Viewpoints Issue #5 Oct. 30, 2014

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October 30, 2014

Police miss deadline This year’s Clery Report runs late and shows inconsistencies with the 2013 crime statistics

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Burglaries at Riverside City College during 2013.

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Motor vehicle thefts at RCC during 2013.

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Drug law violations at RCC during 2013.

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2011-2013. The report is required by law to accurately reflect the amount of crimes that occur at RCC. CRYSTAL OLMEDO ASST. NEWS EDITOR

Forcible sex offense at RCC during 2013.

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Aggravated assault at RCC during 2013.

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Stong-arm robbery at RCC during 2013.

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Liquor law violation at RCC during 2013.

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JAMES H. WILLIAMS / STAFF EDITOR

CAMPUS CRIME: The recent Clery Report shows several inconsistencies with the number of crimes reported at RCC from

A n i nvest igat ion i nto Campus Crime Statistics Act uncovers noncompliance with the regulations for reporting required crime statistics.

Statistics for Riverside City College’s compliance with the Jeanne Cler y Disclosure of Campus Security Policy year of 2013 must be submitted in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Act, and the Campus SaVE Act of 2013, by Oct. 1, 2014.

RCC failed to fully comply with these regulations.

RCC Chief of Police Jim Miyashi ro st ated the f i nal deadline for the Annual Clery repor t was “Oct. 31” in an inter view with Viewpoints, which is incorrect. Legally, the deadline to distribute the Clery report is Oct. 1 of every year.

T he 2014 Cler y Repor t posted on RCC’s Campus Police

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webpage did not contain the required crime statistics for the 2011 and 2012 calendar years prior to Oct. 28. Nor did it outline policies, procedures and referrals concerning campus safety and security.

A copy of the amended 2014 Clery report is available as of Oct. 28, but it did not meet the Oct. 1 deadline outlined in the Clery Act crime reporting requirements.

According to the Handbook for Campus Safety and Security Repor ting published by the U.S. Department of Education, the annual Clery reports must contain the three most recent years of crime statistics, policies, procedures and referrals for programs concerning campus safety and security specified for each post-secondary institution that receives Title IV funding.

Although the previous two years were posted on RCC’s website,

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the 2014 Annual Clery Report did not meet the requirement to contain three years worth of crime statistics by Oct. 1.

“We will possibly have to make amendments to our report,” Miyashiro stated.

“The district website had the 2014 single-year report, posted (in September), per Denise Hernandez, web applications technician, well within the Oct. 1 deadline,” said Robert Schmidt, senior public affairs officer of strategic communications and relations for RCCD, in a statement issued to Viewpoints on Oct. 29. “View points is right that it included only one year’s information, however by accessing the prior year’s report the reader would have had access to actually four years worth of crime statistics… A letter was distributed to faculty and staff, and the same letter will be hitting student emails this week,

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possibly even today.”

“Each year’s report should contain three years of statistics so that people can make a comparison (with the previous two years of crime statistics),” said Frank Lomonte, executive director of the Student Press Law Center, in response to the version of the report that contained only single year statistics. “(RCC’s 2014 Annual Clery Report) is definitely missing a lot of legally required information. The law is very detailed as to the disclosure that students are entitled to receive, and it’s not enough to give just one year’s worth of statistics.”

The Depar t ment of E ducat ion’s Ha ndbook for Campus Safety and Security also states that institutions must distribute the annual Cler y Repor t to each student and faculty member.

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RCC plans for public bikes

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LAWRENCE MANNS ASST. NEWS EDITOR Riverside City College is becoming one of the four cornerstones of Riverside’s new bike sharing program.

T h e p r og r a m , w h e r e citizens will be able to check out bikes to travel about Riverside with, will run for three years, and will start out with four bike sharing stations, one at UC Riverside, one at the Metrolink Station, one near City Hall and one at RCC. Two of these terminals for bikes will be situated at RCC and UCR to gauge how students would use the service. “ T he cit y ex p e c t s this bike share program to be used heavily by college students due to the ease and reasonable cost of the program,” said Brandi Becker, senior administrations analyst of Riverside Public Works Department. “Students will be able to take a bike and ride to a nearby restaurant for lunch or

dinner or ride to and from their homes or places of business.”

RCC plans to t ake f ull adva nt age of t he oppor t unit y to have a bi ke st at ion clo se t o campus and is working on getting the word out about this program as more information is available.

“I thin k that here, any alternative mode of transportation that would help t o r el ieve s ome of the pressure off of RTA and other modes of t r a n sp or t at ion a re always beneficial,” said Ray Orozco, Associated Students of RCC president.

According to Orozco, the college would be a great place for the city to gather data on public bike usage, due to the smaller and more controlled environment of a community college.

“It would be a really good idea for students to be more active and get to places,” said Ryan Rudolph, ASRCC vice president. “If we could work out some kind of deal where students could actually use these bikes

as well, it would make our college one of the most forward community colleges.”

T h e m a i n go a l of the program is to help foster a healthy and active citizenship. Becker also anticipates other benefits.

“Encouraging the use of bicycles can lead to a healt hy lifest yle for Riverside residents and lead to a reduction in childhood obesity,” Becker said. “Ideally, it would increase bicycling as a form of transportation and reduce traff ic and greenhouse gas emissions in the city.”

The method of bi ke s h a r i n g i s s t i l l indeterminate, however, according to Becker, a u ser wou ld need to enter infor mation at a desig nated bike share station, and check out a bike for use. The bike would have a set time for use and afterward, the user would pay additional fees depending on how much longer the bike was used. To check bikes in and out, a user would use

a smartphone app or use an automated kiosk.

The program is bei ng com m issioned by the Riverside Public Works Department and a private contractor that hasn’t been selected yet.

Riverside issued a “request for proposal”, inviting companies to propose their concepts of service. At this time, it is unclear who will take up the job.

The chosen vendor would have a budget of nearly $275,000 to work with, covering the next three years. Costs are estimated to be within $200,000 and $300,000, according to Becker. If the program is successful, then it may run past its initial three year run time.

The City has planned for accidents and crimes, and has included measures to make sure the kiosks and bikes are safe for riders.

The budget allotment of the program would cover any damage to bikes or to bike stations.

“The bike share stations will be placed in locations that are well lit

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TWO WHEELIN’: Cycling is a popular form of transportation among students at RCC. and in open and highly visible places to help prevent damage to the station and bikes,” Becker said. “Additionally, the bikes will be equipped with some type of tracking device. The primary use for these devices is to locate the bikes in the city for program use and rotation but it can also be useful in the case of stolen or vandalized bikes.

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equipped w it h over 100 miles of class two bike lanes and trails to accommodate the bikes.

With this network of bike paths, the City anticipates that riders will be able to check out bikes and return them with ease.

The city will monitor the areas that show the highest activit y of r iding and make adjustments to the surrounding infrastructure as needed.

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Oct. 15

Nonstudent Refuse to Leave Campus

9:16 a.m.

Library

Information Only

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Petty Theft

7:45 a.m.

Math and Science

Information Only

Oct. 21

Petty Theft

7:30 a.m.

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Inactive

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Hit and Run Property Damage Only

7:50 a.m.

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Petty Theft

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Life Sciences

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Grand theft of money/Labor/property

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Student Academic Services

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Annoy/Molests Victim Under 18 Years of Age

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Digital Library

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Exhibit Dead Weapon: Not Firearm -

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Vandalism $400 or more Outside Warrant/Misdemeanor

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Saunders Ave

Cleared by Adult Arrest

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Vandalism $400 or more

2:03 p.m.

District Office

Information Only

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Illustration by: JACKIE TREJO

Bike thefts prompt police precaution According to Riverside City College Campus Police, a recent string of bicycle thefts have caused them to raise awareness on the matter.

Approximately four bikes were stolen from the bike rack near the Math and Science building over a month. Campus police are trying to prevent further thefts by educating RCC students to properly lock up their bicycles on campus.

The department recommends that students use a good quality bicycle lock. They also advise students keep record of their bicycle information, such as the serial number and brand, as well as take photos of their bike.

Campus police ask that people report all suspicious activity to 951-222-8171.

Tire slasher hits RCC in pool parking lot

VALERIE OSIER / STAFF EDITOR

NOTICE: RCC Campus Police set signs near bike

racks on campus to warn students about bike thefts.

There have been several reports of tires being slashed at Riverside City College in parking lot “K” near the Riverside Aquatics Center.

According to Riverside Police Detective Ron Knoffloch, the slashings at RCC may have been committed by the same suspect who was arrested on suspicion of felony vandalism at Riverside Community Hospital.

More than a dozen cars were found with their tires cut at the hospital and the state Board of Equalization office in downtown Riverside Oct. 24, a news release said.

Anyone with information on this case or if they believe their vehicle may have been vandalized in this case is encouraged to contact Detective Knoffloch at rknoffloch@riversideca.gov or 951-826-8718.

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CHALLENGED JOSA LAMONT FEATURES EDITOR

Elect ion s for R iver side Community College District Board of Tr ustees are Nov. 4, and they represent the first election for Areas 2, 4 and 5 to implement the new area mapping by board members Virginia Blumenthal and Mary Figueroa.

Trustees Green, Blumenthal and Davis are up for reelection.

The candidates running for the three open positions are listed as follows: AREA 2 M a r k Ford l i s t s h i s occupation as student, according to his biography on votersedge. org. He has a bachelor’s degree i n t heolog y, a ma ster’s i n management and a master’s in marketing. He has taught and worked in sales and fundraising in the past.

He def ines the priorities of his campaign as increasing the accessibility of education, job security for employees and fundraising.

Ford supports unions and fundamentally believes that it is because of them that there is a middle class.

Virginia Blumenthal is the Riverside Community College Dist r ict Board of Tr ustees president and a criminal defense lawyer. She manages her own practice and balances presidential responsibilities with community involvement. She was named among the Top Most Influential Attorneys in California, among other awards.

Blu ment hal g rew up i n Riverside and she attended Riverside City College in her youth.

She is running for trustee member this election because she feels the district has not yet emerged from the budget crisis, and that she still has a lot to accomplish.

AREA 4 Janet Green serves as vice president for the RCCD Board of Trustees. She was convinced to run for the board by her husband, who was dean of Occupational Education for RCCD when she was a college professor and administrator for San Bernardino Valley College.

Green hopes to make classes more accessible to students who really need them and to improve facilities and parking.

She g raduated f rom the University of Redlands and went on to get her master’s degree in administration from California State University, Long Beach.

Juliann Anderson is a deputy city attorney for Los Angeles and has served as deputy district attorney for Riverside County.

She owns her own law practice and serves as an instructor for UC Riverside.

Anderson graduated from Har vard and Stanford universities.

“She seeks to expand job training programs, maintain fiscal accountability, and increase accessibility, graduation rates and transfer rates to four-year colleges,” according to www. juliannanderson.com.

Ben Johnson is vice president of MedAssets and served on the Alvord board of Education for 17 years. He was recognized for his volunteer work in his community with the Outstanding Citizen Award for Riverside County, and has contributed to several local organizations and committees.

J o h n s o n’s p o t e n t i a l contribution to the Board of Trustees is laid out as being: “his proven leadership and demonstrated ability to exercise responsible f iscal restraint, while protecting valuable staff and teacher jobs, and continue improving students’ educational exper iences,” according to www.ben4rccd.com.

Be r n a rd Fr a d k i n is a community college instructor w it h a doct or al deg re e i n education, a master’s in teaching, and a master of arts and is a Fulbright Scholar.

The emphasis of Fradkin’s campaign for Board of Trustees is on access to classes, degree completion programs and fiscal responsibility.

“I will put ‘community’ back into community college t h roug h t r a n s pa r e ncy a nd accessibility to information,” said Fradkin in a statement on fradkin4trustee.com.

Frad kin d raws f rom his history in education and national board membership to bring experience to his campaign for board member, according to his website.

AREA 5 Samuel Davis has served as a member of RCCD Board of Trustees since his election in 2010. Davis was the first black member of the board and he emphasizes diversity and equality in his campaign.

Davis earned a degree in chemistry and biology while he worked two full time jobs in his youth, and went on to get a master’s degree in education from CSU Dominguez Hills in addition to a master’s degree in public health.

Trustee Davis is currently a member of the R iverside County Advisory Committee on Substance Abuse. He gets much of his motivation for community involvement from his church and his faith as a Seventh-day Adventist. If re-elected, he intends to emphasize further developing board diversity in the coming years.

Imran Farooq began taking classes at Riverside City College at age 13 and went on to get his bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley, a master’s degree of and a doctorate from the University of Southern California.

“His disser tation on

revit alizing neighborhoods from the housing crisis became the subject of a local PBS documentary and was published as a book called Pr ivate Partnership for Public Benefit,” it said in a statement on drfarooq. nationbuilder.com.

Farooq serves on the March Air Museum board of directors, and is a member of the Greater Riverside Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Council, among other community groups.

Tracey Vackar has served as a board member of the Moreno Valley Unified School District since 1990 and currently serves as board president until her term expires in 2016. Vackar has served as a teacher and project coordinator and currently works as director of Career Technical Education for Fontana Unified School District, according to www.mvusd.edu.

She serves on the Credential Advisory boards for CSU San Ber nardino, UCR Riverside Extensions a nd Sa n Diego County Office of Education.

Vackar’s campaign priorities are to provide education that will increase test scores, to offer competitive instr uctor salaries and to fight for legislative funding.

Keri Then is professor of graduate courses for business, science and arts in management programs at the University of Redlands. She has a doctorate degree in business administration.

He r m a st e r’s deg re e is i n telecommunications and science in telecommunications. Keri is a retired US Air Force officer and a former Senior Development Engineer in UC Riverside, where she led projects upgrading voice, data, and fiber optic cabling systems for the campus.

Her priorities if elected as a Board of Tr ustee member are to increase opportunities in vocational and educational programs and lowering tuition costs.

Steve Collier is an educator and instructor with a master’s degree in mathematics and a m a s t e r’s i n e d u c at ion a l technology. Collier has little to no political experience according to a statement he made in a www. blogtalkradio.com interview.

Collier is running for Board of Trustees because as a Moreno Valley College instructor he has grown frustrated with the “revolving door” administration and interim positions where people have been unwilling or unable to commit to their positions.

Collier loves the California Community College system more than any other system, so he hopes to expand the benefits of the system. The platform he hopes to get elected on is to expand course offerings, reduce the turnover of administrators and promoting equality and growth.

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Music building rings fire alarm The second fire-related incident in the Richard M. Stover Music Hall within a six-day period on the campus of Riverside City College has members of the facilities department scratching their heads.

The incident occurred Oct. 22 at approximately 1:50 p.m. causing the fire department to investigate. The building was cleared for occupancy at 3 p.m.

Classes were taking place at the time the fire alarm went off in the music room.

According to Scott Zwart, RCC director of facilities, the cause of the second incident is still unknown.

This follows the first incident that took place Oct. 17, in the same building.

According to Zwart, the first incident was caused by an air conditioning unit that caught fire and filled the building with smoke.

The building was evacuated and the air conditioning unit was later replaced.

RCC receives trade grant Riverside City College and Norco College will be receiving over $2.7 million from the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career training grant.

RCC will be receiving $1.1 million for the next three upcoming years and Norco will receive $1.4 million. According to Patricia Avila, dean of instructors, the grant will the funding the need to update RCC cyber security for the school and hire more adjunct faculty.

Chaffey College is in charge of distributing money to the Inland Empire Regional Training Consortium which consists of the following schools: Chaffey College, Riverside City College, Norco College, Barstow Community College, College of the Desert, Mount San Jacinto College, Victor Valley College, San Bernardino Valley College, Crafton Hills College, MiraCosta College, California State University, San Bernardino and the University of California, Riverside.

Corrections: In the Oct. 2 issue of Viewpoints on page one, the article “California prepares for ‘Yes means yes’” states that Riverside City College offers the Rape Aggression Defense Program, but it currently does not.

According to Police Chief Jim Miyashiro, campus police is in the process of preparing its staff to offer it again.

CLERY ACT Continued From Page 1 Institutions are allowed to distribute the report online as long as there is a notice issued to students and faculty informing them that the Clery Report is available for viewing, and it must include how to access it and the location where it may be accessed.

No such notice was sent by RCC to students or faculty until Oct. 29, after the discrepancy was brought to the attention of Miyashiro.

The notice was sent to RCC students detailing what is to be included in the report and listed the RCCD link to access it.

Cler y Cr i me St at ist ics available to st udents must contain crime incidences, as well as disciplinary actions and arrests for crimes including drug law violations, Liquor law violations and illegal weapons possessions.

RCC’s Clery Reports differ from the statistics shown in the US Department of Education’s Institution Data for RCC. T he home page of T he

Campus Safety and Security Data Analysis Cutting Tool states that information available for institutions is submitted annually by all postsecondary institutions that receive Title IV funding.

RCC’s report contains data for on campus, non-campus and public properties defined in the Clery Reporting guidelines, however failed to include ten drug law violation arrests on public property that are reported on the U.S. Depar t ment of Education’s Campus Security and Safety Analysis Cutting Tool for the year of 2011. The statistic was not included in the numbers for the 2011, 2012, or 2013 Clery Reports.

Penalties for noncompliance are $35,000 for each violation and penalties for non disclosure are $27,500 per violation.

In extraordinary cases the U.S. Department of Education can withhold all federal funds for non-compliant institutions.

Miyashiro will be presenting the 2014 Clery Report to the RCCD Board of Trustees on Nov. 4.

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Travis West 951- 222-8495 viewpoints@rcc.edu MANAGING EDITOR James H. Williams viewpoints.managing@gmail.com ADVERTISING MANAGER Valerie Osier viewpoints.advertising@gmail.com JOURNALISM SPECIALIST Matt Schoenmann matthew.schoenmann@rcc.edu FACULTY ADVISERS Allan Lovelace Jim Burns NEWS EDITOR Valerie Osier viewpoints.news@gmail.com OPINIONS EDITOR viewpoints.opinions@gmail.com FEATURES EDITOR Josa Lamont viewpoints.features@gmail.com SPORTS EDITOR Edith Noriega viewpoints.sports@gmail.com

Study habits halted

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Alejandra Garcia viewpoints.artsentertainment@gmail.com PHOTO EDITOR Luis Solis viewpoints.photo@gmail.com ONLINE EDITOR viewpoints.online@gmail.com

A typical day for a college student is filled with distractions. With a screen shoved in our faces every second of the day, it is hard to find a quiet, distractionfree place for us to study without the constant buzzing of a phone or blaring TV. Many students work all day and attend classes at night or vice versa, leaving some students with no peaceful place to hit the books.

Our first option, outside of our homes are local coffee shops that sometimes extend their business hours to accommodate students studying during finals, but with no place to go after not finding a seat, the most reasonable place for RCC students to study sits … empty.

The Digital Library and Learning Resource Center at RCC needs to be available to students at later times of the day.

The hours are Monday – Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., with no available hours on the weekends unlike other local community colleges outside of Riverside Community College District.

After Viewpoints compared the hours of operation with University of California Riverside and other local colleges, we found that their hours are much more flexible with students busy schedules. UCR’s midnight closing time, along with hours on the weekends, allows students optimal study time throughout the day.

We understand that UCR has more resources than we do here, however, if other local community colleges can open on weekends, why can’t we?

San Bernardino Valley College’s library hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday – Thursday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday. They also have Saturday hours from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Chaffey College has similar hours on the weekdays and is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sundays.

Furthermore, our enrollment is 586 less than Chaffey and 5,187 more than the enrollment at San Bernardino Valley College.

According to Scholarship.com, RCC’s total enrollment was 17,218 in 2012. This does not include Norco or Moreno Valley campuses. Chaffey had an enrollment of 17, 804 and SBVC had a total enrollment of 12,031.

Our library is not available to our students. Other colleges provide access to required textbooks, computers, wireless Internet and most importantly, a quiet place to study.

It begs the question as to why RCC’s library cannot at least add another day to their hours?

Resources need to be available to students even if many classes are not in session.

Wi-Fi is also a reason the library needs to be available later on weekdays and for a few hours on weekends.

Many students find a spot outside the locked library doors to use the Wi-Fi on the weekends.

Why not just open the doors for a few hours?

Wireless Internet is not a readily available resource for everyone, and even though there are many public libraries in Riverside that may offer Wi-Fi, the computers are out dated and certain textbooks can only be found in the Digital Library on campus.

At the very least, RCC must extend its library hours on the weekdays to accommodate the latest class on campus.

The Viewpoints editorial board believes the outcome of opening the library doors longer would greatly benefit the students and in turn, benefit the college in its success rate.

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ALEJANDRA GARCIA A&E EDITOR It’s that time of year again when Halloween takes over, and candy and costumes are the first thing in our minds. Pushing the boundaries as we dress up and having fun is great, but where is

the line drawn?

It’s a fine line to cross when you end up wearing a Native American headdress or if you painted your face as a sugar skull.

I mean sure, what’s the harm?

But there is definitely harm done even if one doesn’t intentionally mean it.

This is called cultural appropriation, which is when a person borrows another person’s culture. More specifically, when it’s a culture from a group of minority.

The minority is referred to Latinos, Asians, Blacks and Middle Easterns, people of color to be more precise.

The offense and harm is when

that culture is being used as a parody. For instance a headdress for Native Americans is a symbol of high stature, and for others to disrespect that is offensive. Even dressing up as a Native American is wrong. As a group of people they have suffered and to mock them at all with silly costumes is terrible.

In recent years Dia De Los Muertos has gained popularity, and as a Mexican I’m happy to see that people are curious. What doesn’t make me happy is that people are using sugar skulls and La Catrina as Halloween costumes especially if that person has no knowledge of its significance.

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Dia De Los Muertos is a cultural tradition that has survived the Spanish invasion.

Maybe it’s not the same tradition my ancestors had, but the fact that the essence is still alive is remarkable. I would be crushed if globalization knocked it out of existence.

Of course, there are people that still wouldn’t see it as offensive or racist. Many would think it’s just a costume, and that it’s just for fun. But just because it’s Halloween it doesn’t mean that it’s acceptable.

A year ago actress Julianne Hough wore blackface for a Halloween party.

She dressed up as Uzo

Saturday morning cartoons killed

LUIS SOLIS PHOTO EDITOR Waking up early on a Saturday morning rushing in your pajamas to the kitchen excitedly to grab yourself a big bowl of cereal and turning on the television in order to watch Saturday morning cartoons was a ritual for most us when we were growing up.

As children, we all hated waking up early for school every morning, but Saturday was the only time children were happy waking up in the morning without being force by their parents.

Unfortunately, the era for Saturday morning cartoons are over as of Sept. 27 with the last network, The CW, cutting their Saturday morning cartoon

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Aduba’s character, Crazy Eyes, from Netflix’s hit show “Orange Is the New Black.”

Hough made a public apology for her choice of costume. She realized that it was wrong once social media went on a rampage.

Hough is a public figure. she needs to repair the damage so it won’t harm her image.

As students, we are not in the eye of the media as actors and celebrities are, but we need to be conscious of our decisions.

In order make our society more decent we need to set the example.

It all starts with you.

Think before you act or in this case, think before you dress up.

lineups “The Vortexx” and replacing their programming block with five hours of educational family oriented live action television shows for kids call “One Magnificent Morning”.

The reason why many television networks commence to move away from broadcasting cartoons started back in the 1990′s due to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations to start broadcasting more educational shows on public television networks.

There’s nothing wrong with educational shows, but Saturday is day meant to unwind and relax since children are at school for six hours a day for five days a week.

The new generations of children are not going to know the feeling of joy when Saturday morning cartoons air on the television screen and planting themselves in front of the television with a bowl cereal.

It’s sad seeing a whole generation of kids miss out on a lazy Saturday full of cartoons and being replaced by cheaper educational shows.

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THIS IS WAR: Brad Pitt as Sergeant “Wardaddy” Collier pushes private Norman Ellison played by Logan Lerman to get a grip.

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‘Fury’ takes war films to the next level RAFAEL RIOS ASST. A&E EDITOR

“Fury” the World War II tank film blasts its competition and rolls its way to theaters taking viewers on a violently entertaining ride along that ends in relief of not actually having to partake in such a deadly war.

Written and directed by David Ayer “Fury” the war/ action film gives us a different perspective on the war, and a form of transformation of the combatants in it. The film is set around a five-man tank crew who must attempt breaking through Nazi defenses in order to reach the heart of Nazi Germany.

“Fury” has a cast made up of stars like Brad Pitt, Shia L eB e ou f , L og a n L e r m a n , Michael Peña, and Jon Bernthal all who significantly worked together to make it a great experience for the viewers to

feel a part of the platoon.

Pitt plays the sergeant in command of the tank (Fury,) a man with experience in war as he states throughout the movie, he’s had quite the survivor reputation and has kept his platoon alive, “I star ted this war killing Germans in Africa, now I’m killing Germans in Germany.”

Pitt said as Wardaddy.

Apart from Pitt (Sergeant “Wardaddy” Collier) the story focuses much on the newbie to the platoon Norman Ellison played

by Logan Lerman. Thrown into a platoon of experienced war-men the inexperienced Norman Ellison is a man with a reluctance to shoot even the dead, not caring that the enemy was willing to shoot at him or the his fellow American comrades.

His assertion to killing causes his platoon to despise him. The story carefully sets events into

motion that make Norman tip the scale in which his incapability becomes instinct and shooting is like breathing, earning him the nickname “Machine” and allowing the viewer to experience the character’s growth.

Other than Norman’s growth you see the things that have turned the other characters into what they have become.

The pain and constant battles disallows the wounds to fully heal making the viewer feel empathy and a bit of rage toward the enemies, including a burn scar on the whole back side of Wardaddy (Pitt,) which Norman (Lerman) sees letting him know that this is a man who has already been through his share of fights.

It’s easy to believe that Wa rd addy sees h i mself i n Norman as he takes the role of a mentor in addition to his role as commander, pushing him to be

to not be afraid.

The rest of the crew’s stories seem much more secluded, still the characters add structure to the overall story. Shia LeBeouf’s role ( Boyd “Bible” Swa n) involves the soldier who carries god with him everywhere he goes. He’s the praying man of the group as it’s stated in his nickname “Bible,” as well as being in charge of firing the primary weapon of the tank.

Jon Bernthal (Grady “Coonass” Travis) who has the role of the more on edge member one who seems ready to crack from all the post traumatic events in his participation in the war, but he is also the mechanic who takes care of fixing the tank.

Then there is Michael Peña who takes the role of Trini “Gordo” Garcia, the primary joker of the bunch who is in charge of steering the tank.

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The cast members make this movie an epic adventure, something that everyone would enjoy to watch, this movie has all the war action, gore and vulgarity that any person of the age of 17 or older would enjoy and be at the edge of their seats to watch.

The film hits a plateau and slows down in action around the middle of the film, but it allows the story to take place and the characters to grow. The plateau takes speed again and the action and violence of war picks up again to the end.

For anyone who enjoys action movies this is the perfect film to watch. “Fury” made its way to the top of the weekend box office coming in big with a $23.5 million gross over the opening weekend beating out “Gone Girl” at $17.8 million.

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Halloween Carnival Bryant Park 5 p.m.

A Night at The Museum Riverside Art Museum 6 p.m.

Dia De Los Muertos Downtown Riverside 1 p.m.

Carillon Concert UCR Bell Tower 12 p.m.

Game Release “Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare”

Carn-Evil VIP Nightclub 8 p.m.

The Adicts Riverside Municipal Auditorium 6 p.m.

“The Pillowman” The Box, Fox Entertainment Plaza 2 p.m.

Galantis Mayan Theater, Los Angeles 7 p.m.

Clarinet and Bassoon Recital Digital Library Auditorium 12:50 p.m.

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Guest Speaker: Anthony Plog Digital Library Auditorium 1 p.m.

Saxophone Studio Recital Digital Library Auditorium 12:50 p.m.

Holiday Marketplace The Grove 3:30 p.m.

Socal MakerCon Pomona Fairplex 9 a.m.

37th Annual Mission Inn Foundation Run Downtown Riverside 5:45 a.m.

Julian Casablancas The Observatory Santa Ana 8 p.m.

Arts Walk Downtown Riverside 6 p.m.

“Shrek” The Musical Landis Performing Arts Center 7 p.m.

Bloomfest LA The Arts District 11 a.m.

Art in the Gardens UCR Botanical Gardens 10 a.m.

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The freak show has come to town and everyone’s buying a ticket.

Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuck’s horror-anthology “American Horror Story” returns this fall in its latest incarnation “Freak Show” with what might be the most daunting task of any TV crew currently in production: topping the juggernaut that was “A.H.S: Coven.”

At the end of the witchy-centered last season loyal viewers were promised various clues to the forthcoming season’s theme, and though some of the hints were too vague for a casual observer, a few recurring motifs screamed season four: Florida, freaks, and clowns.

Set in Jupiter, a small south-Florida town in the early 1950s, this year’s plot follows one of the country’s last performing freak shows. The show’s ringleader Elsa Mars is unsurprisingly portrayed by the ever-venerated Jessica Lange (two Oscars, three Emmys, five Golden Globes, etc..)

Last season’s fresh-faces Angela Basset and Kathy Bates return as the three-breasted and bearded women respectively, effortlessly sharing the lead billing.

However this season of the horror anthology also features a large supporting cast including 6-foot-8-inch model Erika Ervin, the smallest woman alive Jyoti Amge, Grace Gummer, returning Gabourey Sidibe, Patti LaBelle and Wes Bentley.

Notable performances come from Sarah Paulson portraying conjoined twins Bette and Dot Tattler, who are avoiding capture for killing their abusive mother by joining Mar’s freak show. No one can deny the challenge of portraying conjoined twins with another actor on camera let alone portraying both parts at once.

“We did a test early on that was good, but I didn’t love it,” co-creator Ryan Murphy said to the Hollywood Reporter.

“I thought if we kept working on it, it would get better, and it did.”

Paulson reportedly spends 12 to 15 hours filming her scenes, which mostly involve her recording dialogue with herself with the use of prosthetic heads and earpieces. However Paulson has never been one to back down from a challenge, evident from her past roles in the anthology and the popular and gritty time period drama “12 Years a Slave.”

It’s hard not assume this stellar performance doesn’t have at least something to do with the spike in viewership despite a slower plot, with Deadline reporting Freak Show’s season premier drew a record setting crowd of over 6.5 million viewers.

Despite a much slower plot Freak Show holds its own, most evidently with their breakout star, Twisty the Clown, a murderous clown with the frivolity of The Mad Hatter but a dark-side that would make even Tim Burton afraid of going to another carnival.

Evan Peters plays the dreamy lobster-handed serviceman Jimmy Darling but perhaps the character’s more compelling attribute is his relationship with Bates and newcomer Michael Chiklis’ strong-man who play Darling’s parents.

Freak Show’s premier topped last season’s Coven premier by just over a million viewers and besting “Sons of Anarchy” who’s season seven finale held the previous title of most watched FX programming with 6.1 million viewers.

Murphy and Falchuck’s gem is probably the most talked about show on the air, pushing boundaries of the real the fantasy, outing fear into every crevice of your imagination.

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The illustious drag queen, Mayhem Miller hosts a weekly drag competition at the VIP Nightclub in Riverside, Oct. 24

VIP Nightclub brings out the divas of the night DESHAUN THOMAS STAFF WRITER

A special kind of wonderful fusion takes place on Halloween.

The fusion of the “normal” and the not so “normal.”

The minorities once regarded by some as peculiar get a chance to express themselves and be uninhibited in doing so. They are no longer bound by societal norms. They can defy preconceived notions and not only be accepted, but celebrated by their peers for their eccentricity.

One breed of misfit in particular takes the holiday very seriously (it is their Christmas, only more Pagan and full of fog machines). This freak is none other than the American Drag Queen. Pay a visit to one of these creatures of the night and you’ll get glitter, gore, and pantyhose.

Ginger Presley, a drag queen, frequent performer at Riverside’s VIP nightclub and honorary soldier in Elvira’s Army of the Dark, knows intimately the

freeing spirit of Halloween.

“I began experimenting with makeup myself Halloween of 2011,” she said. “It gives the ability to be able to express oneself and show your femininity as well as your masculinity.”

The rest as they say, is history.

Gay history. Her beginnings tie very deeply in VIP and her drag mother Azrael.

Founded in 1992, the VIP Nightclub has served Riverside’s LGBT community for 22 years. It is a place of reprieve for gays, nongays, transgendered individuals and queens alike.

Outside hangs the rainbow flag that lets the outside world know that on the inside one is among its fellow friends, gay or straight. Inside hang paper mâché ghosts and synthetic fire cauldrons, reminding you it’s that sacred time of year again.

An air of calm and acceptance permeates as guests clink glasses and chuckle behind their beers and martinis. This atmosphere remains completely undisturbed

well into the late evening. It is so relaxed in fact that you’d never guess it was a nightclub calling to its queer brethren, from the inside looking out. Not until the sun goes down at least, and the drag performers come out, faces painted and contoured for the ages, for one the most politically incorrect and outrageous live shows you may ever see.

From renditions in homage to the film “Death Becomes Her” to Evanescence’s “Bring Me To Life,” freakish energy and talent abounds. The audience beckons the performers to take their tips and squeal in equal delight when they receive special attention (often by being butt of a quickwitted joke).

The hosts, Morgan McMichaels and Mayhem Miller act as drag ring leaders of sorts and command all attention in the room no matter who performs that night. It is their show. They run the VIP Nightclub with a verve that keeps the seats filled night after night.

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ALL OR NOTHING: Contestants give their all for a chance to

win at the VIP Nightclub.

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DRESSED TO KILL: Contestants dressed in full costume perform choreagraphed routines in a cut throat competition between appearance and talent.

Come Halloween night, VIP will again be aflame with ghoulish performances by outrageous queens such as Ginger Presley and Mayhem Miller in an event known as “Carn-Evil.”

“It’s rebellion. Drag queens and gays are a lot alike. We like things that are taboo, we like freaks, we blend in because it’s a day everyone dresses up.” Presley said. “People see a man in a dress and they have to look.”

Presley herself knows the rush of being the center of attention.

The petite Elvira impersonator struts and poses like she is the

center of the room. And she is. And will continue to be, including every Halloween for the foreseeable future.

This Halloween, we’re all freaks. The only question is: “What kind will you be?”

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FLYING HIGH: Dancers Tiffany Cole and Anthony Jackson exequte a graceful lift

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SETTING UP: Riverside Trolley dancers Kaycee Moser and Gavin Gray prep for in sync pirouettes in the Broadway themed number “Omnibus” at the La Sierra Library.

Trolley takes dynamic dances to the streets MARISSA BOSTICK ASST. A&E EDITOR

Lovely leaps, flexed feet and a train station.

P.L.A.C.E. (Possibi lity Location Artistry Collaboration Evolving) performance along with Riverside City College’s dance department put on the third annual Trolley Dances Riverside.

This year’s Trolley Dances route took patrons along the 15’s westbound bus route throughout the La Sierra area Oct. 18.

Trolley Dances Riverside’s appeal is partly in its name, a trolley takes you from one location to another to see sight specific works. The second appeal to Trolley Dances is that each work is choreographed to its location.

This year’s locations were La Sierra High School, La Sierra Park, La Sierra Library, an empty

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lot and the La Sierra Metrolink Station.

Each location utilized the uniqueness of its environment from the circular buildings of La Sierra High School to the overhead walking path of the La Sierra Metrolink Station.

According to Kirsten Jo h a n s e n , a n R C C d a n c e instructor and choreographer of one of t he pi e c e s , t he choreographers were shown pictures of the locations and then they shaped their dances from there.

La Sierra High School was the first host of the event, its dance team chose to use its school as the location. The majority of their piece titled “Shift” was done in canon, meaning one movement started the phrase and then a count or two after someone else did the same thing.

A lt h ou g h m any of t h e movements were slow and most

of the transitions were runs it did not take away from the overall performance quality, even when moving between columns.

The second performance was a duet by dancers Tiffany Cole and Anthony Jackson for Clifford J. Breland’s piece titled, “A Dance of Thanksgiving.” The contemporary piece echoed its musical accompaniment, “His Eye Is on the Sparrow” sung by Tanya Blount and Lauryn Hill.

The piece uses the trees of La Sierra Park to add certain t ranqui lit y to t he a lre ady elegant movement. “A Dance of Thanksgiving” also featured flawless lifts that showcased the agility and strength of the dancers.

The third piece on the Trolley Dances schedule was a piece titled, “Omnibus.” The Hollee Cool choreographed number lived up to its name, as it contained a series of mini

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Patrick Doran-Sheeran and Gypsy wait for “sanctuary” to begin at the fourth stop on the Trolley excurison at the featured unconventional landscape.

Broadway style performances all stacked together.

What truly made this dance memorable was as the dancers began to dance on tables inside the library a random library patron refused to leave her seat.

The fourth stop on the Trolley Dances excursion was an unlikely stop, an empty lot. This lot was the home of Kirsten Johansen’s piece, “Sanctuary.” The piece earned its name from a conversation with Patrick Doran-Sheeran, who a friend of Johansen. As the two of them discussed titles he quoted a line from “Logan’s Run,” saying, “There is no sanctuary.” which later got shortened to just sanctuary.

The inspiration for the piece came from not only the location but also movies like “Six String Samurai” and “Mad Max” along with dystopia and decay according to Johansen.

The costumes of the dancers reverberated the inspiration as they wore camo print garments that were a bit tattered.

Johansen, a clear master of storytelling through movement, presented the audience with a piece that transported you into the story and left you captivated.

The added touch to her piece was the live music played by Patrick Doran-Sheeran. Johansen and Doran both felt that it made no sense for live musicians to be hidden away. With that in mind Johansen incorporated Doran into the piece along with Gypsy, associate professor Mark Harris’ black Labrador retriever.

Johansen ended her piece on a slightly comical note, as the dancers lay on the ground

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Doran made his way across the lot stopping to steal dancer Megan Fowler-Hurst’s boots and then leave the dismal scene.

The final stop for Trolley Dances Riverside was the La Sierra Metrolink Station. The piece titled “NOT really A Love Dance” took advantage of all the space available, including the boarding area and the overhead walkway.

The Sadie Weinberg number in collaboration with her dancers told a story of love and heartbreak as it transitioned from the boarding area to the skyway and then back to the boarding area again.

One of the dancers in the ensemble attempted to serenade another member but it didn’t end well. After the crushing blow he joined the group as they started to dance to Prince’s “When Doves Cry.” The audience-selected song was however was temporarily cut short as a train speeding by forced them to start over.

To involve the audience one more time in the piece, members of the ensemble broke off and asked members of the audience to dance. Surprisingly enough many members joined in the festivities and asked others to dance also as per instruction from the ensemble.

Although the event was two hourlong, with so many wonderful performances it is no wonder the event seemed much shorter.

Trolley Dances Riverside may have only been around for three years however it has the makings of being around a long time, and hopefully it does.

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October 30, 2014 |11 “I’ve hated every minute of training, but I said, don’t quit.

Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.”

- Muhammad Ali

RCC honors former alumni Olympic archer, pro golfer and former coach among inducted EDITH NORIEGA SPORTS EDITOR Gary McCord, Luann Ryon and Dave Almquist went from memorable athletes to immortalized legends Oct. 17. The three were among the members enshrined in the Riverside City College Athletic Hall of Fame as the Class of 2014.

RCC also included four pioneers of women’s athletics in the Contributor category and the Bohling for longstanding support, Riverside educator and community leader Dell Roberts was also honored.

McCord and Ryon were among the most successful stars on the field in the early 1970s, while Almquist was a member of the RCC water polo team as a coach.

Ryon, Olympic Gold Medalist in the 70-meter individual archery competition in the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games, was the first member of the night inducted.

Ry o n s a i d d u r i n g t h e ceremony that she owed gratitude to a woman that was very instrumental in her start in archery. Sonia Doshna, who was the first archery teacher Ryon had during her first semester of archery practice and was the reason why she ended up joining the RCC archery team.

“I feel really honored to finally get recognized from RCC after so many years,” Ryon said near the end of her speech.

Ryon will go down in RCC history as the 1975 RCC Female Athlete of the Year, five-time California State Champion

Also during the years of the program’s championship run, a big part of the program success has been the coaching philosophy of Almquist, which accentuated team devotedness and unselfish play.

In closing remarks women’s athletics has also been an essential part of RCC since 1921. Thanks to the efforts of pioneering women in physical education and athletics like Catherine S. Huntley from 1926-62, Doshna, from1965-89, Natalie Ringlund and Lois Cregsy.

Charlie Bohling and his wife, Donna were presented the Bengal Award in acknowledgement of their longtime support of Tigers Athletics.

The 2014 President’s Award went to RCC alumnus and former football player Dell Roberts.

Roberts build a reputation as a loyal advocate of adolescence activities and sports. He coached football for 21 years, founding the Black Student’s Union in Riverside area schools, and served as a volunteer and on boards of local organizations such as the Riverside City College District foundation.

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FORE: With radiant jubilation golf legend Gary McCord is inducted into the Riverside City College Athletics Hall of Fame, Oct. 16, 2014.

(1976-1978, 1980 and 1982) and a gold medalist in the 1977 Women’s World Championship, shooting a 2,515 to set a women’s world record.

Ryon, now retired enjoys her days in Riverside with her family and friends.

McCord played in over 400 PGA Tour events. His best two finishes was second at the Greater Milwaukee Open in 1975 and 1977. Two-time Division II AllAmerican at UC Riverside, won the NCAA Division-II individual championship in 1970.

The great mustachioed, one easily flowed into laughter’s with one of his many amusing times at RCC. “They gave me some money for cleaning all the gym clothes

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WATER POLO: Dave Almquist former womens water polo coach

speaks about his time at Riverside City College at the Riverside City College Athletics Hall of Fame on Oct. 16, 2014.

here at RCC,” McCord said. “So when I would go from golf to basketball the same day, I’d sit in the gym underneath (RCC), there are giant washer and dryers.

I’d sit there all night washing all the gym clothes and doing my homework.”

“And I’d get on that Honda 50 and go 12 miles freezing my rear end off every night and I’m going this is a little too much you know,” McCord said. “A couple of months prior, I was in high school jacking around doing nothing and then all of a sudden you get all of these things hit you and you go, life’s pretty hard now.

It really taught me discipline real quick from doing all that stuff to trying to go to school, paying for the house, child, wife and Honda 50.”

Among many of McCord’s accomplishments on the field he was also a very prominent golf analyst. At age 37 in 1986, he joined CBS Sports as a golf analyst, a capacity in which he still serves. He is noted for his frankness, a characteristic that has seen him grilled from the CBS commentary team for The Masters.

The ceremony wrapped up with Almquist, which is appropriate given how much he’s given to the game and how successful he was as both a player and a head coach.

Before Almquist was head coach, he set the then singleseason scoring record for goals (60) at RCC. Almquist led Riverside City College women’s water polo team to numerous championships in three decades of coaching, including the 2007 team, which went undefeated. He was also

the assistant coach of the United States Men’s National team from 1984-1988, which included the 1988 silver medal winning team that competed in Seoul, South Korea.

In Almquist’s 2009 season a winning streak of over 50 straight matches began, which was the longest in the program’s history.

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INTRODUCTION: Riverside City College Athletic Director Derrick Johnson begins the ceremony for the Hall of Fame inductees on Oct. 16, 2014.

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Volleyball’s inconsistency keeps them from winning games

DANIEL PENA

STAFF WRITER The Riverside City College women’s volleyball team (6-10, 2-4) gave it their all but eventually ran out of gas against the Fullerton Hornets (11-2, 4-3) on Oct. 22.

The Tigers fought hard all the way giving the Hornets a hard time. Fullerton has won most of their games by sweeping their opponents and RCC looked to stop that trend.

On the first set RCC looked to get the edge, but the Hornets quickly struck first leading 10-4 and won the first set with a score of 25-16.

“It’s frustrating knowing that we have to beat the top nine in the state in order to get a win and it’s hard, but this team can do it we still have the second round to go,” head coach Monica HayesTrainer said.

As the Tigers took an 8-1 lead during the second set looked to finish this set, the Hornet refused to let this set slip away and soon the game was all tied with a score of 24-24.

Needing two points to win the set the Hornets stunned the Tigers by winning the second set with a score of 26-24.

Onto the third set the Tigers

had fallen behind 6-1, but RCC refused to be swept and came back to tie it all up 22-22 before making the winning score and winning the set with a score of 25-22.

RCC looked to pull off a comeback, but things didn’t go well for the Tigers during the fourth set as the Hornets quickly pulled to a 19-9 lead over the Tigers. Fullerton winning the set and the game with a score of 25-18.

“We need more consistent hitting, our hitting percentage isn’t very high,” Hayes-Trainer said.

“We need to terminate to make points and that’s our main goal is trying hit and kill balls that are out of system even if it’s a bad pass we still need to make a point of that.”

Tigers went on the road against Golden West Rustlers (12-4, 4-3) Oct. 24, but were swept losing the game with scores of (25-10, 25-11 and 25-6).

Things haven’t been too well for the RCC women’s volleyball team; according to the CCCAA standings RCC are in a four game losing streak.

RCC will next face Santa Ana (13-5, 5-1) on the Oct. 29 and Irvine Valley on the Oct. 31 who is undefeated this season with their record of (14-0, 7-0).

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SPIKE: Ashley Tamas (middle) prepares to block a spike against Fullerton College on Oct. 22.

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Tigers take over top ranked in SCFA Northern Division DANIEL PENA STAFF WRITER

The Riverside City College Tigers football team (6-1, 3-0) made an improbable comeback against the Mount SAC Mounties (6-2, 2-2) on Oct. 25 and the Tigers are now in charge of the National Central Conference division.

The game was tense from the start as these teams rivalry exploded during the last couple of seasons.

Last season RCC defeated Mount Sac 33-30 and won three of the past four meetings with each game deciding how the playoffs are formatted.

Mounties coach Bob Jastrab was look i ng to be the f i rst California community college football coach to reach 100 wins in 10 seasons, but the Tigers had other plans including keeping the 27 win streak at home alive.

RCC won the coin flip and choose to kick, so the Mounties took the chance and made the first strike with Mounties quarterback Justin Alo, threw a 24-yard pass to wide receiver Aaren Vaughns leading the Tigers 7-0.

Eight minutes left in the first quarter the Tigers got to scoring distance with a first and goal and looked to score for the tying touchdown, but the Mounties defense was putting to much pressure on quarterback Nicholas King.

RCC had to settle for the field goal at the end of halftime 7-3.

The Mounties started on their own 27-yard line during the second quarter until Alo threw a pass into the hands of RCC Defensive Back Trayvon Watson, and what looked

like an interception, Watson was tackled and fumbled the ball at the 4-yard line and recovered by the Mounties, which stunned the home crowd.

With the Mounties taking control of the ball they made their way into RCC territory, but the Tigers defense holded off and the Mounties settled for a field goal the score 10-3.

Seven m i nutes lef t u nt il halftime the Mounties were looking to score but Alo underthrew a pass, which led to an interception,

by RCC defensive back Treshon Broughton who returned it for a 45-yard touchdown and tied the score to 10-10.

With under a minute to go before the end of the first half the Mounties offense were looking to fix their previous mistakes.

Alo again threw deep with 35 seconds to go and was caught by wide receiver Derrick Macon for a 38-yard touchdown the Mounties now lead 10-17.

As for the RCC offense they were pretty much shutdown as King only threw less than 50 yards in passing while Denzel Foster was held and couldn’t make those big running plays.

At the start of the third quarter things only got worse for the Tigers offense as King either overthrew or underthrew to his intended receivers.

Looking to try something new King started running the ball more and throwing short passes which worked as the Tigers were now in goal line and were looking to score their first offense touchdown of the game. Once again the Mounties defense pressured King and so the Tigers had to settled for

another field goal.

With the score 13-17 the Mounties rushed the ball when flags went flying everywhere.

A personal foul was called on one of the RCC defensive players and after the penalty was announced a scuffle started between two players and RCC was called for another personal foul which led to a 30 yard gain for the Mounties which led to 1 yard run touchdown by Alo with score now 13-24.

Near the end of the third quarter once again the Tigers managed to get a field goal with the score now 16-24.

An out of sync offense and a pressuring defense was not a good combo for the Tigers and only looked toward the fourth quarter to make scoring plays.

Already in the start of the fourth quarter the Mounties were about to score again with the ball in the two yard line and the home crowd looked ready to admit defeat.

A tackle was made to stop the rushing touchdown and a group of Tigers were jumping happily and were pointing toward the other end of the field and turned out a fumble was made and recovered by the Tigers which sparked not only the home crowd, but the team as well.

Looking to get back into the game the Tigers offense looked like how they’ve been playing this whole season, but couldn’t get over the Mounties defense and had to punt the ball.

Eve n t houg h t he Tige r s couldn’t score they were all fired up and soon enough the fired up Tigers made a huge play in

defense as Broughton made his second interception of the day.

The Tigers offense had a job to do and that was to make their first offensive touchdown, but in midfield King got injured and was sidelined.

Kelly Hilinski was brought back in to put the Tigers ahead of the Mounties and led them for 22 yards going into Mounties territory, but King recovered quickly and took over.

The offense couldn’t pull it off and had to settle for three points again, and just as the kick was good a flag was thrown and it was offside against the Mounties which led to an automatic first down for the Tigers offense .

Foster rushed for the five yard touchdown which was RCC’s first offensive touchdown of the game.

The Tigers aimed for the two point conversion, but came up short with the score 22-24.

With 6:34 remaining in the four th quar ter the Mounties offense appeared to lose some of their luster and couldn’t get close to scoring range and had to punt the ball.

The Tigers were now looking to end the game by making their way down into Mount. Sac territory and appeared that they were going to run the clock out and make the winning field goal.

Fo s t e r h a d o t h e r pl a n s and made a 19-yard r ushing touchdown and the home crowd and the football players were cheering excitedly and for the first time in the game the Tigers were now leading the Mounties with a score of 28-24.

Head Coach Tom Craft has nothing to lose he decided to go

for another two-point conversion, but couldn’t convert.

With 1:52 left in the fourth quarter the Mounties were looking to make a comeback, but that quest suddenly vanished as Alo threw his fourth interception of the game and was caught by Broughton once more for his third interception of the game to give victory to the Tigers.

“This is really a great win for us and we hung in there,” Craft said.

Despite the win for the Tigers it wasn’t a win for the Tigers offense as King only threw 95 yards and the whole offense had 287 yards while the Mounties made over 400 yards of offense.

“We were struggling in the first half,” said Foster.

Next week the Riverside City College Tigers face the Long Beach City College Vikings (6-1, 2-1) who are currently ranked No.1 in SoCal. The Vikings suffered their first loss of the season against Chaffey (3-3, 1-1) by a score of 40-36.

Between the Vikings and the Tigers Long Beach holds the record for the most wins between these two teams with a record of 14-10-1.

However the Tigers have won three straight games against the Vikings beating them in 2011, 75-12 at Long Beach, and won last year here at RCC with a score of 42-28.

The Tigers and Vikings will face each other at Long Beach City College with the kick off set to start at 6 p.m.

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SURVIVORS VS. ZOMBIES: Participants of the annual Riverside Zombie Crawl in downtown dress up as their favorite “Walking Dead” characters Oct. 18.

Downtown struck by zombies MICHAEL ISBERTO STAFF WRITER

The streets downtown were filled with zombies, ghosts and skeletons, but it wasn’t a scene from a scary movie set: it was the fourth annual Riverside Zombie Crawl.

People who happened to be walking around the Main Street Civic Plaza in Riverside for the crawl might have thought they had stepped into an apocalypse on Oct. 18.

“It’s a lot of fun, it’s just a great way to meet new people, and a great way to start the Halloween celebrations,” said Neal Andres, a Zombie Crawl walker.

The Riverside Downtown Partnership planned the crawl to bring the community together.

“We started the Riverside Zombie Crawl in 2011 to extend the Halloween season in downtown Riverside,” said Robbie Silver, communications and events liaison for the partnership. “RDP hosts several events throughout the year to bring individuals and families to the downtown area. Many Riversiders have lived in the area for years and haven’t experienced what downtown has to offer.”

The event was full of Halloween games and activities for the whole family including a live DJ playing Halloween themed music, crafts for children

provided by Dragon Marsh, face painters and balloon artists.

Additionally, there were zombie carnival games, costume contests for different age groups and the main event was a parade on Main Street where attendees could show off their costumes.

“Events like the Riverside Zombie Crawl highlight downtown Riverside as a unique destination,” Silver said. “Our attendance has increased every year. We had about 900-1,000 attendees this year.”

The theme of the event was zombies vs. survivalists. Most of the people in the crowd chose to be a zombie, but whether they chose to be a zombie or a survivalist, anyone could participate in the zombie apocalypse survival training.

“This year we built a zombie carnival with games,” Silver said. “Some games included ring toss, target practice darts, eye in the socket bucket toss, fishing for limbs and a photo booth. There was also a weapons board that showcased unique survivalist weapons during a zombie apocalypse.”

The theme helped to diversify the costumes shown at the event.

Although there were a handful of people who wanted to be on the survivalist side, most participants were made up and many of the attendees had white face paint and blood around their mouths.

“It’s not every day you get to walk around the city dressed like this,” Andres said. “We’re all excited for the holiday season.

My friends and I always look forward to the holidays because we know there are plenty of activities happening in the area.

It’s a great time dressing up, and I already can’t wait till the next event, whatever that may be.”

The reactions on the faces in the crowd made it evident that the event itself was a success.

“I’m a huge ‘Walking Dead’ fan,” said Mabelle Canlas, Riverside Zombie attendee. “This is probably really weird, but I always root for the zombies.

So if I had to choose a side, I’d rather be on their side: and plus, I think it would be fun chasing around Rick Grimes. He’s the main character in the ‘Walking Dead.’ I love him.”

Events like the Riverside Zombie Crawl show how unique the city of Riverside can be, according to Silver.

The spirit of Halloween isn’t dead in Riverside. People from all walks of life, young and old, were celebrating the upcoming holiday together.

“People in the community are always looking for something they can be involved with,” said Thomas Moore, a zombie crawler, “and if you give them events like this one, the city will be better for it.”

Images Courtesy of Robbie Silver

ABOVE: Ghouls and Gals prepare for the crawl with events

like acting classes, zombie make-up, classes and a costume contest. BELOW: The event is hosted by Riverside Downtown Partnership, this year on Oct. 18 in downtown

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MICHAEL ISBERTO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER THE COMMUNITY ANGLE: Augie’s Coffee House in Redlands installs new community tables with the intention of further developing its neighborhood impact.

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Augie’s makes coffee personal MICHAEL ISBERTO STAFF WRITER There’s just something special about small independent coffee shops. They have this “je ne sais quoi,” something people can feel in the air. Some of those shops can even feel like home. Augie’s Coffee House is one of those places.

“More than just creating drinks for customers,” said Robb Pearson, a barista at Augie’s in Redlands, “we want to create community, develop friendships from between people of all different backgrounds and connect our world through love and passion for coffee.”

The tradition of family can usually be traced all the way back to the owners.

When a business is named after a family member, people will work hard to honor that name.

“Augie’s has had the same owners for the past five years,” Pearson said. “Before that it was opened and named Augie’s by a Redlands couple, after their grandfather, who purportedly drank six cups of coffee a day. The Riverside (location) just passed the one-year mark as well.”

The feeling of family and community is fundamental in Augie’s foundation. When independent businesses go out of the way to bring the community together, it can make a small business stand out.

Augie’s takes the spread of creativity upon itself by organizing events like the Redlands Arts Walk.

“We have been hosting quarterly our biannual art walks in Redlands for the past two and a half years,” Pearson said. “I have an art degree and have participated in art walks in the past. Redlands didn’t have an art walk to speak of so it made sense to try and get one started.”

Augie’s worked with local businesses

and organizations to start the Redlands Arts Walk, which has been well received by artists and the community. It continues to work with local businesses and organizations to host the quarterly event, according to Pearson.

Augie’s is hopeful to work in the future with the Riverside Arts Walk as well.

“We do host a bimonthly rotation of local artists at both locations,” Pearson said. “As far as the future, we have talked with working with The Salted Pig and W. Wolfskill on creating a craft beverage festival in Riverside.”

In order to have the slightest impact on the community, a coffee shop like Augie’s needs to have a great product in order for customers to keep coming back. Its mindset on the craft of coffee and the attention to detail makes going to Augie’s coffee shops more of an experience than just a quick drive-thru caffeine refill.

“We let things happen organically and give our employees a lot of freedom in creating atmosphere and products,” Pearson said. “We are highly motivated to improve our craft both as an organization and as individuals. Community, working within it and creating it, is also something we strive for.”

The staff’s attention to detail has inspired them to roast their own coffee, as well as visit and buy coffee directly from farmers in different parts of the world: what people in the coffee community refer to as “relationship coffee.” They have built a direct relationship with farmers from Kenya, Columbia and other countries.

“We source great coffee, roast it as best we can, and brew it to its full potential,” Pearson said. “We craft our own syrups and sauces or work closely with other local businesses.”

Augie’s is a collection of passionate

individuals who take pride in every aspect of coffee. They make an effort in all facets of the craft, from establishing a relationship with the coffee farmers directly, to roasting their own beans and lastly to being detail oriented baristas.

“We really wanted to have more control over the coffee we served,” Pearson said.

“Roasting allows us to source, roast and brew exactly the kind of coffees we

want. Also roasting allows us to control freshness. Freshness is key. Roasting is awesome. We really wanted to create all levels of our product.”

They take coffee seriously and when people meet them it shows that they care about what they’re doing. But more than that, they focus on relationships coffee can create and they emphasize the importance of community.

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LIVE ACTION: Performance group K.A.O.S. acts as “Rocky Horror Picture Show” traditional shadow cast complimenting scenes and dances from the film Oct 17.

‘Rocky Horror’ pays for Evergreen’s green

The Evergreen Cemetery hosts “Rocky Horror Picture Show” to raise money for grounds maintenance TREVA FLORES ASST. FEATURES EDITOR The young, old and deceased gathered around to time warp the night away with “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at the Evergreen Memorial Historic Cemetery.

More than 1,000 people showed up anticipating the Evergreen’s first ever movie showing Oct. 17.

In a successful attempt to raise money for the 142-year-old cemetery the shadow cast played by K.A.O.S. brought “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” film to life.

The cemetery hopes to host more film showings in the future, as well as turning “Rocky Horror” into an annual event.

There were cold drinks, popcorn and candy sold to provide additional fundraising for the cemetery. There were also prop kits sold by the shadow cast with playing cards, party hats and even newspapers so the audience could fully participate throughout the night.

A “Rocky Horror” viewing is not something people can sit still for and that’s what makes the shows so enjoyable.

“Virgins,” or first time “Rocky Horror” audience members, are asked to come up to the screen as a “sacrifice.” The actors were obviously just joking around, but they did “de-virginize” a group of about 300 people with a round of limbo.

Unlike your typical movie going experience, the audience is welcomed to shout at the screen and talk back to characters during the performance.

Although audience participation is never mandatory, it gets the show going and keeps everyone on their toes.

Some memorable cues include holding up a newspaper the same way the main female character Janet does when she’s caught in the rain, using noise makers to applaud with the Transylvanians and hurling Scott toilet paper when Dr. Scott comes on-screen and Janet’s fiancée Brad yells “Great Scott!”

Although the night was mostly fun and games, there was a serious purpose for hosting the event at the Evergreen Memorial Historic Cemetery. The money raised by “Rocky Horror” went to keeping the cemetery green.

The cemetery is trying to restore and preserve its grounds as a not-for-profit organization,. According to Evergreen’s website, “Our goal is to raise $2.5 million for a fund to transform the neglected landscape of Riverside’s oldest cemetery and preserve it as a significant cultural and historic resource for the community.”

Many historic figures reside in the cemetery, such as Riverside founder John Wesley North and Mission Inn founder Frank Augustus Miller. There are also 1,100 veterans who rest at Evergreen, including veterans from the civil war. In total there are more than 27,000 graves in the cemetery.

“Rocky Horror” was a spooky and nostalgic way to celebrate and to raise money to preserve the history at Evergreen.

I’M JUST A SWEET TRANSVESTITE: The K.A.O.S shadow cast plays

character Frank and lip-syncs Sweet Transvestite originally sung by Tim Curry.

“DAMN-IT, JANET, CAN IT”: Janet shields herself from the rain on-stage as a cue to the audience to do the same, with other cues throughout the show.

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SWORD PLAY: Rocky prances wildly in shiny gold shorts and boots reflective of his on-screen character in a flamboyant stage performance.

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SLASHING PUMPKINS: Teamwork brings prize money to the Riverside City College clubs helping Associated Students make decorations for Halloween Town.

STEVEN SMITH STAFF WRITER

People from clubs all over campus came to compete in the Riverside City College pumpkin carving competition as part of the Halloween Town event.

Halloween Town is an annual event, this year on Oct. 24, organized by Associated Students of RCC where over 600 children come to dress up, participate in games and go trick or treating.

ASRCC also hosted a scarecrow competition Oct. 21 in conjunction with pumpkin carving on Oct. 23 as a way to use student participation for making decorations for the Halloween Town main event.

In the Pumpkin Carving Competition, participants compete for cash prizes as a club or organization.

Pumpkins were carved into various characters and decorated using paints, posters and creative juices in order to win favor from the judges and a place in the art pumpkin patch for Hallowen Town.

The Graphix Club and the Art Club were among the winners this year in categories such as scariest, or most creative.

THE OOGIE BOOGIE MAN: The Art Club scares ASRCC judges with the

Oogie Boogie Man from “The Nightmare Before Christmas,� pulling money to their club with a win.

JACK: The Riverside City College

Graphix Club used their creative energy to make their pumpkin put on that famous Jack Skellington smile and bring in money from a win.

CLASSIC CARVING: The Aquatics Club shows judges a classic interpretation of fall when they converted their pumpkin to a vase with leaves and bright fall colors that won money for their club.