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Long division Perri’s contract extension increases divide between administration and classified staff

BY STEPHEN IM OPINIONS EDITOR SIM@CCCLARION.COM

The Citrus College Board of Trustees has approved the extension of Superintendent/President Geraldine Perri’s contract an extra year through 2020. The one year extension comes at the dismay of the classified staff at Citrus.

With the decision to extend Perri’s contract, the division between administration and classified staff continues to grow further apart.

The long standing battle between administration and classified staff has been carried on by the lack of reasonable pay increases to match the rising cost of living in the region as well as the growing concern of understaffed departments File Photo Geraldine M. Perri across campus.

Superintendent/ The CaliforPresident nia Community College Chancellor’s Office annually release salaries by district. 2015 data shows the average salary for Citrus College classified staff ranks below the state average at 44 of the 71 districts, while Citrus Administration ranks as one of the highest at 8 of the 71.

The 243 classified staff members at Citrus College are represented by the California School Employee Association.

Cathy Day, secretary Arts and Language department and public relations officer for the Citrus chapter of CSEA has been a classified employee since 2000.

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For-profit school closure leaves students stranded Citrus offers help and advice to displaced ITT Technical Institute students in need of program completion

BY MEGAN BENDER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

MBENDER@CCCLARION.COM

& SAHARA BARBA STAFF WRITER

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ITT Technical Institute students found locked doors when the vocational school shut down all campuses due to federal sanctions from the U.S. Department of Education on Sept. 6.

The shutdown has left students,

such as those of the San Dimas campus, wondering where they will go with their earned credits, partial degrees and debt.

Citrus College announced its plan to help students of the closed ITT Technical Institute campuses in the area in a press release on Sept. 16.

“To assist recently displaced ITT Technical Institute students, Citrus College will hold a special information session for those students to learn about the programs and op-

portunities available at the college,” Citrus said in a press release.

The session will take place from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Sept. 22 in room 281 in the Student Services building.

The press release said representatives from academic advising, financial aid and admissions departments will be present to answer questions and guide students and that students still have time to enroll for the winter semester.

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HANDS-ON RESULTS Moving down the line The Summer Research Experiment Program STEM students show off their experiment results and hard work.

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EDITORIAL

Puff, puff, pass Proposition 64 Election Day is Nov. 8 and Citrus students will have an opportunity to vote on many different propositions, especially Proposition 64, the legalization of recreational marijuana use. Proposition 64 deserves a yes vote this Election Day, so get out and go vote.

If Proposition 64 passes with enough yes votes it will no longer be illegal to possess or consume marijuana in the state of California. California would join Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, Washington and the District of Columbia that have already legalized marijuana for recreational use.

This isn’t the first time California has voted on a proposition to legalize recreational marijuana use. The proposition has been voted down twice in the past, once in 1972, 66 percent no, 33 percent yes, and again back in 2010, 53 percent no, 46 percent yes.

The number of yes votes grew from one vote to the next and now poll numbers are showing that it should pass this time with support for legalization among likely voters

at 55 percent.

Students at Citrus College are knowledgeable about vices such as drinking and smoking. Both activities are known to be addicting and quitting them can be difficult but they are freely available to consume legally.

The same cannot be said of marijuana which is classed as a Schedule 1 drug by the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Marijuana being a substance much less harmful than other drugs on that list like LSD and heroin.

What’s even more confusing is that despite having genuine medicinal benefits, and other Schedule I drugs like heroin and LSD having none, the Drug Enforcement Administration has denied petitions to have marijuana removed from the Schedule I class of substances.

Scientists trying to study marijuana have had just about as difficult a time getting their hands on it as anyone else.

In an editorial by the New York Times titled “Stop Treating Marijua-

na Like Heroin” they state that “Since 1968 the University of Mississippi has been the only institution allowed to grow the plant for research.” The editorial also points out that “The DEA and FDA insist that there is not enough evidence to justify removing marijuana from Schedule I”, but only because “the government itself has made it impossible to do the kinds of studies that would justify changing the drug’s classification.”

What scientists have been able to observe are the drug’s medicinal uses. A total of 25 states have legalized the use of medical marijuana, California included.

People all over the country are able to use marijuana to aid themselves against diseases that either produce tremendous pain, or reduce appetite to the point where it’s difficult to carry on.

Alcohol and cigarettes on the other hand have no real medicinal value and are freely available to purchase by adults 21 or over. Despite the fact that smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol are much harder to stop doing and in themselves sound more like the classic definition of a Schedule I drug, marijuana remains illegal for recreational use.

There are also massive economics benefits to the legalization of marijuana. The San Gabriel Valley Tribune provided a projection that showed the sales of legal marijuana by 2020 could be $6.5 billion.

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The bill would also allow for people in prison for marijuana related charges to be re-sentenced by judges.

Marijuana continues to be like a wrongly convicted murderer sitting on the chain gang with the other illegal substances that have been proven guilty of taking over people’s bodies and lives. A victim of a flawed system that convicted it without any

conclusive evidence.

However, this election year once again, Californians, and this means Citrus students, will have a chance to vote Yes for Proposition 64 on Nov. 8 to legalize recreational marijuana use and help put more distance between ourselves and the old fearful uneducated past that this stigma was born out of.

OPINION

We learn on the same playing field

BY BATOOL JAFFER STAFF WRITER

BJAFFER@CCCLARION.COM

Although four-year schools get all the media hype, many high school graduates head right into a two-year institution.

People often think that students go to a community college because a four-year school did not accept them or they aren’t driven to succeed. This is wrong.

A year or two in community college may be necessary for students to improve their grades and adjust to a collegiate lifestyle.

The academic education is as equally challenging as four-year schools, despite long standing stigmas.

Community college courses aren’t just watered down versions of the ones taught at a four-year school.

Let’s get this straight, the classes are nearly identical and often community college faculty members also hold teaching positions at four-year colleges.

Statistics from March 2015 on www.insidehighered.com show that 65 percent of students that graduate with a 4-year degree from a university have been enrolled for at least three semesters at a community college.

Without community colleges, many students would not be able to access the education they need to be prepared for further education or the workplace.

According to the Community College Review, community college enrollment is increasing at schools across the country, while four-year institutions have seen a small drop in student population within the past year.

In addition, survey results indicate that students at community colleges tend to receive direct feedback from professors at a much higher rate than students attending four-year institutions. This may be due to the sometimes large class

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sizes at four-year institutions.

Since research programs are not typically conducted at community colleges, more emphasis is placed on classroom instruction, and many professors at community colleges utilize methods that focus on teaching rather than research, providing a better learning environment and experience for students.

Community colleges also offer students the chance to start their careers sooner with less debt.

Based on 2015-2016 school year, American Association of Community Colleges has indicated that tuition and fees at public four-year colleges were nearly three times that of community colleges. Com-

munity college average tuition was $3,347, while the tuition of fouryear colleges averaged $9,139.

The aversion to debt causes students to work excessively and only be able to maintain part-time enrollment, according to the College Board’s Trends in Higher Education Series.

In addition to the financial advantage, community college is not only a place to knock out your general education courses but also an arena to explore other interests.

Personally, I am so tired of society assuming that those who attend four-year schools are better than those who attend community college.

Since the first day I started Citrus College, I couldn’t wait to transfer, for all the wrong reasons.

For one, I wanted people to see me as a “highly educated” student that attends a well-known fouryear school.

We are taking the exact same courses, pursuing the same degrees, all while undergoing life’s obstacles.

Society has set a timer on when we should finish our degree, when every student undergoes their own struggles and challenges leaving them to attend school at their own pace, which is absolutely OK. In my own experience, I found that Citrus College was a great

place for me to figure out what major I wanted to pursue and where I would eventually obtain my degree.

Having met some of the most amazing professors and students, community college has helped me not only obtain an education, but it has offered me great experiences in my chosen field and has helped me grow as a person.

If it wasn’t for community college, I would be lost in a major that I would not want to pursue, and let’s not forget possibly drowning in debt.

Always remember, it’s not a race, it’s a journey, and I would not rather be undergoing my journey anywhere else than Citrus College.

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• SEPT. 21 - AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY OPEN HOUSE

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

A COMIC STRIP BY EMILY HERMOSILLO

Come to the Automotive Technology Open House from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in CI Community Room 159 to learn about what the program has to offer to current and prospective students.

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• SEPT. 28 - AN ASTRONAUT’S JOURNEY TO THE STARS

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Citrus College will be hosting Mr. Jose M. Hernandez, a former NASA engineer and astronaut from 2:40 p.m. to 3:40 p.m. in the HPAC. He will be telling his inspiring story of how he went from migrant worker to traveling to space.

The event is free.

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• OCT. 1 - THE TV COMEDY SERIES

Students are welcome at 8 p.m. on Oct. 1 at the Haugh Performing Arts Center for a night of laughter from comedy greats Billy Gardell, Jonathan Kite, Marc Price and Jimmie “J.J.” Walker. Tickets are priced from $25 to $45.

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• OCT. 4 - COSMETOLOGY AND ESTHETICIAN OPEN HOUSE

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The Cosmetology Department’s informal open house will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the said department’s building. This is a great opportunity for students interested in hair and make-up or being an esthetician to learn about the program.

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• OCT. 9 - THE HIT MEN

At 2 p.m. in the Haugh Performing Arts Center, Citrus students are welcome to a night music from men who have worked with the likes of Frankie Valli, Carole King and Cat Stevens. Ticket prices range from $25 to $45.

• OCT. 14 & 15 - A NIGHT OF MUSIC FROM FILM

Students are welcome to a concert full of delightful music from film at 7 p.m. in the Haugh Performing Arts Center.

• OCT. 20 - THE GREAT CALIFORNIA SHAKE OUT

Citrus students will participate in the annual statewide earthquake drill on Thursday, Oct. 20. For more information please visit www.shakeout.org/California.

• NOV. 12 - VOCALOSITY

A live concert event from the producer of Pitch Perfect and the Sing-Off will take place at 7 p.m. in the Haugh Performing Arts Center. Tickets prices range from $25 to $45, with discounts for students and senior citizens.

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Petty Theft PC 488 LOCATION: Bike Rack West of P2 REPORTED: 09/09/16 CASE #: 2016-099 DISPOSITION: Open

Student Misconduct BPP 5500 LOCATION: Math/Science MA 130 REPORTED: 09/06/16 CASE #: 2016-096 DISPOSITION: Open

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REPORTED: 09/08/16 CASE #: 2016-098 DISPOSITION: Open

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2016 PAGE 5

Free bus pass services more than 2,500 students

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BY ALDO LUJAN

I know it’s making a difference in their lives and making a difference in them being able to accomplish their educational goals.

Sometimes students don’t have the funds available to buy the bus pass.”

STAFF WRITER

ALUJAN@CCCLARION.COM

With the fall 2016 semester underway, Citrus College students have been able to take advantage of a program that has already been successfully implemented at other local colleges.

The Class Pass program has allowed more than 2,500 Citrus students free bus rides six weeks into semester.

After a year of trying out free rides, students will be able to vote on whether or not to raise student fees to keep the program in the future.

Vice President of Student Services Martha McDonald, said she is “very pleased and excited that students are taking advantage of this pilot program.”

The Class Pass allows access to Foothill buses in 22 different cities and also the silver streak bus reaching up to Downtown Los Angeles. Those who have to take multiple buses to and from campus now have alternatives to spending money on getting to school.

As of Sept. 7, there have been over 12,300 boardings by Citrus students onto Foothill buses and this number continues to grow.

The feedback received by staff has been overwhelmingly positive, with only around 53 students

CONTRACT F R O M PA G E 1

Day said she questions if it is in the best interest of Citrus to extend the Superintendent through 2020 while classified staff needs are not being met.

Day also said she has asked for transparency to the reasoning for the extension but the request has fallen on deaf ears.

A spokesperson for Superinten-

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It is too late to register for the current classes, but ITT students can register for late-start classes

by Oct. 17, Director of Financial Aid Carol Thomas said.

Former ITT students can find a PDF from the Department of Education on the Citrus website under financial aid.

The PDF contains information on what to do and who to contact to situate their finances and a list of schools that are offering comparable programs to the ones they were apart of at ITT Technical Institute.

“With the sudden announcement, we want to make sure ITT students are aware of our offer-

-MARTHA MCDONALD

Vice President of Student Services

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Citrus College students wait at a bus stop in September 2015 on Foothill Boulevard. The Class Pass program, which took into effect this semester, allows students enrolled in at least one unit to ride Foothill Transit buses free.

denied.

It is projected by Tolano-Leveque that by the end of the spring semester there should be about 3500 students who have acquired a class pass.

Class Passes are being offered for a year for free to gather data on how much will potentially be spent next fall if the student body votes to keep this program running.

The increase in student fees would be presented to the student body after the spring semester.

“I know it’s making a difference in their lives and making a difference in them being able to accomplish their educational goals,” McDonald said. “ Sometimes students don’t have the funds available to buy the bus pass.”

facing problems.

Dean of Students Maryann Tolano-Leveque said “sometimes the stickers can malfunction…but 53 out of more than 2,500 is actually really good, that is less than one percent.”

It is projected by Tolano-Leveque that by the end of the

spring semester there should be about 3500 students who have acquired a class pass.

Tolano-Leveque, who has been spearheading the Class Pass project, said she encourages any feedback from students.

“It’s been all good but I actually want to hear any glitches or any

problems that students are having because that’s how we solve it,” Tolano-Leveque said. “Foothill transit is great at accommodating so if I don’t hear the problems … we can’t solve them.”

Students with malfunctioning passes are given receipts to show bus drivers when their pass is

dent/President Geraldine Perri stated that personnel matters are not discussed publicly.

Human Resources Technician Kai Wattre-Jackson, who also serves as 1st Vice President on the CSEA board, wrote a letter that was read on her behalf to the Board of Trustees at the Sept. 6 meeting that voiced her concerns for the superintendent’s contract extension.

It stated, “Every decision made at Citrus starts and ends at the top. A leader raises up more leaders and does not pigeon-hole them into

jobs of frustration.” Wattre-Jackson wrote. “I cannot support a one-year extension on the contract.”

Wattre-Jackson had every intention of reading the letter herself but the 4:15 p.m. Citrus College Board of Trustees meetings don’t fit in her schedule.

“We aren’t given release to attend the meetings that occur during normal work hours,” Wattre-Jackson said.

Wattre-Jackson also said that members of faculty, classified staff, members of the community cannot

attend board of trustees meeting because of the odd, typical work hours meeting times.

Understaffed departments are also creating frustration of current classified staff who are having to cover the holes that have been left by unfilled vacancies.

“There are a whole bunch of cogs in this wheel,” Day said concerned on the focus of one person’s contract extension.

The negative reaction to Perri’s extension approved by the board of trustees has now been publicly doc-

umented through the letter written

by Wattre-Jackson and delivered verbally at the September 6 meeting.

“Morale is low...staff turnover is higher than ever,” Wattre-Jackson said. “Citrus used to be a place where people would stay and retire.”

Voting rights by the Citrus Board of Trustees ultimately hold the key to major decisions including this contract extension.

“We should be able to trust the Board of Trustees to do their jobs, just as they trust us to do ours,” Day said.

toring Level.

When the school was on Level 1, they received funds to cover the money they loaned to students on an Advance Payment Method.

On Level 2, the funds were cut off, leaving them no choice but to shut down, an ITT Tech press release said..

U.S. Secretary of Education, John B. King Jr. addressed ITT students and the closure they were experiencing the day of the announcement, sympathizing with their situation and summarizing the accrediting issues the company was facing.

“In recent years, ITT has increasingly been the subject of numerous state and federal investigations. In August, ITT’s accreditor, the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) determined that ITT ‘is

not in compliance, and is unlikely to become in compliance with (ACICS) Accreditation Criteria,’” King Jr. said.

The California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education has hosted meetings near closed campuses to assist displaced students.

The next and closest meeting will be held in two sessions at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Sept. 21 at the San Bernardino Community College District Professional Development Center.

If the ITT students are still struggling by the winter, then Citrus will continue to offer resources next semester.

The hardest part for the administration is getting the information out. To help, they ask that students share that Citrus is reaching out to ITT students.

ings here at the college and how our staff is ready to assist them,” Vice President of Student Services Martha McDonald said in a press release.

Some community colleges in the area responded to the shutdown by offering help to the displaced students for fall despite having already began the semester.

An article in the Pasadena StarNews on Sept. 9 reported that Mt. San Antonio College, whose semester began Aug. 29, began developing a plan to get ITT students who enrolled caught up.

Rio Hondo College offered help to students via Twitter on Sept.

9, inviting them to check out the school as an option.

A press release from ITT Technical Institute on Sept. 6 announcing the closure of more than 130 campuses, because of the U.S. Depart-

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With the sudden announcement, we want to make sure ITT students are aware of our offerings here at the college and how our staff is ready to assist them.”

-MARTHA MCDONALD

Vice President of Student Services

ment of Education, said their actions were unfair.

ITT students were left scrambling due to the institution’s changed Heightened Cash Moni-

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summer Stem researchers show off results

BY CHRISTOPHER AMURAO STAFF WRITER

CAMURAO@CCCLARION.COM

Walls were broken down at the Fifth Annual STEM Research Symposium in the Citrus College Handy Campus Center.

To bring in some fresh air, directors took down the collapsible wall that divides the campus center as it began to get stuffy with more than 300 observers who came to see students’ results from Citrus’ Summer Research Experience Program.

Erika Hermosillo’s poster was taped to the removable dividers and accidentally came loose when the wall was removed.

The poster now hung like a flag.

Quick to adapt, she readjusted her poster and began to explain the methods of her research.

Her group was the first to use a new device called a spray tower to inoculate test subjects in order to create better pesticides.

While she produced results, she had a feeling things could still be improved.

The nozzle wasn’t adequately cleaned between runs, so that’s something we can fix in later experiments, Hermosillo said.

At its heart, science is about experimenting and constant improvement and revision of what we know.

“I got to be at the beginning of something,” Hermosillo said.

Hermosillo is one of 50 Citrus College STEM undergrads who worked full-time in labs this summer.

The STEM Summer Research Experience program teams up with local research groups to provide mo-

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Ryan Jourdain, computer science, 20, presents the visualization of data produced by analysis of weather patterns of El Niño. The plots can be used to make finding abnormalities in weather simpler.

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Maria Diaz, Chemical Engineering, 28, discusses the atomic absorbance spectroscopy method used to measure the amount of lead in a sample at the fifth annual Citrus College STEM Summer Research Symposium on Sept. 15, 2016.

tivated students with an opportunity to learn and apply new research skills while studying current technologies.

The Citrus College Summer Research Experience, which started five years ago, is a program where students perform mentored research full-time for two months.

The students get hands-on experience in the professional scientific process, including receiving a stipend, and share and explain their results.

Citrus students conducted research at Oak Crest Institute of Science, City of Hope, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Chapman University, Cal Poly Pomona, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Cal State University

Fullerton, and Keck Graduate Institute.

Marianne Smith, Ph.D., is the director of the RACE to STEM program at Citrus College.

“Our students are amazing,” Smith said. “They are able to talk about their research in such profound ways.”

Another student researcher, Maria Diaz performed research this summer on nanoparticles that may be able to clean poisonous lead from the environment.

The former cosmetologist is fascinated with hair, and always had an interest in the products used to color and style hair.

Her experience in research this summer has given her a better perADVERTISEMENT

spective on the science involved.

She now plans on studying chemical engineering.

“Before this, I only had a vague idea of what research is,” Diaz said.

“It was a lot of little victories, a lot of failures. Sometimes it made me want to pull my hair out, but at the end of the day, it’s what I love.”

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Erika Hermosillo, biological sciences, 23, explains the methods of her research. Her research on the effects of the fungi Beauveria bassiana on the model organism Drosophila melanogaster may lead to safer pesticides.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

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Parking unable to satisfy growing number of students

BY ALDO LUJAN STAFF WRITER

ALUJAN@CCCLARION.COM

The age-old morning struggle of student life has only become worse.

Parking at Citrus College, a popular complaint of all students, has caused some students to abandon morning classes all together.

Some students have been kicked out of classes and have even considered dropping classes held at times when Citrus is most populated with student drivers.

Oscar Garcia who drives to school from West Covina describes the morning rush to find parking as “craziness.”

“My Spanish teacher dropped me from the class the first day and I had to go talk to her,” said Garcia. “She added me back on but she was pretty strict about it.”

Garcia said he had to reschedule some of his classes so that he wouldn’t have to face the mass of students in the morning which is a solution many others have considered.

“The a.m. classes parking is so bad,” said accounting and business major, Lisa Vega. “I’m always late for class so I’d rather just take night classes.”

Vega drives from Whittier and said it takes her 30 to 40 minutes to get here and another 30 minutes to find parking, forcing her to have to leave her home well before her class even begins.

Aside from rescheduling classes or leaving early, students have also opted to take advantage of the free bus passes being offered for free by foothill transit.

“I had to start taking the bus after a while just to avoid traffic,” said Garcia.

Garcia also suggested expanding the parking lot.

The Educational and Facilities Master Plan states there are only 3,700 available parking spaces to students on campus.

Over 6,500 student parking passes have been issued according to Campus Safety Supervisor Ben Macias but not all of those passes are being used at one time.

The most crowded times for student parking lots are from 9:30 am to 2 p.m., Macias said..

“Unfortunately, at times, some students become frustrated because they cannot find parking right outside of the building where their class is being held,” Macias said via email.

The target ratio for parking spaces by the Educational and Facilities Master Plan for community colleges is one space for every five students which as of 2020, citrus will still be under with one space for every 4.8 students.

If that number continues to grow throughout the years, Citrus College will have to find a new alternative to fix the parking problem.

“Many are not aware of the available parking in the S6 parking lot or at the off campus parking lot (Citrus Annex 1) that we lease from Azusa Pacific University (APU),” said Macias. “At either of these locations there are typically parking stalls available, however, it requires a small walk to the interior of campus.”

The S6 parking lot (Citrus Annex 1) is located on the south of Citrus next to the Stadium field and Baseball Field 2.

The class pass being offered to students has helped to aide the parking problem which allows more students free access to Foothill Transit buses instead of having to drive.

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QUESTION HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT PARKING ON CAMPUS? “If you get here early enough, it’s fine, but other than that it’s annoying.”

Nicole Ramon, 18, theater

“It is crowded in the morning and heaven at night. There are lots of alternative means outside of campus.”

Matthew Ronquillo, 20, creative writing “Citrus should make a three- or four-story parking structure because it’s rough for people even at 7 a.m., something needs to be done.”

Armando Medel, 42, sociology

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Television comedians to take CENTER stage

One of the first performances of the fall season features four popular sitcom actors from shows such as “Mike & Molly” and “2 Broke Girls”

BY JOHN MICHAELIDES SPORTS EDITOR

JMICHAELIDES@CCCLARION.COM

A new season of entertainment at the Haugh Performing Arts Center brings in familiar faces from television.

Billy Gardell from the show “Mike & Molly,” Jonathan Kite from “2 Broke Girls”, Marc Price from “Family Ties” and Jimmie Walker from “Good Times” will be on stage together at 8 p.m. Oct. 1 at the Haugh Performing Arts Center.

The “TV Comedy Series” will be headlined by Gardell with Walker serving as a special guest host.

“We have agents contacting the director all the time,” Gene Barrera, director of marketing said.

“Sometimes we think of acts we’d like to host and approach them.”

Gardell is best known for his role as police officer Mike Biggs on “Mike & Molly,” where he starred alongside Melissa McCarthy for six seasons up until early 2016.

Kite plays Ukrainian cook

Courtesy of Gene Barrera

Jonathan Kite is best known for his role as Oleg on the popular CBS network television show “2 Broke Girls”. Aside from being an actor, he is also a writer and producer.

Oleg Golishevsky on the show “2 Broke Girls.” The sixth season begins Oct. 10 on CBS. Price is known for his role as Skippy in the ’80s sitcom “Family Ties” and Walker is known for his

Courtesy of Gene Barrera

Jimmie J.J. Walker, a famous actor from the ‘70s, is best known for his role as wisecracking JJ Evans in “Good Times.” He was also in “Everybody Hates Chris” and “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.”

role as J.J. from the ’70s sitcom “Good Times.”

The tickets can be purchased through the box office or online at http://tickets.haughpac.com.

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Marc Price is an actor and producer is who best known for his role as Irwin “Skippy” Handelman in ‘80s sitcom “Family Ties”. He is also the co-executive producer and creator of the “Green Collar Comedy Show,” which aired in 2010.

Courtesy of Gene Barrera

Billy Gardel is widely known for his role as the “Mike” in the CBS sitcom “Mike & Molly”. He also appeared in a variety of other shows and films like “Family Guy,” “Once Upon a Time,” “Phineas and Ferb,” “Bad Santa,” “Monk,” and “My Name is Earl”.

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Take a ride down the Gold Line: Downtown Azusa

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Mike Kane, owner of Hellboys Greaser Garage Barbershop, sits at the front desk where he awaits customers and also makes appointments.

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BY ALDO LUJAN

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Now that extension of Citrus Avenue is officially open, the next destination for students should be downtown Azusa, The closest stop to the Azusa Pacific University/ Citrus College Gold Line station.

Although this stop has something to offer all age groups, there are many restaurants and bars that make for a good time if you’re 21 or older.

The downtown Azusa stop is only a three-minute ride from the APU/ Citrus station, making food, bars and shopping just a quick ride away.

Bars such as Maria’s Bar and the Congregation Ale House make for a perfect rendezvous for students after a long day at school whether you attend Citrus or APU. Hellboys Greaser Garage Barbershop, a two-minute walk from the stop, is a vintage themed barbershop owned by Mike Kane and his wife April.

Antiques and memorabilia hung up on the walls give Hellboys a real raw greaser feel. Kane and his employees do a terrific job of giving keeping their shop authentic and prove it to with either with a great haircut or great hospitality.

For patrons over 21, Hellboys offers a free beer with every haircut.

Students receive a $5 discount with their student ID. Downtown Azusa isn’t only limited to bar-hopping though.

The recently opened and popular study spot Mantra Coffee Co. is also a five to eight-minute walk from the

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A creme brulee latte from Mantra Coffe Co. in downtown Azusa. Mantra Coffee Co. is no more than a 10-minute walk from the Azusa Downtown Gold Line stop.

Azusa Downtown stop.

This coffee shop opened in December 2015 and has quickly become a frequent study spot for all students in the area. It features local artist work from sculptures, paintings and open mic nights.

For late night coffee drinkers and late night study sessions Mantra is open till 1 a.m. everyday. The coffee shop also provides free WiFi and a pay it forward option for friends.

Patrons can leave their friends name, phone number and $5 or more with a cashier. The cashier will write the name on their chalkboard and the lucky recipient will receive a text message letting them know they have a drink waiting for them.

Many restaurants such as Max’s Mexican Cuisine have become well known not only for the Azusa citizens but is also frequented by citizens of surrounding cities.

Max’s, along with delicious food, is another option for a night out. Expect to stay a little longer to enjoy the food and the very alluring decor that it provides, mainly the thousands of dollar bills hung up and drawn on by previous customers that have been collected throughout the years.

Max’s has been open since 2008 and has well established its name in Azusa and now in Monrovia after the opening of their second store. A new location is set to open in San Dimas within the next year.

None of these restaurants are more than a five-minute walk from the stop making any one of them an easy destination to reach.

Though the scene is set for an older crowd, students of all ages are bound to find something to their liking in downtown Azusa. Make this stop your next destination on the Gold Line.

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FIGHTING OWLS RESULTS/SCHEDULE H O M E

A W A Y

FOOTBALL SAT SAT 10/1 9/17 SOUTHSAN BERNARDINO WESTERN 6 PM W, 33-9

SAT 10/8 VICTOR VALLEY 1 PM

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SAT 10/15 ANTELOPE VALLEY 1 PM

MEN'S SOCCER TUE WED FRI FRI 9/27 9/9 2/4 9/23 GLENDALE OXNARD MOORPARK ALLAN HANCOCK W,T,73-67 0-0 4 PM 4 PM

TUE 10/4 CYPRESS 3 PM

WOMEN’S SOCCER FRI 9/16 WEST LA W, 5-0

FRI 9/23 MT. SAN ANTONIO 3 PM

TUE 9/27 SANTA MONICA 6 PM

FRI 9/30 FULLERTON 3 PM

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL FRI WED 9/23 9/14 SAN JACINTO SAN JACINTO 2 PM L, 3-2

FRI WED 9/23 9/28 VICTOR SAN VALLEY BERNARDINO 4 PM 5 PM

MEN’S WATER POLO SAT 9/17 ORANGE COAST L, 13-12

FRI FRI SAT 9/23 9/23 9/24 SAN DIEGO FULLERTON SANTA ANA MESA 3 PM 8 AM 12:30 PM

WOMEN’S WATER POLO SAT 9/17 ALLAN HANCOCK W, 10-5

WED FRI 9/21 9/23 SANTA RIO HONDO BARBARA 11:30 AM 2:10 PM

CROSS COUNTRY

• Friday, Sept. 16 2016 So Cal Preview at Irvine Regional Park • Friday, Sept. 30 2016 WSC Preview at Kern County Soccer Complex • Friday, Oct. 7 2016 SBVC Invitational at San Bernardino Soccer Complex

FRI 9/23 ORANGE COAST 3 PM

W (17th) M (28th) 11 AM 10 AM

WOMEN’S GOLF

• Monday, Sept. 19 WSC Canyons (2nd Place) at Elkins Ranch Golf Course • Sunday, Sept. 25 Morro Bay (Day 1) 9:30 AM at Morro Bay Golf Course • Monday, Sept. 26 Morro Bay (Day 2) 8 AM at Morro Bay Golf Course

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Citrus freshman defensive back Nathaniel McClain, left, and sophomore defensive back Michael Orantes Jr. celebrate with their teammates after a 48-41 overtime victory against Chaffey College on Sept. 10 at Citrus Stadium. The Owls are 3-0 for the first time since 2013.

BY JOHN MICHAELIDES SPORTS EDITOR

JMICHAELIDES@CCCLARION.COM

The Citrus College Fighting Owls head into their bye week with a 3-0 record, their best start to a season in three years.

With an offense averaging 43 points per game and a defense that has forced 11 turnovers, the Owls have found early success as the team looks to improve.

“We’ve stayed healthy and that’s the biggest part,” head coach Ron Ponciano said referring to the past couple injury-riddled seasons.

The defense, despite losing key starters from last year, has made its mark by creating turnovers.

Sophomore defensive back Carlos Delgado leads the team with four interceptions. The Owls’ defense averages almost four takeaways per game.

“Obviously, if you can win the turnover war, you are going to end up winning,” Ponciano said. “Last year, the turnovers were atrocious.”

The offense, led by sophomore quarterback Brian Meyette, has benefited from the defense’s takeaways.

“If the defense can continue getting takeaways and get stops, then it’s always going to put you in a position to score points,” Ponciano said.

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Citrus sophomore defensive back Carlos Delgado intercepts a pass in a victory against Chaffey College on Sept. 10 at Citrus Stadium. Delgado leads the Owls with four interceptions in the first three games.

Through three games, Meyette has completed 58 percent of his passes for 660 yards, six touchdowns with only two interceptions.

Ponciano said Meyette has reduced his turnovers from last season which has resulted in the fast start this season.

Men’s soccer looks for consistency on offense

Women’s soccer looks to stay aggressive at home

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STAFF REPORT The Citrus College women’s soccer team found success on offense in a 5-0 win over West Los Angeles College on Sept. 16 at Citrus Stadium.

With a 3-3 record on the season so far and in the midst of a six-game homestand, the Owls will look to take advantage of the home-friendly schedule.

Freshman forward Jacqueline Mejia has been the main catalyst for the Owls offensive success through six games with four goals and one assist.

As a team, Citrus is averaging 9.2 shots per game, taking pressure off a

Citrus has also averaged 169 rushing yards per game as a team.

Freshman running back Devin Floyd leads the Owls’ running backs with 228 rushing yards and three touchdowns.

Sophomore wide receiver Gino Mastandrea has continued to make

plays for the Owls with one touchdown each game, including a 97yard kick return in the season opener. Mastandrea has a team-high 19 receptions for 240 yards.

“He’s clearly an outstanding football player, but everyone that knows him appreciates him as a person and friend,” Ponciano said. “He’s just a great example for everyone on our football team and he’s a lot of fun to watch.”

After a slow start in Citrus’ 33-9 victory over San Bernardino Sept.

17, Ponciano said the Owls did not have a good week of practice heading into the game. Citrus went into the half holding on to a narrow 10-9 lead. The Owls started the second half with a drive that led to a 7-yard touchdown pass from Meyette to Mastandrea that finally put Citrus in control for the rest of the game.

“Hopefully the kids have learned that you play how you practice,” Ponciano said. “It always carries over.”

Citrus College will be in action next when it hosts Southwestern College at 6 p.m. Oct. 1 at Citrus Stadium.

“If we can put in a good week and a half of solid practices, then we’re gonna have a great shot at getting Southwestern,” Ponciano said. “That is an exceptional football team.”

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Freshman forward Jacqueline Mejia sends the ball in off a set piece in a 5-0 win over West Los Angeles College on Sept. 16 at Citrus Stadium.

defense that has only surrendered six goals in six games.

Citrus has a favorable schedule with only one away game before conference play begins in three weeks.

Citrus College will host Mt. San

Antonio College at 3 p.m. Sept. 23 at Citrus Stadium.

Link to the 5-0 Citrus College victory over West LA College on Sept. 16: http://www.ccclarion.com/category/ sports/

The Citrus College men’s soccer team has had mixed results through its first five games of the season.

With a 2-2-1 record, the Owls have struggled offensively with only four goals scored and having been shut out in three games.

On the defensive side, aside from a 7-0 rout at home against Cerritos on Aug. 30, the Owls have only allowed two goals.

Freshman goalkeeper Gabriel Perez-Negron has recorded eight saves and not allowed a goal in his two starts of the season.

Another freshman, forward En-

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Citrus freshman forward Enrique Acosta battles for possession with Cerritos freshman defender Guy Julien on Aug. 30 at Citrus Stadium.

rique Acosta has delivered with the game-winning goal in each of the two Owls wins.

With three straight road games ahead, Citrus College will travel to face Moorpark College at 4 p.m.

Sept. 23.

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The Citrus College stadium and other athletic facilities have a long relationship with community events — including a weekly swap meet and high school games and tournaments

BY JOHN MICHAELIDES SPORTS EDITOR

JMICHAELIDES@CCCLARION.COM

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Citrus freshman goalkeeper Jorge Quinones Guerrero clears the ball in a game against El Camino-Compton Center on Sept. 20 at Citrus Stadium. The stadium and the Owl’s Nest gymnasium are rented out to schools in the community, including Azusa Pacific University, Azusa High School, Gladstone High School and Glendora High School. The stadium parking lot is also home to a swap meet every Sunday.

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With several renovations to sports facilities completed in the past decade, Citrus College has become a popular venue for schools around the area.

“From the beginning of August to the beginning of December, we’re packed,” facility rentals supervisor Judy Rojas said.

Citrus Stadium, which has a 10,000-seat capacity, attracts high schools looking for a bigger venue for regular season and playoff games.

Rojas said Citrus welcomes as many schools as they can fit into their busy schedule.

Azusa Pacific University, Glendora High School, Azusa High and Gladstone High all play their home games at the stadium. Bonita High and San Dimas High play their annual rivalry Smudge Pot Game at Citrus Stadium as well.

Citrus College also rents out the stadium parking lot for a year-round swap meet every

Sunday.

Rojas, in her 13th year as the facility rentals supervisor, said the partnership between Citrus and the swap meet has been going on longer than her tenure at the college.

“They have a long-term contract with us,” Rojas said.

The Owl’s Nest gymnasium has also been a resource used by other schools in the area.

“Right now, Azusa and Gladstone have been having remodeling done on their gyms, so they’ve been using ours for volleyball and basketball practices,” Rojas said.

Citrus will also host an upcoming tennis tournament for the Montview League, a local high school conference.

All the money raised from renting out the sports facilities goes towards improvements for buildings throughout the campus, Rojas said.

“The rentals go to our capital projects,” Rojas said. “So it’s used for general campus improvements, buildings and repairs.”

Campus Retail Services

Vending Machines

PA Box Office Robert D. Haugh Performing Arts Center Citrus Little Theatre www.haughpac.com SS Art & Coffee Bar Mon. & Thurs. 7:30 a.m.- 5 p.m.

Tues. & Weds. 7:30 a.m.- 6 p.m.

Friday 8 a.m.- 3 p.m. www.owlbookshop.com

BK Owl Bookshop Mon.-Thurs. 8 a.m.- 7 p.m.

Friday 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. www.owlbookshop.com CC Owl CafĂŠ (lower floor) Mon.-Thurs. 7:30 a.m.- 5 p.m.

Friday CLOSED http://www.citruscollege.edu/stdntsrv/owlcafe

Cashier Discounted tickets to the movies and local attractions www.citruscollege.edu/stdntsrv

TC Citrus Spa (east side) For appointments call 626-335-1234 www.owlbookshop.com GR The Range Mon.- Sat. 8 a.m.- 9 p.m.

Sunday 3 p.m.- 9 p.m.

Last bucket is sold at 8 p.m. www.citruscollege.edu/golf