December 6, 2018 • Volume 92 • Issue 4 • Published since 1927
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NEWS
December 6, 2018
Student services dean reassigned Story by Steven Matthews Viking Staff Almost a month and a half after the union president complained to the Board of Trustees that the Office of Student Discipline and Conduct failed to address cases of student misconduct, the dean of Student Affairs, which oversees the Office of Student Discipline and Conduct, was reassigned after a closed door Board of Trustees meeting, that took place on Oct. 21. ASB President, Jan Paolo Canteras met first with Viking News to discuss the transfer and was not satisfied with how it was handled due to the potential loss of ongoing joint projects between himself and the Office of Student Affairs. Full-time Faculty Union President Janet Hund, was the first to bring the issue to the Board of Trustees by reading a letter written by English professor Kathryn McMurray. In the letter, McMurray detailed her experiences with the Office of Student Discipline and Conduct when she needed to refer a student to them for disciplinary reasons. McMurray writes that she followed proper protocol when referring the students to the Office of Student Discipline and Conduct, but the problem wasn’t resolved in a timely manner. “Students who yell at instructors, slam doors, slam desks, or insult and threaten faculty, in those instances I have reached out to Student Discipline, my department head and division dean at the same time, because the situation requires an expeditious response. Despite filling out correct forms, and carefully navigating communication with such students, when I finally discuss the situation with Student Discipline, I was always met with some skepticism and suspicion of my ability to manage my classroom.” The letter continues by explaining McMurray’s feelings regarding being accused
of causing the disciplinary issues she was reporting. “The implication was that I took an action that caused the student to violate the code of conduct. To be clear, I have only ever reached out to Student Discipline when I have exhausted all of my other resources for dealing with a student’s behavior, so to be met with the assumption that I have caused the students misconduct when I’m reaching out for help is not only insulting and demeaning, but it also makes me less inclined to reach out for help in the future.” Viking News reached out to Professor McMurray for an interview where she confirmed that her experience was not an isolated incident. “When I wrote it (the letter), I was speaking to experiences of several faculty members in many departments,” said McMurray. McMurray confirmed, that the issue has affected her personal sense of safety on campus. The outgoing Dean of Student Affairs, Ramon Knox, maintained that his reassignment to EOPS had nothing to do with the complaints levied against the office under his purview. “My understanding is my transition was based on need by the district, for someone to oversee the office (EOPS) at the dean level,” said Knox. “It wouldn’t behoove the district to make a decision based on one or two faculty’s concerns, but there’s a whole host of faculty who interact with my office, daily, consistently, who have nothing but great respect and support, for the multitude of incidents that we handle over here.” Knox said that the complaints don’t represent the entire situation regarding concerns that the Office of Student Discipline and Conduct weren’t dealing with professor issues with students in a timely manner. “The role that we oversee is really about protecting a student’s due process, student’s
Photo by Steven Matthews Ramon Knox, the outgoing of dean of Student Affairs, who has been reassigned to Extended Opportunity Programs and Services, at Long Beach City College.
rights, and sometimes that comes in conflict with a person’s ‘need to know.’ The person may want to know specific things about a student, that we’re not a liberty to tell them, because it’s a violation of federal rights,” Knox said. Knox was asked about the line of questioning that would make professors feel like they were being blamed for the issues in their classrooms, when they reported the incidents to the office of student conduct or discipline. “What we have to look at is the intention versus the impact. Often times, when someone presents their perspective, we
have to do our due diligence and ask lots of questions. And then we do the same thing for all those involved, while protecting the rights of students and making sure the campus isn’t at risk for anything,” said Knox. Jan Paolo Canteras, the ASB president wasn’t pleased with Knox’s reassignment, or that ASB was left out of the loop when the decision was made. Canteras is disappointed because one of his goals as ASB president is to bridge the divide between the faculty and the students, a goal that he felt he was working closely with Knox to achieve.
Preparatory classes will not be required Story by Sabrina Picou Viking Staff Being required to take math or English courses that a student placed into will be a thing of the past come spring 2019. By requiring California community colleges to comply with Assembly Bill No. 705, students will no longer be required to take math or English courses that are below the college-level. According to AB 705, which was approved in Oct. of 2017, California community colleges will now be required to maximize the possibility for students to enter and pass transfer-level coursework in English and math within one year.
Students will be able to take the college-level course along with a corequisite to supplement moving past a level they might have needed. Math Department Head Ladera Barbee, explains how the math department can help students succeed even if they have enrolled into a college level course not feeling ready. “A lot of students are going to be placed right into transfer-level, so we’re in the process and already have completed in some classes a corequisite piece. For example, we’re going to have Math 45, college Algebra, somebody who passed Algebra II in high school they are ready to take it they
are gonna go right into that class.” Anthony Starros, English department head, believes the spirit of the bill is intended to help students get through the early stages of their education. “Most importantly we’re looking to be able to find the support that we can offer these students since some of these students in this transitional period will be going from having been placed into an English 801 class to suddenly being asked to take a 105 or English 1 co-rec, it will put a little fear into some students so we want to make sure we have the right support to offer them,” Starros said. According to Starros, he wants to make
sure the bill is implemented in an equitable way in order to benefit both students and faculty. According to Glick, the roll out of the law can be complicated. There is a sense of urgency for the school to get students to pass the transfer-level English and Math classes within one year because the law is tied to funding. If students do not pass the transfer-level courses within one year, the school loses funding. Come spring 2019, the English and math requirements to pass the courses below the transfer-level will no longer be a requirement, in hopes to increase graduation rates.
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Police take woman to mental facility Story by steven matthews Viking Staff Campus police responded to a call on Nov. 29 regarding a homeless woman who entered the cafeteria, grabbed some food items, was unable to pay for them, and then sat down to eat. The woman initially attempted to pay for the food with some sort of payment card, but she refused to let anyone else touch the form of payment, and when they allowed her to swipe it herself, the payment did not go through. After the woman sat down, cafeteria manager David McDonald pulled her to the side to discuss her ability to pay for the items, but quickly discovered that there might be additional contributing factors to her situation, specifically that he believed she may be suffering from a mental illness. “It’s a difficult situation,” said McDonald. “I wasn’t quite sure how to handle it, but once it became apparent that there were some mental health issues, I decided to place a call, not to the fire department, or 911, but to the non-emergency line of the police.” In addition to her interaction with McDonald, the homeless woman received help from a couple of bystanders, an unnamed
Photo by Steven matthews Long Beach police and campus police spoke to the homeless woman that was caught stealing inside the cafertia in the E building at LAC Campus on Nov. 29.
staff member who paid for her food, and an unnamed employee in the cafeteria who offered her additional money to help. “I try to help out whenever I can, whether it’s a person in that situation, or
UC applications for fall 2019 extend its deadline to Dec. 15 Story by Iman Palm Viking Staff
In wake of the most recent wildfires in California, universities have extended its fall 2019 application deadline to Dec.15. With applications originally due on Nov. 30, California State Universities, University of California campuses, and private universities have extended their application deadline. “With many prospective students, their families and communities facing hardship due to wildfires affecting the entire state, the California State University (CSU) is extending the priority application deadline for fall 2019 admission to Dec. 15,” according to a press release from California State University. “The university previously announced a series of accommodations for applicants affected by recent wildfires, but the CSU has now extended the entire priority application window to ensure that all applicants have the opportunity to apply to their desired CSU campuses,” according to the press release. The University of California application has been extended to Dec.15. Students that were affected by the wildfires, have to re-
quest an extension for their application to be accepted. “We know this is a tremendously difficult time for prospective students and their families who have been impacted by the devastating wildfires,” said UC President Janet Napolitano. For UC applicants who do request an extension and were affected by the wildfires, will be able to get a fee waiver which covers the cost of applying to four UC campuses. For students applying to the UC system and did not request an extension, the application deadline was on Nov. 30. As of Nov. 30, LBCC did not officially notify the student body as a whole about the deadline change. The LBCC Career and Transfer Center notified the students that were on their emailing list about the CSU deadline extension and notified them about the UC deadline extensions. “The Cal State University Chancellor’s Office has informed us that they will extend the Fall 2019 CSU transfer deadline from Nov. 30, 2018 to Dec. 15, 2018,” sent in a general email from the LBCC Career and Transfer Center.
a student,” said the unamed employee that works inside the cafeteria. Campus police responded as the person was walking out of the cafeteria, and upon
speaking to her, they called what is known as MET (mental evaluation team) team. LBPD has two MET teams which include an officer and a certified mental health worker, and one of the teams is usually dispatched in situations concerning anyone who may have mental health as being a factor in their contact with the police. After speaking with the woman for a short period of time, the decision was made not to arrest the woman. Instead, she was taken to a facility in downtown Long Beach known as MHA Village, or Mental Health Awareness Los Angeles. According to the MHA Village website their mission is to serve adults who have mental health diagnosis, who may be struggling with financial sustainability. One of the officers who responded to the call, Nicholas Harris, spoke to the Viking about the policy of the Long Beach Police Department when dealing with homeless people who may have mental health issues. “Our main goal is to get them help. For a person like that, jail is just a revolving door, but we want to try to solve the problem for the long run,” said Harris. Harris pointed out that it’s not a crime to be homeless or mentally ill.
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CITYSTYLE
December 6, 2018
Silkscreen artists print new ideas Story by Andrea Estrada Viking Staff Long Beach City College offers a silk screen printing and printmaking class for students in the art department that allows them to make prints that they can reuse or sell in the future. Printmaking, and specifically silkscreen printing, is mainly used for designs and print images on T-shirts, bags, and ceramics. Silkscreen printing is among the oldest type of printmaking and allows the artist to make multiple prints of originals of the artwork, which makes each piece different.. Christian Ward is the professor of the visual and media arts department at LBCC and began teaching printmaking and silkscreen printmaking in 2014. “You can make multiple of them and share with more than one person. I like the democracy about it,” Ward said. “You want to make multiple artworks to reach a big audience and a how versatile it is.” The class also equips the students with the skills to print and make in their freetime so they can create prints of their own after the semester. The class has a total of four projects being, self-portrait, dreamscapes, the world would be a better place, and an ambitious one. Each student decides what they want to work on as long it is within the theme that is required which allows them to be creative and more hands-on. LBCC student Hugo Vasquez plans on selling his prints one day. “I like expressing myself and getting cre-
Photo by Andrea Estrada LBCC student Kiari Wish works on her silk screen project. “It’s a very democratic medium and you get to make your own stuff which I think it’s really cool since it’s one of the first kind of like mass produce mediums,” Wish said.
ative,” Vazquez said. “What I like about it is the lack of detail to be able to make many layers and to think more creatively about it.”
By the end of the class, the students must submit a portfolio of each of the projects they have done.
The final might involve students in the class interchanging their prints to inspire each other on their artwork.
Surprisingly, conservatives feel at home at LBCC Story by Anna Karkalik Viking Staff
Some conservatives students on campus have expressed praise for the way Long Beach City College is accepting of different ideologies in the classroom at a time when the country is in a political turmoil. Members of Turning Point USA, the LBCC chapter, value the interaction professors on campus allow them to have when challenging different viewpoints. Turning Point USA is a conservative student organization founded by Charlie Kirk, and best known for their “Professor Watchlist” during the Trump election. “When it comes to a lot of education in our country, the left has taken over, and they have their own narrative; but here free thought is promoted, and this (campus) is a really good place to start out,” said George McCullough, a member of the LBCC chapter.
According to McCullough, LBCC is one of the best places for promoting free thought and producing free thinkers. “We have a lot of professors here that are interested in critical thinking, and in order to be a critical thinker, you have to look at all sides of a viewpoint. It’s very refreshing; I know that it doesn’t happen in four-year colleges; even when I went in the 70’s it didn’t happen and it’s even worse now,” McCullough said. Members of the chapter collectively agreed that having a diversity of ages, races, religions, and experience play a large part in why the reaction to conservatives on campus is different at a community college compared to a four-year institution. “The experience level at a community college is a lot different than at a university. There, it’s generally younger people from similar backgrounds who have only been in school their whole lives, but here
you have people that have transfered from straight out of high school or you have people returning who have a lot more life experience,” said Daniel McCullough, president of Turning Point USA LBCC chapter, (not related to George McCullough). Donald Douglas, political science and conservative professor, has observed and heard from students in his classroom, that they may not share their true beliefs. “A lot of the students that I have seen throughout the classroom that lean more toward the conservative side might self censor and not speak their true feelings that often because they feel like they will be treated badly by other students or be called names like racist,” said Douglas. Daniel McCullough explained that by bringing a diversity of speakers it could challenge people’s ideas they have on political topics. “Every single campus should advocate
for different viewpoints, even if someone finds them heinous; you don’t have to like them but you should always hear another viewpoint if for no other reason, but to understand them and understand why you dislike them,” said Daniel McCullough. “We need to bring liberal speakers, conservative speakers, and moderate speakers; any of them, it’s always a learning experience.” However, Douglas and some members of the LBCC chapter believe if the guest speaker brought on campus was someone of a high profile such as Milo Yiannopoulos and Ben Shapiro, LBCC could have the same national negative reaction that could result in protests. “Everyone is labeled, you have to be tolerant and you have to be progressive, and if you are not, it’s not that they just disagree with you; now you are a bad person,” said Douglas.
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Art show goes old school Story by Brandon Silva Viking Staff
Photos by Sabrina Picou Alexis Garriott, lab coordinator at LBCC works out in the gym class on Nov. 15, by performing a side lunge with a kettlebell.
Students train professors Story by Sabrina Picou Viking Staff
Faculty and staff are being trained by students at LBCC who are working to obtain their personal training certification. Every Thursday in the gym from 1:15 p.m. - 3 p.m., they are striving to be healthier and encouraging colleagues to do the same. The kinesiology department offers a personal training certification program and the last class of the program is known as the kinesiology practicum, which consists of the students training faculty and staff. Kinesiology assistant professor and director of the personal training certification program, Mark Cipolla believes the program helps provide students with hands-on experience and allows them to make LBCC a healthier place to work. “For the students, real-life life experience what they are going to be doing out in the field when they get hired as a personal trainer,” Cipolla said. The personal training certification program is designed to be completed in two semesters, upon completing those two semesters students are ready to take their National Academy of Sports Medicine certification exam. The fieldwork observation class is another course students take in this program, after completing this class students may have a job opportunity ready for them. Professors and other staff and faculty
Instructional Specialist, Laura Rantala performs a squat during her workout.
participate in the class in two groups, the first group starts at 1:15 p.m. and ends at 2 p.m. and the second group beginning at 2:15 p.m. to 3 p.m. which allows for some flexibility in schedules. Professor and technology helpdesk manager, Laura Rantala is trained by student Lizbeth Valenzuela and enjoys the location of the workout class. “In this particular location I like that I am already here at work so that’s really helpful and that I’m actually learning a lot. I’m not just working out I’m actually doing it right so that’s been good,” Rantala said. Kinesiology student, Steven McNiel is a part of the personal training certification program and enjoys that the program al-
lows him to help others achieve their goals. “I’m getting married next year and I was not always as heavy as I was when I started and so I thought now is the time to get back into the gym, and the best thing I’ve gained is what I’ve lost so far which is 13 pounds and I feel a lot stronger, a lot more confident, I’m showing my arms again and I’m not hiding behind clothes anymore, so it’s been a wonderful program,” Garriott said. The personal training certification program is a 13-week workout class and will end at the end of the fall semester and will continue again with new students in the future.
Dozens of LBCC student artists gathered to showcase their work for those who have an appreciation of creativity and art on Nov. 13. There is a plethora of talent on campus in which students who can turn a blank canvas into beautiful works of art. The gallery, which now is themed “Disaster, History, Integumentum” is full of different sculptures and paintings that show an appreciation of the body and the self, and short films made by students that focus on death and disaster. Photography major Jasper Collins attended the event in support of art photography, which was his main interest in attending the event. “I’m here to see all of the art medians coming together and to see how art is impacting people on campus,” Jasper Collins said. Everything was organized exquisitely as the visual aid on the outside, and became more in-depth in the classrooms for each branch of art once you walked to the inside. Accompanied by live music and finger foods throughout the night, it was meant to be enjoyable for all who came out and showed support for the arts. Walking into the classrooms and watching the demonstrations of each art median was a creative and informative experience, through the lens of the audience. The artwork had its own unique style by presenting it with old-school screen printing and darkroom development of photos. As a part of the integument portion, which has to do with body positivity and being comfortable in your own skin, there were nude paintings of models, that were meant to show the models being very confident in who they are. “To see what our students are capable of, what they’re doing in our classes, and what you’ll see is some stuff that’s being done at a modest scale but looks more expensive than it actually is,” said Elias Daughdrill who is a film professor at LAC. Daughdrill is the professor that facilitated the screenings of student films shown in part thanks to the visual and media arts department. For many students, this served as a creative way to see how the different art programs operate and run a gallery pertaining to a certain topic. The gallery will be open until Dec. 13, in the K-building at LAC.
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OPINION
December 6, 2018
Conservative voices needed Long Beach City College department heads should bring a variety of conservative guest speakers onto campus that indulges students in critical thinking. LBCC has brought different speakers onto campus that were more liberal than conservative. The department heads suggest who they want to bring onto campus as a speaker. Cornel West, political activist and American philosopher, visited LBCC for the Student Equity Speaker Series back in Oct. 2016. The 2016 Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton was also brought onto campus. Other speakers such as Tarak Ouk, alumnus and local chef, were brought onto campus and shared his story of struggle, along with Alicia Cass, alumna and author, that spoke about her upbringing of being a homeless teenage mother and gang member. LBCC has made an effort to bring a multitude of speakers, however, West and Clinton are on the left side of the ideological spectrum.
Our college is known to have a diversity of students on campus. The benefit to having a diverse student body allows students to create new ideas, opinions, and gather information. Department heads should bring in voices that will challenge students’ thoughts with different ideas and beliefs. College is known to be a place to help students critically think. Critical thinking helps with decision making and problem solving. Students will understand arguments or dialogue through evidence and interpretation. Conservative club at LBCC, Turning Point USA, brought Michael Schwartz, the San Diego County gun owners president, onto campus to speak about why gun control fails in America. He spoke to about 15 students in attendance. When clubs and organizations bring these speakers, the event is not promoted well and lacks the audience for a bigger impact. Those who are involved in these clubs
and organization, are typically the only ones in attendance. By having more conservative voices brought onto campus, LBCC can begin to see a diverse set of thinkers. The clubs and organizations on campus should not be the only people that bring speakers that promote diverse thinking. In order to have a diverse set of voices, the department heads must make more of an effort to invite a variety of political figures. Bringing in a different voice on campus would help students become more involved in different types of discussions. Students would have a chance to work on their communication skills and structuring their ideas. Diversity is not just having a variety of races, religions, genders or sexual orientations. If one of the purposes of higher learning is to expand critical thinking, then part of the diversity we should be striving for is diversity of thought.
Students deserve traditional finals week Story by Sabrina Picou Viking Staff
LBCC is one of the few, if not the only school, that does not have a finals week for final exams at the end of the semester. Surrounding community colleges such as Cerritos College and Rio Hondo College have a finals week in place. Cerritos College is on an 18-week semester which might seem like it allows more time for a finals week however, Rio Hondo College has a 16-week semester and still has time for a finals week. The last week at LBCC can be a stressful time for students with final exams taking place on the last day of their classes. In addition, there are awards ceremonies scheduled for departments to honor students that have done well throughout the semester. Having events such as awards scheduled during the last week of the semester is inconvenient for students that are busy studying for their final exams. These events should be scheduled at another time as to not disrupt students study time, in order for them to succeed on their final exams. According to Curriculum Committee Chair Wendy Koenig, when LBCC compressed the semeter down from 18-weeks to 16-weeks it became problematic to devote an entire week for final exams. However, if most of the exams are already being taken on the last day of class during the final week of the semester, there is potential to make that finals week. If Rio Hondo College can devote an entire week
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for finals with a 16-week semester, then LBCC should be able do the same. Other concerns include, non-full term sessions not having the time to devote an entire week for finals since there are many 12 and eight-week sessions during the semester. For these courses it is simple to have them continue to conduct final exams on the last day to not disrupt the non-full terms. A solution for avoiding overlapping blocks and exams would be to schedule time for the exams separately. For example, for Monday and Wednesday classes if the class time normally meets between 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. the final exam would be conducted on Monday from 9
a.m. to 11 a.m. in order to have two hours for the final. The schedule would continue on the same for Tuesday and Thursday classes as well. If LBCC can make time for a finals week, students can focus more on exam preparation without having other school events disrupting them during this crucial time in the semester. There are multiple factors to consider when attempting to devote an entire week for final exams, but the most important factor to consider is the students, and what can benefit the students as a whole.
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SPORTS
December 6, 2018
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All conference players honored Story by Dylan Keith Viking Staff Long Beach City College’s Chris Oeding was honored for Coach of the Year along with student athletes. The athletes were awarded with All-Conference postseason honors by the South Coast Conference for the 2018-2019 seasons. Oeding was awarded with the SCC Coach of the Year award for his men’s water polo record of 19-9 and his women’s record of 17-11. “It really is just a reflection on the teams and the players,” Oeding said when talking about the award. Randy Totorp praised the water polo teams and their success this season. “It’s very easy to look over the aquatics because of how often they receive awards, but it truly it incredible to see what they accomplish,” said Totorp. Oeding spoke about the number of athletes from his team that were honored. “We’re 11 people on the roaster, 9 of them are freshman, and for them to be able to come in and meld together as a team the way they did was a testament to their efforts that they put in,” Oeding said.
Photo By Alyssa Vega Women’s water polo head coach Chris Oeding stands in front of the pool at LBCC after a conference victory against the Pasadena City College Lancers.
Multiple players in sports such as football, women’s and men’s water polo, and women’s volleyball were all also honored. The football players who were honored were Divine Obichere, Pierre Robinson, Jack Genova, Teshawn White, Cross Poyer, Jeremiah Paulo, Jonathan Murphy, Noah Bias, Jeremiah Houston, Steven Almada, Sebastian Hernandez and Patrick Lee.
Volleyball team takes season ending loss Story by Abel Reyes Viking Staff
The No. 4 woman’s volleyball team lost against the No. 5 Cypress Chargers in the second round of CCCAA SoCal Regionals on Saturday night at Long Beach City College. The Vikings ended their run with a 22-4 overall record, a 7-1 conference record, both resulting in a better season than 2017’s 18-5 team. The match ended in the Chargers favor in five sets, 14-25, 25-27, 26-24, 25-22, 1510. The Chargers advance to play Gavilan College on Nov. 30. Freshman Viking Tylie Johnson ended the game with 24 kills and seven digs and freshman Viking Levila Losua ended with 57 assists. The Vikings had an amazing start as they saw many holes in the Chargers game plan, winning the first and second set. Vikings Tylie Johnson had confidence in her team after the first and second set, “With my teams performance in the season, I thought my team would eventually pull it out,” Johnson said. The Chargers fixed their mistakes from
the first and second set with substitutions and came back in the third and forth set, forcing the Vikings to a fifth set. Sophomore Charger Kayla Owens ended the game with 18 kills and 8 digs, and sophomore Charger Marina Pilkington ended with 10 kills and 5 blocks. The team was nearly undefeated at home than away with a home record of 14-1 and a 7-3 record on the road. Vikings volleyball Head Coach Misty May-Treanor liked the consistency in her 2018 team. “A lot of progress was made in the season but there’s a wake up call in today’s lost,” said May-Treanor. The Vikings assistant coach Tyler Johnson was very confident with her team but growth and progress still needs to be made, “I feel great with my girls, and I’m sure I’ll feel great in the next season but we cannot stop improving,” said Johnson. The Vikings were visibly saddened because of Saturday’s loss but head coach Misty May-Treanor along with the rest of the coaches boosted their spirits with a speech of hope and reflection. Beach volleyball is set to return next spring along with Misty May-Treanor also returning as coach.
Students that earned honorable mentions were Jonathan Bonds, Ahmir Wilson, and Jordan Yancy. “I’m very proud of every single one of them who we’re honored,” said Head Coach Brett Peabody Women’s water polo players who were honored for first team were Alejandra Villa, Sydney Brightenburg, Cam Rosas, Sa-
mantha Martinez, and Madison Hinojosa, along with second team honorees Harlie Whelan and Karissa Qualley. Stand out athlete Alejandra Villa, was also awarded with All-SCC MVP of the 2018 season from her performance this season. Men’s water polo players included Karlo Krmek, Felipe Carsalade, Kobe Jackson, Hugo Roscio, Ivan Mercep were honored for the first team and Fabio Mujica and Aleksa Vucurovic were honored for the second team. Krmek was also given the All-SCC MVP honors as well. Women’s volleyball honored a total of four first team All-Conference players, Elsa Woods, Tylie Johnson, Jessica Blakeman and Levila Iosua, and the second team honorees were Kaitlyn Peterson and Sierra Davis. Coach Misty May-Treanor, a three time gold Olympic medalist and third year volleyball head coach, was also honored with the SCC Co-Coach of the year for the second year in a row for her assistance in leading the vikings to a 22 - 4 overall season.
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December 6, 2018
Cancer survivor signs with LBCC Story By Dylan Keith Viking Staff Caleb Bradfield, a nine-year-old cancer survivor, was signed to the LBCC Viking football program after a season of attending practices, games, and team events. After being diagnosed with stage four Neuroblastoma, Bradfield missed having the chance to learn sports while the other children his age were, so after winning his fight with cancer, Bradfield’s parents met with Miller Children’s Hospital, who introduced them to Team Impact. Team Impact, a national non-profit organization, helps children that deal with or have dealt with a severe illness, and connects them with college athletic programs as a form of therapy. LBCC’s football program was highly recommended by Team Impact and even though football was not his prefered sport at the time, he still took part in the program. During the 2018-2019 season, Bradfield attended practices, walked out of the tunnel with the team, stood with them on game days, and would even go out to team events, such as getting frozen yogurt. “Going into it he was very hesitant about it, but after spending time with the team he was in love with it,” Christine Bradfield, Caleb’s mother, said about the program. “He’s not so much a fan of football as he’s a fan of the Vikings.” On Nov. 20, the football program hosted a signing event for Bradfield where he was officially signed to the football team. The signing took place in the Q quad with a tent and a table for the official signing, where food was also provided.
Photo by Dylan Keith Caleb Bradfield signs to the LBCC Viking football program, with the help of player Cross Poyer, as his mother and sister look on.
Students from all different sports teams such as volleyball, basketball, and soccer all attended the signing along with many coaches. Bradfield’s mother and sister were sitting at the booth with him as he got signed, and gave a speech on how much this means to him and their family. Bradfield has committed to attending at least two Viking’s football related events and the contract will last for one year. Brett Peabody, head coach and offen-
sive coordinator, gave a speech at the signing. “Caleb has been a part of this team from the beginning of this season, and he’ll always be a Viking,” Peabody said. Cross Poyer, a defensive back on the team, also went up to the microphone with words for Bradfield. “You’ve humbled us all as a team,” Poyer said. At the end of the signing, Bradfield was also awarded with his very own helmet and
jersey, complete with his name on the back. “He already grew attached to the jersey, he wore it the next three days after the signing,” Bradfield’s mother said a few days after the signing. Bradfield will resume the rest of his season in January where he will be able to begin engaging more in practices for his next season. Bradfield will also continue to explore other sports, such as basketball, because football is not his only passion.
Men’s basketball pushes ahead of Cypress 77-75 Story Arlene Guerrero Viking Staff
Guard Jace Bass scored 22 points to lead the LBCC men’s basketball toward a victory over home team, the Cypress Chargers, by a score of 77-75 on Nov. 21. Bass, who was the leading scorer, made 10-12 free throws, had 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal. The Vikings broke Cypress’ winning game streak leaving them now at 3–1. Head coach Barry Barnes’s main focus this game was to get more rebounds. “We lost our previous game because of rebounds and we got out rebounded our last game,” said Barnes. “In order for us to win we have to get those rebounds,” he added. The Vikings were up the majority of the first half but after a few turnovers the Chargers were able to catch up making the game
tied at 36 points at halftime. Both teams were in foul trouble throughout the game, which led both coaches to eventually picking up technical fouls. Sophomore point guard Jeremiah Sadler led the scoreboard for the first half for the Vikings with 8 points. “Pushing our defense towards the end helped us getting the win,” Sadler said. With a minute left in the game the Vikings had a 7 point lead, but costly turnovers and fouls gave Cypress the possibility to come back and win the game. With this being a close game and under a minute left to play, freshmen guard Bass secured the win for the Vikings with a couple key free throws. Leaving the first half with only 5 points, he put up 17 points in the second half providing a much needed spark for the rest of the team.
Photo by Arlene Guerrero Vikings’ guard Aaron Jelks, brings the ball up the court at Cypress College