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Americans take action President Barack Obama gets re-elected after defeating Gov. Mitt Romney on election night For
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America at its finest: Andre Anderson, a Democrat, holds up a napkin that says vote on election night at the Riverside County Democratic party election celebration event. Democrats in Riverside County gathered in downtown Riverside to watch the election results
Riverside elects a new mayor page 3
RCC football falls short of playoffs page 11
Young Americans make the differece page 5
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Viewpoints recognizes its mistakes from the Nov. 1 issue Viewpoints made multiple factual errors in its last issue. In the Nov. 1 issue, Viewpoints said the election date was Nov. 8 on Page 2, when the actual date for the election is Nov. 6. On Page 5 Viewpoints said the sales tax rate would increase by 25 percent if Proposition 30 passes; but actually the sales tax rate would increase by .25 percent if Proposition 30 passes. On Page 5 again, Viewpoints said education funding would be cut by $5,354 billion if Proposition 30 is not passed by voters. It is actually $5.354 billion being cut in education funding if Proposition 30 is not passed by voters. On Page 9 Viewpoints said Mark Takano and John Tavaglione are running for the U.S. Senate; but they are actually running for the 41st congressional district. On Page 3 Viewpoints spelled Dariush Haghighat’s name wrong. Viewpoints spelled it Dariush Haghidhat. Viewpoints student editors are developing procedures to reduce the number of significant errors from appearing in future issues of the newspaper. These procedures will include, among other changes, using editing checklists and having multiple editors read everything that is to appear in the newspaper before it is submitted for publication.
Giving back for the holidays Associated Students of Riverside City College is collecting shoes, clothing items, electronics and other items that students, faculty and staff may want to donate. Associated Students of RCC is will donate the items to local shelters and families. Associated students are scheduled to be collecting every item at its Reindeer Roundup event on Nov. 28. Toy donations are acceptable too. The event scheduled to be at the RCC cafeteria.
Riverside City College Off Broadway play series Riverside City College Landis Performing Arts Center presents “Lone Star and Laundry and Bourbon: The Texas 2-step,” of comedy. The comedy show is by James McLure and directed by David Wayne Nelson. Shows for the comedy event are scheduled for Nov. 14 through 17 at 7 p.m. and an extra show Nov. 17 at 2 p.m.. Tickets are $10 for shows running until Nov. 15 and tickets are $15 for shows remaining on Nov. 16 and 17. For tickets call (951) 222-8100 or visit www.landispac.com.
Alien Ant Farm is scheduled to come to RCC Riverside City College alumnus Tye Zamora brings Alien Ant Farm to Landis Performing Arts Center on Dec. 8, for a special holiday concert benefitting the RCC music programs. “Here Comes Santa” features the multi-million record selling alternative rock band, whose roots go back to Moreno Valley and the RCC Studio Orchestra. Tickets are on sale now at www.landipac.com or www.tickets.com. Tickets are $12.50 pre-order or $15 at the door concert night. Tickets are also available in person at the box office from Tuesday through Friday between 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Thanksgiving break Riverside City College students, faculty and staff are scheduled to be off Nov. 22 through 25 for the Thanksgiving break. Classes resume on Nov. 26. Viewpoints wishes everyone at RCC a happy thanksgiving!
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Working together: Doug Figueroa (left), the president of Associated Students of RCC, said lots of students helped get Proposition 30 passed.
A collective effort leads to success RCCD, along with California Community Colleges, celebrate the victory of getting Proposition 30 passed on election night Javier Cabrera Editor-in-Chief With months of advocating and support from the California Community Colleges, Californians made the choice to pass Proposition 30, as it passed with a 54 percent approval. Proposition 30 increases California’s sales taxes by one-fourth of a cent and adds an income tax surcharge to residents of the state who make more than $250,000 annually. The tax is scheduled to expire after four years and the income tax component is scheduled to end after seven years. Dan Troy, the California Community Colleges vice chancellor for college finance and facilities planning, said the Community Colleges budget would have faced a $338 million cut if Proposition 30 failed. At Riverside Community College District, Chancellor Gregory Gray said the District would have faced an 8.2 million deficit, which it would have affected 1,802 full-time equivalent students at RCCD. Since October, Associated Students of Riverside City College started holding workshops educating RCC students on the importance of the proposition had on them. “We were the first college in our District to take a stance on Proposition 30,” said Doug Figueroa, president of Associated Students of RCC. “We were the first ones to start having workshops and going into the classrooms.” Figueroa said Associated Students of RCC decided on its own it wanted to make a big impact on the election and help get as many students involved with the process of getting Proposition 30 passed. “In one day we offered online voter registration (and) we had over 200 students register online to vote,” he said. “(We got) the student body involved, everyone did their part (and) everyone understood (their part). He said Associated Students of RCC
had some RCC students, who are normally not involved with campus event, getting involved and contacting outside resources and groups to help them fight the battle at RCC. “It shows the unity,” Figueroa said. “It shows we can come together but the fight is not over.” Cynthia Azari, president of RCC, said she was pleased with the collective effort RCC students produced on advocating for Proposition 30. “Our students understand the importance of this and they understand the impact,” she said. “As we were cutting back, students were having more difficulty in getting classes.” Azari said RCC students were effective in getting the vote out for the proposition. “Without an educated workforce in the state, we are going to be further and further behind, so we need have an educated workforce,” she said. Chancellor Gray, who made it clear in a Board of Trustees meeting on Sept. 18, said the District had to rally behind supporting the Proposition 30, because it had a big impact on the District if it did not pass. At the meeting in September he mentioned everything the District was planning to do, including having a Plan B meeting, where the District was going to plan ahead in case the proposition failed. After learning that the proposition passed on Nov. 7, Gray said he was very pleased. “I had my best drive to work this morning than I have had in the last several months,” he said. “I always felt confidence that Californians would respond to the necessity of supporting education and in our case, Community College education.” Gray said the District is not out of the woods yet because the state fiscal climate is uncertain. “What I am saying is we are not mandated today to cut $8.2 million from budget,” he said.
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Two trustee members elected
Mary Figueroa gets re-elected and Nathan Miller gets elected as RCCD trustee members Anthony Gutierrez Staff Writer The results from the election are in, and voters have chosen Riverside Community College District Board of Trustees Candidate Mary Figueroa to serve for a fifth term and she will be joined by newly elected Nathan A. Miller from Corona. Figueroa was first elected to the Board in 1995 and served as chair of every board committee and as president for three terms. In the race for Trustee Area 3, which now covers parts of Riverside north of Arlington, Alessandro avenues and the east part of Jurupa Valley. 56-year-old Figueroa easily won with 24,147 votes (71 percent). Her opponent Joe Ludwig, a 42year-old customer care advocate also from Riverside, acquired only 10,060 votes (29 percent). During her campaign, Figueroa argued her previous experience on the board would be valuable to a District battling through a dwindling budget caused by recent state tax cuts. The budget however, might not be a main priority for the District much longer. The passage of Proposition 30 has voters hopeful that California’s Community College system will
now be able to restore thousands of classes, and Community Colleges will receive approximately $210 million in additional funding to serve about 20,000 more students. The measure appears to have come just in time to help Districts throughout the state avoid another swarm of severe budget cuts, including more layoffs, reduced instructional time and larger classes. In the race for Trustee Area 1, which covers Corona, Norco and Eastvale, Corona residents Nathan A. Miller and Louis Davis battled each other for a seat on the board. Davis, a 53-year-old Southern California Edison region manager, fell short with only 11,505 votes (40 percent) while Miller, a 36year-old business owner, acquired 17,111 votes (60 percent) on his way to victory. Miller, a father of three with a bachelor’s degree in political science from Cal Poly Pomona is the only candidate that did not cite the budget as his main priority. He did however list local control as his main reason for running and also as his solution to the District’s current budget problems. “I know that everyone is pleased that Proposition 30 passed
and they’re hopeful it will restore a little stability,” Miller said. “That remains to be seen; it has no mandate that it has to go to community college education. He said it will take some time until the Districts sees the affect of the proposition. “It’s at the governor’s discretion how those funds are allocated,” Miller said. “I can’t tell how soon we may see benefits from it; we may not.” His plan is to find ways to work with Sacramento so the District can have more control in how state funds are allocated. “My goal is to pursue legislation and opportunities to work with Sacramento to allow for more autonomy for our college and colleges throughout the state,” he said. Miller said he believes state regulations pertaining to the budget are restricting the District from re-cooperating. “I think as long as Sacramento controls our spending we’re always going to be at their mercy, and one of the reasons why we have such difficulty in managing our budget is because it is constrained by what they will and won’t allow us to do in terms of managing it,” Miller said. RCCD Chancellor Gregory Gray is also very confident with
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Staying put: Mary Figueroa, defeated Joe Ludwig in the
Trustee Area 3 race to be re-elected as a Riverside Community College District Board of Trustee member. the results of this election in terms of helping the district move forward. “I look forward to working with Ms. Figueroa and Mr. Miller
in the years to come,” Gray said. “Results of this election and the passage of Proposition 30 have provided a foundation upon which we can build for the future.”
William ‘Rusty’ Bailey becomes Riverside’s mayor Mayor-elect Bailey takes over Riverside after Ron Loveridge served the city for 23 years Susan Parker Staff Writer William “Rusty” Bailey defeated Ed Adkison to become the next mayor of Riverside. Bailey won the race with 57 percent of the votes. Prior to the mayor’s race, Bailey was an incumbent councilman and Adkison was a councilman of Riverside. One of the youngest elected to hold this office Rusty, 40, has been described as “Son of Riverside,” a sixth generation Bailey.
Mayor-elect Bailey was a second-term councilman and Poly High School government teacher. On election night, Adkison said that if he lost, he would work to unite the community. “You need to pull the people together once the election is over and rally around the new mayor,” he said. According to The PressEnterprise, Mayor-elect Bailey said his first task would be to organize his office and select staff to ensure it represents what the residents want.
The P-E also reported that Mayor-elect Bailey jumped into the race soon after getting reelected to the council in June 2011. Riverside City Clerk Colleen Nicol said earlier that if Bailey wins, the city charter requires the council to appoint his Ward 3 council replacement. If the council doesn’t act within two months, a special election must be called. Because of the notice required by the state elections code, Nicol said. An election for the Ward 3
seat would be in June 2013, along with regular contests for the evennumbered council wards. Loveridge said it was an honor and opportunity to serve Riverside for 32 years. He also said Mayor-elect Bailey was his choice to replace him. “I endorsed Bailey—he brings a facilitative style to governance, along with a strong affection for the City,” Loveridge said. “And the highest commitment to make its future better.” Mayor-elect Bailey is scheduled
to be sworn in on Dec. 11.
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Wheelock Gym gets rededicated After several years of renovating Wheelock Gym, it has its official reopening on Nov. 3 Nishe Butler Staff Writer With great pride and anticipation the Riverside Community College District Board of Trustees hosted the official rededication and open house of the historic Wheelock Gymnasium, on Nov. 3, after a two year wait. The Wheelock Gym had been an old structure which did not meet the requirements to withstand any earthquake, so it went under renovation. The newly renovated gym is fully equipped with six basketball courts, a volleyball court, men and women locker rooms, 14 restrooms, three elevators, a capacity of 960 seats and 31 handicap accessible seats. Completing 41,662 square feet becoming a state of the art facility. The master of ceremonies was Derrick Johnson, RCC athletic director. Remarks were made by Los Angeles Clippers’ broadcaster Ralph Lawler, Janet Green president of the Board of Trustees, Cynthia Azari, president of RCC, RCC athletics hall of fame member, Alicia Berber, RCC women’s basketball coach and John Smith, RCC men’s basketball coach. “If this building could talk (imagine) the stories it would tell,” Lawler said. Although Lawler was never a student at RCC, he did get his broadcasting career started in the 1960s doing play-by-play for a number of games during the period former RCC men’s basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian led his team to three state championships. “I am forever grateful for my opportunity here at this college,” Lawler said. “I was not a student but I am forever a Tiger.” Green said how the college was able to renovate the gym by using the Measure C funds. She said RCC students are
benefiting from the new structures that the measure has contributed in helping build. “RCC prides itself on, not only top notch athletes, but most importantly, top notch students,” Green said. Fred “Lucky” Smith, father of coach John Smith, played during the “Tarkanian Era,” and John shared thoughts of what it meant to him to be at the ceremony. “What it has meant for me to be here, where my father won backto-back championships is very humbling,” John said. “I have been able to build a program and teach my players that, by facing their fears, they can knock them down, jump over them and accomplish anything.” John said he is happy to be back home in the renovated gym. During the renovation period both RCC basketball teams practiced in the Huntley Gym and their home games were played at Cal Baptist University. The volleyball team practiced and played in the Huntley Gym. Berber said she is also excited to be back in the renovated gym and begin the new season this month. “I have spent over half my life here at RCC,” she said. “I always encourage my student athletes to save their best efforts for the classroom.” As the ceremony concluded President Azari thanked the community members who attended. She was sure all the student athletes will feel empowered with the new addition to the college. “I am inspired to see what the next year has to offer,” she said. The women’s and men’s basketball players offered tours of the renovated gym during the ceremony. “I want to set records making a difference; It is going to be an amazing year for both the women’s and men’s basketball teams,” said Davina Pasillas, player for RCC women’s basketball team.
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‘Tiger for life’: Ralph Lawler, broadcaster for the Los Angeles Clippers, was not an RCC
student but he did get his start in broadcasting in the 1960s by calling some of RCC men’s basketball games during the time the team won three straight state titles.
RCC seeks to expand its campus in the city RCC Veterans Club helps out Tabatha Carrezza Staff Writer Riverside City College looks to continue adding to its campus. President Cynthia Azari said the Riverside Community College District Board of Trustees has approved the expansion of the School of Arts. She stated that they originally had a similar plan about 20 years ago, but due to changes in the law, it allowed the college to submit only one project per year. With greater funds; however, the college was able to restart its plan for the expansion of the art buildings. “We received $40 million in funds, so the board approved of the recouping of the project,” Azari said. She also said the project has a
budget of $41 million. “We have a very vibrant performing arts program,” she stated. “We have outgrown our facilities here.” Azari also stated that there is also a plan to expand art programs. “We received a $5 million grant from Henry Quail in honor of his parents; that is specifically for program needs,” she said. The new buildings will be mainly for music classes and programs. Will Kim, an art adviser at RCC, said other arts such as visual and animation will remain in the arts building at RCC. Although Kim is generally in charge of animation, he believes that the expansion of the music arts will benefit the community as a whole.
“Art is what brings the community together and is very necessary,” he said. Stephanie Lara, an RCC student, said she believes the expansion will be a positive change for RCC. “It’s an outlet for a lot of young adults such as me,” she said. Lara said she was a music major, but because of lack of space for students, she had to change majors. “I had to change majors because sometimes there would be 30 people on the waitlist (for a class) and only 40 spaces in the class,” she said. The School of Arts is expected to be located on University Avenue and Market Street. It is expected to open in 2016, the year RCC is scheduled to celebrate its 100 year birthday.
Matthew Hojdila Staff Writer Riverside City College Veterans Club members responded to one of their own, when they washed cars, not only to help the Riverside veteran’s family, but to commemorate the soldier on campus with a plaque on Oct. 19. Earlier this year Ray Carillo, a veteran and student wanting to join law enforcement, was hit by a train in Riverside. Club councilor and adviser Garth Schulz and Vice President Cesar Vasquez explained how they read about Carillo in The PressEnterprise. “Police believed that Carillo was crossing the tracks at Chicago and Marlborough Avenues and did not see a train coming after one had just passed,” Schultz said.
“There is only a small sign there and he isn’t the only one to get hit at that spot.” The Veterans Club, having decided to become a larger presence on the campus this semester, responded to the accident with the car wash as a booster event to help the victim’s family and create a new standard for recognizing fellow student veterans. “The event is not only for the family of Carillo, but also for the possibility of future relationships with the Veterans Club, between the community and students here in Riverside,” said club Chris Curtis, club treasurer. Schultz remembered Carillo’s involvements in the club. “Carillo was a great guy; I knew him,” he said. “He was a member of the club and wanted to enter law enforcement.”
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Young adults make their presence known on election night
STAFF Ekezie Aranotu Anthony Gutierrez Seles Rodriguez Monique Berduo Manuel Gray Nicholle Salvtierra Shani Booker Devin Hardy Usman Siddiqui Yohonna Brewer Paul Harris Dominique Smith Nishe Butler Michelle Mathis Luis Solis Tabitha Carranza Donte Henderson Na’Ilah Thomas Tim Cornell Marjean Howard Jackie Trejo Kayla Corral Lizbeth Landeros Jesus Valasquez Dennis Cruz Brianne McClaflin Jared Walker Matt Dziak Susan Parker Jordan Ward Sean Egle Stacey Patino Travis West Devon Everett Gerard Quevedo Roshanika Williams Miriam Fenton Jonathan Rivas Juliana Zapata Jeremy Fuerte
Riverside City College students, give yourselves a round of applause. Each of you, including many other young Americans, made your presence known on Election Day as a lot of you felt like you were a part of some powerful feeling of achieving something. On election night we saw Barack Obama be re-elected as president of the United States, then in the early hours of Nov. 8, we saw a very important proposition succeed. Between the presidential election and the proposition, young Americans in California really showed the difference they can make. According to CNN’s exit polls, 60 percent of young adults from ages 18 to 24 voted for President Obama. In California, voters younger than 30 had a ratio of two to one when it came to Proposition 30 passing, according to NBC Bay Area. For the first time our generation, people born from 1988 to 1994, can say we were a part of something that changed the direction of our nation. In prior elections the turnout by young adults fell below expectations but this year we really showed up and proved to our elders that we are here and we are here to stay. A lot of credit needs to be given to those young adults who spent their time advocating and volunteering time to get the vote out. From RCC students such as Doug Figueroa, Miguel Bagsit, Veronica Perez and the many others who contributed at the campus to let other students know about the importance
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of going out to vote; each of you deserve recognition. From the very start of the semester, students all across the state, including at RCC, begun supporting Proposition 30, a proposition that many of us already know about, so there is no point in explaining it again . . . . Anyway, many young adults took it upon themselves to back up this proposition because they knew it was going to affect their future in higher education if it did not pass. At RCC, Associated Students of RCC, along with outside groups and Viewpoints, all rallied for one cause: advocating for Proposition 30. Week after week after week, each group told RCC students about the proposition and how it would affect each of us. At times, dozens and dozens of RCC students were at Board of Trustees meetings! Who knew! On a side note, Viewpoints wonders how much the groups annoyed the students, but the result of all that hard work looks like it paid off. Although the battle seems to be over with young adults pulling the heavy load and getting the job done, we are not out of the woods yet! There is plenty of work left and cuts to the Riverside Community College District can still go down. RCC students, each of you got a taste of how democracy works, so stick with it and do not disappear on us! There is always another battle around the corner when it comes to politics. It is only the beginning of a bright future for us and election night was only a tease of what is to come.
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A trend that seems to never end Bullying has been a problem for many kids growing up and dealing with it can be hard
Jared Walker Staff Writer Bullying has been a real problem for years. October was National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month, which is pushing the issue to the forefront of the nation’s consciousness. Many educators and legislators are under pressure to prevent bullying in many schools and are implementing programs such as A Classroom of Difference, Steps to Respect and Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports. These programs teach empathy, interpersonal skills and respect to those who don’t fit in to the mainstream. How is someone who is defenseless supposed to take action? Most people would say to fight back. Teachers aren’t doing squat to stop it. The bully gets off with a warning while the bullied gets suspended. At my high school, if you got into a fight you and the other person would have to pay $250. I do not think that is fair because if you are defending yourself you should be responsible. School officials should take more action against bullying.
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Fearful: Bullying is becoming an ever increasing problem in middle schools and high schools. With all the technology in this day and age, cyber bullying has become a real problem with the creation of MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and other social websites. Cyber bullying has become more and more frequent. What are we supposed to do about this issue? Many kids in recent years have committed suicide due to bullying. This could be because of the
countless beatings, tauntings, and other forms of abuse. Lately it seems it has a lot to do with sexual preference. How many kids have to take their life before we do something about bullying? It should not matter if you are gay or lesbian or if you’re smart or dumb or popular or whatever. No child should have to feel so threatened and be in so much pain, that he or she has to take their own lives just to put a stop to torment.
It sickens me. Besides fighting back, there are other ways to handle bullying. The bullied could try to stay away from the bully. There are vocal groups of naysayers who believe that focusing on social emotional skills training and urging students to be accepting of those who are different to the weakening of America. In October, 15-year-old New York student Felicia Garcia threw
herself in front of an oncoming train, after allegedly being taunted by multiple football players at her high school. Earlier that month, Canadian teen Amanda Todd took her own life after making a YouTube video detailing her history of being bullied mercilessly, online and in person. If you see anybody being bullied or taunted don’t just stand there, do something!
Superstorm Sandy stomps over the East Coast
Devon everett Staff Writer How do you know when Mother Nature is pissed? It’s hard to say, but whenever she unleashes her wrath, tens of thousands of people lose their homes, possessions or sometimes even loved ones. Enter Hurricane Sandy. This execution of nature’s wrath killed nearly 100 people, left over 277,000 people homeless, raised the burglary rate by 6 percent, and left millions of people without power. The storm was so devastating that Southern California Edison sent crews to New York to assist in the relief efforts. Sixteen work
crews, eight trouble man crews and numerous contractors; 207 people in all, were flown into New York to aid in relief for Sandy victims. Hopefully they can get the power running, so people can get back to their normal lives. The crew members that were sent over to New York missed out on voting as a result. I feel bad for them, because this election will have a significant impact on us for the next four years and they weren’t able to put their two cents in. Several small businesses had to close and millions of people are either homeless or without power. Pennsylvania, Virginia and North Carolina were all in the path of the storm, and these states were states that President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney were trying to take. Their ideals and responses to the hurricane were most likely the thing that decided which candidate they voted for. According to CBS news, “Sandy was almost as devastating
and comparable in kinetic energy, a measure of sheer power, to Hurricane Katrina, although the death count was far less.” Katrina killed nearly two thousand people, and left millions homeless. Hurricane Katrina had a horrible relief effort, mainly because the government didn’t step in. Sandy seems to be different. The relief efforts for Hurricane Sandy seem to being address by contractors and private businesses along with the federal government, whom is reacting with prudence. I’m sure the government doesn’t want the same reaction from the public eye as what happened with Katrina’s relief efforts. Aside from the American Red Cross and Southern California Edison, Barbara Walters donated $250,000 to assist in the relief efforts. Save the Children, among other private businesses, collected donations to contribute and the Marines and the Federal Emergency Management Agency are working around the clock to
Source: FutureTrillionaire offer support. The workers all have to deal with flooded areas, destroyed buildings and mountains of sand. It is estimated that the damage done will cost roughly $50 billion to fix. Not exactly what America wants to hear amidst an economic crisis. The subway system in New York, which millions of people relied on, has been totally crippled, forcing several people to cram into buses and fight over taxis. With all these troubles, the low
food supply, the power outage, the transportation folly, it makes me wonder how long before New York returns to its lively bustling self. The relief may be going well, but until things are back to normal, it is going to be difficult for New York victims to adapt. This is a good reason to stop and reflect on the things you have, because you never really know what you have until it’s gone. And these Hurricane victims have lost one of the most precious resources: their peace of mind.
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Victory: Supporters cheer after hearing the results of the presidential election at the Riverside County Democratic Party’s election celebration on Nov. 6.
Proposition 38 Percent YES 28 NO 72
Gov Bd Mbr, Riverside Comm. College Dist, TA 3 Vote Count MARY FIGUEROA 30,138 JOE LUDWIG 11,985
Proposition 39 Percent YES 60 NO 40
Percent 71.55 28.45
Mayor, City of Riverside Vote Count Percent ED ADKISON 31,425 42.43 RUSTY BAILEY 42,644 57.57
Proposition 40 Percent YES 72 NO 28
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San Bernardino County Congressional - District 31
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama stands with Vice President Joe Biden in the Green Room of the White House prior to delivering a statement on the economy in the East Room, Nov. 9, 2012.
And the winners ARE... Nation U.S. President Electoral Votes DEM - BACKACK OBAMA 332 REP - MITT ROMNEY 206
California 41st Congressional District Percent DEM - DIANNE FEINSTEIN 62 REP - ELIZABETH EMKEN 38
Proposition 30 Percent YES 54 NO 46
Proposition 34 Percent YES 47 NO 53
Proposition 31 Percent YES 39 NO 61
Proposition 35 Percent YES 81 NO 19
Proposition 32 Percent YES 44 NO 56
Proposition 36 Percent YES 69 NO 31
Proposition 33 Percent YES 45 NO 55
Proposition 37 Percent YES 47 NO 53
41st Congressional District Vote Count Percent DEM - MARK TAKANO 91,460 57.71 REP - JOHN TAVAGLIONE 67,021 42.29
Percent 44.76 55.24
Congressional - District 35
31st Senatorial District
Vote Count REP - BOB DUTTON 66,603 REP - GARY G. MILLER 82,212
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cent REP - JEFF MILLER 100,592 45.74 DEM - RICHARD ROTH 119,341 54.26
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Vote Count Percent DEM - GLORIA NEGRETE MCLEOD 54.43 DEM - JOE BACA 45.57
61st Assembly District Vote Count DEM - JOSE MEDINA 67,524 REP - BILL BATEY 45,542
Percent 59.72 40.28
Gov Bd Mbr, Riverside Comm. College Dist, TA 1 Vote Count Percent LOUIS DAVIS 14,572 40.57 NATHAN A. MILLER 21,349 59.43
State Assembly - District 47 Percent DEM - JOE BACA JR. 43.81 DEM - CHERYL R. BROWN 56.19
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Nicholle Salvatierra Staff Writer Just when you think that there has been a movie about every storyline and film makers must resort to making sequels, Disney is able to prove you wrong. The concept of the film is refreshing as it combines Disney magic and video game action. This idea really makes the viewer believe that when arcade games are shut off at the end of the day, the characters have a life of their own. “Wreck it Ralph” is the story of Ralph, whose purpose is to be the, “bad guy,” in his arcade game called “Fix it Felix.” Felix is glorified by the other members of the game because of his heroic deeds to save their homes with his magic hammer. Ralph is jealous of the attention Felix receives and tries to earn his way into popularity. Ralph’s attempts of heroism lead him into a series of events, entering different games in the arcade. Ralph meets a young girl by the name of Vanellope von Schweetz, a “glitch” in the car racing game “Sugar Rush.” Both Vanellope and Ralph endure hardships to achieve their goals and push through difficult times with their strong determination. Vanellope wants to be a, “racer,” for Sugar Rush, just as bad as Ralph wants to be a “hero.” The film has numerous familiar characters such as Pac Man, Bowser, and Sonic, as well as a variety of newer Disney characters with video game qualities.
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S The casting of the film was brilliantly voiced as John C. Riley captivates Ralph’s innocent and clumsy qualities. While Sarah Silverman combines childhood sweetness with toilet humor for Vanellope, and Jane Lynch voices as the ideal strong woman for Sgt. Calhoun. The musical selection for “Wreck it Ralph” covers various genres to create the ideal setting as the film switches from different game settings and characters express emotion. Alongside composer Henry Jackman’s score, artist such as Kool & the Gang, Skrillex, and AKB48 complement the film. The animation in the film is truly unique because characters from games from Pong to Call of Duty are combined in the same setting. The first scene that shows what happens behind the glass of the old school arcade game is truly breath taking as it perfectly combines the maneuvers of minimal, pixilated characters in a newer 3D view. This film ranks as the current number one film in the country, ahead of films such as: Flight, Argo, and The Man with the Iron Fist. This film is ideal for those of all ages because it combines generations of familiar video game characters, and combines them with the newly created ones for the film. Whether you are familiar with Pong, Mario, or just Wreck it Ralph himself, you will be able to love this film. This film is certainly worth a trip to the theatre and is perfectly viewable in either 2D and if you’re willing to spend the extra couple
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‘Your Poem Here’ This week’s contest winner: The Stay Classy Creative Writing Club is holding a contest throughout the fall semester called “Your Poem Here.” Writers can submit poetry (1-25 lines) to stayclassycwc@ hotmail.com and possibly get published in the next issue of
Viewpoints. The club judges the poems submitted to it and picks the winner each time. The next deadline is Nov. 23 The club meets every Tuesday 12:50-1:50 p.m. in Room 212 of the Quadrangle.
As I Reminisce Spiderwebs cling to old houses, While an old cat haunts the place; She died in 1939. I sit on the porch and consult my muses, They hate me, me and my little pen case. They seem to be but are never benign. H.G. wrote my childhood novels, All my favourite things were lost long ago. Oh but it’s not that awful a crime. And all I can do is dig with tiny shovels, I just want to find him and go, But I’m running out of time. So I sit here and reminisce about old days, Days where I could listen to him call me ‘ Master’, And our bed was where we’d dine, And I could listen for hours to everything he says. You know I pet that cat every time I see her, Until that tiny whisper ‘Mine’. I found him again today in the garden, A shiny green frog to remind me of his promise. He told me he’d always belong to me. So my days continue to be golden, And I sit, smile, and reminisce... For this time, he was finally free.
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Mt. SAC ends RCC’s playoff hopes No. 1 state ranked Mounties defeat No. 3 ranked Tigers, 25-0, to end the regular season Matthew Dziak Staff Writer Riverside City College football has been rejuvenated since the arrival of Coach Tom Craft in 2010, which beat his former team, the Mt. San Antonio College Mounties at home 29-26 in their undefeated season last year. There is no need to compare apples to oranges however, that was then, and this is now. In a showdown to decide the National Central Conference champion, RCC was outplayed in a devastating 25-0 shutout loss on November 9, at Hilmer Lodge Stadium in Walnut, against the Southern California Football Association defending champions Mt. SAC. Mt. SAC quarterback Nick Montana, son of San Francisco 49er’s legend Joe Montana, carved up Riverside’s secondary like a Thanksgiving turkey, throwing two of his three touchdowns in the first half. The first came on the opening drive, when Montana found Dewayne Gatti in the corner of the end zone for an 18-yard touchdown. Montana completed 25-of31 passes for 319 yards, more than doubling the total of RCC quarterback Zach Adkins. Coming into the game, RCC led the conference in total offense but struggled in the first half, taking 14 minutes to muster a first down and managed to miss a 51yard field goal. Adkins completed 14-of-29 passes for only 126 yards and a
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Tigers Fall: Tigers linebacker Ofa Fifita tackles Mt. Sac quarterback Nick Montana during their 25-0 loss. late interception with one minute left that was returned 55-yards by Dennis Rufus for a touchdown. More alarming was the offensive line’s inability to prevent the Mounties’ pass rush from getting to Adkins before his receiver could get open. Adkins was sacked a seasonhigh five times and scrambled 16 times for only eight yards. At a time when the team needed to come together and unite in a difficult road atmosphere, the offense was completely shutout,
gaining only 195 yards of total offense. Compared to the defense, the offensive unit was a letdown in both running and passing and lacked focus throughout the night. “We were really inconsistent and it’s really disappointing to do it particularly late in the year,” Craft said. The performance was beyond a disappointment, it was so incredibly uncharacteristic of the Tigers to lay an egg like this that the ceremonial face to palm by
many RCC fans summed it up perfectly. “It was a combination of things,” Craft said. “I have never seen it this way before but I have to give their defense a lot of credit.” Maybe it was the frigid cold and swirling wind that the people of Riverside are not quite accustomed to. Maybe it was the bombardment of roars from the hostile crowd, or DJ Truestar laying hip hop beats in every break of the game that distracted several Tigers who
caught the dancing fever. Whatever it was, it prevented RCC an opportunity to play in the SCFA playoffs, an opportunity that was the motive for RCC to join the more competitive National Central Conference for this season. “I would hate to have the season end after we crawled and scraped back after the first game loss to Ventura with our backs against the wall the whole year.” Craft said. “We wielded off eight straight wins in a new conference and a tough schedule.”
RCC finishes third at Southern California regional Sean Egle Staff Writer Riverside City College men’s cross country team showed why it is ranked fourth in state by finishing third overall at the Southern California finals on Nov. 3 at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa. Sophomore John Guzman, fresh from the Orange Empire Conference finals victory the week prior, took third place overall with a time of 20:00.69. Tigers coach Jim McCarron heaped praise on the team’s performance. “I was pleased with how the guys ran. We have two weeks to tune them up and fight for a spot on the podium at the state meet,” McCarron said. The team’s third place finish is the best the Tigers have done in 14 years.
In 1998, RCC went on to win the state title, a feat McCarron and the athletes like sophomore Danny Ybarra are hoping to accomplish this season. Ybarra finished the race with a time of 20:52.80 finishing 25 out of 197 runners. McCarron was thrilled for Ybarra’s performance. “I was really proud of Danny (Ybarra) because he was able to break the 21 minute barrier. He will play a key role for the team at state,” McCarron said. During the race runners from LA Trade Tech, Cerritos College, and San Diego Mesa along with Guzman were in contention to win the race. In the final 200 meters, LA Trade Tech’s Omar Cortes out sprinted Cerritos runner Munir Kahssay to take the win. RCC finished ahead of Orange Coast College for the second consecutive week, after narrowly
edging them out for the Orange Empire Conference title victory. OCC finished fifth out of the 28 teams that competed. Both colleges from the OEC will face off again, at the state championships on Nov. 17 in Woodward Park, Fresno. There is no clear favorite to win the state title for the men’s race. Several teams competing have a history of success at the state championships. Guzman was awarded OEC’s Men’s Cross Country Athlete of the Year while McCarron was awarded the Cross Country Coach of the Year award. Ybarra and teammates Luis Gutierrez and Brandon Johnson all earned first team All-Conference. “I am proud of every studentathlete on this team,” McCarron said. “They have worked hard for the past five months to put the Tigers in position to have the best state meet finish in 18 years.”
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all conference: RCC runner Danny Ybarra, finished 25th overall at SoCal Championships on Nov. 3
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RCC’s title run ends at regional
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Riverside City College women’s water polo team was expected to compete for their third straight state championship until Fullerton College ended those expectations in the Southern California Regionals. Fullerton defeated RCC, 8-7 at Fullerton College to advance to the finals on Nov. 10. Fullerton has been a problem for the Tigers all season. On Nov. 2, during the Orange Empire Conference Championships, Fullerton beat the Tigers 9-6. That loss ended RCC’s reign as conference title holders for the last eight seasons. The season series heading into regionals was split with each team winning twice and losing twice. Every game was close between these two teams. Out of the four games played, each was decided by three goals or less. Crucial losses earlier in the season resulted in the Tigers being seeded No. 3 in the regional playoffs. Tiger head coach David Almquist said he wanted his team to be seeded higher, but would make the best of it. Fullerton handed RCC their second loss earlier this season in a triple overtime finish to determine a winner. The semifinal matchup was intense from the beginning with
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Calm waters: Riverside City College women’s water polo team was unable to get passed Fullerton College at the Southern California Regionals Championships. both teams knowing that winner would move on to the finals of the SoCal Regionals and also to secure a spot in the state tournament. The game was close as both teams offense traded goals for the entire game. Scoring did not seem like it was going to be a problem for either team. D e f e n s i v e l y, t h e Ti g e r s were strong, but Fullerton was able to capitalize on the Tigers’ mistakes.
Execution on the offensive side of the ball slowly became a problem for the Tigers. The shots were there, but they could not get the ball in the cage. Emmie Betz said that her team outplayed Fullerton, but just could not make the most of their scoring chances. “We definitely outplayed them, however, we simply did not execute,” Betz said. “We played stellar defense and we managed
to get great scoring looks nearly every play, we just didn’t execute our opportunities.” Naturally, players on the Tigers were upset about the loss; however, the team’s effort did not allow them to hang their head low. “I think that was the most heart we have played with as a team all season,” Betz explained. Betz mentioned that she and a few other players will be returning, including leading goal scorer,
Megan Guerts. Almquist is disappointed about the way the season ended, but he knows his players did their best. RCC defeated Cerritos 8-6 to take third place. Betz expects her team to be in a position to win state next season. “We are just going to remember what this feels like when we come back next year and use it as motivation.”
Lucky would return to visit his son’s team during their practices. “He would walk in and say ‘Wow, this place still smells the same,” John said of his father before his passing. “It was such a surreal feeling to see his eyes and face light up when he walked in the gym.” Though there is a new Wheelock Gym, John continues to remember the legacy his father created at RCC, while forging his own.
John spent his early years looking up to his father. As John was growing up, Lucky played in the NBA. Because of his involvement in the NBA, Lucky was not around until John hit the age of 13. John picked up basketball at the age of five. John’s love for basketball took off from there. He played three years at Arlington High School then left for his final season to play for the prestigious, J.W. North basketball program. “The tradition of North basketball was great so I would have a better chance of going to the next level from North,” said John. With the help of his father, John did just that. He went on to attend the University of Nevada in Las Vegas. A man familiar to the John family was coaching UNLV at the time, a coaching legend that won three state championships while coaching at RCC in the 1960s, Jerry Tarkanian. “I wanted to go to UNLV and I wanted to follow in my father’s footsteps,” said John. After playing just one season at UNLV, John left to play at the junior college level. “In year two in the third game of the season, Oregon State was coming to watch me play and I shattered my hand and tore tendons in my knee on the same play. I was out for the year and I started coaching,” John said. John then went on to enroll at California State University
San Bernardino. While he was an assistant coach at his alma mater, North High School. John coaching career took him to his first college job at the University of Southern Idaho, where he coached a very talented team that included future NBA player Smush Parker. Since coaching at RCC, John’s career would go down a path most coaches would not attempt, coaching hearing-impaired players. John played basketball with a friend of his, named Mike Torrez, who was a deaf player. Torrez introduced John to the first deaf player he would coach, Orion Palmer. “He was really good for us and it opened up my eyes to another way of getting things done on the basketball court,” John said. While communication should be a standard whether you have a deaf player or not, it forces the player to “communicate on every single play,” John added. John speaks at the California School for the Deaf here in
Riverside every other summer. Smith urges the participants to “keep pushing hard because someday there is going to be a deaf player in the NBA or WNBA.” John is in his 9th year coaching at RCC. That includes a state championship with the 2006 squad. John has turned down many coaching jobs from four-year universities. “John won the first championship here since the Tarkanian era, which makes me very proud,” said John’s mother, Allicestyne Smith. Riverside is where John grew up and where his family resides. John said he would only consider leaving “if a friend went with me who understands my priorities with my family” or “if I was offered a head coaching job.” But if neither of those happen, John is just fine with staying where he is. “This is the greatest junior college coaching job in all of California,” John said.
RCC is more than just a workplace for John Smith
Tim Cornell Staff Writer
The old Wheelock Gymnasium at Riverside City College may be gone, but the memories remain with basketball coach John Smith. John was not the first in his family to make some noise in the Wheelock Gym. Lucky Smith, John’s father, won two state championships as a player while at RCC. Years after playing in the gym,
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home Sweet Home: Coach Smith speaks at the Wheelock Gym rededication at RCC on Nov. 3.
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Tigers fall in tournament final Seles Rodriguez Staff Writer
Football
Volleyball
Men’s Water Polo
Women’s Water Polo
Season Record 8-2 Conference: 5-1 Next game: vs LA Harbor at 1 p.m
Season Record 11-12 Conference: 4-9 Next game: At So Cal Regionals
Season Record 18-11 Conference: 4-1
Season Record 24-6 Conference: 4-2
Football Sept. 1
RCC 27 Ventura 28
Sept. 8
RCC 47 Palomar 7
Sept. 15
RCC 51 Saddleback College 13
Sept. 22
RCC 31 LA Harbor 7
Sept. 29
RCC 75 Long Beach 12
Oct. 6
RCC 45 Fullerton 28
Oct. 13
RCC 63 El Camino
Oct. 20
RCC 21 Citrus 18
Oct. 27
Bye Week
Nov. 3
RCC 40 Desert 10
Nov. 10
RCC 0 Mt. Sac 25
Men’s Basketball Season Record 2-1 Conference: 0-0 Next Men’s game: At Riverside 5 p.m
Women’s Basketball Season Record 0-1 Conference: 0-0 Next Women’s game: At Santa Barbara TBA
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Men’s Water Polo
Sept. 12
RCC 18 Santa Ana 9
Sept. 7
At Palomar TBA
Sept. 14
RCC 8 West Valley 12
Sept. 15
At UC Riverside 7:30 a.m.
RCC 10 Ventura 5
Sept. 21
At Central Park, Huntington Beach
Sept. 15
RCC 6 Diablo Valley 12 RCC 12 Cuesta 14
18000 Goldenwest St. At Irvine Regional Park 9 a.m.
Oct. 5
Sept. 26
RCC 14 Orange Coast 10
1 Irvine Park Road Orange, CA
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Cal Baptist Tournament 8am-6pm
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Cal Baptist Tournament 8am-6pm Oct. 12
At Leadbetter Beach 3 p.m.
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RCC Tournament 1-1
Shoreline Drive & Loma Alta
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RCC Tournament 2-0
Oct. 10
RCC 23 Fullerton 7
Oct. 12
RCC Mini Tournament 2-0
Volleyball
Oct. 17
RCC 23 Saddleback 5
Oct. 19
Golden West Tournament 0-2
Aug. 31
RCC 3 San Bernardino 2
Oct. 20
Golden West Tournament 2-0
Sept. 4
RCC 3 Canyons 0
Oct. 24
RCC 9 Golden West 14
Sept. 7
RCC 3 Mt. Sac 2
Nov. 1-3
OEC Championships
Sept. 14
At San Diego Mesa At San Diego Mesa
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So Cal Championships at
At Irvine Park 10 a.m. 1 Irvine Park Rd. Orange, CA 92869 At Fairview Park 10 a.m.
Nov. 3
20777 Lorain Rd. Fairview Park Nov. 17
At Woodward Park 9 a.m. 7775 Friant Rd. Fresno, CA 93720
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RCC 12 Orange Coast 10
All Day Sept. 15
Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Oct. 26
Nov. 6
RCC 78 LA Prep 58
Nov. 9-11
At San Jose
All Day
Fullerton College
Sept. 21
RCC 3 Victor Valley College 0
RCC 6 Cuesta 10
RCC 104 Lassen 85
Sept. 21
RCC 3 Grossmont 2
RCC 10 Cerritos 11
RCC 62 San Jose City 75
Sept. 28
RCC 3 Santa Ana 0
Oct. 3
RCC 1 Cypress 3
Oct. 5
RCC 0 Orange Coast 3
Oct. 10
RCC 3 Fullerton 2
Oct. 12
RCC 0 Saddleback 3
Oct. 17
RCC 0 Golden West 3
Oct. 19
RCC 2 Irvine Valley 3
Oct. 24
RCC 3 Santa Ana 0
Oct. 26
RCC 2 Cypress 3
Oct. 31
RCC 0 Orange Coast 3
Nov. 2
RCC 2 Fullerton 3
Nov. 7
RCC 3 Saddleback 1
Nov. 9
RCC 0 Golden West 3
Nov. 14
At Irvine Valley 6 p.m.
Nov. 20
So Cal Regionals (1st Round) TBA
Nov. 24 Nov. 27
So Cal Regionals (2nd Round)
Women’s Water Polo Sept. 14
RCC 13 Cerritos 9
Nov. 16-18 Tournament at San Bernandino TBA
Sept. 15
RCC 15 Chaffey 2
Nov. 20
Vs Miramar College 5 p.m.
Sept. 15
RCC 15 Cypress 3
Nov. 27
Vs Southwestern 7 p.m.
Sept. 26
RCC 15 Orange Coast 6
Dec. 4-8
Riverside Holiday Tournament TBA
Sept. 27
RCC 12 Foothill 5
Dec. 19
Vs Fresno City College 7 p.m.
Sept. 28
At Cuesta Tournament 2-0
Dec. 27-29 College of Canyons Tournament
Sept. 29
At Cuesta Tournament 1-1
Oct. 3
RCC 13 Cypress 3
Oct. 10
RCC 10 Fullerton 11
Oct. 12
RCC Mini Tournament 2-0
Oct. 17
RCC 20 Saddleback 4
Oct. 19
At Long Beach Tournament 2-0
Oct. 20
At Long Beach Tournament 1-1
Oct. 24
RCC 5 Golden West 7
Nov. 1-3
Orange Empire Championships at Cypress
TBA
RCC 16 Saddleback 16
So Cal Regionals (3rd Round)
RCC 6 Fullerton 9
TBA
RCC 8 Orange Coast 5
Nov. 30
State Championships TBA
Dec. 1
State Championships TBA
RCC 87 Stanford Club 74
Nov. 9-10 So. Cal. Reigonals at Fullerton College RCC 8 Cerritos 6 RCC 7 Fullerton 8
Women’s Basketball Nov. 9-10
At Bakersfield RCC 48 Sequoias 78
Nov. 15-17 Santa Barbra MXTE Tournament TBA Nov. 29
Gilcrest Invitational Tournament at
Dec. 2
Sequoias TBA
Dec. 7-9
L.A. Valley Monarch Tournament TBA
Dec. 13
Vs Mira Costa 5:30 p.m.
Dec. 14
Vs San Diego 5:30 p.m.
Dec. 28-30 Ventura VC Optimist Club Tournament TBA Jan. 4
Vs Orange Coast 5:30 p.m.
Riverside City College men’s basketball team began the 2012-2013 season in its first scrimmage against Los Angeles Prep at its home court in the Wheelock Gymnasium on Nov. 6. The players began the event by offering a team prayer for coach John Smith, who was unable to attend the scrimmage due to an injury he received the day before at their Monday night practice. Assistant coach Joshua Thomas stood in for the absent coach Smith and coached the team to victory over LA Prep with the final score of 78-58. “In this game we want to teach the guys that we also have to put in effort along with skill and talent,” Thomas said. The goal of the game was to bringing in the energy. “We have been preparing this game for the past four days,” Thomas said, “We broke down their offense that they run, into a ‘UCLA type offense’ from back in old school with John Lenins.” The Tigers maintained an average ten point lead throughout the game. “We’re looking to narrow down our guys who will be playing initially and what rotations work best before Friday our first game of the season,” Thomas said. “Shannon Fowler another returning from last year, only played five games last year because he went down with an injury,” Thomas said. “So this year he comes back as a registered freshman and he plays really big for us, he rebounds, blocks shots and scores so we’re expecting big game from him.” LA Prep consisted of all freshmen and having many divisions one ranked players. LA Prep’s head coach Mike Miller, former Los Angeles Community College men’s basketball coach lead LACC to three state championships under his coaching. “He is a great phenomenal coach, very successful,” Thomas said. The Tigers began with a strong start winning their first three games of the season; however, they lost their last game of the weekend while playing in the San Jose Tournament game against San Jose Community College on Sunday, Nov. 10 with the final score of 75-62. “Great learning lesson for later on in the year,” coach Smith said. The Tigers had come in to the season with a strong start defeating the competition on Nov. 9 against Lassen College with the final score of 104-85. Next the Tigers will compete at the San Bernardino tournament taking place beginning Friday Nov. 16 to Sunday Nov. 18 taking place at Joseph W. Snyder Gymnasium.
Volleyball nears conclusion of season Usman Siddiqui Staff Writer
RCC’s volleyball team is approaching the end of their regular season with the Southern California Regional beginning on Nov. 20. In four of the team’s most recent games, they went 1-3. The Tigers hosted Orange Coast College on the Oct. 31 and fell short of their opponent 0-3. Fullerton College defeated the Tigers, 3-2, on Nov. 2. They played host to Saddleback College on Nov. 7 and took the 3-1 victory. The Tigers fell to Golden West College by a final score of 3-0 on Nov. 9.
RCC athletic website gets new look James Williams Sports Editor
Riverside City College athletics department has seen quite a few changes over the past semester including the completion of the newly renovated Wheelock Gymnasium. Another change would be newly hired athletic director, Derrick Johnson, who was hired at the start of the fall semester. Johnson is the first to be hired as the athletic director on campus in over seven years. The latest change is a complete makeover of the RCC athletics web site which will launch in late Nov. Assistant basketball coach Joshua Thomas and cheerleading coach Rachelle Fawcett have been in charge of starting it up and Johnson has been monitoring it and managing the overall site. “It’s a very tidiest project and we started from nothing we didn’t have anything from the last website all of that information was gone so we started on generating are own information based on here on out and recent seasons and go to old media guides and talk to many different coaches,” Thomas said.
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Los Angeles Lakers fill head coaching position but will not use Phil Tim Cornell Staff Writer The Lakers have signed Mike D’Antoni to a three year guaranteed deal worth $12 million, with a fourth year team option on Nov. 12, following the firing of Mike Brown. D’Antoni underwent knee surgery earlier this month and must first be cleared to travel. He is reportedly further along
than most expected. Interim head coach Bernie Bickerstaff will remain head coach until D’Antoni is cleared. In 2008 D’Antoni left the Phoenix Suns and signed a four year, $24 million deal with the New York Knicks. On March 14, he resigned as the Knicks head coach after a dismal 18-24 start despite having superstars such as Carmelo Anthony and Amar’e Stoudemire.
The big question a lot of Laker fans and NBA fans around the league are asking is, why not Phil Jackson? To put it simply, Jackson was asking too much. While health is no longer an issue, if Jackson was going to come back it was only going to be if he was going to get exactly what he wanted. This included strict control over personnel, a ton of money, and even the ability to skip select
road games. One of the biggest aspects of the game the Lakers need to work on is chemistry and cohesiveness. They need a coach who can give 100 percent. A coach who does not even want to travel to some road games is not what this star stacked team needs. While there will never be any way to really know, I believe Jackson would have done a better job.
Even though it was a coaching/ player combination that both excited and scared the daylight out of me, it was just never really possible. D’Antoni should be a great fit offensively, especially with the Lakers saying goodbye to the Princeton offense. With the firing of one Mike and the hiring of another, an already electrifying season just got even more exciting.
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A flight throught the fears of John Gatins Monique Berduo Staff Writer Screenwriter and Actor John Gatins combines his two greatest fears to devise a realistic nightmare that would later be played out right before an audience on the big screen by big name actors and a team of notable film names. Gatins expands on the process of writing this hard pressed story that took him over ten years to finally complete. Along with combining familiar themes, he draws from past life experiences to formulate complex characters. “I always feel like I write myself into every movie a little bit,” he said. “And even inside of each character, it doesn’t matter if they’re male, female, kids, adults, whatever, it’s like I hear a little bit of my voice in there, because it’s all I’ve got; my life experience that I can kind of like put in and try to find some authenticity for a character.” It’s almost poetic, and close to Shakespearean the way Gatins drew within himself, revisiting the darkest times of his life to create something that would be displayed for audiences across the world to see. It is true that some of the best works of art leave the artist feeling completely vulnerable.
“Flight” encompasses Gatin’s two greatest fears, flying and overdosing on drugs. Viewers get to follow lead pilot Whip Whitaker, played by the illustrious Denzel Washington, as he struggles with the ability to function sans the assistance of addictive drugs, alcohol and careless sexual affairs with his flight attendants. Whitaker is presented with a life changing event after taking flight off into a stormy sky where he stabilizes an uncontrollable plane into a crash landing that saves several passengers and results in a few deaths. A question is then raised upon evidence derived from the crash sight presenting the possibility of Whitaker being under the influence during the flight. Gatins draws from a few real life experiences and people that were near and dear to him, such as Mark Mellon, a character diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. Gatins strategically places Mellon into the storyline as an annex to introduce a greater theme or concept to the overall product. “I think that when people get sick or tragedies happened, it’s the time when people start to really ask the big question of like ‘what do I believe?’ You know, it’s like, ‘Do I believe in any kind
Copyright 2012 Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved. of something?’” he said. “And I thought it was a great opportunity to have this guy come in almost like a Greek chorus and kind of, you know, talk about the themes that are bigger in the movie.” Gatins revealed that this overall theme was heavy on his heart since alcohol played such a great part in his life. This idea of being heavily and belligerently under the influence was something Gatins knew far too well about up until he sobered up at the age of 25. “I felt like there was an
interesting connection between alcoholism and the fear of flying you know, which got worse for me when I got sober, for some reason I was more scared to fly. It was kind of odd,” Gatins said. “It’s gotten better, but you know, it was probably working out some of that stuff that I thought about as a younger guy who was kind of having my troubles with my Whiplike issues, if you will.” “Flight” was released Nov. 2, and although the film had an astonishingly low budget of $31 million, received across the board
great reviews from big names such as The New York Times and Rolling Stone Magazine. Rotten Tomatoes top critics gave “Flight” at rating of 92 percent and audience members an 80 percent. Ten years of work and life experiences revisited, Gatins proves to know a thing or two when it comes to screenwriting. “I think it’s a movie that surprises people,” he said. “It’s funny, it has a serious subject, it has a very conflicting kind of complicated character that carries the story.”
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Ascension from backup to superstar Who is the guy under the Bengal striped helmet? MATTHEW DZIAK Staff Writer
Adversity is one of those impediments of life that separate the boys from the men. The ability and patience to keep working at an elevated level even when one is not granted the opportunity to showcase their talent, is a test of character. Riverside City College football quarterback Zach Adkins has proven his high level of character. Adkins has been a backup in RCC Coach Tom Craft’s offense for two seasons. Last year, Adkins saw playing time as a reserve when the Tigers’ lead was insurmountable after starting quarterback Dalton Livingston executed a flawless game plan. Livingston guided RCC to an undefeated season in 2011 and accepted a scholarship from the University of Utah. Coming into the 2012 season, Adkins found his name second on the depth chart once more behind ironically, a University of Utah transfer, freshman Tyler Shreve. “It gave me drive, made me work even harder.” Adkins said. “I’m actually glad it happened since it made me work hard each and every practice to not give up.” Shreve, a two sport standout in baseball and football as a pitcher and quarterback at Redlands East Valley, transferred back to RCC with the perception of coasting through the season as the starter with his cannon of an arm and 6’4” 235-pound stature. Complaining, not putting forth full effort in practice, as well as becoming a nuisance and distraction for the team is protocol of a second string player who feels robbed of an opportunity. “He is a great role model and someone who doesn’t pout or feel sorry for himself,” RCC Coach Tom Craft said. In the first game of the season on the road against Ventura College, Shreve was ejected for two personal foul penalties in the first half and the reigns of the offense were handed over to Adkins.
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DROP BACK: RCC quarterback drops back for a pass against Palomar College on Oct. 8. In relief, Adkins, who is now fielding a scholarship offer from Louisiana Tech University, completed 19-of-24 passes for 244 yards and a touchdown as the Tigers were upset by a 91-yard game winning drive by Ventura, who took a one point lead with just 39 seconds. “He has determination to play the game and I have to give him a
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qb sneak: RCC quarterback Zach Adkins rushing to make a play against the Palomar defense on Oct. 8.
lot of credit for that,” Craft said. Reminiscent of any leader, Adkins worked hard to bounce back from the Tigers first loss since 2010 and as the starting quarterback through nine games. He leads the National Central Conference with 2,160 passing yards and 24 touchdowns; outdueling Mt. San Antonio’s golden boy Nick Montana, the son of former San Francisco quarterback and Superbowl MVP Joe Montana. “He got an opportunity and made the most of it,” RCC Coach Tom Craft said. “I’m really proud of him because he has been here for three years and it has worked out for him.” During his tenure under the guidance of Coach Craft, Adkins’ ability to be an understudy as well as grasp the complex offensive system proved more effective than the God-given talents of Shreve. “Just being accountable for each other is the biggest thing coach Craft has taught me,” Adkins
said. In the huddle, Adkins is the general, commanding the full attention of his teammates like George Washington commanding the Continental Army of the Revolutionary War. “He leads by example,” Craft said. “The other players like him because of the way he approaches the game.” In just one half of play against Long Beach City College, Adkins broke a school record held by Livingston, throwing six touchdowns and passing for 346 yards before relinquishing his quarterback duties to Shreve for the afternoon. “Ever since I was little I hated losing.” Adkins said. “My dad has always been tough on me, constantly pushing me to be better.” For Adkins and his teammates, the 40-10 victory on Nov. 3, against College of the Desert was the last time they laced up their orange and black Nike cleats and
took to the turf in front of their home friends and family. “It’s a great community; I have lived here my whole life.” Adkins said about Riverside. “A lot of people come out and support me and I just want to put on a great performance for them.” The infamous Green Bay Packers’ legend and Superbowl winning Coach Vince Lombardi once said, “The spirit, the will to win and the will to excel – these are the things that endure and these are the qualities that are so much more important than any of the events that occasion them.” One thing is for certain, Zach Adkins’ will is without doubt unsurpassed by any other player, for that one cannot help but gravitate to him as a player, leader and most importantly as a human being. “He has tremendous perseverance and a great attitude, you have to have both to be great,” Craft said.