The Haugh Peforming Arts The fourth annual Hop-ACenter to debut “Ragtime” Thon plans to raise money April 15-17 for a good cause See page 15 See page 8
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April 6, 2011
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Volume 64 Issue 12
State budget crisis translates to fewer students, classes Jennifer Young Campus Editor All bets are off as community colleges are preparing to face an $800 million funding cut after talks between California Republican legislators and Gov. Jerry Brown broke down last week. The governor’s proposed solution to the states $26 billion budget deficit was twofold: deepspending reductions in public programs and an extension of temporary tax increases. The legislature has passed $12 billion in spending cuts, but the governor was not successful in his call for legislative approval of a special election so voters could decide whether or not to
extend certain taxes due to expire on July 1. At an all campus forum on the state’s finances, Citrus College administrative services shared the facts and detailed likely scenarios. “It looks bleak,” said Carol Horton, vice president of finance and administrative services. Horton presented three scenarios Citrus could face over the next 15 months. The best case, scenario No. 1, posits a $400 million cut to the community college system. Citrus’ ending balance in June 2012 would be $3,586,839, which leaves 5.85 percent in reserve. The loss in full-time equivalent students would be 664. The
likely reduction in student head count is estimated at 1,381, and 221 class sections would be cut from the 2011-2012 class schedule. Scenario No. 2 assumes a $620 million cut. In this instance, Citrus would be left in June 2012 with $2,094,863 with 3.456 percent in reserves. Lost FTES would be 1,168, lost student headcount would be 2,429, and 389 sections would be cut. In scenario No. 3, the worst case, the community college system could face a $1,085 billion cut, in a loss of 1, 843 FTES, 3,833 student headcount and 614 sections cut Citrus would be
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The Citrus cosmetology department put on its 9th annual hair show, themed “Hairray for Hollywood” in the Haugh Performing Arts Center on March 31. SEE PAGE 10, 11
APU student investigated for sexual assault accusation Rhiannon Conrado Sports Editor A female Azusa Pacific University student informed APU Campus Safety at approximately 3 p.m. on March 22 that she was sexually assaulted at approximately 12:30 a.m. Campus Safety officials then contacted the Azusa Police Department. The student’s claim, which prompted timely warning alerts for both the APU and Citrus campuses, resulted in an immediate investigation. A day later the claim was retracted because the student admitted the report was false, resulting in a retraction of the warning. Tony Giannone, security
supervisor of Citrus College Campus Safety, said just because the incident did not occur on the Citrus campus, “it still effects our population.” “I don’t know why the person did it, I just know it affects everybody,” Giannone said. “You feel bad for the person, because of the issue, but on the other hand you’re happy that it didn’t occur.” Terry Meyers, deputy chief of the department of campus safety at APU, was instructed not discuss the details of the incident, but Detective Bureau Lt. Steve Hunt said on March 23 during the investigation process it was divulged the victim’s report was untrue. “There was overwhelming
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evidence that the event did not occur,” Hunt said. This should not discourage students from reporting a crime, though, he said. “If someone is a victim of a crime then we want them to come forward,” Hunt said. “But we do not want people making false reports.” The detailed description of the alleged perpetrator could
match any number of people, he said, so the person described in the alert could be any random person. The student, making the claim, or the informant, could be accused of filling a false report which is a misdemeanor. If she is convicted, she could either be fined $10,000 or she could face up to a year in county jail. She could also be liable for expenses wasted during the investigation. Willie Hamlett, associate vice president of student life at APU, was unable to comment on the disciplinary action that she could face at school. According to the Student Standards of Conduct at
APU, Section 1.4, “Dishonesty in any form will result in disciplinary action,” and according to Section 2.0, “Students who break the law will be subject to the disciplinary process.” These standards could be reviewed through “educational meetings” and the alleged violation of the student in question is “based upon what the university would consider to be ‘a reasonable belief’ of what occurred and not upon ‘rules of evidence’ similar to that of a court legal system.” APU officials could impose several different disciplines ranging from a fine to expulsion.
Fees fund activities, not causes Natalie Miranda Editor in Chief Students at Citrus College are asking how their elected representatives spend their $14 student services fee as student government’s special election approaches. The executive board of the Associated Students of Citrus College has been campaigning for passage of a $1 Student Representation Fee, the sole item on the election ballot.
The special election, scheduled to take place in the Campus Center on April 12 and 13, is the fourth attempt by ASCC officers to gain student approval for the additional $1, which is to be used for political activities. According to the ASCC treasurer, the total income in the 2010-2011 student government budget is $609,950. “Only about half of our budget comes from the student services fee,” said Karlyn
Bradley, 22, treasurer of ASCC. The student services fee produces $360,000 of ASCC income. An additional $190,000 is generated by bookshop sales, $6,000 from athletic games, $3,000 from the arcade video games in the Handy Campus Center, $250 from IOU’s and $700 from miscellaneous sources. The budget is divided into
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