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Riverside City College running back Denzel Foster rushed for 167 yards and three touchdowns in a 51-50 win over the Citrus Owls.
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‘Econo-Sense’ screens ‘Inside Job’ Riverside City College’s newest club is the Economic Literacy Organization (“Econo-Sense”). Meetings are held every Tuesday at 12:35 p.m. in Quad 208. Club president, Daniel Soto, says the group’s goal is to “spread knowledge ... and work to eliminate misconceptions and misinformation people have (about the economy). The group held its first event on Oct. 22: a screening of the global financial crisis documentary, “Inside Job.” “Inside Job” is a documentary film about the national debt crisis in the United States.
Vision plan will be implemented in March The vision plan has been re-granted to the faculty by the board of trustees when their unilateral decision to reject it was fought and disputed by the benefit committee. While time has been lost, it will be implemented as it was originally laid out without damage to its original integrity. Benefits are expected to begin in March, and the plan is still voluntary.
ASRCC sets record student membership The Associated Students of Riverside City College is proud to boast its all time high level membership of over 100 student government members. ASRCC partnered with clubs and organizations to hold a canned food drive for the under supplied Student Resource center. The multi cultural and diversity board held a festival at RCC that served over 1500 students. The Senate hosted its first “Workshop Wednesday” series opening with “The 10 indicators of respect.” Additionally ASRCC hosted Homecoming, the Mental Health fair and mental health awareness week. ASRCC is encouraging Faculty to take notice of any students who seem dazed, stressed, or upset and send them to private counseling with ASRCC student president. ASRCC has been active in keeping students involved and engaged.
RCC Athletic Hall of Fame inducts alumni The 2013 Riverside City College Athletic Hall of Fame awards ceremony was held Oct.17 in downtown Riverside’s Mission Inn. Inductees are as follows: Noureddine Morceli, Olympic Gold Medalist, track and cross-country athlete; Melissa de Jonckheere, AllAmerican swimmer and water polo player; and Bob Schermerhorn, Tigers coach under whose guidance led the team to 225 victories. Awards were also presented to individuals and groups for their generous contributions and support over the years: The Founding Tiger Backers, Bengal Award; George and Mary Linda Daddona, President’s Award; and Ken Nickerson, Contributer Award.
Transfer fair recruits RCC students Representatives from a variety of Universities, Cal state Universities and private institutions were on hand to give information and answer student questions at the Transfer Fair held on Oct. 21. The event was held on the Quad court from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Josa Lamont News Editor In a world where changes are prevalent and unpredictable, disaster looms around every corner. Despite the imminent dangers, Riverside City College holds class on a sunny fall day like any other day. A teacher drones before a white board in front of a classroom about articles and adjectives, or some other Greek version of English, and birds chirp outside the windows. But the bird chirps oddly turn into the faint screeching sound of screams. Suddenly, a raging hoard of Zombies breaks open the door to the unsuspecting classroom and panic ensues as the campus stirs to a level of unlife. Or maybe it’s just a sudden flood of torrential rain from erratic weather we’ve come to expect of global warming. Clogged gutters from the torn autumn leaves of fierce 50-60 mph winds raise water levels at an alarming rate. At a moment of an unforeseen disaster, how prepared are you to respond? How would you respond? On August 29 there was a micro-superstorm that suddenly struck downtown Riverside exclusively beginning at 2:10 p.m. The winds ripped through the
air, and the rain came down in sheets, clogging storm drains and flooding the streets. A large tree in front of a campus building collapsed into the street ripping up a water main, exacerbating an already precarious position. The Quad basement began flooding very quickly with a surge of water, and there were screams as water levels neared electrical outlets. “All of a sudden I saw that faculty were screaming and running around,” said Dariush Haghighat, professor of political science and president of faculty
Suddenly, a raging hoard of Zombies breaks open the door to the unsuspecting classroom and panic ensues as the campus stirs to a level of unlife. association. “I said what the heck is going on, and they said, ‘water is coming.’” As the Quad basement, home of power mains and electrical grids, began to flood only 35 minutes after the storm began, Police Chief Jim Miyashiro and the interim president Wolde-Ab Isaac determined an evacuation was the necessary course of action at 2:45 p.m. “So we had to run around and unplug the computers and some of the electrical,” said Haghighat. “There’s power supplies down there that run everything so we were worried it was going to short out and cause damage and we didn’t want the students to run
or get hurt,” said Miyashiro. Building captains, that happened to be on campus evacuated their buildings and spread word of the campus closure by way of yells down the building halls. An email went out to notify students and staff at 3:40. After about an hour, texts went out to warn the 8,000 AlertU registered students of the more than 30,000 in the district. Surrounding areas in Downtown Riverside evacuated simultaneously causing a surge in traffic that congested roads. Some students remained behind in classes, unaware anything had happened to cause alarm, while others arrived for their classes to find the school in total chaos and gridlock. Many students and faculty tried to approach the campus as they usually would for their evening classes, not being aware the evacuation order had been made. “One problem with the evacuation was complete chaos,” said Haghighat. The response was a hectic but insightful display of RCC’s disaster preparedness. Effectiveness broke down when many building captains left campus at the end of their classes, before the flood had begun. Continued on Page 6
Discovery lecture on Prison System Dr. Oliver Thompson, professor of Administrative Justice at RCC, facilitated an information and discussion session about the population of the California prison system on Oct. 30 in the Digital Library Auditorium. The event is part of the ongoing Discovery Lecture Series.
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Flooded Lot:Students wade through water to get to their flooded, and some dead, vehicles in RCC lot F.
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Resource Center runs low on resources
Valerie Osier Staff Writer
The Resource Center is running alarmingly low on supplies due to an influx this semester in the amount of students utilizing it’s services. The Resource Center, run by Associated Students of Riverside City College, is a place where students who have paid their student fees can get free food and toiletries, no questions asked. The center is especially intended for students who are in need. The Resource Center relies on donations from clubs, organizations, and other places to keep its shelves filled, and currently, they are looking extremely bare. “The reason we ran low, is because students heard about this and are coming on a daily basis, and we’re receiving a lot more traffic than we used to,” said ASRCC Vice President, Miguel Bagsit. “The food is running out faster than we thought. So right now, were looking into various donors and organizations where we might possibly get more food, and different kinds of food.”
According to Bagsit, the food running low is a sign that the program is doing what it’s supposed to. “I think that means that we’re really being successful with it, and I do think that we need a lot more donations and it needs to be consistent, in order for us to keep this sustainable,” he said. The Resource Center holds assorted non-perishable food and toiletry items including the following: canned goods, soups, canned vegetables, fruits, cup of noodles, sauces, cereal boxes, on the go type meals, dental care products, razors and tampons. “What we noticed ran out the most was the cup of noodles, because that’s an on-the-go type thing,” said Bagsit. “Hopefully we can work with food banks to see if we can get more variety.” According to Bagsit, ASRCC is planning to do another ICAN food drive to fill the shelves . “We just filled this up a month ago,” said Bagsit, as he looked at the nearly bare shelves. To get food from the center, all a student must do is show that they have paid their student fees. No student must show a
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financial need for the food in any way. While this provides for privacy, it also opens the door for students to abuse the program. “I think that there are certain students that take advantage of it that probably aren’t in need, but at the same time, who are we to say who is in need and who is not in need?” said Bagsit. As a result of the low inventory, students can take only one item a day. “Some students will come in, and they don’t have anything else to eat, and some of them will plan for coming here specifically for the day, so it’s been tough because we’ve been low,” said Bagsit. RCC isn’t the first school to have this type of program, but it has proven to be one of the more successful. According to Bagsit, other schools are looking to implement a similar food pantry. The Resource Center is now accepting non-perishable food and toiletry item donations. Students, clubs, organizations, and anyone else is urged to bring donations to ASRCC’s office.
Safety advisory for RCC
Aaliyah Noble-Freeny / Staff Writer
On Sunday, Oct. 30, 1966, a Riverside City College student Cheri Jo Bates was murdered in an alley on campus after leaving the library, its anniversary reaffirms the need for safety awareness and self-defense. The Halloween season has always been filled with trick-ortreating and stranger danger Public Service Announcements. In keeping with that tradition, here are a list of safety awareness tips from www.thenonprofits.com: •Don’t walk alone at night and if you have to, be on the phone with someone who is aware of your whereabouts. •Always scan the area 360 degrees around you (late at night is not the time to walk alone with earphones and music playing). •When you get into your car, lock your doors and drive away. •Take elevators instead of stairs. •Run away if the predator has a gun. •Think safety over sympathy. •Keep a cellphone with numbers programed in your emergency speed dial charged and hand. •Scream, “FIRE”instead of “HELP.” Cheri Jo Bate’s killer may still be functioning in society and there may be more like him. However, there do not have to be more victims. You are your own best protection and your instincts are great indicators for possible danger. If you feel like you need additional self-defense resources in your community go to www.211california. org and enter your ZIP code. For more information on the murder of the Cheri Jo Bates, see page 12.
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‘Ghost Walk’ haunts downtown
Joshua Lakey Staff Writer
The 22nd annual haunted “Ghost Walk” kicked off in gruesome, ghastly and wicked fashion in the downtown Mission Inn and Main Street area of Riverside this past Saturday and Sunday Oct. 25 through the 26. Hosted by the California Riverside Ballet Studio, this year’s Ghost Walk carried on with traditionally fun f illed spook y themed attractions that children in cost umes and their parents enjoyed. There were theatrical Stor y Tellings, Live Shows a n d a c h i l d r e n ’s Carnival, which took place from 6 p.m. to no later than 11 p.m. The f i v e tours took place in f i ve of Downtown Riverside’s most historic sites in which four plays were performed per tour. E a c h g u e s t w a s g i ve n a colored wristband after an admission price of $15 per tou r, a nd each tou r ha d a different color. Parents had the choice of which tour, not only fit their amusement, but was also most suit able for t hei r ch ild ren depending on rating. The tour “Spellbound” was performed by Ramona High School and R.F. Austin Jr. and had a G rating. It took place at Tildon Coil, Metropolitan Museum, Riverside Public Library, and Back Alley, b e t we e n t he mu s e u m a nd the church. The also G-rated tour “Skull Walk,” which was a
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previous hit, was performed by Arlington High School along with community performers and went on from Aura Vista, the Life Arts Building, D Dogs and First Congregational Church on University Avenue. Tours “Black Dreams” and “Black Shadows” were the most popular as far as tickets sales and each were rated PG 13. J.W. North High School performed “Black Shadows” f rom R ive r side Pol ice Department Orange Station to the Riverside Courthouse, down to the Old City Morgue and finally the Lake Alice Basement. Meanwhile Mar tin Luther King High performed “Black Dreams” from the Loring Building to the Mission Inn Annex, down to the Reveille Yoga St ud io f i n ish i ng of f at the Center of the Arts & Philanthropy building. The last and final PG 13 rated tour was “Blood Springs Road” performed by Riverside Poly High, along with community performers. It started at the Riverside Art Museum where it took two stops, to the Downtown Fire Station and finally the Municipal Auditorium alley. “The Performances were very kid friendly and not too inappropriate,” said a local downtown Riverside native, who attended the “Ghost Walk” for the first time with his two nieces dressed as Thing 1 and Thing 2 from Cat and the Hat. “I will definitely be back next year.” Another Riverside native who attended the Ghost Walk with his sig n if icant other, credited the Thriller reenactment dance number as “the highlight of the whole night.”
Carving competition on campus
Students and clubs carve pumpkins to win ‘Spooktacular’ prize Nicholle Salvatierra Staff editor The afternoon of Oct. 25, ASRCC hosted t he a n nu al Pumpkin Carving Contest in the quadrangle. For this event both club and individual contestants carved pumpkins within an hour and judged by their ability to fit any of the four award categories. Aw a r d s we r e g i ve n t o the scariest, funniest, most creative, as well as the overall winner, which earned the most “Spooktacular” use of theme. The theme for this year was A Fairy Tale Night. E a ch clu b c ou ld c a r ve one pumpkin as a group, and individuals could compete. The contest included 19 competitors, 13 of which were clubs at RCC including photo club, active minds, law society, athletic training and many more that were competing against each other. Contestants not associated with clubs were welcome to enter along with members of the homecoming court. Homecoming contestant, Bree Dennis participated in the contest. “I dedicated my pumpkin to
heroes, and to me firefighters are heroes,” said Dennis. D e n n i s’ p u m p k i n w a s designed to resemble a fire being hosed down by firefighters. Her pumpkin used materials including paint, tissue paper, g l it t e r a nd f ig u r i ne s t h at looked like a firefighter with its Dalmatian. Ma ny ot her contest a nts included unique materials to construct their pumpkins. The Graphix Club designed their entry to look like a mad scientist, by using a mannequin body, lab coat, wig, colorful beakers and fake blood to add an element of gore. Their pumpkin was a s cie nt i s t ’s he a d , w it h h i s face carved. T he G r aph i x Club wa s awarded, “Most Scariest,” at the end of the contest. The pumpkins were carved to resemble a variety of different characters including fairies, jack- o -lanter ns, Sh rek and Cinderella’s carriage. At the end of the hour a panel of three judges viewed the pumpkins. The pumpkins that received awards include Ujima Project, Graphix Club, homecoming cour t members Kendall
McCarolle, Yvette Salazar and Pedro Hernandez, as well as the overall winning entry, which went to Colleges Against Cancer. The ladies from Colleges Against Cancer constructed a Nightmare Before Christmas theme pumpkin, with a tall st a nd i ng Ja ck Skel l i ng t on accompanied by his ghost dog companion, Zero. Club member Roxy Orantes King designed the concept for their entry. “We wanted a pumpkin that people of all ages could relate to, and I feel like children and adults can appreciate it,” said King. “Besides, who doesn’t love Zero. A lot of time went into creating the concept for our pumpkin. We had spent two meetings to plan our idea.” Constructing Jack’s body and outfit alone too k 17 hours, and they spent countless hours searching for the proper materials at different thrift stores. Members of Colleges Against Cancer along with King’s family helped to construct the props and car ve the head for the finished product. The pumpkins carved during the contest were all displayed at RCC’s Halloween Town event held in the Quad, Oct.25.
Pumpkin Prize: Clubs and individuals bring supplies they’ve been preparing for weeks to compete in the RCC Pumpkin Carving Competition. They work together in an attempt to snag “Most Scariest” and other titles. No one is afraid to get their hands dirty in order to secure a first prize in one of the many categories.
Criminal justice teacher lectures on prisons
Josa Lamont/ News Editor Oliver Thompson, criminal justice teacher at Riverside City College, gave a lecture in the Digital Library Auditorium on the current problems in the prison systems. He addressed the disproportional number of United States inmates to other countries, and the disproportional number of black inmates in prisons. The United States has 756 inmates per 100,000 people, versus the global number of 158 inmates per 100,000 people. In California African-Americans make up 5,525 prisoners per 100,000 people, being a conservative state on public safety. While blacks make up 6 percent of Calif. Demographics, they make up 35 percent of the prisoners on death row, and 29 percent of total inmate population. “Either Blacks are the most violent people, or there’s a bigger problem,” said Thompson. Thompson also addressed the benefiting lobbies of California, such as the CCPOA and private prison companies that pose serious safety issues to Calif. The California Correctional Peace Officers Association is the largest lobby in California and holds a controlling interest in Gov. Brown’s office. “They control what happens in the governor’s office, period,” said Thompson. “Gov. Brown is signing off on their union contracts without so much as a quiver. They get what they want.” It is written into the contracts of private prison companies that they have to maintain an occupancy of 90 percent, encouraging them to push laws through the governor’s office that stand for crime prevention over due process. Private prisons also pose a threat to safety in state run prisons, as they use selective methods to take non-violent likely offenders out of state prisons, leaving the worst behind in overcrowded circumstances. The people standing to benefit monetarily from perpetuating a crime problem have the largest lobbying power in the government.
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RCC hosts educational lectures Author of “The Pentagon papers,” and former RAND employee speaks to full house on the rise, or not, of China
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China poses no current threat to the United States in the coming century, but they do potentially represent imposing internal cultural struggles that pose a substantial risk to global stability in the future.
Full House: Gurtov’s lecture was before a packed crowd of students Gurtov: Mel Gurtov lectures on and faculty. Flex and class credit was given to those in attendance.
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Mel Gurtov gave a lecture on the threat level of China’s current foothold in global politics. On Oct. 24 at 3 p.m. he presented to a crowd of students and faculty who resorted to standing to see his lecture when seats ran out five minutes before the lecture was scheduled to begin. Folding chairs were brought in to accommodate overflow and spanned the aisles, but people still stood in the back of the Digital Library Auditorium. Some students of political science classes were given extra credit from their teachers, but many attended just to see Gurtov speak. “I don’t even know what this is about,” said Laura Zamora. Others attending were more enthusiastic. Several teachers from Riverside City College reminisced on when they studied under Gurtov at UC Riverside in the 1980s or as early as 1971. The Lecture was dedicated to vice chancellor provost Ray Maghroori who will retire in March. When Maghroori was getting his doctorate degree he selected Gurtov to be his dissertation committee chair when he received his doctorate. “I found him to be the most helpful, the most knowledgeable faculty member that I could work with,” said Maghroori. Dariush Haghighat also asked Gurtov to be his dissertation chair, and Gurtov has made many other friends on campus through
those relations. Gurtov is an author and coauthor of 25 books, including one he wrote with Maghroori, one he wrote with Haghighat, and the pentagon papers. Gurtov also contributed to research in the RAND Corporation, where he worked earlier in his career. Before the lecture, fortune cookies and printed Powerpoints were handed out to people attending and 300 were given away. In his lecture, Gurtov discussed that China poses no threat to the United States currently, but if China is a threat it is an internal problem, as China will pose a threat to itself. The reasons Gurtov gave for China’s inability to enter the world stage as a super power are a lack of leadership as a nation, an insubstantial military and a lack of social value structure or identity. According to Gurtov, China’s leadership style is that of an internal and introverted nature, causing China to respond defensively and passively as a leader. T h e n a t i o n ’s s e n s e o f responsibility or guilt causes introspection that culturally k e e p s c h i n a ’s a g g r e s s i o n levels and sense of a right to lead cushioned. The largest threat to China is its own inability to balance its social issues. They lack freedom of speech, general health or well-being, they have an overabundance of elderly people and they struggle
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with environmental issues that are unrivaled. China also urges its rural farmers to move into urban areas, and it struggles to maintain a balance internally with its tendency toward growth, and its inadequate principals of value. The lecture ended with an invitation for questions from the audience and several students, some from China, came forward and were able to direct questions to Gurtov. Schall also handed Gurtov a framed commemorative print of the ticket and flier for the event to show the appreciation of such a prestigious lecture. “We invited our students and we were so very very pleased that not only that the room was full but that we had to bring in extra chairs for students,” said Janice Schall, retired teacher and study abroad program director. “I just have great respect for students for coming to this and for asking questions.” The lecture took about a month to promote with Model United Nations delegates going to classes making announcements as well as faculty forwarding emails consistently. Model United Nations helped sponsor the event in coordination with the political science department, Schall and Haghighat. The Study Abroad program brought lemon bars, brownies, cake and drinks for the reception where students were invited to further discus the topic of the lecture with Gurtov and other faculty.
Lectures for success earns one student cash Ariel White Staff Writer “ F r e e C a m p u s To u r s ” provided RCC with educational seminars in the RCC promenade and a $500 scholarship On Oct. 8 from 8:30-11 a.m. . “We bring educational speakers to college campuses paid for by a corporate sponsor,” said Melissa Podany, free campus tours vice president. The corporate sponsors included Livewire Energy, 405Media and Aural stimulation radio. Three speakers presented informative lectures and at noon a $500 cash scholarship was given away to one lucky raffle contestant. Students simply wrote down their name and email address and as long as they were present for the first seminar they had a chance to be chosen for the scholarship drawing. The first discussion was given by Ja Marr brown, a “Horatio Alger” hero who gave an inspiring and motivational speech. Brown is the author of two books that tell the story of how he reached his full potential. He gave a few away during his presentation. “My drive is really helping young students become who they were put on this earth to become,” said Brown. He talked about his journey into success and the struggle along the way where hard work eventually led to his great success in business and sales. “Every job I’ve ever got, every promotion I’ve ever got was because I started doing the job, before I got the job,” said
Brown. “Get involved, dive in and learn it!” After his lecture, students were encouraged to openly ask Brown questions. “How do you get a negative person out of your life,” one student asked. “Understand that their negativity is how they see the world, not how you see the world,” answered Brown. “Just laugh it off.” The second discussion was an educational and eye-opening lecture presented by Stephen Schurr that focused on drug and alcohol dependence. Schurr explained the history of pharmaceuticals and the real reason why central nervous system depressants are being abused. He talked about capitalism in the health care industry and why some doctors are pressured to prescribe. Orange County has more rehab centers than any other city in America and has a drug abuse epidemic of one overdose every two days. “It’s an important topic,” said Schurr. “Drugs and Alcohol are going to be in our society forever. This is something you can take home with you.” Davina Kotulski gave the third lecture on Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender issues. “Out of the closet, into power” was the title of her lecture. Kotulski is an author and psychologist and talked about confidence and how to be comfortable with your sexuality. She taught listeners how to “come out” and feel great about themselves.
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Brown Inspires : Ja Marr Brown Speaks to students in an effort to help them to become the best person they were meant to become.
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cont. from page 2 The Digital Library has its own evacuation plan as a standard for personal preparedness. The personal level of preparation from those buildings goes to emphasize the necessity for personal accountability in a disaster. While there is an operations manual for classified and managerial staff, real readiness falls to accountability on the part of everyone. Relatively this disaster was inconsequential compared to perhaps the 8.9 magnitude earthquake that moved Japan 8feet in October 2011. In her regular emails Sherry Stone, Safety and Emergency Planning Coordinator of Riverside Community College District, emphasizes that disaster preparedness is not a plan of execution, but a process of awareness by everyone. There are evacuation plans in each room for certain circumstances, but the strongest tool for individuals, Stone says, are visualizations and thoughtfulness on how to respond in different circumstances. Each class has a brightly colored disaster flip book that students and faculty can look at, but no one can make anyone look at them. Structurally RCC has a sound plan based on the formula of tested governmental measures. “California state regulations require that all First Responders, such as Law Enforcement, EMS and Fire Personnel, must be current in the minimum mandatory training on Incident Command System, Standardized Emergency Management System and National Incident Management System.” www.absolutesafetytraining.org. It also requires that all teachers have completed a basic level of incident training including SEMS introduction, ICS 100 and IS 700. All Administrators must complete a SEMS Emergency Operations Center course, an ICS course 100 and 200, and an IS course 70 and 800b. A d d i t i o n a l l y, s e n i o r administrators must complete the SEMS executive course and ICS course 402. These courses are available online and in person for the
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Destruction In the aftermath:Broken branches and needles block pathways for students behind the Physical Science Building.
“This college needs to invest, this is a must, not a choice... We really need to carefully evaluate our structure and deal with the structural defects that -Faculty Senate President Dariush Haghighat we have.” district by Stone. While the school meets its federal and state requirements for SEMS NIMS and ICS, which essentially allows federal monetary aid, incident response structuring, command hierarchy and a bureaucratic model, at a lower level disaster readiness falls on the individual. “RCCD is only as prepared as you are,” says Stone. Somewhere in the field level and individual response to a crisis, the communication breakdown hinders the effectiveness of the local response team and government model. While two way intercoms are required in each classroom in kindergarten through twelfth grade levels, the education code for college and community college level does not have the same requirement. “k-12 has intercom,” said Haghighat. “Why can we not have intercoms? One that distinguishes between active shooter and disaster.” Moreno Valley campus implements blue phones evenly
displayed throughout the campus, similar to RCC’s emergency phones, but their phone boxes have a speaker system that can be used to transmit a message to everywhere in the school. RCC has its own Community Emergency Response Team m e m b e r, r e s p o n s i b l e f o r organizing trained volunteers in the event of an emergency, but building captains are expected to be first responders and have responsibilities in understanding a situation’s demands. “I don’t know who is my building captain and I don’t know how I’m supposed to get ahold of my captain,” said Haghighat. “And I don’t know what the building captain is supposed to do.” Some of the biggest issues the response system currently has that could inevitably endanger people in the case of a disaster are lack of communications, inadequately constructed drains and infrastructure and inefficiency. Some teachers who teach full time or take disaster readiness
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The courtyard west of the cafeteria retains water and leaves from the torrential downpour only a few hours earlier. Students were evacuated and the campus is a ghost town.
seriously go over hypothetical circumstances on the first day of class with their new students and assign roles to class members in the event of a disaster. Some enact scenes or give scenarios to encourage students to imagine and visualize what they would do and how they would respond to a crisis. Stone sends out regular emails to encourage staff to have these regular visualizations and to bring personal awareness to as many people as possible. “I only had 20 hours to do my job in, and there’s just no way to get the message out in 20 hours when you’re attending meetings for half that time,” said Stone. “But I try to do activities and really try to utilize people on campuses.” Annually, the college holds a disaster drill, this year on Oct. 17, that helps to train staff and students on how to react to a real disaster. While state employees are required to pass a course to be prepared for extreme circumstances and mandates
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and civil codes exist to ensure training and prerequisites, there is currently no accountability enforcing such legislation on a campus to campus basis. Some encourage working with the city to develop a step by step plan, but Stone says meeting the SIMS NEMS and ICS requirements and personally visualizing disaster circumstances is the best way to be diversely prepared. “It’s called the paper plan syndrome,” she said. While Stone’s position encourages readiness and she offers courses and flex credit for disaster classes, her authority is limited in what kind of participation she can demand. Complications arise when you consider schedules, part time teachers, and general disinterest on the part of students and faculty. “It comes down to individuals taking it seriously and understanding what their role is,” said Stone. “Finding their nearest evacuation routes. Finding their nearest fire extinguisher, everyone should know what their role is during a disaster. It comes down to training and emailing. My mantra has been and has always been; baby steps.” The authority to enforce real readiness in the teaching staff is just outside of the campus’ jurisdiction and capabilities and falls on the board of trustees. The board of trustees has been having conversations regarding communication and disaster readiness since the flood, and the topic has been given attention in lieu of recent events. “This college needs to invest, this is a must, not a choice, invest in better drainage, to bring our drainage up to par, because of climate change and so forth,” said Haghighat. “(The flood damage) was not inexpensive, so we really need to carefully evaluate our structure and deal with the structural defects that we have.” Part time teachers juggling two jobs can’t be expected to be as ready to be a building captain as perhaps a full time professor can be. Some staff members simply do not have the time to devote to preparing their Thursday night class for the Zombie apocalypse.
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Choir concert showcases diverse talent ALEJANDRA GARCIA
STAFF WRITER Riverside City College Choral Ensembles took their audience to the past and told stories through an array of different styles of music at Riverside Seventh Day Baptist Church on Oct. 23. The RCC Choir performed “Light Born of Light,” which was accompanied by the choir’s own Andrew Vang on flute. It was very ethereal, and they were also spectacular with their story telling performance, “Witness.” Once RCC Chamber Singers took the stage, the audience fell silent as they sung “Gloria,” written by Riverside local Joshua Himes. The chamber singers swayed back and forth as they let the beautiful melodies flow together in a gracious harmony. John Byun, director of Riverside City College Chamber Singers and Vocal Jazz Ensemble, introduced the local composer who was amidst the audience, and he also received applause from the audience. “I’ve known Josh for many years,” said Byun in an email. “(Himes) frequently sends me songs to look at and this year I finally decided to program one of his pieces.” Byun took time to discuss
about the time it takes to prepare for a concert, and the importance of classical music. “This genre of music is the key to music education,” said Byun. “We perform these songs to get the historical values of classical music.” And the historical values did show, some of the songs performed were like a time capsule that can transport you to the European renaissance. “Maria” is a perfect example. RCC Chamber Singers beautifully sang it. They were expressive and well composed during their performance. Not only was classical music played during last Saturday’s performance, but there was a fair share of pop culture as well. RCC Vocal Jazz Ensemble performed “When She Loved Me,” a heartfelt song which is popularly known in Toy Story 2, which made some members of the audience wipe the tears rolling down their cheeks. The vocal jazz ensemble managed to shift the mood of their performance with an entertaining interpretation of Maroon 5’s “Sunday Morning.” The crowd was clapping and singing along with the ensemble, and that ended the night with a cheerful note.
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HARMONY: RCC Choir performing “Light Born of Light accompanied by Andrew Vang on the flute. The Oct. 23 concert was well arranged. The choral ensembles demonstrated discipline and talent, which takes constant practice to perform a concert so effortlessly. “Usually, we have about six weeks to prepare a concert,” said Byun. RCC Choral Ensembles are
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It’s 1976, and Carrie White is awaiting high school hunk Tommy Ross to pick her up and accompany her to her high school senior prom. Except it’s not 1976 and Carrie White isn’t played by Sissy Spacek. It’s 2013 and Hollywood’s star on the rise Chloe G. Moretz along side Julianne Moore stars in the new revamped rendition of “Carrie,” which premiered Oct. 18. “Carrie” is famed author Stephen King’s first published novel. A reimagining of this bestselling novel tells the story of Carrie White (played by Moretz), a shy, introverted young girl who has telekinetic abilities and is ridiculed by her high school classmates and sheltered but also tormented by her inordinately religious and deranged mother (played by Moore). Carrie gets pushed beyond the limits when a classically viscious prank is played on her at her senior prom which causes Carrie to unleash a horrific deadly telekinetic massacre on the whole prom. Comparisons to the 1976 “Carrie” starring Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie are plentiful, yet this rendition was relatively lack luster on a “scary” level. Chloe G. Moretz gave a moderately exceptional performance portraying Carrie White but it was Julianne Moore who truly flourished as Margaret White. Director Kimberly Peirce (Boys Don’t Cry, Stop-Loss) and screenwriter Roberto
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Carrie Lives Again Aguirre-Sacasa (Big Love, Glee) were very loyal to King’s material more so than Brian De Palma’s 1976 adaptation, but clearly failed to supersede the original. The chemistry between Moretz and Moore did however live up to that of Spacek’s and Laurie from the 1976 film. Moore was as cynically compelling as Moretz was timidly brilliant. Every echoing and suspenseful moment came when Moretz and Moore were collectively together. Clearly when seeing this film Pierce sings the same tunes and follows the same beat as De Palma’s adaptation but made it her own modernized rendition. The climatic and iconic “pig’s blood in a bucket” scene, the novel and film’s pivotal moment where Carrie White snaps into a deadly telekinetic rage, didn’t quite live up to Spacek’s performance, who looked inhuman covered in blood in the original film, where as Moretz looked considerably CGI induced and a little unreal. The film’s opening weekend only made $17 million dollars at the box office, according to “Entertainment Weekly,” despite the proximity to the Halloween season. From the looks of it, Carrie White has returned to instill fear in us all, reminding everyone that we may need to be a little nicer to the quiet girl in the corner.
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Have you ever wondered what goes on in the house in New Orleans? Continuing in its third season, “American Horror Story: Coven” follows two generations of clashing witches based out of the infamously mystical Big Easy, bringing together a strong ensemble of both mature and fresh-faced female actors. The young witches are coming into their powers and learning to survive in a world where, as Jessica Lange’s character says in the first episode, “… there are no shadows.” Tassia Farmiga returns this season to the anthology as Zoey, the innocent girl who gets thrown into this world of magic after she accidentally discovers her murderous powers. And just as you’re beginning to feel the classic tropes turning you off from this witchy drama, Ryan Murphy’s lazy acknowledgment of the typical magical clichés through Zoey in the pilot is just smart enough to draw out a chuckle from the casual viewer. Easily being the show’s most glaring weakness, Murphy had
trouble with weaving this universe’s exposition into the storyline smoothly enough, yet no one can deny that it’s a heavy job to lay the ground work for a new world with every season premiere, and when you just want to jump into the action it’s easy to gloss over slower things like character development, or backstory. Murphy’s rush to send young witches flying through the air does leave us feeling cheated. Asylum’s slower, more thorough pacing also didn’t cop out by having a cheesy narration from the young female lead. Continuing actors in the series include Evan Peters, the wide-ranged and talented Lange, Sarah Paulson whose Cordelia Foxx is a far cry from her role last season as now she runs Murphy’s disturbing version of Hogwarts titled Miss Robichaux’s Academy for Exceptional Young Ladies and especially with her onscreen relationship with Lange’s character, the raining Supreme Fiona Goode. Series actors returning from hiatus include miss Farmiga, Denis O’Hare playing a tongueless butler at Miss Robichaux’s,
the lovely Jamie Brewer as a young clairvoyant and Alexandra Breckenridge in a role yet to be announced. The new faces that have everybody buzzing include Oscarnominated Gabourey Sidibe as Queenie, a human voodoo-doll; Emma Roberts playing a flat onesided troubled starlet who comes off as a quipy valley-girl Carrie except her snappy one-liners tend to leave me more annoyed by her trashiness than amused. But it’s Oscar-nominated Angela Bassett as voodoo queen Marie Laveau and Oscarwinning Kathy Bates playing the slave-torturing sinister Delpine LaLaurie who’s centuries old feud spilled over into the modern world has us on the edge of our seats. When Jessica Lange’s allpowered Fiona gets dragged into a fight with these two legends the resulting drama makes for compelling television. The impending three-way knock-down drag out fight coming our way from these three vastly talented women is easily reason enough to keep watching.
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THE EERIE HOUSE IN THE BIG EASY: AHS:Coven films on location in New Orleans with Miss Robichaux’s Acadamey filmed in the 157-year-old Buckner Mansion.
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2-in-1 L.A. restaurant comes to Riverside PATRICIA MEJIA STAFF WRITER
Vietnamese eatery Calibasil and international flatbread concept known as Oven 450 opened its doors for the first time on the sunny afternoon of Oct. 25. Not being what I expected, I was taken away by the originality of this new hip two-in-one restaurant. Focusing on Vietnamese specialty Pho and Banh Mi sandwiches, Calibasil allows you to customize your meal to the fullest extent. It’s a completely different approach to typical Vietnamese eateries, giving this place a modernistic feel. Calibasil now makes it possible for you to walk into a restaurant and enjoy a nice, hot bowl of Pho, fully personalized to your liking, in less than three minutes.
They start you off with your noodles, hot, fresh, and fully cooked right in front of you, with different garnishes such as fresh and locally sourced scallions, onions, mushrooms, jalapenos, cilantro, mint, and bean sprouts, you can enhance your soup as much as you’d like. You’re then offered the option of meats, chicken or beef (also naturally grown.) and for the vegetarians, they also offer organic tofu and vegetarian broth to crown your Pho. Offering all sorts of international forms of flat bread Oven 450 has a great choice of variety. From Korean style flatbread pizzas to Mediterranian style flatbread dishes everything on the Oven 450 menu was surprisingly filled with flavor and easy on the wallet, most dishes cost around $5. 40-year-old, UCR graduate, and CEO of Calibasil, Justin
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For older fans a combination of nostalgia mixed with excitement sets in with the release of “Pokémon X and Y.” Nintendo first released “Pokémon Red” and “Green” in Japan in 1996, but it wasn’t until Sep. 1998 that “Pokémon Red” and “Pokémon Blue” was released in North America, which was made for the Gameboy and Gameboy Color. For gamers this first generation was still an early stage of gaming devices. In sync with the games, Pokémon the anime TV series was also released in 1998, which introduced the ten-year old Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town and his loveable stubborn Pokémon partner Pikachu. Ash and Pikachu remain as the main icons for the whole Pokémon series and movies. After the TV show was introduced, GameFreak (Japanese video game developer for Nintendo), introduced a special edition “Pokémon Yellow” a year after “Red and Blue”, claimed to based on the show but featuring very similar gameplay. Being a massive Christmas time success, Nintendo
kept making special editions of the games to boost sales, such as “Pokémon Crystal”, “Emerald” and “Platinum.” “Pokémon Red and Blue” were perfect for children who had no worries and could spend hours of the day playing trying to catch the 151 Pokémon which seemed like a perfect investment of time. But like all other games, there was only so much you could take on in the 2d world, and only so many Pokémon to catch. Nintendo released “Pokémon Gold and Silver” on Oct. 15, 2000 with an additional 100 new Pokémon, a new region, and a new set of badges to collect. Continually adding to its predecessor’s, Nintendo kept releasing newer generations with newer Pokémon to add to the list and to the excitement. Finally After 15 years of Pokémon, Nintendo released the sixth generation of Pokémon on Oct. 12 however, very much has changed in those 15 years. Gamefreak went big this time making its first full 3-D Pokémon game. They did this with great fluidity in the animation and amazing character design and graphics that are finally up to date! The newest generation has an enormous online world that is a great way to meet many new trainers and put your skills to the
test. As long as you’re in Wi-Fi range you will have company from people who are just like you. The evolution of the Pokémon series itself is an amazing experience to be a part of. The best and biggest integration has to go the 3-D, which has changed the Pokémon RPG in a great way after 15 years of the 2-D it’s hard not to admire the art in this game. “Pokémon X and Y” sold more than 4 million copies on the first two days, showing Nintendo that the fans still have a strong ongoing passion for the series. Pokémon’s highest selling games “Pokémon Diamond and Pearl” made more than 17 million dollars. While the latest generation of games “Pokemon Black and White” and their respective sequals have the lowest sales on paper, they still maintained the top selling game for thier release week proving Pokémon is still on top of the gaming world. The franchise has sold more than 245 million games, second only to Nintendo’s Mario franchise. “Pokémon X and Y”, has now expanded the Pokémon world to an overall of over 700 Pocket monsters. It will require more than just a little free time to capture and train all your Pokémon certainly leaving the gamers entertained and thinking “gotta catch em’ all.”
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It’s time to remember Cheri Jo VALERIE OSIER
STAFF WRITER It was something that simply did not happen then, not in peaceful Riverside. Many have said it, “stripped Riverside of its innocence.” And 47 years later, people still haven’t forgotten. “Nobody from my generation is going to forget this, it rocked the town,” said Jeannie CasilMiller, who knew the victim. It not only shook the town, but it shook Riverside City College even more. “I remember students and faculty were on high alert for a long time after it happened,” said Jan Schall, a part-time professor at RCC at the time.
out of the country, but several years ago, he flew into California. Detectives obtained a warrant for his DNA and tested it against a hair fiber sample they had from the crime scene. It didn’t match, but, according to Simons, the police aren’t sure if the hair fiber sample they have is even that of the killer. A month after the murder, a typed letter titled “The Confession” was sent to The Daily Enterprise newspaper, which is now The Press-Enterprise. The letter gave an eerie account of the murder and contained accurate details of the crime scene not yet released to the public, and therefore was believed to be from the killer.
A murder on campus
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Cheri Jo Bates, 18, left the RCC library at 9 p.m. to head home in her little green Volkswagen Bug on Sunday, Oct. 30, 1966. At 6:30 the next morning, she was found dead, face down and fully clothed on the RCC campus in a dirt driveway on Terracina Drive between two unoccupied houses. Her throat was slashed and several stab wounds were in her back. Police found her car near the scene, where she had parked it before going into the library. It had the keys still in the ignition and the engine had been tampered with to prevent the car from starting. The killer had disabled the engine to prevent Bates from leaving. The only evidence the police have are scrapings from underneath Bates’ fingernails that contained bits of skin and hair, a result of Bates fighting her attacker, as well as greasy palm and fingerprints found on the victim’s car. They found a man’s Timex watch with its leather band broken at the crime scene and footprints thought to belong to the suspect, also found at the scene. From the fingernail scrapings, police know the killer was a white male. “We recently went through all the physical evidence and resubmitted it to the lab, but it came back inconclusive,” said Jim Simons, who is the current detective on the case.
A continuing mystery
Police had a suspect whom they felt confident killed Bates, but they lacked enough evidence to press charges. The suspect has been living
Six months after Bates was killed, a handwritten note was mailed to the Riverside police and The Daily Enterprise. It simply said, “Bates had to die. There will be more.” Handwriting experts from the Criminal Identification and Investigation Bureau said the “Zodiac Killer,” reportedly responsible for several murders in the San Francisco Bay area, had written the note. This has long been discounted by police because the “Zodiac’s” habits and pattern apparently didn’t match those in the Bates’ killing. There has also been several previous handwriting misidentifications in the “Zodiac” case. Although, no matter how often the police refute the connection, the legend has stuck. Despite police working around the clock to solve the case when it occurred and in the years since, it has become a cold case with an even colder trail.
An ordinary day That sunny, warm morning started out like any other Sunday. According to regional newspapers at the time, Cheri went to Mass at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church with her father, Joseph Bates, and she ate their usual breakfast with him after. After breakfast, Joseph asked Cheri if she wanted to go to the beach with him. The Bates family usually enjoyed going to the beach together, but this time Cheri was unable to go because she had to work on a research paper. Joseph left for the beach and later came home to read a note Cheri had left: “Dad – went to the RCC library.” According to witnesses, she studied in the library until closing time.
After she left, police speculate and the confession letter later states that she went to her car and found it would not start. There, the killer,
suspected to be someone she knew, approached her and offered her a ride home. The police think the suspect led her down the dark driveway on Terracina, where he attacked her.
The victim Cheri Josephine Bates was only 18 years old when she was murdered. She was born on Feb. 4, 1948 in Omaha, Neb. According to most, she was a “sweet, outgoing girl.” She was a cheerleader during her junior year at Ramona High School and was involved in student government. She was a “Junior Princess” candidate at her high school as well. She always seemed to have a lot of friends, but she wasn’t clique-ish,” said her brother, Michael Bates. As a student, Cheri studied hard and got good grades. She went to RCC, and had plans of becoming a stewardess. She played the piano and
He was also reportedly her fiancé. He had gone to RCC and then transferred to San Francisco State College to play football. The weekend before her death, Cheri and Highland’s parents had visited him in San Francisco. Friends recall they were head over heels for each other. In high school, she baby-sat quite often. “What a sweetheart, she was such a sweet gal, she never talked to me like a kid,” said Jeannie C a s i l Miller, who was 12 years old at the time Cheri babysat her and her young brother. “Everybody liked her.” Bates was also known for being a sweet and giving girl. One friend recalls when, in junior high,
Illustrator: Celeste Walter they competed in a talent show made a together, dressed up like sailors lot of her own clothes. She also and sung “I’m Gonna Wash that liked to make things for others, Man Right Out of My Hair” from according to her brother. the musical “South Pacific.” Joseph Bates had always “For me, the best part of our raised his children to earn what story was, I was an underclass they got. Cheri had a part-time person who she wanted to help job at Riverside National Bank out,” said Cherie Curzon, a friend to help pay for her Volkswagen, of Cheri. “The people who were something she was proud to have going to do the talent contest earned. with me backed out and she In high school, she was often volunteered to be my partner.I busy with friends and activities. will never forget her kindness... At the time of her murder, We had so much fun rehearsing Cheri’s brother - one year her and then performing, I loved senior - was in the Navy. her generosity and kindness In the year prior to leaving toward me...She did it because for service, Michael recalls he of who she was; just a wonderful and Cheri not spending a lot of person.” time together. Joseph Bates set up a Michael was working at Sears memorial scholarship at RCC in and going to school at RCC, and Cheri’s name called “The Cheri Cheri was busy with school and Jo Bates Memorial Endowed work as well. S c h o l a r s h i p , ” a w a rded to “Without realizing it, we a student majoring in music, weren’t doing a lot together,” said preferably piano or organ. Michael. “You don’t think about “She always had a smile for it when you’re young.” everybody,” said Casil-Miller. Cheri had a boyfriend of two “She needs to be remembered.” years, Dennis Highland.
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“Football doesn’t build character, it reveals character.”
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Former Tigers shine in D-1 JAMES WILLIAMS
SPORTS EDITOR In the month of October, two former members of the Riverside City College football team, Eddie Lackey and Ryan Coleman, received honors for their defensive on-field performances. Lackey, a University of Baylor linebacker, received the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week award for his performance against Iowa State on Oct. 19. Lackey had eight total tackles, one sack and a fumble recovery. Lackey also became the first defensive player at Baylor to be recognized as
conference defensive player of the week for a third time. He was recognized with the same award twice during the 2012 season. Coleman, a linebacker at the University of Memphis, was named the National Defensive Performer of the Week by CollegeFootballPerformance. com following his performance against Southern Methodist University. Coleman had two fumble recoveries for a pair of touchdowns. Coleman also became the fourth player in NCAA Bowl Subdivision history to score two fumblereturns for touchdowns in a single game.
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against the Citrus College defense on Oct. 26.
JOSH LAKEY
STAFF WRITER The RCC Tigers had a two game winning resurgence following their first loss of the season against Fullerton College on Oct. 12. The first of the two wins came on the road against the El Camino College Warriors on Oct. 19 with a 48-25 victory followed by a hard fought last second touchdown win over the Citrus College Owls on Oct. 26 in Wheelock Field which resulted in a 51-50 final score. This was the second time the Tigers came up big verses the Owls. Last season, despite having the top offense at the time, the Tigers didn’t score a single offensive touchdown but still managed a 21-18 win over the Owls in overtime. Head Coach Tom Craft eluded to this game in comparison saying “very similar type of deal, but this year was much more offensively one sided on both ends.” The Owls were led by quarterback Larry Cutbirth, who played a stellar game throwing 33 passes of which 23 were completed and throwing a Citrus College setting record six touchdown passes. Running back Emmanuel Pooler contributed 120 rushing yards on 15 attempts with his longest run of the night being a 44 yard rush in the first quarter. Wide receivers freshman Raphael Barr and sophomore Scott Calles were huge for
the Owls, with Barr catching five balls for 122 yards with three touchdown catches and Calles, who managed to catch a last minute touchdown pass from Cutbirth giving the Owls a 50-44 lead with 1:03 left to go in the game, finished with five catches for 68 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Despite big production from the Owls offensive players, the Tigers remained resilient offensively. Running back Denzel Foster, who ranks second in the Central Conference in rushing yards, produced 21 attempts rushing for 127 yards with three touchdowns on the ground for the Tigers. Quarterback Skylar Howard (who also currently ranks number one in central conference in completions and touchdowns) went 19 completions on 27 passing attempts for 250 yards and two touchdowns in the game. His second touchdown pass thrown was the game changer and inevitably game winner, setting up receiver Marquis Thompson for a nine yard touchdown making the score 50-50 and Von Ross’ point after touchdown kick attempt good giving the Tigers a 51-50 lead with only eight seconds left remaining in the game. Before that catch, the Tigers managed to move 65 yards down the field in six plays in 55 seconds of the final drive, leaving only eight seconds remaining in the game.
Tigers fall short at home against Rustlers LUCINDA MATTHEWS STAFF WRITER
RCC fell short in a loss to Golden West College, 3-1, at home in an Orange Empire conference game on Oct. 23. Golden West entered the game as the No. 3 team in the state. RCC was lead by outside hitter Deborah Catanese, who had a team-high 17 kills. The Tigers won the first set of the game but eventually went on to
lose three straight sets, 25-22, 2825, 27-29, 11-25. Sophomore setter Jennifer Norton lead the Tigers with a teamhigh 27 assists. Norton and defensive specialist Sarah Kelly tied for a team-high eight digs on the night. The third set featured a total of six ties between the Tigers and Rustlers. RCC will travel to Cypress College for an Orange Empire Conference game on Nov. 6.
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Season Record 7-4
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at Cuesta
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at Palomar
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at Golden West
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vs. Saddleback
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OEC Championships
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at LA Harbor
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So Cal Championships
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vs. Long Beach
42-28 W
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Oct. 12
at Fullerton
36-38 L
Oct. 19
at El Camino
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vs. Citrus
51-50 W
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at Desert
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vs. Mt. San Antonio 6pm
Ice water running through the veins of the 19-year-old has proven to be more than enough. College football is very exciting; from week to week you never know what can happen. These young men at these big time universities have a lot of pressure on them some players can handle it while others may not, but the athletes that can succeed at an early stage in their career have an opportunity to become something very special. The 6-foot-4-inch, 220 pound Jameis Winston is known as the famous Jameis amongst his teammates and Florida State fans. Florida State has had some pretty good quarter backs over the years from Christian Ponder as well as EJ Manuel which are both currently playing in the NFL, but at this stage of Winston’s early career he has an opportunity to be one of the best quarter backs to come out of Florida State. With a record of 6-0, Winston has done some remarkable things thus far, amassing 20 touchdowns and passing for 1,885 yards and only three interceptions. He has Florida state in national championship contention, in a big time showdown against number three ranked Clemson, the youngster was nothing short of amazing as he picked apart Clemson’s defense in an complete dominant effort passing for 444 yards in a 51-14 massacre that Clemson never saw coming. There is no stage too big for the young superstar, Florida State is averaging more than 40 points a game behind Winston, his leadership and his maturity has a lot to do with his success, with a smile on his face it just seems like this guy was born to do this. If Winston can keep this up he will be smiling on the way to a national championship and possibly a Heisman trophy which he is currently third on the list, pressure is not in his vocabulary.
Quarterback Jameis Winston 2013 season after seven games this season. Pass Completions - 128 Pass Attempts - 183 Passing Yards - 2,177 Touchdown Passes - 23 Interceptions - 4
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14-11 L
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TBA
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Nov. 1
OEC Finals
9am
Nov. 7
vs. Foothill @ SJCC Tourney 2 pm
Oct. 9
at Santa Ana
3-0 W
Nov. 9
SoCal Champs.
10am
Nov. 15
vs. Antelope Valley @ S.B.C. 6 pm
Oct. 11
vs. Cypress
3-2 L
Nov. 23
CCCAA State
10am
Nov. 16
vs. Victor Valley @ S.B.C 5 pm
Oct. 16
vs. Orange Coast
3-2 L
Nov. 17
at San Bernardino @ S.B.C 5pm
Oct. 18
at Fullerton
3-0 L
Nov. 19
at San Diego Miramar 6 pm
Oct. 23
vs. Golden West
1-0 L
Dec. 7
College of Southern Idaho 7 pm
Oct. 25
at Saddleback
3-0 W
Dec. 10
vs. Desert @ RCC Tourny 7 pm
Oct. 30
at Irvine Valley
6pm
Dec. 18
at Fresno 5 pm
Nov. 1
vs. Santa Ana
6pm
Dec. 27
vs. MiraCosta @ C.O.C 1 pm
Nov. 6
at Cypress
7pm
Nov. 8
at Orange Coast
7pm
Nov. 13
vs. Fullerton
6pm
S.B.C. = San Bernardino Classic
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Tigers ready to run for title VICTORIA RANDALL STAFF WRITER
With the bulk of the season over, both the men and women’s cross country teams at Riverside City College have championships races to look forward too. The next three races are crucial for both teams. The Orange Empire Conference Finals will be held on Nov. 1 at Irvine Park. After the conference finals, the Tigers
headed to the So Cal Championships at Central Park in Santa Clarita, and with a qualifying score they will be going to CCCA State Championships at Woodward Park in Fresno. Each race is different the runners face the obstacles of unique courses, difficult weather conditions, and the big challenge of self. Although there are teams, each runner competes as an individual. “Cross-country racing is really
competitive, you get on the line and its mano y mano” said McCarron. “It tests, your stamina, your strength and you psyche as well.” The teams are working hard to prepare and McCarron says, “ We’ve got a very good chance of being in the top 10 in the state.” The goal is to “ take one minute to 90 seconds off their time” said Coach Smith, and a lot of the athletes are doing that.”
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Is RCC a smoke-free or a free smoking campus?
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Riverside City College is a smoke-free campus, or so it claims to be, according to a banner that was hanging between two palm trees in front of the RCC theatre. While it is unclear who took the smoking banner down, the spot is now occupied with another banner promoting an upcoming play on campus. The question is, does it matter if it is taken down? Did a majority of students, staff and faculty even notice? It is possible that those on campus never paid attention to the banner while it was there, because smokers can still be seen. One of the most popular spots for smokers is on the southern side of the Martin Luther King building that is facing the Landis Performance Arts Center. At times, students would smoke directly under the “smoke-free campus” sign. What has campus police or anyone else done about it to live up to what that banner claimed we were as a college community? If RCC still stands by the fact that they are the first smoke-free junior college campus then what are they doing to enforce it? We need to hold each other accountable. Back in 2005, an article was written by Viewpoints stating that RCC’s Health Services and former RCC President Salvatore Rotella’s Strategic Planning Committee had disagreements deciding on new designated smoking areas. This came after the smokers requested a new smoking area on campus out of concern for the children of “Passport to College,” which was a program in conjunction with local
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elementary schools. In an article later that same year, the Associated Students of Riverside City College reassigned the smoking areas on campus after working together with health services. According to the article, ASRCC also made signs that read “Smoking in Designated Areas” to replace signs that stated RCC was a “Smoke Free Campus.” But again RCC took a stand that as of August 31, 2009, there would no longer be smoking on campus. Which pretty much has lead to some students smoking anywhere they see fit. Some students even unofficially reassigned smoking spots such as the back of the digital library, the side of the Martin Luther King Jr. building and the side of the business education building to name a few. Sounds a lot like a back and forth game of tag. Well it is 2013 and students, and even some professors, can be seen smoking on campus. Can we just have a clear decision we can all stick with, give the smokers designated areas on campus or commit to being a smoke-free campus like we claim to be. We can only hope that the same children who pledged to stay smoke-free during Red Ribbon Week at local elementary and middle schools did not see any smokers on campus when they visited RCC for the “Halloween Town” Trick or Treating event. We believe RCC should be an example campus by promoting healthy activities and discouraging on-campus smoking. RCC’s campus should be a smoke free campus.
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