Viewpoints Fall 2018 issue No. 4 October 18, 2018

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Barriers to safety See SECURITY on page 2

The issue of student safety has once again become a hot topic after a medical emergency on campus has shown the flaws in the current safety protocols.

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News

October 18, 2018

Emergency services blocked

When seconds count, what is Riverside City College’s plan to save and protect students?

SAMANTHA BARTHOLOMEW NEWS EDITOR

A medical emergency that occurred at Riverside City College on Oct. 9 has led to the questioning of campus security measures.

Viewpoints student Nick Peralta experience d chest pains, a headache and issues breathing before collapsing in the Viewpoints newsroom.

Matthew Schoenmann, Viewpoints’ journalism specialist and part time instructor, called 911, all the while worrying that emergency services, local and campus, would not know where to find the newsroom, an isolated building near the Martin Luther King Building.

“All I could think about was the amount of times I’ve called dispatch and had to explain where our building was because they’ve literally never known when I called in the past,” Schoenmann said.

Viewpoints editor-in-chief Dominique Redfearn said she ran to Student Health Services to ask for help, but was turned away because they had already called 911.

Another concern was the road barriers that have blocked off the entrances to Mine Okubo Avenue and Terracina Avenue ever since the start of the new semester in August. In fact, until the emergency took place, Schoenmann had believed that they were bolted to the ground.

Schoenmann called the campus facilities to remove the road barriers for emergency vehicles to get to Peralta who was still convulsing on the ground.

According to Schoenmann, the receptionist who answered was unbothered by the call and, after the incident, speculated whether or not she had even sent someone to remove the barriers.

However, Viewpoints student Imari Rede rushed and moved the barriers, which weighed approximately 195 pounds each.

While paramedics tended to Peralta in the newsroom, Schoenmann and his students were given mixed messages from Sean Disalvio, college safety and emergency planning coordinator, and Officer Matthew Goddard about which number, campus

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The road barricades are due to become permanently bolted to the road by the end of October with keys to be held by campus police officers. dispatch or 911, should’ve been called first.

“How many people who haven’t been told directly to do so would know to go against all their instincts to call 911 and call campus dispatch?” Schoenmann said in an email to Kristi Woods, a dean of instruction, after the incident.

Currently, extension 8171 is the direct line to the California State University San Bernardino dispatch center and campus officers. Depending upon the nature of the call, 8171 will generate a direct dispatch to campus police units.

According to Michael Simmons, director of Risk Management, Safety and Police, the police department is available to assist with barricade removal and campus officers will have keys to the bollard locks once the permanent barricades are in place. Medical aid situations are not uncommon to the police and campus officers are trained to help first responders from other agencies can enter and depart from the college’s facilities.

However, as far back as 2011, dispatchers used to be located on the campus and knew the college layout just as well as its faculty and students.

“When I would call prior to 2011, RCC dispatchers instantly recognized who I was just from hearing my voice, they knew where I was when I called, and they would send the police to my location without any delay.

Response time was probably less than two or three minutes prior

to 2011,” Lovelace said. “We need to go back to having our own dispatchers to speed up the response time.”

Wo o d s a g r e e d w i t h Schoenmann and Viewpoints adviser Allan Lovelace, saying in an email that “it seems we have lost something important in the outsourcing of our emergency response.”

Disalvio would not comment on the matter, as the investigation into the incident is ongoing.

However, Disalvio said in an email to Viewpoints that this situation will hopefully be resolved in collaboration with the district.

Goddard also chose not to comment.

Simmons said it was too soon to indicate whether the investigation would lead to a change in campus safety protocols.

“It would be premature to speculate about the potential outcome of the review and assessment process, or whether the response warrants a change to current emergency protocols, pending the completion of the evaluation by the District Safety and Security Committee,” Simmons said.

However, Rhonda Taube, president of the district’s Faculty Association, views the issue differently.

“There will be a reevaluation of the current safety protocols, especially regarding dispatch of emergency calls at the colleges,” Taube said in an email.

Taube also said that there

would be further discussion on the subject at the District Safety and Security Committee meeting Oct. 19.

“I am not aware of other faculty members bringing up the protocols recently, but I do know faculty are very concerned about student safety throughout the district,” Taube said. “I have been involved with the DCCS for several years and faculty are wholeheartedly committed to ensuring we have the safest campuses possible.”

According to Simmons, the main objectives of the DSSC’s investigation are to review the facts of the incident, determine whether the response was appropriate to the emergency situation, whether the response can be improved and what steps should be taken to do so. The committee will also appoint committee members to create plans to implement change.

Regardless, it seems that the campus dispatch number isn’t as well known as it should be throughout campus, if that is indeed the one students and staff are to call in case of emergency.

The last time that students received an email from the college that mentioned the 8171 extension number was March 2017 from then-chancellor Michael Burke.

In fact, out of 100 students surveyed only seven knew the phone number for the police department’s dispatch.

After initially denying that Student Health Services had turned Redfearn away, director

Renee Martin Thornton and FeRita Carter, vice president of Student Services, admitted that one of their staff members had spoken to Redfearn and that the situation had not been handled correctly.

Lovelace spoke about the incident at the Academic Senate on Oct. 15, suggesting that RCC’s police need to meet with Riverside city police to share a current map of the college so that city police will know where our various buildings are located, the removal of the road barriers throughout the campus or put in place an effective and consistent process for the city police dispatchers to notify campus police when paramedics are on the way so that they would know to move the road barriers.

As of Oct. 16, the college’s police department are claiming t h a t Vi e w p o i n t s s t u d e n t s improperly moved the road barricades and that their officers arrived before the EMTs and would have moved the barricades had Rede not already done so.

However, according Schoenmann, Rede and Redfearn, this was not the case. Rede said that no police officers were in sight when she moved the barriers on Terracina Avenue. This was confirmed by Schoenmann and Redfearn.

Lovelace emailed a response to Simmons with this statement and, as of Oct. 17, has not received a reply.

“I thought it was very unfortunate altogether what happened to me,” Peralta said after the incident. “What happened scared my fellow students. I’m made to feel even worse knowing that my friends and instructor were even more terrified not knowing what would happen to me if emergency personnel couldn’t get to me.

Peralta said that he hopes that what happened to him triggers a change in the current safety protocol, to prevent anyone else from having this experience.

“Clearly something has to change,” Peralta said. “What if what happened to me was worse than it was and my friends and fellow students didn’t take the steps that they did to make sure paramedics could get to me?

Should I feel lucky? It’s scary to think about honestly.”

This is a developing story.

All updates can be viewed at www.viewpointsonline.org

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Assemblymember NEWS BRIEFS speaks at RCC Winter and spring joint registration

Jose Medina speaks on diversity and voting at RCC

Starting in November, students will be able to register for both winter and spring semesters at the same time.

Students will be assigned registration date for both semesters, which will be available for students to view on MyPortal and/or WebAdvisor beginning Nov. 5.

Flu shot clinic Riverside City College students can get a free flu shot Oct. 25 and Nov. 5 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. across from the Martin Luther King Jr. Learning Center and in front of the Charles A. Kane Student Services Building.

Birth control health workshop RCC will be hosting a workshop discussing different birth control methods Oct. 23 from 12:50-1:50 p.m. in the A.G. Paul Quadrangle, Room 120.

Students will learn about approved FDA methods of birth control, including how to use them, effectiveness rates and side effects.

The information will also include clinical linkage and Family PACT information.

Samples of the methods will be available for demonstration.

This event is free and open to the public.

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Assemblymember Jose Medina speaks with students in the Digital Library Auditorium in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month on Oct. 10.

KENIA MARRUFO STAFF REPORTER

As the midterm elections are only a month away, Assemblyman Jose Medina visited Riverside City College to lecture students about the significance of Hispanic Heritage Month and his approach on higher education.

Medina is a member of the California State Assembly and is running in the general election Nov. 6 to represent District 61.

From Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates generations of Hispanic Americans who contributed and influenced society in the U.S. With the high rising mistreatment to immigrants, discriminatory policies within the current administration and the ongoing racism in the community of Riverside, Hispanic Heritage Month is at the peak of it all.

“It’s not enough that we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and we don’t have Latino professors teaching or have Latinos in office,” Medina said.

He continued to discuss the many famous influential Latinos of the past and present who helped give Latinos a voice like activist Cesar Chavez, novelist Thomas Rivera and the infamous Univision journalist, Jorge Ramos who gained attention after President Donald Trump kicked him out of a press event.

With the current issues of discrimination happening in the Riverside community, Medina encouraged attendees to share their experiences with racism and what can we do to resolve them. An attendee shared her experience of discrimination by standing up to a person who was saying racial slurs to an immigrant family while riding the bus in Riverside.

“This is our country too. This country was made of immigrants,

This is our country too.

This country was made of immigrants, this was not made of one specific person, it was made of plenty different people and races

-- RCC student Patricia Martinez

Voter registration deadline The voter registration deadline is Oct. 22.

California offers online voter registration. Students can register to vote by mail in California by printing a voter registration form, filling it out and mailing it to Riverside’s election office at 2724 Gateway Dr., Riverside, CA 92507-0918. You can also register to vote in person at the same address.

RCC president candidate forum Riverside City College will be hosting a forum with candidate for RCC president, Dr. Gregory Anderson.

The forum will be held in the Charles A. Kane Student Services Building, Room 140 from 2-3 p.m.

EOPS application deadline

this was not made of one specific person, it was made of plenty different people and races,” attendee Patricia Martinez said.

Medina addressed the Rubidoux High School incident that happened Feb. 16, 2017, where teachers faced backlash for their mockery and racial comments of students participating during the ‘A Day without Immigrants’ walkout.

The walkout was a nationwide boycott of President Donald Trump’s immigration policies and the importance of immigration.

“It’s not enough just to celebrate the month, I think we need to go beyond on that and take action,” Medina said.

Medina legislated a bill that was set to make ethnic studies a graduation requirement for high school students in a three year program but was ultimately vetoed by Gov. Jerry Brown.

In the past, the bill has been recognized and rewritten but been approved. The bill is one of Medina’s ideas to educate the youth in resolving racism, prejudice and discrimination.

“If we make a curriculum that is more inclusive we would all be better” Medina said.“If we don’t care about each other or we don’t even our own history, how can we say that we are educated, I don’t think we can if we don’t.”

The last day to register to vote is Oct. 22. The RCC faculty staff who were present encouraged all

the students to vote for the 2018 elections.

“We must be knowledgeable, we must be aware, we must take our classes, we must do our homework and you must participate,” psychology Professor Clarence Romero said.

“You are the future, you are now but if you don’t do it today with your homework we will be nothing another 400 years from now and will be the same predicament.”

Midterm elections take place Nov. 6.

- The deadline to register to vote in person is Nov. 6 and can be done at Riverside’s election office at 2724 Gateway Dr., Riverside, CA 92507-0918.

- People can register to vote online at registertovote.ca.gov - To c h e c k y o u r v o t e r registration status, go to voterstatus.sos.ca.gov - To register in California, you must: * be a citizen of the United States of America * be a resident of California * be at least 18 or older on Election Day to vote * not be currently in state or federal prison or on parole for the conviction of a felony * not be currently found to be mentally incompetent to vote by a court

The deadline for students to submit applications for Extended Opportunity Programs and Services is Oct. 26.

In order to be deemed eligible for the program, students must be a California resident, enrolled in 12 units or more during the fall and spring semester, have completed less than 45 transferable units, qualify for the BOG waiver and have a educational disadvantage as determined through RCC assessment scores.

Returning EOPS students must be in good academic standing from their previous semester to continue benefiting from the program.

Services offered through the program include priority registration, textbook vouchers, one-on-one tutoring, academic counseling, transfer information and assistance, as well as regalia for transferring students.

To apply, students must log onto their Webadvisor, look under Supplemental Applications and click on EOPS Supplemental Applications.

EOPS is a student support program implemented and funded by the State of California through Title V to help recruit, retain and assist the academic success of low-income and educationally disadvantaged student by providing them with the tools and resources for achieving a higher education.

Black Minds Matter course Black Minds Matter is a public course created by Professor Luke Wood from San Diego State University that addresses the experiences and realities of Black males in education.

The course will balance a discussion of issues facing Black male students as well as offer research-based strategies for improving their success.

Students can view the broadcast in the Digital Library, Room 409 from 3-5 p.m. for the remaining Wednesdays of the semester, excluding Thanksgiving week.

To stay up-to-date on upcoming events on campus, visit the calender listed at viewpointsonline.org.

If you have event happening on campus that you want to be featured on the calender, send information about the event to viewpoints.managing@gmail.com.

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LIFE

October 18, 2018

“They always say time changes things, but actually you have to change them yourself.”

Conjuring new worlds through art

- Andy Warhol

Santa Monica artist John Greco brings his artistic view to life at Riverside City College PATRICK TINDALL LIFE EDITOR

A fantastical homage to spirituality, nature and the deepest corners of one’s mind: “Sacred Spaces, Secret Places: Conjurings of a Shaman” by John Greco is an exploration of human existence through screen-printed imagery.

Greco is a master screenprinter who graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Slippery Rock University as well as a Master of Fine Arts in printmaking from Kent State University.

His work features human figures as celestial beings interacting with the world around them. His paintings have been showcased in the United States as well as abroad. His art has an ethereal, even tribal quality, reminiscent of ancient cave paintings from millennia ago.

His inspiration stems from his fascination with the human condition, often showcasing themes of love, sex, dreams, space and time.

Students, teachers and art lovers all converged at the Riverside City College art gallery on Oct. 4 to view his collection.

“When it comes to creating (art),” he said. “You make it for yourself but always try to convey some meaning.”

According to Greco, art is supposed to make you feel vulnerable, citing the nudity and vulnerability in his figures.

“I always feel exposed,” he said. “That is just part of being an artist.”

From paintings and sketches to his full-sized screen-prints his work can be seen as sort of an extention of his inner voice.

Whether that voice is benevolent or malevolent is perhaps up to the viewer.

His technique is unique as well, “a lot of these are painted left-handed,” he said while gesturing at a cluster of uniquely colored paintings.

Students and art lovers viewing the exhibit have had some very excited reactions.

“Dark and brooding,” Riverside City College student, Desiree Cervantes said, “with very expressive colors.”

“It definitely makes me want to know more about him.” student Sylvia Newman said.

Greco now resides in Santa Monica where he runs Josephine Press, a printmaking studio,

PATRICK TINDALL | VIEWPOINTS

Students viewing the Greco exhibit “Sacred Spaces, Secret Places: Conjurings of a Shaman,” located in the RCC art gallery, Sept 27. where he helps other artists to explore their talents.

Greco’s intimate figures and fantasy-driven landscapes explore the depths of human consciousness and emotion while evoking the audience’s deepest imagination.

The exhibit “Sacred Spaces, Secret Places” runs from Sept.

25 to Nov. 30 at Riverside City College in the RCC art gallery.

I always feel exposed.

That’s just part of being an artist.

-- John Greco

Local artist drives and paints to feel freedom

Skilled painter Mike Sedano displays his work at the Riverside Arts Walk to gain audience ADRIANA LOPEZ STAFF REPORTER

R iver side is k now n for having a very artist-friendly community with multiple events and organizations that provide exposure.

With such a dense population of ar tists some may f ind it difficult to stand out, but Mike Sedano has found a way to get people’s attention.

Sedano has been creating art for six years and finds inspiration in everyday life, but is especially inspired when positive change occurs.

“I have a really big fear of driving on the freeway but then I started driving to places alone and it made me feel free,” he said.

“One of my more popular paintings is of a hummingbird, they fly free so that’s what I base

it on (the feeling).”

Sedano has been displaying his ar t at the Ar ts Walk in Riverside for years. While he has always used acrylic paints and canvas, Sedano has gradually m a de ch a nge s i n wh at he produces.

“A lot of it was black and white before, only two to three years ago did I start adding color and it made it pop more,” he said.

While the vibrant colors definitely catch the eye, Sedano also references pop culture in many of his paintings.

“It’s mainly to catch people’s attention,” he said. “Eventually I want to stop doing pop art so I can create a platform.”

While new artists may be intimidated to enter a seemingly well populated community, Sedano encourages new artists to st ay pe r sistent i n t hei r

aspirations.

“Don’t let anyone intimidate you,” he said. “Go your own route and keep on going.”

Sed ano has def i nitely succeeded in catching people’s attention. Throughout the night attendees of the Riverside Arts Walk stop to look at Sedano’s wo r k a n d s o m e s t r i ke u p conversation with him about his art. “ H i s ef for t le s s d r e a m like style of painting not only captures the image but also the audience,” said Vanessa MunozBright a viewer from Yucaipa.

“Each different painting takes the viewer back to their vulnerable child-like selves,” said Jenn Avila, an art lover from Fontana.

You can find Sedano’s work on Facebook , Twit ter, a nd Instagram @AREA90ART.

CHELSEA BUCHANAN | VIEWPOINTS

Mike Sedano poses in front of some of his colorful paintings at Riverside Arts Walk on Oct. 4.

Entertainment Briefs Wind Ensemble with Roosevelt High School Wind Ensemble Riverside City College’s own Wind Ensemble to collaborate with Roosevelt High School’s wind ensemble at Henry W. Coil, Sr. and Alice Edna Coil School of Arts building on Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. Tickets will be $10 for general admission and $8 for students and seniors.

“Hidden Spaces, Secret Spaces: Conjurings of a Shaman”

RCC Marching Tigers hosts Big Orange Classic Field Show Tournament

Riverside City College’s “Halloween Town”

Santa Monica artist, John Greco’s intimate figures and fantastical landscapes explore the depths of human consciousness and emotion while evoking our deepest imagination.

The exhibit runs from Sept. 25 to Nov. 30 in Quad room 140, with an opening reception Oct. 4 at 6 p.m. at the Riverside Art Walk.

The Big Orange Classic Field Show Tournament hosted by RCC’s Marching Tigers with two separate contests, one in the day and one at night. Day contest will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and the night contest will be held from 6-10 p.m.

Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for 12 and under for daytime and $10 for adults and $7 for 12 and under for night time.

RCC’s annual Halloween Town comes back Oct. 28 from 5-9 p.m.

The event offers activities, trick-ortreating and a costume contest. The costume contest is set to be held at 5 p.m. outside the Arthur G. Paul Quadrangle, games and trick-ortreating will be inside from 6-9 p.m.

Skactoberfest Every Friday night in October, Skactoberfest offers the best Ska music and craft beer festival in Riverside. Attendees can enjoy the traditional fun, food and entertainment of Oktoberfest with a Ska twist. Skapeche Mode will be the headlining entertainment along with special guests. Ticket info is available at Riversidelive.com

SPORTS

October 18, 2018

“No one can say ‘You must not run faster than this, or jump higher than that’. The human spirit is indomitable.”

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- Roger Bannister

MIA MAGANA | VIEWPOINTS

The Riverside City College men’s cross country warm up their shoes on home field before training to achieve a winning standing at the Orange Empire conference.

RCC finds continued success Tigers prepare for divisional finals and beyond NICK PERALTA

MIA MAGANA | VIEWPOINTS

SPORTS REPORTER

The Riverside City College men’s track and field begin to test their endurance at the Wheelock Stadium to prepare themselves for the Orange Empire Conference finals on Oct. 26.

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RCC’s cross country coach Jim McCarron reviews the teams 2018 season and overall standing.

In recent years, Riverside City College has had continued success when it comes to their men’s track team.

In the 2018 cross country season, this remains no exception.

Now halfway through the season, the Tigers men’s cross country team has their eye on a potential Orange Empire Conference title for what would be their fourth straight, should they succeed. RCC has garnered a large bulk of accolades over the last 15 years and this is all thanks to the program established by longtime head coach Jim McCarron.

McCarron has captained both the track and field and cross country programs at RCC for nearly 13 years now. Since his hiring back in 2006, McCarron has blazed an immense trail of success.

“When I first got the job, I got it five days before the season started in 2006, we finished 28th in the state that year,” McCarron said. “Ever since then, we’ve always finished a top three team.”

A c r o s s c r o s s c o u n t r y, which runs throughout the fall semester, and track and field, which runs throughout the spring semester, the men’s team has

won a California Community College Athletic Association state championship an impressive seven times.

McCarron believes that the foundation of that success is built not only upon the program that he and his supporting coaches have created, but also from the belief in his student athletes as well.

“We have won state seven times in 13 years,” McCarron said. “I think it’s due to building a program. It’s attributed to a lot of different things. For instance it’s a program that I believed in, and that the coaching staff buys into. I have a great coaching staff that really puts a lot of work in and that helps guide the students to success. So if the athletes don’t buy into the program, it doesn’t work.”

The program’s success is further allocated by the first ranked runner on the Tigers team, Enrique Villa, who last year earned the OEC Individual Championship crown after marginally defeating his thenteammate, Ricardo Cardenas.

“The coaching staff is strong,” Villa said. “They know what they’re doing, and how to do it.

They always have a game plan.

Like a blueprint on what we need to do and what we need to focus on. Most importantly, how we need to improve our skills.”

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October 18, 2018

B R I E F S

Women’s volleyball The Riverside City College volleyball team has played tough their last four games tallying a record of 2-2. On Oct. 5 they took on number one ranked Irvine Valley College losing 3-1.

Although they lost the game, the Tigers were able to win the third set, a feat no team has accomplished against Irvine Valley College in two years.

The Tigers hold a record of 11-6 overall and will face off next against Orange Coast College on Oct. 19.

Men’s water polo It has been an up and down season for the men’s water polo team this year. The team holds an overall record of 7-11 and are 1-1 in Orange Empire Conference play. The men however did rise to the occasion for the Riverside Mini Invitational by beating Grossmont College 11-7. Norbert Kovacs led the way for the Tigers with five goals. The teams next game will be played against Golden West College on Oct. 19.

Women’s water polo The women’s water polo team continue their hot streak, having garnered three straight victories. Kate Fox leads the team in goals scored with 46 total. The team’s overall record is now 12-4 on the season and remain 3-0 in the OEC. The team will look to continue their success in the Long Beach Tournament which takes place on Oct. 19.

Men’s cross country It has been a solid season thus far for the men’s cross country team despite a 16th place finish at Highlander Invitational which took place Oct. 13. Enrique Villa continued to find success as he finished fourth overall in the community college standings.

The team will next compete at the Titan Invitational at Cal State Fullerton on Oct. 19.

Women’s cross country The women’s cross country were the fourth-place finishers amongst community colleges at the Highlander Invitational, rounding out a 15th overall placing to end the tournament.

Freshman Aliy Camacho lead the way for the Tigers posting a time of 19:30.3. The Tigers will look to bounce back at the Titan Invitational on Oct. 19 which takes place at Cal State Fullerton University on Oct. 19.

Sports

RCC tackles Cancer Night

Tigers run game dominantly displayed ROBERT JOHNSON SPORTS REPORTER

Riverside City College dominates, getting their fourth straight victory after a huge night from the special teams unit.

Freshmen wide receiver and return specialist Tyler Kennedy had a spectacular performance against the Grossmont College Griffins. Kennedy finished a field day with a total of 238 yards off of special teams returns only (132 kick return yards and 106 punt return yards) with his longest return of the night coming off of a 77 yard kick return.

“Being a return specialist is about making that first man miss,” Kennedy said. “From there it’s all about following your blocks and seeing how far you can go. This is something we as a team made sure we focused on in practice and coach (Tom) Craft really made sure that our special teams unit would have a big game tonight, so we just went out there and executed the game plan.”

The Tigers offense continued to triumph as well, ending the night with a total of 496 yards, with 292 of those yards obtained on the ground from the teams running game. It seemed like the Tigers were able to do whatever they pleased on the field, controlling the game from the first snap, garnering a dominant victory, 37-10.

It was sophomore running back Quincy Wimbish who led the rushing attack for the Tigers, finishing with a total of 69 yards.

The running game was further

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Riverside City College running back Erik Buchanan dives short of the one yard line against the Grossmont Griffens at Wheelock Stadium on Oct. 13. complimented by sophomore running back Malik Walker who found the end zone twice ending the game with 64 rushing yards.

“We just go out here on Saturdays and execute the game plan that coach Craft had us working on throughout the week,” said Walker. “The practice is paying off clearly. We can still get better though. But the coach keeps up prepared always.”

Freshmen running back Dumar Fisher also ended up with a good rushing performance finishing the night with 66 yards.

That’s 199 yards from this trio of running backs alone.

Sophomore quarterback Stone Smartt continued to contribute offensively as well, ending the night with 204 passing yards and one touchdown. That lone touchdown was caught by sophomore receiver Tyrone Marshall who finished with five catches for a total of 64 yards.

The Tigers defense did a great job of also shutting down Grossmont’s offense, holding them to a total of 208 yards and 10 points overall.

Sophomore linebacker Vic Viramontes lead the charge on defense with eight tackles.

Sophomore defensive lineman

Nickolas Figueroa also supplied the defense with two sacks of the night for RCC. Freshmen linebacker Kue Olotoa notably garnered his first interception of the season.

This loss leaves Grossmont still looking for their first win of the season as they are now sitting at 0-6 in the 2018 season.

Meanwhile, Riverside is now 5-1, with their lone loss coming against the 2017 state champions Fullerton College Hornets.

RCC will look to continue their momentum amd improve their record on the road Oct. 20 against Golden West College.

RCC cross country aims for first place See TRACK on page 5 Villa was one of the more impressive freshmen on the track team last season and garnered a handful of accolades such as the aforementioned OEC Individual title, multiple first and second place finishes across several invitationals, the 2017 All-American honors as well as OEC Runner of the Year.

Villa is a prime example of what McCarron’s coaching is capable of achieving, a fact Villa knew quite well when deciding which community college he was looking to compete for.

“When I first got here, I knew the team here at RCC was going to be good,” Villa said. “I had a former teammate from high school that told me about this school. So I knew going into my first school semester here, I was aware that it was going to be something good for me. So far I feel like it’s going pretty good.”

Thus far, the Tigers have accomplished much en route to a showdown for the OEC title, placing inside the top four in four of the five invitationals that they have competed in this season.

To begin the season, RCC placed first overall at the Ventura Invitational with Villa, Austin Dai and Tyler Graves all placing inside the top ten individually. The team would then place second at the Palomar Invitational where Villa, Dai and Graves again submitted solid performances. After a more moderate fourth place finish at the Southern California Preview, freshmen runners Mohammed

Mohamed and Nathaniel Steele got the chance to show how the freshmen on the team were improving as they contributed to a second place team placing at the Golden West Invitational.

“It’s a young team this season,” McCarron said. “They’re growing and there’s a lot of growth going on. When you have a young team, they may fall down a lot so it’s important that they get back up and learn. Earlier in the season it had been a struggle, but they’re starting to get it, and understand the program and the process involved to getting better.

It’s starting to show itself. I’d say

When I first got here I knew the team at RCC was going to be good.

-- Enrique Villa

three quarters of our guys are freshmen. It’s a really young team.

It’s good to have sophomore’s like Enrique and Austin here to lead, but there is a big learning curve.

But we’re starting to get that figured out.”

The Tigers, now more than halfway through the season, have a stern goal in mind: reclaiming the OEC title. From there they will also look to claim the Southern California Championships. After that? The coveted CCCAA state championship.

“The number one reason I coach is to help young men get the experience that I got,” McCarron said. “I want them to know what it’s like to compete at a Division 1 university. I was a community college guy. I had to earn my way to a university. I was able to do that and I want to give that back.

First and foremost, helping theses student athletes accomplish that is the biggest reason why I am here. Next would be to win the state championships.”

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The stakes are too high for apathy, Millenialls must vote during midterm elections

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Mocking millennials has become a passion that many have picked up in the last decade. You’ve heard most of the complaints: about the trophies for simply showing up, the rise of selfies and the supposed uptake in entitlement.

However, the so-called lazy generation could be the one demographic that will bring down President Donald Trump and his administration this midterm election.

The catch? They have to dominate the polls this November.

Because if the 2016 elections have proven anything about millennials, it’s that they have one glaring, society-crushing character flaw: They truly don’t vote.

We, the Viewpoints Editorial Board, believe that it’s high time that millennials realize the power they have in the dynamics of citizen-power.

The millenial voting numbers tell a disgraceful story. Barely half of all eligible millennial voters cast a ballot in the last presidential election, compared with nearly 70 percent of baby boomers and the two generations older than them.

The midterms are far worse. According to Govtrackinsider.com, just 16 percent of people

between the ages of 18 and 29 voted in 2014.

This November, with a president and a party in power determined to turn back time, only 28 percent of young adults say they are “absolutely certain” they will vote in midterms, according to the tracker.

By comparison, 74 percent of seniors say they will show up on Election Day. Other polls show a higher turnout among those at the front end of adult life, but it still lags behind those at the opposite end.

This year, however, the country, and the world at large, saw the true raw power that comes when young people rage, hitting the streets at March For Our Lives with the final moments of their friends, classmates and fellow students echoing in their every step.

Trump’s administration saw it too. And they were afraid.

Republicans are counting on the young to be clueless, to stay in a social media stupor while the rest of the country designs the future. A recent ad campaign by Knock the Vote shows a series of senior citizens mocking millennials: “Climate change — that’s a you problem. I’ll be dead soon.”

“I can’t keep track of which lives matter.”

“You might even share this video on Facebook, but you won’t vote. You never do.”

Are millennials just going to take that kind of abuse? Are they no better than that empty husk of humans that take Trump’s orders without so much as flinching? Have they no pride?

Right now, we have a government spearheaded by an entitled, pampered and aging minority.

Barely 46 percent of the popular vote put Trump in office and senators representing 44 percent of the population just gave a man whose views are not shared by a majority a lifetime seat on the Supreme Court.

Government by the few and the well connected will continue so long as the emerging majority does not exercise the most powerful option for a citizen.

The country can’t afford to wait. Millennials can’t afford to stand still this election season.

Millenials have the power to be the cavalry that could protect the nation from actions that will take decades to fix, but they have to be willing to hit the ground running. It is our responsibilty as young Americans to participate during the upcoming midterm elections, as well as to encourage the tradition of voting.

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