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Wednesday March 6, 2013 Volume 169 Number 2

Casting Flyers Require Close Look

NEWS BRIEFS Compiled by Jesa Pugh

When it comes to casting call notices posted on campus and elsewhere, aspiring actors hoping to break into movies or television are cautioned to “read between the lines.”

Spring Clubs Rush In Today is the final day of Club Rush in the Quad between 12 and 1:30 p.m. Club Rush offers socializing, amp radio, games, Coolhaus ice cream truck and other food trucks like Kogi and Surfer Taco.

By Sarah Weiss

Take a Musical Break This year’s spring concert series will feature live music every Tuesday and Thursday through the end of May. All events are open to the public and most are held at the Camino Theatre. For more information, contact the music department at (323) 9534000, ext. 2880.

A Day of Dance Students may attend a special mini dance concert on March 15, at 2 p.m. in Room 202.

Free to the public, this event is hosted by the CSULA Dept. of Music, Theatre and Dance. Students are welcome to sign up for the after event at CSLUA for dance instructors and students.

Career Workshops Offered to Students Every Tuesday from 1 to 3 p.m., students may attend a career center workshop where they can learn about eligibility to apply for paid internships, and affirmative education on the skills employers are seeking. No sign up is required, just show up at AD 109.

Transfer Reps Arrive for Spring Semester Transfer representatives from Cal State Dominguez Hills visit the campus on Thursday from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Mount Saint Mary’s College reps will also visit the campus to meet with students interested in transfer opportunities on March 11, from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Photo By Gilies Spencer/COLLEGIAN District Chancellor Daniel LaVista stands with City College Interim President Renee D. Martinez, Board of Trustees President, Steve Veres, Trustee Scott J. Svonkin and Second V.P. of the Board of Trustees, Nancy Pearlman in front of the new Student Union Building during its opening ceremony last November.

LACCD Chancellor Ends a Short, Turbulent Term

By Matthew Mullins The Los Angeles City College District Chancellor, Daniel J. LaVista has decided to step down, after almost three turbulent years of overseeing nine college campuses. During his term as chancellor, three campuses almost lost their accreditation in 2012, and construction bonds climbed up to over $6 billion dollars.

Board of Trustees President Steve Veres says that LaVista helped carry LACCD through troubled waters.

“Chancellor LaVista guided the district through a stormy financial period and a challenged bond construction program with the utmost professionalism.

Regardless of the issue, he never lost sight of the ultimate goal of student success. For that, the board is appreciative and grateful. He will leave behind a job well done.”

In his resignation letter LaVista states, “My decision comes after extensive consideration of professional and personal factors. It includes satisfaction

with the joint successes the Board of Trustees and I have achieved, and reflection on our efforts to find a mutual accommodation for our respective leadership philosophies.”

On the district website, LaVista says his principal responsibility was to provide the vision, leadership, and strategic direction to ensure that the LACCD achieves goals set forth by the Board of Trustees. His responsibilities were many, including the oversight of the District’s $6 billion bond construction program. Construction continues at colleges across the district with completion dates through 2016.

“We have been very pleased with his work,” said Nancy Pearlman, second vice president of the Board of Trustees. “I am disappointed that he has decided to move on with other obligations in his life, he did a great job as chancellor.”

With over 240,000 students in the largest district in the nation, LACCD chancellorship comes with a See Chancellor Page 6

OFFICIALS PROMISE MORE ACCESS TO CSU SYSTEM

By Derek Pendergast

Officials in Sacramento told student journalists across the state that it will soon be easier to transfer to California State Universities during a teleconference call in late February.

Representatives from the California Community Colleges (CCC) and California State Universities (CSUs) outlined the benefits of the Student Transfer Reform Act – SB 1440 – to a group of student reporters who were listening in from student newspaper offices all over the state.

Community college students who earn a new AA-T or AS-T degree will be guaranteed acceptance to the CSU system, but not to any one campus or specific major.

A student with an AA-T will have priority over the students that apply to the CSU without one.

Once accepted, a transfer student will automatically

receive junior status and will only have to complete between 60-90 units to get a Bachelor’s Degree in arts or sciences.

“An Associate Degree for Transfer will ease the transfer process for California community college students to transfer to a CSU campus and ADegreeWithAGuarantee.com is the best place for students and parents to get information about this exciting new program,” said CCC Deputy Chancellor Erik Skinner.

Detailed information on the program is available online at ADegreeWithAGuarantee.com. The site has been visited more than 60,000 times according to the chancellor.

“ADegreeWithAGuarantee.com explains how the new transfer pathway works and the many benefits for students to earn an Associate Degree for See Officials Promise Page 6

Police have yet to file charges in the rape of a teenage girl in a science building on the LACC campus on Nov. 20, 2012.

The 18 year old is not a student at the college, but police say she came to campus responding to a casting call flyer on the day she says she was sexually assaulted.

The suspect told the police he has used campuses across the district for his “auditions” for years. The District Attorney is still reviewing the case.

College administration did not approve of the audition flyer, but an ASG stamp of approval allowed him to post the notice on campus.

Last month, police told the Collegian they had identified a suspect in the case. The cops told the suspect he is barred from using any campus in the LACC Distrist.

Actors and models face the formidable task of getting public exposure to promote their careers, but there are risks. The police and other authorities say actors responding to casting calls should pay attention to their gut instincts – that if something feels wrong, it usually is. There are clues that should tip off an aspiring performer, and they extend beyond personal security.

Los Angeles City Attorney, Rocky Delgadillo, warns actors to be aware of talent agents, managers, and counseling services that will stage fake auditions and then ask for money for photos, photographs or classes. Sponsors of a real audition should never ask for money, ever.

“Every day, actors make a difficult decision about attending an audition led by someone that they don’t know,” Delgadillo said.

“While the City Attorney’s Office won’t be able to go with you on

the audition, our prosecutors are here to help if you are the victim of a sexual abuse case or a financial scam.”

Laticia Sawyer, an L.A. City College student described an audition she went to in the summer of 2010. She says she found an audition flyer on a bulletin board in the Quad and that the flyer had a stamp of approval from the college.

Sawyer says the audition was held in a high-rise condominium building, where she was ushered into a conference room by a security guard. The auditioner then asked her to purchase a DVD of a production he had produced. ”I was very skeptical because of the fact that I don’t think that he was a resident in the building … so, I refused to sign the contract and declined the entire offer and left,” Sawyer said.

Established Hollywood resources for casting notices include “The Ross Report,” “Backstage,” and “Variety.”

“Backstage” is a popular entertainment trade magazine. They say that their slogan, “Casting You Can Trust,” signifies their commitment to publishing casting notices that have been pre-screened and are legitimate.

The publication offers safety tips such as meeting in public places, taking a friend to an audition, not giving out any personal information, and never posing nude at an audition, even if the role calls for it.

Detective Rose Harris from the Special Victims Bureau of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department advised students who are interested in attending casting calls not to go anywhere alone.

“Do the research before See Casting Flyers Page 6

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EDITORIAL

Help has Arrived: California to Lead Students to Success

SB 1440: Transfer with Ease

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he worst part about transferring from a community college to a university is being required to repeat classes you already passed in community college.

Thanks to the Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act, also known as SB 1440, this problem will be a thing of the past.

SB 1440 will guarantee transfer students will obtain junior standing in the CSU system and provide these students with priority admission to a CSU campus and into to program or major similar to that of their community college.

Another benefit of the new degree program is that students will have fewer frustrations once they get to the university level. They will no longer be required to take more than 60 units to complete a 120-unit baccalaureate degree.

This means that associate degrees will be recognized as suitable preparation to work toward a bachelor’s degree and that fewer courses will be required to earn the degree.

This means more of us will receive degrees faster. All the more reason to celebrate.

There are 22 majors already in the program. Some of them include Computer Science, Psychology, Music, Theatre Arts, Communication Studies, Business Administration, and Journalism; with plans to administer History, Political Science, English and Kinesiology into the program.

Now is the time students really must make an appointment with their counselors and heed their advice. Following the appropriate academic plan will only increase the effectiveness of this bill.

It’s heartening to know that the state of California is taking steps to guarantee students succeed.

The date by which students must submit verification of associate degree for transfer from a community college is March 15.

Details can be found on sb1440. org.

Illustration by Jose Tobar/Collegian

The Friendship Game

By Alex Alzivuris One of the hardest parts of growing up is moving on.

As children and teens, we tell each other that friendship is for a lifetime. But a professor introduced me to an idea the completely counters that statement. She insisted that as children, friendships are not meant to be kept, but be used as a tool to learn and grow from.

We learn about trust, honesty, guilt, betrayal, love, hate, communication and miscommunication the list goes on and on. We

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are expected to quilt lifelong memories that allow us to grow into the adults society expect us to be.

However, picking out bad friends from the good ones can sometimes get sticky. When we enter college, we have the mentality that the individuals on campus whom we surround ourselves with daily are the people that will lead us down the right path.

However, I’ve come to discover that this is not the case.

There are two types of college students: those who leave for college to get the college experience, and those who leave for college to get a college education. Not a surprising observation, which makes filtering out the friends you have a little bit more difficult.

Who will best accompany you down the road to success? Who will bring you memorable moments?

With the constant rise in tuition, messing around can be costly. Especially if the people you surround yourself with are not as goaloriented as you want them to be.

Signs such as skipping class, and excessive partying are the easiest ways to decipher who will definitely steer you down the wrong path. You can have an enjoyable college experience; just make sure to surround yourself with people worth the cost of your education.

MLK Library: Use it or lose it

By Agustin Garcia On a recent trip to the school library to complete an assignment, I realized how hard it was to obtain access to a computer. I was startled to see how many people utilize the library computers for non-scholastic purposes. I discretely walked around all the computers, noticing that 14 of the 36 computers were

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being used for social networking sites such as Facebook, YouTube, Pandora and Twitter.

Right after you log into your designated LACC account, the MLK Library computer usage agreements appears immediately after, preventing the user from accessing the internet until he or she agrees to the terms.

Clearly, many people don’t have a computer available at home or Internet access. So, the library computers are a great way to complete schoolwork. The problem starts when the person using the computer and refuses to follow the regulations that come along with it.

I have to admit I didn’t read the agreement the first time I logged on. But even then I didn’t use the computers for recreational purposes.

The computers in the library are meant for schoolwork and only schoolwork. Under no reason or circumstance should they be used to check your Facebook status.

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City Views Compiled by Yolany Guzman Photos by Beatrice Alcala

How important is it that your course of study leads to a high paying job?

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“Really important because it’s my major class and [it’s important] to get a very good paying job.”

“There is no easy answer. I think it’s important because it leads to knowledge.”

“Very important, because when you learn everything correctly, it pays off in the end and it benefits you.”

“I think it’s really important, because nowadays you need a certain level of education to get a highpaying job.”

“I hope it leads me to a high-paying job [and to] a better future.”

Placement Tests, Flawed or Fair?

By Michael Bisiar One of the most common gripes I hear about school is the placement test placing people at the bottom of requirements. Many of my friends have been the victims of lower placements regardless of their ability to complete coursework. Is the system flawed? Is it made to keep students in school longer?

Nationwide, students spend an average of $3 billion on remedial

education courses a year according to a report by Complete College America.

Is this really necessary?

Shouldn’t high school prepare us to at least meet minimum requirements for college?

Forcing students to remain in school longer is only beneficial to the school itself. More often than not, remedial classes don’t offer transfer credit and students must take multiple classes to reach the re-

Lines, Lines, Lines

By Derek Pendergast For some reason I keep finding myself standing in ridiculously long lines. In order to get a counseling appointment, in order to get my books, to meet with a financial aid rep. and even just to get into the bookstore.

I have gone to a few different

colleges since I graduated from high school in 2010 and never have the lines been this insane.

It’s great that so many people are trying to better their lives with a degree and I am very impressed by the volume of people here. I am just tired of waiting in lines.

The other day I was waiting in line for a counseling appointment. When I had gotten close to the front, a guy came out and said, “Sorry, anyone making an appointment for a counseling meeting will have to come back Monday.”

After that I just kept thinking, I cannot make an appointment over the phone, I cannot make an appointment online, and I had to wait in a line just so that I could be told to come back the next day. It was pretty disheartening.

You stand there and think of all the things you could be doing

instead of standing in line and you really want to give up your spot and just leave. Then you realize that if you do leave, you are going to end up in the exact same situation later.

Standing in a line to spend hundreds of dollars for books you will only use for a semester seems unnecessary. I keep thinking about it as if it were an amusement park, with a clear reward at the end. Instead I leave impatient and with less money.

I will say this, however; even though the lines are annoying, the people that work at the end of the lines are always very friendly; almost making the waiting portion less annoying. I haven’t dealt with anyone who has been rude or off-putting yet.

It made me realize that in the grand scheme of things, standing in a line forever does not seem to matter as much.

quired levels of proficiency.

I have seen friends of mine do well in other classes without prerequisites where writing is required.

This leads me to believe that either the standards are low or students really do indeed have the necessary skills to complete higher classes. I see this most with my international friends who are automatically assumed to be lacking skills.

I feel that placement tests should be only one factor in deciding profi-

ciency along with transcripts and the student’s G.P.A. If a student believes he or she is capable of successfully completing a class, then they should be granted the right to do so. That can-do spirit is what America was founded on after all.

While strides are being made to reassess the validity of placement tests, more needs to be done to help students save money, expedite the college process and get out into the working world.

Are Professors Wasting Your Time?

By Diana Nakayenga

Being given the choice between a one and a half hour class twice a week or a three to five hours class once a week, you would expect the professor to use that time wisely and cram as much information on the subject as possible, right? After all, it’s their job to teach and our job to learn.

But that wasn’t the case in two of my threehour classes. It was the second week of classes and by this time, based on all of my other classes,

the lecturing and assignments should begin.

I was pumped and excited, because I was ready to learn something new. The professor began by letting us know what we would go over.

He then shifted to telling us about himself for 30 minutes. I believed it was just a phase. That he’d move on and go back to the topic of that day’s lecture. He didn’t, instead, he continued with more personal stories. Some of the students even engaged him.

On the other hand, I was ready to explode.

Everything he was telling us was irrelevant to the class. I decided to stay, in hopes that he would teach something before the class ended, or at least tell us a story relevant to the class subject.

He never did.

I am someone who is eager to learn, so of course I was upset. I didn’t learn anything that day and it was a three hours night class.

I had another experience similar to this, expect except the professor did end up teaching us something, even though it took him until the last hour of class.

I pay for an education so I expect to get an education for the time I put in. Professors, it makes zero sense to waste a student’s time like this. If you expect us to do our part, we expect you to do your part: teach.

Solution to a College Student’s Sleep Deprivation

By Jasmine Barcia

College comes with a package deal of stress and you find yourself sleeping less and working more.

Stress begins to pile up on your plate when you realize you need to find a way to pay for books and tuition.

I find myself spending more time commuting between work and class than on my bed. It makes me wonder how many other students are struggling to find a balance between it all: school, work, sleep and maintaining a healthy diet. Perhaps, for some stu-

dents socializing and staying in touch with people is their main concern.

So why is sleep deprivation one of my main concerns?

With a little research, I learned that sleep deprivation could have a toll on your health, both mental and physical. I wouldn’t want to end up an unhealthy emotional wreck by the time I graduate.

So, what can we do to avoid sleep deprivation or perhaps ease the stress that is causing it?

I’ve realized that exercising even for 15 minutes can help you release some of the tension that has built up.

Not only does exercising tire you out and make it easier for you to fall asleep, but it also leads to the release of endorphins in your brain.

Many will disagree with the idea simply because it does not make sense to work out an over worked body, but if you really think about it, it isn’t quite a bad idea.

So the next time you are feeling overwhelmed from school and can’t sleep, go for a hike or jog around your neighborhood and I guarantee you will find yourself feeling a whole lot more capable of ‘hitting the hay’.

Illustration by Julius Roches

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Artist Spotlight

By Svetlana Yurash

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ity College student, artist and photographer Jordan Angulo offers a new twist in the views of superheroes and the secret identities they hold, and on the confining nature of gender roles. Angulo finds inspiration in the aesthetics of the human body and the way it is mutable.

In the art piece “Boylesque,” Angulo combines the concepts of masculinity and femininity. In another recent work “Peter Parker Syndrome,” Jordan incorporates his love of comic book superheroes and his interest in the physical form to create something truly unique and risqué.

Collegian: Take us back to the moment you discovered your passion for photography.

Jordan Angulo: I think it was when I was younger, maybe 5 or 6 years old and my sister was very passionate about taking pictures and capturing the moment. She’s always had the disposable camera, the little camera around her. She gave me one to take pictures as well. I think that became kind of an obsession. I was fascinated by the idea of capturing the moment and freezing time for a little while.

Collegian: How would you describe your technique?

Jordan Angulo: I would say I try to be very minimal in how I work. I do care about my lighting and composition and subject matter. All of that is important to me. I don’t think it’s a big deal when I’m making mistakes or something is going wrong during the shoot. I kind of like these accidents, things are going wrong … I just work with whatever I have, whatever goes wrong and try to make it work until I’m satisfied with it.

Collegian: What inspires you?

Jordan Angulo: A lot inspires me. I would say any work or just anything in general where people put their passion into it. That inspires me. So whether that’s movies or painting, even if it’s not photography or even if it’s not art. I think any time where the person is putting the effort into something; like just the whole heart.

Collegian: Tell me about your piece, “Peter Parker Syndrome.”

Jordan Angulo: “Peter Parker Syndrome,” [deals] with two obsessions I have, mostly with dealing with, like, body shape and just how it can be

manipulated and reformed to be something ether beautiful or uglier … something else besides the body. And, I also deal with superhero culture … and what happens when we take superheroes and just see the human behind, the person behind the mask.

Collegian: Tell us about the gender-bending piece? Why do you use these colors?

Jordan Angulo: That piece is more about body form and body shape; in just manipulating it and just seeing how it can look more interesting in photos … I was really interested in capturing peoples’ bodies and reshaping them, reforming them … making them something else besides just a person’s body.

And I’m also dealing with the fact that it’s a man or male and taking that element away from them, like taking something masculine and giving them a feminine element such as the yellow fabric that the one of guys is holding and a pink stocking for the other guy’s wearing. Just taking the feminine element and giving it masculine qualities … gender-bending really interests me. A lot of times we have that expectation that certain things are masculine and certain things are feminine. There are things for men and things for women. I like combining those things and let it be for everyone.

Collegian: What is your goal as a photographer?

Jordan Angulo: I think commercially, I would love to work for a magazine, creating work on a regular basis. That would be nice. I’d be totally happy if I could just continue making pieces that represent what I’m thinking. As a photographer if I can just do that for the rest of my life, I would be totally happy.

Photo By Giles Spencer/COLLEGIAN Jordan Angulo presented his art piece “Boylesque,” at “Title Goes Here,” a student exhibited art show in the DaVinci Hall Art Gallery on Feb. 28.

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Two Bills, Many Genres on Display at Cameo Theatre Photo by Inae Bloom/COLLEGIAN Juliet (Chellee Ray) dances as she waits for Romeo in “Under the Balcony,” one of eight student-directed plays that opens on Thursday, March 14, at 3 p.m. at the Cameo Theatre. Tickets are $12 regular admission, $8 students.

By Regine Simmonds

The Theatre Academy will be presenting a variety of students-directed, one act plays this month. There are two different schedules of shows dubbed, ‘Red Bill’ and ‘Blue Bill,’ creating a rich tapestry of comedy, mystery, drama and even a little romance.

By David Stamp An artist’s sketchbook is a portable canvas waiting to be stained by the thoughts of the artist. The many images, words and fragmented compositions

Blue Bill “The Most Massive Woman”

By Madeleine Claire Who has the right to judge you? “The Most Massive Woman” is a dark comedy that touches on the ups and down of being a woman in today’s day and age.

“Waiting for Lefty”

By Clifford Odets Two labor unions come together during the Great Depression to fight a common enemy. Then, it gets interesting.

“Chiaroscuro”

By Scotch Rutherford The only play written and directed by a City College student, “Chiaroscuro” was developed from the short story “Going South.”

In the play, a wanted fugitive is caught by members of organized

crime and befriends a mysterious gangster. Twists and two alternate endings make this a modern day noir.

“Mirrors”

By John O’Brien The audience is taken along the journey a man makes to cope with his past and during his counseling sessions he and the audience are taken towards a jaw-dropping culmination.

Red Bill “Under the Balcony”

By Bruce Kane Casanova coaches Shakespeare’s Romeo in the arts of seduction under Juliet’s balcony.

Casanova, Romeo and Juliet, need we say more?

“Waiting”

By Ethan Coen

From Ethan Coen, of the famed Coen brothers – best known for the widely acclaimed film “True Grit” – comes a dark comedy based on the concept of spiritual limbo. Nelson, the play’s protagonist finds himself waiting an eternity in heaven’s waiting room.

“July 7,1994”

By Donald Margulies “July 7, 1994” is a Pulitzer Prize winning drama chronicling the story of a female physician working in an inner city clinic trying to define an average day in her life.

“Wanda’s Visit”

By Christopher Durang A comedy about a couple, who after 13 years of marriage comes to realize they have become stale.

Ex-girlfriend Wanda shows up and shakes things up.

buried within the pages of a sketchbook help to create a character sketch of the artist carrying it. By reprinting its contents, we aim to showcase the rich array of creativity walking the halls of LACC. Jesus Bacon, originally from the Philippines moved to Los Angeles in 2002. He is two years into completing his nursing degree; a degree he hopes will result in a job allowing him to pay for art school in the future.

Bacon draws a lot of faces, capturing the emotion, character and experience expressed through the lines and musculature in the cheeks, around the eyes and mouth.

He also experiments with alternative methods of rendering faces by creating shadow through the use of clustered dots rather than more traditional methods of illustration such as shading and hatch-work.

Bacon has drawn designs for a t-shirt company called FRMB and does some freelance photography and illustrative portraiture. He works primarily with pencil and paper or ink and paper.

After gaining momentum in his work and a bit more skill in his hand, Bacon hopes to have his own studio focused on illustration, design and photography.

Community Flocks to Indie Magazine Fest

By David Stamp Zine makers gathered in Los Angeles for the second annual L.A. Zine Fest on Feb. 17. Zines are handcrafted pamphlets, manuals, and booklets usually hand-bound and smaller than a typical magazine, full of the unfiltered musings of writers, illustrators and activists.

The event was held at the Ukrainian Culture Center on Melrose Avenue. The fest ran for six hours, with most attendees having to wait in a line that stretched from Melrose Avenue around the corner onto Heliotrope Drive. Due to the center’s proximity to campus, the zine fest was a huge draw for LACC students.

While many genres were represented, many were hoping for more politically-themed zines.

“We were under the impression that there would be more political zines,” said City College graduate, Luis Rivas. “We’re activists and when we use the term ‘zine’ we are always referring to political newspapers or DIY magazine. So, when we got here we were slightly surprised that there were mostly graphic-novels, comic book-esque, art zines, they were cool none-the-less … but really there [were] only one or two political zines … in that sense we were slightly disappointed.”

Established L.A. based illustrators such as Tom Neely and Kiyoshi Nakazawa were among those in attendance, along with zine-creators from Portland to Philadelphia to Brooklyn.

“It’s definitely a great way to get started, and to get your name circulating,” said Lynda May, a cartoonist at the fest.

Josh Raab, creator and editor for The Newer York (theneweryork.com), showcased his zine, which gathers experimental literature from contributing authors located all over the world. Raab used Kickstarter to fund the first issue.

“There’s just unoriginal thought going on with publishing,” Raab said. “If you’re going to start a magazine, it’s got to be ad based or it’s got to be non-profit … we’re sodomizing publishing, because in the future when someone sends in to The Newer York it will be turned into a poster which will be made into a screen-print and royalties split

Photo by Inae Bloom/Collegian L.A. Zine Fest celebrated its second year at the Ukranian Cultural Center on Melrose Avenue, just around the corner from LACC on Feb. 17. The free event drew more than 3,000 people to lines that snaked around the building all day. Inside, more than 100 exhibitors showed zines, comics and other DIY publications displayed on tables.

with the author. It will be turned into a play; we’ll have students adopt them into films and all sorts of things ... The vibe of The Newer York is to be experimental.”

Many say Raab voices the thoughts of zine

creators who don’t want their art beholden to big publishers or advertisers. Zine festivals provide a forum where artists, writers and activists can get exposure for their self-published work.

Some of the titles of the zines present were:

The Accommodating Hot Dog Vendor, Ugh Finally, No. 1 Band In Heaven, Drunken Master and Cheer the Eff Up! For more information on the Zine Fest, visit http://lazinefest.com.

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Scholarships Compiled by Diana Nakayenga 1. Bill Doyle Memorial Scholarship Award: $1,000 Deadline: April 19, 2013

Photo by Giles Spencer/COLLEGIAN “This is a very exciting time,” LaVista said before he took the reins in August 2010. He said his goal was, “Making this not just the biggest institution in the nation, but the best.” Even then, he said it was going to be a hard job.

From Page 1 Chancellor $370,000 yearly salary. District officials continue to look for a replacement.

LaVista ends his resignation letter stating, “As large and complex as the District is, you and I know that it’s your individual and collective efforts and contributions that ensure its progress. So whatever it is that you do at the District teaching a class, leading a department or a college, acting as a textbook

From Page 1 Officials Transfer,” said Ephraim P. Smith, CSU executive vice chancellor and chief academic officer. “This is an excellent tool and we’re excited to share it with students, parents and the people who will help them make informed decisions about pursuing their bachelor’s degrees.”

There are more than 22 of the most popular majors offered in the CCC system and about 557 degrees. The hope is that transfer covers 80 percent of the degrees in fall 2013 and 100 percent by fall 2014.

Students are advised to see a counselor and develop an education plan and then visit the Transfer Center each term.

“It is good in the sense to get an AA degree and get a guaranteed transfer to CSU, and get a bachelor’s degree faster,” said Bessie Love, an assistant in the LACC Transfer Center. “But because we haven’t seen statistics, it is hard to see how well it actually works.”

The two programs that are offered at LACC

buyer, helping a student with financial aid questions or keeping our buildings clean and welcoming know that your role is not only a key part of the work of the District but that it both trumps leadership transitions like the one I’m describing now and serves as the starting point for the new leader.”

LaVista began his short term as LACCD chancellor on Aug. 1, 2010. He came to our district from Illinois, where he served as the executive director of the Illinois Board of Higher Education.

that put students on the path to AA-T are in early childhood development and communications. The number of units needed for childhood development is 25. Communications requires a minimum of 18.

“I think this new transfer program is a good opportunity for anyone,” said Adriana Giglio, a student at L. A. City College. “Anything that helps you move forward is good.”

There are some students however, who are concerned about how the new transfer program will affect the mission of community colleges.

“Is [SB 1440] making community colleges exclusive transfer institutions?” asked Rachel Garcia, a student from Santa Monica City College during the conference call.

Student journalists expressed concerns that budget cuts and high demand might result in transfer classes becoming overcrowded or difficult to add. Deputy Chancellor Skinner acknowledged past and present difficulties, but encouraged persistence on the part of students, and said that keeping transfer sections funded and available would remain a priority.

Requirements: * Have at least 12 units with B grade or better in Social Science courses taken at LACC. * Currently a full-time college student in Los Angeles Community District * Complete the application available in the LACC Foundation office. Include your unofficial transcript with a minimum 3.0 GPA, a cover letter describing why you should be awarded the scholarship and an essay of no more than 500 words on the question: “What do you see as the role of the Labor Movement in the present economy?”

Applications must be submitted to Reyna Gonzales at 3356 Barham Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90068.

2. Jean Trapnell Memorial Scholarship Award: $1,000 Deadline: April 19, 2013 Requirements: *Have at least 12 units with grade B or better in social science courses taken at LACC *Currently a full-time college student in Los Angeles Community District *Complete the application available in the LACC foundation office. Include your unofficial transcript with a minimum 3.0 GPA. Include a cover letter describing why you should be awarded the scholarship. *Write an essay for the Jean Trapnell Scholarship on freedom of speech and how it has affected you, the people you know and/or your community (no more than 500 words).

Applications must be sent to the Los Angeles Faculty Guild. Attention: Reyna Gonzales at 3356 Barham Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90068.

3. Hy Weintraub Memorial Scholarship Award: $1,000 Deadline: April 19, 2013 Requirements: *Have at least 12 units with grade B or better

From Page 1 Flyers attending auditions, [know] what they are asking [of you] and [think about] the audition location,” said Helena Brennan, a member of the L.A. City College Theatre Academy. “You can figure out which ones are credible. You have to take responsibility for your own safety, because anything could occur anywhere.”

Craigslist users post numerous casting calls under the “Casting/TV/Video” section. Auditions are also listed under the “Talent” category in the gigs

in social science courses taken at LACC. *Currently a full college student in Los Angeles Community District. *Complete the application available in the LACC Foundation office. Include your unofficial transcript with a minimum 3.0 GPA, a cover letter describing why you should be awarded the scholarship and write two essays, no more than 250 words each, on “How do your personal qualifications reflect Hy Weintraub’s dedication to the Union Movement?” and “What are the qualities needed to be a good union leader today?

How does one become a union leader?”

Applications must be sent to Los Angeles Faculty Guild. Attention: Reyna Gonzales at 3356 Barham Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90068.

4. Osher Initiative for California Community College Students Scholarship Award: Up to $1,000 Deadline March 27, 2013 Requirements: *Have a minimum 2.0 GPA *Must have received a CCC Board of Governor’s Fee Waiver *Attach a copy of your unofficial transcript and registration receipt and a copy of your Board of Governors Fee Waiver and submit either the Expected Family Contribution Form or the award letter from LACC’s Financial Aid Office.

Applicants should pick up their application at the LACC Foundation located in the Student Union Building.

5.College JumpStart Scholarship Deadline: April 15, 2013 Awards: First Place: $1,500 scholarship Second Place: $750 scholarship Honorable Mentions: $250 scholarships Requirements: The College JumpStart Scholarship is an annual, merit-based competition open to college students and non-traditional students.

To apply, go to http://www.jumpstartscholarship.net and click on ‘Submit your application today’.

section. Quantity, however, does not mean quality, so student actors must do the legwork and research the project. Sketchy information or promises of exorbitant pay could mean the project is not authentic or safe.

“Don’t go to [auditions] on pieces of paper claiming [to be] casting calls alone,” Detective Harris said.

To report a financial scam, the City Attorney’s Special Enforcement Section can be reached at (213)978-8040, and at (213)978-8040 to report sexual assault crimes.

For the record: In the Feb. 20, 2013 issue of the Collegian, Volume 169, Number 1, it was reported in a page one article, that College Administration did not approve

the flyer or the use of campus space used by a suspected rapist. Police have informed the Collegian that the flyer had an Associated Student Government stamp of approval. We regret the error.

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Reporters Notebook Spring Training for Journalists: Worth Every Minute

By Kayla Dones I was instantly excited when I received an email stating there would be a journalism conference on campus that would be free to students.

I have been to a few free conferences before—plus—who can quarrel with a free lunch?

I got up exceptionally early for a Saturday, hopped on the metro and sped off toward City College.

There were going to be big-time journalists there with big names, representing newspapers like the L.A. Times, the San Francisco Chronicle and even an editor from Yahoo News. I knew it was going to be good.

As I climbed the stairs to the second floor of the Chemistry

Photo by Abel Zarate Jr./COLLEGIAN Associated Press Correspondent, Linda Deutsch spoke of her experience covering some of America’s most iconic trials during her workshop “The art of Trial Reporting” at the Spring Journalism Training Workshop at City College, on Feb. 9. Among some of the most famous trials Deutsch reported on, are the 1995 O.J. Simpson trial, the 1971 Angela Davis trial and the 1970 Charles Manson trial. Speaking of the Angela Davis trial, Deutsch said Davis had three things going against her: she was a woman, she was black and she was a communist. Deutsch was appointed special correspondent in 1992, a title only shared by 18 other reporters.

Photo by Abel Zarate Jr./COLLEGIAN San Francisco Chronicle staff members Mike Kepka and Luanne Dietz tell students about their own experiences in journalism during their “Stories in the Digital Age” session in the Spring Training For Journalists Workshop at City College on Feb. 29.

Building, I almost went into shock.

May I remind you, this was a free conference with free coffee, free bagels, and a plethora of assorted drinks, but to my surprise, students were few and far between. We had a bigger food selection than people.

I was blown away. Yes, the email was sent out a few days prior to the conference, but every student and his or her mother has a smart phone, which instantly allows you to read your messages at any hour of the day.

I went to many of the workshops where we covered core information for journalists interacting in this new technological era. There was a session on “Going Mobile,” moderated by an editor from the Long Beach Press Telegram, and “Beginning Data Visualization,”

by RData Vox, “Multimedia on the Cheap,” with a professor from San Jose State University and “The Art of Trial Reporting,” with Linda Deutsch of the Associated press among others.

We also went over key notes in freelancing with a panel discussion and a question and answer session.

I spoke with many people who were there throughout the course of the day who seemed to be kind, friendly people with a passion for writing, but where were the students?

My favorite part of the day was the amount of resources, free information and copies of every keynote presentation, all while saving trees.

You had to be there to receive the valuable information provided by every instructor in email links to websites with supplemental information that I would have never known existed.

It was a great day. I was able to capture some interesting photos, and speak with like-minded individuals on hot topics for this upcoming year. I want to thank LACC for being such a great host and an incredible resource in journalism, what it is, and what it is going to look like in the years to come.

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Police Wire Compiled by Naomi Johnson Feb. 12, 2013, 11:30-11:40 p.m. – Petty theft, cell phone taken in Student Union Building.

Feb. 13, 2013, 8:55 p.m. – Battery incident in front of the Student Union Building, on Monroe Street.

Feb. 13, 2013, 3:20-4:50 p.m. – Petty theft, bike stolen in Franklin Hall.

Feb. 14, 2013, 2:15 p.m. – Student disturbance reported at Women’s Gym. Feb. 19 2013, 9 p.m. – 12 a.m. – Burglary, items stolen out of a car in lot three.

Feb. 19, 2013, 11:20 a.m. – Staff injury reported in Child Development Center.

Feb. 19, 2013, 3:30-5:50 – Petty theft, bike stolen from Communication Building’s west bike rack.

Feb. 25, 2013 – Location unknown, laptop taken.

February 25, 2103, 8:15 p.m. – Student injury in Jefferson Hall, student not feeling well and paramedics responded, but did not transport the student. Student picked up by a family member.

Feb. 25, 2013, 9:00 p.m. – Trespassing, student found on the third floor of the Majestic Range Building after hours. He was warned, advised not to come back and escorted off.

Feb. 27, 2013, 11:30 a.m. – Staff injury, Staff member reported headache due to work related stress, declined paramedics.

Feb. 28, 2013, 2:03 p.m. – Disturbance between students reported in the Science and Technology Building.

March 1, 2013 – Vandalism incident reported in Parking Lot 2.

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Sports

Wednesday March 6, 2013

Los Angeles | COLLEGIAN

Remembering the Best Owner Ever

By Jake Carlisi

Photo By Jorge Ponce/COLLEGIAN Students perform laps and work on their backstrokes in the college pool during a class led by instructor Jan McEveety in late February.

Fitness Center Brings New Pool; Can Sports be Far Behind?

By Amanda Scurlock LACC is expecting yet again. As the new athletic center moves beyond the embryonic stage, students wonder if the new pool will be a place of exercise and education or a place of competition.

Will the existing pool rise to the level of historical landmark, or will it be demolished?

For three decades the swim team has been silent, according to the former athletics director at City College, Mike Miller. The question is whether or not the new building will resurrect Collegiate Cubs teams?

The new swimming pool will be located between the Women’s Gym and the Life Science Building. Fitness Center plans include a new gym, a workout room, classrooms with stadium seating and offices for faculty. The center will open this summer.

“Once we move in, the current building will shut down,” said Jan McEveety, the swim instructor of the physical education department.

The current gym will shut down for a year and a half for renovations to improve plumbing and electricity.

Solar tubes will be added to the ceiling to bring in natural light. The new pool will be wider than City’s old pool; it will have eight lanes, starting blocks and a diving board. Instead of having gutters, the pool will be an overflow pool where the edge is the same level as the surface of the water. A filtration system will surround the edges of the pool. The shallow end will be larger than that of the old pool, which will help petite swimmers and young children.

“It’s good for the community because they don’t have much,” McEveety said.

The Aquatic Design group spearheaded the architecture. Their resume includes achievements like constructing the temporary pools for the 2004 Olympic Trials in Long Beach.

The construction of the new Physical Education complex costs $13 million, but that is only 70 percent of the total cost. The other 30 percent went to design and permit fees.

“We want the same programs centrally located in one area,” said Christopher Dunne, project director of Harris & Associates.

Does this new addition to City College have competitive water flowing through its veins?

Will City College renew the legacy of a swim team that has been sleeping since the late 1970s?

McEveety has her doubts.

“The school would need 60 members to compete. That’s the size of a football team,” she said.

According to regulations, there must be three swimmers from each school competing in every category offered at the swim meet. These categories include freestyle, backstroke and butterfly

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stroke among others.

Having a Water Polo team would be an option with the new pool being on campus.

The team would need only a dozen students to compete every season, a fraction of what is needed for swimming. Talk of a team is a familiar topic for McEveety.

“A few girls approached me asking about a water polo team,” she said.

McEveety advocates water polo over swimming because of its cost efficiency. In order to have a team, City would have to join a sports conference that has teams against which to compete.

L.A. City College previously belonged to the South Coast Conference, which has water polo teams at colleges in the conference that include Cerritos College, Long Beach City College, Los Angeles Trade Tech College and Mt. San Antonio College.

While the future of the new pool is bright, the future of the existing one is foggy.

“I don’t know if we are keeping the pool or not,” McEveety said.

The current pool that is tucked between the Chemistry Building and the Men’s Gym has been there since L.A. City College was UCLA in the late ‘20s. The expense to demolish the pool may prevent its destruction; college administration might find it cheaper to just keep it.

Another reason to preserve the pool is that it is rumored to be the design of Julia Morgan, the first female architect to be licensed by the state of California. Morgan attended U.C. Berkeley, and was the first woman admitted to the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris in 1901. She designed Hearst Castle, San Simeon, Girton Hall and many other landmarks at U.C. Berkeley, including the Bell Tower at Mills College, and more than 700 buildings throughout California. Many of Morgan’s buildings are historical landmarks and some are even on the National Register of Historic Places.

Students happily anticipate the new pool and physical education department and feel it will be a nice change for the campus.

“Coming from a swimmer, I’m excited,” said Cory Charisma, a liberal arts major, in regards to the pool.

Charisma is a lifeguard for the city and liked the idea of being lifeguard of the new pool.

“It is much needed and probably well overdue,” said Garry Johnson, a psychology major who felt that the new physical education department would encourage the start of a new collegiate sports program somewhere down the line.

Fall 2013 will begin a new chapter for City College. The new pool, like the new Physical Education complex, will be a brilliant fixture sure to attract plenty of positive attention for the campus.

A few girls approached me asking about a water polo team,” she said.

I am a Los Angeles Clippers fan. I have been for many years and up until recently, that hasn’t always been all that easy.

Before, there was “Lob City,” there was Baron Davis and Zach Randolph battling to see who could work their way out of staples center first. Those 17 game-winning streaks became 17 win seasons. There were small crowds, unhappy players, injuries, betrayal, more injuries and an owner who admitted to having relations with a prostitute; one whom he referred to as a $500-a-trick freak.” Then, just across the hall, were the Los Angeles Lakers, and their owner, Dr. Jerry Buss.

Jerry Buss represented everything I loathed about Lakers basketball. He was the cigar smoking, poker playing, playboy millionaire that turned every basketball game into a Hollywood premiere. Now that he is gone, it is important for me to step back and look at all he did for the game that I love and the city that I call my home.

The common perception among fans is that it was Magic Johnson and Larry Bird that saved the NBA, and it was Michael Jordan who took it to new heights.

This is true to an extent, but what Dr. Buss created in Los Angeles after he purchased the team in 1979 cannot be understated.

He created what grew to be referred to as “Showtime.” The same concept that drew this L.A. native away from the Lakers is the same one that may have saved the sport. The celebrities, the cheerleaders, the glitz and the glam; Lakers basketball had become than

just a game – it was a lifestyle.

I cringe when I watch those terrible, over the top music videos from the 1980s, much the same way I cringe when I see mindless celebrities sitting court side at Laker games because it’s “cool”. But it doesn’t take a genius—in hindsight—to see what was popular in the 80’s and to understand that a bunch of slowmoving white guys playing fundamental basketball in their short shorts wasn’t going to cut it.

Jerry Buss saw this before anyone. He created something that sparked life into an otherwise lifeless sport and he helped make the league better. Most importantly, he did it all while he won. A lot.

31 playoff appearances, 18 division titles, 10 NBA Championships, all under the tutelage of one man. The Los Angeles Lakers were either relevant or outright dominant in every year Jerry Buss owned the team. New players came and went, but the Lakers always found their superstars and always won their championships.

I follow the NBA closely, and no matter how hard I may try, I cannot avoid an overload of Lakers talk.

Still, I knew very little of Jerry Buss’ condition until he passed away. No one wrote of it or spoke of it to the media. Jerry Buss had garnered that much respect.

While winning is likely what Buss would want to be remembered for, you get the feeling that people who knew him saw him as something more special.

Even in the age of Twitter and instant access to news about anyone and everything, no one ever seemed to speak poorly of him. Maybe it was because he was so respected. Maybe it was because he was a good man.

Many Angelinos will remember him for the pride he brought to their city, and every basketball fan should remember him as a true visionary. Jerry Buss was the greatest owner in basketball history, and it’s not even close.

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