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CCCLARION.COM VOL LXXIII • ISSUE 7 NOVEMBER 27, 2019
Slow investigation leaves sex offense case open On Oct. 10 Clarence Cernal was arrested for an alleged sex offense. 47 days have passed since the arrest and the case is still under investigation.
BY NATALIE SANCHEZ EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
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The case of the alleged sex offense that occurred on Sept. 27 in the Center for Innovation remains open. On Oct. 10 Clarence Cernal, an administrative assistant for the Citrus College Foundation was arrested on campus for allegations of comitting a sex offense against a
current Citrus student. The Glendora Police Department is continuing to withhold an arrest log, incident report, charges and other public records that in most cases are available to the public. On Oct. 17 a Clarion editor filed a request for information regarding the case. On Oct. 22, Cadet Andres Rodriguez with the Glendora Police Department left a voicemail for the editor, denying the request for
information. On Nov. 14, the editor called the investigating detective on the case, Michael Howell to ask for written documentation of the denial for information. On Nov. 15, Sgt. Michael Henderson said that he was unaware of the request for information and the denial of said request. He stated he would speak with the records department at
the Glendora Police Department to provide written documentation for the denial of the request for information. As of Nov. 25, there has been no written documentation stating the reason for the denial of the request for information provided by the Glendora Police Department. On Nov. 14, a Clarion editor sent a California Public Records Law request to Dr. Geraldine M. Perri, Brenda Fink, Robert Sammis, Ben Macias and Christina Garcia to provide the Clarion with all emails,
documents, or messages between each person, or group of people, between Sept. 27 and Nov. 10. Perri is the superintendent president of Citrus, Fink is the Title IV coordinator, Sammis is the director of Human Resources, Macias is the director of Campus Safety and Garcia is the director of The Foundation. The administrators had 10 days to provide the information requested. If they chose to redact SEE OFFENSE PAGE 2
Social media affects school BY NICK VARGAS STAFF REPORTER
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How online classes financially affect a college Dean of Enrollment Gerald Sequeira said that offering online classes actually lowers the amount of funding given to the school. “There’s formulas that were created by the chancellor’s office for both the daily and semester courses for online. And neither one pays the same amount as a class that meets everyday or, you know, a certain number of days and times. So we actually lose a little bit of apportionment when we offer classes that are online,” Sequeira said. An attendance formula for on-campus semesteral courses differs from a formula for on-
Procrastination in today’s society has become more prevalent due to the growing use of social media by students. As said on https://statista.com, as of February, 90% of U.S. citizens between the ages of 18-25 use social media. This has become a staple of the American lifestyle, but with the growing rate of social media usage, students are checking social media accounts multiple times a day. These habits have had negative effects on students studying habits. These habits have had negative effects on students studying habits. Studies shown by the U.S. National Library of Medicine reveal that two studies conducted in 2016 demonstrate that the internet is frequently used for procrastination among college students; and other research done by psychologist Timothy A Pychyl on https:// psychologytoday.com reveals that reductions in overall social media use was associated with decreases in general procrastination. “I think social media is a big distraction,” said Citrus student Alle Ayala. “It is a big factor as to why I and so many others procrastinate.” “I am on my phone for about seven hours a day and trying to cut my phone usage. I definitely do think most of my procrastination does come from social media, there have been times where I have deleted my social media accounts because I know I would get more done without it.” said Citrus student Marissa Bachez. Procrastination as a whole is something that a lot of people
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Phillip Williams helps Brianna Chavez with an online class on Oct. 8 outside of the Student Services building at Citrus College.
Natalie Sanchez, Editor-in-Chief
Get a degree without leaving the house Rise in online college classes provide new opportunities to earn a degree, but at what cost? BY NATALIE SANCHEZ EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
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The variety of online courses offered through community colleges and universities has grown exponentially, providing opportunities to receive multiple degrees exclusively online. Between 2011-2012, 3955 students at Citrus College enrolled in an online class provided by the college. Between 2018-2019, 9088 students at Citrus enrolled in an
online class. Of the 9088 students who take online classes, the average number of online units per student is 7.37. Online classes are deemed to be convenient by students, but one student at Citrus said he doesn’t believe he is learning enough through online courses. Though he enjoyed creating his own schedule with an online class, Joseph Cruz took an administration of justice class and found the lack of instant communication with the professor made the class much more difficult. “It was hard because the quizzes were a bit more difficult without the teacher’s explanation there for you,” Cruz said. He said he also missed the community aspect of on-campus
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classes. “I learn more in the classroom when I have people to talk to and have another explanation,” Cruz said. For another student, the ability to get a degree online is appealing. Adrianna Torres is a runner on the cross country team. Online classes have helped her finish her degree in a timely manner while also being a collegiate athlete. “It’s a lot more convenient because I travel a lot with my mom and being in sports too we go on trips and I don’t want to miss class, so I’m able to bring my computer to wherever we go and do my work there,” Torres said. Despite the debate on whether online classes are better than oncampus classes, another issue is on the table.
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