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Photo By Inae Bloom/Collegian In Character: Cast members from 90210 react in horror as their characters see a truck that has crashed in front of the “California University Student Union” last Wednesday. The production crew transformed LACC’s brand new Student Union during a three-day shoot on campus. Principal cast members from left to right: Jessica Stroup, Shenae Grimes, Tristan Wilds, Michael Steger and Matt Lanter. The episode is set to air sometime in January 2013. (See related story page 8.)

NEWS BRIEFS Compiled by David Tapia

Women’s Gym to Host Dance Recital LACC dance and P.E. classes will host an “informal studio hour” on Dec. 7 in the Women’s Gym Room 202 at 6:45 p.m. Performances from UCA Capoeira and Mandala DanceWorks are scheduled. The event is free. For more information, you may email professor Karin Jensen at karinjensen@charter.net, or call (714) 328-1042.

Spotlight Shines on Dance Faculty and student choreographers show their skills in ballet, modern dance, flamenco and many other styles of dance on display for the Fall Evening Concert, Dec. 6 at 8 p.m. at the Camino Theatre. Tickets can be purchased at the box office for $7, or online at http://lacity college. edu/academic/departments/dace.

Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and seating is first come, first served. For more information, call (323) 9534000 ext. 2864 Get Job Interview Advice Students who want to improve interviewing skills can look to the Career & Job Development Center for help. Their last individual, 10-minute “mock interview” sessions for the semester will be on Dec. 10, from 5-6 p.m. There is no need to sign up ahead of time. For more information, call (323) 9534000 ext. 2210 ‘Finals Frenzy’ at Student Union Students can enjoy movies, games, refreshments, prize giveaways and more during the LACC Programming Board fall 2012 “Finals Frenzy” on Dec. 1014 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Third Floor of the Student Union.

For more information call (323) 953-4000 ext. 2450, or email studentlife@lacc.edu.

Placard Abuse Draws More DOT Stings

By Matthew Mullins Several of the cars parked around City College with red and blue disabled placards were still warm with condensation from the chilly morning air last Wednesday. Rain fell in big drops into gutters as Collegian reporters followed undercover DOT agents. The agents watched as unsuspecting students hustled back and forth from their classes. The agents conducted a sting operation from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Nov. 28.

The Department of Transportation (DOT) is investigating disabled placard abuse around L.A. City College. The DOT says it will continue to set up sting operations near campus over the next few months.

Earlier this year, professor Robert Vangor wondered why so many disabled placards hung from the rearview mirrors of cars on Heliotrope and Willow Brook Avenues.

“I think there must be some sort of illegal ring distributing these placards,” Vangor said.

An illegal ring does not seem to be the problem, according to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).

At one point, reporters counted 23 placards being used on the metered parking spaces around campus. There are 55 spaces total. After checking the license plate numbers and their corresponding placard numbers, 17 of them are possible repeat offenders.

“The sting operations are random, and done by complaint level. It’s all based on availability of resources. Any complaint we receive, and we will go to investigate,” said Bruce Gilman, DOT public information officer.

Last week, the DOT set up a

sting operation on Heliotrope and Willow Brook Avenues. The fine can go up to $1,000 and includes possible jail time.

“To fine the individual, they have to get out of their car. The [starting] price is $363 for misuse of disabled persons parking placards,” said Sgt. Kimmi Porter.

In order for a citation to be written, there must be “on-site evidence” of an infraction witnessed by a law enforcement or parking enforcement officer.

The DMV has stopped pursuing the problem near City College, but they will come out if requested.

During their investigation, DOT agents kept an eye on drivers and made their way around the streets surrounding City College. Pamela Crenshaw is an LACC addiction counseling major. She’s also a legally disabled driver.

“I have a brace on my leg, I have spinal arthritis,” Crenshaw said. “I’m not even supposed to be carrying this [points to handbag] A lot of people who don’t look like they’re handicapped are. It’s hard to tell, and that’s why we are asked to carry our receipts around and our doctor’s

note, but yeah, there are a lot of people who take advantage.”

Individuals must keep their DMV application receipt in their car with their name in it, as well as the placard, according to Jessica Gonzalez of DMV Media Relations.

“This verifies who is either operating or riding in the vehicle is in fact, the same person using the placard,” Gonzalez said.

Cadet Roberto Flores of LACC Sheriff’s Department explained how some placards fall into the wrong hands.

“People don’t even need to go to the DMV to renew their placards,” Flores said. “it happens automatically. It is also evident that some are stolen from deceased disabled drivers’ cars or mailboxes.”

City Councilman Dennis Zines, who is also a former LAPD officer, is still working on legislative changes that aim to minimize the abuse. He accompanied agents on some of the sting operations in Downtown, Los Angeles.

“We need to make it convenient for law officers and authorities to identify the abuse … We could designate parking meters for disabled [persons], although that would be protested widely by people who are actually disabled … Another option is to require a photo of the disabled driver to be affixed to the placard,” said Chief Legislative Deputy, Brian Perry.

Perry says that the issue causes widespread parking problems in Los Angeles. A City Council subcommittee will determine whether to hear the proposed legislative changes within the next couple of months.

Placard abuse is also affecting Pierce, Glendale and East Los Angeles Community Colleges.

Tory Topjian, a professor at Glendale College has seen the same problem in the metered parking around her college.

“I have a placard, because of my walking disability, but most of the time I don’t use it, and try to walk the extra distance.

I only use it when I absolutely have to,” Topjian said. “It is rampant at Glendale where I teach.

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Lack of Funding Kills Winter Session

At Los Angeles City College, students and faculty are buzzing from one of the most interesting pranks in City College history.

Jose Barrientos, a local comedian and student, spent the entire fall semester pretending to have a Mexican accent in his Speech 101 class. Barrientos presented four speeches for his class, choosing topics relatable to his mexican accented “character.”

His speeches revolved around Mexican history and culture. He spoke about piñatas, Cinco de Mayo, his love of David Hasselhoff, and even lied about riding a donkey to school when he lived in Mexico. Students compared his character to “Pedro” from the film Napoleon Dynamite.

“I’m a stand-up comedian. Everyone has little ideas. I thought to myself, what if this happened?

So I decided to try it out,” said Barrientos.

He faked the accent for the first three speeches and revealed he could speak English fluently in the final speech project of the semester. He recorded each speech and created a video on the entire prank. He uploaded it to YouTube and in a few short days, his video had been viewed by over 2 million people. Thousands of comments on the video focused on Barrientos’ grade and complimented him with being clever and dedicated.

See Pranks Page 6

By Amber Mason

Scan the QR code to watch an exclusive interview with Barrientos.

Many students assumed that the passage of Proposition 30 would result in a winter session at City College, but administrators say it was never in the plans.

Year-round programs like the Allied Health Programs will continue on campus throughout the would-be semester, but no other courses will be offered at City College.

“It was discussed, but when everything was weighed out it never was a serious consideration by the enrollment management team,” said Dr. Dan Walden, vice president of Academic Affairs.

Instead, the school will offer 115 additional courses in the spring semester, as well as a summer semester next year. According to dean of admissions William Marmolejo, the scope of the summer schedule is contingent on student enrollment in the spring.

See Funding,Page 6

Jose Barrientos

Index 2 – Opinion & Editorial 3 – News 4 – Final Schedule 5 – A&E

6 – Campus Life 7 – Sports 8 – Photo Focus

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Opinion & Editorial

Wednesday December 5, 2012

EDITORIAL

To Faculty, Staff of the Year

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Collegian Co-Editors-In-Chief Matthew Mullins

Education can be a thankless profession. As the semester closes and the year ends, we want to stop and say thank you to all who have helped inspire LACC students toward better, brighter futures.

First, to the professors. We have the privilege of hearing you speak to us (rather than at us) in the classroom; of accessing your wisdom and intelligence, your real-world experience, and your encouragement of independent thinking and assertive pursuit of the truth. To your readily available office hours, the alwaysopen door policy, and your attention to your craft rather than simply your paycheck, thank you.

Administrators: For taking time to answer questions about the school and clarifying your policies; for the advancements you have spearheaded, and your openness to feedback, even criticism, to demonstrate your commitment to LACC and the students you mention in your eloquently crafted public statements--thank you.

And to the others on staff-from career counselors to appointment setters, to the protectors of campus peace: You provide invaluable career advice, flexible appointment times, and timely reports because we know how much you care that students and staff members remain safe, connected and informed under your watch. Thank you.

True, misunderstandings can happen.

Like on Nov. 24, when Collegian reporter Jesa Pugh was turned away from three different administrative offices.

“I’ve patiently waited to ask school-related questions, while they carry on with social conversations,” she said. “I understand that sometimes people are just busy, but as a student it’s our right to have access to the administration and faculty.”

Or Hoon Kim’s recent experience at the career center: “I went to the career center to ask a couple questions about an article. The professor said she couldn’t do it today, because

Richard Martinez Copy Editor Denise Barrett Front Page Editor Olga Tatalykoba Opinions and Editorials Naomi Johnson Arts & Entertainment David Stamp Kat Ayala Sports Byron Umana Photo Editors Abel Zarate Jr. Kat Ayala Graphic Designer Josue Hernandez Reporters Carlo Minero Sarah Weiss Esther Leng Jesa Pugh Amber Mason Solange Noel Geoff Smith Hoon Kim Svetlana Yurash David Tapia Alvaro Mendizabal Photographers Inae Bloom Illustration By David Stamp/Collegian

she has too many students. And we asked for her email. She said get it from the students who are working here. She basically disregarded us ... She was right there and could certainly have given us a little time.”

But surely these are anomalies.

We understand your time is valuable, paid for by the unit, in fact. We know you understand that as you take time out of your busy schedules, breaking off conversations with co-workers to answer student (and student

reporter) questions, you help us gain a greater knowledge of the resources and activities available around campus. You help ensure we realize the full value of our education and tuition dollars.

Without your time, attention or mutual respect--your dedication to your often longheld jobs--students would have to seek alternatives to costly classroom education, like the free online courses now offered

by Harvard, MIT and Stanford.

LACC’s hallways would be empty, bookstores closed, the campus

abandoned and lost like a legend of a bygone era.

And Proposition 30? Well, that money voted on by the public, including some LACC students, to pay salaries, prevent layoffs and improve campus resources would have gone elsewhere.

Setting up more free online education platforms, perhaps?

In today’s economy, education has become a privilege for students and educators. Given its power to exponentially change lives, education should be a right. As an educator you have

the power to create new futures for every student you choose to engage with--or choose to ignore.

So while we have no Faculty of the Year awards to hand out, we want to thank each and every person who meets the challenges of being an educator daily, who works hard to make an impact and cares beyond the classroom.

Thank you for going the extra mile and laying the foundation, conversation by conversation, for our futures.

Election Empowers Minorities for President

Borrowing from Paul to Pay Peter

By Alvaro Mendizaba

By Marisela Brazfield

The General Election of 2012 induced a frenzy of political disorientation, and the country appeared to be divided on the government’s role in the economy. The nation rallied around two tickets, RomneyRyan, and Obama-Biden.

For months their names swamped all platforms of media, everyday saturating the airwaves more so than the day before.

Networks crammed additional coverage on the campaigns, with viewers gaining only brief relief while Superstorm Sandy pummeled the East Coast.

Soon after the nation’s overload on weather porn, November 6 drew nearer. The media continued its onslaught of coverage on Ohio, also known as the only state that electorally matters every four years. Again, voters braced themselves for the final barrage of ads and analysis from both sides of the political spectrum.

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But as it turns out, and to my satisfaction, the race wasn’t close.

Obama won decisively! And the people inherited the status quo, a House with a Republican majority, a Democratic supermajority in the Senate, and four more years of Obama and Biden.

Admittedly, I’m experiencing a bit of political fatigue at this point, somewhat nauseated staring down the looming fiscal cliff. The prospect of ongoing political gridlock seems high considering the insignificant changes in legislative representation, specifically in the House.

The outlook appears grim, unearthing fears of another economic recession.

On the bright side, among all the postelection squabbling, there are bipartisan voices that would like to avoid slamming the brakes on the economy, and that gives me hope, at least for the near future.

An observation to take away from the election is that youth

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and ethnic minorities undoubtedly embody America’s future.

In Florida, students came out in scores to vote helping to grind out a win for Obama in their state. Three out of four Latinos voted for Obama, and the black vote was overwhelmingly in favor of the Obama camp.

The United States has evolved, minority demographics are deciding elections, and therefore deciding the direction of the country. I’m excited for the next four years because we are a nation of immigrants, ethnically diverse with progressive tendencies.

It’s time to abandon the racial framework of previous generations, the social stigmas that prohibit LGBT marriages, confront income inequality, enact campaign finance reform, address climate change, and most importantly, continue to move forward.

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It’s a relief to know that Proposition 30 was passed by California voters and that our K-12 schools will receive roughly 89 percent of the seven year, $6 billion fund, while community colleges will reap the remaining 11 percent. But it’s not a simple victory. Since 2009, California has continually ranked 47 out of 50 in the U.S. K-12 system. This has devastating implications for the future of higher education.

I’m a simple child and family social services worker. I know little about charts, budgets and statistics. Conversely, I know that most of the kids who I work with are low functioning in simple educational skills, particularly in grades five through nine.

Surely, working in the social services world I can go on justifying why these children are so far behind and why their parents cannot seem to advocate on their behalf. I can cite domestic violence, drug and alcohol abuse, physical abuse, mental illness, etc. As a matter of fact on most days, it is easier for me to believe that.

Born and raised in Los Angeles, my K-12 experience was profoundly different than what these kids experience now. On any day, without the advocacy of my parents, I knew of Van Gough, Bach, Einstein, Watergate, Ancient Greece and all the Jazz greats.

Teachers took pride in seeing

their students thrive, even with the mischievous kids. They weren’t tortured by pending layoffs. I didn’t have to sell iPods or magazines at Gelson’s Market to raise money for field trips, art classes and science books. These opportunities and resources were provided.

And do you know what else?

My family and my classmates’ families had the same problems these kids in social services have now. Except today’s kids aren’t thriving as much as my generation did.

I do not have the answers, only the same angry questions any other citizen has about California’s educational system. I could not have gotten as good of an education without the support I received as a public school kid, we had money troubles then too.

I just don’t understand.

I enjoy sharing with my clients that I attend LACC after work. It gives them hope. As I drive toward campus, I panic that higher education will not be possible for this generation if by age 15 they are still functioning academically at a “low” thirdgrade level. If quality education is difficult to obtain in grade school, how will students of this generation ever be able to soar to new heights in education? This question proves that the passing of Proposition 30 is indeed a complicated victory.

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No Winter Session Coming to City From Page 1

Photo By Abel Zarate Jr./Collegian (From left to right) Dan Walden, Renee D. Martinez and Daniel La Vista discuss how Prop 30 would benefit LACC at El Camino Theater on Nov. 15. Some of the topics included the distribution of funding throughout the school and targeted goals for additional classes to reduce class sizes by next summer in 2013.

Campus Town Hall Meeting Offers Prop 30 Answers

By Carlos Minero Faculty members, students and administrators attended a Town Hall meeting Nov. 19, in the Camino Theatre to learn more about what the passage of Proposition 30 will bring to the campus.

Los Angeles City College has added 115 classes to the spring schedule, but there will be no 2013 winter intersession.

The college still faces budget challenges.

“There are about 85 less classes in the spring this time, then there were last spring,” said Vice President of Academic Affairs Dan Walden. “The spring was going to be 200 less, but with Prop 30, we were able to put in 115 more sections.”

The vice president told

attendees that City College must increase its enrollment efficiency. Class sizes at City College are slightly smaller than some other campuses.

“We need to try to do better,” Walden said. “Maybe we can’t be the number one college in the district, which is East, [East L.A. College] that has an average section size of 41, but we could at least reach at some point within the next semester or two or three, the average section size within the district which would be almost around 36.”

Faculty members at the meeting asked questions about “Achieve the Dream” and “The Student Success Task Force.”

Others expressed worry over the student to counselor ratio. At

the end of the meeting, LACC Interim President Reneé D. Martinez concluded by asking for the help and cooperation of the campus community.

“We have wonderful programs here at City College and we have students who really want to have a better life and to have a job that’s not the minimum wage,” Martinez said. “But we can do it together, but we can’t do it alone.”

Chancellor Daniel LaVista said the Los Angeles Community College District will avoid a funding cut of $30 million because of the passage of Proposition 30 according to the Los Angeles Times.

Many students say they find the absence of the winter semester to be a major setback. Those planning to transfer in the near future and those who rely on continuous enrollment say they are dissatisfied with the cuts.

“As a veteran, I get G.I. benefits for being in school. So, no winter session interrupts those benefits. Plus that two month gap is bad educationally; just to have two months you’re not learning anything,” said music major, Da-

vid Estes.

Some students, however say they do not mind the fact that winter will hold no classes for them this year.

“It doesn’t really affect me, because I wasn’t even planning on coming. It might sidetrack me, because I’ll have to make up classes, but at the same time it’s a waste of money. I don’t really think you can learn anything in a month, said Evelyn Landaverde, an administration of justice major.

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Administrators seem sympathetic to the position of students who find the lack of a winter semester an obstacle, and are eager to offer advice.

Our goals are to help students reach their goals as quickly as possible. I’m hopeful that with prop 30 passing, we may be turning a corner and things may be getting better. In the meantime just register as quickly as possible. Be persistent and patient,” Marmolejo says.

Winter classes will be available at the following district colleges: East L.A. College, Trade Tech. and Valley College. Students can register for classes using the registration appointment time listed on the Student Information System.

Photo By Mathew Mullins/Collegian

From Page 1

A car parked on Heliotrope Avenue is lacking a license plate and is a possible abuser of the disabled parking placard.

I only use it when I absolutely have to,” Topjian said. “It is rampant at Glendale where I teach.

A lot of times, I have to go to the parking structure on top of the hill to park and it’s a sad thing.

The parking spots for placards is right in front of the Glendale College Police station and they still don’t do anything about it.”

A recent study by Fehrs and Peers Transportation Consul-

tants states, “Vehicles with disabled placards occupied more than a quarter of all meters surveyed (which, as a side note, suggests the existence of fraud alone, since only 20 percent of Los Angeles County reports a disability). They also consumed the most unpaid time: whereas the average vehicle parked for roughly half an hour, the average disabled placard vehicle parked

for 3 hours and 49 minutes.”

If you witness disabled placard abuse, contact one of these agencies: DOT at (213) 972-8470 DMV at (800) 777-0133 Or contact LACC Campus Police at: (323) 662- 5276

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Wednesday December 5, 2012

Arts & Entertainment

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THEATER REVIEW

Preparing to Sashay

Photos By Abel Zarate jr./Collegian Chloe Mondesir, a dancer of the Jazz Dance Class in Room 102 from the Women’s Gym, rehearses with great intensity along with fellow students in preparation for the Dance Show, on Thurs. Nov. 6, in the El Camino Theatre.

By David Stamp Dancers go over the smooth geometry and practiced inspirations of modern, ballet, tap and jazz styles in preparation for their end of semester dance recital, however, dance students at LACC aren’t just going through the motions.

Students in professor Phyllis Eckler’s jazz dance class take an active role in creating the choreography for their semester recital.

“Each student has to come up with one 8-count of dance. Then, groups of four, pair together and teach each other their choreography,” Eckler said, “I really appreciate when the students work together, when they share their choreography with each other.”

Students learn to harness the rhythms and flourishes that already exist within their forms.

“They learn how to count, how to come in and when to go off and they have to keep aware of the music, their musicality really improves

in this class,” Eckler said.

Non-verbal cues amount to 93 percent of communication. In academia, a large amount of time is spent on learning how to communicate through the written word and training in non-verbal communication is often under-valued. Dancers learn to communicate concepts, themes and emotions with their bodies.

“Because in dance you have to take on different personalities, so to speak, you have to bring out a different character for each dance that you’re doing,” said Skyla Walker, a dance major at City College.

Many dancers say they prefer to focus on styles of dance that speak to their personality.

“I like modern and tap. I feel like tap always steals the show, and modern is very lyrical, so I can express more of my emotion through modern dance,” said Ashley Jenkins, a dance major here at City.

The dance demonstration will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 5 at noon in the Women’s Gym, Room 107. Admission is free. The recital will take place the following day at

8 p.m. in the Camino Theatre. Tickets are $7 and can be purchased at the theater box office and online through the LACC website.

By Abel Zarate Jr. Once again the Da Vinci Gallery is in full swing with the LACC Student Photography Show. This time around, the gallery is showcasing the work of LACC photographers through Thursday.

The show hosts an array of images that include portraiture, digital images on canvas dry point with acrylic, and a mix of

Photo By Inae Bloom/Collegian Actors Gabrielle Lamb and Daniel Button, who embody and characterize two different sides of Andy Warhol, stack Campbell’s Soup cans in a scene from “Untitled Warhol Project,” a production of the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble and LACC Theatre Academy.

Rio Shimizu and Walter Barrera practice an intricate dance exercise for their performance on Thursday night in the Camino Theatre at 7:30 p.m.

Photos By Abel Zarate jr./Collegian “Diversity-Fruits, Veggies & Society” by Lucca Loffredo offer analog and digital images on color photographic paper in one of the most colorful pieces on display.

other interesting styles.

It may seem as if photographers are rarely seen around campus. Most tend to be lurking in the dark somewhere—and so they are—lurking in the darkroom that is. They only venture out of the photo department for some fresh air or a bite to eat.

And for that reason, so much artistic photography is created

Takes audience on a trip into the World of Warhol

By Sarah Weiss

ART REVIEW

Photos Present Artistic Array at Da Vinci

UNTITLED WARHOL PROJECT

only to go unnoticed. This is the reason the LACC Student Photography Show is not to be missed. Foam board prints, color photographic paper, Fuji prints and analog images—can all be seen at the gallery now.

The gallery’s opening reception on Nov. 15, had a great turnout that included students accompanied by friends, staff

members and faculty from various departments.

With bites to eat, refreshments and some tunes, attendees appeared to enjoy the evening.

The exhibition offers a form of inspiration, an expression of creativity and imagination in the photographic arts.

For Hollywood hopefuls, Los Angeles stands as the gatekeeper of fame. People languish in purgatorial jobs in anticipation of eventually rising to stardom. Andy Warhol, supernova of the art world said, “Everyone will be famous for 15 minutes,” and for the cast and directors of the “Untitled Warhol Project,” that prediction held true.

On Nov. 8, the “Untitled Warhol Project” debuted at the Odyssey Theatre as a culmination of efforts from the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble’s Student Outreach Program and the Los Angeles City College Theatre Academy.

There were four performances in total, spaced out between Nov. 29 and Dec1.

Depicting the life of Andy Warhol required nose-diving into the fame and celebrity obsessed culture of post-World War II America.

The play, quite ambitiously, chose to focus on Warhol’s impression upon the counterculture movement, celebrity, and the art world of the 1960s through the 1980s.

The play was a biographical portrayal of the highs and lows of Warhol’s legacy. Pivotal symbols in Warhol’s life such as bananas and Campbell’s Soup cans were highlighted in original songs and choreography performed by the ensemble.

The play incorporated a collection of artistic disciplines: documentary, dance, song, and fashion to capture the erratic and extremely public persona of Warhol.

The choice to use a variety of mediums gave the play a dynamic flow. It was specially important to hold the audience’s attention as the performance didn’t include an intermission.

For those that expected just another college production of, “Our Town,” the Untitled Warhol

Project brings exactly the opposite. The play presents itself more as a three dimensional poem; less plot-oriented, more visual.

“His world is claustrophobically jam-packed-with people, artworks, collectibles, junk – and so every visit to the world of Warhol hyper-stimulates and exhausts the traveler’s possibilities open to the point of electrical short circuit,” said Leslie Ferreira, creator of Untitled Warhol Project and drama City.

As members of the audience entered the theatre space, the actors stood on stage, patiently surveying their audience. The stage was set to resemble the Factory, the hip hangout where Warhol and “Warhol Superstars” created art and engaged in drug use. “Venus in Furs” a single from the Velvet Underground (a band with whom Warhol collaborated) wafted through the space transporting the audience back into the 60’s.

Pronounced characters such as: Edie Sedgwick, Valerie Solanas, and Candy Darling, were portrayed, but overall the cast performed as an ensemble. In one moment Edie Sedgwick would wear her iconic black tights under her fur over-coat and then swiftly rejoin the ensemble as an entirely other character in a different costume the following scene.

Warhol’s art will sell for millions of dollars, but his real bestowment the inspiration his work affords to many individuals. Warhol made himself a canvass of pop-culture and revolutionized what Americans thought art should be.

In the final moment of the play, Warhol asks, “Do you see anyone famous?” as the lights began to shine onto audience, Warhol answers, “No, just you.”

Seven-time Academy Awardnominated actress and activist Jane Fonda sat down for a live interview with NBC L.A. anchor Robert Kovacik after receiving the inaugural Visionary Award from the Los Angeles Press Club on Sunday, Nov. 18 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel.

The National Entertainment Journalism Awards recognizes journalists for the best arts and entertainment reporting. Fonda, who has won two Academy Awards, discussed everything from political and social activism, her current role on “Newsroom,” to personal choices and love in a candid Q&A.

Photo By Inae Bloom/Collegian

Always at the forefront of change, Fonda spoke of her work with the Women’s Media Center, an organization she co-founded with Gloria Steinem and Robin Morgan in 2005. “You know that in terms of decision making positions, heft jobs in the media … only 3 percent of those positions are held by women … and the media is so important ‘cause it creates our consciousness. So we’re trying to train and encourage more women to be involved both … in journalism, in television, behind the camera, in front of the camera.”

Photo By Inae Bloom/Collegian Actors Mark Vail and Helena Brennan play hosts selling the commodified art of silk screening as the ensemble cast dances the “machinery” of the process during a dress rehearsal at The Odyssey Theatre, Nov. 15.

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By Svetlana Yurash.

The Student Union building is a new place on campus for students to congregate and socialize. Los Angeles City College students and faculty celebrated the grand opening of the Student Union building on Nov. 14, 2012.

The Student Union has a variety of services and resources for the city college students, such as the Associated Student Government (ASG), the X Foundation offices, several meeting rooms, a bookstore, a computer lab, and a public plaza with outdoor theatre.

“It is an amazing facility, and it’s really modern, it’s state of art.

And I think the most important thing about it that it’s going to give the students on this campus the sense of community that is rare for a community college,” said Jwyanza Hobson, president of ASG. The new building cost $35 million to build and it’s 65,000 square feet in size. The project was paid for with funding approved by voters, as part of the $6 billion Los Angeles Community College District Building Program.

“I’m very proud of this new building because not only of this strikingly in term of wonderful architecture, but it also need our LACCD build green,” said Renee Martinez, interim of LACC. The new student union sustainability features include strategies to reduce energy consumption, increase water efficiency and manage air pollution contamination. To reduce energy costs, the project uses natural light instead of indoor fluorescent lighting, to assist with heating and cooling. The installation of solar panels will provide up to 10% of the energy needs. The project uses low flow water appliances, and drought-resistant California native plants and trees that provide shade to the public plaza.

“This building is for us. This idea of thinking different, doing something different for campuses-- It really does feel like a fullfledged institution,” said Steve Veres, LACCD board president.

“There is an opportunity to feel like you are a part of community that studies together, learn together, a community that experiences things together and certainly has the support system and place to ensure that your time here at LACCD is the first step of a college experience that is a growth process in your life time for carrier success.”

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3. Homegirls Industries catered the grand opening of the Student Union. The company provided a buffet with home-style tacos, tortilla chips, green and red salsa, rice, salad, guacamole and sweet bread.

1. Students and faculty gather outside the Student Union to listen to keynote speakers on November 13,2012.

2. Red Ribbon Ceremony: It’s official, as the Student Union opens with all of the bells and whistles: including food, live music and lots of speeches on Nov. Interim President Renee D. Martinez cuts the ribbon with the help of (left to right) Vice President of Academic Affairs Dan Walden, Dean of Student Life, Earic Peters, LACCD Chancellor, Daniel LaVista, Board of Trustees President, Steve Veres and Trustee, Scott Svonkin.

4. Guests made an enormous line to be provided with fresh fruits and vegetable along with Homegirls hand made tacos with freshly made natural juices.

5. Student Central: The Student Union opened on Oct. 1 with the accent on student life and guided tours of the 72,000 square foot facility. Students took advantage of Club Rush and free food, with entertainment courtesy of the Jalapeno Brothers.

Photos By Gillies Spencer, Jorge Ponce, Inae Bloom/Collegian

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Sharon Hendricks AFT 1521 Chapter President

Allison Jones Dean of Academic Affairs “The passage of Prop 30 means in simplest terms that L.A. City College is adding back 115 class sections that would have been cut otherwise … It means more access to students statewide which means they can do their degree completion, transfers or get their certificates in a more timely fashion and be more successful.”

Students will still continue to struggle to get classes at the time and day that works for their schedules and adjunct faculty continue to lose jobs as a consequence of class cuts.

We need to continue to fight for funding for community colleges in our state. I want to thank the students of the ASG, faculty from our AFT chapter at LACC, the California Federation of Teachers and others who played critical roles in phone banking, precinct walking, voter registration and all the grass roots advocacy that needs to happen to win a campaign like Prop 30. The fight for our students’ educational future isn’t over. We’ve won this battle but there remains a true war in California on how to solve our budget woes without weakening our community college system”

Will Marmolejo Dean of Admissions and Records “First of all it means we’re able to offer more classes …

Our original plan was, we were not going to offer any winter (classes) [and] very minimal summer (classes) which is a reduction compared to last year … So, we’re now offering more spring classes and we’re planning on offering a summer session. Unfortunately we couldn’t offer winter (classes) in time … I really think that this is kind of the beginning, hopefully of an upward trend in education, because it’s been really difficult for students.

I know, I get all the calls and students coming into the Admissions Office concerned or frustrated because they can’t get classes. Hopefully we’ll see that start to change in the next upcoming school year and into the future.”

Dr. Dan Walden Vice President of Academic Affairs “What the students can expect is that they will have 100 to 115 classes in the spring schedule that were not going to be there if Prop 30 had failed.

The other thing they can expect is that there is now going to be a summer intersession that will have an additional 50 to 100 classes.

[The Summer Session] will start around the middle of June and will go for six weeks to end of July … These classes will be student demand classes, in other words classes that have the highest student demand like your English, math and transfer classes.”

Construction Projects to See Spring Finish

By Geoff Smith Construction on campus has been riddled with roadblocks, causing delays and deserted work sites.

Asbestos removal, black iron replacement, obtaining District of the State Architecture (DSA) approval, and balancing the budget take time.

This is what happens to aging campuses with growing deficits. “[Work] has been slowed down due to some design issues, but it’s moving forward again,” said Harris & Associates Project Director Chris Dunn. He and his company have been contracted to oversee all construction here at LACC. He says there has been little or no progress in construction since he last spoke with the Collegian in late September.

Dunn says crews are focusing on three major sites at the moment: Clausen Hall, the Health Fitness and Physical Education Building and the Track and Field area atop the parking structure along Heliotrope Drive. Then, crews will begin working on the next set of projects.

“I really wish all the construction will be over with soon. I don’t like the detours to get around campus, or the fact we have unsightly fences in various locations on campus,” said Latasha Haynes, a student here at City.

Modernization of both Da Vinci Hall and the South Gym are currently awaiting DSA approval. Modernization involves an extensive renovation; basically a full upgrade on the interior of a building. Work on Holmes Hall is scheduled to begin this upcoming spring with a projected completion date sometime in early 2014.

Pending approval from the Board of Trustees, and a year’s time worth of designing, construction of the new Maintenance and Operations/Physical Plant isn’t expected to start until spring 2014, ending in 2015.

As new buildings go up, some must come down. The deteriorating Learning Resource Center/Student Services Building will be demolished this spring as well. Dunn says there are plans to replace the outdated Administration Building, but much later on.

“We want to build buildings to where the students have a good feeling when they walk in,” said Deputy Project Director at Harris & Associates Charles Wren.

Wren says work for the Red Line Project will begin after they receive a “B” permit from the city. The project will create a new entrance into the campus on Willow Brook and Vermont Avenues. The project is expected to be completed in spring 2014.

While Clausen Hall remains 33 percent complete since September; the Health Fitness and P.E. building is reported at 70 percent completion. The Track and Field project is nearly done. A two-month period is required after crews lay down a three-inch-thick layer of concrete on the track. Then, a layer of rubber is laid over it. So, come this spring, barring any further delays; Dunn and Wren confirm work on these sites should see full completion by spring.

Jose Barrientos chose to present the history of Cinco de Mayo with a Mexican accent to his Speech 101 class as a joke.

Prankster Goes Viral From Page 1 The black square had an annotation saying, “I was asked by a third party to censor the faces of the students, or take down the video.”

Just after his YouTube Video was altered, the Collegian was contacted by City College administration and asked to alter their new broadcast video created on the prank, that included footage of the students and a short interview with Barrientos. A black square was added over the classroom scene to comply with City College privacy policies.

Barrientos did have verbal

consent, but without the written consent, college officials requested he alter it or take it down.

The videos’ popularity continues to climb. Many people who have found his video on YouTube consider his prank semiracist. Barrientos feels that this was more of an experiment on racial stereotypes and how they relate to the human psyche.

“Yes, I realize that what I did gives a negative connotation to the Hispanic immigrant,” Barrientos said. “...I walk around and tell people absurd stereotypical things, only those who buy into

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the stereotypes would believe them. When they [students] realized I was a fake, they had an interesting moment of self-realization, within which they could question their own judgement, their own presumptions about race, and social dynamics. If anything, my effigy of a typical Hispanic immigrant, served only as a mirror for their own prejudice.”

He clearly states in the video, that the reason for his prank was for people to learn how to communicate effectively.

Photo By Jorge Ponce/Collegian Members of the Fighting Gaming Community gather on the Second Floor of the Student Union every Thursday, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Club members’ gaming choices are limited to fighting games on PlayStation and XBOX 360.

Gamers Level-up

By David Tapia The Fighting Gaming Community (FGC) is one of LACC’s newest clubs and promises to help students have fun while playing their favorite fighting video games.

“I like that I bring my friends and people I know together. Over the last couple semesters, people hung out at the arcade. We can now bring them here on campus to have fun … We’re all crazy guys, but we’re all a cool bunch,” said Jeffrey Lopez, a business administration major.

The club meets on Thursdays at the Student Conference Room in the Student Union Building between 3-7 p.m. They often play popular video games, such as “Street Fighter,” “Marvel vs. Capcom 3” and “Tekken 6.”

“I like being a part of the Fighting Gaming Community,” said computer science major, Aaron Hilliard.

“I come here to play my favorite game, which is King of Fighter.

Yeah, it’s a good club so far.”

One of FGC’s goals is to prepare its members for the annual Evolution Championship Series (EVO), one of the biggest fighting game tournaments in the country. According to the EVO website,

Street Fighter 2 more than 3,500 individuals from the United States enter the tournament, drawing audiences of up to 4,000 – 6,000.

FGC President and photography major, Edwin Martinez says the club is not only a great way for individuals to train for gaming tournaments, he also believes the students in general benefit from having a place to gather and enjoy their favorite video games.

“With midterms and finals, people get stressed out,” Martinez said, “The club can be a good study break for students, so they can relax and play some of their favorite

games.”

The FGC hosts weekly tournaments where students compete for a cash prize. However, many just show for “casual play,” when they can enjoy their favorite games without taking part in the tournaments.

“It’s a nice place to come after a stressful day. I get schoolwork and just come here and relax,” said Jesse Robinson, a computer science major.

The club has a motto: “Don’t get salty.” It means “Don’t be a sore loser,” be respectful and let others have a turn.

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Aiming for the Goal

By Solange-Noel Nyenty Arianna Casanova wants to play on the Mexican, women’s national soccer team, and is doing everything in her power to do so.

She currently attends City College, double majoring in criminal justice and nursing, while training hours on end to ensure soccer remains a part of her future.

“I have not given up on my dreams and do not intend on doing that, especially [with] my education,” Casanova said.

Being the first female in her immediate family to attend college, education remains on of her top priorities. Casanova says she wishes to be a role model for her sister and her cousins and young girls in the community.

She says her passion for education comes from her mother.

Casanova says her mother is her biggest inspiration. However, soccer makes her truly happy.

It was her stepfather, she says, who first introduced her to soccer.

He plays the sport constantly and has always encouraged her to pursue her dream, regardless of societal pressures.

“Soccer for me is a way of expressing myself and allowing aggression to become vented, but my passion for soccer has resulted in bitter-sweet moments,” Casanova said.

Casanova obtained a knee

injury while playing soccer in a high school game in her tenth grade.

She was not aware of the injury until trying to walk became an ordeal. Her doctor told her she had a dislocated knee and would need surgery, or abandon her dream of playing soccer professionally.

She has long since recovered from her injury, and continues to play indoor soccer at City.

Casanovas’ long-term goal is to complete her education in criminal justice and, in two years, gain enough experience to be come a registered nurse. To her, these goals go hand in hand with her dream of being a soccer star.

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Schooled: Students Get Served

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Arianna Casanova

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Jermaine Tree Small is looking large as he goes up for a layup to keep the faculty team in the lead as defender Aristote Tumba has no choice but to look on.

The faculty team was completed with students of age 30 yrs. and older.

By Hoon Kim Experience trumps youth as the faculty team beat the student team 54-31 in its inaugural student versus faculty basketball game.

The students brought an exhilarating energy to the court with an up-tempo offense, which after every rebound would push the ball up the court. They attacked the basket at every opportunity possible.

In contrast the faculty players brought the ball up slowly and set their offensive set. They immediately threw the ball inside the paint to Jermaine “Tree” Small. Teamwork was the focus of their strategy, as made evident in the fact that players gave up good shots for great shots.

Chris Carter threw down an empathic slam-dunk with assistance of an alley-oop off the backboard. The student section cheered as the lead was cut to eight with 15:36 left on the game clock. Carter a 6’8’’center overshadows his competition but not today as Jermaine “Tree” Small stands at 6’9’’ for the faculty team.

Carter’s dunk was the highlight of the game.

“It was just spur of the moment, he threw it up to me and I got it,” Chris Carter said.

As Carter sat down with 14 minutes left in the game, the faculty went on a 14-2 run. Their lead climbed up to 42-24.

“They were just letting the other guys get some minutes and I knew that when I came out I noticed a change in the pace of the game.

We were just trying to get guys to have playing time and have fun out there,” Carter said.

Earic Peters, associate dean of students of student life, stated their

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experience was the key component for their victory.

“The introduction said we had 300 years of experience in terms of our age. Age and wisdom comes together sometimes. Tree, Shorty and I played collegiate basketball, so we have some experience on the court together. We can’t out run them and we can’t out jump the gym, so we have to walk it up and play a little bit smarter,” Earic Peters said.

The final play of the game ended on a 180-degree jump shot by Tree. As the clock hit zero the final score was 54-31. Liberal arts major, Bryan Orellann of the faculty team had solemn words for the students as the game was nearing the end.

“Get off the floor youngsters, get off the floor,” Orellann said.

Intramural Sports Coordinator, Chad Gammon guarantees the student versus faculty game will be a closer affair.

“At the end of the day it was fun and my guys get to play. We’re going to go bigger and better next Semester. Dean Peters and I are going to have a treat for you guys.

We are going have a wager on who wins the game and I think it will be more fun next year.

Jamara Debise a biological science major help put the game together. The outcome of the game did not damper her spirits.

“This is the first student versus faculty game of the school year and it’s a great event to kick off spirit week. I think it was very successful for first time doing it but next semester were looking for a bigger crowd and the students will win next time,” Debise said.

In your opinion, how are women treated in sports?

Fabiola Montoya Administrative Justice “I believe that people think that women are weaker than men. I can’t play like a man, they are too rough, but I wouldn’t mind the opportunity to play a “guy” sport.”

Luke LaGraff Acting “Most women in sports are better role models than men in sports.

[They are] constantly getting themselves into trouble.”

Kevin Peña Chicano Studies “When I am in my judo class, I’m always scared of hurting a girl, because they’re fragile. And I’m afraid of unnecessary touching.”

Francisco Lobo Undecided “[It’s funny that] when watching soccer, guys always seem to be complaining and women don’t when they get hurt.”

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How to Create a Spirit Dictatorship

By Byron Umana Bermudez The lights shining on the football field made the color of the grass and of the players’ uniforms stand out in harsh contrast. The stands are filled with screaming, cheering fans. A swarm of girls in black and yellow stripes wielding pompoms run down the track as the players come onto the field. This was the scene on any given Friday night at my former high school.

It seems nothing more than a distant memory now.

School spirit and community involvement have been lost here at City. Most students don’t even know don’t even know what our school mascot is. East Los Angeles

College students know their mascot the Husky, and half the world knows that the University of Southern California’s mascot is the Trojan.

City College has slowly lost its hold on the community. Although it was the school administration that cut sports, it is the student’s lack of outrage that is most disappointing City College students have decided to let the administration decide that athletics aren’t important.

As a result we are missing out on branding ourselves to the community, marketing our school to graduating high school seniors and enriching our college careers. If this continues, will we be able to stand

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proudly and say we came from this college?

It’s time to get up and play, get on the stands and cheer and time to make City the college for the students by the students. Let us be like the Trojans and fill the stands at the intramural games. Let’s walk up to the Administration Building and demand the return of sports. Let us not give the administration any more reason to not provide us with a superior education.

Like American World Cup Soccer player Mia Hamm once said, “If a team wants to intimidate you physically and you let them, they’ve won.” I refuse to let them win.

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Two court sheriffs grab Liam (Matt Lanter) by the shoulders, pulling him off of Adrianna (Jessica Lowndes), whom he has pinned up against the wall in a scene that takes place in the Communications Building, which was transformed into a courtroom last week.

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The cast of 90210 takes a break between scenes in the Student Union Building last Wednesday. From left to right: Cast members Jessica Lowndes, Shenae Grimes, Tristan Wilds, Michael Steger and Matt Lanter.

Photo above: Crew members huddle around Mark (Charlie Weber) as they prepare to shoot a fire scene.

Cast and crew of 90210 spent 3 days filming on LACC campus last week. It takes seven days to film one episode.

The episode is set to air sometime in January 2013.

Photo right: All in a Day’s Work: 90210 electrician Rob Leuker yawns as he steadies a light during filming.

AnnaLynne McCord, who plays Naomi in the series 90210, leaps onto the back of a taco truck as a steadycam operator captures the action during filming for Season 5, Episode 14: “Brother From Another Mother.”

Food trucks lined the Quad during filming of the “First Annual C.U. Food Truck Competition!” Camera assistant Steve Pazanti measures focal distance.

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Film Majors Gain First Hand Experience Despite Administration Late Notice

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lthough not previously notified about the campus filming of the “90120” TV series, students were given a set of new, out-of-the-norm rules on how to adjust to the shoot and were expected to follow the rules entirely.

The filming made other school activities like the health fair inconsequential, but students were thrilled to have celebrities on campus, which makes this event very complex to critique.

“The administration did not do a good job of informing the student body ahead of time about the filming,” said Earic Peters, dean of student life.

The fact the administration did not inform the school about this event demonstrates the poor communication between students and faculty, leading to several unanswered questions: Why did they wait until the third day of filming to inform students? What does the school gain from this TV company?

How much is the school receiving?

How does filming the show on school grounds affect the students? Why was the health fair completely ignored?

“It is not our fault nobody is focus-

ing on the health fair but on the filming [instead],” said Robert LePuki, one of the movie producers.

It was widely known a health fair was scheduled to take place on campus around the same time as the filming, but since the health fair was largely ignored in favor of the filming, a lot of the food trucks left. Instead of the health fair being the main event, all attention was turned to the filming which took place in various places on school grounds.

Though somewhat inconvenient, many students found the experience very educational, especially those who belong to the film department. It was a great opportunity for them to get a close-up look on how a TV set is organized.

“This is a great experience because I want to become a movie director. So I have the opportunity to meet some of the directors and get more information about the field or get an internship,” said Mariama, a cinema major at LACC. For many, the 90210 filming was their first experience on a film set. But

since they were also being told what to do and what not to do in certain areas, some of the students were not very pleased.

“I was told to be quiet by one of the crew members when I was having a conversation with a friend,” said Habiba Tanvin, an LACC student.

While many of the students were unconcerned with the production, others were bothered by the late email notification sent to students by the administration on the last day of filming. They did not have anything negative to say about the crew members or their event.

All they want is for the administration to notify the students beforehand so they know how to adjust to whatever is happening on campus.

The administration needs better communication with the student body in case something of this sort happens in the future. Students should be informed about what is going to happen on campus so they are aware and can avoid unnecessary confusion.

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