Crude oil situation
Student wins contest
Draining hoops
WesPac has a proposal to build an oil terminal near downtown Pittsburg — page 3
Art Student Daniel Montiel won a poster contest to raise awareness for underage drinking — page 4
The Men’s basketball team has been streaky thus far with a 13-6 record — page 5
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Burglarized during break
Set of campus keys and other equipment taken By RATTANA KIM
rkim@lmcexperience.com
Several burglaries occurred on the Los Medanos College campus over the holiday break. Various equipment from the Buildings and Grounds shed and a set of campus keys have been stolen. In an email sent to all LMC employees by President Bob Kratovchil, it is stated that the fence of the Buildings and Grounds area was cut and the same culprits who broke into the shed are believed to be the same people who stole the campus keys. The culprits had also used the keys to enter the Child Study Center; however, nothing else was stolen. For any additional evidence of burglary,
management and Police Services have performed a walk-through of the entire campus. Although no other areas have been identified, it is still an ongoing investigation, according to Lieutenant Ryan Huddleston of the Police Department. As of right now, LMC is in the process of having all the campus buildings rekeyed to prevent any further unauthorized access. All the exterior doors have been rekeyed and the interior doors are in the process of getting rekeyed. Lt. Huddleston said, “we’re just providing extra security for as long as we’ve been asked to so we have 24/7 coverage for the undetermined amount of time.”
In addition to increased security, last week Lt. Huddleston, President Bob Kratochvil and a few members of the safety committee had performed a walk-through of the entire campus to see where the lights are out that could make students and employees feel uneasy. They wrote down the information to provide facilities and department recommendations. It is now assured that all the lights are on and additional lightings has been increased. “The more lighting you have, the more you can see what’s in front of you and around you that way you can feel a bit more safe on campus so those
‘Fences’ without borders Annual LLN Conference
By STEVEN LUKE
sluke@lmcexperience.com
Spring Fever 2014 events
Want to create an LMC club? Interested in creating an official LMC club? Contact the Student Life Office for more information at 439-2181 ext. 3266 or go to www.losmedanos. edu/studentservices/clubs
Annual March in March rally
Photo by Irvin Trigueros
Mario Castillo embraces Arionna White during a performance of “Fences” last October. The LMC Theater Department is looking for donations to raise money to attend a conference at Boise State University.
Drama needs funds to go to festival in Idaho By SUZZANNE SPERRY
ssperry@lmcexperience.com
The LMC Theater Department is preparing for a week-long conference hosted by the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF). The KCACTF is a national theater program involving 18,000 students from colleges and universities nationwide which has served as a catalyst in improving the quality of college theater in the United States according to their website, www.kennedy-center.org. LMC Theater Depar tment must
raise $40,000 to attend this weeklong conference at Boise State University. The theater department is hoping to raise this money through fundraisers and donations. The scheduled dates for the festival are Feb. 16-22. “It’s a pretty big deal,” said 19-year-old LMC student Du’Praiseja Smith, who was one of the students who first heard about the exciting news. Smith will be performing in the festival. “I am very proud of my school. Fences is the only African American play being featured at the festival. Out of four other schools
a junior college was picked to go. That never happens.” Fences is a production the LMC Theater Department showcased during the Fall 2013 semester. Fences was recognized by a member of the Kennedy Center Committee during what audiences say was a very emotional theater experience. “People walked out of the theater sobbing, tears running down their faces,” recalls LMC Drama Department Chair, Nick Garcia. “The audience See IDAHO, page 6
Accreditation is very important to Los Medanos College. It gives the school credibility and qualifies the school for financial aid funding. This is important to all of the staff, but it should be just as important to the students. Kiran Kameth is the Sr. Dean of Planning and Institutional Effectiveness, but is also the liaison for accreditation, and she attended the Nov. 25, 2013 LMC Associated Students meeting to raise student awareness. “It is an entire campus issue,” she said. During the meeting she spoke of the importance of the students voice being heard during the accreditation process, and was hoping to gain students on the committees to hear their voice. LMCAS President Brianna Klipp was surprised to learn at the meeting that she will have to sign off on the final draft of the accreditation on behalf of the student body. To help better educate the AS, Kameth is arranging for dif ferent members of the accreditation committees to come to the meetings and answer questions about their sections. See ACCRED, page 6
LMC alum gets ‘Super’ chippy Gill’s ad for the big game could make her a millionaire By STEVEN LUKE
sluke@lmcexperience.com
Join LMCAS and the Student Senate of California Community Colleges for the annual March in March rally for student needs on Monday, March 3, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m at the Capitol Mall in Sacramento. For information, go to www.studentsenateccc. org/Default.aspx
More student voices needed Accreditation a campuswide issue
The 27th Annual Conference for the Latina Leadership Newtwork of the California Community Colleges is scheduled for March 28 and 29 at the Ohlone College Newark Center in Newark. For more information contact Maria Ramirez at (510)7422346 or visit www.latinaleadership-network.org
There are four remaining Spring Fever events, presented by the Student Life Office. Q Tuesday, Jan. 28 — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Blood Drive, L109 Q Wednesday, Jan. 29 — 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., LMCAS Breast Cancer Speaker Series, L109 Q Thursday, Jan. 30 — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Game Day, SLO Q Friday, Jan. 31 — 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., Coaches vs. Cancer, Gym
See KEYS, page 6
In just over one week the biggest event of the year, the National Football League’s (NFL) Super Bowl, will air on Fox. Many people dream to be a participant in the event, but most never make it. One Los Medanos College (LMC) alumna will live out her dream of being involved with the Super Bowl, but in a different way than you might think. Amber Gill graduated from LMC in the fall semester of
1999 after five semesters. She graduated with a degree in Liberal Arts and completed all the requirements to transfer as a music major. Gill never finished a four year degree, though, but has made a career with the music skills she learned from Music Professor David Henderson, and she credits his guidance for where she is today. She is presently making a splash with something just a Photo by Andrew Abajian bit different from her background in music as she is the Amber Gill and her husband David are one of five finalists for the Doritos Crash See SUPER, page 6
the Super Bowl contest with their commercial “Cowboy Kid.”