my due diligence to ask her.

She always said, No. On April 6, when I got there, I leaned down to say hello, and she said my name, “Yolis”. I was so happy to hear my name, and I said “Mom, you can talk!”. She shook her head and gestured for pen and paper. That Friday morning, she wrote, por favor termi… (please finish it). I clarified to understand what she meant, and asked: “Estas lista? Are you ready? Do you want me to remove the oxygen machine?” She finally said Yes. She was ready and I removed the oxygen machine.

Family and friends came and went throughout the day.

Later in the evening, Stacy, Madison and Janet sang “Mexicana Hermosa” to her.

It was a beautiful, poignant moment for all of us. The song is perfect, almost like it was written just for Mom. Nobody wanted to leave but we needed to rest. We went home. The ringing of the phone woke us up after mid-

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night, Mom had passed away.

I, the oldest, have not experienced a death in the family since my brother Ruben passed away in 1997.

Mom knew I/we would not know what to do when she died. But, we were not surprised that she prepared and prepaid for her own funeral to ensure we did not have to worry about it. First lesson, Preparation was done, Now, we would get the lesson on Patience. We needed to arm ourselves with patience and perseverance to make it through the funeral. All the preparation and pre-planning Mom had done, made it easier. Still, there was trouble ahead. Human error that would have her be late to her own funeral.

When we talked to the funeral coordinator he mentioned that the only way a funeral could be cancelled was if the Health Department rejected the Death Certificate due to questions with how Mom died. We did not expect that would be a problem.

Since Mom asked for a graveside service. She did not want ritual or ceremony. We were able to scheduled the funeral for April 12 at 1:00 PM, sharp.

At 12 noon, we learned that Mom would be late to her own funeral!

We learned that someone in the Health Department had screen-printed the death certificate, and the hospice doctor, who is always in a rush, signed it without noticing that the search icon was on it. You know the one, that little magnifying glass. So, it was rejected. Mom would be reeling for the lack of professionalism and discipline from the government! This is a side lesson to learn that our jobs and how we do them is very important and due diligence is a must.

There we were, half

the family with Mom at the mortuary, and the other half meeting the friends and guests who came to bid farewell to our beautiful Mom. Everyone kept saying, your Mom is probably really upset that we are making her be late. She was never late. We waited and waited, 1:00 PM came and went. Suddenly a strong gust of wind rose up at the cemetery. My sister Selene, said: “This is probably Mom letting us know how upset she is that she is late to her own funeral!” We patiently waited. The death certificate was printed from a PDF, and the doctor was summoned to get his signature, again. It was faxed, and finally accepted.

Mom would have been 81 years old on May 3, 2018, and she served her great purpose to her family, to society and to the country that helped her family grow. Mom made sure we knew we were Loved, unconditionally. She was so resourceful, helpful, and she guided everyone she met. She taught us to be brave in the face of adversity. She was our nurse, our bank, our adviser, our seamstress, our event coordinator, our mentor, our caterer, our friend, and the one job she just excelled at was being our MOM. Mom was always chastising me for being late. I always replied: “Better late than never”. Well, to our relief, Mom finally arrived to her last resting place around 1:45 PM. She arrived and left us to learn the last lesson on Perseverance on our own and with each other. We will persevere and continue to live a life that would make her proud. Querida Mami, no es Adiós, sino hasta luego.

Dear Mom, it is not Goodbye, but we’ll see you later. RestIn-Peace. I Love You. Tu hija.

Your daughter. Yolis.

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Guitar Maker Gibson Attempts to Recover From Bankruptcy CESAR GONZALEZ Son of Araceli Gonzalez

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When it comes to the music industry, names like Gibson could be one of the first to come to mind. The Gibson guitar manufacturing company has although recently filed for bankruptcy since Tuesday May 1st.

Although Gibson company “has plans to get back on its feet.”

The company has filed for bankruptcy with a debt well over 100 million in debt, and has already filed about $500 million in paperwork in the state of Delaware.

The Gibson company plans to sell and liquidate the consumer aspect of the business which sells electronics such as headphones, speakers, etc. and focus more on operating as professional audio business and continue to make instruments which in the past has been sufficiently stable.

A representative from the company mentioned, “Gibson will emerge from Chapter 11 with working capital financing, materially less debt, and a leaner and stronger musical instruments-focused platform.”

The company who employs about 900 employees’ own brands such as Baldwin and Wurlitzer, which is specifically known for their pianos, organs, and jukeboxes. The guitar maker originated in Nashville and was founded in 1984. One of Its most popular items to date is the Les Paul electric guitar, which has

Son of Laura Aparicio

jaime.aparicio2474@my.riohondo.edu

Hasbro Inc. and Saban Properties LLC announced Tuesday that the toy company would be acquiring the rights to the now iconic and well-known children’s television series “Power Rangers” for $522 million. Along with “Power Rangers,” Hasbro will also be purchasing the rights to such shows as “My Pet Monster,” “Popples,” “Julius Jr.,” “Luna Petunia,” and “Treehouse Detectives.” Hasbro had previously made a deal with Saban for licensing rights to distribute

MoviePass Once Again Offers One-ADay Plan JAIME APARICIO Son of Laura Aparicio

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PHOTO ILLUSTRATION/ JAKE LAURELL Because of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filed in Delaware Gibson is liquidating a majority all the consumer side of the business to focus on solely making instruments.

been used by such famous artist like Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, and Pete Townsend. Gibson has since feared for the least selling model, Standard & Poor which they believe would have a negative impact on the debt that has been filed. Rosewood, which is a key material in making guitars, has had the Gibson company dealing with drop in regulations on the imports and exports of the product. However, Gibson is not

the only guitar-making company that has been experiencing struggles in its business. Businesses like Guitar Center is also facing poor retail sales. Standard and Poor has mentioned that it “may not be able to stabilize operating performance and increase profits to meet its debt obligations.”

Even though Gibson strives to be a professional audio music company, it faces different obstacles to progress as a company

in that field. Just like in the comparison of companies like Spotify, which has since lowered the sales of audio discs and CDs. Nowadays all you need is a simple paid subscription and you have every and all various types of genres at your fingertips. The main thing here would be for Gibson to find a way in making sales for its primary source of making guitars for famous and upcoming artists

Hasbro to Acquire Iconic “Power Rangers” Brand For $522 Million

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merchandise related to Saban properties back in February for a sum of $22.25 million that was scheduled to begin in early of 2019.

After realizing the potential that the “Power Rangers” brand had, Hasbro decided to deviate from their original plan of merely having licensing rights to having full ownership of the property.

In a press release, Hasbro chairman and chief executive Brian Goldner said, “Power Rangers is an iconic brand built on a heritage of great storytelling and merchandising with tremendous upside potential when fully executed across Hasbro’s

Brand Blueprint.”

The original “Power Rangers” series, called “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” took the world by storm when it was first introduced to American audiences back in August 28, 1993. The American version of the show was based off of the Japanese television series “Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger” in which stock footage of the Japanese show was played alongside the American actors to seamlessly create a new and exciting property.

Since its debut in the states, the “Power Rangers” series now spans over 900 episodes with every season or so introducing a new cast to keep things fresh

and entertaining. The series airs in 150 markets and has three theatrically released films based off the property with the third and latest film being a reboot for the franchise that has earned $142 million worldwide.

Haim Saban, founder of Saban Brands and creator of the American series had this to say of the acquisition: “Twenty-five years after launching Power Rangers, I believe the future for this brand has never been greater. Hasbro’s leadership in innovation, storytelling and brand stewardship make it the perfect company to further develop the global reach and appeal of the Power Rangers property.”

The company MoviePass will once again start to offer their one-a-day package to existing and new subscribers.

The package that was pulled once before will allow subscribers to view up to one film a day, granted that the following day, the viewer will have to redeem a ticket for a different film rather than for the same film in order to promote viewing for various films.

From April 13, MoviePass has only offered a promotional package that allows subscribers to view four films a month for the price of $29.95. This package in particular was also offered alongside the iHeartRadio All-Access on demand streaming service which granted unlimited music streaming similar to other streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music.

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“We wanted to focus everybody on this partnership promotion. If people knew the [movie-a-day] plan was coming back, they might not be interested in the iHeartRadio deal.”

-CEO of Moviepass Mitch Lowe

the one-a-day movie plan was to help shine light on the previous promotion of iHeartRadio: “It’s marketing 101,” said CEO of moviepass Mitch Lowe. “We wanted to focus everybody on this partnership promotion. If people knew the [movie-a-day] plan was coming back, they might not be interested in the iHeartRadio deal.”

As previously reported, MoviePass was scrutinized because of their decision to limit its subscribers to only viewing a film once in order to encourage movie goers to see as many different films as possible. Since the announcement of their returning plan, it doesn’t seem like the company will change their mind.

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The X Was Given to TJ Miller LUIS GUTIERREZ Son of Sandy Gutierrez

luis.gutierrez0200@my.riohondo.edu

Lately TJ Miller has been dragging his name through the mud. If it’s not with sexual assault allegations or his latest stunt where he called in a fake bomb threat, on a train station

because he was drunk. Well it seems it’s starting to effect his Hollywood career now, Ryan Reynolds who plays Deadpool has confirmed that Miller will not be in the upcoming X-Force movie.

This information came to like when Reynolds was being interviewed in regards to Deadpool 2. He was asked about how

he felt about Miller’s actions but declined to answer that question, but he did confirm he wouldn’t be in X-Force.

Many people had thought that maybe he’d be recast entirely after his who sexual assault allegations came to light. Much like with Kevin Spacey and his recent movie he was originally set to star in. It was confirmed

that Miller was going to have a bigger role in Deadpool two but, that still could be changed in post-production.

But that doesn’t look like it might happen. Because executive producer Lauren Shuler Donner said “We’re in the final editing. I don’t think so,”

It’s still very unclear though what will happen because of the

whole Disney merger. The only other movies they have lined up currently is The New Mutation and X-Men:Dark Phoenix. Both of these movies are going under major reshoots so it’s anyone’s guess to who’ll make it in X-Force.

Deadpool 2 is set to release this month May 18.

CandyTopia A Experience Worth Really Only Once

NOAH GARCIA/EL PAISANO NEWS The front Doors of Candytopia, a interactive art exhibition based in Santa Monica, May 4th 2018- This pop up art display will be in the area for four more months, reaching wide commercial and social media sucess.

NOAH GARCIA

Son of Cynthia Barajas Garcia Alabab

noah.garcia3720@my.riohondo.edu

You wouldn’t exactly call it a museum or a gallery, it’s more of an interactive exhibition made from imagination and sugar; this is Santa Monica’s Candytopia.

Inside of the Santa Monica Place Mall, this pop up exhibit opened up in early march where it has become a social media sensation. While it had temporary exhibitions in New York, Miami, Los Angeles and San Francisco, this installment will be in the beachside city for four more months.

CandyTopia is filled with dozens of candy sculptures that range from imitating real life painting, to animals to sculptures and more. Each piece was placed in a specific room that had a different theme ranging from classical painting to underwater to beach front. All of the art shown came with a informational tablet that showed not only how much/what type of candy was used in the piece, but also how much candy was eaten while it was being made.

Besides the art there was several activities made alongside them the most prominently featured

NOAH GARCIA/EL PAISANO NEWS This is the fith exhibition room in the CandyTopia experience in Santa Monica, May 4th 2018- The theme of this room was an almalgation of and optical ullusion and a sugar themed backyard. These two museum patrons were posing for a picture in a corner of the room featuring multicolored depth painted rings.

being the fabric marshmallow pit.

The project was created by Zac Hartog and John Goodman and candy stylist Jackie Sorkin, the latter being a international artist that’s worked with celeb-

rities such as the kardashians and Katy Perry as well as being on 2011 season of TLC’s Candy Queen.

The design of the rooms and intricate build of the candy pieces themselves are fantastic. The

medium of candy is was chosen because of the artists goal to not only reflect her own relationship with food, but as a celebration of whimsy. As Sorkin Stated to FooandWine.com “I had every learning disability growing up.

I had a food addiction, and it’s transferred into wanting to be needed and doing something meaningful with my life.” SHe turned a once frustrating relationship with food into a medium to express herself creativity

One of the biggest draws of the showcase is a also its biggest weakness. While the candy pieces are fantastically made and the creatively needed to do so impressive: it doesnt have alot of commercial staying power.

At the end of the day, similar to such pop ups as the Ice Cream Museum, you go to take pictures and social media post about it, and then you go home. While it has a great draw, comments can be made on its short window of relevance and lack of re-visits.

When it first came out it garnered a lot of attention and it’s going to continue to do so. But there’s a reason it’s going to be gone in four months and if it get renewed/remodeled and stays in the same location; that would definitely be a surprise.

Since nobody knows what the future of this pop up is, and candy sculpture itself, those who are at least a little interested, should go and check out Candytopia while they can.

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Plants Have Been Found to Be Able to“Talk” to Each Other GILBERTO ESPAÑA Son of Marta España

gilberto.espana0348@my.riohondo.edu

A team of researchers have designed a new experiment in which plants can communicate to exchange chemical warnings. The work by the scientists teaches the plants many different ways to communicate with one another. As many people know, plants tend to communicate via touch, as they stop growing when they make contact with their neighbors branches.

One of the lead authors of the experiment Dr. Velemir Ninkovic said “ Our study demonstrated that changes induced by above ground mechanical contact between plants can affect below ground interactions, acting as cues in prediction of the future competitors”. Dr. Ninkovic and his team wanted to

find out how the plants are communicating and how effective it is. Plants do not have nervous systems, as it is very difficult to communicate without using electrical signals. As they conducted the experiment, the researchers began by applying a brush to the corn seedlings which could represent the amount of stress a plant may have. It could also mean new plants are arriving in the same territory or an animal nearby is eating the leaves.

Researchers began to believe that the seedlings were moved to the same growing material as the recently touched plants to see how much growth was affected.

Some of the communication between plants takes place in the underground fungi that plants use to share food, warning signals, and toxic chemicals. Scientists found out that the fresh seeds planted were growing

more leaves and fewer roots than expected. They believed the corn seeds were exposed to the chemical signals of plants in the soil.

Plants have many different ways of defending themselves, one of them being to the sounds that caterpillars make when munching on their leaves which later leads to unappetising mustard oil. To help the plants identify the difference between soil and untouched plants, the scientists gave some corn seeds a choice about which they would like to grow in.

The researchers believe their research should be noted by other teams as the plants can change very quickly. Plants may have found a new way to communicate with one another to ensure protection from animals entering their territory.

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION/ JAKE LAURELL Plants have been found to communicate underground via chemical warnings!

The Rise and Fall of Cambridge Analytica OLIVIA VENEGAS

Daughter of Linda Venegas

olivia.venegas4091@my.riohondo.edu

The scary wolf trying to blow our houses down is finally dead. The company that has been in the scandal spotlight with Facebook, Cambridge Analytica announced Wednesday that they were declaring bankruptcy.

The company launched in 2013 with now whistleblower Christopher Wylie and billionaire Alexander Nix as data collectors for primarily marketing and political campaign purposes,but it has become so much more than that.

Data scientist Wylie went public in March with the truth about Cambridge Analytica.

In a detailed interview with The Guardian, Wylie revealed the history of the company that included Steve Bannon, investor Robert Mercer, and Facebook

App insighter Aleksandar Kogan.

Each of these men had a crucial part in Cambridge Analytica’s startup.

It was Bannon that came to Wylie and Nix with the intent of control over the populace. Bannon understood the concept that “if you want to change politics, you first have to change culture.”

With Bannon with a goal set in mind, and Nix and Wylie having the knowledge to provide for Bannon’s request, the men then needed an investor. They then met with Mercer who funded the startup of Cambridge Analytica.

Nix, Wylie, and Bannon now had almost everything they needed to start a cultural warfare, only Wylie was at a loss on how to actually begin. They then met with Kogan, who had several apps on Facebook that sneakily collected user data.

Kogan’s way was cheaper, faster, and more effi-

cient. From there, Cambridge Analytica took the Facebook route. Their goal was to gather as much data on people as fast and efficiently as they could.

“They had apps on Facebook that were given special permission to harvest data not just the person who used or joined the app but also it would then go into their [app user] entire friend network and pull out all their friends’ data as well,” said Wylie in an interview with The Guardian.

This allowed for the company to easily gather user data and then expand to a user’s entire friend network and so on.

Through this method, Cambridge Analytica was able to pull 50 to 60 million Facebook profiles within a couple months.

With this data, Cambridge Analytica would then get to know the user to the point where they would easily know how to manipulate the user to think a

certain way.

Cambridge Analytica was more than a team of data collectors, it had teams of psychology, web, blog designers, and marketing/targeting advertisers.

It was an intricate company that had the knowledge and tools to manipulate the everyday person.

They would get to know the individual, and how specifically to approach them l with certain kinds of information, and then would create websites and blogs so that the individual could find the set information.

The information they would received was set to change the way they thought in order to steer them a certain way. Like say voting for a president who was once a reality star.

After the truth came out, Cambridge Analytica commented that the data was destroyed and that they did not use Facebook user profiles, which Wylie said was a complete lie.

Both Facebook and Cambridge Analytica at the start of the scandal blamed Kogan as the only factor as to how things got out of hand. However, due to the history of Cambridge Analytica, Kogan was not the only factor.

CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg sat and spoke before congress claiming it was a mistake on his part and called the issue a security breach.

Nix, CEO of Cambridge Analytica recently resigned and not too long after did the company declare bankruptcy due to the Facebook scandal. The death of one company for Nix does not seem to mean the death of the concept and service of the company. Due to recent reports from The Wall Street Journal, Nix seems to be starting up a similar company called Emerdata. Only time will tell the fate for this company.

“They had apps on Facebook that were given special permission to harvest data not just the person who used or joined the app but also it would then go into their [app user] entire friend network and pull out all their friends’ data as well,” -Nix Wylie Data Scientist

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Ancient Tools Over 700,000 Years Ago Found In the Phillipines GILBERTO ESPAÑA Son of Marta España

gilberto.espana0348@my.riohondo.edu

PHOTO CREDIT/THOMAS INGICCO Tools dated over 700,000 years old found in the Phillipines believed to be used to hunt rhinoceros by unknown hominins.

Ancient stone tools have been found in the Philippines before the arrival of modern humans to the islands by roughly 700,000 years, but many researchers are not sure of who made them. The Stone tools were found abandoned on a river floodplain on the island of Luzon beside the butchered carcass of a rhinoceros. The carved bones are most likely between 631,000 and 777,000 years old, with researchers’ best estimate coming in around 709,000 years old.

Two of the rhino’s limb bones are smashed in as if someone was trying to harvest and eat the marrow inside. Cut marks left behind by stone blades crisscross the rhino’s ribs and ankle, which means that someone

used tools to strip the carcass of meat. Michael Petraglia who is a Paleoanthropologist at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History said, “While there had been claims for early hominins in places like the Philippines, there wasn’t any good evidence until now.” In 2016, researchers found stone tools on Sulawesi, an island north of Flores. The Sulawesi tools date to at least 118,000 years ago.

Researchers had found animal bones and stone tools there since the 1950s, but those scattered remains couldn’t be dated. In 2014, the team of researchers dug a test pit at Kalinga which estimated between seven to ten feet. The researchers started finding bones that belonged to a long extinct rhinoceros. They uncovered an entire skeleton, as well as stone tools left behind by its butchers. The team measured the sediments and the rhino’s teeth to see how much radiation

they were able to absorb. In the mud around the rhino’s bones they also found a speck of melted glass from an asteroid impact dated to about 781,000 year ago.

The toolmakers’ ancestors may have taken one of the the two migration routes into the Philippines according to the researchers.

The list of possible toolmakers includes the Denisovans, a ghost lineage of hominins known from DNA and a handful of Siberian fossils. The leading candidate is the early hominin Homo erectus, since it definitely made its way into southeast Asia. The Indonesian island of Java has H. erectus fossils that are more than 700,000 years old.

Over the years, the H. erectus may have evolved to live efficiently on a predator-free island, shrinking, in a process called dwarfism.

Classification of On-Demand Driving ServicesIs About to Get A Bit Complicated JAIME APARICIO Son of Laura Aparicio

jaime.aparicio2474@my.riohondo.edu

A ruling from the California Supreme Court passed a law in which it will deem it harder for employers to classify their workers from which the conditions they work in. From the ruling comes the notion that such companies as Uber, Lyft, Instacart, and other on-demand services can no longer simply refer to their workers as independent contractors rather than full-on employees. The ruling comes from the case of Dynamex v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Dynamex is a

courier and delivery type service company based in Kent, Washington.

The full ruling reads as follows: “Although in some circumstances classification as an independent contractor may be advantageous to workers as well as to businesses, the risk that workers who should be treated as employees may be improperly misclassified as independent contractors is significant in light of the potentially substantial economic incentives that a business may have in mischaracterizing some workers as independent contractors...

Such incentives include the unfair competitive advantage the business may obtain over com-

petitors that properly classify similar workers as employees and that thereby assume the fiscal and other responsibilities and burdens that an employer owes to its employees.”

Since the majority of gig economy companies’ workers are not considered employees, non-employees do not get to acquire health, retirement, unemployment, or other benefits that come with being a full-time employee. Companies like Uber have considered their workers as “driver partners” rather than the normal employee term.

Boston-based labor lawyer Shannon Liss-Riordan has brought such relating cases to the public eye in the past against

Uber and Grubhub among others. “The test will provide much stronger worker protections and make it extremely difficult for companies to classify their workforce as independent contractors, as many employers have been trying to do, and unfortunately many courts have allowed them to get away with it, said Liss-Riordan.

Bryan Goldstein, an Oakland-based attorney also agrees with the notion of the clarrification between employer and potential employee: “There are many tech companies cheating the law, their workers, and their competitors because they misclassify their workers. Because this decision provides clarity

regarding whether a worker is an employee, those companies should understand that they do not get a free pass merely because they write software.”

And finally, professor of labor law at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign believes that the cost for such services will rise in the future: “It’s hard to see Uber sticking around to bear these new costs. Over time, they might consider withdrawing from this immense market and become more focused on international markets with huge populations and far less regulation.”

FCC Commissioner Broke the Law By Advocating for Trump Official Says VINCENT FRANCO Son of Esther Quezada

vincent.franco2391@my.riohondo.edu

FCC Commissioner MIchael O’Reilly is being accused of breaking the law, by urging a second term for President Trump. According to a newly

released letter by government officials, O’Reilly was caught saying that the only way for anything to change is to “Make sure President Trump gets re-elected.”

This isn’t the first time O’reilly has been caught acting against the Hatch Act. He has been sent a warning letter in

the future about making similar comments.

The Federal Hatch Act was put into place in 1939, and is there to stop any political figures from using their place of power to influence or brive an election.

`It was at the conservative CPAC conference where O’reilly was asked how to avoid changes

in policy by a new administration. O”Reilly responded by saying that is shouldn’t be a problem “I think what we can do is make sure as Conservatives that we elect good people to both the house and the senate, and make sure that President Trump gets reelected,” This comment got the attention of the watchdog

group American Oversight.

They proceeded to send a letter to the Office of Special Counsel, who handles complaints with the Hatch Act. The counsel responded by saying that he did in fact break the law and will be trying to take legal action as soon as possible.

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Fortnite Season 4 Has Dropped In The long awaited season 4 has offered more than most fans have expected this time around.

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LUIS GUTIERREZ Son of Sandy Gutierrez

luis.gutierrez0200@my.riohondo.edu

It’s been a couple of days since the highly anticipated season 4 release of the internet’s hottest game. That being the one and only Fortnite. That giant meteor has finally hit the island.

And definitely made some changes worth mentioning.

Many of us had thought that the rock would hit Tilted Towers, due to many Easter eggs. But we were all wrong it actually had hit Dusty Depot. It received most of the damage from the meteor you can see it with only chunks of what use to remain. But in the destruction of that came something entirely new that being Dusty Divot. It’s pretty much a giant lab that one can assume was to study the impact. But the map does have new little spots where smaller meteors have landed and it’s cool to stumble across.

Democrats Just Need One Vote to Get Back Net Nuetrality VINCENT FRANCO Son of Esther Quezada

vincent.franco2391@my.riohondo.edu

The fight for saving Net Neutrality is reaching the home stretch of this long and bumpy process. By the way things are looking, in order to save Net Neutrality, Democrats are gonna need more than just that one more vote to save it. According to the UK Register , lawmakers decided to not delay any more effort into getting republicans joining their side, instead they’re putting their Congressional Review Act effort to nix the FCC’s actions to senate floor vote.

Which will be due May 9th.

At this moment the Democrats a total of 50 votes but need at least one more for things to go their way. Although popular with the public, a total of 86 percent

of Americans stand with Net Neutrality, the fight isn’t going to be quite that easy. Even with the votes, the decision would make its way to the House of Representatives and then to the president who has vocally shown support in killing off the rules.

Large support from big companies like Google, Facebook, and Twitter who have publicly shown support in against the killing of Net Neutrality in the beginning of the fight have since stayed quite. Believing that there’s more to lose if they stay public about it.

With the decision still unclear and even questioning of the way the process is being done, FCC leader Ajit Pai is ignoring all these types of questions.

Lawsuits are even being made on the matter.

One of the coolest features that the newest season brought to the table is the new consumables. They are all close by ever meteor impact. Once you consume one you’re able to jump higher and faster. Making it fun to get the upper hand on your opponent. The new consumables aren’t the only thing scattered across the map. Matter of fact there is a couple of Easter egg to find as well. Two of the most notable ones are the hidden rocket silo, and the underground bunker used to watch the meteors.

And of course, they added new skins and emotes. This theme seemed to be super hero which makes sense cause of the consumables. The very last skin to unlock is definitely enough to motivate you to buy the newest battle pass. They haven’t said anything about adding new weapons just yet. But I wouldn’t doubt that they won’t throw more new things our way.

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Another Successful Free Comic Book Day LUIS GUTIERREZ Son of Sandy Gutierrez

luis.gutierrez0200@my.riohondo.edu

Free comic book day is a day that many comic book readers, and geeks look forward towards every year. It’s a very special day to them for multiple reasons one because of course you get free comics, and two the local shops usually have some great deals going on. Just like the years

before it this year was another massive success.

A great way to sum this up is the way a local comic book shop owner Michael Rodriguez of metropolis comics explained it.

“This is the Superbowl of comic books-we have a long line around the block that will definitely help sales.”

Which is 100% true free comic book day is almost an

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Free Comic Book Day happens May 5 every year and is a day comic book stores look forward to for business.

all day event people line up by the dozen outside, just to get their hands on some sweet comic books that they wouldn’t be able to get any other day. A lot of these comics that are being given away are simple one-shots that means they make a certain amount of one single story issue. And once there gone they’re gone you’ll have to do some extreme hunting to find them again.

It’s a great day all around even if you’re not that much into reading Comics, much like going to Disneyland, a big part of attending free comic book day is the lines.

You’ll find yourself waiting outside sometimes for only thirty minutes to maybe even hours on end. And none of

that seems to matter because the passion and love that these people have for comics always makes it worth the wait.

So next time you find yourself free this time next year, go to your local comic book shop. Pick up a comic or two it won’t hurt at all, after all it’s free so it won’t even put a dent in your wallet.

After all with the recent hype around comic book movies such as Avengers, and Justice League why wouldn’t you wanna pick up a comic and learn more about them?

There are more to these characters then the movies display. Get to learn them more on a personal level by picking up a comic today!

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Stacks and stacks of comic books that were only available May 5 were a must grab, so many people showed up.

Living Life Being “Woke”

OLIVIA VENEGAS Daughter of Linda Venegas

olivia.venegas4091@my.riohondo.edu

I haven’t always been like this, “woke”.

Before I came to college I had opinions that were completely opposite to the ones I have now, or that I just have opinions on certain social issues.

Being woke is a term used to say a person is aware of social injustices happening around them. The term woke is vague nor is it defined as a good or bad thing. It is good to be aware of how social injustices affect your life and your community but what about the issues that happen beyond our bubbles, beyond where we are comfortable?

To call a person “woke” gives a false sense of accomplishment. A person may feel awareness is enough to make change happen. While it is necessary it is not the

only step and that’s where our own personal bubbles can hold us back. We need to care about issues happening in other/ foreign neighbors because it is all relative.

With all that being said, I walk around being aware of certain issues and my own faults as to why I haven’t done more to care about foreign issues.

At social events, I can determine a color-blind racist and examples of how some individuals partake in the modern day racism. I am aware of colorism because of my appearance. In my own home, it is hard to listen to the words of my parents who exhibit modern day racism, sexism, homophobia, and ignorance.

When my father aggressively shares his republican views, I try my best to ignore his opinions. Although, at these times I find myself being ignorant for at least not

listening and trying to understand why he believes such things. There are other personal reasons as to why the conversations are not treated more like open discussions that I will not explain.

These instances remind me that being “woke” is not something to pride yourself in if you cannot have an open discussion with someone who thinks differently than you.

Those who identify themselves as “woke” are young and mostly believe they do not need to have open discussions, that their voices and opinions are right and therefore should be heard in whatever tone, just like I believed.

Walking around life knowing the ways minorities are marginalized and the inner workings of our society means nothing if these concepts cannot be discussed in an effective way to get those to listen to you.

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OPINION

Elabortions on Cultural Appropriation DANTE LOPEZ-BENNETT Son of Elsie Bennett

dante.lopezbennett9611@my.riohondo.edu

Cultural appropriation is wrong as much as humanity is stupid.

There are certain things that evoke outrage. Black rappers in confederate flags are frowned upon. White frat boys in dashikis are denounced. Tanned models on runaways in coconut bikinis and headdresses are condemned and hated. All because I suppose, certain articles of garments have been adopted as sacred symbols by one congregation of people with an ideology or rather, a culture.

Nations, cities, and all states of being have become independent spheres of influence with either animosity or infatuation arising at the intersections of where each meet. Whether it be in high schools or on the stages for entertainment. We’re absolutely outraged at Utah senior Keziah Daum, a white female, deciding to wear a red cheongsam, or Qipao, a high-collared and form-fitting traditionally Chinese dress to prom. However, we critically acclaim and get to clutching our hearts when Kung Fu Kenny hops around on stage with ninjas and in (you guessed it) traditional

Chinese garments.

While it is my opinion that certain articles of dress are more than justified as being recipient to the want for redress of grievances they evoke, I find that it’s only a lonely minority who recognize that their sense

trill and true. Perhaps so much so as to be able to make everybody question just exactly who is “you.”

As a human race with finite minds we’re up in arms with uproar over the hundreds of years of pain we’ve perpetuated against one

mar’s current aesthetic is admittedly cultural appropriation, it is in no way as terrible as a caucasian Ip Man with no Iq ignorant of everybody he’s offending by wearing a tunic to prom.

Being frank for some mo-

High schooler Keziah Daum recieved hate when she attended her prom in a traditional chinese dress.

of belonging is contrived by nothing more than what exists in their manmade environment. Essence and the utmost sincerity of intention, integrity, knows no universal merit but is bound only by what the people decide is true.

Tis abstract really, but

another to the point of only wanting to find solace in the immediate separations we’ve grown so accustomed to since the onset of the continental drift.

What intention is friendly and which is foe?

That’s for you as a people to decide. While Kendrick La-

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ments. White people or those who appear as though their skin is a tad couple of shades lighter than brown are at the very bottom of the list when it comes to receiving amnesty and resonation because unfortunately, we live in the aftermath of a history tainted by.

You get the idea even if I say “it” now don’t you? The sole fact that this sentence’s meaning can be implied to some and refuted by others is the very reason that there’s always cultural appropriation alleged when things so simple as garments are taken out of a culture’s “context.”

With that being said, in no way do I believe that lines can’t be drawn and knowledge is taken into consideration. Essence is something abstract like a scent only observed in the presence of the tried and true to whom an effort at a greater understanding has been made so as to not proceed in ignorance.

Learning is all the difference we have between offense and evolving from the states of hurt that plagued our past generations. It pays to know that hurt is nothing if not past tense. For this reason, dictating what is appropriate of races and included within “cultures,” is something requiring the utmost of caution in proceedings lest a loophole be made and hasty generalizations once more give way to violent reasoning.

Unfortunately, in the case Keziah Daum wearing a dress of a culture, not hers, she’s only been reminded by the people of what we all are: the byproduct of separations and painfully stupid human history.

Amazon, You Need to Take “Cosby” Off Prime Video Right Now MICHAEL KHURAIBET Son of Lisa Lucero

michael.khuraibet1864@my.riohondo.edu

Someone at Amazon missed a very important memo. One week ago, Bill Cosby was convicted of sexual assault. Earlier today, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted to expel Cosby and Roman Polanski, another convicted rapist. Yet inexplicably, three of Cosby’s television shows are still available for streaming on Amazon Prime. And Polanski’s film “The Ninth Gate” is on HBO Now.

Why? Seriously, why?

Who still wants to watch the work of men convicted of rape? I’m not in the TV/ film business, but there can’t possibly be a market for that.

In the #MeToo era, where powerful Hollywood men are finally starting to be pun-

ished for their sins, decisions like Amazon’s are not appealing.

I recommend Amazon take a page from the Netflix playbook. Netflix has a history of dropping celebrities when scandals come to light.

In 2014, Netflix was smart enough to drop Cosby once the allegations against him became widespread. Mind you, that happened before Cosby even commented on the allegations. Late last year, Netflix dropped comedian Louis C.K.’s library of work after accusations of misconduct arose. The same goes for Kevin Spacey, who got fired from House of Cards last year once assault allegations came up. As of today, though, C.K.’s specials and all of Spacey’s episodes are available to stream.

Many would argue that there is a world of difference

between C.K.’s and Cosby’s actions. C.K. admitted to “misconduct,” whereas Cosby was convicted of assault. The issue is that there is no clear method of punishment for people who commit these acts.

As an audience, we like to separate an artist from their art. Woody Allen, for instance, is still making movies that people adore. Some forget he’s been accused of child molestation (a claim Allen denies). Allen never faced charges for his accusations.

He said in a New York Times Op-Ed, “...any rational person would see the ploy for what it was.” Two of his films are currently on Netflix.

Even as I write this, the New York Times has literally just put out that the Nobel Prize for Literature will not be awarded due to a sex abuse scandal. The lines that divide

the punishments for different celebrity crimes are skewered beyond legibility. Should we cut ties with the abusers altogether? Do we put them on time out for a little while?

Can we just keep our heads buried six feet underground like we’ve been doing?

What is stopping us from having that discussion?

If I haven’t made this clear, the actions of the men listed above are indefensible.

But the problem isn’t just the industry. The problem is equally actions of people like them, but also our society’s perpetuation of similar actions. TV and film are businesses. In a free market, a business thrives based on what the consumer demands.

Woody Allen puts out films every year, and people keep going to see them. The message that sends is that audiences are okay with some

forms of abuse, but not other forms. If we just stop going, then guess what? There won’t be another one next year. Then maybe we’ll start to think about who deserves our money, our love, and our trust.

With services like Amazon Prime and Netflix, though, it’s different. Their business doesn’t just sell the show, but the platform the show is watched on. That means that whatever content is vetted for streaming is their responsibility. You pay for all of their content, whether you like it or not.

And when brands as big as Amazon give people like Bill Cosby their seal of approval, that says something about them that maybe we ought to stay away from.

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Colorism: A History OLIVIA VENEGAS Daughter of Linda Venegas

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Colorism runs rampantly within the Black community given the history of the divide between light and dark skinned Black people.

It has created hate among people of their own race simply because they do not fit the stereotypical look of a Black person.

In her book Notes of a White Black Woman, biracial author Judy Scales-Trent recalls her days in grade school being bullied by her fellow darker-skinned classmates for her lighter-skin. Scales-Trent explains that she felt like she never fit in since she could never please others of who she was.

Colorism affects Black women more harshly than Black men. From our phone to television screens, darker skinned Black women are demonized, objectified, rejected, and ignored.

Sadly, social media, along with television and various streaming services, is one of the main perpetrators of colorism, especially within

the Black community.

Everyday one opens up their social media accounts and see “memes,” you know those funny yet relatable images with text. A huge portion of these “memes” (on Black Twitter or Instagram or Facebook) are posts bashing and ridiculing dark skinned women while praising light skinned or mixed race women.

How terrible is it that there is little darked skinned Black girls growing up being told by everyone, even those within their own communities, that they are ugly or less than because of their heavily melanated skin?

This ugly colorism monster has convinced our Black men of every shade choosing a light skinned woman over a dark skinned woman because it’s seen as better for their status in society.

Notable Black men, including musicians, athletes, actors, and many other people in the spotlight are seen with a fair skinned woman, usually not Black, on their arm.

Darlings, face it. We ARE all beautiful. Every shade, every tint, every color, we are beautiful. We must teach each other that our skin shade, let alone color, does not define our worth.

We must share and repost positive things about every tint of our skin. We must find ways to obtain positions of

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power to make sure every color of the rainbow is seen in the media in a positive light.

And that doesn’t just go for Black girls and boys, it goes for every race affected by the European beauty standards to its core.

We cannot allow the European standards of beauty to dictate who is white and who is color. We cannot exclude who we see as other yet claim to hate a system that sees people of color as others.

Within our own communities of color, we should include those who are lighter while supporting our darker brothers and sister.

We are starting to see men and women with darker skin being praised on platforms with millions of followers. We are starting to see men and women on the darker side of the spectrum in higher positions in companies. We are starting to see darker skinned men and women with leading roles in blockbuster films.

One of the women leading the race to equality of all shades of Black people and people in general, is the Kenyan-Mexican actress Lupita Nyong’o.

Nyong’o has taken the spotlight by firstly identifying herself as Kenyan Mexican, relating to and having knowledge of both cultures.

But this puts a country like Mexico in a tough spot.

Their claim on Nyong’o as the

first Mexican born actress to win an Oscar is a precarious one. To claim Nyong’o as Mexican would be to accept that this dark skinned talented woman can in fact be as successful as she is would mean that they would have to accept that dark skin doesn’t mean bad.

It sounds as bad as it is, Mexican television has a plethora of light skinned people on it, completely ignoring that there are plenty of other people in Mexico that fall outside of that bracket. To have Nyong’o be an Oscar winning actress opens all kinds of doors to people who never thought they’d have a chance. It also airs out the ugliness of colorism.

Nyong’o is definitely talented enough that she could have had a breakthrough acting in Mexico. But the reality of it is that her chances were slim. Mexico, like many other countries in central and south America don’t offer a platform for darker skinned people, whether they be Black or not.

At the end of the day, if you don’t look light skinned or mixed, your chances of getting a starring role in Mexican television. The Afromestizo community in Mexico doesn’t have much in the way of representation, but we’re all hoping that the impact that Nyong’o has had for American cinema will be far reaching.

Surprise Guest I am your puppet master What you see is because of me How you look is because of me We both see what you’ve become Your face is pale cold clay, and your eyes droop with gray crescents from restless nights All people see is the thundering distress morphed into a knot- Hidden behind your face But now I see That your hurt’s too strong I’ll promise to be your legs and feet to help guide you- so you can move on And when your throats so thick that you can’t articulate what’s going onI promise to make it quick, and cut the strings that connect to every part of your inner being I’ll be slow and quiet Like the last breath that will be cut off too soon by the ventilator when you can’t hold on because I’m the disease that feeds off your cancerous body, the reason why your niece no longer recognizes youwhile you slowly become what the white coats fear After, I will move onTo a new host, a new body But unlike you IWill live on.

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SPORTS

El Paisano Tuesday May 8, 2018

Rio Hondo Beach Volleyball 1’s Duo Loses at CCCAA SoCal Regional Playoffs MADELYN GASTELUM Daughter of Ana Gastelum

madelyn.gastelum1526@my.riohondo.edu

Friday ,May 4, Rio Hondo Beach Volleyball 1’s Duo, Andrea Velasco and Madison Mader, were eliminated out of the SoCal Regional Playoffs tournament going home with only one win from the matches of the day. Tournament play started out at 9AM at Irvine Valley College with our Lady Roadrunners facing off against Palomar College’s 1’s.

Last season Rio Hondo competed in the San Diego conference and was able to compete against Palomar but this season was the first time that they faced up against this team. Palomar defeated Velasco and Mader in two games, 21-12 and 21-17.

Velasco commented on the first match saying that the team was strong with their offense and when given the opportunity would bang away.

Though this was a team that they hadn’t competed against yet they took control of their game and how they could play regardless of what the other team brought to the table.

With the first round placing them into their bracket for the day the next team for the Lady Roadrunners was the 1’s pairing from Orange Coast College.

The last time that Rio Hondo faced off against OCC was at the beginning of the preseason. Velasco and Mader played a strong game against OCC with smart offensive plays by Velasco to give their

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Madison Mader (12) recently won Rio Hondo’s Female Student Athlete of the Year at the Rio Hondo Outstanding Student Awards.

team the win. With consistent ball control our Lady Roadrunners were able to get the job done at the net. OCC put up a strong fight pushing the match to three games.

The first score was 21-19, with some adjustments from OCC they were able to come back in the second match closing it out at 23-21. Knowing that this round was a one match elimination Velasco and Mader went into the game final game with fire.

Both teams very well and it came down to a game of smart plays to end it. The third game ended with Rio Hondo on top at 15-12.

Advancing to the next round, Rio Hondo faced off against College of the Desert.

Again they came against a team with a large offense and a moveable defense. Rio took three games out of the match but came up short with the final games score ending at 15-10.

Overall Velasco and Mader played a great season.

Competing with and defeating top teams that were ranked in the state, including LBCC 1’s and ECC 1’s. Though their season ended at regionals they left a strong impression on the program and set a great example for the freshman that will be returning to the sand next season for Rio Hondo.

This was Velasco’s final season for her volleyball career as a player but she looks forward to what her future will be as a coach this fall for the upcoming indoor season.

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SPORTS

LAFC Held to Tie

IGNACIO CERVANTES Son of Maria Cervantes

ignacio.cervantes8813@my.riohondo.edu

Football Club Dallas came into Banc of California Stadium on Saturday May 5 and earned a 1-1 draw. Argentinian Maximiliano Urruti equalized ten minutes into the second half as Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) were the better side but were held to a tie.

Steven Beitashour scored 10 minutes into the match to provoke an enthusiastic crowd at The Banc but the LAFC faithful went home experiencing its first draw on home turf after Urruti’s 55th minute equalizer gave Dallas a share of the points.

Uruguayan forward Diego Rossi featured as the lone striker while Mark Anthony Kaye played a more advanced roll in midfield to give forward Carlos Vela space on the wing to balance Latif Blessing on the opposite flank.

The backline of Jordan Harvey, Laurent Ciman, Walker Zimmerman, and Beitashour was unchanged from last week. The quartet continued to defend well on Sunday after last week’s 1-0 home-opener shutout of Seattle Sounders.

Columbian youngster Eduardo Atuesta was given his first LAFC start of his Major League Soccer career and combined nicely in the midfield with Benny Feilhaber.

Of the bunch it was the trio of Vela, Rossi, and Beitashour that combined for the Black and Gold’s only goal.

The right-sided defender held

AARON MARTINEZ/EL PAISANO NEWS Twenty-year-old LAFC forward Diego Rossi has scored four goals through eight games so far this season.

a run to perfection to latch onto, then score past goalkeeper Jimmy Maurer, from Rossi’s well-timed pass after the Uruguayan played a giveand-go with Vela.

Both Maurer and his counterpart Tyler Miller were forced into smart saves as the first half continued but it was Miller who would concede next. Dallas forward Urruti

hit the back of the net from about 25 yards by skipping a well-placed shot inside the right side of the post and into the back of the net.

A run towards the 18-yard

box from Santiago Mosqueda ended with a sharp pass to Urruti’s left side with his back to goal. All in one motion, the Argentine turned the out-of-position Ciman before dispensing his chance.

LAFC’s preference of a slick pitch by touching it with water any chance possible might have helped Urruti’s shot trickle in a lot quicker than expected.

The rest of the match saw little opportunities with the Black and Gold having the lion’s share of possession with not much to show for it.

LAFC’s Egyptian midfielder Omar Gaber’s chance in the 71st minute should have put the host team ahead except his fitness continues its development after spending time on the injured list during preseason and recovering just four games ago.

With four minutes of added time, Vela found himself in a favorable spot at the mouth of goal two minutes into stoppage only to fluff his lines and hit a tame shot wide of the net from about 8 yards.

Referee Jair Marrufo whistled for the final time and Dallas conquered a tough point at The Banc to become the first club to do that.

Next up, the trail of firsts continues for Banc of California Stadium as Downtown LA’s inaugural mid-week match up comes on Wednesday night on May 9 when Minnesota United come in for a Western Conference 7 p.m. clash.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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Tuesday May 8 Resume, Cover Letter, and Interview Tips....................................... Rio Hondo........................................................................................................5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday May 9 Time Management........................................................................... LR 101..............................................................................................................10 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Faculty Workshop: Talking ‘Bout My Generation............................ SS 305...............................................................................................................1 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

Picking a Major is Major................................................................... Rio Hondo........................................................................................................5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Board Meeting.................................................................................. A 102................................................................................................................6 p.m.

Thursday May 10 What Can I Do with a Major in Business?........................................ Rio Hondo........................................................................................................9 a.m. - 10 a.m.

An Evening of Ensemble Dance........................................................ Wray Theater...................................................................................................1 p.m.

Faculty Workshop: Talking ‘Bout My Generation............................ SS 305...............................................................................................................1 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

Interviews Don’t Have to be Hard.................................................... Rio Hondo........................................................................................................2 p.m. - 3 p.m.

An Evening of Ensemble Dance........................................................ Wray Theater...................................................................................................7 p.m.

Friday May 11 An Evening of Ensemble Dance........................................................ Wray Theater...................................................................................................7 p.m.

Saturday May 12 NO EVENTS SCHEDULED

Monday May 14 Adult Re-Entry Informational Session............................................. Rio Hondo........................................................................................................5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

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