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ROCKET WON’T FLY IN NASA CONTEST IT WAS BUILT FOR BY EMILY CRISTLER-HERMOSILLO EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
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The Citrus College Rocket Owls chose to continue participating in an eight-monthlong competition hosted by NASA, despite being barred from the final launch in Huntsville, Alabama. The final milestone and awards ceremony of the NASA Student Launch Program takes place in April in Alabama, one of the eight states to California has banned state-funded travel to. Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee and Texas are also blacklisted. AB 1887 bars state funded travel to states that have passed laws considered discriminatory
against lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender people. California Community College Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley released a statement in August 2017 expressing his support of AB 1887 and its creator, State Attorney General Xavier Becerra. “As a matter of policy, the Chancellor’s Office will not approve requests from our local community college districts to travel to an AB 1887 restricted state, regardless of the funding source for the proposed out-of-state travel,” Oakley said in a statement. However, Oakley tweeted Jan. S E E R OCK ET • PAGE 7
Photo by Emily Hermosillo Clarion
California promises first year tuition-free BY DANIEL BARDONNER NEWS EDITOR
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Citrus students who meet certain requirements can get free tuition for their first year of college thanks to a new state program. Now in effect, the California College Promise program has replaced the Board of Governors fee waiver. Under the new program, funding goes through the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges rather than the Board of Governors. Already available to Citrus students, this state grant program provides funding to California’s community colleges. “The expectation is that Citrus College will participate in the statewide promise program and augment
our efforts in relation to our own Citrus College Promise Program that we will launch this upcoming fall,” Gerald Sequeira, dean of enrollment services, said. “As a college, we are excited to participate in this opportunity to further assist students in achieving their educational goals.” The program allows participating schools to waive tuition fees for first-time students who are enrolled in school full time for one academic year. “The CCPG will waive the per-unit enrollment fee (currently $46),” Carol Thomas, director of financial aid at Citrus College, said in an email. “Citrus College students who qualify for the CCPG are also eligible to receive a discount on their parking and health fees.”
The program waives enrollment fees, gives a discount on the health fee, as well as providing a discount on spring/fall parking permits. Students who have already enrolled in classes, and who have not yet been approved for the waiver, should pay to avoid being dropped. A refund will be issued to those who are approved. However, failing to meet academic requirements for two consecutive primary terms (Fall/Spring) will result in a loss of eligibility. Students can apply through their FAFSA application or get a Board of Governors waiver application and take it into the financial aid office in the Student Services building for assistance. SE E PROM I S E • PAGE 7
Maddison October Clarion
Assembly Member Miguel Santiago marches alongside former and future students trying to get Gov. Jerry Brown to sign AB-18 on Sept. 20, 2017.
Che Malambo Stomps expections
Argentinian performers awe audience with dance and music. PG. 13
CAMPUS reBUILDS
Updates on the historic Hayden Hall and Campus Center. PG. 6