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Letter From The Editor: Hard times have the ability to bring out the strongest version of ourselves. With the new semester in full swing, we have to remember the goal, whatever that goal may be. By now I am sure procrastination has claimed many victims, myself included, but we have to remember why we are here. We all have a goal — a dream — that we believe can be achieved through education. Hard times will come, whether we like it or not. As adults we have to accept that life is not always fair. Through hard times, we must push forward to achieve greatness. You don’t have to be remembered in the history books, but at least by your peers and family as the one that never quit.
Jullian Aiden Bravo Editor-in-Chief thebreeze@chaffey.edu
Editor-In-Chief Jullian Aiden Bravo
A&E Editor Edward Gutierrez
Multimedia Producer Hanajun Chung
Managing Editor Esmeralda De Santiago
Opinion Editor Chris Salazar
Copy Editor Elyssa Arriaga
Online Editor-In-Chief Chris Santee
Life & Style Editor Alondra Alarcon
Journalism Staff Students of Journalism 30 & 31
Photo Editor Emmanuel Vargas
Culture Editor Hector Solorzano
General Manager Chris Santee
Features Editor Anissa Campa
Audio/Visual Editor Emmanuel Vargas
Lab Tech Shantelle Brown
News Editor Brody Salazar
Baseline Editor Anissa Campa
Faculty Adviser Michelle Dowd
Sports Editor Christopher Sainz
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The Breeze is published up to eight times a semester by the journalism students at Chaffey Community College, 5885 Haven Ave., Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91737. Telephone: 652-6934/6936. Opinions expressed in this publication are the responsibility of the student newspaper staff and should not be interpreted as the position of the Chaffey College District, the college or any officer or employee thereof. Letters and guest columns for or against any position are welcome. Letters should be kept as brief as possible and are subject to non-substantive editing according to guidelines established by the Associated Press. The Chaffey Breeze is a member of the Journalism Association of Community Colleges and the California Newspaper Publishers Association.
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CONTENTS 5. FREE WILL
6. PINTO CLUB 7. `
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OUTBREAK
AS 11. MUSIC LANGUAGE
17. SUPPORTING DACA+
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12. THE COLLECTIVE
EARTHQUAKE ALARMS
20. INTERNATIONAL STABILITY FLOUNDERS
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8. HURRICANES, CLIMATE CHANGE
22. ‘SON OF BITCH’
15. ‘AMERICAN DREAM’
23. NFL in L.A. COVER PHOTO
9. TETHERED TALES
16. MEXICAN SNACKS
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Calendar Monday-Tuesday, Oct. 2-3 Breast/Testicular Cancer Awareness: Student Health Services will be hosting an information booth to spread awareness of Breast and Testicular cancer. The booth will be on Rancho campus in the CCEQuad on Monday from 11:00 a.m. - 1 p.m. On Tuesday, the booth will be on the Chino campus in the Quad area by the bookstore from 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. afterward. It will also be set up on the Fontana campus in the FNAC Lounge from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 3 Gary Soto Reading & Discussion: Author and poet Gary Soto will be on Fonatan campus in FNLC 120 to perform a reading of his new book from 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 9 Smoking & Drugs Health Education: Student Health Services will be hosting an information booth on drinking and drugs on Rancho Campus in the CCE-Quad. The booth will be up from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 12 Chaffey College Job Expo: The Chaffey College Job Expo will be held on the Fontana campus from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. The event will have 20 plus industries and agencies represented as well as over 50 employers. Job readiness workshops will also be available to attendees. Parking and refreshments are free for participants.
Tuesday-Thursday, Oct. 17-19 Disability Awareness Fair: A community event hosted on Fontana campus on Tuesday, Chino campus on Wednesday and Rancho campus on Thursday. It will be held from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. on all days. The event will include free food and drinks, raffle prizes, a live DJ and more. If you plan to attend, donate, need accomodations or general informal contact either 909-6526379 or dps.chaffey@gmail.com.
Friday, Oct. 27 Deadline to Drop Frull-Term Classes: Last day to drop classes with a “W� grade.
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Petty Theft: Shopplifting Less than $950 Burglary
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Petty Theft: less than $95
09/19/2017
Gymnaasium Building
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Hit and Run Property Damage Only
09/21/2017
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NATURE OF CHOICE
Panel of instructors (right) engage with audience (left) during the Free Will Panel at Wargin Hall 142 on Sept. 20. Photo by Hanajun Chung
Esmeralda De Santiago @reporter_esme
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n September 20th, Chris Salazar organized and moderated a panel discussion on free will, or the ability to choose between different possible courses of action unimpeded. All three panelists on stage, were philosophy professors and addressed questions of free will, and the deeper meaning behind it. Professor Thompson supported the idea that there is no free will. Dr. Falcioni took the position of a determinist, but argued scientism and reductionism miss the mark because you can’t capture the experience. Dr. Kern took the stand that free will still exists. Kyle Thompson believes determinism is true, but he argued that you don’t need free will to maintain moral responsibility. Ryan Falcioni stands by the belief determinism is true, but claimed the language of agency is useful because deterministic language only describes the processes involved and not the subjective feeling of experience. Daniel Kern claims free will is an important topic and should only be discarded if proven
false. It hasn’t been proven false yet, and as such, we shouldn’t discard free will and its import prematurely. “I don’t believe we have free will, but I agree with Dr. Falcioni in that the language of a agency is important because it captures the visceral nature of our subjective experiences. It’s important not to succumb to reductionism,” Chris Salazar said. As they reached the end of the discussion, people asked questions. One of the questions was on the simple mind vs a complex mind. “Who is happier?” a student asked.When having a complex mind, you overthink everything and when you have a simple mind you take everything literally. Dr. Falcioni said, “they are both happy in their own way,” and proceeded to explain why that is. All panelists agreed the turnout of the event was prosperous. “I was so amazed and excited that this many people would come to hear a talk on philosophy, it’s very encouraging because you often hear the interest in humanities, thebreezepaper.com
social science and arts sometimes get put to the side so, it was so refreshing and exciting and I was so glad to be a part of it,” Professor Thompson said. The panelists were satisfied with the “really insightful” questions being asked. Dr. Falcioni said, “I think there is enough interest where that could happen [another panel discussion] or maybe a subtopic like something about the science of agency…” The event ended about half an hour after scheduled. “I was incredibly appreciative. I think a lot of my motivation for doing these kinds of things is simply that I love the field of philosophy... its a perennial subject…” Salazar said, “so when I see a turnout like this it just makes me a little bit more motivated to bring philosophy to the floor and how it motivates people to think in the way that they do.”
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P.I.N.T.O. CLUB
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Roy Robbles—President of the P.I.N.T.O. club (left)—stands by his Vice President, Hector Martinez (right) on Sept. 15 at the quad. Photo by Esmerelda De Santiago
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n September 15, 2017 at noon, the PINTO club organized an event to help and reach out to formerly incarcerated individuals. Setting up booths with resources from Chaffey Community College for these individuals, Roy Robles, the organizer of this event and president of the PINTO club said, “I want to try to help them get rehabilitated through education and try to prevent them from going back to prison.” The PINTO club started in the 1960s in Cal State L.A. But because of the Chicago riots that took place in 1972, the program faded away. Roy Robles brought the club back in 2013. “I’ve been running this club ever since and I’m not going to stop until I see it established in a variety of Community Colleges… the need is that everyone wants to reach out, but nobody has time… we will make the time,” Robles said. Robles explains that as of today East L.A. wants the club to come back to where it originally started. Robles argues he will give the club back in exchange for the right people. “It has to be the right people, it has to be people who have been incarcerated, it has to be a person who wants education and wants to make the change and the transition in others. To help the peace between the gangs and so on…this program is about peace and education.” Other clubs/facilties that showed up at this event included the Language Success Center, Admission Records, Math Success center, Career Center, GPS Center, and Disability Program and Services. They all share the purpose:
“Help the formally incarcerated know what resources they have and what paths they can chose to change their future to not end up back in prison or back in the legal system just here to promote and make them aware of the support they have on Chaffey Campus,” Joseph Davis from the Math Success Center said. Van Brown 44, Rancho Cucamonga, a formally incarcerated student who heard about the program through Robles his neighbor. He is interested in furthering his education but there are many bills to be paid. Brown went to college in 1997 and was part of the African American Student Alliance. “This particular program is the first kind of program helping kids further their education. Some people don’t know where to start and these people here to help you,” Brown said. Robles travels to parol office’s to talk to incarcerated criminals to get them to come to college and change their lives around. Robles was a former gang member and drug addict. Some of his personal experiences had to do with the gang violence, he wanted to change his lifestyle but didn’t know how. When he came out of prison he was inspired to become a counselor to reach out to those young incarcerated individuals and prevent them from going to prison. “It’s the passion that I have I want the PINTO club to be well known… we are a club of integrity, sincerity, and we are people who have been incarcerated. We want to give back to the community because Chaffey College gave us that second chance to move on in life and help others,” Robles said, “Don’t look back, stay focused, keep to your promise and be for real.”
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EARTHQUAKE ALARMS HOW IT WORKS
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atural disasters have occurred frequently in the past month. Mexico recently encountered three earthquakes at over M 6.1. With the San Andreas fault spilling California, many locals have cause for concern about when the next one will hit. Eagle Rock Jr./Sr. High School, located in northeast Los Angeles, has installed an Emergency Earthquake System, also known as “Shake Alert” from the USGS (United States Geological Survey) in their science classrooms. The USGS is a science organization that supplies information to everyone concerning our ecosystem, environment and the natural resources we rely on. It provides information on natural disasters and how they are caused. Eagle Rock High School was affected by a Los Angeles earthquake over forty years ago. They’ve kept safety their number one priority since then. They now have this opportunity to further improve their safety and well-being. In the past two years, they have developed ten alarm systems in their science classrooms and have recently expanded 8 more. Even though they’re not in all classrooms, Principal Mylene Keipp has an alarm connected in her office so it is accessible to make an announcement ahead of time. They are the only high school in the state of California to have this lifesaving device, which allows students 8 to ten seconds to prepare before an earthquake is approaching, according to CBS Los Angeles. Although 8 to ten seconds may seem like a short amount of time, it can save lives by allowing students and staff to get under tables and find safety on campus. “I felt very safe. Their evacuation system was organized and efficient enough to work during a real earthquake,” said student Meghan Velasco.
Earthquakes begin at the epicenter where seismic sensors detect vibrations when the ground shakes. This can alert when an earthquake is coming. “The shaking from an earthquake travels at about the speed of sound — slower than the speed of light,” said Rosanna Xia, LA Times. At Eagle Rock High School, this would be followed up by an alarm warning in the science classrooms. Students and staff have been preparing to use the alarm, so if and when an earthquake hits, they would react in a calm matter. The students in the science classrooms have been studying how earthquakes occur. They’ve been learning how to react to an earthquake and where to find safety in the type of environment they are in. With this opportunity, this should bring awareness to other schools, colleges and work places to further improve and expand safety. Due to the consecutive earthquakes that have been recently going on in the world, it is important to take precautions and prepare for a natural disaster.
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HURRICANE HARVEY, IRMA AND CLIMATE CHANGE Erik Estrada @chaffeycollege
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rma is the first hurricane on record to ever reach a category level 5, the highest intensity a hurricane can reach, while still in the ocean. “Irma was the strongest Atlantic-basin hurricane ever recorded outside the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea” said CNN’s Wayne Drash. This is being caused by climate change nurturing the conditions for hurricanes to intensify in areas they have not previously. Hurricanes Irma and Harvey have been two of the most damaging hurricanes in North American history, and they happened less than two weeks apart. The last time a category 5 storm of this intensity caused this much damage was Hurricane Allen over fifty years ago, which reached maximum wind speeds of up to 190 miles per hour and caused 1.24 billion dollars worth of damage. Irma peaked at speeds of 185 miles per hour for 37 hours, and Harvey, has required over 70 billion dollars in repairs so far. Global warming is not what caused these violent windstorms. They were going to happen regardless of our carbon footprint. However, global warming did provide an environment for these hurricanes to thrive and do more damage that they would have normally on their own. Hurricanes are a natural occurrence, and happen all over the Atlantic ocean, but never have they formed at such high categories in such short succession.
According to Inside Climate News, a Pulitzer Prize-winning environmental news organization, “researchers found that storms reach Category 3 wind speeds nine hours faster than they did in the 1980s.” Warm air in the oceans along with rising sea levels is what gives hurricanes such as Harvey and Irma the perfect conditions to intensify so quickly, which could be why there have been two of the most powerful hurricanes in such a short period of time. In the past century, our oceans have changed and “warmed on an average 1 to 3 degrees Fahrenheit over the past century, and sea levels have risen about 7 inches during that time,” says CNN’s Wayne Drash. Irregular weather disturbances occurring in the ocean are becoming more frequent with climate change warming the oceans and air. These elements are providing hurricanes an unnatural environment which allow them to reach levels so intense they cause damages costing over a hundred billion dollars in repairs Aside from the financial costs of these natural disasters, the displacement of millions of US citizens is also a concern. Six days after Hurricane Maria tore through the US territory of Puerto Rico, “3.4 million U.S. citizens in the territory remain without adequate food, water and fuel.” said Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman. Most neighborhoods in Puerto Rico are flooded. Along with not having access to thebreezepaper.com
clean drinking water, cellphone towers have been destroyed leaving the area with very limited contact with the outside world. Damages to commercial and industrial structures is also a rising concern as the question of what economic cost will be taken on the Puerto Rican economy after reconstruction begins. In addition to the damages done to industrial areas, farmlands will face future challenges providing for their local communities due to the destruction of crops and natural landscapes. According to NASA’s last measurement in July of 2017, there is about 406.69 parts per million of Carbon Dioxide in our breathable air which is nearly 50% more than any other point in history. The correlation between rising temperatures and rising Power Dissipation Indexes (PDI) have been “based on statistical correlations”. PDI is a form of measuring the strength of a hurricane, and according to Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, evidence reports “PDI levels in recent years are higher than in the previous active Atlantic hurricane era in the 1950s and 60s.” The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration also says that projections for the “late 21st century would imply very substantial increases in hurricane destructive potential–roughly a 300% increase in the PDI by 2,100.”
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TETHERED TALES Elyssa Arriage @chaffeycollege
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Panel of experts—factulty and staff—mid-discussion during the Q&A portion in the C.A.A. building on Sep. 14. Photo by Erik Estrada
t is 2017 but it feels like we are living in the modern day 1930 with the discrimination that has surfaced against DACA recipients these last few months. While the nation waits for the ultimate decision of the DACA recipient’s statuses, this seems all too familiar to history. Thursday Sept. 14, Chaffey Community College’s Psych Club hosted a panel focusing on discussing DACA and the current anxieties many students are feeling with the news of the removal of the DACA program. Throughout the hourlong panel discussion the connection between historic and current events kept surfacing. The old saying, “history repeats its self ” has never been more relevant than it is now in 2017. Moises Rosales, Chaffey Community College’s DREAMer’s Club president recalled a conversation he had with professor, “How do you hide students when an ICE truck comes to campus?” the professor asked. The thought that innocent people will have to hide from the same government that welcomed them into the United States in hopes of one day becoming permanent citizens is a hard concept to fathom. The word “hide” connects what was happening in the mid 1930s when Jewish people would hide in fear from the Nazis and the fear of what DACA recipients might have to face come March. Although ICE trucks showing up to campus is highly unlikely, it is not an impossible outcome.
Comparing the Holocaust to the removal of DACA seems a bit extreme, but it is only one of a few ways to make people understand the grievance of this matter. How about comparing the support the Civil Rights activists had in the 1950s and ‘60s to the amount of supporters DACA recipients have now. Even though there are thousands of people who support President Tump’s decision to remove the DACA program, there are just as many, if not more, people who support the immigrants and are willing to help them fight for their rights. The Civil Rights activists were fighting for rights for minorities and the discriminated against. Long before the 1950s and ‘60s people were trying to get rights for African-Americans, which only really began to become noticed when the Civil Rights Movements evolved. Similarly, immigrants have been facing hardships for decades, but things seemed to be progressing when former President Obama implemented the DACA program in 2012. With the recent decision to have the program removed it seems as though America is going in reverse. Civil Rights activists Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. set the model for other groups and organizations to advance including Black Lives Matter, DREAMers, the LGBTQ+ community and Women’s March Global.
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HEP. A OUTBREAK Maranda Gonzalez @chaffeycollege
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n Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced a Hepatitis A Outbreak in L.A. County. According to Los Angeles Times, there have been 10 cases of Hepatitis A in LA County, two of which cannot be linked to the San Diego County outbreak. The San Diego County outbreak has risen to extreme measures with over 420 cases that have led to 16 deaths via the San Diego Couty Health and Human Services Agency. The majority of L.A. County cases have been in the homeless community, transmitted by taking drugs, which may involve the sharing of needles and/or pipes, as well as partaking in sexual activity with someone already infected with the virus. Hepatitis A is an extremely contagious virus that causes liver disease. Faint cases can last up to a few weeks, while critical cases can last multiple months and may even lead to death. Although anyone can contract hepatitis A, you are at higher risk if you share needles and/or pipes while taking drugs, come into physical and/or sexual contact with someone who has hepatitis A, or travel to
cities and/or countries where hepatitis A is prevalent. Some symptoms of hepatitis A include fever, loss of appetite, fatigue, stomach pain, vomiting, dark urine, pale stools, diarrhea, and Jaundice (yellowing of skin or eyes). The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has encouraged those who have not been vaccinated for hepatitis A to get vaccinated as soon as possible, to prevent contraction of the virus. The vaccine is distributed in two parts, six months apart, and has proven to be proficient and safe. L.A. County intends to administer 40,000 vaccines to homeless people, active drug users, and medical professionals. They have also informed homeless volunteers to be aware of the virus in the homeless community and take action to protect themselves to prevent contracting the virus. If an area or hard surface is infected with hepatitis A, using a 10 percent bleach solution will eradicate the virus. The city of Los Angeles has begun cleaning its streets with bleach to ravage the virus where people with cases have said they have been. Dr. Barbara Ferrer, director of the L.A. thebreezepaper.com
County Department of Public Health, has stated that health workers are inspecting homeless shelters in Los Angeles to improve sanitation and personal hygiene. It is easy to contract hepatitis A by simply touching hands with someone who has the virus and has not washed their hands after using the restroom. Ferrer has stated, “We are very early in an outbreak and the more people who get vaccinated in the high-risk populations … the smaller the outbreak will end up being in L.A. County,” via Los Angeles Times. Although an outbreak may sound frightening, Ferrer has clearly announced, per Los Angeles Times, “The outbreak label isn’t meant to scare people.” It is more of a title to receive recognition that this is an important issue for everyone to get vaccinated to prevent contracting the virus before it is too late. The Los Angeles County highly recommends that anyone who thinks they may be at risk of hepatitis A to get vaccinated, take precautions, wash your hands, and don’t share drinks or cigarettes with anyone, it could save your life.
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Music as Language Jessica Murray @_Jessica_Murray
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usic has historically been used to convey art, culture and religion. World music is especially important to listen to, for it gives cultures, ethnicities and countries a voice, a wavelength for a means of representation. Listening to another cultures music initially acclimates one to the language itself. Hearing these languages through such a medium evokes another understanding for a groups sense of identity, helping those who are not part of the groups better understand the culture. Tinariwen is a band formed in 1979 from Mali, a country in the Sahara Desert in Northern Africa, and are currently active in recording and playing music. Tinariwen has always been a collective of singers, songwriters and musicians who come together in different combinations due to the nomadic lifestyle of the Tuareg people. Their music fuses traditional Islamic mantra in the Tamasheq language—known only among Tuareg Muslim people who were historically influential in the spread of Islam in Northern Africa, using contemporary electric instruments. Tamasheq is similar sounding to Arabic. The band’s name translates to “The People of the Desert” or “The Desert Boys” in their native language. Tinariwen has been called “music’s true rebels” by NPR and “the grassroots voice of rebellion” by AllMusic. “Elwan,” the band’s seventh album, was released earlier this year. The music relates to life in the Sahara Desert, a scenery not far foreign from that of the Mojave Desert in Southern California, with album motifs including romance, civil rights and life changes. Among other influences, Tinariwen draws inspiration from Amer-
ican artists such as Elvis Presley, Led Zeppelin, Carlos Santana, Jimi Hendrix and Bob Marley though Tinariwen’s style has its roots in West African music. While some refer to the band members as rebels, the phrase is not used just as a commodity. In 1990, the Tuareg people of Mali revolted against the government, under then-ruler Gaddafi. Some of the members of the band joined as rebel fighters. In 2012, a militant Islamist party denounced the presence of popular music in Mail, targeting the band specifically during this campaign. In a showdown in 2013, most of the band members escaped capture, all except one who was later realeased and returned safely with the rest of the members. While most have never heard of Tinariwen, their resume is quite extensive, having won a Grammy award in 2012 for Best World Music Album for their fifth studio album, “Tassil.” Additionally, the band represented Algeria in the FIFA World Cup in South Africa in 2010 and before that, Tinariwen performed at the world renowned WOMAD, World of Music, Arts and Dance, festival in 2001, gaining the group attention overseas and allowing them the opportunity to perform in the United Kingdom in 2004. Upcoming shows from Tinariwen will be October 28 at The Growlers Six festival, after which they will leave for tour in China and France.
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THE COLLECTIVE
ANTHONY HURD Sydney Vargas @syds808s
“Everything happens for a reason, you know?” - Hurd
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wo years ago, Anthony Hurd was living at and attending San Diego State University, writing pieces for a small publication. He pursued an education as an English major, with plans of becoming an English professor. Hurd is currently back at his home town with completely different plans and reflects on how he got to where he is now. Hurd laughs at how better off he is now since coming back home to San Diego, which he describes as toxic to his mental health. It was a particular inebriated and delusional night in San Diego that forced him to come home and to terms with his mental illness. He reflects on the situation positively, “Everything happens for a reason, you know? I am now free, and open, and ready to start working towards something, you know?” Now residing back in his hometown, with a much different plan than an english professor, Hurd is currently attending Pasadena City College in pursuit of a career in art. Confessing he has always loved drawing throughout his whole life and, is now determined to make a career out of his passion. He states “I mainly do drawings with pen and ink; as for painting, mostly acrylic! I also like to incorporate text in some of my drawings.” His future goals consist of attending The Art Center, in hopes of a career as a Technical Illustrator. Technical Illustrators are responsible for everything from sketches and storyboards to logos to the festive cups at Starbucks. His art is reflective of his compulsive habits of smoking and taking medication. It also displays his sexuality as a gay man. His first sexual encounter with a man allowed him to feel more free about his inner self. His dearest friend, depicted in many pieces of his work, not only shows his admiration for him but his dedication to depict homosexuality in his work. Hurd wants to depict homosexuality in his work so more people can feel able to express themselves and know they are not alone. He used his talents to illustrate the Chaffey College’s LGBTQ+ organization, called Lavender Coalition.
“Portrait of Puddle’s Pity”
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THE COLLECTIVE “It’s really significant because there aren’t too many safe spaces for the LGBTQ+ community in the Inland Empire, which is often considered very conservative,” Hurd said. “One of my biggest influences are the LGBT community and other queer artists. A big influence in my work is pop art, which blends pop culture and art. Some of my favorite artists are Andy Warhol and Keith Haring, especially because they helped a lot with queer representation in art during the 20th century. Keith Haring used his street art to speak out against the political injustices of the time, such as the AIDS crisis, which was devastating to the LGBT community. So I definitely think about that a lot when I am coming up with ideas for drawings and paintings. I really just want to capture the essence of the queer community and provide a point of view from someone who has been marginalized because of their identity.” Being asked to design the logo for them encouraged Anthony to used techniques he learned from his first art classes at Pasadena City College “For The Lavender Coalition Logo, I actually applied a lot of what I learned in my classes. I used a compass and shit to get a good circle. And made sure all the lettering and stuff was symmetrical and what not, and I’m really proud of how it came out.” His quick advancements make him hopeful as well as hesitant for the future. Jokingly he said, “I am lazy you know. So sometimes I see people doing things and I get discouraged but I need to just do it, you know? You can’t be scared. There’s nothing to be scared about.” Staying influenced is key, he states “I think I’m in the process of discovering my style, which is something that I love about art. It’s such a personal journey of progression and experimentation. What I’m most concerned with is creating a piece that speaks to me and that specific message that I am trying to convert through that piece.” Continuing classes, working on the side as a delivery boy and constantly releasing new material (including himself, his first tattoo) is a testament of the successful fate awaiting Anthony Hurd.
“Woman”
You can follow him @anthony.hurd on Instagram
“Lavender Coalition” Logo
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MY ‘AMERICAN DREAM’ Brenda Lopez @chaffeycollege
Coming from a country where poverty is a big issue, getting approved to be able to come to the United States; was the greatest gift any one could ask for.
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was a lucky 9 year-old who’s dream became a reality on June 4th, 2006. Luckily, I am not an immigrant. Luckily, I am not an immigrant. I didn’t have to walk for miles or suffer from hunger. I’m one of the lucky ones because I came to the United States with no suffering. Many immigrants come to the United States with their heart in their hands; knowing they could die in the process of crossing the country. Yet, they risk their lives to support their loved ones who live where poverty is big. I’m from El Salvador, a small country in Central America between Guatemala and Honduras. Every year during the 2000’s, my father had to fly out to El Salvador from the United States to see his family. Every time I would see my father walk through the apartment doors, I would run into his arms and he used to say, “I’ve missed you so much mama”. I would kiss his cheek and hug him tight. I was the happiest little girl in the world when I was in his arms. I’ve always been daddy’s little girl and I was only able to see him for two weeks each year during Christmas season. The hardest part was seeing leaving. I would cry like a baby. My family lived on the second floor of the apartments. I remember waving back with tears in my eyes as I saw him disappear from the road. I had to wait another year to see him again the following year. The morning of June 4 finally came to a reality. As I was getting ready to leave the place I grew up from, I could see my father was super excited. I could see it in his small green eyes. It was very hard for him to hide his emotions, but it was the last time I was going to be away from him. There was a new journey ahead for my family and I. My father was a United States resident and was able to come and go out of the country. My father was working very hard so we could have everything we wanted back in El Salvador. I grew as time went by and he was missing milestones of
my childhood. It would make my father sad because he wasn’t able to see me grow up as he wanted to. My father realizes he couldn’t keep living the way my family and I were living. Seeing him only for two weeks every year during Christmas season wasn’t enough. He decided to submit paperwork for our family to gain a citizenship. It took five years for the citizenship to process, but it was worth it in the end. My father was always afraid to bring us as immigrants. It is the easier way, but he didn’t want to live in fear that one day he would leave our side again. As a 9 year-old little girl, I couldn’t understand much because I wasn’t leaving anything behind but an old life. My father’s side of the family was excited to meet my family and I for the first time. I knew I had an aunt, grandmother, grandfather, and cousins, but I never met them. It was an amazing feeling coming to a new house, new bed and new toys but most important was that I was going to see my father the next day. I was excited to explore a new country. Excited for the new journey that was ahead of me. Excited to start a journey beside my father, catching up on lost time. I knew I was going to face some challenges as I was learning a new language and making new friends. I was the new girl who didn’t speak English, but I knew I had to overcome the fear of meeting a new world. My “America Dream” was to be with my father but, also to have an opportunity to have a profession. I was lucky enough to run away from poverty and suffering I was living. I’m still trying to create a new future for myself that could change my life forever. I’m not an Immigrant but I fight for those who are. Immigrants are the new era to this country. We’re the ones making America great.
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Culture
September 27, 2017
MEXICAN SNACK SENSATION
Tostilocos is a combination of Mexican ships, cut fruit like cucumber and Jicama. It has Japanese nuts, “cueritos”, chamoy, and lemon. Photo by Brenda Lopez
Brenda Lopez @chaffeycollege
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he invention of street foods such as raspados and Tostilocos changed the way the Mexican community, especially immigrants, make their income. Many Mexicans began to go out in the street and sale “raspados” or “elotes”. It was one of the cheapest snacks the community could purchase. People knew that the vendors were in their community because of the horn sound they would use to get their attention. People, especially children, would come out of their homes running around excited to buy a snack. These type of snacks can be for anyone. Usually they are sold for around $1.25 for a raspado and $1.00 for an elote. Many Mexicans were able to make money out of a simple stand of raspados and elotes. However, many police officers and city officials from all over the nation began
shutting down and ticketing the street vendors. Along with receiving tickets, if they were undocumented immigrants, they feared deportation. The only other solution was to start up a business that is regulated by officials. Zury’s Raspados has been one of the biggest sensation to those who like Mexican snacks. They have 68.8k followers on Instagram and 38,068 people who like the page on Facebook. Zury’s Raspados has four locations around t0he Inland Empire. The Company is getting bigger and better. They have a variety of Mexican snacks; “Raspados, Fruit cocktails, Fresh juices and much more” according to their Official Facebook page. Companies like Zury’s Raspado have develop a new spectrum of flavors. A person does not have to be Mexican to know the delicious taste of a Tostiloco or Eskite. Zuryeskies is a combination of sweet corn, melt butter and hot Cheetos. Photo by Brenda Lopez
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Features
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A Supporting Community for DACA and Beyond Christopher Santee @CR_Santee
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ince the news of the Trump Administration repealing DACA (Deffered Action for Childhood Arrivals) on Sept. 5, Chaffey College has provided a number of resources for student and faculty struggling during this uncertain time. One workshop was held on Wednesday, Sept. 20 in Wargin Hall 142. The “Supporting Undocumented Students +” workshop was hosted by Professor of Business Abel Chen, and special guest Diane Uchimiya, J.D., Director of the Justice and Immigration Clinic and Professor of Law at University of La Verne. Uchimiya, who has experience in preparing legal paperwork for students, says the DACA announcement is a call to action. With 150,000 to 200,000 DACA forms expiring on March 5, 2018, the approval period for applying for DACA has been extended by one month. This means that all applications have to be received by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services by Oct. 5, 2017. If you are not a DACA recipient, but would like to help someone who is undocumented gain a foothold, Professor Uchimiya recommended some aid for entrepreneurs and students. Sharing access to resources that can be expensive for the individual such as a gathering place or office space would help with the heavy load of rent payments. One of Professor Uchimiya’s strongest pieces of advice for undocumented immigrants is to create their own business. Micro-lending would provide the small business capital for immigrants to get their personal businesses off of the ground. Professor Uchimiya impressed upon those in attendance that an important step for undocumented immigrants is to plan for deportation. This planning is not giving in to the defeat of their attempt at naturalization, but an important safeguard for their rights and those of their children, especially in families of mixed immigration status.
Below we have collected a list of resources to assist those looking for help in their DACA and undocumented struggles: Chaffey College is providing a final DACA renewal assistance workshop on Saturday, Sept. 30 at the Rancho Cucamonga Campus. The event will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Administration building, room AD-151. The Los Angeles Archdiocese is hosting a DACA renewal workshop on Saturday, Sept. 30, by appointment only. The times range from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church, 407 S Chicago St, Los Angeles, CA 90033. Call (213) 637-7820 for registration or visit [http://thenextamerica.org] for more information. A large collection of legal advice and resources are available at the Immigrant Legal Resource Center’s website, www.ilrc.org. Professor’s Uchimiya and Chen ended the workshop by expressing the importance of political advocacy. While immigrants, undocumented and documented alike, have a tougher struggle than most, it is important that we all find a solution to our national immigration problem. This requires active participation from all concerned citizens in the process of reforming immigration. Professor Uchimiya said, “The way to immigration reform is not to be on the side where you’re reacting all the time.”
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Reviews
September 27, 2017
Maranda Gonzalez @chaffeybreeze
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he new adaptation of Stephen King’s “IT” hit theaters September 8, just in time for the fall horror movie season. The 2017 film is a complete remake based on Stephen King’s 1986 novel and is in no way related to the 1990 TV mini-series. “IT” has been an anticipated movie since the trailer’s debut in the spring of 2017. The trailer was terrifying and fans were excited to see how the new Pennywise (Bill Skarsgård) would terrorize on the big screen. From what the trailer depicted, “IT” would be a classic horror movie where a monster, disguised as a clown, terrorizes a group of pre-teens who are brave enough to face him so long as they stick together. Surprisingly, the movie delivered something different than expected, yet, it was just as entertaining as it was chilling. Pennywise (Bill Skarsgård), is petrifying on the big screen as he teases and practically plays with the children whom he intends to eat. He makes the audience almost fall for his illusion of a friendly clown, then he takes your innocence and devours you right before your eyes. Although Pennywise puts the audience on edge when he appears in the movie, there is an unexpected comical element to the movie from the “Losers’ Club”: Bill Denbrough (Jaeden Lieberher), Ben Hansom (Jeremy Ray Taylor), Beverly Marsh (Sophia Lillis), Richie Tozier (Finn Wolfhard), Mike Hanlon (Chosen Jacobs), Eddie Kaspbrak (Jack Dylan Grazer) and Stanley Uris (Wyatt Oleff). They all stand together to find and defeat Pennywise. What makes this film enjoyable in a way that is unrelated to other horror movies is that the “Losers’ Club” all joke around just like any other real life kids would. “IT” carries so much comedy that the audience could question if the movie was even horror anymore, but that is what made it enjoyable because you weren’t stuck flinching every five seconds from jump scares, instead you laughed and even cheered on the “Losers’ Club” as they worked together to find a way to defeat Pennywise. Despite being a remake in 2017, “IT” was everything a realistic horror movie would be. There were curse words, funny jokes, a terrifying clown, and bloody death. “IT” delivered in a modern, ghastly and funny way that defines a new classic horror film. “IT” is left with an open-ending, the end-credit scene is extremely terrifying as it confirms a second installment called “IT: Chapter 2,” slated to premiere in 2019. Grade: A
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September 27, 2017
Reviews
AHS:CULT Maranda Gonzalez @chaffeybreeze
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n television screens, the much anticipated seventh season of “American Horror Story” has premiered. This season’s theme is ‘cult,’ and creator Ryan Murphy has confirmed via Instagram that the entire anthology has been based on Dante’s “Inferno.” Each season has an underlying theme related to 1 of the 9 realms of hell in the inferno. This season, ‘cult’ is based off the 6th circle of hell, heresy. Murphy’s announcement about the anthology has made viewers and fans excited for this season and the next 2 seasons, as it is confirmed that the anthology will release seasons 8 and 9. Although, there is some concern from fans about the future of the anthology, stating Dante’s “Inferno” only has 9 circles of hell, and there are only 2 more confirmed seasons. Nevertheless, Murphy has delivered a new and fresh storyline this season with political elements included. The season begins with the 2016 election and Donald Trump being announced as the President of the United States. Married couple Ivy (Alison Pill) and Ally Mayfair-Richards (Sarah Paulson) are devastated by the news, while Kai Anderson (Evan Peters) is a Trump supporter. There have only been 3 out of the eleven-episode season aired thus far, and the character development continues with each episode.
Currently, Kai seems to be making a ruckus in town and sending Ally into a paranoia of fear. Kai’s motives are unclear, as well as the cult aspect. There are hints, but no clear cult making an appearance. Ally’s paranoia is also unclear as to whether she is hallucinating, or if what she sees is real.In the political aspect of the season, there is a scene where Kai harasses a group of Hispanic workers because he is simply racist. This has caused some discomfort from viewers as they may not agree with what Murphy is doing this season, but just a reminder that the show is completely fictional. Aside from Murphy including the real-life 2016 election and creating racist, Trump-supporting characters in the show, the season began and continues to move incredibly slow.Although Murphy is notorious for keeping each season of AHS mysterious, there is too little happening with no answers to keep viewers interested for long. Grade: C+
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Opinion
INTERNATIONAL STABILITY FLOUNDERS AS U.S. RECEDES FROM WORLD STAGE
Chris Salazar @ChrisEclectic23
September 27, 2017
While the reluctance concerning the catch-22 of global vigilance is natural, the alarms of the past and present sound the exigency of American authority. The lesson of the twentieth century: When the United States fades from the global arena, the world enters perilous territory. Look no further than the decades long squabble between China and Japan. It’s a stressed dynamic wrought by a violent, massacred past and a resurfacing paranoia. High-speed economic growth has waned, giving way to the dormant, subterranean conflicts of the 1950s. And, to fan the fire, previously curbed by trade liberalization and a commitment to alliances, is a zero-sum game. China aims to replace Japan as the dominant, U.S.-backed power in the region. During the disheartening presidential campaign, Trump insinuated that Japan’s frailty caused an over-reliance on U.S. protection, that that U.S. has outlived its stay and will withdraw from east Asia. But the regions economic ascent only affirms the instability of an American exodus. “It is not only true that China changed the status quo by getting strong,” said Yan Xuetong, Dean of the Institute of Modern International Relations at Tshinghua University and Editor-in-Chief of the Chinese Journal of International Politics, “but also that America and Japan changed the status quo by getting weak.” The perilous triad that is China, Japan and the United States illustratesThucydides’ twin horned trap. The first horn suggests that rising and established powers are destined for war (in this case China and the US). The second warns of the tumultuous nature of empires: They’re dangerous to establish and even more dangerous if surrendered. The latter issue is prescient. The United States has been the East Asian hegemon for seventy years. But the political landscape has shifted. Now the choice is to either maintain current affairs at considerable cost or relinquish control, possibly plunging the region into disorder. Plainly, the postwar hierarchy, constructed and cultivated by the U.S. since 1945, has gone quietly into that good night. The current Korean Crisis, Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the growing tensions between the former and reigning super power epitomize the obligation of the sovereign: To maintain order. The U.S., as the sole super power, has a duty to preserve. But as President Trump and the United States retire from directing the world’s political theater, state actors vie for the spotlight. The concern is the militant auditions. Because, when the geopolitical order is at stake, the monologue becomes more than a tryout of utterances.
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September 27, 2017
Something that doesn’t happen very often has been happening more and more. Sports, and specifically football, used to be an escape from the political mess, but since Trump’s comments about how any “son of a bitch” who kneels during the anthem should be fired, my safe place has become a battle zone. It started when Colin Kaepernick kneeled during the national anthem last year as a personal and silent protest against racial oppression. Because he believes the anthem doesn’t stand for him, he refused to stand for it. Nobody has any right to tell him he was wrong. He did what felt right to him and although it wasn’t his intent, other players who felt the same followed him. When the season ended, the movement was still trending upward, but Kaep didn’t get a quarterbacking job, so it was reasonable to believe after its short stay, politics was checking out of sports. I thought that my safe place was about to revert back to its original state, free of politics and protests. I thought even if the protest did continue, people wouldn’t talk about it like they did last year. It wouldn’t be such a big deal because everyone would be used to it by now. The camera panning over a couple players kneeling during the anthem would be just as typical as the Raider fans with painted black faces. On opening day, I wasn’t surprised that a player kneeled. I wasn’t surprised that the movement lived through the offseason. By this point, players in other sports had participated and it seemed to have become more acceptable to protest the national anthem. After the playing of the “Star-Spangled Banner,” the players name who kneeled was announced on T.V. It was the first thing the announcer said after the playing of the national anthem, and the only thing he said before introducing a commercial break. For the first time in my life, I had an urge to turn off a football game before it even started. It was brief and not very reasonable, and by the time the commercials were over, my excited to watch two of the best teams in the NFL commence battle retuned to its original level. I was still bothered by the fact that a player kneeling was newsworthy enough for the announcer to mention his name immediately after the song ended. Then Trump said that football players who knee should be fired by the owners, implanting politics within sports for yet another season of football. The players answered with more knees on the ground. A baseball player answered by kneeling along the third baseline while the anthem played. As purely a sports fan, politics intrusion is not okay. But it isn’t the players’ fault. This season, I blame President Trump
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Sports
TAKE A
KNEE
Kyle Smith @_kyol
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Sports
September 27, 2017
“Son of a Bitch” Christopher Sainz @chrisainz2 Cowboys vs. Jets pregrame at Metlife Stadium September 11, 2011. Photo by A. Smith
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ports and politics have always been together whether you like it or not. Sports legends like Muhammad Ali and Bill Russell who dominated their sports. These two athletes were outspoken about problems in the United States. Now it’s a new generations of athletes’ turn to stand up for what they believe in. Last Year in the NFL pre-season game Colin Kaepernick sat for the national anthem. He explained after the game his reasoning to NFL media, “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color.” Other players in the NFL followed Colin in his protest. Then this Friday, Sept. 22 President Trump attacked football in a rally in Huntsville, Ala. Trump said, “Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, ‘Get that son of a bitch off the field right now. Out. He’s fired. He’s fired!’” This sparked anger from the NFL community. On Twitter the number 1 trending topic was #TakeAKnee. 14 NFL owners put out statements against Trump, including Stan Kroenke of the Los Angeles Rams and Robert Craft of the New England Patriots. These two owners had donated money in support of Trump in the past, but called out the president for his divisive comments. NFL player Martellus Bennett responded to Trump on twitter saying “I’m ok with being fired for what I believe in.” Then came game day, the NFL came together. Not all players kneeled but there were most players lock arms with each other and did not put their hands over there heart. LeSean McCoy continued to stretch during the national anthem. The Pittsburg Steelers, Seattle Seahawks, and Tennessee Titans did not even come out of their locker rooms for the anthem. The WNBA Los Angeles Sparks also did not come out of the locker room in the first game of the Finals, the MLB had their first player, Bruce Maxwell of the Oakland Athletics, to kneel during the national anthem. Trump also came out against NBA player Stephen Curry. Trump had taken away Curry’s invitation to visit the White House. NBA
players came out to support Curry like LeBron calling our president a “Bum” and that him being there took out the honor of going to the White House. Trump’s interaction with the world of nation’s sports leagues has changed the narrative of the protests. It started as a Police brutality protest. In the wake of President Trump’s comments, the news networks like Fox News began calling it a protest to the national anthem. It was a demonstration to show that they cant stand for a country that oppresses it people. The Protest was dying down mostly because Colin Kaepernick can’t find a job in the NFL. He started it and now he is not getting the same publicity he was getting when he played in the NFL. But now it looks like it will be coming back. This can be a good thing if they keep there message they started with and this does not become a anti-trump protest.
Raiders at Redskins September 24, 2017. Photo by Keith Allison
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NFL in LA Christopher Sainz @chrisainz2
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fter 22 years the NFL was back in Los Angeles Last year. The Rams came to LA in 2016. The Chargers are now in Los Angeles this season. Last year the first couple games of the season the Rams had a good size crowd, but as the season went on the fans stop coming. This only helped doubters argument in sending these teams back to where they came from. It does not help that these teams did not do well last year. The Rams went 4-12 while the Chargers went 5-11 last season. People are asking if these teams will work?
Why the NFL will work? These teams both have stars that can attract fans. The Rams have stars all over there defense including Arron Donald. They also have Jared Goff who has played well the first 3 weeks of the season after a horrible season last year. The Rams are 2-1 after 3 weeks and look like a team that can make the playoffs. The Chargers also have plenty of stars the biggest Phillip Rivers a proven Vet who has not had the best starts to the season but is looking to bounce back. They also have Joey Bosa who has taken the league by storm. The Chargers are 0-3 but can easily be 2-1 if it was not for a blocked and missed field goal at end of the Denver Broncos and Miami Dolphins games. The Chargers could have the upper hand by playing in the Stub Hub Center. The Stub Hub only holds 27,000 people which is the smallest stadium in the NFL. The Chargers in San Diego did not just have a problem filling the stadium, they had a problem with who came to their games. Last season you can really say the Chargers never had a true home game with the opposing fans taking over Qualcomm stadium. With a smaller stadium it will possibly give the other teams fans less chances of getting tickets while the Chargers gain a fanbase in Los Angeles. The Rams were in Los Angeles for 49 years before leaving for Saint Louis. They have the fans base already they just have to give them a reason to come and with the way they are playing the Rams
fans should show up. The Rams also have the upper hand in the NFC East being a weaker division.
Why the NFL wont work? Even though the Rams are 2-1 there are skeptics because they beat the 49ers and the Colts who are two bad teams. They might have more to prove to get there fans to come. The Chargers might have move to Los Angeles but they look a lot like last years San Diego Chargers. Since 2015 the Chargers are 4-18 in one score games. That is second worst to only the Brown who beat the Chargers last season by one score. The Chargers also don’t have an easy road ahead of them being in the AFC West, the best division in football. These are not good teams and the Fans might not be happy with their choices. Are the Rams and Chargers really fighting for the second most popular team in LA? The Oakland Raiders have a huge fans base here in LA. it does not help the two LA teams that the Raiders are moving to Las Vegas only a couple hours from LA. The Rams and Chargers have a uphill battle to win over LA. Can these two teams do it? Only time will tell.
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