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LBCC volunteers clean coastStudents spend time to keep Long Beach shores clear of trash. By Omar ReyesStaff WriterTwitter: @salar0895

Buckets, bags and gloves were in volunteers’ hands as they walked along the shoreline of Long Beach and Belmont Shore to partake in a coastal clean-up on Saturday, September 19. The clean-up occurred at Belmont Pier in Belmont Shore at the in-tersection of Termino Avenue and Ocean Boulevard. The LBCC clean-up team started at 9:00 a.m. and ended at noon.

Student Carolina Rodriguez, 18, a biology major, was one of the volunteers who was given a bucket and gloves to pick up litter and help save the beach. She said the clean-up was “nice. It’s like we come and we clean and we make the beach better. It just feels good and I don’t like seeing the trash.”

The LBCC coastal clean-up group was headed by Teila Rob-ertson, the coordinator of the Stu-dent Life Program and the Viking volunteer program. Robertson described the clean-up as “awe-some, it was a great turnout. We had close to about 50+ students there from different clubs.”

The event was established by organizations including the El Dorado Nature Center. It is part

of the California coastal clean-up, a commission made to clean up beaches all across California. LBCC collaborated with El Dora-do to help clean up the beach as well as help students gain volun-teer hours.

Volunteers brought their own buckets or reusable bags and gloves for the event but were giv-en these items by the El Dorado Nature Center if they didn’t. The LBCC tent was set up so volun-teers who wanted to check knew where to go. Volunteers were also

provided with fresh water, fruits, and pastries.

Volunteers searched the coast-line to find various discarded ob-jects and remove things like piec-es of plastic foam, bottles, plastic shards and other items potential-ly harmful to the environment. Omar Mandozia, 18, a business major, commented on the trash found at the beach, saying there was “a lot more cigarettes than I expected.”

Jacqueline Samson, 18, an environmental engineer, also

helped. “It’s really fulfilling and it’s like I’m helping my commu-nity and also helping myself. This is where we live and we should be doing this more often” she said.

The clean-up is the first of sev-eral volunteer opportunities for students to gain community ser-vice hours. Robertson said, “We want to make sure that students want to get the opportunity to put some of those hours that they give back to the community onto their transcripts so they could transfer.”

LBCC president is confirmed by the state Senate to the university board.By Will RanosCo-Editor in ChiefTwitter: @Touchstone_Will

In a recent statewide study measuring colleges’ efforts on economic diversity based off the share of students who receive Pell grants, the graduation rate of those students, and the price that colleges charge both low- and middle-income students, the U.C.s had six schools place in the top seven among 179 schools listed in the study.

In the study, U.C. Irvine placed first.

Irvine hosted the U.C. Regents meeting from Tues-day-Thursday, Sept. 15-17.

In the meeting, regents talk-ed about the improvements for the newest U.C. campus in Mer-ced. They mainly focused on mitigating project risks.

The objective of the 2020 project for Merced is to grow to 10,000 students.

The term of the project agreement is 39 years beginning on the date of the contract exe-cution. It has a 4-year construc-tion period and a 35-year oper-ating period.

LBCC President Eloy Oak-ley, the first Community Col-lege executive to be appointed to the Board of Regents, was re-cently confirmed to the regents by a state Senate committee. Oakley was appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown last November.

Oakley said to the Long Beach Press-Telegram, “I’m a lifelong Californian and I be-lieve the U.C. system is a big part of why we are the great state that we are and I hope to be able to continue to support that.”

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COASTAL CLEANUP: Biology major Carolina Rodriguez, 18, cleaning the Long Beach coast, in front of White Island.

Club encourages participation from students and community.By Quiaira TerrellStaff Writer

The Development of Afro -American Professionals (DAAP) organization sponsored a potluck in celebration of its first meeting of the semester on Wednesday, Sept. 16.

DAAP, a student-run club, organized the meeting in M204 on the LAC. The gathering be-gan with music and mingling of attendees. President Zainab Wil-liams began the meeting with the DAAP State of Address.

“DAAP is academic, social and utilizing resources on cam-

pus,” Williams said. “We have a symposium every semester to cultivate leadership within the community.”

Williams also highlighted the growing membership of DAAP.

“Our meetings can get pretty big,” Williams said. “We can get up to 40 students in our meetings.”

The meet-ing featured a photo montage of past DAAP events, as well as pictures from Join-A-Club Day which was at the LAC on Tuesday, Sept. 3.

Vice President Kierra Colone spoke to the group about club membership, including their up-coming Plan Up event.

Plan Up is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 30 and provides

an academic counselor, a financial aid adviser and EOPS and Cal-WORKs advisers. The club mem-bers who attend the meeting can ask any adviser present anything the attendees want to know.

Williams encouraged all stu-dents to seek ac-a d e m i c c o u n -s e l i n g at least once a semester.

“Counseling is a big deal,” Williams said. “It is fundamental to making sure you’re taking the right classes.”

Colone said, “Bring in your transcripts. Come ask questions. DAAP is a resource for students.”

During the meeting, the room became so full that no chairs were empty and the men offered their

seats to any woman standing.Colone then broke the meet-

ing up into groups for a mock scavenger hunt in which the win-ning group would eat first.

At the conclusion of the meet-ing, the group moved to the Main Quad and shared a potluck of sal-ad and snacks, including a vegan option.

DAAP meetings and resourc-es are not limited to current LBCC students. Prospective, past and non-members can attend meet-ings and even request to be sent minutes to meetings they miss.

Meetings will be Wednesdays from 3:15-4:30 p.m., however, the organization is in the process of relocating the meetings to an-other room, as it has outgrown its current location. For more infor-mation, people may contact Wil-liams at [email protected] or attend a weekly meeting.

DAAP kicks off Fall with potluck

“We have a symposium every semester to cultivate leadership within the community.”

-Zainab WilliamsPresident of DAAP

NEWS2 September 24, 2015

Rainy weather doesn’t detract from fun at cultural event.

By Irina NizovtsevaStaff WriterTwitter: @irina_lbcc

Students and employees cel-

ebrated Mexican Independence Day at the PCC on Wednesday, Sept. 16.

The event included tradition-al Mexican food and music per-formed by the Mariachi Roman-za band. Alex Hill, 26, a business major, said, “This is my first time to this event, the music is very nice.

“This event definitely brought a lot of people together.”

Students and employees from different cultures attended the

event in the Student Union in Building EE. Despite rainy weath-er, the event continued undis-turbed.

Jolene Johnson, 21, a criminal justice major, said, “Food brings people together. I would definite-ly come to this event again next year.”

Roberta Maroney, an admin-istrative assistant in Student Life, said, “Music was heard a lot better indoors than it would have been heard outdoors.

“The event was a success,” Ma-roney added. “A great cultural af-fair that opens people’s eyes to the Mexican Independence Day.”

With the help from Student Life, and federal work-study students who also work behind the student info counter, guests agreed the event was an accom-plishment.

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Professor brought ‘real-life element’By Will Ranos Co-Editor in ChiefTwitter: @Touchstone_Will

After the death of professor Julian DelGaudio, LBCC hosted a memorial for the former history teacher Thursday, Sept. 17, when students and employees shared memories and stories.

Mary Marki, for-mer colleague of Del-Gaudio and current history professor at LBCC, said, “We are all coming together as he so often did for us.”

The LBCC Foundation awards a $1,000 scholarship in memo-ry of any LBCC colleague who dies during the year. In addition to those funds, the Julian Del-Gaudio Memorial Scholarship has gathered about $3,055 with donations being made daily, said LBCC Trustee Ginny Baxter, also the foundation director.

LBCC sociology professor Janet Hund mentioned in her speech that the Community College Association of full-time LBCC teachers donated $500.

Talk of possibly changing the name of the LAC library to the “Julian DelGaudio Library” to honor him also has arisen. Library department head Ram-chandran Sethuraman said in an email, “No other faculty mem-ber has stood this tall and made a seismic change to the future of our students and faculty than Ju-lian.”

Baxter said the LBCC Foun-dation has a policy regarding the naming of buildings in which a substantial financial contribution must be made to the college.

With students, Marki, Hund, LBCC President Eloy Oakley, Paul Sovoie, Craig Hendricks, Board of Trustees President Doug Otto, Adrian Novotny, Gilbert Estrada and Christopher Smith speaking about DelGaudio and with many more in the audience, it is evident that the former LBCC history professor has left an impact on

many people at the college.Oakley said, “We are a much

better college because of him.”Otto spoke of “a-ha” moments

that may seem rare in education but are great to see when a student is learning. He said DelGaudio’s life was full of those moments.

Sylvana Uribe, 20, a former LBCC student and current Cal State Long Beach student, said,

“He was really good about in-corporating a real-life element and connecting his classes to the city of Long

Beach. We weren’t close, but had I never taken his class, this past year would have been complete-ly different. It was because of his class that I became a volunteer with the Historical Society of Long Beach which led to an inter-est in the city. His class led me to where I am today.”

Those interested in donating to the scholarship may send a check in care of the LBCC Foun-dation.

“His class led me to where I am today.”

Sylvana Uribe former LBCC student

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FROM THE HEART: Dennis Zanabria, 24, an architecture major, reads a poem at a memorial service for LBCC history teacher Julian DelGaudio. Zanabria was one of many students and employees who spoke.

Mexican independence celebrated on the PCC


COMING TOGETHER: LBCC employees listen to speakers and sing-ers during DelGaudio’s memorial on Thursday, Sept. 17 in T1200 on the LAC.


TOUCHING: LBCC alumna Carole Crocco sings John Lennon’s “Imagine” at the memorial in remembrance of DelGaudio. The song was noted as “Julian’s favorite song” in the program.

VIVA LA MUSICA: The Mariachi Romanza band performs as part of the PCC’s celebration of Mexi-can Independence Day in the Student Union on Wednesday, Sept. 16.

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LBCC students and employ-ees members gathered in the Nor-dic Lounge on Wednesday, Sept. 23, each donating blood that has the potential to save three lives for each pint given.

About 150 students are esti-mated to participate in the Amer-ican Red Cross charity event.

The 2-day event is scheduled from 10 a.m.-4:15 p.m. and ends Thursday, Sept. 24. Sponsoring the event is LBCC’s Alpha Gam-ma Sigma honor society chapter, which is well known for its ser-vice and recognized scholars.

Other sponsors, which in-clude the Grammy Museum, USC and Madame Tussauds in Holly-wood, are in an appreciation to the donors, offering tickets to at-tend their events.

Many of the students regis-tered online for an appointment to donate blood, however, a ma-jority of the donors are walk-ins.

If a student misses the event, but wishes to contribute, the American Red Cross consistent-ly attempts to set up events at the LAC monthly and encourages students to register online at red-crossblood.org for future events.

Jon Peacock/Viking/ig: JJPeacock9NEW HEIGHTS: Chris Jeong, the front of house engineer for Mr. Cat Productions, adjusts audio equipment in preparation for the LBCC College Promise celebration.

Many students are encour-aged to rest after donating blood and a light snack is offered to re-frain from fatigue.

One LBCC student, Maria Valdez, a freshman, describes her experience as “a bit painful but fulfilling,” all the while, smiling with joy.

The coordinator, Amy Papa-georges, in charge of the event, was “pleased” to see how much LBCC students truly care for peo-ple outside their community.

Also, in coordination with Alpha Gamma Sigma, the Be The Match nonprofit organization is connecting patients with donors

who wish to volunteer. The program matches vol-

unteers with patients who suffer from blood cancer or other blood diseases.

The program and the LBCC students who participate help save many lives of people who suffer from such diseases.

The match is based on a sim-ple cheek swab, which allows researchers to classify the volun-teer’s tissue type.

Students may register at join.bethematch.org/swabsocal or contact Julie Korinke, a represen-tative who herself is registered to be matched.

150 donors provide vital pints of blood

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LIFE-SAVER: A Red Cross blood drive in the Nordic Lounge in the E Building at the LAC on Wednesday, Sept. 23, drew about 150 do-nors. Another blood drive will be at the same location today, Thursday, Sept. 24, from 10 a.m.-4:15 p.m.

The Auditorium was closed temporarily beginning at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, due to an accident during set-up of the Col-lege Promise, LBCC spokesman John Pope said.

Lt. Julie Prior of the LBCC po-lice department said, “A worker was putting up signs for the event and fell. He was transported to the hospital soon after. There are no further updates at the moment.”

The worker’s name and condi-tion were not released.

The Auditorium was sched-uled to re-open at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday

The celebration for receiving the $5 million California Inno-vation Award for the success of the Long Beach College Promise is today, Thursday, Sept. 24 at 10 a.m. in the LAC Main Quad.

Promise celebrated

By Omar ReyesStaff Writer@salar0895

The LBCC Performing Arts Department and Associated Stu-dent Body will debut “A Soldier’s Play” at the LBCC Auditorium at the LAC, starting Thursday-Sun-day Sept. 24-27, and from Thurs-day-Sunday, Oct. 1-4. Showtimes are at 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sundays.

The play is set during World War II and is about a murder mystery investigation surround-ing a sergeant at a military base, during a time when soldiers were

segregated by race.Donna Thaing, 23, a theatre

arts major, worked on the play as a production supervisor: “I love it. It’s just so good and the actors are really good. I feel like it’s such a strong piece and the problems that they’re going through in the play are so relatable today.”

The actors playing sol-diers received military train-ing to prepare for their roles, said actor Dennis Pearson, 28, a theatre major. He is playing the role of Capt. Richard Davenport. Pearson said, “I hope a lot of the veterans will recognize

the authenticity of it. Veterans and enlisted military get half-off.”

Below the Auditorium is the Green Room, where the actors’ changing rooms are as well as the

laundry to wash the costumes after. Audiences can also expect convincing hand-crafted props

and sets, built on-site by students and school employees for the play.

The play production included rehearsals in front of a select few guests Tuesday, Sept. 22, to pre-

pare themselves for real au-diences on Thursday.

The play is directed by Anthony Carreiro, a theatre professor. Carreiro has coor-dinated the show’s lighting so lights shine on specific areas of the stage, including a ramp toward the back of the stage. He said, “When

the lights come up on that ramp, it’s almost always something that happened in the past.”

Pearson said LBCC has not produced “an African-American play here for quite some time. It’s a predominantly African-Amer-ican cast. The show grabs you from the beginning and holds you to the end. This has always been one of my favorite plays. ”

Pre-sale general admission for the play is $15 and $10 for students, employees and senior citizens. At the door, general ad-mission is $17 and $12.

Free parking is available in Lots D, E and F on Harvey Way between Clark Avenue and Facul-ty Avenue.

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PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT: The cast of the upcoming production, “A Soldier’s Play,” rehearsing lines and gestures.

CITYSTYLE 5September 24, 2015

“I hope a lot of the veterans will recognize the authenticity of it. Veterans and enlisted military get half-off.”

-Dennis PearsonTheatre major

‘A Soldier’s Play’ spotlights murder

Center gets new leader

Senior Studies program legend continues to teach.By Denise JonesOpinion Editor@DeniseJonesLBCC

A 92-year-old Long Beach resident, Mary Thoits, has re-tired from her position of al-most 40 years as director of the LBCC Senior Studies program.

She still continues to teach one of the most sought-after se-nior classes. Her weekly World Affairs and Current Events class meets in the William Dyer Hall in the FF Building on the PCC.

Interim director Dina Berg said, “She is amazing, a legend in Long Beach for seniors and has many ded-icated fol-lowers since the program started.”

Linda Brayton, 68, said, “I think I am one of the youngest seniors in her class and I have been coming for seven or eight years now.”

Student worker Tanesha Harding, 44, who is studying to be an administrative assistant

and worked under Thoits for a year, said, “This woman is sweet as pie. They don’t come any sweeter. She is always giving up her time to help someone.”

When talking about her plans, Thoits said, “I’m working on my memoirs and planning my next big birthday bash, my 95th. It’s going to be a large for-mal celebration.”

For some that may seem tame, but Thoits has been known to find very interesting ways to celebrate her birthday. On her 85th birthday, she jumped out of a plane over Lake Elsinore. For her 86th birthday, she went para-sailing over San Diego and flew a Cessna over Catalina Island.

As President Abraham Lin-coln once said, “In the end, it’s

not the y e a r s in your life that c o u n t . It’s the life in y o u r y e a r s .” S h e

spent time spent as a pilot in-structor teaching other women how to fly in the Women Air-force Service Pilots (WASP). She still swims daily in the Pacific Ocean.

Director retires after 40 years

“This woman is sweet as pie. They don’t come any sweeter. She is always giving up her time to help someone.”

-Tanesha HardingStudent worker at Senior Center

By Irina NizovtsevaStaff Writer@irina_lbcc

After 38 years as the director of the Senior Center, 92-year-old Mary Thoits was replaced by Dina Berg in August.

“I feel like I have three jobs,” Berg said regarding her new po-sition. She is also a part-time lec-

turer at Cal State Long Beach in the Public Policy Department and executive director and founder of The Heart of Ida, a non-profit organization serving older adults around Long Beach.

“We try to keep our prices reasonable, since a majority of the older adults who come through the programs are on a fixed in-come,” Berg said of the PCC cen-

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NEW FACE OF SENIOR CENTER: Dina Berg replaces Mary Thoits as the new director of the Senior Center.

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HARD DAY’S WORK: Dennis Pearson, 28, takes a drink after a long day’s rehearsal for the play that opens today, Thursday, Sept. 24.

ter.Nancy Valasquez, 20, a nurs-

ing major, said, “I recently learned how much the Senior Center at PCC has to offer. I will definitely tell my grandparents about this.”

More than 500 seniors use the center as a place to socialize, stay active in the community and remain life-long learners. Assis-tance is available to register for classes as well as counseling ap-pointments.

Berg said, “We offer tai chi, film classes, day tours, a free-of-charge book club, as well as art, theater and music classes.” She said the center’s classes currently have more than 140 students en-rolled.

Former center director Thoits, described by Berg as “the legend herself,” teaches a “very popular” current events and world affairs class on Mondays and Wednes-days from 1-3 p.m.

The center used to operate under LBCC. Now it is under the LBCC Foundation.

Berg said, “We are provided with the space however we get paid from tours, classes and the services we provide.

“One of my responsibilities as the new director of the center is to write grants so we would be able to provide more versatile tours and classes in the future.”

More information is available by going to the center in FF108, calling (562) 938-3048 or visiting lbcc.edu/seniorcenter. The center is open Monday through Friday 8 a.m.-4 p.m. and on Fridays 8 a.m.-1 p.m.

By Quiaira TerrellStaff Writer

Students are being encour-aged to apply for scholarships for the 2016-17 school year, even if they don’t think they will qualify.

Nearly $1.5 million in schol-arships was awarded to LBCC students last semester. Most of the scholarships had been sitting in accounts untouched for years because students did not apply for them.

“I never applied for schol-arships,” said Renee Richard, a recent graduate of LBCC. “I always got told that my mom makes too much for me to even get Financial Aid, so I doubt I can get a scholarship either.”

Alicia Kruizenga is the inter-im dean of Student Affairs and has been with the college for 12 years. She encourages students to apply no matter what their per-sonal circumstances are.

Kruizenga said, “We have more than 700 scholarships so we probably have a scholarship for everything. It’s not the typical low-income, 4.0 GPA. It’s about succeeding.

“Some students may have a

2.5 and are deemed successful because we see their past, we read their autobiography. We are really able to humanize the process.”

Among the student body, athletes, student leaders, future teachers and students transferring are the hardest groups to reach for scholarships, she said.

“Teachers are one of our hard-est ones. We don’t have a program

that the teachers can filter into, so they are a little bit harder to iden-tify,” Kruizenga said.

Maria Jimenez, a 3rd-semester biology major on the PCC, said, “I think it’s so cool that they have scholarships for students who are going to transfer out (of LBCC) and move on to universities. A lot of schools don’t have stuff like that for their students. It’s like they re-ally want us to succeed.”

Through the college website, students may submit a scholar-ship application answering ques-tions such as the student’s major

and educational goals after LBCC. The application also requires two letters of recommendation.

Students are not limited to letters of recommendation from teachers, but may ask any employ-ee of the college.

“Kruizenga said, “If you’re a work-study student, it can be your supervisor. If you’re going to the career center and you have

a rapport with the staff there, Financial Aid, cashier’s office, your adviser, anything like that. It does not have to be an instructor.”

Students have until Dec. 8 to submit their applications,

but have until the beginning of the Spring semester to submit their letters of recommendation.

After applying, the scholar-ship committee works to match students with the available schol-arships. Students are contacted by the scholarship department noti-fying them whether they received a scholarship.

Students may visit lbcc.edu/scholarship for more information about how to apply for scholar-ships, as well as application dead-lines.

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“It’s like they really want us to succeed.”

-Maria JimenezBiology major

Crime persists throughout Summer

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By Tilynn KingStaff WriterTwitter: @bgrowliliesAnd Brandon RichardsonManaging EditorTwitter: @_Brandon_E

Crime was still present during the slow Summer period even though only 430 classes were available, as opposed to the 2,626 being offered this Fall.

During July and August, 74 calls for service at the PCC and 340 at the LAC were made. In every category, crime at the LAC is equal to or exceeds that of the PCC.

Lt. Julie Prior of the Long Beach Police Department said, “The leading problem that the school is up against today is prop-erty crimes.”

At the PCC, four cases of pet-ty theft were reported, while at the LAC seven cases were record-ed. Both campuses had one case of grand theft and three cases of hit-and-run accidents and other vehicle accidents.

Other common crimes on campus are bicycle theft and crosswalk violations. Prior sug-gested if riders have an expensive bike, they don’t bring it to school.

The crosswalk at the LAC across Carson Street is provided to keep the students and drivers safe and disregarding the traffic laws can lead to a citation and fine, police said.

Sandra Hernandez, a nursing student who has heard stories of cars being broken into on cam-pus, said, “I feel that cameras would be a great addition for se-curity purposes.”

Three cases of motor-vehicle theft were noted. Lost or stolen property was reported twice at the LAC. Crimes that fall under oth-

er or miscellaneous total 19 at the LAC, while the PCC only had 13.

However, collectively over both months and on both cam-puses, 982 parking citations were issued, making it the most fre-quently cited violation.

Prior encourages all students and employees to sign up for the emergency notification system.

Students may enter their cell phone number into their student self-service account, then they will receive alerts as text messages directly to their phones.

Employees may submit their cell phone number into Oracle under the mobile category in “personal information.”

The police urge anyone who receives an alert message to share it with people around them, espe-cially college employees.

Campus police also have sev-eral safety tips for students, which include: “There is safety in num-bers, beware of your surround-ings, stay in well-lit areas, walk confidently and make eye contact with people when walking, police escorts are available, do not leave your personal items unattended at any time, keep personal prop-erty out of sight in vehicles, utilize the ‘U-lock’ to secure your bicycle and do not leave valuable accesso-ries on it.”

Most importantly, the web-site and police urge, “If you see or hear something, say something.”

In case of an emergency, peo-ple should dial 911, however, for non-emergency assistance or for more information regarding crime and safety on campus, peo-ple may call (562) 435-6711, visit lbcc.edu/CollegeSafety/ or visit campus police in Building EE at the PCC and Building X at the LAC.

Subsidies available for free service for qualifying students.By Omar ReyesStaff WriterTwitter: @salar0895

A child-care center is avail-able for LBCC students, employ-ees and the community and it can be free through subsidies for people who qualify.

The daycare program, which includes meals, is offered for students with children ages 2 through 5. Parents can chose to register for the full-day program from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. or the partial-day option from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. or 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.

LBCC student Ryan Myers, 18, a criminology major, said, “I think people need it and to know their child is in a safe place while they’re bettering their future is a great thing.”

The program, going onto its sixth year at LBCC, can help qualifying students, said Stac-

ey Smith-Clark, manager at the Child Development Center. “If they (students) know that their children are safe and well-cared for, then they will do better in school,” Smith-Clark said. “

They may be able to take more classes, they may be able to finish their degree more quickly, they may be able to balance their life essentially, they’re able to go to school and work and know that their children are well-cared for.”

To see if they qualify for the subsidized program, students must fill out an application and prove they are of low-income and in need of childcare. It is also important for students with children enrolled in the program to maintain a minimum of a 2.0 GPA or they will no longer be el-igible, Smith-Clark said.

The Child Development Center and Learning Labs are in Building HH at the PCC and 4630 Clark Ave. near the LAC. For more information parents may call (562) 938-3185 for the PCC or (562) 938-4253 for the LAC.

Childcare offered for both campuses

$1.5M toward scholarships

BON APPÉTIT: Patrons enjoy a 3-course meal prepped by LBCC culinary arts students at the newly opened Bistro at the LAC on the corner of Clark Avenue and Carson Street on Wednesday, Sept. 16.

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Culinary arts students serve a gourmet dining experience

Story by Omar ReyesStaff WriterTwitter: @salar0895Photos by Joshua MillerImages EditorIG: @joshua_miller_photographyAnd Denise JonesOpinion EditorIG: @denisejonesjournalist

LBCC trains and teaches students in the culinary arts program exceptionally well. The delicious Bistro menu is proof of the advanced students’ talents. The student-run Bistro, in a small corner on campus, really feels like an authentic upscale restaurant.

Reservations were simpler to make than paying for parking. One phone call to the Bistro and within seconds of entering, the hostess seats the customer to their tables.

Immediately after being seated, a wait-ress asks if the customer wants anything to drink and when the customer wants to order. In no more than 10 minutes of ordering, the customer is already greeted to the first of the 3-course meal.

First on the menu was the appetizer, which was a caprese salad. The caprese sal-ad consisted of two neatly placed slices of heirloom tomatoes, one slice of mozzarella cheese, some basil, a small pool of balsamic reduction sauce.

The little appetizer was surprisingly de-licious and very good. It was salty, but just enough to not be bothersome and the bal-samic reduction sauce enhanced the flavor experience.

Next was the main entree. The grilled summer vegetable linguini consisted of rapi-ni, slices of yellow squash, asparagus, red bell pepper, oven-dried tomato and Caper Crème sauce. To describe this dish as delicious is an

understatement. It was irresistibly delicious. The linguini was phenomenal, appetizing, and well-cooked, with a creamy sensation.

The baked vegetables were exquisite and refreshing and leave a sensation in the mouth that can only be described as a delicious af-tertaste that sticks in one’s mouth all day, making the experience even more memora-ble.

The final dish was undeniably the most delicious. The crème brûlée is a little treat. Yet, the taste of it can only be described as something from heaven. The sweet and creamy taste of the dessert, accompanied with a slice of wafer-like chocolate and red raspberries, is perfection at its best. If the other entrees don’t win the customer, the dessert will.

The service of the Bistro was excellent and accommodating. The staff took custom-ers’ orders in a professional and easy-going manner. As the customers were enjoying their meals, the staff checked in from time to time, making sure everything was satisfacto-ry with the meals and if anything else were needed.

The courteous service along with the overall professional ambiance of the restau-rant made the atmosphere a pleasant and comfortable one. The dining experience from the delectable new Bistro is one that is definitely worth the $15 (with tax and tip in-cluded), especially for the dessert.

The Bistro is open Tuesdays and Wednes-days 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. The Bistro is set to change the menu every two weeks. Updates on the menu can be found on Instagram @LBCCBistro. Reservations are required so to make them, people may email [email protected] or call (562) 938-4757.

BIRD’S EYE VIEW: Students are displayed live on television as they pre-pare meals.

PRETTY PETALS: A beautiful centerpiece is present-ed on a table in the new Bistro restaurant.

TASTY: A fruit dish is displayed at the new bakery.

BON APPÉTIT: Patrons enjoy a 3-course meal prepped by LBCC culinary arts students at the newly opened Bistro at the LAC on the corner of Clark Avenue and Carson Street on Wednesday, Sept. 16.

BISTRO REVIEWS 7September 24, 2015

Culinary arts students serve a gourmet dining experienceBy Hayley HartTwitter: @hayleylynnhartStaff Writer

The culinary arts program earns top marks with its student-run LBCC Bistro. Advanced culinary students take on all of the roles of a genuine restaurant from hostess to wait staff and, of course, the role of chef.

Walking into the bakery and Bistro in the LAC V Building, visitors first take notice of the comforting aromas of sweet and savory in the air. Greeted by a hostess, who checks for the re-quired reservation, they are seated quickly in a room with large windows on two sides, letting in plenty of sunlight.

About 20 tables decorated with simple round vases with small orange and white flow-ers on white paper tablecloths fill the room. Bis-tro diners also have a window to view into the demonstration kitchen and can watch the chefs in training prepare the appetizers, entrées and desserts of the day.

To describe the food, guests can only put on their yum faces and spin their eyes around sev-eral times in their sockets. Not a single word, not even several, can adequately describe the pleasure visitor’s mouths experience during their meal.

The shrimp avocado salsa was plated with two large shrimp on top of a small oval slice of bread. The bread was spread with fresh and chunky avocado and seated like a boat in a bowl of savory fennel broth. It was reminiscent of a

starter at a swanky pier-side restaurant in an upscale district.

The baked Cornish game hen was a meaty and tender bird. The teriyaki glaze added an impactful sweetness throughout the entrée and the two loops of pickled red onions lent a punch of tang and spiciness, which was sublime with the glaze. The bird may have been small, but the flavor was immense.

The crème brûlée, a simple-sounding egg, sugar and cream custard with three raspberries resting on a wavy chocolate wafer, was worth a trip to the Bistro on its own. Nothing can en-capsulate the burst of surprising decadence. It had to be experienced to be believed.

The service was prompt, professional and polite. Staff asked, in a friendly and sincere manner, if anything were required and if the food was satisfactory.

When asked to explain a dish, the server not only revealed her profound knowledge of the food, but also showed her pride in the food with a big smile. She was right to be proud.

A ritzy 3-course meal in a luxury Bistro on campus and within the means of a tight bud-get is something all students and employees of LBCC should enjoy.

The Bistro is open Tuesdays and Wednes-days from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and is set to change its menu every two weeks. Menu updates may be found on Instagram @LBCCBistro. For more information or to make reservations, peo-ple may email [email protected] or calling (562) 938-4757.

SWEET TOOTH: Katrin Martinez, 18, a kinesiology major, purchases an apple tart from the new bakery on campus.

BIRD’S EYE VIEW: Students are displayed live on television as they pre-pare meals.

HEALTHY SNACK: A colorful fruit dish is ready for eating at the new bakery.

TASTY: A fruit dish is displayed at the new bakery. YUM: A meal of baked Cornish hen is prepared for an eager customer.

OODLES OF NOODLES: Grilled summer vegetable linguini made by students is ready to eat at the new Bistro restaurant.

SEAFOOD SALSA: Shrimp avocado salsa is made in the new Bistro restaurant.

SALAD: A caprese salad is ready to be eaten by one hungry customer.

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CHEST-BUMPING: Vikings Mike Wilson, left, and Jacob Kala-ma celebrate after Wilson’s touchdown catch.

FOOTBALL8 September 24, 2015

By Hayley Hart Staff WriterTwitter: hayleylhartIG: thecuriousersquirrel

The Vikings defeated Bakers-field College in LBCC’s home football season opener 38-7, on Saturday, Sept. 19, to improve to 3-0 on the season and are on a 6-game winning streak dating back to last November.

LBCC is now No. 4 in the Cal-ifornia Community College Ath-letic Association ranking.

About six minutes into the game, sophomore running back Darren Johnson scored on a 32-yard option play from freshman quarterback Jack Lowary, giving Long Beach an early 7-0 lead.

On the ensuing drive, Ba-kersfield scored its only points of

the night with a touchdown pass from sophomore quarterback Tarek Yaeggie to freshman receiv-er Jayson Jackson to tie the game 7-7.

LBCC sophomore quarter-back Jacob Kalama threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to freshman receiver Mike Wilson in the sec-ond quarter. The Vikings tried to go up by 10 points with 44 sec-onds left before halftime, but Ser-gio Garcia would miss a 28-yard field goal, hitting the left upright. LBCC went into halftime ahead, 14-7.

In the third quarter, Garcia would redeem himself by making a 28-yard field goal giving LBCC a 17-7 lead. The Viking defense forced Yaeggi to fumble the ball and Josh Fatu recovered for the Vikes at the 22-yard line. On the

next play, Darren Johnson scored his second touchdown on a 22-yard run, giving Long Beach a 24-7 lead. LBCC’s defense scored when sophomore cornerback Ki-ante Goudeau crossed the goal-line after a 41-yard interception return.

In the fourth quarter, Lowary threw a 38-yard pass to fresh-man receiver Ikenna Ohaeri for a touchdown. The Vikings totaled 207 passing yards and 292 rush-ing yards for the game.

Johnson, with a career-high 212 rushing yards, is looking for-ward to the home game at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26 against Los Angeles Harbor: “It’s a big rivalry game right there for them. They look forward to playing us all the time. We have to come out with a good head on our shoulders and

be ready to play.” LBCC coach Brett Peabody

coached at Los Angeles Harbor for 10 years and three of those were as head coach. Peabody said, “It will be the third time we’ve faced them.” Wilson said, “It’s go-ing to be a good game. Last year we had kind of a blow-out game. We’re going to handle business next week.”

Saturday’s home opener was about the game and family, said freshman linebacker Isaia Rosten, who had a 10-yard interception return: “My family came down from Las Vegas and I put on a show for them so I’m glad we won the game tonight.”

Dixon gained 56 rushing and 18 receiving yards and also spoke of family: “Tonight was really emotional for me because

my family doesn’t always come to watch a game, but they came to watch the game tonight. I had a good night tonight. I had a pretty decent night tonight and I liked it.”

Wilson, who had four catch-es for 45 receiving yards and a touchdown, noted the spectators: “I’m glad the crowd was kind of big, they came to support us as a team, as a Viking family. I hope they keep going to the games, keep supporting us. The Viking family, we have to stand as one.”

Home games are free for em-ployees and LBCC students with a college ID and current sticker. General admission is $8. High school or other college students with ID pay $5. Seniors 55 years and older pay $5. Children 12 and under pay $3.

Vikings run over Renegades, 38-7

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RELENTLESS: Sophomore Josh Fatu, center, splits two linemen in an at-tempt to get to the quarterback in the Vikings’ 38-7 win.

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SACK MASTER: LBCC’s Josh Fatu sacks Bakersfield quarterback Tarek Yaeggi, No.11, in the second quarter. Fatu finished the game with four sacks and a fumble recovery Saturday, Sept. 19, at Veterans Stadium.

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CAREER HIGH: Sophomore running back Darren Johnson, No. 24, heads for a touchdown. He rushed 21 times for 212 yards and two touchdowns.

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GOLDEN BOOT: Sophomore Evair Marin scores his second penalty kick, giving the Viking a 3-1 lead in the second half of play Friday, Sept. 18, on the LBCC soccer field.

SPORTS 9September 24, 2015

LBCC doubles up S.D.

Guess who’s back as A.D.?Despite 2-7 start, Vikes look ahead

CITY SPORTS

Omar ReyesStaff WriterTwitter: @salar0895

The San Diego City College men’s soccer team traveled to LBCC to score two goals while the Vikings beat them with four Friday, Sept. 18.

The match was scheduled to start at 4 p.m. but did not start un-til 4:30 p.m. due to a small delay and ended at 6:30 p.m. The game is the fourth win of six games the men’s soccer team has played this season, this is their third consec-utive victory.

Viking Evair Marin scored twice while, Hector Rojo and Mi-guel Razo scored the other goals.

LBCC Sophomore Marin, said “It’s good to be part of the team. We play like a team, we play well.

We play strong. We’re getting bet-ter and better.”

Tensions occurred during the game, the Knights raked in a to-tal 10 fouls. In addition, they re-ceived two yellow cards and one red card during the first half.

While the Knights were quick to the pace as much as the Vi-kings, ultimately, their determi-nation did not seem to bother LBCC Coach Cameron Beaulac “I felt comfortable throughout the game”, he said, although later admitted that “we could’ve played with higher pressure and I think we could have moved the ball a little more quickly than we did today.”

Rojo, talked about how the team has evolved, “I was pretty confident we were going to win, we had beaten them before. It was

our first game so everybody’s new to each other but now that we had a couple of games, we built our chemistry. I think that was the main reason we did it as good as we did”

LBCC will play at Rio Hondo on Friday, Sept. 25 at 3 p.m. The Vikings are 4-1-1 on the season. Beaulac said, “They’re undefeated this year. It’s going to be a huge game, huge opportunity to get power points. They’re a very well-coached, disciplined team and we hope to give them some strong competition and come away Fri-day evening happy.”

Marin has plans for upcoming games as well, “I hope to be the best player I can be and score as much as I can, for my team and for me.”

By Glen StarksStaff writerTwitter: @Gstarksviking15

“Never give up and play our game,” is what 5- foot, 11-inch middle blocker Helen Marangos said when relaying what coach, Trish Marx has been telling the team as they embark on this year’s season.

Marangos, a nursing student and team captain from Santa Fe Springs High School, mentioned she was surprised with the team’s close bond with each other in such a short time and the overall team’s skill development.

The Vikings, who finished 2014 with an overall record of 11-12 and conference record of 8-6, have started 2015 season with an opening season loss to Ventura 3-1.

The Vikings did however take a commanding 19-11 lead in the third set and eventually won that set 25-22.

However, the host Pirates,

currently 9-2 dashed any hopes of a comeback with a match-clinch-ing 25-18 win in the fourth and final set.

The Vikings have a record of 2-7 in their first nine games this season.

LBCC freshman Mary Delga-do, a business accounting major and a 5’9” setter for the team, said the offensive focus has been to “utilize the middles to score more points.”

The Viking’s first win this sea-son occurred Sept. 5 against Mesa of Arizona, only to be followed by three straight losses to San Diego Mesa, Victor Valley and Orange Coast.

The second win of the season for the Vikings came against Im-perial Valley followed by another three losing streak against Cuesta, Pierce and Chaffey.

The Vikings continue their season with a home game against Golden West College on Wednes-day Sept. 30, at 5 p.m. in the LAC small gym.

By Glen StarksStaff WriterTwitter: @Gstarksviking15

Randy Totorp, a former play-er, coach and interim athletic di-rector has been hired to the posi-tion at LBCC.

Totorp, who comes from the same position at El Camino College, began his official ten-ure at LBCC on Monday, Sept 14. Totorp began his career at LBCC as a player for the men’s volleyball team. He then went on to coach men’s volleyball from 2003-11 before moving into an administrative role full time, helping lead the Vikings to sev-en conference champi-onships.

Totorp replaces Joe Cascio, who left the college in May. At-tempts to reach Cascio for comment were unsuccessful. An email sent to LBCC President Eloy Oakley’s office for comment went unanswered.

The dean of athletics posi-tion vacated suddenly in June by Connie Sears remains unfilled and the college has made no an-nouncement on filling it.

Totorp said he intends on assessing the current Athlet-

ic Department before making any sweeping changes: “I will collaborate with the athletic de-partment and administration with the annual planning pro-cess and we will prioritize ac-ademic and athletic excellence initiatives. Community College is extremely meaningful to me. Being able to serve as the athlet-ic director where I formerly was a student-athlete, coach and the interim A.D. adds to my motiva-tion.”

Previously, Totorp served as the interim athletic director

at LBCC from 2011-13. It came as a surprise to many when he wasn’t hired at the conclusion of the 2012-2013 school year, after three years in the position, one in which he hired Brett Peabody, LBCC current football coach.

Totorp’s local ties run deep, as an All-Moore league selection and league MVP in 1993 as a player at Lakewood High. Totorp played at San Diego State. He also led the St. John Bosco boys volleyball team to a record of 102-16 in his three years coach-ing the team.

As far as a favorite sport, Totorp remained non-commit-

tal, saying as an administrator, he tends to take favorites out of the equation: “I value all of our programs. I enjoy seeing each of them perform live and want suc-cess for all of our student athletes and coaches.

“Because of my background, it would be easy to pick volley-ball, but the truth is that I watch sports through different goggles now. I appreciate the prepara-tion, the teamwork, the tactical IQ involved and the excitement of the moment with all of our programs equally.”

ASB Vice President Robert Hewitt said, “As a prior coach and student, he knows that the students and staff hold a great amount of pride in our sports programs. I believe that Mr. Totorp is most fitting for the po-sition. I am ecstatic to see what he plans to do to further ex-pand the success of the college, not only know, but for years to come.”

Helen Marangos, a nursing student and a middle blocker on the Vikings women’s volleyball team, said the one request of the new A.D. would be a few more away games that required over-night stays so the team could bond.

By Will RanosCo-Editor in ChiefTwitter: @Touchstone_Will

Women’s water polo: In their conference open-

er against East Los Angeles on Wednesday, Sept. 16, the Vikings won 20-1. LBCC improved to 4-1 on the season and are 1-0 in the conference. Sophomores Ashley Diaz, Cori Reynolds and Caroline Nash all had four goals to lead the Vikings. LBCC was scheduled to play at Rio Hondo on Wednes-day, Sept. 23. Their next game is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 25, at Mt. San Antonio with time yet to be announced. The Vikings oppo-nent has yet to be announced as well. Men’s water polo:

Beginning their season at the Cuesta College Tournament, the Vikings are off to a 3-1 start, pull-ing off wins against L.A. Valley, 12-10, Cuesta, 14-9, and Diablo Valley, 15-10. In the Valley win, freshman Giorgio La Rosa scored six goals to go along with three

steals and an assist. The Vikes lost their only game of the tour-nament against Golden West, 8-6. LBCC’s next game was scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 23 at Rio Hondo. The Vikings next game is Wednesday, Oct. 7, at Mt. San Antonio at 4:15 p.m. Women’s soccer:

Coming off a 1-0 loss to Mt. San Jacinto, the Vikings tied their game at Moorpark, 1-1. Freshman Nikki Voulgaris scored the lone goal for LBCC with an assist by sophomore Briana Viramontes. The Vikes are 3-2-1 on the season. The Vikes open conference play at Cerritos on Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 4 p.m.Men’s cross country:

After finishing 4th and 7th in their previous two meets, the Vi-kings finished 20th among 30 in the SoCal Preview meet at Mis-sion Bay Park in San Diego on Friday, Sept. 18. The Vikings next meet is at Irvine Regional Park in Orange in the Brubaker Invita-tional on Friday, Oct. 9.

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GOING UP: Helen Marangos, sophomore middle blocker, left, and Meaghen Henry, volunteer assistant coach, practice.

Randy Totorp

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Panel discussionThe Importance of Writing Across Different Professionsmeet and greet: Thursday, Sept. 24 in T1200For more information:Professor Berlyn Cobian, [email protected]

Flag football leaguepractice gameMeet and greet: Sept. 24 at noon in Veterans StadiumNo varsity football team players may join. Must be currently enrolled in LBCC and show student ID for sign up. Final roster will be out Sept. 28. The league will start Oct. 1.

Writer’s Reading Series presidentMeet and greet: Friday, Sept. 252 p.m. in P104Moving and insightful poetry with professor and poet Hiram Sims.

Journalism reunionFriday, Nov. 135-9 p.m.T1200For more information contact Patrick McKean, Viking adviser(562) 938-4282 or [email protected]

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Alejandro Junco, 23, a nursing major, signs a petition to raise minimum wage, on the Front Quad at the LAC on Wednesday, Sept. 23.

“What political issue would a presidential candidate have to get behind to get you to vote?”

EddiE daniEl Cruz, 22,PhysiCal sCiEnCE major

“On better foreign policy, so we don’t focus on war and have a better economy.”

jEanEttE olvEra, 17,mEChaniCal EnginEEring major

“Immigration reform for more security on the entrance and exit of our country.”

daniEl FrasEr, 21,EnginEEring major

“Support of immigration, be-cause I am Latino and who-ever supports us, I support.”

mEagan lujan, 19,history major

“Economic equality. In or-der to make sure the rich pay their taxes.”

viCtor diaz, 20,intErnational businEss major

“A balanced government to control corruption and to build a better economy.”

PhiliP van hoosEr, 21,mEChaniCal EnginEEring major

“Economic reform in order to create more jobs for fam-ilies to support themselves.”

By Robert Duprey and Omar Reyes on Tuesday, Sept. 15 and Thursday, Sept. 17 at the LAC and the PCC

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OPINION 11September 24, 2015

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history major

“Supporting free college so that more people could go after a degree for a better job.”

ashliE dillard, 19, PolitiCal sCiEnCE major

“Political issues with ISIS forbetter tactics with hostage negotiations and reign in on political terrorism.”

d.l. jonEs, 26, jaPanEsE languagE major

“Nuclear arms race since multiple countries are a nuclear threat.”

By Jon PeacockCo-Editor in ChiefTwitter: @jonjpeacock9

With the U.S. presidential elections coming closer, it seems like social media is flooded with opinions on potential candidates and propositions that will be vot-ed on for the end of 2016.

I can only hope that everyone with the opinions will be voting on the issues at hand. Social media has made such strides in the past decade that everyone can reach out and share their per-spectives on what is going on in the world.

Currently, the main issue at hand is the presidential campaign and which candidates will reign victorious. Currently, the star of the Face-book.com’s newsfeed has been The Donald (Donald Trump).

Everyone seems to have an opinion on the man hoping to run and become the 45th pres-ident. He is talking about de-porting millions of immigrants, because they are “bringing their problems.”

This concerns me, not only because he sounds crazy, but also because I don’t believe they are bringing their issues. Trump is

simply using the Mexican people as a scapegoat. If we look back in history at everyone who used a specific people as a scapegoat, things don’t always turn out so well.

However, regardless of ev-eryone having opinions, a huge amount of people still don’t vote. With technology changing so rapidly, there needs to be an in-

novative way to make voting easier or more convenient.

Possibly a voting app, where you reg-ister on your phone, enabling you to vote anywhere. Facebook would probably get involved, letting you simply sign into your

Facebook account to vote. If I can order a pizza through an app without any human interaction, then I should be able to vote the same way.

Hopefully by the 2024 elec-tions, the powers that be will have figured out a way to make my hopes and dreams a reality.

Until this happens, I sim-ply ask that everyone who posts Trump videos and memes will come out to vote, whether you are a Democrat, Republican, or sim-ply don’t care for politics; vote for things that you believe in.

President Obama and Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, spoke recently at Michi-gan’s Macomb Community Col-lege about a plan to make atten-dance at Community Colleges free nationwide.

Free Community College sounds great and it would be pref-erable to every student attending a Community College. Being able to take college classes for free would be helpful for a lot of stu-dents. Amid obvious benefits to the plan, some negative impacts would be felt.

The government would have to find the money to put the plan into action and they don’t have an excess amount of money they can just throw into education. That means money will have to be pulled from other programs and areas of the government. We fear other costs may be increased to account for the drop in tuition price. Book prices could rise. Parking could become more ex-pensive. Students shouldn’t be forced to pay more in other as-pects of school to make up for the fact that they wouldn’t be paying

for college.Schools could cut back on staff

and let the standard of teaching suffer to save money. The quality of education shouldn’t take a step back to afford the plan.

The government could restrict the amount of years a student can attend Community College for free. They may limit each student to only two years of free college. That could be problematic for stu-dents who also work on the side and can’t finish in two years with the necessary amount of units they would need to transfer or graduate.

So then a solution could be to limit students based off units and credit hours. However, that could lead to students taking advantage of the system and purposefully prolonging their education.

To an extent, LBCC already has started toward the path of free education. The Long Beach Col-lege Promise offers free tuition to all local high-school graduates attending their first semester at LBCC. In March, the Promise won a $5 million prize under a state program that rewards insti-

tutions that have demonstrated innovation in higher education. A portion of that goes toward the fund LBCC uses to offer a tui-tion-free first semester at LBCC.

More than 7,000 local stu-dents have been provided with a free semester of college by the Promise since the program’s in-ception in 2008. And education officials in Long Beach expect that later this month the Promise will extend the free tuition schol-arship from a semester to one full academic year, according to the Long Beach Press-Telegram.

LBCC is hosting the Long Beach College Promise Com-munity Celebration in the LAC’s Central Quad today, Thursday, Sept. 24, at 10 a.m.

What the Promise and LBCC have done has been great for the students and LBCC. We support a plan making Community College free for all students. We just hope colleges don’t suffer in the quality of education and that students ar-en’t forced to make up that cost by paying more in other areas.

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HOT ROD: A bright orange 1930 Ford Tudor Series on display at the Dapper Days event, Sept. 18 and 19. SPRUCED UP: LBCC alumni couple Mi-chael Morales, a music major, left, and girlfriend Ravin Marmolejo, an English major, attend their first Dapper Day.

A blast from the past at Disneyland

DRESSY: LBCC alumna Ranitra Coleman, 37, an English major, dressed up for the unofficial Dapper Day Fall event at the Disneyland Resort.

Students celebrate semiannual Dapper Days event at Anaheim theme park.Story and photos by Hayley HartStaff WriterTwitter: @hayleylhartIG: @thecuriousersquirrel

If ladies in polka dots or poo-dle skirts or gentlemen in three-piece suits and fedoras were spot-ted during a Disneyland visit, Dapper Day was likely the event with many LBCC alumni joining in on the fun.

Dapper Days are an unofficial Disneyland Parks event twice a year in the Fall, Sept. 18 and 19 this year, and Spring, set for Sat-

urday April 30 and Sunday, May 1 in 2016. The stylish event origi-nated in February 2011 with Dap-per Day creator Justin Jorgensen.

Looking fabulous in the parks isn’t the only thing to do. Activi-ties for the two-day event on Sept. 18 and 19 included an expo with live bands each night, a vintage car show on Saturday, a meet-up in the parks at both the Mark Twain Steamboat and a “race” on the carousel in Fan-tasyland, an after-party at the Jazz Kitchen and a slide show of early pictures of Disneyland at AMC Theater in Downtown Disney.

Participants dress in a variety of styles from different eras, but sophistication is the theme.

Ranitra Coleman, 37, an En-glish major and LBCC alumna, said, “If you love vintage, this is where to be.”

Chrissy Lynn Kyle, 33, a

makeup and special effects art-ist and hair and wig stylist in the entertainment industry and four-time Dapper Day guest at Disne-yland, said the main appeal of the event for her is “styling an outfit from different eras between 1920-1960. The research that goes into it for me especially with makeup

and hair. Then the hunt to print pieces to put together a complete ensemble. I also love looking at everyone else’s outfits.”

Some of the tips by Kyle for a first-timer at Dapper Day are get to the parks early, wear comfort-able shoes and research the fash-ions one plans to wear.

Kyle said, “Have fun. Wear what you wish, there are no rules. Put your own twist into your out-fit. Make it a little modern. Or stay strict about it.”

Dressing regally is one part of the styles seen around the parks. The other is “Disney-bounding,” which Deanna Truong, an ani-

mation major LBCC alumna who works at Ruby’s Red Rib-bon-Sidecca booth at the Dap-per Day Expo, said is people dressed up to resemble Disney characters.

The free expo was at the Disneyland Hotel. A fee of $25

for early-bird access included a light breakfast and a collectible pin.

Some vendors sold vintage items such as eyeglasses and cloth-ing. Others sold vintage-inspired but newly-fashioned dresses, hats and other accessories. Some items and clothing were handmade.

The crowds in the Disneyland Resort and the surrounding areas during Friday and Saturday were dotted with dapper ladies and gentlemen styled from their bee-hived hair down to their authentic vintage leather shoes.

Sisters Desi Robba and Juliet Robba were styled in 1950s-era glam with their hair a foot high at least.

Juliet Robba said, “I love the creativity of Dapper Day.” She proudly displayed the skirt she made featuring the Siamese cats from “Lady and the Tramp.”

Couple Michael Morales, a music major LBCC alumnus, and Ravin Marmolejo, an English ma-jor LBCC alumna, both attending Dapper Day for the first time, were enjoying the atmosphere. Morales said he and Marmolejo always dress dapperly: “For us, this is every day. It’s nice not to stick out for a change.”

“For us, this is every day. It’s nice not to stick out for a change.”

-Michael Morales Music major and LBCC alumnus

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