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Wednesday, October 26, 2011 Vol. 65 Issue 5
Board of Trustees to vote on redrawing boundary lines Daniel Hernandez News Editor
The Citrus Community College District Board of Trustees is undergoing a mandatory redrawing of area boundaries based on population data from the United States Census Bureau, which is conducted every ten years. The community will be offered an opportunity to weigh in at a public hearing where the board will be presenting one redistricting option at the Nov. 15 meeting at 4:15 p.m. in CI 159 community room. According to redistrictingca.org, the district lines have to change in order to maintain equal population. Otherwise some districts would have very large populations while others very small populations. In order to comply with the United States Constitution, districts must contain about the same number of people so that votes are worth about the same value per district. The board has been collaborating with Redistricting Partners, a private company headed by Paul Mitchell, a political consultant in Sacramento, in redrawing its five geographical areas to adjust to the 2011 census. The principles guiding the redistricting effort include maintaining
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Martin Cabrera Citrus College Clarion
Randah Najjar (left) and Abdul Najjar (center) place their order with Gazelle Sharmahd (right). The students are all smiles during the grand opening week of the Art and Coffee Bar located on the bottom floor of the Student Services Building.
Starbucks: now brewing on campus Martin Cabrera Correspondent The Owl Bookshop Art and Coffee Bar had its grand opening Oct. 24 and will continue through Oct. 28. Ten percent is taken off of all coffee bar drinks for the grand opening special. The store has been selling art supplies since the beginning of the fall 2011 semester but just recently has been holding a sample opener for the coffee bar since Sept. 30. The sample opener had no official announcement but has gotten publicity by word of mouth said Eric Magallon, bookstore manager who oversees the Art and
Coffee Bar. The Art and Coffee Bar is student owned so all the profits go back to the institution. Run by Citrus students, trained by local Starbucks employees, the coffee bar serves the full drink menu of Starbucks but has used the sample opener to take feedback from customers and make adjustments to the quality of their drinks and service. “The Art and Coffee Bar is a student based store so we run on their feedback,” said Kyle Reiner, coffee bar student worker. “Our recipes go along with what they tell us and we try to make them happy.” “Even though we are Star-
bucks we make sure all the ingredients and drinks are all good products according to the feedback we’ve gotten, and we don’t nickel and dime students for cups and extra shots,” said Magallon. “We’ve done more than what was expected from the local Starbucks.” Aside from Starbucks drinks, the store offers its own variety of food and drink such as pastries, sandwiches, fountain soda, energy drinks, slush puppies and microwaveable meals. Students appreciate that they no longer have to leave the campus to have Starbucks quality coffee. “It saves time because I don’t
have to go off campus and lose my parking spot,” said Citrus student Mercedes Dominguez. “And plus, it will help students stay awake.” Citrus faculty and staff also benefit. “Faculty don’t really have time to see and meet other faculty and staff and the coffee bar serves as both a good place to focus on work and have that great sense of community,” said astronomy professor Denise Kaisler. “Faculty and staff are here all day and definitely need it,” said coffee bar student worker
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Photography student, bookstore employee dies unexpectedly Daniel Hernandez News Editor
The sudden death of a young Citrus College student due to an undiagnosed medical condition devastated family and friends. Arnold Hernandez Gomez, 20, from Hacienda Heights, was pronounced dead on Sunday, Oct. 9 after his parents discovered him unresponsive at home around 4:30 p.m. Lt. John Corina, of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau, said that there were no initial signs of any crime, drugs or alcohol involving Gomez's death.
It was suspected that Gomez suffered some type of medical conditions, Corina said. Coroner’s officials planned an autopsy to determine the cause of death, which usually takes six to eight weeks for the report to be complete. In a statement, his parents Robert and Lupe Gomez, expressed their appreciation to all of their son’s close friends who have shared their condolences with the family through Gomez's Facebook page. A vigil took place on Thursday, Oct. 20 at Queen of Heaven Mortuary in Rowland Heights. A viewing was held from 4 to 8 p.m. and a rosary from 6 to 8
p.m. On Oct. 21 a mass was performed at St. John Vianney Church in Hacienda Heights at 10:30 a.m. followed by the funeral at Rose Hills Memorial Park and Mortuaries. Reverend Ricardo de Alba conducted the mass in which family and friends privately said their last goodbyes. “Arnold was a beloved son, a friend and classmate,” de Alba said. “He was happy – always smiling and loved sports.” Gomez's parents hosted a reception following the funeral for close friends and relatives. At Citrus, Darrell Carr, professor of photography, shared a
great sadness as he got to know Gomez after two semesters of having him as a student. “I had him a semester before for basic photography and this semester for electronic imaging,” Carr said. “He had a great personality. He was a great individual. I miss his smiling face.” Carr and his students collected donations to help the parents with the funeral. Art Garcia, 20, a Citrus student became friends with Gomez last semester in basic photography and said Gomez was a huge soccer and baseball fan.
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Courtesy of Photography Department