RIVERSIDE CITY COLLEGE
NOVEMBER 10,
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VOL. 101, NO. 6
Voters seem undeterred by weather
State Proposition results
Proposition 1 passed to amend the California constitution to include fundamental rights to reproductive freedom. Proposition 26 did not pass. It would have allowed tribal casinos and the state’s four horse race tracks to offer inperson sports betting. Proposition 27 did not pass. This would have allowed licensed tribes and gaming companies to offer mobile and online sports betting outside Native American tribal lands.
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A voter braves the cold and rainy election day to come out and vote in the 2022 midterm elections at Orrenmaa Elementary School on Nov 8.
ALONDRA MONTESMARTINEZ NEWS EDITOR
The election process seemed to go smoothly for most who chose to vote in person at the Riverside Main Library downtown Nov. 8. Ballots were mailed to voters in October for those who chose to vote by mail. The majority of voters — mailin or absentee voters had to have their ballots in the mail by election
day —waited until the last minute to mail in their ballots or vote in person. The rain didn’t seem to stop many from hurrying to the polls on election day, according to a poll worker at the County Registrar of Voters office located at Riverside Gateway. According to Jackie D. from the main voters office at Riverside Gateway the weather caused the computer system to crash for a few minutes. This didn’t stop the
turnout of voters. “There were a lot of people out tonight,” she said. “The line wrapped around the building.” This weather didn’t stop Bianka Lopez from arriving and dropping off her ballot. “It’s important to vote, we have to look out for our community,” Lopez said. “I’m here to do so.” Married couple Amy and Luke Lopez arrived on a tandem bicycle ready to mail in their ballots. They traveled through the light
rain that began the morning of election day. “It’s important to vote, it’s our constitutional right,” Luke Lopez said. Justin Corrales — who enjoys placing his vote on election day — expressed the importance to vote, especially since not all of us have that constitutional right. “I still encourage in-person voting,” Corrales said. “I think it’s the best and safer way to do it without going down a rabbit hole.”
Proposition 28 passed. The state will fund music and art for public schools and community colleges. This will not come from the general taxes. Proposition 29 passed. The Proposal would’ve required dialysis clinics to have one physician on site or through Telehealth. Proposition 31 passed. It will prohibit the retail of certain f lavored tobacco products, this will decrease in state tobacco products tax revenue.
Title IX panel hosts area coaches, athletic directors JENNIPHER VASQUEZ EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Collegiate athletic directors and coaches from throughout the Inland Empire joined for “A day of Title IX,” at Riverside City College’s Hall of Fame Room on Nov. 4. The panelists highlighted the impact of the law, how it influenced their careers and how Title IX is about much more than just women’s equality in sports. Nicho DellaValle, director
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of sports information at RCC, organized and hosted the panel. He defined Title IX for the audience before asking a series of questions to each panelist. “Title IX is more than sport,” Megan Bottoms, RCC instructor and student activities coordinator, said. “Title IX is the ability for me as a female to be able to show up in an educational system and to be given the opportunity to compete.” She said Title IX helped open doors that might not have been open to her 50 years ago. Her current position at the college and
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the doctorate degree that helped her get the job being examples of just that. RCC women’s tennis coach Nikki Bonzoumet and RCC women’s volleyball coach Clara Lowden, who also served on the panel, shared similar sentiments. “As women don’t ever forget that you have an opportunity and don’t take it for granted,” Lowden said. “That’s pretty much what, for me, has given me the career to coach, to be an administrator, to be a professor.” She said education was always
a man’s world, but thanks to Title IX it no longer is. RCC women’s sports teams were in attendance, including the women’s basketball team and coach Alicia Berber. Berber and last season’s basketball team publicly spoke out back in February against inequities they faced as female athletes at RCC. “The work that you did to put this panel together and this conversation about Title IX is incredible, so thank you,” Berber said to DellaValle.
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She told the audience that DellaValle has also spearheaded organzing media days for the women’s basketball team and brought a lot of attention to the women’s teams at RCC. The lack of male student athlete attendance sparked conversation about educating male sports teams about Title IX. Wesley Mallette, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at the UCR, added to the discussion by saying that it is important for male
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