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CLINTON ACES FINAL

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Students shouldn’t have to borrow a penny — Page 2ASB leaders have ‘lots of fun’ — Page 3Final exam schedule runs into roadblock — Page 6Board, administrators, teachers praise her speech — Page 8Security tight, but Trump-like protests nowhere in sight — Page 8

About 1,500 pack the gym at historic rally — Photos, pages 4 and 5

CLINTON AT LBCC2 JUNE 7, 2016

Darrell James/ Viking/ @DarrellJames_ Arriving first, Hillary Clinton supporters Adam Bantad, Lucy Enriquez, Rocio Ponce, Rose Aldape and Arlene Castilla, from left, wait to enter the political rally for the former secretary of state Monday, June 6, in the Hall of Champions gym at the

Story By Carlos OchoaStaff Writer @CarlosOchoaLA

Hillary Clinton’s Long Beach to get the vote rally Monday, June 6, brought many comments from students, employees and Long Beach residents.

LBCC President Eloy Oakley said in an interview before the rally, “We are really ex-cited to have her. It’s nice to be involved in the election.”

Just before the rally, Area 5 Trustee Vir-ginia Baxter said the rally was “a moment in history.”

Area 2 Trustee Irma Archuletta said, “What an opportunity for the college. This is a historical moment. Particularly be-cause we know she’s going to become the first woman president. Think about what it is going to mean to students coming to the college.”

Area 2 Trustee-Elect Vivian Malauu-lu said Sunday in an email, “Regardless of

one’s political views or personal choice for U.S. president in this unprecedented pend-ing election, the fact that our college was chosen as a rally stop for Secretary Clin-ton is monumental. The future of financ-ing Community Colleges in America has been a hot topic on many political stages as of late, which is why Secretary Clinton making a campaign stop at LBCC serves to solidify how important ventures such as the Long Beach College Promise are to our country’s educational model.”

After the event, Area 4 Trustee and Board President Doug Otto said, “I thought it was fantastic. She was over the top. I was very excited and it was very well done. This can’t help but have a positive effect on the bond (Measure LB on the June 7 ballot). It’s all about the students.”

Part-time English and reading teacher Laura Monahan said, “I am proud to be here. She will help women advance and it will benefit people like both of my daugh-ters in the future to have her in office.”

Story By Omar Reyes Staff writer @salar0895

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clin-ton said, “I want to make it possible for stu-dents to not borrow a penny for college,” during a rally in the Hall of Champions gym at the LAC on Monday, June 6.

Calling herself “a progressive who likes to get things done,” Clinton promised to provide more good jobs with rising income and more jobs involving infrastructure.

The rally preceeds the California pri-mary election today, Tuesday, June 7.

At her rally, the former first lady prom-ised to address climate change, to raise minimum wage, support small business and provide equal pay for women. Clin-ton also promised to provide education for children, improve the Affordable Care Act and make the cost of college affordable.

Although Clinton did not mention it during the rally, the Associated Press re-vealed around 5 p.m. that the primary victory Sunday in Puerto Rico gave her enough delegates to secure the nomination.

Clinton’s speech was interrupted by ap-plause from the audience of about 1,500 at least 15 times.

Clinton also promised that, in her first days as president if elected, she would in-troduce a “comprehensive immigration reform” and to “build on what Obama has done.” Clinton also promised to defend women’s rights, marriage equality, voter’s rights and workers’ rights.

Clinton also addressed likely Republi-can nominee Donald Trump and said she was “tired” of him and encouraged people to be ready for the Fall so they can defeat Trump while she said she is the future

America deserves.During the speech, Clinton thanked the

entire LBCC team and said she had a spe-cial place in her heart for Long Beach and wanted to be a partner for the city.

The first group of speakers included LBCC President Eloy Oakley, Alice Goff of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees and Los Angeles County Democratic Chair Eric Bauman.

The second group of speakers included Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom, actress Busy Phillips and Assembly Member Patrick O’Donnell.

The third group of speakers were Sen. Ricardo Lara, Senator Pro Tempore Kevin de Leon and party staff member Melissa Ramoso.

Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia then introduced Clinton.

Gabriel Bazan, 22, a chemical engineer-ing major, said he felt “honored” Clinton came to LBCC to speak. “I’m very support-ive of her stance on issues and her strong and assertive tone. I’m glad she came.”

In addition to students, teachers also attended the rally. Sociology professor and full-time teachers’ union President Janet Hund described the rally as a “historical occasion” and wanted to expose her chil-dren to the rally. Hund said, “As a Bernie Supporter, I need to be here to evaluate Clinton to vote in the Fall if she becomes the Democratic nominee.”

Taly Argueta, 22, a business marketing major, is a Democrat and is supporting Clinton: “I felt that Clinton makes good points and is backing up the lower people. I loved her addressing of women’s rights because it’s not just a women’s issue, but ev-eryone’s issue. She’s very relatable.”

LYNWOOD RALLY

Photo by marcy lóPez/contributing PhotograPher/ @emm_elle

Hillary Clinton speaking about free college education at the noon rally Monday, June 6, at Plaza Mexico in Lynwood.

Officials applaud her rally at LBCC

Candidate urges debt-free college

FIRST IN LINE

Story byFantacie JacksonStaff writer @fantaciej

It’s a rare time for LBCC on Monday, June 6, with for-mer Secretary of State and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaking at a campaign rally.

Retired LBCC history teacher Craig Hendricks recalled that the last presidential candidate to campaign at LBCC was Eugene McCarthy in May 1968. That was during the Democrat primary against Robert Kennedy, who was as-sassinated the next month, and Hubert Humphrey, the eventual nominee who lost to Republican Richard Nixon.

Hendricks was waiting in line Monday, June 6, for the Clinton rally.

LBCC Trustee Ginny Baxter, also LBCC Foundation director and former history teacher, said, “Singer Kris Kristofferson came once campaigning for Jerry Brown the first time he was governor” in the 1970s.

Long Beach is no stranger to historic presidential vis-its. President Dwight Eisenhower and Vice President Nix-on came to the city in 1953.

Also, Bill Clinton visited Long Beach several times in the 1990s to applaud the Long Beach Promise and to speak at the Navy base.

Story by Jerick E. LeBlancStaff writer @jerickjake

The Hillary Clinton campaign issued a last-minute addition to include LBCC on Monday, June 6, as part of her last-minute schedule before Tuesday’s California pri-mary election.

LBCC President Eloy Oakley said in a statement Monday, “The LBCC Board of Trustees and I are honored to host Secre-tary Clinton as she cam-paigns for the office of president of the U.S. We are proud that she has cho-sen LBCC, of all the higher educational institutions in our region, to deliver her message to voters.

“Her visit will draw na-tional attention to LBCC, the Long Beach College Promise and our critical mission of providing ac-cess to affordable high-er education for everyone in our city and community.”

“The Long Beach College Promise cou-pled with LBCC’s national reputation as an innovative college are the primary reasons that the Clinton campaign chose LBCC,” Oakley said in an email Monday, June 6.

Trustee-elect and journalism professor Vivian Malauulu said she believes LBCC was picked because of the Long Beach College

Promise, which guides students from the Long Beach Unified School District, on to LBCC and eventually Cal State Long Beach.

“Regardless of one’s political views or personal choice for U.S. president in this unprecedented pending election, the fact that our college was chosen as a rally stop for Secretary Clinton is monumental,” Ma-lauulu said. “The future of financing Com-munity Colleges in America has been a hot topic on many political stages as of late, which is why Secretary Clinton making a

campaign stop at LBCC serves to so-lidify how import-ant ventures such as the Long Beach College Promise are to our country’s educational mod-el.”

C o m m u n i -cation major Jes-sica Hernandez, 21, disagrees and doesn’t support

Clinton. Hernandez said, Monday, June 6, at the LAC that Clinton as a dishonest candidate who flip-flops on important issues for votes.

“She is a pathological liar following money and not upholding any of our own beliefs through peer pressure,” Hernandez said. “Once she was against gay equali-ty and is now for it. Once for war in Iraq, now against. Once against minimum wage

increase and now for it. And almost sin-gle-handedly causing the issue in Libya by wiping out their leader with no back-up plan.”

As the Democratic front-runner and presumptive nominee to likely face Repub-lican Donald Trump in November, Clinton has taken a stance against hate, bigotry and the unjust treatment of women. Commer-cials airing on television portray her work at the Children’s Defense Fund through her work as secretary of state and her life ded-

icated to public service.

Santa Ana res-ident Juan Luis Rodriguez Gari-bay, 28, said Sun-day, June 5, he first became a Clinton supporter after hearing then-Pres-ident Bill Clinton when he was 8 give an inspira-tional speech that changed his life.

“As a member of what would be con-sidered an underdeveloped, crime-ridden, at-risk community, my future had been planned out for me by social stigmas and lack of opportunity,” Garibay said. “Such stigmas pegged me as a thug, a high school dropout, a plague. However, on that hot September day in 1995, I sat and listened to President Clinton tell me that he, Hillary

and his administration believed in me.”Garibay remembers Clinton saying

hard work, faith and perseverance would help overcome any obstacles. “Today, I am proud to say that in 2011 I was the first per-son in my entire family to graduate from a university and that I’m currently in the process of applying to law school. As you can see, I am not a product of my environ-ment.”

Garibay is proud to support Hillary Clinton and he trusts her for president: “I

trust her policies. I trust her heart is in the right place. I trust we are stron-ger together when stand next to Hillary.”

According to an article by Huffington Post on Sun-day, June 5, the area around Long Beach, part of the 47th congressional district in California, has emerged as a key battleground. Sanders campaigned in the area June 1 and Clinton

was in the area on Friday. Huffington Post added that the district’s

congressman, Rep. Alan Lowenthal, remains one of the few uncommitted Democratic members of the House of Representatives for either Clinton or Sanders. His district once leaned Republican, but is becoming increas-ingly liberal thanks to an influx of Latino and Asian-American voters who comprise the majority of residents.

LBCC leaders, student comment

Cabinet shares its excitement

Historians recall past US presidential visits

Eloy OakleyLBCC president

Vivian MalauuluArea 2 trustee-elect

Jessica HernandezCommunication

major

Eugene McCarthyCampaigned at LBCC

Dwight EisenhowerPresident in LB

Student trustee says, ‘We had lots of fun’ and president adds, ‘it puts LBCC on the map.’Story by Kelli ReynoldsStaff writers

@kellidelrae

Excitement was in the air as students prepared to attend former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s get out the vote rally on Monday, June 6 at LBCC.

Student Trustee Andrew Lomelli said, “We had lots of fun. She confirmed on Friday she was coming and they wanted at least 15 students to get involved, which was why a lot of students were sitting be-hind the podium, then at the side. We have been working on a lot at the local level and now at the state level. People are going to recommend the college to students in the future.”

Associate Student Body President-Elect

Erick Mazariegos said, “I thought it put LBCC on the map. Her rally increases the probability of more candidates to come in the future and is a great experience for the students.”

ASB PCC Vice President Wayne Berg-man said, “Having a presidential candidate, regardless of one’s political position, come is an honor. It is a historic moment to have a presidential candidate make the last stop on their campaign at our college. I am glad that I got to be so involved. I am honored and pleased to have been a part of that.

Logan Snyder, 23, a kinesiology ma-jor, said, “I am personally not a supporter, but I think that regardless of your political views, you have to appreciate the history that we get to be a part of as a school.”

Chris Wall, 20, a creative writing major, said, “I think it is great that she is the first (likely) female nominee. It will certainly help her get the votes from young college students who are educated.”

Tessa Flaro, 20, a history major, said, “I definitely think it’s good that she is here in a community where she doesn’t necessarily have a lot of supporters

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Candidate speaks at rally, talks Trump

Photo by Jerick e. LebLanc

Hillary Clinton laughs as she walks on stage in the Hall of Champions at the LAC after being introduced by Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia on Monday, June 6.

Photo by Jerick e. LebLanc

Veterans protest outside the Hall of Champions.

Photo by Denise Jones

Supporters share a laugh with Hillary Clinton during her rally.

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Candidate speaks at rally, talks Trump

Photo by Joshua MiLLer

LBCC President Eloy Oakley opens the Hillary Clinton rally in the Hall of Champions.

Photo by Jerick e. LebLanc

Hillary Clinton laughs as she walks on stage in the Hall of Champions at the LAC after being introduced by Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia on Monday, June 6.Photos by Joshua MiLLer

Clinton supporters scream as the former secretary of state walks to the podium.

Photo by Denise Jones

Supporters share a laugh with Hillary Clinton during her rally.

Joshua Miller/Viking/ @Joshua_Miller8Vermin Supreme, right, performs outside the Hillary Clinton presidential rally at LBCC. Supreme is a performance artist who is running for president and is famous for wearing a boot on his head.

Story byFantacie JacksonStaff writer

@fantaciej

The date of the Hillary Clinton rally at LBCC fell during finals week, sending LBCC into a Twitter frenzy Monday, June 6.

A tweeter by the handle of @veevatts said she didn’t care about the visit and oth-er students agreed with her.

Kathleen Ward, 18, an administrator of justice major, said at the LAC that she finds Clinton’s visit to be annoying: “I’m

not interested in going plus I don’t like politics.” Ward says she won’t be attending since her finals are far more important.

Other students said they are excited, like LAC Black Stu-dent Union President Dwayne Green, 37, a major in nursing and a minor in business, who said he has no confusion over finals and believes other stu-dents shouldn’t either.

“If students did their work and proper studying through-out the semester, than this

should be review for them.” He also said the Clinton rally is amazing and great exposure for students to experience politics on a personal level.

Efforts to determine why LBCC scheduled the rally during finals were not suc-cessful. Vice President of Ac-ademic Affairs Terri Long was not available for comment Monday, June 6.

Some students have mixed feelings about the Clinton visit like Kadi Erickson, 21, a

marine biology major, who said the Clin-ton visit is great, but was terribly timed: “She and her staff could have planned this months ago when students weren’t as busy. She should remember the feeling as a col-lege student herself.” She went on to say she won’t be attending the rally because she has to study for finals.

Yesenia Rodriguez, 29, a bio-med-ical engineer, said she finds the rally to be inconvenient: “It’s bad enough that I had finals, but now I have to worry about parking. Today was my first time using the shuttle since I had to park at PCC.” She’s not going because she has finals to study for.

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Political views range widely

Tough choice; attend rally or take final

POLITICAL SIDESHOW

Story by Omar ReyesStaff writer

@salar0895

Political-science students and teach-ers voiced their opinion regarding Hillary Clinton’s Monday, June 6, visit to LBCC.

Chando Kem, 22, a political science major, is the president of the LAC Political Science Student Association and a student of Donald Douglas. Though Kem is not registered to vote because he is from Cam-bodia and not a U.S. citizen, he describes himself as a “moderate” and said Clinton coming to LBCC was “exciting.”

Kem said, “I’m glad that LBCC was able

to bring a political candidate to be here. I haven’t checked Clinton out but from read-ing news, I’m not particularly on her side, but I want to hear what she has to say at her rally. I think this rally will help bring more students to be politically involved.”

Professor Charlotte Joseph said in an email Sunday, June 5, she considers herself a “swing voter” and is supporting Clinton due to her vast experience in foreign and domestic policy. She said, “It is a fantastic opportunity whenever any candidate comes to our campus. It allows our students and the entire college community a chance to hear challenging ideas and to evaluate how these fit with their own beliefs.”

Joseph said, “It provides an educational opportunity that most people never get the chance to see. Most of us get our informa-tion from the television or the internet, in sound bites. We rarely have the opportuni-ty to hear a speech from beginning to end. Hopefully, this will be the first of many such events at LBCC because of the uniqueness of our college and student body.”

Although he is registered to vote in the Republican primary, professor Douglas said in an email Monday, June 6, just hours before Clinton’s speech that he doesn’t identify as Republican or Democrat.

Douglas said, “The 2016 election has generated tremendous excitement, more

than usual, in my experience, especially in California, where our primary is expected to be decisive. So, it’s great that students can participate directly in the political process by attending a campaign rally. The event brings the campaign home to those who’re already interested and makes it a personal, potentially life-changing experience to see and hear their candidate close up.”

Douglas said he believes if Clinton were to lose California, then the Bernie Sanders campaign would receive “enormous mo-mentum and could put pressure on the Democrat National Committee to weaken the rules of the party’s super delegates.”

Dwayne GreenDecides on rally

Clinton may pivot left of centerOne day before the Tuesday, June 7,

California primary, in the unparalleled voting season, Hillary Clinton spoke at a campaign rally at LBCC on the LAC in the Hall of Champions gym.

Late Monday afternoon, the Associated Press reported that Clinton had surpassed the necessary 2,383 delegate count to se-cure the Democratic nomination for pres-ident.

Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders are in a heated race. Clinton leads in pledged delegates as of June 6, according to ap.org. Yet Sanders, who has inspired a huge and extremely dissatisfied electorate, predicts a contested Democratic National Conven-tion in Philadelphia in July and continues

to push for radical change. It has been said Sanders has pushed

Clinton further left of center on important issues, including income inequality and reining in Wall Street, trade and social se-curity. Clinton has even been talking about making public college debt-free, meaning students will be able to graduate without carrying loans and she has adopted Pres-ident Obama’s call to make Community College free. Clinton also has agreed the minimum wage be raised.

By adopting these and other issues, it looks like Clinton has decidedly taken a left turn from some of her centrist positions. The question that remains is if she will in-deed address these issues, from a left-of-

center approach, as she talks about doing on the campaign trail.

LBCC is proud to host former Secretary of State Clinton’s rally at our fine school. It is likely that students, employees and visitors will be interested and excited to hear her ad-dress them and their educational concerns

According to cnbc.com, Long Beach ranks highest of the top five cities in ethnic, racial and linguistic diversity and one in four Long Beach residents were born out-side the U.S.

With Long Beach having one of the most diverse populations in the country, it is a good idea for Clinton to visit LBCC to address the millennial generation that mir-rors what America actually looks like.

EDITORIAL

Kyrene AgAnon, 18, BiomedicAl engineering mAjor

“It’s good to know that a person who could possi-

bly be president came to the college to support us. Especially since she had experience as secretary

of state.”

mAriAh Smith, 22, muSic Production mAjor

“I think It’s important for Hillary because it makes the college look good and it brings Hillary sup-porters closer to her. She brought up the impor-

tance of the port and jobs in Long Beach. She came home with the issues we

have in Long Beach.”

heidi diAz, 19, communicAtion mAjor

“It was not what I expect-ed, I thought there would be less protesters or even none. They are the same party and should respect

one another.”

ceSAr SolmiAno, 51, PhleBotomy mAjor

“It’s good for students. I think she has good ears for the people of Long

Beach.”

BenjAmin lomeli, 21, Sociology mAjor

“I personally think it is great, especially with an election as pivotal and

historic as this one.”

cArloS BugArin, 46, long BeAch reSident

“I think it’s great. Trades are very important in Long Beach and especially the

Port of Long Beach. It’s good for publicity.”

roBert melgozA, 36, SAn Pedro reSident

“Much needed for the college.”

tyler WAllAce, 20, PSychology mAjor

“Feel the Bern!”

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@gstarksviking15

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clin-ton did not make as many promises as Democratic challenger Bernie Sanders in her speech during a rally at LBCC before estimated crowd of 1,500 people on Mon-day, June 6.

An hour before Clinton took the stage, the Associated Press declared that she had finally secured enough votes to win the Democratic nomination, seemingly end-ing Sanders’ chance of winning. Sanders, however, has vowed to continue his cam-paign until “the last vote is counted,” he said.

Clinton got a rousing ovation when she

spoke of a woman’s right to choose. A ref-erence to abortion legislation that has been a campaign issue in every election since the Roe vs. Wade Supreme Ccourt decision in 1973. Clinton also promised to provide funding for planned-parenthood.

Andrew Ung, 28, an unemployed re-cent human-resource graduate of Cal State Dominguez Hills, said, “This is my first rally and it was intense. I hope she’s real and I liked the fact she talked about immigration reform. My family immi-grated here from Cambodia and that is important to me.”

The former U.S. senator from New York also mentioned her intention to take on the National Rifle Association in her goal to pass “common-sense” legislation as the nation struggles to stem the tide of

high-profile public shootings including the murder-suicide at UCLA on June 1.

Rudy Rodriguez, 62, a local union 250 representing plumbing fitters mem-ber, said, “It was a good rally and she talks about education. I put all my kids through college and I want all these kids to have the same opportunity.” Clinton made mention of union support of her campaign and several groups in atten-dance at the rally.

The former first lady also thanked Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia for his support and mentioned Long Beach had made real strides since she and former President Bill Clinton visited Long Beach during his ad-ministration in the 1990s.

Garcia spoke about Clinton’s record supporting Immigrant rights and her in-

tention to reform immigration laws. Garcia spoke about his own family’s immigration experience from Peru and he and Clinton embraced as she took the stage.

Karen Casagranda, 69, a LBCC alum-nus from 1968 who attended the rally with her brother, said, “This was my first rally, it was wonderful and I am proud of her. She is caring and has stick-tu-itiveness and in-tegrity.”

Jay Kay, 79, a retiree from Rockwell Aerospace, said, “The rally was fascinating and he had last attended the rally of John Kennedy. I like Bernie Sanders, but he is not qualified to be president. He does not have the experience and Hillary does. Her experience as a senator and former secre-tary of state makes her more qualified. She is a real humanist.”

Photo By Joshua Miller/ Viking/ @Joshua_niller8Hillary Clinton waves goodbye as she finishes her speech at the get out the vote rally at LBCC on Monday, June 6.

Sanders battle brings comparison

Security keeps mellow crowd in check

CLINTON AT LBCC8 JUNE 7, 2016

Story by Glen StarksNews editor

@gstarksviking15

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clin-ton visited LBCC on Monday, June 6, amid what felt like a relaxed police presence compared to her Republican rival Donald Trump’s rally in Anaheim on May 25.

Hours before the Clinton rally, about 50 Secret Service officers and Long Beach Po-lice stationed themselves among the people

in line to see Clinton and were positioned on the roof of the Hall of Champions gym as is customary for rallies by the candidates. A helicopter was not seen above until after Clinton spoke.

Over 400 law-enforcement officers pa-trolled the streets surrounding the Trump rally and violence resulted in eight arrests.

At LBCC, police, Transportation Se-curity Authority and Secret Service may have numbered 50 identifiable by uniform. Secret Service personnel would not allow

photos to be taken of themselves by the media upon entry into the rally.

A screening process required guests to go through metal detectors and remove all metal objects from their pockets. Unlike the Trump rally in Anaheim that was pro-ceeded by a violent night in Albuquerque, N.M. the Clinton rally was free of the vio-lent clashes.

Some of Trump opponents resorted to assaulting Trump supporters with eggs, wa-ter balloons and fists. Some of the Trump

supporters at a rally in San Jose were left bloodied and battered.

Inside the Clinton rally, one heckler was quickly removed about 10 minutes into her speech.

Marlene Arrona, public information officer with the LBPD, declined to provide specifics regarding security measures taken to ensure a safe rally.

A Long Beach Fire Department official made a point of making sure guests did not hang on the railings above the bleachers.