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California prepares for ‘yes means yes’ CRYSTAL OLMEDO STAFF WRITER In the wake of numerous mishandlings of sexual assault claims made by California college students, Riverside City College students and faculty are preparing to do their part to raise awareness and implement regulations.

These regulations are set to take precedent in regards to education on sexual assault, and the enforcing of policies that guard victims and prosecute offenders.

Sen. Kevin De Leon, D-Los Angeles, and Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson, D-Santa Barbara, introduced SB 967, widely known as the, “Yes means yes” Bill. Senate passed the legislation unanimously Aug. 28.

Governor Jerry Brown announced on Sept.

28 that he signed the bill, making it a law.

“Yes means yes” requires the inclusion of an affirmative consent standard in college and university policies on rape and sexual assault, meaning there must be a clear model for mutual consent from participating members, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, the influence of alcohol or drugs or a victim’s relationship with the accused. The legislation also calls for all California colleges and universities to amend their policy in regards to investigating and reporting sexual assault crimes.

Edward Bush, vice president of Student Services, says he is aware of the pending legislation.

“I anticipate that RCC ... will modify its student conduct policy to reflect the new legislation as well as exploring ways to educate our students about SB 967,” Bush said. “The college has already looked at its policies to ensure that we are meeting the new Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act, known as the Campus SaVE (sic) Act. It is the goal of the college to make sure that all students are safe on campus and to do all that we can under the law to make sure that we appropriately and thoroughly follow up on any claims of sexual assault.”

T h e C a m p u s S aV E A c t w a s implemented October 2013. It complements Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 that address students’ rights regarding See

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NURSES OF THE FUTURE: RCC nursing students inform passing students of the sugar content of various soft drinks. Nursing is one of the programs the Board of Trustees is considering proposing for the pilot program.

RCC considers 850 Some faculty enthusiasm wanes due to legislative language VALERIE OSIER NEWS EDITOR What was originally met with great enthusiasm at the genesis of legislative talks is now being met with cautious optimism by faculty at Riverside City College.

Senate Bill 850, signed by Governor Brown Sept. 28, is a measure to start a pilot program to allow California community colleges to offer bachelors degrees.

The Board of Trustees is considering proposing that Riverside Community College District be one of the 15 districts to offer a pilot baccalaureate program in California. The Board passed a resolution at the Sept. 16 meeting to keep the idea on the table.

The Board’s caution has to do with the legislative language in the bill text.

Richard Mahon, chairman of the Curriculum Committee at RCC, spoke at the Sept. 16 meeting asking the board to carefully reconsider passing the resolution to keep the idea on the table. He cited one of the restrictions in the bill text that requires the community colleges

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participating in the pilot program not offer any baccalaureate programs offered by any nearby four-year universities.

“A year ago, there would have been great enthusiasm … The enthusiasm that nursing and other faculty on campus might have had for the baccalaureate program absolutely evaporated when it became clear that CSU lobbyists and possibly also UC, made sure that whatever we might do, it might not overlap programs available at CSU,” Mahon said.

Senate Bill 850, by Sen. Marty Block, D-San Diego, states that California needs to produce one million more baccalaureate degrees than they already produce to remain economically competitive.

“We’re in a different time now,” Block said in a statement. “California is in a better position now to invest in closing our skills gap. We are in a fast-paced race that we can’t afford to lose. It’s wishful thinking to believe we can meet the challenge of producing another 60,000 bachelor degrees each year without using community colleges, and the longer we delay in using them, the further behind we will fall.”

Trustee Virginia Blumenthal says the Board is looking into seeing if Riverside is an under-served area, even if CalState Fullerton and San Bernardino are See

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YES MEANS YES Continued From Page 1 discrimination based on sex in education prog rams and activities that receive federal financial aid. The Campus SaVE (sic) Act updated the Jeanne Clery Act of 1991. The Jeanne Clery act addresses student rights and colleges’ responsibilities in reporting statistics of incidents of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking that occur within Clery geography and are reported to campus security authorities.

Colleges and Universities must also provide ongoing education programs to promote awareness and prevention of sexual assault.

A representative of campus police was not unavailable to make a comment.

Sexual assault awareness i s a d d r e s s e d a t s t u d e nt s’ orientations before they officially attend classes at RCC. “Sexual assault is an uncomfortable thing to talk about so it is important that students have resources available to them,” Deborah Croan, the director of RCC’s Student Health and Psychological Services.

“We have a great staff and great resources. It is an ongoing process to help students maintain their mental health.”

RCC students currently have various types of resources to provide guidance and comfort if they or someone they know, have suffered a sexual assault or traumatic event on campus.

Some of these include, sessions with counselors and peer mental health educators at the office of Student Health and Psychological Services, where they can also receive referrals for county, city or religious based support groups. Croan asserted that the department is looking into developing new strategies and training programs.

“I highly encourage students to take the Kognito training. This program will help students to recognize symptoms of distress

in others who may have suffered a sexual assault, and the impact it has on their life. It helps students to see things in a different light,” Croan said, “Implementing an active bystander training program is tantamount, so that students who witness a sexual assault, or behavior,” that is indicative of emotional, physical or mental stress, “can speak out about it.”

Many students do not report sexual assault for fear of being misunderstood or scrutinized.

This can lead to emotional and mental distress. According to Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, victims of sexual assault are three times more likely to suffer from depression, six times more likely to suffer f rom post-t rau mat ic st ress disorder and four times more likely to commit suicide.

RCC is home to one of Active Minds’ five star chapters, a student-led club of mental health advocates. Its focus is to assist students in developing coping skills to get through their various stages of college and provide a safe haven for students to share their experiences and concerns with peers who can identify with their day-to-day st r uggles. Viviana A r royo, president of Active Minds at RCC, says she wants the club “To provide students with something to remember,” and a for um where they can speak up about problems they may usually keep to themselves.

According to Ray Orozco, ASRCC president, ASRCC also plans to look into implementing the changes that may come with the passing of the “Yes means yes” Law. “During the next couple of weeks we would like to address this topic at our meetings and then announce what our involvement will be,” Orozco said.

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FORUM: Board of Trustees incumbants and new candidates answers questions and addresses their plans at a candidate forum Sept. 26.

Fradkin attended the forum ANDREA STEWART STAFF WRITER by conference call, but because of technical difficulties, he could The candidates v ying not hear most of what was going for positions on the Board of on within the meeting. Most Trustees met for a forum at significantly, other candidates’ Riverside City College Sept. 26 answers and any commentary to connect with voters. made by those in the audience.

An overarching agreement A hot t opic a mong t he between the candidates was that candidates was that in the past, RCCD is not prepared for the alternative funding has been future. It was mentioned several very important to fund new and times from the candidates that innovative programs along with based on the amount of high sustaining current programs. school graduates in surrounding Then the question was presented school districts, RCC does not to the candidates, “What type of provide enough classes to hold policy for alternative funding are all the current students and newly you looking for? Is it anything graduating high school students different than the last chancellor each year. did and how much more can you “RCCD is a multi-campus do with that?” district and with that comes some The most controversial topic specific challenges,” candidate when it came to alternative Bernard Fradkin said. “We need f unding was naming rights the same policies for students and and community involvement in the schools in this district across funding.

Some of the members the board, so that one college isn’t thought that RCCD has enough doing something that the other community involvement and college isn’t doing yet. Another others think it is necessar y cooperation that is needed is in to develop more; such as in a use of resources and personnel. the automobile and robotics There are many part time faculty industry. The meeting had a that are shared in many colleges question and answer time where that are essential across the attendees, including faculty and district that can provide students students, were able to question with instruction.”

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Gustavo Segura, California School Employees Administration representative from Moreno Valley College, asked the candid ates what they would do to ensure that buildings and activities have the proper support staff. Just across the hall the restrooms were untouched by custodial staff hands and trash lay slew across a deserted campus. The candidates immediately perked up rallying to reply to Segura first.

Ben Johnson was the first to reply to Segura’s question.

Johnson believes RCCD needs to restore salaries to the levels they were at prior to the great recession, before adding anyone onto staff. Johnson said that it is especially important for those staff members who took a pay cut and then undertook even more of a workload than they had prior to budget cuts.

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RCC starts search for new president

The search for the new president of Riverside City College has commenced and is being being conducted by Dr. Irving Hendrick, the special assistant to Chancellor Michael Burke, and Sylvia Thomas, the interim vice chancellor of diversity and human resources.

The selection process relies on a committee made up of candidates from the Associated Students of Riverside City College, RCC senate, and other groups from the Riverside Community College District.

In October, the members of the committee will be announced and they will set to work picking a president from a pool of applicants.

To attract candidates, Hendrick and Thomas will advertise through a website dedicated to the search and launch an advertising campaign beginning in October.

Special attention will be placed on the selection committee, as the new president will hold office for the centennial anniversary of RCC.

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WINNER: Centennial Plaza is still in the construction phase and not due for completion until 2016 and is already award-winning for design.

LAWRENCE MANNS STAFF WRITER On University Avenue and Market Street, across the street from the downtown Riverside bus terminal, there are builders working around the clock.

Day in and day out, they continue to work, expanding Centennial Plaza, home of the Riverside City College Center for Social Justice and Civil Liberties, and later, the Henry W. Coil and Alice Edna Coil School for the Arts, and the RCC Culinary Arts Academy, the two new additions to RCC. T hough the educational facilities are expected to open in 2016, they have already been honored by the Community College Facilities Coalition for the designs of the building.

Centennial Plaza received the CFCC’s Project in Design Award of Excellence, out of the categories of excellence, honor and merit.

The excellence award focuses on superior design elements and innovative architecture, and requires fulfillment of the five criteria of planning processes: design, community environment, physical envi ron ment, a nd performance. Under these areas fall the building’s sustainability, relationship to infrastructure and environment, fostering community use and context to nature, among others.

Steve Flanagan, the architect, and Chris Carlson, RCCD chief of staff and facilities development were presented with the award at the CFCC’s annual conference in

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graduating as many nurses as possible and if exceptions can be made for high-needs areas.

According to Blumenthal, RCCD has been a front-runner of being considered for the pilot program. Nursing, Video Game Design and Physician’s Assistant are among the programs the Board is considering proposing

Sacramento Sept. 9.

The buildings in Centennial Pla za will feat u re moder n technology and original designs that will help to better serve the RCC student body.

“CA A / DO -prov ide s a permanent home for the RCC and provides enhanced facilities to advance the program. CAA/DOconsolidates the district offices from five locations; offering greater operational efficiencies and melding of the organization,” said Carlson. “CSA-provides state of the art programming for music performance.”

The Henry W. Coil and Alice Edna Coil School for the Arts, is a music facility that consolidates all of the aspects of music production and performance under one roof. It features a unique, 450 seat concert hall made out of wooden slabs and heavy curtain.

These wooden slabs can move around and be removed, as well as the curtain, to provide a desired acoustic effect, and can go from completely wooden, to all curtains, to open air. It will also have a green room, classrooms, a piano lab, practice rooms, lounges for students, a percussion room, recording studios, a choir room suitable for performance, an orchestra room, a film recording studio, two floors of locker rooms, and offices.

The Culinary Arts Academy is a multi-purpose building, with the culinary academy on the bottom and district offices on the top. “T his building

consolidates the district offices from 5 locations, offering greater operational efficiencies and melding of the organization” said Carlson. The building will have windows that reduce glare and insulate the building as most of it is made of glass and aluminum plating. The school will feature full kitchens equipped for demonstrations and teaching. “Demonstration and the other kitchens will have video applications for use of onsite education and broadcasting,” Carlson said. They will also have a bakery, classrooms, offices, and a restaurant and dining room open to the public where the culinary students can cook for the community. There will also be a rooftop area for a garden and events.

These buildings, as well as the Centre for Social Justice and Civil Liberties are being f u r n ished w it h up to d ate technology. “District offices will have video conferencing.

The entire block will be on the state education fiber system, like the three colleges.”

Funding for the project was provided by the recent Measure C, La Sierra fund, and various redevelopment funds.

The city’s infrastructure dates back to the 1800s, providing a challenge for planners and builders to work these buildings in.

“We will overcome any obstacle as we are keeping the goal in mind at all times,” Carlson said. “We have an excellent and engaged team on this project.”

for the pilot.

“I want us to be able to offer a bachelor’s degree, a baccalaureate, in nursing, for example,” Blumenthal said.

“Now, com munit y colleges do have their limitations to a certain extent, but our faculty for nursing is basically ready to offer bachelor’s degrees in that, most of them have their PhDs and most of them that do not have them are in the process of

getting them. Now I don’t believe that they need to offer bachelors in every single field, but I think that each college could offer one ... However, the way they signed the bill, we cannot offer a degree in nursing.”

SB 850 requi res t hat participating colleges start their baccalaureate program no later than the 2017-2018 academic year and have the first class of students complete their degree

Award-winning artist to speak at RCC

Riverside City College’s Art Club will be hosting a free event featuring award-winning filmmaker and artist, Einar Baldvin, on Oct. 6 at 10:30 a.m. in Administrative Building, Room 122.

Baldvin is a graduate of Cal Arts School of Film and USC School of Cinematic Arts. He has had his works shown at several film festivals such as the Slamdance Film Festival, the Annecy International Animation Festival and Ottawa International Animation Festival.

Riverside studies streetcar desires

The Riverside Planning Commission hosted a community charrette on Sept. 24. to discuss the feasibility of Riverside implementing a streetcar system to connect several highly populated areas in Riverside.

The Riverside Reconnect Feasibility Study is a study to determine whether a streetcar system is feasible and beneficial to the city. The study covers a large spectrum of things such as cost, potential routes, technology and how a streetcar system may economically benefit the city and its citizens. Riverside is predicted to grow substantially in population within the next 10 years, and city officials are looking into ways to support growing traffic.

A Steering Commitee, comprised of members of the community, has been formed to provide city staff with feedback and local guidance.

The next steering commitee meeting is scheduled for Oct. 15.

Professor’s films win awards

Will Kim, an associate art professor at Riverside City College, contributed to a work intended to educate international leaders about protecting the forests of the Amazon at this year’s UN summit .

The first documentary Kim worked on, “Amazon Gold,” was chosen by the US government, as one of four projects to be presented at this year’s United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

“Symphony of Soil,” the second film Kim worked on as an animation director was selected as a New York Times’ Critic’s Pick.

Clarification and Corrections: The editorial written in the Sept. 18 issue of Viewpoints unintentionally misinformed the Viewpoints readers. It was believed that the lawsuit mentioned in the editorial involved teacher tenure as well as college instructors when in reality it only affected K-12 teachers.

Viewpoints apologize for this mistake and will work diligently to prevent this in the future.

The article published entitled “Community Colleges pave the Pathway to Law School,” the title for professor Judon should have read: Laneshia Judon, J.D. Program facility Champion and associate professor of business administration and paralegal studies.

by the end of the 2022-2023 academic year.

The statewide baccalaureate degree program will consist of a maximum of 15 districts with one program each, according to the bill text. The districts vying for the program will submit proposals to the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and will be approved by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges.

“There are 15 districts that they are going to allow to offer the baccalaureates, but they want to spread them out across the state,” Blumenthal said. “I know that Riverside would like to be one of the pilot programs.

We’ve been the front-runner for so many years. Its serves our students and it serves our community.”

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First time in Riverside for Fitz and The Tantrums

GINA ORONA STAFF WRITER

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he Los Angeles based band, Fitz and The Tantrums created a bond with their audience with a simple hand gesture in the shape of a heart and rocked a sold-out show at their first ever appearance in Riverside.

“We do not accept standing there like a wild flower! Oh don’t they know this building is about to blow?” said skunk-haired frontman Michael Fitzpatrick.

The show was held at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium on the second story of the 85-yearold building. Before the concert started radio station X103.9 had a DJ booth set up on the outside patio and greeted the people who walked into the venue with music.

Stragglers who came late walked into the sounds of opening act Beat Club, who

also hail from LA. While enthusiastic, they had a generic alternative rock sound. Obvious influences for the band were Interpol and Deftones. Their saving grace song, “Relax,” pumped up the heart rates of the audience for Fitz and The Tantrums. The drumming, along with the variances in tone (going from loud to quiet to urgent) left the room buzzing when the song ended.

After a 30-minute intermission, the headliners finally made their way onstage and really started the show.

Glowing behind the band was a large version of the heart from the cover art for their most recent album “More Than Just a Dream.”

The heart was used as a main focal point, and was programmed to light up with the music

throughout the evening.

The high amount of energy and fast paced beat during the first song set the mood for the rest of the night and got the audience’s adrenaline pumping. Fitzpatrick and backup singer Noelle Scaggs bounced up and down the stage while concert goers pulsated and jumped on the floor. The band’s high spirits were evident in the way they interacted with the audience. The enthusiasm they performed with made it clear that they enjoy what they do.

The instrumental breaks, especially James King on the saxophone, came across stronger live than when recorded. Even if this was the only good part of the show it would make it worth seeing. Fortunately that wasn’t the case because Fitz and The

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Screening of “Brother Outsider” The Center for Social Justice 6 p.m.

Riverside Greek Fest St. Andrew Church 3 p.m.

Riverside Greek Fest St. Andrew Church 11 a.m.

Fashion District Riverside Fall Show Live Psychic Haircutting Baby Tattoo Civic Plaza, Downtown Riv Riverside Art Museum 6 p.m.

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Tantrums were all-around fantastic.

They played crowd f avor it e s , “Bre a k t h e Walls,” “Out of My League,” and “Breaking the Chains of Love,” all the while encouraging the audience to dance along.

They also played “6am” and injected a cover of the Eurythmics’ “Sweet Dreams.”

Toward the end of the show, the audience lit up the band members on the wooden stage with hundreds of cell phones when Fitzpatrick asked everyone to turn their phone’s flashlight on. They dove into “Last Rain Drop,” giving the crowd a chance to catch their breath by mixing up the tempo from the original version and slowing it down.

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“Legally Blonde” the Musical Landis Performing Arts Center 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

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“ Te l l M e W h a t Ya Here For.” The electric song features a flute and was catchy enough for the crowd to continue dancing to, even though it’s a lesser known bonus song from “More Than Just a Dream (Deluxe).”

The ovation when they ran back onto the stage for the encore was so loud that it drowned out the sound of the band. The crowd went wild again with the familiar start of “The Walker,” jumping with so much fervor that it felt like the building was jumping along.

Before leaving the stage.

Band members made sure to show Riverside some love. Scagg took the time to use her hands to form a heart, “Riverside, thank you so much. You are amazing!”

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Speaker Series: Shannon Murphy Riverside’s Got Talent Riverside Art Museum Riverside Municipal Auditorium 6:30 p.m.

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Larry the Cable Guy Fox Performing Arts Center Doors 6 p.m. Show 6:30 p.m.

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Art Club Guest Artist:Einar Baldvin AD 122 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

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Southern California Fair Lake Perris Fairgrounds 4 - 11 p.m.

Asi Suena presents Calle 13 San Diego House of Blues 7 p.m.

Inside Hollywood Speaker Series Digital Auditorium 6 - 8:30 p.m.

Riverside Certified Farmers’ Market 5261 Arlington Ave 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

“The Spitfire Grill” the Musical Wallace Theatre CBU 2 p.m.

NBA 2k15 Video Game Release

Southern California Fair Lake Perris Fairgrounds 4 - 11 p.m.

91X presents Kasabian with Bo Ningen San Diego House of Blues 7 p.m.

“The Spitfire Grill” the Musical Wallace Theatre CBU 7:30 - 10:30 p.m.

Summer Twins Back to the Grind 8 p.m.

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Slightly toasted sourdough bread, fresh lettuce and arugula, juicy tomato, creamy mayonnaise and smooth avocado balanced with perfectly cut turkey and savory bacon, makes a sandwich that checks every box.

It may sound like a simple sandwich, but in essence that is what Simple Simon’s is all about, building the perfect sandwich with fresh ingredients while keeping in mind the golden rule to sandwich making … bread to filling ratio.

Tucked away in a thriving Downtown Riverside, Simple Simon’s Bakery and Bistro is feet away from the Mission Inn on Main Street. And unless you know someone who has been there, you may have not heard of the bistro.

I was first taken to Simple Simon’s by my father a number of years ago and since then, my visits to the local sandwich shop have been accompanied by firststimers whom I recommended it to and that is what makes this place so special, it is only known because of word of mouth.

Parking in downtown area can be an issue if you arrive during lunch hours, but there is

a parking lot located on Magnolia in between Sixth Street and Mission Inn Avenue where you have to feed the meter except on weekends when parking is free.

Speaking of lunch, unless you have plenty of time, I recommend that you go to Simple Simon’s after 1 p.m. Local business workers flood the charming bistro and lines can sometimes stretch outside the doors.

The Rustic décor, minimalistic style and exposed brick gives the space an east coast bistro feel incomparable to any other place in the city. Paper menus are available, however, a huge chalkboard above has every menu item listed while adding to the uniqueness of the space.

Because I frequent Simple Simon’s, I arrived at 2:30 p.m., right after the lunch rush and placed an order for my favorite sandwich, the BLAATT. For my side, I had their deli potato salad.

After about a 10 minute wait, I picked up order and made my way back to the table.

As stated earlier, the ratio of bread to filling was perfect.

The crunch on the sourdough bread gave the sandwich an ideal texture and next came the filling. The smoothness from the avocado balanced well with the crispy and savory bacon.

The lettuce, arugula and tomato provide acidity and

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SANDWICH SALVATION: Minutes before closing, Simple Simon customers still get in their orders. moisture while the turkey rounds out the sandwich with its subtle hint of salt.

On the side was my softball size of deli potato salad. The potatoes were cooked perfectly and just had the right amount of bite to them while not being raw.

Mixed in were pieces of bacon, cubed size cuts of cheddar cheese, green onions, a crack of pepper and sour cream to hold it

all together.

It is a potato salad so good that it will have you trying to replicate it in your own home.

Not that I have tried … okay, I have.

The combination seems so simple, but the potato salad bursts with flavor.

To end my meal, I took a freshly made peanut butter cookie to go. The cookie is moist and

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literally melts in your mouth and has the right amount of sweet.

Be sure to get to Simple Simon’s early because they close at 5 p.m. daily.

Simple Simon’s will have you thinking that you can make the food yourself at home, but after you do, you’ll find yourself wondering how they made a sandwich so simple so unforgettable.

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RCC’s original short film gets selected for a trip to London’s Raindance Film Festival ALEJANDRA GARCIA ASST. A&E EDITOR ld school Hollywood horror with a twist of comedy is an element that never goes out of style. Bring in a werewolf, a thirsty vampire, a deranged pianist and a clever damsel in distress and you get a shot at London’s Raindance Film Festival.

Filmmaker and Riverside City College student, Jimmy Moreno got the opportunity to screen “The Collection” in the distinguished film festival.

The movie tells the story of a monster collector, played by Bud Tedesco who also happens to be a professor at RCC, and a young woman who deals with the escape of his monsters played by Summer Sky. “The Collection” made it’s premiere at last year’s RCC horror film festival where the great grandson of Lon Chaney, Ron Chaney, came to judge horror flicks that many students had made. It’s also the festival where the short film won for best cinematography.

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(because of) Bud, the head of the with, Moreno and producers, (film and television) department Stephanie Barnes and Melissa then.” Moreno said. “I’ve known Martinez, created an opening Bud for a while, and he had been scene, a climax and a closing wanting to do scene, which a horror film “That has been resulted in festival. It was one of my a complete h i s p a s s i o n dreams.”

-- Jimmy Moreno seven minute project.” film.

W h i l e Moreno there was talk of creating a and his peers collectively took on horror film festival on campus, the idea that professor Tedesco professor Tedesco had the idea to shared with them. All their advertise the festival in various hard work and dedication came 10 second clips that would attract together with volunteer work the attention of students and from many students, friends and moviegoers alike. families.

“When we first made (the “We just kept asking around film), it was just meant for the a nd it wa s wei rd b e cau se festival,” he said. “It was just everything just started lining meant to be an advertisement up.” Moreno said. “I’d never piece. The idea was meant that thought that in a million years we would show the pay off at that the guy that came forward the festival.” to do the special effects make up Moreno started off with the that was Eric Fox.” opening scene, leading other Fox is a make up artist that students to contribute their ideas. competed in “Face Off,” a reality Jorge Menendez and Christopher show from the SyFy channel.

Nuñez are also main contributors Mo r e n o i s c u r r e n t l y a that brainstormed along with business major, and with his More no i n developi ng t he studies he realizes how he needs storyboard for each scene. to move forward after the process With many clips to work of making a film.

“Now, I’m very conscious – like I’m writing this movie, but where is it going to go when it’s done? Am I going to go to festivals?” he said.

Moreno had submitted the short film into many film festivals that were accepting submissions, and Raindance Film Festival had accepted debut their film abroad.

“When we heard we got in to (Raindance), it was like woah!” he said. “We didn’t even tell anybody because we thought it was a mistake.”

The London based festival showcases indie f ilms from a rou nd t he world to ma ny viewers, from movie executives to movie fanatics. “Pulp Fiction,” “Memento” and “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?” are some of the many films that have been featured throughout the years.

“That has been one of my dreams” Moreno said. “I want to get in to festivals. I don’t even care about winning stuff. I just want (my work) to show.” “ T he Col le ct ion” is a n example of dreams becoming a reality, as long as there’s faith, trust and dedication.

Snapchat introduces ‘Our Story’ DAESHAUN THOMAS STAFF WRITER

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napchat has gained a chiefly influential presence as a popular application in the modern world. We live in a world dominated by social media that integrates itself into our day to day life steadily each day.

Snapchat, the photo messaging application developed in 2012 by four then Stanford University students, is a behemoth in the world of social media alongside names such as: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and others with 400 million photo messages sent on a daily basis as of June 2014, according to Mediabistro.com.

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All of them tout vigorously the ability to share intimate moments with others instantaneously whenever and wherever you fancy. Snapchat takes this idea

and attempts to condense it in a unique way known as “Our Stories.” The feature is designed to organize recorded moments into a narrative to be shared with anyone in a finite timeframe of 24 hours before disappearing permanently from the company server (allegedly).

The “Our Story” feature has b ecome as integral as the application itself and has exploded in popularity since its inception. People have begun to use it to share vicarious thrills with others at a variety of events. This sub-feature was demonstrated on a massive scale during the FIFA 2014 World Cup in which thousands of curated

snaps from Brazil were shared worldwide.

The first time “Our Story” was introduced to the masses was the 2014 Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas. Thousands of neon ravers used the service. Even more impressive was that they could all collectively contribute to the same “story” and receive their five minutes of Snapchat fame. Those who couldn’t make it to the event could watch coverage as many times as they wished and fist pump in the privacy of their own home. Other events that have followed suit are: the iHeartRadio music festival, San Diego ComicCon, Tomorrowland and a number of college football games

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MONSTERS ON THE RUN: Ron Chaney at RCC’s Film Festival of Horrors.

among others, making the feature arguably the most immersive application sub-feature ever.

Even support on a smaller scale has been shown at events such as college sports games.

As we move (further) into a digital era we find ourselves investing more and more into digital interactions than face to face interactions.

Whether you live in the United States or a developing country chances are you have access to the worldwide Web. And for better or worse, it is inevitable.

Smartphones applications like Snapchat are the future. Do you snap?

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CREATIVE ARRAY: “Through the Looking Glass,” put on by Baby Tattooville features a range of artistic styles organized by Bob Self in the Riverside Art Museum.

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cross the street from the renowned Mission Inn of Riverside is an extraordinary building worthy of being referred to as a historic landmark – The Riverside Art Museum.

The Riverside Art Museum was built in 1929 by honored architect Julia Morgan, and was or iginally used by the You ng Wome n’s Ch r ist ia n Association.

After humble beginnings for a small group of artists known as the Riverside Art Association, the RAM has grown to be one of the most well known and revered establishments in downtown.

Their mission statement: “The Riverside Art Museum strives to integrate art into the lives of people in a way that engages, inspires and builds com mu n it y, by present i ng thought-provoking exhibits and providing quality art classes that instill a lifelong love of the arts.”

The Riverside Art Museum holds 15-20 major exhibits a year mixed with an additional handful of smaller shorter-run exhibits.

It features guest curators who come in to organize their exhibits because they don’t have an in-house exhibit curator.

This allows them to be more diverse and creative when they

invite interested people to organize exhibits and to fill out an exhibition proposal form that can be found on their website.

Currently on display at RAM is a Baby Tattooville exhibit entitled Through the Looking Glass organized by Bob Self.

Baby Tattooville started in 2007 as a secret society of artists and has now grown to be a distinct and thriving collection of artists in the Riverside Area.

T h e ex h i bit s h ow s t h e contemporary open-mindedness of the museum with the showcase of various types of artists from classic fine art, to movements known as Pop Surrealism and Low Brow art.

Although RAM is a time t e s t e d or g a n i z at ion , mo s t businesses open for an extended period will have their share of struggles.

“Like many nonprofits, RAM was hit really hard by the Great Recession,” said Ai Kelley, the com munications and group liaison for RAM. “One of our obstacles is earning enough funds to support our full operations.

Another obstacle is remaining relevant and accessible to our diverse community.”

Knowing it was in need of some renovations, the museum started a campaign in 1990 and successfully raised $1.25 million in a year’s time.

That money allowed the museum to accomplish widespread renovations throughout the entire building, which will keep them relevant for years to come.

The Riverside Art Museum also has a tremendous impact on the community’s aspiring artists. RAM is involved with the Riverside Arts Walk, which is held every month in downtown Riverside.

The Art Walk is a free event for the public that celebrates an enormous range of artists from aspiring to established.

During the Riverside Arts Walk, RAM can usually expect a crowd of 300 – 800 people during the course of the night.

The Riverside Art Museum is an institution that has stood the test of time because of its collaborative attitude.

“It takes a village, as they

say,” said Kelley. “As the city of arts and innovation, every arts organization, individual artist, and art lover is needed to promote the arts.

“We are strong supporters of community engagement and partnerships and regularly work with other art organizations in the region to help each other and the communities we serve.

We believe we are stronger by working together.”

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CREATE: Kelly Rider teaches children art in the Riverside Art Museum with the assistance by Sally Mazzetti.

The GSA watches the Supreme Court on gay marriage debate SHAMIR ALEEM STAFF WRITER The Gender and Sexuality Awareness Club at Riverside City College anticipates a ruling on the gay marriage cases currently being reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court starting Sept. 29.

The Supreme Court justices were presented with state appeals of lower court rulings that struck

down bans on same-sex marriage in five states.

The justices will have the option to reserve hearing the cases until January and could usher their final verdict in June.

Some students on campus feel that the court should address the cases promptly.

“The justices should make marriage equality a priority,” said Fabian Hinojosa, GSA vice president.

In the event that the supreme court does not rule in favor of the state, people would be pushed to find support in their local communities.

“I think that would provide [GSA] with more recognition,” said Hinojosa.

Hinojosa believes states that have already achieved marriage equality will be undermined by the court if it rules in favor of the states pushing to reinstate same-

sex marriage bans.

Whatever the courts verdict may be, for the court to be addressing these issues for the first time “is a milestone for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community,” according to Hinojosa.

T he vice president will remain busy, waiting to hear the courts decision by promoting fun and social activities for GSA. He is hopeful that the decision will

encourage more people to join GSA, a community he describes as a safe haven. “ Pe ople w it h a n LGBT backg rou nd ca n come a nd express themselves freely,” said Hinojosa.

Although Hinojosa is “not too sure” who the court will rule in favor of, he is confident the final verdict will determine the status of same-sex marriage in every state across the nation.

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Deaf committees continue to work toward making Riverside a more accessible community.

TREVA FLORES STAFF WRITER Immediately upon arriving at Hunter Hobby Park people could hear the loud burst of music as children and adults celebrated Sept. 21. Over the noise, people gestured wildly, but people still couldn’t hear each other. The loud music and celebrations announced the Deaf Week kickoff event.

Many people were using sign language, finger pointing, and speech to communicate with each other so it was impossible to tell apart the deaf people from those who could hear.

During the festivities there was a steam engine train full of children, a Riverside Police helicopter where people could take pictures and a dunk tank where for $1 each you could buy tickets to dunk city council members. Parents stood off in the distance watching their children jump in the bounce houses, rock climb and splash on the water slide.

There was a tone of unity as family and friends celebrated deaf culture.

Finding people to communicate with among the people signing was difficult so Elyse DeFoe translated for interviews. DeFoe is a member of the Riverside City College interpreting program.

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BEYOND BORDERS: People communicate with vendors during Deaf Week kick off at Hunter Hobby park Sept. 21. to overcome my str uggles,” Baut ist a a nd Pau l P ut na m “We’re like the middleman Bautista said. were able to communicate with and help facilitate change,” said “We are showing the world attendees.

Chairman Ian Barraza. that the deaf can do anything the Bautista and Putnam are Former mayor Ron Loveridge hearing can do,” signed Putnam. two deaf gentlemen who started established the MDC in 1999 “We encourage them to sign and their own blanket business called with the purpose of gathering communicate.”

Happy Pet’s Warm Pads. information from the deaf and P ut n a m wa s b or n d e a f “Hear ing in deaf limits hea r i ng com mu n it ies. T he and signing helped Putnam (me),” Bautista said using sign information MDC gathers shows when he attended a traditional language. “I enjoy learning from a need for change and is used by public school. He stresses how deaf people who run their own the current mayor, Rusty Bailey. important it is that deaf and business. We help each other in “As long as there is need for hearing people communicate. our businesses.” improvements, we’re there to T he k ickof f eve nt wa s For Bautista one of his biggest help,” Barraza said. “Our main organized by The Model Deaf struggles was coming up with a goal right now is to become more C o m m u n it y, a t a s k fo r c e business in a hearing world. visible so people know there’s a appointed by the mayor and “I watch TV commercials city committee available to the city council to make Riverside a and try to get ideas from them deaf community. We need input.” model community for the deaf. as well as understand them Barraza hopes to organize

future events similar to the Deaf Week kick-off with activities that everyone loves so more people will come out and participate. “ T he biggest ba r r ier is com mu n icat ion,” said Phil Car mona, vice chair man of M D C. “ We wou ld l i ke t o encourage the community to learn sign language and break the barrier.”

Some of the most beautiful moments at the kick-off were when announcements were being made. Something that ordinarily is dull at events became an amazing form of unity between deaf and hearing communities.

The translators were notified that they had two minutes to prepare for an announcement.

The translators surrounded the booths and park area as they kept their hands and ears open for interpretation.

Barraza began his announcements and the t r a nslator s followed along so that the message could be communicated to the hundreds of people attending the event.

It was a moment of clarification that showed how easy it would be to exchange messages between the hearing and non-hearing worlds.

“Deaf people can do anything hearing people can do, except hear,” Carmona said quoting Irving King Jordon, Gallaudet University’s first deaf president.

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FIESTA!: Grupo Folklorico Maya was one of the many Folklorico dance group that perform at the Festival and as well at other local events in the City of Riverside, which includes many of the city main events.

Riverside gets a taste of Mexican Mariachi LUIS SOLIS PHOTO EDITOR The R iverside Mar iachi Festival grew to be one of the biggest mariachi festivals in Souther n Califor nia among mariachi music fans since it started in 2005.

T he fe st iva l is held i n Fair mount Park ever y year featuring well known bands throughout Mexico such as Mariachi Monumental, Mariachi Espectacular de Beto Jimenez and Grammy Award winners Mariachi Divas.

T he mar iachi fest ival gives people an opportunity to celebrate and embrace Mexican cult u re th rough music, ar t

and dance.

San Manuel Bands of Mission Indians and Studio 33 sponsored the mariachi festival and made it possible for audiences to enjoy the Mariachi bands and Mexican ballet groups.

Attendees had the chance to listen to traditional music, watch the folklorico dance contest and eat cultural food from vendors.

People could view the art gallery, which had artwork from people of the community.

The festival lasted through the whole day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 19-20 and music could be heard all-around Fairmount Park attracting onlookers to the event.

CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Crowds watch the festival from the lawns in chairs and on picnic blankets. TOP LEFT: America Guanami, a Sones de mi Tierra dancer gives a loud el grito de mariachi as he performs onstage.

ABOVE TOP RIGHT: Miguel Aceves Mejia, guitarist of Mariachi Espectular de Beto Jimenez, performs the song “El Rey” translated in English “The King”. CENTER RIGHT: Cesar Morelo and Alondra Padilla students of the group Sones de mi Tierra display their hard work of traditional dance. BOTTOM RIGHT: Eternal Juventud wins the youth division of the Folklorico dance contest with their mix style of dancing of Salsa and Meringue. BOTTOM LEFT: The members of Sones de mi Tierra perform in Chiapas Maya white dresses as they perform at the Riverside Mariachi Festival for the second time in a row.

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RCC Spotlight: Instructor Mongelluzzo

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Mongelluzzo leaves RCC to continue his career doing archealogical digs in Central America.

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WAYNE FIKE SPECIAL TO VIEWPOINTS It’s a sweltering 95 degrees on a mid-May afternoon and students are thinking “could it get any hotter?”

Five minutes before class starts the door swings open and in walks anthropology professor Ryan Mongelluzzo. The first thing he says before starting class with roll call makes me and the entire class laugh.

“Apparently the earth is on fire, someone turned the oven up to 450 degrees,” Mongelluzzo said.

Laughing is a common thing in Mongelluzzo’s classes.

Sadly, Mongelluzzo parted company with Riverside City College at of the end of spring 2014 t o a cce pt a f u l l t i me professor’s position at San Diego Mesa College.

“He was kind and helpful, and always with a cheer f ul joke or s t or y,” s a id L a u r a Greathouse, associate professor and department chairwoman of Behavioral Sciences.

“I appreciated his kindness then, and it’s that collegial spirit that I will miss. I am sending good

wishes to Ryan, and I know he will continue to be a fantastic instructor of anthropology, continue to create an interest and understanding of archaeology as well as continue to support students through humor and understanding.”

Mongelluzzo started teaching at RCC in 2012. He originally taught Intro to Anthropology and Ancient Cultures of Mexico.

He tells a story about being on a field trip in seventh grade to a museum, where he saw a mummy which captivated his attention.

It was the instance that would eventually direct his life toward anthropology and archaeology.

Mongelluzzo described his first dig in La Milpa, Belize as solidifying his life’s calling and in 2000 he did a second dig in Holmul, Guatemala.

“I’ve always enjoyed my work, but on the Holmul dig in Guatemala the site boss told us we were going to work seven days a week until the rains came and shut us down.”

Af ter 28 d ays st raig ht working and running out of food at the dig site he names this as the only time in his career he had doubts.

In June Mongelluzzo traveled again to Central America in Ucanal, Guatemala where he surveyed his next and upcoming dig, this time as the site’s director.

G radu at i ng f rom Boston University with a bachelor’s degree in archaeology, and continuing on for an M.A. and Ph.D. at UC Riverside, Dr. Mongelluzzo is a stern believer in education.

He e nc ou r a ge s a l l RCC students to take anthropology classes.

“I n a n era of seem i ngly i n c r e a si n g i nt ole r a n c e , a n anthropological perspective can provide insight into understanding why people are different from one another,” Mongelluzzo said.

“Anthropology is very rewarding to teach, it is a perspective that can change world views.”

Throughout the spring semester it was common for jokes about class and life in general to get thrown around.

Any Anthropology 3 student might remember an in-class assignment where groups of students had to craft a set of verbal instructions that would take a person from a seated position into a standing position. The task is not

as easy as it might seem.

Pe ople t a ke for g r a nt e d the small things in life such as standing up from a chair. To find a professor who would be that seated person following each instruction to the ‘T’ in order to teach a valuable lesson to his students is a rare quality.

It’s not often a student gets a comical instructor willing to contort themselves into a pretzel to teach a point. However, it was entertaining to see the look on Ryan’s face from instructions given to him by students.

Mongellu zzo descr ibed receiving a burial site skull he was instructed to clean it up and make it museum ready. He was taking great care in cleaning out the dirt and sediment that had accumulated inside the damaged skull.

While slowly and meticulously removing debris from inside the skull cavity he noticed a part of it “started to pulsate,” which had caught him off guard and made him jump in his chair a bit.

“It’s a given that everything in archaeology is dead when it comes into the lab,” Mongelluzzo said.

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home to a particular type of frog that enjoyed burrowing in the ground. Four frogs later and a few chuckles on his part the skull was cleared out.

“They just kept appearing inside of this skull,” he said.

It is apparent Mongelluzzo’s anecdotes will be missed among colleagues at RCC. Mongelluzzo originally was a fill in instructor for Barbara Hall, who at the time had become sick and eventually died while he was covering her classes.

Mongelluzzo wants to leave RCC students with one thing in mind.

“Don’t ever be discouraged, or think that college is not for you. Don’t be daunted if you choose an uncommon focus, like Anthropology. Seek out positive, like-minded people in both the student body and faculty. You are not alone and you can do it!”

It’s not often instructors make students pause and seriously think about their existence and ponder the “what ifs” of life.

Mongelluzzo is one of those people who can take a subject, make it his own, and recreate it to make it a student’s own.

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Gov. Jerry Brown signed through a new bill Sept. 28 allowing a pilot program permitting certain California Community Colleges, the largest system of higher education in the country to award baccalaureate degrees.

Senate Bill 850, most recently seen on the Senate floor Aug. 21 is a response to the growing need of Californians with B.A. degrees. The bill citing research by the higher education policy group California Competes and the Public Policy Institute of California both argue that the state will need up to 1 million additional bachelor’s degrees by 2025 to meet the growing demand for skilled workers.

The three majors being discussed for proposition for the baccalaureate degrees within the Riverside Community College District are physician’s assisting, video game design and nursing.

However when polled about the recent bill, many professors and students doubted the chances it had at impacting Riverside City College.

The bill has a modest start planned, providing for 15 community college districts in the state to offer the baccalaureate degrees, with only one campus out of each district being allowed to do so, meaning that Moreno Valley College, Norco College and RCC will be, in a sense, competing against each other to receive approval for these degrees.

Ravneet Kaur, the Senator for Region 9 of the Student Senate for california community colleges sits on a shared governance board for the RCC Standing Curriculum Committee, and is known as the one to ask on campus concerning the bill.

Kaur believes that the biggest problem with the bill is the amount of

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She continued, “if Cal State Fullerton and San Bernardino are maxing out and putting out as many nurses as they can put out, that’s still not enough nurses to meet the needs of the area.

So we’re taking a look at if we’re an under-served area…”

Blumenthal makes reference to section 78042 paragraph (f)(1) which states that point of the pilot program is to meet growing workforce needs in any area which may be underserviced by the local 4-year institutions.

With the 2012 Riverside Quality of Life Index reporting that the healthcare field is one of the fastest growing and most secure industries in the area, the definition of “underserved” comes into question, because no one can doubt the need for more healthcare workers in the Inland Empire and is only expected to rise further, especially in the greater Riverside area with the recent opening of UC Riverside’s School of Medicine.

From all sides it seems that the program on campus which not only benefit the most but also give most back to the Riverside community would be Nursing. It’s unfair that we can’t encourage the most beneficial programs from exceling as far as they could.

With the RCC School of Nursing graduating around 80 students every spring there is certainty no shortage of students eagerly wanting to advance their education. So who’s going to advocate for them? Despite rumblings of another senate bill to fix obvious problems with 850, many know how lengthy a process that can be and RCC students want a quicker fix, not only for their own career goals but for the benefits and impact a nursing baccalaureate could have on the local community.

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times it’s been amended, specifically by the UC and CSU systems causing it to lose a lot of support by the faculty.

The point of argument arises with section 1 paragraph (e) of the bill reading, “nor will these [baccalaureate] degrees unnecessarily duplicate similar programs…”

Because of this amendment and the fact that a nursing degree is being offered at California State University of San Bernardino has pretty much doused any hopes for the Nursing baccalaureate program.

Sandra L. Baker, dean of the School of Nursing here at RCC noted that whether a “nearby state university” is defined by the state districtization parameters used for associate degrees of Transfer or simply by distance is yet to be decided.

If the district method were used the only universities whose majors’ we could not duplicate would be UCR’s and CSUSB’s, where as if they simply use distance we would also have to worry about majors offered by nearby CSUF and Cal Poly.

Baker went on to say the department as whole does not appreciate how “watered-down” the bill has become but ultimately still support it and what it could do for the college.

It’s important to note that nursing graduates from the around the area can in fact take classes at RCC to receive their B.A. through a partnership with CSUF however because the program generally caps at 30 students there are many students forced to turn to the pricier private-colleges like University of Phoenix which often charge upwards of 25 thousand for an advanced nursing degree.

At a recent Board of Trustees meeting, board Chairwoman Virginia Blumenthal said, “We are a high need area, we are underserved medically.”

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF When stories of courageous human beings fighting for their lives due to breast cancer are brought up conversations, many of us never think it could possibly have an affect on anyone we love … I used to be one of those people.

Often times, when we think of breast cancer we think of women, however, that is not always the case.

When my father was diagnosed with Intracystic Papillary Carcinoma this past summer, I was overwhelmed with emotion, but it is my nature not to show it.

My father has always been a person with a great sense of humor and when he was diagnosed by the doctor he replied with, “You

should ask for my autograph. I’m a medical miracle.”

According to the doctor, only a small number of men have this cancer.

Really small, about 80 cases have been reported.

After I was told, I immediately did research about the rare form of male breast cancer on my own and I was relieved to see the facts.

Although the cancer is not aggressive, it still did require treatment and would require my father to undergo radiation therapy everyday for 30 days.

The attitude he approached the situation with is one of doing what he to do to get better.

He would never complain and during this month of therapy his has not complained once.

He would travel to therapy with my mother, or often times alone and come back tired, but with his some spirit and sense of humor.

Day after day he would have the same routine and because of my schedule, I would not be able to see him as often as I would like.

Growing up, I spent a lot of time with my father because he would travel with me all over the country for hockey tournaments.

Countless hours in a car

talking about sports and teaching me life lessons are moments that I now look back on and hold close to me.

One lesson he taught me is that to get anywhere in life, you have see what needs to be done and just do it. Don’t complain just get to work.

My patience was sometimes tested because I was upset.

I wanted answers, but that has dissipated and whenever I have time to relax and watch T.V., I take advantage of it.

Instead of being bitter, I decided that I should be grateful.

Grateful because some people

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have never gotten the chance to spend time with the ones that they love after things like this happen.

Moreover, some people never get to have their parents around for as long as I have.

So with all that in mind, it made this situation easier to handle and it was one of the lessons he taught me.

Everything thrown his way he has handled his own way and it has inspired me.

The example he has given me shows me that there is nothing in this world that will be too much for me to handle.

Without even know it, he has

shown me that you should always go after what you want in life.

It’s never too late to follow your dreams and to always do what makes you happy in life.

As a writer, I was always taught that it is better to show than tell and the way he lives his life is a his way of showing.

More than anything, he has shown me that life will always throw unexpected obstacles in your way, but rather than complain and wonder as to why this is happening to you it’s better to just work your way through it and nothing will ever be too much for me to handle.

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October 2, 2014 | 13 “Its supposed to be hard. If it wasnt hard, everyone would do it.

The hard is what makes it great.”

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ALEXANDRA ORTIZ STAFF WRITER

As the Tigers stepped on the field, new faces were revealed.

It was a new season and a new roster, but everyone’s mind was focused on the new quarterback.

After Skyler Howard left last season to West Virginia, everyone wondered who was going to step up and take the leadership role.

But who would take the reins of a team in search of a captain?

In the first half of the game against the Renegades, it seemed as if the Tigers didn’t get the quaterback they had hoped for, after a sack knocked the air out of him. But he came back to life as if a switched had been turned on.

That quarterback is Kelly Hilinski, a sophomore that transferred from Columbia University, who finished with 326 yards. Within the third play before halftime’ Hilinski turned the game around and became the playmaker the Tigers needed.

Hilinski carried his team on to a 51-3 victory against Bakersfield on Sept. 6.

The road to RCC has not been an easy one for Hilinski, filled with disillusion; frustration and even the loss of loved ones along the way.

Hilinski is a 6-foot 7-inch, 235-pounds quarterback that graduated from Sherman Oaks Notre Dame High School,

originally from Claremont, California. Kelly comes from a football family, his dad, Mark Hilinski was an All-American defensive lineman and committed to Cal Berkeley before a heart defect put an end to his career.

Kelly started playing football at the age of 6-years-old, his dad Mark always wanted him to be a tight end but after a young Kelly revealed a strong arm, he seemed like a natural fit for the quarterback position.

The first years for Kelly were rough. It wasn’t until the eight grade that Kelly showed his athletic coordination and fell in love with the sport; being a quarterback and a leader on the field.

“You can’t teach how to be a leader,” said Hilinski, “I’ve always kind of been a leader it comes natural to me.”

Kelly, the oldest of three boys, always served as a positive role model and a football outlet for his siblings. Both of his younger brothers follow in his footsteps by playing the same position. Tyler, the middle child is considered one of the top quarterbacks in the area and recently committed to Washington State.

Kelly predicts that the youngest brother Ryan will be the best quarterback among the bunch.

Kelly is very close to his whole family, especially his

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EYE OF THE TIGER: Quarterback Kelly Hilinski leads the Central Conference in passing yards with 283 after the Tigers first three games of the season.

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LIONS: Before playing for the RCC Tigers Kelly Hilinski was a student at Columbia Universiy. mom, describing himself as a mama’s boy.

Kelly said that he loves to spend the weekends attending his brothers’ football games, eating lots of food, and catching every NFL game on TV. Columbia wasn’t always part of Hilinski’s plans. But after the Bobby Petrino scandal at University of Arkansas, the school Kelly hoped to attend, Columbia seemed to outweigh all the other options he had left.

“It seemed like the right decision at the time, I mean its Columbia. They had a great Pre-med program, (former New York Yankee) Lou Gehrig, one of my favorites went there, and I really wanted to be one of the few quarterback to come out of an Ivy League school,” said Hilinski.

Once at Columbia, Kelly didn’t feel all that great about his decision. “(It) wasn’t the best program out there to put it nicely and the football program wasn’t respected,” Hilinski explained, coming out of Notre Dame high school, which once was ranked number 30 in the nation.

Kelly explained how at Columbia it was more “students trying to be athletes, instead of true student athletes,” which he really takes pride in balancing his academic and athletic abilities.

At Columbia Kelly had trouble getting use to the NFL style of coaching. His athletic coordinator and coaches were very business oriented. Hillinski with his very outgoing and friendly personality felt he couldn’t thrive in that type of environment.

Back in California, Hilinski expressed his turmoil at home.

“My parents were going through a divorce, one of my grandparents died unexpectedly,

the other was diagnosed with cancer, absolutely had a lot going on back at home.” said Hilinski.

“My family knows me very well and they told me ‘yes education is important, but it’s what you do with it that really makes a difference.’”

Kelly reached out to one of his old coaches at Santa Monica City College for advice on where to go next. His coach mentioned RCC and how Coach Craft had turned the football program around into one of the top programs in the nation.

RCC had just lost Skylar Howard and were on the lookout for a new starting quarterback.

Coach Craft happened to be really good friends with Kelly’s old coach and the two got in touch. Hilinski said, “He (Coach Craft) said ‘yea come out and we’ll go from there.’”

Kelly arrived at RCC in June competeing against the three other opponents for the quarterback position.

Hilinski admits that during summer camp he looked shaky and lost. He said Coach Craft runs a very high-tempo, highpace game; nothing like what he had been use to at Columbia. Yet Kelly believed he had to work harder than anyone else on the team to earn their respect.

After the first week of fall camp he suffered a bee sting that caused him an allergic reaction that sent him to the hospital.

“He came back better than ever!” said Coach Craft.

Coach Craft joked that the day Hilinski came back he didn’t know what happened at the hospital, coming back as a completely new and improved quarterback.

During fall camp Hilinski proved to the coaching staff what he could do.

A couple of weeks before the season started, Coach Craft finally announced that Kelly Hilinski was going to be his starting quarterback for the 2014 football season.

“It wouldn’t have felt right if I wasn’t the leader,” said Hilinski,”I love it!”

Hilinski said that he had gotten the kind of father son relationship through Coach Craft he had been longing for at Columbia.

Hilinski felt there was room to grow together as a family, unlike Columbia that was very goal oriented.

Kelly described Craft as a “second father for me,” always pulling him to the side to give him pointers and showcase his attributes.

“He definitely saw something in me that my other coaches hadn’t been able to. I’m a better person and a better quarterback because of him,” said Hilinski.

Nana Randolph, Hilinski’s grandma is probably the biggest influence he ever had.

Nana Randolph unfortunately passed away from ALS when Kelly was barely 10-years-old.

“She was like my second mom, my greatest supporter, always my number one fan,” commented Hilinski.

ALS is a dehumanizing disease that affects the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement.

Victims of ALS become paralyzed, passing away 24 months after being diagnosed, Nana Randolph only lasted a year.

Hilinski remembers very vividly the last time he saw able See

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ASST. SPORTS EDITOR The RCC Tigers went into Grossmont Griffins on Sept. 20th an undefeated and ranked No. 1 in the state.

From the start RCC started off slow and for the first time this season the Tigers were trailing at halftime.

The third and fourth quarter where no different, no matter what the Tigers tried even a change of quarterbacks was able to revive

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to say goodbye.

“I remember I couldn’t stop crying and even though I was young I knew that was going to be the last time I was going to be with her,” said Kelly.

Kelly gave her a kiss one last time and started walking to the door, when all of a sudden a sigh caught his attention. When he turned around it was Nana Randolph calling him back to her side.

As he sat next to her once again

them.

At the end the Griffins handed RCC its first loss of the season with a score of 38-28.

With this loss the Tigers drop to No. 8 in the state and No. 4 in SoCal in last week’s poll.

Eight t ur novers were the Achilles heel that took the Tigers down.

Kelly Hilinski had 436 yards, three fumbles and sits now at five interceptions for the season. Stats wise the Tigers dominated the game and should have ended with the victory, but unfortunately the

scoreboard tells a different story.

“It’s all about timing,” said Tiger wide reciever Isaac Whitney, “We’re working on that every week.

“We really needed this bye week, it came at a perfect time,” said Craft, “The eight turnovers is what kills us, if you really think about it that’s half a game.”

This bye week gave the Tigers a chance to heal, regroup and get ready to face El Camino Warriors on Saturday Oct. 4th when they come home at the legendar y Wheelock field.

crying his eyes out, he looked up and she was just smiling.

Somthing an ALS patient at this stage of the disease should not be able to do.

“I thought it was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen,” described Kelly.

Again Kelly tried to leave the room when once again Nana Randolph called him back to her side. Nana Randolph had a message for Kelly that would mark him for the rest of his life.

Relying on an alphabet board because of her paralysis, Nana Randolph spelled out “Never

Quit” and “Be a Legend.”

Since that day Kelly always wears the Yankees Gehrig’s Grit bracelet; “Gehrig’s Grit. Never Quit. Beat ALS.” Kelly kept Nana Randolph’s story to himself until he was 17yearsold.

“She was the strongest woman I knew, I felt selfish to keep it in and I wanted to raise awareness,” said Hilinski.

Hilinski is one of the young faces of ALS awareness, and has been honored at a San Francisco Giants game for his participation .

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As far as life-goals, Kelly aims to pursue a medical degree to help find the cure for ALS. “I dedicate everything that I am to find a cure. I don’t want another kid to lose their grandma to such a dehumanizing disease,” expressed Hilinski.

Hilinski also has on and off the field goals he writes before every game.

He always strives to be the best person he can be even off the field.

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RCC will have to wait and see if Hilinski’s leadership can bring a championship to Wheelock Stadium once again.

Hilinski plans on playing for the Tigers for the remainder of the season with high hopes of transferring next semester.

Kelly was offered a scholarship to the University of Maryland that is still in the works.

Hilinski says, “I know I am going to have a great time here. I love the guys already and I believe in their abilities that they can come through and be a championship team.”

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The Riverside City College women’s volleyball team showed that they were a team even if 10 of those players were not on the court, as the “bench” cheered loudly and pushed their teammates to win at one of their greatest comebacks of the season so far.

The Tigers (3-6) were down in a 2-0 set, needing to win the next three games to beat the Cerritos Falcons (3-5).

RCC loss by a score of 25-19 in both sets and needed to pull off a win in the third set to stay in the game.

Monica Hayes-Trainer, RCC head coach, reaction to the first two sets: “I was surprised that we didn’t turn it on full force, so I continued to make subtle changes to the line-up, searching for the best chemistry and composition on the court.”

On the third set both teams was tied 6-6, but the Falcons offense was struggling as they committed eight attack errors while the Tigers kept scoring points and won the third set by a score of 25-18.

The fourth set was not much different from the third set as both teams were tied 12-12, but once again the Falcons offense

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OFFENSE: RCC’s Sheyenne Reyes (left) attempts to score against Cerritos. struggled as they committed six attack errors and the RCC women’s volleyball team roared back winning the fourth set 25-22.

The final set match was once again in the Tigers favor with both teams tied 6-6 as the Falcons made six more attack errors giving the Tigers a chance to increase their lead to 12-6 and finishing it off with a score of 15-11 beating the Falcons.

“I couldn’t stop smiling, I was very proud of them, some new players really picked up their game and took us through that third set continuing to finish

on the fifth set,” said HayesTrainer.

Although RCC started slow what made them speed up their game was not the errors made by the Falcons or the Tigers offense, it was the Tigers’ bench.

“We are definitely a team of 16! Our left side and right side players made many points on their attacks and blocks and the reduction of errors gave us the edge against a talented Cerritos team,” Hayes-Trainer said.

This is their first win coming down from a 2-0 set since 2012.

The Tigers next game will be against Irvine Valley Oct. 8.

Water polo breaks even in conference

ALEXIS NAUCLER STAFF WRITER RCC Freshman drivers Brandt Restad and Chris Frazee put in eight goals to lead the Tigers to victory against Santa Ana, 17-9, at the Orange Empire Conference Sept. 24.

Restad had four assists, Frazee with two, and freshman goalie Jeremy Mariscal had nine saves.

RCC started of the first quarter with a 5-3 lead on Santa Ana, then 12-4 at halftime.

“In a small confined pool, the offense was able to open some shooting lanes and capitalize on the shooting opportunities,” said head coach Jason Northcott.

“Brandt Restad showed solid leadership in the pool on both offense and defense.”

The Tigers were leading

the second quarter 7-1, and according to Northcott “We feel we should’ve been able to sustain that the rest of the game but we ended up even splitting the second half of the game.”

“Anytime you get a win in a conference match, we’re happy with it, we always look at a season as a season of growth.”

The Tigers unfortunately lost their following game Sept. 26 to the Los Angeles Valley College Monarchs, with a final score of 20-6.

“We could have sustained our perimeter defense a little better,” said Northcott. “LA Valley is one of the top teams in the state, they’re front-loaded with some of the best talent there is out there.”

Freshman center Trevor Tripp and freshman driver Mark Morin pulled together five goals for

RCC and freshman goalie Jeremy Mariscal with nine saves.

“Trevor Tripp played very well at 2-meter offense,” said Northcott.

The Tigers trailed 5-2 in the first quarter then 7-5 halfway through the second, but lost three goals and ended up trailing 10-5 at halftime.

RCC was behind 10-0 in the third quarter.

“We played really well early versus one of the top teams in the state,” said Northcott. “Then we ran out of gas and allowed ourselves to get pushed around a bit by a team that has a lot more size than we do.”

RCC are 5-5 overall and 2-1 in the Orange Empire Conference. The Tigers will compete in the RCC Tournament at 10 a.m. Oct. 10.

Cross-country improves step by step EDITH NORIEGA SPORTS EDITOR The RCC women’s crosscountry continue to improve as the Tigers closed gaps by 11 seconds since their first meet two weeks ago.

The Tigers totaled 135 points finishing fifth place out of 31 teams at the SoCal Preview Sept. 19. RCC placed just behind Cerritos College.

Tigers had a total of 16 women run on Sept. 19 in two different races (seven in the “top 7” race and 9 in the “Overflow” race).

“I feel like our women did an awesome job running without one of our leaders,” said head coach Damien Smith. “They are continuing to close their pack gap each week, which shows a lot of growth and maturity in this young team.”

Freshman Brianna Jacklin continues to lead the squad and the women’s top 15 finish.

Other scoring runners included Sophomore Halina Carrera, Freshman Rebecca Morales, freshman Crystal Tejedo and Freshman Amanda Herring.

The RCC men’s cross-

country finished a strong fifth out of 31 teams while missing a few key runners at the Golden West Invitational Sept. 26.

“We were please with the packing of both men’s and women’s teams,” said head coach Jim McCarron. “We look forward to a bye week to train and the remainder of the season should be exciting with some key match ups looming, especially our conference championships in early November.”

The Tigers look to compete at the Brunbaker Invitational on Oct. 10.

Top of the second Derek Jeter the Captain of the New York Yankees comes up to bat. Cheers and boos all mixed in one big roar throughout the stadium, all silenced by the sound of the bat.

Back, back, and it's gone!

A solo home-run from the captain, his 257th career homer and the last one at the Big ‘A’.

Growing up I was raised by my mom to love the New York Yankees. I remember hearing the stories of the great Yankees of past generations and the numerous World Series titles.

Looking back, the only Yankee number I’ve ever worn on my back was No. 2, the captain.

As true Yankee fans we want and expect a winning season for that matter a championship every year! It’s in our Yankee culture to think that we’re the best cause after all we’re the New York Yankees.

That’s why there’s no other place for Derek Jeter than in the Bronx with the Yanks. Ever since he came up from the minor leagues he was destined for greatness.

They say that the Yankees are only supposed to have 9 great players throughout the time, those ‘Baseball Gods’ are the only ones that will wear single digit numbers and the only numbers to be retired.

When it was Jeter’s turn to get assigned a number the Yankees took a big risk and gave him number two instead of 19, and boy did that make a difference!

Within a couple of years Derek had turned into one of the most respected and admired shortstops in baseball. We all wanted someone like the captain in our team.

Growing up in Chicago rooting for the Cubs we all dreamed of the day Jeter would come play for us and rescue the Chicago Cubs from the curse (he was never going to leave New York).

Fans everywhere have seen him dive into stands and come out with a bloody nose; have seen him reach milestones, make amazing supernatural plays and even witnessed the tragic night during the 2012 postseason when Jeter broke his ankle and missed most of the 2013 season.

Which brings us to the 2014 season, Jeter’s farewell season, when he will be retiring after 20 years.

As a Yankee fan I go see them every time they’re in town, but this time it was special because its the last time I would be seeing him play in person before he

retires.

The atmosphere was great May 7 at Angel Stadium; even though there were still a lot of Angel’s fans we were still there for one thing to see Jeter. The Angels honored Derek with a tribute video and a Yankee designed paddle board as gift for his last visit to Anaheim.

It was than time to ‘Play Ball’ the Yankees started hot with their bats scoring 5 runs in the first inning, but it was the Jeter homer that made the game and unforgettable night.

In the end even Angel’s fans cheered to have seen such an event take place. Cause after all its Jeter the captain of the New York Yankees.

Forward to the last week of the regular 2014 baseball season, and also Derek’s last games of his career. All week fans everywhere were counting down to the last at bat, the last play, and the last act of greatness from the captain.

On Sept. 25 was the last time Derek Jeter was going to shine underneath the Yankee Stadium lights.

Throughout the game the Yanks had the victory, until the ninth inning when a home-run from the Orioles first baseman Steve Pearce tied up the game 5-5.

Bottom of the ninth with a runner on base captain Clutch (Jeter) came through with the walk off single heard around the world.

A worthy finale for an incredible career at Yankee Stadium.

Fenway Park was the last stop on Derek’s farewell season and once again Red Sox’s fans showed their gratitude to the captain.Even the Red Sox’s nations have mentioned before they can’t hate the captain, he’s a class act type of player.

Jeter decided to play designated hitter for his last series of his career, since the feeling of playing shortstop was meant to be left behind at Yankee Stadium.

Boston’s legends reunited once again to honor Jeter one last time; while on the green monster the words “With respect 2 Derek Jeter” decorated the outfield.

On Sept. 28, we witnessed the captain’s final curtain call in the third inning after he hit his final infield single. The fans at Fenway Park gave Derek Jeter his last standing ovation as he walked off the field into Yankee immortality.

For Yankee fans this was a short and sad season. Not only did we miss out on the postseason, but also it was the last time we saw the great Derek Jeter play in pinstripes.

Its time to realize this is not a dream Mr. November is gone and things will never be the same in the Bronx.

As a Yankee fan I feel lucky to have seen one of the great ones of our times play for the Yankees.

Joe Dimaggio once said “I want to thank the Good Lord for making me a Yankee fan. And we are always going to thank the Good Lord for making Derek Jeter a Yankee.

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