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DON’T PARK HERE: Demolition of parking Lot B began in December 2014 to build a new Student Services building to centralize services. CRYSTAL OLMEDO @RCCviewpoints
Riverside City College began construction of a new Student Services and Administration building in December 2014. RCC has commissioned Multi-Prime Construction Management to build the new two-story, 44,000 square foot SSA building. The new building will be located at the corner of Magnolia Avenue and Fairfax Avenue. “Student services is currently scattered throughout the campus, so the idea is to have a one-stop center and integrated office, facing Magnolia Avenue,” said Wolde-Ab Isaac, interim president of RCC. “It will be the first building that students will meet when entering the campus and they will be able to easily find all the services they need instead of having to wander around the campus.” The current Administration and Veteran services will be demolished. According to Isaac, it
has not yet been determined how the space will be utilized. The SSA is scheduled to be finished by April 2016, to coincide with the RCC Centennial celebration. Parking lot B, which provided 310 staff and student parking spaces, will be eliminated during the construction of the new SSA. There will be 170 parking spaces around the SSA when it is finished, resulting in a loss of 140 previously available spaces. The top level of the parking structure will be painted with staff parking spaces for the 2015 spring semester. To curb the traffic that will result from the yearly student population increase, RCC Campus Police and Parking Services has made under utilized spaces available near Evans Field. According to Jim Miyashiro, chief of RCC Campus Police, about 100 parking spaces will available at the Fox Theater in downtown Riverside as well as a lot owned by RCC on the northeast corner of Olivewood
IMAGE COURTESY OF: RIVERSIDE CITY COLLEGE
A LOOK AHEAD: An artist’s rendering for the new Student Services
building that is slated to be done in April of 2016. The building is going in place of parking Lot B. Avenue and Ramona Drive. Isaac and Miyashiro are also working on making spaces at Riverside Community Hospital and Central Middle School available to RCC students. Miyashiro advises students and staff to arrive to school early because of the anticipated traffic due to the combination of SSA construction and the ongoing construction on the 91 freeway. Staff, students and faculty will have to make adjustments
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Welcome center and student outreach Admissions and records Student financial services Veterans resource center Auxilary business services Assessment center Disabled student programs and services (DSP&S) Counseling Extended opportunity programs and services (EOPS) TRiO - student support services CalWORKs Large lecture room Classrooms Dean of enrollment office Dean of student services office Executive administrative offices
in their schedules and commutes to RCC during the construction process. “It will be a challenge to find parking, but you have to think about what you’re suffering for and if it is worth it, and if we’re going to have a great Student Services Center, than it’s worth it in the long run,” said Mark Haines, associate professor of dance at RCC. “It warms my heart that this college continues to be dedicated to its students.”
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False rape allegation disrupts campus VALERIE OSIER & CRYSTAL OLMEDO @RCCviewpoints
After two reports surfaced alleging attempted sexual assaults inside Riverside City College restrooms Jan. 14 and 15, the latter has been ruled as false. The 18-year-old woman who reported the second incident “recanted her assertion that an attack took place” after meeting with both police and detectives, according to a statement written by RCCD’s Senior Public Affairs Officer Robert Schmidt. The statement was emailed to faculty and staff Friday afternoon. The release also stated that the situation surrounding the second incident does not affect the report by another student on Jan. 14 that took place in
the quad restroom, which was “investigated and deemed as credible.” According to a statement on the RCC website by campus police chief Jim Miyashiro, video footage lacked any physical evidence including the reported pencil stabbing in the Jan. 15 reported attack. The student told RCC Campus Police that her instructor had informed her class that any students who were late or absent would be dropped from the class. Thus, the student decided to make the false sexual assault claim to avoid being dropped from her class. According to Miyashiro RCC Campus Police have filed charges against the student with Riverside District Attorney’s Office for PC 148.5(b) – a false report of criminal offense, which is a
misdemeanor. If the student is charged she could possibly face one year in jail, probation, as well as reimbursing the RCC Campus Police for the time and resources investigate her claim. The student also faces college disciplinary charges such as suspension or expulsion for student conduct violations. Since the sketch of a suspect was released, Miyashiro stated that at least 39 calls have been received identifying someone who was said to have matched the description of the suspect. RCC Campus Police questioned a suspect who appeared to fit the description. He was submitted to a line up and was ruled out by the first victim and the second alleged victim. Although he was not charged with sexual assault the suspect was arrested for an outstanding felony warrant.
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Viewpoints looks to new Editor-in-Chief
COURTESY OF: MICAH ESCAMILLA
JAMES H. WILLIAMS @JHWreporter
It is an honor to be named the Editor-in-Chief for Riverside City College’s student newspaper Viewpoints. I have several goals for this semester but my top priority is to deliver news to the students and staff on the campus with both our print edition of the newspaper and online in a variety of ways. I hope to use the experience
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I have gained during my career and apply it toward meeting these goals with the talented staff I have obtained. My experience includes working for the San Bernardino Sun, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Cerritos College’s TalonMarks and the Downey Patriot among others. Working for several of those media outlets, including Viewpoints, has lead to me working and meeting several different people. All of which have taught me a variety of different things. I want to thank them all for that. With that said, I look forward to meeting many of you on campus and hearing your thoughts, opinion and concerns at RCC. At Viewpoints, we say we are the voice of the students and that is something we will continue to strive to be.
Date
Crime
Time
Location
Status
Nov. 24
Vandalism less than $400
7:48 p.m.
Lot Y
Inactive
Nov. 26
Stolen Vehicle
12:14 p.m.
Lot N
Cited By Other Means
Nov. 26
Hit and Run Property Damage Only
1:03 p.m.
Parking Lot J
Inactive
Nov. 26
Petty Theft: Bldg/ Vehice/etc. (less than $95)
5:22 a.m.
Little Theater
Inactive
Nov. 28
Unlawful Sex w/ Minor 18
10:26 a.m.
Lot U
Cited and Released
Dec. 2
Stolen Vehicle
10:37 p.m.
Cosmetology/Parking Lot-N
Cited By Other Means
Dec. 4
Disturbance
12:06 p.m.
Student Services
Information Only
Dec. 5
Outside Warrant/Misd.
12:11 a.m.
Lot F
Cited and Released
Dec. 5
Disturb. by Unreasonable Noise
10:07 a.m.
Library Bldg.
Information Only
Dec. 10
Hit and Run Property Damage Only
09:15 a.m.
CP- College PD (Riv)
Information Only
Dec. 10
Vandalism: Deface Propery
8:18 p.m.
Bookstore
Inactive
Dec. 19
Petty Theft: Bldg/ Vehicle/etc. (less than $95)
7:57 a.m.
Bradshaw Bldg
Inactive
Dec. 22
Burglary
9:45 p.m.
Huntley Gym
Dec. 23
Burglary
7:00 a.m.
RCC Construction Site
Pending
Dec. 23
Burglary/ Trespassing
7:00 a.m.
Cenntenial Plaza
Pending
Dec. 24
Vandalism less than $400
8:26 a.m.
Cntr Social Justice
Pending
Dec. 28
Petty Theft: Bldg/ Vehice/etc. (less than $95)
4:58 p.m.
CP- College PD (Riv)
Information Only
Jan. 4
Outside Warrant/Misd.
9:06 p.m.
College Campus
Cited By Adult Arrest
Jan. 6
Petty Theft: Bldg/ Vehice/etc. (less than $95)
3:45 p.m.
CAT- Center For Applied And Comp
Inactive
Jan. 7
Petty Theft: Bldg/ Vehice/etc. (less than $95)
8:34 a.m.
Facilities
Pending
Jan. 7
Vandalism: Deface Propery
10:00 a.m.
Parking Str.
Inactive
Jan. 8
Hit and Run Property Damage Only
1:43 p.m.
Parking Str.
Information Only
Jan. 9
Theft: Lost Property
11:53 a.m.
Bradshaw Bldg
Inactive
Jan. 13
Hit and Run Property Damage Only
12:00 p.m.
Lot A
Information Only
Jan. 14
Grnd Theft of Money/Labor/ Prpty (over $950)
10:39 a.m.
Cosmetology
Information Only
Jan. 14
Batt: noncohab Spouse/Etc.
11:00 a.m.
Lovekins A3
Information Only
Jan. 15
False Rpt of Crime to POs
10:27 a.m.
Math/ Sci Bldg
Pending
Jan. 15
Outside Warrant/Felony
10:27 a.m.
Digital Library
Cited By Adult Arrest
Jan. 18
Vandalism: Damage to other’s Prop/
2:36 p.m.
MLK Bldg
Pending
False ID To Specific Pos Jan. 22
Petty Theft: Bldg/ Vehice/etc. (less than $95)
9:33 a.m.
Art Bldg
Inactive
Jan. 26
Hit and Run Property Damage Only
4:05 p.m.
CP- College PD (Riv)
Inactive
Jan. 27
Burglary
12:11 p.m.
Lot H
Inactive
Jan. 27
Stolen Vehicle
8:22 p.m.
Parking Str.
Inactive
Jan. 27
Stalking
5:01 p.m.
CP- College PD (Riv)
Pending
Jan. 29
Burglary
4:00 p.m.
Lot N
Information Only
Jan. 29
Attempted Grand Theft
8:39 p.m.
IT- Industrial Tech
Inactive Illustration by: JACKIE TREJO
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Resource Center stays alive after struggles
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ASRCC provides book rentals
Riverside City College students will have the opportunity to save money for the 2015 spring semester by renting donated textbooks from ASRCC. Prices range from $30-$70 per textbook, and are available for selected courses such as mathematics, economics and biology. Interested students can stop by the Student Government building located behind the cafeteria. Questions can be directed to Deborah Hall, adviser of ASRCC, or Megan Contreras, senator of ASRCC.
CTE students prevail in contest
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STUDENTS IN NEED: Riverside City College students Miguel Hernandez, Arthur Arebalo and Adam Melino are some of the many students at RCC that use the Resource Center on campus. CRYSTAL OLMEDO @RCCviewpoints
Riverside City College’s Student Resource Center is back in business. There was speculation among members of the Associated Students of Riverside Ciy College that the Student Resource Center would have to temporarily close its doors due to a misappropriated budget and lack of volunteers. T he St udent Resou rce Center, located behind the cafeteria, has been open for approximately two years. It has been supplying students with snacks, scantrons, pencils, paper, toiletries, feminine hygine items and diapers to students who are in need and request them. A S RC C h e l d a S e n a t e meeting Jan. 24 that was open to the public. Attendees included ASRCC members and other RCC students. The topic of the Student Resource Center was of high priority at the meeting. Senators addressed their peers and the students who attended. Each senator prov ided a u n ique perspective on the issue. “We have no power, but we have a voice. So we must make our voices heard,” said Marvin Manzana, senator of ASRCC. Ryan Rudolph, vice president of ASRCC, presided over this me et i ng at wh ich ASRCC senators had the opportunity to openly debate the issue and take comments from the public. According to the ASRCC Finance Committee, there was an error in an order for $250 of exam blue books that was accidentally submitted twice. The issue reportedly stemmed from a lack of communication between volunteers and left the budget for the Student Resource Center well below the amount necessary to provide supplies to the approximately 350 students that visit daily. “The public needs to stand up
and speak. That’s why I’m here,” RCC student Isaiah Griggs, said. “There are students who are struggling financially. Le has been doing a great job with what he has.” Le Nguyen is the current ASRCC executive treasurer. There are no designated members to run the Student Resource Center and its operation is done purely on a volunteer basis. ASRCC’s executive branch requested funding from the senate in the amount of $1,300 or a minimum of $1,000 to keep the Student Resource Center in operation for the spring semester. “$1,300 is a little steep. But, we cannot deny students,” said Tylin Walker, senator of ASRCC. Senators stressed paying closer attention to regulating the amount of funds spent per week in future semesters. Rakhee Uma, senate outreach chair of ASRCC, encouraged members to seek out more sources for supply donations, such as the contract ASRCC has with Second Harvest Food Bank in Riverside. She also suggested offering service hours and incentives to students who make donations to the Student Resource Center.
As a result of the debate, the Student Resource Center was granted $1,300 by ASRCC senate and the threat of its closure has subsided for the winter and spring semesters. The funding was transferred from a contingency line item into the Student Resources line item on the ASRCC budget. ASRCC executive branch m e m b e r s a n d s t u d e nt s i n a t t e n d a n c e c o m pl i m e n t e d ASRCC for their decorum in discussing the issue of funding and the potential of a temporary closure. Argie Hill, chief justice of ASRCC, commended the senators on their “passion and heart” in discussing the matter and proposed developing new and more sustainable methods for managing the Student Resource Center and its allotted budget per semester to counter the balance of costs. “ Wit h d ive r sit y c o m e s conflict. When conflict does not turn into communication, this is where problems arise,” Ray Orozco, president of ASRCC, said “Diversity is what makes RCC’s student government the best, although we are a diverse city, we look for more feasible and realistic solutions.”
LUIS SOLIS | VIEWPOINTS
OPTIONS: RCC students Miguel Hernandez (left) and Adam Melino
(right) decide what items of food to get at the Resource Center. Students can get two items of food and two toiletries each day.
Riverside City College Career and Technical Education students competed in the 2015 Regional SkillsUSA event January 31, showing off their talents in automotive service, graphic communications, 3D animation, digital cinema production, advertising design, photography, welding and screenprinting. Nine RCC students received gold medals at this event: Sklyler Murdock for automotive service, Tiffany Vang for graphic communications, Tyler Tom-Hoon and Mason Rosenquist for 3D animation, Javier Ochoa and Scott Turner for digital cinema production, Hasan Khodr for advertising design, Don Welton for photography and Mike Herrera for welding. Silver medals were awarded to Justin McMorris for automotive service, Daniel Lamiell for graphic communications, Matt Torres for advertising design, and Ned Magdaleno for photography. Bronze medals were awarded to Megan Moore for graphic communications, Kristina LoVerso for advertising design, Brianda Avila for photography, and Harrison Scullin for screenprinting. Gold medal winners are now eligible to compete at the SkillsUSA state competitions to be held April 2015.
ASRCC constitution revamped Associated Students of Riverside City College Senators are in the process of amending the ASRCC constitution. A constitutional convention was held on January 29, in Heritage Room 1 located in RCC cafeteria. Prior to this constitutional convention, the most recent revisions to the constitution were made March 20, 2013. During this convention ASRCC members split into two groups to review each article of the constitution and make the appropriate suggestions for changes, clarifications and arrangement of its language. “We made revisions to the wording in the constitution. It must be easily read and understood”(by students and ASRCC members) said Yvette Salazar, board of commissioners director of ASRCC. ASRCC will reconvene during the spring semester to finalize suggestions for revisions to the constitution, and hold a constitutional referendum at which the student body will be informed of the proposed changes and have a chance to give their approval and voice their opinions.
Elton begins recovery process Riverside City College Men’s Tennis Coach and Assistant Athletic Director Jim Elton suffered a head injury Jan 31. during an out of state trip that will keep him away from his duties for an undisclosed period of time. “Jim has been moved from ICU to a regular room,” according to an email sent out by Wolde-Ab Isaac, RCC’s interim president. “He was cleared by cardiology (Feb. 9), discharged by his neurosurgeon to follow-up in a few weeks, and then this morning given the approval by his trauma surgeon to be discharged to an inpatient rehab facility.” RCC Athletic Director Derrick Johnson stated that the college will not be looking for a new men’s tennis at this time. “I am not replacing Jim, as of yet,” Johnson said. “I am being positive for a full recovery.” RCC Women’s Coach Nikki Bonzoumet stated that she will serve as the interim men’s tennis coach until Elton is cleared to return. Bonzoumet has been the women’s tennis coach at RCC for over 15 years. Elton has been with RCC since 1995. Carlos Vasquez will also continue his role as the men’s assistant coach, according to Bonzoumet. Vasquez will travel with the team if Bonzoumet has to fulfill her coaching duties with the women’s team at a different location for an event scheduled at the same time. “(Vasquez) is more than capable of running the team,” Bonzoumet said. Donations for Jim Elton’s travel and medical expenses could be made at http://www.gofundme.com/teamjim
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“The secret is to have eight great players and four others who will cheer like crazy.” - Jerry Tarkanian
International players land Tiger’s men’s tennis team adds a helping hand with five new players from around the globe Upcoming Games Feb. 18 Home Mount San Jacinto 2 p.m. Feb 24. Home Cypress College 2 p.m. Feb. 26 Home Irvine Valley 2 p.m. March 3 at Fullerton College 2 p.m.
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VOLLEYING: The Riverside City College men’s tennis team take warm up shots before the start of their first home game against San Diego Jan. 29. The Tigers pounced on the Knights defeating them 9-0.
Riverside City College men’s tennis team opened up the spring season with a vast variety of international players joining the team. Ranging from the enriched folk art traditions of Mexico, the “City of Love” or also known as France, most famous and celebrated carnival in the world in Brazil, renowned for its bakeries in Belgium and creative arts and culture in Belarus. The team lost four of their six starters from last year’s team so RCC Head Coach Jim Elton used the fall semester’s tennis class for tryouts. “Our No. 1 singles Danny Garcia is still finishing his degree is looking to transfer in the fall, David Stenco, No. 2 single transferred to Whittier and No. 3 single also transferred to a four year university last year,”
Elton said. Newcomers include Belgium native Mathiew Willockx takes over the No. 2 singles, Antoine Voisin a France native at No. 3 singles and Cesar Canizales from Mexico rounds up the No. 5 singles. Returning players include Connor Stevenson and Patrick Stetco hold charge of No. 1 and No. 4 singles. Elton explains that with so many new players the team really needs to get plenty of match experience and learn how to compete at the college level and not beat themselves up so much. “As a team we really got to get better in doubles,” Elton said. “Most of them instinctively are not very good doubles players. Doubles is a more aggressive part of the game and most of them are pretty conservative singles players. It’s out of their element because it forces them to come to the net and be more aggressive.” The Tigers played their first
nonconference match of the season Jan. 27 against Mount San Antonio College winning 6-2. Willockx, who was the last player to join the team this past Jan. wasted no time, defeating Erik Martinez 6-4, 7-6 in his inaugurating game. “I’m just trying to do my best here in the United States,” Willockx said. “I was very concentrated from beginning to end in my match. I do want to work on my forearms I think I can improve that as the season goes on.” Elton was enthusiastic about the upcoming season but thinks that the team is going to have a lot of close matches and a lot of those are going to be determined by the doubles points. “They will do great things this season, they get tired of playing each other so I think they are very prepared, ” Elton said. RCC will play their first conference home game against Cypress College Feb. 24 at 2 p.m.
Baseball Spring is near and that means time for Tiger’s baseball. The Riverside City College baseball team opened the spring season Jan. 29 defeating Cuesta College in a 3-day tournament 6-1, 4-2 and 4-3. In back-to-back games the Tiger’s drove in game ending runs. Tommy Pincin doubled to left field in the bottom of the seventh to drive in freshman Brody Weiss, who had walked to give RCC the final score of 4-3. RCC RHP David Robles pitched the final two innings of the game to record his first save of the season not allowing any runs. The Tiger’s pack up their gear and take on Mount San Antonio
in a nonconference game Feb. 17 at 6 p.m. Track and Field The RCC men’s track and field team kicked off the season Feb. 6 with their first conference match against Golden West, Saddleback and Santa Ana at Santa Ana College. The Tiger’s won the first two meetings but lost to the Mounties as they look to take on “The Cup” back to Walnut. “This is a competitive early track meet that our guys really get up for,” head coach Jim McCarron said. The team has a busy schedule to come the month of March will be filled with Division 1 competitors taking on University of California Riverside and Cal
State Fullerton at home. This gives the team a good idea of what it is like to compete at the university level. RCC did take a punch when they lost three of their top athletes to universities. Matt Vasal and Zach Lewis transferred to UCR. The Tiger’s will start the spring season in The Duel invitational in a conference meet against Saddleback Feb. 20. Basketball Both the men’s and women’s team participated in the annual Coaches versus Cancer against Cypress Feb. 4 in a doubleheader to honor those who are fighting, have fought or lost to cancer by wearing pink and asking fans to donate to the American Cancer Society.
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Tarkanian legacy lives on at RCC
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Hall of Fame basketball coach Jerry “the Shark” Tarkanian died Feb. 11 in Las Vegas, days after he was hospitalized due to complications with breathing. He found success at nearly every level of coaching in his 43-year career from 1959 to 2002, including his time with the Riverside City College Tigers. He coached the RCC men’s basketball team from 1961-66. During his tenure at RCC, he won
three consecutive state basketball championships from 1964-1966, a first for any sport at the college. Men’s track coach Jim McCarron and baseball coach Dennis Rodgers would join Tarkanian as the only coaches to reach three consecutive state titles. The name Tarkanian can still be found on plaques and awards on the RCC campus. He was inducted into the Riverside Sports Hall of Fame in 2006 and the RCC Athletics Hall of Fame in 2007.
Tarkanian’s legacy is still remembered to this day on the campus of RCC. “I have know coach Tarkanian since I was a high school junior when he used to let us in the games for free to harass opposing coaches when he coached here. That is when I started my relationship with him,” said RCC men’s basketball coach Phil Matthews. “He would let us in the gym late at night to practice when nobody else would. We were just high school students but he would tell the janitor ‘when those guys come down here, let them in the gym.’” Matthews also stated that he just missed the opportunity to play for Tarkanian, which was when he took over as the head coach of Pasadena City College in 1966. “I didn’t get a chance to play for him because he left in 1966 to go to Pasadena,” he said. “But throughout my career he remembered me and crossed paths and always helped me anytime I needed a recommendation. He would write it for me knowing we were both from Riverside. That was our bond.” Tarkanian has the highest winning percentage of any junior college basketball coach because of his success at RCC, from
1961-1966 and Pasadena City College, from 1966-1968, where he combined for an overall record of 210-26. He was 67-4 during his time at PCC and went 145-22 with the Tigers. Along with his three titles at RCC, he won a fourth state title with PCC in 1967. Matthews recalled a time when Tarkanian sat behind one of the teams coached by Matthews when he coached against his son, who was the coach at Chaffey College. “He told me I hope you do well but I hope you lose, because I would be playing against his son,” Matthews said with a smile. Among the players on the roster for two of RCC’s championship seasons under Tarkanian at RCC was Lucky Smith, who is the father of former RCC coach John Smith. “My father told me so many stories about him while playing for him at RCC that it made my transition at UNLV real easy. I loved that man like I loved my father,” Smith said. “People don’t realize who he truly was because of the way he helped people who others had written off. He understood the power of his position and used it in a positive way to help kids become successful citizens.” Following his stint at PCC,
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he coached at UNLV, leading the Rebels to a NCAA Title in 1990. “He has probably been one of the best coaches in NCAA men’s basketball history,” said RCC athletic director Derrick Johnson. “I can remember going to a UNLV game years ago, I think I was still in high school when he was coaching, and went to the game just because he was coaching.” Johnson explained how the game’s environment changed during the time Tarkanian was at UNLV. “He really set the trend for game environment in NCAA athletics because back then he actually had a row of celebrities at the game,” he said. “I remember seeing Magic Johnson and movie stars sitting court side, because they were a very entertainmentfilled team from the pregame on.” “He was a great man and a great coach. He had just as much impact on the game as Dean Smith and I feel that you will start to hear the accolades come in from his former players that he gave a chance to that nobody else would.” Tarkanian will be remembered by some for his battles with the NCAA, which lead to a $2.5 million settlement, while others will recall his habit of biting a towel during games.
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THE WOMAN OF THE MOMENT: Third year RCC student Ravneet Kaur, Board of Governors student representative, will help shape the future of community colleges across California.
RCC Spotlight: Ravneet Kaur Board of Governors appoints new student representative MICHAEL ISBERTO @RCCviewpoints
Ravneet Kaur, 20, is the student delegate responsible for representing all 1.2 million community college students in California.
R AV N E E T K A U R Working on writing her first book Created an edible water bottle to reduce landfill waste Wants to be a heart surgeon Loves Kanye West
“The Board of Governors is responsible for policy implementation throughout the state,” Kaur said. “I was selected as the student member, so I will be representing 1.2 million students. Student input is important so that’s why they have one.” As a Riverside City College student, Kaur has been heavily involved with student government. While it may not have been the case in high school, her passion for serving the public became apparent in college. “My passion is for public service and whatever I feel like I can contribute to,” Kaur said. “I’ve been involved with Associated Students of Moreno Valley College and (Associated Students of Riverside City College), so I served in a bunch of various roles. I think my end goal was not to become a leader, but to fulfill the goals that I had the best way I could. I think that served as inspiration to other people. I guess that would count as being a leader, but that was never really one of my objectives.”
Deborah Hall, RCC student activities coordinator, is one of Kaur ’s primary mentors. Hall has seen Kaur in different areas of leadership and speaks on how thrilled she is of her accomplishments. “Ravneet will undoubtedly represent the Riverside Community College District as well as all community college students very well during her term as a BOG member. Ravneet has given countless hours to this college, community, the region, and the state in her various leadership roles. We are very proud of her appointment.” As the student representative on the BOG she hopes to execute student ideas and change the college system for the better. “I really want to move toward implementing a lot of resolutions that students have written because a lot of them are good,” Kaur said. “They’re obviously coming from the students who I represent, so I will be looking through those, hoping to find some that could be beneficial, because the Board
of Governors can implement it throughout the state. It could really help students. My goal is to implement those changes.” Kaur is attending RCC as a cognitive science major. “It’s a mix between science, humanities classes, and pre-med classes,” Kaur said. “I love taking classes. In my three years here I think I have over a hundred units. I love classes. I just wanted to dive into everything, and with that major I can do that.” The next step in her academic career is transferring to UC Berkeley and then going to Columbia University for medicine. “I always knew I wanted to become a doctor,” Kaur said. “But my focus on cardiology came about because my grandma passed away from her heart problems and so did one my friends dad. So it just stuck with me. Once that idea clicked, it just clicked.” Being a fulltime student and working as the student representative for the BOG is
keeping her busy, but this has not stopped her from taking on exciting projects in her spare time. She is working on writing a book inspired by her life, and she is also working on creating an edible water bottle to reduce landfill waste. “I took an environmental science course,” Kaur said. “And one my (classmates) and I were able to create an edible water bottle that we presented at TEDx. After presenting it to TEDx, we got a mentorship and funding for it. So we’re just working on making it viable.” They are working on making it stable enough to sell and put on the market. Kaur believes in working hard and doing whatever makes one happy. “Follow your passion, Kaur Said. “Everything that has happened for me happened because I’ve followed my passion. Following what makes you feel most fulfilled and happiest is my advice. I’ve always done that.”
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Riverside rings in the Lunar New Year with a bang
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GOOD FORTUNE: Performances not only typically include a dance, but also have live music, usually played with a drum, cymbals and a gong. There are also a variety of traditional routines, obstacles and stunts that can be included in a performance that can make them even more entertaining.
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The sound of Taiko drums echoing through the streets, the smell of mouth-watering foreign food wafting through the air and the festive colorful decorations attracted people’s attention to the streets of Downtown Riverside on Jan. 31. The Asian Pacific Cultural Association hosted the Lunar Festival for a fifth year on Mission Inn Avenue, accompanied by many community volunteers and professional groups. The APCA’s main goal for the Lunar Festival is to help promote awareness and increase of education of Asian culture in the Inland Empire. The festivities began with an eye-catching parade on Mission Inn Avenue along with traditional music and dance performances. “Today was an awesome event. This is my third year coming to the festival and it’s to welcome the Chinese New Year. It’s mostly Asian influence,” said UC Riverside student, Jennifer Barrios. “The turnout was better than the previous year, there was a lot of people that attended. I get to hang out with friends and meet new people.” The festival also had Asian market shops where people could experience different foods and shop LUIS SOLIS | VIEWPOINTS for cultural goods. There was also a range of entertainment on three different stages. “There’s more people here than last year,” said Adrian Munoz. “It’s interesting because I’ve been MARTIAL ARTS: Master Xian Ling from China performs alongside the Shaolin Temple Martial Arts Academy. He punctures a glass window here before and I like the different Asian cultures and have an enjoyable time with the children.” The Lunar Festival concluded with a grand firework display, welcoming the beginning of the with needle to pop the balloon. Lunar New Year, “the Year of the Goat,” with a bang.
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HEARTBEAT DRUMMING: Metamoris 5, (left to right) Kelvin Lee, Blaine O’Brien, Audrey Tu and Bryan Yamami, from Taiko Project, perform at the Lunar Festival on tradtional percussion instruments known as Taiko drums on one of the three performance stages at the festival.
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LION DANCERS: The Southern Young Tigers Lion Dance Team perform FLORAL DANCE: The Riverside Sakura Japanese Dance group perform one of the many traditional
the basic movements of the lion dance.
dances known as the “Cherry Blossom” at the fifth annual Riverside Lunar Festival.
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At the beginning of every semester, parking is a seemingly never-ending problem. But this Spring, students get a new twist to the cruel joke that is our parking situation. Three hundred parking spaces have been eliminated from the already slim-pickings to make way for the new student services building and its construction. To make matters worse for students, the entire top level of the parking structure will be converted to staff parking to make up for the staff spaces lost in Lot B. Which makes sense: professors unable to park would mean they would not be able to get to their class, which in turn means no classes. And no classes means your bloody, honk-filled battle to swoop in on that one open spot that was vacated exactly one second prior, means absolutely nothing. While the new Student Services building will combine the many places a new student has to go to get started at Riverside City College into a “one-stop shop,” we can’t help but wonder why our ongoing parking problems have seemed to go unaccounted for. And not only unaccounted for, but made worse. It’s understandable why it seems parking today wasn’t
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taken into consideration, as it takes years to plan any new building projects and construction, and the new(ish) parking structure was only completed in 2006 … taking nearly 10 years to realize maybe one parking structure addition wasn’t completely sufficient. In December 2011, the then president of RCC, Cynthia Azari, accepted the Strategic Planning executive Council recommendation to construct a new Student Services Building. When planning new buildings and anything new on campus, growth is taken into consideration, but seeing as how even with the parking structure and several other lots, parking has always been a problem for the majority of the fall and spring semesters, it seems the growth was miscalculated. According to Wolde-Ab Isaac, interim president of RCC, plans for the parking situation are in the works, at least somewhere in the Facilities Master Plan. But with how long it takes for the state and school systems to work, we wouldn’t hold our breath. We suggest students take advantage of the free bus pass available to students or carpool.
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Petitioners pose privacy issues
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Each person’s signature is unique to themselves, and as such it has become a person’s gateway to the world. This holds especially true for college students, as their signature is used for applying to a school, to buying a celebratory graduation dinner and everything in between. I n c r e a s i n g l y, p e o p l e representing various groups with various agendas have shown up on the college campus to collect student’s signatures, whether it be to petition the government or show support for a political figure. They may make their purpose known, but it is not known just where this sensitive information will end up. While the nature of the activity may necessitate a signature, there are too many variables involved. These practices should not have
a place on campus, at least until students are able to find out how to properly safeguard their identity. There are a lot of uncertainties bonded with the activity of signature collecting, but one of the most striking is that of the actual collector, the one who stands on the sidewalk and asks for your signature. He may claim to represent an organization or cause, but no one can know for sure. While a person may be representing somebody, the collector may be of dubious character. They may make copies for their own records or simply report that they have not collected any signatures and take the signature forms home, where the collector is free to do whatever they please with them. There may be no indication or warning sign that anyone can do this, making it very easy for someone looking to score some personal information. Another very real possibility is that the signature collector is not really representing anybody. “California doesn’t license or bond signature gatherers. Many of them are from out of state and move from city to city to carry petitions. Anyone can do it, even convicted felons and forgers.” Shannan Velayas, Secretary of State spokesperson, said.
While a person that has committed a felony has his right to collect signatures revoked, he may do so if he has completed his sentence, as California does not permanently ban felons from voting like other states do. Anyone with malicious intent can claim that they are out representing an agency, and trick the rushed, distracted, or otherwise unsuspecting students into giving out information. While the threat is not always clear, it’s not impossible to defend against. In California, it is the law that petitions can only ask for the full name, home address, and signature. Any form that asks for things like social security number, or anything else, should not be answered, and the collector should be reported to the police. Also, it is wise to take note of the demeanor and conviction of the collector. Ask questions. If he doesn’t seem very knowledgeable about the purpose behind the petition, or seems to be lacking in motivation to be out doing his job, then be wary. Once, on the way to class, I was approached by a collector with a petition to overturn the ban on plastic bags in Los Angeles. When I asked him questions about the ban, he replied with “I don’t know man, I’m really only doing this so I can get money.
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Arts & Entertainment Punk meets folk at local venue Pat the Bunny, Moon Bandits and Breaking the Heavy kick off tour in Riverside
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Folk punk brought a different wave of fun on Riverside’s second Arts Walk of the year. The Blood Orange Infoshop hosted a show with two musical acts and a game show that professed the message of change. With bands like Moon Bandits and Pat the Bunny, the message was clear in their lyrics that encourage do-it-yourself and individuality. Dozens of teenagers filled the venue with their demure excitement as they awaited the performances of the night. Before their performance I spoke with Moon Bandits member Astrid Witchtree, who mentioned that her band has played in Riverside many times and she enjoys performing at the Blood Orange Infoshop. Witchtree is also part of Bridgetown, a collective from La Puente, Calif. She spoke about her collective and the space they run which host art and dancing classes for children and teenagers. Between sets people would run out for fresh air. The venue is a tight, hot space and when it’s blended with the musk of excited teenagers the only remedy one can have is to escape outside. The Moon Bandits played their set which was followed by a game show inspired by classic game shows like “Jeopardy,” “Wheel of Fortune” and charades only it was done in the punk style. Ruby one game show hosts introduced the “Breaking the Heavy”, the name of the game show, with two other hosts. The eccentric hosts encouraged members of the audience to participate in the game. The game consisted of two groups: team sparkle, sparkle, sparkle and team polka dot plaid. Each team had three audience members and their task was to
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PUNK STYLE JEOPARDY: Game show host, Penske Pocketknife, radiates energy as she introduces the game “Breaking the Heavy” at the
Blood Orange Inforshop on Jan. 5 in downtown Riverside. answer a series of questions created from the hosts. The question topics ranged from astrology, bioregional facts to music. They asked questions like, “What plant is native to -- Breaking the Heavy’s mantra California?” and “What band inspired the punk movement and anarchism?” The answers being Manzanita and the British band Crass respectively. would spell out a phrase. of all the occurrences that have What made the game fun for “There is nothing that never damaged society, such as police the audience was that they could changes” was the mystery phrase, brutality, racism and classism, is help out the team member if he or which the audience repeated as a that one has the power to change she didn’t know the answer. mantra. the outlook on society. Each time a team member “Change is always happening,” Pat the Bunny, who is from would answer correctly they said Jacin Glitterdirt. “Things Tucson, Ariz. was the final and would have the opportunity to won’t always be the same.” most awaited act of the night. The choose a letter and hope their letter The message of the game (and crowd gathered around him and would appear on the board that the whole night) was that despite his acoustic guitar. As soon as
“There is nothing
that never changes.”
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Meghan Trainor House of Blues:San Diego 6 p.m.
Riverside County Fair RCF&NDF Fairgrounds, Indio 12 p.m.
Outpost Concert Series: Meerenai Shim Culver Center 8 p.m.
Warren G The Observatory 7 p.m.
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feb 20 Toi Moi Juice Bar Grand Opening 8 a.m.
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Pat began playing “Times Worth Living” the crowd began to sing along. It’s safe to say that many people were satisfied with the show arrangement of the night. The bands and game show started their mini west coast tour in Riverside. As for their visit to Riverside, Pocketknife, one of the game show hosts, enjoyed the diversity of the city as well as its preserved churches and buildings of downtown. Their last show will be in the Bay Area city of Berkeley.
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Riverside Dickens Festival Downtown Riverside 10 a.m.
Docent-Led Tour UCR Botanic Gardems
Off the Wall “French Gala” Riverside Art Museum 6 p.m.
Air + Style Festival Rose Bowl Stadium 12 p.m.
An Evening On the Red Carpet Fox Performing Arts Center 3 p.m.
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Ghostface Killah BADBADNOTGOOD album release “Sour Soul”
Chris Brown & Tyga album release “Fan of a Fan: The Album”
Taking Back Sunday Riverside Municipal Auditorium 6 p.m.
How to Dress Well The Observatory 8 p.m.
Chocolate Decadence and Pechanga Wine Festival Pechanga Resort & Casino 7 p.m.
The Taylor Swift Experience The Grammy Experience 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Alien Ant Farm Whisky A Go-Go 7 p.m.
Cathedrals Constellation Room Santa Ana 9 p.m.
Lucinda Williams Kenneth Brian Band The Glass House 9 p.m.
Kindness The Observatory 8 p.m.
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it to the cashier you’d be the recipient of one free piping hot @MariBMe pizza. When promotions like that Many pizzerias claim to be come around it’s foolish otherwise pushing out authentic Neapolitan to not check it out. pizza or at the very least gourmet. Pizza:90 opened its doors on Generally when a meal is Dec. 13, 2014 and now stands prepared quickly the quality where Ruby’s Diner was in the plummets, however Pizza:90 is Galleria at Tyler. looking to change that notion one While Ruby’s Diner had a slice at a time. classic diner-like vibe, Pizza:90 A l t h o u g h P i z z a : 9 0 i s gives off a pub like environment. s o m e w h e r e I ’ d e v e n t u a l l y The restaurant’s dark color stumble into as a self-proclaimed palette lent to its cool and relaxed connoisseur of good food, what demeanor. peaked my interests was a The menu has 10 already promotion. named options quaintly called The restaurant promised that if Neapolitan classics from you you shared a video of the promo to choose from including: La from their Facebook and showed Regina with mozzarella, tomatoes, prosciutto, arugula, and Parmesan cheese. The Neapolitan classics start off as low as $5.85 for the Marinara and reach up to $13.85 for the Bufalina. However, if you did not wish to eat one of the classics you were free to create your own pizza. The pizzeria starts you off simple with red, white, MARISSA BOSTICK | VIEWPOINTS or green pizza. NEW AGE NEAPOLITAN: La Regina pizza Red pizza is simply topped with Parmesan cheese and arugula.
a San Marzano tomato sauce and mozzarella, while green pizza is pesto sauce also with mozzarella. While I expected white pizza to use alfredo sauce, it was actually was just mozzarella and olive oil. There’s even a gluten free crust available for $2.00 however since the crust is prepared in the same place as the other dough there’s still a chance for gluten exposure. Once you’ve figured out which crust and sauce option, here comes the fun part: choosing toppings. Pizza:90 has easily perfected assembly line style pizza without skimping on options or overcomplicating the ordering process. The restaurant offers authentic italian toppings like: artichokes, salami, or Gorgonzola cheese. For $8.45 you can add two toppings and if you feel you need more topping to round out your pizza then you’re looking at an extra $1.25 per topping. One person stretches the dough, one person sauces, one person applies the toppings, and one person bakes. Each person does their respective job allowing them to focus which in turn expedites the process. The colon in Pizza:90’s name isn’t just a stylistic choice, it’s their way of telling you how long it takes to bake your pizza.
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With a wood fire pizza oven that reaches temperatures up to 900 degrees it only takes 90 seconds for your pizza to bake. It’s almost impossible to miss their pizza oven in all of its gold tiled glory. Pizza:90 continued i t ’s u p c l o s e and personal approach to pizza by having the oven out where all can see the pizzaiolis or pizza makers in MARISSA BOSTICK | VIEWPOINTS their element. HOT IN HERE: Pizzaolos at Pizza:90 using a 900 For the non- degree oven to serve up Neapolitan style pizza. pizza eating Pizza:90 only has two dessert friend you drag along with you options so far: two types of cannoli there are five salad options: The and a creation called Nutella Caesar, Market, Caprse, The Calzone Pizza. Capretta and Italian Meats. For now there is only one The restaurant also has a handPizza:90 restaurant with a location selected craft beer menu for dinein Irvine arriving in winter. in costumers according to their This pizzeria will surely stand website. Being an all-inclusive a slice above rest transporting restaurant Pizza:90 also have your taste buds with this infectious a Coca-Cola freestyle machine slice of Italy for hopefully years which has all of Coca-Cola’s to come. products in one machine.
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