Volume 25: Issue 14

VOLU ME 25

ISSUE 14

CHAFFEY

B R E E Z E MONDAY + MAY 4 , 2015

FEATURE

Engines Revved For Car Show

A&E

Poetry?

It’s Not Dead

OPINION

Peace or Violence: Baltimore Riots

SPORTS

Track & Field Yields to Cross Country

JULLIAN AIDEN BRAVO Left to right: Ike Owuama, biology major, demonstrates to students; Joshua Dansie, biology major and member of the Green Thumb Project, talks to students about the benefits of growing plants; Green Earth Movement Sustainability Committee provides fruit to students on Earth Day on April 22.

Earth makes plants, Hooray

Earth Day Celebration Raises Environmental Awareness To raise environmental awareness, the Green Earth Movement Sustainability Committee (G.E.M.) and Leaders In Fighting for the Environment (L.I.F.E.) Club celebrated Earth Day at the center quad and northern region of the MACC building on April 22.

Earth Day was founded by then Sen. Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin in 1970 after witnessing a 1969 oil spill in Santa Barbara, Calif. The event gained worldwide support in 1990 with 200 million participants in 141 countries.

Ann Tran, English major and president of L.I.F.E. Club, organized the LIFE Club’s Earth Day event in the quad in hopes of enlightening students of the ways they may contribute to the protection of the environment.

“This event is to bring awareness to environmentalism, sustainability and what the individual could do to help the cause,” Tran said. “It brings to light a lot of the things people are not aware of.”

L.I.F.E Club is currently petitioning for the installment of parking lot solar

panels, another reason for the event.

Students were able to sign their names in support of the installation.

Those in support of the installation who did not get to sign can do so at www.chaffeyccPetitions.net.

The G.E.M. committee was also present earlier in the day for their own Earth Day celebration, providing fruits to students.

Julie Sanchez, co-chair for G.E.M committee, says past Earth Day events have brought cleanliness onto campus grounds.

“When we started working here there was no recycling,” Sanchez said.

“Everything was just mixed and now we have a good recycling program.”

Clubs like Project Green Thumb, Food for Thought, Chem. Club, and Reactive were also present, providing students with information, interactive activities, and organically grown and edible plants.

“We’re a bunch of bio majors who got together and decided to just start

“We’re a bunch of biology majors who got together and decided to just start growing plants.” growing plants,” biology major Joshua Dansie said. “And to lower the barrier that people have mentally with what wilderness is, and just getting [students] into using plants on a daily basis.”

Burrtec Waste Industries provided an interactive activity and insightful information on the multiple ways students may dispose of their waste.

Olivia Sanchez, municipal program manager for Burrtec, says the different ways students can dispose of their materials is through recycling bins, green waste bins, landfills and household hazardous facilities.

The Chaffey Dining Commons, with

their recycled sugar fiber plates and biodegradable catering, offered students organically grown salads free of pesticides.

Live music from 8th Street Band and reggae-fusion Zephyris fueled student enthusiasm.

Sam Gaddie, a sustainability and environmental safety officer at the chemistry department, is a member of the 8th Street Band.

“I’ve worked a lot with the G.E.M. committee for about seven years,” Gaddie said, “to try and get solar here on campus and do these events like Earth Day.” Hibba Umar, finance and accounting major, is a student representative for the G.E.M. committee. She says she enjoyed the celebration and student unity.

“I loved it,” Umar said. “I thought it was really good. I like how they had music and brought people together.”

JULLIAN AIDEN BRAVO @ juju_bravo95

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Campus Calender Tuesday, May 5 Cinco De Mayo Celebration Join EOPS for coffee, pan dulce (Mexican sweet bread) and champurrado (warm Mexican chocolate drink) at MACC-205 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. The Panther Bistro will also be serving a special Mexican dish and paletas provided by Delicias de Michoacan.

Friday, May 8 Spring Instrumental Concert Enjoy classic music from Hollywood, Americana, pop and jazz at Chaffey’s music extravaganza directed by Patrick Aranda. Featuring the Chaffey College Community Band and Jazz Ensemble, and special guest the Amanda Castro Band. The event will be held in the Rancho Cucamonga campus theater at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $12 and can be purchased from the book store or at www.chaffey.edu/theatre_tickets.

Saturday, May 9 Dia de Cantar Choral Concert Join the Chaffey Concert Choir and Concert Ensemble singers for an evening of Latin-American-inspired music and rythms in Dia de Cantar, directed by David Rentz. The concert will feature music from the indigeneous peoples of Brazil and Peru, tangos, and a folk mass among others. It will be held in the Chaffey College Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased from the book store or at www.chaffey.edu/ theatre_tickets.

Editor-In-Chief Erynn M. Affeldt erynn.affeldt@gmail.com Managing Editor Chris Salazar Online Editor Calvin Huang Photo Editor Michelle Menes

Saturday, May 16 1st Black-African American Ceremony Chaffey College administration, faculty and staff will honor 2015 African-American graduates in the Rancho Cucamonga campus theater at 1:10 p.m. A reception will follow in the Wignall Museum.

We at the Chaffey Breeze extend a loving farewell to our beloved advisor and friend, Doug Walsh, as he retires after devoting 30 years as advisor of the Chaffey Breeze.

May the horse race tracks treat you well and the desert vacations be kind.

Roses are red, Violets are blue You are the best THANK YOU!!!!!

With love and gratitude, we wish you the best!

The Chaffey Breeze Staff

Opinion Editor Joshua Arnao Features Editor Sadie Gribbon A & E Editor Kyle Smith Circulation Manager Victoria Garcia

News Editor Roberto Hernandez

Staff Writers & Photographers Students of Journalism 30 and Journalism 31

Sports Editor Ashley Martinez

General Manager Janet Trenier

Crime Log: April 04/01:

04/02: 04/09:

04/13: 04/20: 04/22: 04/27:

Driver w/no license Hit and run property damage only VC - revoked/suspended license Vandalism less than $400 Battery on person Driver w/no license Petty Theft: Bldg/Vehicle/etc (less than $95)

Vandalism: Deface Property Stolen Vehicle

Retraction: An inaccuracy was printed in the April 20 issue in the piece titled “Student Invitational Art Exhibit for Open Viewing.” In the second paragraph it listed Foundation for Artist Resources as the curator. They did not curate the Student Invitational 2015 Exhibition, they curated the previous exhibition titled Savage Sentimentality.

This exhibition was not “curated by” any one person, but rather was organized by the Wignall Museum in concert with lead faculty Misty Burruel and her honors students who were selected to participate in the exhibition/honors course.

Lab Tech Ashley Martinez Jake Baylor Advisers Doug Walsh Michelle Dowd Journalism Coordinator Neil Watkins

the base line magazine Jake Baylor, Editor/Designer Julie Cosgrove, Online Editor thebaselinemagazine.com

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american resentment built isis Chaffey College students were treated to a lecture on ISIS, informing and discussing what ISIS really is from the first-hand perspective of the Executive Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations(CAIR) for Southern California, Hussam Ayloush.

Ayloush’s promotion for democratic societies, not only nationally but globally, stemmed from his life-long passion of being a human rights activist. From CNN to NPR, he has been an expert in his field, and on April 22 Chaffey students were able to find him in Wargin Hall.

The professional showed up half an hour late and broke the ice when he jokingly said, “I spent two hours in traffic, blame it on ISIS. They always get away with it.”

He opened by explaining the acronym ISIS and what it really stands for; Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, as well as its synonymous use; ISIL(Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant). One of the key points he wanted to get across was that the recognition of this terrorist group as Islamic is a deep insult to Islamic people.

“We need to deprive them (ISIS) from the ability to claim themselves as Muslim,” he said. “ISIS is not a religious group, it’s a terrorist group.”

Fighting, exposing and addressing the root causes that bring ISIS to existence is the only way to begin deconstruction of ISIS according to Ayoush.

“ISIS is a result of many factors,” he said.

The foremost factor being America’s occupation of Iraq in 2003. He went on to explain that there was a lot of resentment toward America for the missiles

being dropped on more women and children in search of terrorists after 9/11, even though it had nothing to do with the civilians of Iraq.

Next was the new government in Iraq, facilitated by the U.S., which marginalized the Sunni population causing more hostility toward America and a more rational reason for Sunni’s to join al Qaeda, led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.

In 2006 al-Zarqawi was killed by American airstrike, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi then fell into leadership. By 2007, al Qaeda was weakened due to the Sunni Awakening—when Sunni tribes banded together to fight against the jihadist group, with the help of the U.S.—and was slow becoming overshadowed by the recession that hit in 2008.

In 2011 the Syrian conflicts began, opening the door for the resurrection of al Qaeda, with its new name ISIS, “al Qaeda 2.0,” Ayloush said.

“ISIS is not fueled by religion it’s a form of tribalism,” he said. “It’s about power, it’s about exclusion.”

The factors brought into place caused a lot of tension to Sunni’s and other groups who felt disenfranchised, making them an easy target for ISIS recruitment. Ayloush explained how he has seen the recruitment videos made

by ISIS and how they use religion and gang mentality to lure these marginalized groups.

Next he talked of the Syrian people and how moderate they are in terms of social practice and, although religiously diverse, live very well with their neighbors. To put everything into perspective he gave the break down of what land ISIS controls; one third of Iraq, including Mosul, and one third of Syria which

is mostly desert.

One of the most intriguing points of the lecture was when he told the story of legally sneaking into Syria from Turkey. His vehicle was stopped by ISIS and they wanted to arrest the woman in the car for not wearing a hijab, but they were able to talk their way out of it by explaining that she was Christian even though her parents were from Syria.

“I remember exactly what he said, ‘I can’t imagine, how could you have Christians in this place?’” Ayloush said, speaking of the ISIS member who stopped them.

He continued by speaking of how ISIS impacts America, beginning with the billions of dollars spent each year on weaponry, fighter planes and military personnel. He also included the $1.3 billion sent to Egypt for weaponry, where they massacred 1,000 peaceful protestors in one just day over a week ago.

He commented on the irony, “We have allowed for national security to supersede our own rights.”

Students walked away from the lecture and latter discussion with second-hand insight and a newfound perspective on what ISIS is, and possibly the revelation of how much impact the country they live in has on the entire world.

“When we (U.S.) sneeze we cause damage somewhere in the world,” Ayloush said. “I don’t think being strong is a bad thing, but we have to use it to help other people.”

SADIE GRIBBON @sadiegrib

feminism: IT’S NOT JUST FOR WOMEN The Chaffey College Feminist Club hosted a panel to break the misconception that feminism is only for women.

Professors Ryan Falcioni, Daniel Keener and Interim Vice President of Student Services Eric Bishop led the discussion.

“Being a male comes with certain privilege,” Falcioni said. “Men are less likely to be victims of sexual crimes, less likely to be misrepresented in the media relative to gender stereotypes and less likely to be taken advantage of in business dealings. This is a privilege that we don’t necessarily ask for, but a privilege nonetheless.”

According to the IWPR (Institute for Women’s Policy Research), if the progress in closing the gender wage gap continues at its current rate, it will take until 2058 for women to reach equal earnings to men.

In the past 10 years the wage gap has narrowed by 1.5 percent, the 10 years prior (1995 to 2004) it was 4.9 and the years before (1985 to 1994) it was 8.1.

“In my 1B classes, when we get to the issue of sex and gender, I often ask my students if they identify as feminists,” Keener said. “Not a lot of people raised their hand and that surprised me at first.

But after I redefined the term, a lot of them raised their hand.”

According to Falcioni, some take offense to being called a feminist and said

that perhaps a reappropriation of the word would encourage the embracement of feminism.

In Keeners opinion, by simply attending class it shows a willingness to share an equal education with the women in the room. This, by his standards, makes students feminists.

Gender stereotyping in the workforce largely influences fame. Models, actresses and athletes are sexualized to appeal to the hetero-sexual fantasy.

Even pronouns are prone to subjugation of male dominance. Words like God, doctor, fireman, mankind and soldier. “We assume male dominance in our language,” Falcioni said.

According to the U.S. Department of Education, females represent 57.4 percent of students receiving a bachelor’s degree and 63.6 percent of students receiving a master’s degree.

Post secondary education is female dominated and yet, women currently hold 4.6 percent of CEO positions in the U.S. “This brings the question, where do men go after high school,” Bishop said gesturing to the majority of females among the 50 students present. “Because if you look around the room right now, this is pretty common on college campuses, the majority of women going to college, but then you get into the corporate world and suddenly it’s male

dominated. They are not here with you now, which means there are very few men that are going through the pipeline to the top, yet they wound up at the top.”

Strict gender norms and stereotypes not only repress women but men as well. Men are taught to contain their emotions and are socially expected to provide for their family. Male gender is a disadvantage when it comes to custody battles and divorce rights.

“There is a fear,” Keener said. “I think it comes from not wanting to own this issue of male privilege. Not wanting to see yourself that way or feeling like somehow this negates you and your accomplishments. To own up to male privilege in a way plays out in the equitable treatment of women.”

Astronomy Professor Joanne Eisberg interjected with her experience of seeing this problem perpetuate since her college years.

“When I was 20,” Eisberg said, “I thought that progress was going to be so much faster and I would be shocked to the point of death, as opposed to think that now 30 years later we’d still be having this discussion.”

JULIETA VAZQUEZ @inourstars23

isis faqs: What does ISIS stand for?

Islamic State in Iraq and Syria How much has ISIS cost America?

According to a military think tank, close to

$1 Billion Yes, ISIS has a twitter... but their accounts keep getting suspended due to graphic media

How many Americans have joined ISIS? According to CIA estimates, around

2,000 Americans

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week of Legal Education for all

“Our job isn’t to tell you what you want to know; it is to tell you what you need to know”

PHOTO COURTESY OF GETTY IMAGES

Legal Week is a three day event where students and guests receive information on family, immigration and criminal law. Held April 22 on the Rancho Cucamonga campus, the event included 36 attorneys and judges.

During the event students were encouraged to donate to a specific cause. Last year’s event raised $1,800 for Breast Cancer. This year’s donations will go to a school in Uganda accommodating 1600 students. Most students were orphans whose parents were killed by AIDS or victims of war crimes.

The school has a total of 30 staff members whose approximate monthly income is $80 a month.

Dean Joy Haerens of Business and Applied Tech-

nology addressed guests on the detrimental state of the children living in Uganda.

A video made by a Chaffey student was shown to give a better visual to the audience. The children wear the same clothes and eat the same food every day. As a treat, instructors get a cup of tea and two pieces of bread, with nothing inside, and eat it like a sandwich.

“They treated it as a wishful sandwich,” Haerens said.

Legal Week was also used as a platform to inform students that Chaffey College has been selected to participate in a Pre-Law initiative sponsored by the California State Bar’s Council on Access and Fairness.

This opportunity provides a pathway for community college students to attend six California law schools.

To obtain this opportunity, students must earn an Associate’s degree and complete the seven courses specified by the Council on Access and Fairness. To enter the program, students are strongly advised to take part in an approved public interest as well as civic activities.

Students who would like more information on the Pathway to Law School program are advised to talk to a counselor or a member of the Chaffey College Legal Studies faculty.

Business Law Professor Abel Chen, coordinator of the event, gave his students extra credit for attending the informative event.

Patrick Tubbs, accounting major, said “I think this event will give students a lot more knowledge on what to do. Pre-Law studies is a really cool program; it should be promoted more.”

The attorney’s in attendance on Day 3 Criminal Law were James Madded, Sarah Powell and Arturo Buraga.

Madded started off the discussion with “The sky is the limit; tell me anything.” Attorneys had the opportunity to speak for 15 minutes, explaining their pathway to law school and experiences they had in and out of the court room.

Toward the end of the event, students and guests were able to participate in a Q-and-A with the attorneys. If the questions were specific to a current event or personal issue, they were advised to make an appointment where they can have one-on-one discussions with an attorney.

To find lawyers, students can go to www.avvo.com.

REANNA FLORES @chaffeybreeze

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May 4, 2015

Poetry is not Dead

KRISTINA ROCHA Left to right: Chaffey students Sydney Powell, Michelle Gatewood, Shelby Tillotson , Carrie Bianca shared different art works and poems on April 27.

KRISTINA ROCHA Left to right: Freddy Delgado and Rob Smith volunteer while featured poet Nicelle Davis orchestrates interactive poetry on April 27.

In honor of national poetry month, The Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art along with Words + Art and Professors Michelle Dowd and Vicki Tulacro invited poet, performance artist and director of The Living Poetry Project, Nicelle Davis, to exhibit the work of Chaffey student poets.

100 students, faculty, friends and family attended the poetry reading hosted by English Professors Michelle Dowd and Vicki Tulacro on April 27 at the Wignall Museum.

"I've heard better poetry today than I have in the past three years in the po-

ipating.

"It's my way to figure out if I still wanted to do this," Gradilla said. "I was so insecure about my writing."

Gradilla and Powell described the event as a positive experience. Both agreed that the audience's reaction was a worthwhile reward.

"I've been told my poetry is all right," Ramos, who started writing rap before he ventured into poetry, said. The event was the first time he presented his work in public.

Davis praised the students' abilities and courage.

etry circuit," guest poet, Nicelle Davis, said. "What they just read out there is mind boggling."

Cynthia Gradilla, a psychology and philosophy major, Sydney Powell, English major, and Carlos Ramos, a business management major, were three of 12 students chosen to present their original poems with Davis, author of "In the Circus of You." Students were chosen from Professor Dowd's ENGL-7D, Creative Writing: Poetry, class. The students, many who have never shared their pieces before, had different reasons for partic-

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"There is something beautiful about the brave," Davis said, "and so I feel like I came on this campus and just walked into a world of beautiful."

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May 4, 2015

Engine Revvin’ Heaven

Songs like “Fools Will Be Fools”

by The Monotones played in the background as the public walked around with hamburgers in hand admiring Chevy Camaros, Dodge Chargers and many other timeless cars.

The 7th annual Chaffey College car show was hosted Sunday, April 26 by the Car Club and SkillsUSA Team. The proceeds from the show will be reinvested back into our school in form of scholarships, book grants, supporting fellow club events, etc.

Every car was unique with a story. Ron Alder, 1965 Volkswagen Crew Cab owner, says the car has been family owned for 40 years now.

“It was previously owned by my dad,” Alder said. “I plan to give it to one or both of my sons.”

Classic cars were not the only ones turning heads. Spectators crowded around Chuck Smith’s 2013 Chevrolet Camaro SS as he turned on the engine three feet away from the car.

“I have been doing this for a long time with my older cars,” Smith said. “This is the first time I brought the Camaro to a judging category.”

In the last hour of the show, owners crowded in the front to hear the categories and winners.

The categories were: Low Rider, Motorcycle, Pre-1950 Stock, 1932

or older Modified, 1933-1950 Modified, Best 1950’s, 1960-1979, 1980 — 2000, 2001 — Newer, Custom, Euro, Under Construction, Most Unique, Most Nostalgic, Trucks, Muscle Car, Best Custom Paint, President Choice award, Hot Rod Rock award and Best of Show award.

“Every car was unique with a story.”

The James F. Taylor memorial award was awarded to Jeff Alright, who has a similar passion for cars as Chaffey College Car Club Faculty Advisor Sherm Taylor’s father.

Short Timers Car Club awarded Chaffey Automotive Department Auto Club with the money it raises at the two shows it sponsors every year.

The event was a gallery of cars, great food, prizes and all for a good cause.

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May 4, 2015

A better tomorrow, today

ILLUSTRATION BY NATALIE THOMAS As the details of what happened to Freddie Gray continue to surface, the national spotlight is once again turned toward civil unrest. With Ferguson still in the rear-view mirror, Baltimore stands just before us.

On April 27, the Gray family not only had to bury a loved one, they also stood witness to a small number of the thousands gathered to honor their son turn a memorial into something nefarious.

The fact that things need to change is obvious. What isn't so obvious is how to achieve that goal. Voices need to be heard, the struggle is going to be what tone needs to be expressed. The value of justice is something not to be taken lightly. For every person choosing violence or destruction, there are several more choosing peace to achieve the same goal.

What is happening in Baltimore is an aberration, this isn't normal Baltimore behavior. Much like Ferguson, the turmoil in the streets of Baltimore is what we see blasted across the television. At

some point, we have to push past the allure of listening to the loudest voice and strive to find the truth that is often instilled in the people who care enough to clean up the messes these types of events leave behind.

Baltimore serves as sad reminder that even in the most perfect of societies, shit is going to happen. There will be more atrocious acts. There will be more people left angered in the wake of those acts. The variable in this equation is how we choose to respond. As CNN shows a CVS burning, there is no way to justify this destruction. It is always easier to strike back but the aftermath is a feeling of knowing you were no better than the person who struck first.

The difference between a riot and a peaceful protest is much deeper than most would suspect. Rioting is self-serving. Maybe you have had an experience where you got so mad you punched a wall, the initial explosion of your fist slamming into the wall is gratifying but the pain that follows after often out-

weighs the fleeting moment of separation that was just indulged upon. The other side effect is the realization that even though it was good for a second, it fixed nothing. In fact, it may have made it worse.

Again, the anger is justified. The real question here is what is to be done with said anger. After almost every tragic event we celebrate moments of silence.

There is something unmatched about the power of solidarity. A few people may be able to obtain temporary attention with violence and destruction but a better tomorrow is built on a movement that presents itself with such integrity that it cannot be ignored. It may be painful. It may take longer than anyone can anticipate. It will be worth it though.

A better tomorrow begins with a better today and a better today starts with us deciding to be better than the things we oppose.

JOSHUA ARNAO @joshuaarnao

Self Mutilation #kyliejennerchallenge Americans have a love-hate relationship when it comes to the Kardashians.

Love them or hate them, everyone knows what's going on with the infamous family whether they want to or not. The Kardashians are like that one friend whom you never invite to the party but always shows up since Kim's sex tape in 2003.

Kylie Jenner was just six years-old when her family fell directly under the spotlight. Most wouldn't expect the "Limited Too" adorned girl to later become the face of self-mutilation.

Jenner became an Instagram sensation overnight with her pouty lined lips and teal hair, influencing 21.6 million followers. Her "natural" lips ( just like her older half-sisters' "natural" butts) come essentially from suctioning her lips into a shot glass or any type of container similar to it.

The hashtag #kyliejennerlipchallenge has over 100,000 posts and counting. Some being pictures, and others being actual videos of boys and girls of all ages - yes even small children - doing the challenge. Most of them pull their

lips out of the shot glass with horrifying results, disproportionately large, swollen lips with a purple circumference.

Their eyes go wide in shock and disbelief, some crying because of how bad it looks.

These children have to be rushed to the hospital when the glasses break and leave large gashes on their faces or lips. Essentially, kids are shoving their lips into a small glass cup and making them temporarily swell up. The reason why this happens is because the vessel acts like a vacuum and suctions the lips, causing them to swell dramatically because it causes trauma to the suctioned area.

Trauma.

The challenge breaks blood vessels and causes lacerations that have to be stitched back together and Jenner is solely to blame. She portrays the false hope that anyone can have lips like hers as long as they have a shot glass and a couple minutes of spare time. It is painful, pointless and unusually disheartening that Jenner hasn't come forward to say anything about the topic.

It's obvious that she has had major cosmetic surgery over the past year, if you look at her a little over a year ago compared to now, she is a whole new person. Any hopeful teen who believes that she naturally looks like that is in for a world of surprise when they turn 17 because that's definitely not how it goes.

People like Jenner destroy young girls' body images and make them think they are inferior if they don't have swollen duck lips, causing body dysmorphia and depression.

Upon searching the hashtag, it's really surprising that teens have seen these videos and still want to try the challenge. The Kylie Jenner lip challenge is a form of self-mutilation, it sounds dramatic yet there are girls with swollen faces and scars around their lips that will never go away because of some girl who tries to play off the "natural" look.

Her last name may not be Kardashian, but she is definitely living up to her older sisters' classless reputation.

SADIE GRIBBON @sadiegrib

Clintonocracy: Politics as Usual Wouldn’t it be grand to float aimlessly through life without belief?

Think about it. We’d find comfort in knowing that we couldn’t be fooled again because, well, we never believed to begin with.

That feeling of distrust, that something isn’t going to work so why bother, is the great temptation of modernity because earnestness is a chore, and most of us abhor the notion of becoming moralists and valuable skepticism is an elusive skill.

Thus, while we weren’t brought into this world disabused and disenchanted, we quickly become so; however, there may be something to glean from this observation.

As the younger, less jaded generation, the progressive evolution of politics appeals to us. So, too, does Hillary’s campaign. And while the dust of years passed has been brushed off, the lingering grit has yet to settle on her cynical anthem.

Mrs. Clinton has become the poster child for someone who treats truthfulness in politics like a paleo cross-fitter does grains and gluten – as a sporadic foray into the delights carbs, to be meticulously measured – an unfit foodstuff. In other words, honesty is best reserved for simpletons.

But the interesting narrative here has less to do with Clinton’s cynicism and more to do with our own. That is, we’ve become immune to the coercion rank in our institutions, the privilege our economy preserves, our predatory foreign policy and our racist justice system.

So. Get over it, right?

No. Turning a blind eye to Frank Guistra’s $31 million donation the Clinton foundation didn’t include on their tax return is to play into the America that Hillary wishes to enlist.

Besides, simply because Democrats and liberals have demonized Republicans to the point where they’ve lost the capacity for self-disgust, is no reason to abide.

No doubt, Hillary is brilliant but I don’t trust her.

At this point, however, her presidential candidacy appears inevitable because of her gender and the liberal mindset of our blossoming, millennial generation.

Yet opportunistic opponents can cash in on this cynical framework.

That is, a candidate whose convictions elicit greatness can beat her with a story and plan to prove it.

Till then, my admonition is to look beyond the façade, the coat changing antics of an otherwise ballsy (hell she’s got bigger ones than I do!) and industrious woman and realize that if we want more of the same, then, by all means, vote for her. But don’t say I didn’t tell you so.

CHRIS SALAZAR @chriseclectic23

10 Sports

May 4, 2015

Athletic Department Undergoes CHange

As the 2014-2015 sports season comes to an end, the athletic department has announced a series of changes that will effect student athletes.

Track and Field Hiatus and Cross Country Reinstalled: The athletic department has decided to reinstall men’s and women’s cross country starting in the fall 2015 semester.

According to the news release that was published on April 20 by the Marketing and Public Relations Department, “The college last competed in cross country in 1993, winning conference championships in 1989 and 1990.”

The decision to bring back the program can be attributed to serving the community around Rancho Cucamonga. Many of the local high schools have talented runners who can help make the cross country team successful, according to a statement in the news release made by Interim Athletic Director and Head Basketball Coach Jeff Klein.

However, while men’s and women’s cross country is restored for the Panthers, the track and field program is being put on a temporary hold.

According to the news release, “Due to the condition of the track and the cost involved in bringing it up to competition and training standards, the college has opted to place its Men’s and Women’s Track & Field program on hiatus.”

When the 2014-2015 track and field season concludes in May, it will be put on an indefinite hold as the department awaits needed funds. There is no set date for when the track and field programs will be brought back as the school estimates it will take $2 million to bring the program up to standards.

“I believe our community will welcome the two new additions,” Klein said in the news release. “And we look forward to the day track and field will rejoin our family.”

Klein said the decision of who will coach the new teams has not been made, but he expects the school will announce it in the near future.

Softball Redirection: Amid the changes to the track and field program, it was rumored that Chaffey was also putting the softball team on hiatus. However, Klein has laid this rumor to rest.

“Track and field is being put on hiatus due to the condition of the track and we are going into cross country. So we are not losing a sport, but gaining two,” Klein said. “But softball is going in another direction.”

The other direction Klein was refferring to is the decision to bring on a new head coach for the softball team.

While Jimmy Rodriguez coached the softball team for some times, Klein made sure to thank him for all he did with the team.

“By no means are we canceling the program,” Klein said. “As a matter of a fact we are maintaining the program and growing it.”

While a decision on who is to coach the Lady Panthers next season has not been made, Klein expects a decision to be reached in the next few months.

ASHLEY K. MARTINEZ @am_lakingsgirl

Summer Success!

SOPHI A MERCADO

Freshman, Clarissa Gallvan plays center for the volleyball team.

Profile: Clarissa Gallvan Clarissa Gallvan’s seventh year playing volleyball marked her first season playing for the Panthers.

Gallvan, who also played for the Rancho Volleyball Club, graduated from Rialto High School in 2014.

No. 6 on the court, she played this season as both a setter and right side.

Majoring in kinesiology, she wants to become an athletic trainer or physical therapist. Currently Gallvan is taking psychology, human geography and math, totaling 12 units.

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Congratulations to the four Panther softball players selected for the 2015 All-Foothill Conference team.

First Team: Dominque Acosta and Lauren Avila Second Team: Monique Bernal and Stephanie Garcia The Lady Pantheres close their season with a 9-27 overall record and 6-9 conference record.

Congratulations to the six Panther baseball players selected for the 2015 All-Foothill Conference team.

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Eight track and field athletes have qualified to compete in the preliminary rounds of the Southern California regional finals, including Christopher Cooper and Joshua Rivas who are featured in The Breeze Online.

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May 4, 2015

Albert Vargas: 18-year-old Albert Vargas, a freshman outfielder on the Panthers’ baseball team, is dedicated to making baseball his first priority while in college.

Vargas, a full-time student, grew up playing both baseball and football the majority of his childhood and throughout his four years at Valley View High School in Moreno Valley.

“I’ve been playing baseball since I was four,” Vargas said. “It was something that ran in my family, my dad did it, my grandpa did it, my older brother did it.”

The Panthers missed the playoffs this year with a record of (16-19-1).

Even though it was a disappointing season, Vargas managed to put up top notch numbers.

In 146 at-bats, Vargas had 47 hits, with 15 runs-batted-in, scored 22 runs and had six stolen bases. The only other Panther with better numbers than Vargas was fellow freshman teammate Cody Palmer. It’s worth mentioning that Vargas struck-out 16 times which was four times fewer than Palmer.

“We started off slow. It was just tough to get on a good pace,” Vargas said.

Vargas has been in contact with four-year universities about potentially playing for them once he moves on from Chaffey and did acknowledge one

Baseball and family

school in particular where he would like to go and play, if he gets the opportunity.

“It would be great to go to Long Beach State,” Vargas said.

As a criminal justice major, Vargas says if for whatever reason baseball does not workout, he’d like to work in law enforcement or the FBI. It may have been a tough season overall for the Panthers, but it was even tougher for Vargas when he found out his older brother, Alfonso, was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma this past October.

“It was really tough to handle,” Vargas said. “My brother is by far my best friend.”

Like all great teams do, Vargas says his team and coaches were there for him.

“I can’t thank them enough for helping me get through it,” he said.

Vargas feels with one year of continuity under the teams belt and the majority of the team returning, they should be ready to go right from the start next spring.

“Next year we’ll be able to jell a lot more, we’ll be able to get going a lot quicker,” Vargas said. “We know each other now and have a bond.”

ALEX MUNOZ @CHAFFEYBREEZE

MICHELLE MENES Freshman Albert Vargas plays outfield for the Chaffey Panthers’ baseball team.

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