October 3, 2014 vol 81 no 5

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Clubs flood the quad

Prolific portraits

Soccer on a roll

Student clubs take to the quad in the hopes of recruiting new members and raising funds — page 3

Students adorn the hall with self-portraits as part of an art project. Photos inside — page 4

Soccer team wins three games in a row, continues with successful season — page 5

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F.Y.I. Important Dates October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month Oct. 6-9

Campus visit from members of the accreditating commission, see story below

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Veterans Day — Campus closed

LMC2 to bring idea exchange

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Equity Plan steams on Deadline is fast approaching

By JOSEPH DELANO

jdelano@lmcexperience.com

Los Medanos College is nearing the final stages of developing a state required Student Equity Plan. Progress was reported, followed by a discussion Sept. 29 by members of the faculty and staff. In the management called meeting, the faculty was brought up to speed with structure and content of the plan, which is to be sent to the

three senates (Classified, Student and Academic) shortly for approval with a target date range of Oct. 17-20. According to a fact sheet on the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office website, A “student equity plan focuses on increasing access, course completion, ESL and basic skills completion, degrees, certificates and transfer for all students as

See PLAN, page 6

Experience s Cathie Lawrence

Dave Belman presents aspects of the Student Equity Plan to a crowded room.

‘Yes’ bill is OK’d

Living to be healthy

President Bob Kratochvil will continue his Campus Conversation series with these upcoming dates: Q Friday, Oct. 17 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Cafeteria Q Wednesday, Oct. 29 from 3 to 4 p.m. in the Library, Room L-105 Q Tuesday, Nov. 18 from 12 to 1 p.m. at the Brentwood Center, Room 11 Q Monday, Dec. 1 from 5 to 6 p.m. in the Library, Room L-105 The informal meetings offer the opportunity to have an idea heard by the president. Questions and feedback are encouraged on current LMC issues. Meetings with the president can also be scheduled one-on-one by calling Senior Executive Assistant Jennifer Adams at 473-7302 or emailing her at jadams@losmedanoscollege.edu

Consent required By CASSIE DICKMAN

cdickman@lmcexperience.com

Experience s Cathie Lawrence

‘Migrate’ to the art show

The newest art exhibition is open in the LMC Art Gallery. Ann Holsberry’s Cyanotype show “Migration” remains open until Oct. 23. The gallery will be open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. A reception will be held Oct. 9 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Art Gallery. Holsberry will host an Artist Talk at 6 p.m. Contact Holsberry at aholsberryart@gmail.com for more information on her pieces.

Steven Ibanez, right, checks student Brittany Matlock’s blood pressure as part of her free health screening at the Kaiser Permanente Healthy Living Event Sept. 30. The event was held in the Outdoor Quad from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Those who participated receieved a complimentary reusable Kaiser Permanente bag filled with tips on how to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Students Jairo Barba and Makayla Scott, top, excitedly ascend a faux rock wall. Other activities included free massages and information booths with advice on how to lead a healthy life.

Experience s Bertha Aguilar

“Affirmative Consent” became the new standard for sexual encounters on California college and university campuses after Senate Bill No. 967 was signed by Gov. Jerry Brown Sunday, Sept. 29. California is the first state to pass a law of this kind, which mandates that all colleges and universities that receive state funding or state-funded student financial aid adopt a standard of “af firmative consent.” Before a sexual encounter takes place those involved must receive a confirmed “yes” from their prospective partner. According to the bill, no longer can a “lack of protest or resistance be construed as consent.” Sexual assault victims will not be required to prove they said “no,” explained Los Medanos College President Bob Kratochvil. “The biggest change is that a person accused of sexual assault will now be faced with proving that the accuser actually consented to have sexual activity,” he said. SB 967 defines consent as an “affirmative, conscious, and voluntar y agreement in sexual activity.” If an individual is unconscious or asleep, they are unable to give consent to sexual acts. In addition those under the influence of drugs, alcohol or medications that render them incapable of making mindful decisions cannot be presumed to have given consent. The See YES, page 6

Accreditating team to visit campus next week By JOSEPH DELANO

jdelano@lmcexperience.com

A team from the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges will be on campus next week Oct. 6-9 to conduct their inspection of our campus. Led by Team Chair Dr. Helen Cox of Kaua’i Community College, the team consists of 13 educational professionals from both California

and the Hawaiian Islands. Each member will be easily identifiable, as they will be wearing name badges. Accreditation helps ensure an institution is a living up to a high standard of quality, allows for the distribution of financial aid to its students, keeps the school in the running for the receiving of grants and most importantly, accreditation allows for the institution

to offer transferrable courses. The self-report that the district and Los Medanos College conducted of themselves was the first step, followed by this upcoming visit and ending in the hopes of renewing the accreditation of the college. As part of the three-step process of accreditation, the team will be poking heads into a number of classes on both campuses as well as the offsite Fire

and Police academies. The visitors may engage students and faculty. “We want to be ready for a simple question [from the visitors], ‘what are you proud of at LMC?’” said LMC President Bob Kratochvil at a recent meeting focused on the upcoming visit. He added that the “team needs to know about all of our strengths.” The result of the visit will be announced in January 2015.


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