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“The previous trailers served only as temporary use. ”

-Terrence DeGrayBond Management Director

City takes in more than $185,000 in fines for one year period with minimum ticket cost of $49.By Irina NizovtsevaStaff Writer

Parking citations issued at LBCC in February totaled 780, LAC and PCC police said.

Adding all parking citations from February 2014 to February 2015, the total number of cita-tions issued at both campuses was 4,638, according to the campus police.

The total number of parking citation costs does not include citations paid after their due date, which includes late fees.

Combining all citations given out in those months, with a min-imum fine of $49, the total num-ber comes to $185,520.

Rafael Vega, 21, an English major, said, “That is a lot of mon-ey that could be used elsewhere, like paying off student loans, liv-ing expenses, food or transporta-

tion.“To avoid citations, I constant-

ly worry about being late for class, so I make sure I have enough time to park and arrive to class on

time. It takes me 10-15 minutes to walk from the Veterans Memori-al Stadium, where I usually park. But it’s worth it if that’s how I can avoid parking citations.”

Alex Contreras 19, an art major, said, “I don’t drive, but if I would, these statistics would definitely scare me. I will definite-ly keep this in mind if or when I

decide to start driving to school.” Students may purchase a day

parking permit for $2 at the LAC and the PCC. Parking in staff-la-beled parking spaces will result in a parking citation issued by the Long Beach Police Department.

Many students have fallen victim to poor parking choices, especially when they are rushing to class. It looks like the num-ber of parking citation victims are growing, according to the Long Beach Police Department’s monthly LBCC crime statistics.

To avoid spending money on citations, students can park at the LAC’s Stadium lots, purchasing a parking permit for $2 in lots E, F, G, M, O, P and every floor of the parking structure and lots 1 and 5 at the PCC. There is also a 30-minute visitor parking on the northside of Carson Street.

For more information on parking regulations and fines, people may visit the LBCC police department in the X Building at the LAC or call for campus park-ing citation information at (562) 938-4713, Long Beach parking citation information at (562) 570-6822 or visit lbcc.edu/College-Safety.

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Parking citations issued more than doubled

Unused trailers removed from PCCBy Darel JamesStaff Writer

Students and employees at the PCC can look forward to an ad-ditional 109 parking spaces due to construction renovations over the Spring Break and continuing throughout the semester.

Contractors from G.A. Tech-nical Services conducted a proj-ect from April 6-11 that involved removing the trailers stationed at the PCC. The trail-ers, which c o n t a i n e d classrooms and offices, were used to maintain administrative work and student academics while multi-disciplinary and adminis-tration buildings AA and BB were being completed.

Toshiaki Matsura, 51, a com-puter science major, said, “A few years ago I always found it diffi-cult to grab a spot, hopefully this helps with the traffic most drivers run into.”

Bond Management Director

Terrence DeGray said, “The pre-vious trailers served only as tem-porary use. Most students are now using the new available rooms in the MDA building to continue their semester classes.”

DeGray said the previous bungalows are referred to as “swing space,” where students and employees temporarily use areas while construction or modifica-tions are conducted in their reg-ular place. With the use of swing

space, activ-ities in the c lassrooms and offices can continue along with construction.

Students should expect a dif-ferent view of the PCC parking lots as the transitions continue throughout the Spring semester.

Additional parking spaces are expected to be added once the project is fully complete, which is said to be around early May, DeGray said.

He said, “The trailers should be gone by Sunday, (April 12) but we’ll still have to take care of

the pieces left over like electrical feeding and dry wells. Once that’s done, the fence should come down around the first week of May.”

Work will continue as the once-populated PCC bungalow territory is dismantled and re-cycled. Leftover furnishings and other miscellaneous items used

during their time will be redis-tributed throughout the campus until the project is fully complete. The new renovation should help ease parking congestion.

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REMOVAL: Construction workers from G.A. Technical Services, who would not identify themselves, conducted a week-long project over Spring Break from April 6-11 dismantling trailers. The renova-tion will make 109 parking spots available to students at the PCC once completed.

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Fine art major Erwin Papa, 34, works on his sculpture Wednesday, April 15, in the K Building.

By Sylvana UribeStaff Writer

California Community Col-leges Chancellor Brice Harris updated students about transfer programs and changes in student eligibility for the Board of Gover-nor’s fee waiver during a telecon-ference Wednesday, April 15.

Through the fee waiver, en-rollment fees are paid by the state. The application took into account a student’s financial situation with regard to their dependency sta-tus and income. Effective in Fall 2016, students will also have to maintain a 2.0-3.0 GPA and com-pletion rate above 50 percent or else risk losing the waiver.

ASB Rep. of Communications Brittany Lieberman, 25, a com-munications major, said, “Most of us get burned out at some point in the semester and a minimum GPA requirement can help stu-dents pull through in order to keep receiving Financial Aid.”

The chancellor also provided an update about the pilot program permitting Community Colleges to offer bachelor’s degrees, which intends to close the gap of degree holders needed in the workforce. The program is part of Senate Bill 850, which was introduced by California Sen. Marty Block of San Diego and signed by Gov.

Jerry Brown in 2014. Of the 34 colleges who ap-

plied, 15 were selected based on the proposals submitted about the program’s diversity as well work-place demands in the surround-ing area. Twelve bachelor degrees programs have been approved so far, including airplane manufac-turing at Antelope Valley College

Harris said, “These (degrees) are more technically oriented and legislation requires we not du-plicate programs available at the CSU and U.C. level. These were designed to be in areas where the job market is changing.”

LBCC President Eloy Oakley has spoken before in favor of the pilot program, in particular for colleges in rural areas who do not have a university nearby, but said LBCC would not be among them. In a letter to the LBCC communi-ty, Oakley said the college would continue to focus on preparing students for transfer or obtaining a certificate in a career field.

The college recently celebrat-ed a success as part of the Long Beach College Promise as it was recognized for its innovations in higher education with a $5 mil-lion prize. The partnership be-gan in 2008 between Long Beach Unified School District, LBCC and Cal State Long Beach and is predicted to reduce the amount of

time it takes to earn a degree for one-quarter of transfer students.

Adriana Lomas, 23, a child de-velopment major, said, “The idea of a Community College offering a 4-year degree is good because it saves students money and allows more flexibility for those trying to balance it with outside things, like work. However, as it is, LBCC is surrounded by great schools and has resources that make transfer-ring easier.”

State raises GPA for fee waiver eligibility

By Fantacie JacksonContributing Writer

LBCC has received a $220,000 grant from Jobs for the Future and the Walmart Foundation that will allow the college to expand a training program for harbor truck drivers.

The award is part of a $3 mil-lion national program funded by the Walmart Foundation and ad-ministered by Jobs for the Future. Also, the focus of the 2-year grant will be recruiting more women to join the local trucking workforce.

LBCC will use the 2-year

grant to train 300 additional driv-ers in the college’s driver training program and recruit more wom-en to the program. The grant pays for most of the cost of the pro-gram for qualified drivers.

LBCC President Eloy Oakley said, “With this grant, LBCC will be able to further strengthen our efforts to prepare our local work-force for well-paying careers in these industries.

“Women are severely under-represented in the transportation industry and we hope that this ef-fort will help increase the number of women drivers.”

Grant awarded

By Brandon RichardsonEditor in Chief

Associated Student Body gen-eral elections applications are due Monday, April 27, by 5 p.m. for elected positions and Monday, May 18, by noon for appointed positions.

Students may pick up applica-tions from the Office of Student Life in E119 at the LAC or EE102F at the PCC. Students must turn in their applications to ASB Cab-inet adviser Maya Cardenas at the LAC in E118 by the deadline or they will not be placed on the ballot.

Elected positions to be filled are ASB president, vice president, secretary, treasurer and student trustee.

Appointed positions include PCC student council president, LAC and PCC club senate pres-ident, LAC cultural affairs chair and representatives of legislative affairs, communications, arts, athletics, student health and envi-ronment, volunteer services and academic affairs.

Lokilani Hunt, 27, ASB presi-dent and philosophy major, said, “I am excited to see the voter turn-out this year. With the sim-ple changes made to the ASB Constitution (for example one year terms for all positions), it will be great to see the collection of students who step up and take on these leadership roles.”

All student leaders are re-quired to maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5 and a .67 completion

ratio of all classes taken.Elections are scheduled Tues-

day May 12, to Thursday, May 14. Hunt said, “We will need volun-teer poll workers for this semes-ter’s general elections. Anyone interested in volunteering at the polls will receive double Viking Volunteer hours if they are a part of the program.”

The ASB budget is more than $1 million and managed entirely by the student leaders.

Brittany Lieberman, 25, ASB representative of communica-tions and communications ma-jor, said, “You build skills and relationships, discuss and vote on items every week that aims to directly improve LBCC Student Life. It allowed for opportunities I would have not had otherwise and was one of the best decisions I’ve made as a student at LBCC.”

Weekly meetings for student leaders include ASB Finance Committee meets every Thurs-day  at 9 a.m., LAC Club Senate meets every Tuesday at noon, LAC Cultural Affairs Committee meets every Tuesday at 1:30 p.m., PCC Club Senate meets every Wednesday at noon, PCC Cultur-al Affairs Committee meets ev-ery Wednesday at 2:30 p.m., ASB Cabinet meets every Friday at 8 a.m. and PCC Student Council meets every Friday at 10:30 a.m.

For more information on ASB, students can contact student activities adviser Derek Oriee at (562) 938- 3088 or administrative assistant Pam Garrison at (562) 938- 3985.

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ASB V.P. resigns, cites time constraintsCabinet also discusses key financial issues for clubs. By Eliza de la FlorContributing Editor

The LAC was mostly quiet the morning of Friday, April 3, as many students got an early start on Spring Break, but the ASB Cabinet meeting in T1100 was a different story.

As Secretary Samwell Favela called roll, there was a casual mention that the vice president posi-tion, formerly occupied by Lauren Christine Ho, was now vacant.

Ho said in an email, “I no lon-ger have the time or ability to ded-icate myself to the Student Body as is necessary to adequately serve them. I feel that it is not fair for me to maintain this position if I cannot fulfill its requirements.”

The Cabinet has not decid-ed whether to fill the position this late in the term and general elections for next year are already approaching, said ASB President Lokilani Hunt.

The meeting was joined by

LBCC bursar Stacy Robinson when the Cabinet needed to re-vise and affirm a recommenda-tion from the college’s finance committee. While the initial mo-tion was simply to affirm the rec-ommendation and address a typo in the original minutes, the dis-cussion turned into a debate.

According to the revised minutes, the finance committee’s recommendation was “to change the status quo of ASB sponsor’s revenue split indefinitely begin-

ning with the 2015-16 fiscal bud-get from 50/50 to 50/50 until the amount allocated has been paid back,” meaning sponsored clubs would keep revenue earned after the amount granted them by the ASB had been repaid.

Student Trustee Gus Oroz-co asked Robinson if the reve-nue split would affect the ASB’s budget sustainability and if there would be a significant impact on the Cabinet’s finances in the next 5-10 years.

The Cabinet also considered

two recommendations from the Constitution Committee. They voted to remove the probationary period for new ASB members, which was added last year and has yet to be used. The vote was made to make proceedings more efficient.

The second item was the pro-posal to combine the positions of ASB president and student trust-ee. Concerns voiced by various Cabinet members and Cardenas included that it may be “too much

power” and that bias could become an issue. On the other hand, it was noted that combin-ing the positions guar-antees information will not be disseminated through different chan-

nels. The Cabinet will vote on the

issue Friday, April 17, at 8 a.m. if members say they have enough information, Hunt said.

At the end of the meeting, Carrillo stood up to announce he will not be running for the LAC Club Senate president position and will step down after this se-mester. Cardenas said she was saddened by Carrillo’s announce-ment.

The next Cabinet meeting will be in T1100 on the LAC.

“I feel that it is not fair for me to maintain this position if I cannot fulfill its require-ments.”

Lauren Christine HoFormer Cabinet vice president

Club hears from network expertsBy Jacob Rosborough Contributing Editor

The DAAP, Development of Afro American Professionals, has hosted a mixer for employees and students to promote transfer in-formation and programs at LBCC that will help to further their ed-ucation.

Bresheena Beaseel, 23, pres-ident of the club, said, “The pur-pose of this mixer is to build net-working skills and allow students to know what their resources are. And put them in the same room so we can break the ice for stu-dents who don’t know the options that are open to them.”

Representatives of many of the programs offered at LBCC at-tended including the counseling office and cultural affairs.

Alberto Morano 23, ASB president of cultural affairs, said, “It’s a fantastic event to promote networking to those students at LBCC with the help of the DAAP program and showcase many of opportunities available to them.”

According to lbcc.edu, “18 percent of the students attending LBCC are African American, are returning to school or attending for the first time.

Debra Perterson, peer consul-ar at the LAC, said, “It’s amazing what the students of the program

have put in place today and the achievements they have accom-plish and how there are helping returning or new student find their own way. I am so proud.”

Some employees attended the event and spoke about the many benefits of higher education and the need for an event of this type, not only for African Americans, but for all students at LBCC.

History professor Melvin Ross said, “I fell they are right on the money with their goal to facili-tate higher gradation and transfer rates, not only for African Amer-icans, but all students attending LBCC.”

The event lasted from 3-4:30 p.m. with light refreshments and meet-and-greets with the repre-sentatives before, during and af-ter. Some of the programs repre-sented were the T.R.I.O. program, Cal State Long Beach and the vet-erans office.

Ashely Dillard, 19, a political science major, said, “We are able to engage with the all programs attending this event. It was very beneficial to me as a new student and see the many opportunities here at LBCC I did not know about.”

The event was Wednesday, March 18, in the E Building’s Nordic Lounge.

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“She’s thinking outside her role and thinking about the college as a whole in order for things to work and making everything connect.”

-Faith FirmalinoChild development major, 25

Sunny ZiaArea 3 Trustee

An immigrant herself, Sunny Zia serves students through service, fundraising and politics.By Sylvana UribeStaff Writer

The American Dream has served as a guiding light for many struggling in underserved groups and few are as successful as LBCC Area 3 Trustee Sunny Zia in dar-ing to dream and bringing those dreams to fruition.

At age 9, Zia and her family immigrated to the U.S. seeking a better life as turmoil devastated the Middle East during the Iran-Iraq War. Educa-tion was greatly valued in her cul-ture and Zia was the only female in her class to gradu-ate from the Uni-versity of Tehran in civil engineer-ing during her re-turn to Iran, and she later earned her master’s in civil engineering from U.C. Irvine.

At 26, Zia opened an engineer-ing consulting firm, which she sold to join the Port of Long Beach as its con-tract compliance manager.

In an interview April 11, Zia said she started in politics through service work. Much of her work strived to involve immi-grant communities in mainstream politics and she led fundraising efforts for several political candi-dates, including Hillary Clinton.

Other community service projects include helping pover-ty-stricken and displaced individ-uals overcome their circumstanc-es.

A f t e r hearing for-mer Student Trustee An-drea Donado speak about two-tier ed-ucation and p r o g r a m discontinu-ances occurring at LBCC, Zia was inspired to take action. Reflect-ing on the opportunities given to her through access to affordable education, she ran for office and joined the Board in April 2014.  

“I could bring a lot of things to the forefront with my back-ground, budgeting, running a business, and being able to con-tribute and not necessarily just be there to criticize. I’m there to make a difference and come to-gether with the rest of the Board to make improvements, rather

than just point to the problem.”In an interview March 27,

Area 5 Trustee Virginia Baxter said she works well with Zia and respects Zia’s willingness to un-derstand her point of view when disagreements occur.

Together, Baxter and Zia contribute toward a scholarship for students in the English as a Second Language program, as a way to make sure this group of students who often come from impacted, underprivileged back-grounds are not forgotten by the college and have access to the re-sources they need.

“She cares passionately about the students and she’s passionate about the college,” Baxter said. “She has a totally different per-spective and I think it’s good that we have diversity on the Board.”

Faith Firmalino, 25, a child development major, said she ad-

mires Zia’s acces-sibility and her efforts to learn about students and employees.

F i r m a l i n o said, “She’s think-ing outside of her role and thinking about the college as a whole in or-der for things to work and making everything con-nect.”

As her time on the Board contin-ues, Zia would like to work with fellow

members to see a community and student workforce agreement through a “Hire LBCC” campaign so that businesses who want to collaborate with the college hire its students and graduates. Going beyond creating internships and including a hiring component would set students up with ca-reers capable of supporting their families and encourage them to work and live locally after gradu-ating.

“Nobody wants to talk about the fact that when students gradu-

ate, what about the aftermath? I want to be talking about jobs for our students and I think that starts right here at home.”

Zia said she wants the col-

lege to keep leading the way to-ward transparency and address the student achievement gap as well as the persisting issue of low morale. She also hopes to see a more engaged student body.

“I believe in open govern-ment,” Zia said. “It’s not a monar-chy, that’s the beauty of democra-cy. This is the people’s college and they have absolutely every right to participate and have their con-cerns be addressed by their public officials.”

Area 3 Trusteeassists students in achievement

Art gallery presents British collectionGallery viewers get taste of foreign creativity.By Hunter KingCitystyle Editor

The LBCC art gallery in K100 was filled with guests, artists and musicians Wednesday, April 1, for the opening reception of “Massive, Brilliant, Mint,” a col-lection of artwork by British art-ists living in Southern California.

The show featured 16 artists in a variety of media including photography, painting, sculpture and video. “A bit of everything,” said Joshua Rendan, an art major, whose favorite piece was a large oil painting of boulders in a desert scene displayed on the center wall called “Jumbo Rock,” by Caroline Jones.

A large neon pink abstract canvas caught viewer’s attention by Max Presneill. Photography by Chris Finch was also thrown in the mix. “Nesting Construction,” extended off the wall in a barrage of colorful pieces of wood by Phil-lip Vaughan.

Besides the visual art, LB-CC’s jazz band performed filling the air with an energetic rhythm. Complimentary appetizers and coffee were provided making for an enjoyable night of art, music and food.

Art gallery director and art major Nancy Morales, 22, said, “This was one of the more pop-ular gallery shows. Most shows have a theme, but this one doesn’t. It’s very colorful and varied. Peo-ple like that.”

Kevin Merino, 20, a graph-ic design major, summed up the

whole experience in one word, “Brilliant.”

“Massive, Brilliant, Mint,” will stay open until Friday, May 1. The gallery hours are Monday and Wednesday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and Tuesday and Thursday, noon-8 p.m. Additionally, it will be open Saturday, April 25, noon-4 p.m.

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CONTEMPLATING SECRETS: James Luu, 20, a photography ma-jor, views “Secrets,” a ceramic art piece by Caroline Jones on Wednesday, April 15, in LBCC’s art gallery. Luu said, “It’s alright I guess.”

Performing arts presents Dance Ensemble ConcertBy Cindy MaciasStaff Writer

Contemporary Chinese, mod-ern and jazz dance pieces set to a wide variety of music by Michael Buble and Billy Joel are sched-uled to be performed at the LAC’s Auditorium on Friday, April 24, through Sunday, April 26, for the Spring Dance Ensemble in Con-cert.

The con-cert consists of nine pieces. Six pieces are cho-reographed by teachers Lauren Hall, Jeff Hen-drix, Monik Jones, Grace Maxwell, Mi-chelle Shear and Fionna Sung. The other three are dances choreo-graphed by students Shaquan Fer-guson, Leanne Harris, Cody Mora and Sonya Salinas. Costumes are designed by Gina Davidson and the set designer is Steve Aston.

Meanwhile in March, at the American College Dance Asso-ciation Conference at Cal State Long Beach, six student dancers attended the conference where they were able to take classes and attend seminars all day. Some

performed or attended concerts in the evening.

“Siri Says,” a piece to be show-cased at the concert, was per-formed by the students and they received rave reviews for their performance at the conference. “We can’t wait to share this piece at the LBCC concert,” choreogra-pher and artistic director Lauren Hall said.

Christina Hernandez, 24, plans to audition next semester: “I really want to make it into a lyrical, modern or con-temporary piece or a combination of the three.”

Absoneth Ma-gallon, 20, a dance

major, will perform two pieces. One consists of an abstract dance where the dancers are in the mili-tary and the other is a mysterious murder piece where all the per-formers go insane trying to find the murderer.

The Dance Ensemble will be Magallon’s first performance at LBCC. “Performing for my col-lege is definitely a great way to showcase my talents and allows me to express myself,” Magallon said. “Being able to stir something

inside a spectator, whether it is good or bad, is an accomplish-ment for me as a dancer.”

Hall said, “I’m interested in presenting a dance concert to the LBCC community and audi-ence that is diverse, dynamic and showcases the talent of our dedi-cated students.”

Dancers auditioned to be a part of the Spring concert at the beginning of the semester and have been rehearsing for 3-12 hours a week since being accept-ed.

The Dance Ensemble in con-cert will be presented on April 24 and 25 at 8 p.m. and April 26 at 2 p.m. in the LBCC Auditorium. People may purchase online pre-sale tickets at lbcc.edu/tdf or by calling Theatre Mania at 1 (866) 811-4111. General admission tickets cost $15 and prices for stu-dents, employees and senior citi-zens are $10. At the door, general admission will be $17 and stu-dents, employees and senior citi-zens will be $12. Free parking is available in Lots D, E, and F. Peo-ple can follow @LBCCdancers on Instagram. Dancers will take pho-tos April 13-April 24 using the hashtag #LBCCdance. People can also stay connected on Facebook at LBCC Dance.

“Being able to stir some-thing inside a spectator, whether good or bad, is an accomplishment for me as a dancer.”

-Absoneth MagallonDance major, 20

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Historic architecture remains intact

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STROLLING ON A SUNNY DAY: Michael Borja, 24, a radiology technician major, walks past the P building on Wednesday, April 15. The building is the oldest buildings on campus having been con-structed in the mid-1930s. The building houses the English Department that also includes creative writing and journalism classes. The structure is scheduled for major renovation in 2016 and 2017.

Despite recent construction and renovations, buildings maintain their original structural identity.By Darel JamesStaff Writer

Since its opening in 1927, the buildings of the LBCC campuses have remained pieces of history modified through time. Struc-tures built after the college’s 1935 relocation from Wilson High School and Recreation Park may not maintain their original look today, but still remain connected despite the present architectural appearance.

Though the complexes differ in size and student capacity, piec-es of their history remain visible in design.

Many features still resemble what the old buildings used to look like.

Some complexes at the LAC are still holding to true to the mission-style design that began to develop on the campus after its transition from the high school to its present location at Carson

Street and Clark Avenue.An excerpt from the “First 50

years of LBCC” history book said, “The original buildings on Car-son Street in the mid-30s set the tone and style for those which would follow in later years: mis-sion architecture with tile roofs, gleaming white exterior walls and

pleasant patios.”A few of the features can still

be seen in areas such as the P Building, which is a low one-sto-ry with varied height and red-tile rooftop. The building was part of

the college’s first chain of build-ings that were constructed during

the campus’s early de-velopment.

At one point, the north half of the campus was home to physical education de-

partments and facilities and also contained a field where sporting events were conducted from 1935 to 1950. The areas are now home

to the K Building for art, the Au-ditorium and the Library.

The A Building’s clock tower was constructed during reno-vations from 1950 to 1951. The overall project brought the com-pletion of the first phase of art, music and life science buildings. During the modification, the original physical education facil-ities on the north portion of the campus were moved south of Car-son Street.

The overpass that bridges the north and south portions of the LAC was completed in Spring 1956. The new addition was in-troduced due to heavy student and vehicle traffic with only one established crosswalk at Faculty Avenue.

Another excerpt from “The First 50 years of LBCC” book said, “Traffic on Carson was therefore backed up by swarms of students going north or south between classes. Impatient mo-torists and late stragglers dashing across were a constant hazard and there was an increased demand for stop signs or a signal.”

Recent constructions are bringing the PCC and LAC a new era for a new generation.

Kinesiology major Arturo Angel, 38, said, “As long as the integrity of the architecture isn’t compromised through harsh ren-ovations, I feel that students can still enjoy the many nice features still around campus.”

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Akna member Christina Hernandez, 24, rearranges samples of their Hawaiian Chicken Chili to form an “A.”

CHILI COOK-OFF6 April 16, 2015

By Tyisha AliStaff Writer

The Metal F.A.B. club and two individual students won the judges’ Chili Cook-Off, PNK and Tong captured the people’s choice award, and the Horticulture Club gained best booth honors Tuesday, April 14 in the LAC Central Quad.

The traditional judges’ choice chili winner was the team of Larae Perkins and Majeedah Wesley, two first-time Cook-Off entry students.

In honor of the 41st Toyota Grand Prix, LBCC is pre-senting the 40th annual Mini Grand Prix and Chili Cook-Off.

On the newly opened Quad, 12 LBCC clubs battled bowl-to-bowl to see who could make the best chili. The chili contest was judged in two different categories, peo-ple’s choice and judges’ choice from four judges, who are LBCC employees.

PNK was voted the people’s choice for a non-tradi-tional chili and Tong took the people’s choice award for traditional chili. The challenge was judged by the students and employees who bought the $1 fundraiser wristbands. The funds from the wristbands go toward scholarships and charities.

Myles Neal, 19, a computer science major, said, “I like booth 12 (Tong). Their chili had a spicy kick to it and it was a different chili I have never tasted before.”

Josefina Cruz, 21, a psychology major, said, “I’ve tast-ed all of the chilis here and they are all good. My favorites are booth 12 (Tong) and three (Alpha Gamma Sigma- Kappa chapter). Booth three has a lot of vegetables.”

The judges’ choice Chili Cook-Off category was rat-ed by Athletic Director Joe Cascio, Dean of Health and Science Paul Creason, Student Life coordinator Teila Robertson and Fiscal Services and payroll bursar Stacey Robinson.

The Chili Cook-Off entries were judged on the aroma, consistency, color, taste and the bite. Each of the catego-ries were judged with a maximum of 10 points.

Dijon Jackson, 23, a sociology major, said, “I choose booth nine (Akna) because I like the texture and the taste and I liked the pineapples.”

Paul Brown, 23, an aviation major, said, “They all were really good, but I would say booth two (the individual Student Life students) was a little too over-seasoned, but they also had gumbo, which was real good.”

Larae Perkins, 33, a business administration major,

said, “I am excited and ecstatic that we won. I never par-ticipate in anything school-like so I am happy.”

Majeedah Wesley, 19, a business economics major, said, “It was fun. We just wanted to bring something dif-ferent to the table so we offered gumbo too. I see us doing this again next year.”

Katie Fajardo, 38, a welding major and member of the Metal F.A.B. club, said, “We joined the Chili Cook-Off because we wanted to give someone a kick. It isn’t about winning. We honestly wanted to bring a variety, so we have six different peppers in our chili.”

The Horticulture Club won best booth honors based on its interpretation of the club theme and how the booth was set up.

Sean Kite, 26, a horticulture major, said, “It’s an hon-or to win. We grew all the vegetables and flowers on our booth and we wanted to show what we do and a little about our club.”

Five win Chili Cook-Off taste-test and booth awards

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Peppers, onions and celery from the Alpha Gamma Sigma Kappa’s honor society were part of the traditional chili entry.

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Erik Bird stirs his “From the Garden Chili “before the 40th annual Chili Cook-Off. Bird represented the Horticulture Club at the annual event. The club won for best booth.

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James Holmes, 45, cuts pieces of bacon for the Metal Fabrication and Welding Club’s “ARC Burn Chili” on the LAC Central Quad on Tuesday, April 14. The club won for best non-traditional chili.

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Akna member Christina Hernandez, 24, rearranges samples of their Hawaiian Chicken Chili to form an “A.”

MINI GRAND PRIX 7April 16, 2015

By Tyisha AliStaff Writer

It’s going to be a show down; 18 teams are racing to find out who rides the best.

Today, Thursday, April 16, LBCC presents the 40th annual Mini Grand Prix when the teams of three peo-ple will compete in a double-elimination, go-kart race.

The Mini Grand Prix is a competitive go-kart races organized by Student Life and ASB in connection with the historic 41st annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.

The race will be 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the PCC Lawn.

Student activities adviser Derek Oriee said, “Stu-dents should come to the Mini Grand Prix because it’s a fun break in the day from studying and class. It helps keep the morale going for students who just don’t want

to be regular students.”The teams will race head-to-head in a women’s and

men’s category until they lose twice. A first and second place winner will be determined in each category and they will be awarded a trophy.

Anayeli Tepos, 22, a biology major and member of the Athena women’s social-service club, said, “It’s kind of like a tradition. We always do the events. It’s fun and we get to meet new people.”

The groups participating in the women’s compe-tition are Athena Widowettes, Athena, Aztlan White, Tong White Dragons, PNK Pink Wolves, Athena Black Widows, Akna Get It Get It and TNT.

The groups participating in the men’s categories are Aztlan Gold, Aztlan Grey, PNK Black Wolves, Tong Black Dragons, Akna Get It Get It, Aztlan Blue, Metal Fabrication and Welding, Thor, Tong Red Dragons and Carpentry Club.

Mini Grand Prix turns 40

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Peppers, onions and celery from the Alpha Gamma Sigma Kappa’s honor society were part of the traditional chili entry.

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James Holmes, 45, cuts pieces of bacon for the Metal Fabrication and Welding Club’s “ARC Burn Chili” on the LAC Central Quad on Tuesday, April 14. The club won for best non-traditional chili.

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Judges Paul Creason, dean of Health and Sciences, right, Teila Robertson, Student Life coordinator, Joe Cascio, athletic director, and Andrea Reid, cashier, sample contestants’ chilis to decide the winners of the traditional and non-traditional categories.

Cindy MaCias/ Viking PNK members Sue Jimenez, 21, and Erika Ramirez, 21, dance to “La Vaca” by Mala Fe during the Mini Grand Prix Chili Cook-off.

Viking Twitter will livestream races on Periscope. @LBCCVikingNews

SPORTS8 April 16, 2015

“So many people wake up every day and go to a job they hate, luckily I don’t have that prob-lem.”

-Chris RuizSports information specialist

SWINGING FAST

CITY SPORTS

Chris RuizSports info specialist

Sports publicist wins top award from peers

Softball team snaps 6-year losing streak to Mt. San Antonio.By Jon PeacockStaff Writer

After six straight years of losing to Mount San Antonio, ranked 14th in the state, the Vi-king softball team won, 8-2, on Tuesday, April 14th.

The Vikings faced Mt. SAC for the third time this season. The last two games ended in 7-2 and 9-1 losses for the Vikings.

In the top of the second in-ning Mount San Antonio took the lead, 1-0. However, the lead didn’t

last long. With the bases load-ed, Viking center fielder Vanessa Valdez, a freshman, hit a dou-ble, allowing three runs to score. Freshman first baseman Andrea Barb ripped a single, scoring Val-dez. Barb then scored on an error. With one out in the inning, soph-omore catcher Jenny Santiago scored on a ground out to second base. LBCC ended the second in-ning up 6-1.

The Vikes were able to hold Mt. SAC to only one run during the third inning. During the bottom of the fifth, the Vikings scored two more runs, making the final score 8-2.

The season has been a tough one for LBCC with 13 wins, 24 losses and one tie. The Vikes

battled this season with a young team consisting of 13 freshman and only four sophomores. Sports information specialist Chris Ruiz said, “Hopefully they can end the season on a good note.” He also said their last two games will be against tougher teams in the di-vision, and winning them would make coach Melissa Angel happy.

The Vikes’ last two games are at home against El Camino and East Los Angeles. The last time LBCC faced El Camino, the Vikes suffered a 10-2 loss. The last time LBCC played East Los Angeles, the Vikes were defeated, 3-2.

The Vikings play El Camino on Thursday, April 16, at 3 p.m. and East Los Angeles on Tuesday, April 21, at 3 p.m.

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THROWING HARD: Sophomore pitcher Mary Gonzales allowed two runs in LBCC’s 8-2 win Tuesday, April 14. She allowed eight hits.

The Mounties get SAC’d

By Will RanosSports Editor

BASEBALL: Since coach Casey Crook picked up his 500th win, the Vikings have gone 6-5.

That brings Crook’s LBCC ca-reer total to 506 wins and leaves him eight wins behind breaking the school record of 513 wins set by Joe Hicks.

LBCC picked up a win most recently against Pasadena, 10-3, on Tuesday, April 14. Sophomore pitcher Tanner Levine got the win and is now 2-3 on the season. He pitched seven innings with three strikeouts and allowed two runs.

The Vikings had a string of runs come in the bottom of the third and fifth inning, scoring four runs in each.

The Vikings are 17-14 on the season and have a south confer-ence record of 12-4.INTRAMURAL SPORTS: For the remaining 2 and 1/2 months of the Spring semester, two intramu-ral sporting events are planned .

Co-ed softball will be on Tuesday, April 21 at 2 p.m. on the northwest soccer field and tube water polo will be played Friday, May 8 at 2 p.m.

Any student with a current college ID and any employees of the college may join the intramu-ral sports. All sign-ups are on the day of the event. SWIMMING AND DIVING: In their lone home meet of the sea-son, the LBCC swimming and diving teams had some top five finishes on the men’s and women’s sides.

The 14-year information specialist is honored to gain recognition.By Will RanosSports Editor

Serving as the lone sports in-formation specialist for LBCC, Chris Ruiz was recognized by his state-wide colleagues with the Brass Top Award from the California Community College Sports Information As-sociation on Thursday, April 2.

In his 14th year with the college, Ruiz has nu-merous responsibilities for LBCC that include the col-lege’s athletic website and social media, managing the press box and scorer’s tables at LBCC home events, coordinating the online broadcasts for home events, as well as filling in for other game-day positions for home contests when necessary.

Along with the sports infor-mation office, Ruiz also “compiles and distrib-utes news, rosters, game results, statis-tics and pho-tos for all the college’s ath-letic teams,” according to Ruiz’s biography

on the college’s athletic website.

When talking about what motivates him, the sports information specialist said, “The fact that I love my job. In a sense I get paid to watch sports. Obvious-ly the job is so much more than that. Being the lone sports infor-mation specialist here, I

have a bunch of duties and I get to spread my expertise in many different areas. So many people wake up every day and go to a job they hate, luckily I don’t have that problem.”

During the association’s annu-al conference luncheon, Ruiz re-ceived the 2015 “Bringing Respect

and Superior Service to our Pro-fession” or Brass Top Award. The

employee was nominated by an association member and the group of 50 statewide past and cur-rent Commu-

nity College sports information directors voted for this year’s honoree, according to the LBCC athletic website.

“It is definitely an honor to be recognized by my colleagues and to be selected for this award. The association is a great group of hard-working professionals throughout the state who pro-mote our colleges as well as our athletic departments. I’m proud to be a member of the CCCSIA (and I am) honored by the recog-nition,” Ruiz said.

Serving as Ruiz’s assistant for two and a half years, Andrew Thomas, 23, a kinesiology major, said of the LBCC sports informa-tion specialist: “Chris is really fun to work with. He makes it fun. If you make a mistake he helps you fix it and learn from it.”

For the men, Nathan Pinkley had three first-place finishes in the 100- and 200-yard backstroke and in the 500 freestyle.

Ryan Dionne also had a first -place finish in the 100 freestyle as well as a second place finish in the 50 freestyle and a third place finish in the 100 butterfly.

Frankie Cervantes had three second-place finishes in the 100 and 200 breaststroke and 200 in-dividual medley.

On the women’s side, Natalie Nilan finished first in the 500 freestyle and second in the 1000 freestyle.

Ashley Diaz had two sec-ond-place finishes in the 200 free-style and breaststroke.

The Vikings’ next meet is to-day, Thursday, April 16, all day, at East Los Angeles College.

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL: With only one team advancing to the playoffs based on the outcome of their game, the Vikings’ men’s volleyball team took advantage of the opportunity to control their own fate and captured a win over Santa Barbara, 25-18, 25-14, and 25-21, on Friday, April 10.

This year marks the 10th year in a row the volleyball team has made it to the playoffs.

They will be going into the California Community College Athletic Association’s Men’s Vol-leyball State Championships as the No. 3 seed. They will face off against No. 2 seed Orange Coast on the road Friday April 17, at 6 p.m.

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Sophomore Chaira Freedom lines up to rally back against Rio Hondo on Thursday, April 2. The tennis season ended on a low note with LBCC losing to Rio Hondo, 8-1. The season was filled with 11 losses and only two wins. Despite the record, new coach Renzo Maggi said he enjoys coaching at LBCC. Maggi, an alum-nus of Loyola Marymount University, served as a coach for Peter Smith’s Elite Tennis Camp. The 2013-2014 season ended with three wins and nine losses. Of the seven players this year, most of them are freshman. Maggi said he finds it rewarding to improve the skills of players who are less experienced.

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Freshman runner finishes first in 100-meter hurdles.By Darel James Staff Writer andWill RanosSports Editor

In one of the biggest meets of the season, freshman runner Bay-ron Manuel led 14 LBCC track and field members competing in the Mt. San Antonio relays with a

first place finish among 19 in the men’s 100-meter hurdles on Sat-urday, April 11.

Manuel had a time of 14:39, a season-best time and second-best in Southern California this sea-son, according to the LBCC ath-letics web page.

Sophomore runner Justin Weaver captured third in the 800-meters with a season-best time of 1:56.86. The 4-by-400 re-lay squad of freshmen Damond Burns, Jordan Noble and Kend-rick Miller and sophomore Travis Thomas gained second in their heat and seventh overall among 13. Their time of 3:19:80 was also a season-best.

On the women’s side, soph-omore runner Danasia Richards finished sixth overall against 21 runners in the open 100-meter dash with a time of 12.16 seconds.

Before their meet at Mt. SAC, the Vikings were training over Spring Break.

When talking about what his goal was for the training, Weaver said, "Coming out here and mak-ing every practice counts is the goal. Training like I'm in the race has really helped my workouts

so far in the season. I'm liking the vibe this semester. It’s been a rough season, but now the big races are coming up."

Freshman long and high jumper Jacob Thornton said, "I really want to see a focus factor. I want to see everybody grow and progress from each meet we knock down. All I can ask for is hard work and execution."

Thornton also competes in the 100- and 200-meter sprints and 4-by-100 meter sprint relay.

The men's practices are led by coach Bayano Kamani who is in his second year of train-ing Viking runners. Kamani has coached athletes 10 years overall. The practices are focused toward technique, so athletes can avoid injury and also get the best out of their season, the coach said. He explained "We’re trying to sharp-en up now, and tie up loose ends. Earlier in the year, you build the base with conditioning, but as the season progresses, you want to avoid injury."

The teams are set to compete in the Cal State Los Angeles Twi-light Open today, Thursday, April, 16.

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THROWING PREPARATION: Sophomore javelin thrower Gonzalo Ochoa prepares to throw during a track and field practice at Veterans Stadium at the LAC on Thursday, April 2.

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TEACHING MOMENT: Men’s assistant track and field coach Edgar Lightbourn explains to sophomore thrower Jose Ochoa a few helpful techniques for the javelin field event. Fourteen Vikings competed in the Mt. San Antonio Relays, with three posting season-best times.

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Thursday, April 16 LBCC Mini Grand Prix myspace.com/minigrandprix/video/mini-grand-prix-pro-mo/4992460 (562) 938-4353 or (562) 938-4846

Through Friday, May 1“Massive, Brilliant, Mint”: artworks by Southern California members of the British diaspo-ra in the LAC art gallery, K100. Monday and Wednesday from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and Tuesday and Thursday from noon-8 p.m. Open Saturday, April 25, from noon-4 p.m. Artists also will be showing in the exhibition “Lon-don Transplants” at london-transplants.comBoth exhibitions will be linked to the national Britweek eventat britweek.org/los-ange-les-events/(562) 938-4353 or (562) 938-4846

ART EXHIBIT GETTING GREEN

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About $20,000 was raised at the LBCC plant sale on the weekends of March 28-29 and April 4-5, horticulture program instructional associate Brain Hastie said. A couple thousand people visited the PCC garden during the sale. Since the plant sale was moved to two separate weekends, parking was a lot more convenient. Organizers will continue to host the plant sale over two separate week-ends in the future.

VIKING VOYAGER ASB ELECTION SPORTS

Free campus-to-campus shuttles for students and employeesRuns every 30 minutes. Arrival and departure times are esti-mated.Monday-Thursday7:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday: No servicePassengers must present an ID with ASB sticker or em-ployee ID card upon board-ing the shuttle.

Be an academic mentorBetter Learning for All Students Today (BLAST) and LBCCconnects inspiring students with youth facing adversity so students in Long Beach are able to reach their full poten-tial.Two hours a week, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. The location is 10-15 min-utes from either campus. Lucero Chairez at lucero@lb-blast.org or apply to lbblast.org and click get involved

SPRING SING

Become a student leaderMinimum qualifications 2.5 GPA or better. All other lead-ership positions 2.0 GPA or better. All leadership positions must have a .67 completion ratio. Weekly meetings ASB Finance Committee meets every Thursday at 9 a.m. LAC Club Senate meets every Tuesday at noon.LAC Cultural Affairs Committee meets every Tuesday at 1:30 p.m.PCC Club Senate meets every Wednesday at noon.PCC Cultural Affairs Committee meets every Wednesday at 2:30 p.m.ASB Cabinet meets every Friday at 8 a.m.PCC Student Council meets every Friday at 10:30 a.m.Derek Oriee at (562) 938- 3088Pam Garrison at (562) 938- 3985 Teila Robertson at (562) 938- 4978

ACADEMIC MENTOR

Music and danceLBCC and ASB presents the 64th annual night of music and dance in the LAC Auditorium on Friday, May 22, from 7 p.m.Tickets cost $5 pre-sale and $7 at the door. Proceeds benefit LBCC Foundation scholarships. lbcc.orgsync.com/News or lbcc.edu/studentLife/Teila Robertson at trobert-son@lbcc.edu or call (562) 938-4978

OPEN MIC

KLBC and KCTY radio Open mic Friday, April 24, from 6-9 p.m. in the LAC Building E Nordic Lounge. (562)938-4800

Men’s swimming and diving

Thursday, April 16South Coast Conference Swim-ming Championships at East Los Angeles College, all day Friday, April 17 South Coast Conference Swim-ming Championships at East Los Angeles College, all day Saturday, April 18 South Coast Conference Swim-ming Championships at East Los Angeles College, all day Thursday, April 30 State Championships at East Los Angeles College, all day Friday, May 1State Championships at East Los Angeles College, all day

Saturday, May 2 State Championships at East Los Angeles College, all day

May 4-June 7Information for Summer classesWednesday, April 22, class listings announced.Monday, May 4-Sunday, June 14, registration by 11 p.m.Tuesday, June 16, payment deadline by 4 p.m. in person or 10 p.m. online.Classes begin June 22.Graduation certificate applica-tion deadline is June 30 by 6 p.m.(562) 938-4353 or (562) 938-4846

MINI GRAND PRIX

Tuesday, April 21-23Students may visit the Campus Store grad fair to order gradua-tion material.The LAC on Tuesday, April 21, and Wednesday, April 22, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in front of the Viking Express in the T Building. The PCC on Thursday, April 23, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in front of the Campus Store in Building EE.

GRAD FAIR

ASB ELECTION

General election applications are due Monday, April 27, by 5 p.m. Elections will be Tues-day-Thursday, May 12-14. Office of Student Life LAC in E119 or PCC EE102F or asb@lbcc.edu ormcardenas@lbcc.eduPositions to be filled:ASB president, PCC vice pres-ident, LAC vice president, ASB secretary, LAC cultural affairs chair, LAC club senate presi-dent, PCC club senate presi-dent, PCC cultural affairs chair and student trustee.

ECO CLUB

Wednesday, April 22Film screening for Earth Day in the PCC AA207 from 1-2:30 p.m. and in the LAC T1200 from 6-8 p.m.(562) 805-4086 or marianne.aguilar1122@gmail.com

CAMPUS POLICE

LBCC phones, dial 4910Cell phones, (562) 435-6711 or 911 Police emergency from cam-pus phone, 9-911 Long Beach Police Department(562) 938-4807 or(562) 510-4807

IMPORTANT DATES

Thursday, April 16Study abroad in Salamanca, SpainOrientation meeting scheduled in LAC L153 at 5 p.m., conduct-ed by professor Ingrid Wollank.iwollank@lbcc.edu(562) 938-4690(562) 938-4353 or(562) 938-4846

Friday, April 17Poetry monthReading and book signing in the LAC P104 featuring award-winning poet Sholeh Wolpe from2:30-4 p.m. Books will be avail-able for sale.(562) 938-4353 or(562) 938-4846

Friday-Sunday, April 24-26Spring Dance EnsembleIn the Auditorium on April 24 and 25 at 8 p.m. and April 26 at 2 p.m. Tickets may be pur-chased online at lbcc.edu/tdf.(562) 938-4348(562) 938-4353 or(562) 938-4846

By Brandon RichardsonEditor in Chief

With the trend of banning smoking practically everywhere and in light of the current dis-cussions on how to enforce the “smoke-free campus” policies at LBCC, many smokers, myself included, have growing concerns.

Regardless of the enforcement method chosen by the Associ-ated Student Body and the Board of Trustees, it is going to mean fines up to $100 for anyone smoking outside designated areas. Not only students, but all employ-ees and visitors as well. That seems steep for smoking a cigarette.

However, my qualms with the entire situation are not necessarily the enforcement, but the policy as a whole.

We have a limited number of designated smoking areas on the campuses. Looking at a map of the LAC, eight locations are marked as smoking areas, which might appear more than suffi-cient. However, the numbers are misleading considering five of the locations are not viable for use during a school or work day, due to the considerable distance from most classrooms and offices.

Breaks from class or work are usually short and people may not be able to get that far that fast.

Aside from the five that are simply too far, a smoking area that is actually in a convenient location has no sign marking it as such. So the location cannot be counted, seeing as no one really knows about it. The count leaves two options for students, employ-ees and visitors to smoke at the LAC.

At the PCC, four designated smoking areas include two that fall into the “too far” category. So, again, only two locations are us-able for smokers at the PCC.

I also am interested to see how the policy-makers and enforcers will react to smokers in the park-ing lots and on city-owned side-walks.

Second on my list of problems with the smoking ban is that no smoking area at LBCC has any

type of cover. No type of awning or canopy protects smokers from rain or other elements.

So, on a rainy day, smokers are expected to stand in the rain, most-ly on wet grass or mud (sometimes caused by sprinklers, as well) and

walk great distances to partake in their habit. That seems like treat-ing an entire group of people as second-class people.

Next is the fact that a large portion of the smoking commu-nity is reasonably respectful. More often than not, smokers can be seen walking to locations where nonsmokers are not congregated in large groups, not lighting up right in the middle of them and expecting them to deal with it.

Now, the last point can be tak-en to a broader level and be said of all college campuses that have put smoking bans in place, some of which do not have designated smoking areas at all, and other smoking bans nationwide. Some-where along the way it became popular to fight for the rights of every group of people. Women, the gay community, every race, religion, they all have at least one thing in common: people world-wide are fighting to gain equality and rights for them.

However, while all the prog-ress is being made, it is becoming more and more commonplace, acceptable and even expected to discriminate against smokers.

Last time I checked, smokers are people too and should be able to live their lives how they want as long as they are respectful.

Do you believe the student body has a voice at the college?

Eddy JamEs, 21,ElEctrical EnginEEring

“I believe the student voice should be stronger to give more courage, confidence and an image to the school.”

Zachary mEdEiros, 23, history

“I haven’t seen much student activism and I’ve been disap-pointed by how complacent it’s been.”

crystal sanchEZ, 20, pharmacEutical sciEncEs

“From what I’ve seen in clubs and Students Life, there is a way to have a say in what we want to see and do.”

Briana gomEZ, 19, radiology

“I don’t believe so. If there was, then there would be a lot of different changes within the school systems itself.”

Zachary atEs, 19, animation

“As a freshman I don’t know much, but I do see people walking around trying to get students involved.”

april atkins-EstEllE, 20, animation

“I don’t think so. Students should take advantage of things like student government.”

By Arieel Alcaraz and Sylvana Uribe on Wednesday, April 1, on the LAC.

OPINION

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OPINION 11April 16, 2015

Editor in chief: Brandon RichardsonManaging editor : Arieel AlcarazSocial media editor: Jessica De SotoCitystyle editor: Hunter KingSports editor: Will RanosAdvertising manager: Michael Olszewski

Staff:Tyisha AliDarel JamesCindy MaciasKelly MahaffeyJon Peacock Sylvana Uribe

The deadline for news, advertisements and letters to the editor is the Thursday before publication.The Viking will be published April 30, May 14 and 28. The Viking is published by Journalism 80, 81, 82, 83, 85, 86, 87 and 88 students of the LBCC English Department, with funding from the Associated Student Body.The Viking newsroom is located at LBCC, 4901 E. Carson St., Long Beach, Calif., 90808, Room P125, Mail Code Y-16, Telephone (562) 938-4285 or contact us by email to vikingnews@lbcc.edu.Printed by Beach Community Publishing. Delivery staff: PCC Student Life staff and Viking staff.The views expressed in the Viking do not reflect the views of the advisers, administra-tion or the ASB. First copy free, each additional $1.

Have an opinion?The Viking welcomes letters to the editor. Writers must identify themselves by showing their ASB card, driver’s license or ID card and email. Only names will be published with the letter.

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BLOWING SMOKE: Sky Kaspar, 19, a business major, smokes out of his friend’s vaporizer outside the D Building at the LAC on Wednesday, April 15.

With many events left in the Spring semester, we would like to shine some light on the jobs being done in the performing arts de-partment by the dance, music and theatre programs.

They have presented many successful events and perfor-mances so far this semester and year. Most recently the theatre department staged the “Kill Me Deadly” play in the LAC Audi-torium. The play ran from March 12-21. It takes a lot of time and ef-fort to put on a play successfully, so we commend the theatre pro-gram for a job well done as well as

the ASB, which assisted in hosting the event.

Events coming up include the Spring Dance Ensemble from Friday, April 24, through Sunday, April 26. The Dance Ensemble is usually one of the most successful events of the year.

The “Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime” by Constance Cox will be presented Thursday, May 14, at 8 p.m. and will be showing on and off through the last showing on Sunday, May 24, at 2 p.m.

The 64th annual Spring Sing is planned Friday, May 22, at 7 p.m., the Spring Jazz Band Concert

is set for Friday, May 29, at 7:30 p.m., the Chorale and Singers Concert will be performed Satur-day, May 30, at 7:30 p.m. and the Wind Ensemble will play Sunday, May 31, at 2 p.m.

The last events of the semester will be the Vocal Jazz Concert on Friday, June 5, at 7:30 p.m. and the Symphony Concert is scheduled for Sunday, June 7, at 2 p.m. All of the events will be presented at LBCC on the LAC.

We urge students, employees and others to take advantage of the many opportunities available to support the performing arts.

gEorgE FElix, 20,BiomEdical EnginEEr

“I feel like we’re being told what needs to get done and not asked what we really need.”

martin martinEZ, 19,political sciEncE

“Students should go to trustee meetings and take an active role in things like voting.”

dEVin manning, 21, undEclarEd

“I feel like students get their point across.”

Applause for performing arts

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Journalism students travel to capital

“The pressure and uncertainty. It’s what journalists do every day and to me that’s very valuable experi-ence. ”

-Brittany LiebermanCommunications major

LBCC students were honored to make an appearance at the state convention.

The Viking newspaper was recognized for general excellence by the Journalism Association of Community Colleges at the state convention in Sacramento.

Eleven journalism students from City magazine and the Vi-king newspaper traveled to at-tend the event.

Scholarships, mail-in awards and recognition for student pub-lications were given Friday night. Attending students also had op-portunities to participate in on-the-spot contests Thursday after-noon through Saturday morning. On-the-spot competition awards were announced Saturday night during an awards ceremony and dinner.

Viking alumnus and City Magazine writer and copy edi-tor Eliza de la Flor earned one of five $100 scholarships, along

with Viking alumnus Elizabeth Cheruto and current Viking and City Magazine editor in chief Brandon Richardson, 27, a jour-nalism major, took fourth place for a feature profile for City mag-azine on local band Fragments and received $100 a scholarship.

The magazine had two oth-er writers receive recognition during the mail-in awards cere-mony. Yaritza Alegria was given fourth p l a c e for her n e w s feature on dis-a b l e d s t u -d e n t s and Tyisha Ali was given third for her news feature on scholar-ships and grants.  

Former Viking editor in chief Brittany Lieberman, 25, a com-munications major, placed third for her mail-in photo essay on toddlers playing at the PCC in the global cardboard challenge.

Current Viking CityStyle edi-

tor Hunter King received honor-able mention for his on-the-spot feature article, about a percus-sion group at an arts festival held at Sacramento State. It was the first time King attended the con-vention.

LBCC got another on-the-spot award when de la Flor re-ceived second place for copy editing.

W i t h awards in hand, LB-CC’s journal-ism program is making preparations for the next c o n f e r e n c e

this Fall at Cal State Fullerton. Each year LBCC students

participate in the event with about 400 other students from all across the state, attending work-shops and competing in contests.

Lieberman talked about the most important aspect of the convention: “The pressure and uncertainty. It’s what profession-

al journalists do every day and to me that’s very valuable expe-rience.”

Richardson said, “It was ab-solutely exhausting, but such a great experience to meet new people who share the same pas-sion as you and compete for your school.”

Cindy Macias, 18, a child de-velopment major, said, “It was a fun experience overall, but be-cause it was my first semester in college, it was little overwhelm-ing, but it was a challenge I was up for. I would definitely do it again and again.”

Former Viking page editor William Martin, 28, a journalism major, said, “I always walk away from JACC events with a better understanding of the future of journalism and how to become a more effective visual journalist.”

Students who also attended the convention event were Hunt-er King, Jessica De Soto, Kelly Mahaffey, Elizabeth Cheruto, Samwell Favela, Eliza de la Flor, and Arieel Alcaraz.

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Sophomore goalkeeper James Del Curto snatches the ball from the sky at its highest point while warming up for a friendly scim-mage Friday, April 10. The photo was entered in the sports compe-tition.

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LBCC’s Eliza de la Flor, center, interviews Jason Bret Wells, a BuzzFeed news editor, after his key-note speech at the convention Thursday, April 9, while classmate Samwell Favela livestreams the discussion on Twitter’s new Periscope app.

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Cody Casares, 24, a journalism major from Contra Costa Col-lege, along with dozens of sports photographers representing Community Colleges from all over the state, met at the conven-tion to compete for best action sports photo on Friday, April 10 in Sacramento.

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David Wells, music history teacher and bassoonist, performs at Verge Center of the Arts on Thursday, April 9, in midtown Sacramento. Wells performed with soph-omore Jack Fanning on a new work for electric bassoon duo. The photo was en-tered in the feature competition.

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Kimberly Liaz, 23, front, dances with her boyfriend John Reynolds, 27, an alumnus of Sacramento State University, in a street performance by a Latin jazz ensemble. Students from Sacramento State entertained over 50 people including journalism students covering the event in a contest for the Journalism Association of Community Colleges on Thursday, April 9.