By Brittany LiebermanNews Editor

By Leonard KelleyStaff Writer and Ana Maria RamirezStaff Writer

More than 65 years of occu-pancy at the LAC has nearly end-ed with one rabbit left, Wednes-day, Oct. 2, LBCC officials said.

The commitment to remove about 400 bunnies has been an ongoing situation to keep the rabbits safe.

Alexandra Woolcott, 18, a

psychology major, said, “I used to come and feed the rabbits in the LAC Quad when I was a kid.”

The one rabbit, named Jack, has been neutered. Since March 2010, rabbits have been adopt-ed and the rabbit a d o p t i o n agency has c o m p l e t -ed its task and closed the rab-bit center. The mission to relocate and pro-tect the rabbits has been accom-plished, said Richard Garcia, LBCC associate director of com-

munity relations.Rabbits have been at the LAC

for decades, enjoying life, dig-ging holes, causing trouble and even garnering national head-lines.

Bevon N e a m s , 18, a d a n c e m a j o r , said, “The r a b b i t s are what made this

school so unique. They added a feel of beauty and freedom to this school.”

Phil Shrotman, retired busi-

ness administration teacher, re-members as a student at LBCC seeing brownish gray jack rabbits mingling around the construc-tion.

When he started teaching, he noticed they were a mixed breed with regular rabbits producing a strange floppy-eared, long-legged breed. Shrotman said he liked them best because they were different.

“Parents would bring their children to feed the rabbits and the dogs would chase them,” Shrotman said.

They would go crazy trying to catch them.

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“The rabbits are what made this school so unique. They added a feel of beauty and freedom.”

-Bevon NeamsDance major

By Ana Maria RamirezStaff Writer

One year after starting the Promise Pathways program, LBCC officials said the program is accomplishing its goal.

Promise Pathways is designed to help high school graduates take transfer-level math and English earlier than in the past. New stu-dents enrolling get priority regis-tration that guarantees they get all the classes needed to start in the Fall semester.

High school graduates from Bellflower Unified School Dis-trict, Long Beach Unified School District and Paramount School District are eligible for the pro-gram.

Jose Medrano, a pre-med ma-jor, is a recent graduate of Bell-flower High School and enrolled in the program.

“I did all the requirements requested and was able to regis-ter before regular scheduled stu-dents. I got all the classes needed and wanted this Fall semester,” Medrano said.

He highly recommends the program, which he said has helped him move quickly toward his goal of transferring to a uni-versity.

Not only will they assist

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Jesus Hernandez/Viking WASCALLY WABBIT: One of the last two remaining rabbits, who both turned 2 in August, sits on a patch of grass Saturday, Sept. 28, next to the G Building at the LAC while most students are off campus for the weekend. Then on Wednesday, Oct. 2, LBCC reported that only one rabbit remained. Once a symbol of LBCC, the rabbits once numbered about 400. The species lives to be about 8.

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Due to many construction projects on both campuses, LBCC officials have released the official numbers of student and staff parking stalls.

According to an email sent by LBCC’s facilities advisory committee co-chairs Ann-Marie Gabel and Lee Douglas, LBCC has 5,627 parking stalls shared by students and employees on the LAC and 803 on the PCC.

At the PCC, students have 452 stalls, while employees have 275. At the LAC, students have 4,656 stalls, while employees have 635.

Parking Lot A on the LAC was previously reserved for con-tractors working on the Front Quad landscaping project. After

awarding a contract on Aug. 29 to replace the Quad’s palm trees, decisions were made to keep the lot reserved for contractors, Ga-bel said.

Alexa Spanley, 20, a psychol-ogy major, said, “A lot of the con-struction decisions put students out of place when it comes to parking. I think there’s more ef-fort made to accommodate staff instead of students.”

Gabel said Lot J at the LAC is no longer available due to the construction of Building V, the new math and technology build-ing. 22 of 25 staff stalls in Lot J were moved to the new Lot J, be-tween the Verizon building and the T Building. 291 staff stalls and 304 student stalls are in Lots C, D, E, F, G, H and I north of Carson Street. The staff lot has

open stalls any given time of the day, according to Parking Services staff. Every lot on the LAC has designated handicap stalls, Gabel said.

Parking Lots 1, 2, 4 and 10 on the PCC have 188 staff parking stalls and 378 student stalls. Park-ing Lots 3, 7, 8 and 9 are mostly dedicated to staff with a total of 87 staff stalls, while lots 5 and 6 are designated student parking only. Lot 4 is the only area lacking handicapped parking stalls on the PCC, Gabel said.

“It is the philosophy of parking services to make every attempt at providing parking for faculty, staff and students in close proximity to buildings. We fully understand and appreciate the frustration incurred these first few weeks of school when parking seems to be

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Ashley Smith elected by seven votes to represent student body on Cabinet.By Brittany LiebermanNews Editor

After campaigning and com-peting for the ASB vice presiden-cy, Ashley Smith, 20, a biology major, won with 79 votes. Oppo-nent David Moreno, a political science major, received 72 votes.

“I feel honored I get to serve the students at LBCC. It’s my last year here and I want to make the most of it. Most-ly I want to make a positive change on campus,” Smith said. ASB co-advisor Maya Cardenas said, “I hope and am sure Ashley will represent the student body.”

The ASB govern-ment had elections for the executive posi-tions of vice president, secretary and treasurer Tuesday, Sept. 10 through Thursday, Sept. 13 at both the LAC and the PCC.

No students ran for treasurer or secretary, although voters had the option to “write-in” a candi-date name for either position.

Secretary and treasurer po-

Ashley SmithNewly elected

New ASB vice pres‘honored to serve’

sitions remained vacant because none of the write-in candidates received the minimum of 50 votes required to earn a seat on the ASB Executive Board.

“After six weeks the ASB pres-ident has the right to appoint can-didates for the vacant positions,” Cardenas said.

Moreno was appointed Cabi-net treasurer.

According to the ASB Con-stitution, any student that meets candidacy requirements may ap-ply for an interview with the ASB Executive Board. Interested stu-dents can visit lbcc.edu/Studen-tLife/ASB/cabinet.cfm for further information.

Electronic voting booths were available to students who have paid for the $20 College Services Card. Online voting also took place via lbcc.edu.

Cabinet position requirements include a 2.5 GPA minimum, en-rollment in at least six units and a 150-word testimonial outlining

the positive impact they will bring to LBCC.

For more information on ap-plying students can contact stu-dent life coordinator Maya Carde-nas at (562) 938-3088 or by email at mcardenas@lbcc.edu.

By Max WardCo-Sports Editor

Ground broke Tuesday, Sept. 24 on an 18-month, $52.1 mil-lion building project dedicated to math and technology.

The new building, which will be referred to as Building V, is on a corner of Clark Avenue and Carson Street.

The design shows the new building housing the Math De-partment, a student success cen-ter, Reprographics Department

and the Culinary Arts Program. The building will contain more than 45,000 square feet in tech-nology space and 76,886 square feet in total usable space.

The state-of-the-art culinary program will feature a demon-stration kitchen and restaurant, a produc-tion kitchen, a baking kitchen, a skills kitchen, a multi-use kitchen and a culinary re-source center.

Building V has 25 classrooms and two math labs with 12 40-seat and three 80-seat classrooms.

The money needed to afford

the project will be provided by Measure E, a facilities construc-tion and modernization bond ap-

proved by the voters of the LBCC District in 2008. This will be LB-CCD’s second design project to date.

President Eloy Oakley said, “Our continued investment in our infrastructure and student programs on both campuses will allow us to meet the demands of our

economy and society by bringing students the latest in technology and educational tools to prepare

them for success in the market place.”

Ann-Marie Gabel, LBCC’s vice president of administra-tive services, said, “Building V is one of the largest improvement projects at LBCC in recent years and will be an essential location for learning services for years to come.”

The project has received an Award of Merit in the Project De-sign category by the 2012 Com-munity College Coalition Profes-sional Awards Program.

Building V expected to be done mid-2015

PROGRESS: Trustee Jeff Kellogg, left, takes a moment away from the crowd to review his speech for the groundbreaking ceremo-ny of the new Math and Technology building on the corner of Clark Avenue and Carson Street at the LAC on Tuesday, Sept. 24.An artist rendering, above, shows what the new building, which is to include 25 new classrooms, will look like. Construction is funded by Measure E and is expected to be completed by mid-2015. The project is LBCCD’s second design-to-build project.

Sillman Wright architectS

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“Building V is one of the largest improvement projects at LBCC in recent years and will be an essential location for learning services.”

-Ann-Marie GabelVice president of administrative services

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Roberto UrangaRuns for council

By Leonard KelleyStaff Writer

The LBCC Civic Engagement Club protested against Assembly Bill 955 on Tuesday, Sept. 24, de-manding that Gov. Jerry Brown veto the bill that will offer Winter and Summer courses at an unusually high $200-per-unit price.

Club President Jessica Bracho, a sociology major, said, “We are gathering stu-dents, teachers, and commu-nity members to help us kill AB 955. It is a great disappoint-ment this bill is now waiting to be signed into law.

We hope Gov. Brown will take our many voices in opposition to AB 955 into consideration and veto this bill.”

Assembly member of the 37th District Das Williams said, “Com-munity Colleges have been reduc-

ing class offerings due to substan-tial state budget cuts, hampering student access to transfer.

According to a March 2013 report by the Public Policy Insti-tute of California, the transfer rate has declined from 420,000 to 334,000. In addition, 500,000

students were wait-listed for Fall 2012 courses. If AB 955 is ap-proved, the administration will decide how the program would work and how to implement it.”

AB 955 gives California Com-munity Colleges options for Win-ter and Summer courses that oth-erwise may not exist.

Grants and government fee

waivers are built into the bill for students who qualify.

Club member Natalia Tos-cano said, “AB 955 is an extension program for Summer and Winter sessions at Community Colleges in California.

“The cost will be $295 per unit, a $46 state enrollment fee and $19 capital outlay fee.

“No financial aid will cover total expenses but may lower it to $200 per unit if the student qualifies.”

California’s Community Colleges expect 60,000 new

students this year, but 600,000 students have been refused ad-mission to 112 colleges since 2008 due to lack of space.

College officials cited the success of Proposition 30, which passed with the idea that more money pays for more courses, al-lowing more students to enroll.

Protesters oppose new feeOUTRAGE: Students use voices and signs near the T Building on Tuesday, Sept. 24 to protest against Assembly Bill 955, which will introduce extra intersession classes at a controversial price per unit.

“The cost will be $295 per unit, a $46 state enrollment fee and a $19 capital outlay fee.”

-Natalia ToscanoCivic Engagement Club member

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Student leaders vote 4-4 on high-priced intersession units.By Brittany LiebermanCo-News Editor

The hot topic at the Monday Sept. 23 ASB Cabinet meeting was the controversial Assembly Bill 955.

If passed AB 955 will offer Winter and Summer classes for students who have difficulty get-ting classes during Fall and Spring semesters, but may cost anywhere from $220-250 per unit.

Newly inducted ASB Vice President Ashley Smith said, “Not one student I know was enthusias-tic about AB 955. Realisti-cally most of us work and have bills. This can be detrimental to our pock-etbooks.”

LBCC President Eloy Oakley explained at the meeting what the bill means. “Students will be able to add classes during Winter and Summer sessions at a higher rate, benefitting students who want to finish and transfer now, rather than perhaps spend another year at LBCC.”

Oakley explained the po-tentials of high priced interses-sion classes. “I, like you, went to Community College and had to foot the bill. I’m tired of seeing students being turned away by the thousands because of the lack of state funding. This will only

add classes during a time when we normally do not have classes. Students have the choice to take them or not.”

Oakley said it is the bill must include student grants and schol-arships paid for by the LBCC Foundation. Low-income stu-dents who benefit from the Board of Governors Waiver will have a third of the cost covered during the intersessions. “LBCC will still be one of the most low-cost Com-munity Colleges in the nation,” Oakley said.

ASB Rep. of Arts Jalisa Garcia said, “I feel this bill is good be-cause it offers a more expansive al-ternative, compared to something like a trade school, which can be extremely expensive. I fully sup-

port this bill.”

A split ASB C a b i n e t voted 4-4 and failed to form a

consensus on the bill to present to the Board of Trustees. Oakley said the ultimate decision to pass or deny AB 955 lies with the Board of Trustees, none of whom op-pose the bill. Students will know if the bill was passed or denied about mid-October, Oakley said.

If passed, the bill will last five years or until the colleges no lon-ger see a high demand for Fall and Spring semester classes. Oak-ley added, “There were 9,000 stu-dents waitlisted during Summer 2013. If we do nothing, nothing will happen, but if we do some-thing, some students will have that opportunity.”

Cabinet divided over bill that raises tuition

“We’ll be able to add classes during Winter and Summer intersessions at a higher rate.”

-Eloy OakleyLBCC President

Trustee runs for council as elections take shape By Cesar HernandezStaff Writer

Elections will be conducted for a position on the LBCC Board of Trustees in Areas 1, 3 and 5 on April 8.

Those seats are currently oc-cupied by Board President Jeff Kellogg (Area 1), who plans to run again, Board Vice President Tom Clark (Area 5) and Trust-ee Mark Bowen (Area 3), who also plans to seek another term.

Clark will retire from his position. Also, Trustee Roberto Uranga (Area 2) has declared he will run for the 7th District Long Beach City Council seat, current-ly occupied by city attorney can-didate James Johnson. In addi-tion, Trustee Doug Otto (Area 4) has declared his run for mayor of Long Beach.

Other candidates running for the LBCC Board are Marshall Bleosfsky (Area 1), Jim Dowding (Area 3), retired LBCC teacher Greg Slaughter (Area 5), LBCC Foundation director Virginia Baxter (Area 5), and David Fabish (Area 5).

Brandon Doyle, 21, an archi-tecture major, said, “Why should I vote? All these programs that were a shoo-in for jobs are being cut even though Prop. 30 passed.”

Jose Mirales, 32, a commu-nications major, said, “I hope by voting we can see changes for the greater good.”

Otto said the lack of creation and retention of jobs is a problem Long Beach faces. He said, “The most important is-sue for the Long Beach community and LBCC is the creation and reten-

tion of jobs. We have fewer jobs in Long Beach now than we

did in 2000. That’s a trend that we can’t let continue, especially since the jobs of the future will require more education”.

Bleosfsky said, “The major challenge I see is that the ad-ministration and the Board are completely out of touch with the student body and the community. The administration treats the fac-ulty and staff as liabilities rather than assets.”

Efforts to reach other candi-dates were unsuccessful.

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Board looks into surplus airplanesBy Tonia CiancanelliEditor in Chief

The Board of Trustees and President Eloy Oakley conducted their bi-weekly meeting to discuss surplus property, grants, employ-ee bonuses and to give a send off to a board member not seeking reelection.

Regarding the surplus air-planes, Oakley confirmed the school will not “throw away” the airplanes from the discontinued

aviation maintenance program, as Student Trustee Andrea Donado had admittedly wondered when she read “disposal of surplus property” on the agenda.

Vice President Ann-Marie Gabel said the planes must be deemed surplus property before the district can sell or give them away. “Most of the planes were donated over a number of years. We have approached Orange Coast College, as allowed in the education code, to see if they can

have use of the aircrafts since they have taken and are teaching some of our aviation students.”

The planes will be taken to auction if Orange Coast College does not want them.

Meanwhile, LBCC received two federal grants from the U.S. Department of Labor to expand trade and skill-based training.

Executive Vice President Lou Anne Bynum said the school has an opportunity to offer an en-gineering and manufacturing program through a $2.7 million grant. After working on the ap-plication for more than a year, an additional $1.7 million grant has been awarded to fulfill the area’s demand for entry and mid-level approach to supply chain man-agement. Bynum said the school is working to create associate of arts degrees and certificates for both programs.

And, Board President Jeff Kel-logg thanked trustee Tom Clark for 46 years of service in the Long Beach community as he an-nounced the Area 5 trustee would not run for re-election in April.

Also, after adjusting the bud-get with the deficit factor, the Board approved a one-time $500 bonus for every district employee in November.

The next meeting is Tuesday, Oct. 22, at 5 p.m.

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By Brittany LiebermanCo-News Editor

The monthly campus crime report, put together by LBCC police Lt. Julie Prior, is available to students in Building X on the LAC south of Lew Davis Street.

The office is open Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The re-port is available one week after the first of every month. “Most of the reported crimes are petty thefts, otherwise this campus is very safe,” Prior said.

General police assistance is available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. by

calling (562) 938-4910 or (562) 435-6711. For emergency situ-ations, such as crimes in prog-ress, medical aid or any incident requiring immediate police re-sponse people should call 911 or 9911 for on-campus phones.

Police services are provided to both of LBCC’s campuses through Long Beach Police Department’s City College unit.

The unit includes 16 security officers, four police officers and a lieutenant. More information on campus police safety is available at http://www.lbcc.edu/College-Safety.

“Not one was ever caught and I never saw a dead one. They were too fast. I do know they were a farming pest to the neighbors. It was pleasant to see the running bunnies at campus. I regret that they’ve been extinguished as I really enjoyed walking on cam-pus and seeing them run around. I believe they will be back as the same cycle might repeat itself.”

Alexus Quezada, 18, a psy-chology major, said, “I’m happy about their new homes and they will not be injured by cars or peo-ple.”

New construction on the cam-pus will have rabbit-deterring plants to help them from deciding to return.

Stephanie DeArda, 17, a me-

dia communications major, said, “I am happy the bunnies were adopted. The bunnies are out of harm’s way in their safe new homes.”

Retired LBCC volleyball coach Donna Prindle co-chaired the rabbit task force with a mis-sion to round up all the bunnies and get them ready for adoption. Interested people were provided with care packets and instruc-tions on proper feeding. A basic training class was formed to edu-cate new caregivers on essentials about caring for their new pet.

Sugey Medina, 18, a nursing major, said, “I would like the bun-nies reintroduced. They gave me a relaxing and comfortable feel-ing here at the LAC.”

in getting the classes that you need, they will also make sure that you have everything that is needed for your success here at LBCC.”

Greg Peterson, vice president said, “The purpose of creating Promise Pathways was to pro-vide a smoother pathway for en-tering students to complete their certificate or degree programs or transfer. The long-term goal is to expand the benefits of Promise Pathways so it becomes the com-mon experience for all LBCC stu-dents.”

President Eloy Oakley, said,

“Promise Pathways produced impressive results for our stu-dents and this college. First-time students in the program were much more likely to successfully complete transfer-level English or math and to achieve key early education milestones in their first year than the previous cohort of students from LBUSD. In fact, first-year rates of achievement of Pathways students exceed the 6 year achievement rates for first-time LBUSD students from our Fall 2006 cohort.

“Importantly, the success rates of Pathways students Pathways

Students’ overall satisfaction lev-el was 82 (on a scale of 1 to 100), their general consensus was that the program improved from the first to the second semester, and they cited priority registration also closely matched the success rates of non-Pathways students in those transfer level classes.”

More than 1,300 students, are participating in the program this Fall with no limits as to the amount of students who can par-ticipate.

Additional information is available in A1001 at LAC cam-pus or at (562)938-4490.

PATHWAYS: FROM PAGE 1

Police get 278 calls, 1 arrest

RABBITS: FROM PAGE 1

PARKING COUNTS

Petty theft: Grand theft:

Vandalism: Other:Total:

Total calls:

PCC LAC1 01 00 11 93 10192 86

ArrestsFelony: 0

Misdemeanor: 1

OPEN COMMUNICATION: President Eloy Oakley explains Assem-bly Bill 955 in further detail at the Board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 24, after protesters questioned his position on the bill that would raise tuition for Summer and Winter intersessions.

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AUGUST CRIME REPORT

TOTALS: Handicap stalls were not included in the individual lot counts, but are included in the total stall counts of both the PCC (Front page) and LAC graphs.

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Friday, Oct. 4Women’s volleyball6 p.m.El Camino at LBCC

Tuesday, Oct. 8Men’s soccer 4 p.m.Pasadena at LBCC

Friday, Oct. 11Women’s soccer4 p.m.Mt. Sacramento at LBCC

Saturday, Oct. 12Football6 p.m.Santa Ana at LBCC

Tuesday, Oct. 15Women’s soccer4 p.m.Cerritos at LBCC

Wednesday, Oct. 16Women’s volleyball6 p.m.Cerritos at LBCC

Wednesday, Oct. 16Men’s water polo3 p.m.Mt. Sacramento at LBCC

Wednesday, Oct. 16Women’s water polo4:15 p.m.Mt. Sacramento at LBCC

Friday, Oct. 18Men’s soccer4 p.m.Compton at LBCC

Friday, Oct. 18Men’s soccer 4 p.m.Compton at LBCC

Saturday, Oct. 19Men’s water polo1:30 p.m.Alumni at LBCC

Saturday, Oct. 19Women’s water polo NoonAlumni game at LBCC

Saturday, Oct. 19Men’s water polo1:30 p.m.Alumni game at LBCC

Friday, Oct. 25Men’s soccer4 p.m.East Los Angeles at LBCC

Friday-Saturday, Oct. 25-26Women’s water poloTBABattle at the Beach atLBCC

Tuesday, Oct. 29Women’s soccer4 p.m.Los Angeles Harbor at LBCC

Wednesday, Oct. 30Women’s water polo3 p.m.Rio Hondo at LBCC

Wednesday, Oct. 30Women’s water Polo5:15 p.m.East Los Angeles at LBCC

Friday, Nov. 1Women’s soccer4 p.m.Pasadena at LBCC

Friday, Nov. 1Women’s volleyball6 p.m.Pasadena at LBCC

Saturday, Nov. 2Football6 p.m.San Antonio at LBCC

Tuesday, Nov. 5Men’s soccer4 p.m.San Antonio at LBCC

Thursday, Oct. 3LBCC’s KCTY (107.7 FM) and KLBC (1610 AM) celebrate International College Radio Day10:30 a.m.-4 p.m.on-line simulcast: kctyfm.org, klbc.org

Thursday, Oct. 3Play“A Delightful Quarantine” Thursday-Saturday 8 p.m.Sunday 2 p.m.Students, LBCC faculty and staff, senior citizens $11General admission $16Department of Theatre, Dance and Film Oct. 3-6 and 10-13lbcc.edu/tdf(562) 938-4659

Saturday, Oct. 5Breast and ovariancancer walkTeam LBCCMeet at McKenna’s On the Bay 190 N Marina Dr Long Beach 908036:30 a.m.trobertson@lbcc.edu

Wednesday, Oct. 9American Red CrossBlood DriveLAC Nordic Lounge10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10Cards for Kids with LBCHPCC Student Union 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Luis Garcia, 37, a carpentry major, left, and Eduardo Iniguez, 20, another carpentry major, begin construction on a house foundation in their carpentry lab class Monday, Sept.9 at the PCC.

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PCC Building LLMonday-Thursday:8 a.m.-9 p.m.Friday: 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m.Sunday: Closed

LAC Building L Monday-Thursday:7 a.m.-10 p.m.Friday: 7 a.m.-4 p.m.Saturday: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.Sunday: Closed

Career and job servicesLAC (562) 938-4283LAC (562) 938-4355

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Wednesday, Oct. 2 CSUDH drop-ins 9 a.m.-noonA 1102, LAC

CSUDH drop-ins1-4 p.m.MD 132, PCC

Tuesday, Oct. 8Cal Poly Pomona10 a.m.-2 p.m.A 1102, LAC

Wednesday, Oct. 9UC Berkeley drop-ins9 a.m.-11 a.m.A 1102, LAC

Thursday, Oct. 10UCLA drop-ins9 a.m.-3 p.m.A 1102, LAC

Wednesday, Oct. 16DeVry table visit9 a.m -4 p.m.Front of Building EE, PCC

Wednesday, Oct. 16UC Irvine AppointmentsNoon-4 p.m.A 1102, LAC

Wednesday, Nov. 6CSUDH drop-ins10 a.m.-4 p.m.A 1102, LAC

UCLA drop-ins1-5 p.m.A 1094, LAC

Cal Poly Pomona2 -4 p.m.A 1103, LAC

LAC Transfer Fair10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 11Science lecture7 p.m.“Black Holes Everything You Wanted to Know ... And a Few Things You Didn’t”LAC D 326

By Edward MahurienManaging Editor

New LBCC Athletic Director Joe Cascio doesn’t want a bunch of dumb jocks.

Trying to buck the stereotype of the academically incompetent athlete, Cascio has more in the play book than jump shots and field goals for the future of LB-CC’s student athletes.

Speaking to the editors of the Viking on Monday, Sept. 30, in P111 at the LAC, the newly ap-pointed Cascio outlined his goals for the athletic program. On-field success was just one of those goals, but academic success was paramount.

Starting his tenure July 15, the former Santa Monica College basketball coach wants Viking student athletes to be winners in the classroom first.

“We want our student ath-letes to know that as an athletic department, we are serious about academics,” Cascio said.

The department has set up

a student athlete success center aimed at helping student athletes’ progress through the rigors of college academics.

Cascio said the department wants to build a model for stu-dent success specifically for ath-

letes but hopes to see the changes implemented across LBCC.

In a sense, student athletes will be the guinea pigs for the rest of the student body.

The audacious goal of the center is similar to a program installed at

Pasadena City College where student athletes have been benched for failing to meet criteria set by the athletic de-partment.

One of the measures was prog-ress reports, which the student ath-letes must turn into their coaches sev-

eral times a semester in order to play. “Every athlete immediately

hears the word ‘bench,’ so that is the best carrot to dangle in front of them,” Cascio said.

The criteria are in addition to the already daunting academic tasks student athletes endure.

To be eligible, student athletes must take 12 units per semester with nine of the units considered academic courses, while main-taining a 2.0 GPA and practicing two to three hours per day.

Despite the challenge, Cascio said student-athletes typically perform better than the average student in state audits.

Cascio and athletic success coordinator Mary Hegarty have outlined a plan for student-ath-letes’ academic success which, in addition to the mandatory visits to the center, includes mandato-ry counseling appointments and progress reports.

Cascio said, “We have a plan to prove to student athletes we mean business.”

Cascio’s goal is to move stu-dents along to the next level ac-ademically first and if they can help them pursue their athletic goals at a university, that’s even better, he said.

By john BroadwayStaff Writer

The LBCC men’s soccer team scored within the first 10 seconds on the way to their first win in four games when the Vikings beat Irvine Valley, 4-1, in their first road win of the season Tuesday, Sept. 24.

The Vikings started out 2-0 this season, then suffered a loss and three ties in the following four games.

Freshman goalie Kifi Cabre-ra, said, “It was a great win for us. The last couple of games we tied, so it felt good to finally get back to a win.”

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Success center provides help to combat stereotype.

Athletic director gives insight on program’s future

D.A PhilliPs/VikingHEADS UP: Freshman mid-fielder Rafael Arroyo goes for a header against Daniel Totays of Irvine Valley in the first half. The Vikings defeated Irvine, 4-1, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at Viking Field.

RUNNING ITCabrera gave shout-outs to

forwards Jose Garcia and Rafael “Pollo” Arroyo for a great game. The Vikings dominated from the beginning. Freshman defender William Morse scored a goal in the first 10 seconds. Sophomore midfielder AJ Rocha sunk a hail mary from 35 yards out in the 27th minute.

The Vikings continued to pull away when Morse recorded an-other assist, sending a cross pass from the right sideline that found Rocha in front of the net. He one-timed the pass to the back of the goal and the Vikings took a 3-0 lead into halftime.

Irvine Valley was only able to shoot the ball eight times, while LBCC was able to get off 13 shots. Cabrera recorded three saves throughout the game and nearly posted a shut-out.

Irvine wasn’t able to score until the 66th minute when Juan Gutierrez scored a goal off an assist from Joe Rousseau. LBCC responded with a goal soon after when freshman Jose Torres con-verted on a penalty kick in the 70th minute to close out the scor-ing.

Players said they were feel-ing good. Sophomore Jose Tor-res said, “We played very well. We start conference next week on Tuesday, Oct. 1 and we are all confident because of the strength of our offense and teamwork.”

The Vikings are in 5th place in the conference with a record 3-1-3. With the remainder of the regular season being conference games, they will have ample op-portunities to catch El Camino Compton, which is 5-1, for first place in conference.

The next game is at home against LA Harbor Friday, Oct. 4. at 4 p.m.

Vikes score early, often

D.A PhilliPs/ VikingGOAL GETTER: Athletic Director Joe Cascio talks to students about his goals on improving student athletics. Cascio said the ultimate goal is to put all athletic students in a position to graduate or transfer on time to a university. The director also would like to improve on getting more students from neighboring high schools to attend LBCC.

D.A PhilliPs/VikingFreshman cross-country runner Yogleidi Quevedo trains at Heart-well Park during the early morning of Wednesday, Sept 18. The Vikings’ next race will be in San Diego at Mission Bay Park at 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct 4.

Record: 1-3Conference: 0-1Streak: 1 lossHome wins: 0Road wins: 1

Games: 4Points: 142PPG: 35.5YPG: 518.8Passing yards: 1,244Comp-Att: 80/137Interceptions: 2Rushing yards: 8313rd down: 43%4th down: 60%Field goals: 2/5Redzone scores: 14/18Redzone TD’s: 12/18Fumbles-lost: 9/7Defensive int: 4Tackles: 305Sacks: 14Penalties: 37Penalty yards: 315

Offensive LeadersPassing: QB Kenny Potter 61-95, 1,015 yards 10 TDs, 0 INT, 253.8 Y/G

Rushing: QB Kenny Potter 48 rushes, 212 yards 7 TDs, 2 fumbles

Receiving: WR De’Quan Hampton 14 catches, 316 yards, 5 TDs

Football Schedule

D.A PhilliPs/VikingEYEING THE END ZONE: Freshman Kenny Potter runs for a 60-yard quarterback keeper on the first drive for the Vikings. The Vikes fell to El Camino, 35-33, at Veterans Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 28.

19-4 VICTORY

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Vikings snap streak!

Football Statistics

Viking Star Performers

LBCC beats Orange Coast, but falls short in rivalry game with El Camino Warriors.

By Max WardSports Page Editorand Sam FavellaSocial Media Editor

The losing streak has ended.The Vikings won their first

football game in 14 contests Sat-urday, Sept. 21 over the Orange Coast Pirates, 46-16.

The 1-2 Vikings scored 46 points off 315 yards passing and 270 yards rushing. Quarterback Kenny Potter completed 21 passes on 30 attempts for 267 total yards.

The Vikings defense held Pi-rate quarterback Jon Newsom to 194 yards on only nine com-pletions. One thing the Vikings defense could not stop, however, was wide receiver D.J. McFadden.

While McFadden had a 110 yard receiving performance, Vi-king receiver De’Quan Hampton

caught and ran for 128 yards.The Viking offense never

turned the ball over and only al-lowed one sack. On the other side of the ball, the defense accumu-lated three sacks and 72 return yards on two interceptions.

Potter was named the South Coast Conference Player of the Week. Potter is the first Viking football player to achieve the hon-or in more than a year and a half.

Despite the victory, the Vi-kings returned to their last-sec-ond losing ways in their 35-33 loss to the El Camino Warriors on Saturday, Sept. 28.

The game against the War-riors is an annual rivalry repre-sented by The War Ax. The trophy is given every year to the winner of the game. The last time LBCC won the trophy was in 2002 when the Vikes prevailed 35-13.

The team fell short on a blocked point-after attempt, which led to a 98-yard return fol-lowing a three-yard Potter tying touchdown run.

LBCC Coach Brett Peabody’s frustration continues to grow. He said in an interview after the

game, “This one hurts though, be-cause I felt like for the most part, we were really out playing them. They had a terrible time doing the things we were doing offensively and for us to give the game away the way we have tonight, it is just very frustrating.”

When talking about the loss, Potter said, “We made some ear-ly mistakes. It came down to the extra point obviously, but there was a lot more to that. Before the first half, we made a few mental mistakes and then in the second we made a few mental mistakes. It shouldn’t have even come down to the extra-point return.”

LBCC team captain Josiah Blandin spoke with the team after the game, saying, “You got to go hard every play of the game. You can’t take that for granted. We can’t leave a hole or nothing. It’s a game of inches, that’s all it is.”

The Vikes are now 1-3 overall with a 0-1 record in the Central Conference.

The next game is Saturday, Oct. 5 at 1 p.m. at nationally ranked Riverside City College for a Central Conference game.

Sept. 7 Fullerton Lost, 41-21Sept. 14 at Ventura Lost, 44-42Sept. 21 at OCC Won, 46-16Sept. 28 El Camino Lost, 35-13Oct. 5 at RiversideOct. 12 Santa AnaOct. 26 at LA HarborNov. 2 Mt. San AntonioNov. 9 at CitrusNov. 16 Desert

YAsmine AnDrADe

Grade: FreshmanPosition: ForwardNo.: 10Hometown: Rio De Janerio, BrazilHigh school: American Heritage, Del Ray, Fla., which went 31-0 and was ranked No. 1 in U.S.

Top 3 most desired transfer universities: 1. UCLA2. Cal State Long Beach3. U.C. Irvine

Comment from teammate: “She is a talented scorer and it’s easy to see when she wants and needs the ball. She is always be there at the right opportunity.” -Assistant captain Hannah Hermannson

De’QuAn hAmPton

Grade: FreshmanPosition: Wide receiverNo.: 2Hometown: Carson High school: Dominguez High School

Top 3 most desired transfer universities1. Oregon2. Oregon State 3. Washington

Comment from teammate: “De’Quan is a very great player. He is real cool and fun to be around. I like how goofy he always is.” -Running back Shawn Turner

CAleb ellis/VikingFreshman goalie Kendall Johnson blocks a shot against Pasadena. In the first half, Johnson held Pasadena scoreless allowing only four goals in the game. The Vikings cruised to a 19-4 win over the Lancers on Wednesday, Sept. 28 at the LBCC pool. The women’s team is 6-3 overall and 1-1 in the Central Conference. The men are 6-1 and 1-0 in the Central Conference.

By Brittany LiebermanCo-News Editor

Formerly known as the E.Q.U.A.L.I.T.E.E club, Egali-taria has created a monthly stu-dent-produced zine that mixes socially conscious commentary, creative slap-stick art, local mu-sic reviews and other uncensored tidbits aimed at shaking things up on campus.

Egalitaria is a separate publica-tion from LBCC’s City magazine, which is produced by journalism, photography and art classes. Yvet Perez, Egalitaria’s editor-in-chief, said, “It’s extremely different.

“The ‘City’ magazine has a cleaner layout. It’s less art-based. Our goal is to not take ourselves

too seriously.”Perez started the club last

Spring with mixed intentions. Pe-rez said, “It started as two separate clubs, but we combined them into one that focuses on social issues and forward-thinking artwork.”

Perez said the club’s intentions are primarily to promote student artworks. “We know LBCC’s student population is a creative bunch. They can publish with us and get their stuff out there through the zine.” To submit work to the zine contact the club at paradoxlbcc@gmail.com.

Perez said students can expect articles, poems, artwork, short stories, rants, hand-drawn com-ics, photography, advice columns, advertisement mockery and other

alternative multi-media. Perez said, “We also want to

showcase that serious subjects can be humorous, too.” Lauren Chris-tine Ho, President of Egalitaria, joked, “Sometimes we’re funny.”

Perez and Ho have high hopes for the zine’s circulatory success. “Magazines attract a younger gen-eration. Newspapers and regular magazines are awesome, but zines are more personal and let you say what you actually think with-out being censored,” said Perez. The monthly zine is free and will be available at racks provided by the club throughout the PCC and the LAC. Egalitaria meets Wednesday from 3-5 p.m. in Building E’s College Center at the LAC.

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Xbox set for PCC

Club Zine thinks ahead with art

By Braxton MooreStaff Writer

The Student Union building at the PCC will soon feature three Microsoft Xbox game consoles as a way for students to interact and blow off steam between classes.

“I think it’s a great idea,” said Rodney Coulter, a human re-sources major. Coulter also helps staff the Student Union’s front desk. “It’s surprising it’s not also at the LAC.”

Perhaps more surprising is how many students and staff al-ready know about the game con-soles, despite a lack of promotion on the topic. “Nothing has been discussed with us,” said Coulter.

But the attempt at near-secre-cy doesn’t seem to have worked. The Xbox arrivals are being dis-cussed openly by students. Scot-trita Long, 21, a pediatric medi-cine major, said, “I know school is for learning, but it’s good to have a way to relax.” Long did acknowl-edge that there could be negative effects. She said, “Students might play and get too competitive.”

There is no set date for the im-plementation of the consoles, but several unnamed sources said the Xboxes have been at the PCC for several months, simply awaiting installation.

What effect Xbox will have on the PCC population is unknown.

By Katie Cortez

Staff writer

The “A Delightful Quaran-tine” play is about the lock-down of a small town and focuses on the resulting comedic situations that occur simultaneously with-in seven different houses.

Stage manager Jack Myles, 22, a theatre major, said, “‘A De-lightful Quarantine’ is like an ad-vanced sitcom on TV.”

Thursday, Oct. 3 marks the play’s opening, presented by the LBCC Department of Theatre, Dance, and Film in collaboration with the ASB. The play is written by Mark Dunn and directed by theatre professor Tony Carreiro.

Myles said, “In the weeks

leading up to the opening, all members of the cast, crew and production team spent countless hours working on everything it takes to put on the production.

“Over the weekend, I put in about nine to 14 hours a night.”

‘A Delightful Quarantine’ will run in the LBCC Auditori-um at the LAC. The play will be performed Oct. 3-6 and Oct. 10-13 at 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sundays.

General admission tickets are on sale at the door or online for $16. Students, employees and senior citizens are $11. Free parking is available in Lots D, E and F. Details may be found at (562) 938-4659 or lbcc.edu/tdf.

‘Quarantined’ opens

By Katie CortezStaff Writer

LBCC’s Art Gallery in K100 has been the home of a Viet-namese exhibit, “Freedom is the Motorbike,” that runs through Saturday, Oct. 12.

Robert Jewell, 18, a film pro-duction major, has been working as an assistant in the gallery for about a year.

Most people only visit the gallery on opening day or for class field trips. “A majority of the people who visit the gal-lery aren’t there to visit the gal-lery,” Jewell said. “People tend to weave in and out” at different times on different days.

The free exhibition features

works from Vietnamese artists Dinh Q. Le, Hoang Duong Cam, Linh Nguyen, Ngo Luc, Nguyen Thanh Truc, Pham Thu Hang, P h a n Q u a n g , The Le B r o t h -e r s , Ti f f any C hu n g , Tran Lu-ong, Tuan Mami, and UuDam Tran Nguyen. Some of the artists live part of the year in Vietnam, while others live there year-round.

Unlike Southern California where cars are the main mode of transportation, Vietnam’s pri-mary transit option is the mo-

torbike. The Vietnamese learn to operate the vehicles at a young age and continue to ride for most of their lives. “Freedom

is the Motorbike” symbolizes the growth and prog-ress in Vietnam by using the motor-bike as a symbol and a platform. The technological

growth of Vietnam is demon-strated in their use of digital photo and video files that were sent to the gallery for exhibition.

The gallery is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday 6 p.m. -7:30 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

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182 pints of blood were collected in the 2-day event.By Robert FullingimStaff Writer

The American Red Cross completed its first blood drive of the 2013 Fall Semester at the LAC on Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 24 and 25.

Claudia Limas, 20, an an-thropology major, Alpha Gam-ma Sigma Vice-Presi-dent of Ser-vice and blood drive coordinator, said, “We have been organizing, posting fliers and tabling all over campus to make students aware of the event and trying to get them to donate blood.”

“Tabling” is when a group sets up a table to attract and inform students on campus student life events. “It has been really success-ful. We had 150 people sign up for appointments days before the blood drive,” said Limas.

Amy Papageorges, a Red Cross senior account manager, said, “The blood drives at LBCC are always successful. On the first day, we had 150 show up and to-day we are expecting that same number.”

Limas confirmed the actual number of pints collected. She said, “74 units Tuesday and 108 units Wednesday. The 74 was low, but that was because they had to evacuate on Tuesday. Overall, 182 pints will save 546 lives!”

The blood drive was consid-ered a suc-cess by many, but it did have its prob-lems as well, like the Tues-

day afternoon evacuation Limas referred to.

She said, “There was smoke, or something like that. Nothing bad happened though.” However, the evacuation ended the blood drive early that day.

On Wednesday, Mark Hana, 26, an undeclared major, said, “I had to leave because I waited two hours to give blood and they still didn’t call my number.”

Arieel AlcArAz/VikingSTUDENTS DONATE LIFE: Students gave blood at the American Red Cross drive on the LAC on Tues-day, Sept. 24.

MAdison sAlter/VikingFLIPPING: Matt McCutchan looks through the art piece “The Color Book on Transparency Paper,” which is part of the LAC Art Gallery’s exhibit “Freedom is the Motorbike.”

Red Cross blood drive ‘will save 546 lives’

Hana didn’t make an appoint-ment to donate blood which may have been was the reason for the long wait, but he also had a prob-lem with the gifts, “I came for the buy one get one free USC tickets, but one game passed already and I can’t make it to the Oct. 10 game, so I don’t feel bad about leaving.”

Papageorges said, “We will be coming back to LBCC three more times this semester to make sure we get the rest of the students that are not able to donate this time.”

The Red Cross will be at the LAC in the Nordic Lounge Wednesday, Oct. 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The following drives are sched-uled at the PCC Monday, Nov. 18, in the PCC Student Union from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and at the LAC Nordic Lounge Wednesday, Nov. 20 and Thursday, Nov. 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on both days.

Club celebrates its first Hispanic heritage day

Art exhibit brings bike culture of Vietnam to Southern California

“The blood drives at LBCC are always successful.”

-Amy Papageorges Red Cross senior account manager

“A majority of the people that visit the gallery aren’t there to visit the gallery.”

-Robert JewellFilm production major

leonArd kelley/VikingCELEBRATION: LBCC students make piñatas using balloons and newspaper at the Hispanic heritage month event on Thursday, Sept. 26 in the Nordic Lounge at the LAC.

By Leonard KelleyStaff Writer

LBCC’s Egalitaria club cele-brated national Hispanic heritage month by hosting its first His-panic heritage festival on Thurs-day, Sept. 26, in the Nordic lounge on the LAC.

The event was filled with “a festive Latino a t m o s p h e r e ,” organizers said. Balloons deco-rated the room and dance music was provided by KCTY 107.7 FM.

Some students played live mu-sic on stage. Piñatas were made by students wrapping balloons with plaster.

More than 30 musically en-thused students took part in line-dancing and did their shim-my-shimmy.

Jonathan Montalvo, 20, a fine arts major, said, “The event was a decent outcome of activities and references to Hispanic culture, but what really made the event

was the communal feeling that comes with a large group of Lati-no Americans together.”

Andrea Escoto, 21, a criminal justice major, said, “I am celebrat-ing that I am a very proud Mexi-can and that we invented tequila.”

Hispanic heritage month be-gins Sept. 15 and marks the an-niversary of independence for

Costa Rica, El Salvador, Gu ate ma l a , H o n d u r a s , and Nicara-

gua. Mexico declared its indepen-dence on Sept. 16 and Chile on Sept. 18.

Elisa Castillo, 21, a human development nursing major, said, “This event was amazing. I really enjoyed making the piñatas and listening to the music.”

Daniel Robles, 18, a graph-ic design major, said, “It was the most fun day of the year. Amaz-ing history, beautiful language, awesome food and drink is what makes the Hispanic culture unique.”

“This event was amazing.”-Elisa Castillo

Nursing major

AlexAnder CAriAs, 20

UndeCided mAjor“I check my email, but sometimes it can be days at a time.”

Compiled by Jacob Rosborough and Shannon Murphy

on Monday, Sept. 30, at the LAC.

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PsyCholoGy mAjor“If they informed the teach-ers and the teachers in-formed us.”

AmAndeeP GhUmAn,

PolitiCAl sCienCe mAjor“I always check my phone. Usually everyone checks their email.”

rosAlindA lAUsten, 22,

UndeCided mAjor“Either mass email or mass text messaging would prob-ably work best.”

dAmien Allen, 21,

rAdio mAjor“The best way for the school to contact me is through email.”

CynthiA BrittmAn, UndeCided mAjor

“I’m not really around cam-pus a lot. I check my email everyday.”

EDITORIAL

Viking StaffEditor in chief: Tonia CiancanelliManaging editor: Edward MahurienCopy editor: Eliza De La FlorNews editors: Brittany Lieberman and Elizabeth CherutoCityStyle editor: Gabby GentileCalendar editor: Becca Urrutia Opinion editors: David Stephens and Shannon MurphyImages editor: Caleb EllisPhoto editors: D.A. Phillips and Jacob RosboroughOnline editor: Arieel AlcarazVideo editor: William MartinSocial media editor: Samwell FavelaSports editors: Max Ward and Morgan MayfieldAdvertising manager: Michal OlszewskiAdviser: Patrick McKeanPhoto/online adviser: Chris ViolaRetired photo adviser: Jim Truitt

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The Associated Student Body needs to appoint a new treasurer and secretary for this year’s Cabi-net. The positions are not meant to be appointed but rather elect-ed. They have the power to be the voice for the student body, all 28,000 of us.

The key argument brought forth by the ASB is the lack of vot-er turnout. The special election at the beginning of the Fall semes-ter netted only 151 votes. That is just one-half of one-percent of the student population, equivalent to only 1.2 million Americans vot-ing for our national government officials.

There is a lack of promotion done by the Cabinet. One won-ders where the banners and flyers are around campus. Some argue that the ASB Cabinet does not promote elections to control re-sults by appointing the unfilled elected positions. As a newspa-per that is financially supported by the ASB, we will do our part to help promote the elections and candidates better.

Gerald Ford, the 38th presi-dent of the U.S. is the only pres-ident never to be elected into office. However, what greatness had he accomplished other than pardoning his predecessor who resigned due to an impending im-peachment trial? The ASB Cab-inet is following in the footsteps of Richard Nixon and appointing

key positions while the voice of the students is falling on deaf ears.

The few who are aware of the ASB elections may be turned off from running simply because the regulations to run or hold office are too stringent such as the need to have held an on-campus lead-ership role prior. This eliminates a vast majority of the student body.

The select few who are able to meet the requirements need to schedule their classes, meetings, office and volunteer hours not to mention their club commitments.

Some have a view that the leadership is working in the shad-ows and making big decisions based on their personal agendas.

Furthermore, the student leaders typically come from a small group of clubs and consistently appoint one another. This is a common practice when there is a ruling class involved in government.

Besides 151 total votes for vice president, this election also saw 31 write-in votes for Secre-tary, which was almost double the rest of the candidates combined. However, this student was not elected because the by-laws for ASB elections demand there is a 50-vote minimum for write-in candidates. That is a slap in the face of democracy. Democracy states majority rules. How are 31 out of 49 not majority? Arbitrary requirements need to be removed to ensure fairness in ASB elec-tions.

Between the ruling class of ASB leadership members and the requirements set forth by the constitution and by-laws, many students simply do not participate in running for offices. The ASB leadership needs to make an effort to include everyone more. The Cabinet members are not putting themselves out there to listen to the student body or to make wise choices. Hold a debate, broad-cast the meetings, hold a town hall with your departments, do something to engage the average student. Working in the shad-ows and patting each other on the back is doing no one any good.

ASB elections fall short in representing students

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OPINION 11October 3, 2013

COMMENTARIES

By Eliza de la FlorCopy Editor

The new Food Court leaves me hungry for answers. It feels like I’m paying more for everything and “every-thing” these days means a limited selection com-pared to past semesters.

Aramark previously had the contract and I’m not saying it was a foodie paradise. However, salads were available after 2 p.m. That’s right, S&B foods now has the contract and for some reason, the company has decided salads after 2 p.m. are not cost-effective.

I watched a young woman’s distress steadily rise as she tried to negotiate a salad with the man working at the sandwich station.

After she showed little regard for the apparently stringent no post-2 p.m. salad policy, the employee suggested she grab a pre-made salad, but she was a defiant veg-

etarian and all the sal-ads contained chicken. Another student and I asked why he couldn’t make her a “sandwich” with no bread and he replied he had no container to put it in. I guess the sandwich boxes explode unless

bread is inside, or something. Maybe they’re trying to raise

funds for additional salad avail-ability by charging 25 cents for an empty cup. Don’t try to leave the Food Court with a cup contain-ing the oatmeal you brought from home without paying the one of

the nice cashiers a quarter. In August, former Student

Trustee Jason Troia said, “The quality of the food will be above the quality given by Aramark” and “students should see a little cost savings.” Dave McDonald, owner of S&B, promised, “One-dollar corn dogs and tossed salads, indi-vidual thrown pizzas and a pasta bar with choices of ingredients and a drink to cost $6.50.”

Where is my affordable pas-ta-and-fountain-beverage option? I don’t even like corn dogs, but if students were promised them, then corn dogs you should have.

If the ASB approved the con-tract, as evidenced by Troia’s com-ments, then why are they not tak-ing action? The PCC’s food truck probably has more options than the present LAC Food Court and

I bet nothing is limited to specific times of day. Prices are no better and indeed higher in some cases. Selection is more limited. It’s a struggle to find healthy options.

For the love of all that’s deli-

cious, they’ve even taken away the hummus! At times I have less than an hour to eat and choosing a Food Court option shouldn’t feel like financial, caloric and gas-tronomical punishment.

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Bunnyland falls

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By David StephensCo-Opinion Editor

Bunnie and I are all that are left from our once illustrious col-ony, Bunnyland, which sprawled across the verdant lands of LBCC.

Early on a cold, dark morning just after Easter a man known as “dad” took us to this amazing land full of grass, trees and concrete. I remem-ber his words vividly, “These nasty, dirty things. Why the heck did Marge ever get these for the kids?”

We thrived off the land. We were able to eat anything and everything since the humans were so nice to leave food on the ground for us. But we had to stay from the cafeteria food. Poor Bugsey accidentally hopped around Parking Lot D after eating a cheeseburger and a distracted student motorist put him out of his misery.

Night time was fun time around the colony. “Fifty Shades of Gray” had nothing on us. I went at it like a good worker bee, trying to populate an army big enough to take over the concrete jungle.

I took on a governing role, sitting in on students’ “Animal Farm” review sessions, learning from the campaign tactics of ASB officials and how to make cuts as done by administrators.

We were strong and united

until some crazed rabbit thought it would be wise for us to care for the sick, free of charge.

Bugs Bunny, Roger Rabbit and some weird pink rabbit with a battery on his back were running

for president. But, we learned from the masters and thought voter turnout did not matter. That was the beginning of our end. With no president, our colony went into chaos. As with all great things, like souf-

flé and respect for American pol-itics, collapse will happen at some point or another.

We couldn’t make a formal bunny army and we couldn’t com-pete against the cooing humans with food in a weird smelling cave. Many of us remember fall-ing asleep in the dark caves just to wake up later, feeling like we were missing something. We noticed cool air in places never felt before between our legs.

A small force remained after the apocalypse, but the taste of freshly opened cat food became too much and we slowly gave in.

The final blow came when tractors made their way through town, demolishing every home, office and brothel located in the Quad. No fight was left in us.

After months of sleepless nights, only Bunnie and I remain eating stale pellets, waiting for our chance to raise the empire once again.

Terrorists can’t be empoweredBy Elizabeth CherutoCo-News Editor

America issued a travel advi-sory to Kenya four days after the Kenyan Foreign Minister Amina Mohammed said three Ameri-cans were suspects in the latest terrorist attacks in Kenya.

The three terrorists were of Somali origin. They came to the U.S. through a refugee program and acquired American citizen-ship. I fail to understand how they could shame the country that gave them an opportunity to im-prove their lives.

Kenya was the latest tar-get of Al-Shabaab, an affiliate of Al-Qaeda.

I will never understand what goes through a terrorist’s mind that would make him or her want to kill innocent people. For three days, starting Saturday, Sept. 21, Al-Shabaab attacked an upscale mall in Kenya killing 67, hospital-izing 175. 65 are still unaccounted for.

More than a 1,000 were res-cued.

Two Americans at the scene

were New York Times photog-rapher Tyler Hicks and his wife Nichole Sobeckil, also a photo-journalist.

Following the Kenyan attack, the British high commission is-sued a traveling advisory to the English rugby team The England Royals advis-ing them to fly back to England, which forced the team to withdraw from the Safaricom Sevens rugby competi-tion. The Royals were scheduled to play the Kenyan team.

Kenya relies on tourism to boost its economy and the attack was an isolated incident. I hope the attack will not lead to more traveling bans to Kenya from oth-er Western countries.

Seeing it unfold, I could only think of terrorists as cowards with a mind for destruction and the in-tention to instill fear.

One lesson we can learn from their attacks is that giving into their demands only empowers them to stage more acts.

I credit many countries, in-

cluding America, for not giving in to terrorist demands.

Terrorist groups’ attempts to showcase their despicable and beastly acts only confirms that their primary motive is to gain cheap publicity.

Many attackers claim to be terrorizing other nations in the name of Islamic reli-gion, but many Islamic leaders and groups have refuted the claim, stat-ing their religion does not condone terrorism.

Kenya has had its share of terrorist attacks. In 2008 the American embassy in Kenya was attacked, killing 224 people, including six Americans.

I think terrorists are people full of hate who have no hope in life, so they take innocent lives to  try prove a point that is only known to them.

They lived as cowards and they died as cowards. My hope is soon, the world will unite and come together to put an end to terrorism.

We love our customers and want to keep our prices low.

While I may not agree with all of the claims made in the opinion posted on the Viking newspaper website on Sept. 20, the writer is entitled to her opinion and I re-spect that.

S&B Foods is a new vendor on campus and like a lot of incom-ing freshman, we are still getting our bearings. We are adding new items every week. For example, this week we started making cal-zones, value-priced beef and po-tato chimichangas, ready-made grab-and-go garden salads (no meat, good idea, thank you for the suggestion!) and hummus and veggie packs.

Also, just because you don’t see an item, that doesn’t mean we don’t have it. We make corn dogs all day, but because they are priced at $1, they move quickly. If you don’t see an item, please feel free to ask any of our friendly staff

for assistance.Pricing is in the eye of the be-

holder as well. We firmly believe that our pricing is better than the previous vendor. We hear it from our customers every day, our prices are better and our portions are more generous.

Finally, I would like to touch upon a subject that we have not been very good at, communicat-ing what we believe in. We try to buy local w h e r e v e r p o s s i b l e . This is why the coffee served at the Nordic Cup comes from Lord Windsor Roasters, a micro-roast-er right here in Long Beach. We purchase much of our fresh pro-duce from The Growing Experi-ence, an urban farm at the Car-melitos Housing Project in Long Beach. Even our hamburger patties come from a meat packing

plant in Long Beach.We are committed to the envi-

ronment. We have no styrofoam products in the Food Court. The clear plastic containers we use are made from corn. The forks and spoons we provide are made from corn as well. Every disposable item we use will biodegradable.

We love our customers and want to keep our prices as low as possible for them. We also un-

derstand that people some-times need to

bring their own food from home. If you need to use our supplies to prepare food you brought from home, it’s reasonable to expect that you cover the cost so we don’t have to pass that cost on to our customers. We believe that’s fair.

By David McDonaldS & B Foods

Food Court vendor bites backLETTER TO THE EDITOR

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Dustin Byington, 31, left, defends against wing chun grandmaster Samuel Kwok while demonstrating the chi sau technique during the West Coast Wing Chun seminar.

Kicking it with the master

LBCC student T.k Sun Neth practices a strike to the face of instruc-tor Lee Kim. The West Coast Wing Chun seminar was Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 28-29.

Samuel Kwok shows the class how to defend themselves while remaining seated as student Gabriel Mendez attacks.

Master Bryan Talbot, center, raises a hand to indicate he will join the family dinner for participants the last night of the seminar.

Grandmaster visits Long Beach for wing chun seminar. Story By Eliza De La FlorCopy Editor Photos By Caleb EllisCo-Photo Editor

T.k Sun Neth spent the weekend of Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 28-29 immersed in a wing chun kung fu seminar in Signal Hill at West Coast Wing Chun, the school where he has been studying the martial art for nearly three years.

The seminar guest was wing chun grandmaster Samuel Kwok, one of six masters on the World Martial Arts Council.

Students and instructors came from San Diego, Layton, Utah, Phoe-nix, Arizona and the United Kingdom.

Kwok spoke on wing chun proverbs and maxims, known as “kuen kuit.” Kwok described the sayings as being

“like a bible of sayings, a collection of keys to understanding the practice bet-ter.” Kwok would give an example of a proverb, explain the principles behind it, and give a brief physical demon-stration. After, students partnered to attempt the technique and receive feed-back from Kwok and the gathered in-structors.

Neth, 23, a culinary arts major, had a mentor who introduced him to wing chun. When Neth started researching

wing chun, he found the mov-ie “Ip Man” and he “was really pumped to go learn immediate-ly. And to find out that Bruce

Lee trained in wing chun, that got me to take the first step to go learn.”

Students from the affiliated schools were encouraged to partner with each other and get to know their extended kung fu “family.”

Neth has been to several seminars and said they “are always a fun and eye-opening experience. It’s nice meet-ing other people around the world who do wing chun.”

“Like a bible of sayings, a collection of keys to under-standing the practice better.”

- Samuel KwokWing chun grandmaster