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CCCLARION.COM VOL LXXIII • ISSUE 5 OCTOBER 30, 2019
Safety crime log shows sex Staff member arrested: Campus offense in the Center For Innovation BY NATALIE SANCHEZ EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
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An adminisitrative assistant for the Citrus College Foundation, was arrested on campus on Oct.10 on allegations of a sex offense. Clarence Cernal was arrested by the Glendora Police Department. The charges he faced were not made publicly available by Glendora
Police Department or the Pomona Municipal Court. The Citrus College Campus Safety online crime log said the incident happened at 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 27 in the Center for Innovation. A Clarion editor found Cernal’s name on the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department’s Inmate Information Center online. The arrest time and date matched
the information provided by the Campus Safety crime log. A records specialist working the front desk at the Glendora Police Department on Oct. 17 told a Clarion editor that records that would normally be public are being kept private, in this case, to protect the alleged victim’s identity. Releasing such information could hurt the ongoing investigation, she
said. The record of Cernal’s arrest was removed from the Glendora Police Department’s arrest log. Arrest logs, which include the name, physical description and the charges on which the person was arrested, are usually open to the public. The records specialist working the front desk said the arrest record was removed from the public arrest
log to protect the alleged victim’s identity. The Clarion has found no connection between stating the alleged suspect’s name and revealing the alleged victim’s identity. Robert Sammis, director of Human Resources at Citrus College, SEE ARREST PAGE 9
ASCC eliminates student government requirements BY NICOLE MARIONA NEWS EDITOR
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ADAPTING TO
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BY FELISE ALAICHAMY PHOTO EDITOR
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espite the numerous gyms and fitness centers in Glendora, only one offers a place to work out for the disabled community. That place is the Regional Adaptive Physical Education Center at Citrus. Disabled students and members of the community who need special equipment come to the center to work out. Instructors work with them to adapt exercises to their specific needs. Dalia Davila, 25-year-old photography major, has autism and an ankle injury. After taking the adaptive aquatics
class, she is now taking the adaptive P.E. class. “It reduces stress… I love to work out,” Davila said. “... (Students can) work at your own pace. …People with disabilities can do their own workout.” Laura Chavez, 49-year-old academic counseling major, is another Citrus student who attends the adaptive P.E. class. She has cerebral palsy, which makes movement difficult, particularly in her right hand and her legs. “(Working out) doesn’t tire me,” Chavez said. SEE ADAPT PAGE 6&7
Felise Alaichamy, Photo Editor Community member Melissa Seegers builds strength in her arms during her workout on Oct. 21 at the adaptive P.E. center on campus.
‘IS THE WI-FI DOWN AGAIN?’ College enacts changes to the wireless internet access BY ASHLEY ECONOMOU STAFF REPORTER
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During the 2019 summer semester there was a testing period for a new Wi-Fi network which would implement many changes to the original Wi-Fi network at Citrus College. The new Wi-Fi network was launched during the second week of the 2019 fall semester.
Information about the changes to the Wi-Fi were stated in the Citrus College monthly text newsletters along with emails sent by tech services. Citrus College Tech Center faculty, Tom Cheng, spoke on the recent Wi-Fi issues. Cheng runs the technological hardware, work stations and computers on campus. In regards to the new Wi-Fi servers, Cheng said, “it’s more of a security upgrade, as well as a use upgrade.” Citrus students seem to be loving the new Wi-Fi server.
One student, Mariana Juarez, 19-year-old nursing major, said, “the Wi-Fi hasn’t gone down or anything. I have been able to submit my assignments on time, instead of having to worry.” “We decided to revamp and change up the wireless to add security and also to add another wireless network for guests, who do not have credentials, network credentials to login. So, now we have two wireless networks that work out there,” Cheng said. The two networks are the Citrus Secure Wi-Fi network, which is available for students and faculty
to use and the Citrus Guest WiFi, which is available to anyone visiting the campus. For Citrus College students, changes to the login system are not drastic. “For the Citrus Secure, all they (students) have to do is connect to the Citrus Secure network and it will come up with a prompt for their username and password and it’s the same username and password that they would use to log into the computers on campus, to Canvas, to their email,” Cheng said. SEE WIRELESS PAGE 9
The Associated Students of Citrus College amended the language in Articles 4 section 3, Article 8 section 1, and Article 14 sections 1 and 2. Amendments made to Article 4 section 3 was passed with a 22-9 vote. Amendments made to Article 8 section 1 was passed with 23-7 vote. Amendments made to Article 14 section 1 and 2 were passed with a 26-4 vote. The ASCC Special Elections allowed students and staff to vote for amendments to the Articles by voting in a booth from 8 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Oct. 22 and Oct. 23 in the Campus Center Mall. Students and staff were also able to vote online in their Citrus College Wingspan. Amendments to Article 4, section 3 consisted of changing the language that specified requirements for students who aspired to join student government, Rosario E. Garcia, Student Life Supervisor, said. Garcia said that ASCC felt it justifiable to amend the language in Article 4 due to concerns for the students and their eligibility to join student government. “The reasoning behind it is that they felt like it was unfair for certain students, “ Garcia said. Garcia said that in certain circumstances students wouldn’t join student government because of the requirement of taking a leadership class, LEAD 103 in order to be eligible for student government. “It’s not fair for certain students that don’t have the money to pay for that extra class. It’s an obstacle for certain students to join student government, “ Garcia said. Garcia said that even though there are about “one or two international students” in student government, they also have a disadvantage because they, “pay close to $1,000 to take that class.” Veterans also have disadvantages when joining student government because of the cost of the leadership class, Garcia said. “Sometimes, their G.I. Bill doesn’t cover the cost,” Garcia said. The G.I. Bill is financial assistance offered to U.S. military veterans to cover certain tuition costs. SEE ASCC PAGE 9