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I Measure raises taxes to fund education and public safety. Photo: Clara Cordeiro/ Viking
By Ivonne Godinez Staff writer
More than 4 million voters in California approved Proposition 30 on Tuesday night, Nov. 6, giving LBCC between about $2 and $4 million, college officials said. With about 99 percent of the votes counted Wednesday morning, the new tax increase measure had gained 54 percent of the vote, or about 4.9 mil-
lion compared to 46 percent voting no, or about 4.2 million, according to state officials. Prop. 30 involves temporary taxes, which will fund education and guarantee local public safety funding. Brittany Holden, 21, a nursing major, said, “I am glad that Prop. 30 was passed because it will allow LBCC students to have more financial aid and more classes at LBCC.” The approval will increase taxes for people earning more than $250,000 for seven years and will increase sales taxes by one quarter cent for four years. LBCC President Eloy Oakley said in an email to
Wednesday employees morning, “Passage of Prop. 30 does mean that the college will not have to eliminate all 17 programs that are in the program discontinuance process.” Oakley said in an email, “The passage of Proposition 30 means that LBCC will be able to save instructional programs and jobs that would have been lost otherwise.” Oakley said the school would still be forced to cut about $4 million from the budget this year. Oakley said, “Prop. 30 gives our college more certainty about our fiscal future and provides much needed affirmation from the voters that
what we do is important to the future of our state and nation.” Maria Ocegueda, 41, a business major, said, “I am happy to hear that Prop. 30 has passed even though I didn’t support it as much since I knew there was still going to be cuts involved at LBCC.” Prop. 30’s economic effect will be to increase state tax revenues through 2018-19, averaging about $6 billion yearly over the upcoming years. In 201213, planned spending reductions, primarily to education programs, will not occur.
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Deans, V.P. recommend two programs for initial cut I Recording arts and aviation maintenance may be discontinued, pending further review.
By Jesus Hernandez Managing editor
LBCC Vice President of Academic Affairs Gaither Loewenstein sent an email Monday, Nov. 5 to teachers of the 19 programs under review for discontinuance. The two programs that already have been recommended to be discontinued are recording arts and aviation maintenance, teachers in those pro-
grams said. Six full-time teachers and at least two programs are being recommended for discontinuation. The email confirms the third step in the review process has been completed in which the vice president and dean pertaining to a program have made a recommendation that will then be passed on to President Eloy Oakley and the Academic Council, who will continue the review. Many recommendations made are directly linked to the success of Prop. 30. Lynn Shaw, electrical professor and president of the full-time teachers union, said audio production, aviation maintenance and welding look like they each might lose a teacher while auto mechanics could be reduced to two
teachers from their current five. “A lot of these depend on if Prop. 30 passes … so those six full time faculty probably look like they're gone,” Shaw said. The aviation maintenance program,
“We are on the list for discontinuation because of cost.”
Nancy Allen
Recording arts teacher
according to the review process, has a six-year successful course completion average of 85.2 percent with the 201112 school year showing a 93 percent success rate, while the school average
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for the same period is 65 percent. The recording arts program prepares LBCC students for hundreds of jobs in the music and entertainment industry as well as military intelligence. Nancy Allen, recording arts teacher, said,“The reason we are on this list for discontinuation is because of cost. “It is the vice president’s erroneous assumption that it’s going to cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to upgrade us to ‘industry standards’ in order to continue to do what we’ve already been doing for the last 30 years successfully.
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Voters speak out, loud and clear I The president is given a second chance to make a change. By Barry Saks Copy editor
Student Crystal Gonzalez, 20, was sure President Barack Obama would win reelection and planned to vote for him. Gonzalez said, “President Obama has promoted equality. He appointed Justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor. He is emphasizing gender equality in the workforce. “He has helped immigrant children by allowing them to continue their education here.” Christian Gonzales, 19, an architecture and mechanical engineering major, agrees with his sister that Obama would win. Gonzalez said, “I think Obama has been trying to get us out of trouble, for instance the economy. “He brought back the troops from Iraq. He gave us national healthcare.” Anthony Bevins, 44, an astrophysics major, said, “I think Obama will win by a small margin, less than two percent. If he’s reelected he’ll have more time to deal with education policy.” Kenneth Graham, a part-time political science instructor, was adamant Obama would be reelected. Graham said Obama restored
confidence in our foreign policy and brought down Osama bin Laden. While Rhonda Fyfe, 42, a speech communications major, thought that Obama was going to win, Fyfe supported Governor Mitt Romney. Fyfe said she supported Romney because he understood Israel is an important ally and because Romney is a “God-fearing man.” Sara Murcia, 27, a nursing
History and political science professor Charlotte Joseph said even with Prop. 30 passing, 10 programs will still be discontinued. Joseph said the district is now attempting to rank the programs. LBCC is still encountering budget reductions this year of between $2 million and $4 million. Other cuts in the college beyond instruction could be made. Vice President of Academic Affairs Gaither Loewenstein said
the college would need to make a significant budget reduction even if Prop. 30 were approved. Governor Jerry Brown said in a statement to CBS reporters, “I ran for governor on the pledge that there would be no taxes unless the people themselves voted for them and in this case, they did and it's only after, however, 30,000 fewer teachers. “We had a massive budget deficit of $27 billion and I've cut that thing and we'll be balanced.”
Arieel Alcaraz/Viking DECISIONS: Lee Chauser, a write-in candidate running for the 33rd congressnial district seat under the Peace and Freedom party platform, stopped by KLBC in the G Building during Viking Talk. Chauser discussed his partyʼs options on education on Thursday, Nov. 1.
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major, like Fyfe, thought Obama would win, but supported Romney. Murcia said, “I’m a Republican, but not as conservative as Romney. I believe he (Obama) promised a lot of change, but a lot of it did not come about.” Murcia said she pays for all her own expenses, she added, “I believe if a student wants to finish school with or without student aid, they will.” Meanwhile, student Robert
Webster thought Romney would win. Webster said, “I think this election and Hurricane Sandy are indicators for the American people. “The American people should be mindful of domestic concerns.” Assistant Professor Janet Hund, who teaches sociology, said, “I think public education should be affordable for all who are serious students. “I am extremely concerned about the state of LBCC students,
my children, the Long Beach community, the state of California and the nation. I don’t want to live in a nation that does not value education.”The websites of both presidential candidates addressed education. According to the Romney’s, Romney would “take the unprecedented step of tying federal funds directly to dramatic reforms that expand parental choice,” would allow low income and special needs students to choose which school to attend by making funding portable, would recruit teachers by eliminating unnecessary certification requirements and would spur student access to higher education by simplifying the financial aid system and by welcoming private sector participation. According to the Obama’s, “To help students better afford a college education, President Obama ended billions in subsidies wasted on banks and used the savings to double investments in Pell Grants. “He established a college tax credit for students and their families worth up to $10,000 over four years of college. “He set a goal to … cut the growth of college tuition and fees in half over the next 10 years, a goal that will save the typical student thousands of dollars a year.” Obama won re-election with 303 electoral votes and 60,350,614 popular votes. Romney lost the race with 206 electoral votes and 57,561,083 popular votes.
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Hall welcomes four president of the Healthcare Association of California. She said, “LBCC was a turning point in my life. The first place I applied to was LBCC where Beverly O’Neill
company that operates 14 different venues and attended LBCC, which he considered his backFour members of the commuyard, after graduating from nity and former LBCC students Lakewood High. were inducted into the Choura ended his remarks LBCC Alumni Hall of after being honored his Fame on Friday Nov. 2 award by saying, “We are in room T1200. all given gifts and it is our The inductees are job to use those gifts and Lori Brault, Jim Choura, put them to work.” Ernest Mitchell and Mitchell received his John Molina. associate in science degree The luncheon began in fire sciences from at noon and each LBCC and became a inductee was introduced hometown hero when with a five minute selected by President slideshow and then forBarack Obama to be the JIM CHOURA LORI BRAULT mally inducted by Board U.S. Fire administrator in owner Washington D.C. Business Nurse of Trustees President Roberto Uranga and Mitchell said he was awarded a plaque. very humbled by being ASB Representative inducted into the Hall and of Athletics Kevin said it was an honor to be Miranda said, “Coming among the illustrious in to the ceremony I figgroup of people who were ured it would be just also inducted. another LBCC getJohn Molina began together, but it was surworking at his father’s prising to see people that small medical clinic before attended LBCC be so graduating from LBCC successful. where he then graduated JOHN MOLINA “It reminds me of ERNEST MITCHELL from Cal State University Healthcare chief Long Beach with a bacheFire chief why I came to LBCC specifically, this college lor in arts degree in ecocan lead to better opportunities was my adviser. In my life I had nomics. than others and there are great many positions to influence poliMarco Valencia, Club Senate teachers and people.” cy and I always taught, I have a President said, “It’s inspiring to Brault graduated from LBCC passion for it.” see people like myself do great with an associate in science in Choura has evolved his busi- things after leaving LBCC.” nursing and served as the vice nesses into a food management By Clara Cordeiro Design editor
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Transfer forms almost due
Transfer enrollment information is due Nov. 30. Academic adviser Boualoy Dayton said, “It’s not hard to get into CSULB. Just by following the admission requirements and having a minimum grade point average of 2.5, students have a good chance of getting accepted.” William Todd, 23, a criminal justice major, has done research on local CSU’s and said, “CSULB and CSU Fullerton have a great criminal justice program.” A representative for U.C.
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San Diego is reminding all applicants, “Don’t wait until the last minute.” Mirza Alonso, 20, a biology major, said, “UCSD has one of the best programs for marine biology majors and since it’s close to the ocean, I think that makes it easier to study.” More information for students interested in transferring may be viewed online at lbcc.edu/transfercenter/ Transfer help is available in LAC Building M219 and in PCC G100.
Applicants aiming for Cal State “To apply from a Community College to a CSU, students need to have completed 60 units,” LBCC counselor Abbie Bates said. “It would take two years to complete if a student averages 15 units a semester and receives passing grades for the classes in their transfer plan.” Bates said that after a student has reached the amount of credits required for transfer, they need to apply online at csumentor.com to fill out applications to colleges where they want to transfer.
Students usually prefer to apply to CSU’s that are close to where they live, like Cal State Dominguez Hills and Cal State Long Beach, Bates added. Scarlet Martinez, 20, an undecided major, is aware of the csumentor.com website. However, she said, “I honestly don’t know how many units I need. I was going to go talk to a counselor this week to check.” Martinez is looking to one local CSU and not planning to go beyond the city of Long Beach. “I want to go to Cal State Long Beach and major in human services. My goal is to graduate from there and become a counselor.”
Any questions or suggestions for the cabinet can be given to the Office of Student Life at LAC Building E102 and at PCC Building GG200.
By Giovanni Marquez Staff writer
ASB outlines plan for unclear Board expenses report I Student cabinet takes a look at new plans, ideas and proposals.
By James Deaton News editor
The ASB cabinet discussed on Monday, Oct. 29 its plans for proceeding with a public information request regarding several unclear expenditures, using ASB funds, the Board of Trustees spent. The decision to pay the recordrelease fee was unanimously passed early in the meeting in the PCC library. Finance Committee Chair Kristen Payne later moved to drop the ASB’s official involvement in the matter moving forward. Payne felt timid regarding using the ASB’s name to investigate the matter, considering the administration has the right to suspend the ASB at any time should it choose, she said. “Biting the hand that feeds”
was a phrase several members used throughout the discussion.The motion was debated for an hour before it was voted and passed, 7-2-1. The motion included that should any discrepancies be shown in the records, an outside committee, not the ASB, will be charged with taking the next action. Also, ASB Vice President Josh Lorenzini has begun having open sessions with students to answer questions they may have for a student leader. Called the Viking booth, he meets on Thursdays at PCC from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on the Lawn. The time and place for LAC to be determined. He said it has been going well and he’s taking student comment cards, referring students to people who can help them if he can’t and being a visible ASB vice president for the student body. Meanwhile, an announcement was made about a support for Prop. 30 march for Monday, Nov. 5 at 7:30 a.m. and noon on Carson and Clark to be led by LBCC teachers.
The previous week, Monday, Oct. 22, in the Valhalla Room at LAC, PCC Cultural Affairs Chair Andrea Donado expressed concern about the LBCC bus shuttle between PCC and LAC. Donado said many students experience overcrowding on the shuttles and many others cannot fit on board and subsequently arrive late to their classes or miss them entirely. Nov. 5, Long Beach Transit presented a proposal to the ASB in which LBCC students could use metro buses instead of the current shuttle program. ASB Vice President Josh Lorenzini told LB Transit representatives that the program could be a benefit for LBCC student, but that “The hard reality is the numbers.” A round of applause was given to Homecoming committee chairwoman Sarah Twilley for her hard work that was put into making the LBCC Homecoming event a success. Kevin Miranda, representative of athletics, said he has noticed the
poor attendance for athletic games the past few semesters. He spent some time brainstorming with Viking alumni for ways to increase attendence at sporting events.
according to an article on latimes.com. Uriah Madison, 32, a culinary arts major, said, “I have family in New York and this hurricane really opened my eyes to the devastation that can happen when Mother Nature takes control.” A total of 8.2 million people have been left without power in 17 states. It could take a week to restore power in New York. An estimated 5 million people depend on the subway alone.
The New York Stock Exchange reopened for the first time in two days. The 2-day closure has not happened since the blizzard of 1888. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. was one of the few establishments that was able to keep its power on due to a backup generator. Elizabeth Carlson, 42, an English major, said, “ I think it’s ironic how fast we get the money making businesses back up and running after a huge disaster. “But the common man has to
wait days and days just to get shelter or power restored.” Voters may have been swayed in their decisions depending on the federal disaster response time. Stacey Arbajal, 25, an undecided major, said, “I thought I was the only person to think about how it would affect the election. Some residents won’t even be able to go to their polling stations if they’ve been damaged from the storm. I don’t know what they’re going to do about that.” An army of claims adjusters is
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Station co-owner Vaneric Marshall invited KLBC students, along with teacher Ken Borgers, into the Westchester studio Nov. 3.
Students worry about family in New York City I LBCC reacts to horrific damage on the East Coast from hurricane.
By Sheena Billingsley Staff Writer
Hurricane Sandy has torn through the Northeast, leaving millions without power, with at least 110 deaths across the U.S.,
working its way toward the hardest hit areas and tackling the enormous task of evaluating damage. Experts agree the nation’s insurers have enough money to pay for the staggering damage done by one of the biggest storms to hit the East Coast. Eqecat, a catastrophe risk modeling firm, estimates total damages anywhere from $10 billion to $20 billion. It also estimated that only $5 billion to $10 billion will be recorded in insured losses.
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Tosdal was the eldest of three sisters and born in Riverside on Sept. 25, 1951. Part-time English She received her masteacher Marchelle ters degree in professional Hammack Tosdal died writing from USC after Wednesday Oct. 17 graduating from after a three-year battle Occidental college. with cancer. She had many occupaTosdal was 61 and is tions including writer, MARCHELLE survived by her husband soap opera television HAMMACK John and her daughter actor, English teacher, TOSDAL Sedona. comedian, belly dancer She was the arts and entertainand proofreader as well as occament writer for the Beachcomber sional writer of weekend getaway newspaper from 2001 to 2009 after articles for the Beachcomber. teaching classes at LBCC. By Clara Cordeiro Design editor
Car crash kills student
death or injury charges, according to the Press Telegram. He is being held at the Long City Jail on $100,000 bail, Beach Former accounting student Trisha Esmond Cade was killed police said. The driver of the Honda, a Long Friday Nov. 2 when a wrong-way Beach woman, 26, was driver hit her on the 710 removed from the car by Freeway. the Long Beach Fire Long Beach police Department and was say Derrick Armstrong, transported to a hospital 33, was driving while with serious injuries. intoxicated and was driThe driver of the ving a 1997 Chevy Toyota, a 26-year-old Tahoe when he struck a Long Beach man sus1987 Honda Accord tained non-life-threatenand a white 2010 ing injuries and was Toyota Corolla. taken to a local hospital. TRISHA Cade, passenger of People with informathe Honda, was pro- ESMOND CADE tion about the crash may nounced dead at the scene. Armstrong was booked on dri- call the Long Beach Police ving under the influence, gross Accidents Investigations Detective vehicular manslaughter while David Lauro at (562) 570-7355. intoxicated and hit-and-run causing By Clara Cordeiro Design editor
Young math ace gains college scholarship NOVEMBER 8, 2012
I 13-year-old LBUSD student awarded entry to LBCC courses.
Sheena Billingsley By Staff writer
Malik Tate, a 13-year-old student from Newcomb Academy, received a scholarship for mathematics from LBCC. LBCC has awarded over $750,000 in student scholarships for the 2012-2013 academic years. LBCC has one of the largest scholarship programs at the Community College level in the US, with 1,200 students applying and 1,100 being awarded in some fashion, according to presstelegram.com. Students were only eligible if they attended school in the Long
Beach Unified School District. carried a perfect 4.0 GPA when Melissa Daniel 40, a dance they applied. The oldest scholarmajor, said, “I think it’s really ship recipient awarded this year neat that the school is giving is 71 years old, lbpost.com these scholarreported. ships away in To apply such tough ecofor the 2013times. nomic 2014 LBCC “Itʼs really neat in such These types of scholarship, tough economic times.” programs are students may very much needvisit the scholed. It’s a shame arship office Mellisa Daniel on the LAC. that these kinds Dance major of things are not O f f i c e put in the forehours are from front though.” 8 a.m. to 5 Among the scholarships were p.m., Monday through Friday. the Long Beach College Promise The last day to register is Dec. 7, Scholarship, which included a 2012 at 4 p.m. All scholarship tuition-free first semester and a funds will be sent to the recipi$100,000 scholarship gift from ent’s Higher One debit card or the Long Beach Rotary. account. All students who applied and For more information on how received a 3.0 or higher grade students can apply for one of the point average received some type scholarships, they may visit of assistance. Over 100 students lbcc.edu/scholarships.
LBCC Hall of Fame winner remembered By Tonia Ciancelli Online editor
LBCC alumnus William O’Neill, the husband of Beverly O’Neill, LBCC’s former president and Long Beach mayor, died peacefully at Seaside Hospital in Long Beach on Oct. 24. He also is survived by his daughter Teresa. “Bill credits the ability to go to college to LBCC,” his wife said. “He thought it was a great place and insisted our daughter go there before transferring.”
O’Neill and his ed into the LBCC Hall wife met at Poly of Fame. He was Cal High School, both State’s third ASB presicontinuing on to dent and earned his docgraduate from LBCC torate from USC where and Cal State Long his dissertation was choBeach. sen as the outstanding As the author of dissertation of the year. eight books and For more than 32 years, more than 70 artihe taught students in the cles, O’Neill was, USC graduate programs WILLIAM “A brilliant man,” throughout the world. O’NEILL said Ginny Baxter, Condolences in the executive director of the LBCC form of scholarship donations foundation. may be made in O’Neill’s memoIn 1972, O’Neill was among ry to the LBCC Foundation. the first group of students induct-
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Students, teachers rally for Prop. 30
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SUPPORTERS: From left: Eli Daughdrill, Lynn Shaw and Mary Marki protest together on Carson Street to persuade other students and employees and passersby to votes yes on 30 and no on 32.
support Prop. 30 and oppose Prop. 32 because if we don’t pass Prop 30 then for example, our film, carpenAs Election Day approached, try, air -conditioning programs will students, professors, alumni and close. other supporters tried to rally and “We want to save the programs express the importance of voting at LBCC so we want people to get for Propositions 30 and 32. out and vote. On Monday, Nov. 5 at 11:30 “It’s incredibly close from the a.m., protesters president rallied and asked down to the for help from “These propositions will defi- propositions.” onlookers to vote Shaw added nitely affect me.” yes on 30 and no that the state is on 32. Ryan Koppel evenly dividStudents were History major ed: “It’s a scary asked to join the thing. We are protest for at going to fight least 10 minutes and most students to the bitter end then once the proagreed. Students started to realize gram discontinuance is decided, the that they should stand up for some- district will give out notices.” thing they believe in. She said by March 15, that’s Signs read, “Student Alumni when the work of the union begins. protest to stop budget cuts. Yes on “Even after the election is over, 30, No on 32” and “Save LBCC the fight to keep these programs programs.” will not be over.” Fulltime Teachers’ union Students said LBCC still President Lynn Shaw said, “We are needs help to make sure the protrying to get people out to vote to grams stay.
Chief negotiator Carlos Ramos, also an executive board equity representative, and Elias Daughdrill, a film professor who also is on the union executive board, and Mary Marki, organizing committee chair and history teacher, joined the protest. Some of the 19 programs that could be cut if Prop. 30 is not passed are welding, auto body repair, photography, human services, recording arts, real estate, medical assisting, aviation maintenance, radio, television, physical geography, automotive technology,interior design, diesel mechanics and computer proficiency for academic success. Ryan Koppel, 24, a history major, said, “My former professor of mines asked me to stand up with him and I said yes. “I should definitely stand with something I agree on. These proposition will definitely affect me because I’m a student and I’m going to be in school for another few years.”
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YES OR NO: Cassandra Wrisser, 18, a philosophy major, shows her support for Prop. 30. She is one of many students who joined LBCC teachers, counselors and librarians at the protest Monday, Nov. 5.
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LBCC President Eloy Ortiz Oakley addressed student concerns about everything from the budget to splitting LBCC into two colleges at a forum Wednesday Oct. 31, in the Saga room at the LAC. The forum was to engage students and answer questions. The turnout was a dismal three students aside from the I.E. TV news and Viking staffs. “There is no program at LBCC which isn’t important,” Oakley said, as the question concerning the budget cuts arose. He added the school had to cut enrollment of 2,000 students for the current semester, resulting in classes being 95 percent full and 15,000 students being on waitlists. The review process of the potential programs on the chopping block not only looks at completion rates and enrollment, but the cost to bring a program up to date. Oakley said, “Replacing the outdated equipment comes with a cost.” Cherell Southerland, 25, radio and television and photography major, said, “We get scholarships to pay for new equipment.” Despite the success or failure
of Prop. 30, no new revenue will be added so LBCC will still have to re-allocate the resources the school already has to the greatest needs of students, Oakley said. He assured that LBCC will work with students and surrounding schools to be sure those students close to completing a certificate will finish, but he also said, “As much as I hate to tell you to go to another Community College, if it means you succeeding, that’s what you need to do.” A few years ago, talks were heard about making the LAC and PCC their own separate schools to generate more funding for each potential school. With English and math now being offered at the PCC and the budget crisis being the way it is, some students thought this was still a possibility. “Just making the PCC into a college would not save us any money, it would cost us money in the near term.” Questions about the budget and the program cuts were undoubtedly the biggest concern for the few students who showed up. “It was important but kind of hit and miss for me,” Southerland said. Oakley thanked everyone who was present and assured everyone that the questions asked reflect what concerns most of the student body.
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advance with loss
Football team has one more chance to avoid a winless season.
By Edward Mahurien Editor in chief
Chantel Muro Staff writer
Hoping to avoid a winless season for the first time in recent memory, the LBCC Viking football team will travel to College of the Desert on Saturday, Nov. 10 at 6 p.m. for its final game of a tough season. Viking coach Mike Reisbig told the Long Beach Press-Telegram, “We’ve got one more week. We’re going to have fun.” The Vikings lost Saturday Nov. 3 to Citrus, 43-24, after falling to Mt. San Antonio, 44-0. The Vikings fell to 0-9 for the year, a far cry from their bowl appearance in 2011. The Vikings won national championships in 1995, 1964, 1962, 1960 and 1950. Also, LBCC captured state titles in 1964-65, 1962-63, 1960-61 and 1950-51. In the first quarter against Mt. SAC, the Mounties’ Jamal Overton caught a 16-yard pass from Nick Montana. Overton also caught a 58-yard pass to score the first touchdown. Overton also ran for a the 9-yard touchdown, increasing the Mounties’ lead to 13-0. Ryan Goforth intercepted a Viking pass and ran for a 57-yard TD, and Joseph Cejudo kicked an extra point to give Mt. SAC a 20-0 lead in the first quarter. LBCC ended the first quarter with 19 plays and 95 yards gained and Mt. SAC ended the first quarter with 13 plays and 92 yards gained. It didn’t take long in the second
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AERIAL ATTACK: Viking receiver Mikail Parr looks up for a pass during Homecoming game against L.A. Harbor on Oct. 20. The Vikings end the season Saturday, Nov. 10 at Desert.
quarter for Mt. SAC to score again. Donald Hageman kicked a 43-yard field goal, increasing the Mounties’ lead to 23 points and the only scoring in the second quarter. LBCC ended the second quarter with 15 plays and 55 yards gained and Mt. SAC ran 23 plays for 78 yards. Montana threw an 8-yard TD pass in the third quarter. Cejudo
once again made the extra point. An 8-yard run by the Mounties and Cejudo’s point after touchdown made it 37-0. In the third quarter, LBCC ran 12 plays and gained just eight yards, with Mt. SAC running 16 plays for 106 yards. Tone Gatewood scored on a 7yard run and Cejudo made the last point for the 44-0 victory. In the
Around the globe, Viking players feel cultural shock COMMENTARY
Six Swedish students have traded their frosty Scandinavian home for the warm, sunny beach atmosphere of southern California. They came here as international students to play as Vikings for LBCC. Yes, that’s how irony unfolds. I asked our foreign friends to come sit in on my KCTY radio show on Thursday, Oct. 18 to chat about being so far from home and how they like living in Long Beach thus far. “It’s a big difference!” Was the resounding answer I received all at once from Men’s Soccer players, Chris Lindal, Joakim Gissberg, Jon-Eric Krans and Mats Karlsson. “The people here are very interesting. It’s a very different place but everyone has been nice to us and we’re happy to be here.” Aside from the weather, they say they are truly enjoying life here in the LBC. They do what all of us tend to do: go to the beach, hang out with friends, go to parties and go on roadtrips. However, as athletes, they must juggle their free time between studying for class, attending prac-
tices and competing in intercolle- dent about his contribution as a defensive lineman to the Vikings giate games. Hanna Hermansson, a forward regardless of this season’s lack of on the Women’s Soccer team, con- wins. The next upcoming football fidently said her team was “defi- game is on Nov. 10 at Desert. M e n ’ s nitely” going to win Soccer, sitthe upcoming game ting at 4-12-4 against East L.A. this season, that was taking will play at El place the following Camino Nov. afternoon. With 9 as they predictions as accuhope to rate as this, she increase their ought to be forestats and casting the weather. break the curThe Women’s team rent streak defeated East L.A. with a win. at Veterans Stadium Wo m e n ’s 1-0. Their season Soccer also stats are a healthy JAMES DEATON plays at El 10-5-4. Hermansson isn’t shy to taking Camino Nov. 9 Our Swedish athletes won’t be shots, and hit her first goal in a victorious match against ECC found hanging around IKEA when feeling homesick, although they Compton on Oct. 12. While the rest of the Swedish did say they enjoy the meatballs. troupe play the worlds most popu- Instead, they will be charging lar team sport, Daniel Denize is along with other Vikings on the the self described “black sheep.” pitch and field and taking classes He’s a sophomore who is already alongside fellow students as they enjoying his second year here at move forward and continue to LBCC and plays for the Viking enjoy their unique, college experiFootball team. He is also confi- ence.
fourth quarter, LBCC ran eight plays and ended up with a negative 16 yards and Mt. SAC ran 20 plays for 59 yards. Reisbig added to the Long Beach Press-Telegram, “There was a 5-minute period in the third quarter where we did a lot of stupid things referring mostly to penalties turnovers and kick coverage.”
Both Viking water polo teams had the same idea at the South Coast Conference Championships Saturday Nov. 3 and Sunday Nov. 4 at the Cerritos College Aquatic Center. Both reached the final, both lost to Cerritos. Despite the defeats both Viking poloist teams advanced to next weeks So Cal Regional Championships at Fullerton College. The Men, last years state runners up, breezed through the first game beating El Camino 18-3 to advance to the final Saturday afternoon. Viking Women poloists needed two victories to advance and dispatched Rio Hondo 21-5 in the first game and held on for a 6-4 win in vs, Chaffey in the second game. Leading scorers over the weekend for the second-seeded women were a trio of Vikings with Freshmen Jessica Diaz, Ranya ElTawil and Sophomore Christine MacLennan each scoring six goals throughout the tournament. During the Men’s tournament, the top-seeded Vikes were lead by Sophomores Michael Carillo who lead all scorers with five goals and Dor Apffel scored four. To open the So Cal Regionals the fifth-ranked Men will face off with tenth-ranked Grossmont college of San Diego, while the fifthranked women have a rematch with fourth-ranked Cerritos. The women failed to advance to the state finals last year.
Viking women’s volleyball record falls to 10-9 overall By Samantha Moody Sports editor
The women’s volleyball team has gotten off to a sub-par season so far. The Vikings have an overall record of 10-9 and conference record of 6-5 Freshman Lisa Villarroel said, “We are doing well, but we should be doing better.” The Vikings lost to Pasadena , 3-0, on Friday, Nov. 2.
Despite their loses Villarroel said she expects to be able to reach her own personal goal for the team The Vikings are on a 2-game losing streak. LBCC will play Friday, Nov 9 at 6 p.m .against Los Angeles Trade Tech. LBCC coach Suzie Witmore said, “We beat L.A. Trade Tech earlier in the season and we are looking forward to win again” She also said her team is doing extremely well this year.
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Soccer teams wrap up seasons I Winning streak snapped as Vikes fall to 10-5-4 overall with loss.
I Men crushed by Cerritos and slip to a 2-7-3 record in conference action.
The Viking women’s soccer team’s winning streak was broken after they played a tough game against their rivals, the Cerritos Falcons, and lost, 3-0, on Friday, Nov 2. LBCC now has an overall record of 9-5-4 and a South Coast Conference record of 6-3-4. In the first five minutes, LBCC was tested with two shots on goal, but one was blocked by goalie Jeanette DeAnda and the second rebounded off the goal post. But it didn’t take long and in the ninth minute, the first goal was scored by Cerritos Claudia Ibarra, assisted by Jazmin Aguas, on a corner kick. Cerritos scored again in the 22nd minute. The second goal was also made by Claudia Ibarra with a header to the net and reflected into the goal off the right cross bar. LBCC’s first shot on goal was in the 24th minute by Brooke Denton, but blocked by Cerritos goalie Maria Santoyo. In the 28th minute, Cerritos took two shots goal by Gaby Zamarrip, but they were blocked by DeAnda.
Cerritos’ men’s soccer team defeated LBCC, 5-0, on Friday, Nov 2 in South Coast Conference play. The Vikings are now 4-12-3 overall and 2-7-3 in conference while Cerritos is 11-5-3 and 7-4-1. Despite efforts made by Long Beach players, Cerritos held the ball most of the time throughout Friday’s game and had several opportunities to score. By the 65th minute in the second half, Cerritos was overpowering with a 3-0 lead on with a header by Jose Rivera. Viking defender Jovanny Gomez said, “It was good. Slow at first and then began to get intense later into the game.” The game began with Cerritos players Gabriel Rivera and Jeffrey Payeras receiving yellow cards 18 minutes into the game. The Falcons were quick to recover. Cerritos midfielder Dominic Escobar went past LBCC defenders, scoring in the 23rd minute. Dominic Escobar was assisted by center midfielder Mario Guerrero.
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BATTLE FOR BALL: Midfielder Sergio Sanchez attempts to retrieve the ball from Falcons midfielder Michael Bautista. LBCC visited Cerritos for a conference game on Friday, Nov. 2.
Vikings’ goalkeeper Jorge Becerra attempted, but struggled to keep the ball out of the goal. Becerra, however, blocked three shots in the first half. Becerra played for more than 70 minutes until Luis Angiuano entered. Angiuano finished the game by blocking several shots and allowing two more goals. In the last minute of the first half, Gerardo Soto assisted Rivera to give the Falcons a 2-0 lead before half time. LBCC forward Mats Karlsson shot at least twice to inspire his teammates and keep their efforts high. Vikings Kevin Jimenez, JonEric Krans and Jovanny Gomez took shots in attempts to score a goal. LBCC was down, 4-0, in the 73rd minute when Falcon defender Gustavo Rivera excited Cerritos spectators while scoring. Midfielder Ludwing Vargas made the fifth goal in the 89th minute. Long Beach received three yellow cards and four fouls while Cerritos was called for six fouls and four yellow cards. Vikings defender Ismael Ayala said the Vikings let many good chances slide, but stayed positive and said his teammates never gave up and fought a hard game. The Vikings tied, 2-2, in a home game against El Camino on Tuesday, Nov 6. Vikings will have an away game against El Camino at their campus on Friday Nov. 9.
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Vanessa Bell, 22, an emergency medical tech and auto body student, uses her skills learned to a add creative flair to a motorcycle panel. To add to dimension to the
Jose Rena, 36, and Alex Jacquez 19, assemble a clutch for a Freightliner semi-truck Monday, Nov. 5 at the maintenance shop at PCC. Both are diesel mechanics students.
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Stephen Cartwright, an aviation maintenance major, repairs a Bonanza V35 propeller-driven engine with the help of other students in the aviation program.
he most important question in deciding to discontinue programs is if students “are being prepared for the workforce in numbers that meet the labor demand in these areas,” LBCC Trustee Roberto Uranga said in an email. Air-conditioning and refrigeration, welding, diesel mechanics and sheet metal are some of the programs that may be discontinued. The programs are the few areas in the school with combined high enrollment, persistence and completion rates based on
administration reports. These are also the rare areas where students are recruited by employers before they graduate, and most find jobs in their fields after training, program teachers said. Based on recent Bureau of Labor Statistics data, employment for heating, airconditioning and refrigeration mechanics and installers will increase by 34 percent for 2010-2020, faster than the average of most occupations. The California Employment Development Department reports the median 2012 hourly rate for the jobs is $24.69 and $26.13 for Los Angeles County. The majority of workers in the field are male and almost half are minority. Larry Jackson, 63, an air-conditioning and refrigeration student and an African
American said, “To t ties away from the k them have kids, too. H kid to work when you The labor bureau s mand for trained tech cal school training w opportunities.” Patrick Heeb, de teacher, said the bi LBCC graduates are Beach, the city of Lo Gas Company, Boeing Long Beach. The Ports of Long geles are the leading c nation that handled twenty-foot container handles imports of fr
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Tabitha Anderson, 42, a studio art student, installs the framing for a bathroom window in the carpentry class Tuesday, Nov. 6 in the PCC trades area.
pairing a transmission leak and tune-up. Both students are going for their auto mechanic certificates.
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Food and Drug Administration inspections, blast-freezing activities, among others that require a high number of skilled air-conditioning and refrigeration technicians. The Long Beach-Los Angeles-Glendale metropolitan area has the highest industrial development rate in the state, according to the Employment Department. California has the highest concentration of welders in the nation and most are working in the industrialized corridor. The median salary in 2012 is $51,060 and can go up to $200,000 based on specialization. Martin Zambrano, 46, a welding student, said, “They are targeting trades because that’s where the minority and poor are.” Zambrano said jobs are available for welders and with good wages, too.
He said, “I don’t want to go to college. I just want to get a technical training and go to work.” Amber Maduro, 24, a welding student, a minority and the only female in her class, said, “It doesn’t matter if you are female or minority. If you can weld, you can weld.” Maduro graduated from the air conditioning and refrigeration program and took up welding to enter into a particular specialized field at the Port of Long Beach. Skilled workers are not the only workers in high demand, their teachers are, too. Based on the California data, in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale area, a 29.3 percent employment increase for vocational education teachers is noted.The median salary is $73,874.
Esmael Bautista, 58, an auto body repair student, grinds the welding mounts for a radiator inside the auto body repair shop.
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Students get creative with chalk and blue resembling hair set atop a featureless all black face. “This drawing is to represent a certain girl I know I choose colors depending on her feelings, “Its supposed to be gloomy, but Artists chalked up LBCC at the I’m really bad with colors.” Luu Club D’Art’s second annual chalk said walk Tuesday, Nov. 6 at the LAC. “I think it’s beautiful, really On the sidewalk in front of the E creative,” Jones said. building artists and club members Some artists found working with used chalk, water and brushes chalk the most difficult aspect of to display their works. the event. The artwork will remain “Our main goal is to help artists “This is not my medium of on display for a week if choice, Freeman said. weather permits. become more exposed to art.” “Yeah this is my first time ever Club D’Art President Brian Allen messing with chalk, but I love Brian Allen said, “We are all President of Club dʼart drawing and I appreciate all kinds about artists and non-artists of art,” Luu said. getting together to have fun. Luu, a photo major, was This event promotes “Yeah I sketched it out, I think unaware of the photo department is awareness of the talented artists on campus as well as the importance its going good so far,” Jade Boyd under review for discontinuance but he plans to look for photography said. of the art program here.” internships to further his education. Gloria Jones was Students The club had few requirements “Our main goal is to help artists passing by when she noticed high with the only one being that all art become more exposed to art as well school friend and photo major had to be approved beforehand. as getting exposure for artists James Luu’s drawing. Five members from the Filipino through our events,” Allen said. Jones talked about Luu’s club celebrated their culture in their interested in learning Students abilities back in high drawing rendition of the Philippine Eagle, about the club may contact more school the national bird of the Philippines. the club by email at “In classes he would always When talking about what lbcc.artclub@gmail.com or by draw, just take out his art book and brought them out to the chalk walk each member had a different draw, I would tell him James, you attending a meeting. The club meets at 12:15 p.m. in should be an artist,” Jones said. reason. Luu used deep shades of purple room K102 on Wednesdays. “The president,” Johnathan Freeman said. Photos by Jokes aside, another member offered a more traditional reason,
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“We wanted to represent our club and our country,” Joshua De Luna said. Other artists at the chalk walk were art majors and sisters Jade and Tori Boyd who were plying a flower design that resembled lotus flowers “It’s a plant with some flowers on it, I don’t know it was her design,” Tori Boyd said.
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THE CREATOR: Joshua De Luna, a member of the Filipino Club, was creating a drawing of the Philippine eagle.
TEAMWORK: Group members of Club DʼArt draw a variety of images that reflect on cartoons, plants and animals themes.
THE THINKER: LBCC student tries to decide which color to use in completing his artwork of the chalk walk.
Social media has changed the style of life
Sheena Billingsley Staff Writer
Facebook, Twitter and texting is slowly taking the place of physical relationships and changing the way people socialize
with each other. LBCC is no exception. Janice Delaney, 42, an English major, said, “My kids taught me how to text about eight months ago. It took a while for me to get the hang of it. But now I catch myself texting just as much if
not more than they do.” In a survey done from Sept. 28 through Oct. 1, 79 percent of people on Long Beach City transit system said that they would rather text or get on some other media source than have a conversation with someone.
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Gregory Himp, 25, a sociology major, said, “ I have a 45-minute bus ride to campus every day. Just this morning I observed that half the people on the bus had on their headphones or some other type of electronic device to keep them from socializing with the person sitting next to them.” Maya Killow, 26, a culinary arts major, said, “I remember getting my first cell phone from my parents when I was 14. I thought I was so cool because only three of my friends had them at the time. But by the time I graduated, I would say that 95 percent of us had them. I can’t believe how far technology has come and it’s only going to get more advanced and complex.” Sarah Givens, 32, a dance major, said, “The Internet has taken away our ability to think for ourselves. Nothing annoys me more than someone saying ‘ Google it’ when you have a question to ask. It’s like saying that the Internet is 100 percent accurate with no flaws.” As more information becomes widely available for use online, the
public may have less of a reason to go to the library to check out a book. The change may result in a smaller selection of books, which may, in turn, lessen the need for a library to keep vast amounts in some situations according to the study by Arbitrage magazine, Facebook has 800 million members. Half of these members could be logged in at any time during any given day. Fifty-seven percent of people talk online more than they do in person. And an astounding 76 percent said that they check their Facebook as soon as they wake up. Twenty eight percent said they check it before even getting out of bed. Yela Avalos, 45, an English major, said, “ I love being able to get on Facebook and see what’s happening with my family members. “Growing up computers and cell phones were unheard of. Now there’s so much technology it’s taking the jobs of humans. I believe that new technology has taken us to places that I never thought we would or could go.”
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Audience embarks on theatrical voyage to take them on a journey in meeting 11 fascinating women.
FELINE FRIEND: Stephanie Chavez plays her role in a skit called “Audition” where she manages to create many personas of herself with her cat.
By Jessica De Soto Citystyle editor
The LBCC department of theatre, dance and film highlights the women in Jane Martin’s “Talking With …” Courtesy of professor Anthony Carreiro of theatre, dance and film, said through a press release, an actress who is having a crisis of confidence about her one-way relationship with the audience, a woman whose marriage is so unsatisfying that she has resorted to a very unique fantasy life, a young woman who is dealing with the passing of her mother, a young actress who
promises to do possibly the most light, has embraced the light in a interesting audition ever, remarkable way, a young girl who has Karin Turely, 31, a child followed her family’s religious development major said, “I can’t wait tradition of snake handling, a woman to see the play. who believes she is I’ve been about to give birth to a hearing a lot of beautiful dragon, a “I canʼt wait to see the play.” woman positive things who wants to about it through Karin Turely live her life inside a my friends.” Child development major McDonalds restaurant, E a c h and finally a woman character has a who has had a story to tell. They either went through transformation so wonderful that she an epiphany or a life crisis that made shares it with everyone in her own the backbone of their life today, Turely way. said. The play, “Talking With…” is the Through the eyes of the director, patchwork quilt of amazing women Carreiro added, a woman who truly you can meet at the LBCC theatre knows what it means to be a rodeo department starting Nov. 8 running girl, a woman who has taken baton through Nov. 18. Show times are twirling to a level no one could Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m., imagine, an older woman who, rather with Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. in the than raging against the dying of the Studio Theatre building H103.
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DAUGHTER AND MOTHER: Gabriela Bañuelos plays her role in “Clear Glass Marbles” and defines the story of her relationship between her and her mother.
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SCRAPPING: Alexandria McGrew also plays her role in the skit “Scraps” and discusses her relationship between her and her husband, who doesnʼt agree with her life style.
Success centers lead visitors on road to excellence By Chantel Muro Staff writer
LBCC students may go to the LAC multi-disciplinary success center and math success center and writing and reading success center, or PCC multi-disciplinary success center and career technical educational center to do a directed learning activity, tutoring, printing assignments and participating in workshops. The math success center in D103 offers many services such as directed learning activities, workshops and tutoring. When students want to complete a learning activity at a center, they have a few rules to follow such as every time they enter the center, a student must show a photo ID. Students should plan ahead because to do a learning activity, they need at least an hour to work or students will not be allowed to take it out of the center. And students will
not be able to get credit. Angelica (last name not mentioned), 22, an employee at the math center, said, “It is always best to make sure you have enough time because we get really crazy and the wait for learning activates can get really long.” If a student does not want to do a learning activities, workshops are available. Workshops are about 50 minutes to an hour. Students need to schedule an appointment ahead of time in the center or by telephone. The center employees appreciate if students arrive at the center five to 10 minutes before their scheduled workshop time. If students have any questions about the center, they may visit or call the center at (562) 938-4228. The math center’s hours are Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. It is also open Fridays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. LAC’s writing and reading success center is in the basement of the E building.
For more information, students may visit the center’s website
lbcc.edu/DL/ or call (562) 938-4520
The center is open Monday through Thursday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Fridays 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The center is a lot like the other centers except it specializes in English and writing learning activities, workshops and offer tutoring. English tutor Katherine Hamilton, 20, an
international business major said,” I love helping people. It really makes me happy when something finally clicks for someone. The center helps improve student’s writing skills and gives them confidence in their writing.”
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SPECIAL EVENTS
Tuskegee Airmen Visitors may meet and talk with the Tuskegee airmen. The LAC Cultural Affairs Council presents the airmen on Wednesday, Nov. 14 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in T1200. The movie â&#x20AC;&#x153;Red Trailsâ&#x20AC;? will be shown and book will be sold and signed after the lecture. More information is available by calling Derek Oriee at (562) 9384226.
and people are free to bring their own telescopes. More information is available by emailing mmaccallum@lbcc.edu. American Red Cross Blood Drive LBCCĘźs LAC Blood Drive is set for Tuesday, Nov. 13 and Wednesday, Nov. 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Nordic Lounge in the E Building. The drive is sponsored by the Alpha Gamma Sigma Kappa honor society. Donors may sign up on line at RedCrossblood.org and indicate the sponsor code, LBCC. The Red Cross requires identification before donating blood.
BUNNY ADOPTION
Bunny adoption day Adopt-a-rabbit days will be on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 1718, 1-4 p.m. at the LAC rabbit center. A variety of bunnies will be up for adoption. All are spayed and neutered. More information is available by calling Donna Prindle at (562) 938-4356 or emailing dprindle@lbcc.edu.
CONCERT CANCELED
The Four Hands Piano Concert scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 10 was canceled.
TOY DRIVE
Multicultural celebration Students and employees will celebrate and learn about other cultures on Wednesday, Nov. 14 from noon to 2 p.m. on the PCC Lawn. The event is sponsored by the Cultural Affairs Office. More information is available by calling Miles Friesen, student life coordinator at (562) 938-3088 or email at mfriesen@lbcc.edu.
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Faculty forum A forum is planned on program discontinuance on Thursday, Nov. 15 from 12:30-2 p.m. in LAC T1334. More information is available by emailing mmarki@lbcc.edu
Faculty appreciation A faculty appreciation luncheon is scheduled on Monday, Nov. 29 from noon to 2 p.m. in the faculty lounge in LACĘźs E Building.
ASTRONOMY
Star party The astronomy lab students, in conjunction with the Los Angeles Astronomical Society, invites the public to a star party on Monday, Nov. 19 from 7-10 p.m. at Veterans Stadium. Families are welcome to the star-gazing event
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BLOOD DRIVE
The Viking Volunteer Program and EOPS/CARE are sponsoring a toy drive through Wednesday, Dec. 5. Unwrapped new toys and gifts are needed for LBCC low-income single studentsĘź children between newborn and 14 years old. 200 toys are needed. To sponsor a child or bring a donation, people may go to the Office of Student Life in LAC E117 or call (562) 9384978.
The Board of Trustees meeting will start at 4:30 p.m. instead of 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 13 in LAC T1100. No closed session is planned.
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LAC LIBRARY HOURS Monday-Thursday 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday closed
PCC LIBRARY HOURS Monday-Thursday 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m.to 2 p.m. Sunday closed
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ose Moreno lost the use of his legs and most of his arms as a result of a car accident when he was 25. At the Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center where he undergoes rehabilitation, Moreno, now 50, attended an art exhibit where some patients, Moreno said, are worse than him. Some could paint only with the use of their mouths. Moreno decided to try painting. He said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;There were people worse than me and they were doing something. I told myself, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;You never know if you can do something until you try itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.â&#x20AC;? Moreno paints about his family, cultural background and experiences and views as a paraplegic. He already exhibited his works at the hospital. He has sold 10 paintings at the hospital shows and several pieces for other non-hospital patrons. Moreno said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now they call me a Rancho Los Amigos artist.â&#x20AC;? He said it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter if he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sell his work as long as people enjoy them at the show. An exhibit of his current art
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works will be on display in November. Moreno intended to learn the right way, so he attended LBCC. He started taking drawing classes and when he was confident enough about his skills, he started painting. He has taken beginning and intermediate painting classes with professor Linda King. Moreno said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every time I do a new one, it gets better.â&#x20AC;?
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Spring into classes By Giovanni Marquez Staff writer
LBCC students will start registering for the Spring semester Monday, Nov. 19. The Spring semester has its latest start in LBCC history, Tuesday, Feb. 5, due to the new 16-week semester calendar and the canceled Winter session in Jan. The semester is scheduled to begin Monday, Feb. 4, but it is a Flex Day for teacher activities, so students won’t return until the following day.
The admissions office pointed out certain groups get priority registration such as disabled students, veterans, EOPS, foster youth and Promise Pathways.
“As long as I get my classes and sign up.”
Isaac Silva
Undecided major
Also, admissions officials said the maximum units students can
take is 18 without approved permission. Regarding priority registration, Isaac Silva, 20, an undecided major, said, “As long as I get my classes and sign up, that’s all I am worried about.” Regarding the 18-unit limit, Silva said, “Yes I do know it’s 18, but I take 15 units. I don’t need more or less. My course load is too much to take 18 units, but I still keep that in mind.” Meanwhile, Fall students face a deadline of Tuesday, Nov. 13 to withdraw from their classes with a W, or they risk a low grade.
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Photos by Arieel Alcaraz/Viking Julio Rivera, 19, a criminal justice major, plays guitar for friends in the LAC Quad on Tuesday, Nov. 6.
be presented to Oakley and the Academic Council on Nov. 15 at 2:30 p.m. in T1200. Loewenstein said in the email that teachers are permitted to give a 10-minute presentation "The lie is that we don’t supporting their program to the need anything else to run the Academic Council. T h e program; we council will have everymake its recthing we need “The lie is that we donʼt ommendaright now as tions for disneed anything else,” far as equipcontinument goes.” Gaither Loewenstein ances to “We are V.P. Academic Affairs Oakley at currently the Dec. 6 mid-way meeting and he will finish his through the review process,” Loewenstein said Nov. 5. recommendations. The Board of Trustees is “No actions will be taken scheduled to take action on the until the January trustee recommendations at the Jan. meeting.” The assessment reports will 22 meeting.
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EDITORIAL
Keep an eye out for registration
I Priority registration should be based on merit. Students not performing well should give up their seat to those who need it.
With class sizes capped, teachers are forced into a predicament. If they enroll more students, they risk an ineffective teacher to student ratio. When students are turned away from over-enrolled classes, they lay a guilt trip on teachers, crying, “I need this class for financial aid!” It is not the teachers’ responsibility to be burdened with students’ dependency on financial aid. LBCC President Eloy Ortiz Oakley confirmed the state of our school’s crisis in a forum Wednesday, Oct. 31. He said this Fall semester, the school was forced to cut 2,000 spaces from the semester’s allotted student enrollment,
placing nearly 15,000 students on waitlists. When financial aid leeches use creative courses to fulfill their fulltime status, only to drop the class once the first round of checks have been dispersed, they take the slot away from other students. Not every financial aid recipient takes advantage of the system. Many underprivileged students beneficially use the government funding to attend college. However, to adjust the mindset of those who are just taking up seats and registration slots, a new system needs to be implemented. Currently, priority registration is given to students who are disabled, using the G.I. Bill, who are homeless, in foster care, student-athletes or Pathway Promises students. Priority registration should be based on students’ grade point average and campus participation in clubs and athletics. Those students who are given priority registration but don’t pass their classes should not be given financial aid.
Instead, students who are integrated in campus activities and maintain a high GPA should be given the coveted priority slots. Students who consistently withdraw or fail classes or don’t turn in assignments should not get priority over a student with an overall higher GPA who demonstrates a genuine desire to learn. While the current process results in classes being over-enrolled the first few weeks of the semester, it inevitably leaves classrooms sparse once financial aid checks are cashed. If LBCC implements a registration system based on GPA and school involvement, students would be more inclined to attend every class session, on time, do well on assignments and exams and get involved in campus activities. The hypothetical system would discourage students who use financial aid as a personal banking system, because they would be required to not only stay in their classes, but also do well in them.
Save the high-paying trades at PCC EDITORIAL
Almost $9 million and five years later, most programs in the LBCC Technical Education Center, financed by the $176 million taxpayer debt bond money, may be closing shop. If the travesty happens in private companies, the management would be fired and investigated for mismanagement of funds and the company would reopen with a banner “under new management” or “under new ownership.” It seemed the administration and the Board of Trustees are not doing their homework or doing it well. The potential discontinuance of trade programs such as air conditioning and refrigeration, aviation maintenance, diesel mechanic, welding, sheet metal, auto body mechanic, auto body repair and carpentry would undermine the sector that support the nation’s economy. The plan would disproportionately hurt a large number of the population, since most workers in the areas are male and a growing number are from minority groups who strive hard to enter into professions so they can support themselves and their families.
Skilled refrigeration and air conditioning technicians are in high demand in the greater Los Angeles area, because the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are the nation’s busiest ports and almost half the U.S. imports enter through Southern California. LBCC Vice President of Academic Affairs Gaither Loewenstein just recommended the discontinuance of the aviation maintenance program in an email to the faculty on Monday, Nov. 5. To discontinue a highly established and Federal Aviation Administration-supervised aviation mechanic program that is among the best in the nation is sad. It is even absurd to do so, in an area where one of the world’s busiest airports, Los Angeles, is nearby. The area is home to Long Beach Airport and municipal airports, aviation companies, aerospace companies such as Boeing, firefighting and police aviation offices. The school worked hard to secure a grant from the Cal State Chancellor’s Office and the trucking operators at the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach to
address the “workforce shortage” in the region. Yet, the school is perhaps discontinuing the diesel mechanic program, in the region where the busiest ports and the busiest airports demand hauling trucks and other industrial heavy equipment operating diesel engines. Why discontinue programs where 90 percent of workers are male and in the Los Angeles region, where more than half are minorities? Why discontinue programs that have higher employment and wage rate than average based on national statistics and where average workers are aging and highly skilled workers have high employment potential? Why discontinue programs that taxpayers specifically supported for the school to address? Taxpayers’ money should not be spent on fancy administration buildings and costly Las Vegas style marquees, but on training the greatest number of students to be highly skilled productive workforce of the future.
VETERANS Priority Registration is from November 19—21, 2012. In order for your request to be processed before the start of the Spring 2013 term, you must be enrolled in payable classes and your Request for Benefits Form must be submitted to the LBCC VA Office before December 14, 2012.
SPRING 2013 REGISTRATION
Check your Online Student Self Service Account for your appointment date and time. Spring Semester starts February 5, 2013. Please visit: http://www.lbcc.edu/Admissions/beforeregistering.cfm to log into Student Self Service.
FINANCIAL AID
Thanks to the California Dream Act, students classified as AB540 at LBCC Admissions & Records will become eligible to apply for fee waivers beginning with the Spring semester. Cal Grant eligibility begins with the Fall 2013 term. See the LBCC Financial Aid web site for information including how to apply.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Personal attacks just puffs of smoke, says alumnus On October 11th, 2012, I was walking near the base of Sather Tower, on my way to class at the University of California, Berkeley, when I received a phone call from my mother regarding an article in The Viking that mentioned my name. The article covered a topic that haunted me during my tenure as the LBCC Representative of Academic Affairs during the Spring 2012 semester – Smoking Policy. Arguments within “Non-smoker thinks law is loose on campus” are just a repeat of the rhetoric that surrounded the issue of ASB taking a stance on this matter. Personally attacking me will neither address why I voted no to a smoking ban, nor will it do anything to bolster the proponent’s reputation. Please allow me to summarize why I voted the way that I did. A small number of students were continuously filing complaints regarding smoking on campus, with their primary grievance being the smoking area outside the D-Building. The solution was simple: relocate the smoking area. Instead, we voted to ban smoking 10-4. I voted no because it is my firm belief that LBCC is a community college. It is not the role of such an institution to put political statements over the recognition that it serves untraditional students, in a wide array of demographics, in a city where it is the only one of its kind. Serving the 7th largest city in California, and one of the most diverse in the country, LBCC should be more sensitive about who The Vikings are. Long Beach does not choose its community college, and Long Beach City College should not choose who its students are. Some said that I voted based off of personal feelings. I voted rationally – a skill that those 10 who voted in favor of the ban could use a bit of. Brett Bruhanski LBCC Alum.
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Crowded classes turn to ghost town
CITY VIEWS
Are the holidays coming too soon for you?
Compiled by Arieel Alcaraz and Ivonne Godinez at the LAC on Oct. 31
MICHELLE SANTIAGO, 20, KINESIOLOGY “Trying to make some more money, spend less money. The closer it comes to holidays, prices go up.”
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TORI OLIVERIO, 19, UNDECIDED MAJOR “I feel the holidays are a family time that everyone likes. They are joyish. We are supposed to be together and have that feeling.”
ROBERT COLBERG, 18, UNDECIDED MAJOR “Because of money, all they want is money. Christmas is much bigger.”
DANIEL DURANT, 18, PSYCHOLOGY “Having fun makes things feel as if they are closer.”
CADEAU MOTONI, 19, ARTS AND DESIGN “No, because it doesnʼt feel close to me.”
CLAUDIA HERRERA, 21, PSYCHOLOGY “Yes, so they can sell good stuff first.”
Mid-semester is here and already a lot of students of LBCC are dropping their classes. In the beginning of the semester, classes were packed full of students trying to add or waiting to be added on to the roster sheet, but not all students got in due to the limit. Students were unable to go through classroom halls without bumping into the crowd. In the Administration Building, it seemed as of students were in the line waiting for a long period of time to register for available classes. Students whose intent were to get classes and to stick with them until the end of the semester were unable to enroll due to students who took the
Obamney makes call for greater cooperation in D.C.
The nation has spoken and the people want “four more years” from the 44th president re-elect, Barrack Hussein Obama. In what was projected to be a rather close race in the polls, Obama’s approval ended up being more decisive Tuesday, Nov. 6. Obama won the popular vote and the electoral vote. He won the popular vote by a slim margin, but ended up dominating the more important Electoral College with WILLIAM 303 votes to 206 for his Republican counterpart, Mitt Romney. The swing state of Ohio proved to be the deciding battleground state with 18 electoral votes going to the president. Obama knew that Ohio was an important state to win since he spent the most time and money campaigning there. By 8:12 p.m. Pacific time, numerous reports poured in confirming that the president had sur-
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available seats and are now required for the courses. When dropping. it comes to getting the work Hesitant students are taking done, they procrastinate. up space in classTherefore, they fall rooms while more behind in class. studetermined Trying to catch up dents are left with is not easy, so they elective classes. As become another staprofessors expect tistic. more of the stuBy doing students dents, research on the seem to begin to class that students struggle and decidare trying to get ed that the best into and speaking to decision is to drop students who have ARIEEL ALCARAZ taken the class. the class or With exams, homework pro- teacher who have taught it, jects are factors in student’s they can learn to prepare for decision to drop mid-semester. what may come when class Students are falling behind in starts and not try to race their workload, while students against the clock to save their may think they know what is grade.
passed the minimum 270 electoral votes to retake office. Single women and minorities were the determining demographic that rewarded Obama his second term after a long hard-fought campaign. Single women now account for 25 percent of the votes and as much as 75 percent of their votes went to the president, according to some reports. Women’s reproductive rights and MARTIN “equal work, equal pay” for women were important deciding factors. After months of clashing and drawing lines in the sand, dividing the country into two parties was no longer an objective for either the president or former Gov. Romney. Obama understands now better than the previous election in 2008 that it takes unity in government to make the changes for the better that our country so desperately
needs in these challenging times. During his acceptance speech in his hometown of Chicago, in which Obama was escorted to the stage by his beautiful wife and two blooming daughters, Obama explains how critically essential teamwork is in rebuilding the nation’s economy. “You reaffirmed the spirit that has triumphed over war and depression, the spirit that has lifted this country from the depths of despair to the great heights of hope,” he said. “The belief that while each of us will pursue our own individual dreams, we are an America family, and we rise or fall together as one nation and one people.” Romney’s concession speech at the Boston convention center possessed the same sentiment. He made clear that that president is going to need assistance from both parties and prayers to lead the country out of the troubled times. He said simply, but very precisely, that politicians of both parties must, “Put the people before the politics.” Journalism Association of Community Colleges
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SPIRIT lives
NOVEMBER 8, 2012
Nicholas Stone as The Karate Kid, Christina Koam as a Sexy Nurse, Randy Encarnacion as a Vampire Harry Potter, Christina Hernandez as Miss America and Tristan Simon as Link, from left, show off their Halloween spirit by dressing up on the LAC.
Joel Panteau as Army Ted and Jaron Howard as Obama 2012, from left, showed off their costumes at LAC.
Myra Aguilar, multimedia service technician, dressed up as Robin, ready to help save Gotham City.
pcc dresses up for fun
Nick Valsamides as Angry Bird and Paul Tianpiboomsiri as an Indian enjoy Halloween.
By Brielle Dixon Staff writer
PCC celebrated Halloween with the student halloween event, showcasing many costumes and including a contest on Wednesday, Oct. 31, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The clubs represented were
the Puente Club, Carpentry Club, The Doors “R” Open Club, Diesel Club and Alpha Gama Sigma Delta Chi honor society. Joshua Sterling, 23, a welding major,who wore the Paladin costume, said, “I made my own costume with all of the materials I bought. My whole costume probably cost $600. I bought $200
worth of leather. It took three days to make my head piece, which was the hardest part and six days for my chest piece. The whole costume probably weighs between 15 and 17 pounds.” Paige Hall, 19, a kinesiology major, said, “Since I was in the gym at PCC, I decided to go over to the event. It was a cool event.
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There were a lot of contests, but the one I really liked was the bubble gum contest. To see the contestants struggling to blow a bubble was hilarious.” The contests were the Mummy Wrapping contest, which the Puente Club won, musical chairs, costume contest, pumpkin decorating contest and the whip cream
(bubble-gum blowing) contest. Some of the people in costumes were Pamela Marshall, 52, a human services major as a Genie, Joshua Sterling as the Paladin, Miles Friesen, Student Life coordinator, as the Cowboy, Donna Coats, ESL administrator, as the Ballerina and Sharon Gaitan, cashier, as the Cat.