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Interim Riverside City College president, Wolde-Ab Isaac, spoke of stressing a shared vision and shared government when he spoke at one of two presidential candidate forums in the Digital Library Auditorium. Paul Parnell, president of Norco College represented the Riverside City College Presidential Search committee at each forum. Members of the student body, staff and faculty had the opportunity to ask Isaac questions about what his goals will be if he is appointed to the permanent position of RCC president, at the forum March 26.
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presidential candidate forum held April 2. Elmer A. Bugg, a candidate for Riverside City College president, spoke before an audience of faculty, staff and students in the Digital Library Auditorium on April 2. Bugg presently serves as the vice president of Instruction for Merritt College, located in Oakland, CA. He introduced himself and provided insight into his previous experience with educational institutions at the second of two public presidential candidate forums. Bugg opened the forum by reading an email that he had received from a former business student of his at Santa Monica College. In the email the student thanked Bugg for an “open and
free” classroom environment and wrote that Bugg was an instructor that had “the most influence” in his life. Maintaining shared governance, finding alternative revenue for the college and increasing student involvement in the college’s activities were among some of the goals Bugg said he wanted to achieve if he is selected to be RCC president. “ Yo u w i l l f i n d m e a n individual that is open to hearing from individuals, that will in fact listen to what’s going on in people’s lives, that will look for opportunities to be able bring forward those ideas that can better serve us, because I don’t have all the ideas,” Bugg said. “I’m an
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Isaac spoke about his educational and professional background and experience with academic institutions. His educational background includes a Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry, from the University of Michigan, which he earned in 1969. Isaac previously served as the Dean of Health Science at Moreno Valley College in 2006 and vice chancellor of Academic Affairs at RCC from Jan. 2012 to Aug. 2013. Isaac highlighted that one of his priorities is to focus on the planning aspect of the college’s functionality and progression. “I am humbled and honored to have the opportunity to
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Riverside City College D i s t r i c t S t u d e n t Tr u s t e e campaigning officially ended April 6. There is only one candidate left after Norco Student Trustee candidate Rand Pawling removed himself from the Student Trustee elections due to personal reasons, thus creating a massive impact on the elections. The winning Student Trustee is set to fill in the open position as soon as the election is over. “We have to know our limits and what we are capable of being ... in the best interest to our academics, the major factor for him choosing not to run is more for he sees he could better fit the students of his campus in a different position” Ray Orozco,
president of Associated Students of Riverside City College, said. Ryan Rudolph, ASRCC vice president, is currently the only candidate running in the student trustee elections. “I’m running unopposed; all i need is one vote to win,” Rudolph said when asked about his current status in the election. “I am really excited to see how Ryan will do in running” expressed Jesus M. Salinas Moreno, Moreno Valley College Supreme Court Chief Justice Pro Tempore said. Moreno expressed to Viewpoints the low rate of student participation in Student Trustees elections. “One way to increase participation in RCCD elections would be to explain to the students what the Student Trustee actually does and represents, being the voice of the
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shares some student concerns at a Senate open forum April 7. students across the district not only at one campus” Orozco said. Moreno Valley College did not have any candidates put on the ballot. In hopes to increase the participation in Associate
Students MVC positions MVC plans to hold a Vote America event. Hosted by Antwon Tanner a Vote America representative.
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César Chávez’s impact lives on
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SI, SE PUEDE : Students and staff members of RCC march through the campus in support for César Chavez day and the United Farm Workers on March 30. BROOKE CARY @CaryBrooke
Students lined the street outside Terracina Dr. and Mine Okubo St. drawn by hispanic music, banners, club tents, and free tacos for students and staff on March 30. The event was a Cesar Chavez celebration, part of a 3-day event that ASRCC and Diversity group Puente put together, ASRCC director Yvette Salazar explained. ASRCC had been planning this closing ceremony for about a month and a half. One of the main goals of the event was to educate students on the work and life of Cesar Chavez, Salazar says. “We’ve come a long way, but we still have a long way to go because
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if people still don’t know who Cesar Chavez is, we have to keep fighting…even if it’s just one person that we educate, it’s one more person than yesterday,” Salazar continued. Turnout for the last two events was described as “very successful”, especially because celebration continued for 3 days, “that way they know it’s not just for the holiday, you know. It really matters.” Photos of the danza performance and the march with the Mariachi were posted on student’s instagram and snapchat accounts, said Salazar. Though many students showed up to the feast for tacos, some students were still uncertain of the cause for celebration. “I think there could be a more clear educational focus on the advertisement”, commented one
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student, who wished to remain anonymous. A very different perspective was offered by student William Silva, a student in his 2nd year at RCC. “Students here are always on the go, always rushing somewhere here and there. For what they did have up in terms of his [Chavez’] timeline, I think that was a nice way of introducing students to who he was.” Although, educationally, Silva would have preferred more emphasis on the struggle of farmers in the 1960s, he gave positive feedback for the events.
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individual that … understands that I’m still in a learning process, as well, and together with this institution I can continue that learning process.” Bugg addressed the importance of providing pathways for a diverse student population, including students transitioning from high school to community college, students completing community college and entering the workforce, as well as for students who are returning to school to attain a better profession. Dariush Haghighat, president of the Riverside Community College District Faculty Association, asked if Bugg had identified challenges that he may have transitioning from a vice president of Instruction to president at RCC and what challenges RCC may have that he plans to address. “ … The relationship between RCC and the district office, broadly, (the relationship between RCC) and the other two colleges, broadly, are different scenarios, for me as a vice president than they would be as a president,” Bugg replied. “How we work together in terms of looking at budgets, how we work together in terms of allocations that go on are challenges that are in front of us right now.” Increasing the student voice and the classified voice on campus, examining the relationship between RCC and the business community as a whole, and rebuilding the college after it had been hit by a “devastating and ravaging budget crisis,” are some of the other challenges he mentioned. Comment forms were given
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to those who attended the forum so that they could provide their opinions about each presidential candidate in regards to their strengths and weaknesses. Isaac and Bugg met with the RCC’s Academic Senate, unions and classified staff and each participant of those meetings were also given comment forms. According to Paul Parnell, president of Norco college and a representative of the presidential search committee, the comment forms will be reviewed by the committee and a summary of the information collected will be presented to RCCD Chancellor Michael Burke. RCCD Human Resources office will conduct thorough background checks on both candidates. Burke’s decision will be brought before the RCCD Board of Trustees for final ratification.
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One of the health care providers for Riverside Community College District, Anthem Blue Cross, was recently the target of a strategic data breach. Anthem called it a “sophisticated external cyber attack” in its apology letter that was sent to members almost immediately after the cyber attack was discovered. During the March 17 RCCD Board of Trustees meeting, Debra Yorba, vice president of Keenan and Associates announced that at least nine faculty members were
affected by the attack. Sylvia Thomas, interim vice chancellor of Diversity and Human Resources said the faculty members that were mentioned during the board meeting were mostly out-of-state retirees. Thomas also said that Anthem offered the faculty members two years of ID protection, free of charge. Anthem released a statement on its website which encouraged all Anthem members to file their taxes as soon as possible in order to prevent their tax returns from being accessed or stolen. Members’ names, Social Security numbers, street addresses and other personal information were accessed during
the cyber attack. In the apology letter published by Anthem, the insurance company ensured its members that it is in full cooperation with an investigation led by the FBI. There has been no one person or entity that was identified for the responsibility of the attack, however, investigators believe that the attacks began in December 2014. This is not the first data breach that Anthem has experienced. Anthem’s Blue Shield and BlueCross experienced a data breach in August 2009. The insurance company sent a similar letter to members stating that they were taking action and investigating the issue.
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Members of the Riverside City College’s Business Leaders of Tomorrow Club had some of their belongings stolen inside a hotel room in the City of Ontario while attending the State Business Leadership Conference on March 27 between the times of 7:06 p.m. and 10:28 p.m., according to club members. The students were attending the conference at the Ontario Airport Hotel on North Haven Avenue when t he i ncident occurred. Students had just left the room to attend a meeting. By the time the BLT members returned they stated that their belongings were missing from the room on the fourth floor of the hotel. “They (police) said it was a quick run through--it was a ‘grab-and-dash’ kind of thing,” sa id R ay Ro d r ig uez , v ice president of the club. BLT believed the thieves went onto the roof, allowing them access to the room through the window. A handprint was found on the window of the room and the window lock appeared to be damaged, according to students. Hot el s t a f f d e n ie d t he possibility of entrance through the window. “You can’t open the windows from the outside of our building on any f loor,” explained Ian Asmundson, who is the hotel’s front desk manager. On the night of the incident, hotel staff attempted to re-open the window and could “only open it about 4 inches. Nevertheless, students were concerned about lack of security measures. “T here’s no cameras in the hallways...not in the lobby either,” said Alyssa Green, student and secretary for BLT.
The hotel also confirmed that the security team is not on-site during the day but that they come around from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. T he hot el p e r fo r m e d a lock interrogation, which is an electronic key check, ensuring that no other key (aside from the one given to the students) had been used to enter the room. Asmundson admitted that there were no cameras on the roof or in the guest hallways, however cameras are located at the exits of the building. He was unaware of any suspicious activity from t he su r veilla nce v ideos of exit cameras surrounding the building. “Staff at the hotel were informed of the incident as they came in to work over the next few days,” Asmundson said. The reported items stolen have not been turned in to the lost and found, as of April 7.” Despite the stolen items, BLT delegates received five medals for their performance at the Conference. RCC ca me i n fou r t h i n B u s i n e s s L a w, f o u r t h i n Administration of Justice, and first in Client Services after competing with students from UCLA, Berkeley, Cal State Fullerton and Cal Poly Pomona in the latter event. PBL (Phi Beta Lambda) is a nationwide organization. In fact, for the past two years, some delegates from RCC’s PBL club were offered the opportunity to compete at the national conference in Chicago but were not able to go because of funding. “ T h i s i s t h e f i r s t PBL event we’ve gone to and we were sur prised how big the o r g a n i z a t io n a c t u a l ly i s ,” Rodriguez said. “We realized there’s a lot more possibilities for our club members to do more on and off campus. It was a big inspiration.” RCC students were also able to network with others at the
Conference, meeting PBL clubs from Fresno State and Cal State San Bernardino among others. “T h is gave us a real opportunity to expand the club, more so than in previous years... We met club members that are in the same group as us from other colleges that can offer us advice and counsel,” Rodriguez said. “Additionally, BLT has direct contact with the president, vice president and the state officers of the PBL organization,” according to Rodriguez. Rodriguez will be transferring to Cal State San Bernardino for the fall semester and was offered a position as an officer at CSUSB for the PBL Club while he was at the conference. “Officers are basically leaders of the club,” Rodriguez said. “When I come there eventually, they will have a position waiting for me.” The Ontar io Police Department did confirm that an incident report was filed for the stolen items but were unable to comment fur ther. Ontario detectives are continuing investigation on the case.
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ALLY explains the ”T” in LGBT ALLY, Riverside City College’s LGBTQIA suppor t committee, will be presenting a student symposium in the Digital Library Auditorium on April 9. The symposium will be featuring a talk by Ivy Lomax titled “Understanding the ‘T’ in LGBT.” A student panel discussion and question and answer session will take place following the talk.
Free film at Box Theater The Riverside International Film Festival is taking place from April 3-12 at The Box theater in downtown Riverside. The Festival will be showing “First Generation: Every First Has a Story” on April 8 at 6 p.m. The film, targeted at high school students, parents and educators, documents the tales of four high school students being the first in their families to pursue a college education. Admission is free. More information can be found at: http:// firstgenerationfilm.com/about.php
GSA Pride Show on campus RCC’s GSA club will be holding a pride show on April 28 at RCC’s Martin Luther King Jr. building steps. A drag show and other activities start at noon and will continue until 6 p.m.
Anchors needed for FTV Inland Valley Magazine, a production of Riverside City College’s Film and Television Program, is looking for “energetic people with a great attitude and screen presence to audition to be an anchor.” Auditions will be held April 10 at 12 to 4 p.m. in the Technology A building, room 131. If selected, anchors must be available Tuesday mornings for the taping of the news magazine show. Any questions can be directed to Garrett McCarver and Eva Ruelas by email at rccfilm44.45@gmail.com
Corrections and Clarifications In the March 26 issue the subheading of the article titled, “Making waves with plastic” read “American Progressive Bag Alliance hosts ‘Bag - It’ event at Riverside City College’s library.” The event was hosted by RCC’s Student Sustainability Collective not the American Progressice Bag Alliance. In the March 26 issue the name Lee Krauss was misspelled in the article titled “Back to the Future:1976.” The correct spelling is Kraus. On the front page of the March 26 issue, the article titled, “Open forum held at RCC for new trustee” stated that April Galvan resigned. Galvan did not resign she was dismissed from the position of student trustee. On the front page of the March 26 issue, the article titled, “Open forum held at RCC for new trustee” metioned that ASRCC student body elections would take place April 7-8. It should have read that student trustee elections would take place April 7-8.
Interim president Isaac pushes for planning at forum ISAAC from Page 1 have worked with the faculty at Riverside City College,” Isaac said. “The dedication, the vibrancy, the dynamism that exists in the faculty and staff and students will now be moved and channelled to reorganizing and restructuring our planning process.”
Isaac spoke about initiatives he plans to implement at the the college, such as Pathways to Excellence, under Title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Pathways to Excellence is meant to assist students in reaching their educational goals throughout their academic journey. He mentioned that he will be holding a meeting with counselors from
Jurupa Unified School District to discuss Pathways to Excellence on March 27. Isaac says he plans on including ASRCC, staff, faculty and the student body in the “planning process,” and stressed a shared vision and shared governance, to ensure that it is “everyone’s plan.”
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Earlier this year President Obama announced a proposal that sparked the interest of college students across the country: two years of free college education. In his 2015 State of the Union address, Obama presented “America’s College Promise”, which proposed that two years of college education or job training be free for qualifying students who maintain a 2.5 grade point average or higher. If put into place, Obama stated that the first two years of
college would be as free as K-12 education is today. States who choose to participate will pay 25 percent of the budget cost and the federal government would cover the other 75 percent. Obama’s 2016 Fiscal Year budget shows a $3.6 billion increase in Department of Education funding, which includes funding for “America’s College Promise.” But what does this mean for those of us who came in too late to capitalize on the benefits of Obama’s proposal? Not to worry, the plan would be beneficial to everyone, even those who won’t directly receive a free education. A free two years of college education would allow students who keep their grades up to gain the skills they need to join the American job force. O b a m a ’s p l a n b e n e f i t s employers as well. Many jobs in America are left unfilled because Americans don’t have the skills necessary to fill them. An economy that employs more people benefits everyone in the
long run. While Obama’s plan shows promise, he’ll have to manage to get it past Congress, in which both the House and Senate are majority Republican. A Republican Congress means less support for an increased influence of government. While Congress wants to strengthen the education system, their plans are only effective in theory. Republicans in Congress want to cut back government spending in education, rather than add to the budget on taxpayers’ dime. While cutbacks may look good on paper by putting money back into the pocket of the American people, making cuts to education will only hurt the nation in the long run. Americans need a strengthened education system to make them competitive abroad. Obama plans to support education financially, educating future generations and making job opportunities more possible, which will strengthen our economy for years to come.
Obama is proposing a shortterm sacrifice for long-term results. Ignoring the longterm benefits of supporting education could mean disaster for the future of the United States’ competitiveness abroad. Speaking with students and faculty on campus, there seemed to be a general agreement in favor of the bill, even when knowledge on how much it would cost taxpayers and what students would have to do, was limited. “No one gets a free lunch,” said Monica Delgadillo, Riverside City College’s transfer center coordinator, when she commented in response to the plan, and she worries that once enacted, the bill would be far from what it’s intentional motives were. If Congress manages to approve the budget it could mean big changes in a positive direction for America’s school system. The grade requirement would also reinforce to students the idea that they’re working
towards a goal and raise the bar on education. It’s clear we have a long way to go before we have an unwavering opinion on the plan, but before we break down all the facets we have to look at the big picture. Education reform is necessary. At the end of the day, the goal of education is to create a strong workforce that can sustain the country. In the past, a K-12 education allowed many Americans to be competitive for middle class jobs. The reality of today’s world shows that this is not longer true. More skills than those offered at the high school level are needed for entry-level jobs. According to www.whitehouse.gov, “To prepare Americans for the jobs of the future and help restore middle-class security, we have to out-educate the world and that starts with a strong school system.” The only question in supporting “America’s College Promise” is: do we want a stronger economic future for America or not?
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forums there were rows of empty chairs, and at the presidential search forums, there were staff, but students were scarce in attendance. “I met with a lot of groups while I was here. There’s one group I didn’t meet with. Anybody in the room know who that group is? Students,” Elmer Bugg, one of presidential candidates for RCC, said at a forum. “So one of the challenges we have is to increase the student voice on this campus.” This reign of apathy is not a recent trend at the RCC either. In the past, the ASRCC president position was held by a registered SUSAN PARKER | VIEWPOINTS sex offender. Anybody wanting to become a student senator simply has to get enough signatures to get on the ballot because of the lack of competition. ASRCC Vice President Ryan Rudolph mentioned that during elections last year, they had to incentivize voters with pizza, snacks and drinks. What is worse: We get it. It’s just community college. No big a low voter turnout or a higher turnout of uninformed deal. Why should we care who our leaders are? voters getting bribed with food? Riverside Community College District recently “Not a lot of people like to get involved just due appointed a new chancellor. Riverside City College to the fact that it’s a community college. We’re here is in the process of hiring a new president. Elections to get in and get out, lets not focus on anything else,” are being held for a new student trustee. Associated said ASRCC Vice President Ryan Rudolph. “That’s Students of Riverside City College elections are the sad truth.” coming up. The leadership that makes up the very The blatant disconnect that exists between the backbone of our college is rapidly changing right students and their leaders and decision makers under our feet. Do students care? Apparently not. is something that needs to change. Sure, there is The majority of students at RCC are disengaged something to say about the failure of our leaders and with the organizations and systems in which they are administration to reach out to students. However, the primary stakeholders. when it comes to students not caring or even knowing At a school where our enrollment is over 17,000 about the issues going on around them, the problem students on the college level and 35,000 on the is ignorance and apathy. district level, we’re lucky if our voter turnout for Take for example the Board of Trustees. They are an election is in the hundreds. At the student trustee responsible for making important decisions regarding
district policy, budget, and the employment of staff and faculty. In other words, almost every important decision regarding the district goes through them in some way. Their meetings are open to the public and listed on the front page calendar of the school website. How many students show up at their meetings? Except for the student trustee, Viewpoints reporters, or student government, usually none. April Galvin, our previous student trustee was dismissed due to an inability to maintain the requirements of a 2.5 GPA and six enrolled units according to Douglas Graham, the student activities coordinator and ASRCC advisor. How do we elect such a key representative when they can’t even uphold such basic requirements? Elections for a new student trustee were scheduled to be held online April 7-8 via WebAdvisor. Candidates for this election ranged from ASRCC’s Vice President Ryan Rudolph to ASRCC’s Vice President Ryan Rudolph. Not to hold anything against Rudolph’s ability to represent RCCD’s students on the Board of Trustees, but it would be nice if there was a little bit more of a selection. Considering there are over 35,000 students in the RCCD community, the fact that there is only one candidate taking part in the election is sobering. We cannot change the reality of our past and we see the effects of it today. The truth is that the average student remains unengaged and uninformed regarding the issues and organizations that affect their life and education the most, however, we might be able to change the outlook of our future. ASRCC elections that are coming up would be a good place to start making a change. Students should get educated about the elections and start asking questions about the candidates. Those who have the desire and ability to be a part of student government should run for office. The only way that students can be best represented is through a strong candidate pool and informed vote.
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Long time Riverside resident Lee Kraus reminisces about the many changes of the city JOSIAH PATTERSON @RCCviewpoints
The aroma of fresh oranges and the exquisite architectural design of Riverside once mesmerized its residents and visitors with incomparable charm. The city still maintains aspects of its distinctive personality today. Riverside continues to boast historic landmarks such as the Mission Inn, Riverside County Historic Courthouse, Heritage House and Mount Rubidoux Park among many others. To many longtime Riversiders such as Lee Kraus, Riverside City College faculty member, the Riverside of the past had some striking differences from the Riverside of today. “Basically, if you went to the corner of what’s now Arlington and Magnolia that looked very countrified or rural, there were orange groves all over the place,” Kraus said. “It was really weird in 1948 because I was a boy and my dad left me in the car on a kind of warm summer day because he
had to visit a friend of his who lived near the corner over there. I got out and I called my mom over and said, ‘Look at this! They’ve imprisoned an orange tree right in the midst of a grove.’ They had like a fence around it and it said ‘Parent Navel Orange Tree.’” The fenced tree still stands as a monument at the corner of Arlington and Magnolia Avenues today but is now surrounded by asphalt and nearby buildings. The death of an old Riverside and birth of a new Riverside are exactly what concerned Maxine Kilford, former reporter for The Tiger Times (previous name of Viewpoints) in her article entitled “The old Riverside is dying, while a new emerges around it” published on March 31, 1965. “Today the new Riverside enlarges and marches forward,” Kilford wrote. “Its troops are gaudy gas stations, shopping centers with massive sterile asphalt parking lots, freeways that abound with concrete bridges and still more sterile parking lots.” Kraus can attest to having observed these changes in the city
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THE LAST TREE: The Parent Washington Navel Orange Tree stands on the corner of Magnolia and Arling-
ton Avenues. It’s protected by a fence and is considered a historic landmark of California. throughout the years. “I’ve noticed that as they’re starting to come to an end of the 91 Freeway lane additions and so forth, they have all of these concrete fences along the side with rain crosses on them, which has long been our symbol going back to that particular time, but
the sort of semi-rural, casual lifestyle has long been gone from here,” Kraus said. In Kilford’s article, she mentions what old Riverside means to her. “For the most part, old Riverside meant a little more formal way of life where people
acted civilly,” Kilford wrote. It is now 2015, and Riversiders have the ability to look at Riverside’s past through photos, historical monuments and stories and decide for themselves if Riverside’s past was truly glorious or if the sentiment is one of nostalgia.
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Riverside Municipal Airport hosted its 23rd Annual Riverside Airshow on March 28. At this event, which has long been a Riverside tradition, thousands were amused with spectacular performances by pilots, including: Spencer Suderman, Chuck Coleman, Jon Melby, Frank Donnelly and John Collver. “I have thousands of pictures of all these guys,” said Pete Rissman, a photographer who attended the event. “I’ve seen John Collver fly, I’ll bet you, 60 or 70 times. I’ve seen most of these guys. There’s only one airshow pilot here that I haven’t seen fly a bunch of times and that’s Spencer Suderman.” The event marked Suderman’s debut at the airshow. “This was my first time performing at the Riverside show and it was fantastic,” Suderman said. “The show organizers hit their mark on every point of delivery and were a pleasure to work with.” Suderman is known for breaking the Inverted Flat Spin Guinness World Record on March 13, 2014, in which he pulled off 81 full rotations starting at an altitude of 23,000 feet and ending at an altitude of 950 feet. “I worked very hard to break that record and was successful on my third attempt last year,” Suderman said. “...There was no single thing that made it happen. It was a combination of many small things that I figured out how to mix together in the right amounts. This is the same approach that I am applying to my current program to break my own record later this year with a 100 plus turn spins.” In addition to aerobatics, the airshow featured replicas, military vehicles and aircraft, helicopter displays, aviation vendors and a classic car show. Suderman hopes to fly in the air show next year. “I hope I get invited back next year because I would definitely say yes,” Suderman said. The airshow left a positive impression on its attendees and participants. “It’s a good airshow. I’m going to call it a community scale air show. It’s an enjoyable airshow; I like coming here,” Rissman said.
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DON’T TRY THIS AT HOME: John Melby pilots a S-1-11B aircraft during the Riverside Airshow and has over 35 years of piloting experience under his belt.
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Colorful music of Mexico Mariachi Los Imperiales celebrate legendary activist César Chávez with traditional songs LESLIE ESPINOZA @RCCviewpoints
The sounds of the guitarrón and trumpeta echoed through campus as the Mariachi Los Imperiales made a guest appearance at Riverside City College. RCC held a César Chávez Recognition Program to honor the legendary activist César Chávez on March 26, and what better way to celebrate Latino heritage than with Mariachi. Mariachi isn’t just another genre in music to Latinos, it’s part of their culture. Arturo Armas who is the coordinator of Mariachi Los Imperiales, has been singing and playing Mariachi for 47 years. He believes Mariachi is important because it allows them to bring the culture and folklore of Mexico, where Mariachi originated, to another country. “It is very sentimental when you grow up in a ranch and you listen to this music in a very poor way,” Armas said. “But Mariachi has always been a big part of my life, it was in my blood since I
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A LIVING TRADITION: The Mariachi band plays a song known as “De Colores.” This song was used many
times during Chávez’s marches for the United Farm Workers of America. was very little.” When asked what his most memorable moment was he couldn’t pick just one, he has traveled all the way to Canada and even Japan to spread Mexican folklore. “Thanks to Mariachi I have
been able to raise my children, put them through school, and one son has even joined me in the group,” Armas said. He is very pleased that through music and hard work he has been able to do this for him and his family.
Armas was proud that the RCC Diversity Committee took its time to show recognition for César Chávez and he felt very proud to be able to perform “De Colores,” which is the official song of the United Farm Workers of America, a union founded by
César Chávez. “It is always such a great feeling being able to sing at Colleges and Universities because the crowd is much more involved,” Armas said. Surely Armas will not be putting Mariachi to the side anytime soon, this is his life, for it’s all he knows. There is no better way to get people involved in such an important event than with the power of music. “Music is a huge part of our culture, and there’s nothing like Mariachi music to connect you to your roots,” RCC student Yvette Salazar said. That is the reason why Mariachi has such a great impact in the Latino culture, because it is a way that people can still have that connection with their homeland by simply listening to a song. With the weather almost reaching 90 degrees that day, there were still people dancing and singing once Mariachi Los Imperiales started playing, that just goes to show the powerful effect that music can have on people.
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“Eine Kleine Nachtmusik” translates to “a little serenade.” A little serenade was in fact what Riverside City College students would soon play. At the start of the event, seats were empty and like the sound of a tidal wave, students, friends and family members began walking through the auditorium doors. Under the direction of Peter Curtis, RCC’s guitar ensemble performed Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik” on April 1 in the Digital Library Auditorium. Accompanied with conversations and laughter, was a sense of lively and excited ambience. A sort of camaraderie between music lovers and nonmusic lovers. Not everyone is a classical fan, but the feeling one gets from music is something that cannot be described with mere words. Anxious onlookers awaited to hear this classical piece now converted into a piece played with none other than 24 guitars. Mozart’s work of art was originally intended to be played with two violins, a viola and
a cello. However, original intentions aside, this serenade was performed by classical guitars instead. With four movements, and students arrayed in four parts the ensemble soon awaited cues from their director. “Typically the music we play is at least in four parts with part four playing the bass, part three with something in the middle and part two and one playing harmony,” Curtis said. Each student was assigned to one of these parts, coincidentally lining up with the four movements that Mozart had pieced together. Curtis gave a quick background on what they were about to play and mentioned how proud he was of his students. Students worked hard and all of their hard work was about to reach their pinnacle achievement. From start to finish, the crowd was mesmerized. Serenaded if you will, by the music produced from this classical genius. “Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is considered by most to be the greatest composer of the classical period,” said Curtis. “When I say classical period, I mean specifically music from about 1760 to about 1820.” The first movement,
“Allegro,” was marked by three “Menuetto,” was not only fast, In the end, the audience was themes. The first being an upward but was the shortest movement amazed and applause was given theme, ascending skyward before played.Onlookers were confused to that of the gifted ensemble settling back down into a more once it ended and I was not sure students. graceful second theme. if I should try and start a clap or Curtis urges aspiring L a s t l y, t h e r e w a s a if we should just wait for the next musicians and students to take recapitulation, a sort of retelling musical movement. music classes. Before eventually of what has transpired in the Despite the confusion, the last trying out for the guitar ensemble. movements exposition, before musical movement, “Rondo,” As if transported through time ending with a round of applause was about to begin. Within an and space, Mozart’s classical from the crowd. instant, the ambience changed piece has withstood the test of The second movement, from that of a calm feeling, time with a new flare and has “Romanze,” was set at a walking into that of a lively and upbeat given others a chance to peer into pace. Feelings of tenderness, atmosphere. musical genius. intimacy and gracefulness c o n t i n u e d throughout this movement. Throughout the auditorium, feelings of anxiety were stripped away as the crowd began to relax and settle into their seats. As the second movement came to a close, another round of applause coincided with the sound of silence. The second half of the performance MICHAEL ISBERTO | VIEWPOINTS was moderately fast. This particular ONE STRING AT A TIME: Guitar students diligently follow Peter Curtis’ instruction m o v e m e n t , as they play Mozart’s melody at the RCC Guitar Ensemble concert.
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‘Walking Dead’ power struggle surges The 90-minute episode of “The Walking Dead” was packed with zombies, villains and suspense as the characters struggled with survival. The finale started with the reintroduction of Morgan Jones (Lennie James) who was last seen in season three and provided the greatest surprise of all. Morgan and his son were the first people Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) met when he woke up from the hospital bed in season one. In season three, Rick met Morgan once again, but as a changed man due to the death of his son. Morgan seemed to be going crazy to a point beyond return, but the finale started out strong as he single handedly knocked out two mysterious men with “W” written on their foreheads. More than likely this duo will be the season six bad guys. “There’s so many possibilities for this man who has spent the vast majority of this new world situation, this zombie apocalypse, on his own. He’s never been part of a group. The biggest his group ever got was him and his son,” Lennie James told Variety. “It will be very interesting to see who he is, who he’ll become. What he might do and what he might not do in the company of others.” After all of the experience Morgan has gained, it will be interesting to see him assimilate into Alexandria Safe-Zone, if he even bothers to stay. Alexandria seems like the right place for him to be with their lack of worries and need for protection. This is the kind of community he needs to be in after the loss of his son. It will be a great opportunity for his personal growth to shine through and help balance the tension between groups. It’s been hard to see Carol Peletier (Melissa McBride) turn from sweet to badass to absolutely terrifying.
It’s hard not to miss the Carol who used to take care of the children, but regardless of this her transformation has been nothing short of amazing. The fact that she can now stand up to abusers like Pete (Corey Brill) when she once was a victim is incredible. Some critics are predicting she will turn into a group leader in season six. This may be a plausible explanation for her buildup, but there doesn’t seem to be a need for yet another leader when Alexandria can barely handle two. The new Carol is very manipulative, intimidating and a bit overwhelming, but this change is further proof of what emotional damage has built up on the group members. Hopefully by season six Carol will have time to calm down before she winds up as crazy as Morgan in season three or maybe she’ll keep getting stronger. Either way, her stay-at-home baking act has got to go because she has the potential to be so much more. The death of Nicholas (Michael Traynor) would have been completely satisfying due to the fact that he is a liar, murderer and clearly doesn’t understand the dangers of the outside world, but it proves to be difficult as Glenn Rhee (Steven Yeun) struggles to find himself. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, executive producer Gale Anne Hurd says, “Glenn would have become Nicholas — not a cowardly Nicholas — but someone who could kill someone else.” It’s nice to see Glenn staying true to himself, he’s always been a thoughtful and generous person in the group. He’s willing to do the impossible and his dedication to keeping the group safe is what makes him admirable as a person. Father Gabriel Stokes (Seth Gilliam) has gone completely suicidal and that might not be the worst possible outcome. Gabriel seems to have two sides to him as he portrays a
manipulative man of God. In season six, it wouldn’t be detrimental to the storyline, if his character was killed by a walker like he tried doing in the finale. Gabriel just isn’t cut out for this new world as he’s struggled all season to keep God in his life. It’s about time the writers did the audience a favor and ditch the Father Gabriel Storyline, he never was that interesting and it’s a wonder how he’s still alive. Toward the end of the episode Rick delivers a speech prompting the group to change because, dead or alive, anything will get through the walls of Alexandria. A haunting reminder of what has happened in the past, because no matter how secure the group seems, something or someone will always get in. Rick finally kills Pete when Aaron (Ross Marquand), Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus) and Morgan appear. Morgan is clearly shocked at the sudden change in Rick that was once inside himself. This might scare Morgan away from the group, but it would be better if he stayed. Morgan knows what Rick is going through and could save
Rick from himself. When the group was camping inside of a prison, Rick had his harshest break down. As he starts becoming stronger, it feels like there can only be one leader in Alexandria and Rick won’t back down unless things go his way. In season six there will definitely be trouble as the intelligent and creepy wolves come closer to finding the camp. They know how to set up traps and use walkers to their advantage, hopefully providing a better storyline than the Governor (Phillip Blake) and a longer storyline than the cannibals. The pacing of the finale was truly suspenseful, but it left way too many loose ends. Within the 90 minutes it felt like nothing important happened and it was just a giant set up for the introduction of the wolves. Alexandria has hit a rough spot and it can only get worse from here on out. The group is also getting large and it’s hard to follow every person, it wouldn’t be a surprise if a few of them were killed off. The only request being, don’t kill Daryl!
There’s no way that Daryl could be killed with his incredibly huge fan base, it’s almost certain more than half the viewers would leave if he did. Season six should have more action and more walkers seeing as most of this season was about character development. Disputes within the group are interesting, but at times it was easy to forget about the dangerous world they live in. Something that’s easy to forget is the fact that there’s a baby (Judith Grimes) with the group the entire time. In the comics Judith and her mother were killed by the Governor, which would have made more sense because she’s been left out a lot this season. A baby that hardly cries while in the harsh conditions of the outside world isn’t plausible so, hopefully, as the show continues there’s an explanation for keeping Judith in the storyline. “The Walking Dead” has had a variety of ups and downs throughout the fifth season. Hopefully the group doesn’t lose their minds when season six unfolds next Fall.
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The Sing-Off Fox Perfroming Arts Center 7:30 p.m.
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A gasp for air, the splash of water, the cheering of the crowd. That was the scene when Riverside City College swimmer Adrien Deloffre set a new college record at the RCC Invitational on April 3 coming in at a time of 2 minutes, 7.77 seconds in the 200 breaststroke. John Smith previously held the record with a time of 2:08.14. Deloffre is a freshman for the RCC men’s squad, and is originally from France. “When I saw my time I was
just happy because I know that I broke the record, and I’m not in shape, I’m not tapered,” Deloffre said. The Tigers took the meet winning first with a score of 136, while the women came in second with a score of 79.5. “This meet is not so much about the competition it’s more about getting our teams ready for our respective conferences… so this is just a friendly game an opportunity to race against someone, a good poly program… we love, we swim against them as much as we can,” men’s head coach Jason Northcott said.
Another standout player was Brandon Seay who won the 100 butterfly with a time of 52.91 seconds beating his personal best. “I was really proud that it was a 52 because that’s my fastest of ever, the fastest I’ve ever gone and I know I could go faster,” Seay said. The women’s team also had some standout performances such as Emily Dunkerson who placed first in the one and three meter diving event. Madison Sandoval and Jenny Collier were other women standouts, Sandoval placed first in the women’s 100 backstroke
event with 1:06.70, while Collier placed first in the women’s 400 individual medley coming in at 5:10.51. “If we work together as a team then we’ll have the power to take down Golden West, and be the first in all of state,” said Jeremy Mariscal who placed second in the men’s 100 breaststroke. The Tigers only defeat this season has been to two time defending state champions Golden West College and are 5-1 in Orange Empire Conference Dual Meets. The Tigers are scheduled to compete in the OEC Championships starting April 16.
Riverside City College men’s golf team hosted an Orange Empire Conference match at the Victoria Golf Club on April 6, finishing in second place with 369 points behind Santiago Canyon, 366, and in front of Orange Coast, 376, Cypress College, 385, Saddleback College, 391, and Irvine Valley College, 401. Sophomore Wes Hatton had the top individual score of 70, along with Santiago’s Byron Busse, who also scored 70. The Tigers were 27-5 after they finished second place, 391, in their conference match with Santiago (382), Saddleback (399), OCC (400), Cypress (404) and IVC (410) March 18. RCC’s sophomore Chad Hambright placed first in individual scores, scoring 72 points. RCC has only four matches left in the season. The RCC Tiger Backers will hold their 20th Annual Tiger Backers Classic Golf Tournament on April 13 at the Victoria golf club.
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RCC women’s tennis ends season in 16 game streak EDITH NORIEGA @noriega_edith
After defeating Cerritos College on Feb. 10 the Riverside City College women’s tennis team went on cruise control defeating every team faced both in conference and non conference. The Tigers went a clean 10-0 in conference taking a solid first place victory. The only two losses the Tigers received came earlier in the season against Mount San Antonio College 7-2 and against Glendale College 5-4. One outstanding Tigers tennis athlete was Annely Heinze, a San Luis Potosi Mexico native. Heinze’s first and only loss was from rival opponent Ashley Athanas from Irvine Valley College on Feb. 26. She then went to compete in every game
this season but one. “Before playing tennis I played volleyball,” Heinze said. “When I played tennis when I was younger I feel like I didn’t have enough courage. With volleyball my coach was very strict and I feel like that helped me to be more passionate and aggressive. So I think that helped me a lot here now that I’m back to tennis because it’s an individual sport.” During the Tigers last game of the season April 7 was one of the most difficult wins RCC endured with a difficult 5-4 win. RCC will start the second round of the California Community College Athletic Association Regional Championships on April 14 against Mount San Antonio College at 2 p.m. The Mounties were 12-0 in conference and went 21-1 overall. RCC looks to redeem a previous loss.
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EYE OF THE TIGER: The Tigers’ No. 1 singles Annely Heinze keeps her eyes on the ball returning a focused forehand swing against Irvine Valley College on March 19.
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PITCHERS MOUND: Riverside City College starting pitcher Angel Delgado pitching against Santa Barbara
College on April 1. Delgado went the first six innings allowing seven hits and four runs (one earned).
The Riverside City College baseball team drew a setback when they entered a two game friendly against Santa Barbara College on April 1 and Taft College on April 2. Right off the bat, things were out of sync for RCC in game one against Santa Barbara committing five errors, two of which were made in the second inning, making the ultimate domino effect. After an infield error, dropped fly ball in right field with two outs. The Vaqueros then produced two doubles to overcome a 1-0 deficit for a 3-1 lead and eventually win 5-2. The Tigers then needed to redeem themselves battling to the end against Taft College. RCC got an early start in the fourth inning with Israel Fuentes, single-turned-double on a wrong throw from left field by Taft College. Fuentes later went on to score on an infield throwing error off the bat of Garrett Dean. After hitting into three double
plays, that wasn’t all for the Tigers just yet. In the bottom of the eighth inning with two outs on a 1-1 count, David Schuknecht went deep with a homer to right field for his fifth of the season tying the game to three a piece. “Truthful is I can’t do anything worse than what my previous at bats were,” Schuknecht said. “Really just trying to stay calm, trying real easy and get a pitch I can hit well.” After a crucial pitching change for RCC, things went down hill after that when the Tigers lost 4-3 in the ninth. “It’s not about performance, it’s really the personality of the individual,” head coach Dennis Rodgers said. “Our guys mean well, they’re just really struggling with the mental aspect of the game and really finding that extra gear and grit, and that’s what everybody tries to pursue in sports is grit.” RCC must win six of the last seven remaining games of the season to make playoffs and will look to do so against Saddleback College on April 9 at 2 p.m.
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The bull staggers to his feet, a stream of blood dripping from his back. A banderilla is tearing at the wound, making it deeper and deeper. The bull senses his time is up. The inevitable end to the fight to his life is in the hands of the bullfighter. As the bull maneuvers to his left, a sword is inserted into the back of his neck and then ejected. Air bubbles begin to fill the blood stream and the adrenaline can no longer keep the bull erect. The bullfighter approaches the subdued bull one last time, hoping to end its misery. Suddenly, and unexpectedly, the bull uses his last burst of energy and horns the bullfighter, tearing a hole through his abdomen. Both collapse. “You fight until the end,” Riverside City College assistant tennis coach Carlos Vazquez said. Born in Spain 44 years ago, Vazquez has been fighting until the end his whole life. His first obstacle came at a young age, when his interest in tennis went against the Spanish tradition. “In Spain you either play futbol or bullfight,” Vazquez said. But there he was, at the age of five, wanting to hit tennis balls with his father. “He challenged me to hit 20 consecutive balls above a line on the wall and I did,” Vazquez said. After passing the challenge, his father agreed to let him take group lessons to hone his skills. Noticing that Vazquez was serious about tennis, his father enrolled him in the prestigious
private club, Club Tennis De Barcelona. It was not until 1977 when Vazquez realized his passion was tennis. He found it difficult to keep up with his academic studies and used tennis as an escape from the hardship. At 11, sure of what he wanted to become, he dropped out of grade school to pursue his dream of playing tennis professionally. Vazquez began practicing eight hours a day, using hard work to improve his tennis skills exponentially. He was trained by Karim Perona, who has reached No. 5 ranking in the world and is now coaching Tommy Robredo, a Spanish professional tennis player. He later joined the Tennis Federation of Catalonia, earning sponsorships both local and nationwide. From there, Vazquez earned a spot playing in Juniors for the French Open, Wimbledon, and a variety of upper-echelon tournaments, traveling to Italy, Switzerland, Germany and Puerto Rico. At 17 years old, his life was on an upward spike, having achieved a No. 40 rank in the International Tennis Federation for juniors. It was then that Vazquez made the life changing decision; to leave his native country and come to Palm Springs to be under the tutelage of Jose Higuera, former No. 6 ranked player in the world and former coach of tennis icons Pete Sampras and Roger Federer. Then life made a complete turn. Vazquez suffered a severe wrist injury, one that would not only stunt his development and
ascent into the top players of the world, but one that ended his playing career. With his dream in doubt, he returned to school for the first time since he quit. Here he was, seven years since dropping out of high school, now attending school in the United States with a different language. But no language barrier can deter a wounded bull. A determined Vazquez graduated from Palm Springs High School in 1990 and decided to return home to Spain. Two days before his flight, he was approached by Cal Baptist University, who offered him a scholarship to play tennis. Even though Vazquez felt he was in no shape to play tennis to the level accustomed, CBU convinced him to stay. “As my faith strengthened, so did my game,” Vazquez said. He went on to win conference at CBU all four years from 1990-1994, earning himself the nickname “the guy who couldn’t miss.” Amidst the success at CBU, another life changing decision loomed. He had met the love of his life, his future wife, and chose to stop playing tennis to focus on her and help her through a Ph.D. With bills to pay and a commitment, he began working five jobs simultaneously, as a scuba instructor, substitute PE teacher, construction worker, tennis instructor and manager of a tennis shop. Life eventually settled down, and Vazquez continued teaching tennis. He became certified to teach via the United States Tennis Association. Fate eventually led Vazquez
to RCC. At the beginning of the 2015 season, head coach Jim Elton suffered an injury, making him unfit to coach the RCC men’s tennis team. Vazquez stepped up to the challenge and the Tigers have thrived with him at the helm. “Everybody that works with me knows I expect and demand a lot of my players,” Vazquez said. His biggest goal when teaching his pupils is to emphasize a strong work ethic, something that many tennis athletes in the United States lack. Sure enough, as he tells this, several players are seen shortcutting drills. The coach immediately takes notice and
instructs the team to restart the drills, until they all finish proficiently. “How are you going to get better if you take shortcuts,” Vazquez said. These valuable lessons Vazquez has brought to the RCC tennis team after starting the season 2-3, the Tigers completed a remarkable turnaround, defeating Saddleback College on April 3 in the last game of the year to claim the second place spot in conference. Something that was improbable became possible. You fight until the end. Just like the bull; just like their coach. The Tigers have done so.
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THE BULL: Current RCC tennis head coach Carlos Vazquez stepped
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ON YOUR TOES: Freshman Atoine Voisin moves quickly to return the ball in his doubles match against
Orange Coast College on March 31.
The Tigers’ men’s tennis team defeated Saddleback College Gauchos, 6-3, on April 3, moving them up from eighth place in conference at the beginning of the season to second place. The Tigers won five of the six singles matches and only one of the three doubles, one of which being left unfinished at 2-2, due to an injury. Before defeating Saddleback, the Tigers achieved a 7-2 win over the very energetic Orange Coast Pirates on March 31. Freshman Antoine Voisin scored a perfect 6-0 singles match against OCC player Chris Chiu. The Tigers won all three of their doubles matches, with a consistent score of 8-3. “They played the best I have ever seen them play all league long,” Carlos Vazquez, Riverside City College coach said. “I don’t think they played like that at the beginning of the season.” RCC had a very close game, winning 5-4 when they played the Pirates on March 10, showing the team has improved since then. “They’re a good team and they almost beat us last time so we just gotta be prepared,” sophomore Patrick Stetco said.
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Things got heated on OCC’s side, as Peter Hariri received a penalty from throwing his racket out of anger during his doubles match against Mathieu Willockx and Edward Riman. P r e v i o u s l y, t h e Ti g e r s demonstrated their talent with a dominant 7-2 win at home against Palomar College on March 26. Defeating Palomar wasn’t an easy task though. Aside from the very capable opposition, another obstacle the Tigers had to overcome was the scorching weather in Riverside. On a day where temperatures reached highs of 94 degrees, the Tigers needed every ounce of Gatorade to dispose the pesky Palomar team. Among the highlights was a straight set 6-1, 6-0 win by Edward Riman, which he followed with an 8-1 win in doubles with teammate Mathieu Willockx. The Tigers will host the Orange Empire Conference where community colleges from the area will play in Riverside from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on April 9-11. RCC was scheduled to go against the Cerritos College Falcons in the first round of the Southern California Regional Championship on April 7, but was postponed due to rain to April 8 at 2 p.m.
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