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October 20, 2011

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Riverside has been occupied

Many occupiers join the worldwide movement by creating Occupy Riverside For a

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The youth’s voice: 9-year-old Mia Rodriguez leads other occupiers into Occupy Riverside in downtown on Oct. 15.

Student protest at RCC page 3

Welcoming the president page 4

RCC football is 6-0 page 22

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Party with other RCC football fans

Riverside Community College District will hold tailgate parties before every home game this football season.

The third home game is Oct. 22 against Golden West College at 6 p.m. The tailgate party starts at 4 p.m.

The fourth tailgate party is on Oct. 29 against Santa Ana College.

The party starts at 4 p.m. at the practice field behind the parking structure.

Students are welcome to enjoy the party, food and have fun with fans before the coin toss.

RCC goes Broadway

Riverside City College is hosting the Off Broadway Play Series on Oct. 20-22 at 7 p.m. and Oct. 22 and 23 at 2 p.m at the Landis Performing Art Center opening with “Spring Awakening.” This play is for mature audiences only.

The theater will also have “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare” on Nov. 16-19 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 19 and 20 at 2 p.m.

For tickets call 951-222-8100 or go to www.landispac.com.

RCC helps heal the community

On Oct. 22 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Riverside City College will hold a free community health fair and provide free services in the A.G. Paul Quadrangle.

Activities include: day care, snacks entertainment, smoothies, bicycling and yoga.

Free services include: dental treatment for kids and adults, vision screening, mental health education, bone density screening, physicals for children 5-19, blood pressure check, cholesterol/diabetes screening, chiropractic/acupuncturist, haircuts/ manicures and community resources.

For more information call 951-222-8565.

Calling all student filmmakers

The Riverside International Film Festival will be hosting a college night at the festival on April 20-29, 2012.

Students may submit a documentary, short, animation and feature film by Dec. 31 with a $15 fee or by the final deadline on Feb. 15, 2012 for $25.

Include: Blu-Ray or DVD with permanent label, filmmaker/director/producer biography (50 words), a brief synopsis (50 words), artwork or still picture from the film and headshots of film maker/director/producer, with the category, who submitted, college name, address, phone number and e-mail address.

Send the above information to RIFF College Night 989 Talcey Terrace, Riverside, CA 92506.

For more information of the festival or film submission e-mail professor Buckholz at buckholz@calbaptist.edu.

The sound of fall

Riverside City College presents the Fall Choral Concert with the RCC Chamber Singers, RCC Concert Choir and CBU Woman’s Ensemble on Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. at the First Congregational Church 3504 Mission Inn Riverside.

The conductor for the evening will be John Buyn.

Tickets are $7 general admission and $5 students and seniors.

For more information on the concert go to www/rccchoir.com.

RCC Culinary Academy hosts annual fundraiser

The Riverside City College Culinary Academy invites all to their “2001 Autumn Nights Annual Fall Fundraiser,” at 6 p.m. on Oct. 21 at the Culinary Academy 1155 Spruce Street Riverside, CA 92507.

The event will be sponsored by Anheuser-Busch with a menu inspired by southwest cuisine with specialty beers from Anheuser-Busch.

Tickets at $45 per person and proceeds benefit student culinary competitions and other activities at the Academy. There are limited tickets being sold.

For more information call Chef Bobby at 951-328-3807.

RCC associated 2011-12 fall luncheon Riverside City College hosts the fall luncheon with Heather Smith, associate professor of biology of the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics center on Oct. 24 at 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m at the Hall of Fame in the Bradshaw building.

To reserve a place send a check for $15 per person to Vanessa Silversmith at the Riverside Community College District Foundation at 4800 Magnolia Ave. Riverside, CA 92506 or call Silversmith at 951-222-8626.

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A valuable resource: Nathaniel Boutwell, a RCC student, studies for trigonometry at the Science Technology Engineering and Math Center.

STEM center shuts down Karissa Rivera Staff writer The Science Technology Engineering Math Center, a nationwide program offered at Riverside City College, was shut down without any notice to students or faculty Sept. 30 through Oct. 4.

The center was then reopened Oct. 4, according to students.

Portions of the resources offered in the center were limited or were no longer available to students.

“I was upset when I heard they closed it for a while,” said Alberto Acosta, a RCC math and science major. “It’s an essential resource for students, especially for math and science majors.”

Due to the budget cuts that have been continuing throughout the State of California many student services and programs have to make sacrifices and certain cut backs, this center being one of the few.

The program was put to action by the Obama administration as part of the “Educate to Innovate” campaign.

The program is offered for those students who want to transfer to a four year university, mainly targeting those majoring in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics, according to its online mission statement.

It not only provides help for those who major in these selected areas, but it also provides a work place for students to allow them to get extra help from a mentor as well as a place to hold study group sessions between students.

The program was first offered to RCC when Biology professor Heather Smith wrote the grant proposal to get the funding for the program.

This year the center was supposed to be institutionalized into the school as part of the deal.

All three colleges, Norco College, Moreno Valley College and RCC got the grant. This year Norco and Moreno Valley institutionalized the program.

“When it became time to renew the grant and for the government to give it

more money, Norco and Moreno Valley got it,” said Adriana Curiel, a mentor of the program. “Riverside dropped the ball, the Riverside campus did not institutionalize the program therefore it did not get the renewal, it was denied.”

When RCC’s program did not get institutionalized, it led to the closing of the center and mentors were not able to get paid.

“We used the last bit of the money over the summer,” Curiel said. “A lot of the students stopped working the last day of summer, and a lot of the mentors quit.”

Some mentors however stuck around during summer to help organize data for the program.

“The way I look at it, pay it forward,” Curiel said. “Even if you don’t pay me, help someone else out.”

The staff is not only working for the benefit of their program but is trying to spread awareness on how budget cuts are affecting RCC as a whole.

Action is planning to arise; an upcoming protest on Oct. 19 is the first of many things, according to Curiel.

“It doesn’t appear that they are really going to listen and own up to what they promise, until we make a big deal out of it,” she said.

On RCCD’s website administration page, part of the mission statement states that RCC is dedicated to the success of students and that colleges and learning centers provide educational and student services to meet the needs and expectations of their unique communities of learners.

“They are talking about center like these, they are talking about (Science Technlogy Engineering Math),” Curiel said.

“Their promising to focus on these learning centers to meet the needs and expectations of their student; well right now they are not meeting the needs or the expectations,” she said.

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Students don’t want to be cut Victor Mora Staff Writer Karissa Rivera Staff Writer A protest was held outside of the Martin Luther King Jr. building at Riverside City College on Oct. 19 to protest the loss of mentors of the Science Technology Engineering Math center.

The free speech area was packed students and mentors of the Science Technology Engineering and Math center in response to administration not living up its dedication to student’s success and learning centers that meet the needs and expectations of students; as promised in their mission statement The protest specifically focused on the programs grant not being renewed, which resulted in the loss of resources, including materials offered and the loss of jobs held by student mentors.

Students and mentors distributed flyers, carried signs, passed around petitions to inform students on the issue and to have them participate along with the protest.

The protest was aiming towards getting administrations attention, so that they can take action to reverse their decision in not renewing the grant.

Student views on the protest were mixed.

“Cuts are going to get way worse and this is just the beginning” said RCC Student Ashley Anderson. “They need to think about networking with other clubs and the student Senate to help push the issue.”

Advocates of the center expressed their disapproval about the closure of the center due to ending of its grant.

However, as a result of budget cuts affecting education, a competition for funds between programs is being created.

This was evident in an exchange between a former STEM tutor who lost his job and a member of the math lab who disagreed with the protest.

The member of the math

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no more grant for stem: Members of the Science Technology Engineering and Math Center protest outside the Martin Luther King Jr. High Tech Center as other Riverside City College students watched from the side. lab believes that Riverside City College should not focus on grants, but to put more institutional money from the district into programs like tutorial services in the math and English labs.

“I believe in the concept of the program, but not the way it is what was ran here,” said Riki Hicks, member of the math lab.

Another former tutor responded to what Riki said.

“I’m disappointed that seventy jobs were lost by students and this is why I’m protesting on their behalf,” said former tutor Joseph Pickett.

Mentors are speaking out as well about the disappointment with the administration.

“The protest is directed as a local small scale argument,” said mentor Adriana Curiel. “We want the administration to serve us and do what their mission statement says.”

Visit Viewpointsonline. org to watch a video on the Science Technology Engineering and Math protest.

Also get follow up news and updates on the activity of STEM’s protest on Viewpoints’ website.

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Raise your hands in the air: Dennis Domingos holds a sign for students to raise their hands in protest for the Administration to get the grant for the STEM center.

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Welcoming the new RCC president

Riverside City College introduced Cynthia Azari as its new president on Oct. 6 Araceli Diaz Staff Writer Javier Cabrera Editor in chief Cynthia Azari was officially sworn in as Riverside City College’s tenth president at the Landis Performing Arts Center on Oct. 6.

Azari’s inauguration took place six months after she officially accepted the position as president in April.

The search for RCC’s new president began in May 2010 when the last president, Jan Muto, abruptly resigned.

Muto’s resignation left Tom Harris as acting president, and RCC began an extensive search to find a permanent president which ultimately led to Azari.

The lighthearted ceremony included a student welcoming

by Jonathan Flike, president of Associated Student of Riverside City College and salutations from Gregory Gray, chancellor of RCCD, Dr. Dariush Haghighat, and many others.

R C C ’s Wi n d E n s e m b l e performed “A Whole New World,” and John Byun, instructor of music, led the performance for “Alma Mater Riverside.”

In addition to being Azari’s inauguration, the ceremony doubled as a convocation.

The convocation is essentially a call of unity among the three campuses, as well as a formal assembly meant to signify a new academic year.

Traditionally, convocations are held during joyous occasions which in this case would be the welcoming of Dr. Azari.

Azari comes to RCC as an experienced veteran of higher education.

She served as the president of Fresno City College and as a dean for Business and Engineering at Olympic College.

In addition, Azari received the National Trio award in 2009 which recognizes her success in higher education.

Azari’s experience is what gives students, faculty and staff the confidence in her abilities, especially during these difficult economic times.

“She is welcomed; We are very impressed with her credentials and how she has handled herself so far,” said Laura Greathouse, associate professor of anthropology.

Other faculty members have faith in Azari as well.

“I made a special effort to get here today because she has been a wonderful president and person in her first months here,” said Ward Schinke, instructor of political science. “I thought it was very important that we show our appreciation that out of all the places she might have chosen to become president, she chose RCC.” The student body came out to attend the inauguration as well.

Many students feel that Dr. Azari

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Taking it all in: Cynthia Azari, president of Riverside City College, takes a moment during the inauguration on Oct. 6 to take in the warm welcoming from the RCC faculty, staff members and students, who were in attendance. has the required skills needed to be an effective president.

“I have met Azari a few times and I feel she really is deeply devoted to students and to diversifying our student body and really trying to move forward. She is an innovator so it is wonderful to have her,” Lisa Jayasekera said, an RCC student.

The administration believes that Azari’s experience, and her openness will help steer RCC during these difficult times.

“She comes with much experience,” said Cecilia Alvarado, dean of Student Services. “She has a vision; she works well with people, with different groups, students, faculty and staff.”

Alvarado does acknowledge this task will not be easy.

“During this climate I don’t think it’s easy for any president, but I think we are very fortunate to have somebody with a lot of experience to lead us through these times,” she said.

The faculty seems to be unifying together with Azari in hopes that together they can make it through the current economic climate.

“I think since the faculty, staff and administration support her, I think we can pull together to get through the budget crisis or at least handle it with the best amount of skill we can. I think she will lead quite well in that,” Greathouse said.

“I’m very optimistic that she will bring together the RCC team and we’re going to survive this budget crisis in a fairly good order compared to what could have happened,” Schinke said. “She truly cares about students and the teamwork here at RCC. She’s a true listener and she tries to create win-win situations, which not every leader does.”

Jayasekera feels that Azari’s approachability will encourage relationships with the student body and administration.

“I think it is really important for our students to have access and to feel that their president and their leaders are a part of their lives,” Jayasekera said. “To have these sort of events where the students can come interact with the (Board of Trustees), is I think really integral for students emotional health.”

As far as the ceremony goes, it was very well received by those who attended.

“I thought it was really informative and very interesting.

I like the fact that they did keep it lighthearted, but at the same time being lighthearted, they also provided a lot of background information about the new president, which was very interesting,” Jayasekera said. “I look forward to having her as our new president and to see what type

of changes and productivity we can obtain from her.”

The faculty were pleased by the outcome.

“It was a beautiful event; I love the fact that the students came out. We had guests from the city and from different universities.

Her family was here,” Alvarado said. “It was a good time to come together and to celebrate.”

Greathouse elaborates on the importance of having these official ceremonies to unify RCC staff, faculty and the student body.

“The ceremonies are always tradition for Riverside and it does help bring the campus together, especially in a time in budget cuts,” Greathouse said. “It gives us something to unify and stand together with instead of standing against.”

Alvarado shares the same sentiment.

“I think it is tradition; I think it helps bring back moral, (and) it helps people understand the role

that our president plays here,” she said. “Getting to know her and what her vision is I think it helps people understand what she is bringing.”

So what does Azari feel about the ceremony honoring her arrival?

“I’m honored (and) I’m humbled,” she said.

“I was humbled, because I’m a person and for the average person some things are good some things are not so good,” Azari said. “To hear people say things that were complimentary was really an honor.”

Azari acknowledges the difficulty of the road ahead, but remains optimistic.

“I’m challenged (with) mixed emotions because it’s a great school, (and) of course challenged by the budget constraints that we face,” Azari said. “But (I) know that we will get through this together. I’m honored to be here.”

Jacob Willson / Asst. Photo editor

Finally home: Cynthia Azari (center) stands next to Gregory Gray, chancellor of RCCD, as Janet Green, president of the Board of Trustees, introduces her as RCC’s president.

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Downtown Riverside gets occupied

Residents of Riverside and in surrounding areas fill the streets for “Occupy Riverside” Danny Heflin Asst. news editor The chant of “We are the 99 percent” shouted out loud at the pedestrian mall in Downtown Riverside was liberated and occupied by just over 300 people of all ages from toddlers with their parents to retirees on Oct. 15.

According to handouts from Occupy Riverside, this occupation is in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street and is a protest of the richest one percent of Americans for and by the other 99 percent.

Similar protests occurred that day around the nation and all around the world.

Participants at the intersection of University Ave. and the Main Street pedestrian mall held many signs ranging from “Prosecute the Wall Street Crooks End Corporate Greed,” and “Arrest Wall Street Bankers not Medical marijuana providers.”

One other sign was carried by Stephanie Kay read “Banks are weapons of mass destruction,” Stephanie said that she wanted “to see accountability of Wall Street and those that created this subprime mess prosecuted.”

“We need to regain control of the democratic process. We are the 99 percent!” said Kay. Kay said that just has the occupation began a march around toward the Mission Inn and back on Orange Street to the pedestrian mall.

One impossible to overlook occupier was self-proclaimed R.U. Serious dressed in a Department of Corrections prison jumpsuit with copper face and Statue of Liberty head dress.

As officers from Homeland Security and a lone Riverside police officer watched on the leaders of the occupation held a rally.

As the occupiers repeated word for word what was said, guidelines were put in place.

The Occupy Riverside leaders stressed not to interfere with businesses, not to impede normal traffic and to comply for the most part with law enforcement.

Occupiers stressed having a non-violent and peaceful demonstration with no property being damaged or destroyed.

This was a very big concern for the organizers, as Occupy Wall Street demonstrations in Rome Italy erupted in violence and vandalism.

Groups of guitarist played together as one child holding a sign that read “My mom fights so I won’t have to.” Others handed out political literature.

“I think the money should like be for education. Everyone should be able to have a free education so we can have good jobs later,” said college student Jesse Littleton. “It is not fair to have school debt.”

Littleton said that she would for Apple after she graduates.

“Protesting is fine, but what do they really want?” said Mike Johansen, a Riverside county resident. “Some have banners for legalizing pot or having free college. You have to earn, it is not free.”

As night fell about 60 of the occupiers remained. These diehards divided into two groups, some to the Service Employees International Union local 721 parking lot where they had a permit to camp out in the five tents there and some stayed at the pedestrian mall.

Although Riverside Police had said they could be arrested for sleeping at the mall those who did were not bothered.

The proposal to protest was based on the belief that the City of Riverside had given the Mission

Jacob Willson / Asst. Photo Editor

Tired of the leadership: Erik Wassman (second from left) holds up the sign “end the

war$” to express his thoughts on the state of the U.S. during Occupy Riverside on Oct. 15. the banners carried on march logistical base camp at the union Inn a billion dollars to renovate.

According to city records after march Saturday now laid on office with only three tents there today. $1.57 billion has been allocated hedges and chairs.

In a press release received by No longer did the cars honk in to Riverside Renaissance with $32 support or the cries of “get a job” Viewpoint from Radene Hiers of million going to the Fox Theater.

Occupy Riverside states that “We As Sunday continued on ring out.

On the Monday, day three of estimate being here until Nov. 5.” only one person was seen at the No ones First Amendment base camp of Service Employees demonstration, four occupiers help International Union watching over protest signs while 14 to 18 stood rights were violated during the protest. the tents, and approximately 45 about in the pedestrian mall.

Banners again as on Sunday lay people remained at the pedestrian See more photos of lifeless on hedges and bushes. mall. occupy riverside Three people were at the Only five still held signs, on Page 20

Budget cuts at RCC are affecting student employees karissa Rivera Staff Writer

If paying student service fees weren’t already enough on Riverside City College students, budget cuts also took a toll toward statistically helpful programs offered at RCC. One of the programs that has seemed to be affected that is useful to students is federal work study.

Work study is federally funded by the Department of Education to help the students with financial need by offering them assistance with part time employment while they attend college.

“With work study, we have an allocation we get from the Federal Department of Education every year with a set amount based on their own calculation,” said Elizabeth Hilton, student Financial Services Director. “We took budget cuts and we split into three colleges, so were not

a district anymore, we had to get looked at as our own individual college so our allocation decreased quite a bit.”

RCC splitting of the three colleges was supposed to help to bring additional funding for each of the campus. Instead of additional funding, RCC is losing funding now more than ever for these programs that benefit students.

There was no work study offered this year in order to open up more jobs for other departments, according to Hilton.

A request was set out for 2013 already with a large increase, according to Hilton.

“We can only keep our fingers crossed,” she said.

Student employment, or student workforce overall has been affected by budget cuts.

“A lot of it has to due to the fact that we are three separate colleges,” said Michael Wright, director of student workforce grants and

contracts. “Funding for the district didn’t change much, but how they allocated it between the three colleges changed significantly, so Riverside was impacted more than the others.”

RCC used to have a choice of how they allocated their money, and based it on number of students and demographics. Now the district assigned a specific dollar amount, according to Heather Yates, Student Employment Personnel Specialist.

“The other two colleges actually got more money than last year, and we got less,” Yates said.

Another program that has been offered here and is very known throughout different colleges, has also got struck by the budget cut crisis.

Supplemental Instruction is a program targeting difficult academic courses that have high rates of D and F grades.

Supplemental instruction was

started in 1973 at the University of Missouri Kansas City.

The supplemental instruction program has a group of leaders who have taken the course and passed it with an A, and has had teacher recommendation, according to Adriana Curiel, former supplemental instruction leader.

The leaders work with students in class and outside of class, they help bridge the gap of learning between student and professor.

90 percent of RCC supplemental instruction leaders since the beginning of the fall semester have been willingly volunteering, since budget cuts affected their pay.

A couple days before the fall semester began, the leaders were pulled together and notified on the situation and told funding was still being waited on, according to Supplemental Instruction Coordinator, Rebecca Moonstone.

All 19 of the leaders willingly

volunteered to stick around and continue doing their jobs without pay.

“Our hopes were that funding would come, and we knew that it may not, because the budget crisis is that severe,” Harold Roberts said current supplemental instruction leader. “We were aware of that when we decided to volunteer, that we would be committed for the entire semester regardless of the outcome.”

The program is grant funded, when the state budget was delayed, it hurt the program leaving the leaders without pay.

Good news soon came when at a recent in service the leaders were finally told they would be funded by being able to work through student employment, according to Moonstone.

“We are truly committed, we know the program is completely valuable, very relevant and should not be ignored at any cost,” Roberts said.

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Searching for the vice president

The candidates running for the vice president of Academic Affairs position make their case victor mora Staff Writer

Faculty members of Riverside City College gathered in the board room of the Administration building to participate in the open forums of Wolde-Ab Isaac and Robin Steinback, candidates for the position of vice president of Academic Affairs, on Oct. 13 and 18.

The position serves as a regular member of Cynthia Azari’s senior administrative staff.

Isaac is the dean of Health Sciences Programs at Moreno Valley College and has been in that position since Mar. 2006.

He has also served as president of Asmara University for 13 years, which is in Eritrea, East Africa.

Questions asked by the attendees included how Isaac proposes to make decisions, how he would address specific concerns of faculty members that dealt with pertinent issues the college faces in a time of economic hardship and student success in regards to basic skills and student readiness.

In response to working with faculty in making decisions, Isaac emphasized that his decisionmaking process will consist of three factors; decision by consultation, collective participation and empowerment of faculty.

He also said he would involve the input by the senate, department chairs and standing committees such as the Strategic Planning Committee and the Academic Planning Council.

On the subject of economic hardship, Isaac addressed this issue on three fronts; examining the core mission of a community college, saving money and resource generation.

In relation to examining the core mission of a community college, Isaac referenced the California Education Code, that the core mission is to give transfer courses, general education courses, career technical education, work force preparation and basic skills.

By identifying programs that are closer to core and which ones are further from the core will assist RCC in addressing budget constraints, according to Isaac.

To save money, Isaac said he would like to introduce alternative energy to RCC. According to Isaac, RCC currently spends $1.8 million in terms of energy utilities.

He said that some colleges that have introduced renewable energy have saved up to $250,000 a year.

Isaac addressed the subject of resource generation by proposing that RCC not solely depend on the state for funding but to also focus on grants.

Isaac suggested to rent out nursing labs for both educational and related purposes when not in use and increase enrollment of international students, for other ways to generate money for RCC.

Isaac touched on student success in regards to basic skills and student readiness.

Isaac acknowledged the seriousness of this subject by stating that 60 to 80 percent of RCC students coming into the college are not college ready in English and math, adding that only 10 percent of the budget is available to assist these students.

“It’s not that we want to do less, we would like to do more and the magic is ‘how do we do more with less resources?’” he said.

The attendees of the forum were pleased with the answers and proposals made by Isaac.

“He expressed his opinions well,” said Angie Fawson, instructor for nursing. “I think I have a different impression now than when I did when I came here.”

Fawson was concerned about Isaac’s role in the moving of a component of the nursing program at RCC that was moved to the Moreno Valley College.

Steinback the second candidate to face the faculty in an open forum on Oct. 18.

Steinback has over 26 years of experience being a vice president in the California Community College system.

She is the vice president of Instruction at Cuyamaca College, which is a part of the Grossmont Community College District in San Diego.

She began her community college career at Mt. San Jacinto Community College District where she served as dean of instruction, department chair, associate professor of sociology, and president of the academic senate.

In addition she has been a vice president of Academic Affairs at Solano Community College in Northern California.

Attendees of the open forum asked questions similar to the questions answered by Isaac for his open forum, with the difference being that questions were often drawn out and took time in connecting to the audience.

Some of the questions asked included how Steinback will make decisions and whom will she work with in making those decisions and opinions of programs cut that focus on improving basic skills of students and methods utilized in planning resource allocation.

Steinback informed members of the forum recognized and established groups like the Academic Senate, Faculty Union and Budget and Strategic Planning committees that will participate in providing information that will help formulate Riverside City College’s response to enrollment management in a time of declining resources or to determine where to allocate resources.

Steinback said that her leadership style is an inclusive one.

In response to basic needs, Steinback shared her experience dealing with basic skills working

Allison Perez / Asst. Photo Editor

Pick me: Robin Steinback, vice president of instruction at Cuyamaca College, is running for the vice president of Academic Affairs position at Riverside City College.

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No, pick me: Wolde-Ab Isaac, dean of Health Sciences Programs at Moreno Valley College, hopes to be the candidate to win the vice president of Academic Affairs position at RCC. with colleagues consisting of faculty members of the math, English, reading and English as a second language department at other colleges.

The work done by the group included collectively looking at assessment scores, holding meetings with colleagues in the high schools and with colleagues in the county offices of education that ran adult basic skills programs and developed alignment agreements for students not ready for basic skills courses.

In relation to methods utilized in planning resource allocation, Steinback said that she worked with faculty staff and other various groups that reinstated a program review, looked at program reviews with the Academic Senate, published budgets and published assessments.

A member of the open forum felt that Steinback did not answer questions thoroughly, but answered

questions in a general sense as what her philosophy and thought process might be looking at the priorities of the college.

“I appreciate her openness to carry on a conversation and to embellish and add information

that we would not have gotten in a strict formalized setting,” Oliver Thompson said, instructor of criminal justice.

Azari will make her selection between candidates at a later time of her convenience.

What’s next: Cynthia Azari, president of RCC, will make her selection of the candidate of her choice.

Then the selection is approved by the Board of Trustees and Azari will have the final decision for approval.

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Los Angeles among cities ‘occupied’ Like in many other major cities in the world, Los Angeles has became home to the ‘99 percent’ Daniel ortiz Staff Writer The youth turns up the heat on Wall Street.

Thousands have gathered in public squares all across the country in what has become the largest public demonstration against corporate greed since the bank bailouts of 2008.

On Oct. 15, mainly unemployed youth, have organized a tent occupation in downtown Los Angeles and are now strategizing the next steps as part of in what has become an international phenomena.

The attitude was serious among protestors in Los Angeles.

One was able to see a group of Maoist argue with a demonstrator over the ideas of revolution and what it should look like.

Many protestors knew the task ahead of them was not going to be easy.

Yet many were delighted at the mere fact that what they were doing may alter the course of history.

There were smiles all around.

People were dancing and holding hands.

Couples were making out. Yet, people were debating.

People from all sorts of political and economic struggles took part in the occupation.

There was no single demand except strong desire for change of the current economic and political system.

One family was attending the occupation to protest the foreclosure of their house in La Puente, 20 miles east of Los Angeles.

Many were protesting environmental exploitation.

Many people were also opposed to the two wars in the Middle East.

Everyone had a reason for being there.

Victor Fernandez, a University of Southern California architecture student, was at the Occupy Los Angeles demonstration.

While giving a speech on the need for redistribution of wealth, he makes the case that the students have a lot at stake.

“It’s not just about home owners not being able to pay for their homes but it’s now also about students not being able to pay for their loans,” said Fernandez.

Unemployment among youth is passed depression levels.

According the United States Department of Labor, employment among youth 16-24 was at 48.8 percent, “the lowest rate on record.”

A lot of people are going to school with the promise of having a job upon graduating.

That no longer seems to be the case with Fernandez and many others who attended the occupation.

“I think young people right now and worldwide are beginning to realize that their hopes aren’t as much as they thought they were when they were growing up,” Fernandez said. “And they don’t have much a stake in the system.”

Popularity among the president, both houses of congress, both political parties and Wall Street are low.

Incumbents from both parties are being elected out of office instead of in, while more Americans today favor higher taxes on the wealthy to pay for new jobs.

For those looking for an alternative and understanding the United States’ society, an occupation protest is a great first step according to Randy Childs, a mathematics teacher in Los Angeles.

“It’s really inspiring what this occupy movement represents and while capturing the interest of large groups of people,” Childs said.

“And it’s an important place to start understanding why this society, both economically and politically, is in the mess that it’s in and what can be done about it,” Childs said.

Among the many activities

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The Making of a movement: Protesters march in downtown Los Angeles around the financial district Oct. 15 during the international day of action march. taking place at the Occupy Los Angeles event was a musical performance by Tom Morello, former guitarist for Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave.

Activities that were also taking place were on issues ranging from “Do-it-yourself” workshops hosted by anarchist to “Marxism 101” teach-ins by socialist.

Intellectual Cornel West and talk show host Tavis Smiley attended the occupation the day before to encourage the demonstrators.

Many attendees to the protest thought an occupation isn’t enough.

“I plan to go back and take this to the leadership to the union local United Electrical,” Fernando Ramirez said, a union organizer for United Electrical. “I work for to make efforts to mobilize as many members as possible to go to Occupy L.A., also link up with other unions who have similar ideas and goals,” “I don’t think we have to wait until the national leadership decides that for their local unions.

We should just take the leadership roles and try to get as many people to an occupation near their area,” Ramirez said.

RCC annual job fair a success

Employers come to RCC students to hire new employees daniel rhay Staff Writer It was a dark and rainy day on Oct. 5 when Riverside City College held their annual job fair in the A.G. Paul Quadrangle.

Despite the weather, it did not seem to perturb many as the employers and the potential employees who were out in full force making new possibilities happen.

Over 35 employers showed up in attendance to catch future employees.

Four hours of career placing and job hunting is nothing for some students.

Many were actually there for a blunt of time with a stack of their

resumes ready to be handed out.

People were taking no chances with their luck it would seem, spreading out as many resumes as they possibly could as an ingenious tactic to avoid getting zero call backs.

Another lure the students noticed if they had attended the job fair was the presence of food at some of the employers’ tables.

“It’s great because a lot of students aren’t given the opportunity to run out and apply for jobs because they’re here all the time but since the school is bringing the employers to them, it definitely helps a lot of people out,” said Casey Kirkpatrick, an RCC student.

This seemed to be the shared

belief of many other students who either attended the fair or at the very least knew it was going on.

In lieu of the efforts made by the RCC faculty as well as the employers who attended the annual career fair, it was considered to be a success.

Although the number of employers in attendance was a bit lower than past years, those who were present did not disappoint.

If a student is looking for employment then the annual job fair is certainly a convenient and accessible way to find whatever they are looking in a career, as well as a great tool for management in local business’ to use to find a variety of qualified candidates to hire.

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Riverside City College students have been complaining about the petitioners on campus araceli diaz Staff Writer From the moment that Riverside City College has opened its doors in 1916, it also has been open for petitioners to seek signatures.

Over the years, RCC has restricted petitioners and other individuals exercising their free speech rights to the area in front of the Martin Luther King Jr. High Tech Center.

As of late, however, the petitioners have become more unruly and aggressive in their matter of attaining signatures.

RCC student Micah Carlson has experienced some harassment from aggressive petitioners.

“They set up a table at Club Rush and asked every time I walked by,” he said. “I had to finally tell them to stop asking me.”

This kind of aggressive behavior is what concerns Jonathan Flike, president of Associated Student of Riverside City College, who has encountered unruly petitioners.

“I ran into two of them at Club Rush and they were taking up a table for one of the clubs on campus. I confronted them and asked them and they said they were students and we’re here collecting signatures,” Flike said.

The petitioners, however, are not allowed to misrepresent themselves as students.

Jennifer Reyes, an RCC student shares the same sentiment.

“I honestly don’t think the petitioners really know exactly what they are making you sign,” she said. “They just follow you around; they are just trying to get a paycheck most of the time.”

Reyes is discussing about the pay for sign model, which has become an issue of interest in recent years.

Essentially, people are being paid to attain as many signatures as possible for a particular ballot or proposition.

According to a New York Times article entitled “Professional Petitioners Aid Ballot Initiatives” the average rate a petitioner gets paid is 75 cents to $1.50 per

signature of a registered voter.

The process normally begins when specific group sponsoring a specific cause or proposition hires a campaign company to help spread their message and aid them in attaining signatures.

In turn the campaign company hires a slew of professional petitioners across the state to get sufficient signatures.

“I feel we are being abused a little bit, it is not severe, but they should not be able to come here and make students sign and especially when they cannot explain it well,” Reyes said.

RCC has served as a host to both professional petitioners as well as genuine petitioners who are hoping to inform others of their cause.

Reyes has encountered stubborn petitioners on numerous occasions as well. “(Petitioners) have followed me for a while; going to class they would follow me to my door until I would say no,” she said. “I would say no thank you, but they keep following me, telling me it is OK and sign it and that it will be real fast, and I would have to say no repeatedly.”

This kind of hostile behavior is what concerns Flike. He is receiving complaints regarding the petitioners on a regular basis “I have gotten at least five complaints every week since school has started about the petitioners,” he said.

A few regular complaints he receives is verbal harassment.

“They have been following students to the parking structure,” Flike said. “Students have told (petitioners) repeatedly that they do not want to sign, but they continue to harass them.”

“Petitioners have cussed at people refusing to sign their petitions,” he said.

Unbeknownst to many students, however, is that there is a specific code of conduct petitioners must follow in order to be allowed on campus.

“Everyone has the right to free speech, but at the same time everyone has the right to feel safe,”

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An unpleasant walk: While Riverside City College students walk by the Martin Luther King Jr. High Tech Center, they are stopped by petitioners asking to sign their petitions.

Flike said.

“I had a really long talk with my administrative superiors; we have come to an agreement to print out code of conduct sheets for the free speeches, for the petitioners, for when we see them out there, we give them the code of conduct so that they know what is expected of them to be on campus,” he said.

Flike went on explaining his plans to handle the situation.

“The moment they violate that code of conduct, we kick them off of campus; this way they know what is expected, we know what is expected and there is no argument about it,” he said. “It is about maintaining the safety of the students while still maintaining free speech.”

Students are often left wondering where the line should be drawn in regards to when they should be allowed to formally complain.

“The petitioners are not allowed to confront you; the moment you say ‘no’ that is when the conversation is supposed to end,” Flike said. “They are supposed to respect that.”

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is up to the students to report it and make sure the administration becomes aware of it so that they can take proper actions.

The correct procedure dictates that if at any point a student is being harassed by a petitioner the student should proceed to the Student Activities office and get a faculty member to come talk to the individual.

Flike emphasizes that anything beyond that deserves to be reported to campus police.

“If you ever feel threatened or if they ever get really loud with you or if they try to touch you or anything like that then call campus police,” he said.

The campus police can be reached utilizing the various blue emergency phones that are posted around campus as well at 951222-8171.

“From what I gathered from administration, the moment they violate that code of conduct, we take their names down, we get all their information and they are no longer allowed back on campus,” Flike said. “Your free speech does not supersede the safety of the students; the moment you violate

that you are no longer welcome here.”

Flike ultimately encourages students to be proactive, but also to not engage any petitioner in a violent manner.

“The students need to realize that no matter what they are saying, unless they are disturbing the peace or violating a code of conduct they have the right to be there,” he said. “Don’t touch them because we are liable for them being here on campus; just as you would not want anyone to assault you, don’t assault anybody else.”

Flike asks student to report any suspicious or aggressive activity because it helps fix the problem if the students come forward and report these incidents, that way the proper people may be banned from campus.

“If you see something, say something. That is with anything, if you see a student being harassed, not only by a petitioner, but by another student or if you feel somebody’s space is being invaded call the campus police that is what they are there for,” Flike said.

“You deserve to be on a campus where you feel safe,” he said.

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In recent years, wireless Internet has become an accessible platform available in places like Starbucks, McDonalds and International House of Pancakes.

However, for Riverside City College, the process is not as easy as it should be.

In most of the places listed above, logging on to the Internet consists of only a few simple steps.

Users pick the network they wish to be a part of, log on, accept its terms and conditions, and voila, they have access to go on a digital trip to wherever their imagination might take them.

For the Wi-Fi network at RCC, the process proves to be much more of a hassle.

In 2006, RCC underwent the proper improvements in order to launch its first Wi-Fi network at Moreno Valley College.

Ever since then though, if students wanted a safe and secure network to go on while they did school work, they had to actually sign up just to be a part of RCC’s network.

The application can take up to 48 hours to process, thus making it an unnecessary hassle to go through.

Imagine what would happen if users had to sign up 48 hours in advance every time they used the Internet. The world would come to a stand still.

It seems much easier just to handle business at home or to drive over to the nearest Wi-Fi hotspot and sign onto its secure network.

The UC Riverside, allows students a much easier way to sign onto the Internet. It provides three secure networks users can log onto from anywhere on campus.

With that being said, why does RCC make it so difficult to log onto its Wi-Fi network? Who knows?

Nowhere in the contract to become a student does it say

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students have to pay for their RCC network.

However, the application does allow administration to monitor how many people use the network.

“There is no reason why we even have the application process, other than to monitor how many students are logging on,” said Ronald Johnson, a member of computer support at the Digital Library.

It seems to give administration more digital paperwork to process, which not only makes it a hassle for students, but for administration as well.

The digital age has been a permanent fixture of students’ lives since the start of the 21st century.

Every technological device available has the capabilities of logging on to a wireless network.

It’s inarguably the way to stay connected to everyone and everything.

Even the city of Riverside has developed a Wi-Fi access program where residents can easily find the SmartRiverside network and logon.

Unfortunately, RCC falls inside a non-covered area so prospective users are out of luck.

Here at RCC, students want their Wi-Fi served up like they want fast food—quick and easy.

All currently enrolled RCC students should be able to log in with only their student ID and nothing more. Having an application process that takes one to two days sounds a little absurd.

It’s time for RCC to join other colleges and universities in the 21st century and participate in the Internet age, because it is behind in the game.

When it’s so easy to go anywhere else and sign on to Wi-Fi capable networks, there’s no reason why it shouldn’t be that way for the students here at RCC.

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Chad arias Asst. Opinions editor How is it that we as mankind disassociate ourselves from the laws of nature?

Every other form of life on this planet works in harmony for the betterment of their community.

Ants, for example, form colonies in which every individual ant has a specific function they must carry out: soldiers, architects, scouts, and finally the queen.

While the figurehead of the colony may be the Queen, where would she be without the lowly ants that help to dig the colony’s tunnels, or the solider ants that fight off invading insects?

All members of a colony share roles that are equal in their importance toward maintaining their way of life as an ant.

However, as humans, we see a far different approach that strays away from natural law. Humans set up social classes in order to separate themselves from, say, the lowly untouchables on welfare to the multi-millionaires on Wall Street.

These levels of selforganization are not natural and instead of building each other up, we tear men down for personal gain.

In what other species do we find selfish and greedy organisms that take pride in their violence?

A lion will kill only what it can eat. Squirrels collect nuts, but they do not hoard away droves among droves for multiple winters.

No, nature has a circle of life in which they thrive on without any real cognitive thinking.

Maybe humanity’s greatest curse is the one thing that distances us from our animal counterparts, our minds.

The human mind has formed unnatural notions such as capitalism, social class, entitlement, manifest destiny, and religion.

In such times as these, we find that the lowly peasants begin to wonder why they are hungry and jobless while the lord is comfy and cozy in his castle.

“What makes him so different than me?” the peasant thinks to himself. There is no difference.

A human is a human and we were supposed to be created equally, but I guess the men on Wall Street missed that memo.

The protests known as Occupy Wall Street have been in full effect since late September with peaceful demonstrations. Day by day, the number of protestors

seems to be growing without the advertisement of any major media news program.

Occasionally, one may find a story or news reel about the protests while browsing the internet, but for the most part, it has been kept hidden from the public.

In our present-day society, where life can be achieved simply by sitting behind a bright screen, the amount of public unrest must have been great enough to move these protestors from their comfy beds and into the harsh streets.

These actions are nothing new and have been brewing ever since the economy turned sour.

The common folk can be kept at bay as long as there is food in their stomachs, but when the 10 percent of Americans who hold 90 percent of the nation’s wealth cannot provide jobs, food, and housing to the masses, an uprising is bound to occur.

Huge Wall Street companies made poor choices and ran their business into bankruptcy.

Who was there to bail them out? The tax payers were.

Both you and I paid with our own money to bail out companies such as General Motors and American International Group, Inc. In return, we the people are easily forgotten after these major corporations have received what they need to survive.

They stayed on their knees just

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long enough to steal your money, and then it’s back to the clouds of Wall Street they go.

Critics of this movement have brought up the point going after banks instead of the government.

The answer is simply because the government officials in power today are nothing more than pawns of big businesses.

Major corporations donate to political candidates in order to get their own agendas passed.

Politicians are being bought and sold for corporate gain.

President Obama, for example, may be the leader of the free world, but he is only a figurehead.

He who holds the gold makes the rules, and as of now, 1 percent of the American population holds all the gold.

Presidential candidate Herman Cain, in response to the protest being led by the unemployed, said, “If you don’t have a job and you’re not rich, blame yourself.”

It’s that kind of sick arrogance from the upper class that has led to these demonstrations. How can he tell us to get a job when there are no jobs available?

Even if people are employed right now, they are too busy paying off thousands of dollars in student loans.

The entire education system in the United States needs to be reformed to serve the community rather than to make a profit.

In history, we have seen the rise and fall of many democracies.

Upon average, a democracy lasts about 400 years before it implodes on itself.

That’s not to say that this movement is the beginning of the end, but the common folk of America are speaking up and turning into a force that’s to be reckoned with.

The economy shows no signs of life, unemployment rates are still over 10 percent, and unrest among the American youth continues to grow by the second.

A nation must evolve and change with the times.

Capitalism worked for a time, but in the end however, it’s left a huge divide between the social classes of America in its wake.

As Gordon Gecko said in the 1987 film “Wall Street,” “Greed is good,” but where has that taken this society?

Instead of taking care of each other, we tear our neighbor down.

In the end, will only the rich be left standing?

For more on the Occupy movement see pages 1, 5, 18 and 20

State budget cuts threaten educational opportunities

Marlenne Barajas Staff Writer The education system continues to be the first affected by global economic crises as it endures budget cuts over $2 billion toward higher education.

This just doesn’t seem right.

One of the state’s top priorities should be to maintain a steady cycle of education and to provide economic support and services for scholars who desire to further their education.

The on-going economic crisis has 48 out of 50 states in the U.S. facing budget deficits of over $144 billion.

As the eighth largest economy in the world, California faces a budget deficit of $26 billion, triggering budget cuts of $400 million to California’s Community Colleges.

Riverside Community College District alone received about $40 million budget cuts for 2011.

C o n s e q u e n t l y, e x t r e m e reductions from the lack of funds provided colleges with no other alternatives but to increase the fees attached per unit in its college systems while also raising the tuition that is currently preventing

incoming students from attending UC and Cal State Universities.

Yet, even after raising their fees, colleges throughout California must also make ends meet by canceling classes and eliminating support programs and services such as counseling and tutoring.

They have also reduced library time, which has been proven to be crucial to students who are unable to access information anywhere else.

Money shortages have caused not only teachers and professors to lose their jobs, but custodians, landscape crews, maintenance positions and secretaries as well.

In the end, this only further increases the unemployment rate in the state.

Not only does California suffer from inappropriate staffing numbers in comparison to the student population, but a scarce number of differentiation in the availability of classes result in much larger class sizes.

Students are unable to enroll in their desired classes or courses that they are required to take depending on their major due to the cuts made to higher education.

For example, the English Department at Riverside City College was originally going to be unavailable during this upcoming winter semester.

Fortunately enough, after a few weeks of debating the issue, permission was finally granted to open a few English courses in the winter.

In addition, many students are incapable of enrolling into twelve

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Working Against the Cuts: Jacob Silva keeps a positive attitude about the news surrounding budgets cuts by choosing to do well in the classes he’s already enrolled in. total units, the amount needed to qualify to receive financial aid from the federal government.

However, due to circumstances such as the unavailable spaces, classes or units, students are left with no other option but to drop out and wait for opportunities that later arise, if they do at all.

At this point, students become powerless to continue furthering their education and therefore delaying their graduation date.

So, where has the nation’s wealth gone?

The United States wealth is distributed in the top one percent of Americans while 99 percent continue to suffer as they work day

in and day out at their daily job just to barely support their family, yet alone pursue a higher education.

By raising taxes for the one perfect here in California by four percent a year would generate revenue totaling up to $20 billion a year, which should then be driven toward financing higher education where it is urgently required.

If budget cuts continue to increase, separation between economic classes will become more and more evident, as the wealthy will continue their education, and the middle and poor class receives no education limiting our nation’s ability to advance intellectually to exceed other countries.

We as a state must protest these budget cuts being made on these educational programs in California if we wish to see the continuation of success in our future.

Remember, this crossroad has two paths: the road where one can sit back and let everything get taken away from them without fighting for anything, and another in the opposite where we stand up and fight for our world, our interests, and our future.

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dominique Smith Staff Writer There is an epidemic plaguing the United States, and it’s called poverty. Its No. 1 casualty?

Children, and it’s hitting close to home. An estimated 16.4 million children are starving while funding across the nation is rapidly decreasing.

In Riverside County, stiff budget cuts are contradicting the phrase, “no child left behind.”

At a record number, child development, child welfare, and early start education programs are going to be cut, and those are not the only ones.

Why is it so easy for the politicians on Capitol Hill to gamble the future of millions of children?

To take a closer look at this, we would have to look at our nation’s military budget, which is continuing to grow at a rapid pace in combination with our spending overseas.

The real war on poverty has been placed on the back burner for the time being by Republicans who think President Obama’s proposed budget will turn the United States into a “Class Welfare.”

While Democrats and

Republicans continue their dog fights in the House of Representatives, the clock is ticking amongst millions of children who don’t have a place to sleep tonight.

What’s most alarming about this, however, is the numbers that follow suit.

The State of California alone generates enough revenue to have it listed as the eighth largest economy in the world.

However, this statistic must have been calculated from the hills of Hollywood because if you live in the Inland Empire, the sight of the desecration and impact poverty has on all of us is much too obvious.

The unemployment rate within the state has staggered to an alarming 12.1 percent since August. It is also estimated that to live in a two-bedroom household in this area, one will need an income of roughly $24 an hour.

With most people working minimum wage at $8 to $10 per hour, how can we expect children, unable to work under the circumstance of age, to carry this burden?

What is even worse is that the majority of impoverished children come from families with both parents working.

The Republicans seem to be the ones making “class welfare” by keeping all of us poor. We should be more concerned by child poverty.

With the cutting of programs, such as K-12 education, community colleges, Cal States and UC budget

Tips for student speeches Windy Norris special to viewpoints Most students don’t rush to the front of the room when it’s their turn to speak or present.

But, with the semester in full swing, many students are beginning to face the (usually dreaded) presentation of some assignments or course project.

Many books and websites tell you what do while you are speaking to help you relax, but what about the days leading up to the presentation.

Take some advice from an instructor here on campus, “don’t sweat it!”

Here are a few things I pass along to my students that you may also find helpful. Don’t overpractice!

Yes, there is such a thing.

Sometimes you can practice so much, that it will inevitably wind up making you sound like an actor rehearsing a scene.

Instead, be natural. Pick topics that you are comfortable with and know.

Don’t wait until the last minute.

I know this one is hard, but look over your syllabus and be aware of what’s due, if you have extra time, start to work on that assignment, get organized, and focus.

If it’s an assignment where you know you’ll have to speak, start to gather information before hand

and keep this information handy for when it’s needed.

Lastly, relax.

Don’t let your fear of getting up in front of the class frighten you.

Remember, everyone staring at you is most likely thinking about their presentation and may be just as anxious for their turn.

With that said, spend the few moments before class taking deep breaths, thinking positive thoughts, and be sure to tell yourself, “You can do this!”

One of the biggest excuses I hear when it’s time for students to present is, “I need more time.”

The semester is still fresh, so keep yourself off to a great start.

You may not find yourself pushing students out of the way to speak first, but at least, when it is your turn to present, you can do so with confidence.

If you are in need of additional help with a project or assignment that requires the opportunity to present, stop by the Center for Communication Excellence lab in Administration 125 anytime Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Communication Studies instructors and staff are ready with helpful tips and tools to better prepare you for your presentations.

Whether you are nervous or unprepared, let us help, we look forward to seeing you.

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acting out: President Obama travels to Millers Creek, N.C. to promote his jobs act. cuts, it will be increasingly harder for children and adults from the ages of 18 through 25 to continue furthering their education.

Many students who receive financial aid have found that federal work study has been cut from the package. Other K-12 school programs like day-care and head start are being cut. This will generate more latch key children, higher drop out rates, increased gang activity and imprisonment.

We’re not just taking a step backwards. Congress might as well hand us the shovels to dig our own graves because we won’t even be able to afford that by the time the fiscal year starts in June 2012.

It should not be a question of sparing education. It should be mandatory, just like spending $573 billion from now until 2028 is “mandatory” for our military.

I’m all for safety and

implementing defense, but our military workers should receive the same fate as the public service workers such as men and women on the police force and other public safety workers who will be receiving pay cuts.

It just doesn’t seem fair.

Republicans find it easy to cut these programs because they think they do more harm than good. An estimated 17,000 children will be cut from these programs should those cuts be allowed to pass through Congress.

Since 1997, 400,000 parents have graduated from the welfare to work program.

Seventy years of progress will be ripped apart and construed in such a way that it’s impossible to envision the future President Obama mapped out for us four years ago when he instilled the hope for change in all the minds of American citizens.

As Malcolm X said in his autobiography, “I have no mercy or compassion in me for a society that will crush people, and then penalize them for not being able to stand up under the weight.”

There are programs such as the Children’s Defense Fund and other non-profit organizations that are leading the fight against child poverty, but with such oppressive tactics being used from the lawmakers in this country, will the work they do be enough to help in the long run?

We are a new generation of people, one of which not exclusively categorized by gender or nationality, but by the gap that grows, and will continue to do so, between the rich and the poor.

Unless something immediately changes on a federal level to help in the war against poverty, the effects will be felt all the way to our children’s children.

Letters to the Editor The following letters are in response to the article “The scheme act: part two,” by Chad Arias which ran in the Sept. 22 issue of Viewpoints. Arias’ article opposed the passing of the California Dream Act, which would grant undocumented immigrant students access to the necessary funds that would allow them to attend college.

As the president of ASRCC it is my responsibility to protect the student body from false accusations and misinformation.

Indeed, I can discuss statistics and the reality of our undocumented residents; however, it does not address the lack of respect for our undocumented peers.

Firstly, my undocumented students on campus are hard working and courageous individuals. My outreach chair in Senate, for example, is an honors student, a very active ASRCC member, and has worked tirelessly for the students on this campus in raising awareness.

It is unfortunate that your choice of words to describe my students lacks the reality of their situations. Undocumented

students are not lawbreakers or “fugitives.”

The majority of those who even qualify as AB540 have been here most of their life and many of which do not even know they are undocumented.

If the federal government catches up to the states who are working toward similar legislation, then it will provide the state with an expanded educated workforce.

Indeed, budgets are tight; however, it is the poor allocation of state funding that is to blame and not undocumented students.

We s h o u l d b e p u s h i n g Sacramento for further funding and not using undocumented students as a scapegoat for our budgetary grievances.

Keep in mind that California

is currently 30th in per-student spending and was 46th last year.

In the grand “scheme” of things, California has not cherished education for a very long time. It is with the combined efforts of all groups that we should change those priorities to reflect an educational focus within our state.

It is my earnest hope that the students use this opportunity to learn about the bills in question and start to have a constructive dialogue that respects and honors those who are here to educate themselves.

With resources so strained, it is now more than ever that compassion must be at the forefront of our thoughts.

- Jonathan Flike ASRCC President

I have met many AB540 students and most of them have lived in the US since they were infants. Sometimes, I have met the parents who come to me to explain why the situation exists because sometimes not even the students knew they were undocumented.

Immigrants come every day in search of the American Dream.

Immigrants cross the border, holding on to their most precious

possession, their children. How desperate must parents be that they dare to cross illegally into this land of immigrants?

With hope in their heart, they sacrifice leaving their homeland for the sake of their children not for themselves. Here in the United States ,we are supposed to be the land of opportunity for all.

Unfortunately, xenophobia has gotten in the way especially for our

undocumented children.

Lawsuits that prohibit undocumented students access to higher education have been fought, some won and some lost. SB131 and AB540 are examples of the few won.

But I have hope in our people.

- Cecilia Alvarado Interim Dean of Student Services

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Steve Jobs 1955-2011 Dominique Franklin Staff Writer The world recently lost a man who was an innovator, a genius, and a visionary. American legend Steve Jobs. The world mourns the loss of a man that many refer to as being the 21st century’s Thomas Edison.

Steve Jobs was born in 1955 and raised by his adopted parents, Justin and Clara Jobs. During his time as a child, Jobs’ father would show him how to take apart and reconstruct electronic devices. This undoubtedly led to the spark that ignited the fire of Jobs’ visionary drive.

During his high school years, Jobs would attend after-school lectures at Hewlett-Packard, the company that would eventually hire him. This was the place where he met Steve Wozniak, who in later years would be the co-founder of the Apple Empire.

After high school, Jobs was accepted to Reed College in Portland, Ore. College, however, was not part of his destiny, seeing as he only spent six months there before choosing to drop out.

Jobs then reconnected with Wozniak and together, the two began working on what would eventually become Jobs’ legacy.

In 1976, Jobs and his partner launched the Apple Computer company from his family’s garage in Los Altos.

The company, of course, was an instant success.

Only two years later, the company cracked the Fortune 500. At just twenty-six years old, Jobs was a millionaire, and clearly on his way to success.

Jobs recruited John Sculley to be Apple’s new Chief Executive. This decision, however, would eventually lead him to his first mistake.

Staying on board as Apple’s chief visionary, Jobs worked steadily to push the boundaries of innovation. This role put him in charge of the development of the Macintosh computer, which would be the first personal computer available to public.

Low sales stressed the relationship between Sculley and Jobs. This ultimately led Apple’s board members to back up Sculley during this time and punish Jobs by demoting him to a very basic office position.

In much simpler words, they were virtually firing him.

Having secured his fame at just thirty years of age, Jobs was suddenly out of a job. During his time away, Jobs then launched a brand new computer company called NeXT, Inc. and shortly afterward purchased The Graphics Group, which would become Pixar Animation Studios.

Although Jobs had created a new path for success, destiny beckoned him back to Apple.

In 1996, Apple, who was struggling during this time, merged with NeXT and effectively returned Jobs to the company he had helped create.

Just a year later, Jobs was named CEO of Apple and in the decade that followed, he led the company to produce some its greatest products, such the iPod, iPhone, and iPad. Steve Jobs mentioned in his 2005 commencement speech to Stanford University that “getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could ever have happened” to him. Although he may have been blind to it at that time, his return was the best investment Apple could have made.

With Jobs as CEO, Apple was able to reach the much sought after honors of being the number one electronic company in the world.

Much of Apple’s success has been due to Jobs’ seemingly restless attempt to revolutionize the electronic industry and build his legacy before his untimely death.

In 2004, Jobs was diagnosed with a rare and almost untreatable form of pancreatic cancer.

Through his illness however, he continued to push the innovative capacities of Apple.

It was during this time that he continued to make people rethink the modern day business man and attribute his own skills to how a CEO should conduct his or her self.

His delivery, style, and uncanny ability to excite the masses with every new electronic device he introduced was, and is still, unmatched among his successors.

Though there was high hope he would pull through after his liver transplant in 2008, the cancer

eventually returned to claim the life of our generation’s greatest visionary.

On Oct. 5, at the tender age of 56, shortly after resigning as CEO of Apple, Jobs passed away, leaving the entire world devastated.

What this man has done for the world is truly incomparable. To liken him to that of Thomas Edison or Henry Ford for their contributions to the world are about as close as one can get.

For a rare moment in history, the world was united in mourning the loss of this great man.

On the day of his death, the world shared in unison an empty void as the news of this tragedy spread rapidly throughout the Internet.

Flowers and apples, as well as other items, were used to honor the memory of Jobs and placed at the footstep of Apple stores around the world, thus temporarily transforming them into a public shrine for someone who served the world in the best way he could.

So, I say, look around you.

Take notice of the desk that sits nearby by. On it sits a laptop, loading the latest Facebook time line. Whether said computer is a Dell, a Mac, or any other brand available, imagine that computer having been created without the existence of Jobs.

How different might that laptop be if there was no Apple organization to set the standard for the design and efficiency of a personal computer?

Just for a moment, imagine there being no Steve Jobs to decide just how to change the status quo of green, small font in order to create a wide variety of font style and sizes?

Take another look around.

Notice the ring you hear coming from your pocket as you reach to pull out the latest smartphone. Whether or not it’s an iPhone, just let yourself imagine a world that missed out the opportunity of being introduced to such a product.

Jobs created a device that forever changed the perception surrounding the use of smartphones. Sure, there were plenty of smartphones before the iPhone came along, but none of them were the same. None of them will ever be the same.

Today’s apps and market places were virtually nonexistent. The idea of being able to have just one device, such as that cell phone you have in your pocket, would have never been envisioned in the way that it was by Jobs.

Take one more look around and note the objects surrounding you. You might notice you own that one item everyone loves to have in their possession. You know, that must-have item of our generation—the iPod. Although digital music existed in the late ’90s and there were certain devices that catered to it, nothing was anything like the iPod. Jobs made it possible to hold 4GB, 60GB and even 120GB of data in the palm of our hands. That being said, he forever revolutionized the music industry by being the first to popularize the convenience of storing digital music in the MP3 format.

Though there may be people that are firmly against buying anything with an Apple logo on it, hardly anyone will go so far as to discredit Jobs and his contributions to the technology of this age.

He alone has made this world infinitely better with his creations.

As I sit here typing this article, my iPhone rests in my pocket and my iPod on its charger.

Without a doubt, it’s imperative to take a moment to truly thank Jobs for his courage as an individual to push the boundaries of technology when no one else dared to even attempt such a feat.

If only he had ten more years, there’s no telling what other life changing devices may have been created. The world will continue to mourn his loss. May he rest in peace.

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Benise’s guitar enchants the night Yasmeen Salama inscape editor With all the pop stars, rock shows and big name singing sensations stealing all the spotlight in the entertainment industry, it is really refreshing to see a performer bring something as vibrantly new and artistically multi-faceted as “Benise: The Spanish Guitar.”

After the huge success of his show, captured on a PBS special, the brilliant guitarist Roni Benise gathered a smaller group of performers for yet another world tour.

On Oct. 10, Southern California locals were treated to what is now known as the “Latin Riverdance” at the City National Grove of Anaheim.

Benise started as a street performer, playing at the L.A. County Fair where many Riverside locals likely passed by.

His small-scale success playing at such humble venues eventually built his performance up to stage level with his debut flamenco extravaganza, “Nights of Fire.”

The success of the Emmy Award winning show, with its unique modern flare and multinational tributes, was all he needed to create his Latin Riverdance spectacular, “Benise: The Spanish Guitar.”

The show told the tale of a romantic guitarist searching across the globe for his long-lost love.

But what makes it unique is the way the story is told.

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Something old and new but not borrowed: With his unique and vibrant vision, Benise combined classic guitar with modern styles to create something else entirely.

Through the graceful hands of musicians and through the rhythmic tapping of flamenco dancers toes, the performance brought a whole new dimension to the typical romantic plot line.

Though much of the original cast did not perform in Anaheim, the new set of performers was no less dazzling.

The unnamed main character, characterized by Benise’s deft performance on the guitar, and actually by the guitar itself, journeyed to France, where a couple ballroom-dancers glided to his playing.

He then traveled to Spain, where the flamenco dancers showed off elaborate costumes

and beautiful choreography in what is one of the most graceful dances in the world.

He then headed off to a bullfighting arena, where the audience began to shuffle their chairs a bit closer to the stage.

The lead dancer twirled alone around Benise while he serenaded her with a guitar solo, twisting a bright red cape around in an artistic interpretation of the bull-fighters’ movements.

In Italy, the guitarist traveled to a masquerade ball where all the dancers waltzed in elegant ballroom dresses and masks.

Though unfortunately this number was not performed at the Anaheim concert, the music

was and featured a brilliant violinist who continued to impress throughout the show.

In the original story, the guitarist continued his search in the Middle East, where the tantalizing belly dancers took the stage.

At this point, the performance took a different turn. Benise and his backing musicians became the main focus and the dancers supplemented that act.

The main dancer did a solo number, dressed in a classic flamenco dress, after which an Argentinean tango number brought the house down.

Now, tango is not a dance for everyone, but this number was handled in a classy way that

showcased the men’s talent every bit as much as the women’s.

By the time the show swept the audience off to South America, it seemed as though a party broke out on stage.

After some exotic Cuban salsa and gregarious Brazilian samba, the guitarist finally found his lost lover and the show ended fittingly with a wedding number and a wedding party that had every last person on stage, dancer and musician alike, giving it all they had.

The Anaheim performance showed more musical solos, featuring the musicians’ various instrumental talents than the PBS special, and loosely followed the plot that the original performance held to.

But despite these differences, the show still dazzled the audience with its unique passion.

Not only a gifted guitarist, Benise’s composing prowess and appreciation for cultural dances brings to American audiences a taste of world music that they don’t get to see much any more.

Coupled with modern jazzy and rock embellishments, it is a fresh take on classic sounds and a uniquely artistic way of conveying a timeless story.

Though Benise will not be performing in California again for this tour, his show is featured on a PBS special and he will be performing at various venues around the U.S. before his tour takes him across the globe again.

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“The Matchmaker” at The Fox Performing Arts Center in Riverside at 6 p.m.

MUSIC “Spring Awakening” at The Landis Performing Arts Center at Riverside City College at 7 p.m.

EVENTS “Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde” at The Segerstrom Center For The Arts in Costa Mesa at 7 p.m.

Days of the Dead Celebration at The Oakland Museum from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.

VIDEO GAMES “Kirby’s Return to Dreamland” for Wii CDS “Mylo Xylote” by Coldplay “Stronger” by Kelly Clarkson MOVIES “Pearl Jam Twenty”

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Cook at The Fox Theater in Pomona at 7 p.m.

Celtic Thunder at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles at 7:30 p.m.

Jason Aldean at The Gibson Amphitheater in Universal City in Los Angeles at 7:45 p.m.

EVENTS MOVIES Iris from Cirque du Soleil “Paranormal Activity 3” at The Kodak Theatre in “The Three Musketeers” Los Angeles at 8 p.m.

“Margin Call” Universal Studios “Martha Macy May Halloween Horror Nights Marlene” at 7 p.m. at Universal EVENTS Studios Hollywood Angry Samoans, The Max MUSIC ies, Slow Children, The Chris Brown at The Staples Coltranes at MOVIES MOVIES Center in Los Angeles at The Vibe in Los Angeles “Fame” “Fame” 7 p.m. at 7 p.m.

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“Surrogates” “Surrogates” “Pandorum” “Pandorum” “All Shook Up” at “All Shook Up” at VIDEO GAMES EVENTS EVENTS Landis PAC Landis PAC “Battlefield 3” for PC and Fall Choral Concert at First Trick or Halloween Alejandra Guzman at Alejandra Guzman Beats at Xbox 360 Congregational Church in Bash at Arena in “Dragonball Z:Pechanga Ultimate Riverside atPechanga 7 p.m.

Los Angeles from Norm McDonald at Tenkaichi” for PS3Norm and McDonald at MUSIC 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Irvine Improv Irvine Improv Xbox 360 Gavin DeGraw and David MUSIC DVDS “Captain America: The First Avenger” “Winnie the Pooh”

MOVIES “Anonymous” “In Time” “The Rum Diary” “13” “Johnny English Reborn” EVENTS 20th Annual Ghost Walk in Downtown Riverside through Oct. 29 starting at 5:40 p.m.

EVENTS Pink on Parade: Walk Against Breast Cancer at Fairmount Park at 9 a.m.

Trunk-or-Treat and Harvest Carnival at Calvary Presbyterian Church at 5 p.m.

MUSIC Matt Nathanson at The Wiltern in Los Angeles at 7 p.m.

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Yasmeen Salama Inscape editor Gaming has come a long way since Nintendo’s release of “The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past,” considered one of the best games ever made.

Because “Zelda” games don’t come out very quickly, whenever another is on its way, gamers can generally mark off a national holiday on their calendars.

Well mark off November 20 because “The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword” is coming to the Nintendo Wii. One thing that is unique about the “Zelda” games is that none of them have really failed yet.

Fans have their favorites and a few may say a particular game was not the best but overall, “Zelda” has yet to disappoint.

The release of the best game ever made, “The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time,” introduced a vast 3D world that revolutionized open-world games.

With its mix of a classic hero’s tale, an iconic villain, a vast world to explore, beautiful music, and stunning graphics (for it’s time), the game will always be a beloved classic.

“Majora’s Mask” was released for the Nintendo 64 shortly after “Ocarina of Time” and it may be the most stressful game ever made.

With only three days to complete each mission, Link, the main character, had to reset time repeatedly, leaving gamers a little frustrated at having to play parts of the game multiple times.

But for those who managed to

get through it, in hindsight it was a great idea for a game.

“The Wind Waker” was a gamble on Nintendo’s part. Fans of the series were somewhat disappointed to see the cartoonlike animation, especially after seeing the mature image of Link in “Ocarina of Time.”

A typical seafaring adventure, complete with buried treasure and pirates, the game had a charm to it that extended beyond the characters fans grew to love in the other games.

And then there was Nintendo’s first “Zelda” game for the Wii motion controller, “Twilight Princess.” They reverted back to the dark, mature Link and introduced a detailed world with lurid, otherworld-like images.

The game was sleek and beautiful, introducing the mysterious Twilight Realm as a parallel world to the kingdom of Hyrule. Link even gets to be a wolf for a portion of the game, a fact that many gamers didn’t care for but as a story concept held a certain flare.

So fans of the series have been treated to an annoying talking fairy, changing the direction of the wind, learning to play the ocarina, turning into a wolf, a moon with an evil face threatening to crush the earth, a beautiful princess who always needs saving and a plethora of memorable characters of fantasy races.

What could “Skyward Sword” possibly give fans that they haven’t already gotten?

Well, it sounds like Nintendo’s got a few tricks up their sleeves.

Rafael rodriquez Staff Writer From the makers of “Wolfenstein 3D” (the grandfather game of first-person shooters) comes “Rage,” a role-playing firstperson shooter, from ID software, that gamers don’t want to miss.

The story for “Rage” is pretty simple but it gets the job done and more than warrants a reason to start exploring the now steam punk, western earth.

The story follows the player, a survivor who wakes up from an ark, a machine that puts humans

into stasis, in the now postapocalyptic world.

During the player ’s long dormant slumber the earth was struck by a huge asteroid leaving the few survivors to start rebuilding civilization.

Early on the player’s life is saved by Dan Hagar, a survivor who now more or less is the player’s guide to the gritty wasteland that is earth.

During the time with Dan the player finds out more about the past and what has succumbed to the denizens of earth, as well as

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Bring in the giant monsters: “Zelda” games are loaded with giant beasts that gamers

are some how supposed to figure out how to beat. “Skyword Sword” promises the same.

Zoras, fans will be very pleased.

In this next game, Link is from of artistic.

It’s rather like a water color So it seems Nintendo is the Skyworld in which players get to fly on giant bird-like beasts, painting, which could be amazing stretching the possibilities again.

Despite all its motion something they haven’t done yet. after seeing all these games where Zelda is supposed to be a long- the characters look altogether too technology, the Wii has been pretty abysmal in the realm of time friend rather than a princess, realistic.

The game also introduces a actual games. Perhaps a “Zelda” a curious change. The animation is . . . different. Not cartoonish few new races of people and if game is just what it needs to see it like “The Windwaker” or dark they’re anything like the fire- go out with a bang before Nintendo like “Twilight Princess” but sort haired Gerudos or the graceful releases their new system.

New first-person shooter rages to the scene the factions that threaten the life of survivors.

Many of the plots unravel here and the player’s tasks are revealed.

The presentation of this game is astounding. Every desert-ridden locale is full of detail, texture and non-playable characters roaming around that really make the game come to life.

This is thanks to the game’s use of a new technology that utilizes a mega-texture that drapes over the game and allows it to run at a full 60 frames per second.

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the speed limit is 60: In the post-apocalyptic world of “Rage,” remnants of the modern world really make gamers feel like they’re fighting for survival in a desert wasteland.

This means that the game runs as smooth as butter and the characters and enemies in the game appear extremely life-like.

It’s really a sight to behold, but sadly it does get a little tiring towards the end of the game as the stark brown desert motif eventually leaves the player craving some color.

Gameplay is as fun as ever. The combining of a role-playing game system and a first-person shooter, works surprisingly well.

Players will travel the land, either by foot or by desert buggy, looking for quests, in three major cities in the game.

These quests do not level up your character, but rather give the player more ways of handling themselves in the harsh environment.

“Rage” still plays the same as many other traditional first-person shooters like “Call of Duty” but its level of polish and its in-depth way of handling other things like weapon and ammunition modes set it apart from others.

Players will also scrounge the land for “loot” that will allow the player to upgrade their armor or create different ammunition types that will turn the tides in the game’s many skirmishes.

For example, players can use a mind control bolt that allows them to control their opponent, guiding

them to more enemies, and then detonating them to take out more enemies.

It just feels very empowering and rewarding to shoot an enemy, whether the grueling mutants that roam the land or the enemy factions that will engage, and watch them react to how the player engages them.

The enemies encountered however, are not push-overs.

They will dodge and dip in every direction, and try to flank the player in any way possible.

The multiplayer aspect of the game differs from other standard first-person shooters with no deathmatch type modes, but instead focuses on vehicular battles that players can upgrade and fine tune to give them an edge in battles.

There is a horde mode where you can team up with a buddy online to keep waves of enemies down while maintaining a score multiplier.

“Rage,” although very similar to other games in its genre, is still its own experience.

The game just oozes creativity and polish that just isn’t seen in any other game in the genre.

Although it can use a little work in the audio department and the story doesn’t pick up until the end, this is a solid game that all gamers should add to their libraries.

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Using Creativity to feed homeless Ana Contreras Staff Writer Dora Yrigoyen Managing editor Creativity is all about inventing, experimenting and having fun.

Friendly competition for a good cause was the goal of the Multi-Cultural Advisory Council when they announced an iCans competition would be taking place Tuesday, Oct. 11 at Riverside City College.

On-campus clubs had the opportunity to create their own amazing characters or structures using cans, while still donating to feed the homeless and that is exactly what they did.

Hadia Bendelhoum, the Multi-Cultural Advisory Council

Director, described the competition as a fun twist on a food drive.

“We wanted the clubs to get more involved with each other and give back to the community because we have a lot of homeless students on campus,” Bendelhoum said.

“Not many people participate in food drives so we thought if we put a fun twist on it more people would participate.”

The clubs with the nicest designs were given an award at the end of the competition and the cans used were donated to the Islamic Healing and Wellness Center in San Bernardino.

With music playing, students smiling and having a good time, the competition kicked off to a good start and the clubs began assembling their sculptures for the

competition.

Club members let their imaginations run wild with sculptures ranging from a mermaid to a double helix.

However, this competition was more than just a potential prize to them.

The Muslim Student Association sponsors some homeless food drives within their own club and upon hearing of the iCans competition they decided to participate.

“As Muslims, we’re supposed to give back to the community. It helps build unity amongst the clubs if we try and do homeless feedings together,” said Mohammed Kako, Muslim Student Association president.

“The school said they were doing a homeless feeding with other

clubs and since it was a bunch of clubs feeding the homeless, which is a beautiful thing, we decided to join in on it,” she said.

While all of the clubs were participating to support the cause, some were encouraged to participate because of the thrill of competition.

“It’s a good cause to donate food to the food bank especially with the holidays coming around and we also like to win and I’m a sucker for competition,” said Biology club president, Cassie Bennett.

Although every club came up with extremely unique designs, the awards for best designs went to the Muslim Student Association with their “City of Peace” sculpture and the Biological Sciences club with their fitting “Double Helix”

design.

“We feel great; we made it full of meaning, something that everyone could relate to,” said Hina Saiyed, a representative of the Muslim Student Association.

Though the turnout might have been a little less than the organizers hoped for, Hadia Bendelhoum says she would like to see events like iCans each semester.

In the end, the iCans competition proved to be a great example of how to contribute to a good cause, with the canned food donated to an organization to help others in need.

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Program The ASRCC CARES Program provides eligible students with a $5 voucher with a maximum of five for the semester in which the student applies.

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iCan, you can, we can : Clubs gather in front of the Martin Luther King, Jr. High Tech Center to compete in a canned food contest that donates the items to the Islamic Healing and Wellness Center for their food drives for the homeless.

Student services paid in full.

Enrolled in a minimum of 9 units.

Minimum GPA of 2.0 (one time waiver for students without GPA) Must not receive any other benefits of any other similar food voucher program provided by RCCD and its departments.

Completed fewer than 100 units.

Must have Riverside City College as home college.

Old ‘Thing’ better, scarier than new ‘Thing’ laith salama Staff Writer

The thing about “The Thing” is that the only difference between the old “Thing” and the new “Thing” is special effects.

J o h n C a r p e n t e r ’s “ T h e Thing” took place in an Antarctic American base where the new one was Norwegian.

Surprisingly this movie is not a direct remake.

This “Thing” was a prequel, telling the events of the previous attack of the alien before it reached Kurt Russell in the original film.

The monster in the original was completely animatronic, which gave it a strong presence.

The computer-generated monster in the remake is a little more distant.

So when the entire monster is shown, the computer animation just shows how fake the monster

is.

In its core, the movie is about trust. The monster has the ability to eat something and imitate its cells, even something as complex as a human.

So the audience spends the majority of the movie trying to figure out who’s human and who’s not, until they realize (if they realize) that there’s no real trend in who becomes the monster or not.

The writers were going for the shock factor but it ended up just being bad writing, with no rhyme or reason to the way the beast operates.

They mention that the creature likes to be alone with its prey (true enough in the old one, but not at all in the new one) which makes the audience follow who they’ve seen alone with the monster, and then a randomly selected character would break violently in two and eat someone.

all.

But it is a horror movie after

There are also a lot of unanswered, perhaps unimportant questions.

How does a creature like that operate an enormous space ship?

All by itself no less?

If this creature can operate such a spacecraft it must be intelligent and therefore, why is it so bloodthirsty?

When did the American assimilate with the monster?

Where does the main character Kate Loyd, played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead, go between this movie and the one before it?

How many of these monsters were there to begin with?

Why was the music so forgettable? Well it is a horror movie, but some of the best film scores ever written have been from horror movies.

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unnoticeable until the end when they play the one-string twonote base soundtrack from the original.

The filming is fairly average with an occasional good shot that probably could’ve been shot better from another angle.

The acting is convincing but none of the characters are interesting enough (or alive long enough) to be fully enjoyed or to allow the audience to really get to know them.

There is, however, one thing of note in the film: the setting is perfect for a horror movie.

It’s isolated from the world in a blistering cold environment that makes the audience feel equally as alone as the characters.

The power flickers on and off, more so towards the end, adding suspense and setting the audience up for a good scare.

The conditions make it

impossible to go outside, leaving the audience feeling trapped right along with the characters and communication with the rest of the world is extremely limited. It is only them and . . . “The Thing.”

But despite all the glaring problems with this film, it is not a complete loss.

It is actually enjoyable, especially to fans of the original.

It delivers similar scares to a newer audience, though unfortunately audiences these days will probably laugh at the glorious animatronics of the 80s.

This is director Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.’s first film and it’s a solid one. Though not particularly impressive to the genre, he now has a foot in the door.

As a horror movie, it does its part. Like the old one, audiences will still find themselves caring about who lives, who dies, and who is “The Thing.”

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Riverside, meet the movement Samuel Finch Staff Writer “We are the 99 percent.”

This simple phrase echoed through the open pedestrian mall near University Avenue in downtown Riverside on the afternoon of Oct. 15. But who were these 200 plus individuals who converged with the intention to occupy the space indefinitely?

As one looked at the faces of the energetic mass, no one word could be used to describe the sight.

Students and professors, artists and office workers, employed and unemployed chanted and cheered side-by-side, picket signs in hand.

A month after Occupy Wall Street commenced in New York City, residents of Riverside and surrounding cities who identify with the movement organized in leaderless spontaneity to make their voices heard.

Among the multitude gathered, Brian Judson and Elizabeth Aamot stood with their 6-month-old daughter, Evangeline, just one of nearly a dozen children in attendance.

Judson and Aamot, both in their 20s, attended at different times throughout Saturday’s events.

Evangeline watched on from their laps, smiling and chewing on anything within her reach.

“She’s teething,” Judson said with a laugh as his daughter bit down on the bottle of milk he offered her.

Judson works full time as an assistant manager at a Rubio’s restaurant location in Redlands.

After double majoring in

sociology and Spanish language at UC Riverside, he graduated in June 2010 with hopes of working for the state of California.

Less than a month later, a statewide hiring freeze was issued by then Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Following the events of Occupy Wall Street, Judson decided to join the newly formed local demonstrations.

“I think we need to get our priorities straight and and I think if enough people show up who feel the same, Washington is going to have to see that we’re sick of it,” he said of the movement. “We’re fed up. We’re drawing a line.”

“The people who are really hurting right now are the people who are working 40 hours close to minimum wage, barely making ends meet, deciding which bills to pay every month.”

When asked what he would liked to see in his daughter’s future he responded, “she’s six months old and she growing fast. All I can hope for is that this movement succeeds in curbing corporate greed that has come into every aspect of our lives.”

In the calm of the evening, Elizabeth Aamot arrived after a day of job training. Evangeline grabbed and pulled on readily available strands of her mother’s hair as she spoke.

“I was told since I was a little girl that if I stayed in school and did well and went to college I would get a good job,” Aamot said. “Then once I got in college I found that I needed to go to grad school to get a good job. So I went to grad school and graduated and still there was no full-time work

Jacob Willson / Asst. Photo editor

Holding the line: Stephanie Kay displays her picket sign near University Avenue at Occupy Riverside on Oct. 15.

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Keeping busy: Elizabeth Aamot grades papers during a period of downtime at Occupy Riverside on Oct. 17 while her daughter Evangeline plays nearby. available to me.”

Aamot works part time as an English instructor at San Bernardino Valley College in addition to working part time for a private test preparation company.

“I know that a lot of people, especially younger people who are just coming out of college or graduate school, are in a situation where they can’t find full-time work and it’s almost becoming normal for people to have to work two or three or jobs,” she said.

“Once I was working four part-time jobs all at once just to pull together enough money to support myself. That’s not the way it should be. There should be full-time work available for people who want it.”

Despite her busy schedule, Aamot said that she hopes to come down as often as possible with her family.

“I intend to come down here and bring my stack of papers and do my grading. And I’ll play with my baby. She likes to be outdoors.” She looked around at those gathered. “These are good people.”

During a lull in the day’s events, Elena Carrillo sat beneath a tree, a blanket strewn with informational leaflets for “Womyn of Color for Decolonization” spread out before her. Carrillo majors in gender studies at Riverside City College.

“Our goal is to work against all oppression,” she said of her committee, “and one oppression that hurts everyone is the social class system.”

“It’s difficult for me to talk about being the 99 percent as a Mexican-American because I feel privileged among my brothers and sisters,” Carrillo said. “I have

medical care and I own a car and I get some financial aid from the school. I’m so grateful for the positive things in my life. I am a privileged Chicana.”

Many members of the Occupy Riverside protests continually praised the police as being part of the people being fought for.

Carrillo, however, had difficulty with these praises.

“It is difficult as a woman of color to share the praise towards the police officer because others don’t realize the relationship that people of color have with the cops.”

Still, she stands firmly with the movement in hopes of producing radical change.

“I highly encourage the students of the Riverside Community College District to take part in this movement,” she said. “As students we feel the gap between the 99 percent and the one percent. We need to take it upon ourselves to make a difference.”

Over the course of the day, Jonathan Grell strode through the crowd grasping a hand-held transceiver and labeled as security by a strip of red masking tape wrapped around his arm.

“I couldn’t feel better about my community,” he said.

Upon first glance, one might not realize that Grell, 23, was diagnosed with testicular cancer in May. At the time he was a student at CU Boulder studying international affairs.

“I was pretty much dropped with ‘you have testicular cancer’.

It’s not something you really expect,” he said.

When he found out, he came home to his family.

“I have a lot of friends in

Colorado, but I just didn’t have the full on support system,” he said.

Soon after he began treatment at Cedars Sinai Medical Center.

“June rolled around and I had my first surgery. Then came July and chemotherapy initiated.

Chemo ended in mid-August,” Grell said. “I had a month to take a breath. After that I had my last surgery, literally two weeks ago.

Actually, I’m still recovering from it.”

“But as I’m recovering, I came to realize that my country is beginning to turn into a coast to coast revolt,” he said.

Though interested by grassroots movements, Grell had never found one to join.

“My personal apathy came from the fear that I’d call a revolution and nobody would come,” he admitted.

“I found out about this through a high school friend’s mom on Facebook and figured I’d show.

I mean, Occupy Riverside? No way” he said with a laugh. “But I showed up to a general assembly and there was like a hundred people at the meeting.” And the numbers grew from there.

“The United States is on the cusp of something different,” he said.

As the sun set on the first day of the Riverside camp, people gathered for a general assembly to vote on proposed actions utilizing an echoed speech technique known as the “people’s mic” to ensure that the message was heard by all.

Though the individual protesters held different opinions on some issues, they all agreed that change was needed. And they all agreed that Riverside had become occupied territory.

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Marching the Tigers to success

Destiny Rivera Features editor

Riverside City College football games are full of excitement. Fired up with school spirit, the audience watches in anticipation to see the outcome of the game.

But what about the entertaining halftime show that occurs during each home football game?

Other students try to grab the same attention from the audience as well.

The RCC Marching Tigers and color guard, along with cheerleaders and dancers, are the ones waiting at the edge of the field ready to take over the field at halftime.

Drum Major Natalia Fesunoff said the band and others involved in the halftime performances try match the level of the football team every time they take the field.

“We are there to entertain the crowd and motivate the football team to do well,” she said. “We are always trying to set the bar high.”

She has been leading the band as drum major for the past three years.

Fesunoff is studying music Jacob Willson / Asst. Photo Editor and dance at RCC and has been Ready to perform: Natalia Fesunoff (center) prepares to lead the Riverside City College Marching Tigers in the halftime a part of the Marching Tigers for show at the Sept. 24 RCC football home game against Mt. San Antonio College. four years.

She continues on with saying ruined. The entire band has to keep In addition to taking the role considering the fact that a drum in our audience to say ‘someday, as drum major, Fesunoff also has major is traditionally a male. I want to be an RCC Marching how the drum major position a close eye on Fesunoff, which r e q u i r e s h a v i n g e x c e l l e n t means the pressure to keep focus played the flute and piccolo for However, Fesunoff was not so Tiger.’”

The Tigers have performed communication between her and and to concentrate is even higher. concerned; she believes that 12 years.

However, there is a signal that Being a marching band member women are gaining equality as in many exciting places, from the rest of the band members.

“I am the communicator can be pleasing- saluting the crowd Disneyland and the Rose Parade, can teach important life lessons time goes by.

“I was nervous at first, but I was to overseas in London and Rome. between the staff and the students; before a performance. in general and even improve an “I love turning around and The band even took part in a it’s my job to communicate individuals way of dealing with drum major in high school, so I was more confident,” she said. “I also flash mob dance during a Microsoft instructions to the band and to giving a confident salute, and difficult situations. had experience Convention in Anaheim recently. make sure we’re doing whatever knowing that the audience is about “Its made “We got escorted off of Anaheim the staff wants us to. With such to enjoy a great performance,” though several me a more band camps as Convention Center p r o p e r t y, ” a large group, communication is Fesunoff said. rounded key,” Fesunoff said.

Marching Tigers fan, Ashley F e s u n o ff s a i d . well.” person who During rehearsals she conducts Kamali-Jones, shares her input on Traveling the world is an This semester can lead a has brought in amazing experience in itself, but the band and makes sure that the band. large group “I absolutely adore the 217 performing an experience Fesunoff won’t ever everything runs smoothly. It is through m e m b e r s , a l l forget is the 2011 New Year’s Day important for the band to stay on Marching Tigers,” she said thick and -- Natalia Fesunoffof which have parade in London. schedule. enthusiastically. “I’ve listened thin times,” “In rehearsal I am in charge of to them since I was a little kid, I The marching band marched invested their Fesunoff time and practice near Big Ben and other famous running the metronome and keeping wish I had the chance to be a part said. it accurately programmed,” she of it.”

“Also, it taught me that if to achieving their main goal: buildings.

In return, the Marching Tigers Fesunoff explains that there said. “The metronome is the click something can go wrong, it will, entertaining the crowd.

“Words cannot describe the is also responsibility that comes track we use to stay on the right continue to sweep the audience and now I know how to handle off its feet. It entertains fans at these tough issues with a level feeling I have after a performance along with all the fun. Self- tempos.”

In all aspects of being drum football games and gives other when the crowd is on their feet,” discipline and determination is head.”

One can only imagine how Fesunoff said. “I feel proud of the crucial to keeping up with the major, it is important to lead by students the inspiration to be a nerve racking it could be to try work we’ve put in and I hope that band’s appearance and the way it example. One wrong hand gesture part of something bigger than and the whole show might be themselves. out for the honorable position; we have inspired someone young functions.

“

“We are always trying to set the bar high.”

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Kelly collins Staff Writer Every October, pink ribbons can be seen everywhere in support of those who have suffered from breast cancer, and to search for a cure.

October was first recognized as Breast Cancer Awareness month in 1985. The symbolic pink ribbon was first used in 1991, when the Susan G. Komen Foundation handed the ribbons out during a race in New York to honor breast cancer survivors.

Twenty years later the image is still a universal symbol commonly seen on products at fundraisers and worn by those who have lost someone from breast cancer.

During the month of October, companies change the labels on their products to pink and pledge a certain amount of each purchase in going directly to breast cancer research.

In 2010, about 40,000 women in America lost their lives due to breast cancer.

It is an estimate that 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011 according Susan G. Komen.

With such statistics, most people know of someone who has been affected by the disease, making this month personal for many.

Robyn Razook is a Riverside City College student who has decided to do all she can for breast cancer awareness, having lost two important people in her life to the disease.

Eight years ago her grandmother passed away because of breast cancer.

“I was very close to her,” Razook said. “I was at her house every other weekend, my other grandparents lived in Florida, and so she was all I had.”

Shortly after graduating high school she learned her choir teacher had passed away from breast cancer after having struggled with the illness for several years.

“I took her class all four years of high school. She was one of my favorite teachers,” she said.

“She was always available for her students if we needed to talk.”

Over the years Razook has participated in several events to raise money for research.

For the past three years she has participated in the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, a 24-hour walk in which she raised money through several sponsorships.

“I was on a team of about fifteen people, and each year we raised around $1000 for the Relay for Life,” Razook said.

This year, Razook is bringing her ambition to the RCC campus.

As secretary and treasurer of RCC’s Reading and Writing Project, Razook is determined to get the club involved for breast cancer awareness month.

“The last two weeks of October we will be handing out pink ribbons to raise awareness and accept donations,” she said.

Several events will be held in Riverside during the month

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Pink warrior: Robyn Razook secretary and treasurer of RCC’s Reading and Writing Club, hands out pink ribbons for donations for breast cancer awareness month. of October to raise awareness as well.

The second annual “Tailpipes for Tata’s” event was held at Zorba’s Burgers on Iowa Ave. on Oct. 15, inviting both the young and old to bring anything from street bikes to choppers and take part in a 50/50 raffle.

There will also be a “Pink on Parade” walk-a-thon and health and wellness fair hosted by The Pink Ribbon Place held on Oct. 29 at Fairmount Park in Riverside.

Students like Razook are doing their part to help make a difference by bringing awareness to breast cancer.

This October, show solidarity

by wearing a pink ribbon in memory of everyone who has lost loved ones to the terrible disease and to the many people it affects each year.

Donations can be made toward breast cancer research and other information about breast cancer can be found on the Susan G. Komen website.

International student adjusts to a whole new culture Irais Anguiano Staff Writer Riverside City College has a wide population of international students. A large portion of students come from China, South Korea & Japan.

International students pay $233 per unit and are required to take a minimum of 12 units. Last year the costs for international students equaled to an amount of

$1.9 million dollars.

Yingyi Lin, who goes by Sunny here, is an international student from Jiangmen, China. She first came to America in August 2010 to study bio chemistry, which she says she finds to be quite difficult.

Lin plans on transferring to UC San Diego, UC Los Angeles, or UC Berkley in 2012 and is going to start to apply this coming

November.

She says that her life adjustments were quite drastic, but she managed to receive help from her new friends that she made here. Lin explains how they have helped her with homework and if she missed anything during the lecture.

“I’ve made a lot of American friends, they are all really nice,” Lin said. “I usually just sit and

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A new world: International student Sunny Lin came from Riverside’s sister city in Jiangmen, China to America to explore new opportunities.

listen because I’m really shy, but they always include me in their conversations.”

It is sometimes difficult to understand a few of the contents in English because Lin’s first language is Chinese. She shares that English was probably one of the hardest things she has had to learn.

“There is just so much and with all the grammar, it’s really confusing,” she said.

Lin says that she felt a bit self conscious to say certain things in English at first; because she was concerned that she might pronounce the words wrong or that people wouldn’t understand what she meant.

“I would always have to memorize each letter in order to get the punctuations and grammar right,” Lin said.

Another challenge Lin was faced with was understanding the way an American school functions.

She says that in her hometown students stay in one class room and the teachers for each subject come to them, but here students have to go to each class they’re taking.

She feels education is very different in America because students are free to do whatever they want, if they don’t want a math class then they don’t have to take it where as in China, students are required to take a math class every single year.

Lin didn’t think she would actually come to America; it was luck and chance that helped her along the way. In fact, she says she didn’t really think much of it.

Her mother first came overseas from China for a job. Lin says that Riverside and Jiangmen are similar in business, government, education and culture because they are considered to be “sister cities.”

When her mother met the mayor of Riverside, he recommended that her children study here. Lin only agreed to come to America if she passed the language test.

“I was so glad when I did,” she said.

Lin is still in contact with her friends in China. They keep in touch through Facebook, Chinese Twitter, and other social networks.

The time difference doesn’t stop her.

“I will stay up until 2:00 in the morning and my friends are like, ‘oh you’re still awake?’” She said with a giggle.

Lin is more independent in America because she is away from her home and family. Though it is hard to adjust to the change, Lin shares that she is happy to start a new beginning.

“America is a new start of my life but I will never forget the first piece, I will always treasure it,” Lin said.

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A season of success keeps running With a 6-0 record, the RCC football team remains strong as it tries to push to the playoffs Matthew Dziak Asst. Sports Editor The No. 2 -ranked Riverside City College football team survived a 14 point comeback on the road from the Citrus College Fighting Owls, winning 38-24.

After leading 35-10 at the end of the third quarter, the Tigers offense was held to a field goal, and the Fighting Owls outscored RCC 14-3 in the fourth quarter.

The surprise play of wide receiver Joshua Walker, who scored on each of his three receptions, also gained 96 yards receiving and propelled the Tigers undefeated season to 5-0 with five games left to play before state finals.

Team captain and quarterback Dalton Livingston, had another efficient day passing the ball, completing 14 of 22 for 226 yards.

Livingston was keen on taking advantage of mismatches and one on one coverage that were the result of playmaker Sadale Foster being double covered by the secondary.

The defense, led by Markus Smith who had seven tackles, a forced fumble and an interception, as well as Eddie Lackey, who led the team with ten tackles and also an interception, shut down the Fighting Owls offense.

The Tigers maintained a 25 point lead heading into halftime by holding the Fighting Owls to just three points in the first half.

Walker scored in the third quarter with a 48 yard play action pass from Livingston, confusing the defense and causing the deep safety to bite on the run, allowing Walker to beat his man coverage.

Foster was the focal point of the Owls defense, drawing double teams the entire game and leaving opportunities for his teammates to capitalize on.

“Sadale was double covered for most of the game, and the coaches had faith in me in oneon-one situations,” Walker said.

“When my number was called I was ready to take advantage of the opportunity and be that guy to step up.”

Walker referred to his captian Livingston, and the presence he has in the huddle to keep his teammates determined during trying times in the game.

“Dalton believes we are going to win, and believes we are going to make plays, he has been our starter for two years now,” Walker said. “He keeps his composure the entire game and inspires us to rally around him.”

The running back tandem of E.J. Schexnayder and Andre Hunt was too much for the Fighting Owls defense, gaining 156-yards on the ground compared to 17 from

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Plowing through: A running back of Riverside City College runs through the defensive line of Citrus College during the game at Glendora on Oct. 8. RCC went on to defeat Citrus College 38-24. the opposition.

Furthering the superb q u a r t e r b a c k p l a y, B a c k u p quarterback Zach Adkins was used several times in goal line situations for the Tigers.

In shades of Denver Bronco quarterback Tim Tebow when playing for the Florida Gators, Adkins utilized the wildcat formation to keep the defense offguard, scoring on touchdowns with his feet and through the air.

Adkins gave the Tigers a 21-3 lead in the second quarter scoring on a two-yard rushing touchdown and added another score before halftime, with a fake run pass to tight end Josh Long, for his second passing touchdown of the season.

The Tigers let off the gas, and seemed to just coast through the fourth quarter as they were outscored 14-3 by the Fighting Owls who stood against another RCC blowout, bringing the final score to 38-24.

The Tigers continued their dominance with another convincing road victory crushing the Orange Coast College Pirates 61-17.

The running game was the focal point as the Tigers gained 305 yards on the ground and scored four rushing touchdowns.

The Tigers offense, led by the tandem of Hunt, who had 111 yards and two touchdowns, and Schexnayder, who added another score and 109 yards, overpowered the Pirates defense.

Wide receiver Foster returned to form scoring on a 79 yard punt return in the first quarter and again on a 20 yard reception from quarterback Livingston.

Livingston completed 16 of his 29 passing attempts for 171 yards and three touchdowns connecting with an astounding ten different Tigers receivers.

The gritty Tigers defense was led by linebacker Will Smith racking up 11 tackles and safety Chris Gonzalez who returned an interception 31 yards.

With just four conference games left the 6-0 Tigers will return home and host Golden West College Oct. 22 at 6 p.m.

The Tigers remain at the top of the ranks in the Southern California ranking poll at No. 2.

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Spiral throw : Dalton Livingston, quaterback for RCC, throws a pass into the end zone.

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Volleyball breaks even Glen Willett Staff Writer

Football

Volleyball

Men’s Soccer

Season Record Season Record 7-4 5-0 Conference: Conference: 1-3 1-0 Next game: Next game: Oct. 22 vs. Golden West Oct. 21 vs. Santa Ana 6 p.m.

6 p.m.

Football

Season Record Season Record Season Record Season Record 16-0 5-14 2-2-1 2-2-1 Conference: Conference: Conference: Conference: 3-0 3-0 2-3 4-5 Next game: Next game: Next game: Next game: Oct. 21 at Irvine Valley Oct. 21. vs Golden West Oct. 21-22 Golden West Oct. 21. at Long Beach College TBA Tournament Huntington 3 p.m.

3 p.m.

Beach

Oct. 1

Vs. Palm Desert 6 p.m.

Nov. 12

Vs. Southwestern 6 p.m.

RCC 3 Santiago Canyon 0

Oct. 21

At Irvine Valley 3 p.m.

Oct. 12

RCC 9 Long Beach 4

At Costa Mesa 3 p.m.

Oct. 14

RCC 13 Cypress 4

Vs. Golden West 3 p.m.

Oct. 19

RCC 10 Long Beach 2

Vs. Fulleton 3 p.m.

Oct. 21

At Huntington Beach 3 p.m.

Vs. Cypress 3 p.m.

Oct. 26

At Long Beach TBA

* All home matches are played at Norco College.

Women’s Soccer

Volleyball

Sept. 2

RCC 1 Santa Monica 0

RCC 3 Glendale 0

Sept. 7

RCC 0 Moorpark 2

RCC 3 Victoriville 2

Sept. 9

RCC 1 Mt. San Jacinto 0

Sept. 9

RCC 3 Walnut 0

Sept. 13

RCC 1 Fullerton 2

Sept. 14

RCC 0 Grossmont 3

Sept. 16

RCC 2 Victor Valley 2

Sept. 16

RCC 0 San Diego Mesa 3

Sept. 20

RCC 3 Golden West 1

RCC 3 Cerritos 0

Sept. 23

RCC 0 Saddleback 2

RCC 0 Palomar 3

Sept. 27

RCC 2 Santa Ana 1

RCC 3 Victor Valley 0

Sept. 30

RCC 1 Santiago Canyon 3

Sept. 23

RCC 3 Southwestern 0

Oct. 4

RCC 0 Cypress 4

Sept. 27

RCC 3 San Bernardino Valley 2

Oct. 7

RCC 3 Irvine Valley 1

Sept. 30

RCC 1 Golden West 3

Oct. 11

RCC 0 Orange Coast College 1

Oct. 5

RCC 0 Orange Coast College 3

Oct. 14

RCC 1 Fullerton 0

Oct. 7

RCC 1 Fullerton 3

Oct. 21

Vs. Golden West 3 p.m.

Oct. 12

RCC 3 Saddleback 0

Oct. 25

At Mission Viejo 6 p.m.

Oct. 14

RCC 1 Cypress 3

Oct. 28

Vs. Santa Ana 3 p.m.

Oct. 19

Vs. Irvine Valley 6 p.m.

Nov. 1

Vs. Santiago Canyon 1 p.m.

Oct. 21

Vs. Santa Ana 6 p.m.

Nov. 4

Vs. Cypress 1 p.m.

Oct. 28

At Costa Mesa 7 p.m.

Nov. 8

At Irvine 3 p.m.

Nov. 2

Vs. Fullerton 6 p.m.

Nov. 11

At Costa Mesa 3 p.m.

Nov. 4

At Mission Viejo 6 p.m.

* All home matches are played at

Nov. 9

Vs. Cypress 6 p.m.

Norco College.

Nov. 11

At Irvine 6 p.m.

Nov. 16

At Santa Ana 7 p.m.

Men’s Soccer

Vs. Orange Coast 3 p.m.

At Orange 3 p.m.

RCC 1 Cochise 1.

Sept. 17

RCC 9 American River 2

At Santa Ana 3 p.m.

Aug. 29

Sept. 2

RCC 6 Golden West 4

Oct. 18

Sept. 10 RCC 53 San Barnardino Valley 6 Oct. 25 Sept. 17 RCC 73 Victorville City College 7 Oct. 28 Sept. 24 RCC 29 Mt. San Antonio 26 Nov. 1 Oct. 1 RCC 68 Chaffey College 14 Nov. 4 Oct. 8 RCC 38 Citrus College 24 Nov. 8 Oct. 15 RCC 61 Orange Coast College 17 Nov. 11 Oct. 22 Vs. Golden West 6 p.m.

Oct. 29 Vs. Santa Ana 6 p.m.

Nov. 5

Women’s Soccer Men’s Water Polo Women’s Water Polo

Women’s Water Polo Sept. 8-10

RCC 20 Sacramento 6

Sept. 14

RCC 19 Saddleback 5

Sept. 16

RCC 19 Sierra 2

Men’s Water Polo Sept. 14

RCC 20 Mission Viejo 9

Sept. 16

RCC 13 American River 12 RCC 14 Cuesta 18

Sept. 17

RCC 11 Diablo Valley 21 RCC 5 Los Angeles Valley 14

Sept. 21

RCC 20 Santa Ana 5

Sept. 28

RCC 20 Fullerton 6

Sept. 30

RCC 9 Fresno Pacific 13 RCC 7 Concordia University 17

Oct. 7-8

RCC 21 Palomar 16 RCC 9 Cerritos 8 RCC 8 LBC 11 RCC 9 Cuesta 12

Oct. 14

RCC 7 LBC 16

Oct. 19

At Huntington Beach 4 p.m.

Oct. 21

At Huntington Beach TBA

Cross Country Sept. 10

Fresno Invitational RCC Women’s 224 Men’s 168

Sept. 17

UCR Invitational RCC Women’s 364 Men’s 416

Sept. 23

Golden West Invitational RCC Women’s 177 Mens 73

Sept. 30

So Cal Preview Meet

Aug. 26

RCC 3 San Diego 1

Aug. 30

RCC 1 Chula Vista 2

Sept. 6

RCC 0 Whittier 1

Sept. 9

RCC 0 Palomar 0

RCC 12 San Diego Mesa 3

Sept. 13

RCC 3 El Cajon 3

Sept. 21

RCC 19 Santa Ana 0

Sept. 20

RCC 0 Chaffey 4

Sept. 28

RCC 9 Fullerton 5

Oct. 28

At Santa Barbara 10 a.m.

Sept. 27

RCC 1 Irvine Valley 1

Sept. 30

RCC 14 Foothill 3

Nov. 4

At Moreno Valley 10 a.m.

Sept. 30

RCC 2 Orange Coast College 1

RCC 18 Cuesta 5

Nov. 19

At Rancho Cucamonga 10 a.m.

RCC Women’s 264

RCC 12 Ventura 5 Sept. 17

RCC 10 Cerritos 1

Men’s 152 Oct. 14

Cal State San Marcos Invitational Womens 143 Mens 79

If the Riverside City College women’s volleyball team wants to reach their preseason goal of a state championship they’ve got a lot of catching up to do.

With just under a third of the league schedule complete the Tigers are currently sixth in the ultra-competitive Orange Empire Conference with an overall record of 8-8 which masks a disappointing 1-5 start for the squad in conference action.

“Our goal is still the state title and we still believe that we can reach that goal,” said coach Monica Trainer. “Right now, this team is more unified than they have been at any point this year. We’ve had some disappointments early but we have the talent here to get a lot better.”

After starting conference play with three straight losses, including two crushing home defeats at the hands of Orange Coast College and Golden West College in which the Tigers only won one game combined, RCC needed a win in a bad way when Saddleback College rolled into town on Oct. 12.

“I knew coming in this was going to be a huge game for us,” Trainer said. “The team warm ups had me a little worried but from the second the game started the effort from them (the team) was unbelievable.”

Freshman outside hitter Amy Hop sang the pre-game national anthem this time in what has become a fun pre-game tradition of members of the RCC squad doing the honors, but from that point on it was all business for the Tigers.

The game started out with both squads diving all over the floor to save opposing kills as the two teams struggled through several long points to an 8-7 score in the first game.

From the get-go however, it was fairly evident that RCC was a much more physical team than their opponents with their points coming on powerful kills and blocks taking place above the net, Saddleback relied mostly on their hitting accuracy and trying to finesse the ball to whatever open spots they could find in the Riverside defense.

The Tigers took control of the game when a couple of key blocks by sophomore Breeana Mayes put RCC up by a score of 20-16. They went on to win the first game by a score of 25-22.

Mayes also turned in 29 assists on the night to lead the Tigers and seems to have filled the void of setter that has been lingering with the team throughout the season.

“Breeana has really sacrificed a lot for the team,” said Trainer. “She’s probably looking at scholarship opportunities as a hitter but we needed someone to set our hitters up and she stepped up.”

Saddleback wasn’t going to go down without a fight as they seemed poised to take the second game and even the match before their sophomore hitter Jessica Lopez went down at the net with an apparent ankle injury. At the time of the stoppage Saddleback held a 21-17 lead.

Riverside surged back but still faced game point at 2422 in the second set before a powerful strike by sophomore Rosetta Becerra gave RCC their first lead of the game at 25-24 and they were able to hold on to win by a score of 26-24.

With their backs against the wall Saddleback jumped out to an early 6-2 lead in the third game but again was no match for Riverside’s physicality around the net, eventually losing the final game quietly by a score of 25-16.

The match featured a strong performance from RCC freshman Kayla Johns who filled in for regular starter Ashley Sanchez who is out with a hamstring injury. Johns turned in six kills and was second only to Becerra in hitting percentage on the night.

The Tigers next home game will be against Santa Ana College on Oct. 21 at 6:00 p.m.

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One voice: Rory Murray speaks to a group of occupiers during Occupy Riverside in downtown Riverside.

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The march continues: The group of occupiers march in a row in downtown Riverside on University Avenue near Orange Street on Oct. 15.

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Keeping it going: Fred Phillips leads the chant as other occupiers unite in downtown Riverside on Oct. 15.