VICTOR VALLEY COLLEGE
RAMPAGE
November 2, 2017 | Volume 43| No. 3 “Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.” William Wordsworth
President’s Round Table
Rams Take a Win By Genesis Jimenez Reporter
down, VVC started catching up to Glendale’s points. Soon after VVC brought its points
Friday the 13th, The Victor Valley College (VVC) Volleyball team is played the Vaqueros at Glendale Community College (GCC). It’s the first match of the conference play and VVC wins the game completely, dominating 3 out of 3 sets. The VVC Rams scored the first point of the game. Soon after the Rams made the first point, the Vaqueros made consecutive points and took the lead. When the 3 to 4 voices in the crowd cheering for VVC started to quiet
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Hamilton @ The Pantages By Megan Dykstra Reporter
The lights dimmed, signaling the already full auditorium that the show was about to begin. The familiar beginning notes blared throughout the theatre, adding to the excitement in the room. It was no surprise to the audience that what they were watching was a masterpiece. Almost everyone by now has heard of the popular musical Hamilton written by Lin ManuelMiranda. Hamilton is about the first treasurer of America and his complicated life of non -stop writing through rap. It may sound odd, but it is be-
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cause of the huge success of the original Broadway show that it is now at the Pantages theatre. It will be in Los Angeles until the end of December and even has as long-time stints in Chicago and New York. Having listened to the original cast album as many times as manageable, it was no surprise that the show itself was exceptional. The different atmosphere entirely was not expected. The audience seemed to be just as much in on the action as the performers on stage. The cheers of the audience every time someone appeared on stage was expected and the audience was
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By Alexis DeJesus
even encouraged to cheer on Alexander Hamilton during the Cabinet battles. The cast itself was the highlight of the show. Joshua Henry almost surpassed Leslie Odom Jr. as Aaron Burr and constantly had the audience cheering with his amazing riffs. Jordan Donica played Jefferson/Lafayette and was exceptional at both roles. He drew in the audience with his Jefferson where he let his hair loose, literally. His afro was almost a second person playing Jefferson, and Donica seemed to know that. Each member of the cast was amazing and had the audience either Continued on Page 8...
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The President’s Round Table (PRT) is a national association that supports African American leaders as well as students in community colleges. Recently, PRT named Herbert English, Jr., the Dean of Student Equity and Success at Victor Valley College, one of 14 recipients with the Thomas Lakin Institute for Mentored Leadership, otherwise known as the Lakin Institute. The PRT is an association which was founded in 1983, focuses on connecting African American Community College Leaders with mentors. Dr. Kirk A. Nooks, Dean of the Thomas Lakin Institute for Mentored Leadership says “African American leaders account for about eight percent of the college presidency. Based on a historical rate of change, racial parity within the college presidency will occur in 2050. This Institute will endeavor to accelerate this timeframe”. PRT concentrates on ensuring the success of African American Community College Leaders in leadership positions on campus along with successful admission and employment of African American students nationwide at community colleges. Hosted October 15-20, 2017 in Baltimore, Maryland, the program allows the fellows Continued on Page 5...
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