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The future of cyber security

Cyber security instructor gives talk about careers within the field TIM LEWIS STAFF REPORTER

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There are nearly 17 billion devices connected to the web as of right now. It is projected that by 2020 another 20 to 30 billion devices will be added to the global network.

This means that every one of those connected devices, from your phone to your smart refrigerator that tells you when you’re low on milk, are open to being attacked by hackers who threaten to compromised a system that holds so much of our own personal information.

While this threat is a very real one it also means that up to two million high paying jobs are waiting to be filled by the American people. Skip

Berry, a certified information systems security professional, ethical hacker and adviser to the Riverside City College Cyber Security Club, held a presentation on Feb. 21 to share why pursuing a career in cyber security may be the right path for anyone, no matter what their major might be.

Berry began by sharing his ideal group of individuals that he would consider to be his “Dream Team” in regards to cyber security. He spoke of business and history majors who could cover the day to day operations and follow up on trends of past attacks, while those who major in political science or English could have the skills to help detect political motives in cyber attacks or to write well written policies. He even spoke

of psychology majors who could understand the thought patterns of cyber criminals. Of course he expressed the need of an IT expert on the team to handle the technicalities of the operation.

From the public realm to the private and national sector, cyber attacks are a constant occurrence, both Berry and employers like him are looking for people of all walks of life who are enthusiastic and critical thinkers willing to protect the digital infrastructure.

Besides the importance a career in cyber security holds in regards to being what Berry calls the “thin digital line,” he explains that it defends our privacy from online threats. It is also quite a financially fulfilling career as well, with a $98,000 average pay for a cybersecurity analyst.

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Skip Berry, Riverside City College cyber security instructor, talks to RCC students in the Business Education building room 108 on Feb. 21 about the importance of online security.

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Riverside City College baseball player Mathew Happ sets up to bat at Samuel E Evans Park against Palomar College on Feb 23.

The team had six home runs during this game.

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Senate seeks to aid tuition pains

If the proposed bill passes it would give more money to students CLARISSA CORRAL STAFF REPORTER

As the cost of pursuing a higher education in the college system becomes more and more expensive, students are put under tremendous strain in affording costs other than tuition like, housing, food and transportation.

Senator Connie M. Leyva has introduced Senate Bill 291.

This piece of legislation would create a financial aid program

for California community college students that would help to cover the total cost of attending as opposed to just tuition.

SB 291 would help to cover costs not covered by family contribution, employment, Pell Grant, Cal Grant or the California College Promise Grant.

“I think SB 291 is actually pretty good since it considers text books and living expenses and not just tuition,” Riverside City College student Victor Lopez said. “I receive financial aid, the

BOG Waiver and the Pell Grant and the Cal Grant. I do know someone that actually considered dropping out due to the cost of community college expenses, my cousin actually, but decided to get two jobs to get by.”

The financial aid provided by the legislation would be available to more than one type of student, as it would extend itself to students who are pursuing a degree as well as those who are seeking a certificate or career educational program.

“The true cost of attending college is clearly more than just tuition,” Leyva said on her website. “It is critically important that our community colleges remain an affordable option for all students. When nontuition costs like housing, food and textbooks are considered, community college is often more expensive for our lowest-income students to attend than other state universities.

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March 7, 2019

State sues Trump administration

California leads the lawsuit, which includes 15 other states, against the Trump adinistration JENNIPHER VASQUEZ STAFF REPORTER

Sixteen states are suing the Trump Administration over the national emergency declaration, with California leading the suit.

The lawsuit came about after President Donald Trump announced Feb. 15 that he was declaring a national emergency to gather higher funding for the southern border wall.

While making the declaration, Trump said that the action to declare an emergency was not necessary, but was essentially done to speed up the process of building the wall.

“I want to do it faster. I can do the wall over a longer period of time, I didn’t need to do this, but I’d rather do it much faster,” Trump said in a press conference regarding the emergency declaration.

Trump decided to go this route while also signing the government funding bill with Congress that granted him $1.375

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billion for physical barriers at the Mexican border, although he may have had other options.

In declaring a national emergency at the southern border, it allows the president to divert funds meant to strengthen national defenses towards building the wall without having to pass through Congress. This could be considered one less obstacle to the president as he said Congress “skimped” when it came to granting funds for the wall.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has said

his concern for the emergency declaration not being an actual emergency, as opposed to 9/11, is that it comprises the work being done to prevent drugs from crossing into the United States for the sole purpose of funding the wall.

“Harm to our institutions working here in California to interdict drugs, harm to our men and women in uniform here in California and beyond,” said Attorney General Xavier Becerra alongside Newsom when talking about how the emergency

declaration affects California and the lawsuit.

Although California needs to provide grounds for the suit as a state that will be substantially affected by the declaration, it is clear that the main concern is the drug crisis likely due to where Trump will ultimately divert funds from.

“This is more like a plan to get around Congress because he didn’t get as much money as he wanted, and he knows it may fail but it won’t make him see all the factors as to why this tactic

of big growth and changes.

Edwards has a strategy of coalition building with which she hopes to change the face of city council.

One of the major concerns that was brought up by the attendees at the meet and greet for Edwards was the massive warehouse being put in on Center Street.

“I want to help bring jobs to Riverside without becoming the loading dock for the state,” Edwards said.

Edwards is also currently involved with the Save Our Chinatown Committee to help ensure Riverside can restore their Spring Lunar Festival and other events to help make the Asian community feel at home in Riverside.

At her meet and greet, Edwards spoke about her background in charity work such as her time with AmeriCorp

where she did relief work in Haiti. She also spoke about helping raise millions for charity and her high involvement in local community groups.

Edwards spoke about how Riverside needs good policy and how it has the ability to set a standard as and an example for the region to follow.

“Homelessness is the biggest problem we are facing as a region,” Edwards said.

Riverside has good policy with the Housing First Initiative, but good policies good for nothing if they are not being used.

Edwards plans to lean into the good policy such as the Housing First Initiative and help to create more good policies to help house those in need.

Edwards laid out her plans to tackle homelessness on a three point plan. First, more emergency options such as shelters. Second,

good policies such as Housing First Initiative. Third, a policy to prevent homelessness.

She claimed that it is likely that Riverside’s homeless population will double or triple at its current rate. With solving the homeless problem, the city can use its police resources more effectively.

Currently 50 percent of 911 calls are addressing homelessness according to Edwards.

Many of the attendees complained about previous city council meetings.

“We’ve been to city council meetings in the past and have been shut down,” Riverside City College English instructor Jo Scott-Co said.

“How are you going to be different?” another attendee asked.

“I stand on being as transparent as possible,” Edwards said.

includes the Hawarden Hills, Alessandro Heights, and Canyon Crest neighborhoods.

Avery has lived in Riverside for 28 years. He studied political science at UC Riverside and earned his bachelor’s degree from Columbia College.

Dozens of Ward 3 residents attended the event in support of Avery. Some of his supporters said his background as a business manager is the reason they are going to vote for him.

The issue that many of his supporters were concerned with is homelessness.

One local business owner named Carolyn Patterson stressed the effect of homelessness on businesses in Riverside.

“We own several businesses and the solution for homelessness does need to be addressed in a

more positive manner,” Patterson said.

Avery has also drawn the support of Mayor Rusty Bailey, who was in attendance at the event. Bailey is a former Ward 3 council member and has walked the precinct with Avery. “I am supporting Warren because I trust that he will have the best interest of Riversiders in mind,” Bailey said.

According to Bailey, he plans to work with the city council to provide housing, job training, mental health and substance abuse services to the homeless.

“We can’t just hyperfocus on enforcing the law on a part of the population that is down and out,” Bailey said “We can’t enforce away homelessness.”

Avery’s plans for Riverside will focus on the city’s finances,

making neighborhoods safer and helping the homeless.

“We have to use our resources better to increase outreach. We need to get professionals out there to engage (homeless) people to see if they want help and provide them with housing first,” Avery said.

Additionally, Avery stated that he plans to help guide the city’s finances by implementing accountability for spending.

“We have to spend what we have, instead of spending money we don’t have. We have to make decisions that are going to benefit Riverside in the long run,” Avery said.

Mike Soubirous, the current Ward 3 council member, has announced that he will not run for re-election at the end of this term.

may fail,” said student Melissa Toress, political science major at Riverside City College. She said that California, along with many of the other states allied in the lawsuit, have a larger drug problem than other states. Similar to the concerns of Gov. Newsom, Torres said that the wall won’t make people stop bringing drugs through the border, they’ll simply create new ways to do so while eliminating already existing programs in place to fund the wall.

“It’s unfortunate that things get this far because there’s definitely better ways to get funding. I think this just like everything else is made to be a larger issue than it really is by Trump,” said student Michael Martinez, also a political science major at Riverside City College.

“Regardless of how the case turns out this wasn’t the way to do it,” Martinez said, “and a lot of people are upset over it.”

The case is expected to move quickly and eventually be presented to the Supreme Court.

Riverside city council campaigns kick off

Ward 1 candidate Erin Edwards plans to help the homeless population, bring in more jobs to Riverside and continue her with with the Save Our Chinatown committee.

JOSHUA RANSOM STAFF REPORTER

“All politics are local politics,” Riverside City Council Ward 1 candidate Erin Edwards said at her meet and greet Feb. 24.

Edwards is running to help bring diversity and transparency to the local government.

Edwards is a blue candidate, but as one attendee said, “There are 2000 shades of blue.”

She said she loves this city and feels that it is at the precipice

Ward 3 candidate James “Warren” Avery spoke of his plans to help with the city’s finances, neighborhood safety and the homeless population at his March 2 campaign event.

ERIK GALICIA STAFF REPORTER

James “Warren” Avery kicked off his campaign for Ward 3 City Council at an event in the Victoria neighborhood of Riverside on March 2.

Ward 3 is the central part of the city that stretches from the Riverside Municipal Airport area in the west, through the Magnolia Center, to the Victoria neighborhood in the east. It also

THE CANDIDATES

Ward 1 - Denise Booker, 47, employee of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department - Philip Falcone, 21, an employee at Mayor Rusty Bailey office - Erin Edwards, 35, a former AmeriCorps volunteer - Mike Gardner, 71, current Ward 1 councilmember Ward 3 - Michael Soubirous: Not seeking reelection - John M. Plocher, 67, President and CEO at Wsr Preservation Services Inc. - Ricardo R. Rubio, 55 - Darryl Martin (Jalani Bakari), N/A, president of Riverside’s International Relations Council - Stevie S. Taken, 39 - James “Warren” Avery, III, 44 - Ronaldo Fierro, 34, small business owner - Wayne J. Skiles, 74 - Lori A. Pelgone, 33, payroll analyst at University of California, Riverside - Eugene Michael Brown, Jr., 31 - Bobby Hawkins, 52, DPS Director Of Operations at San Manuel Casino Ward 5 - Sean H. Mill, 52, Planning Commissioner for the City of Riverside - Gabriela Plascencia, 39, a guidance counselor for the Alvord Unified School District - Jose L. Armas, 65, Operation Supervisor at Clean Energy Fuels - Frederick H. Dungan, 70 Information is still being updated.

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RCC cosmetology gives back Riverside City College’s cosmetology program hosts charity haircut-a-thon KARINA GUTIERREZ STAFF REPORTER

Conversations bounce off of the walls in the cosmetology building at Riverside City College as students and locals alike prepare for hair donations at the biannual Haircut-a-thon on March 2.

The event is hosted by the Childhood Cancer Foundation of Southern California based in Loma Linda. According to the CCFSC website, the group is a non-profit organization that functions to give emotional, social, educational and emergency assistance to families who have, or have had a child with cancer.

Once collected, the hair is then sent to the non-profit organization Wigs for Kids. Wigs for Kids has been providing Hair Replacement Systems and support for children who have lost their hair due to chemotherapy, radiation therapy, Alopecia, Trichotillomania, burns and other medical issues at no cost to the children or their families, as stated on their website.

RCC cosmetology students and teachers were in charge of gathering hair into ponytails and braids from donors.

“Cancer for many people is a very emotional thing,” Nicholas Rodriguez, the RCC cosmetology club adviser, said.

“This event gives my students the opportunity to talk to people who have experienced it in real life.”

SB 291 addresses this issue by creating a financial aid program that helps to cover a community college student’s whole cost of attendance.”

Currently the majority of community colleges do not give financial aid with housing, transportation or food taken into account like CSUs and UCs do for students attending those schools, leaving many low-income students without adequate finances necessary to attend community college.

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(From left) Riverside resident Roland Lewis gets his head shaved by Riverside City College cosmetology student Alex Styliano and assistant stylist Reyna Valencia Perez on March 2.

Children who have been diagnosed also took part in the event as assistant stylists to help students with head shaving and saving the 12 inch hair donations. “ I t ’s e x c i t i n g f o r t h e children,” said Reyna Valencia Perez, a Riverside local and parent said. Her daugther, Reyna Ramona Valencia Perez, acted as an assistant stylist.

Many Riverside natives attended in support of the cause such as Roland Lewis, who has been participating in the foundation for years and opted for a head shave with the help of

an assistant stylist.

“I love it, I’ve been doing this since the beginning,” said Lewis.

“This little bit can make them feel better even if it’s for a little bit.”

Those who did not want a shaved head or had 12 inches to donate showed their support with a cut and style that was provided by the available student stylists.

Even when a community college student does receive the maximum financial aid award, there are still a lot of costs and needs that will be left unmet.

Although there are other sources of financial aid available for students, such as the Pell Grant and Cal Grant, they too fall short in actually reaching the students who need the support the most.

In regards to financial aid dispersal, the Pell Grant program is the largest CCC aid program. The dollar amount of non-received Pell Grant

program funds adds up to almost $130 million within the state of California in one semester alone.

“I think it’s a good idea and will help a lot of people who don’t get enough money from Fafsa,” RCCD student Brenda Galvan said. “I get Fafsa only and have struggled with money recently,- not with tuition but housing.”

The Cal Grant program has similar difficulties in reaching students in need, as only 5 percent of community college students receive it.

The SB 291 legislature

will allocate money for the California community college Student Financial Aid Program so that in the 2019-20 fiscal year there will be $250,000,000 reserved for students and go up increasingly until the 2024–25 fiscal year where it will from that point on be extended to $1,500,000,000.

As a whole, Leyva’s SB 291 will address the inequity of financial aid and otherwise increase secondary educational opportunity for success for California community college students.

“This event gives my students the opportunity to talk to people who have experienced it in real life.”

-- Nicholas Rodriguez, Riverside City College cosmetology club adviser

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RCC instructor speaks cyber security CYBER from page 1

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Skip Berry, Riverside City College cyber security instructor, talks to RCC students in the Business Education building room 108 on Feb. 21 about the importance of online security.

Change is imminent and the field of cybersecurity embodies that idea entirely. The field of cyber security is extremely dynamic and is changing and transforming almost daily.

Curiosity drives this profession and high skilled people are in high demand.

“A natural capacity for conceptualizing, synthesizing and solve problems is unique and special and can take you just as far,” Berry said.

There is a misconception that one would have to be good

with technology in order to work with it, but it’s actually quite the contrary. One just has to be able to work in the business of it.

For those interested in pursuing a career in cyber security, RCC offers classes in multiple umbrella courses; including: Policy, Information & Network Security, Digital Forensics and Information and Communication Essentials.

These classes are transferable to Cal States and other universities.

The Cyber Security Club meets Wednesdays from 4:305:30 p.m in MLK 205.

Riverside City College is holding a panel for students who are interested in transferring to Cal States or Universities of California. The panel is set to take place March 15 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Digital Library Room 121.

Attendees can expect to learn the difference between UCs and CSUs, the basics of transferring and meet former Riverside City College students who have successfully transferred. Refreshments will be provided.

Study Abroad This summer ’s Study Abroad location i s S a l z b u rg , A u s t r i a .

Information meetings going more in depth about cost and activities will be held from 12:30-2 p.m. on March 18 and April 24 in the Heritage Room.

The application deadline is April 15 and students will have to have a security deposit of $1,250.00. The overall cost including airfare will be $4,500.

Graduation application deadline Students who want to graduate in the spring 2019 semester must submit their degree or certificate applications by April 1.

It is recommended that students apply as soon as certain minimum requirements have been satisfied. Students will need to log into WebAdvisor and choose “Application for Graduation” from the student menu.

Commencement will be held June 7.

RCC to provide tax services The Riverside City College Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program will be offering free tax assistance to individuals or families whose household income is less than $70,000 a year.

The program will be held Fridays and Saturdays between now and April 15 in Business Education Building room 100 with walk-ins available Fridays from 3-7 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, email bist@rcc.edu or call (951) 328-3653.

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“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the things you did.”

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Mark Twain

A new way to register for classes Riverside City College is quietly testing an update to Webadvisor’s old registration system PATRICK TINDALL LIFE EDITOR

Riverside City College is debuting an update to its outdated class registration system.

EduNav, which is touted as “an algorithmic-based student academic planning software for colleges and universities,” is the long-awaited update for RCC’s WebAdvisor platform which was clunky, non-user-friendly and difficult to understand which classes were useful to a student’s academic goals.

Select business, psychology and communications majors were chosen to participate last fall in the beginning stages of the EduNav preliminary rollout and have been using the new system to register for classes.

The system works much like Google Maps and acts as a navigation system towards your educational end goal with realtime updates which “re-route” you towards success depending on which classes are required for your degree, which ones are open or which ones are filled up.

EduNav puts students on a tailored map towards their personal education goals as well as monitors student progress which ultimately can increase college completion rates.

The program works extremely intuitively and selects which classes are best suited towards a student’s specific goals. Students can see their major on the home screen as well as a detailed map of the required courses needed to complete their area of study, broken down by semester which allows students to view the time it will take to complete their degree.

In addition, instead of having to go to a counselor to set a plan, students can now do it for themselves giving freedom from having to find appointments and waiting in lines to see counselors.

Any new system is, of course, not without a few hiccups.

“Most issues have to do with registration,” Akia Marshall, an EduNav specialist in the welcome center said. “Classes are being registered but upon starting back up into the EduNav window, the selections aren’t

registered anymore.”

“EduNav has been known to be a bit finicky when it comes to selecting classes,” Caroline Tago an admissions employee said.

“Student selections sometimes don’t stick and get booted out.”

Students, of course, had their own reactions to the new changes.

Everything is laid out in front of you on EduNav, while using WebAdvisor to register would always leave students guessing what they need to do next.

The formatting is very simplified and not overly complicated to use. The only drawback seemed to be that students weren’t quite sure what to do with it at first. If you are used to one thing and suddenly thrown into using another it can be a bit confusing. The concept, however seems to be good on paper.

Other known technical issues include selections not being saved, classes being viewable but unvailable for registration, not being able to use registration codes from professors or the website simply not loading at all.

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An image of an actual student’s schedule as seen on the main home page of the Edunav tool. Students can create and view their own educational plan according to their majors and goals.

“We’re still working on some bugs,” Marshall said. “If anyone has any issues with it, we’re here to help in the Welcome Center. We have employees who are specially trained to help

with any problem.”

There is no definite rollout date for EduNav set as of yet due to troubleshooting, but students will be notified once the new system is set to go live.

The best of times, the greatest of times

26 years of top hats, victorian gowns, wit and wisdom at the annual Riverside Dickens Fest ADRIANA LOPEZ STAFF REPORTER

The annual Dickens Festival took over downtown Riverside on Feb. 23 and 24.

The festival’s driving force, Carolyn Grant and Joan Patton, believed Riverside was in need of an event that promoted literacy and Dickens Festival would serve as the vessel.

In 1992, the festival came to fruition and was held downtown.

The event included debates, readings, live music and food.

This year’s Dickens Festival had over 30 vendors, including a petting zoo, an escape room, crafts for children, Victorian era inspired fashion and the festival’s original attractions.

Undoubtedly, the lively music would garnish the attention of any casual passerby. The festival was filled with the sound of guitars being strummed along to the singing of cheerful ballads.

Women and men swayed to the music in clothing that looked straight out of a movie set.

Among the many vendors that offer clothing to anyone that is looking to add to their Victorian era inspired closet, or want to start up a collection, is

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An attendee at the 26th annual Riverside Dickens Festival poses for a picture with actors in Victorian costumes on Feb. 24 in the Downtown Riverside neighborhood.

Linda Banzuelo’s booth.

Victorian era inspired clothing business, she also enjoys the B a n z u e l o’s h a n d m a d e for 35 years and the quality of atmosphere. clothing is colorful, includes lace her pieces have been noticed at “This is one of the funnest trim, and knits. Her inspiration is multiple competitions. Amongst events I do all year long and I creating Victorian era inspired other wins, Banzuelo has won just love to see everyone in their clothing for today’s women. the Kentucky Derby Hat Contest unique costumes,” Banzuelo “I’ve sewed since I was 10 twice and won nine times at the said. years old and I love Victorian Del Mar Hat Contest.

The crowd definitely does fashion. I started with Victorian Ba n z u elo h a s a s t r o ng consist of ma ny at tendees baby dresses and women were following that know when and dressed for the occasions. There showing interest so I started where to get her pieces through are men in patterned vests and d o i n g wo m e n’s d r e s s e s ,” her website, prettyfancy.com. top hats and women in gowns Banzuelo said.

However, Banzuelo was not that look like they weigh up to Banzuelo has been creating only at the Dickens Festival for 20 pounds.

Wit h i n t he crowd of impeccably dressed attendees is Jaimey Stewart and Heather Mcnaughton Stewart. Heather wears a floral print gown she worked on for a month and a half, while Jaimey sports a black vest adorned with gold patterns and gold buttons he spent a week on.

Heather is a devout attendee and has brought Jaimey with her the last two years.

“I’ve been coming here for about 20 years, since I moved to Riverside. I used to come as a vendor but the last four to five years I’ve just attended,” Heather said.

While Heather is a long time fan of the Dickens Festival, both her and Jaimey have grown a deep appreciation for what the event offers to the community.

“It’s a fun time stepping back in history and seeing the different costuming and talking to the different authors,” Jaimey said.

“Costuming groups are fun in general because they’re very open and friendly people. If you see a person in costume you can always walk up and start chatting with them and they will always talk back to you. It’s not exclusive, it’s very inclusive,” Heather said.

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Life

One man’s trash = artist’s treasure Local Riverside man utilizes scraps to create immersive art for his restaurant Life Briefs

Paint N Sip at Brook’s Bar Paint your own colorful masterpiece while sipping a beer with The Paint Sesh. Enjoy a tasty drink from the bar while painting this St. Patty’s Day. A trained instructor will guide you and your friends through two hours of lively creativity, drinks, laughs and creative therapy. No experience needed to have a good time. Just bring a friend or two, grab a drink and we’ll take care of the rest. Sunday, March 17 from 2-4 p.m. Get your tickets at thepaintsesh.com.

DCappella

SAYEDA GHAZANFAR STAFF REPORTER

Fascinating figures filled with discarded propane tanks and empty bleach cartons tower above you in a terrifying allure, drawing you in with outstretched arms.

A gigantic skeleton rides a bicycle to your left, greeting you with a sinister smile. Up ahead, a massive teepee made entirely out of recycled bottles and concrete invites you to come inside if you dare.

You are about to enter another dimension; a dimension not only of sight and sound, but of mind.

It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition; and it lies between the pit of man’s fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination.

You are now entering... The Twilight Zone.

Well, while not quite exactly the cult classic of the 1960s, this alternate dimension known as Tio’s Tacos comes pretty close to the same macabre, imaginative, and moral depictions.

The first giveaway that this strange place is, in fact, a restaurant, are the people eating outside on the front patio.

Otherwise, to an outsider ’s perspective, it is a funky museum of sorts filled with people’s trash and unwanted items.

Tio’s Tacos is a Michoacán Mexican restaurant serving Riverside since 1990. It is replete with unique artwork. The Día de los Muertos theme is alive and well throughout the entire layout. There are so many tiny details that are easy to miss the first time around. The beauty of Tio’s is that you can visit over and over again and still not have

seen everything -- especially with daily renovations and newly added artwork.

Yolanda Sanchez, long time employee for Tio’s Tacos says people from all over the country travel to Riverside to view the artwork.

“A lot of people come over here just to look around,” Sanchez said. “They can come and enjoy the nice environment.

After they walk around, they get hungry and they can come to the front and eat.”

“I like the skeleton riding a bike,” Sanchez said after deliberating on what her favorite piece was. “Right now they’re building something very cool.”

This hidden gem is the pride of Martín Sánchez. At a young age, he and his family immigrated from a small town in Sahuayo, Mexico in hopes of a better life.

Sánchez came to this country with nothing but a dream and a knack for turning unwanted, discarded items into pieces of art. 100 percent of the art at Tio’s Tacos is made with recycled items, junk and trash.

Although, while looking at these works of eerie creativity and strange imagination, the last thing to come to mind is trash. The beauty of the looming creations, which often look like unconventional, giant sized people, comes through clearly despite the materials used to create them.

Sometimes we visit places for the novelty factor. Often, if there’s some big gimmick, the food leaves something to be desired because the focus is on the main attraction. However, Tio’s is the exception. The authentic and traditional flavors that they offer are next to none. We can expect much more out of Tio’s Tacos soon. Here you can have your enchilada and eat it, too.

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Above: This installation sits on the roof of Tio’s Tacos. It is created with chicken wire, recycled cans and metal scraps. Below: Other sculptures are created with empty bleach containers and other found materials. The art serves as ambiance for the restaurant which can be seen from all over Downtown Riverside.

Disney Music Group’s new acappella group featuring seven world class vocalists will join Riverside at the Fox Theater. Created by Disney and contemporary a cappella legend Deke Sharon (“Pitch Perfect,” “The Sing Off” and much more), the tour will appeal to fans of both Disney and a cappella with their modern a cappella versions of Disney hits. Event is Friday, Mar. 15 at 7:00 p.m. Guests may purchase tickets online at RiversideLive. com or at the Fox Performing Arts Center box office Tuesday through Friday from 12-6 p.m. & Saturday from 12-4 p.m. Box office is closed Sunday and Monday. Call (951)779-9800 for any questions.

Adult Coloring Keep calm and color on.

Join us at Marcy Library in Downtown Riverside for a therapeutic coloring sesh for adults on March 9. That’s right, coloring is not only for children!

The calming, creative elements of coloring is beneficial for everyone young or old. Plus it’s fun. Events are several times a week, for more information contact the Marcy Library Staff at (951)826-2078.

Day of Mindfulness Exploring Diversity You are invited to spend the day exploring relevant issues of diversity, disability, bias and prejudice at UCR. Discover how mindfulness practices can unlock your own individual potential and help cultivate unity and harmony in a disconnected world. The day will be a thoughtful and intriguing mix of lecture/ teaching, guided meditations, and other experiential activities and is appropriate for any level of mindfulness practitioners.

The cost is $45 for the entire day and includes parking. Call 951-827-4105 to reserve your place today.

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Five things you need to know “If you aren’t going all the way, why go at all?”

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1. How have they done

Riverside City College mens baseball team has gone 13-4 as it hits the midway point of the 2018-2019 season.

In the 2017-2018 season the team went 27-17 overall and by the midway point of that season the team had amassed a similar record of 14-4, which shows consistency in the teams overall success so far.

At the conclusion of last season, RCC made it to the second round of the California Community College Athletic Associations before losing to Orange Coast College in back to back games. The last championship won by the Tigers occurred in 2007 when RCC brought home the CCCAA state championship title under former longtime head coach Denis Rogers. ““We’re getting better,” head coach Rudy Arguelles said. “Everyday is still an opportunity to create that identity that they are trying to establish but there’s been progress and improvement each and everyday and that all we can ask for.”

2. How are they doing

“We have a way different mentality and make-up with this club,” Arguelles said. “They’ve put themselves in a position to compete on a consistent basis.”

The Tigers have been able to keep a winning record of 13-4 as every time the team has lost a game, they’ve bounced back to win two or more games in a row. RCC has otherwise been on a roll with a six

game win streak going into the midseason.

Sophomore pitcher Alexander Salazar has contributed to this win streak by having the most strikeouts by any pitcher on the team.

“My biggest influence is coach Dave, he taught me the mechanics of pitching.” Salazar said.

Success on the mound isn’t the only factor to the team’s record. Freshman Mathew Ivancich has been a major influence in the team’s progress by leading the team in RBIs.

“I want to be the best that I can be,” Ivancich said “I want to be a team player.”

3. How will they do The Tigers are on track to complete another successful season should they present a strong showing in their upcoming string of games against a multitude of Orange Empire Conference teams that include Saddleback College, Irvine Valley College and Cypress College.

“We don’t like to look in the past we like to stay in the moment,” Arguelles said. “Our full

expectations are that we will be participating and competing in season number three which is what we reference to playoff time.”

The Tigers are projected to beat last year’s season record if they keep this momentum going.

“I think we’ll do good, we strive off our pitching,” said Ivancich. “Our defense is pretty good and our hitting is coming around.”

In the second half of the season the Tigers will face off against divisional rivals from the OEC.

“That’s why we set up our schedule the way we do, tough non conference early season schedule.” said Arguelles.

4. Atmosphere in the dugout

The atmosphere in the dugout has a lot to do in part with

the mentality of the players and Arguelles.

“There’s a brand new set of bodies and mind sets,” Arguelles

said. “Which is what this level brings each and every year, some more extreme than others but this year was a really extreme turn over.”

With only eight veteran players returning to the diamond, it would be easy to assume that the team would go through a rebuilding stage. However, their record says something different.

“We”re trying to achieve something great,” Ivancich said. “We all want the same thing.”

“We’re getting better,” Arguelles said. “Everyday is still an opportunity to create that identity that they are trying to establish but there’s been progress and improvement each and everyday and that all we can ask for.”

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Riverside City College pitcher Brandon Ross racked up seven strikeouts against Palomar College on Feb. 23 and advanced their record, 12-4.

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5. Game changers

Currently leading the team in overall batting average (with more than 20 chances at bat) with a .359 is freshman catcher Angel Mendoza. Sophomore outfielder Ulises Caballero leads the team in runs batted in at 15 alongside Ivancich. Ivancich himself ranks third in batting average with .309 and third in hits overall this season with 17.

“It’s a way different than high school,” Ivancich said. “It’s like high school was just high school and in college it’s like we’re a team. We’re trying to achieve something great, we all want the same thing.”

Leading the charge for the Tigers pitching is Alexander Salazar who leads the team in strikeouts at 38, as well as the second highest strikeout average per nine innings with just over 11.

“There’s a different mindset,” Salazar said. “Everyone’s more focused, everyone wants to get better at practice and we all want to get better, each and every day.”

Women’s basketball

Softball

Men’s water polo

Women’s tennis

The Riverside City College women’s basketball team finished fourth in the Orange Empire Conference with a division record of 10-4. Before losing their last game at home to Copper Mountain College, 85-69, they were on a four game winning streak. The team finished the season with a 14-11 overall record and were unable to qualify for the Southern California Regional playoffs in the postseason.

The women’s softball team is at .500 with a 8-8 record. The team has won two out of the last three games including their most recent which took place March 1 at home against Golden West College, 8-0. The Tigers are ranked sixth in the Orange Empire Conference with a 1-4 conference record. The Tigers will next face Santiago Canyon College on March 6 in an away game.

The men’s water polo team concluded their season on Nov. 9 after dropping a Southern California Regional bout with Long Beach City College, 179. The Tigers were successful in obtaining bronze at the Orange Empire Conference Championships after toppling Saddleback College in the third place game. The team finishes with a 10-17 record with 227 goals scored across 27 games.

RCC’s women’s tennis team currently has a 7-1 overall record.

The Tigers most recently won their last game against Cypress College, 9-0, Feb. 28. The team has posted a 2-1 conference record and are currently ranked third in the OEC. Several games have either been cancelled or postponed this season due to the weather. The team will next face Irvine Valley College on the road March 5.

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Sophomore forward Frankie McQuay attempts a layup against a defender from Saddleback College inside the Wheelock Gymnasium Feb 20.

RCC heads to the postseason Men’s basketball concludes the regular season ASHLEY GOMEZ STAFF REPORTER

Riverside City College men’s basketball team concluded its regular season Feb. 23 with a 9489 win against Copper Mountain College at home.

The Tigers finished the season 19-9 overall and finished for fourth place in the Orange Empire Conference with an 8-4 conference record.

Riverside started the season 6-4, but have since gone 13-5 with great defense and a great three-point average.

“Our regular season didn’t go as anticipated, but we’re pretty happy of coming out strong and being able to close out close games in order to initiate the win,” sophomore center Franky McQuay said.

The Tigers averaged 25.1 defensive rebounds and 7.7 steals per game this season. The Tigers also averaged in making 9.8 3-points per game, which is higher than their average of 7.6 last season.

“Our last few games, we are locking it up on defense,” freshman guard Xavier Scott said.

“We’re following the game plan and playing great offensively

to move the ball side to side in order to get more action flowing to win games.”

Four members of the team finished the regular season averaging double-digit points. “ We h a v e t o b e g o o d defensively,” said head coach Philip Mathews. “We have to shoot a high amount of threepoints in order to win games.”

Guard CJ Clark led the way averaging 16.2 points per game.

Clark also finished his sophomore campaign with an average of 4 rebounds per game.

Guard Otto Taylor finished his sophomore campaign with 13.9 points as he drew in 2 rebounds per game.

Guard Chris Harper finished his freshman campaign with 11.5 points and an average of 5.3 rebounds per game. Guard Tyree Winborn finished his freshman campaign with 10.9 per game.

Although McQuay averaged 8.2 points per game, he hauled in 7.0 rebounds per game.

“It’s a team effort,” Scott said. “Everybody plays a part, everybody does their role.”

The Tigers are in the playoffs for the third consecutive year under Mathews.

RCC won two postseason games back in the 2016-2017 season and made it to the second round of the Southern California

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Elbert Bibbs jump balls in a game against Saddleback College and the Tigers would go on to win on Febuary 20th in the Wheelock Stadium, 85-25.

Regionals in the 2017-2018 season. The last playoff game was a 76-75 triple overtime loss against Cerritos College in the Southern California Regional playoffs last year.

On March 1, the Tigers hosted the 10th ranked Mt. San Jacinto Eagles, in the second round of the SoCal Regionals. These two teams played against each other twice this season, with the Eagles winning both games.

With the Eagles averaging 90 points per game, the Tigers utilized their defense to great use in order to come out victorious, forcing the Eagles to 19 turnovers.

The Tigers would go on to beat the Eagles 77-58, which is the first win against the team in six years “Our win against (Mt. San) Jacinto is the biggest achievement this season for me,” said Scott.

“Because we lost the two times that we played each other, but we came out with the win on March 1, which was pretty big for us.”

On March 9, the Tigers will play against 15th ranked Santa Monica College in the Regional Finals in a pivotal home game.

“Great defense and intensity,” said McQuay.” That is what we are striving for against Santa Monica. That is what it is going to take to win.”

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Media literacy affects younger generations, produces mass ignorance

DIEGO LOMELI OPINIONS EDITOR

Social media, now more than ever, provides the predominant means of distributing news stories and public opinion.

T he i nvent ion of t he smar t phone, along with its convenience and timeliness, has made the public resort to one of the laziest methods of staying informed: mindlessly scrolling through a social media feed and accepting tainted ‘fake news’ as truth. Unfortunately, it has become a common practice among mainly young people.

E v e r s i n c e t h e 2 016 president ial elect ion, both print and online paid news subscr iptions substantially increased. The New York Times added 132,000 subscriptions just after President Donald Trump won the election.

The public, as it should be, was concerned enough to want to stay informed about the political world and what was going to happen with having a lunatic at the forefront of our country.

It is obvious that the fear of reckless authority reminded the entire country of why the media exists. The problem is having an uneducated public attempting to respond to a tangled mixture of both real and fake news, with a deadly inability to distinguish one from the other.

It is important to note that social media has made young people a lot more naive to what is realy happening in the world.

Media literacy needs to be taught at the middle and high school levels. Refusing to do so is a diservice to the younger generations that will eventally be expected to vote.

It all traces back to their education. A child who grows up without ever being exposed to prime examples of journalism will inevitably grow into the type of person to follow a crowd.

We must remind the youth that the media is on their side, existing as an extension of their voices and their opinions. It is a great public service to remian informed of both the political world and our neighboring nations, and to encourage the teaching media literacy.

Actor who cried wolf

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In the case of Jussie Smollet, violent crimes are called into questioning

PATRICK TINDALL LIFE EDITOR

Life as an LGBTQ person is difficult, life as an LGBTQ person of color is even more difficult.

LGBTQ people constantly have to dodge homophobia and LGBTQ people of color also have to avoid the ever-present second issue of racism. Neither of which are mutually exclusive to the other and both are constantly in our faces in 2019.

On the evening of Jan. 29 around 2 a.m., reports allege Jussie Smollett was on his way to a Subway restaurant in the Chicago neighborhood in which he was staying when he was accosted by two white men who shouted “this is MAGA country” as well as various other racial obscenities at him, wrapped a noose around his neck and threw an unknown chemical over him before running away.

Many people weighed in on

this alleged tragedy such as Sen. Kamala Harris, LGBTQ news reporter Don Lemon and even President Donald Trump himself. “ T hat I ca n tell you is h o r r i bl e ,” Tr u m p s a i d t o reporters. “It doesn’t get worse.”

However, not everything was as clear as it seemed. From a strange letter that was addressed to Smollett being mailed to the actor a week prior to the attack at the Chicago studios where “Empire” was filmed, to the delayed and heavily redacted phone records submitted to police and to the to the surveillance video that led to the arrests of two Nigerian brothers with ties to the actor, things just didn’t seem to add up.

By Feb. 20, the brothers were apparently released from jail and were working with police, alleging that Smollett had paid them $3,500 to stage the attack.

Being an LGBTQ person myself and having close ties to many people of color I was just as shocked as anyone to hear of these claims. My mind raced with questions: Why would anyone want to do this? What could possibly be the end goal here? Then a piece of my past gave me a bit of a clue.

One night an acquaintance of mine, a local Seattle performer, was leaving a venue in the Capitol Hill neighborhood, where I

lived at the time, when two men pulled her into a black van and kidnapped her. They drove her to a dark location but before they could do anything she had kicked open the door and ran away.

At least that was the story that was told.

T he stor y event ually changed. She said she was raped but wouldn’t submit to a rape kit by police, she didn’t want to press charges and many details began swirling around that people saw her walking home that night.

Turns out she made it up. Why? Attention? Notoriety?

O n a sepa rate occasion another friend of mine, a male LGBTQ person of color in that same (normally gay-friendly) neighborhood was passing by the Pike Street bar Comet Tavern and was accosted by two drunk and disorderly men who shouted racial and homophobic slurs at him unprovoked. He ignored them but apparently the men didn’t like being ignored so they chased him down the street and attacked him leaving blood and bruises all over his body. This all happened after the previous incident and people questioned whether to believe him or not.

The point, however, is this; hate crimes are a reality for many people all over the world and are a daily struggle for LGBTQ people of color. To

stage an attack for monetary gains or notoriety is perhaps the most heinous crime there can be because you are piggy-backing off another person’s reality. This is a damaging behavior, not only to your own reputation, but to the entire reputation of the LGBTQ community.

Hate crimes can be met with the same skepticism by law enforcement. Police can deny investigation into a serious matter simply because of the nature of the crime looks similar to something false: guilty by association. It can also be used as political cannon fodder for conservatives which ultimately help them with their constituents.

Trump has already been vocal about the fallout in the Smollett investigation. “[sic]what about MAGA and the tens of millions of people you insulted with your racist and dangerous comments!?” Trump tweeted to Smollett on Feb. 21.

Regarding Smollett, he still maintains his innocence despite the mounting evidence against him. He is currently set on bail and awaiting trial for felony disorderly conduct charges where he could potentially face three years in prison.

Time will tell how he will be judged for his actions and history will show us how it will affect others.

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‘Fake news’ grips social media

More and more young Americans get their news from Facebook rather than reputable sources

DARRISHA DANIEL STAFF REPORTER

In a world where social media dominates our news intake, these sources may only add fuel to fire our internal bias.

This type of operation has led many of us into clickbait spirals and placing belief in common misconceptions. News generated for social media users’ consumption is often centered around popular stories not always the most important stories.

Ac c o r d i n g t o t h e Pe w Re s e a r ch C e nt e r, you ng Americans get over 60 percent of overall news from social media and about 40 percent of that group exclusively get their news from Facebook, a site that profits off engagement of their users, not the validity of their content.

Another study from Pew Research st ates that many Americans cannot accurately distinguish facts from opinions on these platforms. Only one

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W hy is it still the most common media outlet among the US? Ease and convenience. Many of us use the platforms to stay socially connected with friends and family, so the news featured there gives us the illusion of connection to the world.

It’s similar to being in class and taking pages of notes we can barely understand. With such complexity in the algorithms and sources, it can seem nearly i m p o s si ble t o b e c o m e a n informed citizen.

T h e b e s t w ay t o avoid f a l l i ng p r e y t o f a ke news is to fact check everything.

News outlets that take time to develop stories tend to be more efficient in doing that for users than clickbait news found on Facebook, Instagram or snapchat. Print news or even televised news can give a better overall view on controversial topics yet only about 20 percent of us will resort to these avenues.

Luckily, there are many online sources to get unbiased r e p o r t s m e a n t t o i n fo r m , not per pet uate one popular mindset. There’s always an agenda with social media and that is to influence the masses in one way or another. Get the news from both sides in the most unbiased arenas to make your own informed opinions about the world and what’s going on in it.

third of the test group could s p ot t he f a c t s a nd on ly a small amount more could spot opinions.

Adding to this fact, all forms of social media are tailored to

likes and follows of the user.

With this in mind, many fake news producers operate off this notion and the fact that an unlimited amount of sources can make f inding the tr uth

overwhelming.

Remarkably, Pew Research finds that nearly 40 percent of Americans who get their news from social media find the information to be untrustworthy.

“Just getting in the whole routine of everything. Parking is a really big one. I have to come two hours before especially since people are trying to come in and get classes.”

-Joanna Negrete

“Getting used to where everything is. Making it on time is another one. Parking is always crowded. And then coming to class and trying to figure out where it is in the beginning.”

-Christian Vilanueva

“My biggest obst acle is getting books on time. That’s about it.”

-Victoria Torres

“Mine is picking my classes for the next semester that I need to take. And coping with new classes that I need to take in and some friends and those people that I get to meet and all that.”

-Yani- Patindol

“Usually when somebody starts a new semester they worry more about the time changing, different classes, different professors, and nobody knows what their expecting from professors. And then not only that since classes tend to be different times and you’re trying to see which classes are good for you.

“ My b i g g e s t o b s t a cl e would probably be the books.

Because when they assign it and sometimes I don’t have the money right now so it’s like ‘AHHH!’ and I freak out kind of -Melody Delarosa

”For me, the biggest struggle is probably waking up to go on the bus. My classes start at eight and I have to be up by five and get down to the bus and be here on time.”

-Berlin Montes De Oca

“Well one is waking up but when it comes to general courses, it’s being able to find the time and being able to manage outside life with school life. So I think the difficult time is just being able to cope with all that kind of stuff and being able to distribute it evenly amongst yourself for your time throughout the day.”

-Cesar Martinez

Campus Conversations What are your biggest obstacles when you start a new semester?

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Campus Conversations is an open forum for Riverside City College students to voice their own opinions, views and ideas.

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Measles breakout spreads

Editorial

Outbreak of measles due to falsified information

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Vaccinations have become a topic of intense, unnecessary debate that has taken away from the main point: vaccinations save lives.

A popular, and dangerous, my th about vaccinations is that they cause autism. This idea originated in 1998 when a British doctor named Andrew Wakefield claimed he found a link between autism and the MMR (Measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine in his study of just 12 people. His data was later found to be falsified, which led to the retraction of the paper and the loss of his medical license.

It was too late. Once this idea was put out to the public, it stuck and has been causing avoidable damage ever since.

This myth has led to 18 states in the United States passing legislation that permits parents to exempt their children from vaccinations for philosophical reasons.

While California is thankfully not one of these states, our state has proven to not be invincible to outbreaks.

The last large outbreak of measles in California

was associated with Disneyland and occurred from December 2014 through April 2015, when at least 131 California residents were infected with measles.

The outbreak also infected residents of six other states, Mexico and Canada.

This is not an isolated incident and public health officials would be the first to agree.

Last month, the California Department of Public Health alerted doctors and other medical providers to be on the lookout for measles in their patients, due to the fact that 43 people have caught the disease in Washington and one more in neighboring Multnomah County, Oregeon. In New York, almost 210 people have had the illness since October.

We, the Viewpoints Editorial Board, belive that ignoring the scientific evidence will only lead to a country-wide health crisis that will impact not only the population at large but also the medical successes our country has been privileged to enjoy.

The United States is a high-income country and while we should all be grateful for this fact, it also contributes to the idea that vaccinations

are important because our population is simply not used to seeing cases of these diseases. Unlike, for example, Ukraine, which had 30,338 cases of measles in 2018 alone, according to the United Nation’s World Health Organization.

A recent study, and the largest of its kind, released March 4 found no evidence to even suggest that MMR increases the risk of autism.

In the study, researchers analyzed data collected from 657,461 Danish children and found that only 6,517 of those children were diagnosed with autism over the following decade. However, this is not seen as grounds to state that there is an increased risk compared with those who had not gotten the vaccine.

Anyone with unfactual reasons to f lout established science will still do so, there is no question of this. The problem is, when it comes to vaccines one person’s choice affects everyone else’s health. Measles was once considered eliminated in the United States, but now it’s back and we are to blame.

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