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COURIER photos/Steven FelschundneffClaremont Mayor Corey Calaycay shakes hands with former State Assemblymember Bob Pacheco after Mr. Calaycay took the oath of office Tuesday evening at cityhall. It was a night of anniversaries for Mayor Calaycay, who not only became mayor for the second time but also celebrated 10 years of service to the city.

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I t was a night of handshakes, applauseand well wishes for Claremont’s CityCouncil members, as they reorganizedthe dais like a game of musical chairs fol-lowing new appointments.

Council members Joe Lyons, Opanyi Nasiali andSam Pedroza, stood before a full crowd in Claremontcouncil chambers Tuesday night and took the oath of office from their loved ones as they begin to serve an-other four consecutive years with the city.

Mr. Lyons, who served as the city’s mayor for thepast year, bid farewell to the position, thanking hisbeloved life partner Sharyn Webb, city staff and coun-cil colleagues before offering his heartfelt gratitude tothe citizens of the city.

“Collectively, I want to recognize the effort of allour residents who contribute the sense of communityas the core value of our city and the reason Claremontis a place people call and want to call home…Thankyou for the privilege to serve as your city councilper-son over the last four years and to continue servingfor the next four, and especially for the honor to holdthe title as mayor for the last year. It has been a pleas-ure beyond what words can capture. Thank you all.”

As Mr. Lyons stepped down from his mayorial po-sition, Corey Calaycay stepped into his role as the37th mayor in the city of Claremont, his second ap-pointment since serving on city council. Recognizedearly in the evening for his 10 years of service to thecity, Mayor Calaycay was sworn into office by formerState Assemblyman Bob Pacheco and made but onepromise to Claremont residents.

“I’m going to commit to not oversleeping on Fourthof July this year. I will set every alarm I have,” Mr.Calaycay joked in reference to missing the Independ-ence Day flag raising in 2009. “I will not relive that ex-

perience. I have to redeem myself,” he quipped.Serving alongside Mayor Calaycay will be Mayor

Pro Tem Sam Pedroza, who was nominated for theposition by his colleagues.

Larry Schroeder, the only council member notsworn in during the meeting as he still has two years

remaining on his term, still had cause for celebration.It was his 66th birthday.

And with a rousing rendition of ‘Happy Birthday’at the mayor’s request, the gavel was dropped and themeeting was adjourned. —Angela Bailey

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Claremont COURIER/Friday, March 13, 2015CITY NEWS

COURIER photo/Steven FelschundneffCorey Calaycay gives outgoing mayor Joe Lyons a plaque during the Claremont City Council meeting on Tues-day. The meeting was full of ceremony with the swearing in of Mr. Lyons and Opanyi Nasiali as councilmem-bers, Sam Pedroza as mayor pro tem and the selection of Mr. Calaycay as mayor.

Familiar faces take oath as Claremont council members

F rom organizing senioryoga classes to the Vil-lage Holiday Promenadeto the Special Olympics HostTown activities, the ClaremontHuman Services departmentdoes it all.

However, when so many projects fallunder one umbrella, it becomes difficultfor the public—and even some membersof city staff—to recognize just who’s re-sponsible for what. And while the Clare-mont Human Services department workedtirelessly to maintain the city’s vibrantcivic-minded identity, the department be-gan to suffer its own identity crisis.

“When I came on board in May 2014,we had just finished the budget workshopand it came out that nobody knew who hu-man services was,” says Human ServicesDirector Anne Turner. “Nobody knew thatFourth of July, the youth programs, thesenior programs were all from humanservices. People thought they were all in-dependent departments amongst them-selves and that was a problem.”

To clear up some of the confusion, Ms.Turner launched a tagline contest amongcity staff last year with the intent of re-branding the Human Services Depart-ment. The result of which will be revealedon Tuesday, March 17, during an openhouse from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Alexan-der Hughes Community Center.

In addition, the event will offer light re-freshments and free giveaways as well asa meet-and-greet with program staff andinstructors who will provide hands-ondemonstrations.

“We have a lot of people who reallywant to participate in our programs, butare unsure of what we offer,” explainsMs. Turner. “We’ll have some rooms setup with a variety of instructors so they’ll

get a chance to see what we do here.”Guests can also pick up a discountcoupon at the Hughes Center, valid for $8off a variety of programs offered by thecity and enter into a coloring contest.

“You can color the image on the backand then write about your favorite Clare-mont memory,” Ms. Turner explains.“We’ll put those up throughout the HughesCenter and people can win prizes.”

Three elements—People, Parks andPrograms—not only encapsulate the focusof Claremont Human Services, it’s also thedepartment’s motto and logo.

“Bevin Handel, Jason Lass and MelissaVollaro all worked together to developthis logo and we really love the color

scheme,” Ms. Turner says of the chosenblue, orange and green shades. “The bluerepresents our shirts, the orange is a colorwe’ve previously used throughout and thegreen represents the trees and parks.”

Through a variety of innovative com-munity events, leisure activities and socialservices, the Human Services Departmentstrives to maintain and enhance the qual-ity of life in the Claremont community bypromoting civic involvement. The city hasbeen recognized on both the national andstate level for the excellent programs pro-vided to its residents.

“We are the frontline to the people,”says Ms. Turner. “We do all the stuff withthe parks to make sure they are a place

people want to be. We have our programs,which are vast, from contract classes to

human interest, all the way down to youthprograms, senior programs and specialevent programming. We are that archingplace that really speaks to quality of lifehere in Claremont.”

At least one Claremont resident recog-nizes the value of Claremont Human Serv-ices. Ms. Turner received a handwrittenletter from a resident appreciative of theservice provided by staff.

“I just want to tell you how amazingyour staff is,” the resident wrote. “I camein with my son and his computer broke athome and I asked your front-counter staff if they could help us.”

Hughes Center staff not only provideda workspace for the student but went

above and beyond.“He was freaking out. The staff was sosupportive. They sat with us and madesure it was right. He was able to turn in thatreport the next day, it made all the differ-ence in the world to us. That’s why I loveto live in a city like Claremont.”

For Ms. Turner, it’s these kinds of ex-changes with residents that make her jobworthwhile.

“When you get something like that,”says Ms. Turner, “You say to yourself,‘That’s what we do, that’s what we’reabout.’ And that’s why we need to let peo-ple know what we do.”

The Hughes Center is located at 1700Danbury Rd., Claremont. For informa-

tion, call (909) 399-5490.—Angela [email protected]

Human Services Department aims to foster sense of community

COURIER photo/Steven FelschundneffHuman Services Director Anne Turnerinvites residents to an open house atthe Hughes Center to be held next Tues-day.


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Claremont COURIER/Friday, March 13, 2015CITY NEWS

Sunday, March 1Theatergoers encountered a scary

scene when Laemmle’s Claremont 5 re-ceived a bomb threat. According toLieutenant Mike Ciszek, officers weredispatched to the movie house locatedat 450 W. Second St., at 10:38 p.m.after a staff member at the main box of-fice received a phone call from an un-known male stating there was a bombin the building. Officers arrived onscene and evacuated 50 people, includ-ing patrons and staff, while they did asecurity sweep of the location. No ex-plosive device was located. Patrons of the theater received refunds, as that wasthe last show of the night.

* * * *A home on the 400 block of West-

point Drive became the target of bur-glars who attempted to steal propertyfrom the home on three separate occa-sions. According to Detective IsaacReyes, unknown suspects twice priedopen a rear window between March 1and March 4 and ransacked the resi-dence. The thieves made a third attemptby prying open a rear door between7:30 p.m. on March 4 and 7 a.m. onMarch 5. However, their efforts wereunsuccessful. A list of property loss hasnot yet been provided to police.

Monday, March 2Three residential burglaries in the

span of nine hours have residents onhigh alert.

The first burglary occurred on the2400 block of Michigan Drive around11:30 a.m. The 53-year-old victim wasupstairs in her bedroom when she heardthe sound of breaking glass coming

from the rear of her home. She lookeddownstairs and saw an intruder stand-ing in her dining room. The suspectsaw the resident, ran outside, and fledin a silver Mercedes Benz with bluedealer paper plates with white or yel-low writing. The suspect is described asa light-skinned black male, about sixfeet tall, wearing a blue dress shirt andcarrying a small silver case. No prop-erty was stolen.

The second burglary occurred on the200 block of E. Arrow Highway be-tween 1:15 and 5:15 p.m. The unknownsuspects entered the home through asmashed kitchen window, ransackedthe residence and made off with$10,000 in property including Appleelectronics, a diamond necklace, an en-gagement ring and various other jew-elry items.

The third burglary occurred on the900 block of Saint Catherine Wayaround 8:20 p.m. The victim was homeasleep when thieves broke a rear glassdoor to enter the residence. The home-owner woke up and heard the suspectsas they were making their way up thestairs. She called out, thinking it was afamily member, and heard the suspectssay, “Oh, sh*t” before taking off withvarious property including a tablet anda laptop. Equipped with GPS software,the laptop was later located in SanBernardino County and a man arrestedfor receiving stolen property. If youhave any information regarding thesethefts or become suspicious of activityin your neighborhood, contact theClaremont Police Department at (909)399-5411.

Tuesday, March 3A clean getaway wasn’t in the cards

for a Fontana gal who was cited forshoplifting at a popular Village store.According to Det. Reyes, Bridgette Ra-banal was perusing Rhino Recordsaround 2:30 p.m. when she picked up adeck of $20 tarot cards and placed themin her purse. When the 19-year-old at-tempted to leave the store without pay-ing, an employee detained her beforecalling police. Ms. Rabanal was ar-rested and issued a citation for pettytheft.

Thursday, March 5Two juveniles were arrested after

snatching a purse in the Village. Offi-cers responded to a call of a robbery inprogress at The Junction, located at 1N. Indian Hill Boulevard. The victimmet with police, providing them with adescription of the suspects who fled onfoot towards the railroad tracks afterstealing her handbag. Officers wereable to track the victim’s cell phone thatwas in her purse to an apartment com-plex on Arrow Highway. Police con-ducted an area check of the complex,locating two subjects that matched thevictim’s description. When officers at-tempted to make contact with the sus-pects, a foot pursuit ensued. A15-year-old male and 17-year-old male,both from Pomona, were ultimately de-tained and identified by the victim be-fore their arrest. The victim’s purse andproperty were recovered.

Sunday, March 8A few Pomona College students

spent the night in city jail after failingto heed the warnings of Claremont offi-cers. According to Det. Reyes, policeresponded to Bridges Auditoriumaround midnight after receiving calls

regarding a loud party in the area. Onceon scene, officers observed TatsuMonkman near their parked patrol ve-hicles and advised the 21-year-old tostay away from the cars.

Disregarding their advice, Mr.Monkman hit a spotlight on the vehicleand pulled up the driver’s side wind-shield wiper. The Alaska resident wasarrested for public intoxication. About20 minutes later, officers returned to thelocation for another noise complaintand witnessed 20-year-old Owen Bellleaning on a patrol vehicle. After policerequested the Tennessee resident tomove away, he went and did it again.Mr. Bell was arrested for public intoxi-cation and possession of a fake TexasID. Another 20 minutes later, 19-year-old Cristian Romero was spotted reliev-ing himself on a Claremont police carand he, too, was arrested for public in-toxication and urinating in public.

Tuesday, March 10A Pomona parolee was arrested fol-

lowing a residential burglary in the Cityof Trees. Claremont police respondedto a residential alarm on the 300 blockof S. Mills Avenue and discovered thata window at the home had beensmashed. A neighbor told police thatthe suspect was seen running from theresidence. Officers conducted an areacheck and located Guillermo Garciawalking on the 500 block of SycamoreAvenue. The 20-year-old Pomona resi-dent had an active “no bail” parole vio-lation warrant for his arrest and iscurrently on active parole for robbery.Mr. Garcia was booked into the Clare-mont City Jail and charged with resi-dential burglary.

—Angela [email protected]

POLICE BLOTTER

Teen Committeeto host mentalhealth workshop

The Claremont Teen Committee wants to makemental health a casual conversation. On Thursday,March 19, the committee will present a screening of the PG-13 rated film It’s Kind of a Funny Story atClaremont’s Youth Activities Center (YAC). Stressedby adolescence, 16-year-old Craig Gilner (KeirGilchrist) checks himself into a mental-health clinic.Unfortunately, the youth wing is closed, so he mustspend his mandated five-day stay with adults. One of them, Bobby (Zach Galifianakis), quickly becomeshis mentor and protege, while Craig finds himself drawn to a fellow teen, Noelle (Emma Roberts), who

just may be the cure he needs to forget an unrequitedcrush.

Following the screening, Tri-City Mental HealthCenter will provide a panel of health professionalsand people who’ve overcome mental health disorderswho will share stories, offer advice and answer ques-tions. Snacks will also be provided. The MentalHealth Awareness event is scheduled from 4 to 7p.m.at Claremont YAC, located at 1717 N. Indian HillBlvd. For more information, contact Katie at (909)399-5360.


The City of Claremont Padua Hills Theatre Com-munity Use Program reserves dates each year forlocal non-profit organizations interested in hostingcommunity events at substantially reduced rates.This program offers a unique opportunity for non-profits to host community events in an exquisite,historic setting.

The Padua Hills Theatre Community Use Com-mittee is now accepting applications for events thatwill take place between January 1 and December31, 2016. Applications are subject to the review andapproval of the Community Use Committee.

Agencies that are awarded a community use datewill receive an event rental package that is valued atover $5,550.

There are currently nine community use datesavailable throughout the year that accommodate bothweekend and weekday events. All applications mustbe submitted to the Hughes Center, 1700 DanburyRd., by Thursday, April 9, 2015 at 5 p.m. for priorityconsideration. Otherwise, applications are consideredon a first-come, first-serve basis.

Nonprofit organizations interested in submittingan application may download an application and thevenue rules and regulations on the city website atwww.ci.claremont.ca.us.

For more information regarding the Padua HillsTheatre Community Use Program, contact LaurenMarshall at (909) 399-5356 or [email protected].

Padua Hills Theatre community use dates available for nonprofits

City prepares for spring celebration at Memorial ParkKiwanis Club of Claremont will be holding its Spring Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, April 4 from 7

to 10 a.m. The event will be held at Memorial Park in conjunction with the city of Claremont’s annualSpring Egg Hunt, which includes a candy hunt and other family-friendly entertainment from 9 to 11 a.m.

The Pancake Breakfast menu includes pancakes, syrup, sausage, orange juice, coffee and milk. Thecost of the breakfast for all ages is $5. Tickets are available at the event.

Memorial Park is located at the corner of Tenth Street and Indian Hill in Claremont.


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Claremont COURIER/Friday, March 13, 2015

Film documents changing Claremont art community

T o say Claremont’s artistic legacy isunique would simply be an under-statement. The city emerged as animportant center for the visual arts in theyears following World War II, due in largepart to the GI Bill and the inspired effortsof artist and educator Millard Sheets.

Painters, sculptors, ceramists, enamel and mosaicartists, woodworkers and fiber artists devoted them-selves to their creative pursuits with great imaginationand energy, creating works that expressed the spirit of Postwar Modernism in California.

Design for Modern Living: Millard Sheets andthe Claremont Art Community 1935-1975 , a docu-mentary film two years in the making, celebrates theseartisans and tells the story of this remarkable artisticcommunity that took root at Scripps College and madeClaremont an important center of Mid-Twentieth Cen-tury Modern design.

Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Paul Bockhorsthad always been compelled by art history. The veteranwriter, producer and director has produced dozens of network and cable programs as well as completed a se-ries of four major documentaries on Arts & Crafts-eraarchitecture in California.

In 2012, the storyteller became inspired by the exhi-bitions Pacific Standard Time: Art in LA 1945-1980and The House that Sam Built: Sam Maloof and Art inthe Pomona Valley, 1945-1985 at The Huntington Li-brary, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, and sethis sights on documenting Claremont’s rich art history.

“I had thought about making this film for years. Theidea sat on a shelf with information getting pluggedinto research materials.” Mr. Bockhorst told theCOURIER. “When Karl Benjamin passed in July2012, it was a signal that it was important to get thisproject moving.”

Through archival photos and interviews with post-war artists, the one-hour documentary provides its au-dience with a vivid account of the important artcommunity that emerged in Claremont under the lead-ership of Millard Sheets.

Betty Davenport Ford, John Svenson, Paul Darrow,Harrison McIntosh, Barbara Beretich, Martha Longe-necker and James Strombotne share their memories of a time and place where artisans forged friendships andcelebrated the diversity in their work.

“I was concerned about James Strombotne’s reac-tion,” Mr. Bockhorst says of his work. “In the film, Ishowed his powerful views of the war at that time andhe has gone on to do work that‘s not as alarming, but Ifelt it was important to show the range of art going onat that time. I wasn’t sure what he would think, but hisresponse has been very positive.”

Other artists featured in the documentary includeWilliam Manker, Jean and Arthur Ames, Albert Stew-art, Henry Lee McFee, Phil Dike, Milford Zornes,James Hueter, Jack Zajac, Karl Benjamin, RogerKuntz, Rupert Deese, Susan Hertel and Sam Maloof.

“Sam was really a key figure socially,” says Mr.Bockhorst. “He was the man who would get the artistsout of their studios. He was the pied piper of thebunch.”

Additional insights and perspectives are provided byTony Sheets, Carolyn Sheets Owen-Towle, ChristyJohnson, Harold Nelson, James Elliot-Bishop andClaremont Museum of Art board member CatherineMcIntosh.

“As s filmmaker, you tell the story as you are movedto tell,” Mr. Bockhorst says. “It’s not easy to weave itall together in a picture that’s moving on so many lev-els. I couldn’t contain it all in one film so I’ve decidedto make two. The second film, Claremont Modern:The Convergence of Art + Architecture at Midcen-tury , is being done in collaboration with Claremont

Heritage. The depth and richness of the artistic heritageof that period, the constellation of talent, such magnifi-cent work in that time,” he says. “I look forward towhen both films can be shown in one evening.”

Design for Modern Living: Millard Sheets andthe Claremont Art Community 1935-1975 , producedby Mr. Bockhorst in partnership with the ClaremontMuseum of Art, will premiere at 3 p.m. on Sunday,March 22 at Garrison Theater at Scripps College, astructure designed by Millard Sheets in 1962 featuringhis distinctive mosaic murals.

Sponsored by the Claremont Museum of Art, the

Clark Humanities Museum and Ruth Chandler

Williamson Gallery at Scripps College, the event willinclude an introduction by the filmmaker, a Q & A ses-sion and a wine and hors d’oeuvres reception to benefitClaremont Museum of Art programs.

“It’s wonderful to have this film shown at Garrison

Theater, a building that Millard Sheets had so much todo with,” says Mary MacNaughton, Ruth ChandlerWilliamson Gallery director and Art History professorat Scripps College. “That era was one of those magicalmoments when a number of very talented artists cametogether and Millard was a magnet that drew them toClaremont. He not only helped support art in southernCalifornia but brought wonderful art to southern Cali-fornia.”

Garrison Theater at Scripps College is located at 231East Tenth St. in Claremont.

Advance tickets are available for $20 online atwww.claremontmuseum.org or you may make yourreservation by sending a check to Claremont Museumof Art, PO Box 1136, Claremont CA 91711. Admissionwill be $25 at the door. For more information, contactCatherine McIntosh at (909) 626-1386.


Millard Sheets in his Padua Hills studio in the early1950s. Photo from Sheets family archive.

COURIER photo/Jenelle RenschClaremont Chamber CEO Maureen Aldridge, far left, and chair Linda Sarancha, far right, honor former Clare-mont mayors after a panel discussion at the Women’s Leadership Conference held at the DoubleTree Hotellast Friday. Former mayors in attendance are, from left to right, Dianne Ring, Ellen Taylor, Sandy Baldonado,Karen Rosenthal and Linda Elderkin. For more photos of the conference, visit www.claremont-courier.com.

Photo by Catherine McIntoshFilmmaker Paul Bockhorst with a DVD of his film "De-sign for Modern Living: Millard Sheets and the Clare-mont Art Community 1935-1975."


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I n the movie A Christmas Story ,there’s a wonderful scene where thefamily goes to a Chinese restaurant forChristmas dinner because their feast hasbeen ruined by a neighbor’s pack of ma-

rauding dogs.At the Chop Suey Palace, they experience Chinese“turkey,” a dish widely-known in the United States asPeking Duck. The bird is presented in full form—the dadlooks at it apprehensively and says to the waiter, “It’ssmiling at me,” at which point the waiter picks up a meatcleaver and swiftly dispatches the offending head.

My family has laughed at this scene for as long as themovie has been in existence. Today, I had another kind of chuckle when my son, who is living in Shanghai, China,for a semester of study abroad, described his most recentfood adventure in his new home.

“Mom,” he said excitedly, “I ate duck’s head thisweek!”

As I was swallowing this information, he followed upwith, “The brains and all! Plus, the duck’s neck and duckblood soup!”

We were talking via Skype so I could see his happyface as he was describing this culinary quest and Ithought to myself—this handsome young gourmand wasonce the little boy who would audibly gag, and often cryout, “I can’t breathe, I can’t breathe,” in the middle of arestaurant if a waitress were to put a steaming bowl of broccoli on a nearby table.

The same thing would often happen at home. Hewouldn’t eat vegetables (except raw carrots with ranchdressing), his basic food groups were waffles, pancakesand macaroni and cheese—basically, anything white. Hewould feign fainting lest he catch a whiff of egg salad.

Sometimes we thought he must have been switched atbirth, our family’s food proclivities are so diverse—though, of course, with his red hair, and love of Ms. Pac-Man (me) and the New York Yankees (his dad) we knewhe was ours.

My husband loves all food, especially lobster, andoften coaxes me into restaurants with a grade of B by ex-plaining, “B just means they use special ingredients!” Oranother favorite, “That’s how you build-up immunities!”(a p.s. to readers: this is not true and, despite his mother’sdeepest wishes, my husband is not a doctor nor does heplay one on TV).

I, on the other hand, will eat most anything that comesfrom a questionably-reliable source, including hot dogsfrom the swampy waters of a vendor’s cart. Hey, loadme up sauerkraut too, please! So, how did we end upwith this kid?

As they say, the years passed quickly by and thespindly-kneed picky-eater sprouted to young manhood.A summer trip to Spain at the age of 15 introduced himto the wonders of Mediterranean cuisine and he contin-ued to expand his dietary horizons. In addition to the var-ied duck parts, his adventures in China have alsoincluded chicken feet, a donkey meat sandwich, bull frogin spicy chile sauce and fried beef topped with vanillaicing and sprinkles. At that last, I thought, “Well, whatdoesn’t taste better with vanilla icing and sprinkles?”

And I smiled, because he’s definitely a chip off the oldblock.

Just eat it by Debbie Carini

Spring cleaning.

A s Easter quickly approaches, I findmyself thinking about Easter eggs.I confess the symbolism of Eastereggs had never worked well for me. It isconfusing. The Easter Bunny deliveringeggs seems odd. After all, bunnies do notlay eggs. Why is the bunny deliveringsomething that comes from chickens? Didthe Easter Bunny steal the eggs?

Oh, I understand the idea of Eastereggs: that something hard and closed endsup as a source of new life. The egg isvaguely similar to the tomb of Jesus. I amnot so sure, though, that a hatched chickenis a parallel to Jesus. Isn’t this symbolismlost when we boil the eggs? And don’teven get me started about Peeps!

Nevertheless, there are few momentsthat compare to that moment of exquisiteglee when the kids scurry off to find theEaster eggs.

I also love decorating the eggs, partic-ularly using intricate designs. I love thestory from the Eastern Church that Marybrought eggs with her on the first Easter sothey could have a meal as they performedburial rights on Jesus. When they arrivedat the tomb, not only was Jesus gone, butalso the eggs had turned deep red. Lovely!

I received a new appreciation for Eastereggs from computer games. Yes, there areEaster eggs in computer games. Gamedesigners hide these “Easter eggs” in thegame. They are never obvious or easy tofind but, if found, these Easter eggs pro-vide something extra—information, spe-cial powers or a unique experience. Yet,most people will never find these eggsbecause they will never look for them.Finding an Easter egg is still a moment of wonder and glee.

While I will eat more than my share of chocolate eggs, I think my real concernabout Easter eggs is that they make Eastertoo warm and fuzzy. Easter is not aboutbunnies or chocolate eggs, it is not evenegg hunts with a bazillion eggs. I am notsure Easter is a story for kids.

Easter begins in a graveyard, not thewell-kept manicured lawns or marblecrypts of today’s graveyards, but un-marked limestone caves. This is not agraveyard you would visit to leave flow-ers. It was a place of death, of finality, of The End.

Easter begins in a tragedy. Those whohad been after Jesus for years finally suc-ceeded; they put him down and killed

him. Ever since he was born, someone inpower was trying to get rid of him. Nowthey got him, and nailed him to a tree. TheEaster story now seems something farmore treacherous than a playful egg hunt.

We are not sure exactly why his deathwas necessary. They never would havecaught Jesus, of course, if he had notwanted them to catch him. He easily couldhave escaped, but Jesus chose to die.

What we do know is that his death onthat cross changed not only how we un-

derstand death, but also changed the un-derstanding of the cross. The Roman in-strument of brutal death transformed intoart, which we wear or with which we dec-orate. In addition, death itself transformedfrom a dead end, from a final ending, tomerely the end of a chapter.

Easter happened while it was still dark.Does this then mean that the place for usto find Easter is in the lightless places inour lives? Are we actually ready for thebrightness of Easter if we have not goneinto the hidden places in our souls, theplaces where we buried our mortalwounds—both those received and thosedished out?

Easter celebrated in cathedrals makes

no sense unless it begins in the homelesscamp down by the riverside. Easter withtrumpet fanfares is meaningless unless itfirst begins on street corners where a fam-ily wails because an innocent person diedby the actions of a drunk driver. Easter atbuffet lines and family gatherings isworthless if it does not first happen atsoup kitchens and family visiting days inprison. Finally, do we not all dream for theday where every battlefield evolves into apark hosting the Easter eggs hunts?

I suspect, since the women found thetomb empty, that if we go to the lightless,hopeless, decaying and soul-crushingplaces—in our soul or in our nation or inthe world—we can find something of God’s transforming presence alreadythere, maybe hiding among Easter eggs.Those are the Easter eggs for which it isworth hunting.

Mark Wiley came to Claremont in 1976 tostudy at Claremont School of Theology.

After serving in five churches, marrying aclergywoman Jan, and raising two kids, hereturned to pastor the Claremont United

Methodist church in July 2014.

Which came first? Easter or the egg?by Mark Criley, Pastor of Claremont United Methodist Church


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A fter the ballots werecounted on November4, 2014 Claremont citi-zens stood tall. By a 71 percent

majority, voters approved ameasure authorizing the city tospend up to $135 million to ac-quire its water service fromGolden State Water Company.Where does this stand now?

The week following the election, thecity filed its Resolution of Necessitywith the LA County Superior Court, ac-companied by eminent domain docu-ments to move ahead in buying thewater service from Golden State. Thecourt assigned the case to one of the

judges accustomed to handling eminentdomain cases. This assignment was

considered good news.Judge Richard Truin approved theResolution of Necessity, ruling thatClaremont has this right and that emi-nent domain proceedings may go for-ward.

The case is now in what is called the

“discovery” stage, which means thatboth sides are asking for the others’ de-tailed and technical information aboutthe property to be exchanged. The cityis now working to assemble its re-quested material, and Golden State issimilarly assembling material and mak-ing it available to the city. We assumethat Golden State will soon order an of-ficial appraisal for the total system.

The city of Claremont has made pub-lic its official appraisal, which valuedthe water system at $55 million.Golden State protested that, of course.But the estimate they announced lastyear was not made by a state-approvedappraiser and did not specify the basis

for its calculations. Therefore it is notan official appraisal, which state law re-quires.

The discovery will provide each sidewith the information it deems necessaryto make a case before the judge hears

arguments. He will then determine thevalue of the system. Either side may re-quest a jury trial. We assume the casewill next proceed with jury selectionand the customary procedures of theSuperior Court. It is expected the trialwill be under the judge now assigned tothe case. How long will all this take?Months. A year plus months!

When the city of Felton was usingeminent domain proceedings to takeover their water company, just as thecase went before the jury, the company(which was not Golden State) decidedto settle out of court. Oh, that we couldbe so lucky! But we cannot count onthat.

There is another alternative possibil-ity for the city to pursue. While the caseis in Superior Court, the city of Clare-mont can lay an official appraiser’s val-uation money on the table, specifyingthe date on which they propose to takepossession of the water operation.Under this system, the take-over can bemore immediate. The judge and/or jurywill still determine the final cost, andthe city must pay that price.

Measure W specified revenue bonds

as the financing measure. Revenuebonds are repaid by local water cus-tomers. The League of Women Votershas long insisted that repayment mustbe based on water consumed. Mean-while, the city manager has been nego-tiating with the city of LaVerne to setup management for our water company,though not to combine it with theirlocal service.

As La Verne has been operating itsown company successfully for over 100years, we have no question they will beable to lay out an efficient way of man-aging Claremont’s wells and pumps,meter reading and billing and any otherprocedures needed for operating an ef-ficient water company. Final decisionswill be made by Claremont’s CityCouncil in open public meetings.

Many residents of this valley and be-yond are following the vicissitudes of Claremont’s water service as thisprocess goes forward. We’ll try to keepthe public informed. Keep reading!


Locally-owned water for Claremont—where do we stand?by Marilee Scaff and Freeman Allen, co-chairs of the Water Task Force, League of Women Voters of the Claremont area

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Mountain View Elementarystudents take the fast lane withLefty’s Reading Challenge

For the second time in a row, Mountain View Elemen-tary School has won Lefty’s Reading Challenge, a read-ing incentive program sponsored by the Auto Club Speed-way. During the month-long competition, kids at theschool were asked to complete 20 books or reading as-signments. There was so much enthusiastic participationthat Mountain View students earned their school $1,250,Nascar tickets for every student and teacher in the schoolas well as a school-wide pizza party. The money will beused to buy library books.

RSABG celebrates spring withopen house, sage festival

The Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden is hosting twospecial events this month, beginning with its annual SpringOpen House on Saturday, March 14.

The open house will feature free garden admission allday, behind-the-scenes tours, a sale at the Grow NativeNursery and the grand opening of an exhibit called “A Liv-ing Legacy: The Collections of Rancho Santa Ana BotanicGarden,” on view through June 28.

Also on tap for this warm season-welcome are a pop-

up mobile farmer’s market co-hosted by the Heritage Ed-ucation Group, live music by Jill Warhol from 11 a.m. to2 p.m. and complimentary light refreshments on the Gar-den Shop patio.ALL THE WORLD’S A SAGE

Next up will be the RSABG’s Sage Festival, set for Sat-urday, March 18 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event, whichcelebrates Salvia species native to California, includes ven-dors with sage-related goods such as Padua Farms’ hand-made soaps and balms, raw honey from Bee Green and

native plant flower arrangements by Native Designs.Guests can also enjoy native sage recipe tastings, the

new Secrets of Sage exhibit in the Container Garden, a“See the Sages Salvia Stroll” and live music by the HighStrung Trio. Other offerings at this herbal extravaganza in-clude workshops in the California Courtyard, a sage scav-enger hunt, a potpourri craft, The Hurricane Kitchen foodtruck and a chance to try your luck on the Wheel of Sage.Of course, the Grow Native Nursery will be stocked withmany varieties of native sage.

The Sage Festival is free with membership or standardgarden admission, which is $8 general, $6 for seniors andstudents with valid ID and $4 for children ages 3 andyounger. For information on the garden,which is locatedat 1500 N. College Ave., call (909) 625-8767 ext. 200 orvisit www.rsabg.org.

Claudia Rankine from PomonaCollege earns National BookCritics Circle finalist spot

Pomona College Professor Claudia Rankine’s work of prose poetry, Citizen: An American Lyric , is a National

Book Critics Circle finalist in both the poetry and criticismcategories, the first time a finalist has been nominated intwo categories.

At Pomona College since 2006, Ms. Rankine has beenlauded widely for her boundary-crossing work, blendingpoetry, essays and images. Her most recent collection, Cit-izen: An American Lyric , examines everyday racism inthe US. In a starred review, Publishers Weekly says Ms.Rankine “distill[s] the immediate emotional intensity of in-dividual experience with tremendous precision while al-

lowing ambiguity, ambivalence, contradiction, and ex-haustion to remain in all their fraught complexity. Onceagain Rankine inspires sympathy and outrage, but most of all a will to take a deep look at ourselves and our society.”

Ms. Rankine’s work has been equally lauded by herPomona College colleagues.

“What I admire about Claudia’s poetry is its toughness,its intelligence—and the fact that it’s just as tough on her,the poet, as it is on me, her reader,” Kevin Dettmar, chairof Pomona College’s Department of English said. “Shesees a lot that’s wrong, but doesn’t simply point fingers:

she’s better at identifying the problem than most of us, butshe’s not outside it.”Ms. Rankine’s awards this year include the Lannan Lit-

erary Award and the $50,000 Jackson Poetry Prize. Lastyear, she was appointed chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, a post previously held by W.H. Auden,Elizabeth Bishop and Adrienne Rich and has been featuredin The New Yorker , The New York Times , Los AngeleTimes and LA Magazine . Her poetry can be heard by vis-iting claudiarankine.com.

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Photo courtesy of Pomona CollegeClaudia Rankine named a finalist in the National BookCritics Circle for poetry and criticism categories.


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Claremont professoraccepts appointmentwith FBI

Claremont resident Robert J. Bunkerhas accepted an appointment as 2015Futurist in Residence (FIR) with theBehavioral Research and InstructionUnit at the FBI Academy in Quantico,Virginia.

Mr. Bunker will be engaged in coun-terterrorism focused research as well aslecture and conference participation.The FIR program is a component of theFutures Working Group, which repre-sents a partnership between the FBI andthe Police Futurists International.

Mr. Bunker is an adjunct facultymember with the department of politicsand economics at the Claremont Gradu-ate University.

Pilgrim Place gears upfor a grand centennialgala evening

Keynote speaker Larry Minnix presi-dent and CEO of Leading Age in Wash-ington, DC, will highlight PilgrimPlace’s centennial gala to be held Satur-day, March 28 at the Padual Hills The-atre.

For more than 40 years, Mr. Minnixhas been a passionate advocate for eld-ers. His strong voice for innovativepractices that transform how our agingpopulation is served has encouragedimprovements in technology and qual-ity health care across the nation. As akeen observer of human behavior, Mr.Minnix injects humor and compassioninto his presentations.

Also scheduled to perform is Court-ney Jones, who has has assembled agroup of multi-talented jazz musiciansto round off the evening with somelively music. Whether you want todance or just listen, their musical talentwill draw you into their performance.

Tickets for the event are $75. RSVPsare required by March 22. To purchasetickets, call Viki Battaglia at (909) 399-5573 or email [email protected].

Scam prevention tipspresented at AfterWork series

The Claremont Police Departmentwill identify current scam trends andprovide tips for staying safe at homeand online at the next installment of theAfter Work series.

The informational session will take

place at the Hughes Community Centeron Wednesday, March 18 at 5:30 p.m.After Work is a series of evening

events for working adults and for recent(and not-so-recent) retirees. All pro-grams include a short reception andlight refreshments. Register online atwww.claremontrec.com. For more in-formation, call (909) 399-5488.

Street banners avail-able for Fourth of July

Businesses, organizations, schoolsand residents are invited to purchase aFourth of July Celebration street ban-

ner. The deadline is April 9.The banners will be showcased in

prominent locations beginning Memo-rial Day weekend and will remain ondisplay through July 4. Each bannerwill list the name of a sponsor who sup-ports the Fourth of July Celebration.The purchase of a street banner con-tributes to the community’s 67-year tra-dition of offering a quality day of celebration to its residents.

For information, call (909) 399-5490or visit www.claremont4th.org todownload the banner order form.

Learn about what’savailable at HughesCenter open house

Residents are invited to visit theAlexander Hughes Community Centeron Tuesday, March 17 from 5 to 6:30p.m. to learn about all of the activitiesand resources the Human Services De-partment has to offer.

City staff will present the new Clare-mont Human Services logo and recre-

ation brochure. Light refreshments willbe served. For more information, callthe Hughes Center at (909) 399-5490.

Virginia Green ap-pointed director ofClaremont Core at CLU

Claremont Lincoln University re-cently announced that it has appointedVirginia Green as director of the Clare-mont Core—a required set of course-work that incorporates mindfulness,dialogue, collaboration and change intoall the university’s academic programs.

Ms. Green is a longtime, award-win-ning university instructor and adminis-trator, with a background as a businessexecutive and consultant. She hastaught at multiple institutions includingPepperdine University, Woodbury Uni-versity, Argosy University and the Uni-versity of Phoenix. Her businessaffiliations include distinguished com-panies such as Baxter Pharmaceuticals,the American Red Cross, SouthwestAirlines, HBO, 3M Corporation andmore.

She was business development coun-selor and lead faculty for GoldmanSachs’ 10,000 Businesses program, a$500 million investment to help entre-preneurs create jobs and economic op-portunity throughout the US. She hasearned faculty awards at University of Phoenix, Woodbury and Los AngelesValley College.

Ms. Green has a PhD in Organiza-tional Management from Capella Uni-versity, an MBA with distinction fromNew York Institute of Technology, mas-ter’s degrees in business administrationand culture and communication fromNew York University, and other post-graduate and certificate work.

Claremont Lincoln University’s mis-sion is to put wisdom to work in theworld. Its proprietary Claremont Coremethodology enriches the learning ex-perience with mindfulness, dialogue,collaboration and change, enabling stu-dents across a variety of sectors to im-plement change for good. Theuniversity offers master’s degrees inethical leadership, interfaith action andsocial impact. For information, visitwww.claremontlincoln.org.


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Three-day art exhibitopen this weekend atGarner House

Two Sisters production presents theiryearly themed art exhibit to be held atthe Ginger Elliott Exhibition Center atMemorial Park on Indian Hill.

The theme this year is “Hold theLine” and is open to any artist or bud-ding artist who wishes to share their art.A reception with food, wine and musicopens on Friday, March 13, from 5 to 8p.m. The exhibit will be open on Satur-day, March 14 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.and on Sunday, March 15 from 10 a.m.to 5 p.m. All art mediums will be repre-sented and it will be fun to see howartists interpret this new theme. Nextyear’s theme will be revealed at theopening.

City to host athletesfrom four countries inSpecial Olympics

The city of Claremont will host Spe-cial Olympics delegations from Bo-livia, Latvia, Republic of Georgia, andCuracao from July 21 to 24 as part of the Special Olympics World GamesHost Town program, according to a citypress release issued Tuesday.

Athletic delegations will be arrivingto Claremont in the days prior to theWorld Games to get acclimated to thetime zone, enjoy activities that the cityhas to offer, train and prepare to com-pete at the World Games beginningJuly 25.

The Host Town program in Clare-mont is a collaboration between thecity, Pomona College, ClaremontMcKenna College and Scripps College,providing the delegations with food,housing, and entertainment during theirstay in the City of Trees.

“The Host Town program gives eachcommunity an opportunity to showcaseto the world what makes them special,but more importantly, to provide citi-zens with a better understanding of in-tellectual disabilities that will lead toacceptance and inclusion for all,” said

Patrick McClenahan, President andCEO of LA2015.

To learn more about the host townprogram, visit www.ci.claremont.ca.us.

For more information on the 2015Special Olympics World Games, in-

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Former Nestlé presi-dent to lead CGU

Claremont Graduate University hasnamed former Nestlé USA Presidentand Chief Operating Officer Robert“Bob” Schult as interim president. Mr.Schult will step in for current PresidentDeborah Freund, who announced inDecember she would not seek a secondterm.

He takes office on July 1 and willwork closely with Ms. Freund andother administrators over the next threemonths to ensure a smooth transition.

Mr. Schult will bring a distinct busi-ness sense to an already established ac-ademic leadership team. As formerpresident and chief operating officer of Nestlé USA, and a co-founder and for-mer managing director at VMG EquityPartners, he has held key positionsmanaging more than 50 leading con-sumer brands and $8 billion in salesacross diverse product segments.

Mr. Schult has served on ClaremontGraduate University’s Board of Trustees since 2011. In addition, he hasserved on several other boards, includ-ing The Times Mirror Company andUCLA's Anderson School of Business.

“Bob knows CGU well. Since latefall of 2013 he has supported JacobAdams, executive vice president andprovost, in overseeing the university’sinternal operations, building a dedi-cated and effective management team,and developing a strategic plan to posi-tion CGU for long-term success,” said

Michael Rossi, chairman of CGU’sBoard of Trustees. “We are fully confi-dent that Bob is capable of ensuring theuniversity’s financial sustainability andfurthering its commitment to academicexcellence.”

“My day-to-day involvement overthe past 16 months as chair of the Busi-ness and Finance Committee has givenme an extraordinary opportunity to be-come acquainted not only with the in-tricacies and challenges of theuniversity," Schult said. “I have a veryhands-on, team-oriented approach, andI am excited to take the helm at thispivotal moment in CGU’s history.”

Ms. Schult has expressed his firmcommitment to supporting CGU’s edu-cational goals.

“Working closely with Bob for morethan a year has assured me that our aca-demic mission and the dedication to thefaculty that guide it will be met in thisappointment,” said David Pagel, pro-fessor and chair of the faculty. “Bobhas demonstrated a commitment to can-dor and to meeting challenges head-on,while proving tremendous respect forfaculty, students, and staff.”The board of trustees will issue thetimetable and approach on the recruit-ment of a permanent president in thenear future.

Pomona College tohost Native AmericanPow Wow

On Saturday, April 4, Native Ameri-can dancers and powwow drum groupswill converge in Claremont for the An-nual Pomona College Powwow: Tradi-tion for Life—Education for the Future.

The intertribal gathering to celebrateNative American culture and honor tra-ditions through music and dance willbegin with the Grand Entry at noon onthe Smith Campus Center South Lawn(170 E. Sixth St., Claremont).

Tongva/Acjachemen Spiritual Advi-sor Jimi Castillo will bless the grounds.The Master of Ceremonies will beBobby Whitebird, of the Cheyenne Na-tion. Northern host drum “ChangingSpirits” and Southern host drum “The

Northridge Boys” will provide specialpowwow songs for the dancersthroughout the day. A hand drum con-test will be held for powwow drumgroups who participate in “roll-call.”

The Anahuacalmecac DanzantesAztecas, Noli High School BirdSingers and the White Rose Singers of Sherman Indian School will also beparticipating. Times are also scheduledthroughout the day when the commu-nity will be invited into the dance arenato share an intertribal dance.

Approximately 20 Native Americanartisans will showcase traditional andcontemporary styles of art, with hand-crafted examples of beadwork, pottery,quillwork and silver-smithing availablefor purchase. Food will be available on-site with the Wildhorse Cafe serving“some of the tastiest Indian Tacos thisside of Albuquerque” and at theCostanoan Rumsen Carmel Tribe fruitstand.

Los Angeles County has the highestpopulation of American Indians of anycounty in the country, according to the2010 US Census, with approximately200,000 Native Americans residing inthe Los Angeles metropolitan area. Pre-vious events have included a healingceremony and Native youth outreachthrough college tours and workshops.

The Pomona College Powwow inClaremont began in 2011 to honor theancestors and the tribal homelands onwhich the college is located. The Tradi-tion for Life—Education for the FuturePowwow is sponsored jointly by thePomona College Draper Center forCommunity Partnerships and Indi-geNATION Claremont Scholars, a stu-dent group of The Claremont Colleges.

Free parking is available in the SouthCampus Parking Structure, on the cor-ner of Columbia Avenue and FirstStreet.

For information about the PomonaCollege Powwow in Claremont, con-tact Scott Scoggins, Pomona CollegeDraper Center for Community Partner-ships, at (909) 706-5948 or email [email protected].


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O n March 3, students from theClaremont Colleges turned out toScripps’ Garrison Theatre by thedozens to watch a preview of the docu-mentary The Hunting Ground .

The film’s subject—the startling number of rapes thatoccur on college campuses and the routinely inadequateresponse by college administrators—could not have beenmore relevant. After all, most of the audience membershad walked from their campuses to the venue in the dark.

The movie, directed by Kirby Dick and produced byAmy Ziering ( The Invisible War ), premiered at the Sun-dance Festival in January and has been generating acco-lades, as well as controversy among schooladministrators who say they are being maligned withoutbeing given a chance to respond.

In advance of its general release, The HuntingGround is being shown on campuses across the nation,with more than 1,000 colleges requesting an advancedscreening of the movie. The tagline, “Their dream schoolwill become a nightmare,” refers to the one in fivewomen who will be sexually assaulted while in college,according to a 2007 Justice Department study.

It is a number that’s indicative of an epidemic. Thedocumentary seeks to go beyond statistics, however, put-ting a face on rape survivors. These include victims-turned-activists Annie E. Clark and Andrea Pino,co-founders of the nonprofit organization EROC (EndRape on Campus).

Ms. Clark was raped in 2007 as a freshman at Uni-versity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. When she re-ported the crime to UNC administration, she encounteredblame, not support. One UNC staffer even advised her tolook back on the event as if she were a quarterback aftera losing football game, asking what she could have donedifferently.

When Ms. Pino, a UNC sophomore, was violentlysexually assaulted in 2012, she too failed to gain admin-istrative support. She reached out to Ms. Clark, who hadbegun researching ways to challenge what she viewed asthe college’s institutionalized tolerance of rape.

In January 2013, Ms. Pino and Ms. Clark, along withseveral other UNC students and a former administrator,filed a Title IX complaint against the University with theUS Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights(OCR).

Title IX legislation prohibits any education programthat receives federal funding from discriminating on thebasis of gender. In their complaint, Ms. Pino, Ms. Clarkand their fellow complainants argued that by failing toabet rape victims and to punish rapists, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was creating an inherentlyunequal atmosphere in which female students feel un-safe attending the school.

The OCR as well as the Clery Compliance Division,which ensures that colleges are reporting crimes on andaround campus, launched an investigation of the cam-pus. This past August, UNC announced a new and morestringent sexual misconduct policy.

A fter filing their complaint, the women began trav-eling across the country, helping rape survivorsand allies file Title IX complaints against 24 uni-versities, with successful campaigns including those atDartmouth College, Swarthmore College, OccidentalCollege, the University of California, Berkeley and theUniversity of Southern California. More than 100 col-leges are now under investigation for possibly violatingfederal laws intended to keep students safe.

The rape survivors in The Hunting Ground sharesimilar stories. In most cases, the women were at a socialevent where they became drunk or were drugged. Theywere convinced or coerced to accompany a fellow stu-dent somewhere private and then assaulted. One con-victed rapist, a repeat offender interviewed in the film,said predators like himself single out a vulnerable victimahead of time and then act to get her alone.

When the women and a couple men profiled in thedocumentary came forward about being raped on cam-pus, they say the school administration did not satisfac-torily pursue the issue.

The 100 rape survivors interviewed in the film typi-cally reported their rapes were under-investigated, un-prosecuted and unpunished. Many experienced asecondary trauma after their assault: Their rapist still at-tended their school or an associated campus.

Their story is backed up by telling statistics: From1996 to 2013, the 259 reported sexual assaults at Stanfordled to only one expulsion.

However commonplace the story is, sometimes itmakes headlines, as in the case of Erika Kinsman.

In the film, Ms. Kinsman, 20, alleges she was druggedand then brutally raped by Seminoles quarterback JameisWinston in 2012, her freshman year at Florida State Uni-

versity. She immediately reported the rape and was takento the hospital and administered a rape kit.

When she identified her attacker to local police, shewas told that Tallahassee is “a big football town” and cau-tioned that she should “think long and hard before pro-ceeding against him because she will be raked over thecoals and her life will be made miserable.”

The Tallahassee police department didn’t process herrape kit for a year. When they did, it was a positive matchfor Mr. Winston’s DNA.

Despite the results, Mr. Winston denies he raped Ms.Kingman. State Attorney Willie Meggs admitted in apress conference shown in the film that “things that hap-pened that night were not good.” He ultimately opted notto charge the athlete with rape because he said there was


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W hen it comes to the way collegesaddress potential sexual assaults,times they are a changing. Once,the general refrain was “No means no.”

Many, however, have come to believe that philosophyis inadequate. After all, many students have reported be-ing raped while drunk, high or unconscious, in somecases after being given a date rape drug.

With this in mind, Governor Jerry Brown approvedSenate Bill No. 967 in September 2014. The statute,which has been added to the state’s education code, hasbeen called the “yes means yes” law. Among other stip-ulations, the law mandates that schools adopt an “affir-mative consent” standard.

“It is the responsibility of each person involved in thesexual activity to ensure that he or she has the affirmativeconsent of the other or others to engage in the sexual ac-tivity,” the bill explains. “Lack of protest or resistancedoes not mean consent, nor does silence mean consent.Affirmative consent must be ongoing throughout a sex-ual activity and can be revoked at any time.”

Preventing and addressing sexual assault on collegecampuses has also become a federal priority. In Septem-ber of 2014, President Barack Obama launched an “It’sOn Us” campaign. The campaign includes educationalmeasures, such as guidelines students can follow to helpintervene in situations: “Be aware if someone is deliber-ately trying to intoxicate, isolate, or corner someoneelse. Get in the way by creating a distraction, drawing at-

tention to the situation, or separating them.”It also suggests that students, if they become aware

someone has been sexually assaulted, avoid detrimentalbehaviors like victim blaming.

Other aspects of the “It’s On Us” campaign include thecreation of the White House Task Force to Protect Stu-dents from Sexual Assault and a thorough review of ex-

isting laws to “make sure they adequately protect victimsof sexual assault.”So it was timely when Claremont McKenna College

unveiled its new “Discrimination, Harassment and Sex-ual Misconduct Policy” in their 2014-2015 Guide to Stu-dent Life.

The policy is a lengthy one, and seeks to ensure thatboth parties clearly and unequivocally consent to any sex-ual activities. The policy emphasizes that clear consentmust be evident during each stage of a sexual encounterand once consent has been withdrawn—which can bedone at any stage in an encounter—that a student ceasetheir sexual advances.

The policy emphasizes that, while withdrawal of con-sent may be accompanied by the word “no,” it may alsobe communicated via less direct language or even non-verbal cues.

Students should be aware, according to the CMC pol-icy, that a withdrawal of consent can “be based on an out-ward demonstration that conveys that an individual is hes-itant, confused, uncertain or is no longer a mutualparticipant.”

CMC’s policy has drawn accolades among many peo-ple who feel that colleges have been too narrow in their

definition of rape and too lax when it comes to disci-plining students who have crossed the line.

It has also, however, triggered concerns, some of whichwere explored in a June 2014 NPR article called “ACampus Dilemma: Sure, ‘No Means No,’ But ExactlyWhat Means ‘Yes’?”

Some people feel affirmative consent policies make it

easy for a student who doesn’t pick up on potentially sub-tle cues to be accused of rape or sexual misconduct andsubject to a criminal or school hearing in which the pun-ishment is expulsion or worse.

“It is tragically clear that this campus rape crusade billpresumes the veracity of accusers (‘aka survivors’) andlikewise presumes the guilt of accused (‘virtually allmen’) Gordon Finley, a professor emeritus at Florida In-ternational University and adviser to the National Coali-tion for Men on the nonprofit’s website.

CMC administrators say it’s a tricky situation, tryingto ensure that all students’ civil rights are protected whileaddressing the very real problem of campus rape.

“If consent were easy to put into words, we’d have asentence, and we wouldn’t have a page and a half of def-inition,” Mary Spellman, dean of students for ClaremontMcKenna College, said in the NPR story.

Ms. Spellman admits the new verbiage, which saysboth people involved in a sexual encounter should expresswords and behaviors that show their acts are “clear,knowing and voluntary” and “active, but not passive” isa work in progress.

“I don’t think [the definition] is perfect,” Ms. Spellmansaid. “I think it’s come a long way, but I think we will findover time that it will evolve.”

Ms. Lower said rape is always a difficult subject totackle, so much so that it didn’t really begin to be publi-cally addressed through research and legislation until the1970s. But she applauds CMC for trying to improve itsresponse to allegations of rape and to publically addresswhat many see as a human rights crisis.

“This is a national discussion,” she said. “We are a col-lege, an undergraduate institution, so it’s in our interest tolearn about this—to educate our students, male and fe-male, and to ward against it.”

After the screening, some of the young men in herclasses expressed some wariness, saying that they some-times feel like they are viewed as likely perpetrators be-cause of their gender or status as a student athlete.

“Rape is a special kind of crime,” Ms. Lower said.“The only way to deal with it is to have a dialogue be-tween men and women to try to understand why it’shappening, and not alienate either young men or women.”

You can find the school’s policy on the www.cmc.eduwebsite via the search function. —Sarah Torribio

[email protected]


insufficient evidence to prove the encounter was non-consensual.

In December of 2013, Mr. Winston became theyoungest Heisman Trophy winner. He is now expectedto be one of the top picks in the NFL draft in April.

In the meantime, the policeman’s warning has provedprescient.

“All these people were praising him…and calling mea slut, a whore,” Ms. Kinsman says in the film.

She has been on the receiving end of hate mail, Inter-net bullying and death threats. It is so bad, Ms. Pino toldthe COURIER after the screening, that Ms. Kinsmanmust have a bodyguard with her at all times.

If it sounds like a nightmare, Ms. Clark and Ms. Pinosay the Winston/Kinsman case is business as usual formany colleges. Athletes are often protected from reper-cussions from sexual assault because school sports, par-ticularly at Division I schools that draw big crowds andTV viewers, are huge moneymakers.

Some fraternities are rife with violence againstwomen, according to the filmmakers. In one scene inThe Hunting Ground , a number of students are askedwhat the initials of the fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilonstand for. The answer by students, many of whom saythey have been warned not to attend SAE parties, is chill-ing: “Sexual Assault Expected.”

Parents of prospective college student might alsoshudder at a scene where members of the Yale Univer-sity Chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon are seen surround-ing the freshman women’s dorms, chanting, “No meansyes, yes means anal!”

The filmmakers contend colleges are hesitant to in-terfere with the rape culture that has infiltrated a smallbut destructive portion of the fraternity system becausefrat brothers are the college’s biggest source of giving.And, the filmmakers assert, school administrators as awhole are motivated to hush up sexual assault reports inorder to protect their university’s “brand.”

The film ends on a note of hope, however, as viewerssee evidence of a growing amount of empowerment andactivism on the part of sexual assault victims and alliesand reform on the part of colleges.

At the end of the screening, Ms. Pino, joined by TitleIX coordinators from the Claremont Colleges, answeredquestions from the audience. Wendy Lower, head of the

Center for Human Rights (CHR) at Claremont McKennaCollege, took a moment to announce that a cross-campussexual assault resource center, which has already beenfunded, will break ground in the fall.

Isabel Wade, a student at CMC, said that the film high-lights a very real problem. She knows several fellow stu-dents who have been assaulted and was jarred torecognize one of the young women who came forwardin the film as a rape survivor. She had previously met herat a debate tournament.

“I’m really glad they put together this opportunity toshow this to the college students. It hits close to home,”she said. “It’s very impactful.”

If you, or a loved one, has been sexually assaulted,Project Sister offers crisis intervention services. Their

24-hour hotline can be reached at (909) 626-4357 or(626) 966-4155. —Sarah [email protected]

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L ast Sunday, “Team Matthew”showed up to the Irwindale Speed-way and took to the stands, readyto watch their favorite race-fan’s winninglap.

Tricked-out in a racing suit and helmet, MatthewRubalcava, a 14-year-old El Roble student, veeredaround curves at speeds as high as 135 miles per hourand spun in rubber-burning donuts. It was one wildride-along, with the track negotiated by NHRA racingchamp Ryan Partridge.

Some 50 of Matthew’s biggest cheerleaderswatched the action from the bleachers, including fam-ily members and friends like El Roble seventh graderShelby Gonzales as well as a delegation of teachersand other educators from his school. Even AssistantPrincipal Clarissa McNally showed up to find outhow Matthew liked life in the fast lane.

Enthusiasm was the order of the day. A trio of girlswore “Team Matthew” T-shirts and the El Roble dele-gation unfurled banners cheering him on.

“He must be on Cloud 9 right now. I’d like to have

a camera to see his expression,” El Roble para-educa-tor Brianna Fitzgerald said.After the race car skidded to a stop, Matthew’s 11-

year-old cousin Eric Hererra was among the support-ers who surrounded the vehicle, eager to find out howthe ride felt. Eric reached out and touched the tires.“They are burning hot!” he exclaimed.

There was a round of applause as Matthew waslifted out of the racecar and returned to his wheel-chair. And what does he think of being in a car withthe pedal to the metal? “It feels cool,” he said.

Everybody who knows Matthew knows he eats,sleeps and dreams cars.

“I’ve loved NASCAR and drag-racing since I waslittle,” Matthew shared, adding that he enjoys watch-ing the “Fast and Furious” movies and the realityshow “Street Outlaws.”

Aware of his automotive obsession, para-educatorBelinda Cassidy reached out to the Irwindale EventCenter, telling them about a special kid with specialneeds who would love to get extreme. They re-sponded by offering Matthew a once-in-a-lifetime op-portunity through their LA Racing Experience racingschool.

Matthew’s parents, Juan and Veronica Rubalcava,heard about his upcoming experience a week beforethe red-letter day. For the most part, it was easy keep-ing the surprise, his 9-year-old brother Jason said.

Afterwards, Ms. Rubalcava was in tears.“I never thought he would have his dream come

true. Thank you for being here,” she told the audi-ence.

“I can’t describe this kind of feeling. It was great. Itwas exciting,” his father added.

Life can be challenging for Matthew and his fam-ily. When he was 5, he was diagnosed with Duchenemuscular dystrophy, a disorder that causes the mus-cles to degenerate. By age 10, he could no longerwalk. It was a watershed moment, Ms. Rubalcavashared.

“My biggest fear was that once he sat in a wheel-chair, he’d become a sad, depressed kid. But that has-n’t happened,” she said. “He’s blown me away.

Despite his challenges, he’s a happy kid.”Matthew’s grandfather Antonio Robles has always

encouraged Matthew to follow his interests, takinghim to many a drag race over the years. He secondsMs. Rubalcava’s insistence that the teen has a gift forhappiness.

“That’s my Matthew. We go to a party and the otherkids are jumping in a bounce house. Matthew’s stillhaving fun,” Mr. Robles said. “You can see him in hiswheelchair, dancing.

Matthew attended Danbury School before matricu-lating to El Roble, where he is among the mostbeloved of students in the special education depart-


El Roble student experiences life in the fast lane

COURIER photo/Steven FelschundneffFourteen-year-old Matthew Rubalcava looks a bit pensive as crewmembers get him ready for his ride in a racecar on Sunday at Irwindale Speedway.

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ment. His moment in the sun couldn’t be moredeserved, according to the staff.

“He’s perfect. He’s the most loveable, hard-working kid,” English teacher Sharon Sannersaid.

That wasn’t the end of the enthusiasm.“He’s polite, he’s caring, he’s respectful,” Ms.

Fitzgerald enthused. “He’s also hilarious. He hasa great sense of humor. Every good adjective:that’s him.”

Trevor Losh-Johnson, a para-educator whoworks with Matthew, is yet another member of his sizeable fan club.

“He is one of the most genteel people I’veever met, of any age,” he said.

LIFE IN THE FAST LANE /next page

LIFE IN THE FAST LANE/ from the previous page

El Roble student Matthew Rubalcava poses for photographs with professional race car driver Ryan Partridge after the pair drove a few laps around the IrwindaleSpeedway on Sunday. Matthew, who is a big motor sports fan, got the ride along as a surprise gift.

COURIER photos/Steven FelschundneffProfessional race car driver Ryan Partridge takes El Roble student Matthew Rubalcava for a few laps around theIrwindale Speedway on Sunday.


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It was heartwarming to see how many members of El Roble’s special education staff showed up forMatthew’s big day. Ms. Cassidy says that pulling to-gether is just what the crew does. “We all show up. If someone needs help, if someone does something spe-cial, we’re there for each other,” she said.

Nevertheless, the staff’s enthusiasm spoke volumesto Ms. McNally.

“They go above and beyond,” she said, surveyingthe enthusiastic crowd. “This is just more evidence. Itshows the character of the team. I think this is anamazing, one-of-a-kind experience. I’m just glad Iwas here to be a part of it.”’

So was Matthew’s cousin Eric. When askedwhether he would dare to climb into a race car, he hada ready answer: “I would. I honestly would.”

—Sarah [email protected]

LIFE IN THE FAST LANE/ from the previous page

COURIER photos/Steven FelschundneffJuan Rubalcava, left, congratulates his son Matthew Rubalcava as race crewmembers return the El Roble student to his wheelchair follow-ing his ride in a race car on Sunday.

AT RIGHT: Professional race car driver Ryan Par-tridge does a few burnouts in the center of the trackduring a ride-along on Sunday at Irwindale Speed-way. Mr. Partridge gave El Roble student MatthewRubalcava a few spins around the track followed by

the burnouts, which were Matthew’s favorite part ofthe ride.


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CALENDAR Nightlife

Comedian Kel Mitchell to performat Flappers Comedy Club.

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Friday, March 13 through Saturday, March 21

DEMOCRATIC CLUB LUNCH-EON Bob Gerecke is a retired fiscalanalyst and financial advisor. He is amember of the Los Angeles CountyDemocratic Central Committee andwill discuss “Wall Street Snipers:Small Investors as Targets.” Noon to 2

p.m. Cost of the buffet luncheon is $17.Darvish Restaurant, 946 W. FoothillBlvd., Claremont. (909) 626-8122.MARINE POPULATION CON-NECTIVITY Keck Science Depart-ment Seminars presents Dr. RhiannonRognstad, who will give a lecture on“Marine Population Connectivity:Range Boundaries and ClimateChange.” 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Burns Au-ditorium, 925 N. Mills Ave., Clare-mont. (909) 621-8298.SHABBAT ACROSS AMERICADINNER & SERVICE Hundreds of synagogues across the continent cel-ebrate that which unifies all Jews:Shabbat. Everyone is invited at 6

p.m. to a share-a-Shabbat dinner.Bring a side dish to share with 10 to

12 people. Temple Beth Israel will provide a main dish, challah and beverages. At 7:30 p.m. is the specialShabbat Across America, Erev Shab-

bat T’filah. All are welcome. RSVPfor dinner at (909) 626-1277 or [email protected]. 3033 N. TowneAve., Pomona. (909) 626-1277.ART EXHIBITION and sale featur-ing local artists. “Two Sisters Produc-tion: Hold the Line.” Friday from 5 to8 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Ginger Elliott Exhibition Center, 840

N. Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont.

PIE FESTIVAL Pie baking, pie eatingcontest, recipe hunt,demos, apron parade,live entertainment, vin-

tage apron exhibit, vendor booths, kids’corner and classic cars. Events take

place at city hall, the Claremont Depot,the post office, Harvard Square and thePublic Plaza. Visit claremontpiefesti-val.com for schedule. Admission isfree. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.SPRING OPEN HOUSE Free ad-mission, behind-the-scenes tours, a

sale at the Grow Native Nursery andthe opening of the new exhibition inthe gallery. Free admission is offeredall day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Open

house activities are from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Gar-den, 1500 N. College Ave., Clare-mont. (909) 625-8767.LASERMANIA Come to the Clare-mont Public Library and celebrate TeenTech Week with a spectacular laser light show. Lasermania is pure laser funset to music. For ages 11 and up. Freeto the public. 2 to 3 p.m. Claremont Li-

brary, 208 N. Harvard Ave., Claremont.(909) 621-4902.

GUIDED TRAM TOUR “CaliforniaPlant Communities.” 10 a.m. RanchoSanta Ana Botanic Garden, 1500 N. Col-lege Ave., Claremont. (909) 625-8767.

SITTING ZEN Meditate, chant, learnand share together. Everyone is wel-come. This is a donation-based meeting

and no one will be turned away for in-ability to pay. For ages 17 and older.6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Buddhamouse Em-

porium, 134 Yale Ave., Claremont.

(909) 626-3322.

HISTORY OF KAISER STEELThe University Club. 11:30 a.m. $13includes buffet lunch. Hughes Com-munity Center, 1700 Danbury Rd.,Claremont.COMPUTER CLUB Ask the Gurusled by Harlan Anderson. Meetings

begin at 7:30 p.m., with “social time”at 7 p.m. Newcomers are welcome.Claremont Senior Computer Club.Hughes Community Center, 1700 Dan-

bury Rd., Claremont. (909) 399-5488.

SCAM PREVENTION The Claremont Police Department will identifycurrent scam trends and will providetips for staying safe at home and on-line. Hughes Community Center, 1700Danbury Rd., Claremont.

YOUR WEEK IN 9 DAYS

Claremont kidsFun activities and articlesfor the whole family.

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LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS

Andrew Mohr, director of the ClaremontHomeless Advocacy Program, will leada discussion on the program and answer questions. 9:30 to 11 a.m. Free to the

public. For ages 12 years or older. Mt.San Antonio Gardens, 875 E. BonitaAve., Claremont. (909) 624-9457.ART AFTER HOURS A variety of

programming including live musicconcerts co-sponsored by KSPC 88.7FM, lectures, panels, workshops, tours,film screenings and performances inconjunction with museum exhibitionsand in partnership with student and ac-ademic groups across the campuses. 5to 11 p.m. Pomona College Museum of Art, 330 N. College Ave., Claremont.(909) 621-8283.

SPONTANEOUS CREATIVE WRIT-ING Dust off your writing projects and

join in for two 10-minute writing prompts and an additional hour of writ-ing. Open to creative people workingon stories, memoirs and poetry. Facili-tated by Judy Kohnen. For ages 17 andolder. $5. 10:30 a.m. to noon. Bud-dhamouse Emporium, 134 Yale Ave.,Claremont. (909) 626-3322.

FAMILY BIRD WALK Bring binoc-ulars and join Wild Birds Unlimitedon a guided bird-watching walk.RSVP required. 8 a.m. Rancho SantaAna Botanic Garden, 1500 N. CollegeAve., Claremont. (909) 625-8767.SUSTAINABLE GARDEN DE-SIGN “Session #2: Making a Scene.”How do you create a garden thatlooks like it fits both you and its loca-

tion? This workshop will discuss se-lecting plants and hardscape materials

for a sustainable garden, and reviewthe homework from Sustainable Gar-den Design Session #1. Limited to 30

participants. Bring a sack lunch. Par-ticipants who complete both Sustain-able Garden Design sessions #1 and#2 will be invited to a “design studio”workshop, held in the fall, for person-alized feedback. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden,1500 N. College Ave., Claremont.(909) 625-8767.


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COURIER photos/Jenelle RenschKeynote speaker Lori Giovannoni discusses “Success Redefined” at the ClaremontChamber’s Women’s Leadership Conference at the DoubleTree hotel last Friday.

Congresswoman Judy Chu made an ap-pearance at the Claremont Chamber’s first-ever Women’s Leadership Conference lastFriday to discuss equal pay for women. Ms.Chu commended the Claremont Chamberand gave special recognition to chamberCEO Maureen Aldridge for hosting an eventto encourage women’s leadership. See agallery from the event on the COURIERwebsite at claremont-courier.com

Jenelle Rensch covers the calendar, artsand entertainment. Deadline: Thursdayat 5 p.m., one week before publication.Include date, time, address, a contactphone number and fee for admission (if applicable). Email: [email protected]. Phone: 621-4761. Fax: 621-4072. Address: 1420 N. ClaremontBlvd., Suite 205-B, Claremont, 91711.There is NO guarantee that items sub-mitted will be published.


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EUREKA CLAREMONT : 580 W.First St., Claremont. Open from 11 a.m.to midnight Sunday through Thursday;closes at 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday.“Hoppy” Hour daily from 2 to 6 p.m.(909) 445-8875.

—Wednesdays: Steal-the-Glass craft beer of the week. Meet the brewer firstWednesday of every month.

—Thursdays: All Tito’s Vodka drinks $2off and Eureka Thursday Night Music.THE FOLK MUSIC CENTER : 220Yale Ave., Claremont Village.

—Open mic night, the last Sunday of every month. Sign-up begins at 6

p.m.; performances run from 6:30 to9 p.m. Admission is $1. (909) 624-2928 or folkmusiccenter.com.

—Saturday, March 14: Geoff Muldaur a founding member of the Jim KweskinJug Band, a member of Paul Butter-field’s Better Days and an accomplishedsolo guitarist, singer, songwriter, com-

poser, and arranger. 7 p.m. $20.

FLAPPERS COMEDY : 540 W. FirstSt., Claremont Packing House. 18 andover. Show times: Friday at 8 and 10

p.m., Saturday at 7 and 9:30 p.m. andSunday at 7 p.m. Tickets can be pur-cha

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