Volume 60, Issue 8

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Volume 60, Issue 8

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May 23, 2017

Kirstyn Smith elected new ASO President

By Brelio Lozano News Editor

Kirstyn Smith was elected ASO President and Rudolph Villegas Student Trustee by voters in the 2017 student elections.

Smith becomes the first African-American woman ASO president in school history and will replace the outgoing Mona Dibas on June 1.

Smith said she wants to continue contributing to the college and create a space for students

of all backgrounds to feel comfortable and confident sharing their ideas.

Villegas will replace Freda Hernandez, who served as the first SWC Student Trustee after the position was split off from the presidency last year. He is a senator-at-large, a member of the Shared Consultation Counsel, and the Education Planning and Enrollment Committee.

Jose Gutierrez claimed a narrow 26-vote

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win over Alvin Cook for ASO Executive Vice President. In June Gutierrez will enter his third year of service to the ASO. He said goals include creating better services and benefits as well as sexual abuse awareness and prevention.

Four students ran unopposed for executive positions. They are Social Vice President Marissa Eguiza, Vice President of Club Affairs Omar Aceves, Executive Secretary Andreana Noemi Vazquez and Vice President of Finance

Cynthia San Pedro.

Hanan Ali was declared the Vice President of Outreach after her opponent, Emily Faith Romero, was disqualified due to social media campaign violations.

Vice President of Public Relations is vacant after the only candidate, Mayrene Cervantes, was disqualified for failing to submit candidate financial statements. please see Elections pg. A3

Suit filed in union contract dispute

By Katy Stegall Viewpoints Editor

Former business instructor Michael Van Keith has filed a small claims suit against Southwestern College over an alleged violation of the SCEA faculty union contract.

Van Keith stated in the suit that he was denied teaching assignments he had a right to due to his vested status as an adjunct with rehire rights. He said he was blocked from an assignment he had held since 2005.

Van Keith said he is owed more than $16,000 based on his faculty agreement one year prior, but is only suing for $10,000 due to the maximum amount permitted in San Diego Superior Court, Small Claims Division. He also said this was a political move by the college which forced him into retirement. At least in retirement, he said, he could tap his Apple retirement account for adjuncts.

“This has been a cat and mouse game almost for the duration of my work at SWC, where I would have two assignments and one would get cancelled,” he said. “I wasn’t even offered the one class I was vested to have. I did not roll over. I decided to leave.”

Van Keith said he was also deprived of $22,409 in income

Michael Van Keith

when the college did not honor his 2012 contract as a business advisor with the Small Business Development Center (SBDC).

“I pursued many channels attempting to collect on the compensation I was owed without success,” he said.

“Facing a mortgage payment, two children in private school and other bills, my hand was forced into retirement.”

Part-time instructors like Van Keith achieve vested status after six consecutive semesters teaching at the college, which he obtained in 2006. Article XV in the SCEA contract, reads “vested status will be upheld so long as evaluations continue to be satisfactory.”

Van Keith said he always had good evaluations. He said he did not seek help from his union representatives, despite his claim that the Southwestern College Education Association (SCEA) union contract was violated. please see Lawsuit pg. A2

New grants to assist struggling students

By Elizabeth Farin Staff Writer

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Southwestern College steeplechasers David Flores and Augustin Barreto fly toward a close finish at the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference track trials. SWC’s small team did very well, placing 12 athletes into the SoCal Championship.

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Formerly incarcerated students deserve a second chance once released.

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SODA recipient Cindy Sison speaks volumes by her example.

A sizeable portion of Southwestern College students struggle with more than math, English and speech classes.

One in three suffered from housing insecurity. One in four do not understand how to successfully apply for financial aid. One in five report food insecurity.

A new grant aims to help.

SWC Cares Emergency Grants were created to assist students at risk of dropping out from unexpected financial emergencies. Creators say it is intended to aid students to stay in school and complete their educational goals.

The ASO kicked off the

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Impressive set of student plays highlight social injustices.

fund raising with a $45,000 donation. SWC’s Foundation has also pledged funding.

SWC Cares grants may be used for food, financial assistance, personal wellness, safety, legal issues, immigration resources, childcare and family support.

Financial Aid Director Patti Larkin said many students have responsibilities aside from school that interfere with educational goals. “ E x t r a o rd i n a r y t h i n g s happen in the middle of the semester,” she said. “We want to allow students to address that need with a little bit of financial assistance to stay in school.” please see SWC Cares pg. A3

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Elizabeth Rozow has record-breaking season for women’s swim team.

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New program strives to help SWC students transfer quicker

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By Alethze Maryana Meza Staff Writer

Southwestern College was one of 20 California community colleges chosen for California Guided Pathways, a new project which aims to increase the number of students earning community college credentials so they can transfer to four-year institutions.

“The California Guided Pathways Project is a transformational approach to ensuring student equity and achievement,” said SWC President Dr. Kindred Murillo. “Research has indicated the success of the pathways approach for first-time college going and underserved students. This is what appeals most to me.

We need to help all students achieve equitable outcomes.”

California Guided Pathways is a threeyear program focused on guaranteeing students’ educational goals and careers are meet according to the California Guided Pathways website. The program will help students from point of entry clearly understand their academic and career options.

“It is going to be an opportunity to help guide our student through what can be a very confusing and a very monolithic process,” said Academic Senate President Andrew Rempt. “I think we lose a lot of students because we don’t do a good job of saying ‘listen, here is what you have to do every step of the way, here is some guidance.’”

California Guided Pathways project has four steps: helping students to establish goals, helping them find a pathway to their goals, keeping them on track and measuring learning. Students will choose a program of study and work with counselors to develop a plan based on career goals. A program map will help students stay on track and complete their programs in less time.

Participating colleges will receive support from a team of Pathways coaches, according to Kathy Tyner, vice president of academic affairs.

“We want to make it easier for our students to get from the start of college to the end and achieve their academic goal, but also achieve the learning that they intended to,” she said.

California Guided Pathways is scheduled to run through 2019. Participating colleges will send teams of faculty to six multiday institutes to receive coaching on the development of pathways and to change outdated management strategies. Murillo and Rempt will serve on the team.

“What we are talking about here is a multi-year transformation of how we offer curriculum and this is going to be a long, long process that is going to have to be carefully planned out,” said Rempt.

Though the project is underwritten by four large foundations, participating colleges must pay $45,000. Rempt said it is a sound investment.

“It really will be transformative in every sense of the institution,” said Rempt. “It not only offers us an opportunity to create pathways for students, it also offers us a very rare opportunity to completely examine our programs.”

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DOUBLING DOWN — Otay Water Director Hector Gastelum was censured by three elected bodies, but he refused to resign. He also refused to backtrack on racist, anti-Muslim statements.

Gastelum censured, but won’t resign

By Carolina Rubio Assistant Campus Editor

Elected officials and human rights organizations have demanded the resignation of embattled Otay Water District Director Hector Gastelum following a series of racist tweets disparaging Muslims. Southwestern College Trustees voted to censure Gastelum, as did the Chula Vista City Council and the Otay Water Board. A censure is a stern expression of disapproval from an elected body.

Now a coalition of political activists is laying the groundwork for a recall of Gastelum, according to ASO Vice President of Public Relations Nada Dibas. Fayaz Nawabi of the Council on American-Islamic Relations confirmed that South County political and civil rights organizations are joining forces to raise the necessary funds to collect signatures for a recall measure. Dibas said the committee to recall Gastelum will need to gather signatures of at least 5 percent of the voters who cast ballots in the 2014 gubernatorial election. She said the goal is to have a special election this November to recall Gastelum.

Gastelum created a firestorm of controversy when he published a series of anti-Muslim tweets and Facebook posts. He called Muslims “#SubHumanMonsters” as well as rapists, murderers and pedophiles.

“Let’s pressure OUR Legislators to increase list of socalled #MuslimBan to prevent #SubHuman #Scum from #USA to #MAGA,” wrote Gastelum on Twitter.

His Facebook posts included pro-Trump messages and support for President Trump’s executive order banning Muslims from seven countries from entering the United States. Gastelum also wrote a number of anti-Muslim posts.

“I’m trying to think of a different way, but what do you call people that treat women like second hand citizens, stone them to death, honor killings, etc, throw homosexuals from the roof,” he wrote on Facebook. “It is not hateful, it is the reality of how Islamic men are raised and they are not compatible with civil society.”

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an American Muslim, was the first person to publically criticize Gastelum for his statements. She led a group of about 30 protesters to the April Otay Water Board meeting where she called for Gastelum to resign.

Public condemnation from elected officials followed in short order. The Southwestern College Governing Board voted 5-0 to censure Gastelum and demanded his resignation. Chula Vista City Council members voted 4-1 to censure Gastelum. Among those voting for censure was John McCann, Gastelum’s former boss. Gastelum worked for McCann as a council aide from March 2015 through November 2016.

McCann, a U.S. Navy reserve officer, said he worked and fought alongside “many honorable Muslims” in Iraq, and condemned Gastelum’s attacks against Muslims and the Islamic faith. Republican councilman Mike Diaz opposed the item and insisted his follow Republican Gastelum has the right to free speech. He denounced the other councilmembers as “political police.” Gastelum said Diaz was “courageous” for supporting him and his right to denounce Muslims.

Gastelum’s own Otay Water Board also voted 4-1 to censure him. Gastelum was the lone no vote. Unable to fire an elected official, the other board members, nevertheless, took punitive action that was within their scope of authority, including removing Gastelum from all water board subcommittees.

In an interview with The Sun, Gastelum said he is unrepentant and doubled down on his anti-Muslim remarks. He taunted his fellow Otay Water Board Directors for removing him from committees, saying that he would not have to work as hard.

“When I’m in the committee, we get a presentation, then during the water board meeting they make another presentation,” he said. “It makes things more efficient for me because I will get one presentation instead of two.”

Censure, he said, will give him more time to focus on saving money for rate-payers.

“When life gives you lemons, you save the ratepayers,” he said. “The voters wisely chose me to represent them at Otay Water and I will return the loyalty to them by representing what they believe in.”

“I have gone to the union on several occasions and I was just never happy with the representation they give,” he said.

SCEA President S. Rob Shaffer declined to comment on Van Keith’s case.

Dr. Mark Meadows, former dean of Social Sciences, Business and Humanities, Van Keith’s former dean, said if Van Keith had a problem with not receiving assignments, he should have contacted the SCEA. Meadows verified that Van Keith held a high retention rate with his students and “never disappointed with his distinguished teaching methods.”

When Van Keith’s previous classes were not available due to another vested adjunct having been assigned them, Meadows said he offered him a class he had not taught before.

“Many adjuncts like to take on classes they haven’t before,” said Meadows. “It makes them more marketable.”

Van Keith disagreed.

“Business 120 is a class that I adore,” he said. “It’s where my expertise is. I didn’t feel comfortable teaching these new classes. One was in accounting.

One was in finance. I didn’t have enough time to learn the material and prepare.”

Meadows said he offered Van Keith additional solutions besides new classes, including Blackboard training and distance education training free of charge. Van Keith rejected these offers, according to Meadows. He also denied being the one to set the schedule for adjuncts in the department.

“I just rubber stamp it,” he said.

“The department chair does all of the scheduling.”

Current department chair Elisabeth Shapiro said Meadows was wrong.

“Chairs do not have the right of assignment in any case,” Shapiro said.

“That lies with the dean.”

Dr. Mink Stavenga, current dean of the school, said he did not know Van Keith and had no knowledge of the lawsuit.

Van Keith is not the first adjunct to voice disgruntlements over the college’s treatment of part-timers.

Southwestern College adjuncts have held annual rallies for equal protections and better wages for years. Van Keith attributes the unfair adjunct working conditions to a small group of administrators.

“The majority of administrators are good, hardworking people,” he said.

“Ten percent are, shall we say, the bad apples. The policies are in place, but they are not followed by the bad apples of the administration.”

Van Keith is scheduled to appear in court on August 17, but said he would consider mediation if the college offered.

Art history professor battles for veterans

By Katy Stegall Viewpoints Editor

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WARRIOR FOR VETS — Art Professor David Quattrociocchi went back to SDSU for a second Master’s degree so that he could counsel military veterans. Upon retirement as a professor he plans to serve Vets full-time.

David Quattrociocchi has found joy in art history for most of his life, but said he found true happiness in the field he least expected: social work with veterans.

Quattrociocchi went to school where the 1980 film “Fame” was set, Harlem’s High School of Performing Arts. Before he could begin any kind of career he was drafted to fight in the Vietnam War. He said the experience profoundly influenced the social work he would go into later in life. After the war, he attended both SDSU and UCSD, graduating from SDSU with a major in graphic design. He made a living as a freelancer. He was hired at Southwestern College in 1991 to teach graphic design. Due to a shortage of instructors because of budget cuts, he soon found himself also teaching Art History and Art Appreciation. Those ended up being his favorite subjects to teach, he said.

Quattrociocchi said during this time he thought about what to do during his next sabbatical, and ultimately decided on going back to school to earn a Ph.D. from SDSU. “With teaching, most of us think of our next step in development,” Quattrociocchi said. “What are you gonna do?

How are you gonna develop? How are you gonna stay alive?”

His first inclination was to study for a Ph.D. in Art History, he said, but decided against it because he did not want to study in isolation. He said he yearned for something more collaborative.

“When I went on sabbatical, I snooped around in the veterans’ world and I wound up finding out there was a job to work with homeless vets,” Quattrociocchi said. “I’m a teacher. I like people. I’m social, gregarious and so I took this job working with homeless vets which sort of fit me.” Quattrociocchi worked with homeless veterans for more than two years and said he found great satisfaction in it.

“I liked the complexity of it,” he said. “You gotta get them

off the street, you gotta get them to the VA (Veteran Affairs) for healthcare, you gotta get them clean and sober, you gotta get them to the court if they have legal problems and then you gotta help them get a job.”

Quattrociocchi said he found working with veterans very fulfilling.

“I really liked connecting them to the social fabric, to try and bring them back.”

The sabbatical led him to apply for a social work program at SDSU, while still working full-time at SWC. He completed the program in two years, despite his hectic schedule. Sleeping three hours per night, working 16 to 20 hours at two different hospitals, writing voraciously, getting home at 10 p.m. to study until midnight and sleeping until 3 a.m. Mornings, red-eyed and weary, he said he would study for a couple of hours, get cleaned up and start all over again. Maintaining this outrageous schedule for two years affected him physically, as he said he was sick often and tired all the time. Because of this, he said he was pleased to finally return to a normal routine after he completed the program.

Quattrociocchi first met Clarence “Butch” Amaral at the SWC Personal Wellness Center shortly after completing the social work program. After learning that Quattrociocchi was a veteran, Amaral invited him to be a counselor at the Veterans’ Center.

Amaral said he greatly admired Quattrociocchi.

“I have a lot of respect for him,” Amaral said. “He’s not just a good clinician, but also honest and loyal.”

Quattrociocchi said he plans to continue to teach until his retirement in the next couple of years and then work as a therapist in a private practice. He said he only plans on working half-time, just to keep his brain working. His key to happiness is doing meaningful work that helps people, he said.

“A lot of people retire and fall apart,” he said. “I want to continue to develop and be challenged professionally. I want to continue to work.”

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Border Angels, students rally for injured activist

By Chelsea Pelayo Assistant Arts Editor

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PAINTING FOR A CAUSE — Iconic Chicano artist Salvador Barajas paints a cross on Chicano Park Day to raise funds for Hugo Castro’s medical expenses.

Barajas painted a mural that was inspired by the efforts of the nonprofit immigrant rights organization Border Angels as well as the famous Founders Wall in Chicano Park.

Immigrant rights activist Hugo Castro has been transferred from Mexico City to a San Diego hospital where he is receiving medical treatment for severe injuries linked to a mysterious five-day disappearance. Castro was found in Tlalnepantla, Mexico with multiple head wounds and possible brain damage. There are still no details on what caused these injuries.

His sister Noemi Castro updated supporters on the “Evacuate and Heal Hugo Castro” GoFundMe page set up to help cover his medical bills.

“Hugo appears to have been the victim of a serious and violent crime,” she wrote.

“He has sustained severe injuries and remains in critical condition. We are unable to release further information at this time, as we believe his life is still at risk and ask that the public refrain from speculation.”

Noemi Castro said the page has thus far raised 67 percent of the $25,000 goal. Funds have reportedly gone towards the cost of paramedic transportation from Mexico City and the ongoing cost of medical attention. To make a donation visit: https://www.gofundme. com/bringhugohome Hu g o C a s t r o i s t h e v o l u n t e e r coordinator for Border Angels, a San Diego nonprofit organization that provides assistance and advocacy for

migrants and deportees. He was on his way to Queretaro, Mexico to join a caravan escorting asylum seekers on their dangerous trek from Central America to northern Mexico. Border Angels founder Enrique Morones said the organization has a long history organizing and participating in caravans to raise awareness. This one was different.

“We led 10 international Marcha Migrantes starting in February of 2006, which helped spark the national marches of the immigrant spring that same year,” he wrote on the Border Angels’ official Facebook page. “That is why Hugo suggested we join ‘via cruces.’ He volunteered to shuttle a car from Sonora to Mexico City to help prepare for the caravan. All seemed normal the first few days until that haunting Facebook video (4/13) from the side of a road in Puebla.”

News of Castro’s disappearance spread widely and garnered global attention after he broadcast a chilling Facebook Live video desperately pleading for help. It was recorded on the shoulder of a freeway leading to the city of Puebla in central Mexico. Castro detailed his location and claimed he was being threatened by a criminal organization. Soon after his cellphone battery ran out.

“They want … they want to kill me.” he said. “The people who are nearby here on the road to Puebla leaving the city in the State of Mexico – the division between the State of Mexico and Mexico City.”

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Commission reported that the number of people missing under suspicious circumstances in Mexico rose to 30,000 by the end of 2016. Castro’s partner Gabriela “Gaba” Cortés alluded to the 43 students in Ayotzinapa who disappeared in the Mexican state of Guerrero, along the Pacific coast. Police forces were implicated in that incident. None of the students or their remains have been found.

“In a country filled with disappearances we will not let Hugo Castro be one more,” she wrote in a Facebook post. “We are missing Hugo and we are missing the 43 and everybody else.”

Castro was inter vie wed by the Southwestern Sun earlier this year about a new Border Angels Adopt-a-Shelter program meant to provide ongoing funding for each of the 20 shelters Border Angels currently supports. Adopt-aShelter is a program that launched out of S.O.S. Migrante, a Facebook-based movement to promote awareness of the increased needs for donations, food and volunteer efforts to aid the intensifying refugee crisis along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Morones actively worked with the U.S. embassy to bring Castro back to San Diego.

“We’re really excited about those news because that means he’s doing better,” he said. “We still don’t know what happened.

The important thing is that we do know that he’s hurt and we need to help him.”

New math placement methods aim to improve completion rates

By Alejandro Muñoz Anguiano Assistant News Editor

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READY TO TAKE CHARGE — ASO President-elect Kirstyn Smith and Student Trustee Rudolph Villegas will assume office in June. Smith said she hopes to build upon several of the initiatives of her predecessor, Mona Dibas.

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S e n a t e s e a t s w e r e w o n b y Mo n i q u e Fernandez, Ana Mariela Salinas, Mariana Si l va - Go m e z , Jo r g e Iva n Or t i z , Pe d ro Alejandro Miranda, Jesus Rojas Vemzar, John Mojica, Kamilah Haynes and Torrie Christopher.

Smith, currently president of The Exponential Learning Academy (TELA) program and a senator-at-large, said she hopes to build on the success of Dibas.

“I wanted to continue what (Mona) has started,” Smith said. “I want us to keep pushing and fighting the way Mona was.”

At 18, Smith will be the youngest ever student body president in just her third semester at SWC. She is a Olympian High School graduate and an accounting major.

“I’m very outgoing and involved even since high school when I was in ASB,” Smith said, “I came here to SWC knowing nobody. I did have a friend at TELA, so I joined her and I learned a lot about the things going on at school. I thought about joining the ASO to get to know people better as well as the campus. I though it was going to be just like high school, but it was totally different.”

Smith spent her first year at SWC as an ASO Senator at Large for the business and technology department.

“Me being a person of color, I feel that at this campus, we (African-Americans) are out there, but we are not represented as well as we can be,” Smith said. “I feel like me being a senator right now, my voice as a senator and as a person of color is not out there as much as I want it to be.”

Smith said she had doubts about throwing her hat into the ring.

“I was really scared to run for President, but I felt like the ASO needed a big change

in regards to diversity,” Smith said. “I wanted to fight for diversity and show that we have a voice as well.”

Student trustee-elect Villegas, 27, said he felt the time was right to make the step up and represent the student body.

“Coming back to school last year I felt that I would be of service to the student body, but not necessarily running for the top position right away because I was out of touch with some of the issues,” he said. “So now having served in the Senate for a year, that’s when I felt more confident in serving for student trustee.”

Villegas said communication would be key for the incoming administration.

“It is important for the student trustee to have an understanding of the needs of the student body,” he said.

One year after the ASO split the positions of president and student trustee, Villegas said he hopes he can overcome problems that arose last year.

“Because the split is new, we have had an issue with the communication between those two roles,” he said. “Because of that, I felt with my previous experience and my personability, that I would be able to break those barriers.”

Student trustee has an advisory vote on the governing board. Villegas said it is very valuable.

“It is important for me to incite discussion, first and foremost,” he said. “While I will sit there and have no power vote, I feel the biggest boon of the position itself is criticism, or agreement. It is the student voice that is asking questions.”

Villegas said he would implore students to be active in the community and not leave everything up to those serving in office.

“For whatever plans I have, and for whatever plans the student government has, we can’t do it alone,” he said. “ I want to communicate to the students that we are welcome, not only for their concerns, but to have them help us because we need to have more students involved.”

In 2015, the lucky number was 13.

As in barely 13 percent of freshman test into college-level math. The rest were consigned to the slippery slope of remedial math.

Most never claw their way out.

Placement exams have long been the great barrier between SWC students and dreams of AA degrees.

California is pushing the college to broaden its thinking.

Academic Senate President Andrew Rempt said he agrees.

“The state government wants a system with multiple measures, which is more accurate,” he said.

“Placement tests, by and large, tend to place students in remedial courses. This is especially true of math, where 90 percent of students test into remedial math. This adds a considerable amount of time to your college career here at Southwestern. The state legislature and the colleges themselves are concerned because it affects completion numbers. The longer it takes you to get out, the less likely you are to get out.”

Multiple Measures, a new strategy employed at Southwestern, seeks to see if more students can handle in higher level courses, even if the traditional assessment test says they cannot. Multiple Measures considers high school grades in relevant courses when placing students.

Kathy Tyner, Vice President of Academic Affairs, said multiple measures is worth a look.

“If someone is doing well in high school and their GPA is high enough, that’s already telling you a lot,” she said. “It’s telling you the student’s motivated, they’re organized, they can get the job done, because high school GPA is not just one course. So maybe this is a better way to assess students rather than a single test.”

SWC tested Multiple Measures on a sample of students who enrolled for classes in Fall 2016. Its new placement methods significantly increased the number of students placed into college-level math, English and reading courses. In the study, 281 (27.7 percent) students were placed into college-level math,

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Thousands of SWC students reported that they could not locate resources including FAFSA, she said. When students are overwhelmed with the application, they fill it out incorrectly or they don’t fill it out at all, she said.

“The intent of SWC Cares was to take that difficulty away,” she said.

“Students can make very poor decisions with their financial aid,” she said. “Sometimes they spend it (all immediately) and don’t have money for the rest of the year.”

Academic Senate President Andrew Rempt said it is important to support students.

“We have a number of students facing life challenges,” he said. “SWC Cares attempts to create a one-stop website where all the resources are.”

Larkin said the SWC Cares team is looking for revenue streams to sustain the grant program.

more than double that of 2015.

Tyner said caution is warranted.

“If we can place (students) in a higher class we certainly want to do that, but we want to be reasonably assured we’re not setting them up for failure,” she said.

Failure did follow.

Students placed in college-level reading and English courses by Multiple Measures failed at a significantly higher rate than those placed by the standard placement method, according to data from the pilot study. A report by SWC’s Office of Research, Planning, and Grants recommended the adjustments.

It recommended a high school GPA of at least 3.0 to be placed into college-level English, whereas the pilot study included students with a GPA 2.5 or greater.

Data from Dr. Michael Odu Multiple Measures showed that subject math passed at about the same rate as other students. Of 144 students placed

by Multiple Measures, 64 passed and 80 failed, a pass rate of 44.4 percent. The study, however, acknowledged a small sample size.

Multiple Measures would not phase out assessment testing altogether, Tyner said. Students scored using Multiple Measures during the pilot study also took the assessment test and were placed into classes based on their highest score.

Dr. Michael Odu, dean of Math, Science and Engineering, said students who pass their math classes in high school are still testing into remedial math at SWC. He suggested allowing students to take placement exams in 11th grade.

“There’s a psychological element in assessment: the environment,” he said. “If we do assessment at 11th grade, those who do not do well (on the test) start remediation at the 12th grade. Those who do well (may) take classes at the college level.”

Employees may support it through payroll deductions to the SWC Foundation.

Rempt said it is important for students to have food, shelter and security so they can focus on their studies.

“The college has been very active in making sincere efforts to help our students reach the end of this particular journey,” he said.

Dr. Luke Wood of the SDSU Community College Equity Assessment Lab said SWC students come from underserved communities.

“We see nationally that there’s 4.8 million individuals that are living in poverty,” he said.

According to the USDA, 14.5 percent of U.S. households experience food insecurity and approximately 1.7 million students experience homelessness.

“Food insecurity is when students don’t know where that next meal is going to be coming from and having an unstable source of food,” Wood said.

One third of all community college students report housing insecurity, said Wood. SWC provides shower facilities at the gym and enrollment priority for homeless students.

All financial aid forms and resources are online at www.swccd.edu/swccares.edu.

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Madam President Mona Dibas translated vision into reality

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HOW FAR THAT LITTLE CANDLE THROWS ITS BEAMS — ASO President Mona Dibas was one of the most active and effective student leaders in the history of the college who racked up many accomplishments. (below) She did not flinch when pro-Trump racists defaced or destroyed thousands of copies of The Sun and El Sol Magazine with her face on the cover last spring and summer. (bottom) Dibas led an evening rally to support civil rights for minorities.

By Brelio Lozano News Editor

Mona Dibas will be leaving Southwestern College for UC Berkeley, but her impact as ASO president will not be soon forgotten.

Dibas’ long list of accomplishments includes being the first Muslim ASO President, organizing the UNITED Movement in support of LGBTQ students, fighting for immigrant rights and against campus sexual assault.

For many at SWC, she was the face of hope.

Dibas said that having the pressure of the presidency on her shoulders was tough.

“The ASO President position has had me on my toes and has had me constantly checking myself and constantly having me to ask myself, ‘Am I doing the right thing?’” she said. “Am I helping students? What am I doing right now? Are all these meetings for nothing, or am I doing something for the betterment of this college?”

She also struggled with being put up on a pedestal by many, she said, though she appreciated the recognition and support. Dibas was named Woman of the Year by Assembly Member Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher, Chula Vista Champion by Mayor Mary Casillas Salas, Champion of Diversity by the EDI Committee and a 2017 SWC Student of Distinction Award recipient.

“I questioned people why they look up to me,” she said.

“Why me? I’m just a regular person. I’m not special. I’m not important. People would come to my office like ‘oh, you’re Mona Dibas, thank you for everything that you do.’ It causes a lot of pressure and it’s tiring. It’s exhausting to be the forefront of anything. However, it has been the most amazing experience to know that I had inspired people to do what is right. I had inspired someone to stand up for somebody who is being bullied, somebody that is being sexually assaulted. For them to be inspired to have that courage because of me, that is the greatest blessing this presidency has given me.”

She said that she will miss everything at SWC. “Taking the time to now sit and reflect, it’s sad,” she said. “I’m going to genuinely miss this place. Southwestern College has given me way more than what I’ve given to Southwestern College. It’s given me experience. It has given me hardships that I’ve had to overcome. It has taught me so much. I’ve met some of the most amazing human beings.”

One of her highlights, she said, was the appearance of guest speaker Dr. Angela Davis.

“I got to hug Angela Davis,” she said. “How many people get to say that, let alone introduce and get to meet her afterwards?”

Like many students, Dibas said that she struggled through some personal problems during her year as president, including a car accident and her grandmother’s diagnosis of stage 4 pancreatic cancer.

“I have had a hard time physically, emotionally and mentally,” she said. “In the accident, I hurt my left eye and my face was a little bit messed up. It was hard for me.”

Her struggles continued on campus.

“There were difficulties within the ASO and in my classes,” she said. “There were so many times that I wanted to give up. I haven’t slept in three days, all I have eaten was a Twix and I’m tired. I could have given up, but I didn’t. I had amazing people that motivated me and pushed me through it.”

After Donald Trump was elected, SWC and the

South Bay faced uncertainty and anxiety. To bring the college together Dibas and the ASO created UNITED, a movement to oppose hate and bigotry.

“I’m most proud of the UNITED Movement,” she said.

“That was something that (came together) in a matter of two or three days. It was because of those people that believed in me. I came up with this crazy idea and I asked if we can do this tomorrow. Those people were like yea, like we got you, we will do what you need.”

As an American Muslim, Dibas had already anticipated Issue 8she - Spring 2016 adversity in whatever sought to accomplish. Soon after her election, the SWC Sun and El Sol Magazine featured her face on their covers. Thousands of publications were defaced, stolen or destroyed.

“When I came into this position, I realized that not only will people not like me, but some people are going to hate me, and some people are going to hate me for no reason, and will try everything to take me down,” she said. “That was the most difficult thing that I had to go through. It was hard to stay true to who I am and not giving into them trying to take me down. It was difficult keeping my head above water when people try to drag you under.”

Dibas said that she had to stay true to herself to overcome the opposition.

“It was staying true to who I am, continuing to doing what was right, and not letting them get to me,” she said.

“These people were trying to do everything to take me down, personal attacks, attacking my family and friends, trying to do things to hit me where it hurts the most. Her work gave her energy and strength, she said.

“I was able to continue doing everything that I was doing while protecting the people that I love, while staying mentally sane,” she said. “I never lied or changed myself to please someone else. I never changed who I was.”

Dibas will be replaced by Kirstyn Smith, whom Dibas endorsed.

“I hope they continue what I am doing with the (UNITED) Movement and the things we have done for the students, but I also hope that they have their own original ideas,” she said. “They are a group of people that will do what is right for students. They were original, honest, kind, humble and everything I look for in people I work with. I would be honored if they continued the work I do.”

Dibas attributed her work at SWC to God, saying that all her success and failures were part of God’s plan.

“I believe in God and I believe that everything is made for a reason, put for a reason and done for a reason,” she said. “So whatever I was able to accomplish, that was because of my faith and my plan was here at this campus.

I would have loved to have more of everything, but this what God’s plan was for me.”

Berkeley beckons and May 31 is at hand. As her term winds down, the next phase of her life is winding up.

“Reflecting on my last day, I’m just thankful,” she said.

“I’m so sad and heartbroken that I have to move on, but I am so thankful for everything that I have learned from everyone that I’ve met, all of the things that I struggled with and overcome and all my failures, because even with those failures I learned. Now I know how to do things better. I know how to do things right. I’m honored, I’m sad, I’m grateful and I’m humbled.”

Dibas had advice for next years’ SWC students.

“Don’t give up, always do what is right and stay true to who you are.”

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Mona Dibas has been a role model for great student government leadership

Southwestern College’s Associated Student Organization has finally become the powerful voice for students it always needed to be. A foundation of ethics and service leadership established by 2015-16 ASO President Melissa Rodriguez helped the activist administration of President Mona Dibas to rise to a place of prominence on our campus and the larger community.

SWC is steadily rebuilding its damaged culture for the better and the ASO has given students a voice in the conversation.

This next ASO has big shoes to fill and the Editorial Board of The Sun wishes PresidentElect Kirstyn Smith wisdom, energy and Godspeed.

Rodriguez and Dibas put an end to juvenile ASO elitists stuck in the Student Union offices, bickering and never making a difference. It also helps tremendously that the darkly negative Mia McClellan is no longer involved in student government. Left unconstrained and free from manipulation, our ASO has blossomed.

Dibas took the time to train members of her administration to ensure that their titles were earned and that power was about service. Her administration worked hard at building relationships on campus and their influence was acknowledged with the fact that 1,013 more students voted in this ASO election than the previous one.

There was more club involvement and support in the past year. The Muslim Student Association (MSA), Sexuality and Gender Acceptance (SAGA) and other clubs were able to host meaningful events that celebrated their cultures and work. They were given chances to organize protests and share their ideas on campus. This helped shape a more accepting campus culture and started conversations about important topics such as sexual assault, queer prom hosted by SAGA, a mock wall of the Palestinian border by the MSA club and a Black Lives Matter protest held by the Black Student Union.

Dibas was Protestor-in-Chief and we mean that as a high compliment. Our first ever American Muslim ASO President organized Online Comments Policy

San Diego County’s best Black Lives Matter rally last summer, led a march against racism the day after Donald Trump was elected and has been at the front of a fierce South County effort to remove racist Otay Water Board Director Hector Gastelum. She has demanded that our college take sexual assault seriously, pushed for a meditation room for students to pray and reflect, and spoken up for SAGA Club’s efforts for a safe zone for LGBTQ students.

Dibas was a uniter who partnered with campus organizations that had been shoved aside by previous administrations.

She modeled maturity and service that empowered her administration to collaborate with resource programs such as Jag Kitchen, the office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, and Veterans Services.

Other leaders in the region noticed. Mona and Nada Dibas received the Chula Vista Champions Medal from Mayor Mary Casillas Salas and were named Women of the Year by Assembly Member Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher for their leadership at Southwestern. They also collected well-deserved SWC Student of Distinction Awards.

This ASO administration has done amazing things and the next administration needs to continue the effort. Next year’s ASO must continue to be the microphone for student’s voices. We hope student leaders will continue to empower students to be advocates for their communities. A Safe Space, where minority students, veterans and LGBTQ students can go if they feel hostility or wish to meet other students in their demographic, should be opened on campus. Jag Kitchen is a good start in a campus effort to provide for our homeless and poverty-stricken student population. We challenge the ASO to think about how else it can better the lives of students on this campus and how to inspire the rest of us to join in.

President-Elect Smith and her team must not hide in the shadow of the success of the Dibas administration, but must stand on the shoulders of giants and make a difference on our campus and in our community.

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Sexual consent is a sacred contract between intimate sex partners.

Consent should be given freely and enthusiastically. It is a voluntary agreement to engage in sex that includes who, when and how.

Birth control is part of the agreement. Whether it is protected or condomless sex, all parties must consent to how. A person has the right to revoke consent whenever he or she chooses.

“Stealthing” is a sneaky betrayal when a male removes or damages his condom during sexual intercourse unbeknownst to his sexual partner. Stealthing is a violation of consent and a deeply unethical act of sexual domination by sexually-violent men. It is considered sexual assault at best and in some European nations stealthing can be prosecuted as rape.

Stealthing is assault because it is a sexually aggressive act and a violation of the consent agreement.

It is assault because it puts women at risk of pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.

Stealthing has been making headlines because of its dangerous and toxic nature. Like ghosting, catfishing and breadcrumbing, stealthing is a physically and emotionally manipulative act. It is a vicious betrayal of someone who has granted an intimate experience only to be deceived and put at risk.

Stealthing is rape and American courts need to call it rape. Some narcissistic college men actually boast on social media about puncturing condoms or slipping them off during intercourse because they claim “the right to spread my seed.” Classic rapists say the same sort of thing.

Unfortunately, like other sexual sociopathologies, men tampering with birth control is not new.

Research conducted by OB-GYN Dr. Lindsay Clark revealed that 16 percent of her 641 female patients she surveyed said they have experienced partners tampering with birth control. Perpetrators poked holes in condoms, removed their condoms or hid their partner’s birth control. A 2010 study conducted by the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals reported a startling 1,300 California women who visited state and federal subsidized family planning clinics reported sabotaged birth control. Men scorn “gold digging” women, but the men who tamper with birth control far out numbers social climbing women.

Law enforcement is slowly coming around and American courts are warning men that stealthing is a crime. Young women need to understand that tampering with birth control can be considered rape, especially when perpetrated by romantic partners.

Stealthing should never ever be tolerated. It should be reported to law enforcement.

Men who promise to “pull out” prior to orgasm but do not may also be committing sexual assault because they violate consent.

Surreptitiously damaged birth control or engaging in sneaky behaviors that can lead to pregnancy are sexual assault. Trying to impregnate a women against her will is sexual assault and an act of sexual violence.

Stealthing is domestic violence.

Stealthing is sexual violence. Men who stealth are not clever, they are rapists.

Alyssa may be reached at sexandthesun@theswcsun.com

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Human life is doomed unless we take care of the dying Earth

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Plants and animals make life worth living.

They also make it possible.

If humanity cannot prevent the next mass extinction that looms on the horizon, then more than one trillion different species of animals, plants and microbes will be at risk. One in six species is expected to go extinct within the next century, according to “Accelerating extinction risk from climate change,” a Science magazine report by Mark C. Urban.

Humans do not have the same tolerance for extreme environments as some specially adapted species, but human intelligence might be enough to save itself from complete annihilation.

If only that same intelligence could be used to prevent this impending tragedy in the first place.

Problem is, nature has already accumulated too much “extinction debt,” an ecological term used to describe the future extinction of a species due to events in the past. There is no way the planet can pay his debt without defaulting unless humanity is willing to pay it back with interest.

This means completely reversing the damage done from human industrialization across the planet.

Earth’s biosphere is a spinning top, each species helps maintain the ecological momentum of the whole system. Every time one goes extinct or a biome is destroyed for human development, the top slows its spin and destabilizes more.

Given enough time, the biosphere could restabilize if humans ceased all industries and practices that harm the environment. But there are powerful economic and political groups that whose profits either depend on or just happen to damage the planet. They fight any and all regulations meant to protect it.

Few things are powerful enough to completely upset the balance, such as catastrophic climate change from volcanic activity, asteroid impact or the advent of a new species that irrevocably changes the surface of the planet, such as when cyanobacteria, trees and human beings evolved.

Earth has experienced five major extinction events with minor extinction events occurring unevenly throughout, according to “Periodicity of extinctions in the geologic past,” a landmark paper published in 1982 by Jack Sepkoski and David M. Raup. Previously, life had always managed to find a way to survive these apocalypses through a relatively few hardy organisms whose success is passed onto their decedents. Those that could not survive the changes died and biodiversity was greatly reduced. Survivors inherited the planet and would go on to diversify and fill in the voids in the web of life.

Mammals currently dominate the planet thanks to an ancient species of shrew-like creature that survived the extinction of (most) dinosaurs.

This time though, even the shrews are screwed.

If humans continue to upset the balance, the biodiversity of the life will be greatly diminished.

When it comes to an ecosystem, the more species the better. Except for invasive species that have been introduced by humans, every animal species should be protected because all are important to maintain the health of the planet.

Different animals, plants and microorganisms have overlapping roles in their environment, so that if one goes the way of the dodo, another may be able to fill that gap. But the extinction of a species reduces the overall health and causes that environment to be more vulnerable to complete collapse.

Bees are one of the most important pollinators in the world and now one species from the U.S., the rusty-patched bumblebee, is listed as endangered thanks to the widespread use of pesticides that also affect bees. While there may be many other pollinators in the world, including bats, butterflies, moths, mosquitoes and more,

plants can develop symbiotic relationships with specific pollinators. Without bees, most of the crops humans eat would die off and that would trigger mass starvation across the planet.

President Donald Trump is working to defund the Environmental Protection Agency and dismantle regulations meant to protect the land, sea and air in favor of entities that can survive in the most toxic of environments: corporations.

A lawsuit filed against the Trump administration by the Center for Biological Diversity seeks to halt the construction of the southern border wall due to the failure to complete an environmental analysis as required by the EPA. Before such a huge project can begin, a new analysis of the U.S.-Mexico border must be done since the previous one was done in 2001. Conditions may have changed significantly in the last 16 years. Building a solid wall between the U.S. and Mexico could not only be catastrophic to humans attempting the journey north, but would damage animal populations of both sides, since

“Without bees, most of the crops humans eat would die off and that would trigger mass starvation across the planet.” their populations would literally be cut in half.

California suffered an ecological collapse of its coastal kelp forests, which may fully recover one day. Sea otters are incredibly important for maintaining the health of kelp forests by preying on anemones and other creatures that graze on kelp. Fur hunters decimated sea otter population all along the California coast in the 1700s and by the time the International Fur Seal Treaty was signed in 1911, scientists estimated that only 13 small groups of sea otters existed between Mexico and the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia. Hungry hunters also managed to wipe the Stellar’s sea cow off the map while pursing otters.

Loss of an important keystone predator like the otter caused a population boom of all the creatures that eat kelp. Combined with pollution from storm drains, overfishing of important organisms and sediments from human development, the huge kelp forests that once supported 800 different species have been reduced by 80 percent in the past 100 years.

These types of events are not isolated to the California coast.

Humans have ousted local apex predators again and again across the planet and in the aftermath of each ecological coup it was the environment that suffered most.

Large predators are some of the most important organisms for maintaining the health of an ecosystem, and human hunters are not an adequate substitute. Where there are few or no predators, like wolves or cougars, prey animals like deer overgraze and eventually starve themselves. When there are enough predators to control the population, there is more food for the prey and the health of the prey population improves since there are predators capable of targeting the weak, young and sick.

Earth and every species on it are at risk.

Even species that the International Union for Conservation of Nature consider to be of “least concern” will disappear once the mass extinction event enters the home stretch. Even the most stable populations will be decimated because of

the chain reaction of death.

Many people are worried about overpopulation, or specifically the overpopulation of nonwhite countries, as significantly contributing to the majority of ecological problems that the world is facing. In truth, technology and modern science has the capability to feed everyone.

But those advancements are only available to the wealthiest countries and poorer countries are forced to rely on techniques that produce less food and damage the environment more.

Slash and burn farms in South America can only sustain a family for a few years before the soil becomes depleted of nutrients, which can take 10 years to recover. Plowing can eventually result in soil erosion and turn the dirt into dense hardpan, which prevents water from seeping into the ground.

We have the potential to feed everyone in the world, and yet people starve and die of thirst. No single species as large as a human has ever been as populous, and the environment has struggled to feed us. Technology has the capability to remove our reliance from the land by letting us grow foods within our cities and convert our farmlands back into wildernesses.

Almost half of all food produced in the U.S. is thrown away. Worldwide about a third of all food is wasted, according to research by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Food waste decays in landfills to produce methane, a greenhouse gas 20 times more potent at trapping heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide. If food waste were considered its own country, it would be the third largest source of pollution in the planet, behind China and the U.S. Although life on Earth has bounced back from mass extinctions before, humans are a game changer. There might be no limit to how thoroughly and irreversibly humans can damage the biosphere of the planet.

Rising sea levels will threaten the 80 percent of people that live within 60 miles of the ocean, and many will be forced to evacuate or adapt to cities flooded by liquid hubris. It will result in a humanitarian disaster across the whole globe with the potential to trigger a third World War in which nations take up arms to claim the few patches of land that may escape the rising tide of ecological collapse.

Optimistically, humans, along with the best survivalists in Mother Nature or those lucky enough to be protected by humans, would withstand the environmental catastrophe that will take most living things with it. Eventually organisms would adapt to a flooded Earth choked with acid rain that knows no snow or ice and is much hotter thanks to all the greenhouse gases.

Pessimistically, the man-made damage to the planet would result in an atmosphere and ocean that is completely intolerable to all current forms of life that are not extremophiles, which are strange creatures adapted to conditions lethal to almost any other form of life. Maybe the atmosphere becomes poisonous or the oceans stagnate and become anaerobic, but it would mean that all life as we know it would be gone, and Earth would be more similar to an alien planet.

There must be a concerted effort to focus on combating all the various causes of climate change before it is too late. This change to a greener world starts with recycling and not littering, but it also includes voting for politicians who will work to create policies that force industries to become clean and punishing those that continue to harm the environment.

Humans have long str uggled with shortsightedness, but preventing complete destruction of Earth’s biosphere is not something we can procrastinate on any longer.

Mother Nature sacrificed so much to help humans succeed and spread across her, and now humanity must sacrifice to restore the environment for the betterment of all.

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Education for incarcerated students is a wise investment

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By Katy Stegall A perspective

Dr. Angela Davis said poor people of color are more likely to be found in prisons than colleges. She was right.

Almost 100 Southwestern College students will earn their Associate’s degrees without setting foot on campus or using the Blackboard system. These are the students of Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility, the only state prison in San Diego County, located 10 miles from the main campus.

Fall 2016 was the first semester that permitted face-to-face college education at the prison since 1994. SWC was awarded a federal Second Chance Pell Grant in July 2016.

Education is seen as the cure-all to poverty, crime and racial tension, yet adequate measures are not being taken at the state level. SWC administration aims to change that.

Patrice Milkovich, director of Crown Cove Aquatic Center, the SWC go-between for Donovan, said it is the college’s duty to provide educational opportunities to everyone within the district, including those imprisoned.

“All the things that help rehabilitate those who are incarcerated, such as mental health services, job training and access to education, also prevent this general population from becoming incarcerated in the first place,” she said.

Southwestern’s approach is proactive and far rarer than it should be. A study by RAND Corporation indicated that education while being incarcerated decreases the chance of recidivism, the tendency of a convicted criminal to reoffend upon release. The study also shows that with every $1 invested into the prison education system, $4-$5 is ultimately saved in the first three years post-release. RAND was not the first, last or only study that underscores the power of educational reform.

Research by Stephen J. Steurer in the Three-State Recidivism Study shows that education decreases crime rates and the probability of future crime. It also increases the chances of employment following inmate release. Yet until the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation starts focusing more on reform instead of punishment, the system will remain impaired.

An examination of the school-to-prison pipeline shows that

lawmakers need to look beyond college education and go to the problem’s roots. School-to-prison pipelines develop when schools have zero-tolerance crime policies that lead to expulsion and, ultimately, into juvenile detention centers. This pattern often starts as early as preschool, where a zero tolerance policy, even with nonviolent crimes, can lead to a child being painted a pintsized criminal and provided no education at all.

U.S. Department of Education data shows that AfricanAmerican students are 3.6 times more likely to receive out-ofschool suspensions than white children. This destructive cycle continues throughout K-12 systems where African-American children are almost twice as likely to be expelled from school without continued education than white children.

Children should not be treated as hardened criminals for their youthful mistakes. They are products of the environment they were raised in and it is the acting parental figures that need to be held responsible. When students are taken out of schools, a primary positive influence is stripped away and a beneficial reinforcement is no longer there. Criminalizing children stunts their development, and molds them into the convicts.

Formerly-incarcerated UC Berkeley student Steven Czifra was committing crimes before he was a teenager. He spent eight years in various forms of solitary confinement. Four of those isolated years were in the juvenile system.

Czifra said education was not made available to him while he was in prison. Correctional officers treated him and most other inmates as if they were animals undeserving of basic rights, he said. Pilot programs would occasionally spout up, but they were sporadic. Every time an opportunity would enter the prisons, he said, a fight among inmates and officials would take place behind the scenes as officials tried to destroy the program.

“We get no support with our education,” he said. “Cops say, ‘Fuck that. I have to pay for my kids to go to college. I’m not paying for these dirtbags.’”

This is a common complaint among critics. Taxpayers spend more than $71,000 a year on each inmate, according to The California Legislature’s Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor.

Only $1,200 is spent on education that could lead to meaningful reform.

Education, a proven recidivism reducer, has people clutching their wallets over a measly $1,200 per inmate.

Money is part of the problem, societal stigmas are a bigger part. Criminals are unsympathetic folks who have likely hurt others. It is easier to lock ‘em up and throw away the key than it is to recognize their humanity and invest in their redemption.

By not supporting them, though, we are increasing the chance of uneducated offenders going back to their lives of crime because they have no other alternatives. That benefits no one.

Southwestern College is on the side of the angels by serving the least of our brothers and sisters. Investing in prison education is proven good policy, cost-effective and the right thing to do.

Liberals need to be more than doe-eyed idealists

By Matthew Reilly A perspective

Liberal politics are currently centered around identity politics and social issues, while only adopting weak centrist economic policies that do nothing for a majority of Americans. This is a major reason for their total loss in 2016. Democrats lost their hold on all areas of government, including local, state, federal and legislative.

If Democrats want to win elections in the future, they need to adopt a more left-leaning economic platform and identify themselves more with working people, encouraging lower-income whites to identify on the basis of class rather than race.

People are sick of politics that do nothing for them. This discontent can turn into action during election season. Democrats and Republicans alike felt disappointed by Obama’s presidency, and yearned for a change afterward. The far-left criticized Obama for his centrist policies. They felt he did nothing to stop the deepening divide of economic inequality in the United States. The far-right accused him of being too lenient on social justice issues and illegal immigration. Criticisms from both sides were a major reason for the unexpected rise of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump, each born out of a desire for change. Hillary Clinton’s loss goes beyond identity politics and immigration. It truly boils down to the enormous imbalance of wealth in the United States, proving liberals need to shift further to the left in terms of economics.

In January, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi held a townhall meeting to address concerns over the Trump administration. She took a question from Trevor Hill, a young NYU student, who first thanked her for her efforts in fighting for his rights as a gay man, then brought up a Harvard poll which showed that 51 percent of people aged 18 to 29 no longer support capitalism.

“That’s not me asking you to make a radical statement about capitalism, but I’m just telling you that my experience is the younger generation is moving left on economic issues,” Hill said on live television. “I wonder if there’s anywhere you feel the Democrats could move farther left to a more populist message, the way the alt-right has sort of captured this populist strain on the right wing – if you think we could make a more stark contrast to right-wing economics?”

Pelosi’s response angered progressive leftists.

“We’re capitalist – and that’s just the way it is,” Pelosi said. “However, we do think that capitalism is not necessarily meeting the needs with the income inequality that we have in our country.”

Backlash to her weak answer proved the Democratic Party is having a tough time harnessing young progressives’ exuberant energy to their benefit and incapable of finding a firm stance on economic issues.

It illustrates how badly the Democrats messed up by backing Clinton over Sanders.

Political campaigns often encourage voters to

prioritize one of their identities over all others. Trump, for example, campaigned to white, working-class Democrats in the Midwest, imploring them to put their racial identity ahead of their partisan affiliation.

Clinton appealed to moderate Republican women, hoping they would put their gender identity above their partisan one. Sanders was the only candidate who made the suggestion that the Democrats should identify themselves more with working people, which would consequently encourage lower-income whites to identify on the basis of class rather than race. This formula has proven to be beneficial, as evidenced by the 2012 presidential election.

Eric Levitz, a journalist for the New York Magazine, explained the distinction between Obama and Clinton’s presidential campaigns.

“Obama’s pitch to whites in the Midwest wasn’t that America must reject Mitt Romney’s bigotry,” Levitz wrote. “It was that Mitt Romney is the guy who fired all your dads.”

In the past the left were strong defenders of the working class. Leftist economics have given birth to such policies as minimum wage, union protection and safety regulations that benefit all workers.

This tends to help the lower end of the economic spectrum, the poor, and gives them a leg up when they are unable to help themselves.

Sanders’ different approach to the 2016 presidential election was a major reason for his unexpected surge in the polls, especially in the Midwest.

Sanders is currently the most popular politician in the United States and is supported by a whopping 8 0 p e r c e n t of Democrats, according to a Harvard-Harris survey. Sanders skillfully captured the minds and hearts of both working class voters and millenial progressives and energized them into action. He achieved this by adopting a much more leftleaning economic platform than his opponent.

T h i s prompted many to call him a socialist. Sanders, though officially an Independent, is more of a Democratic Socialist, which is entirely different and much less radical.

He represented progress and

change to the people of the working class, while Clinton represented more of the same.

Clinton did herself a huge disservice by declaring herself to be a continuation of the Obama years on an episode of Meet the Press. The centrist policies she adopted did nothing to win over working class voters who are often straddled with overwhelming debt, living in towns ravaged by opiate addiction and working paycheck to paycheck in lowwage positions despite having obtained college degrees.

Sanders’ calls for free college tuition, single-payer healthcare, higher minimum wage and strong Wall Street regulations are an extreme departure from typical Democratic economics.

Clinton’s approach disappointed many voters, maintaining a more “reasonable” approach to economics, labelling Sanders’ ideas as great ideas with no basis in reality. What many, including Clinton, failed to realize is that all of Sanders’ proposals are indeed grounded in solid economic reasoning. Free college tuition was to be

financed by taxing Wall Street transactions. A higher minimum wage at McDonalds could be accomplished by raising the price of a Big Mac from $4.90 to $5.50. These ideas are not radical, they are not outrageous, and they’re all extremely popular policy proposals. A study by a HuffPost/YouGov reported that 53 percent of Americans say that raising the minimum wage will help workers, while 62 percent said they support making public college tuition free for anyone who wants to attend. These ideas and policies, when applied, have also been shown to work flawlessly in many countries in Europe.

Finland, for example, has one of the world’s best education systems, with no tuition fees.

The literacy rate is 100 percent and it has one of the highest standards of living in the world.

Democrats are squandering their base by refusing to adopt these popular policies and are almost ensuring low voter turnout in the next election if they decide to nominate another candidate with centrist views on economics.

To defeat President Trump in 2020, Democrats need to embrace the needs and desires of their base, shifting their economic policies to the left.

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Letters to the Editor

President says SWC is strengthening sexual assault policies As I reflect on my first few months as superintendent/president of Southwestern College, I see a college community filled with greatness—hard-working, passionate students, caring faculty and classified professionals and a dedicated administration and Governing Board. I am also experiencing a college community that carries deep-seated wounds, unresolved issues, and a need for stronger systematic processes. These barriers are preventing us from becoming our best, most successful selves.

The Sun’s most recent special edition is a call to action for our college community. There is a statement in the front-page editorial that I agree with, our “self-inflicted wounds” and not enough attention on pressing student concerns. I would submit to you the issues go beyond sexual harassment and assault; they go to bias and prejudice that are endemic in our society and higher education institutions, not just Southwestern College. We have an obligation to deal with these on behalf of our students and set an example for how our students can deal with these issues in their lives.

Since arriving on this campus, I have personally taken an interest in all student and employee complaints.

Working with Vice President Flood, we have contracted with the Titan Group, and we are immediately independently investigating all complaints. Every action to protect the integrity of the investigations is being taken, and we are committed to taking timely and appropriate action based on the investigation results.

Our mission is to have all investigations completed as expeditiously as possible, understanding that solid, thoughtful investigations often take 60 to 90 days.

The perceptions around investigations stem from strong feelings throughout the college about the time it has taken in the past for the college to investigate a variety of issues. I agree that delays can demoralize the accuser and the accused. That is why I have increased assistance to human resources through hiring a consultant to manage these complaints and requiring human resources to ensure all investigations are started within 48 hours. It is through this immediate attention and follow-up that we begin to show respect and dignity to our students and colleagues.

The college is also strengthening its processes and policies to address Title IX violations, including student sexual misconduct. Board Policy 3540 and a handbook of the college’s new sexual misconduct rules has passed the Shared Consultation Council and is prepared for review and approval by the Governing Board.

The policy and handbook will be the guiding principles for our college to provide both the enforcement

and emotional support routes we must follow in such situations.

We know that students with emotional and physical traumas, economic insecurity, child care needs and a host of external factors can be barriers to academic success, and the Governing Board and administration is committed to ensuring a supportive learning environment for all students. We also know it is hard to be accused of something, and to wait for the results of an investigation…sometimes the accusations are not sustained. These are important reasons to ensure we have effective, systematic processes.

I am the first to admit that I am immersed in trying to understand Southwestern College’s culture.

Colleagues in every corner of Southwestern have told me we need to treat each other with respect, civility, and compassion. I believe we must address these important issues, but we also need to live our “students first” mantra. There are more students than we know who are living with personal tragedies. They have shown us quiet strength as they come to class, persevere in their studies and succeed.

It is our moral obligation to recognize our roles in ensuring students have all the tools they need to achieve their educational goals. That is why the college has invested in a series of workshops and trainings—from the community and in-house experts—that bring awareness to how students and staff can increase their personal safety and how they report crimes that occur on and off campus.

National sexual violence prevention expert Jeffrey Bucholtz—who The Sun highlighted in a story in this edition—has offered numerous workshops each semester for the last several years. His frank discussions about rape culture and relationship violence are a must-attend for our students and staff.

There are so many passionate people on this campus going the extra mile to help students. I ask every faculty member—full- and part-time—every classified professional, every hourly worker and every administrator to understand that every interaction you have with a student could mean the difference between hope and giving up.

Every morning I wake up, I recommit to seeing the magic that lives in a person. I share this philosophy with you, and I ask that you join me.

Kindred Murillo Ed.D President, Southwestern College

Donovan Prison students share their love of education Prompted by the Dr. Angela Davis presentation “Education and Incarceration” and the conversations that followed, I wanted to contribute the voices of my students at RJ Donovan Correctional Facility. It is not often we hear from behind prison walls and this provided a rare opportunity to showcase their stories, views and experiences. The more incarcerated students are educated the more they are able to succeed inside and outside of prison walls.

What do you expect to gain from education?

“To learn everything I possibly can,” wrote Jaime.

“I did not want to waste this valuable time,” Anthony wrote.

“The whole week goes by fast just to get to class again.”

Incarcerated students wrote that receiving a degree will help them stay current with job requirements upon release and facilitate to their productive transition back into society. They said coming to class is an inspiring and productive activity. Where they are students rather than inmates. Students reported higher esteem, confidence and courage through learning.

“Education will expand my knowledge, and teach me how to use that knowledge in a functional way,” said Frank. “Opportunities will open up and horizons expand.”

“I have a view from the inside (of prison) that most administrators and correctional systems do not have,” said Joseph.

“I will never be able to repair the damage I have done to all of the communities and people I have harmed by my destructive behavior, but I can look for ways to assist in finding viable solutions to some problems I helped to create.” Each student has his own idea how to accomplish this, whether it is working with youth, ministries, donating to charities other prisoners. As Tyler states, “I want to inspire individuals and allow them to see that if I am able to transform my life after I hit rock bottom, then they can too,” wrote Tyler.

Ryan said that education goes beyond practical skills.

“I gained an understanding of myself and then an understanding

of the world around me.”

Incarcerated students don’t enjoy the resources most community college students have at their finger tips such as tutoring, access to information and choices in degree programs. Many prison administrators are fervent supporters of education. Students also support the growth of educational choices in prisons.

Joseph demonstrates this drive.

“How can we provide a benefit for the school and the community while in here?” he wrote.

Anthony agreed.

“Forging the road towards building educational programs for the future” would benefit future prisoners.

Peer tutoring could give incarcerated students an opportunity to assist each other.. As I have seen at Southwestern College’s Academic Success Center, tutoring provides valuable resources to students being tutored, but also benefits the tutors as they fine tune their craft and feel the satisfaction of sharing their knowledge.

Many students expressed anxiety about how others perceive them and how they will be received upon release.

“I now understand there are many obstacles and challenges on how I want people to view me, and how people may view,” wrote Timothy.

“I expect to have doors slammed in my face by potential employers because of my past,” said Anthony.

The marker of being a convicted felon does not wash away and the narrative surrounding criminal pasts is often one of guilty.

While every person has the power to remake themselves, they do not have the power to change how others will perceive them.

“We are the underdogs,” said Ryan, “We have something to prove.”

Ryan said there is a process of “unknowing and unpreparedness” which led to criminality.

Acting police chief encourages better communication between students, officers I have been the Acting Chief for little more than two months and I take pride in the work performed by the men and women of the police department.

Most of their daily good work goes unreported and unnoticed. I am pleased to acknowledge there has been no violent crime incident on campus during these two months. Much of the credit for this goes to department members who made timely interventions and, in some cases, arrests and detentions to prevent matters from escalating. I also want to acknowledge the timely intervention of Student Services, whose collaboration with us is often essential.

Regarding evaluating the sexual harassment and sexual assault allegations that have bee n forwarded, I would caution against speculation and judgment at this point. While these allegations are very troubling, investigations are ongoing and I am confident the facts and evidence will be uncovered and necessary action taken.

I fully agree with The Sun’s advocacy for communityoriented policing efforts. We have all witnessed controversial law enforcement incidents across this nation that led to community outrage. The core causational problem rests on a breach between law enforcement and many in the community that it serves. That breach typically takes years to develop, and closing it will take proactive, ongoing efforts and time.

I walk about the campus frequently, respond to calls for service, and interact with various groups. I see the hesitancy in the eyes of many who view me and my uniform with suspicion. There is a gap between many in the Southwestern campus community and its police, and I commend The Sun for reporting on it. I would like to paraphrase a quote of President Murillo during one of our recent management meetings where she stated that we (the college) cannot reach our goals if we are not honest with ourselves.

The Southwestern College Police Department is here to provide a public safety service to this institution, its faculty and staff, and its students. To succeed, the department needs a strong and lasting partnership with its constituents based on trust, understanding and communication. Achieving it will take work and commitment, but it is within our grasp.

Campus police officers partnered with the ASO to host a “Get to Know Your Police” event. It was well attended and demonstrates how we can improve our relationships with students, faculty and staff. This is a great example of outreach where communication between the police and its constituents occurred.

There are many other proven strategies to help us build strong and lasting partnerships and I look forward to collaborating with all stakeholders to explore some of these strategies.

As part of this effort, I encourage all of you to talk to our department members. Say hello or ask a question of the officers. Get to know them. You will find they are good men and women who have a high degree of dedication for their work and a commitment to the college. They are presented with difficult situations at times. However, they are people just like you, and I am confident once you get to know them better, you will find they perform their duties with compassion, consideration, and discretion. For my part, I will continue to build on a culture in our department in which all members conduct themselves in a friendly, open, and transparent manner.

Let’s reach out to on another and bridge the gap where it exists so the Southwestern Police Department can fulfill its primary role of providing public safety services to the college.

Dave Nighswonger, Acting Police Chief

Frank said he has a very limited work experience and now a criminal record.

“I had very few options, but,” he said, “when I made up my mind to become a college student, I visualized those walls I created for myself come crumbling down.”

Education goes far beyond degrees and learning skills.

“College is a culture and being part of that culture will open my mind to new values, beliefs, customs and world views,” said Frank.

Many incarcerated students have experienced neglect and abuse, which led to lives of drugs and violence. Education can offer a door to a life of self-worth and self-esteem.

“Education can help freed students stay away from old people, places and things,” said Jaime.

“We will be able to parole with more confidence and less likely to commit a crime,” said Tyler.

At the beginning of each semester, I see some students who are intimidated and don’t believe they will succeed. I also see students with maturity and intellectual prowess.

“The point in life is to edify the mind at all times and prevent atrophy,” wrote Miguel philosophically.

Programs that provide education while incarcerated are tremendously valuable.

They should be supported and developed. The students exiting prison walls should be supported in their continued growth and success. The students within prison walls should be provided avenues for self-exploration and betterment. Education reduces recidivism and gives members of our society an opportunity to overcome a mistake and succeed.

Effie Quattrociocchi Communications Instructor

Protests organizers respond to president, acting police chief WORD (Women Organized to Resist and Defend) was appalled to read in The Sun’s latest special edition a story about a former student suing the college because of getting sexually assaulted for two years while they were working for the Southwestern Police Department. It also shows how unchecked the police on campus were while this was happening, seeing as how Chief Cash wasn’t fired until this abuse had been ongoing for two years.

The newspaper also published several stories of students who felt dismissed and report that the campus has never cared about their cases of assault. They say they were met with patronizing questions and statements that yielded no solutions. To students with recent mishandlings of their cases by administration, statements from the school that have simply been re-released are of no help.

The measures they have continued to claim to be working have not and the administration needs to stop ignoring the actual experiences and criticisms of students. On top of it all the school has been illegally out of compliance with Title IX for over a year. While we appreciate the president’s announced intent to remedy this, we’ve seen no transparent action to match her statement.

The President’ statement on sexual assault states that Acting Chief Nighswonger is the number 1 reason the school is proactive in ensuring safety to students. However, in Nighswonger’s letter to the editor, he simply wrote that the students must

bridge that gap of trust with police by socializing with them and does not address the allegations of sexual abuse towards his department.

This is incredibly patronizing to victims and is a strategy to refuse accountability.

During the protest, while people denounced the assaults by the police, a few police officers tabling in the area clearly laughed.

This shows us that this isn’t a serious priority for them. Another point that the president brought up in the release is that they have moved the Title IX position “forward for hiring.” With the history this school has of hiring for this position, we now demand a transparent course of action for this process by the school administration.

We demand more accessible transparency in the future developments of this problem.

Students have been kept out of the loop and the negative effects of this clearly show.

The days of the administration ignoring student’s experiences by not acknowledging their complaints and providing only vague intents to change must end. The protests will continue with the goal of achieving accountability so long as the school thinks hiding behind bureaucratic buffering is enough. If any students feel the lack of proactivity by the administration towards solving sexual assault, consider contacting WORD San Diego for future events that aim to ensure safety on campus for all.

Artraxa Calles WORD San Diego

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Escape from ‘The Devil’s Playground’

Photos by Natalie Mosqueda

REDEMPTION SONG— (l-r) Ryan “Flaco” Rising, Maria Elena Morales, Kenneth Cochran, Cesar Garcia and Patrick Wallace share stories of redemption, perserverance and rebirth as they moved from incarceration to education and into success as free citizens.

By Katy Stegall Viewpoints Editor

Marilena Morales locked herself in the bathroom of an abandoned house with a razor against her wrist, threatening suicide as her husband pounded desperately on the door.

He encouraged her to do it.

“I was in the way of him getting high,” Morales said.

Addicted to drugs and squatting in an empty, dilapidated house, Morales was not aware as she looked into the filthy, cracked mirror that this was her rock bottom.

She made it back from the brink. Most do not.

Morales is the co-founder and president of Urban Scholars Union, a support group focused on easing the transition from incarceration to education. Morales, cofounder Ryan “Flaco” Rising and three USU members were invited by Professor Kathy Parrish and Director of Staff Development Janelle Williams to share personal testimonies. They spoke on how pursuing education has helped defy the notorious school-to-prison pipeline.

Rising’s charisma contradicted the bleak testimony he shared of being in and out of lockup since age 11. A life of gang violence led him to maximum security at Folsom State Prison, which Riser called “The Devil’s Playground.” Rising joked about having a unique form of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder following his release from Folsom, which he called Prison Traumatic Stress Disorder.

USU provides essential support, he said.

“It gives us a blueprint to not go back to prison,” he said. “Urban Scholars Union saved my life.”

Weekly meetings center on moral and financial support. Members discuss the struggles to finding a post-prison identity, staying out of prison and defying stigmas attached to the formerly incarcerated. Participants work to reclaim their personal narratives and capitalize on their second chances.

Panelist Kenneth Cochran said he did not know how to handle going from a 6’x9’ cell to a classroom. He, like most former inmates, received no transitional support.

“This system is geared for you to fail,” he said.

E x - p r i s o n e r St e v e n Cz i f r a , n ow attending UC Berkeley, agreed.

“People with convictions don’t get to be professionals,” Czifra said. “We get no support with our education. Cops say, ‘Fuck that. I have to pay for my kids to go to college. I’m not paying for these dirtbags.’”

Czifra is co-founder of Underground Scholars Initiative, a support group for Berkeley students affected by incarceration. Czifra spent 16 years in prison, eight in solitary confinement.

He is now a prominent activist, speaking out against mass incarceration, solitary confinement and the denial of meaningful education.

Rising said he contacted Czifra near the end of his sentence after hearing about USI, eager to start a similar group upon his release. With the help from Morales, the Urban Scholars Union was born.

“My experience has only been a liability and I was going to use it to benefit people,” Czifra said.

Members of Urban Scholars Union share the same sentiment, Morales said.

“The hustle I had on the street, I now use with the (activism) work I do,” she said. “I know how to manipulate the system and I do it well.”

No t e v e r y o n e s u r r o u n d i n g t h e members of Urban Scholars Union are supportive, despite their motivation and chipper spirits. Some instructors at San Diego City College ridiculed the former

prisoners for their lack of computer knowledge, Cochran said. One said he could see the fear in the eyes of classmates when they learn there is a convicted felon in the room.

Panelist Patrick Wallace said even family members can join the ridicule. Upon his release, he said, one relative teased that they had better not drop the soap in front of him.

Parrish said USU members were courageous to share their testimonies at SWC. Riser said USU aims to branch out from City College and SWC, to create a network for those affected by imprisonment in San Diego County.

“This incarceration monster is not going away,” said Riser. “We need to get back into the business of making people, not breaking people.”

“We need to get back into the business of making people, not breaking people.”

-Ryan “Flaco” Rising

COME ON UP FOR THE RISING— United Scholars Union co-founder Ryan “Flaco” Rising said he was first incarcerated when he was just 11 years old. Today he is a charismatic advocate for prison reform.

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For men of color, success in college can be fleeting

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FROM THE MEAN STREETS TO A DOCTORATE — Victor Rios encourages men of color and their teachers to be

persistent and find new avenues to academic successs.

By Elizabeth Farin Staff Writer

Prospects were bleak for the young gang member, juvenile delinquent and high school dropout. Yet Victor Rios did not give up.

Today Rios is married, a father of three children, has from Ph.D. from UC Berkeley, and is an author and professor at UC Santa Barbara.

Rios inspired the audience at the first ever Southwestern College Men of Color Conference, where they learned their rights and roles as minority students.

Rios said his experience with incarceration came when he was still in the womb. His mother was jailed when she was pregnant with him. She sought an abortion because she felt unfit to be a mother. Rios said he is here today because jailmates talked her out of it.

“Today, the people I like working with the most are those who get caught up in the system,” he said. “In many ways, they saved my life before I was even born.”

Rios said the election of Donald Trump was a setback for people of color.

Badly needed educational support looks to take a severe beating from the Trump administration.

Minority communities feel threatened with deportation, increased incarceration and a militariazion of police forces, he said.

“To talk about men of color is to talk about the well-being of our entire communities,” he said.

“Focusing on minorities of color reflects the community and the truth within individuals.”

Men of color often face hardships starting as children, Rios said. Many care for loved ones and work to support their

families as teens as they simultaneously try to attend high school or college.

Heavy responsibilities placed on the shoulders of these young men often lead them into dangerous situations, he said, and risky shortcuts Men and women of color often get the short end of the stick in life, Rios said, including police brutality and violence within the school systems.

“For many of us, by the time we’re teenagers, we’ve lived an entire lifetime,” he said. “So how do we provide opportunities for those young people who are out there right now? To help young men of color, it’s going to take young men of color.”

Rios encouraged young men to focus on the bigger picture. Although it is important to graduate college and get your degree, he said, it is imperative to find purpose beyond the degree.

After Rios and his mother crossed the border from Mexico into the U.S. they lived in extremely impoverished conditions, he said “I don’t want to live like this anymore,” he remembered thinking. “I want to get my family out of poverty.”

In eighth grade Rios dropped out of school to work a landscaping job with a man who paid him just $1 per hour. His mother was also paid less than minimum wage.

“Are you starting to see a theme here that happens to our people?” he asked.

“We get exploited.”

Rios said people of color frequently expect less-than-humane treatment and that needs to end.

“The way we’re going to do that is by changing the systems that lead to exploitation,” he said.

Rios said he believed that if he worked hard, he would get what he wanted. He later realized that working hard is not enough. Successful people also work smart.

Despair and powerlessness forced his mother to sometimes work in illegal and unethical jobs, Rios said. She did this to make a better life for her family.

“One hundred years of research says that people of color don’t value education,” he said. “Only in the past 25 years has this evidence changed a little.”

There is considerable trauma and abuse within the Latino and black communities, Rios said.

While working with his students, they told him their teachers would tell seven and eight-year-old Latino and black boys that they have a prison cell waiting for them when they turn 18.

“That’s violence,” he said. “I don’t call it anything else but what it is, violence on the soul.”

Encouraged and supported by a teacher, he went back to high school and graduated on time. He then continued on to college.

“After all I’ve been through, I wanted to get the highest degree you can earn,” he said.

In 2005, he earned a doctorate in Comparative Ethnic Studies from UC

Berkeley.

Ivan Picazo, a kinesiology major, said the conference helped to motivate him to work hard to defeat stereotypes faced by young men of color.

“We’re not supposed to make it,” he said. “We’re either supposed to die or go to prison. (Education) is a way to beat that.”

Picazo said college events like the Men of Color Conference are usually out of his comfort zone, but he is glad he attended.

Yamileth Gonzalez, a nursing major, said she was interested in becoming more involved in human rights issues for people of color. “ This school is a ver y diverse community,” she said. “I think we should also strive to be part of that voice that is changing how society looks for both men and women of color.”

Gladys Castillo, 36, a child development major, said the conference motivated her to continue her education.

“Sometimes I get so scared about college,” she said. “I (wonder if ) I am going to be able to do it.”

Castillo said her peers often doubt her when she says she wants to be a preschool teacher because she is an English learner and Latina.

“I doubt myself a lot,” she said. “Every day I ask myself if I have what it takes to succeed.”

A mother of two who attends school full-time, Castillo said she works hard every day to study and do well in her classes.

SWC President Dr. Kindred Murillo said family experiences inspired her advocacy of students of color. Her husband’s uncle who journeyed from Mexico to the United States shaped her perspective of the Latino community, she said. As a Latino who enlisted in the military to fight in World War I, he faced structural racism. Despite the challenges he faced, she said, he carried on and became a graduate of Harvard University.

“We can no longer allow barriers to keep students of color from being successful,” said Murillo. “You are here because you are determined to succeed.”

Attending college can be difficult for enlisted students Elena Hernandez Staff Writer

Legions of Americans use their GI Bill benefits when they leave the military.

Hundreds of Southwestern College military students do not wait for retirement or discharge.

They are already hitting the books.

SWC has almost 1,000 military students, about 800 of which are veterans and at least 200 still active military. Mathew Petelo, 26, is one. He served four and a half years in the U.S. Air Force and has spent the past three years as a reservist.

He said he would like to earn a Bachelor’s degree in cyber security. Petelo said he knows Uncle Sam gets priority.

“It’s them first, then everything else,” he said.

“It’s what we signed up for.”

Active military students often struggle in school due to demands of military life, he said.

“You can still go to school, but I don’t see it as possible,” he said.

Deployment is an obstacle, Petelo said, even for reservists. Advance notice can be very short.

Petelo said he cherishes being in a physical classroom rather than online.

“I’m a visual learner and I have to be in a classroom especially when learning math,” he said.

SWC’s Veterans’ Resource Center was created to support military students, according to coordinator Jonathan White.

“Our veterans and military affiliated students, for the most part, are coming to school a little later than the average college student,” he said.

Patti Larkin, director of Financial Aid, Evaluations and Veterans Services, said it can be a difficult transition for students from a setting where so many choices are made for them to such wide independence. More vets, however, are going for it.

There has been a 15 percent increase in the number of Veterans’ Resource Center who take advantage of the support of the resource center from Spring 2016 to Spring 2017, White said.

“Having the opportunity to attend a college or university while they’re still in active duty adds an extra layer of challenges, but they are very well organized and consistent with keeping to their plan and schedule,” he said.

Larkin agreed.

“They’ve been all over the country trying to get their education while also serving their country,” she said.

One active duty member was nervous talking about attending college, due to fear of being ousted by military personnel he must answer to.

He said the military discourages active duty service members from enrolling in college.

“I don’t think the difficulty of being a student and active military will ever change and honestly I wouldn’t want it to, because the quality of work in the military might go down,” he said. “You have to give somewhere.”

Petelo said he has come to terms with the military first, college second.

“I remember when I was younger, I didn’t really understand,” he said. “But being older now I get the fact that we have to put our lives on hold to serve our country.”

Tayler Costello/Staff

BROTHER AND SISTER IN ARMS— Veterans’ Resource Center Coordinator Jonathan White

welcomes Charlotte Zolezzi, a veteran who serves as director of facilities at SWC.

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Students encouraged to fight Islamophobia

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A CALL FOR PEACE — Civil rights lawyer Deepa Iyer said mistrust toward Muslims is increasing but undeserved. Janelle

Williams (c) and ASO President Mona Dibas, participated in the discussion.

By Veronica Cruz Assistant Campus Editor

On Sept. 10, 2001 American Muslims, by and large, were a part of the national fabric. On Sept. 11 that all changed.

Civil Rights activist Deepa Iyer said Islamophobia has taken root in the United States over the past 15 years. Iyer is the author of “We Too Sing America” and a professor at Maryland University.

She spoke at SWC to advocate for a “courageous conversation” about the current political atmosphere and describe what it means to be brown in post-9/11 America.

“The conflation of Islam with terror is something that has found its way into the American DNA,” she said.

Iyer was working as a civil rights activist lawyer when, on Sept. 11, she realized her life had profoundly changed. “ Those of us who come from South Asian backgrounds, who were Sikh or Arab, started to go through a process of double grieving,” she said. “We were in tremendous grief about what had happened in our country and the individuals who lost their lives, but also because we knew that we knew that we would become scapegoats.”

Muslims and anyone perceived to be Muslim became a “badge for a security threat,” she said. Iyer had certain privileges

as a lawyer and a naturalized citizen that allowed her to fight back, she said, so she

“The conflation of Islam with terror is something that has found its way into the American DNA.” -Deepa Iyer created South Asian Americans Leading Together (SALT), an organization to address the injustices in the post 9/11 era.

“What we see today is a cycle,” she said.

“It has been going on for 15 years.”

Balbir Singh Sodhi, a turbaned SikhAmerican, was the first reported hate crime victim following 9/11. Sodhi was watering flowers outside of his gas station in Mesa, Arizona on Sept. 15 when aircraft mechanic Frank Silve Roque shot him.

Roque told friends he “was going to shoot

some towel heads.”

Iyer said hate crimes became commonplace and affected people that were often confused for Muslim or Middle Eastern.

“He was basically seen as an Al-Qaeda member,” said Iyer. “We continue to see these types of violence.”

Sunando Sen, a 46-year-old Hindu man, was pushed onto the upcoming subway train in Queens, New York on Dec. 27, 2012 by Erika Mendez. She told arresting police officers, “I hate Muslims and Hindus.”

“These sorts of incidents, although they might not be reported, are consistently happening in our communities,” said Iyer.

“If it’s not hate violence, it’s vandalism to our most sacred sites of worship.”

Mosques have become a symbol of fear for many Americans, she said.

“All around the nation we are seeing construction blocked when Muslims try to build mosques,” she said. “ People say publicly, ‘we don’t want jihadist camps in our neighborhoods.’”

Iyer said this brand of discrimination targets Muslims.

“These legal challenges never come up if it’s a synagogue or a church,” she said.

“Actual massacres take place in our places of worship.”

Iyer showed visual examples of Islamophobia running rampant in the

U.S. A swastika was painted along the wall of a Hindu temple along with the words “Get Out” in Spokane, Washington. A nearby middle school was tagged with the message “Muslims get out” in red paint accompanied by another swastika.

On Aug. 5, 2015, a white supremacist entered a Sikh Temple and shot 11 people, killing seven. All 10 male victims were wearing turbans.

Iyer said she fights discriminatory programs like Special Registration designed to target people from certain countries. These types of programs often lead to profiling, she said.

“They weren’t asked about their immigration status,” she said. “They were asked what mosques they prayed at, why they visited Bangladesh so often or if they knew Mohammed, who also visited Bangladesh. Thousands of these men were deported and families were separated.”

Iyer said people will not trust immigrants if the government provides reasons not to.

“It is all connected to xenophobia, how we treat Mexicans, AsianAmericans and how we decide who gets to come in and who gets to be here,” she said. “We live in a time where there are tremendous challenges facing communities of color and people who want to engage.”

Event coordinator Janelle Williams said it is important to understand different people’s experiences and advocate for each other’s success.

“Sometime we get caught up with what’s happening in front of our faces and forget about the folks who are sitting in the room with us,” she said.

“We think that because of where we are and who we are, we are accepting, but we don’t know a lot and we wanted to make sure that we continue to have these conversations.”

ASO President Mona Dibas attended the presentation and said it is vital for students to take part in events that expose xenophobia and discrimination in order to preserve a more diverse and peaceful society.

“We were raised with racism and sexism,” she said. “So many people on campus know that racism is an issue in America, but it’s a reminder that it’s not enough to know, we must stand up.”

Dibas said it is important to remind students about equality, fairness and justice so that when they move on they take what tolerance they have learned and pay it forward. Dibas, a Muslim, said she often has felt the backlash of her activism from people who would censor her views.

“If I censor myself because someone doesn’t want to hear what I have to say, I’m not doing my job as president and I’m not doing my job as a person.

(We should) say something and not be silent. I hope that we never hesitate to speak up.”

Science dept. brews up a class of cold beer

By Chelsea Pelayo Assistant Arts Editor

Southwestern College’s biology and chemistry departments are brewing up a new class about the science of making beer.

Students do not even have to be a science major or 21 to join.

Introduction to Fermentation will debut next spring. It will take an interdisciplinary approach to the process involved in beer, liquor and wine making.

Chemistry professor Dr. David Hecht will partner up with biology professor Dr. Charlie Hoyt on a class featuring a mini but mighty molecule.

“We will be using yeast as a model to teach biology,” said Hoyt.

Yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) is the unicellular fungus that gobbles up sugar and spits out the boozy biological byproduct ethyl alcohol.

Anthropologists theorize that the world’s very first alcoholic beverages were fermented and served up as early as 11,000 years ago. Alcohol residues were discovered in the pottery of the Jiahu, a Neolithic Village in modern day China. Since 9,000 B.C., the bewitching elixir has been the life of the party.

Intro to Fermentation will explore the biological processes, as well as the impact the discovery of fermentation has had on humanity.

“Our class is going to give a little

bit of the history, the sociology and anthropology of beer, brewing and culture,” Hecht said. “We’ll also talk about the chemistry and the biology and the biochemistry involved in the processes.”

Hoyt and Hecht said they hope the class will ferment new interest in science. They are already planning a lab component to complement the lecture.

Hoyt said they are partnering with George Thornton, owner of The Homebrew, a resource center for beer makers located in North Park, to secure state-of-the-art brewing equipment in the new cell biology lab.

“The class will be broken up into groups and they will research the different types of beer that they want to brew,” Hecht said. “They have to come up with the recipes and the protocol and then the class as a whole will decide which is the best plan and will actually brew it.”

Hoyt and Hecht said they hope the class will some day serve as an alternative to the general education requirement for biology or chemistry.

A new lab is in the plans for the Math, Science and Engineering building, currently under construction. “ We have a space (in the cell biology lab) and we’re going to set up a small brewery there,” said Hoyt.

Beer and fermentation enthusiasts already have a campus club.

Biologist Research Effervesce and

Wort (B.R.E.W.) Club President Kevin Morrill said students of all majors are welcome.

“Our club is open to everybody, which is a good thing, but also being

a science club, it also discourages people,” he said. “The real challenge is trying to get students involved with fermentation science, which is not a difficult science.”

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HEAD OF THE CLASS— SWC science professors will partner with The Homebrew to create a new beer brewing class.

JoseLuis Baylon

Our own inner light shines for a bright lifetime

“Good, good, good, good vibrations. She’s giving me bright excitations.”

“Good Vibrations” Brian Wilson In physics, energy is neither created nor destroyed, it is transformed.

What happens, then, when words, images and feelings enter our minds?

A powerful database, the brain creates a threedimensional analysis of everything surrounding a person’s environment and situation. It preserves images, conversations, physical feelings and emotions.

Curiously, these are all wavelengths, which is matter. All matter, when stimulated, will register changes in temperature. Thinking creates heat.

Granted it is a small amount of heat. Even Einstein could not fry an egg on his head, but our brains do give off measurable warmth when they working on that equation, transposing that song to B flat major or writing a science column for the college newspaper.

Temperature is identifiable by the electromagnetic spectrum (ES), waves of energy that travels the speed of light. Brainwaves emit between 10-100Hz, making them very low frequency radio waves on the ES, but powerful nonetheless.

Life is light. The Sun, being our primary source of energy, adapted cellular life to utilize its energy.

All cells in the human body radiate light at low frequencies. Every second of our lives, we emit near-infrared light, head to toe. When humans use their voices they broadcast in very high frequency radio waves. Human ears can listen between two frequencies of radio waves. We are both transmitters and receivers.

Helen Keller lived in the dark, but not in darkness. Our bodies’ light, heat and energy taught her to see, hear and speak in a new way.

Born in 1880, an illness made her deaf and blind at age 3. She learned to call upon language by passing fingertips on the palm of her hand. She used the vibrations from the skin to the nerves as a waveform of communication. The friction of fingertip contact, like Helen’s method, emits at a very low frequency radio wave. Friction is heat, which humans conducted.

Sound engineers know that heat equals sound.

What many people do not know is that sound is light. In scientific terms, sound and heat are phonons, accompanying particles traveling along with a photon, and a unit of energy that creates light.

Nikola Tesla was, as usual, way ahead of his time.

“If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think terms of energy, frequency and vibration,” he wrote.

Life is light.

It makes sense that the human body is receptive to ES. Tesla knew we are dependent on the energy, frequency and vibration of one another.

Good vibrations can give us excitations — as well as sight, hearing, speaking and touch. Together, those senses create the music of life.

JoseLuis may be reached at plutotoplato@theswcsun.com

National award for El Sol Magazine Southwestern College won its first-ever Western Publishing Association Magazine Award for its Spring 2016 issue. El Sol Magazine was named Best Collegiate Magazine among all universities and colleges west of the Mississippi River.

Judges said the issue was “innovative,” “provocative,” “hard hitting,” “beautifully written” and “well designed.” SWC was a Maggie Award finalist twice before, but this was the college’s first championship. El Sol was also earned state and national awards from the Associated Collegiate Press of Minneapolis, the American Scholastic Press Association of Columbia, Missouri, the Sacramento-based Journalism Association of Community Colleges and the Society of Professional Journalists.

Alberto Calderon was Editor-in-Chief of the Spring 2016 El Sol Magazine featuring ASO President Mona Dibas on the cover hugging an American flag. It created controversy among some in the community and more than $3,000 worth of copies were vandalized with pro-Trump or anti-Muslim messages, had covers torn off or were stolen. Local law enforcement investigated the vandalism and thefts as possible hate crimes.

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SODA recipient inspires her classmates

By Alex Morales Staff Writer

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ne Southwestern College Student of Distinction Award winner did not say anything that made her stand out. Her hands and a tiny voice from her phone spoke for her.

Cindy Sison, 20, is a marine biology major whose passion for education and inquisitive mind enchanted not one, but four professors who nominated her for the SODA, SWC’s top student honor. Sison said she was shocked and ecstatic when she found out she was going to receive the award.

She wanted to shout for joy, but kept it to herself.

Sison is mute.

“I didn’t really notice how much of an inspiration I was to other students until my professors told me the reason why I was receiving the SODA award,” said Sison.

Her classmates said they were inspired by her lively engagement in class and her communication through a phone app that vocalizes whatever she types. Professors said she inspired them, too.

Professor of Mathematics Nghiep Quan was one of the four professors who nominated Sison for the SODA. Quan said he knew from the first day that Sison was going to be someone special.

“She was always driven by her own goals and not letting her disability get in the way to thrive for the best,” he said.

Sison would always be more than prepared for class assignments and would sit in the front of the class every lecture, Quan said. Many students looked up to her, he said, and she gave faith to many students during difficult tasks.

“A student in my class was struggling and thinking of dropping,” said Quan, “but then she thought to herself ‘If Cindy can do it, then I can also.’”

Assistant Professor of Mathematics Kimberly Puen said Sison is a great role model and a deserving SODA recipient.

“She is an amazing human being and I’m so impressed with her love for life,” Puen said. “She might have a disability, but she doesn’t focus on it. It’s inspiring how she always goes forward, not letting anything get in her way.”

Shaunte Griffith, assistant professor of biology, said she knew Sison was unique since the day she met her. On the first day of class Sison made a huge impression on her by always being the first to answer all questions and printing her own notes to gain more insight of the lesson. Griffith said that Sison is the best student she has had in her entire career at SWC. “There is a certain joy that she brings to everybody when she’s in the building,” she said. “She makes me feel better in life, she brings light everywhere.”

Sison’s professors said she had taught many lessons to students through her knowledge, capability and hope for those who think of giving up.

“Sison has impacted SWC through her educational journey and will always be a sign of faith to many students,” said Quan. “She will always be one of the most acknowledged students to receive the SODA.”

STILL WATERS RUN DEEP – Cindy

Sison is one of the 20 students to receive the Student of Distinction Award (SODA) for her outstanding academic and personal achievements at Southwestern College. SODA is the college’s highest student honor.

SWC to champion diversity in law professions

By Victoria Gonzalez Campus Editor

Careers in law may seem unappealing to students in diverse California when the state bar is about as diverse as a loaf of Wonder bread.

Of its 208,684 members, 79.3 percent are white, 60.6 percent are male and 48 percent are 55 or older, according to the California Bar Journal.

SWC students may help change that as the college joins California Law Inc.’s Pathway to Law School program. Students of all majors may apply.

Jamie Ledezma, assistant professor of administration of justice, said California’s practicing lawyers do n o t c o m e c l o s e t o re p re s e n t i n g California’s demographics, much less those of Southwestern College’s student body, which is only 28.3

percent white.

Pathway to Law School was created

by California Law Inc., a public benefit corporation whose purpose is to improve California’s diversity in careers in law by establishing a pipeline of support to students as soon as high school.

A first-generation college student herself, Ledezma said that students need early contact with legal professionals.

“It wasn’t until my first day of law school that I literally came faceto-face and shook another lawyer’s hand,” she said. “It blows me away that I went through that many years o f h i g h e r e d u c a t i o n a n d h a d n’t really gotten to work with, or meet, or network or talk to a practicing attorney.”

Pathway to Law School scholars will receive support from the counseling office, faculty mentorship, networking

and internship opportunities, as well as membership in a pre-law club, she said.

Administration of Justice Professor David Caspi said the program will have a rich network of resources.

“There’s direction and mentoring, so it’s not like Jamie’s experience where students are just doing it all by themselves,” he said. “Now they will have other people. We will give them the guidance.”

Ledezma agreed.

“Working hand-in-hand with the Pathway to Law School program will open different possibilities to our students and, together, we want to visit law schools in Southern California and we want to arrange events with local courthouses,” she said. “These will be experiences that I think will further enrich our students’ exposure and interest in the law.”

L e d e z m a s a i d t h e p r o g r a m’s

recruitment strategy is to cast a very broad net.

“To participate in the program, you have to be a SWC student, period.

That’s it,” Ledezma said. “It is open to any major, to any student who is enrolled here. We want to encourage students who maybe are majoring in math, or science, or photography or fine arts, that if they have any interest in law school, to not set barriers for themselves and to explore and tap into that interest and hopefully we can connect them with real resources.”

Ledezma said the program does not aim to make every student a lawyer, but to help set their educational sights a bit higher.

“They don’t have to want to go to law school to be part of our pathway to law school program,” she said.

“What we are doing is providing a support system to elevate our students as they transfer.”

“The program will not focus just on criminal law,” Ledezma said. “ I t w i l l i n c l u d e c i v i l l a w, immigration law, family law, all sorts of different interests so that, should students want to become lawyers, they can go in a multitude of different directions.”

Pathway to Law School scholars will need to meet with a counselor and take a Constitutional Law class which, Ledezma said, is being revived for fall 2017. Additional curriculum includes transferrable general education classes in public speaking, writing, logic and standards of professionalism. “ T h e c o u r s e s a re s u p p o s e d t o give you foundational skills and knowledge that you will need if you go to law school, but those are useful in many other careers,” Caspi said.

“Nobody has to change their major or anything. The law applies to every aspect of society.”

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SMALL AND WONDERFUL LIKE GEMS— Students put together six provocative 10-minute plays including “43 Ayotzinapa” (above) which imagines the story of two of the 43 missing students killed in Iguala, Mexico. (below) “America’s Hero” uses pop culture and the famous gorilla Harambe to satirize presidential elections. “The Surviving Queen” was a study in perseverance through a metaphorical game of chess.

By Marty Loftin Arts Editor

Harambe was not brought back to life by mad scientists to run for president. The 43 Mexican students that were tragically kidnapped and killed in Iguala are unable to tell their story.

For a short, sweet time, however, it seemed like anything was possible on the stage of Mayan Hall.

In just a brief amount of time student playwrights Alyssa Castillo, Judith Del Angel-Chambers, Cynthia Galaz Ochoa, Brittany Gallina and Luke King were able to reveal the hidden truths that underlie politics, relationships, scary new technology, sexual orientation and corruption.

A festival of six short plays that ran just 10 minutes each left an impact that will remain for much longer.

Each mini-marvel was a modern tale that expressed the plight of real people and the secret side of society.

Sometimes the harshness of the real world is better expressed through fiction, over-the-top acting and magical realism.

“America’s Hero” stepped back in time to the 2016 presidential race, not to right a grave wrong, but to teach a lesson about the nature of American politics. While some people take politics too seriously and others not seriously enough, Castillo found a hilarious compromise that used worn popculture references to reveal how the celebrification of presidential candidates might be good for television ratings, but it does little to help voters select competent nominees to lead the nation.

Two mad scientists, Dr. Frank and Dr. Stein (Jordan Holguin and Ivan Monroe) resurrect Harambe (Salvador Martinez-Mendez), a 440-pound gorilla that gained instant online martyrdom when he was shot by a Cincinnati zookeeper after a child fell into the enclosure and was dragged around by the ape.

By attaching a device to Harambe’s forehead, the mad scientists gave Harambe the ability to speak like the dogs in “Up,” but not the ability to speak well.

It is, however, no longer surprising that a dumb monkey could become the leader of the supposed free world.

When Harambe wins the presidency he makes an attempt at spiritualism with a speech about

being “the Alpha and Omega” and declaring, “we are one.” By the time the speech is concluded with a “God Bless America,” the irony has become so overwhelming that it was only natural that everyone would start dancing to “The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down,” also known as the Looney Tunes theme song.

In “Armchair Psychologist,” a young woman struggles with school, dating and her insecurities while people keep asking the question, “Do you know what your problem is?”

Leilani (Jennielyn Cato) goes through a number of stressful hardships, including losing her textbook, going on a blind date and coming out of the closet, which transforms the people around her into faux-

“I’m sorry that you won’t get to see me graduate or have any grandchildren.

Bury me by the tree by the river with the tire swing where we spent our summers.”

-from

“43 Ayotzinapa”

psychologists who attempt to explain her problems.

They are playing out Lorena’s own inner doubts, making her second-guess her own emotions.

Leilani’s mischievous friend Cheri (Melissa Gonzalez), wants to help her relax and sets her out on a blind date with some guy named Brad (Arthur Wentworth). He is so repulsive he scares off several women before Leilani finally shows up then hits on the bartender when Leilani looks away for a second.

Cheri was trying to help Leilani face her own feelings by setting her up with a bad guy.

“Armchair Psychologist” helped demonstrate the plight of people who struggle with anxiety and depression, and how loved ones can help reduce

these symptoms. Its honest depiction of mental disorders was refreshing, since far too often the mentally ill are poorly portrayed in one-dimensional stereotypes.

“The Surviving Queen,” begins with a drag queen calling out the name of the protagonist. Lorena (Lorena Sahagun) is a young woman who is working hard to be independent after the loss of her father.

Luckily she has Manuelita (Edgar Rodriguez), her drag queen best friend to encourage her to act when she begins to dwell. Manuelita scores with the help of plenty of bilingual humor and an over-the-top positive attitude.

Gustavo (Arthur Wentworth) taught his daughter to think of the world as a game of chess and ponder each move as if it was her last. He told Lorena that the queen is the strongest piece on the board and that she was his queen. To remember her father, Lorena carries the white queen with her and every day she plays chess on the computer, pretending that she is playing against him in spirit.

Though Lorena had a boyfriend named Arthur (Jordan Holguin), the relationship suffered when the truth about her father and her own tragic backstory.

Sometimes people do not date a person for who they really are, but their own misinterpretation of that person.

When she faces a crisis of faith, Lorena retreats into her mind, where her father is always available to play another game. Gustavo has become her conscience and safe space.

“My father is the king we lost and with it our kingdom,” she said.

“Is it worth it to struggle alone by yourself?”

Manuelita asked.

“Yes,” Lorena answered. “But it is scary.”

“Thank You for Flying with Us” was a comedic look at the future of human-like robots and artificial intelligence that shows that customer service will never improve. Lolita and Rene Gomez (Melissa Gonzalez and Salvador Martinez-Mendez), want to go to Cancun, but the android 2R Dito (Arthur Wentworth), insists they are registered for a trip to Dubai…and SANDY, the AI in charge of Deltec airlines, does not make mistakes.

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Heels training takes dance to new heights

By Alejandro Morales Staff Writer

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TAKING IT UP A STEP— Jose Vega, 21, a business administration major and dance minor, rocks it in heels.

Jose Vega was at first wary about breaking gender boundaries when he took heel-dancing classes with the famous instructor Brinn Nicole at the Millennium Dance Complex in Los Angeles. Nicole has worked with Snoop Dogg, Jay Sean, Lil Wayne, Pitbull and Mike Posner, and now Vega.

He was not caught flatfooted.

Nicole called the class a “pump-fidence” training course to help male and female dancers feel comfortable and confident in heels. Vega said he joined this class to let other men know that guys can also rock it in heels.

Mission accomplished.

“At first I was a little shy and nervous, but Brinn helped me over come my fears by owning the dance floor in heels,” said Vega.

Vega, 21, is a business administration major and dance minor, who travels California to work with choreographers that have performed with pop icons like Britney Spears and singer-songwriter Tinashe. He

has been dancing for five years, he said, starting out with technical ballet then branching out to modern, lyrical and contemporary dance style.

Hip hop was a revelation, Vega said.

“It is half of my life,” he said.

Vega said his life as incomplete until he joined dance five years ago. It helped him find himself by giving him confidence to overcome obstacles.

Men were the first to wear heels in the 17th century.

It was a way to show their masculinity by proclaiming a new fashion style. It was first presented by Dutchmen, then Persians, English, Italians and then Americans in the mid-20th century. These men wore their heels to dance balls where they gleefully danced with their ladies.

“Hip-hop has allowed me to speak for myself,” said Vega. “I love how I can make a statement without opening my mouth. One day I’m timid and the next day I’m unstoppable.”

Vega considered hip-hop the most expressive form of dance. Performers use the urban soul of hip-hop in order to send a message written in movements of the body. He is also open to different types of dances, he said, and enjoys learning new styles. This embrace of

the new has made him more open as a person he said.

“Dance teaches you morals and responsibility,” he said. “It has permitted me to become unbiased and to not critique anyone or anybody for their flaws.”

Vega’s love for dance was cemented when he got to work under prolific choreographer Jojo Gomez, known for her work on “America’s Got Talent,” “The X Factor,” “MTV’s VMAs,” “Abby Lee Dance Company” and “The Voice.” She has also appeared in music videos as a back up dancer for artist such as Justin Bieber, Beyonce, JBalvin and Spears.

Vega attended a dance class taught by Gomez for Culture Shock San Diego, a non-profit troupe dedicated to developing artists. Gomez pushed them hard.

“Don’t you ever give up,” she said. “Always dance full-out with passion and rest will fall in place.”

Vega said he has learned to overcome his fears through dance by not letting people bring him down.

Dance is an escape from judgment and a gateway to empowerment.

“No matter what, always dance unapologetically,” Nicole told Vega.

Her student has embraced the message. Vega stands just a bit taller in his heels.

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Gifted art students dazzle at Student Show > REVIEW

By Marty Loftin Arts Editor

Only the best-heeled art collectors have any hope owning crowning works

by Jeff Coons, Amado Peña and Cady Noland, but art lovers hoping to catch ‘em while they’re young may have caught lightning in a bottle at the Spring Student Show.

Some of these young creatives showed serious game.

Creations. Sculptures, painting, photos and drawings sold for as much as $400. This might seem like a lot for something made by a student, but in a few years their work may be impossible to find for such a low price.

Sang collectors should snap up the work of Karen-Alleluia Agbuya while they can. Gifted and talented in a number of media, Agbuya all but stole the show with her stunning 3D Design.

“Niqab” Agbuya scores one for women’s rights in her multi-media sculpture that features a pitch-black mannequin head and torso wearing a white niqab, the full veil worn by some Muslim women, made of white pyramidal spikes jutting out in all directions most prominently around the eyes.

The veil is rooted in the Islamic belief that people must cover the parts of their body that are ‘awrah, which once meant “vulnerable” but is now interpreted as “tempting.” Wearing the veil was meant to protect one from sin, and is now used for a number of reasons.

“Niqab” also has a satirical and ironic side, for a niqab is just a piece of cloth and yet some people see the veil as a weapon and the person inside an enemy. Agbuya’s woman is porcupine and prisoner, cactus and captured.

Something harmless as an article of clothing becomes something monstrous in the eyes of the fearful.

Another great sculpture was “Guardian of the Mountain” by Monserrat Medina.

A birdlike being crouched low in a bed of moss and feathers. Though the monochrome gray of sculpting clay, the finely detailed texture of the clothes, skin and feathers of this animistic deity create their own color.

“Sound Vibrations” by Sara Barlow, a simple frame that resembles the outline of a cello, has numerous white strings that together evoked the invisible magic of music.

“Por Vida” by Jason Whitney was the coolest of the set of metal masks, with it skull face and impression of a Native American war bonnet. Even so, “Mask”

by Thomas Freestone was the most human of the set of four and, although it might not be intentional, featured a mask resembling both the Phantom of the Opera and the Spartanesque mask used by the wrestler Mick Foley for his character Mankind.

“Xenomorph” by Diana Delgado was an interesting charcoal drawing to look at, but to remain true to the name, the design could have gone farther to emulate the grotesque, almost oily blackness of the monsters of the “Alien” franchise. It also could have embraced the style of the artist who designed the

creatures, H.R. Giger, who is known for his biomechanical creatures and landscapes.

“When the Creepy Crawlies Break Free” by Vanessa Dorricott invokes a delightful feeling of disgust. It features a swarm of yucky insects encasing the dome of a woman’s head. Her eyes are covered and a snake is coming out of one of them and coiling around her neck.

She has a smile on her face. It seems to be a representation of the dark inner thoughts that hides in people’s minds betrayed only through our eyes.

“Melancholy Extasis” by Martha Andrade was the most dramatic of the many beautiful photographs presented.

It is a dark photo of a woman in a chair with her hair in a bun. Nearly her whole body is black, silhouetted by a faint background light. She held a box, or perhaps a hollowed out book, and stares into it from behind a pair of spectacles.

It is subtle, sad and beautiful.

Spring Student Show featured great pieces that showed great artistic potential, but it was disjointed and lacked common themes that bind disparate works of art to each other. This annual exhibit should be more than a collection of homework assignments presented en masse. In the future it would be great to see this show used to impart some wisdom on viewers through the art.

What message? That is up to the artists. With a little forethought, combined with the great talent, this exhibition could be a powerful voice from that eternal and mysterious source of human creativity.

Photos by Thomas Contant

TALENT ABOUNDS— The Spring Student Show showcased the best art by Southwestern College students this year. (above)“Niqab” by Karen-Alleluia Agbuya. (below, l-r)“When the Creepy Crawlies Break Free” by Vanessa Dorricott, “Guardian of the Mountain” by Monserrat Medina and “Xenomorph” by Diana Delgado.

Chicano punk cartoonist uses art to fight back

By Andrew Perez Staff Writer

Donald Trump has transformed into a horrible Hydra. Multiple badly-toupeed reptilian heads snake out of a Keystone XL pipeline, tongues venomously lashing out. The words “Muslim Ban” and “Alternative Facts” are spray painted in bleeding neon green and red behind the chimera on the polarizing wall the president promises to build on the U.S.-Mexico border.

This is the artwork of Joaquin Junco Jr. and he takes no prisoners.

Known under the aliases Junco Canché and the Chicano Punk Rock Artesano, Junco is a rising editorial cartoonist like no other, whose work forces viewers to look at the polarizing xenophobic tendencies of modern America as well as the frank expositions of the blunders and misdeeds of politicians.

Junco, 26, had a modest upbringing, his family splitting their time between Chula Vista and Tijuana.

Artistic inspiration hit early in life.

“I remember being into art and drawing as far back as I can remember,” he said. “Saturday morning cartoons were an early influence. Later on I got into political and editorial cartooning. Lalo Alcaraz and Rius were artists I looked up to.”

Courtesy of Junco Canché

Alcaraz, author of the syndicated comic strip “La Cucaracha,” has known Junco for many years and calls himself “a huge fan.”

“Junco’s work is sharp, well drawn, and well written,” he said.

“Seeing it gave me hope that political cartooning was not going to die, it was going to thrive. It was also reassuring to see that another Chicano political cartoonist was rising.”

Another of Junco’s major influences is punk rock.

“My brother introduced me to punk when I was in high school,” he said. “He noticed my passion for politics and he told me these bands talk about the same topics. I fell in love with the genre. It’s the ‘do whatever you feel like’ attitude of punk rock that I try to incorporate into my artwork.”

Junco got his first big art gig during his second semester at San Diego City College.

“I was in one of my Chicano history classes and busy doodling away in my notebook when this girl sitting next to me looked over and asked if I’d be interested in cartooning for an independent zine that her and her friends were putting together and I immediately said, ‘Yes, let’s do this!’”

Already interested in political cartooning, Junco drew cartoons for the zine satirizing the Bush administration and the war in Iraq. He was also a state champion cartoonist for the Southwestern College Sun and El Sol magazine.

Since then has worked as a freelance artist for such publications as the San Diego Free Press, El Coyote Online, La Prenza San Diego and Pocho.com. He is currently majoring in graphic design at CSU San Bernardino.

Junco said he is very passionate about Latino and Chicano rights.

“One of the zines I drew for, El Coyote, would always be involved in activism at San Diego City College,” he said. “I would participate in many of the marches organized for Latino causes. I was always ready to contribute and participate.”

When it comes to Trump, Junco feels like his work is cut out for him.

“I notice I haven’t really been that active as a political cartoonist this year,” he said. “Ever since Trump became president I find it kind of redundant to draw anything related to him. I look at the headlines in the news and I feel like they speak for themselves.”

Junco insists that Chicano artists have an important role to play in modern society and that Latino communities should get together and support local artists.

“You go to a place like Chicano Park,” he said, “the murals tell the stories of our ancestors in Mexico and the immigrants working in the fields and what they had to face. It is important that Chicano artists put down their stories for future generations, to go and learn about what these people did not just for our cause, but also for minorities in general. We need to create visibility for our communities.”

Chicano artist Marci Luna said he is impressed with Junco’s ability

JUNCO’S JABS by Junco Canché

Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson and Islamic States Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi finding some common ground

CHEEKY CHICANISMO— Junco Canché pulls no punches with his political comics that address all issues with little regard for boundaries.

to convey complex political topics into a simple image and still retain the subject’s immediacy.

“Words are one thing,” he said, “but as the saying goes, pictures, in this case drawings, can tell a thousand words and be interpreted in just as many ways. Junco’s art continues to transcend crossing borders, cultures and current events and it’s great to see him gain more exposure.”

Junco said he is pleasantly surprised at how much he has accomplished.

“I never thought I would be able to pull it off,” he said, “but now I am actively making a name for myself and getting myself out there, I’m making it happen. My whole family, my dad in particular, have stood by me and supported me. Not a lot of artists have a lot of support, so I’m very appreciative and grateful for that.”

Junco urged those wishing to pursue a career as an artist to stay determined and focused, and to constantly work to fine-tune their craft.

“You have to draw every day,” he said. “No matter what it is, just draw. Find your style and don’t be afraid to experiment. Once you feel like you’ve reached the top, don’t settle for that and always strive to be better than you are now.”

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GOING FOR BAROQUE— Margaret Gaillard, Duane Gruber, Cathe Sobke and Beni Bates of Musica Nova Antigua put on a timeless performance.

By Thomas Solis Staff Writer

Dr. Who can listen to 18th century Baroque music whenever he wishes because he has a time travelling TARDIS machine.

Students who do not share this luxury have the great ensemble Musica Nova Antigua to bring the music to them.

Musica Nova Antigua put on a timeless performance that showcased songs of the 1600s and 1700s from Italy, England, Germany, France and Belgium.

Instruments from the Baroque period (1600-1750) were played by talented musicians who were like Dr. Who for their power to transport an entire audience back in time 400 years. The instrument of mass conduction was the harpsichord, a medieval-style piano that

plucks strings rather than striking them.

A bass viola de gamba, which is an obscure instrument that is like a cello combined with a bass, was heavily featured in various pieces and contributed to the medieval atmosphere of the recital.

One of the highlights of the recital was Margaret Gaillard’s solo performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Two-part Invention in B-flat major,” which put her considerable talent on display.

Violinist Beni Bates and recorder player Cathe Sobke switched to guitars for “Largo from Concerto for Guitar”

by Antonio Vivaldi. Fredric Chopin was right, “Nothing is more beautiful than a guitar, save for perhaps two.”

One issue that made appreciating the music difficult was the length of the songs. A majority had multiple parts that would transition to different tempos.

Some songs seemed to stretch out with

Norteño band hits the right notes Southwestern students gaining popularity in borderlands

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BAND OF BROTHERS ­— SWC twins lead the popular Norteño group Daniel Quintero that has preformed throughout Southern California and northern Mexico. They consist of (l-r) Alejandro Osuna, Daniel Quintero, Bryan Benitez and Jonathan Jiménez. Not pictured is Jose Quintero.

By Alethze Maryana Meza Staff Writer

Twin brothers Jose and Daniel Quintero were very young when their brother Jesus gave them their first guitar lessons. Now they play together in “Daniel Quintero,” a Norteño band that plays popular song covers.

“He was the person who introduced instruments and Norteño to us,” said Jose Quintero.

Norteño is a genre of music inspired by German polkas that developed in Northern Mexico.

It has a loud rhythmic tone that utilizes the bajo sexto, a 12- stringed guitar with origins in 19th century Mexico. Elements are frequently used in traditional and modern Mexican music.

“Daniel Quintero” is named for the band’s lead singer. Jose plays the accordion. Jose and Daniel, both 19 and majoring in international business, played together for 10

years before they formed the “Daniel Quintero” band four years ago with drummer Alejandro Osuna, bajo sexto player Jonathan Jiménez and bajo sexto player Bryan Benitez.

Daniel said older brother Je s u s w a s t h e genesis of the band. “ We h a d a big brother and when we were small we would always hear him sing and play the guitar,” said Daniel Quintero, “He was the singer of a Norteño band so he has always been our inspiration and motivation.”

Jose Quintero said he has taken accordion lessons since he was a kid.

“I love the way my fingers flow through the accordion,” he said. “I

feel like if it’s playing me, instead of me playing it.”

“Daniel Quintero” has played at local clubs such a s R i c a’s B a r, Over the Border as well as shows in Tijuana, Culiacan and Sinaloa. Jose said t h e g ro u p h a s shared the stage with popular Norteño bands like “Los Tucanes de Tijuana,” “La Septima Banda,” “Voz de Mando” and “Los Nuevos Rebeldes.”

“It’s a feeling that I can’t explain,” he said. “I get exited. We are very fortunate to have the opportunity to play next to groups with such prestige.”

Lead singer Daniel Quintero said he has no formal vocal training and does not worry about it.

“I love the way my fingers flow through the accordion,” he said. “I feel as if it’s playing me, instead of me playing it.”

-Jose Quintero

“It doesn’t intimidate me,” he said. “On the contrary, I feel better knowing that I am doing it right without learning from anybody.”

Daniel Quintero has not yet released any original work, but it has got some attention online for covers. Its most popular songs are “El Junior,” “El Deportivo” and “Algo Contigo,” which can be found on YouTube with more than 17,000 views each. The twins plan to begin recording their own songs soon.

The twins said they would like to record as a duo in the future, possibly as “Los Quates,” (“The Twins”).

“Since we are twins we think that is an easier way for people to recognize our group,” Jose Quintero said. “We want to be known through all of Mexico and one day in the U.S. too.”

Daniel agreed.

“We already have a few original songs ready to record,” he said. “We just hope to get signed by a record label.”

too many transitions, although it did not take away from the overall performance. “Pieces in Trio” had six parts and lasted almost 10 minutes. Songs were performed well, but too long. Shorter songs were more enjoyable and were able to hold the audience’s attention.

Bates and her ensemble were able to emulate the sound of Medieval Europe for a modern audience and share a sense of what a Baroque concert would be like.

Plays: Students wrote, produced and directed punchy originals Continued from pg. A13

It does however, like to mess with humans.

Rene tells it to go to hell.

“I’m sorry Mr. Gomez, but Hell is full,” the robot replies.

“Acceptance” is a look at the challenges many LGBTQ people face when it comes to their identity and their family. Alyssa Evans (Alyssa Castillo) attempts to change her mother’s mind about gay marriage and sexuality. Donna Evans (Melissa Gonzalez) is disgusted by the idea of homosexuality and equates same sex marriages to bestiality.

“Never bring home a girl,” Donna tells her mother.

“What if I did?” Alyssa challenges. Instead of admitting it, she presents a hypothetical question many people have had to ask in order to test their love ones.

Alyssa fears that coming out of the closet would cause her mother to disown her and not love her anymore, but her girlfriend Jess (Cass Garcia), tells her that if her mother stopped loving her for being gay, then she did not love her in the first place. Alyssa does not want to lose another parent. Her father left because her mother cheated on him, but somehow homosexuality is a bigger sin than infidelity in Donna’s eyes.

When Alyssa is caught kissing her girlfriend, Donna slaps her daughter in a final act of violence that signals the end of their family.

This confrontation shows the insane reasoning that homophobic parents use to justify hating their own children.

“43, Ayotzinapa” gave a voice to the students who were murdered In Iguala, Mexico to keep them silent.

Only two bodies have confirmed found. It is likely that multiple levels of local, state and federal government was involved in their disappearance.

Students Comilon and Miclo (Edgar Rodriguez and Jordan Holguin) share their story as images of protests and death are shown behind them. They came from the Rural Teachers College in Ayotzinapa to protest the corruption of the Iguala mayor José Luis Abarca Velázquez and his wife María de los Ángeles Pineda Villa, who was preparing to run for mayor to replace him.

Comilon and Miclo shared their optimism and eagerness to serve, which makes the terror they feel in the hands of the Federales that much more heartbreaking.

Taunting police told the students they were courageous to take the buses and now had the opportunity to be courageous as they face their death.

“Don’t cry for me, I did it for my convictions,” Comilon tells his mother prayerfully while surrounded by black-clad killers. “I’m sorry that you won’t get to see me graduate or have any grandchildren. Bury me by the tree by the river with the tire swing where we spent our summers.”

“They’re taking us,” he said. “Look for us.”

“Find me, por favor, and bury me by the tree.”

Comilon does not ask for revenge, but for an end to corruption.

Mexico needs brave activists to change. Our world needs brave writers to inspire them.

SWC’s theater program has both.

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go under Rozow a splash in her freshman season, breaking records on her way to California finals

By Ivana E. Morales Staff Writer

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BACKING HER WAY INTO THE RECORD BOOKS — Elizabeth “Betsy” Rozow put an exclamation point on her outstanding season by breaking eight SWC records at the conference finals. She went on to place 9th, 10th and 15th at the state finals in the 100- and 200-yard backstroke and the 50-yard freestyle, respectively.

Before entering the pool, Elizabeth Rozow slaps her back as hard as she can at least five times, which turns some heads in her direction.

“The sound is like a gunshot going off,” she said. “Swimming is not a physical sport, so you must do what you can to get into your rival’s head.”

Rozow was the only Jaguar who competed at the 2017 CCAA State Championship at East Los Angeles College, where she finished 15th in the 50-yard freestyle, 9th in the 100-yard backstroke and 10th in the 200-yard backstroke.

Because of Rozow’s individual performances, SWC’s women’s swim team is now ranked 26th in the state of California.

Rozow, a 18-year-old freshman, also dominated the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard backstroke and finished second in the 200-yard backstroke, all while breaking eight school records at the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference Finals at Palomar College.

Head Coach Matt Ustaszewski said Rozow’s performance at the PCAC Finals was extraordinary.

“She had a phenomenal weekend and a great meet,” he said. “Betsy is one of the greatest swimmers we have had in the history of our program.”

Rozow grew up in Milford, Indiana. The youngest of five, she was in sixth grade when she first lept into a pool. She started to get bad grades, so her mom found a way to motivate her and exhaust her seemingly unlimited energy.

“I took Betsy to practice hoping to instill some much-needed discipline,” said Heidi Rozow.

“I told her she needed to attend practice every day for two weeks but that she was not allowed to complain or display a bad attitude about it or I would tack on an additional week for each infraction.”

Rozow joined a dive team and when it had to compete in a relay, Julie Robinson, her swimming coach, noticed her natural talent.

“She saw me and said, ‘This is a girl who has never swam before and she is already this fast,’ so I switched from diving to swimming,” said Rozow. “Julie taught me how to swim properly.”

Freshman year of high school was a turning point in Rozow’s life. She said she was bullied by her volleyball teammates. She decided to focus on swimming.

“It was my time to shine,” she said. “I won sectionals and I qualified to the state championship in both an individual race and a relay. I had an awesome season.”

She moved to Illinois after her freshman year and lived there for two years before landing in California.

“I was determined to make a name in every school that I was in,” she said. “I was in the Hall of Fame in Indiana and I broke a record in Illinois.”

Moving to California during her senior year was a fresh start. It was hard, she said, but it

was “the best thing that could happen” to her.

“Everyone is so happy,” she said. “The weather is absolutely awesome and, coming from two winters in Illinois, it was so nice to come here.”

Assistant coach Jennifer Harper said she recruited Rozow because of her speed under the water.

“Betsy is a very caring and dedicated person,” Harper said. “She always thrives at being better and when you have that along with talent, you are going to get the best out of an athlete.”

Rozow said she fell in love with SWC the moment she stepped on campus. Blooming flowers and cultural diversity made her realize she made the right decision in becoming a Jaguar.

“People in certain places of the world are living in a bubble and all they know is their culture,” she said. “It is so eye opening to be out here.”

Even though swimming is an individual sport, Rozow said she found strength in being part of a team. When her team walks to the pool, she said, it is not about the points they score as a team, is how they function together.

“We are a pack of jaguars,” she said. “We are going to hunt separately but, if one of them is starving, we are going to feed them.”

Ustaszewski said Rozow is a born leader.

“You can see the teammates getting inspired by her,” he said. “Her dedication and leadership have been tremendous for our program.”

Teammate Alan Gonzalez praised Rozow and said she is “an all-around down-to-earth person.”

She is always determined and has a positive attitude in life.

“She would swim if the world was ending today,” he said. “I saw what a true love for the sport looks like.”

Rozow said she hopes to become a nurse to help people, just like her mother. Growing up with her siblings, she said, they knew that if they got injured, everything was going to be fine because their mother could handle it.

“She worked in the ER through all five pregnancies,” she said. “I learned things that other kids were deprived off. I knew I was getting a different home experience from my classmates because my mom was a nurse.”

When she is not in the pool, Rozow said she likes to arrive early at Southwestern to watch the sunrise as she enjoys time for herself drinking a cup of coffee.

“I just sit with my thoughts for a while,” she said. “I need a moment to myself because it helps me mentally to prepare for my day. I have a lot, with my classes and my practices, but also I try to recognize there are people in much harder situations than I am and if they can push through a day, I can do the same thing.”

Rozow’s legacy at Southwestern just began.

Next season, she said, she plans to dominate the PCAC and break more records.

“I am really proud of how I ended this season,” she said. “I feel next year I am going to represent Southwestern even better. My biggest goal is to win a medal at state in one of my individual races.”

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CLEARING EVERY HURDLE — Janeth Moya dominated the PCAC Championship, winning both the 100- and 400-meter hurdles. A depleted Jaguar’s track team exceeded expectations qualifying 12 athletes for the SoCal Championships at Cerritos College.

High flying champions SWC sends 12 track athletes to SoCal championships the anchor leg in the women’s 4x400 relay, York fell 50 meters before the finish line, but managed to get up and finish the race in second place.

“There was so much adrenaline running through Adam Henderson was not in the mood for my body,” she said. “I did not feel any pain, but excuses.

I could tell my legs were starting to tighten up so He did not care that the track team got off to a by the 50-meter mark it felt like running through slow start, suffered injuries to key people and lost mud.” athletes to poor grades.

After dealing with a tibial stress fracture most of “This is a championship,” declared the assistant the season, York was cleared by the team doctor just coach. “This is when you want to rise to the two days before the PCAC Finals. Unable to train occasion.” and still sore, York went for it.

Super freshman Yi Chen and “It was an amazing thing her teammates rose up, powering to see,” Campbell said. “It the women to third place in the was the last race that she will Pacific Coast Athletic Conference ever run for Southwestern Finals and the men to fifth. and every coach from every Chen competed in six events, other school came up to her winning the long jump with 5.33 to congratulate her on such meters and the triple jump with an inspirational race.”

10.50 meters.

A showdown between Head coach Tonie Campbell said Jaguars made for a Chen is his secret weapon. m e m o r a b l e m e n’s “Yi Chen is a rare find,” he said.

3000-meter steeplechase as “This last month she has come on Agustin Barreto and David really strongly and really developed Flores battled for the third -Adam Henderson her techniques. It paid off.” place. Barreto hung behind Chen will be competing in Flores most of the race, 100-meters, long jump and triple but in the last 50 meters he jump at the SoCal Championships. She will be caught his teammate and nipped him at the wire. joined by PCAC gold medalists Alberto Hernandez “He is my teammate, but track is also an (400 meters and 400-meter hurdles) and Janeth individual sport,” Barreto said. “It hurt having to Moya (100-meter hurdles, 400-meter hurdles). beat him at the end, but I did my thing and he Campbell said he is happy to send athletes to did his thing.” the SoCal Championships and expects his team Two other Jaguars earned a spot on the podium. to compete for that title next year.

Freshman Christopher Icart ran a 16.15 second “Our best athletes are ineligible or are redshirting place in the men’s 110 hurdles and Jessica Alcaraz this year,” he said. “We have mostly freshmen and finished second in the 400-meter dash in 1:04.27. they need another year to really season. But we are Campbell said he was impressed by his small fine, we are not giving up yet.” but mighty team which is sending 12 to the SoCal Sprinter Mary York, the team captain, embodied Championships at Cerritos College on May 13. the “never give up spirit,” said Campbell. Running He said Moya will be tough to beat.

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“I was impressed by Janeth’s performance,” said Campbell. “She would probably be our MVP this year.”

Hernandez said he is ready to run off with a SoCal title.

“I think my performance in the Finals was extraordinary,” he said. “I surprised myself with the results. I feel really blessed to have this type of speed and stamina that I do have. Running is fun for me.”

“This is a championship.

This is when you want to rise to the occasion.”

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SUNWARD I’VE CLIMBED — Multi-talented freshman Yi Chen competed in six events at the conference championships. She won the long jump and triple jump, and also qualified in the 100 meters.

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College inducts 2017 Hall of Fame class

By Michael McDonald Sports Editor

Titans of the Southwestern College athletic department inducted new members into its Athletic Hall of Fame. There were towering basketball players and burly football players, but a pack of petite and wiry young women ran away with the evening.

It was a homecoming and a reunion, as teammates of the 1994 basketball team, Dolores Odom and Janet Eleazar, were welcomed into the Hall. Former tennis player and football coach Bill Kinney was inducted alongside his former player Dr. Donald Austin.

Football star Joe Stetser was also inducted.

It was the smallest athletes in the room that racked up the biggest accomplishments. The entire California State 2010 Women’s Cross-Country team of Elizabeth Arias, Roxanne Hextor, Valerie Hycz, Aylin Mejia, Nadine Mulvany, Ayded Reyes and team captain Tanya Valenzuela was inducted. They compromised the first and only team to win a state championship for SWC. They are now the first full team inducted into its Hall of Fame.

SWC’s 2010 SWC Lady Jags’ cross-country was legendary. After completing an undefeated season they swept the regional finals, placing first through fifth.

They went on to win the state title with the third best score in California history. In 2011 the Chula Vista City Council declared March 23 Southwestern College Women’s Cross-Country Day. Valenzuela broke into tears when speaking about how much her parent’s support meant to her.

“For 15 years they attended every meet,” she said.

“Every weekend they would come just to watch me run. They have given me an opportunity that they never had.”

Stetser joked about his playing days and losing his prepared speech. He played football, basketball and baseball for Southwestern when it first opened in 1963, but excelled in football, going on to become a two-time All-American at Chico State University.

Even the rugged jokester could not avoid getting choked up. He said, hand on his heart, that induction into Southwestern’s Hall of Fame meant the world to him.

“I’m in a couple of halls of fame where I went to school,” he said, “but this, for me, validates where I came from.”

Three-sport athlete Odom excelled at basketball, softball and volleyball. On the basketball floor she was an offense juggernaut who went on to play semiprofessionally in Nogales, Mexico.

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PROUD NIGHT FOR JAGUARS — Bill Kinney addresses a packed room of Southwestern alumni and administrators as he gives his acceptance speech as a newly-inducted Hall of Fame member. Kinney was joined by Joe Stetser, Dolores Odom, Janet Aleazar, Dr. Don Austin and the 2010 women’s cross-country team.

Odom said that heart and determination led to her success. She carried that message to the youth of her tribe, the Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians. She works on the Inter-Tribal sports committee.

“I can go back to my ITS kids and let them know that it is possible, you can achieve your dreams,” she said. “If you have heart you’re going to be a competitor.

Even in life, if you’re going through tragedies in your home or your family, you have to get up and keep trying.”

Eleazar was the defensive player of the year and Pacific Coast Athletic Conference champion with the then-Apaches (SWC changed its name from Apaches to Jaguars in 2000). She is now the head coach of the women’s basketball team.

“Southwestern was the first stepping stone in my education,” she said. “It led me into a career of teaching

and coaching.”

Football star Austin led his team to Mission Conference Championship in 1988 and was team captain 1990. He went on to captain Baker University in Kansas.

Austin said he was proud to be inducted alongside his former coach.

“When I found out that I was going to be honored tonight I was so excited to see that my football coach was going in with me,” he said. “I was on Coach Kinney’s first team, but when I heard about the academic honors tonight I was reminded that he once gave me a B for walking.”

Southwestern’s Mr. Do-Everything, Kinney played tennis as a student. He later coached football, men’s and women’s tennis and was twice vice president of academic affairs. He is currently the interim dean of the

School of Arts, Communications and Social Sciences.

Master of Ceremonies Dr. Frank Giardina likened Kinney’s career to a carnival.

“He has had so many leadership positions that his resume makes it look like he’s the whack-a-mole champion of Southwestern College,” he said. “One day he’s coaching, next day, whack ‘em, he’s over at National City running the Education Department.

Then, whamo again, he pops up in the English Department.”

Athletic Director Jim Spillers said the 2017 Hall of Fame class is an example of what is possible at SWC. “It really comes down to celebrating our own, understanding where we came from and setting the bar for present and future student-athletes. They are all really successful and Southwestern was the launching pad.”

Tear-down looming for historic gymnasium

By Tristiana Rodriquez Staff Writer

END OF AN ERA — Since 1965 Southwestern College’s gym has hosted sports, orientations and even civil rights icons. Other than the hair and uniforms, little has changed in the gym over the years. The tear-down date and what will replace the gym are still uncertain.

Courtesy Southwestern College library archives

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Southwestern College’s creaky 52-year-old gymnasium has seen its last event, but hosted lasting memories. Besides basketball and volleyball, Dr. Cornell West and Dr. Angela Davis also drove home points.

High-flying national champion cheerleaders and high-flying Tu s k e g e e A i r m e n l a n d e d on the hardwood. College administrators -- some heroic, some criminal -- welcomed c o l l e g e e m p l oy e e s d u r i n g steamy Augusts and chilly Januarys.

It held the very first ChicanoLatino Coalition Cesar Chavez breakfast in 1965 and has continued to do so every year since.

Many athletes get their first look into college athletics when they enter the gym for the Jaguar Athletic Orientations each semester. Athletes have mixed feelings about the pending demolition of geriatric gym.

To some it was as comfortable as well-worn shoes, to others it was an outdated barn that was too hot, too cold, too dark and too old.

Women’s basketball guard Daeshya Battle said she is sad to say goodbye to the gym, which was her home away from home.

“I was there seven days a week,” she said. “I was in there a lot.”

She loved the picture of the Jaguar on the hardwood.

“Our team always talked about the Jaguars,” she said.

“We had this one teammate that would shoot threes from behind the Jaguar. That is something that we took away as a symbol of our gym.

Civil rights icon Davis recently spoke to a sold-out crowd in the gym. She discussed an array of social problems, particularly the importance of

creating equal rights for women of color. It was musty and sweltering due to the outdated air system, but also a hotbox of ideas.

To o h o t , i t s e e m s . I t s inadequate fire protection system is one reason Director of Facilities Charlotte Zolezzi said the gym is unsafe.

“It is outdated and would not meet fire code if the building was modernized,” she said. “As soon as you plan to change a building, it has to be brought up to the current National Fire Code requirements. The cost would be extensive and would not be cost effective for even 10 more years of use for that building.”

Player safety is another issue, Zolezzi said.

“The flooring is very old, there are places where it has some chips,” she said. “It’s not really perfectly flat, so we’re always concerned about the safety of athletes.”

Battle agreed.

“The old gym had lots of leaks when it would rain,” she said. “The AC would either be too cold or too hot during the summer. The benches are really old and not comfortable.”

Zolezzi said no tear-down date has been set, but the gym has seen its last basketball game. “ The demolition process will most likely happen over a summer or winter break and will be most likely a slow, controlled, concrete-crushing process from the top down,” she said.

Demolition was scheduled for summer 2017, but that is now unlikely, said Zolezzi.

SWC looked throughout the community to see if there was a gym that could be used for spring 2017 classes. Zolezzi and her staff concluded that waiting for classes to finish would be a better option.

What will take the old gym’s place is still uncertain, she said.

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Playoff fever breaks

Baseball team unable to carry Lady Jags are stopped cold momentum from win streak after a historic red-hot season

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BRINGING THE HEAT — Pitcher Andrew Lopez posted a 2.81 ERA over the season and helped the Jaguars make the playoffs. SWC struggled out of the gate this season, but ran off an 11-game win streak to propel them into the post-season.

By Armando Sanchez Staff Writer

An exciting roller coaster baseball season ended with the team stumbling in the first round of the playoffs, losing a best-of-three series against top seed Orange Coast College.

The Jags finished 26-17, losing six of their last 10 games after an inspiring 11-game win streak.

After defeating Golden West in a nail biter single-elimination play-in game, the Jags were in the first round of the playoffs after not making it in 2016, their first non-playoff season in 20 years.

The funk of last season’s disappointing 1521 record carried over into this season, as early struggles had the Jags slipping from contention.

Martel said he would not have it.

“We have a standard here,” he said. “We know that when you start winning, the team starts coming together.”

Shaking off a desultory first half, the Jags turned matters around with their longest win streak in recent memory. Sophomore shortstop Angel Estrada said consistent play fueled the success.

“We know what we have to do in order to win,” he said. “Once one guy gets rolling, it becomes contagious.”

Martel said the team played to its potential during the streak.

“Pitching and defense was solid,” he said.

“Earlier in the season our issue was run production.

Timely hitting has been one of our bright spots.”

Sophomore pitcher Andrew Lopez said pitchers

stepped up, too.

“Our pitching kept us close in those low-scoring games,” he said. “At one point we had guys trying to do too much, but now we’re just playing the game how it’s supposed to be played.”

The streak began after a bye week, which allowed the team to reevaluate the sleepy first half of the season, Martel said.

“Players got the chance to step back physically and mentally,” he said. “That allowed them to work on their mechanics. That’s what got things rolling.”

During the win streak the team averaged seven runs per game, while hitting .315. Pitchers turned in a dazzling 2.05 ERA. Sophomore middle infielder Baley Castro said the freshmen learned quickly.

“The returning players know what it takes to succeed at this level,” he said. “Our ability to pick up our guys makes our team stronger.”

Martel said the defense impressed him most during the win streak. Defenders committed only nine errors during the 11 games.

“When you keep yourself in a game that’s what keeps the team in the game,” he said. “When they get a chance to compete, they get a chance to win.”

With half of the roster turning over after this season, the Jags face a rebuilding season much like 2016. Four of the regular starting eight position players for the Jags will be returning, including key players such as catcher Abraham Valdez, speedy outfielder Kenny Ohlhauser and ace Michael Cartwright.

Football team is hungry for another chance at bowl victory

HARDNOSED SOFTBALL — Infielder Priscilla Lopez applies the tag against College of the Desert. Lady Jags dominated the game 9-1 to clinch home field in the playoff opener.

By Tayler Costello Staff writer

College of the Canyons ended Southwestern College’s greatest softball season by sweeping a double header in the opening round of the playoffs, 4-3 and 10-5.

For the first time in team history the Lady Jaguars hosted a first-round playoff series. It was a sweet, but brief, event.

SWC earned home field advantage by ending the season ranked second in the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference after clobbering College of the Desert 9-1. The team finished conference play 13-3.

In the playoff opener Jaguar pitching was able to keep them in the game, but received little run support. Canyons got on the board first in the fourth inning, but the Jags tied it in the sixth.

Canyons scored twice in the seventh to go up 3-1. SWC rallied in the bottom of the seventh when Jaqi Landers hit an RBI single to tie the game at three and force extra innings. Canyons scored in the eighth, however, and the Jags fell 4-3.

Game Two was not close. Canyons scored four in the third and SWC trailed the rest of the way, falling 10-5.

Head Coach Yasmin Mossadeghi said standout performances fueled the team’s success all season. Mossadeghi singled out first team AllConference infielder Nicole Correia, who hit for the cycle against San Diego City College.

The freshman led the team with a .475 batting average.

“Nicole is a fantastic player,” she said. “We went out to recruit her and saw her talent,” she

Mountain Division cochampions.

One key factor in the Jags’ upcoming season will be the return of standout receiver Ryan Stokes.

Last season Stokes was leading the state with 126.5 yards per game and 11 touchdowns receptions before suffering a seasonending ACL tear in Week 6.

He said this season’s returners have a chip on their shoulders after the bowl loss.

“We’re working hard,” he said. “I’m making sure everybody’s on top of their things. We’re going to get that number one spot. I don’t want to wear no ring ‘til it says number one.”

Stokes said he is still rehabbing his knee, but he is Yamilet Torres/Staff there to help new players. He HUNT FOR THE QUARTERBACK — Laquan Williams runs the offense during the said he plans on coming back Jaguars’ spring practice. Replacing last season’s quarterbacks Joe Hudson and Michael Glass stronger and is confident is step one if the Jags are return to the American Division Championship Bowl. this year’s team can win a championship. to last season.

“For now, I’m here to help anyway

By Michael McDonald Sports Editor After winning their first eight games I can,” he said. “We’re coming along. last season, the Jags lost two of their last We’re going to be good, probably a little three, including a heartbreaking loss in better than last year. We’ve got a lot of Spring practice is underway for a the American Division Championship big, healthy guys, so we’re ready to go hungry Jaguar football team looking to Bowl. They finished the season 9-2 and get that ring.” bounce back after a disappointing end were Pacific Coast Athletic Conference Much of the success last season came

said “People like that can thrive in our program.”

SWC got outstanding pitching all season.

Yazzy Jameson, also named first team AllConference, finished the season with 373 strikeouts, breaking a SWC school record, to go with a dazzling 1.87 ERA. Players were versatile and willing to contribute in any way asked of them throughout the season, said Mossadeghi. Shortstop Alyssa Garrette, second team All-Conference, pitched in Jameson’s last scheduled start to rest her for the playoffs.

“We have other people who can step up and help us win,” she said.

Catcher Megan Malwitz said the team benefitted from good coaching all season.

“The coaches help a lot if we tend to get down on ourselves,” she said. “They say, ‘You know you are better than that,’ and give you opportunities to succeed even if you are struggling.”

Mossadeghi agreed.

“We have coaches who are accountable to the players and there is a high standard that they have to constantly meet every day,” she said.

Pitcher Marissa Cimmarusti and outfielders Serena Terrones and Caitlin Norton were named to the 2017 California Community College Athletic Association Academic All-State Team.

Jameson is one of seven sophomores, including Jacquelyn Landers, Alyssa Garrette, Amanda Whitley, Carmen West, Serena Torrones, Marissa Cimmarrusti, that will not be on next season’s team. Next season, returning players Correia, Malwitz, Priscilla Lopez, Madison Nafarrete, Rebecca McKown, Angelina Guthro, Jacqueline Self and Kylie Minshew will look to lead a new class to carry on the Lady Jag’s winning ways.

from outstanding play by the sophomoreled defense and quarterbacks Joe Hudson and Michael Glass, PCAC Co-Offensive Players of the Year. Rebuilding the defense and finding the right quarterback will be essential to any hopes the Jags have this season.

“We’re going to get that number one spot. I don’t want to wear no ring ‘til it says number one.”

-Ryan Stokes Head Coach Ed Carberry said that replacing so much talent is difficult, but it comes with the territory when coaching in community college.

“Every year is rebuilding,” he said.

“We’ve got to do a great job of coaching, and take the talent and put it in a position to be successful.”

He said replacing quarterbacks is especially difficult.

“It’s hard,” he said. “It’s all layered. They need to be thinking just like the coaches.

When they see something, they need to immediately think what we’re thinking.”

Having an experienced offensive line return from last season, including Region V First Team All-State player

Francisco Aguilar Jr., will help. Returning O-lineman Josh Partida said that experience is key.

“Last year was basically learning the playbook,” he said. “This year we know what we’re doing. This year we can be a little more advanced. That will be helpful.”

Partida said it will be up to returning players to lead a potent recruiting class.

“We try to guide them on the expectations,” he said. “Just because it’s pre-season doesn’t mean you can take days off. You have to work hard, just like during the season.”

Carberry credited the coaching staff for bringing in strong, new talent.

“They bring them here and let them see the facility and talk about all the things that are out there for them (including) all the academic support you could ever want, a facility to get better physically,” he said. “It’s a no brainer really. You would have to not want to succeed to not want to come here.”

Sophomore receiver Patrick JeanCharles said that last year’s bowl game and seeing many of his teammates earn university scholarships fired up his drive for 2017.

“We played with them,” he said. “Now we’re going to see them play on TV and we know that we should be there. I think everyone’s goal is to be undefeated and leave with a scholarship. We’re coming for it this year.”

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Angels Over Chicano Park

Photos by Thomas Contant

Salvador Barajas, who painted the first mural in Chicano Park, has also created its most recent. He finished a mural to honor the Border Angels human rights organization days before this year’s Chicano Park Day celebration.

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Congratulations Class of

Fall 2016 Graduates (AA) Megan De La Vega Abordo—Stephen Tolentino Allen—Ana Noemi Alvarez— Raven Capino Antiquiera—Joanna Pamela Arce—Roberto Avelar—Quito Andres Barajas—Marlene Alexa Barrios—Crystal Bautista—Hugo Jose Bermudez—Ashley Marcelle Bigalke—Jesus Manuel Bolado— Anna Michelle Buhrend—Ronnie Watson Bullard—Ricardo Daniel Cabrales—Andrea Paula Goma Cabrega—Jacqueline Calixto— Ernesto Alexander Camacho—Paola Camacho— Marisol Campos—Stephanie Carreon—Erick Azahel Casas—Nicholas Westley Castaneda—Priscila Melissa Castro—Sabrina Christine Castro—Nicole Apostol Cerdinio—Martha Griselda Chavarria—Liliana Chavez—Amanda Chavez—Jenny Ji Hyon Choi— Silvia Contreras—David Ricardo Cruz—Rocelle Baraquio Cruz—Diana Sofia De La Garza—Heather Marie Dela Pena—Robby Ebuenga Dimalanta—Jean Baez Dizon—Denise Funiestas Dizon—Abigayle Abugan Dizon—Joel Adan Dorado—Claudia Lorena Fall 2016 Graduates (AS) Kristian Gerardo Ballesteros—Erick Alan Banuelos—Marco Antonio Bareno— Michael Anthony Barker—Courtney Elaine Barrow—Miguel Beas—Miguel Angel Becerra—Alejandra Beltran—Ivy Natalia Carrillo—Fernando Carrillo— Alvin Caturay—Rudy Marcus Celaya— Genaro Cervantes Jr—Alexandra Chavez—Maria Jessa Dela Cruz Clyde—Roberto Contreras—Correy Cooper—Tania Lizette Cuevas—Ryan Anthony Culver—Todd Robert Curl Jr.—Michelle Ann Imperial Custodio—Michael Flyn Dacayo— Michelle Yolanda Deltgen— Blanca Diaz—Pedro Manuel Dominguez—Mickel Shaquille Dove—David Jaime Eguiza— Anthony Equihua—Stacy Renee Fall 2016 Graduates (CERT) Megan De La Vega Abordo— Jessica Agost—Alexis Gregory Alberto—Luis Alfaro—Denisse Estefania Alvarez—Adrianna Amanonce—Jose Antonio Amuchastegui—Alejandro Arana—Francisco Eduardo Arreola—Zareth Aygun—Armando Ivan Ayon—April Marrie Ball—Karina Andrea Barahona—Alejandra Beltran—Yolanda BernalRamirez—Paris Monae Berry—Francisco Javier Briseno—Joel Gabriel Burke—Mareny Campos—Ivy Natalia Carrillo—Nicole Apostol Cerdinio—Alexandra Chavez—Maria Jessa Dela Cruz Clyde—Melissa Paola Contreras—Silvia Zulema Contreras—Christopher Anthony Contreras—Diana Elizabeth Corrales—Barbara Cullingford—Michael Flyn Dacayo—Michelle Yolanda Deltgen—Amor Melissa Escalante—Libia Escobar— Marianna Lynn Faugno—Brandon Elliott Foster—Macy

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Spring 2017 Candidates (AA) Abel Abrahim Abazari—Mazen Michel Aboul-Zelof—Mohammed Abuamer—Ashlee Hope Abubo—James Leroy Acosta—Rachelle Erika Rodriguez Agas—Karen-Alleluia Salinas Agbuya—Giselle Aguayo—Yahaira Aguilar—Jesus Alejandro Aguilar—Gabriela Aguilar—Vanessa Lizette Aguilera—Christopher Subia Albano— Mariana Alexis Aldaz—Samuel Alderete—Lillian Alexander—Robert Alexander—Sarah Jean Alexander—Alberto Alfaro—Miren Lissete Algorri—Farah Al-Jay—Samson O Allen—Maria D Alonso—Faris Mazkar Alsharif—Oday Alsoltani—Margarito G Alvarado—German Alvarez—Aurora E Alvarez—Elizabeth Alvarez— Ivan Amezola—Klinton Cleofas Amoguis—Esther Diana Rose Antonio Amolong—Reneir Jeffrey Bautista Amora—Karla Beatriz Anaya-Aldrete— Amanda Elissa Andrade—Raven Capino Antiquiera—Bethina Aquino—Elize Reyes Aquino—Raymond Gatdula Arao—Maria Del Pilar Arciniega—Isabel Ashley Arciniega—Vanessa Patricia Arellano—Andrea Marina Arias— Jamielyne N. Arica—Austin Jared Arnold—Jaime Hilario Arredondo—Elizabeth Arreola—Tassa L Arreola—Ricardo Antonio Arriaga—Sabrina Nicole Arzillo—Heather Ashman—Leizle Grace Aspili—Joshua Benjamin Aurelio—Jason Manuel Avalos—Carolina Elizabeth Avalos—Veronica Patricia Avila—Alexis Ivan Avina—Leticia Ayala— Bethany Candace Aycock—Kalvin Valena Ayran—Sean Edmund Baier—Eric Ryan Balanag—Ruben Jesus Balbuena—Andrea Lizeth Ballesteros—Jayleen Ballesteros—Quito Andres Barajas—Blanca Estella Bareno—Brittany Lee Barnick—Vannesa Barragan—Francisco J Barreto—Xavier Merriell Barrett—Jorge A. Barriga—Deborah Barros—Christina Jule Batiz—Kyle Patrick Bayquen—Brenda Esmeralda Becerra—Elizabeth Bereniz Becerra Rodriguez— Jermaine Artez Beckley—Ingrid Aida Beha— Bianca Jessica Belmonte—Michael Patrick Bembry—Luis Manuel Benavides—Deva Leobaran Benitez—Shawn Henning Benson— Cassandra Joanne Berardi—Ivanna Isabella Bermudez—Gichelle Leigh Bernal—Kristina Elizabeth Reyes Bernales—Junior Ivan Berruecos— Priscila Yesenia Berumen—Emely Betancourt— Alexandria Rose Bilodeau—Gregory Maurice Blackshear—Angelica Blanco Sandoval—Janeth M Bojorquez—Cristian Daniel Bolado—Maris Boldridge—Katrina Alexis Boltz—Criszel-Paula Bona—Stephanie Ann Bona—Kayleen Aniceto Bonete—Rossana Bonilla—Jesse Bonilla—Kerrin Elizabeth Bradford—Elexa Anais Bribiesca— Yuliana Briceno—Isabella Karen Bringas—Krystal Ann Brown—Naoko Buckhannan—Anna Michelle Buhrend—Joel Gabriel Burke—Jennifer Alexandra Burkhead—Lynette Burks—Fragrance Shauntell Byrd—Myrna Lee Gotos Cabral— Ariane Regine Borgonia Cagampan—Eduardo Calderon—Joseph Calilung—Laura Victoria Campos—Marianna Cancino—Mariela Cancino—Andrea Carissa Canedo—Rachel Amanda Cantor—Trinh Ngoc Phuong Cao— Mary Anne Capetillo—Anthony Tetrault Carbonell—Ernesto Andres Cardenas—Melissa Elvira Cardenas—Wendy Carmona—Adan Baldomero Caro—Diego Fernando Caro—Nicole Naura Carota—Dulce Carrillo—Jillian AmandaRenee Carroll—Diana Caguioa Castanares—Justin Castaneda—Alexandra Castellanos—Jose Julius Castillo—Omar Alonso Castro—Priscila Melissa Castro—Nicholas L Castro—Ruben Andrew Castro—Pamela Castro—Cesar Adriel Castro— Alberto Catano—Pono Ikaika Cavaco—Daniel Ray Cavazos—Nayely Ceballos—Elisha Christopher Cecil—Miriam Yaneth Cedillo— Claudia Monique Cervantes—Osbaldo Cervantes—Carina Cervantes—Ariana Lizbeth Cervera—Adrianna L Charfauros—Mariluz Charlton—Iman Irie Chatman-Dixon—Iris Paola Chavarria—Alondra Chavez—Nayra Jazmin Chavez—Yesmine Chino—Jihye Chun— Carolina Cibrian—Lillian Agueda Cifuentes— Hayley Joyirene Clark—Carmen Nayeli Cobian— Karla Lissette Colon—Jubilee Jeanine Conklin— Melissa Paola Contreras—Francisco Contreras— Abigail Melendrez Contreras—Alondra Contreras—Brianna Marie Cooker—Merissa Nicole Cooper—Douglas Clay Cooper—Tiffany Cooper-Garcia—Melissa Allyn Coronado— Miriam Coronado—Nancy Gonzalez Cortez— Denise Ruth Cortez—Nirely Itzel Cortez—

Spring 2017 Candidates (AS) Megan De La Vega Abordo—Roberto Acevedo—Bianka Analise Acosta—Kimberly Jacquelin Acosta Aguilera—Brittnee Dora Adame—Nestor Ariel Aguiar—Andres Ramon Aguilar—Alexa Lauren Aguinaldo—Justin-Michael Bagube Agustin—Julianne Ahumada—Connie Gale Ajero—Abdullah Alasfar—Shelah Delfin Alberto—Kassandra Alejandre—Samuel Aleman—Hena Ali—Nina Jane Allington— Andres Alvarez—Francisco Javier Alvarez— Josephine Alvarez—Elena Alexsandra Alvarez— Iratzu Alvarez—Andrea Karolina Alvarez— Francisco A. Amador-Ortiz—Adan Aragon—Juan Carlos Arana—Akeyza K Archibald—Chancy James Arnold—Christa Mae M Arroyo—Anna Marie Asbury—Adrian Avalos—Jesus Andre` Avalos—Daniel Antonio Avila—Jose Pablo Avila—Alberto Avitia—Adriana Paola Ayala— Christian Javier Ayon—Abigail Figueroa Azarraga—Christian Robert B.lopez—Marquis Baldwin—Andy Jesus Ballon—Carlos Cesar Banuelos—Brian M Barahura—Chelsea Denise Barguiarena—Victor Tamayo Barriga—Jocelyn Magdalena Bastida—Giancarlo Alexander

Christian Eduardo Cosme—Ashley-Anne Marie Cross—Monica Marie Cruz—Steven Cruz— Veronica Marie Cruz—Brenda Karen Cueva— Michael Juarez Cuevas—Kareema Dawi Dakhil— Maryam Dawi Dakhil—James E Dallas—Princess Aimel Lozano Danganan—Brian Daniels— Andrea Davalos—Cristian A Davalos—Danielle Nicole Davis—Montserrat De Dios—Jordan Michelle De La Cruz—Diana Sofia De La Garza— Carlos Abraham De Leon—Noemi De Loera Salvatierra—Jorge Alexis Del Castillo—Fernando Del Monte—Heather Marie Dela Pena—Linda Delatoba—Scarlette Guerrero Delatorre—Rayito Berenice Deleon—Selene Delgado—Denise Delgado—Gabriela Delgado—Erika Michele Delos Reyes—Christopher George Devereaux— Susanna Leyva Diaz—Kayla Rebecca Diaz—Pedro Diaz—Athena F Diaz—Aurelio Diaz—Antonio Diaz—Carlos Manuel Diaz-Ochoa—Nada Mahmoud Dibas—Stephen Dicenso—Aleli Dimalig—Irene Wong Yu Directo—Joseph Doboe—Angelita Guillen Dolores—Alisson Banzon Dones—Joel Adan Dorado—Danielle Dominique Dorame—Mark Doria—Emily Elizabeth Dorsey—Denise Duenas—Annalie Delos Reyes Dungca—Itzel Alejandra Dunn— Laura Alicia Duran-Mulia—Lennin Edusada— Ana Elias—Krysten Julianna Emanuel Templin— Joel Enrique Enriquez-Cazarez—Margarita Laura Escobar—Kiyomi Escobedo—Patiance M Esmeier—Sergio Alfonso Espejel—Maricela Espinoza—Stephanie Maria Espinoza—Cristina E Espinoza—Cristina Elizabeth Espinoza— Jackqueline Espinoza Campos—Cristian Espriu—Marcos Adrian Estrada—Estela Estrada—Karen Estrada—Sammy Jose Estrada Mata—Alexis Estrella—Dennis A Estrella— Ronald Christopher Ezop—Elizabeth Makenzie Farin—Andrew Julian Farrell—Soraya Faya— Braulio Fernandez—Claudio FernandezWilkins—Haley Christina Ferrer—Dalia Melissa Ferrer—Liliana Maura Fierro—Yesenia Figueroa—Abiata Figueroa—Erik Figueroa— Miguel Flores—Daisy Sunshine Flores—Kezia Leticia Flores—Nelinda Flores—Lesleah Anne Balagot Flores—Cesar Orlando Flores—Genesis Aurora Flores Chavez—Olimpia Fonseca— Lizbeth Deanne Francisco—Martha Silvia Franco—Jessica Hope Franks—Tonya Lynn Frederick—Amanda Grace Friedrichs—Kassandra Joanne Furst—Francisco Javier Gaeta—Gerardo Galaviz—Imer Galindo Poblete—Michelle Guadalupe Gallardo-Arias—Angelina Juanita Gallego—Aurora Gallegos—Whitney Grace Gallina—Andrea Gallo Palafox—Stacey Lynn Gamet—Steven Patrick Gamet—Luz Karina Garcia—Stephany Garcia—Alicia Garcia— Kassandra Marie Garcia—Caleb Edward Charles Garcia—Alyssa Darlene Garcia—Orofila Garcia— Kariah Maria Garcia—Jorge Eduardo Garcia— Elizabeth Kassandra Garcia—Katia Lizet Garcia— Juan Jaime Garcia—Kaila Ann Garcia—Alexis Gabriela Garcia—Maria De Jesus Garcia— Antonia Garcia Balbuena—Jose Luis GarciaSanchez—Evan James Garner—Holly Marie Garza—Connie Yolanda Garza—Dominique Antonette Gibson—Gregory Giller Ii—Nicole Marie Gogue Pangelinan—Krisynthia Chree Gomez—Janicia Gomez—Ernesto Gonzales— Justin Rivera Gonzales—Fabian A Gonzalez— Victoria Angelica Gonzalez—Jesus Gonzalez— Christopher Arturo Gonzalez—Angel Christian Gonzalez—Nallely Elizabeth Gonzalez—Anahi Viridiana Gonzalez—Hector Leonardo Gonzalez—Javier Gonzalez Gonzalez—Ana Maria Gonzalez—Zazil Gonzalez—Norma Alicia Gonzalez—Jose Miguelangel Gonzalez—Katya Isabella Gonzalez—Josue Israel Gonzalez— Elizabeth Gonzalez—Vivian Gonzalez—Fernanda Gonzalez—Efren Anthony Gonzalez—Fabian Gonzalez—Yamileth Gonzalez Gomez—Cristian Gonzalez-Mejia—Jose Antonio Govea—Kevin Todd Graham—Kelly Erin Graham—Elizandra Granillo—Ian Patrick Gregg—Patricia Louise Rasalan Gregorio—Froilan Jofel Guyamin Grepo—Dannielle Deanne Griffin—Matthew Duke Griffin—Gabriel Andre Grijalva—Yamel Ivette Grijalva—Stephanie Ann Guarin—Daniela Tatiana Guerra—Jamie Lee Guerrero—Fernando Guerrero—Sara Ines Guerrero—Mary Michele Gutierrez—Samantha Marie Gutierrez—Jessica Dianna Gutierrez—Esteban Sebastian Gutierrez— Alexia Andrea Guzman—Jacqueline Y Halbritter—Vilma Handog—Jayme Hansen— Gina Hansen—Eric Stephen Harkenrider—

Bryant Haro—Roland Emile Harpin—Alvin Douglas Harris—Christina Ashley Hartwell Lopez—Kelly Hatzz—Robert Cruz Hawes— Danielle Michelle Hawkins—David Henry Hemesath—Brittany Shunte` Henderson— Jovanni Antonio Heredia—Elena Hernandez— Walter Kawakami Hernandez—Sal Hernandez— Axel Ignacio Hernandez—Macrina Hernandez— Emmanuel Abelardo Hernandez—Vanessa Jacqueline Hernandez—Edgar Hernandez Herrera—Mary Hellena Herrera—Brissa Sofia Herrera—Eleazar Herrera Gonzalez—Christopher G Hicks—Carmela Noemi Hinton—Sarah Elizabeth Honaker—Laura N Howard—Phillip Darryll Howard—Adriana Brunato Howard— Juan Luis Hu—Noemi Huato Maldonado— Angel Omar Huerta—Jocelyn Huerta Caltzontzin—Sherry May Hughes—Ana Isabel Hugues—Alan Israel Huitron—Coraima Alejandra Hurtado—Dominic Vincent Ibarra—Monica Ibarra—Sabrina Rose Ibarra—Stephanie Ibarra— Sherly D Igaya—Heather Marie Irwin—Jude Robert Isbell—Chloe Potter Isbell—Annette Iliana Isida—Raul Islas Jr—Rudy Jaimes—Rebecca Nicole James—Keani Lynn Jamotillo—Ariadna Selene Jimenez—Monica Samantha Jimenez— Shawn Jimenez—Selina Raquel Jimenez— Merrienne Jimenez—Mitchell Antonio Jimenez— Ursula Lynn Johnson—Aedan Sidney Johnson— Vanessa Alicia Johnson—Shontelle Johnson— Lakeith Zafar Jones—Nayeli Jovel—Bianca Monique Juarez—Chelsea Christine Jugo—Sophie Veronica Junco—Michael J Justus—Mizhraim Kalisch—Patrick Brian Kell—Soyoung Kim— Kathleen Kimoden—Daniel Judge Knox— Zachary Joeseph Kozlik—Karina Carrillo Krogman—Pierre Dominque Lafontant—Erika Adriana Laforcada—Katherine Ivette Lagos Cruz—Marco Antonio Laguna—Mia Ilysianna Lam—Jasmyne Renee Lamountain—Jacob Allen Landers—Jacquelyn Domenique Landers—Karen Languren—Chase Moreton Lapira—Jessica Cristina Lara—Keony Mae Lardizabal—Ivette Larios—Gabriela Lizeth Larios—Fiorella Carolina Larrea Ibarra—Tiffany Lau—Roberto Lauderbaugh Pagan—Johana Lazo—Scott Inseop Lee—Jordan Legaspi—Stephanie Alexis Legault— Genesis Marie Leon—Ashley Monique Leonberger—Sara Ilene Lester—Mariah Alejadria Lewis—Marshall Ivan Liberato Ruiz—Ricardo Licona—Lorena Mackenzie Limon—Frine Alejandra Limon—Francisco Limones—Anthony Lince—Alina Isabel Liriano—Alexxis Monique Llanes—Chyenne Marie Long—Myra Yvette Lopez—Veronica Denisse Lopez—Jessica Marie Lopez—Miguel Lopez—Arnold Adrian Lopez— Karina Alessi Lopez—Renee Lopez—Kassandra Fernandez Lopez—Claudia Regina Ferrer Lopez—Celia A Lopez—Dayna Lopez—Paolina Lopez—Eric Yram Lopez—Christian Lopez— Edgar Lopez—Emma Ruth B Lopez—Cesar Emanuel Lopez—Jose Arturo Lopez-Burgos— Pranko Brelio Lozano—Miriam Lozano— Elizabeth Ann Lugo-Thompson—Ana Karen Luna—Kyle Anthony Luna—Kaitlyn B Lyons— Emmanuel Augustine Machado—Victoria Macias Rangel—Erica Barrera Madeja—Wendy Madrid—Alejandro Magana—Nicholas Tyler Dale Magner—Paula Marie Malabad—Tahlia Denay Malachi—Antonio Maldonado—Ellyza Dawn Manalaysay—Jennifer Maria—Teresa C Mariano—Yolanda Marquez—Iris Yessenia Marquez—Jocelyn Karely Marquez—Anthony Ivan Marquez—Lauren Marron—Diana Ivelisse Marroquin—Trena Marshall—Maria Julia Martin—Karlee Yvonne Martin—Calvin James Martinez—Arden O Martinez—Danelli Taylor Martinez—Evelyn Martinez—Derek Martinez— Elie Esperanza Martinez—Yesenia Martinez— Manuel Sebastian Martinez—Cassidy Lynn Belden Martinez—Leslie Alejandra Martinez—Jocelin Martinez Almaguer—Sylvanna Jean Martinez Barrientos—Abraham Gonzalo Martinez-Baez— Sandra Mata—Monique Michelle Matthews— Kaitlin Elizabeth Mattick—Vivien Lorezco Mayo—Beverly Virgo Mayor—Jermaine Sison Mayor—Ana Karen Mc Coy—Janai Mcclendon— Anthony McColgan—Yasmine Nariah McdoleJameson—Michael John Mcdonald—Emily Isabel Meadows—Ceidy Janice Medina—Rita Karen Medina—Brenda Lizeth Medina Preciado—Gloria Elena Medrano—Katie Rhianne Meeker— Marcilia Mejia—Miguel A. Mejia—Areli Lizeth Mejia—Maria Gabriela Mejos—Marlene Renee Melendez—Christopher Melendez—Hilda I

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Summer 2017 Candidates (AS) Christine June Adkins—Jenny Alvarez Alonzo—Javier Andrade—Lisa Bugay Baugh— Melissa Lauren Belen-Gonzalez—Gary Daniel Birtwell—Christopher Lloyd Brown—Alondra Alejandra Carreon—Aaron Armando Conde—

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