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Riverside City College will reach its 100th year in September 2016. The College will celebrate in the days leading up to it with events beginning in October. A Presidential Investiture will be held to welcome RCC’s 11th president, Wolde-Ab Isaac, on October 12 at 9 a.m. in the Landis Auditorium. "It's a once in a lifetime celebration, a celebration that never gets a second chance," said Isaac. "Reflecting on the past and what the college has meant to the the people of Riverside and and their economic, social and political life." The official kickoff for the celebration events will be on November 7 at the Tigers Homecoming football game against rivals Chaffey College, that is close in age to RCC as it opened in 1883. There will be a parade that will go from downtown Riverside to RCC according to Isaac. According to Rakhee Uma,
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Associated Student of Riverside City College vice president, clubs will be collaborating with ASRCC to make a float for the parade. Alumni will be making visits to share experiences about their time at RCC and how it helped them to get where they are now. Humanities, fine arts, sciences, choral ensembles and RCC Marching Tigers will be preparing performances and events for the Centennial. RCC Marching Tigers will
be composing original music specifically for the Centennial celebration. It is not uncommon for a former student of RCC to return to the college as a professor or to reminisce about their time spent here. “I think it’s cool that a college in a small town like Riverside has been around for so long,” said RCC student Jennifer Anthony who drives from Highland to come to RCC. “It’s awesome to see how students return to teach
at RCC, like my astronomy professor Scott Blair. The planetarium is actually named after his former professor (Robert T. Dixon).” Students who attended RCC over forty years ago still remember their experiences walking through the halls of the college. “I came to RCC at the end of the Vietnam War so, Southern California was an exciting place to be,” said Bill Osborn former RCC student and staff writer for Viewpoints. He attended RCC before Moreno Valley College and Norco College were built. “ I grew up in a small town, so coming to Riverside in 1968 when there was a population of about 140,000,” said Osborn. “It was very liberal and progressive and it changed the way I thought and viewed things. I even became and remained best friends with one of my instructors, Al Parker. I still visit the Alumni House to make donation to a scholarship fund for his daughter, the Chrystine Parker Memorial Fund..”
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GSA and ALLY reach out to LGBTQIA JACKIE MORA
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In the face of struggles and a communication breakdown, dedicated students and members of faculty refuse to be discouraged. The Gender and Sexualities Awareness Club (GSA) is the heart of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual community on campus. “If anybody discriminates against you in this club they’re gonna be gone,” said Asher Jones, vice president pro tempore of GSA at the group’s meeting Sept.17. “We don’t do that here … so know you’re protected.” According to the GSA, an ally is a person or organization that actively helps another with a specific issue; one who openly supports and affirms the rights and dignity of the LGBTQIA people. ALLY is also the name of a separate group of trained members of staff and students who offer a safe space and support for those who are concerned with sexual orientation or gender identity issues. “I’m hesitant about any group that claims to be LGBTQIA allies,” Jones said while discussing the ALLY group. “I need to know that you’re
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GSA: Students of the Gender and Sexualities Awareness Club listen closely during a meeting Sept. 17. dedicated, you’re educated, and that you’re willing to help the students.” Jones is frustrated by the outdated information about LGBTQIA resources which appears on RCC’s website and also was misprinted in the RCC Student Survival Guide, which was provided to attendees on Welcome Day at RCC on Aug. 29. “I am aware of the outdated information,” Debbie Whitaker, associate dean of academic support and ALLY coordinator, said. “We are working on getting it updated.” “Updates regarding the RCC
ALLY website and the section for LGBTQIA resources in the Student Survival Guide are in the process of being corrected and improved,” Whitaker added in an e-mail. P r o b l e m s w i t h “misrepresentation...visibility... lack of resources,” on campus for LGBTQIA are also concerns. Regardless of his frustration, Jones emphasized the vital contributions of allies, “We always need allies; those are the people that are going to help us. Allies are important because they help create safe spaces.” Allies are indeed creating safe spaces on campus.
“We get these cards that we can put in our office windows that say to students that if they have an issue, that they should feel comfortable to come in and talk to us, that our offices are going to be safe places to discuss issues surrounding those kind of things, that we are going to be sensitive to it,” said Peter Curtis, tenured professor of music and RCC ALLY. “I always come out to my students at the beginning of my class,” said Jacquelyn Bang, adjunct english instructor and adviser to GSA. “I’m an out queer woman. I advocate outness…the reason I’m involved in this club is because I had older queer and transgender people in my college when I was an undergrad … who advocated for queer and transgender safe spaces and who created safe spaces for me and I feel like it’s the least I can do to pay it forward,” “I’d also like to know who the ALLY group is on this campus,” Bang said. “The ALLY group is not an opportunity to drag individuals in to convert them, preach to them or otherwise lead individuals to feel less than their non-LGBT peers,” Whitaker said in an e-mail. “The
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September 24, 2015
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Decrease in Crime YVETTE ALVAREZ @RCCviewpoints
According to the Riverside Community College District crime logs from fall 2014 and spring 2015, a total of 22 hit and run / property damages incident were reported as compared to only 16 damages in the summer and fall this year. The crime logs also a total of six acts of vandalism for the fall 2014 and spring 2015 semesters, with only two incidents reported this year. Additionally, a total of three vehicles were stolen in fall of 2014 and spring 2015, with only one vehicle stolen during summer and fall. “I do feel unsafe especially at night due to the things I’ve heard
that have happened before,” said RCC student Selene Vargas. Although these numbers have not drastically decreased from one semester to the next, crime rates are lowering and will hopefully continue to lower throughout future semesters. Fortunately, there has also been a decrease in accidents on RCC’s campus as well, “I think we have been pretty lucky this year and have not had very many incidents for the number of people that we have in vehicles, so we are fairly calm,” said Robert Kleveno, Sergeant for the RCC Safety and Police. “We have not had a vehiclepedestrian accident here probably within the last 18 months and even so the last one we had was a very minor injury,” said Kleveno. In spite of this, students need to be fully aware of their
surroundings at all times. It is important for students to be alert, focused, and report anything suspicious to the College Safety and Police Department. Sergeant Kelvano recommends that students always be aware of the traffic going on around them and not assume a driver will yield and give them right of way. Students should take these extra precautions in order to ensure their safety and to continue helping accident rates decrease. If a student feels unsafe at any time of the day for any reason, they should not hesitate to call a community service officer at (951) 222-8171. The officers will gladly escort students from their car to any part on campus. Escorts are available upon request from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
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Current students share similar sentiments. “The staff here nicer than other colleges I visited and I like the rustic college feel it has,” said Anthony. As RCC nears its 100 year anniversary Isaac is looking toward the future and how the college can better serve Riverside. “We are looking at all the
things we've been able to build and to sustain a culture of excellence and high quality. We can’t miss the opportunity while we are here, while we are alive, as a community and as we look ahead to the next century examine what kind of challenges will we address to grow from good great?” Isaac said.
September 24, 2015
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RCC hosts 9/11 blood drive JACKIE MORA
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Hundred degree weather did not stop Riverside City College from serving their community by donating blood on Sept. 11 in honor of those who died during the devastating attacks on the United States 14 years ago. As part of Riverside’s Sept. 11 Day of Service, LifeStream hosted a mobile blood drive on campus. Students signed up to donate and waited up to an hour in the sweltering heat for their turn to donate. “I’ve given blood here before, it has never taken this long, even the workers told me they don’t understand,they
thought, that it had to do with the 9-11 demand,” Nestor Contreras, RCC computer support tech and current student said. He was frustrated that their was only one bus, “If they had more buses, they would have got more donations, they were doing the best they could with what they had,” Contreras said. The blood drive was a success according to Letty Rodriguez, Lifestream bone marrow program coordinator, regardless of the heat and wait time LifeStream received 38 donations, which was six over the projected number. Tonya Loret, registered nurse on the mobile bus handed out snacks, drinks, Sept. 11 commemorative t-shirts and Baker’s gift cards to the donors.
She was sure to have them sit on the bus for at least 15 minutes afterward as a health precaution. Loret informed the student donors, “Because it’s Sept. 11 they are sending buses everywhere, to cut wait times down, appointments are available, we are really thankful everybody’s come out and donated,” Loret said. This Day of Service was not only a first for the city of Riverside, but also the first time LifeStream has done a mobile blood drive on our campus on Sept. 11. “Keep donating, you never know when it’s your turn, it’s a pay it forward type of thing. You’re doing something good for someone else, so why not,” Rodriguez said.
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RTA makes route changes As of Sep. 13 Riverside Transit Agency (RTA) has upgraded several routes to improve service. Included in these changes are routes frequently taken by RCC students, such as routes 1,13 and 15. For route 1, the weekday afternoon schedule has been changed to improve arrival time accuracy. At the Corona Transit Center, the route 1 westbound will stop at bay number 2 and route 1 eastbound will stop at bay number 1. Weekday and weekend schedules for route 13 have been adjusted to increase punctuality. RTA has also added an additional trip in each direction for this route to encourage customers to ride. Two new routes have been added to the RTA service area. Route 26 will operate weekdays to connect the Orangecrest community with the Moreno Valley/March Field Metrolink Station and Moreno Valley Mall. Route 52 will run weekdays and link UC Riverside with the Hunter Park Metrolink Station. Both routes are coming soon and their schedules are to be announced. Specific details on bus routes and improvements can be found in the new Ride Guide, by contacting the customer information center at 951 565-5002 or visiting www.RiversideTransit.com.
Transfer Fair returns to RCC
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GIVE BLOOD: LifeStream collected blood donations Sept. 11 to commemorate the victims of the 9/11 attack.
GSA from Page 1 RCCD ALLY group was set up in response to such treatment of LGBT individuals in the RCCD environment.” Earlier this summer, UC Riverside had an intern placed at RCC. There was an RCC student focus group that was requested to talk about LGBTQIA issues affecting the campus. The intern met with several students and is preparing a report which includes discussion of the lack of availability of LGBTQIA centers on California community college campuses, as well as student concerns about education on LGBTQIA issues. LGBTQIA
literature was also added to the RCC Digital Library this summer. GSA and ALLY share many of the same goals, according to leaders of the groups. “I want more activities, I want more participation, I want to be your designated safe person, ” said Oscar Nunez, president pro tempore of the GSA. “If you have something that you just don’t want to say in front of everyone, you can say it to me.” “We would like to reach out to the students on campus that would join us in planning and participating in events, working on inclusive campus policies that support LGBT individuals and improve the ALLY website
so that further outreach can be accomplished and sustained,” Whitaker said. One RCC student who visibly transitioned last year said she has had much support from RCC staff and her peers. “I would say to transgender people to be open, Kyra Wu said. “Be open to all the fears that you have, you have to be mindful of your fears and know and face them and open up to them because that’s what’s stopping everyone really, that kind of goes past transgenderness but still, I think it’s good advice.”
Riverside City College will host a transfer fair Oct. 19 in the Quadrangle’s court yard from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Representatives from a variety of four year institutions such as UC’s, CSU’s and independent universities will present at the event. For more information call the RCC Transfer Center at (951)222-8072 or (951)-222-8446.
Presidential Investiture An Investiture will be held for Riverside City College’s 11th president Wolde-Ab Isaac on Oct. 12 at 9 a.m. in the Landis Auditorium. Those interested in attending are to RSVP by Oct. 5 to Michelle Davila at michelle.davila@rcc.edu or (951) 222-8455. Guest check-in is scheduled from 8 a.m.to 9 a.m.
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“Second chances don’t come around all that often.” Hank Pym from Ant-Man
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‘Mary Poppins’ arrives at Landis
THEATER PREVIEW PATRICIA NUNEZMEJIA @RCCviewpoints
Performance Riverside, along with Riverside City College, will be presenting “Mary Poppins”, a Broadway show in the Landis Performing Arts Center on Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. With about 64 people working on the show, including cast, students and an orchestra, this ensemble is almost ready for the curtain. “It’s a healthy, big ol’ Broadway show.” says Gary Krinke, one of the directors of the show who has been working along side with Performance Riverside for 16 years, putting together shows like “Ragtime”, “Shrek”, “Tramp of Love”,“West Side Story” and many others. Although Disney’s cinematic adaption of “Mary Poppins” from 1964 is what many are more familiar with, this play originates from the books by P.L. Travers. “There’s very little material similar to the movie other than a couple of songs, but a lot of the songs for the Broadway show were eliminated. Some new material was written, obviously,
but it’s much more based on the book.” says Krinke. John Massey, who also has a history working for Performance Riverside, will be playing the iconic role of George Banks. “There are some changes made to the show from the movie so that when people that come to see this expecting the movie, they’ll be surprised,”said Massey. Although the show might be a little different from the movie, we can still expect some classic tunes such as “Spoonful of Sugar,” “Chim Chimney,” “Feed the Birds” and some incredible new music. There is also a lot of serious character development in the play. “There is an incredible character arch with Mr. Banks. He goes through a major transformation in the show. At the beginning he is very stern,” Massey says. “He’s very driven by his career and driven by money and driven by his status in society and what he fails to realize that part of his life driving him means he is losing his wife and his children, who are the more important things.” Stephanie Wall, who plays Poppins, and Massey joined the cast in early September even though the rest of the cast has
been rehearsing since late August. A lot of teamwork helped the two actors get right back on track. “Sometimes families need a little extra help. And sometimes a very special person comes into their life and takes control of the reigns while they get things sorted out,” Wall elaborates on her character. “Mary Poppins and Bert resolve some major issues within the kids, and they piece this family back together. When Mary Poppins and Bert leave, they’ve left this beautiful, healed, repaired, happy, functioning, family. It’s about family more than anything.” Bringing a production like this to life takes much more than just professionalism, it also takes pouring their souls and devoting themselves to their characters. A lot of love towards what they do is what really ties up this production. Wall has been a performer her whole life. “I can’t live without doing this, and creating art. There’s a lot of patience involved and there are a lot of moments where it feels like physical torture,” Wall said. “Once you get the hang of it, it’s awesome. There’s a fantastic payoff but it’s a lot of work.”
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SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS: Mary Poppins and
Bert sharing dialogue before singing the famous “Chim Chimney.”
FOX screens pilot of new comedy ‘Grandfathered’ Josh Peck takes selfies and tweets with fans at the Riverside Fox Theater for the new series TREVA FLORES @RCCviewpoints
Childhood star Josh Peck took pictures with fans and premiered his new T.V. show “Grandfathered” for free at Fox Riverside Performing Arts Center on Sept. 12. A couple of days prior to the event Peck (@PortableShua)
tweeted “Come hang out with me this SATURDAY AT 6 p.m. in RIVERSIDE CALIFORNIA!! FOX Riverside Performing Arts Center!! Can’t wait to hang out with u!” Fans such as Weston Van Dorn from Jurupa Valley learned about the event this way. “My friends noticed and I decided to go. I left a party early in Temecula and made it just in
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time,” said Van Dorn. Fans began lining up at Fox Theater a little before 4 p.m. with folding chairs and Starbucks in hand and by 5:30 p.m. the line stretched all the way around the corner of the building. Doors opened at 5:50 p.m. and the Fox Theater was immediately filled with chatter about parking, celebrities and what was about to unfold at the premiere. There was much excitement and enthusiasm about being able to meet Peck. Hundreds of fans attended the event comprising of mostly young adults who grew up watching Peck on “Drake & Josh.” “Oh man, there’s tons of things I liked about the show,” said Van Dorn. “I like the fact that it was made when kids T.V. shows had good morals.” Since the Nickelodeon show ended in 2008, Peck has been keeping up with his fans through Vine, Instagram and Twitter. “His accounts definitely d e s c r i b e h i s p e r s o n a l i t y, a total goofball,” said Peck fan Angelica Arellano. “He’s always posting funny pictures with quotes or even funny
videos of him with his friends.” Fox Theater employees passed around an iPad while fans waited, allowing them to take selfies and post them to the “Grandfathered” Twitter account (@Grandfathered) with the hashtag “#Grandfathered.” At approximately 6:45 p.m. the audience began to grow wary and chanted, “We want Josh!” About 5 minutes later Peck appeared from behind the curtain. Peck began to strut around the stage and posed for funny pictures before announcing the show was about to begin. He jokingly told critics, “If you like the show, share it everywhere, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. If you don’t like the show then don’t say anything at all, just keep quiet.” Once the pilot episode started fans clapped and screamed when John Stamos and Josh Peck first appeared on screen. The comedy was fast paced as Jimmy Martino (Stamos) learns that not only is he a father, but a grandfather and establishes his newfound relationship with his adult son Gerald (Peck), exgirlfriend Sara (Paget Brewster) and baby granddaughter Edie.
Although the story was rushed with only 22 minutes to try to establish a cohesive background, there were many comedic moments sprinkled throughout the episode. “I really like the storyline for ‘Grandfathered’ and I think it’ll be a hit,” said Riverside resident Priscilla Aragon. “John Stamos and Josh Peck could actually be father and son.” Once the episode was over Fox Theater employees announced Peck would be coming onstage to take pictures with every person in the audience. After the event Peck retweeted some of the funnier pictures on his Twitter account. “I loved meeting Josh, he was such a character and he was very sweet to me and all the other fans he met. I really liked how he was down to take any kind of picture with you,” said Aragon. The premiere was a success as fans left with the memory of meeting Peck and the excitement of being the first to watch his new show.
“Grandfathered” is scheduled to premiere Sept. 29 at 8 p.m. on Fox Network.
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Surf punk FIDLAR returns ‘Too’ party MUSIC REVIEW
DAVID ROMAN
@RCCviewpoints
FIDLAR, the angsty beachpunk band out of Orange County full of attitude have returned with a sophomore followup to their self-titled debut that’s still as full of debaucherous kick-ass energy as ever. Unarguably one of the biggest punk acts currently touring, FIDLAR (Fuck It Dog Life’s A Risk) have made a name for themselves not only on the west coast but across the world consistently playing packed shows thanks to their upbeat punk sound filled with catchy lyrics that leave you questioning how happy of a song it really was. Started in 2009, FIDLAR consists of Zac Carper providing the angsty vocals full of sobered frustration, Brandon Schwartzel on bass, Max Kuehn wailing on the drums and his brother/band guitarist Elvis, whom I got to chat with over the phone while he walked the streets of Cincinnati before one of their shows on Sept. 18. “I really like playing ‘Why Generation’ that’s one of my songs that I wrote and I sing and it starts out like a verse and when the chorus kicks in it’s kind of big and that’s fun to play for audiences and ‘Punks’ is really fun to play too,” says the older Kuehn (pronounced KEEN). Both tracks do in fact feature a departure from Carpenter’s catchy pop influenced punk.
F o x ’s n e w e s t c o m e d y / horror series, “Scream Queens,” invites viewers on a quest filled with laughter and goosebumps, promising to keep us on the edge of our seats.
Ent. Calender Destination STYLE Fashion Show Civic Plaza, Downtown Sept. 24 6 p.m. Mary Poppins the Musical Landis Preforming Art Center Sept. 25 - Oct. 6 7 p.m. Run 4 Bacon Fairmount Park Sept. 26 7 a.m.
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GROWING UP BUT NOTHINGS CHANGING: When lifes a risk a sophomore album isn’t so scary
for the FIDLAR members Zac Carper, Brandon Schwartzel, Max Kuehn and Elvis Kuehn. Entitled “Too” to represent their unfinished journey, the lead singles “West Coast” and “40 oz on Repeat” offer a more carefree sound to contrast the ragey punk feel of their first album. However it’s their promotional single “Leave Me Alone” that has generated the most fan praise for the new album conveying the frustrations of isolation. The new album presents an overall cleaner sound that at times is reminiscent to their O.C music festival Burgerama 4 stage-mates Weezer, however the band is careful not to fall over the line into full on mainstream, like when
they break into their punk roots on any song that risks sounding too polished. “Well we’ve been playing together since we were 12 years so we kinda worked it out by now,” admits Keuhn, speaking of touring with his younger brother, “we know how to respect each other and have a good touring relationship.” Chronicling the band members’ various experiences of living a hard-partying lifestyle, the music of FIDLAR’s “Too” tackles a world far more complex than one of smoking pot and drinking cheap beer all day. But they never let the seriousness of these topics bring
down their vibe. “This tour is actually easier, we have an actual sound guy and a merch guy,” said Kuehn when questioned about any new challenges touring or promoting the new album, “for people who were expecting it to be similar to the first one, I think maybe it threw those people off but we’ve heard great feedback.” FIDLAR is playing in Los Angeles on Oct. 24 at the Observatory and then again the next day for the indie music festival Beach Goth 4, along with two more shows at The Regent Theatre Oct. 30 and 31.
Writers Ian Brennan, Brad Falchuk and Ryan Murphy enchanted us with their genius creativity once more. “Scream Queens” utilizes a combination of their past projects. The comedy/horror brew does not suggest that all the gore from “American Horror Story” will be present nor will all the
musical numbers from “Glee.” However, the humor and the dark witticism from each show are factors that greatly contributes to this show’s originality. The show’s compilation stars with diverse backgrounds helped raise expectations. “Scream Queens” stars Emma Roberts, Skyler Samuels, Jaime
Lee Curtis, Lea Michele, Glen Powell, Diego Boneta, Niecy Nash, Keke Palmer, Nick Jonas and Ariana Grande. Roberts delivered another vicious performance as Chanel Oberlin, the wicked leader of the sisterhood, in the show’s pilot and second episode titled, “Hell Week.” A serial killer wearing a red devil mask haunts the Kappa Kappa Tau sorority again, on the twenty year anniversary of a pledge initiation not going as planned. After being forced to tone down the rigor for prerequisites for joining the sorority, a group of misfits (Michele, Samuels, Palmer) decide to join, knowing very little about what their terrifying future holds. Although the show is set at the Wallace University, the show borrows from high school melodramas and employs the mean girl/clique plot device. It’s safe to say that the dark satire lives up to its expectations, even with it’s use of gimmicky deaths, cliché screams and over the top acting. “Scream Queens” has the potential to be an instant cult classic only the ratings will tell, let’s hope so or the red devil might just get you next.
‘Scream Queens’ brings the dramatics PATRICIA NUNEZ-MEJIA @RCCviewpoints
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KAPPA KILLJOY: Abigail Breslin, far left, as Chanel #5, Emma Roberts as Chanel Oberlin, center, Skyler Samuels as Grace, center back, and Keke Palmer as Zayday, right, in the “Pilot” episode.
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“It ain’t over ‘till it’s over”
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were two interceptions on offense which led to two Grossmont touchdowns and 11 penalties in total. Unlike the close game against Grossmont, on Sept. 12, the Tigers took on the Saddleback Gauchos with great offense in the first half and clutch defense in the second half to hold off Saddleback from coming back into the game. The Tigers opening play would end up being a key momentum builder for their first half success. Tareke Lewis got the Tigers on the board with a 99-yard
kickoff return touchdown, giving the team an early 7-0 lead. “Anytime you can have a kick off like that to start the game, there is no question that it helped us,” Craft said. The Tigers would end the second quarter with two key touchdowns, one from Olsen connecting with KJ Young for a 23-yard pass and another from Anderson who completed the 9 yard touchdown. The momentum from the offense would shift to the defensive end in the second half, as Saddleback would try to test the Tigers’ defense. Saddleback would only score 10 points in the second half as the Tigers’ defense would prevail against sophomore quarterback Johnny Stanton. Linebacker AJ Hotchkins, contributed defensively with 12 tackles. Much like the Grossmont game, the Tigers would be set back by countless penalties. “We got a little sloppy in the second half and the penalties gave them life on both of their touchdown drives,” Craft said. “We played good defense in the first half but I’m not pleased with the penalties at all offense, defense and special teams. I thought we ran the ball well at times but we didn’t run well when we wanted to run it.” The Tigers defeated Saddleback, 38-18, the top performers of the game would be Anderson and Olsen as they finished with a combined 295 yards.
in Hemet, running for 902 yards and 12 touchdowns on 75 carries, according to Maxpreps, before tearing his ACL after eight games in 2013. “I felt like that was going to be my 2,000 yard season,” Anderson recalls. “I just felt like God had better plans for me. At the time, I started to get cocky and arrogant. You couldn’t tell me anything anymore.” The time away from football helped him reflect on the changes he needed to make. He took time to rehab his knee, which also helped him to rehab his commitment to the game. “I used all the pain I went through in my past. I got angry. When I’m on the field, I get angry because this is all I have,” he said. “When I tore my ACL, I thought about killing myself. I felt like I was done, like I had nothing left to live for.” However Anderson didn’t let his injury define him, instead it helped fuel his motivation to continue his athletic career.
“I thought about going to the Navy. I couldn’t get physical therapy, couldn’t get a knee brace,” He explained. “But I told God that if I’m able to come back strong, the first time I touch the ball I’m gonna score!” Anderson used his determination to earn a spot on the Tigers’ roster, after he enrolled in April 2015, as he revealed to coaches during practice with his speed, toughness and his ability to break tackles. The coaching staff recognized Anderson’s athletic abilities, giving him a chance to show what he could bring to the starting line up. With a 3-0 record, success on the field can be used as motivation for Chris Anderson and the RCC Tigers. Anderson sees himself as an inspiration for others in his situation. “ L o o k a t m e , ” Anderson said. “I went through hell and back, and I’m still pushing for greatness.”
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After three games in the season, the Riverside City College football team remains the No.1 ranked team in the Southern California’s national division according to a California Community College Football Coaches poll. The Tigers do not play again until Oct. 3 versus El Camino, following a bye-week. The RCC running game can be considered a big part of the team’s season success, led by Christopher Anderson. He continues to be key as the Tigers’ running backs combined for 635 yards in home wins versus Grossmont and Saddleback. The game against Grossmont was tightly contested until the last minute. The home team forced a punt late in the fourth quarter which sealed RCC’s two point victory. winning by only two points. The Tigers would be shut down in their first couple of drives by the No.3 ranked defense in points allowed. They would also allow two first quarter touchdowns and fall behind by 14 points. The lead would not last long as Tigers’ quarterback Kevin Olsen answered back with a 2-yard touchdown pass to Evan Rodriguez. With little time left in the first quarter the Tigers’ defense would have a significant play with a sack from defensive lineman Kennedy Kodua and a fumble
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EXTEND: Running back for the Tigers Dontel James extends for extra yardage as he is brought down by defensive back Airric Parker and teammates. recovery from defensive back Isaiah Armstrong. The forced turnover gave the Tigers just enough time to score another touchdown by sophomore running back Dontel James to end the first quarter and tie the game 14 a piece. With time winding down in the second quarter, Olsen completed a 4-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Jajuan Thomas, for a touchdown to put RCC up 10 points at halftime, 24-14. The momentum would shift towards Grossmont in the fourth quarter when Olsen’s pass would
be intercepted by Grossmont’s Nick Galatis and returned for a 41-yard touchdown to bring Grossmont only two points away from the Tigers. “He made some bad decisions tonight and he hasn’t played in a couple of years,” Craft said. “I’m sure the game experience is going to be good for him and looking at tape (but) I think he’ll get better. We tried to open things up a little more tonight, he was good at times but it’s not where we want it yet.” The close ending showed a lot of flaws in both the offensive game and defensive game. There
Leading RCC running back overcomes injury DYLAN KING
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Riverside City College Tigers’ sophomore running back Chris Anderson displayed his abilities in a tough win against Grossmont College, 31-29, Saturday in front of a packed house at Wheelock Stadium. Fighting their way through adversity and turnovers in the first half, the Tigers’ offense propelled them to turn a 14-point deficit in the first quarter into a 24-14 lead at halftime, with Anderson providing support. He juked, twisted and turned his way rushing for a season high 119 yards on 22 carries in a game that became tightly contested down to the final minute, and he believes this is only the beginning. “A guy once told me, ‘Adrian Peterson doesn’t look at the ball when he gets the handoff,’” Anderson said. “He told me I needed to start reading the defense before I got the ball.
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RUSH: Running back Christopher Anderson runs the ball as teammate defends defensive back Maurice Carnell from Grossmont College. And then once I got the ball, all I remember is one play that changed my career.” The one play that made people pay attention was an
80-yard touchdown run in a youth football game that blew everyone in attendance away. As a senior, he was a star running back at West Valley High School
Tigers contend with champs
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The Riverside City College Volleyball team has won five of its last six games, losing only the first game outside of tournament play. The Tigers most recent victory was against College of the Desert 3-0, despite losing against them last year. RCC finished the first set 25-12. During the middle of the first set against the Roadrunners, the Tigers’ freshman libero Sabrina Gonzaga served a seven point lead, while making two service aces to make the score 18-5. The Roadrunners tied the Tigers three times in the beginning of the second set. After a tie in the second set RCC’s freshman outside hitter Amanda Vialpanda serves a 13-6 lead breaking the tie. RCC led the scoreboard in the third set never falling behind to the Roadrunners. The third set ended as the Roadrunner made a service error as the Tigers took the set 25-19. RCC’s outside hitter Lauren Wells finished the game as the kill leader with eight kills. Previously, RCC’s contended with the visiting College of the Canyons, the CCCAA defending champions, losing 3-1, despite
several tied scores throughout the game. The Cougars are ranked No. 3 in California and were 8-1. RCC was 4-1 after the Cougars gave the team its first loss of the season. “Losing is always difficult but we learned so much from last night’s game,” said Tigers’ coach Monica Hayes-Trainer in an email. The game had 17 tied scores and five lead changes. The Cougars had 52 kills while the Tigers had 40 kills. “You know Monica is a great coach. We knew they would be well coached,” said Cougars’ coach Lisa Hooper. “We knew that they would try to figure out ways to disrupt us and I think that they did that well.” The Cougars took the first set 25-18 and the second set 25-20. The Tigers rallied together for a win in the third set 25-22. In the fourth and final set, the Cougars made a comeback to defeat the Tigers 25-20. During the second set the Tigers came back strong as sophomore outside hitter Amanda Barker scored two service aces. Emily Bible from the opposing team made an attack error giving the Tigers the point. Sophomore middle blocker Gabrielle Dahle made a kill
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VICTORY: The Riverside City College team celebrates a play against the visiting Mt. San Antonio team. The Tigers’ won 3-1 in the Riverside hosted Tournament. giving the Tigers a five point lead. “Canyons is a very good team and we competed quite evenly with them, other than the slow start,” Hayes-Trainer said. “According to our point spread in the first set, when we were down significantly, we started scoring double what they were scoring during the last half of that set and could have won it if we had started playing well a few minutes earlier.”
Hayes-Trainer credited the team for making the proper adjustments but understands that the team still has parts of its game it can address during practice. “We did several things that we did not have time to focus on in practice and the players adjusted very well,” she said. “That is how we won the third set.” Although the Tigers were missing starting middle blocker
and outside hitter Lauren Reed who had seven kills, five digs and two sets in the game against Santa Monica, where she was injured, RCC still had several key players in the game. Wells and the RCC volleyball team hosted Mt. San Antonio and Mt. San Jacinto in a doubleheader on Sept. 11. Winning against both Mt. San Antonio and Mt. San Jacinto winning 3-1 and 3-0, respectively.
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Sports Hall of Famers Riverside City College to recognize exceptional individuals at Centennial Celebration Riverside City College’s athletic department will celebrate the college’s 100th anniversary by inducting the largest class in the history of its hall of fame. Among the eight athletes that will be honored is the former Riverside City College swimmer and water polo player Andrea Antonissen. Antonissen is one of nine athletic hall of fame inductees for the class of 2015. Among the former athletes to be honored are: Astia Walker, Jeff Bajenaru, Marty Montigel, Sam Knight, Blanche Knight and Richard Ramirez. Others that will be honored for their role in the athletic department history are Bill Mulligan, and Bill Mulligan Jr. . ANDREA ANTONISSEN Sports: Swimming and Water Polo Career: 2010-12 Antonissen can be considered the most decorated athlete in the history of RCC and has the accolades to back that claim. She was named the California Community College Sports Information Association Women’s Athlete of the Year as a sophomore. A huge part of that honor stemmed from the rare accomplishment of being named the MVP at two different state championship events - water polo and swimming - in the same year. At the 2012 CCCAA state swimming and diving meet as the top medalist in three individual events, the first in RCC’s history. In water polo, she earned two MVP titles and two state water polo championships. ASTIA WALKER Sport: Track and Field Career: 1993-95 Prior to her time as an Olympian in the summer of 2000, Walker won three state titles with the Tigers in the 100-meter hurdles, 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash. She has held RCC’s record in the 200-meters with a time of 23.42 and 100-meter hurdles with a time of 13.67 since she ran in 1994, when RCC won the state championship. After her junior college career she moved onto Louisiana State University where she remained a
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FREESTYLE: Andrea Antonissen can be considered not only one of RCC’s most decorated athletes in the pool but also in the history of the RCC athletic department. Tiger and helped the school secure in 2006. The athlete retired from four Southeastern Conference professional baseball in 2008 and Championships. Walker was a is now a pitching instructor with 13-time All-American during her the Arizona Diamondbacks. time at LSU from 1996-98. She MARTY MONTIGEL won three national championships Sport: Tennis and was a three-time Southeastern Career: 1981-83 conference champion. Montigel, a Riverside native JEFF BAJENARU and graduate of Ramona High Sport: Baseball School, teamed up with Steve Career: 1996-98 Cluse to become the Southland’s During his two years at top ranked junior college doubles RCC, Jeff Bajenaru received allteam. He was also ranked No. 2 conference, all-region and all-state in Southern California’s singles awards. He was a prime hitter while at RCC. Subsequently with 153 hits and 115 runs scored, earning a scholarship to Texas 35 doubles and 202 total bases. Tech University, Montigel helped Tigers won 74 of 98 games and the program to a 16-15 overall a conference title with Bajenaru record in 1985. After graduating on the field. He was drafted both from college he continued to play his sophomore and junior year of in open tournaments, achieving a college, first by Oakland Athletics top 20 ranking in men’s singles during the 13th round and later open. Monigel has been teaching by the Chicago White Sox in the tennis for 30 years, he served as 34th round, but he turned down the tennis director at the Riverside both offers accepting instead a Tennis Center from 1991-2009. scholarship at the University of He has trained various athletes, Oklahoma. In 2002, Bajenaru hit including top ranked junior and .342 with 11 home runs and 58 adult tennis players who have runs batted in. As a pitcher, he received scholarships to Cal Poly set a Conference and Oklahoma Pomona, San Luis Obispo, Penn record for season and career State and USC. He now primarily saves. In May 2000, he signed teaches tennis as the head tennis with the White Sox and debuted professional at the Victoria with the team in September 2004. Country Club where he also runs Later, Bajenaru was a member of the club’s tennis program as the the World Series Championship director of tennis. Montigel has Chicago White Sox team in 2005 continued running the Gas Pump and the Pacific coast League Antique Store that his parents Champion Tucson Sidewinders opened in 1982. He also continues
to give back to the community by sponsoring the local Romana High School players with lessons and hosting a fundraiser for the last seven years that benefits the RCC men and women’s tennis teams. SAM D. KNIGHT, SR. and BLANCHE KNIGHT Sport: Basketball and Cheerleading Career: 1962-64 Sam D. Knight, SR. and Blanche Knight met while at RCC in 1962. Knight was recruited by Tarkanian to play basketball while Blanche was a cheerleader, since then Kight has been highly celebrated in Riverside for his accomplishments Knight was inducted into the Riverside Sport Hall of Fame along with his son Sam Knight, JR. in 2012. RICHARD RAMIREZ Sport: Football and Baseball Ramirez is scheduled to be receiving the President’s award for many athletic accomplishments, including his 14 years as vicepresident of Student Services, which oversaw the athletic program. BILL MULLIGAN Position: Men’s basketball head coach Career: 1966-75 Bill Mulligan can certainly be called one of the “greats” for his coaching career at Riverside City College, Saddleback College
and later University of California, Irvine. Mulligan had a winning percentage of .661, with an overall record of 189 wins to 97 losses. His aptitude for the job ranked him third as a coach with most wins. After his career in the community colleges, Mulligan worked 11 seasons at UCI, and was named the Orange County “Sportsman of the Year” in 1982. Mulligan was coaxed out of retirement in 1992 to lead Inland Valley College’s brand new program, which he served for 11 years. He died in January 2010 at the age of 79. BILLY MULLIGAN JR. Position: Co-sports information coordinator, adviser for Viewpoints and reporter for Viewpoints Last but certainly not least, Mulligan Jr. despite being born with cerebral palsy found a niche he could call his own behind a typewriter reporting for the RCC newspaper, Viewpoints. Mulligan’s passion for RCC athletics began when his father was named men’s basketball coach. He reported on the Tigers’ athletics program for 18 years. After earning a degree from Cal State Fullerton in communications, Mulligan set out on a career that included a stop as an adviser for Viewpoints, the College newspaper. His career as the co-sports information coordinator began in 1985 when former president of the college, Charles A. Kane, hired him. Dr. Charles A. Kane, then president of the College, hired him to be co-sports information coordinator with Chris Foster, now a sports writer for the LA Times. Today, he resides in San Clemente, where he follows his brothers’ coaching exploits at Capo Valley High School and San Clemente High School. He continues to write, working on a family notebook and other projects. The ceremony is scheduled to take place Oct. 22 at 5:30 p.m. in the Mission Inn’s Music Room. LAURA TAPIA, JAMES WILLIAMS AND BROOKE CARY @RCCviewpoints
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They say, "What you don't know can't hurt you.” but “from a f inancial standpoint what you don't know can kill you,” adds Art Carreon NSD of PFS Investments. No one has the time to wait on starting to save money but with a little insight on how saving your money works, you’ll have a better understanding of where to take your money. And no it's not under your mattress. For starters, let's see what money we can save. Then see where we should take our money. Start by setting yourself up for success. If you're in some form of debt, work towards getting out of it. "You can’t have any kind of good savings if you're still in debt," adds Charles Wyckoff Business Professor at Riverside City College. Furthermore, if you only have your coffee money to put aside, then yes, the bank is where you want to start. However, the trick is to not stay with the bank. Yes, the bank is where we naturally go for anything involving money. They provide the feeling of safety and reliability. However you’ll think twice about staying after you see what the banks will give you on your own money. All banks as a whole are the same when it comes to saving your money. All banks in general will gladly open you
a savings account and you will receive 0.2 rate of return back on your money, according to a recent savings and investment page from Chase Bank. Which is virtually the same as Wells Fargo Bank, Bank of America and Citibank and every other bank. The next best option is to take your money to a credit union, such as Altura Credit Union, Schoolsfirst Credit Union and Arrowhead Credit Union. These institutions tend to think more about their customers than themselves and offer higher rates of return because they are independently owned. The best place to invest your money would be with a financial a dv isor, p e rh aps Fr a n k l i n Templeton Investments, Pioneer Investors, or Legg Mason Global Asset Management. Financial Advisors can get you the best rate of return because they don't generalize their accounts and are investing people money directly into the Mutual Funds for them. With the simple Rule of 72, created by Luca Pacioli in 1494, we see exactly how much money we would be able to get in an investment. Let’s say you are investing $2000 for 48 years. At
us what you think, in a letter to the editor, in an email, or use #RCCnow.
the bank's 0.2 rate of return here is how it works: you divide your interest rate into 72 and it will show you how long it take for your money to double. In this case, it would take 360 years. The average American today lives to 85, according to our Social Security Services. Even with that length of time no one can wait 360 years for their money to double. With that simple rule you can see how important it is to look for the highest interest rate. This diagram below shows you exactly how some of them work (from left to right: Traditional Banks, Credit Unions and Financial Advisers) In a 2011 Forbes ar ticle “How Savings Accounts Grow From The Magic Of Compound Interest” by April Dykman, there is another example of why it's important to start saving while you're young. In her section “Compound Interest Favors the Young,” she tells how compound interest works and then gives us an example of the Rule of 72. April adds “ Take the example of Sarah’s initial $5,000 investment. Even if she stopped contributing new money, after two years she
would have $5,307.99, After investing that $5,000 for 40% at a three percent interest rate, she’ll have $16,526.42 total.” W hen A r t Ca r reon was shown this rule 20 years ago, he knew right away how huge knowing this simple rule was. Art Carreon is a huge supporter of Mutual Funds and saving for yourself at a young age. “Waiting to save money is a tremendous loss. Not only do you have to start saving more on a later date, but you also lose the added benefit of compound interest” he added. Compound Interest works like this: over time the money you invested earns interest and after that your interest earns interest. Albert Einstein once said “The most powerful force in the universe is compound interest. Something that can double then double its double is unstoppable,” When you take your money to the bank, they invest your money in mutual funds. “Banks have 11 trillion dollars sitting in banks accounts and over the last 100 years mutual funds have averaged a nine percent interest rate. So that means that on average they are grossing eight
Who doubles your money? This chart offers a comparison of savings interest rates and how long it would take to double you initial investment based off the Rule of 72. Financial Advisors Credit Union Banks Years 6.00% 12.00% 3.00% 0.20% 0
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percent on your money and are paying you less than one percent back on it,” Mr. Carreon said. This one simple fact should be proof enough that you shouldn't stay at the in the long run. One major problem that we face is that we are not taught financial literacy. Mr. Wyckoff adds "what can be more important than understanding how to build financial security and understanding how to stay out of debt. I feel very strongly about, this class being in your general ed requirements." Mr. Wyckoff is right. The average person is hardly ever going to use the required math they need, unless their future career field requires it. But no matter what a person does for a living, they will need to know the financial literacy Professors Wyckoffs class and classes like it teach. "Let's say you're buying a five dollar coffee for five days, that's $20 a week. Which turns into $1,000 a year and later on it's $30,000 over a period of 30 years." continues Mr. Wyckoff. Think about all the tiny little habits that we have created over time. Yes, they may only be two or five dollars here and there. However, that habit grows into a big unnecessary expense. On the flip side let's say you started a good saving habit of. Now that little five dollars could have grossed into $500,000 because of one little switch in your daily habits. You have to start thinking about the future now. Start to save what you can today, and even if that means starting at the bank and working your way up to a mutual fund. Regardless of how, just get some financial education. Ask yourself, “Do I want to get by or do I want to enjoy all this life has to offer?”
Changing times leave journalism out to dry
JAKOB WOOD
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It’s intimidating as a college journalist knowing that the field you’re entering is a dying art. Christina Patterson of the Huffington Post calls newspapers a rich man’s hobby, not because the wealthy are the ones writing, but because journalism isn’t and for a long time hasn’t been a reliable line of employment.
A career in this line of work relies on whether or not readers find your pieces informative or e nt e r t a i n i ng. I f you’r e not drawing in an audience or providing them with the information they want, you’re at risk of being booted. Papers are like any other business: they spend to make a profit. It is the job of a journalist to write intriguing material that not only informs the readers but has them coming back to learn more. If readers aren’t returning, the blame falls upon the writers. Executives of a periodical firm can replace their staff as many times as they want, but the problem isn’t in the writers; people aren’t interested in printed news anymore. When products are no longer in demand, their productions stops. Journalists fear that it is their fate.
With every technological advance, newspapers become less prevalent in the world of news and media. Papers have managed to share ter r itor y with newscast shows and radio stations throughout the years but the rise of instant coverage on social media just might put an end to the classic form of news. Before the internet, before the television, the public relied on newspap e r s t o prov ide information to the masses. But times have changed, and so have resources. There isn’t a high demand for newspapers because people can easily access the same amount of information online for free. Blogging is a major factor in the downfall of journalism. Because newspapers need money to run their business, they need to make a profit on the periodicals
they produce. However, for bloggers, the Internet is open territory. They don’t have to s p e nd money r u n n i ng t he internet, therefore there’s no reason for bloggers to charge their readers. On top of that, the internet is everywhere, easily accessible wherever a person goes. No need to waste time, money and space on a stack of papers when online information is free and portable. Newspapers used to m a ke la rge p r of it s of f of advertisements. That was when most everyone read the papers. Once the internet came along, the chain was disrupted. Websites like Craigslist provided a new, inexpensive sou rce for ads, causi ng advertisers to pull away from periodicals, taking with them a large chunk of newspaper profit.
This was simply an earlier wave of what was to come for the field of journalism. The catch to online media is unreliability. Journalists are obligated to do thorough research and fact check their work. Online bloggers can post whatever they want, factual or not. Social media is a big game of telephone which is why some people still rely on papers. That seems to be what keeps journalism breathing. Journalists are in a tough position. Sure, there may be work available now, but for how much longer? No mat ter how hard writers push the importance of periodicals, publications will eventually cease. However, that doesn’t mean jour nalism i s incapable of evolving.
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House of Representatives approve bill for the defudning of Planned Parenthood
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The United States House of Representatives approved a bill Sept. 22 to defund the health organization, Planned Parenthood, for a year unless they were to stop offering abortions at their clinics and any affiliates that they have. The defunding could change women’s health across the nation since they could potentially lose access to the variety of services that Planned Parenthood offers. The governmentally funded reproductive health-geared organization offers much more than abortions. If funding were to be cut it would not only affect patient’s abilities to get access to abortions but to testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections and diseases, health physicals, testicular and breast cancer screening and sexual education. While the proposal would still have to pass the Senate and avoid a likely veto from President Obama, the simple fact that it’s made it past the first of three hurdles is troubling. The bill was brought up after the release of videos that show Planned Parenthood workers supposedly agreeing to sell fetal tissue to actors sent
by the anti-abortion group, the Center for Medical Progress. This caused an uproar amongst pro-life advocates that claimed that the videos show the organization going against medical ethics for their own monetary gain. This issue has only been made worse by the recent Republican presidential candidate debates which seem to have one unifying theme among all of their discordant arguing, getting rid of Planned Parenthood. It is not unusual for Planned Parenthood to face scrutiny for the services they provide, ever since the protection of abortions under federal law, established in Roe vs. Wade in 1973. Conservatives have fought heavily to make Planned Parenthood illegal. Many doctors who practice abortions frequently have protestors outside their clinics during the day. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that “between 5 percent and 25 percent of Planned Parenthood’s 2.6 million clients, or up to 650,000 women, would lose some or all of their access to care.” According to Planned Parenthood’s 2013-
2014 Annual Report, they’ve reached 1.5 million people through sex education and helped bring teen pregnancy rates to a 20 year low. Opposers of the organization often fail to speak about is that only 3 percent of services done through Planned Parenthood are abortions, according to the 2013–2014 Annual Report by Planned Parenthood. Republicans argue that by cutting funding to the organization, taxpayer dollars would no longer fund abortions, when in reality it would also stop the other health services. Under the Hyde Amendment, certain government funds can not be used for abortions unless the pregnancy was caused by rape, incest or to save the life of the mother. If the organization decided to stop offering abortions,many women would lose access to the free service and would have to seek other places to get these procedures done. Abortions can range in cost from $350-500 before the 20-week period in a woman’s pregnancy and can cost over $1000 after that period, according to a piece published on Washington Post’s website.
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