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Graduate runs in November elections Former Citrus College student is in the running for Pomona city council
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A former Citrus College student ran for Pomona City Council, District Two as part of the election on Nov. 6. Jacqueline Elizalde-Macias has been a public servant for many years. She worked Jacqueline Elizalde-Macias at San Bernardino County Human Services and Social Services. “I’m around public service all day, every day,” Elizalde said. “So, whether I am a volunteer or doing it through employment, I love it. I love serving my community.” Elizalde said she was elected to the Pomona Library Board of Trustees when she started school at Citrus, when she was 28 years old. She served on the Pomona Library Board of Trustee for seven years. She currently is Pomona’s Cultural Arts Commissioner. She said her experiences at Citrus helped her become the woman she is today. S E E C O U N C I L • PA GE 5
College plans to snuff cigarettes on campus
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Policy changes could ban smoking at Citrus College BY NATALIE MALINS STAFF REPORTER
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Citrus College may be the only college in California that has no smoking regulations. A survey conducted in May 2016 by Citrus Dean of Students Maryann Tolano-Leveque put California community colleges in three categories based on smoking policies. Out of 34 colleges Tolano-Leveque surveyed, Citrus was one of three in the “Smoking Campus” category, which she said did not specify smoking zones. The same survey was conducted in October and Citrus was the only remaining college in this category. All other colleges changed their policies to having smoking zones or ban smoking. Another survey by the California Youth Advocacy Network in 2017 gave Citrus College an F in a college S E E S MO K E • PA GE 5
Tuition-free enrollment for Qualified freshmen Citrus College Promise Program gives money incentive for college completion BY KARA ELDER STAFF REPORTER
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The Citrus College Promise Program is covering mandatory fees and tuition for hundred of students. Vice President of Academic Affairs Arvid Spor said the College Promise is a two-year program in which firstyear students can enroll through an early decision process at their high school. Citrus College trustee Edward Ortell wrote in an article, “students who live in the college’s service area but attend private school or are homeschooled, must attend an Early Decision workshop.” Dean of Enrollment Services Gerald Sequeira said that these workshops would be available for private school or home-schooled students
on campus. Ortell said other promise programs only provide funding for one year, but the Citrus promise program funds students for two years. “That’s what makes us different from the rest,” Ortell said. Ortell cited the national student loan debt of $1.4 trillion as reason for the college to provide tuition assistance. “The Promise helps cut student debt in half,” Ortell said. Because of exceeding debt and the need for a more skilled workforce, community colleges throughout the state have started “promise programs,” which cover tuition and other costs associated with attending college. The Citrus College Foundation funds the majority of the Promise
Program with donations. Spor said to qualify students must go through an early decision process, where they go through orientation and assessment. Students then form an educational plan with a Citrus counselor. By simplifying the process, Sequeira said that more students should qualify for the Promise Program. Sequeira said by removing the placement assessment, recruiting out-of-district students will be easier since the process will become simplified. To enroll in the College Promise Program, Spor said students must finish the Free Application for Federal Student Aid application. Sequeira said in an email Promise Program requirements include applying to the Extended Opportunity
Programs and Services program and signing up with the I Will Complete College program. “Once they’ve done those steps, then they can be considered part of the Promise Program,” Spor said. Spor said students must also be enrolled in a minimum of 12 units in the fall and spring semesters, as part of rules held by the Promise Program. Sequeira said in an email the promise program does not restrict the maximum amount of units a student can enroll in. “We pay as many units as a student is enrolled in fall and spring,” Sequeira said in an email. “The idea is we want them to graduate in two years, the only way you can graduate in two years if you only count fall and spring is if you take 15 units each semester.” S E E P R OM IS E • PAGE 5
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Everything you need to know about current events on the campus community. If there is something you want us to cover, email us: contact@ccclarion.com • Nov. 8, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. 13th Annual Saluting Our Veterans, Campus Center Mall • Nov. 14, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Painting class in the Campus Center Mall, free supplies • Nov 14, 2-3 p.m. How to Improve Your Sleep workshop in the Lifelong Learning Center, Room 101 • Nov. 15, 4:30 p.m Cosmetology and Esthetician Open House, Technology Center 208 - Registration Required: email tdouglas@ citruscollege.edu with your name, email, phone number and name of guest. • Nov. 21, 9 a.m.-11 a.m. Mobile Food Pantry, Campus Center Mall Bring your own bag. If interested in volunteering, go to ED 171 or email regarcia@citruscollege.edu. • Nov. 26 and 28, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Red Cross Blood Drive, between VA and ED buildings, bring a photo ID with your birth date on it, and all donors will receive a free Red Cross T-shirt, while supplies last. • Nov. 29, 2:40 p.m. The English Society will host a book reading by Anna Villeneuve of her latest paperback novel “Kat’s Nine Lives” in CI 237.
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22 Thanksgiving No School
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VOTER SUPPRESSION POSES GRAVE THREAT TO dEMOCRACY The right to vote must be protected. Both parties stifle voting franchise. Nothing is more threatening to the health of U.S. democracy than voter suppression. Several weeks ago, a bus full of elderly black voters was stopped at the direction of Georgia’s Secretary of State Brian Kemp. He is running for governor against black Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams. Georgia officials said the voters were engaging in unlawful “political activity” and were ordered off a bus on tour to encourage black people to vote. Georgia officials also purged an estimated 340,000 voters off the the state’s voter rolls. The state is now facing a lawsuit and heated public backlash over its voter suppression tactics. If elected officials are turning to voter suppression to win, then America is failing in its promise of democracy. While the elections may now be over, the recent rise in voter suppression demands that citizens remain vigilant to protect the right to vote. Citizens must continue to hold elected officials accountable. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was passed to protect the right to vote, especially for minority people in the South. In 2013, the Supreme Court struck down Section 4 of the law, which required certain parts of
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the country to have their voting laws reviewed by the federal government. With Section 4 gone, states like Georgia began implementing voter suppression tactics. Many other states remain guilty of attempting to disenfranchise their citizens, too. North Dakota is facing scrutiny over its voter I.D. laws.
After democratic senator Heidi Heitkamp won an upset victory in the historically Republican state, the state’s GOP passed strict laws requiring voters to present I.D.s with valid street addresses. North Dakota’s Native American communities, who live on reservations with no street addresses, would be prevented from voting because their I.D.s
only have P.O. Boxes. The law was aimed at suppressing Native Americans who overwhelmingly supported Heitkamp into victory. Republican-led states are not the only ones who are guilty of practicing voter suppression. California democratic officials are also guilty of disenfranchising thousands of voters.
Without giving voters notice, 45,000 mail-in ballots were discounted in the 2016 elections on suspicion that voter signatures did not match signatures that were on file. Before it was deemed unconstitutional, the so-called “signature mismatch” laws allowed unqualified government officials to analyze signatures and arbitrarily toss out ballots. California has changed its laws to give voters a chance to verify their signatures. Still, tactics such as “signature mismatch laws” are widespread in the United States. Georgia, Florida, Illinois and New Hampshire have also adopted the “signature mismatch laws” that discount ballots. When states actively implement policies that impede voting, they smother the voice of the people and stifle democracy. Protecting the vote is central to our democracy. While many Republicanled states have added more restrictions to voting, the right to vote is still nonpartisan. Citizens from all sides of the political spectrum must unite to protect the right to vote. Clearly, some state’s have taken drastic measures to prevent minority people from voting. Voters must demand the reinstatement of Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act to ensure everyone’s right to vote is protected. If citizens do not make this demand, their right to vote and power to affect change will also diminish.
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Veterans deserve better treatment than they get that many veterans who suffer from PTSD and depression have difficulty receiving treatment. For veterans who served in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan “(there) is a substantial unmet need for mental health services,” the report said. The VA’s report on mental BY BRIANNA SEWELL PHOTO EDITOR health reported veteran suicide BSEWELL@CCCLARION.COM rates increased 25.9 percent from Veterans Day offers the nation 2005 to 2016. a chance to reflect upon and Clearly, organizations that are appreciate the sacrifices veterans meant to help veterans are failing have made to protect the country. them. This Veterans Day, “Thank Institutionally, veterans need you” is not to be treated better. enough. Stealth bomber Veterans fly-overs, flag Stealth bomber continue to face displays and severe obstacles veteran spotlights fly-overs, flag when they adjust at sporting events displays and to civilian life. do not advance Many veteran spotlights practical reforms veterans face for veteran care. at sporting events In 2014, USA homelessness or receive Today reported at do not advance inadequate least 40 veterans mental health practical reforms died waiting to services through treatment for veteran care.” receive the Department at a VA facility of Veterans in Phoenix. Affairs. Schedulers at The U.S. Department of Urban the facility falsified wait times Housing and Development on official documents and hid reported that just over 37,800 records of the actual wait times. veterans were experiencing USA Today also reported VA homelessness in a single night in facilities across the nation were January 2018. found to falsify wait times. In a 2018 report, the National The VA has seen little Academies of Sciences, improvement since then. Engineering, and Medicine found In a 2018 report by the VA
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Wagner Conteras, right, and Elizabeth Owen sit at a table together on Oct. 29 in the Veterans Center.
Office of Inspector General, VA facilities were still falsifying wait times. To make matters worse, in 2018, nine VA hospitals received a low score of 1 out of 5, including two hospitals in California, Loma Linda and Fresno. Healthcare and housing services dedicated to veterans do not properly address the severe problems veterans face.
In an April survey by Pew Research Center, “a majority of people (75 percent) said that if they were making the federal budget, they would increase spending for veterans’ benefits and services.” Those calling for the increased spending have not said where it will come from. Veterans for Peace, an anti-war nonprofit organization founded by veterans, found U.S. taxpayers
have paid over $4.6 trillion to the total cost of wars since 2001. This money could be used to improve the Veterans Health Administration, update lowperforming VA facilities, supply adequate mental health services and provide adequate housing for veterans. The U.S. government should spend less money on new wars and more money on lifting burdens off of veterans.
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However, Sequeira said in an email the Promise Program does not cover fees for the Winter and Summer sessions. Spor said to be accepted into the second year of the program students must complete 30 units with at least a 2.5 grade point average. Sequeira said a 2.0 GPA is required between first-year fall and spring semesters. The College Promise offers multiple support services aimed at college completion. “Probably the number one thing that we do for students is we track students down and we call them,” Sequeira said in an email. Sequeira also said in an email the Promise Program works with different departments to understand individual student graduation requirements. Sequeira said in an email the I Will Complete College program has three specialists to contact students about counselor appointments. “We’re actually hiring a fourth because the program has grown so much,” Sequeira said. Sequeira said in an email 616 students have met all program requirements this year and about 200 from last year. Sequeira also said in an email new first-time college student enrollment is up 11 percent compared to last fall. The IWCC program works with the College Promise Program but the Promise Program has more restrictions. “You can be in I Will Complete College without being in the Promise Program,” Sequeira said. Promise students have to complete 30 units before the start of the second year, but IWCC students do not. Sequeira said IWCC does not require students to have a minimum 2.0 GPA between the fall and spring semesters of their first year.
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“So they’re continuing to receive support even if they’re on probation,” Sequeira said in an email. Ortell said in the article, “Two years of college at little or no cost could save families tens of thousands of dollars and prevent many students from signing up for loans
students,” Sequeira said in an email. Ortell said in an email that “the significance of offering students the first two years of their college education at little or no cost cannot be overstated.” “The Citrus College Promise represents an important milestone in the history of the college,” Ortell said.
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Smoke and Tobacco policy report card. Over 1,300 Citrus students were surveyed asking what the college should do to address smoking. The two most frequent responses were to designate smoking zones or to have smoking strictly prohibited anywhere on campus. “So based on all that information, based on the research that we have conducted over a year and a half, we found that this is probably going to be the best policy for Citrus College and it aligns with the Cal States and UCs and the request from the Chancellor’s office that we go completely free.” The Associated Students of Citrus College approved revisions to Administrative Procedure 3570, Smoking/Vaping on Campus, on Oct. 8. The same proposal will be voted upon by the Academic Senate, the Black Student Union and the college management team. If approved by all of these groups, Citrus will ban smoking by fall 2019. “Honestly, I really don’t want people picking us because we smoke,” Tolano-Leveque said. “Our goal is to educate about free resources we have on campus for students if they want to quit and to educate them on the upcoming policies in the spring
that could take them decades to repay.” As long as students in the program keep up grades and stay on track towards graduation, they do not have to pay tuition or fees at Citrus. “It’s really wonderful that the college is providing this program for
“Citrus College has built me, has motivated me, especially the good feedback I got from Citrus and all the help and support,” Elizalde said. “All of that comes into place when you decide to take a step into a career or running for office.” Elizalde said she particularly enjoyed Club Rush. “When they had those events where all the booths come out and all the clubs and organizations, I’d always make my way in going to each and every one of them and meeting folks,” Elizalde said. She listed campus leaders Paul Swatzel and Sarah Bosler as people who inspired her career in public service. “He was the voice for the students, and he continues to fight and make sure that justice is served,” Elizalde said, referring to Swatzel. “He inspired me.” Elizalde, who was a student worker at Hayden Memorial Library also praised Bosler, her former boss and public service librarian. “She’s always been one of my supporters behind me, and also very motivating,” Elizalde said. “I started my services when I started Citrus. Here in the city of Pomona it was back in 2010 I was appointed to serve the library board of trustees.” Elizalde enrolled at Citrus in fall of 2010 and she began working at the Pomona library the same year. She said public safety, homelessness and street repairs are the top three issues she wants to address in Pomona. “The district that I’m running for has been neglected for many years and so I have to prioritize,” Elizalde said. “I know that, I mean I would love to take care of everything, but you have to prioritize.” Elizalde graduated from Citrus in June 2013 with a degree in political science. She said she wanted to hold public office since her earliest days as an undergrad. “It’s something that’s been at the back of my mind for some time now,” Elizalde said.
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An ashtray full of burned out cigarettes sits outside the LB building on Nov. 5. Citrus College has several different smoking areas on campus.
and summer.” An advisory from the California Community College Chancellor’s office says students will have time to adjust to the new policy and should be notified beforehand. Citrus offers counseling to encourage smokers to quit. Smoking would still be permitted on public sidewalks along the outskirts of the campus. Having a smoke-free campus allows the college to receive grant funding.
Citrus College’s human resources director announced classified staff contract negotiations with the California School Employees Association have produced a tentative agreement on Oct. 8. Human resources director Robert Sammis announced negotiation progress at the Board of Trustees meeting on Oct. 16. “We are currently writing up the finalized agreement, and it will go through the ratification process with CSEA before it comes to the Board for ratification,” Sammis said. The news came as a relief to Citrus trustees member Edward Ortell, who said it is “better if the parties themselves come to an agreement.” The district and CSEA have been at an impasse in negotiations since Sept. 7. A state mediator was brought in to bring the parties to an agreement after nine months of fruitless negotiating. CSEA members cited a lack of campus safety officers during early morning shifts Monday through Saturday, and on Sundays. They called the district’s staffing and pay structure callous to employee welfare. CSEA representatives said
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One of the California School Employees Association’s signs was posted on Nov. 1. by the LB building. CSEA Chapter 101 has negotiated with the District for 11 months over the classified staff’s employment contract.
classified staff were given a salary schedule dating back to the 1970s, which starts below today’s state minimum wage, They said the starting range impacts every following range. Sammis noted no employees were hired in the first seven ranges, below minimum wage. He also said solo shifts for Campus Safety were not problematic because the officers are not supposed to engage violent suspects.
“We got a healthy raise,” said Cathy Day, CSEA chapter vice-president. “It follows the faculty contract.” Day said that part-time campus safety officers got a promotion. Parttime officers were listed as Campus Safety Officer I, but were promoted to Campus Safety Officer II. “They do the same job,” Day said. Day said she would hold further comment until the agreement is ratified.
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Sanction Saudi Arabia over journalist’s killing Americans should pressure leaders to cut ties with the murderous regime BY SAYEDAH MOSAVI OPINIONS EDITOR
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For decades, the U.S. has regarded Saudi Arabia as one of its strongest allies in the Middle East. Despite the nation’s long list of human rights abuses, its support for Wahabbism — an extremist branch of Islam — and its involvement in 9/11, Saudi Arabia remains a close ally. The Kingdom recently came under fire for the sudden disappearance of Washington Post columnist and former Saudi intelligence adviser Jamal Khashoggi. Khashoggi, who became a vocal critic of the Saudi government for its human rights abuses, was a prime target for a lethal demonstration of Saudi power. He was abducted, beaten and tortured by Saudi operatives at the Saudi consulate in Turkey while attempting to obtain wedding paperwork. Saudi officials changed their story about his disappearance and murder at least four times. First, he was alive; then he died while being interrogated; then he died in a fistfight. Now, Khashoggi’s death was premeditated, unbeknownst to the Saudi crown prince Mohammad bin Salman. Saudi Arabia has changed its explanation so many times the nation’s leaders lack credibility. The Kingdom’s abuses are already well-documented. Torturing political dissidents, abusing women and starving Yemeni civilians are only a few of the nation’s crimes on an endless list. Khashoggi’s murder is just the
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latest entry. accepted Saudi’s explanation that The Kingdom’s actions should Khashoggi died in a fistfight and come to no refused to sanction surprise. Human the country. rights groups “Saudi Arabia has Torturing political chastised the been a great ally of nation’s officials dissidents, abusing ours,” Trump initialcountless times. women and ly said in an Oct. 19 As usual, U.S. interview. starving Yemeni officials are The president falling behind, civilians are only a then changed his choosing to ally tone, calling the few of the nation’s Kingdom’s explawith a regime run by extremnation “the worst crimes on an cover-up ever.” ists. endless list.” President He warned the Saudi government Donald Trump’s stance is no difwould face severe ferent. Despite its gaping holes, he consequences if bin Salman was
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responsible. But the president’s shift in tone is still unconvincing. Trump’s senior adviser Jared Kushner said the U.S. will continue to regard Saudi Arabia an ally after the nation’s officials admitted Khashoggi was killed. Clearly, the Trump administration is willing to disregard the Kingdom’s involvement in Khashoggi’s death. Saudi Arabia is a key player to ward off Iran, the boogeyman Trump considers more threatening than Saudi extremism. Saudi arms deals are precious business, too. The nation is one of the U.S.’s highest-paying buyers of
U.S. weapons. Trump negotiated a $110 billion dollar arms deal with the Kingdom, saying it will create more jobs in the defense industry. To Trump, arms deals are too important to risk because they create jobs. Those weapons sales also sow death and destruction. The Kingdom uses U.S. bombs to kill Yemeni civilians. The U.K. based newspaper the Independent reports 56,000 killed since 2016. Despite atrocities, war crimes and humanitarian disasters, the U.S. continues to supply the Saudi regime with weapons. Not even the Kingdom’s support for international jihadists, including American enemies Al Queda and the Islamic State could dampen the U.S. appetite for juicy arms deals. No matter how masochistic the friendship, the U.S. continues to regard Saudi Arabia a good ally. Khashoggi’s murder, along with the Kingdom’s abusive history, should serve as stark reminders about the value of freedom. Democracy should always remain more important than oil and blood money. While the U.S. government has a history of supporting authoritarian rulers and continues to disgrace itself over Saudi affairs, the American people should be able to see through the facade. U.S. leadership should not be allowed to pay lip service to the promise of democracy while hypocritically supporting authoritarian regimes any longer. The American public should pressure its leaders to impose sanctions on Saudi Arabia and pressure the country to adopt a democratic government. Saudi Arabia can never be a true ally until the nation sees true democracy.
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Attendees STRUGGLE to balance LIFE and WORK BY TALIA PASTRANA SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER TPASTRANA@CCCLARION.COM
Julia Rovira is a 21-year-old physics major at Citrus College. She is currently taking 12 units while working more than 40 hours a week for her astronomy blog, SkyFeed. Rovira manages marketing, brand deals, business collaborations, photoshoots and more for her blog. She works primarily from home, but constantly answers emails and calls on her mobile phone. Citrus College student Valerie Torres works 30 hours per week as a campus supervisor at Arroyo High School. The 27-year-old also babysits two twin girls. Torres said she frequently rushes from her job to get to class on time. “I go to Citrus because it is near where I watch the twins,” Torres said. Citrus College law major Natalie Avina is a 19-year-old student. She is currently takes 21 units while working 16-20 hours a week at Bionicos Covina. Students commonly work at Citrus College. Student workers run the Owl Bookstore, the Owl Cafe and the Coffee Shop. Many students juggle college with their work life. Long work hours affects students’ academic lives. “Any time in between my babysitting and working, that’s the only time I cram in my work for school,” Torres said. “It’s pretty difficult but I mean we have to do it.” Sometimes long work hours can damage a student’s mental health and motivation. “It’s stressful,” Avina said. “I feel like sometimes I get lazy when it comes to doing my schoolwork because I feel tired from work. I really only have Tuesday to do the hours that I have to be studying and doing homework.” Many students trade valuable study time for work. “I sometimes have to sacrifice parts of my academic life in order to make money for my blog,” Rovira said. “It’s nice that I have the freedom to pick and choose where to apply myself, but it can be challenging when sometimes I need to make sacrifices in order to do that.” Not only does work affect the amount of study time, it affects the
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Physics major Julia Rovira, 21, works on her computer in between classes in PS 222. Rovira works over 40 hours a week on her astronomy blog, SkyFeed. Rovira attended the National College Aerospace Scholars program at NASA.
class times students have available. Both Torres and Avina schedule their classes around their jobs. “It’s hard to juggle my time management with school,” Torres said. “My biggest thing is that I can’t take classes in the morning, so I have to adjust it to night classes.” Avina schedules all 21 units of her course load for two days out of the week, which gives her a better job availability. Finding a working college student is not difficult. Citrus College researches the Citrus College service area, which includes Azusa, Claremont, Glendora, Monrovia and Duarte. The college service area has an unemployment rate of 5.8 percent. The unemployment rate in California is 6.9 percent, while Los
Angeles County is 7.8 percent. When students are employed, it leaves little time for a social life. Torres said that she tries to go out with her friends during the week, but it doesn’t always go as planned. She said she tries to schedule social events, but sometimes goes out spontaneously. Rovira said she works at least five hours a day seven days a week doing article research, leaving little time for social events. One reason students might need to work while going to school is because of California’s high cost of living. Massachusetts Institute of Technology developed a living wage calculator based on rent, food, medical care, child care, transportation, other and income after taxes.
For one full-time working adult in career opportunity. 2015, the living wage was $14.01 per “The reason I have my blog or why I started it was to have something hour in California. For two working adults and two that was relative to my major that children, the 2015 living wage was I could put on my resume,” Rovira said. “It started off as a hobby, but $19.22 per hour in California. California’s minimum wage is $11 it was beneficial in terms of my academic career.” per hour. The Citrus College Career Center Students who live on their own need to find a job that pays $14 per offers resources to help with career hour in order to afford all of their planning. At the Career Center, students can expenses, which does not include research different majors, receive education. California’s cost of living is still ris- help writing resumes, take career asing which causes many students to sessments, find internship informawork in order to afford college. tion, attend workshops and access “I do need to be working some- the career resource library. how because financial aid doesn’t Rovira said she encourages stucover it for me,” Rovira said. “I dents to pursue a job in a field they do need to work if I want to go to are interested in. school.” “I think that if anyone has an Finding employment concerns idea of pursuing a small business, many students. If students are not or blog, or even a YouTube channel sure which career to pursue, they that can assist them in their career could potentially waste resources at life and have fun with it at the same a four-year university. time,” said Rovira. “I think every“You’re wasting time and money, body should try it out because it can but mostly money,” Torres said. turn into something really wonderOther students attend communi- ful.” ty college because it is more finanWhile students may face difficulty balancing work and college, they ofcially friendly. “It was cheaper than going to a fer tips to make it work. “Use a planner,” Avina said. four-year,” said Avina. She color codes everything to stay Citrus is an affordable option to organized. students who want to go to college. Torres said she surrounds herself Citrus charges $46 per unit for with helpful people. California residents and $269 per “Having a good support system unit for out-of-state residents and helps because my family knows that international students. If California residents take 12 un- I am going to school and working,” Torres said. “Just having them be dergraduate units for two semesters, supportive of that is a they pay $1,104 in big thing.” tuition at Citrus Rovira said versus $5,742 Having a good having a positive in tuition at a support system mindset about CSU. work motivates. S t u d e n t s helps because my “Try to focus on who attend the pros of it and c o m m u n i t y family knows that I don’t let the cons colleges can am going to school be too hindering,” save money beRovira said. “Keep fore attending a and working.” four-year uniyour goal in sight remember versity. -VALERIE TORRES and Citrus College student what you are doing Torres said it all for. Recognize she wants to what are just stepping stones in your transfer to either CSULA or Cal Poly career.” Pomona. Avina wants to attend law Being a working student is not school and Rovira said she wants a degree in physics. preferable to many, but necessary In addition to working in college, for most. students are planning their careers. “You’re running on no sleep, but Rovira said her blog started as an you have to do what you have to do,” unpaid position, but turned into a Torres said.
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Many free resources available on campus Food, showers, health care and transportation offered at no cost to students BY SAMMY FERNANDES STAFF REPORTER
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Citrus College has many free resources on campus to support students in need. One resource is the mobile food pantry from the LA Food Bank. The first mobile food pantry came to Citrus in May 2017. The food is free and donated by farmers and grocery chains including Trader Joe’s, Sam’s Club, Walmart, and Amazon. Citrus pays a $600 delivery fee per visit. Student life supervisor Rosario Garcia said they get close to 200 students each visit. “Sometimes you could actually be sitting in the classroom and
the person right next to you could be homeless and you might have absolutely no idea that they are homeless,” Garcia said. Mobile food truck driver and distributor Robert Mendez said the food can sustain a user for at least two days. If all the food is not distributed, it is brought back to a warehouse in Los Angeles where expiration dates are checked to see if it can be redistributed. The farthest the food pantry goes in Southern California is to Palmdale and Lancaster. “I feel that a lot of people are struggling, especially with this economy,” Mendez said. “Everything is expensive.” Citrus also offers three free food pantries around campus for students in need. There are no requisites or information asked to students who want to use them. They are located in the Veterans Center, Foster Kinship office, and Student Health Center. Showers also became available
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Volunteers hand out various produce items to Citrus students with ID card on Oct. 11 in the Campus Center Mall.
to students in spring 2017. Showers can be found in the PE building. Students may also get toiletries including shampoo, soap, toothbrush or toothpaste from Extended Opportunity Programs and Services counselors or food pantry locations. Garcia said she has them in her closet and distributes them to counselors.
“Usually students feel more comfortable disclosing that with counselors than with other people,” Garcia said. The Student Health Center on the first floor of the SS building has free cold medicine, condoms and personal hygiene items. Another free resource is a bus pass for students, Class Pass, which is available in the library.
The pass allows students to take the Foothill Transit bus for free during the semester. Full time students pay a tuition fee of $7 and part time students pay $6 to get the class pass. During finals week, Citrus offers the Night Owls hosted by ASCC. This event gives out Scantrons, blue books and pencils to students. They also give snacks, pizza and coffee to students who come study in the Campus Center. By attending the Night Owls week, students get a ticket every week day they go to the Campus Center. On Thursday, the last day of the activity, the tickets are pulled in a drawing. Students can win a gift card to area restaurants. “If they (students) do need them, I want them to use (the resources on campus),” Garcia said. Criminal justice major Elena Gaitan comes to use the mobile food pantry. “I like it because I don’t really have much income,” Gaitan said. “So it helps me.”
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itrus College’s student band Night Shift could become the house band for the music streaming MQUINTERO@CCCLARION.COM platform Spotify. & TANNAN LUZZO Audio engineer graduate from Citrus and audio SPORTS EDITOR engineer for Spotify Chris Heck said in an email the music TLUZZO@CCCLARION.COM service is developing a platform similar to YouTube, where one may search an artist or a song, and watch a video of that artist performing live. “The project is a live performance video,” Heck said in an email. “The idea is for the band to perform not only in the studio, but in other interesting locations as well.” Performing Arts instructor Alan Waddington said Citrus has the opportunity to become the house band for this new video platform Spotify is developing. “Some artist doesn’t have a band and they’re going to film and record them performing and we are like the house band and it’s a live version of it,” Waddington said. “Which means we have some artistic freedom to change things up a bit, as long as the artists likes it. I like that because they can say, ‘Hey, I love it’ or ‘I hate it’ and we can run with it.” Heck immediately thought of Citrus when the idea spread at Spotify. “We were doing a project for Lele Pons, and they had an acoustic guitarist with her and I realized that we should be putting something together bigger,” Heck said. “And I went to school here and I remember all the assets we have here, and there is just so much that can be utilized here under one roof.” Because Heck went through the recording program, he was aware of the resources Citrus had to offer. Heck met with Dean of Performing Arts John Vaughn, music professor Gino Munoz, director of the Haugh Tiina Mittler and Waddington to figure out logistics. “I approached Citrus staff about it,” Heck said. “They were on board; musicians MANAGING EDITOR
were all on board. They all liked the opportunity to get involved, so we put it together.” Both Citrus staff and Heck recorded and shot video for a three song set in the recording arts studio. Citrus made rough demos to show what student bands were capable of performing. Then, Heck and a film team came to campus to record and film demonstrations for Spotify on Oct. 17 . Heck said the team will showcase their work to Spotify executives. “We’ll show it to them and then the next step is bringing in an A-list musician to record with the band,” Heck said. A list of 20 songs was sent to Waddington and Munoz. They decided on three genres to demonstrate for Spotify: hip-hop, modern-pop and a Spanish pop song. Waddington said having students with varied demographic backgrounds was attractive, as was their song selection for the demo video. “The students that are singing the leads are kind of like stunt doubles,” Waddington said. “... But it showed that we could do stuff in Spanish and that we have that demographic reasonably portrayed here.” The selection of songs also provided the bands with the ability to change the setting in which they performed for recording in. “We had a group do something in a smaller intimate setting, and then I wanted to showcase what we have so we did a big group so that they could see that we could go small and big so that’s what we sent them,” Waddington said. Heck also used the recording arts students to record for the shoot. Heck said Citrus “put him on” so he reciprocated the help to students and the college. “There’s students ready to play and they want to play,” Heck said. “They want the opportunity to work with a major artist, to get experience in the studio, and we brought in some of the recording program students as well. Because we want to get them in the chair and get them experience working in a professional recording environment.”
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Citrus graduate and Spotify employee proposes idea for performing arts students perform with professional artists Waddington said the Spotify deal is an achievement he has always wanted for Citrus. “Oh, it would be huge,” Waddington said. “This is like right up my dream of what I want to do before I leave here.” Heck said it is an opportunity for student musicians and recording arts students to get professional experience alongside superstar clientele. Waddington said he had this idea throughout the semester, and Heck reached out to Citrus at the right time.. He said working with a company like Spotify, could advance Citrus students further than many of their peers. “When I was going to school here, it’s difficult to understand what the pressures are of being really in the studio with a professional client until you do it,” Heck said. “The more experience you can get there that makes a huge difference when you go on your first job interview. Heck said professional experience can be limited in a classroom. “That is what’s difficult to teach kids,” Heck said. Waddington said the agreement with Spotify could take anywhere from weeks to months. “If this works, it’s going to just open that door really wide,” Waddington said. “I was going to propose to do special concerts at Coachella where maybe there is an artist that will do a concert for just a single event and we could back this artist. I would have footage to show that we can do this and it would make it easier.” Heck said the performances shot at Citrus College on Oct. 17 are going through edits and color corrections that could take up to two weeks. Afterward the presentation will be shown to Spotify executives and other video platform providers.
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Gabriel Martinez takes on the role of lead guitarist in Spotify’s house band on Oct. 17 in the main recording studio in the Recording Arts building.
Recording Arts majors Alex Diaz and Chris Ambat mix the incoming music live from the recording studio on Oct. 17 in the Recording Arts building.
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A sculpture of conducting hands is enclosed in a glass case in the Performing Arts building. Former Citrus College instructor, Citrus Singers founder and dean of fine and performing arts Ben Bollinger, spent most his time on campus in the building. Around the sculpture is memorabilia and placards with photographs documenting his time at Citrus. Bollinger died on Oct. 17 but his work will be felt for lifetimes at the college. “I would not be sitting here today without that man,” said John Vaughan, the current dean of performing arts. Vaughan’s eyes welled up when he described Bollinger. Vaughan said he spent years at Citrus working with him, learning the tricks of the job and how to live well. “He taught life lessons,” Vaughan said. “He was a mentor to many many people.” Bollinger was responsible for much of the prestige the Performing Arts department enjoys today. He founded the Citrus Singers, connected them with top artists like Cher and/or Gene Simmons and connected with students over their careers. Citrus College president and superintendent Geraldine M. Perri sent an email to Citrus employees about Bollinger’s death. “Mr. Bollinger enjoyed a long and impressive career with Citrus College beginning Sept. 1, 1968 as a full-time music instructor,” Perri wrote. Bollinger served as a department chair in 1997, he was promoted to associate dean of fine and performing arts,” and in March of 2004, “he was named dean of fine and performing arts.” “He would come by to visit, but I have great respect for that because he believed in what he built and he knew he had put good people in place, and he knew that now was the time for them to let their vision go forth and shine,” Vaughan said. Vaughan said he worked alongside Bollinger as choreographer for the Citrus Singers. Bollinger was the
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A sculpture of Citrus Singers founder Ben Bollinger is on display on Nov. 6 in the Haugh.
director of the singers from 1990 until 2005. “He was instrumental in creating the program that is the Citrus Singers today,” Vaughan said. “He built so many of the buildings on our performing arts facility.” Renee Liskey, chair of the dance department at Citrus, said Bollinger’s many quotable turns of phrase stick with her most. “Things that people from the 60s remember him saying, until right before retired,” Liskey said. Bollinger’s quotes are remembered by many of the people who have worked with him. “His most famous quote was ‘repetition is reputation.’” Vaughan said. “What that meant is that you work hard every single day and you will be known as a person who values excellence. Vaughan said Bollinger “was about never settling for less.” Liskey agreed, Bollinger set the mark of achievement high in the performing arts department. “We live by that here,” Liskey said. Before her employment at the college, Liskey was a Citrus Singer under Bollinger’s direction. from 1995 to 1998. She currently choreographs the group. She hung a photo of the herself in with Bollinger in her off smiling in front of a French cathedral, on one of the many trips he organized for the
In Perfect Harmony will perform at the Haugh on Nov. 17.
singers. A photograph of Liskey and Bollinger posing with smiles in front of a cathedral in France hangs behind her as she talks about her trip to Europe with Bollinger and the Citrus Singers over 20 years ago. “When you’re singing in these cathedrals there’s a travel period for your voice to hit the back wall and return to you,” Liskey said. “I remember finishing a piece and we stopped — he cut us off... and said ‘this is it. This is why we live. This is living. This is music.’” Despite Bollinger’s extensive classical training in opera, Liskey said he was open to varied music styles. Bollinger arranged for the Citrus Singers to perform vocals with Diana Ross, Cher and Gene Simmons. The Singers backed up Simmons’ “True Confessions,” and “Always Near You/Nowhere to Hide” for his debut 1978 solo album. A Simmons vinyl disk sits in the glass case next to a bronze of Bollinger’s hands conducting. A memorial service for Bollinger was held the Wednesday after his death. “They’ve asked us all to wear color,” Vaughan said.” They want it to be up. They want it to be happy. They want to remember a life that was really well-lived.” Liskey said the service was “very beautiful.”
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Trio brings harmony to the Haugh In Perfect Harmony covers music from the 60’s and 70’s BY TIM PETERSEN STAFF REPORTER
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The vocalist and piano player for In Perfect Harmony said his group’s show is designed as an “escape from the stress and anxiety” from the current state of the world. The performer, Johnny Rodgers,
said the current political climate has made his show “more relevant” because it offers a hopeful distraction. “When voices come in harmony, I think it unites the audience and builds harmony among individuals,” Rodgers said. In Perfect Harmony vocalist Susannah Mars echoed the sentiment
when she said in an email “In Perfect Harmony seems a perfect concert for today’s world, it soothes the struggles of our lives through music; harmonies heal!”
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Night Shift Prepares players for Music Industry Band prepares its student members for music business BY TIM PETERSEN STAFF REPORTER
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On a typical Wednesday morning in the Performing Arts building, the sounds of The Beatles’ “Twist and Shout” pour out of PA 154. About 20 students are rehearsing for an upcoming show. The students are part of Night Shift, a pop group that performs covers of the golden oldies of Motown and contemporary artists like Beyonce. But audiences can catch Night Shift at the Haugh Performing Arts center. Citrus instructor of commercial music Gino Munoz has headed Night Shift since 2001. “This is very outside-of-the-box thinking,” Munoz said. “We don’t do the typical concerts, per se. We do actual events, and we do 50 to 80 of them a year. So we’re at hotels like the Ritz Carlton, you know very high end hotels, very high end country clubs.” Night Shift frequently books weddings and other events. In the past, Night Shift has performed internationally, including in Japan. They perform annually in Hawaii. “Putting students in a situation where they have to perform every single day, no matter what, is truly a professional type experience,” Munoz said. “The growth that I see in
The percussion players of Night Shift play enthusiastically as they get ready for their upcoming show.
students in the two or three weeks we are gone is exponential in comparison to the entire year.” Music instructor Alan Waddington said students not only learn to play shows, but everything else that comes with working in music. “If you ask any heavy, any professional, what percentage of your career is music, most will say 50,” Waddington said. “So, you know those things, we’re still trying to teach.” “The group is dear to me. I just think it’s helped so many people grow and move on to higher things. This was a big part of it,” Waddington
said. Students in Night Shift described a constant pressure to adapt. Night Shift bass player Max Juarez has been with the group for a year and a half. He said performing was not easy when he first started because he trained as a classical bassist. Night Shift is a pop band. “People shove you into this massive fire that is Night Shift,” Juarez said. “Until, you know somehow you fly out of it... It’s a great way to just elevate yourself.” In his first year, Juarez was still ADVERTISEMENT
learning the songs in the set list when the lead bassist position became unavailable. He had a week to learn and play 10 songs. “It just made me say, ‘wow, this is some real experience that you get from this class,’” Juarez said. Clinton Hampton is in his second year on the Night Shift. He is a drummer, percussionist, singer and a self-titled “most-time dancer.” Hampton said his instructors have helped him grow as a musician. “The staff has put in a lot of care to help you cultivate the sound that you
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need to do the song that you’re doing,” Hampton said. “It’s the greatest help that any aspiring musician can get.” Hampton said the best moments are at the end of a show. “It could just be us, because maybe the crowd could be done dancing,” Hampton said. “I feel that’s when we show out... And, you know, we act like we’re the headliners of a thousand-person crowd.” Munoz said Citrus alumni have joined notable members of the music industry like Bruno Mars and Neil Young.
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New photo club gives members a fresh perspective Group founded to demonstrate environmental photography BY KARA ELDER STAFF REPORTER
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The natural landscape is overlooked and frequently taken for granted, but Citrus’ new Nature Optics photography club plans to change that for students. Nature Optics focuses on viewing the natural world through a different lens — a DSLR. Club adviser Rick Brown hopes that students will learn to “artistically express what we see in nature.” Brown, who is a photographer, said he pushed for the creation of the club. He said students usually come to professors with ideas for new clubs, but he wanted to share his photography knowledge with students. “I enjoy the craft and it’s a hobby that I take seriously,” Brown said. “I figured it’d make sense to sort of pass it on to students.” Club president Michael Jacobs said he also has a passion to help students feel comfortable with photography. “I want to get people active taking pictures, learning how to take pictures.” Jacobs, a psychology major, said people may feel uncomfortable capturing the perfect shot, but he wants to grow their confidence. Jacobs said the club’s focus on nature is important because “we have nature all around,” and “we take that for granted.” He said he hopes students in
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The goal of Nature Optics is to show appreciation for nature through photography.
the club will use photography to discover natural beauty. Brown said a student does not need a fancy camera to join Nature Optics. He said he encourages members to use the tools they have. He also said he is “fully aware there’s an existing photography club so we don’t want to step on
anybody’s toes.” “You can take great pictures with a cellphone,” Brown said. “It’s not about high tech pictures. It’s not about the fast equipment.” Brown said he wants students to get a feel for photography to see if they enjoy it before investing in equipment. Meetings are planned to
include photo critiques as well as discussions of basic camera use and photo techniques. Field trips are planned so students can photograph nature outside of campus. Brown said the club will not only improve members’ appreciation of nature, but give them a new perspective.
“You’re learning how to look at things differently because when you become a photographer you definitely learn to see things differently,” Brown said. “You see things that other people don’t see.” Nature Optics meets at 2:30 p.m. every other Tuesday in LB 101. Their next meeting is Nov. 20.
Peace-loving protesters hold firm their gROUND Claremont war protesters have kept sidewalk posts for decades BY LYDIA EGAN
of religious, humanitarian or charitable nonprofit LEGAN@CCCLARION.COM organizations. Drivers on Claremont’s Indian “Pilgrim Place has a lot of Hill Boulevard may notice a group people committed to peace and of 70- to 90-year-olds standing justice,” Gossett said. with pacifist signs from 4-5 p.m. Many group members have every Friday. protested foreign policy, They have stood on the women’s rights, homelessness sidewalks with anti-war signs and immigration rights. since 2003 after the United Eighty-year-old Pat Hynds States’ attack on protested in Afghanistan. Nicaragua and “It’s just a New Mexico way of saying to It’s just a way of before joining the people ‘There saying to people Pilgrim Place. are other ways to “All of the live besides war ‘There are other people involved and violence,’” have a strong ways to live said Dell Gossett, commitment to a 73-year-old besides war and the idea of peace protester. and to stopping Eighty-year-old violence.’” wars,” Hynds said. -DELL GOSSETT protester Mary Over the years, Claremont resident Grindhart said the group gained she has protested members from since the Vietnam inspired onlookers. War. The youngest protester, “War has been hanging over us 34-year-old Richard Hammang, our whole lives,” Grindhard said. joined a year ago after driving “Peace is an issue.” past on Friday afternoons. While The group formed at a senior Hammang said he enjoys his community in Claremont, the time protesting on Friday, he said Pilgrim Place. The community he wants more young people to is made up of retirees part come. STAFF REPORTER
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“I guess the real reason I came out to do this is that I would like other people to come out,” Hammang said. “It’s just a crowd of old folks and that’s not exactly the most inviting to younger people.” Group members said they welcome new protesters to their weekly event. “We have a lot of signs,” Gossett said. “If someone wanted to stand, we’d be perfectly happy to share the signs.” Their signs call for peace and tally the amount of money spent on American wars. “It’s time to be very active as citizens and get the message to the public,” Mann said. When news events occur, Mann said the group brainstorm different ideas for their signs. Gossett held a sign symbolizing undocumented children separated from their families. “Adults and children need to be kept together,” Gossett said. Members said they used to receive negative responses from drivers, but now get more support than ever. “I had one woman go by and say ‘Good work, honeybun!’” Mann said.
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Penelope Mann, 76, smiles as she protests war on Oct. 26 at Indian Hill Boulevard and Arrow Highway.
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faculty car wash raises money for a scholarship Faculty Association sponsors a car wash to raise funds for CCFA BY SAMMY FERNANDES STAFF REPORTER
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Citrus College Faculty Association sponsored a car wash to raise money for the Citrus College Foundation scholarship on Oct. 27 in the S9 parking lot. For $10, drivers could have their cars washed and dried by professors and students. Cosmetology students and professors joined ASCC president Fernando Flores in posting car wash signs on Oct. 27 on Foothill Boulevard. All work was volunteer and environmentally friendly. Students used organic soap and minimal water. Approximately 20 cars were washed, with the sales raised donated to the Citrus College Foundation scholarships. Hamburgers, snacks, donuts and beverages were offered to clients while they waited for their cars to be washed which lasted around 15 to 20 minutes. The idea for the scholarship car wash came from former CCFA president Jim Lancaster in 2007. Lancaster sponsored the event to raise money for students. Chemistry professor and current CCFA president Terry Miles decided to bring Lancaster’s idea back to campus. “Basically I’m doing the same thing he did, just 11 years later,” Miles said. The volunteers collected about $700. After subtracting supplies and
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Beginning auto mechanic students and their professors help with the CCFA fundraiser by washing cars on Oct. 27 at the Technician Development building.
food, Miles said the team will send $500 to the scholarship. Miles said his goal was to raise $2,500 but did not have enough advertising. Citrus Superintendent/President Geraldine Perri came to “support
and thank them” for giving back to the community. Perri also had her car washed. Johnna Benson, a nursing major, got a ticket donated by mathematics professor Mohamad Trad. She said she wanted to get her car washed for
a long time, but was procrastinating. “It was very convenient,” Benson said. “It was just a nice perk.” Miles said he hopes to have fundraisers every semester. “Not necessarily a car wash, but some way to raise money for students
and get the community involved a little bit, which is always positive,” Miles said. “In part, I want to show that unions aren’t all about raising your taxes and asking for more money from the state. We do things that help the community too.”
No violent crimes reported from 2015 to 2017 Clery Act indicates 36 crimes occurred but none violent. Release does not include 2018 stats. BY TALIA PASTRANA SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER TPASTRANA@CCCLARION.COM
Citrus College Campus Safety released their annual security report on Oct. 1 as mandated by the Clery Act. Campus Safety reported no incidents of violence, hate crimes, murders or sexual assaults from 2015 to 2017. The report listed 36 crimes in 2017. Of those crimes recorded, 21 were drug violations and seven for alcohol use. By comparison, Azusa Pacific University had no violent crimes on campus, Mt. San Antonio College had two aggravated assaults and Chaffey College had four aggravated assaults in 2017. Campus Safety supervisor Ben Macias said recent invasions of privacy into women’s restrooms were unusual for the campus. The Clery Act report does not include an armed robbery or a police chase that ended on campus with a fugitive gunman captured in the SS building in the spring of 2018. The Clery Act was named after Jeanne Clery, a college student at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania who was raped and murdered on campus in 1986. After Clery’s death, her college failed to notify students
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and staff. The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, or the Clery Act, was passed in 1990 and is required for all colleges that receive federal funds. Macias said that the Clery Act was passed to notify students of crimes. “It holds all colleges and universities responsible for notifying
the campus community about any Clery Act crimes that have occurred on or around the campus for the last three years,” Macias said. The annual security report must be published by Oct 1. “We also post a crime log which is updated every two business days” Macias said. Campus Safety works with the Glendora Police Department and
the Azusa Police Department. Glendora Police Lieutenant James DeMond said his department is the main law enforcement agency for Citrus. The Azusa Police Department is notified if the crime effects Azusa Pacific University. DeMond said Glendora Police will only notify Campus Safety if a crime threatens the Citrus campus. Macias said Campus Safety patrol
the college 24 hours a day, seven days a week. He recommended students use the Citrus Guardian app to notify Campus Safety of crime. The app sends Campus Safety an alert and shares the location of an incident. “Citrus College is a very safe and secure campus. Violent crime is virtually non-existent. Crime in general is very minimal,” Macias said.
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Corrugated CREATIONS: iNTERNATIONAL ENROLLEES don cardboard dISGUISES International center hosts makeshift costume contest to celebrate Halloween BY CHARITY WANG WEB EDITOR
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Cut cardboard and masking tape covered the floors of the International Student Center during its annual Halloween party on Oct. 26. Students faced off in creating the most creative and durable costumes for a cardboard fight in the Student Services building. Due to low turnout, the fight never happened. International Student Technician Michael Aguilar said that the student center hosts these events to make international students feel included. Party organizers originally scheduled a Box Battle Building and Brawling event. Students were invited to create their own armor and props out of cardboard and battle each other for a prize — two tickets to Starline Tours Hollywood. Students were required to build their armor and props with safety in mind. They could not have any sharp edges or pointy tips. The corrugated weaponry also had to be hollow and blunt so no one would get hurt at the cardboard brawl. Some came ready. Students premade their armor and props. Because the party was scheduled during popular events such as Escape Psycho Circus, an EDM festi-
val in San Bernardino, Blizzcon and Twitchcon, turnout was low. The originally planned brawl became a cardboard costume contest. Most events hosted by the International Student Center have a large turnout. A karaoke night on Oct. 5. drew about 50 attendees in the International Student Center. Thirty minutes after the Halloween party started, two students, psychology major Angela Huang and Citrus College Clarion reporter Sammy Fernandes, armed themselves with the cardboard props for a “forfun” skirmish. After the destruction of a cardboard axe and two flimsy swords, the only brawl was over. Some students sat in lounge chairs watching both parts of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.” They snacked on pizza and popcorn while others donned cardboard costumes. International studies major Yo Shiminoya tried to give her cardboard costume a flourish of Japanese style. She cut through the rigid cardboard to create a “traditional Japanese silk” but had trouble with the stiff material. Nursing major Evelyn Nkinzi took a more practical costume approach. She used a cardboard box to fashion a household appliance as her costume. “I’m trying to make a washer or a dryer, or something that looks like a washer or a dryer.” Nkinzi said. Nkinzi’s box inspired Shiminoya to forgo her original plan. “I tried to make a traditional Japanese silk, but it was difficult so I might
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International Student Center students host a cardboard costume event on Oct. 26 at the Student Services building.
make an oven,” Shiminoya said. The sounds of masking tape tearing and box cutting continued while the movie played. When the Harry Potter credits rolled, the audience judged the costumes. With the exception of the competitors, students marked a ballot for two categories, “the Most Durable” and “the Most Creative.” After a drumroll on tables and ADVERTISEMENT
chairs, “The Most Durable” award was given to a cardboard oven Shiminoya. In one-hand, she showed a pan made of duct tape and in the other, her cardboard pyramid trophy and two tickets to Starline Tours Hollywood. Fernandes won “Most Creative” for her pumpkin-head, rainbow-winged pirate. She was also rewarded with a cardboard trophy
and two tickets to Starline Tours Hollywood. Shiminoya said she would like to go with Nkinzi because she inspired Shiminoya to make the winning costume. Fernandes said that she would like to go on the Starline Tours with her sister, who will be visiting over the winter. “If I can wait to go with her, then I will wait,” Fernandes said.
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Owls soar back in second half Citrus makes a strong comeback in the second half of closing game to win
BY JORDYN GREEN STAFF REPORTER
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5 PM 3 PM TUE FRI 11/6 11/9 BAKERS- GLENDALE FIELD
WOMEN’S SOCCER 5 PM 5 PM TUE FRI 11/6 11/9 VICTOR- CANYONS VALLEY
FOOTBALL 1 PM SAT 11/10 MT. SAC
MEN’S WATER POLO TBA TBA TBA THU FRI SAT 11/8 11/9 11/10 SOCAL SOCAL SOCAL REGIONALS REGIONALS REGIONALS
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A blocked punt from sophomore defensive end Grant Trueman led to a 5-yard rush touchdown by sophomore running back James Brown with four seconds left in the third quarter. The Owls won against Antelope Valley Marauders 13-7. The teams were scoreless through two quarters of play. Freshman running back Marcus Knight had seven attempts and ran for 74 yards in the first half. Defensive line freshman Nathaniel Bowie screamed for his teammates from the sideline throughout the first half, but nothing changed. “Something has to give,” said Braxton Brown, the Owls defensive back coach. “Don’t hold nothing back.” Freshman Justyn Alexander brought confidence to the Owls’ running game when they came back late in the fourth quarter to take the lead. “We have to trust one another,” said DJ Allen, Owls linebacker. “Simple as that.” Quarterback Kody Olmos drove in a 1-yard touchdown to gain the lead for the Owls. Marauders sophomore wide receiver Derrick McDonald caught a 17-yard pass from freshman quarterback Deshawn Boswell to get their first numbers on the scoreboard. However, the Citrus Owls
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Citrus Owls sophomore running back James Brown stiff arms Marauders freshman defensive back Rahzel Short on Nov. 3 at Citrus College Stadium.
defense regained control. They only gave up seven points and a total of 170 yards to the Marauders. “We know as players
we can’t be complacent, especially in a conference game,” said Tre Curtis, the Owls freshman cornerback. “It’s time to run plays
that can get us the win.” The Owls next conference game is away at 1 p.m Nov. 10 at Mt. San Jacinto.
Community college recruiting procedures BY LOGAN GRAY
6 PM WED 11/7 GLENDALE
6 PM FRI 11/9 SANTA MONICA
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MEN’S BASKETBALL 3 PM 7 PM 1 PM THU FRI SAT 11/8 11/9 11/10 SADDLE- FULLERTON WEST HILLS COALINGA BACK
5 PM FRI 11/16 SANTA MONICA
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 4 PM 3 PM THU FRI 11/8 11/9 SAN DIEGO IMPERIAL CITY VALLEY
12 PM SAT 11/10 SEQUOIAS
6 PM TUES 11/20 SANTA MONICA
FIGHTING OWLS OVERALL FOOTBALL
6-3 MEN’S BASKETBALL
1-1 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
2-1 MEN’S SOCCER
3-8-5 WOMEN’S SOCCER
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Some Citrus athletics programs may be at a disadvantage for following local recruiting rules. California community college athletics programs are supposed to rely on local athletes. Out of state Citrus athletes are required to pay 50 percent of their tuition upfront if they want to play. The rule is unique to Citrus and forces the college to recruit locally compared to other California community colleges. Most out-of-state players cannot afford the travel, room and board to play at Citrus. Head football coach Ron Ponciano said the rule leaves Citrus at a disadvantage. “Our policies are way different than everyone else’s,” Ponciano said. “I think that’s why traditionally and historically, Citrus players are majority local guys.” Local players used to be the norm at California community colleges. But now rosters are full of out of state and even international athletes. California Community College Athletics Association rules says colleges may not actively recruit outside of their districts. The only requirement employed by the CCCAA for out of state athletes is they need to sign a “student contact record” saying they made the first contact with the school Yet Citrus also requires a payment of 50 percent tuition up front for eligibility. Head basketball coach Brett Lauer said in an email he is careful not to recruit out of state players. “We don’t actively recruit out of state because it is against CCCAA rules,” Lauer said in an email. “Only under rare circumstances when
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Citrus Owls football coach Reginald Stover talks to his team about plays on Aug. 22 at the Citrus College Stadium.
a student athlete contacts us (per CCCAA rules) do we even engage in conversations with student-athletes from out-of-state.” Out 15 players 11 on the Citrus basketball roster are listed from towns out of the district or adjacent districts. The remaining three players are from out of state. A quick look at other college lineups show the disparity of local players between Citrus and other schools. Reedley College’s football roster lists 29 out of 69 athletes do not come from California and 34 of Allan Hancock College did not either. This occurs often, ranging from Oregon to Georgia to as far as Sweden and American Samoa. Even more of these teams’ membership comes from other districts. Reedley and Allan Hancock football teams both lead their divisions.
Of 15 top ranked football teams surveyed in the CCCAA, Citrus was one of three with less than 15 out of state players. Citrus football has 12 out-of-state athletes. More than half of Citrus football players are from Citrus’ recruiting district. “It’s real simple, the team with the most out-of-state guys wins,” Ponciano said. Many Owls football players are from outside the district. Players’ hometowns listed on team websites show they travel across Los Angeles County to play for Citrus. Following recruitment rules has not kept Owls football from a successful season. The team is 2-1 conference play and a 6-3 overall. “I’m really proud of what we’ve done here regarding the local kids,” Ponciano said.
New dean of kinesiology and athletics department hired Former head athletic trainer managed 21 NCAA Division III teams BY ERIK ADAMS NEWS EDITOR
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Citrus College has hired a new dean of kinesiology and athletics. The Citrus College Board of Trustees approved Junior Domingo for the position. Domingo served the past two years at Compton College as director of student development and athletics. He was also the athletic director of El Camino College. As Head Athletic Trainer at the University of Redlands, he managed 21 NCAA Division III teams. The former dean, Jody Wise, served the Citrus community for over 40 years before retiring in June.
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