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The Transfer Center hosted asmaller Transfer Fair on Oct. 30, forstudents that may have missed theearlier Transfer Fair. A uniqueaddition to this fair was GuadalupePasillas a 2013 graduate from RioHondo and UCLA transfer student.

Lupe Pasillas, as she is betterknown, served as the StudentTrustee for 2012-2013 year. Sheadvocated for more scholarshipswhich are now provided throughthe Rio Hondo Foundation. Shewas also motivated to create LatinoUnited Voters (LUV), an inactiveclub that used to be one of RHC’s

largest clubs after attending a VotoLatino Power Summit inWashington D.C.

Lupe transferred to UCLA as aPolitical Science major. Herbiggest reason for pursuing politicalscience had been to increase theamount of Latino voters. On her 18th birthday, her mother hadgiven her a general election ballot,her mom wanted to make sure thatLupe voiced her opinions becauseshe was not able to herself.

Service has always beensomething that Lupe enjoyed. Afterall, Lupe’s main goal is to becomea community college counselor.

Her career as a counselor hasbegun as she is now part of the

Center for Community CollegePartnerships (CCCP) at UCLA.

The CCCP program is a peermentor program to help guidestudents to four-year colleges. It isa partnership between UCLA andCalifornia community colleges,especially those with large underrepresented student populations.

Its main mission is to increasetransfer rates and success forunderserved community collegepopulations through the peermentor process.

Although they help students beprepared for all four-yearuniversities, they work closely withcommunity college administrators;

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Rather than host another Hal-loween Club Scene, the Inter ClubCouncil hosted its first Boo Bash,last Thursday, Oct. 30.

Just in time for Halloween,nearly 30 of Rio Hondo’s clubs par-ticipated through this large-scaleevent either with Pumpkin carvings,booth decorations, or fundraisers.

During the Boo Bash, Senatorof Sustainability, Georgina Bernal,

hosted her own competition to seewhich club would gather the mostrecyclables.

Senator Bernal’s event was pri-marily about recycling and she hadthe San Gabriel Valley Conserva-tion Corps, (SGVCC) there to givemore information about the pro-gram.

Senator Bernal also gave backto students by equipping them withrecyclable notepads with pens.

Boo Bash was a successful

event many clubs and students par-ticipated.

Alpha Gamma Sigma partici-pated in all of the competitions andsold churros for $1.50 and gavemore information in regards to thehonor society.

The Peer Advisory Leaders(P.A.L.s) seemed to have the mostsuccessful fundraiser. They sold 90pupusas; each pupusa was sold for$2. P.A.L.s sold out twice within amatter of 20 minutes each time.

ICC advisor Jessica Perea hadseveral competitions planned outfor all of the students. Phi BetaLambda (PBL) our business societywon for the best booth.

The Green Tech and Sustain-ability club brought in the most re-cycled bottles and cans and alsowon the pumpkin-carving contest.

With Boo Bash being such asuccessful event for the ICC, stu-dents can’t wait for next spring’sClub Rush and RiOlympics.

Ruben Salazar High Schoolhosted its annual College and Ca-reer day, where 26 colleges attend-eded the event on Oct. 23.

Students attend these annualCollege and Career days to furthertheir education and get a taste ofwhat careers are out there.

For students like FernandoElizondo, a student from SalazarHigh School, there are many careerchoices available and one has tohave an idea of what they want.

Elizondo found himselfsearching for information on be-coming an automotive technicianand found Rio Hondo amongstother community colleges andtrade schools.

While looking for possible ca-reer choices he found another pos-sible career choice while talking toa representative from Rio Hondo.“I talked with someone from theRio Hondo Police Academy, It’sdefinitely another possibility forme”

While Elizondo and other stu-dents were impressed by the vari-ety of schools that were presentwith many career opportunitiesavailable, Stacey Holiday and Jo-celyn Berru were among those stu-dents interested in what Rio had tooffer.

According to Berru, “I’ve al-ways wanted to go to college, and

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Gabriel Preciado / El PaisanoVarious treats displayed by clubs during Inter Club Council’s “Boo Bash” held last week.

‘Boo Bash’ hosted by Inter Club Council

Leslie Gutierrez / El PaisanoGuadalupe Pasilla

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Student Success Fair helps students

A Rio Hondo student, left, reads literature thatAlpha Gamma Sigma provides during the StudentSuccess Fair.

On Tuesday, Oct. 28, theAssociated Students ofRio Hondo College

(ASRHC) hosted their first everStudent Success Fair.

The purpose of the fair was toshowcase different resources thatstudents may or may not havebeen aware of. The fair cameright on time to bring awarenessof resources to help students pre-pare for their midterms and fi-nals.

Members of Alpha Gamma Sigma, left, participates dur-ing the Student Success Fair on Oct. 28.Below, students ask the members of Alpha Gamma Sigmaquestions regarding the benefits of student success.

Photos and essay by Leslie Gutierrez

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Student Success Fair held hereLeslie GutierrezStaff Writer

The Associated Students of RioHondo College (ASRHC) hostedtheir first ever Student Success Fairon Oct. 28.

The purpose of the fair was toshowcase different resources thatstudents may or may not have beenaware of. The fair came right ontime to bring awareness of resourcesto help students prepare for theirmidterms and finals.

Some of the resources thatwere available include MESA, theMath and Science Center, the Ca-reer Center, Pathway to Law Soci-ety, The Communication andLanguages Department, Library,Puente, and Foster Youth.

The ASRHC gave out ministudy kits free to all students.

The Peer Advisory Leaders(P.A.L.s), a peer-mentoring programrecruited new students.

They are comprised of student

leaders, many of whom are StudentAmbassadors, ASRHC members,Student Leadership Institute (SLI)graduates, and club members.

Their mission is to provide sup-port for all students, especially firstyear student s that may not be com-pletely situated with their transitionfrom high school to Rio.

The Hispanic Scholarship Fund(HSF) was there to inform studentsabout the numerous scholarship op-portunities and bring awareness tothe HSF scholarship that will openon New Year’s Day.

Our HSF Chapter was the firstHSF Chapter from a communitycollege.

They supported studentsthrough TAG Crunch, to bringawareness of the Transfer Admis-sion Guarantee (TAG) deadline, andthrough the Foundation ScholarshipWorkshops.

On Friday, Nov. 21, HSF willbe having a shadowing day withUSC, which also has a HSF Chap-

ter. Its President Bryan Benavidez,

is a RHC alumni, and was also onthe executive board for AlphaGamma Sigma.

For more information about theHSF at USC shadowing day, ask forJessica Perea in the Student Life&Leadership Department.

Alpha Gamma Sigma (AGS),RHC’s state recognized honor soci-ety also recruited new members.

AGS is a service group and tobe a member, students need to main-tain a minimum of a 3.0 and com-plete volunteer service hours.

However, after the completionof the program, these honors stu-dents are given a sash for gradua-tion, recognition on their transcripts,and its permanent members a sealon their diploma.

The Honors Program intro-duced their upcoming spring Hon-ors Transfer Society (HTS) club,and shared information in regards tothe upcoming Honors Transfer

Council of California (HTCC) Con-ference, where they have an oppor-tunity to be published.

Being a part of the Honors Pro-gram is a great asset, especially forstudents looking to transfer into amajor within the College of Lettersand Sciences at UCLA or UCI, be-cause they are able to be reviewedtwice for their main and alternatemajor.

All students that are a part ofthe Honors Program receive priorityregistration and are given a medalfor graduation.

The Learning Assistance Cen-ter (LAC) gave information of theirvarious resources.

They are the only labs open toall students that allow free printing,with a maximum of ten pages a day. Not only do they offer free printing,they offer tutoring for various sub-jects including, math, English,French, Spanish, etc.

The LAC is an open space toall students needing assistance with

nearly anything they have tutorsavailable to help revise personalstatements and there computers arefree access for an unlimited amountof time.

The First Year Success Centerwas there to inform students of themany resources that they have.

Located inside the studentlounge, this student friendly spaceis a one-stop area.

Students are able to receive as-sisting with filling out their FAFSA,registering for classes, and maymake an appointment to see a coun-selor to create an Ed plan.

The First Year Success Centeris filled with many resources andmany people are there to help them,including; counselors, staff, workstudy students, and P.A.L.s Men-tors.

RHC is filled with many re-sources and the Student SuccessFair showcase several to help stu-dents with their studies as they pre-pare for tests.

The story of a former teacherwho was arrested recently for notregistering as a sex offender that ap-peared in El Paisano Online was nota press release but was, in fact, writ-ten by Glendale College's El Va-quero Editor-in-Chief AgnessaKasumyan.

Ms. Kasumyan spent over 20hours investigating the story leading

up to the arrest of Edgard Aguilar, who taught at schools

in Southern California and workedfor publishing companies in thearea.

El Paisano regrets this error andwishes to extend an apology to Ag-nessa Kasumyan, the El Vaquerostaff and Adviser Michael Moreau.

Retraction: For the record

Rio bids farewell to student Dean

Dyrell Foster, Rio Hondo’s current Dean of Student Affairs.

Angela HernandezStaff Writer

Dyrell Foster, Rio Hondo’s cur-rent Dean of Student Affairs, ismoving on to bigger and betterthings and becoming Moreno ValleyCollege’s Vice-President.

As Dean of Student Affairs Mr.Foster worked as the voice for thestudents.

He admits to being proud ofhaving attained a mental healthgrant from the California MentalHealth Service Authority thathelped promote the seeking of men-tal help for any student who may bein need of it.

The grant funded programs tohelp students pursue mental healthwithout fear of becoming part of the

stigma and helped initiate the ActiveMinds student club.

It similarly provided assistanceto develop a Behavioral Interven-tion Team to help with students’ be-havior on campus.

When asked if there is any ad-vice he’d like to give the students ofRio Hondo he answered,” be honest(with yourself and others) in all thatyou do, make good decisions, sur-round yourself with positive people,set goals regularly and stay focusedon achieving, and look at any obsta-cles that come your way as oppor-tunities to learn, to grow, and tobecome stronger. Most importantly,have and maintain a positive mindset”.

Mr. Foster is an example ofhow far a positive attitude can take

anyone. He got news of his promo-tion from the Riverside CommunityCollege District Board of Trusteeson Oct. 14.

He also stated his reason for ac-cepting the position, “It provides anexciting and challenging opportu-nity to continue to serve a diversestudent body within the CaliforniaCommunity College system and toassist students in achieving their ed-ucational and career goals”.The staff here will be holding a cel-ebratory potluck for Mr. Foster onNov. 18 to wish him the best on hisnew journey.

After three years of wonderfulservice to the school Mr. Foster’slast day at Rio Hondo will be Nov.26 and will begin at Moreno ValleyCollege on Dec. 8.

Gabriel Preciado / El PaisanoA group shot of Rio Hondo’s current Dean of Student Affairs Dyrell Foster, with staff members.

“be honest (with yourself and others) in all that you do, make good decisions, surroundyourself with positive people, set goals regularly and stay focused on achieving, and lookat any obstacles that come your way as opportunities to learn, to grow, and to become

stronger. Most importantly, have and maintain a positive mind set”.Gabriel Preciado / El Paisano

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CTE students visitCal-State Los Angeles

Alex CadenaStaff Writer

Rio Hondo’s Career and Tech-nical Education Division sent 21students to Cal-State University ofLos Angeles Industrial TechnologyProgram on Friday, Oct. 17, from 9a.m. to 1 p.m.

The four-hour visit helped RioHondo students experience how thetechnical program operates at theuniversity level.

There they met with studentsand teachers in the Industrial Tech-

nology Program at CSULA. Dr. Mauricio Castillo, Faculty

Advisor at CSULA’s IndustrialTechnology program, had lunchwith the group.

The meeting provided atchance to ask Cal-State LA’s stu-dents and staff about their programand how to transfer there.

Previous Rio Hondo Alumnithat transferred to Cal-State LA hada chance to talk with Rio Hondo stu-dents.

Claudia Romo, Career andTechnical Education Transitions

Counselor, attended the visit withRio Hondo. “These visits are great,”said Romo, “They show Career andTechnical Students there is more tobe offered at a University level.”Cal-State Los Angeles meets withRio Hondo CTE students twice ayear.

In the fall, Rio Hondo visitsCSULA’s campus to see hands onhow their program works. Then inthe spring, CSULA will bring stu-dents and staff here to speak abouttheir program.

Courtesy of Career and Technical Education Division21 students visit CSULA’s Industrial Technology Program on Friday, Oct. 17.

Speech and Debate Team win medalsAlex CadenaStaff Writer

Rio Hondo’s Speech and De-bate Team returned from thePasadena City College Watson-Lancer Invitational with a bronzemedal in open division of parlia-mentary debate on Oct. 25-26.

A total of 26 Colleges came toparticipate in this two day competi-tion, some schools traveled as far asPhoenix, AZ.

Rio Hondo’s sent a total of 19students to compete. After all thepreliminary rounds were over,Daniel Ybarra and Samantha Reci-nos, broke into the eliminationrounds of parliamentary debate witha record of 4-2.

Ybarra and Recinos are opendivision debaters, a level that is re-quired to compete at the Phi Rho PiNational Tournament.

They gave the eliminationround their all, and with a vote of 1-2 in favor of their opponents, theylost the round.

However, their performancedid not go unnoticed. Daniel Ybarrawas award a 10th place speaker

award out of 62 students in OpenParliamentary debate for his speecheloquence. The Rio Hondo Debateteam was encouraged to see Ybarraand Recinos fight in an award-win-ning round.

Rio Hondo’s forensics team hasbeen practicing hard for this season.This year’s team has 24 competi-tors, the biggest Rio Hondo has seenyet.

Rio Hondo started off the sea-son on Sept. 26 in the Warm UpsTournament at El Camino College.This tournament gave the team aface of the competition for the restof the year and a reminder of thededication it will take to beat them.

The second tournament was theAztec Tournament at San DiegoState University, on Oct. 4 -5. RioHondo sent four advance teams tocompete.

The competition here was filledwith four-year universities. Mostcommunity colleges do not have theopportunity to compete at this level. Rio Hondo had two teams win threeout of the six rounds, falling oneshort of advancing into medalrounds.

This tournament was huge forthe team. All the advanced teamsbrought back valuable experience toshare with the rest of the team.

The team brought back twobronze medals at the Irvine ValleyCollege annual Free for Me NPDADebate Tournament on Oct. 10.

Rio Hondo faced off against 12other colleges at this tournament. Atotal of 66 teams went to compete;eight of them came from RioHondo. Rio Hondo sent six noviceteams and two advanced teams.

After the preliminary rounds,two novice teams consisting ofStephanie Couch with ChrisVoivedich and Damian Barcenaswith Melissa De Leon broke into themedal rounds.

In order to advance in theserounds, teams must win at leastthree of the four preliminary rounds.Both teams were stopped in the firstelimination round, earning thebronze medal.

The remaining teams from RioHondo still did well. All of theteams won at least two rounds, com-ing close to advancing to advancingto the elimination rounds.Staff File Photo

Members of Speech and Debate team celebrate.

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Dreyfuss meeting for partnership ideasMark MancillaStaff Writer

President /SuperintendantTheresa Dreyfuss chaired a secondmeeting with members of the PicoRivera community On Friday, Oct.17, to continue a discussion of newpartnership ideas and clarify pend-ing questions from the first meetingin September.

Attendees at this second meet-ing included El Rancho UnifiedSchool District Superintendent Mar-tin Galindo, Co-President of thePico Rivera Chamber of CommerceCharlene Dimas-Peinado, and Co-President of the Pico Rivera Cham-ber of Commerce Maria Segovia.

Accompanying Dreyfuss wereBoard President Vicky Santana,Vice President of Academic AffairsDr. Kenn Pierson, Vice President ofStudent Services Henry Gee and Di-rector of Government and Commu-

nity Relations Russell Castaneda-Calleros.

The 1st and 2nd meetings cametogether to discuss the developing asort of “business academy,” thatwould interested high school andcollege students of the local area ingetting involved in the businessworld, gaining experience so thatthey too may be contributors to ex-isting local businesses one day oreven their own as entrepreneurs.

This would be done primarilythrough internships with PicoRivera City Hall and Pico RiverChamber of Commerce.

This academy would also lendhelp to local business owners buyholding public workshops, teachingthem how to better develop market-ing ideas, business plans, pricingtechniques, and others aspects ofrunning a successful business.

Each participant will continue

to work on “homework items” re-lated to the Chamber, the SchoolDistrict, and the College to exploreor advance some of the ideas fromboth the first and second meetings.It was decided that SuperintendentGalindo would contact Tri CitiesROP to see if a representative fromTri Cities could attend the nextmeeting.

The next meeting has beenscheduled for Friday, Nov. 14. Afterthat meeting, Dreyfuss said it wouldbe “ideal to identify where and howthe meeting participants can accesslabor market data that will helpidentify the fastest-growing indus-tries and sub-industries in the PicoRivera community.”

She says by accomplishing thisby the 3rd meeting, it would suit theacademy and students better to pre-pare them for the future businessand job market that is to come.

President/Superintendant Teresa Dreyfuss

‘Just us girls’ brings out emotion, spiritDr. Denna Sanchez and her for-

mer co-worker, Dr. Monica Rosas-Baines from Cal State DominguezHills, presented the ‘Just Us Girls’event on Friday, Oct. 17, from 9a.m. to 3 p.m., in the Learning Re-source Center Room 128

The special workshop was de-signed to promote friendships andconnections between Rio HondoCollege students, faculty and staff.

The event was sponsored byRio Hondo’s Student Health Centerand the California Mental HealthServices Authority.

During the event, guests weregiven the opportunity to share expe-riences and advice for one anotherwhen dealing with struggles thatoccur at any spectrum in life.

Special thanks to the Facultymembers that attended the event;

they participated as facilitators forthe small break out activities.

Students were divided intosmall groups and facilitators person-ally led the activities sharing theirown personal experiences.

Some of the activities includedsharing about ones self, sharing whotheir woman hero or she-ro is andthe qualities she possess.

Each participant was given aset of several stickers with positivewords that were later used in an ac-tivity to describe the other partici-pants.

All women were then asked tojoin together in the center of theroom, Dr. Sanchez and Dr. Rosas-Baines both stood at opposite sidesof the room, one holding a sign thatstates “agree” and the other “dis-agree.”

For the silent activity, each reada statement and participants werethen asked to walk to the side of theroom that applies to them. Some ofthe questions participants were

asked to agree or disagree onwere…

Are you the first family mem-ber to attend college?

How many of us have someoneto talk to?

How many of us feel that ourfamily members don’t understandthe demands of going to college?

How many of us were not bornin the United States?

How many of us have ques-tioned their sexual identity?

Although this was intended tobe a silent activity, students, faculty,and staff were all stunned by thecommonality between all partici-pants.

In the small activities, facultymembers and staff were able to givetheir insight on experiences but insome instances, students were ableto help aid in advice.

Guests enjoyed food catered bySodexo and students won prizes thatwere donated by several depart-ments and staff from Rio Hondo

College. During lunch, guest moved to

the Rio Café and enjoyed musicplayed by three of our very own RioHondo College students.

Special guest, Reina Grande,author of Across 100 Mountains, of-fered advice to the women in atten-dance, advice that can be useduniversally to each faculty, staff andstudent.

A wise advice from Grande,was to build a network, or rather asupport system while attending atRio Hondo College.

Grande also encouragedwomen to ask for help when it is re-ally needed. She stated, “You cannever grow as a person unless youchallenge yourself to grow.”

She also explained to attendeesthe importance of mentoring theirsiblings and the younger genera-tions once they reach their own suc-cess.

“Don’t close the door behindyou” as Reina Grande would say.

After lunch participants gathered fora final activity, each group made alife size she-ro out white butcherpaper and had magazines and craftsto decorate it.

The event concluded with allparticipants sitting in a large circleand completing the rest of the sen-tence, “One thing I learned today…” many participants stated theylearned that most women gothrough the same struggles in differ-ent stages in life and although someof us may walk with a smile, we allhurt the same way.

Caroline CarrollStaff WriterDr. Sanchez intentionsfor the event were to create con-nections and friendships betweenfaculty, staff and students and withall the tears, hugs and exchanges inphone numbers, the intended out-come has been accomplished.

The women’s retreat was a freeevent filled with friendships, food,

Courtesy of Rio HondoA group shot of Just Us Girls event between Rio Hondo College students, faculty and staff on on Friday, Oct. 17,from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the Learning Resource Center Room 128

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The Foreign Language Film Festival will be held on Thursday, Nov. 6, in the Wray Theatre, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Andrea LugoStaff Writer

The Communications and Lan-guages Division will be hosting aForeign Language Film Festival onThursday, Nov. 6, that will takeplace in the Wray Theatre, from 9a.m. to 9 p.m. Admission is free toall.

There will be a total of fivefilms shown starting with a MexicanAmerican film, “Sin Nombre” di-rected by Cary Fukunaga, whichtranslates to “Nameless” from 9 –

10:40 a.m. “Sin Nombre” followsthe struggle of young migrant work-ers from Central America and Mex-ico trying to go to the United Statesall the while encountering some un-fortunate events.

Followed by an Argentineanfilm directed by Juan José Cam-panella, “El Secreto de Sus Ojos”which translates to “The Secret inTheir Eyes” from 11:15 – 1:20 p.m.

The film follows an author whois attempting to write a novel on a25-year-old unsolved murder/rape

case by teaming up with a judge andformer employee who worked onthe case before.

Followed by a French film,“Les Choristes” directed byChristophe Barratier, which trans-lates to “The Chorus” from 2:30 –4:10 pm. “Les Chorises” tells thestory of a new music teacher at aschool for troubled boys. He findshimself unprepared for what hesigned up for. The student’s come tolike his teaching methods and be-come keen to him.

Followed by an American film,“Wrestling with Angels” directed byAcademy Award winning film-maker Freida Lee Mock from 4:30– 6:30 p.m. “Wrestling with An-gels” is a documentary film aboutPulitzer Prize winning playwrightTony Kushner. The film followsKushner’s life from 2001-2004.

The festival will come to anend with a Chinese film directed byAng Lee, “Eat, Drink, ManWoman” from 7 – 9 p.m. In the filma widowed chef finds himself cook-

ing dinners every Sunday for histhree adult daughters. The daughtersfind this tradition too outdated andthe daughters all have some not sotraditional news to bring to thetable.

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CAREER: Rio aidsin special dayI was able to find what I need to doto help me achieve my goal.” Berru,who is indecisive about a careerchoice, took advantage of the op-portunity to ask questions and getinvolved. “The career day reallygives you a chance to look intomore things.”

Holiday, who was interested inbecoming in a police dispatcher, hadalso looked into the cosmetologyfield. She says, “I make up myfriends for special occasions, sothere’s already an interest”

School officials are proud tothe diverse representatives, Princi-pal Reynaldo Reyes says “We usedto attract two or three colleges, nowwe’re up to twenty-six”. Reyes

adds, “It’s our job to provide ourstudents a variety of options fortheir futures, whether they are goingto continue their education or gostraight into the workforce”.

Erin Lopez Cadena, theschool’s college and career coordi-nator, sees that many of the repre-sentatives express gratitude forbeing invited to the event and says“Most of our kids think that attend-ing a continuation school closes thedoor on going to college but Collegeand Career Day open their eyes toall the possibilities out there forthem, especially college.”

College Career Day is some-thing that has become popular withstudents, colleges, trade schools,and businesses.

Wray Theater will host Film FestivalGabriel Preciado / El Paisano

continued from page one

While Elizondo and other students wereimpressed by the variety of schools thatwere present with many career opportu-nities available, Stacey Holiday and Jo-celyn Berru were among those studentsinterested in what Rio had to offer.


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Journalism students receive scholarshipsDavid M. LozaCo-Editor-in-Chief/News Editor

The Los Angeles Press Clubawarded scholarships to four RioHondo students for their continuousefforts and dedication in journalismon Oct. 27.

David Loza and Lalig Tarbin-ian, co-editors-in-chief of ElPaisano newspaper, along with IvanGarcia, sports editor, and RyanGuerrero, arts and entrainment edi-

tor, were awarded a total of $1,000. The Los Angles Press Club, an

organization that supports and pro-motes journalism in Southern Cali-fornia, honors journalism studentsby supporting their journalisticdreams.

The scholarships were given tothese students for their hard workand effort in their scholasticachievements.

Each week, these studentsspend an average of 30 hours in the

newsroom, producing El Paisanoand El Paisano online.

Loza and Tarbinian were eachpresented with $300. Garcia andGuerrero received $200.

“It’s a fantastic opportunity tohelp me pay for school. FinancialAid cut off my funds, but with thishelp, I can continue paying for myeducation,” Loza said.

Fernando Del Rio, a represen-tative from The Los Angeles PressClub and former Kcal 9 anchor, ar-

rived to personally award the stu-dents. Del Rio spoke to the studentsand congratulated them on theircontinued growth.

“The journalistic field is a veryrewarding but challenging field toget into, Loza said, Journalist under-stand the struggles and know thatwhen receiving an education, stu-dents need as much as they can get.I feel very privileged to receive thisscholarship.”

The Los Angeles Press Club,

which was established in the 1900’s,has not only helped journalist stu-dents; it also helps former journalistin need of funds.

Advisor and Journalist Profes-sor John Francis said, “I am veryproud of the students honored by thePress Club of Los Angles.

It is one of the premier journal-ism organizations in the state. Thisis the third straight year we havehad students win the scholarships.”

El Paisano students with Fernando Del Rio of the L.A. Press Club, far left, and Dean of Communications/Language Division Robert Holcomb.

WE START AS STUDENTS

WE LEARN BEYOND THE CLASSROOM

WE TRAIN IN OUR COMMUNITY

& THEN WE TAKE ON THE WORLD

At CSU Channel Islands

working side-by-side with

professors, industry experts and professionals

is an opportunity for every student. They bring

theory into practice. They learn how problems

or internships to put on resumes. These are the

lessons on which to build careers.

RESEARCH: An environmental studies class stops to discuss island environment as part of the California State UniversityChannel Islands (CI) Santa Rosa Island Research Station (SRIRS).

LEARNING THROUGH EXPERIENCELearn more at go.csuci.edu/rhc

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Students and faculty participate in Safe ZonLeslie GutierrezStaff Writer

In celebration of the LGBTQcommunity, the Student Life andLeadership Department (SL&L)wanted to give students and facultythe opportunity to participate inSafe Zone Training.

The Safe Zone Training is asensitivity training that informs peo-ple how to address issues or helpothers within the LGBTQ commu-nity.

Jasmine Lopez had AbrahanMonzon from California State Uni-versity, Fullerton (CSUF) to givethe Safe Zone Training.

He is a facilitator from the Stu-dent Leadership Institute at CSUF,which Rio Hondo also participatesin.

The Safe Zone Training is sim-ply a 2 hour training that goes overconcepts related to the LGBTQcommunity.

Abrahan Monzon states, “Akey part of being an ally is havingaccurate knowledge about theLGBTQ community.” It was great

that the SL &L Department did havethis training however, it isn’t some-thing that other students or facultyisn’t able to pursue on their own.

It is important for all studentsand faculty to be Safe Zone trainedand certified because many of theprinciples taught within this trainingcan be applied to everyone, not justthe LGBTQ community.

When asked on the importanceof Safe Zone training, Monzon ex-pressed, “It goes back to humanity– if we are not informed about whatit means to be LGBTQ, and then wemight be offending someone sittingnext to us with a joke or an innocentcomment.”

Celebrating diversity is a greatasset that Rio Hondo has. Unlikemost high schools, RHC does itsbest to create a positive and wel-coming community.

To Monzon, “Celebrating di-versity means that we are embracingdifferent ways of thinking, living,and being.

We live in a time and placewhere diversity looks like it hasnever looked before.

If everyone started to think,live, and be the same we would beliving in a boring society! Celebrat-ing diversity is about embracingwhere we are different in order to bea better society.

The Safe Zone Training is asensitivity training that allows stu-dents and faculty the opportunity tobe formerly trained in tolerance. Inthe end, the training really helps theRHC community to become bettercitizens. “Being a great ally is along process. It means that you aregoing to mess up, and that’s okay.You apologize and do your best tonot mess up again. And when youdo, repeat. Ask helpful questions,challenge your assumptions, andembrace one another. Love peoplebecause of the things that you havein common, and because you dis-agree”.

The following faculty membersparticipated in the Safe Zone Train-ing:• Jodi Chapel• Viviana Villanueva • Sandra Salcedo• Brian Westeleyn

• Henry Gee• Heba Griffiths• Deborah V. Lopez• Brian Adams• Jose Arroyo• Jasmine Lopez• Cynthia Morales• Ruthie RetanaThe following students participatedin the Safe Zone Training:• Janira Colmenares• William Ashby• Albert Lopez• Jessca Xie• Jack Valenzuela• Mary Cuevas• Dahlia Lechon • Javier Cano

Diversity is something thatRHC does its best to celebrate. Inregards to the LGBTQ communitythere is an active club formerlyknown as Spectrum (Gay StraightAlliance) that works collectively tobring awareness and tolerance to theRHC campus.

Spectrum meets on Tuesdays at1 p.m. The President is Dahlia Le-chon and can be contacted at [email protected] President

Lechon states, “In the past, we havediscussed topics about gender iden-tities and sexual identities openlyand learned about sexual healthfrom qualified professionals.”

Some of the things that theyplan to do include expanding theknowledge and awareness of topicspertaining to gender, gender, sexualidentity and sexual health, e.g., safesex practices.

Having Spectrum at RHC is ex-tremely important because it con-sists of a safe network of studentswilling and able to help others.President Lechon emphasizes that,“Everyone is invited to join becausewe discuss topics that affect every-one in the human spectrum in oursociety”.

President Lechon is a studentleader that had participated in theSafe Zone Training.

She felt that the importance forthe Safe Zone Training is solidifiedin the belief that, “it really lets stu-dents who may not feel comfortableand safe with their identities to feelthat sense of safety and commu-nity.”

TRANSFER: UCLA has many opportunities to offerfaculty and staff to increase thediversity of UCLA’s transfer admitpool.

This center works closely withthe office of UndergraduateAdmissions.

Lupe represents CCCPScholars Program, which is avariation of summer and yearlong

academic preparatory transferprogram.

This program uses CriticalRace Theory as a framework toaddress issues from a social justiceand educational equity perspective.

Summer Intensive TransferExperience Plus (SITE +) is a 6-week commuter program thatallows students to take a course at

UCLA. Summer Intensive Transfer

Experience Lite (SITE LITE) is adaylong program at UCLA, whichfocuses on transfer requirements,career and graduate schoolinformation and the educationalpipeline and social justice.

After being a part of one of the11 programs students are given a

UCLA Mentor, and are required tosee them at a minimum of eighttimes a semester, and all CCCPstudents need to attend threeSaturday Academy’s hosted byCCCP.

CCCP is a great program to beinvolved in. All CCCP students areserious about their education andabout transferring to a four-year

university. CCCP also serves as a great

asset because students are able tocheck off on their UC application,whether or not they are part ofCCCP.

Lupe Pasillas is RHC’s CCCPMentor and will be in the TransferCenter on Thursday’s from 9-3 p.m.

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FeaturesEl Paisano

Teacher Feature: Dr. Vernon Padgett

Ph.D.” So after seven to eight years

Padgett finally finished his educa-tion, receiving a Ph.D in Psychol-ogy.

In 1989 Padgett finally joinedRio Hondo, after resigning to his for-mer job at Marshall University inWest Virginia.

Padgett moved back to Califor-nia after his divorce with his firstwife seeking to fight for joint cus-tody of their young daughter.

For almost 25 years now Rio hasbeen fortunate enough to have theincredibly knowledgeable Dr. Ver-non Padgett.

Padgett's teaching style is likesomething from the movies. Stu-dents often see those professors thatimpact students’ lives even aftergraduation and Padgett fills the cri-teria perfectly.

He is 100% open to discussionsand arguments. He is one of the few

professors who can make studentsfeel important and give them an ac-tual voice.

Plus best of all, unlike most pro-fessors, Padgett cares (or at leastmakes his students feel that way.)

He does not mind taking timeout of his day to help students withany problems that may arise.

Padgett is undoubtedly one ofRio's most precious jewels.

For those students planning ontaking a Psychology course, it is ad-vised to take Padgett's course. Thepraise is well deserved.

So light after light in the L buld-ing, Padgett's eccentric personalitycaptivates the minds of colleagues,students and his new wife (marriedthis past weekend, a huge congratu-lations to them.)

Dr. Vernon Padgett discussing one of his lessons on psychology with a student.Gustavo Ortega / El Paisano

Dr. Vernon PadgettGustavo Ortega / El Paisano

Isis CortesStaff Writer

Every Tuesday and Thursday,roaming the halls of the L building,Dr. Vernon Padgett can be spottedturning off lights. One light after an-other Padgett has made it a habit ofhis to turn off all lights that are notbeing used.

For those who have not had thepleasure to work with Padgett, hisbehavior might seem bizarre, how-ever, in reality he is a genius profes-sor with knowledge, stories about hisex wife and his life experiences.

Padgett grew up in SanBernandino, Calif. He continued hiseducation at California State Collegeof San Bernandino where he spentabout four years.

Padgett was indecisive aboutwhat it was he wanted to pursue,changing his major several times andfinally deciding on business.

It was Padgett's sixth businessclass in which he had his realizationthat would shape his entire future.

“I was sitting in this classroomin the back, wearing my Levis andmy sandals and my five dollar Sal-vation Army briefcase and I lookedaround me and everyone else, male,female and the professor, were wear-ing blue business suits. They werecarrying, what was called at thetime, an attache briefcase. It was astupid looking thing, made out ofblack plastic and chrome and everysingle person had their black brief-

case and their blue suits. And I'm sit-ting there in my sandals and Levisand my used Salvation Army case,and I remember saying to myself,these are not my people and the nextday I did something I've never donein school before. I took all the booksfrom my six business courses andsold them back to the bookstore andswitched to psychology,” said Pad-gett regarding his transition frombusiness to psychology.

Padgett lost no time and contin-ued his education majoring in Psy-chology with a minor in business,graduating at the ripe age of 21.

Padgett believed he would get ajob as an officer in the military. Theoffer was guaranteed as long as hemaintained a C average in all thecourses he would take.

Padgett took the challenge androse to the occasion. So he wentback to school, Mira Costa Commu-nity College, and did exceptionallywell.

“I wasn't a good student, I hadno reason to be. I had no history ofbeing a good student. When I got outof the Marines after three years I hadno job. The other guys that got out[they] went to work for their familiesor for other things they had. I hadnothing so I just decided to go backto school and for the first time in mylife I really put my heart and mymind into it. Straight A's, honor roll,it was the first time that I ever reallyworked at being a good student. Itwas then that I realized I could get a

“I remember saying to myself, these arenot my people and the next day I did

something I've never done in school be-fore. I took all the books from my sixbusiness courses and sold them back to

the bookstore and switched to psychology”

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Student Spotlight: Marianne MunozMichelle GranadoEl Paisano

Marianne Muñoz graduatedfrom South El Monte High Schoolin 2013 and attended Rio HondoCollege her senior year as a dualenrollment student. Soon aftergraduating high school, she en-rolled as a full-time student at RioHondo while continued being aDaisy Girl Scout Leader and in-volved in extra-curricular activi-ties.

She is taking her general edu-cation classes and is planning ontaking nursing classes at RioHondo College in the next aca-demic year. With the right re-sources Muñoz plans on joiningsome clubs here on campus.

She joined volleyball and bas-ketball in her early high schoolyears to get herself involved andthen joined Girl Scouts and afterschool CNA (certified nursing as-sistant) programs which means herjunior and senior year.

Some of her Girl Scouts dutieswere to talk to five- and six-year-olds and inspire them to becomegreat people in the future and buildcourage and character.

The children get to learn aboutrespect and being responsible, andthen Muñoz presents them with anhonorary Girls Scouts patch fortheir achievements.

Muñoz was inspired to pursue

nursing as a career choice fromwomen in her family.

Her mother used to bring heralong to her workplace where shewas in a medical office and had theopportunity to help out.

Muñoz then started takingCNA classes after high schooleveryday and then soon after gother Medical assistant certificatewhere she followed up with moreCNA classes in the summer and gother Nursing assistant certificate.

"I want to help people. I likebeing around people and helpingthem and making a difference,”said Muñoz when asked about herprofessional goal.

Soon after Muñoz took actionand landed an internship at theGreater El Monte Hospital.

There she did a lot of volunteerwork for a year and a half. She alsohelped out at the El Monte MedicalCenter as a Pediatric and OBGYNfor eight months.

Muñoz feels very stronglyabout the fact that she is able tomake a difference.

“I like seeing other peoplehappy and knowing that one of thereasons they are happy is becauseof my help.”

She also participated in theAmerican Lung Association whichtakes part in the S.T.A.K.E. (StopTobacco Access to Kids Enforce-ment) Act, a Program of the Foodand Drug Branch.

There was an event where Muñoz gotpicked up by an officer from her high schooland he took her to a liquor store in the City ofArcadia where he had her purchase cigaretteswithout an I.D.

The officer then fined all the workers whosold cigarettes to Muñoz, who was working un-dercover.

Muñoz was approached by her Girl Scoutleader, Verna, who informed her about a greatopportunity to get more involved and a chanceto win a scholarship for college.

Verna told Muñoz about the Miss FriendlyEl Monte/ South El Monte Pageant, a great op-portunity for Muñoz to do what she does bestget involved in the community.

The time commitment for the pageant isthat she practices her catwalk and her posingevery Monday, and throughout the week she at-

tends city events and introduces herself to peo-ple in her community to sell tickets to her spon-sors for her scholarship.

Her talent for the pageant is face paintingwhich she learned from her Girl Scout experi-ence and also from practicing on her 10-year-old sister Alyssa.

She recently attended a dinner with all herpageant participants, sponsors and people fromthe community.

She got to thank everyone for being therefor her and for the support in sponsoringher.

Muñoz looks forward to future pageantsthat she might be able to participate in as wellas ways that she can get involved here at RioHondo.

Nikki Nadvornick / El PaisanoMarianne Munoz posing for the camera at Rio Hondo College on a warm, sunny afternoon.

Courtesy of Marianne MunozMunoz posing after one of her many pageants.

"I wanna help people. I like being around people and helpingthem and making a difference”

Summer days are long gone.Rio Hondo students are now ap-proaching midterms and finishingup major assignments for theircourses.

Although this time of theschool year can be extremelystressful it is important that stu-dents have time to unwind andrelax.

Everyone deserves days to justlay in bed, watch some shows onNetflix, and have some tasty treats.

Many students at RHC con-sider coffee to be a part of theirdaily routines. It can be stoppingfor a cup at the Starbucks locatedinside of the Rio Café or making

coffee at home and using a flavoredcreamer. During fall and winterseasonal coffee creamers come out.

From Pumpkin Spice, Pepper-mint Mocha and GingerbreadCookie. There is a flavor for every-one that will make coffee a little bitsweeter.

It has hints of spice that comefrom cinnamon and just the rightamount of pumpkin flavoring. Anylocal Starbucks carries this drinkfor only a few dollars.

Fall time trail mix is supereasy to make and doesn’t require alot of prep time. By using minipretzels, M&M’s, almonds, gingerbread cookies, candy corn andChex Mix it is easy to make.

Using those simple ingredientsand mixing them together is easy,

and perfect for a person lounging athome or a student attendingclasses.

Baked apple treats are greatwarm snacks. They can be bakedwith cinnamon and cooked reallyfast.

The website Buzzfeed givesover twenty different recipes forapple snacks. The Rio Hondobookstore sells sweet snacks thatare also really great for a student onthe go.

Candy Apples are a perfecttreat for this holiday season.Granny Smith apples always tastewonderful with some caramel andnut toppings. They are easy to findat most stores like Target and Wal-mart.

Megan is out so I’ve temporarily taken her place as The BeerFairy!

For being a limited release beer, Leinenkugel Summer Shandymight be a beer you would like to stick around for all seasons. Usu-ally only found in the summer time, there were luckily some left onthe shelf.

As soon as the bottle was opened a mild aroma of lemon touchedthe tip of my nose, the taste is not as fruity as people might expectit to be, but it does not disappoint.

A unique flavor compared to mainstream beers, a very tolerable anddelightful taste. There is that taste of lemon that you are able to tasteat the end of a sip, which is something some people might find tobe very pleasing.

Due to it’s delightful taste, you might find yourself finishing a bottlevery quickly and might leave you wanting more! It’s very easy tomiss this beer when looking for something new to drink.

There are no immediate signs of being under the influence of alco-hol after the first bottle, it’s something that goes down well andcauses a feeling of relaxation— a chill vibe.

The definition of Shandy is basically beer mixed with a nonalco-holic drink, which is usually lemonade; as for the wordLeinenkugel, this is the last name of the founder, Jacob Leinenkugelwho established his own brewing company in 1867.

This particular mix of lemonade and beer was made in 1922 whenFranz Xaver Kugler was afraid of running low on beer due to thou-sands of cyclists who would stop by his tavern.

He decided to mix the last of his beer with lemonade, which wasthe only drink he had on hand and it had worked well with the cy-clists. The story then inspired the company to make this intriguingbeer.

This beer might not appeal to all audiences since it’s a lighter beerwith a 4.2 alcohol content, but bears a taste that will have you want-ing more.

The appearance of the bottle looks like that of a Corona with themostly yellow label along with a distinct Indian head.

The beer comes from Wisconsin, specifically the North woods ofWisconsin, which has been known as “Indian Head Country” whichis why this company has adopted the profile of the Indian Woman’s

Head.

The malts are of pale and wheatwith the addition of its naturallemon flavor.

The beer can also be found onboth tap and can—unfortunatelyonly the bottled version was anoption since it’s no longer sum-mer.

Bringing in the season...with cozy fall treats

LeinenkugelSummerShandy

Rating: 4/5

The Beer Bro

Abree DominguezStaff Writer

Alex Simental

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Gabriel Preciado / El PaisanoCandied Apples freshly prepared and glazed at a local bakery.

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‘The Evil Within’ knows no boundaries Ivan CastroStaff Writer

Motorcycle of the Issue: Late 1970s Kawasaki KZ650 Café RacerBy David Loza

Editor-In-Chief/News Editor

Drivers grab those motorcy-cle jackets, assume the po-sition...set decibel level to

mechanical roar and thrust yourselfinto gear like a hungry lion on thehunt for prey because El Paisano isback with another feature ofCar/Motorcycle of the issue.

This time Victor Abarca’s late1970s Kawasaki KZ650 is put onthe limelight. This vintage motor-cycle is not the average KZ650, it’sbeen modified to be a Café Racer.

The Café Racer generation wasfirst introduced in the 1950s in Lon-don, England. Besides the new loudmusic teenagers were listening tocalled Rock and Roll, youngstersbought motorcycles, stripped theparts not needed, use low narrowhandle bars for better resistance andwind control and modified them forspeed rather than comfort.

These new rebels would hangout at local cafés and wait for op-ponents to compete with.

Their goal was to break “theton,” meaning hit 100 mph and raceto another café to find their next

victim. Besides these rebels, truckers

were known to hang out at thesecafes and would often make fun ofthese racers saying jokes like, “Hey,you’re not a professional. You’rejust a café racer!” That’s how thename stuck around.

As time passed on motorcycleslike Triumph, Honda, Kawasakiand Moto Guzzis were modifiedand made distinctive to become themost revered motorcycles in theworld.

For students like VictorAbarca, a molecular biology majorin hopes to research life on a mo-lecular level, his Kawasaki is notjust a motorcycle; it has become ahuge part of his life.

This vintage beauty with a 4-mikuni carbs, 650 cc engine and a5-speed transmission was first pur-chased for $1,000 in a non-runningcondition and not in the state it’sin.

Abarca made it a project byputting pod filters and removing theair box, 4-in-1 exhausts as well as

the baffle and cherry bomb tip. Healso customized the wiring har-ness.

When asked what he recom-mends for safety he states, “I rec-ommend a good helmet with goodperipheral. Though it takes awayfrom the feeling, it is essential forsafety.”

Even though he has only had itfor one year and this is his first mo-torcycle, he plans on riding her allthe way to his masters.

He admits that although hisbike may be stubborn at times, hemade a promise to put a new frontend if it gets him there.

When asked if he had any fondmemories of his bike he explained,“Once she left me on the side of thefreeway out of jealousy; just be-cause I was checking out anotherbike. Can you believe that?”

With its unique look, style andspeed, the Café Racers continue tocruise the streets they proudly ownand influence new generations thathave made a promise to keep thestyle of the 1950s alive and well.

Nikki Nadvornick / El Paisano

Nikki Nadvornick / El Paisano

A view of the Café Racer from a ground perspective.

The left side of the motorcycle while parked atRHC.

Horror video games no longerposses the ability to frighten play-ers. At least high profile gameshave not done so for quite sometime, leaving the scares to indiegames.

The Evil Within seeks tochange that. Luckily for horrorgame fans, the game does achievethat goal.

The atmosphere of the game ishard to lock down. For the mostpart, due to the way the story playsout, the player’s environments andplaces the player visits are con-stantly changing.

At one point the player beginsto explore an abandoned villageand in an instant the player is creep-ing around a decrepit hospital over-run by ghoul like zombies.

Thanks to this, environmentsnever get old and conditions play-ers to never get used to one place.

On the other hand, standard en-

emies the player faces are not sovaried. They range from zombies tofat zombies to zombies wieldingdynamites and so on.

Although not varied, they dopose a challenge. Most of the timeplayers are encouraged to takedown these enemies stealthily toavoid alerting surrounding ene-mies.

The player’s arsenal consists ofthe usual gunfire such as a handgunand sniper rifle.

However, the scarcity of ammolimits the player from enteringareas ready to shoot.

Each gun also has the right re-coil and force to make each shotfeel powerful and no bullet be-comes well wasted.

One weapon that stands out isthe bowgun. The bowgun can usemultiple type of bolts that canfreeze zombies, shock them or ex-plode them.

Players can also make thesebolts from materials found disarm-ing traps or by scavenging.

Crafting bolts are especiallyuseful against boss fights.

The boss fights themselves areon a whole other level of terror inThe Evil Within.

Each boss feels unique andeach boss will remain ingrainedinto the minds of players as they arejust as difficult as they are terrify-ing.

Players saving grace fromthese horrific foes are the ways theycan upgrade the character.

Using a type of gel, players canmake their character sprint longer,hold more ammo, have more healthpoints and a multitude of othercharacteristics.

Ultimately, The Evil Withinreaches a good balance of horrornot seen in video games for a while.

Whether it is done by creepyenvironment design or tension-filled enemy encounters, playerscan count on this game to scarethem all through October.

Courtesy of neogaf.com

Courtesy of moviepilot.com

(Left) Linda, a creature with Japanese horror elements.

What hides under the safe of this enemy is truly a grotesque sight.

Rating: 4/5

Got a need for speed?

“I recommend a good helmet with good peripheral.Though it takes away from the feeling, it is essential

for safety.”

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Dear Annie, I want to work, but I don’t want that to affect myschooling, what should I do?

It’s okay to want to work, especially as you get older. You wantto become more independent and school itself can be expensive.There is nothing wrong with going to school and working at thesame time. Just make sure you know how to balance things out.Sometimes people become so overwhelmed with both work andschool that they end up doing poorly in both. Just make sureyou don’t go to school full-time and work full-time as that willtake a huge toll on you. Try to do both part-time at the sametime and see how it goes. However, if at some point you do haveto choose between school or work, choose school as in the longrun that will be more beneficial. Sometimes people are requiredto work because they have mouths to feed. Although you payfor school, school does not pay you. One can make money withwork, but not always with school. Some people like makingmoney, so they drop out of school and just keep working. Theproblem here is that you will most likely work the same deadend job for the rest of your life because you didn’t finishschool.

Dear Annie, is it better to stick to a class and risk getting a badgrade or is it better to drop and get the W?

There are arguments for and against for both sides. It’s betterto get the W and have to repeat the class. With the bad grade,you will still have to repeat the class, but at least you will nothave put in that time or work for nothing. Talk to your teacheror a counselor and see what they recommend. Let them tell youwhere you are in the class and what you need to do to pass andthen decide if it’s worth it. Don’t just drop the class withoutbeing fully aware of the situation because you might be screwingyourself over. Perhaps you might be doing better than you think.If the class is not required and you are just taking it for fun,there should be no problem. If the class is important for you totransfer or graduate, then you might want to reconsider yourdecision. Many teachers do offer extra credit that can help bringyour grade up. Either way if the class is required, you will haveto retake it anyways. Sometimes it’s best to fail than not totry.

Dear Annie, my friend is always asking me for help with herhomework, but I always end up doing all of it for her, whatshould I do?

You should continue to help your friend out and just make sureshe does not take advantage of you. Let her know that you arejust there to help her, not to do the homework for her. In thelong run, this will affect her and not you, as she will rely onother people to do her work for her. She isn’t always going tohave someone like you who is willing to put up with her and doher work. She needs to learn to be independent and take respon-sibility for her things. She isn’t learning anything by having youdo her work for her and this will prove true for her when shetakes her tests and there is no one to help her. It is one thing tohelp a person out and a completely different thing for you towind up doing everything for them. As a friend you want to bethere for her all the time and help, but sometimes you have tolet her be on your own and struggle a bit. If this keeps happen-ing, perhaps it’s best if you just charge her for the work, as thisseems more fair.

If interested in getting a question answered, come see the ElPaisano staff in room B112.

Dear Annie...Nikki’s

BakingCorner

Libby’s Pumpkin Cheesecake RollNikki Nadvornick

Lifestyles & Features EditorPREP TIME: 45 minutesCOOK TIME: 11-15 minutesTOTAL TIME: roughly 56-70minutes

INGREDIENTS:

CAKE:-1/4 cup powdered sugar(to sprinkle on towel)-3/4 cup all-purpose flour-1/2 tsp baking powder-1/2 tsp baking soda-1/2 tsp ground cinnamon-1/2 tsp ground cloves-1/4 tsp salt-3 large eggs-1 cup granulated sugar-2/3 cup Libby’s pure pumpkin-1 cup walnuts; chopped

FILLING:-1 pkg (8 oz) cream cheese atroom temperature-1 cup sifted powder sugar-6 tbsps butter or margerine; soft-ened-1 tsp vanilla extract-powder sugar (to decorate)

Preheat oven to 375. Line a15X10 inch jelly roll pan; linewith wax paper. Grease and flourwax paper. Sprinkle a thin, cottonkitchen towel with a decentamount of powder sugar. (Themore you use, the less it’ll stick)

RECIPE:

CAKE:1. Combine flour, baking powder,baking soda, cinnamon, clovesand salt in a small bowl.

2. Beat eggs and granulated sugarin a large mixing bowl with ahand mixer until thick. Beat inpumpkin.

3. Stir in flour mixture into wetmixture.

4. Spread evenly into preparedpan in a rectangle shape.

5. Sprinkle chopped nuts overmixture.

6. Bake for 13-15 minutes or until

the top of the cake springs backwhen touched. (dark pan check at11 minutes)

7. Immediately loosen and turnonto prepared towel covered withpowdered sugar. Carefully peeloff paper.

8. Roll up cake and towel to-gether, starting with narrow end.

9. Cool on wire rack.

FILLING:1. Beat cream cheese, powderedsugar, butter and vanilla extract ina small mixing bowl with a handmixer until smooth.

2. Carefully unroll cake (oncefully cooled.) Spread creamcheese mixture over cake. Rollthe cake with cream cheese backup.

3. Wrap in plastic wrap and re-fridgerate at least one hour. Sprin-kle with powdered sugar todecorate when ready.

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Stan Lee’s 4th Annual Comikaze overpowered thestreets of Downtown Los Angeles on Friday, Octo-ber 31, Saturday, November 1 and Sunday, Novem-

ber 2. The Los Angeles Convention Center wastransformed into a geek heaven where many vendorssold memorabilia, arts, and comic books. Through-out the three-day expo, there were many panels that

occupied many of the fans’ time. From “TrueBlood” to “Game of Thrones” to “My Little Pony,”

actors answered their fans’ questions during theQ&A. Along with celebrity panels, there were alsoscreening of movies in the theatre. Johnny Wiseaumade a brief appearance right before the screening

of his movie “The Room” and answered a few ques-tions his fans were curious about.

Photos and photo essay by Lalig Tarbinian

Above, the main floor at Stan Lee’s Comikaze was full of vendors and artists that were selling memora-bilia and their art works.

Below, Johnny Wiseau’s movie, “The Room” was screened in the theatre of theLos Angeles Convention Center on Saturday, Nov. 1 during Comikaze. Beforethe movie, Wiseau had a brief Q&A and handed out underwear to the audience. Below, John Barrowman’s second panel was held on Sunday, Nov. 2, at Comikaze.

Barrowman’s solo hour long Q&A showcased the animated actor’s passion for hisfans and what he does for a living.

Above, John Barrowman, actor from “Doctor Who,” “Torchwood,”and “Arrow,” along with his sister, Carole Barrowman, had a panelon Saturday, Nov. 1, at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

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(Left to Right) Tara Buck, who played Ginger, Kristin Bauer van Straten, Pam De Beaufort, and Stephen Moyer, Vampire Bill Compton from True Blood, talk about Straten’semotional personality on Saturday, Nov. 1 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

Stephen Moyer answers questions at the “True Blood” panel on Saturday, Nov, 1at the Los Angeles Convention Center during Stan Lee’s Comikaze.

Kristin Bauer van Straten cries at the thought of “True Blood” ending after its 7 seasonrunat Comikaze’s “True Blood” panel on the main stage on Saturday, Nov. 1.

(Left to Right) Alfie Allen, and Esme Bianco look at each other durng the “Game of Thrones” panel, which was heldon the main stage at Comikaze on Saturday, Nov. 1.

Gwendoline Christie, who plays Brienne of Tarth from“Game of Thrones,” laughs as the audience asks herquestions.

Rio Hondo music professorFrank Accardo once again put on hisannual concert “Frank and Friends”on Oct. 21 at the Wray Theater.

Frank and Friends” is put onevery year by Accardo, staff, currentstudents, and alumni.

Accardo is a full time musicand guitar professor at Rio and hashad the honor of playing with verywell-known musicians such asFrank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr.,Liza Minelli, Dean Martin, andmany more.

Playing alongside Accardo at“Frank and Friends” were Jess C.Hernandez, Aaron Gay, CassandraNevarez, Andrew Serra, MarioAcosta, Juan Sixto, and Blanca DeLos Santos.

All of the musicians had theirvery own unique way of playingtheir guitars and were all so gracefulyet passionate in their songs.

The concert featured songsfrom a variety of music including aRhumba Flamenca, to a SouthAmerican style, and also the song“Yesterday” by John Lennon andPaul McCartney.

Accardo along with Sixto

shared the stage with each other toplay the Spanish dance, “Oriental”and another Spanish dance, “An-daluza.” They played perfectly to-gether as the two were in syncduring the duration of the song.

De Los Santos and Accardoalso shared the stage with each otherplaying “Georges Waltz.”

She played a Lute her brotherGeorge had made for her whichsounded magnificent, and also ded-icated “Elvio’s Theme” to her hus-band, in which she played a guitarand sang.

De Los Santos, a Spanish pro-fessor at Rio, played extremelybeautifully with so much emotion inher. She also played the Bass Cha-rango as she sang.

To end the night, The DeepRiver Quartet (consisting of Her-nandez Jr., Gay, Nevarez, andSerra), played the Rhumba Fla-menca.

With Hernandez Jr. playingbass, Gay on percussions, and bothNevarez and Serra playing their gui-tars; the four of these musiciansplayed amazing together.

The upbeat Rhumba Flamencawas just the right way to end theconcert and leave the audience inawe.

Vanessa SanchezStaff Writer

The Division of Arts and Cul-tural Programs proudly presents twooriginal plays written by membersof the college community that ex-plore the experiences of America’smilitary veterans.

Alfred Lugo’s riveting andemotional tale, “Roll Call”, ad-dresses the trials and tribulations ofLatino War Veterans and the hard-ships of war.

This play should not only en-tice anyone who appreciates the artof theatre, but the vast Latino com-munity that attends and surroundsRio as well.

“Roll Call” will be performedon Nov. 7.

In honor of Veterans Day,“Pump Room 111” by Gabriel Car-rasco will be performed back toback nights, Nov. 14 and Nov. 15.

The play is set before and dur-ing the attack on Pearl Harbor andis based on the true story of mentrapped inside a sinking battleship.

All four plays will be held at7:30 p.m. in the Campus Inn The-ater at Rio. The shows are open tothe public and free of charge. Park-ing will cost $3 per vehicle.

Aaron ValdezStaff Writer

RHC professor Frank Accardo puts on ‘Frank and Friends’

Veterans honored withfour plays that will runfor two weekends

Photos by Vanessa Sanchez/El Paisano

Clockwise, top left, Professor Frank Accardoplaying his opening songs at the annual "Frankand Friends" concert on Oct. 21 at The WrayTheater. Frank Accardo and Juan Sixto sharingthe stage. Blanca De Los Santos playing her BassCharango on stage.


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All four plays held at 7:30 in Campus Inn

The play is set before andduring the attack on PearlHarbor and is based onthe true story of men

trapped inside a sinkingbattleship.

In honor of Dia De Los Muer-tos, Rose Hills Memorial Park heldits 5th annual Dia De Los MuertosFestival at the SkyRose Chapel onNov. 2.

The cultural festival tookplace from 11:30 a.m. until 4:30p.m., with tons of art and entertain-ment for everyone.

Tents filled with activitieswere located behind the SkyRoseChapel and food was availablefrom various restaurants and foodtrucks.

There were beautifully madeskulls, figurines, and ceramicsmade by local artists available forboth viewing and purchase.

Paintings were also hung up

along the tents, and the SkyRoseChapel held an art exhibit insidefor attendants to walk through andview.

Mexican Food items such astacos, burritos, and flautas wereavailable, as well as an array ofdesserts for festival goers choos-ing.

Outside of the chapel was analtar put together. Trees surroundedit, and attendants could write on acard about their loved ones whohad passed away.

The festival was definitely afamily friendly environment, asthey were tons of children spend-ing time with their parents.

An arts and crafts area wasavailable to children, and held miniworkshops and activities.

Before the live entertainment

of singers began, a variety of musicwas played such as Spanish Rock,Corridos and more.

The music warmed up thecrowd up before the MariachiDivas arrived.

The Mariachi Divas did anamazing job on stage as theybrought the crowd to their feet andgot them going throughout the du-ration of their performance.

Another guest featured at thefestival was reporter Alysha DelValle (from ABC 7 News), who an-nounced to the audience informa-tion on the festival.

This was definitely an amaz-ing event honoring family mem-bers, friends, or any loved oneswho have passed away, as well ashonoring the celebrated Mexicanholiday, Dia De Los Muertos.

Vanessa SanchezStaff Writer

“Teenie-boppers”, “hipsters”, and every otherstereotypical trend of young adults were on hand forthe third annual Beach Goth festival at The Observa-tory venue grounds in Santa Ana on Oct. 25.

“Beach Goth” is a term coined by fans of the no-table OC “surf-psychedelic” band, The Growlers, asa way to describe the band’s sound and quite possiblytheir fan base.

After accepting the term, the band curated thefirst annual Beach Goth festival in 2012, with the helpof their friends and label, Burger Records.

Beach Goth 3 had a ridiculously large amount ofbands playing the festival causing horrible flawsthroughout the day such as short set times, set timechanges, and most importantly; a massive crowd ofcostumed teenagers bombarding all three stage areas.

The festival began at 12 p.m., ended at aroundalmost 2 a.m, and featured; a pirate ship carnival ride,face painting, activities tents, and was hosted by co-median-actor, Pauly Shore.

On the brightside, the lineup was ridiculously

great, featuring notable bands such as The Drums,DIIV, Alice Glass of Crystal Castles, Foxygen, andthe Growlers themselves.

All of the following big headlining acts playedthe main stage located in the parking lot of the venue.

The inside of the Observatory venue featuredmajor local acts such as Tijuana Panthers and CherryGlazerr, as well as popular acts such as Wu-Tang Clanmember GZA and punk band, The Spits.

The small room inside the venue, The Constella-tion Room, featured a majority of local acts such asCorners, Mr. Elevator and the Brain Hotel, and Cos-monauts.

Although a majority of the bands that played in-side the venue are superb acts, the main stage was theplace to be in order to catch bands that are most of thetime on tour, or not playing in Los Angeles.

The main stage was also the best place to get atrue festival vibe throughout the duration of BeachGoth.

After popular local acts such as Mystic Bravesand The Garden performed, Atlas Sound took thestage and performed a dreamy ambient solo set with

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Upcoming Events

Roll Call – PlayNov. 6 - 7

Campus Inn Theater, 7:30 p.m.

Dance WorksNov. 13 - 15

Wray Theater, 8 p.m.

Pump Room 111 – PlayNov. 14 - 15

Campus Inn Theater, 7:30 p.m.

Faculty Recital – Masters of MelodyNov. 18

Wray Theater, 7:30 p.m.

Workman Mill Industrial Orchestra Nov. 25

Wray Theater, 7:30 p.m.

Annual Holiday SaleDec. 2 - 4

RHC Art Gallery, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Rio Hondo Artsand CulturalPrograms

For the latest information on upcoming events,visit the Rio Hondo Division of Arts website at

http://www.riohondo.edu/arts/ or call the cultural events hotline at

(562) 908-3492.

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Rose Hills holds annual Dia De Los Muertos Festival

Dia De Los Muertos altar at Rose Hills Memorial Park on Nov. 2.

Teenie-boppers bring the beats at Beach Goth 3

Barry Johnson play-ing his guitar.

see BEACH page 19

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Thousands of festival-goers descended uponthe Pomona Fairplex on Oct. 18 to take part in thethird annual Moon Block Party.

Formed in 2011 by curator/musician Phil Pir-rone in the streets of the Downtown Pomona ArtsColony, Moon Block Party has become a mecca ofsorts for all those who enjoy a bohemian and“DIY” lifestyle. A truly inviting atmosphere, MoonBlock Party has built an environment of warmthand intrigue with a line-up to match.

Opening the festival was Los Angeles localband, Wax Children. A small, yet exciting set, WaxChildren set the tone and theme for the rest of thefestival.

Although the crowd was small Wax Childrenplayed as if they were in front of hundreds, offer-ing a dynamic and enthralling set that easilypleased those who ventured to the festival lookingfor a psychedelic payoff.

Wax Children arguably put on one of the bestsets of the day even if there were only a handful ofpeople to witness it.

Pulling in one of the largest crowds of the daywere the Black Lips. Energetic and simple, BlackLips brought to the stage a reflection of what thefestival stands for: laid back and hippie-esquevibes.

While the crowd were obviously some of themost relaxed and devil may care of the day, BlackLips fans are also some of the most devoted asevery song seems to be a fan favorite. Crowd surf-ing was in full force and sing-along chants wereheard through most of their set.

Band of Skulls and The Black Angels broughtin the most energetic and rowdy crowds of the en-

tire festival. Band of Skulls' live energy was almost palpa-

ble and felt like an invitation to the crowd to jointhem onstage, which at some points felt like thecrowd would accept just that with open arms. Noother band of the day felt as inviting and entertain-ing to watch as Band of Skull, who truly excels ateliminating any border between them and thecrowd.

The Black Angels definitely brought their ownbrand of style and intrigue to the stage as well,playing a master crafted set that not only felt alien-ating, but intrusive.

Their drone heavy arsenal of songs broughtthe crowd to a standstill, mainly due in part to theirawe inspiring light show that seems to have beendesigned by God himself. If the music alone wasn'tenough to take your breath away, then the lightshow accompaniment would surely do the trick.

Image after beautiful image projected over theband while massively intricate and dire songsharped through the speakers and into the air itself.Until finally the show ends and you have nothingelse to do but pick up the fragments of brain thatmelted from your head and do your best to fit themall back together again.

Although relatively small, Moon Block Partystill has so much going for it. The atmosphere pro-jected at the festival is of absolute sincerity: relaxand have a good time.

With enough vendors and game booths to en-tertain while waiting for a band to go on, MoonBlock Party ensures thrills all day long.

As of right now it's still one of the best keptsecrets but with a little more good word of mouthand good press, Moon Block Party has the poten-tial to become one of the must-go-to festivals ofthe year.

Steven ValdovinosStaff Writer



‘Moon Block Party’ sends fans into space

Punk is not dead. It’s alive andwell as the Danish punk/noise-rockband Iceage brought their energywith them to Los Angeles for a two-night stand at The Echo in EchoPark.

A fairly large crowd was onhand on Nov.1 for night one ofIceage’s back to back scheduledshows.

Hardly any under age kids werepresent as a majority of the crowdconsisted of adults in their early tomid-twenties, buying drinks allnight at the bar, and chatting out inthe patio while smoking cigaretteafter cigarette.

The show began at around 5:30p.m. with three opening acts per-forming before Iceage.

Among the opening acts, Rakta(an all-female “neo-psychdelia”, ex-perimental band from Brazil) werethe best, as they played hard hitting“lo-fi” psychedelic noise-rock thatmade audiences fall in love with the

band and quite possibly the beauti-ful Brazilian woman in the band.

After a weird instrumentalnoise DJ set by producer Helm,Iceage finally took the stage in agraceful matter; never once speak-ing directly towards the crowd.

It’s true. The only words thatcame out of front man Elias BenderRønnenfelt besides the lyrics them-selves were the song titles beforeeach song.

The band never once addressedthe crowd. They simply took thestage and left the stage, all whilefans cheered and praised the Danishquartet for an outstanding, relativelyshort set.

In total, Iceage performed onlynine songs, with almost all thesongs being off the new record“Plowing Into the Field of Love”.

Iceage opened up with the slowyet aggressively melody track of“On My Fingers”.

Heads were moving left andright, up and down, before a mosh-pit unfolded during “How Many”.

Rønnenfelt’s vocals were su-

perb; sounding the same, if not bet-ter than the album recordings.

The on stage energy Rønnenfeltbrings instantly electrifies the crowdas they moshed and crowd surfednumerous of times during trackssuch as “The Lord’s Favorite” and“Forever”.

Rønnenfelt went into the crowdcountless of times as he sang hislungs out and danced across stage,almost slipping at times.

Iceage instantly walked offstage as soon as they finished theirperformance as the lights remainedoff, giving fans a sense of a possibleencore to come.The crowd waited and waited, yetIceage was nowhere to be seen asthey quickly escaped backstage.

Although most bands wouldprobably be called despicable orviewed as disgraceful for these typeof actions, fans of Iceage simply didnot give a f**k and left the earlyshow satisfied and impressed by theDanish punks.

But hey, that’s punk.

Ryan GuerreroArts & Entertainment Editor

Iceage impresses L.A. crowd on night one

Photos by Steven Valdovinos

Right, Csomaonuts vocalist alexan-der Ahmadi about to sing.

Left, Guitarist/Vocalist Russell Mars-den of Band of Skulls playing his guitar.

Iceage frontman Elias Bender Rønnenfelt places his hand over hisface as he sings for the crowd on Nov. 1 at The Echo.

Ryan Guerrero/ El Paisano

The on stage energy Rønnenfelt brings instantlyelectrifies the crowd as they moshed and crowdsurfed numerous of times during tracks such as

“The Lord’s Favorite” and “Forever.”

only a keyboard/synthesizer. French psychedelic band La Femme, followed

next and performed fast-pace “psychedelia” andnew-wave influenced tracks that had the crowddancing and moshing throughout their set

The band truly displayed their unique sound asthey wore hilarious costumes on stage and still cap-tivated an energetic performance for about 40 min-utes.

Foxygen also captivated an energetic perform-ance, mainly in part of front man Sam France’s in-sane stage antics such as kicking his shoes intophotographers, leaping and dancing on stage, andshaking his long hair and body in all directions.

France definitely made the band’s set comealive and help the crowd lose their minds, despitethe band’s short set of about 25 minutes.

Punk band Joyce Manor easily went through agood amount of songs from all three of their studioalbums since most of their songs are under twominutes.

New York City based bands, DIIV and TheDrums, however were two of the most anticipatedacts of the night on the main stage as they arehardly around the Los Angeles area.

Both bands have established themselves ascurrent premier indie-rock acts and are very differ-ent from one another.

DIIV, fronted by ex-Beach Fossils guitaristZachary Cole Smith, play slow and fast-pace “surf-rock” with “shoegaze” influence. The band had thecrowd moshing during almost every song such asthe popular tracks “Doused” and “Sometime” offtheir 2012 debut album, “Oshin”.

The Drums meanwhile, fronted by vocalistJonny Pierce and guitarist Jacob Graham, play slowand fast indie-pop songs with some “surf-rock” in-fluence.

Most, if not all their songs are very emotionalto listeners and are also fan favorites.

Their set featured these fan favorites off theirfirst two albums such as “Let’s Go Surfing”, “BestFriend”, and “Money”. The band also played a few

of their new songs off their recently releasedalbum, “Encyclopedia”.

A short twenty minute DJ set by Crystal Cas-tles front-woman Alice Glass followed up, in whichshe played EDM infused tracks and had male go-go dancers on stage with her.

Glass was pretty pissed off at the fact that theyshut her set down due to time limits and repeatedlyyelled cuss words, flipped the crowd off, andstormed off stage.

Yet, the crowd loved her wild stage antic andcheered for her return which never happened.

Festival curators The Growlers, concluded themain stage as they played a wide variety of tracksfrom all five of their albums and even certain EP’s.

The band recently released their fifth album“Chinese Fountain”, and performed a few songs offthe record.

Their performance was outstanding as they al-ways are live, with vocalist Brooks Nielsen sway-ing back and forth as he sang through popularsongs such as “Someday”, “Gay Thoughts”, and“Humdrum Blues”.

Dancing occurred everywhere throughout thecrowd with both couples and friends enjoying thegroovy “psychedelic-surfy” tunes from TheGrowlers.

Many people such as friends, photographers,and fellow musicians were on stage with the bandto take part of the dance parade and lighten TheGrowlers performance just a tad bit more.

It’s safe to say that Beach Goth 3 was a successdespite the few flaws that were present at the festi-val.

Expanding the festival to a two day eventwould allow for better set times and less conflictswith which band to catch.

Location is not an issue, however if the festivalkeeps adding big names to their lineup, it would bewise to seek a bigger location.

Beach Goth 3 proved to be a great end of theyear festival, especially for those who couldn’t af-ford to travel to the Life Is Beautiful festival in LasVegas the same weekend.

Marlon Magnée wearing a robe and underwear as he dances on stage withhis sombrero.

Foxygen performs on the main stage.





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BEACH: Growlers and more headline festival

Beach Goth 3 had a ridiculously large amount of bands playing thefestival causing horrible flaws throughout the day such as short settimes, set time changes, and most importantly; a massive crowd of

costumed teenagers bombarding all three stage areas.

The heartbroken country girl is longgone. Taylor Swift has changed her image,sound and views on love, friendships and re-lationships.

The release of Swift’s album “1989”,shows that the young girl from Tennessee isnow a woman looking for happiness in NewYork City.

Swift’s fan base has grown up just likeshe has. The young girls who followed herfrom the beginning of her career are havingthe chance to listen to her new songs and beable to live vicariously through her.

Swift’s previous albums “Red” and“Speak Now” focused primarily on thedownfalls she encountered in her love life.The songs on those albums varied from bal-lads to bubbly pop.

Clearly, Swift changed her way of think-ing and song writing with the new album.Songs are no longer about heartbreak orbeing envious about another girl’s life.

“1989” allows Swift to share the storyof her friendships, adventures and life out ofthe spotlight.

Swift ideas of feminism and friendshipshine bright within the tracks on “1989”.

Although Swift has reinvented hersound her song writing abilities remain thesame. The tracks have catchy lines and arereally relatable for any girl. Each tracks isfilled with a story from beginning to end.

“1989” tells a story on the importance ofgirlfriends and having a fulfilling life withoutbeing a relationship.

This album definitely differs from herprevious album and the change in her soundmakes for great hits.



Danish post-punk/noise rock bandIceage return strong with the release of theirthird record, “Plowing Into the Field ofLove”.

The album was released on Oct. 7through Matador Records.

For people unfamiliar with the band,their past two releases (which all receivedpositive review scores from many mediaoutlets) showcase their wild vocals, chaoticguitars, and abrasive songs.

This time around, however Iceage de-cided to go a different route. They still offertheir same chaotic songwriting, but with atwist.

The songs now have acoustic guitars,pianos and other instruments not often foundin a previous Iceage song. The guitar riffsshowcase a different style of chaos on thenew album.

The first single from the album, “TheLord’s Favorite”, is a song that is all over theplace. The track opens with a fast pace coun-try type riff and continues through a majorityof the song.

Lead vocalist, Elias Bender Rønnenfelt,has his classic signature vocal style but it'smuch more passionate and wild.

Rønnenfelt’s singing is in different tem-pos, keys, and timing throughout the dura-tion of the track, yet it still works.

“Forever” is a track that is much mel-lower and slightly slower than the othersongs on the album but still does not disap-point.

About halfway throughout the song a

string section comes in with Rønnenfelt’ssinging and creates a very moving part. Itmakes you feel the emotion and passion theband put into the song.

Overall, the music off “Plowing Into theField of Love” may not be for everyone. Themusic is very experimental and Iceage fol-low their own rules, if they even have any.

With that being said, Iceage are tryingto evolve as songwriters with longer, morestructured songs, and even throw in amelody or two.

Iceage are one of the few bands that trysomething new yet still stay completely orig-inal to their sound and offer new music thatwill keep fans entertained and growing in anage where rock music is not afraid to takechances.

You can stream “Plowing Into the Fieldof Love” for free on Spotify or purchase acopy on vinyl and CD through outlets suchas Amoeba Records and Target.

Eric SeguraStaff Writer

Abree DominguezStaff Writer

Punk is alive in Copenhagen!

Denmark quartet Iceage releases yet another gem

Review Rating 4/5 Stars

Taylor Swift shakes itoff with ‘1989’

Swift’s fan base has grown up just like she has. Theyoung girls who followed her from the beginning ofher career are having the chance to listen to her newsongs and be able to live vicariously through her.

Review Rating 5/5 Stars



Directed by David Ayer (best known forwriting the crime-thriller, “Training Day”),“Fury” was released on Oct. 17 and has re-ceived fairly positive reviews from manymedia outlets.

The film stars; Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf,Logan Lerman, Michael Pena, and Jon Bern-thal as the five man crew of a M4 Shermantank named Fury during World War II.

Pitt portrays a tough, “macho”, charis-matic US Army sergeant in Don “Wardaddy”Collier, who swears to protect his comradesaboard the Fury throughout the war.

Although similar to previous World WarII movies such as “Saving Private Ryan”,“Fury” captures the gruesome scenes the USArmy faced against Nazi Germany, yet tellsthe heart-warming story of a bond created be-tween a sergeant (Pitt0 and a recently en-listed Army typist (Lerman).

Lerman is the true star of the film as heportrays the soft, emotional Norman Ellison.

Lerman is well known for his main roleof Percy Jackson in the “Percy Jackson” filmseries, as well as playing Charlie Kelmeckiesin “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”.

The intensity of the film’s action packedscenes of guns being fired, bombs exploding,and soldiers dying correlates with the growthand progression of Norman who joins theFury crew after the tank’s original assistantdriver is killed in battle.

Norman has never seen the inside of atank or experienced the damaging effects ofwar. He lacks the veteran experience that therest of the crew has and is hesitant to kill theopposing Germans throughout parts of thefilm.

Wardaddy has no choice but to show theyoung Norman the brutality of war and edu-cate him properly, no matter what it takes.

Despite refusing to learn and wanting togive up his role in the Army, the young Nor-man encounters situations that help him ma-ture into a true soldier and quicklyestablishes a bond with Wardaddy, who even-tually becomes a responsible figure in his lifeduring the course of the Fury’s war journey.

It is both touching and heart-warming towitness how Norman begins as an inexperi-enced “peace not war” type soldier and fin-ishes the film as an underdog in a crucial yetpinnacle ending like no other.

The storyline is truly a fantastic tale withdrama, death, and brotherhood all in one.

The cinematography rounds out the fin-ishing pieces of what establishes “Fury” as amust see film and a phenomenal brotherhoodtale of what World War II tank crews werelike in the 1940’s.

“Best job I ever had”, says the crew ofthe Fury throughout a scene in the film.

A quote that truly displays the love andpassion of the five-man crew of the Fury, andthe real life devoted soldiers that fought theNazi’s and protected America.

Ryan GuerreroArts & Entertainment Editor

Logan Lerman is thetrue star of ‘Fury’

Bill Murray delivers main role in ‘St.Vincent’ Outside of a few short films; writer,director, and producer Theodore Melfi bringsaudiences his first big film, “St. Vincent”.

Bill Murray plays the main characterVincent who is a drunk, foul, and grouchyold man.

While most fans of Murray consider himto be a comedy legend, Murray plays his roleflawlessly and hits the mark perfectly.

Bill Murray delivers main role in ‘St.Vincent’ Rounding out the main cast of thefilm is actress Melissa McCarthy (whostarred in last year’s hit comedy film, “TheHeat”), and the up and coming young actorJaeden Lieberher.

McCarthy is very well known for hercomedy roles (“Identity Thief”, “Tammy”);however she does a fantastic job playing amore serious yet down to earth character.

One of the biggest surprises of the moviehowever goes to the fantastic performance byLieberher. The chemistry between Lieberherand Murray is perfectly in sync throughoutthe duration of the film.

Unfortunately, the cast of great lead ac-tors and supporting cast cannot propel “St.Vincent” to the next step.

As good as the first two acts are at draw-ing you in and getting to know the characters,

the third act becomes a little slow andchanges the pace and tone of the film.

At this point, it feels like the film isdragging on and audiences will find them-selves checking their phone to see how muchtime is left.

Although the third act may be slow andthe film as a whole may be predicable, “St.Vincent” definitely does not fail at makingaudiences laugh and giving a warm feelingof joy and happiness.

Eric SeguraStaff Writer

Bill Murray deliversmain role in ‘St. Vincent’

One of the biggest surprises of the moviehowever goes to the fantastic performance byLieberher. The chemistry between Lieberherand Murray is perfectly in sync throughout

the duration of the film.

Some days seem to haveweeks, months, or even yearspacked into them. Some days mat-ter, others not so much or not at all.

I've been told countless timesto not get so stuck on tomorrow orelse I'll be cheating myself out oftoday.

In waiting and hoping forsomething better that never comes,I've watched many days trickleaway like water down a drain.

Have you ever woken up onemorning and realized you've beenwasting away?

All of our wishes may fade aswe steadily wait for something tohappen, because the way I see it, de-sire has a shelf life.

When I was 15 years old, I re-call that my dream was to become apastry chef.

I wanted to study abroad andwear flour on my face for a living,but eventually that want grewfainter.

Clearly my dream lost itsstrength progressively over thosethree years before graduation.

As much as I wanted to go toLe Cordon Bleu - a french culinaryschool located in Pasadena - andmove to Europe, the hindrance that

took place from age 15 to 18 simplycaused that want to go away littleby little.

That's one personal example onhow desire is bound to expire;here's a made up example:

One day, you meet an attractiveboy or girl as you wander aroundtown and in this instant you think"Ah! I really like this person, I needto get to know them so much more."

Lucky for you, these thoughtsare mutual.

After a few casual encountersand the exchange of thoughtful ges-tures and text messages, a wavegoodbye is soon replaced with awarm hug.

Eventually one will admit howthey're beginning to feel about theother and if the feeling continues tobe mutual, desire only grows.

Butterflies multiply inside ofyou just at the thought of theirname…

Out of the blue, he or she hasgone away.

No communication as to whereand why they have disappearedfrom the face of the earth.

Considering you two recentlymet and perhaps held hands andsnuck a little kiss here and there,what's left is merely desire.

As you stand around and wait,sit and wait, lay and wait… you lit-erally sense the spark burning out.

Their absence and the lack ofexpression is numbing that desire

that was once there.Delay love or the expressing of

it, and it will surely die. Take it forgranted and it melts away like snowon a rooftop during the dawns ofSpring.

Going back to the introductionof this article, does it sound logicnow when I mention that some dayshave weeks, months, or even yearspacked into them?

Time proves so many things tous.

Sometimes you meet someonethat shows you their world in a mat-ter of a few days and nights.

Some people just open up thatway, and that is why it seems as ifyou've known them forever.

Sometimes you go out on yourown or with a pal and do a whole lotin a matter of minutes that build intohours. For those people, time fliesfast and they are left with a happy-tired feeling.

Sometimes your day doesn't re-ally consist of much. You don't meetanyone, you don't learn or experi-ence anything new.

Some people just go about theirlives that way, and that is why itseems as though they've never beenso alone and bored.

It can be quite disappointingfor those who measure the impor-tance of a day by its level of excite-ment. Trust that I know the feeling;I tend to do that.

Well, I always wondered why

people hate Mondays? Mondays arejust fine; it's in your head, be realis-tic.

Maybe our not so ideal livesshould be to blame instead. Oh andFriday - it isn’t always the best dayof the week - why must we antici-pate it so?

The majority of our days arevery similar to the previous; sup-pose that the world seems so repet-itive because of laziness.

Nonetheless, it's kind of nice toknow that I still get full credit forbeing alive even on those days thatI feel were wasted away.

We all exist as long as webreath and we continue to existeven in our most insignificant mo-ments.

I think - as contradicting as itsounds - that feeling good about lifeis a matter of being confident withuncertainty.

Taking advantage of unex-pected adventures and being coura-geous enough to not shrink backjust because something isn't easywill also serve you well.

Everybody holds a very specialliberty: the one that allows you tomake your own meaning out of life,and it should be considered a pre-cious responsibility.

The only thing standing be-tween you and your goal is the storyyou keep telling yourself as to whyyou can’t achieve it.

I have to be reminded of this

day after day, because I know I tendto get inside my own head, whichmakes it hard to practice my free-dom.

Over-analyzing situations orwhat certain people say debilitatesmy ability to function properly, andit ruins a lot of things.

Anyway, it's very common tofeel like this, like you've wastedtime…

Days go by in a blink of an eyefor most people.

Then there are those who counton tomorrow so they barely blink asthey stare at the moving hands of aclock.

I don't know which is worse,but I definitely don't want to missout on good times any more.

This means getting up and outthat door.

Perhaps there's no other feelingin the world I cling to as much asthe feeling of adventure and nostal-gia.

Although it comes and goeswhen it pleases - leaving me quiteempty once it has left - I can hon-estly say that nothing was wasted inthe meantime.

Special moments turn intolong-lasting memories that I canlook back to and smile or even cry;they are there for me when I need tofeel.

I wonder, do they purposelypay me these short visits to showme that I have once lived?


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Pamela ValentinaStaff Writer

Time wasted is time we could have tasted“We’re all sinking in the same boat here. We’re all bored and desperate and waiting for something to

happen. Waiting for life to get better. Waiting for things to change. Waiting for that one person to finally noticeus. We’re all waiting. But we also need to realize that we all have the power to make those changes for our-

selves.” — Susane Colasanti, Waiting For You


www.elpaisanoonline.comOPINION

The dictionary defines theword feminism as “the advocacyfor women's rights on the groundsof political, social, and economicequality to men.”

There are so many stereotypesand misconceptions for believing ingeneral human rights. I truly be-lieve that as a young woman I de-serve fundamental rights and Iknow that I am more than capableof achieving anything my malecounterparts can.

Feminism is just the radical no-tion to end sexism. According to theUnited States census bureau there isan $8,000 difference between thesalaries of men and women.

Men make higher salaries be-cause they are put in powerful po-sitions and seen as a higherauthority than women are.

Believing in women’s rightsdoesn’t necessarily mean thatwomen hate men or that womenwant to be men.

I have never felt that my lifewould be substantially different if Iwas a man.

Women aren’t born begging forequal rights but over time they gainthe knowledge of their rights beingtaken away from them.

In present day society womenare constantly being objectified andsexualized.

Pop culture promotes womendegrading themselves in so manyways.

Celebrities that young girlslook up to allow magazines and tel-evision to change who they are withPhotoshop.

Society only values womenbased on their looks and not on theirpotential in the world.

From a young age, girls arepressured into being perfect and try-ing to obtain the ideal look that iscompletely unattainable.

Nobody in the world wakes uplooking like they just got theirmakeup and hair done.

Women should not feel thepressure to constantly be perfect. Itis unacceptable that at such a youngage children are feeling insecureand unappreciated.

Social media acts as a platformfor celebrities to endorse products,share their opinions and post theirthoughts with whoever followsthem.

Many socialites like the Kar-dashians and other reality stars postpictures of their lavish lifestyles andover the top looks that are just notideal and practical for the averagewoman in America and that is okay.

Women should not constantlyhave to deal with the pressures andconflicts of living in a society thatis so driven on popular culture.

Media outlets are constantlycriticizing women who do hold po-sitions of power.

It shouldn’t matter whatHillary Clinton wears to a pressconference to address a currentworld issue.

She is a remarkable womanwho could possibly be the first fe-male president of the United Statesof America.

As Secretary of State, sheplayed a leading role in advocatingthe creation of the State Children'sHealth Insurance Program, whichprovides state support for children

whose parents cannot provide themwith health coverage.

She has traveled to over 100countries and has helped repairsome of their own issues. HillaryClinton can proudly stand on herown accomplishment.

Hillary Clinton does not needthe merits of her husband to betaken seriously. Her actions in con-gress have shown what she is trulycapable of.

Women who hold powerful po-sitions in politics are constantlybeing questioned on their educa-tion, physical appearance andwhether or not they would be ableto be taken seriously in office.

At this point in Americawomen need to run for office.Women need to get their voices andopinions heard.

Over 70 percent of voters thatvote pro-life are men who willnever be pregnant. Women deservethe fundamental rights that will givethem the option to determine howtheir lives are lived.

Misogyny in sports media iseven more prevalent. As a youngwoman I am constantly having toprove to my male counterparts that

I actually know what I’m talkingabout while watching sports.

Fox Sports reporter Erin An-drews is well known for her cover-age of Major League Baseball andthe National Football League.

Some sexist men often refer toher as the “sideline Barbie” anddon’t give her any creditability forher knowledge of sports and the re-spect she has earned through heryears of covering major sportingevents.

Just because a woman isn’tplaying a sport doesn’t mean shelacks the knowledge of what goeson.

As a young woman I can takefull responsibility of the mistakes Imake and I won’t play victim.

Women don’t need feminismbut instead women need to stand byeach other and not constantly com-pete or try to patronize one another.

Ending feminism will allowwomen to take accountability oftheir own actions.

Being independent will givewomen and men the same standardsof equality.

Abree Dominguez Staff Writer

Breaking the stereotypes and misconceptions of feminism

As of lately I have realizedhow much we rely on the companyof others.

We are in constant communi-cation with people at all times. It’salways brought to my attention byalmost everyone who is at least tenyears older than me but now I’mseeing it with my own eyes.

If we’re not hanging out in per-son we are most likely texting, ifwe’re not texting we’re snapchat-ting, instagramming, facebooking,tweeting, or on some other sort ofsocial outlet.

It’s so consistent and alwaysthat I’m not sure we even realizethat we almost never have a secondalone.

My cell phone is always deadbecause I can’t part with it for justa second when I have any charge.

I’ve even become that personthat carries my charger into restau-rants to have it charged. It’s justcreepy.

They even have charging sta-tions at concerts so that you can beon your phone the whole show.

As I sat at a dinner with friendsbecause I didn’t feel like beinghome alone watching Netflix, myphone was being charged behindthe bar top.

Out of the two girls I was withthe first girl was on Instagram whilethe other girl was texting and Idon’t think we spoke to each otherfor about a good three minutes.

Since I was phoneless for thetime being I literally sat there andwatched them on their phones.

We’re losing appreciation forthe company we have in front of usbecause we want to be in commu-nication with everyone behind thephone screen.

So are we addicted to ourphones or is it the constant need tobe surrounded by people all thetime? Why are we so scared to bealone? Because of all this commu-nication I think people are becom-ing addicted to attention.

You can see shirtless guys andhalf naked 14 year olds everyday onyour Instagram explore page.

I’ve heard someone say theytook a picture down from Instagrambecause it didn’t get enough likes.I’ve also been told by someone togo like a photo, seriously who doesthat? That might be one of the mostabsurd things I’ve ever heard.

I also believe that this constantneed to be with people is makingthis generation kind of fat.

What is the first thing youthink to do when you’re meeting upwith friends? Go eat.

Let’s go to happy hour whereall they serve is beer and anythingfried.

Saturday and Sunday morningsare for brunch with unlimited mi-mosas or buffets where weoverindulge then we sit there forhours.

It’s even become habit for myparents. I think I only see them atrestaurants now.

I’m guilty of it all because, likeeverybody else, I am a product ofmy generation.

I am going to try to break freeof this need to be surrounded bypeople all the time and take sometime to be okay having some alonetime.

We’re so used to people all thetime that being alone for a brief mo-ment feels like a lifetime and it’sonly going to get worse.

So everybody should take anhour out of a day to be phonelessand peopleless just to gather theirthoughts without anyone else’sopinions weighing in.

Andrea LugoStaff Writer

Let’s unplug ourselves

We’re all predators, we allhave an urge to do bad things, mostof us wont go through it becausewe’re taught not to be animals.

I consider myself a gooddriver; I usually go close to thespeed limit, I rarely text while driv-ing (I do text when car isn’t in mo-tion).

It doesn’t take a good driver torun over something or someone, anaccident can happen to anyone.

I felt dead like the body, likethe body I saw on the ground.

It wasn't a human but a dog, apoor animal who didn't stand achance.

Adrenaline pumped throughmy body, I didn’t know what to do,escape or rescue the animal; butcommon sense kicked in.

I had been going a bit over thespeed limit and hit "man’s bestfriend;" an accident that felt like themurder of a human.

The animal was not dead, butit just felt like I had hurt this grace-ful animal it felt that way.

The brakes had screechedloudly, the antilock system hadkicked in which made it harder tocompletely stop.

Neighbors looked out and sawwhat I considered to be a crimescene.

I was in complete shock, theimpact threw the dog about 20 feetbut he lived and managed to walk.

People around there were kind

enough to tell me where these irre-sponsible owners were. I call themirresponsible for not having theirdog inside their home; of course Ido not blame them on the incidentthat had taken place.

I had found the house rightaway, it gave me an eerie look andI feared the worst not knowingwhat kind of people these were.

I knocked gently and with fear,palms sweaty.

A woman answered the doorand asked who I was; I didn't an-swer her question right away but in-stead got straight to the point andfirst asked if this dog was hers bydescribing it and then told her whathad happened.

Honestly she didn't seem asworried as I was for the dog. Shebrought the dog back into her yardand I confirmed that was the dog Ihad injured.

We inspected the poor crea-ture, it seemed to have a smallwound and some blood around itbut thankfully it was alive and stillwalking.

There was a brief momentwhere the dog looked up at me andsmiled. I wondered if it knew I hadjust hit him. Perhaps he had for-given me.

There was a feeling of guiltthat stayed with me throughout thatwhole day, I hadn’t killed nor had Iinjured it severely but I felt com-pletely at fault.

The experience definitelymade me a better and a more cau-tious driver.

Every time I see a dog, it hurts.

Alejandro Simental Staff Writer

Road side wreck

We’re losing appreciation for the company we havein front of us because we want to be in communication

with everyone behind the phone screen.


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Students Speak Out

“Ironman because I like thestoryline, how he is a richman... like a fantasy youwish you could be a part of...like have all the money inthe world and be a superhero.”

“My favorite superheromovie? It will probably have

to be X-Men Origin cuzDeadpool is in the movie. I

really like the way Deadpoolacts in comic books.”

Jacob Garcia Rene Anguiano

What is your favorite TV show or movie?

“‘Friends’ is my favoriteshow... it’s just funny, I don’t

know, I can relate to themwith my friends.”

Karen Arellano

Adam & EveYou ask, we answer

Do you prefer you partner to be “clean” or “nat-ural” down there?Adam: I prefer my woman clean…ya dig? Like, Idon’t mind a little strip. In reality, as long as it isnot out of control, it’s fine. (st)Eve: I honestly don’t have a preference. What-ever my partner is comfortable with I accept. If Ilove someone whatever is happening in that areaisn’t important to me.Is there a particular scent that reminds you ofsomeone/some place that brings you comfort?Adam: The smell of roses have always fascinatedme. You know, it’s good to have some roses athome. It cleans the air. The smell of roses remindsme of my living room. It also reminds me of theoutdoors and the cold breeze on a cold rainy day. (st)Eve: Yes, there is. I can’t really describe thescent but, there are plenty of scents that remindme of people or things that comfort me in difficultsituations.Suppose you get the urge to run away, wherewould you go?Adam: I would go to the country. I would live in abarn and write short stories…in the nude.(st)Eve: New York. If I felt the urge to run away Iwould run to somewhere exciting and new thatI’ve always wanted to go.How do you encourage yourself to get up anddo something that you’re not so excited about?Adam: I always thing positive. The world needspositive vibes. It’s always refreshing to challengeyour automatic train of thinking. Forget the rules.Give yourself 5 seconds to think how you feel andthen challenge it. That’s how you learn.(st)Eve: I try to remind myself that what I’m doingis going to somehow benefit me in the future. Tak-ing responsibility for your obligations is an impor-tant part of growth and becoming a better person.As long as you stay positive and keep in mind thatwhat you do will help you in the future, you’ll findthe strength to accomplish all obligations.Now that you’re older, how would you have ap-proached your teenage angst?Adam: I would avoid the parks at night, you know?Seriously, I would mess around less and keep look-ing straight. Regardless of what life throws at you.(st)Eve: I wouldn’t change the way I approached itat all. I think I handled it well enough and it mademe who I am today. I guess I’m lucky in the sensethat I’m proud of who I am and how I handled myangst is a big part of that.Adam & Eve’s opinion does not reflect on El Paisano, LaCima, or Rio Hondo College.

“I like ‘How I Met YourMother’ because it’s funnyhow he’s telling a story thathas nothing to do with howhe met the mother.”

“‘Big Bang Theory’ becausethey’re dorks and they act

like dork-y.”

Evelyn Juarez Natalie Victor “My favorite movie is ‘48

Hours,’ a comedy with EddieMurphy and Nick Nolte, be-cause the characters clash so

much and creates a lot ofcomedy.”

Jerry Valencia

Editor-in-ChiefLalig Tarbinian

Editor-in-ChiefDavid Loza

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Features EditorNikki Nadvornick

Lifestyles EditorNikki Nadvornick

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Sports EditorIvan Garcia

Photo EditorLalig Tarbinian

Staff PhotographersGabriel PreciadoGustavo Ortega

Staff writersAlexander CadenaDylan CarrilloChristian CastilloIvan CastroMegan De LaraAbree DominguezSelena GonzalezLeslie GuitierrezAngela Hernandez

Gabriela HernandezHugo HerreraVictor LozanoAndrea Lugo

Teresa MaldonadoMark MancillaGiovani NavaAlexis SalgueroVanessa SanchezEric Segura

Alejandro SimentalAaron ValdezPamela Valentina

AdviserJohn Francis

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Many people in theUnited States take things thatthey have here for granted,such as the U.S. not being awar ground, all the educa-

tional opportunities, andmany other opportunities thatare not taken advantage of.

So it is rare and a ratherhumbling experience whenwe see someone that comesfrom somewhere that is not sofortunate, and takes advan-

tage of all the opportunitiesand privileges that we have.

Rio Hondo Men’s soccerteam athlete, Samuel Se-manda, personifies that idea.

Born in the small countryof Uganda in East Africa onJuly 20, 1993, Semanda had ahumble childhood andteenage life.

Semanda grew up withhis mother who helped dis-abled people.

“My inspiration and rolemodel is my mother, whomanaged to take care of meand raise me while doing herjob, which was helping dis-abled people.”

Semanda came to the U.S.in 2012 when he was 19-years-old.

He travelled with oneother person, a man fromKenya, who is also 19-years-old and who he considers hisbrother.

Semanda and his brotherlive in chino with a fosterfamily who he considers his

real family as well.Semanda began playing

soccer at the age of six andhas played ever since. Fromprimary to high school, lead-ing up to where he is at now,on the Rio Hondo Men’s soc-cer team.

One interesting fact aboutSemanda is that he attendedCerritos College before play-ing for Rio Hondo.

An Alumni of the RioHondo men’s soccer teamsaw him play in an outsideleague and was recommendedto head coach OrlandoBrenes.

Semanda is a versatileplayer, being able to play anyposition on the field, althoughhe prefers somewhere in themiddle of the field, due to thefact that he gets to touch theball more.

“Samuel is a kid thatloves the sport and probablyhas more heart than anybodyelse on the team,” coachBrenes said.

“He will chase any balldown and will give every-thing that he has into everypractice and game.”

When asked what heloved about soccer Semandasaid, “Soccer is a sport that al-lows people to come togetheras a family; everything else isforgotten once we are all onthe field. Adam & Evemanda’s is to be a factor inthe team’s success and con-tribute to the team while help-ing them go far in conferenceand state.

“I want to be able to walkoff that field knowing that Igave it my all. That everytackle that I did, every shot, orpass, or dribble helped theteam before myself.”

Just like Coach Brenes isfull of praise for Semano,Samuel also appraises hiscoach, “Coach Brenes addsvalue to both the team and tothe individual. From where Icome, I don’t see that. I amgrateful.”

Giovani NavaStaff Writer

Semanda not your normal soccer player

“I want to be able to walk off that fieldknowing that I gave it my all. That every tackle

that I did, every shot, or pass, or dribblehelped the team before myself.”

- Samuel Semanda

Photos by Gustavo Ortega / El Paisano

Samuel Semanda was discovered playing in an outside soccer league before coming to Rio Hondo to play.

Samuel Semanda began playing soccer at the age of six in the countryof Uganda in East Africa.

Key Rioplayertraveledfar toget here


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The Rio Hondo women’svolleyball team faced theirfourth loss in the FoothillConference as they fell instrai ght sets to Chaffey Col-lege on Oct. 29 at the RioHondo College Gymnasium.

The game had a specialmeaning for Coach TeddiEsko as she faced her fatherLarry Chowen, Head Coachof the Chaffey Collegewomen’s volleyball team, inthe breast cancer awarenessgame.

The Chaffey Pantherscame out on top in all threesets 25-20, 25-19, 25-14 tohand the Lady Roadrunners aconference record of 2-4.

The first set was a hardfought battle between the twoteams but Chaffey was able toput themselves up, 10-5, earlyon.

Rio Hondo tried to pullalongside with Chaffey, butthe Panthers did not slowdown on the offensive side ofthe ball.

Chaffey kept the leadthroughout the first set andwere up, 20-15.

Momentum started toshift onto the Lady Roadrun-ners side when setter MeganWard made a big block tohelp Rio Hondo cut the scoreto, 20-23.

However, it was notenough as Rio Hondo lost aclose first set, 20-25.

Ward and Gabrielle Cruzwere key in helping RioHondo stay in the game.

Ward had 11 assists andeight kills while Cruz fin-ished with 17 assists for theLady Roadrunners’ offense.

Rio Hondo began the sec-ond set strong as they ledChaffey , 4-1.

But as the second setwent on Chaffey started tocome back into the game andmanaged to gain a 15-20 leadover Rio Hondo.

The Lady Roadrunnersmanaged to cut the deficit tothree points, 19-22.

Unfortunately, Rio Hondowas not able to respond aftera good run and dropped the

second set, 19-25.On the defensive side,

Libero Frances Conant wasable to lead the defense with18 digs and Andrea Velascohad 17 digs of her own.

Conan and Velascohelped the Lady Roadrunnersstay in the game by keepingthe ball alive with their digsand making rallies against agood Chaffey offense.

Chaffey played well inthe third set and pulled awayonce they took a 9-5 lead.

Rio Hondo and Chaffeyentered an entertaining rallyin which both teams battledback and forth and split thenext four points.

It was the final positiverun from the Lady Roadrun-ners as they were defeated bythe Panthers, 14-25 in thethird and final set.

The Lady Roadrunnerswill play Victor Valley Col-lege who are currently unde-feated, 6-0, in the FoothillConference on Friday Nov. 7at Victor Valley College.

Gustavo OrtegaStaff Writer

Chaffey beats Rio in 3 sets

Photos by Gustavo Ortega / El PaisanoGabrielle Cruz, 5, serves the ball in a game against Chaffey College onOct. 29 at RHC.

Momentum startedto shift onto the Lady

Roadrunners sidewhen setter MeganWard made a bigblock to help Rio

Hondo cut the scoreto, 20-23.

The Lady Roadrunners will play Victor ValleyCollege who are currently undefeated, 6-0, in theFoothill Conference on Friday Nov. 7 at Victor

Valley College.

Maribel Baca and Andrea Velasco attempt to block the ball against the players from Chaffey College.


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The Rio Hondo Men’sSoccer team dropped a crucialFoothill Conference game ina loss to the Panthers of Chaf-fey College, 2-0, on Oct 31 atRio Hondo.

The Roadrunners lost thefirst meeting against the Pan-thers, 2-1, on Oct. 14 at Chaf-fey.

Rio Hondo Head CoachOrlando Brenes said the gameplan for his team in the sec-ond game was to take “advan-tage of our scoringopportunities which we failedto do in the first game againstthem.”

Brenes also said that RioHondo needed to ”handletheir [Chaffey’s] three for-wards which one of them isprobably going to be theMVP of the conference,Jhonatan Madrid."

Coach Brenes mentionedthat in the last game againstChaffey his team "should’vebeen up 3-1 before they[Chaffey] scored that secondgoal.”

“We actually gave it tothem defensively; lack of

communication between thedefenders and the goalkeeper,but I think if we play with theintensity throughout thewhole game today, I thinkwe’ve got a good chance tobeat them.”

Coach Brenes also notedRio Hondo’s improvementfeeling that they hav e growna bit but not much on the of-fensive side of the ball.

“[We have grown] verylittle offensively and that’swhat's killed us the wholeyear,” Brenes said. “We don’thave a prolific goal scorer, wehaven’t scored very manygoals and as a result of that,we have five ties and sevenwins.

“If we would’ve hadthose ties as wins, we’d have11 wins. But unfortunately,our scoring has been very in-consistent and our ability toget up for games and playconsistently has been a prob-lem."

Rio Hondo was withoutsophomore defender ErickBarranco who injured himselfin the first game of the seasonagainst Cerritos and has yet toplay again.

According to Coach

Brenes,”[Barranco] wasgoing to be one of ourstronger mid defenders and asa result, we basically lost himand it hurt us because of hisexperience and his ability toplay hard nosed soccer.”

“We got the same bumpsand bruises and sprains thathappen to every team [so] wedon’t have an excuse for anyinjuries that are going to keepus from trying to win thisgame."

In the opening minutes ofthe first half, Chaffey lookedlike the aggressor as they im-

mediately attacked, puttingthemselves in scoring oppor-tunities.

As the game progressed,Rio Hondo slowly began toshow the same aggression.

However, at the 24minute mark, Chaffey playerJhonatan Madrid scored on anassist from Eduardo Orozcoto put them up, 1-0, before thehalf.

In the second half, bothteams came out with the sameaggression, but Chaffeyseemed to have their numberas Chaffey player Noe Avalos

scored on an assist fromBryan Guzman in the 57thminute.

Those two goals essen-tially ended the game andpossibly the season for RioHondo, as they now fall 2-3in the Foothill Conferenceand an overall record of 7-6-5.

The Roadrunners playVictor Valley on Nov. 7 at RioHondo before hosting SanBernardino Valley College onNov. 11 in the final confer-ence game of the season.

Men’s soccer team drops crucial game, 2-0Victor LozanoStaff Writer

Gustavo Ortega / El PaisanoJefferson Cluggy-Soto, 30, battles for the ball with a Chaffey forward on RHC’s field on Friday, Oct. 31.

The Rio Hondo wrestlingteam showcased their talentdisplaying an outstandingoverall performance at theMeathead Invitational on Oct.25 in San Luis Obispo and thePalomar Dual on Oct. 29.

Head coach Mike Tellezfelt confident going into the

Cuesta College MeatheadMovers Invitational and feltthat his team was prepared.

Rio Hondo’s No. 2 rankedwrestler in the state DanielAllen 174 pounds was unableto compete due to sickness.

However, heavyweightJavier Gonzalez stole theshow and took home the firstplace medal.

Gonzalez did not have a

single point scored againsthim in the competition andwas voted the Most Outstand-ing Wrestler of the tourna-ment.

Upon making his way tothe first place spot, Gonzalezdefeated the No. 5 and No. 4ranked wrestlers in the state,who were also in the runningto win the tournament.

Gonzalez himself is nowranked the No. 2 wrestler inthe state for the Heavyweightcategory.

Rio Hondo’s otherwrestler who placed in thetournament was 141 poundDaniel Romero.

Romero placed 3rd in theMeathead Invitational andcoach Tellez explained howhe felt about Romero’s per-formance.

“Daniel wrestled verywell and seemed to getstronger and pick up a lot ofmomentum as the tournamentwent on,” Coach Tellez said.Romero is currently ranked

No. 6 in the state for the 141weight category.

The Roadrunners hostedPalomar College, the No. 4ranked team in the state, onOct. 29.

Rio Hondo fell 7 pointsshort of a victory, but was dueto one match that did not endin the Roadrunner’s favor.

Palomar College endedthe dual with 6 matches wonand Rio Hondo ended with 4matches won.

According to CoachTellez, the best match up ofthe night was Palomar’s No.1 ranked wrestler AlexGraves who cut from the 184weight class to 174 to wrestleRio Hondo’s Daniel Allen.

Both wrestlers were unde-feated going into the dual, butAllen took home the victoryover Graves, winning thematch with a 6-4 decision.

The Roadrunners see theimprovements that need to bedone and the developmentsthat have already been made.

Mike Tellez felt that histeam did a good job in theirdual against No. 4 rankedPalomar College and wereclose to coming up with a vic-tory.

“The team overall reallystepped up to the challenge…we had a couple of reallyclose matches and if just oneof those went our way, wewould’ve beaten them,”Tellez said.

Considering that PalomarCollege is ranked No. 4 in thestate, the Roadrunners per-formed extremely wellagainst the Comets.

Every week is a prepara-tion for the end of the seasonto see who will compete inthe state tournaments.

By the progress that theRoadrunners are making, itseems as if Rio Hondo will betaking a full van to compete.

Rio Hondo will take onMt San Antonio College in adual hosted by the Mountieson Nov. 12.

Dylan CarilloStaff Writer

Wrestlers perform well in Cuesta Tourney

Courtesy of wrestlersarewarriors.comDaniel Allen remains undefeated for the Roadrunners’ wrestlingteam.

Rio Hondo’s AndreaSanchez scored a goal in thefinal minutes of the secondhalf to secure a draw for theLady Roadrunners in aFoothill Conference women’ssoccer game against ChaffeyCollege on Oct. 31 at RioHondo.

The Lady Roadrunners(13-1-3, 6-0-2) earned a cru-cial point to remain in a tieatop of the conference stand-ings with San Bernardino Val-ley College (13-0-5, 6-0-2).

Sanchez’s team-leading14th goal of the season camein the dying minutes of the

match when she fired in across from Janeth Acuna intothe back of the net.

The goal sent the LadyRoadrunners and their sup-porters into a frenzy aftertheir hard work throughoutthe game was finally re-warded with the equalizinggoal.

“I think everyone wasvery excited to get the equal-izer,” head coach JenniferTanaka said. “The goal camebecause they kept believingand kept pushing. This is thekey.”

The Lady Roadrunnersspent the majority of thegame trying to penetrate astrong Chaffey defense that

had allowed only one goal intheir past seven games.

Both teams began thegame fighting for possessionand looking for an early goal.

Rio Hondo pressured thePanthers in all areas of thefield and quickly counteredwhen retrieving the ball.

In the early minutes of thegame, Micaela Estrada fired along range effort from beyondthe 18-yard box that forced asave from Chaffey goalkeeperPriscilla Suarez.

Chaffey produced a cou-ple chances of their own be-fore Kindal Cubak scored forthe Panthers in the 30thminute to give them the, 1-0,lead.

Cubak’s effort was onlythe second goal that RioHondo’s defense had allowedin the past eight games andthe first against Chaffey thisseason.

In the second half, trailing1-0, the Lady Roadrunners in-creased the intensity and en-joyed the majority of thepossession.

Rio Hondo looked to eventhe score, but Chaffey’s de-fense remained stubborn andconsistently denied the LadyRoadrunners an opportunityto score.

Acuna had a magnificentchance when she rounded thePanther’s goalkeeper in the70th minute, but Chaffey’sleft back did well to run backand deny Acuna the openshot.

With the Lady Roadrun-ners in need of a point to re-main in first place in

conference, the stage was setfor Sanchez’s goal.

Acuna sent in a beautifulcross towards the face of thegoal that just missed the out-stretched foot of Sierra Kauf-man.

However, Sanchez’s greatpositioning placed her at thefar post for the Lady Road-runners where she emphati-cally scored the goal that gaveRio Hondo the 1-1 draw.

“Andrea has done a greatjob showing persistence tofind the net and this determi-nation put her in the right spot

off the cross from Janeth,”coach Tanaka said after thegame.

“We had played so welland had so many goodchances, it felt great to put theball away.”

Rio Hondo will host Vic-tor Valley on Nov. 7 beforetaking on SBVC on Nov. 11in their final conference gameof the season.

The match against SBVCcould decide the winner of theFoothill Conference title andwill be played at Rio HondoCollege at 1p.m.

Ivan GarciaSports Editor

Women’s soccer team still in 1st place

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Micaela Estrada, 19, “heads” the ball towards her opponents’ goal ina game against Chaffey on Oct. 31.

Gustavo Ortega / El PaisanoCecilia Montes, 4, battles for position in a physical game against Chaf-fey on Oct. 31.

Gustavo Ortega / El PaisanoSierra Kaufmann, 14, looks on as Andrea Sanchez’s goal hits the back of the net for the 1-1 draw on Oct. 31.


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