2 presumed dead. In total there 5 Dead: Rio Hondo’s Breaking Free were nine patients at the local louisville hospital two police Gunman Club Host “Unhealthy vs. officers and seven civilians three patients were released and are in critical condition, Livestreamed three Healthy Relationships” including a police officer. The gunman live streamed Louisville Workshop the disturbing shooting live on instagram police quickly took it down off of social media Shooting they wasted no time doing The Rio Hondo’s Women constant spamming of texts
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On Monday, April, 10th 2023 a gunman by the name of Connor Sturgeon a 25 year old opened fire in a bank out in downtown louisville leaving four dead two of them were friends of the kentucky gov. Andy Beshear. Eight other people were wounded and they were taken to University Of Louisville hospital. Two officers were wounded. Some people who were at the bank when this went down say the shooter is believed to be an employee and may have had mental issues. The shooter was only 25 years old and was male. Who worked in the bank where he shot four people were presumed dead on the scene two officers were wounded in the shoot off and eight more people were sent to the hospital. As of this morning april, 11 2023 a fifth person was
that. The suspect was killed by responding officers to the scene at the old national bank in louisville. One of the cops was shot in the head Nickolas Wilt was the only victim still listed in critical condition. Such a tragic way to start off the week after Easter in Louisville Kentucky. I spoke to RHC student Carlos Salas. He feels like anything with gun control should be harder to come by to buy a gun, look at your criminal records and family history. Gets me worried because of social media and what’s happening rio hondo security should be more tighter at least or anytype of campus checking backpacks and padding down. Make it a requirement if they have scissors, something harmful to make sure the professor for that subject gives a note just to give you the OK to carry around campus.
NBA Season Recap Christopher Aurajo @chris_jrnlsm
The 2022-2023 NBA(National Basketball Association) season has come to an end. With many unexpected twists and turns in trades to witness history made by the king. This has been one of the craziest seasons when it comes to the trade deadline. When the Brooklyn Nets got Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in the summer of 2019, many thought the Nets were going to be a powerhouse with NBA championships on the horizon in Brooklyn. Unfortunately for the Nets, not a single banner was raised at the Barclays Center. This season Durant requested a trade out of Brooklyn as well for Irving. Durant ended up in Phoenix with the Suns. Irving was said to be a Laker but the Nets owner Joseph Tsai sent Irving to the Dallas Mavericks. The Lakers traded Russell Westbrook to the Utah Jazz in a three-way team trade while the Minnesota Timberwolves got Mike Conley, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, and three second-round picks. Russell Westbrook was able to stay in Los Angeles as he was bought out of his contract and was able to join the Clippers. The Lakers got D’Angelo Russell, Jarred Vanderbilt, and Malik Beasley. The Milwaukee Bucks and Giannis are the kings of the east with them clinching the first seed. Followed by Boston Celtics and the Philadelphia
76ers. The Cleveland Cavaliers have become a strong unit with guys like Donovan Mitchell, and Darius Garland. The Cavaliers have got the right pieces to be playoff contenders. The Nets without Durant and Irving got sixth and managed to push for the playoffs. Going back to the west the Sacramento Kings made the playoffs for the first time in 17 years. The Kings have been impressive this season and will look to push far into the playoffs. Memphis Grizzlies are on top of the headlines with Ja Morant being suspended eight games for flashing a gun on Instagram live in a nightclub. Ja Morant has apologized for his actions off the court and will continue to help the Grizzlies get their first NBA championship. The Playoffs matchups are set. In the West, the Denver Nuggets will play the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Memphis Grizzlies will play the Los Angeles Lakers. The Sacramento Kings will play against the Golden State Warriors. The Phoenix Suns will play against the Los Angeles Clippers. In the East, the Milwaukee Bucks will play against the Miami Heat. The Boston Celtics will play against the Atlanta Hawks. The Philadelphia 76ers will play against the Brooklyn Nets. The Cleveland Cavaliers will play against the New York Knicks.
Breaking Free Club hosted a workshop about Unhealthy vs Healthy “Red Flags” on Tuesday 4/11, In the Student Lunge. The workshop consisted of learning the importance of boundaries within the relationship and when to know the signs of an abusive relationship. The workshop noted that relationships exist on a spectrum and included examples as well as scenarios of what healthy, unhealthy, and abusive relationships. With these examples, Glenn Heap from the Student Health and Psychological Services lead the group and spoke about the difference in tone and how you approach problems that may arise in the relationships. Those who attended, myself included were encouraged to read aloud each example given from the list of healthy, unhealthy, and abusive and give their thoughts and opinions. The members of the club helped the atmosphere feel safe enough to do so and many of the attendees spoke out about their trials and tribulations when speaking about past and current relationships. Not only were there talks about romantic relationships but platonic friendships and family relationships as well. One important thing to note was that with dating in this day and age, a new problem of digital abuse can arise. Heap talked about this subject and how
and demands of replies can be considered unhealthy and if not checked, abusive. Another scenario of this was the trust between partners and how looking through your partner’s phone without them knowing is not healthy. There is a level of trust that must be established between those in a relationship and how to properly go about any suspicions or concerns that may arise. An acronym that Heap brought up was “HALT”, to help regulate when to talk or discuss things. Never engage in something that may arise in the conflict if you are Hungry, Angry, Lonely, or Tired, as this can cloud judgment and make matters worse. Alongside these helpful acronym comes along the 24-48-72 hour rule where space and time are given for one of the parties involved in the relations to really stop and think about the problem and help provide a solution. The most important things learned from this workshop were being able to set boundaries, how to effectively communicate, as well as knowing the signs of toxic behaviors before it is too late. The club has many more to offer including upcoming workshops that included things like practicing self-affirmations, writing individual break-free letters, and how to live a balances and healthy guilt-free life all thanks to founder Lesly Tavira.
Rio Hondo College’s Forensics Speech and Debate Team Rise Up to 10th in the Nation Leslie Tovar @elpaimedia
The Rio Hondo College Forensics Speech and Debate ranked 10th in the nation during the National Parliamentary Debate Association Championship that took place, March 25 through the 27. The Forensics Speech and Debate team has been climbing the ladder of success over the past few years. In 2020, the team took 27th place, then in the following year they ranked 21st. By 2022, the team then took a leap into 17th place, but during a competition at Point Loma Nazarene University, the Debate team won first place in October of that same year. In March, the Forensics
Speech and Debate team ranked sixth in the California Community College State Championships. Earlier this year,the Debate team placed second during the Community College Division at the Gaske Championship. Since their accomplishments at the National Parliamentary Debate Association Championship, the Forensics Speech and Debate team have competed at the Phi Rho Pi National Championship in Bethesda, Maryland, and will compete at the Pacific Southwest Collegiate Association on April 29th through the 30th.
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