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Bike to Work Day

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New LGBT class in fall

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By BERTHA AGUILAR

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Los Medanos College will now be added to the list of colleges that offer Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) studies.

This fall, a new LGBT class will be added to the course list and will be fully transferable. The new course will also meet the LMC general education (GE) requirements.

English Teacher Jeffrey Mitchell will teach the course and is looking forward to the class. “People think LGBT is one community, but each of those letters lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender actually stands for its own group,” said Mitchell adding, “so

we will be talking about that whole alphabet soup and what all those letters mean.”

The course will be broken down into 4 units: history, politics, literature as well as arts and media.

Each unit will branch further into discussing the LGBT community in order to get a full understanding of each specific category.

Since histor y started being recorded, there have been many people that were known to have been gay and lesbian. This course will not only talk about those people, but it will provide an overview of famous LGBT people in history.

Since the course is so versatile and draws from different fields, students will get a chance to learn

a little bit of everything. The course outline states that you will read essays and literature written by lesbian and gay people as well as works written by straight people about gays and lesbians, view art, watch films and listen to music by and about members of the LGBT community.

“I’m planning on having a lot of very interesting creative ways for students to meet the requirements of the course, lots of movies, lots of music it should be a very enjoyable class” said Mitchell.

This new course will be the start of something bigger as Mitchell plans to expand it to a program with multiple courses. He plans on talking with other See LGBT, page 6

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Fall 2014 schedule out Check out the 2014 schedule of classes for this fall online at losmedanos.edu/schedule. Catologs are also available at the LMC Bookstore.

Miles against violence event The Triple H Club is holding a Walking Miles Against Violence fundraising event May 17 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The cost is $5 for students and $10 for non-studets.

100 percent of the profits from the event go to the WMAV Scholarship. For more information contact wmav@gmail.com

Photo by Cathie Lawrence

An LMC student hit a tree and a light pole while exiting campus during a rainy Friday, April 25. The victim reported a pain in her arm and was transported to the hospital via AMR. Her airbag had deployed which startled her and caused her to swerve off of the road.

Final review

Study Slam upcoming

By CHARLES POWELL

cpowell@lmcexperience.com

Youth Summit coming soon The Supervisor Federal Glover’s Contra Costa County 2014 Youth Summit will take place at LMC Saturday, May 3 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The theme of this year’s summit is “How to Survive Being a Teenager,” featuring keynote speaker Shaun Derik. The event will feature workshops that offer college and job preparation classes. Attendees will qualify for a free bus pass for use all summer.

To register go to cccounty. us/2839/Youth-Summit-2014

Los Medanos College Students feeling hammered by the approaching pressure of finals will have a chance to hit back by attending Study Slam in the Center for Academic Support.

The event, being held Thursday, May 8 from 4 to 9 Photo by Chris Chard p.m. in Room 300 of the Core located on the third floor of Professor Alex Sterling working with a student during Study Slam last year. the Central Complex, will offer students a chance to meet with reading in the upcoming one as well. of Chemistry and Physiology among and writing consultants as well as peer “Study slam is very beneficial. At other subjects. The peer tutors will be tutors on a drop-in basis. a community college level you don’t available at differing times, so students This will be the fourth time Study always get that social studying experi- looking to take advantage of the opSlam is put on. Students who find it ence you get at a four-year portunity should visit the beneficial will have the Center for Aca- university. Plus there are all center beforehand or call demic Support Lab Coordinator Sandra the consultants and student “I came up 439-2181 ext. 3176 to find Mills to thank for the opportunity since tutors there so students can with it to give out their availability. she dreamed it up. Mills explained she get a lot of help without an people that last In addition to the peer was looking for a way to bridge the gap appointment,” Sterling said. tutoring and reading and between the week before finals, which LMC student Anthony chance to get a writing consultants, Chrisis when peer tutors stop tutoring so Gutier rez plans on at- final review in. tine Park from the LMC they have a chance to study for finals. tending. library will be acting as a The students “I came up with it to give people that “I think it is a great who come sit-in librarian from 4 to 7 last chance to get a final review in,” oppor tunity for people p.m. to offer her own set said Mills, adding, “The students who who have procrastinated really, really of expertise. come seem to really, really appreciate or maybe just as a warm appreciate it.”

Students looking for it. Faculty who have taken part seem up to get people ready — Sandra Mills an extra nudge may be to enjoy it and think it’s a great idea.” for an exam or test,” said pleased to know snacks will Mills added they stay open late for Gutierrez. also be offered. They may the event.

According to an informational flier also appreciate the extra couple hours English Professor Alex Sterling is one students will be able to get a wide the center will be open as Mills seeks of the faculty members who participated range of help from Math, Spanish, to make up for some of the cutbacks in the event in the past and will take part Political Science as well as the sciences See STUDY, page 6

Fake money stymied Bookstore using machine

By CHARLES ALEXANDER calexander@lmcexperience.com

Los Medanos College’s Mustang Corner Bookstore has had minor issues in the past with counterfeit bills making their way into registers and now uses newly purchased machines to check for fakes.

The purchase of a Royal Sovereign machine, which determines whether a bill is fake or not, is making life easier in the bookstore.

Bookstore Manager Bob Estrada said the new money-counting machine has been very helpful since it was purchased by the bookstore almost a year ago now, and is a natural progression from the counterfeit pens that were used to distinguish a certain color that would determine whether a bill was counterfeit.

“In the past, we used the yellow counterfeit detecting pens that turn a dif ferent color if the paper is not the right kind, but now we have a money counting machine at the registers that we run the bills through and it will give us an error message if there is a problem with a particular See FAKE, page 6

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It was wise to punish Sterling The biggest news in pro sports today is without a doubt the huge story on Donald Sterling, owner of the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers, and the release of a recording between himself and his girlfriend.

On this recorded phone conversation, Donald Sterling revealed that he was not a fan of his girlfriend hanging out with minorities in public. His girlfriend had a picture of herself with Magic Johnson, who is a former Los Angeles Laker and hall of famer. While he doesn’t mind her spending time with minorities, he doesn’t appreciate it being displayed on social media.

Supposedly, he has friends who have the same thought process as him and they notified him of the pictures on her Instagram with other minorities. After new NBA Commissioner Adam Silver placed an investigation on the situation to determine how it should be handled, Silver’s punishment to Sterling for his racist comments over the phone was that he banned Sterling from the NBA for life with a $2.5 million fine to add a cherry on top.

Many believe the punishment to be very much appropriate. Famous celebrities and entertainers such as Snoop Dogg and Charles Barkley all agree with the punishment and view it as necessary.

Some people, like Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, view the punishment to be a little extreme. The world we live in today has no place for that kind of thinking process, especially in the sports world.

The NBA is a league that is made up of at least 80 percent African-Americans.

In a league where a minority is really the majority, how can we allow a man who is racist against minorities to manage them?

The Los Angeles Clippers roster is made up of 11 athletes who are all either African American or are mixed with it. That is more than 80% of the roster, and let’s not forget that the head coach Doc Rivers is African-American as well.

A man with this “Jim Crowe” thought process should not be allowed to have the economic power that he has over the lives of the athletes on his team. You can even view it as him putting himself above these people who work under him.

In the recording Sterling had a ver y disheartening thing to say about the way we live in America.

“I am living in a culture, and I have to live within the culture,” said Sterling. “People feel certain things. Hispanics feel certain ways toward Blacks, Blacks feel certain things towards other groups. It’s been that way historically, and it will always be that way.”

In those quotes you get a feel that Sterling has this generalization for how certain ethnic groups feel toward one another.

While it is true that a certain percentage within those certain groups feel that way toward one another, that is no excuse for this man to tell his wife that she cannot post pics of herself publicly with African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans or any minority for that matter.

It was very wise for NBA Commissioner to give the punishment he did because it does not only rid the NBA of that kind of ignorance, but it also sends a message.

The message it sends is that this kind of racism or prejudice will not be allowed. It sends a message to the owners, athletes, trainers and coaches of the NBA who secretly share this thought process.

It’s basically telling them that if you are going work in this business, you have to keep that way of thinking bottled up.

The decision to ban Donald Sterling was the correct decision to make for all the right reasons and there is no doubt in my mind that this decision will prove to make the NBA as a whole stronger.

Punishment a bit too harsh

Cartoon by Joey Fajardo

EDITOR’S NOTE ABOUT THIS PAGE

In light of the controversy surrounding NBA Clippers owner Donald Sterling and his remarks about African-Americans, the Los Medanos College Experience staff watched NBA comissioner Adam Silver’s press conference Tuesday April, 29. The punishment handed down by Silver, has been hailed by some, and decried by ohers. The Experience staff believes the issue is important and decided to devote this week’s Perspectives Page to the topic. We hope this provokes thought.

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os Angeles Clippers Owner Donald Sterling is being fined $2.5 million and will be banned for life from all dealings with the National Basketball Association for the released recording of a racist rant he made.

The penalties are the maximum available to new NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, who is also asking the other owners to force Sterling to sell the team. This brings up a number of ethical questions.Some ask whether the punishment and proposed selling of the team fit the crime. The answer is yes. If Sterling made those remarks, he brought this on himself in a flagrant breach of public trust.

It is not illegal for someone to harbor prejudicial, biased or racist thoughts, nor is it punishable by law to merely speak them in many instances. Exceptions include things like creating a hostile work environment or criminal acts of discrimination.

The First Amendment is there to guarantee the right to unpopular speech.And although it is ethically questionable, even dangerous, to take things said in private and make then then make them public, the fact Sterling is a public figure and supposed to be a pillar of the community makes this act akin to whistleblowing.

In the case of Sterling, there is a long history of litigation hinting at, but not proving, questionable business dealings. Allegations include a wrongful termination suit in 2009 as well as the possibility his real estate business violated the Fair Housing Act. Sterling was not convicted of wrongdoing and was legally cleared but paid $3 million without any admission of guilt for a 2006 case and $5 million in attorney fees in a 2003 case, according to a CNN article by Catherine E. Shoichet posted April 28. Although nothing was proven, former Lakers Center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who briefly coached the Clippers in 2000, said in the article the true tragedy of the situation is that the embattled owner’s comments aren’t surprising.

If it is not illegal to hold or express racist views, why would Sterling’s alleged comments merit punishment? The answer is simple — the comments violate a professional code of conduct he agreed to when becoming an NBA owner: “The Commissioner shall have the power to suspend for a definite or indefinite period, or to impose a fine not exceeding $1,000,000, or inflict both such suspension and fine upon any person who, in his opinion, shall have been guilty of conduct prejudicial or detrimental to the Association.”

Beyond this, it is unreasonable, and likely to be psychologically and emotionally damaging, to ask players to work for an owner who values them only in a financial sense. His remarks also violate the Fan Code of Conduct: “Guests will be treated in a consistent, professional and courteous manner by all arena and team personnel.”

Sterling may own the Clippers, but the team also belongs to the community and all who support it. People attend games to forge memories with family and friends and pay a premium to do so. When a player, coach or owner violates their trust amends must be made. In this case nothing but Sterling’s removal could restore confidence in the Clipper organization.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Enough with the vandalizing, you won’t win

DEAR EDITOR: To the Person Vandalizing the FREETHINKERS Posters on Campus: Alright, we get it: We know you think “there’s not anything in the U.S. Constitution about the separation of Church and State.” We know you think LMC’s new LGBT Studies Course being offered in the fall is a “waste of resources” and that “God will judge us someday” for offering such a course.

We know you feel picked-on and victimized when we insist that your “religious liberty” does NOT give you the right to tell US how and when we can have sex, whom we can marry, if we can use contraception or get an abortion, whether or not we can eat in your restaurant; nor does your religious liberty exempt you from laws that apply to everyone else, including LMC’s student code of conduct, which you’ve been violating all semester, every time you vandalize

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one of our posters by scrawling your stupid opinions across them. Anonymously. Listen you chickens**t, we’ll gladly debate you in a public forum any time, any place. But first you have to come out of the closet.

Come on . . . We DARE YOU. We think your chicken because you’re realizing that you and your kind no longer control so many social and cultural issues as you once did. Once you forced all children in public schools to say YOUR prayers. Once you used the name of Jesus Christ to justify the continued segregation of African Americans.

Once you controlled women’s economic and reproductive freedom. Once you said granting marriage equality to LGBT people would surely destroy your family. Well you know what? America calls BULLS**T on all of the above! You’ve lost. Get over it!

— LMC Freethinkers

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As much as we try, racism is still running rampant in our communities.

Unfortunately, some people still cannot rise above contentions held against a people for seemingly no reason.

When people in power, such as Donald Sterling, express these personal views, they tend to do so with little regard of the consequences.

Whether or not Sterling’s girlfriend at the time made it clear that she was recording him, he nevertheless said hurtful and shocking things. Speaking down to the very players that contribute to your own bank account is despicable, not to mention bad for business personally and professionally.

The response from the NBA is shocking, a monumental lashing indeed. As I watched the press conference where the verdict was handed down, I was taken aback by the intense sanction relayed upon Sterling.

While I whole-heartedly agree that Sterling deserved to be punished, my personal opinion is that both a lifetime ban and a $2.5 million fine are too harsh.

Yes, he is reprehensible. Yes, he deserves to be punished, harshly. But the fact that he will never be allowed to attend a game, contribute to a team, assist a player or bequeath league knowledge to former co-owners in the league is staggering.

With the exclusion of Sterling from any NBA related events, it does not seem like too much of stretch to assume that the other two major leagues, the MLB and NFL, may soon follow suit and banish him from their events. Why wouldn’t they? It seems as though there would need to be some solidarity among leagues.

It is a slippery slope. If you do not exclude him from your events, are you seen as a supporter of him? It may be that he will be shunned from a lot of places as a result of companies being fearful of being labeled as supporters of Sterling’s activities.

Even though TMZ.com had botched the reporting regarding the decision of NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, the punishment purportedly relayed seemed closer to what should’ve happened. An “indefinite” suspension and hefty fine seemed to be more appropriate as a consequence for his actions.

There is the issue of his past indiscretions to take into account as well. When Silver was asked about Sterling’s lawsuits and reported behavior, he seemingly skipped passed the issue. Saying that the league took action when evidence was made public makes me think that they were forced to act on the behalf of the player to avoid backlash from the supporters of the league.

If Silver had chosen this route for Sterling’s demeritorious remarks, there would have been room for some rehabilitation for Sterling. The requirement of classes on toleration and massive amounts of community service would have been beneficial for both Sterling and the community.

Who is to say that charities will even accept the fined monies? With the amount of sponsors that have already jumped the Sterling ship, it would not surprise me if the NBA had to look hard for charities that would accept being associated with his image.

In a world that is constantly changing, maybe for the better, it is important that people can push past the views of our ancestors and look ahead to the future.

I also take issue with the idea that Silver may have been using Sterling to make a statement. I do not agree with or condone the use of extreme punishments just to make other people nervous.

I agree with the fact that he should be punished. He treats people as if they were less than human. But education and treatment is the true helper to those in need. And he is in need, indeed.

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“So I think his remarks were incredibly ignorant for someone who does business in the modern world.”

— George Mills

“I think the mature thing to do would be to step down, due to the fact that he offended a lot of people at this point.”

— Inez Torres

“I believe he’s still in the wrong. He grew up in a time where being racist was a part of culture, but times have changed.”

— Andre White

“At the end of the day, it’s just the players’ choice. The manager was wrong, but it’s the players’ choice whether or not they want to participate.”

— Emalee Hoyle

“He should have not made that statement. He messed up his life, and he has gotten a whole lot of AfricanAmerican people in an uproar.”

— Jessye Powell

“ What he said warranted the actions the NBA took.”

— Tiara Evans

“Were it left for me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.”

— Thomas Jefferson

Editor-in-Chief .................... BRENDAN CROSS Perspectives Editors...... AISHLING DOHERTY and JAZMINE GORDON Campus Editors .................. JOSEPH DELANO and ALEXANDRA TAGLIAMONTE Features Editors .......................RATTANA KIM and STEPHANIE PATTISON Sports Editors .......................LUKE JOHNSON and DAKOTAH ZABROSKI Photo Editor ....................... IRVIN TRIGUEROS Web Editor ..................STEPHANIE PATTISON Associate Editors...............BERTHA AGUILAR and STEVEN LUKE The LMC Experience is published Fridays by students in the Journalism Program. The newspaper serves both as a laboratory for journalism classes and as a First Amendment forum for campus communication. Opinions expressed in the Experience are solely those of the students and do not represent the views of the college.

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“When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.�

— John Muir

‘Earth’ event raises awareness Vendors set up in quad to inspire

By SUZZANNE SPERRY

ssperry@lmcexperience.com

Planet Earth took center stage on April 22 when Los Medanos College celebrated Earth Day in the outside quad, demonstrating support for environmental protection.

Three tables were set up which included representatives from Tri Delta Transit, City of Pittsburg Environmental Affairs Division and The Sierra Club.

Students from LMC lined the tables to acquire tips on how to help protect the earth and eliminate waste. Students also recieved free recycled bags for shopping use.

Brochures and flyers were also given out along with flower seeds and free plants. “I brought my daycare kids to this event because it is a fun way to educate them on the importance of protecting the earth. Plus we got a lot of cool things,� said LMC student Jenna Rutchinson.

Volunteers from the City of Pittsburg handed out brochures to inform attendees of the things they can do at home to help protect the environment.

A few of the tips included minimizing water usage, lowering energy costs, carpooling and recycling. “We encourage people not to put oil or fat down their sink drain because it blocks up the pipes and ruins the piping system,� said Melissa Reeds, an event volunteer from the City of Pittsburg.

According to the Clean Water Services website, grease is a problem. In the sewage collection and treatment business, grease is singled out for special attention because of its poor solubility in water and its tendency to separate from the liquid solution.

Fats, Oils, and Grease Program raises awareness of the proper disposal of food and garbage waste which clog up the pipes.

These overflows are not just public health issues, but can result in serious damage to the environment, especially pollution of streams, rivers and the Bay Area.

Residents are asked by FOG Program to mix fats, oils and grease with absorbent waste such as paper towels, kitty litter,

coffee grounds, or shredded newspaper before discarding in the trash.

Another way to protect the environment is to consider public transportation.

Tri Delta Transit believes riding the bus, walking, or biking is a great way to help eliminate gas emissions put in the air from motor vehicles.

Commuter schedules, fares and routes are provided on their website, TriDeltaTransit.com Matthew Dervin, a representative from the Sierra Club said, “I am here to bring awareness to the crude-oil from WesPac

Above, Mike Furnary, a BART representative, talks to student Justine Banayan about how she can use her bus pass more economically.

Josh Kohl, left, is helping sell plants and trees to raise money for the Nature Preserve.

that is being dumped into the Bay Area from oil refineries.

We need to get together as a community and request that they stop pouring their waste into our bays because it is very hazardous. Earth Day is about creating a world with less waste.�

Earth Day was first celebrated in 1970, and is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network and celebrated in more than 192 countries each year.

If you would like more information on the WesPac terminal, you can visit sanfranciscobay. sierraclub.org

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Wei-Tai Kwok gestures, emphasizing the importance of education on pollution.

Global warming explained with film

By JOSEPH DELANO

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Los Medanos College played host for a Climate Change awareness presentation on Wednesday, April 24. The presentation, delivered by Wei-Tai Kwok, relayed the importance of understanding the effects that humans have on the fragile environment.

Approximately 20 students and staff attended the film and discussion in the Library Community Room L-109.

Student Maria Ramirez, a pre-med major with an emphasis on occupational therapy, said that she believes that humans are the main contributors to global warming and that our society is not doing nearly enough to combat the effects.

Kwok, a local businessman who works in the solar energy sector, was personally trained

by Al Gore to be an official presenter.

He has given nine presentations on this topic, and is

emphatic that more needs to be done to help our ailing environment. He came to a realization early on the he was “more part of the problem.�

The presentation focused mostly on the amount of carbon dioxide that is being pumped into the air, and the little regard that is being given to the issue by lawmakers.

Kwok emphasizes the impact that the people have on policy changes, including the ability of

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very time we move, we depend on some muscles to hold us steady, and other muscles to actually move us.

Core stabilization is how the muscles of your trunk keep your spine and body stable and balanced. Your trunk is the foundation for your posture, balance, and coordinated movement. The muscles of your trunk—your core—can be strengthened and trained to contract in the proper order to give you a stable foundation for movement.

Core stabilization exercises are easy to do, and you don’t need any equipment or much space. You can do them almost anywhere, several times each day, to start increasing your core stability.

Here are two simple stability exercises to get you started:

t 5SBOTWFSTF BCEPNJOVT DPOUSBDUJPO The transverse abdominus is the muscle that wraps around the front of your body like a corset. It’s the muscle you feel when you cough. To contract the transverse abdominus, pull in your belly and imagine pulling your belly button back toward your spine.

Hold this contraction for about 6 seconds, while breathing normally, then rest for up to 10 seconds.

Repeat 8 to 12 times. You can do this exercise anywhere, in any position. Try it while sitting at your desk, driving, or standing in line at the store. t #SJEHJOH Lie on your back with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor. Tighten your transverse abdominus, then push with your feet and raise your buttocks up a few inches off the floor. Hold this position for 6 seconds as you continue to breathe normally, then lower yourself slowly to the floor and rest for up to 10 seconds. Repeat 8 to 12 times.

Remember to consult your doctor before starting a new sport or exercise routine. For more information on core stability and fitness, visit the Kaiser Permanente Web site at www.kp.org/fitness.

This article is proudly sponsored by Kaiser Permanente.

Mary Klemm, DO, is a Physician Site Leader for the Antioch Medical Center.

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“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.”

— Thomas Merton

“Flying Boxes” by Zinah Abraha. Inkjet photograph.

Student art celebrated

By TAMARA SEWARD

tseward@lmcexperience.com

If you’re wondering what the Los Medanos College Art classes are all about, make sure to visit the LMC Art Gallery. Starting April 29 until May 15 they will be showing samples of students work. Art Gallery Director Judi Pettite said, “Our student art show is annually and usually this time of year, but next year we are moving it to January.”

This year there were 250 entrants with two pieces in each of the following categories: Drawing, Painting, Graphic Design, Sculpture, Ceramics, Photography, Animation, Digital Art and Advertising Art. Fifty pieces of art were accepted into the exhibit. The Art Guild of the Delta gave out four cash awards and nine juror prizes that included an award and free art supplies donated by Dick Blick art store in Berkeley.

Two pieces of Nicole Vreeland’s work were chosen for the exhibit. Both include skulls

“Blue Echevaria” by Lorainne Mayo.

Acrylic on canvas. but have different meaning to her. Juror award winner “Days Gone By” is actually a cropped view of a bigger picture of a wall of skulls surrounded by bones. “It’s from a dig, but I can’t remember where,” she said. “I just cropped down to the portion that spoke to me most.” Her work expresses the high lights and low lights of the skulls. “This took me See ART, page 6

“Rapunzel” by Martha Magsombol. Oil, graphite, acrylic on wood.

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LMC Professor Curtis Corlew addresses the attendees and introduces the department heads before the awards were handed out.

MARQUEE LMC music events

Los Medanos College is having a series of musical events throughout the semester in the Recital Hall located in the Music building, next to the Lot C parking lot.

Q Guitar Concert, Monday, May 5, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Free admission.

Q Gospel Celebration Concert, Saturday, May 10, 7 to 10 p.m. Admission $20 in advance and $25 at the door.

Q Piano Honors Recital, Monday, May 12, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Free admission.

Q Concert Band Performance, Tuesday, May 13, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. General admission $5 and seniors/ students $3.

Q Jazz Studio Concert, Wednesday, May 14, 7:30 to 9 p.m. Admission: TBA.

Films now showing

Q “Captain America: Winter Soldier” Rated: PG-13, Genre: action, adventure, sci-fi Q “The Other Woman” Rated: R, Genre: comedy, romance Q “The Quiet Ones” Rated: PG-13, Genre: horror Q “Brick Mansions” Rated: PG-13, Genre: crime, drama, action Q “A Haunted House 2” Rated: R, Genre: comedy, horror Q “Draft Day” Rated: PG-13, Genre: drama, sport Q “Divergent” Rated: PG-13, Genre: adventure, romance, sci-fi — compiled from press releases and staff reports

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“Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.”

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One and done in playoffs Stangs finish strong but exit the postseason early

at first base he did a good job.”

With Alton holding runners close D’Albora LMC Mustang’s baseball season and hopes used other techniques to move the runners over for a State Championship ended on Tuesday, dropping down two successful sacrifice bunts.

The key to the game, D’Albora said, was that April 29 at the hands of Canada College in after getting those runners over they failed to Redwood City.

The matchup between the two teams was get the big hit. “There’s always going to be one or two moments a single play-in game in every game that because they were you look at and say ranked outside of ‘Did we execute in the top 14 in the final that moment or did Northern California they?’” D’Albora said, rankings. The winner “and usually the team of the game would that wins is the team go on to face one of that says ‘we did’ and the top two teams in not ‘they did.’ That Northern California. was it yesterday.”

The game matched That inability to up the team’s two execute was key bebest starting pitchcause D’Albora felt ers, Sam Alton for that Petrangelo was Canada and Ryan pitching just as well Petrangelo for LMC. as Alton, but where It was clear ahead the Mustangs batters of time that Alton were failing Canada’s would be a tough batters were exematchup for the Muscuting. tangs. He ranked “In games like high in two of the that, from at bat to major pitching catat bat you may get egories in the state, one pitch to hit and if second in wins with you miss your pitch 10 and fourth with it’s a tough battle to an era of 0.79. win,” D’Albora said. “I Petrangelo’s stats give them credit, their weren’t as eye popguy, (Justin Gubser), ping as Alton’s, but he hit his one pitch in was solid all season that at bat.” long for the Mustangs “There’s always going to be that at bat Canand had pitched some one or two moments in every adaIndesignated hitter of his best games of Gubser got his only the season leading up game that you look at and hit of the game, a to the playoffs. say, ‘Did we execute in that two-run home run.

With a pitching Gubser’s home run match up like that moment or did they?’.”

— Anthony D’Albora was just one examit was no surprise ple as first baseman that it would come Photos by Cathie Lawrence down to which pitcher executed best, and in Dylan Cook also executed and drove in two runs. Mustangs starting pitcher Ben Polansky pitched his third consecutive complete The Mustangs eventually got to Alton and game on Saturday, April 26 earning his second CCCBCA Player of the Week. this case Alton continued his dominance with got him out of the game in the top of the ninth eight shutout innings.

Head coach Anthony D’Albora said it was after outfielder Matt Jacobson hit a two-run Alton’s ability to put the pitch on the inside homerun of his own.

It was too little too late as Canada then part of the plate that was key.

“I’ll give their guy a lot of credit,” he said. brought in their closer, Ryan De Gregorio, “He executed his fastball in pretty well and to finish off the win and end the Mustang’s our level there are not a lot of guys who do championship hopes.

Before losing in the first game of the playoffs that very well. It’s an adjustment as a hitter when you’re not use to seeing a guy that can the Mustangs finished strong on Saturday, April execute in to be able to consistently get barrels 26 shutting out Laney College 12-0.

Starting pitcher Ben Polansky pitched his to the baseball.”

Alton’s execution not only helped throw off third consecutive complete game in the shutout the hitters, it also held them close at first when allowing only six hits and two walks.

Polansky’s performance earned him his they did get on base slowing down another key second Player of the Week from the California to the Mustangs game, stolen bases.

In the game the Mustangs only attempted Community College Baseball Association.

This is the third week in a row that a member two steals, second baseman Chaz Meadows was caught in his attempt and first baseman of the Mustangs was honored with this award.

Catcher Wyatt Foreman won last week for his Ryan Welsh was successful in his.

“Their guy does a good job at holding run- offensive performance and Polansky won the ners,” D’Albora said. “Especially with runners week before behind a complete game shutout.

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bill,” said Estrada. “If the machine does not approve the bill, then the bookstore won’t accept it as payment.”

The staff was relieved when the Royal Sovereign machine was purchased by LMC. There sometimes appeared to be uncertainty in determining whether the pen was working.

“Cashiers weren’t always sure about using the counterfeit

pens in regards to what color they should be seeing when they marked the bills. So this is really straightforward by comparison,” said Estrada.

The purpose of the Royal Sovereign system was to make life easier for the staff in the bookstore and it appears that fake bills have not been a major issue since its purchase.

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faculty in other departments to develop LGBT themed courses in the history, music, art and other departments.

“My goal is that eventually we will get a core of five or six courses that will enable us to offer at least a certificate in LGBT studies if not a fullfledged A.A. degree,” said Mitchell. Another class on gay and lesbian literature is planned for possible implementation in the spring of 2015.

“It’s going to be a really fun course,” said Mitchell enthusiastically adding, “It

won’t be boring.”

Although it was a long road to bring this course to LMC, Mitchell has seen the progression and change throughout the years and has knowledge about the subject. He will offer students knowledgeable information that they can carry with them beyond the classroom and beyond LMC. He never thought he would see the legalization of gay-marriage in his lifetime, but that has changed and that change is the perfect example of what will be talked about in this course.

the people to “tell your leaders this matters to you.”

He also gave some advice on how a person can limit their carbon footprint. Some of the ideas he presented were: Drink less bottled water; reduce the amount of use of your car, your biggest footprint item; retire old light bulbs; take action in your community.

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as Canada then brought in their closer, Ryan De Gregorio, to finish off the win and end the Mustang’s championship hopes.

Starting pitcher Ben Polansky pitched his third consecutive complete game in the shutout allowing only six hits and two walks.

Polansky’s per formance earned him his second Player of the Week from the California

speeding along the assessment process on bills,” said Estrada.

“We have issues with counterfeit bills from time to time but I would not say that it’s a huge problem, thankfully.”

The bookstore has reduced the chances of taking in any counterfeit bills with hopes that it continues to not be a problem.

Community College Baseball Association.

This is the third week in a row that a member of the Mustangs was honored with this award.

Catcher and Closer Wyatt Foreman won last week for his offensive performance while Polansky won the week prior to Foreman behind pitching yet another complete game shutout.

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two weeks of non-stop work to do,” Vreeland spoke of her award-winning piece.

Her other work was a mask made out of clay under glazes, called “The Face Inside” that resembles art work from a Day of the Dead celebration.

“I called this The Face Inside because we all see pretty faces, but we don’t know what is going on underneath.”

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sistant for two years, loves the environment and the art. “I was thankful Judi had an opening and gave me the opportunity to work here,” Nichols said.

“I hope to use this experience as a stepping stone to working in a museum or possibly art education.”

Art student Peter Quichis said. “I’ve been drawing since I was ver y young, but my specialty is Chicano/Cholo

style lettering and tattoos.”

“I want to learn something new and understand different mediums,” he added.

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