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Resolution proposed Academic Senate to vote on website filtering issue
By PERRY CONTINENTE and ADRIA WATSON Staff Writers
The conversation about the Contra Costa Community College District’s blocking of websites on campus last fall continued Feb. 12 at the academic senate meeting as faculty discussed the new internet security measures. Librarian Roseann Erwin and history professor Joshua Bearden proposed a resolu-
tion opposing the filtering of websites, which was placed on the agenda for action at the upcoming meeting Feb. 26. District Director of Information and Technology Satish Warrier attended the meeting at the request of Academic Senate President Silvester Henderson and fielded questions from faculty about the blocks. Faculty took issue with the automated nature of the
blocks, their automated nature, and the idea of censoring any content at all. During the meeting Warrier said that the blocks were necessary and unobtrusive responding, “This is not a censorship issue, it’s a security issue.” The proposed resolution emphasizes the importance of open communication while opposing the blocks: “filtering software that preemptively
“We have to weigh the critical importance [of security] and the belief in free speech… This is a conversation we should have had before we put on the filter.”
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blocks access to websites by categor y is, in essence censorship.” It also claims that filtering “goes against the district’s professed value of academic freedom.”
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The annual César Chávez Recognition Awards are now accepting nomination applications for people in the LMC community who have been commited to community service, in honor of human rights activist César Chávez. Apply at www.losmedanos.edu/ chavez/nominate/. The deadline to submit nominations are Wednesday, Feb. 28.
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LMC Art instructor Rebecca Talley and student Ashlyn Bell celebrate Bell’s win at the Student Art Exhibit award ceremony Thursday, Feb. 8. Cathie and Craig Lawrence gaze at Cathie’s portrait of him (below).
Student Ambassador Alexander Chavez.
LMC recruits ambassadors Los Medanos College is now hiring Student Ambassadors to work at high schools. Students can gain leadership and networking skills, learn about LMC programs and support services, have a $10 an hour pay and more. If interested, students can pick up an application at the Welcome Desk.
Daily class cancellations 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, visit www. losmedanos.edu/
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Deaths reopen gun debate
Los Medanos College Student Life is hosting the MLK/César Chávez Food Drive event in support of the LMC Food Pantry. Starting Monday, Feb. 5 until Friday, March 23 students, faculty and staff can drop off canned goods or non-perishable items at the Office of Student Life or the Food Pantry. For more questions, contact Student Life at studentlife@losmedanos.edu
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This value is identified in the Core Beliefs section of the District Strategic Plan, 2014-2019, specifically “open communication at every level” and “academic freedom.”
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Art on display in gallery By AZI CARTER
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Art enthusiasts gathered in the LMC Art Gallery for the Student Art Exhibit reception and awards ceremony Thursday, Feb. 8. The crowd sipped on citr us-flavored water, munched on crackers, cheese and grapes while artists met greeted the campus community. Student gallery assistants Sabrina Sorvari and Jennifer Ramos were on hand to answer questions while replenishing
snacks and monitored large backpacks to prevent damage to the art on display. “This art show is definitely unique,” said Akila Briggs. “I really appreciated the wide range of mediums that are represented.” Briggs is an art student whose concentration includes both graphic design and acrylic and this semester she is enrolled in a color theory class. “Most of the time art shows stick to one medium,” Briggs
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added. But this year’s exhibit includes 2D and 3D photography, ceramics, sculpting, graphic design, drawing and painting with a total of 68 entries. The diversity of the ar t was the crowd pleaser, which caused many to revisit and
take photos of their favorite pieces while chatting with the artists about their work. “Each student has a major strength and they got to demonstrate it and were rewarded for their efforts,” said Briggs, who was supporting several friends who See ART, page 6
With 17 student and teachers’ lives lost due to the shooting at Marjor y Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla, Feb. 14, it comes as no surprise that it is a heavily discussed topic in the media right now. Fed up and traumatized from the shooting, many students from the high school have now taken to social media platforms, and even to the government, to protest and discuss gun laws and regulations that they believe need to be changed to prevent further shootings. While this traumatic event is being discussed at the national level, it is also a prominent topic of discussion at Los Medanos College. “We are trying to react as a campus,” said LMC President Bob Kratochvil, adding that this event has definitely affected those in Florida, but has also impacted the LMC community as well. “There is a variety of things that need to happen… a restriction on the types of firearms that people can have, and cer tainly mental health and wellness,” said Kratochvil. “It needs to be a higher priority for the government and for us as a community.” In the LMC community, discussions started to happen in response to the tragedy. As a way for students to discuss their emotions See GUNS, page 6
Academic event to return By ALEX CAMILLI
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Los Medanos College students will be able to participate in the 13th Annual Academic Competition Saturday, March 10 in the campus gymnasium. This event is intended to hone students’ academic capabilities by teaming up to answer multiple choice questions prepared by LMC professors in math, English and science. Although these topics have been standard staples of past competitions, event organizers are considering broadening question topics to appeal to more students. “We may include ar ts and human-
ities,” said Student Life Director Teresea Archaga. “There is an opinion that there will be more student participation if we expanded the questions.” An expansion would be more inclusive to drama, recording arts and other creative arts majors, which would allow them to actively compete and show their expertise. Students compete in teams of four, and a team leader must be selected at the time of registration to receive the informational emails Experience Archive • Cathie Lawrence leading up to the day of the contest. Team registration forms are due by Friday, March Announcer Gary Walker-Roberts and student See COMP, page 6
participants in the 2014 Academic Competition.
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Emails equal to firm handshake
Gentrification ruins character
There are more than a few good practices that people use when successfully networking, but prior to enacting those practices, you actually have to meet the person. With the Internet well underway, it is imperative for the budding professional to use it effectively to connect with new people and expand that network. These days that means having a solid presence on LinkedIn, or a personal website. Still, you may never land a job by just showing up to a job fair, likewise you should not expect a job to be thrown your way simply by having an online presence. That’s where cold emailing comes into play. Cold emailing essentially involves sending an unsolicited email message to another professional or potential employer; it can be seen as the electronic equivalent of a firm handshake and strong introduction when done properly. Cold emailing has been used as a marketing tactic by salespeople, and while there are legalities that apply to businesses for Spamming reasons, the normal person will never violate the CAN-SPAM Act. There have been a few instances where reaching out to a total stranger has come through to give me some incredible opportunities and lifelong professional connections. The first time I saw success with this tactic was during my senior year in high school. I was working on a senior project in the engineering academy at Antioch High School. My team and I were attempting to make a 3D printed gas turbine. The design was simple, but the science behind it was over my head, my team member’s heads, and my instructor’s heads. Two months into our eight month long project, we were stuck, so I decided to start doing my research to find someone with a degree, and experience by emailing departments from multiple companies until someone answered. Eventually, word got back to me from someone at Rolls Royce, who was interested in the design, but maybe did not quite understand it either, so the design was sent further up the chain. Finally, we got some emails back from the company’s Director of NASA Programs and Advanced Systems Studies, who, after some further correspondence, and a conference call, informed us that the engine design would not make the compression required to ignite the fuel efficiently. Still, without reaching out, we may never have gotten an answer. More recently, I used the method of sending a professional email to get some work as a freelance photographer for a popular automotive blog, Jalopnik.com. While that work didn’t pan out properly, due to some internal miscommunication, I now have my foot in the door as a familiar and reliable name. The most recent success I’ve had with reaching out over email involved a glowing worm I came across at work. Not knowing what the worm was, or why the worm was glowing, I started researching online, and eventually found out enough about worms to figure out what kinds of scientists study them. That led me to some researchers on staff at the California Academy of Sciences department of Invertebrate Zoology and Geology, which after an email, got back to me, and invited me to their lab to help identify the worm, and get a tour of their 800,000 specimen underground archive. The gist of this is, if you reach out to a professional in a specified field, with an email directly engaging the person through well thought-out questions, you can have great success and experiences while gaining some invaluable connections. The practice
Let us imagine for a moment a cute New Age coffee shop. Off white walls, clean wood furniture accented by little green succulents. There are also quirky trinkets or photos to contrast the green against a deep blue or a mustard yellow. There’s some kind of upbeat indie song playing. You don’t know the song, but it sounds familiar in the way that all indie songs sound familiar. This could easily be any coffee shop in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland or New York. Or it could be any small town shopping center trying to keep up with the capitalist benefits that come with the increasingly popular hipster aesthetic. When people think of hipsters and gentrification, they often overlook the changes it can bring to a community’s character. The focus of gentrification has been about rising apartment prices thus far, but one thing we shouldn’t overlook is the way it has uprooted the character right out of old communities. Admittedly, the problem of diminishing character in turn for a New Age style is perhaps less economically pressing than rising apartment costs. Forbes magazine noted that a study done by Rachel Metzler of New York’s Milano School of International Affairs at The New School found that small businesses “are not displaced at levels higher than that seen in non-gentrified neighborhoods.” However, the study did note that rising costs of business in gentrified areas could potentially run a small business out or even change the character of such businesses. The real economic problem here when it comes to small businesses, or coffee shops in particular, is that the New Age hipster aesthetic offers a distinct capital boost to those who give into it. So while our favorite old coffee shops may not be completely disappearing, the character they once brought to the community definitely is. For example, my old home town Fresno is not really the kind of place one would expect hipsters to flock to, though it does have little hubs for the kind of art and music hipsters tend to like. The old Tower District in Fresno has been notorious for bringing out art-seekers, drag queens, hippies, and those obsessed with the occult for as long as the community can remember. So when one of our oldest coffee houses, Mia Cuppa, came under new management and reclaimed its original name, The Revue, the community thought that it was being restored not being newly renovated. What the community was expecting was that the old beatnik coffee house would maintain what it was known for - open mic nights, soft red mood lighting and classic movie posters adorning the walls. What the community got, however, was another New Age coffee house that looked like it had been copied and pasted right out of San Francisco. Now, rather than the warmth that once was The Revue turned Mia Cuppa, customers are greated with the clean but dissonant white and blue of the newly rennovated Revue. Yes, we still have our coffee shop, but a coffee shop with all of the character sucked right out of it. Most of the artists that once flocked to Mia Cuppa have since left and only a few patrons who remember what it once was have remained. So the next time you think of gentrification remember that it is more than rising apartment costs. It’s small businesses trying to keep up with hipsters and the money that they bring, it’s the character being wiped out of your neighborhood, it’s the loss of artists and poets leaving because they no longer recognize their community. Coffee shops in San Francisco are nice, but not every coffee shop has to look like San Francisco.
Experience • D’Angelo Jackson
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resident Donald Trump has decided to push the narrative that the smartest way to solve the gun problem in the United States is by adding more guns. Instead of making it harder for people to obtain guns, especially AR-15s, he wants to arm teachers. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out why it’s not a good idea to do this, nor does it take a political analyst to figure out why he’s pushing for more guns. The National Rifle Association is the political puppet master in the spotlight, because they shell out money to feed the careers of right wing senators. They’re a force that’s hard to dismantle because they hide behind their money and half-assed opinions about the second amendment. Not to mention the fact that the politicians they associate with refuse to do anything because they themselves are obsessed with power and money. The one good thing to come from this is the increased political action of young people. They’re doing their research, and they’ll soon be old enough to vote — if they aren’t already. They’re seeing which people in office are funded by the NRA so they can vote them out of office. But it doesn’t stop there. The youth of this nation aren’t afraid of authority. They’re taking to social media and showing up at political events to lambast yellow-bellied politicians who have been ineffective at eliminating the mass shooting epidemic. Of course, they’ve gotten their share of criticism from right-wing pundits and politicians and in return, they’ve had to argue with them about why their lives matter and why they deserve to feel and be safe.
‘Black Panther’ redefines hero Batman, Spiderman, Captain America, Thor and Iron Man — What do all these superheroes have in common? They’re all white. Hollywood has always maintained the same homogenous perspective while making films. Very rarely has a person of color been able to keep their foot in the door long enough to make an imprint on Hollywood but Ryan Coogler, a young man from Oakland, is doing just that. “Black Panther,” directed by Coogler, has surpassed all box office predictions and is changing the future of cinema. People of color have always played secondary roles that usually paint them in a negative light, i.e. gang members and drug users. “Black Panther” has shifted that paradigm. The film showed black actors in positions of power where they dominated technology and civility. This is huge not only for shifting Hollywood, but that shift is also going to have a positive influence on adolescents. “Black Panther” shattered box office predictions that already seemed a bit farfetched. According to Forbes Magazine “The movie earned a $201.8 million Fri-Sun weekend and $241.9m over the Fri-Mon holiday”. That would make this movie the biggest opening weekend in February ever, the biggest non-sequel opening ever, the biggest solo superhero launch of all time and of course, biggest opening weekend for any movie not directed by a white guy ever. Hollywood once argued that black movies don’t translate well to the public — meaning they don’t make money. They also asserted that black movies don’t travel well past the United States. Black Panther proved both wrong by racking up a whopping $184.6 million overseas, outperforming both “Ant-Man” and “Thor: Ragnarok.” With the world now seeing how impactful films directed and casted by people of color can be, it’s going to be impossible for Hollywood executives to cut off the streamline to future projects that would have been deemed unfeasible in the past. There is now a new standard that
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Hollywood must meet. People now know what they’ve been missing and what they deserve, but they have just had a taste of what directors and actors like Coogler and Michael B. Jordan have to offer their communities. Ultimately, when you look past the numbers and a bit deeper into the societal impact that this movie has on the adolescents in America, I think this movie has got every other superhero movie made beat by a long shot. Something incredibly important that it does implicitly is show young people that they have agency. No longer do black people, and other people of color have to view themselves through the lens of a white superhero that they have nothing in common with except they want to save the world. This movie means a few things for us. Firstly, people of color now know the mainstream media can’t brush them aside anymore because their films do make money. Secondly, this is a new avenue for the disenfranchised to get their stories out without having to sell out. The possibilities are endless. Now without spoiling the film, it does a phenomenal job juxtaposing two distinct lines of thought through T’Challa and Killmonger that was impactful and topical. Coogler does a good job at illustrating that the two have very similar goals, but two different ways of achieving it. Moreover, the numerous references to Oakland give it an A++ in my book. Overall, if you’re looking for a movie to watch, don’t sell yourself short. “Black Panther” is the only film out right now that needs to be seen.
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“If changes do come I will like a universal background check to be put in effect before someone gets a gun in their hand.” — Kirti Khanna
“More excuses are being made by the people who can control it.” — Ali Alsugire
“No, because I think there’s too many people who want control of their guns.” — Megan Darling
“Probably not because the government is really well funded by gun legislation.” — Emily Lechuga
“I hope they do not hurt the law abiding citizens. There’s more good than the bad. The negative just has such a big impact.” — Xavier Forrest
“Most likely none because there’s so many guns in circulation and won’t have any effect till years later.” — Christopher Haber
“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
Editor-in-Chief ........................ADRIA WATSON Copy Chief..............................LILLY MONTERO Perspectives Editor..................JORDAN NEEL Campus Editor ..............PERRY CONTINENTE Features Editor ........................BRENNA ENOS Sports Editors ........................JESUS CANO & HUGO CALDERON Social Media Editor ............. ROBERT PIERCE Photo Editors .............................CHRIS RUIZ & A.R. BROOM Web Editor ........................ KIMBERLY STELLY The LMC Experience is published Fridays by students in the Journalism Program. The newspaper serves both as a laboratory for journalism classes and as a First Amendment forum for campus communication. Opinions expressed in the Experience are solely those of the students and do not represent the views of the college.
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Students wondering about transferring are in luck, because California State University East Bay will be in town to help this spring. Students at both the Pittsburg campus and Brentwood Center will be able to make an appointment with an East Bay representative to offer transfer advice and address questions.
By LILLY MONTERO
CSU East Bay helps transfer
PITTSBURG n Tuesday, Feb. 27, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. n Thursday, March 15, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
BRENTWOOD n Thursday, March 8, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Appointments on the main campus will take place in the Student Services Center on the fourth floor. Appointments on the Brentwood campus will take place in the Transfer and Career Center. Scheduling for these appointments are not available online, so call Transfer and Career Services at (925) 4737444. For more information about this or other transfer events go to losmedanos.edu/transfer and check out the calendar of transfer workshops and events.
Women engineers conference
San Jose State University organization Women in Engineering will be hosting their fourth annual Silicon Valley Women in Engineering Conference, with the theme of “Win the Future”, Saturday, Mar. 17, 2018 from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the SJSU campus. The event will feature various industry panels, sessions and speakers and will provide meals for all attendees. Registration is open until Mar. 1, with a regular registration rate of $25 and a group registration date of $15. Registration can be done online at https://commerce. cashnet.com/WiEsjsu. For additional conference details, visit sjsu.edu/wie/
Collegebuys.org offers deals
Los Medanos College students, faculty and staff can visit CollegeBuys.org for information on a host of exclusive deals on popular software programs such as Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Cloud, as well as discounted hardware from phone cases and charges to full laptops at up to 50 percent off. Visit the website today for more information. Collegebuys.org is sponsored by the Foundation of Califonia Collunity Colleges.
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When Daniel Beaver was just 20, he found himself burned out from trying to determine where in the world of psychology he fit in. He had obtained a B.A. in Psychology from U.C. Berkeley, graduated from Cal State East Bay with an M.S. in Counseling Psychology and interned at various places like Napa State Hospital. Now, Beaver is working comfortably at a United Crusade-supported family service agency in San Leandro. His career had been a complex journey, but Beaver was open to new experiences he hoped would help him further define what he wanted to do. So when his director suggested he take a class in couples counseling, Beaver quickly agreed. However, as he walked into a room filled with people twice his age, Beaver was shocked to find that what the Department of Public Health of the State of California had aptly named “Teen Treatment and Couples Counselling” was actually a Masters and Johnson-style course in sex therapy. “I was so mind blown, I couldn’t believe it. I was like, ‘Wow! They just covered it up with that euphemism’,”
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Psychology professor Daniel Beaver speaking about how technology affects inter-personal relationships at LMC’s first TEDx event last fall. Beaver said. Beaver’s career since then has had little to do with euphemisms and more to do with the reality of what it takes to maintain an intimate relationship. As a part-time teacher at Los Medanos College, he’s a no-nonsense kind of guy, with sharp brown eyes,
quick remarks to bring a class to attention and little patience for sugar coating what our culture considers taboo. He talks about sex, relationships and emotions, with the kind of comfor tability one only gets in private conversations with a close friend. Simply put, he’s dedicated and passionate
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Several botany focused classes are being offered by the Friends of the Regional Parks Botanical Gardens. These classes include a workshop on how to tend to a native garden, seed propagation of native plats and even a five day trek through Joshua Tree National Park. For more information visit www.nativeplants.org and check under the classes, field trips and workshops tab. Those interested can also contact Linda Blide at bgardenreg@gmail.com.
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CTE drop-in counseling
The Career Technical Education Program will be offering drop-in counseling for all of their program subjects. The table for dates, times and locations is as follows: n Tues, Feb. 27: CC2-255-Etec Lecture area, 11 a.m.12 p.m. n Tues, Feb. 27: CC3-301-Journalism, 1-2 p.m. n Tues, Feb. 27: CC3-505-Appliance Service area, 2-3 p.m. n Wed, Feb. 28: CC3-505-Appliance Service area, 12-1 p.m. n Wed, Mar. 21: Child Development Center, CS1-110, 12:30-2 p.m. n Tues, Apr. 10: CC2-255-Etec Lecture area, 11 a.m.12 .p.m. n Thur, Apr. 19: CC3-505-Appliance Ser vice area, 4:30-6 p.m. Appointments are also available. For more information, visit the fourth floor Student Services building or call (925)473-7449.
How to report news
If you have a news tip for a story, or a short item you would like considered for publication, here’s what to do: Stop by the Journalism Lab (Room CC3-301) on the main level or email the editor in chief Adria Watson at awatson@lmcexperience.com. News Briefs: If you are involved in an event that you would like publicized or have a short announcement for the newswatch collumn, stop by the journalism lab and fill out a news form. No items will be printed without the name and phone number of a person the staff can contact to verify information. Publication can never be garuanteed.
Recreation basketball league
Los Medanos College will be holding a recreational, intramural basketball league for students during the spring semester. Games will be held Feb. 27 through March 20 every Tuesday in the LMC gymnasium from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Registration is being held from Feb. 1 to Feb. 23 in the Student Life office. For more information, visit the Office of Student Life in person or online at studentlife@losmedanos.edu or give their phone line a call at (925)473-7554.
What’s lost may yet be found
Los Medanos College’s lost and found has numerous items found on campus. If you have lost an item, check with Police Services, which is located on Level 1. Inquiries must be made in person or no pick-up will be made. A brief description of the missing items will be expected by people wanting to pick them up. — compiled from press releases and staff reports
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Nurses hone Spanish skill
Botany classes offered
Application forms for graduation are due March 1, 2018. The forms are available and must be turned into the Admissions Office. The forms can also be accessed electronically at www.losmedanos.edu/graduation/documents/ApplicationforGraduation15-16.pdf
about his practice. In 1974, Beaver co-founded the Relationship Counseling Center of Walnut Creek and has been a practicing marriage and family therapist for 44 years. He has also been a teacher in Contra Costa County for the past 35 years.
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LMC students and campus police aides during the Pizza With a Cop event Thursday, Feb. 8 in Library Room L-109.
Campus cops get cheesy heard the comments made by Senior Traffic Officer Michael Hotton. One key point that Hotton wanted to Police services held its first Pizza with a Cop event on Thursday, Feb. 8 make clear was that this event was not in order to enhance its relationship with going to be a lecture event, but more the Los Medanos College Community. so of meeting where many officers and While the aroma of Costco pizza was student were going to be able to interact in the air, students that attended the with each other on a small group basis. “We want to invite our community to meeting also had the opportunity to win a free parking pass for the spring feel safe talking to us and bringing concerns to us,” Hotton said. Also coming up semester. An estimated 35 students sat around with solutions and providing resources L-109 where the meeting was held and See COPS, page 6 By JESUS CANO
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Spanish For Healthcare Professionals, or SPAN-047, is a new three-unit course created last fall, and scheduled to start this summer. The purpose of the course will be to help medical students learn to better communicate with Spanish-speaking patients and their families. The new course is a collaborative effort between the Spanish and Nursing departments in an attempt to meet the needs of future nursing students. The course will be taught by Spanish professor Victor Coronado, who spearheaded the effort. “I have not taught a class like this before,” said Coronado, “But I will be working with other colleagues and with Sharon Goldfarb, nursing dean, to find the best way to teach this class and make it a successful one for our students.” According to Coronado, the course will cover oral language proficiency, grammar and idiomatic expressions and culture as well as various study and practice language skills needed for communicating with patients. In addition, this course will teach basic pronunciation and intonation skills in Spanish, courtesy expressions such as greetings and departures, how to formulate questions and learn to give appropriate responses, learning specialized vocabular y related to hospital equipment and healthcare practices, learn and identify vocabulary related to food and nutrition, as well as translate pharmaceutical terms from English to Spanish.
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Rehearsals are underway and the “Hand to God” cast and crew are in the midst of preparations to stage their upcoming show in March. Written by Robert Askins, this play focuses on a widowed mother (Ariel Dunn) who runs a Christian puppet club in a small town in Texas. Among those in the puppet club are her son Jason (Jason Miller), Jessica (Elysse Green) and neighborhood troublemaker Timmy (Teryn Macallan). The plot takes an interesting turn of events when Jason’s puppet, T yrone, comes to life and causes trouble in a hilarious way. Aside from the plays unique plot line, LMC directors Nick Garcia and Jack Nicolaus chose to do “Hand to God” at LMC due to its multiple dimensions. “Nick [Garcia] and I spent a lot of time throwing ideas around and we wait until something hits and resonates,” explained Nicolaus. “We were looking for something that felt funny and not just funny for the sake of being funny, but dealing with what it means to be going through darkness and pain —this play does that in a pretty
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funny way.” Playing the role of Pastor Greg in the play, Will Thompson believes that so far, rehearsals for the play are going great due to LMC’s talented cast and director Nicolaus. “He [Nicolaus] brings new and refreshing ways to each rehearsal that gives me a fresh take on my role,” said Thompson, adding that Nicolaus is “ver y hands-on” and lets the cast’s creative thinking roam freely. While the cast is continuing to rehearse, Nicolaus is already eager to see how the audience will receive the play due to its content. “I am really excited to hear and witness the audience’s reaction because this play is really provocative and forces us to think about a lot while also being hilariously funny,” said Nicolaus. For those who are interested in seeing this provocative and hilarious show, “Hand to God” will open at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 8 and will run through March 9,10,12,15,16,17,19. General admission Experience • Brenna Enos will be $15, $12 with a student or military ID and $10 with a school ID. On March Left: LMC director Jack Nicolaus brings the intensity to 14 a matinee performance will be held at rehearsals by getting into the scenes. Above: Jason, played by LMC student Jason Miller, stares up at his puppet. 10 a.m. and tickets will be $7.
Clark and trio perform jazz By LILLY MONTERO
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LMC staf f and students were treated to a jazz concert by Mike Clark and his Trio Tuesday, Feb. 20. What was initially going to be a ticketed event, not only became a free concert, but was also an opportunity for music students Experience • Chris Ruiz to learn more about jazz. Above: LMC music professor Michael Zilber accompanies Mike Clark and his trio Professor Zilber began the on the saxophone. Right: Keith Saunders, Peter Barshay and Mike Clark play evening saying that it was one of those “rare moments when during their show.
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‘Black Panther’ Movie Summary: A widely anticipated superhero movie in the Marvel universe, “Black Panther” opened in theaters Thursday, Feb. 15. This movie features a loaded cast with Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman), Erik “Killmonger” (Michael B. Jordan), Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o) and Ramonda (Angela Bassett).
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my worlds collide.” A moment in which he could combine his passion for teaching and music into one. He then introduced the headliner, Mike Clark, the famous drummer who helped develop what is known as the “Oakland sound” and rest of the trio including, Keith Saunders a famous pianist and Peter Barshay a famous bass player. Professor Zilber accompanied See JAZZ, page 6
The Office of Student Life teamed up with Umoja and Extended Opportunity Programs & Ser vices to host a free student screening of “Black Panther” Feb. 15, with Los Medanos College students lined up outside Maya Cinemas to secure their seats. Between the film’s rave reviews and the uniqueness of its predominantly black cast and African setting, the assembled students were extremely excited. “I am exhilarated to be here to see ‘Black Panther’,” said LMC student Jacob Poti. “Not only did it receive a 100 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, but the movie is completely diverse… That’s what I love about Marvel Studios, they give ever y superhero… a chance to shine.” “Marvel is one of the biggest movie companies right now,” observed Daisy Poblano, also a student. “Whenever they come out with a new movie, everyone’s super excited. So the fact that they’re having a predominantly black cast is super exciting… Everyone’s talking about it.” “It takes place in Africa, I’m a first generation immigrant out of West Africa, so that’s really important to me,” student Akila Briggs commented. “And for me, it’s the first step towards having awesome role models for younger African-American audiences.” “I’m very excited to see a superhero movie with a lot of African-American representation in it,” student Heavenly Prater stated. “I’m also really excited to see Chadwick Boseman.” That excitement carried over into the theater itself – the entire audience erupted in cheers when the first title card appeared, showing “Oakland, CA” as a major location, and that tone continued throughout the rest of the screening. The LMC Black Histor y Month planning committee, which has been scheduling events for the month since last year according to Director of Student Life Teresa Archaga, proposed the screening. “Student Life has hosted many movies in the past,” Umoja Scholars Program Coordinator Jamila Stewart commented. “The inspiration behind showing this particular film is to honor Black History Month by showing… a movie about the first black super hero in mainstream comics… with a predominantly black cast.” “The Black History Month planning committee met and agreed it would be a good See MOVIE, page 6
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“Black Panther” is another triumphant entry for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Being the first MCU film with a predominantly black cast, it proves that movies like this can be made and done right. What I love most is not only Chadwick Boseman’s performance as T’Challa, but also its portrayal of women as strong forces. Black Panther’s character is more defined in this film than in his first appearance in “Captain America: Civil War.” Director Ryan Coogler does a fantastic job of making the world of Wakanda feel as though it is a real city. The main antagonist is Erik Killmonger, but in the beginning it is focused too much on a secondary antagonist Ulysses Klaue. The way this aspect of the film was presented could have been done better, however “Black Panther” is still an outstanding film.
The smar test person in the Marvel Comic Universe is a 16-year old African princess from the most advanced society: Wakanda. Without Shuri, the functionality of the Black Panther suit and the production of vibranium in Wakanda would cease to exist. “Black Panther” is set around the trials and tribulations T’Challa faces as he tries to live up to his father’s legacy, but the movie belongs to the strong, intelligent and badass women of Wakanda. The Dora Milaje, their general Okoye, Nakia and Shuri are a newfangled introduction to what can hopefully be an ongoing step in the right direction toward representation of women of color in media. “Black Panther” showcases the women as equals. Being the nations protectors and influence makers, Wakandan women are the backbone to the storyline.
The latest Marvel production truly lives up to its hype and shakes up the Marvel formula while avoiding most of the usual Marvel movie problems. The visuals, from the solar punk, afro-futuristic streets of Wakanda itself to the neon, grunge-covered roadways of Seoul are utterly breathtaking, and the music is phenomenal. The writing is also some of the best in a Marvel movie in a while, with a somewhat predictable plot, a handful of incredibly powerful exchanges and some of the more genuine and joyful laughs in a Marvel flick to date. The movie contains one of the most fleshed-out, antagonists, Erik “Killmonger,” not just in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but also in recent cinema. Even if you don’t normally go for superhero movies, “Black Panther” is definitely worth your time.
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“A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.”
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LMC grabs playoff spot with victory By JONATHAN LITTLE jlittle@lmcexperience.com
The Los Medanos College Mustangs defeated the Laney College Eagles 73-44 in their final season game at home Wednesday, Feb. 14. The Valentine’s Day game against Laney had playoff implications, and tensions were high throughout the match-up. In the first quarter, the Stangs and Eagles were neck-and-neck trading shot-for-shot on each offensive transition. But late in the first quarter, Los Medanos defense took over as they lead 17-14 with just under a minute left. With the clock running down in the first quarter, guard Elsa Ross hit a buzzer beating three-point shot to end the quarter with a bang and gave the Stangs a 20-14 lead going into the second quarter. The Mustangs came out at the beginning of the second quarter with their shutdown defense once again. Jayden Tolentino hit a three to continue the momentum the Stangs started in the first quarter. As the quarter went on, both team’s defense controlled the game as they went back and forth turning over the ball and not getting to the basket. Toward the end of the second quarter, Laney College was able to grab their first lead (28-27) in the game. That lead was short lived as the Stangs guard Chrysta Ray took control and drew a foul to tie the game at 29-29. As the back and forth battle went on, the first half ended in a nail-biting 32-32 tie. “At halftime we talked about stops and just being patient on offense because in the first half we didn’t do so well but when we were moving the ball around we were really effective,” said Head Coach Richard Villegas.
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Cleary’s clear path to SFSU By JESUS CANO
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Los Medanos College slugger Riley Cleary has been one of the Mustangs’ key players during his tenure. And soon, San Francisco State University will be his new home after the spring semester. For the sophomore utility player, the grind never stopped, even when the resources weren’t there. Growing up in Antioch, Cleary was not fortunate enough to have some of the valuable assets a developing player needed — such as trainer or top tier developmental programs — which often led him to work out by himself. Cleary developed on his own. Often times, he set out unaccompanied to the now defunct Babe Ruth baseball fields in Antioch, taking countless swings after swings off the tee. And if not journeying to the Babe Ruth field, Cleary would put in work and
hit off the tee in his backyard. All with hopes and dreams of one day living a lavish life. “It just motivated me. Knowing that there will always be people more fortunate in life with money, resources, and opportunity makes me want to work hard,” Cleary said. “It taught me to not take anything for granted and to strive for greatness even under difficult circumstances.” As time progressed, Cleary continued to stand out in the eyes of many coaches, especially during his time at Antioch High School where he played on a struggling Panthers team. Even despite the fact Antioch only maintained a 5-15 combined league record during his junior and senior year of high school, Clear y was still able to put up some of the best numbers on the team. His senior year he had two homeruns and the highest batting average (.483) in the entire Bay Valley Athletic League, an
improvement from his junior year where he averaged .279. He left many of his coaches impressed, one of them being Antioch’s assistant coach Aaron Miles, a former eight-year MLB veteran where he captured a World Series title in 2006 with the St. Louis Cardinals. “He was definitely one of the best players on the team,” said Miles. “He had the ability to be the shortstop. He batted leadoff, second most of the year. He could play at high level of college.” But now, Cleary is known as the best of both worlds, a player that excels both batting and pitching. “Usually your best players can do it all. It’s not rare to see him do that. He is one of the best athletes.” Miles said. His numbers certainly turned a lot of heads, and one of them was his current LMC head coach Antho-
Bittersweet win
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Los Medanos College defeats College of Alameda 81-60 at home Wednesday, Feb. 14. The game was a nailbiter throughout, but Andrew Hall, Quincy Smith and Raazhel Watkins combined for 46 and helped contribute to the Stangs’ 21-point victory. The Stangs ended the season with a winning record but fell short of a playoff berth as LMC finished in fourth place tied with Mendocino in the Bay Valley Conference with a record of 10-6. For more information on LMC men’s basketball visit http://www.losmedanos.edu/basketball/mens.asp.
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He has been a faculty member at JFK University, Cal State East Bay and Diablo Valley College, and now teaches a course in the Psychology of Human Sexuality at LMC. He has also published three books, each of which coincide with the course. In addition to all of this, Beaver has actively sought to bring to light what he calls the “communication void” that exists in all kinds of intimate relationships. He spoke about this idea at the LMC TedX event last fall. Though his talk centered around how technology is contributing to that “void”, and how to fix it, Beaver admits the problem predated this new era of fast communication. Earlier in his career when he spent time promoting his ideas to the press to elicit public conversation, one of the pitches he often gave was, “Nowhere is anyone taught how to have a great relationship — it’s just supposed to happen somehow.” There exists a cultural expectation that over time people will grow into emotionally stable adults capable of maintaining a healthy relationship, but that’s not how it works, he insists. And if you ask Beaver, in spite of how long it has been since he first started practicing, that cultural norm has yet to change. What he sees today is much the same as what he saw when he first began his work as a therapist — people struggle to maintain their relationships, except now technology is involved. Because “people still haven’t learned to communicate on a real emotional level,” and technology has infiltrated every aspect of our lives, Beaver sees technology as something he must address in the classroom. The fast technology we have today, such as social media and texting, are not suitable for vulnerability and intimate conversation, he said. In his own life texting may be good for sending out a grocer y list, but he would not suggest texting as a means for intimate conversation. Intimacy and emotional vulnerability — the stuff that keeps a relationship going, according to Beaver — makes up a great portion of his class. The class begins with self-love and progresses into interpersonal relationships, he said, adding he hopes the course serves as a preventative measure to the problems he sees as a therapist. He may focus mostly on interpersonal relationships as a sex therapist and as a marriage and family therapist, but a lot of the intimate problems he deals with begin with the individual. “A lot of those phrases are all psycho-babble,” Beaver said about psychology. “I like to make it real. What does that mean, ‘Love yourself’?” What loving yourself really means, Beaver teaches, is caring about one’s own emotional well-being in the same way that a person might care about a lover’s well-being. Without that personal foundation, people often let themselves get run over by their partners and
even by their own self-talk — something that Beaver said is a big no-no for a healthy sexual relationship. Zita Flores, a former student of Beaver’s, appreciates the preventative style. Speaking to her own experience, Flores admits that emotionally abusive relationships and low self-esteem have taken a toll on her love life in the past. “I learned a lot about the things that aren’t talked about today,” she said. “I think if I would have learned about that sooner it would have prevented me from a lot of heartbreak.” Flores said that since taking Beaver’s class, she feels as though she’s far better off than she would have been otherwise. She makes a point to practice self-love and hopes it shows to the people who look up to her. “At my church I’m a leader and a mentor,” Flores said. If she wants to make an impact on her youth members that means being good to herself so that she can be the best role model she possibly can. This is exactly the kind of results Beaver is looking to get out of teaching at LMC. His work as a therapist is better defined as crisis management, but what he does as a teacher is preparation for the future. “Teaching is fun. Therapy is hard,” Beaver said. After so many years as a marriage and family therapist, as well as a sex therapist, Beaver is running out of steam. Emotions, especially other people’s emotions, are draining, he says. It takes a lot out of him to do what he does, no matter how much he loves it. “People are crying, people are in pain, or frustrated. If you have any empathy you’re going to feel a lot of that,” Beaver said as his eyes softened. “My resilience to it isn’t as good as it was.” On the other hand when, he hears results like Flores’s, teaching becomes exhilarating and gives new meaning to something he has always been passionate about. It’s an opportunity for him to catch the problems before they develop into the crises he deals with in his office. An opportunity to build strength, confidence and, most of all, health. That’s why a class like his is so important for college students, he said. “They’re right in the middle between adolescence and adulthood,” and catching them early can make all the difference, Beaver said excitedly. After an early career of self discovery and many years of practicing as a therapist, Beaver may be burning out, but teaching is helping to keep that flame alive. The part-time teacher says he’d consider teaching full time after he retires from professional counselling. Then there was a playful glint in his eyes and he said with all of the euphemisms one can possibly fit into a sentence, “I get off on helping people, that’s why teaching is fulfilling. You can tell you’re turning them on. You can enlighten people. It’s more rewarding.”
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At the beginning of the second half it seemed the talk gave the Stangs the energy they needed as they forced a turnover on Laney early to jump out to a 34-32 lead. As the third quarter progressed it became more apparent that the Mustangs were going to take control of the game and put the game away early. It was a team ef for t as players Ray, Ross, and Buggs kept on scoring on offensive transitions, defensive stops and forced turnovers by LMC to give them a 55-45 lead going into the fourth quarter. The final quarter was more of the same for the Stangs as the LMC offense kept running over the Laney defense and the LMC defense was a brick wall every time the Eagles tried to go on offense. The Mustangs took the win with a score of 73-44, with Ray, Ross, and Buggs combined for 50 points contributing to the Stangs 29 point victory.
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-ny D’Albora, who said that Cleary was a great fit to play for the Mustangs. “He played a few different positions in high school including infield, outfield as well as pitching,” D’Albora said. “We saw right away how athletic he was and knew he would fit in to what we are trying to do on both sides of the ball.” Clear y said transitioning from Antioch to LMC was like day and night. He saw a huge culture change between the two programs, and how everyone on the LMC team was serious about playing the game. He took this game as a job, and always worked with his teammates and coaching staff to improve himself. “Coach D’albora works extremely hard to move all his players on. We do a lot of filming of offense, defense and pitching. Everyone, even those with minimal playtime, has a good opportunity to move on,” Cleary said adding, “For me I had a really good freshman year. I got second team as a pitcher, which was a real good boost on my resume. We have a lot of talent on the roster and Coach D works hours on end to assure that everyone gets a chance to move on to a four year.” As of Wednesday, Feb. 21 Cleary has a batting average of .349 with three RBIs. He and the entire Mustangs team hope to have a strong season, and a run in the playoffs. But all things must come to an end, Cleary will finish his career at LMC at the end of the spring semester, but is eager to begin his new journey at SFSU. “As opposed to going with the most money, or the place with the best facility. I picked SFSU because it reminds me a lot of how I was raised,” Cleary said. “It’s a small market team that doesn’t get a ton of top tier recruits like most other D1’s and D2’s get. The team is filled with a lot of grinders, who really get after it on and off the field. It’s something that I really wanted to surround myself with.”
that can use as reference points.” Another key point Hotton wanted to make to the students and staff here at LMC is that there are a lot of ser vices that police offer that a lot of people are not aware of such escorting students to their cars or whatever location, in addition to jump starting cars. This event was partnered with student services, in which the director of student life Teresea Archaga heavily praises police services for the amount of commitment they put into LMC. “All of the evening or night
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after a traumatic event, A Place to Talk was of fered to students and faculty last Thursday at 2-3 p.m. Despite the large coverage and discussion currently going on with the shooting, only one student showed up to the meeting — unintentionally — but decided to stay. Teresea Archaga, Director of Student Life & International Students Program at LMC, ran the A Place to Talk meeting and was unsure what the turnout would be. “I feel that attendance is based on students interest,” said Archaga. “I am not sure if it is the sign of the times, there was not enough notice for the campus to gather, the campus community is still processing what happened, or if there is other reasoning regarding the low attendance.” While the attendance at A Place to Talk was low, some students and teachers such as LMC Social Science professor Ryan Hiscocks have been having discussions about the Florida shooting in a classroom setting. Talking about the shooting “can be a very difficult subject matter because of the raw emotions involved,” explained Hiscocks adding, “It’s terribly sad, heartbreaking and difficult to comprehend that those innocent lives were violently ended, not in the middle of a war zone, but in a school.” Like the students in Florida, some people at LMC such as Hiscocks believe that gun laws need some type of further regulation. “I discuss the second Amendment and the price in real human lives that we, as a countr y, pay for easy access to guns of all types,” said Hiscocks. “Part of the debate that we need to have involves taking a second look at possible common sense restrictions like an assault weapons ban and other measures meant to preserve public safety.”
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District Chancellor Fred Wood responded to the concerns raised in the proposed resolution. “I want to validate that librarians are often some of our best stewards of free speech,” he said adding, “They are the ones who most strongly react to things like book burnings.” Wood continued, “At the end of the day we have to weigh the critical importance [of security] and the belief in free speech…This is a conversation we should have had before we put on the filter.” One of the points brought up at the senate meeting is the possibility of the blocks contributing to inequity. “Students who can’t find something at school can just look it up at home,” said Business professor Theodora Adkins at the meeting adding, “unless they don’t have access to a computer. This is an equity issue and I’m all about equity.” Wood also weighed in on the equity issue. “Students could look it up at home but then there is an equity issue, not ever yone has access to a computer at home,” he said. Wood remained open about the future of the system. “If we maintained a filter like this, or maybe we will decide not to at the end of the day, how can we make it easy for students to say, ‘Can you please release these sites’?” Warrier acknowledged the nuanced nature of the debate while also affirming the need for security. “It’s a delicate balance, but I can’t allow everything to be open,” said Warrier. One of the major complaints about the web blocks is the difficulty students have in overturning a block because the message indicating blocked content does not provide contact info or instructions for requesting the content be unblocked. The proposed senate resolution describes this as “a policy that authorizes the District IT department to solely determine the educational value of content viewed over the campus network.” Wood said he was unaware of the message that displays when a site is blocked that states the content is against company policy rather than school policy. “I’ve never heard of a program saying something about company policy, that sounds a little like Big Brother to me,” he said. Warrier responded to the concern and said the district has reached out to Palo Alto Networks to see if the message can be altered. “One of the things we are trying to do is talk to the company to allow us to change that default message… What I am trying to do is to get it to say something like, ‘If you are in the library tell the librarian.’” Despite efforts to contact Palo Alto Networks to change the block message, little progress has been made. “My network manager is out on vacation, she will be back next week and will call them again,” said Warrier. The Academic Senate will take up the issue of the resolution at its meeting Monday, Feb. 26, 3 to 5 p.m. in the Library Community Room, L-109. Members of the campus community interested in expressing their views on the issue can share them during the public comments portion of the meeting.
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events that student life hosts are because of police services,” said Archaga.“They are always there present there and supporting us with our events.” A current student police aide, Aurelio Medina was present at the event, and feels that events like this are extremely important for the relationship between students and police services, especially with the way police are being portrayed as. “A lot of people misinterpret with what police really are,” Medina said. “We really care about the safety and service for the community.” It seems as if this event is the beginning of the stronger path to the connection police
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won awards. The Best in the Show went to Cathie Lawrence for her piece “Tall Tales From a Whimsical Sailor,” a one-of-a kind piece that was a photo on luminous metal print. The subject in the winning photo was Lawrence’s husband Craig. “I am so very proud of my wife,” he said. “She is a great photographer who has a great eye for great photos.” There were tears in his eyes as his wife’s name was called to receive her award. “I was stunned when I heard my name announced for winning Best in Show,” said Lawrence with tears streaming down her face as she received her award. “It is thrilling to have my artwork recognized by the Art Guild of the Delta.” The student art exhibit is a project that has many phases, first being submissions. 2018 had over 250 entries according to Art Department Chair Ken Alexander. “This ar t exhibit is our oppor tunity to share with the community all that our students are doing, and all that they are capable of doing,” Alexander said. Gallery Director Judi Petite was responsible for the selection of the curator to judge the exhibition. She chose The Art Guild of the Delta. The Art Guild of the Delta is a non-profit organization sponsored by the Brentwood Art Society. Representatives from the guild were on hand to award the winners with a plaque and a cash award. If you haven’t been yet, there is still time to check out the exhibition as it continues through Tuesday, Feb. 27. Gallery hours are Tues, Wed, Thurs, 1:30-2:30 and 4-6 p.m. For a complete list of awards see the online version of this story at lmcexperience.com
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2 and the contest is open only to currently enrolled students. Competitors will be awarded points for each question answered correctly and the winning team will receive $2,000 divided equally among members. Second, third and fourth place teams will win $1,500, $1,000, and $500. According to Archaga, the funding that goes toward the scholarships awarded is a thousand dollars less than last year because of limited funding by the Inter-Club Council, but it will still be awarded to winning teams in the form of a check through the foundation and partnership with LMCAS. All participants will receive an event T-shirt and a certificate of participation. The Los Medanos College Associated Students and the Office of Student Life will also provide a continental breakfast, lunch and refreshments. “It was a fun experience even though my team didn’t win because none of us were biology majors,” said previous competitor Micah Judah. The structure of this year’s competition will remain the same as previous years: registration will begin at 8 a.m., followed by an overview of the rules. There will be four rounds of questions. An ice cream social will be held at the end of the competition, followed by a ceremony to announce the winners.
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offers want with students, as many people in attendance got a better feeling, such as student Yousef Gheit who decided to check out the event after being invited by a fellow police officer. “The relationship between the students and police are important because it makes us feel safe’” Gheit said. “It really helps us see what officers have to say.” Police Services look to hold similar events like this in the future.
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the trio including, Keith Saunders a famous pianist and Peter Barshay a famous bass player. Professor Zilber accompanied the group on the saxophone. The group played a total of five songs with intermittent lecture and discussion. The first song was “Softly as in a Morning Sunrise” by Sigmund Romberg; the second “Loft Funk” a Mike Clark original; the third “Summer in Central Park” by Horace Silver; the fourth “Amsterdam blues” by Chris Potter; and the fifth and final song was “You Know I Care.” The songs ranged from a jazz waltz, jazz funk, to a song that was more bluesy and modern, to the last which was an iconic ballad. The musicians seemed to enjoy teaching the students about jazz just as much as the students enjoyed listening to it. Mike Clark offered insightful and comedic commentar y, often jokingly ending it saying, “Do you know what I mean? I mean I know what I mean” throughout the night. And by the end of the night it did seem like the students knew what he meant. As they finished each song and broke down the elements of it piece by piece students could see what Clark meant when he said that, “the joy is in the blues of the music - it’s the gumbo of jazz”. Student Will Manalili appreciated the music department bringing the concert to LMC. “The concert is great to have for students cause you can give them something to learn without killing them with lecture,” Manalili joked, adding, “Since it was at school I was only a hop skip and a jump away” from real musicians. After a night spent exploring what professor Zilber called “unfamiliar, uncharted territory” students left more informed and appreciative about jazz than before.
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opportunity for LMC students and staf f. Teresa Arhcaga contacted Maya Cinemas and paid to host a screening the night before the official release date,” Stewart said. Archaga mentioned that Maya gave them possible dates and times, and Thursday, Feb. 15 was settled on as it was a Thursday before a holiday and thus, the greatest amount of students would be able to attend. Archaga also mentioned that registration, which was done via an online link was completely filled within hours of going live, and 90 percent of registrants were students, with the rest being staff and faculty. “I don’t know how that marketing strategy worked, but it did… I’m just really excited to watch a movie with everyone and get their thoughts on it after,” she said. “’Black Panther’ is a long time coming,” observed Steven Freeman, Assistant Director of EOPS, praising that it “provides a superhero that young African-American children can actually look up to.” “It’s been a very long time since a movie has generated this much buzz,” he also stated, saying that whenever there’s a huge hub of student energy, it’s important to him that EOPS can “get behind that.”