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Student organizers take a stand
RCC faculty association shows support for student protesters at Board of Trustees meeting DIEGO D. GARCIA & CRYSTAL OLMEDO @RCCviewpoints
A group protesting the recent hire of District Compliance Officer Lorraine Jones marched from one of Riverside City College’s free speech areas - the steps of the Martin Luther King Jr. building - to the Riverside Community College District’s Centennial Plaza on Market Street on May 3. Students from RCC, Norco College, UC Riverside, former Mt. SAC student Aarefah Mosavi and the By Any Means Necessary organization led the march into downtown shouting, “break the silence, say no to violence.” “We need a provider, Jones is a divider.” Centennial Plaza’s doors were temporarily locked, but the activists were later allowed access to the District’s bi-monthly Board meeting. Some of the members from the march have attended District board and committee meetings since April 5. The protesters’ concerns arose due to a lack of inclusion regarding Jones’ recent hire as District compliance officer. At those protests students voiced their concerns, and said it could potentially affect other students within the District. “We are still in fear … Even at school when I should feel
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Riverside City College students and activists from other colleges march with signs from campus to the Riverside Community College District offices for the Board of Trustee Meeting on May 3. protected because there are people in higher-ups that could protect me. It’s not happening, according to RCC student Nikki Abello. “I want you guys (the Board) to care. I feel like it is your responsibility … so I just ask of you, fire Lorraine Jones. It’s that simple.” Board members cannot respond to public comments that are not agendized, due to the Ralph M. Brown Act 1953 (not to be confused with CA
Government Code 54950). Another RCC student expressed her concerns about the District’s recent hire and elaborated on the roles women play in society - during an agenda section labeled “Comments from the Public,” on April 19. “They are our mothers, our sisters, our aunts, our grandmothers,” said Sarah Amro, RCC student. “They are the givers of life.” Amro also shared her
concerns about the hire and how this action may affect the District’s reputation. “RCCD is one of the most valued institutions in California,” she said. “So why has this institution’s chancellor and trustees… continue to violate the trust of its students by deciding to bring on board an extremely controversial individual, Ms. Lorraine Jones, as its new director of compliance, an extremely sensitive position.”
RCCD Board of Trustees vice president, Nathan A. Miller was ill and not present at the April 19 Board meeting, but offered his views in regard to the April 5 protests in a interview with Viewpoints. “It’s freedom of speech,” he said. “We afford anybody the opportunity to stand in front of the Board, and tell us they are happy with what the college is doing, or unhappy with what the college is doing.” RCCD Board of Trustees president, Virginia Blumenthal spoke with Viewpoints on April 26 in regards to the position of District compliance officer, and how that position has evolved overtime. “That has now become a position that can affect other people than what it used to be,” she said. “We should take a look on who should be at the interviewing table. Now that does not mean that the people at the interviewing table have power of veto, or what is said dictates who is hired. That is up to the chancellor and then up to the Board, but I think the more input we have, the better it is.” Dariush Haghighat gave an apology on behalf of the Faculty Association to the students and members involved in the protests, for not coming to their aid when the board initially denied extending time for Mosavi to complete her statement on
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Honors exhibition recognizes art achievements HECTOR M. ZERMENO @RCCviewpoints
Art and photography students received recognition among fellow students, faculty and family members. The Art Department hosted a reception and award ceremony in the Art Gallery inside the Quad on May 5. Attendees surrounded artworks that clustered the walls and rested atop white pedestals.
Roughly 100 people attended the event. “I love when I see someone’s work progress,” said Leslie A. Brown, gallery coordinator. “ We ’ r e f u n d a m e n t a l i s t instructors, primarily, but we are also sophisticated enough in our own work that we know how to get them where they are going.” The reception and award ceremony are part of the Student Honors 2016 exhibition. Sixteen recognitions were awarded during the ceremony.
Riverside City College President Wolde-Ab Isaac presented the first award of the night. “We have reasons to be proud and the source of our pride is the utter excellence of our students,” Isaac said to the audience. “In my eyes you’re all great artists, you’ve all won the prize.” Isaac presented the President’s Aw a r d , w h i c h i n c l u d e s a monetary prize, to Jay Emstrom for his pen sketch titled “Birds and Hands.”
Isaac said the sketch reminded him of his childhood struggle to find “solutions and keys” because it features tools. “It gave me a piece of my past,” Isaac said. Two Centennial Awards were presented to celebrate the college’s anniversary. The student recipients were Gonzalo Contreras and Jay Emstrom. “You look at his work… and it’s just disgustingly beautiful,” said Nicole Green-Hodges, professor of art, while presenting
the Centennial Award to Jay Emstrom. “I just really admire him and appreciate him.” Two students received a $100 Student of Distinction Scholarship. The award consist of two categories: studio art and art history. It was presented by Art Department faculty and the Art Club. Vicki Mercado received the studio art scholarship and Alec Sandoval received the art history
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scholarship. S c o t t B a u e r, d e a n o f instruction of performing arts, presented the Purchase Award to Rafael Mejia. R h o n d a Ta u b e , A r t Department chair, said she is amazed each year by the work of students. “It really makes you realize what a professional program we have,” Taube said. “I think our students produce such breathtaking work.” She said the quality of work from the students is why they are successful at getting into “great” art programs from around the country. James Nelson, an illustration design student and a Student Honors award recipient, said the faculty has helped him build a “utility belt” of skills that will help him achieve his goals. “I’ve been building up that confidence,” Nelson said. “I don’t want to rush this. “It’s not about getting your degree and moving on, it’s about building something within
y April 18 Baseball jersey stolen from Evans Sports Complex Baseball uniforms and equipment were stolen from the baseball clubhouse on campus. Riverside Community College District Police approximate the burglary took place over the weekend between April 16 and April 18. The burglary was reported April 18 at 12:50 a.m. There are no suspects at this time.
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Carla Conti, photography professor, hugs Hugo Fernando while presenting a Student Honors Award at the Student Honors Exhibition 2016 reception and award ceremony May 5. yourself and a skill set that you can carry on with you.” Nelson hopes to be accepted to the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California for the illustration design program. The exhibition will remain open until May 27. “I’m very, very proud of all the work,” Bauer said. “The student work is fabulous, we have fabulous faculty and we have a
fabulous gallery director.” The exhibition features sculpture, painting, figure drawing, mixed media, animation, i l l u s t r a t i o n , p h o t o g r a p h y, printmaking and ceramics. “This department is so strong,” Brown said. “I’ve worked in many, many colleges. The department here is the strongest art department I’ve ever worked at.”
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April 5. “Please accept our sincerest apologies, and Faculty Association’s deepest appreciation for the example your bravery set for us all … We are all greatly more indebted to your courage and bravery,” he said. Haghighat then turned to the protesters and urged them to put down their signs and walk out with their heads held high. All the activists accepted, and peacefully exited the building. Mosavi told Viewpoints that Haghihat’s comments up-rooted emotions within her, and his acts
of consideration made her feel privileged. “I was so incredibly moved to tears with his speech,” Mosavi said. “I was just so honored to have that privilege to have him say those amazing things about me. To feel that way about me is incredibly humbling to hear that from any professor. “I am so eternally grateful, for how he connected his own personal life to what I was going through … how he saw me as his own daughter. It’s that level of compassion that I’m hoping will sort of branch out to the Board, and anyone really… I cannot thank him enough.” RCCD Chancellor Michael
Burke made a statement regarding campus safety at the May 3 board meeting. “As the Board is aware I have recently commissioned a task force on college safety District-wide. After listening to the concerns of students around campus safety, and consulting with Dr. Haghighat, I will be enlarging the scope of that task force to insure that it includes campus safety, specifically to … women on college campuses,” Burke said. The task force will be led by RCC President Wolde-Ab Isaac; his appointment is scheduled, for the District’s next committee meeting on June 14.
array of modified automobiles, that continued to grow in size as the event went on. Products such as the PowerAll, a portable jump starter and new improved car cleaning tools were displayed at the company booths. Wilfred Martis, founder of the company Chariotz, explained that the significance of the event for him and his colleagues was to get exposure for his company and showcase evolving technology such as their phone app. Martis hoped that students who came to the event curious about the automotive industry would overcome their misconception of the technical field of automotive education. “People think that if they get into the automotive space all you do is change oil and engines or clean valves,” Martis said. “It’s not all about just going into an auto shop with wrenches and
bolts, there is a lot of additional technology that can go into this.” Skyler Murdock, president of the RCC Auto Club, said he believed that with everything showcased at the open house, this event could draw the attention of any automotive enthusiast and more importantly new or current students enrolled in this curriculum. Eddie Meza, currently enrolled in automotive curriculum at RCC, explained that he thought that the event would be a good experience for those who might want to jump into the automotive industry. Students such as Meza, said events like the Career Technical Education Open House help to solidify their intent to pursue a career in the automotive field and overall entail a large selection of features to appeal to many attendees.
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A Career Technical Education Open House held at Riverside City College’s automotive shop, showcased RCC’s automotive classes, career information, and advertisement for companies funding the event. Entailing multiple elements such as a car show, career workshop, new automotive products, and free food, the open house hoped to attract more than just curious students. Companies partnering with the RCC’s automotive shop for example Chariotz, helped to sponsor the event and were eager to advertise their company. The open house began at 9 a.m. on April 30th and continued until 1 p.m.. The car show displayed a wide
y April 20 Arrest made for possession of stolen property An adult male non-student was found wearing a baseball uniform. The uniform was stolen from the Evans Sports Complex in the burglary case earlier in the week. The adult male was arrested for possession of stolen property at 4:48 p.m. at the corner of 14th and Vine Street. However, RCCD Police do not believe the adult male was involved in the burglary case. y April 22 Counterfeit bills reported by RCC linked to one suspect The college bank reported a counterfeit $20 bill at 1:50 p.m. The counterfeit currency was taken by RCCD Police to the Secret Service’s field office on the corner of Market Street and University Avenue. RCCD Police believe this along with the recent counterfeit currency reported in March and April are linked to one suspect. The counterfeits are being used to buy food from the City Grill at Riverside City College. RCCD Police have one suspect. There is an ongoing investigation and no arrests have been made at this time. y April 23 Arrested on outstanding warrant An adult male student was arrested for an outstanding warrant at 8:30 p.m. inside Huntly Gym. Custodial staff reported the student trespassing in the gym. When RCCD Police arrived, they found that the student had an outstanding warrant. y April 26 Cell Phone reported stolen A student reported their iPhone stolen to RCCD Police at 1:30 p.m. The cellphone was stolen from Quadrangle Room 119 between 12:15 p.m. and 12:30 p.m. There are no suspects at this time. y April 28 Minor threatened This case is both an ongoing investigation and involves a minor, for both reasons sparse information is known. An adult male threatened a minor in the Gateway College and Career Center at 10:30 a.m. The threat was a criminal threat according to Sargent Robert Kleveno and is against the law. There is a suspect but, they have not been arrested at this time. y May 2 The City Grill reports Counterfeit bill RCC’s The City Grill reported a counterfeit $20 bill at 11:45 a.m. The counterfeit currency was taken by RCCD Police to the Secret Service’s field office on the corner of Market Street and University Avenue. This bill along with the previous four counterfeit bills have been linked to an ongoing investigation by RCCD Police. There is one suspect but, as this is an ongoing investigation no arrests have been made at this time. y May 2 Wallet stolen from unlocked vehicle A wallet was stolen from an unlocked 2003 Audi. The wallet was stolen between 11:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. at the Evans Sports Complex. There are no suspects at this time. y May 3 Vehicle Vandalized A female student reported that her silver Kia Sportage was vandalized at 9 a.m. in Lot Y. There was a three foot scratch on the vehicle’s exterior. There are no suspects at this time. y May 3 Two credit cards stolen and used Wallets were stolen from two female students at the Landis Auditorium at 6 p.m. Their credit cards were then used for purchases totaling $350. There are no suspects at this time.
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Garden awarded $10,000 grant Riverside City College’s Community Garden was awarded $10,000 by Seeds of Change Grant program and plans to meet health codes so that they can provide fresh, affordable, organic produce to the school's cafeteria and free produce to students in need. The grant will also be used to increase water efficiency by finishing installation of a high quality drip irrigation system, as well as to help fund a shed, replacement tools, a water meter, produce scale and field guides to collect and analyze data in a variety of classes and help further education in the outdoor laboratory.
RCC names Young Alumnus of the Year Riverside City College has named 2005 graduate Renzo Corzano as its 2016 Young Alumnus of the Year. Corzano graduated from RCC in 2005 and transferred to UC Riverside to earn his master’s degree to then attend City of Hope National Medical Center to pursue a Ph.D. in Molecular Medicine. Corzano went on to New York Medical College, achieving notable success and a reputation as an advocate for patient care. He plans to have a career in oncology or epidemiology.
Arlington Village to hold Chili Cook-off The Arlington Business Partnership in Riverside will be hosting the 14th annual Chili Cook-Off & Car/Cycle Show May 28 in Arlington Village on Magnolia Avenue between Van Buren Boulevard and Jackson street from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event will feature the 43rd annual California State Chili Championship and showcase arts and crafts, food vendors, beer gardens, live music and a kids zone with chili tasting starting at 11:30 a.m. For more information contact specialevents@riversideabp. com.
RCC holds faculty lecture Riverside City College held its 56th Distinguished Faculty Lecture “Are You Sure?” with guest speaker Jan Muto, Norco College associate professor of Communications, on May 10 in the Digital Library and Learning Resource center’s Auditorium. Muto explaining how basic communications and technology affects everyone. To keep the lecture entertaining, Muto explained meanings while using satire and various forms of humor including meme’s and misunderstood screenshots of text messages. “I think life's too short not to laugh, but I think humor can help break down some barriers and allow us to laugh at ourselves and learn from it,” Muto said. RCC President Wolde-Ab Issac and Mark Sellick, associate professor of Political Science, presented Muto with a plaque featuring the art printed on her program and thanked her for her time and dedication to excellence.
Insect Fair returns
Riverside Metropolitan Museum and UCR Entomology Department host 2nd annual Insect Fair tropical areas, such as Indonesia, Malaysia and Peru, as a hobby @AlexisNaucler for 25 years. He mentioned he enjoys raising them and seeing their unique, colorful beauty. Tarantulas, millipedes, stick In order to display the bugs and a 1,000 dollar beetle different winged insects, Atamian named “Hercules” infested must hydrate the wings to be able downtown Riverside. to open and display them, then Riverside’s 2nd annual Insect they go through a week long Fair took place on Mission Inn drying period where he can then Avenue between Lime Street and stick the small needles through Orange Street from 10 a.m. to 4 the body of the insect to display p.m. April 30. in a box, which must be done very UC Riverside’s Entomology carefully as they Graduate are very delicate, Student according to Association him. Atamian teamed up mentioned with the the process of Riverside displaying them Metropolitan takes 10-15 Museum minutes. to bring a This year ’s wide array fair included tyeof activities, dying shirts, not animals, with regular dye, presentations but with dye made and insects from groundt o t h e up Cochineal community JAMES H. WILLIAMS | VIEWPOINTS insects. in hopes of “I think it’s a e d u c a t i n g Visitors of the Insect Fair were able to hold various insects such as people young a Eastern Hercules beetle, a tarantula and a Madagascar hissing novelty factor of being able to dye a n d o l d cockroach in downtown Riverside on April 30. with bugs and not o f E a r t h ’s with the educational boost and everyone can say that they’ve different insects, as mentioned what not, so it’s very much a done that before and it just fits by UCR student Amy Murillo. collaboration,” Murillo said. really well with the theme of She is a Ph.D student in UCR’s The effort put in by UCR today,” said Teresa Woodard, Entomology Department and a students to incorporate more RMM curator of education. “I part of EGSA.“Not all insects educational activities – such think it’s a great souvenir from are bad and sometimes what you as “A-to-Zika,” a presentation the festival.” hear in the news is not the whole aimed to teach people about These insects are usually story,” Murillo said. mosquitoes and diseases and a found on cacti and are considered “We’re just trying to get demonstration by Smithsonian a pest to the plants. They’re people a little more familiar Entomologist Nate Erwin and scraped off of cacti, ground up with science and literacy so they volunteers to learn more about into a powder and boiled until can know a little bit more about the sounds crickets make and a red pulp is left over. Water is insects as a base level. There are why – was noticed by Eddy then poured through a filter filled dangerous insects but for the Atamian, an attendee of the event with the pulp and red dye comes most part there’s something you who displayed his collection through to be used to make can learn from and you don’t of butterflies, moths and other unique, novelty t-shirts. have to be afraid of them.” insects. With presentations, over 50 U C R ’s E n t o m o l o g y “I see a lot more educational booths and well over 200 people Department was the primary stuff this year than last year and in attendance, there is no question host for Riverside’s inaugural a lot more vendors and a lot that this year’s Insect Fair was a Insect Fair in 2015 and due to the more people,” Atamian said. “I success. success and amount of interest think they did a really good job “It’s crazy that little tiny from the community, the museum promoting it.” insects can create this kind of decided to assist UCR students Atamian has been collecting excitement amongst people,” by taking the lead in hosting the insects from both local and Woodard said. event to bring in more vendors, ALEXIS NAUCLER
promotion and people. “It’s great that they have it,” said pest management company ISCA Technologies Biology Manager Jesse Salari. “It’s a really good idea to get everyone out here and it looks like there’s a lot of interest,” As mentioned by Murillo, the students have been able to focus more on the education aspect of the fair since the museum has taken over. “We’re just helping out
Library hosts journalism reception and exhibit
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Sports columnist for The Press-Enterprise, Jim Alexander, talks to a group of attendees at the Riverside City College journalism reception and exhibit in the Digital Library on April 22.
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Student journalist and faculty advisers from the 1970s to 2016 were among those in attendance for the “Riverside City College Student Journalism: A Century of Excellence” exhibit and reception in the Digital Library April 22. The Press-Enterprise sports columnist Jim Alexander served as a guest speaker at the reception. Vi e w p o i n t s ’ c u r r e n t journalism adviser, Allan Lovelace, and Jane Edelman, whose father, Robert Patton, was the newspaper’s faculty adviser in the 1930s through the 1950s, created the exhibit and display work done through the 100-year history of the program.
During the reception, Lovelace named Edelman, as an honorary member of the Viewpoints newspaper staff. Along with articles such as those written by Alexander, photographers and memories were also on display at the event including a photograph of former editors Timothy Guy, Stephanie Holland and Khai Le, who received an Associated Collegiate Press national Story of the Year award in the category of multimedia package in 2009. “The reception was a wonderful opportunity to meet former students and faculty advisers and to hear their stories
about what it was like to work with the student newspaper when they were here at RCC,” Lovelace said. Graduates of the RCC journalism program have worked at various newspapers such as The Press-Enterprise, San Bernardino Sun, the Black Voice News and the Orange County Register among others. Vi e w p o i n t e d i t o r s a n d reporters through the years have pursued stories about social, political, educational and environmental issues both on and off campus. Expanding at a rapid pace to include not only print, but also online, video, podcasting and social media.
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“A failure isn’t a failure if it prepares you for a successful tomorrow,”
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Tigers fight for the finish line
The Riverside City College track and field program earns top honors at SoCal regionals DYLAN KING
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The Riverside City College track and field program inched closer to the goal of becoming state champions by winning the Southern California Regional Championships at Antelope Valley on May 7. Overall, the men’s team took first place in the preliminary competition with 19 points, while the women’s team placed second to Cerritos with 23 points, with winners in individual events scheduled to compete in the finals May 14. Sophomore Brianna Jacklin captured first place honors in the women’s 10,000 meter run, clocking in with a time of 38 minutes and 3 seconds. The 10,000 meter event was one of two races that counted as a finals event, with the remaining races to conclude the following week. Jacklin has established a reputation as a force in athletics and academics, garnering recognition by being named to the CCCAA All-Academic team for her efforts as a student athlete for cross country and track and field. She signed a letter of intent to continue her pursuit of athletic and scholastic excellence, joining Cal State Fullerton next season on a full scholarship. STACY SORIANO | VIEWPOINTS Riverside City College’s runner Alberto Rodriguez finished first in the 800 meter race with a time of 1:55.43 and teammate Supervoid “I actually came to (RCC) Mack finished in second with a time of 1:55.88 at the non-conference quadrangular meet on March 5 at RCC’s Arthur N. Wheelock hoping to get better (as a runner),” Stadium. Jacklin said. “I hoped to get a scholarship, and I did that. I’m a third place finish in the shot put men’s 4x400 relay team were success. or otherwise, and he stresses the going to miss my teammates, and (11.94m). winners as well, clocking in at a “There are two types of importance of dedication that (transferring) is going to be weird Women’s coach Damien time of 3:17.01. motivation a young (athlete) is necessary to take them to the again, getting to know different Smith has a positive outlook on Other qualifiers for the men’s should have, intrinsic motivation next level. people.” his team’s overall performance team includes freshmen Ryan and extrinsic motivation,” “ We d o n ’ t h a v e t h a t Individual winners for the this season, noting that everyone Muir with a third place finish in McCarron said. “If they’re here problem with our guys, they women’s team also included in the program has contributed in the 110 meter hurdles (14.90), at the college level, no one is have that intrinsic motivation,” sophomore Karla Alatore, who ways big and small. Michael Simpson taking second making them come here. You McCarron said. “This team has took top honors in the women’s “It’s always a successful in the 3000 meter steeplechase have to love it.” a combination of both (intrinsic high jump (1.56m), and freshman s e a s o n (9:48.19), and sophomore McCarron sees the sacrifices and extrinsic motivation). They Destinee when you Anthony John Soriano placing his athletes make as a rite of want to win, but they care about Widgins, get girls to second in the long jump (7.07m) passage to succeed in athletics the sport (as well).” winner of (transfer to a and high jump (1.92m). the women’s university), Soriano has proven himself triple jump but I don’t to be a formidable contender as (12.26m). know if an elite athlete this season, and They will we’re going he will have the opportunity to advance to the to win state capitalize on the momentum he’s state regional or not,” created through winning results. finals to Smith said “To be recognized as one of compete for -- Anthony John Soriano, r e g a r d i n g the best is kind of cool, but I want their place as RCC track and field athlete h i s to be known as (the best) to the the best track sentiment guys ranked higher than me,” and field about the Soriano said. “The guys ranked athletes in current season. “So far, just ahead of me have a target on their California. looking at what the girls have back now. The scholarships (get “I’m happy how I performed, done, it’s a small team, and better) for higher ranks.” but I’m not satisfied,” Widgins they’ve done a very good job with Head coach Jim McCarron said. “I’m hoping to improve my the small team we have.” views these final two weeks (score) next week.” On the men’s side, freshman as a chance to make a lasting Freshman Madison McPeak James Jones was victorious in impression before the season qualified for the finals in the his prelim event, throwing a ends. He believes his athletes women’s pole vault, placing STACY SORIANO | VIEWPOINTS distance of 16.79 meters in the have improved and sustained third by clearing 3.14 meters, Tiarah McDaniel is sprinting ahead of teammate Kayla Wilson in shot put, cementing his place for their motivation, which has while sophomore Richelle Kafoa the 4x100 meter relay beating Orange Coast College on March finals competition next week. The increased their potential for secured her spot in the finals with 25 with a final score of 110-42.
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Swim team earns two relay wins
The Riverside City College men’s swim team finishes fourth at the CCCAA Championship TAUSIFUR OSMANI @RCCviewpoints
The Riverside City College men and women swimming teams placed fourth in the California Community College Athletics Association State Championships at East Los Angeles College on May 7 for their season finale. Orange Coast College took home the top crown as CCCAA State Champions with a first place score of 951 points produced by 25 competing swimmers in their program. Sierra College finished second with 880 points provided by 34 swimmers, followed by Golden West College at third place with an overall score of 772 points through 22 swimmers. RCC had a cumulative score of 598 points contributed by only 17 swimmers for the men’s and women’s teams. A fourth place finish was a remarkable achievement considering that there were 43 schools competing in the tournament statewide. Safe to say the Orange Empire Conference was well represented in the final tournament. The men’s team placed fourth among their competition by compiling 378 points. The French duo of Maxence Bouvier, who won the OEC swimmer of the year, and Adrien Deloffre led the way for scoring by racking up 49 points and 46 points respectively through three events. Alex Durham also provided 20 points with a superb individual performance in the 400 IM as he claimed the first place crown in the event by narrowly beating
out Alejandro Vassallo from Golden West in a mere two second difference. Durham posted a time of 4:02.83 seconds, which broke a 36 year-old school record. However, the highlights of the tournament for the Tigers was provided by courtesy of a team effort display in the men’s 800 free relay. RCC beat out Sierra College by only a second to secure a first place win in the event with a time of 6:44.25 seconds. The win also marked another instrumental and historic achievement since it was the Tiger’s first ever relay win in school history at the state championships. On the final day, the Tigers also won the 400-yard freestyle with a time of 3:01.43, only .22 hundredths of a second short of the state meet record. Thanks to Bouvier’s 43.79 anchor leg, RCC beat out Sierra again and claimed an additional gold medal in a relay event. Men’s head coach Jason Northcott’s biggest achievement for the season extended beyond the pool, becoming the first RCC men’s swim team to ever win a relay (let alone two) at state, claim one individual state championship, set 14 school records, and claim four OEC records. However according to Northcott, his team’s academic performance is what brings joy to him the most. “What brings me most satisfaction, as a coach, is that all of our sophomores at the state meet are moving on to compete at Universities while earning
scholarships and completing their education,” Northcott said. The women’s team also put up a valiant effort with an eighth place finish amongst their competition by compiling a
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cumulative score of 220 points. The heap of the scoring came by way of Emily Martin with 39 points and Emily Dunkerson with 37 points. An eighth place finish may seem a bit allusive, but it was a great achievement and a significant goal met by the team as echoed by Tiger’s swimmer Kelly Perez, “Our goals were definitely met. We wanted to be top 8 overall which we accomplished,” Perez said. “What’s awesome about our team is that we are primarily a water polo based group, so being as successful as we were at finals is an awesome feeling.”
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The team of Marissa Vialpando and Sabrina Gonzaga finished the season in round 16 in the CCCAA Championships on May 7. Vialpando and Gonzaga defeated Alyssa Matthews and Sarah Aurin of Bakersfield College in the first match, but fell short to Brianna Sizemore and Cady Francis of MiraCosta College in the second match. Head coach Jamie Hofman was pleased with how the team performed in the state championships. “ T h e y ( Vi a l p a n d o a n d Gonzaga) played great and represented RCC to the fullest,” Hofman said. Vialpando and Gonzaga defeated Matthews and Aurin in two sets, 22-20, 21-18, while losing in three sets to Sizemore and Francis, 21-10, 19-21, 15-12. Hofman also mentioned what an accomplishment it is for RCC to make it to the state
Perez’s satisfaction for her team’s performance also translated into her own individual performance as well. She punched in 28 points for the Tigers by medaling in two of her events and dropping time in both preliminaries and finals to further support and implement her team’s philosophy of development through improvement. Tiger’s women’s head coach Doug Finfrock acceded with the goal oriented philosophy of his team and shared the same feeling of satisfaction to the performance of the team in the state championships as well as the season overall. “At the beginning of the season, based on my assessment of our talent, I figured
a top ten finish at state would be very good for us this year,” Finfrock said. “We exceeded that goal (eighth place) and of the eight women that qualified for State, six were freshman.” Finfrock expressed the sentiment that this season’s group of athletes displayed strong work ethic which was indicative in their improvement throughout the course of the season. The RCC swim teams ended their 2016 season, setting numerous records and earning several accolades, the philosophy of improvement continues to be the hallmark principle that the Tigers will implement into next season.
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Riverside City College beach volleyball player Sabrina Gonzaga dives for a save during a scrimmage versus San Bernardino Valley College at Andulka Park on March 1. championships in the first year. “To have a team make it to state playoffs in the first year that RCC has beach volleyball is something special and it couldn’t have been done without everyone’s efforts,” she said. Vialpando said the team bonding helped make the season great. “Everybody got along and we all got better with each practice
that we had,” she said. Gonzaga was satisfied with how the season went. “The overall season went very well and I’m really proud of all our accomplishments,” she said. In RCC’s first year of having beach volleyball in the athletic program, they finished the season with an 8-6 overall record, 2-5 in the Orange Empire Conference.
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Sophomore Tiarah McDaniel has been one of the top three finishers throughout the 2016 track and field season at Riverside City College.
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Tiarah McDaniel brought her athletic talents to the Riverside City College track team after transferring from Cerritos College. Although she also tried to compete in beach volleyball, due to scheduling conflicts, she chose to focus on getting to the state meet in track and field. She said she had more capability and opportunity in track. She competed in the 100 and 200 meters for the Tigers. She is also a part of the 4x100 relay team that won first place March 25. Track and field has played a significant role in her life. “I’ve learned how to be determined every single day, never to quit, discipline, and how to be mentally tough,” McDaniel said. “I thank track for that and many other things. Although Tiarah did not want
to move to the Inland Empire because she loved Cerritos College, it turned out to be rewarding in the end. “Unfortunately my family wanted to move to the I.E. so I had to move too, but those unfortunate circumstances turned into a blessing because I’m running faster than ever, and made great friends on my team along the way,” McDaniel said. In the Cerritos Invitational meet on April 8, she had a moment with her coach that made her realize that she did belong on the track. Her coach’s words of wisdom really motivated her in that particular meet. “I told my coach that I was nervous and I felt like I wasn’t supposed to run it because I wasn’t anywhere on their level,” she admitted. “My coach looked at me and told me that I belonged there and I ran it and ended up getting a new personal record that day.” Tiarah is the oldest of five children. She has two brothers, Devin and Maurice and two
sisters, Sa’Nayiah and Kassidy. becoming a social worker where She said she owes a lot to her she can work with kids. parents for her athletic journey. McDaniel has received a full “I would say my parents ride scholarship offer from Cal helped me in so many ways,” she State Dominguez Hills so far. said. “They pushed me to keep She has also received offers from going with school and sports, schools such as Central State, even when I wanted to give up.” Eastern New Mexico, and Maury S h e State. also praised She has yet to the coaches make a decision she has had on which school along the she will be way. attending. “Also Sophomore all the Kayla Wilson, coaches who runs the I’ve had in events alongside my athletic McDaniel, spoke career have very highly of helped me her teammate. because “Tiarah is the they always type that loves -- Tiarah to see everyone seen my McDaniel, RCC track and succeed not just highest potential herself,” Wilson field athlete and helped said. “She works me achieve it,” she said. hard everyday pushing all of us McDaniel is a social behaviors sprinters to become better. It’s major who plans on either getting honestly a pleasure to work with into the law enforcement or her everyday.”
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Baseball upsets No. 1 seed on the road LAURA M. TAPIA @LMTreporter
The Riverside City College baseball team became the first No. 18 seed to upset the No. 1 seed in a California Community College Athletic Association series game. RCC infielder Brody Weiss and the Tigers dominated game
three by defeating Saddleback College, 14-4, in a best-of-three series May 7. Weiss added a pair of home runs to the five-run first inning, in the decisive game three. Although Saddleback got on the scoreboard with a run in the second inning, RCC answered back by scoring three runs. The momentum continued as RCC scored a run in the third
inning, followed by three in the fourth and two in the sixth to get the series-clinching win. Starting pitcher Sabino Ramirez pitched six innings and allowed three runs (one earned) on seven hits and one walk with three strikeouts to improve to 5-5 this season. RCC relievers allowed only two hits and one run over the final three innings, according to the RCC athletics
website. The Tigers’ Casey Sheehan went 4 for 4 with two runs and two RBIs against the Gauchos while Michael Darr went 3 for 4 with two runs and two RBIs. The Tigers will now advance to a best-of-three Super Regional series against the No. 1-seeded (originally No. 3 seeded) Golden West College. It is scheduled to begin May 13 at 2 p.m.
Sophomore Aaliyah Goshen, who is part of the relay team, spoke of Tiarah and her work ethic. “She’s kind of quiet but really nice and she’s definitely one of the hardest working people on the team,” Goshen said. “Literally she completes all the workouts and hardly complains.” Women’s head coach Damien Smith described McDaniel’s contribution as a track and field athlete. “She is a hard worker, humble, quiet, and a very special girl,” Smith said. “She listens and just does the work she is supposed to do.” McDaniel will compete in SoCal Finals May 14 at Antelope Valley College in Lancaster, CA.
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A reluctant vote for the lesser of two evils
JAKOB WOOD
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The candidates for the 2016 presidential election are without a doubt shocking, baffling and at times, even hilarious. This whole campaign has been somewhat surreal, especially since Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are looking like the presumable nominees. What started out as a laughable scenario has turned into a legitimate race for the presidency. The problem is this election seems to be based on ultimatums. It’s less “I support this candidate” and more “I refuse to vote for that one.” I’ve heard my father go on and on about how Clinton is the worst thing that could happen to this country, how he won’t support a criminal and a liar. Don’t even mention the marriage
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she’s used to obtain political power. He would rather vote for the bigoted businessman. At least in that situation our economy might have a chance at revival. However, the same could be said if you were to flip-flop his opinion. Trump is from the world of business, not politics. His prominence can all be attributed to the name he’s built for himself, not for the people of America. And if anyone is to be criticized on the topic of marriage, Trump would be the one. He’s a Republican who’s already had three wives. Both of these candidates have their strengths and their flaws. Unfortunately their strengths have yet to be revealed. What American voters end up with is a choice between the lesser of two evils. A political decision should never come to this, especially a presidential election. What’s worse, the race lacked reasonable options from the start. We had Bernie Sanders, a left wing socialist preaching the word free as if things will pay for themselves; then there’s Clinton, the one who sent all those shady emails, suddenly supporting everything liberal and gay; next we have, or had,
Ted Cruz whose policies were lost behind the Internet frenzy proposing him as the Zodiac Killer; and finally Trump, a borderline racist business owner who one day felt like running for president. Beyond that, some of the candidates don’t seem to be running for the parties correlating with their political views. Others shouldn’t even be running at all. “I think [Trump] is more of a liberal than anything,” said Riverside City College student Adam Ruiz. “He doesn’t belong in the Republican Party. We have Trump on one side who doesn’t know what he’s doing, he’s never been in politics, and then we have Hillary Clinton who technically should be indicted, who shouldn’t be allowed to be in the race.” As a voter, I feel caught in a lose-lose predicament. If I opt out of the voting process, I’m wasting my civil rights. If I vote for Trump, I support bigoted behavior and don’t value political experience in a president. If I vote for Clinton, I’ve ignored her political inconsistencies and blatant contradictions. Trump got one thing right; America does need to be made great again. Just not by any of these candidates.
“Honestly he’s a little too extreme for my taste and um, what I see is a lot of hype and a lot of talk, but really not much action.”
“I personally think like he doesn’t belong in the republican category because of what he says. Like, for example, his views on transgenders using the bathroom are not the way republicans think. Trump could care less. He’s just telling the people what they want to hear.”
“Donald Trump’s got a lot of good ideas, but he’s a 5 year old. So I can’t in any kinda goodness vote for him because he’s gonna throw a temper tantrum at some point.” - Sydney Baty
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“I feel like it’s gonna be a disaster if he wins to be honest because his views about America are terrible... He’s basically negative and we should want a positive president who has good things to say about America.”
“I was kinda disappointed... I think Tr ump mostly won because of his name... I don’t really think he’s gonna be a good president... He’s taking out most of the problems that our country has on immigrants and I don’t think that’s right.”
“Well, I don’t think he necessarily represents the majority of the republican party, but he has this spirit of being burnt that I feel a lot of the voters in the republican party feel because it’s been divided for so long.”
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Maternity leave lacks pay
Discrimination by not paying working women to give birth
DAVID ROMAN
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W i t h a l l t h e d i f fe r e n t Mother’s Days set around the world, it sometimes feels like the whole first two weeks of May should just be devoted to singing the praises of our mothers. Among all the Facebook posts, all the photos of mothers accompanied by paragraphs detailing the hardships they’d all faced to love and care for their offspring and all the well-wishes for the mothers still struggling, one theme was recurrent in this year’s gush of appreciation, the ongoing fight for paid maternity leave. Yes, paid maternity leave within the conf ines of the “work ‘til you die” capitalistic mindset of the U.S. sounds like a pipe dream, or like one of the frivolous public assistance benefits of social democracies within Europe which irritate conservative minded Americans enough to start tossing around t h e u n f a vo r a b l e l a b e l of “Communism.” But it’s not a pipe dream and it’s not just Scandinavian Europe since basically all developed nations in the world offer some form of paid parental leave. It should be a right of anyone w it h i n a developed nat ion because it not only is the socially responsible thing to do but the sound economic decision.
“It’s time we stop treating childcare as a side issue, or as a women’s issue, and treat it like the national economic priority that it is for all of us,” President Barack Obama said in his 2015 State of the Union address, echoing the growing sentiment that a truly developed nation is one that supports women and children for the good of society instead of one that’s every man for himself. Recently San Francisco passed a law providing a full six weeks of paid family leave to its citizens being the first in the nation to do so. And while California has a paid family leave program, it requires an application and not many apply, doesn’t give a grant to just anyone and is a rare program in the country, which is why Obama has been pushing for this reform on the national level having already achieved paid parental leave for federal employees, however that excludes you r t y pical government worker which are more state employees. Furthermore, according to the U.S. Department of Labor only 12 percent of private sector workers have access to paid parental leave. Women are discriminated against by current American p o l i c y, w h i c h u n d e r t h e Family and Medical Leave Act guarantees up to 12 weeks off from work within one year but there is no statute guaranteeing paid parental leave. Mean i ng any woman employed at a public school, the DMV, any federally funding workplace or any private firm that offers the absolute minimum in benefits will have to go a fourth, a third if she teaches, of her work year without pay. Whether the leave should be paid for by the government or employers is another hurdle,
neither option is popular among conservatives with one calling for an increase in taxes and the other requiring business regulation b u t
their bank account, the thought of having so much that you have to hide it away seems like something from a movie script. But movie scripts have to be based off some sort of reality, right? That’s what the Panama Papers have brought us. The Panama Papers are a leaked set of confidential documents, about 11.5 million to be exact. It is the biggest leak to date, even topping the WikiLeaks of 2010. These documents reveal information about more than 214,00 offshore companies and detail how the greediest in the world hide their assets from the public. The papers shed light on just how extensive corruption is worldwide, although it’s far from surprising. Offshore businesses are not illegal in cases where they are
registered, but as investigations were made some of these shell corporations were possibly used for illegal purposes such as bribery, drug trafficking, arms deals, tax evasion, and fraud. With physical proof of the two percent’s corrupted nature pooling out the last couple of years, it’s no wonder that “the biggest leak in history” has inspired revolution throughout the world. President Barack Obama said it best during a press conference that, “A lot of it is legal, but that’s exactly the problem. It’s not that they’re breaking the laws, it’s that the laws are so poorly designed that they allow people, if they’ve got enough lawyers and enough accountants, to wiggle out of responsibilities that ordinary citizens are having to abide by.”
whichever way it’s a necessary benefit t h a t should be put in place. Here in the Riverside Community College District, fulltime faculty are allowed to take time off for a pregnancy, miscarriage or childbirth for females and males but it’s still unpaid and only for however long a doctor’s note states, as outlined in the 2015-2018 RCCD and RCCD Faculty Association agreement. This leaves women worried about income flow during this time with few options. They can fully rely on the pay of a partner or family, they can try to minimize the time taken off or they can use their accumulated sick leave. H o w e v e r, w h a t if a woman has no husband? With singleparent households only on the rise this wouldn’t be an uncommon scenario, some argue she can rely on family but what if she doesn’t have one? Women who don’t have a support system in place yet want to take the appropriate time off to heal and bond with their child and don’t have savings to lean on might turn to options like payday lenders which charge unreasonably high interest on their loans. We as a society shouldn’t
force women to have to go on public assistance to support herself simply b e c a u s e she had a child, not if her regular pay could have supported them had she been
C-section the mother generally takes an extra month to recover and the cost of the birth is almost double because it is a more complicated surgical procedure. It’s these kinds of situations that force women into using their
accumulated sick days to try and balance out their lack of pay, but even that won’t pay for most of the cost of not working for three months and a woman shouldn’t be forced into the situation of using their accumulated sick days. Thanks to the decade old California family leave program we saw women in low-income jobs stay within the labor force after giving birth rather than flat out quit and go on public assistance as soon as she can’t keep working. Women have to give birth. They are not equal to men, they are at a disadvantage that’s forced on them simply because they want to start a family and it is one that men don’t have to go through. And it is for this law of nature that women should get paid parental leave. Yes we know that men don’t usually get to take parental leave but which society is more discriminatory, one that offers compensation for the perpetuation of our species or one that says to women “too bad you lost the genetics lottery now you not only get to suffer physically for it but financially as well.” Women al ready have it hard enough in the workplace because of child bearing. As any ambitious and competitive worker will tell you; taking 3 months off from work doesn’t make you look better compared to the guy who never has to take a break from his career path. We should not be the only industrialized country in the world without paid maternity leave. It’s about equity not e q u a l it y, a b out s ol id a r it y not discrimination and most i mpor t a ntly it’s about not blaming women for performing the function that we need.
Many of the major U.S. media outlets began to weigh in on the issue, including the New York Times and USA Today. The impact of the Papers has sparked repercussions globally, everywhere from Iceland to China. Iceland’s prime minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson r e sig ne d a s d e m a nd e d by t h o u s a n d s of I c e l a n d e r s , while China implemented an immediate censorship drive. In a matter of days angry protesters have f looded the streets throughout the globe, and so have the conspiracy theories. The Panama Papers have dominated social media and headlines. Everyone, whether they are government employees, authorities, or the average citizen, is now involved. According to Rana Foroohar
in an editorial for Time magazine, “The Panama Papers could lead to capitalism’s greatest crisis.” Whatever the Panama Papers have shown us, one thing is clear: the wrong people are in power. Protests and attempts for change are nothing new, but perhaps now it’s time to come at this from a different angle. There have been countless times when money and power have kept the corrupted in the same place they’ve always been, even after backlash, scrutiny, and proof of wrongdoing. The 98% of the world needs to be able to gather itself together to form a united movement and swing elections in our favor, but this must happen throughout the entire world. A chance like this rarely emerges, but perhaps it’s a sign of a new beginning.
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Women who lead work- or iented lives often try and minimize the time they have to take off, however there is a growing trend within the U.S. since the 9 0 ’ s of cesarean section births, which currently account for over 32 percent of all births in 2014, according to C h i l d b i r t h Connection. A s with any
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Greed in society has never been a secret, with what the surplus of corrupt politicians, celebrities who flash their money, and wealthy individuals who have no idea what the term struggling even means. For the rest of the world, many barely have any money in
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Demonstration tactics, from Trump rallies to board meetings
While civil disobedience has been on the rise due to political disagreements and school mismanagement, protesters lose their narrative when civility collapses. The Viewpoints editorial staff believes in free speech and standing up for individual rights, but we also believe people should follow the laws and policies in place, challenge them, but do so in a nonviolent manner when protesting. Choosing to knowingly or unknowingly disregard the laws and policies in place may not only hurt protesters but also their cause. Understanding where people should draw the line between violence and non-violence is key to getting their voices heard and their points addressed. The Costa Mesa protests against Donald Trump for example, where demonstrators were shown on TV vandalizing police cars, widely changed the narrative on why the protesters were there in the first place. The protesters either did not know their rights and laws or did not abide by them, resulting in 17 arrests. Many people felt that type of behavior kept them from siding with the protesters, while others said it led them to want to vote for Trump. Twenty-two percent of Florida’s Republican voters said that after the unrest at Trump’s Chicago rally, they’re more likely to support him, in a Monmouth University survey released on March 14. Likewise, some undecided voters have also said that the violence at rallies has led them to side with Trump. By making the protests about violence, the demonstrators who were there to give their opinions on why Trump should not be the next President of the United States were largely misinterpreted. Tensions may rise, causing protesters to make bad decisions, as seen at the protests at the University of Missouri when Melissa Click, associate professor of communications, was a participant at protests against blatant racism on campus. While her participation in the protests is admirable, Click acted out of character for a communications professor when she pushed away a student journalist, who was recording the rally, from a public area where he was legally allowed to be, going as far as to call for some “muscle” to remove the journalist from the protest area. Although she apologized for her actions, it detracted from purpose of the protests. On the other hand, the non-violent actions of the university’s football players, who made a decision not to play, and graduate student, Jonathan Butler, who stopped eating in protest, generated the outcome
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Riverside City College students peacefully protest a recent administrative hiring in front of the Riverside Community College District offices on May 3. protesters wanted. This semester at Riverside City College we’ve seen a rise in student demonstrations because of the controversial hiring of District Compliance Officer Lorraine Jones, who is the target of a lawsuit alleging her mishandling of a reported rape at another college. Despite the sensitive subject matter and tightly wound emotions surrounding the case and a call for the compliance officer’s dismissal, students have remained fairly calm, even when it seemed they might not. The protesters at RCC followed most of the Board policies that the college has in place and looked for the most effective way to protest the hiring of the compliance officer. They abided by the college’s free speech areas and attended a Board meetings that allow for public comments. At the April 5 Riverside Community College District Board of Trustees meeting the alleged victim of the rape spoke out against the compliance officer. When her time was limited to five minutes the protesters seemed on the verge of dissent. However, they remained calm and kept their temperaments under control. Ultimately, the members of the Board sympathized with the demonstrators and extended the accuser’s speaking time.
By complying with the Board policies and staying fairly calm at the Board meeting they were able to get their message across. In order to make your voice heard, it is important to speak out, but protesters should aim for a nonviolent approach and know the laws in the area of the protest to prevent their message from being overtaken by violence. Similarly, some Republicans protested Trump when it was announced Ted Cruz had dropped out of the race. They emphasized their point by burning their Republican voter registration IDs, posting it online and using the media to share their message. Although some people may consider not speaking to the media because they believe that their message will be inaccurately portrayed, the media is there to tell the facts and can be beneficial to getting your view across. While the first amendment grants free speech, the government is allowed to regulate the time, place and manner of a demonstration in accordance to Supreme Court precedent. Taking advantage of RCC’s free speech areas like the recent protesters did is one way to get recognized. People who have an opinion they wish to express can also write a letter to the editor to the college’s newspaper or even the city’s newspaper.
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“When you’re heartbroken, you’re at your most creative - you have to channel all your energies into something else.”
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Current RCC students and alumni join for the annual event that honors the dance program DANCE REVIEW MARY VALTERRIA @RCCViewpoints
“Celebrate Dance 2016” allowed me to hear what the dancers were saying; only they weren’t speaking. I volunteered to review a dance performance, yet I knew nothing about dance. I arrived at the Riverside City College Landis Auditorium to watch the May 5 opening night performance of “Celebrate Dance 2016.” The ticket line was filled with people of all ages, many discussing the show they were about to see. It was a diverse crowd, but they all had one thing in common, a love of dance. I wondered what I had gotten myself into. As I entered the auditorium I found a seat front and center. A couple of seats away from me sat former RCC student Crystal Cabag, who has studied dance since childhood and comes from a family of dancers. The show started nine minutes later than advertised but no one seemed to mind, including Cabag who eagerly awaited the performance. “I’m excited to see what this year has to offer,” said Cabag. The lights dimmed as the performers, all dressed in black, marched in unison down the aisles toward the stage. The first dance commenced; it was a powerful piece. The dance immersed itself with implications of racial divides and delivered a politically charged message that even in this day and age, we are not equal. The dancers chanted their argument, expressing the inequalities that we all face on a daily basis, sometimes without even realizing it. The dance commanded my attention. I was now invested in this performance. The dances that followed were all choreographed well and each told a story. There were a variety of performances, all taking a very different direction than the piece it followed. There were sentimental dances, such as the performance titled, “A Place in the Sun (2016),” which was musically set to Stevie Wonder’s “I Never Dreamed You’d Leave in Summer.” There were also dances that had a binary, robotic feel to them and even one which the dancers actually emerged from the stage. All performances were enjoyable, some more than others. My favorite performance of the night was titled “Claro.” It was a duet, choreographed by Alicia Mullikin, that ignited emotion and sentiment while exposing conflict and struggle. The music and effects strengthened the
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Top: Dancer Amber McCellan leans forward while other dancers hold onto her from all angles April 30 during practice in preparation for the Centennial Anniversary celebration that was held on May 5-7 at Riverside City College. Bottom left: RCC dancers practice in the Landis Performing Arts Center on May 1. Bottom right: McClellan holds a pose as she sits center stage May 1. sensation of passion that was was Heather Stockton’s piece unfolding onstage. “Shouting Through a Window “Claro” was clearly an between Worlds” because of the audience favorite. movement, music and video that “The duet dancers were was used. strong,” said Cabag. “They complimented each other nicely.” C r y s t a l C a b a g ’s sister, Valerie Cabag, a former RCC dance student, attended the May 7 showing of the performance and said the chemistry between the “Claro” dancers could not be ignored. Valerie Cabag, RCC student “I was on (the) journey with them,” said Valerie Cabag. “I could feel every emotion through their movement and facial expressions.” “It all blended into one,” said Both Cabag sisters said Valerie Cabag. “The layering of they felt that the performances the art forms was successful and in “Claro” were standouts, no one style took the focal point specifically naming the move away from the other.” when the female dancer, Cheryl Megan Shaffer, a current Delostinos, balanced herself RCC student, attended the show on the knees of the standing with Valerie. Shaffer was a male dancer, Samuel Picart. The choreographer in “Celebrate position of the stance was daring Dance 2005” at RCC and was and defying. It was a bold move very active in the RCC dance not for the weak of heart. department from 2002-2005. “The extremely challenging Shaffer said she admired the partner work … was performed choreography of Stockton’s with attentiveness and skill,” said “Shouting…” Valerie Cabag. “I never felt overstimulated Another performance which or overwhelmed by all of the stood out to Valerie Cabag elements,” Shaffer said. “I
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actually enjoyed bouncing my focus around the stage.” Shaffer did take a look at the less appeasing aspects of the show and mentioned that some of the student choreography felt like it was not fully developed. “(The) pieces had potential but they lost my attention in the presentation,” said Shaffer. Valerie Cabag went on to say that she really -- enjoyed the show but that many of the pieces were lengthy. Crystal Cabag also said that she felt the show was good overall, but noticed that some of the pieces seemed to drag on. “There was too much movement in some of the (dances) that didn’t say or contribute to the piece properly,” she said. The length of a few performances did seem to stretch longer than my attention span could handle. Knowing nothing about dance, I wondered if I was being overly critical. After talking with the Cabag sisters, I realized I wasn’t the only one in the audience who was jaded by the longer pieces. As the show came to an end, all of the dancers united together
“There were so many generations of RCC dance in one space. It was something very special to witness.”
on-stage for a quirky curtain call. It was clear that the dancers were proud of their performance and that there was harmony achieved by making this show happen. The dancers were happy, and so was the audience. The choreographers were beaming with pride. Valerie Cabag expressed that the show held similar astonishment. “There were so many generations of RCC dance in one space,” Valerie Cabag said. “It was something very special to witness.” The show was very special indeed. The anxiety that I felt going into the show subsided as it ran its course. I left the parking structure that night with a sense of calm that I never would have imagined a dance show would provide. I realized that you didn’t need to be a dancer to appreciate the art. If art is executed correctly, it will touch you in such a way that you feel a connection. “Celebrate Dance 2016” was no exception. Sure some of the pieces ran a little longer, but the dances themselves were still carried out with poise and grace. I felt what the dancers were feeling and because of that, for a brief moment, this show gave me a platform for expression in both realms.
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Heroes throwdown in new film
Team Cap. or Team Iron Man? Movie-goers pick a side in the newest Captain America film MOVIE REVIEW ALEC CALVILLO @RCCViewpoints
Marvel unleashed its second movie this year with “Captain America: Civil War” May 7. So far it’s the best superhero film of the year, and in the top five of all time Marvel movies. The directors are brothers Joe and Anthony Russo. They don’t have too many films under their belts, but they did direct the previous Captain America film, “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.” The movie starts off with action right away, which is good for the people who can’t wait for the big action scenes. The conflict starts when Captain America doesn’t want to sign the contract that allows the government to take charge of the Avengers. The reasoning is so no more innocent lives are harmed when good fights evil and government would have the decision on whether or not to use the superheroes. Iron Man believes that enough innocent people have been harmed. He even references the decision he made in the first “Iron Man” movie to stop production of Stark Weapons because they were being sold to people who would use them on
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Above: Marvel fans show off their shirts at the 4 Color Fantasies private screening of “Captain America: Civil War” in Ontario, Calif. on May 4 in honor of the biggest debate to hit theaters this year: Team Cap. or Team Iron Man? Bottom left: A fan showing support of Team Cap. at Regal Cinemas in Ontario, Calif. on May 4. Eastern European accent for the innocent. people on the same side don’t Scarlet Witch. It was off and on The Avengers split between always agree and get along. and wasn’t convincing enough. those that believed hero’s should Along with a great plot, the Spider-Man on the other hand be contained (Iron Man), and film also did a great job with its stole the show with his humor and those that think they should have fight scenes. youthfulness. the freedom to choose to use The best scene by far has to This was Spider-Man’s their powers for good (Captain be the fight between team Iron first appearance in the Marvel America). Man and team Captain America. connected world that includes This plot was a great starting There were plenty of fighting and most of the Avengers. point for conflict and made sense. aweing scenes but this was what A 19-year-old British actor It’s not like they were fighting for we all came to see, the good guys Tom Holland plays Spider-Man. who had the most power, but against good guys. Holland is the youngest and just a common ground. The actor with the best closest in age to ever play SpiderIt really does show performance was without a doubt Man in franchise history. influence of the real Robert Downey Jr. He plays the The only thing that wasn’t Civil War in the character Tony Stark so well that accurate about the Spider-Man’s 1860s that also you tend to think that he acts a story was Aunt May’s age. The dealt with little similar in real life. actress who plays Aunt May differences Downey is the type of actor (Marisa Tomei) is in her early 50s in opinions who gives a solid performance when the character is supposed to a n d with every script that he picks be in her 80s. morals. up. He gives a solid performance It was nice however that They no matter the outcome of the Marvel didn’t show us Spiderb o t h movie’s success. Man in the early trailers until it s h o w H o w e v e r, I f e l t q u i t e was closer to the premiere date. that even distracted by Elizabeth Olsen’s
Another great thing Marvel does is incorporate humor to its movies that bring life and formality. This time it wasn’t Iron Man bringing most of the humor, but Ant-Man and Spider-Man. It’s already funny seeing Ant-Man change size and beat up someone who is way bigger than he is. Seeing their reaction to the other hero’s superpowers was funny. They were the only ones who hadn’t really fought with or against the other Avengers. Black Panther was a lot cooler than I thought he would be. He showed that he had agility and strength to keep up with the most powerful superheroes. Black Panther made the perfect introduction as he randomly appears in a chase between Captain America and Bucky. Characters like Thor and Hulk were missing from the Avengers, but maybe it was a good thing. It would have been interesting to see the Hulk in this movie because of his power. Who would have matched his strength? Which side would he have chosen? Thor presumably would have chosen Captain America’s side because he’s considered a god and he doesn’t really take orders from anyone. Adding these characters would have been too much and it allowed for time to introduce new characters like Black Panther. “Captain America: Civil War” without a doubt deserves an “ A” for this uncommon superhero film of hero versus hero. I don’t really see any other superhero or comic book movie this year topping “Civil War.” The only movie that has a chance is DC’s “Suicide Squad” which comes out Aug. 5, but we’ll have to wait and see.
Star-studded film ‘Mother’s Day’ lacks originality MOVIE REVIEW ALYSSA RUIZ
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Although the movie “Mother’s Day” is filled with a star-studded cast, the content of this romantic comedy is filled with cheesy and predictable scenarios. As the film, based in Atlanta, jumps between multiple narratives, the connection between the various characters is made clear. Sandy (Jennifer Aniston) is a divorcee who encounters the daily struggles of being a single mom, including a major freak-out in a grocery store parking lot after finding out her ex-husband Henry
(Timothy Olyphant) married a younger woman named Tina (Shay Mitchell). Witnessing this freak-out was Bradley (Jason Sudeikis) who is a former Marine trying to learn the roles of “mom” after his wife Dana (Jennifer Garner) died. Aspiring comedian Zack (Jack Whitehall) desperately wants to marry his girlfriend and mother to his child, Kristin (Britt Robertson), who has commitment issues due to the fact that she was put up for adoption as a baby. Miranda (Julia Roberts), who turns out to be Kristin’s real mother, is married to her successful career of being a TV personality. Lastly, Sandy’s best friend, Jesse (Kate Hudson) has to hide her happy marriage and adorable
child from her racist parents, knowing they would not approve of her husband and child’s Indian background. Portraying loss, reconciliation, new relationships and acceptance, director Garry Marshall crammed a lot into an hour and 58 minutes. However this type of movie is nothing new to him. He is also the director of the films “Valentine’s Day” and “New Years Eve,” notice the resemblance between all three films? He must love holidays. In 2010 when the first film in the franchise “Valentine’s Day” was released it brought in $52.4 million during its opening weekend, compared to in 2011 where the revenue from “New Years Eve” dropped significantly
to $13.7 million. After “Mother’s Day” only racked in $8.3 million opening weekend and came in fourth place at the box office, it is pretty apparent the world is sick of Marshall ruining these beloved holidays with his corny labeling of 21st century relationships. The amount of predictability in this film was to be assumed, however. This feel-good movie made the theater laugh several times, smile and even cry. Overall it was a movie that left you with a sense of appreciation toward all mothers and the different tribulations they go through in life.
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of the latest events happening on and around campus with the Viewpoints online calendar. RCC brief: Two clubs set to hold a Super Smash Bros. Tournament to support local homeless organization May 12 at 5 p.m at the Heritage Room in the Bradshaw building. Store review: Downtown Apothecary, a quaint shop located across from the Mission Inn Hotel & Spa, offers handmade soaps, bath bombs and sugar scrubs that use local ingredients.
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The Riverside Metropolitan Museum is located on the corner of Mission Inn Avenue and Orange Street and is home to wildlife, culture and history of the city.
Museum educates community The Riverside Metropolitan Museum aims to understand and preserve the past for the future. ALEXIS NAUCLER @AlexisNaucler
Nature, culture and history. Three words sprawled across the front of a building decorated with insect statues, surrounded by bright flowers and lush green plants. You walk inside to find what you were expecting: nature and wildlife found in and around the area, the rich culture of those who inhabited the area and, of course, the history and stories of Riverside. Originally located in the basement of old city hall in 1924, the Riverside Metropolitan Museum is now located at what used to be a U.S. post office built in 1912 on the corner of Mission Inn Avenue and Orange Street in the heart of downtown Riverside. The museum is dedicated to educating the community
on the history of Riverside and wildlife from in and out of the area and is dedicated to “understanding and preserving the past for the future,” as mentioned by RMM volunteer Jo Matza. The RMM is two stories of wildlife, both alive and dead, artifacts, and prominent people in Riverside’s history and is responsible for two historic landmarks, the Heritage House and the Harada House. One of the exhibits on the first floor is that of Naturalist Edmund Carroll Jaeger (1887-1983), who taught biology, entomology, zoology and the natural history of Southern California at Riverside City College from 1922 to 1952 and had a part in the study of the common poorwill, the only bird known to hibernate. Jaeger’s exhibit resembles a small cabin and contains photos, taxidermied animals, an interactive quiz based on the poorwill, some of the tools he used and a nine minute film by Lloyd Mason Smith, director of the Palm Springs Desert Museum, that depicts the conditions and natural setting Jaeger studied the poorwill in. Other exhibits on the first floor include the Cahuilla Continuum, a collection of clothing, baskets, paintings, photographs that come together to tell the story of the Southern California Native
people, the Cahuilla. On the second floor is the
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“This place is rich in Riverside history”
-- Pedro Solorio, RMM employee and RCC student photography exhibit “Chasing the Sun,” complete with photographs from Riverside’s photographers from 1880 to 1930. RMM Archivist Kevin Hallaran had an important role in putting together this exhibit. “Most of the images are from our collections I just wanted to do an exhibit on some of the photographers in our town,” Hallaran said. As you walk into the exhibit,
there is a panoramic photo mural of a Riverside neighborhood that “showed a lot of what Riverside was about,” as mentioned by Hallaran because it depicted the home of a local citrus grower, a nearby river, and a photographer’s wagon. Across from the photography exhibit is the museum’s nature lab, complete with insects, reptiles and plants. Museum employee and RCC graduate Lyderius Malone has been working in the nature lab since late 2015 and says he enjoys working with the animals and engaging with the visitors. “Sometimes people won’t even come in because they see t h e bugs and you start talking to them and telling them they're cleaner t h a n their hands and people get interested,” Malone said. Peggy Howe h a s been a volunteer at the RMM for about 18 years preparing and interpreting fossils for the nature lab and appreciates working with the public at the museum. “(I like the) openness to letting us do this fossil preparation with the public.” Howe said. “Other museums you will do it
in a basement or something away from the public.” With exhibits on wildlife, the history of Riverside and prominent people from decades ago, there is no question that the RMM is a unique place that connects those who work and visit there closer to the city of Riverside. “(The museum) helps you understand this area more, historically to today you understand what’s happened around here from geology and mining and what kind of minerals were found and why businesses started popping up,” said RMM employee and RCC student Pedro Solorio. “Through learning all that … I do feel more connected to Riverside. This place is rich in Riverside history.”
3580 Mission Inn Ave. Tuesday-Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free admission, suggested donation of $5