Rock n roll pioneer Jerry Leiber died in late August of cardiopulmonary failure at the age of 78 leaving behind a legacy of musical hits.
“HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE DREAM ACT, WHICH WOULD ALLOW ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TO GAIN ACCESS TO PUBLIC GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS?”
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NEWS BRIEFS Compiled by Richard Martinez Universal Studios Hollywood Hiring Universal Studios Hollywood is currently accepting applications for the Fall/Halloween season for parking lot attendants and Maze hosts. All available positions are seasonal, hourly union positions earning minimum or slightly higher wage. To apply go to www.ushjobs. com.
LACCD Offers Paid Internships LACCD is working to develop jobs for students at all Los Angeles Community Colleges campuses through its Internship Program. Internships are available in all disciplines, including architecture, computer graphics, marketing and business management, customer care and many others. Students enrolled in the Internship Program are eligible for full time, part time, and summer positions. The internships provide students with real work experience, exposure to cutting edge growth firms, and opportunities to assess personal career goals. Visit the Career Center at AD 190 between 1-3 p.m. to apply. Positions start at $10.64 an hour, 20 to 30 hours a week. Contact the Career Center at (323) 953-4000 ext. 2210.
Students Protest, Praise Obama at House of Blues
Volunteers Needed for Hospice Students interested in providing emotional support and care to individuals facing terminal illness should contact the Los Angeles Hospice. There is no age limit or academic major requirement and the hospice offers training to all new volunteers. Volunteers will not perform any medical duties. The hospice only asks that volunteers attend to patients at least once a week. If anyone is interested in helping, contact Sal Genovese, volunteer coordinator at (213) 351-1030.
By: Rocio Maya
Art Awaits Students at the Getty
LACC Student Ambassadors have arranged a trip to the Getty Museum for Oct. 14. The excursion is free to all current LACC students and transportation to the museum will be provided. A sign-up sheet is located at the Office of Student Life in the Cub Center. Only 25 seats are available. Music Department Concert Series Resumes Professional musicians will perform for the Music Department’s free concert series. All October performances are scheduled for Tuesdays and Thursdays at noon in Da Vinci Hall, Room 302. For more information on the concert series contact the Music Department at (323) 953-4000 ext. 2880.
Peer into the World of 2050 Catch a lecture by Professor of Geography Laurence Smith, hosted by the Los Angeles Geographical Society in the LACC ScienceTechnology Building on Oct. 7, at 8 p.m. Smith’s lecture “The World in 2050: Four Forces Shaping Civilization’s Northern Future” will highlight population and migration, natural resources, globalization and climate change, plus the overall effects of technology. Various lectures are scheduled for the first Friday of each month during the academic year at LACC. For more information on the event visit www.lageography.org.
Supporters and protesters gathered at the House of Blues on Sunset and Hollywood Boulevard last week as President Obama arrived, but the only song everybody seemed to be familiar with was the “Economy, war, and deportation blues.” House of Blues in West Hollywood which is known for hosting the hottest concerts, pop stars and string of diverse comedians set the stage for one of Barack Obama’s 2012 fundraising events a week ago. About 400 students, supporters and protesters from Southern California Colleges lined the streets. Some were protesting the policies under the Obama Administration. Admission to the Hollywood concert and speech ranged from $250 to $10,000 per ticket and was one of the many stops on the campaign trail. Police began to close off the streets of Melrose Avenue and La Cienega Boulevard around 3 p.m. The sights and sounds of chanting collegeage students filled the sidewalks of Hollywood Boulevard. The mood was peaceful. While guests waited in line for the concert, many demonstrators stood across the street from the House of Blues to protest the policies of the Obama Administration. There was high-level security all over the West Hollywood area. Demonstrators remarked on seeing sharpshooters and Secret Service agents. There was an equal ratio of supporters and protestors present.
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Students Pass on High-priced Textbooks By Mia Boykin Collegian survey shows students are using their own money to pay for books rather than using financial aids or book grants. The Higher Education Opportunity Act forces publishers to disclose textbook prices to students and faculty.
about LACC BOOKS N’ MORE, the campus bookstore, for failing to offer enough textbooks at an affordable price. Special edition textbooks made customized for Photo by Rocio Maya LACC also raise eyebrows. Some Collegian also question the impact profesUriel Sanchez and Vanessa Magana rally at a mock graduation at City Hall in Downtown Los sors have on textbook selec- Angeles in support of the California DREAM Act. tion. At least one administrator Professors and adminis- questions whether students save trators say they have seen in money for books prior to the an increase in the number of beginning of each semester. Programs like the Extended students who go throughout a semester without purchasing Opportunity Program & Services textbooks. This happens despite (EOP&S) have lowered the By Tu’Lisha Predom and Rocio Maya the negative impact it may have maximum amount of money for and non-state on grades. At the same time, books from $400 to $375, and Gov. Jerry Brown has brought scholarships students say purchasing their due to higher enrollment this undocumented students one funded grants. “We’re very pleased he [Gilbert textbooks strains their budgets. year, according to librarians, the step closer in realizing the equal Textbooks are essential for Martin Luther King Library opportunity for an affordable Cedillo] signed AB 130,” said Opinion & Editorial 2-3 student success, but the question is consistently checking out college and university education Conrado Terrazas, Principal Communications most students have on their mind textbooks to students. by signing part of the California Assistant, News 4 “We [the Bookstore] really are DREAM Act into law. Director for California Assembly is why textbooks are so expensive. According to the Federation here just to make sure that the The California DREAM Act member Gilbert Cedillo. Features 5 The bipartisan bill was of State Public Interest Research students are trying to get the right is composed of two bills: AB Arts & Entertainment 6-7 by then-senator Group (U.S. PIRG), “Students books,” said Christi O’Connor, 130 and AB 131. Collectively, sponsored spend an average of $900 a year LACC’s Bookstore manager. She It would grant undocumented Gilbert Cedillo in 2010. Construction Focus 8 California can now join on textbooks – 20 percent of agrees that textbook prices are students access to private scholtuition at an average university, out of control, but says that the arships as well as federal finan- several other states across the Campus Life 9 country that offer tuition breaks and half of tuition at community Bookstore makes only “about 25 cial assistance. college. Textbook prices have cents on the dollar on textbooks,” Gov. Brown signed AB 130 to undocumented students such Sports 10 increased at four times the rate of and the margin has not changed into law in early September, as New Mexico, Texas, New York inflation since 1994 and continue in 22 years. which allows undocumented and Maryland. to rise.” students to apply for private Some students voice concerns
California DREAM Act Now Closer to Becoming Reality INDEX
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