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Voters Select New Trustees, Two Head for Runoff

Compiled by Naomi Johnson

By Rocio Flores Huaringa

Mock Interviews Offered at Campus Career Center

Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) Board of Trustees candidate David Vela and incumbent Nancy Pearlman are to face off in a runoff election on May 21 for the sixth seat

Mock interview sessions will be conducted by the Career & Job Development Center on May 9 from 1-2 p.m., May 13 from 1-2 p.m. and May 16 from 5-6 p.m., in the Administration Building, Room 109. Students will be given 10 minutes to complete the interview and will have help finding the best answers to popular interview questions.

on the Board. Pearlman trailed Vela by five percentage points after the March 5 election; close enough to force what may be the district’s last runoff election as a result of Assembly Bill 2572.

AB 2572 would eliminate the requirement to perform runoff

elections if no candidate receives more than 50 percent of the total votes cast, according to the Bill Analysis on the California Legislative Information website. “Originally, I thought [AB 2572] was a good way for the district to save money,� Pearlman

said. “But, since this has now become a way for political hacks and special interests to crowd out independent candidates, I no longer support it.�

The Board has yet to approve the bill.

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Auditions are Open for ‘Studio Hour’ Auditions are currently being held for the “Studio Hour Show.� Students should come prepared to perform their own choreographed routine to be considered for an open position. All techniques are being accepted. For more information email karinjensen@charter.net or call (714) 328-1042.

Engineering Lecture to Make Impact City College welcomes Dr. Guruswami Ravichandran for the Walter O’Connell Memorial Lecture, “Engineering With Impact.�

The discussion will include the use of power provided from impact events for engineering. The lecture is scheduled for May 7 at 4 p.m. in the Chemistry Building, Room 3. Refreshments will be served.

Summer Session Opens Registration for the summer 2013 session is now open. Students can check their registration date online through the Student Information System. The open class list is available on the LACC website. Summer classes will begin June 17 and end July 28.

University Presents Informative Session Mount Saint Mary’s College will be at the University Transfer Center on May 6 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

They will provide students with information needed to successfully apply and transfer to a university. The UCLA Peer Mentor program will be available as well, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Bomb Threat Sparks Questions on Evacuation Procedures In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing, a string of bomb scares has been crossing college campuses in the Los Angeles area, including Santa Monica College, Cal State Los Angeles, and Los Angeles City College.

By Matthew Mullins Josefina NuĂąez contributed to this report.

On Wednesday, April 24, at 5:30 p.m. a suspicious package was reportedly found on campus and a short time later, a second package was found in one of the academic buildings.

Students and faculty were told to exit the campus and head toward Heliotrope Drive and Willow Brook Avenue. “I think that it is too bad that we have to miss class time,� said digital photography professor Amy Oliver. “But, I think we are doing the most responsible thing."

The multitude of students pouring out of campus said they were confused and some expressed worry about the lack of information being given to them. Other students said they began to wonder about the emergency preparedness of the college and others worried that the students weren’t taken the threat seriously. “Everyone is just standing around looking at each other just waiting to see if this bomb threat is true,� said health major Victor Pacheco. “Everyone was just walking, like nothing was going on.

Can you imagine if a bomb were to really go off ? We would be dead in a heartbeat.�

Students also expressed their displeasure with the way they say campus police handled that matter. “The sheriff was screaming, ‘Get out!’ I thought, ‘Is the place on fire?’ I didn’t know, because they would not tell anyone,� said Tina Smith, a psychology major. “I just have to say [campus police] were very nasty to the students."

The college notified students of the bomb threat and subsequent campus closure through an email sent at 6:46 p.m. “All classes have been cancelled this evening April 24, 2013. If you are on campus we are asking you to move to the North side of the campus,� the email read.

The Los Angeles Police Department and the Sheriff’s office determined them to be safe, according to a second email from the school an 7:31 p.m. One package found on Vermont Avenue turned out to be an empty lunchbox. “At 5:30 p.m. today, a suspicious package was reported on campus. A short time later, a second package was discovered in one of the academic buildings. The LAPD and Sheriff’s office examined those packages and determined them to be safe,� the email read.

All classes resumed the following day.

Watch Your Language: Closing the Book on Educosoft Students’ private information was released without their permission to a third party in India; Bond money was used to buy software to promote the unauthorized online program; LACC equipment was used to create a promotional video and students were pressured to pay for the unauthorized program.

It was all part of the Educosoft, “Watch Your Language� program, which was implemented in the English/ESL Department at LACC. Ultimately, former President Jamillah Moore pulled the plug on the software program, but not before the damage was done.

By Olga Tatarenkova An intense investigation process followed the release of L.A. City College students’private information in February 2011. A 900-page report obtained from the Office of Administrative Hearings in Sacramento details the entire matter.

It began in 2011 when the English department chair, Dr. Tammy Robinson produced an online program called “Watch Your Language,� with the assistance of five other faculty and staff members from her department.

To launch the program, a college staff member uploaded students’ personal information including class schedules and sent them to a publisher in India, in violation of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and Title 5.

According to “Charge 1� of the District audit report, “the upload included approximately 113 sections of English/ESL courses with personal records of almost 4,000 students, including student names, ID numbers, home addresses, personal phone numbers, email addresses, and information about English/ESL courses that the students were enrolled in at LACC.�

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Open the Cafeteria You Promised what  if  you  want  a  wholesome  meal  OLNH FKLFNHQ DQG ULFH ÂżVK DQG IULHV or  even  a  chicken  salad?   Or  what  if  you  want  a  breakfast  and  lunch  menu  that  provides  vegan  and  vegetarian  options  like  at  Pierce  College?  Even  Santa  Monica  College  has  a  cafete-­ ria  with  a  variety  of  food  options  and   Ă&#x20AC;DW VFUHHQ 79V IRU HQWHUWDLQPHQW We  deserve  better  than  a  tease.  First  our  sports  were  taken  away.  Then  our  classes  got  canceled.  Now  there  is  a  big  teaser:  no  food  in  the-­ cafeteria.  Although  some  things  may  be  due  to  the  lack  of  funding,  the  school  should  not  promise  some-­ thing  it  cannot  deliver.  We  need  to  demand  a  cafeteria  that  provides  what  every  cafeteria  offers:  food.  We  want  the  whole  package  that  comes  with  the  college  experience,  even  if  it  is  as  little  or  big  as  a  real  cafeteria,  and  so  far  LACC  has  not  offered  that  to  us. $ ERRNVWRUH ÂżOOHG ZLWK VQDFNV LV not  enough.  A  mini  snack  shop  just  will  not  cut  it.  And  a  food  truck  does  not  represent  a  college.  Even  though  all  of  these  inconvenient  places  pro-­ vide  us  with  a  little  bit  of  satisfac-­ tion,  they  could  never  complete  our  desired  college  food  experience.

Managing Editor Matthew Mullins Production Manager Byron Umana Bermudez Copy Editor Chris Rodd Opinion/Editorials Rocio Flores Huaringa Diana Nakayenga Arts & Entertainment Jonathan Filipko Regine Simmonds Sports Yolany Guzman Photo Editor Kat Ayala Jorge Ponces Graphic Designers Ghegam Khekoyan Beatrice Alcala Rocio Flores Huaringa Illustration by Jose Tobar

We  had  high  expectations  when  the  Student  Union  Building  opened.  Finally  a  place  to  hang  out,  study  and  eat  with  friends  had  arrived.  We  were  excited  for  all  the  things  we  had  heard  about  in  an  email  from  the  Associate  Dean  of  Student  Life  Earic  Peters,  saying  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Los  An-­ geles  City  College  Student  Union  building  will  open  fall  2012  with  a  food  court  designed  with  indoor  and  outdoor  seating.â&#x20AC;?  It  was  January  2012  when  all  enrolled  students  received  an  email  asking  them  to  complete  a  survey  on  helping  identify  vendors  for  the  food  court.  In  that  survey,  they  asked  us  what  type  of  food,  from  hamburgers  to  salads,  we  would  like  to  have  in  the  food  court.  It  also  asked  us  how  much  money  we  were  planning  to  spend  for  lunch.

It  seemed  like  an  interesting  pro-­ posal  and  students  started  talking  about  what  their  best  options  were  going  to  be.  However,  our  great  ex-­ pectations  have  gone  downhill  since  the  opening  of  the  building.

Now  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;cafeteriaâ&#x20AC;?  holds  noth-­ ing  but  empty  chairs  and  tables  and  certainly  no  food  to  be  found  there.  There  is  a  mini-­store  that  sells  sandwiches,  drinks  and  snacks,  but Â

Editor-in-Chief Richard Martinez

Letters to the Editor Finding A Safe Haven In  response  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Faculty,  Mentors  Welcome  Shakespeare  Boot  Campâ&#x20AC;?

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Dear  Editor,  The  article  in  your  last  edition  on  the  middle  school  Boot  Camp  nicely  captured  the  excitement  and  energy  of  this  happening.   As  a  participating  faculty  member,  I  can  KRQHVWO\ VD\ WKDW WKLV ZDV RQH RI WKH PRVW IXO¿OOLQJ HYHQWV , KDYH SDUWLFLSDWHG LQ VLQFH I  began  teaching  here  12  years  ago.   The  enthusiasm  of  the  participating  faculty,  the  LACC  student  mentors  and  especially  the  middle  school  students  was  infectious.   I  hope  we  have  an  opportunity  to  participate  in  similar  events  in  the  future.

This  event  would  not  have  been  possible  without  the  generous  funding  of  the  Career  Technical  Education  (CTE)  Community  Collaborative  Grant,  which  allowed  for  faculty  and  LACC  student  stipends  as  well  as  the  purchase  of  necessary  materials  DQG VXSSOLHV 7KLV HYHQW DOVR PDUNHG WKH ¿UVW FROODERUDWLRQ EHWZHHQ DOO WKH SURJUDPV LQYROYHG LQ /$&&œV QHZHVW /LEHUDO $UWV 'HJUHH LQ WKH 3HUIRUPLQJ DQG 9LVXDO $UWV which  are  a  vital  and  creative  force  on  our  campus.

Daniel  Marlos,  Chair  Media  Arts  In  response  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;African  American  Studies,  Fade  to  Black?â&#x20AC;?

Dear  Ms.  Perry,  I  am  writing  to  thank  you  for  the  recent  article  on  the  plight  of  African  American  Studies  and  how  it  is  affecting  students.   I  found  the  article  well  written  and  informa-­ tive,  and  very  enlightening.    As  an  emeritus  professor  of  history  and  current  adjunct  professor  (History  1,  Introduction  to  Western  Civilization),  I  am  in  full  agreement  with  my  colleagues,  Professors  Ealy,  Moon  and  Pelton  and  join  them  in  decrying  the  dearth  of  course  of-­ ferings  in  this  academic  area.     However,  I  am  also  writing  to  decry  the  decline  in  the  offering  of  history  cours-­ es,  especially  the  decline  in  the  number  of  sections  for  U.S.  History  courses  that  are  required  to  meet  studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  graduation  and  transfer  requirements.   In  comparison  to  the  enrollment  [at]  other  campuses,  in  and  outside  our  district,  and  the  decline  in  the  number  of  these  courses,  our  campus  falls  way  behind  and  demand  for  seats  in  the  few  sections  has  been  growing  and  will  continue.   Hopefully  with  the  passage  of  Prop.  30,  more  history  courses  may  be  offered,  however,  it  is  highly  doubtful  given  various  situations,  several  that  were  touched  upon  in  Ms.  Perryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  article.   Again,  thank  you  for  your  very  informative  article.    Emeritus  Professor  of  History,  H.  R.  Fonseca.

In  response  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Build  Skating  Rink,  Create  Campus  Prideâ&#x20AC;?

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The  Boston  Mara-­ thon  bombing  was  tragic.  And  so  is  every  other  di-­ sastrous  event  that  keeps  happening  all  around  the  world.   A  person  enters  a  school  and  shoots  multiple  students,  killing  so  many,  then  he  goes  home  and  kills  his  parent.  Bomb  threats  are  made  in  train  stations  every  so  often  and  most  recently,  this  bombing  in  Boston.   Seriously?  What  is  going  on  in  this  world?  All  people  want  to  do  is  go  on  about  their  business  and  do  what  they  enjoy  or  have  to  do,  but  it  is  as  if  no  matter  where  you  go,  you  cannot  guarantee  safety.  The  person  next  to  you  could  look  as  innocent  as  Dzhokhar  Tsarnaev,  one  of  the  bombers,  but  be  secretly  plotting  an  inva-­ sion  that  could  end  your  life  or  the  lives  of  other  individuals.  All  these  events  leave  me  with  two  questions,  who  can  I  trust  and  is  there  a  safe  ha-­ ven?  Santa  Monica  College  recently  had  a  bomb  threat.  As  terrifying  as  that  was,  I  was  relieved  that  it  was  not  here  at  LACC  and  that  I  was Â

not  involved.  But  then  on  April  24,  I  received  a  call  from  Los  Angeles  City  College  that  at  5:30  p.m.  a  suspicious  package  was  reported,  in  which  thankfully,  the  school  responded  quickly  by  evacuating  the  campus  and  notifying  all  stu-­ dents.  Again  I  was  not  involved,  but  to  know  that  my  school  was  a  possible  target  scared  me.  This  is  the  place  I  come  to  learn,  socialize  and  enjoy  my  college  life  free  of  fear.  Could  the  people  I  laugh  with  and  get  educated  with  really  have  the  audacity  to  pull  a  stunt  so  evil  like  that?  If  so,  why?  The  good  news  is  that  the  campus  has  been  cleared  and  the  package  was  nothing.  It  is  like  we  really  have  to  look  out  for  RXUVHOYHV HYHU\ PDQ RQ WKHLU RZQ %HFDXVH the  bomb  during  the  marathon  was  hidden  in  a  backpack,  you  can  only  imagine  what  someone  is  hiding  in  any  of  their  bags.  Now  when  I  look  at  someone  with  a  backpack,  I  wonder.  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  mean  to  put  fear  in  anyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  heart  but  a  nation  that  is  supposed  to  be  free  with  unity  does  not  seem  to  be.  That  kid  was  a  U.S  resident,  and  other  shooters  have  been  U.S  citizens.  When  you  think  of  terrorism  happening  you  instantly  think  of  it  as  one  nation  attacking  an-­ other  but  when  it  happens  from  within  the  nation  itself,  it  seems  as  if  your  home  has  been  invaded  and  you  have  nowhere  else  to  go.

Have Students Lost Interest In Education?

By  Eric  Cisneros Just  a  handful  of  dedicated  students  scurry  through  the  halls  of  City  College  these  days  and  what  seemed  like  a  thriv-­ ing  college  during  the  be-­ ginning  of  the  semester  is  now  a  deserted  campus.

This  leads  me  to  wonder,  what  are  the  true  intentions  of  the  students? $FFRUGLQJ WR ÂżQDQFLDO DLG PDQDJHU 0LFKHOO Anderson,  12,024  students  received  aid  last  se-­ mester  and  3  percent  of  those  students  withdrew  from  all  their  classes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My  goal,  my  task,  my  objective  is  to  pro-­ WHFW WKH LQWHJULW\ RI ÂżQDQFLDO DLG ÂżYH \HDUV years  down  the  road,â&#x20AC;?  Anderson  said.

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Data  gathered  by  Anderson  shows  that  stu-­ GHQWV ZKR UHFHLYH ¿QDQFLDO DLG DFWXDOO\ WDNH more  classes  and  complete  more  units  than  those  who  do  not  receive  aid.

Apparently,  it  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  the  students  who  receive  ¿QDQFLDO DLG WKDW KDYH JRQH 0,$ LW LV WKH VWX-­ dents  that  do  not  receive  any  assistance  that  are  bailing  out  on  their  education.

It  is  our  duty  to  become  more  than  a  stereo-­ type  or  a  statistic.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  time  for  students  to  get  off  their  rocking  chairs  and  apply  the  education  that  LACC  offers  in  a  meaningful  way.

7KH WUXWK RI WKH PDWWHU LV NQRZOHGJH LV power,  so  to  me  it  makes  perfect  sense  for  stu-­ dents  to  keep  up  with  their  courses  and  stop  at  nothing  that  falls  short  of  greatness.

I  can  only  hope  that  students  think  twice  about  abandoning  their  studies  along  with  a  community  college  that  offers  opportunities  for  everyone  in  order  to  advance  in  life  and  their  careers.

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        By  Nico  Nava  â&#x20AC;&#x153; T h o s e  who  cannot  r e m e m b e r  the  past  are  condemned  to  repeat  it.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  George  Santayana  If  the  above  statement  is  true,  why  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  LGBT  studies  offered  here  at  Los  Angeles  City  College?

To  take  a  closer  look,  academia  and  curriculum  for  lesbian,  gay,  bi-­ VH[XDO DQG WUDQVJHQGHU VWXGLHV RQH could  say  that  LBGT  studies  are  just  as  valuable  as  political  science,  Afri-­ can  American  Studies,  and  Chicano  studies.

Where  in  our  history  books  can  ZH ÂżQG WKH KHURLF VWRU\ RI +DUYH\ Milk  and  how  he  was  assassinated?   He  died  with  the  same  passion  and  drive  to  lead  his  people  from  oppres-­ sion  as  Dr.  Martin  Luther  King  Jr.  If  it  werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  for  the  movie  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Milk,â&#x20AC;?  very  few  people  would  have  known  about  him  at  all.

What  about  the  history  of  AIDS  and  how  gays  were  blamed  for  the  spread  of  the  disease?  How  they  were  condemned  because  it  was  the Â

atonement  for  their  â&#x20AC;&#x153;sins?â&#x20AC;?

These  things  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  found  in  the  average  curriculum  or  student  learn-­ ing  outcomes.  Doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  it  make  sense  to  educate  college  students  on  how  the  world  is  changing  to  accommo-­ date  the  needs  of  the  LGBT  commu-­ nity?

Politicians  are  now  taking  a  stand  for  equality.  For  example,  Hil-­ ary  Clinton  recently  delivered  a  his-­ toric  speech  in  Geneva,  Switzerland  in  which  she  talked  about  human  ULJKWV DQG JD\ ULJKWV ,W ZDV WKH ÂżUVW time  a  U.S.  representative  delivered  a  speech  in  Geneva  that  focused  on  gay  rights  and  the  governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  re-­ action  to  LGBT  issues.

President  Barack  Obama  re-­ cently  expressed  his  support  for  mar-­ riage  equality  in  an  NBC  interview.  +H LV WKH ¿UVW $PHULFDQ SUHVLGHQW WR release  a  full  statement  in  support  of  the  LGBT  community.

By  not  engaging  students  to  learn  about  this  minority,  history  will  keep  repeating  itself.

Perhaps  the  reason  LGBT  stud-­ ies  are  not  offered  at  City  College  is  because  of  the  budget  shortage.  But  are  the  lessons  of  discrimination,  health  and  safety,  history  and  much  more  not  worth  the  effort?

They  do  say  that  change  is  slow,  but  how  much  slower  can  we  be?

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Why do you think most LACC students are not passing their math classes?

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  that  students  at  LACC  are  working  adults  who  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  see  a  correlation  between  work  and  math.  There  are  so  many  things  you  can  do  to  make  math  exciting.  As  community  college  students,  procrastination  is  a  major  reason  why  stu-­ dents  are  failing.â&#x20AC;?

Magnolia Cabada - Theatre â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  students  are  used  to  learning  a  certain  way,  but  be-­ cause  they  are  not  being  taught  the  way  they  are  used  to,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  causing  them  to  fail.  I  am  a  straight  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  student  and  math  is  the  only  subject  I  am  struggling  with.  It  is  taking  me  away  from  all  my  other  studies.â&#x20AC;?

Yuriko Ortega - Business Management â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  taken  any  math  classes  yet  because  I  fear  failing,  but  I  think  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  because  there  is  too  much  heavy  work  and  formulas  to  memorize.  Plus  people  give  math  a  bad  reputation  as  it  is.â&#x20AC;?

Darwin E. Barrientos - Financial Math and Statistics â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  do  not  study,  remember  formulas  or  the  procedures.  They  are  not  focused  and  following  through.  For  me,  it  is  simple  because  I  love  math,  but  most  people  just  automati-­ cally  reject  it.  They  are  like  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;It  is  hard,  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  understand  it,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  and  then  they  get  that  mentality  in  their  heads.  Instead  of  actually  learning,  they  block  it  up.â&#x20AC;? Â

Jacquiline Enamorado - Nursing Âł7KH\ QHHG WR VHHN KHOS 7KH\ QHHG WR ZDQW WKH KHOS there  are  different  resources  for  assistance  in  math.  <RX FDQÂśW H[SHFW WR SDVV WKH FODVV ZLWK Ă&#x20AC;\LQJ FRORUV all  by  yourself.â&#x20AC;?

How To Choose A Professor By  RÊgine  Simmonds Is  it  just  simply  the  luck  of  the  draw?

E v e r y  s e m e s t e r  QHZ VWXGHQWV Ă&#x20AC;RFN WR /$&& to  accomplish  their  dream  of  completing  college.  These  students  come  with  hopes  of  obtaining  D FHUWLÂżFDWH WUDQVIHUULQJ WR D university  or  graduating  with  an  associate  degree.  How  many  of  these  students  know  how  and  who  to  choose  as  their  professor?  Many  students  are  programmed  by  their  counselors  of  FKRLFH GLUHFWLQJ WKHP WR WDNH VSHFLÂżF FRXUVHV WR ÂżQLVK DQG JHW RXW :LWK DOO the  rushing  of  getting  out  City,  how  many  students  can  say  that  they  had Â

a  quality  experience?

Every  student  should  have  a  blueprint  of  courses  and  credits  needed  to  take  them  to  the  next  level  of  completion.  However,  It  is  not  only  about  choosing  the  class  WKDW \RX QHHG FUHGLWV IRU LW LV DERXW choosing  the  professor  that  will  push  you  to  hone  in  and  expand  on  your  skills.  Some  might  say  that  is  indeed  the  studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  responsibility  to  get  those  grades  in,  and  to  some  extent  I  agree.  I  believe  that  some  of  our  professors  are  here  to  inspire  and  teach.  However,  some  professors  do  the  same  robotic  song  and  dance  every  year.

While  doing  a  web  search  on  â&#x20AC;&#x153;How  to  pass  your  classes?â&#x20AC;?  a  website  came  up  called  Rate  your  Professor.  On  the  website,  former  college  students  from  all  over  the  world  rate  their  professors  according  to  their  experience.  Tools  and  web Â

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sources  like  these  are  great  if  you  are  new  to  the  school  and  are  not  sure  whom  to  choose.  Some  may  use  this  tool  as  a  way  to  choose  an  easy  SURIHVVRU EXW ZK\ QRW XVLQJ LW WR ¿QG a  professor  that  will  guide  you  to  a  quality  education.

City  College  has  a  couple  of  weeks  before  the  spring  semester  is  RYHU VRPH VWXGHQWV DUH SUHSDULQJ WR go  straight  into  the  summer  semester.  Go  in  knowing  you  have  chosen  the  toughest  and  the  best  professor.

How  to  you  choose  your  professors?  Choose  the  professors  that  love  what  they  do,  choose  the  professors  that  have  time  to  answer  that  question  that  you  felt  was  not  so  intelligent  to  ask  in  front  of  your  class.  Choose  the  professors  that  are  actually  present  in  class,  and  I  am  not  talking  physically.  Choose  the  professors  that  frustrate  you  enough  to  go  back  and  do  the  work  repeatedly  until  it  is  your  best.

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Part Two in a Series: Darkness

Illustration by Jose Tobar

By  Byron  Umana  Bermudez Gunshots,  screams,  ambulance,  sirens  DQG YLROHQFH ¿OO WKH DLU :DONLQJ WKURXJK WKH GLUW ¿OOHG DOOH\ZD\ P\ KHDUW LV SRXQG-­ ing.  My  adrenalin  rush  is  making  every  step  I  take  go  faster  and  faster.  I  run,  trying  to  get  to  the  end,  but  the  end  never  comes.  I  make  that  last  step.  Then  I  wake  up.  I  feel  as  if  I  stumbled  over  a  rock  and  I  am  going  to  fall.

The  nightmares  that  consume  my  PLQG DUH MXVW D UHĂ&#x20AC;HFWLRQ RI P\ GHVLUH WR be  safe.  It  seems  that  lately,  the  world  has  become  terrorized  by  the  idea  of  security.  Every  house  has  a  security  system  and  ev-­ ery  government  building  has  checkpoints.  I  remember  the  days  when  I  was  a  kid  and  used  to  go  outside  on  the  block  and  play  from  sunrise  to  sunset.  Those  were  the  days  when  things  like  shadows,  monsters  and  villains  were  just  make-­believe  char-­ acters  in  stories,  movies  and  fairytales.  Slowly,  those  shadows  became  real.  The  shadows  became  the  monsters.  Those  monsters  became  bullies,  whose  sole  pur-­ pose  in  life  is  to  be  villains.  Those  villains  became  the  murderers  and  prisoners  the  media  talk  about,  the  people  that  lurk  in  every  shadow.  In  elementary  and  high  school,  the  only  place  I  felt  secure  was  in  school.  However,  school  may  not  be  as  secure  as  it  once  was.  I  have  heard  a  lot  about  the  re-­ cent  crimes  on  campus.  There  was  a  rape  ODVW VHPHVWHU DQG D Ă&#x20AC;DVKHU LQ D VWXGHQW parking  lot  earlier  this  month.  The  theft  re-­ ported  in  the  police  wire  that  has  happened  on  various  parts  of  campus  reminded  me  why  I  decided  to  become  a  journalist.  It Â

Illustration by Julius Roches

VWDUWHG ZKHQ , ÂżUVW UHDG WKH DFFRXQWV RI two  decades  of  unsolved  murders  of  wom-­ en  in  Ciudad  Juarez,  Mexico.  I  remember  walking  into  the  Frida  Kahlo  Theatre  in  Los  Angeles  like  it  was  yesterday.  The  seating  surrounded  the  stage  like  William  Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Globe  Theatre.  The  center  stage  was  lit  with  a  single  candle  and  surrounding  the  walls  of  the  theater  were  pink  crosses  that  were  luminescent  in  the  shadow  of  darkness.  Once  everyone  was  seated  and  the  room  was  silent,  the  story  began.

It  involved  a  family  who  lived  in  Ciu-­ dad  Juarez.  The  youngest  girl  in  the  fam-­ ily  began  to  work  for  a  maquiladora.  One  dark  night  she  did  not  return  home,  and  her  mother,  frighten  and  worried,  headed  IRU WKH SROLFH GHSDUWPHQW ZKHUH DQ RIÂżFLDO said,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;She  might  be  out  drinking  or  with  her  boyfriend.â&#x20AC;?  The  police  did  nothing  to  search  for  the  daughter.  A  week  later  she  was  found  dead  and  became  another  wom-­ an  of  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;femicides.â&#x20AC;? , ZDV DQG KDG QRW HYHQ KHDUG about  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;femicidesâ&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  the  murder  of  hundreds  of  women  in  Ciudad  Juarez.  According  to  the  play,  women  who  were  working  in  the  maquiladoras  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  factories  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  were  being  abducted,  raped  and  buried  alive  in  the  desert  that  surrounded  the  city.  Of  the  women  who  were  reported  missing,  some  were  found,  but  others  were  lost  in  the  sands  of  time.  Most  bodies  that  were  found  were  clad  in  the  clothing  of  other  women  reported  missing.   These  women  were  mothers,  daugh-­ ters  and  even  sisters  of  local  families.  The  media  portrayed  these  women  as  pros-­ titutes  or  â&#x20AC;&#x153;freeâ&#x20AC;?  women.  Many  had  even  gone  as  far  as  to  say  that  these  victims  de-­

served  their  fate.   People  have  blamed  the  Mexican  government  and  the  drug  cartel  for  these  acts  of  violence.  The  number  of  missing  women  is  still  growing.  Families  are  left  behind  with  questions  that  will  never  be  DQVZHUHG 7KH FLW\ LV ÂżOOHG ZLWK LPDJHV RI the  murdered  women,  pink  crosses  made  for  the  missing,  and  tears  of  their  loved  RQHV WKDW RYHUĂ&#x20AC;RZ LQWR WKH 5LR *UDQGH ,W LV IXQQ\ KRZ Ă&#x20AC;\HUV FDQ GHOLYHU PDQ\ different  messages.  Recently,  the  doors  of  every  campus  building  were  posted  with  Ă&#x20AC;\HUV WKDW GHWDLOHG WKH VHFXULW\ PHDVXUHV women  can  take  to  be  safe  on  campus.  Across  the  border  on  the  other  hand,  fam-­ LO\ PHPEHUV SRVW Ă&#x20AC;\HUV RI WKH IDFHV RI the  missing.  Most  people  in  America  feel  VDIH DQG VHFXUH DURXQG SROLFH RIÂżFHUV EXW some  women  in  Juarez  turn  the  other  way  or  even  run  for  their  safety  when  a  cop  approaches.  Where  is  their  safety  zone?  Where  is  their  sanctuary?

Everyday  I  wake  up  safe,  but  I  see  these  women  who  have  looked  to  police  DQG JRYHUQPHQW RI¿FLDOV LQ 0H[LFR 7KH police  and  government  are  supposed  to  provide  security  or  justice,  yet  they  have  let  the  women  of  Juarez  down.  The  Amer-­ ican-­run  maquiladoras  have  done  nothing  to  help  these  women.  This  is  the  shadow  that  haunts  my  dreams  and  feeds  my  fury.

In  the  shadows,  a  person  feels  unsafe.  It  is  only  when  the  sun  rises  for  another  day  that  these  women,  who  occupy  a  sad  space  in  my  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chronicles  of  a  Nobody,â&#x20AC;?  FDQ ÂżQG KRSH 7KH ZRPHQ OLYLQJ LQ -XDUH] may  never  see  that  sunrise.  One  can  only  hope  that  the  darkness  will  not  always  last  and  every  minute  that  comes  by  is  a  min-­ ute  closer  to  sunrise. Â

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From Page 1 WYL During the first week of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Watch Your Languageâ&#x20AC;? launch, students emailed the chair about using the program. Some students complained they had to pay $25 and others say they were charged as much as $45. Students seemed troubled that on the Educosoft website, they were guests â&#x20AC;&#x153;in a class they had enrolled in at LACC,â&#x20AC;? according to an excerpt from â&#x20AC;&#x153;Charge 2â&#x20AC;? of the audit report.

In an email obtained in the public records request by the Collegian, a student asked questions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I logged into the site Educosoft. com, and I was told that I am just a guest student, and I needed to register before the expiration period (in 14 days from today). I thought I am already a registered student in your class,â&#x20AC;? a student wrote on Feb. 26, 2011 to Robinson.

According to the email thread, Robinson wrote back, saying that students needed to pay â&#x20AC;&#x153;the small material fee of $20,â&#x20AC;? even though they were already enrolled in an English class.

Another student expressed concern according to the records, about being overcharged by the Educosoft website, where students were directed to sign in by email. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Www.educosoft.com charges me $45,â&#x20AC;? the student wrote on Feb.

28, 2011. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think it is because of the English 28 included. So I have to pay $45 even though I just want the lab access?â&#x20AC;?

The audit report states that Dr. Robinson charged an unauthorized fee for the Educosoft English Lab Program in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Charge 2.â&#x20AC;? The report goes on to detail Robinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s efforts to persuade students to invest in the program. In a Feb. 23, 2011 newsletter to all students and instructors, she explains the software options to students in a brief article. â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;ŚWe have worked hard to keep the cost as low as possible,â&#x20AC;? Robinson wrote. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But you must invest in your education.â&#x20AC;?

Over the period of a few weeks, the tone of Robinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s emails seemed to change. On March 20, 2011, she sent a new email to students who refused to use the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Watch Your Languageâ&#x20AC;? program. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Students, I have noticed that you have not logged into the website at Educosoft.com ....Your options are clear. You must register or pay for the site with a $25 materials fee. This is a class that supports you, but you must use it. Or prepare weekly reports, and send them to me at xxx@xxx.com. If I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hear back from each of you, then the alternative is to drop you from my section,â&#x20AC;? Robinson wrote on Mar. 20, 2011 through Educo Internal mail.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Robinson was never interviewed before being ceremoniously escorted from campusâ&#x20AC;?

Within the next month, the report shows Robinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s long-term goals for the program. She wanted to adjust it, so disabled students could use it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Office of Special Services office wants to work with our campus to provide services for our disabled students ... So, we need to consider more features that make Watch Your Language product more ADA (American Disabilities Act) compatible. We can apply for federal [m]oney once we do this,â&#x20AC;?

Robinson wrote to several English/ ESL faculty members on Apr. 3, 2011.

Robinson has denied all the charges leveled by the District. She was escorted off campus and placed on paid administrative leave in Oct. of 2011.

In a 16-page pre-hearing statement, Robinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lawyer, Loyst P. Fletcher wrote on his clientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s behalf that she never had a chance to defend herself. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Robinson was never interviewed before being ceremoniously escorted from campus. Even a single question posed to Robinson would have revealed one now undisputed fact, and thus eliminated at least one false claim set forth in the statement of chargesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Robinson had no personal, financial interest in the implementation of the WYL program.â&#x20AC;?

In the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Statement of Legal Issues,â&#x20AC;? Robinson maintains that the charges are false and were â&#x20AC;&#x153;spearheaded byâ&#x20AC;? retired LACC dean, Joyce Moore. Robinson says she was retaliated against for her refusal to engage in â&#x20AC;&#x153;unethical practices.â&#x20AC;? In the Dec. 7, 2012 Pre-hearing Conference Statement, Robinson claims that Moore wanted her to withdraw a deserved negative performance evaluation of another professor who was the deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s friend.

The former English chair insists that she did not profit financially from â&#x20AC;&#x153;Watch Your Language.â&#x20AC;? The

Timeline of District's Findings Timeline:  Oct.  25,  2009  -­â&#x20AC;?  Dr.  Man  Sharma  sent  an  agreement  to  Robinson  Apr.  6,  2011  -­â&#x20AC;?  The  Adobe  Suite  Software  was  obtained  with  the  foundation's  money  Feb.  22,  2011  -­â&#x20AC;?  The  students'  private  information  was  released  to  India  Feb.  28,  2011  -­â&#x20AC;?  Students  complained  about  fee  Â

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District, however, says she and at least five other LACC faculty and staff members received cash payments that totaled from $1,000 $2,833 each. In addition, the documents state that Robinson would receive financial consideration for off campus sales. on Oct. 25, 2009, Dr. Man Sharma, the founder of Educosoft International, sent an email to Robinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team, informing them that the program would be used by 6,000 LACC English/ESL students for four years, beginning in Even a single question posed to Robinson would have revealed one now undisputed fact, and thus eliminated at least one false claim set forth in the statement of chargesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Robinson had no personal, financial interest in the implementation of the WYL program.â&#x20AC;?

- Loyst P. Fletcher fall of 2010. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The increase in income would generate additional royalty from sales made outside of LACC for the employees that participated in the WYL project,â&#x20AC;? according to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Finding 2â&#x20AC;? of the IAD. The report also stated â&#x20AC;&#x153;The conflict of interest was established because as the coauthor of the WYL program, Dr. Robinson had with a financial stake in its use, and therefore her use of college resources was in pursuit of her own personal financial benefit.â&#x20AC;?

The use of college resources was a recurring problem for examiners performing the audit. Cameras, tripods, lights and reflectors were borrowed from the Cinema-TV department for a month, to make a promotional film to promote the program.

Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment funds from the A/AA Bond program in the amount of $1,644 was used to buy Adobe Suite Soft-

ware, to create a web design for the Educosoft program.

Robinson also requested money from the LACC Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Good and Welfare Fund to purchase Final Cut editing software.

The foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s former executive director, David Ambroz approved the use of the foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s credit card in the amount of $790 to make the purchase.

According to the audit findings, Good and Welfare requests must not â&#x20AC;&#x153;circumvent the established budget allocation process.â&#x20AC;? The request should have gone through the IDWG dean, the vice president of Academic Affairs, the IDWG Executive Council, and the Educational Planning Committee.

Last December, Administrative Law Judge David B. Rosenman encouraged both parties to settle.

After months of legal maneuvering, the two sides agreed that Robinson will remain on paid leave until June 7, 2013. She agreed to sign a resignation letter, and both parties agreed that she will never apply for or otherwise seek or accept employment with the District. If a prospective employer calls, the District will provide only dates of employment and final salary. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People from outside might think she profited from what she has done,â&#x20AC;? said Michael Shanahan, a senior associate vice chancellor of human resources at the District. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But there is a procedure, and in reality, the District ends up paying less than it could.â&#x20AC;?

After 20 months, the audit and settlement provide some answers as to what happened to students and the events that transpired within the English department. Still, Shanahan says there are no guarantees that the episode will not be repeated. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We [the District] create the atmosphere where we keep it safe, but people are unpredictable,â&#x20AC;? Shanahan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t guarantee anything.â&#x20AC;?

District Paid for 'Ghost' Tutors

By Olga Tatarenkova

District funds from the Los Angeles Community Colleges paid for three tutors to work on the software program, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Watch Your Languageâ&#x20AC;? in 2011, when they should have been working in the Writing Center. Findings from an Internal Audit report say it was a â&#x20AC;&#x153;misuse of college funds.â&#x20AC;?

The initial goal of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Watch Your Language,â&#x20AC;? adopted by the English/ESL department, was to help students improve their writing skills.

However, a 900-page report from the Office of Administrative Hearings states the District found the faculty and staff who worked on the program â&#x20AC;&#x153;misused college personnel and resources.â&#x20AC;? Three tutors promoted the online program â&#x20AC;&#x153;Watch Your Languageâ&#x20AC;? while students in the Writing Center had little or no tutoring assistance, the report states.

On March 16, 2011, Dr. Tammy Robinson, an English Department chair, wrote to her secretary that newly-hired students would advertise the program with the Associated Students Organization (ASO), according to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Charge 3.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to place them in FH 302, so students can just go to the lab and do [a] walk through,â&#x20AC;?

Robinson wrote on March 16, 2011.

The Collegian attempted to contact each student for a comment on the story, but none of them responded. Robinson tried to increase the number of tutors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She [Robinson] wanted to hire more tutors.

She went around and asked for money. She got it from LACC Associated Students Government (ASG),â&#x20AC;? said Paul Carlson, the vice president of administrative services. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want all tutors to be approved by Academic Affairs. The way she did it, it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t follow a procedure path.â&#x20AC;?

Tutors were assigned to report to Jason Sofianos, the English department secretary, â&#x20AC;&#x153;which is not the case for the employees who actually worked in the Writing Center,â&#x20AC;? according to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Finding 5.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;At any rate, Jason Sofianos is your supervisor.

Please report to him as soon as possible,â&#x20AC;? Robinson wrote to a student tutor on Feb. 22, 2011.

On Feb. 23, 2011, students and faculty members received a newsletter, written by Robinson and prepared by Sofianos that stated that the Writing Center would not be open regular hours.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the past, you had to attend the laboratory in AD 318. Unfortunately, the budget cuts require that we cut the hours and availability of the lab.

So, we need to offer you some alternatives,â&#x20AC;?

Robinson wrote in the newsletter.

The alternative, according to the letter, was the use of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Watch Your Languageâ&#x20AC;? program.

According to the District's report, in spring 2011, neither the hours of operation of the Writing Center nor the Writing Center budget had been reduced. The Writing Center Lab was open regular hours.

In August 2011, the Dean of Academic Affairs Joyce Moore sent an e-mail to the Vice President of Academic Affairs, Mary Callahan in which she expressed concerns that the lab was assigned with five non-tutoring students during the winter session and â&#x20AC;&#x153;there were at least six (and perhaps as many as nine or 10) assignmentsâ&#x20AC;? for students who never worked in the English/ESL Department's Writing Center during the spring term.

It is unclear how much money was spent on tutors who did not work at the Writing Center.

Given the number of tutoring hours per week and Mooreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s letter, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s possible to calculate an approximate expense.

According to the Los Angeles Community Colleges Human Resources Guide obtained from the District, a student tutorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hourly rate varies from $8.63 per hour to $12.42 per hour. High-level tutors earn up to $14.49 per hour.

Moore indicated the number of hours during the winter sessions. Five students were assigned to work in the Writing Center â&#x20AC;&#x153;a combined total of 130 hoursâ&#x20AC;? as of the week ending on Jan. 15, 2011.

Based on this data, a rough calculation shows that 130 hours of non-existent tutoring cost the district approximately $1,300 per week for five weeks.

It is unclear if students who were paid to work as student tutors at the Writing Center, but never showed up for work were penalized. The LACCD Senior Associate Vice Chancellor of Human Resources, Michael Shanahan referred questions to the LACCD Office of General Counsel, Camille Goulet. Goulet refused to comment on the case citing to privacy issues. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am sorry, but employees, including student tutors, have a right of privacy in their employment matters. Therefore, we cannot provide you any information on that,â&#x20AC;? Goulet wrote in an e-mail.

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Experts: L.A. Job Market to Grow Through 2020

By Hoon Kim Disneyland, Staples Center, Universal Studios, and Graumanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chinese Theatre are some of the Southern California landmarks that enticed 41.4 million tourists in 2012 to visit the area, according to the Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board.

According to Discover Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website, L.A. County broke previous records by setting an all-time high in visitor spending â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a total of $16.5 billion; more than the GDP of Jamaica â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in 2012.

The record-breaking number of tourists to Los Angeles is a clear indication of a rise in demand of services in a variety of industries, cementing tour-

ism as an industry of import to job seekers.

Juan Millan, a labor market consultant for the State of California Employment Development Department (EDD) in the Los Angeles County office says that tourism is a viable option for job seekers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tourism is a large industry,â&#x20AC;? Millan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In fact, Los Angeles County is considered the international entertainment capital. L.A. County has Hollywood and Hollywood helps Los Angelesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; job market, because of its international appeal for national tourism. The tourism industry includes restaurants, hotels, and amusement parks.â&#x20AC;?

EDD Market Consultant Emerson Figueroa says he believes tourism is a positive influence on job creation and is projected to continue growing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tourism in Los Angeles ultimately means

more jobs will be created,â&#x20AC;? Figueroa said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tourism can create jobs in a difficult economic period.

According to our data for Los Angeles County, performing arts, sports and related industries are projected to grow 19.8 percent from 2010-2020.â&#x20AC;?

Juan Millan says around 11 percent of Los Angeles workers are connected to the tourism business. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In L.A. County, arts and entertainment make up 2 percent of all job occupations,â&#x20AC;? Millan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In addition, hotel and restaurants make up 9 percent of occupations in Los Angeles.â&#x20AC;?

An all time high of hotel occupancy was set in 2012 at 75.4 percent. According to Discover Los Angeles, Los Angeles sold a record 26.6 million hotel rooms, which generated a $180 million in tax

revenue for the city.

In 2012, 26.6 million hotel rooms were rented out in L.A, generating $180 million in tax revenue for the city, according to Discover Los Angeles.

Phillip Nakama, a philosophy major at City College believes Los Angeles is a perfect destination for tourists due to the many outdoor activities available to them, and the diversity found within the city. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Los Angeles offers a variety of outdoor activities,â&#x20AC;? Nakama said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can go camping, hiking, surfing, skiing, and snowboarding. The city offers a rich tradition of diversity. The cuisine in Los Angeles is absolutely amazing. There is so much to do, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why I believe people visit Los Angeles.â&#x20AC;?

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By Yolany Guzman Ranked near the bottom, students at L.A. City College struggle to pass math courses, according to a report from the California Community Colleges Chancellorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office.

In comparison to other community colleges, statistics show that L.A. City College is ranked 110 out of a list of 112. Students are having difficulty passing math courses that count toward an associate degree. California is not alone.

California Community College Vice Chancellor Paul Feist says students should not wait to enroll in math courses. He says math should be addressed in the earlier stages of a studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s college path. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Poor academic preparation is key factor for students to be successful. Students struggle more if they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take math in high school,â&#x20AC;? Feist said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They forget the basic remedial math.â&#x20AC;?

Remedial math is the most frequently failed class at community colleges, according to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The vast majority of community college students referred to developmental mathematics do not successfully complete the current sequence of required courses and many leave college for good,â&#x20AC;? the Carnegie Foundation stated late last year in U.S. News & World Report.

Professor Robyn Toman from Anne Arundel Community College in Maryland says more than 70 percent of students start and often end in noncredit developmental classes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Remedial math is a dream killer for many students,â&#x20AC;? Toman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Remedial math has

become the largest single barrier to student advancement.â&#x20AC;?

Just like Toman, some professors from other colleges have seen the patterns and the decrease in graduates every year because students are not passing simple math courses.

Things are no different at City College. Students are struggling with their day-to-day living and adding math to their schedule of classes creates even more stress. Some students complain that there is not enough help; while others say the tutoring assistance offered by the college is poor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been able to pass math classes and now I am considering going to beauty school instead, where I can get a degree in two years or less and start providing a better living for my daughter,â&#x20AC;? said Diana Khan, a child development major.

Students also say that passing even elementary levels of math has become a challenge. They say the workload is too heavy and the deadlines come to quickly to understand how the formulas work. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In general, students feel isolated and many terrified in asking questions about math, making office hours available is very essential to their learning experience,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; said LACC math professor Hector Plotquin.

In the interest of making his math courses more effective, Plotquin created a more handson class setting, where students are seated at a table with five to six other students. He says that students need to learn in groups. From his past experience he has noticed students are more comfortable in asking questions and participating in class when they are in a group setting, rather than

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From Page 1 Trustees â&#x20AC;&#x153;We havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t made a change to the primary until after this election cycle is over â&#x20AC;Ś so as not to confuse voters,â&#x20AC;? said LACCD President Steve Veres.

Vela is endorsed by the American Federation of Teachers and currently serves on the Board of Education for the Montebello Unified School District. If elected, he would be the first openly gay board member of the LACCD. Pearlman is the second vice-president of the Board of Trustees and a longtime environmental broadcaster. She has served on the Board for 12 years and has named supervising the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s building projects and making colleges more ecofriendly among her priorities.

Both candidates have proposed using Proposition 30 funds to increase the course options offered.

Candidates Mike Eng and Ernest Henry Moreno both won their seats outright; each receiving more than 50 percent of the vote.

Eng, a Monterey Park resident, legislator, and college professor, won Seat 2 and became first vicepresident of the Board. He says his main priority will be to ensure funds from Proposition 30 go toward more classes and counseling for students. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a former student that needed remedial help for my low grades â&#x20AC;Ś and as someone facing an uncertain economic future, I really identify with the needs of many community college students,â&#x20AC;? Eng said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[I] feel that with my background I can be an advocate for the community colleges.â&#x20AC;?

Moreno, the retired president of East Los Angeles College, won 67 percent of the vote, defeating Jozef Thomas Essavi for Seat 4.

According to the District website, the LACCD is the largest community college district in the United States, and serves more than 250,000 students annually in nine community colleges within Los Angeles city limits, including LACC. The LACCD Board of Trustees runoff election is scheduled for Tuesday, May 21. More information about the candidates can be found at nancypearlman.net and electdavidvela.com.

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Students then understand that they are not alone according to Plotquin and that there are many other students just like them who are experiencing similar problems with math. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OK to interact with each other,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Math will become more enjoyable because students are learning from each other, not just from the professor.â&#x20AC;?

Different type of assistance is available for math-challenged students. They can sign up for Pi Shop, a type of lab setting classroom where students get help from tutors at any level of math.

Trio and EOP&S offer one-on-one tutoring assistance when available. Another option is to make an appointment with your math professor to learn what you can do to improve. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Math has been very difficult, because no matter how hard you try, sometimes you just donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get it,â&#x20AC;? said anthropology major Sheila Mendiola. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This becomes difficult when it comes to getting a degree, because it becomes harder and most people, including me tend to put math for last and it holds us for another year or so depending the math level youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in.â&#x20AC;?

Students must wonder why so few complete math classes that count toward an A.A. degree.

City College has earned national math awards in competitions; the professors do their best to make office hours, and at times extra time for their students to come and talk to them.

One researcher says Americans are behind the global pace in math. He surveyed highachieving countries to better understand their teaching techniques. â&#x20AC;&#x153;American teachers need to do more to help

students understand the concepts behind math, not just teach them the mechanics of problemsolving,â&#x20AC;? said James Hiebert, professor of Education in Center for higher education policy studies Barkley says in Japan, math is taught in many different ways so that the students can learn, understand and use it in their daily life. Japanese parents, especially mothers are very active in their childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; education.

Many other countries argued that Japanese students are smarter. Around the world there is potential for any student to be a great student.

One important fact that experts have noticed is that Japanese student attends school Monday through Saturday. The whole school is learning from the same textbooks, the same teaching techniques are implemented and the material is taught at a very high learning expectation level, according to Sarah Mastrull from the Bristol Township School District in Levittown, Pennsylvania.

According to a study conducted by the University of Delaware, other countries such as Germany, Australia, Switzerland, just to name a few have adopted the same concept as Japan.

Meanwhile, the California Community College Chancellorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office Vice Chancellor is offering solutions that may help students become more successful in math. There is additional information that students can find on the web at www.collegeeap.org. The site provides information to students about math requirements, skill building and help honing college level math skills. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Preparation is the key to success in college level math courses,â&#x20AC;? Feist said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They can find the website useful. Student should take math immediately.â&#x20AC;?

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Class Could Bring Money to College Former  mechanical  engineer  and  businessman  Armen  Saginian  is  trying  to  bring  the  study  of  Farsi  or  Persian  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  the  native  language  of  Iran  to  the  L.A.  City  College  Community  Services  extension  program.

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Vahik  Hovnanian,  a  native  of  Iran  residing  in  the  U.S.,  says  offering  a  course  in  Farsi  language  not  only  EHQHÂż WV WKH FROOHJH EXW DOVR RIIHUV employment  opportunities  for  WKH VWXGHQWV ZKR DUH Ă&#x20AC; XHQW LQ WKH

language. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  see  a  lot  of  Armenian-­American  agencies  try[ing]  to  get  Persian  people  to  communicate  in  the  Farsi  language  [and]  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  hiring  a  lot  of  people  to  interpret,  to  Persian  people,â&#x20AC;?  Hovnanian  said.

He  says  he  believes  learning  DQ\ VHFRQGDU\ ODQJXDJH LV D EHQHÂż W overall. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Any  language  you  learn  [makes]  your  life  more  valuable  in  my  opinion.  This  new  generation  [of]  Persian[s]  growing  up  here,  most  of  them,  learn  Persian  from  [their]  parent[s]  background  when  they  sitting  at  home  with  family,  but  [there  is]  still  [a]  lack  of  communication.  If  they  learn  [Persian]  they  can  communicate  more  with  the  other  people  than  family,â&#x20AC;?  Hovnanian  said.

In  fall  2012,  Saginian  submitted  his  proposal  to  the  campus  &RPPXQLW\ 6HUYLFHV 2IÂż FH LQ DQ attempt  to  introduce  a  new  non-­credit  short-­term  class  in  Farsi.  He  says  he  expected  a  positive  response,  because  he  says  Farsi  courses  could  potentially  help  the  college  generate  revenue.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Farsi-­speaking  students,  but  also  Armenian  students  â&#x20AC;Ś  Most  of  them  old,  rather  than  young,â&#x20AC;?  Saginian  said.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;And  still  most  of  them  would  like  to  learn  about  their  history,  because  they  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  know  anything  about  their  history,  or  Armenian  history.â&#x20AC;?  An  LACC  Community  Services Â

Circle  K  Internationalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  poster  tells  students  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Reduce,  reuse,  recycle  and  repurpose,â&#x20AC;?  at  the  Earth  Day  2013  festival  on  April  23.

Arpine  Chimayan  buys  bath  salts  from  Chemistry  Club  member  Edith  Leung  during  the  Earth  Day  festival  on  the  Quad  on  April  23.  Proceeds  from  the  handmade  LWHPV ZLOO EHQH¿ W +HLIHU International,  an  organization  that  donates  livestock  to  people  in  need  around  the  world.

representative  says  they  are  trying  WR ¿ QG WKH SURSRVDO DQG WKH\ ZRXOG be  happy  for  him  to  resubmit  in  the  proper  form.

Gary  Tewalestewa,  a  technician  in  WKH RIÂż FH VD\V KH UHFDOOV VSHDNLQJ ZLWK Saginian  and  remembers  a  handwrit-­ ten  proposal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  do  remember  he  came  to  the  window,  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  when  I  saw  the  longhand,â&#x20AC;?  Tewalestewa  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  apologize  if  it  was  lost  in  the  VKXIĂ&#x20AC; H ´ 7KH 2IÂż FH RI &RPPXQLW\ 6HUYLFHV receives  scores  of  proposals  for  new  courses.  A  proposal  should  include  a  description  of  the  new  course,  the  number  of  meetings  and  the  cost  of  materials  and  any  associated  fees.  It  should  also  include  a  syllabus,  identify  the  target  audience,  and  summarize  the  curriculum. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  got  something,  bring  it,â&#x20AC;?  Tewalestewa  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;He  could  be  considered  for  the  fall  session.  He  needs  to  bring  us  all  the  dynamics  we  were  talking  about  so  they  can  be  weighed  â&#x20AC;Ś  We  always  welcome  new  classes  like  that.â&#x20AC;? Â

City  Supports  Denim  Day  By  Jake  Carlisi Los  Angeles  City  College  recently  held  an  event  on  the  Quad  to  promote  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Denim  Day,â&#x20AC;?  an  interna-­ tionally  recognized  event  used  to  spread  awareness  on  sexual  assault. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  all  started  in  the  1990â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s,â&#x20AC;?  said  Shaina  Campbell,  Student  Life  Coordinator  at  City  College.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  was  an  Italian  Supreme  Court  case  where  a  young  woman  was  off  with  her  driving  instructor  for  a  driving  lesson  and  the  instructor  had  her  pull  over  and  [he]  sexually  assaulted  her.  She  reported  it  to  police,  they  went  to  trial  and  he  was  found  guilty,  but  won  an  appeal  case  because  [the  court  ruled]  the  jeans  she  must  have  was  wearing  were  so  tight  she  must  have  helped  remove  them.â&#x20AC;?

Wearing  jeans  on  this  day  has  since  become  a  symbol  against  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;misconceptions  that  surround  sexual  assaultâ&#x20AC;?  according  to  the  LACC  website.

Many  students  said  they  were  touched  by  this  story  and  were  quick  to  get  involved  when  they  heard  of Â

the  event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  read  the  story  about  what  happened  to  the  girl,  and  it  just  made  me  feel  sad,â&#x20AC;?  said  City  student  Nick  Alfaro.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  was  thinking  about  that  happening  to  my  sister  who  also  likes  to  wear  skinny  jeans,  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  why  I  got  involved.â&#x20AC;?

Alfaro,  along  with  many  of  peers,  VSHQW WKH GD\ KDQGLQJ RXW Ă&#x20AC; \HUV and  buttons  in  hopes  of  spreading  awareness  about  these  issues. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  get  to  educate  students  that  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  aware  of  how  severe  and  how  common  rape  is.  In  terms  of  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Denim  Day,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  not  too  many  people  â&#x20AC;Ś  We  get  to  branch  out  and  talk  about  how  rape  victims  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  given  justice,â&#x20AC;?  said  Serena  Camarillo,  a  Psychology  major  and  program  coordinator  of  the  organization,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Overcoming  Violence  Together  [a  local  rape  crisis  and  domestic  violence  organization.]â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every  two  minutes,  a  woman  is  raped  and  over  80  percent  of  rapes  committed  are  not  reported  to  the  police,â&#x20AC;?  Camarillo  said.

Students  seemed  very  pleased  with  what  their  peers  were  doing.

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COLLEGE SPIRIT THRIVES AT CITY

Businessman Says Farsi

By  Laticia  Sawyer

Wednesday May 1, 2013

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  these  events  do  an  awesome  job  for  awareness,â&#x20AC;?  computer  engineering  major,  Mike  Fitzgerald.

City  College  was  not  the  only  school  in  the  district  to  observe  Denim  Day. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  know  Southwest  is  doing  a  rally  with  a  speaker  today,  I  believe  Valley  is  at  least  handing  out  buttons  and  things  like  that,â&#x20AC;?  Campbell  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;But,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  international  and  has  a  humungous  presence  in  L.A.  particu-­ larly  because  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  been  so  promoted  by  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Peace  Over  Violence.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

For  more  facts  about  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Denim  Day,â&#x20AC;?  visit  the  LACC  website.

Scan  with  your  smartphone  to  watch  a  broadcast  report  from  the  Denim  Day  observations.

Jermaine  Dennis  performs  kung  fu  during  the  Foreign  Language  Day  in  the  Student  Union  Multipurpose  Room  last  Thursday.

6WXGHQWV RI 3URIHVVRU +RQJÂśV Korean  class  perform  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gangnam  Styleâ&#x20AC;?  during  Foreign  Language  Day.

Professor  Olga  Ivanova  leads  a  group  of  students  as  they  sing  in  Russian  for  a  crowd  of  students  and  faculty  in  the  Multipurpose  Room  in  the  Student  Union  Building.

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LACC Student Pioneers New Field of Math Math Major, David Caliri, 23, has been successfully developing new tools to explore uncharted territory in mathematics, including Mechanical Calculus and Hyper Trigonometry.

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FROMSACRAMENTO TO SOUTH KOREA A Professorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Journey to Integrate Culture Through Language

By Laticia Sawyer

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ickey  Hong  knows  a  lot  about  the  Korean  system.  She  remembers  the  competitive  nature  of  the  university  system  in  South  Korea  where  hard  work  is  not  always  rewarded.  Even  a  high  grade  point  average  does  not  guarantee  admission.

Students  can  spend  a  year  of  their  time  trying  to  correct  the  shortcomings  of  their  application  to  universities  and  still  be  turned  down.  There  are  no  guarantees.  It  is  one  of  the  reasons  she  says  she  appreciates  the  United  States.

Her  journey,  however,  began  as  a  child  growing  up  in  metropolitan  South  Korea,  where  memories  of  her  mother  shine  through. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My  mother,  she  read  to  me  all  the  time  more  than  anything.  Reading  is  very,  very  important,  everything  begins  with  reading,â&#x20AC;?  +RQJ VDLG IURP KHU RIÂż FH LQ Jefferson  Hall.

When  she  was  8  years  old,  she  set  foot  on  American  soil  in  Hawaii  IRU WKH Âż UVW WLPH +RQJ LV KHU mother  and  fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  only  child,  but  her  mother  remarried.  That  union  produced  additional  siblings.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  have  a  multicultural  family,  my  siblings  are  not  Korean,â&#x20AC;?  Hong  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;My  stepfather  is  from  Spain.â&#x20AC;?  The  blended  family  made  for  interesting  holidays  and  even  more  interesting  meals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thanksgiving  is  a  big  holiday  in  my  family.  We  have  all  sorts  RI LQĂ&#x20AC; XHQFHV RI GLIIHUHQW W\SHV RI food  like  Britainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  cheesy  things,â&#x20AC;?  Hong  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Argentinian  turkey  and  Korean  kimchi  â&#x20AC;Ś  You  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  dinner  without  it.â&#x20AC;?

Hong  has  no  children,  but  she  dedicates  a  large  portion  of  her  time  to  students  and  college  life.

As  a  student  at  UCLA,  Hong  LV RQH GLVVHUWDWLRQ Âż OLQJ DZD\ from  obtaining  her  doctoral  degree  from  UCLA.  However,  not  even  obtaining  a  doctoral  degree  could  deter  her  from  accomplishing  her  mission  to  establish  Californiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ¿ UVW $ $ GHJUHH SURJUDP LQ WKH Korean  language.  Â

Âł,W ZDV RQH RI WKH PRVW GLIÂż FXOW things  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  ever  done.  It  took  so  long,â&#x20AC;?  Hong  said.

UCLA,  her  alma  mater,  offered  the  only  Korean  language  B.A.  degree  in  the  state  of  California.

She  recalls  the  process  was  GLIÂż FXOW 2WKHU IRUHLJQ ODQJXDJHV at  LACC  had  been  an  established  part  of  the  college  curriculum  for  a  ORQJ WLPH 6R Âż JXULQJ RXW KRZ WR build  the  foundation  of  the  program  involved  extensive  research. â&#x20AC;&#x153;New  languages  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  just  pop  up,  so  it  was  really  frustrating  for  me  to  go  through,  like,  the  basic  steps,  it  took  me  years,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.

It  also  took  students  who  were  interested  in  the  new  program.  Hong  says  student  voices  were Â

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  live  life  day  to  day,  I  used  to  have  all  these  dreams,  but  what  I  learned  from  everything  is  you  just  have  to  be  in  the  moment  everyday.â&#x20AC;?

Professor  Mickey  Hong

a  major  factor  in  establishing  a  Korean  language  major,  and  VKH VSHQW WKH Âż UVW VHYHUDO \HDUV gathering  data  from  them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  have  to  prove  with  facts  and  you  have  to  do  that  with  surveys  of  your  students.  Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  what  they  want,  to  have  the  survey  sheet  to  show  that  these  people  indicated  that  this  is  what  they  want  and  why,â&#x20AC;?  Hong  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  had  to  convince  the  curriculum  committee  on  campus,  then  it  went  on  to  the  curriculum  committee  at  the  district,  and  then  it  had  to  go  to  Sacramento  to  be  statewide.â&#x20AC;?

Just  when  she  thought  she  had Â

reached  the  end  of  her  struggle,  she  was  bombarded  with  all  sorts  of  questions  from  the  committee  LQ 6DFUDPHQWR :KHQ VKH Âż QDOO\ Âż QLVKHG VKH VD\V VKH ZDV VR H[KDXVWHG LI ZDV GLIÂż FXOW WR celebrate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  was  almost  at  that  point,  like,  it  was  just  over!â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  thought  I  would  be  very  happy  and  ecstatic,  but  at  the  same  time  it  was  like;Íž  now  what?  It  was  almost  anti-­climactic  at  that  point.  I  wanted  to  enjoy  it  but  it  was  like  ah,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  too  tired.â&#x20AC;?

Hong  says  she  was  curious  about  the  progress  her  students  were  making  after  they  had  moved  on,  so  she  created  a  Facebook  page  to  stay  in  touch  with  her  students. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  how  you  continue  to  ¿ QG RXW WKLV JUHDW QHZV DERXW them,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hong  says  some  of  her  students  have  gone  on  to  study  Korean  at  UCLA,  and  others  have  traveled  abroad,  fallen  in  love  and  decided  to  major  in  Korean.

Guorong  Zhao  is  an  LACC  student  who  lives  and  works  in  Koreatown.  She  is  enrolled  in  Korean  3  this  semester.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;With  professor  Hong,  this  is  WKH Âż UVW WLPH ,ÂśP WDNLQJ WKLV FODVV but  honestly  I  think  she  is  respon-­ sible  for  every  student,  and  she  explains  grammar  [and]  everything  very,  very  clearly,â&#x20AC;?  Zhao  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;She  provides  more  project[s]  to  help  [you]  learn  by  yourself.â&#x20AC;?  Hong  returns  to  a  familiar  WKHPH 6KH VD\V VKH NQRZV Âż UVW KDQG KRZ GLIÂż FXOW D VWUXJJOH LW FDQ be  to  obtain  the  same  opportuni-­ ties  abroad  that  exist  in  the  United  States.  She  considers  herself  privileged  to  be  here. â&#x20AC;&#x153;America  is  still  the  best  country  in  the  world,  not  because  you  have  a  lot  of  money,  or  you  have  a  big  car,  but  just  look  at  3UHVLGHQW 2EDPD ´ VKH VDLG Âł7KLV is  a  wonderful  country,  the  greatest  country  still  in  the  world  because  you  have  somebody  from  a  single  parent  background  whose  father  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  a  billionaire  and  he  was  able  to  become  a  president  and  we  were  able  to  make  that  choice.â&#x20AC;?

Hong  says  the  system  in  the  U.S.  works  for  those  who  put  in  the  effort  and  the  time.

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Sports

Wednesday May 1, 2013

By  Byron  Umana  Bermudez

Heroes  are  always  remembered  for  paving  the  way  so  that  others  can  continue  their  legacy.  RenÊ  Maldo-­ nado  Cortez  has  tumbled  his  way  into  the  role.

Cortez  is  a  hair  stylist  and  a  stu-­ dent  City  and  has  devoted  his  life  to  inspiring  those  who  are  in  need  of  LQVSLUDWLRQ %HLQJ WKH Âż UVW DQG DW the  time  the  only  male  cheerleader  in  9HQLFH +LJK 6FKRRO &RUWH] DOZD\V felt  the  need  to  inspire  and  support  others.  When  he  is  not  in  the  The-­ atre  Academyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  make-­up  class  or  working  at  Trust  Salon  in  West  Hol-­ O\ZRRG &RUWH] VSHQGV GHYRWHV KLV time  to  CheerLA. Âł, FKHHUHG LQ KLJK VFKRRO ´ &RU WH] VDLG Âł, ZDV WKH Âż UVW PDOH FKHHU leader  to  cheer  in  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;95.  The  last  time  they  had  a  male  cheerleader  was  DERXW \HDUV SULRU ´ It  was  a  friend  who  enticed  Cor-­ tez  to  join  cheerleading.  He  was  KRRNHG DIWHU WKH Âż UVW SUDFWLFH

Cheerleader Tumbles His Way to Greatness Âł&KHHUOHDGLQJ LV P\ SDVVLRQ ´ Cortez  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;At  the  end  of  the  day  I  IHHO DV LI LQ D ZD\ , FDQ FKHHU SHR ple  on  with  whatever  life  goals  they  KDYH ´ Cortez  is  working  toward  a  bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  degree  in  social  work  and  sign  language.

Cortez  says  he  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  let  the  widespread  disregard  for  cheerlead-­ ing  as  a  competitive  sport  get  to  him. Âł7KH VFKRRO ZDV KDSS\ ´ &RUWH] said  about  his  time  at  Venice  High  6FKRRO Âł%XW D ORW RI P\ SHHUV ZRXOG VD\ Âľ:HOO LWV REYLRXV \RX ZDQW WR EH D JD\ PDQ Âś RU Âľ<RX ZDQW WR ZHDU D VNLUW ϫ

&KHHU/$ LV D QRQ SURÂż W FKHHU organization  and  part  of  the  Pride  Cheerleading  Association  (PCA).  &RUWH] VD\V WKDW WKH KDUG ZRUN ORQJ QLJKWV DQG HQGOHVV FRPPLWPHQW CheerLA  members  make  all  the  WLPH PDNH LW D VSRUW Âł, GHÂż QLWHO\ IHHO LWÂśV D VSRUW ´ &RUWH] VDLG Âł)RU VWDUWHUV \RX KDYH to  warm  up  to  build  up  the  muscle  mass  to  create  the  stunts  and  these  XQLTXH S\UDPLG ´ Cortez  dreams  that  one  day  CheerLA  will  grow  and  gain  more  members  and  support  an  abundance  RI GLIIHUHQW QRQ SURÂż W RUJDQL]DWLRQV and  expand  across  L.A.  County. Â

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We  had  been  anticipating  it;Íž  we  knew  that  there  was  a  good  chance  WKDW LW KDSSHQHG WKLV \HDU ZH MXVW didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  know  when.

Jason  Collins  just  became  WKH ¿ UVW DFWLYH SURIHVVLRQDO PDOH athlete  in  any  of  the  major  Amer-­ ican  sports  leagues  to  come  out  as  gay.  &ROOLQV DQ 1%$ MRXUQH\PDQ FHQWHU KDV SOD\HG ZLWK VL[ GLIIHUHQW franchises  in  his  long  career  includ-­ ing  the  Atlanta  Hawks  and  the  Bos-­ ton  Celtics.  He  is  currently  signed  with  the  Washington  Wizards.

The  L.A.  native  became  a  star  at  Harvard-­Westlake  High  School  KHUH LQ /RV $QJHOHV DORQJVLGH KLV

Cortez  says  that  CheerLA  is  always  looking  for  members  and  donations  that  can  be  made  through  their  web-­ VLWH DQ\ 5DOSKœV VXSHUPDUNHW DQG online  through  www.goodsearch. com.

Cortez  says  he  believes  that  ev-­ eryone  is  a  cheerleader  at  heart  and  that  everyone  can  help  support  oth-­ ers  around  him  or  her. Âł,Q RXU RZQ ZD\ ZH DUH DOO FKHHUOHDGHUV ´ &RUWH] VDLG Âł:H DOO FKHHU HDFK RWKHU ZKHWKHU LI LW LV IRU Photos  Courtesy  of  CheerLA D MRE LQWHUYLHZ ZKHWKHU LW LV WR GDWH someone  whether  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  to  get  up  and  Left  to  Right:  CheerLA  performing  a  pyramid  formation  during  an  event  in  move  forward.  I  feel  we  all  have  the  early  March.   RenĂŠ  Maldonado  Cortez  stands  in  formation  alongside  CheerLA  members.  CheerLA  performs  stunts  like  this  in  many  of  their  events.

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SIDELINE Â PRESS

Pro Athlete Finally Comes Out

By  Jake  Carlisi

Los Angeles | COLLEGIAN

brother  Jarron  Collins.  He  then  went  on  to  continue  his  basketball  career  at  Stanford  University  until  he  eventually  found  his  way  to  the  1%$ Collins  made  his  announce-­ PHQW YLD D Âż UVW SHUVRQ QDUUDWLYH RQ Sports  Illustrated.  What  could  have  been  a  heavy  and  depressing  tale  ZDV LQVWHDG D ZRQGHUIXOO\ ZULWWHQ positive  piece  in  which  Collins  was  able  to  articulate  his  struggles  and  his  newfound  freedom. Âł,PDJLQH \RXÂśUH LQ WKH RYHQ baking.  Some  of  us  know  and  ac-­ cept  our  sexuality  right  away  and  VRPH QHHG PRUH WLPH WR FRRN ´ Collins  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  should  know  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  I  EDNHG IRU \HDUV ´ It  may  have  taken  Collins  33  \HDUV EXW LW WRRN PXFK ORQJHU WKDQ WKDW IRU DQ DWKOHWH WR Âż QDOO\ FRPH out.  It  took  even  longer  for  Ameri-­ ca  to  be  in  a  place  where  a  gay  ath-­ lete  could  feel  accepted.

Pro  sports  had  become  one  of  the  last  spheres  of  American  cul-­ ture  that  felt  completely  inhospi-­ table  to  openly  gay  men.  That  may  have  changed  now.

The  reaction  to  the  Collins  an-­ nouncement  thus  far  has  been  over-­ ZKHOPLQJO\ SRVLWLYH 1%$ VWDUV such  as  Kobe  Bryant  and  Jason Â

Kidd  have  already  expressed  their  support.

I  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  pretend  to  understand  WKH GLIÂż FXOWLHV WKDW IDFH DQ\ SHU son  struggling  to  come  out  of  the  closet  in  a  culture  that  can  spew  so  much  hate  towards  homosexuals.  %XW LPDJLQH FRPLQJ RXW DV D JD\ PDOH LQ WKH 1%$ ,PDJLQH FRPLQJ out  in  the  most  competitive  world  thinkable.  The  courage  it  takes  to  risk  alienation  in  that  climate  can-­ not  be  understated.

Collins  has  never  been  an  all-­ star  and  almost  certainly  will  never  be.  He  struggled  to  maintain  what  KDV EHFRPH D ORQJ DQG GLIÂż FXOW 1%$ FDUHHU Collins  could  have  retired  and  become  just  another  footnote  in  the  KLVWRU\ RI EDVNHWEDOO EXW WKDW RQH announcement  has  made  him  a  pio-­ neer;Íž  not  just  in  sports  but  also  in  American  culture. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  recent  Boston  Marathon  bombing  reinforced  the  notion  that  I  shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  wait  for  the  circum-­ stances  of  my  coming  out  to  be  SHUIHFW ´ &ROOLQV VDLG Âł7KLQJV FDQ FKDQJH LQ DQ LQVWDQW VR ZK\ QRW OLYH WUXWKIXOO\"´ Hopefully  he  encouraged  oth-­ ers  to  ask  themselves  the  same  question. Â

Power is never given, it is taken helps your vital organs. It gets the heart pumping and your lungs working and will result in an overall mood overhaul. Sports also help you lose weight and keep the weight off.

Taking part in an active sport often means you commit yourself to doing things at a set time with other people. It creates discipline, commitment, and it builds character.

We all say we want to balance our time and we always make plans to visit the gym, however, we never see the door of the gym %\ -RVHĂ&#x20AC; QD 1XQH] until New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when we write down our resolution.

As somebody who plays sports 'RQ¡W JHW PH ZURQJ , WRWDOO\ regularly, I highly recommend understand that people have a life. daily exercise to everyone.

Some students just want to transfer ,W¡V QRW MXVW DERXW EHLQJ Ă&#x20AC; W LW as soon as possible and not waste is about taking care of your life any time. For others, it is more and being able to live longer and about responsibility, because they healthier. Doing regular exercise have to provide for their kids and

make ends meet.

Nevertheless, you have to make an effort to be active, get the heart pumping and burn some calories and most importantly stay healthy.

Without a doubt, it is easier said than done â&#x20AC;&#x201C; even if you run after your 3-year-old, or walk for 30 minutes.

Seek out things you can enjoy doing and it will motivate you and inspire you to keep doing it, not because you have to do it but rather because you love doing it.

It is your life and you have to take care of it, value it, and cherish it because you only live once.

There are those who enter and leave this world without leaving a HYHQ D Ă&#x20AC; QJHUSULQW DQG WKHQ WKHUH are those who take power over their life because they understand that power is never given but rather taken.

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³,WœV UHDOO\ EDG EHFDXVH without  Kobe  the  Lakers  will  not  stand  a  chance.  Kobe  Bryant  is  WKH PHVVLDK RI WKH /DNHUV ´

Geovany  Mendez Child  Development

David  Tapia English

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  he  will  persevere  through  his  injury  and  it  ultimately  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  affect  their  playing  skills.  They  might  not  win  the  VHDVRQ EXW WKLQJV OLNH this  happen  all  the  WLPH ´

David  Cuautencos Spanish  Linguistics

³, DP QRW D KXJH EDVNHWEDOO IROORZHU EXW , GR NQRZ that  Kobe  is  an  integral  member  of  the  team.  I  think  it  will  EH KDUGHU IRU WKH WHDP EXW LW ZLOO EH EHWWHU IRU WKH WHDP FDPDUDGHULH ´ Abby  Avery   Physical  Therapy

Jennifer  Catlin English

Photo  by  Jorge  Ponce/Collegian Compiled  by  Eric  Cisneros

New Certificate Program to Start Next Year By  Rocio  Flores  Huaringa Two  professors  at  City  College  have  come  together  to  create  a  Health  DQG )LWQHVV 6SHFLDOLVW FHUWLÂż FDWH SURJUDP DW &LW\ &ROOHJH UHĂ&#x20AC; HFWLQJ MRE DYDLODELOLW\ LQ WKH Âż HOG RI Âż WQHVV training.

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this  program  available.  In  the  state  of  &DOLIRUQLD 6DQ 'LHJR &ROOHJH LV WKH only  community  college  that  has  it.

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The  curriculum  has  been  turned  in  to  the  state  and  the  program  is  to  start  RQ VSULQJ

Spring 2013 COLLEGIATE SPORTS Schedule

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