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Volume 87, Issue 13

March 27, 2014

Published Since 1927

Entire new Board could be filled

Two incumbents seek higher offices in Long Beach.

Robert Garcia Former LBCC teacher and manager runs for Long Beach mayor

Doug Otto LBCC trustee runs for Long Beach mayor

By Madison Salter Staff Writer

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Gerrie Schipske Former LBCC trustee runs for Long Beach mayor

Braxton Moore/Viking NEW FACES FOR LBCC: Voters in Long Beach, Signal Hill, Catalina Island and parts of Lakewood already are voting by mail and going to the polls Tuesday, April 8, in an historic election. Three Board seats are contested.

Roberto Uranga LBCC trustee runs for 7th District Council in Long Beach

Marshall Blesofsky Former professor

Board raises parking fee to $30 per semester See page 2

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Stella Ursua Business owner

Jeff Kellogg Board president

School shooting drill planned over Spring Break See page 3

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Sunny Zia Civil engineer

Virginia Baxter LBCC director

Vaping restricted on campus See page 4

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See Election on Page 3

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Voters will go to the polls for three LBCC Board of Trustees’ seats, Long Beach mayor, city attorney, city auditor, city prosecutor, City Council seats and the Long Beach Unified School District Board on Tuesday, April 8.

Board of Trustee Areas 1, 3, and 5 are up for election.

Marshall Blesofsky is opposed by incumbent Jeffrey Kellogg for Area 1.

Blesofsky said if he’s elected, he plans to restore vocational programs like welding, aviation and photography.

Blesofsky moved to California in 1982 with wife Dr. Susan Sklar and four children including a foster son who joined the family during his high school years.

Regarding hostility toward students during Board meetings, Blesofsky said, “Student representatives are put down all the time. Some members look down or appear like they are not paying attention. This is not OK.” His opponent Kellogg, current Trustee president, said regarding the 2013 Winter session, “Students embraced the classes that were offered.”

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Greg Slaughter Former LBCC professor

Campus bike culture See Page 12

@lbccvikingnews/instagram

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March 27, 2014

Trustee contenders debate AB955 bill

By Madison Salter Staff Writer The controversial AB955, twotiered educational system was a hot topic at the Board of Trustees candidate forum sponsored by the Civil Engagement Club on Monday, March 17.

Four questions were chosen for each candidate to answer with two minutes to answer.

Jeff Kellogg is opposed by Marshall Blesofsky for Area 1, Stella Ursua is opposed by Sunny Zia for Area 3, and Greg Slaughter is opposed by Virginia Baxter for Area 5.

When AB955 was brought up, four of six candidates opposed the implementation of the two-tiered system. Slaughter, Zia, Blesofsky and Ursua were all in favor of discontinuing the two-tiered system.

Zia and Blesofsky said it goes against the grain of what a Community College stands for.

Slaughter said he feels the two-tiered system penalizes students.

Ursua said, “Students should

“It hurts so much to see the way students have been treated.”

Marshall Blesofsky Area 1 candidate

have every opportunity to affordable and obtainable education.”

Kellogg and Baxter are proAB955.

Kellogg said, “It’s all about providing opportunities and access to students. AB955 was the best option until something better comes along.”

Baxter said during the 2013 two-tiered Winter session, 45 of 144 students were able to receive scholarships.

Candidates also were asked how they would change the lack of respect, hostility and negative body languages some Board members exhibit during the meetings.

Ursua said, “This results when there isn’t clear communication.”

Slaughter said, “Our opinions are not respected. I will listen to students, faculty and staff.”

Zia said, “I have personally experienced the disrespect.”

She said it’s time to bring the focus back to the students and community.

Blesofsky said, “It hurts so much to see the way students have been treated.”

Kellogg said it’s hard to make tough decisions, a lot of people were hurt from cuts, but it’s an ongoing effort to reach back to the students and community.”

Darel James/Viking FEE HIKE: Despite pleas from the public and Student Trustee Andrea Donado, the Board cast a unanimous vote to raise per-semester parking fees from $25 to $30 and the daily fee from $1 to $2. The increase is set to start during the Fall 2014 semester.

Parking fees to increase in the Fall Board ruling upsets students and surrounding neighborhood residents.

By Brittany Lieberman Managing Editor The Board of Trustees cast a unanimous vote to raise the LBCC parking fees from $25 to $30 and the daily rate from $1 to $2, with the exception of Student Trustee Andrea Donado’s advisory vote against the fee hike at the meeting Tuesday, March 25 on the LAC. Fees are set to change during the Fall 2014 semester. Board President Jeff Kellogg said LBCC’s parking fees have not increased in 10 years.

Donado said the fee increase is problematic for low income students and will cause overflow

parking in nearby neighborhood dential neighborhoods surround- had this problem in 2009, they streets, further shrinking parking ing the LAC. came forward and took care of it. availability for residents.

“Students litter and loiter in I don’t think the Board is in touch LBCC Vice President Ann the neighborhoods. Drug para- with the surrounding neighborMarie Gabel said the increase phernalia and sexual activity are hoods at all,” Haselroth said. will help offset the college’s park- constantly reported in these arOtto said surveys mailed to ing fund deficit. Gabel said, “We eas. We’ve been fighting this for residents will help address the spent $162,000 more on parking eight years and have been basical- neighborhood disturbances and expenses than what was collected ly ignored by the Board,” Schipske parking issues. in 2013. We’re projected to spend said.

“The Long Beach city traffic $200,000 this year.” engineer will have data to utilize Richard Wall, neighborhood Trustee and Long in mid-April.

Beach mayoral candi- “Drug paraphernalia and sexual activity are conThis is a city date Doug Otto said process where the college’s parking stantly reported in these areas.” the college lefund is spread thin and -Gerrie Schipske gally cannot needs the additional Long Beach Councilwoman fund solutions revenue. to the probOtto said, “That fund covers resident for five years, said the lem,” Otto said.

Veterans Stadium maintenance, area has deteriorated yearly. “I’ve Trustee Roberto Uranga sughalf of the college’s shuttle service found condoms and trash in my gested expanding campus pocost and 5 percent of the campus yard. Students park and solicit in lice activity into the problematic police contract.” neighborhoods. “This is a public the area all the time,” Wall said.

Long Beach City CouncilDon Haselroth, a 20-year res- safety issue and we want to make woman, mayoral candidate and ident, said the Board’s decision sure nothing illegal is taking former LBCC Trustee Gerrie to increase the parking fee would place,” Uranga said.

Schipske, joined residents who only further burden parking availThe next Board meeting is voiced concern about student ability for the neighborhoods.

Tuesday, April 29 in Building T of parking and illegal activity in resi“When Cal State Long Beach the LAC.

Trustee Doug Otto runs for mayor of Long Beach Board member focuses campaign on education improvement.

By Shannon Murphy and Madison Salter Staff Writers Doug Otto, LBCC Trustee and mayoral candidate, said one of his top priorities is education.

Otto has served as Area 4 trustee since 2004 and has been an active member of Long Beach community for 30 years.

He founded and served as president of the Long Beach Foundation for Architectural and Cultural Heritage and the Long Beach Heritage.

Otto said, “The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968

was a call to action.” Since then, Long Beach. an online journal of his medical Otto has committed himself to “In this increasingly competi- struggles. public service and helping Long tive global environment, the cities On his website, Otto said he Beach thrive. that prosper will be the ones with has changed the focus from just Otto served on the City’s Eth- an educated, innovative and so- access to higher education to ics Task Force in 2002. He is a phisticated workforce.” making sure students succeed.” founding Board member of the Otto was diagnosed with the Otto said he knows how imLong Beach Aquarium of the Pa- most advanced form of throat portant education is to the future cific where he currently serves cancer in 2010. of Long Beach. on its executive comO t t o mittee, and chairs the “In this increasingly competitive global environand his twin long-range planning brother, Don ment, the cities that prosper will be the ones with committee.

Otto, were adOtto outlined an educated, innovative and sophisticated workopted by Lura an 11-point plan to force.” and Don Otto. strengthen the city of He attended -Doug Otto Millikan High Long Beach. No. 4 in LBCC trustee School his list of goals is to and “prepare our residents for 21st He temporarily moved to Tex- LBCC. century jobs.” as with his wife Freda to receive He received a full scholarHe intends to leverage the treatment at M.D. Anderson Can- ship to Stanford University. Later existing Long Beach education cer Center. he studied at Union Theological infrastructure to prepare Long During his treatment, Otto Seminary and Columbia UniverBeach for the information-based communicated with the Board sity in New York City and then ateconomy of the 21st century. trustees by computer. He par- tended the University of Chicago.

Otto encourages recent grad- ticipated during the meetings uates to start new businesses in through teleconference and kept

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March 27, 2014

Shooting drill scheduled for Spring Break Long Beach Police to conduct training event.

By Shannon Murphy News Editor During Spring Break, the LAC will host an active shooter drill.

The drill will take place all day on Wednesday, April 23. The Long Beach Police Department’s juvenile investigation section will be facilitating the drill. It will involve all on-duty officers as well as

the Long Beach Fire Department. be role players by calling (562) lets will be used during the drill Some surrounding law enforce- 938-4807. so it is recommended people wear ment agencies will be invited to Role players can stay for all long sleeves, bring old sunglasses, attend. or part of the drill. A mandatory hearing protection, suntan lotion Esmeralda Aguilar, 19, an En- briefing is planned prior to the and something to snack on. glish major, said “I think Over the years, it’s a good idea. There “There have been a lot of school shootings. numerous active have been a lot of school shooter drills have Students should be prepared just in case of a been conducted at shootings.

Students should be situation like that.” different schools in prepared just in case of a Long Beach. LBCC -Esmeralda Aguilar has had one at each situation like that.”

19, English major of the campuses.

Employees and students will be invited to participate drill where role playing guidelines Sgt. Rob Gallagher of the juas role players. Employees must will be discussed. The role play- venile investigations section said, have their supervisor’s permis- ers will need to wear comfortable “We’ve been doing this since sion. Students may volunteer to clothing and shoes. Soft-air pel- Columbine,” a school shooting

Affordable Care Act hits students

By Ana Maria Ramirez Staff Writer

may require scheduling for another day. People who arrive with acute illness may be seen same People that don’t have healthday depending on the schedule care coverage time is tickling as for the day, Palacios said. the official day for open enrollThose who don’t obtain ment for the Obama Healthcare healthcare insurance coverage Insurance is Monday, March 31. will be penalized and have to This new law requires all pay a tax equal to one percent of Americans to have coverage their income in either through their em- “The new healthcare law is going to affect 2014, which will ployer or a federally assisted to 2.5 my parents. My co-pay has gone up and I’m increase program. percent in 2016, LBCC offers limited their dependent.” according to healthcare service to stuthe government -Sara Beller dents. Doctors are not 19, an undecided major website. available at either campus.

PCC Clinic “Doctors are contacted if con- companies can no longer deny hours are Monday and Wednesday cerns arise,” said nurse practi- coverage for existing medical from 8a.m.–7p.m., Tuesday and tioner Marianne Palacios. conditions, according to health- Thursday from 8a.m.–4:30p.m.

Palacios is at the LAC and the care.gov. and Friday 8a.m.–12p.m. The ofPCC on alternate days. She has Sara Beller, 19, an undecided fice is available by phone at (562) seen cases of ear and lung infec- major, said, “The new healthcare 938-3992. tions, abdominal and menstrual law is going to affect my parents.

The LAC clinic hours are pain, irregular skin conditions, My co-pay has gone up and I’m Monday and Wednesday from asthma. Physical exams and refer- their dependent.”

8a.m.–4:30p.m., Tuesday and rals are also offered.

LBCC offers same-day ap- Thursday from 8a.m.–7p.m. and Palacios said the school does pointments every day depending Friday from 8a.m.–4p.m. not offer ObamaCare to students on what the people’s needs are.

Students may make appointand prescription costs are not Physical exams take longer and ments by calling (562) 938-4210.

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April 20, 1999 at Columbine high school in Columbine Colo.

The goal of the drill is to better prepare the officers in the event they have to respond to the real thing.

Lt. Julie Prior of the campus police said, “Prior to the Columbine Shooting, officers had a different approach when dealing with an active shooting situation.

Police tactics had to change and they did. The first responding officers are now trained to engage and neutralize the threats to prevent loss of life. ”

QUIET QUAD

covered by the health fee.

“We have low cost prescription options available,” Palacios said.

Vaccinations are provided at reduced costs, and tuberculosis skin tests are free as part of the student health fee.

As of January 2014, insurance

Leonard Kelly/Viking Julia Lara, 18, an aerospace engineering major, spends her study and working time in the quietness of Building A’s center quad on the LAC on Monday, March 24.

April 8 election to decide future of LBCC and Long Beach FROM PAGE 1 garding AB955, “I don’t think it’s rently the executive director of Kellogg said classes were 97 percent full and it proved to be false that only a specific group of students would enroll in the twotiered Winter intersession courses.

Before becoming a Trustee Kellogg served on the Long Beach City Council. He has been a Board member since 2002, and he was re-elected in 2006 and 2010.

Kellogg served as the president of the Board in all three terms.

Stella Ursua is opposed by Sunny Zia for Area 3.

Ursua said, “I’d like to have town meetings and a monthly newsletter.”

In 2008 Ursua lost her job of 25 years just after purchasing her home. She worked for corporate America as a national training manager for a Fortune 500 company.

Ursua said, “Turning my life around this late in life was hard, but it only made me stronger.”

She has created training programs and training departments from the ground up for about 25 years.

Her opponent Zia said, re-

tration of justice teacher said the an acceptable model for LBCC. the LBCC Foundation.

Board needs to lead with students It’s privatization of a Community Regarding AB955 Baxter said, and student leaders.

College.”

“Give it a chance for a year. If you Richard Garcia, associate She said she feels AB955 is a don’t want to pay $225, you don’t director of public relations and toll road of the wealthy. have to.” marketing, said, “Compensation As a first-generation immiShe said she believes it needs for each LBCC member is $400 grant, Zia said she envisions ac- to be evaluated for a least a year per month and is established by cess to affordable education. and look at facts like drop rates to the California Education Code Zia also said, “Students need see if they are lower because of the based on our enrollment. Each to be able to voice their concerns. cost. board member is also eligible to They are not being acted on or lisHer opponent Slaughter said receive medical insurance covertened to. We need to rule age.” effectively, it’s really im- “We can and must do better in order to get our M e a n portant.” while, current Zia or Ursua will be- city back on track.”

Trustee Doug come the first woman on -Gerrie Schipske Otto, former the Board in eight years.

LB City Councilwoman Trustee Gerrie The last woman trustSchipske and ee to serve was Dianne former LBCC McNinch, who was a trustee from as a “result of the two-tiered sys- public relations manager and 1996-2006. tem, LBCC was considered an un- speech teacher Robert Garcia are Board Secretary Jackie Hann friendly school to military veter- among the 10 candidates running said, “There have been seven ans. As a veteran I received funds for mayor of Long Beach. women and nine men that have from the GI Bill.”

Otto said on his website, served for various terms through Slaughter said he is also con- “Equality in our city means stratthis current election.” cerned with the high cost of text- egies for enabling people to get Virginia Baxter is opposed by books, parking and registration involved and invested in their Gregory Slaughter for Area 5. problems. community.”

Baxter said it’s important to He said, “I’ve been to every Otto was elected to the Board “listen to people before you speak meeting the past year and a half. of Trustees in 2008. and gather information from peo- I’ve witnessed the rudeness toSchipske said on her website, ple.” ward the previous and current “We can and must do better in orBaxter has worked at LBCC student Trustee.” der to get our city back on track.” for more than 40 years and is curThe former LBCC adminisIf elected, Schipske or Gar-

cia would be the first openly gay mayor of Long Beach.

Schipske and her partner have been together for 33 years and have raised three children together.

Garcia said on his website he is “committed to moving Long Beach forward by attracting tech and green jobs, creating new educational partnerships and rebuilding our aging streets, sidewalks and alleys.”

Garcia is co-founder of the Long Beach Post, which started in 2007.

Long Beach City Clerk Larry Herrera said if one candidate for mayor does not receive a majority of the votes, “The top two go to a run-off election June 3.”

Current Trustee Roberto Uranga is running for Long Beach City Council and is opposed by three people.

Uranga said, “I’ve built some really great relationships from the Board of Trustees. We’ve seen some of the most difficult times in the past three years.”

If elected, Uranga’s seat on the Board will be open and the Board will choose between an open election, find a replacement or appoint someone for Area 2 or 4.

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March 27, 2014

New G.E. classes set to start at the PCC

By Samwell Favela News Editor

Jose Navarro/Viking CLOUD OF SMOKE: Doug Shulby, 31, a business administration major, uses his vaping device during a break from class at the LAC. Shulby said he did not like being compared to smokers with the new rule on vaping recently passed in Los Angeles County.

Vapers not happy with new law

By Richard Mejia Staff Writer The law has reached LBCC as Los Angeles County recently passed legislation to ban the smoking of electronic cigarettes in non-designated public smoking areas.

The trending e-cigs have recently seen a boom on both the PCC and LAC as e-smokers previously had freedom to smoke while roaming the campus.

The new law limits smoking of any non-illicit drug in public areas and allows for holders of private property to give a distance of

smoking designation. Both conditions of the law have had an impact on smokers of both tobacco and e-cigs on campus.

For the many students who catch the bus, the consistent postings of “no smoking” are highly visible everywhere, as Long Beach Transit does not allow smoking within 20 feet of bus stops. The restriction is enforced by the Long Beach Police Department.

According to Sections 41.50 and 63.44 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, the first offense is $100, a second offense is $200 and every offense thereafter within the one year of the first is $500.

LBCC Police Lt. Julie Prior said, “We want to educate students on the law and want them to know that e-cigs will be treated the same as smoking anything else on campus.” In regards to how the law will be enforced, Lt. Prior said, “The law will be enforced at the officer’s discretion, but we will usually give a warning with citations following shortly thereafter.”

Urian Islas, 25, an art major, said, “I don’t think it’s fair to classify a vaporizer with smoking a cigarette. The fact that you can get a $100 ticket for smoking a vaporizer is mind-boggling.”

California has recently

changed the citation of smoking marijuana from a misdemeanor to an infraction. Getting caught smoking marijuana is now an infraction and subject to a minimum $100 fine and can be raised up to $485 depending on the number of times the person has been cited according to the CA Health and Safety Code 11357b.

The fine increases for those caught smoking on campus.

Steven Tornero, 18, an undecided major, said, “Students shouldn’t smoke at all on campus.

I don’t necessarily agree with the fines, but if you don’t like it, then you shouldn’t do it.”

There will be an increase of 35 to 38 classes added on the PCC starting Summer 2014.

Associate Vice President of the PCC Meena Singhal said, “I can’t provide exact classes yet since we still need to finalize what they are for Summer, but some examples of G.E. classes are anatomy, biology, chemistry, sociology, psychology, English, French, Spanish, political science, history, physics and geology.”

The classes will meet in Buildings MM, FF, DD and EE. The PCC previously did not offer science classes due to lack of proper facilities.

Buildings AA and BB are scheduled to be completed in late Fall 2014.

Sierra Nicole, a third-year broadcasting major, said, “I’ve been trying to get into a biology class. I’m glad it’ll be easier now.”

The Summer session will be six-week or eight-week courses and will start June 16.

More information may be obtained at schedule.lbcc.edu.

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March 27, 2014

Event to strengthen networking skills

By Sharron Brown and Leah Bell Contributing Writers

The sixth annual Beverly O’Neill Student Leadership conference is scheduled for Friday, April 18.

The event will be in T1200 on the LAC and will begin at 8:30 a.m. with registration and continental breakfast, followed by a mixer where students will “practice networking and communication skills.”

The conference serves to introduce students to professionals of varied occupations who may serve as mentors in the future.

The potential mentors are local and on-campus individuals.

Teila Robertson, LBCC’s Student Life coordinator, said the event’s planning is a dual effort

between the LAC and the PCC Student Life staff.

She said, “Questions can be directed to either me or better yet to Maya Cardenas, the Student Life coordinator at the PCC. She is overseeing a great deal of the details for the event.”

Music major Owen Lovejoy said, “It’s a wonderful idea,” referring to the leadership and that “no classes teach classes like this.

Having an opportunity to do that is awesome. We music majors are always looking for ways to network.”

LBCC alumni will serve as guest speakers.

Those interested in attending the event may forward their information to trobertson@lbcc. edu for an invitation.

LBCC alumni and those of professional occupations are encouraged to attend.

Photog falsely submitted work for the newspaper

By Brittany Lieberman Managing Editor Viking newspaper students and advisers confirmed Wednesday, March 12, that student and former Viking staff writer and photographer Philemon Dang had submitted photos that were published and not shot by him.

All printed photographs on the back page of the Feb. 13 issue of the Viking were found to be originally shot by a different photographer.

Suspicion of the photos’ ownership came to light when photos submitted by Dang for a different assignment were noticed by another student who had previously seen the work on a popular blog.

Viking adviser Patrick McKean said, “We certainly regret that photos were used as someone else’s and published in the Viking newspaper. The vast majority of

our students work very hard to conduct independent research and give credit when needed.”

Dang gave no comment.

According to the lbcc.edu website, cheating and plagiarism have consequences that range from warnings to expulsion.

The photos published that were not shot by Dang covered a DJ event called Minds.Wide.

Open. in the Long Beach venue Que Sera.

False ownership was confirmed when Viking photo adviser Chris Viola noticed the photograph’s data was missing.

Further investigation online found that the photos were claimed by a different professional event photographer.

Viola said, “The Viking is dedicated to delivering accurate information to the public and does not tolerate misleading material of any kind.”

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Darel James/Viking LESS IS NOT MORE: Juan Rivas, 21, an aerospace engineering major, reads Napkin Talk posts in the Food Court while waiting for his meal to heat on Tuesday, March 25.

In need of microwave

By Darel James Staff Writer

A request for an additional Food Court microwave is being discussed among members of the ASB Cabinet.

The issue was brought to attention by Student Trustee Andrea Donado Monday, March 11, who suggested that the LAC could

use an extra microwave.

The discussion is for only one microwave, ASB Co-Adviser Derek Oriee said.

As to only one microwave being the current request, students like Tara Malloy, a kinesiology major, feel otherwise. She said, “We should have at least more than one microwave.”

Students of the Food Court

are not satisfied with the current situation.

Marcia Villamil, a nursing major said, “Look at the line.”

Villamil recommended the Campus Store should receive a microwave as well.

The issue has been discussed during recent Cabinet meetings but as of Monday, March 24, a decision had not been made.

Puente celebrates Chavez

By Liliana Duarte Staff Writer

pictures capture his energy and happiness.”

Thirty minutes into the workDarya Meyers, coordinator shop, students listened to two of the Puente Program, Cynthia poems. The first was titled “CeGuardado, an English instructor, sar” by former LBCC student and counselor Sofia Beas were all Micheaux Fortson. The second in charge of the Cesar Chavez po- poem was titled “Our Causa, Our etry workshop.

Lives” by former LBCC student The purpose for the March Dalia Hernandez.

13 workshop at the PCC was to The poems are allowed to be get students “I wanted something new, a good written in started on Spanish their poems challenge.” and Enof Cesar -Edwin Grajeda glish.

Chavez, an After mechanical engineering major American the poems farm worker, labor leader and civ- were read, students were given il rights activist. the red exercise. Students went Meyers and Guardado wanted around the room to look at phostudents to grasp a better under- tos and wrote down how it made standing of Chavez. A powerpoint them feel. of photos, facts, quotes, and poWhile they concentrated on ems were shown. Guardado said the photos they had to keep the the frequent use of the color red color red in mind and connect it was to “incorporate his presence.” with Chavez.

Guardado said, “Most of the Guardado said “It should be a

color used with purpose. The goal is to get you prepared on starting a poem.”

Guardado said she had friends who worked in the field with their parents. She said these situations are still occurring and “have not completely gone away.”

Guardado said the workshop was for students to have “an opportunity to learn about their culture or learn about a culture if it is new to them. Struggles of immigrants are very similar to each other in the context of leaving what you’ve always known to start something new.”

Edwin Grajeda, 22, a mechanical engineering major, said, “I wanted something new, a good challenge.”

Kassandra Ortiz-Lopez, 18, a marine biology major, said, “I feel that there has to be some connection between my past and present, and how that will relate to me in discovering my inner Latina.”

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March 27, 2014

Former drug dealer turns her life around After losing a loved one, Amber Bayardo empowers college students.

Alejandro Nicolas/Viking STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM : Amber Bayardo, 22, an English education major, smiles on in spite of her troubled past. After a family tragedy, run-ins with gang members and dealing drugs, Bayardo has found her calling in writing, teaching and religion.

rest of my life,” she wrote.

Calling her enrollment at LBCC “a life-changing experience,” Bayardo joined the student body in Fall 2011. “I really hit rock bottom when I got to City College,” she said. “I didn’t feel like I belonged there. Everyone had their own hopes and dreams, but I really didn’t. I met a few great professors who helped me identify the character I had built from my personal experiences and failures.”

of a Christian ministry. There are about 50 members who witness for Jesus Christ,” she said.

Eventually she rose to a leadership position. “I began to help lead the club, meeting four days a week in addition to serving the community,” she said.

By Paul Ingvaldsen “My circumstances no longer Staff Writer shaped me. No matter how dysfunctional life was for me at home English education major Amor at work, I found opportunity to ber Bayardo, 22, told a story beput my role as a student first.” ginning with tragedy when her Bayardo learned how empowyounger brother died from a cardiac virus, and “No matter how dysfunctional life was ering a college education can be. “It became a light her mother became ununto my feet, leading to a able to provide support for me at home or work, I found opworld of opportunity,” she physically or emotionally. portunity to put my role as a student said. “My brother’s death Bayardo needed to be and mother’s sickness were first.’” taught simple life instruconly merits on the wings I tion like discipline and -Amber Bayardo used to fly higher in eduEnglish education major integrity, living out of her cation. Today, I am fighting mother’s car as she struggled with Bayardo was encouraged to my hardest to master the English caring for her family. create a ‘Dream Book. ’ “I drew language and become a college She was influenced by gang a picture of myself in a cap and professor. ” members and dealt drugs trying Counselor Sophia Beas said to understand her mother’s con- gown. It gave me a vision to believe in, ” she said.

“She’s really developed as a writdition.

“After the first year of sufferer.

She’s working with the Puente “By law, I was in her custody, ing in college, I still had average Program to make sure she takes but in reality I was in ‘street cusgrades, but life was giving me anthe courses that she must have to tody,’” she wrote. other shot at being a student. ” transfer and maybe she’ll come Nevertheless, Bayardo reApplying skills learned the back and be a writer.” mained in high school doing the hard way Bayardo joined Alpha Bayardo sees her role as imminimal amount of work, but Omega and began studying the pacting future student’s lives, passing the high school exit exam.

Bible.

“We have men and women teaching them they are not bound “Graduation was a ticket to the on campus who are actually a part to struggles or hopelessness.

Tutoring mandatory for Writer helps disabled students math, English classes

By Marcy Lopez Contributing Writer

ter. But now everytime I don’t get the homework, I come here for help.”

Aside from several math and Struggling students may seek English courses, help is offered in support at the Student Success nursing, culinary arts, counseling, Centers. health, science and trade classes On the PCC and the LAC, that require center time.

Student Success Centers have the When discussing how he feels sole purpose of providing stuabout mandatory center visits, dents with free tutoring, studying Martinez said, “It’s unnecessary. services, and supplemental materials required for a number of If you understand the topic, the tests should be evidence enough. classes.

Anthony Martinez, 22, a We shouldn’t have to come here to do extra business work.”

“If you understand the topic, major, said, B e “If it wasn’t the tests should be evidence fore the m and ator y enough.” m a n d afor some of tory cenmy classes, -Anthony Martinez I wouldn’t Business major ter visits were imhave known about it.” plemented, LBCC administrators The multidisciplinary success center is in EE206 on the PCC and noticed students were having difthe math success center in D103, ficulty passing the same classes the multidisciplinary success cen- semester after semester.

After researching other ter is in L212 and the writing and school’s success centers, they bereading success center is in E09L gan to implement them for those all on the LAC. At the centers, students may classes.

Sundee Dominguez, math walk in or set up appointments, success center coordinator, said, depending on which center, for “It is mandated by the school, general tutoring. not the instructors.

It is like a lab The tutoring sessions range component to their class, but they from 15 to 30 minutes. (students) get to choose when For certain math and English they go into the center to comclasses, it is mandatory to go to plete their activities. ” the centers to complete directed Beyond DLAs and general learning activities or DLAs. tutoring, the centers offer guided The packets focus on a specific study groups led by tutors and topic that students work through workshops led by professors. on their own and is reviewed with Also, just before finals, they them by a tutor when they are finhave special workshops in which ished. a professor and a full class will Zabdi Herbert, 20, a human work through a study guide toservices major, said, “I didn’t gether. know about it for an entire semesBy Brandon richardson Staff Writer

Lisa Armano, 52, an English and creative writing major, is not only a student, but is also an employee. Armano has been working at the English Department since 2010 and has been coordinating assistant for the Mariam Sims Baughn Center for Literary Arts since 2013. Armano has been a student since 2009.

Armano is a creative writer who is also into spiritual studies.

She is married and loves to read.

Armano enjoys nature, peace, calmness and loves animals and has a pet possum. Armano decided to go to school later in life because she got pregnant when she was 16. By age 17, she was working. In 2006, she was making decent money as an administrative assistant, then Armano was

diagnosed with carpal tunnel syn- the Disabled Students Programs drome and could no longer work. and Service, she tutors students “That is when I decided it was in English, reading and general time to reinvent myself and get a education classes. The program new career,” Armano said Mon- provides support to help students day, March 24. Her dream is to with disabilities participate in colget a book published. She decid- lege programs. ed to take creative writing classes, Armano said the best part of but learned English would make her job is being able to help otha better option in case she decid- er students learn the things she ed to teach once had somewhere “Seeing students excel makes it trouble in the fu- worth it.” with. “I ture. love that -Lisa Armano I am still Life as a English and creative writing major student and learnemployee ing the at LBCC is something Armano same things just in a deeper way,” enjoys. “I love it. I get to go from she said. “Seeing students excel class to work without driving any- makes it worth it. This is a very where and I get to meet a lot more satisfying job. faculty than just from being a stu“I really don’t ever want to dent. I feel invested in the school leave. I hope I can always stay emas both,” she said. ployed here in some capacity.”

As an education coach for

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Shannon Murphy/Viking The Men of Aztlan Club sponsor an arcade fundraiser on Wednesday, March 19, in the Nordic lounge in the E Building at the LAC. Students were able to play popular Wii and Xbox 360 games like “Super Smash Brothers Brawl” for 25 cents.

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learning classical or contemporary ballet techniques.

The classical ballet workshop Yusha-Marie Sorzano, a bal- will be from 1-2:25 p.m. and the lerina from the Joffrey Ballet contemporary ballet workshop School, will be teaching a two- will be from 2:35-4 p.m. class ballet workshop for LBCC Elizabeth Hernandez, 19, a students on Tuesday, April 1, in Q nursing major, said, “It’s not real113. ly my thing, S o r z a n o , “When I think of ballet, I think but my niece a native of of women in big dresses.” takes ballet.

Trinidad, has She has a -Anthony Stringfellow little recital trained at the Spanish major New World coming up School of the Arts, the Miami soon.”

Conservatory and the Dance TheHernandez said she has alater of Harlem. ways preferred soccer to ballet, Some of her more recent proj- but if LBCC offered more workects include dancing in the inde- shops, she might be interested. pendent film "You Me and The Anthony Stringfellow, 24, Circus" and a guest performer on a Spanish major, said, “When I “Dancing with the Stars.” think of ballet, I think of women Laura Garcia, 19, a child de- in big dresses.” velopment major, said, “Ballet is If students have any questions too girly and too calm for me.” about the two-day workshop, The workshop is sponsored by they may contact Sheree King, a The LBCC Foundation and dance dance teacher at LBCC, by phone program. It is free and open to at (562) 938-4383 or by email at any LBCC students interested in sking@lbcc.edu.

Brittany Lieberman/Viking ROCK AND ROLL: Sarah Bostic, 25, a geology major and supplemental geology instructor, shows students how to differentiate between various rocks. Bostic had to earn at least a B grade in the class and arrange an interview with the professor before becoming a supplemental instructor.

Geology rocks her socks Supplemental instructor takes a walk through time.

Alejandro Nicolas/Viking READY TO PLAY: Nathaniel Reed, 25, a music major, eagerly sits in front of a bass drum in the G Building and describes why he became a musician, starting from the beginning when his mother inspired him to pursue music.

He was born into music

By Paul Ingvaldsen Staff Writer

“I played percussion for the first two weeks before I got braces. Then the teacher, who knew Sitting on a stool before a bass I had some brass instrument exdrum, music major Nathaniel perience, asked me to play the Reed, 25, said, “All of my family trombone just for one day. There are musicians. My mother direct- were no trombone players, so I ed me to start playing the clarinet said ‘Yes.’” when I was 7. I was pretty young “I fell in love in just one day and I didn’t know anything about and I have been playing ever music, so I played the instru- since. That was 12 or 13 years ago ment for and I just a year and “All of my family are musicians.” want to play learned the trom-Nathaniel Reed how to bone, ” Reed Music major read music. said.

“The next year, I made the Music major Francis Camarjump over to a brass instrument rillo, 21, said, “He’s a passionate and played trumpet. After play- player,” describing Reed as a pering for a few years my mother former. informed me that I was going to Reed continued, “I still have have to have braces,” Reed said another year or so to go, but I’d Monday, March 24. “I knew brac- like to transfer to USC. Unfores were going to make playing dif- tunately, the way it works, it will ficult, if not painful, so I actually probably come down to finances, began playing percussion instru- rather than expertise.” ments, drums.”

Giving advice to other music Reed said, “At that time I was majors, Reed said, “Music majors still at Mokler Elementary, a K-8 have to spend as much time on school that didn’t have a music homework as pre-med majors. program, so my mom enrolled Only in the last year have I really me at Alondra Middle School made progress. Phil Keen, a low in a special Summer school mu- brass instrument teacher hired by sic program used to prep older the college as an applied private middle school students for high instructor, has made all the differschool.” ence. He’s been a great help.”

through a grueling interview process with the professor.

The four-unit class is difficult, but requires no prerequisite. Bostic advises that students at least take Geology 1, Intro to Geology, before taking Geology 3. Throughout the semester, students must memorize more than 26 samples of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks, as well as 46 fossils. The students also are required to take three of four field trips to complete the course.

medium-sized scrape along her forearm.

As for the rocks in the geology lab that the students use to study, those are supplied by the school and the professors, Bostic said.

By Katie Cortez The exceptionally large ones, Contributing Writer however, are donated solely by the professors. “I brought back a Sarah Bostic, 25, has been small lava bomb from last weekstudying geology for the past two end’s trip,” Bostic said. “But we years. have one that’s more than triple As a supplemental instructor that size from the Pisgah crater for Douglas Britton’s Geology 3 located in Mojave.” historical geology class, Bostic Studying rocks may not seem has the opportunity like the most interestto not only help Brit- “I brought back a small lava bomb from ing subject, but Bostic ton with grading tests loves “going through last weekend’s trip, but we have one that’s and assignments, but time by period and she is able to teach the more than triple that size.” figuring out what the students from her per-Sarah Bostic changes were through sonal experiences and Supplemental geology instructor a 9 million year time knowledge in the geol“We just got back from a span.” ogy field. weekend trip to the Mojave DesThe geology program is taiTo apply for the paid suppleert yesterday (March 23). It was a lored to geology students transmental instructor position, Bostic fun time, except for the fact that ferring to Cal State Long Beach, said students have to receive a B I slipped and fell,” Bostic said, in that the classes are easily transgrade or higher, go to all of the pulling up her sleeve to reveal a ferable to the university. field trips for that class and go

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SECOND PLACE DIVE

By Richard Mejia Staff Writer

top-15 with times of 1:05.19 and 1:05.9 respectively.

Nursing major and active fan The women’s track and field Cynthia Torres said, “They work team made a valiant team effort in hard to be able to compete at the the Occidental Distance Carnival level they do. I‘m just so proud of and Sprints Festival at Occidental their efforts.”

College, Friday March 14.

The team saw stiff competiT h e tion in the pool of 100 meter “They work hard to be able to compedash as tition at compete at the level they do. I‘m Monsalvatthis year’s just so proud of their efforts.” age was the meet was a only Vi-Cynthia Torres king to finlarge one, Nursing major ish in the but the Vikings were able to hold their own top-20 as she posted a time of in both the 100 and 400 meter 13.14. Her time was enough to dash events. place her fourteenth overall, while Freshman sprinter Shavone freshman Diamond Davis as well Nora led all team participants as both Sharone and Shavone Dawith a posted time of 1:05:56 in vis rounded out the top-30 with the 400 meter dash, which won times of 13.40, 13.97 and 14.18. her a tenth place seeding. FelThe Vikings will compete low teammates freshman Sha- again Friday, March 28, in the rone Nora and sophomore Ali- Pasadena Games at Pasadena City yah Monsalvatge finished in the College.

Miguel Espinoza/Viking Carmen Chavez, one of only two divers from LBCC, competes in a home swimming and diving meet on Friday, March 14. She finished with a score of 78.05 points and placed in second behind LBCC diver Nicki Devries, who scored 175.05 points.

Vikings’ pinch hitter leads his team to 2-1 victory

By Samwell Favela Staff Writer

ter field, bringing in runner Justin Davis and giving the Vikings a 2-1 lead.

A pinch hitter helped LBCC Dickison’s run around the win its baseball game over Mt. bases came short when his slid to San Antonio, 2-1, on Tuesday, third, but he was tagged out for March 25. the second out of the inning.

Sophomore Ryan Dickison “I’ve had the flu since Thurshad been sick for a week, but had day and I didn’t even play in enough energy to enter the game. Saturday’s game. I just ran out During the bottom of the seventh of energy. It went from great to inning, he hit a line drive to cen- bad,” Dickison chuckled as he ex-

Jose Navarro/Viking SHARPENING HIS SKILLS: A Viking track and field athlete practices his javelin Wednesday, March 19. The javelin is seen at top of photo. The Athlete was practicing his distance and timing.

The next issue of the Viking will be published Thursday, April 10.

plained what happened.

The victory brings the Vikings to a 9-12 overall and 6-4 record in the South Coast Conference. The Vikes play the Mounties again on Thursday, March 27, at 2:30 p.m. on the road and again on Saturday, March 29, at noon at LBCC to finish off the conference series match-up.

The Vikings are is 4-5 at home and 5-7 at away games.

SPORTS

March 27, 2014

Brandon Richardson/Viking BIRDIE DIVE: Thomy Chhuon, 19, a culinary arts major, lunges for the birdie during a warm-up game on Monday, March 24.

Badminton Club substitutes a team

By Richard Mejia Staff Writer

out any higher levels.

The situation means that a student cannot be in the actual class after they take it and most likely have scheduling conflicts with their registered courses.

Professor Barbara Jackson has taught the badminton course for 10 years in unison with her kine-

The badminton class has an average of 40-50 participants, and embraces the sport’s competitive Early on Monday mornings, nature by hosting an annual Vinestled away in the Hall of Chamking badminton tournament. pions gym at the LAC, echo the The tournament is usualsounds of a ferocious beaten shutly played in late Spring over the tlecock. course of two days in the Hall of Former LBCC student and Champions gym. The athletes are current Poly High encouraged to bring their School badminton “A lot of the students I have are highly friends and family in hopes coach Soknath Prak, intelligent and they use badminton as of creating interest for the 30, said, “There is no class. actual badminton team an outlet.”

Prak said, “It’s unforon campus, so we play tunate how everything is -Barbara Jackson LBCC badminton teacher structured, but we encourhere with students who are enrolled in the class age those who want to play and the former students who con- siology class. to come in whenever they can. tinue to be part of the Badminton Jackson said, “A lot of the stu“With all the sports offered Club.” dents I have are highly intelligent. (at LBCC), not all of us can be Due to conflicting class offer- Their majors vary from nursing 6-4 and have unbelievable athletiings and lack of a funded budget, to electrical engineering and they cism, but this is a sport that allows the badminton course is only of- use badminton as an outlet to a person to be competitive and fered as one class a semester with- contrast their intense studying.” play an actual sport.”

Track and field place in races at Occidental Men’s track and field in top 20 positions but do not win

effort as he finished with a time of 11.50 in the 100-meter dash for 12th place.

Nursing major and local sports blogger Cesar Jiménez said, “A lot of these guys don’t get

By Richard Mejia the recognition they deserve, but Staff writer they’re the best athletes on campus and achievements like BranThe men’s track and field don’s are absolutely amazing.” teams competed in the OccidenIn addition to their accomtal Distance Carnival and Sprints plishments in the 100-meter dash, Festival at Occidental College on the ViFriday, kings M a r c h “A lot of these guys don’t get the s a w 14. recognition they deserve, but they’re success Un in the der the the best athletes on campus and 400-mel e a d - achievements like Brandon’s are abter dash ership as freshsolutely amazing.” of new m a n coach -Cesar Jiménez s p r i n t Nursing major and sports blogger Bayano er Ivan KamaSalady ni, the Vikings achieved high levposted a time of 54.63 to finish in els of success at the meet. the top 20 in a field of 25.

Freshman sprinter Brandon The Vikings will hit the track Sanford finished second among again Friday, March 28, in the the 39 competitors in the men’s Pasadena Games at Pasadena City 100-meter dash, posting a time of College and then on April 5 in the 10.89.

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Macgillivary also made a strong

CITY SPORTS

By Nick Steele Sports Editor

Men’s volleyball

The LBCC men’s volleyball team is 12-2 this season.

Long Beach defeated Santa Barbara, 25-19, 25-20, 17-25, 2521 March 19.

They are now 5-2 in the Conference. The Vikes’ only losses were to Orange Coast and El Camino.

Reylea Speller had 18 kills, Dan Starkey added 16 and Marques Buggs added 14.

LBCC bested LA Trade Tech at home on Friday, March 21, 3-0.

The team’s next match is against El Camino on Friday, March 28.

Baseball

Sophomore pitcher Manuel Barragah was named California Community College Baseball Coaches Association’s Southern California’s pitcher of the week for throwing a four-hit shutout against Cerritos. In the game against the Pasadena Lancers on Saturday, he retired 14 batters in a row, allowing only two hits and striking out six.

Softball

The Vikings defeated the Pasadena Lancers, 10-5, on Tuesday, March 18, with three runs in the first inning, three in the third, two in the fourth and two in the fifth.

Football

Sophomores Taylor Bongiovanni and Kelly Harham have been named to the 2013 Southern California Football Association Scholar-Athlete team. Viking Coach Brett Peabody said, “These guys define the term ‘student-athlete.’”

Tennis

According to the LBCC web page, Delores Cervantes was a double winner for the Vikings against Victor Valley on Tuesday, March 18. She defeated Page Jones 6-1, 6-1 and at No. 1 she teamed up with freshman Marianne Tigas to beat Kattie Brown and Alexis Mariano 8-3.

Freshman Judith Aguilar was a 6-3, 6-0 winner over Brown at No. 3 singles and won her doubles match with freshman Jennie Garcia by default.

Golf

The LBCC Foundation Athletics Associates’ 31st Annual Golf Tournament will take place Thursday, May 15, at Recreation Park Golf Course.

The funds raised by tax-deductible donations will be used to buy athletic equipment, new uniforms and support travel expenses, according to lbccvikings.com.

For more information, contact the LBCC Athletic Department at (562) 938-4237 or email klutz@lbcc.edu.

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DREAMING OF MUSIC

April 28 Last day for students to drop and receive a “W” mark For more information, people may contact the office of Community Relations and Marketing at (562) 938-4353 ARTS

March 29 Performing Arts Department and ASB present “Scandinavian Adventures” featuring Wind Ensemble and Chamber Music Ensembles Conducted by Brian Hamilton, on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in the Auditorium.

IMPORTANT DATES

April 4 Cesar Chavez Week of Service blood drive in Building E on the LAC from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

April 6 Student Life is looking for students, employees, alumni and community members to join its team for the Long Beach Ronald McDonald House Walk for Kids. The event begins at 7 a.m. at Shoreline Park.

For more information call Derek Oriee at (562) 9384226, email him at doriee@ lbcc.edu or visit lbcc.edu/ studentlife/walkforkids.cfm April 6 Foundation Senior Studies Associates of the Lifetime learning center invite people to meet Thomas Jefferson Sunday from 1:30 p.m.-4 p.m.

A fee of $25 for program and wine tasting. Perrier and sparkling cider also will be available. RSVP by Thursday, April 3.

Tickets are available for 1 person for $5 or 3 people for $10 in PCC Dyer Hall For more information and reservations, people may call (562) 938- 4767 or (562) 938-3048 April 15 The Summer class schedule will be available online and priority registration will begin April 28.

April 16-19 Horticulture club open house and plant sale from Wednesday through Saturday, from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. at the Horticulture Gardens located in PCC April 18 Beverly O’Neill student leadership conference students may participate in workshops with a direct focus on leadership, civic, and career development. at LAC T 1200 from 8:30- 4a.m.

For more information people may contact Teila Robertson at trobertson@lbcc.edu or (562)938-4978.

Tickets may be purchased at the office, online at music.lbcc. edu or by calling (866) 8114111 Pre-sale ticket prices for general admission are $7 and $5 for students, employees and seniors citizens.

At the door ticket prices for general admission are $12 and $10 for students, staff, and seniors.

The event is free to high school students with valid ID. Free parking in lots D,E & F For more information call (562) 938-4613 or visit band. lbcc.edu April 2 Marian Sims Baughn Center for Literary Arts writer’s reading series presents Douglas Kearney, poet, performer, librettist reading and book signing in LAC P104 Wednesday 2:30–4:00 p.m.

For more information, call (562) 243-7114 April 10-19 Performing Arts Department and ASB, will present “Moby Dick-Rehearsed” in the studio Theatre in LAC. Begining April 10-12 and April 17-18 at 8 p.m.

April 13 at 2 p.m. and April 19 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. in the Studio Theatre H103.

Presale tickets for general admission at $15 Students, employees and Seniors citizens $10 at bcc.edu/ mrt or call (866) 811-4111 At the door general admission is $17 Students, employee and Senior citizens pay $12.

Free Parking in Lots D, E and GOLDMAN SACHS

There is open enrollment throughout the year for Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses College Advancement and Economic Development.

For more information, people may call (562) 938-5054

Alejandro Nicolas/Viking Francis Camarillo, 21, a music major, plays the flute in front of a beaten piano in the G Building. She said she plans to transfer to Cal State Long Beach in two years, play classical music professionally thereafter and maybe teach.

SPORTS

Thursday March 27 Women’s Tennis at Mt. San Antonio at 2 p.m.

Softball at El Camino at 3 p.m.

Baseball at Mt. San Antonio at 6 p.m.

Friday, March 28 Women’s swimming and diving vs. East Los Angeles and Los Angeles Trade-Tech at TradeTech at 12:30 p.m.

Men’s swimming and diving vs.

East Los Angeles and Los Angeles Trade-Tech at Trade-Tech at 12:30 p.m.

Friday, March 28 Softball vs. Palomar at 2:30 p.m.

Men’s volleyball at El Camino at 6 p.m.

Saturday, March 29 Track and Field at Pasadena Games at Pasadena City College Saturday, March 29 Softball at Cypress at Ventura at 10:30 a.m.

Saturday, March 29 Baseball vs. Mt. San Antonio at noon Saturday, March 29 Softball vs. Allan Hancock at Ventura College at 2 p.m.

Tuesday, April 1 Women’s Tennis vs. El Camino at 2:00 p.m.

Tuesday, April 1 Baseball at Los Angeles Harbor at 2:30pm PARKING

Daily parking permits are available for $1 from dispensers on both campuses in the parking lots.

Parking permits can also be purchased for $25 at the cashier’s office at LAC in A1081, the PCC MD143.

MINI GRAND PRIX

April 8 Chili cook off on Tuesday at the LAC in front of Building A from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and on the PCC, on Thursday, April 10, at the Lawn from 11 a.m. -3 p.m.

ASB

Student Cabinet meetings are every first and third Monday in the LAC T1200 and every second and fouth Monday in the PCC LL102 at 2 p.m.

CAMPUS POLICE

For any police issues, contact the campus police.

Police on-campus Dial 4910 Police off-campus Phone (562) 435-6711 Police emergency on-campus Dial 9-911 General services for questions or problems regarding security, lost and found items, theft or other crimes, contact the police Department at (562) 938-4910 or (562) 435-6711 The LAC office is in Building X and open Monday through Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

LIBRARY HOURS

LAC Monday-Thursday 7 a.m.-10 p.m.

Friday 7 a.m.-4 p.m.

Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

PCC Monday-Thursday 8 a.m.-9 p.m.

Friday 8 a.m.-2:30pm Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

VIKING

The Viking student news website may be found at lbccviking. com, along with social-media links at facebook.com/vikingnews, @lbccvikingnews/twitter and now @lbccvikingnews. instagram. The print edition will be published April 10, May 1, May 15 and May 29 along with a summer issue planned for Aug. 7. Editors welcome story and photo suggestions, letters to the editor and paid advertisements and may be reached at vikingnews@lbcc.edu, (562) 938-4284 or (562) 938-4285 in P125 at the LAC, mail code Y-16.

OPINION

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EDITORIAL

OPINION

Vote four times this year Don’t feel bad for Vote in April. May. June. And November.

The April election for LBCC’s Board of Trustees will be historic and could include the scenario for all five of the Board members to be new starting with new terms this summer.

At the very least, one woman will fill a seat on the Board for the first time in eight years.

A legend, Tom Clark, will be replaced after 50 years in public office in Long Beach.

It’s important for you to vote.

And then later this Spring, be sure to vote on campus for your student officers.

Then in June, the California primary and City of Long Beach runoff elections will be conducted.

Finally in November, state voters will make final decisions on many public offices.

Students 18 years and older should exercise the right to vote for leadership.

The state of California and the City of Long Beach makes it easy to cast your ballot for voting.

Polling places will be open for 12 hours on Tuesday, April 8. The vote-by-mail process already is underway.

Each method is a valid way to exercise voting rights. Being involved with the community efforts to elect the best representatives possible determines how

well the future will be for all of us as a whole body of Long Beach area residents or visitors.

Poll workers are on hand to assist you in understanding the proper procedure for marking the ballot and to assist people with disabilities, also providing language assistance if needed.

Vote-by-mail is available and eligible voters could have requested a vote-by-mail ballot about a month prior to the election and vote that ballot from home, being

declared a permanent vote-bymail voter. Each election, a ballot will automatically be sent to your residence or mailing address without requesting it. Polling locations may change from election to election, so voters should refer to the ballot pamphlet to be sure about the correct polling place location for the registration that is assigned to the voter individual.

On April 8, voting for Long

Beach will include 10 candidates for mayor, three candidates for city attorney, two candidates for city prosecutor, one candidate for city auditor, four candidates for City Council District 1, five for District 3, four for District 5, four for District 7 and two for District 9.

LBCC Board candidate Jeff Kellogg, an incumbent, faces Marshall E. Blesofsky, a physician’s assistant, for trustee Area 1.

Stella Ursua, a business owner educator, squares off against Sunny Zia, a civil engineer educator, for trustee Area 3.

Greg Slaughter, a retired police lieutenant, competes with Virginia L. Baxter, LBCC foundation director, for Trustee Area 5.

The Long Beach Unified School District has two trustees to compete for each Area 1 and Area 3.

Eligible voters who do not vote do not have a right to complain about the wrongs that appear to hinder or not coincide with hopes and dreams.

Non-registered voters have missed the timeline for this election. Improve the working, living and commuting issues in an area of concern by registering to vote for community issues. Registration is now open to vote in the June and November elections.

CITY VIEWS Will you be voting in the April 8 election?

Compiled Monday, March 25, at the LAC by Samwell Favela and Madison Salter

coming to LBCC

By Samwell Favela News Editor I don’t know what high school counselor gave you this advice or what movie or TV show misconstrued this, but coming to a Community College is not as bad as people make it out to be.

Trust me. I started at a CSU and I am currently $14,000 in debt for not knowing what I was doing there, but insisted on going because I felt like I was “too smart” to attend a Community College.

I’m coming from experience. I would have saved so much money if I had just pushed my ego aside and attended a Community College first.

I’m not saying that starting at a university is bad either. I’m just pointing out that you shouldn’t feel ashamed for coming to a Community College. You are neither less capable of achieving success, nor missing out on receiving a quality education for attending.

Especially here at LBCC.

Our school has so much to offer. We have one of the most diverse colleges in the country, so it won’t be as hard to find someone you can relate to. We have a club for almost everything.

We’re extending our general education classes at the PCC, remodeling the nursing building at the LAC and getting a whole new math and technology building at the LAC. What this all means is you’ll be able to get better access to classes you need and eventually transfer out when you’re ready.

What I’m trying to say is, don’t feel any less for starting at LBCC. It’s a great school to be at when you use it to your advantage. Join a club, take an elective class you have an interest in or just make a friend in each class you take. Soak it in.

Learn everything about yourself and who you want to become before you transfer to a university and spend a couple thousand more a term to do the same thing.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Forum crowd disrespectful I attended the forum sponsored by the Community Engagement Club on March 17 to hear what Long Beach Unified School District and LBCC candidates wanted to say before the April 8 election.

Students from the club prepared questions ahead of time that each candidate responded to.

I was surprised to hear a question poised to the LBCC trustee candidates regarding “lack of respect” at trustee meetings. I thought

each candidate gave a suitable response. However, after one candidate spoke, there were boos from the audience, which was composed of students primarily.

Are students concerned about “lack of respect” only when it applies to others? Are they unable to see it in themselves? I found this conduct shameful and inappropriate for a college setting.

Christine Elia

Viking Staff

Justin Fuller, 24

Britain Peterson, 20

computer engineering major

physics major

“Yes. I just did a big long survey about the way elections are being run.”

“No, I’m not registered yet.

I’ve been pretty busy.”

Steven Eshun, 29 nursing major

“No, I’m not registered to vote. If I was registered to vote, I would.”

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Have an opinion?

Michelle Mijanjos, 18

Jeanette Chism, 50

undeclared major

culinary major

“No. I’m not registered, I don’t have time.”

“No, I was not aware there was an election going on.”

Danielle Bridgewater, 20 psychology major

“I don’t plan on it. I’ve been too busy to register.”

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Manuel Moreno, 19, a criminal justice major, arrives to the LAC minutes before locking up his bike.

March 27, 2014

Tyrus Brown, 21, a biology major, rides past the Quad while on his way home from the LAC.

Riders crank bikes for smooth commute

James Dion, 23, an undeclared major, sits on his fixed gear bike at the LAC. He said he rides his bike for about 13-14 hours a week from home to school and back.

PCC student Vincent Courri-eche, a business administration major, said he rides any bike as long as it looks good and only rides for exercise.

Photos by Jose Navarro

PCC student Delano Williams, 18, a psychology major, locks his bike.