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Annual Clery report reveals low crime rates
Special submission: MEGAN BENDER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
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In light of mental illness awareness week, the Psychology Club submitted an article to the Clarion featuring personal experiences of Citrus College students with mental illness. As the editor-in-chief and as someone who has been a support system to loved ones suffering from mental illness as well as experienced mental illness firsthand, I feel this article is of great value to the Citrus student body. It takes great courage to come forward with personal experiences in an attempt to encourage others to stay strong. This was written by president of the Psychology Club, Isaias Perez, and Vice President Mikaela Villanueva in an attempt to continue the conversation on mental illness and hope.
let’s talk BY MIKAELA VILLANUEVA CONTRIBUTOR
& ISAIAS PEREZ Jessica Sosa Photo Illustration
On the safe side BY STEPHEN IM OPINIONS EDITOR SIM@CCCLARION.COM
& JANELLE PARIS STAFF WRITER
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Campus safety has released its annual security report which includes 2015 crime statistics at Citrus College. Citrus’ largest violation category, drug and alcohol violations, has dropped from 46 counts in 2014 to 26.
The Jeanne Clery Act, which was instituted in 1990, requires all colleges and universities, both public and private, to disclose campus safety statistics and information. The mandated report shows that Citrus’ crime statistics are minimal in the majority of crime categories. The zeros across many of the categories represent another year passing without a major incident at Citrus. Incidents like the shooting at Umpqua Community College in
Oregon and the more proximal University of California Los Angeles shooting earlier this year where a murder-suicide took place, are reminders of the fragility of campus safety. Though her schedule keeps until 10 p.m. on school days animal science major Rachel Montoya said she has no complaints about her safety on campus. “I notice a lot of campus safety supervisors patrolling late at night,” Montoya said.
Psychology major Adriana McFarland also said she’s noticed a lot more campus presence since she started at Citrus more than a year ago. “There’s always at least two police cars driving around when I leave at night,” McFarland said. In comparison to community colleges in the region, Citrus sits among the lowest in many crime categories, such having the minimal amount of vehicle thefts in the S E E C LERY • PAGE 5
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Opening up a discussion on mental health awareness grants the opportunity to make this topic less taboo. Recently a couple of Citrus College students began this discussion. Alexandria Jensen was willing to share her story in an attempt to possibly help people who face similar situations. At a young age she lost her mother to cancer but it wasn’t until a couple of years later she began to feel the effect of her loss. She started to feel alone to the point where death seemed to be a suitable answer. One day, her grandparents noticed her behavior and asked her about it. Jensen told them that she felt like S E E TALK • PAGE 5
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RISE teams from Citrus prepare to participate in NASA competition in spring 2017. PG. 7