Vol. 87 No. 7 - Oct. 13, 2017

Lotería Night celebrates

Play takes two

Stangs go on hot streak

LMC Puente Program and club help close out Hispanic Heritage Month with dancing and games — page 3

LMC’s production of “Lone Star” and “Laundry and Bourbon” opens this week — page 4

The Mustang volleyball team wins three home games in a row, picking up a 7-1 record— page 6

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Conference for undocumented Diablo Valley College is preparing a free conference for undocumented high school and college students, parents, educators, and their allies to learn about the oportunities and resources available. The conference will take place Saturday, Oct. 21. To register and find out more visit: www. dvc.edu/dreamers.

Transfer Day this month Students will have the opportunity to speak with 50-plus college reps Tuesday, Oct. 24 during Fall Transfer Day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Schools that are currently accepting Fall 2018 applications will be present as well as representatives who look forward to answering students’ questions. For more information, stop

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By ADRIA WATSON

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When English Instructor Liz Green shared her poem “Apples and Oranges” — about her experience as a bisexual in Oklahoma — with her students this semester, one reached out her to expressing thanks for “It helps with her openness.

“I had a student email me humanizing saying ‘thank you so much by people who are the way me too and I’ve never told anyone this before’ and LGBTQ.” — Liz Green so that was really moving,” said Green adding, “I’ve had

students in my classrooms that are just coming out” and having a visibly queer and out teacher has made students feel safe to talk to her.

In an email sent out to faculty and staff, English and LGBTQ Studies Instructor Jeff Matthews explained that the Los Medanos College LGBTQ faculty and staff have taken the next step to increasing that visibility and moving beyond stereotypes and discrimination by creating an Out List.

The email noted that the

discrimination LGBTQ individuals face could often differ from other minority groups because their identities are not visible through physical characteristics.

This list not only acts as a reminder to the campus that LGBTQ people exist and are a part of everyday life, but as a representation of the LGBTQ community on campus.

He also explained in the email that through the Out List, students will have the oppor tunity to know and

Bill fights bigotry with ban

Smoke impacts North Bay schools

Assembly Bill 1887, which was passed by the California legislature this Januar y in response to discriminatory laws in other states, may have an impact on some of the work- related travel plans of the faculty, students and staff.

The bill requires California take action to avoid supporting anyone funding discrimination against, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.

It bans state-backed travel to any state that, after June 26, 2015, “enacted a law that has the effect of voiding or repealing existing state or local protections against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.”

Currently the states included in the ban are Alabama, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee and Texas.

Some faculty asked if out-of-state travel financed through the federal Perkins Act is included in the ban.

Dean of Workforce & Economic Development, Natalie Hannum sent out an email regarding the matter earlier in the semester to staff to

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Artist Karrie Hovey’s show “Menagerie” is now open in the LMC Art Gallery. To see “Menagerie,” the gallery will be open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 12:30- 2:20 p.m. and 4-6 p.m. and will run through Oct. 26. Hovey’s work is influenced by her environment.

Daily class cancellations

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District focuses on safety

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New show in Art Gallery

connect with people who can relate and welcome them with open arms.

“I want to help make sure that other people have that sense of freedom that feels like you belong to and are a part of a community,” said one faculty member on the list, English Professor Morgan Lynn. “Especially in time when people can feel attacked or feel ostracized — I think that it’s even more important for all of us to come together and make

With 21 dead, hundreds missing, and more than 160,000 acres lost to Experience • Kimberly Stelly the blazes in Northern California, the haze of smoke that has settled over Student Vanessa Vargas attempts to avoid unhealthy air quality the Bay Area serves as a reminder to by covering her mouth with a face mask. the horrors occurring in the North Bay counties.

LMC President Bob Kratochvil urged staff and students to sympathize with the victims of the wildfires.

W F S Th M S Safety should be the primary concern going forward as students and staff 11 12 13 14 alike need to go out into the smoke to continue their lives.

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School was canceled Thursday Oct. 12.

Board along with the college presidents of Contra Costa College, Diablo Valley College and LMC decided Wednesday Unhealthy for sensitive groups Unhealthy everyone should limit to close all three campuses.

People with respiratory or heart prolonged exertion.

Kratochvil stated “Los Medanos disease, the elderly, and children should limit prolonged exertion.

College, both the Pittsburg Campus and Brentwood Center will be closed Experience graphic • Lissette Urbina

Projected local air quality

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Save yourself from making an unnecessary trip to campus for a class that has been canceled.

Professors cancel classes unexpectedly and often can’t tell their students in person.

The LMC website offers a daily class cancellation page to see if any class has been canceled. Visit www.losmedanos.edu/ classcancel.

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Fire cadets given opportunity Program is ‘rewarding’ for LMC students

By ROBBIE PIERCE

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Photo courtesy of Delta River Fire District

Former LMC students putting out fires in Brannan Island in 2015.

“I get there at 6:30 in the morning while ever yone’s still sleeping,” said LMC Fire Academy graduate and probationar y firefighter at River Delta Jordyn Tomasello, an all-volunteer Sacramento county fire station with a roster over 90 percent composed of LMC students and alumni, according to River Delta Captain Ken Jenkins.

“We’re doing duties, if there’s dishes in the sink we’re

cleaning them, straightening things up,” Tomasello continued, describing a typical day at his probation-level position.

“At 7:00 is when everybody wakes up, and we pour everybody above us coffee.”

After about an hour of ‘cof fee talk’ between the firefighters about last night’s shift, shift change occurs at 8:00. The volunteers who stayed over night go home, and a fresh crew — including Tomasello — gets ready for the day ahead.

“We go outside to where our fire apparatus is, we check all of our equipment, we make sure everything’s running, pre-trip everything, run all the tools,” Tomasello described.

From there things proceed like any mor ning in any household — a quick clean-up, breakfast, another clean-up, maybe a run to the store to get supplies. Of course, the difference is that they could be called away to an emergency site any second.

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Jemele faces up-Hill battle

Enough with the hybrids already

ESPN Sports Commentator Jemele Hill caught hell just a few weeks ago for calling Donald Trump a White Supremacist in a series of tweets.

She said in one of her tweets “Trump is the most ignorant, offensive president of my lifetime. His rise is a direct result of white supremacy. Period.” It wasn’t long before she was reprimanded for her commentary.

However, no consequential actions were taken. Hill continued to voice her thoughts on the state of the presidency. After all, all Hill did was call a supremacist, a supremacist.

This week after Dallas Cowboys Coach Jerry Jones said he’d bench any player protesting the National Anthem, she tweeted suggesting people who take issue with this, boycott the Cowboys’ advertisers.

She was promptly suspended “for a second violation of social media guidelines” according to a statement put out by the network.

For those who were offended by the fact that she hadn’t been suspended before this for her statements about Donald Trump, what to complain about now?

Well people are continuing to question her ability to do her job “properly.”

Hill’s ethics have been called into question.

She’s a journalist, shouldn’t she be objective?

Sure, in most cases but even that’s a shoddy reason to question her journalistic integrity.

She’s a journalist for ESPN — a network known for its reporting of sports-related news. She regularly gives her opinion on that network. Why is it an issue when politics isn’t even the main focus of the network?

One of the beautiful things about journalism is the many avenues in which you can bring into it. Most of it is through objective news reporting regardless of what your specific genre of reporting is, whether it be sports, music or otherwise.

Other writers from other publications do this all the time. And though it’s written into her contract to not speak “on behalf of the network,” that’s just it — she didn’t.

The official statement from ESPN released mid-September, said “Jamele has a right to her personal opinions” as long as she doesn’t paint the network in a negative light. But why are they so scared of what she has to say?

Though it may be but a short series of tweets, Hill was only exercising her right as both a journalist and United States citizen to criticize 45 and his administration. And for this most recent incident, surely she has the right to tweet about methods of protest.

If the network takes issue with her opinions on the matter, it says far more about them than it does about her.

It says they are scared of political discourse even though they claim to be an inclusive corporation.

As for people taking issue with the context of her statements, Jemele Hill is a black woman first come. This comes before her identity as a journalist or as an employee of ESPN. She doesn’t have the privilege of being able to separate her racial identity from her professional one all the time. If she’s suggesting protests or calling out politicians for rising in power through harmful social institutions, you can bet for damn sure, she isn’t doing it to incite the wrath of her employers or audience.

ESPN Anchor Mike Ditka has also spoken up about his take on race relations in the United States. He claims he hasn’t seen oppression in the U.S. in 100 years.

Dude. You were 25 years-old when the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed. What do you mean you haven’t seen oppression?

And it’s statements like this that prompt people like Jemele Hill to speak up for what she believes in. ESPN commentator or not, she has the right to say what she wants and not have it be misconstrued as “negatively representing the views of the network.”

A whole host of words and terms may pop up when the phrase Hybrid Cars is mentioned, but if environmentally friendly is one of them for you, you may want to reconsider your position on them.

No one should hold that against you as for years many marketing departments have made the environmentally conscious their prime target.

It would be fair to say hybrid cars have primed both car buyers and manufacturers for the future, which is, to the dismay of many “gear heads”, electric.

While these cars certainly found a place in the world, it should be clear that hybrid cars are rife with compromise to satisfy the governmental standards for manufacturer’s total fuel economy. These compromises have led to less-than-favorable practices that should no longer go unnoticed by the general public.

Hybrid cars share the bones of both fully electric and conventional internal combustion engine vehicles, but they are not all alike.

There are two main categories of hybrid cars, conventional and plug-in.

Mechanically speaking, conventional and plug-in hybrids share the same technology.

However, plug-in hybrids focus on providing longer distances of fully electric range. The longer range on electric power alone means that the owners of those cars hardly ever need to fill up their cars.

A key issue with owning a plug-in hybrid and hardly filling up is the unnecessary mass of the fuel tank and engine of the car while driving in the car’s EV mode.

This extra mass causes the car to use much more energy under acceleration.

Even if your car has a regenerative braking system, which turns excess momentum into electricity to be saved for later use, a portion of lost energy will be lost to heat with the use of conventional brakes.

The same losses occur with conventional hybrids that may spend the majority of their life using their internal combustion engines while carrying the added weight of their electric motors and batteries.

Those batteries are not exempt from ridicule either. Lithium-ion batteries create environmental damage during the strip mining processes required to produce them. They have long lasting impact after wearing out due to the difficulties involved in recycling the numerous small cells within them.

While case is made for using hybrid cars in both urban and suburban environments, these cars don’t make a lot of sense for those looking to reduce their overall ecological footprint.

Those looking to make a less negative impact on the planet through their vehicle should not consider these hybrid cars, which have the worst of both worlds in favor of fuel economy. It would make sense to chose one or the other — internal combustion or fully electric.

Studies show hybrid cars have worse CO2 equivalent life cycle impacts than both gasoline and electric vehicles. If you cannot afford an electric vehicle and power it with clean energy, a gasoline-powered car may be your best bet for now.

What drivers can do to lessen their impact on the Earth involve altering driving habits to reduce energy losses.

These methods are beneficial no matter what you drive and can be condensed to one simple statement: Reduce your pedal inputs. Don’t hit the go-pedal so hard, brake when necessary by leaving lots of space between you and the car in front of you so you can coast. You’ll take a little longer to get where you’re going, but time effects are insignificant.

Not only can you “save the planet” this way, you’ll also be saving money.

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Ads create controversy

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y now you have probably come across the “tasteless” Dove ad in which a black woman takes off her shirt to reveal a white woman underneath.

But Dove isn’t really the problem here. Debate over whether or not the ad was actually intended to be racist has come into question, even the model Lola Ogunyemi doesn’t believe the ad was intended to be offensive. She thought she was exhibiting representation for dark-skinned women — her intentions were pure at least.

Was the ad poorly thought out? Sure. Was it the worst ad in the last decade? Not even close.

The bigger issue here is this incessant flow of racial tropes and stereotypes that find itself into every facet of mass media platforms, particularly advertising.

The commercial bears a resemblance to a commercial for the Chinese detergent Qiaobi back in March 2016 where a woman puts her black boyfriend in the washing machine and he then comes out a different race — a cleaner, lighter race. Blackness is being equated to dirt and grime in that ad and seemingly in the Dove ad.

Just earlier this year, Nivea put out an image of a white woman in a brightly lit room with the words “white is purity” written across the ad. Needless to say, they apologized because the ad “did not reflect their values.” Yawn.

How many times are we going to have to see these advertisements and have the companies apologize for their ignorance?

The Dove ad might be easily forgotten if this wasn’t historically a consistent theme in ads — that darkness is dirty and needs to be “cleansed.” It’s particularly an issue in soap ads.

With issues like this, it’s not about boycotting the companies. As annoying as it is, some of these advertisers are genuinely tone deaf when it comes to racial stereotypes. While it might be true many of these ads are “accidentally racist,” this is growing tiresome. It’s cliché to point out but it’s 2017, why do we still have these ads?

Sexual assault hurts all genders A spokeswoman for Harvey Weinstein has claimed that the accusations of rape and sexual assault against him are false. Considering the amount of women that have made accusations, it would be hard to believe a word that he, or in this case his representatives, have to say.

The frequency of sexual assault occurring within our nation is alarming, especially considering many victims are not given the justice they deserve.

The issue is typically seen as one regarding women — I as a male, cannot provide true insight on women experiences in dealing with such atrocities, other than saying the men who commit the crimes have not one person or thing to blame but themselves. They should and need to restrain themselves from doing what they have done; no woman ever asked to be sexually assaulted.

But this issue isn’t exlcusive to women, it extends to men. In light of the accusations against Weinstein, actor Terry Crews has come out and detailed his own experience of being sexually assaulted just one year ago. Yes, the six foot three and 240 pound former professional football player, a man known for being incredibly muscular, was sexually assaulted.

Of course many were dumbfounded as to someone who possesses his strength and stature could let something like that happen to them. How a man could let something like that happen to them? In the same way, these people are trivializing and even blaming Crews for the assault he experienced. The questioning that constantly goes against the victims of these crimes is completely backwards. How can people continue to place victims in the corner that says they are part to blame for the reason behind their situation?

In this case, hyper-masculinity stands in

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the way. Men are afraid to “not be a man” and come out against what they have faced because society says they should be able to defend themselves. They should be able to brush off anything, because they aren’t soft. They are men, so they should act like it.

All of these beliefs many still hold cease the expression and complexity behind men and the human beings they are.

By silencing how they feel, it can lead easily to things like depression and other internal issues. These “shoulds” should no longer exist, this allows abusers to escape punishment. I’m not sure what men who live by pure masculinity are afraid of encountering.

Crews is a reminder, something like this can happen to anyone, no matter how “tough” you think they are. We need to help each other when we can refrain from asking the victims male or female what could you have done to prevent what happened. They didn’t cause what happened to them, period.

This is not to take away anything that has happened to the women who have accused Weinstein, or other women who have gone through something similar, but instead show the issues we face go deeper than some expect.

But as Crews said himself, he hopes his story will “deter a predator and encourage someone who feels hopeless.”

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“Were it left for me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.”

— Thomas Jefferson

“100 percent of my efforts would be on getting out alive. My life is more important than any possesions” — Trey Sterud

“I would probably save my stuffed animal. I’ve had it since I was young It’s helped me through hard times.”

— Mackinzie Knox

“My family’s lives. The top priority is to get out.”

— Nicholas Sturtz

“I would save my dog for sure. My wallet and my car keys. I love my dog, I don’t want to get burned up. Car keys so I could leave.”

— Jessica Houghton

“Cell phone. I have friends in different parts of the country, it’s the only way I keep up with them” — Anthony Thompson

“Probably family photos, because once paper burns, you can’t get it back.”

— Alexandra Galicia

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DVC conference for dreamers

Diablo Valley College is preparing a free conference for undocumented high school and college students, parents and educators, as well as their allies. to learn about the oportunities and resources avalable to them. The conference will take place Saturday, Oct. 21. To register and find out more, visit www.dvc.edu/dreamers.

Arts and Humanities tutoring

The Los Medanos Medanos College for Academic Support is now offering free Arts & Humanities tutoring. On the Pittsburg campus, hours are Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 3 to 5 p.m. and Thursday noon to 3 p.m. in Room CO-300 by appointment only. To make appointments, stop by the Office of Student Life or call (925) 473-7590.

At the Brentwood Center, tutoring is available in Room 13 on a drop-in basis Monday 3 to 6 p.m. and Tuesday noon to 3 p.m., no appointments needed.

Appointments for the Pittsburg campus must be made at least 24 hours in advance, and will most likely be shared.

One on one tutoring is not offered at either campus.

Allies to hold weekly meetings

LMC Allies will have meetings every Wednesday from 2 to 3 p.m. in Library Room L-105.

The LGBT Alliance, provides information, support and community for lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer and questioning people in the LMC area, and for their straight family and friends.

For more information, call (925) 473-7861, email the group at lgbt@losmedanos.edu or stop by the Q*Spot at College Complex Room CC1-117.

There’s Carnevil afoot

The Office of Student Life will be hosting a Halloween themed event called ‘Carnevil’ Friday, Oct. 27 from 7:30 to 10:30 pm on the second level of the main college complex.

Entry is free, and there will be games, a costume contest, food and more. For more information, call (925) 473-7554.

Shell Oil Company conference

Los Medanos College Industrial Technology Program and Shell Oil Co. have partnered up to host the “Energize Your Destiny” event Wednesday, Oct. 18.

This event will be held at the LMC Recital Hall from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will feature Shell employee speakers, resume reviews by Shell’s Human Resources Department staff, a local training program resource fair, a raffle and free food. Space is limited, to register visit http://losmedanos.edu/shell/ — compiled from press releases and staff reports

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National Hispanic Heritage Month festivities at Los Medanos College continued Wednesday evening, with Lotería Night — a fun-filled evening hosted by the Puente Program and Puente Club at LMC The event was open to the LMC community and their families Oct.11 in room L-109.

The night was focused on cultural celebration. The guests who attended enjoyed food, watched Folklorico dancers and played Lotería, a game similar to bingo.

While this event was a celebration of Hispanic heritage, it also provided a fun and safe place for the LMC community to get together.

“I’m excited to have fun and meet new people,” explained Puente Club President Briana Orozco prior to the event. “We wanted to create a stress free zone.”

The night kicked off with food and Lotería at 5:30 p.m. and continued until the live entertainment began at 6:40 p.m. As Lotería finished up, former Puente Club member Jorge Guerra announced the performances that would be at the outdoor quad. Attendees congregated outside to watch the singing and dancing provided by Pittsburg High School students.

The students, in brightly colored costumes, performed Folklorico dances — a traditional Mexican dancing technique that focuses on local folk

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Folklorico dancers from the Pittsburgh High School group “Haac” provided live entertainment during the Loteria Night, dancing to a variety of songs. culture. At the beginning of the evening, Orozco said she was “hopeful that there would be a lot of people.” Her hopes came to fruition as a crowd of over 50 people formed to watch the performance as the loud music and roaring cheers echoed throughout the LMC

quad.

After the dancing, Pittsburg High School girl group, self-titled as “Haac,” sang a few songs such as ‘Wings’ by “Little Mix.” Pittsburg High student, Berenice Andrade gave a solo performance of ‘Si Una Vez’ as well, and despite

sound issues with the speaker, kept the audience engaged.

Following the performances, the crowd returned to L-109 for more fun and games until 8 p.m. when the evening was finished with a lottery and prizes.

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Tito Ramos (far right) addresses the crowd at the Oct. 8 IMPACT Conference alongside Meg Prier, Rev. Dara Olandt and Nancy Jodaitis (from right to left).

Conference has impact

By PERRY CONTINENTE

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LMC held its annual IMPACT Student Leadership conference. The conference was designed to integrate both leadership and social justice issues into a presentation featuring several guest speakers.

These speakers included Chaz Cruz and Fong Tran, spoken word poets who performed several poems for the students, Tito Ramos, an LMC alumnus and UC Berkeley student who focused on veteran’s rights and Reverend Dara Olandt, Director of Spiritual and Religious Life at Mills College along with many other speakers.

Sabrina Kwist, LMC’s new Dean of Equity and Inclusion introduced the event. Kwist explained that in this era of Trump that “sometimes activism is uncomfortable,” calling for students to push for equity even when it is difficult.

Kwist went on to say that “fear and paralysis is the biggest barrier,” to social justice and to temporarily halt some of the harassment of people of color.

Olandt meanwhile pushed for “strategic use of privilege and power,” mentioning her and an interfaith contingent of spiritual leaders using See LEAD, page 5

Feminine products out of stock

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Many of the female students, staff and faculty have become aware of the scarcity of feminine hygiene products on campus. This poses a huge problem for students who may suddenly begin their menstrual cycles or students who can’t afford tampons or pads. This isn’t a recent issue, either.

For years, women have complained about the lack of dispensers on campus, especially in the Math and Science Buildings. Even the places that do have them are often empty.

Though the dispensers might not serve their purpose, there are places on campus that offer these products in a pinch.

They are available in the

LMC Bookstore, however not everyone is keen on having to pay for them. “It’s great they have them here, but you still have to pay for them,” said LMC Student Briana Guzman.

She explained that it would be far more effective to have something more easily accessible to student without having to pay out of their pockets.

“I just think it’s important to have something in bathrooms especially since you don’t know when you’re going to get your period,” said Guzman.

The food bank will disperse pads and tampons for the students who meet the requirement to receive their services.

In the librar y bathroom, there’s a sign located by the door instructing people that

if they need them, feminine products would be up at the front desk. It was the idea of LMC Librarian Catt Woods to begin offering these products to students.

“There are no dispensaries in the CORE building that has them. I wanted women to have access to these things,” she explained.

Woods said that because these products are specifically for women, it might not be seen as a big deal, but she says it’s just as important as having any other kind of necessity.

“It’s an equity issue,” said Wood. “[Having no feminine products] would be like having no toilet paper.” She said if it was anything else meant See PADS, page 5

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“The stage is not merely the meeting place of all the arts, but is also the return of art to life” — Oscar Wilde

Schools unite to perform music

Curtains open on two-play production

Orchestras play classics

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Top Photo: David Kluzek gestures a plank at Austin Trenholm. Above: Katie Garcia and Elysse Green look off into the distance.

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wo-act play “Lone Star” and “Laundry and Bourbon” opens in the LMC Little Theatre this week and runs through Oct. 23. “Laundry and Bourbon” is

a dramedy centered around housewife Elizabeth, who is visited by her gossiping friends. “Lone Star” is the other act that takes place at the outside of a bar in Texas and follows the story of Roy. Tickets for the evening shows are $15 for general admission, $12 for student or military tickets with ID and $10 for middle and high school students with ID. Tickets are $7 for the matinee show Oct. 18 at 10 a.m.

Photos by Adria Watson

Left: Ariel Dunn, in the role of Amy, holds a laundry basket during a dress rehearsal. Right: Austin Trenholm and William Thompson talk closely during a scene for “Lone Star.”

‘Blade Runner’ is slow-moving themselves and instead allow the audience room to syntheBlade Runner 2049 is a film size the information they are that demands a lot from its given. If you have to use the audience. People hoping for a bathroom during the film, odds “thrill-a-minute” action roller- are you will be confused when coaster promised by the trailer you come back.

2049 is a sequel to the will be sorely disappointed.

Rather than rushing viewers 1982 cult classic Blade Runner, a seminal from one action science fiction set piece to the film that has next, 2049 inbecome a masstead moves sive influence from one delibon popular erately paced culture. This scene to the sequel, which next, leaving Photo provided by IMDb takes place 30 the story and its characters room to breathe. years after the original, seeks Your enjoyment of the film to explore similar questions will hinge largely on your in an even more bleak future.

2049 depicts a dystopian appreciation for silence and deliberate pacing. The film future built on the back of moves very slowly letting the slave labor provided by synviewer steep in the atmosphere. thetic humans called replicants.

There are Those that rebel or try to esno grand cape are hunted by the titular speeches, Blade Runners, a police force no sidekicks that provide designed to keep replicants in comedic relief, and few action line. Ryan Gosling plays the scenes; the nearly three-hour lead as Officer K, a replicant film is long, contemplative, Blade Runner who uncovers and at times a little confusing. a massive secret that could See BLADE, page 5 Characters seldom repeat

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LMC music professor Luis Zuniga will team up with Heritage High School’s Jazz Band and the Golden Gate Radio Orchestra for a one-night event on Oct. 24.

The Golden Gate Radio Orchestra, based out of San Mateo, focuses on performing music that was popular in the late ’20s and early ’30s, during the early years of radio, to recreate the sound from that era. At this event, the Heritage Jazz Band will play their own pieces dedicated to the Golden Age of radio.

Although it is the first time Golden Gate has come to campus, Heritage has participated in many events with LMC prior to this. This concert will showcase classic styles of music and tunes on instruments ranging from violin and cello to tuba, trumpets and trombones.

Heritage will perform five songs during the first half hour and then Golden Gate will play 12 songs for the last hour of the concert.

Zuniga, who will conduct the Golden Gate orchestra for this show, said the best thing about the concert is that the audience will get the opportunity to see something they’ve likely never seen before. Through bringing the orchestra to campus, many people will be able to hear popular music that defined the era.

“Music became popular initially through sheet music and then radio,” he said adding that radio broadcasts spread the sounds. “Having an ensemble of that caliber be at LMC” will show students in his History of American Popular Music class how music was played in the early 1900s.

Zuniga hopes to bring something unique to his students and wants to expose them to a different style of music. This will also give Heritage High School students a chance to open for a professional group.

High school director and LMC music professor Steve Ernest will direct the Heritage Jazz Band in their first performance at LMC. Ernest, who has never heard the Golden Gate Radio Orchestra is enthusiastic to be able to open for a group that has a great reputation for stylistically playing great music.

“I appreciate the oppor tunity to have my jazz band open for the orchestra,” said Ernest. “It will be a nice juxtaposition of styles.”

Ernest thinks people who are interested in period music should take advantage of the chance to see The Golden Gate Radio Orchestra.

The concert will be held in the LMC Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. Admission for LMC students is $5 and general admission is $8.

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their presence at the Standing Rock protest. Kwist’s presentation was followed by several poems by poets Cruz and Tran on a range of topics including Tran’s past internal conflict about his Vietnamese heritage to Cruz’s “Blood on the Dance Floor,” about the Pulse club shooting and how violence against LGBT people of color has been constant in our history.

There was a negative reaction to one of the duo’s poems, however, a student who wishes to remain nameless and refused to comment took issue with one poem about white hipsters appropriating people of color’s cultures.

The student, who was white, voiced her displeasure with the poem, stating that she felt attacked. After Cruz responded, explaining that the poem criticized a specific subset of white people, the student left the conference.

Tran responded to the outburst “I just wish I could have had more time to speak with her — social justice is a journey.”

After the performance students broke out into small groups with the presenters including Nikita Mitchell, the director of organizing with the Black Lives Matter Global Network.

The event was put on by the Office of Student Life and featured a free lunch and T-shirt in addition to the conference.

Around thirty students attended including Vince Morris, who had a positive reaction to the conference. “It was very righteous, it was going in the right direction,” said Morris, “We’re all trying to work for social justice.”

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shake the very foundation of society.

The story is as interesting conceptually as it is visually as K’s investigation covers topics ranging from familial connections to what it means to be human. K and most of the people he comes across in his investigation are morally complex and make the viewer question the ethics of not only the world of the film but also our own.

The one sore spot in the story however is that Jared Leto’s villainous Niander Wallace and his terminator-esque lackey Luv are evil beyond the point of reason. One of the greatest traits of the original Blade Runner was how morally gray it was — no character was a saint, and no character was completely monstrous.

However 2049 does fall back on Leto’s alien detachment, casual cruelty, and long-winded speeches about the merits of slavery to enforce a more traditional villain archetype.

The single greatest achievement of 2049 may be the breathtaking cinematography

by Roger Deakins — every shot is dripping with mood and the camera tells as much of the story as the dialogue by depicting the bleak but beautiful future in painstaking detail. The contrast between the garish neon and the scummy streets, the cathedral like abandoned buildings and the cramped market places gives the film a texture and sense of place that most others could only dream of. This is easily the most beautiful film of the year.

2049 is ambitious, and in many ways a soaring achievement despite its few flaws.

However, many will not enjoy the film if they are not prepared for a long, slow burn preoccupied with big questions rather than big guns. This is a film that demands to be discussed, and, much like its predecessor, is sure to build a passionate cult following.

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Norma Jara was the goalkeeper in the LMC soccer game against Napa Valley College. A story in the Oct. 6 issue of the Experience indicated otherwise. We are sorry for any confusion this may have caused any confusion.

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sure that we’re really showing up for other people.”

14 of LMC’s very own faculty and staff — including former LMC student and Contra Costa Community College Ward IV Governing Board Trustee Gary Walker-Roberts — proudly reside on the list.

The Out List grew out of last semester’s “Big Gay Mixer” — a social event for LGBTQ students, faculty and staff — at which the faculty came up with the idea after seeing the success of lists at other colleges.

Matthews and English Instructor Joellen Hiltbrand, who have been members of the LMC campus for more than 20 years, explained that having this visible presence of LGBTQ individuals is a change from what it was like back when they started.

“I’ve been on this campus for 21 years, full-time since ’98, and you know there’s been a lot of work about being aware of populations on campus and their kind of visibility and access to other resources and over and over again,” said Hiltbrand.

“The queer community is kind of over in this corner kind of not connected to anything and not visible.”

And like L ynn and other faculty members on the list, Hiltbrand wants to ensure students who might feel isolate that they’re not alone and have people on this campus they

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ensure they knew of the restrictions if they were planning any out-of-state travel. As a result, no campus groups or faculty are currently planning any trips that might be affected.

“There aren’t a whole lot of groups on campus who are going to be doing any out of state travel,” she stated. “Those that are don’t plan to travel to any of the states that are restricted.”

An outlier to this is an Los Medanos College student group that might be affected

can reach out to.

“I have had so many students over the decades that I’ve been here who have told me some really heartbreaking stories, just literally not knowing that it’s possible to be a queer person and to be happy, productive, in a family, successful, professional, educated,” Hiltbrand said adding, “the queer population is in every population we can imagine, we represent everybody.”

Matthews echoed similar sentiments about the minimal visibility of LGBTQ individuals on the LMC campus in his 25 years of teaching here.

Since his start, Matthews has made it a point to come out and be a “one man gay and lesbian resource center” because there was no out gay faculty at LMC 25 years ago.

“Most of them were in the closet and the few that were kind of out didn’t want to make that part of their school life, they wanted to keep it separate,” Matthews said. “Where as I was coming from SF State and had a background in queer activism and was used to being out my entire life, in my classes and stuff. So when I came here, that was kind of shocking to me to realize that.”

Histor y instr uctor Josh Bearden said growing up in Alabama and then attending Samford University, a socially conservative Baptist college, for his undergraduate years, there was no LGBTQ visibility present.

He explained that two decades ago, when he attended the school, and even now, faculty members could get

fired for being out, so not having that representation as he was attending school played a “huge role” in wanting to be a part of the Out List.

“I think it’s very important for young people, especially our students who are late teens early twenties [because they’re] going through several life transitions,” Bearden said.

He added that this is the age when young people start to realize and understand their identities, which can be a lot on top of trying to figure out college for the first time.

“There can be a lot of upheaval around coming to terms with that identity — it could be family doesn’t accept you, community doesn’t accept you, friends turn their backs on you or something like that,” Bearden said. “We thought it

was important for [students] to know that LMC is a place they can have acceptance — I’m not necessarily worried about losing my job the way that people back where I went to school would be.”

Created with LGBTQ students in mind, the Out List and that visibility these faculty and staff members are providing it also serve as a way to express to those not in the community that there is in fact an LGBTQ presence on the LMC campus.

“I think it’s just a sense of saying yes, we’re here don’t ignore us, don’t pretend we don’t exist,” Matthews said adding, “we’re your teachers, your librarians, we’re your deans and we’re in your life ever ywhere. That’s a ver y simple but powerful message, the fact that we are here.”

by the ban next year – The Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science.

“Though we haven’t started planning for it, the 2018 SACNAS Conference is currently slated to be in San Antonio, Texas,” Math Lab Coordinator and SACNAS co-advisor Julio Guerrero-Gonzalez said. “If we do decide to travel, we will have to abide by local and state laws.

This means we would have to conform to Texas State Law which is in direct violation to AB 1887.”

So unless members are

willing travel on their own dime next year, they cannot go.

The Texas law is Senate Bill 6 (TX SB6), which enforces civil penalties for transgender people using public bathrooms or changing facilities.

“The Board of Directors at SACNAS is meeting to address the issue and talk about moving the conference,” said SACNAS Adviser Nicole Trager.

“When similar discriminatory laws were put into place in Arizona they decided to not hold the conference in Arizona in solidarity for their attendees.

However, they did not have one

currently on the books with deposits,” she added.

Students and staff are still looking forward to attending the upcoming SACNAS conference in Salt Lake City this month, as Utah is not on the list of banned states. This is SACNAS’s third year taking students to their conference in October, and the law will not affect them until next year.

Professor Cindy McGrath, who is on the Board of Directors of the Journalism Association of Community Colleges, had considered attending The National College Media

Association’s fall convention this month.

“I’ve been urged to check out the conference for years,” she said, “but have always had a scheduling conflict. This was the year it worked out.”

However, she explained the 2017 CMA convention, which has been planned for years, is in Texas, a prohibited state.

Next year’s is in Louisville, Kentucky and is also off the table due to the ban.

“I’ll have to make a longer-range plan to attend the fall of 2019 when it is in Washington, D. C.,” she said.

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“Usually ever y shift we get one or two calls,” said Nick Schiavone, 23, another LMC student, Fire Academy graduate and River Delta probationary volunteer. After the morning routine ends, if there’s no call, the volunteer brigade begins physical training in case there is one.

“Training could be from two hours all the way up to five hours,” Tomasello said. “If a call comes in between that, obviously that kind of messes with the training… we come back and finish training later.”

Around 5:00 pm, still assuming there’s no call, the brigade starts to work out, trying to eat dinner by 7:00 – naturally, the strenuous, serious and utterly unpredictable work of stopping fires and responding to emergencies means those plans could change at the drop of a hat.

“Sometimes it means late nights,” remarked Schiavone, in regards to his work. “Sometimes it means not eating dinner until 2:00 am.”

After eating and cleaning up – whenever they do – the firefighters are given a chance to relax in-between calls, without any scheduled activities or chores. For probationary members like Tomasello and Schiavone, it’s a perfect time to study for the quarterly exams that track their progress through the probation program.

Shift change occurs again the next morning at 8:00 am, making one shift effectively over 24 straight hours of hard, unpaid work. The job is hardly glamorous – so what’s the appeal?

“When we get that tone,” answers Tomasello, “when it comes through the speakers, ‘beep beep beep beep’… everyone just gets excited. We start running to our engine, our adrenaline is pumping, we’re thinking about what the call is, where it’s going to be.”

“Just jumping on that engine, it’s always fun,” he

Thursday, Oct. 12 due to the continuing air quality issues,” Kratochvil added that while the campuses are closed Thursday, there is a chance the closure could be extended.

Athletics Director Richard Villegas has taken the possible effects of smoke into account and has modified practice for the spor ts teams. Several sports will either be practicing in the gym, or studying tape and reviewing plays in order to avoid strenuous activity in the smoke. Villegas assured The Experience that the volleyball game would still occur.

“The Volleyball game will be in the gym,” Villegas said, adding that the doors and windows would remain closed to prevent smoke from becoming involved.

Students have also taken note of the potential danger of smoke, and are beginning to take steps to counter it.

“It’s bad to inhale all this junk,” said Student Jerrel Devera, who added that other effects, such as limited visibility and smog like conditions could pose safety threats to those on the road.

Some students, like Kierra Grimmett, have been proactive in their response and have begun to wear protective masks. Grimmett, who has asthma and needs to wear the mask to avoid making it worse, is concerned about the effects of the smoke.

“If you do have to go outside, From page 3 make sure to bring things for all students, it would be to prevent the effects of the readily available to the student population.

“Sometimes women don’t have pads or tampons so it’s From page 3 kind of nice just to have access the Puente club and program to free ones, especially in case have put on before — just of emergencies. It’s just very earlier this month they put important,” said Guzman. together events in celebration Wood said it’s imperative of Hispanic heritage month. we carr y feminine hygiene Orozco explained the club has products on this campus – in “done fundraisers before, we doing so, we’re cultivating an had an art day and did dance atmosphere of inclusivity. lessons,” adding that the les“If we’re going to be a sons two weeks ago on Club welcoming campus, we have Day Tuesday, Sept. 19 in the to have feminine hygiene outdoor quad. products,” said Woods.

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continues. “Every time it’s something new. It’s never the same, there’s always something to learn from each call.”

“I want to work as much as possible,” explains Schiavone. “gain that experience and knowledge.”

While a volunteer job at River Delta doesn’t pay financially – hence why it’s volunteer work – it does offer the staff there a chance to grow as people, and a chance to prepare for a career spot at a paid fire station in the future.

“The opportunity that River Delta FD provides for LMC Fire Cadets leads to paid, professional jobs with fire agencies throughout the state,” remarked Mr. German Sierra, LMC Fire Technology Department Chair and one of the managers of the Fire Academy LMC hosts every year.

Sierra believes, along with Dean of Workforce & Economic Development Natalie Hannum, that programs like River Delta grant LMC Fire Cadets “experimental” experience that helps them immensely as professionals.

“They should change the logo… from a crawfish to a mustang,” Sierra joked about the station.

“That’s the great thing about River Delta. It’s a place to learn,” Tomasello says. “I love River Delta, I love being there, I love the people there… but obviously the goal is to get a career paid spot.”

Tomasello commented he’s wanted to be a firefighter since the age of 12, when he spent a couple of nights at a fire station with his uncle, who was a career firefighter.

“I’d go crazy behind a desk,” he said. “Being out there helping people… that’s more for me.”

Schiavone is also hoping for a spot at a paid station after he finishes his time at River Delta, and will always respect what they’ve done to help him towards that, hoping to ‘give

back’ their ‘gift’ one day.

“They took me in as a kid with no experience whatsoever, and they built up to what I am today,” he said. “Even after getting a career spot, I’d like to say every once in a while I’d still come back and help.”

At the end of the day, River Delta, while a place to learn and experience community, is still more hard, dangerous work than anything else – a battalion of River Delta firefighters were sent to Atlas, California Oct. 11 to fight the Northern wildfires. and the program is very intensive and selective.

Not anyone can join – applicants must first graduate a rigorous Fire Academy program at LMC and pass several rounds of intensive physical and written testing just to be considered – the roster is hand picked by Captain Jenkins.

“There’s a lot people trying to join in, it all dwindles down to who you are as a person and your character. If you show you are willing to learn, that’s who we want,” said Schiavone.

“We have a pretty good name, and we do a lot to keep that,” commented Tomasello.

“You gotta know you wanna go there, we don’t take just anybody… it’s something you gotta be ready to put your social life on hold for, it takes a lot out of you.”

Still, it remains rewarding, not just for the volunteers but for Captain Jenkins as well, who decided to open a volunteer station instead of working at a career one to help young people who wanted to be in his field – especially students from LMC, where he got his credentials to teach.

“When it comes to the school, that’s where my heart is at,” Jenkins said.

“Captain Jenkins, that man puts everything on his back,” remarked Schiavone. “If it wasn’t for him and his dedication to his duty, River Delta would not be here.”

smoke,” Grimmet reminds.

Individuals looking to take precautions against smoke can follow general rules from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. Staying indoors as much as possible is one step ever yone can take, as well as making sure windows are closed. People can also set air conditioners at home and in cars to recycle air to avoid funneling in smoke from outside.

If you must go outside, there are several masks that can help filter out harmful particles. Surgical masks and filter masks from the hardware store will not help — search instead for masks called “particulate respirators.”

According to the California Department of Public Health, particulate respirators can be found pharmacies and home improvement stores, and should have the word “NIOSH” somewhere on the packaging, accompanied by “N95” or “P100.”

The Department of Public health also urges individuals to chose masks with two straps: one above and below the ears.

More information about wildfire smoke and its risks can be found on the Center for Disease Control’s website at www.cdc.gov/features/ wildfires/index.html Information on air quality can be found at www.airnow.gov/

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LMC volleyball players Vei Finau and Ayanna Burnett pose after win against Contra Costa.

LMC defeats three schools in six days

By CARLOS RUIZ Staff Writer

The Los Medanos College women’s volleyball team continued its winning ways this season in three home games against three different college’s in a span of just six days.

The second-place Stangs fought hard and dominated the Napa Valley College Storm, The Laney College Eagles, and the Contra Costa College Comets.

VS. NAPA VALLEY STORM The Mustangs met the 3-4 Napa Valley College Storm, Friday, Oct.6 coming off a victorious but tough war away at Yuba and was prepared to battle for the win.

The Stangs stayed true to what they have been doing all season, with quick formations, solid blocking,

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Los Medanos College’s Vei Finau spikes the ball past the Napa Valley College Storm players.

and untouchable kills to get them the first-set victory, 25-17 It was clear in the second set that Napa couldn’t catch up with the red hot Mustangs, who beat the Storm to a 25-11 giving them a 2-0 lead.

The third set was no different and Napa Valley couldn’t compete with LMC. Many kills from opposite hitters Ashley Dixon and Malaya Salinas, quick saves, and great communication lead the team to a 25-7 score to win the third set and the game.

VS. LANEY EAGLES Next up was the Laney College Eagles, who currently sit at the bottom of Bay Valley Conference as they haven’t won a game yet.

Despite facing the dead-last team, the Stangs continued to play with effort and heart.

They started off hot with back-toback kills by Salinas and opposite hitter Vei Finau. Their shots in the first-set were too strong for the Laney defense to have much of a response and lead the Stangs to a 25-6 first-set win.

The errors continued for the Laney Eagles. Much of the time when the ball came in their direction, it went to the crowd out of bounds. Middle hitter Nuru Boone was having a game to remember, and found quick opportunities to grab points every chance she got. An ace by middle/ opposite hitter continued the team’s momentum and got them a second-set win, 25-9.

The Mustangs kept their foot on the gas and despite a few errors and miscommunication, they kept giving it their all and an ace by Salinas lead

them to the game-winning set, 25-12.

“I was really happy with the way we played,” said head coach Lou Panzella. “ Laney has been struggling but I believe our team did a really good job of playing at our level, not looking past them and not taking it easy.”

VS. CONTRA COSTA COMETS The Stangs faced eighth-placed Contra Costa Community Comets Wednesday. Right off the bat, opposite hitter Finau let an unsaveable kill to start the first set.

The Comets gave a good fight but the Stangs kept a cool head and prevailed the most of the game. A miscommunication error gave the Mustangs the 25th point of the first set and a 1-0 lead. Contra Costa made some mistakes and the Stangs showed who was in control. An ace by jolero

Sophia Clavido spelled the end of the second set with a final score of 25-14.

Los Medanos got to a quick 9-0 start in the third set, and it was beginning of the end for the Comets. The fearless women would chase, dive, or do whatever they needed to keep the ball in play and get closer to the victory. Contra Costa’s mistakes cost them points and later the game, 25-12.

“We kept our focus together and it’s another good night for us,” said Panzella. Adding they need to continue to work hard, control the ball and cut down mental and physical errors.”

The team’s next scheduled games are against the College of Alameda away Oct. 13 and then at home on Oct.18 against Mendocino. For more information on the LMC Women’s volleyball team visit http://www. losmedanos.edu/volleyball/ .

Football continues perfect run

By HUGO CALDERON Staff Writer

Los Medanos College Quarterback Sohail Mohsini lead the Mustangs to a 46-20 win over Cabrillo, throwing three touchdown passes and extending the team’s winning streak to 5-0.

LMC’s Jelani Davis was the first to set foot in the endzone, beating his coverage and completing a 19-yard pass from Mohsini. But kicker Sam DeRenobe’s attempt at the extra point wound up too far from the goal post so he was not able to give the Mustangs the additional point.

Craijon Menefee rushed three yards to stamp his name on the score sheet, giving LMC a 13-6 lead. Menefee would have a date with the end zone later on as well.

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Davis again for a 38-yard touchdown pass, increasing the lead to 20-6. The Mustangs kept pushing forward from there on, scoring four more touchdowns throughout the game.

“It’s great to be 5-0 actually, I just hope we can keep it going throughout the next half of the season,” said Davis. “I’m trying to get 1,000 yards receiving and about 10 touchdowns.”

Picking out Tyrone Roberts’ run down the side of the field, Mohsini connected with his wide receiver from 63 yards out, extending the lead to 26-6. By halftime the Mustangs lead 33-13.

Mohsini threw for 335 yards against the Seahawks, taking his total for the season to 1,148 yards.

“I feel like we played a good game,” said Mohsini.

“I felt like I ran the ball well when I needed to, there was a 4th and 18 and I ran for a first down.”

The LMC defense only conceded two touchdowns, their lowest allowed on the season so far. In addition, Antoine Tanner was able to produce an interception with a run back of 21 yards.

The Seahawks did get one more opportunity to score as they took advantage of an offensive fumble. In the final quarter one of LMC’s running backs fumbled the ball, which was quickly scooped up by Travis Schuhe, who ran 70 yards for a touchdown, leaving several players far behind him.

Menefee closed out the game rushing four yards and scoring his second touchdown of the game. Menefee rushed for 22 yards overall

and produced a one-handed catch in the third quarter that made the home fans erupt in cheer.

According to head coach Chris Shipe, the whole team impressed, but he acknowledged there is still room for improvement.

“We turned the ball over a couple times on offense, we had a couple of penalties in some situations where we made the distance a little bit more impossible to be able to pick up,” he said. “I thought offensive line played well.

Our receivers caught the ball, made some big plays.”

The Mustangs’ next game is on the road against Yuba Saturday Oct. 14 with kickoff set for 1 p.m.

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to his wide-receiver against the Cabrillo College Seahawks.

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Adriana Urrutia lead Los Medanos College to a big triumph win over Merritt, scoring two goals and getting an assist in the Mustangs 6-0 win. Urrutia opened the scoring in the 17th minute, getting on the end of Maggie Aires’ pass. Urrutia is seen raising her hands in celebration with Aires behind her and Hannah Walker is pictured scoring the last goal of the game.The Mustangs travel to Contra Costa College on Friday, Oct. 13, and meet Skyline at home Tuesday, Oct.17 while they carry their two-game winning streak with them. For more information on the LMC women’s soccer team visit, http://www.losmedanos.edu/Soccer/.

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