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‘I really don’t know who’s
Photo by Tess Kazenoff
left to advocate for me’ LBCC student Meng Yang was taken away from his biological parents. His mother died on Christmas. He lived in a house where no one spoke English. His life has been turmoil.
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Trustee tapped for new job
Long Beach City College District Board of Trustees member, Uduak-Joe Ntuk, has been appointed supervisor of the Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources for the California Department of Conservation. The former Chevron Corporation employee served as a petroleum engineering associate in Long Beach from 2011 to 2016 and will now join the Department of Conservation as a regulator of oil and gas. It is unknown if he will continue to serve as a Trustee for LBCCD. — Abel Reyes
“No human being is illegal”
LBCC is taking part in a week long effort to support the undocumented student population at the college. Support services and academic resources workshops, and a wellness festival will serve the undocumented students in a positive way by showing them they have opportunities in regards to paying for college and understanding their academic worth. Apart from UndocuStudent support, the college will train staff and faculty on how to be an ally to this community. — Idalia Gonzalez
Sorority snacks for students
Delta Alpha Phi, an honor society for high achieving students with disabilities is collecting food to replenish the Viking Vault at both LAC and PCC each Monday. Long Beach City College students can visit the vaults Monday and Tuesday in room E-212 at LAC and Wednesday and Thursday at the student union room EE-102J at PCC. — Tess Kazenoff
Sexual violence prevention
Interval House, a domestic violence agency, hosted a sexual assault prevention workshop at LBCC to educate students about sexual assault and prevention on September 18. Interval has worked closely with victims of domestic violence since 1979 and hopes to teach students on ways to safely intervene when sexual assault and domestic violence situations arise, because the agency believes that bystanders can save lives. — Crystal Parker
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October 17, 2019
Justice for football player By Abel Reyes Viking Staff
Police say they’ve arrested a man suspected of shooting and killing former Long Beach City College football player, Guy Alford III, outside a North Long Beach Jack in the Box last year. Edward Jacobs, a 30-year-old resident of Lynwood, is suspected of murdering Alford. “Based on their investigation, detectives believe Jacobs approached Alford with the intent of committing a robbery, which ultimately resulted in Alford being shot by Jacobs,” the Long Beach Police Department said in a news release. Jacobs was reportedly already taken into custody at a Los Angeles jail, where he was being held on an unrelated incident. Jacobs was later transported by detectives to the Long Beach City Jail where he was booked for murder and is currently being held on $2,000,000 bail, according to Long Beach Police Department. Detectives anticipate presenting their case to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office next week for filing consideration. Alford played for the Vikings football team for 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons as a safety and was a graduate from Bishop Alemany High School. The night of the shooting, Alford was
File Photo Guy Alford III’s 10 year old brother, Amari Alford, cries in the arms of their father, Guy Alford at the vigil, which was held behind the Jack In The Box where he died.
with at least three other people in the car who all got out and ran from the scene after the shot was fired. He was pronounced dead at the scene
by paramedics, with a gunshot wound to his upper torso. The Viking will update this story online as information becomes available.
Students present sexual content at open mic By Savannah Gomez Viking Staff
The English Majors and Minors Club’s open mic poetry event was scandalized by a student’s stand up comedy of sexually explicit content detailing his first handjob experience, leading English professor Jason Casem to end his performance. Student John Dy began his stand up comedy act by saying, “The best handjob I had ever received was from a girl who had never given one before.” Dy then moved onto talking about Yaoi, which features sexual romance between men and is targeted towards women. English department professor and club adviser for the English Majors and Minors Jason Casem, stopped his performance. “I spoke with the department heads and creative writing committee – I have no desire to reiterate those opinions again,” Casem told the Viking News about his thoughts on the performance at the open mic. Dy took a seat as the remaining volunteers presented at the open mic. The event continued as other students and professors presented their poems and renditions of famous classic literature scenes. Having heard about the event through
his creative writing professor, Dy prepared his comedy act the day before open mic. “These were the strongest, I made some people laugh with them so I thought they were alright,” Dy said about his comedy act. Dy also plans on performing at the English Majors and Minors club’s next open mic, where audience members can expect jokes about his brother. Student Matthew Jacobs surprised the audience with his reading of “Oedipus the Community College Student,” where he mentions professor Laura Wheeler, an English professor at LBCC. “My therapist reminded me that I am a sex addict, my therapist reminded me that fucking my professor would not retroactively fix my childhood, my therapist reminded me that fucking my professor would not retroactively make my mother have loved me or wanted me,” Jacobs said in his poem. “But as I left my therapist’s office I thought to myself, it couldn’t hurt to try. On an unrelated note I should stop by Laura Wheelers office to ask for help in correcting the grammar on this poem or even just to say hi,” Jacobs concluded his performance. Jacobs’ open mic poetry reading left
the audience and fellow volunteers laughing, as they clapped for him. Professor Laura Wheeler declined to speak on Jacobs’ open mic reading performance and preferred to move passed the performance. English Majors and Minors club Vice President, Emily Thompson, presented her poem titled “Autumn Shows Us How Beautiful It Is To Let Things Go,” which is published in the fourth volume of the club’s literary journal, Saga. Through the English department, the club’s literary journal is open for student participation and is currently taking submissions for their next issue which allows students a chance to have their writing published. “It’s mostly poetry along with some fiction and nonfiction, we will be putting out volume five in the spring – and it’s really sweet and really cool,” Thompson said. Open mic ended with an invitation to the club’s weekly meeting, every Thursday from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., and their next open mic for the semester on October 31st.
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To the student’s full performances at https://tinyurl.com/HJOpenMic
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Endangered elephants on campus
LBCC EMPLOYEES MORE LIKELY TO DONATE TO DEMOCRATS
By Abel Reyes, Marissa Lopez Viking Staff A Trump plaque adorned up on the wall, a pin of George W. Bush from 2004, and a poster of Ronald Reagan. Business professor Nick Carbonaro’s office may be a shrine to Republican presidents but it is also something out of place in a sea of liberalism at Long Beach City College. Five days after the 2016 presidential election, Carbonaro donated money to Donald Trump. Since then, he is one of two full time professors at LBCC listed as a donor for a Republican cause, according to the Federal Election Commission. “It’s not surprising at all,” Carbonaro said. “You should’ve seen the November after the 2016 election, it was like a ghost town here, everybody was depressed, all this stupid stuff.” Listed alongside Carbonaro as donors for Republican causes are a full time math professor and a full time employee at LBCC. Currently 99.5% of political donors who have listed LBCC as their employer, have donated to Democratic candidates/ causes, these numbers do not include all of LBCC. In the 2016 presidential election year, LBCC employees, donated $5,185.00 to ActBlue, a nonprofit organization that enables Democrats to raise money on the internet. For Republican causes, $288.84 were donated to Donald J. Trump for president Inc. and $250.00 for Marco Rubio for President. The most money donated in 2019 so far goes to Act Blue again, with $4,437.57 in total.
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Because of such a Liberal environment at Long Beach City College, as well as colleges and universities across the U.S., concerns have risen over recent years on the impact it may have on students in and outside the classroom. However, more concerns arise about such political leaning in colleges when specifically narrowing down in subject matters such as political science, economics, law, journalism, philosophy, history, and psychology. “Is it really free thinking if 97% of your
professors think one way and they teach it that way,” Carbonaro said. “Are you really making a free choice?” A 2016 study on faculty voter registration at 40 leading U.S. universities done by Econ Journal Watch, included 7,243 professors and found 3,623 to be registered Democratic and 314 Republican, for an overall D:R ratio of 11.5:1 Democrats to Republicans. Written by Mitchell Langbert, associate professor of business at Brooklyn Col-
lege, Anthony J. Quain, a health economics solutions developer, and Daniel Klein, professor of economics at George Mason University and editor of Econ Journal Watch. All authors described themselves in the paper as a dying academic class of “classical liberals,” generally opposed to “governmentalization.” They refer to both the Democratic and Republican parties as “horrible,” but say that, when pushed, they usually favor a Republican political candidate over a Democrat. “Students are made to agree,” Klein told the Viking. “I am not concerned with students understanding political sides. Professors misrepresent both sides.” Former president of Turning Point U.S.A. LBCC chapter, Daniel McCullough McCullough, who is open about his political beliefs, hasn’t experienced any real uncomfortably during a class at LBCC but has witnessed former members of the LBCC chapter be harassed because of their political beliefs. “When we brought Charlie Kirk to Cal State Long Beach, one of the people in my club, got confronted after asking some guy where the event was. He went and screamed at her face, called her a nazi and just started getting up in her face,” McCullough said. “Eventually you get so used to it, being a conservative in any liberal area, you just learn to laugh it off.” Turning point USA currently runs a website named Professor Watchlist, a website that exposes and documents college professors who discriminate against conservative students and advance leftist propaganda in the classroom. “I would never want the college to institute political diversity,” Carbonaro said.
LIFESTYLE
4 GUSTAVO ARELLANO’S TOP FOUR TACO SPOTS
Playa Amor
6527 E. Pacific Coast Hwy Mon-Thurs: 11:30am–10pm Fri: 11:30am–12am Sat: 11am–12am Sun: 10am–9pm Located at the Marketplace Center in Long Beach. Critically acclaimed chef Thomas Ortega brings a gourmet take on traditional Mexican-American dishes, while still paying respect to their multicultural heritage. The menu includes a wide variety of dishes, including a chile relleno burger and tuna tar tar tacos.
Amorcito
4150 McGowen St Mon-Thurs: 11:00 am- 8:30 pm Fri- Sat: 11:00 am- 9:30 pm Sun: 11:00 am- 7:30 pm Located inside the hangar at Long Beach Exchange The mini urban taqueria showcases a smaller version of the Cerritos restaurant, Amor y Tacos. Amorcito pays homage to traditional Mexican cuisine, while using natural and organic ingredients and providing vegan and vegetarian options as well.
Ellie’s Table
204 Orange Ave Mon-Thurs: 11:00 am- 10:00 pm Fri:11:00 am- 11:00 pm Sat: 10:30 am- 11:00 am Sun: 10:30 am- 10:30 pm Located in the Alamitos Beach district of Long Beach The Southern Italian inspired restaurant values ingredients grown and handled with care, and showcases this in their authentic Italian dishes with a modern twist.
Apsara Cafe
2015 Anaheim St Mon- Sun: 8:00 am- 8:00 pm Located in Cambodia Town The small and informal setting offers an introduction into traditional Cambodian food, while maintaining reasonable prices. As described by customers, the food is flavorful and authentic. For more information on local restaurants, visit our website at lbccviking.com
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Into the mind of Arellano By Nathaniel Enierga Viking Staff
Los Angeles Times journalist Gustavo Arellano spoke to students about being a food critic, working with Anthony Bourdain on a TV show and exposing hate groups in Orange County for Latinx Heritage Month at Long Beach City College. LBCC Vice President Mike Munoz who coordinated the event, spoke highly of Arellano. “We chose him to speak because he can talk about a wide range of topics: historical, socio-political in a humorous way and has connections to the region,” Munoz said. After experiencing racism multiple times in his life, Arellano decided to devote his career to fighting “idiocy” and wanted to better the community around him. He covered hate groups while working at OC Weekly and managed to infiltrate a white supremacist group by learning how to speak their language and regularly reading pro right-wing articles. Arellano fought racism through humor and is famously known for starting the column, “Ask a Mexican” at OC Weekly. In Ask a Mexican, Arellano responds with satire to racial cliches and topics that pertain to Latinos. “Humor is one of the most powerful weapons because it’s an innate human emotion. It’s an innately human thing and you can take away all these things from people,” Arellano told the audience. Former LBCC student Danny Rivera attended the event. “It’s great to have someone who passionately encourages civility by the way he approaches people with different views and mindsets rather than resorting to conflict,” said Rivera. As a food critic, Arellano co-starred on Anthony Bourdain’s CNN show, “Parts Unknown”. Arellano addressed the late Anthony Bourdain and said, “I look up to him, he was amazing, humble, accommodating, By Sabriyya Ghanizada Viking Staff ARIES (March 21-April 19). Aries will be hitting up scary mazes, spooky pumpkin patches and several house parties all in the name of spookmas. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Taurus will be in their footiest jammies while handing out Godiva chocolates to trick-or-treaters before they shut the lights off promptly at 10:00pm. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Gemini is in the attic playing with their moms old Ouija board again. CANCER (June 22-July 22). Cancers will be snuggled up with their kitty, S.O. or pillow while watching Disney
Photo by Jorge Hernandez L.A. Times columnist Gustavo Arellano visited LBCC for a Latinx Heritage Month event where he shared his career exposing hate crimes and working as an OC Weekly editor.
he even made his uber driver wait for forty five minutes while he spoke to his fans and gave them foot-notes on episodes they claimed to have enjoyed.” When Arellano worked with the OC Weekly, he pushed to cover more diverse communities and found that one of the ways he could do that was through food. Arellano is passionate about the stories
HALLOWEEN HOROSCOPE
Channel’s movie marathon and drinking copious amounts of hot cocoa. Don’t forget the ‘mallows! LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Leo is hosting an epic (invitation only) backyard bash equipped with a taco truck, life sized Jenga and even creepy clowns. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Virgo will be releasing their Halloween photos to the ‘gram as soon as the spooky clock strikes midnight. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Libra will be home sulking that it’s not their season anymore and ordering excessive amounts of Thai food on Postmates. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Scorpio will be taking advantage of the mysterious Halloween energies by holding a séance in the woods.
behind food and claimed that food is incredibly historical and political. He expressed his appreciation for those who incorporate Mexican dishes into their own cultures and said how food is a melting pot of different cultures. Arellano writes for the L.A. Times and has written a book titled Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Sagittarius and their best pals will head to a live midnight screening of Rocky Horror Picture show. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Capricorn will leave a huge bowl of assorted candies on their front porch with a sign that says “Take Only One Please!” AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Aquarius has DIY-ed a costume of their favorite movie character and put the tutorial on all of their social media accounts. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Pisces has an elaborate plan for their entire crew to get dressed up as their favorite 90’s cartoon characters. Full horoscope online at lbccviking.com
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Photo by Tess Kazenoff Meng Yang visiting the graves of his father and mother, placing a flower at his mother’s grave. Both his parents passed away in 2010, placing Meng into the foster care system.
Fostered, but not forgotten
Despite facing countless life struggles, Meng Yang is still motivated to turn his life around at LBCC. By Tess Kazenoff Viking Staff Meng Yang’s mother was on dialysis and wheelchair-bound, while his father suffered from pancreatic cancer stage 2, when he was taken into foster care at age 16. “I was just doing what your average high schooler was doing, going to parties, doing tests, homework, hanging out with friends, staying out late,” Yang explained. Being diagnosed with a kidney disease, the entire course of Yang’s life was altered. After missing several doctor’s appointments, Yang’s doctor contacted the Department of Social Services, sparking an investigation. “Truthfully, it wasn’t a form of neglect,” Yang said. “I wasn’t missing the appointments because I wanted to, but it was because both my parents were ill... I was worried more about taking care of my parents than about my own health.” The investigation led to Yang being placed in foster care, far from his biological family. Neither of his foster parents spoke English and Yang had to primarily communicate through their middle-school-aged son. “I had a hard time communicating since they only spoke Spanish. They tried their best, but there was a lot of miscommunica-
Photos provided by Meng yeng Meng’s biological parents. Father Wa Yee Yang and mother Lia Vue. Both passed away due to illnesses in 2010.
tion and a lot of cultural differences,” Yang explained. Yang’s father passed away three months into Yang’s time in foster care. His mother‘s death followed six months later on Christmas Day. “I really don’t know who’s left to advocate for me,” Yang said. Chee Yang, Meng’s older brother, began to fight for guardianship after his 17th birthday. It was his mother’s last wish for Meng to return to the family. Yang’s journey with education has been turbulent. “In high school before the foster care system, I didn’t take it seriously,” Yang said. “Education was not a priority, so I dismissed my education a lot. When I entered
into the foster care system... I tried to turn it around. I wasn’t with my family or my friends, in a different culture and different city.” “I didn’t know what major to pursue, because there was no college foundation. No one advocating for me... No counselors to help lead me in the right direction,” Yang expressed. Yang was not made aware of the resources or grants at LBCC at the time. “A lot of people have the assumption that foster students don’t have much of a struggle due to funding from the government, I never even got my funding. I hit the age limit. I hit 21, so I couldn’t receive [any benefits],” said the student. At LBCC, he became interested in automotive technology. However, due to budget cuts at the time, the automotive course was temporarily removed. Yang participated in rallies and protests, advocating for the campus to reinstate the automotive technology major. “I just came in, joined the fever. And even after all that, I was still lost,” said Yang. Yang described receiving harsh judgments from other students. “Pretty much whenever I brought up my status, in their mind, they were like ‘oh you must get all these benefits from the state government.’” Yang said. Yang has also encountered difficulties
finding a job. “It took a long time. My three jobs are... at Alex’s Bar as a security guard... the Long Beach Conservation Corps, where I help sustain our environment in the city of Long Beach, and... a student assistant for the NextUp program.” On his work with NextUp, the newest resource at LBCC for former foster youth, Yang said that he was pleased with how the program has worked to help foster youth. NextUp provides resources such as providing grants, book loans, and bus passes or gas cards. Yang would like to see a peer mentorship program implemented and a focus on transferring as well as scholarships. “He’s committed to his education. Despite the struggles in his life, he hasn’t given up,” LBCC Foster Youth Coordinator Cristina Gutierrez said. “He’s very resilient, and I really admire him for being here, despite everything he’s gone through. He’s defeating the statistics of foster youth,. Yang wants to pick up a trade, which he is working towards through his automotive technology classes. “My goal is to get myself out of my situation, basically. I don’t always want to be dependent on government funding, and be more independent, so I can have the freedom to do what I want. To do more, and pursue what’s best for myself, and so that I can give back to my community,” Yang said.
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May-Treanor to U.S. Olympic Hall By Arlene Guerrero Viking Staff
Three time Olympic gold medalist for beach volleyball, head coach of the LBCC women’s volleyball team, Misty May-Treanor, is to be inducted in the class of the 2019 U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame. May grew up with a family of athletes, at the age of eight May joined her first tournament with her father and began club at the age of 10. An induction ceremony will be held on Nov. 1 with all-alumni in Colorado Springs. Growing the passion and love for the sport May pursued her student athlete life at Cal State Long Beach in the years of 1995 to 1999. In 1998 May was the captain of the team and was the first to have an undefeated season in the women’s NCAA volleyball team. “The medals represent everything, Photo by Arlene Guerrero Brooke Earkman spikes the ball to visiting team LA Harbor on Oct 11. Viking won 3-0 with scores of 25-18, 25-10, 25-19. Brooke Earkman is the outside hitter on the Volleyball team.
Volleyball team’s winning streak extends to 8 games By Arlene Guerrero Viking Staff
Freshmen outside hitters Callissa Candalot and Tiara Moseby led the Long Beach City College women’s volleyball team with 10 kills each as they swept visiting team LA Harbor Seahawks 3-0 with scores of 25-18, 25-10, 25-19 on Oct. 11. The Vikings are on an eight game winning streak and now hold an overall record of 11-5 and a 6-0 record in the South Coast Conference. Coming in with confidence, the Vikings won the first three sets of the game not giving the Seahawks the lead. Vikings had a slow start in the first set as they were head to head but improved communication and finished off strong winning the set and ended with 16 kills and 43 total attempts. Outside hitter Tiara Moseby ensured to better communication moving forward. “Communication is something we really need to work on as a team, the minute we bettered our communication tonight we looked better,” Moseby said. “Being consistent with it is also very important and it showed tonight.”
Along with the 10 kills, Moseby ended with 13 digs and one assist. With better communication Vikings came out stronger in the second set taking lead the entire set finishing with a hitting percentage of .379. “I’m happy we won, but as the coaching staff we always focus on and look at the things we need to work on,” head coach for Long Beach Misty May-Treanor said. “Our errors, communication, and consistency is what showed tonight that we need to work on.” The last and final set, Seahawks attacked as it was a closer game but the Vikings prevailed and defended their home court, putting an end to the game. “As we keep progressing throughout the season, we’re learning not to drop our mentality,” freshman defensive specialist and outside hitter Celestial Ropati said. “We’re going to keep fighting for each other.” Ropati led the Vikings with 16 digs and ended with a killing percentage of .500, three assists, and one kill. The Vikings will be back on the court and take on visiting team El Camino College on Oct. 16 at 6pm.
my fans, my country and love for the sport,” May said. “It’s an honor to be able to carry these memories with me for the rest of my life” May volunMisty teered at Long May-Treanor Beach State and Women’s Head USC but decided Coach to stick to Long Beach City College to make a larger impact on the girls who will soon move to a four year, and work on growing her family. “I like this two year level, I feel like I can make a much bigger impact on these great players,” May explained. May is currently in her fourth year as the head coach for LBCC and players on the team look up to May and appreciate having her as their head coach.
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Sophomore guard brings confidence to basketball team By Isaiah Zuniga Viking Staff The LBCC men’s basketball team have begun preparations for their two tournament games, which are the first two games of the season, on October 31 and November 1. Last season, the Viking basketball team finished off with an overall record of 20-5, and in their division they were 9-1. The players are starting to become comfortable and confident about the upcoming season, since last season they made the Sweet 16, which is an NCAA tournament that starts with 64 teams. Jace Bass, a 6’2 guard for the LBCC Vikings was being scouted by the head coach of Louisiana Tech, Erik Konkol, on Oct. 2. Bass didn’t let the attention of Konkol distract him from the coach’s goal for this season, which was to reach the Final Four and/or win state. The team feels like they’ve made the appropriate changes for this season, according to guard Aaron Jelks. “We feel more athletic and we’ve begun to work on our defense, which we see as the key to success,” Jelks said. “If we’re able to tune up our defense, we’ll become unbeatable.” Bass pointed out another factor that the team has worked on this offseason, “We’ve become more conditioned and we look and feel like we’re in shape.” With the improvements stated by Aaron Jelks and Jace Bass, guard Kester Ofoegbu states that, going into this season, “We are the Vikings. We have a chip on our shoulder, so we have a lot to prove.” Coach Barnes has high expectations for this team. “I think with the team we have, the chemistry we have, we could win state.” Along with the confidence Barnes has in the team, Barnes added that Bass will be a large factor in their success this season. “I think with a player that’s as great as Jace, we could do even better than 20-5.” Jelks added to coach Barnes’ confidence in the team and Jace. “It’s simple, we have Jace and our team is amazing, why wouldn’t we be able to win it all this year?” The LBCC Vikings’ season kicks off on October 31 vs. Santiago Canyon in the Santa Ana Tournament at 7:30 p.m.
Photo By Arlene Guerrero Zack Leets from Long Beach City College stiff arms Cerritos defensive back at the Veterans Stadium on Oct. 5 2019. Vikings won 36-24.
Vikings clip Falcons 36-24 By Syan Haghiri Viking Staff
Long Beach City College quarterback Derrach West aired out 254 yards on 21 completions, as the No.19 Vikings defeated the No.10 Cerritos Falcons 36-24 Oct. 5 for their first home win of the season. The Viking offense played with a chip on their shoulders gaining a total of 368 yards to the Falcon’s 250. The offense wasn’t the only unit that was clicking, the defense had itself a game as well, not allowing a Falcon touchdown until the last five minutes of the game.
The big momentum shift in the game was in the second quarter when the Viking offense put together a 13 play 65 yard drive to score a touchdown and take back the lead up 12-11 before halftime. With a score of 12-11 at halftime for the Vikings, Long Beach City College didn’t really start to expand their lead until they cleaned up the penalties. The Vikings committed nine penalties, giving the Falcons 84 yards, which kept them in the game. “Too many penalties, that’s kind of been our issue, once we’re in rhythm, we play really well, the penalties is obviously a major
concern,” head coach Brett Peabody said. Coming out of halftime, the Vikings offense picked up right where they left off going five plays for 75 yards including a 29 yard run by running back Jonathan Watson into the end zone all in less than 2 minutes. Quarterback Derrach West believes the team has the potential to do better than they did Saturday night. “We performed great but that’s not our best we could be much more crisp, we still need to pick it up a little bit, mental errors nothing physical really,” West said. The Vikings will return to host East Los Angeles College on October 19.
Student athletes of the month
DERRACH WEST
TIARA MOSEBY
Last game: 21-for-35 passing, 254 yards, 1 touchdown
Last game: 10 kills,13 digs
Football
Derrach West was the leading force in an offense that had a total of 368 yards against their rival Cerritos. The Vikings beat the Falcons 36-24 for the crosstown cup on Oct. 5. The Vikings haven’t played a game since then as they had a bye week, but do face East Los Angeles on Saturday Oct. 19.
Women’s volleyball
The Vikings swept the LA Harbor Seahawks 3-0 on Oct. 11 with Tiara Moseby leading the way with a dominant performance. Mosbey had a killing percentage of .219, 10 kills, 32 total attacks, and one assist. Overall this season Moseby has had 109 total attacks, 45 kills, 43 digs, and four assist. Photos Courtesy of LBCC Viking athletics
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October 17, 2019
Students need more time to transfer As the semester progresses and grades are inputted, LBCC professors need to be more understanding of students spending time out of class. Transfer season is approaching and students are preparing to make the of the most important decisions of their academic career. There are a variety of workshops that are held at the transfer center on both campuses. They guide students through the process of transferring but occur when students are already stressed for time while classes are in full swing with midterms steadily approaching. Students know they’re supposed to go talk to a counselor but many students are unsure of what type of questions to ask, what paperwork to fill out and what to expect in the weeks following their meeting. In the past, a trip to the counselor’s office would result in a student leaving more confused than when they went in, only now they had a piece of paper filled with vague information
BOARD EDITORIAL that the counselor had just explained to them. Recently LBCC has made an effort to increase the ratio of counselors to students to make it more convenient for a student to get the assistance they need. If a student is already under a time constraint, they might struggle to schedule an appointment, deeming the resources worthless. This is why students need to be given some amount of flexibility around their class schedule to properly utilize the resources offered to them. If the professors gave students the option to make up missed time in class to attend certain workshops, the school would be facilitating the growth of their students into responsible adults educated with relevant information. Professors that teach general education classes should be more involved in the process
of students transferring, as well as other academic pursuits involving more complex financial literacy. This would provide students a rich and convenient source of information. Professors could offer students extra credit to attend these workshops as an incentive to educate themselves outside of class. This will facilitate a strong academic culture in which students can work together to increase their quality of life through education. Although there are several outlets from which the school sends notifications and updates, many students struggle with finding events or resources convenient to their current situation and schedule. Including workshop dates and times within CANVAS along with your class schedule calendar would help students discover upcoming events that works with their schedules.
The Viking Grill attempts t0 serve veggie diets
Editor-in-chief: Abel Reyes Managing editor: Sabriyya Ghanizada News editors: Sebastian Angulo Idalia Gonzalez Opinion editors: Marissa Lopez Tyana Sallis Lifestyle editors: Alexis Turner Anyssa Staine Jordan Parks Sports editors: Arlene Guerrero Syan Haghiri Isaiah Zuniga
By Jordan Parks Viking Staff
Social Media editor: Ashley Lopez
While Long Beach City College’s LAC Viking West Coast Grill has been a breath of fresh air with affordable vegetarian food options, the cafeteria should further expand their menu to provide more healthy, dynamic, and varied choices for vegetarians and vegans alike. As a fairly new vegetarian, over the past year I have found myself always looking for new vegetarian and vegan friendly places to eat at school, especially after coming from a high school who’s cafeteria food was the equivalent of microwavable dinners. A simple and hearty meal option that students can choose is the veggie burger which costs $4.70, the typical hamburger fix-ins like lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and an optional extra cost for cheese. The veggie burger combo, at under $10, includes a burger, french fries and a 16.Oz drink, and is enough to satisfy me for the majority of my day. In addition to a standard, but good quality veggie patty, the cafeteria now offers “beyond meat” as a protein option for just $5.99. Another great choice is the burrito with vegan chik’n which is simply just beans and rice with your choice of protein being vegan chik’n. A grilled and spiced tofu patty, vegan chick’n is a great filling substitute costing only $5.99. I would also love to see the cafeteria continue to expand their veggie-friendly options with
Staff Abrielle Lopez Arlene Hawkins Brandon Galo David Lewis Jorge Hernandez Daisy Thustrom Crystal Parker Cristina Machain Charles Gustafson Justin Cabrera Karla Altuzar Martin Koev Nate Enierga Savannah Gomez Taiya Adams Talia Coeshott Tess Kazenoff Yeovanna Sandoval
Photo by jordan parks The Viking Grill beyond burger and vegan chik’n burrito are just some of the many variations offered to students.
items such as the “impossible burger” or offer more meat alternatives to other meat centric items like using ground up beyond beef for tacos or nacho topping, vegan chik’n on salads, or even taking up new items like beyond sausage. Dedicated vegetarian food can sometimes be difficult to find in Long Beach, especially when you’re just starting out like I was not too long ago. Meat alternatives making a common ap-
pearance in the fast food industry has been sort of a double-edged sword; many fast food places and restaurants alike now offer overpriced vegetarian and vegan friendly options. While in the grand scheme of non-meat alternative competition, it may not be the most gourmet option, but when you don’t have the time or money to get some overpriced cuisine, the Viking Grill offers a great affordable option for students.
VIKING NEWS POLICIES AND PUBLICATION DATES The deadline for news, advertisements and letters to the editor is the Thursday before publication. Publication dates this semester will be Oct. 17, Nov. 7 and Dec. 5.
The Viking is published by Journalism 80, 81, 82, 83, 86, 87 and 88 students of the LBCC English Department, with funding from the Associated Student Body. The Viking newsroom is located at
LBCC, LAC 4901 E. Carson St., Long Beach, Calif., 90808, Room P135, mail code Y-16, Telephone (562) 938-4285 or contact the staff by email to vikingnews@ lbcc.edu or on social media.
The views expressed in the Viking do not reflect the views of the advisers, administration or the ASB. First copy free, each additional $1.
Adviser: Walter Hammerwold Photo and online adviser: Chris Viola